SHOPPIIIG BY JVIfllli. 



*In spite of the enormous growth of 

 tfe Mail Order business of late years, 

 J ere may be some who have never 

 j :ed it. To any such we would say 

 I .at the experience of uiillions has 

 '.own that buying by letter, from 



AY KIRST-CI.ASS HOUSE, IS AS SAKE, AS 

 JRE, AND Y'OU WILI, BE AS HONESTLY 

 nnXTET), AS IF YOU STOOD IN THE 

 'ORE AND HANDED YOUR MONEY OVER 



IE COUNTER. There are many such 

 juses in the United States, doing an 

 .miense volume of business. Of course, 

 )me have better facilities than others ; 

 id there is also an advantage in send- 

 ig mail orders to houses that make a 

 jecialty of that line of business. 

 i As good a question as you can ask 

 out any store is : " How does it pros- 

 r?" A look inside answers the 

 lestion for ours. No business will go 

 1 growing and growing unless it de- 

 rves to grow. 



Private Office— Opening the Mail. 



SEEDS POST-PAID BY MAIL. 



All Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the 



packet, ounce, pound, pint or quart will 

 be delivered by us, postage paid, and 

 free of all expense, to any post office in 

 the United States Thus, you have only 

 to enclose with the order the price of the 

 seeds as given in this catalogue, and they 

 will be safely delivered to you, neatly 

 packed, without extra charge. This 

 system places our store at your very 

 door, and enables customers thousands of 

 miles away to obtain their supplies as 

 cheaply as if they called in person at our 

 store. 



CUSTOMERS ORDERING SEEDS TO BE 

 SENT BY FREIGHT OR EXPRESS 



maj' deduct postage at the rate of eight 

 cents per pound, or fifteen cents per 

 quart from our list prices. When sent in 

 this way the purchaser pays the freight or 

 express charges on receipt of seed. 



Office for Auditing and Recording Mail Orders. 



■•—•HOW TO SEND MONEY* 



Cash should always accompany the order. We 



■will be responsible for money sent to us by Post- 

 Office Order, Express Money Order, Bank Draft, 

 Express or by Registered Letter. Every postmas- 

 ter is required to register any letter on payment 

 of eight cents extra postage. 



The cost of remitting may, on all orders over 

 |i.oo, be deducted from the amount sent. 



Postage Stamps received as Cash. — When notes 

 are not obtainable, or to make proper change, 

 we accept postage stamps the same as cash (two- 

 cent stamps preferred). 



G. 0. D. — Orders amounting to over $10.00 will 

 be shipped by express, C. O. D., if desired; pro- 

 vided one-fourth of the amount accompanies the 

 order. We are obliged to add the extra express 

 charges for the return of money on all C. O. D. 

 orders. It is, therefore, less expense to the pur- 

 chaser to forward full amount of money with 

 order. Plants cannot be sent C. O. D., neither 

 can goods be sent C. O. D. by freight. 



WE GUARANTEE ALL SHIPMENTS of Seeds, 

 Bulbs, Plants, Implements, Live Stock, etc., to 

 reach the purchaser safely and in good condition. 



Section of Mail Order Department— Filling Orders. 



