Philai'ELPHIa January, 1912. 



The attention of our customers is respectfully called to the following 



directions, which will* if followed, be an aid to 



purchasers as well as ourselves 



ORDER EARLY. — It will (jn atly facilitate shipini»nt3 if ordi rs arc sent in cirly. We 

 aim to ^end off all orders the same or next d;iy after receipt, hut iliiriiig the rush 

 season this is impossible —hence the advisability of ordering early. 

 FORWARDING. — We deliver postage paid, to any post office in the United States, 

 N'egetable and Flower Seeds in packets, ounces and pounds, at catalogue prices, 

 except where otherwise noted; but it will be much cheaper to the purchaser if goods 

 are ordered to be sent by Express or Freight at their expense, when desired in any 

 quantity. Agricultural Seeds, Implements and other bulky and heavy goods can 

 imiy U- sciit !)y fn-ight or i.xprefs at purchasers' expense. Regarding shipments 

 of Plants please see page IJ7. 

 Seeds, Plants, and Bulbs are now taken by Express Companies at a n duct ion cf 

 twenty per cert. fri>m the regul:ir rates for merchandise. 

 CANAL. V i J . 1 .V . 1.. Vegetable and Flower Sie<l8 in packets and ounces mailed free. On everything else remit 



for postage I cent per oimre. < 



LOCAL DELIVERY. -We deliver goods free ih Pii'ladelphia, (icrmaniown, and Chestnut llill. We also deliver 

 free of charge by Package System (Baggage Master) ^o all, points where this system is in operation, such goods 

 as will be received by them. 

 PLANT ORDERS should be separated from the Seed orders; the departments are separate, but shipments of seeds 

 and plants are made in one parcel, to avoid additional express charges. See note regarding shipments of plants 

 on page 127. 

 PACKING. — No charge is matle for bo.xes or packing, nor for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Offices in Phila- 

 delphia. 

 REMITTANCES should be made by Post Office Money Order, Drafts on Philadelphia or New York Banks or Express 

 Money Orders. We disclaim all responsibility when remittances are not maile as above directed. \\ here it is not 

 possible to obtain these, the letter should be registered. Postage stamps will be found a convenient method of 

 remitting for small amounts, and can be used by us to advantage. Coin should not be sent by mail 

 CASH WITH ORDER. — Please send money with the order sufficient to cover the whole bill. We decline sending 



goods "Collect on Delivery," unless remittance be made on account to guarantee acceptance. 

 ERRORS. — We exercise the utmost care in filling orders, striving to do a little more than we offer; yet in the press 

 of business errors sometimes occur, in which event we wish to be promptly notified of the fact and will make such 

 corrections as will be satisfactory. Please keep copies of all your orders for comparison. 

 SAFE ARRIVAL OF PACKAGES.— We endeavor to secure the safe arrival of packages of Seeds. Bulbs and Plants 

 in good condition in every case. If a package is injured or lost, by Mail or Express, we will replace it as soon as 

 informed of the fact. Frequently it happens that o ders never reach us, or are without signature. When customers 

 fail to receive their packages in a reasonable time, they should inform us, and at the same time send a copy of their 

 order and any other information necessary to trace the goods. Complaints must be made on receipt of goods. 

 NAME AND ADDRESS. — Please remember to write your Name, Post Office, County and State; also give number 

 of Street or P.O. Box, as distinctly as possible; also the nearest Eipress Office; or if on a Stage route send us 

 special directions, giving us the name of the Express Company delivering goods. 

 CATALOGUES. — We send our customers three catalogues annually, viz.: Garden Book in January, Mid-summer 

 Catalogue in June, and Autumn Catalogue in September. Customers having more than one address will oblige 

 by stating to which address they wish the Catalogues mailed. 

 NON- WARRANTY. — Most of the failures with seeds, plants and bulbs are due to causes entirely beyond our control, 

 such as unfavorable weather or soil conditions, too deep or too shallow planting, etc., which renders it impossible 

 for us to guarantee success, and although we take all possible care to supply only such goods as will, under proper 

 conditions produce satisfactory results, we still give no warranty as to descritJtion. quality or productiveness of 

 any of the seeds, plants or bulbs we send out, and will not be in any way respousi jlo for the aop, and uvery order 

 for articles named in this catalogue will be executed on these conditions only. It must, however, be plain to every- 

 one who gives the matter the slightest thought, that it is to our best interests to send 01 1 onl) s'ich stock as will 

 not only grow but prove true to name and description. 

 CORRESPONDENCE. — We try to give prompt attention to all proper letters of inquiry etc. W' ask, as a favor, 

 that all questions be stated clearly and briefly, and not on order sheet.'^; aho that £.3 few inqiiiriis as possible be 

 sent in during April and May, at which time we are overtaxed with the business which is necessarily crowded into 

 these two months. 



