General Directions to Correspondents. 



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Philadelphia, January, 1897. 



The attention of our customers is respectfully called to the following directions, which 

 will, if followed, be an aid to purchasers as well as to ourselves. 



POSTAGE PAID.— We deliver, postage paid, to any Post Office in the United States, 

 Vegetable and Flower Seeds, in Packets, Ounces and Pounds, also Bulbs and 

 plants, when ordered at Catalogue prices, except where otherwise noted. Xo orders for 

 plants by mail iuill be accepted for less than jo cents in value. 

 CANADA POSTAGE. — Remit for postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound or fraction 

 thereof for all seeds. For Peas, Beans, Corn, arid other goods that are excepted in body of 

 Catalogue, remit double that amount for postage. Seed, Plant and Bulb postage from the United States 

 to Canada is double that of the United States. 



EXPRESS. — It will be very much cheaper to the purchaser if Seeds are ordered to be sent by Express or Rail at their 

 expense when desired in quantities of pounds, quarts, and upwards. In all cases where possible we advise 

 our customers to have their plants forwarded by Express, as larger and finer plants can be sent, and 

 "extras" are added to help defray charges. Plants are now taken by the leading Express Companies at a 

 reduction of twenty per cent, from the regular rates for merchandise. 



BAGGAGE-MASTER DELIVERIES are very convenient to points within twenty-five miles of Philadelphia. 

 Charges for packages not exceeding 10 lbs. 5 cents, 25 lbs. 10 cents, 50 lbs. 15 cents. 



RAIL OR STEAMER. — Fertilizers, Implements and miscellaneous bulky or heavy articles can be sent only by 

 Express, Rail or Steamer, at the purchaser's expense. 



PACKING. — No charge is made for boxes or packing, nor for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Office. 



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 made as above directed. Where it 

 is not possible to obtain these, the letters 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, to facilitate the 

 execution of your orders. During the busy season, to make out bills for customers, charge, and in a few days 

 receive the money, make the proper credit and send receipt, requires more work than we can readily perform. 



NEW CUSTOMERS. — Orders from parties unknown to us must be accompanied by a remittance or by satisfactory 

 reference to some responsible house, or to some person of our acquaintance. We decline sending goods 

 '•Collect on Delivery" to parties unknown to us unless remittance be made on account to guarantee acceptance. 



ORDER EARLY. — It will greatly facilitate shipments if orders are sent in early. We aim to send off all orders the 

 same or next day after receipt, but during the busy season it is nearly impossible — hence the advisability 

 of ordering early. 



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 orders 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. 0. Box, as distinctly as possible, and apart from the body of the letter, to facilitate 

 execution and prevent error ; also the nearest Express Office, or, if on a Stage route, send us special 

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



PI/ANT 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. 



NON-WARRANTY. — We wish it to be distinctly understood that although we continue to take all possible pains to 

 supply only New, Genuine and Unadulterated Seeds, we still give no warranty, express or implied, as to 

 description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any of the Seeds we send out, and will not be 

 in any way responsible for the crop. Every order received for articles named in this Catalogue will be 

 executed on these conditions only. 



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HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut Street, 

 lock box 1618. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The beautiful flowers shown in colors on the cover, viz.: NEW DWARF EARLY FLOWERING COSMOS, 

 ♦•DAWN," and CLEMATIS PANICULATA (Japanese Virgin's Bower) will be found offered as follows: Seed of 

 Cosmos on page 6, Seed of Clematis on page 65, Plants of Clematis on page 148. 



