General Directions to Correspondents. 



Philadelphia, January, 1896. 



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. No 

 orders for plants by mail will be accepted for less tha?i 50 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 and 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 Express Companies at a reduction 

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

 BAGGAGE-MASTER DELIVERIES, up to 50 lbs., are very convenient to points within twenty-five miles of 



Philadelphia. 

 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. 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. We disclaim all responsibility when remittances are not made as above directed. 

 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, to insure prompt attention, 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 ac- 

 ceptance. 

 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. O. 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. 

 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. 

 SPECIAL RATES given to Market Gardeners and Institutions requiring seeds in large quantities. 

 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 responsi- 

 ble 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. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



