ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



[Please read before making out order. ] 



Correspondents will greatly oblige by observing, as far as possible, the following regulations : 



1st. All orders should be sent in as early as possible to insure prompt attention ; it is our rule to 

 execute them in the order in which they come to hand ; hence we cannot, except for extraordinary 

 reasons, delay orders, received first, for those coming late in the season and requiring attention at once. 

 In every case ichere possible it is advisable to forward goods early. If ground is not in condition to plant, 

 they can be left in the boxes, or taken out and the roots covered with earth. 



2d. All orders should be legibly written out on the order sheet herein enclosed ; this will save us 

 much trouble, and at the same time prevent mistakes. 



3d. In ordering fruit trees, it should in all cases be stated whether standard trees are wanted for 

 orchards, or dwarfs for gardens. 



4th. Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, kinds of stock, etc., 

 it should be stated whether, and to what extent, other varieties, sizes, ages, etc., may be substituted, in 

 case the order cannot be filled to the letter, as happens occasonially in all establishments. Our rule is 

 not to substitute in any case without being expressly requested to do so. 



5th. All trees and plants are carefully labeled and packed in the best manner for any part of the 

 United States, Canada or Europe, for which a moderate charge is made ; but no charge is made for the 

 delivery of packages at the railroad. 



6th. It is requested that post-office address, as well as explicit directions for marking and shipping 

 packages, accompany each order. ' When it is left to us to choose the mode of conveyance, we will exercise 

 our best judgment. We pack in such a manner that fruit trees and small fruits (excepting strawberries) 

 ornamental trees, shrubs, evergreens, and hardy border plants, go safely as freight. Tea roses and 

 other plants from pots should always be sent by express. In all cases the articles are at the risk of the 

 purchaser after being shipped, and if delay or loss occurs, the forwarder alone must be held responsible. 

 Ladies are requested to sign themselves Miss or Mrs. as the case may be. 



7th. For shipment abroad, we pack in the best manner, in close boxes. Our consignments to all 

 parts of the world have generally been received in good condition, and parties who favor us with their 

 orders, may rely upon the same having careful attention. Shipments of this kind can usually be made 

 to the best advantage in the months of October and November. 



8th. All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied with a draft on some of the 

 principal cities, or post-office or express money order for the amount. If neither can be had, enclose 

 currency in registered letter. By a recent ruling of the Rochester Clearing House, only checks on New 

 York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Albany, will be accepted without exchange being added. 



9th. Our customers are requested to notify us instantly of any errors that may be committed in 

 filling their orders, so that we may at once make ample amends, as we desire to conduct our business in 

 all respects satisfactorily to those who favor us with their confidence. 



ARTICLES BY MAIL. 



For the convenience of those who cannot be reached by railroad or express, packages of small articles 

 will be sent by mail prepaid, such articles to be charged at full retail prices. 



LOW EXPRESS RATES ON TREES AND PLANTS. 



The express companies now carry trees and plants in boxes to any part of the country at a reduction 



of 20 per cent, from regular merchandise rates. 



THE PACKING SEASON. 



The Spring packing and shipping season usually opens here about the first of April, and continues 

 into the month of May. The planting season is not regulated by any particular month or day, nor by 

 the state of vegetation where the planting is to be done, but by the condition of the trees to be planted. 

 Hence, trees can be sent with safety from Rochester to localties several degrees South, even if they do 

 not arrive until the ordinary transplanting season in that locality is passed. In the autumn, we usually 

 commence digging and packing the first week in October and continue until the freezing of the ground, 

 say middle to end of November. 



FALL PLANTING. 



The Spring planting season is often of such short duration that much intended work is necessarily 

 omitted or postponed. In the fall there is abundance of time to plan and plant, and the work therefore 

 can frequently be done as satisfactorily as in the Spring. 



The once prevalent notion that Fall planting is not advantageous, has proved to be erroneous, and 

 with the exception of evergreens, almost everything called hardy can be planted successfully in the 

 autumn, except in some regions where the winters are extremely severe, or in exposed situations, in 

 which cases Spring planting is absolutely necessary. 



