THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO BUT CANNOT 



We cannot send less than 50 of a variety at the 100 rate nor less than 500 at 1,000 rates; 

 except fruit trees. — Once in a while some one sends an order for strawberry or raspberry- 

 plants, etc., pricing lots of 25 of a variety at 100 rates or 250 of a variety at 1,000 rates. Un- 

 doubtedly when this is done the party ordering does not understand why we cannot accept 

 an order of this character, or the lady (or gentleman) would not ask us to do so. Labor is 

 a heavy item of expense in the management of a nursery and every time a different variety 

 is taken up, the foreman with his gang of men must move to a different place in the nursery, 

 which is expensive. For example, 25 strawberry plants at 60c. per 100 amount to but 15c. 

 and the time consumed in getting them would amount to more than this — hence a direct loss 

 at the start, to say nothing of the value of the plants, cost of packing, office expenses, etc. 

 The same conditions are met in filling orders for anything offered by the 1,000. 



Orders for less amount than $1.00. — We are sometimes asked to fill an order for a less 

 amount than $1.00. To comply, in most instances would entail a loss to us. The cost of re- 

 cording, transcribing, entering in our card index files, etc., is the same whether an order 

 amounts to ten cents or ten dollars. The margin of profit, above the cost of the plants, on 

 an order of $1.00 rarely exceeds 15c. The cost of recording, fihng, packing, etc., is fully this, 

 and we mail our catalogs for three years to all who order. Should the party not order 

 again, the cost of catalogs and postage, mailed in the three years, would exceed, not only 

 the profit on the order, but the total amount received; and we cannot afford to take greater 

 chances than these. 



We cannot guarantee stock to live. — We wish we could guarantee stock we send out to 

 live in all instances. However, the droughts of spring, summer, and autumn and the severe 

 cold and heavy storms of winter that frequently occur; sometimes cause the finest of plants 

 and trees to perish; to say nothing of the improper planting and care or neglect of inex- 

 perienced persons. We stand ready to rectify any error that may possibly occur in filling 

 an order and to "make good" on any stock sent out that is different from what it should be, 

 if notified within a reasonable time; say within two weeks after receipt of same. 



Accounts of less than $10.00. — Time is precious and the office force is always driven to 

 the extreme, during the shipping season. There is twice as much office work on an order 

 shipped on account as there is upon one paid for before shipment. With the small margin 

 of net profit on all our sales, there is positively no profit on an order of less amount than 

 ten dollars, if it has to be charged. 



Shipping on a specified date. — We prefer patrons to state date they wish their orders 

 shipped, but we cannot always ship upon the exact date named. It sometimes happens we 

 have as many as two hundred orders to be filled on a certain date and under such circum- 

 stances all cannot be forwarded in a day. Again, occasionally a heavy storm or digging con- 

 ditions are such we are unable to ship on the date specified. It is rarely that we are unable to 

 comply with instructions to ship on date named, and we always do so when possible; but we 

 cannot guarantee to ship on a specific date for the reasons above stated. 



RATES OF POSTAGE BY PARCEL 

 POST 



To Points Within the United States 



Each add. 

 1st pound pound or 

 or fraction fraction 



1st and 2nd zone 5c. Ic. 



3rd zone 6c. 2c. 



4th zone 7c. 4c. 



5th zone 8c. 6c. 



6th zone 9c. 8c. 



7th zone 11c. 10c. 



8th zone 12c. 12c. 



WEIGHT WHEN PACKED 



Strawberries, doz., 10 oz.; 100, 3>2 lbs. 

 Strawberry-Raspberry, doz., 12 oz. 

 Raspberries, doz., 1 lb.; 100, 6 lbs. 

 Raspberries, trans., doz., 2 lbs.; 100, 12 lbs. 

 Blackberries, doz., 1>4 lbs.;' 100, 8 lbs. 

 Blackberries, trans., doz., 2^ lbs.; 100, 20 lbs. 

 Dewberries, doz., 1 lb.; 100, 5 lbs. 

 Dewberries, trans., doz., 2 lbs.; 100, 12 lbs. 

 Grapes, 1 yr., doz., 2 lb.; 100, 15 lbs. 

 Grapes, 2 yrs., doz., 3 lbs.; 100, 25 lbs. 

 Grapes, fruiting, each, 1 lb.; doz., 8 lbs. 

 Currants, 1 yr., doz., 2 lbs.; 100, 15 lbs. 

 Currants, 2 yrs., doz., 2^ lbs.; 100, 20 lbs. 

 Gooseberries, 1 yr., doz., 2^ lbs.; 100, 18 lbs. 

 Gooseberries, 2 yrs., doz., 2^ lbs.; 100, 20 lbs. 

 Asparagus, 1 yr., doz., 6 oz.; 100, 3^4 lbs. 

 Asparagus, 2 yrs., doz., 1^ lbs.; 100, 12 lbs. 

 Chives, doz., 12 ozs. 



Horse Radishes, doz., 14 ozs.; K)0, 5 Arh^.- 



Hops, doz., 10 oz. 



Rhubarb, doz., VA lbs.; 100, 10 lbs. 



Roses, from field, doz., 4 lbs, 



Roses, from 5-in. pots, each, 2 lbs.; doz., 20 lbs. 



Peonies, doz., 6 lbs.; 100, 48 lbs. 



Iris, doz., 4 lbs.; 100, 30 lbs. 



Other perennials, doz., 3^ lbs. 



Hardy Shrubs, doz., 10 lbs. 



Vines and Creepers, doz., 6 lbs, 



California Privet. 1 yr., doz., 2 lbs.; 100, 12 lbs. 



Berberis Thunbergi, doz., 2 lbs.; 100, 12 lbs. 



WAR TAX 



To a shipment requiring 25c. in postage 

 send Ic; to a shipment of over 25c., send 2c. 

 and for a shipment of over 50c., send 3c, ad- 

 ditional, 



MAXIMUM WEIGHT, 50 lbs., in first and 

 second zones; 20 lbs. in all other zones. 



SIZE OF PACKAGE cannot exceed a com- 

 bined length and largest circumference of six 

 feet (72 in.) 



INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS.— 3c. pays 

 up to $5.00; 5c. up to $25.00; 10c, up to $50,00 

 and 25c. up to $100.00. 



CANADIAN SHIPMENTS cannot go by 

 parcel post. They must be made by express 

 or freight. 



Please be sure to send enough money to pay 

 postage, in addition to cost of plants ordered, 

 when shipment is to be made by mail. The 

 surplus (if any) will be promptly returned 

 when shipment is made. Postage on all ship- 

 ments by mail must be prepaid. We cannot 

 -undertake- to- -eperh acGOunt-s-^ OF postage. 



