Advice to Correspondents 



Please read before making out order 



Order Early 



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 delay orders, received first, for those 

 coming late in the season and requiring attention at once. In every case where -possible it is advisable to 

 forward goods early. If ground is not in condition to plant, they can be left in the boxes, in a 

 cool cellar or kept out of doors with the roots covered with earth. 



How to Order 



All orders should be legibly written on the order sheet herein enclosed. This will prevent mistakes. 

 Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, etc., it should 

 be stated whether, and to what extent, others may be substituted, in case the order cannot be 

 filled to the letter, as happens in all establishments. ~ 



Packing and Shipping Directions 



All trees and plants are carefully labelled and packed in the best manner and delivered on board cars 

 here at the prices named in this catalogue. 



It is requested that post-office address, as well as express office or freight station, accompany each 

 order. When it is left to us to choose the mode of conveyance, we will exercise our best judgment. 

 On account of the perishable nature of all nursery stock, the safest and best way to ship small and 

 medium sized packages is by express, as the rates have been materially reduced. In cities especially, 

 goods are delivered by the express companies, thus saving cartage. We pack in such a manner that 

 fruit trees and small fruits, ornamental trees, shrubs, evergreens, and roses, go safely as freight. 

 Hardy border plants should be shipped by express. In all cases the articles are at the risk of the pur- 

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



Terms 



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. 



Claims 



Claims for deduction must be made immediately on receipt of goods. On account of weather 

 and soil conditions and for other causes beyond our control, it would not be possible for us to 

 give any warranty or guarantee that all will grow. No claims will be allowed for delay or loss 

 by transportation companies— they alone must be held responsible. 



Prices 



Our prices may not be the lowest, but price is a secondary matter when considering the purchase of 

 Trees and Plants. Quality should count for something, also our long record of over seventy-five years 

 of fair dealing. To buyers in large quantities special prices will be furnished on application. 

 The prices in this catalogue supersede those of all former editions. 



Packing Season 



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

 until about May 15th, depending on the weather. The planting season is not regulated by any par- 

 ticular 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 localities 

 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 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 there- 

 fore can frequently be done as satisfactorily as in the Spring. 



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 case Spring planting is 

 absolutely necessary. 



Evergreens may be transplanted successfully in August and September if weather is favorable. 

 GUARANTEE 



In growing and furnishing all nursery stock we use the greatest care to have it true to name, 

 and will replace any that may prove untrue. But no sale by us carries a warranty of quality, 

 express or implied, and for any error we shall not be liable for more than the purchase price. 

 Every purchase from us is made on these terms. 



