ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



[Please read before making out order.] 

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

 ist. 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 where 



possible it is advisable to fo?-ward goods early. If ground is not in condition to pla?it, 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 occasionally 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 j udgment. We pack in such a manner that fruit trees and small fruits ( excepting strawberries ), ornamental 

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



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 w T ho 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, post-office or express money order for the amount. If neither can be had, enclose currency in regis- 

 tered letter. Checks or drafts on local banks outside New York, Philadelphia, and Boston should have 

 exchange 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 w T ho 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 to any part of the country at a reduction of 20 per 

 cent. fro?n regular 7>iercha7idise 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 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 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. 



