2 J. T. LOVETT, INC., LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— PARCEL POST 



RATES OF POSTAGE BY PARCEL POST 



To Points Within the United States 



Rhubarb, doz., 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. 28 lbs. 

 Other perennials, doz., 33^ lbs. 

 Hardy Shrubs, doz., 10 lbs. 

 Vines and Creepers, doz., 6 lbs. 

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

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



MAXIMUM WEIGHT, 50 lbs., in first and 

 second zones; 20 lbs. in all other zones. 



SIZE OF PACKAGE cannot exceed a combined 

 length and largest circumference of six feet (72 in.) 



INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS.— Sc. 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 shipments by mail must 

 be prepaid. We cannot undertake to open accounts 

 for postage, (that is to say, pay the postage on a 

 shipment and send bill for the amount), therefore 

 when cash is not sent to cover cost of postage, 

 the shipment will not be made by mail, but by 

 express; the charges to be paid by the purchaser. 



THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO DO BUT CANNOT 



We cannot send less than 50 of a variety at 100 rates or 500 at 1000 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 1000 rates. Undoubtedly when this is done the party order- 

 ing 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 at 100 or 1000 rates. 



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 recording, 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, filing, 

 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 inexperienced 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 posi- 

 tively no profit on an order of less amount than ten dollars, if it has to be charged; and we are not con- 

 ducting the Monmouth Nursery exclusively for pleasuire. 



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 circumstances all cannot be forwarded in a day. Again, 

 occasionally a heavy storm or digging conditions 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. 



Each add. 

 1st pound pound or 

 or fraction fraction 



1st and 2nd zone 5c. Ic. 



3d zone 6c. 2c. 



4th zone 7c. 4c. 



5th zone Sc. 6c. 



6th zone 9c. Sc. 



7th zone 11c. 10c. 



8th zone 12c. 12c. 



WEIGHT WHEN PACKED 



Strawberries, doz., 10 oz.; 100, Sj/^ lbs. 

 Strawberry-Raspberry, doz., 12 oz. 

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

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

 Blackberries, doz., 1^ lbs.; 100, 8 lbs. 

 Blackberries, trans., doz., 23^ lbs.; 100, 14 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, 20 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, 18 lbs. 

 Gooseberries, 1 yr., doz., 21^ lbs.; 100, 18 lbs. 

 Gooseberries, 2 yrs., doz., 1^, lbs.; 100, 20 lbs. 

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

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

 Chives, doz., 12 ozs. 



Horse Radishes, doz., 14 ozs.; 100, 5 lbs. 

 Hops, doz., 10 oz. 



