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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Terms and Instructions for Ordering 



Use Our Order Sheet. It will expedite filling and shipping your order if 

 you use the enclosed order sheet. Please give full names of the varieties 

 you want or, in the case of flower seeds, the correct catalog number. 



Your Name and Full Address should be written plainly on every sheet. 

 Also complete shipping instructions, and the name of your express or 

 freight station, if it is required. 



How to Send Money. Remittances can safely be made by post office 

 or express money order, bank draft or check. Small amounts may be sent 

 in stamps. If you must send cash or bank notes, register your letter. 



Delivery by Parcel Post. We will deliver free by parcel post to any past 

 office in the United States, all vegetable and flower seeds by the packet, 

 ounce or pound, except Beans, Corn and Peas. For Beans, Corn and Peas, 

 Bulbs and Miscellaneous Supplies, wanted by mail, add postage at your 

 zone rate. (See table below). 



Express and Freight. Bulkier articles may be shipped by express or 

 freight — please state which. If no instructions are given, we will use our 

 best judgment. Express is quicker, but on heavy shipments freight is 

 cheaper. Transportation charges are paid by customer. Perishable 

 articles cannot be sent C. O. D. 



We Ship Promptly. Allow a reasonable time; and then if your order is 

 not received, notify us to trace it. Remember to allow plenty of time for 

 freight shipments. 



Check Your Order. We take great care to fill all orders correctly. 

 Check yotir order as soon as it arrives, and if everything is not to your 

 entire satisfaction, let us know at once so that we can straighten the 

 matter out. 



Parcel Post Rates. The limit of weight within 300 miles of Pittsburgh 

 is 70 pounds; beyond 300 miles the limit is 50 pounds. Goods are sent by 

 parcel post at purchaser's risk. Packages can be insured if you so instruct, 

 and include the following fees: Values up to $5.00, 5c; $5.00 to' $25.00, 8c; 

 $25.00 to $50.00, 10c; $50.00 to $100.00, 25c. Liquids and poisonous in- 

 secticides cannot be sent by parcel post. 



Zone Distance For first For each addi- 



From Pittsburgh pound tional pound 



Within 150 miles $0.07 $0.01 



150 ta 300 miles 08 .02 



300 to 600 miles 09 .04 



600 to 1000 miles 10 .06 



1000 to 1400 miles 11 .08 



1400 to 1800 miles 13 .10 



Over 1800 miles 14 .12 



'W"r-^|-|^"\\7j||*|«r||-*-*-^ The Beckert Seed and Bulb Company 



■^^^"^^ dL I. dl-l-L y gives no warranty, express or implied, 



as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, 

 bulbs, or plants it sells, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. 

 If purchaser does not accept goods on these terms, they are to be re- 

 turned at once. 



Beckert Seed and Bulb Company 



OSCAR M. BECKERT JOHN W. FORNOF 



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