Remarks to Purchasers. 



READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING. 



Dame and Address. Write your Name, Post Office, County and State as plainly and legibly as possible. 

 Instances are not rare where correspondents, in sending us orders, neglect to give either name or location. 

 Where such oversights occur, it is, of course, impossible for us to fill orders until we hear from the 

 senders again. 



U$e the Order Sheet. Make out your list of requirements in the order given in the Catalogue, placing 

 the quantity wanted before the article, and the price of the same after, and using the upright columns allotted 

 for that purpose. It is better always to keep a copy of your orders. 



Correspondence should not be intermingled with the body of the order, but either written at the bottom, 

 or on one side of the order sheet, or on a separate sheet of paper. 



Remittances. The safest method of sending money is by Post Office Orders ; where they are not 

 obtainable, it can be sent by Express Money Order, Registered Letter, or Draft on New York. For small 

 amounts, postage stamps are acceptable. 



Ulben the Remittance is' not sufficient to pay for the quantity of seeds ordered, we will reduce the quantity 

 to correspond with the remittance. 



Errors. We very rarely have any complaints made on this score, as all possible precautions are taken 

 to avoid their occurrence. Notify us at once if your order is not filled as it should be, and we will promptly 

 make the necessary corrections. 



Substitution. It sometimes occurs that late in the season we may have sold all our stock of some 

 particular article ordered. We will in such case substitute the variety nearest akin to it, if requested to do 

 so ; otherwise the money will be refunded. 



for Prices on Large Quantities Of Seeds, write for our Market-Gardeners' or Florists' Catalogue, which is, 

 however, only furnished on presentation of business card, or other evidence sufficient to show that the 

 applicant is entitled to the same. 



Packing. There will be no charge for packing or delivery to depots, boats, or express offices. Fifteen 

 cents will be charged for two-bushel cotton sacks, when such are required. In no case do we prepay 

 Express or Freight charges, unless by special agreement. 



Seeds Tree by IWail. All Vegetable and Flower Seeds quoted in this Catalogue by the pound, quarter 

 pound, ounce or packet are forwarded postpaid at the prices herein named. Postage must be added for 

 Peas, Beans and Corn, where quoted by the pint or quart, as stated under the headings. We reserve the 

 privilege of sending seeds by express, prepaid, if more suitable to us. Purchasers when ordering will, there- 

 fore, please give the name of their express office. 



Seeds by Express. Seeds quoted by the peck, bushel and larger quantities are forwarded at purchaser's 

 expense ; likewise all other heavy or bulky articles named herein. Unless goods are of a perishable nature, 

 we will send C. O. D., if requested. As prices are all given in the Catalogue, there is no necessity for 

 having goods forwarded in this manner, the purchaser thereby incurring the extra return charges. 



Shipments by freight. Seeds in bulk, implements, and other heavy goods we generally ship by freight. 

 Unless there is a freight agent at point of destination, the freight must be paid in advance, and, unless by 

 special arrangement with us, the purchaser must advance the same. Our facilities for shipping to points 

 south of Pittsburgh on the Ohio River and connecting streams are excellent, steamers plying daily between 

 here and southern points. Points above Pittsburgh, on the rivers, are also accessible by boat. 



Catalogues are sent free to all our customers of the past year, and to all others who apply for them. Should 

 any of our customers change their place of residence, we desire them to inform us of their whereabouts, that 

 we may make the necessary correction of address in our Catalogue list. After a period of one year, the 

 names of those who have not acknowledged the receipt of our Catalogue will be stricken from our list — we 

 take it for granted that they do not wish it any longer. Send us an order, be it ever so small, and we will send 

 you both spring and fall Catalogues the next season. Any of our patrons who receive more than one copy of 

 this Catalogue will please hand a copy to some one whom they know to be interested in gardening. Their 

 names have probably been duplicated on our register ; and, as we are annually at heavy expense for Cata- 

 logues, we can ill afford to have any wasted. 



Please Compare Prices w 'th those of any other reliable house. We decline to compete with so-called 

 cheap seeds. 



Bgyeorrefoonbenjen unb Seftelumgen in beutdjer ©fcrad&e er^aften biefe(&e aufmerffamfeit at§ biejentgen in englifdjer Spracfye. 

 Address all orders to 



WM, C. BECKERT, Allegheny, Pa. 



