Express Rates and How We Ship 

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How We Ship 



The goods offered at postpaid prices are shipped by 

 mail postpaid. The first size or one-year-old plants 

 and the extra size Roses are usually sent in this way, 

 but we recommend express shipments (at your 

 expense) on account of being able to leave the soil 

 on the roots in which they have been growing, thus 

 reaching you in much better condition than if sent by 

 mail, when it is necessary to remove the soil and wrap 

 in damp moss and wax paper. Also, you often receive 

 much larger plants by express, and we always add 

 ^several extra plants to express shipments, which often 

 more than covers the cost of express. 



The two-year-old plants of Roses, Shrubs, etc., are 

 always sent by express at your expense, regardless of 

 the number ordered, unless specifically requested to 

 send by mail, and if the soil is desired left on the 

 roots, add 5 c. per plant and we will ship by parcel post. 



Low Express Rates 



Under the present schedule of the leading express 

 companies, plants, bulbs and seeds, etc., packed in 

 closed boxes, are now carried at the second-class 

 rate. This is a reduction of about 20 per cent, from 

 the regular merchandise rates, more than that on far- 

 away points. The charges are determined now by 

 a graduated scale and there is only one charge, regard- 

 less of the number of express companies handling the 

 shipment. We can ship by the Adams, Wells Fargo 

 and Southern. We give above a table of express 

 rates to the various States which are approximate. We 

 also give the approximate weight of your order. If 

 the rate per 100 lbs. is ^l.OO, the cost of 10 lbs. is 

 25c.; 50 lbs., 58c.; if the rate is $2.00 per 100 lbs., 

 10 lbs. cost 33c.; 50 lbs., $1.07; if the rate is $3.00 

 per 100 lbs., 10 lbs. cost 44c.; 25 lbs., 87c.; 50 lbs., 

 $1.58; if the rate is $4.00 per 100 lbs., 10 lbs. cost 

 54c.; 25 lbs., $1.12, and so on, and any one can 

 estimate very closely the cost of their order. 



We have in the past charged a certain per cent, to 

 prepay these charges, but have discontinued, for the 

 reason that we found in order to prepay the charges for 

 the amount remitted it was often necessary to remove 

 more soil from the roots than we otherwise would, and 

 often the plants did not arrive in as good condition as 

 they should. The charges on an express shipment are 

 made here and indicated on the package, thus obviating 

 any exorbitant charge by the express agent. If any 

 doubt about the charges, advise us and we will endeavor 

 to rectify any mistakes. 



Two-year-old plants, when packed, will weigh as 

 follows: Twelve plants, about 12 lbs.; 2.5 plants, 2.5 

 lbs.; 50 plants, 50 lbs.; 125 plants, 100 lbs. One-year- 

 old plants, from 20 to 30 lbs. per 100. 



Rate per 

 100 lbs. 



Alabama $2.82 



Arizona 6.45 



Arkansas 2.85 



California 7.73 



Colorado ' 4.17 



Connecticut 94 



Canada 2.50 



Delaware 30 to .64 



District of Columbia. ,75 



Florida 2.70 



Georgia 2.25 



Idaho 6.75 



Illinois 1.88 



Indiana 1.58 



Iowa 2.63 



Kansas 3.12 



Kentucky 1.88 



Louisiana 3.15 



Maine 1.35 



Maryland 57 to .75 



Massachusetts 1.05 



Michigan 1.65 



Minnesota 2.85 



Mississippi 2.70 





Rate per 





100 lbs. 



Missouri 



$2.55 



Montana 



5.85 



Nebraska 



3.30 



Nevada 



7.20 



New Hampshire 



1.20 



New .Jersev 



.50 to .75 



New York 



.68 to 1.15 



North Carolina 



1.43 



North Dakota . . 



3.72 



Ohio 



1.35 



Oregon 



7.75 



Oklahoma 



3.60 



Pennsylvania . 



.30 to .75 



Rhode Island . . 



1.05 



South Carolina 



1.88 





2.14 



Texas 



4.00 



Utah • 



5.85 



Vermont 



1.20 



Virginia 1.15 



Washington 



f.73 



West Virginia 1.50 



Wisconsin 



Wyoming 



2.20 

 5.25 



Scientific Packing of Goods 



Probably you have never thought of that feature, 

 but after the growing of the plants there is no other 

 feature so important. We have, after sixty-four years 

 of business experience, the right to know how goods 

 should be packed. We have served millions of flower 

 buyers in all parts of the civilized world. We know 

 what is required in sending goods to the most distant 

 points. It is needless for us to go into the details here 

 of how it is possible for us, whether you live in West 

 Grove, Pa., or whether you live in Portland, Oregon, 

 or the most distant point, to have goods reach you as 

 fresh and green as if you called here personally at our 

 establishment and selected the plants yourself. It is a 

 wonderful feature of our business, this scientitlc pack- 

 ing. It makes you, in these modern days of quick 

 transportation, our next-door neighbor. 



We guarantee that our goods must reach their des- 

 tination in absolutely perfect condition, satisfactory to 

 you, or they will be duplicated or money refunded. 

 You will not find many guarantees that cover the 

 situation as briefly and as concisely as this. You run 

 absolutely no risk. 



Complaints 



When the goods reach you, if there is any complaint 

 to be made, the complaint must be made within ten 

 days, otherwise we cannot entertain it. 



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