1850 Sixty-six Years 1916 W 



OF 



Successful Rose Growing 



Since 1850, when this business of Rose Growing was established by the Founder, Charles 

 Dingee, we have produced millions of plants of every description for the amateur grower and 

 private gardens and hence the name "Dingee" is associated with the best in Roses and Plants 

 the world over. We are the Pioneer Rose Growers of this country and the experience thus 

 gained in a lifetime of successful Rose Growing now enables us to produce the best plants 

 for your needs. Our entire efforts since the establishing of this business have been of growing 

 the best Roses and Plants for a retail trade here in America. 



Our motto in this lifetime in business has been an honest dollar's worth of good goods 

 for every dollar sent us. We are all human and will sometimes make mistakes, but when one 

 is made in filling your order, write us and we always endeavor to adjust them to the best of 

 our ability. No matter how large or small your order is it receives the same careful attention. 



We guarantee the safe arrival of all goods whether sent by mail or express. You therefore 

 run no risk in orderin .. The goods offered in this book are the best that can be produced. 



The name of "Dingee" is synonymous with Roses the world over, and almost a house- 

 hold word in every home of this fair land of ours. 



We solicit your order because of the assurance that it will be filled right. We have 

 been, and expect to be, in business too long to knowingly make of you a dissatisfied customer. 



Very respectfully, 



The I...*.* and oldest The Dingee & Conard Co., 



Rose Growers of America West Grove, Pennsylvania 



INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS 



PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY 

 WHEN ORDERING 



HOW TO SEND 3IONEY SAFELY 

 OUR TERMS ARE CASH WITH ORDER.— Money 



may be sent at our risk by Post Office Money Order, 

 Pank Draft, Express Money Order, money (not 

 stamps) in registered letter. 



LOST ORDERS.— After a reasonable time if you 

 do not hear from your order, please write us again, 

 giving- a duplicate of the order, stating when and by 

 what method remittance was made, and we will 

 promptly investigate. If remittance is made by Money 

 Order or Bank Draft, a duplicate can be secured. 



PLEASE DO XOT SEND STAMPS FOR MONEY.— 

 They often come stuck together, making them worth- 

 less. Silver in small sums, if carefully wrapped, will 

 carry just as safely, and is far more acceptable. 



USE ORDER BLANK.— We enclose with each book 

 n order blank and we prefer that the order be 

 written thereon. In writing regarding an order al- 

 ways give former (if one) address. 



CANADIAN AND FOREIGN POSTAGE STAMPS 

 will be returned, as they have no value here. 



CANADIAN CUSTOMERS— Canadian laws pro- 

 hibit sending dormant or two-year-old Roses or Shrubs 

 into Canada except from March 15 to May 15, and 

 from October 7 to December 7, through the following 

 custom ports, where they will be fumigated: St. John. 

 N. B.: St. Johns, Quebec; Niagara Falls and Wind- 

 sor, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba. All other goods, 

 including Roses grown in pots 3 inches or less in 

 diameter and under glass, are admitted at any time. 

 Owing to the rate of postage on Canadian orders we 

 must request anadditional 20 per cent to cover postage. 



FOREIGN ORDERS.— Twenty per cent. extra 

 should be added to orders going outside of United 

 States or its colonial possessions, to pay extra cost 

 of packing and postage. To countries with which 

 we have a parcels post, goods can be sent by mail. 

 They also can be sent by express, but the person 

 ordering must give the name and address of some 

 one in New York who will receive the goods, prepay 

 the ocean charges and forward them. We pack 



the 



lightly and safely, and the charges, even to 

 most distant points, are very reasonable. 



OUR GUARANTEE is the best that can be given 

 by any 'reputable firm, to deliver goods to you in 

 first-class growing condition and failing therein to 

 replace them immediately and if not satisfactory to 

 so notify us at once, and any mistake or dissatis- 

 faction will be adjusted. Dingee Roses have given 

 universal satisfaction for over half a century. Put we 

 give no warranty, express or implied as to description, 

 quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any 

 seeds, plants or bulbs we send out, and we will not 

 be in any way responsible for the crop, if the pur- 

 chaser does not accept the goods on these terms they 

 are at once to be returned. 



PARCEL POST. — All goods offered in this book, 

 except two-year-old Roses and Shrubbery, which are 

 sent by express at purchaser's expense, are at post- 

 paid prices, and will be sent that way unless other- 

 wise ordered or in our judgment it would be best 

 to send them by express prepaid. Parcels weighlne 

 twenty pounds can now be sent by Parcel Post 

 We, however, reserve the right to send it the best 

 and cheapest method. 



PARCEL POST C. O. D. — If you desire your 

 order, no matter how small, sent C. "O. D. by Parcel 

 Post we can do so, at an additional cost of 10 cts. 

 and the small fee for the money order, which is :: 

 cts. up to $2.50; 5 cts. up to $5, making it much 

 cheaper than by express, as you have the express 

 charges and additional charge for returning money. 

 Thus if your order amounts to $1.50 we will send it 

 <\ O. D. by Parcel Post if you desire and the amount 

 collected by the Postmaster upon delivery would be 

 only $1.63. 



PREMIUM PLANTS.— We always do better than 

 we promise in the way of extra plants, so when the 

 order will at all afford it. we add to it some plant 

 or plants gratis, often choice new kinds. Several 

 of the Roses now so eagerly sought a'fter were first 

 introduced to our customers in this way— presented 

 with their order. 



