DINGEE GUIDE 

 TO ROSE CULTURE 



Dingee Roses Grow 



irioYEAPSOF,. 

 g[R0SECROWINGjJ 



Express Rates and How We Ship 



Read Carefully 



Our Guarantee 



We guarantee that our goods must reach their destina- 

 tion 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. 



Sixty-six years of business integrity, during which time 

 we have served millions of Rose lovers in all parts of the 

 universe, gives our assurance of efficient service consider- 

 able value. Before laying this book aside, make up your 

 order, send it in to us as early as possible. We will reserve 

 the goods for you or ship whenever you direct, guarantee- 

 ing absolute satisfaction, honorable treatment and $1.00 

 worth of goods for every dollar sent us. Our word for it 

 that you will be satisfied in every particular. 



WE GIVE N'O W.\JIRAXTY, express or implied. a.s to descrip- 

 tion, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, 

 bulbs or p'lants we send out, and we will not be In any way 

 responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not a<'cept the 

 goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. 



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. 



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 recom- 

 mend 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 

 send 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 5c. per plant and 

 we will ship by parcel post. 



Low Express Rates 



Under the present schedule of the leading express com- 

 panies, plants, bulbs and seeds, etc., packed in closed boxes, 

 are now carried at the second-class rate. This is a reduc- 

 tion 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, regardless 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 $1.00, 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., 

 SI.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 ex- 

 press agent. If any doubt about the charges, advise us and 

 we will endeavor to rectify any mistakes. If you wish the 

 Express Charges Prepaid add IO^y to your remittance to 

 any point East of the Mississippi River and 20% west 

 thereof. 



Two-year-old plants, when packed, will weigh as follows: Twelve 

 plants, about 12 lbs.; 25 plants, 25 lbs.; 50 plants, 50 lbs.; 125 

 plants, 100 tbs. One-year-old plants, from 20 to 30 rbs. 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 $2.65 



Montana 6.85 



Nebraska 3.30 



Nevada 7.20 



New Hampshire 1.20 



New Jersey 50 to .75 



New York 68 to 1.15 



North Carolina 1.43 



North Dakota 3.72 



Ohio 1.36 



Oregon 7.75 



Oklahoma 3.60 



Pennsylvania 30 to .75 



Rhode Island 1.05 



South Carolina 1.88 



Tennessee 2. 14 



Texas 4.00 



Utah 6.85 



Vermont 1.20 



Virginia 1.15 



Washington 7.73 



West Virginia 1.60 



Wisconsin 2.20 



Wyoming 5.26 



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-six 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 Port- 

 land, Oregon, or the most distant point, to have goods 

 reach you as fresh and green as if you called here person- 

 ally at our establishment and selected the plants yourself. 

 It is a wonderful feature of our business, this scientific 

 packing. It makes you. in these modern days of quick 

 transportation, our next-door neighbor. 



