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BUSINESS RULES 



WE DELIVER TRANSFORATION PAID in the United States 



and Possessions Everything in this Catalogue except the following: 



PACKED WEIGHT OF GOODS ON WHICH BUYER 

 TRANSPORTATION 



Asparagus Roots 50 two-year-old, packed, weight 



" 100 " 



" " 50 three " " " 



" 100 " 



Beans yi peck, " 



Peas .' y 2 " " 



Sweet Corn K " " " 



Mushroom Spawn 1 brick 



Onion Sets 1 quart 



Potatoes 1 peck " " 



Gladioli 100 bulbs 



Tuberoses 100 " " " 



PAYS 



3 lbs. 



10 

 20 



2 



1 



16 



10 



10 



For other merchandise, mailable by Parcel Post offered in this 

 catalogue — Tools and Accessories, Odorless Fertilizers, Insecticides 

 and Fungicides, etc. (up to 10 'lb. weight.) (Fluids and Poisons 

 excluded) — we have given the postpaid price delivered at your door, 

 (see also page 1) 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE NET— 



We offer no premiums, discounts nor gratuities. We reserve the right 

 to advance prices without notice should cm-rent conditions require it. 



REMITTANCES may be made by Express Money Order, P. O. 

 Money Order or Bank Draft. Stamps or cash sent through the 

 mail go at owner's risk, unless letter is registered. 



C. O. D. ORDERS — We must decline sending, unless 25 per cent, 

 of the amount is remitted with the order. All Transportation Charges, 

 as well as charges for returning the money, will be collected on delivery. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with us — who order 



goods without remittance— must furnish satisfactory reference. New 

 \ ork City reference preferred on account of the shorter delav pending 

 investigation. 



ERROR IN THE FILLING OF ORDERS— We use the greatest 



care in filling, checking and packing orders. Yet should auvthing be 

 omitted we will promptly forward when advised. Write your orders 

 carefully and keep a duplicate copy for comparison." 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND CARTING 



of goods to any railroad station, steamship line or express office in 

 New York City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, except special for 

 foreign shipments, as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc., then we charge 

 cost. Cloth bags we charge for, viz.: y 2 peck, 10c ; 1 peck, 12c; 

 ■X bushel, 15c; 1 bushel. 20c: 2 bushels, 40c Burlap bags, 1 peck, 

 10c; K bushel. 15c; 1 bushel, 20c ; 2 bushels, 25c; 4 bushels.' 30c! 

 6 bushels, 35c; 8 bushels, 40c No charge for bags with lawn grass 

 mixtures. 



GARDENERS' AND GREENSKEEPERS* SITUATIONS— We 

 have at all times the names of practical gardeners and farm managers 

 and greenskeepers in want of situations. If parties desiring such will 

 write us, we shall be glad to put them in communication with men 

 whom we deem suitable. We make no charge for this service. 



QUESTIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE— We endeavor to 

 answer promptly all letters of inquiry — which should he. on separate 

 paper from orders — but we cannot undertake the planning of entire- 

 gardens and grounds. 



WE DO NOT SUPPLY DEALERS, therefore out Seeds, etc, 

 can only be secured by sending orders direct to us. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warrant, express or im- 

 plied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or an> other .matter 

 of any Seeds, Bulbs, Roots or Plants they send out, avl thfcy will 

 not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser-tLf es 

 not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returmd- 



PARCEL POST and EXPRESS INFORMATION 



Goods forwarded by Parcel Post are assured of quick delivery, and 

 for light parcels or short distances the charges are less than if sent by 

 Express. 



Parcels weighing 70 pounds or less can be forwarded by Parcel Post 

 anywhere in the first three zones, and parcels weighing 50 pounds 

 are delivered all over the country. Parcels going by mail must not 

 exceed 84 inches in measurement all around and height included. This 

 means that the distance from one end to the other added to the number 

 of inches around the thickest part of the package must not be more than 

 84 inches, or 7 feet. 



If you do not know what parcel post zone you live in, refer to map 

 printed beiow, or ask your postmaster. 



Packages weighing 8 ounces or less can be sent at lc. for 2 ounces to 

 any part of the country. 



EXPRESS 



Paresis any weight can be shipped by express, and for heavy weights 

 and long distances express rates are lower than parcel post rates. 



From the 4th to the 8th Zone packages weighing 10 pounds or more 

 usually go cheaper by express. 



Your express agent will be glad to tell you the rate to your station. 



DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 



F 



or 



For 



Each 



Within the U. S. and Possessions, 



First 



Addi 



tional 



Zones from New York City 



Pound 



Allow 



Pour, 



d Add 





SO 



.05 

 .05 



SO 



.01 



Second Zone, within 50 to 150 miles. . . 



.01 



Third Zone, within 150 to 300 miles 





06 





.02 



Fourth Zone, within 300 to 600 miles 





07 





.04 



Fifth Zone, within 600 to 1000 miles 





08 





.06 



Sixth Zone, within 1000 to 1400 miles.-. 





09 





.08 



Seventh Zone, within 1400 to 1800 miles 





11 





.10 



Eighth Zone, over 1800 miles 





12 





.12 



I^OCAIi ZO\E. This zone includes the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, also 

 Pelham and Pelham Manor, N.T. The rate is S cents for the first pound and 1 cent for 

 each additional (2) two pounds or fraction thereof. 



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New York 



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POST MAP. 



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Zones from 



New York jj 



City 



NOTE— If cash or stamps are sent by mail REGISTER THE LETTER, otherwise it travels ai owner's risk. 



Letters are frequent'/ lost in transit. 



