Directions to Correspondents. 
DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS 
Have been for years a standard among the market gardeners of this country for undoubted 
purity and excellence. Our long experience in furnishing seed to the critical gardeners 
of Philadelphia enables us to judge what the trade will demand, and to select stock best 
adapted to its use. We grow many varieties herein offered ; the rest we procure from 
men of established reputation and from localities best adapted to the production of well- 
developed stock. 
THE SEED TESTS . 
Are made before the selling season commences, at our extensive green-house establish- 
ment, where each variety is subjected to a thorough trial to prove its germinating power. 
At our Riverton Farm we try all new varieties offered, and are thereby able to compare 
their relative merit with standard sorts ; there, also, we test our regular stocks in order to 
keep them up to grade. 
DREER'S PLANTS 
Are well grown and comprise only the best varieties. We aim to keep our stocks full 
and in a condition that will make them acceptable to the trade. We call especial atten- 
tion to our Palms, Roses and Ferns, which we grow in large quantities. 
PACKING. . | 
No charge is made for boxes or packing (except seamless sacks, for which we make a 
charge of twenty-five cents) nor for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Offices. 
REMITTANCES ; 
Should be made by Post Office Money Orders or Postal Notes, Drafts on Philadelphia or 
New York banks, or Express Money Orders. Where it is not possible to obtain these, 
the letters should be registered. We disclaim all responsibility when remittances are not 
s 
made as above directed. 
C. 0. D. 
_We decline sending perishable goods Co//ect on Delivery to distant points, unless a remit- 
tance be made on account, to guarantee the acceptance. 
ORDER EARLY. : 
It will greatly facilitate shipment if orders are sent in early. We aim to send off all 
orders the next day after receipt, but during the busy season delays occur unavoidably. 
Our customers will consult their own interest in getting the first pick, by quick orders. 
ERRORS. ; 
We exercise the utmost care in filling orders, striving to do alittle more than we offer, 
yet in the press of business errors occur. We wish to be promptly notified of the fact, 
and will make such corrections as will be satisfactory. Please keep copies of all your 
orders, for comparison. 
NAME AND ADDRESS. 
Please to remember to write your WWame, Post Office, County and State, as distinctly as 
possible, especially the name; also the nearest Express Office, or, if on a Stage route, 
send us special directions, giving us the name of the Express Company delivering goods. 
PLEASE WRITE THE ORDERS LEGIBLY, es 
Apart from the body of the letter, to facilitate execution and prevent errors. Shipments 
of seeds and plants are made in one parcel, to avoid additional Express charges. 
HENBY A. DREER, 
‘i Seed Warehouse, 714 Chestnut Street, 
WILLIAM F. DREER. Lock Box 1618. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
