General Directions to Correspondents. 



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1838.' ^'leaz. £J_—. Philadelphia. January, 1898. 



The attention of our customers is respectfully called to the following directions, which 

 will, if followed, be an aid to purchasers as well as to ourselves : 



POSTAGE PAID.— We deliver, postage paid, to any Post Office in the United States, 

 Vegetable and Flower Seeds, in Packets, Ounces and Pounds, also Bulbs 

 and plants, when ordered at Catalogue prices, except where otherwise noted. 

 JVo orders for plants by mail will be accepted for less than jo cents in value. 

 CANADA POSTAGE. — Remit for postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound or fraction 

 thereof for all seeds. For Peas, Beans, Corn, and other goods that are excepted in 

 body of Catalogue, remit double that amount for postage. Seed, Plant, and Bulb 

 postage from the United States to Canada is double Ihat of the United States. 



EXPRESS. — It will be very much cheaper to the purchaser if Seeds are ordered to be sent by Express or Rail at their 

 expense when desired in quantities of pounds, quarts, and upwards. In all cases where possible we advise 

 our customers to have their plants forwarded by Express, as larger and finer plants can be sent, and 

 "extras " are added to help defray charges. Plants are now taken by the leading Express Companies at a 

 reduction of twenty per cent, front the regular rates /or tnerchandise. 



BAGGAGE-MASTER DEWVERIES are very convenient to points within twenty-five miles of Philadelphia. 

 Charges for packages not exceeding 10 lbs. 5 cents, 25 lbs. 10 cents, 50 lbs. 15 cents. 



RAII/ OR STEAMER- — Fertilizers, Implements and miscellaneous bulky or heavy articles can be sent only by 

 Express, Rail or Steamer, at the purchaser's expense. 



PACKING. — No charge is made for boxes or packing, nor for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Offices in Philadelphia. 



REMITTANCES should be made by Post Office Money Order, Drafts on Philadelphia or New York Banks, or Express 

 Money Orders. We disclaim all responsibility when remittances are not made as above directed. Where it 

 is not possible to obtain these, the letters should be registered. Postage stamps will be found a convenient 

 method of remitting for small amounts, and can be used by us to advantage. Coin should not be sent by mail. 



CASH WITH ORDER> — Please send money with the order sufficient to cover the whole bill, to facilitate the 

 execution of your orders. During the busy season, to make out bills for customers, charge, and in a few days 

 receive the money, make the proper credit and send receipt, requires more work than we can readily perform. 



NEW CUSTOMERS. — Orders from parties unknown to us must be accompanied by a remittance or by satisfactory 

 reference to some responsible house, or to some person of our acquaintance. We decline sending goods "Col- 

 lect on Delivery " to parties unknown to us unless remittance be made on account to guarantee acceptance. 



ORDER EARXY. — It will greatly facilitate shipments if orders are sent in early. We aim to send off' all orders the 

 same or next day after receipt, bat during the busy season it is nearly impossible — hence the advisability 

 of ordering early. 



ERRORS. — We exercise the utmost care in filling orders, striving to do a little more than we offer ; yet in the press 

 of business errors sometimes occur, in which event 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. 



SAFE ARRIVAI/ OF PACKAGES. — We endeavor to secure the safe nrrival of packages of Seeds, Bulbs and 

 Plants in good condition in every case. If a package is injured or lost, by Mail or Express, we will replace 

 it as soon as informed of the fact. Frequently it happens that orders never reach us, or are without 

 signature. When customers fail to receive their packages in a reasonable time, they should inform us, 

 and at the same time send a copy of their order and any other information necessary to trace the goods. 

 Complaints must be made on receipt of goods. 



NAME AND ADDRESS. — Please remember to write your Name, Post Office, County and State ; also give 

 number of street or P. O. Box, as distinctly as possible ; 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. 



PI/ANT ORDERS should be separated from the seed orders ; the departments are separate, but shipments of seeds 

 and plants are made in one parcel, to avoid additional Express charges. 



NON- WARRANTY. — We wish it to be distinctly understood that although we continue to take all possible pains to 

 supply only New, Genuine and Unadulterated Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, we still give no warranty, express 

 or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any of the Seeds, Plants or 

 Bulbs we send out, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Every order received for articles 

 named in this Catalogue will be executed on these conditions only. 



Srutfi^e SorreflJOnlienten. — 2(Ke SefteUungen unb Gorrefl^cnbcnjen in beutfdicr S^jrac^e inerben iiiit v£orgfa(t au^gefiiftrt. 



HENRY A. DREER, 

 714 Chestnut Street, 



LOCK BOX 1618. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Por the Beautiful New Rose, Souv. du Pres. Carnot, • Dreer's 5uperb Double Fringed Petunias, shown in 

 5hown In colors on the front cover, see page 13a. ... % colors on back cover, see offer of seed on page 83. . . . 



• Plants on page 129. 



