10 THE DING-EE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



To Correspondents. 



Be sure to "Write your Address plain and distinct. GIVE YOUR FULL NAME, POST- 

 OFFICE, COUNTY AND STATE. If you have occasion to write us more than once, always SIGN 

 THE SAME NAME, and give YOUR ADDRESS in full. 



Size of Orders. — Orders for Roses and other plants should amount to at least $1 — 50c. worth is the 

 very least that will pay for mailing at all. If smaller quantities are wanted, 10 CENTS MUST INVARIABLY 

 BE ADDED FOR POSTAGE. This applies to Plants ALONE, and NOT TO Bulbs AND Seeds, which can 

 be sent in smaller amounts when desired without adding Postage. 



Postage Stamps. — Please don't send postage stamps IN PLACE OF MONEY, unless you can't 

 get anything else. If impossible to get a Post- Office Order or Bank Draft, remember you can send 

 NOTES, or GOLD or SILVER COIN by REGISTERED LETTER, AT OUR RISK, FROM 

 ANY POST-OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES. All Postmasters are. obliged to Register Letters 

 when requested to do so. 



"Why some Letters Fail to Reach Us. — Some people are very much surprised if a letter of 

 theirs fails to reach us, but the truth is, a few letters are constantly lost and stolen from the mails, and those 

 who send money loose in ordinary letters are sure to be the victims. The remedy is to make ALL REMIT- 

 TANCES by Post-Office Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter, and never to send money 

 locse in ordinary letters. 



Orders Promptly Answered. — All orders received by us are filled immediately on their receipt. 

 There is no deviation from this rule, unless for a short time in the height of the season, when it may be 

 impossible to fill the orders as fast as they come to hand. In this case every order is acknowledged by mail 

 as soon as received, and filled promptly in rotation as quickly as possible. 



Lost or Delayed Orders. — If you do not hear from us in a reasonable time after sending your 

 order, it is evidence that the order has not been received by us, or that our reply has miscarried, and you 

 should send a letter of inquiry at once. 



If you sent a Post-Office Order, give the Number, Date and Amount, Office of Issue 

 and Where Payab'le, and a list of what you want, and we will fill and forward at once, if not already done. 



If you sent a Bank Draft, give Bank of Issue, Number, Date and Amount, and a list of what 

 you want, and, if not already done, we will fill and forward at once. 



If you sent Money "by Registered Letter, tell us the amount, and enclose Postmaster's Re- 

 ceipt showing the date and number, also list of what you want ; and, if not already done, we will fill and 

 forward at once. 



If you sent Money Loose in Ordinary Letter, without Registering', contrary to our 

 advice and direction, it is entirely at your own risk, and if lost there is no redress, as we will not be responsi- 

 ble for money sent in this way unless it is received. 



Ask at the Post-Oifi.ee. — If plants sent by Mail are not received promptly, be sure to ask at the 

 Post-Office for them. Some Post-Offices hold such packages until asked for, and city carriers do not always 

 deliver them unless specially requested. 



How to Send Money. 



All Money sent us in either of the three ways given below is at OUR RISK, and 

 we will send full value for it in all cases : 



First— POST-OFFICE ORDERS, payable to The Dingee & Conard Co., at West 

 Grove Post-Office, Chester County, Pa. 



Second— BANK DRAFTS, payable to our order, on New York, Philadelphia, or 

 any Principal City. 



Third.— MONEY IN REGISTERED LETTERS. 



POSTAL NOTES.— The New Postal Note is not a safe remittance, because, IF LOST 

 OR STOLEN, THE SENDER HAS NO REDRESS, THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES 

 NO DUPLICATES, and therefore we cannot be responsible for their receipt. AS 

 MONEY ORDERS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ALL POST-OFFICES WHERE POS- 

 TAL NOTES ARE FOR SALE, IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO GET MONEY ORDERS, 

 they cost a trifle more, but are absolutely safe, and you run no risk of losing your money. 



Notice.— We will not be responsible for money sent loose in ordinary letters, IT IS 

 NOT SAFE. Persons who send it in this way must take the risk themselves, and if lost 

 must not expect us to make it up ; we cannot do so. 



CANADA — (See page 9). Friends in Canada can remit by International Fostal 

 Order on West Grove P. O., Chester Co., Pa. (West Grove is an International Money 

 Order Office), Bank Draft on New York, or Canadian Currency in Registered Letter. 



Note. — Post-Office Orders should always be enclosed in the letter with the List of 

 Plants wanted ; both will then be received at the same time, and there will be no cause 

 for delay in filling. 



AN ELEGANT ROSE PRESENTED.— We present free, in addition to all other 



