DiNGEE Guide To Rose CiiTURE 



1910 



HOW TO ORDER 



|UR terms are cash with, order, except when satisfactory bank reference is given, when we will gladly 

 open an account. Goods will be shipped C. O. D., when directed. Through a variety of reasons, 

 letters are lost in transit. Prudence therefore dictates that remittance be made so that in case of 

 loss duplicates can be had. Money may be sent at our risk by Post Office Money Order, Express 

 Money Order, Bank Draft, Money (not stamps) in Registered Letter. We will be responsible for 

 the safe carriage of money sect us in any of these ways, and, if lost, will give full value. Please do 

 not send stamps for money. They often come stuck together, or stuck to the letter, so that they cannot be 

 taken out except by soaking the whole. Silver, in small sums, carefully wrapped and registered, will carry 

 just as safely, and is far more acceptable. Canadian customers can remit by International Money Order on 

 West Grove, Bank Draft, or currency in Registered Letter. Canadian postage stamps have no value here. 



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A GUARANTEE THAT MEANS SOMETHING 



Do not be confused with senseless guarantees which mean nothing. The best guarantee is that given 

 by a reputable House to deliver all goods to any Post Office or Express Office in the United States or Canada 

 in first-class growing condition, and failing therein to replace them immediately. THIS IS OUR GUARANTEE. 

 Furthermore, we guarantee that when goods are received, if they are not thoroughly satisfactory, we will 

 make them so or REFUND YOUR MONEY. When plants reach you in good condition and are planted with 

 ordinary care there is no difficulty in guaranteeing them to bloom at the time Nature intended they should, 

 which is sometimes termed "a. season.ible time." It would be quite as sensible if we were to guarantee that 

 they would bloom at any other time but at the time Nature intended that they should, the so-called season- 

 able time. We are sure that a guarantee that states that Roses are guaranteed to bloom under the above 

 conditions, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT WINTER KILLED OR DIE FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE, will be 

 taken for what it is worth. Dingee's Roses are guaranteed to reach you in first-class condition, and if you 

 give them any kind of care, WE GUARANTEE THEM TO GROV/ AND BLOOM. 



Please Observe Carefully 



When ordering, please use the order sheet provided for 

 the purpose whenever possible. Simply fill up the blanks, 

 giving the number and name of the %arieties wanted, with 

 price; we will understand. Please do not interline or 

 make other notations thereon. Should you desire to 

 write us, kindly use a separate sheet of paper. Always 

 state when you wish the goods shipped, else they will be 

 sent you at once. Attention to these details will greatly 

 facilitate our work and prevent confusion, errors and 

 misunderstandings . 



Order Early 



and have in stock, absolutely true to name, every Rose 

 offered in this catalogue. It has become a common prac- 

 tice to offer an extended hst to make a large showing and 

 carry but a few varieties. Customers are cordially invited 

 to inspect this stock in our greenhouses before buying, 

 whenever they can conveniently do so. 



Our Roses are all grown in pots, in good fresh soil, 

 without; stimulants; are strong, healthy plants, kept free 

 from blooming, and, with any fair treatment, on your part 

 are sure; to grow and bloom freely the first year, with the 

 exception of Roses of the Hybrid Perpetual or Moss type 

 which 1 iloom the second year. Roses differ in size accord- 

 ing to their habit, so do not expect all of them to be 

 exactly the same size. 



Canadian Customers 



Canadian laws prohibit sending dormant Roses or 

 Shrubs into Canada except from March 15 to May 15, 

 and from October 7 to December 7, through the follow- 

 ing custom ports, where they will be fumigated: St. John, 

 N. B.; St. Johns, P. Q.; Niagara Falls and Windsor, 

 Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba. All other goods, includ- 

 ing our pot-grown Roses grown under glass, are admitted 

 at any time. 



Foreign Orders 



Many of our customers order early, and the plants are 

 set aside; the earlier you order the better. We will book 

 for deUvery whenever you direct. 



All Goods Sent Shipping Charges 

 Prepaid 



At prices given in this catalogue, goods "will be sent 

 postpaid by mail, except where plants aie too large, such 

 as two-year-old Roses, in which case they will be sent by 

 express, purchaser paymg the charges. On pages 19 and 

 20, however, you will note that we send ordeis prepaid 

 by express, at a slight additional charge (10%), and will 

 do so, if directed, when the proper additional remittance 

 accompanies orders. Whenever goods can be sent safely 

 to the purchaser's advantage by mail, they will be sent 

 by this method, postpaid. 



Errors 



As aa evidence of our human failings, we sometimes 

 make mistakes. Careful as we are to protect ourselves 

 and our patrons, preach as much as we will to our em- 

 ployees, yet they occur; when they do, notify us at once, 

 and we will correct them promptly. We cordially invite 

 customers for our goods and do not intend that they shall 

 regret coming to us if fair dealing can prevent it. 



Dingee Roses All on Own Roots 



All our Roses, with few exceptions — and they are noted 

 when pricing them — are on their own roots. We grow 



CLUB ORDERS. — ^To induce our customers to make up club orders among their friends, we make 

 special attractive inducements. The only requirements are that the club shall consist of the complete ad- 

 dresses of five club names, including the clubber, and that the order shall amount to not less than $10 in 

 cash. Write for further ierms under these conditions. 



DINGEE ROSES HAVE MADE WEST GROVE FAMOUS. "''"^^Stfl^^"^''*^- 



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Ten per cent extra should be added to orders going 

 outside of the United States or its colonial possessions, 

 to pay extra cost of packing and postage. To countries 

 with which we have a parcels post, goods can be sent 

 by mail. They also can be sent by express, but the 

 person ordering must give the name and address of some 

 one in New "Vork who will receive the goods, prepay the 

 ocean charges and forward them. We pack lightly and 

 safely, and the charges, even to the most distant points, 

 are very reasonable. 



Premium Plants 



We always do better than we promise in the way of 

 extra plants, so when the order will at all afford it, we add 

 to it some plant or plants gratis, often choice new kinds; 

 several of the Roses now so eagerly sought after were 

 first introduced to our customers in this way — presented 

 with their order. 



