^e Dingee 6 Cona^rd Co., West Grove, Pa. 



INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS 



How to Send Money Safely 



TERMS, CASH 



To INSURE dispatch, the proper remittance must be enclosed with the order. Please remember that 

 admirable and safe as our mail facilities are, some vexatious losses to the sendere of letters are liable to 



occur ; that careful as Uncle Sam is, some lettei's are lost in transit ; some mails are burnt up in 

 great railroad wrecks. Prudence dictates that remittances be made so that in case of loss duplicates can 

 be had. Therefore we say money may be semi at our risk, by P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft, Express 

 Money Order, INIoney (not stamps) in Registered Letter. We will be responsible for the safe carriage of 

 money sent us in any of the above 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, if care- 

 fully wrapped, will carry just as safely, and is far more acceptable. 



CANADA CUSTOMERS can remit by International Money Order on West Grove, Bank Draft, or 

 currency in Registered Letter. Canada postage stamps have no value here. 



We cannot send Dormant Roses or Shrubs to Canada owing to a law recently enacted 

 to that effect, except from IMai'ch 15th to ]May loth, and from October 7th to December 7th, through the 

 following customs ports, Avhere they Avill be fumigated ; St. John, N. B. ; St. Johns, P. Q. ; Niagara Falls 

 and Windsor, Ontario; A\'innipeg, ^Manitoba. All other goods including Bases grown under glass, are 

 admitted at anv time. 



A Guarantee that Means Something 



We guarantee that all plants we send out shall reach their 

 destination in good growing condition ; if thej- do not, inform 

 us by return mail and we will replace at once. When we 

 deliver them to you in good order our re^porls^ibility ends. 



We do not guarantee that Hoses we send out will 

 not be killed by drought, insects, accidents or frost 

 after they are planted. 



Orders by mail are sent postpaid to all post-oflBcesin 

 the United States or Canada, and we guarantee they shall 

 reach the purchaser in good growing condition. 



When so directed we ship by M^cpress, or when the 

 order is of a size or character that it cannot be safely sent by 

 mail, the purchaser paying express charges. But we are on 

 the constant lookout to save purchasers all needless expense, 

 and to that end, especially on long distances where goods are 

 ordered by express we send them by mail, knowing that it is 

 to our customer's decided advantage to do so. 



We guard against errors in filling orders as carefully 

 as we can, but occasionally, in spite of best care, some mis- 

 takes will creep in ; when they do, notify us at once, and we 

 will correct them promptly. We cordially invite customers 

 for our goods, and do not intend they shall regret coming to 

 us if we can possibly by fair dealing prevent it. But do not 

 blame us for not promptly filling your order, if you have (as 

 hundreds do every year) given no name or address; if you 

 live in a city please be careful to give street and number. If 

 your letter is lost on the way and does not reach us, it will of 

 co\irse caus delay and often vexation. 



Our Roses are all on their own Roots.— On\y a few 

 years ago a great authority on Roses said that Hybrid Per- 

 petuals and Mossts could not be grown that way; he was 

 mistaken ; we gr<nv iiU classes of Roses on their own Roots, 

 and such only arj sent out. 



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

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



blooming here by cutting the buds oft" as they appear, and 

 with any fair treatment on your part will be sure to grow ; 

 and the Ever-blooming class will bud and bloom as soon as 

 they start to grow vigorously. 



Do not expect all varieties of Roses to be of the same size. 

 Some under the same conditions make much larger and 

 stronger plants than others, but many of the weakest growers 

 produce the most beautiful flowers. 



Please Observe Carefully. -In ordering please use the 

 sheet which we provide for the purpose whenever possible. 

 Simply till up the blanks, giving the number and name of 

 the varieties wanted, with the price ; we will understand. 

 Do not interline or make other notations thereon having 

 reference to the order. If you wish to communicate with us 

 at the same time use a separate sheet of paper. Write neatly, 

 giving your name and address plainly. When ordering 

 always state when you wish the goods shipped, 

 else they will be sent you at once. Attention to these 

 details will greatly fi\cilitate our work and prevent confusion, 

 errors and misunderstandings. 



Our aim is to do even better than we promise, so 



when the order will at all afford it, we add to it some plant 



or plants gratis, that are often choice new kinds ; several of 



the Roses now so eagerly sought after were first introduced to 



j our customers in this way— Presented with their order. 



Foreign orders can be sent by mail to the countries with 

 whicli we have a parcel post exchange. They can also be 

 sent by express, but the party ordering must give the name 

 and address of some one in New York who will receive the 

 goods, prepay ocean charges and forward to them. 



When large lots of Roses. Shrubbery, Vines, etc., are wanted 

 for Cemetery or Hedge planting, send us a list of stock wanted 

 to price ; growing it in large quantities as we do, we can make 

 for such very advantageous prices. 



