EVES.YTIHIHHG FOR THE GAIRDEH == BusslE^ess Pa^@ 



We Deliver Free ""^"^l^^^^r^ by Parcel Post or Express Elpo°^ce at Our Option 



All Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the Packet, Ounce and i/4-Pound; Lawn Grass Seeds by the Quart and Peck 



Purchasers Pay Transportation on Half-Pounds, Pounds, Pints, Quarts, Half-Pecks, Pecks, Bushels and Barrels — Also on Farm Seeds, 



Tools, Implements. Requisites, Fertilizers and Insecticides. If wanted by Parcel Post, add postage as noted for these 



POSTAL WEIGHT OF BEANS, PEAS AND CORN ONE POUND PER PINT. 



REGARDING PARCEL POST AND EXPRESS 



Seeds, Plants. Bulbs and Roots are now admitted to the Parcel Post at Zone 

 rates. As there are eight Zones in the United States, with varying rates, the 

 difiTiculty of naniiug in advance a delivered price by mail on heavy Seeds such as 

 Peas. Beans and Corn is apparent, also on Plants. Roots and heavy Bulbs. 



The express companies adopted a new set of rates giving a reduction on 

 Seeds. Plants. Bulbs, Roots and Fertilizers so that it is desirable to use the ex- 

 press when possible. For the guidance of our customers we append a table of 

 a few of the leading cities showing the Zones. Parcel Post rates, uninsured, for 

 20 lbs., the limit of weight beyond the 2d Zone, and the express rate for the 

 same weight. ,\s a receipt is obtained for each shipment by express it is prac- 

 tical insurance without extra cost, the insurance by Parcel Post being 5c. per 

 package extra. On shipments weighing more than 20 lbs. the difference in 

 cost is greater in favor of express. The charge is the same •nllect or prepaid. 



The express companies collect carrying charges without extra cost. The 

 collection of postage by Parcel Post entails additional cost, so we recommend 

 the use of the express wherever possible. 



COMPARISON OF PARCEL POST 

 AND EXPRESS CHARGES 



Albany. New York 



Atlanta, (ieorgia 



Austin. Texas 



Boston. Massachusetts 



Buffalo, New York 



Chicago, Illinois 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



Denver, Colorado 



Des Moines. Iowa 



Detroit. Michigan 



Indianapolis. Indiana 



Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 



St. Louis. Missouri 



Salt Lake City. Utah... 



San Francisco. California ......... 



Washingtor.. District of Colura-iia. 

 Yonkers. New York 



ZONE from 

 N. Y. City 



Postage 

 For 20 Lbs. 



2tc. 

 $1.22 

 2.01 

 4tc. 

 41c. 

 $1.22 



83c. 

 $2.01 

 1 61 

 S.ic. 

 $1.22 



21c. 

 $1.22 

 2.10 

 2.40 

 44c. 

 21c. 



Express 

 Fob 20 Lbs. 



2Qc. 



61c. 

 $1.00 



30c. 



36c. 



51c. 



48c. 

 $1.01 



65c. 



48c. 



50c. 



29c. 



54c. 

 $1.32 

 1.71 



34c. 



25o. 



IF GOODr. ARE WANTED BY PARCEL POST, POSTAGE MUST BE 



ADDED AS PER TABLE BELOW. EXCEPT FOR SEEDS 



WE OFFER TO DELIVER FREE AS AROVE. 



REGARDIN(; DOMESTIC PARCEL POST within the United States and 

 Possessions — which now includes Seeds. Plants, Rulbs and Roots. 



For all merchandise mailable by Parcel Post offered in this catalogue — Tools, 

 and Accessories, Odorless Fertilizers, Insecticides and Fungicides (Fluids and 

 Poisons excluded) — we have given the packed weight so that extra for postage 

 may be remitted acording to Zone distances as below: 



Weight Limit — The weight limit within the 1st and 2d Zones is now fifty (50) 

 pounds, within the othei Zones the weight limit is twenty (20) pounds and the 

 si^e lii.iit seventy-two (72) inches for coinbineti length and largest girth. In 

 this catalogue we give Ihe weight.s packed up to ten pounds on Implements. 

 Insecticides and Fertilizers. In Most Instances the Charge by Express 

 ANii Freight on (Jbeater Weights Will be Found More Economical, 

 Hence We Confine our Estimates to the Ten-Pound Scale. 



Postal weight of Beans, Peas and Corn 1 lb. per pint. 



DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 



Within Ihe LI. S. and Possessions; .\laska. Canal Zone, 



Guam, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines. 



First Zone 



w 



thin 



50 



Second " 







50 to 150 



Third •■ 







150 ■■ 300 



Fourth ■' 







300 ■■ 600 



Fifth •• 







600 " 1000 



Sixth ■' 







1000 •• 1400 



Seventh" 







1400 " 1800 



Eighth "o 



11 



over 



1800 



miles of New York. City 



First 



Each 



Pound 



Additional 



(over 8 oz. 



Pound 



rates 1 lb.) 



or fraction 



5c. 



Ic. 



5c. 



Ic. 



6c. 



2c. 



7c. 



4c. 



8c. 



6c. 



9c. 



8c. 



lie. 



10c. 



12c. 



12c. 



IMPORTANT — In remitting postage always add il to ihe foot of ihe order as 

 a separate item — this will help to avoid mistakes. 



Your local postmaster will inform you what Zone you are in from New York 

 City, if you are in doubt, and you can add for postage accordingly. 



Bega'ding shipment of PLANTS, see page 1'29. 



INTERNATIONAL PARCEL POST. 



We can forward Seeds to almost any postoffice in riiost civilized countries 

 by International Parcel Post. Full details in our '" Intkhinational Parcel 

 Post Circular" mailed on application. 



W > prefer not to forward Plants. Tubers or Roots to foreign countries on 

 acrimiit of the possibility of injury in transit. 



RUSINESS RULES AND PROCEDURE 



WE DO NOT SUPPLY DEALERS, therefore our Seeds, etc., can only be 

 procured by sending orders direct to us. 



PLEASE ORDER EARLY, thus enabling us to forward promptly — as a 

 rule the day after the order is received. During the March and April rush 

 we may fall a day or two behind; if any greater delay is likely we will advise. 

 If goods ordered do not arrive in a reasonable time, send a copy of the order 

 with letter of inquiry, this will be a great help in expediting adjustment. 



THE ORDER BLANKS accompanying this catalogue will be convenient 

 for customers and facilitate our filling orders (extra ones mailed on request). 

 Use the Plant Sheet when ordering Plants — pages 129 to 182 — these being filled 

 at our Jersey City greenhouses. Seeds and all other goods being collated at 

 our New York stores, though all can be shipped together when advisable. Give 

 full shipping instructions in every order sent, and write address legibly. 



WE FORWARD AS CUSTOMER DIRECTS by Parcel Post, express, 

 freight or steamer, in accordance with our offers elsewhere in this catalogue. 

 When no shipj>ing instructions are given, we send according to our judgment. 

 In regard to the shipment of Plants, see page 129. 



PATRONS IN SIGNING ORDERS are requested to use prefix Mr., Mrs. or 

 Miss. Married ladies should invariably use husband's initials. 



ALWAYS GIVE FULL ADDRESS— This is very important yet is some- 

 times omitted by customers; in fact, some orders and letters reach us lacking 

 both name and address, 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE ARE NET— We offer 

 no premiums, discounts nor gratuities. 



REMITTANCES may be made by Express Money Order. P. O. Money 

 Order or Bank Draft; if stamps or cash send in a Registered Letter. We must 

 decline sending goods C. O. D. unless 25% of their value accompanies the 

 order. Plants we do not ship C. O. D. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with us — who order goods without 

 remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. New York City reference 

 preferred on account of th*; shorter delay pending investigation. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND CARTING of goods to 

 any railroad station, steamship line or express office in New York City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, except special for foreign ship- 

 ments, as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc., then we charge cost. Cloth bags 

 we charge for. viz.: 1 peck. 10c. ; ^2 bushel. 12c.; 1 bushel. 15c.; 2 bushels, 25c. 

 All Grass Seed bags are furnished free excepting for Timothy and Clover. 



WE GUARANTEE THE SAFE ARRIVAL in United States of aU goods 

 forwarded by express. 



CANADL\N ORDERS — Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets and ounces 

 we mail into Canada, postage paid, but for other quantities and goods add 12c. 

 per pound extra for postage, and to Beans. Corn and Peas. 12c. per pint. 

 Limit of weiglit is 4 lbs., 6 oz., for each package. This is rated as a 5-lb. 

 package costing 60c. for postage. We can also ship to Canada by express or 

 freight, customer paying the transportation charges and assuming any import 

 duties, which on most Garden and p'lower Seeds is 25%; most Flower Buibs 

 are free. In regard to sending Plants into Canada refer to our Canadian 

 circular — mailed on application. 



QUESTIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE— We endeavor to ajiswer 

 promptly all letters of inquiry — which should be on separate paper from 

 orders — but we cannot undertake the planning of gardens and grounds. 



ERROR IN THE FILLING OF ORDERS— We use the greatest care in 

 fdling. checking and packing orders. Yet should anything be omitted we will 

 promptly forward when advised. Keep a duplicate copy of your order for 

 comparison. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to 

 description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs, 

 Roots or Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible 

 for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they 

 are at once to be returned. 



GARDENERS' AND FARMERS' SITUATIONS,— We have at all times 

 the names of practical gardeners and farm managers in want of situations on 

 our books. If parties desiring such will write us. we shall be glad to put 

 them in communication with men that we deem suitable. To aid us in making _ 

 a selection we ask full p.irticulars. We make no charge for this service. 



TESTIMONIALS FROM CUSTOMERS— We are always pleased to hear 

 from our customers regarding the results of their gardens. We appreciate 

 the thousands of unsolicited testimonials we receive annually and ire glad to 

 publish as many as space will permit. Photographs of gardens and par- 

 ticularly of individual vegetables, flowers or fruits are always very gladly 

 received by us. 



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