Directions to Correspondents: 



Dreer's Garden Seeds 



Have been for years a standard among the best gardeners of this country for undoubted 

 purity and excellence. Our long experience in furnishing seed to the critical gardeners 

 of Philadelphia enables us to judge what the trade will demand, and to select stock best 

 adapted to its use. We grow many varieties herein offered ; the rest we procure from 

 men of established reputation and from localities best adapted to the production of well- 

 developed stock. 



The Seed Tests 



Are made before the selling season commences, at our extensive green-house establish- 

 ment, where each variety is subjected to a thorough trial to prove its germinating power. 

 At our Rosemont Experimental Grounds we try all new varieties offered, and are thereby 

 able to compare their relative merit with standard sorts ; there, also, we test our regular 

 stocks in order to keep them up to grade. 



Dreer's Plants 



Are well grown and comprise only the best varieties. We aim to keep our stocks full 

 and in a condition that will make them acceptable to customers. We call especial atten- 

 tion to our Palms, Roses and Ferns, also Celery and Strawberry plants, which we grow 

 in large quantities. 



Packing. 



No charge is made for boxes or packing ( except seamless sacks, for which we make a 

 charge of twenty cents.) 



Remittances 



Should be made by Post Office Money Orders or Postal Notes, Drafts on Philadelphia or 

 New York banks, or Express Money Orders. Where it is not possible to obtain these, 

 the letters should be registered. We disclaim all responsibility when remittances are not 

 made as above directed. 



C. O. D. 



We decline sending perishable goods Collect on Delivery to distant points, unless a remit- 

 tance be made on account, to guarantee the acceptance. 



Order Early. 



It will greatly facilitate shipment if orders are sent in early. We aim to send off all 

 orders the next day after receipt. Our customers will consult their own interest in 

 getting the first pick, by early orders. 



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 occur. 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. 



Name and Address. 



Please write your Na?ne, Post Office, County and State, as distinctly as possible, espec- 

 ially the name ; 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. 



Please Write the Orders Legibly. 



Apart from the body of the letter, to facilitate execution and prevent errors. Shipments 

 of seeds and plants are made in one parcel, to avoid additional express charges. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



Seed. Warehouse, 714 Chestnut Street, 



WILLIAM F. DREER. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Lock Box, 1618. ' 



