14 THE DING-EB & OONARD COMPANY'S 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Please Write Address Clear and Plain. — AVhen writing iis be particular to write your 

 Name, Post-Office, County and State clear and plain. Addresses that can't be read, hinder busi- 

 ness, cause much trouble and annoyance, and the answers to them are likely to be delayed and 

 missent. 



Always Sign the Same Name.— If you sign different names at different times it causes 

 trouble and confusion, and sometimes makes it impossible for us to answer your inquiries cor- 

 rectly. We cannot know until told that Mary E. Smith and Mrs. John W. Smith is the same 

 person. 



Please use tlie Order Sheet. — We send a printed Order Sheet and envelope with each 

 Guide, so that our friends can make up and forward their orders with the least possible trouble. 

 We will send more when requested. No difference hoAv lately or how often you may have 

 written to us, always give your Full Name, Post-Oifice, County and State. The State is 

 of great importance because there are many Post- Offices of the same name in different States. 

 In a business so large as ours, having such vast numbers of correspondents, full clear and 

 distinct addresses are of the utmost importance. 



Please Look Over Your Order. — After making out your order it is best to look carefully 

 over it to see that it is correct. This takes but a moment, and may save much trouble and an- 

 noyance. 



Keep a Copy of Your Order. — If you keep an exact copy of your order you can tell just 

 what and when you ordered, and can send an intelligible letter of inquiry at any time it may be 

 necessary. 



Postage Stamps. — When writing a letter that requires an answer it is always best to 

 inclose a stamp, and, when necessary, Postage Stamps can occasionally be used for small change, 

 but they are a poor substitute for money when ordering goods, and should never be sent unless 

 from remote places, where neither P. O. Orders or other suitable currency can be obtained. If 

 sent in ordinary letters they are about as likely to be stolen as money, and they frequently come 

 to hand so badly stuck together as to be utterly useless. Please do not send stamps unless im- 

 possible to remit by Postal Order or Eegistered "Letter. 



Information alout Post-Office Orders, Bank Drafts, Registered Letters, kz, 



Post-Oflace Orders are the safest and most convenient form of remittance ever devised. If 

 not to be had at your nearest Post-Oflfice, it is worth going a little further to obtain one. You. 

 can get the exact amount desired ; no difficulty making change, and ahsolutely no risk of los- 

 ing your money, because if stolen, or destroyed on the way, we can get a duplicate, when you 

 tell us the office where issued, the numher, date and amount. (These matters should be 

 noted for reference before mailing. ) Always inclose the Postal Order iisr the same Let- 

 ter WITH Your Order for Plants, both will then be received at the same time, there will be 

 no uncertainty about the amount, and no cause for delay in filling. 



Bank Drafts on Kew York, Philadelphia, and other principal cities, can be had of all 

 banks and bankers. They are safe because no one can get the money except the person or com- 

 pany to whose order the Draft is made payable ; and if stolen or lost on the way, the bank will 

 issue a duplicate, when satisfied of the loss. 



Registered Letters. — Letters can be registered at every Post-Office in the United States. 

 All Postmasters are obliged to register letters when requested to do so. Enclose the money in 

 the presence of the Postmaster and take his receipt for it. We receipt to our Postmaster for 

 every Eegistered Letter received. 



"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 mail thieves are no respecters of persons ; those who send money loose in ordinary 

 letters are sure to be the victims. The remedy is to make all Eemittances by Post-Office 

 Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter, and never to send money loose in ordinary 

 letters. 



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

 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. 



Letters of Inquiry.— If you do not hear from us in a reasonable time after sending your 

 order, read carefully our directions for Delayed Orders, and send a letter of inquiry at once. 

 Xo difference how many letters of inquiry may be necessary, keep on sending them till you get 

 an answer. Instances have occurred in whicli several letters have been lost in succession from 

 the same wi'iter. 



Notice our Platform.— We grow all varieties of Eoses worth having ; we sell at the lowest 

 prices consistent with excellent quality, and always give liberal value. Our plants are specially 

 prepared for sending by mail ; we deliver them Post-paid and in good growing condition at all 

 Post-Ofaces in the United States, AND SEND A HANDSOME PEESENT OF CHOICE 

 PLANTS WITH EYEET OEDEE, LAEGE AND SMxVLL. 



