PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK 



We Pay the DELIVERY CHARGES in the U. S 



By Parcel Post, Express or Freight at our option 



On Flower and Small Vegetable Seeds in All Qjantities 



BUYER PAYS DELIVERY CHARGES ON FOLLOWING: — Beans. Peas, Sweet Corn, Asparagus 

 Hoots. Mushroom Spawn. Onion Sets. Grass Seeds, Implements, Fertilizers and Insecticides on pages 27 to 32. 



AN ADDITIONAL OFFER 



If your seed order amounts to ten dollars or over, and at least half of the value is in small seeds, and 

 the l)alance consists of Beans, Peas or Sweet Corn; we will pay the delivery charges in United States 

 and forward by Parcel Post, Express or Freight at our option. 



XOT]^ — If your own order does not amount to ten dollars; combine your's with your neighbor's 

 order and you will hoik get the advantage of free delivery. We will ship to you, but send your neigh- 

 bor's name, so that we may send him our catalogues. 

 PACKED WEIGHTS OF GOODS ] 

 ON WHICH BUYER PAYS | 

 DELIVERY CHARGES 



2 Lbs. 



6 



Beans, Peas or Sweet Corn, 



per (luart 



Asparuf^us Roots per hun- 



drcMi 2 vear 



Mushroom Spawn per brick. 2 

 Onion Sets per quart, 1 lb. 



I)er ]}eck 8 



Imi)lcments. Fertilizers and Mail- 

 able Insecticides. 

 See weights given on pages on which 

 thev are offered, so that postage 

 may be added according to rates 

 in ne.xt column. 



IMPORTANT — In remitting 

 |)()-;tage always add il to the foot of 

 the order as a separate item — this will 

 \\<A\) to avoid mistakes^ 



DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 



Within the U. S. and Possessions 

 1st, 2d & 3d Zones weight limit 70 lbs., other Zones 50 lbs. 

 Size limit 84 inches for combined length 

 and largest girth 



First 



Zone 



within 



50 I 



Second 







50 to 150 



Third 



" 



" 



150 " 300 



Fourth 



" 



" 



300 " 600 



Fifth 



" 



" 



600 " 1000 



Si.xth 





" 



1000 " 1400 



Seventh 



" 



" 



1400 " 1800 



Eighth 



" 





all over 1800 



miles of New York City 



First 



Each 



Pound 



Additional 



{over 8 oz. 



Pound 



rates as 



or 



lib.) 



fraction 



5c. 



Ic. 



oc. 



Ic. 



6c. 



2c. 



7c. 



4c. 



8c. 



6c. 



9c. 



8c. 



lie. 



10c. 



12c. 



12c. 



From the 4th to Sth Zone packages Wei^hin^ 10 lbs. or More 

 Usually ^o Cheaper by Express. (Poisons and Fluids cannot be sent 

 by mail). 



BUSINESS 



PRICES IN THIS CATALOGUE CANCEL ALL I 

 PRICE LISTS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY US. I 



ALL GOODS IN THIS CATALOGUE are offered ! 

 subject to being imsold on receipt of order, and the 

 prices quoted are subject to change without notice. 



ADVANCE ORDERS, CONDITIONS OF AC- 

 CEPTANCE. All advance orders, for growing crops, 

 are booked by us previous to harvesting and receipt — 

 subject to crops permitting — and accidents or delays 

 beyond our control. Should shortages necessitate it, 

 we" reserve the right to fill such orders pro rata. 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE 

 ARE NET, except we furnish Market Gardeners and , 

 Florists for their own planting, our retail packets of ! 

 A''egetable and Flower Seeds at 25 '^7^ off. We will supply i 

 half a pound at pound rates ; half pecks at peck rates ; 

 half bushels at bushel rates. All other a.uantities : 

 (other than packets) are priced net. We offer no 

 premiums, discounts or gratuities. 



REMITTANCES should be made by Express 

 .Money Oi'der. P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft or 

 [{egistered Letter. We must decline sending goods 

 C". (). D. unless 25<^/J of their value accompanies the 

 order. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with 

 us— wiio order goods without remittance — must fur- 

 nish satisfactory reference. New York City reference 

 preferred on account of the shorter delay pending j 

 investigation. I 



We Do Not Supply Dealers, therefore our seeds, etc., 

 can only be procured by sending order direct to us. 



WE FORWARD AS CUSTOMER DIRECTS by 



e.xpress, freight steamer or mail. When no shipping 

 instructions are given we send according to our judg- 

 ment. Some seeds, etc., we deliver free in the U. S., 



RULES 



but on other seeds and goods purchaser pays, or allows 

 transpoi-ation charges when prepaid (see details at top 

 of this page.) 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND 

 CARTING of goods to any railroad station, steam.ship 

 line or express office in New York City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, boxes, 

 cases, or barrels. Cloth bags we charge for, viz.: 

 ', peck, 10c. ; 1 peck, 15c.; "2 bushel, 20c.; 1 bushel. 

 30c.; 2 bushels, 50c. Burlap bags, 1 peck. 10c.: 

 ■2 bushel, 15c.; 1 bushel, 20c.; 2 bushels, 25c.: 4 

 bushels, 30c.: 6 bushels, 35c.: 8 bushels, 40c. No 

 charge for bags with lawn grass mixtures offered on 

 page 3 of cover. Special packing of seeds for 

 foreign shipments, when necessary, in tin-lined ca.ses 

 or double sacks, we charge for at cost, i 



WE GUARANTEE THE SAFE ARRIVAL in 

 United States of all goods forwarded by express. 



WHEN SHIPPED BY FREIGHT WE DELIVER 

 ALL BULBS, ROOTS, etc., in good condition. mt<. 

 the hands of transporation companies, but our re- 

 sponsibility ceases there. Consignee then assmnes all 

 risks of heating, freezing and delays. 



CANADIAN ORDERJS— Regarding shipment of 

 Seeds, etc.. into Canada, see slip inserted with Order 

 Blank in this Catalogue. 



WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE WELL-DOING 

 of any seeds or bulbs we send ou* — therefore: 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty. 

 express or implied as to description, quality, produc- 

 tiveness, or anv other matter of any seeds, bulbs *»r 

 roots thev 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 he 

 returned. 



NOTE— If cash or stamps are sent by mail REGISTER THE LETTER, otherwise it 

 travels at owner's risk. Letters are frequently lost in transit. 



