D. M. TERRY & CO'S 1902 



Seed A^^^^sk-l 



SO THOSE who receive this book we wish to say that the primary purpose in its prepa- 

 ration has been to aid them in the selection of such tarieties as will best meet their 

 requirements and conditions, and to give such hints on cultivation as our long expe- 

 rience suggests. 

 We have carefullv avoided exaggerated claims of merit, and the reader can be as- 

 sured that every variety listed has proved with us fully equal to our description of it. 

 We believe the list includes every sort of especial merit and though in some cases varieties equally 

 good may be offered, in no case are there any better sorts obtainable. 



The relation between a seed merchant and his customer is peculiar. There is no commodity 

 the quality of which is more impossible to determine by inspection than seed. Its value is measured 

 not by what it is but bv what it will produce, and this will depend upon qualities which are not sure 

 and of which the buyer cannot judge. He is therefore forced to trust to the seller. 



Reliabilitv has been our watchword and aim throughout our business life. We have spared no 

 labor or pains' in ascertaining how and where the best seeds can be produced and in securing for our cus- 

 tomers those of the highest posssible quality. That we have succeeded, the growth of our business and 

 the confidence our^Dld customers repose in us are sufficient evidence. Even our competitors testify to it 

 and the highest praise they can give the seeds they offer is that "they are as good as Ferry's." 



Success either in the home or market garden depends more upon the quality of the seed used than 

 upon any other factor. You cannot afford to take any risk or waste your time and labor on inferior or 

 questionable seeds no matter how cheaplv they may be offered. Reliable seeds cannot be offered at 

 half price. The best is always the cheapest. Buy Ferry's seeds and so get those you know are good. 



OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH THE 



ORDER. We do not send C. O. D.. as the cost of collecting 

 return charges is quite an unnecessary item of expense, 

 and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity 

 to warrant goods being so sent. 



HOW TO SEND MONEY. Remittances may be made 

 AT OUR RISK by any of the following methods, viz.: Postal 

 Money Order, Draft on New York or Chicago, or Express 

 CoMPA>rY"s Money Order. 



The rates charged for Postal Money Orders and Express 

 Money Orders are now so low that these are the best ways to 

 remit. We nill bear the expense of sending money in either 

 of these waj's. Deduct the cost of the order from amount 

 sent. Express Money Orders can be obtained at all offices 

 of the principal Express Companies. They are cheap and 

 absolutely safe. 



When Money Orders cannot be obtained, letters containing 

 money should always be registered. Money in ordinary letters 

 is unsafe. If currency is^ent by express, the charges should 

 be prepaid, and if local checks are used, 25 cents must be 

 added to cover the cost of collection. 



FREE OF POSTAGE OR EXPRESS CHARGES, packets, 



Ounces, Two Ounces, Quarter Pounds or Pounds, ordered 

 at list prices, will be sent free by mail or express. 



Customers ordering enough for a freight shipment, 100 

 pounds or more, or desiring to pay their own express charges, 

 may ^deduct 10 cents per pound from prices of this catalogue 

 on all seeds quoted by the pound or less. 



PINTS AND QUARTS. Pikts, Quarts and Four Quarts, 

 ordered at list prices, fifteen cents per quart, ten cents 

 PER PINT, must be added for postage or express charges, and 

 thej' will then be sent free. 



PECK, BUSHEL AND HUNDRED POUND LOTS, where 



Peck. Bushel or Hundred Pound lots are ordered, we deliver 

 free at depot or express office in Detroit, Mich., the freight or 

 express charges to be paid by the party ordering. 



FARM AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS we deliver at Depot 

 or Express Office in Detroit, Mich., at prices given on pages 



^^Where perishable or other goods are ordered to be 

 sent by freight or express to such great distances that the 

 cost of transportation will nearly or quite equal the value of 

 the goods, we must decline to ship unless purchasers remit us, 

 in addition to the price of goods, sufficient funds to prepay 

 transportation charges. When this requirement is not com- Detroit, MiCH., Jan. 1, 190; 



plied with, we reserve the right of declining the order and 

 returning money to the person ordering. 



SEEDS BY MEASURE. One-fourth bushel and over 

 sold at bushel rates; four quarts and over up to one- 

 quarter bushel sold at four-quart rates; less than four 

 quarts sold at quart or pint rates. 



SEEDS BY WEIGHT. We supply half pound and over 

 at pound rates; less than half pound lots are charged at 

 OUNCE, TWO-OUNCE or QUARTER-POUND RATES; 25 LBS. and over 



at 100 LB. RATES WHEN QUOTED. 



BAGS. To every order for one-quarter bushel and upwards, 

 to the amount of two bushels, 20 cents must be added for a 

 new bag in which to ship. 



SEEDS IN PACKETS, w^e offer the following induce- 

 ments to those wishing to purchase seeds in packets : Select 

 packets to the value of Si. 15 and send us Si 00: for S2..35 send 

 S2.00; for S3.60 send S3.00: for S4.85 send S4.iX>; for 8*3.15 send 

 S5.00; for S12.50 send SlO.OO; for S26.00 send S20.00. The seeds 

 will be sent by mail, postpaid, but these low rates apply to 

 seeds in packets only, and at catalogue prices, and not 

 to seeds by loeight or measure. 



NAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE GIVEN. 



We frequently receive letters containing money and orders, 

 which we cannot fill because the sender has failed to sign 

 HIS NAME OR THE P. O. ADDRESS is Omitted, and the post mark 

 being blurred, we are unable to fill the order, no matter how 

 much we desire to do so. Use our Order Sheet and Envelope 

 whenever you can, filling out the blank and signing your name 

 and }'ou will have no cause to censure us. 



GUARANTEE. Complaints made that seeds are not good, 



should quite as often be attributed to other causes as to the 

 quality of the seeds. There are hundreds of contingencies 

 continually arising to prevent the best seeds always giving 

 satisfaction, such as sowing too deep, too shallow, m too wet 

 or too dry soil; insects of all descriptions destroying the 

 plants as soon as or before they appear; wet weather, cold 

 weather, frosts, chemical changes in the seeds induced by 

 temperature, etc. For the above reasons it is impracticable 

 to guarantee seeds under all circumstances. 



We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, 

 purity, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we 

 send out, and we 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. 



D. M. FERRY & CO. 



