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THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



iMFOSMilTIQM FOB PURCHJISIBS. 



HOW Te SEND MONEY SAFliT. 



Our Prices are Strictly Cash. — The proper remittance 

 must in all cases accompany the order and should be enclosed 

 with it. 



MONEY AT OUR RISK.— All money sent us by Post- 

 office Money Order (not Postal Note) on "West Grove 

 P. O., Pa. ; Bank Drafts on any city bank; Express Money 

 Order or Registered Letter is at our risk, and we will be 

 responsible for its safe arrival, and will send full value for it 

 in all cases. 



POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDERS can now be had at 

 most all Post-offices, and are absolutely safe. If the letter 

 enclosing it is lost, send us the number, date and amount, the 

 office at which it was payable, a list of what you ordered, and 

 we will fill the order at once, and apply for a duplicate of the 

 lost Money Order, which the Government will furnish in such 

 cases. 



BANK DRAFTS, drawn on any city bank and made 

 payable to our order, are good, and can be had at all banks. 

 If lost, the bank will issue a duplicate. 



EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS are one of the cheap- 

 est and best ways of sending us Money. Perfectly 

 safe, because if lost a duplicate can be had by applying to 

 the Express Companv. 



REGISTERED LETTERS.— When you cannot get 

 Money Orders, enclose money — either notes or coin — care- 

 fully wrapped, and have it Registered by the Postmaster ; the 

 responsibility then is ours. 



POSTAL NOTES are payable to bearer and no dupli- 

 cates allowed; the sender assumes the risk if lost. 



STAMPS. — Please do not send stamps in payment of 

 goods. Money is much more acceptable, and j'ou can send 

 small amounts (under one dollar) in Silver Coin — care- 

 fully ■wrapped and sealed — ^just as safely as stamps, 

 and much more conveniently to yourselves and us. 



CANADA (see page 9). — Friends in Canada can remit 

 by International Postal Order on West Grove P. O., Pa., 

 Bank draft on New York, or Canadian currency in Registered 

 Letter. 



An elegant Rose presented for the Cost of Re- 

 mittance. — In addition to all other premiums, we will pre- 

 sent with all orders for plants an elegant Rose for every re- 

 mittance of gi and upwards made by Money Order, Bank 

 Draft, Express Order or Registered Letter. This 

 Rose will be marked R. on back of label. 



Ml QUJLSAHTEE QUI EOSES. 



Guarantee. — All Roses and plants sent out by us to 

 points within the United States and Canada, whether by mail 

 or express, are guaranteed to reach the purchaser in good 

 growing condition. In case of accident, by which they are 

 injured or spoiled in any way before delivery, we request in- 

 formation to be forwarded immediately, so that they may be 

 replaced at once. Having arrived in good order, our respon- 

 sibility ceases. 



Size and Quality of Plants. — The Roses we send are 

 fine, strong, healthy plants — grown in pots. Many of the 

 ever-blooming varieties are ready to bud when sent out, and 

 will quickly come into full bloom. Where the season is suffi- 

 ciently advanced they are suitable for planting at once in 

 open ground, or they can be grown nicely in the house, in 

 pots or boxes. 



OUR ROSES ALL POT GROWN.— ^// our Roses are 

 Pot Grown, ajid specially prepared for safe transportation and 

 immediate bloom. Tkey are grown in pots in ordi?iary fertile 

 soil, without manure or stimulants of any kind ; our design 

 being to produce strong, healthy, well-matured plants, well 

 furnished with working roots. Instead of fojxing them into 

 bloom here, we aim to keep them, from blooming as much as 

 ■maybe, and to get them ready and in the best possible condi- 

 iioti to grow and bloom quickly after planting out. Our 

 Roses are not tired and needing rest, or petted and forced so 

 that they demand unusually nice treatment, but are sent out 

 strong and hungry, ready for work, inured to hardship, and 

 fully prepared to battle for life, and this is one great secret of 

 their success. YOU CANNOT EASILY KILL THEM 

 OR KEEP THEM FROM BLOOMING. 



OUR ROSES ARE ALL ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. 



All our Roses are grown from cuttings, and are therefore 



all on their own Roots. If the plants incline to sprout f-om the 



root, they should be encouraged to do so, as young, vigorous 

 shoots frequently produce the finest fiowers. They cannot 

 throw up -wild shoots, because root and top are the same , and, 

 as lo7ig as a?iy part of the plant remains, it will produce the 

 same beautiful flower . 



NO BUDDED OR GRAFTED ROSES SENT OUT. — 

 We do not send out any budded or grafted Roses, for, 7iot- 

 withstanding all that is said in their favor by those who are 

 interested in their sale, it is well known that budded and 

 grafted Roses generally prove an utter failure and are en- 

 tirely unreliable for general planting. ALL OUR ROSES 

 ARE ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. 



Difference in Size of Varieties. — Do not expect all 

 varieties to be of the same size ; some are stronger growers than 

 others, and make larger plants at the same age and under ex- 

 actly the same conditions, and some of the smallest and 

 weakest growers produce the most beautiful fiowers ; this is 

 according to Nature, and can't be helped. 



Better than "we Promise. — Ihough our prices are very 

 low for the quahty of the plants we offer, we always trv to do 

 a little better than we promise, and give generous value and 

 faithful service to all. 



Presented Plants are marked P. on back of label, and 

 are frequently very choice sorts. Be sure to take good care 

 of them ; they sometimes give better satisfaction than those 

 ordered. 



Purchaser's Choice of 'Varieties. — We endeavor to 

 grow all varieties we offer in sufficient quantity to furnish ex- 

 actly what is ordered. We always have an enormous stock 

 to select from, and try to fill all orders exacth- as given. 



Which are the best Varieties. — We cannot give a 

 list of the best varieties, because those that are best for one 

 place may not be so for another ; but ■we ■wUl cheerfully 

 select for purchasers ■who direct us to do so ; and 

 if we are told the class of Roses wanted and the colors pre- 

 ferred, we can always insure satisfactory results, both in the 

 varieties and the quality of plants. 



PLANTERS who wish several hundred Roses or other 

 plants for their own use should send a list of the varieties and 

 number of each wanted, and we will examine carefully and 

 give lowest prices by next mail. Ordinary orders are in- 

 variably at prices given. 



ROSES READY FOR SHIPMENT AT ALL TIMES. 

 — Planting is always in season in some parts of the countrv, 

 and orders are received and plants can be for\varded every 

 working day in the year. 



HOW WE SEMD QEDESS. 



Otir Great Specialty is sending orders by mail, postpaid, 

 to any post-office in the United States or Canada. We con- 

 sider our method of packing superior, and guarantee the safe 

 arrival of every order. 



Mailing Boxes. — We pack in strong wooden boxes, 

 with live moss filling. Though this is the most expensive 

 way, it is the best, and therefore ■we use no other. 



Express Orders. — For Express orders we select the 

 largest and best plants on hand at the time, and though we 

 do not promise larger Roses by Express than we send b)- 

 Mail (unless Two-year Roses are ordered, see page 41), we 

 can gejierally send larger shniis and other plants, and some- 

 times larger Roses. Our system of packing is so complete 

 that we can ship with perfect safety during the coldest or 

 hottest weather, and guarantee the plants to arrive in good 

 condition. 



"We Ship by Express ■when Directed, the purchaser 

 paying the Express charges. Many persons prefer to have 

 their goods sent by Express, the plants have more room in the 

 boxes and look larger and better when opened. Besides this, 

 a portion of the earth can be left on the roots, which some 

 consider a great advantage. Large orders should always be 

 sent by Express when plants are wanted in best condition and 

 the expense is not an objection ; but we can send small orders 

 of ordinary size Roses and plants, long or short distances, 

 just as safely and satisfactorily by Mail, and save the pur- 

 chaser the Express charges. 



Correction of Errors. — We take all possible care to 

 avoid errors, and, when any occur, request information to be 

 forwarded immediately, so that they can be corrected at once; 

 we cannot afford, and do not mean to have a single customer 

 dissatisfied, if prompt and careful attention to his wants will 

 prevent it. 



