The Dingee & Gonard Co., West Grove, Pa. 



How to Send Money Safely 



Information for Customers 



Terms Gash 



To INSURE dispatch, the proper remittance must be enclosed with the order. Please remeiH- 

 ber that admirable and safe as om^ mail facilities are, some vexatious lo§Se§ to the Seilder§ 

 of letters are liable to occur; that careful as Uncle Sahl ig, gome letters are lost in transit; 

 some mails are burnt up in great railroad wrecks. Prudence dictates that remittances be made 

 so that in case of loss duplicates can be had. Therefore we say money may be sent at our risk, 

 by P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft, Express Money Order, Money (not stamps) in Registered 

 Letter. We will be responsible for the safe carriage of money sent us in any of the above ways, 

 and if lost will give full value. 



PLEASE DO NOT SEND STAMPS FOR MONEY; they often come stuck together or stuck 

 to the letter so that they cannot be taken out except by soaking the whole. Silver in small 

 sums, if carefully wrapped, will carry just as safely, and is far more acceptable. 



CANADA CUSTOMERS can remit by International Money Order on West Grove, Bank Draft, 

 or currency in Registered Letter. Canada postage stamps have no value here. 



We cannot send Dormant Roses or Shrubs to Canada owing to a law recently enaeted t© that 

 effect, except from March 15th to May 15th, and from October 7th to Deeeiiibet- 7th, through the 

 following customs ports, where they will be fumigated; St. John^ N. B.; St. Johns, P. Q.; Niagara 

 Falls and Windsor, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba. All othef goods, including Roses grown under 

 glass, are admitted at any time. 



A Guarantee That Means Something 



WE GUARANTEE that all plants we send out 

 shall reach their destination in good growing con- 

 dition; if they do not, inform us by return mail and 

 we will replace at once. When we deliver them to 

 you in good order our responsibility ends. 



We do not guarantee that roses we send out will 

 not be killed by drought, insects, accidents or frost 

 after they are planted. 



ORDERS BY MAIL ARE SENT POSTPAID to 



all post-offices in the United States or Canada, and 

 we guarantee they shall reach the purchaser in 

 good growing condition. 



WHEN SO DIRECTED WE SHIP BY EXPRESS, 



or when the order is of a size or character that it 

 cannot be safely sent by mail, the purchaser pay- 

 ing express charges. But we are on the constant 

 lookout to save purchasers all needless expense, and 

 to that end, especially on long distances where 

 goods are ordered by express, we send them by 

 mail, knowing that it is to our customers' decided 

 advantage to do so. 



WE GUARD AG/'NST ERRORS in filling orders 

 as carefully as we can, but occasionally, in spite of 

 best care, some mistakes will creep in; when they 

 do, notify us at once, and we will correct them 

 promptly. We cordially invite customers for our 

 goods, and do not intend they shall regret coming 

 to us if we can possibly by fair dealing prevent it. 

 But do not blame us for not promptly filling your 

 order, it you have (as hundreds do every year) 

 given no name or address; if you live in a city 

 please be careful to give street and number. If 

 yotir letter is lost on the way and does not reach 

 us, it will, of course, cause delay and often vex- 

 ation. 



OUR ROSES ARE ALL ON THEIR OWN 

 ROOTS. — Only a few years ago a great authority 

 on Roses said that Hybrid Perpetuals and Mosses 

 could not be grown that way; he was mistaken; 

 we grow all classes of Roses on their own Roots, 

 (except a few varieties, where noted ), and such only 

 are sent out. 



OUR ROSES ARE ALL GROWN IN POTS, in 



good, fresh soil without stimulants; are strong, 



healthy plants, kept free from blooming here by 

 cutting the buds off as they appear, and with any 

 fair treatment on your part will be sure to grow; 

 and the Ever-blooming class will bud and bloom as 

 soon as they start to grow vigorously. 



Do not expect all varieties of Roses to be of the 

 same size. Some under the same conditions make 

 much larger and stronger plants than others, but 

 many of the weakest growers produce the most 

 beautiful flowers. 



PLEASE OBSERVE CAREFULLY.— In ordering 

 please use the sheet which we provide for the pur- 

 pose whenever possible. Simply fill up the blanks, 

 giving the number and name of the varieties 

 wanted, with- price; we will understand. Do not 

 interline or make other notations thereon havihf 

 reference to the order. If you wish to eomffiunieate 

 with us at the same tim© us© a ggparate sheet of 

 paper. Write neatly, giving your nam© and address 

 plainly. When ordering always state wheh yoU 

 wish the goods shipped* else they Will be sent ypU 

 at once. Attention to. these details Will greatly 

 facilitate our work and pr^yeht §§flfU8iOh, error§ 

 and misunderstandingsi 



OUR AllVI IS TO DO iVlN ilTTlFl THAN 

 WE PROMISE, so when the order will at all afford 

 it. we add to it some plant or plants gratis, that 

 are often choice new kinds; several of the Roses 

 now so eagerly sought after were first Introduced 

 to our customers in this way — Presented with their 

 order. 



FOREIGN ORDERS can be sent by mail to the 

 countries with which we have a parcel post, ex- 

 change. They can also be sent by express, but the 

 party ordering must give the name and address of 

 some one in New York who will receive the goods, 

 prepay ocean charges and forward to them. 



All foreign and Canadian orders should be ac- 

 companied with 10 per cent of the amount addition- 

 al to cover the extra cost of packing and postage. 



When large lots of Roses, Shrubbery, Vines, etc., 

 are wanted for Cemetery or Hedge planting, send 

 us a list of stock wanted to price; growing, it In 

 large quantities as we do, we can make for such 

 very advantageous prices. 



/^^l "L /^i/«/-1 y2kv«0 ^^ our customers who make up club orders among their friends we 

 V><1IJ.D V^ldwlS make special inducements. We require, however, that the club shall 

 " consist of the complete addresses of five club names, including the 



clubber, and that the order shall amount to not less than $10.00 in cash. Write us for our terms 

 under these conditions. D. & C. goods stand for quality. 



