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











Express Rates from West Grove, Pa., to Various Points |1 



CXPRESS shipments continue to grow in favor because we are able to send larger plants, 

 L more space in which to pack, a goodly portion of soil is left on the roots, so that plants 

 ■^ set-back in transit and always arrive in first-class order. All Express Companies allow 



and haA* 



receive! 



us 20 1 



cent, discount from merchandise rates. The schedule below will enable you to form a close 



estimatd| 



what the charges on your order will be. Two-year-old plants from 4-inch pots, when packed. 



will w^ 



as follows: Twelve plants, about 15 lbs.; 25 plants, 30 lbs.; 50 plants, 50 lbs.; 125 plants, 100 



lbs. Cll 



year-old plants, from 20 to 30 lbs. per 100. 





You will notice by the schedule that the charges 



your town the charges will be practically the saHI 



on 10, 15, 20, 30 and 100 lbs. to the most distant 



as those of the nearest Adams or Southern Offil 



points are very inconsiderable. For instance, 20 



within 50 miles. (See schedule below for the mc| 



lbs. to Omaha, Neb., or St. Paul, Minn., is only 75 



central points.) 





cents; T^ustin. Texas, $1.15; New Orleans, La., 90 



If not an Adams or Southern Office 



the char | 



cents; Chicago, 111., 36 cents. 



will, of course, be increased by the 



additiorl 



All goods, unless otherwise agreed, are forwarded 

 charges collect, there being absolutely no advantage 

 in having shipments prepaid, unless the ordinary 

 rate exceeds 8 cents per lb., in which case a special 

 rate of 10 cents for the first pound and a half and 8 

 cents for each additional pound is charged when the 

 shipment is prepaid in full. 



charge made by the connecting Company that co 

 trols your Office. We have but one Company 

 West Grove, the "Adams," which delivers shi 

 ments direct or through connecting Companies 

 any Express Office in the United States. 



The minimum charge by the Adams, or any ott 

 Company carrying a shipment over their lines is 



cents for each Company. In the schedule below t 



4®=* Please note carefully the following in deter- 



rates given are for delivery by Adams Exprc 



mining the probable express charges on your order. 



direct, or in connection with the Companies th 



If you have an Adams or Southern Express Office in 



control the offices named. 







RATE 







RATE I 



All goods are packed lightly 

 but safely m baskets or 





Customers given the benefit 

 of the cheapest rates on all 







^ ': 



, 

















boxes, except large fehrubs 



Express 



^1 



^* 



, i 





^* 



shipments. 



Express 



^* 



^1 



m 





which owing to size, must 



Company 



S 



S 





n 



Information not given in 

 this schedule, clieerftilly 

 furnished on application. 



Company 





UJi 



ts 



be baled 









h 



^^{ 



Alabama.... 



Montgomery .... 



Southern _ 



^3.60 



n 10 



•1^0.70 



$0.55 



$0.36 



Minnesota...' 



St. Paul 



Adams...„. 



^3.80 



ifi,i5 



iM>.75 



$0.65 $ 







W.F.&Co. 



3.60 



11.80 



1.10 

 .3.5.5 



.70 

 2.35 



.55 

 1.75 



.35 



i.';o 



Mississippi.. 









4.20 



1.26 



.86 



„66 



Arizona 



Phceuix 



Vicksburg, ) 



Arkansas. ... 



rexarkana. 



" 



4:m 



1.26 



.H4 



.7(; 



.45 





Jackson and V Southern .. 



3.80 



1,15 



.75 



,65 





Jamden 



Pacific 



4.--ai 



1.26 



M 



.70 



.45 





Columbus....; 













•< 



Little Rock 



San Fran Cisco,") 





4.20 



1.25 



.86 



.65 



.40 



Missouri 



Meridian 





3.40 



1.00 



.70 



M 



California.... 



Springfield, ^ 





Los Angeles, 

















Kansas City ^ 

 and St. Joseph) 

 St Louis .. 



Adams 



3.40 



1.02 



M 



sr 





SanDiego .Sac- 

 ramento and ■ 

 all points on 

 Pacific Coast 



W.F.&Co. 



11.80 



3.55 



2.40 



1.75 



1.20 



:: •••••• 



W.F.&Co! 

 U. S 



2.20 

 3.40 

 3.40 



,66 



1.00 

 1.00 



44 



M 



,45 





RoUa 





Jefferson City... 



Colorado 



Denver 



Adams 



7.(K) 



2.1( 



1.40 



1.05 



.70 



Montana 



Helena 



N. Pacific. 



8.60 



2.60 



1 70 



130 





Grand Junction 



W F.& Co. 

 Adams 



9.40 



7.00 

 1.20 



2.80 

 2 10 

 .40 



1.90 

 1.40 

 .35 



1.40 

 1.05 

 .,%5 



.95 

 .70 

 .35 



Nebraska.... 



Billings 



Adams 



7.80 

 440 

 3.?0 



2.35 

 130 

 1 15 



155 

 ,90 

 -75 



1.15 1 



ti 





Connecticut 



New Haven 



Omaha 



Canada 



Montreal 



American 

 Adams 



2.00 

 .80 

 .50 



1.20 

 .35 

 .35 



.35 

 .35 



.70 

 .3-5 

 ..35 



.35 

 .30 



Nevada 



New Hamp. 



Carson City. 



Portsmouth 



Manchester 



W.F. & Co. 

 American. 



12.40 

 1.00 



i.r^o 



3.T0 

 .70 

 .70 



2.50 

 70 

 70 



2,P5 1 

 .70 1 

 70 









Wilmington 



Dist. of Col. 



Washington 



" 



.80 



.35 



.35 



.36 



.35 



New Jersey 



Atlantic City 



Asbury Park 



Adams 



80 



..35 



.;i5 



.35 



Florida 



Jacksonville 



Southern 



3.40 



1.00 



.70 



.46 



.35 







l.(K) 



;« 



,35 



=35 



Georgia 



Savannah and 















•' 



Paterson ..- 



U. S 



I.JI 



.72 



-7(1 



?< 1 





Atlanta 



" 



.3.00 



.90 



.60 



.45 



.35 



'» 



Newark and 













Idaho 



Boise City 



Pacific 



Adams 



U. 8 Z'..'. 



9.80 



2.80 



1.80 

 2.20 



2.97 



.85 



.54 



.70 



1.92 

 .55 



.36 



.70 



1.47 



.40 



.70 



1.05 

 .a5 



.35 



.70 



New Mexico 

 New York... 





Adams 



W.F.& Co. 

 Adams 



.80 

 7.80 

 1.60 



.80 



1.40 



35 



2.36 

 ,48 

 .35 



,40 



85 

 1.55 

 .35 

 .35 



,35 



.3& ': 

 1.15 

 35 i 

 .35 ! 



■35 



Illinois 



Springfield, 



Peoria, Cairo - 

 and Rockford. 

 Chicago ,. 







Buffalo 





New York.. . 



(1 



Utica 

 and Elmira.... 



" 



Blooralngton .... 



•* , 



aalesbur^, ") 















N. Carolina 



Wilmington 



Southern.. 



2.0.5 



.60 



.4(1 



-35 





Rock Island y 



and Galena..) 



EvansvUle ) 



Adams 



3.20 



.95 



.66 



.50 



.35 



N. Dakota... 



Raleigh 



N. Pacific, 



1.80 

 6.00 



.56 



1.80 



.35 

 1.20 



.35 

 .90 





Bismarck , 



Indiana 



Cincinnatij 





Vincennes, V 



II 



2.(H 



.(!( 



.40 



.:i5 



.Ji) 





Columbus, 















Terre Haute) 

















Dayton, 













•I 



New Albany 

 and Logansport 















Ohio .. 



Marietta 











.35 





" 



1.80 



.54 



,36 



.36 



.35 





Zanesville, 













Indianapolis 

















Ne^vark, 













and Fort Wayne 



" 



1.« 



.4^ 



.;i5 



,.^5 



.;« 





Toledo, find 













Indian Ter. 



Fort Gibson 



Pacific 



fi.Of 



1.5( 



1.00 



.76 



.70 





. Mansfield. ... 













Iowa 



Burlington, ) 































D.ivanport >- 

 and Dubuque 

 Des Moines and 



Adams 



2.8( 



.m 



.56 



.42 



.36 



Washington 



Tacoma, Seat-1 













,. 















and Oregon 



tie, Portland . 

 and points on 

 Pacific Coast- 



W.F.& Co. 



11.80 



3.55 



2.35 



1.75 





Ottuniwa 



" 



.i.rr 



l.K 



.70 



.56 



.;« 















II 



Council Bluffs... 

 Fort Scott... 



„ 



3 40 

 4.00 



1.02 

 1.20 



.68 

 .80 



.52 

 .70 



.35 

 .70 



Penna 



Pittsburg 



Adams 



1.20 

 1.20 

 1.60 



.36 

 .35 

 .60 



.36 

 .35 

 .35 



.36 

 .35 



,35 



Kansas m. 





Williamsport ... 

 Erie 





Tope k a and 

 Lawrence 





W.F.&Co. 



4.2(1 



1.25 



.85 



.70 



.70 



R. Island 



Newport 



" 



1.2i 



M 



,36 



,36 



II 



Atchison and 

 Leavenworth 



Adams .... 



3.sn 



1.15 



.75 



..55 



,40 



S. Carolina... 



Southern . 



2.80 

 2.60 



.85 

 .80 



.00 



.50 



,40 

 ,40 





Columbia 



Kentucky... 



Louisville and 















Tennessee ... 



Memphis 



•• 



3.(1 



1.1( 



.70 



.55 





Lexington 



Newport 



Southern .. 

 Pacific 



2.20 

 1.80 

 4.40 

 .5.20 



.65 

 .55 

 1.30 

 1.55 



.45 

 .35 

 .90 

 1.05 



.35 

 ,35 

 .65 

 .80 



.35 

 .35 

 .45 

 .70 



Texas 



Nashville .... 



Adams 



Southern., 



W.F.& Co. 



3.40 

 3.40 

 2.80 

 6.00 



1.00 

 1.00 

 ,85 

 1.80 



,7(J 

 ,70 

 ,55 

 1.20 



.45 



.46 

 .40 



,90 



•• 



Clarksville 



Knoxville 



Louisiana.... 



New Orleans 



Baton Rouge 





Galveston 



•« 



Alexandria 



Shreveport. ..... 



Southern.. 



6.20 

 440 



1.55 

 1 30 



1.05 

 .90 



.80 

 65 



.70 



.45 







.. 



5.40 

 5.80 



1.60 

 1.75 



110 

 1.15 



.80 ! 

 .85 



«• 



Austin 



•• 



Monroe.. . . 



American. 

 Adams 



4.20 

 1.80 

 2.00 

 .80 



1.25 

 1.10 

 1.20 

 ..35 



.85 

 .70 

 -70 

 .3.5 



.66 

 .70 



.70 

 .35 



.40 

 .70 

 .70 

 ..35 



Utah 



Salt Lake City,. 



Montpelier 



Norfolk 



Riclimond ~ 



American. 

 Adams 



8 60 

 2 20 

 1.00 

 1.40 

 2.00 



2.60 

 „70 

 .35 

 .40 



l.VO 



70 

 ,35 



.35 



1.30 

 .70 

 85 

 ,35 



Maine 



Augusta.... ... 



Vermont 



Virginia 





Bangor 



Maryland.... 



Annapolis 



'• , 



Baltimore 





.60 



..35 



.,35 



an 



.;i5 



W. Virginia 



Charlestqn 



" ...... 





.40 



=35 



Mass 



Boston and , 













Wisconsin .- 



Madison, Osh- 















Worcester 



•I 



1 ?n 



a5 



3.5 



35 



.35 





kosh and y 



U S 





.95 



.Vt) 



M , 



Michigan 



Kalamazoo 



M 



1 60 



48 



!Vi 



.35 



.35 





Appleton ....) 





2.00 











Lansing 



Grand Rapids... 



T7, R -.., 



2.40 



1.05 



.85 



70 



.70 



'• 



Milwaukee 



Adams...... 



.60 



,40 



.35 ! 



•• 



Adams...... 



1.80 



.54 



.36 



.35 



.85 



•• 



La Crosse 



" 



3.05 



.90 



.70 



.50 



1 •• •'." 



Mackinaw City 



MM.. 



3.20 



.95 



.65 



M 



.35 



Wyoming.... 



Cheyenne 



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