Important Notice: 



WE PAY THE DELIVERY CHARGES ^ U. S. 



By Parcel Post, Express or Freight at our Option 



On Small Vegetable Seeds in All Quantities 



BUYER PAYS DELIVERY CHARGES ON 

 FOLLOWING 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Asparagus Roots, Mushroom Spawn, 

 Onion Sets, Potatoes, Farm and Grass Seeds also on Implements, 

 Fertilizers and Insecticides on pages 28 to 32. 



PACKED WEIGHTS OF GOODS 

 ON WHICH BUYER PAYS DELIVERY CHARGES 



Beans, Peas or Sweet Corn, per quart 2 Lbs. 



Asparagus Roots per hundred 2 year 6 " 



Mushroom Spawn per brick 2 " 



Onion Sets per quart, 1 lb. per peck 8 " 



Potatoes per peck 16 " 



Implements, Fertilizers and Mailable Insecticides 



See weights given on pages on which they are offered, so that postage may 



be added according to rates in next column. 





DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES 



First 



Each 





Within the U. S. and Possessions 



Pound 



Additional 



lst,2d &3c / — , . • (f ! V,,:,,.. .,n ii, 



(over 8 ozs. 



Pound 





Size limit 84 inches for combined length 



tales as 



or 





and largest girth 



1 lb.) 



fraction 



First 



Zone within 50 miles of New York City 



5c. 



lc. 



Second 



50 to 150 " 



5c. 



lc. 



Third 



150 " 300 " 



6c. 



2c. 



Fourth 



300 " 600 " 



7c. 



4c. 



Fifth 



600 " 1000 " " 



8c. 



6c. 



Sixth 



" 1000 " 1400 " 



9c. 



8c. 



Seventh 



" 1400 " 1800 " 



lie. 



10c. 



Eighth 



" all over 1800 " " " " 



12c. 



12c: 



IMPORTANT — In remitting postage always add it to the 

 foot of the order as a separate item — this will help to avoid 

 mistakes. 



From the 4th to 8th Zone packages Weighing 10 bs. or Mora 

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

 by mail). 



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 balance 

 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. 



NOTE — If your own order does not amount to ten dollars; combine your's with your neighbor's order and you will 

 both get the advantage of free delivery. We will ship to you, but send your neighbor's name, so that we may send 

 him our catalogues. 



BUSINESS RULES 



PRICES IN THIS CATALOGUE CANCEL ALL PRICE LISTS PRE- 

 VIOUSLY ISSUED BY US. 



ALL GOODS IN THIS CATALOGUE are offered subject to being 

 unsold on receipt of order, and the prices quoted are subject to change 

 without notice. 



ADVANCE ORDERS. CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE. 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 Vegetable and Flower Seeds at 25% off. We will 

 supply half a pound at pound rates; half pecks at peck rates: half bushels 

 at bushel rates. All other quantities (other than packets) are priced net. 

 We offer no premiums, discounts or gratuities. 



REMITTANCES should be made by Express Money Order, P. O. 

 Money Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. We must decline sending 

 goods C. O. D. unless 25% of their value accompanies the order. 



ACCOUNTS — Parties having no account with us — who order goods 

 without remittance — must furnish satisfactory reference. New York 

 City reference preferred on account of the shorter delay pending investiga- 

 tion. 



We Do Not Supply Dealers, therefore our seeds, etc. can only be procured 

 by sending orders direct to us. 



WE FORWARD AS CUSTOMER DIRECTS by express, freight 

 steamer or mail. When no shipping instructions are given we send ac- 

 cording to our judgment. Some seeds, etc., we deliver free in the U. S„ 

 but on other s )eds and goods purchaser pays, or allows, transportation 

 charges when prepaid (see details at top of this page.) 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING AND CARTING of 

 goods to any railroad station, steamship line or express office in NewYork 

 City proper. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING, boxes, cases, or barrels. 

 Cloth bags we charge for, viz.; K peck, 10c; 1 peck, 12c; r A bushel, 15c; 

 1 bushel, 20c; 2 bushels, 40c. Burlap bags, 1 peck, 10c; % 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 cases or double sacks, we charge for at cost. 



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, into the hands of transportation com- 

 panies, but our responsibility ceases there. Consignee then assumes all 

 risks of heating, freezing and delays. 



CANADIAN ORDERS — 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 out. — therefore: 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty, express or implied aa 

 to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, 

 bulbs or roots they 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 be returned. 



TESTIMONIALS FROM CUSTOMERS— We 



are always pleased to hear from our customers re- 

 garding results. We appreciate the thousands of 

 unsolicited testimonials we receive annually and 

 are glad to publish as many as space will permit. 

 Photographs of gardens and particularly of indi- 

 vidual vegetables are always very gladly received 

 by|us. 



January 1, 1924. 



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. 



