OIESCnOUS 10 COEHSSFOHBSnS, 



tHHrUCH trouble, delay and disappointment may be avoided by observ- 

 i[J1 ing the following directions : 



jil 1st. Be particular to write your name distinctly, with Post Office, 

 <^J County and State, also the nearest Express Office. Please notify 

 us of any change of permanent address, in order that we may be 

 able to forward our catalogues with regularity. Orders are frequently 

 received without even a signature. We have quite a number of such 

 orders now on hand, that contained small amounts of money, which we 

 are unable to fill for want of an address, and no doubt the parties who 

 sent them consider themselves badly swindled. We would therefore 

 request all who remit, and do not receive the articles ordered within a 

 reasonable time, to notify us of the fact. 



2d. Write out your orders legibly, in a list apart from the body of the 

 letter, and in case of plants, specify if any varieties may be substituted 

 when not on hand. Amateurs not conversant with the varieties will 

 not suffer by leaving the selection to us, as we will, in such cases, make 

 the best possible selection. 



3d. It is requested that explicit directions be given for marking and 

 shipping packages. Where no specific directions are given, we shall use 

 our best judgment as to the route and mode of conveyance; it should, 

 however, be expressly understood, that all packages are at the risk of the 

 purchasers after their delivery to the forwarders. 



4th. All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied 

 by cash, a draft, or P. O. order, or instructions to Collect on Delivery by 

 Express, collection charges on small amounts to be paid by purchaser. 

 We decline sending C. O. D. to distant points unless the order be guar- 

 anteed by a remittance. In making a remittance, the purchaser Avill 

 please be particular and send a sufficient amount to cover the order. 

 When only a part of the amount is remitted, goods will be sent by Mail 

 only to the amount of the remittance. When sent by Express, we will 

 collect the balance on delivery of the goods. We have been compelled 

 to adopt this rule (except to old and well-known correspondents) on 

 account of the inconvenience of collecting small balances at the close 

 of the season, and the difficulty of keeping such accounts. 



5th. Purchasers are requested to notify us promptly of any errors 

 which may have occurred in filling their orders, as it is our desire to 

 give entire satisfaction. 



6th. For information as to mailing of Seeds, see page 4. 



In conclusion, we would state that the usual care will be observed in 

 putting up all orders, large or small, to give full satisfaction to the pur- 

 chaser, in the quality of the article, as well as in the manner of packing 

 and forwarding. 



7^^^ CAUTION. — Do not buy of travelling agents or peddlers. Some 

 of these im]>ostor3 have represented themselves as our agents — beware 

 of them. We employ no travelling agents. Send direct to head-quar- 

 ters, and then you are sure of obtaining a genuine article at a moderate 

 price. 



J^^^ Be particular to write your name distinctly, with Post Office, 

 County and State, also the nearest Express Office. Address, 



William F. Drker.) HENRY A. DREER, 



William H. Smith, j 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



