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BECKERT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN CATALOGUE OF CHOICEST BULBS 



Customers Will Oblige Us by Carefully 

 Reading This Page Before Ordering 



Name and Address. Write your Name, Post Office, County, 

 and State as distinctly as possible. Some orders reach us 

 which give neither name nor location. In such cases it is im- 

 possible for us to fill such orders until we 

 again hear from the senders. 



Send Us Your Order as Early as Pos- 

 sible. It will facilitate its prompt execu- 

 tion, and will serve as insurance against 

 disappointment later in the season when 

 our collection of varieties becomes 

 "broken." We shall always appreciate, 

 after Nov. 1st, the giving of a second 

 choice of specific sorts. 



Use the Order Sheet. Make out your 

 list of requirements consecutively in the 

 order as given in the Catalogue, placing 

 the quantity wanted before the article, 

 and the price of the same in the column 

 to the right; and always keep a copy of 

 your orders. 



Correspondence should not be inter- 

 mingled with the body of the order, but 

 should be written on a separate sheet of 

 paper. 



Remittances. Send your remittances by 

 Express or Post Office Money Order, 

 Registered Letter, or Draft on New York. 

 For small amounts, postage stamps will 

 be acceptable. 



When the Remittance is not sufficient 

 to pay for the bulbs ordered, we will send 

 the quantity for which the remittance will 

 pay. 



Express Rates. Seeds, bulbs, and 

 plants are now entitled to special rates, 

 which are considerably lower than rates 

 on general merchandise. Where quick 

 delivery is desired, we advise, unless 

 goods are too bulky, to have shipments 

 go forward by express or parcel post. 



TFFBT 



Where we are taking care of your orders 



Errors. All possible precautions are taken to avoid their 

 occurrence. Notify us at once if your order is not properly 

 filled, and we will promptly make the necessary corrections. 



Substitutions. As the season advances, 

 some stocks of bulbs are exhausted, so it 

 is advisable, when late orders are sent, to 

 name a few substitutes. We make sub- 

 stitutions only when requested to do so, 

 sending varieties that will as fully cover 

 the indicated wants as our stock will per- 

 mit. If not so instructed, the remittance 

 will be refunded. 



Catalogues are sent free to all our cus- 

 tomers of the past year. Should any 

 change their place of residence, we desire 

 to be informed, that we may correct the 

 address in our Catalogue list. Our local 

 customers, who purchase over our coun- 

 ters, will please give their correct address 

 when making their first annual purchases; 

 this will insure their receiving Catalogues 

 the following year by mail. Many of our 

 patrons who desire our Catalogues fail 

 to receive them because their post office 

 address is unknown to us. 



Please Let Us Hear From You 



We are always delighted to receive 

 from you frank expressions of opinion 

 concerning either our goods or methods 

 of service. If it has been our privilege to 

 serve you to your satisfaction, kindly tell 

 others about Beckert Service. If our ser- 

 vice proves disappointing, please tell us. 

 Its our business to please you and our 

 constant efforts are toward rendering the 

 type of service that stands for thorough 

 satisfaction. We shall gladly forward our 

 catalogues to such among your friends 

 as you know to be interested in gar- 

 dening. 



Mails Make Near Neighbors of Us All 



Throughout last winter, mail orders were filled the day they arrived. Bulb orders will be filled as soon as shipments 

 reach us from' abroad — generally around October 1st. Do not let the fact that you cannot personally call at our store, dis- 

 courage you from sending your order to headquarters for Quality Bulbs. Our personal advice, recommendations or sugges- 

 tions on any point in the make-up of your order are yours to command by mail. 



Quick, economical service from our 

 door to yours via TJ. S. mail 



Parcel-Post Rates 



Parcels of bulbs weighing 8 ounces or less must pay postage to all zones at the rate of 1 cent 

 for each 2 ounces ; in excess of 8 ounces at pound rates. 



Parcels of general merchandise weighing 4 ounces or less must pay postage to all zone:, at 

 the rate of 1 cent per ounce ; in excess of 4 ounces at pound rates. 



We forward, postpaid, all seeds in packets, ounces, and quarter-pounds. 



To figure postage on bulbs, please refer to the approximate weights per dozen bulbs given 

 under the various class headings throughout this catalog. 



First pound Each additional Limit of 

 or fraction pound or fraction weight 



Local rate. Pittsburgh and R. F. D. Routes Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SO 05 $0 00V 2 50 lbs. 



1st zone. Within 50 miles of Pittsburgh 05 01 »" jj>s. 



2d zone. Over 50 and under 150 miles from Pittsburgh 05 01 50 IDs. 



3d zone. Over 150 and under 300 miles from Pittsburgh... 06 -0 JD*. 



4th zone. Over 300 and under 600 miles from Pittsburgh— 01 ~» jp*. 



5th zone. Over 600 and under 1000 miles from Pittsburgh—. 08 06 -U ids. 



6th zone. Over 1000 and under 1400 miles from Pittsburgh OH »« Jps- 



7th zone. Over 1400 and under 1800 miles from Pittsburgh— 11 10 JDS. 



8th zone. Over 1800 miles from Pittsburgh 12 1^ -« ">s. 



