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/^N the succeeding pages — 120 to 172, in- 



^^ elusive — we offer a complete stock of 



growing plants, embracing flowering and 



"foliage" plants, palms, bulbs and decorative 



plants for the greenhouse, conservatory and 



dwelling house, hardy plants and shrubs for the 



lawn and garden, vines for the house, garden and 



door-yard, small fruits and vegetable plants for the 



kitchen garden, and a general assortment of plants 



for all purposes, making the most complete collection 



offered by any business firm in the country. 



ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS. 



First. Please use the order sheet and give explicit 



instructions how you wish the plants sent. Second. Please 



don't mix orders for seeds and plants together; all can be 



sent in one shipment, but it aids us materially if they are 



written on the separate order sheets supphed for that purpose. 



Third. Please don't mix orders with letters. They should be 



written on separate sheets to avoid confusion. 



WE DO NOT DELIVER PLANTS FREE BY EXPRESS. In 



all cases the buyer must pay the carrying charges. We deliver 



plants free by mail if so ordered and it is practicable; but we have 



to take the soil from the roots to lighten and must send smaller 



plants than if sent by express. We always add extra plants to help 



defray express charges. 



PACKING PLANTS. Next in importance to growing good plants 

 is proper packing of them, so that they may reach the purchaser with- 

 out injury. The systein of packing plants that obtains to-day was 

 evolved by the founder of our house and perfected bj^ him. Our plants 

 almost in\ariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our 

 greenhouses 



OUR GUARANTEE. We guarantee safe arrival of all plants sent by 



^=' expn^s in the United States or Canada. Should anything- be injured in 



transit we urge our customers to notify us at once on receipt of the goods, and 



m every case send us a list of what has been damaged, so that we can replace 



them without delay. But when they arrive in good condition our responsibihty 



ceaseb, and it from inattention or other causes they fail and complaint is then made 



we cannot replace them. Plants sent other than by express are entirely at the risk 



of the purchaser. 



EXPORT ORDERS. The extra packing necessary for plants going to foreign 

 countries compels us to charge cost for packing. All plants exported are at pur- 

 chaser's risk ot damage from any cause whatsoever. 



PLANTS FREE BY MAIL. Plants can be sent free by mail, except large Roses, 

 Palms, Azaleas, Camellias, Shrubs and other plants of large size, when instructions to that effect accompany the order, other- 

 wise they will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges) ; but as we alwaj's add enough plants gratis to help defray these charges, 

 customers will see the great advantage of having plants sent by express, for not only can we send larger plants, but they arrive 

 in better condition than if sent by mail. We advise shipping by express wherever possible. 



LOW EXPRESS RATES. Under the present schedule of the leading express Companies, plants packed in closed boxes will now 

 be carried at the "General Special" rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 per cent, from the regular merchandise rates. 

 Shipments weighing less than 100 lbs. receive the benefit of the rate per 100 lbs., but the minimum charge is 35c. The buyer pays 

 the express charges. 



IIUIPflRTANT ^^ ship all orders for plants immediately upon receipt. We will reserve plantsfor future shipment, but instructions lo tha: 

 imrUn IMIt l. effect must accompany the order. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 



