Please Note: 



Terms: Cash with the order. Deposit of 25% will hold stock until time for 

 shipment, which will be about November 1 to 15 on Lilacs, and during Sep- 

 tember and October on Irises. 



We prepay express anywhere in the United States on all orders of $5.00 and 

 over. On smaller orders the buyer must assume this expense. Many persons 

 hesitate to place an order from such a distance as New England or the Mid 

 West. The past season we have shipped to Maine, Georgia, New Jersey, New 

 York, Connecticut, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Virginia, Alabama, Okla- 

 homa, Texas, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, California, 

 and many other diverse points. Our sj'stem of packing brings them to yow 

 fresh and without damage. 



Iris orders are all shipped prepaid. 



Place Your Order at Once, shipments to Eastern states are i)racticable only 

 in the Fall for reasons explained further on. ]Many varieties are very limited 

 in quantity, and will not be available for long. Take advantage of the discount. 

 You are privileged to deduct 10% discount on all orders placed prior to 

 October 15. This discount is applicable to LILAC ORDERS ONLY, and does 

 not apply to orders for Japanese Irises, Avliicli are strictly net at the prices 

 quoted. 



Shipping of Lilacs will commence as soon as stock is dormant in tlie Fall, 

 usually late in October. No stock sent out except short distances after March 1. 

 Pacific Coast orders filled almost tlirougliout the Winter. Orders from the 

 South also practical during that ])eriod. 



Remittances should be by check, postal or express money order, but never 

 enclose cash or currency unless registered. We cannot accept responsibility if 

 cash is lost in the mails. 



We guarantee all plants we send to be true to name and in a healthy live 

 condition at time of shipment. WE DO NOT guarantee them to grow in your 

 garden under conditions over which we have no control. This is in accordance 

 with the custom of the nursery trade. Claims for loss or damage en route 

 should be made immediately upon receipt, to transportation company. 



Reference: The First National Bank of Silverton. 



Lilac Culture, by J. C. Wister, a splendid book of 123 pages, well illustrated 

 and just published this year, tells everytliing you wish to know about lilacs; 

 history, cultivation, propagation, modern varieties, species, uses, diseases, etc. 

 I will send you a copy postpaid for $1.35, FREE with all orders of $15.00 or 

 over. Illustration on page 6 is used through the courtesy of the Orange-Judd 

 Publishing Company, New York, and is taken from this book. 



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