Foreword 



may be that this is the first catalogue you have ever received from 

 our firm. It may be that you do not know that the business of which 

 this book is an agent was founded in 1871 and has developed from a 

 modest beginning into one of the largest greenhouse concerns in 

 the world. For forty years the product of this establishment has 

 been sold exclusively to florists, but the demand from those who 

 have private greenhouses and from those who merely maintain a 

 flower garden has been great and we have chosen to cater to this 

 demand also. In order to do this in a manner that will be a credit 

 to us we have added to our force of trained men others possessing the knowledge and ability to 

 carry lines of stock not formerly grown and the scope will be widened as rapidly as is consistent 

 with the maintaining of the quality of our output. We do not cater to the trade which prefers 

 to buy cheap, undersized plants, but to those who know and appreciate good plants and 

 their value. 



The following simple rules will be of assistance to us and eventually to our customers: 



ORDER EARLY. It will enable us to better prepare for the Spring trade if we have 

 your order on file. 



CASH WITH ORDER. Kindly send money sufficient to cover the entire bill. We do 

 not make shipments C. 0. D. unless remittance has been made on account to guarantee acceptance. 



REMITTANCES. Remittances should be made by Post-Office Money Order or by New 

 York drafts. If money is sent, the letter should be registered. All prices quoted in this list are 

 strictly net. All cheques must be payable to A. N. Pierson, Inc. 



CREDIT. If credit is desired, give references and allow us time to look them up. 



PACKING. No charge is made for boxes or packing on orders amounting to $1.00 or 

 more. For all orders under $1 .00 a charge of 1 5c. will be made for boxes and packiag. 



SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS. Give your name, post-office, county and State, and the 

 name of your nearest express office to which shipment is to be made. 



EXPRESS COMPANIES. We have only the Adams Express Company from Cromwell. 



CORRESPONDENCE. We endeavor to answer all correspondence, but owing to the 

 pressure of business during the Spring we request that questions be clearly and concisely stated. 



ERRORS. Keep a copy of your order. We aim to have our orders correctly filled. Where 

 we are at fault we shall make satisfactory correction. 



NON-WARRANTY. We aim to give the best possible service and to ship stock that will 

 be up to our high standard of excellence. We endeavor to keep varieties true to name, but do not 

 guarantee this, nor do we in any way guarantee the success of the grower purchasing the stock in 

 this catalogue. 



