Drecr's Quarterly 



Wholesale Price List 



September=December, 1898. 



BZTLB DEPAh rMEAl, — The immense quantities of Bulhs wliich we handle, enable us to supply them 

 at the lowest possible prices. Our sources of supply are the best in this country and abroad, the leading growers 

 of the world having for years supplied us with their choicest stock. All prices quoted in this list include duty, 

 packing and delivery to any Express or Freight Line in Philadelphia. 



SEED DEPART ME^T.-ThiB is in charge of trained experts, and whether your wants may be in 

 Flower, Vegetable, or Agricultural seeds, you may be sure to get only the choicest. 



PLANT DEPART3IE ^ T. — Our stock of decorative plants is now very complete in a full line 

 of sizes, from small seedlings for growing on, to specimens of the most useful decorative sizes. The plants are 

 all in a clean, healthy, vigorous condition, thrifty and well-grown, and will compare favorably with stock distrib- 

 uted by us in previous seasons. 



Whenever possible, we solicit a personal inspection of our stock. Our nurseries at Riveiton, N. J., are within 

 easy reach from either Philadelphia or New York, and something of interest will always be seen. 



A time card of trains, wit h directions how to reach the nurseries, will be mailed to anyone applying. 



XOTF EXPRESS RATES ON^ PLANTS, BULBS AND SEEDS.-w^ are shipping by 



expr&ss lines to all parts of the country, plants, packed in closed boxes at a reduction of 20 per cent, from 

 regular rates of merchandi.se. Prepaid 4 pound packages of seeds, plants, and bulbs are carried to California and 

 all distant points for 30 cents each. 



Kyour careful and thorough system of packing, we Guarantee Safe Delivery on Plants and perishable 

 goods, when ordered to be sent by Express, and we always ship this way unless we have positive instructions to 

 the contrary. 



^w;;^^ Plants and other perishable goods, when sent in any other ^-^wc- 

 ^"^^ way, are solely at Purchaser's Risk. ^^^9 



PRICES.-The prices quoted in this list are net, and subject to no di.scounts. All orders from the trade will be 

 priced according to this list, articlfs offered in our Retail Catalogue and not offered in this li.-t will be supplied 

 at retail prices less the following discounts, viz. : Vegetable Seeds in packets. Flower Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, 

 33j% ; Small Tools and Insecticides, 10% ; Lawn Mowers, 5%. 



TERMS OF BUSINESS.-v^Vnknovm correspondents desiring to open an account, will please furnish 

 satisfactory reference, otherwise cash must accompany order. 



Remittances should be made by Post Office Money Orders, Drafts on New York or Philadelphia banks, 

 or Express MoTiey Orders. Where it is not possible to obtain these, the letter should be registered. We cannot 

 guarantee receipt of money sent in any other way. 



i^'Goods desired C. O. D. must be accompanied by a partial remittance to guarantee acceptance. 

 All goods are offered subject to being unsold on receipt of order, and we reserve the right to advance prices 

 without notice. 



CJECANfr E OF TER3TS» — in order to equalize and to give the same time of credit on all purchases, we have 

 decided to abolish our old .system of credits in which all accounts, regardless of date of purchase, were due in January 

 and July, and have decided to adopt a new system, as follows : 



All bills will be due and payable Ninety (90) days after date of invoice. B^°No charge is made for boxes 

 or packing, nor for delivery to Freight "Depots or Express Offices. g®"In filling out your order, always give 

 Shipping- Directions, and write Name and Address Distinctly. 



NON-WARRANTY, — We wish it to be distinctly understood, that although we continue to take all possible 

 pains to supply onl v New, Genuine and unadulterated Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, we still give no warranty, express or 

 implied, as to de.'-c liption, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any of the Seeds, Plants, or Bulbs we 

 send out, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Every order received for articles named in this 

 Catalogue will be executed on these conditions only. 



Seed and Bulb Store and Oflice, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Plant Greenhouses, and Nnrseries, Riverton, N. J. 



Bulba 



Plants 



Flower Seeds 



TABLE OF 



Page. 



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10 to 21 



22 to 25 



Miscellaneous Requisites . 



CONTENTS. 



Vegetable Seeds 



Mushroom Spawn . 



Grass and Clover Seeds . 

 Pa?os 31 to 34. 



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