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plant or plants wanted, according to the following rates : Where n single Plant may be 
f"H A C\ C\ wantcl1, c ' tncr r,lone or w ' tn Seeds, an addition of 10 cents to its price is required : where 
U I I I I I I,,rc<: or mort; . or 'ess than One Dollar's worth arc wanted, cither alone or in connection 
jjj I II II with Seeds, an addition of 15 cents is required to the combined amount of their prices. 
Customers should bear in mind that, to reduce bulk and weight, Plants for Mailing average 
a little smaller than those we Express ; but in every other respect are fully their equals. 
No. 2— with reference to filling order* and forwarding Stoclc BY EXPRESS. No 
Charge for Packing. — We practice filling orders and forwarding Plants and other stock by Express at anv 
season of the vear with safety. In the spring and also in summer, ordinary sized Plant orders to be sent by 
Express arc, with rare exceptions, packed in light, strong chip baskets, and large orders, in open-work crates, after 
danger of freezing is past. Earlier in the season, and in late autumn, the method of packing is similar to the close 
packing in paper-lined boxes adapted for winter. Wc have cITcctcd Arrangements with the American and also the 
United States Express Companies, whereby Plants and other Agricultural stock which wc may ship, will be carried 
over their lines, to many of the states, at special reduced rates. All Express and Railroad transport a- 
tion charges must be /aid at the office where they are received, but 
, NOTICE.— To every order for Greenhouse, Tender and Hardy Plants, Bui.ns, inc., 
V 0 ("1 n amol,nli "S <o TWO DOLLARS AND UPWARDS, selected at Catalogue prices, and which 
V^Zli U U is 10 bc lbrwarded b y Ejtpre»S,-\VE ADD WITHOUT COST sufficient stock to compen- 
_ _ _ make any charge for baskets, boxes or PACK INC on orders of this amount. The slock thus 
TV J I II I a ^dt:d will be of desirable quality and kind, but invariably subject to out- choice; it, \\owcvcr, 
vO^ji \_) \J customers will mention the kinds of plants which they piefcr as such compensation, toe will 
comply with their desires as nearly as our stock will allow. 
Filling Orders from the British Provinces, Ontario, Quebec (Cnnndn), Nova Scotia, etc. 
Wc will fill orders for Flower and Vegetable Seeds in packets, and send by Mail postpaid to any jmst offices in 
the provinces named, but owing to the great increase in rates of postage on Plains, Seeds and other FJoricullUm) 
Stock sent across the lines, and moreover being the weight of packages is limited 10 eight ounces each, we cannot 
accept orders for any stock but Seeds, to be sent by Mail. Our customers in the British provinces should there- 
for,: order their Plants. Bulbs, etc., to be forwarded by Express. Bulbs and Tubers pass free of duty, but on 
Plants there is a Duty of ten per cent, on cost price. If persons who order will name their nearest Port of Entry 
that is reached by Express, scarcely any delay will ensue in the Custom department. Wc arrange all necessary 
invoices, duplicates, etc., carefully and free of charge. 
On the Substitution of Sorts In Filling Orders.- Wc scarcely ever find it necessary to substitute 
other kinds or varieties, cither in Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, etc., for the ones asked for in orders. The necessity of 
so doing is more liable to occur in the case of Plants than with other stock, because these have to be grown to a 
salable condition, and no surplus can be stored on shelves or in bags, to fall back upon, if needed, as with Seeds, etc., 
but we practice a systematic course of propagating all kinds advertised, that is peculiar to our establishment, and 
which renders it next to impossible for us to be out of any sort unless very early or very laic in the season. Sume* 
limes it has happened that a certain variety or varieties have been called for in such unexpected large numbers 
r stock has become exhausted, or so greatly reduced as to oblige us to send out smaller plants or larger 
cut back, than is customary in filling orders, until a new or recent propagation has grown up. When this 
we invariably add some other choice kinds, without charge, to make up for the deficiency in quality ol 
ics that have been ordered. 
Giving Directions (as follow) for the care of Floricultnrnl Stock received bylUnll mid 
Express. Very Important. -Next in importance to their being properly packed by the shippers, it is 
necessary that Plants (wc will speak of these first) which have been received by Mail or Express be treated fairly 
after their arrival. All the information needed in attending to their simple wants in this respect is here given : 
Whether the Plants are intended for bedding in the open ground or for pot culture, or for planting in hanging 
baskets, vases etc, they should first be specially treated, for several wcek«. to encourage new action in the roots. 
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