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L. L. MAY & CO., ST. PAUL, MIN 
POINTERS. 
We make It an especial point to ship all orders on the day of their receipt. If £rom any cause, we are unable to do this, we immediately 
notify our customers of the fact and the reason of the delay. 
In asking you to order early it is to avoid disappointment to any of our customers. It sometimes happens that we run out of some vari- 
eties of seeds before the planting season has passed. This catalogue, which we have the pleasure of sending you, is usually thoroughly 
circulated by the loth of January, and we commend the above request to your kind notice. 
We wish to direct your attention to the matter under the heading of "Plant Department," and which we ;think will interest you in 
showing its great progress and development within the past twelve months. 
In conclusion we tender you our hearty thanks for your many favors of the past, and hope for a continuance and increased mutual pros- 
perity of our business relations. We are always glad to hear of your success, and trust when you are in need of such advice as wo can give, 
you will not hesitate to apply for it. Do any of your flower friends desire one of our catalogues? We will gladly forward as many as may 
be needed to their address. Wishing you every prosperity we remain as always. 
Very respectfully and truly yours, 
City Store, 5 West 3rd St. L. L. MAY & CO., 
Wholesale Warehouses, Como Ave. c t> 
Offices and Conservatories, Como Ave. ST. PAUL, MiNN. 
SUGGESTIO/NS TO ALL WHO BUg. 
THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF PACKAGES GUARANTEED. 
We guarantee the safe arrival of packages of Plants, Bulbs and Seeds in good condition in the United States. If a package fails to reach 
a customer we will send again as soon as informed of the fact, or if any part is injured or lost we will replace it. Whenever writing in ref- 
erence to a previous order, be sure to mention the post office or cxpi-ess office to which the goods were to be shipped and sign the same name 
as in the first order. We do not consider ourselves held by this guarantee unless complaints arc made within three weeks after the receipt 
of the goods. , 
OUR CUSTOMERS IN CANADA. 
There is a duty on seeds sent from the United States to Canada. We will, in all cases when it is possible, pay the duties and postage on 
seeds purchased at retail catalogue prices, so that our customers will have no trouble or expense. Plants are permitted to enter free of duty. 
PAYMENTS TO ACCOMPANY ORDER. 
Goods sent C. U. D. only when one-fourth the amount is sent with the order, with charges for returning money added to blU. 
HOW TO SE/ND MO/NEg. 
All money may be sent at our risks if forwarded according to directions. 
POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS. 
Post Office Money Orders, to be obtained at many post offices but not all, are perfectly safe and will cost from 5 to 25 cents. This is the 
best way when practicable. 
BANK DRAFTS ON ST. PAUL, CHICAGO OR NEW YORK. 
A draft on any of the above places can be obtained at any bank for from lo to 25 cents, and will be sure to come correctly. 
I EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS. 
These can be obtained at all offices of the American, Adams, United States, Northern Pacific and Wells, Pargo & Co. Express Companies. 
MONEY PACKAGES BY EXPRESS. 
Amounts not less than $5.00, can be sent by Express Money Package. These we are sure to get and the cost is very little. 
, REGISTERED LETTERS. 
When money cannot be sent by any nf the above methods, it may be enclosed in a registered letter. The cost of registering is 10 cents. 
Sums less than one dollar, may be forwarded by mail, at our risk, without registering. 
Postage Stamps accepted for sums less than $1.00. 
When remittances are not made according to these directions, we disclaim all responsibility. 
There Is no safety In Postal Notes and they are sent at risk of sender. 
Don't forget your name, Post Office and State. 
Parties ordering will confer a particular favor by using the Order Sheet, as it saves us a great deal of time and msures the most cor- 
rect filling of orders. Nothing is more annoying than to get orders muddled up through the body of the letter. 
It Is requested that explicit directions be given for marking and shipping packages. When no special directions are given, we will 
use our own judgment as to the route and mode of conveyance. 
