TERMS OF BUSINESS 
Orders. We shall esteem it a favour if our Customers will kindly use the Order Sheet that 
accompanies this Catalogue, and be particular to fill in the full postal and rail address, 
as sometimes Orders reach us without either name or address, and it is impossible to 
trace the senders. 
Free Carriage All Prepaid Orders for Bulbs, over 5s. in value, will be sent Carriage Paid. 
Orders not prepaid, if over 10s. in value, carriage may be deducted at settlement of 
account. 
Besides sending Prepaid Orders “carriage paid,” we allow five per cent, 
discount, which may either be deducted by the Customer when remitting, or if this is 
not done, a liberal equivalent in goods will be added to the Order. 
of Bulbs. 
Prepaid 
Orders. 
Cash Dis- Five per cent, discount may be deducted from all accounts when paid within 
count. One Month from date of invo ice. 
Terms of Our books are made up at Christmas and Midsummer, when all accounts are due 
Credit. nett. _ 
Remittances. Money Orders and Postal Orders to be made payable at Covent Garden 
Post Office; these and all Cheques should be crossed “London and County Bank.” 
Small amounts may be remitted in Postage Stamps or Coin, in a Registered Letter. 
Packages. 
Boxes, Bags, &c., are charged at cost price, butthese may be deducted from our 
account if returned within a fortnight. Returned empties should have the sender’s 
name on the address label for identification , and a notification should be sent by post, 
stating date of dispatch and name of Railway Company. 
Catalogues. Our Seed Catalogue is published in January, Hardy Plant Catalogues in March, 
Daffodil and General Bulb Catalogues in August. We are always pleased to forward 
any of these Catalogues, free of charge, to friends of our Customers on receipt of a 
line requesting us to do so. 
Nurseries, Our Nurseries are situated near to Surbiton Station (London and South- 
Long Ditton. Western Railway). Visitors are invited during March and April to see our magni- 
ficent Collection of Daffodils in flower (see notice of a visit to our Nurseries on page 2); 
in April and May, Tulips, etc. ; and during Summer and Autumn to see our Collection 
of Herbaceous Plants and Alpines, and many rare and beautiful Bulbous Plants. 
Daffodil Prize See Prize Notice on page 5, and other Daffodil Notices, page 4. 
for 1897. 
Notices to Our Foreign and Colonial Correspondents. 
Prepayment 
necessary. 
Owing to the < iffi.'ulty of collecting accounts abroad, we beg that Customers will 
kindly enclose with their Orders a remittance, a dra ft, or an ‘ ‘ order to pay,” on a 
Lon don Bank, or Agent ; the remittance should be sufficient to cover ccst of carriage 
when the freight is required to be paid in advance. 
Particulars of India. — Seeds and Bulbs can be despatched to all postal towns in India, by Parcel 
Freight. Post, at the rate of 1 lb. for Is., and after the first lb. 8d. per lb. up to II lbs., 
or by “ Eastern Express,” at 6d. per lb. up to 30 lbs., after 30 lbs. cheaper 
as cargo. 
Australia and New Zealand, per “ Eastern Express,” at 6d. per lb. 
(minimum 2/) or pei Parcel Post at 9d. per lb. We recommend the 
Parcel P ost t o be used where possible, p arcels th us sent being delivered at the 
Customer’s house quicker, and without any additional charges. 
Shipping, &C. In Shipping Bulbs and Plants to India, Australia, New Zealand, America, 
and the Cape, we exercise great care in selecting, preparing, and properly packing the 
same. Still there are so many contingencies that we cannot, in any way, hold 
ourselves responsible for the condition in which Plants or Bulbs reach their 
destination. Our Customers will do us a pleasure if they report, on arrival, the 
condition of the goods. Our experience in successfully preparing and shipping Seeds, 
Bulbs, and Plants to India and the Colonies extends over a long period. 
