special Notices and Terms of Business 
FREE CARRIAGE OF BULBS. 
All Orders ■for Bulbs to value and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any Railway 
Station in the United Kingdom. 
Prepaid Orders for Bulbs to value los. and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any 
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. 
6% Oash Discount on Bulb Orders of 20s. and upwards.— 1s. in the £ dUcount 
is alluwed for Ca>h with Order exception of the Special Collections offered on pa^es 6 and 7, winch 
are strictly nett), and this may be deducted by the Customer when remitting, or if this is not done, 
a liberal equivalent in goods will be added to the Order. The same discount may also be deducted 
from all Bulb accounts of 20s. and upwards when paid within 14 days from date of invoice 
{excepting Coltectims offered on pages 6 and 7, which are strictly nett). 
Terms of Oredit — Our books are made up at Christmas and Midsummer, when all accounts are 
due nett. 
ReiYiittSincOSs —Money Orders and Postal Orders should he made payable at Bedford Street Post 
Office ; tliese and all Clieques should be crossed “ London and County Bank. Small amounts may 
be remitted in Postage Stamps or Coin, in a Registered Letter. 
— Boxes, Bags, etc., are charged at cost price, but these may be deducted from our account 
if returned Carriage Paid within a fortnight. Returned empties should have the senders t/ame on the 
address label for identification and an advice sent by post ^ shxting date of despatch and name of Railway Co. 
Q£i,i£i,lovu 08 a Our Seed Guide is published in January, Descriptive Catalogue of Bulbs and 
Tubers for Winter and Spring Planting in January, Hardy Plant Catalogue ist of March, 
Daffodil and General Bulb Catalogues in August. We are always pleaNed to forward any of these 
Catalogues, free of charge, to f' lends of our Customers on receipt of a line requesting us to do so. 
Our Surbiton Nurseries- — Visitors invited during Spring to see our magnificent collections of 
Daffodils and I'ulips in bloom. The Nurseries are situated less than a mile from Surbiton Station 
on the London and South-We.''tern Railway. Cabs are always to be had at Surbiton Station. 
— We keep a special Register of Gardeners in want of situations, and shall be pleased to 
put such in communication with any of our Customers requiring Head Gardeners. 
Notices to our Foreign and Colonial Correspondents. 
Prepayment neoeBSary. — Owing to the difficulty of collecting accounts abroad, we beg that Customers 
will kindly enclose with their Orders a remittance, a draft, or an “order to pay. ” on a London Ba nk, 
or Agent ; the remittance should be sulticient to cover cost of carriage when the freight is required to 
be paid in advance. 
Cash Discount 57 .— In the case of Prepaid Orders we allow a discount of is. in the £ ‘he amount 
of Seeds or Bulbs ordered, which may either be deducted by the Customer when remitting, or 
if this is not dime, a liberal equivalent in goods will be added to the order. 
Carriage* — No allowance for Carriage can be made in the case of Foreign Orders; the extra attention 
necessary precludes any kind of allowance in th.s respect. 
Packing. -A moderate charge will be made where special materials have to be used, such as Sphagnum 
Moss, Oil-silk, or hermetically sealed tin cases, and where any special packing necessitates a great 
deal of labour (as in the case of some Plant Orders), when out-of-pocket expenses only will be 
charged. 
Parcel Post Rates.- AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH ; 6d per lb (minimum charge if.) 
NEW ZEALAND : under 3 lb. If. : 7 lb. 2f. ; ii lb. 3f. 
TASMANIA ; 6d. per lb. (minimum charge If.) 
CAPE COLONY and NATAL: gd. per lb. TRANSVAAL: If. per lb. 
INDIA : 3 lb. for If. ; 7 lb. for 2f. ; ii lb. for 3f. 
CANADA : 6d. per lb (8rf. for the first lb.). 
CHINA 3 lb. If. ; 7 lb. 2f. ; ii lb. 3f. 
JAPA.N : 3 lb If. lOd. ; 7 lb. 3f. 6d-, il lb. 5:. 2d. 
U N ITED STATES of America ( Official Service) : 2f. for each parcel not exceeding 4 lb 6 oz. in weight. 
Shipping, etc.-ln Shipping Bulbs and Plants to Australia, New Zealand, America, India, 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. Oar Customers will confer a favoar it thev rforjs 
on arrival, the condition of the goods. Our experience in successfullv prepatwg and shipping Seeds, 
Baths, and Plants to India and the Colonies extends over a long period. 
BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 Kine Street, Covent Garden, London. 
