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SPECIAL NOTICES. 
I. In rebuilding and extending our business premises we availed ourselves of the opportunity to cover 
in the entire area of the roof with a Housetop Conservatory ; and as this is the first which has been con- 
structed as part of a main building, the announcement may interest many who are desirous of utilizing 
the roofs of dwelling-houses in cities, whether for plants, as a sanitorium, or to afford additional 
accommodation without materially increasing the expense of construction. The Conservatory forms 
an elegant finish to our Warehouse, and is the design of Messrs. Spalding and Knight. The bent 
roof is the patent of Messrs. Fletcher, Lowndes, and Co. ; and Newton’s Ventilating Boxes are used 
to regulate and keep the atmosphere pure, and thereby prevent the ingress of carbon which would be 
unavoidable by the ordinary means of ventilation. 
II. The germination of seeds we test under glass, and the purity of the “stocks" we prove at our Experi- 
mental Grounds. 
III. Our Novelty List, as usual, has been carefully compiled. While in it will be found introductions of 
sterling merit, there doubtless are some with pretensions greater than a more intimate acquaintance 
will warrant. 
IV. The Gladioli List is given in a classified form, the result of several consecutive years’ careful collating, 
and we have discarded many of the varieties which are now superseded, and others where the dis- 
tinction is not sufficiently marked. 
V. The Lily List we have republished with several very important additions. Our collection now 
represents almost every known Lily, and consists of representatives from China, Japan, the Himalayas, 
the Neilgherries, Cashmere, California, Canada, the United States, British Columbia, the Caucasus, 
Siberia, the Pyrenees, the Maritime Alps, European Turkey, the Levant, &c., and in accordance with 
the Monograph of J. G. Baker, Esq., they are arranged under five heads or groups according to 
natural structure prima facie. 
VI. Our Iris List we republish. It is arranged in natural groups to assist purchasers in making selections, 
and we would mention that Iris Barbata is one of the grandest decorative plants we possess for the 
margins of lakes, ponds, and such places, while for wild gardens, shrubberies, and woodland walks it 
is charming, and as a cut flower for vases it is unsurpassed. 
VII, Miscellaneous Plants will be found immediately after the enumeration of the Iris, and a few specialities 
on page 12 are quoted on account of their importance as hardy plants for the flower garden. 
VIII. Carriage is allowed on orders amounting to 21 s. and upwards, to any principal Railway Station in Eng- 
land and Wales, to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and to any principal Station on the North British, 
Caledonian and Scottish Central Lines, and to Dublin and Belfast. Also to Cork and Waterford, if 
by steamboat from London, but only as far as Bristol if by railway, en route for Ireland. We prefer 
sending by rail, as it is more expeditious, and, therefore , unless otherwise instructed t we shall forward 
via Bristol. 
IX. Carriage to he deducted at settlement in accordance with conditions, Par. VIII. Formerly our custom 
was to pay carriage in London ; but we were compelled to relinquish this practice, in consequence of 
our "Carriage Paid ” packages not being delivered with the same promptitude as those not prepaid ; 
and, also, on account of continual complaints from our customers that they also had to pay carriage 
before they could get the goods. We mention this as the reason why we abandoned a practice followed 
by us for so many years. 
X. Orders which are paid in advance, if in accordance with Par. VIII., can either be sent carriage paid, or a 
liberal equivalent in goods added. This latter course will be adopted unless we are otherwise instructed. 
XT. Seeds quoted by us in the Catalogue as at " per packet,” we forward post-paid ; or if sent by rail, 
however small the amount, the carriage can be deducted from the remittance at settlement. 
XII. No charge is made for packing or package, except in the case of Plants, Seed Potatoes, Asparagus, 
Seakale, and Rhubarb. A small charge is made in these cases for the mat, hamper, etc., and, if 
returned within a fortnight, half-price will be allowed. 
XIII, Fruit and Forest Trees, Shrubs, Plants in Pots, Soils, Watson's Lawn Sand, Wirework, Plant Cases 
and Stands, Gilberts Hand Lights, Barr’s Portable Cut Flower and Bouquet Transmission Cases, 
Heated Frames, Garden Engines and Water Barrows, Flower Boxes, Jardinets, and Terra-Cotta, 
Rustic, China, and Gla«s goods — on these we do not allow carriage, and the packages are charged. 
XIV. Five per cent/ allowed on payments made within one month from date of invoice, and this deduction 
is to be made from the amount by the remitter. 
XV. Post Office Orders to be made payable at King-street Post Office, Covent Garden, W.C. All cheques 
to be crossed, adding the words " and Co.” Small amounts may be paid in Postage Stamps ; when 
convenient, however, it is safer to take out a Post Office Order, the charge for which, if under ioj., 
is a penny. 
NOTICES TO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL CORRESPONDENTS. 
XVI. To insure attention, orders must be accompanied by a remittance , a draft, or an "order to pay," on a 
London agent. The remittance must be sufficient to cover the expense of cases, and also of carriage, 
if the freight is required to be paid in advance. 
XVII. Seeds can now be despatched to India, at the rate of is. per lb., in hermetically sealed tin cases, 
through the Indian Parcels Post, and also in waterproof bags by the ordinary mail at is. 4 d. per 
lb. Our Indian Customers will kindly notify by which service they wish their postal parcels sent. 
XVIII. In shipping plants to India, great care is exercised by us in selecting, preparing, and properly packing 
the same, and our consignments have, on the whole, been very successful. Still, there are so many 
contingencies, that we cannot, in any way, hold ourselves responsible for the condition in which the 
plants reach their destination. 
XIX, Our successful shipments of seeds to India have induced several of the Agricultural and Horticultural 
Societies there to entrust us with the execution of their orders for distribution amongst the members. 
