special Notices and Terms of Business 
FREE CARRIAGE OF BULBS. 
All Orders for Bulbs to value ;£i and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any Railway 
Station in the United Kingdom. 
Prepaid Orders for Bulbs to value lo^. and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any Railway 
Station in the United Kingdom. 
5 % Cash Discount on Bulb Orders of 20s. and upwards Is. in the £ discount 
IS allowed for Cash with Order excepdon of thi Special CoUeclions offered on poises 6 and 7, zu/tkk 
are siridly 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 2or. and upwards when paid within 14 days from date of invoice 
Uxcepling Collections offered on pages 6 and 7, which are strictly nett). 
Terms of Credit.— Our books are made up at Christmas and Midsummer, when all accounts are 
due nett, 
Remittances. -Money Orders and Postal Orders should be made payable at Bedford Street Tost 
Office ; tliese and all Cheques should be crossed “London and County Bank.” Small amounts may 
be icmitted in Postage Stamps or Coin, in a Registered Letter. 
Packag^es. Boxes, Bags, etc., are charged at cost price, but these may be deducted from our account 
if returned Carriage Paid within a forinight. Returned empties should have the sendees name on the 
address label for identification, and an advice sent by post, stating d tie of despatch and name of Railway Co 
Catalogues. —Our Seed Guide is published in January, Descriptive Catalogue of Bulbs and 
Tubers for Winter and Spring Planting in January, Hardy Plant Catalogue 1st of March, 
Daffodil and General Bulb Catalogues in August. We aie always plea-cd to lorward any of these 
Catalogues, free of charge, to friends ol 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 Tulips in bloom. The Nurseries are situated less than a mile from Surbiton Station 
on the L rndon and South-We.tern Railway. Cabs are always to be had at Surbiton Station. 
Gardeners. — We keep a .special Register of Gardeners in u'ant 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 necessary.— Owing to the difficulty of collecting accounts abroad, we beg that Customers 
will kiivlly enclo.se with their Orders a remittance, a draft, or an “order to pay,” on a LondoiTJiMlr, 
or Agent ; the remittai.ee shouhl be sulficient to cover cost of carriage when the freiLdit is required to 
be pant in advance. 
Cash Discount 5%.— In the case of Prepaid Orders we allow a discount of ir, in the £ from the amount 
of Seeds or Bulbs ordereil, 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. 
Carriage.— No allowance for Carriage can be made in the case of Foreign Orders ; the extra attention 
necessary precludes any kind of allow’ance in this 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 ; 6t/. per lb. (ir. for the first lb.). 
NEW ZEALAND ; under 3 lb. ij. ; 7 lb. 2i. ; II lb. y. 
T.ASMAN 1 A : 6d. jrer lb. (is. first lb.). 
CAPE COLONY and NATAL; qrf. per lb. TRANSVAAL: Ir. per lb. 
INDIA : 3 lb. for ir. ; 7 lb. for 2s. ; 1 1 lb. for 31. 
CANADA : 6d. per lb. (Sd. for the first lb.). 
CHINA : 3 lb. IS. ; 7 lb. 2s. ; li lb. 3.?. 
JAPAN ; 3 lb ir. lotf. ; 7 lb. 3J. 6d; ii lb. 51. 2d. 
UN ITED STATES of America (^Official Service) : 2r. for each parcel not exceeding 4 lb. 6 oz. in weight. 
Shipping, etc,— In Shipping Bulbs and Plants to Australia, New Zealand, America, India, and 
ilic 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 Cus omers will confer a favour if they report, 
on arr.val, the condit on of the goodu Our experience in successfully preparing and shipping Seeds’, 
Rulbs, and Plants to Indir and the Colonies extends over a long period. 
BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
