Registered Telegraphic Address— BARR, LONDON. 
Telephone— 2991 CENTRAL. 
Special Notices and Terms of Business. 
FREE CARRIAGE OF BULBS. 
All Orders for Bulbs to value yQi and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any Railway 
Station in the United Kingdom. 
Prepaid Orders for Bulbs to value ior. and upwards sent Carriage Paid to any 
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. 
6 % Cash Discount on Bulb Orders of 20s. and upwards.— Is. in the £ discount 
is allowed lor Cash with Order ( with / he exception of the special Collections offered on pages 5 to 7, which 
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 tire Order. The same discount may also be deducted 
from all Bulb Accounts of 201. and upwards when paid within 14 days from date of invoice ( excepting 
Collections offered on pages 5 to 7, which are nett). 
Terms of Credit.— Our books are made up half-yearly, when all accounts are due nett. 
Remittances. Money Orders and Postal Orders should he made payable at Bedford Street 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, etc., are charged at cost price, but these may be deducted from our account 
if returi ed Carriage Paid within a fortnight. Returned empties should have the sender's name on the 
address label for identification , and an advice sent by post, stating date 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 are always pleased to forward any of these 
Catalogues, free ol charge, to friends of our Customers on receipt of a line requesting us to do so. 
Our Surbiton Nurseries. —Visitors are invited during Spring to see our magnificent Collections 
of Daffodils and I ulips in bloom. The Nurseries are situnied less than a mile from Surbiton Station 
on the L mdon ami South-Western lift ay. Calls are always to be had at Surliilon Station. 
Gardeners. — We keep a special Register of Gardeners in want of siltialions, and shall be pleased to 
put such in communication vvitli any of our Customers requiting Head Gardeners. 
Notices to our Foreign and Colonial Correspondents. 
Prepayment necessary.— 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 Bank, or Agent ; the remittance should be sufficient to cover cost oi carriage when tile freight 
is required to be paid in advance. 
Cash Discount 5%. — In the case of Prepaid Orders to value 2or. and upwards we allow a discount 
of is. in the £ from the amount of Bulbs or Seeds ordered, 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 allowance in this respect. 
Packing.— A moderate charge will be made where special materials have to be used, such as Sphagnum 
Moss, Uil-silk, etc., 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 he charged. 
Parcel Post Rates.— 
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH including Tasmania and Norfolk Island (P. dr> 0 . and 
Orient Lines di'cct)-. 6 d. per lb. (ir. for the first lb.). Via Italy (journey 6 days shorter): not 
exceeding 1 11)., 2 s. ; every additional lb. 6 d. 
NEW ZEALAND : under 3 lb. is. ; 7 lb. 2 s. ; 11 lb. 3r. 
CAPE COLONY and NATAL: gd. per lb. TRANSVAAL: ir. per lb. 
INDIA (P. &• 0 . Line direct ): Under 3 lb., Ir. ; under 7 lb., 2.r. ; under II lb., p. Via Italy 
(journey a week shorter) : Under 3 11 )., 2 s . ; under 7 lb., 3$. ; under 1 1 II)., 4L 
CANADA : under 3 lb. ir. ; under 7 lb. 2r. ; under 11 lb. 3r. 
JAPAN ( via Canada , 26 days to Yokohama) : Under 3 lb., 2 s. ; under 7 II)., 3s. ; under 11 lb., 4 s. 
Cl i 1 N A (via P. dr> 0 . / ine direct ) : Under 3 lb., Ir. ; under 7 lb., 2r. : under 11 lb., 3r. Via Italy 
(journey one week shorter) : Under 3 lb., 2r. ; under 7 ll>, 3L ; under 11 lb., 4s. 
UNITED STATES of America. By Official Service to all places in U.S.A. Under 3 lb., Ir. 6 d. ; 
under 7 lb., 2r. 0 d. ; under 9 lb., 3r. (id. ; under 11 lb., 4r. 6 d. 
Shipping, etc.— In Shipping Bulbs and Plants to Australia, New Zealand, America, India, and 
the Cape, we exercise great care in selecting, preparing, and properly packing tile 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 confer a favour 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. 
