TERM S, COND ITIONS, &c 
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LETTERS RECEIVED. 
All Letters received are opened by one of the Principals, and when necessary replied to by retnrn of post ; to 
facilitate carrying out this ltule wo would respectfully ask that the name and address of the correspondent’ be 
written in full. 
EXECUTION OF ORDERS. 
We make it a rule to despatch Bulb orders one day after they have been received, and Plant orders two days after 
receipt. In the height of the season it is a matter of extreme exertion to carry out this rule, and we would suggest 
to our customers that when their esteemed orders are written separate and apart from the letters, they are assisting 
us very much in the despatch of business. Early orders are respectfully solicited. 
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. 
W e respectfully invite our customers to notify to us any ohange of Permanent Address, in order that we may bo able 
to forward our Catalogues with regularity . 
ATTENTION TO CUSTOMERS. 
It is our earnest desire that all the requirements and directions of our customers be scrupulously attonded to by 
our assistants, and wo practice the utmost personal supervision to see that it is carried out ; we would, therefore, 
respectfully request that we be informed if at any time there is oauso of dissatisfaction, that we may have it rectified 
at the earliest possible moment. 
RECOMMENDATION. 
We respectfully solicit the favour of your kind recommendation of our House to those of your Friends requiring 
seeds for the Garden or Farm, or Plants and Flower Roots for the Garden or Conservatory. We shall be most pleased 
at all times to forward our Catalogues to any address when requested to do so. 
DESPATCH OF ORDERS. 
Full instructions as to the proper mode of forwarding should accompany each order, as it is calculated to expedite 
transit of goods and save vexatious mistakes. All goods are advised the same day they are forwarded, and the invoice 
is posted the day after. 
TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
Our terms of credit are three months from the receipt of goods (unless special arrangements are made otherwise), 
and our books are made up quarterly , i. e., 1st December, 1st March, 1st June, and 1st September, As it is a great 
saving in the expense of book-keeping if goods are paid for when received, we allow a discount of 
5 per cent. (Is. in the pound) for all payments amounting to 20s. and over, made within fourteen 
days from the date of invoice. 
REMITTING MONEY. 
The readiest mode of transmitting money is either by Post-office Order (payable to James Carter and Co., at the 
“ Chief” Office) or by Cheque (crossed London and Westminster Bank). Small accounts under 5.?. may be paid in 
postage stamps. We would respoctfully ask that our invoice or statement be returned with each remittance, in 
order that it may be properly receipted. No Post-office Order should be sent without a name, as the Post-office 
authorities forbid their officers from informing the payee of the name of the remitter. We earnestly request that no 
money in coin bo sent through the post, as besides risking the loss of the money, it offers temptations to the Post- 
office servants. 
TO UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS. 
It is particularly requested that New Correspondents will be good enough (if not remitting Cash with Order) to 
give a reference to Banker, or some one already known to our House, thus avoiding delay. 
RETURNED HAMPERS, BOXES, &c., 
Are taken back at half the price charged for them, if returned, free of charge, and in good condition, within one 
month ; in returning them it is absolutely necessary to advise us by post, stating by what route they are forwarded. 
QUALITY OF BULBS. 
Our Dutch F lower Roots are imported from six of the most extensive growers in Holland ; and as we are perhaps 
the largest importers of Dutch Hoots in tbe United Kingdom, we are in a position, from our knowledge 
ol the best growers, and the extent ol our purchases, to command picked roots, so that our customers have the 
advantage oi selecting “ picked roots,” at extremely reasonable prices, from the largest stock in England. 
BULBS AND PLANTS FOR EXPORTATION. 
Me have been very successful in exporting both Plants and Bulbs to tho East Indies, the Colonies, &c ., &c. We 
cannot too strongly impress on our foreign correspondents the necessity of sending their orders early in the season 
(say not later than August), as, from the perishable nature of Bulbs and Plants, it is absolutely necessary for successful 
exportation that wo should be in a position to forward them when they are in their actual dormant condition. A 
remittance should accompany orders from unknown correspondents. 
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FOR COLLECTIONS OF BULBS, SEE PAGES 3, 4, AND 5. 
