TERMS OF BUSINESS. 
NEW CUSTOMERS. 
New Customers are requested to send cash with order or else furnish satisfactory references, and in order to save 
time, those pertaining to Boston are preferred. If this is not done, we will assume that our customer wishes to pay 
cash on delivery, and, in consequence, the goods will be sent C. O. D. 
REMITTANCES. 
Post Office Money Orders, Bank Drafts, Registered Letters, or Express Money Orders are acceptable, and we must 
disclaim all responsibility when remittances are made in any other way. All cheques, etc., should be drawn in favour 
of "Carters Tested Seeds Inc.” 
PRICES AND TERMS. 
The prices quoted in this catalogue are those prevailing at this date and are subject to change without notice. All 
terms of payment are net cash. 
ORDERS. 
Purchasers should order early to ensure a prompt, seasonable shipment of their goods. Do not wait until 
season is too far advanced; send your order in now for future shipment. All orders should be written separately 
from general letters or letters of inquiry. Please write the name and address in full, also be very particular to give 
the number of street or Post Office Box when goods are to be sent by mail, and when ordering goods forwarded 
by express or freight always state clearly the express or freight station 
DELIVERY OF GOODS. 
When orders are accompanied by cash we deliver free to any Post Office, Railroad, Express Office, or Freight Sta- 
tion at our expense, all vegetable and flower seed orders at the packet, ounce, quarter pound, half pound, 
and pound prices, also bulbs at the single and dozen rates, except where otherwise noted. Purchasers must 
pay transit on pint, quart, peck, and bushel lots, also on plants and bulbs unless otherwise noted. Tools, fertilizers, 
and insecticides, etc. are all f.o.b. Boston. Note, we will, upon inquiry, advise Customers of the approximate cost 
of the mailing or express charges of any special items. 
CHANGE OF ADDRESS 
Please notify us of any change of Permanent Address, in order that we may be able to forward our Catalogues 
with regularity. The favour of your kind recommendation of our House to those of your friends requiring Seeds for 
the Garden or Farm, or Plants and Bulbs for the Garden or Conservatory, is respectfully solicited. We shall be 
pleased, at all times, to forward our Catalogues to any address we may be favoured with. 
NOTICE TO PURCHASERS. 
All letters are opened under directions of one of our principals, and the orders given out under special supervision. 
Bulb and plant orders are sometimes delayed by severe cold or hot weather, and they at all times take longer to 
execute than seed orders in consequence of the care in counting and packing. Customers should always retain a 
true copy of the order sent to us. 
It is also our earnest desire that all the requirements and directions of customers be scrupulously attended to by our 
assistants, and we practise the utmost personal supervision to see that they are carried out. We there- 
fore respectfully request that we be informed if at any time there is cause for dissatisfaction, that we may have 
it rectified at the earliest possible moment. 
AS TO CORRESPONDENCE 
Any proper letter of inquiry will receive our careful attention and be answered promptly, but our friends will favour 
us by stating all questions clearly and briefly. 
ACCIDENTS IN TRANSIT. 
Glass, Pottery, and other goods liable to breakage are sent out securely packed, but beyond that we cannot be re- 
sponsible for damage in transit. Notice of damage should be at once made to, and compensation claimed from the 
express or freight companies which delivered the article. Never sign for goods damaged in transit. 
CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE OF QUALITY 
We guarantee our Seeds and Bulbs according to the quality purchased to be of the highest average stand- 
ard of vitality of the season, and it is open to the purchaser to confirm this by submitting the samples to profes- 
sional analysis at his own expense. We cannot, however, be in any way responsible for the produce of seeds sold 
under this guarantee, or for errors of description and it must therefore be clearly understood that our responsibility 
ceases upon the final acceptance of the goods, and while we exercise the greatest care to have all seeds, bulbs, plants 
and shrubs true to name, we can give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or 
any other matter of seeds, bulbs, and plants we send out, and will not be held responsible for the crop. If the pur- 
chaser does not accept the goods on these terms and conditions, they must be returned at once and money will 
be refunded. 
POSTAL RATES. 
Rates of Postage on Books, Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, loots, and Scions Cuttings, eight ounces or less, one 
cent for each two ounces; all over eight ounces, Parcel Post rates. 
ist zone 
Boston Postal 
District. 
2d zone j 
50 to 150 miles 
from Boston. 
3d zone 
150 to 300 miles 
from Boston. 
4th zone 
300 to 600 miles 
from Boston. 
5th zone 
600 to 1,000 miles 
from Boston. 
6th zone 
1,000 to 1,400 miles 
from Boston. 
7th zone 
1,400 to 1,800 miles 
from Boston. 
8 th zone 
all over 1,800 miles 
from Boston. 
1 lb 5C 
2 lb 6c 
3 lb. ... .. 6c 
for every addi- 
tional 2 lb. or part 
of add ic 
1 lb sc 
2 lb 6c 
3 lb 7c 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add zc. 
1 lb 6c 
2 lb 8c 
3 lb ioc 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add 2c. 
1 lb 7c 
2 lb nc 
3 lb ISC 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add 4c. 
1 lb 8c 
2 lb 14c 
3 lb 20c 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add 6c, 
1 lb 9c 
2 lb 17c 
3 lb 25c 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add 8c. 
1 lb nc 
2 lb 21c 
3 lb 31c 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add ioc. 
1 lb I 2 C 
2 lb 24c 
3 lb 36c 
for every addi- 
tional lb. or frac- 
tion of add 12c. 
