A Few Words of Advice to Customers 
PLEASE LET US HAVE YOUR ORDERS EARLY 
WHETHER THROUGH THE MAILS OR THROUOH OUR AGENTS 
Ordering Through Our Agents 
These agents have been employed by us after careful inquiry into their char- 
acters, they having been recommended to us by prominent citizens in high standing, 
as trustworthy and reliable men. We respectfully urge all our customers to order 
through them if convenient, and in so doing they will save freight charges ; for by 
taking a large number of orders for delivery at a certain point there is a great reduc- 
tion in the freight, which we can afford to prepay. We endeavor to get a good agent 
in every county ; though, if there be no agents canvassing in your neighborhood, you 
will, of course, be obliged to order direct from us through the mails. 
In ordering through our agents, please see that the agent writes your name and 
place of delivery plainly at the top of the order, and also your post office, and the 
number of miles and the direction you live from the point of delivery. The signa- 
ture at the bottom of order must be made only by the party ordering. 
Ordering Through the Mails 
Please state if we shall ship by express or freight. Be careful to write your 
name, shipping directions, and varieties plainly ; whether you want standard or 
dwarf. If, however, the selection is left to us, we will select according to our best 
judgment and long experience, taking into consideration the best varieties suited to 
the section from which the order comes. Orders from persons who are unknown to 
us should be accompanied by cash or satisfactory references. We deliver the stock 
at the depots and express offices in Richmond in good order. We take a receipt 
for same, and our responsibility ceases there ; we are not responsible for loss or 
damage to goods in transit. 
Mistakes 
In case of any mistake on our part, immediate notice should be given, so that it 
can be rectified or explained. 
