Directions For Ordering 
USE OUR ORDER SHEET.— It will be of 
great help to us in filling your order correctly and 
speedily. If you desire to write us, use a separate 
sheet of paper. Be sure to give full name and ad' 
dress on all orders and letters. Every year we re' 
ceive orders and letters without a name or address. 
All we can do in such cases is to wait until the 
person writes again. The resulting delay is dis' 
appointing and can easily be avoided by making 
sure your name and address are on your order 
or letter. 
KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORDER.— Many 
customers complain of not having received goods 
which were not ordered at all. If goods ordered 
do not arrive in due time, advise us and send a 
copy of your order. 
HOW TO SEND MONEY.— Remittances 
can be sent safely by Post Office Order, Bank 
Draft, Express Money Order, Check, or by Regis' 
tered Letter. We will accept clean stamps for 
sums less than one dollar. 
Never send coins, as they often wear through 
the envelope and are lost. If you send bills, reg¬ 
ister your letter. 
C. O. D. SHIPMENTS. —Absolutely no plants 
or other perishable goods will be sent C. O. D. 
We advise against C. O. D. orders because of de' 
lays and excessively high collection charges which 
are unsatisfactory to the customer and expensive 
for us if goods are not called for promptly. We 
will accept C. O. D. orders only when a remit' 
tance for one'third or more of the value accom* 
panies the order. 
Potatoes, Onion Sets, Bulbs, Roots, Plants and 
Nursery Stock will be sent after danger of frees' 
ing is past or as soon as weather will permit. 
FREIGHT AND EXPRESS SHIPMENTS.— 
Our shipping facilities are unexcelled. State 
whether you want express or freight shipment. 
No definite rule can be laid down because con' 
ditions of distance, weight and time allowance 
vary so widely. Transportation charges are paid 
by the customer except on items marked postpaid. 
24-HOUR SERVICE.—Except for the short 
rush period, more than 90 per cent of all orders 
received are delivered to the post office, express 
or freight office within 24 hours. 
OUR RESPONSIBILITY.— We have been in 
business here for the past 55 years. We refer you 
to any bank in Michigan. 
OUR GUARANTEE.—We sell dependable 
seeds only. Should failure result from any fault 
in the seed, we will either replace this free of 
charge or give you credit for the amount paid. 
Every reasonable person knows that a failure can 
easily result with the best of seed, owing to 
climatic and other conditions beyond control, so 
that to guarantee a crop is an impossibility. 
Therefore, in common with all reputable seed 
houses, our seeds are sold subject to the usual dis¬ 
claimer adopted by the American Seed Trade 
Association as follows: “Isbell Seed Company 
gives no warranty, express or implied, as to de' 
scription, quality, productiveness or any other 
matter, of any seeds, plants or bulbs they sell, and 
they will not be responsible for the crop.” 
Seeds by Parcel Post 
DON’T FORGET POSTAGE.— Except on 
items marked prepaid or postpaid, delivery 
charges are paid by the purchaser. In remitting to 
cover postage, remember any fraction over a 
pound will require postage for an extra pound. 
Also figure one pound extra for packing on pack' 
ages weighing up to 10 pounds and 2 pounds ex' 
tra for packages weighing over 10 pounds. If you 
allow more than necessary for postage, the bah 
ance will be returned or we will send extra seeds 
or give you credit for the amount, as you prefer. 
Packages weighing over 10 pounds beyond the 
fourth postal zone may be sent cheaper by ex' 
press. We pay delivery charges on all items listed 
as prepaid or postpaid. 
THE RATES 
1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
5th 
6th 
7th 
8 th 
Zone 
zone 
zone 
zone 
zone 
zone 
zone 
zone 
8c for 
8c for 
9c for 
10c for 
1 lc for 
12c for 
14c for 
15c for 
FOR POSTAGE 
FOLLOWS: 
1st lb. and 1.1c ea. 
1st lb. and 1.1c ea. 
1st lb. and 2c ea. 
1st lb. and 3.5c ea. 
1st lb. and 5.3c ea. 
1st lb. and 7c ea. 
1st lb. and 9c ea. 
1st lb. and 11c ea. 
ARE AS 
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IsbeSI Seed Company, Jackson, Michigan 
