GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS 1 
CONDITIONS OF SALE. —All contracts, sales and acknowledg¬ 
ments of orders are contingent upon crop failures, our ability to 
import and make deliveries in conformity with the “Plant 
Quarantine Act,” partial deliveries by growers or manufacturers, 
strikes, or other unavoidable causes beyond our control, clerical 
errors included; also unsatisfactory credit standing. All quo¬ 
tations are subject to market changes and goods being unsold 
on receipt of order. Henry F. Michell Co. give no warranty, ex¬ 
pressed or implied, as to the description, purity or productiveness 
of any seeds, plants or bulbs they send out, and they cannot be 
in any way responsible for the crop. If the customer does not 
accept the goods on these terms, he must notify us at once and 
we will give instructions for the disposition of the goods. 
ORDER EARLY. —We shall appreciate it if our customers will 
send us their orders for seeds, plants, bulbs, etc., during 
January and February. Shipment need not be made until they 
want the goods. 
PACKING CHARGES. —No charge is made for boxes or packing, 
except for two-bushel seamless sacks which are charged at mar¬ 
ket value (and as may otherwise be noted), these bags are re¬ 
turnable for credit at the price charged. 
BUSINESS TERMS. —We especially invite charge accounts, 
which are more convenient than to remit for each order at the 
time it is sent us. When sending your first charge order, please 
send us the names and addresses of two or more business houses 
with whom you have had past or present credit relations; this 
saves considerable time in the execution of your first charge 
order. 
As to our responsibility, we refer you to Dun and Brad- 
street’s Mercantile Agency, or any bank or trust company in 
the United States. 
C. O. D. SHIPMENTS. —Goods can be sent C. 0. D. (with the ex¬ 
ception of perishable items, which include plants and cold 
storage bulbs; these cannot be sent C. O. D.). No C. O. D. 
shipments for any kind of goods can be made by express or 
freight out of town unless a partial remittance accompanies the 
order. No C. O. D. orders can be accepted where the amount is 
less than $1.00. During April and May, owing to the heavy 
volume of business transacted, we are not in a position to accept 
order for shipment C. O. D., unless a partial payment has been 
made on account to assure acceptance at time of delivery. 
CHANGES OF RESIDENCE. —In order that we may forward 
our Catalogs regularly, we would suggest that our customers 
inform us of a change of permanent residence. 
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS.— Always state by what method 
you want goods forwarded, otherwise we will ship according to 
our best judgment. 
FORWARDING SERVICE. — We 
pay postage charges on all orders 
for vegetable seeds, flower seeds and 
grass seeds in quantities up to five 
pounds (unless otherwise noted) to 
the first and second zones. If 
larger quantities of the above, also 
bulbs, plants and sundries are 
wanted by parcel post, remit for 
postage the amount named in con¬ 
nection with the item to the first 
and second zones; for other zones 
add additional postage, or at the 
rate quoted in table opposite. 
Agricultural Seeds, Implements, 
Fertilizers, and other heavy and 
bulky goods are sent by Express or 
Freight at purchaser’s expense. 
Plant orders should be separated 
from Seed orders, as they are usu¬ 
ally filled and shipped separately. 
Positions for Gardeners, Estate Superintendents, etc. 
We have on our register the names of competent Gardeners, 
Superintendents, Greenskeepers, Farmers and Poultrymen who 
desire positions. We are always pleased to put them in com¬ 
munication with parties desiring services of such men. 
For our customers who wish to engage a landscape or jobbing 
gardener, we maintain a list from which we can give you the 
names of one or more in your locality. We can recommend 
them for the work as they have always been reliable. 
All Plants, Roots and Bulbs are 
forwarded by Express (or Parcel 
Post when possible) purchaser 
paying charges, unless otherwise 
noted. 
For those of our customers who 
prefer to receive such goods by 
Parcel Post, we will be pleased to 
forward in this manner such plants 
as can be sent in this way at the 
following additional cost, which 
must be added to the value of each 
order for Plants, Roots or Bulbs 
unless otherwise noted. 
To all points east of the 
Mississippi River, 15 per cent, extra. 
To all points west of the Mississippi River, 25 per cent, 
extra. 
SAFE ARRIVAL. —We guarantee the safe arrival of all goods 
sent to points within the United States except when shipped to 
points where there is no express or freight agent, to such points 
the purchaser must assume any claim for loss or damage. 
LOCAL DELIVERY.— Our free delivery service covers Phila¬ 
delphia and vicinity, also Camden, N. J., and nearby points. 
Also note that we do not guarantee to maintain a daily 
delivery to these points. 
Please note the free delivery service does not include bulky 
quantities of fertilizers in over ton quantities. Special arrange¬ 
ments can however be made for delivery of these. 
Shipments of goods can also be made by package service from 
Market and Chestnut St. Ferries, Broad St. Station, Reading 
Terminal and B. & O. R. R., at 24th and Chestnut Sts. 
The tariff for shipments that can be made by this method, 
packed in one piece is as follows: 
10 lbs. and under, 12c. 26 lbs. to 40 lbs., 24c. 
11 lbs. to 25 lbs., 18c. 41 lbs. to 50 lbs., 30c. 
Shipments weighing more cannot be sent via Package Service. 
Parcel Post Rates from Philadelphia (Subject to Change) 
United States Parcel Post Rates 
(Seeds, plants and bulbs included) 
(Subject to Change.) 
First 
pound 
or 
fraction 
Each 
additional 
pound or 
fraction 
Packages must not exceed 
100 inches (length and girth 
combined) 
Local Rate, Philadelphia. 
$0.07 
08 
$0.01 
01 1 
1st Zone, within 50 miles of Philadelphia. 
Limit of weight to all zones, 
70 lbs. 
2d Zone, over 50 and under 150 miles. 
08 
01 1 
3d Zone, over 150 and under 300 miles. 
.09 
02 
A fraction of a cent in the 
4th Zone, over 300 and under 600 miles. 
. 10 
03 5 
total amount of postage on any 
parcel shall be counted as a 
full cent. 
5th Zone, over 600 and under 1000 miles. 
. 11 
05 3 
6th Zone, over 1000 and under 1400 miles. 
. 12 
07 
7th Zone, over 1400 and under 1800 miles. 
. 14 
.09 
8th Zone, over 1800 miles. 
.15 
.11 
On Seeds, Bulbs, Plants or Roots not exceeding eight (8) ounces in weight, the postage charge is lc. for each two 
(2) ounces or fraction thereof; on Sundries or other Merchandise not exceeding eight (8) ounces in weight, the postage 
charge is V/tft. for each two (2) ounces or fraction thereof. Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, Roots, Sundries, etc., weighing over 
eight (8) ounces are sent at zone rates. 
If Special Delivery is wanted an additional 15c. is required on packages weighing up to two (2) pounds—25c. on 
packages weighing more than two (2) pounds and up to ten (10) pounds—35c. on packages weighing more than ten (10) 
pounds, which also includes special handling and transportation as first-class mail. 
If remittance accompanies order, a sufficient amount should be included to cover the extra charges—if ordered 
to be sent by either of the methods as stated above. 
BELL 
Lombard 
5620 
to 
5629 
KEYSTONE 
Main 
1631 
1632 
Telephone your order. 
It will get prompt, cour¬ 
teous attention here. 
Please note parcel post charges quoted by us are for delivery in the United States only. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 
CCCnC BULBS, PLANTS, GARDEN SUPPLIES, FERTILIZERS, 
OCELLJO INSECT DESTROYERS, POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC. 
509-11-13 LUDLOW ST. AND 
WAREHOUSES AM erican and dauphin sts. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., PHILA. 
NURSERIES AND PLANT HOUSES, ANDALUSIA. PA. 
BELL AND KEYSTONE 
TELEPHONES 
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