Quality in Bulbs is Everything. 
T HE best flowers for our gardens in early spring are Holland bulbs planted in the fall. I he best 
blooms of winter for our window gardens come, also, from Pall Bulbs, and the best of these aie 
none too good for our customers. To emphasize the fact that we secure the best of Holland’s annual 
output we refer to the following letters from the largest Bulb Growers in Holland. 
Messrs. M. Veldhuyzen Van Zanten & Son, Lisse, Holland, May 12, 1908, writes: “We find 
it extremely difficult to supply your demands for bulbs as regards quality, size and strength. I he 
very cream’of our crops barely measures up to your requirements. You always get the best bulbs 
produced in Holland, and we believe that no other large shipment of the same high quality goes to 
the United States.” 
. M. Van Waveren & Son, Hillegom, Holland, April 3d, 1908, write: “We are aware that many 
growers offer first size Hyacinths at lower prices, and we can do the same, but if you really must 
have bulbs superior to what is generally offered as first size no grower can do better than the prices 
we quote.” 
The best flowers, and we might say the only really satisfactory flowers, (especially for winter 
blooming,) come only from thrifty, first-class bulbs. The bulbs we supply are in most cases better 
than first quality, and always give complete satisfaction. 
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. 
What We Do. 
We Take the Risk.—We guarantee that all money sent 
us shall reach us, if sent by Post Office or Express Company’s 
Money Order, Bank Drafts, Bills or Coin by Registered Let¬ 
ters. We will not be responsible for com sent in ordinary 
letters, or for postage stamps. , _ . _ . 
Free by Mail or Express.—We send Seeds, Bulbs and 
Plants free by mail or express at the prices named in this 
Catalogue. This brings them to the very doors of our custo¬ 
mers without trouble or expense. Of course we must have 
the privilege of sending either by mail or express as we deem 
best and cheapest. If a package is ordered to go by express, 
we do not pay the charges if it might go cheaper by mail, 
but we always add extras to partly or wholly pay the cost. 
All the large express companies carry our goods at very 
low rates. , . ^ „ 
We Guarantee that every package we send out snail 
reach its destination in good condition, and that everything 
shall be received exactly as ordered. If a package is lost, or 
any of its contents injured on the way, we will send again. 
We also guarantee everything true to name. 
We Pack all Plants carefully in strong boxes, which 
insures their safe transit through the mails to the remotest 
part of the country or abroad. 
We Fill all orders as soon as received, if the stock is 
ready. Customers who wish their order, or any part of it, 
booked for shipping at a later date, should state the fact. 
To Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, New Zea¬ 
land. Newfoundland, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, 
Philippines, most of the countries of South and Cen¬ 
tral America, and the West India Islands, we can send 
goods in large parcels by mail, prepaid. In fact we can do 
this to nearly all foreign countries. 
What Buyers Should Do. 
Forward Money with the order, and at our risk, when 
sent by Post-Office Money Order on Floral Park: greenbacks 
or gold or silver coin, by Registered Letter: Bank Draft or 
express company's Money Order. Post-Office Money Orders 
are by far the cheapest and the safest method for remitting, 
and nearly all post-offices Issue them. The fee on a Money 
Order is only 3 or 5 cents for small sums. We earnestly re¬ 
quest our patrons to remit by Money Order if possible. 
Private Cheeks.—Private cheeks for small sums are not 
desirable, as it costs us so much to collect them. All banks 
now charge for collecting private checks. 
Stamps—Please do not send postage stamps in payment 
for goods if it can be avoided. Letters often get damp in 
transit, causing stamps when enclosed to stick together and 
to the order, frequently resulting in the destruction of both. 
Wo shall return such as come in bad order. 
Write Your Order plainly and distinctly by itseif and 
not mixed up with anything else you may wish tosav.Those 
who send a neat, plainly written order will bo sure to have 
it filled correet.lv and with despatch. Be sure to write your 
NAME and ADDRESS plainly. 
IMPORTANT—It occasionally happens that an order is 
lost in coming to us, or the goods in going to the customer; 
therefore, if any who order do not hear from us within a 
reasonable length of time, they should send a duplicate 
order, naming the date on which the former one was sent 
and the amount of money enclosed, and in what form. This 
will enable us to investigate the matter and All the duplicate 
order with despatch. IVo inquiries will receive attention which 
do not contain duplicate, etc., as here mentioned. 
A Great Novelty Coming Next Spring, 
We shall offer for the first in our next spring Catalogue the greatest Novelty ever introduced by us or any one else. It 
is a plant of such startling novelty, merit and usefulness that it must be in the possession of every one who has a garden, or 
grows a plant at once. Nothing like it, or one half so valuable ever known. Watch for our next catalogue. 
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Our Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants for 1909. 
I T WILL make a large book, elegantly illustrated and with numerous colored plates, devoted to SEEDS, both flower 
and vegetable, all the best novelties and standard varieties ; also BULBS and PLANT. S, such as Summer-flowering 
Bulbs, Hardy Bulbs, Hardy Perennials, Window and Bedding Plants, Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, etc., and rare new 
Fruits of various kinds. The list of articles offered will be most valuable, novel and interesting. This Great Catalogue 
will be sent free to all who apply. Customers will receive it without applying. Watch for our great novelty . 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 
Address all orders, etc.. 
