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VAN’S PERENNIAL GARDENS 
General Information 
HOW TO ORDER 
Whenever possible it will be greatly ap¬ 
preciated if you will mail us your orders 
early. It will greatly facilitate handling 
orders in rush season, and will enable us 
to send you larger plants and more cer¬ 
tainly will not be obliged to substitute. All 
orders, no matter when they are received, 
will be given prompt and personal atten¬ 
tion. Use our order blanks whenever pos¬ 
sible. Keep the seed and plant items 
separate on the order. GIVE YOUR FULL 
NAME AND COMPLETE MAILING AD¬ 
DRESS. Give the quantity and price of 
each item. You may order by catalog 
number alone if you prefer; however, it is 
much better to give the full name as well 
in order to avoid any possible errors. We 
strongly urge that you keep a copy of 
your order. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
We guarantee plants and seeds to arrive 
in good growing condition. Every effort 
has been made to give the full and correct 
botanical name as given by the best auth¬ 
orities. Of course in some items such as 
Sedums, Saxifrages, and Pentstemons we 
cannot absolutely guarantee the name as 
even the best authorities are in confusion. 
However, we do guarantee them to be true 
to description. Heights given are of 
plants when in full bloom, in ordinary good 
garden soil under normal conditions. We 
have endeavored to bring to you as com¬ 
plete a list of hardy Perennials and Bien¬ 
nials as possible. All items are perennial 
and hardy in this locality unless otherwise 
noted. 
POSTAGE 
All orders for seed alone will be sent 
post paid. Plant orders for $1.00 or more 
will be sent postpaid in Zones 1 and 2. 
Zone 3 add 10%; zone 3, 15%; zone 5, 
20%; zone 6 and further add 25%, to 
cover postage and packing expense. If in 
doubt as to your zone inquire of your post¬ 
man. 
QUANTITIES 
We can file any orders no matter how 
large or small. 
All 20c items six for $1.10; $2.00 a dozen. 
All 25c items six for $1.30; $2.50 a dozen. 
All 30c items six for $1.70; $3.00 a dozen. 
All 35c items three for $1.00; $3.50 a dozen. 
More expensive plants at the each rate 
only. To obtain dozen rates, plants in each 
group must be the same variety. For 100 
plants figure seven times the dozen rate. 
Write us for quotations on more than 100 
plants. 
C. O. D. ORDERS 
We can not accept C. O. D. orders un¬ 
less accompanied by 25% cash. 
REMITTANCES 
May be made by Postal Money Order; 
Personal Check; or stamps if in small 
amounts. If enclosing currency, for your 
own safety register the letter. 
QUALITY 
All plants are strictly Washington No. 1 
grade field grown specimens, one or more 
years in age, and individually labeled. 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 
SUBSTITUTIONS 
While we endeavor to grow sufficient 
quantities of each variety to meet the de¬ 
mand, we can not outguess the public nor 
the weather. We will make no substitu¬ 
tions unless your permission is given. If 
permission is given we will send your 
second choice item if given; if not, we will 
substitute a similar variety. 
COMPLAINTS 
As ypu can depend upon our plants and 
seeds, you can also depend upon our in¬ 
tegrity. We will at all times make rea¬ 
sonable adjustments of your claims. Your 
