Free Delivery and General Instructions 
= HERE orders are accompanied by Cash, we Deliver 
i Free to any Post Office, Railroad, Express Office 
or Freight Station at our Expense, except where 
otherwise noted. 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds at the package, ounce. 
K-Pound, Vpound and 1-pound prices. Excepting Peas, 
Beans, Corn and other Items noted below. 
Bulbs at the single and dozen rates. 
Books and other publications. 
Seeds In bulk, plants, nursery stock, fertilizers. Insecti¬ 
cides, horticultural sundries and agricultural hardware for 
warded by Parcel Post, express or freight, as purchaser may 
direct; or In the event of there being given no shipping In¬ 
structions, we will use our Judgment and endeavor to ship 
In a way that will best protect our customer’s Interests. 
After taking receipt for goods In good order from trans 
portatlon company, our responsibility ceases. 
We would Impress on our friends the Importance of send¬ 
ing us their orders early. Please do not wait until Spring, 
when we are so rushed that there Is sometimes an unavoid¬ 
able delay In filling orders. Use the order sheet which we 
send you with this catalog and give us, written plainly, 
your name, post olflce address and shipping Instructions. 
We recommend that all plants and nursery stock be 
shipped by express; all such orders will be forwarded direct 
from our Nursery, the Breck-Roblnson Nursery Co., Munroe 
Station, Lexington, Mass., and at our customer’s ex[)ense, un¬ 
less special arrangements are made regarding delivery at 
time order Is placed. 
PACKING.— We make no charge for boxes or packing on 
orders at catalog prices. We charge for cotton bags as fol¬ 
lows: 2 bushels, 65c. each; 1 bushel, 25c. each; bushel, 
20c. each; M bushel, 12c. each; M bushel, 10c. each. On 
flower pots and other fragile articles, packages will be 
charged*extra at cost. 
PRICES.— Our prices are as low as those of any reliable 
dealer on the same quality of goods. For large orders, or on 
orders for export, we will be pleased to quote special prices. 
SHIPMENTS BY PARCEL POST.— Seeds In packages and 
In bulk, bulbs and the majority of the articles shown In the 
Horticultural, Sundry, Insecticide and Hardware Sections of 
our catalog, can be delivered at your door or post office by 
Parcel Post. To enable our customers to estimate the 
amount which they should remit to cover Parcel Post 
charges, we give herewith a table of Parcel Post rates and 
condensed Instructions in regard to Parcel Post shipments. 
TABLE OF PARCEL POST RATES 
Rates of postage on Fourth Class or Parcel Post matter— 
to be fully prepaid—unsealed—are as follows: 
(rt). Parcels weighing four ounces or less, except books, 
seeds, plants, etc., one cent for each ounce or fraction 
thereof, any distance. 
(b) . Parcels weighing eight ounces or less, containing 
books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, one 
cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of 
distance. 
( c ) . Parcels weighing more than eight ounces, containing 
books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels of miscellaneous printed 
matter weighing more than four pounds, and all other parcels 
of fourth-class matter weighing more than four ounces are 
chargeable according to distance zone, at the pound rates 
shown In the accompanying table, a fraction of a pound 
being considered a full pound. 
Limit cf Size. — Parcel Post matter may not exceed 72 
Inches in length and girth combined. In measuring a parcel 
the greatest distance In a straight line between the ends (but 
not around the parcel* Is taken as Its length, while the dis¬ 
tance around the parcel at Its thickest part Is taken as its 
girth. For example, a parcel 55 Inches long. 10 Inches wide, 
and 5 Inches high measures 65 Inches in length and girth 
combined. 
(Extract fiotn Circular 111, Post Office Department) 
TELEPHONE 
RICHMOND 2360 
Private Branch Ex¬ 
change Connecting 
All Departments. 
BOSTON, MASS. ~ 
Our Store , opposite North side of Fdneuit Hull , is only a minute's 
walk from Adams Square Subway Station 
ructions for Ore 
Weight 
Lbs. 
Local 
1 st 2 nc 
3rd 
1 
$0-05 
#0.05 
$ 0.00 
2 
.00 
.00 
.08 
3 
.00 
.07 
.10 
4 
.07 
.08 
.12 
5 
.07 
.09 
.14 
6 
.08 
.10 
.10 1 
7 
.08 
.11 
.18 
8 
.09 
.12 
.20 
9 
.09 
.13 
.22 ! 
10 
.10 
.14 
.24 1 
11 
.10 
.15 
.20 
12 
.11 
.10 
.28 
13 
.11 
• 17 
.30 
14 
.12 
.18 
.32 
15 
.12 
.19 
.34 
10 
.13 
.20 
.30 | 
17 
.13 
.21 
.38 
18 
.14 
.22 
.40 
19 
.14 
.23 
• 42 
20 
.15 
.24 
44 
21 
.15 
.25 
.40 
22 
.10 
. 20 
.48 
23 
.10 
.27 
.50 | 
24 
.17 
.28 
.52 
25 
.17 
.29 
.54 ! 
20 
18 
.30 
.50 
' 27 
.18 
.31 
.58 
28 
.19 
• 32 
.00 
29 
.19 
.33 
.02 
30 
.20 
.34 
.04 
31 
.20 
.35 
.00 
32 
.21 
.30 
.08 
33 
.21 
.37 
• 70 
34 
.22 
.38 
.72 
35 
.22 
.39 
.74 
36 
.23 
.40 
• 70 
37 
.23 
.41 
.78 
38 
.24 
.42 
.80 
39 
.24 
.43 
.82 
40 
.25 
.44 
.84 
41 
.25 
.45 
.80 
42 
.20 
.40 
.88 
43 
.20 
.47 
.90 
44 
.27 
.48 
.92 
45 
.27 
.49 
.94 
40 
.28 
.50 
.90 
47 
.28 
.51 
.98 
48 
.29 
.52 
1.00 
49 
.29 
.53 
1.02 
50 
.30 
.54 
1 .04 
51 
.30 
.55 
1.00 
52 
.31 
.50 
1.08 
53 
.31 
.57 
1.10 
54 
.32 
.58 
1 12 
55 
.32 
.59 
1.14 
50 
.33 
.00 
1.10 
57 
.33 
.01 
1.18 
58 
.34 
.02 
1.20 
59 
.34 
.03 
1.22 
00 
.35 
.04 
1.24 
01 
.35 
.05 
1.20 
02 
.36 
.06 
1.28 
03 
.30 
.67 
1.30 
04 
.37 
.68 
1.32 
05 
.37 
.69 
1.34 
00 
.38 
.70 
1.30 
07 
.38 
.71 
1.38 
68 
.39 
.72 
1 40 
09 
.39 
.73 
1.42 
70 
.40 
.74 
1.44 
ZONES 
#0.07 
.11 
15 
.19 
.23 
.27 
.31 
.35 
.39 
.43 
.47 
.51 
. 55 
.59 
• 03 
.07 
.71 
• 75 
.79 
.83 
• 87 
.91 
.95 
.99 
1.03 
1 .07 
1 .11 
1.15 
1.19 
1.23 
1.27 
1.31 
1.35 
1.39 
1 .43 
1.47 
1.51 
1.55 
1.59 
1 .03 
1.07 
1.71 
1.75 
l 79 
l *88 
1.87 
1.91 
1.95 
1.99 
2.03 
5th 
6 th 
7th 
8 th 
$0.08 
$0.09 
$ 0.11 
# 0.12 
.14 
.17 
.21 
.24 
.20 
.25 
.31 
.36 
.20 
.33 
.41 
.48 
.32 
.41 
.51 
00 
.38 
.49 
.01 
• 72 
.44 
• 57 
.71 
.84 
.50 
. 05 
.81 
.90 
. 50 
• 73 
.91 
1 08 
.02 
• 81 
1.01 
1 20 
.08 
.89 
111 
1.32 
.74 
.-■'7 
1 .21 
1.44 
.80 
1.05 
1.31 
1 56 
.80 
1.13 
1.41 
1 .08 
.92 
1.21 
1.51 
1.80 
. 98 
1.29 
1 .01 
1 92 
1.04 
1.87 
1.71 
2.04 
l.K) 
1.45 
1.81 
2.10 
1.10 
1.53 
1.91 
2.28 
1.22 
1.01 
2.01 
2 40 
1.28 
1.09 
2 11 
2.52 
1.34 
1 -77 
2.21 
2.04 
1.40 
1.85 
2.31 
2-70 
1.40 
1.93 
2.41 
2 88 
1.52 
2.01 
2.51 
3 00 
1.58 
2.09 
2.01 
3.12 
1.04 
2.17 
2.71 
3.24 
1.70 
2.25 
2.81 
3.30 
1.70 
2.33 
2.91 
3.48 
1.82 
2.41 
3 01 
3.00 
1.88 
2.49 
3.11 
3.72 
1 .94 
2.57 
3.21 
3.84 
2.00 
2.05 
3.31 
3.90 
2.00 
2.73 
3.41 
4.08 
2.12 
2.81 
3.51 
4.20 
2.18 
2.89 
301 
4.32 
2.24 
2.97 
3.71 
4.44 
2.30 
3.05 
3.81 
4.50 
2 36 
3.13 
3.91 
4.08 
2 42 
4.01 
4.80 
2.48 
3.29 
4.11 
4.92 
2.54 
3.37 
4 21 
5.04 
2.00 
3 45 
4.31 
5.10 
2.00 
3.53 
4 41 
5.28 
2.72 
3.01 
4.51 
5.40 
2.78 
3.09 
4.01 
5.52 
2.84 
3.77 
4.71 
5.64 
2.90 
3.85 
4.81 
5.70 
2 90 
3 93 
4 91 
5.88 
3.02 
4.01 
5.01 
0.00 
ZONE MILEAGE 
1st Zone. 1 to 50 miles 
2nd “ .50 to 150 “ 
3rd “ .150lo 300 “ 
4th “ .300 to 000 “ 
5th “ .000 to 1000 “ 
0th “ .1000 to 1400 “ 
7th “ .1400 to 1800 “ 
8 th “ .Above 1800 “ 
On all Sundries, Insecticides, Tools 
and other merchandise which can be 
sent by Parcel Post, we have given 
the approximate weights in brackets, 
thus ( ) and by referi ing to the table 
of Parcel Post rates you can readily 
ascertain the exact amount to remit 
to cover cost of postage and delivery 
to your door. 
