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H'oopes. Brother & Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 
OUR CENTENNIAL MEDALS 
We feel a pardonable pride in the Centennial Medals and Diploma awarded us by the United States Commis¬ 
sion, for our display of Evergreens and Ivies; and while we feel confident we could have succeeded equally as 
well with any other class of plants in our establishment, we selected the above as the most suitable, on account 
of their adaptability for making a fine continuous exhibit from the opening to the closing day of the great 
Exhibition. We have been amply compensated by the many complimentary notices received from all parts of 
the country, that out of the millions of people who visited the Exhibition, so large a number noticed our dis¬ 
play among the very many attractive features on the Horticultural Grounds. 
ADVICE AND TERMS 
Our Nurseries are in the immediate vicinity of West Chester, which is situated 27 miles west of Phila¬ 
delphia, and with which we have nearly hourly communication by two railroads—one a direct road, the other 
a branch of the Pennsylvania, and from which we have a siding to our packing-house. By the latter route 
we are enabled to ship to all parts of the country, without transfer in Philadelphia, and at very low rates to 
distant points. 
Our Office is situated directly adjoining Maple Avenue Station, and is ten minutes’ walk from the 
main station, in West Chester. A trolley-car (fare, 25 cents) leaves Sixty-Third and Market streets, Phila¬ 
delphia, every 15 minutes during the summer season, and every 30 minutes during the winter, for West Chester. 
The packing’ season generally begins from the first to the middle of March in the spring, and about 
the first of October in the autumn. The season is not regulated, however, by any definite date, nor by the 
state of vegetation at the locality of the planter, but by the condition of the trees when received. Parties south 
of us may receive our trees some weeks after their season has opened, yet when planted they will give entire 
satisfaction. 
Packing. All orders for forwarding by freight or express except in car-load lots are carefully packed in 
bales or boxes, for which a charge is made sufficient to remunerate for the cost of material and time. 
Shipping. Our shipping facilities to the west by fast freight lines, and to New England and the south 
by various steamship lines, are unexcelled in rapidity of transit and low rates of freight charges. 
Purchasers are requested to name the mode of conveyance by which they desire their shipments; other¬ 
wise we will despatch to the best of our judgment. After delivering to the forwarders, all articles are entirely 
at the risk of the purchaser; and should any loss or delay occur, the forwarders alone must be held responsible. 
All packages delivered free of cartage at the freight and express offices in West Chester. 
Parties desiring stock shipped per express C. O. D. must accompany their order with cash to one-half 
the amount; otherwise no attention will be paid to the same. 
Claims. All claims for errors and deficiencies must be made within ten days after the receipt of the 
stock. We desire to be notified of mistakes as early as possible, so that we may rectify the same without delay. 
Terms, Cash. 
I lie following catalogues will be mailed on application, viz.: No. 1, Illustrated and Descriptive Cata¬ 
logue of bruits, three 2-ccnt stamps; No. 2, Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Ornamental Trees, etc., 
to cents. 
west chestek.. vji i 9 oi Hoopes, Brother 6 Thomas 
