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C. ^eeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
HOW TO 
ORDER. 
Please follow carefully the direction I give below for making out orders; it will 
prevent contusion, save me much valuable time, and insure your obtaining the 
Plants sent for. 
II< 5 P OMR OROFR QHFFT I" ordering, please use the convenient 
U&t UUK UKUtK anttl. order sheet which accompanies each Cat¬ 
alogue; observe all the blanks, and fill them up carefully, especially those v/hich 
give your address, and state in what way the plants are to be forwarded. It it is 
necessary to write a letter in addition, let it be on a separate sheet. Mistakes are 
much more liable to occur when the order is mixed in with the letter. 
' Please write your Seed orders separate from the Plants, 
t_>rtun.rso. ^er mix the two together, as they are each managed 
by different persons, are packed separately, and when the orders are confused it re¬ 
quires an endless amount of time to straighten them, which a little care on the part 
of the purchaser would prevent. 
SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 
I will adhere closely to the selections 
made by the purchaser, and can usualiy 
furnish alf the varieties I advertise, but I grow such a vast number of kinds that, in 
spite of my efforts, the stock of some one kind will occasionally become exhausted. 
To provide for such an emergency, I request that an additional plant or two be 
named at the end of the order, from which I may select. This list will not be used, 
except in case of necessity, but I advise it particularly, as it often saves me much 
trouble and annoyance. 
SET THE PRICE 
opposite the name of each plant, and when the order is 
completed, foot the prices up carefully, enclosing the 
amount with the order. I never fill orders which are not accompanied by the 
cash. It is useless to write me for special rates; I have bnt one price, and that is 
the one given in my Catalogue, which is lower than that of any other firm in 
the country. 
GIVE YOUR FULL ADDRESS. 
Please be careful to write your full 
address plainly^ and always sign 
your name the same way. Do not write at one time as Mrs. William Brown, and at 
another Mrs. Mary Brown. I can but guess that these two names belong to one 
person. 
PLANTS BY EXPRESS. 
I would always recommend having plants sent by Express, when there are many 
ordered, and when there is an Express Office near, as I can usually send much larger 
plants, and do not have to wash the soil off the roots, as is the case when sent by 
mail. When the weather is sufficiently warm, I pack all express orders in light, 
strong baskets, (which I furnish free), leaving the tops exposed. Plants packed in 
this manner will carry nicely for a great distance, and will keep for a week to ten 
days in a fresh condition. You will see that my Express Club terms are very liberal, 
and will more than compensate you for Express charges. I give on another page 
rates on various sizes of packages, to the leading cities of each of the States. Five 
dollars’ worth of plants packed for shipment will weigh from fifteen to twenty 
pounds, according to the season at which they are shipped. By inquiring of your 
agent for the nearest point named in your State, you can tell about what the charges 
will be to your place. 
EXPRESS COMPANIES. 
Purchasers having their Plants shipped by 
Express, will please specify what company 
they want them shipped by, as we have the following in our city, viz: Adams, 
American, United States, Erie, and the Baltimore <fc Ohio. 
CLUB ORDERS. 
Although my prices are exceedingly 
low, considering the quality of plants 
furnished, yet 1 offer the following additional inducement to all who will exert them¬ 
selves in my behalf, hy soliciting their neighbors to unite with them in ordering 
plants of me, and thus Increase the amount remitted. 
By this arrangement any one desirous of obtaining a few 
plants, who does not wish to spare the money lor the pur¬ 
pose, can readily obtain the same, free of cost, by spending a little time soliciting 
orders of his friends and neighbors, sending same to me in one list. 
Each person’s order will be selected as 
directed, and tied separately, so there is 
COMBINE YOUR ORDERS, 
FREE PLANTS. 
PACKING CLUB ORDERS. 
nothing to be done but deliver the bundle. But if requested so to do, and the ad¬ 
dress in lull of each member of the club is given, I will mail direct to each one 
when they are ordered by post, providing none are less than one dollar and twenty- 
five cents in amount. 
I IRFRAI TFRb/lc I therefore offer the following liberal terms to those 
LIBERAL TERMS, who will obtain orders, said orders to be taken at the 
regular retail and dollar collection rates. It will, of course, be understood that these 
additional plants go to the getter up of the club, (who should always sign his or her 
name as getter up of club), and not to each Individual member. It, however, is my 
practice to make additions to each individual order, where it reaches one dollar and 
twenty-five cents and over. 
GEEAT INDUCEMENTS EOE 
THE FOEMATION OF CLUBS. 
MAIL CLUBBING RATES.—PURCHASERS’ CHOICE FROM CATALOGUE. 
Purchasers remitting $ 1.25 may select Plants to the value of.$ | .35 
(and one of the Premium Plants on 2 d page of cover.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 2.60 may select Plants to the value of. $3.00 
(and any two of the Premium Plants on 2 d page of cover.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 3.76 may select Plants to the value of. $4.50 
(and three of the Premium Piants and one of the Presents on 2 d page 
of cover, together with a copy of the “ Language of Fiowers,” or its 
value in Piants.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 6.00 may select Plants to the value of. $6.25 
(and any four of the Premium Plants, and two Presents, on 2 d page 
of cover, together with a copy of my book, the “Home Florist,” price 
$ 1 . 25 , or if not wanted, you can select Plants or Seeds to its value.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 8.00 may select Plants to the value of.$ | 0.00 
(and any six of the Premium Plants, and any three of the Presents, 
on 2 d page of cover, together with a copy of the “ Language of 
Fiowers,” price 50 cents, and also a copy of the “ Home Florist,” 
or if these works are not wanted, their vaiue in Plants and 
Seeds.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 10.00 may select Plants to the value of.$ | 3.00 
(and the entire set of seven Premium Plants, and also the set of 
four Presents, on 2 d page of cover, together with a copy of the 
“Language of Fiowers,” price 50 cents, and also a copy of the 
“ Home Florist,” price $ 1 . 25 , or if not wanted, you can select their 
value in Plants or Seeds.) 
Please notice that the two book premiums are only given on an $8.00 order.'’•a 
i.NDIVIDCAL ORDERS FOR ANY OF THE PRECEDING AMOUNTS WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME PREMIUMS AS CLUB ORDERS. 
EXPRESS CLUBBING RATES. 
Purchasers remitting $ 2.60 may select Plants to the value of_ . $3.50 
(and also any two of the Premium Plants on 2 d page of cover.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 3.76 may select Plants to the value of . $5.00 
(and any three of the Premium Plants, and one of the Presents, on 
2 d page of cover, together with a copy of “ Language of Flowers,” 
price .50 cents, or its value in Plants.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 6.00 may select Plants to the value of. $7.00 
(and also any four of the Premium Plants, and two of the Presents, 
on 2 d page of cover, together with a copy of my book, the “ Home 
Florist,” price $ 1 . 25 , or if not wanted, its value in Plants or Seeds.) 
Individual orders for any of the preceding amounts 
Purchasers remitting $ 8.00 may select Plants to the value of.$ | | .00 
(and any Six of the Premium Plants, and three of the Presents, to¬ 
gether with a copy each of the “Language of Flowers,” price 50 
cents, and the “ Home Florist,” price $ 1 . 25 , or if neither are want¬ 
ed, their value in Plants and Seeds.) 
Purchasers remitting $ 10.00 may select Plants to the value of.$ | 5.00 
(and the entire set of seven Premium Plants, and the set of four 
Presents, on 2 d page of cover, together with a copy each of “ Lan¬ 
guage of Flowers,” price 50 cents, and the “ Home Florist,” $ 1 . 25 , 
or it not wanted, their value in Plants or Seeds can be selected.) 
ill be entitled to the same Premium as Club Orders. 
To those who do not care for the books and other premiums and presents offered on the second page of cover, and who remit $ 10.00 and upwards, can 
select to double the amount of the remittance sent. [For ten dollars you can select twenty dollars’ worth of Plants or Seeds, In packets only], and in this pro¬ 
portion for larger amonnts. At this rate both Plants and Seeds will be shipped by Express only. For ten dollars you can get two hundred of onr ten rent 
plants. By ordering early and re-potting and placing under a hot-bed sash, you can dispose of them to your neighbors and make a profit of fifteen dollars to 
twenty dollars on them after paying Express charges on the Plants and the cost of the pots. 
