SUGGESTIONS TO BUYERS 
1. All orders should be plainly written on a separate sheet of paper and not 
mixed up in the body of the letter. This prevents confusion in booking orders. 
2. When ordering please advise us if substitution will be permitted, as we feel 
at liberty when no instructions accompany the order to substitute other sorts 
equally as desirable. In cases where we substitute it is our general rule to send 
our patrons a better variety than the one ordered. 
3. All our stock is well packed ahd carefully labeled. We make a small charge 
to cover cost of material used in packing. We make no charge for drayage. 
4. Advise us plainly how you wish us to ship—by freight or express; also state 
the route; otherwise we will use our own judgment in forwarding. 
5. After we deliver nursery stock to the carriers in good condition we cannot 
hold ourselves responsible for any loss or injury. All customers are requested to 
hold on to their shipping receipt, for in many instances it is necessary to file a 
claim with the railroad company and other carriers for damage or delay in transit, 
and the original shipping receipt is necessary when filing such claims. 
6. All claims for mistakes in filling orders and also for all stock which may 
be unsatisfactory upon arrival must be reported to us within 10 days after receipt 
of shipment; otherwise we cannot allow same. 
7. Parties unknown to us must accompany their orders with a remittance or 
furnish satisfactory reference. 
8. Please remember to write your name, postoffice, county, state, street address 
or rural route when ordering. This prevents your mail from going astray. 
9. Remittances can be made us either by postoffice money order, registered 
letter, express money order or bank draft. Where parties have a bank account 
with their local bank we will accept their personal check in payment of any stock 
they may order providing, of course, they have ample funds in their local bank 
to meet payment upon presentation. Many times it is more convenient for our 
customers to send us a check on their local bank when ordering, for they may live 
a considerable distance from town and in remitting in this manner would make 
it unnecessary for them to go to town for this purpose. 
10. Our descriptions of the various fruits and plants we list in this catalog are 
very much condensed, as space will not permit us to go into detail telling the 
qualifications of the various varieties. We would therefore recommend to all those 
who intend to embark in fruit growing, to procure a copy of the following well- 
known works: 
CALIFORNIA FRUITS AND HOW TO GROW THEM. By Prof. E. J. Wickson. 
This book covers every phase of fruit growing in detail. Describes varieties in 
full and is a complete compendium of methods and suggestions on soil preparation, 
planting, cultivating, irrigating and pruning. We can supply this book, postpaid $3 
per copy. 
^ GRAPE GROWING AND WINE MAKING IN AMERICA. By Prof. G. Hussman. 
Ihis work gives instructions in vineyard management from planting to harvest¬ 
ing, both East and West, especially on California grape growing, wine making, 
etc. Price $2 per copy. 
