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THIS BOOK AND ITS ILLUSTRATIONS ARE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY. 64th Issue. 1901. 
TERMS OF BUSINESS. 
Conditions of 
Guarantee of 
Quality. 
We guarantee our Seeds according to the quality purchased to be of the highest average 
Standard of vitality of the season, and it is open to the purchaser to confirm this by submitting 
the samples to professional analysis at his own expense. We cannot, however, be in any 
way responsible for the produce of Seeds sold under this guarantee, or for errors of descrip¬ 
tion ; and it must therefore be clearly understood that our responsibility ceases upon the 
final acceptance of the Goods. 
Orders. 
ALL ORDERS SHOULD BE WRITTEN SEPARATELY FROM GENERAL LETTERS OR LETTERS 
OF ENQUIRY. 
Please write your Name and Address in full, also nearest Railway Station or Shipping 
Port to which the Goods are to be forwarded. 
All letters are opened under the direction of one of our principals, and the orders are 
given out for execution under personal supervision. Plant orders are sometimes delayed by 
severe or hot weather, and they at all times take longer to execute than Bulb or Seed 
orders, in consequence of the time required in lifting and packing, especially in the autumn 
after the long accumulation of orders. 
New Customers. 
We beg respectfully to state that on opening an account it is necessary for us to receive 
Cash with the order, or a reference to a Banker or some one known to our House. 
Free Carriage 
of Goods. 
(Except in eases where the cost 
of Carriage on the parcel, through 
being unusually bulky in propor¬ 
tion to value, absorbs the profit 
on the transaction, when we 
reserve to ourselves the right to 
send unpaid.) 
We deliver SEEDS, POTATOES, PLANTS, and BULBS, CARRIAGE PAID, to ANY RAILWAY 
STATION in ENGLAND and WALES, or to ANY PORT in IRELAND or SCOTLAND where practicable, 
also FREE by PARCELS POST to Purchaser’s door where possible. 
l/l/e occasionally hear of charges being made by the Railway Companies, notwith¬ 
standing that our address label bears the imprint in RED letters “Carriage Paid.’’ In 
cases where a Charge for the Railway Carriage is made, notwithstanding that the Package 
is labelled “Carriage Paid,” Purchasers should on no account pay the demand, but refer the 
Carriers to us. Charges for deliuery from Stations (if any) must be borne by the consignee. 
Glass and other Goods liable to breakage are sent out securely packed, but beyond that 
we cannot be responsible for damage in transit. Notice of damage should be at once made 
to, and compensation claimed from, the Carriers. 
Cash Discount. 
We allow 5 per cent, discount off the total amount of invoice on all goods paid for with 
order, or within fourteen days from the date of invoice (but at no later period), UNLESS 
OTHER TERMS ARE SPECIFIED OR ARRANGED. 
Term of Credit. 
OUR FULLEST TERM OF CREDIT IS THREE MONTHS FROM DATE OF INVOICE, AND WITH¬ 
OUT DISCOUNT, and our books are made up quarterly—i.e., March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, 
and December 1st. Five per cent, interest will be charged upon overdue accounts. 
Remittances. 
Postal Orders, Post Office Orders, or Cheques on any Bank are acceptable, and should be 
drawn in favour of JAMES CARTER & CO., and crossed “London and Westminster Bank.” 
Empty Packages, 
Hampers, Boxes, 
Sacks, Bags, etc. 
Are charged at cost price, and full price will be allowed on them when returned 
immediately, carriage paid and in good condition. These should be in every ease marked 
“Empties from -a letter by post informing us of their despatch is also necessary. 
Booking charges must be prepaid, and a receipt should be taken, so that the value may 
be recovered if they are lost or mis-sent. Coin, other valuables, or important communica¬ 
tions should on no account be enclosed with returned empties. On receipt of a post-card 
we will send labels. 
Attention to 
Customers. 
It is our earnest desire that all the requirements and directions of Customers be scrupulously 
attended to by our assistants, AND WE PRACTISE THI UTMOST PERSONAL SUPERVISION 
TO SEE THAT THEY ARE CARRIED OUT. We would, therefore, respectfully request that we 
be informed if at any time there is cause for dissatisfaction, that we may have it rectified 
at the earliest possible moment. 
Change of 
Address. 
Please notify to us any change of Permanent Address, in order that we may be able 
to forward our Catalogues with regularity. The favour of your kind recommendation of 
our House to those of your friends requiring Seeds for the Garden or Farm, or Plants and 
Flower Roots for the Garden or Conservatory, is respectfully solicited. We shall be pleased, 
at all times, to forward our Catalogues to any address we may be lavoured with. 
Gardeners & Stewards 
We have at all times a number of experienced men on our Register, and shall be glad 
to hear from any customer requiring persons in either of these capacities. 
Seeds for Cottagers, etc, 
SEEDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO COTTAGERS, FOR ALLOTMENTS, SOLDIERS’ GARDENS, LOCAL 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES, HOTEL-KEEPERS, etc., supplied at special terms. 
CARTERS', 237. 238. & 97, HIGH HOLBORN. LONDON.- 1901. 
