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SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR 1901. 
Terms of Payment, Etc. 
Please Note the Dates given for receiving Orders for Stock to be Imported. Orders are 
often sent to me too late to be filled. 
TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
My terms of payment are invariably cash on delivery, 
which does not mean that I ship C. 0 . D., as I will not do 
so under any circumstances. I deliver the goods and mail 
bills at the same time, aud expect payment within a few 
days. People unknown to me will please send references 
with their order. 
PRICES. 
Prices in this list are made subject to stock offered being 
unsold when ordered. 
GUARANTEES. 
I guarantee all nursery stock furnished by me to be first 
class, true to name and delivered in good condition when 
shipped by express. Stock is shipped by freight at pur¬ 
chaser’s risk, unless otherwise agreed upon. 
I no not Guarantee stock to grow or results in any 
WAY. No COMPLAINT WILL HE ENTERTAINED THAT IS NOT MADE 
IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OP STOCK. 
There are so many causes for failure over which I have no 
control, that 1 can assume no responsibility after stock is 
delivered in good order. Poor soil, unfavorable weather, 
ignorant or careless culture all contribute to failure and all 
are beyond my control. 
A Catalogue as comprehensive as this, must of necessity 
offer some varieties of difficult culture, and when these arc 
ordered, I presume the people ordering them have the 
knowledge needed for their culture. Successful gardening 
requires knowledge, enthusiasm and perseverance, and these 
I can not supply, but I will be glad to make selection for the 
“can’t be killed” class of plants for people who wish them. 
IMPORT ORDERS. 
Import orders are taken subject to failure of crops. 
SHIPPING DIRECTIONS. 
Please give explicit shipping directions, stating whether 
stock is to be shipped by freight or express, and by what 
route. Early orders for trees and shrubs can be generally 
shipped safely by freight, but plants will be sent by freight 
at the risk of the purchaser only. 
EARLY ORDERS. 
The earlier orders arc sent, the better I can fill them. 
Orders for Rhododendrons, Hardy Azaleas and Kelway 
Pieonies must be received not later than March 1 st, for 
spring delivery. 
CLUB ORDERS. 
No smaller quantities will be supplied than those quoted 
in this list, but it is suggested where these quantities are 
too large, that two or three friends or neighbors could 
combine their orders to advantage, and save transportation 
charges. 
SPECIAL IMPORT ORDERS. 
Special orders will lie taken to import from Europe any 
thing desired in trees, shrubs or plants. For this service 
I charge a commission of 25 per cent., but as I buy every¬ 
thing from the growers at lowest wholesale prices, cus¬ 
tomers can depend on getting the stock for less money than 
it can be obtained in any other way. My knowledge of 
nursery stock and my experience in importing, will save 
my customers from any mistakes in bringing over stock 
not suited to our climate, or stock that can be bought to 
better advantage on this side. 
EXPERIMENTAL GROUNDS. 
For my own information and for the benefit of my 
customers I have established experimental grounds where 
all promising novelties are tested. I also grow all varieties 
of trees, shrubs and bardy plants generally in the trade, 
so that I can have full information as to their respective 
merits. These grounds are also designed to help my 
landscape-gardening work by keeping me constantly in 
touch with the material I am using. 
REFERENCES. 
Many of the leading amateurs and public parks through¬ 
out the country find it to their advantage to have me buy 
all their stock for them. When desired I will send list of 
these as references for my reliability and quality of stock 
delivered. 
