Terms of Payment 
My terms of payment are invariably eash on delivery, which does not mean that 
I ship C. O. D., as I will not do so under any circumstances. I deliver the goods 
and mail bills at the same time, and 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 
purchaser’s risk, unless otherwise agreed upon. 
I DO NOT GUARANTEE STOCK TO GROW, OR RESULTS IN ANY WAY. 
NO COMPLAINT WILL BE ENTERTAINED THAT IS NOT MADE IMME¬ 
DIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF STOCK. 
There are so many causes for failure over which I have no control, that I can 
assume no responsibility after stock is delivered in good order. Poor soil, unfavor¬ 
able weather, ignorant or careless culture all contribute to failure and all are beyond 
my control. 
A Catalogue as comprehensive as this must of necessity ofEer some varieties of 
difficult culture, and when these are ordered, I presume the people ordering them 
have the knowledge needed for their culture. Successful gardening requires knowl¬ 
edge, enthusiasm and perseverance, and these I cannot 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 
Plense 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. 
UNITED STATES AND AMERICAN EXPRESS SHIPMENTS.—My Pittsburg 
shipping is all done from Cheswick, a local station which is an exclusive Adams Ex¬ 
press office. I can nnd do make shipments by American and United States Express 
by forwarding packages to Pittsburg, but this causes a delay of about two days. 
This makes no difference to shipments of bulbs, trees and shrubs, but is apt to cause 
damage to plants when shipped during hot weather. 
FREIGHT CONGESTION.—Owing to the present congested condition of the 
railroads, all freight shipments are greatly delayed. Last fall it took thirty to 
forty days to carry freight three or four hundred miles, and there is no probability 
that conditions will be any better in the spring. 
