Terms of Payment 
Our terms of payment are invariably cash on delivery, which does not mean that 
we ship C. O. D., as we will not do so under any circumstances. We deliver the 
goods and mail bills at the same time, and expect payment within a few days. 
People unknown to us will please send references with their order. 
PRICES 
Prices in this list are made subject to stock offered being unsold when ordered. 
GUARANTEES 
We guarantee all nursery stock furnished by us 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. 
WE DO NOT GUARANTEE STOCK TO GROW, OR RESULTS IN ANY 
WAY. NO COMPLAINT WILL BE ENTERTAINED THAT IS NOT MADE 
IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF STOCK. 
There are so many causes for failure over which we have no control that we 
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 our control. 
A Catalogue as comprehensive as this must of necessity offer some varieties of 
difficult culture, and, when these are ordered, we presume the people ordering them 
have the knowledge needed for their culture. Successful gardening requires knowl- 
edge, enthusiasm and perseverance, and these we cannot supply, but we 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 shipments will be sent by freight at the risk 
of the purchaser only. 
UNITED STATES AND AMERICAN EXPRESS SHIPMENTS.— Our Pitts¬ 
burg shipping is all done from Cheswick, a local station which is an exclusive Adams 
Express office. We can and 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. 
