ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
[Please read before making out order.] 
Correspondents will greatly oblige by observing, as far as possible, the following regulations: 
i st. All orders should be sent in as early as possible to insure prompt attention ; it is our rule to execute 
them in the order in which they come to hand ; hence we cannot, except for extraordinary reasons, delay 
orders, received first, for those coming late in the season and requiring attention at once. In every cast where 
possible it is advisable to forward goods early. If ground is not in condition to plant , they can be left in the 
boxes , or taken out and the roots covered with earth. 
2d. All orders should be legibly written out on the order sheet herein enclosed; this will save us much 
trouble, and at the same time prevent mistakes. 
3d. In ordering fruit trees, it should in all cases be stated whether standard trees are wanted for 
orchards, or dwarfs for gardens. 
4th. Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees , kinds of stock, etc., it 
should be stated whether, and to what extent, other varieties, sizes, ages, etc., may be substituted, in case the 
order cannot be filled to the letter, as happens occasionally in all establishments. Our rule is not to substitute 
in any case without being expressly requested to do so. 
5th. All trees and plants are carefully labeled and packed in the best manner for any part of the United 
States, Canada, or Europe, for which a moderate charge is made ; but no charge is made for the delivery of 
packages at the railroad. 
6th. It is requested that post-office address , as well as explicit directions for marking and shipping 
packages , accompany each order . When it is left to us to choose the mode of conveyance, we will exercise our 
best judgment. We pack in such a manner that fruit trees and small fruits (excepting strawberries), ornamental 
trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, and hardy border plants, go safely as freight. In all cases the articles are at 
the risk of the purchaser after being shipped, and if delay or loss occurs, the forwarder alone must be held 
responsible. 
7th. For shipment abroad, we pack in the best manner, in close boxes. Our consignments to all parts 
of the world have generally been received in good condition, and parties who favor us with their orders may 
rely upon the same having careful attention. Shipments of this kind can usually be made to the best advantage 
in the months of October and November. 
8th. All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied with a draft on some of the principal 
cities, post-office or express money order for the amount. If neither can be had, enclose currency in regis¬ 
tered letter. Checks or drafts on local banks outside New York, Philadelphia, and Boston should have 
exchange added. 
9th. Our customers are requested to notify us instantly of any errors that may be committed in filling 
their orders, so that we may at once make ample amends, as we desire to conduct our business in all respects 
satisfactorily to those who favor us with their confidence. 
ARTICLES BY MAIL. 
For the convenience of those who cannot be reached by railroad or express, packages of small articles 
will be sent by mail prepaid, such articles to be charged at full retail prices. 
LOW EXPRESS RATES ON TREES AND PLANTS. 
The express companies now carry trees and plants to any part of the country at a reduction of 20 per 
cent, from regular merchandise rates. 
THE PACKING SEASON. 
The Spring packing and shipping season usually opens here about the first of April, and continues into 
the month of May. The planting season is not regulated by any particular month or day, nor by the state of 
vegetation where the planting is to be done, but by the condition of the trees to be planted. Hence, trees can 
be sent with safety from Rochester to localities several degrees South, even if they do not arrive until the 
ordinary transplanting season in that locality is passed. In the autumn, we usually commence digging and 
packing the first week in October and continue until the freezing of the ground, say middle to end of November. 
FALL PLANTING. 
The Spring planting season is often of such short duration that much intended woik is necessarily omitted 
or postponed. In the Fall there is abundance of time to plan and plant, and the work therefore can frequently 
be done as satisfactorily as in the Spring. 
The once prevalent notion that Fall planting is not advantageous, has proved to be erroneous, and with 
the exception of evergreens, almost everything called hardy can be planted successfully in the autumn, except 
in some regions where the winters are extremely severe, or in exposed situations, in which cases Spring 
planting is absolutely necessary. 
