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Packing and Shipping Plants at our Greenhouses 
' PLANT 
DEPARTMENT 
V/ PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 
/ IMPORTANT. We ship all orders for plants, bulbs, roots, etc., offered on the succeeding 
' pages, 131 to 184 inclusive, immediately on receipt of order. We will, however, reserve same fc 
future shipment, but instructions to that effect mast accompany the order. This applies specif 
to plants ordered in winter. 
WHEN ORDERING. First. Please use the order sheet 
and give explicit instructions how you wish the plants sent. 
Second. Please don’t mix orders for seeds and plants to¬ 
gether; all can be sent in one shipment, but it aids us materi¬ 
ally if they are written on the separate order sheets supplied 
for that purpose. Third. Please don't mix orders with let¬ 
ters. They should be written on separate sheets to avoid con¬ 
fusion. 
PACKING PLANTS. Next in importance to growing good 
plants is proper packing of them, so that they may reach the 
purchaser without injury. The systerft of packing plants that 
obtains to-day was evolved by the founder of our house and per¬ 
fected by him. Our Plants almost invariably reach the purchaser 
as fresh as when they left our greenhouses. 
OUR GUARANTEE. We guarantee safe arrival of all plants sent 
by express in the United States. Should anything be injured in 
transit we urge our customers to notify us at once on receipt of the 
goods, and in every case send us a list of what has been damaged, 
so that we can replace them without delay. But when they arrive 
in good condition our responsibility ceases, and if from inattention 
or other causes they fail and complaint is then made we cannot replace them. 
Plants sent other than by express are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. 
EXPORT ORDERS. The extra packing necessary for plants going to 
foreign countries compels us to charge cost for packing. All plants exported 
are at purchaser’s risk of damage from any cause whatsoever. 
WE DO NOT DELIVER PLANTS FREE BY EXPRESS. Please note 
that the offer of free delivery as applied to seeds and bulbs does not extend to 
Plants, Roots and Bulbs, in the Plant Department, pages 131 to 184. Unless 
instructed to the contrary, plants, roots and bulbs ordered from pages 131 to 
184 will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges); but as we always add 
plants gratis to help defray these charges, customers will see the great 
advantage of having plants sent by express, for not only can we send larger 
plants, but they arrive in better condition than if sent by Parcel Post. Under 
the present schedule of the leading express companies, plants, roots, and 
bulbs packed in closed boxes will be carried at a reduction from the general 
merchandise rates. For the guidance of our customers we give on page 1 a 
table of Parcel Post rates uninsured for the eight zones, but recommend 
having plants shipped by express. We can then leave the soil on the roots. 
As the express compares give a receipt and are responsible it amounts 
practically to insurance without cost, whereas it costs extra according to 
value to insure a Parcel Post package. 
PLANTS BY PAR.CEL POST. We deliver light bulbs, 
like Tuberous Begonias, fancy Caladiums and Gloxinias free 
by Parcel Post, also small plants where it is practicable, but we 
take the soil from the roots of the plants to lighten the weight 
and send smaller plants than if sent by express. 
As it is a decided advantage to have the soil left on the roots 
of all plants, but especially the larger ones, we advise shipping 
by express wherever possible. 
ROSES OUR LEADING SPECIALTY 
The greater portion of our four and a half acres of greenhouse 
structures is devoted to Roses. This year we call particular atten¬ 
tion to the splendid list of new ever-blooming varieties offered. 
THREE SIZES 
We grade our Rqses in three sizes. This gives purchasers the op¬ 
portunity of procuring a plant of large size which will make a show at 
once, or smaller plants at prices which place them within the reach of 
all. Our Roses are graded as follows: 1st size, strong 2-year plants, 
from 5-inch pots; 2d size, a smaller grade of these in 4-inch and 5-inch pots; 
3d size, young plants from 3-inch pots. See cut and explanation page 132. 
HARDY ROSES 
The hardy Roses, unless where so stated in the description, are not ever- 
blooming. They only produce one crop'of flowers, in June with an occasional 
bloom in autumn. This applies to hardy climbing (except where noted in 
description) as well as bush Roses. 
EVER-BLOOMING ROSES 
The Monthly Roses are ever-blooming, but are not entirely hardy in our 
northern climate. The smallest size (the third) of our Roses in the Tea or 
Monthly section should bloom the same season they are planted, but the 
larger plants flower earlier and produce more throughout the season. The 
small size (the third) of the hardy Roses, both bush and climbing, rarely 
bloom the same season they are planted. 
PLANTING TIME 
No question is asked more frequently by our customers than “When is the 
best time to plant Roses?’’ The broad extent of our country renders it im¬ 
possible to give any specified date in answer; mid-spring is the best time, 
generally speaking, and it is better to be a little early than late. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO.’S GREENHOUSES, ARLINGTON AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, N. J. 
