Advice to Correspondents 
Please read before making out order 
Order Early 
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 delay orders, received first, for those 
coming late in the season and requiring attention at once. In every case where possible it is advisable to 
forward goods early. If ground is not in condition to plant, they can be left in the boxes, in a 
cool cellar ©r kept out of doors with the roots covered with earth. 
How to Order 
All orders should be legibly written on the order sheet herein enclosed. This will prevent mistakes. 
Where particular varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, etc., It should 
be stated whether, and to what extent, others may be substituted, in case the order cannot be. 
filled to the letter, as happens in all establishments. 
Packing and Shipping Directions 
All trees and plants are carefully labelled and packed in the best manner and delivered on board cars 
here at the prices named in this catalogue. 
It is requested that post-office address, as well as express office or freight station, accompany each 
order. When it is left to us to choose the mode of conveyance, we will exercise our best judgment. 
On account of the perishable nature of all nursery stock, the safest and best way to ship small and 
medium sized packages is by express, as the rates have been materially reduced. In cities especially, 
goods are delivered by the express companies, thus savihg cartage. We pack in such a manner that 
fruit trees and small fruits, ornamental trees, shrubs, evergreens, and roses, go safely as freight. 
Hardy border plants should be shipped by express. In all cases the articles are at the risk of the pur¬ 
chaser after being shipped, and if delay or loss occurs, the forwarder alone must be held responsible. 
Terms 
All orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied with a draft on some of the principal 
cities, or post-office or express money order for the amount. If neither can foe had, enclose currency 
in registered letter. 
Claims 
Claimsfor deduction must fee made Immediately ©n receipt of goods. On account ©f weather 
and soil conditions and for other causes beyond our control, it would not be possible for us to 
give any warranty or guarantee that all will grow. No claims will be allowed for delay or loss 
by transportation companies—they alone must be held responsible. 
Prices s 
Our prices may not be the lowest, but price is a secondary matter when considering the purchase of 
Trees and Plants. Quality should count for something, also our long record of over seventy-five years 
of fair dealing. To buyers in large quantities special prices will be furnished on application. 
The prices in this catalogue supersede those of all former editions. 
Packing Season 
The Spring packing and shipping season usually opens here about the first of April, and continues 
until about May 15th, depending on the weather. The planting season is hot regulated by any par¬ 
ticular 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 of November. 
Fall Planting 
The Spring planting season is often of such short duration that much intended work is necessarily 
omitted or postponed. In the Fail there is abundance of time to plan and plant, and the work there¬ 
fore can frequently be done as satisfactorily as in the Spring. 
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 case Spring planting is 
absolutely necessary. 
Evergreens may be transplanted successfully in August and September if weather is favorable. 
GUARANTEE 
In growing and furnishing all nursery stock we use the greatest care to have it true to name 
and will replace any that may prove untrue. But no sale by us carries a warranty of quality 
express or implied, and for any error we shall not be liable for more than the purchase nrice! 
Every purchase from us is made on these terms. 
