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P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY'S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
Suggestions to Correspondents 
ALWAYS address all communications to P. J. BERCKMANS CO., and NOT to individuals. 
NOTE.— All quotations are for immediate acceptance, subject to stock being sold. No liability to 
attach to us where frost, drought or other casualties beyond our control prevent delivery of stock that 
may be contracted for. 
ORDER EARLY, as orders are filled in rotation. Do not wait until the ground is ready to 
plant before sending in your order. 
NAME AND ADDRESS. Always write your name plainly upon order sheet in catalog. A 
lady should always sign herself Miss or Mrs.; and always use the same name. 
Give your post-office, county and state, also street and P. 0. box number, and the name of your 
nearest express office. 
EXPRESS. In all cases when possible we advise ourcustomers to have their goods forwarded 
by express. Plants, trees, etc., are now taken by the leading express companies at a reduction of 
20per cent, from the regular merchandise rate. 
SHIPPING DIRECTIONS. Give plain and explicit directions for shipping. If by freight, 
state route. When no directions are given we shall use our best judgment in forwarding; but in 
all cases shipments are at purchaser’s risk after receipt is taken from the transportation company. 
Freight and express rates will be given on application. 
PACKING. We have every appliance for packing in the best possible manner. A large force 
of thoroughly trained men are entrusted with this labor. 
A charge of 25 cents to 50 cents for packing is made on all orders under $5. Over this amount 
packing is free, except on export orders. As these require large quantities of moss and extra labor 
the packing charges are from $2 to $5, according to size of case. 
TERMS OF PAYMENT. Cash with order or satisfactory reference before shipment; or if 
preferred will ship goods with Bill of Lading attached to Sight Draft, through Express or Bank. 
On all C. 0. I), orders we require 25 percent, of the bill remitted before shipment. 
REMITTANCES. Remittances should be made by Post Office or Express Money Orders, or 
by drafts on Augusta or New York. We cannot be held responsible for losses when remittances 
are not made as directed above. Cash sent through the mails is at sender’s risk. Make all 
remittances payable to P. J. Berckmans Co. 
WE GUARANTEE every tree or plant cobe in a perfectly healthy condition, up to grade and 
first-class in every respect, when leaving our hands, but after delivering to forwarders all losses 
resulting from delays or exposures in transit are at risk of purchaser. 
TREES AND PLANTS IN LARGE QUANTITIES. Prices given for these on application. 
Orders for 100 or 1000 trees in the aggregate, but comprising several classes, are billed as follows : 
40 trees of a class at 100 rates, less than 40 at 10 rates, 400 at 1000 rates. 
RESERVING TREES. When purchasers desire these to be reserved for weeks or months, 
after the opening of the shipping season, they must be paid for in full at the time of ordering. 
ERRORS. We exercise the utmost care in filling orders, and always put in more than is 
ordered, but during the rush of the busy season an error is occasionally made, and satisfactory 
correction will be promptly made upon notification. Keep a copy of your order for comparison. 
All claims for errors must be made within five days after receipt of goods, otherwise they will 
not be entertained. 
CLUB ORDERS. Special rates given on application. 
RESPONSIBILITY. We have no connection whatever with any other nursery, and our re¬ 
sponsibility extends only to persons purchasing direct from us. We also disclaim any responsibility 
for failure arising from defective planting, or from subsequent faulty treatment or cultivation, and 
we are not in any respect responsible for any loss or damage arising from any failure therefrom, 
While we exercise the greatest care to have all of our trees and plants true to name, well grown, 
and packed in the best possible manner, and hold ourselves in readiness to replace all trees and 
plants that may accidentally prove untrue to label, free of charge, or refund the amount paid 
therefor, it is mutually understood and agreed between the purchaser and ourselves that our guar¬ 
antee of genuineness shall not in any case make us liable for any sum greater than that originally 
received for such trees or plants that prove untrue. 
