P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY’S TREE AND PLANT CATALOG. 
Directions 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 lia¬ 
bility to attach to us where frost, drought or other casualties beyond our control prevent 
delivery of stock that may be contracted for. 
freight, 
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A large force 
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 our customers to have their goods forwarded « 
by express. Plants, trees, etc., are now taken by the leading express companies at a red*’*'^ '' 1 
20 per cent, from the regular merchandise rate. 
SHIPPING DIRECTIONS. Give plain and explicit directions for shipping. ‘ by # 
state route. When no directions are given we shall use our best judgment n»~*‘ vVaH m 8* u 
all cases shipments are at purchaser's risk after receipt is taken from the t* lS l )ort<ltum com P an y* 
Freight and express rates will be given on application. 
PACKING. We have every appliance for packing in the best pos? le manner, 
of thoroughly trained men are entrusted with this labor. 
A charge of 25 cents to 50 cents for packing is made on all order^nder $5. ver t is amoun 
packing is free except on export orders. As these require large quitities of moss an ex ra a or 
the packing charges are from $2 to $5, according to size of case. 
TERMS OF PAYMENT. Cash with order or satisfactory eference before shipment 
preferred will ship goods with Bill of Lading attached to Sight ’raft, through Exprc^^^^j. Bank. 
On all C. 0. D. orders we require 25 per cent, of the bill remit td before shipment. ^ 
REMITTANCES. Remittances should be made by PosOffice or Express ^fSney Orders, or 
by drafts on Augusta or New York. We cannot be held respnsible for b^esGs when remittances 
are not made as directed above. Cash sent through the msis is at send^jr’s risk. Make all re¬ 
mittances payable to P. J. Berckmans Co. 9 
WE GUARANTEE every tree or plant to be in a perfectly healthy condition, up to grade 
and first-class in every respect, when leaving our hands,’but afte/r delivering to forwarders all 
losses resulting fro pi 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 kOOO rates. 
RESERVING TREES. When purchasers desire these to be reserved for weeks or months, 
after the opening of the shipping season, they must bo 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 or¬ 
dered, but during the rush of the busy season an error is occasionally made, and satisfactory cor¬ 
rection 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 there¬ 
from. 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. 
