SPECIAL 
TELEPHONE 
SERVICE 
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teous attention here. 
BELL: Lombard 5620 to 5627 
KEySTONE: Main 1631-1632 
Important to Customers 
TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS READ 
THESE CONDITIONS OF SALE 
LOCAL DELIVERY 
Our free delivery service covers Philadelphia and vicinity, also Camden, N. J., 
and near-by points, but we do not guarantee to maintain a daily delivery to these places. 
Shipment of goods can also be made by package service from Market and Chestnut 
Street Ferries, Broad Street Station, Reading Terminal, and B. & O. R. R., at 24th 
and Chestnut Streets. The tariff for shipments that can be made by this method on 
merchandise they will receive packed in one piece is as follows: 
10 lbs. and under, 12c. 26 lbs. to 40 lbs., 24c. 
11 lbs. to 25 lbs., 18c. 41 lbs. to 50 lbs., 30c. 
Shipments weighing more cannot be sent via Package Service. 
ORDER EARLY 
We would greatly appreciate if you would send orders for seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. during 
January arid February whenever possible. Shipment will be made when you want the goods. 
WE WELCOME CHARGE ACCOUNTS 
We invite you to take advantage of the convenience of a charge 
account with us. So that no time will be lost in executing your first 
order, please send us the names of two or more business houses with 
whom you have had past or present credit relations. 
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS 
Always state by what method you want goods forwarded; other¬ 
wise we will ship according to our best judgment. 
PACKING CHARGES 
No charge is made for boxes, packing, or bags, except for two- 
bushel seamless sacks, which are returnable for credit at the market 
price as charged. 
C. O. D. SHIPMENTS 
Goods can be sent C. O. D. with the exception of perishable items, 
including plants and cold-storage bulbs. Where the shipment is to 
be made by Express or Freight, it is necessary to send a partial 
remittance with the order. We are sorry but we are unable to accept 
C. O. D. orders for less than $1.00. 
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 
Positions for Gardeners, Estate Superintendents, Etc. —We 
have on our register the names of competent Gardeners, Superin¬ 
tendents, Greenskeepers, Farmers and Poultrymen who desire posi¬ 
tions. We are always pleased to put them in communication with 
parties desiring services of such men. 
For our customers who wish to engage a landscape or jobbing 
gardener, we maintain a list from which we can give you the names 
of one or more in your locality. We recommend only those who have 
proved reliable. 
HAVE YOU MOVED LATELY? 
Please let us know of any permanent change of address so that 
you may receive our catalogues regularly. 
CONDITIONS OF SALE 
All contracts, sales, and acknowledgments of orders are contingent 
on crop failures, our ability to import and make deliveries in con¬ 
formity with the “Plant Quarantine Act,” partial deliveries by 
growers or manufacturers, strikes, or other unavoidable causes be¬ 
yond our control, clerical errors included; also unsatisfactory credit 
standing. All quotations are subject to market changes and goods 
being unsold on receipt of order. 
Henry F. Michell Co. give no' warranty, expressed or implied, as 
to the description, purity or productiveness of any seeds, plants, or 
bulbs they send out, and they cannot be in any way responsible 
for the crop. If the customer does not accept the goods on these terms, 
he must notify us at once, and we will give instructions for disposition 
of the goods. 
Gift Certificates 
In view of many requests for a simplified method of presenting 
horticultural gifts, we now offer ‘‘Michell’s Gift Certificate.” 
Available in any amount, and redeemable at any time for any 
merchandise which we offer for sale, these certificates make an 
unusual gift for your garden-loving friends. 
They are particularly suitable for a Christmas or Birthday gift, 
and as a most acceptable “thank you for a very pleasant week¬ 
end” remembrance. 
Forwarding Service 
We pay piostage charges on all orders for Vegetable Seeds, 
Flower Seeds, and Grass Seeds in quantities up to 5 pounds 
(unless otherwise noted) to the First and Second Zones. If 
larger quantities of the above, also Bulbs, Plants, and 
Sundries, are wanted by Parcel Post, remit for postage 
the amount named in connection with the item to the First 
and Second Zones; for other Zones add additional postage 
or at the rate quoted in table opposite. 
All Plants, Roots, and Bulbs are forwarded by Express 
(or Parcel Post when possible), purchaser paying charges, 
unless otherwise noted. 
For those of our customers who prefer to receive such 
goods by Parcel Post, we will be pleased to forward in this 
manner such plants as can be sent in this way at the follow¬ 
ing additional cost, which must be added to the value of 
each order for Plants, Roots, or Bulbs unless otherwise 
noted. 
To all points east of the Mississippi River, add 10 per 
cent to cover postage and packing charges; to all points 
west of the Mississippi River, add 15 per cent. 
SAFE ARRIVAL. We guarantee the safe arrival of all 
goods sent to pioints within the United States except when 
shipped to points where there is no Express or Freight agent; 
to such points the purchaser must assume any claim for 
loss or damage. 
PARCEL POST RATES from Philadelphia (subject to change) 
United States Parcel Post Rates 
(Seeds, plants, and bulbs included) 
(Subject to Change) 
First 
pound 
or 
fraction 
Each 
additional 
pound or 
fraction 
Local Rate, Philadelphia. 
$0 07 
$0 01 
1st Zone, within 50 miles of Philadelphia.... 
08 
01.1 
2d Zone, over 50 and under 150 miles. . . . 
08 
01.1 
3d Zone, over 150 and under 300 miles. . . . 
09 
02 
4th Zone, over 300 and under 600 miles... . 
10 
03.5 
5th Zone, over 600 and under 1000 miles. . . . 
11 
05.3 
6th Zone, over 1000 and under 1400 miles. . . . 
12 
07 
7th Zone, over 1400 and under 1800 miles.... 
14 
09 
8th Zone, over 1800 miles. 
15 
11 
Packages must not 
exceed 100 inches 
(length and girth 
combined) 
Limit of weight 
to all zones, 70 lbs. 
A fraction of a 
cent in the total 
amount of postage 
on any parcel shall 
be counted as a 
full cent. 
On Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, or Roots not exceeding eight (8) ounces in weight, the postage charge 
is Ic. for each two (2) ounces or fraction thereof; on Sundries or other Merchandise not exceed¬ 
ing eight (8) ounces in weight, the postage charge is 1 He. for each two (2) ounces or fraction thereof. 
Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, Roots, Sundries, etc., weighing over eight (8) ounces are sent at zone rates. 
If Special Delivery is wanted, an additional 15c. is required on packages weighing up to two (2) 
pounds —25c. on packages weighing more than two (2) pounds and up to ten (10) pounds—35c. 
on packages weighing more than ten (10) pounds, which also includes special handling and trans¬ 
portation as first-class mail. 
If remittance accompanies order, a sufficient amount should be included to cover the extra 
charges—if ordered to be sent by either of the methods as stated above. 
PARCEL POST CHARGES QUOTED BY US ARE FOR DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY 
Notice to Customers in Canada and Other Countries outside of the United States 
In remitting for purchases at the time of ordering, or when paying accounts, by reason of the exchange we ask that you please send 
Post Office Money Order in United States funds or a check or draft on a New York or Philadelphia Bank in par in United States funds. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 516-518 Market St., PHILA. 
WAREHOUSES: CCC BULBS, PLANTS, GARDEN SUPPLIES, FERTILIZERS 
AmeVicln^»d DtoS'hin St8. OtLL/D INSECT DESTROYERS, POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC. 
