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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
be planted in meadow and would promptly die from the 
ground moisture. But as 1 have always supervised our 
planting, I have even taken responsibility for such con¬ 
tingencies. 
In order to get the nursery business on a suitable plane, 
I have inquired from nurserymen in the vicinity of Phila¬ 
delphia doing a retail business, asking them what their 
sentiments were concerning the matter of replacements, 
and they have been fairly unanimous in expressing the 
opinion that no nurseryman should guarantee the life of 
a tree. If you buy a horse it is yours for better or worse 
until death do you part. If you buy a fine dog, valued 
at from Five Dollars to Five Thousand Dollars, it is your 
risk as soon as you take the dog’s lead in your hands, and 
frankly, there is no good reason why a nurseryman 
should be responsible for living things that are not in his 
care even admitting as I have stated in the beginning that 
when the goods are in proper shape on delivery, it is reas¬ 
onable to expect a ninety five percent stand, and even a 
hundred. 
We may, all of us, have accidents and I do not believe 
that any of us would refuse to meet a customer half way 
in such a case and even give him full measure running 
over as soon as we see that there is a possibility that par¬ 
ticularly poor results could be attributed to our negli¬ 
gence, or that of our employees. But such exceptional 
cases need not be provided for in our terms. I feel that 
in order to have uniform terms adopted by this meeting, 
we must eliminate all guarantees as to the life of the stock 
and simply guarantee the delivery in good condition, true 
to name and up to size and specifications. If we all elim¬ 
inate guarantees of the life of stock after delivery unless 
especially provided for in a written contract and for a 
consideration, we shall save ourselves a lot of argument 
and contention. 
I have prepared a set of terms that I wish to submit to 
the members present, in which we give a qualified prom¬ 
ise to replace at half price, provided the bill is paid when 
due—not later than thirty days after date of invoice. 
Uniform Terms 
of 
The Pennsylvania Nurserawien’s Association 
1. All orders are accepted subject to previous sales and 
the following terms and conditions: 
2. Prices in this catalog supersede all previous lists, 
catalogs and quotations. Prices are subject to change 
without notice. Our prices are f. o. b. our shipping 
station, or for local delivery by motor f. o. b. custom¬ 
er’s place if within 10 miles of our Nurseries. Ar¬ 
rangements may be made for distance deliveries by 
motor trucks of full truck loads if desired. 
3. Stock specially selected by customers at the Nur¬ 
series will be charged according to the value of the 
trees chosen. 
4. Lots of 5 and 50 will be furnished at the 10 and 100 
rates, respectively. 
5. All goods are thoroughly packed, insuring best pro¬ 
tection while in transit. All packing charges are 
included in our list prices, except for stock of un¬ 
usual size, when the packing will be a matter of spe¬ 
cial quotation. 
6. We give % discount for cash with order for 
plants. 
7. Cash with order, except to persons who satisfy us 
as to their responsibility, when accounts will be due 
in 30 days. We charge interest at 6% per annum 
or not less than 2% minimum from date of bill on 
overdue accounts. 
8. All goods arc guaranteed true to name, full count, 
up to grade, and in good condition when shipped. 
Any plant proving untrue to name will be replaced. 
Claims to receive consideration must be made with¬ 
in days after receipt of goods. We give no 
guarantee of the life of stock. Stock delivered as 
per order and in good condition is not returnable. 
9. We are not responsible for goods damaged in trans¬ 
portation, other than by our own conveyance, but 
guarantee proper adjustment on the part of the car¬ 
rier up to 50% of the bill, and will ourselves conduct 
the claim, when promptly informed. 
10. We are anxious to please, and to treat our customers 
fairly. Always frankly call our attention to any 
apparent fault. 
Shipping Instructions 
Shipping season opens about March 1st in the Spring 
and August 1st in the Fall. 
Our stock is regularly inspected and certificate will be 
sent with each shipment. Stock will be fumigated when 
requested or when the State laws require it. 
Write plainly and give explicit directions as to address 
and mode of shipment. Shipments will be forwarded ex¬ 
actly as directed; but when without instructions we will 
use our best judgment and forward by shortest and safest 
route. We recommend all herbaceous plants be shipped 
by express. 
All goods are at purchaser’s risk after they are deliver¬ 
ed to the forwarding companies and we receive their re¬ 
ceipt for the shipment in good condition. 
Claims for damage while in transit must be made to 
the delivering company. Have delivering agent note the 
damaged condition on the freight bill and promptly pre¬ 
sent your claim to the transportation company and send 
copies of all papers so we can help you to secure prompt 
settlement. 
POLLEN IS LONG LIVED 
The preservation of pollen for hybridizing, A. P. Saun¬ 
ders {Bui. Peony News No. 6 (1918), pp. 2-9).—A partial 
review oji the literature on the preservation and viability 
of pollen of various plants which have been prepared for 
special use in hybridizing peonies. The author concludes 
that peony pollen under favorable conditions is very long- 
lived, and that there should be no difficulty in carrying it 
through the entire season from the earliest to the latest 
blooming species. 
An examination for nut culturist to fill one vacancy in 
the bureau of plant industry, United States department of 
agriculture, has been announced by the government civil- 
service commission. Applicants should apply to the com¬ 
mission at Washington, I). C., or to secretaries of the 
board in other cities for Form 2118, stating title of exam¬ 
ination, which form must be executed and filed not later 
than April 13, 1920. 
