HOW TO ORDER—TERMS AND POLICIES 
Read Before 
Ordering 
Remit by money order, draft, express money order, or check. 
Always use order sheet for making out your order. 
Please do not mix your order and letter together on the same sheet. 
misunderstanding. In ordering, read this carefully, use the order 
blank enclosed, and send your order to our office nearest you— 
either to Independence, Ohio, or Saddle River, New Jersey. 
ORDER EARLY This is most important. There are two reasons. 
Those who order early are certain of our having 
on hand whatever they want. In May and early June our shipping 
department is over-worked and we cannot give as prompt service to 
orders sent in late. We wish to advise you to order immediately 
and leave it to our judgment as to the proper time to ship for 
planting in your locality. Orders received after May 1 will be shipped 
in rotation received as rapidly as possible. Canadian customers may 
avoid delay, also, by enclosing with their orders the number of their 
permit to import plants, obtainable from the Plant Pest Board, Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Canada. 
CAUTION Be sure to give your name in full, Post Office, 
R. F. D., street address, name of city or town, 
W: GIVE these complete instructions to help you avoid delay and 
and state. 
All shipments are made by express collect. 
ee amie’ WHEN Should you instruct us to send plants by parcel 
post, it will be entirely at your own risk, for 
we cannot assume responsibility for loss, damage or condition of the 
plants sent this way. However, if you do wish your shipment by parcei 
post, please send us funds to cover the postage, for we do not pay 
transportation charges on orders sent out either by parcel post or 
express. Live fish are shipped in water and must go by express. 
Water lilies and aquatic plants may be shipped safely any time of 
the year. Hardy water lilies may be planted any time, but we cannot 
ordinarily take them from the growing ponds until the end of March. 
Contrary to the erroneous advice, late planting does no harm. 
Tropical lilies may be set out whenever the weather is settled and 
the temperature averages 70 degrees Fahrenheit. We do not ship tropi- 
cal lilies in the latitude of New York, Cleveland and Chicago until 
after the first week in June because earlier planting in this latitude is 
not safe. If you instruct us to ship earlier than this, shipment is made 
only at customer’s risk. Of course, for planting south of the above 
given latitude, shipments go earlier. 
Goldfishes, aquarium plants and supplies are shipped any time during 
the year. Tropical fishes are shipped in ordinary cans from June 1 to 
October 1, but the remainder of the year it is best to use one of our 
special shipping cans, well insulated against cold. A deposit of $3 is 
required to insure the prompt return of the insulated can. 
TERMS. (Effective Jan. 1, 1948.) These prices cancel all other prices. 
We accept orders only when accompanied by funds 
_sufficient to cover the price of goods and 50c extra for shipping can ~ 
when fish are included, except where list price specifically states that 
shipping can is included. If we deem it advisable to ship the fish in the 
returnable cans, the 50c included with the order will be refunded. 
PLEASE NOTE: We do not pay express charges or postage on any 
shipments. We do not pay the express on shipments of fish or items 
sent in cans of water. NOTE: We make a charge of $1.00 to cover 
overhead costs on orders which are cancelled. The $1.00 is deducted 
from the remittance when it is returned. 
GUARANTEE We guarantee our plants to be true to 
. name and to grow. If any plant fails to 
grow and we are notified within 30 days after planting, we will re- 
place any plant-that fails to grow, free of charge, customer to pay 
shipping charges only. 
This guarantee applies to tropical lilies only when we are allowed 
to ship them at a date considered safe for planting, which is June Ist 
in the latitude of Cleveland and New York City. This liberal guarantee 
assures you of complete satisfaction on every order sent to Tricker. 
We are not liable for damage which occurred in transit. If shipment 
is not in good condition notify the Express Company and answer the 
following: 
Date and time of delivery. ? 4 
Condition of the package, or if fish are shipped, condition of can and 
water in can. 
Describe in detail any loss and possible cause. : 
Your claims or complaints concerning goods not received in satis- 
factory condition must be made within 10 days after receipt of stock. 
No attention to claims or complaints will be given after this time has 
expired. 
WE GUARANTEE LIVE DELIVERY 
ON GOLDFISH, SCAVENGERS 
AND TROPICAL FISH replace once on each or- 
der, any ffish lost, if 
proper evidence, such as a bad ordere report accompanies the claim. 
Express charges on replacement shipments of fish are not prepaid. 
We reserve the right to replace unsatisfactory shipments if the 
damage or loss is not the fault of the carrier. 
We also protect our customers by filing claim against the carrier for 
goods damaged while in transit, providing the losses are substantiated 
by a bad order report from your local express agent. 
OUR PRICES We believe our prices are as low as any reliable 
* grower can offer in the same grade of goods. Some 
may offer lower prices, but 
the best goods are always 
cheapest in the end. Try ours. 
SUBSTITUTION. 
In case we should be out of 
one or more varieties on your 
In case of loss of fish 
during shipment we will 


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CULTURAL DIRECTIONS (Continued) 
WHEN TO Hardy Water Lilies may be planted after the middle of April, 
PLANT. as at that time new leaves appear in the ponds. Half-dormant 
roots are shipped until June and after that growing plants. Tropical varieties 
are propagated in greenhouse pools. We ship well developed growing plants 
when the temperature averages about 70 degrees, usually not until June in 
the latitude of New York, Cleveland, and Chicago, but much earlier in the 
South. Tropical Lilies may also be grown in a sunroom or conservatory pool, 
blooming the year around with the aid of occasional rations of Praefecta 
poked under the soil. It is to be noted that young tropical Lilies have a 
tendency to become dormant if planted out in too cold, deep or shaded water ; 
but if the plants are removed to a warm sunny location they usually start to 
grow again. 
WINTER The best winter protection for the Lilies and Lotus is to leave 
CARE. water in the pool and to cover the pool with boards and leaves or 
straw. Very little freezing takes place; roots and fish are safe and the pool 
walls cannot crack. : 
Under normal conditions hardy Water Lilies, Lotus and native aquatics 
winter in the ponds under water and seldom need protection unless the water 
gets very low, or if left in a pool which is drained, in which case a covering 
of leaves, straw, or manure should be provided. If the roots are planted in 
boxes, the boxes with the roots in may be taken out and covered in a trench, 
or taken into a cool basement and kept covered with moist burlap until 
spring. Dry rot is destructive to dormant roots and should be avoided by 
providing natural conditions of cold and moisture. 
Tropical Lilies are best treated as annual plants, and replaced year after 
year. They may be kept in bloom all year in indoor pools but it is seldom 
worth while to try to preserve the tropicals unless a greenhouse pool is 
available. 
WINTER Dip the water out of the tub; fill 
the tub heaping full of leaves. A 
few boards on top will hold the leaves in and help drain the water off. If 
the tub is not buried in the ground, heap leaves up around it as well. — 
WINTER CARE OF POOLS Pools may be left with the water in if the 
top is covered with boards and the entire 
pool heaped over with leaves or straw. Pools which cannot be covered should 
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CARE OF TUB GARDENS. 
be drained unless they are heavily reinforced. 
Keep pool clear and clean by using scavengers. See page 26. 
PESTS. How to avoid the problem of the increase of mosquito 
population is solved by the use of fish. The small black 
aphids which sometimes infest the leaves and stems of lilies above 
the water or other insect pests may be effectively controlled with 
our new Aquaticide spray. See page 25. 
Cut Flowers 
How to Keep Water Lilies Open 
The best way to keep water lilies open is to use wax. The lilies 
should be picked the day before and then when open on the second 
day, apply a low melting point wax, either white or pink, prefer- 
ably white for white lilies. With a small dropper apply one or two 
drops at the base of each petal. This will help to keep them open 
24 to 48 ‘hours. 
Use Praefecta Fertilizer 
For Your Water Plants 
After years of experimental work in our laboratory we 
perfected a scientifically prepared chemical fertilizer, our 
Praefecta, excellent for water lilies and aquatic plants. It 
can also be used for any other form of flowers and perennials 
with excellent results. Mix one quart with each three bushels 
of soil or use a small amount any time to feed plants. Apply 
according to instructions on containers. Stimulates growth 
of plants. Be sure to include Praefecta with your order. 
5 pound bag 
10 pound bag 
2 pound carton 
8 pound bag 
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