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HOW TO ORDER—TERMS AND POLICIES 
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. 
‘END YOUR ORDER TO THE OFFICE NEAREST 
J TO YOU. Independence, Ohio, is just outside of the 
city of Cleveland; Saddle River, New Jersey, is just out- 
side of New York City. 
ORDER EARLY 
This is important for two reasons. By ordering early you 
are certain of getting exactly what you want. In May and 
early June our shipping department is usually over- 
crowded and orders received then must sometimes be 
delayed. All orders which are not shipped within forty- 
eight hours are acknowledged and are filled in rotation 
received as planting time arrives. 
CANADIAN CUSTOMERS may avoid delay by enclosing 
with their order the number of their permit to import. 
The form is obtainable from the Plant Pest Board, Dept. 
of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 
CAUTION : 
Be sure to give your name in full, express office, post of- 
fice, R.F.D., street address, name of city or town, and state. 
HOW AND WHEN WE: SHIP 
All shipments travel by express collect. If ordered to be 
shipped by parcel post, the purchaser must agree to refund 
any postage which we advance. But, all parcel post pack- 
ages must travel at purchaser’s risk. Live fish are shipped 
in water and must go by express. _ 
HARDY WATER LILIES can be shipped April 1st to 
places in the South but the proper planting time in the 
latitude of Chicago, Cleveland, and New York City is 
during May and early June. 
TROPICAL WATER LILIES and other Tropical items 
for the same latitude should not be planted outdoors be-: 
fore the first week of June but will be ready for South- 
ern points much earlier. The water temperature for 
tropical items should be at least 70 degrees in the out- 
door pool. 
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 spe- 
cial shipping cans, well insulated against cold. These 
loaned shipping cans must be returned promptly by Par- 
cel Post or Prepaid Express. 
TERMS 
(Effective January 1, 1945). THESE PRICES CANCEL 
ALL OTHER PRICES. We accept orders only when ac- 
companied by funds to cover the price of the goods ordered. 
Because of necessity, we are forced to make a small 
charge of 25¢ to cover packing material and postage (if 
the order can be sent by parcel post) on all orders 
amounting to less than $3.00.. Please include the 25¢ 
charge with your remittance. 
We cannot secure new shipping cans so we must depend 
upon you to return them promptly by Prepaid Express or 
Parcel Post. 
_ 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 replace 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 1st 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 occurs in transit. If shipment is not 
received in good condition notify us, enclose a bad order 
report from your express agent (Form 679) and we will 
make the claim for you and will replace the damaged 
goods as quickly as possible. The bad order report prop- 
erly filled out is absolutely necessary to expedite replace- 
ment of damaged goods. Claims must be made immedi- 
ately upon receipt of the shipment. 

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 the cheapest in 
the end. Try ours. 
DEALERS’ PRICES 
We can offer attractive prices to dealers, florists and 
nurserymen. Such prices will be sent only when request is 
made on business stationery or a business card is enclosed. 
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, preferably white for white lilies. 
With a small dropper apply one or two drops at the base 
fs each petal. This will help to keep them open 24 to 48 
ours. 
Use Praefecta Fertilizer 
For Your Water Plants 
After years of experimental work in our labora- 
tory 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. Stim- 
ulates growth of plants. Be sure to include Praefecta 
with your order. 
2 pound carton ....$0.75 5 pound bag... 
3 pound bag ...... 1.00 10 pound bag 
25 pound bag $6.00 
Interesting and Helpful Booklets 
TROPICAL FISH HANDBOOK. An excellent book for 
the beginner, giving helpful information on how to ar- 
range an aquarium, the proper temperature, care of fishes, 
etc. 25 cents. 
MODERN AQUARIUM, by W. T. Innes. A book on 
breeding and general care of goldfishes and tropicals, 
64 pages, 30 illustrations. $1. 
EXOTIC AQUARIUM FISHES, by W. T. Innes. A re- 
vised edition by an author famous for his knowledge of 
fishes and aquarium subjects. Covers tropical fish thor- 
oughly and is profusely illustrated with color plates and 
halftones. Undoubtedly the finest work in its field. $5.50. 
LANDSCAPING THE 
HOME GROUNDS, by HOW TO BUILD A 
L. W. Ramsey. Prob- 
ably the Best Seller in LILY POOL 
the field of home land- iWe'® received (fo 
scape gardening. Pro- Ai attends A A LILY POOL 
fusely illustrated with hiled pleas) foe ics 
photographs and simple pools, drains, x 
charts which show ev- ied et a 
ery step in laying out Agen bbe es 
How to Build a 

your grounds.  Indi- 
cates clearly the con- 
cepts of good taste in 
home landscaping. A 
helpful, practical book. 
$2.50. 
Lily Pool. It 
contains many 
suggestions to Only 15c 
help you decide 
on what type of a pool to build, 
where to place it and gives you 
every step in its building. The 
text is illustrated with many 
detailed plans, charts and dia- 
grams which make pool build- 
ing easy. This booklet is worth 
many times its small cost. Sent 
to you for only 15 cents. 

ORDER EARLYI 
If you send in your or- 
der before May 1st you 
will receive extra 
plants—see back cover. 

PAGEC 
