2 P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA. 
Suggestions to Correspondents 
ALWAYS address all communications to P. J. BERCKMANS COMPANY, and NOT 
to individuals 
NO] Е. АП quotations are for immediate acceptance, subject to stock being sold. Мо liability to 
-= attach to us where frost, drought or other casualties beyond our control prevent de- 
livery of stock that may be contracted for. 
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. А lady 
should always sign herself Miss or Mrs., and always use the same name. 
Give your postoffice, eounty and state, also street and postoffice 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 reduction of 20 per 
cent from the regular merehandise rate. 
SHIPPING DIRECTIONS.—Give plain and explicit directions for shipping. If by freight, state 
route. When no direetions are given we shall use our best judgment in forwarding; but in all eases 
shipments are at purchaser’s risk after receipt is taken from the Centot ion company. Freight and 
express rates will be given on application. 
PACKING.—We have every appliance for packing in the best possible manner. A large force of 
thoroughly trained men are entrusted with this labor. 
A charge of 25 cents to 50 cents for packing is made on all orders under $5; over this amount pack- 
ing is free, except on export orders. As these require large quantities of moss and extra labor, the 
packing charges are from $2 to $5, according to size of case. f 
TERMS OF PAYMENT.—Cash with order or satisfactory reference before shipment; orif preferred 
will ship goods with Bill of Lading attached to Sight Draft, through express or bank. On all C. O. D. 
orders we require 25 per cent of the bill remitted before shipment. 
REMITTANCES.—Remittances should be made by Postoffice or Express Money Orders, or by drafts 
on Augusta or New York. We cannot be held responsible for losses when remittances are not made as 
directed above. Cash sent through the mails is at sender’s risk. Make all remittances payable 
to P. J. Berckmans Company. 
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 after delivering to forwarders all losses resulting 
from 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 1,000 trees in the aggregate, but comprising several classes, are billed as follows: 40 trees of 
a class at 100 rate, less than 40 at 10 rate, 400 at 1,000 rate. 
RESERVING TREES.—When purchasers desire these to be reserved for weeks or months after the 
opening of the shipping season, they must be 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 ordered, 
but during the rush of the busy season an error is occasionally made, and satisfactory correction 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 responsibility 
extends only to persons purchasing direct from us. We also disclaim any responsibility for failure aris- 
ing 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 therefrom. 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 therefore, it is mutually understood and agreed between 
