. Good seeds at fair prices. Nursery stock Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. APPROVED The following letter from Mr. A. «T. Pieters, in CHARGE OF PURE SEED I¥VESTI- OATIONS, Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, D. C, is taken from the Florists' Exchange (a New York Trade Paper) of Dec. 1st, ?900, and speaks for itself: OFFICE OF SEED TESTING DEPARTMENT>. 26 Seedsmen's Non-Warranty Clause. Undoubtedly the seed catalogues now being prepared for 1901 will contain the usual non-war- ranty clause. The
. Good seeds at fair prices. Nursery stock Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. APPROVED The following letter from Mr. A. «T. Pieters, in CHARGE OF PURE SEED I¥VESTI- OATIONS, Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, D. C, is taken from the Florists' Exchange (a New York Trade Paper) of Dec. 1st, ?900, and speaks for itself: OFFICE OF SEED TESTING DEPARTMENT>. 26 Seedsmen's Non-Warranty Clause. Undoubtedly the seed catalogues now being prepared for 1901 will contain the usual non-war- ranty clause. The seedsmen, as a rule, do not feel that they can risk any other method, in view of the varying conditions to which seeds are ex- posed after leaving the sellers' hands. I have be- fore called attention to the difference in this re- gard between vegetable and field seeds, such as clovers and grasses, and have tried to point out that in the case of the latter class it ought not to be impracticable for the seedsman to give better assurance to the buyer than he is at present doing. The seedsman asks the farmer to have confidence in the seeds as advertised, but refuses to show his own confidence in any practical way. Northrup, King & Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., offer terms of sale that commend themselves, be* cause they cover just this point. Their terms read: «'Satisfaction guaranteed. Purchasers ordering our best grades may return them at our expense, if not found entirely satisfactory on receipt and examina- tion, and the money that has been paid for seed and freight will be promptly ; Of course, the firm cannot make this offer for all grades of seed, but they show their confidence in the quality of their STERLING brand and give a practical assurance to buyers that these seeds are good. Such terms are EVEN MORE LIBERAL than a specific guarantee, because the firm takes the chances of meeting a very critical customer and having seed returned, not because it is po
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