Dreer's garden calendar : 1879 . dreersgardencale1879henr Year: 1879 ilRDEKieftLENDAR =K>- which it is our pleasure to present to yon, has been thoroughly revised and enlarged, from a 12mo. to an 8vo. form, thereby giving an opportunity of illustrating better and exj^laining more clearly the different matters appertaining to the business, and presenting the same in a com- prehensible manner, at the same time making a considerable reduction in prices to conform to the fall crops and shrinkages in value. The first seed catalogue issued by the house was sent out in 1839, in a circular form
Dreer's garden calendar : 1879 . dreersgardencale1879henr Year: 1879 ilRDEKieftLENDAR =K>- which it is our pleasure to present to yon, has been thoroughly revised and enlarged, from a 12mo. to an 8vo. form, thereby giving an opportunity of illustrating better and exj^laining more clearly the different matters appertaining to the business, and presenting the same in a com- prehensible manner, at the same time making a considerable reduction in prices to conform to the fall crops and shrinkages in value. The first seed catalogue issued by the house was sent out in 1839, in a circular form ; but the first edition of this annual was published in 1S61 in a 12mo. form of 43 pages. The contrast may assure you that the forty-one years of faithful devotion to our patrons' interests has been fully rewarded and aj^preciated, and it is our earnest aim and endeavor to pursue the same 2>olicy in the futura to merit a continuance of your patronage by liberal and prompt dealing, and sending out only fresh and genuine seeds and reliable stock at reasonable prices. Our government still adhering to the obnoxious postal laws governing the distribution of seeds, plants, etc., through the mails, and in protection to our large home-trade, we are com- pelled to revise the former rules and prices established, and request your attention to the following, which we propose doing. 1st. We will deliver POSTAGE-PAID, to any Post Office in the United States, Vegetable and Flower Seeds in PACKETS AND OUNCES when ordered at catalogue rates. 2d. In ordering Vegetable, Grass, or Agricultural Seeds by the POUND OR QUART or fraction thereof, i6 cents par pound or 25 cents per quart, or at this rate for the fraction, must be remitted to cover postage. 3d. We will deliver POSTAGE-PAID to any Post Office in the United States, Plants and Bulbs at the single rate. If ordered by the dozen or hundred, the SINGLE PRICE must be remitted to cover postage. 4th. Brackets, Rustic Work, Pots, Implements, Li
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