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Ginseng. 



II can be cultivated with success. 

 I sell strong plants, ready for 

 planting out, by the 100, looo or 

 10,000 at low rates. Sample 100 

 by mail, postpaid (different sizes), 

 for S4.00. Full information as to 

 growing, and prices in quantity, 

 free 



Kelsey's MARDY American Plant.sand 

 Carolina Mountain Flowers are 

 know n universally, i ;,t.ii<.Kiits rt«. 



HARLAN P. KELSEY, 



Hi}!;hland Nursery, 

 '^^^"^^K A WAN A, IN. C. 



Crimson 

 Rambler 



Rose. 



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.;oc. each; S3 per do/. 



F. R. PIERSON CO. 



Box (i, 

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XS'^"^"k\ " ^^'"^ liave ha*e thousands 



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1 *v\ ';.7 I'lants cheap. Rarities as 



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'~--<^[^gs»-^ „ell as Pniit and Economic 



I'lants. «/i-Seud for large llhistrated Catalogue 

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GARDEN SEEDS 



Plants Bulbsand Requisites 



The.7 are the Beat at tlie 



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714 Chestnut St. Phils. 



I 2 ft. 



purple leaved, 2 to 3J^ ft. 

 20,000 Buckthorns, 2 to 4 fl. 

 :!0,000 California privet 3 to 6 fl, 

 10,000 common privet, 3 to 6 ft. 

 5,0(10 strong Multifiora and Sweet Briar Roses. 



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HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 



We can supply any of the following books, postpaid, 

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How TO Grow Cut Flowers (Hunt). 

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Fruit Garden (Barry). $2,00. 



American Fruit Culturist (Thomas |, 

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(hardening for Profit (Henderson). 



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