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horticulture: 



November 25, 1903 



THE TARRYTOWN FERN 



NEPHROLEPIS ELECANTISSIIYIA 

 The Best Selling Novelty Ever Introduced. - Sells on Sight 



ALL THE BON TON FLORISTS are handling it and acknowledge that 

 it is the most elegant and beautiful plant they have ever offered for a house decoration. 

 Has all the elegance of the rarest exotic and the hardiness of the Boston Fern. 



Order Early 



Because al- 

 though we have 

 a large stock at 

 present, the de- 

 mand is likely to 

 exceed it. 

 The best selling 

 sizes for retail are 

 the 6 and 8-in. 

 pans. 



SPECIAL! — We offer a sample bo.x of 6 of these sizes, 12 plants in all, value 



$2700, for $24.00 net. Packed carefully and selected, and safe 

 arrival 8:uaranteed. 



PRICES: Strong plants for immediate sale, 6-in. pans, )5> 1.50 each; 8-inch, $3.00 

 each; extra strong plants, 3><-inch, very fine, ^50.00 per 100; strong established stock 

 in 2^-inch pots for growing on, $25.00 per 100. 



You know all about the gold and silver medals and certificates and highest honors 

 this Fern has won wherever exhibited. 



In ordering please state whether to ship in pots or not and DON'T 

 put off orderino until winter weather makes shipping risky. S J* 



F. 17. PIERSON CO,f Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N.Y. 



