SELECT LIST OF PLANTS FOR THE CONSERVATORY, WINDOW-GARDEN AND LAYVJN 



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PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



SELECT LIST OF PLANTS FOR THE CONSERVATORY, WINDOW-GARDEN AND LAWN. 



THE PLANTS AVE GROW. 



Our Plant Department contains a large and carefully select- 

 ed assortment of growing- plants suitable for culture in the 

 dwelling house, green house and conservatory, and for the 

 adornment of the flower garden and lawn. 



In the selection of the several plants we are governed by 

 climatic conditions, the value and general usefulness of the 

 plants, and the demands of our customers, our object being to 

 limit the number to only the very best and most useful kinds, 

 being very careful to first prove the worth of each, so that we 

 can, with the utmost confidence, recommend every one of 

 them for the purpose for which it is intended. 

 PLANTS BY 31 AIL. 



When so instructed in the order, and except where other- 

 wise noted, we mail small plants at catalogue prices, postage 

 paid; but no order for plants by mail amounting: to less than 

 25 cents will be accepted unless accompanied by 5 cents extra 

 to cover mail charges. 



PLANTS BY EXPRESS. 



We advise our customers to have plants sent by express 

 where possible, as not only do we send larger and finer plants 

 than is practicable by mail, but they invariably arrive in bet- 

 ter condition, and we always add cnoneh extra plants gratis 

 to compensate for the additional expense of expressage. As 

 this plan, we find, meets with general approval, and believing 

 it to lie for the best interests of our customers, ive always 

 send plants by express (purchasers to pay charges) unless 

 otherwise instructed in the order. 



DELIVERY PREE. 



All packages are delivered free of charge to all depots and 

 express offices in Milwaukee, and no charge is made for boxes, 

 baskets or packing. 



PACKING OF PLANTS. 



To insure the safe arrival of plants and without check to 

 their growth, it is highly important that they be properly 

 packed. By our system of packing our plants invariably 

 reach their destination in perfect safety and as fresh as when 

 they left our greenhouses. 



SAFE ARRIVAL OF PLANTS. 



We guarantee all plants to arrive safely and in good con- 

 dition, if sent by express, and will cheerfully replace any not 

 received in good condition, if notice is sent us immedately 

 on receipt of the plants, but we take no risk on plants sent in 

 any other way than by express. 



HOW TO TREAT PLANTS WHEN RECEIVED. 



Plants sent by express usually arrive in such perfect con- 

 dition that no special treatment is required. If they should 

 be dry, soak the balls of soil in cold water before potting or 

 planting them. When sent by mail to a considerable distance, 

 they are liable to get dry. If they should look wilted, place 

 them in tepid water for a short time, and they will soon re- 

 vive; then put them into as small pots as will conveniently 

 hold the roots, or, if planted immediately in the garden, press 

 the soil, which should be well pulverized, firmly around the 

 roots; water and shade for a few days. 



AGERATL3I. 



Very popular bedding plants, extensively used for edging beds and for massing. 

 A. Stella Gurney — A great acquisition, decidedly the best blue up to date. A 



continuous and most profuse bloomer. Color deep blue. 

 Each 10c; per doz. . .• $1.00 



AMARYLLIS. 



This is one of the most satisfactory house plants for the amateur, as it pro- 

 duces under the most ordinary care and conditions two or even three long 

 flower spikes each bearing four to six magnificent trumpet-shaped flowers, 

 which last for a long time. The plants we offer are grown from the bulbs of 

 Nchrlin-'s Florida Hybrids, a superb strain, which is the result of over twenty 

 years of careful crossing and selection. The flowers are of enormous size and 

 ran°-e in color from almost pure white through shades of pink, rose, orange 

 and°scarlet to deep crimson, each color beautifully striped and variegated. 



Price, each, $1.00; $10.00 per dozen. 



ARAUCARIA. Norfolk Island Pine or Xmas Tree Palm. 



An admirable house plant of very easy culture; it is so hardy that the dry 

 air dust and other conditions of the ordinary living room usually so unfavor- 

 able to plant 

 culture have 

 apparently n o 

 deleterious ef- 

 fect upon it. 



Excelsa — A 



very popular 

 variety. Foli- 

 age deep green, 

 compact. 



Specimen 

 plants $1.00 to 

 $5.00 each. 



ARAUCAHIA EXCELSA. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Very pretty and graceful Fern-like plants, rivaling in 

 beauty even the delicate Maiden Hair Fern. When cut for 

 bouquets the sprays have much greater persistency than any 

 Fern, retaining their freshness in water from three to four 

 weeks. They are excellent house plants, and succeed well with 

 ordinary care. 

 Plumosus Nanus, better known perhaps as Asparagus Fern — 



An excellent pot plant. Foliage bright green, very graceful. 

 Price 15c to 50c each. Bushy plants, 3 large plants in a pot .. $1.25 

 Sprengerii — A species remarkable for the beauty and delicacy 



of its rich green drooping fronds, which frequently attain a 



length of 4 feet, making it a most useful plant for decorative 



purposes. Price 10c to 50c each. 



AZALEAS. 



The Azalea is undoubtedly the most attractive of our flower- 

 ing house plants. When in full bloom the foliage is literally 

 hidden behind a solid mass of inflorescence ranging in color ac- 

 cording to variety, from pure white through all the shades of 

 pink to deep crimson. It is perennial, and with little care may 

 be brought into bloom in the house year after year. Our col- 

 lection embraces all the best single semi-double and double 

 flowered varieties, in every shade of color, including many 

 beautiful mottled sorts. The plants as usual are large and 

 bushy and thickly covered with blossoms and buds. Price each. 



Small plants '.$1.00 



Medium sized plants 1.50 



Large sized plants $2.00 to 3.00 



By express only. 



AZALEA, 



