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N the succeeding pages—123 to 175, inclusive—we offer a complete stock of 
growing plants, embracing flowering and ‘‘foliage” plants, palms and 
decorative plants for the greenhouse, conservatory and dwelling house, 
hardy plants and shrubs for the lawn and garden, vines for the house, garden 
and dooryard, small fruits and vegetable plants for the kitchen garden, anda 
general assortment of+plants for all purposes, making the most complete col- 
lection offered by any business firm in the country. 
Our greenhouses occupy over four and one-half acres solid under glass, are 
heated by steam and hot water, and are fitted up with every modern appliance, 
so that they are easily graded to any temperature; thus the most perfect 
health and vigor are given to the plants. With such unequaled facilities for 
their production, we can compete with any in the matter of prices. 
They are located on Arlington ‘Avenue, Jersey City, N. J.,and are the 
largest and best-appointed in the United States. 
They are within thirty 
minutes from our Seed Stores in New York, and are well worth a visit. Any of our customers visiting New York who desire to inspect 
our greenhouses will be furnished with a card upon application containing directions how to reach them. 
But, spacious as our greenhouses and surrounding grounds are to-day, they are entirely inadequate to produce all the plants and 
bulbs we sell annually. Our grounds at Hackensack, N. J., and elsewhere, containing nearly one hundred acres, are largely devoted to 
growing plants of all kinds, while it requires hundreds of acres to produce the bulbs required for our trade. 
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PACKING DEPARTMENT. Ncxt,inimportance fo grovitter so | PLANTS BY MAIL. fists’ paime, Azaican, Camellias, Shrabe and 
that they may reach the purchaser without injury. The system of packing 
plants that obtains to-day was evolved by the founder of our house and per- 
fected by him; hence it will be readily seen that with ourlong experience as pack- 
ers of plants, buyers can confidently expect the best results. Weship at all sea- 
sons of the year, and fill every order the day after it is received—unless other- 
wise instructed by the purchaser—using light boxes and baskets, so as to reduce 
express charges to a minimum; and so perfect is our system that our plants 
almostinvariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our greenhouses. 
SAFE ARRIVAL ASSURED We guarantee the safe arrival of all 
¢ plants sent byexpress. Should any- 
thing be injured in transit we would urge our customers to notify us at once 
ou receipt of the goods, and in every case send us a list of what has been 
damaged, so that we can replace them without delay. But when they arrive 
in good condition our responsibility ceases, and if from inattention or other 
causes they fail and complaint is then made, we cannot replace them. Plants 
sent other than by express are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. 
other plants of large size, when instructions to that effeet accompany the 
order, otherwise they will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges); but as 
we always add enough plants gratis to cover these charges customers will see 
the great advantage of having plants sent by express, for not ouly can we 
send larger plants, but they arrive in better condition than if sent by mail. 
LOW) EXPRESS» RATES pr ecvcomsanicstsievestearand’ascural 
by us, plants packed in closed boxes or baskets will now be carried at the 
**General Special’? rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 per cent from the 
regular merchandise rates to all points where no ‘‘General Special” exists. 
Shipments weighing less than 100 lbs. receive the benefit of the rate per 100 
Ibs., but the minimum charge is 35c. For instance, where the regular mer- 
chandise rate is $4.00 per 100 lbs., a box of plants weighing 25 lbs. would be 
carried for 80c.—a saving of 20c. on one shipment. It is not necessary to pre- 
pay charges to secure this rate, as we guarantee charges to the express com- 
panies, and, as a consequence, they allow the reduction. 
