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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE 



Oil fl 1 1 tv fiTirl T^TIPP — -^ personal inspection of our plants at the Green-houses, Arlington Avenue, Jersey City, N. J., or at 

 Y U.CU.1 Lj ailU J. 1 1UU. our seed Warerooms, 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, or a trial order, will convince all of the 

 high quality of our plants, and a most casual comparison will show that our prices are the very lowest. Notice our prices on Eoses, 

 Geraniums, Coleus, Chrysanthemums and other leading things. It must always be borne in mind, however, that size enters into the 

 question of price. Eoses, for example, four or five inches high, and grown in two-inch pots, are dearer at ten cents each to the buyer, 

 than a Eose a foot in height grown in a four or five-inch pot at thirty cents each, for in the case of the larger plants, results are obtained 

 at once, while with smaller plants half the season is over before any bloom can be obtained. 



— The accompanying cut shows a basket of plants packed 

 for express (as done from April until November). We 

 have for years used these light baskets for sending out our plants by express, thus reducing the 

 transportation charges to a minimum. The express companies handle so much of our goods that 

 they take special care of all shipments bearing our card, so that we rarely have anything injured in 

 transit. So certain are we that plants will arrive in good order, that 



Our System of Packing. 



"\A/"o "\A7"QT r PQ"n'f ^ e sa ^ e delivery OI a U Plants when sent by express; but all complaints, 

 VV \j YV CLLiCLLLL however, must be made at once on receipt of goods. We will not hold to 

 our guarantee if, a month after, from inattention or other causes, Plants have failed, and complaint 

 is then made. Plants sent other than by express are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. 



We Make No Charge 



for boxes, baskets or packing, and all goods are delivered at 

 express or freight offices in New York City, free of charge. 

 Our system of packing is so complete that we can now ship every day, no matter how cold or hot the 

 weather may be, and rarely have a complaint. During cold weather we pack in closed eases, secure 

 from frost, and guarantee safe arrival. IMPORTANT. — We will pack seeds, plants and all other 

 articles purchased from us in one package, if desired, thus saving expressage, lime, and annoyance to our customers, but particularly 

 request customers to make out all orders for plants on the plant order sheet, and for seeds, etc., on the seed order sheet, as this will expedite 

 the forwarding and filling, and be a material aid to us in executing all orders. 



P'-i-il •j-i-i v>pl T - nQTT r nPTlfVnQ — It is impossible in the restricted space of a catalogue to give clear and intelligible instrue- 

 \J LLL L LLL QjI J.1J.O Li LUjLJ.U1J.Oi tions in plant growing, and to such as wish any information of that kind, we would refer 

 them to Peter Henderson's new edition of " Gardening for Pleasure," which is the accepted authority on the subject. (Seep. 146.) 



— We wish to call attention to our Collections of Plants for special purposes, such as Bedding Plants, Roses, Hardy 

 Climbing Plants, Basket and Vase Plants, Hardy Plants and Shrubs, Small Fruits, etc., etc. ' This arrangement will 



aid our customers in making their selections. We also call attention to our "Abridged List," where many of our best things will be 



found. See Index for pages on which the above are. 



— All orders will be sent free, by mail, at our regular catalogue prices ; but we cannot afford to give purchasers 

 by mail the benefit of the "Club Terms," " Cash Discounts " or "Plant Premiums." The reasons for this are 



that in "Mailorders" we prepay all postage, and the actual cost of packing a mail order is double that of packing for express. No 



Plant order by mail will be accepted for a less amount than $1.00. 



— To such of our customers as have not the proper facilities for keeping plants during winter and early spring, 

 we would say that if they send their orders in as soon after the receipt of the catalogue as possible, notifying us 



what date they want them shipped, we will then set the plants aside and ship them at the time they are wanted, without any additional 



charge for thus reserving the plants. 



Collections. 



Mail Orders. 



Order Early. 



LIBERAL INDUCEMENTS TO PURCHASERS. 



Club Terms. 



-To purchasers of Plants from this Catalogue (except from low priced list) we offer the following reductions : 

 For 85.00 cash, plants from this Catalogue to the value of $5.60 may be selected. 



" 7.00 " " " " 8.00 



" 10.00 " " " " 12.00 



" 15.00 " " " " 18.00 



" 20.00 " " " " 24.00 



" 25.00 " " " " 30.00 



" 50.00 '•• " " " 65.00 



These discounts do not apply to the Low Rate Collections, as the prices there are already as loiv as good stock can be sold for. 

 The above offers will still include our Book Premiums, if the order is of sufficient amount, as per conditions named on page 146. 



— In addition to our low prices and liberal "Club Terms," we will present our customers with the 

 below-named rare and valuable plants, as "Premiums," on the following liberal terms, if they are 

 selected when the order is sent, not otherwise. 



On all orders amounting to $3.00, purchasers may select any 1 of the below-named premiums. 

 " 5.00, " " " " 2 " 



Our Liberal Offer. 



The List of Novelties 

 Eose, Dinsmore. 

 Eose, Niphetos. 

 Eose, The Bride. 

 Eose, American Beauty. 

 Eose, Meteor. 

 Eose, Miniature. 

 Eose, Mme. de Watteville. 



7.00, " " " " 3 



" 10.00, " " " " 5 



: « << ^oo, << « « << 8 



" 20.00, " " " " 11 



" 25.00, " " " " 13 



: " " 50.00, " " " " 30 

 referred to above, are those named below : 



Eose, Papa Gontier. 

 Eose, Flambeau. 

 Eose, Wootton. 

 Abutilon, Eclipse. 

 Daisy, Longfellow. 

 New Carnation, Dawn, 

 New Carnation, Portia. 

 New Carnation, Andalusia. 



1 Bermuda Lily. 



New Geranium, White Swan. 



2 New Chrysanthemums. 

 2 New Hardy Carnations. 

 2 New Coleus. 



1 New Dahlia. 



2 New Fuchsias. 

 New Ivv Geranium. 



Glechoma Hederacea. 

 Fringed Hydrangea. 



2 New Double Petunias. 



3 New Verbenas. 

 Double Sunflower. 

 New Pink, Abbottsford. 

 New French Canna. 



For full description of Novelties named above, see succeeding pages. 



Have your Plants Shipped before April 1st. 



— As it is a great advantage to us to make room before 

 the rush of spring trade begins, so that we can refill 

 our space before the selling season is over, we offer a cash discount of 10 per cent, from Catalogue prices on all cash orders for plants 

 shipped by express before April 1st. Another advantage to customers receiving their plants early is that they get larger and finer plants, 

 as orders are filled in rotation, the best plants being sent out first. 



