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N the succeeding pages—106 to 153, inclusive, and 160 to 163, inclusive—we offer a com- 
plete stock of growing plants, embracing flowering and ‘‘foliage’’ plants, palms, 
bulbs 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 door- 
yard, small fruits and vegetable plants for the kitchen garden, and a general assortment 
of plants for all purposes, making the most complete collection offered by any business 
firm in the country. 
] To aid us in correctly and expeditiously filling or- 
ADVIGE TO GUSTOMERS. ders, we respectfully ask our customers to comply 
with the following requests: First. Use the order sheet and give explicit instructions how 
you wish theplants sent, whether by express (naming company) or mail. SECOND. Please 
don’t mix orders for seeds and plants together; remember that the plants and greenhouse 
bulbs, offered on pages 106 to 153, and 160 to 163, are all at our greenhouses; seeds, imple- 
ments, fertilizers, etc., are at our store in New York. All can be sent in one shipment, 
but it aids us materially if they are written on the separate order sheets supplied for that 
purpose. Tuirp. lease don’t mix orders with letters. They should be written on sep- 
arate sheets to avoid confusion. As far as possible, in writing orders, put only one item 
on a line, and carry out the prices so that we may know which size is wanted. 
WHEN TO PLANT Our catalogue is sent into every State in the Union and in a 
——e—n tO ee eee: )§6ccountry having such an area and different latitudes, it is diffi- 
cult to give accurate dates for planting. Dormant Roses, shrubs and vines may be plant- 
ed when the ground is free from frost and it is dry enough to cultivate. Inthe South they 
may be planted from November to April. This applies to Hardy Perennials also, but 
they may be planted later. The majority of summer-blooming plants may be set out when 
the thermometer can reasonably be expected to remain above the freezing point. Tender 
plants, such as growing Cannas, Coleus, Alternantheras, Caladiums, Castor Oil Plants, 
etc., should not be planted until it may be assumed safely that the thermometer will not 
fall below 55 degrees. 
We do not deliver plants free by express. Inallcases the buyer must 
pay the carrying charges. We deliver plants free by mail if so ordered and it is practi- 
cable; but we have to take the soil from the roots to lighten and must send smailer plants 
than if sent by express. We always add extra plants to help defray express charges. 
G PLANTS Next in importance to growing good plants is 
PAGKIN * proper packing of them, so that they may reach 
the purchaser without injury. Thesystem of packing plants that obtains to- 
day was evolved by the founder of our house and perfected by him. Our plants 
almost invariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our greenhouses. 
DELIVERY of all plants sent by express 
WE GUARANTEE SAFE in the United States or Can- 
ada. Should anything be injured in transit we urge our customers to notify us 
at once on 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 ar- 
rive in good condition our responsibility ceases andif 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. 
EXPORT ORDERS The extra packing necessary to provide for the 
e safety of plants going on long journeys to foreign 
countries compels us to charge 25 per cent. of the purchase price of the plants 
extra for packing. All plants exported are at purchaser’s risk of damage from 
any cause whatsoever. 
PLANTS FREE BY MAI Plants can be sent free by mail, except 
° large Roses, Palms, Azaleas, Camellias, 
Shrubs and other plants of large size, when instructions to that effect accompany 
the order, otherwise they will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges); but as 
we always add enough plants gratis to help defray these charges,customers will 
see the great advantage of having plants sent by express, for not only can we 
send larger plants, but they arrive in better condition than ifsentby mail. We 
advise shipping by express wherever possible. 
LOW EXPRESS RATES. Under the present schedule of the leading 
Express Companies, advocated and secured 
by us, plants packed in closed boxes will now becarried at the ‘‘General Special’”’ 
rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 per cent. from the regular merchandise 
rates. 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. The buyer pays the 
express charges. 
We will reserve plants for future shipment, but instruc- 
We ship all orders for plants immediately upon receipt. 
/ M P OR TA N T. tions to that effect MUST ACCOMPANY THE ORDER. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 
