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... INTRODUCTION. ... 



N the succeeding pages — 122 to 175, inclusive — we offer a complete stock of grow- 

 ing 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, and a general assortment of plants for all 

 purposes, mak in g the mo6t complete collection offered by any business firm In the country. 



VIQIT ftlTD fiPPPlVHni 1QPQ Our greenhouses occupy over four and one- 

 V lol 1 UVJIv UlvCCniUJUoCo. 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. Any one visiting New York who desires to inspect 

 our greenhouses will be furnished with a card upon application at our store giv- 

 ing directions how to reach them. 



IOW DDIfF^ A personal inspection of our plants, at the Greenhouses, 



LU W r KIV/CO. Jersey City, N. J., or at 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. 



PDF Mil IM^ Despite the very low prices at which our plants are sold, yet we 



ilvLI'lUJJilOt still further reduce them by offering liberal premiums. These will 



be found on page 5, and are for the benefit of all our customers. 



a HVlfF Tfl C\ IQTn/VI FPQ To aid us in correctly and expeditiously 

 AUVltC lu V/UO I UiTlClVO. filling orders, we respectfully ask our 

 customers to comply with the following requests : Fikst. Use the order sheet 

 and give explicit instructions how you wish the plants sent, whether by express, 

 naming company, or mail. Second. Please don't mix orders for seeds and plants 

 together; remember that plants are offered on pages 123 to 175, except that Tuber- 

 ous Begonias, Gloxinias, Dahlias, Cannas and a few other things are bulbs, but 

 these are all at our greenhouses ; seeds, implements, 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. Third. 

 Please don't mix orders with letters. They should be written on separate 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. Fourth. Add premi- 

 ums selected to the bottom of the order, seeds on seed sheet and plants (from pages 123 to 

 175) on plant sheet. 



PACKING DEPARTMENT. 



Next in importance to growing good 

 plant sis pro per pa eking of them, so that 

 they may reach the purchaser without injury. The system of packing plants that 

 obtainsto-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. 



^AFF APPIVAI A^IlRFn We guarantee the safe arrival of all 

 Jt\rLt rtlVlVHAL /\OOUI\L.U. plantsse/jf by express. Should any- 

 thing be injured in transit we would 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 arrive in good condi- 

 tion 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. 



FYPftPT ORHFR^ The packing necessary to .provide for the safety of 

 EAr \Jt\ I vJIxLII-iIYo. plants going on long journeys to foreign countries 

 compels us to charge 25 per cent, extra for packing. 



PI A NT^ RV iW A II Plants can be sent free, by mall, except large 

 rL,/\M10 UI JT1/\IL,. R OKeH i> a ims, 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 cover 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 if sent by mail. 



I OW FYPPF^^ RATF^ Under the new ruling of the lending Ex- 

 L.VJ TT L,/Vr l\L,oO IxrVILO. press Companies, advocated and secured 

 by us, plants packed in closed boxes or baskets will now be carried at the 

 "General Special" rate. This rate mean3 areduction of 20 percent, from the 

 regular merchandise rates to all points where no " General Special "exists. Ship- 

 ments weighing less than 100 His. receive the benefit of the rate per 100 lbs., but 

 the minimum charge is 35c. For instance, where the regular merchandise 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 prepay charges to secure 

 this rate, as we guarantee charges to the express companies, and, as a conse- 

 quence, they allow the reduction. 



IMPORTANT. 



We ship all orders for plants immediately upon receipt. We will reserve plants for future shipment, but instruc- 

 tions to that effect must accompany the order. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 



