94 PETER HENDERSON'S CATALOGUE. 



Have Your Plants Sent by Express.^; eI itl n p^l^ 



mail, although they may look all right on arrival, often die outright, or at best fail to give satisfaction in 

 the hands of amateurs. This is caused by the shock they sustain in having the soil shaken from the roots to 

 lighten them. Hence it is far more economical to have them sent by Express, as you receive a better plant in 

 a growing condition. We always put in a number of " extra " plants to compensate for expressage. Of course, in 

 places where there is no Express Office, plants have to be sent by mail ; in such cases we use the greatest ikill and 

 care to have them arrive in good condition. 



PupViyiO' — N ° charge is made for boxes > baskets or packing, and all goods are delivered at express 

 L dUlVIilg • or freight offices in New York free of charge. Our system of packing is so complete that 

 we now ship every day, no matter how cold or how hot the weather may be, and rarely have a complaint. 



\K[ci PllQPQYltpCk Safe deliver y of a11 Plants °r Seeds when sent by mail or express, but all 

 " " VJLldldlllCO complaints, 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 by freight are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. 



flni* flaivlone in Torcmr C\i\r are within forty minutes ' time > b y Feri 7 Boat and 



V/Ul \Jdl UOlld 111 UC1DCJ VI ly Horse Cars, from our Seed Stores, 35 & 37 Cortlandt 

 Street, New York, where a card with plain directions of "How to reach the Nursery" will be given to any 

 one applying. Parties wishing to see Peter Henderson personally will usually find him at the Green-houses 

 till 12 M., and at his office in New York from 2 to 4 P. M. 



Treatment of Plants when Received. ZX 'SS.zrT&Zk 



to lighten. If it is the season when they can be planted out-doors, the ground should be first well dug 

 up and pulverized ; the plants when set out should be well firmed about the roots, copiously watered once 

 only when planted, and shaded for two or three days when the sun is out. No further watering should be 

 done, but a mulch of moss, manure or leaves around the roots would be beneficial. When received (by mail) at 

 a season when they cannot be put out, they should be placed at first in as small pots as possible, and sparingly 

 watered until they show signs of a new growth. If by express, the plants are usually in such condition as to require 

 a size larger pot than they have been growing in ; but if the season is suitable, they are better planted out at once. 



Qrvil 'P/W* ^Clt \ 1 WCf ' s not °^ so mucn importance as is usually supposed. When practicable, 

 kJUll 1V/1 A Ulllllg about three parts rotted sod from any good pasture land is best, to one 

 part rotted manure ; but when that cannot readily be obtained, the soil immediately underneath the sod, mixed with 

 manure, will answer. 



— When plants are first potted, or are cramped in small pots, there is no necessity for 

 drainage ; but as the practice with amateurs is almost universal to overpot plants, as a 

 measure of safety, from one to two inches of broken charcoal or potsherds should be placed in the bottom of all pots 

 over six inches in diameter, and what is even of more importance than this "crocking," so-called, is to have the 

 plants set on a rough surface of gravel or fine cinders, so that a free escape of water can take place. 



ririll lilC OUll Willi lOUF rCCl* is first necessary to dig up the ground 

 thoroughly, and after they have been put in place by hand, then moderately firm the soil above and close around 

 the plant with the feet. This "firming" of the soil prevents the air from reaching and shriveling up the tender 

 roots, and the plant never fails to grow away vigorously. The neglect of this simple operation causes the loss 

 of thousands of plants annually. See our article on this subject in " Garden and Farm Topics." 

 TXT_x_„ — If practicable, give plants one good soaking after planting in the open ground, which will be 

 ft ClLCl • a jj they w jji require, unless in the case of long-continued dry weather, when, if again necessary, 

 the watering must be thorough — sprinkling is of little or no use. 



Tncantc QnH BicOOCOC —Troubles of this kind rarely come upon vigorous, healthy plants. 

 lllDCLld dllU. LJibtJdbCb. it is the weakened, sickly plants that are the victims. The best 

 remedy, then, is prevention. Keep your plants in good health by a little care and attention, and there will be 

 no trouble. If plants should become affected, the following remedies have been found effective : For the Aphis 

 or Green Fly, or the Thrip, Tobacco, either in the form of snuff or in solution — about the color of strong tea — 

 or by smoke, by burning the refuse stems, in either way is quickly fatal to the Green Fly, and will check, in 

 part, the Thrip. Either of the first two methods is most suitable for plants in rooms or outside, but in the 

 green-house the smoke is most convenient, using about one pound of the stems to every 1,000 square feet of 

 glass, once a week or oftener. For Red Spider and Mealy Bug, Cole's Insect Destroyer, put on with a barber's 

 atomizer, is a certain remedy ; or they may be sponged off with weak soapsuds. 



M I LDEW. — The great scourge of Roses under glass is easily checked by painting the hot-water pipes with a. 

 wash of sulphur once in two weeks; or when not firing or out of doors use our Mildew Mixture. (See Index.) 



Drainage. 



