PREFACE. 87 



>^> L» ^j ^J j |^ (y 4- L» ^ A^ 1 O OO — '^^ ie ^ )es ' : fading we have ever used is naphtha, mixed with a 

 OH CIV! 1 1 1 3 L I 1 fcJ VJ 1 dobi little white lead, so as to give it the appearance of thin milk. 

 This can be put on the glass with a syringe very quickly, at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per 1,000 square feet. It 

 holds on the entire season until loosened by the fall frosts, which is, for most plants, just the time for it to be taken off. 



\A/of OK — ^ practicable, give plants one good soaking after planting in the open ground, which will be 

 • " O l»d ■ a n they will require, unless in the case of long-continued dry weather, when, if again neces- 

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



\A7 infOP P 1 r\\\7C± KinO" Planfc —The increase in the taste for winter-flower- 

 VY 111 Lt?I T 1UWCI II Ig 1 1CII 1 LO, i n g plants within the past five years has 

 been even more positive than that for the cultivation of plants out of doors. Formerly it was rare for florists to fill 

 an order in the fall, but now, during the months of October, November and December they make shipments daily 

 in large quantities to every section of the country, nearly equaling in number those of plants for the open 

 ground in May and June. We issue a Special Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs suitable for this purpose, about 

 September 1st. Sent free on application. 



PREMIUMS AND CLUB TERMS. 



To purchasers of Plants from this Catalogue (between pages 88 and 130) we offer the following reductions: 



For $5.00 cash, Plants from this Catalogue to the value of $5.50 can be selected. 

 " 8.00 " " " " 9.00 



" 12.00 " " " •■ 14.00 



" 15.00 " " " " 18.00 



" 20.00 " " " " 24.00 



" 25.00 " " " " 30.00 



These discounts do not apply to the Low rate collections, as the prices there are already as low as good stock can be 

 tola for. 



The above offers will still include our Book Premiums if the order is of sufficient amount as per conditions 

 named on page 4. 



IJ^mJ. » r\y*e\ awq — We again urge upon our customers the great importance of sending their 

 1—dG.l ljr V^l vlCl O* orders early; by so doing we can always send larger and finer plants, and 

 it enables us to refill our space before the selling season is over. For instance, a person receiving an assortment of 

 plants on April 1st, can with very little trouble keep them along in the dwelling house or a cold frame until the first 

 or middle of May, when they are to be planted outside. To encourage early orders we will give a discount of 

 10 per cent, from Catalogue prices on all cash orders for plants (between pages 88 and 130) received and 

 shipped before April 1st 



£ i C^| 1 y* o£\4" " Oy»AnA 111 Wl — ^ n addition to the above liberal offers, we will give on all 

 *>J *-^ IloCL I^Iv5IIIlWIII« orders of $5.00 and upwards, whether for Roses or other 



plants, a plant of the magnificent new Tea Rose ''Sunset." 



P Atv> /-\w\ knv — We gi ye no premiums or discounts from "Low Rate Lists," except the "Sunset" 

 Alt? I IlClIl L/d o Rose when the order amounts to $5.00, and the 10 per cent, discount if order 

 is shipped before April 1st. 



PriPOC — T ^ e hi g^ er Prices for the first ten pages in this Plant Catalogue are for the New or Scarce 

 I I ILCOi Plants. But we call special attention to the 



GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES 



to be found this season in our roses and general collection of plants. It must always be borne in mind, however, 

 that size enters into the question of price. Roses, for example, four or five inches high, and grown in two-inch pots, 

 are dearer at ten cents each to the buyer, than a Rose a foot in height grown in a 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. 



