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* PLANT DEPARTMENT.* 



N the succeeding pages we offer a complete stock of growing 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 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. 



"THE EXTENT OF OUR GREENHOUSES. 



Our greenhouses and grounds, located in Jersey City, N. J., are the largest and best-appointed in the United States. They are 

 within thirty minutes from our Seed Stores in New York, and are well worth a visit. Any of our customers visiting New York who 

 desire to inspect our greenhouses will be furnished with a card upon application containing directions how to reach them. 



These greenhouses occupy four and one-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. 



ROSES OUR LEADING SPECIALTY. 



We have for years made ROSES our leading specialty, and sell annually over half a million plants. We pay particular attention 

 to their culture, so that our ROSES are famed for their thrifty condition ; besides, we offer nothing but varieties of established merit 

 and new sorts which have been thoroughly tested by us, hence we offer unequaled advantages to buyers of ROSES. 

 ^ fy-\ * j— — We claim that we send out larger and finer Roses than any other firm in the business. Our smallest size 



UUP V>lSlllYl. is larger than the plants usually sent out by the mailing trade throughout the country, and our cold 

 — — ■— — — — ^— — ^— — system of growing Eoses makes them infinitely better. 



rrr4 ^* o . ^ 'foficrs^e* ^ e S row our Roses m different sizes. This gives purchasers the opportunity of 



X ±1& wl2IS OX OUF fyOSCS. procuring a plant of large size which will make a show at once, or smaller 



■ plants at prices which place them within the reach of all. Our Eoses are graded 



as follows : First size are usually 15 to 20 inches high, and branched ; second size, 10 to 15 inches ; and third size, 5 to 10 inches. 

 •^ 4. \ tr ,^^ -f\ r>-^\^\*th *"v\ /> -f\ h ^ e sn *P a ^ a1 ^ seasons °f * ne y ear > ana AH every order the day after it is received — 



Jp'clGJbvllJU I/6DclrvIii6nC. unless otherwise instructed by the purchaser — using light boxes and baskets, so as to 



— reduce express charges to a minimum, and so perfect is our system that our 



plr.nts almost invariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our greenhouses. 



q- o w ^f^fZ x>ff\t Ta e» e?r-i -^tr%r\ °^ a ^ P* arlts seni by express. Should anything be injured in transit we would urge 



i>£lT€» Jn.Wl.il gXjL MSSdrSQ. 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 condition 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. 



•|^-j i -4 . Hir*^^1 ■^ orders for plants can be sent free, by mail, when instructions to that effect accompany the 



r"^ clOCS -0]y |V1 Ci 1 1 • 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 invariably arrive in better condition than if sent by mail. 



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lioiuett E*pt*ess l^ates. 



During the past summer we succeeded in obtaining from the express com 

 panies a lower rating on plants. Heretofore they have been carried at the 

 regular merchandise rate, but now they will be taken at a special rate, which 



is twenty per cent, less than merchandise rate ; with this reduction in view we urge express shipments more strongly than ever. 



