The Illinois Self-Watering Flower Boxes 



Made entirely of metal and will last fop years. Will not rust or leak. Require attention about once every twenty days, 

 "lade for porches, windows, hanging baskets, jardinieres and special designs. 



TO H-W E beautiful flowers growing and blooming both in winter and summer is one of the dearest desires of the model housekeeper 

 But," you say, they are so hard to raise." 

 That is because they do not receive water regularly, or because they receive too much at once or not enough, or because the waterpoured 

 on them, when evaporated leaves the earth baked hard and literally smothers the life out of the roots. Manv housekeepers have an idea 

 that gas lights in the house are detrimental to the growth of flowers. This idea is entirely erroneous as nearly all florists light their places with 

 gas. We have the word of some of the most prominent florists that gas has no effect on flowers unless it escapes in large quantities and that 

 the mere burning of gas lamps m the room where flowers are growing has no injurious effects on them whatever. 



You can overcome all these obstacles and have flowers in your window or on your porch that are the envy of everv one who sees them 



The water is poured into the bottom of the box through a tube extending upward through the soil, thus avoiding tie annovance of the 



water running over and down on the window or porch below. The sponges, shown in cut through holes in false bottom, convev just enough 



■water to the soil above to give the plants a thrifty and healthy growth. They will not lake more than tliey need. The water compartment holds 



sufficient to supply the soil for from 15 to 30 days. 



Think_of it— You can leave home for a visit of two weeks and know that your favorite plants will not suffer for water during vour absence. 



Material. We make all of our boxes of the vers' best quality of Heavy'Galvanized Iron which does not rust; we solder everv'box carefullv 



and thoroughly inspect each one before i t leaves the factory. We positively guarantee tliey will not leak. Wooden boxes soon rot and leak badly 



aud are not in any way one-half so satisfactory as are the ' 'Illinois" Boxes although they cost nearly if not quite as much. Then too vou must 



pour the water on top the soil which soon hardens it. 



With our method and in the "Illinois" Box the water is taken up from below and the surface never becomes hardened or baked. 

 Our Porch and Window Boxes are made of Extra Heavy Galvanized Iron aud have strong brass evelets on each side making it possible to 

 suspend them from the ceiling of the porch clear of the railing. 



This has been found to be the most satisfactory way of installing them. 



Hanging Baskets. These are made of the same quality of Galvanized Iron as the Window Boxes and have our patented self watering 

 feature in connection. This will be found of great convenience as water is required onlv about once in everv ten davs or two weeks They are 

 furnished when desired in beautiful enamel which is very hard and durable. These baskets are also very' ornamental when placed on a pedestal. 

 Jardiniere Pan. This is a pan having our self-watering feature which is to be placed in the bottom of a Jardiniere with the soil thrown 

 in on top of it. The water is supplied through an adjustable tube which extends to the top of the dirt. Eovers of Ferns, Palms, &c. , will find 

 this the most satisfactory investment ever made as the plants require attention only about even." 15 days. 



Easy to put up. They are easily and quickly attached to any window 'without tools of any kind. 

 4K___ ~. ,«-. Two screw eyes inserted in wood sill back of box holds it securely in position. The porch boxes are 



provided with strong brass eyelets by which they can be hung from ceiling of porch. 



Order a sample of either the porch or window box and as soon as you see it you will quickly want 

 more of them. Show it to your neighbors and within a few weeks your entire neighborhood will be 

 blooming with flowers grown in the "Illinois Self-Watering Flower Boxes." 

 Save cost of flower pots in winter. 



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Window Boxes. 



1 8x9^x23 $1 20 



2 ....8x9^x25 1 30 



3 8x9^x27 1 40 



4 8x9^x29. 1 50 



5 8x9J£x3L 1 60 



6 .._8x9^x33 1 70 



7 ... 8x9^x35 1 80 



Porch Boxes 



No. 



21 9x12x37 $2 25 



22 9x12x41 2 50 



23 9x12x45 2 75 



24 9x12x49 3 00 



Hanging Baskets 



Square Deep 



... 8 in 6 in. $0 75 



.._10in 7 in 1 00 



....12 in 8 in 1 25 



..14 in 9in 150 10 10 in. diam 



Flower Pots 



No. 



6 6 in. diam 



7 7 in. diam 



8 — 8 in. diam 



9 9 in. diam 



$0 35 

 50 

 60 

 75 

 85 



Beautiful Flowers, Delicious Vegetables, Luxuriant House Plants. 



All these Pleasures are assured if You use BON-ARBOR 

 The Ideal Food and Tonic for Household Plants and Home Flower and Vegetable Gardens. 



Clean, safe, odorless, effective 



Rf")W A.RROR *' s i mlne diately soluble in cold water, therefore all the properties are a%'ailable to plant life 

 "*-'*" rll\lJVyi\ from the moment of application. It is quick in action, enabling you to see its effects in from 

 3 to 10 days on any quick growing plants, vegetables and lawns, and on slower growing plants in a proportionate time. 

 It being a complete food, containing Nitrogen, Potash, and Phosphoric Acid in sufficient quantities, will sustain the 

 growth it makes. 



While we do not claim impossibilities, we do claim and are backed in our claim by the best and most prominent 

 show growers, that we have one of the highest grades and quickest responding plant foods on the market. 



Following is what Mr. C, H. Totty, Chrysanthemum Expert, Madison, New Jersey, has to say about BOA 7 ARBOR. 



"1 have personally experimented considerably with this chemical and give it my unqualified endorsement. For 

 chrysanthemums it is the finest thing I evertried, my own crop this year being grown without the aid of any other 

 artificial manure. Safe when used as directed, being an evenly balanced fertilizer, does away with the necessity of using other chemical with it.' 



BON ARBOR is put up as follows: 



Z A pound package, making 15 gallons, by mail postpaid... 30c 



1 " 30 " " " 55c 



5 ' 150 " Express extra „ $1.80 



Prices on quantities of 50 pounds and upwards on application. 



Prominent users of BON ARBOR. 



McKay Twombley, Esq. C. N. Bliss, Esq. GrantB. Schley. Esq. 



Saml. Unternieyer, Esq. Jacob H. Schiff , Esq. Percy Chubb, Esq. 

 J. D. Rockefeller, Esq. P. A. B. Weidener, Julius Roehrs Co. 



SOLUBLE PLANT LIFE. Guaranteed Analysis. 



Total Nitrogen ..16 to 18 



Ammonia 16 to 17 



Potash K2 O.. _ 4 to 5 



Equal to Ammonia 20 to 21 



Soluble Phosphoric Acid P2 Os 6 to 7 



The Gardeners of the following Estates 



M. C. D. Borden, Esq. E. T. Gerry. Esq. W.K.VanderbiltEsq. 



F. W. Vanderbilt, Esq. N. W. Aldrich, Esq. Edwin Gould, Esq. 

 Wm. Rockefeller, Esq. 



t'sed on several hundred more estates too numerous to mention. Also used on the following: 



Capitol Grounds and Soldiers Home, Washington, D. C, Parliament Grounds, Ottawa, Canada, and prominent Public Parks throughout the 

 country. Also used on the finest estates in Great Britain. 



Directions for using BON ARBOR. 

 Dissolve one teaspoonful in 7K pints of water. Dissolve one ounce in 15 pints of water. Dissolve on: pound in 30 gallons of water. 



Give first two applications ten days apart, a third application, if plant requires it, two or three weeks later. Do not apply BON ARBOR 

 immediately before or after watering plants, as it will have a tendencyto reduce the strength and quality. 



