60 THE CONARD & JONES COMPANY, WEST GROVE, Pa, 



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HAVE WON A GREAT REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE 



wti5l55iJ£5J^THE CONARD & JONES SEEDS.55!si5i!li?iUiP2S2^^ 



FLOWER SEEDS ARE A SPECIALTY WITH US, we gather them from all parts of the world wherever 

 the different varieties reach greatest perfection. Flower culture is constantly increasing, and more flowers are 

 being grown from seed than ever before. Our seeds are better, and flowers more beautiful. People are learn- 

 ing how easy it is to have them in abundance, and how little they cost. 



The C. & J. Surpassing Flower Seeds -:::^::^^.^i;:zr^X^ 



seeds the world produces. No better flower seeds are for sale anywhere. 



WE^GIVE^ONE^ HUNDRE^^ 



for the largest flowers grown this year from our seed of NEW JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES, GOLD MEDAL 

 PERFECTION PANSIES, CALIFORNIA GLA.NT PETUNIAS, C. & J. NEW PRIZE VERBENAS. 



Last year over 250 people in 21 different states, including Canada, competed for our prizes, wliich were awarded as 

 stated below, and we hope for a still warmer contest this year. 



C. &J. SURPASSING FLOWER SEEDS include all the choicest new kinds, and best "Tried and True" varieties 

 that everybody wants. We offer only those which we know will please our patrons and give satisfaction, and sell no 

 others. 



C. & J. SURPASSING FLOWER SEEDS are sold at little prices. They grow easily, bloom quickly, and produce 

 the largest and finest flowers. Printed directions for culture are sent with every order. 



C. & J. LITTLE PRICE PKTS., allow the purchaser to get an elegant collection of the finest flowers for very little 

 money. When larger quantites are wanted it is easy to get more pkts., or we will sell by the oz. or pound in any quan- 

 tity desired. We'want your orders, and whether large or small, they will have the same careful and prompt attention. 



PREMIUMS ON FLOWER SEEDS IN PKTS. Our prices are very low, but persons sending 50 cts. or upwards for 

 seeds in pkts., may select to value of 10 cts extra. Dollar orders, 20 ct«. extra; but no premium can be allowd on seeds 

 ordered by weight, lawn grass, or any special collections of seeds, and these cannot be given as premiums. 



NOTE — If you kindly inclose with your order the names and addresses of a few of your friends who you know buy 

 flowers, and who you think would like to have our NEW GUIDE, we will gladly present some of the fine seed nov- 

 elties offered for this purpose on page. 76. 



$100 Blveii flwan in Cast Prizes for He LafSBSl Fioweis ip leae 



. ySs^had some magnificent Prize Flowers last^yeae^but -we want still finer ones this season, and in order to encourag^ ^ lo 

 our friends to try again, we will pay ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS in cash prizes for the largest blossoms raised this sea-/ 

 son from the seed of our New Japanese Morning Glories, Gold Medal Perfection Pansies, California Giant Petunias, and 

 New Prize Verbenas. $25.00 in five prizes for each variety. First prize, $10.00 for the largest flower ; $6 00 for the second 

 largest ; $4.00 lor the third largest and $2.50 each for the fourth and fifth largest. $25.00 for each variety, $100.00 in all. In 

 case flowers are exactly the same size, the one first received will be considered the winner. 



COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL. These prizes are for the largest flowers of any color, and competition is open to 

 all our customers who buy a pkt. of either varietj*. The contest will close at 12 o'clock, noon, October 15th, 1898, when 

 the prizes will be immediately awarded and mailed to the successful competitors. 



CONDITIONS. All flowers must be carefully pressed and mailed in time to reach us before noon of October 15th, 

 1898; and the name and full address of the sender must be written on the back of the competition envelope, which is sent 

 with every order, and must be returned with the pressed flower. The pressed flowers can be sent safely in an ordinary 

 letter as soon as ready, and will be promptly acknowledged. No person will be entitled to moi-e than one prize for each 

 variety, but can compete for all four varieties. Full directions go with every order, and flowers can be nicely pressed be- 

 tween pieces of soft clean paper placed under a weight. 



ALL FLOWERS received for competition will be carefully measured, registered and acknowledged at once, and as 

 soon as the contest is closed, the prizes will be awarded by a committee of three disinterested ladies invited for the pur- 

 pose. The money will be immediately forwarded to the successful competitors, and the names and addresses of the prize 

 winners will be published in our New Guide for 1899. 



DDiyp WIfVMPDQ IM 'O'ir report of RESULT— Our offer of SlOO in cash prizes for the largest 

 r^'vl^E' ▼▼ li^i^EilV^ li^ yi flowers made in our '97 catalog, attracted a great deal of attention, and 

 v,«<u'«.i<t<'^i>«<ky«.*«uM.Mti'i,M>M.i>uMtf i.K.ii.M.i'uMti'uM ovcr 250 people in 21 different states, including Canada, entered the con- 

 test. We received a great many flowers all through the season ; some of these were remarkably fine and quite a few were 

 deserving of honorable mention on account of the care and skill shown in their preparation. The contest closed at noon 

 of October 15th, as stated, by which time we had received many hundreds of dried and pressed specimen flowers, all of 

 which had been carefully measured, recorded and acknowledged as fast as received. On the afternoon'of the same day a 

 committee of three disinterested ladies came by invitation of the Company, and after carefully examining and comparing ^ 

 the flowers, unanimously decided that the following named persons had fairly won the prizes under the terms of our offer, 

 and they were therefore awarded to them and the proper remittances forwarded immediately. G^ 



For New Japanese Morning: Glories. ~ " - - -•- • '-- 



1st Prize, SIO.OO to Mrs. M. E. Bramon, Speights Bridge, N. C. 

 2d Prize, 86.00 to Miss M. E. Marple, Plvmouth Meeting, Pa. 

 3(1 Prize, S4.00 to Miss A. G. Warner, Mt. Holly, N. J. 

 4ih Prize, S2 50 to Miss R. E. Zeigler, Erwinna, Pa. 

 Sth Prize; §2.50 to Mrs. Is. Thompson, Linn, I. T. 



For Gold Medal Perfection Pansies. 



1st Prize, SlO.OO to A. Eichter, Yolo, Cal. 



2d Priz^, S6.00 to Mrs. R. Adams, E. Wilton, Maine. 



3d Prize, S4.00 to Mrs. E. H. Clark, Wilton, Maine. 



4tli Prize, S2.50 to Mrs. M. Hackwell, Port Stanley, Wash. 



5th Prize, §2.50 to F. H. Seitz, Hillsdale, Mich. 



For Giants of California Petunias. 



1st Prize, SIO.OO to Mrs. S. M. Colville, 1503 7th St., Oakland,Cal, 



2d Prize, $6.00 to Mrs. J. Harbaugh, Chadron, Neb. 



3d Prize, Si.OO to Miss A. Hughes, Avondale, Pa. 



4th Prize, S2.50 to Mrs. J. See Bain, North Chatham, N. Y. 



5th Prize, §2.50 to Mrs. E. Ballinger, Accotink, Va. 



For New Prize Verbenas. 



1st Prize, SIO.OO to F. Haggerty, Humphrey, N. Y. 



2d Prize, S6.00 to Mrs. E. Fritts, Mellensvilie, N. Y. 



3d Prize, S4.00 to Mrs. J. See Bain, North Chatham, N. Y. 



4th Prize, S2.00 to Sarah Ann Conard, West Grove, Pa. 



5th Prize, .$2.50 to Mrs. M. Gladstone, Andes, N. Y. 



The Fiest Peize Pansy Flowee was 3iV incties in diameter. The Fiest Peize Japanese MoENiNa 

 Gloey, was 4^Q Indies in diameter. The Fiest* Peize Giant Petunia, was 6|- inches in diameter. Thb 

 Fiest Peize Yeebena Floeet, was l^V inches in diameter. We hope for larger flowers this year. 



