PLANT DEPARTflENT. 



A few words regarding the filling and shipping of Plant orders. 



All orders, unless instructions are received to the contrary, are executed and fo)waided iinmediateiy upon receipt. Cus- 

 tomers placing orders for stock to be reserved and sent at planting time must distinctly specify this at time of ordering. 



PLANTS BY MAIL. Small plants will be sent free by 

 mail when so desired. The greater ])art or all of ihe soil is re- 

 moved from the roots, whicli are carefully packed in damp 

 moss. We cannot forward bulky plants, such as Azaleas, 

 Camellias, Cycas, large Roses, Rhododendrons, Shrubs and 

 similar stock by mail. 



PLANTS BY EXPRESS. We do not deliver plants free 

 by express, the purchaser paying the charges, which are, by the 

 principal express companies, 20 per cent, less than regular 

 merchandise rates. We strongly urge this method of transpor- 

 tation, as it enables us not only to give better values in the form 

 of larger and finer plants, but we also always add liberal 

 "extras" to help defray charges, and unless instructed to the 

 contrary, all orders are forwarded by express. 



PLANTS BY RAIL. Shrubs, Hedge Plants and other 

 dormant stock can l)e forwarded safely by fast freight lines, 

 even to very distant points, at low rates. 

 A complete index of both Common and Botanical names of all the 



STEAMBOAT LINES. Fast lines of boats connect 

 Phdadelphia with Baltimure, Boston, Fall River, Providence, 

 Norfolk, Richmond, Savannah, Troy and Albany. This forms 

 a convenient, cheap and safe method of transportation, except 

 during severe cold weather. 



PACKING FREE. We make absolutely no charge for 

 boxes or packing, or delivery to any express, freight or steam- 

 ship line in Philadelphia. 



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED. We guarantee the 

 safe arrival of all plants to any point in the U. S. or Canada 

 when sent by express. If forwarded in any other manner they 

 are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. 



FOREIGN SHIPMENTS. We are constantly making 

 shipments of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc., to Europe, Cuba, the 

 U. S. possessions in the fir East, etc., and by our system of 

 packing it is unusual for the goods to reach their destination in 

 anything but the best condition. 

 Seeds and Plants offered in this Book is given on pages 2 and 3. 



New and Rare Garden 



and Greenhouse Plants. 



AGERATUM INIMITABI.E. 



This new variety is a giant in the size of its flowers as compared 

 with the sorts now grown, being fully twice as large, andtare produced 

 in large heads on strong stout stems. The plant is of compact growth, 

 about 9 inches high, and very free-flowering. The color is a lovely 

 lavender-blue, unquestionably the finest Ageratum in existence. (See 

 cut.) 25 CIS each; $250 per doz ; $15.00 per 100. 



Ai I . \ I i. M Ivmi I AliLH. 



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Alpinia Sanders. 



AI^PINIA SANDER^^. 



A handsome new species from New Guinea of this useful class of 

 stove plant, with erect stems and short stalked glabrous leaves, 4 to 5 

 inches long by | lo 1^ inches wide, tapering at both ends; of a rich 

 shining green, regularly striped at close intervals with broad white 

 bands diverginij from the midrib to the margin. (See cut.) Ready 

 April 15th. $1.50 each. 



Neiiv Scarlet Carnation^ Robert Craig. 



" The King of Red Carnations," being the large-t, strongest- 

 stemmed, most vigorous-growing and most fragrant l)rilliant scarlet 

 Carnation yet introduced. Ready April 1st. 80 cts. each ; $300 

 per doz. 



New and Rare Hardy Perennials. 



We have this season separated the New and Rare Hardy Perennials 

 from the lender Garden and Greenhouse Pl.inis. See list on pages 



107 to no. 



For NEW ROSES see pages 157 and 158. NEW WATER LILIES, see pages 115 and 118. 



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