PLANT DEPARTTIENT. 
ya@s> All orders, unless instructions are received to the contrary, are executed and forwarded 
upon receipt. 
distinctly specify this at time of ordering. 
Customers placing orders for stock to be reserved and sent later must 
PLANTS BY MAIL. Small plants will be sent free by 
The greater part or all of the soil is re- 
moved from the roots, which are carefully packed in damp 
We cannot forward bulky plants, such as Azaleas, 
mail when so desired. 
moss, 
Camellias, large Roses, 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 reg- 
ular merchandise rates. We strongly urge this method of 
transportation, as it enables us not only to give better values in 
the form of larger and finer plants, but we also always add lib- 
eral “extras” to help defray charves, and unless instructed 
to the contrary, all orders are forwarded by express. 
PLANTS BY RAIL. Shrubs, Hedge Plants and other 
dormant stock can be forwarded safely by fast freight lines, 
even to very distant points, at low rates. 
STEAMBOAT LINES. Fast lines of boats connect Phil- 
adelphia with Baltimore, Boston, Fall River, Providence, Nor- 
folk, 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 part in the U. S. or Canada 
when sent by express. If forwarded in any other man- 
ner they are entireiy 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 far East, etc., and by our system of 
“packing it is unusual for the goods to reach their destination in 
{ anything but the best condition. 
A complete index of both Common and Botantcal names of all the Seeds and Plants offered in this Book ts given on pages 2and 3. 
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New and Rare Garden and Greenhouse Plants. 
AGERATUM INIMITABLE. 
ALPINIA 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 % to i} inches wide, tapering at 
both ends; of arich shining green, regularly striped at close 
intervals with broad white bands diverging from the midrib to 
the margin. $1.25 each. 
ASPARAGUS DUCHENI. 
A recent introduction from the Belgian Congo, and entirely 
distinct from all other varieties. The plant is of strong, ‘climb- 
ing habit, with rather large, dark green, glossy foliage. It 
should prove a valuable addition, both for cutting and decora- 
tive purposes. $1.00 each. 
NEW AGERATUMS. 
Inimitable. We introduced this last season. 
size compared to other varieties. 
It is a giant in 
The plant is of compact 
growth, about 9 inches high, very free-flowering, and of a 
lovely lavender-blue color, unquestionably the finest blue 
Ageratum in existence. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10 00 
per 100. 
font Blanc. In this new variety we have just as important an 
improvement over the white Ageratums as Inimitable is over 
the blue varieties. 
but it is also purer in color, being a pure white without shade 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz, 
Not only is it larger in its heads of bloom, 
Or tint. 
ALPINIA SANDER. 
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