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Everything sent by merit at prices quoted. 

 To succeed with plants indoors but three things are necessary : proper heat, proper moisture, and proper 

 nourishment. In house culture, plants suffer more by far, from excessive heat than a lack of it and quite as often 

 they are given too much water as not enough. The chief cause of failure however is starvation — the plants liter- 

 ally starve to death. To place a plant in a pot with a few handfuls of sterile soil and expect it to make a thrifty 

 growth and bloom handsomely is unreasonable, yet this is what a great many persons do. Most plants in pots 

 need some sort of plant food — all are improved by it. For twenty years we have been testing everything of the 

 kind offered and have found nothing to compare with Albert's Highly Concentrated Horticultural 

 Manure. This we have found to be a perfect plant food and, unlike other plant foods, does not injure the plant 

 if used too liberally — being simply, in a measure, lost. We have found it so very excellent that we have arranged 

 to send as a premium to those ordering plants offered under this heading, the following quantities : 



Those ordering to the amount of $2.00 we will send % lb. package by mail or 1 lb. by express, 

 u u u it 300 « i lb. 



" " " " 5.00 or more " 2% lbs. " " 



To those wishing to purchase, it 

 will be supplied as follows: 



1 lb. 25c; 2% lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.0 I; 

 25 lbs. $3.50; 50 lbs. $6.00; 100 lbs. 

 $9.00. By express or f reight . 



We give illustrations of two Rose 

 bushes and two Oleanders, grown 

 under the same conditions — one with 

 and the other without Albert's 

 Highly Concentrated Horticul- 

 tural Manure, at the New York 

 Experiment Station. These pictures 

 are from photographs and are in no 

 wise exaggerations ; the photographs 

 having been taken by the station 

 management. 



ROSES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 



Clothilde Soupert. Among the hundreds of Roses introduced during the last quarter of a century, Clothilde 

 Soupert stands forth as the most desirable and valuable of all; uniting more distinct points of merit than is pos- 

 sessed by any other variety. It is the product of a cross between the beautiful little Polyantha Rose "Migno- 

 nette," and a large Tea Rose, joining the marvelous freedom of bloom of the one parent with the large size, per- 

 fect form and sweet fragrance of the other. Either in the open ground or as a pot plant in the window garden, it 

 is constantly covered with flowers. The color is a French white, deepening to a rosy -blush in the centre, while 

 the form and substance are simply perfect. Its habit is compact and vigorous and it is entirely exempt from the 

 diseases usually affecting Roses. It is among the hardiest of all Roses and is the easiest and surest to bloom in 

 the window of any Rose yet produced. From 2% in. pots, ea., 10c; doz., $1.00. From 3Xin. pots, ea., 15c; doz., $1.50. 



Crimson Rambler. A floral star of the first magnitude and the finest hardy climbing Rose ever discovered. 

 Of strong vigorous growth, making shoots from eight to ten feet during the season, rendering it especially desir- 

 able as a pillar Rose or for covering trellises and buildings. It can also be grown effectively in bush form if kept 

 trimmed back. The flowers are produced in immense pyramidal panicles, carrying from thirty to forty blossoms 

 each. The color is one of the brightest and most vivid crimson known, remaining undimmed for weeks and never 

 showing any of the objectionable purplish tints so common in crimson Roses. The foliage is bright glossy green 

 and contrasts finely with the rich, bright color of the flowers. It is a Rose that every one must have. Well es- 

 tablished plants from 2% in. pots, ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.75. From 4 in. pots, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 



Dawson. This splendid and absolutely hardy climbing Rose was produced by crossing the wild Japanese 

 species, Rosa multiflora, with the well-known crimson hybrid perpetual, Gen. Jacqueminot. It is exceedingly 

 vigorous in growth and has a tendency to climb high. In June it is literally covered with masses of double bright 

 pink blooms, which are delightfully fragrant. It makes a charming companion for the Crimson Rambler and is 

 exceedingly valuable for covering walls and trellises. Once planted, it will endure indefinite^, growing better 

 every year. It is also very attractive during the fall and early winter months, as the innumerable blossoms are 

 succeeded by a like number of bright coral-red hips or fruits which remain for a long time. From 2% in. pots, 

 ea., 20c; 3 for 50c; doz., $1.75. From 4 in. pots, ea., 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 



