IMPORTANT ! Read Carefully Before Ordering. 



If you receive ao extra copy of my Catalogue please creseot it to a friend or oelglibor wlio is interested, and tell them about Buckbee's Seeds and 

 Plants. I sliall doubly appreciate ttie favor, and will endeavor to repay your kindness in your future orders. 



I GUARANTEE THAT ALL GOODS SOLD BY ME SHALL REACH CUSTOMERS IN GOOD ORDER. 



F^V&fV Offif t* however large or small, is carefully fil 

 VCl J "* UCl y much pride in promptness and a ecu 



racy In fltilng orders. 



I take 



pipn op \\/fi1"*» your order plainly and distinctly by itself, and do not mix it up with anything else you have to say. Those who i 

 * iCdSC TT I ILw order in this way will be sure to have it filled correctly and with dispatch, and will also receive many valuable novelty 

 free of charge: also, please ■ 



All Complaints 



I send au 

 elty extras 



free of charge: also, please carry out the exact price of each article, and, after adding the amounts, remit the exact sum, or delay is likely to occur. 



must be entered upon receipt of goods, or else same will receive no attention. We cheerfully correct errors, but errors 

 seldom occur, owing to my perfect system of checking and packing. When articles arc not satisfactory they must 

 be returned immediately, or, as plainly stated abDve, complaints will receive no attention. 



I|Yinf\|«'f n M-l- I It occasionally happens that an order is lost in coming to me, or the goods in going to the customer: therefore, if any who order 

 LdllL • do uot hear from me within a reasonable length of time they should send a duplicate order, naming the date on which the former 

 one was sent, the amount of money enclosed, and in what form. This will enable us to investigate the matter, and fill the duplicate order with 

 dispatch. No inquiries will receive attention which do not contain duplicate, etc., as here mentioned. 



PLEASE ORDER 

 EARLY. 



It would be a great accommodation to us if more of our customers would order their seeds during January and 

 February, before the rusli of our busy season. If, however, you should postpone ordering even until the seeds 

 are actually needed, you can rely upon getting them promptly. 



D/a ^flfA *° write your name and address plainly. We have on our hands hundreds of orders of last year 

 LfC OUl w without names, others without postoffice or state, and some with the name or postoffice written in 

 such a careless or illegible manner that it is impossible to read them. Keep a correct copy of every order, that you may know when the package arrives 

 if all is correct, as people often forget what they ordered, and complain Wjthout cause. 



'T'Vipj.fk A Nn Rfftfl* than Buckbee's Roses and other flowers, which have been favorably known for over twenty 



1 llwl C /^l C l^U UCLLwl years. Our nurseries and greenhouses are a pleasant trolley ride from Eockford and will well repay a visit. 



Cards of admission and directions will be given upon application at our office. 



FLOWERING PLANT 

 DEPARTMENT. 



Xo other seedsmen are in so good a position to supply choice plants, of best varieties. Nowhere can well-grown 



plants of equal value, be bought for less money. 



With every plant order I will s end F REE, a neat little Booklet giving directions for the 

 care of the plants.^ "luttuisis!^ 



Seed and Plant Orders. 



Plants Mailed at Anv Time Many customers order both seeds and plants at the same 



^ ' time, early in the winter. Seeds are sent Immediately, but, 



— if requested, we will book the order for plants to be sent later in the season, at any time up to 



June. ^^Please be careful to state on the order just what date you want us to send the plants, — as otherwise we will consider that vou 

 are ready for the plants immediately. 



I GUARANTEE all plants to arrive safely at any postoffice in the United States, and to be ALIVE and in ^ood con 

 dition for growing in their new hoiiies. Any complaints (and 1 want you to complain if there is any reason lor it) 

 =^ mast be made however, M'iYAm one M'ffit after 'the plants have been received. Twill then replace any that may not have 



arrived in good grow ing condition, but I cannot be held responsible for plants dying afterward from neglect or any other cause. 



GUARANTEE. 



r>l«||^'|-e hxr /Vlflil ^'hen plants are ordered by mail I prepay postage, delivering the plants free of all expense to any postoffice in the 

 * "J XT1.C11I. United States. By care in packing, strong, well-rooted plants can be sent safely by mail and will arrive in gix>d condi-, 



tion for growing at any postoffice in the United States. ^P~Kindly write your list of plants altogether (not mixed up with the seeds) so as to prevent • 

 any mistake upon the part of our clerks in copying the order. Plant orders amounting; to less than 25 cents WILL NOT BE ACCEI*TED unless 10 

 cents extra be sent to pay postage and packing. It is difficult to pack small plant orders to carry through the mails safely; moreover, the postage i 

 often amounts to the price of the plant or plants, j 



PInnfc hv pYnff»«C at RllVAf'c PvriAncA I always recommend having plants sent by express, when there is an express! 

 * tjjf L^A\ji a.L. UM^yci a office near as we can usually send somewhat larger plants, and do nolbavei 



to wash the soil off the roots (as is the case when sent by mail.) We always try to add enough extra plants of our own selection to help pay charges,,' 

 We always pack express orders in light, strong baskets or boxes (which we furnish free.) Plants packed in this manner will carry nicely for a great 

 distance, and keep for a week or ten days in a fresh condition. Please remember that purchasers must In all coses pay charges on all expr 

 plant orders. 



Nn'fir'f Unless otherwise instructed, we shall ship two-vear-old Rose plants, Hvdrangeas, etc., by express, as they are inmost instances t 

 I'^ULl^c;. large to send bv maiL 



I nw FYni*f»«« and Pl'P^icrhl" Djltf* owing to the very large volume of business which I annually give to the express 

 L^yfYY ca,9 txUKi 1 ICI^lll. railroad companies, said companies have made very low shipping rates to all points, and 



I cannot too strongly urge you to order early, thus saving shipping charges, and avoiding as it does the heavy rush in the seed business, which occurs 

 during the months of March and April. 



H^Y^ j-pi Qf>nrl Mnn^^'V Remittances should be made by registered letter, (every postmaster is obliged by law to register a letternpon 

 IIWW OCllU iJXKfll^jr , payment of eight cents, in addition to postage, and then you will receive our receipt for the letter by return 

 mail) Postoffice Money Order, Bank Draft or Express Money Order. I am not responsible for the safe receipt of remittances by any other than 

 the above approved methods, i will accept postage stamps for small amounts, provided they are received in good condition. I will not accept 

 Personal Checks. Foreign customers should xemit by Money Order or Draft on New York or London. MY TISRMS ARB CASH WITH EVERY 

 ORDER. 



IDfonoir QI1 inni nrr f'h'iffra^ on all goods except when selected from the 

 t-rcyttXy OIlippiU^ Wllctr^Ca wholesale pages, or on beans, corn and peas 

 by one-eiahth bushel, one-fourth bushel, one-haJf bushel and bushel; or in cases when especially 

 noted. In such instances I reserve the privilege of enclosing in the bags or packages such small 

 packets as may be ordered, as It does not increase the transportation charges, and in considera- 

 tion of this I will add enough extras to XuUy repay customers for this kindness. 



SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICES. 



For Market Gardeners and other 

 Large Buyers, See Pages 

 70 and 71. 



Dr>£kr«<i iH Do||t*/\'iH Ct-tni-inrtc. Many of mv customers live on prepaid rall- 

 frcpaiU KctOrUdU ^^LdLlUn,^. r<»d stations or near stations where there 



are no railroad agents. In such eases please be sure to give definite shipping instructions, as to 



where you wish your goods fihi|)ped so as to avoid any chance of delay, otherwise we will ship the goods to the nearest station given iu our shipping 

 guide to this Prepaid Station, ;is I never prepay freig'ht charges. 



O113 nf if V r»f ^P»f»ff in Jl f^arli't^f Customers win please note my new departure in stating the number of seeds in a packet of 

 V^taci.iii.ii.j \ji .J7^wu 111 a. rawiv&l.. the leading vegetable and flower seeds. Full count guararleed. No less quantity than • 

 placket can be solil. In comparing my prices with those of other seedsmen, you will readily see how reasonable my prices are for liberally filled 

 packets of the best seeds that grow. 



r%A|.|»gcpf)rirlAriCf' ^ have endeavored to make everything as plain as possible in this Catalogue, but In ease 'urther information is desired, 

 I w^i^^^iiuviiwv,^. tn:\ke your wants known in as few words as possible, and on a sheet of paper sepstate from vour order, giving your 

 complete address and enclosing stamp for reply, ' o 



pf^^ Ciift^ This year I will distribute One Million Pacicages of Seeds for trial. Everybody will get something 

 f- * vjiii-o. to only twenty-flve cents. The larger the order the more extras will be added 



H. W. BUCKBEE, Rockford, Illinois, U 



, even if their order amoA^-^ 



. 5. A. \ 



