N Sending this, my thirty-fourth aunual 

 greeting to my friends and patrons, I desire 

 first to acknowledge my indebtedness, and 

 express my gratitude to those who, by their patronage covering a 

 period of more than thirty-three years, have made my success 

 I do not think my patrons would have been foolish enough to purchase my seeds 

 yea;- after year if they had not been right — if they had not been "FULL OF LIFE." Life 

 Vigor, Vitality and Quality up to the brim, are characteristics peculiar to Buckbee's — TH E BEST SEEDS 

 THAT MONEY CAN BUY. Let me repeat it: FULL OF LIFE. Whenever you think of LIFE, think of 

 Buckbee'a Seeds and Plants. C. Of what use is a high-sounding name tacked on to a worthless or a low- 

 vitality seed or plant? C. I have never asked my patrons to do experimenting for me at their expense. I do my 

 own experimenting, and never ask my friends to do anything doubtful. I want you to remember that Buckbee's Seeds are 

 all tested by an expert, and that his word is law. If he says the seeds are rejected that settles it. "They must be FULL 

 OF LIFE." These are the only instructions he has and they are ample. Of course, I realize that cheap low-vitality seeds 

 are put on the market year after year, and that some people are unwise enough to buy them, but that does not influence me 

 one particle. I say that my seeds Must be Full of Life— that they Must the Best Seeds that Money Can Buy 



Each year sees me better equipped to handle the ever increasing volume of orders. My mammoth new seed warehouse 

 is the finest and best equipped plant of its kind in the world. My cornpetitors, who have inspected the bui Iding, admit the 

 truth of this assertion. CL It is this wide-awake, progressive, careful policy that has carried the fame of Buckbee's Seeds 

 and Plants all over the world, until today Buckbee's Seeds and Plants take root and flourish in every crop-growing country 

 in the world. 



My competitors say: "Buckbee is too liberal." I am liberal because I can afford to be, because it is best to be 

 liberal. "Liberality" is one of my watbhwords. I extend this to the size of my packages, to my premiums, to my business 

 dealings. I tell the truth about my see3s and plants. My prices are the lowest at which it is possible to sell first-class seeds 

 and plants. If you will stjp ani consider the Buckbee Q i ility, the seeds and plants th it are FULL OF LIFE, lam reason- 

 ably sure of your orders. Remember that I want your orders, no matter how large or small they are. Send in your orders 

 early. Make them larger than you did in 1904. Get the benefit of our large and liberal Premium Lists by telling your 

 friends and neighbors about Buckbee's Seeds and Plants. 



In conclusion, let me thank you again, and ask you to patronize the man who challenges competition, who deals on the 

 square and who insists that his seeds and plants shall be FULL OF LIFE. ^ _ 



Yours for success ePg)^? tf}x&6&Z2S- 



RARE PREMIUMS 



With All Seed Orders Amounting to 50c 



In addition to the low prices and 

 special offers abounding through- 

 out my SEED AND PLANT GUIDE FOR 1905. besides the several hundred thousands of 

 novelty presents which I annually distribute with all orders amounting to twenty-five cents or more, I make this Special Inducement to build 

 new business and give my customers an opportunity of testing my new FULL OF LIFE Seed and Plant products a year in advance of the 

 general public — the only reason that I do not offer them in my catalogue this season is due to the scarcity of stock. 



You may select one of the following 

 which are put up in liberal packages 

 With a dollar order, any two; with a dollar and a half order, anv three: with a two dollar ordir, any four, and so on. One packet free (if 

 selected and named iu thj order) for each fifty cents worth of Seeds purchased. 



Rare Seed Bargains 



NOTICE ! 



Please understand that it is necessary for you tostate very plainly in each and every order just which "Rare Premium' 

 you desire, otherwise we shall take it for granted that you do not care for any of them. 



BEET— Buckbee's Scarlet Ball— Earliest variety grown Pkt. 23c 



CAB1UG:- Early Jjne— Ready for use in sixty days — Pit 25c 



CARROT- Home Queen-Best table variety — — P.<t. 23c 



CuClM ?ER-Sm ill Pickle— An ideal short, green variety Pkt. 23c 



LETTUCE— Green Curled -Curly leaf variety of great promise-Pkt. 23c 



WATER ME'.ON Illinois Fine for table and shipping Bit. 23c 



R\0ISH— Red Beauty— Fourteen-dav turnip variety Pkt. 25c 



TOMATO— Peerless— Upright grown, very prolific - Pkt 23c 



ASTER— Everbloornirtg -Latest novelty shades Pkt. 25c 



MIGMOMETTE— Little Gem-Very fragrant Pkt. 25c 



COSVIOS-California-Best mixture ever offered Pkt. 25c 



NVSTIRTIUM-Dwarf Hyorids -Over 25 distinct colors -Pkt. 25c 



PVNSY Favorite Mixture— Large flowers, delicate markings-Pkt. 25c 

 POPPY— Surprise Mixture— Comprising many new shades — Pkt. 25c 

 SWEET PEAS-Purity— Large flower, pure white Pkt. 25c 



With All Plant Orders 



amounting to Si. 00 you may select any one of the following RARE PL4NT PREMIUMS; any two 

 plants with a Plant Order of $2.00; any three for Sj.OO; the four with a Plant Order of $4.00 or more. 



ROSE, The Princess. One of the finest of all everbloomers, 

 being constantly in bloom. Hundreds of flowers and buds produced 

 and counted upon a single plant. Color a most beautiful rich glow- 

 ing pink, extremely fragrant, Worth 50c; price 25c 



FUCHSIA, May Bicssom. The buds luok like a floral wed- 

 ding bell, and when in full bloom they are perfection in coloring. 

 5,000 flowers counted on a single plant. Worth 50c; price 23c. 



CARNATION, Innocence. Flowers of large size, white as 

 the driven snow and very fragrant. Three hundred buds and blos- 

 soms often counted upon a single plant of this wonderful everbloom- 

 ing carnation. Worth 30c; price 25c. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Lovliness. Mammoth free 

 blooming, glistening golden yellow; flowers often measure 11 to 12 

 inches in diameter. vVorth 50;'; price 23c 



These Seeds and Plants Will Not be Sold Separately, being distributed only on 

 ^Sn^fF'E?^ general orders. Should any of our customers want more of these advance novelties for 

 ^Z&f^- hi^f trial than the amount of their order entitles them to select free, additional varieties can 



BURPEE'S 



be ordered at the rate stated above for each variety. But not more than two packets or 

 SEEDS plants of any one variety will be supplied, except on Club Orders for separate planters. 



H. W. BUCKBEE, 



FOREST CITY GREENHOUSES 



Rockford, 111. 



ROCKFORD SEED FARMS 



If You Receive Two Copies of this Book, Please Hand One to a Friend Who Buys Seeds and Plants. 



