H. W. BtrCKBEE, BOCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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PALMS ^^''^^^^ Borbonica 

 * ■"-'^^ ■^'^ account of its st 



RUBBER PLANT 



-On 



trong, healthy 



habit this Palm is more popular than any 

 otlier. It is magnificent in appearance 

 and quite beautiful for baskets, jardinieres, etc. 



Fine, young plants 20c. each, postpaid. 

 Kentia Balmoreana — Exceedingly popular parlor Palm. Decidedly 

 rugged under all kinds of treatment. 



Fine, young plants 20c. each, postpaid. 

 Phoenix CanariensiS — Beautiful, strong-growing Palm with glossy, 

 dark green foliage. S\ire to please and easily grown. 



Fine, yoimg plants 20c. each, postpaid. 

 COCOS Weddellana — Most elegant and graceful of all the smaller Palms. 

 Slender, erect stems; abundant, gracefully-arching leaves. Admir- 

 able for fern dishes. 



Fine, young plants 20c. each, postpaid. > 



KENTIA 



Palms and Decorative Plants 



AURAUCARIA 



Kentia Forsterlana — Without excep- 

 tion the most hardy Palm in its 

 class. Quite graceful and scarcely 

 has an equal for table decoration. 

 Fine, young plants 20c. each, postpaid. 

 Seaforthla Elegans — A magnificent plant for jardinieres or center of 

 tropical bed. Most graceful. Leaves of rarely beautiful formation. 

 Fine, young plants 20c. each, postpaid. 



"ntTPm? ATT\7"l? PT ATJTQ Ficus Elastica — (India Rub- 

 UJILUKAIIV fL,Al\ i& ber Tree.)— The large, shining 

 green leaves bear the dry air of a living room better than almost 

 any other plant. No wonder, then, that everybody likes it. 



Plants 12 inches high 50c.; Larger Plants $1.00 to $2.00 each. 

 - Rubber Plants by express only. 

 Auraucaria ExcelsiS — Nothing more beautiful in the way of a house 

 plant. Resembles apine tree in appearance, but is of very fine texture 



Plants 12 inches high $1.50; Larger Plants $2.00 to $3.00. 

 _ Sent by express only. 



SPECIAL OFFER No. PI 15 



THE SET OF SIX PALMS NAMED 7C/t 

 ABOVE FREE BY MAIL, ONLY . . I OC. 



LARGER PALMS 



BY EXPRESS, BUYER'S 

 EXPENSE, 75c. to $2.50 



EXCELLENT SPECIMEN PALMS 



BY EXPRESS, BUYER'S 

 EXPENSE , . . 



! $3.00 to $5.00 



FERNS 



RARE AND BEAUTILUL 



Nephrolepis Plersonii — (The Ostrich Plume Pern.) — The 

 illustration given on this page conveys but a slight idea of 

 the grace and beauty of the feathery, plume-hke foliage of 

 tliis magnificent Fern. The name Ostrich Plume is certainly 

 happily selected. To fully appreciate the beauty and value 

 of the Piersonii one must see it growing. _ The fronds grow 

 broad and heavy and measure at least six inches across when 

 fully developed, increasing irr rare beauty as they grow. It is 

 wonderfully valuable for its beauty and for the ease of culture, hardiness and general adaptability to conditions. 

 It has taken gold medals wherever shown, and many good judges pronounce it the greatest Fern that has ever 

 been produced. I can unhesitatingly recommend the Piersonii Fern to every one of my customers, for 1 know 

 they will praise it as highly as I do when they have seen it develop in all its wondrous beauty. I sold a large 

 number last year and every purchaser from whom I have heard has no other terms than those of the highest 

 commendation for this rarely beautiful Fern. Let me send you one. 1 have made the price extremely low 

 and my stock is fine. 



Fine, young plants 15c. to 25c. each, postpaid. 

 Larger plants, by express, 75c., $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 each. 



Nephrolepis Exaltata BostonlensiS — (Boston Fern.) — Ferns may come and Ferns may go, but the Boston 

 i<"em promises to go on forever. As a matter of fact, its great popularity increases with every passing 

 year. It has stood the test of time gloriously, which is the very best evidence that it possesses superlative 

 merit. The illustration gives_ only a fair idea of the beauty and strength of this wonderfully popular 

 Fern. It differs from the ordinary Sword Fern in that it has much longer fronds, which not infrequently 

 attain the marvelous length of six feet. These arch and_ droop with exceeding grace, on account of which 

 it is often spoken of as the Fountain Fern. This drooping habit makes it an excellent plant to grow as 

 c single specimen on a table or pedestal. My stock is extra choice and I am sure I can please the most 

 exacting patron. 



Fine, young plants 15c. to 25c. each, postpaid. 

 Larger plants, by express, SOc. 75c., $1.00, $1.50 each. 



ADMIRAL TOGO 



FERN BALL 



Nephrolepis Wliitmanil 



One of the finest Ferns yet intro- 

 duced. It is an improvement over 

 Piersoni, being more compact and 

 graceful. 



Fine Young Plants, 26 and 86c. 



each; postpaid. 

 Larg'er Plants by Express, $1.00 



$1.50, $2.O0 each. 



Nephrolepis Scotti 



The new dwarf Boston Fern. A com- 

 pact dwarf form of the famous Boston 

 Fern, very beautiful at every stage of 

 itB growth growing into grand large 

 specimens. 



Fine Tounr Plants, 20 and 30c. 



each; postpaid. 

 Largrer Plants by Express, 76c. 



$1.00, $1.60 each. 



Fern Roots, about the size of a 

 pencil, woven outsiile and around 

 a ball of moss. These roots pro- 

 duce beautiful sprays of ferns from 

 eyes, or buds, at nearly every inch 

 of their length. All you have to 

 do to start them to growing is to 

 soak them well with tepid water 

 / for half an hour and hang them up 

 in a warm room. It usually takes 

 about six weeks to start them. They need no earth, 

 dish or pot. Simply soak them and hang them up. 

 Each 50c. ; 12 for $6.00. 



Larger size 75c. each; 12 for $7.50. Postpaid. 



THE SCOTTI FERN 



TBE WHITMANII FERN 



MY STOCK OF PLANTS WAS NEVER SO COMPLETE. PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT. 



