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DHEES'S QUARTERLY 



Wholesale Price List. 



APRIL— JUNE, 1900. 



SEED DEPARTJUENT. — This is in charge of trained experts, and whether yonr wants may be in 

 Flower, Vegetable, or Agricultural seeds, yon may be sure to get only the choicest. 



PLANT DEPARTJUENT. — Our stock of decorative plants, etc., etc., is now very complete in a full line 

 of sizes, from small seedlings for growing on, to specimens of the most useful decorative sizes. The plants are 

 all in a clean, healthy, vigorous condition, thrifty and well-grown, and will compare favorably with stock distrib- 

 uted by ns in previous seasons. 



Whenever possible, we solicit a personal inspection of our stock. Our nurseries at Riverton, N. J., are within 

 easy reach from either Philadelphia or New York, and something of interest will always be seen. 



A time card of trains, with directions how to reach the nurseries, will be mailed to anyone applying. 



LOW EXPRESS BATES ON PLANTS, BULBS AND SEEDS.-We are shipping by 



express lines to all parts of the country, goods, packed in closed boxes at a reduction of 20 per cent, from 

 regular rates of merchandise. Prepaid 4-pound packages of seeds, plants and bulbs are carried to California and 

 all distant points for 30 cents each. 



By our careful and thorough system of packing, we Guarantee Safe Delivery of Plants and perishable 

 goods, when ordered to be sent by Express, and we always ship this way unless we have positive instructions to 

 the contrary. 



Plants and other perishable goods, when sent in any other 

 way, are solely at Purchaser's Risk. 



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PRICES* — This list cancels all previous offers. The prices quoted in this list are net, and subject to no 

 discounts. All orders from the trade will be priced according to this list, articles offered in our Retail Cata- 

 logue and not offered in this list will be supplied at retail prices less the following discounts, viz. : Vegetable 

 and Flower Seeds, in packets, Bulbs and Plants, 33^% ; Small Tools and Insecticides, 10% ; Lawn Mowers, 5f$ 



TERMS OF BUSINESS. — Unknown correspondents desiring to open an account, will please furnish 

 satisfactory reference, otherwise cash must accompany order. To parties of approved credit all bills will be 

 due and payable Ninety (90) days after date of invoice. 



^"Remittances should be made by Post Office Money Orders, Drafts on New York or Philadelphia banks, 

 or Express Money Orders. Where it is not possible to obtain these, the letter should be registered. We cannot 

 guarantee receipt of money sent in any other way. 



IfifGoods desired C. O. D. must be accompanied by a partial remittance to guarantee acceptance. 



All goods are offered subject to being unsold on receipt of order, and we reserve the right to advance prices 

 without notice. 



iSP'No charge is made for boxes or packing, nor for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Offices 

 in Philadelphia. 



i®* Always give Shipping' Directions, and write Naime and Address Distinctly on each 

 and every order. 



NON- WARRANTY. — We wish it to be distinctly understood, that although we continue to take all possible 

 pains to snpply only New, Genuine and unadulterated Seeds, Plants and Bulbs, we still give no warranty, express or 

 implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any of the Seeds, Plants, or Bulbs we 

 send out, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Every order received for articles named in this 

 Catalogue will be executed on these conditions only. 



HBSTRT A- DREER T 



Seed and Bulb Store and Office, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Plant Greenhouses, and Nurseries, Riverton, N. J. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Pages. 



Specialties in Garden and Greenhouse Plants 1 to P 



General List of Garden and Greenhouse Plants .... 10 " 17 



Roses 18 " 19 



Specialties in Hardy Plants 20 " 21 



General List " " 22 " 27 



JEardy Climbers 28 " 29 



" Shrubs 30 



Pages. 



Aquatics and Water Lilies 31 



Bulbs 32 



Flower Seeds 33 to 45 



General List of Vegetable Seeds 46 " 51 



Vegetable Roots and Plants 52 



Grass and Clover Seeds 52 to 53 



Miscellaneous Tools, Fertilizers, etc., etc 54 " 58 



