1900. 



(900. 



Front Nature's mystic storehouse, 



Comes bounteous Fruits and wondrous Flowers. 



The end of our glorious Summers are saddened by the taking away of our fond flowers, one by one. I watched the 

 Autumn leaves turn and fall ; dropping so softly, like tiny coverlets. They swirled in the north wind, they rustled as we 

 walked ; but they are all still now, covering the dear wild flowers in their sleep. .But even now, as I write, the Star of 

 Bethlehem is shining bright ; following close comes the birth of the new year ; and as the sun moves toward the Summer 

 solstice all nature begins to stir, and the resurrection of plant-life begins. Our regrets give way to hope ; we look up, we 

 look ahead— and down through the vista of Spring-time, we see the troop of nature's weanlings marching by. We begin 

 to plan, and revel in sweet anticipation of being with our flowers once more ; and perchance we will make some new 

 acquaintances with bright and pretty faces— when lo ! the time to act has come, for Spring-time, " soft, melodious Springs 

 time," is here once more. 



A STATEMENT. 



I am in no way whatsoever connected with any other seed or floral establishment doing business at Floral Park. My 

 place of business is located one-half mile from the station on the Jericho Road. 



DISCOUNTS ON SEEDS. 



When yousend me 25c. you can select 30c. worth of seeds. When you send me 50c. you can select 65c. worth of seeds, 



When you send me $1.00 you can select $1.30 worth of seeds. 



Seeds, Bulbs and Plants are sent Prepaid by Mail or Express 



THE EDELWEISS.— THE ALPINE SNOWFLOWER . 



As white as snow- 

 But lasts forever. 



No other flower in the whole universe— not even the rarest orchid has cost so many lives as this chaste little Alpine beauty. 

 A recent publication states that "scores of lives " are lost annually by venturesome tourists in their efforts to obtain it. It 

 is well known that travelers circling the globe will stop at the mountains of Switzerland and climb to almost inaccessible 



heights to be the proud possessors of the precious little treasure 



15 Good Bulbs, 12 

 Pkts.Flower Seeds 

 for 2 5 cts., postpaid. 



fj^mfjm. 



A 11 Blooming Bulbs 

 All Rare Seeds.^ 



The 15 Bulbs are as follows; 



1 Double Begon ia , large ; 



3 Aztec Bridal Flowers, 



fragrant; 2 Cinnamon 



Vine, hardy cinnamon-scented 



climber; 1 Madeira Vine, 



climber, fragrant; 5S Ever* 



blooming Montbretias; 



9 Gladiolus, tbe Bride; 3 Summer blooming 



Hyacinth; 3 Giant French Ranunculus; 1 



Scarlet Freesla, summer bloomer. 



The following: pkts. of seeds: 



I Pkt. Carnation. <*« 



830,000 was paid for 

 Mrs. lawson Carna- 

 tion. You may get one 

 equally as good— some of 

 my seed is same blood. 



1 Antipronon, the great 

 Mountain Beauty; 1 

 Chameleon Nastur- 



tium, new; 1 Miiltittora 

 Rose Seed; 1 Moss Ver- 

 bena; lGeraniumSeed; 

 1 Centrosema Grandi- 



iJora: 1 Purple Feather Grass; 1 African 

 Horned Cucumber; 1 Red and Gold I oliage 

 Cotton; 1 Crotelaria Retusa; 1 Aster, new Cali- 

 fornia Branching-. 



Catalogue and " How to Grow ' ' with every order. 



ConecTiotIS BUltlSand 12 PKt$.Se„(l$ ** 25C 



NO CfSCOffNT ON THIS COLLECTION, 



PLANTS OR BULBS. 



smmm 



Januahy 1, 1900. 



It re- 

 quires patience, courage, strength, endurance, andaperiloustaskitis. 

 No wonder, therefore, that it|is prized so highly, that the ladies ornate 

 their hats with it as trophies ; no wonder that gathering the 

 plants in their native home by crafty guides, who know their 

 value, is now prohibited for fear of their extermination. Like 

 the wonderful Rose of Jericho from Syria and the Resurrection plant 

 from Mexico, the EDELWEISS is the natural curiosity, for one 

 may say the "flower never dies," as it remains as white as the 

 snow from which it sprung, and soft and velvety even longer than 

 human life. 



There is also some romance connected with it, it being an ancient 

 local custom for the Tyrolian lover to present his affianced as an en- 

 gagement flower, one that he has gathered himself from among the 

 snow-clad rocks, and the higher the altitude the more cherished it is. 



Certainly they are chaste and beautiful, as white as snow and as 

 soft as velvet, growing sometimes 30 on one plant, with grayish 

 white foliage, spreading Rosette. Naturally as hard as a rock, they 

 grow in any way, on sandy moist soil, preferably gritty and well 

 drained, or on raised rockwork, and even as a border plant, in 

 chalky open soil lasting for years. In beauty, it would certainly 

 prove a wonderful attraction, aside from its intrinsic value. 



It is well known that owing to the scarcity of EDELWEISS flowers 

 and the great demand 

 for them, imitations 

 made of white cloth, 

 etc. , are palmed off on 

 credulous and unso- 

 phisticated travelers. 

 As a " fad" for the 

 coming Summer, I 

 offer the dried flowers 

 (especially imported 

 for this purpose by 

 me) to be used as a 

 mountain symbol. 

 They can be worn on 

 the "hat, coat or waist. 



Three very fine perfect flowers sent for IOc. by mail, 



Fresh Edelweiss Seed, Pkt. IOc. 

 Plants of Edelweiss, 15c. each ; 2 for 25c. 

 Yours very truly, 



MARY E. MARTIN, Floral Park, New York. 



