DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Zebrina^ leaves striped with silver white. 

 Repens^ leaves bright green, striped white. 



Tropaeolum, doiible icarlet^ fine for baskets or vases. 

 20 cents. 



Vallota, purpurea^ a beautiful, scarlet, summer 

 flowering bulb of the amaryllis class. 25 to 50 cents. 



Verbena, for 3-ears the cultivation of the Verbena 

 has been made a specialty by many leading florists. We 

 offer thirty varieties this season. In making up this 

 collection, we have kept two objects in view : good bed- 

 ding qualities and finest flowers. It has been our aim 

 to grow no other, and our customers may rest assured that 

 this set comprises all the positive colors to be found in 

 any collection of verbenas, to£-ether with the best striped 

 and mottled ones grown. A collection of the finest sorts. 

 10 cents each ; §i.co per dozen ; $6.00 per 100, by ex- 

 press. 



Veronica, a beautiful class of plants, blooming dur- 

 ing the fall months. Spikes of flowers from four to six 

 inches long, produced in great abundance. 20c. each. 



Imperialism amaranth red, changing to carmine. 



Triumph de Meaux^ deep lilac. 



Andersonii^ variegated foliage, marked white. 



Vinca, elegantissima^ evergreen creeper, creamy- 

 white marking. 25 cents. 



Violet, hardy, double, sweet scented varieties, 25 

 cents each. 



Double white. Double Blue. 



Maria Louise^ double blue. 



Yucca, or Adam's Needle, for a cemetery, we doubt 

 if a more appropriate plant can be found than the Yucca. 

 The immense clusters of pure white blossoms x^nder it 

 very attractive. The leaves are narrow and long, ar.d 

 from their edges depend long threads. The flower stalk 

 arises from the center of the plant to a height of three 

 or four feet, and the bell shaped, white biOssoms>«are 

 produced in abundance. The plant is perfectly hardy, 

 and can be set out \\here required, either in auti.mn oc 

 spring, and it will require no further care. 

 Fila:)ientosa. 25 cents to $i.co. 



Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, &c. 



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We receive many letters from our customers who purchase their supply of seeds and planls from us, asking if 

 we cannot also supply them with fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, &c. In order to accommodate all our cus- 

 tomers, we have completed an arrangement with one of tn-3 largest and most reliable nurseries, by which ali orders 

 for this class of goods can be sent directly to us, and they will be promptly and faithfully executed with the very 

 best of stocks, and forwarded by mail, securely packed, and postage prepaid. This will be a verj' great convenience 

 to those who live at considerable distances from us, and we hope to be favored with very large orders. 



Order direct from us. — By so doing, you are sure of getting jtcst what you order ^ ever article true to naine 

 and you also make a great saving, as no agent or dealer can afford to spend time and money traveling through the 

 country', without adequate remuneration. 



Terms. — Our terms are strictly cash with the order. Do net ask us to send C. O, Z>., as the cost of collecting 

 return charges is quite an unnecessary item of expense ; and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity 

 to warrant goods being so sent. 



Kow to Send Money.— The money must always accompany the order, and we prefer a P. O. order, payable 

 to our order. These cost ten cents on orders up to ^15, and ^5 cents on $50, and can be had at almost any post office. 

 The next best thing is a draft on New York or Chicago, and where neither of the above is convenient, the money 

 should be sen: by registered letter, costing ten cents. Money can also be sent safely by express, but the charges 

 must be prepaid by the sender. Do r^pt send private checks on local banks, as it costs us too much to collect. 



Orders must amount to One Dollar. — We cannnot afford to give our attention to orders of less amount thaa 

 one dollar, unless in addition to the amount w-anted, ten cents is sent. The ofiice work on a small order is the same 

 as on a larger one, and it also requires nearly as much material and time to pack it, and takes almost as much post- 

 age as an order double or triple the size. 



Packing and Packages Free.— At prices in this list, we make no charge for packing, or for material used la 

 packing, such as baskets, boxes, &c. 



Safe Arrival Guaranteed. — We prepav postage, and guarantee their safe arrival in good condition at any 

 post office m the United States. If not received in good condition, notice should be immediately returned to us, 

 naming the number and kinds dead, so that there may be no delay in our replacing them. 



In Corresponding, always sign your name alike each time. Ladies frequently write in their husband's name, 

 sending an order, and then again in their own name, perhaps making inquiry about it. This gives us a great deal 

 of trouble in looking through our long files. 



Lost Orders.— It is very important in writing us relating to lost orders, that you state the time the order was 

 sent, the amount of the order, how the remittance was made, whether by post office order, draft on New York or 

 registered letter, duplicating your order in full, so that it may be filled immediately, and not be delayed until we 

 correspond back and forth for the duplicate order. 



Rare Evergreens, Grape Vines, &c.— Persons desiring to stock up in fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, 

 evergreens, &c.. will find it far the cheapest to order direct of us ; by doing so they can secure a full supply at half 

 the cost that traveling dealers can afford to supply at. 



The Best Time for Forwarding Plants is from the first of October to the first of June. They are less lia- 

 ble to suffer from frost than extreme heat. We have extensive cellars in which we store a full assortment for win- 

 ter shipment. 



Should our stock of any variety become exhausted before the close of the season, we shall substitute others 

 equally as good. 



