pa>:l<aRe5 are put up in quantities ready for spring orders. Ever>thinK is pre- 

 pared m.inths in aJv.in.;e of the busy season that no delay may occur when 



■ business commences. A complete printing office is located 



all the seed b:igs and boxes used are printed up<in presses run 



1 lie seed cleaning machinery, run by the same power, is located 



The seed to be cleaned is elevated to the floor above and gravitates 



■ -' - floor. 



work, after the quality of the seeds is assured, 

 ■n .,r.i:i i .J i nf jvy weight. Picking and sorting is looked after 

 ■.-e. 



•1 season, the people on this floor are busily engaged in exe- 

 >rders. The fourth floor is tilled with general seed stock and 



the rus^ • 

 on this 

 by eJectr:. 

 in the rear, 

 ih 



is 

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111 

 cuting ' 

 grass sec-s. 



The front roof is covered by a seed testing Greenhouse, heated by hot water. 

 This IS for the k; - test of Vegetable, Flower, Grass. Clover and all 



fa-Ti s^r^J*. Be: itely under the hourly observation of the seed tester 



f, . determining those that are of good germinating quality 



j: .-d. 



Ihe ,.e.Ur IS devuted to the packing department and the storing of miscella- 

 neous goods. 



Philadelphians have learned to watch the display 

 THE DREER WINDOWS. s^ nJ .ss of the yu Chestnut Street Store for 



s..mething new constantly: something to interest 

 everyone, from the humble possessor of a single geranium pot to the proud owner 

 of a private conservatory : from the owner of a few square yards of surburban 

 lawn to the man who has a hay mow to till, always a rich display of specimens 

 from the Nurser.- or Trial Grounds, representing color and form pleasing to the 

 eye and appetizing to the lover of table delicacies. 



AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS.— An interesting fact, not 

 SEED PRODUCING, generally understood outside of the trade, is represented 



in the s>stem in vogue with this House under which 

 numerous specialists, resident not only in nearby sections, but as distant as 

 California and Europe, devote their attention to the perfection of a single class 



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