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PLANT 

 DEPARTMENT 



PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 



IMPORTANT. We ship all orders for plants, bulbs, roots, etc., offered on the 

 succeeding pages, 127 to 180 inclusive, immediately upon receipt of order. We will 

 however, reserve same for future shipment, but instructions to that effect must accompany 

 the order. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 



WHEN ORDERING. FrRST. Please use the order sheet and 



give explicit instructions how you wish the plants sent. Second. 



Please don't mix orders for seeds and plants together; all can be 



sent in one shipment, but it aids us materially if they are written 



on the separate order sheets supplied for that purpose. Third. 



Please don't mix orders with letters. They should be written on 



separate sheets to avoid confusion. 



PACKING PLANTS. Next in importance to growing good plants 

 is proper packing of them, so that they may reach the purchaser 

 without injury. The system of packing plants that obtains today 

 was evolved by the founder of our house and perfected by him. 

 Our Plants almost invariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when 

 they left our greenhouses. 



OUR GUARANTEE. We guarantee safe arrival of all plants sent 

 by express in the United States. Should anything be injured in 

 transit we urge our customers to notify us at once on receipt of the 

 goods, and in every case send us a list of what has been damaged, 

 so that we can replace them without delay. But when they arrive 

 in good condition our responsibility ceases, and if from inattention 

 or other causes they fail and complaint is then made we cannot re- 

 place them. Plants sent other than by express are entirely at the 

 risk of the purchaser. 



EXPORT ORDERS. The extra packing necessary for plants 

 going to foreign countries compels us to charge cost for packing. 

 All plants exported are at purchaser's risk of damage from any 

 cause whatsoever. 



WE DO NOT DELIVER PLANTS FREE BY EXPRESS. 

 Please note that the offer of free delivery as applied to seeds 

 and bulbs does not extend to Plants, Roots and Bulbs, in the 

 Plant Department, pages 127 to 180. Unless instructed to 

 the contrary, plants, roots and bulbs ordered from pages 127 

 to 180 will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges); but 

 as we always add enough plants gratis to help defray these 

 charges, customers will see the great advantage of having 

 plants sent by express, for not only can we send larger 

 plants, but they arrive in better condition than if sent 

 by Parcel Post. Under the present schedule of the 

 leading express companies, plants, roots, and bulbs 

 packed in closed boxes will be carried at a reduc- 

 tion from the general merchandise rates. 

 For the guidance of our customers we give on 

 page 1 a table of a few of the leading cities 

 showing the Zones, Parcel Post rates, un- 

 insured for 20 lbs. the limit of weight be- 

 yond the 2d Zone, and the express rates 

 for the same weight. On shipments 

 weighing more than 20 lbs. the 

 difference in cost is greater 

 in favor of express. 



PLANTS BY PARCEL POST. We deliver light bulbs, like 

 Tuberous Begonias, fancy Caladiums and Gloxinias and small 

 plants free by Parcel Post and it is practicable, but we take the 

 soil from the roots of the plants to lighten the weight and send 

 smaller plants than if sent by express. 



As it is a decided advantage to have the soil left on the roots of 

 all plants, but especially the larger ones, we advise shipping by 

 express wherever possible. 



ROSES OUR LEADING SPECIALTY 



The greater portion of our four and a half acres of greenhouse 

 structures is devoted to Roses. This year we call particular atten- 

 tion to the splendid list of new ever-blooming varieties offered. 



THREE SIZES 



We grade our Roses in three sizes. This gives purchasers the 

 opportunity of procuring a plant of large size which will make 

 show at once, or smaller plants at prices which place them within 

 the reach of all. Our Roses are graded as follows: 1st size, strong 

 2-year plants, from S-inch pots; 2d size, a smaller grade of these in 

 4-inch and 5-inch pots; 3d size, young plants from 3-inch pots. See 

 cut and explanation page 128. 



HARDY ROSES 



The hardy Roses, unless where so stated in the description, are 

 not ever-blooming. They only produce one crop of flowers, in June 

 with an occasional bloom in autumn. This applies to hardy climb- 

 ing (except where noted in description) as well as bush Roses. 



EVER-BLOOMING ROSES 



The Monthly Roses are ever-blooming, but are not entirely 

 hardy in our northern climate. The smallest size (the third) 

 of our Roses in the Tea or Monthly section should bloom 

 the same season they are planted, but the larger plants 

 flower earlier and produce more throughout the season. 

 The small size (the third) of the hardy Roses, both 

 bush and climbing, rarely bloom the same season 

 they are planted. 



PLANTING TIME 



No questionisasked more frequently by our 

 customers than "When is the best time to 

 plant Roses?" The broad extent of our 

 country renders it impossible to give j£: 

 any specified date in answer; mid- ^S'. ^^^^ 

 spring is the best time, generally 

 speaking, and it is better to 

 be a little early than late. 



