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HENDERSON'S PREPARED POTTINQ SOIL. 



Price, '25c. per peck 

 ■pay jreighfj. 



ONE of the principal elements 

 of success in the growing and 

 flowering of plants and bulbs is 

 proper soil. It is so often difficult 

 for amateurs to procure the right 

 kind of potting soil that we have 

 concluded to furnish it to our 

 customers at practically cost to 

 us, including packing. It will be 

 the same that we use in our exten- 

 sive greenhouses. It is composed 

 of sod and rotted manure, thor- 

 oughly turned and mixed several 

 times during the year it takes to 

 prepare it, when it is considered fit 

 to use. As needed we mix with it 

 peat, sand and pure raw ground 

 bone meal — it is then friable, rich, 

 and will cause plants to grow and 

 bloom luxuriantly. 

 , 75c. per bushel bag, S2.00 per barrel (purchaser to 



POTTINQ ESSENTIALS. 



Leaf .Moid, for mixing with potting soil 



Rotted Sandy Peat, for lightening potting soil 



Fibrous Peat, for orchids, ferns etc 



Cocoanut Fibre Refuse, for keeping bulbs in, lightening soil 



Sphagnum Aloss, for baskets, drainage, mixing with soil, etc. 

 3 barrel bale, S3. 50 



Charcoal, for sweetening soil drainage, etc 



Bone Meal, the best artificial fertilizer for mixing with pot- 

 ting soil 



PRICES 



purchaser paying 



transit. 



Peck 

 30c. 

 30c. 

 30c. 



30c. 



25c. 



Lb. 

 10c. 



10c. 



Bush 



SI. 00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



75c. 



ilbs. 

 40c. 



30c. 



Bbl. 

 ?2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 



2.00 



1.50 



251b. 

 -51.75 



1.00 



HYACINTH GLASSES. 



Hyacinths grown in glasses of w'ater are charming orna- 

 ments for parlor windows, and the ease and success in 

 flowering bulbs in this way add greatly to their popularity. 



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TALL PL.^I.N'. 



Tye's Hyacinth Glass. Furinshed in the following colors. 

 green, purple, blue, opal or crystal, 20c. each, S2.00 per 

 dozen. 



Tall Hyacinth Glass. Furnished in the following colors- 

 green, purple, blue, opal or crystal. 15c. each, SI. 50 per 

 dozen. 



Patent Hyacinth Glass, This is in two parts, the inner con- 

 tains the bulb and roots, and can be removed without 

 injuring them, to refill with water. 25c. each. S2.50 

 per dozen. 



CHINESE SACRED LILY BOWLS. 



As used by the Celestials for growing their famous " Joss Flower " in, (See 

 page 22.) The bulbs should be surrounded with pebbles to keep them from 

 toppling over when in fiower, and then water enough put in to cover about 

 one-half of the bulb; place them in a dark, cool closet for a couple of weeks to 

 become rooted, and then bring into the light. 



Tokio Chinese Lily Bowl. 



China, handsomely decorated in 

 cunous Japanese designs. 



7-inch, for one bulb 30c. 



8-inch, for 2 bulbs 50c. 



9-inch, for 3 or 4 bulbs 70c. 



Glass Chinese Lily BowL 



6-inch diameter, for 1 bulb 25c 



7i-inch diameter, for 2 bulbs 30c. 



8|-inch diameter, for 3 bulbs 35c. 



NOVELTIES IN WHICH TO GROW BULBS. 



Lily of th 



INTERESTING and beautiful objects 

 •'• for the wmdow garden may be pro- 

 duced by growing Crocus. Lily of the 

 Valley and Roman Hyacinths in the 

 ornamental pots here illustrated . which 

 are pierced with holes, ov.t of which the 

 leaves and flowers grow; the bulbs are 

 placed inside with the crown in the 

 holes; soil is then filled in compactly, 

 which holds the bulbs in place ; soak 

 thoroughly with water, place in a dark, 

 cool cellar, or plunge in the ground 

 out-of-doors for a few weeks, to allow 

 the bulbs to root thoroughly. Lily 

 of the Valley Pot. Price, 3'Oc. each. 

 S3. 00 per dozen. (Requires 35 Single 

 Crowns.) 



Decorated Bee Hive Crocus Pot. 



Price, 80c. (Requires 36 Crocus.) 



Decorated Hedgehog Crocus Pot. 



Price, 80c. (Requires 21 Crocus.) 



Roman Hyacinth Pot. 



Price, SI. 00 each. 

 (Requires 18 Bulbs.) 



Decorated Earthenware Hanging Pots. 



Brass Chains Extra, 15c. each, SI. 50 per dozen; by mail, 18c., S1.75 per dozen. 



8-in.,70c.; 9-in.,85c.; 10-in., 

 Sl.OO; 11-m., SI. 15: 12-in.. 

 S1.35;13-in.,1.50;15-in.,S1.75. 



Round Rustic Hanging Pot. 



7-inch, 33..., 9-'.:Kh, 50c. 



NEW " PERFECTION " IHINTON TILE WINDOW BOX. 



Soil will not get soggy and sour in this box, for water drains off, consequently 

 plants should thrive and bloom as luxuriantly as when grown in pots, and yet 

 no drip can escape to spoil things. The Minton tiles are decorated in various 



colors and designs 

 under glaze. The 

 frame and drip pan 

 are ot heavy sheet- 

 iron, enameled. 



Size of bo.x (out- 

 side). 25 in loiig 

 by 8 in. wide; drip 

 pan, 27 in. long 

 y 10 in. wide. 

 Price, S5.00. 



