DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 71 



TERMS OF FLOV^ER SEEDS. 



Until recently it was our custom to have a uniform jjrice for all varieties of Flower Seeds, viz. : ten 

 cents per packet, or one dollar per dozen packets. As the value of nearly every commodity has been re- 

 duced, ten cents per packet is too high for the ordinary varieties which are used by the majority of the 

 people, and we have accordingly reduced these to five cents; again, there are many expensive green- 

 house sorts, used by florists and others, in which, when sold at ten cents per packet, there are not enough 

 seeds to supply their wants. We have therefore adopted a scale of prices in accordance with the cost and 

 value of the seeds, and hereafter each variety wiU be priced. We shall fill the packets with a liberal 

 quantity of good, new seed, imported from the largest, the oldest, and the most experienced seed growers 

 of Germany. France, England, &c., and we beUeve that when quality and quantity are considered, our 

 prices will be found to compare favorably with those of any reliable seedsmen in this country. The pack' 

 ets will be tastefully put up, most of them having a colored illustration of the flower printed orUtho' 

 graphed on the paper. 



CLUBS —In every community there can usually be found some lady who is extremely fond of 

 flowers. Her neighbors look to her for assistance in procuring seeds, and instruction in cultivating. Her 

 advice is nearly always gratuitous, for it is a pleasure to her to assist in' cultivating a taste for the beauti- 

 ful : but in order to encourage the growing of flowers, and as a slight compensation for such service, we 

 have arranged the folloicing premium list, which applies to Flower Seeds, in packets okly. and at 

 CATALOGUE PRICES, and not to seed's in bulk :— 



Send us Si. 00 and select packets to the value of $1. It j Send us $5. 00 and select packets to the value of 86.15 

 2.00 •' '• " " 2.35 ' " 10.00 " " •' " 12.50 



.3.00 " " " " 3.C0 ! " 20.00 •' " " " 26.00 



4,00 '• '• '• " 4.&5 1 



SEEDS BY MAIL —At catalogue prices, all Flowers will be sent by mail, post paid, unless other" 

 wise ordered. 



REMITTANCES.— Remittances may be made by Post Office Order, Draft on New York, by Ex- 

 press, or by Registered Letter, but P. O. Order is preferable. When the amount is small, say one or two 

 doUars, the currency can usually be sent safely with the order. 



SIGtN YOTJIl NAME.— In sending for seeds by mail, please use our order sheet and envelope, and 

 give your Name. Post Office, County and State, and write every letter so plainly that there can be no mis- 

 taking it. It is surprising how many fail to comply with above instructions, and then blame us for not re- 

 ceiving their seeds promptly. 



t^^The Cash mv^t ALWAYS be sent vHth the Order. 



OUR COLLECTIONS FOR 1881. 



SEE COLORED PLATES. 



Many persons are not familiar with the varieties of "Vegetables and Flowers, and often ask our assist- 

 ance to make a judicious selection. We have therefore made a few careful collections of Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds, with a view of enabling any one to reap the best possible results. They are four in num- 

 ber, and are represented by the Four Colored Plates in this Seed Ajinual. 



Collection No. 1 represents 12 standard varie- 

 ties of Vegetables, each variety the best of its spe- 

 cies. It is the finest possible selection for small 

 gardens, where space is limited 



Collection No 2 represents a very choice as- 

 sortment of 12 -;\nnual Flowers for small yards or 

 gardens. They will afford a regular succession of 

 bloom, as well as an abundance of cut flowers the 

 whole season They are selected with especial re- 

 ference to making the finest display of bloom at the 



The above collections wll all be sent by mail, pKJSt paid, on receipt of price : 



Collection No. 1, amounting to (50 cents sent on receipt of 50 cents 



2, " 90 " " " 75 •' 



3, " ?1.35 " " SlCO 



4, " 2.15 " " 1.50 



Thewhole 4 collections. " 5.00 '• " 3.50 



least expen.se, and they will succeed with only or- 

 dinary culture, and in almost any soU 



Collection No. 3 represents 9 choicest vari- 

 eties of Pansies. These flowers are such universal 

 favorites that they will commend themselves to all. 



Collection No 4 represents 6 of the most 

 popular hardy Perennials for out-door culture, 

 blooming for several years in succe.ssion in open 

 border, and 6 of the most beautiful tender Peren- 

 nials for pot culture in the parlor or green-house. 



Collection No. 4 may be divided, and we will send the 6 hardy Perennials, amounting to 85 cents, on 

 receipt of 60 cents ; or the 6 tender Perennials, amounting to SI. 30 on receipt of $1.00. 

 J^^Any variety in tbes-3 collections will be sent at market prices. 



