I90I >^^ THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ^^^ J90I 



^PRINGTIME — "Fairy Folk a.-Listening/' George Eliot, one of the greatest of women, considered 

 this quotation the best and most apt of her epigrams, idealizing and vitalizing the spirit of Spring in almost 

 a word. Hopes and dreams, life and act'on, the breath of the great spirit is upon us. Since time immemorial this 

 season is one of rejoicings— the Greeks celebrated the flowering of the vine, the Japanese the flowering of the 

 cherry. We gather the arbutus, with its delicious breath of Spring. 



Ix/fY DEAR FRIENDS : At this season of the year is my only opportunity to greet you one and all— to thank 

 you for your kind remembrances. You are all in my thoughts, from the warm Gulf of Mexico to the snowy 

 North. In the flower-strewn valleys of rare old California live many of my friends; and you all live in my 

 imagination as dwelling in arcadian homes, as I think all of us do who really love flowers in our hearts. Flowers 

 always look best and sweetest in the homes where tended by woman's loving care. When you study nature and 

 have the love of flowers in your heart, you cultivate a contented mind and tender heart. 



Sincerely yours, 



January h t90t, MARY £♦ MARTIN, Floral Park, New York. 



Tmportant Business c4rrangement. Located one mile from my Seed House is the world-famous establish- 

 ment known as " The Coitage Gardens," One of the most extensive concerns, equipped with the most advanced 

 methods known to horticulture — such as subirrigation, automatic ventilation, steam heat, etc., etc. In new Gera- 

 niums, Pelargoniums, Carnations, etc., etc., this establishment leads the world. The proprietor of this establish- 

 ment has personally selected and compiled my lists of new Geraniums, Pelargoniums, etc., for my catalogue, and 

 he assures me that no better list of Geraniums was ever offered by any one. This list appeals to the connoisseur as 

 well as the general grower— many of these plants are a picture in themselves. 



These lists are the products of unlimited capital, modern facilities, long experience, persistent application and 

 devotion to a beloved calling. Begonia Gloire de Lorraine is here grown by the thousand in almost perfection, 

 and what a sight it is ! My plants of this all come from these greenhouses ; they are thrifty, clean, and free from all 

 disease and insect pests. 



Prices of Plants in large quantities in loo or i,ooo lots given on application. The Cottage Gardens do not issue 

 a retail catalogue. 

 *** Index and Price List {See last pages of Catalogue^. 



TTfncrnci' ^^c^r(<^ ^^^ ^^^^ consists of about 500 varieties of all the standard sorts, also rare and expensive kinds. 

 M LOHver oee.as, j ^j^o make it a point to catalogue all the best novelties of each year. My seeds are always fresh 

 and of the new crop. I import direct from the best European growers, Japan, Mexico, etc. ; and I know my 

 Seeds to be the equal of any sold. 



^Ti^nc>ii,UJe> ^oc>f1<i Many of my Southern and far Western friends have particularly requested me to list these, 

 y egeiaoie oeeas, go they can have their entire order filled at one place. Hardy Plants, Best New Shrubs, Bulbs, 

 and Lilies— also some Small Fruits, Rare Fruit Trees, etc., I have added to my list this year. 



'r\f<:rnrftii nn ^e>e>rf<: When you send me 25c. you can select 30c. worth of seeds. When you send me 50c. you 



j^iscouni on oeeas. ^an select 6sc. worth of seeds. When you send me $1 you can select $1.30 worth of seeds. 



All goods are sent postpaid by mail and charges prepaid when sent by express, and delivery guaranteed in 



good condition. Money may be remitted in Bank Bills, Money Orders, Express Orders, Check, Draft, or Stamps. 



If you remit in bank bills, it is much safer to register the letter if more than a dollar is sent in this way. 



No Discounts on Plants, Bulbs, Shrubs, and Trees, as my prices include Free Delivery at your Post Office or 

 Express Office, all charges paid by me. 



THE EDELWEISS— THE ALPINE SNOWFLOWER, 



No other flower in the whole universe -not even the rarest orchid— has cost so many lives as this chaste little 

 Alpine beauty. A recent publication states that "scores of lives" are lost annually by venturesome tourists in 

 their efforts to obtain it. It is well known that travelers circling the globe will stop at 

 the mountains of Switzerland and climb to almost inaccessible heights to be the proud 

 possessors of the precious little treasure. It requires patience, courage, strength, endur- 

 ance, and a perilous task it is. No wonder, therefore, that it is prized so highly, that 

 the ladies ornate their hats with it as trophies ; no wonder that gathering the plants in 

 their native home by crafty guides, who know their value, is now prohibited for fear 

 of their extermination. There is also some romance connected with it, it being an 

 ancient local custom for the Tyrolian lover to present his affianced, as an engagement 

 flower, one that he has gathered himself from among the snow-clad rocks, and the 

 higher the altitude the more cherished it is. Certainly they are chaste and beautiful, 

 as white as snow and as soft as velvet, growing sometimes thirty on one plant, with 

 grayish white foliage, spreading rosette. As a " fad ■" for the coming Summer. I olTer 

 ' ^ ^^^ dried flowers (especially imported for this purpose by me), to be used as a moun- 



'^■^ij^^ tain symbol. They can be worn on the hat, coat, or waist. 



-^ v^, (^ Three Very Fine Perfect Flowers sent for 10c. by Mail 



XA/B- QQ Fresh Edelweiss Seeii, loc. packet. Plants of Edelweiss, i5c. each ; 2 for 25c. 



