Important information for Correspondents and Customers 



WE RESPECTFULLY CALL ATTENTION TO THE SUGGESTIONS ON THESE PAGES. WHICH. IF 

 FOLLOWED, WILL AID IN THE PROMPT AND SATISFACTORY EXECUTION OF YOUR ORDERS 



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This new Year Book, our silent salesman, comes to you offering at manu- 

 facturers' and growers' prices, the stock of one of the largest plant-producing 

 establishments in the United States — offering something for every garden, 

 everything for some gardens. Years of experience in packing plants has 

 resulted in methods enabling us to guarantee their safe arrival, and in the 

 years of< our business career our products have found their way into every 

 state and territory and into many foreign countries. For over 40 years we 

 have pleased the flower lovers of America, and the business today is under 

 the direct control of the founders and their sons. Our guarantee is an asset 

 with us and a safeguard to you, giving absolute security to mail order buyers. 

 We promise you as fine stock as can be grown, a large assortment and good 

 service, and we believe therefore, that this catalogue, which we hope will be 

 found pleasing and helpful, is entitled to the consideration of all buyers. 



Instruction Leaflets 



Don't think any Rose 

 - n „ , - too small to do well. 



The roots of one-vear plants being carefully protected in pots, 

 permits of the shipping and successful planting anywhere. 

 Roses of this size are to be recommended for all Rose-growing 

 sections. If you wish the largest and best Roses for quicK 

 effect, then Roses of the two-year size from four to five-inch 

 pots are to be recommended. 



There is another 

 1 advantage in plant- 

 ing pot-grown Roses; namely, that they can be planted at 

 any time of the year. The ball of earth contains all of the 

 i fine fibrous roots, and when the plants are shipped transplant- 

 ' ing can be done with no more injury to the plant than it 

 the Rose had simply been removed to a larger sized pot. The 

 growth continues just the same and the roots do not have to 

 establish themselves, as is the case with the dormant plants. 

 The pot-grown Rose, therefore, has many advantages over other 

 Roses. 



On different pages in our cata- 

 logue we offer leaflets giving full 

 Cultural Directions on practically all of the different classes 

 of Plants that we sell. Offering leaflets in this way we are 

 not compelled to ask from those who purchase a limited num- 

 ber of articles a large price for a complete book of instructions. 

 The leaflets are carefully prepared and will be found to con- 

 tain important and valuable information on the growing of sub- 

 jects they cover. Price, 2c each. 



If You Wish Orders Held &*gSfrSE s o°;<.e" 



any later date desired; otherwise we assume order is wanted 

 at once, and for shipment without further instructions. 



B fte i-rta Ctomne These can be sent for fractional parts 

 rUSlagf? OUHII|la 0 f $i.oo, or when postofflce orders can- 

 not be had, provided two cents in stamps extra are sent with 

 , every remittance. Send perfect stamps only. 



£!iip Dm^ac will compare iavorably, we believe, with those 

 UUB rilifCb 0 f any responsible firm in the United States, 

 and are so low we must ask cash with order. 



Please send" sufficient money 

 to cover your entire order. 

 The safest way is by means of postofflce order. If these are 

 lost a duplicate can easily be obtained, and there is no danger 

 of their being stolen, for no one can obtain money on them 

 except the person to whom they are addressed. They can be 

 obtained at all postoffices. The fee is but five cents for $5.00 

 and under. 



If you send us an order amounting to $1.00 



from a friend or neighbor who is not now 



a customer of ours, we will send you any one of the beautiful 

 Roses shown in color on the face of cover of this book, free. 

 If order from new customer amounts to $2.50, we will send 

 you any three of the Roses. If order amounts to $5.00 we 

 will send you the six Roses. 



Remittance With Order 



^Surprise Offer — After-Season Sales 



Propagating as we do six months in advance of the 

 selling season, we must not be satisfied until we have taxed 

 the limit of our capacity and made allowance for natural 

 increase of business. As a result we generally have sur- 

 plus of all kinds of plants and rather than carry this stock 

 over, we hold a Clearance Sale beginning June 1, and make 

 up Surprise Collections of miscellaneous plants at 98e per 

 collection six collections for $4.88. In these 98c collec- 

 tions we give several dollars worth of plants. The plants 

 in these collections must be strictly our selection. Orders 

 accepted any time during the spring for delivery June 1st. 



Parcel Pest Shipments 



In years past the limit of 

 weight of a package of . mail- 

 able plants, bulbs and seeds Was four pounds. Our parcel 

 post system has extended the priviledge of transferring pack- , 

 ages through the mails and any reasonable sized package 

 can now be sent by parcel post. Order, however, by mail, 

 only such items as will permit the removing of the soil from 

 the roots. (Postage tablft— Page 2). 



C v ^ Qce ChinmAnfc If y° u wish P Iants sent with s ° u 

 EXpF@5a dB!5gJllicllB.d i e ft on the roots always order by 



express. Large decorative plants, shrubs and all heavy stock 



must be sent by express. 



Our Nursery Department SU*ty^!3k£"?S 



it is necessary, therefore, that all items from this department 

 (page 96) be shipped direct from our nursery under separate 

 transportation charges. 



Efoanuiime 0ur terms being cash with the order enables 

 rTt?lillUI8S& fi S to give additional plants, bulbs, and seeds 

 on orders amounting to $1.00 or more, as follows : On $1.0P 

 worth of goods bought at single Plant, Bulb or Packet 

 prices, select plants, bulbs or seeds to the value of 20 

 cents extra. On a $2.06 

 order select 40 eents extra. 

 On a $3.00 order select 60 

 cents extra. On a $5.00 

 order select to the value of 

 $1.00 extra. On $6.00 se- 

 lect $1.20 extra, etc. Larger 

 orders, premiums in pro- 

 portion. 



Guarantee J* ,Tm 



Shrubs, Plants, Bulbs and 

 Seeds that we send out to 

 points within the United 

 States to reach purchaser 

 in good condition, when 

 forwarded by mail or ex- 

 press. After goods are de- 

 livered to purchaser our re- 

 sponsibility ends. 



Why We Can Save You Money 



Our goods are grown in large quantities for wholesale purposes. Our retail prices are 

 based on our large production, giving our retail customers an easily appreciated advantage. 



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