Peerless Plant Collections 
Ml orders for these collections will be ackowletlged 
and entered on our books as fast as received, but we 
cannot ship out any before May 1st. We will begin shipping at that time and fill all orders in rota- 
tion, sending them out as rapi<lly as possible. We cannot make any changes in these collections 
and cannot ship them out any earher than stated Requests for changes cannot be granted. 
No. I — 8 Flowering Begonias, choice named sorts, forSOc postpaid. This collection comprises the best 
named sorts and is offered extremely low. 
No. 2—6 Elegant Carnations for 50c postpaid. Owing to a very large stock of these lovely gems we 
are enabled to offer them cheap. W e give you fine, named varietiea of our selection. 
No. 3 — 8 Showy Chrysanthemums for 50c postpaid. We are the largest Chrysanthemum growers 
in the country and will select good, fancy show varieties for this collection. 
No. 4 — 4 Elegant Ferns, for house culture, for 50c postpaid. Owing to extreme good success in pro- 
pagating, we have a surplus stock of these. They are perfect little beauties, well adapted for 
growing in the house. 
No. 5—8 Nice Geraniums for 50c postpaid. In this collection we'give you some of the fancy varie- 
ties of recent introduction that have^ sold for 25c each. Otir stock is extra nice and we will give 
OUT customers the benefit as long as it lasts. 
No. 6—9 Everbiooming Rose Plants for 50c postpaid. This is better than giving them away for cus- 
tomers will appreciate and take care of them and we will prettj' near get cost price out of them 
No. 7 — 25 Assorted Bedding Plants for $1.00 by express. Each year we have surpluses in some va- 
rieties which we have to sell at wholesale or not at all. This year our retail customers will receive 
the benefit. They will be packed in neat baskets and will be easily worth twice what we ask for them 
No. 8 — SO Choice Blooming Bulbs for $1.00. This will include Gladiolus, Tuberoses, Cannas, Dahlias 
and other select varieties. 
No. 9 Elite collection: — ^1 Abutilon, 2 Begonias, 2 Chrysanthemums, I Clcrodcndron, 2 Coleus, I Fern, 
1 Hibiscus, I Linum. 2 Mexican Primrose, 1 Petunia. 2 Plume Plant — 16 Plants for $1.00, postpaid. 
No. 10 — SO Choice Pansy Plants grown from our Clern Mixture for $ 1. 00 by express. 
Perpetual Primrose. 
Night Blooming Jessamine. 
The Delightful Night Blooming 
JACCSimiTIP '^'^'^ beautiful plant is of easy culti- 
CdOCtlUlUU vation, with small white blossoms 
which are delightfully fragrant at night. It commences 
to blossom when only a few inches high and blooms 
through summer's heal and winter's cold. A clean, 
healthy grower at all times. Strong plants, 25c each. 
Begonia, Gloire de Lorraine ™ost'nr^ 
lific blooniing Begonia we have ever grown as well as 
the most beautiful. It grows from 12 to 15 inches high, 
forming naturally graceful compact bushy plants which 
are completely smothered in bloom from October to 
April. The blossoms are bright rosy pink produced in 
large panicles and drooping gracefully on snort stems 
while tiie clean green foliage forms a nice setting for their 
wondrous beauty. 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Porto Rico Coleus Tatpi'j.^'Urrom 
the mountainous district of Porto Kico. The leaves are 
beautifully varigated with a deep metallic purple 
shaded with bright rose and margined light green. It is 
particularly fine for beds and borders and is entirely dis- 
tinct from any other bedding plant. It produces small 
spikes of bloom, but its chief value lies in its decora- 
tive qualities. Grown as a pot plant in the house it is 
very oright and effective and at all times presents a 
verv pleasing appearance. lOc each, $1.00 per doz. • • x t-» 
Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, or Climbing Lace Fern. 
A most beautiful ornamental plant for htmse culture. The leave.i are a very 'Ifep green 
color of fine lace-like texture, which remain ureen and fresh a long time after bemg cut. 
It is of climbing habit aiul can be easily trained to any desiretl shape or form of trellis. 
The plants which we offer have been grown cool, thus providing them with an abun- 
dance of tuberous roots, which will throw up strong, feathered foliage « the most 
beautiful character. Strong plants, 25c each. Large plants, by express, SOc and $1.00 each. 
Linum Trigynum. 
Yellow Flax. These are beautiful 
pLants of easy culture which produce 
a great abundance of flowers continu- 
ously throughout the season. The 
blossoms are single, large, round, of a 
deep orange color, quite unlike that 
of any otlier flower. ISc each. 
Malabar Vine tTcS^^l^ 
trailuig plant. The leaves arc light 
creamy white, striped and marked 
with gray and green. It grows rapid- 
ly and forms a veiy pretty plant m a 
short time. The flowers are a very 
delicate shade of pink. 20c each, 
Mahernia Odorata. 
(ioldcn Honey Bell. One of the nio^l 
lieautiful free flowering house plants 
that can be grown. They begin to 
bloom very early in the spnng, and the 
bright, showy, yellow, bell shaped 
flowers are borne in wonderful profu- 
sion for a number of months. The 
fragrance of the flowers is very deli- 
cate, and a well grown plant will fill 
a room with its delightful perfume. 
ISc each. 
ThePerpetual Blooming 
TJritnrncA '^^^^ ™™ novelty of 
X^imilUSC tiie Primrose family 
forms one of the handsomest flower- 
ing plants we have ever grown. It 
commences to bloom when quite small 
and remains in bloom the greater part 
of the year. While the flowers are 
not large they are produced in such 
grand profusion that all other sorts 
are dwarfed in comparison,f> The 
hioKsonis are of a very pleasing, soft 
lilac shade and remain on the plant 
a long time before dropping. As a 
pot plant for house culture this_ has 
but few equals. The foliage is a 
beautiful shade of green and is at all 
times bright and healthy. Insects do 
not attack the plant and the bright 
flowers in their setting of green form 
a most charming combination rarely 
seen in any flower It succeeds every- 
where and can easily be grown by any 
one. ISc each. Strong plants, 2Sc to 
SOc each. , 
MinneapolisVine^fl'^emosf 
rapid growing ohmbing vines we have 
ever grown. It is particularly adapt- 
ed for covering porches, trellises, 
screens, etc., a single plant often cov- 
i-ring 50 to 75 square feet in a single 
season. The leaves are small, slightly 
rough on the upper surface and a 
bright green color. It produces an 
abundance of small, star shaped blos- 
soms the entire season. We have 
known this wonderful plant to grow 
shoots .3 to 5 feet long in a single day, 
lOc each, 3 for 2Sc, postpaid. 
Linum TriKynum. 
Asparagus Plumosus. 
