DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Zebrina , leaves striped with silver white. 
Repens , leaves bright green, striped white. 
Tropeeolum, double scarlet, fine for baskets or vases. 
20 cents. 
Vallota, purpurea , a beautiful, scarlet, summer 
flowering bulb of the amaryllis class. 25 to 50 cents. 
Verbena, for years the cultivation of the Verbena 
has been made a specialty by many leading florists. We 
offer thirty varieties this season. In making up this 
collection, we have kept two objects in view : good bed¬ 
ding qualities and finest flowers. It has been our aim 
to grow no other, and our customers may rest assured that 
this set comprises all the positive colors to be found in 
any collection of verbenas, together with the best striped 
and mottled ones grown. A collection of the finest sorts. 
10 cents each ; $i.oo per dozen ; $6.00 per 100, by ex¬ 
press. 
Veronica, a beautiful class of plants, blooming dur¬ 
ing the fall months. Spikes of flowers from four to six 
inches long, produced in great abundance. 20c. each. 
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Imperialism amaranth red, changing to carmine. 
Triumph dc Meaux , deep lilac. 
A ndersonii y variegated foliage, marked white. 
Vinca, elegantissima, evergreen creeper, creamy- 
white marking. 25 cents. 
Violet, hardy, double, sweet scented varieties. 25 
cents each. 
Double white . Double Blue . 
Maria Louise , double blue. 
Yucca, or Adam’s Needle, for a cemetery, we doubt 
if a more appropriate plant can be found than the Yucca. 
The immense clusters of pure white blossoms render it 
very attractive. The leaves are narrow and long, and 
from their edges depend long threads. The flower stalk 
arises from the center of the plant to a height of three 
or four feet, and the bell shaped, white bIossoms|tire 
produced in abundance. The plant is perfectly hardy, 
and can be set out where required, either in autumn or 
spring, and it will require no further care. 
Filamentosa. 25 cents to $1.00. 
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Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, &c. 
15 Y M AIT. 
We receive many letters from our customers who purchase their supply of seeds and plants from us, asking if 
we cannot also supply them with fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, &c. In order to accommodate all our cus¬ 
tomers, we have completed an arrangement with one of ttrs largest and most reliable nurseries, by which all orders- 
for this class of goods can be sent directly to us, and they will be promptly and faithfully executed with the very 
best of stocks, and forwarded by mail, securely packed, and postage prepaid. This will be a very great convenience 
to those who live at considerable distances from us, and we hope to be favored with very large orders. 
Order direct from us. — By so doing, you are sure of getting just what you order , ever article true to name 
and you also make a great savings as no agent or dealer can afford to spend time and money traveling through tho 
country, without adequate remuneration. 
Terms. — Our terms are strictly cash with the order \ Do net ask us to send C. O . /)., as the cost of collecting- 
return charges is quite an unnecessary item of expense ; and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity 
to warrant goods being so sent. 
How to Send Money.—The money must always accompany the order, and we prefer a P. O. order, payable 
to our order. These cost ten cents on orders up to $15, and 25 cents on $50, and can be had at almost any post office. 
The next best thing is a draft on New York or Chicago, and where neither of the above is convenient, the money 
should be sen: by registered letter, costing ten cents. Money can also be sent safely by express, but the charges 
must be prepaid by the sender. Do not send private checks on local banks, as it costs us too much to collect. 
Orders must amount to One Dollar.- We cannnot afford to give our attention to orders of less amount that* 
one dollar, unless in addition to the amount wanted, ten cents is sent. The office work on a small order is the same 
as on a larger one, and it also requires nearly as much material and time to pack it, and takes almost as muck post¬ 
age as an order double or triple the size. 
Packing and Packages Free.—At prices in this list, we make no charge for packing, or for material used in 
packing, such as baskets, boxes, &c. 
Safe Arrival Guaranteed.—We prepay postage, and guarantee their safe arrival in good condition at any 
post office in the United States. If not received in good condition, notice should be immediately returned to us* 
naming the number and kinds dead, so that there may be no delay in our replacing them. 
In Corresponding, always sign your name alike each time. Ladies frequently write in their husband's name, 
sending an order, and then again in their own name, perhaps making inquiry about it. This gives us a great deal 
of trouble in looking through our long files. 
Lost Orders. — It is very important in writing us relating to lost orders, that you state the time the order was 
sent, the amount of the order, how the remittance was made, whether by post office order, draft on New York, or 
registered letter, duplicating your order in full, so that it may be filled immediately, and> not be delayed until we 
correspond back and forth for the duplicate order. 
Rare Evergreens, Grape Vines, &c. —Persons desiring to stock up in fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, 
evergreens, &c.. will find it far the cheapest to order direct of us; by doing so they can secure a full supply at half 
the cost that traveling dealers can afford to supply at. 
The Best Time for Forwarding Plants is from the first of October to the first of June. They arc less lia¬ 
ble to suffer from frost than extreme heat. We have extensive cellars in which we store a full assortment for win¬ 
ter shipment. 
Should our stock of any variety become exhausted before the close of the season, we shall substitute others 
equally as good. 
