DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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TERMS OF FEOWER SEEDS. 
Until recently it was our custom to have a uniform price 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 tor the ordinary varieties which are used by the majority of the 
people, and we have accordingly reduced these to li\e 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. \N e have therefore adopted a scale of prices in accordance with the cost and 
value of the seeds, and hereafter each variety will 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 believe 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 or litho 
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 folio winy premium list, which applies to Flower Seeds, in packets only, and at 
catalogue prices, and not to seed s in bulk : — 
Send us SI.00 and select packets to the value of $1 15 Send us $5.00 and select packets to the valueof $6.15 
2.00 “ “ “ 2::» “ 10.00 •* “ '* “ 12.50 
3.00 
400 
8 • 0 
•1 5 
20.00 
26.00 
SEEDS BY MA L — At ca alogue prices, all Flowers will be sent by mail, post jxiid , unless other 
wise ordered. 
REMITTANCES—Remittances may Vie made by Post Office Order, Draft on New York, by Ex¬ 
press, or by Registered Letter, but P. O. Or ler is preferable. When the amount is small, say one or two 
dollars, the currency can usually be sent safely with the order. 
SIGN YOUR 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. 
pgTTVie Cash must ALWAYS be sent with the Order. 
OUR COLLECTIONS FOR 1881. 
SEE COLORED PLATKS. 
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 Annual. 
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 Annual 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¬ 
least expense, and they will suceoed with only or¬ 
dinary culture, and in almost any soil 
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 succession in open 
border, and 6 of the most beautiful tender Peren¬ 
nials for pot culture in the parlor or green-house. 
ferenceto making the finest display of bloom at the 
The above collections w 11 all be sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of price : 
Collection No. 1, amounting to CO cents . .sent on receipt of 50 cents 
“ 2, “ 90 “ . 44 “ 75 “ 
“ 3, 44 $1.35 .. 44 44 $100 
“ 4. “ 2.15 .. “ 44 1.50 
The whole 4 collections, 44 5.00. 44 44 3.50 
Collection No. 4 may be divided, and we will send the C hardy Perennials, amounting to 85 cents, on 
receipt of 60 cents ; or the 6 tender Perennials, amounting to $1.30 on receipt of $1.00. 
£gr-Any variety in these collections will be sent at market prices. 
