SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1091. 
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/\ FEW FACTS CONCERNING OUR PliRCE AND BUSINESS. 
..jr r>i^-ri I nrc here shown give ft good view of our new llro-proof Seed Store, and a bird's-ove view of a part of 
I [It plO | Ur\L.O Floral Park. We now have two large seed stores andl sets of greenhouses, distinct I rom each_ other. 
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I. h about twenty other buildings, for packing and drying seeds and bulbs, storage, shops, dwellings etc., and a large 
. ■* iployed in- building up our place, as the increase in our business demands. Moral 
ACoaxn lumber mill, which is constantly employ w ... .- -- : — -- - ^ , ... 
park Is one vast garden and park, beautifully laid out, and dotted with the cozy homes ol those who are connected with 
. business. It is situated about 12 miles f rom the Cil ies of New York and Brooklyn, in the richest and most lertile part 
«.i Long Island. The L. I. It. K. runs directly through our gardens, and Floral Park station, freight, express, telegraph 
hiiiI ,,ost-omces are situated directly between our two main buildings, and we are accommodated with about 2 d trains to 
..nil mm New York City aud Brooklyn each day. ._ m . 
, |r-> i |o , rvl coo is entirely in a select quality of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, which we grow and ship (mostlj by mail) to 
OUh\ DUol|NLOO all parts of the country, and in fact, all over the world. We have sent live plants successfully 
1 1,, ..ugh t lie mails to China, Japan, all parts of Europe, the Sandwich Islands Aust ralia, and several-parts or Africa, \\ e 
Im N nil.nit 250,000 customers, aud in the busy season we receive 0,000 to .*>,000 letters, and ship several tons ol mail matter 
., 1 . lid.IV. More than 100 people are employed, and during the mouths of March, April aud May our establishment is 
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gardens prase: 
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tire in two sets or bloc s, fine iii connection with each seed store. They arc very large, rang- 
feet in length, and 12 to 20 feet in width. On 
ing from 100 to 200 
. .. . no set Is heated by one 
team’boiler, which also' heats our now store. The other set- and store are heated by high pressure hot water 
groat boiler. These ho uses are devoted exclusively to the propagation of plants, aud growing them to a proper 
. . for sending out. Millions of them are produced. We have sold as many as 1110,000 of one kind m a season. 
I ir . o.taI Irr lias been in preparation since early in the summer. The livxt edition is2.copies, and other 
| HIS C>\ I /\LUUUt editions will be printed ns needed. We shall send out during the vearinot. less ; than half a 
million intulogucs The magnitude of this work can be realized when we tell yon t lint to print this edition ot .Ji.txxt 
Ten prinfe' 
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, i t >r our regular ciistomeii requfros more than seventy t ons of pupor. worth, when printed, SIH.ooo. The covers and 
,1 plan s cost over $I2,<KKUnore ? and t he engravings §5,000. Add to this the postage of four cents per copy, glOJ 00, 
1 cost utl I vl.<i"iV IUVIV. autl I lie ril^ltti 111.0 v-',""”. vuiw K'"'. " -. 1 .1 ' f I l,A 
,,, .1 nut total of S+'i.imo as t lie cost of tliis book, which is given to our customers, to say nothing ot t tie 
f addressing aud mulling them, about 2,000 )arge canvass mail-sacks full. . 
1st. We strive to supply the very liest grade of gooils possible, m lrcshuess. v igoi, pm it j , and 
higliiy perfected qualities in every respect. 
lit roduee the most novelties of sterling merit. . _ . . ,.... _ 
ill .ill orders promptly, correctly, and to pack in the most thorough manner lor journeys to any part of the w >rld 
„i... ,.,,tire satisfaction in every respect to every one who sends ns an order, that we may merit a continuance 
,W .atl'maTO, andrecommendations to their friends and neighbors For this is the only way it cuni bo secured. 
mui,.,. you. friends, it is our strict adherence to the above rules t hat has placed our house ahead ot all others. 
HoW ij is done. 
