Mayflower Premiums for 1899 
The Most Charming Horticultural Magazine of the World, Many Pages, Fine Illustrations and a 
Colored Plate Each Month, at only 25c. per year, in Clubs of 5 or More, including 
Premium. Single Subscription, SOc. per Year With Premium; 
25c. per Year Without Premium. 
THE GREATEST PREMIUM YET. 
And a Club Premium to the Ciub-Raiser for Each Name Sent. 
OUR MAGNIFICENT PREMIUM. 
Krt'-ii person who sends us a year's subscription (at SOc. 
singly or fee. in clubs of 5 or tnorei will receive at once by 
mail the following live Floral Novelties, and we can in 
truth say it is the most valuable premium we ever offered. 
II j« well worth a dollar. The New Verbena alone is sold at 
:! .c. per pkt... and tile Aster is worth as much more. New 
subscribers and old ones renewing will all get this Premium 
of 5 Novelties. In the case of clubs each lot will be sent to 
the club-raiser for distribution. 
MAYFLOWER VERBENA. Raised and named by 
Luther Burbank, and is the greatest floral novelty of this 
vtar. The shape of its individual flowers and clusters of 
l.iomn, as well as its color are identical with tile flowers of 
’.lie Trailing Arbutus, or Mayflower, and having the same 
superb fragrance. The size of the flowers are about equal | 
to :i silver quarter, and in delicate coloring and rich per- j 
fume it'has no rival, It is fully described on the colored 
plate in our Catalogue,and is alone worth a year's sub- 
scrlptioji price to The Mayflower 
■JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER. A new 
Aster having enormous blossoms like elegant Japanese 
Chrysanthemums. By far the grandest of all Asters and 
fully equal to tine hot-house Chrysanthemums. Several 
colors mixed. 
COLEUS NEW GIANT LEAVED. All the colors of 
the rainbow- are shown in the large leaves of this magni¬ 
ficent new strain of Coleus. No description can convey a 
true idea of their magnificence. They are imperfectly 
shown in this plate, but are fully illustrated and described 
Oil page 11 o! our large Catalogue, and will be color-plated 
in i r.e February Mayflower. Easily grown from seed and 
make magnificent specimen plants inside of two months, 
with bright, colored leaves a foot in length. 
CARNATION PERPETUAL BLOOMINC. -A stiain of 
large-flowering, perpetual-blooming Marguerite Carnations 
which will commence blooming in three months time from 
the time of sowing the seed. They are very large, double 
and of exquisite colors and fragrance. 
L1LLIPUT ZiNNIAS.— A magnificent garden flower. 
The plants grow in dwarf bushy form and produce hun¬ 
dreds of bright perfect blossoms of various colors and as 
double as Roses. 
Above 5 Novelties Free to Each One Who Subscribes. 
Club Premiums to Club Raisers. 
A Fine Club Premium for Every Name Sent. 
The Mayfloweh is so good, and its Premium so valu¬ 
able t hat it is a very easy matter for anyone *, man, woman or ; 
child, to get up a club among their friends and neighbors. ; 
We give the club-raiser a tine premium for every sub¬ 
scriber sent us, and each subscriber in the club also gets 
our regular premium offered above. The club-raiser may 
select one of the following line Plants or Bulbs for every 
subscriber sent us, and same will be forwarded free by mail. 
1 Calla, Dwarf Everblooming.l Manettia Vine. 
1 “ Spotted. 1 Filifera Palm. 
1 Gladiolus, Childsi. 1 Sanseveria. 
1 Canna, Rainbow. 
1 Lantern Plant. 
1 Gloxinia. 
1 Tuberous Begonia. 
1 Phrynium Variegatum. 
1 Spider Lily. 
\ Boston Fern. 
1 Swan flower. 
1 Chrysan. Good Gracious. 
1 Lilium Auratnm. 
1 ** Tenuifolium. 
I Rudbeckia, Golden Glow. 
1 Melon Pear. 
1 Hvacinthus Candicans. 
1 Night Blooming Cereus. 
1 Variegated Tuberose. 
1 Fuchsia, Trailing Queen. 
1 Bridal Rose. 
1 Hydrangea. 
1 Tree Strawberry. 
1 Climbing Raspberry. 
1 EverbVng White Raspberry 
1 Tree Blackberry. 
1 Japanese Winenerry. 
I Japanese Mayberry. 
1 Pkt. Multi flora Rose. 
1 ‘ Chrysanthemum. 
I “ Pansy. Giant Excelsior. 
1 “ Prize Verbena. 
1 “ Jap. Morning Glory. 
I “ Shoofly Plant. 
1 “ Cupid Sweet Pea. 
1 “ Heliotrope, Early Flow. 
1 “ Diadem Tomato striped 
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 
The subscription price of The Mayflowkh. including 
premium is only 50 cents per year for single subscription; 25 
cents per year in clubs of five or more, including premium. 
Price, without premium. 26 cents per year. From all foreign 
countries, except Canada, one shilling (24 cents) extra must 
be sent to pay foreign postage. 
The Mayflower is devoted to the cultivation of 
Flowers, Plants, Fruits and Vegetables, and to Gar¬ 
dening and Home Adornment in general. Each issue 
contains scores of interesting, attractive and valuable 
articles from our staff of contributors, representing 
every State in the Union, and nearly every country of 
the Globe. Its pages are beautifully illustrated. 
Each issue bound with neat covers, and contains a 
hue colored plate. 
STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS. 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Editor and General Manager. 
WALTER. N. PIKE, Managing Editor. 
JOHN F. KLEIN, Business Manager. 
CARRIE GOLDSMITH CHILDS, Ed.‘Home Interests.’ 
H. M. CARLETON, Mgr. Advertising Dept. 
FRED. WEIGAND, Artist. 
The Mayflowek lies a staff of over 100 contributors, 
among whom are the following: 
Mrs. Mary A. Miller.Ala. Mrs. G. W. Flanders, Me. 
Sharlot M. Hall. Arizona. Mrs.Fred. Myron Colby, N. H. 
Florence C. Keney. Conn. K. W. Lawson, N. J. 
Mrs. L. M. Townsend. Colo. Mrs. Elizabeth Limey, N. Y. 
J. Torrey Connor, Cal. Helen Kern, Ohio. 
Lennie Greenlee, N. C. Mrs. Jessie Lynch. Oregon. 
Prudence Plain. S. C, Bessie L. Putnam. Pa. 
Rose Seely e-Miller, S. Dak. Mrs, S. E. Kennedy. R. I. 
Mrs. Jennie S. Perkins, D. C. Mrs. J. F. Cahill. Texas. 
Jennie Belden. Florida. Sarah A. Gibbs. Vt. 
Mrs. J. B. Park, Ga. Lillie Sheldon, Wash. 
Martin Benson. 111. "Uhlina.” W. Va. 
Mrs. H. B. Monty. Ind. Henry Nehrling, Wis. 
Maud Meredith, Iowa. Florenco Holmes, Canada. 
"Marigold.” Ky. Mrs. S. H. Snider. Manitoba. 
Airs. M. E. C. Pearce. La. John. B, Lee. New Zealand. 
Dora Real! Goodale, Mass. Maurice Wolf, Egypt. 
"Sister Gracious,” Mich. E. M. Hoyt, So. America. 
Mrs. W. J. Stahmann, Minn. D. H, Hitchcock. Hawaii. 
Clara S. Everts. Miss. Rev. A.Fuller, D. D .. Turkey. 
Lora S. La Mance, Mo. Mrs. Frank Muller. Japan. 
Eben E. Rexford. Wis. T. J. Alley, Jerusalem. 
And a score of others, representing every State and Country. 
As may be supposed, the articles on Flowers and Garden¬ 
ing, which come from all parts of the world, are intensely 
interesting and useful. Every number is well worth a year's 
subscription price. This is the verdict of our readers. 
SPECIAL FEATURES. 
During the next 12 months the following special serial 
articles will appear: 
OUR HOME INTERESTS DEPARTMENT, conducted 
by Carrie Goldsmith Childs, is a constant delight, especially 
to our lady readers. It is much enlarged and yvidened. and 
more interesting than ever. Mrs. Childs’ very interesting 
series of articles on her trip abroad is still running. 
BIRDS OF THE CARDEN. This beautiful series by 
Henry Nehrling on our native birds is to lie continued by an 
occasional article for some time longer. 
EBEN E, REXFORD has contributed several very valu¬ 
able articles which will appear during the year. 
J. TORREY CONNOR has sent 4 of her interesting 
articles with the following titles, “The Floating Gardens of 
Mexico,” "In tropical Mexico,” “Queer Growths in Cactus 
Land,” “Here and There in Mexico.” 
CORRESPONDENCE. Under the heading of each 
individual Btate we publish interesting and useful letters 
from our readers, yvhieh makes this department of great 
interest and value to every subscriber. Nearly every State 
as well as Foreign countries are represented in each issue. 
CURIOUS FLOWERS. Wo will have through the year 
several articles on curious and odd flowers which wil’l be 
interesting. 
COOKINC VEGETABLES, Mrs. Jessie Lynch, a 
famous cook, has prepared 555 recipes for cooking various 
kinds of vegetables, which will soon appear, probably all in 
one issue. 
MR. A. JAENICKE, a noted German florist, who had 
charge of one of the largest establishments in Europe for 
manv years will contribute a variety of articles on rare 
plants and their culture, Monthly Hints, etc. 
