Greetings— 1899. 
^ S a reminder of the New Year, and for its own sake as well we trust that our Catalogue for 
v® 1899 will be a welcome visitor. We know that in thousands of homes it has been so for 
24 years, and we hope that each one who receives it this year may be pleased to respond with an 
order, large or small. We do not like to see a single name dropped from our books, when once 
it has been placed there—-the tie which binds lovers and cultivators of flowers is such that they 
are all like personal friends, and as such we always treat our customers. We have tried to 
make this issue as interesting as those of years past, and feel sure we have succeeded. 
Many Fine One of the good and interesting features of this Catalogue is found in the 
Novelties. character of our Novelties. Such grand good things as the Kverblooming 
Chrysanthemum, Treasure Vine, Highland Mary and Halloween Roses, (all illustrated and 
described on the covers) Giant Leaved Coleus, Everbearing Peach, Iceberg Blackberry, etc., 
are not found every year. 
Flower Seeds, -Vs will be seen on page 49, we have introduced a new system of selling 
New System of Flower Seeds at uniform prices in packets of two sizes, the smaller at 5c. 
Selling. and the larger at 10c.; or in some cases 10c. and 20c. This, we believe, 
will be appreciated by our customers, who are thereby enabled to have a large variety of our 
very choicest seeds at small cost. 
Gladiolus. Locik. at our great collection of this most magnificent of all (lowering 
bulbs on pages 4 to 9, and note the low prices for the different varieties, both singly and col¬ 
lectively. By all means plant a good lot of them. 
Lil ies and As well as Begonias, Gloxinias, Iris, Callas, Roses, etc., are offered in 
Gannas, splendid variety at extremely low prices on the colored plates or col¬ 
ored paper pages. They should receive special attention from our customers. 
Rare Fruits. We particularly pride ourselves on the Fruit Department of this Cata¬ 
logue, pages 128 to 144. Such a collection of rare good things was never before presented in 
this line. The new berries of various kinds, Balloonberry, Tree Strawberry, Raspberries, 
Hybrid Berries, etc., are marvels, to say nothing of the Plums, Peaches, Currants, Strawberries, 
etc. It you have a garden you will need some of them. 
Every lover of Flowers or Gardening in general who receive this Catalogue and look it 
through carefully will be sure to find something offered which they want. And we wish to say 
that whatever your wants are, it matters not how small, send us the order; do not hesitate be¬ 
cause it is small, we desire to retain you as a customer, or if not one yet, to add your name to 
the 500,000 who are. And we will use you well, so that you will be glad to come again. 
TW E MAYFLOWER. 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS' FAMOUS HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE, (MONTHLY.) 
The colored plate opposite gives some idea of the value of The M \yflower, but for lack 
of space the half is not told. Every one of our customers would take it if they knew its value. 
Just think of it ! This delightful magazine with its fine colored plates a whole year, and a pre¬ 
mium of 5 valuable novelties for only 25 cents (in clubs of five or more). I11 addition to this- 
the one who gets up a club receives a fine club premium for every subscriber secured. In view 
of these inducements we hope that every one who receives this Catalogue will get up a club. 
By showing the colored plate of the premium and calling attention to all the good points of 
The Mayflower, as there set forth, it will take but little effort to get most of your friends and 
neighbors to subscribe; thereby securing some club premiums, besides doing your friends a kind¬ 
ness in getting them The Mayflower for a year, and the fine premium tor only 25 cents. 
