To Our Customers. 
E PRIDE ourselves upon the high quality .of Bulbs and Plants which we send out for 
winter blooming in pots, or'for the garden. 1 ' For' winter blooming it is very important 
to have the largest and strongest'bnibs it is possible to grow and select. Therefore, 
for the convenience of our customers, we have divided this Catalogue into two parts ; 
one devoted to selected Bulbs and. Plants which are particularly adapted to winter 
blooming, and the other to high-class Bulbs ,-1 lardy Perennial Plants, Shrubs and Fruits for 
garden planting this.fall. : •_ 
Bulbs and Plants This division of our Catalogue, the 32 pages on colored paper, is devoted 
for to Extra Select Bulbs of remarkable size and vigor, and to choice Plants 
Winter Blooming, and a few Seeds, all especially adapted to window culture in pots for 
winter blooming. Only such varieties as are best adapted to this purpose are offered and only 
the largest, strongest and finest selected specimens are supplied, such as will give astonishing 
results, far superior to ordinary first-class bulbs. On this select quality our reputation for “Builds 
that Bloom” has become world-wide. They never fail to'surpass: all others. Of course, most of 
the bulbs offered in this department may also be planted in the garden for early spring blooming, 
and will prove as superior for tills purpose as they are for winter blooming, owing to their extra 
large size and vigor. ... . . . . 
Bulbs. Plants* T his part of our Catalogue, pages 33 to 64, on white paper, is devoted to 
Shrubs and Fruits Extra Choice Bulbs, Hardy Perennial Plants, Shrubs, Vines and Fruits 
For the Garden. for fallplautiug in the garden. The quality of this stock which we sup¬ 
ply is"strictly first class, while the prices.are remarkably low. It is really astonishing the amount 
of fine bulbs or plants which one may select for $1.00. These bulbs are in most cases excellent 
for winter blooming in pots as well as for garden •planting, and are, in fact, the ..usual first quality 
for this purpose, yet they are inferior to our select stock grown especially for winter blooming. 
Those who study these pages carefully will be able to make a choice and wise selection, 
adding much to the beauty and pleasure of their homes, both indoors and out, but do not try to 
get along without The Mayflower. 
The Mayflower. 
An especially valuable premium goes free with this splendid Horticul¬ 
tural Magazine, which has lately been increased in size and made more 
valuable than ever. We hope that all our customers will subscribe for it, for we know that it will 
be of great value"to them in caring for their plants and gardens. Read all about it on next two 
pages. 
General Instructions. 
WHAT UE DO. 
FREE BY MAIL— We send Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 
free by mail, at the prices named in this Catalogue. This 
brings them to the very doors of our customers without 
trouble or expense. 
BY EXPRESS.— If a package is ordered to go by express 
we do not pay the charges; but somewhat larger plants, 
shrubs and fruits can be sent in this way, and we always 
add extra ones, enough to more than pay the cost. All the 
large express companies carry our goods at very low rates. 
WE GUARANTEE that every package we send out shall 
reach its destination in good condition, and that everything 
shall be received exactly as ordered. If a package is lost or 
any of its contents injured on the way, we will send again. 
We also guarantee everything true to name. 
WE PACK all plants carefully in strong wooden boxes, 
which insures their safe transit through the mails to the 
remotest parts of the country or abroad. 
WE FILL all orders as soon as received, if the stock is 
ready. Customers who wish their order, or any part of it, 
hooked for shipping at a later date, should state the fact. 
TO CANADA, MEXICO, HAW All, most of the COUN¬ 
TRIES OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, and the 
WEST INDIA ISLANDS, we can send goods in large par¬ 
cels by mail, postpaid. We can ship to other foreign coun¬ 
tries by mail only in 8 or 12 ounce packages. 
ENGLAND, IRELAND AND SCOTLAND We have so 
many customers in Great Britain that we, at frequent inter¬ 
vals, fill their orders and ship the parcels in bulk to our 
agent in Liverpool, from which point.they are forwarded to 
their destination by rail or parcel post. 
PREMIUM.— We give.some splencjid premiums to those 
■who send u^ aii order from this Catalogue to the value of 
40c. to $ 3 . 00 . For full particulars see page 4. 
WHAT BUYERS SHOULD DO. 
FORWARD MONEY with the order, and at our risk 
when sent by post-office money order on Floral Park; green¬ 
backs or gold or silver coin, by registered letter; bank draft 
or express company’s money order. 
STAMPS AND SILVER.— Please do not send postage 
stamps in payment for goods if it can be avoided. Coin, 
when sent in letters, should be sewed or pasted up in strong 
paper or cloth, to prevent its breaking through the envelope, 
which is frequently the case when enclosed loose. 
BE SURE to write your name and address plainly. We 
have on our hands hundreds of orders of last year without 
names, others without post-office or State, and some with 
the name or post-ofiice written in such a careless or illegible 
manner that it is impossible to read them. Keep a correct 
copy of your order, that you may know when the package 
arrives if all is correct, as people often forget what they 
ordered, and complain without cause. 
WRITE YOUR ORDER plainly and distinctly by itself 
and not mixed up with anything else you may wish to say. 
Those who send a neat plainly written older will be sure to 
have it filled correctly and with dispatch, and will also re¬ 
ceive some valuable “ extras.” 
WHEN TO ORDER.— We shall be prepared to fill orders 
from this catalogue about the tenth of September, and while 
planting may be done as late as December, we earnestly 
advise our patrons to order and plant in September or Octo¬ 
ber, as it is the best time. 
IMPORTANT.- It occasionally happens that an order is" 
lost in coming to us, or the goods in going to the customer; 
therefore, if any who order do not hear from us within it 
reasonable length of time, they should send acluplicate order,, 
naming the date on which the former one was sent, and the 
amount of money enclosed, and in what form. This will 
enable us to investigate the matter and fill the duplicate 
order with dispatch. IVo inquiries 'Will receive attention which 
do not contain duplicate, etc., as here mentioned. 
