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- Our Plant Department 
We offer only such varieties of Plants as will be sure to give entire satisfaction. We grow millions of plants annually and 
our trade has grown to such an extent during the past few years that we have been oblige! to greatly increase our facilities. 
All our Plants are grown here in the East, but our Western customers who send their orders to our Western Branch House 
Washington, Iowa, will have their orders filled promptly, the Seeds being sent from Washington, Iowa, and the Plants will 
come direct from our Green Houses fiere. 
Mailing Size Only. tt All Plante offered are small, well rooted; and grown especially for sending by mail postpaid. 
■■ ■ We do not handle larger plants of any kind. 
Plants M ailed at Any Time, a great many of our customers order both Seeds and Plants early in the 
■' 11 . winter. Seeds are sent at once and if requested we will send Plants later, any 
time up to June 1st. We begin to fill Plant Orders in February and unless you name the date you want us to mail the 
1 lants we will consider you are ready for them and will forward at once in a separate package. Seeds and Plants are never 
sent together in the same package. 
All Orders have our best and careful attention and are guaranteed to be packed so they will arrive safely to any 
-.. . . '■ post office in the United States. Any complaints must be made within one week after Plants arrive. Orders 
ruled in severe cold weather or foreign shipments are at purchasers’ risk. 
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSA 
(Climblnif Lace Fern) 
A finer aqd more delicate plant than the 
Sprengerii but hardy and easily grown; 
very satisfactory for window and house 
culture; an extremely graceful window 
climber, bright green featherly foliage, as 
fine as the finest silk or lace. The fronds 
retain their freshness for weeks when cut, 
and are greatly admired for floral decora¬ 
tion. An exceedingly beautiful plant for 
house and conservatory, and will thrive 
nicely in the temperature of an ordinary 
living room. Entirely unequalled for the 
grace and beauty of its lovely, spray-like 
fronds. 12c. each. Seeds, packet, 10c. 
3 pkts. 35c. 
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII 
Emerald Feather Asparagus 
This is undoubtedly one of the handsomest 
and most valuable trailing plants for the 
house and conservatory ever introduced. It 
is especially valuable for pots, vases, bask¬ 
ets, etc., covering all with its beautiful 
sprays of lovely green featherly foliage, 
which can be cutfreely and are very useful for bouquets, wreaths, and all kinds of 
floral decoration. It makes a charming ornamental plant for the window or con¬ 
servatory in winter, and. is equally valuable for vases, baskets, porch-boxes in 
summer. It is a strong vigorous plant, very easily grown, requires but little care 
and keeps on growing fresh and green, year after year. 1 2c. each. Seeds, pkt. 
lOc. 3 pkts. 25c. One plant each of two kinds of Asparagus for 20c. postpaid’ 
Asparagus Sprengerii 
CHOICE 
COLEUS 
These are beauti¬ 
ful foliage plants 
introd u ced from 
Asia and Africa in 
about 1826. They 
are highly prized 
for bedding on ac¬ 
count of their strik¬ 
ingly brilliant and 
beautiful foliage. 
They are also excel¬ 
lent and attractive 
plants for the win¬ 
dow, garden and 
conservatory 
FIRE BRAND 
—Maroon .flamed 
and shaded with 
brilliant fiery red; 
a splendid sort for 
both pot culture 
and bedding. 
GOLDEN RED¬ 
DER -Golden yel¬ 
low with center rib 
of pea-green; when 
planted with the 
dark colored sorts 
makes a very fine 
effect. 
QUEEN OF 
T II E IV E S T- 
Leaf large and 
slightly serrated; 
outer band bright 
oxide green with 
margin of bright 
yellow and center 
wedge of creamy 
white, the whole 
leaf being covered 
with blotches and 
spots of bright car¬ 
mine and maroon. 
V erschaf el t i i— 
Rich velvetry crim¬ 
son, used for bed- 
ding purposes. 
12c. each. 1 each 
of the 4 for 40c. 
postpaid. Seeds, 
mixed colors, pkt. 
10c. 
ABirriLONS 
Chinese Bell Flower, or Flowering 
Maple 
Rapid growing plants of easy culture. 
Flowers pendulous, bell-shaped and pro¬ 
duced in great abundance. If taken up 
carefully before frost, they make good 
winter flowering plants. 
ARTHUR RELSHAM — Large Red 
flowers with veins of darker coloring; flow¬ 
er stems of good length. Tall erect grower 
and profuse bloomer. Green foliage. 
GOLDEN B E L L S —Appropriately 
named, as a well grown plant has the ap¬ 
pearance of being hung with an abundance 
of glittering golden yellow bells. Very 
large and fine form. The best yellow 
Abutilon ever introduced. 
INFANTA EULALIE — We recom¬ 
mend the Infanta Eulalie Abutilon as ofie 
of the most beautiful and satisfactory 
plants for house and window culture ever 
offered; it may be set out in summer and Abutilon, Souvenir (le Bonn 
taken indoors in winter, bears large cup shaped, satin pink flowers. 
SNOWSTORM—Pure white, bell-shaped flowers, blooming without inter¬ 
mission, either outdoors or grown in pots. Best white on the market. 
SOUVENIR DE BONN- 1 The most attractive of all the Abutilons, having 
deep green maple-shaped leaves, distinctly bordered with creamy white. ' Very 
free flowering, with bright flowers, veined crimson. A very distinct variety; 
makes a fine decorative plant. See illustration. Aburilons, 12c. each, 3 for 
30c. Seeds, choice hybrid mixed all colors, packet, 10c. 3 pkts. 25c. 
Choice Flowering Begonias-; 
Flowering Begonias constitute one of the most interesting 
classes of plants for house culture and winter blooming. 
The great beauty and variety of their foliage, brilliant colors 
free blooming qualities, all combine to make them erf the 
most popular and desirable classes of plants. They are of the easiest culture, and 
any nch soil, if given plenty of water, will insure success. As pot plants for window 
conservatory, both for winter and summer blooming, they have few equals. 
While they do well in any good rich soil, they will give best results if planted in a 
light soil with plenty of leaf mold and during winter should have a warm sunny 
window. Our list of varieties will be found to contain the best sorts grown. 
AJLBA PICTA — Flowers white; leaves a glossy green, thickly spotted with sil¬ 
very white. Foliage small and pointed; a dwarf compact grower; fine for bedding. 
ARGENTEA GUTTATA—A very handsome variety, foliage oblong in form, 
in color, handsomely marked with silvery gray spots hnd dashes, 
rhe flowers are borne in large clusters, and of pure, waxy whiteness. It is an excel¬ 
lent plant for winter blooming, being of the easiest possible culture, and always at¬ 
tracts attention. The best of the shrubby spotted leaved class. 
I OLL* SA —One of the most graceful of all Begonias, 
smallest leaved’of any Begonia. Bright pink flowers. 
Foliage small; Id fact, the 
v. GARNOT-A grand French variety, of remarkably strong, ro¬ 
bust, upright habit, r oliage very large; upper side deep bronzy green, with very 
delicate silvery spots; under side purplish red. Flowers produced in large pendant 
panicles; color beautiful light coral red. Remarkably pretty and a very desirable 
decorative plant. 
K VN DKRsONTl (Coral Begon in)—Flowersbright scarlet. A profuse bloomer, 
almost always in bloom summer and winter. Excellent for vases, window boxes, etc. 
TRI HOTONII-A beautiful stately plant with remarkably handsome glossy 
foliage. I he under side of the leaves is a rich, purplish red; the veinings are promi¬ 
nent, while the lace, or upper side is a bronzy green, shaded with crimson and olive, 
with a peculiar glossy metalic luster over all. Flowers beautiful shell pink. This is 
one ot the best flowering Begonias on our list. Price of above Begonias, 12c. each, 
3 tor 30c. (For Begonia Seed see page 51.) 
REX OR PAINTED LEAF BEGONIAS 
Flowering Begonia 
Rex Begonia 
This is a type of large leaved Begonias, and are the most ornamental of the species. They are grown ex¬ 
clusively for the rich and varied markings and remarkable beauty of their foliage, some of which are truly 
marvelous. 
In no other class of plants are the rich metalic shades of various colors found so satisfactorily blended as in 
the Rex Begonia, while the form and size of the leaves are of the greatest variety. Some varieties show 
bright green, pure silver, bronze and velvetry green, while others have a'distinct band or zone of bright, rosy 
plum color, and others a zone of light, dull red. 
Rex Begonia culture is simple. The soil should lie a mixture of loam, woods earth, sharp sand, and well 
rotted cow manure, it must be light and porous. They dislike bright sunshine and a dry atmosphere, hence 
are most satisfactory when grown in a moist,-though not wet-ratber shady situation during the hot 
summer months. 
They are much used for pot culture and window boxes. We know of no other plant that offers more pleas- 
ure and satisfaction when grown under favorable conditions. 
Our stock of Rex consists of a number of the most beautiful varieties in cultivation, including some of the 
choicest new sorts. When we receive an order for two or more Rex, we always send the most distinct varie¬ 
ties. Price, 12c. each, 3 for 30c. (See page 5 I for Begonia Seed.) 
