GET AN EARLY START NEXT SPRING BY PLANTING NOW 
Superior Hardy Climbing Roses 
AS SHOWN ON BACK COVER 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
A leader in this new class of handsome, large- 
flowered, perfectly hardy climbers. The foliage is 
shiny and attractive always, making a beautiful set¬ 
ting for the rich flesh-colored flowers. The buds are 
exquisite and the blooms, coming on strong stems 
18 to 20 inches long, are unexcelled for table decora¬ 
tion. Hundreds of flowers can be cut from one well- 
matured plant. 2-yr. size, 50 cts.; Star size, 75 
cts., by express. 
No. 17952 June 16, 1916. 
The Rose, Dr. W. Van Fleet, I got of you last year is the 
admiration of the whole community.—M r. C. S. M., West- 
field, Ill. 
Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) 
Winner of the Hubbard Memorial Medal for 
the best Rose introduced in the past five years. 
The flowers are an intense, clear crimson-maroon, 
strikingly effective and enthusiastically praised. 
Blooms are perfectly double, often produced thirty 
to a stem, and almost every eye on a shoot produces 
a cluster of bright blossoms. 2-yr. size, 40 cts.; 
Star size, 65 cts.; extra-large size, fi, by express. 
No. 29085 
It seems you are the only firm that puts out a Climbing 
Rose that is any account. The Dr. Van Fleet and Excelsa that 
I bought from you last year are fine and filled with buds.— 
E. W., Springfield, Mo. 
APT'r'Ti'w. o/» The above two unexcelled, perfectly hardy climbers, in strong field-grown plants, 2-yr. size, 75 cts.; 
\/r f JlvXv a OO Star-size, the two for $1.25, by express. 
Requisites for Indoor Flowers 
LENOX PLANT SPRAYER 
Useful for spraying under the leaves; 
handy and effective. Almost indispensable 
for house plants. Complete, with a sample 
cake of Sulpho-Tobacco Soap, 50cts., ppd. 
THOMPSON’S ROSE NICOTINE 
Is chemically pure nicotine, and quick 
death to insects on roses, plants, pets, or 
wherever found. Small can, 30 cts.; larger 
size, 60 cts., postpaid. 
BON ARBOR 
The Great Plant-Food 
(Recommended by Successful Gardeners) 
Results from only one or two appli- 
cations are beyond description. It will 
make plants bloom that have never 
flowered before. Plants almost starved 
will become vigorous and thrifty by 
using Bon Arbor. Invaluable for pot- 
plants in winter. J 41 b., makes 15 gals., 
35c.; 1 lb., makes 30 gals., 60c., postpaid. 
Illinois Self-Watering Flower-Boxes 
TRY THEM THIS WINTER FOR YOUR WINDOWS—GUARANTEED NOT TO LEAK 
The boxes are made of heavy galvanized iron, I Sponges (cc) touch the extreme bottom of box 
which is painted an attractive green, and are pro- and extend upward into the soil in which the flowers 
vided with a self-watering device which renders I are planted, thus supplying water by sub-irrigation. 
Careful trials have proved 
that plants treated this way 
thrive much better, blooms 
will be larger and foliage 
heavier than in ordinary sur¬ 
face-watered boxes. Makes a 
splendid Christmas present. 
attention unnecessary, except 
at intervals of from ten to 
twenty days. Through the 
tube in the corner water is 
poured into the reservoir (e) 
underneath the false bottom 
(d) which supports the soil (b). 
Patented Jan. 29, 1907; June 22, 1909 
SELF-WATERING 
BOXES 
FLOWER- 
Water 
No. 
Height 
inches 
Width 
inches 
Length capacity 
inches quarts 
Price 
O 
6 
6 
16 
I 
$i 30 
I 
8 
9A 
23 
2 Rf 
1 80 
2 
8 
9 A 
25 
3 
I 90 
3 
8 
9 'A 
27 
3 A 
2 OO 
4 
8 
9A 
29 
4 , 
2 IO 
5 
8 
9'A 
31 
aA 
2 20 
6 
8 
9'A 
33 
5 
2 30 
7 
8 
9A 
35 
5 A 
2 40 
8 
8 
9 l A 
37 
6 
2 50 
9 
8 
9 l A 
39 
6 A 
2 75 
10 
8 
9 A 
4i 
7 
3 00 
Height Width 
Water 
Price 
No. inches inches Length 
capacity 
8 6 
8 
square 
I qt. 
$1 10 
10 7 
10 
square 
\A qts. 
1 50 
12 8 
12 
square 
2 yi qts. 
1 75 
14 9 
14 
square 
3 A qts. 
2 OO 
Prices include hooks for hanging, but no chain. 
The Hanging-Basket s and Window Boxes you 
sent me last year turned out splendidly. lam 
sending you an order to fill them tliis year. I 
have persuaded a Mr. M. to order some. -Col. 
R. S., Southport, N. C. 
SELF-WATERING HANGING- 
BASKETS 
Chain for Hanging-Baskets. Per ft., 3 cts. 
»OFFER^ 36a watering Hanging - 
Basket and 5 choice Ferns (our selection), in¬ 
cluding 1 Asparagus plumosus and 1 Asparagus 
Sprengeri, 4 hooks, 1 ceiling hook and 8 feet 
of chain. The entire lot for $2, by express. 
I can heartily recommend the Self-watering 
Boxes. Our sun-parlor was beautiful with 
plants all winter. It is the first time we ever 
had geraniums to bloom in January.—Miss 
McD., Roselle, New Jersey. 
These Baskets can be set 
on a table or pedestal 
WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO HEAR OF YOUR SUCCESS 
