HOW TO ORDER 
• Read our catalogue carefully, compare our prices, if you like, with those 
of other firms, and convince yourself of the advantages of purchasing from a 
firm supplying high quality goods at reasonable prices for sixty years. 
Special discounts are not allowed on numbered offers because of their especially 
low price. 
PREMIUMS ON ORDERS TO CO BY MAIL 
For every dollar you send us for plants, seeds or bulbs, to go by mail (postage paid by 
us) select 10 cents extra. To illustrate: Say you send us $3.00; select 30 cents extra, and 
so on. 
NOTE—No extra selection is allowed on SPECIAL OFFERS or COLLECTIONS and other 
items where noted. 
Forward Money with order, by registered letter, post office order, bank draft or express money 
order. United States postage stamps will be received for small amounts if currency or money order 
cannot be obtained; 1-cent, 5-cent and 10-cent stamps preferred. 
When Best to Order. We are fully supplied with fresh seeds, plants and bulbs and are well 
equipped for filling orders immediately when this Catalogue is issued, yet our heaviest rush comes 
in March and April, and it will greatly relieve this rush if customers will order at as early a date 
as possible. 
Order Now. Do not wait until you are ready to sow or plant. If you do not wish our Seeds or 
Plants until some later date, we will ship them when desired. 
By Mail. We send Seeds, Bulbs and Plants free by mail, at the prices named in this catalogue, to 
any post office in the United States. This brings them to the very doors of our customers without 
trouble and expense. 
By Express. If a package is ordered to go by express, we do not pay the charges; but allow 20 
cents extra selection for each dollar of remittance. 
We Fill All Orders as Soon as Received if the stock is ready. Customers who wish their order, or 
any part of it, booked for shipping at a later date, should state the fact distinctly. 
All Plants Are Plainly Labeled. All plants are plainly labeled with a printed label. 
Add 10 cents extra on orders of less than $1.00 to cover postage and packing. 
Our Terms Are Cash With Order. No order sent C. O. D. unless one-half of the amount of the 
order be sent to guarantee the acceptance. 
Our Plant and Seed Departments are entirely separate. If only one part of order is received, 
please wait a few days for the balance before writing us. 
OUR GUARANTY 
All goods are guaranteed to reach 
you in good condition; mistakes, if 
made, will be promptly rectified. 
Accept shipment, examine and 
count on receipt and notify us at 
once should there be any errors, and 
the carrier as well, if any damaged 
stock. This guarantee not good un¬ 
less above requirements are com¬ 
plied with. 
At prices we sell, it is impossible 
for us to guarantee growth or to be 
responsible for stock after delivery 
to our customers in good condition. 
Address all Letters and Make Drafts, Money Orders, etc., payable to 
GEO. H. MELLEN CO. Innisfallen Greenhouses SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
INDEX TO CONTENTS 
Page 
Abelia .28 
Abutilons .11 
Acalypha .10-11 
Achyranthes .19 
Aconitum .22 
Adam's Needle .23 
African Violet .12 
Agapanthus .10 
Agathea .10-22 
Ageratum .19-22 
Aglaonema Modestum .14 
Almond .28 
Aloe .27 
Aloysia .11 
Alternantbera .19 
Althea .27 
Amaryllis .17 
Ampelopsis .30 
Anehusa .22 
Anemone .22 
Angel’s Trumpet .10 
Antirrhinum .15-31 
Aquilegia .24 
Arabis .22 
Arbutus .28 
Artemisia .22 
Asparagus .10 
Aster .22 
Astilbes .24 
Baby’s Breath .23 
Baby Tears .10 
Balloon Flower .25 
Baptisia .22 
Barberry .30 
Beauty Bush .28 
Bedding Plants .13 
Begonias .12-18 
Beilis .22 
Beloperone .10 
Bignonia .30 
Billbergia .10 
Bird of Paradise .10 
Bittersweet .30 
Blazing Star .25 
Bleeding Heart .24 
Blue Bonnet .23 
Blue Daisy .10-22 
Blue Lily of the Nile 10 
Bocconia .22 
Boston Ivy .30 
Bougainvillea .10 
Bridal Wreath .29 
Browallia .11 
Bragmansia .10 
Bryophyllum .27 
Buddleia .28 
Bulbs (Tender) .17 
Butterfly Bush .28 
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Cactus .22-27-31 
Caladium .17 
Callas .17 
Calycanthus .28 
Campanula .25 
Candytuft .22 
Cannas .20 
Canterbury Bells .25 
Cardinal Flower .22 
Carnations .24 
Celastrus .30 
Cerastium .23 
Chinese Lantern Plant 22 
Chinese Lucky Plant..14 
Chinese Velvet Plant.. 11 
Chrysanthemums ..Cover 
.8-9 
Chrstmas Cactus .11 
Cigar Plant .11 
Cinnamon Vine .30 
Clematis .30 
Climbing Hydrangeas. .30 
Climbing Vines .30 
Coleus .19 
Columbine .24 
Comet Flower .11 
Coral Bells .22 
Corchorus .28 
Coreopsis .12-24 
Cornflower Aster .23 
Comus .28 
Cotoneaster .28 
Crassula .27 
Crotons .11 
Crown of Thorns .10 
Cuphea .11 
Cydonia .28 
Cyperus .15 
Cypripedium .11 
Daisies .22 
Dahlias .20 
Day Lily .22 
Delphinium .25 
Deutzia .28 
Danthus .23 
Dicentra .24 
Digitalis .25 
Dogwood .28 
Dracaena .11 
Dracaena Massangeana 11 
Dusty Miller .11 
Echeverias .27 
Elephant Ear .17 
English Ivy .10-30 
Erlangea Tomentosa ..10 
Eulalias .23 
Euonymus .28 
Eupatorium .22 
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Euphorbia .10 
Evening Primrose .... 23 
Exochorda .28 
False Dragonhead .22 
False Indigo .22 
Fancy Leaf Caladium. 16 
Farfugium .14 
Ferns .18 
Fertilizer .31 
Ficus .14 
Flowering Crabs .28 
Flowering Flax .23 
Flowemg Sage .15 
Flower Seeds .31 
Forget-Me-Not .23 
Forsythia .28 
Fountain Grass .23 
Fountain of Gold ....10 
Foxglove .25 
Fuchsias .19 
Funkia .22 
Gaillardia .25 
Gardenias .11 
Genista .10-23 
Geraniums .11-13 
Gerbera .10 
Geum .25 
Gladiolus .16 
Gloxinia .17 
Gold Flower .23 
Golden Bell .28 
Grape Ivy .14 
Grass Seed .31 
Grasses— 
(Ornamental) .23 
Grevillea Robusta ....15 
Ground Ivy .23 
Gynura Aurantiaca ...11 
Gypsophila .13-23 
Hardy Perennials .... 
.22-23-24-25 
Hedge Plants .30 
Helianthemum .23 
Heliotrope .14-23 
Hemerocallis .23 
Hen and Chickens ...27 
Heuchera .22 
Hibiscus .14-25 
Hollyhocks .25 
Honeysuckles .29-30 
Hyancinthus Candicansl7 
Hydrangeas .12-14-28 
Hypericum .23 
Iberis .22 
Ipomea .14 
Irish Moss .10 
Iris .26 
Ismene .IT 
Page 
Ivy .10-30 
Japanese Rubber 
Plant . 9 
Japan Quince .28 
Kalanchoe .27 
Kansas Gay Feather..20 
Kerria .28 
Korean Chrysanthe¬ 
mums .Cover 
Korean Spirea .29 
Kolkowitzia .28 
Lantanas .13-19 
Larkspur.25-31 
Lathyrus .23 
Lawn Grass.31 
Lemon .14 
Lemon Lily.23 
Lemon Verbena .11 
Leopard Plant .14 
Liatris .25 
Lilac .28 
Lily of the Valley ....26 
Lihea (Hardy) .21-31 
Linum Perene .23 
Lobelia .22 
Loncera .29-30 
Lupinus .24 
Magnolia .29 
Malus .28 
Maranta .14 
Marvel Mallow .25 
Monkshood .22 
Montbretias .17 
Moonvines.14 
Moss Fern .14 
Myosotis .23 
Nepeta .23 
Oenothera .23 
Oleanders .14 
Orchid .11 
Oxalis .17 
Pachysandra .23 
Painted Daisy .24 
Pansies .14-25 
Pansy Geranium .13 
Parlor Ivy .10 
Passion Flower .14 
Passiflora .14 
Pearl Bush.28 
Pelargonium .13 
Pennisetum.15 
Peonies .26 
Peperomia .14-27 
Perennials _22-23-24-25 
Periwinkle . 15 
Peruvian Daffodil ....17 
Petunias .15 
Philadelphus .29 
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Philodendron .15 
Phlox .21-31 
Physalis .22 
Physostegia .22 
Pinks .24 
Plantain Lily .22 
Plant Marvel .31 
Platycodon .25 
Plumbago .23 
Plume Poppy .22 
Plumed Fountain 
Grass.15 
Poinsettia .15 
Poinsettia Geranium. .13 
Poppy .24 
Pothos .15 
Privet .30 
Primrose .15-23 
Primula .23 
Prunus .29 
Purple Leaf Plum.29 
Pussy Willow .29 
Pyracantha .29 
Pyrethrum .12-24 
Qheene Anne’s Window 
Vine .15 
Red Hot Poker .24 
Rhus .29 
Rock Garden Plants 
.See Perennials 
Rosea ....Cover-3-4-5-6-78 
Rose of Sharon .29 
Royal Purple.15 
Rubber Variegated ....14 
Rudbeckia .23 
Ruellia .15 
Saint Paulia.12 
Saxifraga .15 
Salvia . 15 
Sanseviera .15 
Scabiosa .23 
Schizophragma 
Hydrangeoides .30 
Sea Bugloss .22 
Sea Lavender.23 
Seeds .31 
Sedum .27 
Sempervivums.27 
Shasta Daisy .24 
Shrubs .27-28-29 
Silk Oak . 15 
Silver King .22 
Smoke Bush . 29 
Snake Plant .15 
Snapdragon .15-31 
Snowberry .29 
Snowball .29 
Snow in Summer.23 
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Spirea .29 
Spurge (Japanese) ....23 
Starfish Flower .27 
Stapelia .27 
Statice .23 
Stim-U-Plant .31 
Stokesia .23 
Strawberry Geran¬ 
iums .15 
Strawberry Guava .15 
Strobilanthes.15 
Succulents.27 
Summer Lilac .28 
Surprise Collection ....19 
Surplus Plant 
Collection .19 
Swee Alyssum.19 
Sweet Pea (Hardy) ...23 
Sweet William .23 
Syringa .28 
Tamarix .29 
Teucrium .23 
Tigridia .17 
Tradescantia .15 
Transvaal Daisy.10 
Tritoma .24 
Trailing Velvet Plant..15 
Trollius .12 
Trumpet Creeper .30 
Tuberoses .17 
Tuberous Begonia .17 
Tufted Pansies.25 
Umbrella Plant.15 
Verbenas .15 
Veronica .23-31 
Viburnum .29 
Vines .30 
Vinca .15 
Viola .25 
Violets .12-15-25 
Vitex .29 
Vitis .14 
Wandering Jew .15 
Watch-’Em-Grow .31 
Water Hyacinth .IT 
Water Lilies (Hardy)..26 
Weigelas.29 
White Fringe .29 
White Rock Cress.22 
Windflower .22 
Wisteria .30 
Yucca .23 
Zephryanthes .IT 
