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... INTRODUCTION. ... 
. N the succeeding pages—122 to 175, inclusive—we offer a complete stock of grow¬ 
ing plants, embracing flowering and “foliage” plants, palms and decorative 
plants for the greenhouse, conservatory and dwelling house, hardy plants and 
shrubs for the lawn and garden, vines for the house, garden and dooryard, small fruits 
and vegetable plants for the kitchen garden, and a general assortment of plants for all 
purposes, making the most complete collection offered by any business Arm in the country. 
VIgIT HUD r.PPPMFOITQFQ Our greenhouses occupy over four and one- 
V lol 1 UU1\ VJIVCCl'Il iCflJoCo. half acres solid under glass, aro heated by 
steam and hot water, and are fitted up with every modern appliance, so that they aro easily 
graded to any temperature; thus the most perfect health and vigor are given to the 
plants. With such unequaled facilities for their production, we can compete with 
any in the matter of prices. Any one visiting New York who desires to inspect 
our greenhouses will be furnished with a card upon application at our store giv¬ 
ing directions how to reach them. 
I ftW PPITF^s A personal inspection of our plants, at tho Greenhouses, 
LU I Jersey City, N. J., or at our Seed Warerooms, 35 and 37 
Cortlandt Street, New York, ora trial order, will convince all of tho high quality of 
our plants, and a most casual comparison will show that our prices are the very lowest. 
PDF/VIIIT/Vi ^ Despite tho very low prices at which our plants arc sold, yet we 
r KClTllUi'lo. still furl her reduce th :m by offering liberal premiums. These will 
bo found on page 5, and are for the beneilt of all our customers. 
A TWITE TO FI IgTAM ED C To aid us in correctly and expeditiously 
AUVlt/l. 1 U VLJo 1 UitlClVO. filling orders, we respectfully ask our 
customers to comply with tho following requests: First. Use the order sheet 
and give explicit instructions how you wish the plants sent, whether by express, 
naming company, or mail. Second. Please don’t mix orders for seeds and plants 
together; remember that plants are offered on pages 123 to 175, except that Tuber¬ 
ous Begonias, Gloxinias, Dahlias, Cannas and a few other things are bulbs, but 
these aro all at our greenhouses; seeds, implements, fertilizers, etc., are at our 
store in New York. AH can be sent in one shipment, but it aids us materially if 
they are written on tho separate order sheets supplied for that purpose. Third. 
Please don’t mix orders with letters. They should be written on separate sheets to 
avoid confusion. As far as possible, in writing orders put only one item on a line, and 
carry out tho prices so that we may know which size is wanted. Fourth. Add premi¬ 
ums selected to the bottom of the order, seeds on seed sheet and plants (from pages 123 to 
175) on plant sheet. 
PAf FINfi nFPAPTMFNT Noxt 1,1 Importance to (trowing good 
■ *•'*-•*■ rVlv 1 iTlL/il 1 • plants is properpacklng of them,so that 
they may reach the purchaser without injury. The system of packing plants that 
obtains to-day was evolved by the founder of our house and perfected by him. Our 
pluntH almost invariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our 
greenhouses. 
SAFE ARRIVAL ASSURED. 
Wo guarantee tlie safe arrival of all 
pi ant h sent by express. Should any¬ 
thing be injured in transit we would urge our customers to notify us at once on 
receipt of the goods, and in every case send us a list of what has been damaged, 
so that we can replace them without delay. Hut when they arrive in good condi¬ 
tion our responsibility ceases, and if from inattention or other causes they fail 
and complaint is then made, we cannot replace them. Plants sent other than by 
express are entirely at tho risk of the purchaser. 
FXPOPT ORHFR^ The l )ft< *kb>tf necessary to provide for the safety of 
1 vM\L/L,I\o* plants going on long journeys to foreign countries 
compels us to charge 25 per cent, extra for packing. 
PLANTS BY MAIL. 
Plants can be Rent free, by mail, except large 
Roses, Palms, Azaleas, Camellias, Shrubs and 
other plants of large size, when instructions to that effect accompany the order, 
otherwise they will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges); but as we always 
add enough plants gratis to cover these charges customers will see the great 
advantage of having plants sent by express, for not only can we send larger 
plants, but they arrive in better condition than if sent by mail. 
I DW FYPPF<s<s R ATF<s Under the new ruling of the leading Ex- 
TT 1 -//YI lyiwOO I\n 1 Lj. press Companies, advocated and secured 
by us, plants packed in closed boxes or baskets will now be carried at the 
“General Special” rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 percent, from the 
regular merchandise rates to all points where no “ General Special”exists. Ship¬ 
ments weighing less than 100 lbs. receive the benefit of the rate per 100 lbs., but 
the minimum charge is 85c. For instance, where the regular merchandise rate is 
$4.00 per 1 00 lbs., a box of plants weighing 25 lbs. would be carried for 80c.—a 
saving of 20c. on one shipment. It is not necessary to prepay charges to secure 
this rate, as we guarantee charges to the express companies, and, as a conse¬ 
quence, they allow the reduction. 
IU pnOTA NT 8 ^'P a " orders for plants immediately upon receipt. We will reserve plants for future shipment, but instruc- 
IlfirUn I »» 1 1 I • tions to that effect must accompany the order. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 
