ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE PLANTS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Artillery Plant (Pilea Muscosa) 
Chrysanthemums, 20c each, $1.50 
dozen Fhe Chrysanthemums, owing to their 
easy culture, gorgeousness of color 
and free flowering qualities, are very popular. 
Giant Exhibition for Inside Forcing. 
Gold Lode Early. 
Gladys Pearson 
The best early yellow. 
A beautiful apricot with 
buff incurved petal va¬ 
riety. Flowers about Thanksgiving. Under ar¬ 
tificial light the flowers appear to be bright or¬ 
ange. 
I mi Charming pink, massive flowers. Early. 
Of strong, upright growth. 
Monument 
Oakleaf 
Strong growing white. 
Dark bronze, late. 
Baby, Pompon or Button Chrysan- 
Perfect miniature double flowers 
uicmuiua produced from late summer 
throughout the fall. Will live outside with pro¬ 
tection except in the extreme north. 
Golden Sceptre Bright yellow. Large 
Mrs. Beu or Souv. d’Or Golden 
bronze. 
Large Pompon Type. 
Usona Bright pink. Large Pompon Type. 
Sea-Gull Pure white. Large Pompon Type. 
20c each, 4 for 60c, 1 doz., $1.50. 
REX BEGONIAS, 40c Each 
Of these very desirable pot plants we grow 
about a dozen of the very choicest varieties. 
BEGONIAS—Shrubbery Flow¬ 
ering Varieties, 25c Each 
25c Each Graceful fern-like foliage and 
immense numbers of very small 
flowers, which produce a snapping sound when 
sprinkled. 
We sell no class of plants that gives bet¬ 
ter satisfaction than these. They are of 
easy culture, rapid growers and free bloom¬ 
ers, requiring very little sun. They delight 
in light porous soil. 
Rubra New. Dark green leaves, flowers 
rv scarlet, immense clusters, contin¬ 
uous bloomer. 
Tim v<sfr»r*i Bronzy green shaded crimson and 
olive, with a glossy metallic lus¬ 
tre; the under side purplish red with prominent 
veins. Clustered flowers rosy white. 
Christmas Red X 
flowers are bright cherry changing to coral-red. 
Beefsteak Begonia Ujj l_ y c S'rTl 
Pink Flowers. Something entirely new in a 
Begonia. Plants of spreading habit, with almost 
round leaves, of glossy green above, shaded red 
on underside. Flowers are of a coral pink shade, 
small and delicately beautiful. Easily grown. 
Sure to please. Each 35c, postpaid. 
Watermelon Begonia £ ^° f s i 
53 Beautiful 
Ornamental Plant from the Golden West. Excel¬ 
lent for display on the dinner table or in the 
window. The leaves are distinctly variegated 
white and green, thick and waxy-like and have 
the appearance of being powdered with frosted 
silver. The dry, hot air of the house does not 
affect its beautiful fresh foliage in the least. 
Each 35c. 
CARNATIONS 
20c Each, $1.50 per dozen 
White Enchantress 
light pink, which does not 
bleach and is not liable 
to split. 
\Yard O ne t ^ le very good deep pink 
sorts, of attractive size and form, 
very free blooming and strongly scented. 
Edna A. splendid new carnation. One of 
the finest scarlet varieties. 
Enchantress 
The following plants are grown expressly for our shipping trade, and are stocky, vigorous, well rooted plants sure to give satisfaction if 
properly cared for. Our plants are grown in small pots and thoroughly exposed to light and air, so as to insure a hardy, stocky plant, with 
plenty of roots. We will send prepaid by mail at prices quoted. We book plant orders and ship plants in spring as soon as safe from frost. 
Plants by Mail. We prepay charges on all plants sent by mail. If wanted by express they are shipped at purchaser’s expense. 
Our Flower Plants this year are better than ever before. Many new and rare sorts have been added. 
Abutilon 
Abutilon Flow_ 
ering 
Maple, 25c Each. 
Hard y greenhouse 
shrubs admirable for 
house culture o r 
bedding out, as they 
bloom almost the 
entire year. 
Eclipse - 
orange flowers. 
Souvenir de 
Bonn Foliage 
variegated, 
bright orange red 
flowers. 
Achillea. The Pearl. 
Achillea “The Pearl” 
in the greatest profusion the entire summer, on 
strong, erect stems, 2 feet high; as a summer 
cut flower it is of great value. 25c each. 
A 25c 
Plant 
(your 
own 
choice) 
with 
plant 
order 
amount¬ 
ing to 
$1.25 or 
more. 
Browallia—25c each 
Single flowers of deep indigo 
\ji 5 amca blue, fully two inches i n di¬ 
ameter, blooming continually and completely, en¬ 
veloping the plant. Either for beds or pot plants ; 
also useful to get blue into porch boxes and bas¬ 
kets. This is without doubt the most prolific 
and darkest colored of any summer flowering blue 
bedder. 
FLOWER PLANTS—HOUSE AND BEDDING 
