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We grow a large assortment of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs and perennial 
plants. Below we describe a few varieties on which our stock is sufficient to justify of¬ 
fering them to our mail order customers. 
ALL STOCK GROWN IN POTS OR CANS will be shipped by Railway Express charges 
collect only. No charges will be made for packing, which is done very carefully and 
guaranteed to reach you in good condition. 
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia) Longissima. 
A recently introduced variety from 
Texas and Mexico, and easily one of the 
best of all the Columbines. Large golden- 
yellow flowers with spurs 6 to 7 inches 
long, carried on 2 to 3 foot stems. Easy 
to grow. 
Strong plants 12 cents each. $1.25 per 
dozen. .s 
These plants are grown in l%xl%x3 
inch square paper pots and are shipped by 
Railway Express charges collect only. 
Ready for shipment February first. 
HARROLD'S Pedigreed Giant Pansies. 
Since its original introduction this Giant 
Exhibition type variety has won wide ac¬ 
ceptance and popularity on its outstand¬ 
ing merits. The plant habit of this va¬ 
riety is distinctly robust and this, of 
course, is the basis upon which truly 
giant flowers of adequate texture to be 
most valuable must be built. Flowers 
have been produced from this sort that 
were 5 inches in diameter under ordinary 
garden conditions. Unlike so many large 
flowering sorts, the flowers have adequate 
texture to stand up and look one in the 
eye rather than being floppy as is so often 
the case. Flower stems are much longer 
than usual on so compact growing plants 
and normally these are long enough to 
make fine cut bouquets. The color range 
is very bright and varied lending unusual 
charm to mass bedding effects. We be¬ 
lieve this the nearest ideal all around 
Pansy available today. 
40 cents per dozen. $3.00 per 100. 50 
plants at the 100 rate. 
PETUNIAS. 
The modern Petunia is a source of never 
ending wonder. Few plants have re¬ 
sponded to the skill of the Plant Breeders 
in such a wonderful manner. They are 
among the most highly prized flowering 
plants, and rightly so. 
The Petunias listed here are from the 
best breeders in the world and we have 
selected them because we believe they are 
the best available today. The color range 
is very wide, running all the way from 
white to red and all manner of combina¬ 
tions. 
To attain the very large size that is bred 
into these monster Petunias it is neces¬ 
sary to use a soil very rich in humas. Well 
rotted cow manure and leafmold is the 
best source of humas. Bone meal and 
blood meal are excellent sources of plant 
food for Petunias, but never use sheep, 
goat or poultry manure or fish meal. 
Petunias are offered in 3 inch wood pots 
in flower only. Delivery after March 1. 
Double Ruffled Monsters (Mixed). Mag¬ 
nificent flowers in a wonderful range of 
colors, the size sometimes reaching nine 
inches under favorable conditions. 
15 cents each. $1.60 per dozen. 
Double Frilled Monsters (Mixed). This 
is the best frilled double we know. They 
are truly monsters in size and the range 
of colors is very wide. 
15 cents each. $1.60 per dozen. 
Ruffled Monsters (Single). A fine range 
of colors with flowers up to eight inches 
in diameter. The best of all single Pe¬ 
tunias. 
12 cents each. $1.25 per dozen. 
