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FLOWER PLANTS.

We are now making a specialty of this branch of our business, and are devoting a large space to the growing of flower plants, exclusively for the mail trade, as they require special culture for this purpose and must be hardy, as well as strong, vigorous and healthy. Plants which have been pushed ahead and had a mushroom growth, such as is common in hothouses, are of but little value for mailing.
We have adapted a new system of packing which is so very complete that plants arrive in almost as perfect condition after traveling many hundreds of miles as they were when packed.
At prices named we send the plants postpaid. When plants are ordered to be sent by express, we not only send larger plants, but also put in enough extras to cover the express charges, and where it is possible to do so, we would advise our customers to have their plants shipped in this way.

Size of Plant Orders
While we wish to be as accommodating as possible we must decline to fill any plant orders amounting to less than 50 cents. By our careful system of packing, it is impossible for us to pack an order at a cost of much less than 25 cents, no matter if the said order is only for a single plant; consequently it will readily be seen from this that all orders for less than 50 cents, would have to be filled at a loss. Plant orders amounting to less than 50 cents are not desired, and will not be filled unless 10 cents extra is sent to cover our extra cost of packing and postage. In club orders it will make no difference as to the size of each one's order, provided they are all sent at one time to one address. Above applies to plant orders only. No matter how small the seed order if only for a single packet, we are always glad to fill it.

Premiums.--Your selection from the splendid varieties named below as follows:
Purchasers sending us $1.00 may select any one of the Premium Plants.
[Purchasers sending us] $2.00 [may select any] three [of the Premium Plants.]
[Purchasers sending us] $3.00 [may select any] five [of the Premium Plants.]
[Purchasers sending us] $4.00 [may select any] seven [of the Premium Plants.]
[Purchasers sending us] $5.00 [may select any] ten [of the Premium Plants.]
This premium does not apply to the special Dollar Collections, nor to seeds, bulbs or anything aside from Flower Plants.

LIST OF PREMIUM PLANTS.
Double Abutilon, Thompsoni Plena.
Carnation "Portia.'--Best scarlet.
Chrysanthemum Christmas Eve--Pure white.
Fuchsia, Black Prince.
Double White Geranium. "White Swan."
Double Golden Marguerite.

New Pelargonium, Victor.
Fairy Rose--Miniature.
Passion Vine--Curious and handsome.
Begonia--A good blooming variety.
Coleus,--Try me.
Primula Obconica.

COMPLETE LIST OF BEST PLANTS.
ACHANIA Malvaviscus--A vigorous growing plant resembling the Abutilons in habit and growth; valuable alike for bedding or pot culture, blooming profusely throughout the entire year; flowers brilliant scarlet... 10.
ALOYSIA Citriodora, Lemon Verbena--Foliage delightfully fragrant; to simply brush against it is enough to perfume an entire room with its delicious lemon odor. 15.
ALYSSUM, Sweet--Double white--Each flower in the truss semi-double, and of the purest white; habit strong, compact and short jointed... 10.
--Tom Thumb--Very dwarf and free-flowering; fine for vases or making ribbon lines... 10.
--The Gem--the best double flowering variety; has beautiful variegated foliage. $1.00 per dozen... 10.
AMPELOPSIS Veitchi--(Boston Ivy.)--This is one of the finest climbers we know for covering walls, as it clings firmly to the smoothest surface, covering it smoothly with overlapping leaves, which form a perfect mass of foliage. The color is a fresh deep green in Summer, changing to the brightest shade of crimson and yellow in Autumn. It is quite hardy... 25.

Remember that $1.00 pays for seeds in packets to the amount of $1.35 and to deduct 10 cents per lb. if you have seeds sent at your expense.