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THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



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 BBrought by U. S. Mail and i n other ways. 

 Entered at PhUadelphia Fost Offi ce as Second Class Mailer 

 CHILD BROS. & CO., Poblishera, 72S Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



By the kindness of Mr. John Thorpe, of Queens, 

 N. Y., President of the Society of American 

 Florists, we are enabled to announce the follow- 

 ing report of the committee meeting at Pitts- 

 burg :— 



The Annual Exhibition will be held at Cincin- 

 nati, August 19th, 20th, 21st, 1885, In the Exposi- 

 tion Building:— 



The following gentlemen have been appointed 

 to read the articles on the subjects designated ;— 



Charles Henderson, Jersey City, N. J., *' Diseases 

 of Plants and their remedies." 



Carl Turgen, Newport, R. I., " Forcing of Bulbs 

 and Flowers for winter," 



H. DeVry, Superintendent of Parks, Chicago, 

 111.,*' Floral Embellishments of Parks and Public 

 Squares." 



John May, Summit, N. J., *' Roses, their propar 

 gation and management." 



John Thorpe, Queens, N. Y., "Steam vs. Hot 

 Water for Heating Greenhouse." 



Henry Michel, St. Louis. Mo., "What Shall we 

 Grow for Early Spring and Summer Cut Flowt- rs." 



William T. Stewart. Boston, Mass., "The Cut 

 Flower Trade, Sales, Shipment. Packing." 



S. S. Jackson, Cint;innati, Ohio, " Pioneer 

 Florists." 



The Exhibition will consist of new plants, cut 

 flowers, designs, flower-pot«. instruments for 

 florists, designs in wire and straw goods, speci- 

 mens of illustrations for eatalogues, models in 

 minlatureofgreeniiouses, heating appliances, etc. 



Usages of the Best Society, an excellent 

 manual of all the usages of the best society. No 

 one after having studied this work need be at a 

 loss how to a<'t or bebuve In society. Just the 

 book for young ladies and young gentlemen who 

 are entering society, as it gives all the rules 

 and customs. It tells all about good manners, 

 and how to appear to the best advantage in any 

 company. A valuable book also for the lady who 

 presides at any social party. 



Johnson A Stokes. seedRmcn nnil live-stock dealers, 

 have moved from 1114 to 2111 Market street. Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. This enterprlsiiiK lirm h;i« l)eeii obliged to 

 move Into larger quarters by the rapid growth of their 

 business. _^ 



Mr. C. L. Kneeland. Manufacturer of "The Crystal 

 Creamer." whose advertisement appears on first cover 



Sage, has reniovcd frnni Franklin. N. Y.. lo Vnadilla, 

 swego CV>., N V. With Inrrea-sed I'liclllties for manu- 

 facturing and Hhippiiie. Mr. K. will he able 10 fill orders 

 promptly. You should see Ills circular. 



We take pleasure In calling our readers attention to 

 the advertiBemenis of T. Walter »t Sons, Stockmen, of 

 West Chester, Pa. They are reliable men, and do a 

 large business. They are always glad to have iheir 

 customers come and seltKrt their purchases of stock. 

 Those who cannot do this should send for their circulars. 



The following is a letter received by Mr. Case, recom- 

 mending his "Sun Hat," which he adverilsee In our 

 paper;— 



Mb. Case. Dear Sir: Please send me three hats, by 

 express, at your earliest convenience. I will endeavor 

 to obtain more orders for them. As for durability and 

 coolness. I can recommend them us the best hats Tor 

 summer use I have ever worn. Flopln? success may 

 crown your efforts in the hat business. I remain. Yours, 

 truly, Renj. M. Bren'kman. Mount Joij, J^u 



"MoKEY IN PoTATOE.<!." by Joseph. .W pages. 12mo 

 Illustrated. Franklin News Co., Philadelphia, Pa, 

 There is more useful information in this little book 

 than is usually found in a larce vohinie. The author 

 gives such practical ideas on the suhje<'ts of soil:*, seed, 

 planting, manures, cultivation, and harvpsting, a.s tr» in- 

 BU re successful potato-growing. He claims that if his 

 plans are carried out— and there is no reason whv they 

 should not be— a yield of 400 bushels per acre can be 



grown as a field crop. Joseph is a very successful gnr- 

 ener. He knows how to grow potatoes, and in this lit- 

 tle book tells all the secrets of the (fccupation. Sent free 

 by mail bv Franklin News Co., of Philadelphia, on re- 

 ceipt of firty cents. 



The Best BottkrColor.— The great unanimity with 

 which dairymen of high reputation have adopted, m 

 preference to anything else, the Improved Butler Color 

 made bv Wells. Richardson * Co., of Burlington, Vt.. is 

 remarkable. It shows that the claims of imitative 

 colors are baaelesa, wise dairymen will use no other. 



C. M. Blackstone. of Sack City ,Iowa. writes as follows 

 to Mr. Auger of Fitxwilliam, N. H. : " Your egg cases 

 were received all right, and I have tested them over our 

 roughest roads and find them perfect. I cannot praise 

 loo highly, for they are complete in every respect." 

 See advertisement in this issue. 



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SWEET POTATO PLANTS. 



We have received the Annual Catalogue of Pennsvl- 

 vania State College, for 1884 and 188.S. It is published by 

 the Board of Trustees, and will be sent free to applicants. 



" Mr. J. A. De Veer, importer, wholesaler and retailer 

 of bulbs, has removed from 318 Broadway, N. Y.. tf» I't 

 Broadway, and has admitted Mr. Wm. H. Bonnikanip 

 AS a partner. The bulbs which gave our friends such 

 splendid satisfaction last fall, were imported tor us by 

 this house, and we recommend to notice their advertise- 

 ment CD page 7 of this number. 



P. C. I^ewls, CatskiUa. N. Y., malcen a specialty of the 

 manufacture of Force-pumps and Syringes for farm and 

 garden use. These labor-saving instruments should be 

 used in every orchard, and we ask our readers to write 

 to Mr. Lewis for bis catalogue. 



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