'niE iwR TIC UL run A l ad veh tiser. 



FOR SALE. 



A RARE CHANCE TO GET INTO A GOOD 

 PAYING BUSINESS AT ONCE. 



On acooiiiit of r.n .ii'.iri- failiue of Ihc healtli of our ni.-ina;;in;; 

 partner, wc ff<:\ compc-lUci to ilTer our ciuire Nursery for sale. Wc 

 have a large fstablisheil trade, all over tlieWcst. Ncrth ami 

 South, ami the ' Star Nurseries" arc wtU and favorably known all 

 over the Unitetl Stales. Sixty acres closely planted with chi^ire 

 stock, within the limits of Quincy. III., a live city of 35,000 inhab- 

 itant.^. Location and shipping facilities unsurpassed East or We«t 

 Twenty thousand Jullars worth of salable stock now ready for the 

 Spring trade, and a market for all of it. 



For further particulars address the proprietors, 



HARGIS & SOMMER, 

 jan3 Star Nurseries, Quincy. 111. 



JOHN DICK'S PATENT BOILER 



Economy, Simplicity and Duralnlity. The Prize Medal of t"ie 

 Centennial Commission was awarded fi r this Boibr. Send to us for 

 Testimonials from those who use it. 



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JOHN DICK, Florist, 

 53cl and Darby Road, Phila., Pa. 



IE¥ YORK CITY, 



P. 0. Box 2956, 

 REPRESENTS IN THE UNITED STATES: 



Messrs E. II. KRELAGE & SON, Nerserymen, Seedsmen and 

 Florists, Haarlem, Holland 



Messrs. .JOHN STEWART & SONS, Nurserymen, Seedsmen and 

 Florists, Dundee, Scotland 



Messrs PETER S. ROBERTSON & CO., Nurserymen, Seedsmen 

 and Florists, Edinburch, Scotland 



Messrs. LEVAVASSEUR & FILS, Nurserymen and Florists, 

 Ussy, France. 



Mr. ANDRE LEROY, Nurser>-man, Seedsman and Florist, An- 

 gers, France. 



Mr. GRANGER, Rose Grower. Suisnes, France. 



Mr. EUGENE VERDIER FILS AINE. Florist; New Gladiolu- 

 ses, Koses. Psennias, etc , a specialty, Paris. France. 



Mr. V. LEMOINE, Florist; new varieties of Plants a specialty, 

 Nancy, France. 



Mr. ALEGATIERE, Florist; new varieties of Plants a specialty, 

 Lyon, France. 



Messrs. C. PLATZ & SON, Seedsmen. Erfurt, Prussia. 



Mr. WILHELM BUECHNER, Seed Grower, Erfurt, Prussia. 



And many other European Nursarymen, Seedsmen and Florist.^, 

 •whose Catalogues will be sent to all applicants, free of expense. 



Pear Seed Crop, 1876, For Sale. 

 $150.00 per 100 lbs. 

 $1.75 per lb. 



RO-S'^-S 



By m»ll, po^t pnid, (nn own rootn) 26 ccnlB apieoo, $2.00 

 per do7.cn. Lnricx plnntn (Imddid or on own rootm by 

 I'lpri'HH lit imrcluiHcrB <»|i('iis(i .Ml ccntH apicco, f4.liO per 

 t\>i7.i-n. Tlic iiMtsi Ncli-i'i <-<>Il<'<'l iiiii ill Aiiifrit'ii. 



ErLWANGER & BARRY. Roche.,er,N.y.. 



FIFTEEN MONTHS FOR $4. 



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 jan2 ScRiiiNKR & Co , 743 Broadway, N, Y. 



Rear of 428 Walnut Street, Philada. 



Manufacturer of Plain and Fancy "Wire-'work, for FlorintB; 



Wreaths, Crosses, Stars, Crowns, Hearts, Anchors, Birds, Lambs, 

 Gipsy Baskets, Hanging Baskets, Flower Stands, &c. 



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Smilax Plants. 



Fine, Strong plants, »6.00 per 100, *50 per 1,000. 

 A. HANCE Si SON, 



oct.tf Nurserymen and Florists, Red Bank, N. J. 



Cut Flowers to the Trade 



ROSES A SPECIALTY. 



Carnations, Lilies, Violets, Bouvardia, Lily of 

 the Valley, Heliotrope, <fcc. 



Parties requiriiifi a REGULAR SUPPLY, 



will find it to their advantage to correspond. 



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Orders by Telegraph promptly attended to. 



JAMES HAGGERTY, 



jan4 POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



