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THI! HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Index to Advertisements. 



AdTertlters are requesttd lo havt ordert in hand aj bablt as 

 POSSiBf.K. (^fi'j rfcriitd a/ter the 23rd of each month cannot be 

 IN3URKD insfrtii/n in the next issue. 



Allen S, L A Co., Thiladelphia, Pa „ 11 



Babbit B. T., Now York 14 



Bother J. R. 4 A.,Cllnlon, Iowa, ih 



Bassett Win. F., Haniinontun. N J „ 18 



Baversdorfer M. M. A Co., Philadelphia 8 



BeUeviie Nursery Co , Paterson, N. J 8 



Benson A Biirpi>e, Phila., Pa 20 



Bridgenian A., New York city ^ 17 



Biilst R., Philadi-lphia, Pa 19,20 



Butz Paul A Son, New Castle, Pa 18 



Cadness John, Flushine, L. I., Now York 7 



Chidester W. H., New York city 17 



Collius, John S. Mooreslown, N. J M 



Curran J. F. H A Co., New York 11 



Detroit Seed Co., Detroit, .Mich 14 



Dewey U. M.. Rochester, N. Y.... „. 4 



Dick John, Phila 6, ly 



Dickey Samuel, Oxford, Pa 'lii 



Dingee A Conard Co., West Grove, Pa .'." •_' 



Douglas Robert A Sons, Waukcgan, 111 ^ 



Dreer Henry A.. Philadelphia 4 l,s 



Elder Walter, Philadelphia ' U 



Qlis Chas. R., New Y'ork city ; y 



Elliott Benj. A. A Co., Pittsburgh, Pa ^ 17 



Elverson A Sherwood, New Brighton, Pa 17 



EUwanger A Barry, Rochester, N. Y 6 cover 



Ferry D. M. A Co., Detroit, Mich H 



Fleming James, New York city 20 



Gregory James J. H., Marblehead, Mass 4 



Hargi-, A Souimer, Quiney, 111 g 



Harris Wm. K., Philadelphia, Pa ." 4 



Haggerty James, Poughkeepsie, N Y K 



Hance A. A Son, Red Bank.N. J 4,6,11 14 1.5 



Henderson Peter A Co., New York !....' 1 



Hews A. H. A Co., No. Cambridge, Mass 8 



Hinrichs C. F. A., New Y'ork city "' 20 



Hitchings A Co., New York city 3 



Hooker II. E. A Bro , Rochester, N. Y .'." 14 



Hoopes Bro. A Thomas, West Chester, Pa 4, 1.5 



Hoopes Joshua, Wimington, Del '21 



Hovey A Co .Boston, Mass 17 



Hubbard I. S , Fredonla, N. Y »'.!!!!!!.'." 8 



Jaquot A. Henry A C. Hugo, Jacksonville, Fla .'.""'." 9 



Jordan, J. M. A Bro., St. Louis, Mo 10 



Knauth, Nachod A Kuhne, New York ','.','.*.! cover 



Kreupper Vuiceslas, Naples, It:ily .' yj 



Lane C. F.. Koshkonong, Wis ...'..'. ""', 17 



Lonsdale Eidwin, Germantown, Pa !.....". 11 



Lord's Horticultural Works, Irvington, New York....... ........! 7 



Lynei£ichard, Philadelphia (j 



Marot fbas. H., Phila 12, 16, 19, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 



Meehan Thomas, Germantown, Philadelphia 4, 9, 12 15 



Michel Henry A Co., St. Louis, Mo !....' i.s 



Miller A Hayes, Phila, Pa 4 a i.^ 



Miller A Hunt, Chicago, 111 .'..,' 20 



Moon Wra. H., Morrisville, Pa , ."!....".".' .0 



Murdoch John R. A A , Pittsburgh, Pa 17 



Murphy John, Dansville, N. Y 20 



Nauz, Neuner A Co , Louisville, Ky "..'.'..»•. 19 



N. Y. Slate Paint Co., New Y'ork city 15 



Nimmo Alexander, Brooklyn, New York 12 



Nordyke C. A., Richmond, Ind ....'. 23 



Octoraro Nursery, Oxford, Pa 15 



Parsons, R. B. A Co., Flushing, N. Y 26 



Parsons S. B. A Sons, Flushing, New York cover 



Parry Wm., Cinnaraiason, N. J 19 



Polk A Hyatt, Odessa, Delaware „ 18 



Peters Randolph, Wilmington, Del '. 14 



I-'rai;tical Farmer, Philadelphia 14 



Roe E. P., CornwaP-on-Hudson, N. Y 2f) 



Raoux C, New York city 6 



Roberts Josiah H., Malvern, Pa .' .', 19 



Rolker A. A Sons, New York city Fly-leaf 



Rommel A. B. A Co., Pittston, Pa 19 



Saul John, Washington, D. C - 11 



Scribner A Co., New York city 6 



Scollay John A., Brooklyn, N. Y 9 



Scott D.W ACo., Galena, 111 12 



Sherwood John A Son, Bristol, Pa 9 



Shumway R. H., Rockford, 111 '..... 14 



Smith A Lynch, Boston, Mass ^ 



Smith W. C.Suffield, Conn ''.'. 19 



Spooner Wm. H , Boston, Mass 1.5 



StelTens N., New Y'ork city .■ 4 



Straiton & Storm, New Y'ork city 1.5 



Sutherland William, Philadelphia, Pa 18 



rhornburn J. M. A Co., New York City cover 



Transon P A E., Orleans, France, cover 



Trowbridge F , Milford, Conn 19 



Verdler Chas. Jr., Rue Bandrlcourt, Parii, France 11 



Vick James, Rochester, N. Y U 



Weathered A Chcrevoy, N. Y. City IB 



Werner Wm. C, PalnPsvillu, Ohio 28 



White John, Jersey City, N. J „ 19 



Williams A. K., Rlcbniond Ind 9 



Wood Edmund M., BoHdn, Massachusetts IS 



SITUATION WANTEdT 



By a young man, aged 34, as Propaijat'r in a private or Commer- 

 cial establishment. Can speak both Knglish and German. Eight 

 years' experience in one of the largcit establisliments of the West. 

 Has thorough knowledge of the cultivation and propagation of 

 Greenhouse and Bedding Plants, Shrubs, Roses, Ac. ; also the 

 arrangement of bouquets and lloral designs. Best references fur- 

 nished. Address, 



WM. C. WKKNKK, 

 fcbi Box 716. Paine8viile, Lake Co., Ohio. 



SITUATION Wanted as Gardener or Farmer, by a Scotchman 

 married, no family, has a practical knowledge of the culture 

 and general management of hot and cold Graperies, Greenhouse 

 pb , _ 

 knowlodge of farmin 

 employer 

 N. V. 



lants, vegetables, &c.; also, a successful experience as to a general 

 Address W. A. R., White Plains, Westchester County, 



six years' satisfactory reference from late 



For Situations Wanted, see page 20. 



R. B. PARSONS & CO., 



Offer Ko»e» in pots of fine varieties, at 87 per 100. Khododen- 

 drons of the best har ly sorts. Chinese Azaleas, a large stock in 

 vory fine condition, and of the btst sorts,25 cts. to$i. Cainelliaja- 

 ponica, a large collection in superb condition, 25 cts. to $1. 

 Hardy Azaleas, the choicest deciduous shrubs. Magnolias, 

 both Chinese and Japan, at very low rates. 

 We invite the attention of 



NURSERYMEN and DEALERS 



To our general stock, both Deciduous und Evergreen, which is 

 very large and complete. Tlie rarer Evergreens, as well as the 

 old st'\ndard sorts, we grow in large quantity. Flowering 

 Shrubs we offer at low rates. Our Purple Beecli, grafted 

 from really purple-leaved trees are very fine. 



Our Office and Greenhouses being at the location once occupied by 

 the old house of Parsons & Co., (now dissolved), of which the head 

 of this firm was a member, visitors will find it quUo accessible 

 l^rom either the Bridge or Main St. Railroad Stations. P"or Cata- 

 logues, address, R. B. PAKSONS & CO., 



Bownft Ave., 

 Febi2 P. O. Box, 99. Flushing, N. Y. 



Strawberry Plants, 



Thirty odd varieties. 



RASPBERRY PLANTS, 



Fourteen varieties. 



Currant, Gooseberry and Blackberry plants for sale by E. P. ROE, 

 author of " Manual on the Culture of Small Fruits," '"Play and 

 Profit in My Garden," &c. Send for a Circular. 



E. P. RO»^, 



Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange Co., N. Y, 



Yorkshire, Berkshire, Essex, Poland China, and Chester 

 WHITE SWINE, of unsurpassed excellence. Alderney, Ayr- 

 shire and Shorthorn Cattle, Southdown and Cotswold SHEEP. 

 Imported and Prize POULTRY, and PIGEONS bred on 8 

 FARMS. DOGS, Ac. New dej^criptive circular free. Elegant 

 new Catalogue with cuts from life of our stock, 20c. Seeds, 

 Treks, Plants, Fertilizers, Implemets, Ac. C PACKAGES 

 seeJs, free, as samples, for two 3c. stamps. Benson A Burpee, 

 successors to W. Atlee Burpee, Seed Warehouse, 223 Church 

 Street, Philadelphia, Pa. octl2 



GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH, or HOW TO GROW 

 VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. 



By Wm. N. Whitk. 



Containing instructions and hints in formation and management 

 of Gardens, Soils and improvement, manures and their sources, ro- 

 tation, hot-beds, cold frames, pits, propagation, budding and graft- 

 ing, pruning and training, transplanting, mulching, shading and 

 watering, protection, garden implements, insects and vermin. Vege- 

 tables, Fruits, description, varieties and culture. Illustrated, 444 

 pages, i2mo. Cloth. Price J2.00. Sent by mail, post-paid, on re- 

 oept of price. Address. CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



