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TIIF llOliTICULTUJlAL ADVERIISER. 



Splendid plants, free from rust or mildew 

 In ■• distinct n.imed varieties 

 The same unnamed 



Samples sent by mail free t» those who wish to s-e them kefore 

 purchasing. 



SKED, PADDOCK & CO., 

 Cleveland, O. 



8ep7 



SPECIAL OFFER to the TBADE 



HARDY FI.OWEK BOOTS \ 



per 100 



Campanula (Plalycoden, Wahlenbe'gia)gr»ndinora f1 albo |i6.oo 



d« do do do do pleno 34. •• 



°° do do do da coemles 4.00 



or,- J , „ , *^° ^'^ ^° do pleno 8.00 



Spirza f. Iipcndula fl. pi. . 3 „ 



A remittance mmt accomi»:\ny each order 



decj A. M. C. JONGKINDT, CONINCK, 



( nearZwolle, Nether laadsl To ttenham Nurser ies.at Dedemsvaart. 



PUBLIC SALE OF 



In Mount Holly, New Jersey Will be sold at vendue at the 

 Arcade Hotel in Mount Holly, N. }., on Saturday, Dec. ;j9th.i877. 

 All that valuable greenhouse property, whereof JohnM.Shinn 

 died seized, in Mount Holly, N. J. It being about oae acre of supe- 

 rior land on which there are three greenhouses, a stable and a large 

 variety of choice fruit trees, vines and flower. ng plants. This pro- 

 perty has a good local custom and ii conve«ient to Philadelphia. 



S.ale positive, as it is necessary to the settlement 'A the estate. 

 • ^'l''^°"^ *'" ''* shown the property by calling on the subscriber 

 in Mount Holly, •rWardell Shinn on the premises. Sale to com- 

 mence at I o'clock p. M , b\' 



JAME-S LIPPINdOTT, Attorney for the Heirs. 



CONDITIONS AT SAL«. 



.^rAfter the sale of the above property, the stock of plants 

 pots, &c., will be offered at private sale. deci 



Extra New Jersey Peat ! 



I beg to call your attention to the extra quality of my New J«r- 

 sey peat. The finest I have ever seen. Delivered free on cars «t 

 $1 per bbl.; 10 bbls. and up vards, 75 c. per bbl. 



Gray propagating sand, very pretty »nd free from fu»gus same 

 price. 



Sphagnum Moss, 75 c. per bbl. When carried as freigkt the 

 charges are very trifling. 



GEORGE rOUST, 

 "««=' , BarneRat, N. J. 



Form erly, 1825 Frankford Ave., Phila 



dec I 



Address, EXGLE & BRO., MARIETTA, PA. 



FRUIT AND BREAD. 



A Natural and Scientific Diet. 



BY GLSTAV SCHLICKEYSEN. 



Translated from the German by M. L. Holbrook, M.D. In- 

 tended to show what is the natural food of man ; to lead him' to be- 

 come a living child of nature ; to simplify and beautify his manner 

 of living , to emancipate women from the drudgery of the kitchen ; 

 to lead to increased use of fruit ; to diminish the use of flesh, and 

 where possible, to do away with its use altogether ; to improve the 

 health and add to the enjoyments and value of life. Cloth, 350 

 pages; lamo. illustrated. Price, ^i. 00. Sent by mail postpaid on 

 receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



How to Baise Fruits. 



By Thomas Gregg. 



A Hand-book of Fruit Culture, being a Guide to the proper Culti- 

 vation and Management of Fruit Trees, and of Grapes and Small 

 Fruits. 184 pages, izmo, cloth, fully illustrated. Price |i. 00. 



Sent by Mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



CATALOGUE 



Of SEISDS ! 



For 1878. Just published, and will be mailed 

 on application. 



OF 



FloTTver Seeds ! 



OF THF, 



CHOICEST QUALITY. 



New varieties of merit ; complete assortment of 

 the most popular annuals ; Florists' Flowers of 

 the best strains. Everything fresh and unsur- 

 passed. Specimen packets for 25 cents. Liberal 

 discount to the trade, Address, 



dec4. 



B. WYMAN, JR., 

 Rockford, 111. 



A TRUE FARMER'S PAPER. 



BOSTON, MASS., 

 Devoted to the interests of Profitable Ajp-iculture. 



Its departni«nts include Chbmistky. Botany and Horticul- 

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 Field, Con»hrbnc« Corner, and Miscillanbous — on Farm 

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 Circulates in every State and Territory. 



Subscription price only $1.00 per year. Send stamp for lample 

 copy and circular oi Special Premiums and inducements/or Clubs. 



All about its Soil, Climate, Resources, Products, Laws, and its 

 People are given in the KANSAS FARMER, a i»-page Weekly, 

 in its 15th year. Post-paid, 3 mo. 5-.C. 



Address, J. K. HUDSON, Topeka, Kansas. 



Has quickly taken a high place among agricultural journals.— A'. 

 Y. Tribune. We have considered it among the best of our ex- 

 changes, and a worthy lepresentative of the West. — Practical Far- 

 mer , Phil'a. Our Kansas friends should feel much pride in the 

 high character ani sterling worth of their State agricultural paper. 

 — National Live-Stock yournal. We cheerfully credit it with 

 being one of the best edited of our Western agricultural exchanges. 

 —Spirit tfthe Times, N. Y. deC4 



\ irst-class bloomiag bulbs, Co) j2i.oo per 1000. 

 E.xtra large do @ J40 00 do 



Now ready — Samples sent, 

 deci ENGLE &, BBC, Marietta, Pa. 



