TEE EOB TIC UL TUBAL ADVERTISER. 



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WASHINGTON, D. C. 



The undersigned offers a fine stock of the fol- 

 lowing at low rates : 



Pears. — Souvenirs du Congress. Pilmaston 

 Duchesse, and other new sorts, &c., a heavy 

 stock of fine trees. 

 NewPeaches: Alexander, Amsden's June, 



&C., also the fine new late varieties. 

 Fruit Trees, of all kinds an extensive Stock, 

 viz.: Plums, Cherries, Apricots, Apples, 

 suitable to the South, &c. 

 Grape Vines, Strawberries, Raspberries, 

 &c., new sorts Evergreens, New Orna- 

 mental Trees, New Shrubs, &c.. Small 

 sizes, suitable for Nurserymen, as well as 

 large Stock in great variety. 



DUTCH BULBS. 

 Large importations direct from the leading grow- 

 ers in Holland. First quality bulbs : Hyacinths, 

 Lilies, Tulips, &c. New and rare Gretnhouse 

 Plants, Winter-bloomin^' Plants. 

 Pelargoniums. — A large stock of the new, 



choice varieties. 

 New Roses.— Duchess of Edinburg, Perle 

 des Jardins, &c., with an immense stock 

 of finest varieties grown in pots in open 

 ground. 

 New Wisterias, New Clematis, Gerani- 

 ums, Primulas, &c. 

 Catalogues mailed to applicants. 

 sep3 JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 



A MANUAL OF 



'MNfl 



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A pair of fine Pea-fowls (male and female), in full plumage; 

 price $3 oc. 



These would be an ornament to any gentleman's place. 

 novi Strawberry Hill Nurseries, Reading, Pa., A. D. Burnett" 



nmm, pickling and cunning fruit, 



By Mrs. M. E. Peterson. 

 Containing a choice collection of receipts of Preserving, Pickling, 

 and Canning Fruits, many of them being original from house wives 

 of experience. 72 pages, i6mo. Cloth. Price 50 cents. Sent by 

 mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phlla. 



A Hygroscope for 50 cents. 



THE CHEMICAL HYGROSCOPE. 



This indicator of atmospheric moisture is as accurate as the 

 costly ones. Rooms heated by furnaces or stoves are almost in- 

 variably so dry as to be damaging not only to health but to fur- 

 niture. Some people take the consequences, others keep water 

 on the heater. The Hygroscope bhows at a glance whether the 

 air is too dry or not. 



Sent by mail for 50 cents. Address, 

 febtf CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 



Fruit Gr ivers' Hand-Book. 



By F.R. Elliott, author o' "Western Fruit Growers' Guide," 

 (one of thnbesli)osted men on the subject in the United States). 

 Contains the praclice on all sul'jects connected with fruitgrow- 

 ing. The book is made for those who grow fruit for their own 

 use. Also an Appendi.x, containing matter relating to the s« 

 lection and culture of Ornamental Trees, Roses, Plants, Ac. 



Illustrated with 45 woi)d-cuts, 130 pages, ]6ino cloth, 81; pa- 

 per, 60 cts. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address C. H. MAROT, S14 Chestnut St., Phila. 



HOW TO GROW CABBAGE PLANTS in any 

 locality, in any quantity, free from FLEAS, MAG- 

 GOTS, and CLUB ROOT ! 



How to construct and manage a Fire Hot Bed at 

 less cost and with greater satisfaction than the 

 common manure bed. 



How to grow all kinds of Early and Late Vege- 

 table Plants cheaply and surely. 



Many Valuable New Ideas, based on long experience, and never 

 before divulged, will be found in our NEW MANUAL OF VEGE- 

 TABLE PLANTS, sent to .iny address, for ONE DOLLAR. Cir- 

 cular giving table of contents, free to postal card address. 



TILLING HAST BROTHERS, 

 oct3 La Plume, Luzerne Co., Pa. 



TULIPS, 

 Crocus, Lilies, 



And all other Bulbs for planting in the 

 autumn ; also Bulb Glasses, Far.cy F ower 

 Pots, Fern Cases, Rustic Work and Winter 

 Flowering Piants. 



The Largest and Finest Assortment 

 in tlie Country. 



PRICES MODERATE. 



Descriptive Catalogues mailed to all applicants free. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



octi 714 Chestnut St., Piiiladelphia, Pa. 



ARITHMETIC MADE EASY. 



ROPP'S EASY CALCULATOR 



Is a new publication that must prove of incalculable benefit to 

 Farmers, Mechanics and Business men. It \i ^o rapid SiXid original 

 as to startle the most scholarly , and yet so simp/e a.nA practical thtX 

 the most illiterate in figures can instantaneously become his own 

 accountant. It enables thousands to accomplish ia a minute what 

 they they could not learn to calculate in many months. 



1 he first part containing an entirely new system of Tables which 

 shows at aglance the exact values of all kinds of Grain, Stock, Hay, 

 Coal, Lumber Merchandise, etc., fromo«;/<7K7ia'up to a car load ,2iTkd 

 for any price which the market is likely to reach ; the Intereit on 

 any sum for any time at 6, 7, 8, and 10 p 'r cent. ; correct measure- 

 ment of all kinds of Lumber, Saw Logs, Cisterns, Tanks, Granaiies, 

 Bins, Wagon Beds, Corn Cribs; a Time, Wages, and many other 

 valuable tables. 



The Second part is a/rarZ/Va/ Arithmetic, and embodies a simple 

 mathematical principle which enables aw^- o'le familiar with the fun- 

 damental rules to become a lightning calculator ; and by which 

 over te'o M:Vrt'j of the figures and labor required by the ordinary 

 methods, and_/V(irf/'o«j with their intricacies, are entirely avoided. 



The work Is nicely printed on fine tinted paper, is well and ele- 

 gantly bound in pocket-book shape and is accompanied by a Silicate 

 Slate, Memorandum and Pocket for papers It is by f;ir the most com- 

 plete, compreh'-ntive and convenient pocket manual ever published. 



PRICES: Bound in Russia I>eather, Gilded, 92.00; 

 Morocco, $1.50; F.ue Kny;lish Cloth, *1.00. 



Sent post paid on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St.. Pliila. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



BY JAMKS HOCG. 



A complete guide to the cultivation of Vegetables, containing 

 tlioroiigh instructions for Sowing, Plantin,' and ^.ultivating all kinds 

 of Vegetables ; with plain directions for preparing, manuring and 

 tilling the soil to suit each plant ; including also a summary of the 

 work t3 be done in a vegetable garden during each month of the 

 year. 137 p.ages, i6mo , cluth. Illustrated. Price 50 cents; sent 

 by mail, post paid on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAKOT, 814 Chestnut St., ^hila. 



