THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



m WiLESJLE m GENERftL CftTALOGOES 



OF 



GREENHOUSE, BEDDING 



PLANTS, BULBS, FRUIT TREES, 



SHRUBS, SEEDS, etc., 



Mailed to all applicants. 



\V. C. AVIL.SOX, FIorlHt, Astoria, L.. I. 



Citg Oj gice, 45 Went Uth St., Xmr York. 



' J. B. HICKMA\, 



San .Tnan, San BeD'tj Co., Cal., collector of Bnlbe and Seed? of 

 California Wild Flowers. tmay6 



How to Raise Fruits. 



BY THOMAS GKEOO. 



A Haiifl-book of Fniit Culture being a Guide to the proper 

 ('ultivatlon and Management ot Fruit Trees, and of Grapes and 

 Small Fruits. 184 pages, 12mo, cloth, fully illustrated. Price 

 fl.OO. Sent by mail post-paid, on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



, 814 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia. 



(Greenhouses for Sale, 



With 8 acres of land, dwelling house and stable, three-quarters 

 of a mile from Turtle Creek Station, 13 miles from Pittsburgh, 

 consisting of 1 house 200 ft. by 32 ft. ; 1 house 220 ft. by Ifift. ; 

 1 house 30 ft. by 10 ft., all connected and heated by water ; 

 intended for growing cut-flowers. Possession given about -Tuly 

 Ist. Also Boup Station Greenhouses, 4 miles from Pittsburgh, 

 consisting of 4 houses, each 100 ft. by 11 ft. ; 5 houses, each 60 

 ft. by 11 ft., all connected and heated by steam. Specially 

 adapted for growing plants for Spring ti-ade. Located in 

 richest rural neighbortiood of Pittsburgh. Possession given 

 about 15th of July. All above nearly new and in first-class 

 order, and on line Pennsylvania R. R. 

 For further information apply to 



le. iL.-z"D^E]:2^ 



Rear of 428 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. 



Manufacture of PLAIN and FANCY V.'IRE-WORK, for FLO- 

 RISTS ; Wreathe f^roi^ses, Stars, Crowns, Hearts, Anchors, 

 Birds, Lambs. Gipsy Baski-t^s, Hanging Baskets, Flower Stands, 

 &c.. latest designs. 



The NOVELTY BUTTERFLY, for Cut-Flower Designs, is a 

 great allraction. Assorted sizes and colors, 60 cents for 10. 



sin Oiu. 10 In. 12 In 



Wire Hanging Baskets, painted, 1.00 1.2S 1.60 2.00 per doB. 

 " galvanized, 1.25 1.60 1.75 2 50 

 SEND FOR PRICK LIST. t-feb-tf 



BY BENJ. F. WILLIAMS, P. R. H. S. 



Containing descriptions of 930 Species and Varieties of 

 OrcliidaceoiiB Plniits with notices of times of flowering, 

 approved modes of treatment and practical instructions on 

 general culture. Remarks on heat, moisture, soil, seaeone 

 of growth and rest sniied to the several species. 

 FIFTH EDITION ENLARGED WITH COLORED FRONTISPICE 

 and numerous beamiful illustrations, 336 Pages 1^ »no. 

 Cloth. Price $3.50. Sent by mail, postage tree on receipt 



of price. 



4th edition of the al>ove work also on hand, 3f10 pages 12 mo. 

 cloth, illustrated. Price $2.50. Se; t by mail, postage free, on 

 receipt of price. Address 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 

 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



25 



ELEGANT CARDS, no two alike, with name, 10c. ; or 10 

 Comic Photos or Actresses, lOc; or 20 Fine Scroll Cards, 

 20 styles no name, lOc, post-paid. 

 octi2 J. B. HuBTBD, liassuft, N. Y. 



may:t 



RODMAN WISTER, 



117 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



mall jroa and them f.nr IlliislrnlKl Price Li<t of Cratft and BaskeU. 

 Our Improred Crate is the best ventilated, neatest, lichlest and 

 •Irencrett ever mHrie, while onr Hinkeln are neat, tlT'-ng. and o ) the 

 knt Tentilalcd. Prices low. DISBROW MF'G Co.. Rocheiter, N.Y. 



GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 



By A. S. Packard, Jr., M.D. 



.\lso a Treatise on those Injurious and Beneficial to 



'>v^. For the use of Colleges, Farms, Schools and Agriculturists. 



lllusii.ued with II plates, and 650 wood-cuts. 70,! pages, 8vo, 



etoth. Prici, 1J6.00. Sent by by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



.\ddre*. CHA.S. H. MAROT, 



S14 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN DrRECfORY. 



By Robert Buist. 

 With practical directions for the Culture of Plants in Flower- 

 Oardt-n, Hot-H'-tise, Green-Hou.se, Rooms, or Parlor Windows, 

 for ever7 month of the year. Instructions for erectinij Hot- 

 house, Greet house, and laying out a Flower garden. Instruc- 

 tion for cultivating, propagating, pruning and training the 

 Grapj vine and description of be.st sorts lor the open air. 342 

 pa«e6, l:2mo, cloth. Price$l 50. Sent by mail post paid on receipt 

 of price. CHAS. U. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St. PhUa. 



SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST. 



BY ANDREW S. FUI-LRK. 



Giving Description, History, Cultivation, Propagation, DIs- 

 Aftsea, Ac. 



Beautifully Illustrated. 



276 pages, I'imo, cloth. Price $1..50. Sent by mail, post-paid 

 on receipt of price. Address, 



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



FRUIT AND BREAD. 



A Natural and Scientiflc Uiet. 



BY GUSTAV 8CHL1CKEY8EN. 



Translated from the <)erman by M. L. Holbrook. M. D. In- 

 tended to show what is the natural food ot man ; to lead him to 

 become 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 nse of fruit ; to diraich the use 

 of flesh, and where possible, to do away with its use altogether; 

 to improve the health and add to the enjoyments and v^lue of 

 life. Cloth, 250 pages; 12mo. illustrated. Price, $1. Sent by 

 mail post-paid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



The Farmer's Account Book 



A Complete System <if Book-Keeping for Karmcra, 

 Planters and Gardeners, 



BT A. L. CAMPFIKLD. 



Evti-y one should keep a strict account of all business trans- 

 actions, and thereby save much trouble that comes of neglect. 

 This is a plain, practical system of Ixiok-keeping, easily nnder- 

 ptood, and especially adapted to the wants of the Farmer. 

 Full instructions in each book. Can be carried in an ordinary 

 pocket; 180 pages, bound in sheep skin. Price 75 cents. Mailed 

 postage free on receipt of price. Add ress 



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



PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT. 



BT P. T. tjniNN. 



A practlcjil Horticulturist and author of "Money in the Garden." 

 Containing practical method of raising Pears intelligently and 

 with best results; character of soil, best mode of preparing it; 

 best varieties U) select under existing conditions ; best mone of 

 planting, jiruning, fertilizing, grafting, luid utilizing the ground 

 before the treis come Into bearing, and finally gatheriiig and 

 parking for market. Illustrated with practical cuts on prunning 

 and grafting, distance table and orchard record. 13<; pages, 12 

 nu). cloth. Price $1. Sent by mail, post-paid on receipt of 

 pri. < . . . N. j,jj^jj, j^_ MAROT^814 Chestnut St.. Phila. 



LONDON GARDENER'S CHRONICLE 



Will be furnished, post-paid, direct to "uhscribers in the IT. S. 



for $7.50 per ) ear. Apply to 



uovM CHAS. H. MAKOT, Agent, HU Vhestimi i^., Phila. 



