THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Wanted to Buy 



Good souiul, prime AURATUM LILY BULBS. Pay 



either in cash or trade, liv 



AUGUST ROLKER «fe SONS, 



p. O. Box 899 New Yoilv City. 



Buy Improved Farm Tools 



THE ADVAN3E JR. CHILLED PLOWS 



ARE TIIK LATEST AND BEST. 



The LADOW WHEEL HARROW I'lts in wheat 

 thoroughly in trashy ground. Improved Plows, Harrows, Fod- 

 der-Cutters, Farmer's Boilers, Corn-Shellers, Cider-Mills, Corn- 

 knives, Pumps, etc., wholesale and retail, fiend for circu- 

 lars, S. L. ALLEN & CO., 229 Market St., Phihidelphia. oct-12 



GREEfflOUSE DEPARTMENT 



OF THE DUPAGE CO. NURSERIES. 



We have a FINE STOCK of PLANTS to sell this Fall. Roses, 

 Monthly, H. P., Climbing; al.so hardy Dahlias, Lilies, Tulips, 

 Crocuses, Crown Imperial and oth«r Bulhs, Shruhs, Perennials, 

 Asparagus, Rhubarb, Small Fruits. Our stock is large and fine. 

 Please send for Trade List. F. LUDLOW, Lessee, 



nov 1 Xapcrril/fi, III. 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



for Florist's use and present sowing. New Crop of 1878, 

 largely of our own saving. 



Akdisia — Crenulata, Rosea and Alba per pkt. 20 



Balsam— Double White Extra " oz. $2 00 



Begonia— Choice Tuberous rooted sorts " pkt. 20 



Calceolaria — Choice strain " " 35 



Caknatiox — Ex. choice stage grown var " '• .3/5 



Centaurea— Candidissima per 1000 seeds 2 00 



" " Compacta " '' " 2 50 



" dementi " " " 2 00 



" Gymnocarpa. " " " 1 00 



Cineraria — Choice strain per pkt. 20 



Cyclamen— Persicum, extra choice " oz. 16 00 



" " gigantea very large per 100 seeds 4 00 



Geranium— Apple seen led, per 100 seeds 7oc. " 1000" 6 00 



Glaucium — cornicidata per oz. 3 tO 



Gloxinia — A choice strain " pkt. 3-5 



LYfiODUiM ScANDENS— Japanese Creeping Fern.. " " 20 



Pansy — Dreer's premium " oz. 10 00 



" English, very fine " " 5 00 



Petuni.v— Finest double hybrid " pkt. 20 



" Fine striped and blotched " oz. 12 00 



Pykethrum aureum— Golden Feather " " 3 00 



" " Laciriatuni (new) deeply 



lacineated foliage .'. " " 6 00 



Salvia splendens " " 6 00 



Smilax " " 2 50 



Stock— Large flowering ten weeks " " G 00 



Torenia Fournieri — A splendid bedder " pkt. 20 



Verbena — From our very choice colleclion " oz. 5 00 



" Striped " " 8 00 



ViNCA Rose.\. — Alba and Ocellata " " 2 50 



For other sorts please see Dreer's Descriptive Catalogue of Bulbs 

 and seasonable seeds, which will be mailed free. The above setds 

 mailed free on receipt of price by money order. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



nov Seedsman & Florist, Philadelphia. 



INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



By Clias. Darwin. 



With copious descriptive contents and index. Illustrated. 

 462 pages, 12mo, cloth. Price 87.00. 

 Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



8U CUcBtnutSt., Pbila. 



30 GREENHOUSES. 



100,000 FEET OF GLASS 



TO THE TRADE. 



My Price List of Plants i^ "ow ready, and will be 

 forwarded free on application. 



ALSO, 



JOHN DICK'S PITENT BOILER. 



Economy, Simplicty and Durabilty. The Prize Medal of 

 the Centennial Commission was awarded for this Boiler. 

 Send to us for Testimonials from those who use it. 



JOHN DICK. Florist, 



S3d. <£z, IDs.r'b37- I2.oa.a., :Fli.lla,. 



ROSE GARDEN. 



By ^'m. Paul, F. R. H. S. 



Embracing History of the Rose ; formation of Rosarium ; detail- 

 ed account of practice for successful cultivation ; arrangement ia 

 natural groups of most esteemed varieties, English and Foreign, 

 in the most eminent Gardens ; with full description and remarks 

 on origin an i mode of culture. Numerous illustrations. 2')6 

 pages. Royal 8vo, cloth. Price S3. 00. Sent by ma 1 post-paid 

 on receipt of price. Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



BOOK OF ROSES. 



By Francis Parkinan. 



Description, Cultivation ard Propagation. Beautifully illus- 

 trated. 22.5 pages, 12mo, cloih. Price SI. 50. S. nt by mail 

 post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT. 



814 Chestnut St., Philtu 



WORKING MAN'S WAY TO WEALTH. 



By Edmund Wrigley. 



A practical treatise on Building Associations, -what they are, and 

 kow to use them. loS pages, i6mo, cloth. Price, 7s cents. Sent 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



GARDENERS' DICTIONARY. 



By Gbo. W. Johnson, Editor of " Cottage Gardener." 



Describing the Plants, Fruits and Vegetables desirable for the 

 Garden, and explaining the terms and operations employed in 

 their cultivation. New Edition, with a suppleraent, including the 

 new plants and varieties. 910 pages, i-.;mo, cloth, fine print. Price, 

 J3.50. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt $£ price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT. 



814 Chestnut Strcei, 1-hilatli-lphia. 



GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 



By a. S. Packakd, Jr., M.D. 

 Also a Treatise on those Injurious and Beneficial to 

 OPS. For the use of Colleges, Farms, Schools and Agriculturists. 

 Illustrated with II plates, and 650 wood-cuts. 702 pages, 8vo,~ 

 cloth. Price, J6.00. Sent by by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 

 Address, CHAS. H. MAKOT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



