THE HORTICULRAL ADVERTISER. 



MAR^HATT 30 greenhouses. 



100.000 FEET OF GLASS 



TO TIEiE TI^^^IDE 



AL?0, 



This fine, NEW AMERICA^; PEAR, originated iu Wash- 

 ingtoH Co.. N. Y., and is now (ISTS) being propaL'ated and for 

 sale by P. H. Foster, at the BABYLON NURSERY'. The tree, |V|y Price List Of Plants is uow ready, and will be 

 is moderately vigorous; very productive ; fruit rather large ; forwarded tree on application, 

 bell shaped; greenish rnssett; becomes yellow when ripe; 

 thin skin ; flesh white; juicy, buttery; flavor neither sweet nor| 

 sour; ten days after the Bartlett; as good a bearer and better 

 fruit ; smooth; does not crack nor canker; is always much 

 admired when growing and when ripe. For fui-ther details, 

 refer t» the Gardener's Monthly, Nov., 1877, page 336. 



Thos. Meehaii, E?f|., says of it : " We can say that few Pears 

 excel it in flavor, and regard it as a very vahiable acquisition." 



75c. each. $6.00 per doz. 



P. H, FOSTER, 



t:aug.3 IJnbylon, N. Y. 



John Dick's Patent Boiler. 



SUBTROPICAL GARDEN; 



Or, Jieaiity of Form in the Flower Garden. 

 By W. Robinson, F.L.S. 

 Beautifully Illustrated. 241 pages, l'2mo, cloth. Price, $2.75. 

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Adcliess, LUAb. H. WAKUi , 'f the CENTENNIAL Commission was awarded for this Boiler. 



bl4 Chestnut ht., Phila igend to ns for TestimoriiaU from those who use it. 



ART OF GRAFTING AND BUDDING, 



By Charles Baltet. 



Appropriately and fully Illustrated by cuts, showing meth- 

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814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



JOHN DICK, Florist, 



53d and Darby lioad, Phila, 



ROSE GARDEN. 



By Wm. Paul, F. R. H. S. 

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

 tailed account of practice for successful caltivation ; arrange- 

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 Foreign, in the most eminent Gardens; with full descj-iption 

 and remarks on origin and mode of culture. Namerous illus- 

 itrations 328 pages. Royal 8vo, cloth. Price of plain edition. 

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Fruit Growers' Sand- Booh. 



Guide," (one of the best posted men on the subject in tlie 

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 fruit for their own use. Also an Appendix, containing matter 

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



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



BY JAMES HOGG. 



$5.50. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT. 

 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



HOW PLANTS GROW. 



Sy Asa Gray, M. D. 



A simple Introduction to Structural Botany, with a Popular 

 Flora, or an arrangement and description of Common Plants, 

 both wild and cultivated. Illustrated with 500 wood engravings. 

 233 pages, large 16mo, half-arabesque, paper sides. Price $1.25. 

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814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



A complete guide to the cultivation of Vegetables, contain- 

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ting all kinds of Vegetables; with plain directions for prepa 

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histrated. 

 of price. 



By Asa Gray. 



Including the district east of the Mississippi and north of Carolina 

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i^Xi^Lf' cents; sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt Ifrated with 20 plates of Sedges, Grasses, Ferns, &c. 703 pages, 



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Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



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



AMERICAN FRUIT CULTURIST. 



BY JOHN J. THOMAS. 



Practical directions for the Cultivation of Fruit Trees in the 



NURSERY. ORCHARD AND GARDEN, 



Descriptions of the principal American and Foreign varieties 

 Plain Edition, 480 engravings, 511 pages, 12 mo. Price, 83.00, 

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BTJLBS. 



GARDNERS' DICTIONARY. 



By Geo. W. Johnson, Editor of " Cottage Gardner." 

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 the Gardcn.and explaining the terms and operations employed 

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814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



WORKING MAN'S WAY TO WEALTH. 



By Edward Spraguk Rand, Jr. By EDMUND WrigLEY. 



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Address, CHAS. H. MAROT. Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



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