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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



FRUIT SEEDS, &C. 



Ma h((leb Seeds, 



Mazzai'd Seeds, 

 Piuin Seeds, PeaehSeed, &c. 



Wo shall have our usual supi)ly of those scoiis, of goo<l quality, 

 and oarly i-onespondi'iu'o is soliiiteil, where large qitatitUie* 

 nl low price$ arc roquirod. 



SmkI for our Catalogues. 



THOMAS MEEHAN, 



"^v*-^- Germantown, Philadelphia. 



NORWAY MAPLES. 



W e oircr a lar^e stock of youuR and thrifty Norwijy Maples at 

 • he following low prices per UK): 



8 to !i feet high 1 to I'l inch diameter, S20 



9 to 10 " '^ 114 tolU " " 8;{0 

 11 to U " " 134 .' .. J50 



Pycamore and .Silver Maples, a large and fine young stock , nil 

 sizes, at low prices. Al.so a general list of deciduous evergreen 

 and fruit treos, nlant.s, shrub.s .and vines usually kept in good 

 nurseries. ."Send for descriptive eatalougc. 



Old Westbury, Long Island. 



top-l 



TO FLORISTS, 



CARNATION BLOOMS 



In large quantities are offered to Florists the coming season. 



sep.tf 



THOS. F. SEAL, 



yyioyviLLE, Chester co., pa. 



NKW PEACH. 



SALLIE WORRELL 

 Freestone; delicious flavor; usual size 12 to 14 inches in circum- 

 ference; small pit. 



Bubs this Summer .it 81.00 per 100; small sized trees next Fall 

 ot 50c each ; Dormant buds at 25c. each ; all by mail securely 

 packed in moss. Address, 



C. ^V. WESTBROOK, 



Bept2. NURSERIES AND FRUIT FARM, WILSON, N. C. 



Orchid Grower's Manual 



HY liKNJ. F. WILLIAMS, F. B. II. 8. 



Containing descriptions of 930 Species and Varieties of 

 Orchidaceous Plants with notices of times of flower- 

 ing, approved modes of treatment and practical instructions on 

 general culture. Remarks on heat, moisture, soil, seasons of 

 growth and rest suited to the several species. 



FinH EDITION ENLARGED WITH COLORED FRONTISPIECE, 

 and numerous beautiful illustrations, 336 Pages 12 mO 

 Cloth. Price, $3.50- Sent by mail, postage free on re^ 

 ceipt of price. 



4th edition of the above work also on hand, 300 pages 12 mo. 

 cloth, illustrated. Price S2.50. Sent my mail, postage free ou 

 receipt of price. Address, CHAS. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., 



Phila. 



By Edward Spkague Rand, Jr. 



A treatise on Hardy and Tender Bulbs and Tubers. 369 pages, 

 12mo, cloth. Price, §2.50. Sent by mail poet-paid on receipt of 

 price 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT. 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



A Kr.ORi.sT'.M F.sTAiiMSiiMKrrr with !>}4 atrrj ot land, 8ituat«d 

 1}^ miles from the rliy »{ HuUinwre, near Waverley. Thoro are 

 nine /louseji containing about "/>00 /fcl of plax.i, aiid also about 

 •l,00(t fret in pits and frntrn't. Tho i)lai'p i-* fully stocked for the 

 Winter Cut-JlouuT Trade, ArnX with an tiliuiuUml .iloric for propaga- 

 tion for Spring Tra<ie. The /iohjrj are luainly heatui by two of 

 Dicks' hoiltrs and lS,O0/ee< of i-inch pipinq, so that any roouired 

 heat for Winter Jorcinrj can be maintained. The cn/irc i/ocK goes 

 with the i)lace. Dwelling, stable and barn are in good order. To a 

 resftonsiblc and enterprising gardener, the terms will bo made con- 

 veuient. For further partfculars, address, 



E. HOEN, 



75 Second St.f Baltimore, 



CLEMATIS 



JACKMANNII FLAMMULA. and other sorts. Dicentra gpectabllU 

 Astilbo japonica, large plants; Dapne indica. Oranges, Calla*, 

 Carnations, Bouvardiaa and Violets. Roses grown in Pots. For 

 Prices apply to 



GERALD ALTORFER, 



c t2 IT EST CUKSTKH, PA. 



HAND-BOOK 



PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 



GARDENING. 



BY r. K. ELl.IuTT. 



Designed for City and Suburban Residences, and Country 

 School-Houses"; containing designs for lots and grounds, from 

 a lot 30 by 100, to a forty-aore plot. Each plan is drawn to scale, 

 with schedule to each, showing where each tree, shrub, Ac, 

 should be planted; condensed instructions for forming and caring 

 for lawns; building of roads; turfing, protection, pruning and 

 care of trees; making cuttings, evergreens, hedges, screens, Ac. 

 Condensed descriptions of all the leading trees and shrubs; soil 

 and position in which they should be grown. Illustrations of 

 ground plans, elevations, trees, shrubs, winter gardening, Ac. 

 96 pp., 8 vo. cloth. Price 81.50. Sent by mail on receipt of price. 

 Address, 



CHAS'H.^MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., PhiU 



JUST RECEIVED FROM EUROPE 



Kew and cholco Unds of prize Florist Flower Seeds for Autumn sowing 



Primula .Sinensis, mixed in 4 varieties, . . - 2J)C 



Cyclamen Persicura Grandiflora, extra tine, - - .'Wo 



Cinerari, finast prize, . . . . . 25o 



Pansy, extra fine snow, . . . . . 26o 



Gloxinia, prize kinds mixed, . . . . 26o 



Tuberous Bergenias, extra, ----- 26o 



Calceolaria, very fine, . . . . . 25o 



Mimulus, extra large and fine, . - . - 25c 



One Packet of each, for - - - . . ja.OO 



x>.r^:cs7x:sxj s..^i^Ee:sx:£S', Florist, 



sep2 Norfolk, Va. 



The Native Flowers and Ferns of the 

 United States. 



EDITED BY THOMAS MEICHAN. 

 Superbly Illustrated by Chromo Lithographic Plates. The 

 best, cheapest, and mo.st attractive botanical book ever published. 

 Published by L. PRANG A CO., Boston. Sold Only by subscrip- 

 tion. A few experienced Cauvii^sens wanted. 



CHARLES ROBSON, General Agent, 

 oct-tf 723 Sansotn Street, Philadelphia. 



