THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



11 



PLANTS 



Offered for the firH time and recommended with confideoce, 



New Doable Variegated Sweet Allyssam, 



THE GEM, raised by Mr. Jno. Goode, the raiser of Fannv and 

 Ralph Geranium, which is a sure guarantee it is first-class in 

 every way. Flowers full double white. Foliage broad with a 

 lively midrib of light green, with a broad border of pure white on 

 each side. Fine compact grower ; free bloomer, and stands the 

 sun well. Far superior to anything of the kind yet offered. 

 We control the enlire stock of thjs fine novelty. Price, 25 cents 

 each, 5 for $1.00 ; 82.00 per doz. 



N£W COLEUS 



Aurora, Butterfly, Chamelkom Improved, Distinction, 

 Firefly, Glow, Hakleqiin, Magic, Mrs. Stuart, Mrs. Bell, 

 Mrs. Glass, Mrs. Baumann, Mrs. Scheirmann, Sunbeam, Sur- 

 prise. Each 25 cents; per doz. $2.50 ; the set of 15 varieties, So.OO. 



HEW COLEUS OF LAST YEAR. 



Burkii, Empress of India, M. I. Linden, Lord Falmouth, Roy- 

 alty, Kentish Fire, Fascination, Garnet, etc. Fine plants S4.00 

 per 100. Verbenas. — All the best varieties ; fine plants, clean 

 and healthy, 83.00 per 100. 



JXHW DOUBLE-FRINGED PETUNIAS. 



Now offered for the first time. 



Mrs. Edward Roby has created quite a stir among Petunia 

 growers. It strikes all who have seen it with surprise to see 

 such colors in one flower. It is beyond description, as the colors 

 are^o grand. It is a gem of the first water. Price, each 75 cts. 



Model of Perfection. Deep maroon, heavily edged with 

 fine white full double. A grand flower. Each 75 cents. 



We believe the above two varieties the finest ever offered. The 

 following are also very fine : Acme, Exquisite, Fimbriata Grandi- 

 flora, Harlequin, Lilac Queen, Striata Perfecta. Each 50 cents. 

 The set of 8 varieties for 82.50. For description see Special List. 



Full Collection of all the Latest Novelties. Gkneral 

 Collection of Cut Flowers Constantly on Hand. Send 

 for Special List. 



Chicago Floral Co., 



38th Street and Grand Boulevard, 



t.mh. 01l.iCSLg^O, His- 



PRACTICAL HINTS 



On the selection and use of the 



MICROSCOPE, 



Intended for beginners, by John Phin. 



Editor of the Am. Journal of Microscopy. Enlarged edition. 

 Profusely illustrated ; 181 pp., 12mo., cloth ; price, 75 eta. 

 Mailed post-paid on receipt of price. Address. 



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



30 Greenhouses. 

 100,000 FEET OF GLASS 



TO THE TRADE. 

 Dreer's Collection of Hybrid Coleus nw^ ready, 



send for Catalogue. 



My Price List of Plants is now ready, and will be 

 forwarded free on application. Also, 



JOHN OlCn PATENT BOILER, 



THE VEGETABLE GAEDEN. 



RT JAKES HOOO. 



A complete guide to the cultivation of Vegetables, contain- 

 ing thorough instructions for Sowing, Planting and Cultiva- 

 ting all kinds of Vegetables ; with plain directions for pre- 

 paring, manuring and tilling the soil to suit each plant ; in- 

 cluding also a summary of the work to be done in a. vegetable 

 garden during each month of the year. 137 pages, 16mo, 

 cloth. Illustrated. Price 50 cents: sent bj- mail, post-paid, 

 on receipt of Price. Address, ClIAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St.. Thila. 



Economy, Simplicty and Durabilty. The Prize Medal of 

 the Centennial Commission was awarded for this Boiles. 

 Send to us for Testimonials from those who use it. 



sep.tf 



JOHN DICK, Florist, 



S3=i tic Da-r^b^r :E^oa5., ^Ixlla.. 



ALPINE FLOWERS FOR ENGLISH GARDENS 



By W. Robinson, F. L. S. 

 An explanation of the principles on which the Exquisite 

 Flora of Alpine Countries may be grown to perfection in all 

 Parts of the British Islands, with numerous Illustrations, of 

 Rock Gardens. Natural and Artificial. 70 illustrations, 440 

 pages, crown 8vo, cloth. Price, 84.50. Mailed, postage free, 

 on receipt of price. Address. ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 



814 Chestnut St.. Phila. 



GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 



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



Also a Treatise on those Injurious and Bbnbficial to 



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



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



cloth Price, «6.oo. Sent by by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



A CATALOGUE OF 



Grown for sale by 



WAVESLY, near Baltimore. Md. 



mh.tf. Will be mailed free to all applicants. 



