THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERISER. 



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MR. A.'. VAN G££RT'S \ 



COi^TINENTAL NURSERIES, 



Catalogue of New Plants; Palius, Orchids, Canielliiis, Azaleas 

 <new), and (ieiieiiil Belgian Nursery Stock, will be mailed free 

 on application to 

 t.dec.6 AU GUS T ROLKE R & SONS, N. Y. City. 



PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT. 



BY P. T. QUINN. 



A practical 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 prepar- 

 ing it ; best varieties to Select under existing conditions ; best 

 mode of planting, pruning, fertilizing, grafting, and utilizing 

 the ground before the trees come into bearing, and finally 

 gathering and packing for market. Illustrated with practical 

 cuts on pruning and grafting, distance table and orchard 

 record. 136 pages, 12mo, cloth. I'rice SI. Sent by mail, post- 

 paid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



Ornamental Trees and Plants. 



Nurseries, desiring young stock to plant. 

 Dealers, requiring well known kinds to sell again. 



Parks, Gardens, and Public institutions, 



intending to i)hint in immense ijuantities. 



Individuals "ho may wish to plant Imt a few of a kind, 

 will find their wants provided for in the 



Catalogue of Meehan's Cermantown 

 Nurseries. 



Which in the immense variety, and the varied sizes together is 

 believed to be one of the most extensive in the world. 

 Address for Catalogue or information, 



MEEHAN'S NURSERIES, 



Germantown, Phila. 

 Reached by Chesttiut Hill Railroad, in less than an hour from 

 the heart of Philadelphia to Walnut Lane, or Gorgas Lane 

 Station, or two hours by street cars on Fourth street. 



ASPARAGUS CULTURE. 



The Heat Methods Etnployed in England and France. 



I By James Barnes and Wm. Robinson, F. L. S. 



! Illustrated, 2.3 pages, 12 mo, paper. Price 20 cents. Mailed 



j postage free, on receipt of price. 



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



TUBEROSES 



DOUBIiE 



AND 



NE'W CROP now ready, at the following prices : 



Double, 1st size. 

 Pearl, 1st size, 



Per 100. 

 92 00 

 3 50 



Per 1000. 



818 00 



30 00 



Extra Large or Sm-^ller sizes at proportionate rates, 

 our Bulbs are guarajn'teed pure. Sample to Dealers. 



All 



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ENGIiE &; BRO., NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS. Marietta, Pa. 



ROSE GARDEN. 



By Wm. Paul, F. R. H. 8, 



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. ^iG 

 pages. Royal 8vo, cloth. Price 83.00. Sent by mail post-paid 

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



814 Chestnut St., PhUa. ; 



HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP. 



By J. B. Battt, Hunter and Taxidermist, 



Containing full instructions for hunting the BuflFalo, Elk 

 Moose, Deer, Antelope, Bear, Fox, Grouse, Quail, Geese 

 Ducks, Woodcock, Snipe, etc, etc Also, the localities where 

 game abounds. In trapping, tells you all about steel traps ; 

 how to make home-made traps, and how to trap the Bear, 

 Wolf, Wolverine, Fox, Lynx, Badger, Otter, Beaver, Fisher, 

 Martin, Mink, etc. Birds of Prey, poisoning carniverons ani- 

 mals, with full directions for preparing nelts for market, etc 

 Fully illustrated. 22;i pages. 12mo. cloth. Price 8L50. Sent 

 post-paid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



THE HORSE AND HIS DISEASES 



By B. J. Kendall, M. D. 



With the real essential information relative to each disease. 

 Will save many times its cost, (iives cause, symptoms and best 

 treatment of diseases. Table with the doses, effects and anti- 

 dotes of principal medicines used, and a lew pages on action and 

 uses of medicines. Rules for telling age of Horse and fine en- 

 graving showing appearance of the teeth each year. A large 

 collection of valuable recipes. Printed on fine paper '14 ^ 5 in- 

 ches; nearly 100 pages; 35 engravings. Price 25 cts. Sent by 

 mail postpaid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



MANUAL of The APIARY, 



By A. J. COOIi, 



Prof of Entomology in the Michigan State Agricultural College 



286 pp. \ug« 12 me.; 112 Illtutrationi. 



WORKING MAN'S WAY TO WEALTH. 



By Edmund Wrigley. 



A pr-\ctical treatise on Bui/Jing- Associations, luhat they are, and 

 luKv to use them . io8 pages, i6mo, cloth. Price, 71; cents. Sent 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



fljr fn ^On per day at home. Samples worth $5, free. 

 \PJ lU (p^U dress Stin.son & Co., Portland, .Maine. 



Ad- 



D corapri.ses a full delineation of the anatomy and physiology 

 of the honey-bee, illustrated with costly wood engravings — the 

 Products of the Honev-Bee ; the Races "of Bees ; full description 

 of honey-pro<UKing plants, trees, shrubs, etc., splendidly illus- 

 trated—and la-st, though not lea.st, detailed instructions for the 

 various manipulations necessary in the apiary. 



This work is a masterly production, and one that no bee-keep- 

 er, however limited his means, can afford to do without. It is 

 fully up with the times on e\ery conceivable subject that inter- 

 ests the apiarist. It is not only in.structive, but intensely inter- 

 esting and thoroughly practical. Within 20 days after this; 

 work was issued from the press, 600 copies were disposed of— a 

 sale unprecedented in Bee Literature. Price, in cloth, 81.25, 

 paper cover, 81. Mailed, post paid, on receipt of price. 



Address. CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut Street, Phila. 



