THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERISER. 



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MR. A. VAN GEERT'S 



CONTINENTAL NURSERIES, 



Catalogue of New Plants; Palms, Orcliids, Camellias, Azaleas 

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

 on application to 

 tdec 6 AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, N. Y. City. 



PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT. 



BY P. T. QUINN. 



A practical Horticulturist and author of "Money in the 

 Garden." 



Ck>Dtaining 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. Price $1. Sent by mail, post- 

 paid on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. M AROT, 814 Chestnut St.. Phila. 



Ornamental Trees and Plants. 



NurSBries, desiring young stock to plant. 

 Dealers, requiring well known kinds to sell again. 



Parks, Gardens, and Public institutions, 



intending to plant in immense quantities. 



Individuals who may wish to plant but 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 Chestnut Hill Railroad, in less than an hour from 

 the heart of Philadelphia to Walnut Lane, or Gorgas Line 

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



ASPARAGUS CULTURE. 



The Beat Methods Employed in Englandand Fra-nce. 



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

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

 postage free, on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St.. Phil*. 



TUBEROSES 



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NEW CROP now ready, at the following prices : 



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 Pkarl, 1st size. 



Extra Large or Smaller sizes at proportionate rates, 

 our Bulbs are guaranteed pure. Sample to Dealers. 



All 



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ENGLE & BRO., NURSERYRIEN AND FLORISTS, Marietta, Pa. 



Architects' and Builders' Pocket Companion 



AND PRICE BOOK. 



By FRANK W. VOGDES. Architect, 

 Consisting of a short but comprehensive epitome of Decimals, 

 Duodecimals, Geometry and Mensuration, with tables of U.S. 

 Measures, strengths, etc., of iron, wood, stone and various 

 other materials, quantities of materials in given sizes and di- 

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 bill 0/ prices for carpenter work. Also, rules for computing and 

 valuing brick and brick-work, stone-work, painting, plaster- 

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 postage free, on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 8H Chestnut St.. Phila. 



HOW TO HUNT AND TRAP. 



By J. B- Batty, Hunter and Taxidermist, 



Containing full instmctions for hunting the Buffalo, 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 carniverous ani- 

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 Fully illustrated. 22.3 pages- 12mo. clotn. Price $1-50. Sent 

 post-paid on receipt of price. Address, 



CUAS. 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, etlects and anti- 

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 mail postpaid on receipt of price. Address, 



CH.^. H. M.AROT, 814 Chestnut Street, Fhilft. 



WORKING MAN'S WAY TO WEALTH. 



By Edmund Wrigley. 



A pr-\ctical treatise on Building; Associations, ivhat they are, and 

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

 by Buiil post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 



"Id- 



C|£ |n tf|On ^r day at home. Samples worth $5, free. 



dre«s STIN30N & CO-, Portland, Maine. 



MANUAL of The APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Prof- of Entomology in the Michigan State Agricultural CoUegv 



886 pp. lust 12 m«.; 112 QlutraUoni. 



It comprises a full delineation of the anatomy and physiology 

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

 Products of the Honey-Bee; the Races of Bees; full description 

 of honey-producing plants, trees, shrubs, etc., splendidly illus- 

 trated—and last, though not least, detailed instructions for the 

 various manipulatiuiiK necessary in the apiary. 



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

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 fully up with the times on eNcry conceivable subject that inter- 

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

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



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



