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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



BLOOMINGTON NURSERY. 



Established 1852. 



600 ACRES. 



Headmiarters for Nnrserymen's i\i Florists' SnpDlles. 



Send /or Samples and Prices. 



Particular attention is called to our large stock of 



Apple, Plum, Apricot, Mulberry, Gregg Raspberry, Sharp- 

 less' Seedling Strawberry, Snyder Blackberry, Con- 

 cord, Martha and Roger's Hybrid Grapes, APPLE 

 SEEDLINGS, Osage Plants, Weeping Mountain 

 Ash, Street, Park and Timber Trees, Roses. 



New Catalogue now ready. Address, 



BAIRD & TUTTLB, Agents, 



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BLOOMINGTON, ILL. 



SAWING MADE EASY- 



A boy 16 years old can saw offi 

 3-foot log In two minutes. 



Our new portable Monarcli Lightning: Sawing 

 Machine rivals all others. SSO cash will be riven 

 to two men who can 4.iw as fast and easy in ihe old 

 way, as one boy 16 years old can with this machine 

 Wairanted. Circulars sent Free. Agents wanted. 

 MOHAECH L-IQHTNINO SAW CO., 

 163 Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 



HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS 



On Plants and Flowers in the Garden and the House; giving 

 directions short, sharp and decisive how to overcome every insect 

 enemy that infects flowers and plants, out-doors and in-doors, 

 which troubles window Gardens ; which eats up the vegetables of 

 the garden ; which devours the fruit trees, shrubs and vines, and 

 lives in the homes of anxious, tired housekeepers. Paper, 100 pages. 

 Price, .30 cents, postage free. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT. 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



CUT FLOWERS IN QUANTITY 



At Lowest Wholesale Ratos. 



Florists' Requisites of all kinds. 



Nurserymen and Gro>A^ers' Supplies. 



Employment Agency for Employer and Employe. 

 Catalogues now ready. Send for Ihem. ts.l2 



"W. E. MEEHAN & CO., 15 S. Eighth St., Phila. 



IRTJIT &R0 WEE'S EEIEim. 



AN EASY GUIDE FOR THE 



Raising ofFruitsfor Pleasure or Profit 



BY R. H. HAINES. 



Paper, .31 pp.. 8vo, price 30 cents ; mailed post-paid on receipt 

 of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chbstnut Strfbt, Phila. 



Orchid Grower's Manual 



BY BBNJ. F. WILLIAMS, P. R. H. S. 



Containing descriptions of 930 Species and Varieties of 

 Orchidaceous Plants *''h notices of times of flowering, 

 approved modes of treatment and practical instructions on general 

 culture. Remarks on heat, moisture, soil, seasons of growth and 

 rest suited to th- '•everal anec'es. 



FIFTH EDITION ENLARGED WITH COLORED FRONTISPIECE, 

 and numerous beautiful illustrations, 336 PACES i2mO 

 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, 82 50. Sent by mail, postage free, on re- 

 ceipt of price. Address, C. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



PATENT BINDER 



For the Gardener's Monthly. Numbers filed with the greatest 

 convenience. Preserve them filed for reference, and have them 

 when you want them. Neatly lettered on the side in gilt. Price, 40 

 cents each. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut 8t. Phila. 



DUTCH BULBOUS ROOTS. 



HYACINTHS. TULIPS, CROCUS, 



LILIES, NARCIRSUS, CROWN IMPERIALS, ROOTS, &c., 



Of the Finest Quality selected In Holland for our Retail Sales. 



Winter Blooming and Decorative Plants 



IN GREAT VARIETY AND GOOD CONDITION. 



Descriptive Catalogue tree on applic.'ition. Wholesale List of Bulbs and Plants 



for dealers omy mailed free. 



_ HENRY A. DRBBR, 



1 No.!^714^Chestnut*Street, Philadelphia. 



