7 HE NOR 7ICUL 7 URAL A OVER USER. 



SWAIN'S IMPROVED 



it later Aiaratis, 



FOR HEATING 



mh.12 



Greenhouses, 



Conservatories, 

 Public and Private 

 Buildings, etc., etc. 



NANUFACTUREO BY 



R. A. SWAIN, 



7775 South Ninth St.. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



THOMAS J. MYERS, Manager. 

 /T/T-Please send for CIRCULAR and PRICE LIST.^« 



APPLE TKEEd, 3 years, fine, per hundred, SIO 000 



PEACH " 5 to fit, " " - 13.00 



GI^ADIOLUS BULBS, " " - 3.00 



TUBEROSES, first-class " " - 2.50 



" second-class, medium, " - 1.85 



VERBENAS, Large Healthy " - 3.00 



" Rooted Cuttings, " 1.00 

 Good Stock of Pear, Plum and Cherry Trees, Grape 

 Vines and Green House Plants. 



F. WALKER & CO., New Albany, Ind. d6o6 



Some Fine Englisli Booh. 



Twining's Natural Order of Plants. 2 vdIs. J15.00. 

 Low's Ferns of Great Britain. 8 vols., V4 tky. 880.00. 

 Wooster's Alpine Plants. 2 vols. $17 .10. 



Shirley Hibberd's New and Rare Beautiful Leaved Plants. 1 v;l. 

 $9.00. 

 Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of prices. Address, 



CHA8. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Phila. 



BEET ROOT SUGAR 



AN1> CULTIVATION OF THE BEET. 



BY K B GRANT. 



Including the Sugar supply of the U. S., History of Beet Root 

 Sugar, Supply of Beets, Cultivation, Cost of Beet Root Sugar in 

 France, Production in various Countries, Advantages, Method of 

 Raising, Harvesting, Preservation of Beets, Seed. Manures, Rota- 

 tion of Crops, Beet Pulp, Lea 'es of Beets, Profits, etc. 16mo. cloth, 

 pp. I5S. Price, $\ 25 Sent by mail, post-pai ', on receipt of price, 

 Address, CHAS. H. MAROT. 814 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa 



New Carnation Grenadine. 



Something thai ha^long been boked for by Growers of Cut 

 Flowers, a Deep Scarlet in color, snd as free a bloomer as 

 La Purity. 



This magnificent carnation originated with one of our neighbor 

 florists two years ago. We have since tested it thoroughly, and 

 found it to be th • test carnation of its color in cultivation. We 

 have grown it largely and offer it at the fo'lowing low rates. Strong 

 plants from 2 in. pots to be ready after Jan 1st, Si J>0 per doz., 18 50 

 per htndred 865 per thousind. A fewliundred large plants in 6 and 

 S in. pots at 75 cts. each 86 per d z Sample flowers mailed on 

 receipt of 10 ct. stamp. Orders booked ai>d filled in rrution. We 

 also oflfer a large stock of older <;tandiid varieties, viz. Peter Hender- 

 son, Hinzey's White (Detroit SeeJlingi, Beauty La Purity, Thas. 

 Sumner. Waverly Shell flower, and others from 2 in. pots at S5.00 

 per hundred, $50 per thousand. 



JOHN BREITMEYER, & SON. Detroit, Mich. 



_ d3 



AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN DIRECTORY. 



1 By Kubcrl lUiisl. 



I With practical directions for the Culture of Plaats in Flower- 

 I Garden, Hot-House, Green-House, Rooms, or Parlor Windows, 

 1 for ever/ month of the year. lustructioDs for erecting Hot- 

 bouse, Greet house, and laying out a Flower garden. Instruc- 

 tion for cultivating, projwgatiug, pruning and training the 

 I Grapj vine and description of best sorts for the ojjen air. 342 

 pages, 12nio, cloth. Price SI 50. Sent by mail post paid on receipt 

 ' of price. CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St Phila. 



WALTER ELDER, 

 Landscape and Jobbing Gardener, 



1231 Rodman Street, Philadelphia, 

 Attends t} aH branches ot his business on reasonable terms. 



