S. B PARSONS & SONS. 



Kissena Nurseries, 

 Near KISSENA STATION, FLUSHING, N. Y, 



OFFER a very large assortment of TREES and PLANTS of all the best families. Nearly 

 all of them have been two years transplanted, and their roots are thus in the very best possible 

 condition for a second tran.splanting. 

 Their assortment of O AT^Ih' T-rA/prT^r^T^TH^T-T \J O has long been known 



tf>be the most com- 



havc in cultivation a verv lartre varietv of h;vrdv 



Deciduous Trees and Shrubs, 



numbering over 800 sorts, of which 3CK) sorts, one year grafted, are entirely new and have not yet 

 been in their catalogue. 



Their JAPANESE DEPARTMENT now includes more than 150 varieties in addition to the 

 above, and is being constantlv enriched bv Thomas IIr)2ir, now in Japan. Manv of these varieties 

 are unknown in Europe. The celebrated JAPANESE MAPLES and AZALEA MOLLIS 

 are alone worthv of a visit. 



CAMELLIA JAPONICA and AZALEA INDICA can be advantageously shipped 

 during September. October and November; September i»eing preferred. These plants are carefully 

 formed and trimmed, and their symmetry is recognized by all who see them. 



Rhododendrons and other hardy Evergreens can be safely transplanted in September. 



Eaflniatrs irill br /Hriiishrd for Planting Grounds undrr the care of an experienced Landscape Gardener, 



and mnch trouble tlnm siirrd to the ouner. 



<'!>t:il.igue.« will be lui-iiishcd to applicants hy mail, and those who wish to visit the Nurseries will always find either one of 

 the |)roprieti>r.>, or J. R. Tninipy, the well-known propeyaior of ihe oUX f.sublishinent. They can take th" ferries at .'H4th Street 

 or .Tames' Slip, which connect with the railroad, leaving llie first a (juaiter of .in hour, and the la-t h-ilf an hour before the 

 departure of trains, which make the transit in half iin hour The Niirsiry is adjoining the Kissena Station and one and a half 

 miles from the other staMuni--. ' sep 



RARE AND BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ani> CHOICE VEGETABLES 



CAN ALWAYS BE OBTAINED BY SOWING 



B. ik:. bliss &c soits. 



Importers, Growers and Dealers in 



GARDEN, FIELD & FLOWER SEEDS, SMALL FRUITS, 



Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, 



FERTILIZERS. AND OTHER RE0|UI5ITES FOR THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



The TwKNTiETH An\l-at, Edition of our x-elebrated Seed C.\taeooue and Amateur's Glide to 

 the Fr/nvER antl Kitchen G.vhden. containing upwards; of 200 pagea, including several hundretl 

 fiiiely executed engraving.s of favorite flowers and vegetables, and a BEAUTiFri.LY colored Chromo, 

 Avith a Supplement for 1-H70. i.s now in |ire.>:s, and will be mailed to all applicants upon receipt of 



:>o centxS. An edition elegantly bound in eloth. $l.<in. 



Bliss's Gardeners' Almanac for 1876, and Abridged Catalogue, Illustrated, 



oontaining upwards of ic^o p.^ges. and e.mbrac;s a nmnthly calendar uf cperations and a price list of all the leading Garden, Field 

 and Flower Seeds, with bi-icf directions for iheir culture. A cop\ will be maded to all applicants inclnsing lo cents. 



Bliss's Illustrated Potato Cntalcgue, with explicit directions for culture, mailed to applicants inclosing 3c. stamp. 



P. O. BOX 5712. 



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B. K, BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay Street, New York. 



