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THE HOB TIG UL TUBAL ADVEBTISEB. 



100 Farmers wanted during the Winter, to engage -with 



us in business paving 100 DOLLAKS per month. For full par- 

 ticulars, address 

 tdcC3 J. C. McCurdy & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



ASSISTANT PROPAGATOR and Gardener at the Bushbc-g 

 Grape Nurseries, near St. Louis, Mo. A single man, who hss some 

 experience in the propagation of Grape Vines, and the culture of 

 orchards, preferred. References to former employer required. 

 Apply to 



BUSH &SON & MEISSNER, 

 febi Bushberg, Mo. 



GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 



By A. S. Packard, Jr., M.D. 



Also a Treatise on those I.njurious and Beneficial to 



OPS. For the use of Colleges, Farms, Schools and Agriculturists. 



Illustrated with II plates, and 650 wood-cuts. 702 pages, 8vo, 



cloth. Price, J6.00. Sent by by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



ORCHID GROWER'S MANUAL. 



By Benjamin S. Williams, F.R.H.S. 

 Containing brief descriptions of over 800 species and varieties, 

 vnth. notices of times of flowering, approved modes of treatment 

 and practical instructions on general culture. Remarks on htat, 

 moisture, soil, seasons of growth and rest suited to the several species. 

 Enlarged edition with illustrations. 300 pages, i2mo, cloth. Price, 

 S2.00. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. 11. M.VROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



FLORA OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



By a. W. Chapman, M.D. 



Containing abridged descriptions of the Flowering Plants and 

 Ferns of Tennessee. North and South Carolina, Georgia, Ala- 

 bama, Mississippi and Florida, arranged according to the Natural 

 system. 621 pages, 8vo, cloth. Price, ;^3.6o. Sent by mail post- 

 paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



By Chas. Darwin. 



With copious descriptive contents and index. Illustrated. 

 462 pages, 12ino, clolh. PriceST.UO. 

 Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



ORNAMENTAL TREES^ 



By Thomas Meehan. 



An American Hand-Book, containing the personal observa- 

 tions of the author. 257 pages, 21mo, cloth. Price gl.OO. Sent 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



HOW TO MANAGE BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS'. 



By Edmund Wi;ic;ley. 

 Being a Director's Guide and Sccret;ivy's -Assistant, with forms 

 for Keeping Books and Accounts, also rules, examples and explaua- 

 tions illustrating the various plans of working. 211 pages, i2mo, 

 cloth. Price, ;^2 CO. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 

 Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Phil.idelphia. 



WORKING MAN'S WAY TO WEALTH. 



By Edmund Wriglky. 



A practical treatise on Buildiiig- Associations, what they are, and 

 howto use the?n. ic8 pages, i6m.j, cloth. Price, 75 cents. Sent 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



R. B. PARSONS & GO. 



Bowne Avenue, Flushing, N. Y., 



OFFER THEIR 



RARE TREES & SHRUBS 



And invite the Special Attention of 



LARGE BUYERS 



To theirStockof Rhododendrons, Azaleas— Cliinese and 

 Ghent— Camellias, Clematis, Hydrangeas, Rare Coni- 

 fers, Mag:nolias; Roses by the 1,000, &c. For Catalogues 



Address, 



febi2 Box 99, Flushing, N. Y. 



WAlNTED — A Gardener, single, sober, honest, and of good 

 habits and temper; must be fully competent in growing, flower- 

 ing and foliage, greenhouse plants, a good propagator, well up 

 in florists' business. Address Box 1270, 

 febl Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 



FOR RENT — For a term of years. Glass-houses, 200 feet long, 



with hot water, furnaces and pipes. Dwelling house (8 rooms) with 

 3 acres of cultivated garden, one mile south of the city of Chicago. 

 Rare chance lor a Florist. J. H. Dunham, 10 State St., Chicago. 



SITUATIONS WANTED. 



By a first-class Gardener, single, who understands the care 

 andmanagement of greenhouses, graperies and vegetables; 

 has had .seventeen years' experience ; can bring first-class refer- 

 ence. Address, J. L., 1302 Washington Ave., Philadelphia. 



A practical Gardener (single American), skilled in the vari- 

 ous branches, wants a situation, in charge of a private, 

 rural estate. Good relerences. Address. John ; care of Walter 

 PJder, Landscape gardener, 1231 Rodman street, Philada., Pa. 



BY a thoroughly practical Gardener (married, ige 3.5), com- 

 petent in fruits, flowers and vegetables under glass and 

 out-doors, who has had 12 years experience in this country and 

 8 years in first-';lass establishments in Germany; desires to en- 

 gage by the 6th of March as foremao in a commercial establish- 

 ment or as (iardener to a private gentleman. Satisfactory re- 

 ference. Address Gardener, care of Gerold Altorler, FlorLst, 

 West Chester, Pa. 



BY a practical Gardener, with some private gentleman. Mar- 

 ried, has no family. Disengaged March 7th. Address 

 (Iardener, Wilmington, Del., Du Font's Box. 



AS Gardener, by a married man without family ; has a 

 thorough knowledge of fruits, flowers and vegetables. First- 

 class relerences. Address, care of James Dunlop, 731 Market St., 

 Philadelphia. 



BY a capable and practical German Gardener without family; 

 is a versed and iiractical worker in Vineyards, Orchaids, 

 and understands gralling and training of roses and flowers in 

 general ; also hot-house plants. In fact, is an ariist in gardens, 

 flowers or vegetables. Address, August Konnu, Gardener, 

 Dorr, Allegan Co., Mich. • 



TO FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN.— A situation as propa- 

 gator or foreman ; understands the propagation and cultiva- 

 tion ol all kinds ol stove and greenhouse plants; thoroughly 

 posted in the general routine 01 a first-class floiisl's establish- 

 ment. Excellent references given. Address, J. A., care of J. 

 Dick, .53rd and Woodland ave., Phila 



AS Gardener by a man who has been many years in charge 

 of some of the best public and private places neir Boston, 

 In all respects a thorough gardener ; and well recommended. A 

 first-class propagator; has grown plant>« and flowers for Boston 

 market for years ; is a thorough grounds mBii ; growing fruits 

 and vegetables inside and out; understands landscaping ; will 

 take charge of a small farm in conneetiou with other duties ; no 

 objection to go anywhere with the right party. Address Gard- 

 ener, care of Washburn <t Co., Seedsmen, Tremont St., Boston, 

 Mass. 



BY a young man as Foreman and propagator in a commercial 

 establishment. Understands the business thoroughly and can 

 come well recommended. Address, H., Florist, caieot H. Raincy, 

 1 713 Chestnut stre«t, Philadelphia. 



