THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



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NEW CALIFORNIA PEACH. 



"BEIGG'S EED MAY." 



This is undoubtedly the Earliest Peach known, the only Peach ever sold in market dur- 

 May. It was raised from Hale's Early, which it much resembles. Fruit fully as large; tree 

 strong and healthy, and free from curl, find fully two weeks earlier than Hale's Early — Dormant 

 buds by mail, $1 each. 



tmch2 JOHN ROCK, San Jose, California. 



SITUATIONS WANTED. 



BY a thoroughly practical Gardener (married, age 35), com- 

 petent in fruits, flowers and vegetables under glass and 

 out-doors, Tvho 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 foreman in a commercial establish- 

 ment or as Gardener to a private gentleman. Satisfactory re- 

 ference. Address Gardener, care of Gerold Altorfer, Florist, 

 West Chester, Pa. 



BY a thoroughly practical manager of many years' experience 

 a position over a Fruit, Vegetable or Seed Farm, or would 

 be a salesman at the Centennial, best references. Address, A. 

 J. Crawford, 928 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



AS Gardener by a married man without family ; has a thor- 

 ough knowledge of his business in all its branches; 25 

 years' experience in England and America; fir.'t-class relerences 

 can be given. R. L. W., 67th & Darby Road, Phila 



SITUATIONS wanted by two first-class men who can give the 

 best of reference, either as private Gardeners or foremen in 

 commercial establishments. Call, or address Gardener, care of 

 C. E. Sutherland, Horticulturist, 21st st. below Green, Phila. 



A situation as under Gardener by a young man who has 

 worked for a florist, and on private place. Address G. B. 

 McClellan, 72 Lexington st., Baltimore, Md. 



BY a young man, a place under a first-class Gardener, where 

 he will have a chance to learn the business thoroughly ; has 

 had four years' experience in the business and understands 

 propagating, potting and the general care of plants. Address 

 Thomas Edwards, West Roxbury Station, Boston, Mass. 



BY a practical Gardener, Scotchman, with small family, 

 thoroughly understands the cultivation of Fruits, Flowers 

 and Vegetables, greenhouses, hot and cold Graperies, Fruit- 

 houses, (fee. Fwentv years' experience in this country, having 

 lived with one family 11 years. Undoubted reference. Address 

 R. F., care Uodds & Trumbul, Ko. 50 Pitlsburg st., New Castle, 

 Pa 



SITUATION as Under-gardener in a first-class place, by a 

 young man who has had long experience in private and 

 commercial establishments. Address Edward Farrington, New 

 Rochelle, N. Y. 



BY a middle aged married Swiss Gardener, no children, ac- 

 quainted with all kinds of in and out-door culture for pleas- 

 ure or profit; forcing plants and fruits. Reference as first-class 

 man,of easy temper, strictly sober, honest and industrious. Ad- 

 dress L. M., Landscape Gardener, 402 5th ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



TO THE TRADE. 



A choice collection of POPULAR PLANTS for the Spring 

 Sale of 1876. 'flS-Send for price list. L. B. CASE, 

 eb3 Richmond, Ind. 



PARSONS ON THE ROSE. 



By Samuel B. Parsons. 



A treatise on (ho Propagation, Culture and Hi?tory of tlie 

 Bose. Illustrated. 215 pages 12mo, cloth. Price $1.50. Sent. 

 by mail po8t-i>aid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



ROSES AND ROSE CULTURE. 



By Wm. Paul, F.R.H.S. 

 The rationale of Rose cultivation in a nut-shell. Intended to 

 place within a small compass all that is necessary for the successful 

 cultivation of the " Queen of Flowers." 83 pages, i2mo, paper- 

 boards. Price, 50 cents. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of 

 price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 

 814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



BY PETER HENDERSOK. 



A guide to the Amateur in the 



FRUIT, VEGETABLE and FLOWER GARDEN. 



With full directions for the 

 Greenhouse, Conservatory and "Window-Garden. 

 Illustrated. 2.'50 Pa;!;os, 12mo, cloth. Price $1.50. Sent by- 

 mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Chestnut St., PhUa. 



SELECT FERNS AND LYCOPODS. 



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

 Comprising descriptions of 950 choice species and varieties, Brit- 

 ish and Exotic, with directions for their management in the Tropical, 

 Temperate and Hardy Fernery, with numerous beautiful full-page 

 illustrations. 353 pages, i2mo, cloth. Price, ^2.00. Sent by mail 

 post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 



Manual of Botany of tlie Norttern UnlteJ States. 



By Asa Gray. 



Including the district east of the Mississippi and north of Carolina 

 id Tennessee. Arranged according to the Natural System. Illus- 

 trated with 20 plates of Sedges, Gra ses. Ferns, &c. 703 pages, 

 ■^•.•o, half-arabesque tloth sides. Price, ^2.25. Sent by mail post- 

 oaid on receipt of price. 



AdJre»s, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



Sit Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



CARPENTRY MADE EASY, 



OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF BUILDING. 

 ByW. E. Bell, Architect. 

 A new and improved system. Specific instructions for Balloon 

 Frames, Barn Frames, Mill Frames, Warehouses, Church Spires, 

 &c. Also, System of Bridge Building, Bills, Estimates of Cost and 

 valuable tables. Illustrated by 38 plates and nearly 200 figures. 134 

 pages, 8vo, cloth. Price, $5.00. Sent by mail postpaid on receipt 

 of price. Address, CHAS. H. M.-^ROT, 



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, 

 with notices of times of flowering, approved modes of treatment 

 and practical instructions on general culture. Remarks en heat, 

 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. II. MAROT, 



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 

 syr.^cm. 621 pages, 8vo, cloth. Price, ^3.60. Sent by mail post- 

 paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 



