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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTIt.ER. 



FLOWER SEEDS M CHRYSAITHEMOMS 



For FLORISTS and GROWERS. 



Centaaroa eymnocarpa per 1000 seeds .80 



" oandidis8iiiia " *' 81.00 



Smilax peroz. 2.00 



Mignonette, Miles' Spiral " .75 



Verbena, Dreer'8 Choicest Mixed " 4.00 



Sweet Alyssum, Browallia, Torenia, Ten.Week 

 Stocks, Vinca, Phlox, Maurandia, Lobelia, and all 

 other Seeds for present Sowing, send for Price List. 



HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman and Florist, 



714 Cliestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



JOHN SA.XJL'S 



CATALOGUES OF 



Plants, Ml Trees, &c. 



Catalogue of New, Rare and Beautiful Plants, issued in 

 February, with a colored plate, free.to customers. To others 

 10 cents, or a plain copy tree. 



CATALOGUE OF ROSES. 



All the novelties as well as standard sorts, well-grown pot 

 plants at low rates. 



CATALOGUE OF ORCHIDS. 



Cool, Intermediate and Tropical Orchids. An immense 

 stock of well-established plants. 



CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



Seeds of the finest strain of Single Dahlias, Florist Flowers, 

 with other novelties of value among flowers and vegetables. 



CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. 



All the standard Fruits, Pears, Apples.Peaches, Small Fruits. 

 The stock is large, well-grown, and moderate in price. 



Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, Shrubs, Vines, &c., 

 are extensively grown. 



Catalogues of Roses, Orchids, Seeds, Fruits, Trees, &c., Fr6». 



JOHN SAUL, 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



WMTEM LILIES. 



BEST HARDY AND TENDER SORTS. 



Nymphaea odorata \T^^'^Xlf^^T^ol 



By express, 75c. ■}? doz.; »6 ^ ICO. Send for Circular of 

 prices, description, and direction f(M' culture. Address, 

 H. W. MANN, Stoughton, Mass. 



S uccessor to Ma nn B ro.s., of R andolph, Mass. 



^GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



BY" PETER HENDEBSON. 



A Guide to the successful cultivation of the 



MARKET AND FAMILY GARDEN. 



New and enlarged edition. Illustrated. 276 Pages, 12mo, cloth. 

 Price, 81.50. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MABOT, 814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



I offer 25 varieties, imported from China and 

 Japan. These were selected for their enormous 

 flowers, distinctness and other good qualities. 



4 Certificates of Merit In New York, Dec. 2, '84. 



These are great improvements on the old kinds. 



———PRICE, SI2.50 THE SET •■• 



Write for List to 



H. -WATERER, 



Importer of Plants and Bulbs, 

 3809 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia. 



YEARS IN THE 



POOLTRY YARD. 



Mitli Kdition. 108 Patrfs. expl'iin- 

 iiii; llie entire busiiiuss. (iivea 

 symptoms and best renietiics for 

 h'U diseases. A SO-pau'.' lllii"^trated 

 <Jatalopue. All forSric. in stamps. 



A. M. LANG, 

 Cove I>ale, Lewis Co. Ky. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



KNGKAVEK FOK FLORISTS, 



SKEDSMEN AND NUKSEKIMEN 



10,000 Electros for above. For sale 

 cheap. .Send 25c. for large illustrated 

 book and deduct from 1st order. No 

 one can compete with me in prices 

 for New work. ftf 



TOBACCO STEMS, 



In bales weighing 500 lbs. each, at 95.00 per bale, or three 



bales forSia.OO. 

 TOBACCO DUST, $3 per case. Free on board of boats or cart. 



ni2 Straiton & Storm, 



204-208 East 27th St. , Ne w York City. 



5 ,0 O O 



CHOICE VEBBENAS 



Nice large plants 

 free from rust and 

 mildew, StS.60 per 

 100 ; »80 per 1000. 



DUDLEY BROS., Parkersburg, W. Va. 



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AWTFn*'^>**E8 ANP GENTLEMEN who 



r\V% I ^Wwisli tomake#3 to#4adayeasilyattlicir 

 'iiliiinies. Work sent 1^ mail. Nocanvassing. Address 

 111 stamp €rowii M*f'|f. Co., 294 Vine St.. Cin'ti.O. 



PRACTICAL HINTS 



Ou the selection and use of the 



MICROSCOPE, 



Intended for beginners, by John Phin» 



Editor of the Am Journal of Microscopy. Fourth and en- 

 larged edition. Profusely illustrated; 240 pp.. ]2mo, cloth. 

 Price, 91.00. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. AddreM, 

 CHAS. H. MAROT, 814 Cheetnut St., PhlU. 



