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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Stock Plants 



FOR FLORISTS ONLY ™\SJerf!,rtTe 



Wasliiiigton Market from 50,000 to 120.000 Bedding 

 Plants, annually, I have tested a great many varieties, and 

 throw out all poor ones. I otter in my list only the Best Old 

 and Newer Kinds; especially to beginners in the business, 

 viz.: 



175 Chrysanthemums for SIO.OO 



140 Geraninms, Zonale and Scented 8.00 



60 Fuchsias 3.00 



40 Verbenas 2.00 



24 Carnations 2.00 



16 Begonias 1.00 



6 I.antans, 6 Heliotropes, each 36 



6 Achlranthus, 5 Alternantheras, each 25 



24 ColeuB 1.00 



10 BUscellaneouB Plants 60 



ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS now ready, at $1.50 

 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, as lonj; as supply lasts, in following 

 varieties : Pres. de Graw, Hiiize's White, Peter Henderson, 

 Edwardsii, Philadelphia, Lady Emma, Pres. Garfield, King 

 of Crimsons. 



Or the whole collection of 500 plants, all labeled, for 826.00. 

 For Descriptions, see my Wholesale Catalogue. 



Nicholas Studer, 



tsl2 FLORIST, 



ANACOSTIA P. 0., WASHINGTON, P. C. 



Farm Conveniences. 



A Practical Every-day Handbook for the Farm. Full 

 of Labor-saving devices and Home-made contrivance.s, 

 within the reacli of all. Contains the best ideas gathered 

 from a score of practical men in all departments of Farm 

 Labor. 212 Illustrations. 240 pages, 12 mo, cloth. By mail, 

 post paid, for $1.50. Address, 



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



HOMHOLD^ONVEIIIENCES 



Being the experience of many practical writers. Bring- 

 ing together the devices that hundreds of housekeepers 

 have found useful in their own homes. The "Conveniences" 

 are selected on account of their practical character, trust- 

 ing that they may lighten the labor and "save steps" to 

 many an over-worked housekeeper. 220 Illustrations, 240 

 pacee, 12 mo, cloth. Sent by mail, post paid, for $1.50. 



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



TO THE TRADE OF 



Ornamental, Decorative and Flo^vering Plants Suit- 

 able for Growing on for Fall and Winter Sales. 



Perdoz. Per 100 



Asparacjus tenuissimus. 2i/^-in. pots 1 50 10 CO 



Begonia, Tuberous and Rooted choice strain 



of seedlinKs, from 2;.i-in. pots 1 25 10 00 



Begonia metalli. a, i^-in. pots 1 00 S 00 



Chrysanthemums, J', J J, (its, 100 finest varieties 1 00 6 00 

 Caladiums, fancy, best collection in the 



country, 2>-J-in. pots 2 CO 15 00 



Dracaena termmalis, 2}^-in. pots 1 00 7 00 



" 3in. " 1 50 10 00 



4in. " 2 50 20 00 



'• cordylina indivisa, 3-in. pots 125 8 00 



" " " 5-in. pots 3 00 2.5 00 



— FERNS. ^ 



Adiantum cuneatura, 2}^-in. pots 1 00 8 00 



" gracilimum, 3-in. pots 125 10 00 



" pubescens, 3-in. pots 100 8 00 



Dicksonia Antarctica, 2)^-in. pots 100 6 00 



3in. pots 150 8 00 



Gymnogramma argyrophilla, 2><-in. pots 1 25 10 00 



chrysophilla, 2)^in. pots 125 10 00 



Pteris argyrea, 2J^-in. pots 76 6 00 



" credica alba lineata, 3-in. pots 100 7 00 



" tremula, 232-in. pots 75 5 tO 



Hydrangea rosea, 3-in. pots 3 00 



Impatiens Sultani alba, 2>^-in. pots 2 00 



Musa ensete, $1 .50 each 18 00 



Pandanus utilis, 4-in. pots 300 2500 



— PALMS.^^ 



Areca lutescens, 2)^-in. pots 2 



" " 3in. pots 4 



" *' 4-in. pots 5 



" " 5-in. pots 7 



" rubra, 2K-in. pots 2 



" Verschafelti, 3J^-in. pots 9 



Cocos Wedelliana, 2J^-in. pots 3 



" plumosus, 3-in. pots 1 



Latania Borbonica, 2J^-in. pots 



" *' 3-in. pots 1 



" " 4-in. pots 2 



Oreodoxa regia, 3-in. pots 1 



Ptychosj)erma Alexandra, 2^-in. pots 1 



Se'at'orthia elegans, 3V^-in. pots 1 



** " 3-in. pots 1 



" " 4-in. pots 2 



" " 5-in. pots 6 



" " 8-in. pots 48 



Also a full line of general Greenhouse Stock. 

 mailed on application. 



HENRV A. DR££R, 



714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



A MANUAL OF VEGETABLE PLANTS, 



BY ISAAC F. TILL1NOHA8T. 



Containing the experiences ol the author in starting all those 

 kinds of vegetables wnich are most difficult for a novice to produce 

 firom seed ; with the best methods known for combating and repell- 

 ing noxious insects and preventing the diseases to which garden 

 vegetables are subject. loa pages, i6mo, cloth, price, $1.00, 

 mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address, 



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



PATENT BINDER^ 



For the Gardener's Monthly, Numbers filed with the greatest 

 convenience. Preserve them filed lor reference, and have them 

 when you want them. Neatly lettered on the side in gilt. Price, 40 

 cents each. Mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT. 814 Chestnut St. PhlU. 



AMERICAN GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



By Thomas Bridgeman. 



Containing complele practical directions for the cultivation of 

 Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Tree.s and Grapevines. Illustrated. 

 629 pages, 12mo, cloth. Price $2.60. Sent by mall post-paid on 

 receipt of price. 



Addresj CHA.S. H. MAROT, 



814 CbestDut St., Flilla. 



WINDOW GARDENING. 



By Henry T. Williams. 



DcToted specially to the Culture of Flowers and OmameBtal 

 Plants for Jn-door «« and Parlor Decoration. 



trated. 300 pages, med. flvo, cloth, 

 post-paid on receipt of price. 

 Address 



Splendidly lllus- 

 Price $1.60. Sent by mail 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



fil4 Chestnut St.. PUla. 



BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



By «ToHiah Houpes. 



A practical treatise on the Conilorw or Cone-bearing plants. 

 Handsomely Ulufltrated. 435 pagea. I'imo, cloth. Price $3.00- 

 Seul by mail post-paid on receipt uf price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 ChenUut St., Phil*. 



