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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Stock Plants 



FOR FLORISTS ONLY ^^.^^^1^%^ Jf,^ 



Washington Market from 50.000 to 120.000 Bedding 



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

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

 and Newer Kinds; especially to beginners in the business, 

 Tiz.; 



1 75 Chrysanthemums for SIO.OO 



140 Geraninms, Zouale and Scented 8.00 



6 O Fachsias 3.00 



40 Verbenas 2.00 



24 Carnations 2.00 



15 Begonias 1,00 



6 Lantans, G Heliotropes, each 35 



5 Achiranthns, 5 Alternantheras, each 35 



24 Coleas 1,00 



10 Miscellaneous Plants 50 



ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS now ready, at $1.50 

 per 100, $12.00 per 1000, as long as supply lasts, in following 

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

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

 of Crimsons. 



Or the whole collection of 500 plants, all labeled, for $25.00. 

 For Descriptions, see my Wholesale Catalogue. 



Nicholas Studer, 



tsl2 FLORIST, 



ANACOSTIA P. P., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Farm Conveniences. 



A Practical Every-day Handbook for the Farm. Full 

 of Labor-saving devices and Home-made contrivances, 

 within the reach of all. Contains the best ideas gathered 

 from a score of practical men in all departments of Farm 

 Labor. 212 Illustrations, 2J0 pages, 12 mo, cloth. By mail, 

 post paid, for $1.50. Address, 



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



HOUSEEOLD ^ CONVENIENCES 



Being tlie experience of many practical writers. Bring- 

 ing together the devices tliat hundreds of housekeepers 

 have found useful in tlieir 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 

 pages, 12 mo, cloth. Sent by mail, post paid, for 31.50. 



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



A, MANUAL OF VEGETABLE PLANTS, 



BY ISAAC P. TILLINQHABT. 



Containing the experiences of the author in starting all those 

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

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

 ing noxious insects and preventing the diseases to which garden 

 vegetables are subject. 102 pages, i6mo, cloth, price, ^i.oo, 

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



CHAS. H. MAROT, 8x4 Chestnut St., Phila. 



PATENT BINDEF 



For the Gardbnbr's Monthly. Numbers 61ed with the greatest 

 convenience. Preserve them filed for 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. Phila. 



Indian Azaleas. 



CAMELLIAS :in.l RHODODENDRONS. Immense Stock of 

 tilt; Best Varieties, spl.-mtidlv rovoreil wirli iluwer buds 

 i-verv vour. Best Varieties •<( PALIMS :inil ORCHIDS per 100. 

 HERBACEOUS and TREE FERNS a specialty, consisting of 

 t>00 varieties. Apply to 



"WALLEM &. SOX, 



tju Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium. 



Mannal of Botany of tie Nortliern United States. 



By Asa Gray. 



Including the district east of the Mississippi and north of Carolina 

 and Tennessee. Arxanced according to the Natural System. Illus- 

 trated with 20 pl;t«..a oi Sedges, Grasses, Ferns, &c. 703 pages, 

 8vo, half-arabesque cloth sides. Price, ^2.25. Sent by mail post- 

 paid on receipt of price. 



Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



The Sugar Beet. 



Including a History of the Beet Root Sugar Industry of 

 Europe. Varieties of the Sugar Beet, Examination, 

 Soils, Tillage, Seeds and Sov/ing, Yield and Cost of 

 Cultivation, Harvesting, Transportation, Con- 

 servation, Feeding Qualities of the Beet 

 and of the Pulp, Etc., Etc , Etc. 

 BY LEWIS S. WARE, C.E., M.E., 



Fellow of L'Ecole des Arts, Agriculture et Manufactures, 

 Paris; member of American Chemical Society. In one 

 volume, octavo ; illustrated by 90 engraviugs. Price, 1S4.00 

 by mail, postage free. Address, 



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



BEET ROOT SUGAR 



AND CULTIVATION OF THE BKET. 



BY E. B. GRANT. 



Including the Sugar supply of the U. S., History of Beet Root 

 Sugar, Supply of Beets, Cultivation, Cost of Beet Root Sugar in 

 France, Production in various Countries, Advantages, Method of 

 Raising, Harvesting, Preservation of Beets, Seed, Manures, Ro- 

 tation of Crops, Beet Pulp, Leaves of Beets, Profits, etc. 16 mo., 

 cloth, pp., 158. Price, $1.2$. Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of 

 price. Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa 



INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



By Cbas. Darwin. 



With copious descriptive contents and index. Illustrated. 

 462 pages, Kmo, clolli. Priceg7.00. 

 8ent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



8H Chestnut St., Phila. 



AMERICAN GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



By Thomas Bridgeinan. 



Containing complete practical directiouB for the cultivation of 

 Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees and Grapevines. Illustrated. 

 62y pages, ]2rao, cloth. Price $2.50. Sent by mail post-paid on 

 receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chebtnut St., Phila. 



WINDOW GARDENING. 



By Henry T. William.^. 



Devoted specially to the Culture of Flowers and Ornamental 

 Plants for Tii-door use and Parlor Decoration. Splendidly illus- 

 trated. 300 pages, mcd. 8to, cloth. Price $1.60. Sent by mail 

 post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CUAS. 11. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut .St., Phila 



BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



J{y JoKluli Hoopes. 



A nrartiral treatise on the Conifone or Cone-bearing plants. 

 Hiiudsumi'ly illustrated. 4;i.'i pages, 12mo, cloth. Price $3.00- 

 Sent by mail poat-paid on roceipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



