THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



17 



DUTCH BULBS 



E. H. KRELAGE & SON, 



Nurserymen, Seedsmen and Florists, 



HAARLEm. HOLLAND. 



The Wholesale Catalncrue. Aniorican edition (No. ^^0 a) 

 of Dutch Flower roots and Bulbous and Tuberous- 

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 although givinjr only an extrart of the collections forms a 

 pamphlet of -iS pages. Hvo, in two columns, and is donbtless 

 (me of the most complete sent out for this specialty. The 

 prices of Hyacinths m general are considerably lower than 

 before. Prices of Tulips and other bulbs too "are in many 

 instances inferior to former ijuotations. 



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£. H. KRELAGE & SON, Haarlem, Holland 



ICONOGRAPHY 



-OF- 



INDIAN AZALEAS, 



Containing plates and descriptions of some of the best old 

 and new varieties, 



BY AUGUST VAN GEERT, 



With tlie assistance of the principal Horticulturists and 

 Amateurs, and translated by Th. Moore, Jr. 



This splendidly illustrated work should be in the hands of 

 every practical gardener and lover of plants. 



To nurser^nuen and florists it is a valuable vade mectim to 

 resort to. I'he plates will prove most useful in the office 

 and will no doubt help and increase the sale of this popular 

 class of plants. 



The amateur will find it an interesting: book to consult for 

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Quarto, thirty-six splendid colored plates and 81 pp. text. 

 Price $7.dO, mai'leil post free. Address 



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



ROSES IN POTS; 



observations on their Cultivation including the Autobiography of 

 Pot-Kose, 



by WM. PAUL. 



92 pages, cloth, illustrated. Price, Ml 00 



Sent Prepaid by mail on receipt of price. 



CHAS. H. MAROT. 814 Chestnul Street, Phila. 



Fruit Growers' Hand- Book, 



ByF. K. Elliott author of " Western Fruit Growers' Guide" 

 (one ot the best posted men on the subject in the United States). 

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 The book is made for those who grow fruit for their own use Also 

 an Appendix, containing matter relating to the selection and culture 

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



THE HORSE AND HIS DISEASES, 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



With the real essential information relative to each disease. Will 

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



SHIPPER'S PRIDE PLUM. 



BUDS NOW READY of this Valuable Market Plum. 

 Order from Headquarters. Send for description 

 and i>ripo of buds. 



H. S. WILEY, 



tan Cayuga, N. Y. 



Downing's Landscape Gardening and 

 Rural Architecture. 



BY THE LATE A. J. DOWNING, ESQ. 



Adapted to North America, with a view t« the improvement in 

 country residences. Comprising historical notices of the art, di- 

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The above w^ork is now oat of print and when the few 

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814 Chestnut Street, Phila. 



HAVE YOU YET SECURED A 



PHOTOGRAPH 



OF THE 



ORIGINAL mil PEAR TR[[? 



150 TO 200 YEARS OLD AND STIXL STANDINGl 



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CHAS. H. MAROT, Publisher, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



HAND-BOOK 



PRACTICAL "landscape 



GARDENING. 



Designed for City and Suburban Residences, and Country School* 

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



BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



By tJosiah Hoopes. 



A prp.ctical treatise on the Coniferae or Cone-beariiig plants. 

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Address 



CUAS. H. MAROT, 

 814 Che-^tnut St., Phila. 



