THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER, 



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FRUIT TREE STOCKS ♦^ FRUIT TREE STOCKS 



SPECIAL CULTURE 



LPAILLET, 



Nurseryman, Chatenay (Seine), near Paris, France, 



advises his numerous customers tbat he can now supply 

 any orders of Fruit Tree Stocks at a very moderate price. 

 Catalogue printed in English vpill he sent on demand. 

 Large orders will be supplied on very liberal and low prices. Special arrangements may bo made at 

 very cheap prices for shipments sent franco New York, all expenses paid and duties included. Orders 

 must be sent directly to L. PAILLBT. Money deposit to be sent to diy Bankers, Messrs. John 

 MuNROE, Nassau Street, New York City. Nurseries Established 1827. to6 



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W. S. ALLEN, 



WHOLESALE DEALER IN 



CUT FLOWERS 



940 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 



Offers to the trade the BEST QUALITY of NEW and 

 STANDARD varieties of ROSES and all other CUT 

 FLOWER.S. Packed in the most careful manner and at the 

 LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES for the CHOICEST QUAL- 

 ITY. Write for Price List. Consignments solicited. s8 



[One-fourth full size.] 



THE MINERAL INKSTAND, 



Composed of twenty different minerals, petrifactions, crys- 

 tals, fossils, and gems of tlie great Rocky Mountain regions 

 of Wyoming, Colorado and other parts of the Far West, 

 comprising gold, silver, copper and iron ores, agates, ame- 

 thysts, topazes and other precious stones, of rainbow hues. 

 The natural and brilliant tints of the various specimens 

 make it a cabinet of rare beauty. It combines instruction 

 with utility, and is an epitome of the mineral wealth of the 

 "Rockies.'' A splendid ornament for the desk, shelf or 

 table, or a novel and lasting gift to a friend. Sent, post-paid 

 for ^.50 on receipt of price. 



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



ZSssay on Roses. 



BY MRS. M. D. WELLCOME. 



Paper, pp. 24. Illustrated. Price, 15 cents. 



Mrs. Wellcome writes with enthusiasm, and from a 

 thorough knowledge, and a considerable experience. All 

 lovers of roses and all amateur horticulturists will find the 

 little monograph inteiesting and suggestive."— .Boston 

 Journal. 



Sent by mall, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address, 



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



PLANTS -»-,,,. 

 Palms^Ferns and Lycopodiums. 



BY THOMAS BAINES. 



Full details of the Propagation and Cultivation of 60O 

 Families of Plants, embracing all the best kinds in 

 cultivation, suitable for growing in the Green- 

 house, Intel-mediate House and Stove. 

 Octavo, 362 pages, cJoth. Price. 8^5 50, by mail, post-paid 

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



The LANGUAGE and SENTIMENT of 



FLOWERS 



Including FLORAI, POETRY; with original illustrations 

 printed in colors, 310 pages, 16mo. Price, 81.25; by mail 

 post-paid. 



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



Hand-book of Useful Tables 



For the Lumberman, Farmer and Mechanic, containing ac- 

 curate tables of logs reduced to inch board measure, plank, 

 scantling and timber measure ; wages and rent by week or 

 month; cajjacity of granaries, bins and cisterns; land 

 measures; interest taoles, with direction for finding the 

 interest on any sum at 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 per cent, and many 

 other useful tables. Revised and enlarged edition, 182 pp., 

 25 cents. Mailed, postage free on receipt of price. Address 

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



FRUIT CULTURE 



And the LAYING out and MANAGEMENT of a 



COUNTRY HOME. . 



BY WM. C. STRONG. 



205 pages, IBdo, cloth. Price, $1.00, by mail, post-paid. 

 Address, 



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



PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT. 



BY P. T. QUINN. 



A practical Horticulturist, and author of " Money in the 

 Garden." 



Containing practical method of raising Pears Intelligently 

 and with best results: character of soil, beet mode of preparing 

 It; best varieties to select under existing conditions; best mode 

 of planting, pruning, fertilizing, grafting, and utilizing the 

 ground before the trees come into bearing, and finally gatberlDg 

 and packing for market Illustrated with practical cuts on 

 pruning and grafting, distance table and orchard record. 136 

 pages, 12mo, cloth. Price, $1. Sent by mail, post-paid, on re- 

 ceipt of price. Address, 



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



