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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



CARNATIONS 



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-SWANLKY WHITE. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



so New and 160 Older Varieties. 



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Of all the Best New and ; Older Bedding Plants, 

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Write for Catalogue and lowest prices. 



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Farm Conveniences. 



A Practical Every-day Handl)ook for tlie Farm.O Full 

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HOMHOLD X COSVENIENCES 



Being the experience of many practical writers. Bring- 

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A MANUAL OF VEGETABLE PLANTS, 



BY ISAAC F. TILLINQHAST. 



ContainiDg the experiences of the author in starting all those 

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GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 



By a. 8. PACKARD, Jr., M.D. 



Also a Treatise on those Injurious and Bgnbficiai. to 



BOPS. For the use of Colleges, Farms, Schools and Agrl- 



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WM. C.WILSON, 



ASTORIA. L. I., N. Y. 



N. T. City Store, 4S West 14th Street. tntf 



AND BULB CULTURE. 



BY D. T. FISH. 



Being descriptions, both Historical and Botanical, of the 

 principal bulbs and bulbous plants, and their chief varie- 

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Architects'and Builders' Pocket Companion 



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By FRANK W. VODGES. Architect. 



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PRACTICAL HINTS 



On the aelectlon and use of the 



MICROSCOPE, 



Intended for beginners, by JoHM Phin, 

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INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



By Cbas. Darwin. 



With copious descriptive coutcnta and index. Ulustrated. 

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AMERICAN GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



By Thomas BriJgcman, 



Containing complete practical directions for the cultivation of 

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WINDOW GARDENING. 



By Henry T. Williams. 



Devoted specially to the Culture of Flowers and Ornamental 

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