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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Special Offer to the Trade. 



Perdoz. Per 100 



Alvium Double White « 75 8 5 00 



Ardieia Crenulata, 4-incli pots 3 00 20 00 



Azalea Indica, in var. splendid trained, 



standards 9 00 70 00 



Caladium, Fancy, in 25 best sorts, strong ... 2 00 12 00 



Carnation Meteor, best new scarlet 1 25 10 00 



Seafoam 100 8 00 



Dahlias, in 25 best sorts V 2 00 15 00 



Draecenas Tenninalis, 3-inch pots 1 60 12 00 



4-inch " 3 50 20 00 



5-inch " 5 00 40 00 



The Draecenas are in unusuallj' fine condi- 

 tion, well furnished and colored. 

 Gloxinia crassifolia; the finest of the 



Gloxinias, extra strong tubers 2 00 15 00 



Jasminum Grand Duke of Tuscany 3 00 



Musa Ensete each, 81.50 to 83.00 25 00 



Palms, Coryphea Australis, 3-inch pots 1 50 10 00 



" Seaforthia elegans, 1st size 1 25 10 00 



" " " 2d " 2 00 15 00 



3rd " 3 50 25 00 



" Chamaerops excelsa 100 600 



Pandanus utilis, splendid plants, 4-in. pots. . 3 00 20 00 



Pansies Dreer's Premium 50 3 00 



Pelargoniums,in25choicestsorts, 3-in. pots.. 150 10 00 



Petunias Double, set of the 12 finest var. . . . 1 00 7 00 



Phlox Perennial, 25 best sorts 100 6 00 



Verbenas, 20 best sorts, healthy 75 4 00 



Vinca Alba, Rosea and Oculata each 75 4 00 



Violet Marie Louise and Neapolitan 75 5 00 



" New Double Blue, Marguerite deSavoie 5 00 



"Wistaria sinensis, 2-y'r old, i)()t grown, strong 2 50 20 00 

 Lalium floribunda, or Harris! ; the best lily 



for forcing 81 each 10 00 



Wholesale Trade Ldst for ISSS, mailed to Florists ; and 

 Dreer's Oarden Cale7ider for ISSS.ojff'ering New and Choice 

 Dracenas, Crotons, Geraniums, Pelargotiiums, Carnations, 

 <te.,<fec., mailed free. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



tf.i 714 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. 



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, best 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 gathering 

 and packing for market Illustrated with practical cuts on 

 pruning and grafting, distance table and orchard record. 136 

 pages, 12mo, cloth. Price, 81. Sent by mail, post-paid, on re- 

 ceipt of price. Address, 



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



HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS 



On Plants and Flowers in the Gardbn and the House; ;'giving 

 directions short, sharp and decishie how to overcome every insect 

 enemy that infects flowers and plants, out-doors and in-doors, 

 which troubles window Gardens ; which eats up the vegetables of 

 the garden ; which devours the fruit trees, shrubs and vines, ar.d 

 lives in the homes of anxious, tired housekeepers. Paper, 100 pages. 

 Price, 30 cents, postage free. 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



Address, 



AMATEUR'S ROSE BOOK. 



By Shirley Hibberd. 

 Comprising the cultivation of the Rose in the open ground 

 and under glass; the formation of the Rosarium; the charac- 

 ters of Wild and Garden Roses; the preparation of the flowers 

 for exhibition ; the raising of new varieties; and the work of 

 the Rose Garden in every season of the year. Illustrated with 

 colored plates and wood engravings. 272 pages cloth, 12mo. 

 Price $3.00. Sent by mail postpaid on receipt of price. 



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



I succeeded in raising some seed of this Rare and Useful 

 Plant, and by testing the same found it germinating. 

 I offer 100 seedH for SI. 00; 1000 seeds for S8.00. 



to JOHN C. EISELE, 



1322 and 132 4 N. 12th. St ., Philadelphia. 



GRAPE VINES. 



For Dealers and Large Planters, and at Ketail, 



MOORE'S EARLY 1 and 2-year old. Extra. 



BRIdHTON, CONCORD, LADY, 



WORDEN, &c., &c. 



Also, Moore's New Cross-Bred Asparagus. 



f.2 JOHN B. MOORE & SON, Concord, Mass. 



"9C /\/^/\ BEN DAVIS AND RAWLE'S JANET Apple 

 / Oaw\/w Trees; 4 to 6 feet, tsm per 1000; 3 ta 5 

 feet, light, S35 per 1000. Full line of other stock. Pike Co., 

 Nursery ; established 183-5 ; Descriptive Catalogue free. 



STAKK Sc CO., Loaislana, M«. 



M 



ARYLAND FA RMS. -Book and Map /ree. By 

 C. P:. SHANAHAN, Attorney, Easton, Md. f.2 



HAND-BOOK 



OP 



PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 



GARDENING. 



BY F. R. ELLIOTT. 



Designed for City and Suburban Residences, and Country School- 

 Houses; containing designs for lots and grounds, from a lot 30 by 

 100, to a forty-acre plot. Each plan is drawn to scale, with schedule 

 to each, showing where each tree, shrub, &c., should be planted 

 condensed instructions for forming and caring for lawns ; building o 

 roads; turfing, protection, pruning and care of trees; nriaking 

 cuttings, evergreens, hedges, screens, &c. Condensed descriptions 

 of all the leading trees and shrubs ; soil and position in which they 

 should be grown. Illustrations of ground plans, elevations, trees, 

 shrubs, winter gardening, &c. 96 pp., 8 vo, cloth. Price Ji. 50. 

 Sent by mail on receipt of price. Address, 



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



AMATEUR'S GREENHOUSE 



AND CONSERVATORY, 



By Shirley Hibberd. 



A handy guide to the construction and management of plant 

 houses and the selection, cultivation and improvement of orna- 

 mental greenhouse and conservatory plants. Illustrated with 

 colored plates aud wood engravings. 272 pages, cloth, 12mo. 

 Price 83.00. Sent by mail postpaid on receipt of price. 



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



KEEPING ONE COW. 



Being the experience of a number of practical writers, m a clear 

 and condensed form, upon the 



Management of a Single Milch Cow. 

 Illustrated, 132 pages, cloth. Price, $1.00, mailed, post-paid, o" 

 receipt of price. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street. Fhila. 



ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



By Thomas Meehan. 



An American Hand-Book, containing the personal observa- 

 tions of ihe author. 257 pages, 24mo, cloth. Price 75 cts. Seat 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Adiess CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



