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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Special Offer to the Trade. 



Alvsum DouMe Wliite 



Ardisia Crenulata, 4-iueh pots ...... . , , 



Azalea Indic'a, in var. splendid trained, 



standards 



Caladiuni, Fancy, in 25 best sorts, strong. . . 



Carnation JNleteor, best new scarlet 



" Seat'oam 



Dablias, in 25 be.st sorts 



Draecenas Terminalis, 3-inch pots 



" " 4-inch " 



" " 5-inch " 



The Draecenas are in unusnally tine condi 



tion, well furnished and colored. 

 Gloxinia crassifolia; the finest of the 



Gloxinias, extra strong tubers .... 

 Jasminuin Grand Duke of Tuscany. . 



Musa Ensete each, S1.50 to $S.0O 



Palms, Coryphea Australis, 3-inch pots 



" Seaforthia elegans, 1st size 



" " " 2d " 



3rd " 



" Chamaerops excelsa 



Pandanus utilis, splendid plants, 4-in. pots. 



Pansies Dreer's Premium 



Pelargoniums, in 25 choicest sorts, 3-in. pots . 

 Petunias Double, set of the 12 finest var. . . 



Phlox Perennial, 25 best sorts 



Verbenas, 20 best sorts, healthy 



Vinca Alba, Rosea and Oculata each 



Violet Marie Louise and Neapolitan 



" New Double Blue, Marguerite de Savoie 



Wistaria sinensis, 2-y'r old, potgi-own, strong 



LiUum floribunda, or Harrisi ; the best lily 



for forcing SI each 



Wholesale Trade Last for ISSS, mailed to Floruits ; and 

 Dreer's Garden Calender for ISSS, offering New and Choice 

 Dracenas, Crototis, Geraniums, Pelargoniums, Carnations, 

 <tc.,<fec., mailed free. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



7(4 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



10 00 



PEAR CULTURE FOR PROFIT. 



BY P. T. QUINN. 



A practical Horticulturist, and author of " Money in the 

 Garden." 



Containing practical method of raising Pears intelhgently 

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

 it; best varieties to select under existinsr conditions; best mode 

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

 ground before the trees come i nto bearing, and finally gathering 

 and packing for market Illustrated with practical cuts on 

 pruning and grafting, distance table and orchard record. 136 

 pages, )2tno, cloth. Price, SI. Sent by mail, post-paid, on re- 

 ceipt of price. Address, 



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



HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS 



Plants and Flowers in the Garden and the House; -giving 

 directions short, sharp and decisive 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 ol 

 the garden ; which devours the fruit trees, shrubs and vines, and 

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

 Price, 30 cents, postage free. 



Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 



/[MmUR'S ROSE BOOK. 



By Shirley Hibberd. 

 Comprising the cultivation of the Rose in the open ground 

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

 ters of Wild and Garden Roses; the preiaration ofthe flowers 

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

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

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

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



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



I .'iuccpech'il ill iai>iii! 

 Plant, and bv tcstiiii,' tl 



I offer 100 seeds U 



I (if this Itaie and Useful 

 lid it trcniiinatiiig. 

 1000 ^cmIs fur S8.00. 



u. JOHN C. EISELE, 



1322 and 1324 N. 12th St., Philadelphia. 



GRAPE YINES. 



For Dealers and Large Planters, and at Retail, 



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



BRIGHTON, CONCORD, LADY, 



WORDEN, &c., &c. 



Aho, Moore's New Cross-Bred Asparagus. 



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



HAND-BOOK 



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 pict. Each plan is drawn to scale, with schedule 

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

 condensed instructions for forming and ca>ing for lawns; building of 

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

 cuttings, evergreens, hedges, screens, Sc. Condensed descriptions 

 of all tVie 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 $1.50. 

 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 and 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, in a clear 

 and condensed form, upon the ' 



Management of a Single Milch Cow. 



Illustrated, 132 pages, cloth. Price, 31.00, mailed, post-paid, on 

 ess, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street. Phila. 



ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



By Thomas Meehan. 



An American Hand-Book, containing the personal observa- 

 tions of the author. 257 pages, 24mo, cloth. Price 75 cts. Sent 

 by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



London Gardener's Chronicle 



Will be furnished, post-paid, direct to subscribers in the U. S. for 



S6.35 per year. Apply to 



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



