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THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



Clematis Jackmanni 



m OTHER LARGE FLOWERING SORTS. 



Clematis flammula in large riuantit3'. 



Ampelopsis Veitchii, over 3 feet. 



Roses, Coleus, Verbenas, Geraniums and Carna- 

 tions at the Lowest Rates. 



Write for Price List to C. ALTORFER. 

 tiDh2 West Chester, Pa. 



THK 



I8BELL 

 Mole Trap 



IS THE 



CAREFULLY SET 

 IT NEVER MISSES 



Made of best material 

 and always in order. 



Price. $2.00 each. 



ASK YOUR DEALER FOR IT, 

 ^^ Or Sent Direct by 



^^ YOUNG & ELLIOTT 



\^^ Seedsmen, 

 . 18 CORTLANDT ST. 



NEW YORK 



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GERiNIOl AND CARNATIONS. 



Only a Few Thousand of Each Left. 



Carnation President De Graw, rcoted cuttings $ 1.00 ft 100 



Geranium Mountain of Snow, " " from bxs 2.00 f< 100 



GEORGE SMITH, 



MANCHESTER, VERMONT. 



Frictical TasiHerisy and \m \\wk\ 



Together with General latormation for Sportsmen. 

 By JOSEPH H. BATTY, 



Taxidermist for the Hoyden Expedition and other Government 

 Surveys, and many of the leading Colleges and Museums of the 

 United States. Author of " How to Hunt and Trap," etc. 125 

 Illustrations. i2mo, cloth. Price, $1.50 Mailed, post-paid, on 

 receipt of price. Address, 



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



U A lie CI I '^^'^ Xo^' RcDwrk. 

 nAnOLLLable Kjiouberr; ever 



Produced. Send for full account 



anil a lre;>utiful cliromo of it. The 

 til, est itui^k in till- r. S. of 



SMALL FRUITS, 



eniLraciDg all valuable varreliea, 

 also a superior slock of FruU 

 Trees. Luvett's 8innll FrulU 

 are Ihe best. Catalogue, brilliant- 

 Iv illustrated (colored plates), tell. 

 ing how to get and grow them, 

 honest descriptious, fair pricet, 

 fret. The uinst bLautlful and useful Fruit Catalogue ever 

 published. a. T. LOVETT, Uttle Sliver, N. J., 

 Introducer of Cnthbert Raapberry d Manchttter Strawherrx, 



NEW^SEEDS 



^JT «-i 4.^^ J ^ or the purpose of promoting progres- 

 TV OtUXGU sive agriculture, we desire to procure 

 stocks of .Seed (if all new ami improved varieties, especially 

 Pure Seed Corn and otlier grains. New varieties should 

 have their cliaracteristics fixed l)y a course of five years or 

 more of careful selection and breeding. Any person having 

 such will please send sample, with his own" address plainly 

 marked upon the iiaikaare. and write careful description, 

 with liistory, to HIRAM SIBLEY & CO., Seedsmen, 

 Rochester,"N. Y., and Chicago, Ills. mh2 



Fruit Growers' Hand-Book, 



By F. R. Elliott author of " Western Fruit Growers' Guide" 

 (one of the best posted men on the subject m the United States). 

 Contains the practice on all subjects connected with fruit growing. 

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

 an Appendix, containing matter relating to the selection and culture 

 of Ornamental Trees, Roses, Plants, &c. Illustrated with 45 wood» 

 cuts, 130 pages, i6mo, cloth, $1 ; paper, 60 cts. Sent by mail 

 postpaid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



HOW TO READ 



AND HINTS IN CHOOSING THE BEST BOOKS, 



With a classified list of work of Biography, History, Criticism, 

 Fine Arts, Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Science, Language, etc. By 

 Amelie V Petit. Pp. 220. i2mo, cloth. Price, ^1.00. By mail, 

 postpaid on receipt of price. Address, 



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



INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



By Chas. Darwin. 



With coDious descriptive contents and index. Illustrated. 

 462 pages, i2mo, cloth. Price S7.00. 

 Sent by mail post-paid on receipt of price. 



Address CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut St., Phila. 



ALPINE FLOWERS for ENGLISH GARDENS 



By W. Robinson, F. L. S. 



An explanation of the principles on which the Exquisite Flora of 

 Alpine countries may be grown to perfection in all Parts of the 

 British Islands, with numerous Illustrations, of Rock Gardens, 

 Natural and Artificial. 70 Illustrations, 440 pages, crown 8vo, cloth. 



Price, $4 50. Mailed, postage free 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 raaii postpaid on receipt of price. 



Address 1 HAS. H MAROT, 8)4 Chestnut .St.. Phila. 



By Edward Spragues Rand, Jr. 

 A treatise on Hardy and Tender bulbs and Tubers. 369 pages, i2mo, 

 cloth. Price, 82.50. Sent by mail post paid on receipt of price» 

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



