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SITUATIONS WANTED. 



Advertisements under this head must be paid for in advance, with 

 the order, at rate of f i.oo for each 36 words per insf rtion. 



BY a gardener, thoroughly conversant with the husines^. 

 Can give tef^tinionials of his ability from reliable gentle- 

 men. Has been associated for some years with the latt- 

 Adolph Straueh in tlu; Parks of Cincinnati and Spring 

 Grove Cemetery. Wants situation as superintendent of a 

 cemetery. Address, .1. B., care B. Cavagna & Son, oth St., 

 Cincinnati, Uhio. 



BY a Swiss gardener : single, well trained in every branch 

 of gardening ; 10 years in the business. Position in 

 private place preferred. Speaks German, French, Italian. 

 Address, Triib, Restaurant, Essex Market, X. Y. City. 



WANTED situation as florist and gardener, by a thorough 

 practical man, either private or (!ommercial ; strictly 

 sober. First-class Eastern and Western references; married, 

 one child. Address, Florist, care of the Y. M. C. A., 

 Dayton, Ohio. 



SITUATION wanted by a tirst-i-lass gardener, single, thor- 

 oughly understands the profession in all its branches ; 

 fully capalile of managing any private place; first-class 

 references. Address, Wni. Robertson, Darljy, Del. Co., Pa. 



BY a practical rose grower of long experience, •'/) years of 

 age, unmarried, a native of America ; can grow any- 

 thing in the florists" line ; good references. Address, 

 Flonst, care A. Miellez, Springfield, Mass. 



IN a place where first-class roses and other flowers in the 

 trade are demanded, and ^ood work; sober, honest, 

 capable and reliable in any aepartnient. John White, 

 South Natick, Mass. 



AS gardener, in a private or commercial place. (Private 

 place preferred.) Understands thoroughly the cultiva- 

 tion of greenhouse plants and garden vegetables. Single, 

 aged 30 years. First-class references. A-ddress, Carl Swen- 

 son. care M. G. Wheeler, Winsted, Conn. 



Some File Englisli Books. 



Twining's Natural Order of Plants. 2 vols 815.00 



Low's Ferns of Great Britain. 8 vols., V^ tky 80.00 



Sh. Hibberd's New.RareBeautifulL'vd Plants. 54cordplatesl2. 60 



" " Amateur's Flower Garden ..3.00 



" " " Greenhouse 3.00 



" " " Rose Book 3.00 



Wooster's Alpine Plants. 2 vols 17.50 



Wild Flowers, 2 vols, colored plates, 5.00 



" of the Holy Land (quarto) colored plates 8.60 



Fern Paradise, Illustrated, plain edition 3.00 



" " Photographs, 5.00 



" colored plates 1.75 



" Garden 1.50 



Field Flowers, " 1.50 



British Fungi, " 2.50 



Microscopic Fungi, " 2.50 



Country Walks, by a Naturalist, Illustrated 1 75 



Half Hours in the Green Lanes 2.00 



Half Hours with some English Antiquities 2.00 



Marvels of Pond Life, Illustrated 1.75 



Sylvan Spring, colored plates 5 00 



Book About Roses S. Reynolds Hole Illustrated 3.75 



Greenhouse Favorites, splendid colored Illustrations 12.50 



Newton's Landscape Gardening, fob, 24 dble pp, plates ... .6 00 

 British Sea Weeds, Mosses, Ferns and Entomology, square, 



16mo, gilt, 89 plates, 4 vols 12.00 



Newton's Landscape Gardener 5.00 



Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of prices. Address, 



CHAS. H. MAROT, 



814 Chestnut Street, Phila. 



THE SCHOOL~GARDEN 



BY DR. SCHWAB, DIRECTOR OP THK VIENNA GVMNASIl'M, ETC. 

 PROM THE GERMAN BY MRS. HORACE MANN. 



Advocating education by labor as well as by study, not as a task 

 but as a delight Adapting the kindergarten principle to older 

 children. In France and Sweden it is no longer an experiment. 

 School gardens in city and town are destined to be a great educa- 

 tional force in America. This book, full of spirit and enthusiasm, will 

 materially hasten the day. Price by mail, 50 cts. each. By express, 

 5 copies for I2.00, 12 copies for ^4 00. Sent on receipt of price. 



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



ICONOGRAPHY 



indianIzaleas, 



Containing plates and descriptions of some of the best old 

 and new varieties, 



BV AUGUST VAN OEERT. 



With the assistance of the principal Horticulturist.s and 

 Amateurs, and tran.slated by Th. Moore, Jr. 



This splendidly illustrated work should be in the hands of 

 every practical ganlener and lover of plants. 



To'nurservmen and florists it is a valuable vade mecum to 

 resort to. '^he plates will prove most useful in the office 

 and will no doubt help and increase the sale of this popular 

 class of plants. 



The amateur will find it an interesting book to consult for 

 the formation of his collection. Besides it is a splendid 

 volume lor the library or drawing room. 



Quarto, thirty-six splendid colored plates and 81 pp. text. 

 Price S7.50, mailed post free. Address 



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



The Scientific Angler 



Being a general and instructive work on Artistic Angling. 

 By the late DAAaD Foster. 



Containing the habits and haunts of fish, bottom fishing 

 (general), pike fishing, spinning for trout, worm fishing for 

 trout, grub fishing for grayling, piscatorial entomologj', on 

 tiy making, fly fishing for trout and grayling, live fly and 

 beetle fishing" notes on the month for fly fishing, salmon 

 and sea trout fishing, about hooks. 



Pp. 247. Illustrated. Cloth, 12mo. Price, post-paid, SI. 50. 



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



Architects'and Builders' Pocket Companion 



AND PRICE BOOK, 



By FRANK W. VODGES, Architect. 



Consisting of a short but comprehensive epitome of Decimals, Duo- 

 decimals, Geometry and Mensuration, with tables ot U S. Mea- 

 sures, strengths, etc., of iron, wood, stone and various other ma- 

 terials, quantities of materials in given sizes and dimensions of 

 wood, brick and stone, and a full and complete bill 0/ prices for 

 Carpenter work. Also, rules for computing and valuing brick and 

 brick work, stone work, painting, plastering, &c., 284 pages, i6mo, 

 cloth 81.50. Tuck, J2.00. Sent by mail postage free, on receipt of 

 price. Address, 



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



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Address, CHAS. H. MAROT, 



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