THE HORTICULTURAL ADVERTISER. 



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HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, CROWN IMPERIAL, &c., &c., of the FINEST 

 QUALITY. Our Own Importation from Holland Direct. ALSO, FOR SALE, 



Hyaciath Glasses, assorted colors, Crocus Pots, Window Boxes, Plain and Fancy Flower Pots, all 



sizes; Vases, all sizes: Rustic Hanging Baskets, Rustic Settees, Chairs and Tables, 



Flower Stands, Greenhouse Syringes and Pumps, Pot and Plant Labels, 



Brackets for Flower Pots, Garden and Pot TrcUises, Ac, &c. 



D. L..A.1^DI%£:T-H[ <Sc: SONS, 



Nos. 21 & 23 South Sixth Street, and Delaware :Ave. and Arch Street, Philadelphia. 



Pampas Plumes J P VAUGHAN 



New Crop, $10.00 per WO 



Extra Selected, $13.00 per WO. 



NEW L. AURATUM, 



Good Bulbs, $12.00 per WO. 



Bouquet G-reen, 



$5.50 per 100; $40.00 per WOO. 



SEEDS and TOOLS, 



42 LA SALLE ST., CHICAGO, ILLS. 



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HOLLY, $3.50 per case. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS, 



$lS.OO per 1000. 



L. LONGIFLORUM and SPIR/EA, 



All Holiday Florist's Baskets, Grasses, Ferns, &c. 



Has the reputation of being tl;e handsomest publication of its kind in the world. It is an elegant manual of 150 pages. 

 The 1884 issue contains Two Colored Plates, and I.OOO.IIIustratlons of Flowers, Plants and Vegetables, with directions for 

 grov/ing. For quality of paper and clearness of print it is unsui-passed, and its illustrations are in the highest style of 

 art. It is "a thing of beauty," full of useful information and instruction. Handsome enough for a Holiday Present. 

 Printed in both English and German. Price, only 10 cents, which may be deducted from first order. Try it. Vick's Flower 

 and Vegetable Seeds are the Best. The Floral Guide tells how to get and grow them. Vick's Illustrated Monthly Mega- 

 line, 32 pages. Is a beaiitiful work of 32 pages. Each issue has a Colored Frontispiece, and numerous ILLUSTKATIONjS. 

 Its departments of "Coere.spondence," " Foreign Notes," "Pleasant Gos.sip," and " Our Young People," con- 

 tain a fund of instruction given in an entertaining manner, and mak the Magazine the most complete and original of 

 its kind. Price, $1.25 a year ; Five Copies for $5. S))ecimen numbers 10 cents each. Three trial copies 25 cents. Vick's 



Illustrated Monthly Magazine, and either Harpers' Monthly, Weekly or Bazar for $4.00. Address, 



JAMES VICK, ROCHESTER. 



N. Y. 



PANSIES 



SPECIALTY, 



THE BEST QUALITY IN THE GREATEST VARIETY. 



Collection of 40 distinct varieties, embracing all the latest Novelties 

 This strain of PANSIES excels any in the market for fine form, large size, 

 good substance and richness of color, and -was repeatedly awarded FIRST 

 PREMIUMS at Exhibitions of the New York Horticultural Society. 



NEW SEED PRICE LIST and CIRCULAR, giving full directions for th« 

 successful cultivation of Pansies, sent on application. 



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ALBERT BENZ, Little Neck, N. Y. 



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LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



FIRST-CLASS STRONG PIPS FOR FORCING. 



Per 1000 . $16.00 | Per 100 .... $2.00 | Per 25 $0.75 



SPECIAL RATES IN LARGE QUANTITIES TO THE TRADE UPON APPLICATION. 



ALSO, 



Fine Mixed Hyacinths per 100 $ 7.00 



" Named " " 18.50 



Extra Size Lilium auratum (American grown), .per doz. $3.00 " 20.00 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



15 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. si2 



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