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TJie Horticulturist. 



Vnlue of the Morticulturist, 



I have taken The Horticulturist from 

 its very start, to the present time, with the 

 exception of one or two years, and must say 

 that I like it now best of all its history. 

 It is timely, practical, and just what we 

 fruit-growers want. M. L. Burrell. 



The Horticulturist, 



There are a few journals which no fruit- 

 grower or owner of a garden can afford to 

 dispense with, and we unhesitatingly pro- 

 nounce The Horticulturist one of 

 them. Even the resident of the crowded 

 city will find its visit to his centre table 

 the harbinger of many a ray of sunshine 

 warming his heart toward the beautiful in 

 nature. — Eclectic Ruralist. 



I have a visitor to my sanctum who picks 

 out The Horticulturist in preference to 

 any other of my numerous Agricultural and 

 Horticultural xchanges, and devours every 

 inch of its reading. I think it the best in 

 the United States. 



George E. Blakeslee, 



Publisher Ohio Farmer. 



Jtesult.t of Advertising . 



We advertised extensively the past year, 

 and in summing up the results, found that 

 The Horticulturist paid us better than 

 either the Agriculturist, Rural New Yorker, 

 or Country Gentleman. 



The Ladies'" Floral Cabinet also brought 

 us better results than any agricultural or 

 religious paper in the United States, of 

 100,000 circulation, or under — only mie 

 journal, 120,000, being superior. 



We consider it a very cheap medium for 

 results in proportion to price charged. And 

 now, in the spring of 1874, it is leading all 

 competition. 



Maney & Hudson, Florists, 



Chestertown, Md. 



Upon page 30, January No., read Masde- 

 vallia, instead of Mandevallia. 



Wanted. 



The address of every person, having a 

 greenhouse or conservatory, in the United 

 States ; also, the name of every gardener 

 and florist. 



Will our friends, or readers, send us lists 

 of any names of their acquaintance. We 

 wish to send a specimen copy of The Hor- 

 ticulturist to all such. 



Husy Times, 



From December 1 to January 31, over 

 15,000 letters were received I'rora the United 

 States mails at our office ; our correspond- 

 ents must be charitable, under such circum- 

 stances, and allow us plenty of time for 

 replies. The flood still continues. 



Tlie Tjddies' Flornl Cabinet. 



This new household journal, started by 

 the publisher of The Horticulturist, to 

 fill the field for a popular ladies' floral and 

 home journal, has now reached a permanent 

 circulation of nearly 80,000. Its January 

 No. enjoyed an issue of 48,000 copies, to 

 meet the demand for specimens, and also to 

 fill orders from regular subscribers. While 

 most journals have suffered from the effects 

 of the "panic," the Cabinet is doubling 

 its subscriptions this year over last. 



To New Headers, 



This number of The Horticulturist 

 reaches over 5,000 new readers, who have 

 never taken it before this year. We trust 

 their interest in it will continue, and we 

 may have the pleasure of many contribu- 

 tions, subscriptions, etc., from them in the 

 future. 



Sickness of Western Editor, 



The serious illness of Mark Miller, our 

 Western editor, has prevented sending copy 

 for his department this month. We trust 

 he will be restored to health, and usual 

 duties, before long. 



