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Grandest bed- 

 ding and dec- 

 orative plant 

 known, ^oth- 



Dwarf Papayas 



^^^^^^^^^^^^^"■^^^^^■^ ing like it. 



Equal to a palm in beauty and appearance, grows 

 10 feet high the first year* not affected by drouth. 

 The Novelty of the Year. Also bears a delicious 

 fruit. Our plants are propagated from a tree which 

 has produced 192 lbs. of fruit, largest weighing 

 12^4 lbs. Send for illus. from photo showing the 

 grand tropical effect of a bed of these plants. 



Dwarf Kin=Kan Orange 



Finest of all pot shrubs, beautiful foliage, ex- 

 quisite flowers and brilliant fruit shining like gold 

 amid the dark foliage, bears the first year and en- 

 dures for a life time. 



The Tropical Orchard 



Hnil^P Our great book on tropical fruits. 

 I IUU3W Nothing liku it ever published. 

 Opens up a new iudustry. Price 25c. Free to 

 readers of this paper for a 2c stamp for the next 

 60 days. 



MARTIN BENSON, Dongola, 111. 



Sweet Pea Review 



William Doxey, of San Francisco, has 

 published an admirable review of that 

 most attractive and generous flower— the 

 sweet pea. It is prepared and edited by 

 the Sunset Seed and Plant Co., the recog- 

 nized authority on the subject. In addi- 

 tion to describing in detail 125 varieties, 

 it offers a tabulated summary by colors, 

 indicating the best and those next desir- 

 able, and recommending the discarding 

 of others. This is most valuable to all 

 growers. The book is beautifully illus- 

 trated and completely fills its purpose. 

 It will be sent by mail for 25 cents. 



^ OLD COLONY NURSERIES. '897. 



Hardy Shrubs, Trees, Vines, Ever= 

 greens and Perennials 



A large and fine stock of well-rooted plants, 

 grown in a sandy loam. Good plants, best sizes 

 for planting; very cheap. 



Priced Catalogue free on application. 



T. R. WATSON, Plymouth, Mass. 



J. Wilkinson Elliott, 



Landscape Architect, 

 Horticultural Buyers' Agent, 



._ PITTSBURG, PA. 



Pamphlet, price list and full particulars Bent on 

 Inquiry. 



An Object Lesson 



IN COLOR BLENDING. 



A packet each of Mrs. Eckford, Aurora, Mrs. Job. 

 Chamberlain, Gaiety, Striped TenDant. Nlta and 

 Blanche Burpee Sweet Peas planted In the order 

 named will eIvh you such a lesson. To Induce you to 

 try my Beeds I will furnlBh the Beven packets <4u seed 

 each) together with a packet of tine mixed seed for 25c. 



S. T. WALKER, Sweet Pea Specialist, 



Forest Grove, Oregon. 



THE ELIZABETH NURSERY CO. 



Trees, Shrubs. Vines, Roses, large and 

 small fruits, and a fine collection of 

 perennial plants. Catalogue with prices 

 free on application. 



The Elizabeth Nursery Co. 



ELIZABETH, N. J. 

 The Greatest Novelty of the Year, the 



"ALLEGHENY" HOLLYHOCK. 



Small pkt. 10c. Large pkt. B5c. 



A. E. WOHLERT, Altoona, Pa. 



2,000,000 STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



For Sale. IOO VARIETIES. 



Catalogue Free. 



E. J. HULL. 



Olyphant, Pa. 



HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 



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We can supply any of the following 



How to Grow Cut Flowers (Hunt). 

 — The only book on the subject. It is a 

 thoroughly reliable work by an eminently 

 successful practical florist. Illustrated, 

 $2.00. 



GREENHODSe CONSTRUCTION (Taft).— It 

 tells the whole story about how to build, 

 and heat a greenhouse, be it large or 

 small, and that too in a plain, easily un- 

 derstood, practical way. It has 118 

 illustrations, $1.50. 



Bulbs and Tuberous Rooted Plants 

 (Allen).— Over 300 pages and 75 illustra- 

 tions. A new work by a specialist in this 

 line. Tells about lilies, cannas, dahlias, 

 hyacinths, tulips; and all manner of bulbs 

 and how to grow them indoors and out- 

 sides, summer and winter. $2.00. 



Mushrooms: How to Grow Them 

 (Falconer). — The only American book on 

 the subject, 29 illustrations. Written by 

 a practical mushroom grower who tells 

 the whole story so tersely and plainly 

 that a child can understand it. This book 

 has increased mushroom growing in this 

 country three fold in three years. $1.50. 



Success in Market Gardening (Raw- 

 son). — Written by one of the most promi- 

 nent and successful market gardeners in 

 the country, and who has the largest 

 glasshouses for forcing vegetables for 

 market in America. Outdoor and indoor 

 crops are treated. Illustrated, $1.00. 



The Rose (Ellwanger).— The standard 

 work on roses in this country and written 

 from a field affording the widest experi- 

 ence in practical knowledge and opportu- 

 nities for comparison, and where every 

 variety of rose ever introduced is or has 

 been grown. $1.25. 



The Biggle Berry Book (Biggie). — A 

 condensed treatise on the culture of straw- 

 berries, raspberies, currants and goose- 

 berries; with truthful colored illustrations 

 of 25 varieties of strawberries, 8 rasp- 

 berries, 5 currants, and 5 gooseberries; 

 35 illustrations in black and white; and 

 portraits of 33 of the most noted berry 

 growers all over the country. 50cts. 



The Propagation of Plants (Fuller). 

 — An illustrated book of about 350 pages. 

 It tells us how to propagate all manner 

 of plants, hardy and tender from an oak 

 to a geranium, and describes every pro- 

 cess — grafting, budding, cuttings, seed 

 sowing, etc., with every manipulation 

 pertaining to the subject It is the voice 

 of practical experience, by one of the most 

 brilliant horticulturists living. $1.50. 



Manures (Sempers). — Over 200 pages; 

 illustrated. It tells all about artificial, 

 farmyard and other manures, what they 

 are and what they are good for, the dif- 

 ferent manures for the different crops and 

 the different soils, how to apply them, 

 and how much to use and all in such a 

 plain way that no one can misunderstand 

 it. The author is an active, practical, 

 horticultural chemist. 50 cents. 



Dictionary of Gardening (Nicholson). 

 — An inimitable work. An encyclopaedia, 

 of horticulture. It is the ready book of 

 reference for all cultivated plants, includ- 

 ing the most obscure genera and species 

 as well as the most familiar. It is stand- 

 ard authority on nomenclature. An Eng- 

 lish work but as much appreciated here 

 as in Europe. Four volumes. $20.00. 



Window Flower Garden (Heinrich). 

 75 cents. 



Small Fruit Culturist (Fuller). $1.50. 



books, postpaid, at the prices given: 



The Garden Story (Ellwanger). — A 

 delightful book portraying the beauties 

 andpleasures of gardening in the most fas- 

 cinating style; it is eminently practical, 

 and useful, too, for the author loves, 

 knows and grows the plants he writes 

 about; and has a field for observation 

 and practice second to none in the coun- 

 try. Price $1.50. 



Fruits and Fruit Trees of America 

 (Downing). $5.00. 



Fruit Garden (Barry). $2.00. 



Gardening for Profit (Henderson). 

 $2.00. 



Practical Floriculture (Hender- 

 son). $1.50. 



On the Rose (Parsons). $1.00. 



Truck Farming at the South (Oem- 

 ler). $1.50). 



Ornamental Gardening f Long). $2. 00. 



Art Out of Doors (Van Renssalaer).— 

 Hints on good taste in gardening. $1.50. 



The Flowers of Japan and the Art 

 of Floral Arrangement. Colored and 

 plain plates. (Conder). $12.50. 



Sweet Scented Flowers and Fra 

 grant Leaves (McDonald). A very in- 

 teresting subject handled in a popular 

 and masterly way. $1.50. 



Botanical Dictionary (Paxton). His- 

 tory and culture of plants known in gar- 

 dens. New and enlarged edition. $7.20. 



The Wild Garden (Robinson). How 

 to make all outdoors beautiful, more es- 

 pecially the wilder and rougher parts of 

 the grounds about our homes, by the 

 greatest master in that art. Splendidly 

 illustrated from life. $4 80. 



How to Know the Wild Flowers 

 (Dana). Guide to the names, haunts and 

 habits of our common wild flowers. Il- 

 lustrated. $1.75. 



According to Season (Dana).— Talks 

 about the flowers in the order of their ap- 

 pearance in the woods or fields. $0.75. 



The English Flower Garden (Robin- 

 son). — This is the best book on outdoor 

 ornamental gardening extant. It deals 

 with hardy flowers ol all kinds, and tells 

 us how-to grow them and how to plant 

 them to secure the most perfect growth 

 and charming results; it enumerates and 

 describes most every plant of the kind 

 worth growing; it has S32 pages and 

 many hundreds of illustrations. Its au- 

 thor is the greatest master in ornamental 

 gardening who ever lived. $6.00. 



Plant Breeding (Prof. Bailey).— Deals 

 with variation in and crossing of plants, 

 and the origin of garden varieties, etc.; 

 293 pages. $1.00. 



The Horticulturist's Rule-Book 

 (Prof. Bailey).— A compendium of useful 

 information for all interested in fruit, veg- 

 etable or flower growing; 302 pages, 

 $0.75. 



The Soil (Prof. King).— Its nature, re- 

 lations and fundamental principles of 

 management; 303 pages. $0.75. 



The Plant-Lore and Garden-Craft 

 of Shakespeare (Ellacombe). $3.50. 



Vegetable Gardening (Prof. Green, of 

 University of Minnesota). $1.25. 



American Fruit Culturist (Thomas). 

 $2.50. 



Nuts for Profit (Parry).— A treatise 

 on the propagation and cultivation of 

 nut-bearing trees. $1.00. 



THE GARDENING 60., Monon Buildina, GTlicaao. 



