RANDOM NOTES ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



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Pea, niish' Abuiidiiiicc- 90 pods Loimtcd on 



a single plant. \cry pro<iu<.tive, i", to iH inches 

 hisjh. Second I'.irly. Excellent qu.ilit) -.-s cents per 

 packet ; 5 packets, Ji.oo. 

 Pea, Bliss' Kvei--bearinff — a perpetual l.earer, 

 yielding a full crop until trost: an excellent late 

 variety, 18 to 24 in. high. Peas 1 1-2 Inches in cir- 

 Cixmference. Very productive. 25c.perpkt. ; 5pkts.,$i. 



Pea, Bliss' American Wonder.— The best and 



earliest variety grrown. \'ery dwarf, excellent flavor. 



Peas the entire season until frost. Require no 

 brushing:. American Champion Water- 

 melon, — The best eating and best shipping melon grown . 

 More productive than any other sort; 25 cts. per packet; 



S packets, »i.oo. Cauliflower, Sea Foam,— The 



best early variety, sure to head. 50 cts. per packet. 



Kliubai'b, Early Paragon.- a new English 



variety. The earliest and most productive. Never runs 

 to seed. Roots only for sale, 75 cts. each, post-paid. 



Pansy, Bliss' Perfection.— The choicest strain 



yet produced. Our Gardeners' Hand-Book, for 1884, 

 contains a beautifully colored plate of this magnificent 

 variety. 50 cts. per packet of 50 seeds. Carnation 

 Shakesperean.— The finest ever introduced. Con- 

 tinue in flower the whole season. 50 cts. per packet. Plants, 

 50 cts. each. $4.00 for the set of 9 varieties. Wild Gar- 

 den Seeds.— A mixture of 100 varieties of Flower 

 Seeds. A packet will plant a square rod of ground. 25 

 cts. per packet ; 5 pa kets, $1.00. For other Novelties see 



Bliss' Illustral«;d Novelty List, which describes 



the newest and choicest Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Cere- 

 als. Plants, etc. Mailed//-.--. 150 Pages. 



300 Illustrations. 



Beautiful colored plate. It 

 tells WHAT. WHEN, and 

 HOW to plant, and is 

 invaluable to all interested 

 in gardening or farming. 



Mailed for 6 Cents. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, M Barelay Street, N. Y. 



BLISS* 



1845. Illustrated Hand-'book 1 8 84-. 

 For the Farm and G-arden. 15° pages. 



300 illustrations, and a beautiful Colored Plate of 

 Flowers, tells What, When and How to plant and is 

 of information invaluable to all interested in 



gardening. Mailed for 6c. tocoverpostags. 



Illustrated Novelty tist, 



descril'iniiallthe newest varieties 



Flowers, Vegetables, Ce- 

 reals, Fruits, Plants, 

 etc., Mailed 

 Free. 



A FLOWER 

 GARDEN ^°'' 



20 packets choice Flower Seeds (our selection), iii- 

 cludins AVIIiD GARDEN SEEDS (a mixtnie 

 of 100 varieties of Flower Seeda), for $1.00. 



A VEGETABLE GARDEN FOR $1.00 



f\ 20i.Uts.('l,oi.,.v.-ftablrS,MMls^o»»-.9W,r^-o»;.in. 

 cliidini; Bliss's Aiiieriraii Wonder Pea, for $1. 



BOTH tlie Flower and Vesetable Seed Collections, 

 aDd Bliss's Illustrated Gardener's Hand-book 



telling you how to irrow tliein, for $1.75. 



B. K. BL.I!§8 & !^0]\8. 



34 Barclay Street, New York. 



ilmetri^r^releR 



.=»^YEAR— MONTHLY*^ 



IS A ItlCUl.Y ILLlSTJtATAJ), ELEGANTLY 

 l^RINTED, and CAJtEFULLV GOTTEN- 

 UF MON^CHLY PUBLICATION, DE- 

 VOTED TO THE GARDENING 

 INTERESTS of AMERICA. 



Edited by DR. F. M. HEXAMER. 



To any one who owns a flower-pot, a garden, or a 

 farm, 



IT IS INDISPENSABLE, 



because it gives all the latest and best information 

 about everything pertaining to the culture of Flowers, 

 Fruits, Vegetables, the care and laying out of Lawns, 

 and Pleasure Grounds, Windoiv Gardeniny, Rural Im- 

 provements, and all kindred subjects. 



IT IS CLEAN AND PURE, 



because no paper is more carefully scrutinized before 

 it meets the eyes of its readers, and because all objec- 

 tionable advertisements, as well as everything that 

 could in the least offend the most refined tastes, are 

 scrupulously excluded from its pages. 



IT IS ALWAYS SEASONABLE, 



because it forestalls its readers' wants by giving in 

 every issue practical seasonable hints for the work of 

 the month, which alone are worth more than the 

 price of the paper. 



IT IS RELIABLE, 



because its editor and contributors are practical hor- 

 ticulturists who write from actual experience, and can 

 prove the correctness of their teachings. 



PREMIUMS. 



Every yearly subscriber receives several beautiful 

 colored floral pictures, and may take his choice of one of 

 many valuable articles offered in our Premium List, 

 Seeds, Plaids, Bool<s, Implements, Etc. Special induce- 

 ments for the formation of clubs. See Premium List. 

 A Sample Copy and complete Premium List will be 

 mailed free to all applicants. 



$1.00 per year. 3 months' trial-trip, 30 cetits. 



Sample Copy and Prem,ium List FREE. 



Ditto, with coloredplate, lO cents. 



ADDRESS 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



Fiiblis/iers, 



34 Barclay Street, 

 NEW YORK. 



