A Journal for Gardeners and Fruit Growers— A helper for Florists — 

 An aid for Market Gardeners— A guide for amateurs, is 



The AMERICAN GARDEN 



Established 1872, 

 By Dr. F. M. HEXAMER. 



A Monthly Illustrated Magazine 



OF HORTIOULTURE. 



^+ • \{ + Connected with any mercantile house. 



j\ \S ©/\OT An organ of any merchant. 

 An advertising sheet. 



/^^ • Thoroughly practical. 

 j\ l^ An independant Journal. 



J Devoted wholly to horticulture. 



Edited and written by horticulturists. 



(S't /^H^ o ^r« "^^^ cordial co-operation of horticulturists. 

 J I €/*\Sl^\ A good word for it to your friends. 



/^A p No axes to grind, /^a 'DO 4. Puff unworthy varieties. 



^I l\©V.^ Nothing to sell ^\ V^l[[ nOT Admit fraudulent advertise- 

 ^ J Nothing to puff. ( ments. 



/^A * PP Give every promising new variety and method a fair hearing. 



j[ W III Expose fraud of every degree. 



Stand fearlessly for truth. 



Promote all good work in horticulture . 



Be greatly improved under the new owners. 



Deserve support. 



Its contributors are such men as P. J. Berckmans, Peter Henderson, William Fal- 

 coner, M. Milton. P. T. Quinn, A. S. Fuller, E. P. Roe, W. C. Barry, E. D. Sturte- 

 vant, Charies E. Parnell, Josiah Hoopes, Marshall P. Wilder, E. S. Rand, Charles 

 H Shinn, and a host of others. 



It is carefully and beautifully illustrated, and elegantly printed on fine paper. 



Subscription price, $1 00 a year. Single number 10 cts. 



No free sample copies. Address 



E. H. LTBBY. Publisher, 



47 Dey St., New York, or Greenfield, Mass. 



