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POPULAR GARDENING. 



April, 



PLUM CULTURE 



MADE BA8T. 



By our method Plums 

 of all kinds may be cheap- 

 ly grown in great abund- 

 ance. Lutts' Guide to 

 Plum Culture describes 

 all the profitable market 

 Plums, and tells how to 

 free your trees from the 

 Curculio, the great des- 

 troyer of Plums, Apricots, 

 Nectarines, Cherries and 

 Pears. Free, 



HENRY LUTTS, 



YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y. 



JOHN SslUL'S 



of New, Rare and Beautiful Plants for 1887 is 

 Now Beady. Mailed free. 



Lovers of fine Plants will And a large Collec- 

 tion of Beautiful and Rare Plants, as well as all 

 the Novelties of Merit. This rich collection is well 

 grown and offered at very low prices. 



ORCHIDS. A very large stock of choice East 

 Indian, American, etc. also catalogues of Roses. 

 Orchids, Seeds, Trees, etc. 



WASHINGTON, D. C 

 BEAUTIFUL EVER-BLOOMING 



CARNATION PINKS 



RIVALS OF THE ROSE. 



The flowers par excellence for Table decoration 



or personal adornment. 

 CATALOGUE, full of information, g^ratis. 



The Bannockburn Greenhouses, Rochester. N. Y. 



OUT! 



CARXATION 

 CULTURE. 



The only work in Europe or 

 America on this plant. 

 Table of contents free. 

 Price $1.50 post paid. 



Address LORA L. 



Box 593. 



LAMBORSl, 



Alliance, Ohio. 



ELEGANT SHAPE, 



HEALTH and , 

 COMFORT 



Perfectly Combined in 



MADAME FOY'S 



Skirt Supporting 



It la one of the most 

 popular and Batlsfac- 

 tory In the market. 

 For E-Ic by all lead-, 

 Ing dealers. 



Price by mall |1.80. 

 FOY, HARMON & 

 CHADWICK, New Haven 



\teSREN5 



DRESSMAKING 



Ladifs wiio wear Featbtrbone iu Dresses, Waists, 

 and Co7-sets are delighted with it. Soft and Pliable. 

 Absolutely Unbreakable. For sale everywhere. 

 Try it ! 



\1 DO YOU WANT A DOG 



;; DOC BUYERS' GUIDE. , 



Colored plates, lOO engrnviu^s^ 

 of differeut breeds, prices they are | 

 worth, and where to buy them " 



Mailed for 15 (^entH. 

 ASSOCIATED FANCIERS, 

 337 S. Eighth St. Philadelphia, Fa. | 



E^^ ^\ ^% from prize winning, high- 

 ^1 ^1 C9 scoring stock. Rose Comb 

 lirown Leghorns, Single Comb Brown Leg- 

 horns, Single Comb White Leghorns, and 

 Plymouth Rocks; fair hatch guaranteed; eggs $2 

 per 13. ALMOND POULTRY YARDS, Almond, N. Y. 



Xjj^X>X:E2S! 



Hair Solvent 

 permanent. 

 , root and 

 Ibranch, in five miuutes, without pain, discolor- 

 lationoriajury. s^n.l 6c. (sumiii'^) for sealed iiarticu- 

 lUrs. Wilcojc Specific Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



lly dSsaolvea SUPERFLTTOD3 HAIB. I 





RARE CACTUSES 



We will send at once, postage paid, 

 1 Rnre f'nrtiis. sure bloomer, for . . . 1.'5 rents, 

 '■Z Unre CnetiiseH. both dUiiiiet, for . . 'ZTi cents. 

 4 Fine SoriM. large flowers, lor . . . 50 cents. 

 10 Bcantiful varieties, no two alike. dH large, 

 and free bloomers, mostly in bud now, for $1.00. 

 Beautifully illustrated book, telling all about 

 them, and One Plant* !i5 cents. Price-list free. 



A. BLANC & CO., PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. 



FOR DYSPEPSIA, 



Mental and Physical Exbanstion, 



Nervonsness, Weakened Energy, 

 INDIGESTION, ETC. 



ACID PHOSPHATE 



A liquid preparation of the 

 phosphates and phosphoric 

 acid. 



Recommended by physicians. 



It makes a deHcious drink. 



Invigorating and strengthen- 

 ing. Pamphlet free. 



For sale by all dealers. 



Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R.l. 

 ^f-BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. 



CROSBY'S VITALIZED PHOSPHITES 



IS A BRAIN AND NERVE FOOD. 



By feeding; the nerves it enriches the blood, gives 

 bright new life and health, a clear complexion, a 

 soft skin; adds strength and beauty to the nails, 

 curing them of brittleness. It adds vigor to the 

 brain, and directly aids a child to learn, gives good 

 temper and stops peevishness. It cures nervousness 

 and weakness in old or young. It is used by all 

 physicians who successfully treat nervous disorders. 

 A Vital Phosphite, not a laboratory Phosphate. 

 56 West 25th Street, N. Y. 

 For Sale by all Druggists, or mail, $1.00. 



1S2S POMONA NURSERIES J§§Z 



A superb Btook of LA WsON, best early mar- 

 ket I'eur. kIKFKEB. best late market Pear, 

 i.£(«NTE& other Pear trees. WlLfSON, Jr., 

 largest boon d BInckberr/, 168 bo. per aerp, 

 4>*i inches arouod. ERIE, the largest Terr 

 hardy Btarkbtrry. nARLBllRO^ tiOLDEK 

 (fl'Et.N Ifupfairrl^h. PaRHY an<l LIDA, 

 the heat market Stra«beri-leii. M.4G AltA, 

 KMPI RE STATE, and other (Jrapis Id large 

 ^\iji|ilv. All the worthy OLD ntid promis- 

 niuNEW FRriTS. Caialogue FREE. 



WM. PARRY, Parry, N.J. 



SIMRLy 



ANNOUNCEMENT. 



That for ONLY 60 CENTS I will send free by maC 



any one of the following Collections of Plants: 



6 Ever-blooming Roses; or, 5 Hy. Per. Roses. 



Or 6 Hardy Climbing Roses; orj 3 Fine Moss Roses. 



Or 6 Double Geraniums; or, 6 Single Geraniums. 



Or 5 Fancy-leaved Geraniums; or, 5 Scented Gera- 

 niums. 



Or^S Bronze and Ivy -leaved Geraniums; or, 5 Vio- 

 lets. 



Or 6 Fuchsias; or, 5 Flowering Begonias. 



Or 6 Carnation Pinks; or, 3 Heliotropes and 8 Lau- 

 tanas. 



Or 5 Chinese Hibisciis; or, 6 Chrysanthemums. 



Or 5 Winter-flowering Plants; or 8 Verbenas. 



Or 7 Tuberose Bulbs; or 7 Gladiolus Bulbs. 



Or 6 Fine Coleus; or, 1 Camellia and 1 Azalea. 



Or 3 Fine Ctotons; or, 4 Hardy Shrubs. 



Or 15 Packets Choice Vegetable Seeds. 



Or 15 Packets Choice Flower Seeds. 



For $1,25 I will send any 3 of the above collec- 

 tions, ail strong flowering plants, labeled, but my 



selection of sorts. Try a collection. Illustrated 



Catalogue of Plants and Seeds free. GhaB. A. 



Beeser, Innisfallen Greenhouses, Springfield, O. 



ELGIN NURSERIES 



(Esliblished 1854 

 The Leading Nurseries of the West. 

 IkllLLIONS of 



Immm and Forest l:m 



of.ill sizes and ag^8. HAHDY FRUIT 

 "•TRKKS, Grape Vines, Small Fruita, 



Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery, Boaeg, 



eto. Senl for our Annual Catalogue 



»nd Price List. It contains Valuable Hints on the I'lanting 

 and Management of Trees. Farmers and Planters, DO NOT 

 FAIL TO SEND FOR IT. FRKK TO ALL. Nn Agents em- 

 ployed. All trees sold direct from the Nurseries. SATIS- 

 FACTION GUARANTKKD. Address 



E. H. RICICKR Sc CO., 

 Please mention this i^iaper. ULQIN, ILL. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD GO'S 



BEAUTIFUl. EVER-BLOOMING 



For 18 Years our Great Specialty has been 



powing »nd distributine KOSES. We have all the 

 Ijat est Novelties and /inc^fsfattf/arrfsrtr;,^ in differ- 

 ent Bizesand prices to suit all. WesendSTRONti.VKiOE- 

 Olb VLAUtt* safely by mail or express to all points. 



3 TO 12 PLANTS $ | . lf^^*,nf. 



OiirNewUuide,88pp.,describeflnearly500flne9t 

 varieties of Roseut the best ITardy .Shriib8« & 

 t'liiiibinK Vines, and Ne\v and ISare Flower 

 Seeils, and tells how to grow tluMii— FREE 

 Address THE IHMiEE A: CONAUI) CO., 

 Rose Growers, West GroTe* Cliester Co* Fa* 



8 SPECIAL 60 DAYS OFFERS— Being one of 



the lar^^est growers of Flower Seeds in America, 

 IwanttoiuduceexLenaive trial, and foraOc. will 

 send, postpaid, 14 papers Choice New Seeda, 

 growth of '1*6, 75 to 500 seeds ti mixed colora 

 iQ each. New Large German Fancy Pansies, 

 hlaoms-J Cu3in.across,60di)itinctsortsandan 

 endless variety (i/richcolors, mottled, striped, 

 stained, edgfd with red, gold, white, &C.. alt 

 ixed: Large Double Asters, 16 cols.; PinAs 50 

 kindsmixed: Phlozgrandijlora: Double Portulaca: 

 Neu'GodHiaiiSewGianlWhiUMignonetttJmprovedDoublePoppiea: 

 Stocks: Everlastings. d^c. For 54o.or271etter stamps, willsendJSpaper* 

 ALL the above and IG other choice sorts, iQc\uAiugtheJi}iestSlrip€d 

 Variegated Petuniaaeveroffered,:iivarieCie9mixed;NewGiantCandy- 

 tuft; Verbenas, loo vara.; Chryaanlhemums; New Double Gaillardia; 

 New Nicotiana, fragrant as tuberoses; Velvet fl.; Double Pompon 

 Asters; New Golden Mignonette; Clove Pink«; New Cockscombs, etc., 

 (amounting to $2 at regnlarrates). Ifyou douht the reliabilitj of theee 

 offers, send 10 cts. and I will send you 5 sample papers, my choice, 

 but including Pansiea. Am sure a fnoi will prove all ctaima. 

 1.. W. UOODELL, Fansy Fark, Dwlfcht F. O., Moss. 



ALOGUE BUT KSTHA 



Try my 25c , or 50c.. or $1 collections. All 3 for 

 $1.50 State what you would like in them. and,if pos 

 sible will give j'ou yourchoice. Labeled collections 

 one-third Plants less than unlabeled . 



Jt. E. 8HUl*UELTf Florist, 

 P. O. Box 470. Chatham, H. I. 



To Our Readers, — Always mention Papular Gardenings and thus secure the best of attention from advertisers. 



