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somest ever issued from American 

 printing presses, including the 426 full 

 page original illustrations, and is sold 

 for $7. Rawlinson's celebrated "Seven 

 Great Monarchies of the Ancient 

 Eastern World," is produced in elegant 

 forai, with all the maps and illustra- 

 tions, reduced in price from $ 1 8 to 

 $2 75. These are but representative 

 of an immense list of standard works, 

 ranging in price from two cents to 

 nearly $20, which are set forth in a 

 descriptive catalogue of 100 pages, and 

 which is sent free to every applicant. 

 It certainly is worth the cost of a postal 

 card to the publisher. John B. Alden, 

 393 Pearl Street, New York. 



How THE Farm Pays, by William 

 Crozier and Peter Henderson. Pub- 

 lished by Peter Henderson &. Co., 35 

 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York. 

 We have very carefully perused this 

 book, and unhesitatingly commend it 

 to our readers as a most practical guide 

 to successful farming. It is not a book 

 of theories hatclied in the brain of some 

 agricultural quill driver, but the out- 

 come of the actual experience of two 

 men who have been successful tillers of 

 the soil, and who herein give to others 

 the methods and practice which have 

 laid the foundations of their success. 

 Mr. Crozier is widely known as a farmer 

 who for the past twenty years has taken 

 more prizes than any other working 

 fai-mer in America for fine stock and 

 farm products. Mr. Henderson is as 

 widely known as a successful gardener, 

 and is an acknowledged authority on 

 all matters connected with tlie growing 

 of vegetables and small fruits. The 

 book is handsomely illustrated with 

 engravings of implements found most 

 desirable, and of animals of the most 

 approved breeds. It is nicely piinted 

 on fine paper and strongly bound in 

 cloth. Believing that many of our 

 readers will desire to possess this valu- 

 able work, we will undertake to have a 



copy sent, post-paid, to any person who 

 shall remit to us the price of the book, 

 which is $2 50. 



The December issue of the Floral 

 Cabinet opens with a drawing made 

 especially for it, entitled " Christmas 

 Greetings," and is followed by some 

 pleasant words from the editors regard- 

 ing their plans for the new year. Among 

 other illustrations are two new and dis- 

 tinct varieties of well known plants, 

 viz.: Begonia Seeptrum, a handsome 

 species recently introduced from Brazil ; 

 its beautiful foliage will bring it at 

 once into favor, and Sjni'sea Astilboides, 

 which bears its flowers in plumy 

 clustei's, composed of myi'iads of white 

 blossoms, which will be welcomed by 

 all admirei-s of this hardy plant. 

 "Comicalities of Plants," " Some Christ- 

 mas Greens" and '" A Christmas Violet" 

 are interesting contributions to the 

 literary department, and the pages de- 

 voted to Houie Decorations are filled 

 with descriptions and illustrations of 

 such fancy work as can be put to prac- 

 tical use. The managers hope to at- 

 tain for 1885 a greater degree of per- 

 fection as a floral magazine, and to this 

 end new names will appear among its 

 contributors, and the number of illus- 

 trations will be increased. 



The publishers of the Floral Cabinet 

 supply to their subscribers each year 

 premiuuis of a floral nature ; and for 

 1885 they announce six difterent 

 premiums from which subscribers may 

 take their choice, embracing ten packets 

 of flower seeds and some choice bulbs, 

 details of which may be had on ap- 

 plication to the publishers at 22 Vesey 

 Street, New York. They will also send 

 an}' of our readers a sample copy at 

 half price (six cents), if this paper is 

 mentioned. 



We have arranged to furnish the 

 Floral Cabinet for 1885 with choice oi 

 premiums together with our own pub- 

 lication at a combined price of $1.80. 



