'OrciM Seed and Plant Compnnrj. 



EST-A-SIjISHEIJ i 864. 



$2.00 a year (monthly). Send 20 cents for a copy. 



A Specimen Cut From the Recpntly Pnblisheil 

 Book, Entitled 



West Coast Shells. 



THIScut rep- 

 resent.s the 

 fine 'Orefron 

 specJe.'s Heiix 

 fidelis. (ii-av. 

 The book de- 

 •lihes the 

 M;irii>e, Fresh 

 ) \v a t e r a n d 

 Land speeies 



't that part of 



the riii'cd -^tates which lies WKSTOF THP: 

 ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Written in a simple 

 >it.vie, with pronunciation of Latin names 

 51 nd many helps for young scientists. 230 

 pasres, nearly '200 engiavings. 'Good paper 

 and well bound. Sent postpaid for ifLTo. 



Cireat Speeches of Col. R.C Inger- 



SOll.— 3">2 pages. 

 Includes a complete 

 list of Ingersoll's 

 magnificent o r a - 

 tions, patriotic.polit- 

 ical, home life, etc., 

 including the onle 

 brated speech to ' "The 

 Farmers;" the "De- 

 claration of Inde- 

 pendence;"' "The 

 „ ,.. Times:" *'The Vet- 

 aran Soldiers," wherein "r/(epf(.s/ risesheforehim 

 (me) nice a dremu,'"' etc. Illustrated. 

 Price in cloth with gilt side and back stamp, $1.00 

 Paper cover __ 35 



Ten Years a Cow Boy.— 47 I Pages. 



— A full and vivid des- 

 cription of frontier 

 life, including romance, 

 adventure and all the var- 

 ied experiences incident to 

 a life on the plains as cow 

 boy, stock owner, rancher, 

 etc., together with articles 

 on cattle and sb' praising, 

 how to make nii.ney, des- 

 cription of the plains, etc., 

 etc. Copiously illustrated. 

 Price in cloth with gilt side and back stamp, $1.0fl 

 Paper cover 35 



Every-Day Cook-Book and Encyclo- 

 pedia of Practical Family 

 Recipes, for Fnmily UPe. 324 

 pages. An economical, full, 

 reliable and most excellent 

 cook-book and family cy- 

 clopedia, well indexed, and 

 containing a variety of the 

 best methods nf preparing all 

 kinds of dishes, drinks, ices, 

 creams, etc. etc., that come 

 to the table, including a full 

 department of invalid cook« 

 ery, etc. By Miss. E. Neill. 

 Price in cloth with gilt side and back stamp, $1.00 

 Paper cover .. 35 



Sam^Jones^Anecdotes.— 300 Pages. 



— An exceedingly enter»- 

 estmg and entertaining 

 Tolnme, containing the 

 many telling and effect- 

 ive stories told by Mr. 

 Jonea in his sermons. 

 They strike in all direct- 

 ions, and always impart 

 good moral lessons that 

 cannfit be misunder- 

 stood. Adapted for the 

 young and old. A book 

 whicii everybody can 

 enjoy. 



E*riC6 in cloth with gilt oid j and back stamp, $1.00 

 Paocr cover ... ,. __...».- 35 



CALIFORNIA FRUITS AND HOW TO 

 Grow Them. A manual of methods, with 

 lists of varieties best adapted to the different 

 districts, by Kdward J. Wickson, A. M. Prac- 

 tical, explicit, comprehensive, embodying th(> 

 experience of hundreds of growers. Large oc- 

 tavo— 57.5 pages, fully illustrated. Price, P,MK 

 post paid. 



BOTANISTS. 



T/CTE desire a few more reliable collectors of 

 VV native West Am-^rican live and tlower 

 seetls, bulbs, ferns, cacti and other plants. 



Please write ns what you can collect, season 

 of supiily, prices, and descriptions of those 

 most ilesiirable f<ir cultivation. 



THK ORCUTT SEED i^r PLANT CO., 



San DiegG, California. 



