Garden and Forest. 



[Number 491 



Catalogues Received. 



These Catalogues, unless otherwise specified, 

 will be seat free on application to the publishers 

 of l hem. 



Henry Beaulieu, Woodhaven, N. Y. ; Price- 

 list for florists and dealers of Seeds, Bulbs, 

 Plants and Garden Supplies. — P.J. Berckmans, 

 Augusta, Ga. ; Special circular of " Everbear- 

 ing Peach." — Dickerson Paving and Con- 

 struction Co., Chester, Penn.; Concrete and 

 cement pavements, crushed stone walks, drive- 

 ways, etc. — T. J. Dwver, Cornwall-on-the- 

 Hudson, N. Y. ; Illustrated and descriptive 

 catalogue of pot-grown and layer strawberry 

 plants, fruit-trees, currants, asparagus, etc. — 

 Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y ; Gen- 

 eral Catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, 

 shrubs, roses, etc., including the new and 

 tested sorts of climbing and trailing shrubs, 

 hardy herbaceous flowering plants, esculent 

 roots, bulbs, hedge plants, etc., with brief sug- 

 gestions on planting, transplanting, etc. The 

 classification is arranged to be helpful to the 

 buyer, as, for example, deciduous trees, which 

 are grouped as flowering, having bright-col- 

 ored bark in winter, possessing remarkable 

 characteristics of foliage, producing ornamen- 

 tal fruit, weeping, etc. A special index is 

 devoted to new and rave fruit and ornamental 

 trees and shrubs. Special offer circular of 

 trees and shrubs. — The Goulds Mfg. Co., 

 Seneca Falls, N. Y.; Double-acting Well 

 Pumps.— James J. H. Gregory &SoN, Marble- 

 head, Mass.; Flower and Vegetable seeds and 

 plants, seeds of grain, grasses and forage 

 plants ; horse-radish, rhubarb, asparagus and 

 other farm roots; bulbs, etc. — Peter Hender- 

 son & Co.. 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, 

 N. Y.; Midsummer Catalogue of pot-grown 

 strawberry plants, cabbage, cauliflower, celery 

 and other vegetable plants, and of turnip and 

 other vegetable seeds. — S. A. van Konijnen- 

 eurg St. Co., Noordwijk, Holland ; Bulbs, aza- 

 leas, rhododendrons, roses, etc. — John Laing & 

 Sons, Forest Hill, London, S. E.. England; 

 Special catalogue of single and double Tuber- 

 ous Begonias for bedding, and of perpetual 

 flowering begonias. Circular of bedding and 

 border plants. Descriptive catalogue of 

 Dahlias, new and tested sorts. Special cata- 

 logue of fancy-leaved Caladiums. Descriptive 

 catalogue of carnations, pinks, cannas. — Peter 

 Lambert, Trier, Germany; new Roses. — 

 Michigan Wild Flower Co., Rochester, 

 Mich.; List o£ hardy herbaceous perennials, 

 with descriptions, time of flowering, etc.; low- 

 growing perennials ; annuals and biennials; 

 early and late flowering and bulbous tuberous 

 plants; woody vines and climbers ; herbaceous 

 vines and climbers ; evergreen and deciduous 

 trailers; trees and shrubs; aquatics, bog 

 plants and shore plants ; orchids, ferns, grasses, 

 sedges, rushes, lycopodiums and selaginellas. 

 — National Arboretum at Zoeschen, near 

 Merseburg, Germany; Fruit, forest and shade 

 trees ; rock-garden plants ; hedge plants, roses, 

 etc. — Thomas F. Parker, assignee for Harlan 

 P. Kelsey, Kawana, N. C.; Hardy native 

 American Trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, 

 creepers, ferns, aquatic and bog plants, 

 orchids, lilies and bulbous plants, herba- 

 ceous perennials and ginseng. — Carl Purdy, 

 Ukiah, Calif. ; Special price-list of Erythro- 

 niums. Circular of new Brodijeas and new 

 Calochorti. — F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, 

 England; Novelties for 1S97 in Begonias, Ca- 

 ladiums, Coleus, Dracfenas, etc., Illustrated. 

 — Siebrecht & Son, Rose Hill Nurseries, New 

 Rochelle, N, Y.; New, rare and beautiful 

 plants for 1S97. New Cannas, Roses, Carna- 

 tions. Palms, Cycads and Tree Ferns. Or- 

 chids, stove and greenhouse plants. Decidu- 

 ous trees and shrubs. Grapevines and small 

 fruits, etc. —Fred. C. Smith, Yalumba, Angas- 

 ton, South Australia; Descriptive catalogue of 

 vegetable and flower seeds and ornamental 

 grasses. — Tokio Nurseries Co., Tokio, Japan ; 

 Illustrated with half-tone engravings. Bulbs, 

 Palms, Chrysanthemums, flowering and orna- 

 mental foliage trees and shrubs, ornamental 

 fruit trees, climbers, creepers and trailers. 

 Trained conifers and other specialties. — 

 James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Royal Ex- 

 otic Nursery, 544 King's Road, Chelsea, 

 England ; Novelties for 1897. New winter- 



flowering Begonias, new Caladiums, Cannas, 

 Orchids, Rhododendrons, Azalea Indica, Ex- 

 otic Ferns, Fuchsias, Pelargoniums, etc. — 

 Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie., 4 Quai de la 

 Megisserie, Paris ; Catalogue of tree and shrub 

 seeds for planting in the open air as well as 

 under glass. 



FOR SALE. 



CANNA AUSTRIA, ITALIA and JOHN WHITE, 

 variegated leaves, at 25 cents each, or the three 

 tor 60 cents ; 4-inch pots, too large to send by express. 

 Price list free. — HENRI BEAULIEU, seedsman and 

 florist, Behnont Ave., Woodhaven, New York. 



FOR SALE, CHESHIRE PIGS, 4 to 6 weeks old, $3, 

 with certificate of breeding, and delivered at R. R. 

 station free of charge.— F. C. LOUCKS, Hermon, N. Y. 



WANTED, Customers for 10,000 Shade Trees, 8 to 

 18 ft. ; 10,000 Evergreens, all sizes ; 3,000 Pear 

 Trees, bearing sizes, 8 to 10 ft. : California Privet, 2 to 

 5 ft.: Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Quinces, Plums, Small 

 Fruits, Asparagus and Strawberry Plants ; Rhododen- 

 drons, Azaleas. Blood-leaved Maples, Golden Oaks, etc. 

 — S. CRANE, Proprietor, Norwich Nurseries, Norwich, 

 Ct. (Established 1S70.) 



THE TROPICAL ORCHARD HOUSE. How to grow 

 exotic fruits under glass— something new. Tropical 

 fruits of all sorts. Papayas, magnificent bedding plant 

 — most remarkable novelty of the year. Send for our 

 original catalogue — nothing like it ever printed. — ROSE 

 VALLEY NURSERIES, Dongola, III. 



WA. MANDA haa for sale everything pertaining 

 # to horticulture. All the new, rare and stand- 

 ard sorts of Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Trees, Shrubs and 

 Vines, both fruit or ornamental. Also all the beet Horti 

 cultural Requisites and Books. The Universal Horti- 

 cultural Establishment, South Orange. N. J. 



Readers' Wants, Situations Wanted, 



nADHFNPP^ — 0n our register will be 

 VJ^-\IVL'L«1^L*IV^« found the names of com- 

 petent Gardeners, adapted for all positions, and we will 

 take pleasure in sending these to any one requiring their 

 services. Correspondence solicited. 



HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman & Florist, 

 14 Chestnut Street. PHILADELPHIA. 



GARDENERS. FARMERS, ETC. -Employers de- 

 siring the services of reliable, first-class men to 

 fill positions as above, or as foremen or superintendents, 

 are invited to correspond with us. On our Register are 

 the names of excellent men whom we have known for a 

 long time. No fee charged to any one. — R. & J. FAR- 

 QUHAR & CO., Seedsmen, 16 and 19 South Market St., 

 Boston. 



WANTED, a lady or gentleman of taste and means 

 to establish a distinctively American style, ex- 

 cellently adapted to parks, gardens and grounds de- 

 signed to be ornamental, commemorative and instruc- 

 tive. No proposal involving the subordination of designs 

 to architects, politicians or nursery-jobbers will be en- 

 tertained. Verbal conference free, but remittance, cov- 

 ering expenses, should be made bv draft on New York 

 or Philadelphia.— Address JAMES MACPHERSON, 

 Landscape Gardener, Trenton, N. J. 



SITUATION WANTED, as Assistant Gardener on 

 gentleman's place, by an experienced florist and 

 plantsman. Single, middle-aged ; first-class references 

 from employers. Willing, painstaking worker. Wishes 

 steady situation. — A. FLORAL, West End, New Jersey. 



WANTED, by a man of ten years' experit-nce, a 

 position as Superintendent of Cemetery, or as 

 head-gardener on private place. The best of refer- 

 ences furnished.— Address CHARLES A. WHITTET, 

 Lowell, Mass. 



GARDENER AND SUPERINTENDENT, married, 

 family; 30 years' experience on large estates; 

 up-to-date grower of high-class plants and flowers ; 4 

 years palm specialist: medal for forcing hot-house 

 grapes, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, 

 lettuce, etc. ; executive ability in handling men, re- 

 modeling old estates, building greenhouses, graperies, 

 etc., moving large trees, shrubs, etc. ; 10 years' refer- 

 ence as to my capacity from a large estate. Late mana- 

 ger for the Hon. John D. Crimmins. — J. B., care of Gar- 

 den and Forest, Tribune Building, New York. 



IO had, in addition to garden routine, extensive ex- 

 perience in the culture and management of trees and 

 shrub9, successful transplanting ot large trees and lay- 

 ing out of grounds. Could undertake management of 

 large estate including garden, forest and farm. — Ad- 

 dress ARBOR, 58 E. Springfield St., Boston, Mass. 



/T^ ARDENER. — Norwegian, married ; thoroughly 

 \JT competent in greenhouses, carnation and rose- 

 houses, graperies, vegetables, fruits and general out- 

 door gardening, or gentleman's place. Good refer- 

 ences. — C. N-, box 347, Hempstead, L. I. 



SITUATION WANTED, in wholesale or retail cut 

 flower or commission house, by lady who has had 

 10 years' practical experience in management of same. 

 Very best of references as to character and ability. — 

 Address Lock Box 774, Marion, Ind. 



I.Yipvi! uniting Go. 



PHOTO- PROCESSES. 



ENGRAVED PLATES FOR ALL 1LLDSTRATIKE PDRP05ES 

 S20-S22 Pear! Street, 



NEW VORE, 



LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



DOWNING VAUX, 



Landscape Architect, 



Tel. 1625 ,8th St. 



68 Bible House. N. Y. City. 



WOODWARD MANNING, 



Landscape Architect, 



Reading, Mass. 



Telephone Connections. 



DAVID HILL COOLIDGE, Jr., 



Landscape Architect, 



726 EXCHANGE BUILDING, STATE ST., BOSTON. 



Advice, Design and Plans furnished for the improve- 

 ment and laying-out of Country Residences, Sea-side 

 Villas, Parks, Cemeteries, Public Squares, Recreation 

 Grounds, and for the artistic development of Land 



Schemes. 



t PUNSHON, 



Civil & Landscape Engineers 



S. W. Cor. Fifth & Race Sts., 

 CINCIN NATI , OHIO. 



Our Specialty is the laying-out of Parks, Cemeteries, 

 Subdivisions, etc., and furnishing complete Grading, 

 Drainage and Planting Plana of same, in any part of the 

 United States or Canada. 



Send for Book of References. 



#10 per day and expenses for visits. Special Rates 

 for continuous work, plans, etc. 



W. A. Manda. 



ADVICE given. Designs and executes com- 

 plete parks, flower, vegetable and fruit 

 gardens, borders or beds, greenhouses and 

 frames. Furnishes everything needed to beau- 

 tify your home surroundings. If you want best 

 results, address 



W. A. MANDA, 



Horticultural Exp est 



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