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Garden and Forest. 



[Number 493. 



1840. Old Colony Nurseries. 1897. 



HARDY SHRUBS, TREES, VINES 



EVERGREENS AND PERENNIALS. 



A large and fine stock of well-rooted plants grown in a 

 sandy loam. Good plants, best sizes for planting, very 

 cheap. Priced Catalogue free on application. 



T. R. WATSON, Plymouth, Mass. 



Specimens of New England Woods, 



FOR COLLECTIONS, SCHOOLS, ETC. 



I have a few pieces from India, Trinidad and South 



America. Write for list and prices. 



H. D. HASTINGS, Collector of Foreign and Domestic Woods, 



ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, U. S. A. 



Prices Greatly Reduced. 



CAPE COD PINK POND LILY 



For price-list, Plants and Cut Flowers, address the 

 original cultivators, 



CHIPMAN BROt*., 



Sandwich (Cape Cod), Mass. 



BLINDNESS PREVENTED 



The Absorption Treatment a Success. Hundreds 

 successfully treated for all diseases of the eyes or lida 

 without knife or risk at their homes and at our Sanita- 

 rium, the largest and most successful institution in 

 America. '"Don 't wait to be blind." Pamphlet Free. 



THE BEMIS EYE SANITARIUM, Glen Falls, N. X 



FOR SALE, 

 1,500 DIFFERENT SORTS OF PLANTS, 



many of them introduced and offered only by us in 



the United States. Descriptive catalogue free. 



Southern California Acclimatizing Association, 



Santa Barbara, Calif. 



FOR SALE. 



CANNA AUSTRIA. ITALIA and JOHN WHITE, 

 variegated leaves, at 25 cents each, or the three 

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

 Price li*t tree. — HENRI BEAUL1EU, seedsman and 

 florist, Bel nont Ave., Woodhaven, New York. 



"YJTTANTED, Customers for 10,000 Shade Trees, 8 to 

 VV iS 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 

 truits ot 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 has tor aale everything pertaining 

 • to horticulture AH the new, rare and stand- 

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

 Vines, both fruit or ornamental. Also all the best Horti- 

 cultural Requisites and Books. The Universal Horti- 

 cultural Establishment. South Oranee.N. I- 



Readers' Wants, Situations Wanted, 



BTO, ETC. 



flAPHPfVPI?^ -° n OUr re £i 8ter wil1 be 



VJi » I V*-'i--A ^L#lY*-'« 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. 



HENRT A. DKEKK, Seedsman & Florist, 

 14 Chestnut Street PRTL.AnEI.PHI A. 



NUT BOOK 



200 pages, illustrated, telling- 

 How to Graft Grow, Market 

 and Cook Them. Postpaid for 

 r.oo, by JOHN R. PARRY, Parry, N.J. 



Hardy Sliruhs 



AND CLIMBERS. 



Ghent Azaleas, Azalea Mollis, Hardy Roses, Ampelopsie 

 Veitchii, Clematis Paniculata. Rare Conifers, Iris 

 KyEMPFERi, Eulalia Japonica, with all hardy herbaceoue 

 plants and Grasses suitable for fall planting. Cata 

 logues on application. High-class Plants for the con- 

 servatory, greenhouse, lawn and grounds of countr) 

 places a specialty. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson. N.Y. 



Readers of Garden and Forest are 

 requested to mention that paper in cor- 

 responding with advertisers. 



TOKIO NURSERIES CO. 



Komagome.Tokio 

 JAPAN. 



Cable address : Nurseries 

 Tokio. 



LILY- BULBS, 

 Plants, Seeds 



ETC. 



Catalogue on application. 



C^l ARDENERS, FARMERS, ETC. -Employers de- 

 Jf 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 

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

 QUHAR & CO., Seedsmen, i6and 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, commemoraiive 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. 



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EAD-GARDENER,— Situation wanted on private 

 place ; 27 vears' experience. First-class grower 

 of roses, carnations and violets ; management of grap- 

 ery, lanfscape work, etc. References. — Apply H.J.S.. 

 H. A Dreer, Incorp'd, Seedsmen, 714 Chestnut Street, 

 Philade'phia. 



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ITUATION WANTED, as Assistant Gardener on 

 gentleman's place, by an experienced florist and 

 plantsrnan. 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* experience, a 

 position as Superintendent of Cemetery, or as 

 head-gardener on private ptace. The best ot refer- 

 ences turnished.— Address CHARLES A. WH1TTET, 



Lowell, Mass. 



A LANDSCAPE-GARDENER, also understands the 

 care of hot-beds, etc ; a middle-aged man ; has 

 served three years in a training school for gardeners ; 

 has the qualifications fur head-gardener or foreman; 

 wants position from 1st of December or 1st of January. 

 First-class recommendation as to character from this 

 country and Europe. — Address Box 145, Hillyard, Wash. 



TOUNG MAN (22) experienced with dogs, wishes 

 position with a kennel or on a poultrv or stock 

 farm. Good reterences.— FRANK W. THOMPSON, 

 18 Rockview Terrace, Plainfield, N.J. 



/~"1 ARDENER wishes permanent position. Life ex- 

 \JT periencein greenhouses, vegetables, landscape 

 work and the care of a private gentleman's place. 

 Age 39; married, two children. Excellent reference. — 

 B A., 4S7 Court St.. Brooklyn. 



CELERY PLANTS— Transplanted only. Leading 

 kinds. Extra; greatly superior to seed-bed plants. 

 Careiu'ly packed ; good for two weeks' transit, freight 

 or express ; 40 cents 100, $3 per 1,000 — R. M. WELLES, 

 Towanda, Pa. 



GARDENER AND SUPERINTENDENT, married, 

 family; 30 years' experience on large estates; 

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

 years palm specidist; 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. 



XEpfl^rimtiKO. 



PHOTO -PROCESSES. 



ENGRAVED PLATES FOR ALL ILLOSTRAIfVE PURPOSES 

 S20-S22 Pearl Street, 



BJE'W YORK. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



DOWNINC VAUX, 



Landscape Architect, 



Tel. 1622 18th St. 



68 Bible House. N. Y. City. 



WOODWARD MANNINC, 



Landscape Architect, 



Telephone Connections. 



Reading, Mass. 



DAVID HILL COOLIDQE, 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. 



EARNSHAW & PUNSHON, 



Civil & Landscape Engineers 



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

 CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



Our Specialty ie the laying-out of Parke, Cemeteries, 

 Subdivisions, etc., and furnishing complete Grading, 

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

 United States or Canada. 



Send for Book op References. 



$10 per day and expenses tor visits. Special Ratec 

 for continuous work, plans, etc. 



W. A. Manda. 



ADVICE given. Designs and executes com- 

 plete parks, flower, vegetable and truit 

 gardens, borders or beds, greenhouses and 

 frames. Furnishes everything needed to beau- 

 tity your home surroundings. If you want best 

 results, address 



W. A. MANDA, 

 Horticultural Expert 



ctnntb OrtnrA. N. \ 



50,000 tilings 

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