Orcu'tt Seed and Plant Company. 



ESTABLISHED I 864. 



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



-A Specimen Cut From the Recently Published 

 Book, Entitled 



West Coast Shells. 



THIScut rep- 

 resents the 

 fine 'Oregon 

 species, Helix 

 fidelis. Gray. 

 The book de- 

 scribes the 

 ,Marin<e,Fresh 

 I w a t e r and 

 Land species 

 <>f that part of 

 the Tni'ed ^tates which lies WEST OF THE 

 ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Written in a simple 

 style, with pronunciation of Latin names 

 -and many helps for young scientists. 230 

 pages, nearly 200 engravings. Good paper 

 and well bound. Sent postpaid for .$1.75. 



Great Speeches of Col. R.G. 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 cole 

 brated speech to 4 'The 

 Farmers;" the "De- 

 claration of Inde- 

 pendence ;" "The 

 Times:" "The Vet- 

 eran Soldiers," wherein "The past risesbefore him 

 (me) like a dream,'''' 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 aB cow 

 boy, stock owner, rancher, 

 etc., together with articles 

 on cattle and she p raising, 

 how to make money, des- 

 cription of the plains, etc., 

 etc. Copiously illustrated. 

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

 Paper cover 35 



Every- Day Cock-Book and Encyclo- 

 pedia of Practical Family 

 Recipes, for Family use. 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 of 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 

 Papercover _. 35 



Sam Jones' Anecdotes.— 300 Pages. 



—An exceedingly enter- 

 esting and entertaining 

 volume, containing the 

 many telling and effect- 

 ive stories told by Mr. 

 Jones in his sermons. 

 They strike in all direct- 

 ions, and always impart 

 good moral lessons that 

 cannot be misunder- 

 stood. Adapted for the 

 young and old. A book 



Wiir-li r'WrvHnrlv nart 



everybody can 



which 



enjoy. 



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

 Paoer cover , _«.»*»,—■ 35 



CALIFORNIA FRUITS AND HOW TO 

 Grow Them. A manual of methods, with 

 lists of varieties best adapted to the different 

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

 tical, explicit, comprehensive, embodying the 

 experience of hundreds of growers. Large oc- 

 tavo— 575 pages, fully illustrated. Price, $3.00, 

 post paid. 



BOTANISTS. 



"IT7E desire a few more reliable collectors of 

 VV native West American iree and flower 

 seeds, bulbs, ferns, cacti and other plants. 



Please write us what you can collect, season 

 of supply, prices, and descriptions of those 

 most desirable for cultivation. 



THE ORCUTT SEED & PLANT CO., 



.San Diego, California. 



