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of which are of extreme rarity ; and they being mostly collected from 

 plants in this establishment, their excellence may be relied on. The 

 principal object in view is to furnish venders of seeds with wholesale 

 quantities at reasonable rates, but to accommodate our correspondents 

 vre cannot object to furnishing smaller parcels for family gardens when 

 applied for. 



Every person desirous to engage in the sale of the above named arti- 

 des, will, on application, receive all the information requisite to the ob- 

 ject, and such an establishment ought to exist in every town in the Union. 

 The present period (July) is particularly eligible for forming arrange- 

 ments for business, preparatory to the autumnal sales. Bulbous roots, 

 Dahlias, &c. being usually vended in a dry state, can with perfect con- 

 venience be made objects of sale in Seed stores. 



The following distinct catalogues and publications relative to the dif- 

 ferent departments of the establishment may be obtained of the different 

 jigents, or by direct application to the proprietors, the six first mentioned 

 being distributed gratis : — 



No. 1. Fruit and Hardy Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 93. 

 No. 2. Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants, pp. 30. 

 No. 3. Green-house Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 48. 

 No. 4. American Indigenous Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, pp. 52, 

 No. 5. Catalog-ue of Esculent Vegetable, Field, and Flower Seeds. 

 No. 6. Catalogue of Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Flower Seeds, 

 comprising above 500 varieties. 

 These Catalogues can be transmitted by mail, at a postage of 1^ to 2| 

 ients per sheet, as well as the books below named. 



BOOKS— Prince's Treatise on Horticulture - - 75 cent^i 



" Treatise on the Vine - =■ » ^1 60 

 *' Treatise on Fruits, or Pomological^ 



Manual, containing accurate de- l^a 

 scriptions in detail of about 800 va- [ ^ 

 rieties of Fruits, in 2 vols. J 



DIRECTIONS 



For the Culture of Bulbous and Tuberous Roots, 



Bituaiioyi.—A southern aspect, dry and airy, and sheltered from the 

 north winds, is preferable for most bulbs ; but Anemones and Ranun- 

 culuses will do better in a situation commanding a southern aspect, and 

 which can be protected from the heat of noonday. 



Soil— The following compost is most suitable for the Hyacinth, Tu= 

 lip, Crown Imperial, Narcissus, Crocus, Snow Flake, Iris, Lily, Colchi- 

 cum, Anemone, Ranunculus, Snow Drop, and most other bulbs :— One 

 third sand, one third well-rotted cow-dung, and one third good garden 

 mould. Let the beds thus formed be well dug over to the depth of fifteen 

 or eighteen inches, that the materials may be well mixed together ; a 

 fourth part of rotten wood or vegetable mould from a swamp, may be 

 added to the above, if conveniently to be obtained, which vM at all 

 times be beneficial in giving additional lightness to the soil. 



