THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 45 



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VALUABLE PREMIUMS 



To every Yearly Subscriber to 



The American Garden 



ONLY 25 CENTS A YEAR. 



Sample Copies, 8 Cents. 



Devoted exclus 



■ardening interests of 



printed matter, r 

 lire, the L.awi 

 den in all I heir \ 



Edited by Dr. F. M. HEXAMER. 



present proprietors, 



i rly published by 

 <_;o., is now published by the 

 will appeal 1 in January, April, 



iienced with the April 



Volume r. (New Seri 

 number, 1880. 



With thesecond volume, w hich commenced April 1st, 

 1881, we present to all subscribers a beautiful colored 

 plate of a group of I'ansies, a l eal work of art and an 

 appropriate ornament to any draw ing-room. In addi- 

 tion we offer to every subscriber, as a premium, a 

 choieo of either of the following seeds, with directions 

 for culture : 



Wild mrth-H Nreiln, a package containing a mixture 

 of upward (d one hundred varieties of Mower Seeds, 

 snflicient for a square roil of ground, which will give 

 a profusion of beautiful flowers several years in sue- 



Italian Onions for Fall Sowing. 



The following varieties of Italian onions arc specially 

 recommended for present sowing in such latitudes as 

 will permit of their cultivation during the cold season. 

 Several are of quite recent introduction, but all have 

 been thoroughly tested, and the close resemblance to 

 the well-known Bermuda Onion renders them exceed- 

 ingly popular wherever introduced. We have supplied 

 these varieties for several seasons to Florida cultiva- 

 tors, for which climate it seems particularly adapted. 



All orders shall he filled with genuine, fresh 

 iWjwrted seed, a l/rrt/e consignment of '/rhic/i l>as jtixl 



clas 



price oi oacn \ arioiv, u iin except 

 per pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c. ; quartern 

 L.ar«e Italian Ke<l Tripoli. — Bi 



mail in quanti- 

 be required to 

 [>., for iiostage. 



of New Queen. 

 .00; lb., $3.50. 

 of this variety 



Bliss's American Wonder I'eas. a trial package of 

 this peerless variety. See description in January 

 number. 



The value of the picture and a package of premium 

 Seeds is more than the subscription price, so that no 

 one subscribing for The amkhican uauhen can 

 receive less than his money's worth. 



Address, B. K. BLISS & SONS, Publishers, 

 34 Ba rela ij Street, .Xeic-York. 



STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS 



Small Fruit Plants 



Potted Strawberry Plants, 



B. K. BLISS & SONS' 



CHOICE COLLECTIONS. 



HYACINTHS, CROCUS, 

 TULIPS, LILIES, 



NARCISSUS, 



SMALL FRUITS, &c. 



Our Autumn Catalogue of the above. 72 pages, 

 beaut if nil v i 11 ust rat i il. will be mailed to all applicants 

 for 10 cents. Customers of last fall will be supplied 

 from our books without application. Address, 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



Seed, Plant, and Bulb Warehouse, 

 P. O. Box No. 4120. 34 Barclay St. New- York. 



half pounds: flavor exceedingly mild and pleasant. 

 Large Italian White Tripoli. - Specimens were 

 exhibited at the Uuval Agi i. nil lira I show al i ix 



ford, four roots weighing nine \ nils. 



New Giant Korea of Naples. Bulbs exhibited 

 weighed three and one half pounds. This variety 

 has a^ light -brow n skin, of delicate flavor, and of 



Giant Rocca Blood Red.— Similar to the above, 

 except in color ol .skin, which is dark red; de- 

 cidedly one of the finest sorts, and keeps well. 

 Giant Roeca Yellow.— similar to the two preccd- 



nifld flavor, and excellent keeping qualities? 

 Marzagole. The latest novelty in 



earliest of all. 

 will be ready 

 Nocern.— A vi 

 variety, simil 

 flavor ; spleuc 



to be the 

 climates. 



lew Queen. — A very nice silver skinned Tripoli 

 Onion, as remarkable for its keeping qualities as 

 for the rapidity of its growth. Very mild flavored, 

 and excellent 'for pickling. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. : 

 one-quarter lb., .$1.25; lb., $4.50. 



B. K. BUSS <fc SONS' 



Seed and Horticultural "Warehouse, 



34 Barclay St. New-York. 



EXTRA CHOICE GERANIUM SEEDS. 



Ground-Layer Plants, 



) cents per dozen, sent by mail, post-paid; $1.00 : 

 hundred, expressago to be naid by purchaser. 



Raspberries, Blackberries, 

 Currants, Gooseberries, 

 Grape Vines. 



F. M. HEXAMER, 



New-Castle, Westchester Co, New-York, 



We have succeeded in saving a limited quantity 

 dently offer it as being of a qualify that cannot be 

 feature were selected for seed, and all w ere artificial!! 

 will produce from 75 to 00 per cent, of double floweriii 

 of the parent plants. 



Double Geranium. Per pkt. (of 20 seeds), 50 cents. 



Single Geranium.— Per pkt. (of 25 seeds), 50 cents. 



superior collection, and we coun- 

 cil plants as were perfect in every 



catest care. We believe t he double 

 single w ill retain all the excellence 



New Camellias. 



C. M. HOVEY. 



This magnificent Camellia was awarded the gold 

 medal of t he -M assachusct ts Hoi ticult oral Society as 

 the finest Scarlet Camellia. The flowers are very 

 large, measuring Ave inches in diameter, full, anil 

 perfectly double to the center; color rich crimson- 

 scarlet: petals large, bold, of great substance, beauti- 

 fully imbricated and symmetrically arranged, entire 

 on the edge; growth vigorous, habit good, and foliage 

 large, glossy, deep green ; an abundant bloomer. The 

 first time, offered for sale in Amenta. $1.50 each; 

 $12.00 per dozen. 



C. H. HOVEY. 



Entirely new in color,— a rich, dark maroon-crimson 

 like Gen. Jacqueminot rose. Form perfect : petals 

 round, symmetrical, without notch on th cib'e re 

 lnarkably deep, and imbricated to the center, "fl'abit 

 beautiful, branching vigorous, with unusually hand- 

 some deep-green foliage. The- first time offered for 

 sale m America, si. 50 eaeli ; 612.00 per dozen. 



MRS. ANNE MARIE HOVEY. 



This lovely variety has j ust been awarded the prize 

 of .-OO.OO by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 as the finest new Seedling Camellia. This Camellia 

 surpasses m every quality all other varieties yet pro. 

 (laced In the shape and symmetry of the flower, and 

 m the form, substance, and perfection of petal, it has 

 Co equal; but its most remarkable character j s its 

 peculiar ami distinct quality of producing flowers of 



mam oii i KiiEXT <:<>u his "ii the. sa plant. The pre- 



\,i..nm color is a clear, waxy white, delicately pen- 

 c l ed w i !, crimson; but often a great number are of 



ho daiUest and richest carmine. Some are of the 



, i\ ,' " £ ' 1 "" h ' " t, "' rs 1,1 " s1 '. striped with 



cat mine - IIal.it erect and symmetrical; flowers as 

 abundant v and as freely as the old Double White. 



$k». $l ir« zen - i " rsu i,iants ' s5 o ° to 



B. K. BL4SS & SONS, 

 34 Barclay Street, New. York. 



SEEDS OF FLORISTS' FLOWERS, 



For the Conservatory and the Flower-Garden, for Autumn Sowing. 



Particular attention is invited to the following list of Seeds of Florists' Flowers, which have been carefully 



selected from the stocks of several of the most successful cultivators and exhibitors in Europe, and can be con- 

 fidently recommended. 



Auricula.— The finest prize sorts, per pkt $ .25 



Balsam, double white camellia-flowered, for pot, culture during winter, much used by Florists for 



bouquets, bridal and funeral decorations, pel pkt . 25 



Calceolarias, extra select, from flowers which took the first prize at the late London and ( 'ontinental 



Exhibition, per pkt 50 



Calceolaria rugosa, from the finest shrubby varieties, per pkt .50 



Cineraria, extra choice, from all the new varieties, per pkt .50 



Cineraria, new double flowering. A most desirable acquisition. Packets containing 20 seeds 100 



Cyclamen Persicum gigantenm, a new and greatly improved type, per pkt 1 .00 



Cyclamen Persicum (Wiggins prize strain). Flowers of fine form and of brilliant colors, very free 



bloomers, per pkt .50 



Daisy, double white.— Constant and perfectly double, per pkt .25 



Gloxinia, finest hybrid, selected from prize flowers of both the drooping and erect flowering varieties, 



per pkt .50 



Hollyhocks (very double), saved from an unrivaled collection, if sown now will flower freely next 



year, per pkt .25 



Tiobelia Pa.xtoniana, splendid for hanging-baskets, extra quality, per pkt .10 



Pansy, English, extra select, saved from the finest prize flowers, per pkt .50 



Pansy, finest mixed Oiernian varieties, from one of the finest Continental collections, per pkt .25 



Pansy, new German. -The finest varieties ever offered. See colored plate In our lland-Iiook. Per 



pkt. 50 cents. Collections of eight varieties, fifty seeds each 3.00 



Polyanthus, finest mixed varieties, from the collection of an English amateur, per pkt 25 



Primula sinensis fimbria ta (Chinese Primrose fringed), various colors mixed, extra, per pkt .50 



Primula sinensis fimbriata (new fern-leaved varieties), very beautiful, per pkt .50 



Primula sinensis, new double varieties, rose and white, each, per pkt L.00 



Stock, scarlet and white intermediate London, extra, each, per pkt .20 



Slock, East Lothian, superior for pot-culture, scarlet, white and purple, each, pkt .25 



Slock, new German ten weeks, extra fine, many colors mixed, pkt .20 



Stock, new while wallflower leaved, a superb variety for pot culture, pure white, with large 



double flowers, pkt .25 



Sweet William auricula- flowered, a variety of great merit, far surpassing anything before offered, ^ 



Wallflower, extra fine double German, pkt .25 



IS* - For a more extended list see our Seed Catalogue. 



Perennials for Autumn sowing. 



s, $1.00. 



If sown during the months of August and September, and protected during Winter by a covering of ever 

 ii een boughs, will bloom next year. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



P. O. Box 4129. 34 Barclay Street, New-York City. 



