THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



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BLISS'S AMERICAN WONDER PEA. MPH8U. BROAD-CAST SEEDERS! 



SOW ALL SEEDS 



AND FERTILIZERS. 



The No. H hand machine, price, 

 $6, sows from 4 to 6 acres r er 

 hour; No. 1, |Tn't, S.'tO, from 

 10 to 12, at the same lime sowing 

 evenly than hy any other 

 method; also saves the Seed. Send 

 Wanted. BKNSOl" WAFIiE & C 



New Early Tomato. Mayflower. 



Has Acquired a World-wide Reputation. 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons, the eminent English seedsmen whom w supplied witli tins variety last ye; 



"The reports we have received. pr< inn-.- tliis the very Kmiii.ti /'inn! Wnrl.hd />,„ -of extraordinary pro- 



,lu.-li\ eiioss. and of most delicious flavor. In forcing it is unequalled by anv i.Hmt variety as many as :» pods 

 leach containing from seven to ton poasl, have lieen found on a. single plant. -Tin- above illustration was taken Irom 

 a crop grown on our own seed grounds. Assured of its popularity. y\ v have grow n several acres the past season." 



A correspondent in Burrawanv, New South Wales, Australia, savs, Dec. 6, '81: " The Earliest Pea in cultivation, 



-> davs earlier I ha n Mel u's /,,///,- ii. m, or Day's K»rh, Sunns, ; of rem Ih;iI yuuli/t/. and must /.n.lifie. The tiliest 



Earl\ l'ea for market or private gardens. Plants never exceed 12 incites in height, and are covered with Pods." 



Dr. Thurber, Editor of American Agriculturist, after two years' trial savs: " Messrs. B. K. Bliss & Sons deserve 

 the congratulation of the whole gardening community for having introduced so excellent a variety of this popular j Thg , argesti best an(J most p rolinc eaTly var i ety i„ cul- 

 vegetable." . tivation. ' A Premium awarded l.\ He Massachusetts 



From Rev. Henry Ward Bcocher. July 14..V-M1.- ■• \ ,.ur Peas are wonderful, im.ii.- "tiers so good. 1 do not Horticultural s». del v. in the fall of *lss|. as the best seed- 

 mean to plant another year any others, early or late. They heat the Alpha m carlmess and out ot sight in flavor." -- 



From Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Pres. American Pomolagical Society. K.r- President 17. S. Agricultural Society, 

 .Tune:iii. lssl. My amkuhwn Wonder « a wonder, equal in sweetness and richness to the Champion of England, 

 which is all that could be desired." 



So says in substance everv one who has tested it. We have yet to hear the first complaint from any one who has 

 planted the genuine variety obtained from us. " 



CAUTION.-As there is another Pea in the market called " American Wonder," be sure and call for " Bliss's 

 American Wonder," and receive no other. 



Prices.— One-third pint package, 20 cents; pint, 55 cents; quart, $1.00; hv mail, post-paid. When delivered at 

 our store, or sent by express at the expense of the purchaser. One pint 40 cents; one quart. 75 cents; one peck, $5.25. 



Prices for larger quantities upon application. 



Circulars giving a full description mailed to all applicants. 



packets, $1. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 

 34 Barclay Street, New York. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay Street, New York 



THE PLANET JR. GOODS. 



In preparing our new goods for 1RS2. we have added to our list a number 

 of ingenious and successful GARDEN TOOLS, so proven In 7 numerous 

 tests this year. We arc also getting roailv a much larger and more com- 

 plete descriptive catalogue than any we have heretofore issued. This will, 

 be full of valuable information to every one who tills the soil for profit, and 

 will he mailed free to all who apply now to 



S. L. ALLEN & CO., 127 and 129 Catharine St., Philadelphi 



WAEEEN HOE. 



It is perfectly adapted for Field, Nurserv or Garden. Is superior to 

 anv other hoe at all work for which a hoe is intended, such as Pulverizing, 

 Planting. Hilling. Weeding. Scraping. Chopping out, etc. They arc made 

 of Solid Cost Sled, iritli Troirel !«»/'. r.aiiil warranted not to break with 

 fair usage. No farmer or gardener can afford to do without them, and 

 spend their time and strength on the old hoe. You mav not like the looks 

 of them at first, they being so different from the hoe we have been using 

 lor thirtv vcars ; but use it until vou become accustomed to it, and twice, 

 its cost will not get vou to do without. 



It has two sharp edges on either side, extending to the point, making 

 a cutting surface of Hi to Is inches. 



Has a draw cut on the principle of a sevthe. or as vou would hold your 

 knife or anv cutting tool, and cuts to the l.esi advantage. 



Will scour in any soil, because it has curves like the mold-board of a 

 steel plow. 



Cannot well break-, as central ridge is great support. 

 Prices, No. I, Ladies' and Garden Hoc, SI .Oil each ; No. 2, Garden and 

 Field Hoe, $1.25 each ; No. 3, Field Hoe, $1.25 each. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay St., New York. 



O. AV - IDELL, 



Commission Merchant in 



Fruit, Pork, Poultry, 



NUTS, BTJ n EE, EGGS, Etc., Etc., 



333 Washington St., near Harrison St., 



NEW VORK. 



Special attention paid to Fruits. Stencils furnished on 

 i appUcation. 



the Fountain Pump. 

 Send for larrrc. illustrated 

 ar. J. A. Whitman. Pat- 

 aud M't'r. Providiaue R.I. 



The Earliest Potato Known. 



A very earlv varietv for farm and garden culture, also 

 for forcing under glass; tit for the table ten or fifteen 

 davs before the Earlv Rose. ( if medium size, clear white, 

 with the slightest tinge of red about the eyes ; Mesh very 



awarded bv the Koval Horticultural S..cietvof London, 

 in 1874. A silver medal was also awarded bv lb.' Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society. We can recommend this 

 with the greatest confidence as the very best early 

 variety in cultivation. 



Per pound, 5(1 cents ; three pounds ... one address. $|.I.->. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay St., New York. 



