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The Monster Potato, Queen of the Valley. 



$30.00 IN PREMIUMS FOR THE THREF LARGEST SPECIMENS. 



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It 



• LAKUKST anil one of llie MOST 

 MFICvariclics <•%•<•!• cult ivated, first 

 '(1 by us in the spring of 1«81. 

 ny specimens were exhibited last fall 

 lilnft 2 to 2 H. His. each. Season me- 

 ; tubers very large, hardly any small 

 ; shape long, flattened, somewhat 

 re cut at the ends ; color deep pink at 

 i almost 



aly. 



rith- 

 large. 



(• presc 



disc 



At the request of the Secretary of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of London, 

 we sent I hem last season specimens of 

 this, with several other of our most pop- 

 ular varieties, whose productiveness and 

 cooking qualities w ere thoroughly tested. 

 The i iommittee report as follows: 



• We hereby certify that the council of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society of Lon- 

 don, upon the award of the committee, 

 nted a first class certificate to 

 K. Bliss & Sons, for Potato 

 Qi f.i.n in- the V >: i I i . exhibited at a 

 nieeiiim held on the third day of Novem- 

 ber. 1881. Sinned, 



"HENRY J. VEITCH, C'h'ii. 

 "A. F. BllOWN, Sec'y." 

 THIRTY DOLLARS in Premiums will 

 be aw aided to those, who purchase from 

 us, for the heaviest and best formed 

 tubers, delivered at our store, free of ex- 

 pense to us, previous to Oct. 15th, 1882. 



sl.Y oil for the three heaviest and best- 

 torineil specimens; $10.00 for the next 

 three heaviest and I icsl -formed specimens, 

 and s.YOO for the next three heaviest and 



Price fiO cents per pound ; three pounds, 

 £1.25. by mail, post-paid. By express or 

 in iulit, ill expensed! 'purchaser, one peck. 

 81.25: one bushel. 8.'L50 ; barrel, 88.00. 



first ottered by us : also 



STANDARD VARIETIES OF POTATOES AT REDUCED PRICES. 



Having a sin 



AMERICAN M; 

 EARLY (loom 

 ADIRONDACK 

 SILVER SKIN 

 BLISS'S 1 M I'Ri 

 ST. PATRICK.. 



'EACHBLOW 



e otter tin 









*UK> 1 





. .75 



1.75 



1.00 



2.25 



1.00 



2.25 



1 00 



2.25 





2.25 



OHIO 81.00 



MANHATTAN 



I'RI HE OF AMERICA 



BLISS'S TRIUMPH 



\'hich contains much useful 



latter upon their 



1.00 



1.00 



litis ation. 



Bushel. 

 $2.00 

 1.75 

 2.25 

 2.25 

 2.25 

 2.25 

 Mailed l-'ltlil 



4.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 to all 



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



IT IS A MISTAKE 



pases, 

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I'llllip t"i* U':i-lnnir \\n. 

 I '■irn;<L'< i S ft'-. 1'roO ' t* 'lMiiMin^'3 



t'r tire, A: trees, \ jn, — , et>'. from 



ins.Ti- potain I'liL'^ aii'l r:nil,er- 

 u. rn,-. J\'o Ilw, llmjr, Country 

 Ilr.iiK .nr Fin'Tv t li,.ii ] ,1 be with- 

 oui l i: Fountain Pump. 

 Serolfor Lime illustrated 

 ircular. J. A. Whitman, Pate- 

 ntee aud M'l'r. Pruvideuee. K.I. 



Lino-' i! frja^jjiSr'^nv 



^^AsicYou^oRTHaai 



BRAZILIAN ORCHIDS. 



am prepared to lill orders for Orchids indigenous to 

 the Amazonian Valley, such as Cattleyas, Oncid- 

 iiinis, Stanhopcus, jialcoilras. List s and prices on 

 application. 



EDWARD S. IEAI%1>, Jr. 

 •My l*sii-:i. ISi-iixil. 



liREIIHOliSE m HOT BED 



SASHES 



3.0x11 0 

 Windows, 

 to order. 



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 r unless you want it. We publish The Farm and Garden mi 



irive three month's trial subscription lor 15 

 ow, addressing The Farm and Garden, 



at 267 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. 



Berry Baskets and Crates 



BRADLEY & CURRIER, 



45 and 56 Dey Street , N. Y. 



Money 

 All that 

 circulars 



BEST AND CHEAPEST. 



funded if don't suit. Neat, strong, dun 



BATTERSON, 



Buffalo, N. \ 



The Farmer's Friend 



AND GUIDE. 



A valuable Book of over -On pa.s'es s 

 Matter, from the pens of the best write 

 devoted to the Interesls of Farmers, Sti 

 Poultry-Fanciers, Iiairynieii, Bee-eultur 

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PRICE 25 CENTS, POST-PAID 



Sold by B. K. BLISS &- SONS, 

 5-6-7 34 Barclay Street. New-York 



For sowing all kinds of small (Lir- 

 den Seeds with iimiracy and dis- 

 latch. It is easily operated by a 

 hild of ordinary intelli- 

 a little practice. 

 Its cost is trillion' compared with 

 the advantages resulting from its 

 use. The saving in lime and seeds 

 will undoubtedly repay the outlay 

 ill theplantingof a single week. It's 

 construction is so 

 Fu/1. simple that it is not 

 liable to get 

 out of order. 

 Descriptive 

 Circulars 

 mailed to all 

 applicants. 

 Price, $1.25 

 each. Sent 

 bymail, post- 

 paid, to any 

 address, for 

 $1.50. Alih- 

 a 1 d i s- 

 t to 



BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay Street, New- York. 



BLISS'S 



Extra Early Lima Bean. 



earlier than 



Double Tuberoses 



OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. 



A choice oonsig 



nment of the above 





which we otter as 



follows : 







Each. Dozen. 



Hundred. 



Double 



SO.OS $0.75 



S4.00 



Pearl 



o.io i.oo 



5.00 



Prices per tliousa 





n applicati 



Ten to fourteen da 



any other variety. 



This desirable variety was first introduced by us in 

 1S7S, and has since been thoroughly tested in all parts 

 of the country, anil has proved to 'he ten to fourteen 

 days earlier than the ordinary variety, -grown along- 

 side of them, -and fully equal in productiveness and 

 quality. For this reason it can he strongly recom- 

 mended for cultivation in the Northern States, where 



'j pint packets. 15 cents: pint, 55 cents: quart, 

 sl.00. by mail, post-paid. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 

 5 34 Barclay Street, New- York. 



i. BLISS & SONS, 

 34 Barclay Street, New-York. 



GIANT ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



a years old, $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 



On account of their size, cannot be. sent by mail. 

 B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay Street, New-York, 



