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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



[June, 



THE DINGEE & CONARD COS 



BEAUTIFUL EVER-BLOOMING 



for ROSES alone. WeCIVE AWAY, in Premi- 

 ums and Extras, more ROSES than most estab- 

 lishments grow. Strong Pot Plants suitable for imme- 



alu bloom delivered safely, postpaid.toany post-office. 

 5 splendid varieties, your Choice, all labeled, for SI ; 

 l2forS2; l9for$3; 26for$4; 35for$5; 75 for 

 810; IOOforSI3. Our NEW CUIDE, a eom.pl ete 

 ■J r. vt.se.m UW.W. TOpp, eleou ul 1<i illustrated- free too.ll. 



THE DINCEE & CONARD CO. „ 

 Rose Growers, West Grove, Chester Co., P*. 



BY HENS 



MONEY IS EARNED, AND CASH IS SAVED 

 by knowing how to care for them in health 

 and disease. The oldest, finest, and best Poul- 

 try journal in the world is the 



Poultry IQ-viIlotiix, 



Devoted to the Breeding of fine Poultry, Pig- 

 eonsand Pets-large. beautifully illustrated.and 

 lirim full of entertaining and valuable reading. 

 Asa SPECIAL OFFER, to show you what it is, 

 it will be sent 1o you from NOW TILL JAN- 

 UARY, 1883, upon receipt of onlv ONE DOLLAR. 

 Address POULTRY BULLETIN, 



C3 Courtland Street, New York City 



HALE'S 



PATENT MOLE TRAP, 



Ground Moles in Lawns, Parks, 

 Gardens, and Cemeteries. 



Mole Trap ever invented, 

 and is superior toall others 

 in the following respects: 



1st. Owing to the ar- 

 rangements fur holding tin* 

 .spring, it is easier set than 

 any other trap. 



2d. The construction of 

 the trap is such that it will 

 catch moles when quite 

 deep in the ground. 



3d. The points of the pins 

 being constantly ill the 

 ground, it cannot catch or 

 injure little chickens, or 

 any domestic animals. 



4th. Cannot be blown 

 over by the wind, or in- 

 jured in any manner by 

 rain or storm. 



5th. Cannot "startle " or 

 injure the operator 



lug disturbed in any way, 

 it can be set very close to 

 small plants or flowers 

 without injuring them; it 

 can also be set touching 



MT. KISCO PAINT WORKS. 



H A_2vI2n£0 1ST ID'S 



SLUG SHOT. 



A guaranteed exterminator of the Potato-Beetle. 



It is au impalpable powder, combining fertilizing 

 properties with poison destructive to the Potato lings 

 in the various stages of growth ; at the same time the 

 ill-effects of Paris Crern, or danger from having it 

 around in quantities, are lessened. Cattle or swine 

 are not likely to touch it. It has been 

 success in destroying Caterpillars, 

 and Apple Trees, on Egg- Plants, etc. 



Many large potato-growers are m 

 elusively, and tind it cheaper ami more cony, 

 apply than any other insecticide in market, in addition 

 to avoiding the trouble and danger of mixing poisonous 

 substances. 



Put up in barrels of 2(10 lbs. in bulk, <7.50 per bbl. 

 Packages of r> His., 80 cts. . Ill lbs., 50 cts. ; 15 lbs., 75 

 cts. Cannot lie sent by mail. Prices to the trade 

 given upon application. 



Manufactured by B. Hammond & Co., Mt. KiscO.N.Y. 



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B. K. BLISS & SONS, Wholesale Agents, New- York City. 



THE DAVIS LAWN RAKE. 



Made in the Mont Thorough Manner, of the Best Material, Best Quality of Spring Steel Teeth. 



A Perfect implement for cleaning 



LAWN'S FROM LEAVES, GRASS, AND ALL 

 KINDS OF RUBBISH, AND THE ONLY 

 ONE THAT WILL DO IT WITHOUT 

 INJURING THE GRASS 

 AND ROOTS. 

 Will level and prepare a garden bed for 

 the seed better and quicker than any other 

 tool. Will clean a race-track perfectly. 

 Just the tiling for ladies wishing open-air 

 exercise. A man with one will do the work 

 of six or eight, men in a superior manner. 

 The work is light and easy, as the rake is 

 drawn over the ground instead of being 

 carried. Lo mlsca pe gardeners will use no 

 ether after truing this. Grass will grow 

 faster and look much better after being 

 combed a few times with the rake. 



It requires many years of great care to 

 produce a tine Lawn, which may be in- 

 jured, and perhaps ruined, in a short time 



Patented December 17, 1S78. For sale by 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay Street, N. Y. 



RUHLMANN S WHEEL HOE 



Is the Best, Simp test, and Most Perfect Weeder in use. 



It will do the work of 8 men with the, common hoe. 

 Embraces all points requisite to make a capital tool. The 

 Handles can lie raised to suit. Knife ISladcs set to any 

 pitch, and from 7 to 10 inches in width, and when in 

 working order is firm and strong, with not liingto become 

 loose or shaky. Thisiiiiplement has not only given entire 

 satisfaction,' lint is pronounced uneqiuiled by all who 

 have given it a fair trial. For the interest of all we can 

 safely say that no one will ever regret having given it a 

 thorough' trial. For Onions, ('arrets. Beets, and all 

 Garden 'Crops, it has no equal. It has, in a short time, 

 become the leading Tool in this and other countries. To 

 show our contiilence in t Ins excellent tool, Ave will refund 

 price paid if satisfaction is not given with its work— pur- 

 chaser paving freight to and from. Leading Gardeners 

 and Seed Growers all use it, and would not do without 

 it. For sale by the following : 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, New-York City; 



L:'l JF.SuKvan £ng./\y. 



Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. ; Vick, Rochester, N. 

 N. Y. ; J. C. Vaughn. ' 'liicago. til- . .1. A. Siiiiinei 

 & Sons, R. P.uist, Philadelphia, anil many others. 

 3.4-5 Price, boxed, $5.50. 



.■Manufactured by E. Rl 1ILMANN, Lockport, N. Y. 



SULPHUR 



Or Floral and Yin 



THE PLANET JR. GOODS. 



In preparing our new goods for ISS'J. we have added to our list a 

 umber of ingenious and successful (WARDEN TOOLS, so proven 

 ous tests this year. We are also getting ready a much larger 

 e complete descriptive catalogue than any w e have heretofore 

 sued. This will lie lull of valuable information to every one who tills 

 le soil for profit, and will be mailed free to all who apply now to 



1 27 and 1 29 Catharine Street, Philadelphia 



WARREN HOE. 



. BLISS Jic SONS, 

 34 Barclay St., New-York. 



It is perfectly adapted for Field, Nursery, or Garden. 



< superior 



BELLOWS. 



f Sulphur 



image Fl 

 Duster. 



For the Extermination of Bros, Worms, and all 



INSECTS; likewise MILDEW I CON GRACE VINES. By 



the use of this implement the Flour of Sulphur ran 

 lie evenly distributed over every part of the affected 

 plant. Price, *-i.50. 



B. It. BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay Street, N. Y. 



prizing, Planting, Hilling, Weeding, scraping, Chopping out, etc. 

 They are made of .Solid Cost .steel, trill) Troift-l te tn in r. and 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 

 may not like the looks of them at lirst, t hey being sod liferent from the 

 hoe we have been using for thirty years; but use it. until you become 

 ace ust on ied to it, and t wice its cost will not get you to do without. 



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

 a cutting surface of 10 to 18 inches. 



Has a a ram cut on the principle of a scythe, or as you would hold 

 your knife or any cutting tool, and cuts to the besl advantage. 



Will scour iii ant/ soil, because it has curves like the mold-board of 

 a steel plow. 



Cannot well break, as central ridge is great support. 

 Prices, No. 1. Ladies' and Garden Hoc, $1.00 each ; No. '2, Garden 

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



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



