1882.] 



If you have a Garden, you need 



Establish™ 1°45, 



150 Pa^es. Oyer 300 Illustrations, ami a 

 Beautifully Colored Plan- of Flowers. Mailed 

 for two three-cent stamps, to cover postage. 



It tells What to plant. How to plant it, and is full 

 of information of great value in interested in gar- 

 dening. Ready Jan. 1st. Price list (not illustrated) 

 free. 



BLISS'S 



Illustrated Potato Catalogue. 



(Ready Feb. 1st.) 48 paces. Illustrations of all the 

 principal new and old sorts, a list, of 500 varieties. It 

 tells how to plant, cook, and store the crop, and is full 

 of valuable information for every potato grower. 



BLISS'S 



Illustrated Novelty Sheet. 



(Ready Feb. 1st) Contains illustrations and descrip- 

 tions of all the newest varieties of Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds, etc. Mailed free on application. 

 B. K. BLISS &: SONS, 



34 Barclay St. New- York. 



The American Racer Pea. 



Last seaso 



from all 

 terms of 

 ivo (one 



Now offered for the firs 

 out in trial packets on! 

 ican Garden. The re 



sections of the country, speak in the .highest t 

 it, as being very early, exceedingly producti- 

 party reports 5.x pods all well tilled on one vin 

 passing the Extra Earlies in every respect 



PRICES: 1-4 Pint Package, 20 cts. 

 65 cts.; Quart, $1.25, by mail, post-paid, 



BLISS'S AMERICAN WONDER PEA. 



Extra Early, A'ery Dwarf (R to 10 iuclnes), Ke- 

 Quires no Busliing-, Exquisite Flavor. 



The best variety for forcing, and the best for early 

 sowing in the garden 



Circular eivina lull description mailed to applicants. 



CAUTION. As there is an inferior Pea in the 

 market called the "American Wonder." lie sure and 

 get the genuine "Bliss' American Wonder."' 



One-half pint package, 25 cts. ; Pint, 45 cts.; 

 Quart, SO cts.; by mail, post-paid. 



By express, at purchasers' expense : Pint, 35 cts.; 

 Quart, (il) cts., Half Peek, #2.5(1. Peck, si. 00. Price 

 for larger quantity on application 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay St. New -York. 



Flower and Vegetable Seeds. 



Col A 20 Vars. Choice Annuals $1.00 



B. 20 " choice Biennials and Peren- 

 nials 1.00 



F. 20 " Choice Bouquet Animals 1.00 



G. 20 " For Hanging Baskets or Vases. 1.00 

 I. 20 " Seeds of ornamental foliaged 



Plants. 1.00 



"No. 7. 20 " Vegetable Seeds 1.00 



Plants and Bulbs. 



No. 2. 15 Basket or Vase Plants m variety. 



3. 10 Geraniums, 10 dilferent. sorts. 



4. 10 Tuberoses, all dowering bulbs. 



5. 12 Gladioli, mixed colors, all blooming bulbs. 



6. 3 Hoses, 2 Geraniums, 2 Farinas, 2 Carna- 



tions, all different sorts. 



7. 0 Gladioli and 5 Tuberoses. 



9. G Hybrid Perpetual Hoses. 0 different sorts. 



10. 10 Tea Hoses, 10 different, sorts. 



11. 3 Moss Hoses, in 3 varieties. 



12. 2 Camellia Japonieas and 2 Azaleas. 



13. 8 Double Geraniums, s dilferent sorts. 



14. 6 Variegated Geraniums, (i different sorts. 



15. 5 Carnations and 5 Hoses, in variety. 



16. 10 splendid ( 'arnations, 10 dilferent sorts. 



17. 6 Gladioli, 0 choice named varieties 

 IS. S Fuchsias, s ditterent sorts. 



10. 8 Colons and 5 Achyranthus, in variety. 



$1,25 worth of the choicest Seeds for only 50 cents !! 



BLISS' POPULAR COLLECTIONS, 



In order io inuoilucc tin ni int.. nurv gunlm, wo 

 dow offer our Popular Collections. (X^TlSi Packets of* tlic 

 choicest vegetables grown, amounting at i yAn\<>£ur 

 prices to $l.tt.">, tor only Fifty Cents, as tuil..^: HHhh* 

 American Wonder Peas, the i.e-r, ciiinr-i, <lwartr>i Pc.-i ki..wii ; 



variety. Salamander Lettuce, Nik- h<-:i-K senilis tlnm-lit and 

 heat Letter than any other sort. California .lli.mmolli L'adUti, 



very large, exi:il]pnt llm i>r, c'ond im- wmhm <n- sprint. Arlington 



Bliss' Improved Kong Orange Carrot, 



Egyptian 



Turnip, 3 weeks earlier th; 

 kin, si.cciniens have beengr 



ny tither varit-tv. «f urn !><> l'uilip- 



i weighing over 200 lbs. 

 A. if.— Most ot tin- above .suns were, I11.-.I inu udueed by us. Send 

 to us u> get the genuine. 



(Cr'16 Packets of choice Flower Seeds, amounting at 

 Catalogue prices to $1.25 for 50 ectits, as h.llow.: Asters, 

 Janau 1'inks, K\ eihistnigs, I'.i n - h--, IVui n i ;i s, \'t rle nas, &c., &C. 



BOTH Ihe l''h.wer and Veertal.le Seed r, ,|Icei ions mailed lor 90 

 cents. For $1.00 we will add a raeka-e nl our Wild tiarden 

 Seeds, ci'iiramiiig 10n ilitl.-nMit, varieties ut flower seeds mixed, 

 sutlicient tii sow half a stjuan- mil ot ground. 



Postage Stamps taken. Send any denomination except 3 

 cent stamps if emi \ en ien t , olherwise, eend threes. Owing to the 

 very liberal rlw-mint alrea.lv ma-le <>n tlie-e eolleciiuns, we can make 

 no substitution for the varieties named. 



Order at once and li:tv.> ilinn on hand when von want, to plant, 

 liliss* Illustrated Hand-Rook for the Farm and Garden, 

 (.'it Mi illustrations a ud e<>lor.-d plate of heamilul llowcrsi, price, li cents, 

 telling you how to grow all the above, went free to every one 

 purchasing one or nioir collections, who a^ks fur it at tin- nine ,,f 

 ordering. Remit by Money Order, Draft, Kxpress Order, or Jtegi stored 



BLISS <fc SONS, Seed A- Horticultural W arehouse* 

 84 Barclay Street, New York. 



$210 IN PREMIUMS! 



Offered for the Largest Yields and Heads of 

 PRINGLE'S NEW CEREALS. 



AMERICAN GARDEN for 



PRINGLE'S AMERICAN TRIUMPH OATS. 



This variety 

 the Excelsior 

 able degree, 

 clearer idea o: 

 give, we liail 

 dom in the lie 

 inches high, i 

 readily seen in 



The average 

 feet, yet tli est 

 without lodgit 



line- 



it holds up well, 

 lied with plump, 

 is of the grain are 

 aei e. accnrdillK to 



has, while stand- 

 experienced Oat- 

 • saw anything to 



lal the "American Triumph Oats" in he£ 

 tw nor in yield and weight of grain. 

 5c. per packet of 1 ounce ; 5 packets, §1.00. 



PRINGLE'S ADAMANT WHEAT. 



In this variety we liavi 

 varieties in cultivation, a 

 It is a beardless white el 

 closely set with medium e 

 dnce Hour of very snpe 

 very still' and creel, aver: 

 tivation in the North-w 

 where hard wheat is 1 lie 1 



one of the h.-trdie,. 



:0, and the Pacific, (.'oast, 

 we arc confident that I his 

 '25 cents per packet of 1 



PRINGLE'S GREEN MOUNTAIN WHEAT. 



This is another beardless 1 

 the most experienced wheat c 

 who pronounces it the best, he 

 and free from rust Heads a 

 plump, verv hardy and produc 

 packet Ot 1 ounce, 5 packets, if 



own for the pasl two years by one of 

 < proximity to the Green Mountains, 

 bout 4 feet, light yellow, very strong, 

 it tapering, kernels white, large, and 

 ?iy wheat grower. 1'rice 25 cents per 



$210 IN PREMIUMS. 



scept the seed lliusl be bought of us. 



itevested in 1 he cultivation of grain to give these varieties a 

 premiums to those who produced the largest quantity of seed 

 from one packet, of the seed, and for the tireuti/ he*f and hmrirst li rails of both the varieties of "Wheat and Oats 

 purchased of us. Those ordering will please state, with their order, that they desire to compete for the, 



Every one can compete. No j 

 In order to induce farmers 

 thorough and universal trial, 



S21II 



Descriptive circulars, with full particulars, mailed free on application. 



IS. K. BMSS ife SONS, 34 Barclay Street, New-York, 



$1000 CORNS!! 



THE RURAL DENT and 



THE RURAL THOROUGHBRED FLINT. 



Premiums to the value of nearlv cine Tiuu saM' dollars were offered for the largest yields of these two 

 Corns in 1882. 



The RURAL DENT produced at the rate of OVER 150 BUSHELS per acre tin' past season Ears 12 inches 

 in length. 



The Rural Tiioroi-ciiiireI) Flint, equally productive, is extremely early, ripening under favorable 

 conditions m 1(10 days, lias produced cars measuring 1(5 to Is inches in length. 



Both varieties have had most extensive trials in all sections of our country, proving every where of the 

 highest value. The RURAL Hunt is especially recommended for Southern cultivation on account of its im- 

 mense yidd, and also for its peculiar adapteduess loi ensilage purposes The Itru.M. Tiinln u cnniiEn FLINT 

 will, no doubt, fill a similar place in the Northern states, as it can he grown as far north as any variety yet 

 produced, ami yielding larger crops Hum other northern kinds under like conditions. 



We. have secured from 1 he liui al New- Yorker I heir stock of these two .superior ( 'orns. w Inch are now for 

 the first time offered for sale 



Price of Each, 25 cents per packet : (50 cents per pint , $1.00 per quart, post paid, by mail. 



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



