1883.] 



75 



1,500 Varieties Rare and Beautiful Flower Seeds. 



500 Varieties Choice Vegetable Seeds. 



500 Varieties Seed Potatoes. 



Flowering Plants fur the Parlor arid Garden. 



Small Fruits, all the leading varieties. 



Selected Seeds ol all the leading and improved 

 varieties of Root and Forage Crops for Field Cult- 

 ure, consisting of Carrots, Mangel Wurzel, and 

 Sugar Meets, Corn. Turnips, Ruta Raga, Grass 

 Seeds, etc. Fertilizers, Garden Tools, and other 

 Requisites for the Farm and Garden. 



A complete descriptive and priced list of the above, 

 with directions for culture, will he foun " in 



Established 1845. 



150 Pages. Over 300 Illustrations, and a 

 Beautifully Colored Plate of Carnations. Mailed 

 for two three-cent stamps, to cover postage. 



BLISS'S ILLUSTRATED POTATO CATA- 

 LOGUE, 40 pages. A valuable t reatise on the Potato, 

 and descriptive list of all the principal varieties grown. 

 Profusely illustrated. Price, 10 cents. 



BLISS'S AMERICAN WONDER PEA. 



LmJeIrTi IClAi'rT 



Extra Early, Very I>warf (S to 10 inches), Rt 

 quires no Bushing, Exquisite Flavor. 



The best variety for forcing, and the best for early 

 sow ing in the garden. 



Circular giving full description mailed to applicants 



CAUTION.— As there is au inferior Pea in the 



market called tl American Wonder." be sure and 



get the genuine '"Bliss's American Wonder." " 



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

 Quart, 80 cts. ; by mail, post-paid. 



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

 Quart. (10 cts.: Half Peck, $2.25; Peck, $1.00. Price 

 for larger quantity on application. 



A NEW EARLY PEA. 



BLISS'S AMERICAN RACER. 



THE AMERICAN EACER PEA. 



This favorite variety has been tested by us for seve- 

 ral years, ami lmsgivcn excellent satisfaei ion. itisnot 

 only one of the earliest varieties, but continues in 

 bearing for several weeks, which makes it particu- 

 larly desirable for small gardens. 



Pltlc EK.— One-fourth pint package, 20 cents; pint, 

 05 cents, quart, SI. 25: by mail, post-paid. When 

 delivered at our store or sent bv express, at the ex- 

 pense of the purchaser: One pint', 55 cents; one quart, 



B. K. BLISS & SONS. 



34 Barclay St. New- York. 



$1.25 worth of the choicest Seeds for only 50 cents ! ! 



BUSS' POPULAR COLLECTIONS, 



our Pc.puiur Collections. (Eria Packets of the 

 vegetables crown, amounting at Catalogue 

 #1.25, tor only Fifty <.<r:t«. a: !..,|,.», : Bliss' 

 dwarfest Pea crow 11 ; 



choicest 



>rltes to #1.25, for only Fifty Cents, ai Mlou 

 American Wonder Peas, the !„. -:, earliest, 



Salamandc 



Lettuce, fine'heads 



i • UliOllllotll li.oil-ll. 



very larp-t-. excellent, flavor, c ur »»!«« m«)»«. A r -< ' 



Cucumber, bnoc-; [he hi-he-t, j.rioe el miv variety in the New- 

 York .Market. Cuban Queen Watermelon 

 wi idling 75 lbs. Bliss' Improved Lonj- Oransrc Carrot, 

 (.elected by us for 15 years, a.et now „„. !„..,, e»n,.t gr..»n. 

 Bliss' Improved Premium Flat Dutch Cabbiure, h, ' ,t >'■«'■ 

 sort. Egyptian Beet, H"tio better. Kxtra curly Munich. 

 Turnip. » »ifk* emii-r than am mI»t van.lv. J 11 m'lto Pump- 

 kin, specimens bave I uptown «eieht.ie ov, r 20O lbs. 



A'. B. — Most of the abovesorts v, ere fir.-t introduced by us. Send 



0 J' 15 Packets of choice Flower Seeds, amounting at 

 Catalogue prices t<» #|.a.V for f>«» cent-., a, follow.,: Asters, 

 Jao.oi I'miKs, Kve, lasttnrrs, l>,t„-„ s. Petunias, Verbenas, &c, &C. 



ItOTII the Flower aid Vecel.ible Seed Collect, ons moiled lor 30 

 cents. For 91.00 we will a.bf a jiackoceoi Wild (.iirtl. n 

 Seeds, contaitiiin; UK) different Varieties of flower seels mixed, 

 Euflicient to sow balf a square rod of ground. 



No Substitution. Owing to the verv liberal discount already 

 made on these collections, no other varieties will be sobst ituted for 

 those named, our cnu any change whatever be made in the col- 

 Order at once and have then, on hand wlien vou want, to plant, 

 lfliss* Illustrated JIand-Book IV,- , V Farm .int.! Warden, 



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

 purchasing "he or more collections, w ho asks for it at the time of 

 ordering. Kemitbv Money Order, Pratt, lApress Order, or llegi-f.cred 

 Letter; small amounts may be sent in postage stamps. Address, 

 B. K. BLISS & SONS, Seed & Horticultural Warehouse, 

 84 Barclay Street, New York. 



210.00 IN PREMIUMS. 



Offered for the Largest Yields and Heads of 

 PRINGLE'S NEW CEREALS. 



PRINGLE'S AMERICAN TRIUMPH OATS. 



ie tall, luxuriant beads tillcil \\ ft h plump, lieav y grains. Tlie <|im 

 lid productiveness of the grain are unexcelled, yielding from .it) to 

 nsliels per acre, according to the condition and state of fertility of 



the 



The crop from which our seed was obtained has, while standing on 

 e field, been examined by many experienced Oat growers, all of 

 mm declared that they never saw anything to equal the " American 

 iumph Oats" iti health and vigor of straw, or in yield and we ight 

 I grain. Owing to the small stock, we can otter the oats only in •_>,-,,■. 

 acketsof 1 ounce ; 5 packets, $1.00. 



PRINGLE'S ADAMANT WHEAT. 



PRINGLE'S GREEN MOUNTAIN WHEAT. 



another beardless variety of great promise. It has been grown 

 st two years by one of the most experienced wheat cultivators 

 ern Vennont, in close proximity to the Oroen Mountains, who 

 es it the best he has ever grown. Price, 25 cents per packet 

 e; 5 packets $1.00. 



BOTH VAKIETIES ARE SPRING WHEATS.- In older to 

 ve these varieties,! thorough trial, we offer $210 in premiums to 

 use who produce the liin/int uinnititi/ nf .scot/ from one packet of the 

 ed. and for till' tirrnti/ hi'xt mill It nt r irxt heailx of both the varieties of 

 'heat and Oats. Circulars, with full particulars, mailed free on appli 



B. K. BI,I« 



& SONS, 31 Barcla 



t-t, New- York. 



STERLING NOVELTIES OF RARE MERIT. 



Potatoes. New Seeds for the 

 v Blackberries, New Grapes, 



New Flower Seeds. New Vegetable Seeds, New Cereals, Nev 

 Farm, New Strawberries, New Raspberries, New Currants, Nc 

 New and Bare Plants for the Garden and Conservatory, &c, &c. 



Our NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF NOVELTIES, containing a descriptive list of every- 

 thing that has proved really desirable, introduced within the past two years, is now ready, and will bo 



all a; 



B. K. BLISS & SONS 



15a 



■liiy Si reel. New- York. 



$1,000 IN PREMIUMS 



Were awarded last year, by The Rub 

 it is with pleasure we announce that ' 

 we now offer first for sale. 



RURAL THOROUGHBRED FLINT CORN. 



A remarkably distinct and wonderful variety, producing the longest ears of any known kind. Ears of 



fifteen inches in length are not unc moti, and some have even reached the enormous length of seventeen 



inches; specimens of which may be shown. It is eight -rowed, of a peculiar buff color, cob verv small, and 

 kernels large and very broad. The stalks are slender, eight to nine, feet in height, and closely set with large, 

 remarkably broad leaves. Each seed produces upward of twelve strong suckers.— ninny of which mature 

 perfect ears,— forming a regular bush. Its large yield, length of ear, ami excellent quality make it a most 

 desirable field variety throughout the Northern and Middle states, while its great suckeiing habit, breadth of 

 blade, and smallncss of stalk w ill render it. as a fodder plant or for ensilage purposes, the most valuable variety 

 of Indian Corn at present known. Price, 25 cts. per packet ; GO cts. per pint ; el .00 per quart, post-paid, by mail. 



THE RURAL HEAVY DENT CORN. 



All those who grew if last year are 

 The kernels are white, large, broad, an 

 Corn. The yield is enormous, one hum 

 tion, while one hundred and fifty bust 

 are confident that no variety more des 

 duoed. Price, 25 cents per packet ; 00 



dare it " The best Dent 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay Sire 



