140 



THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



[July, 



No other fertilizer used on the land for FIVE YEARS. Yield, 34 BUSHELS 

 PER ACRE of Blue Stem (a silver straw) Wheat on 17 

 ACRES. Top-dressing, Crass Lands, etc. Land 

 producing larger crops each year. 



have used y..nr Manures for the past : 

 Manures except the yard manure made i 

 I per acre), and this siieeess without tli 

 els per acre, and there hail been no oth 

 lg on my mowing tields, with excellent 



tv Jersey State Board of Agricultu 



lines. I applied 

 •e years. I have 

 ny longer, stalde 



THE MAPES 



FORMULA AND PERUVIAN 



158 Front Street, New -York. 



GUANO CO. 



GOOD NEWS 



TO 



LADIES! 



ROS 



< it in 



Sow's your time to get 



tip Oi-<Iersforour('J'.EEBl;A- 

 TEI> TEAS ami < '( >]''1''KI s.and 

 secure a lieaniiful MOSS 

 E «,f (iOLD-IIAM) CHINA TK.\-« E 



ces), out-own importation. One of these beau- 

 til ill eh ma sols iriwn away to the party sen. lint' an 

 order for %■>:,. Til is is the greatest inilu'eeinelit ever 

 offered. Send m s our orders and en jov a cup of 

 tlOOD TEA or t Hi ! I I., and at Die same time pro- 

 cure a HAM 'Si >ME<Tll N A TEA-SET. No humbug 

 < rood Teas, line. , :r>c. and 4(lc. per lb. Excellent 

 Teas. on.-, and iliic, and very best from Bae.to inic. 

 \Ve are the oldest anil largest Tea Coinpaiiyin the 

 business. The reputation of our house reipiires 

 no comment. We ha\e .lust imported some very hue, 

 WHITE (IKANITE IHN'XHlt SETS, 115 pieces, 

 which we gi\e away with Tea and Coffee orders of 



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Is. E. 



THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 



P. 0. Box 289 3 1 and 33 Vesey St., NEW YORK. 



glG OFFER. rut^eS 



e ..r 2 for 25 i 

 LOWEY, 



:eipt of 5-3ct. 

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issau St., N. Y. 



(Every dinner 



now have a jrood Watch.) 

 THE 



ACCURATE WATCH 



Nickel-plate 



'i'iV'i 



faced 1 'a 

 the best 1 



A sound, strong, and reliable 

 watch, and the best ever 

 offered for the money, and 

 warranted for one year. 



PRICE, TEN DOLLARS*. 



Send for Illustrated Circular, 



CUMMINGS & CO. 



38 Dey Street, New- York. 



6 Custom Shirtsfor$6.00 



Made of Wamsutta Muslin 

 (the best), with fronts rein- 

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 linen, 3-plv, all seams double 

 stitched. No better shirt can 

 be made. A sample and rules 

 for measurement sent by mail 

 for $1.15. State size of 'collar 

 worn. Two line Cambric Col 

 lars and a pair of ( 'nils, nicely 

 •11 ts, worth 50 cents; or 6 sets 

 1111s. Send address 011 postal 

 material, and rules for self- 



_'. It. QUINHY, Ci 



BARBOUR'S 



MACRAME 



Lace Flax Threads 



1784. (In one-pound boxes. 



1883. 



ATTRACTIVE 



USEFUL 

 OCCUPATION 



LADIES. 



with full particulars and 

 instructions, bv mail, 25c. 



EACE DESKS, *2.00, 

 $2.50, and $3.00 each. 



200yds. Spoolsin White 

 and W. Brown, specially 

 adapted for Crochet and 

 Lace Work. 



All kinds of FLAX THREADS for hand and MA- 

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For sale by FANCY and DEY GOODS dealers 

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THE BARBOUR BROTHERS CO. 



134 Church St. New- York. 



"A~ SEXTISEL THAT SEVER SLEEJ'S." 



MCOCKf 



F. Hayward, 



407 Broadway N.Y.City. 



Photography Made Easy. 



Forthe Old and the Young; 

 for Eadies and Gentlemen ; 

 for the Professor, the Stu- 

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 No Stains. No Trouble. 

 Book of Instruction free 

 with each equipment. Send 

 for price list. Our apparatus is superior to all others 

 at same price, having patented improvements. Our 

 Gelatino-hromide Dry Elates arc also the best. 

 E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. 591 Broadway , New-York. 



Sedgwick Steel Wire Fence 



UNIFORMLY FULL STRENGTH. 



ANY FOOL 



\vs enough to carry an umbrella when it rains, but 

 wise man that carries it when the sun shines." So 

 a Philadelphia gentleman \\ ho was caught in the 

 in the White Mountains. Any person can be wise 

 lather wise — who has a Tool's Signal Service 

 oineter to consult, 11 s it predicts t he weather for 

 lty-four hours in advance. We will send one by 

 . post-paid, to any address in the U. S. on receipt 

 cents. By express, purchaser to pay charges, 



K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay St., N. Y. 



lathe onll general purj Wire Fence in use, being a. 



Strong Net- Work Without Barbs. It will turn dogs, pigs, 

 ulieep, and poultry, as well as the most vicious stock, 

 without injur v to either fence or stock. It is ,j list the fence 

 for farms, gardens, stock ranges and railroads, and very 

 neat, for lawns, par ks, school lots and cemeteries. Covered 

 with rusl-pi oof paint (or galvanized ) it will last a life. lime. 

 It is Superior to Boards or Barbed Wire in evei y respect. 

 We ask for it a fair I rial, knowing it will wear itself 

 into favor. The Sedgwick <i:iles. made of wrought- 

 iron pipe and steel wire, defy all competition in neatness, 

 strength and durability. We abo make the best and 

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 Cheapest and Neatest All Iron Fence. For Prices and 



Part 

 facturer 



Mention this paper. 



the Ma 



SEDUWICK BROS., 



Itiefiuiond, Incl. 



Sold 



PIANOS 



AND 



ORGANS 



shipped to all parts of 



AT FACTORY PRICES. 

 Every instrument warranted Six Years. 



Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 



OVER 50,000 NOW IN USE. 



HORACE WATERS & CO. 



124 Filth Ave., near 18th St. New-York. 



Factory, rnit. Broome and East Sts. 



PIANO 



" IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD," 



Excels all other Pianos in its various patented im- 

 provements. The new designs in CHECKERING 

 GRANDS, assuring larger reBults In power ano 

 puarra length and sweetness ok tone, leave noth- 

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 PIANOS, in all the usual styles, are unrivaled. The 

 new CHECKERING UPRIGHT has the justly-cele- 

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 the instrument, and adapts it for use in any climate, 

 elegant new Illustrated Catalogue, just published 



F. 



address 



CHICKERING & SONS, 



130 Fifth Avenue, 

 NEW YORK. 



i Tremont St, 

 BOSTON. 



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GENERAL OR LOCAL, 



for the MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COM- 

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 HENltY STOKES, President. 



HALES'S 



PATENT 



MOLE TRAP 



For destroying ground moles in 

 lawns, parks, gardens, and ceme- 

 teries. The only " perfect " mole 

 trap in existence. Thoroughly 

 tested for years. Guaranteed 

 to be superior to all others. Sold 

 by all Seedsmen and Agricultural 

 " plement Dealers. Illustrated 

 culars sent free to any address. 



H. W. HALES, 



Ridgewood, N. J. 



