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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 



[August, 



EDUCATIONAL. 



CONSERVATORY of MUSIC 



Kwiiitlfully 111'is.trnte.t.M pases. REJTT FREE to 

 yursrli an.l urn- :il 1 ri, tins, s, n<l name - and ad.fr. ssvg 

 to E. TOUR IHl']. Prn»,l ! n Su . )! si, .11. Mass. 



TV Lnrgrs'mi.i h ./ ,if),„hil.«t .V».»v t.ihrnni and 

 An A-htul.and IIO.UE/W ?«>/<. * Wi* world. 



MRS, GARFIELD. 



7 7ic JW strawberry of 1883. A perfect doner. 

 ■•»« seedling „r tl... descent, which it resembles in 

 health, vigor, bright color, early ripening, ami 

 product! w-iiess, .iihI lav surpasses in perfect Ibrm 

 .'He! high flavor oi the fruit. II has "points" that 

 will make it very valuable as an earlv market 

 berry, ami its hid, flavor will give it a place in 

 Ijvery ftmii^ garden. Fr«» catalogue gives full 



varieties r,,i Sum i- and Fall planting'.' ' " "" 



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 Queen, Warren, Hi s Bob, Nigli's Su- 

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 -ale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers 

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and proof of any one selling the same. 



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Grown 



STRAWBERRIES 



to secure a good crop next season. Our plants are in 

 the finest condil ion. Catalogue containing full cult- 

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or manager lor lun ate family or institution, or 

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THE AUTOMATIC SHADING PEN 



Makes a SI 

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J. AV. STOAKES, Milan, O. 



NEW GERMAN PANSIES. 



The seed we offer 

 is grown in Gel-" 

 many by one who 

 has made this flow- 

 er a specialty for 

 many years. In size 

 and beauty of the 

 flowers, this strain 

 is unapproachable. 

 Dr. Thurher says, 

 in the American 

 Ar/riculturist for 



Beautiful Pax- 

 si ess. — Ko doubt 

 that many who 

 have seen the col- 

 ored plate illustrat- 

 ing Pausies, and 

 published by 

 Messrs. B. K. Bliss 

 & Sons, have sup- 

 pose,! that the art- 

 ist had exercised 

 his imagination, 

 both as to size and 

 the strange combi- 

 nations of colors. 

 So far from this being the case, the flowers are, if 

 anything, rather below the real size, and as to colors 

 it would be impossible to conceive of any artificial 

 colors more brilliant, or more strangely contrasted, 

 than they are in flowers produced bv this remarkable 

 strain of seeds. Some of the blooms arc as near black- 

 as it is possible for a flower to he, and of a velvety 

 texture of great richness. 



A first-class premium was awarded at the May exhi- 

 bition of the N. Y. Horticultural Society. 



August and September are the best months for sow- 

 ing pansy seed for blooming next spring. 



For general directions lor the cultivation <>! the 

 I'ansv.see July and ( Ictober Nos., 1880, of The A.mek 

 I, AX GAKDKN. 

 Price, 50 cents per packet of 50 seeds. 



B. K. BLISS & SONS, 



34 Barclay Street, N. Y. 



MT. KISCO PAINT WORKS. 



HAMMOND'S 



SLUG SHOT. 



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ir of the Potato-Beetle. 



•r, combining fertilizing 

 ictivo to the Potato-Bugs 

 in t lie variousst ages ot grow th ; at the same time, the 

 ill effects of Paris Green, or danger from having it 

 around in quantities, are lessened. Cattle or swine 

 are not likely to touch it. It has been used with 

 success in destroy ing Caterpillars, etc., from Pear 

 and Apple Trees, on Egg- Plants, etc. 



Many large potato growers are now using it ex- 

 clusively, and find it cheaper and more convenient to 

 apply than any other insecticide in market, in addition 

 to avoiding the trouble and danger of mixing poison- 

 ous substances. 



Put up in barrels of '200 lbs. in bulk, ST. 50 per bid. 

 Packages of 5 lbs., SO cts. ; 10 lbs.. 50 cts. ; 15 lbs., 75 

 cts. Cannot, be sent, by mail. Prices to the trade 

 given upon application. 



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



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



SELECT LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR SOWING IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER. 



Of Easy Cultivation in Parlor, Greenhouse, and Garden. 



Particular attention is invited to the. following list, the seeds being of a quality that cannot be surpassed. 

 They have been selected from the stocks of several of the most successful cultivators and exhibitors in this 

 country and Europe, and we can confidently recommend them to growers requiring specially good strains for 

 either commercial or competing purposes. 



Xo. Per Plot. 



'11 <i. Ageratuui imperial dwarf. -A delicate blue of d\\ arf hul.it. highly recommended tor pot-culture. *0. 10 

 '280. Ageralitm Weudlaud's dwarf white.— Of similar habit to the above with white flowers. Very 



appropriate lor the cemetery, also valuable for bouquets 10 



445. Auricula.— The hues! prize sorts, saved from choice English hybrids 25 



404. Balsam, camellia-flowerec". '• White Perfection."' The best for pot-culture during winter 25 



517. Calceolarias, ex; i a seleei bean ul ull\ spot ted, cxt t a large dowers — the finest iu cultivation 50 



518. Calceol ;iin rugosu. from the linest shrubby varieties 50 



080. (onfniiiea raiHlidissima i i;itjn>.hi«), splendid silvery-leaved plant for beds, vases, and pots 25 



001. Centaurea gvmnocn rpa. -Valuable for its silvery foliage 15 



I'M. CilH • • • » Bin 1 oriel ,es .... 50 



I'M. Cineraria, new double- Ho weeing.— A desirable acquisition. (Packets contain 25 seeds) 1.00 



s.*.,. Cyclamen Persic inn gignnleuiii. This superb variety is a new and greatly impi o\ edtype, having 

 very broad, beauiiluih mottled leaves, and stout llowor-stalks, throwing the flowers well above 



the foliage .75 



880. Daisy, double white, constant and perfectly double, valuable for florists 25 



111'-'. Gloxinia, select en 1 1 ,,m prize dowers of both the drooping and erect varieties 50 



1245. Hollyhocks (very double), saved from an unrivaled collect ,1 English varieties; if sown now, 



will (lower freely next year 25 



155S. .Hiniiiliis. lines! mixed, golden yellow and white ground, with crimson, rose, and scarlet blotches.. .25 



1 bso. Pansy, English, ext ra select, saved from the linest prize flowers 50 



1081. Pansy, New German, this variety is still unrivaled for size of flower and beauty of markings 50 



18X4. Primula sinensis fimbria!.-, (Chinese Primrose fringed), various colors mixed, extra 50 



1800. Primula sinensis i il'olia (new fern-leaved varieties), very beautiful 50 



18!) 1. Primula sinensis, fimbria t a llore pleno (new double varieties), rose and white mixed 1.00 



'-•os h Slock, iulermediaie, scarlel. white, and purple, extra mixed 15 



2107. Slock, ISromploii, superior for pot-cull uro, scarlet, while, and purple mixed 15 



2 I Sweel William, auricula-flowered, I bis variety far sui passes anything before ottered 20 



'-"272. VVallllower, extra line double Herman 25 



For a more extended list, see our Seed Catalogue. 



Hardy Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials for Autumn sowing. Collections of 20 varieties, $1.00. 

 These collections contain only such varieties, that, if sown during the months of August and September, 

 and slightly protected during Winter by a covering of evergreen boughs, will bloom early the following year. 



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



