I January, 
American AaHicULTUiiisT. 
1877.] 
The Very Best 
TOYS 
EVER INVENTED 
ARE 
CrandalFs Blocks 
For CMldren. 
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Expression. Alpli;il)et lilocks. Miisquerade. 
Little All-RigUt. Toy Horse. Wide- Awake Alpli. 
CRANDALL'S 
WIDE-AWAKE ALPHABET. 
No more long faces and no more tears over 
ABC! Here we have amusement and instruc- 
tion combined. Each box contains twenty-seven 
little men, each representing a letter, with arms, 
legs, and jolly faces. This set of Blocks is suscepti- 
ble of more changes, and a greater variety of forms 
and combinations than any Spelling Block ever 
ofEered to the public. The Pieces arc durable, the 
Letters plain, the Faces mh-thful, and the Amuse- 
ment afforded by them unlimited. They please 
•while they instruct, and are a sourge of enjoyment 
to young and old. 
Price per Box $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.50. 
CRAIVDALL'S JOIIiV GILPI^. 
This beautiful and interesting toy is regarded by 
Mr. Crandall as one of the best of his inventions 
for the little folks. It is made up of two figures, 
John Gilpin — whose highly colored dress is speci- 
ally attractive to Boys and Girls— and his Horse, 
which intelligent animal performs a very important 
part in the illustration of Gilpin's famous ride. 
Price per Box $1.00: bij mail, prepaid. $1.35. 
CRANDALL'S TOY HORSE. 
Here is something that will make glad every little 
boy that gets it. The Toy Horse is about 6 inches 
in hight to the tops of his ears. He stands upon a 
four-wheeh.d base, all ready to be set in motion by 
his owner. He is made up in pieces and can be 
taken, apart and laid snugly away in his box. 
Price 26 Cts. ; by mail, prepaid, 35 Cts. 
CRAIVDALL'S LITTLE ALL-RIGHT. 
One of the funniest and most amusing of the 
low-priced toys. The lively little AU-Right throws 
himself into a great variety of positions as he 
whirls around the "wheel." Cannot be sent by 
mail. For sale by Toy Dealers generally. 
«¥e HERO OF '76." 
The great " Centennial Toy." A fine old soldier 
in a brUliantly colored uniform, with cocked hat, 
staff, and flag, all put up in a neat box. The Hero 
is so constructed that he can he placed in almost 
numberless and amusing positions, and will de- 
light the children everywhere. 
Price 35 Cts.; by mail,i)repaid, i5 Cts. 
CRAIVDALL'S ACROBATS. 
Full of fun and frolic, and most brilliant in costume. 
These are among the most fascinating and ingeni- 
ous toys ever invented. The number of figures 
which can be made with the pieces in a single box 
is limited only by the ingenuity of the operator. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid. $1.25. 
CRANDALL'S MEIVAGERIE. 
One of the most wonderful and amusing things 
ever brought out for the entertainment of children. 
The six animals composing the menagerie are beau- 
tifully painted, and so arranged into 56 pieces in 
each box, that tens of thousands of most laughter- 
provoking figures can be made up with them. 
Price $2.00. [Pirrcitaser will pay ea^yj'ess e7ia7'ges. 
Box loo large to go safely by mail.'] 
CRAIVDALL'S BUILDIIVG-BLOCKS. 
Can be made into forms of almost endless variety. 
The blocks are put up in neat, strong boxes, and 
a large sheet giving various designs of buildings, 
etc., accompanies each box. 
Price-No. 1, $2.00; by mail, prepaid. $2.50. 
No. 3, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
No. 4, $1.00; by mail, prepaid. $1.15. 
CRA1VD.1LL'S ILLUMINATED PIC- 
TORIAL ALPHABET CUBES. 
These Cubes are gorgeously colored, and will 
make over 500 beautiful combinations or figures. 
They are water-proof, odorless, and durable ; put 
up in liandsome black walnut hoses ; and are most 
attractive to both young and old — an elegant pres- 
ent for the little ones. 
Price ^2.50; by mail, prepaid, $3.00. 
CRAIVDALL'S MASQUERADE-BLOCKS. 
Making 300 different and beautiful Combinations 
of Pictures, which are in very brilliant colors. 
They are not injured by washing, do not wear out, 
and afford endless amusement. 
Price $1.00; by maU. prepaid, $1.20. 
CRAIVDALL'S EXPRESSIOA-BLOCKS. 
With Letters on one side. Picture on the other. 
The Alphabet is the key to the picture which, when 
complete, represents the inventor in Dream Land. 
These Blocks are water-proof, and can he washed 
if soiled. 
Price 50 Cts.; by muU, prepaid, 70 Cts. 
CRAIVDALL'S ALPHABET-BLOCKS. 
Red, "White, and Blue. 
Tasteless, odorless, and water-proof. The letters 
are on red, white, and blue ground. All children 
are pleased with them. 
Price 75 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, ^l. 00. 
N.B. — If postage is not remitted icifh tjieprices. a-s above, 
the blocks will be sent by express at purchaser's expense. 
Orders from the trade will be snppUed on liberal terms. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY. 
345 Bkoadwat, New Tobk. 
JUST PUBLISHED. 
The Farm -Yard 
Club of Jotham. 
An Account of the FamiSies and 
Farms of that Famous Town. 
By GEORGE B. LORING. 
NOTICES BT THE PRESS. 
The Farm-Yard Club of Jotliam, an Account of the Fami- 
lies and Farms of mat Famous Town, so liappily combines 
the information which 'loth the amateur ami the professional 
faruiei- need, with the cliannsof individual experience and 
cliaiacteriziition, that it will please a gre.it variety of tastes. 
Tlie number and excellence of the illustrations deserve spe- 
cial mention, the designs being tastefully conceived and 
skillfully executed, and having, moreovci-. a peculiar ap- 
propriateness.— G/o6e, Boston. Mass. 
i)r. Loiin;: has given us a book which is at once cyclopedic 
in its infoi-malion, cntertaiiiins for Us wit and humor, and 
interesting as a story, for the bright thread of real life and 
love that runs through ii.— Golden Utile. 
Octavo, 1)0:5 pages, with 'Q Illustrations of Characters, Coun- 
try Scenes. Farm Animals, and Implements, by Champney, 
Kose, Lathrop, Forljes, and oihers. Price, post-paid, $3.50. 
JUST PUBLISHED. 
A Book that oug^ht to be in the 
hands of every Owner of a Farm, 
large or small, or of a Garden Plot. 
Potato Pests. 
Bein^ an Illustrated Account of the 
Colorado Potato-beetle 
AND TDK OTHER 
Insect Foes of tlie Potato 
IN NORTH AMERICA. 
W^itli Snggestions for tlieir Repression 
and Metliods for ilieir Destrnctlon. 
BY 
CHARLES V. RILEY, M. A., PH. D. 
(STATE KNTOMOLOGIST OF MISSOTJRt.) 
FIITELT ILLUSTRATED. 
• TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
THE COLORADO POTATO-BJCETLE. 
Its Past History.— The Insect's Native Home.— Kate at 
which it traveled.— How it traveled.— It spreads but does 
not travel in the Sense of leaving one District for anolticr.— 
Area invaded by It.— Causes which limit its Spread.— How it 
ailected the Price of Potatoes.— The Modification it has 
undergone.— Its iSatural History.— Its Poisonous Qualities.— 
Its Food Plants.— The Beetle eats as well as the Larva.— Its 
Natural Enemies.— Remedies.— The Use of Paris Green.— 
Bogus Experiments — Ahirm aliout the Insect Abroad.— 
Nomencliiture.-The Boglts Colorado Potato-beetle. 
OTHER INSECT FOES OF THE POTATO. 
The Stalk-bokeu.— The Potato Stale-w-eevil.— The 
Potato ob Tomato-woem.— Bi.istkk-beeti.es. The Striped 
Blister-beetle. The Ash-gray BlisteK-beetle. The Black-rat 
Blister-beetle. The Black Blister-beetle. The Margined 
Blister-beetle.- The THnEE-LlNED Potato-beetle.— Thb 
CucriiBEK Flea-beeti.e.- The Cutbbed Tortoise-beetlk. 
Price, Post-paid, paper covers, 50 cts. ; cloth, 75 cts. 
Either of the above books sent post-paid on receipt of 
price by 
OEANGE JUDD CO., 245 Broadway, New Tork. 
