1877.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Ill 
1877*^ DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR, 1877 
Contains descriptive :ind pi-ice list of Vegctahle, Flower and 
GlMSi Seeds, Plants, Hulhs. Novellies, and every (JAUDKN 
Rli:QniSlTi!. Beautiliillyillusti-aled. 180 pages. Send two 
Set. stamps for postage. _ 
HENKV A. DKEER. 711 Cliestnnt St.. Philadelphia. 
Shakers' Garden Seeds. 
True and Genuine. Fresli and Ucliable. 
One of the oldest seed firms In the couutry. Seeds sent 
by mi\il Postage free. Sneiial prices and terras to Grangers. 
" The excellence of the Shakers' Garden Seeds is Renerally 
admitted."— £Vi '5 Am. AgriciiUurist. 
IHuatriitea and descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds Free. 
Address CHARLEYS SIZBR, 
Mount Ijebanoii, Col. Co., IV. Y. 
ABE PLAKTED BY JL MILLION PEOPLE IN AMERICA. SEE 
VicU's CatalogMe— 300 Illustrations, only 2 cents. 
Viclc's Floral Guidt, Quarterly, 25 cenis a year. 
Vick's FloMcr nnd Vegetable Gmrdcn. 50 
cents ; with elegant cloth covers. $1.00. 
AU my publications are printed in Englisb and Germnn. 
Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N.Y. 
Flower Seeds.- Flower Seeds. 
33 KINDS FOR $ 1 .OO. 
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID. 
A list coniprisins nearly 300 kinds of the most desirable 
flowera in general cultivation, from which as line flowers 
can be obtuined as if selecting from an expensive fancy 
cat;iloi:ue, and at less than half the expense— will be sent to 
all who apj.ly tor it. 
G. R. GARRETSOIV, Flnsiiing. L.I.. N.Y. 
"Wholesale and retail deal-^r in all kinds of seeds. 
My Annual Catalogue of Vej;i:t.ible and Plower Seed for 
1877 will be ready by January, and sent free to all who a|j- 
ply ; Customers of iast season need not write for it. 1 offer 
one of the largest collections of vegetable seed ever sent 
out by any seed-house In America, a large portion of which 
were grown on my six seed farms. Printed dir«'Ctions 
for ciiltivalioa on every parci'l. All seed sold 
from my estalillshnient warranted to he both fresh and true 
to name; so far that sliould it prove otherwise, I will refill 
the order grarls As tlie orininal introducer of the Hubbard 
flnd Marblehead Squash'.^H, the Mtirblehead Cabbages, and a 
score of other new vegetables, I inviie the patronage of all 
ivlko are anxious to Have tlieit* seed frvsU, 
true, and of tlie very best strnin. NEW 
VEGETABLES A SPECIALTY, 
JAMES J. H. GREGOItY, Marblehead. MasH. 
BT MAIIi TREE OF POSTAGE. 
They apealc their own jirttise tchcrcvcv planted 
Jm^Tnu A-rrnNTioN of MARKET GARDENERS 
AND PRIVATE FA.MILIES is pakticulakia- kequfst- 
BD. L.AlVnKF:TH!^' RCKAIi KEOISXEK 
ANI> ALMANAC, containmng CATALOGUE anu 
PRICES, MAILliD WITHOUT CHAKGE TO API'LICANTS. 
Barid Londretli & Sons, 
FOUNDED 1784 Plilladelnhia. 
EVERY LOVER ot Good FriiilH -h-nHninvo-^t one 
C'Mit ill II postal eani. :iiid s<-ni\ tli.-if n-ldr.'ssfs to .lOUX 
S. COLLINS and get his Catalogue uf KruU.s or see page IM'. 
CARSON^S COMPLETE COLLECTION OF 
'OHOIOE VE aETAELE SEEDS, $5. ' 
12 Varieties of 
SELECT FLOWER SEEDS, 50 cts.. 
25 Varieties for $1.00. 
Send Postage Stamp for my illus- 
trated Catalogue, and Guide to the 
Vegetable and Flower Garden. 
WM. H. CARSON, 
125 CHAMBERS ST., N. T. 
iZaie of S*eieT Menderson tfi Co.) 
Seed Time Cometh! 
Our twentv-fonrtli edition of the Flower and Kitchen 
Garden Directory, Illustrnted, lor i^m, is now ready 
for distribution, eiuitraciri:: ;l rLimplet'- Li-t of xhr Best 
Standard Hosion Mai'kiM \' u-iiMics oi* Vegetable Seeds, 
and tlie inopt be:iutifiil ot FIo«"er !Seeds, and otln-r Hor- 
ticultural Rcauii^ites ; it ^^ill i^' loi-wmded tree to all 
former custonieip, anu utlirr^ i>ii upplicntion. 
CURTIS & COBB, n-eeiiclv removed to 
11 Avon Ht.s BostQu« Mass. 
AND 
FLORISTS, 
Can obtain our Monthly 
WHOLESALE LBSTS 
FREE ON APPLICATION. 
L 
Seedsmen, 35 Cortlandt St., Hew York. 
TOBACCO SEED. 
Parties wishing to obinin the *'TrueConn, Broadleaf 
TOBACCO SEED, 
Can be supplied with a very superior article, viz. 
Per oz. ■ ' " 
Hoclcaiium or East Hartford Broad Leaf. .4ii 
John Williams I'.road Leaf. ...,40 
Belicnap Hroad Leiif 40 
Ohio Improved Broad Leaf 40 
Imporred Havana TiO ... 
By mail on recclpr of price. Ileglatered Letters, Money 
Orders, or Drafts^ on N. Y. at my risk. 
The seed I oiler Is of the best quality, grown from pure 
stork, ami ate the varieties most largely gi own In the Valley 
of the Conneciieut. My jGiavdener*^ Cataloffuo and 
Pri'-e liiit of Select Vegetable and Farm Seeds for 1877, sent 
free to all applicants. Address 
R. D. HAW1.EY, 
493 <& 4r98 Main St., Hartford Conn. 
V,lb. 
Ih. 
1.00 
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3.00 
I.OO 
3.00 
l.l'O 
3.00 
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G.Ol) 
rP- Tlin Trncie 8np|)Mcn wltli ii\ ItOElV PEAS. 
SEEDS. 
Mv CntiilOffnc, VW.V, to (111. 
WILLIAM RENNIR. 
(Seodaninn). Toronto, Cunadn. 
THE INEW COLDEN WAX BEAN 
T« a tj-'-nt ncqiiisltion it i9 vorv nroMflc. and of the 
choie<^<t fl 'vo'-! "'fr'- '"■iniiiv cbniiid h:ive it. PackaEre. I5c. 
rbnjr-P VER RENA SEED, per pkg 15 cla. 
ROTH THE \UOVF 2.t rts. 
T irrr'w 1 '^ arrf^-j oi Clioiro Flowt-r^ last voar. Price 
T,i«t n-cc Ki'ad niv adviTfist'MtPMt on page TO ot ihl<* No. Ad- 
dres-* "\V:il<lo F. Bro-«-n, Box i. Oxfora. But4er Co.. (t. 
POMONA NURSEEY. i^lS'cam.jn^il 
Ten acres 
plants 
I'd Gront Amerlcnu* the best strawberries". 
of n^'irtiii/trine fSiis.meeo> raspberric, melded in 1S76, 
$4,338. Send for Catilocnoq. 
WM . P.\RHT. Cinnaminson. W. J. 
The Sreenbrool: I Paterson City Nurseries' 
-Floral Calendar, Journal, and s Sample Plants, '25 c\t*, 
Li.'iC^Fi'cc, d. GKErVTES, Sec, Box 637. Patersou, N . J 
R 
ireenhouses, 
CliATilAJ, FALLS, li. I. 
NEW CATALOCUE— will comineuca 
mailiu^' Ftibruary 'Mi\i — }to later. 
aou,OOU Bedding Plar.tR, Roses, Pan- 
sies. and dcsii-£il>lc (many new) plants. 
S FINEST PANSIES IN U. S. 
Full Double Tuberose Bulbs, 
very large, mow ready lOc. <-afli j 60c. for 13. 
Will offer a llm- selection of sui-li I'l;int8 !is the Million 
buy, and at hard pau snap cash prices, German seed 
>ji my own selection while in bermany, Holland. France. 
&c.. Ill Angnsc last. 
We only'ask a Trial, and aim to idease. Catalogue sent 
on request. No stamps asked for. 
AUanlic and Fucijlc TelegrapU OJIcea in the Houses. 
1877 Seed Catalogue, 1877 
mailed free to all :»npliennts. We ofter for 1S7T n rhoie(> col- 
le. tion ..f VEGETABLE, FIELD and FLOWER 
SEEDS, lilt strictly 
FRESH AND RELIABLE. 
OUlt VEGETABLE SEED LIST emi 'fie. s the 
most desirable v;irit;iie>. Our FLOWER SEEDS are 
all iniijorted bv us irom the most ce!ebi:ae'i Irt^-mii grow- 
er.=!. SO varieties of Flower Steds. or '^5 varieties "f Vegt-ia- 
bles, posr-p:iiii.$l.C0. FIELD and Grass Seeds— 6 Sample 
PacKets nuiiled free for twu oc. stamps. 
Chester County Mammotli Seed Corn a specialty. 
We soiicii the orders ot iimaieurs. jiarileiiers, and farmers, 
desiring seeds uf superior excellenee nt fair prices. Send for 
a catnloL'ue. 'hu- c:itaIot:Me also i'nibr;K'' ■; choice lists Of 
TREES, PLANTS, and FLOWERS. 
BENSON 8l BURPEE, 
Seed Warehouse, 223 Church St., Philadelphia. Pa, 
Having Lrrnwn largely the ]>!ist season, we 
are able to oiler ;i large and superior sinck uf 
si.-eds at low priet s. Special inducement- to 
the trade and maiket giirdeners. Catalogues 
sent free on application. 
No. 1—Iietail Flower and Vegetable Seed 
Catalogue. 
No. 2— Wholesale Seed J^ice-tist (for the 
trade onlt/). 
No.3— AWa(7 Nurseri/ and Greenhouse Cat- 
alogue. 
iio.i—Whol''sale ^'^iirserg and GrfenhouKe 
List. FERRIS «& M1\AKD, 
PoHghkccpsie. iV. "\ . 
MARKET GARDENING. 
Its General Management: l?oot Crops (a verv full account 
of best methudsi ; ilarket Crops for Small larmei-s; The 
Home Kiicheu t .iirdeii ; GardeniiiL^ .Abbreviations ' the whole 
in a nntslielb : and ninch else on kindred topics in Root's 
Garden Manual for 1877. Practical, pointed 
and thorousrh, -^na cuntam-^ half as mnch matter as JUSO 
books on the subject. Sent lor lOcents. which will be allow- 
ed on the ilrst order for seeds. Ueady JJec. 1st. 
J. B. ROOT. Seed Grower, Rockford.nis. 
ccipt ofa.l ctp. 
■''is le one of the 
>;t r.lTALOClES 
publi^bid ; contains 
bout ^Ki pages, over 
n flue enKravlngB,2 ele- 
g.int colored plates, and 
rlve-^ full drserlrttons. prices 
i<l dlreetions Jor plantirg 
_ ovrr ]';KK) varieii.s of Vegetable 
'^ and Flower Seeds, BeddlngPlauts, 
Ro^ea, Ac., and in invaluable to 
Farmer, Gardener & Florist. Address, 
D. M. FE RRY & CO., Det roit, Mich. 
AbriJsrod Pricei] Ci(alo(juo FREE to all .Ipplinnti. 
A MAx^UAL 
^Of All Garden Requisites, 
S( 
For I 
\ fi:i.;e 
NS, 
/ 
Seeds, Implements, Fertilizers, &c., 
For PRIVATE or MARKET GARDENS, 
FLORISTS and I^ARMERS. 
ON Arri,i('.vTiox. 
.TVirF.S PliEitriNG, 
07 \ns.iini Si.. Vrw York. 
HOIfIR «R01VX SEEDS. 
Messr.«. Ilovi^v * To. inj-lte attention to their vovy large 
and V!irifd ni^oi!nient of thn beef TTnnio grown Farm. 
Garden, nnd Flower So.'d« ; cnibracimr the vorv bepi sirnlns 
tor F'irt"f'r«. Mnrket Gai<l^ner<'. Faniflv Gardpri.". Anniteurs, 
atid Florists: nl<o nil nnvnltlea of i.ipt-lt Intrortnred the pnet 
vear. .MI who wish for flrst-plaw Steeds at reaconnhlr prtcoB, 
:u-e invled to sent! for entnlocues. whir'- will be ready In 
.Tannirv. and <'ont free to rustnmer-i nnd nil who apply. 
Seeds p*'"'^ 'iv ni.ill or express t -y all pirTi ol the eoimiry. 
HOVEY & CO.. 53 North market St., Boston, Mass. 
