4r74: 
AMERICAN AamCULTURIST. 
[December, 
Thk Tivcntietii Edition of our celebrated Seed 
Catalomie niid AiiiatPiir's Guide to the Flo-iv- 
er nnd lvit«-lieti Gni-deii, containing upwards of 200 
pnpcs, incUnliii^ sever;il huncired finely executed engrnv- 
Ings ot favorite flowers and veeetables, and a benii- 
tif uUy col<»red cliromo, with a Supplement for 1876, 
will be ready Jan. 1st. and mailed to all applicants upon re- 
ceipt of :'.5 rents. An edition eletrantly bound in cloili $l.(iO. 
BLISS'S GARDENERS' ALMANAC f>r 
1810 ami Abrid£;ecl r.Tt:i logue of Garden «nd 
Flo-\vcr 'ifed*;, contains upwards of 100 pages, and em- 
bracps a monthly C.ileudar of OperatiouB nnd a price-list of 
all tlir; leading Gnrden, Field, and Floivei- Seeds, 
with biiel directions for their culture. A copy will be mailed 
to all applicants inclosing ten cents. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
34 Barclay Street, 
P. O. Box 5713. Ne%v York. 
ROOT'S 
GARDEN MANUAL 
is filled with topics of Interest to every gardener and lover 
of flowei's. Hv economy of space, and the use of smaller 
clear new tvp'"'. it is made to contain one-half as nuich as $1.50 
books on uardemng. Gardeners thronirhout the country 
commend its practical methods as invaluahle to them. Sent 
for 10 cents, which will be allowed on the first order for 
seeds, liciidy December 1st. 
J. C ROOT, Seed Grower. 
Itockfoi'd, Illinois* 
mi§;;m 
c3 ri^' 
are the best the world prodnees. They are pljinted bj- a 
million people in America, and the result isbeaiililul Flow- 
ers antl splendid Vegetables. A Priced Catalogue sent free 
to all who inclose the postaj^e— a 2 cent stamp. 
g ELOWLR-^YEGltABlE'S 
i[^^€©BM^iliiliiiiiliiyg 
is the most beautiful work of the kind in the world. It con- 
tains nearly liiO paires, hundreds ol fine illusiniiions, and 
four Cliroino Plates of Flowers, beautifnlly drawn and 
CO oi'i'd from nature. Price 35 cts. in paper covers ; 65 cents 
bouml inelegant cloth. 
^i 
This is a beautiful Quarterly .Journal, finely illustrated, 
ami containing an elegant colored Frontispiece with the 
first number. Trice only '^5 cents for the year. The first 
^'o. for 18^6 just issncd. 
Address, JAMES VICK, Roelicster, N. Y. 
]^EW FRUITS. 
Dutch Bulbs ; New and Rare Plants, &c. 
Souvenier du Con^iess, lieuirc d'Assniuption, Pitmaston 
I)u<;hesse, and other new Pears. 
Earlv r-eatriee, Earlv Louise, E ulv Alexander, and other 
new early Peaches— with a fine collection of new varieties 
raised bv T. IMvers— a line Stock. 
A larce Stock of Pears and other Fruit Trees, Evergreens, 
&c. Diitcli Bnlbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Lilies— 
direct linin Holland. 
Now ami liare Plants for winter-flowering, &c. 
Catalogues mailed on application. 
K-i' 
aOHN SAU1>, WaaUiugton City, D. C. 
FLORICULTURAL! 
TO EVEKY READER OF THE 
^MBUZCiilT ACnZCTTZiT'O'IlIST 
//V zi'ili st'nd^ on receipt of TIVO jct. PosUige Sta tups from each. 
Our 8lh Annual FLORAL AND SEEli CATALOGUE, for 1S76. a work of rare 
beauty and interest, richly iUustratcd. which Amateurs will prize ; also Directions fur dry- 
ing fresh leaves and flowers, with Dried Specimen; also the applicant's choice of two 
short treatises — " First steps at cultivating flowers," and " Floriculture as a business for 
women" (state your choice) : besides description of the HOl^IK FLORIST (our recent 
cheap book on flowers), and to those who APPLY SOON SOON, 2 additional gratui- 
Florists by trade should state such fact. Will be sent to old customers withnut appli- 
LOX(i BROS., Florists, Seedsmen, etc., DuU'alo, N. Y. 
ties 
cation. 
GRAPE VINES ! ! 
L,ARfiEST STOCK IN AMERICA. 
PRICE LIST FREE. 
UUALITY EXTItA. 
FAIll DEALING. L,<»W PRICES. 
T. S. ItUBBARl), Frcdouia, N. V. 
LOUIS LEEOY, Nurseryman, 
ANGERS (France). 
Frviit and ornntncntid trees an<i shrnlis, 
t (ises. Camellias, liiiododendrons, Azaleas, Gardenias, 
Magnolias. 
Sineialr.v for Xurscr\' Stocks. Pear Seedlings. Quinces, 
Tbim See"dHng>5, Malialeb Clierrics, Paradise, Uoncin, and 
other stocks. 
General Agent tor the sale of ahove stocks: 
J. DE SAINT ANGE, P. O. Box '^07, lioohester. 
Financial Agents: 
PABST «k ESCH, 11 Murray St., New York. 
Catalogues sent on demand. 
all sorts, in quantities to suit. Send lor I'lire-List. lo R. J. 
Godwin & Son. Agents, 6.'> Wall St., New York, or direct to 
K. T J)ICKINSON, Chaieuay (.par Antony) Seine, France. 
MY ANNUAL CATALOGUE OF VEGE- 
TABLE AND FLOWER SEED for 1876 
will be ready by January, and sent tree to all who apply; 
customers of last season need not write lor it. I employ 
forty hantls on my five seed farms, growing a hundred 
and fifty varieties of seed, besides ini])orting their choicest 
kinds from the seed growers 6f Europe. I would particu- 
larly invite the patronatre of Market Gardeners, and all 
others who are especially anxious to have their seed pure 
and new, antl of tl»c very best strain. 
All seed sent out from my estahlishment are covered by 
my three warrants, as given in my catalogue. New A''a- 
rietlea of Vegetables a specialty. 
JAMES J. H. GREGOllY, Marblehead, Mass. 
A SAMPLE OF 
MANY HUNDREDS. 
"1005 Clay St., San Fianrisco, 
Sept. 'Ml, 13T5. 
W. F. Massey & Co. 
Your Phuits, Seeds, &c., do better here tlian those 
of any we have yet tried. 
Mrs GEO. P. WARNEIi." 
This lady lias liad plants from us hy mail for years past. 
A list of our $1,00 Collections ot Plants for 1816 sent free. 
Safe arrival of plants guaranteed. 
\V. P. MASSEY & CO., 
Cllcstcrtovi'ii, Kent Co., Marylnnd. 
iLORAlffgUIDE 
Conliiina over 1,200 vari.'tii"* Veffetnble and 
Flower .'iieda. COI.OREn PIiATES. Elegant 
wiiod-cuts uf vqr-t;i1ilfH ami riijwfra. llandsonicst 
Ciulde PublisliMl! Bffir S, nd f.r it. 
DETROIT SEED CO., Dctroil, Mich. 
Roses for the Million. 
One Dollar per Doz. l)v m;\tl. as9orte>i colnrs. Prit-e Li^^ts 
free. TYUA MONTGOMKUY, Mattoon. 111. 
T?T>XrTr ^o all applicants, mv Wholesuleand Hulb Ca^ 
X^ JX JjXj alo^nes. Four catalngnes (the set) post 
free, 20 cents. F. K. PuOEjfis, BloomingtOu Nursery. 111. 
Our Combined WHOLESALE List of 
EVERYTHING 
ron THE 
GARDEN! 
(Seeds, Plants, Florists' Requisites, etc.) 
For tlie XRADI': ONLV, mailed 
free oiB application. 
35 Cortlaiidt Street, 
NEW YORK. 
BRANDYWINE, 
Tbe most Profitable Raspberry ; 
In lar};e quatilities, guaranteed true. 
A. HAiVCE iSi SO.\, Nursfrymrn & Florists, 
Re<I Hank, IV. .1. 
HIGGANUM 
Manufacturers cf Agricultuial loiplemen'.B 
HICG ANUM, CONN. 
THE nm\l FARMER 
FOR 1876, 
Thi=;cln«;'"i th<> tl/htr-foiirtft vearol'ihe Prathte F.\rmeb, 
durin- whhh tinii- it h/is h.-i-n the leadmir Agrienitural and 
Fnmilv Journal of ilir Korlliwest. visiting ngnlaily tlie 
faniilirsofthnuf^ands. whMie ii has been a wcleonu' guest. 
It^ eoiitents are varird. tri'atMi<r «-f all Farm .-ind Moek 
Indu'^tiiei!. XfW.s ^farUeis and .Niiscellanenus mailers, to 
interest hntli - Id and voiing. 
Iiirrcas^i-il 'llitrt-^ will be made during the coming year to 
maU'- it. mon- viiliniblc rhan cvi-r. 
Snhsrriplion r;iti'>; p:iyali'e in advance : 
One copv per year, post paid ¥ '--I-t 
Six copies " " " 9-?*^ 
Ten •' " " '* l''-^0 
AjkI on edrtrn ropy to the Agent for each Club of Ten 
najties, sent at oiie time. 
FREE! FREE!! 
NEW srnsChTBEE'^ (or ISTr. will receive the paper for 
h:i]anri'oi is7r., Ciiim the time their names are received. .Arf. 
*,' F«n Iiifovmntion, Sample Copies* and 
Comploip < iiuvassino: Oiilfit. sent I'UEE ou 
applicatinii fo 
THE PKAIUIE FARMKR CO., ,, 
Obicago, III, 
