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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[December, 
Established 1845. 
300 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, 
With a richly colored plate of flowers, and a descriptive 
priced list of 2.00J varieties of FLOWER and VLGE- 
TABLE Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, &c.,-with much useful in¬ 
formation upon their culture—r50 pages—mailed to all en¬ 
closing 6 cents to pay postage. 
THE AMERICAN GARDEN, 
A beautifully illustrated Monthly devoted exclusively to 
the Garden. Valuable Seed, Planter Book Pre¬ 
miums given to each Subscriber. $1.00 per year. 
Sample copy and Premium List free; with colored plate, 10c. 
The American Garden and American Agriculturist 
one year for only $2.00. Address either paper. 
B, K, BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay St., New York. 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 
CROCUS, NARCISSUS, LILIES, 
And all other bulbs for planting in the 
autumn. 
Bulb Glasses, Fancy Flower Pots, Fern 
Cases, Winter Flowering Plants. 
The largest and finest assortment in the 
country. 
PRICES MODERATE. 
Descriptive Catalogue, with culture, free 
to all applicants. 
HENRY A. DREER, 
714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
New and Rare Winter Flower¬ 
ing Plants.—New Fruits, 
Dutch Bulbs, 8u c. 
Hew Pears, new Peaches, new Cherries, new Grapes, new 
Strawberries, &c., with a large stock of all kinds of Fruit 
Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
DUTCH BCUBS.— Large importations, direct from 
tile leading growers in Holland. First quality Bulbs, Beau¬ 
tiful Hot-house Plants, Roses, &c., well grown. Cheap. 
Catalogues mailed to applicants. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 
PEAR SEED-I’ItEM'H,Nursery, 
mK *3 FRUIT TREE stocks, 
Plum, Mahaleb, Pear Seedlings, Quinces, Doucin, Paradise. 
E. T.. Dickinson, Chatenay, Seine, France. 
FiRUIT 
Motes! 
TYLER RASPBERRY 
WAGER PEACH and all SMALL FRUITS. 
R JOHNSTON,Shortsville,Ontario Co.N.Y. 
s 
iiALL FRUITS 
CASSATIONS 
ROSESand PALSIES 
My catalogue gives full instructions for 
culture, describes the new varieties, offers Plants at 
reasonable prices O.S. WALES R ochester 
and is free to all. I 
* New York. 
Best Market Pear. 
James Vick, Big Bob, and 40 other sorts 
best Strawberries. Hansel], Superb, and 
, 20 ottier sort-; of Raspberries. 30 sorts 
J Grap.-s, Currants, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
s' berries. 45 sorts Peaches. Apples, Plums, 
"/ Quinces, &c. Lowest rates. Catalogue 
» free. J. S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, N. J. 
ROSES—OLD & NEW 
We send safely bv mail, prepaid, labeled. 16 Distinct 
Sorts, EVER, BLOOMING BOSES for $1.25. 16 
Double mid Single GERANIUMS for SI .25. 16 
FUCHSIAS for SI.25. 16 CARNATIONS for 
51.25. 16 ASSORTED PLANTS from the above, 
51.25. Liberal Premiums to persons ordering. Write for 
our Catalogue of SEEDS AND PLANTS. Address 
INNISFALLEN GREENHOUSES, Springfield, O. 
Bowker’s Phosphate. 
For wheat seeding, our Phosphates for -wheat have been 
-extensively used, and universally liked, for nearly ten years, 
throughout the New Eng and and Middle States, also Vir¬ 
ginia and Ohio. Our sales in 187(1 were about 1,000 tons, 
while this year they will r"aoh 25,000 tons, showing that our 
fertilizers are liked. I30WKF.R FERTILIZER CO.. 
Boston and New York. 
GARDENER WANTED. 
A thoroughly reliable and solid man to take charge of 
Ikltchen garden, small fruit3, grapes, and young orchard of 
pears, apples, plums and peaches; care of six cows, 
grounds, etc., for the Highland Hygiean Home Health 
Institution. Situation all the year. Address, 
F. WILSON HURD, Experiment Mills, Monroe Co., Pa. 
The New Jersey State AGRICULTURAL SO¬ 
CIETY offered a Special Premium for tlie 
“best recent improvement in farm macliin- 
ery,” at their recent. Annual Fair at Waver- 
ley. New Jersey. In these days of invention, 
the competion, of course, ran high. Tlie award 
was given to the “ AC3IE” Pulveriz ing Hai- 
row, Cloil Cruslier and Leveler. Sec page 552, 
this number. 
Oflers for the Spring of 
1883 0 'ie of the largest 
and finest stocks of 
Small Fruit Plants 
and Grape Vines 
ever offered to the pub- 
- lie. All the leading nov¬ 
elties a specialty. The superb book, “ Success with Small 
Fruits,’ sold at a liberal discount as a holiday gift. My 
new Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue ready at an early 
E. P. ROE, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
E. P. ROE 
V ERG^ENNEi 
f 
Grape. Origin, Vermt. 
Pkuu- Early asllartford. Size 
and color of Catawba. 
Goodaslona. Keeps , 
until April. Dries into if 
Raisons. Champion 
Quince, hardy, produc¬ 
tive, large, good keeper. 
Address F. L. PERRY, 
Canandaigua, N. Y„ 
for Illustrated Circular, 
Price of Trees, &c. 
"0,000 An ricots and a large stock of Peaches, Apples, 
Y Plums, Kiefer and Leconte Pears, Grapes, and small 
PP Fruits. Sizes suitable to send by mail, express, or 
freight. Also Pear, Cherry, Apple, and Qui ce stocks. 
Grafts put up to order in large or small lots. Catalogues, 
showing how and what to plaut, with much valuable infor¬ 
mation, gratis. 
Great Northern and Southern Nurseries, Wilmington, 
Delaware. RANDOLPH PETERS. 
THE ItEST SEEDS IN THE MARKET 
AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 
R OGER’S Field, Garden, and Flower SEEDS-A1- 
ways fresh, genuine, and reliable (no seeds sold on 
commission). Roger’s Garden Manual and Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue, 50 pages of useful information for the 
farmer and gardener, mailed free. Address 
C. B. ROGER, SEEDSMAN. 
No. 133 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
R umson Nurseries. 
100,000 Peach Trees 
Grown from Tennessee Natural Seed and 
worked with Best Sorts.—Choice Small 
Fruits.—75 Acres of Ornamental Trees 
and Shrubs, including Rhododendrons, 
Azalias, Kalmla, Japanese Maples, etc. 
etc. Catalogues Free. 
B. B. 1IANCE, Agent, Red Bank, N.J. 
IV < > W READY. 
50,000 Geraniums, new and best sorts, finest collec¬ 
tion. Lists free. Samples by mail, 12 for $1.00. A full line 
of all other Plants, Roses, etc. 
TYRA MONTGOMERY, Mattoon, III. 
MATTHEWS’ sif5 
Tlie Standard of America. 
Admitted by leading Seedsmen 
and Market Gardeners every¬ 
where to be the most perfect and 
reliable drill in use. Send for 
circular. Manufactured only by 
DRILL 
If you wish to grow Vegetables for sale, read 
Gardening for Profit! 
Price, $ 1 . 50 . 
| If you wish to become a Commercial Florist, read 
Practical Floriculture ! 
Price, § 1.50 
Ilf you wish to Garden for Amusement or for 
Home Use only, read 
Gardening for Pleasure ! 
Price, $ 1 . 50 . 
| If for Reference on Plants and General Garden¬ 
ing, read 
Handbook of Plants ! 
Price, $ 3 . 00 . 
All by 
J Any of the above books mailed post-paid at prices 
attached. 
Our NEW CATALOGUE for 18 S 3 , of SEEDS 
[AND PLANTS,ready Jan. 1 st, and mailed free 
j on application. 
1 Peter Henderson & Co. 
35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 
EVERETT & SMALL, Boston, Mass. 
GOOD SEED 
Of best varieties, 
true to name, 
is the basis 0 f 
Nice Vegeta¬ 
bles, Beauti¬ 
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and Big Farm 
Crops. All need 
is tested for vital¬ 
ity and purity, 
and only the 
BEST offered. 
\ . e are the larg¬ 
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growers and 
seed dealers any¬ 
where. Spring 
Catalogue of 
over 2,000 varie¬ 
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Catalogue of Flowering Bulbs and Plants for house and 
garden, free- Sibley's Farmers' Almanac, $500 prize es¬ 
says on special crops. Northern and Southern edition, 10 
cts. Grain and Farm Seed Manual — history, descriptions, 
culture of best Grains. Grasses. Potatoes, 10 Cents. 
HIRAM SIBLEY & CO,. Seedsmen, Rochester, 
N. Y. and Chicago, III. 
The only Adjustable Wire Cloth Sieve made. Can be ad¬ 
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all sizes and for all purposes. No. 1 will separate Clover 
Seed from Plantain, Daisy, Buckhorn, Mild Carrot, &c. 
No. 2 will separate W'heat from Rye, Cockle and Cheat. No. 
3 for Peas and Beans and Corn. No. 4 for Onion Sets. 
Price for Nos. 1 and 2, $.’.00 each: Nos. 3 and 4, $2.25 each. 
Manufactured only by the MILTON SIEVE M’F’G. CO., 
Milton, Pa. Agents Wanted in every State. 
CRAPE 
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SMALL FRUIT PLANTS. 
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the unrivalled New Currant 
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