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AMEEICAi7 AGEIOULTUEIST. 
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iATALO^ 
FLOWERSEEOa 
PLANTS,BULBS, 
FORTHE AND GARDEN* 
REQU1S1X££ 
_ Established . 1845 . 
300 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS 
150 pages, and a Beantiful Colored Plate of 
Flowers, tells what, when, and how to plant, and is 
full of information invaluable to all Interested in garden¬ 
ing. Mailed fok three two-cent stamps, to cover 
postage. 
Bliss’s Illustrfjteil Potato Catalogue.—Con¬ 
tains a list of 5D0 varieties of Potatoes, embracing several 
new and very promising varieties with explicit directions 
for culture, and mucii otber valuable information re¬ 
specting this indispensable esculent. 10 cents. 
THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
A beautifully Illustrated Montlily devoted exclusively 
to the (larden. Valuable Premiums given to 
each Subscriber. $ 1.00 per year, 3 months trial 
trip, S3 cts. Sample copy and Premium List free. Do., 
with Colored Plate, 10 cts. 
Purchasers orderiua: seeds to the value of 
Five Dollars in one order, will be entitled to a 
copy of the American Garden for one year. 
NOVELTIES FOR 1884. 
O Peas Until Frost. 
Bliss’s Abundance Pea* 90 pods counted on a 
sing^le plant.—Very productive, 15 to 38 Inches liigh, re^ 
quires no brushing. Second Early. Excellent quality. 25 
cents per packet, 6 packets $1.00. 
BlissBverbearing^ Pea.—A perpetual bearer yields 
ing a full crop until frost; an excellent late variety, 18 
to 24 inches high, requires no brushing. Peas 1 f-S5 
inches in circumference. Immensely productive. 
25 cents per packet, 5 packets $1.00, 
Bliss’s American ■%Vonder.—The best and earliest 
variety grown. Very dwarf, excellent flavor. 20 cents per 
pkt.,40 cents perpint, 75 cents per quart, post-paid. 
N. B.—These three varieties will give you peas through the 
entire season until frost. 
American Champion Watermelon.—The best 
eating and best shipping melon grown. More productive 
than any other sort. 25 cents per packet, 6 packets $1.00. 
Cardinal Tomato.—Handsomest variety grown ; brIU 
linnt cardinal color inside and out, no green core, and few 
seeds; early, solid, good keeper. 25 cents per packet, 5 packets 
$1.00. ■^Vbite Plume Celery.—The most ornamental 
and easiest variety grown, requiring no banking to blanch. 
Crisp, solid and nutty. 60 cents per packet. Colden Heart 
Ccttuce.—Heads large, firm and solid, with golden yellow 
heart; stands hot weather wonderfully; very handsome, crisp 
and brittle. 25 cents per packet, 5 packets $1.00. Orange 
Cream Rluskmelon.—Deep salmon color, of excellent 
flavor, very aromatic; 25 cents per packet, 5 packets $1.00. 
Early Genesee Sweet Com.—Extra early, superior 
quality ; ears large; very productive, 25 cents per packet, 6 
pickets $1.00, 
i^“One packet of each of the above, amounting to 
and Gardeners* lOand Book telling how to 
plant them, forSl.’^S Order IV’O'W and have on hand 
when you want to plant. For complete list, see 
Q^Bliss’s Illustrated IVovelty Cist for 
which contains description of all the newest and 
choicest Elowers» Vegetables* Cereals* Frpits* 
E’lants* drc.« <ke. I^Iailed to all free. 
IB. M. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay Street, New Vork 
HA!iSELL?^“""‘ and most 
_ valo&ble Raspberry, 
large, bright erlmson, very Arm, 
produetive, extra hardy Korth and. 
South. EARLY UARYEST, tbo 
L earliest and most profitable Blneh-^ 
Perry. ATLANTIC&DANIEL 
^BOOPiE Strawberries. Sendfor 
ufuU particulars ; mailed free. 
'^largest and best stock o/Strawberries, 
/Raspberries, blackberries, Oooseber* 
ries, Currants, and Grapes in. £r.,S^. 
Also, Fruit Trees and Nnt-boarlng 
_ ’^Tt^s^ind.uding Kiefferand LeConts 
Pears, the new Peaches—Japan Cianf Chestnut, «£c. Pichly 
Illustrated Catalogue, with honest descriptions, truthfulplctures, 
and fair prices, free. It tells what to plant, how to plant, and 
how to get and grow Fmlt Tree® and Phmts | the finest and most 
useful catalogue of the kind p'^lished. 
J. T. LOVETT, Little Silver, New Jersey, 
Introducer Cuthbert Baspberry and Manchester Strawberry* ' 
For 1884 Is an Elegant Book of 160 Pages, 
Two Colored Plates of FliOWERS and 
Vegetables, and more than 1000 Illustra¬ 
tions of the choicest Flowers, Plants and 
VEGETABIjES, and Directions for 
Growing. It is handsome enough for the- 
Center Table or a Holiday Present. 
Send on your name and Postoffice address, 
with 10 cents, and we 'n'ill send you a copy, 
post-paid. This is not a quarter of its cost. 
It is printed in both English and German. 
If you afterwards order seeds deduct the 
10 cents. VICK’S SEEDS AEE THE BEST 
IN THE WOELD. The Floral Guide will 
tell how to get and grow them. 
VICK’S Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 
32 Pages, a Colored Plate in every number 
and many fine Engravings. Price $1.25 a. 
year; Five Copies for $5. Specimen num¬ 
bers sent for 10 cents; 3 trial copies 25 cts. 
Y, 
TRY DRIER’S QARDEN 
SEEDS 
L which h ave been planted by 
\ some growers for 45 years. 
1 They do not have the larg- 
J estSeed farms, warehouses 
lor business in the country, 
,/nordothey offer fictitiously 
jrvalued collections of Seeds, 
^containing varieties of httie 
"value to the planter. They cater 
_ .0 the practical consumer who 
^mshes valuefor the moneyexpended, 
Dreer’s Garden Calendar for 1884, offering 
everything for the Garden and Farm, mailed free. 
IIICMDV A nDCeO SEED GROWER, 
U£§mSiI Ab UilCCIl PHILADELPHIA. 
GOOD SEEDS AT LOW PRICES. 
IE. A. REEVES & CO.’S| 
OLD ESTABLISHED 
Seed Warehouse, 
68 Cortlandt Street, New York. 
Catalogues free on application. 
Shakers’ Garden Seeds, 
^RUE and GENUINE. PRESH and RELIABLE. 
One of the oldest Seed firms in the country. Seeds sent 
by mall, postage free. Special prices and terms to Grangers. 
“ The excellence of the Shakers’ Garden Seeds is gener¬ 
ally admitted.”—Eds. American Agrimlturist, 
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Vegetables and 
Flower Seeds Free, 
Addresr WM. ANDERSON, 
Mount Lebanon, Col. Co., N. Y. 
LITTLE & BALLANTYNE, 
Seed Growers and Nurserymen, Carlisle, England. 
Samples, Prices, and Catalogues free on application. 
CIBLEY’S tested CEEDS. 
Foe all Climates, g Foe all Soils,. ^^All Plants. 
Every Sack tested for vitality. Every variety tested in Trial Grounds for 
purity and value. 
Catalogue and Peice List of vegetable, flower ana field seeds of all tested' 
valuable varieties ; free on ajiplication. 
HIRAM SIBLEY CO., Rochester, N. Y., Chicago, ill. 
OUE NEW CATALOGUE OF GAEDEN, FIELD AND FLOWEE SEEDS 
^lli be inaiied I’ree td all appMc&hts. and to tustotnerS of last year without ordering It. It is a beautiful book, full 
of illustrations, and contains a vast amount of information for the Gardener and 1 armer. We warrant our Gar¬ 
den Seeds to be fresh, and true to name, and in quality equal to any sold. Our collection of Vegetable Seed 
is one of the most extensive to be found In America. ... 
Gardeners and others desiring Pure and Good Seed should send for our hook at once. Compare our prices 
before buying. We offer all kinds of Seed Drills, Firefly Plows, Gem Cultivators, Horse Hoes, etc., at 
special rates to gardeners and large growers.. It will pay you to send for our Catalogue before buying Seeds or 
tdois MENDENHALli & CO., 78 East Market tet., Indianapolis, Ind. 
lAflA STEAWBERRT PLANTS, Including all 
the best leading varieties. Manchester, 
Bidwell.^etc., at low rates. Also Small Fruit Trees and 
Plants iiy mall. Address CHAS. BLACK. & BBO„ Village 
Nurseries, Hlghtstown, N. J. _ 
JOHN SAUL’S 
CATALOGUE of New, Rare, and Beautiful Plants for 
1884 will be ready In February with a colored Plate. 
It Is full In really good and beautiful plants, as well as all 
the novelties of merit. 
The rich collection of fine Foliage, and other Greenhouse 
and Hothouse Plants, are well grown, and at low prices. 
Free to all my customers ; to others. 10 cts ; or a plain 
copy gratis. Catalogues of Seeds. Roses, Orchids, Fruits, 
etc.,gratis, JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 
NEW VEGETABLES A SPECIALTY. 
My Vegetable and Flower Seed Catalogue for 
1884 will be sent Free to all who apply. Customers of last 
season need not write for it. All seed sent from my estab¬ 
lishment warranted to be both fresh and true to name, so far, 
that should It prove otherwise, I agree to refill the order 
gratis. My collection of vegetable seed is one of the most 
extensive to be found in any American catalogue, and_a large 
part of it Is of my own growing. As the original intro- 
ilncer of Eclipse Beet, Early Ohio and Burbank 
Potatoes, Marblehead Early Corn, the Hubbard 
Sqnash, Marblehead Cabbage, and a score of other 
new Vegetables, I invite the patronage of the public. In the 
gardens and on the farms of those who plant my 
seed will be found my best advertisement® 
JAMES J. H. GRECIORV. Marblehead, Masa. 
SEEDS 
RELIABLE SEE D s.—Everything for the Farm and Garden. 
Our new Catalogue for 1884 mailed free to all who apidy, containing list of 
1000 varieties of seeds. Send your name for a copy. The Canadian Mail oringa. 
our Seeds to your door. 
Jc^tfrm-PEARCE, WELD &. CO., London, Canada.. 
