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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
Four Grand Prize Medals Awarded our Exhibit at 
the Centennial. 
Rare and Beautiful Flowers and Choice Vegetables 
CAN ALWAYS BE OBTAINED BY SOWING 
B. K. BLISS & SOXS. Importers, Growers, and Dealers in 
Garden, Field, and Flower Seeds, Small Fruits, 
Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, 
Fertilizers, and Other Requisites for the Farm and Garden. 
THE FOLLOWING CATALOGUES ARE ANNUALLY PUBLISHED, AND WILL BE MAILED TO ALL APPLICANTS 
ON RECEIPT OF PRICE AFFIXED. REGULAR CUSTOMERS SUPPLIED GRATIS, 
ustrated Seed Cara 
_ling several hundred fine! 
An edition elegantly bound In cloth, SI. 
Bliss’s Illustrated Garden'r’s Almanac and Abridged Catalogue.— 128 pages. Embraces a monthly 
calendar of operations, and a price list of all the leading Garden, JField, and Flower Seeds, profusely illustrated, 
with br.ief directions for their culture. 10 cents. 
Bliss’s Illustrated Potato Catalogue contains a descriptive list of all the new varieties recently introduced, 
with many other desirable sorts, beautifully Illustrated; also most useful information upon the cultivation of this valuable 
esculent. 10 cents. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SON S, 
P. O. Box No. 5712. 34 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK. 
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1877 DREER’S GARDEN CALENDER, 1877 
Contains descriptive and price list of Vegetable, Flower and 
Grass Seeds, Plants, Bulbs. Novelties, and every GARDEN 
REQUISITE. Beautifully illustrated. 180 pages. Send two 
3 et. stamps for postage. 
HENRY A. DREER, 711 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia. 
PURE GARDEN & FLOWER SEEDS 
WRITE TO 
Jlfliorlin&Cfl, 
15 JOHN STREET, MEW YORK. 
For their new priced CATALOGUE OF VEGETA¬ 
BLE AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. Also for 
their (which is distinct from theabove) DESCRIPTIVE 
CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS, contain¬ 
ing some of the most Valuable Novelties introduced 
for many years. 
florists, 
Can obtain our Monthly 
WHOLESALE LISTS 
FREE ON APPLICATION. 
Seedsmen, 35 Cortlandt St., New York. 
1877 Seed Catalogue, 1877 
mailed free to ail applicants. Correspondents. whose names 
are on our books, need no t wri te for it. We offer for 1877 a 
very choio " collection of VEGETABLE, FIELD and 
FLOWER SEEDS, all strictly 
FRESH AND RELIABLE. 
OUR VEGETABLE SEED LTST om’-neos the 
most desirable varieties. Our FLOWER SEEDS are 
all imported oy us from the most celebrated 'Freii'-li grow¬ 
ers. FIELD an d Grass Seeds — 6 Sample Packets 
mailed tree for two 3c. stamps. 
Chester County Mammoth Seed Corn a specialty. 
\\ e solicit the orders of amateurs, jrardeners, and farmers, 
desiring seeds of superior excellence at fair prices. Send for 
a catalogue. °nr catalogue also choice lists of 
TREES, PLANTS, and FLOWERS. 
BENSON & BURPEE, 
Seed Warehouse. 223 Church St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
THE 100 DAYS TOMATO, 
Introduced by the advertiser last year, sold to every State 
in the Union, tested by thousands, and proved to be by far 
The Earliest Tomato, 
The Most Prolific, 
The Most Valuable to Gardeners. 
Price per packet, fj" cents; Six for ffil.00. 
My Low Price-list of first-class Farm, Vegetable,and 
Flower Seeds, containing cut. ,description, testimonials, and 
culture ot this tomato. will he sent with every order. L 
Specialties—White JProv. Oats, g* mi" • i huh, <(• c. 3 
J. A. FOOTE, Seedsman, 
_ Terre Haute, Ind. 
EUROPEAN ViARCEff. 
^ei-green Tree Seedlings. One of the largest and 
best Stocks in the U. S. Early orders for Tree Seeds will 
have best attention. Correspondence solicited. 
H, M, THOMPSON, St. Francis, Milwaukee Co., Wis. 
H©1E GROWN SEEDS, 
Messrs. Hovey & Co. invite attention to their very large 
and varied assortment of the best Home grown Farm, 
Garden, and Flower Seeds; embracing the very best strains 
lor Farmers, Market Gardeners, Family Gardens, Amateurs, 
and Florists; also all novelties of merit introduced the past 
year. All who wish for first-class seeds at reasonable prices, 
are invited to send for catalogues, which will be ready in 
January, and sent free to customers and all who apply. 
Seeds sent by mail or express to all pans of the country. 
HOVEY & CO., 53 North market St., Boston, Mass. 
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Will be 
mailed to 
n 11 a p pli- 
ants on re¬ 
ceipt of25 cts. 
his is one of the 
largest CATALOGUES 
published; contains 
about 250 pages, over 
600 fine engravings, 2 ele¬ 
gant colored plates, and 
gives full descrimions, prices 
id directions for planting 
# r - over 1200 varieties of Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds, BeddingPlants, 
>. M. FE RBY 8s CO., Det roit, Mich. 
Our Abridged Priced Catalogue FREE to all Applicants. 
lOR REEDS AND BULBS OF CALIFORNIA 
BOSES 
SEEB8 
tPLANTS; 
Eight beautiful ever-bloom¬ 
ing Monthly Roses, pot-j 
grown, sent safely by mail, 
post-paid, on receipt of $i 
Twenty-five varieties choice ( 
Flower Seeds sent, post- 
paid, for $1. 
Special Prico List of Vrepta- 
ble Seed to Market Gar¬ 
deners. 
Our Descriptive Cata¬ 
logue of Seeds and Plants 1 
will he sent free to all wlio| 
apply. Address 
BENJ. A. ELLIOTT & CO., 
FittsFnrg, Pa. 
ONLY THE BEST. 
A11 who have a Garden should send' 
for my Illustrated Catalogue, descrip¬ 
tive of the latest Novelties and choic¬ 
est Varieties of Vegetable, Field, and 
Flower Seeds. Free to all on receipt 
ot postage-stamp. 
WM. Ho CARSON, 
SEEDSMAN, 
135 ClraixLbers St., 1ST. Y., 
(Late of Peter Henderson & Co.) 
Having grown largely the past season, 
we are able to offer a large and superior 
stock of seeds at low prices. Special in¬ 
ducements to the trade. Catalogue sent 
free on application. 
noer and Vegetable Seeds. 
No. 2 —Wholesale Seed Price-list (for the trade only). 
No. 3 —Retail Nursery and Greenhouse Catalogue. 
No. 4— Wholesale Nursery and Greenhouse List. 
FERRIS & MINA 15D. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
PURE 
GARDEN 
SEERS. 
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a beautiful Quarterly Journal, finely illustrated, and con¬ 
taining an elegant colored Flower Plate with the first num¬ 
ber. Price only 25 cents for the year. The first No. for 1877 
just issued in German and English. 
Vick’s Flower & Vegetable Garden, in paper 
50 cents; with elegant cloth covers $1.00. 
Vick’s Catalogue— 3'0 Illustrations, only 2 cents. 
Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. Y. 
s 
Ip 
III 
WE SELL 
FLOWER SEED 
$2.00 worth for $1.00. 
AND WARRANT THEM. 
WBYf BECAUSE 
Illustrated catalogue 10c., which amount is ; 
ed on first order. 
BURLEIGH & BRO., Plainfield, Conn. 
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Manufacturers, Office, 15 New Church St., New York. 
ONE DOLLAR, 
Spooner’s Gardening Guide for 1877, 
And Spooner’s special collection of 30 varieties of 
choice Flower Seeds, or 25 varieties selected Vege¬ 
table Seeds, will lie mailed to any address upon receipt 
of R1.U0. Address WM. II. SPOONER, Boston, Mass. 
GRAPE VINES. 
Also Trees, Small Fruits, &c. Wholesale rates 
very low to Nurserymen, Dealers, and large Planters. 
Sena stamp for Descriptive List! Price List free. 
T. S. HUBBARD, Fredonia, N. T. 
V> OOT GRAFTS of Apple. Pear and Quince put up to 
XA order on the most reasonable terms. Warranted to 
live, of superior quality, and true to name. Also a general 
assortment of nursery stock for sale low. 
E. W. HARRINGTON, Palmyra, N. Y. 
Strawberry Plants—Their Culture 
For sale by E. P. ROE.—Sec 2nd Page of Cover. 
Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, As¬ 
ia paragns Roots, Grape Vines, Fruit Trees, &c. AH at very 
low rates. No charge for packing or delivering at R.R. Cata¬ 
logue free. S. C. DK COU, Moorestown, Burlington Co., N.J. 
/ta, erjs yen*, S For Florists’ use. Fine Plants 
m SH is Bn 19 I for Forcing, for Soring Sales. 
SJ3 kL, | One vear old. from open 
Ks$* fj Nk kV I ground, from $5 to $8 per 100. 
I H Sul SLB I Young Plants in pots, and 
S3 IS. W W tiSS W al choice New Varieties. At low 
I prices. Also choice Greenhouse 
Plants. Send for Rose Circular. ** • 
WILLIAM H. MOON, Morrisvillc, Pit, 
