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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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1877 DREER’S GARDEN CALENDAR, 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 
8 ct. stam^foi TU ci, e3 tnut St., Philadelphia. 
Shakers’ Garden Seeds. 
True and Genuine. Fresh and Reliable. 
One of the oldest seed firms in the country. Seeds sent 
by mail Postage free. Special prices and terms to Grangers. 
“ The excellence of the Shakers' Garden Seeds is generally 
admitted.”— Ed's Am. Agriculturist. 
Illustrated and descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds Free. 
Address CHARLES SIZER, 
Mount Lebanon, Col. Co., IV. Y. 
ABB PLANTED BY A MILLION PEOPLE IN AMEBICA. SEE 
Vick’s Catalogue— 300 Illustrations, only 2 cents. 
Vick’s Floral Guide, Quarterly, 25 cents a year. 
Vick’s Flower and Vegetable Garden. 50 
cents ; with elegant cloth covers. $1.00. 
All my publications are printed in English and German. 
Address, JAMES VICK, Rochester, N. T. 
Flower Seeds. Flower Seeds. 
33 KINDS FOR $1.00. 
BY MAIL., POSTAGE PREPAID. 
A list comprising nearly 300 kinds of the most desirable 
flowers in general cultivation, from which as fine flowers 
can be obtained as if selecting from an expensive fancy 
catalogue, and at. less than half the expense—will be sent to 
all who apply for it. 
G. R. GARRETSOV, Flushing, L. I., N. Y. 
Wholesale and retail dealer in all kinds of seeds. 
My Annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seed for 
1877 will be ready by January, and sent free to all who ap¬ 
ply; Customers of last season need not write for it. I 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 directions 
for cultivation on every parcel. All seed sold 
from my establishment warranted to be both fresh and true 
to name; so far that should it prove otherwise, I will refill 
the order gratis As the original introducer of the Hubbard 
and Marblehead Squashes, the Marblehead Cabbages, and a 
score of other new vegetables, I invite the patronage of all 
who are anxious to liavc their seed fresh, 
true, and of the very best strain. NEW 
VEGETABLES A SPECIALTY. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
BY MAIL FREE OF POSTAGE. 
They speak their own praise wherever planted 
«3>The Attention of MARKET GARDENERS 
and PRIVATE FAMILIES is particularly request¬ 
ed. LANBRETHS’ BUBAL REGISTER 
AND ALMANAC, containing CATALOGUE and 
PRICES, MAILED WITHOUT CHARGE TO APPLICANTS. 
David Landretli & Sons, 
POUNDED 1784, Philadelphia. 
CARSON’S COMPLETE COLLECTION OF 
CHOKE VE GETABLE 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., NT. Y. 
Seed Time Cometh! 
Onr twenty-fourth edition of the Flower and Kitchen 
Garden Directory, Illustrated, for 1ST;, is now ready 
for distribution, embracing a complete List of the Best 
Standard Boston Market. Varieties of Vegetable Seeds, 
and the most beautiful ol Flower Seeds, ami other Hor¬ 
ticultural Requisites ; it will be forwarded free to all 
former customers, and others cm application. 
CURTIS & COBB, recently removed to 
11 Avon St., Boston, Mass. 
Market Gardeners 
FLORISTS, 
Can obtain our Monthly 
WHOLESALE LISTS 
FREE ON APPLICATION. 
TOBACCO SEEBo 
Parties wishing to obtain the "True Conn. Broadleaf” 
TOBACCO SEED, 
Can be supplied with a very superior article, viz.: 
3.00 
3.00 
3.00 
6.00 
Money 
Per t ... 
Hockauum or East Hartford Broad Leaf. .40 $1.00 
John Williams Broad Leaf.. 40 1.00 
Belknap Broad Leaf.40 1.00 
Ohio Improved Broad Leaf. 40 1.00 
Imported Havana.50 1.75 
By mail on receipt of price. Registered Letter 
Orders, or Drafts on N. Y. at my risk. 
The seed I offer is of the best quality, grown from pure 
stock, and ate the varieties most largely grown in the Valley 
of the Connecticut. My Gardener’s Catalogue and 
Price List of Select Vegetable and Farm Seeds for 1877, sent 
free to all applicants. Address 
R. D. HAWLEY, 
402 & 498 Main St.., Hartford Conn. 
The Trade supplied with GARDEN PEAS. 
SEEDS. 
( (Seedsman), Toronto, Canada. 
THE NEW GOLDEN WAX BEAN 
Is a g-eat acquisition, it is verv prolific, and of the 
choicest flavor : everv familv should have it. Package, 15c. 
Choice VERBENA SEED, per pkg.15 cts. 
BOTH THF, ABOVE.25 cts. 
I grew 1 X£ aeres of Choice Flowers last year. Price 
List free. Read mv advertisement on page 70 ot this No. Ad¬ 
dress Waldo F. Brown, Box 2 Oxford. Butler Co.. (). 
and Great American, the best strawberries. Ten acres 
of Brandywine fSnsqueeo) raspberries, yielded in 1876, 
$4,338. Send for Catalogues. 
WM. PARRY. Cinnaminson, N. J. 
rG reenhouses, 
A CENTRAL FALLS, R. I. 
NEW CATALOGUE- will commence 
Y mailing February 20th —no later. 
200,000 Kidding Plants, Roses, Pan¬ 
sies, and desirable (many new) plants. 
S FINEST PANSIES IN U. S. 
Full Double Tuberose Bulbs, 
very large, now ready. 10c. each ; GOc. for 12. 
Will offer a fine selection of such I Hants as the Million 
buy, and at hard pan snap cash prices, German seed 
of my own selection while in Germany, Holland, France, 
&c., ill August last. 
We only ask a Trial, and aim to please. Catalogue sent 
on request. No stamps asked for. 
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Ofiices in the Houses. 
Floral Calendar, Journal, and 3 Sample’Plants, 25 cts. 
Lists Free. J. GKEIVES.Sec., Box 837, Paterson, N. J 
1877 Seed Catalogue, 1877 
mailed free to all applicants. IV e offer for 1877 a choice col¬ 
lection of VEGETABLE, FIELD and FLOWER 
SEEDS, all strictly 
FRESH AND RELIABLE. 
OUR VEGETABLE SEED LIST embraces the 
most desirable varieties. Our FLOWER SEEDS are 
all imported by us from the most celebrated French grow¬ 
ers. 30 varieties of Flower Seeds, or 25 varieties of Vegeta¬ 
bles, post-paiii. $1.00. FIELD and Grass Seeds— 6 Sample 
Packets mailed free for two 3c. stamps. 
Chester County Mammoth Seed Corn a specialty. 
We solicit the orders of amateurs, gardeners, and farmers, 
desiring seeds of superior excellence at fair prices. Send for 
a catalogue. Our catalogue'also embraces choice lists of 
TREES, PLANTS, and FLOWERS. 
BENSON & BURPEE, 
Seed Warehouse, 223 Church St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
I are able”to offer it large and superior stock of 
seeds at low prices. Special inducements to 
the trade and market gardeners. Catalogues 
sent free on application. 
No. I—Retail Flower and Vegetable Seed 
Catalogue. 
No. 2 — Wholesale Seed Price-list (for the 
trade only). 
No. Z—Retail Nursery and Greenhouse Cat¬ 
alogue. 
No. 4— Wholesale Nursery and Greenhouse 
List. FERRIS MINARD, 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
MARKET GARDENING. 
Its General Management: Root Crops (a very full account 
of best methods); Market Crops for Small Farmers; The 
Home Kitchen Garden ; Gardening Abbreviations (the whole 
in a nutshell): and much else on kindred topics in Root’s 
Garden Manual for 1877. Practical, pointed 
and thorough, and contains half as much matter as $1.50 
books on the subject. Sent ior 10 cents, which will be allow¬ 
ed on the first order for seeds. Ready Dec. 1st. 
J. B. ROOT, Seed Grower, Rockford, Ills. 
'Will be 
mailed to 
appli¬ 
cants on re- 
„ _eipt of25 cts. 
This is one of the 
’(’St CATALOGUES 
shed; contains 
about 250 pages, over 
600 fine engravings, 2 ele- 
gant colored plates, and 
r ” gives full descriptions, prices 
and directions for planting 
W over 1200 varieties of Vegetable 
. andFlower Seeds, BeddingPlants, 
Roses, &c., and is invaluable to 
Farmer, Gardener & Florist. Address, 
D. M. FE RRY & CO., Det roit, Mich. 
Our Abridged Priced Catalogue FREE to all Applicants. 
A MAifUAl 
Of All Garden Requisites, 
Seeds, Implements, Fertilizers, 
For PRIVATE or MARKET CARDENS, 
FLORISTS and FARMERS. 
FREE ON APPLICATION. 
fo- 
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For 
V 
JAMES FLEMING, 
07 Nassau St., New York. 
NS, 
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HOME CJKOWN SEEDS. 
Messrs. Tlovev * 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 
for Farmers. Market Gardeners, Familv Gardens. Amateurs, 
and Florists; also all novelties of merit introduced the past 
year. All who wish for first-class seeds at reasonable prices, 
are invi'ed to send for catalogues, which will be ready in 
January, and sent free to customers and all who apply. 
Seeds sent bv mail or express to all parts of the country. 
HOVEY & CO., 53 North market St., Boston, Mass. 
