[January, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1876.] 
Be Sure You Do Not Forget 
THE LITTLE ONES. 
They 
Crandall’s Building-Blocks 
Can he made into forms of almost endless variety. The blocks are put up in neat, strong boxes, and a 
large sheet giving various designs of buildings, etc., accompanies each box. 
Price No. 1, $2.00; by mail , prepaid, $2.50. No. 3, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
No. 4, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.15. 
Crandall’s Masquerade-Blocks. 
Making 300 different and beautiful Combinations of Pictures, which are in very brilliant colors, 
are not injured by washing, do not wear out, and afford endless amusement. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.20. 
Crandall’s 
Acrobats. 
Full of fun and frolic, 
and most brilliant in cos¬ 
tume. These are among 
the most fascinating and 
ingenious toys ever in¬ 
vented. The number of 
figures which can be made 
with the pieces in a single 
box is 'limited only by the 
ingenuity of the operator. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. 
Crandall’s Expression-Blocks. 
With Letters on one side, Picture on the other. The Alphabet is the key to the picture which, when com¬ 
plete, represents the inventor in Dream Land. These Blocks are water-proof, and can be washed if soiled. 
Price 50 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 70 Cts. 
Crandall’s Illuminated Pictorial Alphabet Cubes. 
These Cubes are gorgeously colored, and will make over 500 beautiful combinations or figures. They 
are water-proof, odorless, and durable ; put up in hadsome black walnut boxes; and are most attractive 
to both young and old—an elegant present for the little ones. 
Price $2.50; by mail, prepaid, $3.00. 
Crandall’s Menagerie. 
One of the most wonderful 
and amusing things ever 
brought out for the entertain¬ 
ment of children. _ The six 
animals composing the mena¬ 
gerie are beautifully painted, 
and so arranged into 56 pieces 
in each box, that tens of thou¬ 
sands of most laughter-pro¬ 
voking figures can be made up 
with them. 
Box too large to go safely by mail.'] 
Crandall’s Alphabet-Blocks, Red, White, and Bine. 
Tasteless, odorless, and water-proof. The letters are on red, white, and blue ground. All children 
are pleased with them. Price 75 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, $1.00. 
N.B.—f/ - postage is not remitted with, the prices, as above, the blocks will be sent by express at purchaser's expense. 
Orders from the Trade will be supplied on Liberal Terms. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 245 Broadway, New York. 
Gardening 
for Pleasure. * 
A GUIDE TO THE AMATEUR IN THE 
Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower 
Garden, 
WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE 
Greenhouse, Conservatory, and 
WINDOW GARDEN. 
By PETER HENDERSON, 
AUTHOR OP “GARDENING FOR PROFIT," AND “ PRAC- j 
TICAL FLORICULTURE." 
ILLUSTRATED. 
EDITORIAL NOTICES. 
One of the most popular works of recent years on 
similar topics was the Gardening for Profit of Mr. Peter 
Henderson, the well known florist of Jersey City. He 
has been equally fortunate in the title of a new book 
from his pen, jnst. published by the Orange Judd Co., of 
New York—Gardening for Pleasure. The author lias a 
happy faculty of writing for the most part just what 
people want to know—so that, although his books are 
neither exhaustive nor especially elaborate, they proceed 
to the gist of the subject in hand with so much direct¬ 
ness and simplicity that they fill a most important and 
useful sphere in our rural literature.— The Cultivator and 
Country Gentleman, Albany; N. Y. 
It is one of the best guides to window-gardening we 
know of. Tlie fact is, that the number of plants that can 
be successfully grown in window-gardening is very limit¬ 
ed, and though it is possible to make a very large list of 
those which may he grown, if unusual pains be taken, 
the general cultivator wishes only to undertake those 
which promise to he successful with a moderate expendi¬ 
ture of time and attention. The rules to be observed in 
order to succeed With window plants, are very few, mid - 
the whole story is plainly told.— Christian Advocate, 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
It gives in a clear intelligible form just the information ■ 
that novices and even experienced cultivators wisli to 
have alvyays accessible, and will be specially valuable to 
those who keep house plants.— The Observer, N. Y. City. 
Mr. Peter Henderson has followed up Gardening for 
Profit with Gardening for Pleasure, into which is packed ' 
much useful information about window-gardens, the 
management of flower-beds, etc.— The Independent, N. 
Y. City. 
It is written in a plain and sensible way, and is full of 
useful information. It will be found an exceedingly 
handy guide for all who are engaged in garden work of 
any kind, whether that which amounts merely to killing 
and drying ferns in rooms heated with furnace, gas, or 
that which is sensibly conducted and yields satisfactory 
results.— Daily Courant, Hartford, Conn. 
He is a thoroughly practical man, uses plain common 
language, and not technical terms, in his statements and 
explanations, and puts the staff of knowledge directly 
into the hands of (he amateur and sets him at work.-- 
The Press, Providence, R. I. 
It is free from technical terms and simple in its direc¬ 
tions. It applies to the fruit, flower, and vegetable 
garden, to the greenhouse and grapery, and to window- 
gardening. The art of massing flowers and combining 
colors receives particular attention.— The Bulletin, Nor¬ 
wich, Conn. 
People who have money to spend in adorning their 
grounds, are told here how to do it to the best advantage, 
and ladies are fully instructed in all the art and mystery 
of window-gardening. It will prove a useful guide to all 
who have a taste for flowers, and also contains practical 
instructions for the cultivation of fruits and vegetables.— . 
The Transcript , Portland, Me. 
This volume is eminently clear in its style and prac¬ 
tical in its directions. Its appearance is timely, as it 
contains some valuable hints upon winter flowering 
plants and their proper cultivation, together with plain 
directions how to raise them from seed arid to multiply . 
them by cuttings.— wymer Journal, Louisville, Ky. 
“ I have to thank you for your ‘ Gardening for Pleasure,’ 
which, if it prove half as useful to me as your other 
works, will be something I cannot do without.”— Extract 
from lettei' from Portland, Me. 
Price, Post-paid, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
