FARM IMPLEMENTS & SEEDS 
anywhere else. In Its wild state It Is a rusty, 
bronzy green, grows wherever It can get a chance, 
and won’t grow anywhere else; yet thousands are 
to he round around every house. Traditionally, It 
IscalledCupressustbyoIdes. (?) It Is generally sup¬ 
posed to be an evergreen, though neither white 
nor green, and as soon as It Is transplanted to 
civilized quarters, It show9 Its abhorrence or Us 
new ooodltton by turning a dirty, rusty, yellowlsli- 
brown, and staying so. At once the women take up 
this exponent of stubbornness, and whenever 
“company" calls, begin (after the weather and 
the babies are exhausted) totalknhout how “ -Take 
dug ’em up, an’ set ’em out, an’ they all died.” 
This tribe of nnderbrush Is one or our most valua¬ 
ble plants (after corn and “ ’tatera”), as it xur- 
nlshes fond for conversation In the driest and 
dreariest of seasons, while Its " pecoollar” color is 
at all times a pleasing contrast, to our beautiful 
green prairies, or our snow-clad bottoms. 
1 call them “ nevergreens" and have applied for 
a patent for the name- S. Rufus Mason. 
Dodge County, Neb. 
TREES. TREES 
hedge work and for training Into shape, and so also 
are the Arbor-vltae and Tree box. Among 
Deciduous an rubs often seen In southern 
gardens may be mentioned the Fringe Tree (Cbl- 
onanthus), the Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus), the 
azaleas, and the different species of sty rax. Of 
course, there are many more native shrubs that 
could be brought Into cultivation, and the flora of 
every section of country could furnish many kinds 
well worthy of a place In the garden. Of the 
CLtMnSHS, our fragrant Yellow .Jessamine 
(Gelsemlum) Is found In almost every garden. The 
two Trumpet Vines, Blgnorda and Tecoma, arc 
also freely used. Among evergreen climbers, spe¬ 
cial mention must be made of our native China 
Briar (Smllax Pseudo-China). It gives a dense fol¬ 
iage of rich, dark-green berries, which are specially 
beautiful In Winter, and the sprays of graceful 
foliage are used for Christmas decorations, In 
preference even to the Ivy. 
Aiken Co., So. Carolina. 
Call on or write to K« IK Al.I.BJV Ck CO., New 
Vork, for whatever yon want of the above. 
Address 189 -V 191 Water St. 
The Sugar Maple is without doubt one of the best 
trees for the planting of Streets aud Parke. We have 
a large aud line stock which we will make at low rates 
by the Kill and l.uuo. 
Send for our Spritur Wholesale Catalogue aud spe- 
• 'ial rates on Ornamental Trees. 
^ /N OTOE CONCORO GRAPE-TIXES 
I fl R for SI, by mail piiet-paid. Think nf it! Order 
H M W new for carlv Spritiff Circulars Jr*?. 
* v Win. B. Kevd.fhaniliersbiu-R Nur¬ 
series, C'lianilienibnri;, I*s». Mention this paper. 
GOULD BROS 
THE STRAWBERRIES 
NEW CRAP ESS SHRUBS 
LOW RATES ON SPECIAL OFFER 
See paves 22 and 24 of my Free Catafnctue. 
GEORGE & WALES 
Established 1331. 
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER 
SUCCESSORS TO 
CHOICE SEEDS ! BEST OFFER YET. 
A trial will prove it. For nine lie. i'Outage stumps l will 
rend you fortrinl.il papers Choicest - o»-ds. vrowth 
of I83e, Verbena from leu kinds), Double Crown Aster 
(mixed colors), new Spiral Mivnouetto. Sweet William 
(finestmixed),White Everlasting, Scarlet Salvia.Phlox 
(15 colors mixed).Evening Prim ruse.Prize Aster (mixed 
colors). I'm k A ire ratnia,.) tytan Cockscomb, and my New 
Ulust’d Seed Catalogue. l.W.flootiJ. l.n,Amherst,Mass. 
We celebrate otir Fiftieth Year by 
publishing a more complete Catalogue 
than ever befbre. 7LJ pages, profusely 
illustrated. Sent free bv mail. 
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER, 
80 State St., Albany, N. Y. 
COUNTRY HOME GARDENS IN CALI 
FOKNIA. 
W. C. h. PHEW 
Many years’ experience in the flow er garden, 
and careful observation of the house gardens of 
El Dorado County, have made clear to me three 
great facts In regard to the beautifying of the 
grounds, large or small, surrounding the homes of 
the middle classes In California. The first of these 
facts Is that shrubs of a flowering nature particu¬ 
larly, and those remarkable, for handsome foliage, 
are a necessity in all such grounds. Those hear¬ 
ing con-plouous flowers, as a rule, furnish their 
blooms at a period when, without t hem, the gar¬ 
den would toe almost hare of floral treasures where¬ 
with to build a bouquet, to decorate the room or 
to charm the eye of the passer by. 
In the early Spring, Immediately following In 
the wake of the hyacinth, tulip and crocus, we And 
the Spiraea prunUolla, Syrlnga or Mock Orange, 
lilac aud cydonla. These and several others fur¬ 
nish us with flowers during the two weeks, or 
more, between the flowering of the early Spring 
bulb 3 and that of the earlier annuals and bedders. 
DuriDga lull in the blooming of our bedders in 
the late Summer, the shrubs again come to our 
rescue, and we have the Hydrangea grandlflora, 
Spiraea Douglastl, and others equally desirable. 
The second fact which has come under my ob¬ 
servation 1s that by a careful and iualclous selec¬ 
tion of shrubs, flowers may he had the entire sea¬ 
son, from January to December, In a much less 
space than would be required for the cultivation 
of any other class of plants known to me. 
For this reason alone the growing of flowering 
shrubs Is to he highly recommended to those hav¬ 
ing home grounds. In our climate I find the list 
of shrubs requisite for this continuous blooming 
In the open ground, would be in order of flowering: 
lauvestlQua, Spines prunttolla, welgela, lilac, Syr¬ 
lnga or Mock Orange. Jessamine, Splrwa Billardll 
and callosa, shrubby clemat is, Althea, or ltose of 
Sharon, Deuizla gracilis ana crenata, Hydrangea 
hortensls, and grandlflora, the bright berries of 
several other varieties closing the Christmas sea¬ 
son. It, may not be out ot place here to state that 
our laurestlnus 13 now—Jan. 2 <j,— in bloom and 
loaded with buds In the open ground. 1 would 
particularly Impress on the reader that the above 
list has been made out with reference to the time 
of floweitng In Kt Dorado Co , Cal. and this might 
not be exactly the Bame In other localities, in 
order to prevent any disappointment in selecting 
thereiroin, the list should he varied according to 
locality. 
The third fact which I would endeavor to brlDg 
to the mind ol the reader Is that shrubs will fur¬ 
nish the greatest amount of pleasure at a mini¬ 
mum of outlay In money and labor. The ilrst cost 
of shrubs for planting la about one-third that of 
bedders or other plants ; the labor required In 
tbelr care and planting Is almost nothing com¬ 
pared with that demanded by annuals and 
bedders. 
But let not the reader misunderstand me. Ido 
notmean to say shrubs require no care: they must 
be well attended to; they must be trimmed in 
proper season and have a liberal supply of fer¬ 
tilizing material, and an occasional drink ot pure, 
fresh water. Without these requisites no plant 
can give satisfaction. Nor would I have the 
reader understand 1 have named all the desirable 
shrubs, but merely a few of those sure to give sat¬ 
isfaction. 
El Dorado Co., Cal, 
For Only 5 
ONE CENT STAMPS 
Will mail to any address? 11’acket Phlox Drummondii 
and 1 of Choice Aster, with new Catalogue of Vegeta¬ 
ble and Flower Seeds, Plants, Seed Potatoes, etc. 
TI I^CO GREINER, Naples, N. Y. 
To r\,-ry lanr.er sfhdimr ns his? narm .l- * . j 
we will send free Tht t'htrrr Leaf, n 4 page, 2-. column 
fanners’ paper, full of valuable information on the 
culture aua harvt-utnit-- of otoV,• r for -,.'1 Whi n 
von write {ijiv wh-tv run saw ibis notice. Address 
B1P.DSELL MAVUVAGTnEING CO., South Bond, Ind. 
WISCONSIN WEEPING WILLOW 
Sal’x Wisconsrinna, Peelectly hardy; extremely 
rapid grower; beautiful ornamental tree, of gr-at val¬ 
ue to timber planters. I ’lutings =11 re to root. Ut(l Sent 
by mall free for *1. Price list of trees aud seeds for 
Forest planting scut free to all «tin apjtl . 
H . W- JOHNSON. 
1’. O. Box 300 Sm.wflake, Mick. 
Livingston’s Perfection 
SEEDS. 
Garden. Flower and Field Seeds 
TOMATO 
Rnb-eil by (lip Oriel on top «X anil Is Mipr*! 
rinr In (bo Afbto :in<l Hnni^nii TothdIops, 
Blooil-reil, hhiodIIi, >i*lld mill priHhirlivts 
Orltrliml I*aokvl>$ H?<* for f l,00» 
Drcor** t»nrtk*n Cn^nilnr lor IMSJ muilml 
frrr. Yuhinhlo i<i (hr murUrl gariW’iifr, :uiim- 
tpur A ml fiirim r. 
Reliable Fresh and Pure, at reasonable priced. 
(Established 1839.) 
A. i\ KENDALL* 
Successor to STAIR & KENDALL, 
Cleveland Seed Store, i 1 eye land. Ohio 
HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman, 
714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 
Twenty Heat llardy Roses. 
A very charming rose may be a very poor grower 
and therelore not, adapted to general cultivation. 
After recognlzlDg the merits of many new varie¬ 
ties, 1 find myself corning hack to my old favorites, 
and were I planting twenty varieties of hardy 
roses for myself, I should choose the following: 
Hybrid pkbi'Etuat s: Gen. Jacqueminot; Caro¬ 
line de Sansul: Baronne 1’revost; Madame Louise 
Oarlque; Duchesse de caylus; La France; Co¬ 
quette aes Alpes; Prince Camille de Rohan; Glory 
otWalthatn; Chatles I.efebvre; Reynolds Hole; 
Jules Margottln; Auguste Mle; Stanwell. 
Junk Blooming —Madame Planner ; Yellow Eg- 
lanllne. 
Moss-Princess Adelaide; A Feullles Pourpres. 
Cumbino—Q ueen of the Prairies, Baltimore 
Belle. 8. B. Parsons. 
-► ♦ < 
Plan for the Grounds of a Country Home —After 
“ Suburban Home Grounds,” by F. J- Scott. 
A (on the left), Arbor-vita?; h, Laurel-leaf Wil¬ 
low ; a, g, Maugnollas; f, Red-bud (Cercls Cana¬ 
densis); c, 0, Hemlock Spruce; a, Norway Spruce; 
1, j, k, 1, different varieties of evergreen trees; m, 
n, White Pine; o, Scotch Pine; p, </, shrubbery 
clump; 8, Shrubbery clump; t. Yellow-wood; u, 
u. Shrubs (dwarf), evergreens ; y, Virginia Fringe; 
X, X. Great-panicled Hydrangea and Stuartla Pen- 
tagynn; ACat.alpa speclosa; C, C; Y, Y, Fruit 
trees. See page 99, flg. 66. 
■ Ctf iri.71 te-ndpofifpai t.i/var- 
y/f ay *«>/* »n good 
Won, our i holr* of sorts: 
$1 SETS; EK£ 
, 81 ; 20 Verbenas, 81; 
or Be tiffing Plants, 81; 
is,81; 10 ruberoses.sl; 
i-ring rihmbs, 8 • , and 
7 NEW AND BARE 
irleties, see our 73>migr 
«rt'(l.p)/ite.frfC In alt 
offer an 
drupe-Vine 
SEND FOR PAMPHLET. 
These manures are the richest fertilizers i ]|l| 
now manufactured, and ihe best substitute j||| 
for, and costing muck less than guano, l! 
which is now practically out of ihc market. |l|il 
Unlike guano, they are noi stimulants and 11 
xhaustive ■, but fer matte nt and lasting, i | 
being composed of bone, potash, etc. You 
can draw at one load enough {or 3 to 5 
acres, or as much plant-food as is contained 
in ao loads of orilinary straw manure. 
Corn, potatoes, hay, etc., are brineing such 
good prices that it will pay to use the Stock- 
bridge extensively. If there is no local 
agent near you, send to us. 
I*)vi-rumens, etc,; 8 Currants, 
8 i; rviLMiiuGn I'-'S.jS 1 X 7 •>Stj*4wbQCri&8|5§ 
Grapes.81; S Apple.8lt 1 Pesr.Sl?8Peach, 
8|; 40Sweot,Cbe«Uiut,81; IOO Hardy Catalpa, 
81; etc. Catalogue (with 11 col’ij afcrawtierriee) tree. 
27th year. IS flVniliwiw, TOO Arret, 
I^TORRS. HARRISON & CO.. Painesville, 0. 
OWKER FERTILIZER CO 
BOSTON&NEW YORK. 
FARM CRIST MILLS 
AM) tOH.N SlI KI.I.KK8. 
Over 2.1,000 >«\v in ('.le. 
Every Mnenitie i» tally Wur- 
riinied. Priot! of Mill*?, #15 to tjS35 
sh'-Urrs, #5. Don’t buy a Tint or 
•OiiTler nnttl you have wen mirtwrms 
uni iLUutnitoil Cwoulur. Address, with 
.tamp, 1.IVINA-STON A CO.. 
Iron Foiiu<lera, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Are acknowledged by competent aud Scientific 
Judges, and by all who have critically tested 
their time-keeping qualities by using, to be 
The Best Finished and Most Accurate 
Jy Adjusted 
SEEDS’ 
,tLug, th e Best. 
E - They arc home-arrow u; they 
have stood the tost of years. 
Try Them. Handsomely i’lus- 
Progrcss of the Revolution. 
Tub story ol the march ot this very remarkable 
enterprise, which is told on another page, Is at¬ 
tracting wide attention and arousing the enthusi¬ 
asm ot many ot Its patrons and the anticipations 
of thousands who have been curiously watching 
the movement. Among the new books lately an¬ 
nounced and in press for immediate publication 
are, Green's Larger History ot the English People, 
reduced from $10 to ft; the L’selul Dictionary, 
containing more than one-third as muoh as Web¬ 
ster’s Unabridged, for so cefltS; Irving’s sketch 
Book, and Irving’s Knickerbocker, In very hand- 
some form, for SO and 30 cents; Cooper’s Last of 
the Mohicans, ho cents; and Plutarch's Lives, 60 
cents. Their most important work, the Library of 
Universal Knowledge, a cyclopedia In large type, 
containing 10 per cent, more matter than Apple- 
ton's Cyclopedia, has reached lis eighth volume. 
At its nominal cost ot ?I6, In elegant and substan¬ 
tial cloth binding, 15 volumes octavo. It Is. ot 
course, meeting with an enormous sale. The new 
version ot the New Testament. In large type, at a 
nominal price, Is promised Immediately upon Us 
publication In England, which la now dally looked 
tor. To answer the demands of those who may bo 
curious to compare the new with the old. an edi¬ 
tion will be published In which the two versions 
will be given upou opposite pages. 
WATCHES 
Manufactured in this country', for equal price. 
I TUVUIT TREES by Mail.-Small Apple, Peach. Cher- 
' rv, Plum. Apricot. Quince, etc., packed to carry 
safely. Postpaid by mail. Send for prices etc. GH AS. 
BLACK ,V BllO., Vulture Nurseries, Eights town, N. J. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS IN 
NEBRASKA. 
SEVEN VALUABLE 
AND USEFUL GIFTS! 
Thk embellishment or dwellings and their sur¬ 
roundings in both towa and country, Is becoming 
quite fashionable. Everything which is at all 
hardy grows welt here, although our temperature 
ranges from 31 => below zero to 12‘J = above. Door- 
yards protected from our high winds by hedges, 
show to good advantage at all seatous. Our cot¬ 
ton-woods, Box Elders, Soft and Silver-leaved 
Maples, White Ash, ami Kentucky Coffee-tree, as 
well as our dear little Scrub Oak, the scrubbiest of 
all scrubs, are native, and, being easily obtained, 
form the majority of our ornamental trees. Few 
dwellings are without someof them, and when age 
gives them their crowning beauties, they Impart 
an air of antiquity to this now country. 
The taste for trees, beyond the mere Are-wood 
necessity, is growing, und many are attempting a 
little landscape gardening ou a small scale, which 
attracts much attention, nod exoltes rivalry. Wil¬ 
lows lu variety, Osage Oranges and Honey Locusts 
are used as hedges, while evergreens, which come 
out of amah’s pecket (the others only come out 
of their native wilds, excepting the Osage orange) 
are employed sparingly—Just as one can spare the 
money. The only native shrub, the Barberry, is 
not appreciated here, to my surprise. 
However, we have a small tree, native to the 
bins and river bluffs, which I have hut seldom seen 
Dfs-irins to iloublo tlienlrondr or<>tisivp cirOlllfttion ofoor popu'»r litctnrv “ml fituily paper, 
HE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH,* make U>e (ollowiti*isrttn4, napa-ctdeiiu-d 
cgutorMi^ipUeupri") THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH t.» 
. any Jwl»iT 08 a for One i e-iir, m :nn w**vvii i nif.ii'ee 
i*uH 8ov<?t» Valuable uiiil l T ne(uI Premium*, 
. nji tmlow i : An Elegant Colli g-Uvvr-Plaieil 
V V& gpoon, of the bi«»’*.iful mid vIiaK Lily ptit-t-crn, umr.iiActured 
by lb-* wrii-knowu firm of & ISri rin jiisirr.nicnl heavily 
w . 58.# . . . —, and mi arUule alike duruhlo,uselul 
~~ _ Hllvep-Platt*«l Fruit 
l my fnirid^omo pm-tern in a fruit 
y placed with pure coin »% — in article 
The Oriental 
y'c/>y 13^ wKh purO 001Q AlhOTi _ 
ami hamUomo. i. Fine, llenv, 
r Knife- A a entirely urw and 
'/ that every tAaiii.v uoudi noil xhouhl bWu, _ . . _ . 
^ liflhHU€trr< Thu vvrr hkmiuI ariiclc eousiics of a baiomoter 
nWf in u.c form of» bMWtifuf flower, the colors of who«o leaver change 
//// i, v ihr*iction oftlm JKino^phcrc, carremly *boohaugos 
j jf / //Ip the sever ii boars in advance; u» addUlun lo Uis.it 
//////v^A^K: it,a mo«a nuractire oruament lor hanging m ihr room. 1. An 
f/j/ Imported Bax ot* Pain to, containing elghieeu colors, with 
li brush aiul all onruplot?. The of a box of pnintn has 
/- alwav> fhruish^d *o iho yopiig -x mo>C useful aud Absorbing pas* 
J MfZ i-I time’, this is tint a ihoiip ariiclc. butotK* of getmirm limit.. A. 
^ The Fan Anlaffra^Ji Album, oou^^nif; of an auiograpli 
* ^ V'l albumin ihe form of a fan. and a emuhination**f th« 'r.o, an ar* 
t j tide wliUih ovt-ry youu? lady should jRisncss nod very m sirable 
fo.- bads, prtvaw; par Km, j4c-mc5. eto b’ IIanH«anie lnii- 
haadsomt- de&'tga. nn(U'.‘ any thing tver before jmroduced; astyhsh, useful and durable 
ib.uHiriomo comb mroioof xa err-lroK new material of a bright garnet eoiur, superior to 
c,> Remember, wo send* nor ohe, buL tho mlln* list of seven vnluanlo au-1 costly prem- 
VuiEioripUon U. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, »r?" ® r 
tm-liv ..rtiul<^ auch ns ant usUa-Uy offprcJ, butnrettti*i»niu-.-il to »'•> thoiumt inluablc 
Ml t)H- subset!.-..'-, «h.v. wc locate t*™** I e A r f. : 
i nr but ;reuu!nc> f|r*t-tduss goods. *THE CRICKET ON THE HE A RTH 
i-Vm mJMM an issue, uud Is known do world over ns ihe aunt ct.n-rttt.moK, in- 
.1 til. ): 11 Istt.itt con 1 sins 16njiunnv’ttip»gus, ot oolumoM, site Ct pxre U x .fi >>jeltos, 
11 ,■ i-ln? Sorts.' itul Shot t Stories, Sketrthcs I’ooos. Uttprul Koowwdgn and V aluub.t It - 
Ketches and Pun '..-9 (or the VutmK. Fttrit, and Household Hints. v»« ot the Dnt. « It 
Tt.tW porio.li,-It. ineee. particular, andjust such a one 4Slsae«*|od to evorj household, 
doe.'' the paper Into new h,and to tuoreasr our olrculatlon. V o uiarat, '-t jhat the 
I Atot- in the country tot thin $1.50. You severe them all uhnotutelj tree »y 
«. Send it once, aud if you arc not p-rfacily s,.tU8«S withjour b»r S aiu. yd'-r 
TROi’rc-PKUir Laxxtivk Is the best and most 
agreeable iireparauoo lu rhe world for constipa¬ 
tion, biliousness, etc. one-hair to one lozenge Is 
the dose. I'rlce 25 and ooc. per box. 
Per the delicate and complicated cliillcultles pe¬ 
culiar to tuc female constitution. Lydia E. Fink- 
aoia Vkoetabik C’OMi’OUNU IS lUe sovereign 
remedy. It aims at i.lie cause.and produces last¬ 
ing results Send to Mrs. Lydia K. I’lnkham, 233 
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass., for pampbleis. 
The constantly increasing sale of Buknktt’s 
Couionk, con linns the opinion of the best Judges, 
that, it Is equal, ir not superior, 10 any domestic 
or torelgn. It also received the hlgnest award at 
the Centennial Exhibition. 
