Cf ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF 
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BENSON BURPEE^ CO 
223 CHURCH ST PH I LA0 E1.PH I A 
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lish style. 
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to give General Grant, on his return nextautumn, 
a splendid reception, and enough money has al¬ 
ready been pledged by the most prominent and 
wealthy citizens ot that city to oarry out the pro¬ 
ject. One of the features will be a grand demon¬ 
stration of all the soldiers from the different 
parts of the country. 
THE DINGEE ft GONARD CO’S 
BBAtTIPth EVER-BLOOMING e > 
We <1*1 • verStrong Pot Ro ****,'"*J o isnmtdtal < 
flmcrrixg . liMj by mail, at all jx/it-OffiC**. ft epl i'u. 
did VttlfietlM. ve* , r«Aoic*,alllab* i ;*«t I forji 1: 12 to; 
sship 
TO ROSE CUT«TiriLBf nadCfUKiM Iromover ft(X 
aort*. t)ar Grral Specially. 
distributing JMftt. TUB OtKG K K A GONARD GO. 
Rose-Growers, West Grove, Quarter Go., Fa* 
CRAPE VINES. 
Our usual large stock at bottom prices. Address 
I. H. BABCOCK, Lockport, N. Y. 
Will pulverize and leave ground smoother and in 
better condition and cover seed better, by once going 
over, than twice with ordinary Harrow. Acknowl¬ 
edged the best in use. Being Jointed m the center, 
it accommodate* itself to uneven surfaces, such as 
dead furrows, ridge*. &c. Made with both Chilled 
Metal and Cast-Steel Discs. ._„„„„ 
Responsible ayeiit* wanted Where we have none. 
Manufactured by \VHE8ld.lt & M F.I.K Iv C O., 
Albany. IN. Y., for the United States, except New 
England' States. EVERETT & SMALL. Boston, 
Mass., Manufacturers tor the New England 8tates. 
EFORE YOU BUT SEEDS, send for Free 
> Price List to S. H. M ARTIN, Marblehead, Mass. 
Karl lest. Tendcrcxt. Sweetest, 
Most Prltflc; first wo. have yel 
found. &0 cti. a quart, post¬ 
paid. 
E. & J. C. WILLIAMS, 
Montclair, N. J. 
Standard Apple, Standard & 
Dwarf Pear, Cherry and 
Plum Trees, 
of finest quality. Also, a rery extensive stock of 
ORNAMANTAL TREES AND SHRUBS, 
of all the approved varieties. 
A large and unusually fine assortment of Gra pes 
and Roses at low rates. Correspondence solicited. 
SMITH & POWELL, Syracuse, N. Y. 
MEXICAN & 
TRIUMPH 
Sweet Corn 
WEBB’S 
New Kinver Yellow. 
*1.15 per lb. by mall, postage paid; *1.00 per lb. if 
sent by express, charges paid by the purchaser. 
Our Special Circular, containing descriptions 
of all the leading ROOT and FODDER Crops, 
including Golden and other Millet*, Dourrn, 
Sweet Corn, Cow Pen*, Prickly Comfrey. 
Mangels, Swedes, &C., <fcc., will be mailed to all 
Who apply, inclosin'] stamp. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 370. ISO tfc 191 Water St., 
NEW YORK. 
BOOT’S EE S ™ E 
Send for MANUAL for 1878. 
’resh, practical and sensible.”— Am. AgricuWst. 
Address J. B. ROOT, Rockford, Ill. 
gfwptemcntis ami PacHinmj 
POTATO PLANTER 
Flower, Field and Garden. Fresh quality. Cata 
logues mailed free on application. 
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 
44 Bey St., New York. 
THE GRANGE. 
A valuable now Seedling Potato, with robust health. 
Yields 385 bushels to the acre, uuder ordinary field 
culture, without manure. Also, GRAPE VINES for 
sale. Send for proofs and prices to 
I). S. MARVIN, Watertown, N. Y. 
Triumphant Everywhere I 
Accepted by the New England and Maine State 
Agricultural Societies. Superior to any 
for Level Land and Hillside. 
AMES PLOW~COMPANY, 
SOLE MAKERS, 
53 Beekman St., New York. 
Quincy Hall, Bouton, Mas*. 
%B~ Liberal discount to dealers and agents. Send 
for Circular. 
er/t CTS., post-paid: l white and 1 clear lemon 
*M * color (new) Abutilou. Coleus,*! V 100. Splen¬ 
did Geraniums, *1 doz. Cheapest Catalogue out. 
Address W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, 
WeslBeld, N. J. 
IF" Florists and Market Gardeners sup. 
plied with the uiost Reliable Need. 
Choice Seeds rSS 
live list of the rarest as 
well as the novelties in 
both Flower and Vegeta- 
Onnninltn We Seed - SENT °* **• 
NIIH fl V CEIPT OP TWO THREE 
UPUUIUIIJI CENT STAMPS. 
Address, 
CURTIS, COBB & WASHBURN, 
65 Treuiont St., Boston. 
With It one man, with the aid of uae horse, can 
hint five acres per day, viz., Open ihe Vnrrow, 
'lut, Drou and Hover the Potato with Fertilizer. 
NASH & BRO., Manufacturers, 
7 College Place, New York. 
The GALE CHILLED 
- PXjO'W • 
MM 
Seed from 35 acres. Early Peabody, 
“at least a month earlier than any 
other variety.”—(Amer. Agriculturist, 
Dec, '77,1 and other kinds. Mail, lib., 
75c.: 4 lbs., *2. Express, 3 pecks, *2. 
Low by Bbl. 2,0110, HOO plants In May. 
Lowest, prices. Write for Circular. 
W. W. RATH BONK. Marietta. O. 
The Lightest 
Running and 
Most Perfect 
Scouring Plow 
in the Market. 
LADY GRAPE-VINES. 
HThe finest, perfectly healthy, hardy and reliable 
extra early White Grape. Also, Brighton, El¬ 
vira, Eva, Delaware, Concord, and all other 
valuable Winds. Small Fruits, Seeds, Trees, and 
Flowering Plants. Illustrated Catalogues for 3-cent 
stamp. Address GEO. W. CAMPBELL, Delaware, O. 
Send Your Address to 
5S Cortlaudt St., New York, 
FOR HIS 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF 
Tin: 0.1It HA’.VE« A* FI.OHIST,- Best 
Home and Garden Monthly published. Handsomely 
Illustrated. Ablest writers as contributors. 75 ct*. 
a year and Meed* to that amount given to 
encli *nliMcrlher. Send stamp for Sample copy 
and Catalogue, to selpct your seeds. 
TUT! 0.1 Hit FJS’Ult A" 11. OH 1ST CO .. 
Mention this paper. Hochest*r s J\\ I*. 
SEEDS FOR 1878. 
Contains over 100 pages, and Is fully 
illustrated. 
THE ALBANY DORN PLANTER 
If A If I or Japanese Persimmon 
lm I A new and delicious Fruit. 
IMPORTANT rOR GARDENERS. 
Growing plants and transplanting made easy and 
safe by the use of 8oluble rots. For Circular, Con¬ 
taining valuable information, address, with stump, 
TUI9CO GREINER, Naples, N. V. 
May be driven 
by either Steam or 
Horse-power,and 
will make cither 
Tile or Brick of a 
quality that is un¬ 
surpassed. 
Is claimed to 
be the most sim¬ 
ple, strong and 
durable ma¬ 
chine now i n 
the market. 
Specialties: Maguollag, Jnpaneae Mnples, 
Rhododendron*, Hardy and Chinese Azalea*, 
Roses taut Camellias. 
# An immense collection of 
Fruits and Ornamental 
Trees and Shrubs. All 
THE VERY LATENT 
NOVBLTIE**. Price-List 
FREE. Descriptive Outa- 
PARSONS ifc SONS CO. 
Ki&so&a Nurwrles, Flushing, N. Y. 
To Buyers of Seeds 
The only low-priced Planter with which the Farmer 
can sow his Coru perfectly both ways. Will plant 
Corn, Beans, Turnip and t-mall seeds with precision. 
It will 
SAVE ITS COST THE FIRST SEASON. 
This PLANTER, at ONE PROCESS, OPEXS Its fur¬ 
row, G a hoes, Dhops, Covers the Seeds and Rolls 
them down, also measures and marks off the 
Distance for the next now er drill iO be planted. 
It is changeable from a Planter to a 
HORSE HOE 
in two minutes’lime, ami is altogether the most 
complete Implement for the purposes de signed in 
use. Price greatly reduced for 1878. 
Send for Circular, ie.. to O- H. P. CORNELL, 
Proorletor Albany Ag’l Works, Albany, N. Y. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
Catalogue of New, Rare and 
Beautiful Plants, 
will he read vln February, wlili a colored plate. Many 
new and beautitu) Plant* are offered lor the first 
time, with a rich collection of Green-house and Hot¬ 
house Plants ; Bedding Plants; new and choice 
Roses ; Dahlias. Well grown aud at low prices. 
Free to all my customers, lo others 10 els.—a plain 
copy free. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 
Purchasers will note the substantial as well as fin¬ 
ished makeof this machine; the easy accessibility of 
its working parts; the menus of keeping its plunge- 
chamber to lit closely, without reference to age or 
wear; and its general suitability for making Tile at 
the lowest cost. send for circulars. 
CHANDLER & TAYLOR, Indianapolis. Ifl^ 
Our Anuual Catalogue and Priced List of Seeds Is 
now ready and sent free to all our customers, with¬ 
out writing for it, and to all others inclosing stamp 
for postage. As the best seed* are always the cheap¬ 
est, we iuvlto the attention of Farmers, Market Gar¬ 
deners and others, io our specialty fine stock of 
Home Grown Vegetable Seeds of all the staple mads; 
and also of Florists and oilier*, to Our very large col¬ 
lection of the best strain* of Flower Seeds, Novel¬ 
ties, &c. Seeds sent by express and mall to all parts 
of the United Stales and Canada, and guaranteed to 
reach purchaser*. HOyjEY iL CO., 
16 ISouiIi Market SSL, ilostun, Mint*. 
DIAMOND IRON PLOWS 
SMALL 
FRUITS. 
The BEST 
PLANTS. 
The BEST 
varieties. 
The Lowest 
Living Prices. 
CUSTOMERS 
always 
Satisfied, 
Catalogues 
FREE. 
E. & J. C. 
WILLIAMS, 
Montclair, N. J. 
With New Patent Jointer and Coulter that 
fV ARE NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE OF BEAM. 
The only Plow 
WITH 
Wrought Iron 
JOINTER STANDARD 
adjustable 
To any Depth. 
-. Harder, Stronger, More Dura- 
l Stay In the Ground better than 
il. Every Plow warranted. Send 
LAWRENCE & CHAPIN, Kalamazoo, Mien. 
OVERS OF RARE FLOWERS. It will astonish & please 
I Free to address. ELLIS BROS., Keene, N. H.fl 
PEDIGREE ONION SEED 
> c .<JAl mm* 
Danvers Onion Seed, raised from the choicest onions 
of each crup for fifty years in succession! The differ¬ 
ence In the crop will be ten times greater than the 
cost of the seed. My Seed Catalogue free to all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
Garden, Flower & Field Seeds, 
Reliable, fresh and pure, at reasonable prices. 
(Established 1833.) 
STAIR Sc KEN DEL, 
Cleveland Seed Store, Cleveland, Ohio. 
HIGH-CLASS POULTRY. 
Said for New Practical, Valuable oitvular 
GEO. S. JOS8ELYN, Fredonla, N. Y. 
