PERSONALS, 
©mis, &c 
Captain Dawson Blanchard, of St. Louis, is 
a lineal descendant of La Salle. He is a son of 
General A. G. Blanchard, who married Her- 
mione Benoiot de ia Salle. 
Berthold Auerbach, the Jewish novelist, of 
W urtenberg, whose “ On the Hights ” secures 
iiim high rank among writers of fiction, is re¬ 
ported to be dying. He would be 70 on the 
last day of this month. 
James A. Garfield, in a college letter which 
has just been published, says that if he gained 
nothing else by ti college course, he would at 
least rid himself of the “reverential awe 
which lie had felt in the past toward a man 
with more sheepskin than sense.” 
Ex Treasurer Spinner, who is now eighty 
TREE SEEDS ! TREE SE: 
The Largest Collection 
JUST RECEIVED PRIME SEEDS OF 
e i^amest ^ouecnon Golden Hybrid Arbor Vitae, - 
<~y Weymouth Pine, .... 
THE COUNTRY! Big Tree of California, (“ Washingtonia ”) 
Descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable, Flower and Tree Seeds on Application. 
pr. cpr. lb. 
50c. $5. 
;ORBXJRN & CO., 
15 John Street,New York. 
AJV1ES AND ADDRESS of fruit growers wanted 
good price paid. N. D. Battkrson, Buffalo, N. V 
i»ru£w nnmii 
Seed*. § 1 * Riin<ire3a < at 
NEW AND RARE! 
POMONA NURSERY! 
inc. W.U. I’AliK V, Purl? l‘.0„ \. j 
~ Seeds ttikrl 
B.uoCwD si.n’ii ion oca catalouce. 
3SLS1 CAliS ms we ajo the largest misers 
of many classes of Plants i:i 
tlio country, nud liayo the last, facilities for 
tiunsaetmg business. 
50 aeres—all liuv -ra. TO large Ureenhousei 
, i. H. MALlUCS, SOI &. ThCRfE, Cua.at, S.Y. _ 
STB nUlHD occnc 1 AnothertlreetOBcrl in KPI li’H Bi ll (.OI.LECl’IUN toe 1 S89, cmbrnelne 
f Lv II kll ObLUO « .Uten, Balnwu, Pttwnin Phlox, Vtrl.na, -«iua, vie.— .11 ml G> nacU;,— mv>t\ 
wavfimniTufia. \iittifuU direction. for cult arr, ff.r nnlyitOc. or tin 3 -cviu »(aui|.n, >rnt poMjiui.t M *nv aituicsa. Until 
CollcvUiin*, of KIowit anil t ee»*tHlilv Seeds—In ' 1 gli jnicLii-—sill be ro&llctl fur 75t'. i'urPlinO v > win a nil all the 
abot 31 i.l 11 W ne [>a, u.-i ;.Hi of th« c\vilulnu• > o o \mfiiT Ovum Sweet C.nt, Amortfitn Wonder Pens, liei ly 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
address. 
years of age, perfected his famous autograph 
when he was a young man, working at har¬ 
ness making in Herkimer, N. Y. He prac¬ 
ticed writing it hour after hour, and his old 
partner said a year or two ago that he had 
seen as much as two hundred sheets of fools¬ 
cap covered with the attempts. 
-♦- 
May the good work begun by St. Jacobs 
Oil continue until rheumatism and neural¬ 
gia have been banished from the earth.—Al¬ 
bany (N. Y) Press and Knickerbocker.— Adv. 
LEGAL TENDER STRAWBERRY. 
Productive as the Crescent; firm as the Wilson; large, 
handsome, delicious. Will lie offered by subscription. 
New White Strawberry, the Fury, OKJii.vr and Satin 
Gloss, a grand success the past season. Manchester, 
Mt. Vernon, etc. L'.uir.v Pnouyfc and Urn .lance Rasp- 
berries still ahead. Twenty acres now in bearing. 
Kiefer and T.econt Pear w< od In quantity. All the 
best Small Fruit. Plants. Prentiss and other chi lea 
Orape-vines, Trees, ttu., at low prices. Rend for list. 
J. C- UfUSOiv. Wool hCKY. N. J. 
HIRAM SIBLEY & GO. 
Will mail FREE their ‘Cata¬ 
logue fint 188?, containing a 
full descriptive Price-1,1st of 
Flower, Field and Garden 
$Uw jgublicatiim#. 
\ CARRARA ROCK CAULIFLOWER. 
,|| Earliest, Finest Flavored and Surest Heading In 
the World. 
S By mail post-paid 50 10 mis per packet. 
! Mr niustin ited Seed Catslogdo mailed free. 
A. D. COWAN A. CO., 
Seedsmen. Ill 1 faanibrraSt., Sew York, i 
ROSES and PANSIES 
,7 My catalogue gives f ill insA-ncxirms fro 
culture, describes the now varxeties, i.»£ler« Hants a 
and ia free to afi. G. S. WALES New York 1 
CREAMERY 
in the United States 
QF OVER gOO COWS 
Cun have a large package of our h KW 
BUTTER COLOR FREE. 
I his Improved Color will not color the buttermilk, 
will not become rancid, and Is the brightest ami 
at longest made. Send now for sample, so as to be 
ready for Spring work. Farmers, send for circulars. 
HELLS, RICHARDSON ifc CO., Burlington, Vt, 
1898 —RE LIABLE —|gg 2 
nail, m l (liv e Itas; berries. j Black 
berries.(trapes ..ml Currents. Fruits 
un.l lrbwituvc 1 Cfio.i 1 . t)!m. 1 . r 
AIR B TO B ft B The New White Grape. 
Rj 1 SI 9_ fli Sc? la A few responsible parties 
IlIHUriioH £is&‘W‘i!gr&7 
yards of Ibis most promising of ail grapes, to whom 
special Inducements will bo given, and payment for 
vines made contingent- upon production of fruit. 
Address THE NIAGARA GRAPE CO„ 
EoekrORT, it. Y. 
TO TO TO p® TO We give more ami better plants for 
§3 \ bs die money than any other house 
Bi U ■_ J in the country. Catalogue for 1382 
■ ® w ** "• nOie ready, mire to am,. Send fot 
011 c and see for yourself the beautiful plants we offer. 
MlLl.EK & HUNT, Wkiohts GltoVE. CHICAGO, 111. 
OJLIVEK DITSON & CO., Hoston. 
Established 18SM. 
U. H. DITSON & CO., 8-13 Broadway, New York. 
NEW MUSK At, WORKS. 
Perkins’ Graded Anthems. 
A new Anthem Book by 11. S. Perkins; Intended to 
supply choirs of ordinary ability with fresh attrac¬ 
tive amheins from the best popular composers, free 
rromtechnical difficulty, and yet of an Interesting 
character. Contains about one hundred different 
piec es, Is full music size, and Is the largest nud cheap¬ 
est Anthem Boult ever published, Notice the low 
price of SU per copy; 8? 50 per dozen. Specimen 
pages 1’xeo on receipt or application. 
Improved Musical (atediism. 
A new. short, easy CiUechUni, with illustration!', 
by LI. L. Bullock. W ith the help of this little book 
mothers cun easily teach their children the elements 
of music In so simple and plain a manner as to im¬ 
part to voting children facility In sight reading. More 
than tills the place of every other Primer dr Cute- 
chlfciu. Frleo GO cents. 
Art «l‘ Heading Music. 
Alt entltelv new method for t nc use of schools and 
private pupils to develop rapid reading in vocal mu¬ 
sic. The exercises are Ihoroitghiy practical and pro¬ 
gressive, embruclugall the varied vocal forms, from 
the simplest to the most complex. This is the Urst at¬ 
tempt to present, in a lucid arid comprehensive man¬ 
ner, that branch of music svhlch is most troublesome 
to every student. I’art I, price 10 cents, Burt IT. 
price 5(1 cents. Copies of any of the above mailed 
• m receipt of price. 
WSI. A. i’ONl) «fc GO., 5i5 Fnlon Sail 11 re, N. Y. 
THOBBUBI ft TITUS. 
SEEDSMEN, 
15S Chambers Street, New Y r ork. 
Catalogued mailed free on application. 
FOR THE 
GARDEN AND FARM 
A great variety of 
Seeds and Implements. 
tW Send for Catalogue. Address 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376. 
ISO and 191 Wilt •• Nr. 
Now York. 
0 I& RUSSIAN WHITE 
88d I Best in cultivation. 100 ba. 
IB J per aere. Hardy, prolillc, 
81 E rust-proof. 1 lb., postpaid. 
■ * ™ 60c. ; 31ba.,postpaid,fl.00; 
X bu. by freight or express, not prepaid, |l.?5; 
1 Du., riolprepaid, |2 00. New bagi25c.each,extra. 
Ask your merchant for circular. Address, 
-» D. M. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. 
•pEEDS 
The BT0EB3 <S HARRISON 00..7alnctvUU, take Co. ,0hl0 
K Wii jr.nui t-^£ 
•id. Try them. * 
I will undersell any 
Will not be heaten.l 
the largest and besi 
d 20uoti tuetomers to' 
hiutlcs A Hardeners 
• never fall. A 11 mv 
MOrower. i dcfvatl 
competition. I give more extras with orders 
1 mu some linns Sell. I Have iouoo tnautirul 
lUustTftleilUuliles FREE. Hundreds of cost lv 
engravings. Every one pictured, described. &. 
priced, many nkts, as low as3c. postage, paid, 
(heap ftSdtrt f.y the f.z. i.b. Ac. Mv beautiful 
free (luide* t altdogue Is worth manv doltais 
1-C. ILteUiumvay, Kockiord l.i 
SjLARY AND EXPENSES PAIS 
to inexperienced fannex-* aud other* selling our 
Grupes, Eoses, etc. J. E. Whitxey, Uochester, N.Y. 
B loomington fpHttmx! 
NURSERY. 
J Kstnh'd ) PHmlCntaiuiiur ft. »• |*r in a; 
) IStt i I HX2 Iiiuili'il frt'C.**end tor If. 
SxDNXY TUTTLE, Act., Bloomington, Iujnoi3. 
Accept No Other! 
Jk. 
but be sure you receive the original and only true 
RICHARDSONS NEW METHOD 
FOR 
THE PIANOFORTE. 
It is the most sucresfifill Instruction Hook rvsr pub 
lixhtd, a ml altln.ugh it has been before the public 
for nearly a quarter of a century, during which time 
more than a 
TH2EB OF A R2IS.IIIOM 
e.inles have been sold, It shows no signs of losing its 
bold as u public favorite, but is still used and recom¬ 
mended by the best, teachers, It is a 
Book without Errors, 
having been many times revised, and by the addition 
ar. various times of much valuable material, Is conce¬ 
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progressive, and without a superior as an Instruction 
Look. 
Fi-ioo - §3.SO. 
W,,rraASe.l to \,uxk — II a I , /> ev ,. , 0 
as represented. fa M k. L Vo 3Y w 
IMPROVED 
SEED-DRILL 
Sows Beet, Carrot, Parsnip, Turnip, 
ill Ruta-Baga, Onion, and all nnall need* 
ia drills. Sent on receipt of So.OO. i'j 
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Are entirely the product of our own 
ate 11 n.via- 1 , as.sc cl by any in thoworl! 
and rel>nbiiUy. ISnist's (iarcien 
containing 1P3 j.agcs useful information, 
mailed on receipt of 3c. stamp. 
Mr Wholesale l J nch-Lii t for MtrcJianOi on 
ROBERT BUIST, Jr. t Seed 
PHILADELPHIA. 
iaritux, and 
for parity 
Almanac, 
with prices, 
ajipliru'i'jii. 
C rosier, 
one mm m sum 
Will pay for “Garden Talks," an illustrated “ Quar¬ 
terly Magazine for the Home and Market Gatdener." 
Addrtss TUXSCO GREINER, Naples, N. Y r . 
Parsons & Sons Co. Limited. 
For an 
Choice C 
Shrub*. < 
NY ONE OF TI1K n 
Collection* ol‘ Ilona*, ft 
Greenhouse PPiut.-i, v 
■ 
It is muni test that Horn GOOD SEEDS 
ONLY cun Good Vegetables be obtained. 
/ Tlie chuiacter of LAJiDREThS 1 SK Cl )S 
fins been substantiated beyond all question. 
k S's / rz. x They are the STANDARD for Unalltj*. 
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V XQt/fVf-vN \ \ o under our own cultivation. 
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\. v g * M 1 x* seal'd packages, or drop us a jiostal earJ for 
XvjX, -" prices and Catalogue. 
„ —j7—t ‘ WhaUsaie trade prices to dealers an application. 
Fwnded17b4. DAVID LANDRETH &SONS.2I and 23 S.SixthSt.Philadelphia. 
E STABUIS HED/ 
.18 3 8 / 
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The disappointment, vexation and loss from the failure of the season's 
supply of Vegetables, by planting worthless seeds, is a fact experienced 
perhaps once hy every grower. To all such, and those who want a 
strictly reliable strain of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
we invite you to give DREER'S GARDEN SEEDS a trial. Forty- 
foi.r years' experience in furnishing the most critical Market Gar¬ 
deners and Amateurs with their supplies of seeds, secured by 
thorough inspection of growing crops and satisfactory trials m our own 
farm. DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR FOR 1S82, giving 
complete descriptive and priced lists, mailed free. Ple-sc -;:ate 'f a 
Market Gardener. 
HEUBY JL- DEEEE, 
714 Chestnut Street, Philadaipma. 
FLUSHING, N. Y. 
Descriptive Catalogue sent free. 
ft* 
/A TO IN CASH FRIZES TO> 
/IS I § 1 GROWERS of tlio Best, 
Yf VEGETABLES* from our 
SEEDS. S75.0O for the REST 5 
CABBAGES. S »35.00 for BEST 9 
MELONS. te'-CiUalowue FREE. 
INNISFALLEX GhEESHOUSKS.tipr. ugheld.O 
fca ^ for the three llrat number? of 
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5a Montiu.y. Ten large jiictnrcs 
— Steel tmgravliigs and Oil. Tho 
^Srv'x' rittt-' best Fori mu i f the Jute Prcsi- 
d"'it James A. Gurfleld. Two pieces of music. 
Vbtve. cut dress put terns. Two hundred illustra- 
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literature, size bh x 11 , or 1 pounds of elegant 
pi'intimt, on tinted paper, post free, for fifty cents 
inposinpestamps, v/. .1 lON.N'INGS DEMOItEST, 
Publisher, 17 East 1 lib Street. New York. 
Oh HUY BASKETS.-BEST. CHE A PEST. Free 
J > circular N. BATTEliSON, Buffalo, N. Y. 
FVERY 
ISSENA NURSERIES 
TREES ami SHRUBS, OLD, NEW, RARE and H1KDY. 
Bulbs, Ornamental Grasses, 
and Immortelles, Gladiolus, 
T.ilies, Roses, Plants, Garden 
Implcrneuts. Beautifully illus- 
tratcd.OverlOOpages. Address 
ROCHESTER,N.Y. a CHICAGO, ILL 
179-183 Eait Main St 200-206 Randolph St 
