MARCH 44 
FOR ANY ONE OF THE 
Choice Collections of ltow-s, 
shrubs, Greenhouse 1’lnnts, 
PERSON AL8. 
A widow at Lafayette, Ind., receives $1,700 
as her husband’s back pension, though she 
was a wife for a day only, having married 
him while he was dying. 
Count Waldersee, now Adialus to Von 
Moltke, and practically head of the Germany 
army, is married to an American lady, Miss 
Lee, whose sister is the wife of a very distin¬ 
guished W iitenberg nobleman. 
According to the Danish paper Ude og 
Hjemme, Mr. Bjorn Bjornstjerne Bjornsen, 
novelist, has a fjine bjhouse in the bjeauttful 
Gausdal, and 1 jeeps it wjide openj in Sjum- 
mer for bvjisjitors, to whjom hje gjives duo 
e nbj of ejoffee and ckjakes. 
The Head Colony, in the whoat region of 
Dakota, is composed entirely of eight brothers 
named Head and their families, numbering 
nearly 100 persons. They have bought 10,000 
acres of land in adjoining farms, but these are 
owned separately, and there is to be no com¬ 
munism in the enterprise, 
The Albany (N. Y.) Argus observes; Judge 
McGowan, this city was cured of rheumatism 
by St. Jacob’s Oil.— Adv. 
rations. 
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•4 r “A Violet from Mother’s Grave" & 40 other 
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White Elephant Potato. 
Beware of Spurious sorts Offered! 
This superb late variety, introduced by us last season, has been th< roughly tested by over ten thousand growers, South, East, 
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Montclair Raspberry. NIAGARA 
We offer a few plants for sale this Spring, 3 for $1.00 H I 11 W II 1 J ll - wanted to plant eine- 
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Manchester Strawberry. AUUre ” THE N - KA y- 
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aval BUB. ac j. o WILLIAMS, MILLER & tfUNT, Wrights Ghovk, Chicago, Ill. 
Montclair, New Jersey, 
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SEEDS! 
M Mk f \ Affo give more and better plants for 
Ua| \ k \r the money than any other house 
n II ij r iiIn the country. Ca'alouoe for 1882 
■ * “ w ™ ^ rtote ready, FRKE TO ALL. Send for 
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MILLER it tfUNT, Wrights Grovk, Chicago, Ill. 
HEADQUARTERS OFTHE UNRIVALLED 
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It pays toJhave good tools and seeds. 
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SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS, 
Fully illustrated Catalogue sent free. 
CHICAGO, ILL . Wholesale and Retail. ROCHESTER. N.T. 
LEGAL TENDER STRAWBERRY. 
Produetl ve as the Orescent; firm as the Wilson: large, 
handsome, delicious. Will be offered by subscription. 
New whitk Strawberry the Fairy, owknt and satin 
Gloss, a grand suceess the past season Manchester, 
Mt. Vernon, etc. Early Prolific and Bruanoe Hasp 
berries still ahead. Twenty acres now In bearing. 
Kteffer and I.e > <>nt Pear wood In quantity. All the 
best Small Fruit Plants. Prentiss and other choice 
Grape-vines, Trees, etc., at low prices. Send for list. 
J. C. GIBSON. WOODBURY. N. J. 
MARBLEHEAD 
Early Sweet Corn 
Is the most profitable of all, Ixjcause it matures before any 
other kind, g.vlog tanners complete control of the early mar¬ 
ket. 1 wariaul it to be at least a week earlier than Minnesota, 
Narragansett or Crosby, and decidedly earlier than Dolly 
Dutlon, Torn Thumbor E3rly Boynton O: sizeof Minnesota, 
nnd very sweet. The origin.! Introducer, I send pure stock, 
postoaid, per package is cents ; pet quart. 70 .••ills ; per peck, 
by express. $T 00 la ray catnlogne 'free to all.) are emphatic 
recoin inendatiuns from farmers ind gardeners, 
|AMES J. H. CRHGURY, maiiuleueau, Mass. 
I And PKIOE LI*T of I 
SMALL FRUITS 
HR.JOHNSTON 
SflOWvilio, Dstlrio Co.N.Y; 
Vro entirely the product of cmrnvrn farms,and 
ire nustirpusseu by at.yin the world for purity 
ind reliability. Enist’s (iardeti Almanac, 
outaining 1W 1 ages useful information, with prices, 
mailed on receipt. f 3c. stamp. 
; ar wholesale JYiee-AiJk for Merchant) cm application 
HOBERT BUIST, Jr., Seed Croj*vor, 
wwa Ton 1882, 
W’lll be malted »rite to *11 ftppllcanti, *ttd to customer# without 
ordering it, It contain! five colored pt*U%, Ftigravnijc!, 
about 200 pa«rr» f and full d*»*crlphon», pHo*f and direction! for 
plantinK l;>i>0 vtllrlle!of Vi ^atableand Flower 5 «d*, Plnntt, 
Fruit Trees, etc. Invaluable to all. Send for It. Addrr«, 
D. M. FEEB.Y & CO., Detroit, Mich. 
Mil (- Brothers, South Glastonbury. •pTfJ. 
n rt La w Conn, arc limi lq uric re for and AJ A.VA 
-l ■ — bcucI free catalogue clTlpyripR 
S^uMANCHESTER b»‘st Strawberry 
Trees. - - ■■ — — on earth. lYoduct- 
ive as Crescent, i»‘rfoct form, itin high flavor. Firm 
as Wilson, iisuutij'ul colored hi. U jja/c,sliowlng one 
foot of row in full fruiting ■**■ sent ftee. also cut 
of new Block Cap Raspberry, Vniiluurnn 
Ilipens week before Doolittle, is jet DUUllogllU. 
black and twice as productive. ■■ 1 . •" ■ 
The Original Introducer of the 
Bidwell STRAWBERRY 
Offers 100,UtR) plants for sale. Its einineut sue -css 
wliu-ever tried establishes It as a standard variety. 
Plants trimmed, packed and shipped <3i i;>c per dozen: 
$2 per 10 U; $a |ier 1,000; also t3o other varieties. :S i.d 
far circular with prices. T. T. LYON, South Haven, 
mchlgaa. 
R aspberries and strawberries a special v. 
• Tile celebrated Olllo R ispberry; Sliurptess aid 
Crescent Seedling specialtlua. Every one wishing to 
save money will do well to said for free descriptive 
circular. Address J. IRVIN TOHNSON, Palmyra,N.Y. 
THORBURN & TITUS, 
SEEDSMEN, 
158 Chambers Street, New York. 
Catalogues mailed free on application. 
John Saul’s Catalogue ot New, 
Rare and Beautiful Plants 
for 1882. 
Is now ready with a colored plate. It Is full 
in really gi>>u and beautiful plants, New Dracae¬ 
nas, New Crotons, New Rases, New Pelargoniums, 
with a rich collection of Mae Foliage and other 
Plants, well grown and ai low prices; Free to all my 
customers, to others locls., or a Plain copy free. 
Catalogues of Hoses. Seeds. Fruit trees. Orchids, 
4c., free. J >AL! L Wuel.itmlou, l». C. 
THE UNITED STATES MAIL 
^^5^5^BRiNGS0CCn CTftDC tT0 every 
DCEII 01 UilC MAN’S DOOR 
It is manifest that lYom GOOD SEEDS 
. to ri - nvl -v can Good Veijctables be obtained 
L\ lOVA V \ Orrflrt^V, The character of LANDK£TH’S SEKDS 
\D yAT.i *bus been substantiated It -.oioi all ijuesUun. 
l ^ -STAMUKI) for Quality. Over 
- 1500 acres in Gnrdeu Seed Crops mnder our own 
Founded cultivation. Ask your Storekeeper for them in original scaled 
packwicx or drop ns a postal card for prices and Catalogue. Address 
DAVID LANDRETH Sc SONS. 21 and 23S. Sixth Street, Philadelphia, 
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 by every grower. To all such, and those who want a 
strictly reliable strain of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
we inviic you to give DRIVER'S GARDEN SEEDS a trial. Forty- 
four years' experience in furnishing the most critical Market Gar¬ 
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thorough inspection of growing crops and satisfactory trials in our ov n 
farm. DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR FOR 1882. giving 
complete descriptive and priced lists, mailed free. Please state if a 
Market Gardener. 
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714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 
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HEAD-QUARTERS FOR 
SEED POTATOES! 
All the valuable, new and standard varieties 
American Maynu/n IlirnuM, remarkable for us earli- 
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tios. 61 b bushels grown on 1 acre and dug 65 days 
all or jd.n I ring Champlain, very curly and good 
keeper, itat* Star, unexcelled in quality. Wo:son's 
Send liny, extra early -and very productive. K.««iy 
of /frbrotr, I'.orUy Iforhurn , and thirty Ohio are the 
earliest of all varieties and very YUi-erlor In rroduc- 
tiveuesH aiidqu ility. While /Orphan', wonderfully 
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Crideof Amrric i. modcr itety early and fine flavor. 
B7i i'e Hose, very handsome it lid productive for gen¬ 
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fine quality, M unmo h Peart, iiiortnomly produc- 
tivo Ko - I croi C. E. 
Island, Karly Rose, Jtirbnnk'r Stciiinff,Rnau' E'/ake, 
All I all other uoml vurietio*. pure mid tine nt 
low price*, we will send 3 ponnils of nny of the 
above varieties by mail, post-paid, c® roeelptof tt 1. 
Prices by the bushel and barrel will be found In our 
*' Ilhrs'ra'ed tlrtcripHrr Cabt/oanK,” which la sent 
free 1 1 uuy address. Our Seialii ;i re w ill runted 
fresh and genuine. Iion'c fail to send for our 
Catalogue before purchasing. It will pay >ou. 
JOHNSON iV STOKES, Seedsmen, 
lil t Market St., Pbila., Pa. 
THE ALBANY SEEO STORE. 
ESTABLISHED 1831.; 
PRICK & KNICKERBOCKER. 
srrngssoRS to 
SEEDSMEN. 
72-page Catalogue, profusely illustrated, 
tree by mail, 
80 State St., Albany,N.Y. 
Bulbs, Seeds and Plants. 
5 pkgs slower seeds, our choice, 10 cents. 
5 good Gladioli, 10 cents Lilies, Roses. Geraniums, 
Tuberoses, etc., all choice varieties. Catalogue Tree. 
N HaLI.OCK. Creedmoor. N. Y. 
D C A n C D If > ou love ral f flowers, choicest only, 
U ” W UtIt address ELLIS BROS., Keene, N. H. 
It will astonish and please. Fuek. 
S MALL FRUITS 
CARNATIONS 
ROSESand PANSIES 
vMif.tvsa knve * fr’N for 
culture, describos the new varieties, oil ere ! hints at 
G. S. W AL ES 
QRAPE VINES! 
A large stock of the h ailin g v&rletipR. also the follow 
lug new sur s LADY WASHINGTON DUCH- 
ESS.VERSENNUS HIGHLAND MONHOE 
JEFFERSON ROCHESTER ELDORADO 
POCKLINGTON vm PRENTISS. 
THt mm & HAHmoUrt IJU., 
100,000 CRESCENT STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
100,000 CAPT. JACK STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
20,000 TURNER RED RASPBERRY PLANTS. 
Address R. J. COE, Fort Atkinson. Wls. 
PCPPV abUstV. wfr/ed/Jrn!/ P R P F 
rl ■ lrscs. Bidwell, etc. ! •»#»*- 
■ ■ S,h‘ Tin ry Leaf for points, prices 
and particulars. E. B. Undkriiiu-. Poughkeepsie. N.Y. 
IFSEED POTATOES.^ 
QUEEN OK THE VALLEY......per bbl.... $4 50 
WHITE ELEPHANT. ** .... 8.00 
AMERICAN MAGNUM BONUM. " .... 4.50 
Beauty of liebron. Ohio, etc,, etc. Also choice Seeds 
and Plants. Address 
TUISCO GREINER, Naples. N. Y. 
^AA AAA STRAWBERRY PLANTS, 
v v, v v v largely ot Snarple>s. crescent Seedling, 
and Wilson's AI hiu> F; Qu-cii of the Market and Re 
liancc Raspberries- Keift-r and Leconte Pears and 
Peach Trees by mull. A full line nf So I Nursery 
Stock. A 15-page catalogue, showing how and what 
plant, mailed gratis. RANDOLPH PETERS, 
Wll.MlSGTvIN. Dkl.vWABE. 
SPECULATION IN P ACH TREES 
20,000 Peach Trees for Spring setting, lO varie¬ 
ties, all carefully budded, for sale by 
JOHN ti. BUCHANAN, Uriggstown, N. J 
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