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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
Established 1845. 
300 BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, 
With a richly colored plate of flowerB, and a descriptive 
priced list of 2,000 varieties of FLO WE It and VEGE¬ 
TABLE Seeds, Bulhs, Plants, &c.—with much useful in¬ 
formation upon their culture—150 pages—mailed to all en¬ 
closing 6 cents to pay postage. 
A beautifully illustrated Monthly devoted_ exclusively to 
the Garden. Valuable Premiums (riven to each 
Subscriber. $1.00 per year. Sample Copy and Pre¬ 
mium List free ; with colored plate, 10c. 
The Americas' Garden and American Agriculturist 
one year for only $2.00. 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, Publishers, 
SEED & HOBTICULTURAL WAKEH0USE, 
34 Barcla y St., New York. 
THE U. S. MAIL 
BRINGS 
Dreer’s Seed Warehouse 
to the door of every Planter. This greats con¬ 
venience places Dreer’s Reliable Garden Seeds 
within the reach of all. All Seeds Mailed Post¬ 
age Free, except JPeas, Beans, and Corn in bulk. A full 
supply ot delicions Vegetables and beautiful 
Flowers all the year round, Dreer’s Garden 
Calendar for 1883, ready early in January. Mailed free. 
HENRY A. DREER. Seedsman, 
Established 1838. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, 
SMALL FRUITS. GRAPE FINES. 
Illustrated Descrip, 
tive Catalogue is 
now ready. One of 
the largest and fin¬ 
est stocks ever 
grown in this coun¬ 
try. Prices very 
reasonable. All the leading novelties a specialty. Cata¬ 
logue free. Address, 
E. P. ROE, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y. 
E. P. ROE'S 
ptICF&W READER who has a garden or door 
1C ■ fi.ill B yard that may be beautified or utilized, 
a cemetery lot that may bo adorned, even a win¬ 
dow uill that may be ornamented by the planting of 
S MALL FRUITS 
■■CARNATIONS^ 
ROSES,SHRUBS&FLOWERINO 
PLANTS! 
Should send now for my Spring Catalogue, 
to be issued early in the season. 
Jt is free to all. It is full of information. 
It offers plants at reasonable prices. 
ROCHESTER, 
New York. 
GEO. S. WALES 
Best Market Pear. 
James Vick, Big Boh, and 40 other sorts 
best Strawberries. Hansell, Superb, and 
20 other sorts of Easpberries. 30 sorts 
Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
berries. 45 sorts Peaches, Apples, Plums, 
Quinces, &c. Lowest rates. Catalogue 
free. J. S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, N. J. 
PEAR SEEDLINGS 
For prices, inquire of C. H. DAEROW, Geneva, N. Y. 
i 838 „ 1883 p omona Nursery. 
5 AAA KIEFFER’S HYBRID 
,UUU PEARS in Orchard, and 
m. t\ in Nursery, propagated 
oU.U(M) exclusivelyfrom Stand- 
fj \y , ards> No -j Jilds or Scj _ 
ons taken from DWARFS. NIGH’S 
nnaae, ana ornamental Trees, vines, ana Plants in variety. 
Catalogue free. WM. PARRY, Parry P. O., N. J. 
THORBURN & TITUS, 
158 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK. 
SEEDS FOR GARDEN AND FARM. 
CATALOGUES MAILED UPON APPLICATION. 
ANNO UNC E ME NT. 
That if you would like to have our Illustrated Catalogue of 
SeepS'Plants 
Send your address on a postal card. We wish to call your 
attention to the fact that we are by far the largest growers of 
GERANIUMS 
ROSES- 
to he found in this country. We will send by mail, pre¬ 
paid, labeled, our selection, double and single, 1 (I tine sorts, 
all different, for 8 1 .25. We have over Three Hun¬ 
dred varieties to select from. 
We are also extensive growers of 
and have a superb collection; from 
which we will send by mail, prepaid, 
labeled, all different, but our selec¬ 
tion. , 1 G StrongPIantsfor 81.25 
We also send on same terms 16 Carnations, or 16 
Fuchsias, doubleand single; or 4 Roses, 4 Fuchsias, 
4 Carnations, and 4 Geraniums for 81.25. NOW 
WHAT CAN WE SAY 
OR DO TO GET YOU TO TRY OCR 
None Better! None Cheaper! 
iKS^Liberal inducements and Premiums to 
“^Persons ordering. Send the address of lO 
Persons who buy OCCFIC DIAGITC 
_ andwewillsendyou cStS-WO OR rLHIl I O 
„ GRATIS a packet of the Fine New Dwarf 
OSCAR WILDE SUNFLOWER. Address 
INNISFALLEN CREENHOUSES, Springfield,Ohio. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
CATALOGUE of New, Rare, and Beautiful Plants for 
1883, will be ready in February with a colored plate. 
It is full in really good and beautiful plants, as well as all 
the novelties of merit. 
The rich collection of fine Foliage, and other Greenhouse 
and Hothouse Plants, are well grown, and at low prices. 
Free to all my customers: to others, 10 cts; or a plain 
copy gratis. Catalogues of Seeds, Roses, Orchids, Fruits, 
etc., gratis. JOHN SAUL, Washington, D ,C. 
'eariy mSsotamet CORN' 
Educated and practical growers nowfessent to "one 
motto 44 That the further North Seeds are 
grown the earlier their product will fee.** 
we offer this year a full line of Standard Potatoes, 
true toname, gTown on dry upland; ScotchFyfe and 
Blue Stem Wheat; White Russian Oats; Etampes Cab¬ 
bage, said to be one week earlier than Early York; our 
North Star Yellow Bent Com still takes the lead, and 
for fodder is equal to any; of onion seed, tomatoes, 
carrots, peas, &c., &c., a full line and large crop, all 
1882 growth on our own farms. Wild Rice for duck 
ponds always on hand for Spring or Fall sowing. 
7th Annual Catalogue. Free? T. M. METCALF. 
Grower, Importer^Jobber, St. Paul, Minn. 
Sugar Trough Gourds 
"•ffi 
ells. 
Are as easily grown as Pump 
.fra 
kins; hold from 2 to 10 
Ions each ; have hard shel 
and are convenient for many i 
household purposes. I will 
send a package of the Seed for a silver dime. Read 
my Advertisement above. The Fence Treatise Is 
worth $10.00 to any farmer. Address. 
WALDO F. BROWN, Box 75, Oxford Ohio. 
HowWeTestSeeds.l 
Probably from the fact that our long experience as 
Practical Gardeners, made us realize the necessity more 
strongly than most seed dealers, we very early in our 
career as seedsmen inaugurated the practice of testing 
all seeds before selling. From the small tests begun in 
1872, this practice has extended and become so sys¬ 
tematized that the past season it required the entire use 
of one of our largest greenhouses for our seed tests dur¬ 
ing the fall and winter, and afterwards in spring in the 
open ground we had set out many thousand plants, rep¬ 
resenting the stock in vegetable seeds alone of over 900 
growers. All these tests are carried on under the per¬ 
sonal snpervision of PETER HENDERSON, and as the 
author of “Gardening for Profit ” has had as long and 
as varied an experience as most men in operations con¬ 
nected with the soil, it will be seen that we are placed in 
a position to judge, not only as to the germinating prop¬ 
erties, but what is of far more importance, the purity uf 
and the kinds of seeds best suited for all gardening 
purposes. If therefore you can buy seeds as cheaply 
from us, and we think if you will compare prices you 
will find that you can—it will certainly be to your inter¬ 
est to do so. Our Cfttnlogue for 1883 of Everything 
for the Garden is now ready, and will be mailed free 
on application. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO., 
35 & 37 Cortlandt St., New York. 
—A NEW EARLY POTATO— 
We take great pleasure in introducing this valuable New 
Extra Early Potato, “EARLY ESSEX.” Circu¬ 
lars giving descriptions and full particulars sent on applica¬ 
tion. (Electrotypes, $2.00 each.) Our ANNUAL CATA¬ 
LOGUE of Garden and Farm Seeds, Agricultural Imple¬ 
ments, etc., ready for mailing January 1st, free to ail appli¬ 
cants. New and choice seeds a specialty. Address 
R. D. HAWLEY, Seedsman, 
492 & 498 Main Street, HARTFORD, CT. 
, fumi 1 
. IB8&.L.1 _ 
Will be mailed free to all applicants, ana to cus- -v- 
tomers of last year without ordering it. Itcontains 
about 175 pages, 600 illustrations, prices, accurato . 
descriptions and valuable directions for planting 
1500 varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
Plants, Fruit Trees, etc. Invaluable to all, espec¬ 
ially to Market Gardeners. Send for it! 
D. M. FERRY & CO. Detroit Mich. 
AN OFFER to FARMERS 
I have invented a Self-supporting Board Fence, needs no 
posts, can be made in the barn on rainy days ; cost 30cts. a. 
rod less than post and board fence. It is not patented, but 
for 30 cts. I will send Illustrated Fence Tbeatise, tell¬ 
ing how to make it, and one of the following Premiums r 
1st, a one-foot boxwood pocket rule. 2nd, Kendal’s Horse- 
Book, 100 Pages, 85 Illustrations. 3rd, one package of 
Sugar Trough Gourd, Achme Tomato, Prize Head Lettuce,. 
Verbena, and Phlox, or all the above for 60 cts. 
Address, Waldo F. Brown, Box 75, Oxford, O. 
QUINCE and the NEW 
- The two most val- ^ 
■S uable fruits of re- g 
a- cent introduction, "g 
== Form a club in your 
= neighborhood. § 
3 Terms Liberal, ^ 
g,Address forcire’lr -— 
g F. L. PERRY, -o 
id, Canandaigua, N. Y. - 
t 
FRUIT I TYLER RASPBERRY 
_■ . _ WAGER PEACH and all SMALL FRUITS. 
NOlGS! 1 R.JOHNSTON, ShortsTllle, Ontario Co.N.Y. 
CRAPE; 
SMALL FRUIT PLANTS. 
' TREES. Headquarters for 
the unrivalled New Currant 
Low Prices. Mailing a Specialty. ■FAY’S PROLIFIC. 
WATER FOWLS. Free Catalogues. 
VINES, 
Thoroughbred LAND and w 
Thoroughbred LAND and ■ 
GEO. S. JOSSELYN, Fredonia, New York. 
OCIC ANNUAL 
CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
For 1883, will be sent free to all who apply. Sentgra 
..t. It is an El 
atis, and l 
__ .._ r „. ...... . post-paid, to 
all our old customers without writing for it. It is an Elegant Book, with 
scores of Illustrations, and one lovely Colored Plate. We oiler a complete 
assortment of FRESH, PURE, and RELIABLE GARDEN, FIELD, and FLOW¬ 
ER SEEDS. PLANET, MATTHEW’S, and NEW YORK SEED 
DRILLS, GARDEN TOOLS of all kinds. Celebrated GEM CULTI¬ 
VATORS, Horse Hoes, etc. We warrant our Vegetable 
Flower Seedstobe fresh and true to name. Gardeners 
and others desiring PURE AND GOOD SEED, should 
send for our book at once. Compare our prices be¬ 
fore buying. OUR CATALOGUE gives practical 
directions for cultivation, and a LIST OF EVERY¬ 
THING FOR THE GARDEN. SEND FOR IT. 
MENDENHALL & CO.. c T „ 
78 East Market St., Indianapolis, Ind. 
