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AMERLOAU AGRICULTURIST. 
[October, 
YOU NEED 
Established 1845. 
A GUIDE for the GARDEN. 
150 Pages. Beautifully Illustrated Colored Plate of 
Flowers. 800 Illustrations. Indispensable to every 
reader of tbe American Agriculturist. Mailed for 6 cents. 
Price List tnot illustrated; free. 
ALSO, 
Beautifully Illustrated; devoted exclusively to 
the Garden. 
Its contributors are all acknowledged authorities on the 
subjects treated by them. 
Valuable Premiums Given to Each Subscriber. 
"Seasonable Hints," and “ Answers to Correspondents ,” 
in each number, are alone worth the price charged for the 
journal the entire year. 
$1.00 per Year, 3 mouths trial trip, 30 cents. 
Sample copy and premium list free. 
Persons subscribing now will receive the remaining num¬ 
bers for 1883 free. 
I3?“The American Garden and the American Agricul¬ 
turist, both for one year, for only $*£.00. 
IS. K. BSaISS & 
34 Barclay Street, New York City. 
ESITABSLISHEIO 1838. 
ire/h acR ELlj $ LE- 
The Subscriber begs leave to offer a strain of 
VEGETABLE A8SD FLOWER SEEDS, 
which in point of purity, vitality, and superior qual¬ 
ity, shall not be equalled by any. Special efforts are made 
to furnish Market Gardeners and Amateurs who ap¬ 
preciate the value of good seeds, and whose trade remains 
steadfast. A trial is invited, and as a guide will mail 
Dreer’s Garden Calender, containing complete lists 
of Vegetable and Flower Seeds and Plants, to 
the address of anv one interested in Horticulture. 
HENRY A. DREER, 
SEEDSMAN and FED 151ST. 
No. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
i! „„.. 
Natural Flowers, Grasses and Moss pressed on Photo¬ 
graph Cards, Letter Paper, etc. Fancy Palmetto Fans, 
Palm Leaves, Grass Bouquets, etc. Wholesale List free. 
ARNOLD PUETZ, Jacksonville, Fla. 
MALL FRUITS 
CARNATIONS 
ROSESand PANSIES 
- My catalogue gives full instructions for 
culture, describes the new varieties, offers Plants at 
reasonable prices Q \Sf/UI (C© Rochester 
and is free to all. ui Ui a¥ #4ILI£t»J NewYork. 
S 1 
Hardy Clematis. 
The best Ornamental Climber for Porches. Lattice Work, 
and Lawn Decoration. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
JOSEPH KfFT, West Chester, Pa. 
FOREST and EVERGREEN TREES, 
lardy Catalpa Seeds, 
CATALPA, PINE, SPRUCE, LARCH, ASH, &C., &c. 
All Nursery Grown. Tree Seeds, Forest Trees, by mail. 
R. DOUGLAS & SON, Waukegan, Ills. 
Co Bo BOGJP&S, 
THE OLDEST SEEDSMAN IN PHIL A., 
133 MARKET ST., 
SEEDS IN PAPERS SENT PER MAIL FREE. 
Send for his Catalogue. 
H 1 ®* BfU? H a B Eft a you to send for our new 
IT WSLL PM 
thing for Garden and 
Farm (Free). JOHNSON <Sfc STOKES, 
Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
Best Market Pear. 
99,999 Peach Trees. All best varie¬ 
ties of new and old Strawberries, Grapes, 
Currants, Raspberries, &c., &c. New 
Blackberry, the EARLY CLUSTER, 
early, hardy, good; single hill yielded 13 
ssy quarts at one picking. Send for" free cata- 
^ fogue. J. S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, N. J. 
1 50,000 PEACH TREES.— Over 60 of the best 
varieties, suitable for all sections, grown from healthy 
natural seed and free from disease. Also a full stock of 
other Fruit and Ornamental Trees. A large stock of Wilson 
Early Blackberry, Raspberry, Grapes, Strawberries, Con. 
Col. Asparagus, Hedge Plants, and Small Fruit Plants and 
General Nursery Stock packed to carry any distance with¬ 
out charge. No travelling agents. Address, 
CHAS. BLACK & BRO„ Village Nurseries, Hightstown, N.J. 
Great Northern and Southern Nursery. 
Catalogues Gratis.— Showing how and what to plant, 
with much valuable information. For Fall of 1883 and Spring 
of 1884, my stock will be full and unusually fine. A full line 
of Peaches and extra long keeping Apples, Keifer and Le¬ 
conte Pears, Japan Persimmons, Reas’ Mammoth and 
Champion Quince, Small Fruits, Ornamental Trees, and all 
stock usually found in a first-class Nursery. Prices low for 
reliable stock. RANDOLPH PETERS, Wilmington, Del. 
1838 a 1883 p omona nurseries. 
HEADQUARTERS FOR 
KIEFFER’S HYBRID PEARS. 
100 Acres in Small Fruits. 
100,000 PEACH TREES. 
OLD and NEW varieties STRAWBERRIES, 
Raspberries and Blackberries, GRAPES and 
. Currants. Fruit and Shade Trees, Plants and 
Vines at lowest rates for pure and genuine stock. Liberal 
discount to tbe trade. Catalogue, with Colored Plates, 
Free. WM. PARRY, Parry P. O., N. J. 
||dANIEL BOONE, 
ig| ATLANTIC, 
IwSTMWMEsi 
gfi JERSEY QUEEN, 
H JAMES VICK, 
SjjPrince of Berries, 
H MANCHESTER. 
BsENECA QUEEN. 
A new Illustrated Descriptive Catalogued 
of these and many other New and CholceSB 
varieties of SMALL FRUITS, CDCC ITO 
Trees, Vines, ROSES, etc., r IICE. sKa 
H.S.ANDERSON,^Cayuga Labe Nurseries,fag 
Established 4855. ' Union Springs N.Y.jH 
ALBERT DICKINSON, 
Dealer in Timothy. Clover, Flax. Hungarian. Millet, Red Top, Blue 
Grass, Lawn Grass. Orchard Grass, Bird Seeds, &c. 
POP CORN. 
; 115. 117 & 119 Kinzic St. Office. 115 Kinzie St., 
! 104, 106,103 &, 110 Michigan St. CHICACO , ILL. 
Warehouses j 
are used by Hundreds of Thousands of the best Cultivators in the world. They are new, sure to grow if decently treated, 
and produce the most gratifying results. They will make the garden bloom and the owner smile. If you would know 
how to get and grow them, send tn VICK’S FLORAL GUIDE for 1884, an elegant book of 150pages. 2 Colored 
Plates, and 100 1 Illustrations of the choicest Flowers, Plants and Vegetables, with directions for growing. Sent to any 
one for 10 Cents. In English or German. If you afterwards order seeds deduct the 10 Cents. 
VICK’S ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE— 32 Pages, a Colored Plate in every number and many 
fine Engravings of Flowtrs and Plants. Price $1.25 a year; five copies for $5.00. Spec'men numbers sent for 10 Cents ; 3 
trial copies for 25 Cents. Address, JAMES VICK. Rochester, N. Y. 
WE SELL EVERYTHING FOR THE 
GARDEN 
Priced Illustrated Catalogues Free on application. 
PETER HENDERSOH&CO. 
35 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK. 
The New Strawberry, Legal Tender, 
has stood 2 years further trial, and has the endorsement of 
the leading berry growers of this section, and will be ofler- 
ed this fall at $2 j>er doz.; $10 per hundred; with liberal dis¬ 
count to the trade. All the best kinds on the best terms. 
200,000 Kiefer and Leeont Pear Buds, 75 cts. per 
hundred ; $5 per M. Headquarters for the early Prolific and 
Reliance Raspberries, the best for profit. Catalogue and 
Price List free. J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. 
F OR PRICES New, Extra Strawberries, Gregg, 
Tylor, Raspberries, Blackberries, &c.. Choice Seed 
Potatoes, address S. E. HALL, Cherry Valley, 111. 
E.P.ROE 
Supplies Country Homes 
with Choice Small 
Fruit Plants and 
Grape Vines. Bid- 
well— the finest straw¬ 
berry in the world.— Seneca Queen,Manchester, 
Jersey Queen strawberries; Cutlibert and 
Gregg raspberries, specialties, with a full assortment 
of all the new and standard kinds. Send stamp for 
Descriptive Catalogue. Address 
Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y. E. P. ME 
BERRY BOXES & PEACH BASKETS. 
MANUFACTURED AT ,,|| 
oTHE MICHIGAN BASKET FACTORY 0“ 
A. W. WELLS flc 0 0,T 
mnniiiiui 
Cm " 
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. J 
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED PRICE .fetal 
BEST 
NATIVE 
WHITE 
GRAPE 
EVER 
Produced. 
NIAGARA 
HEALTHY, HARDY, VIGOROUS, PRODUCTIVE, 
EARLY. Hangs on the vine for months and never 
drops, cracks or shrivels. Bunches large, compact, uni¬ 
form, beautiful and showy. A good keeper, of excel-, 
lent quality, and pronounced by experienced manufac¬ 
turers unsurpassed as a wine grape. We court the' 
fullest investigation, and invite all to come and see it. 
Put out on terms of special advantage to the vine- 
yardist. Send for circular. 
NIAGARA GRAPE C©., 
__Lockport, N. Y. 
K strongconcordgrapevines 
by mail, postpaid, for$l. Can mail after Oct. 1st. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Ordernoto.WM.B.REED 
Chambersburg Nurseries, Chambersburg, Pa. 
Why Go West? 
And risk tornadoes and all the discomforts of semi- 
civilization, when either large or small farms—in a genial 
climate: in the heart of the finest fruit region of America ; 
convenient to schools, churches, stores and mills; access¬ 
ible by railroad and steamers from Boston, New York, 
Philadelphia or Baltimore (which cities afford the best of 
markets for the fruits and other products of these farms)— 
can he bought in the State of Delaware on as good terms 
and for as low prices ? Come at once, or write to 
AMOS COLE, 
Real Estate Agent, 
Harrington, Kent County, Delaware. 
POSITIVE GURU 
for the blues free, address Jones of Binghamton. Bingham¬ 
ton, N. Y., also 5-ton freight paid wagon scales $60. 
IMPROVED FARM IMPLEMENTS! 
Non-Explosive Steam Engines, Best Railway and Lever 
Horse-Powers. Threshing Machines. Straw-Preserving 
Threshers, La Dow’s Disc and Steel Spring Tooth Harrows, 
Eagle Sulky Horse Rakes, Cultivators, Feed Mills, Feed 
Steamers, etc., etc. Wheeler & Melick Co., Albany, 
N. Y. Established 1880. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 
