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THE 
Sfloral sfimEiaet 
AND 
PICTORIAL HOME COMPANION, 
THE HANDSOMEST ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF HOUSE¬ 
HOLD ART, FLOWERS AND HOME LITERATURE 
IN AMERICA. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 
Devoted to Housekeeping, Household Elegancies, 
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Cottages, Garden Decorations, and Illustrated Home 
Literature. 
SUBSCRIPTION TEEMS, 1877. 
$1 30 per year, including Steel Plate Engraving, 
“ The Glee Maiden.” 
1 50 per year, including also chromo “ Gems of the 
Flower Garden.” or “ My Window Garden ” 
65 cents, six months, without premiums. 
To club of seven, an extra copy of paper with one 
engraving free to agent. 
These terms include all charges—for mailing and 
also postage on paper for one year. 
Back Volumes. 
$1 30 for volume of 1874, 1875 or 1876, unbound. 
2 25 “ “ “ bound In cloth,and mailed 
1 00 “ cover to volume, mailed, postage paid. 
1 50 “ portable binder and music portfolio, 
mailed, postage paid. 
1 00 “ volume of 1873, unbound. 
50 “ numbers July to Dec., 1S72, unbound. 
No numbers for sale previous to July, 1872. 
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Terms for Uiiromos, Agents’ Outfits, &c. 
50 cents for agents’ outfit of paper, eliromos, etc. 
25 “ “ “ “ “ and engraving. 
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stamp. Agents wanted in every town. 
A R rl i'pqq 
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Office, Publisher, 
46 Beekman St., New York. P. O. Box 2445. 
A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS 
Tjl published and for sale by Henry T. Williams, 
will be sent free by mail on receipt of 3 ct. stamp. 
Sole Manuf’r of 
WHEEL CHAIRS 
ONL Y. ALL Styles and Sizes 
Bor INVALIDS <fc CRIPJPLES. 
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by any one having the use of 
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“Rolling Chairs” at the Centen¬ 
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JULY LIST 
For 25ctS> we will send 
these eight 3-page pieces: 
For you we are Praying at 
Home, Estabrooke; Childhood’s Happy Hours, 
Dinsmore ; Huldy Ann (comic), Braham; Linger 
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Angels, Turner; Chestnut Hill Waltz; Flirting in 
the Starlight Waltz; Hecla Mazurka. Excelsior 
Music Co^ 256 Washington St , Boston. 
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“ UNION IN CHRIST.” 
ONE Is an excellent union, undenominational 
MONTH illustrated monthly; published by the 
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Jc by clergymen of different denominations 
Terms' 35c a year, 25c. to ministers and agents. 
“ UNION IN CHRIST ” sent on trial one 
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r l copy Curious Love Letter, 1 pk. Comic 
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$5 to $20 per day at home. Samples .worth $5 
HA 
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$7 
it tt • n Dunn5) Strengthens the voice, makes it 
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’ U1UU AJUA Indispensable to Singers and 
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Thirty Hour 
CLOCKS 
1 comic oil chromo, 7x11, mounted, worth 
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The “ SAINT NICHOLAS CLOCK” is a detached 
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The above illustration is a perfect representation 
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HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
46 Beekman Street, New York City. 
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Elegant Cards 20 styles, with name, 10c, 
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QC Elegant Cards, no two alike, with name. 10c. 
postpaid. Geo I. Reed & Co., Nassau, N. Y. 
50 
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FDR 
THE LANGUAGE 
OF FLOWERS. 
BY UNCLE CHARLIE. 
This elegant book, during the past year, has found 
many admirers, and is now sent out in its second 
edition, enlarged and improved. The Poetical Se¬ 
lections are from the best authors, and the section 
devoted to Floral Conversation, among other good 
things, contains a most fascinating story. 
There is also a section devoted to the Sentiments 
of Flowers, which gives a list of all known Flowers 
and their meaning, and another to Floral Decora¬ 
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special occasions, sncli as Thanksgiving Day, Christ¬ 
mas, Easter, Decoration Day, Birthday celebrations, 
Weddings, Funeral ceremo'nies, the Church, etc.; 
there is also a chapter on Cemetery Decorations, and 
others on preparing skeleton leaves, drying flowers 
with their natural colors, autumn leaves, sea 
mosses, etc. 
It is issued in two different styles to suit pur¬ 
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copy: for those wishing a handsome gilt-book ra¬ 
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cloth, and sold at 50 cents. Will be sent by mail, 
postpaid, on receipt of price. Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
46 Beekman St., New York City. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD GO’S 
BEAUTIFUL, EVER-BLOOMING 
Strong Pot Plants, suitable for immediate 
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splendid, varieties, your choice, all labeled, for 
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design for embroidery by sending"two 3 cent 
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mail, postpaid. Addj’ess,, 
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flirtation. 1 pack scroll, all 3 sent for only 
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