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Richardson’s New Method 
FOR THE PIANOFORTE- 
Price S3, 25, By Nathan Richardson, 
250.000 copies sold. Sales have surpassed those 
of all other books combined. Be sure to order by 
the above full title, and do not accept instead of 
this. The Modern School, which is an older book, 
by the same author. Mr. Richardson’s opinion of 
the merits of this first effort may be gathered from 
the following, taken from the Preface to the New 
Method : 
“ Becoming at length satisfied of the truth 
of these criticisms (by many eminent com¬ 
posers and professors), and convinced that 
g-reat improvements were obviously needed, 
I determined, if possible, to remedy the de¬ 
fects. Profiting by the experience and ad¬ 
vice of the best practical teachers, I com¬ 
menced a thorough and critical examination 
of my first method, and concluded that the 
only remedy would be to bring out a new 
work on an improved plan.’ - 
This new work, substituted for the defective 
Modern School, was Richardson’s 
New Method for the Pianoforte, 
which has been revis d and re-revised, until it is 
the most perfect of music books, is a great favorite 
with the profession, and is the only true " .Rich¬ 
ardson/’ 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
C. H. Ditson & Co. J. E. Ditson & Co., 
843 Broadway, N. T. .922 Chestnut St. Phila. 
1 WELLS, RICHARD - 
, SON & CO.’S Perfected 
Butter Color is recom- 
' mended by the agricultural 
press, and used by thousands 
p E-giEEp gp of the very best Dairymen. 
H II | I is Bif It gives a perfect June color 
la? ^ a a Has iH and is'as harmless as salt. 
m | H A 25 cent bottle colors 300 
II 1 11 Inf ’ pounds. Warranted to add 
sy* w ia w SB ■ 5 cents per pound to its sel¬ 
ling value. Ask your druggist or merchant for it, 
or if you would like to know what it is, what it 
costs, who uses it. and where you can get it, write to 
WELLS, RICHARDSON & GO . Prop’rs, 
Burlington, Yt. 
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PERFECT 
PEDIGREE ONION SEED. 
Danvers Onion Seed, raised from the choicest 
onions of each crop for fifty years in succession ! 
The difference in the crop will be ten times greater 
than the cost of the seed. My Seed Catalogue free 
to all. JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
CHOICE EVER- 
BLOOMING 
ROSES 
10 Beautiful Hoses for $1.00. 10 Choice Fuchias 
for $1.00, 10 Double or Single Geraniums for $1.00. 
16 Verbenas, choice colors, for $1.00.10 Carnations 
for $1 00, sent by mail postage paid. Our illustrated 
catalogue free on application. 
" SKED, PADDOCK & CO., Cleveland, Ohio. 
FLOWERING 
PLANTS FOR 
50 
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID. 
Your selection from the following: Ageratums, 
Bouvardias, Begonias, Callas, Cupheas, Coleus, 
Daisies, Fuchsias. Feverfew, Fragraria, Geraniums, 
Gladiolus, Heliotropes, Ivies, Lantanas, Pansies, 
Pomegranates, l ilea, Pinks, Srnilax, Stevia, Tube¬ 
roses, Tigridias, or Violets. Send for our new 
catalogue^ (free to all,) containing a description of 
all the leading varieties of plants and liow to 
treat them. We claim it to be the cheapest list 
ever ofiered to the public. 
THOMAS ELVERSON, 
Hillside Greenhouses, New Brighton, Pa. 
40 
20 
40 
Mixed Cards with name, in a Card Case 
13c. Try us. H. Lee & Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
Repp or Damask cards, with name, 10 cents 
post paid. J. B. HUSTED, Nassau, N. Y 
Finely Printed Visiting- Cards, 9 
tints, with your name on them all for only 
10 cts. STAR CARD CO., Northford, <_ t. 
Fashionable Cards, no 2 alike, with name, 10 c. 
postpaid. Geo. I. Reed & Co., Nassau. N. A. 
25 
25 Fancy Cards, Snowflake, Damask, etc. 
> alike, with 
Nassau, N Y r . 
name, 10 c. 
no 2 
Nassau Card t o., 
40 
Finely Printed Visiting Cards, no two alike, 
with your name on them all for only 10 cts, 
Star Printing Co., Northford. Conn._ 
see fit free. H. Hallett & Co . o-tland, Maine. 
MIXED CARDS with name, 10c. and 3c. 
stp. Samples 6 c. Dowd &Co., Bristol, Ct. 
J.M.THORBIIRN&CO.’S 
SEED WAREHOUSE, 
IB John St., New York. 
NEW DEPARTURE. 
At the solicitation of many of < ur friends, .we. this 
season, publish our Catalogue of Vegetable, 
Agricultural, i lower, and Tree Seeds, to¬ 
gether with all tlie Novelties of the Season, 
under one cover, free to all on application by mail. 
DR. WARNER’S 
HEALTH CORSET, 
With Skirt Supporter and 
Self-Adjusting Pads, 
Unequaled for Beauty, Style, 
and Comfort. 
APPROVED BY ALL PHYSICIANS 
For Sale by Leading Merchants. 
Samples, any size, by mail. In Sat- 
teen, $ 1 . 50 ; Coutil, $ 1 . 75 ; Nursing, 
Corset, $ 2 .go; Misses’ Corset, $ 1 . 00 . 
DR. WARNER’S 
Duplex Supporters. 
No elastics, causing enlarged 
veins; no uncomfortable bands 
dragging around the body, but a 
perfectly secure, convenient, and 
healthful support for the stockings 
and bandage. Price, by mail, $1. 
Agents Wanted. 
Warner Bro’s, 351 Broadway, N, Y, 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Ten varieties, in separate packages, for 25 cts. 
Phnifta Dneao 6 splendid specimens, securely 
UllUlbO nUoCuf packed, for $ 1 , postpaid. Ele¬ 
gant Illustrated Catalogue of Flower and Vegetable 
Seeds, 1 hints, Bulbs, etc., mailed free to all. It will 
pay you to send for it. BENSON, BURFREE & 
CO., 223 Church Street, Philadelphia. 
Collections FLOWER SEEDS 
01 _ . 
| No. 2. 25 choice Annuals, free bloomers- - - g>|, 
grPg 1 No. 3. 20 Choice Bieunials a cl Perrenniala, - 
| No. 4. 12 Very choice Annuals , free bloomers, - jg| B 
No. 7. 5 .Very rare Annuals (Florists’) - - - «j o 
ASSORTMENTS of Asters (12 var.), Balsams 
(12 var.), Pinks (16 var.), Phlox Drummond! 
(16 var.), Pansies (S var ), Prcmulas (d var.), 
German Stocks (12 var. ), all of the iinest sorts, 
colors separate, per assortment, EACH $1,001 
VEGETABLE SEE0S 
Twenty varieties of the leading sorts, $1.00. 
Collections of larger quantities for $2, .+3. $5. $10, 
$20. Any of the above collections sent FREE by 
MAIL on receipt of price. CALENDAR, for 
1878 gives instructions. Mailed Jree. HENRY 
A. DREER,, Seedsman and Florist, Lock Box 37, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Mew rt ERANIUMS 
Choice Bedding Plants and Flowers 
of all kinds. YV j grow the finest and best varieties, 
and sell them at the very lowest prices. Cata¬ 
logues sent free to any address. H. W. HALES, 
Ridgewood Floral Nursery, Ridgewood, N. J, 
NEW COLEUS 
“ MULTICOLOR ” 
A new and distinct species, introduced from the 
Soloman Islands. In color it is remarkable for the 
number of rich shades of crimson, red, rose, etc., 
into which the leaves sport. 
It is a. very beautiful plant, and will be found 
among the most useful of its tribe for decoration 
Price— $1 each by mail, prepaid. SEND FOR 
CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, Rochester, N, Y, 
SURPRISE melon. 
Our new Melon is the most De¬ 
licious ever introduced. Per pkt. 25c. 
m THUMB SWEET CORK. 
Earliest known. Per pkt. 20c. Both 
by mail. 35c. Send for our catalogue, 
96 pages and 400 illustrations, which 
fully describes them. Mailed tree. 
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER, 
80 State St., Albany, N. Y. 
S £ & £> $ 
All the leading and most desirable kinds of 
Vegetal) 1 **, Field and Flower Seeds, will 
be found in my new price list. Mailed free 
ALFRED BRIDGE MAN, 
S76 Broadway, New York. 
SIXTY-SIX 
SPECIMEN COPIES of our BEAUTI¬ 
FUL OIL CMOS, 
We will send sixty-six copies of our oil ckroinos 
to responsible agents. They are in 14 to 18 differ¬ 
ent oil colors, bringing forth in bold relief all the 
lights and shades in nature with pleasing effect. 
Any live young man or woman can make from $50 
to $100 in their own town. The following are 
among our specimens: “Esperunce,” “Asking a 
Blessing” “Blind Man's Buff” “Christ Blessing 
Little Ghildreu,” “Nature’s Lessons.” “Speak the 
Truth,” “ Search the Scriptures,” “ God Bless Our 
Home,” ‘ ‘ Praise the Lord,” “ The Lord is My Shep¬ 
herd,” “Blessing Attend Thee” “Joy be With 
Thee,” Peace be With You,” “Be Just and Fear 
Not,” “Landscape Scenes,” “Faith, Hope and 
Charity.” Country Scenes, &c., &c. Enclose 25 
cents to pay charges. 
STEIG-ELMAN & CO., 
104 W. 6th St., CINCINNATI, O. 
A New Book for Farmers. 
“Carrots, Mangolds, and Sugar Beets. What 
kinds to raise, how to raise, and how to feed.” By 
mail, 30 cents. Also,my three works on “Cabbages, 
and How to Grow Them,” “ Squashes, and How to 
Grow Them,” “Onions, and How to Grow Their.” 
Full of just sucn minute details as farmers want. 
Each. 30 cents, by mail. My large Illustrated Seed 
Catalogue free to all. 
JAMES J. II. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
WILL YOU 
Hearken to my Footsteps, 
very popular song, Keefer ; 
On the banks of the beauti¬ 
ful river, Estabrooke; Jennie with the sweet 
brown eyes, liutledge; Dearest love, no longer 
sigh, Gumbert; Under the flowers, Carlton; St. 
Elmo Waltz; Quiet Thoughts, nocturne; Gayety 
Galop. These 8 new 3-page pieces for piano or 
organ are in Feb. number of Musical Hours, for 
25cents. Try it 6 months; obtain music worth 
$16.80 for 75 cents (cash or stamps). 
G. W. EicnARDSON & Co., 256 Wash. St., Boston. 
WHITE POND LILIES 
Are easily grown, and will bloom finely in tubs and 
artificial ponds. We will send strong roots, dug 
lresh from the ponds, by mail, postpaid, fur 25 cents 
each; $2 a dozen. Circulars, with directions for 
planting, free. J. A. VAUGHAN & CO., 
Carver, Plymouth Co., Mass. 
ButterWorker 
THE DING EE & CONARD CO.’S 
BEAUTIFUL EVER-BLOOMING 
ROSES 
We deliver STRONG- POT ROSES, suitable for 
immediate flowering;, safely by mail, at 
all post-offices, 5 splendid varieties, your 
elioice, all labeled, for *1; 12 for * ; Iff for 
*3; a«for*4; 35for*5; 75 for 810; 100 
for 813. Sendfor our SEW GUIDE TO ROSE 
CULTURE, and choose from over 300 finest 
sorts. Our Great Specialty is growing and 
distributing Roses. 
THE DIME & GONARD CO., Rose-Growers, 
West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
T HE most Effec¬ 
tive, Simple and 
Convenient yet In¬ 
vented. Works 30 
lbs. in less than 5 
minutes, thoroughly, working out butteriniik and 
mixing the salt Ag-ents Wanted. Send for circu¬ 
lar. A. H. REID, 6 N. Eighteenth St., Philadelphia. 
SHAK ER’S 
FLOWER AND CARDEN SEEDS. 
Address, H. C. BRAINARD, Agt., 
Mount Lebanon, Columbia Co., N. Y. 
A splendid illustrated catalogue and amateur 
guide to the flower and vegetable garden for 1878, 
containing about two hundred illustrations and two 
beautiful colored plates, will be sent to all applicants 
enclosing a three cent postage stamp. 
We offer from our List of 
Over 500 Varieties of the 
Latest and Choicest 
HOSES, 
grown on tbeir own roots, 
and. now ready for delivery. 
1 year Hy. Perp. & Nois, $3.00 p. nz. $20 p. him. 
“ Teas* China, 2.50 “ 10 
Young plants, per mail, 1.00 “ 7 “ 
Also, can supply from our Nursery, all the new 
and best varieties of Ornamental Deciduous 
Trees, Shrubs and Evergreens, fine specimen 
plants for planting on lawns, <£c. Address, 
Miller & Hayes, Mount Airy Nurseries, Philadelphia, 
50,000 Double Tuberose Bulbs 
Doz. 100 1.000 
1st quality large flowering bulbs .$ .75 $4 00 $25 00 
2nd quality flowering bulbs.50 3.00 15.00 
A few hundred antra large bulbs.. 1.00 5.00 
Dwarf fear], 1st quality flowering 
bulbs.. 1.50 8.00 
If sent by mail, 25 cents per dozen extra. 
MILLER & HAYES, 
57T4 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia. 
BY MAIL, PREPAID, 
For 13 Monthly Roses. 
“ 8 Fuchsia's and 5 Abutilons. 
“ 15 Basket Plants. 
“ 12 Carnations and Pinks. 
“ 20 Verbenas. 
“ 13 Double & Single Geraniums. 
“ 13 Scented and Ivy 
“ 0 Begonias and 0 Heliotropes. 
“ G Lantanas and 7 Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. 
“ 13 Winter-Flowering Plants. 
For 9 Coleus and 4 Achyranthcs. 
u 0 Shrubs and 0 Hardy Plants. 
“ 4 I’enstemons. 4 Veronicas, and 3 Cupheas. 
“ G New Double Geraniums. 
“ 6 New Plants of last year’s introduction. 
Any G of the above collections free by mail, for 
a remittance of $5, or the entire 15 collections sent 
by express for $10. All distinct sorts, but onr selec¬ 
tion. Send for Catalogue. 
Innlsfallen Greenhouses, Springfield, 0. 
CTS., POSTPAID, 1 White (Boule de 
Neigel and 1 Lemon Color ABHTILON. 
COLEUS, $4.00, and VERBENAS, $3.00 per 
hundred. Samples 50 cts. Sendfor cheap¬ 
est Catalogue out. Address W. B. WOODRUFF, 
Florist, Westfield, N. J. 
IF YOU HATE NOT SEEN 
WYMAN’S CATALOGUE 
FOB 1878, 
Do not fail to send for it before ordering 
your Seeds. MAILED EH EE, or with six’ packets 
of fine kinds, for trial, for 25 cts. Prices reasonable 
and all Seeds FRESH and of the VERY BEST 
QUALITY. Try them. Address 
E. WYMAN, Jr., Rockford, Ills. 
FUN I FUN! FUN! FUN! 
Boys, Girls, Everybody. 
The Latest Novelty. 
Shadow Transformations 
Price hy mail, 30 cts., or with the wonderful game 
of “Words and Sentences,” both 50 cts. All 
denominations postage stamps at par. 
Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, Mass. 
ROSES BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 
8 Strong Plants, 8 varieties, $1 OO. 
100 “ ' k 20 “ 10 OO. 
The finest only. Ornamental Plants and Flowers 
delivered safely by mail at all Post Offices. Send 
for Catalogue. HENRY S. RUPP, 
S 11 IREM A X STOYVN. CUMB. Co., PA. 
WHITE WATER LILY 
PONTIDERA CORDATA. 
I will send roots bearing these beautiful and fra¬ 
grant flowers to any address, postpaid, with instruc¬ 
tions.to grow them in ponds or tubs for 25c. each, 
or $2.50 a doz. 6 White Water Lily roots and 2 Pon- 
tidera Cordata roots lor $2. They can be sent in 
V arch, April and May. Address B. K. LANG- 
WORTHY, Rockville, Wash. Co., R, I._ 
GOOD SEEDS 
Gardeners buy from first bands save money. 
Cheapest, best, purest stock ever grown. Sent pre¬ 
paid by mail or express. Gardeners write me there 
is none as good. Hundreds of splendid engravings 
in my new illustrated catalogue. Fine as ever pub¬ 
lished. Free to all. Send for one now. 
R. H. SHUMWAY - , Rockford, III. 
Will be 
mailed FRET] to 
all applicants. Itcon- > 
fains colored plate, 500 engravings,'' 
about 150 pages, and full descriptions,'' 
prices and directions for planting over 1200 
varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Plants, Roses, Etc. 
Invaluable to all. Send for it. Address 
D. II. FERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich, 
