3?Gjb tries' Moral ftafiinei an3 Suctorial Home isomfiaiiim. 
ScIioolIusicBooks 
High. School Choir. & Jr EN - 
A standard, useful and favorite Book. 
School Song Book. a EvE Sn. * 6per 
Fine Book for Girls 1 High and Normal Schools. 
Cho : ce Trios. W. S. Tilden. $9 per dozen. 
Three part Songs for Female Colleges, Semin¬ 
aries, etc. 
Grammar School Choir. 
Excellent collection for High or Grammar 
Schools. 
American School Music Readers. 
in 3 Books, each 35 cents, 50 cents and 50 cents, 
Carefully prepared for Graded Schools. 
DR. WARNER’S 
HEALTH CORSET, 
With Skirt Supporter and 
Self-Adjusting Pads, 
TJneqitaled for Beauty, Style, 
and Comfort. 
APPROVED BY ALL PHYSICIANS 
For Sale by Leading Merchants . 
Samples, any size, by mail. In Sat- 
teen, $ 1 . 50 ; Coudl, $ 1 . 75 ; Nursing, 
Corset, $ 2 . 00 ; Misses’ Corset, $ 1 . 00 . 
DE. 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, 
The following are favorite general collections of 
genial Songs for Common Schools: 
SONG- ECHO.H. 8. Perkins. 
MOCKING BIRD .W. 0. Perkins. 
MUSIC TEACHER .C. Everest. 
OUR FAVORITE .H. P. Danks. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Ten varieties, in separate packages, for 25 cts. 
Phninn Dnano 6 splendid specimens, securely 
ulluluu nUCiCdj packed, for $1, postpaid. Ele- 
MIJSIC CHARTS. By Dr. Lowell Mason. 
Large Charts, containing 120 Blackboard Les¬ 
sons, plainly visible to all, saving much trouble, 
easily set up and used, and furnishing a complete 
course ,of practice. Sent by express. In two rolls 
or sets.’ Each $ 8 . 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
C. H. DITSON &. CO., 843 Broadway, N. Y. 
"“-ROSES 
.T5 
50 
•50 g an t illustrated Catalogue of Flower and Vegetable 
.60 I Seeds, ) lants, Bulbs, etc., mailed free to all. It will 
pay you to send for it. BENSON, BURPED & 
CO., 223 Church Street, Philadelphia. 
BLOOMING 
10 Beautiful Roses for $1.00, 10 Choice Fuchias 
for $1.00, 10 Double, or Single Geraniums for $1.00, 
16 Verbenas, choice colors,Vor $1.00,10 Carnations 
for $1 00, sent by mail postage paid. Our illustrated 
catalogue free on application. 
" SKED, PADDOCK & CO., Cleveland, Ohio. 
FLOWERING Cfj 
PLANTS FOR JU 
BY MAIL, POSTAGE PAID. 
Your selection from the following: Ageratums, 
Bouvardlas, Begonias, Callas, Cupheas, Coleus, 
Daisies, Fuchsias. Feverfew, Fragraria, Geraniums, 
Gladiolus, Heliotropes, Ivies, Lantanas, Pansies, 
Pomegranates, Idea, Pinks, Smilax, 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 how to 
treat them. We claim it to be the cheapest list 
ever ofiered to the public. 
THOMAS ELVEJRSON, 
Hillside Greenhouses, New t Brigiiton, Pa. 
WHITE POND HUES AT HOME. 
Beautiful and fragrant. Can be grown in arti¬ 
ficial ponds, tubs or aquariums. [Strong, healthy 
roots, with buds that will bloom this season, sure. 
By mail, post-paid, for 35c. each, or 8 for a half¬ 
barrel tub, $2. Instructions with each package. 
J. E. S. Crandall, Bockville, Washington Co., 
R. I. P. O. Money < lden may be sent to West¬ 
erly, R. I. Rather not take stamps. 
PglU 1 pk. each Escort, Love, Pop Question, 
rUll Courting. Flirt cards. 10c. 
II. LEE & CO., Middleboro, Mass. 
FLORIDA MOSS 
Beautiful for decorat- 
10c. Sent by mail. 
M. R. BEAN. Norwalk, Putnam Co.. Fla. 
ft ft Mixed Cards with name, in a Card Case 
H? U 13c. Try us. H. Lee & Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
ft ft 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. 1. Reed & Co., Nassa u, N. Y. 
«r Fancy Cards, Snowflake, Damask, etc., no 2 
^0 alike,* with 
Nassau. N Y. 
name, 10c. Nassau Card i o., 
01 Collections FLOWER SEEDS 
I No. 2. 25 < hoice Annuals, free bloomers- - - 8|. 
■ ra I No. 3. 20 Choice Biennials a»d Perrennials, - g|. 
| No. 4-. 12 Very choice Annuals , free bloomers, - SI* 
No. 7. 5 Very rare Annuals (Florists') - - - 
ASSORTMENTS of Asters (12 var.), Balsams 
(12 var.), Pinks (16 var.), Phlox Druinmondi 
(16 var.), Pansies (8 var.), Premulas (6 var.), 
German Stocks (12 var.), all of the finest sorts, 
colors separate, per assortment, EACH SI.OO. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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 .tree. HENRY 
A. RREER, Seedsman and Florist, Lock Box 37, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
ew 
Q! 
Choice Bedding Plants ana Flowers 
of all kinds. Wo 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. 
SURPRISE MELON. 
Our new Melon is the most De¬ 
licious ever introduced. Per pkt. 25c. 
m THUMB SWEET CORN. 
Earliest known. Per pkt. 20c. Both 
by mail, 35c. Send for our catalogue, 
96 pages and 400 illustrations, which 
fully describes them. Mailed free. 
PRICE &. KNICKERBOCKER, 
80 State St., Albany, N. Y. 
SPLENDID 
FLOWERS’ 
OVER] 
1200 
Distinct I 
Varieties! 
All Strong Plants, each labeled and delivered safely! 
by mail. Largest assortment. Low prices. | 
Wehavebeen in business 2 4ye ars, and g uara ntee\ 
satisfaction. Our stock of I 
comprises all desirable varie -1 _ _ _ _ _ 
ties, and contains none but mature plants. We send I 
V urchaser's choice of 6 for $ 1 , or 13 for $ 2 • Our I 
new Illustrated Hand-Book, sent free, contains name I 
and description of each plant,with instructions how| 
to cultivate successfully. Hoopes, Bro. & Thomas, r 
C herry Hill Nurserie s, West Chester, Pa. 
XT ' ‘ 
SAVE THE NATION! 
For it is sadly too true that thousands of CHIL- 
1)REN are STARVED TO DEATH every 
year by improper or insufficient FOOD. 
Remember, 
P’inely Printed Visiting Cards, no two alike, 
with your name on them all for only 10 cts, 
Star Printing Co., Northford, Conn. 
fit free. II. IIallett & Co-. 1 o-tland, Maine. 
MIXED CARDS with name, 10c. and 3c. 
stp. Samples 6 c Dowd «fe Co.. Bristol, Ot. 
Mixed Cards in aca.M*. 13c; in gold. 20c. Agts’ 
outfit, 1 be. George Turner, Bristol, Conn. 
Send two stamps (6 
cent.s) for catalogue 
an 1 < ne package fine mixed Begonia seed. Address, 
S. J. GALLOWAY, Montgomery, O. 
- lOe. 
Fuchsias, 
- - lOo. 
- 8 
Geraniums, - 
- - 10 
- 15 
Heliotropes, 
- 10 
- 10 
Ivies, - - - 
- - 15 
- 8 
Primroses, - 
- - 15 
- 13 
Roses, - - - 
- - 30 
- 15 
Smilax, - - 
- - 6 
10 
BOWDITCH, THE FLORIST. 
I will send my new priced Catalogue free to all 
applicants. It contains a list of prices of over 
1.000 Plants, and at such rates as to bring them 
within the reach of all. 
Abutilons, - - 
Ageratums, - - 
Begonias, - - 
Carnations, - - 
Cupheas, - - - 
Calla Lilies, 
Cyclamens, - - 
Chrysanthemums, 
Send for combined Seed and Plant Catalogue. 
PLANTS and SEEDS forwarded BY MAIL 
FREE, and packed so as to ensure safety. 
WM. E. BOWDITCH, 
645 Warren Street, Boston, Mass. 
PLANTS BYIaILT 
GOOD I Choice varieties, at prices to suit the 
times. Before ordering stock, send 
PLANTS. | for Catalogue to compare prices. 
Address JNO. W. MoCKEA, Erie, Pa. 
WHITE POND LILIES 
Are easily grown, and will bloom finely in tubs and 
artificial ponds. We will send strong roots, dug 
fresh from the ponds, by mail, postpaid, for 25 cents 
each; $2 a dozen. Circulars, with directions for 
planting, free. J. A. VAUG-HAIN & CO., 
Carver, Plymouth Co., Mass. 
T HE most Effec¬ 
tive, Simple and 
Convenient yet In¬ 
vented. Works 30 
lbs. in less than 5 
minutes, thoroughly, working out buttermiik and 
mixing the salt Agents Wanted. Send for circu¬ 
lar. A. H. REID, 6 N. Eighteenth St., Philadelphia. 
We offer from our List of 
Over 500 Varieties of the 
Latest and Choicest 
ROSES, 
Is all and a great deal more than we have claimed 
for it. It is simply a HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS 
and easily assimilated FOOD, greatful to the most 
delicate and irritable stomach, and especially adapt¬ 
ed for the INFANT and GROWING CHILD. 
Invalids, Nursing Mothers, 
and those suffering from Indigestion will find on 
t'ial tnat RIDGE’S FOOD is all they can 
desire. It is carefully put up in four sizes. 
Constant users wiil find our No.-4 size (always 
the. most economical size to buy) now much larger 
than formerly, thus materially lessening the expense. 
WOOL KICIl & CO., on every label. 
FLOWER SEEDS 
grown on their own roots, 
and now ready for delivery. 
1 year Hy. Perp. & Kois, $3.00 p. dz. 20 p. linn. 
“ Teas & China, 2.50 “ 10 “ 
Young plants, per mail,. 1.00 “ 7 “ 
Also, can supply from our Nursery, all the new 
and hest varieties of Ornamental Deciduous 
Trees,, Shrubs and Evergreens, fine specimen 
plants for planting on lawns, &c. Address, 
Miller 4 Hates, Mount Airy Nurseries, Philadelphia, 
50,000 Double Tuberose Bulbs 
Doz. 100 1,000 
1st quality largo flowering bulbs. .$ .75 $4.00 $25 00 
2nd quality flowering bulbs.50 3.00 15.00 
A few hundred extra large bulbs.. 1.00 5.00 
Dwarf Pearl, 1st quality flowering 
bulbs . 1.50 8.00 
If sent hy mail, 25 cents per dozen extra. 
MILLER & HAYES, 
5774 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia. 
Haw* The following collections of 
XlUIllv Plants $1 each, or the six 
DrAiiTicm $5. 8 Cactus Plants, 10 
• IrUL. fuchsia Plants, 13 Coleus, 
10 Carnations, 7 Begonias, 12 Geraniums. 60 of 
the above Plants, $5. Send stamp for Catalogue. 
S. J. GALLOWAY, Montgomery, Ohio. 
2 Pftft ft ft ft Strawberry, Raspberry Black- 
9 UUU 9 UUU berry,Currants. Grapes. Aspar- 
agus Roots, Peach Trees, etc. 100 Selected 
Varieties. Great American Strawberries. Largest 
and hest. Berries 2 oz. each, 9 in. around. By 
mail, 10 for $1,100 for $5, 1,000 for $40 Wilson 
Albany. Chas. Downing , Monarch of West , Ken¬ 
tucky, Green Prolific , $2 per 1.000; Capt. Jack , 
Cumberland Triumph, Sterling , Jocund,a, $5 per 
1,000. All pure. Catalogue free. Cut this out. 
JOHN S. COLL'INS, Moorestown, N. J. 
(JCC O (t77 a Week to Agents. $10 outfit FREE 
000 H 0 I I P. O. VICKERY, Augusta, Maine. 
THE DINOEE & GONARD GO.’S 
BEAUTIFUL. EVER-BBOOMING 
ROSES 
We deliver STROK & POT ROSES, suitable for 
immediate flowering, safely By mail, at 
all post-offices, 5 splendid varieties, your 
choice, all labeled, for * 1 ; 12 for *2 ; 10 for 
S3; 3« for *4; 35 for *5; 75 for *10 ; 100 
for *13 . Send for our NEW GUIDE TO BOSE 
CULTURE, and choose from over 300 finest 
sorts. Our Great Specialty is growing and 
distributing Eoses. 
THE DINGEE 4 CONARD C0„ Rose-Growers, 
West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
BY MAIL, PREPAID, 
For 18 Monthly Eoses. 
“ 8 Fuchsias and 5 Abutilons. 
« 15 Basket Plants. 
“ 12 Carnations and Pinks. 
“ 20 Verbenas. 
“ 13 Double & Single Geraniums. 
“ 13 Scented and Ivy “ 
“ 6 Begonias and 6 Heliotropes. 
“ 6 Laiitanas and 7 Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. 
“ 18 Winter-Flowering Plants. 
For 9 Coleus and 4 Achvranthes. 
“ 6 Shrubs and 6 Hardy Plants. 
“ 4 Penstemons, 4 Veronicas, and 8 Cupheas. 
“ 6 New Double Geraniums. 
“ 6 New Plants of last year's introduction. 
Any 6 of the above collections free by mail, for 
a remittance of $ 5, or the entire 15 collections sent 
hy express for $10. All distinct sorts, but our selec¬ 
tion. Send for Catalogue. 
Innisfallen Greenhouses, Springfield, 0. 
FUN! FUN! FUN! PUT! 
Boys, Girls, Everybody. 
The Latest Novelty. 
Mow Transformations 
Price by mail, 30 cts., or with the wonderful game 
of “ Words and Sentences,’* both 50 cts. All 
denominations postage stamps at par. 
Milton Bradley Sl Co., Springfield, Mass. 
ROSES BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 
8 Strong Plants, 8 varieties, SI OO. 
100 ” 20 k 10 OO. 
The finest only. Ornamental Plants and Flowers 
delivered safely by mail at all Post Offices. Send 
for Catalogue. HENRY S. RUPP, 
Shiremanstown. 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 
March, April and May. Address B. K. LANG¬ 
WORTHY, Rockville, Wash. Co., R. I. 
800 test varieties at 
wholesale prices. 5 
cent pkgs. for 2£ cents; 10 cent pkgs. for 5 cents, 
&c. Send for Catalogue. D. C. McGRAW, 
Riverside Gardens, Binghamton, N. Y. 
Any worker can make $12 a day at 
home. Costly outfit free. Address, 
TRUE <fe CO., Augusta, Me. 
CTS., POSTPAID, 1 White (Boule do 
|1 Neigc) and 1 Lemon Color ABCTTILON. 
|| COLEUS, $4.00, and VERBENAS, $8.00 per 
w hundred. Samples 50 cts. Send for cheap¬ 
est Catalogue out. Address W. B. WOODRUFF, 
Florist. Westfield, N. J. 
Will be 
mailed FREE to 
all applicants. Itcon- v ' :; ^55 
tains 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, Eto. 
Invaluable to all. Send for it. Address 
D. M, PERRY & CO., Detroit, Mich. 
A fiREENHOUSE 1 
For $1.00 we will send/re« by mail either of the below- 
named collections, all distinct varieties : 
8 Abutilons, or 4 Azaleas, 
8 Begonias, or 3 Camellias, 
2 Caladiums (fancy), or 3 Carnations (monthly), 
12 Chrysanthemums, or 12 Coleus, 
8 Centaureas or 8 other white-leaved plants, 
8 Dahlias, or 8 Dianthus (new Japan;, 
8 Ferns, 8 Mosses, or 8 Fuchsias, 
8 Geraniums Zonule, 8 Double, or 8 Scented, 
8 Geraniums Fancy, 8 Variegated, or 8 Ivy-leaved, 
4 Gloxinias, 8 Gladiolus, or 8 Tuberoses (Pearl), 
4 Grape Vines, 4 Honeysuckles, 4 Hardy Shrubs, 
8 Heliotropes, 8 Lantanas, or 8 Petunias, 
8 Pansies (new German), or 8 Salvias, 
8 Roses, Monthly, 8 Hardy Hybrid, or 4 Climbing, 
8 Violets (scented), or 8 Daisies. English, 
12 Scarcer Bedding, or 12 Scarcer Greenhouse Plants, 
16 Ve 'benas, distinct and splendid sorts, 
25 varieties of Flower, or 20 varieties of Vegetable Seeds, 
or by EXPRESS, buyer to pay charges : 
3 collections for $2 ; 5 for $3 ; 9 for $5; 12 for S6 ; 
14 for $7 ; 18 for $10; or the full collection of 350 varieties g 
of Plants and Seeds—sufficient to stock a greenhouse and | 
garden— for $25, to which our book “Gardening for g 
Pleasure ” and Catalogue (value $1.75) will be added. E 
PETER HENDERSON & CO. 
35 Cortlandt St., New York, j 
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