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EVERYONE WHO HAS A UARDEiN 
SHOULD HEAD 
NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION. 
T ins most practical work on Gardening yet pub¬ 
lished. Contains 220 pages closely printed 
matter, beautifully illustrated with several hundred 
finely ex cntort engravings anrl a chromo-lithograph 
of a group of popular flowers and a list of upward 
of 2,500 varieties of Garden, Field, and Flower 
Seeds, with explicit directions for culture. Mailed 
post-paid, upon receipt of 85 cents. 
Bliss’ Illustrated Handbook, for the Farm 
anti the Garden, and abridged catalogue of Garden, 
Field, and Flower Seeds, Fertilizers, Agri¬ 
cultural Implements etc., etc. One hundred pages, 
many illustrations. Mailed to all applicants inclos¬ 
ing a three cent stamp for return postage. 
Bliss’ Illustrated Catalogue of Plants, 
for the Green House, Conservatory, Lawn, and 
Flower Garden. 
Bliss’ Illustrated List of Novelties for 
18TS, mailed free to all. Address, 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
p. 0. Box 5T12. 84 Barclay St., New York. 
The Country Home 
IS AN * 
ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY JOURNAL 
FOR COUNTRY PEOPLE —- Farmers, 
Village Folks, and all who cultivate a 
garden or own a country home. 
20 pp. handsomely illustrated. 
From experimental work on our own and other 
farms, able writers will teach the lessons so learned 
from nature Experienced, successful farmers, gar¬ 
deners and stock men will draw lessons from 
their experience in teaching the '‘How to do.” 
The work of the field; the pleasures of social 
intercourse, and of outdoor country life; good lit¬ 
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life require. 
Subjects— Field and garden practice: Fruit 
growing and, market gardening ; Floriculture; 
[Iorsei, cattle, sheep, swine , poultry and, pets in 
health and disease; Grain crops a specialty; Dis¬ 
tinct column for the Potato; Insect pests; All 
about the Markets; Winnowed Fetes every week. 
Landscape Gardening; Village Improve¬ 
ment; Home Adornment and Domestic Economy ; 
Rural Society and. Country Living; Farming for 
Boys; Pure Stories; Humor and Satire; Home and 
Foreign Correspondence; Query Columns —answers 
by specialists in each department, etc. 
Horticultural Writers—Dr. F. M, Hexa- 
mer, E. P. Boe, Josiah Hooper, P. T. Quinn, etc. 
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Address, THE COUNTRY HOME. 
(P. O. Box 3039.) 323 PEARL ST., NEW YORK 
_ WATER LILY .—Strong roots of 
this fragrant Lily, wiih printed directions for 
planting in" tubs and ponds, 25 cents each, $2 per 
doz., by mail. 
MAN N BROS., Randolph, Mass., P. O. Box 162. 
MAIL 
12 plants, purchasers’ choice from over 300 varieties, for $1, 
from following: Double and Single Geraniums. Coleus, 
Fuchsia, Heliotrope, Chrysanthemum, Gladiolus, Tuberose, 
Carnation, Foliage Plants, Double and Single Petunias, Eng¬ 
lish and German Ivies, Salvia, Scented Geranium, Feverfew, 
Centaurea, Verbena, Cigar Plant. 6 SI packages for $5; 13 
for $10. 8 Golden Bronze and Silverleaf Geraniums for $1; 
12 choice plants for $1.50. viz.: 1 each of Mrs. Pollock Ger¬ 
anium, Silverleaf Geranium, Cyclamen, Calla, Centaurea, 
Variegated Hydrangea, Variegated Ivy Geranium, Sunray 
Fuchsia, Smilax, 2 Tea Roses. 16 varieties Verbenas for $1; 
10 strong plants of Tea and Bourbon Roses $1. Every package 
warranted to reach the purchaser in good order. Directions 
for treating plants in each package. Circulars free. Illus¬ 
trated catalogue mailed on receipt of stamp 
C. E. ALLEN, Florist & Seedsman, 
Brattleboro, Yt. 
FUN 
1 pk. each Escort, Love, Pop Question 
Courting. Flirt cards. 10c. 
H. LEE & CO„ Middleboro, Mass. 
$5 to $20 
per day at home. Samples worth #5 
tree. Stinson & Co., Portland, Me. 
A A Mixed Cards with name, in a Card Case, 
■frll 13c. Try us. H. Lee & Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
A A Repp or Damask cards, with name, 10 cents? 
post paid. J. B. HITS TED, Nassau, N. Y. 
40 
Finely Printed Visiting* Cards, 9 
tints, with your name on them all for only 
10 cts. STAR CARD CO., Northford, Ct. 
OR Fashionable Cards, no 2 alike, with name, 10c. 
£U postpaid. Geo. I. Reed & Co., Nassau, N. Y. 
ftr Fancy Cards, Snowflake, Damask, etc., no 2 
40. ~ 
alike, 
Nassau, N 
with 
Y. 
10c. Nassau Card Co. 
40 
Finely Printed Visiting Cards, no two alike, 
with your name on them all for only 10 cts, 
Star Printing Co., Northford, Conn. 
QQQ a week in your own town Terms and $5 out- 
000 fit free. H. Hallett & Co-. > Gotland, Maine. 
C MIXED CARDS with name, 10c. and 3c. 
0^7 stp. Samples 6 c. Dowd & Co., Bristol, Ct. 
At\ Mixed Cards in a case, 13c; in gold, zoc. Agts’ 
•HI outfit, 10c. George Turner, Bristol, Conn. 
BEGONIA SEED 
rips 
cents) for catalogue 
and one package fine mixed Begonia seed. Address, 
S. J. GALLOWAY, Montgomery, O. 
ROSES! 
free. 
i 6 for SI. 14 for 
. postpaid. 
\ Bedding <& Green- 
F house Plants by 
mail. Catalogue 
J. T. Phillips & Son, West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
R 
Send $1 for 35 pkts Flower Seed*. 
15 for 50c., 7 for 25c., or 25 
pkts. Veg's for SI, 12 for 50c. 
__ _The Floral Tribute, a 100-page 
Floral work with colored plate , sent with either of 
the above pkgs. seeds, two years free. Name this 
paper. Address W. H. REID, Rochester, N.Y. 
rmss 
sEeUs. ! 
ANY LADY 
OR GENT THAT SENDS 
us their address will receive 
something of great value 
free by mail. Only about 
200 left. Inventors’ Union, 173 Greenwich St., N. Y. 
25 
25 
Snowflake Assorted Cards, with name, 
10c. Outfit 10c. Seavy Bros., Northford, Ct. 
CARDS, 25 styles, with name. 10c. Outfit, 
10c. Samples, 2c. J. B. Existed, Nassau, N.Y. 
p p Mixed Cards, with name, 10c. and stamp. 
DO Ag’ts Outfit, 10c. L. O. COE & Co., Bristol Ct. 
DB. WAEKER’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 . 00 ; Misses’ Corset, $ 1 . 00 . 
DR. WARMER’S 
Duplex Supporters. 
No elastics, causing enlarged 
veins; no uncomfortable bands 
dragging around the body, but a 
E erfCctly secure, convenient, and 
ealthful support for the stockings 
and bandage. Price, by mail, $1. 
Agents Wanted.* 
Warner Bro's, 351 Broadway, N. Y. 
|\|ew QERANUJMS 
Choice Bedding Plants Flowers 
of all kinds. We 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. 
2 rnn nnn Strawberry, Raspberry Black- 
iQUUaUUU berry,Currants, Grapes, Aspar¬ 
agus Roots, Peach Trees, etc. IOO Selected 
Varieties. Great American Strawberries. Largest 
and best. Berries 2 oz. each, 9 in. around. By 
mail, 10 for $1,100 for $5, 1,000 for $40. Wilson 
Albany , ( has. Downing, Monarch of West, Ke/n- 
tucky , Green Prolific, $2 per 1,000; Copt. Jack , 
Cumberland Triumph, Sterling, Jocamda, $5 pe/r 
1,000. All pure. Catalogue free. Cut this out. 
JOHN S. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
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. 
Abntilons, - - - lOe. Fuchsias, - - - lOo. 
Ageratums, - - - 8 Geraniums, - - - 10 
Begonias, - - - 15 Heliotropes, - 10 
Carnations, - - - 10 Ivies, - - - 
Cupheas, - - - - 8 Primroses, - 
Calla Lilies, - - 13 Roses,- - - 
Cyclamens, - - - 15 Smilax, - - - 6 
Chrysanthemums, 10 
Send for combined Seel and Plant Catalogue. 
PLANTS and SEEDS forwarded BY MAIL 
FJR.EE, and packed so as to ensure safety. 
WM. E. BOWDITCH, 
645 Warren Street, Boston, Mass. 
Plants by mail 
GOOD 
PLANTS. 
Ary worker can make $12 a day at 
home. Costly outfit free. Address, 
TRUE & CO., Augusta, Me. 
All FINELY PRINTED VISITING CARDS, no 2 
alike, with vour name on them all, for only 10 
eta STAR PRINTING CO., Northford, Conn. 
DA | rv Any worker can make $\2 a day at home. 
UULU Costly outfit free. Address, 
True & Co., Augusta, Maine. 
Choice varieties, at prices to suit the 
times. Before ordering stock, send 
for Catalogue to compare prices. 
Address JNO. W. McCREA, 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. VAUGHAN & CO., 
Carver, Plymouth Co., Mass. 
HE MUM W0N0E8FUL INVENIIUH OF any AGE IS MASON'S CHART,. 
Would you not like to play upon the Piano or the Organ? This most elegant of all accomplishments can be 
earned in one day. This is no humbug, the highest Musical Authority in the 
' \\ u. id tnciorsesit and Press °f Europe and America is enthusiastic in its praise. In one day you can 
‘ flay difficult music w ; m ai. u.e ease and expression of months of study.^ Mason’s Chart is not a book or 
1 circular, it is a Machine which fits over the keys, changing its position for tin 
different pieces of music you wish to play, and showing you exactly where to place you 
' ’ ' " - • • ' nd as a child’s story 
’iano or Organ in 
?e months. If you 
have no 'Piano you can le ,rn at some friend’s house and astonish all with 
your knowledge. These Charts have been invented but a few months, yet 
ihey have found their way to every City in Europe, and to every State and 
3 Territory in the U. S. Dexter Smith, the Editor of the most popular Musical 
? paper in America, says : “They should find a place in every house, whether 
there is a Piano or Organ or not—they are to Music what the Multiplication 
Table is to Arithmetic.” 40,000 of these Charts have been sold, and tes¬ 
timonials by the thousand received—we guarantee perfect satisfaction. They 
have been sold for $5.00 each in this country and that is the price of them 
abroad. Our extensive machinery and the unparalleled demand for them enable us to offer them for ONE DOLLAR, pent b; 
> mail, post paid to any address, securely packed, with complete directions. They fit any Piano Or Organ. Will an; 
lady or gent regret the expenditure of this sum when for it they can learn in one day t0 P^iy elegantly and become a bright 
\ requisition to society and the home circle. The Turner IVI’f’g Co»j (bo,e Agents lor the Woildl Q3 Wfi+an Q+ 
For 
To the Flower and Vegetable Garden Beautifully 
Illustrated, and will be mailed on r ceirrt of Re. stamp. 
Add'-ess CltOSMAr'i BRO’S, 
'Established 1840.) Kochesteb, N.Y 
FOR ONE DOLLAR, 
Mailed to any address, postage paid, any one of the following 
choice collections of Plants, all distinct varieties, properly 
labelled and securely packed. 
6 Abutilons, (or 4 Azaleas,) 
10 Basket Plants, (or 10 Bed¬ 
ding Plants,) 
5 Begonia, (or 6 Caladiums, 
Fancy,) 
3 Camelia, Do'bl’, or 6 Cannas, 
8 Carnations, Monthly, (or 8 
Chrysanthemums,) 
8 Coleus, or 5 Dahlias, Double, 
8 Ferns, (or 8 Fuchsias,) 
8 Geraniums, Zonalc, (or 8 Ge¬ 
raniums, Double,) 
8 Geraniums, Scented, (or 6 
Greenhouse Plants,) 
6 Hardy Plants, (or 8 Helio¬ 
tropes,) 
G Hihiscus, (or 8 Lantanas,) 
4 Lilies, (or 8 Pansies,) 
6 Pelargonium, Fancy, (or 6 
Penstemons.) 
8 Petunia, Double, (or 10 Pe- 
tuuia, Single,) 
8 Phlox, Hardy, (or 8 Pinks, 
Hardy,) 
8 Roses, Monthly, (or 8 Roses* 
Hardy Hybrid,) 
8 Roses, Climbers, or 8 Salvias, 
8 Tuberose, New Pearl, (or 12 
Verbenas,) 
G Violets, (or 4 Honeysuckles.) 
25 varieties of Flower, or 20 varieties of Vegetable Seeds. 
Or BY EXPRESS, buyer paying charges, 
3 collections for $2: 5 for $3 ; 0 fbr $5:12 for $6. 
DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR, giving directions for growi¬ 
ng the above, list of varieties, etc., mailea free. 
HENRY A. DREER, 
714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 
A GREENHOUSE * »».?«'* 1 
For $1.00 we will send/ree by mail either ot the below- E 
’ named collections, all distinct varieties: ■ 
8 Abutilons, or t Azaleas, 
8 Begonias, or 1 Camellias, 
2 Caladiums (rancy), or 8 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 Zonale, 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 s Petunias, 
8 Pausies (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 topay charges : 
3 collections for $2 ; 5 for $3 ; 9 for 85; 12 for $6; s 
14 for $7 ; 18 Tor $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 bo. k “Gardening for g 
Pleasure ” and Catalogue (value SI.75) will be added. | 
PETER HENDERSON & CO. 
35 Cortlandt St., New York.] 
ROSES| TUB ^ 
$1.00 per Dozen. I 50c. per Dozen. 
BEDDING PLANTS, 75c. per Dozen.. 
All fir-t class, guaranteed. Send for Catalogue FRE’ 
Address, K. P. Critchell, Cincinnati, O 0 
T HE most Effec¬ 
tive, Simple and 
Convenient yet In¬ 
vented. Works 30 
lbs. in less than 5 
minutes, thoroughly, working out buttermilk and 
mixing the salt Agents Wanted. Send for circu¬ 
lar. A. H. REID, 6 N. Eighteenth St., Philadelphia. 
S55 0 $77 a Wee --^ 10 ontfit ?. R . EE 
P. O. Y1CKERY, Augusta, Maine. 
EXTRA CHOICE 
PANSY SEEDS 
Fresh Seeds which will produce flowers of the 
greatest perfection in size, form, and substance, and 
of the clearest and most beautiful colors. Assort¬ 
ment of fifteen separate varieties for $1.50. Mixed 
Seeds, 15cts. per packet. Catalogue sent free, <*r 
with a packet of this Pansy Seed and a packet of 
equally choice Verbenas, for 25 cts. 
E. WYMAN. Jr., 
ROCKFORD, ILLS. 
H.B. GRAVES’CARD HOUSE, Bergen, N.Y. 
Catalogue and samples sent for a 3 cent stamp. 
We have the finest variety of Visiting- Cards in 
the U. S. See our samples before you buy. Agents 
the woiid) 93 Water St., Boston, Mass, wanted. 
W* will send fn.c by mail uud guarantee their 
safe arrival in good condition, 
12 Roses. 12 different varieties, for - $ 1.00 
20 Verbenas. 20 different varieties, for $1.00 
15 Basket & Bedding Plants. 15 sorts, for $ 1.00 
IO Geraniums. 10 different varieties, for $1.00 
12 Tuberoses, all (lowering bulbs, for $1.00 
12 Gladiolus, all flowering bulbs, for - $1.00 
8 Carnations, 8 splendid sorts, for - $1.00 
6 Hardy Flowering Shrubs, 6 sorts', for $ 1.00 
A hundred other things cheap. 
An 80-page Illustrated Catalogue free to all applicants. 
Also, an Immense Stock of Fruit 
& Ornamental Trees. Evergreens. 
Shrubs, etc. a 64-page catalogue of trees, 
etc., and 16-pagc price list free. 24th 
year. 13Greenhouses. 400 Acres. 
25 
Fancy Cards, Snowflake Damask, Assorted 
in 25 styles, with name, 10 cents. 
Nassau Card Co.. Nassau, N. Y. 
$5 to $20 per day at home. Samples worth 
$5 free. Address. 
Stinson &, Co., Portland, Maine. 
a ' veek in y° ur own town. Terms and $5 
vPUU outfit free. Address. 
PI. IIallf.tt & Co , Portland, Maine. 
