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PICTORIAL HOME COMPANION, 
A handsomely ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL, pub¬ 
lished monthly, devoted to the CULTURE.OF 
FLOWERS tor out-door or in-door decoration; 
and PICTORIAL HOME LITERATURE for all 
members of the Family Circle. 
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, 1874. 
$1 25 per year, single copies. 
Club Terms. 
5 copies. $6 00, or $1 20 each. 
10 11 50, “ 1 15 
in 16 50, “ 1 10 “ 
20 “ . 22 00, “ 1 10 “ 
Ea^h subscriber receiving a chromo for 1ST4, “ Gems 
of the l- lower Garden, 11 size 11 by 14. 
For clubs of 15 and upward, extra copy of paper 
and chromo free to agents. 
Subscriptions at $1 25 begin with October, 1873, 
or January, 1874. 
$1 50 per year includes all three chromos. 
New York City and Canada subscribers will add 
12 cents advance U. S. postage to above terms. 
Terms for Back Numbers. 
$1 00 per year for volume of 1S73. 
Subscribers for 1S74 not supplied, and desiring 
chromos, will remit following prices, io cover 
expenses and trouble of mailing, mounting, etc.: 
Chromos for 1873, u Good Night and Good Morn¬ 
ing ,” 25 cents. 
Chromo for 1S74, “ Gems of the, Flower Garden 
25 cents. 
Agents desiring specimens for canvassing will 
also remit same prices. 
Specimen copy of .paper sent free on receipt of 
P. O. stamp. 
Premium list free on receipt of P. O. stamp. 
Agents and canvassers wanted everywhere. 
Newsdealers will receive orders and supply regu¬ 
larly. 
Advertising rates, 50 cents per line. 
Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Proprietor, 
No. 5 Beekman street, N. Y. 
Window Gardening. 
By HENKY T. WILLIAMS, 
EDITOR OF THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET, NEW YORK. 
A New Book, with 250 Fine Engravings, and 300 
Pages, containing a Descriptive List of all Plants 
suitable, for Window Culture, Directions for their 
Treatment;, and Practical Information about Plants 
and Flowers for the Parlor, Conservatory, Wardian 
Case, Fernery, or Window Garden. Tells all about 
Bulbs for House * ulture. Geraniums, Hanging 
Baskets. Insects, Plant Decoration of Apartments. 
The Illustrations are unusually beautiful, and 
many of them perfect Gems of exquisite beauty. 
It is a valuable Book on a Popular subject, long 
needed, and comes at a time when it will be highly 
appreciated bv everyone. Supplies good practical 
information that can be found in no other volume. 
Price, i£1.50, by mail, postpaid. 
EVERY WOMAN HER OWN 
Flower Gardener. 
By “Daisy Eyebright,” (Mrs. S. O. Johnson.) 
B 4 U ORDER SEEDS, 
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BRIGGS &BR0/S 
January Quarterly j 
The finest Floral Work ever issued in this 
country. Published Quarterly—the four numbers 
sent to any address for 25 cents—comprising an 
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of the Seeds, 
Bulbs, and Plants sold by Briggs & Brother, 
Seedsmen and Florists, Rochester, New 
York, together with elaborate treatises upon the 
care and culture of the same. Over 1,000 Pre¬ 
miums taken in the United States in 1S73 upon 
the products of BRIGGS & BROTHER’S Seeds. 
The January number alone will be worth more 
than a $2.00 Book. Parties purchasing $1.00 worth 
or upword of Seeds, are credited with a subscription 
for the following year. 
We challenge comparison on prices and size of 
packets. Address, 
BRIGGS & BROTHER, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
NOW 
READY 
CEOSMAST BEO.’S 
Illustrated GATAL0GUE and GUIDE 
to the Flower and Vegetable Garden, for 1874, beau¬ 
tifully illustrated, aud containing a magnificent 
COLORED PLATE of seven new and popular flowers 
Sent FREE upon receipt of stamp. Address, 
(Est. 1810.) GROSMAN BROS., Rochester, N. Y. 
AMATEUR 
C 3 -XJII 0 JE 
To the Flower and Kitchen Men, 
28tb. Edition ready Jan. 1st, enlarged and improved, and 
containing a magnificent 
Mew (Colored Iciilmgrmpih ©/ Flowers,, 
besides hundreds of engravings, descriptive price list ol 
3,000 varieties of CAoice Flower and Vegeta¬ 
ble Seeds, Rare Gladiolus. Lilies Tuberoses, 
&c., with full directions for their culture. The most perfect 
work of the kind before the public. £3“ Sent free upon the 
receipt of two stamps. Address, 
WASHBURN & CO., Boston, Mass. 
# AA LONG COLUMNS of Splendid Stories, 
ffi Mjg Tales, Sketches, Poetry, Wit, Humor, 
Exposures of Humbugs, &c., &c. The 
cheapest and best reading in the world, 
mailed free, for only 35 cents. Address, HUNTER 
& CO., Hinsdale, N. H. 
Canada Victor Tomato 
I invite the attention of the public to extracts from 
more than a score of letters in my Catalogue for 1874, 
from Farmers and Gardeners in various States, who 
raised this New Tomato for the first time last season. 
These letters are all emphatic in their praises of the 
Canada Victor Tomato : 1st, for its surpassing earli¬ 
ness ; 2d, for its excellent quality ; and 3d, for its 
uniform-solidity. I now offer to the public, seed 
seed saved from selected specimens only., at 15 cents per 
package, and $1.50 per ounce. My Seed Catalogue 
free to all applicants. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
A delightful little treatise on Out Door Garden¬ 
ing for Ladies—Practical, Timely, Charmingly 
Written. 
CANNOT FAIL TO BE UNIVERSALLY LIKED. 
Valuable Information about Pansies. Roses. Geran¬ 
iums, Climbing Plants, Annuals. Perennials, Fu¬ 
chsias. Ribbon Beds, &c. Send for it. Printed in 
Excellent Taste. Price, 50e., postpaid. Bound 
in cloth, $1.00. 
Address all orders for the above Books to 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, Publisher, 
5 Beekman Street, New York, 
FREE TO ALL. 
We will send to all who desire, our mode of treat¬ 
ing Cally Lilies, to make them bloom all winter, and 
to produce from 5 to 20 blossoms from each plant, 
FREE; or, for 25 cents, will send any three plants 
of the following varieties, and our catalogue; Fu¬ 
chsias, Geraniums, Heliotropes, Calceolarias, Gladi¬ 
olus, Priniroses, Lantanas or Grape PTyacinths, 
which will be sent by mail and guaranteed to 
arrive safely to all. GATLIN & ELVERSON, 
New Brighton, Pa. 
200 Pianos & Organs 
New and Second-hand, of First-class 
Makers, will be sold at Lower Prices for 
cash , or on Installments, or for rent , in City 
or Country, during this Financial 
Crisis and the Holidays, bj HOBACE 
WATERS & SON, No. 481 Broadway, 
than ever before offered in New York. 
Agents wanted. for the sale of Waters’ Cel¬ 
ebrated Pianos, Concerto, and Orchestral 
Organs. Illustrated Catalogues Mailed. 
Great inducements to the Trade. A large 
discount to Ministers, Churches, Sunday 
Schools, etc. 
■pil pp I Any one sending us the addresses of 
_L XL D-D a 6 or 8 young personsof different post 
offices, who they think would get up a club for a 
beautiful young folks’ paper, will receive free a 
beautiful little Chromo. Address Publisher 
■ Gem,” Sharon Centre, Ohio. 
iFIOWer Seeds I will send by 
VJtR.U'Cl i mail, postpaid, 50 varieties choice 
QfprtO Flower Seeds for $2; 25 varieties. $1; 
ULL Uul 10 varieties, 50 cents. 
ercnQ R. h. HARRIS, 
wFCUO Yarmouth Port, Mass. 
TUBEROSE, Texas grown, three for 50 ets. Til- 
landsia, 25 cts. per package. Mrs. S. E. Byers, 
Clear Creek Station, Galveston Co,, Texas. 
A GREAT OFFER TO READERS OF 
FLORAL CABINET.—$5,000 worth of Vick's 
Seeds to be distributed to 5,000 of Our Readers / 
The publisher of the “ Two Rurals 11 (the Western 
Rural and the Young Folks' Rural) makes this 
magnificent proposition: To FIVE THOUSAND 
readers of The Cabinet who, before April 1st, will 
send him $1.50 (and say they saw this in Cabi¬ 
net), he will in return send the following: 1st— 
The Young Folks' Rural for one year (the regular 
price of the paper being $1.50); 2d— Vick's Floral 
Guide for a year (price 25 cents); 3d—An order 
on Mr. Vick for ONE DOLLAR’S WORTH of 
Flower or Vegetable Seeds to be sent postpaid; 
4th—The two celebrated landscape chromo gems, 
entitled “ Morning on the Mississippi" and 
“Sunset on the Sierras' 1 mounted and postpaid. 
[This great offer involves a present large loss, but 
the publisher relies upon the intrinsic merit of 
the paper to retain the subscribers for future years.] 
Inclose the money (only $1.50) with your address 
plainly written, to II. N. F. I.ewis, Publisher. 
Chicago. y@“The Young Folks' Ruraf the i hro- 
mos, Floral Guide , and Seed Order will be sent to 
you at once. List of seeds to be selected from 
Floral Guide ’and sent (with the order) to Mr. 
Vick. A copy of paper will befsent as a sample for 
10 cents. 
THE BEST BOOK OF THE DAY! 
iftew Sjlementcirv.^ciiool 
FOR the piano-forte. 
Manns’ method embodies all the latest improve¬ 
ments in teaching, and laying as it does a thorough 
foundation, it is certain to make good Piano Play¬ 
ers of all who will strictly follow its precepts. 
It is so » omprehensive, Systematic, 1 rogressive. 
Practical, and Pleasing, that the pupil will advance 
from step to step with comparative ease, and the 
labors of the teacher be measurably lightened. 
It secures to the learner the Best Position of the 
Hand, the Smoothest, Clearest Touch, and 
THE ABILITY TO READ MUSIC AT SIGHT, 
while it is equally adapted to pupils of all ages, from 
the six-year old child upwards. 
To the teacher we would say : Give it a fair trial, 
and you will never use any other book, for it. is 
the Most Compact Fundamental Work Extant; and 
to the pupils: If you desire to become good players 
by the shortest and surest method , use Manns’ 
Book. 
The extraordinary sale, and numerous testi¬ 
monials in our possession, fully establish its supe¬ 
riority. Price, $2.50. Copies mailed, postage 
paid. * _ 
We would also urgently recommend SPECIAL 
STUDIES, by JEAN MANNS, intended 
to strengthen the Weak fingers of the hands, and 
develop a Rapid execution. Just issued. Price, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
¥M. A. POND & CO., 
541 Broadway, New York. 
MEW AND RARE 
New Koses a Specialty. 
We are prepared to supply, in limited quantities, 
fine young plants, grown in 4 inch pots, and on 
their own roots, from our importations of nearly 
300 named varieties of all the latest and choicest 
varieties grown in Europe. 
For description of each variety see our Rose 
Catalogue, mailed on application and receipt of P. 
O. stamp. 
MIDLER & HAYES, 
Mount Airy Nurseries, 
5774 Germantown Av., Philadelphia. 
DR. DENNEY’S NEW GERANIUMS, 
Ianthe, Wellington, Haidee, Diana and 
Sir John Moore, fine plants, 50 cents each. 
SMILAX. —Fine young plants, $1.00 per doz., 
$6.00 per 100. 
. MIDLER & HAYES, 
5774 Germantown Av. Philadelphia, Pa. 
GEO. A. PRINCE & CO, 
Organs & Melodeons. 
The Oldest, Largest, and Most Perfect Manufactory 
in the United States. 
53.000 
Now in use. 
No other Musical Instrument ever obtained the 
same Popularity. 
Send for Frice Lists. 
* ddress BUFFALO, N. Y. 
Wc -were the first Florists in the United States 
to offer 
EIGHT WELL-ESTABLISHED 
POT-GROWN ROSES 
For $1 00. 
We had imitators the first season, but we are to¬ 
day the only ones making this offer. We n< t only 
offer Roses thus cheaply, but all other Plants 
usually grown. Our $1.00 selections of hoses and 
Bedding Plants had an immense sale last season, 
an (j we are daily getting letters from the most re¬ 
mote parts of the country speaking in the highest 
terms of the plants and their condition. 
We offer this year 15 Selections of Assorted 
Plants at $1.00 each. Purchasers can have their 
choice of these, or of the selections which were so 
popular last year. 
Our Wholesale and Retail Price List, Select Lists 
of Plants by Mail, and our 
Cheap List of Roses, 
now ready for distribution. Our houses are 
crammed with fine plants, and early orders will get 
the best. 
MASSEY & HUDSON, 
Chestertown, Kent Co., Md. 
TILE FLOWER BOIES 
For Parlor "Windows. 
Plain and Rustic, ir. great variety of pat¬ 
terns and of different lengths, on hand and made to 
order. Floor Tiles for Conservatories, &c. 
MILLER & COATES, 
279 Pearl St., New York. 
SEWING MACHINES. 
The sales of Sewing Machines in 1S72, as reported 
under oath, in 1873, to the owners of the 
Sewing Machine Patents, show 
that the 
SINGER 
Manufacturing Co. 
hJLST TEAM SOME 
iltMTii liillilig 
Or, 38,498 more than in 1871, 
90 per cent, of them being for 
Family Use. 
THIS IS OVER 
4 5,000 
More Sewing Machines than were sold by any other 
company during the same period, and over ONE 
QUARTER of all the machines sold in 1S72. 
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF 
The Singer Mfig Comp’y 
34 UNION SQUARE. 
