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PICTORIAL HOME COMPANION, 
A handsomely ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL, pub¬ 
lished monthly, devoted to the CULTURE OF 
FLOWERS for 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 “ 
15 “ . 16 50, “ 1 10 “ 
20 “ . 22 00 , “ 1 10 
Ea'-'hsubscriber receiving achroinofor 1874, “Gems 
of the t- lower Garden,” size 11 by 14. 
For clubs of 15 and upward, extra copy of paper 
and chrorno free to agents. 
Subscriptions at $1 25 begin with October, 1873, 
or January, 1874. 
$1 50 per year includes all three cliromos. 
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 1873. 
Subscribers for 1874 not supplied, and desiring 
chromos, will remit following, prices, io cover 
expenses and trouble of mailing, mounting, etc.: 
Chromos for 1873, “ Good Night and Good Morn¬ 
ing ,” 25 cents. 
Chrorno for 1874, “ 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 lino. 
Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Proprietor, 
No. 5 Beekman street, N. Y. 
REMOVAL.—May 1, to 46 Beekman Street. 
EVERY WOMAN HER OWN 
Flower Gardener. 
By “Daisy EYEBRiaHT,” (Mrs. S. 0. Johnson.) 
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, 50c., postpaid. Bound 
in cloth. $ 1 . 00 . 
Address all orders for the above Books to 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, Publisher, 
5 Beekman Street, New York. 
FOR 
TEN DOLLARS, 
BY EXPRESS. 
Comprising 25 varieties of choice Bedding 
Plants, Boses, &c,, as follows: 
3 Geraniums, including Master Christine, Jean 
Sisely, or Mrs. Pollock. 
3 Roses, including Bon Silene or Saffrano. 
2 Heliotropes, 
2 Pyrethrum or Golden Feather. 
2 Pentstemons—newest best varieties. 
2 Amarnnthus Monstrosis. 
2 Dianthus Chinensis. 
2 Mesembryanthemum Pomeridianum. 
2 Lobelias—choice dwarf. 
2 Fuchsias. 
2 Pansies—best English show and bedding. 
2 Stocks, Intermediate. 
2 Sweet Williams—Scotch seedlings. 
2 Wall Flowers—Scotch seedlings. 
2 Hollyhocks—European seedlings. 
2 Agrostemas. 
2 Lark Spurs, black and blue. 
2 Verbenas. 
2 Irisinas. 
2 Stock Gilliflowers—French. 
| 2 Tropzeolums. 
; 2 Coleus, golden and velvet, 
j 2 Petunias. 
I 1 Calceolaria. 
1 Cineraria. 
I Where parties may desire but one plant each, of 
i the above 25 varieties'named, I will express same for 
! $6.00, or mail them at $8.00, prepaying postage, 
i The above are thrifty and well-grown plants, from 
| seeds and stock carefully selected by the proprietor 
j while travelling last summer and fall, for his health, 
! in England, France, Germany, Austria, and Italy. 
We have also a full stock of Azaleas. Camellias, 
1 Begonias, Carnations, Lilies, etc., which will he 
furnished to patrons at moderate prices. We are 
also growing many novelties from seeds we brought 
over, including the new ornamental Chilian Beet. 
We are also receiving an importation of choice 
Orchids, Dracaenas, Caladiums, etc. Also, the new- 
e st Geraniums, Fuchsias, etc., which will be for 
gale next season. Orders respectfully solicited. 
SAM’L GE.EIVES, 
Managxr Greenbrook Nurseries, 
Near Paterson, N. J. 
P. 0. Address, 
Lock-Box 837, Paterson, N. J. 
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, by HORACE 
WATERS & SOU, Ho. 481 Broadway, 
than ever before offered in Hew 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. 
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, Primroses, Lantanas or Grape Hyacinths, 
which will be sent by mail and guaranteed to 
arrive safely to all. CATLIN & ELVERSON, 
New Brighton, Ra. 
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 ; 23, for its excellent quality ; and 3d, for its 
uniform, solidity. I now offer to the public, seed 
ecd saved from seder ted 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. 
C /^1 —Thetrue CAPE COD CRANBERRY 
I i b*stsort— Upland, Lowland or Garden 
• • —by mail prepaid. Priced Catalogue 
C gratis of this and all Fruits, Ornamen¬ 
tal Trees. Evergreens. Shrubs, Roses, 
* Plants, &c., and fresh Flower and Gar¬ 
den Seeds (25 sorts $1)—the choicest collection in the 
country, with all novelties. 500,000 Conover’s and 
Giant Asparagus, 1,2and 3years. B. M. WATSON, 
Old Colony Nurseries and Seed Warehouse, 
Plymouth, Mass, 
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS! 
Greenhouse and Bedding Plants. Splendid Stock. 
Low prices. Wholesale and retail. 12 Plants by 
Mail, postpaid, for $1 ; 50 Plants by express for $5. 
Safe arrival guaranteed. Fend for 'a catalogue. 
Address W^M. F. PORTER, 
Florist, Box 127, Warren, Ohio. 
THOUSANDS 
Weekly “ rally round the 
_ _ _ _ __ flag” by subscribing for 
the national paper, the Star Spangled Banner— 
12th year. A large 40 column illustrated paper, 
splendid reading, only $1 a year, with a pair of 
charming Prang Chromos free to every subscriber. 
It exposes every swindler, quack, and humbug in 
America, and is libeled and slannered therefor. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. A pair of 
Chromos free to all. $1 secures it a whole year. 
Specimens 6 cts. Address Banner, Hinsdale, N. II. 
DOUBLE PETUNIA, 
“Mrs. Taylor.” 
This is a new seedling Petunia of last season, raised 
by an Amateur, and pronounced by all who saw it 
the most showy double Petunia ever produced. 
The color is a brilliant mauve and white, beau¬ 
tifully marked and distinct. It is very double, and 
when fully out forms almost a perfect half sphere. 
It is a strong, vigorous grower, and came “true” 
the entire season. 
For bedding out, or for the house or conservatory, 
nothing can be more showy or beautiful. 
Fine, Strong Plants, $1 each. 
Plants ready 1st of April. 
E. W. CLARKE, 
311 Main Street, Springfield, Mass. 
Flowers ! Flowers !! 
20 Varieties of Fine Flow €7's of my so¬ 
le ciio?i foi* only 01.00 , postpaid, 
Roses (of any variety the purchaser may select) 
sent postage paid at 20 cents each; 7 for $1.00; 15 
for $2.00 ; 100, by express, for $12.50. When selec¬ 
tions are left to me. I will choose the very best, as 
they are equally cheap with me. Catalogues of 
Garden and Flower Seed, or of Roses, free to all. 
G. H. WILLIAMSON, Gallatin, Tenn. 
BEAUTIFUL EVER BLOOMING 
ROSE 
STRONG POT-PLANTS, 
Suitable for immediate Flowering. Sent 
Safely by mail, post-paid. 
5 Splendid Varieties, purchaser's 
choice, $1 ; 12 for §2, 
For 10 cents additional, we send 
MAGNIFICENT PREMIUM ROSE. 
Our elegant Spring Catalogue for 1S74, describ¬ 
ing more than 200 finest varieties of roses, and 
containing full directions for culture, with chapters 
on Winter Protection, Injurious Insects, &c., now 
ready, se'-t FREE. 
TEE DINGEE & CONRAD CO ., Rose Growers , 
West Grove, Chester County, Pa. 
AMATEUR 
Q-TXIIDIE 
To the Flower and KMen Garden. 
ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. 
Magnificent Colored Plate, Hundreds of 
Engravings, beside Descriptive Price List of 3,000 
varieties of choice T ower and Vegetable Seeds, 
Rare Gladiolus, Lilies, &c., &c. Full directions for 
culture. Complete in every respect. Sent free on 
receipt of two stamps. Address, 
WASHBURIV & CO., Boston, Mass. 
NEW m RARE PLANTS 
For Spring of 18'T4. 
John Raul's Catalogue of Hew and Beau¬ 
tiful Plants will be ready in February, with a 
colored plate. Mailed free to all my customers; to 
others, price 10 cents. A plain copy to all appli¬ 
cants free. JOHN SAUL, 
Washington City, IS. C. 
$5 8 $20 
per day at home. Terms Free. Address 
Geo. Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine. 
Seed Time Cometh! 
The twenty-first editions of our illustrated 
FLOWER and KITCHEN GARDEN DIREC¬ 
TORIES for ]874, with a Supplement of Novelties 
and Selections, embracing a list of Seed grown by 
the best Boston Market Gardeners, and also by the 
most famous European growers of flowers and veg¬ 
etables, bulbs, &c., including many that can rarely 
be found elsewhere, will be forwarded to all cus¬ 
tomers free of charge, and to other applicants in¬ 
closing a three-cent stamp. 
D. T. CURTIS & Co., Seedsmen & Florists, 
161 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 
Successors to Curtis & Cobb. 
AT YOUR POST OFFICE. 
The following named, healthy , well-rooted 
Plants , will he sent by mail, postpaid, on 
receipt of price, their safe arrival guaran¬ 
teed, one only of a variety or color will be 
sent in each collection: 
Collection 1—5 Verbenas, 2 Lantanas, 1 Heliotrope, 
50 cents 
“ 2—2 Fuchsias, 8 Coleus, 1 Geranium, 
50 cents. 
“ 3—2 Bigonias, 3 Salvias, 2 Browallias, 
50 cents. 
“ 4—6 Fine Basket Plants, 50 cents. 
“ 5—5 Roses, 50 cents. 
w 6—5 Tuberoses. 1 Tigrida, 1 fineUlimber, 
(bulbs) 50 cents. 
“ 7—2 Honeysuckles, 2 Spireas, 2 Wilge- 
lias, 50 cents. 
“ 8—2 Arbor Vitses, 2 Junipers, 1 Box 
Tree, 1 Santalina,. 50 cents 
“ 9—2 dozen Strawberry Plants, Wilson 
& Green Pro. 50 cents. 
“ 10—6 Houghton Gooseberry, 1 Horstine 
Raspberry, 50 cents. 
Address, 
HENRYS. RUPP, Cumberland Nurseries, 
Shermanstown , Cumberland Co., Pa. 
;Flower Seeds i win send by 
J mail, postpaid, 50 varieties choice 
Flower Seeds for $2; 25 varieties, $1; 
10 varieties, 50 cents. 
w R- H. HARRIS, 
Yarmouth Port, Mass. 
SEEDS 
SEEDS 
We 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 not only 
offer Roses thus cheaply, but all other Plants 
usually grown. Our $1.00 selections of Roses and 
Bedding Plants had an immense sale last season, 
and 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 Pax*lor Windows. 
Plain and Rustic, in great variety of pat¬ 
terns and of different lengths, on hand and made to 
order. Floor Tiles for Conservatories, &e. 
MILLER & COATES, 
279 Pearl St., Hew York. 
Are You Going to Paint? 
MORE THAN 
HAVE BEEN PAINTED WITH THE 
Averill Chemical 
Paint. 
IT IS HANDSOMEE, 
More Durable, and Costs Less 
THAN THE BEST OF ANY OTHER. 
Sample Cards, Prices, and further recommenda¬ 
tions from owners of the finest villas and residences 
in the country furnished free by dealers generally, 
and by the 
A VEPILL CHEMICAL PAINT CO 
32 Burling Slip, N. Y., or 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
Seeds! Bulbs! Plants 
The following collections have been put up with 
great care, and are very desirable for * hose who 
may wish a complete assortment of Seeds, Bulbs, 
or Plants, and who are unacquainted with the 
varieties: 
Collection No. 1 contains 25 choice sorts of Flower- 
Seeds for .$1.00 
Collection No. 2 contains 25 extra sorts of Flower 
Seeds (including novelties) for - - -$2.00 
Collection No. 3 is a complete assortment of Vege¬ 
table Seeds, for a very small garden, for - $L0Q 
Collection No. 4 is a complete assortment of Vege¬ 
table Seeds, for a small garden, for - - $2.50 
Collection No. 5 is a complete assortment of Vege¬ 
table Seeds, for a large garden, for - - $5.00 
Collection No. 6 is a complete assortment of Vege¬ 
table Seeds, for a very largo garden, for - $1(L09 
Collection No. 7 is 5 choice Lilies, including the 
Auratums. for.$1.00 
Collection No. 8 is 12 choice Gladiolas, mixed. $1.00 
Collection No. 9 is 12 extra Gladiolas, named, $2.00 
Collection No. 10 is 12 extra Tuberoses, double, 
named, for - - - - - - $1.50 
Collection No. 11 is 25 choice Bedding Plants, $3.00 
Collection No. 12 is 50 extra Bedding Plants, $5.00 
My annual descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds, Bulbs, and Plants, will be mailed 
to all applicants free. 
W. S. ALLEIST, Queens, 3M. Y. 
YTERBEIMAS. 1 Doz. Fine Varieties packed 
V and sent anywhere for $1.00. 
B eddintg plaints. 1 Doz. assorted for 
Bloom through the summer. $1.50, with Basket. 
R OSES. I Doz. assorted Tea, China, and Hybrids 
for $2.50, packed and shipped. Wend for 
Catalogue. B. P. Ceitohell, Cincinnati, O. 
