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PICTORIAL HOME COMPANION, 
THE HANDSOMEST ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF HOUSE¬ 
HOLD ART, FLOWERS AND HOME LITERATURE 
IN AMERICA. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 
Devoted to Housekeeping, Household Elegancies, 
Fashions, Music. Ladies' Fancy Work, Social Amuse¬ 
ments, Home Pets, Flowers, Window Gardening, 
Cottages, Garden Decorations, and Illustrated Home 
Literature. 
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, 1875. 
$1 30 per year, including chromo “My Window 
Garden. 11 
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Flower Garden 11 
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free to agent. 
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Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Office. Publisher. 
46 Beckman St. P. O. Box 2445, New York. 
Window Hardening. 
By HENRY 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 abo ut Plants 
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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 every one. Supplies good practical 
information that can be found in no other volume. 
Price, i$1.50, by mail, postpaid. 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, Publisher, 
46 Beekman Street, New York. 
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SEED. BULB, AND PLANT MERCHANT, 
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in the United, States. 
55,000 
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The fact of ours being the j)ldest and largest 
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Can Be Delivered Free At Your Doors, 
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Send for our new Descriptive Catalogue op 
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all the finest varieties known to florists. 
THE NEW 
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for 75 cents each, or $6 per doz., by mail. 
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Six for fl; Thirteen for i 2; per mail. 
HOOPES BRO. & THOMAS, 
Cnar.EY Hill Nurseries, 
West Chester, Pa. 
NEW MUSIC BOOKS. 
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published, is an unusually good collection of en¬ 
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Original Hymn .Tunes i the veteran compo¬ 
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55 d 5> f l! l< L best quality. Price, Boards, SO cents; 
Cloth, $1.00. ’ 
SEVEN PART SONGS. For Mixed 
Voices, by J. O. D. Parlcer, contains new Glees 
which were successes when sung by the “ Parker 
Club.” Price 60 cents. 
Prnro at Home. 
A large collection of Piano¬ 
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is full of good and most entertaining music for 
practice or home recreation. Price, $2.50. 
JSP" Praises of the River of Life, our popular 
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Ornamental Desips for Fret fori, Fancy Caryini, and Home Decorations. 
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The interest and easy success attending tne use of the Fret Saw has n.ade the ubject of fancy carving 
and the making of household ornaments wonderfully popular. Ladies and young people, everywhere 
find in it a fascinating recreation* and are making dozens of beautiful fancy articles at so small a cost that 
they can decorate their homes profusely with many charming ornaments. The above book contains 
upwards of 150 designs of Picture Frames, Consoles, Baskets, Brackets, Letters, Figures, Fancy Stands, 
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HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 46 Beekman 6t. a New York. 
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We will send by 
18 Flowering Plants 
FOR Sl.lO. 
2 Verbenas, 2 Chrysanthemums, 
2 Coleus, 1 Ageratum,' 
1 Fuchsia, 1 Canna, 
1 Heliotrope, 1 Tuberose, 
1 Geranium, 1 Monthly Rose, 
1 Gladiolus, 1 Petunia. 
1 Salvia, 2 Basket Plants, 
Giane-Vines 
FOR $1.10. 
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1 Hartford, 
1 Creveling, 
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All one year old extra 
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With directions for growing. 
(UT OCT LIST') AM) SEND \TITH ORDER 
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FOR $1.10. 
25 Jucnnda, “Our No. 700,” 
12 Burr’s New Pine, J2 Wilson, 
12 Chas. Downing, 12 Lennings White. 
4 Varieties Raspberries 
FOR $1.10. 
6 Naomi, 
6 Philadelphia, 
8 Clarke, 
3 Hornet. 
Our handsome Catalogue of Fruits and Flowers, containing full directions for cultivation, will be 
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GRIMES «fc M KVEI! BOX 115. PlTTsBUEGH, I«A. 
Beautiful Flowering 
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Attention is invited to my very large and well 
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Boies, Verbenas, Ivies, Geraniums, Pelar¬ 
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VABIE GATED AND FANCY 
FOLIAGE PLANTS; 
Plants for Baskets, for Ferneries, for 
the Window and the Conservatory, 
Plants for Ribbon Beds and 
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One Hundred Plants, assorted different, - -$6.00 
Fifty Plants, assorted different, ----- 4 .00 
One Hundred Verbenas, asTted colors, named, 4.00 
One Hundred Roses, small, assorted, named, 6.00 
Fifty Roses, small, assorted, named, - - - - 4.00 
One Hundred Plants for Ribbon Bed, four or 
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assorted. New Conservatories and Greenhouses 
stocked at low rates. No charge for boxing. Send 
for my Catalogues 
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New Roses, New Flowers, &c 
will be found in the American Amateur’s Collec¬ 
tions, which are largely composed of the Newest, 
Rarest and Choicest Premium-Awarded Novelties 
of Europe. See our Special List of same, which in- 
c udes some choice Seed Novelties. Mailed free to 
all app. icants. Address 
The Greeubrook ? nd Paterson City Numerics 
Box 837 Paterson, N. J. 
AMATEUR WORKERS 
IN 
FANCY WOODS 
can he supplied with the following 
HARD AND RARE WOODS, 
Planed for use. J, 3-16. y. f inch and upward; Cash 
to accompany orders; Rosewood. Satin wood, Holly, 
Walnut, Mahogany, Ebony, Red and White Cedar’ 
Birdseye Maple, &c. 
GEO. W. REID & (0., 
Nos. 1S6 to 200 Lewis st., foot of 5th and 6tli sts, 
East River, New York. 
Orders by mail will have prompt and careful 
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List. 
S0E0LL SAW PATTEENS, 
And all articles used by Scroll Sawyers (amateur or 
professional). Four sample patterns sent by mail, 
FREE, on receipt of 25 cents 
Send f r Catalogue. 
L. H. RUSSELL, 
Stratford, Conn. 
