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^atlies’ floral iaaSmet tint) SHctorral Home fiomjitmbu. 
Subscribers will confer a favor, 
if, when answering Advertisements, 
they will mention “The Floral 
Cabinet.” 
THE 
oral fitt-Jifiet 
PICTORIAL HOME COMPANION, 
THE HANDSOMEST ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OP HOUSE¬ 
HOLD ART, FLOWERS AND HOME LITERATURE 
IN AMERICA. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY. 
Devoted to Housekeeping, Household Elegancies, 
Fashions, Music, Ladies' Fancy Work, Social Amuse¬ 
ments, Homo Pets, Flowers, Window Gardening, 
Cottages, Garden Decorations, and Illustrated Home 
Literature. 
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, 1876 & 1877. 
$1 30 per year, including Steel Plate Engraving, 
“ The Glee Maiden.” 
1 50 per year, including alsochromo “Gems of the 
Flower Garden.” or “My Window Garden.” 
To club of seven, an extra copy of paper with one 
engraving free to agent. 
These terms include all charges—mounting and 
mailing, also postage on paper for one year. 
Back Volumes. 
$1 30 for volume of 1874, 1875 or 1876, unbound. 
2 25 “ “ “ bound in cloth,and mailed. 
1 00 “ cover to volume, mailed, postage paid. 
1 50 “ portable binder and music portfolio, 
mailed, postage paid. 
1 00 “ volume of 1873, unbound. 
50 “ numbers July to Dec., 1S72, unbound. 
Ho numbers for sale previous to July, 1872. 
No volumes bound previous to 1874. 
Terms for tlhromos, Agents’ Outfits, &c. 
50 cents for agents’ outfit of paper, chromos, etc. 
25 “ “ “ “ “ and engraving. 
Terms to canvassers sent on receipt of P. 0. 
stamp. Agents wanted in every town. 
Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Office, . Publisher, 
46 Beckman St. P. O. Box 2445, New York. 
A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND GAMES, 
published and for sale by Henry T. Williams, 
will be sent free by mail on receipt of 10 ct. stamp. 
Self-Propelling Chairs 
For Cripple? & Invalids. 
Can be easily propelled, 
either in or outdoors, by any¬ 
one having the use of hands. 
State your weight and 
send stamp for illustrated 
catalogue of different styles 
and prices. 
Please mention this paper. 
S. A. SMITH, 
No. 32Platt St., N. Y. City. 
Dutch Bulbous Roots 
AND 
TAYLOR’S 
“EXTENSION” CORSET 
This Corset is constructed on 
j] Scientific principles, made of 
Durable material, and will fit 
'every form by adjusting _ the 
different lacings as required. 
‘It is pronounced by all who 
Shave tried it to he superior 
'to any Corset manufactured for 
comfort and ease, and also for 
the elegance of form which it im- 
!parts to any figure. Price,$1.50,. 
jpostage included. Best quality, 
handsomely embroidered with 
1 -"-" silk, $2.25. 
Send for Illustrated Price-List of Purs, Millinery 
and Fancy Dry Goods, Kid Gloves and Dress Trim¬ 
mings, to 
TAYLOR’S BAZAAR, 
353 Eighth Avenue, New York City, 
Between 27th and 28th Streets. 
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO WHOLESALE 
BOYERS. AGENTS WANTED. 
Our Autumn Catalogue of the above, beauti¬ 
fully illustrated, will be ready for distribution Sept. 
1st. A copy will be mailed to all applicants inclos¬ 
ing Ten Cents; regular customers supplied gratis. 
Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
Seed, Plant, and Bulb -Warehouse, 
U. O. Box 5713. 34 BARCLAY ST,, N. Y, 
GOSSAMER 
Waterproof Garments. 
Get the Genuine ! Beware of 
Worthless Imitations ! 
No storm garment has ever 
had such a wide popularity. 
The demand for them is con¬ 
stantly increasing ,because they 
give satisfaction, are handsome, 
durable, and a perfect protec¬ 
tion against Water, Mud , Wind 
and Snow. No lady or gentle¬ 
man should go to the Cen¬ 
tennial without one. Weigh from 9 to 16 ounces; 
can be easily carried in the pocket. Ask for 
the Gossamer Waterproof garments, and see for 
yourself that our trade mark, “ Gossamer Water¬ 
proof,” is stamped on the loop of the garment, also 
on our Leggins and Umbrellas; none genuine with¬ 
out they are so stamped. Made in all styles for 
men, women, and children; also, Gossamer Water¬ 
proof Leggins for Ladies, Gentlemen, Misses, and 
Children. The best protection ever invented. 
Gossamer Rubber Clothing Go., 
389 DEVONSHIRE ST., BOSTON. 
N.B.—Send postal card for new Illustrated Circular 
Please mention Floral Cabinet. 
HYACINTHS,TULIPS, 
CKOCIIS, LILIES, 
and all other Bulbs for plant¬ 
ing in the autumn. Also 
Bulb Glasses, 
Fancy Flower Pots, 
Fern Cases, 
Winter Flowering 
Plants. 
The largest and finest assort¬ 
ment in the country. Prices 
Moderate. Descriptive cata¬ 
logue mailed to all applicants 
FREE, HENRY A, DREER, 
714 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. 
FANCY GAUDS, 18 styles 10c.. 20 no two alike 
10c. GEO. I. HEED & CO., Nassau, N. Y. 
MISFIT 
CARPETS. 
ENGLISH BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY, AND IN¬ 
GRAIN, very cheap, at the old place, 
113 Fulton Street, New York. 
Send for a price-list. J. A. BENBALL. 
THE PERFECT BOSOM PAD. 
M ADE of Thin Cork, neatly covered, perfect 
shape, will not break nor get out of order; 
gives perfect satisfaction in every respect; ^ has 
strong medical endorsements; light, porous, healthy, 
graceful. Mailed on receipt of Fifty Cents. 
E. P. STEWART & CO., 
Box 4400. Ill Broadway, New York. 
Lady Agents Wanted. 
THE UTILITY ADJUSTABLE TABLE 
IP May be adjusted to any 
II | height, and folded com- 
Jij pactly. 
For Cutting, Bast¬ 
ing, Trimming, Writ¬ 
ing, Reading, Games, 
Invalids, Chi LDREiN^&c. 
In great variety of 
style, size, shape, and 
price. 
Send stamp for illus¬ 
trated book, and men¬ 
tion Floral Cabinet. 
LAMBIE & SARGENT, Proprietors & Manufac’rs, 
793 Broadway, New York. 
A V© MALE AND FEMALE, \\t A UTSTH 
AUlbBl 1 d Everywhere, to handle the ff WSl 1 tM 
Patent, Crown Self-Closing Inkstand. Sells itself at sight 
wherever ink is used. Profits immense. Sample 75 cents. 
Address A. H. SINGER, 438 Walnut St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 
25 
FLOWERING PLANTS FOR 
BY MAIL, POSTPAID. 
SI,25 
COLGATE & CO 
VIOLET TOILET WATER. 
NO ONE 
Should Travel 
without a bottle of Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient. 
Changes of temperature, irregularity of rest and 
eating, and exposures to draughts, are great and 
active agents in deranging the secretions of the 
body. A dose of this aperient will prevent the evils 
resulting from such causes, and save many incon¬ 
veniences and dangers. 
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. 
HOUSEWIFE’S FRIEND AND COOK- 
STOVE COMPANION. 
This is one of the most useful articles in the 
kitchen for adjusting all the parts and fixtures of 
the Cook Stove, and for removing (without the aid 
of towels, cloths, or holders), bread, pies, cakes, 
puddings, and almost every description of hot 
dishes "from the oven, without burning or soiling 
your hands. Agents wanted in every town. Sam¬ 
ple sent postpaid for 25 cents, five for $1, by the 
proprietor and manufacturer, 
W. W. FOWLER, New Haven, Conn. 
Invalid Reclining Chair, fih- ~~ - i 
ON" WHEELS. 
MADE BY 
The New Haven Folding 
Chair Co., 'N ew Haven, Ct. J 
Send for Price List. 
Mention this .lonru^L 
CHINESE PRIMROSES 
FINEST, LARGE FLOWERING. 
Three Plants, red, white, and double red, for 50cts. 
Twelve “ “ “ $1.50 
BY MAIL , POSTPAID. 
Imported Dutch Bulbs, flowers for the house, Small 
Fruits, &c., at reduced rates. Catalogues mailed 
free to all applicants. HENRY S. RUPP, 
Shiremanstown, Cumb. Co., Pa. 
YOUR CHOICE from over 150 varieties, some 
of which see below Abutilons, Achimines, Bou- 
vardias, Begonias. Callas, Cobeas, Cupheas, Coleus, 
Cactus, Daisies, Deutzias, Fuchsias, Ferns. Tra- 
garias, Geraniums (either Ivy, Silver, or Zonale- 
leafed sorts), Gladiolus, Hoyas, Heliotropes, Ivies, 
Jasmines, Lantanas, Myrtles, Pansies, Pomegran¬ 
ates. Pilea, Smilax, Stevias, Solanipms, Tuberoses, 
Tulips, Violets, Zephranthes. Ten of the above for 
50 cents. Catalogue free. Hillside Greenhouses 
at West Brighton, Beaver Co., Pa. 
THOMAS ELYERSON, Proprietor. 
ROSE BUDS IN WINTER 
Strong Pot Roses , specially prepared for fall plant¬ 
ing and quick bloom, sent safely by mail, postpaid. 
Five splendid varieties, all labeled, for SI; 12 do. 
S3; 19 do. S3; 26 do. $4 ; 35do. S5. For 10c. 
each additional, one MAGNIFICENT PREMIUM 
ROSE to every dollar’s worth ordered. Send for 
our new GUIDE TO ROSE-CULTUBF., and 
choose from over 300 finest sorts. Address THE 
DINGEE & CONARD CO., Rose-Groweks, West 
Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
NO EXCUSE NOW FOR BEING LATE. 
“ Time is Money.” 
ACCURATE & RELIABLE 
THIRTY 
Hour Clocks 
wm $ 2 . 
THE “SAINT NICHOLAS CLOCK”isadetached 
lever escapement time-piece, of careful construction. 
QUALITY GUARANTEED. Novel, tasteful, and 
attractive in style and in every respect an article of 
superior excellence. 
IT WILL RUN IN ANY POSITION and will be of 
special value to the traveler. They are suitable for 
the Library, the Family Room, the Dining Room, 
the Sleeping Room, the Shop the Store, the Saloon, 
and the Cabin. 
The Cut represents the “ St. Nicholas” at one-fifth 
the actual size. Sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt 
of price. 
S. B. JEROME & CO., 
Established 1S56. Hew Haven, Conn, 
“I10.FT FORGET IT !”—Singer’s Safety Guard 
JJ is worth all the joarglar Alarms ever invented. 
Agents wanted everywhere. Silver plated sample 
prepaid on receipt of 25 cents. Address A. H. 
S INGER. 438 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
per day al home. Samples worth jfl 
free. Stinson* Co., Portland, Me. 
$5 to $20 
$77 
A WEEK to Agents, Old and Young, Male 
and Female, in their locality. Terms and 
OUTFIT FREE. Address P.‘O. VICKERY 
& CO., Augusta, Maine. 
DOUBLE TUBEROSE BULBS. 
Superior in Quality and Size. 
First Quality Large Flower- Doz. 100. lOOO. 
ing Bulbs,.$ 75 $4 00 #30 00 
Second Quality Flowering 
Bulbs,.- 50 3 00 20 00 
A few hundred Extea Large 
Bulbs,. 1 00 5 00 
Dwarf Pearl, first quality 
Flowering Bulbs, - - - 1 50 6 00 
If sent by Mail, 25 cents per dozen Extea. 
MILLER & HAYES, 
5774 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 
^ Pi 9 tit O Bulbs. Fall Price List and Bulb 
j nama, Catalogue Gratis. Address F. 
K. PHOENIX, Bloomington Nursery, Ill. 
APPLE GERANIUM SEED. 
Our new crop of this delightfully fragrant variety 
which can only be grown successfully from seed, if 
sown at once, is now ready. 25 cents per packet, 5 
packets, $1.00. 
CHOICE FLORIST’S FLOWER SEEDS 
if sown now, will produce flowering plants during 
the early winter. CHINESE PRIMROSE, CAL¬ 
CEOLARIA, CINERARIA, also SMILAX and 
FERN SEEDS, etc., all of the finest strains and 
partly our own saving. Circulars with prices 
mailed on application. 
HENRY A. DREER, Seedsman & Florist, 
714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 
May be Raised or Lowered to suit any Person or 
Purpose, and be Folded compactly. 
For Cutting, Basting 1 , Trimming, Writing, 
Study, Games, Invalids, Children, 
Camp, &c. 
In great variety of style, size, shape and price. 
Inclose stamp for Illustrated Book, and mention 
this paper. LAMBflE Sc SARGENT, 
Prop’rs & ManTrs, 793 Broadway, N. Y. 
FINELY PRINTED BRISTOL VISITING CARDS 
sent post-paid for 25 cts. Send stamp for 
samples of Glass Cards, Marble, Snow¬ 
flakes, Scroll, Damask, Etc. Wo have 
over lOO styles. Agents Wanted. 
A. H. FULLER & CO., Brockton, Mass. 
C WTmiOO DEC ALCOMAIHE PICTURES, 
_ 4||50 cts.; highly colored and beautiful; easily I 
Ra transferred to any object. 60 Gem Chromos, I 
@B9Ei&P50cts. 60 Embossed pictures, 60 cts.; choice 
samples of either, 10 cts. "Wax Flower Material, Chromos, 
Steel Engravings, Photographs, Views, Fancy Papers, Perfor¬ 
ated Mottoes, Games, Books, Music Boxes, &c. 32 page cata¬ 
logue free with every order. All post-paid Agents wanted. 
J. L. PATTEN & CO., 102 William Street, New York. 
B. T. BABBITT’S BABY SOAP. 
Only the purest veg, 
etable oils used in its 
manufacture. No ar< 
tificial and deceptive 
odors to cover com-| 
mon and deleterious' 
ingredients. Unri*. 
VALLED FOR THE TOI¬ 
LET AND THE BATH. 
Used in bathing chil¬ 
dren, will prevent 
eruptions, keep the 
skin soft and smooth, contribute to health, and prevent disease. 
Does away with all powders, chalk or other emollents. A cer¬ 
tain preventive of chafing, itching , &c ., in babies, the causes of 
half the crying and crossness of babyhood. Worth ten times its 
~ost to every mother and family in Christendom; packed in boxes 
if 12 cakes, of 6 ozs. each, and sent free to any address on receipt 
M $2.50, Address 15. T. Habbitt, New York City. 
For Sale by all Druggists. 
