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if, when answering Advertisements, 
they will mention “ The Floral 
Cabinet.” 
THE 
A CATALOGUE OE BOOKS AND GAMES, 
published and for sale by Hunky T. "Williams, 
will be sent free by mail on receipt of 10 ct. stamp. 
Or 
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Monthly Roses, 
flowering Begonias, 
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Dahlia Bulbs, 
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Scented Geranium Plants, 
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Passion Flower Plants, 
Tour Grand Prize Biedals Awarded our Exhibit SB 
the Centennial. 
Rare and Beautiful Flowers and Choice Vegetables 
CAN ALWAYS HE OBTAINED BY SOWING 
Iflaral 
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, 1876 & 1877. 
$1 30 per year, including Steel Plate Engraving, 
“The Glee Maiden.” 
1 50 per year, including also chromo “ Gems of the 
Flower Garden.” or “My Window Garden.” 
65 cents, six months, without premiums. 
To club of seven, an extra copy of paper with one 
engraving free to agent. 
These terms include all charges—for mailing and 
also postage on paper for one year. 
Back Volumes. 
$1 30 for volume of 1S74, 1S75 or 1S76, 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., 1872, unbound. 
Ho numbers for sale previous to July, 1872. 
Ho volumes bound previous to 1874." 
Terms for Olinmos, Agents’ Outfits, &c. 
50 cents for agents’ outfit of paper, chromos, etc. 
25 “ “ “ 44 “ and engraving. 
Terms to canvassers sent on receipt of P. O. 
stamp. Agents wanted in every town. 
Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Office, Publisher, 
46 Beckman St. P. O. Box 2445, Hew York. 
B. E. BLISS & SONS, Importers, Grovers, and Dealers in 
'Garden, Field, and. Flowor Seeds, Small FrnitH, 
Agricultural and Horticultural Implements, 
Fertilizers, and Other Requisites for the Farm and Garden. 
The following Catalogues are Annually published, and will be mailed to all 
Applicants on receipt of prioe affixed. Regular Customers supplied gratis. 
Bliss’s Illustrated Seed Catalogue and Amateur’s Guide to the 
Flower and Kitchen Garden. —200 pages, including soreral hundred finely 
executed engravings, and a beautlfally-colored litograph, 35 cents. An edition 
elegantly bound in cloth. Si. 
Bliss’s Illustrated Gardener’s Almanac and Abridged Catalogue.— 
128 pages. Embraces a Monthly Calendar of Operations, and a Price List of all 
the leading Garden, Field, and Flower ScedSi profusely illustrated, with briei 
directions for thoir culture. 10 cents, 
Bliss’s Illustrated Potato Catalogue contains a Descriptive lost of all 
the now varieties recently introduced, with many other desirable sorts, beautifully 
illustrated; also most useful information upon the cultivation of this valuable es¬ 
culent. 10 cents. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
P. O. Sox Ho. 5712. 34 Barclay St., Hew York. 
THE EARLIEST TOMATO KNOWN. 
LITTLE GEM. 
This new variety was raised by the originator of the Con 
queror Tomato, heretofore considered the earliest in cultiva¬ 
tion. The vines are of medium length, compact growth, aud 
excessively loaded with.bright red fruit of medium size, of 
round and uniform shape, varying from four to six inches in 
circumference, of superior flavor, either raw or cooked. Its 
bright glossy red color, uniform size, shape, and otherwise 
beautiful appearance, make a dish of the Little Gems al¬ 
most as tempting as a plate of strawberries. It may be re¬ 
lied upon to yield several pickings, a week or ten days earlier 
than any other variety’ 
Price, 25 cts. per packet; five packets for $1 00. 
COLGATE & C0.’S 
VIOLET TOILET WATER, 
UTILITY ADJUSTABLE TABLE 
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B. K. BUSS &. SONS, 
34 Barclay St., New York. 
DOUBLE TUBEROSE BULBS, 
Superior in Quality and Size. 
First Quality Large Flower- I>< 
ing Bulbs,.$ 
Second Quality Flowering 
Bulbs, - -. 
A few hundred Extra Large 
Bulbs,. 
Dwarf Pearl, first quality 
1 lowering Bulbs, - - - 
If sent by Mail, 25 cents per dozen Extra. 
MILLER <& HAYES, 
5774 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 
I>oz. 
IOO. 
1000. 
$ 75 
$4 00 
$30 00 
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For *1.00 I will send free by mail. 
Choice Verbena Plants, 
“ 8 “ " Choice Fern Plants, 
“ 12 “ “ Flowering roots Tuberose, 
or the whole collection of 226 Bulbs and Plants 
sent by express on receipt of $10.00, to which either 
of my boohs. Gardening fob Profit, Practical 
Floriculture, or Gardening for Pleasure (value 
$1.50 each), will be added. 
PETER HEMDERSON, 
Seedsman & Florist, 35 Cortlandt St., N. Y. 
Zinnia, Pink, 
Packets of each of these very 
choicest seeds mailed to new cus¬ 
tomers for trial for only 10c. and 
stamp. Catalogue free. Send for it 
Prices moderate, packets large, 
quality unexcelled. A trial will 
prove. Address E. WYMAN, Jr 
F lorist, Rockford, III. 
Garden Engine and 
Fire Extinguisher. 
For "Washing Windows, 
Carriages, etc. Protects 
Buildings from Fire, and 
Trees, Vines, etc., from 
Insects. Throws water 
50 feet. Easily carried. 
No Dwelling, Country 
Home, or Factory should 
be without the Fountain 
>. Send for Large Illustrated Circular. J. A. WHIT 
, Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer, Providence, R. 1. 
EVERY LOVER OF FLOWERS 
WILL FIND MUCH OF INTEREST IN 
Roots Garden Manual, 
for 1S77, containing practical suggestions upon flow¬ 
ers which thrive in the shade, upon light sandy 
soils, upon heavy soils; those for fragrance, for 
summer hedge, for vases, etc.; arrangement of 
grounds, ribbon beds, and much else of interest to 
florists and amateurs, besides much upon vegetable 
and market gardening, and price-lis s of seeds, im¬ 
plements, garden, small fruit, and greenhouse plants, 
roses, etc. Altogether, containing as much as $1.50 
books on similar topics. Sent for 10c., which will 
be allowed on first order. J. B. ROOT, 
Seed-Grower, Rockford, Ill. 
CASH'S 
CAMBRIC 
FRILLING 
TRADE MARK. 
"OUR NAME on 40 mixed cards for 10 
, cts. and stamp. Clinton Bros. Clinton ville, Ct. 
SO 
Mixed Cards, with name, for 10c. and stamp, 
Ag’ts Outfit 10c. Dowd & Co., Bristol, Conn. 
tiJEE O 77 a Week to Agents. Samples FREE. 
0UU H Q I / P. O. VICKEKY, Augusta, Maine. 
SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS. 
SUPERIOR QUALITY. By Mail, Postpaid. 
Ten Gladiolus, ten sorts, with name, fine, 50 cts. 
Ten Double Tuberoses, fine flowering bulbs, 75 cts. 
Four Beautiful Dahlias, different sorts, - - 50 cts. 
Catalogues free. Send for one at once. All kinds 
of Flower Seeds at 5 cts. per paper. Bulbs and 
Plants at extremely low prices 
JOHH LEWIS CHILDS, Queens, H. Y 
PtUQfc.UMl'R H*. v 
MAY BE RAISED OR LOWER¬ 
ED TO SUIT ANY PERSON 
OR PURPOSE, AND BE 
FOLDED COMPACTLY. 
11 For Cutting, 
Basting, 
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. LABV3BIE & SARGENT, 
Prop’rs & ManTrs, 793 Broadway, N. Y, 
My annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 
Seed for 1877 will be ready by January, and sent 
free to all who apply. Customers of last season 
need not write for it. I offer one of the largest col¬ 
lections of vegetable seed ever sent out by any seed 
house in America, a large portion of which were 
grown on my six seed farms. Printed directions for 
cultivation on every package. All seed sold from my 
establishment warranted to be both fresh and true 
to name; so far, that should it prove otherwise I 
will refill the order gratis. As the original intro¬ 
ducer of the Hubbard and Marblehead Squashes, 
the Marblehead Cabbages, aud a score of other new 
vegetables, I invite the patronage of all who are 
anxious to have.their seed fresh , true, and of the very 
best strain. Hew Vegetables a specialty. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
ROSE GROWER'S COMPANION 
II AND floral guide. 
A semi-annual publication of 
GREAT interest to the lovers 
of flowers. Gives new and valu¬ 
able bints, by following which Tea 
Roses may be SUCCESSFUL¬ 
LY grown aud wintered. Our 
lists of Roses, Geraniums, Fuch¬ 
sias, Lantanas, Dahlias, «fcc., are 
..Very full and complete. We are 
vt frequent importers'of NEW and 
ftARE PLANTS from Eng¬ 
land and France, and each season 
present novelties that haveNEV- 
ER BEFORE been OFFER¬ 
ED in this country. Our scale of 
PRICES is arranged on a new 
and MOST LIIUSRAL basis, and our Premiums to the 
getters up of Clubs will ensure GOOD PAY FOR ALL 
who choose to work. We are very successful in shipping 
plants and GUARANTEE to deliver THEM at destina¬ 
tion IN GOOD ORDER, whether sent by mail or express. 
Every amateur grower of plants should send for the Spring 
number. Address 
A. K. WILLIAMS, Box 1500, 
(Successor to E. Y. TEAS & CO.) 
RICHMOND, INDIANA. 
By mail, postpaid (on own roots), 25 cents apiece, 
$2.00 per dozen. Largo plants (budded or on own 
roots) by express at purchasers expense. 50 cents 
apiece, $4.00 per dozen. The most select col¬ 
lection in America. Send for Catalogue. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
H Rochester, N. Y, 
HOYEY i CO.’S 
ILtTISTBATED GUIDE and CATA¬ 
LOGUE of FLOWER and VEGE¬ 
TABLE SEEDS. 
Novelties for 8877 . 
The most comprehensive and reliable guide; gratis, 
and seed free on application. 
HOVEY & GO., 
53 North Market Street, Boston. 
Free ! Free !! 
Any one sending us their name and post office 
address, with stamp, will receive by return mail 
seeds of the two best Winter Blooming Begonias, 
with Catalogue. Address 
J. K. & S. J. GALLOWAY, 
Montgomery, Ham. Co., Oiiio # 
TEXAS MOSS. 
The long Moss with which the trees in Texas are 
draped, is a great curiosity to those who have never 
seen it. I will send a small package free of postage 
to any address on receipt of 25c. Address J. W. 
LAHEY, Lockhart, Texas. 
ROSES 
Fine ever-blooming and 
other Roses sent by 
mail post-paid every¬ 
where, and their safe arrival guaranteed. 6 for 
SI; 14 for $2; 30 for $4. Purchaser’s choice 
of nearly 600 varieties of Roses and other plants, 
carefully labeled. Fine Premium Rose with each 
package when 10 cents are added. Catalogue 
free. Address JOS. T. PHILLIPS & SOH, W r est 
Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
THE FRET WORK DRIER. 
Indispensable with FretSaws- 
It will make beautiful ornamental work with 
or without a saw; will drill 75 holes per 
minute without danger of splitting, as an awl 
will, every one praises it. Sent bv mail on 
receipt or$l. COL MAN SMITH, 
New Haven, Conn . 
tt lO a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and 
^ I /i terms free. TRUE & 00,, Augusta, Maine. 
PRAY’S GREENHOUSES, 
CENTRAL FALLS, R. I. 
Hew Catalogue out early in February, send your 
address for it. 
BEDDING PLANTS, BASKET PLANTS, 
BOSES, PEBNS, FINEST GER¬ 
MAN PANSIES, ETC. 
A specialty of FINE FLOWEP.T PLANTS, for 
retail trade only. 
GERMAN SEED 
Selected personally while in Germany, in August 
and September. 
GIVE XTS -A. TRIAL. 
MISFIT 
CARPETS. 
EHGLISH BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY, AHD IH- 
GRAIH, very cheap, at the old place, 
112 Eulton Street, New York. 
Send for a price-list. J. A. BEHDALL. 
THE DBNGEE & CONARD CfiFS 
BEAUTIFUL EVER-BLOOMING „ 
Strong Pot Plants, suitable for immediate 
flowering, sent safely by mail, postpaid. 5 
splendid, varieties, your choice, all labeled, for 
$1 5 13 for $3 5 19 for $ 3; 36 for $4 ; 35 for $5. 
For 10 cents each additional, one Magnificent 
Premium Bose to every dollar’s worth or¬ 
dered. Send for our NEW GUIDE TO BOSE 
CULTURE, and choose from over 300 finest 
sorts. We make Roses a Great Specialty, and 
are the largest Rose-growers in America. Refer to 
100,000 customers in the United States and Canada. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., Rose Growers, 
West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
A 
HEW DEPARTURE. MSHlilF- 
men wantedT STAPLE GOODS. NO PEDDLING 
men _ . . . .. _ 
Salary $75 a month. Hotel and travelni 
S. A. GRANT & CO., manufacturers of ENVELOPES 
and PAPER, 2,4,0, and 8 Home St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
A-O^ty 
cityb^i m * ||G%|5y 
We offer-the BestfVg M 0 B Iseeds (Flower and 
Vegetable,)for HI ^ Lowest Price, 
of any reliable ' seed'^Mfcl wMwMl B lMH Fwe in the U. s’ 
Catalogue and a sample packet (Viola Comuta and Newest Dwarf 
Aster), free for 10c. Flower City Seed Co., Rochester, NY 
BABBITT’S TOILET SOAP. 
Unrivalled for tho 
toilet and the bath. 
No artificial and de¬ 
ceptive odors to 
cover common and 
deleterious ingre¬ 
dients. After years 
of scientific exper¬ 
iment tho manu¬ 
facturer© IB. T. Bab¬ 
bitt 1 s Best Soap has 
perfected and now- 
offers to the public The FINEST TOILET SOAP in (he World. 
Only the purest vegetable oils used in its manufacture. 
For Use In the Nursery it ha» No Equal. 
Worth ten times its cost to every mother and family m Christ¬ 
endom. Sample box containing 3 cakes o 1 6 ozs. each, sent 
free to any address on receipt of 75 cents. 
v Address R. T. Rabbi it. New York Cltv. 
G®*For Sale by all Druggists..^ 
