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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 TEEMS, 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.” 
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 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. 
No numbers for sale previous to July, 1S72. 
No volumes bound previous to 1874/ 
Terms for Uhromos, Agents’ Outfits, &c. 
50 cents for agents’ outfit of paper, chromos, etc. 
25 u “ and engraving. 
Terms to canvassers sent on receipt of P. o. 
stamp. Agents wanted in every town. 
Address, 
HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
Office, Publisher, 
46 Beekman St. P. O. Box 52445, New York. 
A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND GAMES, 
published and for sale by IIknry T. Williams, 
will be sent free by mail on receipt of 10 ct. stamp. 
Wokld’s Sole Manuf’r of 
WHEEL CHAIRS 
Only. ALL Styles and Sizes 
For INVALIDS & CRIPPLES. 
Easily propelled, in or out-doors, 
by any one having the use of 
hands. Send stamp for Illustrated 
Catalogue aud prices of different 
styles. Designer and manf. of tue 
‘•Rolling Chairs" at the Centen- 
HERBERT S. SMITH, 
32 Platt Street, New York. Mention thispa/per. 
W. C. WILSON’S 
ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL CATALOGUE OF 
Greenhouse i Bedding Plants 
ROSES AND NOVELTIES, 
For 1S77, now ready, and will be mailed free to all 
applicants. 
W. C. "WILSON, 45 W. 14th St., N. Y. 
W. C. WILSON & CO.’S 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
AND SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 
W. O. Wilson & Co. have taken great pains in 
putting up the following collections, and they guar¬ 
antee them to be in every respect as represented. 
These collections are made up of the choicest Seeds 
and Bulbs, and must not be confounded with miser¬ 
able trash offered at a mere nothing. 
FLOWER SEEDS— 25 packets of the choicest 
sorts for $1. This collection includes Balsams, Pan¬ 
sies, Phlox. Cyclamens, Hollyhock, Petunia, Pen- 
stemons. Salvia. Zinnias, Verbenas, etc. 
GLADIOLUS —12 New Seedlings, extra choice, 
$1.50 per doz.; 12 New Seedlings, 2d quality, $1 per 
doz.; 12 Mixed Sorts, Large Bulbs, 75c. per doz.: 
12 Mixed Sorts, 2d size, 50c. 
DOUBLE TUBEROSES—12 Extra Large 
Bulbs, $1.50; 12, 2d size, $1; 12, 3d size, 75c. 
W. C, WILSON & CO., 
45 West 14th St., New York. 
(KK O $77 a Week to Agents. $10 outfit FREE. 
QUJ H Ql B P. O. VI CKERY, Augusta, Maine. 
Tt*PPC giants, Spring Lists free. F. K. 
1 1 PHOENIX, Bloomington Nursery, Ill. 
We offer for Spring of 1877, the largest and most 
complete stock in the U. S., of 
Fruit Trees, Standard and Dwarf. 
Ornamental Trees & Shrubs, deciduous and 
evergreen. 
Roses a specialty—all the finest sorts. 
Green and. Hot-House Plants, including best 
Novelties. 
Descriptive and Illustrated priced Catalogues sent 
prepaid to customers, free, to others, on receipt 
of jJairps. as follows : 
No. 1. Fruits, with colored plate, 15c.; plain, 10c. 
No. 2 . Ornamental Trees, colored plate, £5c.; plain, 
15c. No. 3. Greenhouse, Free. No. 4. Whole¬ 
sale, Free. No. 5. List of New Roses, Free. 
13 s : Small parcels forwarded by mail when desired. 
Address, 
COLGATE & C0/S 
VIOLET TOILET WATER. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
i My annual Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 
i Seed for 1877 will be ready by January, and sent 
j free to all who apply. Customers of last season 
need not write for it. I offer one of the largest col- 
1 lections of vegetable seed ever sent out by any seed 
Catalogue of New, Rare, and ; house in America, a large portion of which were 
0 j grown on my six seed farms. Printed directions for 
cultivation on every packaoe. All seed sold from my 
I establishment warranted to be both fresh and true 
to name; so far, that should it prove otherwise I 
j will refill the order gratis. As the original intro- 
i ducer of the Hubbard and Marblehead Squashes, 
I the Marblehead Cabbages, and 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. New Vegetables a specialty. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
Beautiful Plants, 
WILL BE READY IN FEBRUARY, WITH A 
COLORED PLATE OF THE 
NEW STRIPED ROSE, 
BEAUTY OF GIAZENWOOD, 
“A Rose of golden-yellow, striped and flaked with 
scarlet or Vermillion, sounds like a dream or a fairy¬ 
tale ; it is, nevertheless, a realty.”—H. Curtis, in 
The Garden. 
Free to all my customers, to others, price 10c., or 
a plain copy free. 
Washington City, D. C. 
'■‘■Witxff fre/h « R 
1877 OREER’S GARDEN CALENDAR, 1877 
Contains descriptive and juice list of Vegetable, 
Flower and Grass Seeds. Plants. Bulbs, Novelties, 
and every GARDEN REQUISITE. Beautifully 
illustrated, containing 192 pages. Send two 3 ct. 
stamps for postage. HENRY A. DRELR, 714 
Chestnut Street. Philadelphia. 
1500,0 0 Fruit, 
•250,000 Evergreens. 
500,000 Greenhouse, 
I Bedding Plants, Ac, 
Three Catalogues free. 23d year. 400 Acres. 13 Greenhouses. 
STORKS, HARRISON & CO., Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 
TREES 
PER UVE^IF,. 
We offer from our list 
comprising over 500 varie- 
’ies, 10,000 well rooted young 
Moses, ready for spring 
lantingt 
Our selection, $1.60 per dz. 
$$ 00 per 100. 
Buyers’ selection, $2.00 pr 
doz, $10 00 per 100. 
If ordered by the 100, 
must be sent by express or freight (too heavy for 
mailing.) 
Catalogue sent on receipt of So. postage stamp. 
-MIIXFR & HAYES, 
Mount Aiky Nurseries, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Fine ever-blooming and 
other Boses sent by 
mail post-paid every¬ 
where, and their safe arrival guaranteed. 6 for 
SI; 14 for S3; 30 for S4. Purchaser’s choice 
of nearly 600 varieties of Boses and other plant-, 
carefully labeled. Fine Premium Rose with each 
package’ when 10 cents are added. Catalogue 
free.' Address JOS. T. PHILLIPS & SON, West 
Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
MISFIT 
CARPETS. 
ENGLISH BRUSSEI S, THREE-PLY, AND IN¬ 
GRAIN, very cheap, at the old place, 
112 Fulton Street, New York. 
Send for a price-list. J. A. BENBALL, 
$ | O a day at home. Agents wanted. Outfit and 
S JL terms free. TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine. 
CCC a week in your own town. Terms and $5 out- 
yvy fit free. H. Hallett & Co.. I ortland, Maine 
yo- 
UR NAME PRINTED on 40 Mixed Cards for 
10c. STEVENS BROS., Northford, Conn. 
Elegant Cards 20 styles, with name. 10c., 
post-paid. Geo. I. Reed & Co., Nassau N. Y. 
\/ I M C O A D How raa da in ^0 hours 
V I IN U U n n ■ from Cider, Wine or 
Sorghum without using drugs. Name paper and 
address F. I. SAGE, Springfield, Mass. 
Use Cortieelli Silk! 
IT IS THE BEST. 
ffc tn COfl per-day at home. Samples worth $5 
4J3 III free Stinson & Co., Portland. Me. 
QCCnQ FREE —Six sample packets Farm 
{jkkUQ Seeds for two 3c. stamps. Our 1877 
Combined Catalogue of Reliable, Seeds, Plants, and 
Blooded Stock mailed free. Benson & Purpee’s 
Seed Warehouse, Phila. 
FOR $ 5.00 I WILL SEND FREE 
12 Monthly Roses, pot-grown bloom this summer; 
12 Verbenas, assorted colors; 12 Geraniums, 
assorted colors; 12 Foliage Plants, assorted 
colors. One-half of the above. $ 3 . 00 . 
B. P. CRITCHELL , Cincinnati, O. 
1 pack acquaintance cards, 1 pack hdkf 
flirtation. 1 pack scroll, all 3 sent for only 
lOc.&stp. Fun Card Co. Middleboro, Mass 
We send by mail postage free, on receipt of the 
money, as follows; 
5 fine varieties in separate papers for . . $0 25 
10 “ “ “ . . .50 
25 “ “ “ “ . . 1.00 
Each package has printed directions how to grow. 
These seeds are all of our own importation, and 
carefully selected. In ordering, state P. O. address 
plainly, with County and State. 
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 
P. O. Box 899 32 Reade St., NEW YORK 
Plants, etc , sent safely by mail 2000 miles, postage free: 12 Roses, 
*1 00.. 20 Verbenas, $1 00. 15 Basket or Bedding Plants, $1 00 10 
Geraniums, SI 00. A 7G-page Catalogue, free. 100 other things, cheap. 
#35“ Also, all sorts of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, etc. A 64- 
page Catalogue, free. 23d year 400 acres. 13 grccn-liousc3. 
STORES, HARRISON & CO., 
Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 
Aster, 
Phlox, 
Pansy. 
Zinnia, Pink, 
Packets of each of the. e e 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. 
Florist, 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, ( ountry 
Home, or Factory should 
_ _ be without the Fountain 
Pump. Send for Large Illustrated Circular. J. A. WHIT¬ 
MAN, Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer, Providence, R. I. 
FUN 
WMi© Wat®? Mli©s. 
(.NYMPHIA ODOR AT A.) 
I will send roots hearing these beautiful and 
fragrant flowers to any address postpaid, with in¬ 
structions to grow them, for 25c. each, or $2.50 per 
dozen. They can he grown in ponds or tubs. 
Address B. K. LANGWORTHY, 
Rockville, Wash. Co., R. I. 
, CHRSON’S COMPLETE COLLECTION .. 
CHOICE VE GETABLE SEEDS, $5.' 
12 Varieties of 
SELECT FLOWER SEEDS, 50 ots. f 
25 Varieties for $1.00. 
Send Postage Stamp for my illus¬ 
trated Catalogue, and Guide to the 
Vegetable and Flower Garden. 
WM. H. CARSON, 
IT.. XT. 
{Late of Peter Henderson & Co. 
This new variety has proved a very strong 
grower, and perfectly hardy. Fruit ripens just 
before the Delaware; is double the size, and fully 
equal in quality for table use. It is as great an ac¬ 
quisition to our list of Grapes as the Concord was 
to varieties previously grown. I offer strong 
plants, propagated from the original vine owned by 
me, postpaid.^by mail, or io the trade in quantities. 
Send for a Circular. H. E. HOOKER. 
Hooker Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
TDEADER. if you want, this coming i 
tub of aquatic flowers like the above 
^ summer, a 
aquatic flowers like the allove engraving 
beautiful and fragrant as the rose, easy to grow, 
send $2 to my address and I will forward you free 
of charge, one-half doz. strong blooming roots of 
A Tymphia Odorata "White Water Lilies, and two 
roots of Pontideria Cordata with instructions for 
growing them in ponds, tubs or aquariums. Single 
roots 35 cents each. Will send roots as soon as 
weather will permit. Please mention this paper. 
J. E. S. CRANDALL, 
Rockville, Washington Co., R. I. 
P. O. money orders may be sent to Westerly, R. I. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD GO’S 
15EAL TU' L J, E VEK-B I.OOAIINU 
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 S3; 36 for $4; 33 for $5. 
For 10 cefits each additional, one Magnificent 
Premium Rose to every dollar’s worth or¬ 
dered. Send for our NEW GUIDE TO ROSE 
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 th e United States and Canada. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., Rose Growers, 
West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
A 
NEW DEPARTURE. BMJHfcKP- 
men wantedT STAPLE GOODS7 NO PEDDLING 
Salary $75 a month. Hotel and traveling expenses jiaid. 
S. A. GRANT & CO., manufacturers'of ENVELOPES 
and PAPER, 2 ,4,6, and 8 Home St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
