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and cultivation of plants to insure success. It is strongly 
recommended. 
Lewis Roesch, Fredonia, N. Y. Price list of small fruit 
plants. 
William Parry, Parry P. 0 ., N. J. Catalogue of the 
Pomona Nurseries. 
B. F. Smith, Lawrence, Kan. Smith's Strawberry 
World. A catalogue and guide to small fruit culture. 
E. B. Underhill, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Catalogue of 
small fruit plants, grown on the Strawberry Hill Farm. 
Wm. E. Bowditch, 645 Warren street, Boston, Mass. 
Annual illustrated catalogue of vegetable and flower 
seeds, bulbs and plants. 
W. S. Little, Rochester, N. Y. Wholesale price list of 
the Rochester Commercial Nurseries. 
Harry Chaapel, Williamsport, Pa. “ Book of Flowers ” 
is a neat illustrated little work, full of suggestions re¬ 
garding choice things in the floral world, in which Mr. 
Chaapel has marked success in introducing to an enlarg¬ 
ing circle of patrons. 
E. H. Ricker & Co., Elgin, Ill. Annual catalogue and 
price list of the Elgin Nurseries. 
A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y. Annual descriptive cata¬ 
logue of small fruit plants, vegetable and flower seeds. 
Isaac F. Tillinghast, La Plume, Pa. Annual descriptive 
catalogue of vegetable and flower seeds. 
Delos Staples, West Sebewa, Mich. Descriptive price 
list of blueberries. This fruit is particularly recommend¬ 
ed for northern latitudes, because of its hardiness. It 
will thrive where most other fruits winter kill. 
Jacob W. Manning, Reading, Mass. Descriptive cata¬ 
logue of large and small fruits, shade and ornamental 
trees, evergreen trees, trailing vines, roses and hardy 
shrubs in great variety, with a large collection of herba¬ 
ceous plants ; more than one thousand varieties are min¬ 
utely described in the two catalogues of over sixty pages 
each, and many practical suggestions are given to enable 
those interested to select and successfully cultivate the 
plants. 
Robert Scott & Son, Nineteenth and Catharine streets, 
Philadelphia, Pa. Catalogue of roses for 1885. This 
firm make the rose a specialty, consequently they are en¬ 
abled to produce first-class stock at moderate rates. So 
confident are they of their ability to please, that they 
guarantee satisfaction in all cases, or a return of the 
money. 
John S. Collins, Moorestown, N. J. Wholesale trade 
list of the Pleasant Valley Nurseries. Mr. Collins deals 
exclusively in fruits, large and small, and has a large and 
well-selected stock of the best varieties under cultivation. 
He makes a specialty of the “ Comet ” pear, a new variety 
that has an enviable reputation. 
Green’s Nursery Company, Rochester, N. Y. Spring 
catalogue, fruit trees, small fruit plants, vegetable and 
flower seeds. Mr. Green is author of “Green’s Fruit 
Guide,” a standard work of value to all interested in fruit 
culture, and, as the book is a record of his theory and 
practice, it may be inferred that his is a good establish¬ 
ment to patronize. 
Hance & Borden, Red Bank, N. J., office 31 Fulton 
street, New York city. Wholesale catalogue of the Rum- 
sen Nurseries. 
Robert C. Reeves, New York city. Descriptive cata¬ 
logue of garden, field and flower seeds. 
A. D. Huson, Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Catalogue and 
price list of seeds for the garden, field and farm. 
Springfield Seed Company. Springfield, Ohio. Annual 
catalogue of roses, greenhouse and bedding plants, vege¬ 
table and flower seeds. 
J. Sells & Sons, Bloomington, Ill. Price list of roses, 
flowers, bulbs and plants. 
D. C. McGraw’s abridged catalogue of seeds, green¬ 
house and bedding plants, Binghamton, N. Y. 
Wm. B. Reed, Chambersburg, Pa. Catalogue of new, 
rare and beautiful roses, hardy shrubs and small fruit 
plants. 
Matthew Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Catalogue 
of small fruit plants. 
A. Whitcomb, Lawrence, Kan. Descriptive catalogue 
of new and popular greenhouse plants. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Chrysanthemums.— S. Wisconsin .—Chrysanthemums 
after flowering should remain dormant; they may be kept 
in the cellar, or any cool room until spring. As yours 
have been growing all winter, as soon as your garden is 
ready for planting, divide your plants, leaving but a single 
shoot, and plant in the open border. We shall give par¬ 
ticular cultural instructions in our May number. 
Hyacinths.— Mrs. "Jennie Ladd, Brooklyn .—Hyacinths 
that have been in florists’ hands, and forced into winter 
blooming, will, as a rule, be worth but little after they are 
through flowering. To preserve them, give them full op¬ 
portunity to develop their bulbs ; they must have the best 
place in the greenhouse, and, when gardening operations 
commence, plant them in the open border. With the best 
possible attention you will get but indifferent spikes of 
bloom after this year’s forcing. The most economical 
plan with hyacinths is to throw them away after they 
have been forced. 
Alocacias— Dr. S. McClure .— The alocacias are all 
plants of great beauty, and easily grown into large speci¬ 
mens, providing the proper treatment is given them, 
which consists in supplying them with strong moist heat, 
and an abundance of water at the roots. The ordinary 
greenhouse, suitable for growing bedding-plants, or car- 
