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THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
ODR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1886. 
THE LADIES’ FI.OKAL CABINET approaches the close of the Fourteenth Year and the opening of its Fifteenth Year with more than usual 
satisfaction. The record for 1885 has much in it to make glad; the outlook for 188S is bright with promise. 
THE FLORAE CABINET leads as The Magazine of Floriculture for Amateurs, giving more pages of reading matter and more illustrations than 
ANY OTHER PUBLICATION devoted to the same topic ; maintaining its high position as an authority on questions arising in Floriculture : introduc¬ 
ing to its readers’ attention Novelties in plants while they are Novelties, and treating every subject from an independent position; being entirely disas¬ 
sociated with all trade alliances, having no ends to serve except its own interests as a Magazine, and those interests are best promoted by securing for its 
subscribers authentic information upon all phases of Floriculture, and thus attaining a constituency highly valued by a rapidly increasing number of First-class 
Advertisers. Upon this latter point, one of our advertisers wrote last month I inclose check for $95.16. * * * I cannot but say that I have received as many 
inquiries from the FLORAL CABINET as all the other papers in which I have advertised the past year.” 
OUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS. 
During 1885 we have had articles from Chas. L. Allen, 
Peter Henderson, John Thorpe, William Falconer, E. D. 
Sturtevant, Geo. F. Wilson, F.R.S., Weybridge Heath, 
Eng.; C. E. Parnell, F. Lance, E. P. Powell, Henry S. 
Rupp, Eben E. Rexeord, F. M. Colby. Wm. Bennett, War¬ 
ren H. Manning, E. L. Taplin, Mrs. Susie A. Bisbee. Mrs. 
G. W. Flanders, Mrs. T. L. Nelson, Annie L. Jack, Mrs. 
M. D. Wellcome, Mrs. M. J. Plumstead, Maggie Thorpe, 
Louise Dudley, Mrs. J. S. R. Thompson, &c., &c. 
We hope to add materially to this list during 1886, 
securing new writers as fast as they can be obtained. 
In the departments of Domestic Arts the original designs 
by Miss M. E. Whittemore and Mrs. E. S. Welch, with 
accompanying descriptions, may be looked for, and the 
valued Housekeeping articles of Mrs. C. G. Herbert will 
continue to be a feature. 
OUR PREMIUMS FOR 1886. 
It is our pleasure to present below the selection of 
premiums made for 1886, and it embraces in Premium 
No. 1 as rare a collection of flower seeds as has ever been 
offered to the readers of any publication. The varieties 
enumerated will afford abundance of bloom throughout 
the season, in as many different colors as such a list could 
furnish. Six of the number are summer-flow'ering, two 
for the late fall, and two everlastings for winter floral decora¬ 
tions, so that our subscribers need not be without bouquets 
during the coming year, if cultural directions are faith¬ 
fully followed. 
A bulb of the Tigridia grandiflora alba, which gave so 
much satisfaction last year, constitutes Premium No. 2, 
and the popular Amaryllis rosea Premium No. 3. 
PREMIUM No, 1. 
Flower Seeds. 
Asters , Pceony-flowered (1).—One of the best in every 
respect; mixed colors. 
Calliopsis lanceolata (2). — A perennial and constant 
blooming variety. Colors : shades of yellow. 
Candytuft (3).— One of the most popular hardy annuals. 
Mixed colors: white, rose and carmine. 
Delphinium Chinensis, Larkspur (4).—Flowers blue. 
Dianthus Chinensis , China Pink (5.) — Hardy annual; 
very desirable for cut-flowers. 
Mignonette , Golden Queen (6). 
Pansy (7).—Fancy varieties mixed. 
Phlox Drummondii ( 8 ).—Mixed colors : white, red and 
purple. 
Acroclinium (9).— One of the most valuable of the ever¬ 
lastings, with daisy-like flowers ; white, pink and rose 
colors mixed. 
Helichrysum (10).— Another desirable everlasting; flow¬ 
ers., white, yellow and dark red. 
PREMIUM Mo. 2. 
One Bulb Tigridia grandiflora alba.—Pure white, spot¬ 
ted with crimson in centre ; gold-banded petals. This is 
one of the most showy and beautiful of all the summer¬ 
flowering bulbs. 
PREMIUM No. 3. 
One Bulb Amaryllis rosea (Zephyranthes).—Rose-colored 
REMEMBER, EVERY SUBSCRIBER 
who requests it. whether subscribing through a club agent 
or direct to the Publishers, is entitled to the ten paP<g'|°, £ 
irmwoi-Pop.ls or the Tie-rid ia. or the Amaryllis, POfel-F ItEE. 
NO INCREASE IN PRICE. 
The Subscription Price will remain a 
SI.25, as heretofore; Single Numbers, 
12 Cents. 
Great opportunity to make money among your own neighbors, in cash commissions, which the publishers pay. Ask for terms to club raisers. Remittances 
to be at our risk must be in post-office order, bank draft or registered letter. Address 
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