THE “FLORAL CABINET’S” NEW DEPARTURE. 
Ever since the present management took possession 
of tiie Cabinet, it has been a daily study to make it 
more and more valuable to its readers, more attractive, 
more worthy an enlarged field, and every suggestion 
from subscribers or from others has had most respectful 
consideration. We have given much attention to sug¬ 
gestions about the unwieldy size of the pages, and at last 
concluded to reduce them in size, but double them in 
number, adding materially to the amount of reading 
matter (and materially to the cost of producing the 
magazine—but appreciative readers can make that up 
to us by each one sending ill a new subscriber). 
It is our purpose to spend more money for original 
contributions, from month to month; to enlarge the out- 
. lays for original illustrations; to incorporate into our 
plans just such features as will make the Cabinet 
notably a “ Home Companion,” enjoyed by every 
member of the family, and indispensable to mothers, 
wives, sisters, daughters. 
CONCERNING PREMIUMS. 
As has been before stated, we give no Chromos to 
subscribers or club agents; no Jewelry or Fancy Goods, 
but simply Flower Seeds and Bulbs, post-paid; and Cash 
to club agents who prefer cash to the offers in list No. 
IH., below. 
PREimms. 
To every subscriber of the Cabinet, coming singly 
or in clubs, we will send as premiums either List No. I. 
or List No. H., as they may select at the time of sending 
their subscriptions. List No. I. will in all cases be sent 
if no selection is made. 
We wish to state that the seeds and bulbs sent, are 
grown expressly for us, are of the very best strains of 
their respective varieties : 
LIST No. L FOR SUBSCRIBERS. 
To every subscriber who does not request List No. H., 
we mail all these ten papers of Flower Seeds as follows: 
Balsam, Camellia-flowered, Mixed Colors. 
Phlox Drummondii, Large-flowered. Mixed Colors 
Mignonette, New Giant. 
Cockscomb, Dwarf, immense heads, Mixed Colors 
Pansy, very choice, Mixed Colors. 
Zinnias, “ «* » «« 
Ipomoea, “ “ “ “ 
Petunias, “ “ “ Blotched and Striped. 
Poppy, “ “ New French. 
Candytuft, Large Rocket. 
(The delivery of seeds will begin in January, 1883). 
LIST No. II. FOR SUBSCRIBERS. 
Three Bulbs, in three distinct sorts, of American 
Hybrid Gladiolus, equal to the very best named varieties. 
The forwarding of bulbs will be at such times as the 
grower deems best for planting in the locality where 
they are to go. 
We wish it distinctly understood that either of 
these lists would cost more at a retail establishment, 
than the subscription price of the magazine. 
LIST No. III. FOR CLUBS. 
To any subscriber sending us a new subscription and 
§1.35, we will send one of either of the following as a 
premium for getting a new subscriber, or to any one 
sending us five new subscribers we will send six of 
the following numbers, as they may select, post-free. 
1. One large Bulb Ialiuin Auratum. 
3. “ Root Eulalia Japonica. Fig. in No. 97 Cabinet. 
3. “ Platycodon Grandiflorum. “ “ 100 “ 
4. Six best Gladiolus in six sorts. 
5. Four best Double Tuberose. Common or Pearl. 
6. One plant Spine Japonica. 
7. One Variegated Day Lily. 
S. “ Bulb Lilium Lancifolium Pnecox, the best 
White Lily under cultivation. 
9. Two roots New Japan Iris. 
10. Three Lilies in three distinct sorts. 
A WORD TO PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. 
You know whether you like the Cabinet well enough 
to commend it to your neighbors. If it is meeting your 
approbation in its new shape, signalize your apprecia¬ 
tion by kind words and personal effort to increase its 
already large family of readers. We shall be pleased to 
send sample copies of the new numbers to any of your 
friends, any where, whom you think would subscribe. 
A WORD TO STRANGERS. 
If you see this number of the Cabinet, as a new ac¬ 
quaintance, look kindly upon it, carefully note its ex¬ 
cellencies as they appear to you, and see if it does not 
promise 2y, cents worth of pleasure and profit each 
week of the year. Your name will find a cordial wel¬ 
come on our large lists, and you will find much satis¬ 
faction in the growth of our seeds or bulbs, as you may 
select. 
THE “HOME OF WASHINGTON.” 
The steel engraving with the above title, which has 
commanded the admiration of thousands, has become 
the property of the present management of the Cabinet, 
and copies can be obtained through no other channel 
(except as dealers may buy of us), and we wish to place 
it in every home where the Cabinet goes. It is a mag¬ 
nificent work of art, 25 by 36 inches, and its retail price 
is §2.00. To every subscriber who remits us §2.00 we 
send the Cabinet one year and its premium seeds or 
bulbs, as may be selected, and mail post-free_safely 
secured on a substantial roller—a copy of the engraving 
Any home will welcome it. Any parlor may be macle 
more attractive by its presence. 
BOOK DISCOUNTS TO SUBSCRIBERS. 
Any subscriber, in remitting her own or another’s 
subscription, may at that time select any of our Books 
—enumerated below—and obtain them at % discount 
from the following published rates, post-free : 
Qf RDE NING. An elezant book. 350 engravings. Si 50 
HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. 300 pages, hundreds of Illustrations! 
WORK. 800 pages, profuse illustrations, 31.50 
BEAUTIFUL HOMES. Invaluable for Picturesque House Furnish¬ 
ing, $1.50. 
A fqkl ST a.«) MBE0IDEEY ' By E1Ia Rodmfm Church. Cloth and 
SLOCp' GXJIDE T0 NEEDLEWORK. Nearly 100 illustrations. 
EVENING AMUSEMENTS. 300 paaos so 
EVERY WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GAMPum „ 
50 eta. Cloth bound, Sl.oo. UARDENER. Paper cover, 
H a°n« LD mNTS - ^ d “9y Companion to Housewives. 50 cents 
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