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THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
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CHOICE COLLECTION 
HYACINTHS, CROCUS, 
TULIPS, LILIES, 
NARCISSUS, 
SMALL FRUITS, &c. 
Our Antiiiiin Cntnlociic ol Uio above, 72 pages, 
beautifully illustrated, will be mailed to all applicants 
for 10 cents. Customers of last fall will be supplied 
from our books without application. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
Seed, Plant, and Bulb Warehouse, 
34 Barclay St. New-York. 
NEW RYE. 
Tliousaiul-fold. 
Tlie rapidly iucreasiiig importance of rye in many 
sections of our country where wheat culture is not 
found profitahlc, as well as the enormous demand for 
straw for manufacturiuf? purposes, has induced us to 
import many of the leading European varieties of this 
valuable cereal. After careful tests and extensive 
comparative trials, we confidently rccouiinond this as 
superior to any of the older kinds. 
It grows from six to seven feet in height, with ex- 
traordinaiily stifTand heavy straw, holding up well its 
weighty heads without lodging; it is loug-Jolnted, 
bright, and clean, making it adapted to various pur¬ 
poses for which imported straw Is generally used. 
The heads are from six to eight inches in louglli, i>ro- 
fusely lined witli large, heavy, and plump grains; so 
that, combined witli its remarkable tillering tendency^ 
it is not rare to liud stools which, in verification of 
their name, pmluco a thousand gi-ains from one. 
In hardiness and yield it is not excelled by any other 
variety, having wintered splendidly in mos severe 
seasons, producing from thirty to fifty bus ® 
acre, according to the character of the soi am ' 
On account ol its luxuriant growth and pio u» 
Ing, a quarter to a third less seed should be 
acre than is used of less vigorous-growing ‘ 
Price, 4 pounds, §1.00, by mail, postpaid; poi pec , 
§1.00; half bushel, §1.76; bushel, §3.00. 
Bags, containing two bushels, §5.60. 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
34 Barclay Street, N. Y. 
H'oi? SrI®* 
. . r.o.<lpuiiig. Straw'- 
A spleudhl situation for 53 acres, deep 
berry Culture, or Daily. . n oin Bert Wing, 
saiirty loam, only ten ,j,i,itaiits, two rall- 
Miuiiesota, a city of about 8000 ii']*** ^ person caii 
rkots ,/*■ 
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. Eor information, address gggj 
M. SAiiiiOX.Red Wing, Miunesotai___ 
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SELECT LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 
FOR SOWING IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. 
01 Easy Cultivation in Parlor, Greenhouse, and Garden. 
Thoy'bavo biim ll'Ji.l',"''“I.'""''"'’' I'"',’being of a (|iiality tliat cannot bo surpassert. 
country iiiirt Knrope am wo nii a several of the most succesHfiil culti vators and exhibitors in this 
cltlicr comiiioreliil or compel ng p I'p' ^ recoiiiineiid llicm to growers rciiulrlng specially good strains for 
27(1. A gerntiiiii iiupcrinl dwarf,—A delicate hlue of dwarf habit, bighl}' recommended for pot-culture.S0.10 
280. Agcrntiiiii Wcudlnnd’s dwarf •wliifc.—Of similar liabit to the above, with white flowers. Very 
appropiiato for the ccmeteiy, also valuable for bouquets. 
358. Aqiiilcgia ccriilca Jamesii.—Ofiered for the first time last Spring; flowers pure white, very 
large, aud borne in graceful racemes; quite hardy. 
445. Auricula.—The finest prize sorts, saved from choice English 113 'brids.25 
464. Balsam, caiiicllia-flowcred, “ Wliite Perfection.” The best for pot-culture during winter.. .25 
517. Caiccolarias, extra select, beautifully spotted, extra large flowers —the finest in cultivation.50 
518. Calceolaria riigosn, from the finest slirubb.v varieties. 
6s9. Ccntaiirea candidiasiiiia splendid silvery-leaved plant for beds, vases, and pots.25 
691. Centaurea gyiuuocarim.—Valuable for its silvery foliage. 
731. Cineraria, extra clioice, from all the new varieties. 
733. Ciiicrnria, new double-flowering.—A desirable acquisition. (Packets contain 25 seeds).1.00 
857. Cyclamen Persiciiin gigaiitcuiii. This superb varietj'is a new and greatlj'improved type, 
ing very broad, heaulilully mottled loaves, and stout flower-stalks, throwing the floNNers >\eU 
above the foliage. 
880. Daisy, double white, constant and perfectly double, valuable for florists.25 
IJ 12 . Glo.xiiiin, selected from prize dowers of both the drooping and erect varieties.50 
124,5. HoIIvliocks (very double), saved from .an unrivaled colleolion of English v.arielies; if sown now, 
will flower freeV next .. 
1558. Nniniiiiis, finest mixed, golden yellow and white ground, with crimson, rose, and scarlet blotches .-6 
1680. Pansy, English, extra select, saved from the finest prize flowers.60 
1681 Pansy, New Gcrinnu, in size ol dower and beauty of markings tliis variety is surpassed only by 
Bliss’s Perfection Pansy”.° 
1884. Priiniila sinensis fliiibrinta (Cliineso Primrose fringed), various colors mixed, extra.60 
1800. Primula sinensis flmbriatn Hlicifolia (now tern-le.avcd varieties), voiy beautiful.... .60 
1894. Priiiiiila sinensis, fliiibrinla dore pleiio (now double vitrieties), rose and white mixed. 1.00 
2084. .Stock, intermediate, sc.arlct, white, and purple, extra mixed. _ 
2107. Stock, Brompton, superior lor pot-cultiiro, scarlet, white, and purple mixed. .•• •":'. 
2125. Sweet William, auricula-dow'ered, this variety tar surpasses anything before offered.20 
2136. Sweet Willinm, double and single, mixed. 
2272. Wallflower, extra fine double German. 
HarVy Pereniuals for Autumn sowing. Collections of 20 varieties, §1.00. 
TURNIP SEED. 
All grown from oarolully 
selected roots. 
NKW VAllIETIES. 
1 Jersey I'By.—Unnnos- 
i tloiiably tlio most l>orfeot 
F in outline, and the oai’liest 
White Tnriiip grown j of 
oxouisito davor; ui sbapo 
as perfect as an j 
with a single tap-root imd 
very distinct, smali top. 
Porpkt., 6 contS) oz., 10; 
, ,b lb., 25i lb., 76. 
other variety sown on . jn 
it. Per pkt., 6 ots.; oz., 10; li lb., 26, lu., to. 
Vegotoble Seeds Bi another column. 
A New Winter Wheat 
WINTER pearl: 
This new and promising variety is the result of an 
expoi'iniont made by F. H. Horsford, of Charlotte, 
Vermont, in 1878, and is a cross between those two 
well-known wheats, the Diehl and Clawson. The 
heads are beardless, regular, and vary handsome,'live 
and a half inches long, with eighteen to twenty breasts 
of four grains each. Kernels about tbe size of the Claw. 
sou, hard, xfinmii, and of a light amber color. Sti'aw 
from three to flve feet high,brightyellow, 8 trongaud 
elastic; tillers freely, forty heads having been counted 
from one kernel. It matures with Clawson, and has 
Xiroduced the iiast season (1883) In Northern Vermont 
at the rate of'forty-five bushels per acre fi*om one 
bushel of seed, and would doubtless have been even 
more productive in a better wheat country- Price: 
3 lbs. by mail, $ 1 . 00 ; per pock, §2.60; per ^ bushel, 
$4.50; per bushel, §8.00. 
Great Wesrer”^h, pa. 
Gun Works, “ 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 34 Barclay Street, New-York. 
