The American Garden will be sent to your 
friend for three ' 
the Marlboro Barberry forontySOM - 
TO STEAIT&EBS 
AJJD OHANOE AOQUAINTAirOES 
OF 
the AMEBIOAH flABDEN. 
Several thousands of you will receive this 
number of The Asiekican Gabden as a 
compliment to your interest in horticulture. 
Please examine it carefully. * * * (Pause 
for examination.) * * « Now how do 
you like it ? Is it worth $1.00 a year to you? 
Isn’t there $1.00 worth in this one number? 
“Yes?” 
Then of course you want to subsci'ibe for 
a year. You have only to enclose a dollar 
bill (It is quite safe in the mails now), select 
a present of seeds or plants(worth 25 cents to 
$ 5 . 00 ) from List 2 on page 63, write your 
name and send us the order. The seeds will 
be sent at once, the plants in spring unless 
wanted now, and The AsiERiCAif Gabdex 
every month in the year. 
And you will get many times you money's 
worth, and be helping to promote the cause 
of good fruits, nice vegetables, beautiful 
flowers and rural improvement, by support¬ 
ing the only independent, popular, special 
journal of horticulture in America. 
Presents to every Siobscriber. 
Thoirgh we do not believe in premiums 
given to induce people to pay a dollar for a 
periodical worth many times that amount, 
yet in the present competition among pub¬ 
lishers we are impelled to offer these induce¬ 
ments in order to get people acquainted with 
a magazine which they are likely to stick by 
for many years thereafter. 
LIST 8. 
A PRESENT TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER TO 
The American Garden 
Id, to eveiv subscriber at $i.oo 
: of the following lots: 
SEEDS. 
1 , IViid Garden Seeds: half-ounce packet of loo 
varieties choice flower seeds; cost $5.00 in 
single packets. 
Pansy^ Perfection: splendid, large, vigorous. 
Single Dahlias: seeds of roo choice varieties 
Hollyhock: choice double mixed. 
Whiti Perfection: large, pure white. 
Gamellia formed, good for pot culture 
^erlasling Flowers : seeds of 12 distinct sorts 
Ornatnet^l Grasses : seeds of ra bef,t varieties, 
Fea, Bliss's liver Bearing: i packet; new 
very prolific, excellent quality. 
Pea, Bliss’s Almndame: i packet; new, earlv 
dwarf, very fine. 
Chou de Berghley: , packet; new vegetable 
here, hardy, ** 
Onion, Giant ZiUau: r packet;'from Europe 
SIM, pleasant flavor, 
>0. 1*. WaUr Melon, Asnerican Ciuinifion: 1 nackei- 
highly recommended. ’ ' 
No. 13 . Potato, Dakota Red: i tuber; a promising new 
No. 13 A. Marlboro Rasplterrv: < strong pbun of tl,,. 
No. 13 B. „ 
fe#2To pe"i’<I«fn):‘”'‘‘''’ 
..plants and bulbs. 
rriioma marta (Red Hot Poker I'lant or 
best hardy pla,It, 
Calla /Llhtopien (Lily of the 
root of this stately plant. ' ‘ 
Clematis crispa ; beautiful, new, flowers r to i V 
lictulp’eX^e.'*'''"''" 
Tigri. 
crown, of these 
No, JO. CUmatis cocci,ma (Scarlet Clcmati.,), g„,„. o 
r'L red (lowers * 
Choice of i >0 cents’ worth of seeds in 
from the catalogue of arrv Packets 
ing ... T.„t AM«...d,rGAK„«« 
the 
pREMIlri**®’ 
the AMERICAN GARDEN- 
We will send free, postpaid, 
his choice of one ( ' 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
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3 . 
4. 
No. 0. 
No. 10. 
No. 11. 
No. 
14. 
No. 115. 
No. 10. 
No. 20. 
CltUl * .14. 
Great care has been exercised to 
but the best and none but thos 
B. 
Wc ofc . cW“ S'tiw 
retted 
upon 
offer none 
possessing great merit. 
Almost any one can in a few uouis ^ 
„»reno..Sl.t.8.t some v..«abl. needed 
article Without Expense. 
Smembkb. that EVEBT SEBSCBIBICB m 
the clubs will receive one of the valuable 
presents of seeds and plants above enumei- 
ated, if asked for when the subscriptions 
are sent. Address all ordeis to 
E. H. LIBBY, 
New York, or G reenfield, Mass. 
LIST 3. 
Greatly Reduced Kates for 30 Days. 
If you are a subscriber, see list i 0,1 page 0%. 
A.^Niacara White Grape: We wtll give a strong 
plant of this famous new white grape, unquestiona¬ 
bly the finest while prape for general purposes yet 
produced.for only 3 subscriptions at $i.oo each, bent 
by mail prepaid. j « : 
For 5 subscripiions at $i.oo each, we will send 3 strong 
plants. (Lowest retailprice, ;$2.oo each.) 
Marlboro Kaspberry: The largest early rasp¬ 
berry’; new; superior as a market berry; now cre¬ 
ating much interest among fruit growers. For 4 
subscripiions at ^i.ooeach, we will send 48 strong 
plants; for 8 subscriptions, 100 plants. 
Novelty Collection No. 1 . All for lOsubscrip- 
tions at $1.00 each. (Regular price $i8.oo.) 
One doz. Marlboro, the largest early raspberry. 
One AozMansell, earliest and best of all raspberries. 
One doz. IVi/son, Jr., the largest early blackberry. 
One doz. Lncretia Dewberry, large, early, hardy, 
prolific. 
One doz. Early Harvest earliest of all blackberries. 
One doz, CetUennial Black Cap, large, early, luscious. 
One doz. Corpielia, the best late strawberry. 
One doz. Parry, the best of all strawberries. 
One two-year Niagara, best of all white grapes. 
One two-yearbest of all early grapes. 
Sent by e.xpress, or free by mail for a club of 13 
subscribers. 
Novelty CoUection No. 3 . All for 7 subscrip¬ 
tions at $1.00 each. (Regular price Sro.oo). 
One doz. Marlboro Raspberry. 
One doz. Early Harvest Blackberry. 
Half doz. Wilson Jr. Blackberry. 
One doz. Parry Strawberry. 
Half doz. Cornelia Strawberry. 
One Niagara Grape, two years. 
Sent by express; or free by mail for a club of 0 
subscribers. 
Nut Tree Collection : All for G subscriptions at 
Sr.oo each. (Regular price $5.00). 
One Japan Chestnut, 3 to 4 ft. 
One Spanish Chestnut, 3 to 4 ft. 
Cjne English Filbert, 2 to 3 ft. 
One Kentish Cob Filbert, 2 to z ft 
One English Walnut, 3 lo 4 ft. 
One Dwarf English Walnut, 2 ]/, ft 
One Pecan Nut, 2 to 3 ft. 
One Sheltbark, 3 lo 4 ft. 
One Soft Shell Almond, 4 lo 5 ft. 
One Hard Shell Almond, 4 lo 5 ft 
bent by express only. 
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(tame material and same (iikiIIiv rencli. 
pens. Will last for vear.. f'mili!* '®-("'ked 
wtitc 15,000 words. Used' wilb I'r, "" “""'igli lo 
by dm bcs'i'wfu>ii!iiuii.ls 
each. 
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“The American Garden» 
Other Publications 
If you want any of the following . 
publications for 1885, we will ^sadin 
&„b with ^.BiaoW 
named in the last column. This «« ® P«ce« 
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and plant premiums offered to each Js ««ea 
under List 2 on this page. *“^*(!ri6er 
A. Publisher's price for both 
B. Our price for both, includina 
miums of The American Garden ^ 
' seed 
American Agriculturist. 
Arthur’s Home Magazine. .v*- 5 o 
Atlantic Monthly... 
Babyland, for youngest readers.(.. 
Builder (lor home builders).’(.. 
Century Mag;azine.;... 
Christian Union (best of the great weekliesi" 
" " renewals. ,'•••4.00 
Country Gentleman.. 
Demorest’s Magazine . ® 
Farm a nd Garden.!. . ^ 
Farm Journal."j'S® 
Farmer’s Review. 
Floral Cabinet. 
Gardener’s Monthly.' ’' ' ’ 
Godey's Lady’s Book. 300 
Green’s Fruit Grower, and new book on “ How 
to propagate and Grow Fruit.”. , 
Harper’s Weekly.■•5“ 
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New England Farmer.. 
Our Little Ones and Nursery.2.50 
Outing..■■ , • ■• ■■.■. 3.00 
Peterson’s Magazine.. 
Poultry World.. .. 2.25 
Rural New-Yorker, with its seed distribution.. .3.00 
St. Nicholas.4.00 
Texas Siftings.3.50 
Sun, New-York, weekly.2.00 
Tribune. New-York, weekly.2.00 
Vick’s Magazine.2.25 
Youth’s Companion (renewals).i.z.Ss 
Youth’s Companion, new subscription.2.95 
Wallace’s Monthly.4.00 
Western Rural.2.65 
Western World, and sectional map of any state 2.25 
Wide Awake.4.00 
FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS. All postage paid. 
Agricultural Gazette.6.50 
Gardener’s Chronicle.7.50 
Gardening Illustrated. 3 .‘S 
The Garden. 7.0® 
Journal d’Agriculture Pratique.7.00 
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any otlier publications in club with The 
American Garden, we will give prices on 
application. Address, 
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6.00 
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BASLY ABLlHGToN OEtEBY. 
This new celery described on page IS, 'S 
said to be an improvement on the Boston 
market in oarliness and hardiness. We are 
enabled by tlie only grower of the seed 0 
offer a 25 cent packet to any person who 
send ns one C-months subscription (at 
cents), or three packets (value 75 cents) or 
only one yearly subscription at $1.00. 
FRUIT FACTS AT FINE FIGURES. ^ 
Mr. Olias. A. Groon, that pleasing wri^®| 
on fruit culture, has produced a j’, 
sprightly and valuable book on 
Projiagato and Grow Eriiit.” M®- 
edits tliat briglit and interesting 
Groon’s Fruit Grower. The 1’*’*®® gts. 
book is OOots.; of the Fruit Gvowoi > 
Wo send tlio boolc, the Fruit 
Tiiic Amiciucan Garden, all f®*' ‘ 
"HOW THE FARM FAYS." ^ 
In our general iJO-days reduction o> 
wo olTor to send this now book to (v^ 
sending us only 8 sulisoriptio"®^ *' 
oiicli, 'I’lio retail price of bookish- 
review in Doeombor nnnibor. 
Vlease notice the offors q/' 0 eC' 
berries and Niagara White Oraps^ J 
month sabscriiillons on page 03. 
