ORCHIDS. 
-X. Tl- TOlll tT 
Write for our NewCatalogue. It will £ve 
you practical hints on how to K'’OW these 
Lautitul plants. We 
special offers, and have made selections ot 
the different varieties to suit the taste of the 
buyer. 
X2 Cattlbyas, 12 kinds good plants, 
X2 L.eLiAS, 6 „ „ gloo 
X2 Oncidiums. 12 „ „ ^ 
X2 Dbndbobiums, X2 
We have lately added to our collectiqjv 
4,000 Establishe I Oirchids. mid from 
3.000 to 5,000 Not Established. If 
you want to buy good Plants as cheap as 
good Roses write to us, stating what you 
want, and what size of plant, and wo prom¬ 
ise to answer you by retnin mail. We gi-ow 
to sell and only ask a trial. 
Plants from Guatemala. . 
Our latest acquisition is the great exhibit 
of the Court of Guatemala at the New Or¬ 
leans exposition, comprising over 7,000 
lai-tfe plants, among which are fine masses of 
Lycaste, Skinnerii, Odontorilossum yraiU, O. 
nulchellum,majus, -etc. 
It is safe to say that our collection is un¬ 
equalled by commercial florists in America. 
A. BRACKENKIDGE. 
Established 1854. 
R05EBANK NURSERIES, 
Gbyanstown, Baltimore Co., Md. 
CENTENNIAL 
And other 
Grape Vines for Sale. 
D. S. MAKVIN, Watertown, T. 
OUR STRONG fTfSfSnra**' 
RELIABLEHViW*1aBEAUTlFUL 
e STRONUFLANTSiCl 24^/ 100(10 
(jourown selection) for 9|*for^Cfa <9ldLa 
ROSES BY MAIL 10 for ONE DOLLAR. 
We mail oar Catolf^e (beaatifollj illnstrated) to all 
interested in R<^ Cmtore, upon application, Free. 
B. SCOTT & SOS, Bose Growers, Philadelphia. 
Flecise mention THE AMEEJCAN 
GARDEN ichen you write to Adrcr- 
tirers. 
SEEDS AND PLANTS. 
Prices to suit the Times. 
5 cents each. Seeds 3 cents a packuj^e. 
Plain Catalojfiie free ONLY to those who mention 
Ambkicam Garden. Satisfaction guaranteed, 
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It tells how to b"gin Fniit Grow¬ 
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Newly Set Trees, and lastly, a va 
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SMALL FRlJlTS, 
By a Veteran Fruit Grower, 
This is the Finest Guide and 
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arc a Specialty, but we have Fruit 
Trees, Ornamentals, and Garden 
and F.ower Seeds, and offer Great 
Inducements to our Patrons. 
“Howto Propagate and Grow 
F'ruit”is another book just pub¬ 
lished ; 64 Pages, 50 Illustrations, 
2 Colored Plates, xoo Topics. Price, 
60 cents. Green’s Fruit Grower, 
60 cents per year. Sample Copy 
Free. Price of Fruit Guide with 
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with One Colored Plate, 6 cenu 
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ADDRESS, 
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Box 562. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES. 
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with ciicli ti as order l\r ’ Roses ami oiher plams given 
10 cli. cath nun li tiLr. ni collortlcm of miscrllaiicous plains at 
trentn Ido. Hii HOMR PI.OItl8T.~l'nr aiimicur!;. 
ftnd l■mthslas. Callus, Heliotropes. Ivies. Violets 
atorv llf.wU’i.T^ 1’ Aunuain, etc.. In tlio Oiirdcn,Window i\ml Coiiscr 
CniilUKs, Seed, etc, Flowers In Winter, \'ork 
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