May, 
124 
THE AMERICAN_GARDH^ 
OATAlOaHES RECEIVED. ‘ 
W. W. HUl)orn, ArUomi, Cnumla. Cal.alogiic 
anil Pvico List of. Small Fnut’s.' 
AvtUuv E. KcncUe, Sow Voi-k. Circular of 
“Keiullc’s Acme uiaziiig” for grccnlioiis.cs. 
Edwin Eewkes, Florist;' Ncwlon nistl'lamls, 
Slass. Price list of Clirysanllicnuims. 
E. B. Underhill, Ponglikocpsic, N. Y. Berry 
Leaf. Price Li.st of elioicc Small Fruit |)lanls. 
ConipnjrnioContincntaled’Horticnll.ure.iiand, 
Belgium. Price List of Vegetable; Flower ami 
Field Seeds. 
Arthur Bryant, Princeton, 111. lllnsirated Cir- 
cnlar of the Salome Apple, remarkable for Us 
keeping qualities. 
Uewis Roesh. Fredonia, X. T- Catalogue of 
Grape-vines and Small Fruits. Colored plate and 
many illustrations. 
Isaac F. Tillinghast. T.a Plume. I’a. Catalogue 
of A'egctables and Flower Seeds. Puget Sound 
Cabbage Seeds a .specialty. 
F. N. Rang. Baraboo. AVis. Calalogue of uortb- 
cm grown .Seeds. Also description and illustra¬ 
tion of Lang’s Hand AVecdor. 
F.K. Phoenix & Son, lAelavan, AVis. Price List 
of fruit and ornamental trees, small fruit plants, 
etc. Boot grafts a specialty. 
AA’. E. Bowditch, Boston. Illustrated Deseriii- 
tive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds, also 
Greenhouse and Bedding Plants. 
George S, .Josselyn. Fredonia, N. A'. Catalogue 
of American Graiie-vines and .Small Fruit plants. 
The Empire State Grape a specialty. 
.1. ai. Ayre, ISO Dearborn street. Chicago. 111. 
DeseriiUive Circular of the Diamond A'entilator 
for public buildings, ilwellings, refri.geralors. 
cara, etc. 
the amesioah garden prizes 
OF $1,000 
For Nino FruUn, Flowers (ml Vejjelahlcs. ^ 
For the promotion ol horticiiltni’c, I nL 
Aaieihcan 0AUDEN oll-cr.s tlie folloAving 
prizo.s of §100 oiteh, or silver plate ol. eqii.i 
A’alue. No varieties iioav upon Hm maihol’ 
to eomiiete. 
(«.) 'Pile prizes for fruits to be iiAA-artletl 
by a committee or committees, chosen by or 
fromtlie AmericanPomoiogical Society; the. 
awariis to be matlc in tlie fail of 1S80 or at suiOi 
time as tlie committee may tleciile that tlie 
comlitions slnill liaA'e been met. 
(;..) 'I'lie. ATwetables to be exbibiteil at the 
next two annual meetings of the Americsin 
ilorticultural Society anil at the fall exhibi¬ 
tions of t'-o or more .State .societies; tlie 
prizes to be aAvai’ileil in the fall of 1S8G, by 
a committee chosen by or from tboAmeii- 
can llorticultiiral .Society. 
(r.) 'I’be lIoAvering: plants to be exhibited 
at t\A’0 meetings of the .Societj' of American 
Florists, and of the New York and Massa- 
cbn.setts Horticultural Societies in 1885 
and 1880, and the prizes to be aivarded 
by a committee cliosen byor from the .Society 
of American Fiorists. 
pl.aces as tlie coininlttee may decide. 
(4) For the best Ooosehen-y, Avhich shall 
combine large size, productiveness and free¬ 
dom from mildcAV, To be exhibited same 
as G‘i.) §100 or plate 
(5) For the best BlaeMeirt/ Avhich shall 
combine large .size, good quality, hardiness 
and productiveness. To be exliibited same 
as (.8.) §100 or plate. 
(0) For the best Nno FrvU, (a ncAV spe¬ 
cies is required) to thrive north of Virginia 
and Kansas, §100 or plate. T’o be exhibited 
at tAVO or more .State or N.ational Society 
meetings for tAVO ye.ars in succession. 
(7) For the best new Folato Avhich shall 
combine superior qu.ality, productiveness, 
freedom from disease. To be exhibited as 
above, (?).) §100 or plate. 
(8) For tlie best new VeejHable other than 
Potato (either a iicav variety or species), table 
and sliipiiing ipialities, and profitableness of 
culture to be considered. To thrive north of 
Virginia and Kansas. To be exhibited as 
above, (6.) .§100 or pl.ate. 
(9) For the best Jlnwerinr/ Shrub, Avliich 
shall be hardy in the Northei-n St.ates east 
of the Pocky iMountains. 'J'o be exhibited 
Buish & Son & Meissner, Busliherpr, Mo. Soini- 
annual Ih-ico J..ist of Aineiican firai>e*vinos. 
This i.s one of the lai*jrest (inipe nurseries in tlio 
countrj’, 
Bowkep Fertltiz*T Co., Boston ami Now York, 
issue an interestinjr pamphlet on the Slockluid^re 
Manures, giving many repoits of romarkahle 
crops grown upon these fertilizers. 
Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia. Garden and 
Fann Manual. A very complete list of all the ho.st 
new and old vegetable and flower seeds. The 
Market Champion Tomato a specialty. 
S. Peniiofk & Sons Co, Kcnnetl Square, Pa. 
Catalf>gue of improved Road Machiiioiy. These 
machines are rcnowncMl for simplicity, durability 
an<l cheapnes.s as general roa<l*workcrs. 
Pratt Brothrs, Koche.ster. N. V. De.«cn))(ive 
Circular and beautiful coloretl plate of Kinpire 
.State Grape now introduced by this tinn. This is 
one of the most pronii.sing white Grapes yet in- 
tHHluced. 
BiiisPs Garden .Seeds, I*hiladelplna, oiren*il in 
the neat Catalogue sent out this year, have long 
held an enviable position for (excellence and 
juirily. The J5elle ^’omato is one of the novelties 
of llHr Hnii. 
Jolifi G. Ifiiri’ow, Fi.*ihkil], X. V. II]ii>,trat('(| 
ealulogue of (irape-Vines, Small Frnit.s, (tie., with 
.some excellent introdiietory hints on <irap(? grf»w- 
ing, and ac(Mirate descriptions, df'lferson a lead¬ 
ing specialty. 
A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, N. Y., .sends out a bright 
catalogue of everything In tlie .Small Frail line. 
T1 j< 4 cover ha.s colored jdetures of Ids leading 
specialties, the Crlm.son JJeaiily RaH|>berry and 
the Jumbo Strawberry. 
(1) For the best Grape Avbich shall com- 
bine terriforial ailaptability anil superior 
shipping qualities, Avitli sn|)crior table qual¬ 
ity; -8100 or plate. 'I'o lie exliiliitcil at tlie 
next meeting of tlie .-Vnicrican Pomological 
.Society, anil at two or nioi’e State exliibi- 
tions for two or more years. 
(’2) For the best Slrawberry Avliicb .shall 
comliine tei’ritorial ailaptaliility anil superior 
shipping qualities, ivitli superior table qual¬ 
ity; -8100 01 - plate. 'I'o lie exliibitoil at tlie 
next tAVO .}line meetings of tlie Neiv Voi’k 
ami Massachusetts llorticultiiral Societies. 
(;}) For the best Ruspberrij wliicli sliall 
eombini! Iiariliiicss, iiroilnctiveness anil supe¬ 
rior sliiiqiing anil talile. qiialitics; .§100 or 
plate. 'I'o 1)1! exliiliiteil at siicli times and 
(10) For the best herbaceous Ferenniul 
jloieeriiKj plant, Avliicli sliall be hardy in the 
Northern States east of the Koeky Afoiint- 
ains. 'I'o be exhibited as aboA’e (c.) .§100 
or i)late. 
M'c reserve tlic riglit to modif}' tlie .aboA’e 
conditions in .sucli manner as may appear 
to be for the greatest benelit to American 
Ilorticidtiiro. 
IVe invite correspondence and suggestions 
on tlie above oll'ers to the end of making 
tliem .as useful as po.s.sible. 
Il'e shall make no claims or conditionswhat- 
'siaiver that vjonld injiuenee the naming or dis- 
■pnsititni of the prize-winninij varieties. 
'I’lie competition is open toNortli America. 
TO ALL WHO READ. 
Good Luck 'With Fruits, Flowers and 
Vegetables. 
Sooii • b uolj • iq ■ (lie . Gardcq, . Qpcl)apcl • aqJ 
qc^ari 
d. 
To all who read 'FHE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
Please tell ail your neighbors that THE AMERICAN GARDEN will be sent to any 
address from JUNE to DECEMBER, inclusive, for only 50 uLs. 
Ilniice& Borilen, ItimiHOri .NiirKi:rii!.H, E{i;i| Bunk, 
N. .1. CutnlOB'io of fruit niiil oninmi'iitnl Ii-com, 
shrubs, vines, siiinll fruit piniils, ele, .Aleeeli’s 
J’rolillc Quince, mill .Aliilhen-ies for silk niiii oi iiu- 
ineiitiil slock nresiieelnllleB. 
Arthur E. Kenille, Corner Bronilwny iiinl AViill 
.Sts., .New A'ork. I'nienl. “Annie” IBuziiiK. 'I'liis 
system consists in gliizliif? without piilly unrl iviis 
used on tlie liirKesl conserviilory in Hie worlil, 
Horfieiilliiritl Hull at New Orlenns. 
Hale Brntliers, HoiiHi (ilnslonl)iiry. Conn. Cut- 
nlOBiie of SinnII Fruit iilnnls, Friilt.l rees. ete., eon- 
luining a eoinjilele list of all Hii! hesl new and 
old varlelies. 'I’liis linn makes a speehilly of 
“I'edlBree Slock,” never iisinK plaids from old 
and worn-out fruiting hiiilH. 
I hnve IVaind Itofmiieh hemdit In iiiyanmieiir 
ellorlH ill Hie garden and eonserviitorv. I shiill 
lake plensnre In ..ending It lo ail who are 
similarly inleresled.-./)/,), M,:/.are.ii, Omnijerllh 
J did not hesllale lo siihserllm wlien I siiw Mr 
Faleoner’s name. He him aiiswere.l ninny ipies 
Honsforme, Ihatliave been agreat help l» my 
self and many oHiers. I will liy lo get y,„, 
siihserlhiirs. V.. paper has been iniieh Ini 
proved sinee I saw some copies it year or two 
ago.—Af/os DrwKm, Atari/an III. 
•Sinee Hie ehiinge of iiiiiiiiigenient, several 
niomhs iigo, this niiigiizliie has shown sleiuly Ini- 
provenieiit. 11. Is ii model of typogmphleiil ueiil- 
iiess —limvili if' Hall. 
The oll’er of the Miirlboros ami 'I'he Aniei’l- 
eiiii (iiirdeii oiiglit lo hrliigyoii i0,lHM)suhserlplloiis 
lids month.—I'orni'Hmi rmirrs, l.oraiii f A)., O. 
Son mlverllsmiiont of Hie E.xtrii Kiirly OriinK<' 
Sweet Uorii, by llovey A Co., on piigo l!ll,—.lib’. 
'I'll Hoeiiro siinnnor hoarders, Hie llosimi Dallii 
./ riiMsiadans the best ailvertlsiag iiiedliiiu. It is 
l lie leading I’liiidly paper. Send for rales.— Ailv. 
