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JlUisfcnitions ot Cloiu.try Pianos , 
.orlptiousol thoir intov..sUng „c,i„; ’ j l;' 
g„„ at once, will be conUnno.! (b,.;,.,, I 
year. The senes win tbe n|., 
best adapted to sliow the proper wiv to o ^ 
and beautify the home o.,.ou„,ia, not only or 
the very wealthy, but also for the family of 
moderate means. ■* 
OVTJHHU! DKCOItA TIO.Y 
Of the Village, suburban and co.mtry 
homes of working men and women, by ,,4 
of the means iNature proyides in Vines, Oi na- 
mcntal Plants and Flowers, will be i)reacbed 
in live-minute sermons by lay workers. 
LAJtOE PROFITS. 
Profitable fruit growing and gardening is 
the great object of bortieulture; prolitin 
nionej', profit in health, prolit in eoinfort, 
proht in beauty and prolit in bapjiiness. 
The American Gardhx seeks to promote 
nil of these ])rolitable pliases of the seienue 
C3-A.RX)E3Sr 
"trs FOR xase._- * 
'>y Practical Men, for 
FE-A.TTmES 
""<> practice ■" ■ 
1880. 
Practical People. 
’"''■“Nffed will/'' *“^''''“^“'t'irc, and we liavc 
nnubabc "'«'‘'vbo haye 
-•''ti! to ‘SS? 
onr readers i ” "‘C'e per acre, to tell 
tliese intoresi accoinplisbed 
follow (lu i ''‘^‘’"Its, so that others may 
mcol lii|.; (jAitiiicN through 1880. 
^pomkjY in iioirrii'ni/njiii-:. 
wllo b'lv!? ^'>ierica 
Live ..r/ ‘‘ceided that the consump- 
low !*'’ '"""'‘‘•'''''’g Painhbrush, the 
liiv '-lie leveling shop, the low- 
■0 olhcc work, and the school room are nol 
he oidy means of livelihood for their sex: 
that the culture of flowers, fruits and vegela- 
hcs IS <iuito as appropriate for women as 
01 men, and many of them have won great 
success in the indu.stry. We shall give the 
cxpei ience of some of these women garden¬ 
ers, and point the way for others to follow 
them. 
no YH AND GIRLS 
Who are so inclined shall he led along in 
t e jilcasant paths of gardening, and taught 
how to make many a dime and dollar, and 
at the same time store up health and expe¬ 
rience. Many a youth has made himself in¬ 
dependent, and a bles.sed help to tired mother 
and toiling father, all by pleasant work in 
the garden. See our special offer toBoy and 
Girl and Women gardeners. 
NR tv VARIRTIRS 
Of fruits, flowers and vegetables, or “Nov¬ 
elties, will he duly chronicled each month, 
as begun in our last September issue. 
TIIR MARK RTS 
Aie the ultini.’ile goal of the great major¬ 
ity of fruit growers .and gardeners. We 
shall give a monthly review of the Metro¬ 
politan Markets, paying special attention to 
the uncommon fruits and vegetables, so that 
our readers may be able to iudge somewhat 
of the advisability of their culture. 
THE OLE 
EE^TXJEES 
_ That THE AMEEIOAN GARDEN readers know and like will be retained and improved 
improve them. 
The American Garden has been and SOME OF OUJi COXTEIBUTOBS: 
now is what may be briefly called a series of 
HOW PAPEBS. 
upon so far as money and talent can 
And described as follows: 
HOW—to Select Land,—to Choose what to 
Grow,— 
■HOW—to Cultivate all Fruit, Flower and 
Garden Crojrs,— 
HOW—^to Start and Run a Greenhouse,— 
to Begin with Fi-uits,— 
HOW—to Begin with Flowers,—to Riant a 
Lawn,— 
HOW—to L,ay Out Grounds,—to Make tlie 
Homeste.ad Beautiful,— 
HOW—to Kun a Market Garden,—to Market 
the Products,— 
How —to Work a Kitchen Garden,—to Man¬ 
age House Piauts,— 
How—to Manage the Window Garden 
Private Conserv.atory,— 
HOW—to Do Everything in Orchard, Vine¬ 
yard, Garden, Conserv.atory, Lawm, 
Market Garden, etc.,— 
HOW—to Do Each Month in Fruit, Flower 
and Vegetable Culture, J n-doors and 
HOW— to find Large Profit, and Full Healtl 
and Gentle Pleasure in gardening. 
QONTBIBUXOBS 
Humber many of the best, most successful. 
®ost practical, most progressive Fniit Gi 
srs, Plori8ts,Gardeners, Landsc.ape Gai ^ 
snd Investigators in All Sections " 
^®erica, in South America and lu ^ 1 
enumerate some of them as follow 
the 
P. M. Augur, Conn., Stain Pomoloffist. ' 
Henry K. Alvord, X. Y., .Vanaffe?' Houghton Farm, 
h. II. Hailey, Jr., Projl’Asor of Horticulture in ^fich 
i(jon Agricultural College. 
J. T. .13airfl, Ky., market gardener. 
W. C. Hurry, X. Y., Fruit Committee American Pom- 
ological Society t etc. 
Kdu’ard L. Heard, j^Iass., Committee on Plants, 
ele., ^fa8s. Ifort. Soricty. 
P. J. Hercknians, Ga., Vice-President American 
J*oinoloyical Socit ty. 
\y. iM. Bowron, Teiiii., am.Acur horticulturist. 
W. D. Hoyntoii, horticulturist. 
J. L. Hudd, JowUi Professorof Horticulture in loica 
Agricultural College. 
\V. JI. Bull, Mass., market gardener andjlorist. 
Xenos Clark, Slass., scientist. 
]‘\ D. Ciirlis, X. Y.. Stale statistician for U. S. Agri¬ 
cultural Department and farmer. 
JJ. Id. Kngle, O., Vice-President State I/ortiouHural 
Association. , 
Win. I'fticoner, N- Y., gardener ami florist. 
A S Fuller, N. •!., aidhor and horticulturist. 
Clnvi'les tv.’ Garflclcl, Mich.. Secretanj 
Potnoioaieal Society. .... 
II Gillette, HI., editor Floral World and florist. 
E.' S. Goir, “Elm,” N. Y., horticulturist to N. Y. 
Experiment Station. „ „ . 
[I. C. Gooclwiu. U. S. A. 
y., fruit grower, nursery)nan, 
American 
Cluis. A. Gi’con, 
rritolo/comt tuirscrijinan. 
i t. Mstcchla- I>ro.recsor of Botany m Iowa 
AgriculturalConegc. American Pom. 
Dr. Sam. Hape, wi... 
ological « j florist and seed grower. 
l^eter lleijUe . pomologist. 
joslah Hoopcs, ouraeryinan. 
Geraid impractical .tanner and gar- 
Mrs. S. 0. Jobhso , nurserynian. 
j.T. IJOvett,^• d 
H. II. Ljniian, Va., President State Horticultural 
Society. 
J. W . iJanning, Ma.ss., Landscape Gardener and 
Nurseryman. 
Mansfield Milton, O., nurseryman and florist. 
T. ^ . Munson, Tex., nurseryman and fruit grower. 
W. F. Massey, Md., horticulturist. 
P. H.'Mead, X. Y., landscape architect and horticul¬ 
turist. 
A. Oeinler, Ga., truck farmer and President Horti¬ 
cultural Society. 
X. Ohmer, O., President State Horticultural Society. 
Chas. E. Paniell, L. I., horticulturist. 
S. Parsons, X. Y., Superintendent of Central Park. 
L. B. Pierce, 0., florist and landscape gardener. 
Susan Power, Mass., author. 
P. T. Quiun, X. J., fruit groioer and Secretary State 
Board of Agriculture. 
E. S. Hand, Brazil, author and collector.. 
W. H. Rand, \t., practical farmer and gardoicr: 
E. E. Re.xford, Wis.,ytor/s/!. 
E. P. Roe, X. Y., author of ^*Succesa with Small 
Fruits f etc. 
J. B, Rogers, N. J., Chairman State Fruit Commit¬ 
tee. 
\Ym. Saunders, D. C., Superintendent Public 
Grounds. 
H. J. Seymour, N. Y., Superintendent Oneida Com- 
niunity. 
N. J. Shepard, Mo., practical farmer and gardener. 
Chus. H. Shinn, CaL, axUhor and amateur horticul- 
turist. 
. Jean Sisley, France, 
J. M. Stahl, Ill., practical farmer and gai'dener, 
W. E. Stone, Mass., cJtemist State Experiment Sta¬ 
tion. 
E. D. Sturtevant, X. J., florist. 
M. C. Weld,K. j., practical agriculturist and horti¬ 
culturist. ^ 
Mrs. J. S. R. Thomson, S. C., amateur horticultur- 
*^Jolm Thorpe, L. I., President Society American 
Florists. 
Mai'shall P. Wilder, Mass., President American 
Pomological Society. 
E. Williams, X. J., Secretary State Hortieuitural 
Society. 
That THE AMEEIOAH 
and value to horticulturists coh 
^^TTLTXTBB for A-LL SEOXIOITS. 
JIORI'IO ^ of nearly all sections of the oonntry, and of in- 
ntially well f “ ^ u^t ef oentribntors proves beyond disenssion. - •• 
thfl above piospBouuo 
