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1872. 
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owned, Edited and isss. 
SOIvflrn^ -NT-^^ Eractlca] Men, for Practical People 
iANVSC.ti‘b-(t.tiw,mma. ==>'J:M:e ISTEW FE-A^TURES ^ 
'u-r!.,'•o'■l■io^lltlll•o, and 
‘S“ the 
*■1*0 plnees 
lUiistmtions of Coiinti-yPiai.es win i 
scrlptions of thcii- iutci-c,stinf. „oint;L i,o ho t' 
gan at 01100 , will bo continued tlu-ou-di 
year- The series wiil include i 
best adapted to sliow tlio pro))or way to nl-m 
and beautify the home grounds, not only fo ■ 
the very wealthy, but also for tlio family of 
nioderate means. •’ 
OUT-DOOn JiKCOUAT/OjV 
Of the Village, suburban and country 
bomes of working- men and women, by use 
of the means Nature provides in Vines, Orna¬ 
mental Plants and Flowers, will be pi-eaelied 
in five-minute sermons by lay workers. 
laboe profits. 
Profitable fi-uit growing- and gai-deniug is 
the great object of lioi-ticultui-e: profit in 
money, profit in hcaltli, profit in comfort, 
profit in beauty and profit in liappiiiess! 
The American Garden seeks to promote 
all of these profitable jiliases of the science 
our l-n.lfln..^\ 
tliese intei-P^Bi-*”"^ aecompli.shed 
atuie of I'm.; Oahden tln-ough 1880. 
iroar/i-jv m iioitTiGULTuiiK. 
wi!n f *'■? "'O'Heii in America 
M lio liave bravely decided tliat the consumn- 
ive needle, tlie humiliating paint-brusli, the 
ow wasli-tub, the leveling shop, the low- 
pay ofiice woi-k, and the scliool room are not 
the only means of livelihood for their sex- 
tliat the cultui-e of flowers, fruits and vegeta¬ 
bles is (juite as appropriate for women as 
foi men, and many of them liave won great 
success in the industry. We shall give tiie 
experience of some of these women garden¬ 
ers, and point the w.ay for others to follow 
them. 
nOYHANI) GIRLS 
Who are so inclined shall be led along in 
the pleasant patlis of gardening, and taught 
how to make many a dime and dollar, and 
at the s:une time store up health and expe- 
)-ience. Many a youth has made himself in¬ 
dependent, and a blessed helptotii-ed mother 
and toiling father, all by jjleasant work in 
the gai-den. See our special oflfer to Boy and 
Girl gai-deners. 
NEW VARIETIES 
Of fi-uits, flowers and vegetables, or “Nov¬ 
elties," will be duly chronicled each month, 
as begun in our last September issue. 
THE MARKETS 
Are the ultimate goal of the great major¬ 
ity of fruit growers and gardeners. We 
shall give a monthly review of the 3feti-o- 
politau Markets, paying special attention to 
the uncommon fi-uits and vegetables, so that 
our readers may be able to judge somewhat 
of the advisability of their culture. 
THEE OEX> 
EE^TTJE,ES 
That T H h i AMilE.IGAN GAEiDEN readers know and like will be retained and improved upon so far as money 
improve them. ^ 
The American Garden has been and SOME OF OUB COXTBIBUTOBS: 
now is what may be briefly called a series of p. m. Augur, Conu., state Pomoiogiet. 
HOW PAPEBS, 
And described as follows: 
HOW—to Select Land,- 
and talent can 
-to 
Choose what to 
/ 
Grow,— 
HOW—to Cultivate all Fruit, Flowei- and 
Garden Crops,— 
HO'W—to Start and Eun a Greenliouse,— 
to Begin with Fruits,— 
HOW—to Begin with Flowers,—to Plant a 
. Lawn,— 
HOW—to Lay Out Grounds,—to Make the 
Homestead Beautiful,— 
HOW—to Eun a Market Garden,-to Market 
the Products,— 
HOW—to Work a Kitclien Garden,— to Man¬ 
age House Plants,— 
HOW—to Manage the Window Garden,-the 
Private Conservatory,— 
HOW— to Do Everything in Orcliard, ^ me- 
yard. Garden, Conservatory, laiwn. 
Market Garden, etc.,— 
HOW-,to Do Each Montli in Fruit, Flov 
and Vegetabl e Cultu re, I n-dooi s ai 
Out-doors,— „ ,, TT„,.nii 
How—to find Large Profit, and Fu ' ‘ 
and Gentle Pleasure in gardeiin „- 
CONTBIBUTOBS 
dumber many of the best, ppow- 
“'°®^Pyaotical, most ^ rdeners 
Florists,Gardeners,Landscap ‘ 
Investigators in All Sections g 
^®riea, in South America and in ^ _ 
® 6nutnei*ate some of tliein fl-s f 
Henry E. Alvord, N- Y., Manager Houghton Farm. 
L. H. Bailey, Jr., Professor of Horticulture in Mich¬ 
igan Agricultural College. 
J. T. Baird, Ky., market gardener. 
W- C. Barry, N. Y., Fruit Committee. American Pom- 
ological Society, etc. 
Edward L. Beard, Mass., Committee on Plants, 
etc., Mass. Hort. SocuUj. 
r. J. Berckmans, Ga., Vice-President American 
Pomological Society. 
\y. M. Bom’on, Tenn., amateur horticulturhi. 
W. D. 'Boynton,'\yIS.,practical horticulturist. 
J. L. Budd, Iowa, Professorof HorticuUure in Iowa 
Agricultural College. 
W. H. Bull, Mass., market gardener amljlorist. 
Xenos Clark, Mnss., scioiitint. 
p D. Curtis, N. V., State statistician for U. S. Agri¬ 
cultural Department and farmer. 
H. JI. Engle, O 
Association. .. 
Wm. Falconer, N. V-, gardener and florist. 
A S Fuller, N. -f-, author and horticiiUurist. 
Charles w' Garflcld, Jlieh., Secretary American 
■^ri amottc, Ill.,£«<»- andflonst. 
E. S. Gofl-, “Elm.” N. T., horticulturist to A. T. 
Experiment Station. , „ . 
rt,. F H C. Goodwin, U. S- A. 
Di. G. ■ J, y fYiiit grower, nurseryman, 
Chas. A. Gieon, Js- 
, it pi'uit Grower . 
and editoi ^ grower and unrseryman. 
Professor of Botany in Iowa 
Vice-President Slate Horticultural 
R. D. Halsted. la. 
AgrkuUural College^ 
Dr. Sain. Hape, 
ologleA Society. 
Peter Henderson, 
Ga., Vice-President American Pom- 
. J., florist and seal yrower. 
X uv— - giate Pomologist. 
mer ond gor- 
GorfufflowathN- 
‘'^J. Jenkins, 0" ’“’'l.pauy Eyobrlght.” N. H. 
Mrs. s. 0. grower and nurseryman. 
j.T. Eovett, IN-''-’.'' 
H. H. Lyman, Va., President State Horticultural 
Society. 
J. \y. Manning, Mass., Landscape Gardener and 
Nurseryman. 
Mansfield Milton, O., nurseryman and florist. 
T. V. Munson, Tex., nurseryman and fruit grower. 
W. F. Massey, Md., horticulturist. 
P. B. Mead, N. Y., landscape architect and horticul¬ 
turist. 
A. OamlQVtGa.., truck farmer and President Horti¬ 
cultural Society. 
X. Ohmer, O., President State Horticultural Society. 
Cbas. E. Parnell, B. I., horticulturist. 
S. Parsons, N. Y., Superintendent of Central Park. 
L. B. Pierce, 0., florist and landscape gardener. 
Susan Power, Mass., author. 
P. T. Quinn, X. grower and Seo'etary State 
Board of Agriculture. 
E. S. Rand, Brazil, author and collector. 
AY. H. Rand, Yt., practical farmer and gardener. 
E. E. Rexford, florist. 
E. P. Roe, N. Y., author of ^*Suce.ess with Small 
Fruits,” etc. 
J. B. Rogers, X. J., Chairman State Fruit Coinmit- 
tec. 
Saunders, D. C., Superintendent Public- 
Grounds. 
H. J. Seymour, X. Y., Superintendent Oneida Com¬ 
munity. 
X. J; Sliepard, Mo., practical farmer and gardener. 
Cbas. H. Shinn, Cal., author and amaieur horticul¬ 
turist. 
Jean Sisley, France, 
J. M. Stahl, HI., practical farmer and gai-dener. 
W. E. Stone, Mass., chemist State Experiment Sta- 
tion. 
E. H. Sturtevant, N. 3., florist. 
M. C. Weld, X. J., practical agriculturist and horii- 
cuUnrist. ^ ^ ^ 
Mrs. J. S. R. Thomson, S. C., amateur horttcuUur- 
L. I., President Society American 
ist. 
John Thorpe, 
Florists. 
Marshall P. Wilder, aiass., President Anierican 
Pomological S'ocic^^. 
E. Williams, X. J., Secretary State Horticultural 
Society. 
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