THE AMERICAN QARPE^N. 
December, 
280 
Vick’s Illustrated 
Monthly Magazine. 
This engraving roprosonts the ELEG^T CO^ 
OBED PLATE, llKxUK inches, of BOSES 
PANSIES, which will Ho Given Away to cash siil^ 
sorlhers to VICK’S ILLUSTBATEI) JMONTHLY 
MAGAZINE, a beautiful publication, ideating on 
every pluise of gardening; 32 pages reading mat¬ 
ter ; colored plate, and many line engravings eaoJi 
month. Price, $1.26 per year. ^ , ,*fi. 
Any person sending four subscriptions with 
$ 5.00 will receive Free a PORTFOLIO OJj 
AND BEAUTIFUL I'LOWJfiKS, consisting of SL\ 
Large Colored l^latos, inches, size and 
color true to nature, reprosenling some ol tno 
rarest and most beautiful flowers in the world, 
and which, in their natural slate, few persons will 
bo apt to see. The Rose and Pansy Plate will be 
given to each member of the club. Price ol 1 ortio- 
lio alone is $2.00, and of the Rose and Pansy plate, 
35 cents. Everyone should possess a copy ol this 
exquisite Portlblio. It is more than woi’ih the 
etfort. , , 
^^1CK’S FLORAL GUIDE for 1880, a beautiful 
work of 200 pages. Colored Plate, and 1000 illustra¬ 
tions, with descriptions of the best Flowers and 
Vegetables, prices of Seeds and Plants, and hpw 
to get and grow them. Price only 10 cents, which 
may be deducted from first order. 
JAMES VICK, SEEDSMAN, 
EOCHBSTEB, N. Y. 
Sent! now ifV'”' “rn intcrcBtod 
in Kiiruiiiif,, Cinriinniiip, or Trucking, 
for our 1SS6 Cntalogiio, wliich 
fully iloscrilics our Seed-Drills, 
S. L. ALLEN & CO 
127 and 129 
Catharine Street, 
feuasslfeu, fa. 
Wheel-Hoes, 
and Hollow Steel 
Standani Horse Hoes 
and Cultivators. Free to all. 
COEBESPOhDENCE SOLICITED. 
HAIFA MILLION GARDENS 
ARE ANNUALLV ^/L i yj —.r 
wtEDs^t 
Onr Seed Warehouses, the largest in 
New York, are fitted up with every ap¬ 
pliance for the prompt and careful 
filling of orders. 
, Our Green-houso Establishment at 
Jersey City is the most extensive in 
America. Annual Sales, 2*4 Million 
Plants. 
One Catalogue for ISSG.of liO pages, containing colored plates, descriptions and illnstrationsof llio .VEWEST, 
BEST and RIBEST SE£DS and PLANTS, will be mailed on receipt of 6 cts. (in stamps) to cover postage. 
PETER HENDERSON & GO. s'. 
Mention THE A.lIliKJCA.V GAJtDEN. 
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PECAN CULTURE. 
The PECAN i.s of the H.-xrnt; goiiiis as tho Iliokoj-y 
anti will flonrish wherov-t;!- tho Iflckorv grows. 
One well-grown Pecan tree will vieltl a net an¬ 
nual income of SK.OO to ;i.',0.00. 
Tree* begin to bear when from «ix to elglit 
YEAKS OF ACE. 
PKTCES: 50 t,-t», each : S4.00 per <loz.; SI0.00 
per 50; S15.00 per Iiiintlretl. Trees rcatlv for 
shipment Nov. 1st. 
S. W. PECK, P)-op. 
Hartwell Nurseries, HAItTVVKr.L, OA. 
Author of “The Nurseiy anti the Orchartl.” Prlee 
in cloth. Si .2.3 per copy; In boards, SI. Wt. .Send for 
a copy. 
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RUBBER^ ROnriNiru- 
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reef liberalT ermi 
books and ptanli olcholco 
to be bad In no otiior way. 
slm.’lilJ.'L'f *&?'*’’®rBg.(10xI0ft.) basts | 
»bfo time on Stoen.or Flat roofs. Hondy ' 
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awaiios at Motii-eslt.wii, VInelaiiil and N. York 
Strawberry .Shows. Alst, ilni i''ii(HT I’Iiicmiii.m and 
'’•Her new vnrletles at 
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oiis States. I or.oitowN i-i.anth now iihadv. Law. 
son and Kloirtn- Pears, Wilson ,Jr. Itlaekberry. 
, WM. PAKUY, ” 
Catalogue froo. I’arry, Now tIurHoy. 
S ibley’s Tested Seedft 
BoouBSTka, N. Y. and Chioaoo, Ili.. W 
PAMPAS PLUMES, 
'^'’crass boquols according to size from 25 cts. to 
S5.00 each. ,, ^ , 
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a’ibo n general collection of Ap-loidigral Books 
mailed to any address on receipt of Publisher’s 
’^’"“‘’isDWAKr) COOPER, 
(formerly with J5. K. Bliss & Sons.) 
^ ^ j 34 BarkKow, New York. 
IfllENTS WANTED“,,';r„’ri.S?, 
Isiock. UncqiialcHl facilities. One of the largest 
land oldest established Nurseries in the States. 
iFor terms addros.s VV . &T. SMITH. Gexkva, N. Y. 
nteiitioii TJIK AMKRICAN GAKD3SN. 
EmV NEW ZEALAND POTATO. 
Ton days earlier than Early Bose. Not excelled 
in cooking ciualllles and for Table use. A won- 
dcrful ylelder. I control the entire stock of this 
new po'lalo. Price Sl.OO per Ib. prepaid. 
AGE,NTS AVANTED for the sale of this potato 
and also for ibe sale of a full line of Nursery stock. 
THE BENNINGEB NUBSEEIES, 
W. JI. BENNINGEB, Prop’r. 
Walnutport, Northampton Co., Pa. 
arention THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
HERKY PLANTS, ROOT GRAFTS, ETC. 
How to save 75 per cent, in StrawbeiTy Culture. 
Two Valuable Plants: No Family .Should be With¬ 
out. No. 1 Produces Flowers ‘if Pulverised to 
Powder, Will Ellectunlly Destroy all Troublesome 
Insects. Costing to grow and prepare but 6 cents 
per Ib., and is not Poison to Jlan or Beast. No 2 
Produces .Seed that Never Fails to Kill Ground 
--j ... .K..., , VyliL'UIllIS Llllll i-'amc- 
uliirs lor ;) 2-cont stamps. Address FRED LUCIA 
Beaver Lake, Mich, 
Menlinn THE AMEniCAX GARDEN. 
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p^udy. 
palmyra. ^ 
•6N. Y. 
Menllon Till! Amu 
SaiCAN GAUIVKN'. 
The Gardeners’ Monthly 
and Horticulturist. Gnrdoi 
Greenhouse, Fruit imdVogi 
"I’lo Garden, New and Knre Plants nnd Flower, 
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Am,aeurs. Florists, Fruit Growers, ote. Be- 
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0 as.nnp,ewith,8e,s.,ns,a.nps. Snhserlptlor 
S. » ,mrye,tr. Try It for a year. Address 
<H1A.S. .11. MAROT, 
81., OhoHtn„,,.st.. VlULADEEvniA, PA 
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