1881

28 ... Dorr's Iowa Seed Manual.

[Top half of page] [left column] than Silver Skin. Good cropper and keeper; 1 lb. by mail, 50 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00; peck by express, $1.00.

Early Ohio - This has proven to be one of the very best early sorts in every respect. Ten days to two weeks earlier than the Early Rose. Tubers large, no small ones; excellent yielder, quality very high, vines stocky and upright; grows close in the hill. One lb. by mail, 50 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00; peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.00 by express.

Victor - In this we consider we have one of the most valuable potatoes ever introduced. A seedling of the Peach Blow and Prince Albert, Skin purplish red, white spots; flesh very white, fine grained, never hollow, medium late, great cropper, remarkably good keeper, very free from rot. Took first premium for best late potato at Iowa State Fair last fall. One lb. by mail, 50 cents; 3 lbs., $1.00; peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.00 by express.

Pure Early Rose - The well known standard early sort. By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4 lbs. $1.00: by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.00, bbl. $4.00.

Breeze's Peerless No.6 - Grows to enormous size, very prolific but of inferior quality for table use. By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4 lbs. $1.00; by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl. $4.00.

Peach-Blow - Too well known to require a description. By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4 lbs. $1.00 ; by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl. $4.00.

Late Rose - Ripens three weeks later than the Early Rose; much more productive, hardier and better keeper.

[Strip with text blocks the text in the lower two columns of text.] Bowker's Ammoniated Food for Flowers.

[right column] By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4: lbs. $1.00; by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl, $4.00.

SWEET POVATOES [POTATOES] Yellow Nansemond - The standard sort for this country. Peck 50 cts., bu. S1.50. Southern Queen - Large white, very early variety. Peck 50 cents, bu. $1.50. Sweet Potato Plants - See general list of vegetable plants.

ARTICHOKE. Jerusalem - (White). Peck 50 cts., bushel $1.50 Brazillian - (Red), Peck 60 cents, bushel $2.00.

ASPARAGUS ROOTS For directions for planting, &c., &c., see page 3, under heading of "Asparagus." Conover's Colossal - 1 year old roots per 100, 75 cents; per 1000, $5.00. 2 year old roots per 100, $1.00; per 1000, $8.00.

ONION SETS AND TOP ONIONS. Qrt. By Mail ... Per Bu. Yellow Sets - From seed. ... 50 ... M'k't price. Red Sets - From seed. ... 50 ... "..." White or Silver-Skin Sets - From seed. ... 50 ... "..." Top or Button Onions -. ... 50 ..."..." Potato Onion Sets - ... 50 ... "..."

Rhubarb or Pie Plants Roots. Victoria or Mammoth - Eeach [Each] 25 cents, dozen $2.50.

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[Bottom half of page] [left column.} what is wanted for special prices by the bushel, or more. Lawn Grass-Fine mixed (of the various kinds of LB. BY grasses suited for the

[right column] cents; 3 lbs., $1.00; by express, 10 lbs or more, 20 cents per lb. Defiance Spring Wheat-This variety was introduced in 1878, at $1.00 per pint. It is the [illegible]

A few letters from [illegible] in the West, and Boston Florests

From the Superintendent of the Boston Public Garden. Boston, Sept. 1, 1879.-I have used Bowker's Food for Flowers in the flowerbeds of the Public Garden and Squares of Boston during the past season, and find it to be all that it is represented, both as to producing healthy growth of the plant and its generous flowering. William Doogue, Supt.

Owosso, Mich., Sept. 26, 1879. - Bowker Fertilizer Co., Gentlemen:-I have used your Ammoniated Food for Plants, and find it you represent. I had tbe nicest pIants in Owosso, last winter, all due to the use of your Fertilizer. Mrs. C. E. S ----.

Du Bois. Ill., Oct. 2,1879. - Bowker Fertilizer Co.:- The package of Bowker's Ammoniated Food for Flowers receized from you has given my wife great satisfaction, in the increased growth of plants and increase in number and size of blossoms. Very respectfully, L. Bunce.

From W. C. Strong, Ex-President of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a Large Grower of Flowers and Roses. Newton, Mass., Oct. 11, 1879. - Gentlemen:- For several months past we have used your Plant Fertilizers upon our roses in pots, for the purpose of testing results. While we do not consider the experiment as completed, we yet feel safe in saying that our plants have received very decided benefit, and are now in better condition than we have ever had them at this season. A most excellent condition of wood and roots has been obtained. We are so much encouraged that we are now using it upon our rose borders for winter forcing, and confidently expect that we shall be able to give you more positive and very favorable results at a later date. Yours truly, W. C. Strong.

Tabor, Iowa, Oct. 3, 1879. - Bowker Fertilizer Co.: - Your Ammoniated Food for Fowers [Flowers] give entire satisfaction. Very Respectfully, Wm. M. Brooks.

For sale by C. W. Dorr, Des Moines, Iowa. Manufactured by Bowker Fertilizer Co., Boston, New York, and Rochester, N. Y.

Comstock's Horticultural Implements.

These Implements comprises, in simple combinations, a Wheel Seed Sower, Wheel Cultivator, Wheel Rake, Wheel Scuffle Hoe, Wheel Shovel Plow, Wheel Strawberry Runner Cutter, and Wheel Verge or Turf Cutter.

Comstock's Hand Cultivator and Onion Weeder combined. In the cultivation of Onions, Carrots. and other small drill crops, will do the work of six men with hoes, and do it with ease. It pulls the weeds and thoroughly pulverizes the soil. For cultivation and weeding, we believe it has no equal.

The changes for each kink [kind] of work can be made in a few minutes, and every Implement of the combined machine works as well as if made specially for the purpose. With any of them one man can accomplish with ease as much as half a dozen men with common tools, and do better work.

The combined Machine, with the extra attachments complete, sows all kinds of seed in drills; weeds all kinds in drills and pulverizes the soil, cultivates between rows, cultivates one or both sides of a row at once, opens and covers drills, deep or shallow; skims the surface or loosens the soil, gathers loose weeds into heaps between rows, plows and hoes any depth and width required, throws the earth up to or away from the rows, cuts strawberry runners and cleans the ground, cuts the turf edges of walks and borders, scrapes and cleans walks and alleys. The shape of the frame protects large plants from being torn by the teeth when run between rows which nearly meet together. The same frame, wheel, and handles answers for all the combinations. They are shipped by express or freight, either from Des Moines or the factory.

PRICES Hand Cultivator and Onion Weeder Combined. ... $7.00 Seed Sower, Hand Cultivotor and Weeder combined..... $12.00 Seed Sower only. ... 8.00

[Strip of paper across page blocks page text.] [Text on strip] The Best in the World. Priced Catalogues mailed on application. Address Peoria Pottery Co. Peoria, Illinois.

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Address all orders to C.W. Dorr, State Agent, Des Moines, Iowa.

Thomas G. Orwig. ... Frank W. Heers. Thomas G. Orwig & Co., Solicitors of Patents and Editors and Publishers of the "Industrial Motor." Iowa Patent Office. North Side of Court House Square. [Image: Icon of pointing finger before text.] Valuable Information for Inventors sent free upon request. Address, Iowa Patent Office, Des Moines, Iowa.

The Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist, edited by Thomas Meehan and published at $2.10 per year, gives full instructions in the science and practice of every branch of gardening. It will pay any one to subscribe for it. Our friends and customers may send their subscriptions through us, and we will forward them to publishers. Address, C.W. Dorr, Des Moines, Iowa.

Phil. D. Miller, Panora. - - - - - Iowa, Breeder and Dealer in Poland-China, Duroc, or Red Berkshire Hogs, Short-Horn Bulls and Fancy Poultry.

J. D. Seeberger, Wholesale

Hardware & Cutlery Wagon Stock, Axles, Fence Wire, Circular Saws,

[Piece of paper, with text, across middle of the page, blocking underlying text.] [left column] ...freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl. $4.00. Breeze's Peerless No. 6-Grows to enormous size, very prolific but of inferior quality for table use. By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4 lbs. $1.00; by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl. $4.00.

Peach-Blow-Too well known to require a description. By mail, 1 lb. 30 cents, 4 lbs. $1.00; by freight or express, peck 50 cents, bushel $1.50, bbl. $4.00.

Late Rose-Ripens three weeks later than the Early Rose; much more productive, hardier and better keeper.

[right column] ... Qrt. By Mail. ... Per Bu. Yellow Sets-From seed. ... 50 ... M'k't price. Red Sets-From seed. ... 50 ... " White or Silver-Skin Sets-From seed. ... 50 ... " Top or Button Onions- ... 50 ... " Potato Onion Sets- ... 50 ... "

Rhubarb or Pie Plant Roots. Victoria or Mammoth-Eeach [Each] 25 cents, dozen $2.50.

[lower half of page] BOWKER'S AMMONIATED

Des Moines, ... Iowa. Offer the most Extensive Assortment of Home Grown Nursery Stock In Iowa, At Wholesale and Retail. Correspondence and personal examination of stock solicited. C.L. Watrous.

W. L. White's Shoe Palace, 506 Walnut Street, Clapp's Block. Largest Stock, Best Goods, and Lowest Cash Prices of any house in the State.

[Corner of paper bent, blocks text.] ...work Warranted, Sole Agent for Burt's Goods, Fine Repairing Done.

PEORIA POTTERY CO., Peoria, Illinois, Invite the attention of cash and short time buyers to the largest and best stock of Plain and Fancy Flower Pots, Hanging Baskets, &c., &c.

Attention is also called to our Stoneware TPE [The] Best in the World.

Priced Catalogues mailed on application. Address Peoria Pottery Co., Peoria, Illinois.

[Image: Drawing/Scratchboard illustration-winged cherubs, flowers, leaves. Caption within image-The Ladies Floral Cabinet.]

$1.25 a Year. Specimen Copy, 10c Trial Trip, 3 months, 25c. with chromo. $1.00 worth of Flower Seeds given to every yearly subscriber (we can do this only because we have our own seed farms).

Large 16-Page Illustrated Journal.

One-half of this valuable monthly is devoted to Floriculture, the remainder to home matters and new things, with a charming short Story in each number. There are no more

[Call Out, stacked text in middle of body copy /paragraph.] Pure Literature, Restful Reading, Useful Hints, Valuable Recipes, Exquisite Music, Lovely Illustrations, Liberal Premiums, or Fresh and Spicy Contributions

given with any other Journal in the world. Get up a club. Our Premiums will pay you. It has entered upon a new era, one of success and general approbation. One of the best things that can be said, as going to prove its excellence, and to show the complete satisfaction it has given its subscribers, is that we have received not one adverse criticism, but, on the contrary, scores of complimentary letters.,

[Call out, text in middle of body copy/paragraph] The Ladies' Floral Cabinet Speaks for Itself,

therefore, we do not ask you to subscribe; only send for a specimen copy, and we are conficent of gaining your yearly subscription and those of your friends. Splendid inducements offered to agents. Send for Premium Lists. Adams & Bishop. 46 Beckman Street, N.Y.

NEW PREMIUM CORN SHELLER.

This is the only Cheap Practical Hand Corn Sheller in the market and is in every way the Best Hand Corn Sheller Ever Invented.

Shells 25 to 30 bushels a day very easily. Is especially recommended to farmers who shell large quantities of corn for seed. It has been customary to remove the imperfect kernels from both ends of the ear with the hand, and use the full, perfect kernels of the center for seed. This is a long, tedious process, but with this sheller it can be done in one-tenth the time. To poultrymen, to seedsmen and to anybody who shells corn, we recommend it. Can be carried in the pocket and samples of corn taken from any part of the field by shelling only part of an ear.

Our Premium Corn Sheller is destined to become the Leading Hand Corn Sheller of the day, and tbe trade will find it profitable and to their advantage to secure the sale of it. When it is once introduced no other small sheller will be wanted in your locality. This Sheller opens a new field for reliable agents. A very profitable business can be done upon a small capital.

Believing this to be the Best Low Priced Corn Sheller ever invented we have secured the General Agency for the United States, and we want Canvassing and Local Agents in every County. Cannot get out of order. Will last a life time. Ask your dealer for it and if he has not got it we will send a sample sheller and price list, prepaid to any address, upon receipt of $1.00 Address all orders to Publishers of Farm and Fireside, General Agents for the United States, Springfield, Ohio.

[Image: Drawing/Scratchboard illustration, closeup of 2 hands using corn sheller, Clarke]

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