The American Horticultural Annual
FOR 1870.
A YEAR BOOK
FOR EVERY HOME.
The fourth number of this beautiful serial is now ready. It contains a popular record of horticultural progress during the past year, with other valuable articles, many of which are illustrated with elegant engravings.
CONTENTS.
Calendars for each Month in the Year. Astronomical Memoranda. Number of Trees, Plants, etc., required to Set an Acre. Hardy and Tender Vegetables. Postage on Horticultural Matter. Tables of Quantities of Seed. The Retinisporas—By Josiah Hoopes. Selecting and Saving Seeds—By Wm G. Comstock. Inarching the Grapevine—By "Al Fresco." Apples in 1869—with Descriptions of New Varieties—By J. A. Warder. Pears in 1869—with Notes on some of the Newer Varieties—By P. Barry. Quinces in 1869. Plums in 1869. Peaches in 1869—New Varieties—By F. R. Elliott. Cherries in 1869—with Notes of New Varieties and Comments on the Nomenclature of Older Sorts. Native Grapes in 1869. Notes on the Small Fruits in 1869—By A. S. Fuller. Hardy Trees and Shrubs in 1869. New Roses Tested in 1869—By John Saul. The American Pomological Society. New and Interesting Bedding and other Plants Tested in 1869—By Peter Henderson. New or Noteworthy Vegetables in 1869—By Jas. J. H. Gregory, and others. Horticultural implements, etc., in 1869. Horticultural and Kindred Journals. Books upon Horticulture and Allied Subjects, published in 1869. List of Nurserymen, Seedsmen, etc.
Sent post-paid. Price, fancy paper covers, 50 cents; Cloth, 75 cents.
Either of these Annuals for the three preceding years may be had at the same prices.