This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
We advertised extensively the past year, and in summing up the results, found that The Horticulturist paid us better than either the Agriculturist, Rural New Yorker•, or Country Gentleman.
The Ladies' Floral Cabinet also brought us better results than any agricultural or religious paper in the United States, of 100,000 circulation, or under - only one journal, 120,000, being superior.
We consider it a very cheap medium for results in proportion to price charged. And now, in the spring of 1874, it is leading all competition.
Maney & Hudson, Florists,
Chestertown, Md.
Errata
Upon page 30, January No., read Masde-vallia, instead of Mandevallia.
Wanted.
The address of every person, having a greenhouse or conservatory, in the United States; also, the name of every gardener and florist.
Will our friends, or readers, send us lists of any names of their acquaintance. We wish to send a specimen copy of The Horticulturist to all such.
Busy Times, From December 1 to January 31, over 15,000 letters were received from the United States mails at our office; our correspondents must be charitable, under such circumstances, and allow us plenty of time for replies. The flood still continues.
 
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