tVpl 



Pnilt and Ornamental Trees, &c., &c. 



THF. subscribers have the plensurc of ^"""""'.'l^^^^^";!"- 

 mcnse stock of Trees, &c., for the autumn trade, embrac- 



ins — „ , , 



'Standard Trees, for Orchards. 



l>warfand Pyramidal Tr<;s, for Gardens 



Ornamental Trees, for Streets, Parks, and Pleasure 

 Grounds. _ 



Jiare and Beautifnl Lmnn Trees. 



K'etc and Rare yVefpinij Treea. . 



iv,.rr/m'« Tr^.v, etiil.racins; the rarest species of Pines, 

 Firs, f>prures. Yews, Cedars. Junipers, &c. 



liardii Flmcering S.'irnhs. , , , 



/i'o.sr.s^ of all cidsses, and embracing the newest and best 

 sorts. ... . 



JJaJdian, the finest KnsrUsh prize sorts 



C;,r>imnfhemum>i, including the finest of the new lom- 

 ptne varieties. 



J'idixres and Pa^omes, superb collections. 



Bedilina PlaiitH, a complete assortment. , , ., 



^^i^ojfi /I'oo^s, just imi.orted from Holland, and of the 

 first quality. 



Hedge Plants. 



Box Edqinci. 



Rhuharb, Asnarffxis, <fcc., &c. 



The favoral)lc season has given every thing a vigorous 



""\11 onkl-s! whether for large or small quantities, executed 

 Willi the greatest care, and in strict compliance with the 



"Sing Sin Z most secure and skilful manner, so 

 that parcels can be transmitted thousands of miles in safetj . 

 Nurserymen and dealers in Trees will be supplied on ihe 



^The'fohowing Catalogues are sent, (frmfls and pre-paid, 

 to all who apply and enclose one postage .stamp for each : 



No. 1, Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits. 



i^,, .,' fio do Ornamental Trees, &e. 



K„; 3; do do Dahlias, Green House 



Plants. &c. 

 No. 4, Wholesale Catalo|u^e^^^^^^^^p^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^^^ 



Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 

 September 1, 1S53.— It. ^ 



CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



A"-ricultural Societies^Their Uses and Abuses 

 Feeding Horses, and Preventing Glanders and iarcy, 



Te'i-cliltwe— The'lntVod'u^^^^^ Tropical Plants into 



the United States-The Vitality of Seeds, &c., 



Sliidv the Insects that Damage the Farmer, 



iSreeding. Rearing, and Fattening of bwine, 



Castor Fiean, 



Manufacture of Lime, 



London Dairies, •' • • • • .v 't^' ' .'j' 



Guano, Superphosphate of Lime, and Cliappel's Ferti- 

 lizers for Wheat 



Wood G as in Germany, ..... . . • . • • •■•■•; 



W lieat FIT, erroneously called " Wee\ il 



Mapes' iMijiroved Superphosphate of Lime. 



Waj^hincitou's Wealth, 



l)i,.-,ri,i>r Wells in Uuick Sand, 



Editor's Taule.— Artificial Manure, 



State Fairs lor 1S5.3 i. 



Inquiries and Answers, Noticfef, &.C., 



nOllTICULTUKAL DEPAKTMENT. 



Notes on Orchards and Orchard Fruits, 



New Fruits, 



Insects, - 



Strawberry Culture,. 



265 

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 269 



271 

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 275 

 276 

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278 

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 284 

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 289 

 290 

 , 290 



285 

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 287 

 288 



Premium Stravs^beriles. 



WM- E. PROTOE &00., Pushing, will send their new 

 Suplementary Catalosrue of Trees, Shrubs, and riants, lor 

 b53 and 'o4.\.omprising the choicest f'-''''^/'''" ''.^ '■':;;- 

 hrrriea existiu"- in America or Kurope. many of which are 

 fn no other eoTeetion, and have never befrnv been otlered to 

 the public. Thev are guaranteed to b.- identica with the 

 dStions in the April and May numbers of the Ilorti- 

 cultu s and free from all spurious admixture incu.mg 

 the new Ohio varieties, which are so otten metwihin a 



ixed State. The prices for all will be as low, and many 

 ower, than charsed elsewhere, and they will be packed so 

 as t^ insure thei? safe arrival. Applications for Catalogues 

 to be postrpaid, with stamps enclosed. 



Sept. 1, 1853.— It. ■ 



IllgUlaua Ntirseilcs, NewbHrg, N. "1. 

 A SAUL & CO., in calling the attention of their patrons, 

 and the public in general, to their very extensive stock of 

 FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS &c., 

 which thev offer for sale the coming autumn, would remark, 

 that owing to the past summer being one of the most fiivora- 

 ble for Ihe iirowth of Trees which Iliev have had for many 

 ve.-u-s in this localilv, their stock of Trees and Plants, in 

 every department, is larger, more tJiri/iy, and in every re- 

 spect finer than usual. „ , ,• . 

 To particularize within the limits of an advertisement 

 would be impossible. They therefore refer planters and 

 dealers in Trees to their Catalogue, a copy of which will 

 be sent by mail to all jjoxt-paid applicants for tlie same, on 

 enclosing" a postage stamp. 



Thev Tnvite especial attention to their very large stock 

 of Standard and Dwarf Pear and Cherry Trees; also, 

 Plum I'cach, Aprrcot, and Nectarine Trees; as well as 

 Grme Vul^"' Gooseberries, Currants, Raspberries, Str.aw- 

 ben-ies, .tc, in every known variety, together with all other 

 plaiits,\fcc.. usuallv kept by the trade. .... 



UW ouo stroiur iwo years old Osage Orange Plants, m three 

 ditr-rent sizes, at if 10, !f8, and ,$6 per lj<iOO. 



Ruckthorn Plants, two years old, at |S per L<'tO. 

 Highland Nurseries. Newburg, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1HD.3.— .ii. 



Locke Nursery. 



THE subscriber off-ers for sale at his Nursery in Ix)cke— 

 One hundred thousand Pear Seedlings, 1 year old, at t^B 



and .* 10 per thousand. ^ ,, , 



Twenty-five thousand Cherry Seedlmgs, 1 year old, at 



$5 per hundred, 

 live 



•r nunareu. , , , , , , „, 



, .ve thousand Peaches, 1 and 2 years old, budded, at 



$10 and !fl2 per hundred. 



Fifteen hundred Cherries, 1 year old, budded, of nne 

 growth, at :f Is |ht hmidrcd. 



Togeth.r wlih a good assortment of Apples, Pears, and 

 Plums, from '• to t vi-ars old, budded, of the best varieties. 



All coiiinuinlealions will receive prompt attention ad- 

 dressed to J. "U. CON KLIN, 



Locke, Cayuga county, N. 1 . 



rtptcmber 1,1853.-11* 



New YorK Agricultural Warehouse. 



HORSE POWERS, Threshers, Fan M ills, Smut Machines, 

 Grain Drills, Hay Presses, Grain Mills, t'om and Cob 

 Crushers, Cider Mills, and a large assorlment of I lows, and 

 all kinds of Agricultural and Horticultural 1>"1' -■;"'■»'•-■ 



Peruvian Guano, Superphosijhate sf Lime, Bone Dust, 

 and other fertilizers, of the most ^"P'j';'"j^ alLEN, 



Sept. 1, 185-3. 189 and 191 Water'street, Ne w York. ^ 



The Practical and Scientific Farmer's oim Paper 

 THE GENBSEK FARMER, 



A MONTHLY OOITKT^AL OP 



AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE, 



ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS OP 



Fann Buildings, Domestic Animals, Implements, &c. 



♦— 



VOLUME XIV, FOR 1853. 



♦— 



DANIEL LEE, JAMES VICK, Jr,, & JOSEPH 



HARRIS, Editors. 



P. BARRY, Conductor of Horticultural Department 



Fifty Cents a Year, In Artvance. 



Five Copies for $2 — Eight Copies for $3, and any Irrgcr 

 number at the same rale. .._.,. .1 



12^^ All subscriiitions to commence with tho year, ana 

 the entire volume supplie<l to all subscribers. _ 



rW-PosT-MAsTEiis, Faumkus, and all friendsof improve- 

 menl are respectlhlly solicited to obtain and forward .sub- 



'*'slibscrii)tion money, if properly cnclose.1, may be sent 



(post-paid' or free) at the risk of ^^^j^i^^^!^:;:»-j^^^\''^ '« 



November, 1852. Rochester, N. Y. 



BTfcBBOTYl'ED BY i. W. DROWN, BOOUESTKB, N. Y. 



