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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[Mabch, 
SEEDS 
Combtaed CATALOGU E lOT 
or 
EVERYTHINC 
GARDEN 
Numboring 175 pages, witli Colored Plate, 
S SENT FREE 
E To oar customers of past years, and to 
E all purchasers of our books, eiiher 
D Gardening for Profit, Practical Floricuiture, 
or Gi'dening for Pleasure, 
(Price $1.50 each, prepaid, by mail.) 
To others, on receipt of 2oc. 
Plain Plant or Seed Catalogues, mthont 
plate, free to all. 
I Seedsmm, Market Qardeywrs and Flm^ists, | 
35 Cortlandt St., New York. 
ijaaaua>>: 
$ELECT 
aXaL^ who ^vISEr , 
PURE AND RE- ' 
LIABLE SEED ' 
at reasonable prices, should send for onr Illasrrated 
Cn-talocue for 1877 descriptive of all the 'sv.w, novel, 
and CHOICEST varieties of Veiretabie and Field Seeds* 
Sent free to all applicants. HAWKINS & COK>sI^H, 
Goshen, N. X., (Successor to J. K. Y. Hawliins. 
£^sta.1)lisliecl 
1831. 
THE ALBANY SEED STORE 
PKICli & K;^'1CKEKB0CKER, Successors to 
Reliable Seed by Mail. Send addi-ess on ;i postal 
card for our illusriuti'U c;it:ilOL^ne. 96 p:iges, JSO illustrations. 
SO State St., Albany, N. Y. 
Ne send Plants 
of TRIED 
VARIETIES 
of 
Small Fruit 
Price list free. 
THE 
DOLLAR 
NURSERY 
Cheaper by 
m-iil. 
Post-paid, 
tlian others by 
E.\ press. 
LAPUAii & AXTHOXT. Chiyton. Del. 
$ ONE DO LLAR. $ 
Spooner's Gardening Guide for 137 7, 
And Spoouer's sp(.*(-i:i! colle<-tinn, 30 Tarieties '-hoine 
FloT^'cr isseeds, or 25 varieties selected Vegretable 
Seed.s, mailed to nny address uii receipt of ^] fit; rhe two 
collections to one address for $175; iilnsrrnted Guide free 
to applicants. Address, Wfll. H. Spooner, Bo&ton, Mass. 
MM 
FOR 
1877 
To the Flower and Vegetable Garden. BeautUully Illus- 
trated and contaiuing a JIagniflcent Coloked Plate. Will 
be mailed to anv address on recinnt of two 3-eent stamps. 
lEstablished 1840.] CROSMAN BEOS., Rochester, > . Y. 
TME FliOl^EK GARDESf 
and kindred topics trf-atert in a manner of interest to evej-y 
lover of flowers, in Root's Oarden Manual for 1^77. 
Sent for 10 cents, which amonnt will be allowed on first 
orderfor seeds. Readv Dec-. 1st. 
J, B. ROOT. Seed Grower, Rockford, His. 
FREE T® AI.I.. 
Our ir,£,TJSTK,ATED CATAIiOGCTS of Plants, 
Seeds, Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees, &c., with fine colored 
Plate. Prices low and satisfaction cruaranteed. Discount 
allowed to Bf^aler^. .\ddress 
NANZ, NEUNER & CO., liOuisyille, K.y. 
VERBENA SEED, 
From finest named varieties. Also Petunia Seed, from the 
very finest blotched :ind striped varieties, 2r> ct^. p. paclca^e. 
5 pack, of either $1. Address Destter Sxow. ChicopecMaBS. 
YOU WILL MISS IT 
If you don't sr^t our Cat'>ln^n'^ nf rhoice FloTver Seeds, 
before bnyinjTBTd. We bpH Flo-wcr Seed at pre- 
cisely one-balf tbe usnal rates. A!njr>nltnrnl Hooks 
and Papers as pveminms to einh?. ntc IlhipTrnted Caraloffue 
for 1S77 for stamp. Burleigh & Bro., PlainfieUl. Conn, 
Prickly Comfrey. 
This is a new and valuable fodder plant, imported from 
tlie C:incasns, yielding enormous crops of green food. It 
may be cut several times each year, and can be used either 
green or cured for winter. It is said to produce from SO to 
iOO tons per acre. See Am. Agriculturist for Januarv, 1877. 
Price ot sets per doz., 75c.; per lOO, $4.0U; per l,000,*$3u.t0. 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P.O. Box 376. 189 3& 191 Water St.. XewTork. 
GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS, 
Fertilizers, Implements, etc. 
Send stamp for onr IVE'W SEED CA TAliO GUE . 
iJJiSI AKD CHEAPEST BEEEY CEATES AHD BASKETS 
In use. So ftcfcnowledsed bj leading 
GroTwa everynbere who havo niM 
lfr^Y\T^i-__ tlipw for yeira. A. M. Putdy, Ediinr 
Frujt lUscorder, and largo fmitgrosrer, 
Kocheater, N. Y,, imtea : *' Purchased 
-jrc^^ 1 1 -'.'"-' K. D Batterson's Crates and Bas- 
"TtaTTEB^^S^I '''■'^' """^ niust BST.for compactncEa. 
'S'D.B^^^^^rS^y' dur.ibilitr.iightntss. ni-atoesaaDdfrte 
^■ifi' TlllliiJ IIT 'J drciilation of air. hare neTci foucd 
W'^'^'-'^I^^^nN^-^J^ tbcireoual." WeUmadc; bestmaicri- 
'^^51iFFA[:&:^^^^1 als. 6;jr3 and ehape ; Crates are ircn 
0^=£5^=!Sol|5l=^ bound, have best hasps rnade ; Baitf t3 
_;3;:^<[jSH^^^^g fitrno'tothprcratcs.conbcnested, Or- 
£512^^^^^^^ derbTfrrightiniiEediatelyjdelBjocca. 
i£ ^^^ eions loss. Remit by reiristercd letter 
i.,,io-.icr. aitisfaction Enar^mtced. 32 qt- Cralcs. 24 in lon7.12in vide.lSi^ 
in. high. with :i2 Quart Baskets, $1.35; 36 qt. Crates. 24 in lonp, ITJjin. idde, 
12 io. high, with 36 Quart Baskets, $1.40; 30 pL Ciate3,with 30 Pint Bastets, 
^1. Qua«Tla3ket9,^5perl,000; PmtEosicts.^Opcrl.OOO.inanyquantities. 
JOHN SAUL'S 
Catalogue of New, Rare^ and 
Beautiful Plants, 
will bp ready hi Feb.— with a Colored plate of the NEW 
STRIPED ROSE, Beauty of Glazenwood. A 
Hybrid lea, of a most di>tinct and novel kind. The ground 
tint is a lovely fiolden yellow, darker than, btit after the 
style ot. Madame Falcof, each petal beini; distinctlv striped, 
and flaked wjtli a bri^lit car.nine, as often seen in the colora- 
tion of some Tulips, t"lie buds, before expanding, being bold- 
Iv and beautifully ma'ked with crimson. Delicately sweet. 
It is impo>sible *to convey by description the markinjr and 
beautv of tliis charming Rose. 
'* A 'Jiofie of goldfii-ueUoic, sti'iped and JlaJced icith scarlet 
or vermilion sounds like a dream or a fairy Utle; it is, 
Jieverthele-^s\ a reality.''^ — H. Ctjetis, in The G-ardex. 
Free to all my customers — to others price 10 cts. — a plain 
copy free. W:t$}i.ingfon City, D. C, 
ONION SEED 
Direct from the Grower ! 
win be sent by Mail or Express, prepaid, on receipt of price, 
and their safe arrival guaranteed. In remitting, send P. O. 
Money Order. 
OVION— Wethersfleld Red per lb., $1 25 
" Dauvers Yellow (Globe) " 150 
" Larse Yellow Dutch " 125 
" White Portaeal Silver Skim... " 2 00 
" White CJlobc (True) '• 2 50 
Address CKOSMAN BKOS., 
(Established 1S40.) Eochester, N. T. 
BLOBAlIfgUlDE 
Contains over 1,SOO varieties "Vegetable and 
Flower Beeda. COI.OBED PX-AXES. Elegant 
T7ood-cutg of vegetables and flowers. Handsomest 
C aide Published! figr Send for it. 
DETROIT SEED CO., Detroit, Mich. 
AMEEICAN MAMMOTH EYE 
1;;^0E SPP.ENG SO'lVIXG. A netv variety, entirely distinct 
from anv other irrain ever introduced; making bread 
superior to the best wheat ; producing 50 to 70 bushels to the 
acre ; weighing 60 lbs to the bushel. Price, 1 lb. 50c.. 10 lbs. 
S2.50, IOO lbs. ^18.00. Sample sent by mail on receipt of 3 cent 
stamp. For sale by C. B. KOGEES, loo Market St ..Philadelphia. 
Thoroughbred Improved 
Yellow Danvers Onion Seed. 
Sent bv mail, 10 cts. per package, $2.00 per 
lb. Five lbs. or over, at $i.r.O, if sent by ex- 
press. HEXBr LANE, 
Cornwall, Vt. 
RL. Sculthorp, Port Hope. Ont.. C.mada. Dealer and 
, Grower of the following kinds of Peas: McLean's 
"Little Gem "; "Lexon Alpha" : " Kariv Kent" ; "York- 
shire Hero " 1 " Blue Imperial " ; " Champion of England." 
Have you read niv advei-tisemeiits 
in this number? Bead tliem and send for Price List. 
WALDO F. BROWN. 
HI 
ir'^oVE Y« Co 11 
^SEED V^EHOUSEJ, 
,^141 STATE STREET. , 
'|li(^ESI|1 GARDEN SEEDS. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO^S 
BEAtJTIPUIi EVER-BLOOMING 
Strong Pot PJaitts, sultatle for immediate flowering, sent 
safely by mail, postpaid. 5 .'^pUndkl variiti^s,y(mrcfioice.8.1i 
labeled, for Si; 13 for S3; 19 for S3; 36 for 84; 35 for 85. 
Per 10 cents each additional, one ilagmfiant Premium Rose 
to every dollar's wortli ordered. Send for our New Guide 
to Rose Culture, and choose from over 300 finest sorts, 
Vfe make Eoses a Great Specialty-, and are the largest 
Rose-growers in A merica. Refer to 100,000 customers in the 
United States and Canada. THE DINGEE & COXAKD 
CO., Eose-Growebs, 'West Grove, Chester Co., Pa. 
GOLDEN MILLET. 
(ALSO CALLED GERMAiV.) SJ per Bushel. 
R. H. ALLEN &. CO., New York, 
p. O. Bos 376. 189 & 191 'Water Bt. 
POTATOES FOR SEED. 
Ea.rE^ Vermont, Per Barrel, $3.00 
SnoAvflalce, " '* 5.00 
Broiviiell''s Be:i.iity -■ ** 5.00 
Coinptoii''s Surprise, '* " 5.00 
Tliorburn''s Late Rqsc, " " 5.00 
The potatoes ttUI be put in new barrels, carefnlly headed, 
and delivered at freight house or express office without 
charge. 
Xo orders received for less than abarrel. Orders entered 
now, and the potatoes sent in rotation as soon aa the 
weather is suitable. 
Address JOSEPH HARRIS, 
flloreton Farm, RocUestcr, "S, T, 
Seed Potatoes 
A SPECIALTY. 
Standard Tarieties— Early Kose. Sitowfiake, &c., &c., — all 
selected stock, in fine order, at lowest cash prices. 
Send orders to T. C. DAYENPORT, 
lO; & 122 Dock St.. Philadelphia. 
POTATOES, 
SEEDS, 
PLANTS, 
BULBS, 
&c 
All 
Warranted 
first-class. 
Snowflake Potatoes, extra nice,?6.0'i per hbl. 
3 lb-;, of aiir variety, pf>s^paid, $1.00. Red, 
White and Yellow 'Globe Onion Seed, from 
Quest selected stock; piicfson applicaiion. 
15 Double Tuberose Bulb.-;, post-paid, fl.t'O; 
floweiintr roots. 12 lioses, linesr var.. post- 
naid, $1.00. 6 new and choice Geraniums, 
post-paid, for $1.00. 10 extra choice var. 
newer Seeds, post-paid, $100. 'i^ extra 
choice var. Vegetable Seeds, post-paid. $i .00. 
Monarch of ihe AVest Stmwlierrv plants, 25 
ets. <ioz„ $1.35 hundred, post-paid. 20 fine 
Gladiolus Bulbs, good var., post-paid, $1.00. 
Order earlv. Addre>'! all o-dors 
E. B. JENNINGS, Soathport, Conn. 
CJn?ri Mahopac SeedlinsT ^he r.est 
ijJjijD aucVmost Productive variety. 
POTATOES 
1,994: pounds grown from one pound. One pound, $1 ; 
3 lbs., $2, by mail. Yost-p:iid. For particulars send for our 
Illustrated Catalogue of all the Xew and P.est varieties. 
HA'WKIXS & CORNISH, Goshen, N. T. 
500 Varieties of Potatoes, 
the largest Collection in the'U'orld, for which 
THE GRAND CENTENNIAL PRIZE ItlEDAIi 
and Diploma were awarded. One Tubor of each Variety, 
correctly labeled, carefully packed, Expressage or Postage 
pre-paid, for $100. Catalogue of Seeds, Potatoes, Small 
Fruits, dtc, free. Address F. M, HEXAMER, 
Ne^v Castle, Westcliester Co.. N. Y, 
Pei-foctioii Potato— Best variety in cultivation, tested 
5 years; 1 lb. $1, prepaid ; J^ peck $2.50, by express. Dis- 
count to Grangers. J. \\ . LotrKSBUEY, Cannons Station, Ct. 
^WFFT 1 Namemond, Southern Queen, Early Red 
_ ^,Jl t.%^L * Bermuda Seed from 30 acres. 4 lbs.. 
rUTATDESi i ^'all. $l. Express, 3 pecks. $1.50. Low- 
price by bbl. 2,000,001 plants in Mav. Write lor circular. 
'^ IT- jiATHBONE. Marietta, Ohio. 
}T plant 
W. "\V. 
Moreton Farm Seeds. 
Harris' American Vello-\v Globe Mangel 
"Wurzel.— I have grown my own Mangel Wurzel seed for 
several years— selecting a few of the very best and choicest 
bulbs annually, from many thousand btishels. It Is such 
seed as is rarely, if ever, offered for sale. It is what the 
seed-growers call " stock seed," and costs at least three 
times as much to raise it as the best of ordinary seed. I can 
confidently recommend it. Price 1o cents a lb.; 4 lbs. for 
$2.50. Sent, pre-paid by mall. 10 lbs., or over, by express, 
at 50 cents per pound. 
Vollo-w Dam-crs Onion Seed.— From carefully 
selected onions. The growth of 1ST6. Price $1.50 per lb.; 
4 lbs. for $3.00. Sent, pre-paid, by mail. 
Seed Potatoes. — Eablt Veeuont, Snowtlakb, 
Bbowxell*s BEArTT, CoiTPTOX's SrsPEiSE, and Thoe- 
BFBS^'s L.\TE Rose, five dollars per bbl. 
Six-rowed Barley for Seed.— Four dollars per bbl. 
Address JOSESH HARRIS, 
Moreton Farm. Roehestcr, X. T. 
I>EYAR1> rOR SAf -E.— With 8 or 
?'"'n Concord Viiipp. 8 years ol'l. In cood shape, with 
trood trellis. A good new hon=e with 4 roonis on the lot. 
Sitnat'^d in a pood market. For further information ad- 
drppp P. O. Box -15. New Rrichton. Pa. 
mall Fruit Plants a Specialty. Good stock, low 
prices. See page 114, or address JOHN S. COLLINS. 
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