1877.] 
AMERICAK" AORICUXjTURIST. 
117 
ZING TAGS 
-^AN D^- 
FOR GARDEN AND 
NURSERY PURPOSES, 
' WARRANTED 
INDESmCTIBll 
Marks JET BLACK on prepared 
ZINC TAGS of four sizes. Used 
with any clean pen. 
PRICE, 35 CENTS A BOTTLE. 
Tags, 10, 15, 20, and 30 cents per doz. Liberal discount to dealers in quantity. 
Boxes containing 4 doz. Tags, assorted sizes, pen, bottle of ink, 3 doz. plated 
wires, and emery paper. PRICE, SI.OO. 
SOLD BY AU SEEDSMEN Ai\D DEALERS IJf AGRICULTURAL IMPLE3IE.\TS. 
A useful and neat appendage to Plants, Shrubs, Trees, etc., at a trifling expense. 
These Taja are more economical than wooden ones, will last for years, and used repeatedly by erasing with a piece of 
emery paper, thus preserving the name of eacfe plant to maturity, and in transportation of Trees, etc.. will prove of value. 
CLIMATE, AVEATHER, or TIME lias no effect on llie \vritlns. N. B. -Clean the Taga before ufling 
with a piece of emery paper. 3:^~This Ink contains nothing injuri jus to either person or fabric. 
SOLD IN NEW YORK BY 
PETEK HENDERSON & CO, 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
YOUNG & ELLIOTT, 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
BEACH, SON & CO.. 
Seedsmen, 35 CortlaDdt St. 
do. 
S! Barclay St. 
do. 
12 Cortlandt St. 
do. 
189 i 191 "Water St. 
do. 
^ Barclay St. 
A. B. COHU. 
TVM. H. CARSON, 
VANDERBILT BROTHERS, 
ALFRED BREDGEMAN, 
Seedsmen, 197 Water St. 
do. 125 Chambers St. 
do. 23 Fulton St. 
do. 876 Broadway. 
And tWliolesale only) by 
<jiEO. I8AI*H.4.Eli, Sole Agent for C S. andCanadas, New Eochelle, TVestchester Co., N. T. 
WILD GOOSE PLUMS, 
APPLES. PEACHES. CHEPJilES. STA^'D. and DWF. 
PEAKS, CliABS, CoNCOBD Grapes, Kaspbef.f.tes, 
Blackberkies, Strawberries, Cubraji'Ts, Gooseberries. 
and other stock in lull supply. 
EARLY SHIPMENTS.- We are far South of most 
other large nuTBeries, which euables us to ship in much bet- 
ter season. MEIKES NURSERIES CO., 
Dayton, O. 
APPLE GRAFTS. 
Will sell a few thousand Apple Grafts cheap, for cash, put 
■op in the best manner. Also a general line of is ursery stock 
s. P. BROOKS, Bricksburg Nurseries, Bricksborg, N. J. 
Strong Plants deHveredyreetif cost safely 
per maO at your door. Satisfac- 
tion guaranteed. Splen- 
did assortment of 
ROS£S 
€ for $1 ; "^^ 
13 for $2. Send for 
JTetr Catalogue ojr Plants. 
HOOPES, BRO. & THOMAS, 
Oheny HiU Norseiries.West Chester. Pa. 
^^ Strong PJ 
'^to 
6 for SI: ^^ 
II ■■■"■■■ aij jiuuj. u.vnji. vmx 
tion guaranteed. 
^ M ^ didassortn 
HOMAS, ■ t 
One Strong Smilax Plant 
Sent free by mail for 30 cts.; 6 for SI.OO. 
The following Catalogues will be sent on application as 
follows : Nob land 2 on receipt of 10 cents each. Noe. 3, 4, 
5, and 6 free. 
No, 1.— Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of Fruit. Or- 
namental, and Evergreen Trees, bhrubs, etc., etc., 
50 pages, ready Feb. 1st. 
No. 2.— Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of Greenhouse 
and Stove Plants, Bedding and Herbaceous Plants, 
50 pages, ready Feb. 15th. 
No. 3.— Wholesale Catalogue of Fruit, Ornamental, and 
Evergreen Trees, etc., ready Sept. 15th. 
No. 4.— Wholesale Catalogue of Roses, Bedding Plants, etc., 
ready Oct. 1st. 
No. 5.— Wholesale Catalogue of Bedding Plants, ready 
February 15th. 
No. 6.— Wholesale Catalogue of Surplus Stock, ready May 1. 
I. C. WOOD & BROTHER, FishkUl.N. T. 
A Fowl to lay -weW. must be in the beat possible 
condition, "imperial Egrcr Food" insures this. 
See adv't jKige 118. 
FOr?*X'S HAV I.OAOEK.— A perfect 
machine for rapidly pitching hay, barley, and all loose 
crain on the wagon. In the llrld. Increased success in the 
harvest of IS76. Received the hlchest and unlv nward for 
Hay Loadt-r, with Diploma of Merit at Centennial Exposl- 
tt-n, based on Held trial. Thousands fn successful onrratlnn. 
Manufactured by STKATTON & CULLUM, MeadvUle. Pa. 
Send for circulars early. See J/ueWcan AgrlcuUuriH for 
November, 1876. 
KINGMAN & CO.,Pcorla, Agents for Central Illinois. 
VAI.IT.IBLE IlVFORirf VTION 
Tliiit will f'liabl.' anv Reliable, Rc- 
spertablr man td ust:il.lish ;i PAV- 
ING BUSINESS in his own town, 
may bo obtuiiied Wv addrf^jsini; tlu- imdcrsis:ned. 
Muiin-i-r A. C. CO., Auburn, N. Y. 
BLAKES PATENT 
Stone and Ore Breaker 
Crustu-s nil b;inl jiikI btlitlf snb^t:inri'- tn 
any required tilze. .\lsn, ;\iiy kirn! of 
Stone for Komjs iiml for Conckktk,&c. 
Address BLAICE (lUrsiIKi: CO.. 
New llavcn. Conn. 
BRAlTTPt'L PORTRAITS from 
•oiiinioii C:ir<l ['holoL;iaphs. &-P. r>escTlntinn 
laud Prices free. ^Vn want Au-'iits ami will 
pay them well. .1 .tpleiuii'l btmne^». 
' Address TEN EVCK & CO., Auburn, N.r. 
"Hardy Rhododendrons." 
ANTHONY WATERER'S CATALOGUE, giv- 
ing a selection of the kinds best luited to the American 
climate, may be obtained gratis and post free,* on applica- 
tion to BEACH, SONS & CO.. 7 Barclay St., New Turk. 
Knap Hill Nursery, Woking, Surrey, England. 
ForCRANBERRY PLANTS 
White Pond ULY ROOTS, 
write to 
Cii-culars free. 
J. A. VAUGHAN, 
Carver, Mass. 
FLORAL NUESEKIES, Dubuque, la. 
My Catalogue of New and Choice Plants now 
ready, I'ree to;aL W. A. HAKKKTi'. 
FAIRVIEW NURSERIES 
Established 1S35. 50,000 first class Peach Trees of the best 
orchard varieties. Also a superior stock of Fruit, Shade, 
and Evergreen Trees, Vines, Plants, etc., , f thriftv growth. 
Send for Price List. JOHN PERKINS, Mooresto'wn, N. J. 
European Larch and Evergreen Seedlings ; also Trans- 
planted Evergreens. Better stock and lower prices, 
than ever before offered. Catalogue free. Send before 
purchasing elsewhere. D. HILL, Dundee, Kane Co., 111. 
A NEW RASPBERRY, 
The "]Vew Rocbelle." 
Having a fine stock of this wonderful Raspberry, I now 
ofler it to the public for the first time. It is hardy, a strong, 
healthy grower, and will pi oduce more than twice as much 
iVuit as auy other known variety. Fruit large, of good fla- 
vor, and bears carriaize well. Well rooted tips $6.00 per doz. 
One year transplanted, ^10.00 per doz. A discount to the 
trade. Send for a circular. 
S. P. CARPENTER, 
New RochcUe, N. Y. 
The Market Berry. See Y^h.Agri. p. 71. 
Other kinds best qiial tv. Low prices 
E. & J.C. WILLIAMS, >fontchur, N.J. 
DUNCAN 
MAGIC lANnRNS 
an i STEUEOPTICONS. CENTENNIAL MEDAL 
an. I DIPLOMA. 7-1-pnRe Catnlogue, iull> il us- 
irated. ^ful fre*'. with list nt" Pirtnirs on rv.Tv Nuhi.-rt. I- or 
SUNDAY SCHOOLS. PAKLOR ENTERTAIN- 
MENTS, an i PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS. IM'j^'xtll. 
i>miiil capital required fvr «'< ouljit. 
McAllister, M/q. Opuaau, 49 Nassau St., N. Y. 
Gaedsn Engine AND FibkExtis- 
GUisMEr..— Frulccts Buildiiigj from 
^r Fire, and Trei'S, Vines, etc.. from 
Ml lni*^U. Throws water 60 fL E.vily 
"-3 ...^rried. No Uwelliiip. C-iintry 
Home, or Faclorv should be without 
the FoHntaln Pump. Send r"f.|™[2? 
lllii'^tralc<i CirciiKr. J. A. \\ Mll- 
MAN, Sole Prot>rletor and Manu- 
r.ulurur, rrovideucc, R. I. 
GIANT POWDER. 
MANUFACTrnEIi HY THE 
ATLANTIC GIANT POWDER CO., 
Gl Park Place, Nc-\v York. 
Price, per U> 50 cts. I Caps or Exploders, each 0'2 cts. 
Fuse. p(T 100 feet 75 cts. | NippiT^, per p.-iir 50 cts. 
PainphU'ts ni.iHed on appllc;»iloii lo above nddress. 
WHEEL- 
\VM. L. nOYER &, 
Fvcry Gardrner, Onion 
Grower :»nd Nurcerymnn 
needs :t— saves much wetMiinc— 
protects plants from belnj: cover- 
ed— does the work of six men. 
Sewi for dficrtptivf Circular. 
I)RO., Philad<lplila. Pa. 
BOOK AGENTS HARVEST. 
Ihe original and only authorized recora ol the 
LIVES AND LABOKfc OF 
MOODY & SANKEY 
MARK TWAIN'S 
"adventures of TOM SATSTEB," 
are the two books with which agents are winning success 
and money. They distance everything on th&course. Send 
for our free circulars and see for yourselves. 
Address AMEUICAN PUB. CO.. Hartford, Conn., 
Chicago. III., Cincinnati, U. 
AC yjTS WANTED for the NEW 
FARMER'S BOOK. 
Gives lull Jnfurni:ition on all kinds of Farm-work. Drain 
age, Fertilizers. Rotation of Crops, and Farm-Stock. In- 
cludes a most valuable and practical treatise on House- 
building, and book of Legal forms and Laws for farmers. 
The most valuable Farmer's Book ever published. For full 
description and terms, address 
J. C. McCCIiDY & CO.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
A RARE CHANCE FOR BOOK: BIYERS. 
^ ■ CLEARANCE CATALOGUE of 5,000 Choice 
■T AIa Books, at 30 to 50 per cent, below Publish- 
■%Xvi ers' Prices. 
'■Ill Great bargains. Send for the best catalogue 
^^ Mil ^^ good books ever ieeaed free. 
301 Washington St., opp. Old South. Boston, Masg. 
'*The Glory of America is her Women.'* 
WT A IVT^T^^ri — AGE\T.*; to sell my new and 
tT AJJl X JQiJL^a very attractive book. "The^S'onlen. 
of the Century" a grand Encyclopedia. A fine chance for 
flrst-class canvassers ; nothing like it ; nifetine with splendid 
success. B. B. RUSSELL, Publisher, Boston, >Iass. 
HE ZOETROPE COLLAR.— See illustrated ad- 
verlisement in February nunil)er of the Avierican Agri- 
cultuj-ist. liAY & TAYLOR M'F'G CO., Spriiiglield. Mass. 
TELEGRAPH ACADEMY. — Both males and 
fctiiales admitted lo the Pottstown Telegraph School at 
ativ time. Heading by souml a specialty. Terms 35 dollars. 
Send lor circular. E. A. LEOPOLD, Pottstown, Pa. 
Herald of Health for 1877 
:tii(1-t hack Nos. A-ee SI.OO. Samples 10 cents. 
Eating for Strensth, or how to feed ones self so .is to main- 
tain health, $1.00. 'Liver Complaint, Headache and Nervous 
Dvspepsia, their Cause. Prevention, and Cure, bv Hvgicne, 
$1.00. All the above, $-'.r>0. Circulars free. See Pec. Agri- 
cullurist. WOOD & HOLBROOK. 
13 & 15 Laisbt St., New York* 
ADIES, ATTENTION ! ! - Perforated Card 
lUottoes and Uesigns for embroiderv. Th« •" Old Ann 
Cliair'' and '.0 other elegant designs tSKx2l^ in. \ ftom 35c. 
to 60c., by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. These designs 
are all patented, and are tasteful, artistic, and superior to all 
others. COLMAN SMITH. New Haven. Ct. 
J ^^ white cards, and 15 samples. 
I '._^ yournaine on all. Agents" I 
I I ■' I circular. ».te., for 10c. and 
MP/ 3c. stamp. "None nicer in f 
the world at any price"— 
"neatest and best we ever saw "- 
" never so well suited before "—or I 
like expressions come by nearly everv 
mail.— One agent says, '" Double your prices, vou beat ihera 
all." Another says, " I know of more than flftv places to 
get cards and like yours best." Mr. Hodskin, P. O. clerk at 
Salem, Oregon, sent me orders amounting to nearly JlOO, 
shortly after getting my circular. 
W. C. CANNON, Box 279, Boston. Mass. 
P. S.— If you don't wish for Cards yourself, send for the 
Sample Pack, and set some poor fellow, who's out of work, to 
canvassing. Many of my agents are doing lirst-rate. W.C.C. 
FANCY Mixed Visiting Cards 10 cts. 20 Ac- 
quaintance lOc. 20 Flirtation 10c. 20 Transparent 
15c. 20 comical Cards 15c. Acents' outilt 16c. 
SEAVY BROS.. Nokthfoki., Ct. 
Finely Printed Visiting Cards (9 tints), with your 
name on them all for only 10 cts. 
STAi: PRINTING CO., Northford, Conn. 
40 
40 
YOUR N.\JHE PRINTED on 40 Mixed Cards for 
lOc. and stamp. Send stamp forilhistratt-d calalopweof 
novcltks. CLINTON Bi;OS., ( LI.STONVILLK, Ct. 
Scribner's Lumber & Log-Book. 
OVEK HALF A MILLION SOLD. Tlio moft complete 
book of its kind ever pnbllshed. Gives corri-et nieasure- 
inent of all kinds of Inmlier, logs and plank by Poyles Kule. 
cubical contents of SQnare and round timber, stave and liead- 
itts bolt tables, wanes, rent, board, capacity of cisterns, 
cord-wood tables, interest, etc. Standard l^ook llirougliout 
tbe United Stales and Canada. 
Ask your bookseller for it, or I will send one for So cents, 
post-paid. «. AV. PISIIER, 
P. O. Hox -iSS. Kocluslir, N. Y. 
STEEL PENS, 
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. 
No. 91 Joas St., New York. 
HENRY HOE, Solo .\i;cut. JOSEIMI lilLLOTT&SO.YS. 
Keep's Custotn Shirts made to measure. 
Tlie vcrv best. i> for fS>, delivered free everywhere. 
Keep's latent rartlv-ilade Drees Shirts. 
The very best. 6 for>7, delivered free everywhere. 
An decant set of C.old plate cellar and sleeve 
r.utt'ns .liven with eacli half dozen Keep's shirts. 
Samples and full directions mailed free to .iny address. 
Merchants supplied al a small comnilssion on cost. 
Trade circulars mailed free on application. 
Keep Mttnufacturing Co., !C5 Mercer St., New York. 
