4.78 
AMERICAN AG-RICULTURIST. 
[December, 
2,000 Varieties Rare and Beautifal Flower Seeds. 
500 Varieties Choice Vesretable Seeds. 
500 Varieties Seed Potatoes. 
Selected Seeds or all th-' leafiins: and iinproverl vnrie- 
ties I'f iioot anil Forasc Crops '"r Field Caltnre, 
roijsistjns: ot Carrots. lUancel wnrzel. ;uui Snear 
Beets. Conn Turnips, Rata Baga* Grass Seeds, 
etc. Fertilizers, Garden Tools, Small Frnits, 
FloTFerins Plants, mul otlier Requisites lor the 
Farm and Garden. 
A complete descriptive and priced list of tlie above, with 
directions Coi- cnlturp. will be found in the following cata- 
logues now in press, and will be ready for distribution Jan. 1. 
A copy will be mailed to anpl csints upon receipt of price 
nfflxed— regular customers supplied gratis. 
Bliss's lUnstrated Seed Catalosne and Ama- 
teur's Guide "> Tiie Fle^Ter ;iud BLitclien Garden. 
■-i.6 pagi--". pncL- 35 Cents. 
Bliss's Illustrated Gardener's Almanac for 18T8, 
ana Abridged Catalogriie. iSb pages, with Monthly Cal- 
endar of opL'iaiions, 10 Cents. 
Bliss's Illustrated Potato Catalogue contains a 
lisi. of 5rO Vari-ties, and mucli u-efui iuloimation upon their 
cultivation. 10 Cents. Address 
P. O. Box. B. R. BLISS & SONS, 
No. 3713. 34: lijirclav St.. Xe^v Yorlt. 
My j\iLniinl Catalogue of Vegetable and 
Flo-»vcr Seefl for 1878 will be ready hy January, and 
Bent free to all who apply-. Customers of last season need 
not write for it. I ofler one ot the largest collections of 
Tcgetable seed ever sent out by anj' seed-lioiise in America, 
a large portion of which were grown on my six seed farms, 
Priiitctl Directions for cultivation on every 
parcel. All seed sold from my establishment warranted 
to be both fresh and true to name ; so far that should it 
prove otherwise, I will refill the order gratis. As the original 
Introducer of tlie Hubbard and Marblehead Squashes the 
Jiarblehead Cabbages, and a score of other new vegetables, 
I invite the patronage of all -wUo are anxi- 
ouj* to liave tlieir seed fresh, true, and of llie 
very best strain. IVE^V VEGETABLES A 
SPECIALTY. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY. Marblehend. Mass. 
Win be 
mailed FKEE to* 
all applicants. Itcon-^ _ 
taias colore'! plate, 500 engran^D^, 
about 150 pages, and full descriptions, 
prices and directions for planting over 1180 
Tarieties of Vegetable and Fl»wac Seeds, Plants, Soses, Eto. 
laraluable to all. Send for it. Address 
D. M. PEREY & CO., Detroit, Micli, 
DfJrrJ^L ''V^HJJj QTOV MERCHANTS. 
l-UULTRY, GAME, BUTTER, &c., Ctc 
Also Agents for Iiovnbv'^ Steam-cooked VTh^^M and Oats. 
No. 379 Wivsliinstoi.-st.- \-. Y. 
(Eat d 1815.) Bef., Irving National Bu7i}c, New York City. 
EACH NUMBER will contain Thirty-two Pages of reading, many fine Wood Cut Illustrations, and one 
Colored Plate. It is a beautiful Garden Magazine, printed on elegant paper, and fiiU of information. 
Published in English and German. Price ^1.25 a year; Five Copies, $5.00. 
VICK'S FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN, 50 cents in paper covers ; elegant cloth, $1.00. 
VICK'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, contains Descriptions of Thousands of Flowers and Vege- 
tables, and 500 Illustrations. Price only Two Cents. 
A.^ Vcs?. JAMES VICK, Rocl-iester, N. V. 
Hand Seed Drills and Wheel Hoes, 
are stand:ird machines; thou-^ands: now in use. Our Combined Drill and "Wheel 
Hoe (the Agyicultiirist Premi^mi) is greatlv improved for 1S7S. Prices avf hn-ge- 
Uj rednceil. Tlie Planet Jr. iron frame Horse Hoe» a irreat succ^^ss in 1877, is 
note much finer: we also ni:ike it combined iciih the Iron Age CnUivtor, and offer 
in ill! nix stijles of irmi frame, cdtivators. Everv Dealer should keep these goods 
in slock, and every Farmer should have our spriivz catalogue, fully descriptive 
with testimonials'. IniT<'a-^iii:r business compels removal to more commodious 
quarters. S. li, AI/L.EN & CO., -new arfrfre«.s) No. i^ Market St.. Phila.,Pa. 
BOWBITCH, THE FLORIST. 
I will send my ne^ priced cataloirne free to nil ap- 
plicants. It contains a list of prices of over ONE 
THOUSAND PLANTS, and at such rates as to hring 
tlieni wiUiin the reach of all. 
AbutiloTis 10c. I 
Atrerarnms 08c. 
Begonias 15c. ! 
Carnations 10c. 
Cupheas 08c. ' 
Heliotropes . 
iTies 
Primroses ... 
Koses 
Smilax 
Calla Lilies 12c. 
Cyclamens 15c. 
Chrysanthemnms.lOc. 
Fncbsias 10c. 
Creraniams 10c. 
10c. 
15c. 
15c. 
20c. 
06c. 
Send for combined Seed and Plant Catalogue. 
PLANTS and SEEDS forwarileil by IHAXL 
FREE, and packed so ns to ensure snfetv. 
WM. E. BOWDlfCH, 
G-i-1 "Warren St., Boston, Mass. 
50,000 BonMe Tulerose Bills. 
Doe. ICO 1.000 
First QnalitY Laree Fln-n-erinfT Bnllis $.75 $4.00 |».00 
SeconilQuaillvFIowerine Bulbs .nO 3.00 15.00 
A few liundretl EXTRA Lnrre Bulbs. . . 1.00 3.00 
Dw.qrfppfirl. 1st qniilitvFlowerina Bulbs. 8.00 SO.OO 
If sent br Mnil. 2." cents per dozen. Extra. 
Pperial prices 'to (he Tf.ide for hirjre quanlities, if taken 
tliisfiill. 
The season havinff hecn ihe ynost faTOratle 
for the groTTth of Itnlbs. we offer the larsrest 
and best cTer sent out by us. 
MILLER &, HAYES, 
o7T4: GermaiitoAvn AT-emie, Pliiladtlpliia. 
For ONE DOLLAR 
I Trill send bv mail 14 clioice Geranium?, or 7 ench Hoses and 
Geraniums. Sure to nlense. Li=^t sent free. 
TrRA MONTGOMERY, Mattoon.Ill. 
Andre Leroy's Nurseries, 
_, , Angers* France. 
The lircrest ana richest of Kuiope in Trnit, Omament.il 
and Erer^reen Trees and Shnihs, Camellias, Boses. Fruit 
Tree StocK'S, &o,. &c. Lrirpe culture of Vegetable and Field 
Seeds, Bulbs, Flowers. &g, &c. 
C. KAOUX, Agent, 76 Park Place. 2^ew Tork. 
SET OUT GRAPE VINES 
For Sl.">f' I ivlll forrvnril by Mail, prepaid : 
1 Elvira, retail price $1,00, 
1 Taylor. " " 8", 
1 Goethe, " " 30. 
1 Trader, " ■' 30, 
G Concord. " " 60, eqoal to ¥"J.J>0. 
Vines -n-ill be sent in time for Fall planting. One year old 
Concord Grape vines .it Jlo.OO nertliousand ; twovear old at 
tSO.CO per thousand delivered .at tlie Express office. O^.e 
year old Concord vines by mail, prepaid, $1 .00 her Joz. Two 
year old COBCord vines bv mail, prepaid, SLSilper doz. 
Address. J. G. TVARXEl!, 
Clover Parm Vineyard, Butler, Bates Co., llo. 
NEW AND RARE 
PLAITTS and FRUIT TREES, 
DUTCH BULBS, &c. 
Xew Pears ; Xeiv Peaclies ; Kew Cherries. &c., ivith a large 
stock of all l;ind* ot Frnit Trees. Shrubs, &c 
DLTCII BULBS— I. arse Importations, direct from the 
leading (rroivers in Holland. First qualitv Bttlhs. — Hot 
llouse and Greenhonse Plants, a rich collection. iven gioivn. 
All at reasonable prices. Catalo^nes mailed to applicants. 
JOM SAFL, Washington, D. C. 
VIRGINIA LANDS. ^o^S^ 
tive list of Virginia farms for sale 
DICKUfSON & CHBWNLNG, Richmond. V;*. 
lioltiroors"Yi;TO" SEED DKILL&"1IEW" 
Hand Cultivator sow and cultivate all 
kinds vegetables. Do work of ID 
men. Best and cheapest. 
$9.50 ^^Sfc^ Price tfl2.5U combined. 
Circulars Free. Mada byS.E. LUHMTJS& CO.,Eostos, 
Matthews' Garden Seed Drill 
Matthews' Hand CnltiTator, 
Matthews' Drill and Cnlti- 
Tator combine" I. suipii.-^s all 
orher?. Send for circular liel'ore 
YOU hnr. Manufactured onlv bv 
EVERETT & SMAT.,L, 
Boston, Iflass. 
AGENTS 
WANTED 
I\- EVERY CITY 
AXD TOtVW 
PATE^■T REVERSIBLE PLA>-T STAXD. 
Made of Broken A-^h and nicelv finished. Price ¥5.00. 
KENDALL & WHITNEY, Portland, Me., 
Sole Agents for the L'nited States. 
FARMING WITH 
Green Manures. 
By C.HARLAN, M.D.. AVilmington, Delaware. 
This is the title ol a Fiftv cent pamphlet oi some 80 pages. 
In Chripier 1st, the author shows the g:re:tt and true vaine 
of NitTOBen. What it is worth. How to obtain it— and 
tiie amount of it in green crop-*, and in the best fertilizers. 
In Ciiapter 2nd, he demonstiates the wonderful improve- 
ment derived from covering tlie ^oil— and tlmt ^reen crops 
jire the cheapest and best for this purpose. In Chanter 3rd, 
his defence of surface inanurins, drawn from Jolm Jolmsion 
iind orlier farmers, establishes the utility of leaving the 
green dressius on tiie surf:ice as long .is possible. 
In Chapter 4th. he shows how moisture acts, in the grand 
process of vetieta.ble unirition. In Chapter 5th. tiliage as a. 
hiiuiure is explained. And then in tlie next S Chapters, we 
have a careful and full comparison, of the most iniporiant 
and distinguished merits of Green Corn— Hungarian Millet 
—Green Clover- Green Kve — Green Buckwheat — White 
Mustard, and Turnips, as manures, when plowed in, or left 
upon the surface. .Many sraud and useful experimenis. with 
green manures, conducted by able and enlightened f:irmers, 
are given, and their neculiar value c'early pointed out. 
In Chapter 1-lth. B:irnvard manure is carefully compared 
wTth "-reen crops and otlier fertilizers. In Chapter I5th. 
Feeding- o-rain for manure is inipnriiallv discussed, and the 
cost conipared with irreen crops, as modes of improvement. 
The Ifith Chapter treats of Forage, and how to ohtam 
enough on a few acres for ihe stock, that nearly one ha f of 
all the farm mav be in grain, and nearly all the other half in 
crops for pl-.wing in. The next Chapter is on the loss of 
manure, and how to save it. . 
In thelSth Chapter, iie gives us the experience of John 
Johnston, The great Apostle of Agricnlrare, and his trials of 
30 vcars in the nse nf gr<>en clover as a manure for wheat. 
The last Chapter is on the Freservution of health on tha 
fy-cm. price, post paid, =>0 cents. 
OKANGE JTJDD CO., 245 Broadway, New York. 
10,000 /S 
inches around. H^st 
PEACH TREES* 
nn-iual 1 rt- 
•thcr Fruit and 
^sr btrawherrje=. 9 
■ich'^': ^around. B"5t n:ispbprries. ?• inches aionnd. 10 
Acres fielded S4,33S. 40 years among Fruits. 
lliustiated- Send for (\italogne- 
FOMOifA NVHS&RX, CmnaminsoD, ^. J- 
