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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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RARE and BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. 
SELECT VEGETABLES. 
B. K. BLISS, 
Irrnjovtei- and <jri*o-v\-ov of 
GARDEN VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS, 
Springfield, Mass., 
liVoald Invite attention to his largo and well selected as- 
fiortment of the above, comprising ttie newest and most ap- 
proved varietii's. both of Kiiropean and Home Productions, 
the quality uf wliich can not be surpassed. 
For a List of whicli. sec Ma 
niiistfrated Seed Catalogue 
and Guide to the Floiter and 
Kitelieu Garden. 
The ELETTCN'Tn Edttion'. with supplement forlft66. enlarged 
and improved, contains upwards of One HrxDRED Pages 
of cloj-elv printed m;\ttei-, wiili nianv New anmj liEAUTiFUL 
Illustk'atioss. atid a descriptive list of upwards of Two 
Thousakd Varieties of Flower axo Vegetable Seeds, 
IncUidini; many Charmin'g Novelties, now offered for tlie 
first lime in tliis country, with explicit directions for tlieir 
culture. Also, a list of 
Upwards of One Hundred Varieties of Freuch 
Hybrid Gladiolus, 
embracing manr new varieties not before offered, and 
otlier SuMMEP. Flowering Bulbs. To wliicti is added 
a list of a few of lUe elioioest varieties of Grapes, Straw- 
berries, llASPBSRRiEs. and other Small Fruits, Bedding 
Plants, etc.. etc.. cultivated at his gardens, with raurli oth- 
er useful information upon llie subject of Gardenins gener- 
allv, winch will be found useful to t!ie experienced amateur 
as well as lliose about to commence tlie deliglitful occupa- 
tion of Gardening. 
A copv will be mailed, post-paid, to all applicants enclos- 
ing Twenty-five Cents. 
POTATOES FOR 8£:£D. 
Goodrich's New Seedling?. 
Early Goodricli.— Tlie experience of many growers 
the past season has proved this to be tlie earliest as well as 
one of the most productive varieties in cultivation. 
peck. bnsfi. bbl. 
?1 50 $5 00 $li 00 
Calico.— A Seedling of the Garnet Chili, a little earlier 
than that variety, has a Arm crisp flesh, cooks white and dry, 
peck. biis/i. bbl. 
$1 00 ^ 50 §; 50 
Glcasoii.— Of good size, fine grain, white solid flesh, very 
productive. p^rt. h'.i'^h. bbl. 
$1 50 f J OO $12 00 
Garnet Chili.— Large and productive, a good keener, 
fine for general crop peck. hush. bbl. 
75 $-2 00 ^00 
Cnzco.—^hite flesh, good size and flavor, and enor- 
mously productive. peck. buj^//. bbl. 
75 I'i 00 $5 00 
Early Stevens.— A new variety fl-om Northern Ver- 
mont, eslra earlv, of excellent qualitv, very productive. 
peck. bti-'ifi. bbl. 
75 *2 00 $0 00 
Extra Early "WTiitc-Very early, of large size, flesh 
very white, fine rfavor, a fine market variety. 
peck. bush. bbl. 
75 §3 00 ^3 00 
Early Sovereign.— A favorite early sort, of cood 
quality. Keeps well. peck. bu^h. bbl. 
75 ^i 50 $fi 00 
Early "Wendell.— One of the lamest of the early vari- 
eties, very productive, and uniformly of good quality. 
peck. bu-fh. bbl. 
75 Si2 00 $5 00 
Delmalioy.— A new second early variety from Ireland, 
imedium size, of excellent flavor, very productive. 
peck. biiah. bbl. 
75 $i 50 $6 00 
Jackson "Wliite.— An excellent second early sort, 
raucli cultivated in New England, flesh verv white and of 
fine flavor. peck. huah. bbl. 
75 $2 00 $5 00 
Xe^v IV'liite Pcacli Blow.— A decided improve- 
■ ment upon the well-known '* Jerscj- Peach Blow," flesh white, 
floury, of most excelUmt quality, cannot be too strongly 
recommended, a first rate market variety. 
peck. b'l.th. bbl. 
75 JJ 10 $3 00 
POTATOES! BY MAIL.^For the accommodation 
of those who resideat adistance from llailroads and Express 
■Office^ wo will send a packase containing Pour Pounds 
-of either of llie .ibnve varieties bv nmil. postpaid, upon re- 
ceipt of One Dallnr. No less than .iil.OU woith nor more 
than one kiuil in a packasrc will be sent hv mail. 
Address i'.. K. BLISS. Sju-inLMield. Mnss. 
CHOICE VARIETIES of the TOMATO. 
The following varieties of this valuable esculent will be 
mailed to applicants upon receipt of the price affixed : 
Tildoti's Ne-vv Seedling.— A new and trnlr valua- 
ble varieiv, oval shaped, ttie color a brilliant scarlet, skin 
smooth, glossv. and rarelv wiinkled. very productive, an 
excellent market variety, packet. 25 cents. 
Extra Early York, the earliest variety, very prolific, 
of good size, aad fine quality, packet, 15 cents. 
The Coolc's Favorite.— Fruit of medium size, 
roundish or oval, smootli, of a rich dncp color, fine flavor, 
very solid and prolific, an excellent market variin.v, p'kt. 15c. 
Lester's Perfretec!, fruit of larse size, pinkish red, 
remarkably solid and of fine flavor, packet. 10 cents. 
Mammoth Chihuahua, often weighs 2 and 3 lbs. 35c. 
Neiv Erect French, or Tree Tomato, grows up- 
right like a bush, fruit solid anrl of fine quality, very orna- 
mental, fine for pot culture, packet, 10 cents. 
Also, the following varieties at 10 cents per packet: 
Early Apple; Pear Shaped; Yellow Plum; Reil .and 
Yellow Cherry . Fejee Island, New White ; Larire Yellow; 
Strawberry. 'One packet each of the r> varieties. $1.75. 
Address B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass; 
8eeds for the Farm Sk. Garden. 
The following seeds, the purity and vitality of which can 
be confidently recommended, will be mailed, post-paid, to 
any address in the United States, upon receipt of the price 
affixed. oz. 8 or. lb. 
Beets— Early Bassano $ 15 t 60 $100 
Early Blood Turnip. Orange Tur- 
nip, Long Blood .. 15 45 80 
"Wliite Sugar, Long Ked, Yellow 
Globe, Mangel 10 40 75 
Cabbage— Early York, Large York. 
Battersea 25 1 25 2 00 
Earlv Sugar Loaf (French), Hed 
Dutcli .S5 2 25 4 00 
Pi'piniuni Flat Dutch. Frencii Ox 
HiMirt. Drumhead, Large Ber- 
EL'U, Stone Mason, Drumhead 
Sflvov 40 2 75 5 00 
Winnlnsstadt, Improved Early 
Wakerteld, Little Pixie. Im- 
lU'ivt'd American Savoy, New 
hw.wi I'lm 50 ?,Z0 6 00 
M:irbleliead Mammoth, enormous 
size, very solid . jp'kt.. 25 
Cauliflower- Half Early Paris. 
sure to head 1 50 9 00 16 00 
Earlv Dutch, London, Asiatic, 
Walcheren 73 4 50 8 00 
Carter's Mammoth, Lenormand, 
Early Erfuit.. p'kt 25 
Cklert— Seymour's White, Chrystal 
White. Hed solid 35 1 75 3 00 
Incomparable Dwarf, Crimson. 
Dwarf Imperial, purple p'kt.. 2." 
CARROT—lmproved Long Orange, ex- 
tra deep color 20 RO 150 
French Long Orange. White Bel- 
gian. AUrihgham 15 75 1 25 
Extra Earlv Short. Earlv Horn.... 20 SO i 50 
CrcrMBER— Extra Early Russian, 
Long Green 25 125 2 00 
Early Frame, White Spine, Short 
Green 15 75 125 
CORX— Extra Early Dwarf Sugar p( 25 qt. 40 
Red Cob Suuar, Evergreen, Mam- 
moth Sweet... ., "20 "30 
Egg Plant— Improved New York 
Purple, (verv large> oz... 75 
Kohl Rabi .— tTarlv White Vipnna, 
Purple, (very larire.) 40 2 75 5 00 
Lettuce— Early Silesia, SummerCab- 
basre 25 175 3 00 
Larse Indian, Paris Green and 
While Cos 40 2 25 4 00 
Musk ME lox— Green Citron, Nutmeg, 
Christiana 15 75 125 
White Japan, extra fine flavor... 50 3 00 5 00 
Watermelox— Mountain Sweet, 
Black Spanish 15 80 150 
Paesnip— Long White. Hollow Crown 15 50 80 
Sutton's Student 30 Si 1 50 
Peas— Extra Earlv. Dan 0'Rourke,qt. 50 
Tom Tlmmli. per quart. 75 
Champion ot England, Prince Al- 
bert, per quart 50 
Pepper— Large Sweet Mountain, ex- 
tra fine 50 3 00 5 00 
Radish— F r e n c h Turnip, Olive 
shaped or Long Scarlet 15 75 125 
Salsify— A Vesetable Oyster 20 1 50 2 50 
Spinach— Round and Prickly .... 10 50 75 
SQr\se— Sum. Crookneck.Ea.-lyBush 10 60 100 
Boston Marrow. Hubbard 20 1 25 2 50 
Canada Crookneck. pure ext. fine. 20 1 25 2 00 
Yokohama. Turban ... J?''^^- 15 
TuRxrp— Karlv Flat Dutch. Early 
Red Top. 'Large Yellow Globe, 
Cow Horn. Long White French. 
Yellow Aberdeen . . . 10 60 100 
Rutabaga— Skir^ins's Purple Top. 
Laing's ... 10 60 100 
Sage— Summer Savors*. Sweet jlarjo- 
ram. Thyme, BnsiK Lavender, etc p'kt.. 10 
No order will be executed at the above rates for less than 
the amount specified. When smaller quantities are ordered, 
thev will be sent at packet prices. For a more complete list 
of Seeds with directions for culture. See our Catalogue, and 
"Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden." 
Address B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
Collections of Kitchen Garden Seed:^. 
A rCOilPLETE ASSORTMENT OP VEGETABLE SEEDS FOR ONE 
teak's SUPPLY, FOR A LARGE OK SMALL GARDEN. 
The following Collections are made up in the most liberal 
manner, care being taken to give a sufficient Quantity of all 
the finest varieties and most useful sorts of Vegetables re- 
quired in the Kitchen Garden. 
Assortment No 5, contains 55 varieties $S.OO 
No. 6, ■ ■ 33 - 2.00 
No. 7, 15 ■ 1.00 
The above are prepared expressly for sending by mail, and 
will be sent post-paid, upon receipt of prices annexed : 
Lamer Collections which can be safely sent by express to 
any part of the country, as follows: 
No. 1, riO.OI; No, 2. $15.00. No. 3, $10.00 ; No. 4, $5.00. 
For a List of the contents of each Collection, see Catal ogue 
pages 87 and S3. Address B. K. ELISS. Springfield, Mass. 
PRIZE CTJCTJMBEES FOR FORCING. 
Genera 1 Grant.— A new and snperh varietv either for 
exhibition or tlie table, perlect in form, solid and crisp, and 
of a most agreeable flavor. Many specimens were grown 
the past summer averaging 24 to 30 inches in length. It 
succeeds well also in the open ground. Packets containing 
10 Seeds, 25 cents. Also tlie following English and German 
varieties, at 2.5 cents per packet. Avre's Perpetual Black 
Spine, Cnthill's Black Spine; Ipswich Standard; Weed^n's 
Symmetry; Victorv of Bath; Giant of Arnstadt; Roman 
Emperor; Minster-Ahbev; Lord Kenvon's Favorite-, Ne Plus 
Ultra; Caster's Champion. Colnev' Hatch. Either of the 
above varieties will lie mailed to applicants upon receipt of 
price affixed. Address B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf Tobacco Seed. 
Be Sure and Get the Best. 
A superior lot raised exnres^ly for the subscriber by one 
of the most successful cultivators in the Valley of the Con- 
necticut. —Packets with full directioivt for cuUin'e. curinfj. 
packinq. tff^-., will be mailed, post paid, to all applicants at 
the fnllowing rates: 1 ounce. .'lO cents. 4 ounces, ?1.50: 14 
pound. $2,50 : 1 pound, $4,00. Prices to dealers In larger 
quantities will be given upon application. 
B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
COLLECTIONS OF FLOWER SEEDS 
BY MAIL. 
For the accommodation of those who love the cnlUvatlon 
of Flowers hut who reside at a distance fi-om where they 
can be procured, we have selected from our large assort- 
ment of Flower Seeds th." most showy varieties, and 
those of easy culture, and put them up in assortments, which 
will he sent post-paid to any address In the Union at the 
following prices: 
Assortment IVo. 1— contains twenty choice varieties of 
Annuals. $1.00. 
Assortment !Vo. 3— contains twenty choice varieties of 
Biennials and Perennials, $1.00. 
Assortment No. 3— contains ten extra varieties of An- 
nuals and Perennials, embracing many of the new and 
choicest in cultivation. $1.00. 
Assortment No. i— contjiins five very choice varieties, 
selected from Prize Flowers, oi Englisli Pansies, 
German. Carnation and PIcotee Pinks, Vt-rhenas, Truf 
•faut's French Asters. Double Hollyhocks. $1.00. 
Any one remitting $3.00 will receive the four assortments, 
postage free. 
Assortment No. 5— contains fifteen very select varieties 
of Green-house Seeds, $3.00. 
Assortment \o. <>— contains one hundred varieties of 
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, Including many new 
and choice varieties. $5.00. 
Assortment No, 7— contains fifty varieties of Annuals, 
Biennials and Perennials, $2.50. 
Assortment Tio, 8— contains twenty varieties of hardy 
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, for sowing in the 
antumn, $1.00, 
B. K. BLISS, Springfield. Mass. 
Seeds of Florist*^ Flowers. 
The attention ot Amateurs and Florists is invited to the 
follo^sing list which have been carefully selected from the 
Btocksnf several of the most successful European and Amer- 
ican growers, and are believed to be superior to any ever 
before offered in this country. Mailed, post-paid, upon re 
eeipt of price affixed, to any address in tlie Union. 
p'kt. 
AxTiRRnixuM (Snapdragon), finest hybridized 25 
Asters, Trfffaut's Peonv flowered, the finest grown.. 25 
Auricula, from the finest prize varieties 25 
Balsams, Glennv's and Smith's prize, unennalcd. each . 25 
Bellis Perennius, (Double Daisyl, a general favorite ... 25 
Calceolarias. Herbaceous and'Shrnbbv varieties savetl 
from most beautiful spotted and mottled flowers, each.. 50 
Cinerarias, from the newest and best named sorts 50 
CocKSCOMRS producing immense combs. ..23 
Cakxation a- Picotee Pi?;ks. from named varieties.c«cA 50 
do perpetual flowering for pot culture 50 
Geraniusis. Scarlet, from finest variegated folia;:cd vars. 25 
do from "Bull's superb collections" of all the new- 
est varieties 50 
PELARaoNTUMs, from Jlnest Eng. and Fr'ch prize flowers 50 
Gladiolus, from a collection of 125 varieties 25 
Gloxinias, from the finest erect and droopine: varieties. . 50 
Hollyhocks, from our own collection of (5 varieties pro- 
ducing flowers fully double of every shade of color.... 25 
Lantana, from named flowers 25 
MiMULUS, from tlie finest new hvhridized varieties .. 25 
do New Double flowering "Bull's" -.the leadintr nov- 
elty of the season, never before oft'eredin this couatry$l OO 
Paksies. from the finest English show flowers 50 
do New Fancv. beautifullv edged marbled & varieg'd. 50 
do Blue. YeiJow. White, Black, Bronze. Striped. Yel- 
low margined: Violet bordered with white; Mar- 
bled purple, in separate packets, each .25 
(The collection of eleven varieties of Pansies $2 50) 
Petuxias. Double, carefully hybridized bv a noted Ger- 
man Florist 25 
Petuxias. BucHANAy's Hybrid, from the finest mottled 
and variegated varieties 25 
PORTULACA. New Double. iu many colors, producingflow- ' 
ers as double as Roses, a most desirable acquisition 50 
Primula Si.vexsis {('hinese Primrose), saved from the 
finest frimied varieties. Rose and White, each 50 
Stocks. New German, larcre flowerine. finest mixed 23 
do Scarlet and Wliitc Intermediate, (Covent Garden 
varieties), each 25 
do New White Wall-flower leaved, fine for pots 25 
SwBET Williams. HuNr's Perfeptiox and Auricula 
Flowered, beautifully margined, laced and mottled, 
unequaled for beauty each . . 25 
Trop(EOLum, finest hy"L>ridized bedding varieties of every 
siiade 25 
Tropceolusi Lobbtanum. and its hybrids for green-house 
culture, many colors mixed 25 
Wall-flowers, finest double, much improved 25 
The foregoing collection of 4G varieties for S12.00. 
Address B. K. BLISS, Seedsmnii a7id F^otHst, 
f^priiiglield. i!ass. 
Bedding Plants, &e., by Mail. 
strong nnd healthy Phints of the following varictiPS will 
be securely packed and mailed post-pnid, to any address In 
the United States, upon receipt of the price afiixcd. 
13 Btonlhlv Cai-iiations, in different varieties. ..?3.00 
13 Havriy Cariiatioiis and Picotces, In different 
viirK'tie" 2.50 
13 Florists' Pinlcs, in different varieties 2.50 
13 Ponipoiic Clii'ysaiitKtniams, in difleront 
13 Larate Flowering cin-ysantlieninms. In 
dfil^Tcnt varieties 2.50 
13 Doiil>1<' Pevcrfcivs, In different varieties iSi'j 
13 PmUsias, . 2.00 
13 Scarlet Goraimims, 2.50 
13 Heliotropes, ■ 2.00 
13 Lantaiias, ■■ 2.00 
13 Petunias, •■ • 2.00 
13 Phloxes, •■ 2.00 
13 Pansies, '• ■' • 2.50 
r> Salvias, " 1.25 
13 Dalilias. fPot roots.) •• • 5.50 
13 liillipnt Dahlias, (Pot roots,) • 3.00 
13 Verbenas, .■ •• L-'O 
3"i Vei-Ix-nas, '• " 2.75 
3 Tritoi»ia Vvaria, l."5 
a Pot Roses, •• .. 2.00 
O Hvl>ricl Ptrpetnal, '■ 2.50 
13 Giadiolns. tlnost varieties, miied 2.00 
13 Donlilo Italian Tuberoses, 200 
3 Japan Lilies, Rnbrum, lioscum, All>uni I.dO 
The selection of varieties to be left witti us. Ko orrlei-s 
will he filled for less titan the amount specilicd. at liie nricea 
named. B. K. BLISS, Siulngficld, .Mass. 
