1863.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
3V 
DUTCH F1.0W1R ROOTS. 
B. K. BLISS, 
Seedsman and. Florist. 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
Would respectfully inform his friends and patrons of the 
arrival of his annual importation of Bullions Roots, 
and is pleased to say that they are particularly line this sea- 
Bon. This selection has been made with great care from one 
of the oldest and most respectable growers in Holland, and 
can he recommended with confidence, as being in everyway 
worthy the attention of Amateurs and others interested in 
their culture. The stock comprises all the most desirable 
varieties of 
Hyacinths, Double and Single, Tulips, Double and 
Single, Early and Late. Crocus, all of the old, and many 
new varieties. Crown Imperials. Polyanthus 
Narcissus. Double Roman, and Paper White 
Narcissus. Jonquils, Double and Single. Japan 
Lilies. Ranunculus. Anemones. Arum. Snow 
Drops. Iris. Grape and Musk Hyacinths, &C, 
&c. A descriptive priced Catalogue of which, with full di- 
rections for culture, will be forwarded to all applicants on 
receipt of a three cent postage stamp. 
Bulbous Roots by ITfaiB, 
Post-paid to all parts of the Union, where there is postal 
communication. 
Thk New Postage Law authorizes the sending of Bulbs, 
Plants, Hoots, Cuttings and Seeds by mail, upon pre- 
paying the postage at the rate of two cents for every four 
ounces in weight. To meet the wishes of those who reside 
at a distance, we have prepared the following collections 
with full directions for culture, which will be sent by mail 
post-paid, or by Express, as the purchaser may direct, at the 
prices affixed. 
Collection No. 1, by Express $'20, by Mall $22, contains 50 
Double and Single Hyacinths, 60 Double and Single Tulips, 
24 Narcissus, 5 Crown Imperials, 12 Jonquils, 150 Crocus, 5 
Peonies, 4 Japan Lilies, 13 Iris, 25 Ranunculus, 25 Anemones, 
20 Hardy Gladiolus, 4 White Lilies, 1 Liliuui lougiflorum, 1 
Lilium croccum, 12 Hyacinths. 
Collection No. 2, by Express $10. by Mail $11. contains 
25 Double and Single Hyacinths, 30 Double and Single Tu- 
lips, 12 Narcissus, £ Crown Imperials, f> Jonquils, 75 Crocus, 
2 Peonies, 2 Japan Lilies, 6 Iris, l . Ranunculus, 12 Anemones, 
6 Hardy Gladiolus 2 White Lilies. 
Collection No. 3, bv Express $5, by Mail $5 50, contains 
10 Double and Single Hyacinths, 20 Double and Single Tu- 
lips, (i Naicissus, 1 Crown Imperial, 3 Jonquils, 36 Crocus, 1 
Peony, 1 Japan Lily, red, 4 Iris, 6 Kanunculus, Anemones, 
6 Hardy Gladiolus. 
Collection No. 4, bv Express $3, or by Mail $3 25, con- 
tains (i Double and Single Hyacinths, 20 mixed Tulips, Nar- 
cissus, 20 Crocus, 3 Hardy Gladiolus, 1 Japan Lily, white. 
The different varieties in the above collections will em- 
brace all the various colors. 
For a more particular description of the collections, see 
Catalogue. 
All of the Bulbs named in the Catalogue will be mailed 
post-pa'.d at the prices quoted, for orders amounting to $1.00 
and upward, the freight on all parcels by Express, to be paid 
by the purchaser. B. K. BLISS, Springtleld, Mass. 
BULBS 
For Fall JPlantinsf. 
My Anuual Illustrated and Descriptive Cata!->£ue of 
BULBS— HYACINTHS, CROCUSES. TUMPS, 
JAPAN LILIES, tSic. &c, is now published and will 
be sent free to all who desire a copy. Address 
JAMES VICE, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
ANTI-FRICTION LEVER 
H0BSE POWERS, 
BURR STONE MILLS, 
which may be driven by 
HORSE, WATER, or STEAM POWER. 
Send for Circular to 
E. H. BENNET, 
42 and 44 Greenest.. New-York. 
POTATO DIGGERS. 
CHICHESTER'S combined Hilling, Hoeing and Potato 
Digging Machine. Price $23. 
BYRAM'S combined Potato Digger and Double Mould- 
board Plow. Price $7. 
Manufactured and sold onlv bv 
GRIFFlNG, BROTHER & CO., 
GO Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
Cider Mifll Screws. 
We are makina THE CHEAPEST AND BEST CIDER MTLL 
SCKEWS IN THE WOULD. Whole length, 4 feet. Length 
of thread 3W feet. Diameter of screw. 4 inches. Weight, in- 
cluding nut, 125 pounds. Price, $9,00 each. Address 
COWING & CO., Seneca Falls, N. T. 
Cider and Wine Mills. 
KEYSTONE, EMERY'S & HUTCHINSON'S PATENTS. 
Also 
WINE PRESSES, from $5 to M0. 
GKIfEINCi. BEOTHEB & CO., 
60 Courtlandt-st., New- York. 
THE CHAMPION. 
UICKOR'S PATJEKT PORTABLE KEYSTONE 
CIDER AND WINE MILL. 
10,000 ill Use uud Approved. 
This admirable machine is "jcw ready for the fruit harvest 
of 1863. It is, [f possible, made better than ever before, and 
well worthy the attention of all farmers wanting such ma- 
chines. 
It has no superior In the market, and is the onlv mill that 
will properly grind Grapes. For sale by all respectable 
dealers. 
If your merchant does not keep them, tell him to send for 
one tor you, or write to the manufacturer yourself. Address 
the manufacturer, w. o. HICKOK. Eagle Works, 
Harrisburgh, Pa. 
Wanted ! Scrap Iron, Old Boilers and Old Iron 
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The subscribers will pay cash for any quantity of wrought 
or cast scrap iron, old boilers and old iron machinery ; deliv- 
ered at their Warehouse 28, 80 and 32 Terracc-st., Buffalo, or 
at their Boiling Mill and Noil Factory, Black Rock, N. Y. 
Buffalo, N. y:, July 1863. 
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American Bird Fancier jo 
American Farmer's Encyclopedia 5 
American Florist's Guide 
American Fruit Grower's Guide, by Elliot 1 
American Weeds and Useful Plants i 
Allen on tiie Culture ot the Grape _ . 
Allen's (R. L.) American Farm Book*., 
Allen's Diseases of Domestic Animals, 
Allen's (L. F.) Rural Architecture 
Fruit Garden 
Barry's 
Bement's Poulterer's Companion i 
Bridseman's Fruit Cultivator's Manual 
Brklgeman's Young Gardener's Assistant 1 
Brldgeman'B Kitchen Garden Instructor 
Brldgeman's Florist's Guide 
Brandt's Age of Horses" (English and German) 
Breck's Book of Flowers i 
Browne's American Poultry Yard 1 
Btiist's American Flower Garden Directory 1 
Buist's Family Kitchen Gardener* 
Choiilon's Grape-Grower's Guide* 
Cole's fS. W.) American Fruit Book 
Cole's Veterinarian 
Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) Modern Horse Doctor i 
Dadd's (Geo. H.) American Cattle Doctor l 
Dana's Muck Manmil for Farmers 1 
Downlng's Cottage Residences*. 2 
Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America"" 2 
Downing's Ladies' Flower Garden i 
Eastwood on the Cranberry*' 
Employment of Women— By Virginia Penny" l 
Every Lady her own Flower Gardener 
Fessenden's American Kitchen Gardener , 
French's Farm Drainage * ; 
Field's (Thomas W.) Pear Culture l 
Fish Culture l 
Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses* l 
Flint's Milch Cows and Dairy Farming* 1 
Fuller's Strawberry CnlturisU. 
Goodale's Principles of Breeding ... l 
Grape Culture, Wine and Wine Making, by Haraszthy.. 5 
Gray's Manual of Botany. y 
Guenon on Milch Cows 
Hall's (Miss! American Cookery i 
Harris' Insects Injurious to Vegetation, plain 3 
do. do. do. do. colored plates. 4 
Herbert's Hints to Horsekeepers** - 1 
Hooper's Dog and Gun 
Johnson on Manures 
Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry l 
Kemps Landscape Gardening 2 
Kidder's Bee Culture 
Langstroth on the Honey Bee" ] 
Leslie's Recipes for Cooking l 
Lenchars* Hothouses l 
Liebig's Lectures on Chemistry 
unsley's (D. C.) Moreran Horses i 
Manual of Agriculture by G. Emerson and C. L. Flint 1 
Mavhew's Illustrated Horse Doctor s 
McMabon's American Gardener* 2 
Median's Ornamental Trees 
Milbnrn on the Cow and Dairy 
Miles on the Horse's Foot .... 
Mistakes of Educated Men 
National Almanac and Annual Record** i 
Norton's Seientitlc Agriculture 
Olcott's Sorgho and Imphee i 
Our Farm of Four Acres..'*.... (paper) .... 
Onion Culture"* 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture 
Parlor Gardener 
Parsons on the Rose ..l 
Pedder's Farmer's Land Measurer 
Phantom Bouquet, or Skeleton Leaves 1 
Phin's Grape Culture l 
Quinbv's Mysteries ot Bee keeping* i 
Randall's Sheep Husbandry \ 
Richardson on the Dog 
Richardson on the Hog 
Robins' Produce ana Ready Reckoner 
Rose Culturist 
Shepherd's Own Book — 2 
Skillful Housewife 
Smith's Landscape Gardening i 
Spencer's Education ot Children** i 
Stewart's (John) Stable Book l 
Tobacco Culture** 
Todd's (S. E.) Young Farmer s Manual 1 
Tucker's Register Rural Affairs 
Turner's Cotton Planter's Manual 1 
Watson's American Home Garden i 
Wood's Class Book of Botany 2 
Yale College Agricultural Lectures 
Youatt and Snooner on the Horse 1 
Youatt and Martin on Cattle 1 
Youatt on the Hog 
Youatt on Sheep .. 
Youmans' Household Science* 1 
TOBACCO, 
Just How to Grow it. 
Every particular, from the selection of the Seed, and 
preparation o f the ground, to the Gathering, Curing, and 
Marketing the Crop, is given in a work issued by the 
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the best fourteen out of eighty-five Essays, prepared by 
eighty-five different cultivators, residing in various parts 
of the Northern and Middle States. In each oJ" the Essays 
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cal, straight-forward manner, just what to do, and how to 
do it. Any item omitted by one is given by another, so 
that the information is full and complete. Several en- 
gravings illustrating the method of drying, packing, etc. 
The work is worth its weight in silver to every one grow- 
ing even a small plot of tobacco. 
