76 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURISTS 
[Febrtjaby, 
25 pkg. 25 pkg. 
SUGAR TROUGH GOURD. 
I have raised this year on M of an acre 750 of these gourds, 
that will average 5 gallons each, and 100 of the largest will 
hold from 7 to 11 gallons each. I believe one may be grown 
to hold 15 gallons; and In my Catalogue have offered a pre- 
mium of $10 for the largest, and $5 for the second, grown 
In '71. I have used them in the Sugar Camp and for Lard 
Cans for several years, and they are not only the cheapest, 
but best vessels for these purposes ; are valuable for a va- 
riety of household purposes. 
My stock of seed was exhausted last year, and I returned 
the money to nearly one thousand of my customers, but I 
can supply all demands this year. My Catalogue for '71 gives 
full directions for their growth and management, and the 
prices and description of 200 varieties of Field, Garden, and 
Flower Seeds, including 9 varieties of Beans, 9 of Beets, 10 
of Cabbage ; Cucumber, 7, Corn, 9. Gourd, 5, Melon, 9. Peas, 
8, and nearly every thing any family wants to plant; also 100 
choice varieties of Flowers. Send for the Catalogue. 
SANFORD CORN, 
Hugh's Corn, Norway Oats. 
I have a fine stock of the above, and wishing to get re- 
f torts from my patrons, I have offered premiums for the 
argest yield from 4 lbs. of seed, in '71. I believe the Hugh's 
Corn will yield more sound corn to the acre than any va- 
riety I have ever seen. My Catalocue describes them, and 
gives conditions to those competing lor premiums; also 
prices by the peck and bushel. 
4 lbs. of any one of the above, by mail, $1, or the three to 
one address, $2.50. 
Address WALDO F. BROWN, 
Box 73, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. 
1871. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO. 
Issue their Annual Descriptive 
Catalogue of Flower Seeds 
on the First of February, which will be mailed to Novelty 
Seekers and all in want of reliable and Standard Flower 
Seeds, Spring Bulbs, etc., by addressing 
15 JOHN STREET, IVEW YORK. 
ToFarmers & Gardeners! 
If the Garden Seeds you use have proved fresh and true 
to name, stick to the man who sells them to you; he is 
worth encouraging. If you have not found them fresh and 
true, I shall be happy to add your name to those of the fifty 
thousand farmers and market gardeners scattered through- 
out the United States and Canadas, whom I annuallv supply 
with my warranted garden seeds. My large vegetable and 
flower seed Catalogue, abounding with elegant engravings, 
sent free to all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
Will NEWTON'S WHITE PROBSTEIER 
ww MMM» OATS, Excelsior Oats, Sanfokd Corn, 
Early Rose Potatoes and Vegetable Seeds. The Prob- 
steier Oats were introduced by me, and were awarded the 
First Premium at the New-York State Fair, 1869. and at the 
New-Jersey State Fair, 1S70. From six acres I have har- 
vested 587 bushels of these oats. Prices reasonable. 
Send two stamps for samples. Catalogues tree. 
WM. NEWTON, 
Henrietta, IV. Y. 
THE TROPHY TOMATO. 
In its combination of size, thickness, solidity, and quality, 
I consider this new Tomato unequalled. My stock was crown 
from seed selected with the utmost care by Col. Waring, 
the originator. Price. 25 cents per package, bv mail, post- 
paid. JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
Buy Only the Genuine 
Trophy Tomato Seed, from choice fruit, 25 cents per 
packet; 5 packets for $1, post-paid. 
Charter Oak Tomato, new and fine, only 10 cents 
per set. Yokohama Squash, best winter variety, 15 cents 
per packet. Send in your orders early. Address 
W. H. RATHBONE, Uncasville, Conn. 
FLOWER AND GARDEN SEEDS.— Warranted 
fresh and reliable. Over 7,000 trials last vear and not 
a single failure reported. Twenty-five packets, $1.00; larger 
collections, $2, $3, and $5, bv "mail, postage paid. Send 
for Catalogue. H. E. 'ACKER. Seed Grower, 
Woodbridge, N. J. 
TROPHY TOMATO. 
The best In cultivation. Early, large, productive, and of 
the very best qualitv. 25 cts. per packet, 5 packets for $1.00, 
$5.00 per ounce. 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
Nos. 23 Park Place & 30 Murray St., New York. 
COLUMBUS NURSER1.-A verv large and com- 
plete assortment of Trees, Small Fruits, Shrubs, Roses and 
Plants, of the best quality, and at reasonable prices. Cata- 
lojrues mailed to applicants. R. G. Hanford, Columbus, Ohio. 
SEEDS and GRAINS. 
Our new Catalogue, larger and more fully Illustrated than 
usual, is now ready for distribution free to all upon receipt 
of stamps.! 
R. H. ALLEN & CO., 
P. O. Box 376. 
1S9 <fc J91 Water St., 
New York. 
The largest assortment of Agricultural Imple- 
ments and Fertilizers in the City. 
VERBENA SEED.— Send 25 cents for a packet 
of our choice Verbena Seed ; saved from a collection 
of 100 named kinds. 
J. T. SMITH & SOXS, Brentwood, 1ST. H. 
BEST SEED AT LOWEST PRICES. 
WARDWELL &, CO.'S 
Field &|Garden Seeds at from 20 to SO per cent 
below usual rates. , 
"We offer 100 bushels Sanford Corn ; Eamsdell, Norway, 
and Surprise Oats; superior Garden Beans. Sweet Corn and 
Peas, and other Vegetable Seeds, Conover's Colossal Aspara- 
gus roots, etc. Also, Flower Seeds— Gladiolus, Japan Lilies, 
and other Spring-flowering Bulbs— all warranted genuine 
and sure to jrrow, at lower rates than usually ottered. In 
purchasing from ^Country Seed store, you save lor yourself 
extra charges, which are generally made for high rents, 
enormous taxes, and the profits of ''Middlemen." You get 
good measure — "largest packets for the price I have 
seen for some years"— says one of our customers— and pure 
seed. Gardeners near New York, we refer to "Iron Clad 
Can Co., 42 Murray Street. Catalogues free. Address 
WARD WELL & CO., "West Dresden, Yates Co., N. . 
Osage Orange Seed 
By mail, post-paid, 75 cents per pound. 
Address L. G. PRATT & CO., St. Louis, Mo. 
Mr. Balthis, of Corydon, Indiana, proprietor of the Mam- 
moth Dent Corn advertised in our Dec. No,, offers $.t0 in 
premiums as follows : $25 for the largest and best yield from 
a two pound package, $15 for the second largest yield, and 
$10 for the third. 
The reports and sample ears, with the required evidence, 
to be forwarded to Messrs. H. A. King & Co., publishers of 
The Bee-Keepers' Journal and National Farmer, 240 
Broadway, New York, who will award the premiums and 
announce the same through the columns of their Journal. 
Send for a descriptive Circular giving History, Prices, and 
Premiums. A ddress 
ISAAC N. BALTHIS, Corydon, Ind. 
TROPHY TOMATO SEED.— 10 cts., 25 cts., 
50 cts. per package. Rochester Bell, 15 cts. per pack- 
age. Best's Potato Book, only 25 cents. Send for Cata- 
logue of 100 varieties potatoes, and other seeds. 
Address O. BURRAS, North Fairfield, O. 
TO THE SEED TRADE. 
Our WnoLESALT! Catalogue of all descriptions of Seeds 
for 1S71 is now ready, and will be mailed to Dealers onlt 
on application. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
Importers and Growers of Seeds, 
15 Jolin Street, New York. 
The Trophy Tomato by the ounce. Conover's Colossal 
Asparagus by the pound. 
Choice Mixed Verbena Seed, 
Selected from upwards of one hundred named varieties. 
Per package, 25 cents; five packages, $1.00. Catalogue of 
Verbenas, Roses, Dahlias, Double Geraniums, etc., forward- 
ed on application, enclosing 3-ccnt stamp. Address 
DEXTER SNOW, Chicopee, Mass. 
EXCELSIOR OATS.— Best White for our cli- 
mate, weighing 37 lbs. to bushel now,— yield 70 to 100 
bushels per acre. Sinsle bushel, $5. Three bushels for $10. 
Chester Pis* a specialty. Alderney, Durham, and Ayrshire 
Calvs. Fancy Poultry, Deer, «fcc. For sale, cbeap.'by N. 
GUILBERT, Evergreen Farm, Gwvnedd, Pa. Wanted a 
'White Swan. 
Fresh Honey-Locust Seed, from Honev-Locust Farm, L. I., 
$1 per lb.; 5 to 10 lbs., 90 cts.; over 10 lbs., 80 cts. Also, 
genuine Norway Oats, $1,50 pewbu. Good corn ears, 15 to 
18 inches long, $2 per bn. R. CR1SWELL, Brooklyn, L. I. 
PRIME PEAR SEED, PURE CROP 1S70.-- Ger- 
man, $190; French, $200 per 100 lbs. 
C. RAOtTX, 33 Maiden Lane, New York. 
HOSE wishius; to buy Small Emit Plants will 
please send for my new descriptive price-list, now 
ready. Also Seed Potatoes. 
THOS. C. ANDREWS. Moorestown, N. J. 
1\TANSEMOND SWEET POTATOES for Sale 
-L ■» and to sprout on shares. For terms, etc.. address 
ALFRED LEE, Kokomo. Ind. 
SORGHUM REDEEMED! 
Send immediately for New Descriptive Circulars. 
CLOtJGH REFINING CO., Cincinnati, O. 
T 
.PURE CANE SEED. 
This Seed, grown under our own obser- 
vation, is Pure and True to the varieties 
named. The Cane producing it having 
yielded 200 to 300 galls, syrup per acre. 
Our Regular Sorgo is a Fresh Impor- 
tation from the mouth of the 
Yang-Tst-Kiang, the best cane-grow- 
ing section of China. 
Reg. Sorgo and Liberian, by mail, 40 cts- 
per ib.; by Express, 25 lbs. or less, 25 cts* 
per lb. ; over 2o lbs., 15 cts. per lb. 
Oomseeana and Neeazana by mail, 50 ctj. 
per lb. ; by Express, 25 lbs. or less, 30 cts. 
per lb. : over 23 lbs., 20 cts. per lb. 
SORGO HAND-BOOK sent free. Address 
BLYMYER, NORTON &, CO., 
Cincinnati, O. , 
Beautiful Flowers 
AND CHOICE VEGETABLES. . 
Maidenhairs Illustrated Catalogue of 
Seeds and Floral Guide, for 1871, 
is published and ready to send ont. It is elegantly printed 
on fine tinted paper, illustrated with numerous fine Wood 
Engravings, ana bound in tinted covers. The most beauti- 
ful and most instructive Guide for the Flower and Vegetable 
Garden ever issued in the West; and the FINEST EVER 
PUBLISHED I!T ANV SEEDSMEN AS THEIR SECOND 
ANNUAL CATALOGUE. Sent free to all mv customers of 
1870, without application, and will be sent FREE and POST- 
PAID, to all others who order them. 
Address J. F. MENDENHALL, Carmel, Ind. 
ANY MAHf 
Can turn an honest penny by selling 
AMERICAN SSWEEX 
CHESTNUT 
TREES. 
Spring is the time to plant. Now is the time to take or- 
ders. Can't do your neighbors a greater kindness than to 
urge them to buy, as it is the best farm tree planted, both 
for 
TIMBER AND NUTS. 
Terms and Circulars free. Address, 
STORRS, HARRISON & CO., 
Painesville, Lake Co., O. 
POMONA NURSERY. 
200,000 two-year-old Asparagus Roots and other Plants for 
sale. Send siamp for Catalogue of 56 pages. It tells "What 
and How to Plant. "WM. PARRY, Cinnaminson, N. J. 
BL00MIUGT01T NURSERY, 
ILLINOIS. 
600 Acres. 19th Year. 13 Greenhouses. 
1.000.000 Apple Seedlings, 2.000,000 Apple Root-Grafts, 200 
Bushels Apple Seed, 200 Bushels Peach Seed. 3.000.000 Osage 
Orange Plants, 200,000 Pear, Plum and Cherry Root-Grafts, 
Fruit. Ornamental and Evergreen Trees. Shrubs, Roses, 
Greenhouse Plants, Bulbs, immense stock and assortment. 
Colored Fruit and Flower Plates, superior to all others. 
Send 10 cts. for Catalogues. Price-List free. 
F. K. PHOENIX, 
Blooinington, 111. 
BLACKBERRY, RASPBERRY, and STRAW- 
BERRY plants in variety. Chas. Downing, $4 per 1,000; 
Kentucky. $2 per 100, etc. Send for Price-List. 
DAVID BAIRD, Manalapan, N. J. , 
New and Rare Plants for Spring of 1871. 
JOHN SAUL'S 
Catalogue of new and beautiful plants will be (ready about 
February 1st, containing a beautiful colored plate of two 
fine new Geraniums (Coleshill and Lady Edith), mailed free 
to all mv customers; to others, price 10 cts., or a plain copy 
to all free. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington City, D. C. 
COLORED LITHOGRAPHS 
of Fruits and Flowers, superior to all others. Four sam- 
ples by mail for $1. Send for List. 
F. K. PHCEN1X, Bloomington Nursery, 111. 
IW 1,000,000 GRAPE-TINES, .^j 
CONCORD VINES, 2 years old, No. 1, only $25 per 1,000. j 
The largest, cheapest, and most superior stock of leading 
varieties of well-rooted Grape* Vines ever offered. 
Without fail, cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. 
Address Bloomington, 111. DR. H. SCHR02DER. I 
THE SMALL FRUITS yield tbe profits, and the 
plants sold at about the cost of raisins: them, in prefer- 
ence to keeping stock over. Send for Catalogue, and how 
to grow them. SILAS "WALTON, Moorestown, N. J. 
