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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
HOVEY &. GO'S 
ILLUSTRATED 
CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, 
AND GUIDE TO THE 
Flower and Vegetable Garden, 
FOR 1872, 
%» II>S. BE READY IHf JAJfUARY. 
It will contain about 130 pages, with many fine Illustra- 
tions ot Flowers and Vegetables, and a beautiful Colored 
Plate ; also a Descriptive List of over two thousand species 
and varieties of 1'lower and Vegetable Seeds, Novelties of 
the Season, Choice Gladiolus, Summer-flowering Bulbs, 
etc. ; the most extensive and complete Sbkd Catalogue 
published, giving plain directions for the culture of Flow- 
ers and Vegetables, arrangement of Gardens, etc. 
Sent free to all our customers of last year, and to all 
others on receipt of 10 cents. Address 
HOVEY &, CO., 
53 North Market St., Boston, Mass. 
SEEDS, SMALL FRUITS, 
Plants, etc. Our Descriptive CATALOGUES and PRICE- 
LISTS of Garden. Field, and Flower Seeds, Seed Potatoes, 
Onion Sets, Horxeradish, Asparagus, Rhubarb, C. frame 
Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Lettuce Plants. Strawberries, 
Raspberries, Blackberries, Currants, Gooseberries, Grapes, 
Agricultural and Horticultural BOOKS, PAPERS, FER- 
TILIZERS, etc., etc., ready in January, and mailed to all on 
application. Growing Small Fruits and Vegetables ourselves 
for market enables us to know the full valuation of ewe 
and true seeds and plant* to the MARKET-GARDESER, 
FARMER, and FRUIT GROWER. Our Seeds may be relied 
npon as STRICTLY PURE and TRUE, from the most RE- 
LIABLE HEAD SOURCES. "We pay postage on seeds and 
plants, and GUARANTEE them to arrive SAFE and FRESH 
xo all parts of the country. Please state the kind and 
amount wanted. All orders will receive our prompt and 
careful attention. 
D. H. BROWN & SONS, 
Seedsmen and Small Fruit Growers, 
New Brunswick, N. J. 
Our Seed Catalogue 
FOR 1872, 
Enlarged and improved, containing a complete list of all 
the best varieties of 
VEGETABLE. FIELD, and FLOWER SEEDS, 
is now ready, and will be sent to any address on receipt of 
postage stamp. 
E. A. REEVES, 
38 Cortlandt St., New York. 
J. J. H. GREGORY'S 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS 
ZP'OJFt 1872. 
Having introduced to the public the Hubbard Squash, 
American Turban Squash, Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage, 
Mexican Sweet Corn, Phinney's Watermelon, Brown's New 
Dwarf Marrowfat Pea, Boston Curled Lettuce, and other 
New and Valuable Vegetables, 
with the return of another season I am a^ain prepared to 
supply the public witli Vegetable and Flower Seeds of the 
purest quality. My Annual Catalogue is now ready, and will 
be sent/ree to all. My customers of last year will receive 
it withont writing for it. It abounds in fine engravings, 
many of which were taken from photographs of the vege- 
tables themselves. It has not only all novelties, but uve 
standard vegetables ef the farm and garden (over one hun- 
dred of which arc of my own growing 1 ), and a carefully se- 
lected list of Flower Seeds. As stated in my Catalogue, all 
my seed is sold under three warrants— 1st : That all money 
sent shall reach me. i!d: That all seed ordered shall reach 
the purchaser. 3d: That mv seeds shall be fresh, and true 
to name. Catalogues free t» all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, 3ta88. 
BUIST'S GARDEN MANUAL 
FOR 1872, 
Just published, containing 132 pages of useful information 
on gardening, both for market and private use. Should be 
had by every rural family. MAILED FREE to ALL in- 
closing a letter stamp to 
ROBERT BUIST, Jr., Seed Grower, Philadelphia. 
GAULEN SEEDS. 
Our annual descriptive priced Catalogue of Garden, 
Field, and Tree Seeds la ready for mailing free. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John St., New York. 
We are pleased to announce that the 26th annual edition 
of this well-known work is now ready, enlarged and im- 
proved, and containing a magnificent new colored Litho- 
graph, besides hundreds of Engravings, in addition to Its 
full descriptive Price-list of 3,000 varieties of Flower and 
Vegetable Seeds, rare Gladiolus, Lilies, Tuberoses, etc. .with 
full directions for their culture. This is, without doubt, the 
most perfect work of the kind before the public. 
Sent free to applicants on receipt of two stamps. Address 
WASHBURN & CO., 
Boston, Mass. 
Buy your Seeds 
of t lie Grower, and 
get -what you or- 
der. Splendid offers to 
clubs, agents, stove- 
keepers, and all who 
may want pure and re- 
liable seed. Canvassers 
wanted everywhere to 
solicit orders for seed. 
Send stamp for Cata- 
logue, aud read ttie pro- 
positions. 
New Catalogue of 
Garden, Flower, Field, 
Tree, Shrub, and Fruit 
Seeds, and choice as- 
sortment of Summer 
Bulbs for IST-i. Full and 
complete. Containing 
all the proved novelties 
of value. The best ever 
issued outside of our 
large cities. Address j 
H. E. ACKER, 
Seed Grower, 
Woodbiidgc, N. J. 
00 
CHOICE vegetable: 
AND 
FLOWER SEEDS, SMALL FRUITS, etc. 
Our endeavor and specialty is to furnish seeds of prime 
quality and true to name, both for the amateur and market 
gardener, and as we take great care in their selection, pur- 
chasing none but those grown from the very choicest stocks, 
we feel great confidence of being able to serve our custom- 
ers, as well as other seedsmen, in the country. Our compre- 
hensive Illustrated Catalogue of 110 pages will be ready 
early in January, 1ST3, and will be mailed at once to all our 
regular customers, and other applicants inclosing ub two 
three-cent stamps. 
CURTIS & COBB, 
Colonnade Row, 161 Tremont St., Boston, Maes. 
TO THE 
SEED 
1872. 
TRADE. 
Our 'Wholesale List of Garden, Field, and Flower Seeds, as 
also Spring Bulbs, for the Trade only, is now ready for 
mailing to applicants. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John Street, New York. 
GHQieEtSE-EDS^ 
BEFORE YOU BUY your Flower and Vegetaula 
Seeds for 1S72, send for our new and finely illustrated 
Catalogue; now ready to send out. Mailed to any address 
on receipt of stamp. 
Address J. T. SMITH & SONS, Brentwood, N. H. 
The Trophy Tomato. 
HEAD-QUARTERS SEED. 
WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL. 
Single packets, 10 cents. Address 
GEO. E. W.?kl*i:rYG, Jr., 
Ogden Farm, Newport, R. I. 
Send for Circular. T. J. Hand's seeds, 2n cents. 
GARDENING MADE EASY 
FOR THE MILLION. 
ONLY TEN CENTS ! 
Really worth Ten Dollars ! Inclose 10c, and 2c. stamp for 
postage. J. C. THOMPSON, Tompklnsvillc, NIT 
(Staten Island.) 
1,000,000 FLOWER POTS 
we have in stock over 1,000,000 
FLOWER POTS, hand and ma- 
chine made, that we are ottering at. 
greatly reduced prices. 
Satisfaction warranted. Orders 
promptly filled. 
Descriptive Catalogue, showing 
exact cuts of Pots, on application to 
A. H. HEWS 4, CO., 
Box 2G6, No. Cambridge, Mass. 
THORBURN'S 
Late Rose Potatoes. 
The finest and most productive winter sort in cultivation. 
This is the Potato that attracted 60 much attention at the 
New York State Fair. Descriptive Circulars, and price ac- 
cording to quantity, on application to 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John Street, New Yorli. 
COLUMBUS KCllSBKY.- Greenhouse and Bedding 
Plants trlve universal satisfaction. Spring Catalogue mailed 
to applicants. B. G. HANFORI), Columbus, Ohio. 
To Farmers and Gardeners. 
I invite all who have been in the habit of buying their 
garden seed from boxes left at the stores to give my seed a 
trial, side by eide, and mark the difference in their germin- 
ating, and in the purity and quality of the vegetables raised 
from them. I have made it my mist-ion for several years 
past to drive bad seed from the market, and so save farmers 
and gardeners the immense loss they annually suffer from 
the purchase of it. 
The public have well appreciated my efforts, and I have 
now fifty thousand customers in the United States and Can- 
adas. I sell no seed I do not warrant, and what is the real 
pith of the matter I stand by my warranty. To enable me 
to do this I grow myself a large proportion of the seed I 
sell. Catalogues &ei\t free to any applicant. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
BL00MINGT0N NURSERY, ILLINOIS. 
600 Acres. 31st Year, 
10,000 Apple Rootgrafts, strong, 
1,000 Pear, Plum or Cherry Rootgrafts, 
] ,000 Std. Pear, extra, 1 year, 3 to 4 ft., 
5,000 Silver Maples, average 1 foot, 
10,000 Osage Orange Plants, 1st class. 
5,000 Concord Grape, or Willow Cuttings, 8 
100-Page Illustrated Catalogue. 10 cents. 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, large Btock. 
Colored Plates, Fruits and Flowers, -1 samples by mail, $1. 
Wholesale Price-list free. 
F. Iv. PHOENIX, Bloomington, 111. 
To the Seed Trade Only. 
BUIST'S WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT 
FOR 1873, 
of Buist's Warranted Garden Seeds, Is now published, and 
mailed to dealers only. Address 
ROBERT BUIST, Jr., Seed Grower, Philadelphia. 
6>n tffedfatffc 1 }' r - o]( * Grafted Apple Trees, 8 to 
AV^IIW 24 inches high or more, $20^ 1,000 ; 2 yr., 
13 Gre enho uses. 
$40 : extra, $50 
20 
160 
10 
20 
, 3, and 1 yr. old, 5 to 7 ft., as to varle- 
Applc Root Grafts, $8 $ 1,000, or $70 for 
2 to 4 ft, $30 Pm.; 
ties, $10 $ 1,000. A 
10,000; 1 root to a graft, $9 9*1.000. Pear, 1 root to a' graft, 
$15 $1,000. Grape-vines, Concord and Hartford, 1 to 4 yr. 
old. Price-list free. Packing extra. HARVEY CURTIS, 
Owego Nursery, Tioga Co., N. T. 
Peerless Potatoes. 
Genuine stock. $3.50 per barrel. SI. 50 per bushel. 
4 lbs. by mail, post-paid, 73c. Address S. B. FANNING, 
JameepoTt, N. Y. 
2,000,000 
APPLE SEEDLINGS. 1st class, at lowest rates. 
Samples sent by mail: Also Root-grafted APPLE 
GRAFTS. All at very low prices. Address 
GEO. PETERS, New Carlisle, Ohio. 
A ¥8 ROf? VIT.E, 4 to 6 in., at >2 per 
itttUVli- i,000. Price-list. free. 
WM. MORTON & SON, "Box 1,483," Portland, Maine. 
FOR SALE AT 
FLEETWOOD STOCK FARM, 
Near Frankfort, Ky., 
Thorough-bred Horses, Trotting Stock, Im- 
ported. Alderneys. 
J. W. HUNT REYNOLDS. 
"MT GUILBERT, Evergreen Farm, Gwyncdd, Pa., 
-i.™ © has for sale, cheap: Cattle— Aldernev, Ayrshire, 
Durham, Devon, Grades. Calves— all ages. Elegant Cots- 
wold and South Down Sheep. Prime Swine— Chesters, Berk- 
shires, Yorkshires. Fowls— all kinds. Pigeons— a fine litfe. 
Superior Bronze Turkeys. Geese— Toulouse, Bremen, and 
Hong Kong. Ducks— Rouen, Aylesbury, Muscovy. Dogs — 
most kinds. Maltese Cats. Madagascar Rabbits, Gnmea 
Pigs, Swans, Birds, etc. My Chester White " Bismarck," two 
years old, weighs 1,000 lbs.— call and see him. 
CATTLE AND SHEEP 
LABELS. 
Manufactured to or- 
der. Send three cents 
for samples and testi- 
monials. Agents wanted. 
C. H. DANA, 
West Lebanon, N.H. 
ESSEX PIGS. 
I have ft few very choice thorough-bred Essex piss for 
sale, singly, or in pairs not akin. Orders booked now for 
early sprinjr pips. Address 
JOSEPH HARRIS, Moreton Farm, Rochester, N. T. 
Preminm Chester Whites ; Berkshire 
and Essex Pigs. 
Bred and for sale by GEO. B. HICKMAN, 
West Chester, Chester Co., Pa. 
tW Send for Circular and Price-list. 
PURE-BRED Fancy Poultry for snle. Light 
Brahmas, $5 per pair. $7 a trio. For particulars, send 
stamp. No Circulars. I. SCHANTZ,Hawksville,Ont.,Canad». 
WEBB SOUTH.»©WI\S for sale, 
from Imported stock, by 
GEORGE H. BROWN, Millbrook, Dutchess Co., N. T. 
FOR SALE. — My entire herd of Jerseys, 
thirteen in number, selected by James O. Sheldon, 
Esq. Apply to P. LORILLARD, 16 Chambers St.,New York. 
ifiEND S3. 00 for sample of my Folding Exhibition 
^ Coop. Sec cut In Dec. No. of American Agriculturist. 
Address LITTLE WAN, Sprlngfleld, Ohio. 
