SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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“ Syu.thern CuUivator^'^ or W. S. Jones, publisher, Augus- 
ta, Ga . — Montgomenj Advertiser. 
The Southern Cultivator, for November, is on our ! ^ hedge. 
greatest blessing.” The one will spread in spite of all 
efforts to prevent it, and the other may be stopped easily 
table. We have so often spoken in commendation of this 
excellent periodical, that it would seem a work of super- 
erogation to continue in the like strain; but it deserves 
every word of praise betowed upon it, and we are sur- 
prised that our planters do not patronize it more liberally. 
The December number will be the last of the present 
rood time is afforded to those wishing to 
This I have never heard of before, not having lived in 
this State but six years. I have watched the discussions on 
this question, but have never before heard of two kinds 
of Bermuda Grass. 
I see a difference in the seed he has of these two speci- 
! mens ; but whether Mr. Aitleck’s is only more matured 
j by a better soil and warmer climate, or whether the dif- 
subscribe to commence with the January number. It is i ^^rence is such as to constitute two distivct species, I can- 
published at Augusta, Ga., by Wm. S. Jones, and edited 
D. Lee, M.D , and D. Redmond. One copy, 1 year, S'l ; 
six copies, $5; twenty-five copies, S'20; one hundred 
copies, S‘75. — Victoria ( Texas) Advocate. 
The Southern Cuttivator. — The December number 
of this valuable Agricultural periodical is before us, filled, 
as usual, with a rich variety of original and selected infor- 
mation for the planter, farmer, horticulturist, &c. This 
number closes the 13th volume. The editors and publish- 
ers have spared no labor and expense, heretofore, to make 
the Cultivator the vehicle of every kind of valuable infor- 
mation to the great agricultural portion of the country, 
and they promise now tiiat several new and important I 
features will be introduced in the next volume. For such i 
a publication to be circumscribed in its circulation is a ! 
positive reflection on the general intelligence of those who | 
till the soil. Its subscription price places it within the I 
reach of every man. Terms, one copy, one year, Si ; six 1 
copies .$5; twenty-five copies S‘20; one hundred * 
S'/C . — Cohmlnis Enquirer. 
The Southern Cultivator. — The November number 
of this excellent journal has been placed before us by a 
sincere friend to the cause of Agriculture, to whom it was 
sent as a specimen by the publisher. Tlie leading article 
not tell. If so, I would like to know if their habits and 
qualities, in general, are so dilTerent as to render one any 
better than the other, and which is the best ? 
I have planted some of the roots of Mr. Affleck’s in a 
secure place to see what it will come to next year. And 
; I have saved a few seed to plant, so as to see whether not 
; they are really mature seed. 1 have examined both seeds 
; with a rather weak glass, but, though T saw' the seed dis- 
tinctly, I am not sure that it is quite plump. Affleck’s 
is the most so. 
I wish to plant more of (he grass in my grounds ; but I 
want the best kind, i have no faith in Uiiracles, and do 
j not expect to get any grass that will grow well on barren 
soil — be nutricious and tenacious of life, and still die out 
entirely w'henever I may will it to do so. 
One gentleman of considerable eminence and experi- 
ence, says, the Bermuda Grass of Georgia, is the noted 
Wire Grass of the Southern countries. 
Please tell us, through your paper, or privately, as you. 
copies j |s_ 
Respectfully yours, die., L. \V. S, 
Athinta, Ga., Oct., 1855. 
Remarks. — We owe the writer of the above letter an 
apology for the long delay to notice it. Although not in- 
is from the pen of that eminent divine, profound scholar! , , z- it • r i 
and practical horticulturist, the Rev. J BtetiMiN, D.D. j for publication, yet relerriag to a subject of general 
wiite a private answer, for which 
His whole life has been devoted to the sciences — for what i 
is science but the knowledge of the laws of God 1— and ! 
who has a better right to investigate these laws than he , 
who is called to expound them I The subject of this ar- j 
tide is Grasses, &c., and the perusal of this alone wdl! 
fully remunerate any one for a year’s subscription to the { 
interest, rather than 
time is wanting, it is printed in order the better to reply 
through the Cultivator, tliat paper having the first claim 
There appears to be no specific diPArencein the the two 
work. As the December number will end the present [ of Bermuda Gra,ss— they -Axa varictit.\ only pro- 
volume, now is a suitable time to subscribe. It is issued j duced, probably, by difTerence of soil and climate. They 
monthly at $1 year for single copies — to clubs of six, S'5 — 
twenty-five copies for S‘20. It has been proposed to open 
a list at our office, and those desiring the work should I 
send us their names betw'een this and the lOth of Decern- I 
I differ less than several varieties of oats and wheat kr.ow'n 
to the public. 
Like the Sugar Cane, Bermuda grass seldom matures 
ber. We have now seven to begin with, and should like j seed, and is, therefore, often described as a seedless plant, 
to hear from many more of the ti'ue admirers ot agri- j being readily propagated by its stoloniferous roots. We 
e planting them for grazing and experimental purposes; 
but as yet we have failed to find any seeds that wonid 
j germinate. If we are not mistaken, to dress land witli 
i ten bushels of lime and ten of unleached ashes will much 
cultural art and science. Everyday new light is radiated j 
upon this subject, and the surest way of enjoying the ad- | ' 
vantages from this light is to patronize the sources from } 
which it emanates — Gonzales fiTexas) Inquirer. j 
BEEKLTJDA GRASS— ITS VARIETIES, 
Editors Southern Cultivator— I take the liberty of 
enclosing to you two specimens of Bermuda Grass. The 
one Is marked “Atlanta,” and is growing on my ground, 
and other places about here. The other is marked “ Af 
fleck,” and was sent to me by Mr. Thomas Affleck, of 
Mississippi, a few days ago. I had sent him a specimen 
of mine to ascertain if it was the same as his. He inclines 
to think they are not the same ; but says “If not identi- 
cal, they are certainly near of kin.” 
A planter here assures me that there are two kinds of 
Bermuda Grass in Georgia ; the one — to use his expres- 
sion — “the greatest pest in the world, and the other the! 
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improve the quality and augment the quality of this valu- 
able forage plant. If lime and ashes were abundant and 
cheap, we should much prefer fifty bushels per acre of 
each to any smaller quantity to impart strength and fruit- 
fulness to the soil. It is because tlie Bermuda greatly ex- 
cels most other grasses in forming a substantial turf, 
which will prevent washing and retain all the elements of 
fertility applied to it. or drawn from the atmosphere and 
subsoil, that we intend to cultivate this forage plant pretty 
extensively. Some years ago, we called the attention of 
the readers of the Cultivator to the practicability of en- 
riching a poor farm by the profitable sale of nothing but 
air and water in the shape of crops, off from it. In working 
