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SOUTHEKN CULTIVATOR. 
AUGUSTA, GA: 
VOL. XIV. NO. 10 
•OCTOEEK, 1856. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Bonk Dust, — J. J. H. — This valuable fertilizer may be 
obtained from D. C. Lowber, New Orleans, or Sands & 
Worthington, Baltimore. 
Osage Orange Plants form Seed. — A. G. — The best 
plan we know of is to put your seed in a strong bag, and 
steep them in a running stream G or 8 days. Then plant 
in moist soil and press the earth well down upon the 
seed. Cuttings of the roots will grov/, but cuttings of the 
branches are very uncertain. The Osage Orange tree 
is diaecious or sexual in its character, and if your tree 
stands isolated, it cannot possibly produce perfect seed. 
The flowers must be fertilized by pollen from a tree of the 
opposite sex. The drouth you complain of has,, we fear, 
been general throughout the country. 
Chinese Sugar Cane. — C, W, M. — This plant is all 
and more than has been claimed for it. Read the Report 
of Gov. Hammond, and other articles in present number. 
D. B. Plumb & Co., of this city will soon have the seed 
for sale, put up in packages to go by mail. See their 
advertisement. 
Critics. — H. — This paper shall always be a medium of 
free discussion for Southern agriculturists, but we cannot 
permit ill-natured controversies or offensive personahties, 
Our avocations are all peaceful, and should be made lofty 
and ennobling. Let the politicians do the snarling and 
vituperation. It is not in our line ; and while the pres- 
ent writer has charge of this journal, it shall never de- 
scend to invidiousness or discourtesy toward any corres- 
pondent or other person, however widely our views may 
differ. 
New Strawberry, — Mrs. W. — We know nothing exper- 
imentally of the new plant you speak of. We have not 
succeeded well with the English varieties, and do not think 
our hot climate suitable to them. Hovey’s and Walker’s 
Seedlings, the Ohio varieties, and a few others, combine 
all desirable varieties. 
Fruits for the South. — L, G. — See various Nursery 
advertisements in present number. The catalogue will 
be sent you about the first of October. 
Planting Trees. — Hancock. — From the fall of the leaf 
in October, until the middle of January — but especially 
daring November and December, is the proper time. Do 
not delay until spring, if you can possibly plant in the 
fall. 
A host of valuable original communications yet 
on file for publication. We are very grateful to our friends, 
and will print their favors as soon as possible. 
THE ATLANTA FAIR! 
It must not be forgotten that the Fair of the Southern 
Central Agricv.Uvrol Society f opens at Atlanta, on the- 
20th of this month (October.) Let every one contribute 
something that will add interest and value to the exhi- 
bition. Georgia has heretofore been a leader in Agricul- 
tural Fairs, and she should maintain her position. Her 
Planters, Farmers, Horticulturists, Mechanics, Stock 
Raisers and Manufacturers must be “up and doing.” 
And the Ladies ! too, who are never backward in a good 
cause, will, of course, grace the occasion with the usual 
display of choice articles in household, economy and the 
rare products of the needle and loom. All classes thus 
combining together, the Fair must prove entirely success- 
ful. _ 
New Advertisements. — We publish this month an 
unusual number of new advertisements, a list of which 
we append, calling to it the particular attention of our 
readers : 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees. 
Evergreen Trees at low prices. 
To Nurserymen, Stocks and Seedling Trees. 
Californian Evergreens. 
Bulbous Flower Roots, all the foregoing from. Ellwan- 
ger & Barry, of Rochester, New York. 
First Fair of the South Carolina Agricultural Societjr. 
Fast Trotting Stallion, St. Lawrence. 
Fruit Trees, C. B. Swazey & Co., Yazoo City, Miss. 
Pomaria Nursery Wm. Summer, Pomaria, S. C. 
Troup Hill Nursery, Robert Nelson, Macon, Ga. 
Downing Hill Nursery, Peters, Harden & Co., Atlanta,. 
Ga. 
Devon Cattle for Sale, Dr. W. P. Harden, Waddnsville, 
Ga. 
Chinese Sugar Cane Seed, D. B. Plumb & Co.. Augusta, 
Ga. 
Fruitland Nursery, D. Redmond, Augusta, Ga., &c., &c. 
A Rare Chance! 
September Peaches. — Our thanks are due man5f of our 
friends for responding so promptly to the request in our 
last number respecting September Peaches. We hope that 
all having fine late or early seedling Peaches, Apples 
or other fruits will carefully label or mark their trees,, 
and send us samples of the fruit The South is full of the 
finest Fruit, and it will afford us great pleasure to aid in 
its dissemination in any way. 
Chinese Sugar Cane — Caution !— ^From the resem- 
blance of the seed of this valuable plant to that of the old 
“Chocolate Corn” or “Chicken Corn,” (from which it en- 
tirely differs in all other respects) and from the fact that 
it readily mixes, while in bloom, with other varieties of 
Millet, those who desire the genuine Sugar Millet must 
be careful to procure pure seed, and to keep it pure after- 
wards, by planting it entirely separate from ail the Millet 
family. 
Back Numbers of the Cultivator Wanted. — We are 
desirous of obtaining several of the May and November 
numbers of this journal for 1855, to complete our files, 
and will cheerfully pay 20 cents each for all of either daiE 
sent us in good order. 
