£18 
SOUTHEEN CULTIVATOE. 
0U2 BOOK TABLE. 
Cotton IS King: or the Culture of Cotton, and its Rela- 
tion to Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerce ; to 
the Free Colored People; and to those who hold that 
Slavery is in itself sinful. By an American. Cincin- ; 
nati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 25 West Fourth 
St. 1855. 
This little volume contains by far the most complete 
and perfect summing up of the history of Cotton Culture, 
Export and Manufacture, that we have yet seen ; and 
upon the “vexed question” of Emancipation, is so calm, 
just and dispassionate, that it cannot fail of pouring oil 
upon the troubled waters of sectional prejudice and dis- 
sention. Though evidently the production of a Northern 
(or Western) man, it evinces no narrow- minded bigotry to- 
wards the South and her institutions, but by presenting sta- 
tistical facts and arguments, commends itself to the reason 
and judgment of all candid readers. It will not, probably, 
please either North or South, but we think no 
unprejudiced mind can rise from its perusal without ac- 
knowledging the general correctness of the author’s views 
and deductions. Errors of sentiment, (the result of habit 
and education) may be found here and there throughout 
the volume ; but we can easily forgive these in an author 
who is so evidently desirous of presenting a truthful and 
correct view of his subject. We commend the volume to 
the perusal and study of our readers, confidently believing 
that they will each and all derive from it much information, 
and find in it more to approve than to condemn. 
We are indebted to the publishers for a copy, per mail ; 
and the v/ork may be ordered from Jas. J. McCarter & 
Co., Charleston, S. C., Thos. Dichards & Son, of this city. 
The Summer-Land ; A Southern Story. By A Child of 
THE Sun. New York : D. Appleton & Co. 1855. 
In his preface to this very entertaining volume, the 
author says “With the exception of a change of names, 
and the coloring of a story, a laithful endeavor has been 
made to depict a true and honest picture of life and scen- 
ery in the South ; with sketches of character, customs, 
etc., among the planters.” The scene opens at a school in 
Paris, from -which the hero, Mr. Jan Jered, is transferred 
to the sugar plantation of his father, in Louisiana. Here, 
and at a summer residence in Kentucky, he spends the 
greater portion of his youth in harmless and quiet rural 
amusements; but, as time goes on, much of the romantic 
and tragical is evolved, and his life-history grows more in- 
teresting and exciting to the close, where the strictest 
poetical justice is meted out to all parties. The author’s 
sketches of character are well and forcibly drawn, and 
his passion for the beautiful in nature everywhere appar- 
ent. Though a traveller and a “man of the world,” Jan 
Jered is by no means stale or hackneyed — on , the con- 
trary, his limnings and lucubrations possess an unusual 
freshness and originality, and the book is sure to meet 
with favor among the refined and cultivated readers of 
©ur sunny “Summer-Land.” 
It may be ordered, per mail, from the publishers, or 
llirough local booksellers. 
A Practical Treatise on the Culture and Treatment , 
OF THE Grape Vine: embracing its history, with direc- 
tions for its treatment in the United States of America, 
in the open air, and under glass structures, with and 
without artificial heat. By J. Fisk Allen. Third edition 
• — enlarged and revised. New York : C. M. Saxton & 
Co., Agricultural Book Publishers. 1855. 
The culture of the grape is fast becoming an object of 
national importance, and, much interest is every where felt 
in the substitution and use of pure and wholesome native 
wines instead of poisonous alcoholic liquors, and the drug- 
ged and adulterated mixtures of commerce. There are 
abundant reasons why we of the South should occupy a 
leading position in Vine Culture, and we are pleased to- 
notice, of late, a greatly increased attention to this matter- 
in various sections of the country. Elsewhere, in our 
present issue, will be found an account of some very su- 
perior TiuZftie ?yma sent us by Robert Nelson, Esq., of 
Macon, who assures us that the manufacturer, Mr, Leary, 
has been very successful thus far, though his operations 
have been on a limited scale. This and numerous other ex- 
amples should induce all land owners to devote more at- 
tention to the growth of one of the healthiest and most de- 
licious of fruits ; and one, too, which generally rewards 
the cultivator with sure crops and abundant profits. The 
treatise of Mr. Allen contains a great deal of valuable in- 
formation from reliable sources, and should have a place- 
on the book- shelf of every fruit-grower. 
It may be obtained per mail, post-paid, at ^1? Rom C.. 
M. Saxton &- Co., New York Citj. 
The Practical Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Garden- 
er’s Companion, with a Calendar. By Patrick Neill^. 
LL. D., F. R. S. E., Secretary to the Royal Caledonian 
Horticultural Society. Adapted to the United States. 
From the Fourth Edition, revised and improved by the 
author. Edited by G. Emerson, M. D., editor of 
“Johnson’s Farmer’s Encyclopedia,” With notes and 
additions by R. G, Pardee, author of “Manual of the 
Strawberry Culture.” With elegant illustrations. New 
York: C, M. Saxton & Co. 1855. 
This is an English work, with very careful annotations 
by the American editor. As a text-book, it is especially 
valuable, treating, as it does, of many subjects not gener- 
ally found in works of the kind. It is pre-eminently sug- 
gestive, and the amount of information which it contains^ 
is quite unusual. We do not know any work of the same 
size that extends over so wide a range of Fruits, Veget- 
ables, Flowers, &c. It is also, very full and complete on 
the subject of Hot and forcing Houses ; heating by Steam,, 
Hot Water, &c. Also, the forcing of the Grape, the Peach,. 
Fig, Pine Apple, &c., &c. 
It may be obtained per mail at Si 25, by addressing C. 
M. Saxton & Co., New York City. 
The Practical Land Drainer : A Treatise on Draining 
Land, in which the most approved systems of Drainage 
and the Scientific Principles on which they depend, are 
explained, and their comparative merits discussed. Witks 
full directions for cutting and making Drains, and re- 
marks upon the various materials of which they may be 
constructed. Numerously illustrated. By B. Munn, 
Landscape Gardener. New York: C. M. Saxton & 
Co. 1855. 
While the utility of Drainage is generally recognized 
and admitted, veiy few land-owners resort to it: either from. 
aAvantof knowledge of the proper method, or from a 
fear of incurring too great expense. As a consequence, 
thousands of acres of the richest and best lands in the 
South, lie entirely waste and unreclaimed — recking hot- 
beds of malaria and pestilence, instead of productive 
fields of snowy cotton or waving corn. The little work 
before us contains full, practical directions for all manner 
of draining and ditching (and incidentally, of irrigation) 
and deserves a careful study by all planters and owners of 
swampy lands. 
It may be obtained, postage free, for 75 cents, from C. 
M. Saxton & Co., as above. 
Landscape Gardening, adapted to North America, with 
a view to the Improvement of Country Residences, 
With remarks on Rural Architecture. Fifth Edition. By 
A. J. Downing. New York: C. M. Saxton & Co. 
1855. 
This standard production of the lamented Downing is 
