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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[April, 
■embraced in one catalogue, we, as before, place it under 
the head of what appears to be the leading business. 
NURSERYMEN. 
The number of nursery establishments that add a 
floral department to their nursery business is annually 
increasing, but we can not record these under distinct 
heads, unless separate catalogues are issued. 
J W. Adams. Springfield. Mass.—A general fruit and 
ornamental stock, with Worden grape as a specialty. 
Edwin Auden, New Brunswick, N. J., an abridged, 
well-selected list of fruit and ornamental trees, by an ex¬ 
cellent pomologist. 
Robert Buist, Philadelphia, Pa., though most gen¬ 
erally known as a florist, has an ample fruit and orna¬ 
mental tree and plant catalogue. 
Bush, Son & Meissner. Bushberg. Jefferson Co.. Mo.— 
Their price list of grape vines is as full, compact, and 
instructive as usual. 
Harvey Curtis, Owego. N. Y.—General nursery stock. 
A IIance & Son, Red Bank, N. J., send both retail 
and trade lists of a large and most varied stock, includ¬ 
ing a number of specialties and novelties. 
IIeikes Nurseries Co., Dayton, Ohio.—Semi-annual 
trade list of general stock. 
IIoopes, Brother & Thomas, Westchester, Pa.— 
Trade list, offering favorable terms to wholesale buyers. 
T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia, N. Y.—A wholesale list of 
grapes, etc., with wood for propagating. 
Tiios. Jackson, Portland, Me.—Wholesale catalogue 
of general stock. Very full in Evergreens. 
J. Jenkins, Winona, Ohio, makes §1.00 collections of 
fruits and ornamental plants a specialty. 
W. W. Johnson. Central Lake, Austin Co., Mich.— 
Eorest-tree seedlings, with notes on planting; also for¬ 
est-tree seeds. 
Samuel Kinsey. Dayton. Ohio.—Small fruits in large 
variety ; also ornamental plants. 
Lapham & Anthony, Clayton, Del., call theirs the 
Dollar Nursery, as they send plants in §1 collections. 
William II. Moon, Morrisville, Pa.—General fruit- 
list; very full in ornamental plants. 
Parsons & Sons Co., Flushing (L. I.), N. Y.—A spe¬ 
cial ii -t of ••New and rare plants.” A remarkably choice 
collection, few of which are to be found elsewhere. 
Wm. A. Strong & Co., Brighton, Mass.—A general 
catalogue with a list of new and desirable varieties. 
F. Trowbridge, Milford, Conn.— A cranberry cat¬ 
alogue, with directions for growing. 
T. C. Thurlow. Newburyport, Mass.—General list, 
and a special one of evergreens. 
E. R. Underhill, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.— Small fruits, 
with novelties, especially in strawberries. 
Henry Wilbur, Montgomery, Mich., sends three 
lists ; fruits in general, peaches, and ornamental shrubs, 
etc. ; each with a full cultural treatise. 
SEEDSMEN. 
Beach, Son & Co., No. 7 Barclay St., N. Y„ in the 
“American Garden,” continued as aquarteriy, offer their 
stock, and give much useful and timely instruction. 
Paul Bute & Son, New Castle, Pa.—List of tested 
garden, field, and flower seeds. 
W. H. Burleigh, Plainfie'd, Conn.—A general list of 
seeds and plants, and a special list for market gardeners. 
J. H. & W E. Cone, Hartford, Conn., offer genuine 
Wethersfield garden-seeds, implements, etc. 
Curtis, Cobb & Washburn. Boston, Mass.—The for¬ 
mer firms of Curtis & Cobb and Washburn & Co. have 
united their forces, and the result is an immense cat¬ 
alogue, full in every department. 
Henry A. Dreer, No. 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, 
Pa., presents in one compact catalogue a full stock of 
seeds of all kinds, implements, and florists' supplies, 
also a large list of greeuhouse and other plants. 
Hawkins & Cornisii, Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y.— 
General seed stock; potatoes a specialty, with kinds not 
offered elsewhere. 
Hovey & Co., No. 16 South Market St., Boston, Mass. 
—A full catalogue, with a long list of novelties, as usual. 
E. B. Jennings, Southport, Conn.-Choice potatoes 
and seeds of his own growing. 
A. W. Livingston’s Sons, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.—Gen¬ 
eral seed list, with specialties of their own. 
Thomas Meehan, Germantown, Pa.—Special list of 
fruit seeds, kept in condition for spring planting. 
A. C. Nellis, Canajoharie, N. Y.—Seeds, vegetable 
plants, greenhouse plants, and bulbs, 
Geo. W. Park, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, offers a general 
stock of seeds, bulbs, etc. 
Frank S. Platt, New Haven, Conn.—In liberal size, 
large type, fine paper, and excellence of illustration, this 
catalogue is something remarkable ; audits matter seems 
to be as good as its manner. 
W. II. Spooner, Boston, Mass., preserves the same 
neatness and compactness which have heretofore made 
his very full catalogue noticeable. 
Robert Veitch & Son, New Haven, Conn.—A general 
wholesale seed list. 
James Vick. Rochester, N. Y.—Besides the ample 
general catalogue noted last month, sends a special 
wholesale list. 
FLORISTS AND DEALERS IN PLANTS AND BULBS. 
C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt., in addition to green¬ 
house and bedding plants, offers seeds and small fruits. 
Bellevue Nursery Co., Paterson, N. J.. with their 
usuai full stock, offer several novelties. Also seeds. 
P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga., besides carrying on 
an immense nursery, lias an extensive florist’s establish¬ 
ment. and offers, besides others, many plants suited es¬ 
pecially to the Southern States. 
Robert Buist, Sr., 67th St. and Darby Road, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa.—That this establishment, now nearly half a 
century old, still keeps up its freshness, is shown by this 
full catalogue. 
Paul Butz & Son, New Castle, Pa., with general 
stock, offer many novelties. 
Thomas Elverson, New Brighton. Pa., besides a 
large plant list, has a full seed catalogue. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., issue a spe¬ 
cial rose catalogue, which is not a mere price list, but is 
a readable treatise. 
Wm. A. IIackett, Dubuque, Iowa, has a full stock, 
with most of the novelties of the year. 
Hoopes, Brother & Thomas, Westchester, Pa., have 
a special catalogue of greenhouse and bedding plants, 
and offer many quite new. 
M. Michel, Bryan. Brazos Co., Texas.—A full stock, 
with abundant cultural directions adapted to the pecu¬ 
liar climate of Texas. 
Mahlon Moon & Son, Morrisvi-lle, Pa., send a spe¬ 
cial catalogue of Gladiolus, of which they have one of 
the largest and choicest collections in the country. 
Joseph T. Phillips & Son, West Grove, Chester Co., 
Pa.—A full illustrated list, with directions for cultivation. 
John Saul, Washington, D. C.— We always look to 
this catalogue for choice novelties, and the present issue 
docs not disappoint. It lias a colored plate of the mag¬ 
nificent pelargonium “Mrs. John Saul.” 
Dexter Snow, Springfield, Mass., in issuing a general 
list, does not forget his old specialty, the Verbena, of 
which he offers a new set. 
Charles L. Starr, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa., makes 
a specialty of carnations, hut has a full general list. 
J. M. Tiiorburn & Co., No. 13 John St., N. Y.—A full 
list of Gladiolus, with other spring bulbs; also hardy 
perennial and small fruit plants. 
Robert Vietcii & Son, New Haven, Conn., one of 
the oldest houses in the country, make hut little noise, 
but have the plants, and choice ones. 
II. W. Williams & Co., Galesburg, Ill., are growers of 
Gladiolus, and issue list. 
Wm. C. Wilson, No. 46 West 14th St., N. Y., and As¬ 
toria (L. I.), N, Y., make their catalogue for this j r ear as 
much a wonder in the way of variety as ever. 
Woolson & Co., Passaic, N. J., make a specialty of 
hardy giants, and their list for this year contains many 
not before offered. 
FOREIGN. 
J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Canada.—A copious 
and well-illustrated catalogue of about everything in the 
way of seeds. 
Max Leiciitlin, Baden Baden, Germany, sends a cat¬ 
alogue of his remarkable private garden, from which so 
many choice things have passed into general cultivation. 
IIaage & Schmidt, Erfurt. Germany.—A seed cat¬ 
alogue that is immense, for the variety'of its contents. 
FARM AND GARDEN IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 
Colby & Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. — Fruit packages 
of all kinds. 
Chadborn & Coldwell Mfg. Co., Newburgh, N. Y., 
make the Excelsior Lawn-Mower, and, in a beautifully 
illustrated circular, offer a reduction in prices for both 
hand and horse patterns of this popular machine. 
Thomas Elyerson, New Brighton, Pa.—Terra cotta 
ware for in-door and out-door use, baskets, vases, etc. 
J. R. Fitzhugii, Philadelphia, Pa., makes f hay ele¬ 
vator, which has received many premiums aud diplomas 
at exhibitions and fairs. 
Graham, Emlen & Passmore, No. 631 Market St., 
Philadelphia, Pa., makers of the Philadelphia Lawn- 
Mower, illustrate and describe the merits of the various 
forms of their excellent machines in a neat catalogue. 
T. B. Hussey, North Berwick, Me., offers “ Premium 
Plows,” “Centennial” cultivator and reversible culti¬ 
vator teeth. 
U. S. Wind-Engine Co., Batavia, Ill., describe a va¬ 
riety of their small haying tools, a very effective grap¬ 
ple-fork, bay-carriers, etc. 
IMPLEMENTS. 
The New Yoek Plow Co., New York, give descrip¬ 
tive illustrated circular of their specialties, among which 
are several makes of Adamant plows, with movable and 
reversible points, root-cutters, and other implements. 
Mereimac Machine Co.. Newburyport, Mass., describe 
a seed-sower wholly of iron, for onion and other seeds. 
DAIRY APPLIANCES. 
Cornisii & Curtis, Fort Atkinson, Wis., supply the 
Whipple Rectangular Churn, which has no dasher. 
Augustus Reeve, 31 Market street, Camden, N. J., 
has a porous earthen butter-cooler, which, having tried, 
we find keeps butter cool and hard, when placed in a 
warm place. It is an evaporating refrigerator, 
Henderson & Co., Philadelphia, make the Lilly but¬ 
ter-worker, which is intended for the storekeeper and 
butter-dealer, as well as for dairymen. 
Moseley & Stoddard. Poultney, Vt., keep a full sup¬ 
ply of all sorts of dairy furniture and tools, and issue an 
illustrated pamphlet descriptive of them. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Geo. D. Bissell & Co., Naugatuck, Conn.,, send a 
catalogue of their “Little Washer.” 
G. J. Capewei.t, & Co., Cheshire, Conn., in their cat¬ 
alogue of “ Light Hardware,” offer the greatest variety 
of “Notions and Crinkums,” from lemon-squeezers to 
seven-shooters. A curiosity. 
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Gladiolus, 3 Tigrldias (Sliell Flower), -4 Ver¬ 
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Seeds, all Good Strong Plants. 
Name Paper. ROOT- LEWIS, 
Hope Hill Gardens, Castlcton, N. Y. 
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