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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ 
CHOICE COLLECTIONS. 
HYACINTHS, CROCTJS, 
TULIPS, LILIES, 
NARCISSUS, Ac. 
Our beautifully Illustrated Catalogue of the above, with 
full directions for culture, to which Is added a list of Smalt 
Fruits— Winter Flowering Plants for house culture, Agri¬ 
cultural Seeds and Garden Requisites— 72 pages, will be 
mailed to all applicants sending 10 cents. Regular custom¬ 
ers supplied gratis. 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, 
P. <). Box 4129. 34 Barclay St., New York. 
Bulbous Roots. 
Our New Autumn Catalogue 
of DUTCH BULBS, PLANTS 
and SMALL FRUITS, beauti¬ 
fully illustrated, is now ready, and 
will be mailed to all applicants. It 
contains a complete list and repre¬ 
sents a large, well-grown and 
selected stock. Our Flower Seed 
List will be found replete with the 
best strains of Primula. Calceolaria, 
Pansy, Smilax, Apple Geranium, 
and other Florist’s Seeds of new 
crop. 
HENRY A. DREER, 
Seedsman and .Florist, 
_ 714 Chestnut St., Pliila. 
NEW AND RARE 
PLANTS and FRUIT TREES, 
DUTCH BULBS, &c., 
JAPANESE PERSIMMON, 8 VARIETIES. 
New Pears; New Peaches; New Cherries, &c., with a large 
stock of all kinds of Fruit Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
DUTCH BULBS—Large Importations, direct from the 
leading growers in Holland. First quality Bulbs.—Hot- 
House and Greenhouse Plants, a rich collection, well grown. 
All at reasonable prices. Catalogues mailed to applicants. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington, D C. 
Bowditch’s Houses. 
DUTCH BULBS. 
Hyacinths, 15c.; Tulips, 6c.; Crocus, 2c.; Lilies, 15c.; Oxalis, 
12c.; Cyclamen, 15c.; Lily of the Valley, 6c., &c. 
HOUSE PLANTS. 
Geraniums, 8c.; Smilax, 10c.; Fuchsias, 10c.; Heliotropes, 
6c.; Primroses, 15c.; Ivies. 12c.; Ageratum, 6c.; 
Azaleas, 15c.; Begonias, 10c., &c., &c., &c. 
Forwarded by Mail or Express. 
Send for condensed Seed and Plant Catalogues. 
WM. E. BOWDITCH. 645 Warren St., Boston, Mass. 
40 YEARS I & 
ties, WM. 
Among Small Frnlts. Send for 
Catalogue of best hardy varie- 
PARliY, Cinnaminson, N. J. 
ARTICHOKES 
Bed Brazillian and White French Varieties, cheapest hog 
1 known. Send for Circular. E. F. BROCKWAY, 
food 
Ainsworth, Iowa. 
Say you saw this in Am. Agriculturist. 
ATTENTION, FLORISTS. 
We offer for the next thirty days, 10.000 Strong Pot-grown 
Roses, 6uitahle for winter forcing. Prices—8 in Pots, $8.00 
per 100 ; $65 per M. 4 in Pots, $12.50 per 100. 5 in Pots, $20.00 
E er 100. Our list includes Safrano, Bon Silene, Bella, Count 
a Carth, Isabella Sprunt, and many other varieties. We 
have a large Stock of white Carnations, and Winter Bloom¬ 
ing Plants, at low rates. Carnations, strong, at $10.00 per 100. 
Send for our Catalogue. 
J. C. McCONNELL & CO., Jacksonville, Ills. 
STRAWBERRY 
M 
E. P. ROE 
2,000.000 iaS" 
will have an immense stock of the 
coining new strawberries — Cres- 
„ . cent Seedling, Forest Rose, 
Prouty’s Seedling, Gt. American. &c.—Also all the leading 
kinds. Plants true to name. November is the best time for 
planting Strawberry Plants and all .the other small fruits in 
the far South. Send for Catalogue. Address 
E. P. ROE, Cornwall-on-Hud8on, Orange Co., N. Y. 
BERRY PLANTS! 
Strawberries, Wilson 
Downing, Monarch of 
West, and other sorts, $2 per 1,000; Great American, $9 per 
1,000; Crescent Seedling, $5 per 1,000 ; 85 other varieties, 
new and old, prices too low to print here. Brandywine 
Raspberry,$8 per 1,000; 15 other sorts, new and old. Wil¬ 
son Early Blackberry, $10 per 1,000; 7 other sorts. Aspara¬ 
gus Roots, $2.50 per 1,000: Currants, Grapes, Peach Trees, 
etc., etc., bottom prices. Special rates on $5 and $10 orders. 
See new Catalogue, now ready, free. 
JOHN S. COLLINS, Moorestown, New Jersey. 
/"Therry Currants only.— Selected plants, $15.00 per 
\_y 1,0011. As they run, $3o.00. Small plants, $25.00. Two- 
. WYLDE, ' 
year old, $60.00. 
Nanuet, N. Y. 
mum? 
5,000 Fruit, 
>0,000 Evergreen*. 
)0,000 Greenhouse, 
i ■ II H i n , —.— .-u.-— t-t Redding Plants, Ac. 
Jf*ur Catalogues Free. 22dYejir 400 Acrefi. 13 Greenhouses. 
BTORRS. HARRISON * CO., Paihmvillx, 
WANTED! WANTED!! 
From 5,000 to 10.000 Customers, or enough to buy 
our SPLENDID and LARGE stock of Nursery-grown 
trees, vines, etc., etc., consisting in part of 
1*25,000 Apple Trees, 3 to 5 years old. 
25,000 Crab Ample, 2 to 4 years old. 
85,000 Pencil Trees, 1 year old. 
20,000 Cherry Trees, 2 to 3 years old. 
25,000 Pear Trees, 2 to 5 years old. 
100,000 Currants, 1 to 2 years old. 
Plum, Apricots. Nectarine, Quince, Grape-vines, and all 
kinds of small fruit plants. Forest and Evergreen trees in 
large quantities. 
500,000 Apple Seedlings, 1 and 2 years. 
20,000 Ch erry Seedlings, 1 year. 
50,000 Maple Seedlings, land2ycars. 
(Sugar, Sycamore, Norway, and Silver-leaf.) Also 100,- 
OOO La Versailles and Cherry Currant Cuttings, 
from nursery-grown plants. 
The above stock is all clean, thrifty, young, and of line 
size for immediate transplanting. Satisfaction guaranteed 
to customers. Address 
STEPHEN HOYT & SONS, 
New Canaan, Conn. 
1 nil OOA Peach Tyrees of extra quality. Millions of 
iPWjWWW Fruit and Shade Trees, Vines, and Plants. Great 
American. Crescent, and Sharpless Seedling Strawberry. 
Pure, at the lowest market rates. Price List free. 
Address J. PERKINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
HALF A MILLION OF PEACH TREES, 
200,000 suitable to send bv mail or express long distances. 
Also 300,000 No. 1 Apple Trees, 150,000 suitable to send by 
mail. Prices to suit the times. 60-page Catalogue gratis, 
showing how and what to plant RANDOLPH PETEP.S, 
Great Northern dk Southern Nurseries, Wilmington, Del. 
SEEDSMEN, ATTENTION! 
Garden Seeds, Pure and Reliable. 
CABBAGE SEED A SPECIALTY. 
“ True” Jersey Early Wakefield, 
‘‘Henderson’s” Early Summer, 
“ Newark ” Enrly Flat Dutch, 
“Excelsior” Large Flat Dutch, and 
“Perfection” Drumhead Savoy. 
Grown from perfect heads, carefully selected, and 
warranted first-class In every particular. For sale to 
dealers at very reasonable prices. Price circulars free. 
Address FRANCIS BRILL, Seed-Grower, 
Mattituck, Long Island, N. Y. 
Peach and Pear Trees— a large stock. 
Other trees and plants In full supply. 
New Brunswick (Nurseries), N. J. Edwin Allen. 
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF PEACH and 
Apple Trees, and Small Fruits. Also several Farms 
for sale cheap. R. S. JOHNSTON, Stockley, Del. 
SEED POTATOES. 
Extra Early Vermont and Thorburn’s Late Rose, $2.75 per 
barrel, Compton’s Surprise, Brownell’s Beauty, and Snow¬ 
flake. $3.00 per barrel. Jon.es No. 4, $4.00 per bbl. Perfec¬ 
tion, $5.00 per bbl. Orders promptly filled. No charge for 
barrels. The potatoes are sound, of good size, and true to 
name. Address JOSEPH HARRIS, 
Moreton Farm, Rochester, N. Y. 
GRAPE VINES. 
Also Trees, Small Fruits, &c. Wholesale rates 
very low to Nurserymen, Dealers, and large Planters. 
Send stamp for Descriptive List. Price List free. 
T. S. HUBBARD, Fredonia, N. Y. 
GRAPES 
Prices lower than ever. 
Largest Assortment of 
old and new varieties. 
Plants of best Quality! 
at doz. rates free by Mail, 
and SMALL FRUITS. Send for Price List. 
Address BUSH & SON & MEISSNER, 
BUSHBE It (7, Jefferson Co,, Mo. 
WINTER FLOWERS 
FOR PARLOR OR GREENHOUSE. 
For $(.00 we will send free by mail either of the 
below named collections, all distinct varieties. 
§ Tea Roses, or 8 Begonias, or ft Carnations, or 8 Pinks 
Chrysanthemums, or 8 Heliotropes, or 6 Abutilons. 
4 Double Camellias, or 4 Azaleas, or 6 Bouvardias. 
8 Stevias or Eupatoriums, or 8 Fuchsias, or 8 Violets. 
12 Pansies, or 8 Forget-me-nots, or 4 Poinsettias. 
S Ferns, or 8 Mosses, or 4 Marantas (for Wardian Cases 
Palms, or 4 Crotons, or 2 Dracenas. or 4 BeKonias. 
12 Scarcer Greenhonse Plants, or 10 Hyacinths. 
5Q Snowdrops, or 12 Jonquils, or 20Tulips, or 0 Lilies. 
8 Pearl Tuberoses. or 4 Lilies of the Valley, or 20 Oxalis. 
10, Roman Hvacinths, or 50 Crocus. 
Or by EXPRESS, buyer to pay charges : 
Any 3 collections for $2 ; 5 for $3 ; 9 for $5 ; or the 
full collection of 350 varieties of Plants and Bulbs— 
sufficient to stock a greenhouse and garden—for $18. to 
which our book, ‘“Gardening for Pleasure," and Cata¬ 
logue [value 1.75] will be added. 
PETER HENDERSON & CO., 
35 Cortlandt St.. New York. 
ROSES for the MILLION. 
Everblooming, assorted colors, 14 by mail for $1.10. 
GERANIUMS. 
Best sorts, single and double. Bishop Wood, Asa Gray, 
G. Mangilli, Juo. Salter, Mattoon, Harry King, &c. 14 by 
mail for $1.10. Lists free. 
TYRA MONTGOMERY, Mattoon, Ill. 
THE DINGEE & C0NARD CO’S 
BEAUTIFUL EVER-BLOOMING - 
We deliver STRONG POT ROSES for Winter 
Bloom and Fall Planting, safely by mail, at all 
post-offices. Five Splendid Varieties, your choice, 
all labeled, for $1 1 12 for $2; 19 for S3! 26 for 
$4 ; 35 for $5! 75 for $10; 100 for $13. Send 
for our New Guide to Rose Culture, and 
choose from over 500 Finest Sorts. Our Great 
Specialty is growing and distributing Roses. 
THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., 
Kose»Growers, West Grove. Chester Co.. Pa. 
EVERYTHING FOR THE LAWN. 
Specialties; Japanese Persimmon, Magnolias, 
Rhododendrons, Hardy and Chinese 
Azaleas, Roses, and Camellias. 
An immense collection of Fruit 
# and Ornamental Trees and 
Shrubs. All tbe very latest 
novelties. Price-list free; De¬ 
scriptive Catalogue 10 cts. 
PARSONS & SONS CO., 
(Limited.) 
KISSENA NURSERIES, 
Flushing, N. Y. 
West Jersey Nurseries, Woodbury, N. J. 
GIBSON & BENNETT. 
110,000 Felton’s Early Prolific and Reliance Raspberry. 
200,000 Cinderella and Continental Strawberry Plants, direct 
from the original stalk! Millions of other Plants, 
Trees, etc. New descriptive Circular now ready. 
SPRING- WHEAT, 
new Spring Wheat sent to anv address free of charge. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., 
221 Church St., Pliila. 
BONE 
Just received—a lot of 
finest quality Texas Raw 
Bone —superior to any 
in the market. 
Sample free on receipt of address. 
a. 13 . com;, 
197 Water St., N. Y. 
South Australia 
Reward-Reaping Machine 
Notice is hereby given, that a Reward of £4,000 is 
offered by the South Australian Government to the Inventor 
of the best Machine, combining within itself the various 
operations at the same time of lieaping and Cleaning, fit for 
bagging on the Field, the various cereal crops of Soutli 
Australia. 
For conditions, apply to Sir ARTHUR BLYTH, K. C. M. 
G., the Agent General for South Australia, No. 8, Victoria 
Chambers, Westminster, London, S. W„ or tn the under. 
signed, THOMAS PLAYFORD, 
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigra¬ 
tion, South Australia. 
Adelaide, 8th July, 1818. 
HEEBNER’S HORSE POWER 
WITH 
PATENT LEVEL TREAD 
AND 
SPEED REGULATOR. 
Hcebner's Improved Threshing Machines. Send lor Illus¬ 
trated Circulars to 
JIEEBNER St SONS, Lansdale. Mont CO., Pa- 
