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ADVERTISEMENTS.-CONTENTS. 
RARE AND VALUABLE WORKS 
ON 
Natural History, Agriculture , fyc., for Sale. 
Michaux’s Flora Boreali-Americana, 2 vols. quarto, with 
Plates. Price $14. 
Burmann’s Plantarum Americanarum, l vol. large folio, with 
262 Plates. Very rare. $18. 
Browne’s Natural History of Jamaica, 1 vol. folio, with nume¬ 
rous plates. $7.50. 
Aublet’s Histoire des Plantes de Guiane Francoise, 4 vols. 
quarto, with plates. $22. 
Humboldt’s New Spain, Zoology, &c., 3 vols. folio, with plates. 
$ 20 . 
Kalm’s Travels into North America, in 1751, containing its 
Natural History, &c. , 3 vols. 8vo. $6.50. 
Bartram’s Travels in Florida, 1 vol. 8vo. $4.50. 
Garcilasso’s Description of Florida (in Spanish), 1 vol. folio. 
Very rare. $8. 
Garcilasso’s Royal Commentaries of Peru, Translated by Ry- 
caut, 1 vol. folio, with plates. Rare. $10. 
Pliny’s Natural History of the World, Translated by Holland, 
1 vol. folio. Rare. $17. 
Tusser’s 500 Points of Good Husbandry, quarto edition of 100. 
Printed in Red and Black. $6. Very rare and curious. 
Inquire of A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
THE TREES OF AMERICA, 
Native and Foreion, Pictorially and Botanicaliy Delineated, 
and Scientifically and Popularly Described ; being considered 
principally with Reference to their Geography and History ; 
Soil and Situation; Propagation and Culture; Accidents and 
Diseases ; Properties and Uses; Economy in the Arts ; Introduc¬ 
tion into Commerce ; and their Application in Useful and Orna¬ 
mental Plantations; illustrated by Numerous Engravings. By 
D. J. Browne, Author of the “ Sylva Americana.” Large 8vo. 
pp. 532. Price—Superbly bound in gilt morocco, $6—In muslin 
extra, $5. For sale by 
SAXTON & MILES, 205 Broadway, N. Y. 
A FARM FOR SALE IN ILLINOIS. 
A choice, rich tract of land, of 640 acres, part of which is roll¬ 
ing prairie, and part well timbered, within half a mile of Albion, 
the oounty town of Edwards county, Illinois, is offered for sale or 
exchange for good property in this State. It is within ten miles 
of navigable waters, and a very healthy situation. For further 
particulars inquire (post-paid) of 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE $ SEED STORE, 
F. TROWBRIDGE, 
138 CHAPEL STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT. 
Dealer in Agricultural Implements and Machines, Grass, Field’ 
Grain, Herb, and Flower Seeds, Trees, Plants, &c. 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. 
Being a condensed Encyclopaedia of Northern and Southern 
Farming, embracing Soils, Manures, Draining, Irrigation, and all 
staple productions, as the grasses, grain, roots, and miscellaneous 
articles; cattle, the dairy, horses, sheep, mules, swine, and 
poultry ; their treatment, food, diseases, &c., &c. Price $1 retail. 
A liberal discount to the trade. For sale by 
SAXTON & MILES, 205 Broadway. 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street. 
MATCH HORSES. ~ 
One pair of very fine dark bay horses, six years old, long tails, 
15# hands high. One pair light bay, seven years old, square 
toils, 16 hands high. One pair grey ponies, five years old, and 
Several young single horses. For sale cheap. 
Address C. JOHNSON, care of A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water St. 
PROUTY AND MEARS’ PLOWS. 
Quite a variety of the above plows can be had at the New 
York Agricultural Warehouse, together with the most complete 
assortment of all kinds to be found in the United States. 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Published Monthly, by Saxton & Miles, 205 Broadway, New 
York, containing 32 pages, royal octavo. 
TERMS—One Dollar per year in advance ; three copies for Two 
Dollars ; eight copies for Five Dollars. 
When Agricultural Societies order the work for distribution, 
among the members, the price will be only FIFTY CENTS a 
year, for the Monthly Numbers, and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS 
per copy for bound volumes. It will be expected that these 
orders come officially, and be signed by the President or Secretary 
of the Society. The object in putting our periodical at this very- 
low rate is, to benefit the farming community more extensively 
than it could otherwise be done. We hope, henceforth, to see 
the Agriculturist in the hands of every Farmer and Planter in the 
country. 
Each number of the Agriculturist contains but One sheet, aud 
is transported by mail under the same regulations as newspapers, 
viz.: free any distance not over 30 miles from its place of publica¬ 
tion ; over this and within 100 miles, or to any town in the State 
of New York, one cent postage on each number, and one and a half 
cents if over 100 miles, without the State. 
Back Volumes of The American Agriculturist, with 
tables of contents complete, for sale at $1.00 each ; ele¬ 
gantly and uniformly bound in cloth, $1.25. These are hand¬ 
some, tasteful books, and make very desirable premiums for dis¬ 
tribution with Agricultural Societies, and should also find place 
in all our District School Libraries. They constitute the best and 
most complete treatise on American Farming, Stock-Breeding, 
and Horticulture, extant. When several copies are ordered, a 
liberal discount will be made. 
Editors of newspapers noticing the numbers of this work month¬ 
ly, or advertising it, will be furnished a copy gratis upon sending 
such notice to this office. 
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
The Subscriber has been so often requested to add Garden 
Seeds to his assortment of Field Seeds, that he has at length con¬ 
sented to do so, and now offers for sale a great variety, grown by 
responsible persons, and put up expressly for him. They are 
fresh, and he confidently thinks may be relied upon. 
A. B. ALLEN, 187 Water Street, N. Y. 
TO GARDENERS AND NURSERYMEN. 
Cast-iron Tallies or Naming Sticks for Sale. —This is a recent 
invention, and is so constructed as to receive the name of any 
seed, plant, or tree, under a glass cover, thus keeping it safe and 
always distinct to be seen. They will last half a century, and 
are very cheap, costing only 50 cents to $1.50 per dozen. 
CONTENTS OF NOVEMBER NUMBER. 
To Exchange Papers ; Fruit Trees for the South ) 
Agricultural Warehouse in New Orleans J.^ 
American Agricultural Association { 
Nineteenth Annual Fair of the American Institute f. 
National Convention of Farmers, Gardeners, and Silk- ) 
Culturists ( •••• 
Show of the Queens County Agricultural Society ) 
The Proper Time for Cutting Timber j. 
The Alpaca, No. 6 ; Sausage Stuffer. 334 
British and Irish Flax Culture, No. 1. 335 
The Moss Rose. 336 
Preservation of Potatoes ; Burrall’s Corn-Sheller.337 
Popular Errors, No. 2; Comparative Value of Irish and ) 
Virginian Tobacco \ ' ’ d38 
Treatment of Mules, M. W. Philips ) 
Irish Mode of Boiling Potatoes >. 339 
Gardening, No. 9, L. T. Talbot ) 
How to Increase the Fruitfulness of Orchards. 340 
Destruction of the Cotton Crop by Insects, Thomas Affleck.. 341 
Management of Honey Bees, No. 5, T. B. Miner. 343 
Saxon Sheep. 344 
Insects that prey upon Locust-trees. 345 
Advantages of Cooking Food for Animals ; Experiments 1 
with Guano, E. K. Collins; Plowing in Green Crops, > .. 346 
A Traveller; Westphalia Plan of Smoking Hams ) 
Review of August No. of the Agriculturist, Reviewer.847 
A Ready Rule for Farmers J 
Prevention of the Ravages of the Clothes Moth ). 
Proposed Safety Lamp, M. W. Philips ? 
The Cotton Crop, J. W. Ruff & Co. 5. 
American Wine ; The Potato Disease. 351 
Entomology, No. 1, L. T. Talbot. 352 
Ladies’ Department : Hints to Housekeepers, Old 1 
Lady’s Diary; Mode of Removing Sperm, ..323 
Tallow, &c.. from Cloth J 
Foreign Agricultural News, ALeaffromBurritt’s Journal— 354 
Editor’s Table. 355 
List of Premiums awarded at the N.Y. Stale Fair ofl84S... 356 
Review of the Market. 359 
