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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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^ALWAYS FRESH & GEJiUSjjw 
CUR SPECIALTIES FOR 1879. 
Farmers’ Far. Corn, the heat dent, 100 hus. per acre 
on light land, very early, makes finest meal and excellent 
fodder, lb., 50cts., post-paid: peck, $1^5 ; bus. $3.50 Imp, 
White Prolific Corn, originated by Mr. Blunt, of Teun., 
yields enormously very superior sort, lb., 50 cts., post-paid; 
peck, $1.50; bus., $4.00. Pearl Millet, extra clean heavy- 
seed, pkt., 10c.; A lb., 60c.; lb., $1.00; 3 lbs., $2.50, post-paid. 
Champlain and Defiance Wheats, X lb., 40 cts.j lb., 
75 eta.; 4 lbs., $2.50, post-paid. Prickly Comfrey, lb., $1; 
8 lbs., $2.50, post-paid. Chnfag, qt.» 60 cts., post-paid. 
Bay View Melon, a new muskmelon, of delicious flavor, 
large size, wonderfully productive; pkt., 25 cts. Sure- 
head Cabbage, always heads; pkt., 25 cts. Amber 
Cream Sweet Corn, a new very desirable sort: pkt., 
25 cts. The New Tomato, Red CUieL pkt., 25 ets. 
Acme, the perfection Tomato, oz,, 60 cts. Also, 
Tie PHILADELPHIA BROADCAST 
Seed Sower, for sowing all varieties Grain and Grass Seeds. 
No. 1 sows 12 to 15 acres per hour; No. 2 (hand), 4 to 6; at 
the same time sowing far better than by any other 
method. Our Illustrated Seed Catalogue for 1879 mailed 
on application. Send for it at once: it costs nothing, 
and may save you a great deal. 
BENSON, MAULE & CO., 
223 CHURCH ST„ PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
SEEDS. 
All the leading and most desirable kinds of 
VEGETABLE, FIELD, 
AND 
FLOWER. SEEDS. 
Will be found In my new priced list. Mailed free. 
ALFRED SBIDGEMAN, 
_ 876 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 
Shakers’ Garden Seeds. 
True and Genuine. Freslx and Reliable. 
One of the oldest seed firms in the country. Seeds sent by 
mail Postage free. Special prices and terms to Grangers. 
“ The excellence of the Shakers’ Garden Seeds is generally 
admitted.”—St.'s American Agriculturist. 
Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds Free. 
Address CHARLES SISTER., 
Mount Lebanon, Col. Co,, N. Y. 
ERMONT SEEf 
■ EXPERIENCED. PLANTERS 'ARE, AWARE I 
• THAt-,-NORTHERN'- GROWN SEED. Witt. 
PRODUCE Tilt EARLIEST RESULTS. 
. ILLUSTRATED 'CATALOGUE ' MAILED 
>:> .. .QN RECEIPT OF STAMP.. . k 
CvE.ALLEN, 
FLORIST .'AND seedsman.brattlesoro'Vt. 
TRY 
ORANGE COUNTY SEED 
Popular because Reliable. Send for .Illustrated 
Catalogue of Garden, Field, and Flower Seeds. 
Seed Potatoes a Specialty. 
CORNISH & GRIFFIN, 
(Successors to Hawkins & Cornish, Goshen, N. Y.) 
_Newburgh, Orange Co., S, Y. 
HEIKES NURSERIES 
Are prepared to offer special induce¬ 
ments for the spring of 1879,on Apples, 
Crab Apples, Tetofsky, Haas, Pewau- 
kee, Peaches, Cherries, Currants, and 
Gooseberries, Raspberries, Blackber¬ 
ries, and a general Nursery Stock. 
We respectfully solicit correspond¬ 
ence. 
The Heikes Nurseries Co., 
Dayton, O. 
BIRDSVILLK “ SEE® FAB!,” 
via Herndon P. O., Ga„ 
Producer and Dealer in Southern Acclimated Field and 
Garden Seed, carefully selected, for sale. Pearl Millet and 
Seeds of other forage crops for sale. Drop a postal card 
for Circular and Price-List. 
PRICKLE Y COMFREY ROOTS. 
H lb. 50c.; 1 lb., 75 cts., post-paid; 10 lbs. and upwards by 
express, 50 cents per lb. Full particulars sent. 
_ G. A. WILCOX, Gosport, N, Y. 
S UFFOLK CO. SEEDS, PLANTS, TREES," for 1879. Cold 
Frame Plants a specialty. True and Reliable. Low Price 
t free to all. Wm. W. Steeling, Cutchogue, L. I., N. V. 
DBARL MILLET, SO cts. K lb.; 10 cts. a pkge. New 
A Rose Aster, 6 cts.; New Japan Cockscomb, 6 cts. Cata¬ 
logue free. H. N. SMITH, So. Sudbury, Mass. 
NEW, RARE OR 0H0ICE. 
To Farmers and Gardeners.—I offer the following 
new, bare or extra onoioE Vegetable Seed, postpage paid 
by me. 
Marblehead Early Sweet Corn.— Decidedly the 
earliest of all varieties of sweet corn. Per package, 15 cts. 
Egyptian Sweet Corn.—Decidedly the sweetest of all 
varieties of white sweet corn. Per package, 10 cents; per 
pound, 35 cents. „ 
Marblehead Mammoth Sweet Corn.—-The largest 
of all varieties, and the earliest of the extra large kinds. 
Per package, 15 cents; per pint, 88cents. 
Longfellow’s Yellow Field Corn.—Kernels and 
ears, extra large, not suited to the South. Per package, 10 
cents; per quart, 55 cents. 
Early Amber Sugar Cane.— Samples of the sugar, 
and full instructions for cultivation and making of sugar, 
sent with each lot. Per quarter pound, 16 cents; per pound, 
45 cents. 
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip Beet.—The best of 
the earlies ; a great acquisition. Per ounce, 12 cents; per 
pound, $11S. 
Hancock Early Peas.—The best cropper, and purest 
of all the extra early sorts. Per package, 10 cents, per 
quart, 60 cents. 
Tnilby’s Cucumber.—Large, very handsome and very 
prolific. A prize for any garden. Per package, 15 cents ; 
per ounce, 85 cents. 
Marblehead Champion Pole Beans,—15 cents per 
package. The earliest of all varieties. 
Kentucky Wonder Beans.—15 cents per package. 
Compared with scores of varieties, they have proved the 
most prolific. 
Butman Squash.—20 cts. per oz.; 10 cts. per package. 
Marblehead Squash.—20 cents per oz.; 10 cents per 
Hubbard Squash.—20 cents per ounce. 
As the original introducer of these three splendid winter 
varieties, I offer seed grown specially for purity. 
Cocoanut Squash.—10 cents per package; 80 cents per 
oz. Excellent in quality and an elegant ornament for the 
parlor. Very prolific. 
Danver’s Carrot.—$1.50 per pound; 15 cents per ounce. 
Fortv tons have been raised to the acre. 
Sill’s Melon.—A cantaloupe; sweet, spicy, delicious. 
Per ounce, 20 cents. 
Vick’s Early.—20 cents per ounce; 10 cents per package. 
The best of all the early Water Melons. 
Excelsior Melon.—25 cents per oz.; 10 cents per pack¬ 
age. Has been raised in Massachusetts to weigh 75 pounds. 
Quality excellent. 
White Egg Turnip.—The new American turnip. Early, 
large, and of excellent quality. Per oz., 15 cents. 
My Seed Catalogue, treating of all the above varieties in 
detail, and an immense collection of vegetable and Flower 
Seed, will be sent free to all who write for it. 
J, J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
IMPROVED PROLIFIC WHITE 
SEED CORN. 
Selected and saved by myself, 4 to 10 ears on a stalk- 
79 to 161 bus. shelled corn per acre. 
Price by mail, 50 cents per pint; 75 cents per quart; 
I $2 per bus.; $3 per two bus., by Express or freight. 
| Remit by Reg. Letter. A. S. BEEKMAN, 
South Branch, New Jersey, 
LANE’S 
Imperial Sugar-Beet Seed. 
The best root to feed cows or youngstock. 40 tons raised 
per acre. % lb., 25 cts. ; 1 lb., 75 cts. Postage added, 
__HENRY LANE, Cornwall, Vt. 
UfREEIVIf.KE flftlRlV S2-rowed, nothing new, tested 
txll-LiDJIiU.IhD bWlllb for 50 years on one farm, large 
ears, matures early, highly productive. For lull description 
and price list send postal with address to J. C. GREENLEE, 
Harltuid Farm, East Bethlehem, Wash. Co., Pa. 
L ANE’S Improved Sugar Beet is the best to raise for 
stock. Seed, % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. Also Compton’s 
Field Corn; and a general list of Seed, and Potatoes; send 
for price list. DAVID R. WOOD, Morrisville, Vt. 
A SPARAGTTS—NEW VARIETY—SM ALLY’S 
A DEFIANCE. The merits I claim lor the Defiance: 
it is early, a larger grass, softer, more tender, free from 
wood, the flavor sweet and very delicate; far superior to 
all other sorts, and will produce double that of the Colossal, 
and can cut it longer; also will continue to grow longer 
than other sorts. Address 
__ A. SMALLY, Bound Brook, N. J. 
The Albany Seed Store, 
Price <fc Knickerbocker, Successors to 
SPRING CATALOGUE—250 Illustrations. Mailed on re¬ 
ceipt of six cents in stamps, to pay postage, which will be al¬ 
lowed on first order. 80 State St., Albany, N. Y'. 
A NEW LETTUCE, 
“EUREKA ” 
A new variety of our own production, which we 
offer for the first time to the public, and can confidently 
say it is the best Lettuce for family use ever introduced. 
Possessing more good qualities than any variety we 
have ever tried. The entire stock of this valuable in¬ 
troduction is in our hands. Give it a trial. Price* 
cts. per packet, ©r 5 packets for $1« 
Address, CROSMAN BR0 9 S, Rochester* H. Y, 
M. B.«—Our Seed Catalogue sent free on application. 
ARTICHOKES 
Red Brazillian and White French Varieties, cheapest hog 
food known. Send for Circular. E. F. BROCKWAY. 
Ainsworth, Iowa. Say you saw this in Am. Agriculturist. 
CHOICE SEEDS. 
Doura or Guinea Corn. 
THE BEST ANNUAL FODDER PLANT, 
25 cts. per 2 oz. packet. 
PMCKLEY COUFSIEY, 
The Best Perennial Fodder Plant. 
Roots for sale, in large or small quantities. Per lb., post¬ 
paid, $1; per 10 lbs., $7.50; per 100 lbs., $60. 
PEARL MILLET, 
CHOICE CLEAN SEED, FREE FROM HUSK, 
$1 per lb. by mail, post-paid. 
Send for our Seed Catalogue, which is now ready for 
mailing. Address, R, H. ALLEN <fc CO., 
P. O. Box 3 76, N. V. City. 
CHOICE urn 
SEEDS. 
Danver’s © 
Carrot, 1 lb., $1.15; five lbs. $1 per lb. by express, oq B 
White Globe Onion Seed from very best of stock, «- 
ij* 1 lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $1.25 lb. Yellow Denver and © _ 
*0 Red Globe Onion Seed, $1 lb.; by mail, $1.16. A © W 
large stock of Bedding Plants. Price very low. ” © 
Write for what you want, and get the best offer • 
B in the market. 
© E. B. JENNINGS, a 
S3 Seedsman and Florist, Southport, Conn. S, 
~214 BUSHELS OF. 
CORN 
TO ONE ACRE, 
McCLURE’S PROLIFIC CORN produced 214 
bushelB to the acre, proof of which was given in October 
15 issue of Farm and Fireside. I will send by mall, post¬ 
paid, sufficient seed of this famous corn to plant 10 square 
rods to any address, on receipt of 25 cents, or 5 packages to 
one address for $1. Every farmer should procure this won¬ 
derfully productive corn. J. S. Crowell, Manager 
_ “Farm and Fireside,” Springfield, O hio. 
Potato Planter. 
With it one man, with the aid of one horse, can 
Plant Five Acres a Day, 
viz., open the furrow, cut, drop, and cover the Seed and 
Fertilizer. NASH & BRO„ Manufacturers, 
7 College Plac e, N. Y. 
-A K J- 
As introducer of the 
new White Egg 
Turnip, I offer the 
remainder of my 1878 
crop of seed at re¬ 
duced rates; also. 
White Prolific Field 
Corn, Pearl Millet, 
Mangolds, Farm Gar¬ 
den,Flower Seeds etc. 
-P %— 
My AnnualTllustrat- 
- Ca ' " - 
ed Catalogue for 1879 
will be mailed to any 
addres^on^application 
Special inducements 
to dealers,Agricultur¬ 
al Societies, Farmers’ 
Clubs, and others re¬ 
quiring large quantities. 
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. 
~\TEW $60 PRIZE GRAPE. 
IN MCORE’S EASRLY, 
A new, hardy Grape, combining the following desirable 
qualities: Hardiness, size, beauty, quality, earliness and pro¬ 
ductiveness. 
Also, Small Fruits, Strawberries, Asparagus, etc. Send for 
Circular. JOHN B. MOORE, Concord, Mass. 
Say where yon saw this. 
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 & SOM & MEISSNER, 
BUSHBERG, Jefferson Co., Mo. 
GRAPES 
gggisiir ’■ 
Willbe __ 
mailed FREEtcT ^ 
all applicants. It con- 
tains colored plate, 500 engravings, v* 
about 150 pages, and full descriptions, -s 
prices and directions for planting over 1200 ————— 
varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Plants. Roses 
Invaluabls to all. Send for it. Address * 
D- M. ITEREY & CO., Detroit, Kieh, 
