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AMEKIOAU AGRICULTURIST. 
221 
FOUR HUNDRED 
and 
FORTY-THREE 
GENERAL 
PREMIUMS 
Offered to Our Subscribers, 
We again call the attention of all our 
Readers to the 
ILLUSTRATED PREMIUM LIST. 
Containing Thirty-two Pages, with a large 
number of Engravings, describing 443 Fine 
Premiums, offered to our subscribers.—This 
List was made up in October last and the 
offer holds good 
To the End of* June. 
|^”Every one who has not received a copy, 
or who has lost or mislaid the copy received, 
is invited to send his address for one, by 
Postal Card or otherwise.—Also the address 
of any friend who will be interested in re¬ 
ceiving a copy. CggpA copy will be mailed 
post-paid to all desiring one. 
Catalogues Received. 
According to custom this will be our last general list 
of spring catalogues, though we may notice some of 
special interest. The autumn catalogues will he acknowl¬ 
edged in September and later, and those desiring recog¬ 
nition in the list should send their catalogues as soon 
as ready. The tendency to combine two distinct branches 
of business—as seeds and greenhouse plants—is so gen¬ 
eral, that as a rule we can only spare space to notice 
catalogues under what appears to be the leading busi¬ 
ness. We make these notices of catalogues, not so 
much for the benefit of those who issue them, as for 
the general information of our readers who so frequent¬ 
ly write to ask where they can get this or that. In send¬ 
ing to any of these parties for their catalogues , our read¬ 
ers may confer a double favor by referring to their an¬ 
nouncement in this journal. 
SEEDSMEN. 
C. E. Allen, Bi attleboro, Vt.—A catalogue which, besides 
seeds, is so full of flowering and small fruit plants, that we 
are doubtful where to place it. 
A. Busch, Zewitz, Pomerania.— A special potato catalogue 
offering 200 varieties including the later American sorts. 
Samuel N. Cox, St. Joseph, Mo.—Full and neat, with a 
useful list of common, and corresponding botanical, names. 
Everett & Gleason, No. 34 South Market St., Boston.— 
Mr. Gleason formerly had charge of the seed business of R. 
H. Allen & Co., New York, and the neatness and compact¬ 
ness that marked their catalogues are found in his own. 
J. C. Everitt, Ontario, La Grange Co., Ind.—Besides the 
standard vegetable seeds makes a specialty of potatoes, of 
which he oilers a wonderful assortment. 
H. A. Fielding, Lowell, Mass.—Besides an illustrated 
list of garden, field and flower seeds, offer nearly every im¬ 
plement needed on the farm. 
Hovey & Co.. No. 16 South Market St., Boston, Mass.—No 
one would suspect, from the freshness of the catalogue, 
that this house is one of the oldest. 
Benj. F. Hoover, Galesburg, Ill., makes a specialty of 
seed potatoes, and tells about them. 
E. L. Meyer, Hutchinson, Kans., converts a part of his 
catalogue into a useful almanac. 
John R. & A. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa., besides seeds, 
have a great variety of plants. 
Robert C. Reeves, 185 & 187 Water St., N. V.—Besides 
vegetable and flower seeds, is very full in farm seeds and 
implements. 
Wm. Rennie, Toronto, Ont., Canada, has a list as varied, 
and as beautifully illustrated, as if it were issued on this 
side of the border. 
C. R. Rogers, 113 Market St., Philadelphia.— A very full 
and well illustrated list, with many specialties. 
Steele Bros. & Co., Toronto. Ont., Canada.— A beautiful 
list, without and within, and full of everything. 
Isaac F. Tillinghast, La Plume Pa., offers “ Reliable 
Seeds at Honest Prices ’’—and give useful talk about them. 
Robert Vietoh & Son, New Haven, Conn.- Mr. V. is 
widely known as a skillful cultivator. His catalogue in¬ 
cludes both seeds and plants. 
NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS. 
Some of our best known nurserymen are also florists, and 
we give the few catalogues that come to hand at this late 
season, under one head. 
P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga„ besides being the largest 
nurseryman in the Sout hern States, is also the largest dealer 
in greenhouse plants, as this catalogue shows. 
John S. Burrow, Fishkill, N. Y.— Issues a special illus¬ 
trated circular of several of Mr. Ricketts’ wonderful grapes. 
Bush & Son & Meissner, Bushberg, Jefferson Co., Mo.— 
We have already commended the compactness and the com- 
f rehensiveness of the admirable list sent out by this house, 
t includes every variety worth growing, and many not to 
be had elsewhere. 
E. R. Crosson, Colorado Springs, Colo.— A full and in¬ 
structive list of small fruits with several specialties. 
James Draper, Worcester, Mass.—A general list of fruit 
and ornamental plants. 
Ellis Bros., Keene, N. H., devote the greater part of 
their catalogue to greenhouse and bedding plants, but offer 
the modest potato, and vegetable plants. 
The Gould Nursery, Beaver Dam, Wis., offers general 
fruit and ornamental stock. 
Henry Merrill, West Newbury, Mass. — Small fruit 
plants, strawberries a specialty, and sensibly advises his 
customers to take the agricultural papers. 
E. S. Miller, Wading River (L. 1.1, N. Y.—An illustrated 
list of the leading bedding plants, with all the novelties. 
William H. Moon, Morrisville, Pa.--Besides the usual 
fruits, is very full in ornamental trees and shrubs, and well 
Illustrated. 
E. Y. Teas, Dunrieth, Ind.—General orchard and small 
fruits, with novelties: he also brings into prominence 
several native plants, including that lovely shrub, Clethra 
alnifolia, for which we here thank him. 
Henry Wilbur, Montgomery, Mich., publishes “ Hints 
on Fruit Culture,'' and very uselul hints too ; at the end he 
modestly gives a list of prices. 
Wm. C. Wilson, No. 45 West 14th St., N. Y. City, and As¬ 
toria (L. I.),N. Y.—If there is anything in the way of a plant, 
whether ornamental or fruit-hearing, not included in this 
compendious catalogue, we are sure that it must be a rarity. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Including Machinery, Implements, Live Stock, and what¬ 
ever is not included under the foregoing heads. 
Bausch & Loire Optical Company. Rochester, N. Y., and 
37 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.—This firm, well known to the 
readers of the American Agriculturist, issue a catalogue 
of their more costly optical Instruments of various kinds. 
W. S. Blunt, 94 Beekman St., N. Y.—A “ Sunplcmentary 
Catalogue ” giving the improvements that have been made 
in, and accessories contrived for, his excellent pumps. 
A. B. Cohu, No. 197 Water St., N. Y.—This catalogue for 
1882, after devoting over 60 large pages to his own wares, 
adds about 40 pages describing kindred articles made by 
others. It is a wonderful production, and might be ac¬ 
cented as an exponent of mechanics as applied to agricul¬ 
ture in 1882. 
Doty’s Washers.— Our old friend Doty now sends his 
catalogues from Chicago, describing “Improved Washers 
and Starchers.” The trouble with Doty is, lie is always im¬ 
proving on himself. 
D. M. Dewey, Rochester N. Y.—Besides colored plates of 
fruits and flowers, offers in his catalogue almost everything 
that a nurseryman can want. 
H. B. Griffing, No. 70 Oortlandt St., N. Y.—Proprietor 
of the “ Metropolitan Agricultural Works,” in a copiously 
illustrated pamphlet shows the wonderful variety of imple¬ 
ments and machines they produce. 
Hercules Wind Engine Co.,No. 17Moore St.,NewYork. 
—This “ Wind Engine” which essentially differs from ordi¬ 
nary wind-mills, is fully explained and illustrated, with all 
its accessories, in a neat pamphlet. 
Charles D. Lake, Baltimore, Md., in a neat treatise 
illustrates all sorts of hives for heee to store honey in, as 
well as plants from which they may get it. 
Alfred Leida, Delaware Station, N. J.—Describes Ply¬ 
mouth Rocks, his special breed of fowls. 
Mapes Formula and Guano Company, 158 Front St„ N. 
Y.—This company believes in printer’s ink, and publishes 
interesting pamphlets. They are on the right track, i. e., 
having every article, just what it purports to be. 
Maywood Co., No. 58 La Salle St., Chicago, Ill —All the 
parties interested in the “ Chicago Screw Pulverizer,” aud 
“ Scraper and Ditcher.” are consolidated under the above 
title. They publish a circular of about 75 pages, which tells 
all about these effective implements. 
Powell Brothers, Springboro. Crawford Co., Pa., claim 
to have “ the choicest collection of live stock in the world.” 
That they have line Clydesdale horses, has longbeen known. 
In a circular of exquisite neatness, they offer trotting stcck 
and cattle, to make their claim good. 
Russell & Co., Massillon. Ohio, in a large and beautiful 
catalogue, illustrate their Threshing Machines and Saw¬ 
mills, operated by their horse-powers, and by their various 
steam engines. 
Thomas J, Ward, St. Mary’s, Vigo Co., Ind.—Sends his 
price lists for poultry, and adds fruit and ornamental trees. 
Gardner B. Weeks, Rochester, N. Y., well-known as a 
dealer in dairy implements, issues a pamphlet on the 
“ Grappling Hay Fork and Railway Hay Conveyor.” Every 
part is illustrated to the minutest detail, as all such imple¬ 
ments should be. 
Sowing jLociist-'JTree Seeds.— “O. B.,” Cecil- 
ton, Md.. writes us as follows concerning the Locust:— 
“ There is not a more useful wood, or one of quicker 
growth. A tree on every square of four or five feet 
would he of far greater value than any grain crop. It 
can be cut every 12 or 15 years, aud will renew itself. 
I have planted several hundred (all I could get), and 
have some seed saved from trees about the place. I do 
not know how to start Locust, which are very slow to 
vegetate.”—Our correspondent is quite right with re¬ 
spect to the value of the Locust. The fact that in some 
years the borer has been very destructive, has generally 
deterred people from cultivating this tree. But the in¬ 
sect is not always abundant, and when the trees are near 
together, enough will escape injury to make the plant¬ 
ing profitable. It will grow on very poor soil, which 
will yearly be improved by the fallen leaves. Pour 
scalding water over the seeds, and allow them to stand 
in a covered vessel until cold, then sow at once. These 
remarks apply to the Eobinia, which in different parts of 
the country is known as the Yellow, White, and Black 
Locust, and not to the Honey Locust, a very different 
tree. We believe most seed dealers can supply the seed. 
For MAY. 
SPECIAL. 
(N. B.—The following offers hold 
good from the reception of this paper , 
up to May 31, next): 
Any person sending a subscription to 
the American Agriculturist for one year, 
at the regular rate ($1.50), will he pre¬ 
sented with any ©ne of the following, 
delivered by mail, post-paid, to any part 
of the United States or Territories (the 
Pot-grown Plants excepted): 
No. l.—Any one of the One Hundred 
Good Books described on pages 124 
and 125 of the March number of the 
American Agriculturist. 
OR, 
No. 2.—The American Popular Diction¬ 
ary, described on page 124 of March 
American Agriculturist. 
OR, 
No. 3.-24 Bidwell Strawberry Plants, 
post-paid; OR, 15 Pot-grown Bidwell 
Strawberry Plants, by express, un¬ 
paid, as described in March American 
Agriculturist, page 124. 
OR, 
No. i. — The “American Agriculturist 
MICROSCOPE,” described on page 
173 of April American Agriculturist. 
Wliat makes a (t Subscriber "J. F. B.,” 
Montrose, Pa., writes that the first three months of a 
paper devoted to fruit culture were received by him, and 
he now is addressed as a “ Delinquent Subscriber,” and 
asked to “pay np.” He did not order the paper and sup¬ 
posed these numbers were sent as sample copies. It 
has been held that taking papers regularly from the Post 
Office is presumptive evidence that the one so doing is 
liable as a subscriber. If continued for a considerable 
period, this is generally an equitable construction. But 
it would be very unjust to compel one to pay for a few 
copies received without having given any order, and 
examining them as invited to do so by the fact of their 
being sent. In this case, as reported by Mr. J. F. B. 
he can not he blamed for considering it “a low under¬ 
handed method of extorting money from innocent per¬ 
sons.”—The invariable rule with the American Agricul¬ 
turist for five and twenty years, has been to send out no 
copies that were not considered paid for, unless in 
special cases where there was some definite understand¬ 
ing to the contrary. Multitudes seud us subscriptions 
for the paper to he mailed to friends, aud sometimes 
the numbers are returned by the recipient as “not 
ordered,” before the reason for sending them has been 
understood. 
mulberries for Fruit. —Several inquiries show 
that there is a renewed interest in this much neglected 
fruit. Half a century ago Mulberry trees were not rare 
in old gardens; they were called English, but were 
originally from Persia, and its fruit is not exceeded in 
quality by any other kind, though the tree is rather ten¬ 
der in northern localities. When the “ Multicaulis ” ex¬ 
citement prevailed, many thousands of trees were raised 
from seed, many of which were allowed to grow up, 
and among them were some which bore excellent fruit. 
One of these in the garden of a relative bore delicious 
fruit of a very pale purple tinge ; another originating on 
the grounds of Charles Downing, at Newburgh, N. Y.. 
has been propagated as “ Downing’s Everbearing Mul¬ 
berry,” and is the best kind for fruit, as it continues 
long in bearing, arid the fruit is of excellent quality. It 
is to be had at all the nurseries. 
