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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[February, 
Steel Calked Shoes.—If horses fail to stand in 
slippery places it will be because their owners fail to 
provide them with some of the several excellent devices 
to aid them. The Foiged Steel Calk Horse Shoe, made 
by the Bryden Horse Shoe Co., has several points to 
commend it. The toe calk is very long, and with the 
others so placed as to give an even bearing to the foot. 
The inside of the shoe is of such a form as to prevent 
stones and other matters from catching iu it, and the 
shape of the crease shows excellent workmanship and 
attention to details. The list of those who have used 
the shoe with approval includes the names of some of 
the eminent horse owners in the country. 
Coloring Batter and Clieese. —“ G. T. S.” 
The coloring of cheese, to meet the notions of certain 
markets, is very common; to color butter in winter, 
sufficiently to restore the lacking color, is regarded as 
legitimate by some of those who make the highest 
priced product. So long as a perfectly harmless vege¬ 
table coloring matter is used no harm can come of it. 
The color used is Annatto in some form ; this is pre¬ 
pared from the pulp that surrounds the seeds of a South 
American shrub or small tree. The seeds are put into 
water and fermented, the liquid is poured off and evapo¬ 
rated to a pasty mass, about the consistence of putty; 
this is made into rolls, covered with some kind of 
leaves, and sent to market in baskets. Annattoine is 
the coloring principle separated from annatto, and is in 
a much more concentrated form. Annatto is sometimes 
used for dyeing cotton, but the color is not very fast: 
its chief consumption is in the dairy, and though the 
amount used by each one is small, the aggregate is 
large. The principal importer is Mr. L. E. Ransom, of 
New York, who also prepares it in the form of a butter 
color ready for use. There seems to be a number of 
methods of writing the name: annatto, anatto and 
arnotto being used, and sometimes it is called roucou. 
Catalogues Received. 
SEEDSMEN. 
Benson', Haule & Co., No. 22.3 Church Street, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa., send an illustrated list of farm, garden and 
flower seeds, implements, etc. 
B. K. Bliss & Sons, No. 34 Barclay Street, New York, 
give their catalogue a quaint exterior in Japanese style. 
The interior shows the usual number of novelties in 
vegetables and flowers. 
Wi. E. Bowditch, 645 Warren Street, Boston, Mass., 
sends his wholesale list and retail flower seed catalogue. 
Fhancis Brill, Mattituck (L. I.), N. Y.—Wholesale 
list of seeds grown by himself. 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., No. 221 Church Street. Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa., send their “Farm Annual,’’ which, besides 
being a catalogue of seeds of all kinds, includes stock 
and implements. 
A. D. Cowan & Co., No. 114 Chambers Street. New 
York, send a very full, neat and clear list of farm and 
garden seeds and appliances. 
D. M. Ferry, Detroit, Mich.—The full and profusely 
illustrated list of what is said to be the largest seed 
house in the world, gives views of their new store, the 
floors of which have an area of nearly five acres 1 
L. W. Goodell, Amherst, Mass.—Illustrated list of 
seeds, bulbs and flowers. 
Henry Nunqesser, No. 83 Avenue D, New York.— 
Wholesale list of grass and forest tree seeds. 
Plant Company, St. Louis, Mo.—Very full in seeds of 
all kinds. An Almanac, a Gardener’s Calendar, and use¬ 
ful garden instructions—a treatise as well as a catalogue. 
J. B. Root & Co., Rockford, Ill. It keeps up its in¬ 
terest in giving pleasant talks about garden matters. 
Isaac F. Tillinqhast, La Plume, Lackawanna Co., 
Pa., makes of his catalogue a quarterly called “Seed 
Time and Harvest.” The first number promises well. 
E. Wyman, Jr., Rockford, Ill.—Full and neat, with 
sensible directions for culture. 
Peter Henderson & Co., No. 35 Cortlandt Street, New 
York.—As usual, this bears the title “Everything for the 
Garden,” and a3 it includes Peter Henderson’s plant list, 
its title indicates the contents. Richly illustrated. 
Nan’z, Neuner & Co., Louisville, Ky.—A full and 
illustrated list of seeds, bulbs, plants, etc. 
NURSERYMEN. 
J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa.—Small fruits, with 
directions for culture. 
Leslie & McCune, Ipava, Fulton Co., Ill.—General 
list of orchard and small fruits and evergreens. 
J. R. Long, Columbia City, Ind.—Small fruits. 
J. D. Mosby & Bro., Richmond, Va., at the Richmond 
Nurseries, oiler a full stock of fruits, including a number 
of varieties originating in the State. 
J. F. Noerr, Oswego, N.Y.—The leading Strawberries. 
E. & J. C. Williams, Montclair, N. J.—Small fruits, 
ornamental stock, seed potatoes, etc. 
FOREIGN CATALOGUES. 
II. L. Chrestensen, Erfurt, Prussia.—Dried flowers, 
dyed and other grasses, and winter bouquets. 
David Clarke, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.— 
Quite a volume of seeds, trees, plants, implements, etc. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
E. F. Brockway, Ainsworth. Iowa. — Poland China 
Hogs, Poultry, with artichokes and chufas to feed them. 
A. & T. Brown, 57-61 Lewis Street, New York.— 
Shafting, pulleys, etc. Excellently illustrated. 
James Leffel, Springfield, Ohio, makes the Buck- 
waiter Portable Steam Engine and the Leffel Turbine 
Water Wheel. The catalogue of this Turbine is a won¬ 
der, having nearly one hundred large pages in which a 
profusion of full page engravings make the wheel so 
interesting that one at once wishes he had use for one. 
Anderson Refrigerator Line Manual. — Aug. F. 
Higgs, manager of the above line, which runs its cars 
over various routes, publishes its business in a neat 
pamphlet, in which are given most useful directions for 
handling all perishable articles. 
L. L. Reed, Auburn, Ohio.—An illustrated list of 
thoroughbred pigs, sheep, poultry, etc. 
JUST PUBLISHED. 
What the Grocers Sell Us. 
A Manual for Buyers. 
Containing the Natural History and Process of Manu¬ 
facture of all 
Grocer’s Goods. 
Also their 
Adulterations, 
and how to detect them; rates of tare, as allowed by custom 
and law; tables of weights, measures, moneys,etc. The whole 
being designed as a guide to aid in the purchasing of goods. 
By P. H. PELKElt. 
Revised and enlarged. PRICE, POST-PAID, $1.00. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
B1AUTF 
Sharpless, Miners, Pres. Lincoln, and 
all the leading Berries, Grapes, etc., 
etc. Catalogue free. 
E. & J. C. WILLIAMS, Montclair, N. J, 
1 TUBEROSES. 
I Floral Guide, containing practi¬ 
cal information for their culture, 
mailed FREE. 
Cuttings of choice Double and Single Geraniums, by mail, 
50c. per dozen. 
CHARLES T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. 
FOR TREES! FLOWERS!! 
AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL send to the 
BLOOMINGTON NURSERY, 
Established 28 years—600 Acres—13 Greenhouses. The fol¬ 
lowing are now ready for distribution— New General 
Descriptive Catalogue, 10c. New Plant Cata¬ 
logue and Price List free. Address 
BAIRD & TUTTLE, Agents, Bloomington, Ills. 
OH Flowering Plants d*1 
O. \J BY MAIL FOR Vjj | 
Prices Greatly Reduced. Our new instructive 
Catalogue describes all the leading Plants, Bulbs and Seeds. 
It Is the cheapest price-list ever offered. I''ree to all. ’ Send 
for it to THOS. ELVERSON, 
Hillside Greenhouses, New Brighton, Pa. 
EKtl trees and pi.ams ,.*4 j&T 
Apple Trees. 15c. each; Standard Pear, 30c. 
each; Dwarf Pear, 20c. each; Strawberries, Hasp- 
berries, Blackberries, and Grape Vines, by the doz., 100, 
1,000, or 10,000. Extra large stock of Sharpless, Miner’s Pro¬ 
lific, Albany, and other choice and standard Strawberries, 
Queen-of-the-Market Raspberry. Send for circular and see 
low quotations. 
S. C. De Cou, Moorestown, Burlington Co., N. J. 
CHOICE SEEDS FOR ALL! *7 X'H* 
cents, or five 3c. postage stamps, I will send to any address 
five packets choicest Seeds: Pansy, Bouquet Aster, Double 
Portulaca.SweetAlyssum, Japan Pinks, mixed colors of each, 
and my Illustrated Seed Catalogue for 1880; or above and 4 
other choice sorts for :43c. L. W. Goodell, Amherst,Mass. 
Strawberry Plants 
50 Sharpless 
100 Crescent Seedling 
100 CumbeiTd Triumph 
100 Monarch of West 
100 Boyden’s Thirty 
100 Clias. Downings. 
GRAPE VINES. 
15 Concord 
12 Hartford Prolific 
8 Martha (White) 
Either kind 
postpaid 
for $ 1.00 
Latham 
& Anthony 
Clayton, Del 
Descriptive 
Catalogue 
Free. 
The Dollar 
Nursery. 
Raspberry Plants 
15 Cuthbert (Red) 
25 Herstine (Red) 
50 Brandywine (Red) 
25 Gregg (Black) 
50 Mam.ClusterOBlc'k) 
Blackberry Pl’nts 
85 Kittatinny 
35 Wilson’s Early 
35 Dorchester 
35 Lawtons. 
OAA AAA WILSON’S ALBANY & CRESCENT 
A Yf 1/ • U USeedling Strawberry Plants, and 50,000 
Doolittle'Raspberry, all at specially low rates. Also other 
Small Fruit Plants and Ornamental Stock low. WM. F. 
BASSETT, Bellevue Avenue Nurseries, Hammonton, N. J. 
Large Red Onion Seed, 
New crop, of extra quality; by mail post-paid, $2.15 lb.; 
H lb. 60c.; less amount, 15c. oz. Circular free. Address 
R. W. WOOD VII, I, E, Seed Grower, Northfleld, Minn. 
F lower seeds, flower seeds. 33 
KINDS FOR $1.00. Having over 40 years’ experience in 
cultivating Flower Seeds, etc., I have made a selection of 
all the most desirable flowers for general cultivation. Any 
one selecting from it can obtain just as fine flowers as ft 
selecting from an expensive fancy catalogue, at less than 
half the expense—as many on the list are sold by others at 
10c., 15c., 2Uc., and 25c. per pkg. The list will be sent to all 
who apply for It. G. R. GARRETSON, Flushing, L. I„ N. Y. 
Wholesale and retail dealer in all kinds of seeds. 
P. E. Island Early Rose. 
BEST IN THE WORLD 
For early planting and heavy crop. Only $2.50 per barrel. 
Stock is limited. Please order earn. 
T. C. DAVENPORT, 124 Dock St„ Philadelphia, P a. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
Catalogue of New, Rare and 
Beautiful Plants 
will be ready Feb. 1st, with a colored plate.—It is full In 
really good and beautiful plants. — New Dracseuas, New 
Crotons, New Pelargoniums, New Roses; Geraniums, Cle¬ 
matises, &c., with a rich collection of Fine Foliage and 
other Greenhouse and Hot-house plants, well grown and at 
low prices; Free to all my customers, to others 10 cts., or a 
plain copy free. Catalogue of Seeds and Roses free. 
JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. 
Hardy Perennial Plants. 
For descriptions of Alpine and Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 
the new and rare, as well as the old and reliable, with full 
directions for propagation and culture, see the Catalogue of 
WOOLSON & CO. 
The following are mentioned as either quite new and 
rare, or of such excellence that they should be better 
known: Clematis coccinea (Scarlet Clematis); Dicentra 
eximia (Plumy Bleeding Heart); Dictamnus Fraxinella 
(Fraxinella); Gentiana acaulis (Stemless Gentian); Iberia 
Gibraltarica (Gibraltar Candy-tuft): Iris Kiempferl (Japan 
Iris); Lythrum alatum (Winged Loose-strife) ; Pie on la 
tenuifolia fl. pi. (Double Slender-Leaved Pseony); Spiraea 
palmata (Palmate Spiraea). A large collection of the best. 
LILIES. PHLOXES AND IRISES. 
A fine selection of 
HARDY CLIMBERS, FLOWERING 
SHRUBS AND FERNS. 
The growing of choice Native Plants from distant 
S arts of the country a specialty. The largest stock of 
ative Bulbs in the country. All the novelties in hardy 
plants that appear in Europe imported and their adapta¬ 
bility to our climate tested, before placing them in our 
Catalogue. Great care Is taken to have every plant true to 
name. 
Catalogue of 80 Pages 
mailed to any address on application to 
WOOLSON & CO., Box 180, Passaic, N. J. 
.Owing to the Failure of the Music 
House of Earlebach & Co., 
Germany, we ^purchased 
their 
i entire 
' stock 
of Mu¬ 
sical Instruments, and offer 
them at half cost to make. 
Paganini Violin. Celebrated for fine tone and finish. 
Italian strings, ebony pegs, inlaid pearl tail-piece, fine longbow 
with ivory and silvered frog, in violin box. Book of Instruc¬ 
tion, with 658 pieces choice music, including all the music from 
Pinafore. By express for $3.50. More than satisfaction guar¬ 
anteed, or money refunded. A better violin cannot be purchased 
elsewhere for $10. 
Elegant German Accordion. Book of instruc¬ 
tion, 200 Pieces Music. $2.25, post paid, well worth $4. 
German Concert Flute. A splendid instrument 
Book ot Instruction, %vith 600 Pieces Choice Music. By 
mail, $1.75; well worth $3.00. 
Earlebach Celebrated Harmonica. Pro¬ 
duces sweetest music, easy to learn, everybody is charmed 
with it. By mail, postpaid, $1.50. 
Cuveni Guitar, fixtures complete. Book of Instruc¬ 
tion, with 200 Pieces Choice Music. By express for $4; 
well worth $7.60. 
Earlebach $10 Banjo. The most elegant and 
finest tone banjo in the world. The hoop is magnificently 
plated and burnished with Coin Silver. The neck is wal¬ 
nut, and beautifully inlaid. Former price, $10; by express, 
with Book of Instruction, with 200 Pieces Choice Music, 
for only $5. 
Wo send, postpaid, with Words and Music, 100 Comic !_„_ . .. .... , . __ 
40 eta.; 100 Ethiopian Songs, 40 cts. This opportunity to get a fine instrument for bo s mall a sum has never been offered before. Do not delay; ord 
at once, and secure the greatest bargain known. Address all orders, G-. H. W. BATES & CO., Importers, Boston, Mass. 
POTATO BUG. COTTON WORM. CANKER WORM. 
London Purple. 
(Trade 
Mark.) 
THE BEST 
INSECTICIDE 
EVER USED. 
Sold by all Wholesale Druggists and Stores throughout the United States. It not obtainable of nearest dealer, send 
direct to sole manufacturers, HEMINGWAY’S LONDON PURPLE COMPANY (Limited), 
60 Mark Lane, London, England. 90 Water Street, N. Y. P. O. address. Box 990. 
A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove Orchard and Nurseries, Lee Co.. Ill , writes : “ We have bid the Canker Worm a long 
farewell, and have done it with your LONDON PURPLE. We put in about three-fourths to one pound of LONDON 
PURPLE to 44 gallons of water, and applied with a force pump. It is better than Paris Green, a9 the particles of LONDON 
PURPLE adhere to the leaves and Paris Green does not.” 
