AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Flower Seeds ! Flower Seeds ! 
J. BI. THORBURN Si CO. have just published their Cata¬ 
logue: of Flower Seeds for 1858 with practical directions for 
their Culture, containing over 1,000 Varieties, and many of 
them quite NEW AND RARE, among which are the following 
Gems : 
AuROCLINUM ROSEUM ,New Rhodanthe like Flower, per pht. 25ets 
Ai.onsoa Warczewiczii, bright Crimson, 25 
LlNUM GRAND!FI.ORUM KERMESINUM, beautiful crimsonJlax,23 
Linum Lewisii Variegata, splendid variegated 5 
Phlox Drummondii alba 4 „ . 
•• Leopoldina Napoleon \all magnificent, each w 
Queen Victoria Oculata ) 
Portulaca Caryayhylloides , new carnation, striped, 10 
ASTERS INCOMP arabilis, &c, seven distinct fine German 
sorts, 19 
Stocks orandiflora, &c., six beautiful German sorts, ID 
Leptosiphon Aureus and lutes, both new, each 10 
TRoptEOLUM MINUS Coccineus. hardy dwarf, crimson, 10 
lPOM®A tricolor novo, new, beautiful striped hardy lpomcea, 25 
Whitlavia orandiflora, beautiful blue hardy annual 10 
Datura Meteloides, new hardy annual 25 
•Sabbatia Campestris ,ncw Green House annuals, 25 
We have hut a limited supply of the above Seeds and orders 
will be filled in rotation. 
On receipt of order covering the amount, we send the abov 
postage paid, as also the following: 
COLLECTIONS OF 
100 Varieties of Annual, Biennial and Perrennials, for — $4 00 
50 Varieties of Annual, Biennial and Perrennials. for_$2 00 
25 Varieties of Annuals for....$l CO 
10 Varieties of Annuals for.... 50 
20 Varieties of New and Rare Annuals for....S2 00 
20 Varieties of Choice Green-House Seeds for_S2 50 
40 Varieties of Choice Green-House Seeds for-S5 00 
20 Varieties of American Seeds for European Culture — §2 00 
ALSO : 
Choice Assortments for Rockwork..SI 00 
Choice Assortments of Aquatics. 6 00 
Choice Assortments of Ornamental Grasses. 1 00 
Choice Assortments of Imported German Asters and Stocks 
from.75c. to $1 59 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
We can still supply small quantities of 
Dan’l O’Rourke St Sangster's No. 1 Peas, each at 40c. per qt. 
Napoleon St Eugenie Peas, each at 75c. per qt 
Harrison’s Glory & Perfection Peas, each at 50c. per qt. 
Fairbeard’s Champion of England Peas .each at 30c. per qt. 
Red, Whi te and Yellow Onion, from $1 50 to $2 50 per lb. 
Hubbard Squash, 25c. per oz. 
Long Orange Carrot, at §1 OOperlb. 
African Imphee, true, at $1 00 per lb. 
Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane, at 25c per lb. 
Hemlock Tree Seed (clean), at 75c. peroz. 
Weymouth Pine, (clean seed), at $3 00 per lb. 
Norway Spruce, at $2 50 per lb. 
European Silver Fir, at $1 50 per lb. 
Deciduous Cypress, at 50c. per qt. 
&c., Stc., &e. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 Jolin-st., New-York. 
Catalogues will be mailed to applicants inclosing a post¬ 
age stamp. Please say whether a Flower or Vegetable Seed 
Catalogue is wanted. 
Garden, Field and Flower Seeds, 
The subscriber offers a full assortment of Garden, Field and 
Flower Seeds of the growth of 1857 and of the very lest quali¬ 
ties, and in addition to all (he standard varieties, will be found 
many novelties,for sale Wholesale and Retail. Orders by mail 
attended to immediately. 
Peas— choice and new varieties. Extra Early Daniel O ’Rourke 
Champion of England Carter’s Victoria, Hairs’ Defiance, Dwarf 
Sugar, Tall Sugar, Hairs’ Dwarf Blue Mammoth, Harrison’s 
Glory, Harrison’s Perfection, Epps’ Monarch, Epps’ Lord Rag¬ 
lan, British Queen, with all other varieties. 
Cauliflower— Early Paris, Nonpariel and Alma. 
Cabbage— Early Wakefield, Early Ox Heart, Enfield Market 
and Winningstadt. N 
Corn—K in? Philip, Early Darling’s, Constantinople and Stow- 
ell’s Evergreen. 
Turnip^— Ashcroft’s Swede. River’s Swedish Stubble and 
Waite’s Eclipse , 
Prize Cucumbers for frames. 
Winter Cherry or Strawberry Tomato. 
New-Zeal and Spinach. 
Potato Seed, German and English. 
Oats— Poland, Potato and other choice varieties. 
Potatoes— Prince Albert’s which we highly recommend, (Ash 
L*af Kidney, imported) Early Dikeman,'Early June, Dover, 
Mercer, and all other varieties. 
Spring Wheat —Golden Drop or Fife, Sea, Canada Clubb, &c. 
Spring Barley, Spring Rye. 
Tobacco Seed, Havanna and Connecticut Seed Leaf. 
Spring and Winter Vetches or Tares— Broom Corn, Spring 
Buckwheat, Colton Seed, &c. 
FRUIT Seeds, Apple, Pear, Quince, Currant. Gooseberry,Rasp¬ 
berry and Strawberry Seed, Peach, Plum and Apricot Pits. 
Osage Orange. Buckthorn, Yellow and Honey Locust, Chi¬ 
nese Arbor Vitee 
Grass Seeds, Hungarian and American Millet, Green, Ken¬ 
tucky Blue or June, Orchard, Ray, Italian and Perennial, 
Foul Meadow, Sweet Scented Vernal, Fine Mixed Lawn, 
Red Top, Timothy or Herds. &c. 
Clovers, Large and Medium Red, White Dutch, Luzern or 
French Sainfoin, Aliske, Crimson, Yellow Trefoil, &o. 
Onion Setts, Red and Yellow, Top or Button and Potato 
Onions. 
Rhubarb Roots, Myatt’s Victoria and Liumeus, Imported. 
Asparagus Roots —Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg and Tomato 
Plants furnished in season. • 
Everything in my line furnished and at reasonable rates. 
A Catalogue containing a full list of seeds and prices furnish¬ 
ed on application. 
AFRICAN IMPHEE, genuine as raised bv Leonard M. 
Wrav. One Dollar per pound. 
CHINESE SUGAR CANE—American and Imported, 25 and 
Scents per pound R. L. ALLEN, 
i91 Water-st., New-York. 
The King Apple.— This is becoming one of the most popular apples m 
the country. It is a new variety ; originated in Tompkins County, N. Y. 
The tree is a rapid grower, very hardy, and a profuse and constant bearer. 
As a comparison, the same quantity of wood will produce a much greater 
quantity than the Greening. 
The fruit is of the largest size, color dark red, striped with bright red on 
the sunny side, and yellow on the shaded ; flesh fine, tender and juicy ; flavor 
sprightly, with an agreeable perfume, and very delicious. Ripe from No¬ 
vember to April. 
This apple is very showy, and is much sought for market purposes, and 
has sold in the New-York market the past few years for $6 to $8 per bar¬ 
rel. The tree bears young The limns bend down like ropes of fruit, 
which open the top; hence it requires no trimming. 
We believe this to be the most profitable orchard variety, the best shelf, 
and the most saleable apple ever known. The engraved out¬ 
line is a medium sample as to size. 
E. C. Frost, proprietor of the Seneca Lake Highland Nur¬ 
series, Havana, Schuyler County. N. Y., who first introduced 
this apple, has trees for sale in all the stages usually sold to 
orchardists or nurserymen. 
KING- OF TOMPKINS COUNTY. 
Established, 1828. 
Rebuilt and Enlarged, 1856 
HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT, 
Nos. 876 and 878 Broadway, 
NEW-YORK. 
FIELD, HEHB, VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEED, 
Fruit and OrnamcBital Trees, 
GREENHOUSE PLANTS, &c., &c. 
Every article appertaining to the business furnished at reason¬ 
able rates, and warranted as represented. The seeds are grown 
to order by experienced cultivators, and fully tested before 
being offered. 
For sa’e by the qunatity or in packages for retail trade. 
Goods packed securely to go any distance. Orders by mail 
will be attended to with exactness and promptitude. 
Catalogueo furnished on application. 
SUPERB GERMAN ASTERS. 
HOVEY & CO., invite the attention of amateurs and the pub¬ 
lic to their splendid collection of German Asters. Having for 
twenty years given particular attention to the improvement of 
this showy flower, and having been awarded the First Prize 
of the Mass. Hort. Society thirteen times since 1840, for the 
exhibition of superior flowers, offer for sale choice assortments 
of seeds as follows :— 
No. 1. 16 varieties of the various beautiful kinds, extra, $1.00 
No. 2. 12 do same, extra. 75 
No. 3. 8 do same, extra. 50 
No. 4. 8 do. Pfeony flowered, su. to Truffant’s, 50 
No. 5. 8 do Globe and Pyramidal, extra, 50 
No. 6. 4 do Globe, Pyramidal, Pieony, &c.,ex. 25 
No. 7. 2 do the new crown-flowered, extra, 25 
Also, the following rare seeds \ Calceolaria, Cineraria, Verbe¬ 
na, Lantana, Hollyhock, Carnation, Pelargonium, Pansy, Daisy, 
Phlox, &o.,saved from named collections; extra, 25 cents each. 
With a large assortment of 800 other varieties of Flower Seeds; 
the newest‘and tbest Vegetable Seeds (including the Hubbara 
Squash), Summer flowering bulbs, &c. Seeds sent by mail. Cat¬ 
alogue gratis. Address 
HOYEY & CO., 
7 Merchants’ Row, Boston. 
SEEDS, SEEDS, SEEDS, 
The subscribers offer for sale Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
(Home grower and Imported), growth of 1857, comprising every 
thing worthy of cultivation all of which have been thoroughly 
tested in the Nursery & Vegetable Gardens of Mr. P. Hender¬ 
son, Jersey City. Catalogues mailed to applicants. 
Aquaria or River Gardens fullv stocked, all sizes from $15 to 
$100 each. McILVAIN & YOUNG, 
9 Jolm-st., New-York. 
IMPHEE SEED. 
THE AFRICAN SUGAR CANE Seed, raised by Governor 
Hammond, of South Carolina, said to be superior to the Sorgho 
by those who have tried it. 
Price $1.00 perpound. O r a package will be sent gratisf>all 
who buy Olcott’s Book “SORGHO & IMPHEE,” contain ng 
Lovering’s process of making Sugar and experiments of 1857. 
PRICE ONE DOLLAR—POSTAGE PAID. 
Address A. O. MOORE, 
Agricultural Book Publisher, 140 Fulton-st., New-York. 
Garden Vegetable, ESerfo and Flower 
^ Seeds. 
The subscriber has now on hand a full assortment of all the 
most desirable species and varieties of Vegetable, Herb and 
Flower Seeds, all warranted fresh and true to name. Orders by 
mail will receive immediate attention. New price Catalogues 
furnished on application. 
ALFRED BRIDGEMAN. 
No. 876 Broadway, New-York. 
Field & Garden Seeds.—A Cluoice Variety. 
Prince Albert Potatoes, and do not Rot, very Prolific, 
Sold By GRIFFING BROTHER & CO. 
60 Cortland Street, New-York. 
Sc C®. 
COMMERCIAL GARDEN AND NURSERY 
of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Exo* f 
Plants, &c., at Flushing near New-York. For particulars 
American Agriculturist, for March. 
HIGHLAND NURSERIES, 
NEWBURGH, N. Y. 
(Formerly A. J. ©owning: & Co.) 
The subscribers, in soliciting the attention of dealers and 
planters of trees to their stock, now ready for the ensuing spring’s 
trade, begleave to say that it embraces everything in their line 
of business, all of the most vigorous growth and best quality. 
THE DEPARTMENT OF FRUIT TREES 
contains a full collection of Apples and Pears, both standard* 
and dwarfs; Cherries, standards and on Mahaleb stock; Plums, 
Peaches, Apricots. Quinces, Almonds, and miscellaneous fruits 
such as Walnuts, Filberts, Chestnuts, &c. Also, Grape-vines 
(both hardv native and foreign varieties for vineries), Gooseber¬ 
ries (best English varieties). Currants, do., Raspberries, Black¬ 
berries (New-Rochelle or Lawton, High Bush or Dorchester. 
Newman’s Thornless, &c.), Strawberries, &c. Rhubarb and 
Asparagus roots of the best varieties. 
The long experience of A. Saul in these matters, which occu 
pies his whole attention, enables us to guarantee the correct lies 
of all articles sold by us. 
THE ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT 
embraces a complete stock of all kinds of Deciduous and Ever' 
green Trees and Flowering Shrubs, Si c.; including a large stock 
of Norway Spruce, American Spruce, Balsam Fir, European 
Silver Fir. Austrian and Scotch Pines, American Arbor-vitse, 
Junipers, Yews, &c , together with the newer and .rarer Coni¬ 
fers, &c.; also, Maples, Elms and Oaks, in six varieties of each; 
American and European Lindens, Ash, Mountain Ash. Horse- 
Chestnut, Larch, Sycamore, Magnolia. Chestnut. Beech, Birch, 
Cypress, Acacia, Locust, Tulip Tree, Kentucky Coffee, Poplar, 
Willows, &c. 
Flowering Shrubs, several varieties of Spiiss, [Althaees, Tar¬ 
tarian Honeysuckles, Euonymus. Europseus, Syringe, Lilacs, 
Flowering Hawthorns, Weigelia, Forsyihia, Tamarix. Dcutzias 
Dogwood. Buffalo Berry, &c. A large collection of Climbing 
Plants, Climbing Poses, aixlRoses of all classes in great variety ; 
Dahlias, PcEonies, Phloxes, Chrysanthemums, and a full collec¬ 
tion of Hei baceous Plants and Bedding-out Plants, such as Pe¬ 
tunias, Verbenas,Lantanas, Geraniums. Heliotrope, Fuchsias, 
&c. 
Buckthorns,Hawthorns, Osage Orange and Privet for Hedges 
and Arbor vitse for Screens, &c. 
20,000 plants and cuttings ofSalix triandra and Salix purpuiea 
the two best Osier Willows in cultivation, as well as other vari¬ 
eties. 
A Descriptive Catalogue of prices will be sent to all applicant# 
on inclosing a three cent P. O. stamp to prepay the same. 
A. SAUL & CO., 
Proprietors- 
T rees for the central park. 
In pursuance of a resolution of the 16th March, 1858, the 
Board of Commissioners of the Central Park, hereby solicit pro¬ 
posals for supplying trees and plants for the Park, according to 
a schedule to be had on application to the clerk at the office of 
the Board, Room 10 Bank of Commerce Buildings. 
Bv order of the Board, 
JAMES HOGG, 
CHARLES W. ELLIOTT, l Committee on 
JOHN A. C GRAY. j Trees and Plants. 
David H. Hart, Clerk. 
Dated New-York, March 17, 1858. 
HEDGES AND EVERGREENS. 
A new work, showing how to produce a PERFECT HEDGE. 
A successful system of pruning—descriptions and engravings of 
plants to be used in the United States; with directions for 
CULTIVATING & TRANSPLANTING EVERGREENS 
Catalogue of different varieties, beautifully Illustrated. 
PRICE ONE DOLLAR—POSTAGE PAID. 
Address A. O. MOORE, 
Agricultural Book Publisher, 140 Fulton-st., New-York. 
HARDY NATIVE EVERGREENS. 
JOHN W. ADAMS, Portland, Maine, will send post-paid hii 
new Catalogue to all who send a stamD 
