AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
877 
centre can be found. Then by lowering one end, 
it will be easy to find where the line will hang 
for a fall of say, one, two, or three inches in a rod, 
or any other chosen distance. The cross-pieces 
;an then be marked for these distances. You 
have then only to set down the implement at any 
point, and sight along the cross-piece, lowering 
or raising one end until it ranges to the point 
desired. The position of the plumb-line will 
at once show the relative level of the two places. 
The spaces between the figures may be divided 
into halves, fourths, or even twelfths. 
Titos. Dakungton. 
Cbutter County , Pa. 
Catalogue of Seeds for Free Distribution 
in 1859 
Each person whose subscription to the American Agricul¬ 
turist is paid beyond February , 1859, will be trititled to 
select tHrce parcels of seeds from the general list given 
in the next, column. (If only flower seeds are chosen , five 
parcels may be selected by each person—or three of flowers , 
and one other kind.) 
Some additions may be made to this list next 
month. See remarks on page 358. 
A . It is of absolute importance that the following direc¬ 
tions be strictly followed, even to the minutest particu¬ 
lars. We have 7 3 distinct varieties of seeds, to be dis¬ 
tributed among 50,000 or more persons scattered all over 
the country, which, at the best, will involve immense 
labor; and some mistakes must unavoidably occur, unless 
each subscriber take special pains to facilitate the work, 
55. The seeds can be called for at the office, or be sent 
by express, or in ready prepared envelopes to be fur 
mshed by the subscriber, as described below. 
C. Subscribers at different points can estimate whether 
they can receive their seeds cheapest by Mail to separate 
individuals, or in a package by Express. 
£}. If to go by Express, no envelopes will be needed. 
In that case, simply send us a written list of the names, 
marking against each name the kinds of seed desired, 
using the numbers in the Catalogue. Keep a duplicate of 
the list sent, and give particular directions, on the list, 
how the packages are to be forwarded, and to whon^ 
directed. 
E. If to go by mail, the applicant will (of course) fur- 
nish'prepaid envelopes, of ordinary size, which should be 
prepared as in the engraving here given—that is: Put the 
figures corresponding 
JOHN JONES. 
BARRY 
DANE CO. 
WI3. 
to the Catalogue plainly 
on the upper left hand 
of the envelope, and 
put all the postage 
stamps upon the right 
side of the envelope- 
one above the other 
when two or more are needed, as shown in this pat¬ 
tern. This will prevent the seeds being crushed in 
the stamping process, in the Po-t-Office. One ordinary 
envelope will generally hold the amount of seed-packages 
carried by two or three stamps. J85T The amount of 
stamps can be calculated from the Catalogue. Single l-cent 
stampe on letters are of no value, unless there be even 
threes of them, as letter postage is rated by the half ounce. 
S'. Let letters referring to seeds be as brief as possible, 
and yet plain. All such communications are referred 
directly to the clerk superintending that department. It 
is e-pecially desirable that whatever relates to seeds 
»hould be on a separate slip of paper. (We shall probably 
distribute over two hundred thousand packages, and a nnn- 
ate’s time saved on each of these would amount to 333 
working days of 10 hours each—more than a whole 
year'.) 
G. Canada, California and Oregon subscribers will 
need to substitute 10-cent stamps in all cases where 
3-cent stamps are named in the catalogue. When several 
send together_from Canada, it will usually be cheaper 
to receive the seeds by Express. (Postage need not 
necessarily be prepaid here, on Canada letters.) 
55. Always put the stamps upon the envelopes, and 
not drop them loosely into the enclosing letter. 
I. It is always better to send envelopes of ihe ordinary 
size, and made after what is called the “ Government 
pattern”—that is, those in which the back ccmes under 
the piece lapping over ; these seal up more firmly. This 
point is not essential, however. 
.5. Usually, the lighter the envelop the better, that 
•«™ cj«uis may no under the same stamps. 
K. Send only the number of stamps required for post¬ 
age on the seed. We have no seeds of any kind to sell. 
I,. Those forwarding unpaid envelopes will of course 
not be disappointed if they do not return. We offer seeds 
free, but cannot, in addition, afford to pay postage also. 
I?I. All seeds sent by mail are put up at our country 
residence, and each package is there mailed direct, lo 
avoid its being overhauled at the Distributing Offices. 
N. jrjp' Wo shall take time to mail all the seeds care¬ 
fully and regularly. This will occupy the entire months 
of January and February. Those going to subscribers on 
the Pacific Coast, and in Southern States where the sea. 
sons are earlier, will be mailed first, and with dispatch 
To others they will go as fast as the putting up and mail¬ 
ing can be accomplished—but to all in ample season for 
Spring planting and sowing. 
LIST OF SEEDS. 
Field Seeds. 
1—White Sugar Beet—Single or double packages, as 
may be desired, requiring one or two 3-cent postage 
stamps. 
2 —King Philip Com—Single, double, or triple pack¬ 
ages, as may be desired, requiring one, two, or three 
3-i enl stamps. 
3— Stowell’s Sweet Corn—Same packages as No. 1. 
4— White Poland Oats—Same packages as No. 2. 
5— Chinese Sugar Cane—Any subscriber may select 
any amount, from half an ounce up to a full pound of 
this, by providing for the transportation by mail, or ex¬ 
press, or otherwise. If to go by mail, a 3-cent stamp 
must be sent for each half ounce. No prepared envelopes 
will be needed if the address be plainly given. 
6— Ashcroft’s Swedish Turnip—Half of 3-cent stamp. 
7— River’s Swedish Stubble Turnip— do. do. 
G3—Purple-top Scotch, or Bullock Turnip— do. 
69— Green-top Scotch, or Bullock Turnip— do. 
70— Waite’s London purple-top Swede Turnip— do. 
7 3—Hungarian Grass—One 3-cenl stamp. 
Vegetable or Garden Seeds. 
8— Daniel O’Rourke Pea—Packages same as No. 1. 
9— Champion of England Pea—One 3-cent stamp. 
10— British Queen Pea— do. do. 
11— Hair’s Dwarf Mammoth Pea— do. do. 
59—King of the Marrows Pea— do. do. 
21 Winter Cherry One-third of a 3-cent stamp. 
1 3—Enfield Market Cabbge— do. do. 
t 4—Alma Cauliflower— do. do. 
1 5—Mammoth Cabbage Lettuce— do. do. 
17—Red Strap-Leaf Turnip—One-half of a 3-cent stamp. 
19—Round Spinach— 
do. 
do. 
20—Salsify- 
do. 
do. 
22—Boston Marrow Squash— 
do. 
do. 
55—White Globe Onion— 
do. 
do. 
72—Imported Brussels Sprouts— 
do. 
do. 
7 3—Egg Plants, (mixed)— 
do. 
do. 
74—Solid White Celery— 
do. 
do. 
75—Green Curled Endive— 
do. 
do, 
76—Musk Melon— 
do. 
do. 
77—Water Melon— 
do. 
do. 
92—Okra— 
do. 
do. 
1G—Long Orange Carrot— 
do. 
do 
7 1 —Long White French Turnip—One 3- 
■cent stamp. 
Floxver and Ornamental Seeds. 
Of these any subscriber may choose three parcels, with 
one of those above ; or five parcels, with none of the 
above. The Flower and Ornamental Seeds are put up in 
small packages, the amount in each depending upon the 
variety of the seeds, their size, the number required for a 
common flower-bed, etc. 
39— Marvel of Peru—One-third of a 3 cent stamp. 
45— Sweet Pea— do. do. 
46— Mixed Lupins— do. do. 
89— Cotton Plant (2 kinds)—One 3-cent stamp. 
90— Norway Spruce Seed—One-half of a 3-cent stamp. 
91— Arbor Vit* Seed— do. do. 
On an average, about five of the following 32 varieties 
will go under a 3-cent postage stamp. 
23— Mignonette. 47—Morning Glory, mixed. 
25—Mixed Nasturtiums, 48—Flos Adonis. 
27— Extra Coxcomb. 49—Candy Tuft 
28— Dwf. Rocket Larkspur.50—Schizanthus. 
29— Double Balsams, mix’d.51 — Phlox Drummondii. 
30— Tassel Flower. 78—Ageratum Mexicanum. 
31— Chinese Pink. 79—Germ. 10-weeks Stock. 
32— Portulacas, mixed. 80—Yellow Hawkweed. 
33— Cypress Vine. 80—Canary Bird Flower. 
24— China Asters, mixed. 82—Thunbergia. 
35—German Asters, mixed 8 3—Snap-Dragon. 
37— Zinnia Elegans. 84—African Marigold. 
38— Sweet William. 85—Gaillardia, mixed. 
40— Escholtzia Californica.86—Euphorbia, mixed. 
41— Elegant Clarkia. 87—Coreopsis. 
42— Foxglove. 88—Globe Amaranth. 
PREMIUMS! 
We purpose to make the next volume of the Agricul 
turist far superior even to the present one, in greater va¬ 
riety of topics, in moie and better engravings, in short ir. 
every respect. We also desire to extend its circulation 
into tens of thousands of families where it is now un¬ 
known. To accomplish this, we offer to those who w ill 
assist in the work, the following piemiums, which are cer¬ 
tainly liberal, if the cost of the paper, and the low price at 
which it is furnished be taken into account. 
It will be seen that the Premiums in each case 
(except No. X) depend upon a given number of names, 
and not upon competition between unknown persons ; so 
that every person knows exactly what he or she is work¬ 
ing for. 
Premium 5, —A liberal distribution of valuable seeds 
will be made during next Winter, to all regular subscri¬ 
bers alike, whether single or in clubs, and whether re¬ 
ceived from agents, or otherwise. 
Premium El. —We have somepieces of the genuine 
Atlantic Cable—each piece being four inches in length, 
with the ends secured by brass ferules. One of these 
will be presented to each of the first received clubs of 
six subscribers at $5. (N. B.—Twenty-one cents extra 
must be sent to pre-pay postage on the Cable.) 
Premium EH.—Any person sending in a club of 
10 subscribers at $8, may order a free copy of either Vol. 
XVI or Vol. XVII, w hich will be sent in numbers post-paid. 
Premium IV.—Any person sending 15 subsct.bers 
and $12, will be entitled to 16 copies (that is one extra 
copy), for the coming year. 
Premium V.—Any person sending 25 subscribers 
and $20, will be entitled to both Volumes XVI and XVII, 
sent in numbers post-paid. (N. B — If $21 be sent, the tw o 
Volumes will be bound neatly in one cover, and forward¬ 
ed post-paid.) 
Premium VI.— Any person sending in $24 for 30 
subscribers, one-third or more of them new ones, will be 
entitled to a silver cased Microscope, with the celebrated 
“Coddington lens”—the same as fig. 4. in July No., page 
219. Price $4. (It will be safely packed and sent by 
mail, post-paid.) 
Premium VII.— Any person sending $32 for 40 
subscribers, (one-half new names,) will be entitled to the 
large unabridged Webster's Dictionary, containing 1,370 
3-column pages—the best and most complete work of the 
kind in the world. Price $6. (It weighs 7 lbs., and can 
be sent by express or by mail at the expense of the recipi¬ 
ent, after leaving the city.) 
Premium VIII. —Any person sending in $80 for 
100 subscribers, (one-half new) will be entitled to each of 
the six above premiums, numbered 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. 
m fa a n s 
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Premium IX.—Important Change.—In 
consequence of the reduction in the price of the Best 
Sewing Machines, w’e are able to reduce the terms of the 
premium materially. That is to say ; Any person or com¬ 
pany of persons sending in 144 new subscribers at the low¬ 
est club price (80 cents each) will be presented with one 
of Wheeler & Wilson’s best $50 Sewing Machines, new 
from the manufactory. These $50 machines are just as 
good for all working purposes as those recently sold at 
$100. No better working machines are made. We con¬ 
sider this an excellent chance for hundreds of ladies to 
secure an invaluable prize at a little outlay of time and 
effort. The names can be easily gathered in single towns 
or in two or three adjoining ones (they need not all be at 
the same Post office). A committee of ladies may unite 
their efforts and secure a Sewing Machine as common 
property with as little solicitation or trouble as they could 
get up a Fair, and all they get above 80 cents each will be 
clear gain. Perhaps they can enlist their brothers, hus¬ 
bands or other male relatives to aid them. Last year we 
received subscribers enough from single Post offices in 
Illinois, and elsewhere, to secure this premium. (See 
remarks below.) 
Premium X.—The Lady or company ef Ladies 
sending the largest list of names above 144 will be pre¬ 
sented with a higher priced machine, that is one put up 
in an extra case. 
Remarks.—It will be noticed that any person trying 
for one of the higher premiums, and failing to get narriOT 
enough, can still take one of the lower ones, according to 
the number of names obtained. 
Every person collecting names for premiums can send 
them in with the money as fast as received 6 but if de¬ 
signed for premiums, a double list of the names should be 
sent, one of them marked at the top, “ For premiums,’ 
and with the name of tlie sender. These duplicate list 
