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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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1854 Royal 4to Pages. 
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SWAN, BREWER & TILESTON, 
No. 131 Washington-st., Boston, Mass. 
FARM PRODUCE 
SOLD ON COMMISSION, 
Such as Flour, Butter, Cheese, Lard, Provisions of all kinds, 
Grain, Eggs, Poultry. Game, &c.,&c. 
ISAAC EMENS, 236 FRONT-ST., NEW-YORK. 
SUCCESSOR TO THE FIRM OF HAIGHT & EMENS. 
Refers to the Editor American Agriculturist. 
“ E. R. Cooper, Cashier, Market Bank, New-York. 
School Teachers Wanted. 
The subscriber wishes to employ one School Teacher in 
each county of the United States, to travel and introduce the 
"New Encyclopaedia of all Nations," and the “Pictorial New 
World,” with Steel and Colored Engravings, Maps, Charts, 
&e. Just issued. Apply by letter immediately to 
HENRY BILL, Publisher, Norwich, Conn. 
LOOK TO YOUR GARDENS I 
Important to every Tiller of the Soil!! ! 
FRANK G. JOHNSON’S 
Patent Attenuated Coal Tar! 
IN THE FORM OF A DRY POWDER, 
For Exterminating all Kinds of Insects and Vermin, 
IN FIELD AND GARDEN. 
Patented March 27tli, and December 18, 1860. 
It is well known that the insect tribes cause a vast destruc¬ 
tion of most agricultural productions throughout the world, 
rendering a general preventive very important. There is 
hardly any crop, tree, or vegetable, which is not liable to the 
ravages of one or more kinds of bugs, worms, or flies. 
Various attempts have been made to produce insect de¬ 
stroyers, some of which are in a measure effective, but most 
of them are too expensive for ordinary miscellaneous use. 
This preparation of Coal Tar has not only the advantage of 
being so cheaply furnished that every body can afford to use 
it freely, but there is nothing in the market, at whatever cost, 
that produces such perfect results All other remedies are. 
Intended to destroy the vermin, while this has the simple 
effect of driving the vermin away, and keeping them away. 
In ordinary remedies it is necessary to bring the preparation 
Immediately in contact with the insects in order to destroy 
them, and to repeat the application as often as they return. 
In the use of the Coal Tar preparation, it is only necessary to 
sprinkle the remedy about the vines and plants, or wherever 
there is occasion to use it, to effectively drive away the ver¬ 
min : and the odor of the Tar remaining, they are kept from 
returning. 
This compound is a fertilizer as well as a hug exterminator. 
It lias precisely the appearance of line gunpowder, and is 
equally dky and does not smut the hand at ail, however 
much it may he handled. 
The confidence with which this article is recommended to 
the public, is based upon the results of the most thorough 
and successful experiments in every variety of application, 
for driving off every species of insects and vermin from 
every description of vegetation. 
Prices—8 lb. boxes $1.00. Furnished in quantity for the 
field at reduced rates. 
Supplying agents wanted in every section of the country. 
They will find this the most lucrative business in which they 
can he engaged, as no one who cultivates a rod of soil will 
he without this sovereign remedy, as soon as its merits are 
Understood. 
Address or apply to 
JOHN G. WELLS, 
Corner of Park Row and Beekman-st„ New-York. 
A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE OF 330 
acres of choice land, 200 under good improvement, 2 
dwellings (1 of brick,) 2 large barns, 2 orchards of apples, 1 of 
pears, plums, cherries, quinces, &e„ &c.; l'A miles from Rail¬ 
road station, 20 miles north of Detroit by plank-road. Or 
half would be sold to suit purchaser. Price $12,000. If divid¬ 
ed, $6000 and $7,000. Address E. WRIGHT HALL, 
Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co., Mich. 
Or a loan wanted of $6 to $8,000 on the farm at 10 per cent. 
H ABELS for Trees and Flowers at lc. and J^c. 
4Lieach. Permanent and convenient. S. B. SUMNER, 
13 Water-st„ Boston, Mass. 
TOJANSEMOND SWEET POTATOES FOR SEED. 
i™ A superior article, $2 a bushel; $5 a barrel, 2Jf bu. Our 
Nansemonds have given fine satisfaction in years past. Send 
for our new circular of directions in growing and preserving, 
and experience of patrons in different portions of the country. 
C. B. MURRAY, (late O. S. Murray & Son,) Foster’s Cros¬ 
sings, Warren Co., Ohio. _ 
N EW SEEDLING POTATOES.—“Stone Hills,” 
(very early); Prince of Wales,” seedling of Prince Al¬ 
bert; “Bulkeley Seedlings.” The yield ot the Bulkeley 
Seedlings last season, (the sixth from the seed,) was 581 bush¬ 
els per acre. Orders filled by D. A. BULKELEY, 
WiHiamstown, Mass. 
C RANBERRY PLANTS OF THE BELL VA¬ 
RIETY, the very best for general cultivation. Bearing 
plants for sale in large or small quantities at lowest prices. 
Also, New-Roclielle or Lawton Blackberry, Hop Tree, &c. 
Circulars, relating to culture, soil, price, &c., are sent gratis 
for one postage stamp. 
Hartford Prolific Grape Vines, 1 and 2 years, at reduced 
prices by the hundred. 
F. TROWBRIDGE & CO., New-Haven, Conn. 
CRANBERRY PLANTS. 
From the Premium Meadow of E. Bagley, of the most pro¬ 
ductive varieties, with directions for setting and culture, for 
$4 per barrel. Apply by letter or otherwise to 
Usquepaug, if. I. E. BAGLEY. 
RAN BERRY PLANTS.—2,000,000 PLANTS 
of the celebrated Cape Cod Bell and Cherry varieties 
(pure) at low prices. 
THE CRANBERRY CULTURIST, a treatise on its culture, 
for 12 cents in stamps. WM. H. STARR, 
East New- London Nurseries, New-London, Conn. 
Lawton Blackberry Plants 
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, viz.: 
100 plants, $5; 500 do. $20 ; 1,200 do., $40. 
T. B. NASH, South Norwalk, Conn. 
TCevv Cuyahoga Grapes. 
Send a stamp for our Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue 
of over 80 sorts of New Grapes; also Raspberries: Currants; 
Gooseberries, &e. Also Roses and Flowering Shrubs. 
C. P. BISSELL & SALTER, Rochester, N. Y. 
New Bedding and Green-House 
Plants. 
PARSONS & CO„ 
FLUSHING, N. Y,, 
Offer a fine healthy stock of novelties from Europe, embrac¬ 
ing, among others, the newest 
Fuchsias, 50 cts. each ; $5 per dozen. 
Heliotropes, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. 
Petunias, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. 
Dahlias, including the dwarf sorts, 50c. eacli; $4.50 per doz. 
Gloxinias, 35 cts. each; $3 per dozen. 
Cinerarias, 50 cts. each. 
Phloxes, 25 cts. each; $2 per dozen. 
Chrysanthemums, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Lantanas, 25 cts. each; $2 per dozen. 
Bouvakdias, 30 cts. each; $3 per dozen. 
For other varieties, as well as for list of Green-house and 
Stove Plants, see Catalogue, furnished on application. 
i37~ Catalogues, and any desired information, can be ob¬ 
tained of HARVEY' B. LANE, at 
43 Park Row, (Times Buildings,) New-York City. 
Where, also, orders may be left, and specimens of plants may 
be examined, during the season. 
STRAWBERRV PLANTS, 
$1.50 per lOO. 
All of the standard kinds at this price. We will furnisli an 
assortment containing 100 of each of the following kinds re¬ 
commended by the American Pomological Society, se¬ 
curely packed for $5: Large Early Scap.let, Long- 
worth's Prolific, Wilson’s Albany, Hooker. 
Add “ Triomphe lie Gaud," (a superb foreign variety) and 
the 5 sorts for $6. 
10 fine varieties, 100 of each, our selection, for $10. 
N. B. Money by mail at our risk. 
H. E.‘HOOKER & CO., Commercial Nurseries, 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Great Austin Shaker Strawberry. 
The price of this mammoth variety will be reduced this 
Spring to $2 per dozen, or $10 per hundred. Delivered in ro¬ 
tation as ordered. The Great Austin was exhibited last year 
in Boston, New-York, Philadelphia, Rochester, and Albany, 
and acknowledged to be the most beautiful, and to average 
the largest and most productive of any other strawberry in 
cultivation. Orders addressed to either 
CHAUNCY MILLER. Shaker Trustee, Albany, N. T„ or 
WM. S. CARPENTER, 468 Pearl-st., New-York. 
Strawberries I Strawberries ! 
“ By their fruits ye shall know them.” 
What Strawberry shall I plant? Why! the Wilson’s Al¬ 
bany.—Why ? Because it is the most productive, the largest, 
and finest berry out. In fact it is the “ fashionable ” berry. 
Originated at the Albany Nursery, where plants can be 
procured by addressing JOHN WILSON, Albany, N. Y. 
Price per 100 plants.*..$1 
do. 1000 do.... .$8 
Liberal discount to the trade. 
TO THEE PLANTERS. 
PARSONS & CO. 
Offer their fine stock of 
FRUIT TREES 
of as good quality as can he elsewhere procured, and at low 
prices AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 
Standard Apple, Pear, and other Orchard Trees. 
Dwarf Fruit Trees, of different sorts, for the Garden. 
Delaware, and other Native and Foreign Grapes, 
at moderate rates. 
DWARF PEACH TREES 
pruned for immediate bearing in Pots, and in the opon 
ground, at low rates. 
Versailles and other Currants in quantity, as well as 
Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, and Goose¬ 
berries. 
Peak Stocks and Cherry Stocks of fine quality 
Of Ornamental Trees and Plants they can also 
supply the varieties generally required, whether for 
THE GARDEN, THE LAWN, OR THE AVENUE. 
Our Street Trees are of very fine size and quality, and 
our Shrubs embrace all the novelties, as well as those need 
ed in quantity for massing, which we sell at reduced rates by 
the quantity. They invite especial attention to tlieir Ever¬ 
green Trees and to tlieir Rhododendrons and other Evergreen 
Shrubs, which are very healthy and of fine form. 
TS~ Trees delivered by steamboat, at Fulton Markot slip 
New-York, free of charge. 
7 cj~ Catalogues, and any desired information, can be oh 
tained of HARVEY B. LANE, at 
43 Park Row, (Times Buildings,) New-York City. 
Where, also, orders may be left, and specimens of trees, 
shrubs, etc., may be examined, during the planting season. 
Bloomington Nursery, Illinois. 
At Junction Ill. Central [Dubuque and Cairol and St, Louis, 
Alton and Chicago Railroads. Established 1852. 123 acres 
Fruit, Ornamental, and Nursery Stock, a very general and 
reliable assortment, cheap for Cash. Particular attention in¬ 
vited to the splendid stock and assortment of One Year Apple 
Grafts:, mostly 2 to 3 feet, 1000, $25. Also Root Grafts, 10,000 
$50, for our ordinary and we may add, unusually successful 
quality [from which above named hue 1 year olds.) Root 
Grafts, extra strong, [to order only,] 10,000 $75. Dwarf Fruit, 
choice Currants and Grapes, many sorts. Mulberry, Dow¬ 
ning’s Everbearing, $16 per doz. Gooseberry. Blackberry, 
Raspberry, 1000 $15 to $40. Strawberry, including Wilson's 
and both McAvoy’s, 1000 $5. Asparagus, strong, 3 year, 1000 
$5. Rhubarb, including Linnmus and Victoria, true, 1000 $30 
to $60. Apple Stooks, good, 2d size for budding, 10,000 $15. 
Quince, Pear, Plum, Mahaleb, and Rose Stocks. Apple Seeds. 
Shade and Weeping Trees, Roses, Shrubs, and Bulbs, a superb 
stock. Evergreens, Nursery grown, several sorts, 1000 $10 
Packing carefully done. See Catalogues. Address, Bloom, 
ington,111. F. K. PHCENIX. 
Codl'i’cy Ziiiittipriniiiin. 
Pine Hill Nursery, near Buffalo, N. Y., offers for sale a gen 
cral assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. 
The collection of Fruit consists of all worthy of general cul¬ 
tivation, including Grape Vines, Foreign and Native. 
Of Apples, Cherries, and Dwarf Pears, a large stock of very 
thrifty and stocky trees is on hand of the best leading varie¬ 
ties at low prices. Orders respectfully solicited. Catalogues 
sent to all applicants. 
F or sale. — large standard pear 
Trees of the choicest varieties; also, Plum, Cherry, and 
Apple Trees, and many kinds of Shrubbery, &c., &c. ; at our 
Nurseries in Tioga, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania. 
Tioga, Sept. 26, I860. WICKHAM & BLOODGOOD. 
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EVERGREEN NURSERY. 
Woodbury, New-Jersey, 
DAVID J. GRISCOM, Proprietor. 
8^“The attention of persons stocking or replenishing nur¬ 
series, or having extensive grounds to improve, is particular¬ 
ly invited. 
miATIVE EVERGREENS.—The following varic- 
ties, 5 to 12 inches nigh, at $5 per 1000; Balsam Fir, 
White Spruce, Arbor Vitae, White Pine and Hemlock. 
JAMES A. ROOT, Skaneateles, N. Y. 
O NE MORE BARGAIN.—Extra size, (5 to 7 ft,,) 
Am. Arb. Vitae, at a sacrifice to clear a piece of ground. 
Also, 80,000 Arb. Vitie, Hemlock, W. Pine and Balsam Fir 
from the forest. Send 1 ct. stamp for a circular. 
WM. DAY, Morristown, N. J. 
HAVERGREENS.—See J. W. Adams’ Adv’t in 
iLM March No. 
Po’keepsie Small-Fruit Nursery* 
Amateurs and others wishing the choicest and newest va¬ 
rieties of Strawberry Plants, etc., are requested to send for a 
descriptive Catalogue of Strawberries,Raspberries, Currants, 
Gooseberries, Grapes, etc., grown at the Po'keepsie Small- 
Fruit Nursery. As they are made a speciality at this nursery, 
I am enabled to offer 1st qualitv plants at low rates. 
EDWIN MARSHALL, Po'keepsie, N. Y. 
Iona Vines, and the Wilson 
Strawberry. 
The Subscriber is prepared to furnish any vines, for sale at 
Iona, in large or small quantities, at Dr. Grant’s lowest Cata¬ 
logue prices. 
One vine each, one year old, of Concord, Delaware, Diana, 
Hartford Prolific, Louisa, Northern Muscadine, Rebecca, and 
Union Village, carefully packed, for $5. 
Fine plants of Wilson's Seedling Strawberry, warranted 
true to name, at $1 per 100, $5 per 1,000, or $35 per 10,000. 
No charge for paelcing. 
lily Catalogue sent on application, and Dr. Grant’s large 
Descriptive Catalogue for two three-cent stamps. 
April, 1861. D. S. HEFFRON, Utica, N. V 
