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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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MAP OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. 
py* In response to frequent requests from our country readers, we present the above map, and also two others on pages 348 and 349. These maps are valuable 
now, as they embrace the main points of interest in the present war. The above map of Virginia was originally prepared for the N. Y. Tribune. Wo 
have inserted some new localities, made famous by recent events. The other two large maps have been engraved expressly for the American Agriculturist. 
perfect themselves. They come up the first year 
from seed, and make a considerable growth, and 
then rest, without flowering. The second year, 
they start again into growth, produce blossoms and 
seeds, and then decay. There are many good flow¬ 
ers in this class, such as Canterbury Bell, blue and 
white, Evening Primrose, Foxglove, Fumitory, Hon¬ 
esty, etc. These require no more care than annuals. 
Perennials are such as live and bloom from year 
to year, and die only from old age, or exhaustion 
of the soil. Among these, we have the Phloxes, 
Spireas, Pinks, Lilies, Roses, etc. These require to 
