1877.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
153 
PLANTS 
By Mail and Express. New Catalogue. Free. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, Ro » er ’ 
NEW & 
RARE. 
By mail, post paid, (on own roots) 25 cents apiece, $2.00 
per dozen. Larpe plants (budded or on own roots) by 
express at purchasers expense 50 cents apiece, $4.00 per 
dozen. The most select collection in America. 
Send lor Catalogue. 
ELLWflMGEB & BARRY. Rochester, N.Y. 
HOVEY’S 
Illxxstrated Catalogue 
of NEW AND RAKE PIANTS for 1877, 
mailed free on application. 
HOVE Y & CO., Boston, Mass. 
RARE AND EXQUISITE 
JAPANESE MAPLES 
At Reduced Prices. 
Also, a fuj'l collection of 
Hardy Trees & Shrubs. 
Specialties made of llliododen- 
drons, Roses. Hardy and Green¬ 
house Azaleas, Magnolias, Fruit 
Trees, Ferns, and all the best 
novelties. 
Catalogues free, and visits 
to the Nurseries at Kisskna 
solicited. 
S. B. PARSONS & SONS, 
Flushing, L. I., N. Y. 
KISSENA 
♦ 
NURSERIES. 
Extra Offer.CHOICE PX.ANTS.—I will send during 
* ., r n |i lie months of April and May 100 choice Bed- 
1 i it Iding Plants, in 50 varieties, many of them 
and May. I ne w and tare, for $8.00; 50 for $4.00; 25 for 
12 Verbenas]$a -,o, delivered at express office ; one-third 
P. Paid Sl.lmore if to go by mail. The above are all 
in r„„ n . Swell started, and cannot fail to please. 100 
.7 ' „ IColeus, best varieties, by express, $5.00; 50 
tlons If 01 - *3.00. These are the best Bedding varie- 
12 Roses SI.Vies. 15 choice Bulbs, all different, post¬ 
paid, $1.00, worth *2.00. Order early. Address 
E. B. JENNINGS, Florist, Southport, Fairfield Co., Conn. 
Hardy Rhododendrons, 
We offer, at low rates, a large stock of these plants, so 
much admired in the Centennial Grounds last summer. We 
grow largely, also, the best TREES AND FLOWER¬ 
ING SHRUBS in great variety. STREET TREES, 
EVERGREENS, both the older kinds and the rarer 
sorts. ROSES of large size, and at low prices. Visitors 
will find our grounds near the Bridge St. station. For cata¬ 
logues address 
R. B. PARSONS & CO., 
p. o. Box 99. FIusLiiriLg, TJ. IT. 
We send Plante 
of TRIED 
VARIETIES 
of 
Small Fruit 
Price list free. 
Cheaper by 
mail, 
Post-paid, 
THE 
DOLLAR . h 
NURSERY.I Express. 
EAPHAM & ANTHONY, Clayton, Del. 
JOHN SAUL’S 
Catalogue of New, Rare, and 
Beautiful Plants, 
will be ready in Fell.—with a Colored plate of tlie NEW 
STRIPED ROSE, Beauty of Glasenyvoocl. A 
Hybrid lea, of a most distinct and novel kind, lhe ground 
tint is a lovely golden yellow, darker than, but after the 
style of. Madame Faleot, each petal being distinctly striped, 
and flaked with a bright carmine, as often seen in the colora¬ 
tion of some Tulips, the buds, before expanding, being bold¬ 
ly and beautifully marked with crimson. Delicately sweet. 
It is impossible to convey by description the marking and 
bcautv of this charming Rose. 
“ A 'Hone of golden-yellow, striped and .flaked with scarlet 
or vermilion sounds like a dream or a fairy tale; it is, 
nevertheless, a reality."— H. Curtis, in The Garden. 
Free to all my customers—to others price 10 cts.—a plain 
copy free. Washington City, D. C. 
ForCRANBERRY PLANTS 
AND 
White Pond LILY ROOTS, 
write to J. . 
BERRY PLANTS!; 
BY MAIL. ’ 
14 varieties, sufficient to supply '< 
tn hv mail nnct.noi/1 
Plants sent by mail to all 
parts of IT. S. with perfect 
■ safety. Small retail orders 
n y/ nn all \ solicited. See snecial offer, 
> IVI AIL.. grouping 6 kinds of fruits, 
arieties, sufficient to supply a family for years, for only 
$5, by mail, post-paid. Send for Price List. 
15,(10(1 APPLE TREES.kSS.Mis 
must be cleared, that I will sell for Tier 100. $70 per 1/100. 
37 varieties. E. W. ATWATER, Palmyra, N. Y. 
Snowflake and Alpha Potatoes. Send for price list, 
Also Bnowuaae £ H0XIE _ NobthampT on, Mass. 
TO 
MARKET GARDENERS! 
OR 
Other Large Planters. 
Cnbbage Plants (cold frame). 
True Wakeiield.$ 7.50 per 1,00( 
Cabbage Plants (cold frame), 
Henderson's Early Summer. 15.GO “ 
Cauliflower Plants (cold 
framej, True Erfurt. 15.00 “ 
Lettuce Plants (cold frame). 
Plain and Curled. 7.50 
Asparagus Roots, True 
Colossal. 6.00 
Rhubarb Roots, Linnaeus and 
Victoria. 12.00 per 100 
Tomato, Pex>pei\ Sweet Potato, Egg | 
and Celery Plants in their proper season. Con-! 
traded for at special rates. Fresh samples from our | 
grounds can be seen daily at our Seed Store. 
Market Gardeners, Seedsmen and Florists, 
35 Cortlandt St., New York. 
CABBAGE PLANTS. 
T HE subscriber has on hand and offers for sale a large 
quantity of PURE JERSEY WAKEFIELD and FOT- 
LER’S BRUNSWICK CABBAGE PLANTS. Wintered in 
cold frames. Orders by mail or in person will be promptly 
attended to. Price, $6 her Thousand. 
-S. : Wj- 
ALBERT! 
VALKER, South Portsmouth, R. 
PLANTS 
of all the leading and choicest kinds for sale by 
E. I\ ROE. 
Descriptive circular and price-list free. 
In raising small fruits, many fail or succeed but partially, 
for the lack of a little practical knowledge and advice. 
E. P. ROE’S MANUAL,, 
“Culture of Small Fruits,” 
“ Clear practical advice about Small Fruits, the best kinds 
and most approved modes of raising them."— New England 
Homestead. 
“Needed by every Gardener and Farmer."— Journal of 
Agriculture. 
“All the directions are so plain that any reader may fol¬ 
low them."— Husbandman. 
"Eminently practical and sensible."— American Agricul¬ 
turist. 
“ Will please and profit the reader."— Ohio Farmer. 
“ The quintessence of clearness, precision and sound com¬ 
mon sense.”—Christian Intelligencer. 
“ Well worth 50 cts."— Southern Agriculturist. 
Mailed on receipt of price, 50 cts.; Five copies to one 
address, $1.50. 
Knowing what kinds to buy and hoio to do the right thing 
at the right time, will soon save 50 cents. 
Address E. P. ROE, 
Coriiwall-oii-tlie-IIudsoii, Orange Co., N. Y. 
BERRY 
Boxes, Peacli & Grape Baskets. 
Send for Illustrated Price List. 
Manufactured by C. COLBY & 
CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 
LilbAl-fcbl' iiLltnl tKAILS AND BASKETS 
In use. So acknowledged bj leading 
Growers everywhere who have used 
— for years. A. M. Purdy, Editor 
teem for years. A. M. Purdy, Editor 
Fruit Recorder, and 1 nrga fru 11 grower, 
Rochester, N. Y., writes : ** Purchased 
durability, lightness, i 
circulation of air, have never xouna 
their equal ** Well made; beat tnatcri* 
. als, sizes and shape ; Crates are iron 
bound, have best hasps made; Baskets 
! fitmostothercrates.canbcnestcd. Or- 
; der by freigh t immediately; delay occa¬ 
sions loss. Remit by registered letter 
with order. Satisfaction guaranteed. 32 qt Crates, 24 in long. 12 in wide, 1554 
in. high, with 32 Quart Baskets, $1.35; 36 qt. Crates. 24 in long, 17*4*wide, 
12 in. high, with 36 Quart Baskets. |1.40 • 30 pt Crates, with 30 Pint Baskets, 
$1. Quart Baskets. $15perl ,000; Pint Baskets. $10 per l,000,in any quantities. 
Milford Basket Co., 
MILFORD, DEL. 
Manufactory of Berry Baskets and Crates, also 
Verbena Baskets. Our Baskets are square, strong, 
and attractive; the Basket 3 to tke quart fit the or¬ 
dinary 32 qt. Crate. SEND FOR PRICES. 
HolMV'YETO” SEED DRILL & “NEW” 
Hand Cultivator sow and cultivate all 
kinds vegetables. Do work of 10 
men. Best and cheapest. 
g9 51 ^ Price $12.50 combined, 
$7.00 
Steel Teeth. 
Hi. Madeby E. E. LflMMUS is CO.,Boston,Mass. 
ITI^EYAUD FOR SAFE.—With 8 or 
w 900 Concord Vines. 8 vears old. In good shape, with 
good trellis A good new house with 4 rooms on the lot. 
Situated in a good marker. For further information ad, 
dress P. O. Box 45, New Brighton, Pa. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which we thrmv into smallei 
type and, condensed form, for want of space elsewhere. 
Continued from p. 129. 
Guenon’s Theory of Milk Mir¬ 
rors or Escutcheons. — “ W.,” Holyoke, Mass. 
We would hardly be guided by the escutcheon alone in 
selecting a cow ; if, with a good escutcheon, the cow had 
all the other points of a good cow, that would he cor¬ 
roborative : hut in the absence of these, the escutcheon 
might go for very little. 
Information about Missouri.—“ J. 
H. C. S.,” Hartford, Ct. In the Missouri Agricultural 
Report for 1871, there are descriptions of all the counties 
in the State. The report may doubtless be procured of 
J. F. Wielandy, Esq., Secretary of State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture, Jefferson City, Mo. Enclose 25 cents for postage. 
Eilectofa Southern Slope on Land. 
—“G. E. L.,” Hoplrinton, N. H. Land that slopes to the 
south retains its fertility quite as long as land sloping to 
the north. The slope makes no difference in this respect. 
But the exposure does make a difference, as the crop on 
a southern slope is very often injured by the warmth of 
the sun in winter or early in spring, while the northern 
sloping ground remains frozen and escapes injury. 
file Cow that was Killed by a 
Piece of Wire.— “N. B. F.,” St. Louis, Mo. The 
cow referred to, as having been killed by a piece of wire 
that penetrated her stomach, was, we believe, (writing 
from memory only), one of the herd that was sold by Col. 
Morris to a firm of Western breeders, Messrs Avery & 
Morphy. Any person who is very anxious to ascertain 
the particulars, might perhaps procure the information 
from Col. Morris, of Morrisania, N. Y. 
Spaying.— “A Subscriber,” Jefferson, N. Y. 
It is impossible to give in writing sufficiently direct in¬ 
structions for spaying a cow or a sow. It would he best 
to learn the operation from some one who understands it. 
Clotted Milk.— “Reader,” N. Brookfield, 
Mass. When only a small portion of the milk of a cow 
is clotted, and there is no heat or fever in the udder, it is 
no serious objection to her. Care should he taken to 
milk out the clots very thoroughly, and if this can not he 
done, some solution of carbonate of soda (a tablespoonful 
in a cupful of water) may be injected into the teat, and 
soon after milked out. Her milk is too acid. Give the 
cow a handful of salt daily. 
Work of Steam-Engines.— “E. C.,” 
Welland, Ont. A 6-liorse-power engine will do twice the 
work of 6 horses, and is far cheaperthan horses. It is so 
much cheaper that it would pay to have an engine 
wherever 1,000 bushels of grain have to be thrashed. 
How to Preserve Eggs.— “M. R.,” 
Morrisania, N. Y. Eggs can not he preserved in salt any 
better than in moist sand closely packed about, them. It 
is only the protection from the air that saves them. The 
best method probably is, to smear them thoroughly, twice, 
with linseed oil, and then they may he packed in sand, 
salt, wheat-bran, or any other material that will main¬ 
tain an even temperature. 
Coloring Butter.— To give an agreeable 
color to butter, by means of unobjectionable artificial 
coloring matter, is perfectly legitimate, and as light-col¬ 
ored winter-butter sells lower than colored, the dairyman 
is jnstified in using a proper coloring. Annotto, a harm¬ 
less vegetable pulp, is'the basis of the best coloring, and 
a preparation of this, known as the “Perfected Butter 
Color,” is made by Messrs. Weils, Richardson & Co., of 
Burlington, Vt. We have recently tried this coloring, 
and find that it gives a clear, rich color to the butter, that 
it is free from sediment, and has no taste or odor. It is 
certainly greatly preferable to carrot juice for the purpose. 
Sugar Beets ami Beet Sugar.— 
Some interest is again excited in regard to the culture of 
beets, and the manufacture of beet sugar. This excite¬ 
ment is periodical, and leads to many inquiries. In re. 
ply to many of such now before us, we give it. as our 
opinion that the manufacture of beet sugar does not 
promise to become profitable in the United States. There 
is no sugar factory, now operated with profit, and we be¬ 
lieve the only one run has suspended work. The cane- 
