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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[September, 
1858- THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN -1871. 
ROOFING. 
First Premium Awarded by- 
American Institute, 1870. 
Louisiana State Fair, 1870. 
Texas State Fair, 1871. 
Adapted for STEEP or FLAT ROOFS IN ALL 
CLIMATES. Can be easily applied by any one. 
For RESTOIimG and PRESERVING Old SHINGLE, TIN, 
From Certified Report of Judges Amkkican Institute, Exhibition of 1870. 
R. TV. Johns' Improved Roofing “ is strong and flexible; unaffected by the sun’s 
heat; practically tire-proof, and ts really an article of the first order of merit." 
5 Horace Greeley, Pres’t, 
Geo. Peyton, Kec'g Sec’y, 
Sam’l D. Tillman, Cor. Sec'y. 
Extract from Report of Committee appointed by Am. Institute Faemeks’ Club to ex¬ 
amine the ASBESTOS HOOFING, December G, 1870. 
“The material constitutes one of nnusual merit, much superior to any of the class 
previously brought to their notice, and worthy of trial by those who desire a durable, 
easily applied, and comparatively inexpensive and safe roofing, the material having, in 
addition to the other merits claimed for it, that of being practically fire-proof, and 
consequently much less liable than the shingles commonly used on barns and rural 
dwellings, to catcli lire from flying sparks,” etc. 
siomci 1 Jos - B - Lyman, Ag’l Ed. N. T. Tribune. ) committee 
Signed,} James A. Whitney, Ed. American Artisan , J committee. 
Pull Descriptive Pamphlets, Price-list, ami Samples sent free. 
Liberal Terms and Exclusive Rights will be given to responsible parties, 
ADDRESS 
H. W. JOHNS, Patentee and Sole Manufacture^, 
78 William St., Yew York. 
BAEEETT, ARNOLD & KIMBALL, 
124 La Salle Street, Chicago, III. 
B. S. PARSONS, Galveston, Texas. 
Imported Butch Bulbs, 
And Other Flowering Roots 
For Full Plant Inge 
SsVIALL FRUITS. 
Choice Seeds, for Pall Sowing. 
Our New 
ILLUSTRATED 
Catalogue 
of the above now ready, and will be 
is>f mailed to all applicants on receipt of 
*** 3-cent stamp. 
&. COULD, 
Seed and Horticultural Warehouse, 
245 Broadway, fHew York, 
p. O. Box 5181. ( American Agriculturist Building.) 
Japan Lilies, including the celebrated 
lillalUM AUfilATUlf, 
Mailed post-paid at Catalogue prices. 
We arc expecting early in September a complete assort¬ 
ment of tlie above, comprising the most desirable varieties 
of Hyacinths, Tulips , Polyanthus, Narcissus, Jonquils, 
Crocus, Crown Imperials, Iris, Snoivdrops, Ranunculus, 
Japan, and other Lilies, etc., etc. 
Collections containing a fine assortment of all the leading 
varieties will also be mailed post-paid, as follows: 
Collection No.l, $70; No. 2, $10; No. 3, $5; No. 4, $3. 
For contents of eacli collection and other important in¬ 
formation respecting the culture of Bulbs, see our 
New Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs 
AND 
SMALL FRUITS, 
Now in press, beautifully illustrated with many engravings, 
and a splendidly colored, two-paged lithograph. Our list of 
Small Fruits comprises every desirable variety of Straw- 
herries. Raspberries, Grapes, &c., among which 
are some never before offered to the public. A copy will 
be mailed to all applicants inclosing Ten cents. Regular 
customers supplied gratis. 
B. It. BT.ISS & SONS, 
Seed. Plant, and Bulb Warehouse, 
Nos. 23 Park Place and 20 Murray St., New York. 
P. O. Box 5712. 
137? OSES, EVERGREENS, mul SHRUBBERY, by 
u w the dozen. 100, or 1.000. at. low rates. Send for a price- 
list. JOSEPH KIFT, West Chester, Pa. 
RHUBARB ARID ASPARAGUS 
FOE j 
FALL FI. ANTING 
ROOTS 
Linnasus Rhubarb, strong roots, 30c. each, $3 |) doz., $20 fl 
100. Smaller roots, by mail, post-paid, 30c. each, $3 ¥» dozen. 
Conover's Colossal Asparagus, fine roots, $3 T? 100, $20 if) 
1,000. Smaller plants, by mail, post-paid, $3 iR 100. 
The advantage of falf planting of Rhubarb and Asparagus 
is now generally understood by market gardeners. For 
reasons at length on this subject, see our arucle in American 
Agriculturist (New York) for September. 
-- 
SEEDSMEN, 35 C0RTLANDT ST„ New York. 
HYACINTHS, 
LILIES, TULIPS, CROCUSES, AND 
ALL OTHER BULBS. 
Our Wholesale Catalogue now ready, and will be sent to 
the Trade only, on application. 
Our Annual Descriptive Retail Bulb Catalogue will be 
ready Aug. 1st, and sent free to all applicants. 
Address C. L. ALLEN & CO., 70 Fulton St„ 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
MARTHA (A WHITE CONCORD). 
The Best White Grape. 
We have much the largest and best stock of one and two- 
year-old vines in the country, and at the lowest prices. 
R. GUMMING & CO., 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Grape-vines, Fruit-trees, and Plants, 
100,000 Dollars’ worth to be sold CHEAP for cash, or will 
take pood Western Lands , at cash value, in trade. Apply 
with price and description of land, quick, at Bloomington, 
Illinois. DR. H. SCHROEDER 
Pot-Grown Strawberry Plants, 
We have a large stock of all the leading varieties, in pots, 
now ready for shipping. 
R. CUMMINGS & CO., 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
DELAWARE FARMS.—Three fine fruit farms, 
" near stations, for sale cheap. For particulars, address 
II. A. MURRAY, Woodside, Delaware. 
HENRY G. TYER, 
INVENTOR AND PATENTEE OF 
WHITE ZINC RUBBER, 
Now so largely used by Manufacturers, Medical Practition¬ 
ers, and Inventors, on account of its cleanliness, purity, and 
entire freedom from admixture with poisonous or other 
deleterious substances. • 
Manufacturer of all the numberless articles now required 
of soft rubber, including 
TUBING OF EVERY VARIETY, BULBS, AND 
MOULDED WORK, 
To order, in infinite diversity. 
Factory: Andover, Mass, 
THE WAKEFIELD 
EARTH CLOSET, 
Is by all odds the best yet 
patented. Send to Wakefield 
i Earth Closet Co.. 36Dey St. 
N e\v York, for Descriptive 
pamphlet, or call and exam¬ 
ine. 
TLWRST Premiums awarded by Amcr. Inst., 1870. 
MICROSCOPES. 
Illustrated Price-List sent free on application. 
MAGIC LANTERWS. 
Catalogne, priced and illustrated, sent free. 
T, II, McALLISTER, Optician, 49 Nassau-st., A, Y. 
Kansas. 
A large, valuable weekly and regular newspaper, full of 
Kansas news, free. TALBOTT & CO., Atchison, Kansas. 
a man and wife to take charge of 
» ■ a farm of 50 acres, one anil a half hours from New 
York City. Must understand dairy, catile, pigs, etc., as stock 
is all thorough-bred. Address, with references and wages 
wanted, DE WITT, Office of this paper. 
I T'ARM FOR SALE.—Piedmont, one of the best 
farms in Eastern Virginia, containing 6SS acres; 300 in 
woodland, principally oak and hickory. Price $15 per acre. 
Address GEO. WlANT, Hampden Sidney, Prince Edward 
County, Va. 
S T'OR SALE.—Dairy farm, 440 acres, near Chica¬ 
go, good land, new improvements, 3-story cattle barn, 
10 rods long, spring brook, at a station. 
J. G. EARLE, Hobart, Ind. 
e VIRGINIA FARMS for RENT or for SALE, 
on terms to suit buyers. One has superior facilities for 
growing Cranberries. Possession any time. Address 
E. B. GRAFF, Baltimore, Md. 
