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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
A GRI CULTURAL ENGINEERS.- 
li. undersigned, having long experience as Engine* 
-The 
_ ^ _ _ o r _ Engineers, will 
pay attention to Those" branches of their profession connected 
with Agriculture, viz : Land Surveying and Mapping, the ar 
rangement and construction of houses and farm buildings.— 
Draining and Irrigation in all their branches. Also, the 
adaptation of ail machinery necessary for agricultural purposes, 
including steam engines wind and water mills, water rams, 
force pumps, &c. Materials and machinery purchased on com¬ 
mission. SHIP vl AN & HAMMOND, 
111—!2ln4C No. 63 Trinity buildings. Ill Broadway, N. Y. 
P ARSONS & CO., Flushing, near New- 
York, offer for sale their large assortment of APPLES, 
standard and dwarf PEAR, CHERRIES, PEACHES, PLUMS, 
and oilier Fruits. 
To their stock, of well-grown PLUMS, thoy would call 
especial attention. 
They also.offer a large assortment of the well-known and also 
the more rare Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs. 
They also grow for massing, and can offer, at reduced rates by 
the quantity, the different varieties of Maples, Elms, Lindens, 
and other Deciduous Trees, with many sorts of Shrubs. 
They would also call attention to their Evergreens, which are 
unusually finely rooted and symmetrically formed. Of these 
they can supply Norway Spruce, at prices ranging according to 
size and form, from $10 to $60 per hundred. 
Cedars Deodora, Siberian Arbor Vitas, White Pine., Pines 
Bent Sami ma, and others, can also be supplied for planting in 
masses, at moderate rates. 
Their stock of ROSES is always large, and can be furnished 
by the quail ity'at greatly reduced lutes. 
Their Foreign Grapes are propagated from hearing vines. 
Their Exotic Department includes the desirable and rare 
sorts, and the Plants are well grown and thrifty. 
Catalogues furnished on application. 105—116 
rn no RBURN’S N E VV A RK NURSDRIES 
-M- At East Newark, N. J ,15 minutes by Railroad from Jersey 
City. Cars leave each end nearly every half hour through the 
day. Purchasers are invited to examine the large stock (200 
acres) and superior quali y of FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL 
TREES, EVERGREENS, SHRUBS, VINES, &c., grown at 
these Nurseries. List s will be priced on application for Nurse¬ 
rymen or parties requiring quantit ies of Trees for Rural Ceme¬ 
teries, Parks or extended plantations ; and attention is particu¬ 
larly asked to the very large stock of Norway Spruce. Scotch 
Fir, Weymouth Pine, Deciduous Cypress, Mountain Ash, Mag¬ 
nolias, Macrophvlla, New Silver Abeles, Maples,Catalpas, Wil¬ 
lows, &c., &c., which by the quantity will be put at low rates. 
Retail Catalogues furnished, on application. Orders may be 
sent to S. J. GUSITN, Nurseryman, Newark, N. J.,or to 
—11 ln.50 J. M.THORBURN & CO., 15, John-st., N. Y. 
(O £RDEN, FIELD and?FLOWER SEEDS. 
'Of—A large supply of the most desirable varieties of Garden 
Seeds; a choice and good supply ol Flower Seeds; and Grass 
Seeds of all kinds. Field Seeds—Wheat, Oats, Corn, Barley. ice 
We take great care to have all our seeds fresh and best ot their 
kinds, and offer them for sale at wholesale or retail on most fa- 
voraole terms. R L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-York. 
L AWTON’S BLACKBERRY PLANTS. 
PRICES FOR SPRING AND AUTUMN, 1856. 
Packages of Six Plants - - - - - $^99 
Packages of Twelve Plants 5 00 
Packages of Fifty Plants - - - 15 00 
Packages of One Hundred Plants 25 00 
Orders supplied in rotation as received, and none sold but the 
pure plants of my own raising A reduction to clubs. The 
money should accompany the order 
Packages of roots will be forwarded by any express or trans¬ 
portation lino leaving Nevv-York city. WM. LAWTON, 
No. 54 Wall-st , New-York, 
HI_tfnll or at New-Rochelle, N Y 
[EW-ROCHELLE OR LAWTON 
® BLACKBERRY.—The subscribers having devoted much 
attention to the cultivation of this new species,of Blackberry for 
a number of years, have now the largest area of ground in culti¬ 
vation of any in the country. Their Nursery, while in bearing, 
has been visited by thousands of persons from ail pans of the 
States, and by all pronounced to be the *■ ne plus ultra.” 
Orders will be filled from our Grounds with great pleasure, at 
the following prices : One half-dozen, $2 50; One dozen, $5 00 
Fifty. S12 50, and One Hundred, $25. 
GEO. SEYMOUR & CO. 
South-Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 20,1850. 109—112n2 
N EW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY.— 
Genuine Plants from the Original stock, deliverable in 
November, March or April, or sale by ISAAC KOOSE V ELT, 
95—116nl212N 14 Pelham, Westchester Co.,N. Y. 
]\TEW-ROCHELLE (LAWTON) BLACK- 
BERRY.—Genuiue Plants for sale, on liberal terms, by 
the subscriber, 
SIMEON LESTER, 
109—llln5 New-Rochelle, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
f^ARMERS AND MERCHANTS WTLL 
JL find at iny WarRhouse every Inmlelement or Machine re¬ 
quired on a PLANTATION, FARM, or GARDEN. In addi¬ 
tion to the foregoing, I would all attention to the following, 
among many others: _ _ 
VEGETABLE CUTTERS and VEGETABLE BOILERS, 
for cutting and boiling food for stock. m 
BUSH HOOKS and SCYTHES, ROOT-PULLERs, POST- 
HOLE AUGURS, OX YOKES, OX, LOG and TRACE 
CHAINS. 
Grub Hoes, Picks, Shovels, 
Spades. Wheelbarrows, Harrows, 
Cultivators, Road-Scrapers, Grindstones, 
Seed and Grain Drills, Garden Engines. 
Sausage Gutters and Stutters. Garden and Field Rollers, Mow¬ 
ing and Reaping Machines, Churns, Cheese Presses,, Portable 
Blacksmith Forges, Bark Mills, Corn and Cob Crushers, Weath¬ 
er Vanes, Lightning Rods, Horticultural and Carpenters’ Tool 
Cllt Clover Hullers, Saw Machines, Cotton Gins, 
Shingle Machines, Scales, Gin Gear. 
Apple Parers, Rakes, Wire Cloth, 
Hav and Manure Forks, Belting for Machinery, kc. 
R. L. ALLEN 189 and 191 Water-st. 
F LOWER SEEDS.—The attention of am¬ 
ateurs is invited to the following— of very finest qual 
ittes: 
TEa PACKET. 
New Fseony flowered German Asters.25 cts. 
New Perfection do. do....25 
New very Dw'arf do. do.12} 
New G.oDe do. do.12} 
New Flat flowered do. do. ..12} 
New large-flowered German ten-weeks stocks.12} 
New wall flower leaved do. do.1 25- 
New Dwarf do. do .124- 
New Pteotty flowered Poppy.12? 
New large flowered German Scabius. 124 
New Superb Antirrhinum.124 
New Pure White Collinsia.25 
New Pore White Godetia..25 
New Orange Portulaca.12} 
New Phlox Drummondii (Queen Victoria).12} 
W hula via grandiflora.25 
Eschschoitzia tenuifoiia.25 
Extra fine Wane Picotee—from namedflowers _ 50 
Extra flue Yellow Picotee—from named flowers _ 50 
Extra fine Flake Carnation. 50 
Camellia Japonica.25 
Orange Globe Amaranthus. 6} 
New Dwarf Calceolaria.50 
New Supern Spotted Calceolaria.50 
New Dwarf Cineraria.1..50 
Gaura Lindheiineria. 12} 
Lindheimeria Texana.25 
Niereraoergia Calycina.25 
With nearly one thousand others, for which see our 
Descriptive Catalogue of Flower Seeds for 1856—sent to 
apolicants inclosing a stamp. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
Seedsmen, &c , 
110—lln30 No. 15 John-st., New-York 
C Al'AYVTSSA RASPBERRY—Cultivated 
and for sa e at the Nursery of JOSHUA PIERCE, at 
V. usliiugiou, D. C. Anew and ever-bearing variety, producing 
abundant crops of fine Iruii during the fall mumhs. 
Price of plums for spring and summer of 185U : 
Guuil strung plants grown iu pots last year, with ball and roots 
entire, at §2 per plant, or §2U per dozen. 
Small plains for spring of 185S, »1 each. 
no do do §10 per dozen. 
Growing plants in pots, fit for transportation during summer 
mouths : 
single plant, and boxing, $2. Do., without boxing, $1. 
One Uozeu, boxing included, §12. 
Subscriptions will bo received iorplants to be delivered in the 
fall of llloO or UL7, at §0 pel- dozen, or at §40 per hundred. 
Plan's of the above can bo packed and forwarded with safety 
at anytime during the snmnier months to any part of the United 
States, if accessible by Adams’ Express, in eight or ten days, at 
a small expellee, so that no uneasiness need be felt about the 
lime of planting., 
Orders enclosing cash will he promptly attended to. —llln47 
EVERGREEN TREES. 
A DAMS & MORRILL, Portland, Maine, 
JTaL vvill furnish, and forward to ail parts of the United States, 
ARBOR VI LiE, BALSAM FIR, SPRUCE, PINE, HEM¬ 
LOCK LARCH, SUGAR MAPLE, and other Forest Trees, 
at their usual prices. Priced lists sent to applicants. 
ALSO, 
8,000 Houghton’s American Gooseberry Plants. 109—tfn7 
fSABELLA AND CATAWBA GRAPE 
-0. VINES, of proper age for forming Vineyards, cultivated 
from, and containing all the good qualities which the most im¬ 
proved cultivation for over fifteen years has conferred on the 
Croton Point Vineyards, are offered to the public. Those who 
may purchase will receive such instructions for four years, ae 
will enable them to cultivate the Grape with entire success 
provided their locality is not too far north. 
All communications addressed to R. T. UNDERHILL, M. D., 
New-York, or Croton Point, Westchester County, N. Y., will 
receive attention. 
The addit ional experience of three past seasons gives him full 
assurance that, by improved cultivation, pruning, &c., a crop of 
good fruit can be obtained every year, in most of the Northern, 
all of the Middle, Western and Southern States. 
N. B.—'To those who take sufficient to plant six acres, ns he 
directs, he will, when they commence bearing, furnish the own 
with one of his Vinedressers, whom he has instructed in his 
mode of cultivation, and he will do all the labor of the vineyard, 
and insure the most perfect success. The only charge, a reason¬ 
able compensation for the labor. 
Also, APPLE-QUINCE TREES, (which are sometimes 
called the Orange Quince,) for sale as above. 
109—Un2 R T. U. 
^INE FRENCH LAWN GRASS—A mix¬ 
ture in general use for Park and Lawn purposes in France 
and the South of Europe—the basis of the mixture being a 
grass (a vaiieiy of Agrostis) of remarkably dwarf habit, dispen¬ 
sing with the necessity for irequent mowing, and retaining its 
ricu green hue through the neats of summer. Price for the 
mixture, $5 per bushel ; the Grass alone, $4,or 25 cents a quart.' 
From, two lo lour bushels seed an acre. For sale by 
lllu'li J. M. THORBUhN & CO., 15 Jolm-st., New-York 
ORT1CULTURAL TOOLS—A full as- 
sortment of Hedge and Vine Shears, Pruning Knives, 
Hoes, Rakes, Cultivators, Trowels, Forks, Watering Engines, 
feec. &c. 
LOWS — A large variety of patterns, 
among which are the most approved Sod, Stubble, Side-hill, 
Double-mold, Sub-soil. Lock Coulter, Self-Sharpener, &c. 
ARTS AND WAGONS—With iron and 
wood axles, on hand or made to order, in the best and most 
serviceable manner. 
D RAINING TOOLS of all sizes, and of 
the latest improvements. Spades, Scoops, &c. 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water st. f New-York. 
SUPERB DOUBLE DAHLIAS.—We shall 
offer this Spring our usual complete assortment, includin, 
among other New Prize sorts: 
English Varieties. 
BARON ALDERSON—Bright orange, tipped with white. 
NIGGER—Dark maroon, the best dark flower yet produced. 
RINGLEADER,—Scarlet Crimson. 
French and German Varieties. 
BERN ARD DE MENTHON—Saffron yellow. 
HELOISE— Deep purplish rose on yellow grounh. 
LOUIS LBLING—Clear lilac. 
INCA.RN VTA ROSE A—Klushedgeil with rose. 
M \LV1N V—Britthi. purplish rose 
QUASI-MODO—R.fse lipped on buff ground. 
SCO Hit—Rosy purple on yellow ground. 
“Beside muuy other new ones, and the most perfect and free 
blooming of previous years. 
Y mug plants in pots will he ready for sending out on the 1st 
of May. Drv sound roots of the older fine sorts cun be sup¬ 
plied ac any time. 
Descriptive Catalogue (No. 3) sent gratis. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, 
March, 1856.—lllnl6 Rochester, N. Y. 
T O FARMERS AND GARDENERS — 
The subscriber offers for sale a new and VERY 
EARLY Seedling Potato, of his own raising, which for 
pro luctiveness, hardiness, early maturity, and fine table 
qualities, is believed to be superior to any other variety 
tit cultivation. Being a white Potato, and larger and 
more productive than the •• Early June,” and quite as 
early, it will be found particularly valuable for the Mark 
et Gardener. From lour years experience with this Po 
tato under circumstances well calculated to test its com¬ 
parative merits, the undersigned has no hesitation in re 
commending it to the public as a valuable variety. 
PRICE—$4 per barrel, delivered at the Railroad Depot 
or Steamboat Landing at Hudson. 
REFERENCES—S.K. I-Iogeboom and Wm. E.Miller, 
Esqr’s., Cluverack; or Edward Livingston, Esq., Hudson 
Address E, G. STUDLEY, 
110 — 11 n3~ Claverack, Columbia Op., N. Y. 
A GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; 
-AS- FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS; 
No. 1 PERUVIAN GUANO; 
SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME; 
CHARCOAL DUST; POUDRET1E; PLASTER for land 
purposes; BONE, flue and coarse, &e. 
MAGIC CORN AND COB MILL.—This 
mill has improvements over all other corn mills, aud requires 
iess power. For sale at the North River Agricultural Ware¬ 
house. GRIFFING, BROTHER & CO., 
1 10 —U2n22 CO Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
CRANBERRY PLANTS of the Bell va- 
) riety are best adapted to general culture—they bear large 
crops on poor, wet and boggy land, where nothing else will 
,v. UPLAND CRANBERRY PLANTS, which grow on 
poor, hill-side, and cold, barren soils, bear enormous crops ol 
small red berries—superior in flavor to Low-land Berries. 
ALSO, 
NEW-ROCHELLE BLACKBERRY VINES. 
Circulars relating to price, culture, soil, &c., will be forward¬ 
ed to applicants by inclosing a letter-stamp to 
F. TROWBRIDGE, 
Dealer in Trees, Plants, Roses, Vines, &c. 
109—lint New-Haven, Conn. 
"OORTABLE FORGES AND BELLOWS, 
(QUEENS PATENT,) 
The best Forge in market for 
Blacksmii hs’ work, Boiler makers* 
Mining,Quarrying, Shipping, plan¬ 
tations, Contractors on Railroads 
and Public Works, Coppersmiths, 
Gas Fitters, &c., &c. 
Also, an improved PORTABLE 
MELTING FURNACE for Jew¬ 
ellers, Dentists, Chemists, &c. 
Both of these are constructed 
■with sliding doors to protect the 
fire from wind and rain when used 
out doors, and for perfect safety 
and free escape of smoke when 
used indoors. They are compact 
for Shippping. 
Circulars with particulars and 
prices will be forwarded upon application. 
1 FREDERICK P. FLAGLER, 
Sole Manufacturer, 210 Water-st., New-York. 
85—116M190N8 
$i©<8>© PREMIUM 
E0$ BEST MOWING MACHINE, 1850. 
mHE Trustees of the “ Massachusetts 
!L Society for Promoting Agriculture” hereby give notice 
that the premium of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for the 
best. Mowing Machine, is now open to all competitors. 
To entitle any one io compete for the Premium, he must enter 
the Mowing Machine, -with full particulars ot its principles ot 
construction, weight, and selling price, with the subscriber, on 
or before the first, day of June, 1856. ; 
Every competitor will be required, at Ins own cost, to exhibit 
to and submit, a trial of his Machine .to the Trustees, upon not 
less than fiv. acres of grass land . ‘ _ „ 
The Tiust.ees likewise reserve the right of ordering further 
trials upon land of their selection, it they think it expedient or 
necessary to do so. . 
No competitor will be allowed to enter more t han one Machine 
of a similar principle of construction, and he must have the 
legal right to make, sell and exhibit the same and those of a sim¬ 
ilar construction, for use within the State of Massachusetts. 
The Trustees reserve the right of witliho ding the award of 
the Premium and continuing it for another year, if no Machine 
is exhibited which in their opinion, does not by Its labor and 
expense-saving properties over the common method of scythe 
mowing, recommend itself fo«- general introduction and use. 
Any further in formation will be given to persons applying for 
the same, by addressing the subscriber. 
THOMAS MOTLEY, Jr., 
March 15.—Ill-— 113n39 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
