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L AWTON’S BLACKBERRY PLANTS 
PRICES FOR THE AUTUMN OF 1856. 
Packages of Six Plants - - - - - $3 00 
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 line leaving New-York city. \VM. LAWTON, 
No. 54 Wall-st , New-York, 
HI_tfn41 or at New-Rochelle, N. Y 
No. 140! 
IVO ONE WHO HAS A HOUSE TO 
J- l build, a Grrden to make, a Tree to plant, or a Drive to lay 
out, should be v ithout this work : 
DOWNING’S LANDSCAPE GARDENING: AND 1RURAL 
ARCHITECTURE. 
This is DOWNING’S best and most comprehensive work, and 
more than all other causes, has contributed to the elevation of 
American taste for Rural Architecture and Landscape Garden¬ 
ing. It contains the fullest and most reliable catalogue of Or¬ 
namental Trees suitable for American soil and climate, with a 
description of the habits and landscape effect of ea h. Beauti¬ 
fully and expensively illustrated. Piice$3 50. 
C. M. SAXTON & Co., Publishers, 
115n82 No. 140 Fulton-st., New-York. 
N EW-ROCHELLE blackberry.— 
Genuine Plants from the Original stock, deliverable in 
November. March or April, fur sale by ISAAC ROOSEVELT, 
95—116nl212Nl4 Pelham. Westchester Co., N. Y. 
TO NURSE REYM AND DEALERS IN TREES. 
The Subscribers beer leave to announce that tlieir wholesale 
priced catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, 
&c. .for the Autumn of 1855, is now ready and will be sent free 
to all applicants who enclose a stamp. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
Mount Hope Nurseries, 
July 15th, 1856, 115n76 Rochester, N. Y. 
LAWTON 
BLACKBERRY PLANTS 
The Subscribers announce to their friends and customers that 
they have now 
OVER SIX ACRES 
of the 
GENUINE LAWTON 
BLACKBERRY PLANTS 
under cultivation, and in good condition. 
They are therefore prepared to fill large orders the coming 
FALL and the following SPRING. 
PRICES. 
$25 
per 
Hundred plants. 
$12 50 
per 
Fifty plants. 
$5 
per 
Dozen plants. 
$2 50 
per 
Half dozen plants. 
JL B. All plants ordered of us will be TAKEN up 
and PACKED with the GREATEST CARE ; and 
UNDER OUR OWN PERSONAL SUPERVISION 
Of the MANY THOUSANDS 
sent out by us last ye ir we have heard very few instances of 
failure, notwithstanding that they have been forwarded to. 
EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY, 
and the setting out has often^en entrusted to unskillful hands. 
Printed directions for setting and cultivating are sent with 
every package. 
GE0R3E SEYMOUR & CO., 
South Norwalk, Conn. 
RASPBERRY PLANTS 
PURE RED ANTWERP OR NORTH RIVER VA 
RIETY. 
The Subscriber has a few thousand 
SUPERIOR PLANTS, 
of the above variety, which he will dispose of at the rate of $4 
per hundred or $30 per thousand for the large size. Small plants 
at half the above prices. SAMUEL SEYMOUR, 
115-117n81 South Norwalk/Conn. 
BUCKWHEAT SEED; 
TURNIP SEED; 
G arden, field and flower seeds 
—A large supply of the most desirable varieties of Garden 
Seeds; a choice and good supply of Flower Seeds; and Grass 
Seeds of all kinds. Field Seeds—Wheat,Oats. Corn, Barley, &c. 
We take great care to have all our seeds fresh and best of their 
kinds, and offer them for sale at wholesale or retail on most fa¬ 
vorable terms. R L. ALLEN, 
189 and 191 Water-st., New-York 
TURNIP SEEL 
P ARSONS & CO., Flushing, near New- 
York, offer for sale their large assortment of APPLES, 
standard and dwarf PEAR, CHERRIES, PEACHES, PLUMS, 
and other Fruits. 
To their stock of well-grown PLUMS, they 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 
ihe 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 Vitae, White Pine, Pines 
Benthamiana, and others, can also be supplied for planting in 
We are now prepared to iurnish the following sorts, which 
have given such gene ral satisfaction for past years : 
SKIVING’S IMPROVED RUTA BAGA, 50cper pound 
PURPLE TOP RUTA BAGA, 50c per pound 
LARGE WHITE FLAT OR GLOBE DO. 50c per pound 
LARGE WHITE NORFOLK, 50c per pound 
EARLY WHITE STONE, 75c per pound 
YELLOW ABERDEEN, 75c per pound 
YELLOW STONE, 75c per pound. 
And at reduced rates in large qualities. 
JAMES M. THORBURN & CO. 
114-115n72 No. 15 John-street New York. 
P ORTABLE CIDER MILL AND PRESS. 
—This very desirable and approved machine I am now man¬ 
ufacturing in the best manner. It will make more cider than 
any other press with a given quantity of apples, and in a given 
time. The cider made from it is of the best quality. Cider can 
be made with this mill when, and in quantities as required. It 
is also useful for pressing currants, berries, cheese, butter. &c. 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, No. 189 and 191 Water-st. 
INGERSOLL’S IMPROVED, PORTABLE, 
HAY AND COTTON PRESSES, 
A Silver Medal for which was awarded at the late Fair of the 
American Institute ; also, at the Fairfield County Fai>, u Conn. 
This Press combines greater power and durability , requires less 
labor, occupies less space, and costs less money than any other 
Machine for baling Hay or Cotton, ever offered to the public. 
And on account of its CHEAPNESS, COMPACTNESS 
PORTABILITY and GREAT POWER, it is exactly adapted 
to the wants and means of every farm , ai d it is believed to be 
far superior, in every respect, to any other machine of the kind 
now manufactured. 
The Scientific American of April 5, 1056, says of it: 
“ It will be observed that this press is extremely simple and 
cheap in its construction, while at the same time it is strong and 
powerful; it is also very compact and convenient, readily moved 
from place to place, &c. It maybe employed for pressing cotton 
and other substances, with the same facility as hay. We regard 
it as a very excellent improvement.” 
The great inconvenience and annual expense of wear and 
breakage in the use of the Roller, Ratchet , Rope and Chain, is 
entirely obviated in this invention. 
We have numerous letters from those who have seen and used 
these presses during the past season, similar to the following 
from Wm. Thompson, Esq.,South Londonderry, Vt., who writes 
Feb. 8. 1856, as follows: 
Gentlemen :—I think your Press, with the improvement you 
have made recently, will exceed anything of the kind yet got up, 
for it will press more in a day, with only two hands to work it 
and do it easier, than any other press in New-England.” 
By the use of this Press, the farmer who resides far inland, and 
who has been prevented from transporting his hay to market on ac¬ 
count of its great bulk, may so far reduce the cost of transportation , 
by compressing the hay into solid and compact bales, as to make 
this valuable product one of the most profitable articles of farm 
culture. 
C3P* The smallest size will give a pressure of eight fb ten tons , 
and a bale of hay can be pressed in about one minute. The 
Presses can readily be made of any size or shape desired, 
The regular sizes now made at the factory are : 
Size No. l, designed to make a bale of Hay, weighing from 175 
to 200 lbs. Price $50. 
Size No. 2, designed to make a bale of Hay, weighing from 300 
to 350 lbs. Price $75. 
Size No. 3 is of immense power and strength, and is designed 
more especially for Hemp, Flax or Hay for shipping to distant 
ports, or where great compactness is required. Weight of bale 
350 lbs. Price $125. 
TOBACCO PRESS Price $125. 
This press is also very strong and heavily ironed, possessing 
great power, occupying but little room, and adapted to pressin 
tobacco into the hogshead without the loss of time and labor 
common to the Screw Press. The cask sets on the pressing plat 
form and is pressed up against a suitable head piece; then low 
ered, filled and pressed again, and so on until the cask is full 
This is accomplished with great facility and convenience, aud 
may be done with two hands. The portability, the small space 
occupied, and the low price of this Press, are advantages which 
cannot fail io meet with the approval of planters, and a large 
sale throughout the tobacco-growing States. 
These Presses are so compact , that they are sent by ship, canal 
or railroad,*most conveniently and in the best order without 
being taken to pieces; thus saving expense to the purchaser. 
This Improvement, combining the principle of a continuous 
lifting power, is at once very great, very compact and very cheap ; 
being much quicker, and in many applications more convenient 
than the screw, and we are prepared to furnish it on short no¬ 
tice, combining more or less power, for Cider Mill Presses, 
Cheese Presses , Oil Cake , Cloth or Paper and also for raising ves¬ 
sels, moving buildings, pulling stumps, &c. 
The expense of Machines, of course, will be in proportion to 
the amount of power required for use. The license for any of the 
States will be sold separately if desired, for the purposes herein 
specified. Persons wishing to engage in making and selling 
these various indispensable Machines, will find, on application 
to this Company, a rare chance for an investment. 
Presses on hand and orders filled for any size, without dela3 r . 
Address 
FARMERS' & MECHANICS’ MANUFACTURING CO., 
Green Point, Kings Co., L. I. 
N. B. —The same company are manufacturing INGERSOLL’S 
IMPROVED, PORTABLE HAND-POWER MACHINES, 
for Sawing down Trees , Sawing off Logs, 4-c., df-c., to which the 
particular attention of the Public is called. 115n83. 
masses, at moderate rates. 
Their stock of ROSES is always large, and can be furnished 
by the quantity at greatly reduced lates. 
Their Foreign Grapes are propagated from bearing vines. 
Their Exotic Department, includes the desirable and rare 
sorts, and the Plants are well grown and thrifty. 
Catalogues furnished on application. 105—116 
T O PUBLISHERS, EDITORS, &C.— 
WANTED—By a young man of good scientific and practi¬ 
cal education, a situation as 
EDITOR OR ASSISTANT EDITOR, 
of aweekly or monthly 
AGRICULTURAL PAPER 
of good standing. A 
MODERATE SALARY 
—which will be increased if the circulation of the work admits 
of it—is all that is required. 
Specimens of composition sent and the best of references pro¬ 
cured by applying to G. T. HAMMOND, “ Hillside Farm,” 
Farmingdale Post-office, Long Island. 113-115n62 
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ROBERT SEARS, 
No. 181 William-street, New-York. 
F an mills and corn shellers. 
Allen’s celebrated Fan Mills, the best in 'use, of a variety 
of sizes—made when desired extra heavy with pulley for horse 
power, Also Gr int’s superior patent Fan Mill. 
Corn Shellers of a variety of patterns for hand or horse pow¬ 
er. For sale by 
R. L. ALLEN, No. 189 and 191 Water-st. 
T^YNAMOMETER, for testing the draught 
of Plows and various Machinery—one of the most ap¬ 
proved English pattern—for sale, or will be loaned for areas, 
onable price R. L. ALLEN 189 Water-st 
H orse powers and threshers. 
—I have for sale the best and most approved made in the 
United States, viz : 
Allen’s celebrated one horse endless chain power, 
Emery’s Patent do do do 
Allen’s celebrated two do do do 
Emery’s patent two do do do 
Trimble’s one to four horse iron circular power. 
Warren’s do do do do 
Eddy’sor Tasslin’s superior wood and wrought'iron one to 
six horse circular power. 
Hall’s or Pitts one to eight horse iron circular power, much 
used in California and other Western States 
threshers. 
Allen's or Finery’s Threshers with or without Separators. 
Fddy’s Iron Cylinder Threshers^ 
Hall’s or Pitts and other make Threshers and Cleaners com¬ 
bined, for two to eight horses. 
R. L- ALLEN, Nqs. 189 and 191 Water st. 
