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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
The “Ads.”—An Apology. —Our adver¬ 
tising friends have crowded us into narrower 
quarters than we can put up with. We must 
have twenty or twenty-one pages of reading 
matter usually, which will leave but three 
or four pages for advertisements. If these 
continue to come in so freely and unsoli¬ 
cited, we shall be compelled to give more 
pages in the paper. We should have added 
eight more pages to this number, could we 
have got paper enough made in season. 
SUP 1 We desire to repeat that we assume 
no responsibility for any advertisement. 
The space is thrown open to the public at 
so much per line, and all pay alike. Still we 
reserve the right to reject any advertise¬ 
ment not desired, and we will not knowingly 
admit anything of a humbug character, or of 
an immoral tendency.—[E d. 
TERMS — (invariably cash before insertion): 
Ten cents per line (of ten words) for each insertion. 
No advertisement taken at less than one dollar*. 
By the column or half column, $12 per column for the first 
nsertion, and $10 for each subsequent insertion. 
83?* Business Notices 20 cents a line. 
C. M. SAXTON & GO’S 
AGRICULTURAL LIBRARIES, 
FOR VILLAGES , TOWNS, AND PRIVATE 
INDIVIDUALS. 
PUBLISHED AT 110 FULTON-STREET, NEW-YORK. 
Carefully selected with reference to the wants of the Farmer, 
and arranged so as to afford the needed information in eacli de¬ 
partment. ... 
For the purpose of furnishing to all who are interested in the 
cultivation of the soil, the readiest access to WORKS IN 
EVERY DEPAKTMENTOF AGRICULTURE,at a trifling 
cost to each individual, it is proposed to establish an AGRI¬ 
CULTURAL LIBRARY in every town or school district m 
each State, on the following plan 
The best, most reliable and prominent works on Agriculture 
and lundi ed subjects are selected and judiciously arranged in 
Libraries costing 
FROM TEN TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH. 
Xu each town or district those persons desiring a Library will 
unite under a few simple regulations, or if preferred, adopt a 
more formal Constitution, choose a Librarian, and fix the 
amount to tie contributed by each member, at lrom one to five 
dollars, and purchase such a Library as their means will afford 
No measure, it i; believed, could conduce more to the 
improvement of the Farmer and his Farm, than the location ol 
such a Library in his neighborhood. By making Agriculture a 
more intellectual pursuit, we shall at once increase its profits 
and lessen its labors, while we shall render it more attractive to 
the sons of the Farmer, who are driven by its hard and ill-paid 
foil to the less healthful employment of the crowded cities. 
Catalogues furnished upon application to 
C. M. SAX TON & CO., 
Agricultural Book Publishers, 
116-nlOO No. HO Fulton-street, New-York. 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE 
CATTLE SHOW, 
E mbracing an exhibition of 
CATTLE of all breeds. HORSES, SHEEP, SWINE and 
POULTRY, will be held at Hamilton Square, in the CITY OF 
NEW-YORK, on 
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY, 
The 14th, 15th, and 16th days ol October. 
Owners and Breeders of Stock, from all parts of the Unite d 
States, are invited to bring their STOCK to the Exhibition. 
All Animals must, be on the ground by 10 o’clock A. M.,on 
TUESDAY, the 14tli. 
The Twpnt.y-p.igh t.fi Ann ual Fair of the American Institute 
will be held at the Crystal Palace, commencing on THURS¬ 
DAY, the 22d of September, and will positively close on SAT¬ 
URDAY, the 21th of October. 
Circulars, with Premium Lists, can he had at the Olhcc ol tire 
American Institute, No- 351 Braadway. 116-117nl03 
OARSONS & CO., Flushing, near New- 
-**- York, offer for sale their large assortment ol" APPLES, 
standard and dwarf PEAR, CHERRIES, PEACHES, PLUMS 
and other Fruits. 
To their stock of well-grown PLUBIS., 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 
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 arc 
unusually finely rooted and symmetrically formed. Ol these 
they can supply Norway Spruce, at prices ranging according to 
size and form, from $10 to $60 per hundred. 
Cedars Deodora, Siberian Arbor Vita?, White Pine, Pines 
Benthamiana, and others, can also be supplied for planting m 
masses, at moderate rates. . , ■ 
Their stock of ROSES is always large, and can be furnished 
by the quant ity 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 
UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Office No. igo Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 
T he fourth annual exhibition 
of the UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 
will be held at Powelton (Philadelphia), on Tuesday, Wedhes- 
dav, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 7, 8, 9,10 and 11. 
Premiums from $25 to $200, amounting m the aggregate to 
$14,000, will be offered for the various classes of Domestic Ani¬ 
mals, Fruits, American Wines, Vegetables, Grains, and Agri¬ 
cultural Implements and Machinery. 
A Local Committee at Philadelphia, representing the various 
branches of industry, has already been appointed to co-operate 
with the officers of the Society m perfecting arrangements for 
the Exhibition. Fifteen Thousand Dollars have been guaranteed 
to meet expenses. This material aid, coupled with the excel¬ 
lence of the selected location, and the large amount of premi¬ 
ums offered, induces the expectation that the Exhibition of 1856 
will be superior to any of its predecessors. 
A GRAND AGRICULTURAL BANQUET, 
In which ladies as well as gentlemen will participate, will take 
place on Friday afternoon, October 10, when distinguished 
speakers will address the assemblage. 
Favorable arrangements with the various railroads for the 
transportation of stock and other articles are in progress, the 
terms of which will be-given on application to the office. 
The List of Entries, the Awards of Premiums, and the Pro¬ 
ceedings, will be published in the Journal of the Society for 1856. 
The Premium List, with the Regulations and Programme of 
the Exhibition, will be furnished on application to Mr. John 
McGowan, Assistant Secretary of the United States Agricultu¬ 
ral Society, 160 Chestnut-street, (Rooms of the Philadelphia 
Agricultural Society,) or by addressing the Secretary at Boston. 
' MARSHALL P. WILDER, President. 
William S. King, Secretary. 116-117n90 
September 1, 1856. 
FAIR OF N. Y. STATE AGRICULTURAL 
SCCSETf, 
At Watertown, Sept. 30, ami Oct. 1, 2, and 3. 
T he annual exhibition of the 
New-York State Agricultural Society will be held at 
Watertown, Jefferson County, September 30, and October 1,2, 
and 3. 
The Rome and Watertown, and Potsdam Railroads, will carry 
stock and articles free, and passengers at half fares. The Lake 
Ontario Steamboat Company will cany stock, and articles and 
passengers at half fares. The Hudson River, and New-York 
Central Roads will carry stock and articles free, with the usual 
condition of payment when shipped, to be repaid if stock and 
articles are returned, ownership unchanged, with certificate of 
Exhibition. 
The arrangements at Watertown will he of the most satisfac¬ 
tory character, and provisions for stock upon the ground, such 
as to enable the owners to have them upon the ground the week 
previous, and during the Fair, in comfortable quarters, with 
plenty of food. 
ESp-The stock and articles passing over the Rome and Water- 
town Railroad must be sent the week previous to the Fair, as the 
road will, the week of the Fair, be cxclusivcli / devoted to -passen¬ 
gers, and trains will be run as often as may be necessary from 
Rome and Cape Vincent to Watertown, to transport passengers 
intending to attend the Exhibition without delay. 
A very choice herd of Devon Cattle, and superior Short 
Horns and Herefords,are already entered for public sale, afford¬ 
ing an opportunity never before given at our Fairs of purchasing 
the very best stock at public sale. 
Entries may be made at the office on the show grounds the 
week previous to the Fair, or with the Secretary at Albany, at 
any time previous. 
B. P. JONSON, Sccretaiy. 
Agricultural Rooms, Albany, Aug. 23, 1856. I16-117n99 
EVERGREEN TREES AT LOAV PRICES. 
Messes. Ellwanger &. Barry solicit the attention of Nur¬ 
serymen, Planters and Dealers in Trees, to their immense stock 
of Evergreens, by far the largest ever offered in the United 
States. They are prepared to furnish the following at the ex¬ 
tremely low prices annexed. 
All frequently transplanted, and, therefore, finely formed 
and well rooted. 
per 100 per 1,000 
Nouway Spruce 5 feet.$60 00 $500 00 
4 “ 40 00 350 00 
“ 3 “ . 25 00 225 00 
‘‘ 2 “ 18 00 150 00 
« 1P> : “ . 15 00 120 00 
“ 1 ““ 10 00 70 00 
Norway 4 years Seedlings, 2 years transplanted. 30 00 
“ 1 year, from Seed bed. 10 00 
Scotch Pine 12 inches. 10 00 80 00 
“ 9 “ 3 00 60 00 
Austrian Pine 10 to 12 inches.... 12 00 90 00 
_ “ . . 6 to 9 “ .. : . 10 00 80 00 
Arbor Vitas Siberian 3 feet, beautiful plants. 40 00 
“ “ 2 “ “ .. 30 00 
“ Am., bushy, for hedges 2 to 2 1-2 ft . 8 GO 60 00 
“ “ “ 1 to 11-2 ft ... 5 00 40 00 
Arbor Golden, a beautiful tree, 1 1-2 to 2 ft., $9 per dozen. 
pel* doz. 
Himalaya Spruce (Abies Morinda) 2 to 3 feet .$10 00 
Pmsapo Spruce (A Pinsapo) fine broad plants, 10 m. high.. 9 00 
Chili Pine (Auracaria imbricata) in pots, 12 to 18 in. 9 00 
Deodar Cedar, 2 to 3 feet, beautiful plants. 9 00 
African or Silver Cedar (C. Africana, or Argentea) beauti¬ 
ful, l 1-2 to 2 feet, (more hardy than Deodar). 9 00 
Japan Cedar (Cryptomeria) beautiful Seedlings in pots 3 ft. 10 00 
Funebral Cypress (Cupressus Funebris) in pots, 1 loot. a 00 
Twisted or Bliotan Cypress (C. Torulosa) in pots, 1 foot'. 4 00 
Yewj English 11-2 to 2 feet. 4 00 
“ 6 inches.. . 2 00 
“ Golden (Elegantissima) 9 to 12 inches. 5 00 
“ Irish or upright, 11-2 to 2 feet. 5 00 
“ “ 1 foot, $3 per doz , $18 pel* 100. 
“ “ 6 inches, $2 per doz., $12 per 100. 
For further details, we refer to our wholesale Catalogue, sent 
gratis to all who apply and inclose a stamp. Address 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
1 16n91 Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. N . 
M. R. PRINCE & CO , FLUSHING, 
offer for present planting . 
Strawberries—A n unrivalled Collection, ol which new De¬ 
scriptive Catalogue is now ready.. 
Bulbous Roots and Chinese Peonies, of the most, splendid 
varieties, finest Rhubarb, Large German Asparagus, Madder, 
Licorice, &c. 
In October—C hinese Potato, sno e w while, the most estima¬ 
ble of all esculents. ‘ n- 
Also, Trees, and Plants, and Seeds of all kinds. 116-nSa 
T HE “ CALIFORNIA FARMER,” devot¬ 
ed to Agriculture, Stock Breeding, and the useful ecieruces 
Subscriptions received at the Resident Editor s Ofiice, No. 1IJ 
Washington-st., Boston. Sample copies sent when ordered 
T© NURSERYMEN. 
STOCKS AND SEEDLING TREES. 
We solicit the attention of the Trade to the following articles, 
which we are prepared to furnish this fall at the annexed low 
rates—all are exceedingly vigorous and well grown. 
per 1,000 
Magnolia Acuminata, 3 year Seedlings, 2 feet.$50 00 
“ 1 “ 40 00 
Elm, American, 2 year Seedlings.15 on 
Horse Chestnut, 3 “ 60 00 
“ 2 “ 40 00 
Oak, White American, 3 years. 20 00 
“ Red “ 3 “ . 20 00 
Butternut, 3 year Seedlings, 2 to 3 feet. 40 00 
Black Walnut, 3 year Seedlings, 2 to 3 feet. 40 00 
Maple, Silver, 2 “ 12 00 
“ Scarlet, 2 “ :;Q 00 
“ Sugar, 1 “ ■ 6 00 
. 1 to 2 feet. 30 00 
Larch, European, 2 feet. 50 00 
Catalua, “ 1 foot. 10 00 
Mohonia, or Aslrberry, one of the finest Evergreen Shrubs, 
2 year Seedlings. 50 00 
Do. 1 year Seedlings. 20 on 
Plum Seedlings, 1 year, native. 10 00 
Pear “ 1 “ 10 00 
Cherry, MazzaYd, 1 “ \. 4 00 
“ Mahaleb, Strong. 15 00 
Manetti Rose, Stocks, Strong.. 40 00 
For further particulars, we beg to refer to our wholesale Cata¬ 
logue, sent gratis to all who apply and inclose a stamp. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, . 
116n92 Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
September, 1856. 
FRESH IMPORTED HYACINTHS, TULIPS, &C, 
HPHE SUBSCRIBERS HAVE JUST RE- 
. eeivod an unusually fine -and extensive assortment of 
Double and Single Hyacinths, Tulips, Polyanthus Narcissus, 
Double Narcissus, Jonquilles, Crocus. Crown Imperials. Fritil- 
larias. Gladiolus, Irus,Ixias, Lilies, Arums, Anemones, Ranun-. 
cuius, Colcliicums, Snowdrops, Aconites, Oxalis Lachenalias, 
Amaryllis, Early Roman Narcissus, to which they invite the 
attention of amateurs. 
Retail Descriptive Catalogues, with directions for culture, 
furnished applicants enclosing a stamp for return postage. 
Dealers and Nurserymen supplied in quantities at as low 
rates as usually paid for the refuse bulbs from auction. 
A good assortment of Hyacinth Glasses, Fancy Crocus Pots, 
&c., &c.- 
JAMES M THORBURN & CO., 
116—Il8n89 No. 15 John-street, New-York 
BULBOUS FLOWER ROOTS. 
We have now bn hand a large stock of choice Bulbs, and are 
receiving a new invoice from Holland, consisting of the finest 
Hyacinths, Double and Single, 
Tulips of all the Classes, 
Crown Imperials, 
Crocus, Jonauils, Narcis.sus, 
Japan and other Lilies, 
Gladiolus, a superb collection of new, and all the older 
sorts, &c., &c., &c. 
We are prepared to furnish all, at low rates, in large or small 
quantities, and solicit orders during the month of September, 
before the busy season opens. 
Priced Catalogues forwarded gratis. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY, 
116n94 Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
September, 1856. 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
Ellwanger &. Barry have the pleasure of announcing to 
their customers and the public in general, that they have now 
on their grounds for the ensuing fall trade, a very large and com¬ 
plete stock of.Fruit and Ornamental Trees, embracing 
Standard and Dwarf Apple Trees; , 
Standard and Dwarf Pear Trees; 
Standard and Dwarf, Cherry anu Plum, Peaches, Apricots, Nec¬ 
tarines, &c.; 
Quinces,large Orange, fine grafted plants; 
Gooseberries, of the best sorts, a large stock; 
Currants, including the newest and finest sorts, upwards of 
three hundred thousand plants; 
Raspberries, including Brinkle’s Orange and several new and 
fine everbearing sorts; 
Blackberries, High Bush, and New-Rochelie or Lawton, a large 
stock. 
Besides Walnuts. Chesnuts, Filberts, and all other fruits usu¬ 
ally cultivated. 
Grapes, Native and Foreign, in large quantities; 
Strawberries, all the best, new and old sorts; 
Rhubarb, Asparagus, &c. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBBERY, <fec. 
Deciduous Ornamental Trees, for streets, parks, lawns, ceme¬ 
teries, &c.; 
Flowering Shrubs; 
Roses, an immense collection, old and new, covering upwards ol 
five acres of land. . 
Evergreen Trees', including half a million Norway Spruce, ol all 
sizes; 
Weeping Trees, everything desirable; 
Double Dahlias and Bulbous Roots; 
Hedge Plants of all sorts; 
Stocks and Seedling Plants for nursery men; 
Green-House and Bedding out Plants, a full assortment. 
Nurserymen ancLdealbrs dealt with on the most liberal terms, 
and amateurs’ orders attended to with the greatest care. 
Packing done in the most thorough and skillful manner, and 
with the best material. . 
For full particulars, we refer to special advertisements, and 
to the following Catalogues, sent gratis to all who apply and en¬ 
close a siarnp for each. 
No. 1. Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits. 
No. 2. Descriptive Catalogue of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 
Roses, &c. , , —_ , , * 
No. 3. Catalogue of Dahlias, Green-house and Bedding Plants. 
No. 4. Wholesale or Trade List. 
No. 5. Supplemental Catalogue of Fruits. 
, ; : v . > . . ELLWANGER & BARRY. 
116 n 95 Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
September, 185G. 
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, 
U5-117n81 South Norwalk, Conn. 
