[February, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1876.] 
11 E M! 11ST Gr T O NT 
The REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE has 
sprung rapidly into favor, as possessing the best com¬ 
bination ot good qualities, namely : Light running—smooth 
— noiseless — rapid — durable—with pkkfect lock stitch. 
The Reiniiigtoii Sewing Machine lias received pre¬ 
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without effort took the grand .Medal of Progress— the 
highest order of Medal that was awarded at the late Vienna 
Exposition. 
The REMINGTON WORKS also manufacture the 
new Double-Barrelled Breech-Loading Shot- 
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marvel of beauty, finish. and cheapness—and the Cele¬ 
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for Military, Hunting, and Target purposes— all kinds of 
Pistols, Rifle Canes, Metallic Cartridges, etc. 
E. Remington & Sons, Remington Sewing 
STANDARD 
Architectural Books 
FOR 
CAKPENTEES AND BUILDERS. 
Hussey’s National Cottage Architecture; 
or, Slomes for Every One.— With Designs, 
Plans, Details, Specifications, and Cost ; with Work¬ 
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built direct from the book. Adapted to the popular 
demand for practical, handsome, and economical 
homes. Royal Quarto. Six Dollars, post-paid. 
Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses. 
— Illustrated with about 150 engravings. Hints and 
Suggestions as to the General Principles of House¬ 
building, Style, Cost, Location, etc. Post-paid, $1.50. 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.- Improved 
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Gardening 
for Pleasure. 
A GUIDE TO THE AMATEUR IN THE 
Fruit, Vegetable, and Flower 
Garden, 
WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE 
Greenhouse, Conservatory, and 
WINDOW GAKBEN. 
By PETER HENDERSON, 
THE CHAETEB OAK 
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OP HARTFORD, CONN. Organized A. D. 1850. 
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E. R. Wiggin, Pres. S. H. White, Vice-lTes. and 'l'reas. 
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MAJZTFOJ3H. CONW. 
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tt3F“ Apply to any agent, or write to the Company, at 
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Monckton’s National Stair-Builder. — Is a 
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colors. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $6.00. 
Woodward’s National Areliitect.— 1,000 De¬ 
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Village Houses; with Perspective Views, Front and 
Side Elevations. Sections, Full Detail Drawings, Speci¬ 
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Working Scale, of Brackets, Cornices, French Roofs, 
Sectional and Framing Plans of French Roofs, Dormer- 
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Woodward’s Suburban and Country 
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Woodward’s Country Homes, — 150 Designs 
and Plans, with Description of the Manner of Con¬ 
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Woodward’s Graperies and Horticultural 
Buildings.— Designs and Plans of Hot-Beds, Cold- 
Pits. Propagating Houses, Forcing Houses, Hot and 
Cold Graperies. Green Houses, Conservatories, Orchard 
Houses, etc , with the various modes of Ventilating 
and Heating. Post-paid, $1.50, 
Wheeler’s Rural Homes. —Houses suited to 
Country Life. Post-paid, $2.00. 
AUTHOR OF “GARDENING FOR PROFIT,” AND “ PRAC¬ 
TICAL FLORICULTURE.” 
ILLUSTRATED. 
EDITORIAL NOTICES. 
It is one of the best guides to window-gardening we 
know of. The fact is, that the number of plants that can 
be successfully grown in window-gardening is very limit¬ 
ed, and though it is possible to make a very large list of 
those which maybe grown, if unusual pains be taken, 
the general cultivator wishes only to undertake those 
which promise to be successful with a moderate expendi¬ 
ture of time and attention. The rules to be observed in 
order to succeed with window plants, are very few, and 
tlie whole story is plainly told .—Christian Advocate , 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
It gives in a clear intelligible form just the information 
that novices and even experienced cultivators wish to 
have always accessible, and will he specially valuablS to 
those who keep house plants . — The Observer, N. Y. City. 
Mr. Peter Henderson has followed up Gardening for 
Profit with Gardening for Pleasure, into which is packed 
much useful information about window-gardens, the 
management of flower-beds, etc.— The Independent, N. 
Y. City. 
Price, Post-paid, $1.50. 
Gardening for Profit. 
A Guide to tlie Successful Cultivation of 
SEE 
Cut of “ HOME CORN SHEERER,” 
on page 72. Manufactured by 
LIVINGSTON & Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 
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See December number, 1874, page 463. 
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Harney’s Barns, Out - Buildings, and 
Fences. —Containing Designs and Plans of Stables, 
Farm-Barns, Out-Buildings, Gates, Gateways, Fences, 
Stable Fittings and Furniture, with nearly 200 Illustra¬ 
tions. Royal Quarto. Post-paid, $6.00. 
liveleth’s School-House Architecture.—A 
new and original work, containing Seventeen Designs 
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Heating and Ventilation. Large Quarto. Post-paid, 
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Copley’s Plain and Ornamental Alpha¬ 
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Cummings’ Architectural Details.— Contain¬ 
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Parts needed in the Construction of Buildings, Public 
and Private, both for the City and Country. Also, 
Plans and Elevations of Houses, Stores, Cottages, and 
other Buildings. Royal Quarto. Price, post-paid, $10. 
Jacques’ Manual of the House. —How lo 
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all kinds. 126 Designs and Plans. Post-paid, $1.50. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, Publishers, 
345 Broadway, New York. 
^ the Market and Family Garden. 
By PETER HENDERSON. 
Finely Illustrated. Price, Post-paid, SI.50. 
The following voluntary notices of Mr. Henderson’s books 
are specimens of similar testimony from very many quarters. 
. “ February 8th, 1875. ■ 
“Enclosed find draft for $3.00, the published price of re¬ 
vised editions of ‘ Gardening for Profit ’ and ‘ Practical 
Floriculture.’ I have first editions, and they have saved the 
cost of each more than one hundred times. Many thanks for 
what you are doing for the gardeners of the United States." 
“ December 8th, 1S74. 
“ Your Gardening for Profit is what tlie Family Bible is to 
a good old Methodist—the.only sure guide.” 
“March 23d, 1S74. 
“If this should go to Mr. Henderson, I would say that I 
believe the gardeners of this country would gladly bail an¬ 
other edition of ‘Gardening for Profit;’ at least, I thank 
him for that little work. Through its influence I left a pay¬ 
ing manufacturing business and began to follow its teach¬ 
ings. This was three years ago. Now I have a market 
garden of thirty acres and 400 four-feet sash, and enjoy my¬ 
self as I never did before. Again I thank him.” 
Either of the above books sent post-paid on receipt oi 
price, by 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
345 Broadway, New York. 
LAMB KNITTING MACHINE. 
I S the only Machine that can knit all sizes of work, and 
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