AMERICAN AG RIO 0 LTURlST 
69 
TERMS — (invariably cash before insertion): 
Twenty-five cents per line (of ten words) for each insertion. 
By the column or half column, $30 per column for the first 
insertion and $25 for each subsequent insertion. 
»V“ Business Notices Forty cents a line. 
Advertisements to be sure of insertion must be received at 
latest by the 20th of the preceding: month. 
W ANT ED-ON THE FIRST OF APRIL 
next, a Manager accustomed to the care of stock, to 
take charge ol‘a large farm, situated in a healthy district,within 
eight miles of Baltimore city. J. HOWARD McHENKY. 
Pikesville, Baltimore Co., Mu. 
FARM FOR SAFE. 
'§U1K UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR 
-*• sale the FARM heretofore owned and cultivated by J. M. 
Sherwood, Esq., at Auburn, N. Y. It contains 290 acres, under 
u high state of cultivation, and offers a rare opportunity for any 
rentienuin who desires to embark in the business of Farming 
and stock Breeding. The barns and stables are ample, with ail 
unfailing supply of water, and all conveniently arranged. 
l‘he dwelling house is of brick, in modern style, and very 
pleasantly situated. 
.MO acres lie in a body, within the limits of the city of Auburn, 
•uni will be sold without the other 50 acres, if desired. This 
very desirable property may be purchased at 50 per cent, less 
• ban d would cost to take an ordinary farm and put it in equal 
condition. 
Some of the best stock ever bred by Mr. Sherwood, is still on 
i Ik* farm, and may be had with it. 
For further particulars, address the undersigned, or J. M. 
Sherwood, Esq., at Auburn, N. Y., or inquire of B. P. John¬ 
son, Esq., State Agricultural Rooms, Albany. 
Feb. 10, 1857. CHA’S P. WOOD. 
IOWA LAND. 320 ACRES FINE ROLL- 
ins Prairie, in Mills county, near Railroad now under con¬ 
struction, for sale cheap by 
JOHN VANDERBILT, 189 Water-street. 
f |THERMOMETERS, BAROMETERS,&c. 
of reliable quality and various descriptions, among which 
j.v ihose particularly suited for Horticultural purposes, which 
register i lie coldest, and warmest degree of temperature during 
: i.e 21 hours, in the absence of the observer. For sale by 
D EGGERT & SON, 239 Pearl-st. 
tpmCKEN AND HOG FEED.—FOR 
sale, a quantity of Beef and Pork Scraps, a superior arti¬ 
cle for swine and poultry, also for manure. Price $20 per ton. 
WILLIAM C. HALL, 
No. 432 Ninth Avenue, New-York. 
SPRING GARDEN SEEDS, &c. 
TIIE BEST VARIETIES OF 
PRIZE CUCUMBERS and MELONS for frames. 
Improved New-York EGG PLANT. 
EARLY TOMATOES. CABBAGES and LETTUCES. 
Early Paris, Nonpareil, Lenormands and other approved 
CAULIFLOWERS. 
PEPPERS, CELERIES, CARDOON. 
PEAS— Early Daniel O'Rourke, 10mperor fc Cedo Nulli, Prince 
Albert, Champion of England, and the recently introduced and 
very superior later sorts. Lord Raglan, Epp's Monarch , Harri¬ 
son's Glory and Perfection, Ac Ac. 
GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE, WINDSOR BEANS, 
BEETS, BROCOLIS, RADISHES. 
CARNOTS—Early forcing and other sorts. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN, HERB SEEDS, SPRING TUR¬ 
NIPS, of all sorts. 
INDIAN CORN—Extra Early Burlington, King Philip and 
; Darling's Sugar, Early Canada and Tuscarora, Evergreen, Old 
1 Colony and Mammot h Sugar, &c. &c. 
CHRISTINAMUSKana NEW ORANGE WATERMELON. 
POTATOES—Early Sovereign, Early June, &e. 
BEANS—Early Snap Short, Valentine and other Bush varie¬ 
ties. 
POLE BEANS—Large and Small Lima, Horticultural Cran¬ 
berry, &c. and every other desirable variety of Vegetable Seeds, 
all of the very finest qualities, and growth of 185G. 
FLOWER SEEDS.—The largest collection lo he found in 
the Union, comprising standard sorts and novelties , both of 
domestic and foreign growth. 
NEW CHINESE SUGAR CANE. 75 cents a pound, and in 
packages ut 25 and 50 cents each, prepaid, by mail; N EW CHI- 
i NESE POIATO (Dioscorca Batatas ); CllUFAS.or EARTH 
ALMONDS ; JAPAN PEAS, SPRING ami WINTER 
; VETCHES, or TARES; OSAGE ORANGE, YELLOW 
l LOCUST, BUCKTHORN, HONEY LOCUST, NORWAY 
: SPRUCE, SCOTCH FIR, and other Tree and Evergreen Seeds. 
FRUIT SEEDS —Pear, Peach, Plum, &c &c. 
TOBACCO SEED— Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Con- 
! necticut Seed Leaf, Imported Havana, &c &c. 
DYER’S MADDER SEED, SPURRY, WHITE LUPINS, 
FULLER’S TEASLES. 
BIRD SEEDS—Of all kinds. 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS—Field and Ruta Baga Tur¬ 
nips, Long Orange, White Belgium and Allringham Car¬ 
rots, Mangel Wurtzel, Sugar Beet. 
GRASS SEEDS— Italian and Perennial Ray, Sweet- 
Scented Vernal, Red Top-, Blue, Festucas, French Mixed 
and other desirable mixtures for Lawns, White Honeysuckle, 
Lucerne and other Clovers, &c. 
FRUIT, EVERGREEN and ORNAMENTAL TREES, 
GI ANT ASPARAGUS ROOTS, RHUBARB, &c. 
GARDEN SYRINGES, BUDDING and PRUNING 
KNIVES, PRUNING IMPLEMENTS, and a general assort- 
; rnent of the best varieties of HORTICULTURAL TOOLS. 
Catalogues on application. If by mail, inclose a three-cent 
j stamp for return postage. 
The smallest orders by mail promptly responded to. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 
15 John-street, New-Yoik. 
JUST RECEIVED from Holland, in the finest condition, 
large and sound, an assortment of Bulbs for Spring Planting, 
viz.: 
AMARYLLIS ( Jacobean Lilies) FORMOSISSIMA and 
LUl’EA. 
GLADIOLUS— Psitacinnus, Florihundus, Gandavcnsis and 
Ramosus, named and mixed sorts. 
TIGER FLOWERS ( Tigrida), Red and Yellow. 
TUBEROSES, MADEIRA VINES, &c. &c. 
“EVERY FARMER SHOULD OWN THEM.” 
ALLEN ON THE DISEASES OF DOMESTIC 
ANIMALS, 
THIRTY-FIRST THOUSAND. 
Price 75 cents, and sent free of Postage, on Receipt of Price. 
“ Its greatest worth is as a * complete Farrier.’ ”— Farmer and 
Mechanic. 
“It ought to be in every family where Dairying is carried 
on.”— Worcester Transcript. 
“ Worthy of a place in every Farmer’s Library ”— Jeffersonian. 
“Just what is needed by every good farmer.”— L. I. Farmer. 
“A very excellent book on Domestic Animals.”— Maine 
Farmer. 
“ A most admirable practical work for every day nse ”— Index. 
“The work ought to be in the hands of every Planter.”— N. 
O. Delta. 
“ When such men as R L. Allen take up the pen, something 
flows from it which does his fellow-men good.”— Iowa Advocate 
“ Here is a Book for the Million, written by a Gentleman of 
Science and Experience.”— Newburyport Watchman. 
ALLEN’S (R. L.) AMERICAN FARM BOOK. 
The American Farm Book; or, a Compend of American Agri¬ 
culture, being a Practical Treatise on Soils, Manures, Draining, 
Irrigation, Grasses, Grain, Roots Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco, 
Sugar Cane, Rice, and every Staple Product of the United 
States; with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and 
preparation for market. Illustrated by more than one hundred 
engravings. By R. L. Allen. 
One of the most complete Books upon American Agriculture 
that has yet been published. Price One Dollar. Sent free of 
Postage. Address C. M. SAXTON & CO., 
140 Fulton street, New-York. 
FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. 
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE 
choicest Foreign and Domestic Field and Garden Seeds, 
raised expressly for my trade. All genuine and of the best 
kinds. For sale wholesale and retail. 
SORGHUM SACCHARATUM, or CHINESE SUGAR¬ 
CANE, both of foreign and home growth, put up in dollar pack¬ 
ages, with printed directions for planting. Also, by the pound 
or in larger quantities. 
KING PHILIP, or BROWN CORN. 
WYANDOTTE CORN. 
LARGE SOUTHERN CORN. 
WHITE and YELLOW FLINT CORN 
DARLING’S EXTRA EARLY SWEET CORN. 
EARLY TUSCARORA CORN. 
EVERGREEN, DUTTON, POP and other varieties. 
POLAND AND OTHER CHOICE SEED OATS—The best 
in market. 
SPRING BARLEY—Extra choice quality. 
SPRING RYE. 
SPRING WHEAT—Fife, Tea, Golden Drop, Canada Club 
and Black Sea. 
POTATOES—Prince Albert, very superior. 
“ Dikeman. 
“ Early J une. 
Asli Leaf Kidney, Mercer, and other choice 
varieties. 
SPRING AND WINTER VETCHES, BROOM CORN, 
PEAS of every choice variety, BEANS ditto. 
GRASS SEEDS.—Timothy, Red Top, Ray, Orchard, Blue 
Sweet Scented Vernal, Foul Meadow, &o. 
CLOVER.—Large and Medium Red, Dutch White, Lucern 
or Alfalfa, Alsike, Crimson, Sanfoin, Sweet Scented. 
MILLET—Extra clean for sowing. 
FLOWER SEED and HERBS—All new and valuable varie¬ 
ties. 
RED AND YELLOW ONION SETS—Top or Button On. 
ions. Potato Onions. 
APPLE, PEAR AND QUINCE SEEDS PEACH PITTS- 
&c. 
OSAGE ORANGE.—Yellow and Honey Locust, Buckthorn. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN TOBACCO SEED—Havana, Vir¬ 
ginia, and large Connecticut Leaf—all choice varieties. 
BIRDSEED.—Canary, Hemp, Rape, Maw ana Rough Rice. 
GRAFTING WAX, WHALE SOAP GUANO and SUPER¬ 
PHOSPHATE OF LIME, in small packages of 25 cents each. 
FORCING GL ASSES, SYRINGES, and a full assortment 
of HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, VINE and FLOW¬ 
ER SCISSORS, GRASS and HEDGE SHEARS, &c., &c. 
STRAWBERRY, CURRANT, and RASPBERRY SEED- 
Lawton Blackberry, Red Antwerp, Fastolf and Franconia Rasp¬ 
berry, Hovey’s, and other choice Strawberries, Cranberry, Pie 
Plant or Rhubarb, Asparagus, Osage Orange, and other plants. 
Fruit Trees and Shrubs of all kinds, in the best condition, 
furnished to order. 
Catalogues furnished on application. 
BOOKS.—A choice variety of standard works on Horticul¬ 
ture, Agriculture, trees, drainage, &c., &c. 
R. L. ALLEN, 
189 Water-st., New-York. 
F ield and garden seeds, agri¬ 
cultural and HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 
of the most approved patterns. 
EsP Farmers will find it to their advantage to call and see our 
LITTLE AMERICAN MOWER AND REAPER. 
It weighs only 450 pounds, light draft, no side draft, and war¬ 
ranted to give satisfaction. Sold at the low price of $10U as a 
Mower; $ 120 as Mower and Reaper. Sold by 
GKIEFINU BROTHER & CO.. 
60 Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
LINNiEUS ISIIITIS A IS S§. 
R ussia or bass mats, gunny 
BAGS, TWINES, &c., suitable for Nursery purposes, for 
sale in lots to suit, by 
D W MANWARING, Importer, 
248 Front-street, New-York- 
PARSONS & CO., 
FLUSHING, NEAR NEW-YORK, 
O FFER FOR SALE THIS SUPERIOR 
variety of PIE PLANT, at $10 per hundred, or SfiO per 
thousand crowns. 
PARSONS Sc CO., 
FLUSHING, NEAR NEW-YORK, 
O FFER FOR SALE AN ASSORTMENT 
of Trees and Plants which they have grown for the use of 
amateurs, and have prepared, by frequent transplanting and 
other modes, for success in moving. 
They are of fine size and symmetrical form, and among them 
will be found 
STANDARD APPLES of fine quality. 
STANDARD PEARS, PLUMS and CHERRIES. 
PEACHES, APRICOTS and NECTARINES, on Plum 
stocks and their own roots. 
DWARF PEARS of fine form, and ready for bearing. 
GOOSEBERRIES and CURRANTS, strong plants of the 
best sorts 
RASPBERRIES—Fastolf, Red Antwerp, Fillbasket 
and other known sorts. 
STAWBEliRIES of all the best varieties. 
NATIVE GPAPES— Isabella, Catawba and other hardy 
varieties. 
FOREIGN GRAPES—All the well-known sorts, with some 
new varieties of great excellence. These plants are propagated 
from vines that have borne abundantly for some years, and are 
known to be correct. 
Great care is taken in the cultivation of Fruit trees, and none 
but those of the*best quality are allowed lo be sent out. 
THE ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT 
Contains Trees of all sizes for lawns and streets, including Elm, 
Silver, Norway and Sycamore Maples , Catalpas, Lindens, Tulip 
Trees, Cypress , Larch, Willows, Ash, Abele, Oriental Plane and 
all the best varieties of deciduous trees 
It also includes Evergreens of fine size for single planting, 
and of small sizes at low prices, from one foot upwards, lor 
massing ; among them are Norway Spruce, Balsam Fir, Austriun 
Pine , Hemlock , White Pine, Scotch Fir anil other varieties. 
The best shrubs include many line varieties at low prices, for 
massing, of which the Rhododendron Catawbiense can he par¬ 
ticularly recommended for its fine evergreen foliage, showy 
bloom and perfect hardiness. 
The ROSES are cultivated in very large quantity, on their 
own roots, of all the most rare varieties, and to those who pur¬ 
chase in quantity will be sold at greatly reduced rates. 
THE EXOTIC DEPARTMENT 
Contains a fine assortment of Camellias , grown as nusliy, rather 
than tall, slender plants ; and also contains all the well-known 
varieties of exotic plants and many rare sorts introduced from 
Europe annually. These are all carefully grown for those who 
desire plants of symmetry and beauty. 
CATALOGUES of all the departments will be furnished on 
application. Great care will be taken in packing, and trees will 
be delivered in New-York. and thence shipped as directed. 
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
E LLWANGER & BARRY, PROPR1E- 
TORS of the Mount Hope Nurseries, Rochester, N 
Y., solicit the attention of Nurserymen, Planters and Dealers, 
to the extensive stock now on their grounds, which they are 
prepared to oiler for the ensuing Spring trade. 
'Iheir Nurseries were established eighteen years ago,and now 
occupy four hundred acres of land, closely planted. The stock 
now growing is the most varied and extensive ever ottered in 
this country, including 
Standard Apples for Orchards; 
Dwarf Apples on Paradise and Doucain stocks ; 
Standard Pears on free stocks 1 and 2 years; 
Dwarf and Half-Standard Pears on Quince stocks, 1 
and 2 years from bud; 
Standard Cherries on Mazzard stocks,) 1 and 2 years 
Dwarf do. Makaleb do j from bud. 
Plums—D warf; 
Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines, Quinces, &c. ; 
Grapes — H ardy, Native and Foreign varieties. 
Strawberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Raspber¬ 
ries ; 
Rhubarb and Asparagus, &c. 
The collect ion of bearing Specimen Trees is the largest in the 
United States. Besides, the proprietors devote their entire time 
and attention to the business, and they are thus enabled to 
guarantee the correctness of articles sent out. 
THE ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT 
Is equally complete, and comprises 
Ornamental Deciduous Trees of all kinds, including the 
most elegant Weeping Trees for Lawns and Cemeteries. 
Evergreen Trees of all the most desirable species, and of 
all ages and sizes. More than a million of Trees are in a salea¬ 
ble state, and are offered low, in quantities. 
Evergreen and Deciduous Flowering Shrubs, including 
almost everything suitable for the climate of the United States. 
Roses— Upwards of three hundred of the most beautiful vari¬ 
eties, carefully selected during many years culture and expeii- 
ment, 
PiEONiES —About eighty superb varieties, including many new 
and very distinct soits. 
Phloxes— Seventy-five select and beautiful sorts, all of re¬ 
cent introduction. 
Chrysanthemums— Fifty of the finest Pomponc or Daisy 
varieties, newly introduced. 
CATALOGUES. 
The following Catalogues will he sent gratis to all who apply 
post-paid, and inclose a stamp to prepay postage : 
No. 1 — A descriptive Catalogue of Fruits. 
No. 2—A descriptive Catalogue of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs 
Roses, &c. &c. 
No. 3—A Catalogue of Dahlias, Verbenas, Petunias and se¬ 
lect green-house and bedding plants. 
No. 4—A wholesale priced Catalogue lor Nurserymen and 
Dealers. 
SMALL EVEKGUEENS, 
CHEAPER THAN IMPORTED. 
PARSONS & CO., 
FLUSHING, NEAR NEW-YORK, 
QFFER FOR SALE— 
Norway Spruce, 1 year planted, $10 per 10Q, $80 per 1,000; 
“ 2vears “ 12 “ 100 
“ of larger size, $15 to $40 “ 
Siberian Arbor Vitae, 2 feet, $40 per 100: 
“ 2% to 3 feet, GO ‘ 
Cedrus Deodara, 2 feet, $40 per 100 
“ 3 “ GO 
“ 4 “ 80 “ 
Abies Morinda, 1% “ 50 “ 
Rhododendron Catawbiense. 1 foot, $50 per 100, . 
with many other varieties suitable for the trade, or plantm 
masses. 
WATIVE EVERGREENS—JOHN W. 
I 1 ADAMS, Portland, Maine, continues to forward by 
steamers or railroads, Arbor Vitje.Fir, Spruce, Pine, Larch, 
and other hardy trees, at his usual prices. Catalogues sent to all 
who enclose stamo. 
