1865.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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THORBURN’S CELEBRATED 
Our Descriptive Catalogue 
of every Standard and Improved 
Variety 
OF 
VEGETABLE AND AGRICULTURAL 
S E E 13 S 
V I C ’ S 
llluatrateb Annual Catalogue 
OF 
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, 
AND 
Guide to tlie Flower Garden, 
FOR 1865; IS NOW PUBLISHED. 
It Contains Accurate Descriptions of tUe 
One half column (74 lines), $65 each iusertion. 
One whole column (148 lines), $120 each Insertion. 
Business Notices, One Dollar and a Quarter per line. 
Kare and Beautifal 
Flowers. 
FOR 
1.8659 
WITH DlRECTlOSb FOR THEIR CULTIVATION. 
Has just been Published, 
LE.4DING FLOR.4L TREASURES of the WORLD, 
WITH FULL DIKECTIONS FOR 
Sowing Seed, Transplanting, & After-culture. 
Tins beautiful and n.seful ELORAt. GUIDE consists 
of about 70 pages, beautifully Illustrated with over Thirty 
Engravings and Two COLORED PLATES. 
B. K. BLISS, 
SEEDSMAN, ETC., SPRINGFIELD, MASS., 
would respectfully invite the attention of all lovers of Flow¬ 
ers to the following choice assortments of 
Frencli and German Flower Seeds. 
AND WILL BE MAILED FREE 
on application to 
J. m. & €©., 
15 John-street, 
It is published for the information and benefit of my 
customers, and to those it is sent FREE. To all others, 
price 10 cents, including postage, wliich is less than the 
actual cost. Address 
JAMES TICK, 
Rocliester. W. V. 
saved by the most successful European cultivators, contain¬ 
ing only tlie most beautiful varieties in packages, in which 
are enclosed four, six, eight, ten or more separate papep, 
c,ach containing seeds of a diffeient color or variety ol the 
same plant. 
French and German Asters, Rose and Camellia flowered 
Balsams, German, Ten Week, Intermediate and Brompton 
Stocks. Larkspur, Alpine Plants, Diantlius, Everlasting Flow¬ 
ers, Hollvhocks, Ipomea, Jacobca, Lupins, Marvel of Peru, 
Nemonhila, Ornamental Grasses, Ornamental Gourds, Portu- 
lacca. Petunias, Scliizanthus, Pansies, Scahiosa, Tropoeolura, 
Wallflowers, &c., &c. 
Among the improved varieties of Florists’ Flowers, the 
quality of the following cannot be surpassed: Auricula, Cin¬ 
eraria, Calceolaria, Cockscomb, Carnation and Picotee 
Pinks, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Gladiolus, Gloxinia. Mimulus, 
Englisli and New Fancy Pansies, Polyanthus, Petunias, Clii- 
nese Primrose, Stocks, Perfection and Auricula flowered 
Sv^eet Williams. &c., &c. 
All of the seeds named In the Catalo.gue will be mailed 
post-paid to any address in the loyal States, upon receipt of 
the price affixed. 
The Eleventh Edition of his celebrated Seed Cata- 
LOOHE and Guide to the Flowek and Kitchen Gakden, 
beautifully illustrated, will be mailed to all applicants en¬ 
closing 25 cents. Address as above. 
Choice Seed. 
Witli the return of another season I would invite tlie at¬ 
tention of the public to my Annual Catalogue of relmble 
Garden Seed, including over 200 varieties, many of whicli are 
of my own raising. I would call particular attention to the 
following list of new, rare or very desirable vegetables : 
Cannon Ball Cabbage (new, early, the beads are as round 
and about as hard as a cannon ball) ; Marblehead .Mammoth 
Drumtiead Cabbage (the largest in the world)—Stone Mason 
Cabbage (the best of all winter cabbages, put up in liall oz. 
packages, and sold by th® pound if desired)—Learmand’s 
Mammoth Cauliflower (the largest of all;—Mammoth 
Frencli Squash (weiglis from 100 to 260 lbs.)—Mammoth 
Sweet Corn (the largest sort known, selected from ears 
weighln" from two to three pounds, very sweet, excellent 
for the table)—Yokohoma Squash (new from Japan)—Amer¬ 
ican Turban Squash (new, the dryest, sweetest and best ol all 
fall squashes, first rate)—Striped Gaudaloupe Egg Phmt 
(quite oruamental)—New York extra large purple Egg 
Plant (the largest of all varieties)—Ornamental Kale (several 
varieties in one packago ; tine for either the flower or kitch¬ 
en garden)—Pierce’s Americ<an CauMllower (tlie standard 
-ate sort in Boston Market)—Early Paris Cauliflower (im¬ 
ported seed, tlie best early sort)—Waite’s New Alma Cauli¬ 
flower (a popular new English variety)-Early Wliite Japan 
Melon (new, very sweet, tine)—'Ward’s Nectar Melon (the 
sweetest, spiciest, best of all tlie green fleslied varieties)- 
Caterpillar Plant (a curious vegetable -, several varieties m 
one package)—'Vegetable Snails (anotlier natural curiosity). 
Each of tlic above at 25 cents per pack,age. Forty Days’ 
C®rn (extra early, about 10 days earlier than Darling s 
Early)—Mexican Sweet Corn (tlie sweetest of all varieties of 
table corn)—Golden Sweet Corn (an early, prolific, sweet 
table corn, of a briglit golden color, fine)-Hubbard Squash 
M . ..... _ . X 2.......A .1 f 
Seed (true; 1 introduced this)—Cow or Tree Cabbage (for 
Btock)—Yard Long Bean—Extra Early York Tomato (very 
earls’, very prolific, of good size and excellent quality)- 
Cook's Favorite Tomato (a very early apple tomato, prolific, 
of excellent quality)-Yellow Lupins (the plant so highly re¬ 
commended for subsoiling in a recent Patent Office Report 
—also liigbly ornamental)—Tom Thumb Pea (very early, 
grows 10 inches high, very productive)—Dresv’s New Dwarf 
new variety which may he relied upon, as both the earliest 
and most dwarf Marrowfat grown; very prollUc)—Improved 
Lon" Green Cucumber-Six finest varieties of Cabbage Lettuce 
In one package. True Boston Curled Lettuce (the most elegant 
of all, quality good)—Ornamental Gourds (many varieties in 
one package—Spotted Sieva Bean, Concord Bean (a new pole 
bean, remarkably early, quality first-rate)—Extra Flat Beet 
(new very early, about as flat as a turnip, quality excellent) 
—Chick Peas (two sort mixed; extensively used in Europe as 
a substitute for coU'ee)-Chinese Sugar Cane (imported seed) 
New Jersey Hybrid Cucumber (one of the largest and best 
varieties cultivated)—Lester’s Perfected Tomato (very larjje 
and thick meated)—Sutton's Student Parsnip (new, recently 
originated in England, desirable)—Cliiiiese Rose Winter 
Radlsli (decidedly tlie best of all the winter sort, an acquisi¬ 
tion)—Hood’s Dwarf Imperial Purple Celery (new, superior) 
—Indian Chief Bean (a pole bean ; can be used as a string 
beau much better tlian any other variety; very productive.) 
—Each of tlie above at 15 cents per package. Catalogues 
Bent gratis to all. Those who received it last season will re¬ 
ceive it this without writing for it. _„„„„ 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Massachusetts. 
W ANTED.—A competent person to take charge 
of an establlslied nursery. Must have a thorough 
Knowledge of the business in all its brandies, including man¬ 
agement of green and propagating liouses. Also, wanted, a 
responsible traveling agent: one wlio lias Iiad some experi¬ 
ence p rrferred. Aflclress “NURSERY',”'Wilmington, Del. 
New-York. 
Trade Catalogue lor B>ealers only, 
is also ready. 
Our stock of plants this season is the largest and best we 
have ever oifered, and includes the : 
AGRICULTURIST. For which we paid Mr. Judd the 
highest price ever paid for a Strawberry. 
GOLDEN SEEDED. The best early. 
RUSSELL. Very good and enormously productive. 
FILLMORE. 
BUFFALO. 
FRENCH’S SEEDLING. Very popular at Phllad’a. 
BRITISH Q,UEE.N. Large, and of fine flavor. 
TROLLOPE’S VICTORIA. Late, and very good. 
TRIOMPHE DE GAND. Invaluable with us. 
"WILSON’S ALBANY. The best for canning. 
And all the old and new varieties of any merit. 
Send for circular giving all desired information. 
J. KNOX. 
Box 155, Pittshurgli, Pa. 
CJ A P E 8. ' 
"We have a very large and superior stock of vines, grown in 
the open air from the best hearing wood, mostly taken from 
our own vineyard, including : 
CONCORD. The very best for table and market. 
DELAWARE. The best for wine. 
DIANA. The best keeper, good for wine and the table. 
HARTFORD PROLIFIC. The most profitable, 
very early. 
CKEVELING. Early, and of excellent quality. 
UNIO.V VILLAGE. Enormously large, oeautifm. and 
of Isabella flavor. 
HERBEMONT. Wine and t.ahle, very good. 
ELSINGBURGH. 
ADIRONDAC. 
IONA. 
ISRAELLA. 
And all other desirable kinds. 
ALSO 
Steawbekut, Kaspbekky, Blackbkery, Cukeant, and 
Goosebebky plants, &c„ &c. 
Send for Circular, enclosing stamp. 
J. KNOX, 
Box 155, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
GREAT 
AGRICULTURIST STRAWBERRY 
1 am now prepared to take orders for this remarkable va¬ 
riety, having a large stock of very fine plants. For further 
particulars see January Agriculturist. Plants delivered in 
rotation as ordered, at the following rates: 2 plants, $1.20; 
6 plants, $3; 1’2 plants, $5; 100 plants, $25: 1,000 plants, $200. 
All orders addressed to WM. S. CARPENTER, 
329 Creeuwich-st., New Y'ork. 
Early Vegetable Seeds for 
Mot Meds. 
The following seeds for early sowing will be mailed post 
paid to any address in tlie Union upon receipt of tlie price 
affixed: 
Per Oz. 4 Oz. 
Cabbage, Early York, Large York.$ 25 $ 75 
Cauliflowers. H.alf Early Paris, packet. 25. 2 00 6 00 
Cucumber, Extra Early Russian. .. . 25 75 
“ English and German Frame Varieties p’k’t. 25 
Egg Plant, Improved Large Purple. 75 2 25 
Lettuce, Early Curled Silesian: Butter Salad. 25 75 
Radish, Early Scarlet. Olive sh.aped. 15 45 
Pepper, Large Sweet Mountain, Sp.anisii. 50 150 
Tomato, Extra Early: Early Apple. 30 1 00 
“ Lester’s Perfected; Favorite, p’k’t.. W 
“ New Erect French, grows upright like a 
bush: flue flavored, very oruamental 
p’k’t. 10 
Address B. K. BLISS, Springfleld, Mass. 
Seed Catalogue for 1865, 
My Seed Catalogue, embracing over '200 varieties of fresh 
garden seed, many of wliicli are of mv own growing, will bo 
mailed free to ail applicants. Tliosewlio piifchased seed last 
season will receive it this season williout writing for it. As 
tlie original introducer of the Hulihard Squash, Marblehead 
Mainmotli Cabbage, &c., &c., I invite tlie patronage of tha 
public JAMES J. H. CIIECORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
Vines al Wholesale Mates to 
Cliibs. 
Propositions for the formation of clubs, by which ail can 
obtain vines at wholesale prices, with other advantages, will 
be sent for a stamp. The propositions may accompany tha 
price list and twenty-four page pamplilet) or any of the cata¬ 
logues, without cost of stamp; and I would invite the atten¬ 
tion of every purcliascr to tliem for tlielr great advantages. 
The excellence and importance of tlie new kinds, Iona and 
Israella, are now so well understood and appreciated thai 
there is but one voice in regard to them, and tnat of earnest, 
entliusiastic praise from airquarters wliere they are known. 
Tliese can lie very clieaply obtained by clubs wlio buy not 
less than fifty of tlie vines. Early orders are necessary to 
secure the best plants. 
ENCllAVINCS OF THE IONA. 
A limited number of fine litliograpliic colored engraving! 
of the Iona Crape liave been prepared at groat cost, by aa 
eminent artist, wliicli exceed in trntli and beauty anything 
of the kind tliat lias been produced williin our knowled.ge, in 
any country: greatly surpassing tliose of the celebrated 
French artists, Crobon and Poiteau, in tlie brilliance and 
delicacy of their coloring, by wliich tlie transparency and 
iridescent play ofliglit is represented. As a work of art, it 
is wortliy of a place in any portfolio, or of an elegant frame 
for the walls of tlie library nr parlor. 
Tliese engravings are furnislied onlv as premiums with 
Iona vines. For particulars see propositions to clubs. As our 
artist was able to complete but a limited number, we can not 
agree to furnish tliem tlirongliout tlie entire season. All who 
are desirous of seem ing tliein to aid in canvassing will do 
well to send an early remittance, according to one of tlie 
“ special propositions.” 
Has the eai-.ly kipentnq of the Iona and Israella 
Grapes been obtai.ned by any forcing appliances or 
by any other jiea.ns than that of ordinary cultiva¬ 
tion IN garden or vineyard? 
A communication has appeared in the OhioFarnier, signed 
“Peeonic," but acknowledged by Mr. H. P. Bvrani, and an- 
otlier in tlie American AgricuUnrlst, in wliicli he states that 
“to Ids own personal knowledge the early ripening of both 
tliese kinds is obtained by a forcing process, by winch their 
maturity is hastened by tliree weeks.” After having been 
sliown tliat his statements were utterly false in every partic¬ 
ular, lie persisted in refusing to make any retraction, and I 
found mj’self under the painful necessity of prosecuting liim 
for both comiminicatioiis. I would liere state that both ot 
tliese kinds have always been grown in full exposure in tlie 
open ground and in the ordinary manner, without any forc¬ 
ing appliances wliatever. They have always been open a* 
all seasons, and at every stage of growth, and continue to be, 
to the inspection of all that desire to see tliem. For a full 
account of the whole treatment and management of every 
one of tliese vines on tlie Island, witli two engravings, send 
stamp. 
For Club Propositions send two cent st.amp. 
For Price List and accompanying Twenty-four page 
Pamphlet send two-cent stamp. Tliis contains a description 
of the stock of Vines for sale at Iona, with some account of 
our four best liardy kinds, witli a very valuable Cliapter en¬ 
titled, “"Wliat Kinds to Plant; or. Crapes for Family and 
Dessert,” by Mr. Mead. It states cic.ariy the distinctive ad¬ 
vantages of the Israella, and also those of tlie Iona, and its 
superiority over every othar native grape, and gives tlie full 
history of the manner in wliich they were produced ; in 
wliich will be found hints for tlie production of seedlings in 
general, and of grapes in particular. It contains also a fail 
account of tlie management of all of those vines from their 
first hearing to tlie present time, witli full tables of contents 
of the Descriptive and Illustrated Cat.alogues. 
Tlie Descriptive Catalogue is sent for ten cents, and the 
Illustrated for twenty-five cents. 
These two bound together in flexible paper-covers, and 
called “Manual of the Vine.” are sent for fifty cents. 
The Descriptive exhibits the principles and general consid¬ 
erations which form the basis upon which Cr.ape-cnlture is 
to be successfully conducted, and is illustrated with many 
very fine and life-like Enaravings. It also contains full and 
accurate descriptions of all our native kinds that are worthy 
of notice, with a clear representation of their relative value 
with a chapter ou “ Wine Making." Also a lecture by Mr. 
Mead. 
The Illustrated (eighth edition) treats thoroughly of pratr 
tice and of practical results, illustrated with about eiglity en¬ 
gravings. The two togetlier constitute tlie most tliorougli, 
practical and comprehensive treatise on the Vine in tlie lan¬ 
guage. The conditions of the full measure of success are 
clearly stated, and the precise manner of performing every 
operation is so clearly shown as to he easily Intellipble to 
every reader. C. W. GRANT, 
Iona (near Peekskill), WesttiMster Co. N. T 
