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AMERICAN AG-RICULTURIST. 
[Februart, 
■DANE’S PDRCHASISG AGENCY. 
HARVEY B. LANE, 
151 Nassau-street, New York. 
Frcsli Onion §eed. 
Extra Conn. Seed I.eaf Tobacco Seeds. 
Choicest Garden and Flower Seeds. 
Fainllj' Size $12. 
Hi rdy Fruit for the North West! 
TVi jld yon lenrnthe hardy, early hearins:. most prodiietive 
sorts 'f frnlt, how to plant; also the hardy Ornamental Trees 
andtlrnhs as tested in 23 years’nnrserymi at thettestj' 
Send!' red stamps for the n86h) Catalosnes of the Illoomin^- 
ton N irsery—13th year, 220 aeres of h rnit, Ornainental and 
Nar^ry Stmtk—Root Grafts, Stocks, Cnttinis, Scions, Fresh 
Apple ($S nO hnsh), and Pear Seeds ($3 50 it.), Green-house, 
Garden and Bedding Plants. 
Annie and Pear Trees, Bwarf and Standard, an jm- 
m^se Stock, Plum, Cherry, Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, 
Small Fiuits. 
Gravies.—15 acres, includink Adirondac. Iona, Israella, 
Crevelirc. Allen’s Hybrid, 7 of Roiers’Hyhrids, ^prton3 
Virkinia Union Village, Hartford Prolific, with snperh hear- 
In" laveVs of DeUirare and Concord, 1 year Catawba per 
1,000. 'Kntly l.iclimond and Osage Orange in moderate sup¬ 
ply. 
Eversi.'reens.--20 acres mostly medium and small sizes. 
Ornameiitiil Trees and Shrubs. Roses—Over 4 acres of 
over 400 sorts, manv very new—few better -stoeks and collec¬ 
tions. Dahlias, Pliiov, Chrysanthemums. Gladiolus, Lilies, 
&c. Five large Green-hoiuios witli Iraines covering over 10.000 
square feet of glass are used 
Packing by all routes caiefullv done m moss. 
Prices reasoi.atde. Termu casli. ounrsTr-v 
BLOOMt.VG'roN-, III. _ F. K, PHCEXTX. 
30,000 CONCORD GRAPE VINES. 
No. 1, One Tear old, $10 per 100; or $90 per 1000. 
“ 2, $S per 100; or $70 per 1000. 
2 Year old. $10 per 100; or $180 per 1000. 
Delaware Grape Vine Layei s, $6 per doz. 
Union Village, $6 per doz. 
KOGlBItS’ UIYBKttWS. 
No.’s 4, 15 and 19, we have fruited the past 3 years, and 
they have done finely. 
We have also No.’s 1, 3, 33. SO. Price $9 per doz. 
GEO. SEYMOUR & CO., 
South Worwalls, Conn. 
Evergreens! Evergreens! 
"We lihve an immense stock of Norway Spruce, Balsam 
Firs, ScoTcn and Austrian Bines, American Arbor Vi- 
(White Cedar), Siberian Arbor Vital &g., &c., from 
email to large sizes. All have been transplanted once, and 
Uie larger sizes two to TniiB^E times hi the nurser)^ so that 
Buccess is ensured in planting. They are offered at low 
BATES per doz., per 100, or per 1,000, and prices will be given, 
packed in a superior raanucr delivered at Depot in Uoches- 
ter, or otherwise. FBOST & CO., 
Rochester, N. Y. 
CopartiiersMp Notice. 
The undersigned, have this day entered into a Copartner¬ 
ship, under the name and firm of BliILL & IvU.MKRLE, for 
the purpose of carrying on a Genciu.l Seed and Nursery 
Business, in tlie estahlisiiment formeily conducted by tlie 
late Geo. C. Tliorbnrn. Seed Store und 'Wareliouse, 153 
Broad-st., Newark, New Jersey. 
FRiNCIS BFJLL, 
Seedgrower i.nd Nurseryman, 
JOHN U. KUMEl.LE. Seedsman, 
formerly with the hat J Geo. C. Tliorhurn. 
Address orders for Catalogueii, S:c., ss above. 
Seeds! Seeds!! Seeds!!! 
Catalogues of GEIVUIIVE Garden, Field, and 
Flower Seeds, tXlc., Fruit and Ornamental 
Trees, Shrubs, Vines, STRAWBERRY Plants, 
&c., &o., furnislicd free to ail applicants. Address 
BHILL & KUMKllLE, Seedsmkn, &c., 
1.53 Broad-st., Newark, New Jersey. 
SIHEOJS FOI?. 1S03. 
Our stock of Seeds for 1355, c.arefuny grown expressly for 
our trade, embracing all the valuable varieties of Vegetable, 
Flower, Fruit and Ornamental Tree Seeds, is now nearly 
complete, and all orders will be promptly and faithfully at¬ 
tended to. H. H, ALLEN & CO., 
189 & 191 IVatcr-st, New-York. 
” SKEOs;: 
The snhscrlher has now In store, his usual supply ol fresh 
»ad genuine GARDEN VEGETABLE, FIELD 
AND FLOWER SEEDS. 
New priced C.atalogues, on application. 
ALFItEU BP.IDGKMAN, 
No 87G Broadway, New York City. 
20 
BUSHELS OF PRIME 
tlie growtii of 1854. for sale at $5 per liiisliel. 
JAMES A. ItOOT, Skaneatcle.3, N. T. 
BEDS OF ALL KINDS BY MAIL. B. M. 
WATSON, Old C( lony ti urscriOB, Plymouth, Mase. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf Tobacco Seed. 
Be sure and get tlie Best. 
A superior lot raised expressly for the suliscriber by one 
of tlie most successful cultivators in the Valley of the Con¬ 
necticut.—Packets with fi/H dlrectiona for culture, curing, 
packing, <fic., will he mailed, post-paid, to .all applicants at 
tlie following rates; 1 ounce, 59 cents; 4 ounces. $1.50 ; 1 
pound, $5. Address B. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
^ Choice Tomato §eeds. g 
’• The Cooks Favokite,” very solid, smooth, good for early 
or late use, 25 cts. per paper, also Extra Early, Fejee 
Island ; and Dwarf or Tree Tomato Seeds, each 10 cts. per 
g aper. For a full list of Vegetaule and FLOfVER Seeds, 
ee Dreek’s Garden Calendar for 1865, now published 
and forwarded on receipt of a postage stamp. 
HENKY a. DliEEi:, Serdsman. 
714 Chestnut-st., Pliila., Pa. 
<Goodricli’s Wcw Seedling Potatoes. 
I sh<all send ont In early Spring for the late Rev. Channeey 
K. (loodrich’s family the three new var.iet.ies. tlie Goodrich 
Calico, the Earlv Goodrich, and -the Gleason. The first two 
will be sold at S1..50 per peck each, or $5 per bushel, while 
the Gleason will he per peck. Cash orders will be filed 
and filled strictly in the order received until the limited stock 
of tubers is exhausted, when tire public will be informed. 
No charge for package nor cartage. 
D. S. HEFFRON, Agent, Utica, N. Y. 
W ANTED—Every reader of this paper who 
owns a farm or garden to trv Goodrich's Seedling Po¬ 
tatoes this year. Reports from Mafne to Wisconsin this sea¬ 
son fully confirm all claimed for them in last vol., page 100. 
All who want good table potatoes, hardy and productive 
sliould try them. 4 lb. jiackages by mail. A cheap and 
PAYING investment; avoids exorbitant express and freight 
charges and delays. For circulars of terms, testimonials, 
&c,, apply immediately to E. WILLIAMS, Mont Clair, N. J. 
Mew Crop Seed. 
The following varieties will be mailed, post-paid, during 
the month of February, upon receipt of the price affixed: 
Per Oz, 4 Oz. Pourd. 
Yellow Danvers Onion. 50 cts. $1 75 $0 00 
Yellow Dutch Onion .45 1 .50 5 00 
Red‘Wethersfield. 45 1 50 5 00 
Address D. K. BLISS, Springfield, Mass. 
Fraiit and Tree Seeds. 
Pear Seeds $3.50 per lb. Norway Spruce, $1.50 per lb., and 
many others. See Catalogue gratis. 
THOMAS MEEHAN. Germantown, Pa. 
F lower seeds by mail.—T he subscriber 
raises about one lumdred kinds of Flower Seeds, select¬ 
ed from over one tliousand v.arieties, of the most sliowy and 
attractive. He will furnlsli, neatly put up, any 32 kinds on 
tlie list for $1, and send hv mail, with postage prepaid. 
G. li. GAIiP.ETSON. Flushing, N. Y. 
By mail. Tlic New Strawberries, Grapes, 
Currants, &e. 
Priced descriptive list fvill he sent to any address. 
B. M. WATSON, Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, lilass. 
Five llisndred Thousand 
cranberry plants, 
for sale hv GEO. A. BATES, Bellingham. Norfolk Co., M.ass. 
Send for Ciiculai- on the Cranberry Culture. 
C tRANBERRY PLANTS in great variety, send 
''for Circular. 2,000 Concord grape vines 1 to 4 years, 
strong bearing vines. Grafting Wax in I, >< and K Ih. liolls, 
for retailing." a superior article prepared by F. TKOW- 
BIIIDGE, Milford, Conn. 
T he true cape cod cranberry for 
Spring planting, for Upland and garden culture, and for 
swamps. Linder niy method of cultivation the yield last sea¬ 
son on Upland was over 400 bushels per acre. Explicit di¬ 
rections for cultivation witli prices of plants, avith nursery 
catalogue comiilete, will be sent to any address. 
B. M. WATSON. Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Mass. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS for sale. Five of tlie 
'best varieties of plants for cultivation, viz.; ItnsselTs Pro¬ 
lific and Bnflalo Seedling at $2 per 100; French’s Seedling 
at $5 per 1,000; Cutters Seedling and Downer’s Prolific at $3 
per 1,000. Also other varieties at reduced prices. 
For sale by 
THOS. C. ANDREWS, 
Moore.stown, Burlington Co., N. J. 
,ft GENTS TVANTED for sale of Trees, Plants and 
-r Ixseeds, in all the loy.al States B. M. WATSON, 
Old Colony Nurseries, Plymouth, Mass. 
M y SMALL FRUIT CATALOGUE contains a 
description and price list of varieties, and instruction 
for growing strawberries, &e.. &c. Send for a copy. 
A. M. PURDY, South Bend, Indiana. 
^AVEET POTATO SEED.—Improved Nansemond 
i^Seed potatoes for sale in lots to suit purchasers. J. C. 
THOMPSON, Tompkinsville, (Staten Island) N. Y. 
w 
lAVARF BROOM CORN SEED.—I will send 
the genuine Dwarf Broom corn seed, post-paid, at the 
following rates. M Ih. 50c., 1'4 Ihs. $1, 5 Ids. $3, 10 lbs. 
ELIAS REED, Waterville, Lucas Co., Ohio. 
C tREVELING VINES! 6000 first qii.ality, one 
'year old, $5 per doz.; $30 per 100, $250 per 1000 ; 5000 2nd 
qualitv, $20 per 100; $175 per 1000, for spring of 180.5. 
F. F. MEKCERON, Catawlssa, Pa. 
D warf broom corn seed for sale.— 
Warranted a pure article. Address W. HARKER. 
Macomb, Macdonough Co., lUtnols, 
Onions and How to Raise Them. 
What soil is best; how to prepare it; how to manure It; 
how to tell good seed from had; liow to plant it; how to 
grow onions from seed, potato onions, onion setts, shallots 
and top onions ; when to pull onions; how to store them • 
how to prepare for market, and when and where most profit¬ 
able to market them ; what onions to select for seed, and 
how to grow it, and a hundred minute details so valuable to 
beginners, with many facts relative to peculiarities of onion 
raising in the Southern, Eastern and Western States of value 
to old growers. Illustrated with original ensrravings of the 
“Dave Warren” Onion. Early Crocker Onion (new), Bed 
Wethersfield and Potato Onion, Sowing and Weeding ^fa* 
chines. In paper covers, forwarded by mail, prepaid by 
tlie subscriber at 30 cents each. Seedsmen and Booksellers 
supplied at wholesale rates, JAMES J. H. GUEGORY, 
Seedsman, Marblehead, Mass. 
STRAWBERRIES.—The favorable weather last 
^ autumn enables me to offer plants of fine quality at 
prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction. Also Grapes, Cur 
rants, liasphcrries. &c. Tlie Lindlev Raspberry is haudy 
PRODUCTIVE, EXCELLENT aiid VERY PROMISING. Fine plant* 
by the dozen or 100. For prices, etc., address 
E. WILLIAMS, Montclair, New Jersey. 
^TRAWBERRY PLANTS for a'cneral Cultivation. 
^ Ten of the best varieties for sale at the lowest rates. 
Price list sent free to all applicants. ‘Varieties warranted 
true to name. JOHN S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, Burlington Co., N, J, 
of fiSae Wliite 
Willow, for sale at low rates in large or small quan¬ 
tities. Address M. ALLEN, “The Willows,” 
]\Iendota, Illinois. 
«> FiaiJlT «,;B60WEBaS.—The Gothic 
Fruit Box Company invite attention of Fruit growers 
to their Patent Fruit Box, on Exhibition at the Office of the 
Agi-iculturist. For Circulars, giving full description and 
prices, Address H. B. LANE, 151 Nass.au-st., 
New-York City. 
The Best and Cheapest Farming 
LANDS IN THE WHOLE WEST, ARE THOSE OF 
NORTHERN MISSOURI. 
Rebels are moving away and are selling for whatever they 
can get. An extensive immigration from the Northern 
States and from Europe already begun, will soon occupy that 
partoftiie State and develop its'immense natural wealth. 
Free and full information civen on application to 
_ ELI TH-iYEK, 1 Park Place, New-York. 
F ® M S A ffJ E. ■ 
FARMING AND 
MARKET GARDENING 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
THE SUBSCRIBERS WILL SELL TRACTS OF GOOD 
Land for farming and market gardening, in quantities to suit 
purchasers, situated in the counties of Ocean and Burlington, 
on the line of the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad, mid¬ 
way between New-York and Pliiladelphia, at $10 per acre. 
In addition to all the common products of a farm, these lands 
are valuable for growing cranberries, sweet potatoes, peach¬ 
es, grapes, tobacco and lw)ps. All crops ripen ten days ear¬ 
lier than on Long Island. Squankum marl is delivered at 
any point on the railroad at one dollar and fifty cents per 
ton, and fertilizes the land for seven years after its applica¬ 
tion, The lands are mostly covered with yellow pine timber, 
suitable for lumber and cord wood, A portion of the timber 
has been recently cut off. leaving the land ready for immedi¬ 
ate cultivation. Price of cedar rails, $5 per 100. Cord wood, 
at any railroad station, $3 per cord. A portion of the lands 
conta'in a large quantity of the best potters" clay yet discov¬ 
ered, for the manufacture of yellow ware. Saw-mill within 
one mile of Shamong Station. A good hotel at Shamong, on 
the lands offered for sale. The location is verv healthy and 
watcrexcellent. Lands well watered with unfmlingstreams, 
and supplied with good mill-sites and water-power for man 
ufacturing purposes. The whole purchase money may re¬ 
main on mortgage for a term of years if desired, if the pur¬ 
chaser cultivates the land. 
For further particulars app1v to 
F. B. CHET WOOD, Elfzahetli, N. J. 
WM, O. GILES, 70 & 72 Franklin-st., New-York. 
T cTOWNERS OF FARMS and country resil 
deuces. One of the best plans to sell is to register your 
prepertv for sale, rvitli the price, terms, how far depot, &e., 
with J.'Q . FOWLER, No. 77 Cedar street, New-York; and if 
you want to purchase, is the very best place. Is giving his 
special attention to buying and selling country property. 
Will attend to the advertising and selling of all property that 
is to be sold at auction. ,1. Q, FOWLER, 
Auctioneer and Real Estate De.sler, 
77 Cedar-st., New-York. 
®UI»EKI®ia FARM IL,A?SB>!-30.0«0 
”Aores at low prices and accommodating terms.—Frank- 
linville Tract.—Gloucester Conntj 5 New Jersey, 25 miles 
south of Philadelphia, on Railroad running from Pliiladel- 
pliia and Camden to Cape May. In lots to suit purchasers. 
Circulars witli reports of Solon Robinson, Hon. 5Vm. Parry, 
and others, with full information, sent free, by addressing 
JOHN IL COFFIN & CO„ Franklinvillc, Gloucester Co, 
New-Jersey. Also Improved Farms from 20 Acres upward. 
U 
MARYLAND FARMS.” 
F: 
We are agents for the sale of nearly 
Foair Mniidrecl Farms 
in this State. A printed list of them can be obtained by 
sending postage stamp to 
R. W. TEMPLEMAN * CO., 
No. 48 Lexlngton-st., (up stairs) Baltimore City, Md. 
OR SALE AT A BARGAIN—A FARM CON- 
— taining 80 Acres. fiO nnder fence, 20 Acres voting Timber, 
Dwelling House and Barn, M mile from R. R. station and 
Village, fronting a Turnpike, only 50 dollars per acre. 
J. H. COFFIN, Franklinville, Gloucester ( o., N. J. 
AKMERS HAVING FINE HORSES to sell in 
car 
dre . . „ .„ 
N. Y. City. N. B.—Only a reason.able commission chaiged 
P REMIUM CHESTER WHITE PIGS for Sale.— 
For Circnlars and prices, Address ‘N. P. BOYER & CO, 
Gum Tree. Chester Co., Pa. 
