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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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FRESH AND GENUINE GARDEN AND 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
FEB* RE, RATESIEERER Sc Co., 
231 Main Street, Springfield, Mass. 
Importers, Growers, and Dealers in Garden, 
Field and Flower Seeds, Agricultural 
and Horticultural Implements, 
Fertilizers, etc., etc. 
Onr Illustrated Catalogue 
& Vegetable & Flower Garden Manual, 
which contains nearly 100 pages, with numerous Illustra¬ 
tions, is now ready, and will he mailed to all applicants 
upon receipt of 10 cents, which is not one-half the cost. 
PLANTS. 
Our Illustrated Catalogue of Plants, Fruit, 
aiul Ornamental Trees, <&e., is now ready, and 
wiM be mailed to all enclosing 5 cents. Address 
FERRE, BATCH ELDER, & CO., 
231 Main-st., Springfield, Mass. 
Collections of Garden Seeds for a 
Large or Small Garden. 
In order to introduce our vegetable seeds as extensively 
as possible, and make it an object for every person who cul¬ 
tivates a vegetable garden to test their merits, we shall con¬ 
tinue our very liberal inducements to purchasers. The fol¬ 
lowing collections are put tip in the most liberal manner, 
and contain choice seeds of the finest and most useful sorts. 
Collection No. 1 contains 20 varieties.$1.00 
" No. 2 “ 45 “ .2.00 
The above are prepared for sending by mail, and will be 
sent post-paid, on receipt of price. The following large col¬ 
lections can be sent by express— which we will deliver free 
of express charges. 
No. 3, $3. No. 4, $3. No. 5, $15. No. 0, $20. No. T, $25. 
For a list of the varieties, etc., in the above, see our Seed 
Catalogue, price 10 cents. Address 
FERRE, BATCHELDER «Ss CO., 
231 Main-st., Springfield, Mass. 
Flower Seeds in Collections. 
These collections are all our own selection, and we take 
especial pains that they shall be highly valuable, and every 
way worthy of perfect confidence. Persons desiring to make 
selections from the general list will he entitled to a discount 
proportionate to the quantity ordered. 
No. 1.—Contains Twenty varieties of choice Annuals_$1.00 
No. 2.—Twenty varieties of choice Biennials and Peren¬ 
nials. 1.00 
No. 3.—Ten extra fine varieties of rare Annuals and Per¬ 
ennials. 1.00 
No. 4.—Five choice varieties from peize flowers, of 
Truffaut’s French Asters, German,Carnation,ami 
Picotce Pinks, English Pansies, Verbenas, and 
Hollyhocks. 1.00 
Any Person remitting $3 will receive the above collections 
free of postage. 
No. 5.—Fifty varieties (including collection No. 4) An¬ 
nuals, Biennials, and Perennials.$2.50 
No. 0.—One hundred varieties Annuals, Biennials, and 
Perennials, including many of tiro best in culti¬ 
vation. 5.00 
No. 7.—Contains fifteen choice varieties of Green-house 
seeds. 3.00 
We, guarantee all Seeds to reacli onr Cus¬ 
tomers. 
Address FERRE, BATCHELDER & CO., 
231 Main-Street, Springfield, Mass. 
HP” The New Everblooming 
and Fragrant Japan Honeysuckle 
proves to be the finest Hardy Or¬ 
namental Plant ever introduced. 
50 cents each, $5 per doz , by mail, 
prepaid, or express. My new Cat¬ 
alogue of Seeds, Plants, and Fruits, 
will be sent to any address, gratis. 
B. M. WATSON, Old Colony Nur¬ 
series and Seed Establishment, 
Plymouth, Mass. 
J OHN S. COLLINS, of Moorestoivn, New Jersey, 
lias Berry plants left, of best quality, at lowest rates, 
See some prices on pace 112 last No., or send your address 
right along , and get a Price List, Free. 
FARMERS’ CLUB SWEET CORN. 
Solon Robinson writes : “ Your Sweet Corn 
is the best.”-Levi Bartlett thinks it “Worthy 
of a wide dissemination.”-Thomas Meehan 
calls it “A first-class variety.”-M. C. Weld 
says: “It is the sweetest corn I have ever 
eaten.”-Donald G. Mitchell says it is “"Very 
excellent.”—Chits. L. Flint thinks it a “De¬ 
cided improvement.”-Peter S, Mead says it 
is “ The best sweet corn I Stave ever eaten.” 
-Cheney Brothers “ Esteem it the very best 
variety we have ever grown.” 
Description .’—Comes to table in seventy to seventy-fivo 
days. Pars of the best tabic size, with eight regular rows. 
Kernels large, and pearly white. Stalks and leaves of me¬ 
dium size and heavily marked with purple. A very notice¬ 
able and distinct variety. 
This corn is the choice of more than forty varieties, after 
fifteen years’ search for the best. Enquire of dealers, or 
order directly of me. Sold in my own envelopes only. One 
package, sufficient for fifty bills, 50 cents. Five packages. 
$2.00. By mail, prepaid. 
.7AS. R. OLCOTT, Bucklnnd, Conn. 
^iclell’s Solid Mammoth, 
THE LARGEST, FIRMEST, AND BEST 
1ST JH W TOMATO. 
Price 25c. per packet. J. C. SIDELL, 
. Englewood, N. J. 
Novelties in Vegetable Seeds 
BY MAIL. 
Conover’s Colossal Asparagus, per pkt.50 cts. 
Mammoth White Wax Pole Beans, per qt. $1, per pkt. 25c. 
Algiers Black Wax “ “ “ $1, “ 25c. 
Giant Red “ “ “ “ $1, “ 25c. 
Blue Podded Runners “ “ $1, “ 25c. 
Yellow Podded Runners of New Jersey, “ 25c. 
Trimble’s Sweet Corn, (fine raised) “ 50c. “ 10c. 
Striped-leaved Corn Salad .per oz. 50c. 
Black Pekin Egg Plant. per pkt. 10c. 
Geeen Thibet “ “ . " 10c. 
Large Perpignan Lettuce .per oz. 40c. 
Cap.ter’s First Ct.op Peas, very earliest in 
cultivation.per qt. 70c. 
McLean’s Little Gem Peas, the finest Dwarf, “ 85c. 
Laxton’s Prolific Long Pod Peas .per qt. $1.50 
Mammoth Ciiili Squash, very large...per pkt. 23c. 
For other rare and choice Vegetable Seeds see our Vege 
table Seed Catalogue, which we mail/pee to applicants. 
S. m. Te®EBIIKS & CO., 
Growers aid Importers of Seeds, 
15 JTolm-gt.,' New York. 
Speeds, Seeds, Seeds?, 
FRESH, PURE, and RELIABLE. Send for Seed Catalogue. 
GRIFFING cfe CO., 
58 & 60 Cortlandt St., New York. 
CURTIS & COBB’S 
ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL CATALOGUE 
OF SEEDS, BULBS, TREES, &c. 
We are now fully prepared with our Spring stock of very 
choice Seeds and Bulbs of every description. 
Our New Catalogue contains,besides a list of those very fine 
French and German Flower Seeds, in the original packages, 
New varieties of Vegetable Seeds, a large lot of New French 
Hybrid Gladiolus, many of which were the admiration of 
the public, as exhibited by us at the Massachusetts Horticul¬ 
tural Society last autumn, &c., &c. To amateurs and others 
ordering in quantity, special inducements will be offered. 
All the Novelties and Specialties of the season will be 
found in our New Catalogue and Flower and Kitchen Gar¬ 
den Directory of 150 pages, (one of the best publications of 
its kind in this country,) beautifully illustrated, with price 
of each article, and explicit directions for cultivation, which 
will be mailed on receipt of 10 cents—one quarter its cost. 
CURTIS & COBB, 348 Washington-st,, Boston. 
Fear Seed. 
Warranted fresh and of superior quality, $2.50 per pound. 
Apple Seed. 
Fresh, clean, and of prime quality, $S per bushel. 
B. K. BLISS & SON, 41 Park Row, and 151 Nassau-st., 
I’. O. Box 5,712, New York. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL ASPARAGUS. 
An entirely new variety of Asparagus. Imported and fully 
tested the past six years. Sending up from 15 to 40 sprouts 
from eacli root, from to 114 inches in diameter, at two 
vearsfrom the seed; about four times the size of the best 
known varieties now in use. The sprout is solid, tender, and 
of a deep green color, with close crown. Seed sent by mail, 
one-halt oz.. fifty cents; one oz.. $1.00, and $10.00 per pound. 
Also, Seed Potatoes of all the well-known varieties for sale. 
S. B. CONOVER, 
260 Si 201 West Washington Market, 
Foot Fnltoii-st.., Mew York. 
f APAN ASTILBE.—See Agriculturist for March, 
page 97. Plants by mail, SO cts. each, or four for $1. 
Bleeding Heart or Dielytra, same price. 
H. B. LUM, Sandusky, Ohio. 
IMPROVE© BRUNSWICK 
CABBAGE SEED. 
r The best anil earliest DrumUcacB—Sent by mail 
in 25 or 50 cent packages, or at $1.00 per ounce, on receipt of 
price. Ours is the Original Stock, and we warrant it the 
purest in the country. Also Boston Market Tomato 
seed, early, smooth and solid, 10 cents per package. Send 
for our Catalogue. Correspondence in English or German. 
A. SCHLEGEL & CO., 
Seed Warehouse, 10 South Market-st.. 
Boston, Mass. 
Eg 1 ” Write your address plain. 
Gregory’s Seed Catalogue, 
On my three seed Farms in Marblehead, Mass., where I 
have over fifty acres in seed, I have raised this season nine 
varieties of Cabbage seed; six of Beet seed; lour of Carrot • 
ten of Turnip; twenty of Tomatoes ; seven of Corn; live of 
Onions; eleven of Beans; sixof Mangel Wurzel, and seven 
of Squashes,—besides seed of numerous other vegetables,— 
all of which were grown perfectly isolated. 1 offer t lie 
opportunity to Market Gardeners and others wlio desire to 
procure as large a proportion of these seed as possible direct¬ 
ly from the grower. Catalogues gratis to ail. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY’, Marblehead, Mass. 
Fresh Garden and Flower Seeds 
prepaid, by mail. For 10 cents an 
ounce, best sorts o£ Asparagus, 
Beet, Carrot, Radish, Parsnip, Spin- 
age and Turnip. For 15 and 25 cts. 
Cucumber, Cabbage, Lettuce, Mel¬ 
ons, Salsify, Squash and Tomato. 
For 40 cts. Onion and Peppers. 
25 sorts choice Flower or Garden 
Seeds far $1. Prime fresh Onion 
Seeds $4.50 per lb. For all other 
Seeds by the lb., Ac., and all new 
Seed, see my new Catalogue, which 
will be sent gratis to any address. 
B. M. WATSON, Old Colony Nur¬ 
series and Seed Establishment. 
Plyenmatle., Mass. 
Established 1 @4Slo 
New Crop €liai©ii Seed. 
Price Reduced. 
'i\'e have received a supply of tlie above, grown the past 
year in Connecticut, winch we will guarantee to be of first 
quality, which will be mailed to any address, post-paid, 
upon receipt of price affixed. 
Red Wethersfield, One ounce, 50 cents; 4 ounces, $1.5); 
1 pound, $5.00. 
Yellow Danvers, one ounce, 50 cents; 4 ounces, $1.50; 1 
W iound, $5.00. 
te Portugal, one ounce, DO cents; 4 ounces, $1.50; 1 
pound, $5.00. 
. B. K. BLISS & SON, 
Nos. 41 Park Row, and 151 Nassau-st., New York. 
f^ItESH GIKDI^' AN® IMMeI 
JC SEEDS, prepaid bv mail. For 10cts. peroz., the best 
sorts Asparagus, Beet, Carrot, Parsnip. Radish. Spinach and 
Turnip. For 15 and 25 cts. per oz„ the best Cabbage, Celery, 
Chicory, Cucumber, Lettuce, Melon, Salsify, Squash, and 
Tomato. For 40 cts.. Onion and Peppers. The above, also, 
in 5 cent papers. 25 sorts Garden and Flower Seeds, $1. 
Catalogues gratis. Early Rose Potato, 75 cents per pound ; 
$3 for 5 its. Seeds on Commission. Agents wanted. 
B. M. WATSON, Plvmouth, Mass. 
My Three Warrants! 
1st.—I insure all the seed I send out to lie as represented. 
2d.—I insure all seed ordered shall reach my customers. 
3d—I insure all moneys sent to my address (sums of $5 and 
upwards taken in P. O. Orders, or Cashiers’ Checks), will 
reacli me. No fair man can ask more than this. Catalogues 
gratis to all. JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
New Varieties of Hybrid Gladiolus, 
as well as the older sorts. 
JAPAN BIBIKS, 
BIBIUM AliRATUMS, 
JACOBEAN BIBIES, 
'■See our Flower Seed Catalogue for 1SC9. 
Orders from the Trade solicited for Gladiolus in large 
quantities. 
.6, M. TMORWURN & CO., 
15 .Sohn-sJKevr York. 
T he “ROS'l'©]* PBSIZE TOMATO" 
iaaverv decided improvement on the "Boston Market.” 
The fruit islarge, firm and solid, as early as tile earliest, and 
for productiveness It cannot be surpassed. One gardener 
says, “ I grew every variety of Tomato last season, but none 
excell ed’tlic Boston Prize.” Another. “It is the most pro¬ 
ductive Tomato I have ever grown, will always command 
a high price and ready sale.” Per paper, 15 cts.; per oz., 75 
cts., postage paid. CURTIS & COBB, 
348 Washington St., Boston. 
Flower Seeds. Flower Seeds. 
BY MAIL, POST-PAID OR OTHERWISE. 
Tlie subscriber lias for many years past spared no pains or 
expense in procuring.both in Europe and this country, every 
variety of Annual Flower Seed that could lie obtained, and 
after cultivating over one thousand varieties, lias selected 
one hundred kinds with a view of including all the most 
desirable for hardy garden cultivation, a list of which will be 
sent to any one. And for $1 Tiiiutv-tithuh kinds ol any 
on the list will be sent, bv mail, postage paid. 
G. R. GARRETSON, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y, 
