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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
to allow some for the bugs. Put out plants that have 
been started on sod under glass as soon as it is safe. 
Have some kind of a shelter to put over at night. 
Egg Plants are among the most sensitive of gar¬ 
den plants, and must not go out until cold nights 
are over. Pot the plants if it is not already done. 
Herbs. —Sow in seed-bed. Sage, Thyme, Sweet- 
Marjoram, aud Summer Savory are most in use; 
Basil, Tarragon, and some others, are fancied by few. 
Lettuce. —Transplant as soon as large enough ; 
set a foot apart each way. Sow seed for succession. 
Martynia. —The green and tender pods are used 
for pickles. Set the plants two feet apart each way. 
Melons. -Plant the same as directed for cucumbers. 
Onions. —In some localities sowing may still be 
done. Weed early. See article on page 127, April. 
Parsley. —Sow in seed-beds early; it is very slow. 
Parsnips. —Weed and thin to ten or twelve inch¬ 
es apart as soon as the plants are large enough. 
Potatoes. —Use the cultivator or hoe as soon as 
they break ground. In most soils, a dressing of 
ashes and plaster will be found of great service. 
Peas. —Brush the varieties that need it before 
they are large enough to fall down. In hoeing 
draw the earth towards them. Plant for a late crop. 
Peppers are treated much the same as Egg Plants. 
Rhubarb. —Do not pull from the plants set this 
spring. In removing leaves from established 
plai .ts, never cut them. They readily come off if 
giv ;n a slight sidewise jerk, which is soon learned. 
Spinach. —Sow; thin and weed that already up. 
Sweet Potatoes. —Prepare the ridges, and have 
them ready for the plants, which must not be set 
until cold nights are over. Make the ridges thirty 
inches apart at the top, and well manured; set the 
plants every fifteen inches. Insert the plants down 
to the first leaf, press the soil firmly; if the earth 
is not moist, pour water into the holes in planting. 
Squashes. —Observe the same precautions as with 
cucumbers. Put the bush sorts three to four feet 
apart each way. The Summer Crookneck is the 
best, but the scalloped varieties the most salable. 
For late varieties, the Boston Marrow and Hubbard 
are best. Gregory advises more room for the vines 
than is usually given, and we think he is right. 
Eight feet each way for the Marrow, and nine or 
ten feet for the Hubbard, is better than less. Make 
the soil rich all over, as the vines root at the joints. 
Tomatoes. —Put out the plants when safe to do 
so, three or four feet apart, according to the variety. 
In gardens, some kind of a trellis or support for 
the vines adds to neatness, and improves the fruit 
'Winter Cherry (Physalis ).—The fruit of this is 
prized by many for sweetmeats, as well as to eat 
raw. Sow and cultivate the same as tomatoes. 
Green-house and Window Plants). 
There is no set time for bringing out plants ; it 
must be governed by the season, and the nature 
and condition of the plant. So many plants have 
been injured by injudicious sudden change, in re¬ 
moval to the open ground, that some of our best cul¬ 
tivators prefer to leave them in-doors altogether. 
Plunging plants means bedding the pot in the 
soil of the border without removing the plant. 
When this is done, a flat stone, coal ashes, or 
other matter, should be put at the bottom of the ex¬ 
cavation, to prevent worms from finding their way 
through tho hole in the pot into the ball of earth. 
Turning out means that the ball of earth is to bo 
removed from tho pot, and planted in the border. 
Many things that are turned out to fill up the bor¬ 
ders are not taken up again, but a new and much 
more vigorous stock is propagated from cuttings. 
Camellias , and other broad-leaved evergreens, 
should bo placed under a lattice work where they 
will h# shaded during the heat of the day. 
Window Plants which arc neither plunged nor 
turned out in the border need shelter from the 
sun, plenty ©f water, and enro in respect to insects. 
Ivy that has beou kept in-doors may b© set in a 
shady plaee, or the plants may be turned out. Do 
not allow tho branches to lie upon the ground* 
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Table ofPremitnns and Terms, 
For Volume 38— (1869). 
Open to all—No Competition. 
No. Names of Premium Articles. 
Alderney Bull , “ Wacliusett," _........$300 00 
15—Alderney Bull, “Alleghany ,”.$200 90 
10 —Cotswold Bam . $200 30 
1 7—Cotswold Bam . $200 00 
19— Cotswold Bam ... $100 00 
‘AO—Cotswold Bice .c...$100 00 
At—Cotswold Ewe.... . $100 00 
AZ—La Fleche Fowls, one Pair .$40 00 
A3—Houdan Fords, one Pair .$40 00 
24— Crevecceur Fowls, one Pair .$40 00 
36 — Brahmas, Light, one Pair .$15 00 
AO—Early Bose Potato, (Three lb. parcel). .$2 00 
30— Carden Seeds for a Family (40 kinds)..%5 00 
31 — Flower Seeds for a Family (100 kinds)...$5 00 
3 Z—Nursery Stock (any kinds desired) $20 00 
33— Set of Field Croquet ........$8 00 
34 — Sewing Machine ( Wheeler <0 Wilson).. $55 00 
35— Sewing Machine (Grover <6 Baker) .$55 00 
30—Sewing Machine (Howe Machine Co.). 60 00 
3 7— Sewing Machine (Florence) .$63 00 
38— Sewing Machine (Singer's Tailoring) ..$80 00 
Si)—Sewing Machine (1 Villcoxdk Gibbs) .$55 00 
40— Sewing Machine (Pinkie db Lyon)... ..$60 00 
41— Washing Machine (Doty's )_.......... $14 00 
42— Clothes Wringer (Best—Universal) . $10 00 
43— Tea Set ( Hart's best Silver Plated )...... $50 00 
44— Castor and Fruit Basket (do. do.) _$30 00 
45— Ice or Water Pitcher (do. 
46 —One Bozen Tea Spoons (clo. 
47— One Dozen Table Spoons (do. do.) 
00 
$6 00 
' 00 
00 
00 
,24- 00 
$5 00 
Number 
of Sub¬ 
scribers 
required 
at I at 
$1.501 $l. 
48 — One Dozen Dining Forks (do. . 
49— Tea Jin ires and Forks (Patterson Bros.) 
50 —Table Knives and Forks (do. do.).... 
51— Carving Knife and Fork (do. do.).... . 
52— Melodeon, 4-octave(G.A.Prince & Co.'s) $67 00 
53— Melodeon, 5-octave (do. do.)..... .$112 00 
54— Piano, Splendid 1-oct.(Steinway <(-Sons)$G50 00 
55 — Colibri Piano (Barlow, Doehler ifc Co., )$450 00 
56— Silver Watch. (American Watch Co.) _$40 00 
57— Ladies' FineGoldWalch.(Am.WatchCo)$WO 00 
58— Double Bbl. Gun (Cooper, Harris & 7/.,)$30 00 
59 — Bepeating Shot Gun (Boper Eifie Co.)..$60 00 
QO-Tool Chest (Patterson Bros.). .......$44 50 
61— Case of Mathematical Instruments .$9 00 
ad—Case of Mathematical Instruments .$15 00 
a 3 —GoldPen,Sil.Case,E,(Wc<rrehdkSpadone) $4 50 
64 —Gold Pen and Silver Case, F, (do. do.). $5 50 
6 5 —Barometer (Woodruffs Mercurial).... $10 00 
66— Barometer (Woodruff's Mercurial). ....$15 00 
<;7— Buckeye Mowing Machine, No. 2 . $125 00 
08— Allen's Patent Cylinder Plow, etc .$19 50 
09— Collins <L Co.'s Cast Cast-Steel Plow _$25 00 
70 — Pump and Sprinkler (Page's)... .. $5 00 
71— Family Scales (Fairbanks <Jk Co.).... ..$14 00 
73— Building Blocks (Crandall) .. $2 00 
73— Pocket Lanterns, One Dozen.. ...$9 00 
74 — American Cyclopedia ( Appleton's ).$80 00 
75— Worcester's Great Illustrated Dictionary $12 00 
76 —Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
77 —Any Tiro Back Volumes do. 
78 —Any Three do. do. do. 
79 —Any Four do. do. do. 
80 —Any Five do. do. do. 
—(Each added Vol.at same rate) 
81-Iwelve Yols. XVI to XXVI1 
8 -l—Any Back Volume Agriculturist 
83 — Any Two Back Volumes do. 
84 — Any Three do. do. do. 
85 — Any Four do. do. do. 
SIS—Any Five do. do. do. 
—(Each added Yol. at same rate) 
87- Twelve Vols. XVI to XXVI1 
88— A SIO Library (Your Choice).. 
_$21 00 
. $2 50 
jS $5 00 
? g $7 50 
SS-$io oo 
fig$12 50 
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S30 Library 
;35 Library 
130 Library 
135 Library 
J40 Library 
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90 —A $50 Library 
97 —A $60 Library 
98—A $7 5 Library 
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106— Breech-loading Pocket Rifle .$ 16 00 
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850 
150 
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75 
25 
37 
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270 
275 
320 
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270 
70 
53 
225 
140 
90 
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65 
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97 
116 
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270 
190 
55 
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35 
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54 
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56 
48 
60 
71 
128 
58 
85 
106 
125 
144 
162 
177 
192 
207 
237 
282 
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—The other articles cost the recipient only the freight after 
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may be no confusion of money accounts.... (e) Old and 
new subscribers all count in premium clubs, but a portion, 
at least, should be new names; it is partly to get these 
that we offer the premiums....(/) Specimen Numbers, 
