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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[March, 
Open Page Ailverlisements, $1.25 per line of space. 
GRE.iT IMERICl TEA CO.’S 
SEDRIT! 
The gre.at secret of the unparalleled success of THE 
GREAT AMERICAN’ TE.V COMl'ANV is in the fact that 
their rate of profit is based upon exop.mous s.vles a 
small percentage. Tlie extent of business done enables tliem 
to buy Teas l)y tlie cargo, and to sell them at the usual cargo 
prices, thereby .saving from three to five profits to the con¬ 
sumer, or about on’e hundred per cent. The retail trade 
of the Company is based upon a sale of 1,000 chests per week. 
The Company have leased extensive warehouses in the 
most central locations, and fitted them up in a style of mag¬ 
nificence very f.ir surpassing anything ever before known in 
this country. It has heen the aim of the Company to select 
localities that cannot fail to convene all sections of the me¬ 
tropolis and surrounding cities. The prices being uniform, 
customers can select cither of our stores mentioned below, 
as may best accommodate them. By examining our list of 
prices, consumers of Tea and Coffee will see that they have 
been PAYING ENORMOUS PROFITS. 
The Company continue to sell at the following prices: 
OOLONG, 40c., .50c., COc., 70c., 80c., 90c., best $1 per pound. 
MIXED, 40c,, noc., COc., 70c., 80c., OOo., best $1 per pound. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST, 50c., COc., 70c., 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, 
best $1.20 per pound. 
GREEN TEjVS, 50c., COc., 70c., 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, best $1.25 
per pound. 
YOUNG HYSON, 50o., COc., 70c., 80c., 90c., $1, $1.10, best $1.25 
per pound. 
UNCOLORED JAPAN, $1, $1.10, best $1.25 per pound. 
I.MPERIAL and GUNPOWDER, best $1.25 per pound. 
These Teas are chosen for their intrinsic worth, keeping 
in mind health, economy, and a high degree of pleasure in 
drinking them. 
COFFEES ROASTED & GROUND DAIEY. 
GROUND COFFEE, 20c..25c., 30c.. 35c.—best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels. Saloons, Boardlng-Ilouse keepers and Families who 
use large quantitl- s of Coffee, can economize In that article 
by using our FRENCH BREAKFAST and DINNER COF¬ 
FEE, which we sell at the low price of 30c. per pound, and 
warrant to give perfect satisfaction. 
Consumers can save from 50c. to $1 per pound by purchas¬ 
ing their Teas of the 
Great American Tea Company, 
Kos. 31 and 33 VESEY ST., corner Church-st. 
No. 640 BROADWAY, corner Bleecker-st. 
No. 503 EIGHTH AYE., near Thlrty-seventh-st. 
No. 30.J FULTON-ST., BROOKLYN, Corner Concord at. 
Country Clubs, Hand and Wagon Peddlers, and small 
stores (of which class we are supplying many thousands, all 
Of which are doing well), can have their orders promptly and 
faithfully filled : and iu case of cldhs, can have each party's 
name marked ou their pack.ages as directed by sending tlieir 
orders to Nos. 31 and 33 Vesey-st. We return thanks to par¬ 
ties wlio have taken an Interest In getting up clulis. 
CliUBS ordering more than Tliirty Dollars c.an have the 
goods sent by Express, and pay the expenses on delivery of 
the goods. Orders for less than Thirty Dollars had better 
Bend Post-Office Drafts, or money with the order. 
For the purpose of showing p.arties how to get up clubs, 
we append an order received a few day.s since—and it is only 
one of a great many, which vary in amount from $00 to $.500- 
with the reply in answer to our request for permission to 
publish: 
Erik Railway Transportation Opfice, ) 
Dunkirk, Jan,29, 1800. { 
The Great American Tea Cnmpiiini ; 
Dear Sirs :—Yoiir.s of the 291h of January is received and 
duly considered; In answer I would say that 1 have not the 
least ob.tections to your piihlishing my order in full or other¬ 
wise. as you may wish : in fact I should prefer tliat you would; 
It may lie the means of bringing 'oefore the working classthe 
advantage to them of forming themselves into cliihs, and 
purchasing tlieir Teas and Coffees at the Great American Tea 
Company's Store. We still rem iln, yours. &c.. Box No. .303. 
J. W. CGOPEf!. 
RETAIL DEPARTMENT. 
New 5’obk, Jan. 15, ISGO. 
J. W. Cooper, Dunkirk. N. Y. 
Bought of THE GRE.VT A.MERIC.VN TEA CO.. 
Nos. 31 amt 33 Vesey-st. 
Terras Cash on Delivery. 
3 
ft 
English Breakfast—J. .M. Cooper, at $t ‘20. 
. .. $3 
on 
3 
ft 
Japjir,—I. 
iM. Cooper, nt 25. 
5 
ft 
(Jro. Cof.- 
-J. M. Cooper, at 400. 
.2 
no 
2 
ft 
\. Ilvsou- 
-.1. Hellvin. at $110. 
.. .. 2 
25 
5 
ft 
K. U. & 1). 
Cof.—.1. IJellvin, at30c..... 
1 
.50 
1 
ft 
\. Hvson- 
-.1. Lon-g, at $1 25. 
. 1 
25 
1 
ft 
Oolong—.! 
• Long, at $1. 
..1 
00 
2 
ft 
F. B. & D. 
Col'.-J. Long, at 30c. 
fiO 
2 
ft 
Y Hvson- 
-J. Carroll, at $1 10. 
.2 
20 
2 
ft 
Oreen Col 
—I. Carroll, at 3.5c. 
70 
1 
ft 
V. fIvRon- 
-J. Haves, at $1 '25. 
. 1 
25 
1 
ft 
Oolohir—.J 
. Haves, at $1. 
. 1 
00 
0 
ft 
V. Hvson- 
-.1. Iliii'ke, at $1 '25. 
-.0 
2 
ft 
V. Hvson- 
-It. Pierce, at $1 10. 
.2 
20 
3 
lb 
Grp. Cof.- 
-II. Pierce, at 35c. 
. 1 
05 
2 
ft 
Y. Hvson- 
-J. .Minan, at $1 25 . 
.50 
1 
ft 
Oolong—I’ 
Moran, at $1. 
.1 
no 
1 
ft 
V. H\sbn- 
-P. Moflm, at $1 10. 
10 
2 
ft 
Oi’o. Cof.- 
-P. Moran, nt S.5e. 
70 
3 
ft 
Y Hvson- 
-Tlios. K»*an. atSllO ... 
. 3 
30 
3 
ft 
Oolong—Tboa- Kean, at 90c. 
70 
2 ft Y. Hyson-P. Illhlery, at $110. 
1 ft Oolong—P. Hinlery, at $1. 
2 ft Gi-o. Cof.—P. lliblery. at 35c.. . 
2 ft Y. Hyson—.M. Kean, at $1 10. 
1 ft Oolong — M- Kean, at $1. 
C ft Y. Hvson—M. J. Itvan, at $1 10. 
5 ft Oolohg-L. IVard. at 9l)c. 
2 ft Y. Hy7on—A. T. Howard, at $1 25. 
4 ft Gunpowder—M. O'Brien, at $t 25. 
1 ft 5'. Hyson—M. McD., at $1 10. 
1 ft Gro. Cof.—M. McI)., at 35c . 
2 ft Y. Hyson—.Y Maloney, at $1 25. .. 
2 ft Gunpowder-A. Maloney, at $125. 
1 ft Mixed—J. Bowen, at lOc. 
1 ft Young Hyson-J. Bowen, $1. 
4 ft Gro. Coffee—,1. Link. 20c. 
1 ft Young Hvson—,1. Link, 90c. 
1 ft Oolong—\V. Snliian, $1 . 
2 ft English Breakfast—5\. Snhian, $1 10 ... 
2 ft Yoling Ilyson—H. Baffin, $l Hi. 
2 ft English Breakfast—W. Desmond, $1 20.. 
4 ft Gro. Coffee-V. Bofien, 20e. 
1 ft Young Hvson—V. Bohen, $1 10. 
2 ft Young Hvson—J. Mace, $1 10. 
2 ft Oolong—C. Vroman. $I. 
4 ft Young Hyson—H. Newkirk, $1 2.5. 
2 ft Young Hyson—Z. Stickney, $1 10. 
2 ft Young Hyson — B. M'ilcox, $1 25 . 
2 ft Young Hvson—J. Tnohey. $1 10. 
4 ft Ground Coffee—.N. Jelletl. at 20c. 
2 ft Gunpowder—J. Murray, at $1 25. 
2 ft Gunpowder-J. McMahon, at $1 25. 
1 ft .Mixed—M. Faundersville, at 40c. 
1 ft 5’onng Hyson—M. Faiindei'sville. at $1. 
1 ft Young Hyson—C. Hoffman, at $1. 
1 ft Oolon'sf-C. Hoffman, at $1. 
4 ft Ground Coffee-C. Hofl'mnn, at 25c.. ... 
2 ft Young Hyson—S. McCrosken, at $f 25.. 
1 ft Oolong—C. Baker, at $1. 
1 ft Young Hyson—C. Baker, at $1 . 
4 ft Young Hyson—T. IMaloney. at $1 10 _ 
2 ft Young Hyson—J. Malonc.v. at $1 10. 
1 ft Oolong—G. Knldenheek, at $1. 
1 ft Young Hyson—G. Knldenheek, at $1... 
2 ft Oolong—Geo. Cox, at $1. 
3 ft Young Hvson—Geo. Cox, at $1 25 . 
2 ft Gunpowdei'—T. Shealian, at $1 25 . 
2 ft Young Hj-<»oii—T. Shcahan, at $1 10. 
4 ft Gro. Coffee—J. Shilling, at 20c. 
4 ft Gro. Coffee—J. Kepler, at 20e. 
1 ft Oolong—.1. McCormick, at 90c. 
1 ft Y’oung Hvson-J. McCormick, at $1. 
1 ft Gunpowder—H. R. Dow, at $1 10. 
1 ft Young Hyson—H. K. Dow, at $1 25 _ 
2 ft Gunpowd’er—J. Campbell, at $1 25. 
Total.$140 25 
Received Payment for the Great American Tea Co. 
The following was received from anotlier Club. It tells 
its own stoi-y. 
Cun.v, New-york, Feb. 1st, 1806. 
To The Great American Tea Cosipany. 
(rcnt.v.-—Your's of 29tli came to band, and in reply would 
.say publish anv thing vou ple.aso as regai’ds my order tor 
Tea, and furthermore, tiie Tea gives perlect satisfaction and 
is no humbug, as one of my neighbors Ihouglit it might be. 
There are others iu this section who feel as tlioiigli they were 
paying entii'ely too much for the wliislle—quite a number 
are gettin.g awake in the matte:'. We shall pati'Oiiize the 
Gi-eat American Tea Company as long as it is forour interest 
to do so, for we ai'C getting a little up edgewise toward our 
Grocei'v-men. Tea box came plainly marked all right. 
iVith all due Respect, Youi'S trulv, 
PHIL. CARRIER. 
I would again invite the attention of the public to my An¬ 
nual Catalo'gue of choice and leliable garden seeds, embi-ac- 
ing over two liiindi'cd varieties, over one half of them of my 
own gi'owing. I would invite pai'ticular attention to the 
lollowMiig list of new, r.ai-e, or very desirable vegetables. 
Mai'blebead Mammotli Cabbage, (the king of all cabbages, 
sometimes weighs 00 lbs., and avei-ages 30 lbs. by the acre. 
No cabbage will gi'ow so lai'ge in the hot soiuli as tills. .My 
seed are grown from the very largest and best of heads. I 
was the original introducer of this, and of a number of the 
varieties in the following list.) Slone Ma.son Cabbage, (a 
vei'V lai'ge drumliead, I'emarkably I'cliable for beading, very 
profitable for market; heads vei'y bal'd and very tender. 
Put up in bnlf oz. packages, or sold by the pound.) Bur- 
nelTs king of the Dwarfs, (the earliest of all cabbiige.s, new, 
just from England, very fine and sweet flavor.) Richmond's 
compact Briissells Sprouts, (new. from England; selected 
for Us verv dwarf and compact habit.) Mammoth Sweet 
Corn, (the largest sort known, weighing two to three pounds 
to the ear; vei'v sweet. It took the first prize at the Annual 
Exliihilion of the Mass. Hoi't’l Soc'y, of 1804.) Mammoth 
French Squash, (weighs from 100 to 200 lbs.) Mammotli 
Cliicorv, tan improved Frencli varieiy ; largest of all.) .'Xmer. 
ican Tin-ban Squash, (the drvest, sweetest and rieliest flavor¬ 
ed of all fall squashes. My seed [I introduecd this.l are the 
purest in the coimtry.) New York Improved extra large 
purple Egg Plant, (this is of larger size and of a deeper 
purple tliaii the common large purple.) Striped Gnadalope 
Egg Plant, (grows to size of long purple, striped with yel¬ 
low, purple and while; quite onianieiital, edible.) Orna¬ 
mental kale, (several varieties in one package. Fine for 
either the Flower or Kitclieii garden.) New Alma Ciuili- 
flower, (a new English varietv; it lias given great satisfac¬ 
tion.) l-enormaiid’s Mammoth Cauliflower, (a new Frencli 
sort, wliicli promises to be tlie largest and most reliable va¬ 
riety grown ) Early Paris Cauliflower, (Imported seed; a 
standard sort.) Ward's Nectar Melon, (pure; the richest 
and spiciest of all the green lleslied varieties.) Caterpillar 
Plains.) several varieties in one package; a curious oddity 
from Fi'iince.) Vegetable Snails, (anotlier vegetable curios- 
ityused bytbe Frencli oo'jks to garnlsb Ibcir dishes.) Striped 
Leaved Japanese Maize, ra new and beautiful plant from 
Japan, with foliage striperl wllb green and white, and at 
times witli rose.) Snake Citcumbei', (a long, coileii. snake- 
like ciu'lositv.) Vilmoi in's new wrinkled edible fodder Pea. 
(the lii'st wrinkled kind yet known, the pods of which are 
eaten.) Each of the above lorwai'deil bv mail, post-paid by 
me. at 25 cents a package. Also Early Cracker Onion, (a 
flat varietv, (lie earliest of all the yellow sorts ; quality very 
superior. See my Treatise oa Onion Raising, page 13 ) Early 
Red Danvers Union, (an carlv, round red variotv, of a tine 
bright color.) Earlv Extra Flat Titrnip Beet, (lias a very 
small leaf top; quality execlleiit.) Red Castclnaudary Beet, 
(a f iiiious Fi'cncb variety, in France it lias a mu-llko flavor; 
flesh deep purple, very’tender, sweet niid ricli flavored.) 
Giant Ovoid .Miingel Wiii'lzcl, (a new French sort, eharacter- 
ized bv its firm.solid flcsli,lai'ge size and symmctriciil growtli.) 
Dillist’oiTs Extra Earlv Pea, (of 110 varieties tested In Eng¬ 
land. tills proved to be the earliest; seven days earlier than 
Daniel O'lioiirke.) Tom Tliumb Pea. (very early: ten ineli- 
cs liigli : very pi'oiliietivo.) Drew's New Dwarf I’ea, (new; 
very dwarf, peas mostlv oblong, caeli plant forms a bushy 
f i'owth, hut one pci being required to about a foot of row.) 
trown's New Dwarf Earlv Marrowfat Pea, (a new variety, 
wlilcb may be rdied upoii as botli the earliest and most 
dwarf Marrowfat grown.) McLean's Advance, (new; dwarf, 
wrinkled, verv early aii'l prodiietive: an improvement on 
Napoleon.) Prlnees’s Roval. (new English pe.a, very produc¬ 
tive. Tliese two varieties liavo been selected as best ont Of 
over 20 new sorts.) Hair's Dwarf MammollUtUls Is a larger 
pea than the Cli.ampion of England, grows but about li.alf as 
high, is sweet and excellent.) Eeariet Flowering Bean, (an 
Eiiglisli bean, quite ornamental; grows about two feet liigli.) 
Extra Long Caseknife, I a very vigorous and pi odiictive va¬ 
riety ; lias given great satistaclion.) Concord Be.in, (the ear¬ 
liest pole bean I have lomid; in quality resemiiles Hortieul- 
turist. hilt yields iimeh better.) Indian Chief Bean, (the best 
string pole liean known; always.iii eondilioii for stringing.) 
Y'ai'd Long Bean, (foliage liiglilv ornanienliil; iioau a cuiios- 
ity.) Jet Craniicrry: Slottled Cranlierry. (each of these are 
an improvement in liealtli. vigorous growtli and produc¬ 
tiveness, on tlie old-fasliioiied Cranberry or Tory bean.) Til- 
den's New Tomato; New Mexican Tomato; Mammotli Clii- 
hiialuia Tomalo: Cook's Favorite; Ficiicli Upright; Early 
5’01'k, and Bates' Extra Early Tomatoes, (for particular dc- 
sci'iplioii of these, see my advertisement In another column.) 
Bates' Extra Early Sweet Corn, (earlier than Darling's Earlv, 
a variety of the sweet wrinkled kcrneled corn, excellent for 
the table.) Golden Sweet, (early, tender, sweet, with a rich 
flavor, iiecnliai'ly it?own ) Sweet Mexican Corn, (tlie sweet¬ 
est and tendei'cst variety I have yet found.) Late Red Cob, 
old-lasliioncd eiglit-rowed sweet eoni, (llic ears of these two 
varieties grow to a very large size: quality sweet and very 
tender, keeping a long while in condition for table use.) 
Cliiifas, (very-proUfic : taste very mueli like a fine Coeoamit.) 
Hubbard Squash, (the drvest, sweetest and richest flavored 
of all winter sqiinsbes. I introduecd this seed pure.) Yoko¬ 
hama Sqnasli, (tills new vai'iciy from Japan, has the finest 
grain of all squashes, with a rich, m.arrow-like taste.) Bos¬ 
ton Marrow, (1 consider niv varietv to be the purest in the 
United States; it took the first prcniium at the last Amiu.al 
Fair of Mass. Hort. Society.) Para or I’olk Squash, (a bush 
squash for late fall and winter use ; in quality it resembles a 
rich Ci'ookiieck. My seed stock came from Para, and Is 
perfectly pure.) Swiss Clnird, (the best of all the Beet lami- 
ly for greens, the leaf stalks are used as Asnaragiis.) Cliineso 
Sugar vane, (imported seed: pure.) Otalictinn Cane, (by 
some preferred to all other varieties for cultivation in the 
North.) Covent Garden Radish, (very lon.g, of extra bright 
.scarlet color; Market Gardeners try this I) Surry IVhite 
Wheat, (a new English sort, highlv recommended for 
poor and elevated soils; less siih.iect to blight and rust than 
other varieties, and has yielded 15 per cent, more than every 
variety with which it has come into competition.) Fejeo 
Bean, (warranted to he both ihe earliest and (lie hardiest of 
all biisli beans.) Improved Green Globe Savoy Calibage, (as 
reliable for beading as my Stone Mason, the quality of the 
Savoy is superior to all other varieties for tabic use.) Mam¬ 
moth .Millet, (extra tall beads, largest of all.) True Boston 
Curled Lettuce, (the most ornamental lettuce known.) Nea¬ 
politan Cabbage Lettuce, (this is one of the finest Cahbngo 
lettuces yet introduced.) Six clioieest varieiies of Calibage 
Lettuce, (the six finest native and foreign sorts, in one pack¬ 
age.) White .Japan Mrloii, (very carl.v, remarkably sweet, 
very popular.) Allen's Superb, (quality very superior; by 
some called "King of Melons.") Orange IVatermelon, 
(new; when fiillv ripe the skin peels off like that of an or¬ 
ange.) Early Sebee Potato, (new; has all the characteristics 
of the excellent Jackson Wliite, but is ready for market 
from ten (lays to a fortnight earlier. A (leeuledacquisition.) 
Early Cheiicry, (a iiewrvery earlv, (In-potato, becoming 
quite popular ill Boston Market.) G'ooflrieb'.s Seedling,'(new, 
quite early and productive.) Garnet Chili, (remarkably free 
from rot: large, solid, verv prodiietive; an excellent keep¬ 
er.) Cliick Pea, (used on 'the Coiilhient of Europe as a snli- 
stitutc for coffee.) Yellow Lupins, (exiensivt-lv used in Eu¬ 
rope for snbsoiling: highly recommended in U. S. Agricul¬ 
tural Report.) Improved Long Green Cnciimhcr, (extra 
long; very fine.) New'Jersey Hybrid Cnenmher. (one of the 
largest arid best varieties cnliivated. Oniamenlal Gourds, 
(niiiiiy varieties iu one package, including Dipper Gourd). 
Sutton's Students Parsnip, (new, originaled in Engla nd ; de¬ 
sirable.) Chinese Rose Winter Radisii, (decidedly the best 
of all the winter sorts; an acquisition.) Hood's Dwarf Im¬ 
perial Purple Celery, (a new' variety from France). 
Each of the above will be forwarded, post-paid by me, at 
15 cents per package, and w'an'anted to reach the purchaser. 
Catalogues sent gratis to nil. 
JAMES J. II. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Massachusetts. 
NEW TOMATOES. 
Tiltlon’s New Seedling. Large, w-ell shaped, 'very 
rich color, remarkahly produetTve, of excellent quality, and 
keeps w'ell for market purposes. 
Tlie Cooks’ Favorite. Large, apple shaped, very 
vigorous and productive. Raised by the acre, it brought 
nearly double the price of other sorts iu Boston market 
this season. 
Mammoth ChiUnalina. Size, enormous, weighing 
2 to 3 lbs. each, one of the largest will heap a quart measure 1 
Quality excellent. 
Mexican Tomato. This Is a Large, round'variety of 
Lester's Perfected. '1 bey arc as large and as uniformly round 
as Cooks' Favorite, and are prodigious bearers. 
Early Yovk. Very early; mostlyofa flat roundshape, 
of good market size, of excellent quality and very pro¬ 
ductive. 
Tomato dc kayo. The French upright or bush to- 
m-ato Tills variety is entirely distinct and will bear plant¬ 
ing eiglileen liielies apart. 
Bates’ Extra Early. A remarkablv c.arly round 
variety, of good quality and of good market size. 
Eitlier of the above varieties will be forwarded post-paid 
by me at 15 els. a package, and loarranled to reach the 
purchaser. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY', 
-Marblehead, Massachusetts. 
My Onion Seed. 
"Wliat tliey Say of It! 
“ Des Moines, Iowa, Oet. 1805. 
Mr. J. J. II. Gregory.— Dcor Sir.—l feel it my duty to 
return you my siiicei'e tiiank.s for the good and genuine seed 
of different kinds I bought of you. There was eoiisblerably 
over one hundred dollars w orlli, all true to name, and excel¬ 
lent. The Onion Seed was tlie liest I ever bought, and I 
have had a good deal of experience with dillereiit seedsmen. 
Some ol my Danvers Onions measiireil sixteen inclies In 
cii'cunifeieiice. ROBERT GIBSON." 
Mr. Israel Whitcomb, of Hingliam, .Mass., writes: “ I 
bongbt seed of yon last season, ami am satisfied. I think I 
shall harvest frorii 1500 to'2000 bushels, and I have not seen 
one scallion as yet." 
I liavo grown a fine lot of Earlv Round Yellow Danvers, 
(this yields enormous eroiis.) Large Red, Early Red Globe, 
Yellow Flat or Sirasbiirg, and Early Cracker Onion Seed. 
I invite all who want seed that is reliable in evern renpect. to 
send for mv Onion Cireiilar for prices and detailed deserip. 
lion of varieties, wldeh I semi gratis to all. M’liy run any 
risk of losing so valuable a crop Ibroiigli poor seed V I 
have imblislied a tliiii'oiigb Tre.'Ui.se on Onion Raising of 3'2 
pages. Willi 13 illnstralioiis, wliieli I si'iid to any address for 
SJ cents. J.V.MEd .1. H. GREGORY. .Marbleiiead, Mass. 
C RANBERRY rLANTS.—MORE OF THE sauio 
V 
2kind, .by 
DR. C. n. STEVENS, Essex. Conn. 
