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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
^Blooming-ton 
24© ;^cresl I 
4th Year! 
ApjJlc, land 2 year, also 1st class 3 to 5 year Standard 
Apple; Bwai’jF Apple; Standard and Dwarf Pear, 
Plum, Clicrry, Hale’s Early Peacli, lAprieot, 
Mulberries, Currasils, Gooseberry, Ivittatin- 
ny, and other Blackberries, Iona, Israella, Adirondac, with 
ffcneral assortment of Grapes. Apple and Pear Root Grafts, 
son.—Evergreens, very large stock, inostlv medium and 
small sizes.—Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses, the very 
largest and best assortment we know of, over GOO varieties.— 
Dahlias, Lilies, Gladiolus, Tuberoses, Pieonies -Green-House 
and Bedding Plants.—Having Eight large Houses we can 
furnish a Splendid Floral Collection. Send 2 lied Stamps 
for Catalogues. Address 
P, K, PHtENIX, 
_Bloomington, Illinois* 
CBOIOE SEEB. 
I would again invite tlie attention of the public to ray An¬ 
nual Catalogue of choice and reliable garden seeds, embrac¬ 
ing over two hundred varieties, over one half of them of my 
own growing. I would invite particular attention to the 
following list of new, rare, or very desirable vegetables. 
Marblehead Mammotli Cabbage, (the king of all cabbages, 
sometimes weighs 60 lbs., and averages 30 lbs. by tlie acre. 
No cabbage will grow so large in the hot south as tliis. My 
seed are grown from the very largest and best of lieads. I 
was tlie original introducer of this, and of a iiuraher of the . 
varieties in the following list.) Stone Mason Cabbage, (a 
very large drumliead, remarlcably reliable for heading, very 
profitable for market, heads very hard and very tender 
Put up in liall oz. packages, or sold by the pound.) Bur¬ 
nell’s King of tlie Dwarfs, (the earliest of all cabbages, new, 
just from England, very line and sweet flavor.) lUclimoiul’s 
compact Briissells Sprouts, (new, from England; selected 
for its very dwarf and compact habit.) jfammoth Sweet 
Corn, (the largest sort known, weighing two to three pounds 
to the ear; very sweet. It took the first prize at the Annuai 
Exhibition of the Mass. Hort’l Soc’y, of 1851.) Mammoth 
French Squash, (weiglis from 100 to 250 lbs.) Mammotli 
Chicory, (an improvsgT French variety; largest of all.) Amer¬ 
ican Turban Squash'P^lie dryest, sweetest and ricliest flavor¬ 
ed of all fall squashes. My seed [Ilntrodnced this,] are the 
purest in the country.) New York Improved extra large 
purple Egg Plant, (tliis is of larger size and of a deeper 
purple than the common barge purple.) Striped Guadalope 
JOgg Plant, (grows to size ot long purple, striped with yel¬ 
low, purple and white; quite ornamental, edible.) Orna¬ 
mental Kale, (several varieties in one package. Fine for 
either the Flower or Kitchen garden.). New Alma Cauli¬ 
flower, (a new English variety; it has given great satisfac¬ 
tion.) Lenormand s Mammoth CaulifloVer, (a new French 
sort, wliicli promises to he tlie largest and most reliable va¬ 
riety grown ) Early Paris Cauliflower, (imported seed; a 
standard sort.) Ward’s Nectar Melon, (pure; tlie richest 
and spiciest of all the green fleshed varieties.) Caterpillar 
Plants,) several varieties in one package ; a curious oddity 
from France.) Vegetable Snails, (another vegetable curios¬ 
ity used by the Frencli cooks to garnisli tlieir dishes.) Striped 
Leaved .lapanese Maize, (a new and beautiful plant from 
.Japan, with foliage striped willi green and white, and at 
times witli rose.) Snake Cucumber, (a long, coiled, snake- 
like curiosity.) Vilmorin’s new wrinkled edible fodder Pea, 
(tlie first wrinkled kind yet known, the pods of which are 
eaten.) Each of the above forwarded by mail, post-paid by 
me, at 2.5 cents a p.ackage. Also Early Cracker Onion, (a 
flat variety, the earliest of all tlie yellow sorts ; quality very 
Biiperior. See my Treatise on Onion Raising, page 13.) Early 
Ited JJanvers Onion, (an earlv, round red variety, of a flue 
brlglit color.) Early Extra Flat Turnip Beet, (lias a very 
small leaf top; quality excellent.) lied Castelnaudary Beet, 
(a famous French variet}', in France it lias a nut-like flavor; 
fle.sli deep purple, very tender, sweet, and rich flavored.) 
land, tills proved to he the earliest; seven days earlier than 
Daniel O’lionrkc.) Tom Tliunib Pea, (very early; ten iiicli- 
es high ; very productive.) Drew’s Row Dwarf Pea, (new; 
very dwarf, peas mostly oliloiig, each plant forms a Inishy 
growth, blit one pea being required to about a foot of row.) 
Brown’s New Dw.arf Early Marrowfat Pe.a, (a new varietv, 
wliich imay be relied upon as both the earliest aqd most 
dwarf Marrowfat grown.) McLean’s Advance, (new; dwarf, 
wrinkled, very early and productive; an improvement on 
Napoleon.) Princess Royab (new Englisli pea, very in-oduc- 
tive. These two varieties liave iieon selected as best out of 
over 20 new sort.s.) Hair’s Dwarf Mammotli(tliis is a larger, 
pea than the Cliampion of England, gi'ows but about half as 
liigli, is sweet, and excellent.) Scarlet Flowering Bean, (an 
Eiiglisli bean, quite ornamental; grows about two feet high.) 
Extra Jmng Caseknife, (a very vigorous and productive' va¬ 
riety, lias given great satisfaction.) Concord Bean, (the ear¬ 
liest pole bean I Jiave found; in quality resembles Horticul¬ 
turist, but yields much better.) Indian Chief Beau, (the best 
string pole bean known; ahvavs in condition for stringing.) 
Yard Imng Bean, (foinigc liiglily ornamental; bean a curios¬ 
ity.) .Jet Cranberry: .Mottled Craiiherry, (eacli of these are 
an Improvement in liealtli. vigorous growth and produc¬ 
tiveness, on tlie old-fashioned Cranberry or Tory bean.) Til- 
den’s New Tomato; New Mexican Tomato; Mammoth Ciii- 
huahna Tomato; Cook’s I'livorite; French IJpright; Early 
York, and Bates’ Extra Early Tomatoes, (for particular de¬ 
scription of these, see my advertisement in another column.) 
Bates’ Extra Early Sweet Corn, (^earlier than Darling’s Early, 
a variety of the sweet wrinkled kerneled corn, excellent for 
the table.) Golden Sweet, (early, tender, sweet, witli a ricli 
flavor, peculiarly its own.) Sweet Mexican Corn, (tlie sweet¬ 
est ami teiidero.st variety I liavc vet found.) Late Red Cob, 
old-fasliioned eight-rowed sweet corn, (the ears of these two 
varieiies grow to a very large size; quality sweet .and very 
tender, keeping a long wliile in condition for table use.) 
Cliiifas, (very prolific ; taste very much like a flue Cocoaiiut.) 
Hubbard Sqiiasli, (the diwest, sweetest and richest flavored 
of all winter squashes. I introduced tliis seed pure ) Yoko- 
tiama Sqiiasli, (tills new variely from .lapiin, has the finest 
grain of all squashes, with a rich, marrow-like taste.) Bos¬ 
ton Marrow, (I consider my variety to be the purest in the 
Tjiiiled States: it took tlie lirsl premium at the last Aiiiiiial 
Fair of .Mass. Hort. Society.) J’ara or Polk Squash, (a bush 
squasii for lute fall and winter use ; in quality it resemliles a 
rich Crookiiock. My seed stock came I'rom i^ara, and is 
perfectly pure.) Swiss Chard,.(the best of all the Beet tami- 
ly for greens, the leaf stalks are used as Asparagus.) Chinese 
Sugar Cane, (imported seed: pure.) Otalieti'an Cane, (by 
some preferred to all otlier varieties for cultivation in the 
Nortli.) Covont Garden Radish, (very long, of extra bright 
scarlet color; Market Gardeners try this!) Surry AVl'ille 
Wheat, (a new ICnglish son, lilglily recommended for 
poor and elevated soils; leas subject to bliglit and rust than 
otlier varieties, and has yielded 13 per cent, more tliaii every 
v.ariety with which it lias come into competition.) Ftjeo 
Bean, (warranted to lie both tlie earllo.st and the liardlost of 
all hush beans.) Improved Green Globe S.avoy Cabbage, (as 
reliable for heading as my Stone Mason, the qitalltj' of the 
Savoy is superior to all other varieties for table use.) Mam¬ 
moth Millet, (extra tall lieads, largest of all.) True Boston 
Curled Lettuce, (the most ornamental lettuce known.) Nea¬ 
politan Cabbage Lettuce, (this is one of the finest Cabbage 
lettuces yet introduced.) Si.x choicest varieties of Cabbage 
Lettuce, (the six finest native and foreign sorts, in one pack¬ 
age.) white ,/apan Melon, (very early, remarkably sweet, 
very popular.) Allen’s Superb, (quality very superior , by 
some called “King of Melons.”) Orange Watermelon, 
(new; when fullv ripe the akin peels off like that of an or¬ 
ange.) Early Sebee Potato, (new; has all tlie cliaracteristics 
of the excellent Jackson Wliite, but is ready for market 
from ten days to a fortnight earlier. A decided acquisition.) 
Early Chenery, (a new, very early, dry potato, becoming 
quite popular m Boston Market.) Goodrich’s Seedling, (new, 
quite early and productive.) Garnet Chili, (remarkably free 
from rot: largo, solid, very productive; an excellent 'keep¬ 
er.) Chick Pea, (used on the Continent of Europe as a sub¬ 
stitute for coffee.) Yellow Lupins, (extensively used in Eu¬ 
rope for subsolliiig: liiglily recommended in U. S. Agricul¬ 
tural lieport.) Improved I.ong Green Cucumber, (extra 
long; very line.) New Jersey Hybrid Cucumber, (one of the 
largest and best varieties ciillivated. Ornamental (Sourds, 
■ ' ’d). 
, de- 
- -.. ..., (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 warranted to reaoli tlia purcliaser. 
Catalogues sent gratis to all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Massachusetts. 
BEILL & KBMEIILE, 
151 & 153 Eroad-sti'cct, lVcwark,^ew Jersey, 
GB 0 WEBS AND DEALEBS 
In I3est Qiiality' 'Yeg-etalble, 
©rass and Flower Seeds. 
Emliracin.g everything desirable in botli Vegetable and 
Flower Seed Department. For sale in quantities' to suit pur¬ 
chasers at the lowest market rates. Descriptive Priced Cat¬ 
alogues furnished gratis, and all information ns to prices, for 
larger and stated quantities, promptly given on application. 
RAZILIAN POP CORN BY MAIL'. Tliis corn 
has been acclimated and raised two years in Ohio. For 
expansiveness, softness wlien pojiped, fine flavor, and pro¬ 
ductiveness it is very much superior to any otlier. Soil and 
cultivation being good, it yields from six to fifteen ears to 
the plant, tlie suckers liearing like tlie main stalk. For 
twenty-five cents directed to 
J. A. HATHAIVAY, Cincinnati, Ohio, 
one liundred and fifty grains, and for fifty cents four hundred 
grains will be sent post-paid. 
My Onion Seed, 
Wliat; ’tliey Say of* It I 
“ Des Moixes, Iowa, Oot., 1863. 
Mr. J. J. H. Gkegory,— Dear Sir,—I feel it my duty to 
return you my sincere tlianks for the good and genuine seed 
of different kinds I bought of you. There was consido’ably 
over one hundred dollars worth, all true to name, and excel¬ 
lent. The Onion Seed was the liest I ever bought, and I 
liave had a good deal of experience with different seedsmen. 
Some of my Danvers Onions measured sixteen inclies in 
circumference. ROBERT GIBSON.” 
Mr. Israel Whitcomb, of Hlngliam, Mass., writes: “ I 
bought seed of you last season, and am satisfied. I think I 
shall harvest from 1.500 to 2000 busliels, and I have not seen 
one scallion as yet.” 
I have grown a fine lot of Early Round Yellow Danvers, 
(this yields enormous crops,) lairge Red, Early Red Globe, 
Yellow Flat or Strasburg, and Early Cracker Onion Seed. 
I invite all wlio want seed tliat is reliable in evenj respect, to 
send for my Onion Circular for prices and detailed descrip¬ 
tion of varieties, wliicli I send gratis to all. Why run anv 
risk of losing so valnaWe a crop through poor seed ? I 
liave published a thorougli Treatise on Onion Raising of 3'2 
pages, witli )3 illustratioiis, wliicU I send to any address for 
SD cents. JAMES J. H. GREGORY, .MarWehead, Jlass. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf lobacco Seed.- 
WATiRANTED GEAUIIVE. 
1 ounce,23cents; loiinccs, 75 cts.; Jipound, $1.23: 1 pound, 
$2. By mail, post-paid. ,1. MASON, Agent, 
Sign o'f the “(jlood Samaritan,” 42 State-st., Hartford, Conn. 
POUNDS CABBAGE, CARROT, 
Onion, Parsnip, Radish, Spin.ach, Turnip 
and ail otlier desirable Garden Seeds, in large or small quan¬ 
tities. Also ill Boxes. IVliolesale and Retail Catalogues now 
ready. Agents Wanted. B. JI. WATSON. Old Colony 
Nurseries and Seed Establislimcnt, Plymouth, Mass. 
GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS BY MAIL, 
'W pre-paid, including all the really valualfle old .sorts 
witli many new and fine varieties. Priced Catalogues will 
be sent to any addre.ss. Agents Wanted. B. M. WATSON, 
Old Colony Nurseries and Seed Establishment, Plymouth, 
Massachusetts. 
For Illustration and description, see Agriculturist for De¬ 
cember. 1000 well rooted plants, price DO cents each, or 8 for 
$1.25. Hy mail, post-paid. 
J. MASON, Agt., Sign of the “Good Samaritan.” 
42 State-st., Hartford, Conn. 
AaMerlcfisi C^sstpsiany. 
Tills Roofing is tlie lightest known, weighing fourteen 
ounces to tlie yard, yet is warranted periuaneht, and as tight 
as any Roofing ever made. 
It rolls np and unrolls like Oil Olotli, is perfectly pliable 
and elastic in anyweatlier, and is a rend//j’ocpJiio, furnished 
ready for use, and can be laid down by aiiy seiisible working 
mail according to directions fiirnislied by the undersigned. 
It is not destroyed by putting down; 5vlien no longer re¬ 
quired in one place, can be taken np and bo put down else- 
avlicre as good as new. 
The Amerjeaii Pniiat, manufactured originally only 
for use on the P.nfent, Roofing, has been tried exten¬ 
sively on otlier Hoofs, and on Walls, Fences, Carts and Cars. 
and has given such'extraordinary satisfaction, that it is now 
extensively sold for .such piirpos'es. it dries with a smooth, 
glossy surface, of a he.antifiil Maroon color, becomes very 
hard liy exposure, and will not lilister or crack either from 
heat or cold. Printed Circulars and other information can 
be obtained from henry S.mith, Agent, 
94 Wail-st-, P. 0. Box, 1319, Netv York, j 
Impi-o-v-ed. I^oofing-, 
Is the Lightest and Cheapest Roofing in use It can be ap¬ 
plied by any one and can be mckie any color 
Improved. Preservative Paint, 
Is the best Preservative Paint in tlie tvorld lor wood and 
metals. Jt is always ready for use 
Improved Roofing Cement 
for repairing all kinds of Roofs. Send for descriptive circu¬ 
lars to H. W. JOHNS, 
successor to The Johns & Croslev Manufacturing Co., 
78 William-st., corner of Liberty-st., New York. 
T 
The Eumford Chemical Works offer for sale, 1,200 tons of 
■Wilson’s Patent Ammoniated Superphosphate of Lime. 
This valuable Fertilizer is made entirely from bone, and ni¬ 
trogenous substances, and oil of vitriol, and is compounded 
from them in such proportions as to make tlie best possible 
Fertilizer. 
Orders from any part of tlie country, except Maryland, for 
any quantity, will be promptly filled, if accompanied with 
the money, or satisfactory references. 
Citizens of Maryland should address their orders to Hon. 
Robert Turner, Baltimore. 
This Fertilizer always, produces superior crops of Grass, 
Corn, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, and Buckwheat, of Pota¬ 
toes, Turnips, and Beets, and is most excellent for Trees, 
Shrubs, and Vines. 
Price at the Works, for 10 Tons, or less, |60 per Ton. A 
liberal discount to dealers. 
GEO. F AVILSON, Treasurer, 
Nos. 58, 59 and 60 Sontli AVater-st, 
Providence, R. I. 
H. B. LANE, 151 Nassau-st., Agent in New York City. 
' GUANO. 
FARMERS, BEAB ! < 
The Excelsior Poudrette and Pish Guano Works, 
Office and Depot, 195 W,ater-st., New York. 
RICARDO & CO., Proprietors, 
We are making an extra fine Improved quality of Potr- 
DiSETTE this season, composed of JViffW ,SoiI, Urine, Butch¬ 
er's Blood, Offal, and Fish Guano, and guarantee it superior 
in quality to any other Fertilizer in Market, and at a mttch 
loicer price. Farmers and Gardeners, study your interest, 
and use it. Price $2.00 per Barrel, and 33 cents per Bushel. 
Call and see us or send for a Circular. Address or call on 
RICARDO & CO., 
193 Water-st., near Fulton, New York. 
P. S.—Be sore you get the “Excelsiok.” “Be wake or 
Frauds and Misrepresentations.” 
fimrrrm 
Our superior Fisli Fertilizers are worthy of trial by every 
farmer. Tlicy liave been long known and extensively used 
bv the farmers of Long Island, and Connecticut, and they 
alone, liave realized the advantageous results of tliese fertil¬ 
izers. Our pure ground Fisli Guano, containing about 9 per 
cent, of Ammonia, will nearly equal in result the lie.st Peru¬ 
vian Guano. Our Pure Fish Scrap, containing a like propor¬ 
tion of ammonia, and about 20 per cent, of moisture, will 
prove correspondingly advantageous. 
AVe also prepare a verj' valuable Concentrated Fish Fertil¬ 
izer, wliicli we offftr at the low price of $2.00 per barrel. 
Try it in your Corn or Cabbage lulls, the result will satisfy. 
Siunples of Fish Guano sent by mail. Address 
PECK & GLOVER, Southold, N. Y. 
TASMEK <& CEAKK, 
MANDFACTDIIERS OF 
SUPER-PHOSPHATE OP DIME! 
AVIiicli they are now ofl'ering at tlie rednoed price of $50 per 
ton of 2000 lbs. Also. Meat and Bone Compost—a superior 
article for spring crops, at $10 per ton. 
A liberal discount to Dealers. Address 
TASKER & CLARK. 8th and Washiiigton-sts., Phila. 
N. B.—The above for sale also by Dealers generally. 
AMMONIATED PACIFIC GCAKO. 
The attention of Farmers and Anriculturalists is called to 
this article, as superior to anytliing else offered in the market. 
Equal to Peruvian Guano, and costing much less. 
AVe offer tliis fertilizer in lots to suit all purchasers. A 
liberal discount made to the Trade. 
Pamplilets with copies of Analysis by Dr. Liebig, of Balti- 
timore, and Dr. J.tckson, Massachusetts State Assiiver, and 
testimonials from Agricultnrallsts, showing its value, and 
dli’ectious for use, can bo obtained from 
J. O. BAKER & CO., Selling Agents, 
ISl Pearl-st., New-i'ork. 
BONE 
For Sale by the Manufacturers. Pure Bone Dust and Fresh 
Bone Superphospliate of Lime. Address 
A. LISTER & BROTHER, 
Ceres Mills, Ncwarls, N. .T. 
Wo. 1 Fersaviaes ^wsiaaio, 
of recent importations, for sale by 
CHAPMAN & VANAVYCK, 
170 Front street. New York. 
® I A MONTH MADE by DISCHARGED 
Ja. ^JS'S-ESoldiers and others, witli Stencil Tools. Don’t 
fail to send for onr free Catalogue, containing full particu¬ 
lars. Address S. M. SPENCER, 
Braltleboro, Vt. 
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