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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE AMEEICAN SEED TRADE. 
JAMES CARTER, DUMNETT & BEAEE, 
SEED FARHIERS AND MERCHANTS, 
Offices and Warehouse, S37, 338 and 361 Hig-h Holborn, 
LONDON, ENGLAND. 
( East House Farm, Dedham, Essex. 
SEED FARMS, ■< Jupes Hill Farm, Dedham, Essex. 
( The Seed Farm, Sr. Orsyth, Essex. 
Plant Nursery, Crystal Palaee Nursery, Perry Hill, Sydenham. 
J. CARTER, DUNNETT & BEALE, beg leave to announce to the AMERICAN SEED TRADE, that they have three large Farms in the 
County of Essex, England, specially devoted to the cultivation of 
GrA.ItI>EIV and SEEIIS, 
and that they are 
THE LARGEST BONA FIDE SEED GROWERS IN ENGLAND. 
Prom their position as Seed Growers, J. C., D. & B., are enabled to ofler seeds of their own saving with a greater degree of confidence than 
a Merchant purchasing from Growers can possibly do. Their seeds are saved from carefully selected Stocks, and are proved to be of the best ger¬ 
minating quality before sending out. 
J. C., D. & B., respectfully invite Buyers coming to England, to favor them with a call, and Avill be happy to send special quotations of 
prices by return Mail, on receipt of Business card. 
TEIMWS s 
The usual Trade credit if accompanied with satisfactory London reference, or cash with order. 
THE ONLY PRIZE MEDAL FOR SEEDS 
awarded to London Seed Merchants, 
International Exhibition, London, 1862, 
was granted to 
JAMES CARTER, DEVATETT & BEALE, 
for “ Superior Excellence.'" 
JAMES CARTER, DUNNETT & BEALE, have large growths of the following seeds: 
PEAS. 
Carter’s first Crop. ) 
The earliest pea in cultivation j 
Very early Daniel O’Rourke. 
McLean’s Little Gem. 
A dwarf prolific green wrinkled marrow ; habit similar to Beck’s 
Gem or Tom Thumb, and is a first early. This Pea is a great ac¬ 
quisition, as the chief fault hitherto in early Peas has been want of 
flavor, and this valuable variety has all the sugary flavor of the 
late wrinkled Peas coupled with a first early Pea. Height one foot, 
and requires no stakes. 
Advancer. 
Beck’s Gepi or Tom Thumb. 
Carter’s Surprise Peas. 
An improved blue Surprise, larger in sample, larger pods, and 
more prolific; a good useful Pea for market garden-work, and one 
that will come into general use. 
Champion of England. 
Veitch’s Perfection, 
and other leading sorts. 
CABBAGE. 
Early Dwarf York. 
Early Large York. 
Imperial Oxheart. 
■W inningstadt. 
Battersea. 
Wakefield. 
Red Drumhead, pickling. 
Gibson’s Flat Dutch. 
Robinson’s Champion Oxheart. ) 
Improved Drumhead. ) 
Green Curled Savoy. 
Drumhead do. 
And other sorts. 
CARROTS of Sorts (Clean Seed). 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth. 
A very early hardy variety, of dwarf and compact habit, with a 
firm white head, larger than the Walcheren; stands dry weather, 
comes in before the ordinary early Cauliflower, and is fit to cut after 
the late variety; can be specially recommended as the best variety 
for forcing and general use. 
And other sorts. 
Large Musselburg. 
Of Sorts. 
JUJU 11. 
LETTUCE 
ONION. 
White Spanish, 
and other sorts. 
PARSLEY. 
Dunnett’s Garnishing, 
and other sorts. 
RADISH. 
Scarlet Ohve Shaped. 
“ The French Breakfast Radish.” 
A new quick-growing variety of Radi.sh; very much liked in 
Paris, and considered the best for early forcing. It is of an oval 
form, color scarlet, tipped with white; and for its good flavor and 
ornamental appearance it is decidedly an acquisition for salads and 
other purposes. 
And other sorts. 
SALSAFY. 
TURNIP. 
Improved Snowball, 
and other sorts. 
FARM SEEDS. 
Carter’s Imperial Hardy Swede, 
and other sorts. 
All the best sorts common Turnips, Whites and Yellows. 
Mangel, Very select Stocks, &c., &c. 
