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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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lew and Valfable Melons. 
Persian Watermelon. — Introduced by Bayard 
Taylor, Esq.,tlie well-known traveler, from the borders of 
the Caspian Sea, and first offered for sale in 1807. After a 
trial of two years, we can confidently recommend it as a 
most, valuable acquisition, particularly for the Middle and 
Southern States. It is globular and elliptical in form, of 
pale green color, with dark stripes; flesh, crimson, and of 
remarkably fine texture ; delicious flavor, with only half an 
inch of rind. A peculiarity of this Melon is that it can lie 
taken off the vine to ripen, and will keep until winter. It 
grows to a large size. Per pkt., 25 cts. 
T!ie TLnssian- American Watermelon.—Raised 
also by Mr. Taylor; a hybrid between the above and the 
Mountain Sweet Melon. This is an extraordinary hybrid, 
and entirely unsurpassed for size, delicious crispness of 
flesh, and sweetness of flavor. Three of them measured re¬ 
spectively, 20x1:’,, 17x1-1, and 18x14, the largest weighing forty 
pounds. The Russian-American ripens about three weeks 
later than the American varieties, has the narrowest possible 
rind, with amass of crimson flesh five inches in diameter, 
invariably sweet and solid, and far surpasses all melons 
hitherto known in the United States. Per pkt., 25 cts. 
Minorca, Mmsknielon.—A new and valuable variety, 
grows to a large size flesh of firm texture, excellent flavor, 
and very productive. 25 cents per packet of ten seeds; 
5 packets for $1.00. 
Alton Nntnieij.—This variety is highly esteemed at the 
West as a market variety. Its great productivness, beauty, 
size and firmness of flesh make it unequaled for shipping. 
It is of a delicious flavor, and continues long in bearing. 
Price per packet, 15 cts.; per oz., 50 ct3. Address 
IS. ffi. ISE.SSS & 
1®. ©„ lox 5,yiS, Sew ’SToi'lc. 
New Sweet Potato. 
Southern Q,ueen. 
A year’s trial, of this superior variety introduced by us last 
season, confirms all that we then claimed for it. 
Dr. Thurber, Editor of the American Agriculturist, thus 
speaks of it in the Herlicultural Annual for 1870: “The 
root is very large, longer than the Nansemond, of a very 
light color, and is said to keep remarkably well. The vine 
is a vigorous grower, and the leaves larger and darker col¬ 
ored than the Nansemond. From a single trial of this potato 
we are inclined to place a high estimate upon its produc¬ 
tiveness aud good quality.” 
We offer for sale a limited number of plants at $2.00 per 
100; 88.03 per 500; $15.00 per 1,000. No orders will be ac¬ 
cepted for less than 100. 
Sanscniond Sweet. 
Plants 75 cents per ICO; $3.00 per 5C0; $5.00 per 1,COO. Sent 
by mail at 10 cents per hundred additional. 
Cash must accompany the order. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SON, 
P. O. Box No. 0,7 I 2, New York. 
New Jssfisat Parching €©rea. 
The most productive variety known, producing from 
eight to ten ears on each stalk. Equal to a yield of from 
one hundred to two hundred bushels per acre. Although it 
is. strictly speaking, a variety of parching corn, it is equally 
adapted to all purposes of common field corn for stock and 
poultry feeding, etc. It weighs, when shelled, stricken 
measure,, sixty to sixty-two pounds per bushel. It should 
be planted in drills.three feet apart, putting one kernel to 
every foot. Per packet, of about two hundred kernels, 50 
cents : five packets, $2.00. For sale by 
15. K. BLISS & SON, 
41 Park Row, and 151 Nassau St., New York. 
Lilisim Atiratiiiiia 
The Japanese Queen of Lilies. 
A large importation from Japan, just received by the sub¬ 
scribers, in line, healthy condition. Flowering Bulbs mailed 
to any address at following prices: 
No. 1, $1.00 each; $9.00 per doz. No. 2, 75 cents each, or 
$6.75 per doz. No. 3, 50 cts. each ; $4.50 per doz. Prices by 
the hundred or thousand will be given to dealers upon 
application. B. K. BLISS & SON, 
Nos. 41 Park Row, and 151 Nassau St., New York. . 
ALSIKE CLOVER. 
A fresh supply of the genuine variety just received by the 
subscribers. 7o cts. per pound, bv mail; $7 per peck or $25 
per bushel, by Express. B. K. BLISS & SON, 
41 Park Row & 151 Nassau St., New York. 
BLISS’ IMPROVED 
LoBigr da 8 aiig“® Canute 
This superior variety is the result of a careful selection, 
for successive years, of the best formed, largest, and deep¬ 
est-colored roots of the Imported Long Orange Carrot, by 
which it has attained a perfection hitherto unknown in this 
useful vegetable, being larger, better flavored, and of a 
deeper orange color, and more sure to produce a crop. But¬ 
ter makers will find this variety very useful in giving to 
their butter a rich, deep yellow color. We unhesitatingly 
pronounce it the best variety in the market, and one which 
will not fail to give satisfaction to the purchaser. 1 oz., 20 
cts.; 4 oz.. 65 cts.; 1 pound, $2, by Mail, post-paid. 
Address B. K. BLISS & SON, 
P. O. Box 5,712, New York. 
Seeds Sbr Hedges. 
Mailed to any address upon receipt of price. Osage 
Orange. $2 per Ib„; Three Thorned Acacia, 75 cts. per pound. 
Prices for larger quantities will be given upon application. 
Barberry, (Berberis vulgaris,} very hardy, producing a 
fine compact hedge, affording ample security against intru¬ 
sion ; also valuable lor its fruit, which is excellent for pre¬ 
serving. Per oz., 40 cts.; per lb., $5. 
B. K. BLISS & SON. 
P. O. Box No. 5,712, New York. 
GLADIOliUS. 
One dozen splendid mixed varieties mailed, post-paid, to 
any address upon receipt of $1.50. Address 
B. K. BLISS & SON, 
P. O. Box No. 5,712, New York. 
Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage! 
This is the largest cabbage in the world, sometimes weigh¬ 
ing over sixty pounds each, and averaging as high as thirty 
pounds by the acre ! It is not only large, but cannot be sur¬ 
passed for reliability for heading, tenderness, and sweetness. 
As some cultivators have an impression that this cabbage 
cannot be fully matured outsicle of Marblehead, I invite 
their attention to the following extracts from among the 
many commendatory letters which I have received. 
“ Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage cannot be excelled. 
There were heads weighing 50 lbs., and beads of Fottler’s 
Improved Brunswick (from your seed) weighing 40 lbs.— 
John H. Howlett, Charlestown; Ill.” 
“ I raised from your seed Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages 
that weighed 50 lbs.—A. H. Mace, Clintonville, N. Y., Nov. 
14th.1869.” 
“Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages were very fine, 
they all headed well, and weighed 27 to 40, and 47 lbs.—W, 
Llewellyn, Red Wing, Minn., March 12.1869.” 
“Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages are wonderful; 
they grew to the size of an umbrella.—Thomas Flanigan, 
Palermo, Kansas.” 
“ The Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages were a perfect suc¬ 
cess. They headed well, and were three times as large as 
any cabbage I ever raised before.—J. F. Butt, Kosciusko, 
Miss.” 
“I have raised your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage for 
two years, and it has proved the tenderest and sweetest cab¬ 
bage I ever saw.—S. S. Groves, Stones Prairie, Ill. ” 
John Van Wormer, Springs’ Mills, Mich., raised some 
weighing 30 lbs. John Humphreys, Titusville, N. Y., 33% 
lbs." M. D. Clark, Elyria, Ohio, 37 Ids. II. A. Terry,Crescent 
City, Iowa, 40 lbs., measuring 56 inches around the solid 
head. Thos. A. Lambert, Becancour, C. W., exhibited three 
cabbages weighing respectively 40. 42><, and 44 lbs. John 
W. Dean, St. Michael’s, Md., has grown them weighing 33 
lbs. S. M. Shuck, Preston, Minn., 33 lbs., when trimmed. E. 
H. Ellis, Etna Green, Ind., over 30 lbs. A. E. Garrison, Des 
Moines, Iowa, 30 lbs. James S. Allen, Union Springs, N. Y., 
30 lbs., when stripped of loose leaves, Wm. Lee, Jr.,Denver, 
Colorado, has grown heads weighing 45 to 50 lbs., as a penal¬ 
ty for which the miners of the mountains call him the “ Big 
Cabbage Man.” Leonard Clioat, Denver. Colorado, raised 
one which weighed 46 lbs. when trimmed of waste leaves. 
Collins Eaton, Ogdensburgh, N. Y., 50 lbs. P. Sweeney, 
Loretto, Pa., 43 lbs. Sam’] B. Ornsbee, Rolling Prairie, Wis., 
53 lbs. Chas. W. Oden, Little Sioux, Iowa, produced quite a 
lot weighing from 50 to 00 lbs. A. C. Van Tassal, 39 lbs. trim¬ 
med. A. C. Goodwin, Kennedy, N. Y., 45 to 50 lbs. W. H. 
Spera, Eunlirata, Pa., raised fifty heads that averaged over 
31 lbs. each. Wm. 1). Munson, Burlington, Vt., raised some 
weighing 46 lbs. Mary B. Sellman, Galesburg, Iowa, 28 to 43 
lbs. stripped of loose leaves. Hundreds of others have 
written me that thev have “ taken all the prizes at the 
County Fairs.” “ Raised the largest cabbage ever seen in 
the country.” “ Astonished all their neighbors.” “That in 
sweetness, crispness, and tenderness, they were unequalled,” 
etc., etc. As the original introducer of the Mammoth Cab¬ 
bage, I am prepared to supply seed grown from extra large 
heads , at following prices, by mail, post-paid : Per package, 
25 cts.; per oz., $1; 4 ozs., $3.50; per lb., $12. 
Full inst?'uctions for cultivation accompanying the seed. 
Catalogues free. ’ JAMES J. II. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
FEWIE, BATCHELDBR & CO.’S 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
oi' Seeds siaid 
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDEN 
MANUAL, for 1870, will be ready for distribution early 
in January. It will contain about 100 pages, with numerous 
Illustrations—a complete list of Vegetable and Flower seeds, 
to which will be added a list of Summer Flowering 
E>uli)s, Plants and Small Fruits. Sent to all 
applicants enclosing 10 cents. Our customers supplied 
without charge. Address 
FERRE, BATCHELRER & €0., 
231 Main St., Springfield, Mass. 
Early Mohawk Potatoes. 
The earliest of the earlies, of large size and free from dis¬ 
ease, and of superior quality both as an early and late winter 
and spring variety. 
$15 per Bbl.; $7 per bushel; $2 per Peck. 
Conover’s Colossal Asparagus Roots. 
The Largest, Best, and most Prolific variety ever intro¬ 
duced, and pronounced by the leading horticulturists the 
greatest improvement in vegetables of the day. 
$3.00 per hundred; $25.00 per thousand. 
Send for Circulars of Testimonials and directions for set¬ 
ting out to S. B. coy OVER, 
260 West Washington Market, New York. 
Three Best Squashes! 
The Hubbard Is the sweetest, drvest, and richest table 
souash for winter, the American Turban for fall, and the 
Boston Marrow the best pie squash. Seed sent post-paid to 
any address, at 10 cents a package; Ilubbard and Turban 25 
cents an ounce, and Boston Marrow 20 cents an ounce. I 
take pride in having been the original introducer of the 
Hubbard squash. Mv Illustrated Catalogue of Garden and 
Flower seed sent gratis to all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
European Larch Seed (larix Europcea). 
A supply of Fresh Seed j ust received by thesubscribers.and 
mailed post-paid to any address at following prices: 1 oz., 
35 cts.; M lb., 75 cts.; 1 lb., $2.50. 
Address B. K. BLISS & SON, 
P. O. Box No. 5,712, New York. 
Sweet Potato Plants. 
Southern. Q/weesa.—'The best Sweet Potato known. 
Two to four weeks earlier than any other variety. $2.00 
per one hundred. 
Nansemond, 75 cents per 100, bv mail. 
A. M. HALSTED, Rye, N. A. 
Nansemond 
Sweet Potato Plants. 
Of best quality, during May and 
June. Put up to carry safely long dis- 
tanecs. Bv Express, Price, 500, $2.25 
1,001), $3.f,i);—5,0.0, $15.00;—10,000, $28. 
This variety is successfully grown at 
the North. Send for our Circular of 
directions, etc Address 
M. M. MURRAY & CO., 
Foster's Crossings, Warren Co., Ohio, 
and 1S1 & 183 West Second St., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
WANSEMOND SWEET POTATO PLANTS, by 
-L\i the 100, 1,000, or 10,000. Send for price list of Vegetable 
Plants. Address H, E. ACKER, Seed Grower, 
Woodbridge, N. J. 
l^ARLY ROSE POTATOES, $1 per 60 lbs.; 2d 
-0-4 size. 75 cts. per 60 lbs.; or as low as any offered in this 
paper. Also, Small Fruit Plants, all warranted genuine, 
packed and shipped at Philadelphia without extra cost. 
JOHN S. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
P REMIUM SANFORD CORN.—Warranted gen¬ 
uine, $3 per bushel, $1 per peck, or one quart, post-paid, 
40 cts. Also, 100,000 Nansemond Sweet Potato Plants, $1 per 
1.000. Address A. R. NORTON, Selden, Long Island, N. Y. 
Sasperier ©BBtcia ISralfos. 
RICHARD LAUER, 53 Cedar St., New York, Importer. 
Sole Agent for the U. S. of the celebrated nurserymen 
Messrs."L. van Wavkrex & Co., Holland, whose superior 
products are unsurpassed, is now prepared to receive special 
orders from responsible parties. All orders for prime select¬ 
ed Bulbs must be sent in to me before the 15th of June. Price- 
current with Catalogue of my Fall Importation forwarded 
upon application. Post Office Box 1,083. 
CONSIDER THE LILIES.” 
BOTANY. 
"Wood’s American Botanist and Plorist, 
561 pages royal 12mo, post-paid, $2.50. 
This new and eagerly expected work is the result of the au¬ 
thor’s experience and lite-long labors in Classifying the Sci¬ 
ence of Botany. lie has at length attained the realization of 
his hopes by a wonderfully ingenious process of condensation 
and arrangement, and presents to the world in tills single 
moderate-sized volume a complete manual. In 370 duode¬ 
cimo pages ho lias actually recorded and defined nearly 4,000 
species. 'The treatises oil 'Descriptive and Structural Botany 
are models of concise statement, which leave nothing to be 
said. Of entirely new features, the most notable are the Sy¬ 
noptical Tables for the black-board, and the distinction of 
species and varieties by variation in the type. Sample to 
teachers for examination, half price. 
A. 8. BARNES & CO., 
Ill & 113 William St., N. Y. 
Green-House Plants and Marshall 
Neil Rose. 
A line stock of this superior Rose for sale at $6 per dozen, 
or $25 per 100. A flue colored plate of which, will he sent 
free to all applicants. Green-house and Bedding Plants in 
full assortment and excellently grown, supplied. Also, 
selections of Roses and Bedding Plants, varying in price 
from $25 to $5 for each selection. Special Circulars giving 
lists of the selections, sent free to all who apply. 
Address H. E. BOARDMAN, 
Monroe Avenue Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y. 
The Cranberry and its Culture. 
By A. H. RICHARDS. Mailed free on receipt of 25 cts. 
GEO. F. MILLER, Ilammonton, N. J. 
CHEAPEST AND BEST. 
Concords—$12.50 per 100; Ives’—$12.50 per 100. 
Descriptive Illustrated List of Grapes and Small Fruits, 
Gratis. M. H. L.EWI8, 
Drawer 150, Sandusky, Olno. 
Bloomington (Ills.) Nursery. 
19th Year! 500 Acres! 10 Green-houses! 
Send 10c. for Catalogues. 
F. K. PHOENIX. 
KJILVER MAPLE.—The best quick growing shacb 
3 and timber tree. Seed, freshly gathered, sent by mail 1 
irdered by June 15th. 1 oz., 15c.: 8 oz., $1.00; 1 ft., $1.50. 
J M BENTHALL, Quasqueton, Buchanan Co., Iowa. 
ORNAMENTAL PINE SEEDS.—100 lbs. Seeds 
$ of ” Cedrus Deodora," just received, for sale by 
W. IRVING CLARK, 212 Pearl St., New York. 
MEXICAN EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY. 
'-H A hardy vigorous plant, bearing fruit from early 
me until the frosts of winter. Of good size and fine fla- 
... v 0 warden should he without them. Orders ad- 
■essed tob p. WHITING & CO.. Detroit, Mich., or to 
esseu to J CLApJi & jjil’CHCOCK. Buffalo, N. Y., 
ill receive prompt attention, 
m receive i S £ ND F0R CIRCULAR. 
PRICE OF PLANTS, S3.00 per Dozen. 
5 URCHASERS~WANTED fo7 1,000,000 Small 
. Fruit. Plants and 1,000 barrels of Early Rose Potatoes. 
:nd for prices. JOHN S. COLLINS, Moorestown, N. J. 
a A AAA Strawberry Plants for sale, all the best 
tawin' kim!g . f0 r particulars see my advertisement 
April No. Send for descriptive Catalogue. 
WM. S. CARPENTER, Rye, Westchester Co., N. \. 
MPORTED AND NATIVE NURSERY STOCK 
. at Wholesale. A. P. CHAPMAN, 
50 Vcsey Street, New ioih. 
