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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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Seeds for Free Distribution in 1860. 
Each person ichose paid subscription to the American 
Agriculturist extends beyond February, 1660, will be entitled 
to select four or five parcels of seeds from the general list 
given in the next column—if the following conditions be 
complied with. 
A. It is of absolute importance that the following di¬ 
rections be strictly followed, even to the minutest partic¬ 
ulars. Wo have 93 distinct varieties of seeds, to 
be distributed among 70,0t0 or moie persons scattered all 
over the country, which, at the best,will involve immense 
labor, and some mistakes must unavoidably occur, unless 
each subscriber take special pains to facilitate the work. 
B3. The seeds can be called for at the office, (after 
Jan. 15) or be sent by express, or in ready prepared en¬ 
velopes to be furnished by the subscribers, as described 
below. 
C. Subscribers at different points can estimate whether 
they can receive their seeds cheapest by Mail to separate 
individuals, or in a package by Express. 
JO. If to go by Express, no envelopes will be needed. 
In that case, simply send us a written list of the names, 
marking against each name the kinds of seed desired, 
using the numbers in the Catalogue. Keep a copy of the 
list sent, and give particular directions on each list, how 
the package is to be forwarded, and to w hom directed. 
E. If to go by mail, the applicant will (of course) fur¬ 
nish prepaid envelopes, of ordinary size, which should 
be prepared as in the engraving here given—that is : Put 
the figures correspond¬ 
ing to the Catalogue 
plainly on the upper left 
hand of the envelope, 
and put all the postage 
stamps upon the right 
side of the envelope- 
one above the other 
when two or more are needed, as shown in this pattern. 
This will prevent the seeds being crushed in the stamp¬ 
ing process, in the Post-Ofiice. One ordinary envelope 
vs ill generally hold the amount of seed-packages carried 
by two or three stamps, The amount of stamps can 
be calculated from the Catalogue. Single l-ccnt stamps on 
letters are of no value, unless there be even threes of them, 
as letter postage is rated by the half ounce. 
F. Let all letters referring to seeds be as brief as pos¬ 
sible, and yet plain. All such communications are re¬ 
ferred directly to the clerk superintending that department. 
It is especially desirable that whatever relates to seeds 
should be on a separate slip of paper. (We shall probably 
distribute over three hundred thousand packages, and a 
minute’s time saved on each of these would amount to 
500 working days of 10 hours each—or nearly two years!) 
G. Canada subscribers will need to substitute 10-eent 
stamps in all cases where 3-cent stamps are named in the 
catalogue. When several send together, it will usually 
be cheaper to receive seeds by Express. (Postage is not 
necessarily prepaid here, on Canada letters.) 
EJ. Always put the stamps upon the envelopes, and 
not drop them loosely into the enclosing letter. 
I. It is always better lo send envelopes of-the ordinary 
size, and made after what is called the ‘‘ Government 
pattern,”—that is, those in which the back comes under 
the piece lapping over ; these seal up more firmly. This 
point is not essentia 1 , however. 
J. Usually, the lighter the envelope the better, that 
more seeds may go under the same stamps. 
K. Send only the number of stamps required for post¬ 
age on the seed. We have no seeds of any kind to sell. 
ti. Those forwarding unpaid envelopes, will, of course, 
not be disappointed if they do not return. We offer seeds 
free, but cannot, in addition, afford to pay postage also. 
M. All seeds sent by mail are put up at our country 
residence, and each package is there mailed direct, to 
avoid its being overhauled at the Distributing offices. 
N. Jap* We shall take time to mail all the seeds care¬ 
fully and regularly. This will occupy the entire months 
of January and February. Those going to distant points, 
and to the Southward where the seasons are earlier, will 
be mailed first. 
Seeds for tlie Pacific Coast. 
To Subscribers in California and Oregon, and in 
Washington Territory. 
To save the heavy postage on seeds to the Pacific 
Coast, we propose to establish a Seed Depot in Cal¬ 
ifornia, from whence the postage to Post offices in Califor¬ 
nia and Oregon, and in Washington Territory will only 
be 3 ccnls per half ounce—the same as given in our list. 
If subscribers in those States will each send to us the list 
of such seeds as they desire (4 or 5 parcels each) with the 
required amount of postage (as given in the list) the seeds 
will be put up and mailed in California, to which place 
they will be forwarded in bulk by express at our own ex¬ 
pense. The seeds will be forwarded by the steamer 
of Jan. 20th, (or perhaps Feb. 4th) and immediate appli¬ 
cation should be made, as none but those actually 
applied for can be; sent out.—N. B.—Each subscri¬ 
ber sending for seeds to go in this package should write 
his or her name and full Post office address on a slip of pa¬ 
per, and note on it the numbers in our list standing against 
the several kinds desired, and enclose with it the amount of 
postage needed for the seeds. Of course any number of 
persons at one Post office can enclose their slips and 
stamps to us in the same letter. 
We trust this effort to supply them with seeds at an 
extra cost, will'be reciprocated on the part of our distant 
Western friends, by large additions of new subscribers. 
LIST OF SEEDS. 
Fidel Seeds. 
2— Improved King Philip Corn—Single, double, or 
triple packages, as may be desired, requiring one, two, or 
three 3-cent stamps. 
3— Stowell’s Sweet Corn—Same packages as No. 2. 
94—Crystal Flint or Hominy Corn—Same as No. 2. ■; 
G —Ashcroft’s Swedish Turnip—Half of 3-cent stamp. 
7—River’sSw edish Stubble Turnip— do. do. 
70—Waite’s London purple-top Swede Turnip—do. 
9S — Long Red Mangold Wurtzel—One 3-cent stamp. 
101—Improved Long Orange Carrot—i of a 3-cent stamp. 
Vegetable or (Garden Seeds. 
S—Daniel O’Rourke Tea—Packages same as No. 2. 
9—Champion of England Pea —One 3-Cent stamp. 
99—Prince Albert Pea— 
do. 
do. 
57—Eugenie Pea- 
do. 
do. 
58—Napoleon Pea— 
do. 
do. 
1 2-Green Koltl Rabi—One-third of a 3 cent stamp. 
1 3—Enfield Market Cabbage— 
do. 
do. 
1 5—Mammoth Cabbage Lettuce — 
• do. 
do. 
G3— London Particular Long Scarlet Radish- 
-do. 
64—Extra Red Round' Turnip Radish— 
do. 
IOO—Early Purple Cape Broccoli- 
-do. 
do. 
21—Winter Cherry— 
do. 
do. 
95—Hubbard Squash— 
do. 
do. 
102—Mammoth Leghorn Squash- 
-do. 
do. 
808 -Mammoth Pumpkin- 
do. 
do. 
109- Mammoth Red Tomato— 
do. 
do. 
7 2—Imported Brussels Sprouts— 
do. 
do. 
76—Musk Melon- 
do. 
do. 
77—Water Melon— 
do. 
do. 
1 03—Sage — 
do. 
do. 
104—Thyme- 
do. 
do. 
105—Chili Red Pepper— 
do. 
do. 
806—Sweet Marjoram — 
do. 
do. 
1 7—Red Strap-Leal Turnip—One-half of a 3-cent stamp. 
74—Solid While Celery- 
do. 
do. 
75 -Green Curled Endive— 
dQ. 
do. 
55—White Globe Onion— 
do. 
do. 
7 8 —Long White French Turnip- 
•One 3-cent stamp. 
107—Giant Asparagus— 
do. 
do. 
Flower, Fruit, and Ornamental Seeds. 
89— Cotton Plant (2 kinds)—One 3-cent stamp. 
90— Norway Spruce Seed—One-half of a 3-eent stamp. 
98—Arbor Vitas Seed— do. do. 
112—Broad-Leaved Laurel— do. do. 
Ill —Castor Oil Bean— do. do. 
110*—New-Rochelle Blackberry—I of a 3cent-stamp. 
* (No. 110 is offered only in very small quantity, and 
only to those distant from access to the roots ) 
Oa an average about Jive of the following 40 varieties 
will go under a 3 -cent stamp. 
23—Mignonette. 8 3 —Snap Dragon. 
25—Mixed Nasturtiums. 84—African Marigold. 
27-Extra Cockscomb. 85—Gaillardin, mixed. 
29— Double Balsams,mix’d. 8G—Euphorbia, mixed. 
30— Tassel Flower. 87—Coreopsis. 
31— Chinese Pink. 1 1 3 —Double Sun Flower. 
32— Portulacoas, mixed. 114—Mixed Petunia. 
33— Cypress Vine. 115—Mix. Dbl. Hollyhocks 
34— China Asters, mixed. 1 1 G—Mourning Bride. 
35— German Asters, mixed. 117—Mix. DbL Wallflower. 
38—Sweet William. 118 —Bee Larkspur. 
40-Escholtzia Californiea.l 8 9—M’dChrysanihemums 
42—Foxglove. 1 20—Clematis (Climber,) 
47—Morning Glory, mixed.121—Trumpet Creeper. 
49— Candytuft. 1 22—-MM Canterbury Bells 
50— Scliizantlius. 123—Gilia nivalis. 
51— Phlox Drummondii. 12 4—Whitlavia. 
78— Ageratum Mexieanum.l 25—Ipomopsis (standing 
50— Yellow Hawkweed. cypress). 
51— Canary Bird Flower. 126—Long-tubed Centran- 
82—Thuubergia. thus. 
lid each select liis own Seeds 
A number of persons sending in their names, have re¬ 
quested us to select and forward their seeds, and in some 
cases the postage has not been forwarded. Please read 
the regulations of the Seed Distribution again. For us to 
select from 93 varieties just the kinds most valuable to a 
distant unknown person, would be utterly impossible. 
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Wait patiently for tlic Seeds. 
Large numbers of envelopes for seeds are already re¬ 
ceived, and some persons urge us to send them on at 
once. We can not comply with this request. The seeds 
are being collected from different parts of the country— 
many from Europe—and it will be utterly impossible to 
get them all together, and properly arranged and put up, 
so as to begin the distribution, until 'about the second 
week in January. It will require a large force for several 
weeks to send all. But all will be got off in time to be used 
in different localities, if the envelopes are received soon 
PREMIUMS! 
Improvement—Onward — Upward, is our motto. We in¬ 
tend to make each succeeding volume better than its pre¬ 
decessor, in every respect. During 1859 the Agriculturist 
has gone into more than 20,000 new families. We desire 
to extend its sphere of usefulness still wider, and to this 
end, we offer the following premiums to those who will 
assist in the work of extension. In selecting the articles, 
we have aimed to get such as are useful, and as have been 
most frequently called for by our readers .—Each article 
offered is the best of its kind, and every one will be selected 
by the publisher from the very best manufactured. They will 
be even better than those sold in the market at the prices 
named, when possible to select bitter. Through the kind¬ 
ness of the manufacturers we get these articles for pre¬ 
miums, and for these only, at the bare cost of making, or 
we could not offer them as we do. The premiums 
are certainly liberal, when we take into the account 
the cost and character of the paper, and the low price at 
which it is furnished. 
N. li. These premiums are not offered for competition, 
but as direct pay for time, labor, and expense incurred by 
canvassers. The premiums art absolute in each case, and 
not dependent upon what some unknown person is doing. 
Every canvasser knows just what he or she is working for. 
D5TSee remarks following Ihe premiums, especially 
the first one. 
Premium I.—A liberal distribution of valuable seeds 
will be made during i tie Winter, to all regular subscri¬ 
bers alike, whether single or in clubs, and whether re¬ 
ceived from agents, or otherwise. 
Premium III.—Every person sending in a club of 10 
new subscribers at 80 cents each, mav order a free cony 
of either Vol. XVI, or Vol. XVII, or Vol. XVIII, w hich 
will be sent in numbers, post-paid. 
Premium IV—Every person sending 15 new or old 
subscribers at 80 cents each, will be entitled to 16 copies 
(that is one extra copy), for the coming year. 
Premium V—Every person sending 25 new subscribers 
at 80 cents each, will be entitled to the three Volumes, 
XVI, XVif, and XVIII, sent in numbers post-paid. 
Premium VI—Every person sending30n«iosubscribers 
at 80 cents each, will be entitled to a silver-eased pocket 
Microscope— wilh Coddington lens. Value *4. Sent by 
mail securely packed and post-paid. (See Premium 18.) 
Premium VII.— Every person sending 45 new subscri¬ 
bers at 80 cents each, will be entitled to a copy of Ihe 
large new Pictorial Edition of Webster's Unabridged Die 
tionary. Price $6.50. ft weighs 84 tbs, and can go by 
express, or be sent by mail at I cent per ounce within 
3000 miles, or 2 cents per ounce over 3000 miles. (Ex¬ 
pense after leaving the city to be paid by recipient.) 
Premium IX—Every person sending 144 new subscri¬ 
bers at 80 cents each, (or li 0 at $1 each), will b<- present¬ 
ed wilh one of Wheeler & Wilson’s best §59 Sewing 
ill aclii lies, new from the factory, and of the very best 
make. There is no belter family machine than this 
made, as we have proved by nearly two year’s use in our 
own family. We want, no belter.—The machines will be 
selected at Ihe manufactory, be well boxed, and forward¬ 
ed without expense to the recipient, except f,r freight 
charges after leaving the city. Full instructions for set¬ 
ting up and using go w ith each machine. 
Premium XII.— To every person sending 130 new sub¬ 
scribers at 80 cents each, (or 95 at $1 ene.li). we w ill pre¬ 
sent Appleton's New American Encyclnpiodia, now in 
course of publication, consisting of fifteen large, volumes 
of 770 pages each. Tins is a magnificent w orli, forming a 
whole library embracing every topic of human know¬ 
ledge. Eight volumes are now ready, and the remaining 
seven will be furnished as fast as issued. Publisher’s 
price, $45. 
Premium XIII.— To every person sending 260 new sub¬ 
scribers at $1 each, or 330 at the lowest club price (80.cts. 
each), we will present one of Allen's Mowing Machineg, 
W ith sundry improvements now beingadded. This isohe 
of the best w e have seen in operation. Price $115. Oth¬ 
er kinds of Machines of the same price, will be substi¬ 
tuted, when specially desired, if satisfactory arrange¬ 
ments can be made with the manufacturers. 
Premium XIV.—To every person sending 65 new sub 
scribers, at 80 cents each, we will present one of llie h st 
Eagle Plows (2-horse). Price $11. This we believe is 
ihe best general farm plow in use. 
Premium XV.— To every person sending 55 new sub¬ 
scribers at 80 cents each, we w ill present the best Sub¬ 
soil Plow (two-horse), price $8 ; or one of the best Horse- 
JOHN JONES. 
BARRY 
DANE CO. 
WIS. 
