GARDEN TALK. 
Outdoor work in the garden has bnt begun in 
this latitude; the earliest vegetables are just 
planted, aBd the earliest flowers are in blossom. 
>fow and then one may see a few peas and some 
lettuce above ground, and the asparagus stems 
begin to start up. But peas aud lettuce should be 
sown for a second crop, and potatoes, parsnips, 
beets, radishes, turnips, carrots and onions plant* 
C( j where the season is not sufficiently advanced 
for com, beans, melons, cucumbers, squashes, 
tomatoes, &c., it will pay one desiring a good 
garden, to forward these in a cold frame. Nail 
together ft few boards so ns to make a frame two 
feet high at the back and fifteen inches at the 
front; set this in a warm, sunny, protected spot, 
over some rich earth—woods mold Is best—and 
cover with sash. It is well to whitewash the 
glass, as the sun shines hot ou some clays in May. 
you may cover with oiled cloth or even paper, 
with nearly as good success. The seed should be 
planted in hills in boxes, or kegs sawn in two, 
so they may be removed to the garden withont 
being disturbed. Tomatoes should not be moved 
when in blossom. They will blast. Move them 
either before, or wait until the fruit sets. 
By using hand glasses these vegetables may he 
started in the open ground, two weeks earlier 
than without them. 
You want good tools for your garden; don’t 
put off the hoys, who are ambitious to make a 
garden, with au old hoe and a rusty spade. 
You want sharp steel spades, spading forks, a 
good steel rake to make the surface fine and 
smooth, trowels for transplanting, a marking 
rake or line and reel, watering pot, good hoes 
and a wheol-harrow. Then you want a pretty 
little tool house in the garden to store them in. 
A farmer should manage his garden eo as to do 
a great deal of the work with a horse. Let his 
vegetables be on one side, and his fruit in rows 
on the other. One horse and a light steel plow 
will save spading; plant all vegetables in rows, 
and have but few walks In the garden. But 
these should he bordered with flowers, and 
made as attractive as possible. 
Don’t fail to set ont a large strawberry bed, so 
that you will have plenty of berries, not only to 
look at but to eat. Spring is the best time in 
the whole year to set strawberries. We are posi¬ 
tive about that. Just now is the time. Plant 
the kinds that are best liked in your locality, 
and some new varieties for experiment. For 
general adoption we think the best plan is to 
set a new bed each spring, and spade up the 
bearing one as soon as the berries are gone. 
The ground may then grow cabbage, celery or 
turnips. It is less work to set and take care of 
a bod the first year, than to take care of it prop¬ 
erly so as to get two crops. Also set plenty of 
raspberries and blackberries, currants, goose¬ 
berries, &o. These small fruits are tolerably 
certain, aud witli plenty of them you can get 
f.hromrh the viuir very well, if svll others fall. 
Settlers in new countries should first plant 
plenty of berries, and they need never com¬ 
plain of the hardship of living without fruit. 
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TREE PLANTING-ADVICE. 
A. (r. Tuttle of Baraboo, Wis., communi¬ 
cates to tlic Wisconsin Farmer an article on tree 
planting, brimming over with satire—more effec¬ 
tive, perhaps, than would be a volume of labored 
argument against the sins of omission and com¬ 
mission chargeable to a great many tree planters. 
We quote a few paragraphs thus: 
“ Buy as old trees as you can get, ‘ age makes 
them more hardy.' They will be as valuable as 
cabbage transplanted at the time of heading. 
Trees seven or eight years old, if properly 
grown, should be capable of bearing a bushel of 
apples. It would be better to buy such trees in 
the fall with the fruit well matured. You will 
get the worth of your money in fruit. If they 
have been transplanted a few times, all the bet¬ 
ter, as there will be no danger of overgrowth 
the first season, and very little danger of auy 
growth at all. 
“ When you get your trees, expose them as 
much os possible to the sun and drying winds. 
If they live, it will be evidence of their extreme 
hardiness. If they die, charge the nurserymen 
with selling you dead trees and claim damages. 
“ In selecting your ground for an orchard, 
take that which is heavily sodded; timothy sod 
will do, but June grass is better. In setting 
your trees, destroy as little grass as possible; 
you may be short of hay next winter. Let your 
cattle aud sheep run among them during the 
winter and you will be able to add your testi¬ 
mony to that of hosts of others of similar ex¬ 
perience, that fruit cannot he grown iu Wis¬ 
consin. 
“ If you have a grove of forest trees, set your 
fruit trees among them ; they will protect them 
from the sun and help to evaporate the moisture 
from the soil; it will save uuderdraiuing." 
These shafts, at careless and incousiderate tree 
planters, arc well aimed and timely thrown. 
Some people plant trees as they wouli} fence 
posts—making the smallest possible orifice in 
the ground for the former as well as the latter, 
from a conviction that the less solid earth there 
is removed the firmer will the tree stand when 
put into it. This may be true as to the standing 
part, but is this all that is wanted ? Certainly 
not. A farmer plants an apple tree for the fruit 
it is expected to yield, but how can he count on 
a reward for his labor if the tree is planted like 
a fence post ? The soil about the tree needs 
preparation so that the roots can freely proceed 
in search ol' the aliment essential to growth of 
wood aud the production of fruit when the sea¬ 
son of maturity arrives. A fruit orchard is a 
great blessing, hut it is absurd to expect one 
unless care in the selection of the stock and 
judgment in the preparation oi the ground are 
exercised by the planter. 
THE FATE OF FRUIT COMMITTEES. 
Friend Rubai.: —After much thought I again 
feel myself obliged to communicate with you. 
The answer of Mr. Mkai> put me in the way of 
solving former difficulties in part; but there is 
much remaining, and I have, after much think¬ 
ing, reached the sight of some conclusions as fol¬ 
lows : —We need Frofessional Committeemen of 
the right, original build (I think the papers call 
it “ of special aptitude,’’) for the business, and 
with the. right training, too, which should he 
very peculiar to fit them for the service. A few 
examples of the work to be done will explain 
what I mean. 
Some years since a vine called “Northern 
Muscadine,” with some strong points, was put 
before thepublle, and dragged heavily for a table 
fruit. Presto! A State Committee awarded a 
first premium to something made from it that 
was called Wine. The committee died of morti¬ 
fication, having given all their lives to the grape, 
and no monument has yet beeu raised to their 
memory. Later, another grape called “Oporto,” 
also with remarkable points and but tittle less valu¬ 
able, needed aud received the same services and 
the same sacrifice. A golden tablet, set in brass, 
I believe, was gotten up for the occasion, hut 
unaccountably the names of the martyrs were 
left off. No member survived the dismal doing. 
The times are better now, but still somewhat 
“out of joint.” 
Motier and Bhayton live, but the other 
three arc where? Echo answers “where?” 
and the sound comes from a sepulchral cavern 
where hats and night birds flit. There was a 
committee at Cleveland, a real live one, that 
“made remarks ” seeming to defy their impend¬ 
ing fate. Note them. “We have at this exhi¬ 
bition * * * *, Norton’s Virginia and Ives’ 
Seedling, all of which arc unanimously reported 
by your committee of the highest degree of exeel- 
lence..'] Again: “Some prejudicial foreigners have 
objected to our native grapes, as deficient in 
those qualities which characterize the foreign 
grapes.” 
The objection lias been answered by the analy¬ 
sis of many varieties of native grapes by Prof. 
Jackson, made by order of our Government in 
1859. Now, I had heard that Prof. Jackson of 
the “Hub” had died long ago of a threefold 
attack, namely, “Letheon,” “Magnetic Tele¬ 
graph,” and “Grape Analysis.” I have an in¬ 
distinct recollection of Prof. Morse having beeu 
arraigned for “,puui—something ” in the case, and 
nearly the same or Dr. Morton. I believe (this 
In private) he fell into a “ decline from breathing 
the mephitic Oder of these same natives when 
exhibited iu full form at Music Hall, soon after 
the famous analysis. I attempted to enter the 
room on this occasion—sickened—swooned. A 
bottle of Bull's Concord was brought to restore 
me. Dow I escaped from this last horror “ I do 
not care to tell,” but I have not been in Boston 
since. How refreshing u bottle of decent, drink¬ 
able wine would be to the memory of that re¬ 
markable analysis, if such had ever been made 
from any of those native analyses. None of fair 
quality has ever been produced. Gammon sense 
would have omitted the analysis, and made the 
trial direct, and found that the one comprehen¬ 
sive deficiency was, that, however much fox there 
might be, there was no wine In them. 
The Delaware aud Catawba have made true 
wines, hut just try Norton’s Virginia (pure and 
unadulterated) for yourself, Mr. Editor, and ex¬ 
cuse me from speaking about it. And the Ives! 
I beg that no bottle of It, in its purify, may be 
opened within olfactory shot of my memory— 
faugh! Adulteration could not fail to improve it. 
The names of the committee are, Marshal P. 
Wilder, Chairman, J. A. Warder, Wm. Grif¬ 
fith, J. Knox, C. W. Grant, Geo. Graham. I 
shall watch for uecrologic reports. I feel sure 
that one of them, at least, signed with his dying 
gasp. 
There was a very important committee that 
awarded the “ Greeley Prize” to the Iona grape 
iu 1304. If any of the members of the committee 
are now alive, let them answer to their names. 
Mead! Pardee! Brill! You said the Iona 
combined all the high qualities of Mr. Greeley’s 
requirements. Whut say you now ? Let us hear 
from you. Has it borne out your expectations— 
less or more? 
There was another committee—peace to its 
ashes!—that struggled long, and finally pulled 
Downing and Mead down with it. One gave 
signs of life — gulped and died. 
Now to save this impending mortality is my 
desire. In a litigious neighborhood I have heard 
of the expedient being resorted to of training a 
band of witnesses that should be ready to 
“ swear ” on every occasion. I would have Hor¬ 
ticultural Committees chosen and kept iu train¬ 
ing for any emergency. Their Chairman should 
be always ready, for a suitable compensation, to 
puff everything into notoriety and sale. If a 
nursery stock of Baldwin apples or Bartlett 
pears is too large, let a prize be offered, and call 
on the regular standing Committee. If a great 
preservatory needs a puff, an extra five hundred 
dollars is not too much for that, and a thousand 
is not too much for the Concord grape, under 
the circumstances. But no committee, xmaccli- 
mated, could stand this trial. To avoid the bun¬ 
gling and jarring amoug the wheels, aud heating 
of journals by friction that generally occurs aud 
damages the grist, I have also to propose a new 
order “ most illustrious and honorable” of com¬ 
mittee makers-, but my idea on that subject 1 
shall open up on another occasion. 
Now, roy dear Rubai., I have made a long talk, 
hut if any one tries to get at my moral, lot him 
see if he eau get at it iu fewer words. We want 
no committee and no company reports. Colone, 
Wilder has given us noble addresses, fit to be en¬ 
graved ou granite pillars—these he spoke alone, 
feeling his responsibility. The Cleveland report 
cannot hold up its head by the side of these, and 
there is not one member of the Committee that 
would not have blushed to call it his own. C. 
W. Grant, standing alone, would not have 
uttered one of its sentiments, and yet he stulti¬ 
fies himself by endorsing it all, under the divided 
responsibility of a “ highly respectable ” commit¬ 
tee. P. B. Mead would never have declared the 
Concord grape the possessor of all high excel¬ 
lencies and void of defects, which in committee 
he virtually does. M. B. Bateham as Secretary 
is nobody, hut standing alone lie is an independ¬ 
ent man, and at. all times worthy of being heard. 
Griffith, on bis mauhood, can speak clearly 
and to the point. And—pointed truth. In accurate 
and ex tensive knowledge and ability to express 
his ideas Mead is not surpassed. Now,.commu¬ 
nications from any and all of these would enrich 
yonr paper and instruct those who are hungering 
for just the knowledge that they can impart. 
Let us hear from them. Penn Yan. 
GRAPE MATTERS-LAKE ERIE ISLANDS. 
Eds. Rural:— The winter has been quite 
favorable here; the vines promise well—were 
never in better condition at this season —the 
wood being perfectly ripe and of fine, healthy 
growth. Last season the vines were prepared 
to withstand more than the usual winter 
weather experienced here; fortunately we have 
not had it below zero this winter, aud both 
vines and fruit trees arc full of well developed 
fruit buds. Peaches are all right, and we may 
reasonably expect a fruitful year. Our islanders 
arc in good spirits with such favorable pros¬ 
pects in view. 
Good wine is in demand, and buyers are look¬ 
ing after all the salable wine on hand at fair 
prices. These are considerably in advance of 
those of last season. We are still ice bound; 
the whole of this end of the lake is full of ice 
strong enough to bear teams from oue island to 
another. So you see we do not expect to hear 
the welcome souml of the steamer’s whistle 
very soon. 
Our grape crop last autnmu was quite light 
compared with the. previous year; it was owing 
to over-hearing. Many vineyards in 1865 bore 
from five to seven tons per acre, consequently 
the wood on the vines was not well ripened, 
aBd of course could not withstand HP below 
zero, as we bad it a year ago ou the 16tli of Feb. 
Only a small quantity of wiue was made here 
last fall. The great bulk of the fruit was ship- 
pod to all the large cities from Philadelphia to 
Chicago for table purposes. A company on 
Kelly’s Island built a large wine cellar and made 
upward of 100,000 gallons last season. 
We have to send to the Empire State for a 
nice grape box. We found the round boxes 
bolding 3 to 5 lbs. the most saleable of any iu 
the large cities, although some prefer the C lb. 
square boxes. 1 will now close, hoping the 
time may soon come when the fruit of the vine 
and all other choice fruits may become plentiful 
and cheap, so that all may enjoy them. 
April, 18t>7. Wm. E. Sibley. 
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PLANTING PEAR TREES-LATE vs. EARLY. 
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Eos. Rural:— Do you think it is as safe to 
plant pear trees very early in Iho spring—say 
just as soon as the ground is dry — as it is to wait 
until the trees are beginning to Btart? Some¬ 
times there is a period in March, or early in 
April, when the soil becomes quite dry, for 
a while, and if just as well it would bo very con¬ 
venient to plant the trees then. Mr. Meehan, 
editor of thu Gardeners’ Monthly, cautions 
against very early planting, aud says “ wait, until 
the cold winds have gone.” But suppose your 
trees were heeled in last fall, in the usual way, 
will they not suffer just as much as though they 
were planted out? It seems to me that there 
can be uo material difference, whether you plant 
' in April or six weeks later, provided the ground 
is dry enough to work. 
An acquaintance of mino tells me that he finds 
the Lawrence pear does better upon a sandy 
soil than it does upon a rather heavy, moist 
clayey one. What kind of soil usually suits the 
Lawrence best? w. 
Leominster, Miss., 1807, 
Remarks. —The best rule is to plant as early 
as circumstances will permit doing the work 
well. The more advaueed the tree towards 
coming in leaf or blossom the greater the shook 
it will sustain by removal. Plant early if you 
can plant well. Will some of our friends answer 
the query about the Lawrence pear ? In some 
localities it may prosper best on sandy soil; iu 
some it does well on clay. 
gartifuJtol ana (SuMtess* 
Pleasant Valley Grape Grower’s association. 
—The following persons were elected oillcers of the 
Association for the ensuing year: Pres't — T. M. 
Younolovk. Vice Pres'l— G. W. McDowell. Sec.— 
11. D. Rose. Treas.—A. J. Switzer. Executive Officer 
-1C. P. Smith. Ex. Corn.—C. D. Ohatnplln, G. II. 
Wheeler, II L. Clark, II. O. Fairchilds, A. Y. Baker, 
E. H. Burgess, L. D. Hastings, M. T. Babcock, E. Van 
Kurcn. The eighth annual fair will be held Oct. 1st, 
2d and 'id, 1S«7. 
Grapes From Cutttnui.— (J. M. O., Niagara Falls.) 
To grow vines from cuttings in the open air, you have 
only to make the cuttings long enough to reach down 
to the moist earth—say three or four joints—aud bury 
them nearly perpendicularly In the ground, leaving 
only one bud above tho surface. It undisturbed, such 
vines will bear some the third year after setting. 
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The American Fruit Cultuiust.— This work, by 
John J. Thomas, which we have already noticed at 
length, we can strongly recommend to those desiring 
a thorough aud complete treatise on fruit culture. 
We have added it to the Rural list of books. Price $3, 
by mail, free of postage. 
West Jersey Fruit Growers’ Asb’n. — Pres't — 
Emmor Roberts. Sec'y— Samuel L. Allen. Treat. — 
Edwin Roberts. 
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The grape vine fungus has appeared in the vine¬ 
yards of France. 
Uontfslic SBcottomg. 
ABOUT PIG PORK, TRICHIN2E, &c. 
Dear Rural :—Will a nice, healthy-looking 
pig, taken iu the spring, and fattened on corn 
and milk in a pen which is kept in a condition 
as decently dean as possible, have trlehime ? 
Do set our hearts at rest, for, since reading tho 
lengthy and interesting description of trlehln® 
given in your columus, our relish for pork, 
though unabated, has been hurt a little. Why, 
there are tender ham, juicy Spare ribs, savory 
sausages, all ready to he cooked, but with them 
come the “ images ” of those disgusting little 
pests coiled in myriads within, which neither 
freezing, boiling, nor eating can destroy; and, 
ugh ! we fancy W0 have eaten millions, and 
dont know but they are the cause of our being 
so troubled with “nerves” sometimes. Now 
we don’t eat “Western,” nor two or throe 
years’ old pork, bnt we do like pig meat, and if 
you can say It is all right, you shall have tho 
lasting gratitude of Bell Clinton. 
Chenango Co., N. Y. 
Remarks,— Our correspondent will find in the 
article referred to (see Rural of Jan. 5,) all the 
information we are able to give in relation to 
tlic safety of eating pork. Common experience 
confirms what is therein stated that the infesta¬ 
tion of the hog with trichime is of rare occur¬ 
rence ; but it does happen, and we are at present 
unable to say how It can be prevented. Those 
who have become, “nervous” on the subject 
had better either cease eating lean pork, or have 
it thoroughly cooked. If this advice be followed 
wc shall have no fears for the result. 
To Keep Meat Fresh.—Ab farmers generally 
reside at a distance from regular meat markets, 
the following directions for keeping meat may 
be of use to those that try It:—Cut the meat In 
slices ready to fry ; pack it in a jar, in layers, 
sprinkling with salt and pepper just enough to 
make it palatable; place on the top a thick 
paper or cloth, with salt half an inch thick ; 
keep this on all the while. I have kept meat for 
three weeks in the summer, and the last was as 
good as the first. 
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Curing Beef Without Brine.— Take seven 
lbs. of salt and seven of sugar, three ouiiccb of salt¬ 
petre; mix well; pack the beef tight in a cask, 
and sprinkle the mixture on it as it is packed. 
The above ingredients are sufficient for 100 lbs. 
of meat. The pueking muBt be dime in a solid 
Orange Pies and Puddings.— Will some of 
the lady readers of the Rural please give a 
recipe for making orange pies and puddings. 
—M. T., ML Morris, N. Y. 
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C. Kuder’s Patent “Clothes Stick.” — 
Those interested in having a convenient device 
for taking clothes out of a boiler on washing- 
day, wiLl please notice tlie advertisement in this 
paper. 
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Economy is Wealth. — Whoever buys the 
common brown soap throws away a part of his 
money; those who see that their grocers give 
them Pyle’s O K Soap will save money, time aud 
labor, and have pure white linens. 
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“ ITouskwive’s Favortte.” — Such has the 
Best Chemical Sakratus proved itself. Being 
always full weight, and the very best quality. 
m ii e 
TEA COMPANY 
Established, 1861, 
Is endorsed by tbe leading newspapers, religious and 
secular, in tills and other cities, viz: 
AMERICAN AGIMCULTUIMST, 
Orange .Judd, Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, New York, City, 
Daniel Curry, D.D., Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
J. M. Reid, D.D., Editor. 
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. Chicago,Ill. 
Tliount* M. Eddy, D.D., Kdttor, 
CHRISTIAN INTELLIGENCER, 
E. 8, Porter, D.D., Editor. 
1,000 to 2,000 packages, at an average profit of about:» 
per cent. 
FjVl: Tho Speculator sell* it to the Wholesale Tea. 
In A prodl of 10 to 1.5 per rent. 
I be Wholesale Ten Dealer sells It to the Whole- 
sale Grocer In lots to mill hi* trade, si a pro lit of about 
to per cetit. r 
" t0 lh0 KCUU 
aMk uaJn get*. lh0 c “ or * for 
VV lien you have added to these EIGHT pro lit e n s man) 
brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperiwes. and waste, 
Jlr ji1 add the original cost of the Tea'll will be perceived 
what the consumer bus to pay. Ami now we propose to 
show why wo can sell so very much lower tliau oilier 
UOfilAriL 
Wo propose to do away with all these vnrlons profits 
and brokerages, cartages, storages, cooperages and 
watt.-, with me exception of small commission paid tor 
purchasing to nur correspondents (n China anti Japan, 
one cartage, and a small profit to ourselves - which, on 
our large sales, will amply pay ns. 
Through our system of supplying Claim throughout 
the country,consumers In all parts of tint United 8tatcs 
can receive their Tuns at the same price (with the small 
additional expense -f transportation) ns though they 
bought them at our warehouses In this cUy. 
Hurtle;! getting their Teas from us may confidently rely 
upon getting them pure and fresh, as they come direct 
Irani the custom House stores to our warehouses. 
Wo warrant all the goods wo sell to give entire satis¬ 
faction. II they are not satisfactory they can be return¬ 
ed at our expense within 30 days, and have the money 
refunded. 
Tho Couipauy have selected tho following kinds from 
their stock, which they recommend to meet the wonts of 
Clubs. They are sold at Cargo Prices, the same as the 
Company sell them in New York, as the Itst of prices 
, will show. 
PRICE LIST OF TEAS, 
OOLONG (Block,) 70c., 80c., HOC., best II V tt. 
MIICEI) (Green and Black,) 70c„ 80c.90o., best (1 Jl ih. 
ENGLISH BREAKFAST (Black,) 80c„9Qc.,|l,|l,10,bc£»t 
11,*0 V n>, 
I MUR RIAL (Green,1 80c., IKlc.. II, f 1.10, best |l,25 
YOUNG UYBON (Green,) 80c., HOC., |1, |1,10, best |1,25 
V lb. 
UNCO 1,0RED .IAPAN.il,$1,10, best |1,25 V a. 
GUNPOWDER (Green,) |l,2o, best |lJO lb. 
All goods sold are warranted to give satisfaction. 
These Teas are chosen for their Intrinsic worth, keep¬ 
ing In mind health, economy, and a high degree of pleas¬ 
ure In drinking them. 
uur Black and Green Mixed Teas will give universal 
satisfaction anil suit all tastes, being composed of the 
best Foo Chow Blncks and Moytino Greens. English 
Breukfasl Is not recommended, excepting to those who 
have acquired a taste for that kind of Tea, although It to 
tho finest Imported. 
Coffees Roasted and Ground Daily. 
Ground Coffee, 20c... 23c., 30c., 35c., best 40c. per pound. 
Hotels, SaloonB, Boarding House Keepers and Farailtes, 
who uflti largo quantities of Coffee, can economise In that 
article by using our Freucb Breakfast and Dinner Coffee 
which wo sell at tbe low price of 30c. per pound, and 
warrant to give perfect satisfaction. 
EVANGELIST, New York Clti 
Dr. II. M. Field A .1. G. C 
•nlglicnd, Editors, 
EXAMINER and CHRONICLE, New York City. 
Edward Origin, Editor. 
INDEPENDENT, New York City. 
Wm. C. Bowen, Publisher. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
I). D, T. Moore, Editor and Proprietor. 
THE METHODIST,-Geo. R. Crook*, Editor. 
TRIBUNE, New York Cily. 
Horace Greeley, Editor. 
We call attention to the above list as a positive guar¬ 
anty of our manner of doing business; as well as the 
hundreds ol' thousands of persons In our published 
Club Lists in former editions of Ihe leading papers of 
the country. 
THE IMMENSE PROFITS OF THE 
TEA TRADE. 
THE PROPRIETORS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN 
TEA COMPANY became Hilly convinced, several years 
ago, that consumers of Ton and Coffee were paying too 
many and too large profits on these article* of every day 
consumption, aud therefore organized THE GREAT 
AMERICAN TEA COMPAN y, to do awav, as far as pos¬ 
sible, with these enormous drains apon the Consumers, 
aud to supply them with these necessaries at the small¬ 
est possible price. 
To give our readers nil idea of tho profits which have 
been made in the Tea Trade, we will start with the 
American Houses, leaving out of the account antiraly 
profits of tbe Chinese factors. 
First; The American House In China or Japan makes 
large profits on tnsdr sales or shipments — and some of 
tbe richest retired meu'liants In this country have made 
their Immense fortunes llucugh their Houses In China, 
Second: The Banker makes large profits upon the for¬ 
eign exchange used In the purchase of Tea. 
Third; Tho Importer makes a proflt of 30 to 50 per 
cent, in many eases. 
Fourth: On Us arrival here It Is sold by the cargo, and 
the Purchaser sella it to the Speculator in Invoices of 1 
Consumers can save Irora 50c. to |1 per pound by pur¬ 
chasing their Teas of the 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
Nos. 31 and 33 Vesey St., 
Post-Ofllee Box, !»I3 New York City. 
No. 640 BROADWAY, corner Blecckerstruct. 
No. 4til EIGHTH AVR., north corner SUh street. 
No. 299 SPRING STREET. 
No. 206FULTON STREET, Brooklyn, cor. Concord St. 
No. 133 GRAND STREET, Williamsburg. 
Some partlos Inquire of us how they shall proceed to 
get up a club. Tbe answer Is simply thisLet each per¬ 
son wishing to join In a club, say how maoh tea or coffoo 
ho wants, and select the kind aud price from our Pile* 
List, as published in the paper or lu our circulars. Write 
the names, Idnds, nrnl amounts plainly on a list, and when 
the club Is complete send It. to ns by mall, and wo will put 
ouch party’s goods In separate packages, and murk tho 
name upon them, with the cost., so there need be no con¬ 
fusion In their distribution - each party getting exactly 
what ho orders, and no more. Tho cost ol transporta¬ 
tion the members of the club can divide equitably among 
themselves. 
Tho funds to pay for the goods ordered can be sent by 
drafts ou New York, by Post-ofllcu money orders, or by 
Express, as may suit thu convenience of the club. Or, If 
the amount ordered exceed thirty dollars, we will, If de¬ 
sired, send the goods by Express, to “ collection delivery." 
COUNTRY CLUBS, Iland and Wagon Peddlers, and 
email Btores (of which class wo are supplying many 
thousands, all nr which are doing well,) can have tholr 
orders promptly and faithfully ailed; and In case of 
Clubs can have each party's name marked on their pack¬ 
age and dlreclud by sending their orders to Nos. 31 and 
33 Vosey-st. 
Parlies sending Club or other orders for less than thirty 
dollars had butter send Post-Ofllcc drafts, or money with 
thetr orders, to save the expense of collecting by ex¬ 
press ; but larger orders we will forward t>y express, ti» 
collect on delivery. 
Hereafter we will send a complimentary package to the 
party getting up thu Club. Our profits are small, but we 
will be as liberal as we can afford. We scud no compli¬ 
mentary package for Clubs of less than |30. 
N. B.—AU vHlages and towns where a large number 
reside, by clubbing together, can reduce the cost of their 
Teas and Coffees about onc-thlrd by sending directly 
to us. 
BEWARE of all concerns that advertise themselves 
ns branches of our Establishment, or copy our name 
cither wholly or In part, ns they are bogus or imitations. 
Wcbave no branches, and do not, In any case, authorize 
the use of onr name. The numbers of our Houses are 
advertised above. 
TAKE NOTICE.—Clubs aud qnnntlty buyers are only 
furnished from our Wholesale and Club Department. 
Zff~ Post-office orders and drafts make payable to the 
order of Great Amcrluau Tea Company. Direct letters 
and orders to 
GREAT AMERICAN TEA COMPANY, 
31 and 33 Vescy Street. 
‘_PoBt- Offlco Box, 56 13 New York«lty ._ 
TVWARF APPLES, on far a dive, two 
.1/ years old; Guam Ai-i-i.ks, 2 years old: Standard 
Pkaoh. 1 year, Ai-moves and Plums, on Plum; Aimu- 
wtb, Nkctaisinks and Almonds, ori Peach; Van Bc- 
UKN's GOtPKNJ DWARF PKACUI, CONCORD and CLINTON 
Vinks, ami Wilson’s Albany and Triumph dk Ga.m>, 
of Urst quality, are offered to tub Trade at reasonable 
rates. Prices on application, 
EDWARD J, EVANS & CO., York, Pa. 
P EIHH’S Git A PE VIMiS.-i ran Sup¬ 
ply a lew thousand splendid loua* at. very low rules 
Also 1(1,000 Concord, No. 1 4-. 2.grown from two and three 
eye cutting*; a few hundred Adiromlac. Israella, Rogers’ 
Hybrids', Hartlord Prolific, Diana and Delaware - very 
due Dwarf Pears at special rates, by the hundred or 
thousand. Secure price ll*f. and t.umplos before pur¬ 
chasing elsewhere, or come and *«e the -dock. Dr. Par¬ 
ker of Ithaca, sent the following unsolicited letter; 
«... T iTfrAPLTompkinsCo.,N.Y„April4,1807. 
“ F.L. PmsBY.Esqv-Nl/v I received the Adiromlac T 
ordered or you by mall lu flue order. I have bad vines 
of a dozen different propagators of late, but uono equal; 
ed yours In Iho beautifully fine spreading roots Ml o| 
nice ripe rootlets, aud the large ripe cane* though wlied 
I saw your propagation and your propagating box. I.yt 
season, and the vines in their early vigorous growtj, I 
was eonvineed that yours was the true way to tnvpu- 
gate, yet 1 was not fully prepared to see them as good 
as those sent by you prove them to be.” ' * 
Address F. L. PERRY, Canandaigua, Jf. Y. 
