pieces and take a petal of each size for a pat* 
tern. Observe tlie number of stamens, also 
their form and color. After a little practice 
in making artificial flowers, one can quite 
easily imitate almost any natural flower. 
Care should be taken in cutting all leaves 
and petals so as to make them smooth on 
the rounded edge. Small sized shears are 
best, for in using scissors the clipping makes 
the edges ragged. Care should be taken also 
in making the bulb, and not get the wax too 
high upon the wire. The top of the bent 
part should just be covered with the wax. 
The green leaves are made of the wing 
and tail feathers. Cut at the end where the 
quill part is not too stiff. It makes no differ- 
Quite a number of Northern people have 
recently settled here; some on account of 
their health—mostly, I should say, on that 
account. Some are good cultivators and 
succeed well. Others are the reverse—lack 
the knowledge and the means of cultivating, 
and grumble, as such people generally do. 
I have no doubt whatever but that people 
of industry, experience, and possessing the 
requisite means, can cultivate this light, 
genial soil, in this charming climate, profit¬ 
ably. Much depends on selecting crops 
adapted to the soil and climate. 
Vegetable gardening might lie very suc¬ 
cessful here. I see one garden in this vil¬ 
lage—that of a German, not a gardener—in 
which there arc now fit for use fine peas, let¬ 
tuce, spinach, cabbage, carrots, &c,, &c. 
This is almost the only garden I see any¬ 
thing in. 
The hotels and boarding houses might all 
have fine gardens full of good things for their 
tables, and yet there is not a green blade in 
them generally speaking. One gentleman 
told mo lie had green peas ready to pick in 
his garden, I went to see them, and found 
a patch which might furnish enough for a 
dish for two persons. Yet ho had a board¬ 
ing house full of guests. 
One of the advantages of this place as a 
residence during March and April, should ho 
its ample supply of flue vegetables. I think 
they get lettuce now from Charleston. One 
thing, however, about the gardens we must 
speak well of, and that, is the abundance of 
roses, t thought St. Augustine bore the 
palm lor roses, but Aiken is not behind. 
Although the soil is very light, sandy and 
apparently poor, roses of all kinds seem to 
thrive and bloom remarkably well. “ For¬ 
tune’s Yellow,” which we rarely see, is su¬ 
perb here in several gardens. 
The parlor of our hotel has been a con¬ 
stant exhibition of flowers ever since 1 have 
been hero. Some of the guests, both gents 
and ladies, have fine taste in collecting and 
arranging. 
I saw a magnificent tree of Pawlonia In 
bloom the other day. Its flue clusters of 
bluish purple flowers were fully a foot long. 
This is its climate. Tho woods arc full of 
the snowy white Dogwood (Comus jloridm) 
ami of the Azaleas, or Wild Honeysuckles. 
The Calycanthus also abounds everywhere, 
and there is a Wild Crab Apple now in bloom 
which fills the air with the perflnne or vio¬ 
lets. Farmers are busy planting cotton and 
corn, the two staples here. ’ p. b. 
P- 8.—Wo have warm weather. Ther¬ 
mometer 8(T in middle ofthe day for several 
days past. 
GTrecs, Serbs, plants, Sfz 
cirntific ttnb 
FEATHEIC FLOWERS. 
Syracuse, 
ORCANtZED BY STATE AUTHORITY 
QENUSKE VALLEY NCKSEIUES, 
ROCHESTER, N- Y. 
A (reneral and complete assortment of 
NURSERYSTOCK 
For Spring of 1871. 
Great Inducements are offered. In our Specialties 
for this Spring, to Nurserymen, Dealers and Plant¬ 
ers generally. 
Bff Send for our Nursery Trade Catalogue, No. 4, 
gratis. Address 
FROST ifc CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
Gives Authentic 
Information to 
those 
Desiring Homes 
in the 
WEST, 
either on 
Homestead 
Lands, 
Pre-Emption 
Lands, 
RAILROAD LANDS, 
OH 
IMPROVED 
Farms. 
Gives 
Correct 
Information 
as to 
QUALITY OF SOIL, 
Proximity to 
TO STOIC IIS, HARK ISON A: 
I'ninesvllle, Ohio, for their Ui-pugo Cir¬ 
cular of tho Sweet 
MARKETS, SCHOOLS, ETC 
together with 
The Cost of Farm Implements and Machinery, 
Household Goods and Subsistence at any 
Point in Kansas Desired by the 
Immigrant, 
U lias organized a system of 
Reduced Transportation, 
Whereby tlio Immigrant is furnished with about 
HALF RATES OF PASSENGER FARE, 
In first clans Coaches, on tlie order of tho Socie¬ 
ty, with double the usual weight of personal 
baggage. Also, 
f/rrcafl?/ Kerf, (tec tt Kates of Freight 
to the Immigrant. 
For full particulars, address 
A. «. Il l VliAS, Secretary, 
l.en veil wort It, Kihiniim. 
which combines more good qualities than any other 
tree planted. 
We Offer, for the Spring Trade of 18TI. tho Largest 
mid most Kiegunt Block of standard und IhvAiir 
FnriT Tricks, Grape vines and Small Fruits, 
Ornamental Trees. Shrubs, kosks, etc., etc., 
ever offered by us. fir Particular attention called 
to our stock of 
New American and Kilmarnock Willows, 
Weeping Mountain Ash, Mountain Ash, 
American Arbor Vitae, l to 4 ft. high, 
and Dwarf Pear Trees. 
Deseriptlvo Catalogues will he furnished on appli¬ 
cation. Also, Trado List for Nurserymen and Deal¬ 
ers. GOULD BROTHERS, 
Monroe County Nurseries. Rochester, N. Y. 
O RANGE QUINCE ANII OTHER FRUIT 
Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, &c., in quan¬ 
tity, positively at loiihi■ rats thou elsewhere. Cuia- 
logues free. C. L. VAN UliHKN, Macedon, N. Y. 
Fig. 11. Fig. 12 . 
dice whether these feathers are white, black 
or spotted—geese or lien’s—it they only have 
a good form and a perfect web, for the paint 
hides the color. 
In painting, use a small brush, and mix 
the paint to the consistency of cream. It is 
well to paint and leave where free from dust 
until dry. The. stems of all leaves and flow¬ 
ers should he covered with the tissue paper. 
Out. it in strips about half an inch wide, put 
a little mucilage on one end, which put upon 
the bulb and twirl between the thumb and 
linger; this will cover the wire nieely; then 
upon the lower end put more mucilage, so as 
to fasten the paper to the wire. 
In forming Hie wreath, lake a single hoop 
from an old hoopskirt, form it about the size 
you wish the wreath, secure I he ends firmly, 
and cover with paper; upon this fasten tlie 
flowers. Carrie V. 
Offer about a,000,000 Acres 
FlO.S. Fia. 4. Fra. 5. 
flower requires. Take the feather, pull off 
the lower part, including I he down, and cut 
off the quill, leaving a stem nearly half an 
inch, after which take a pair of sharp, well 
culling shears, and cut the petals as seen in 
Fig. ;J; bend the petals by pressing them be¬ 
tween one edge of the shears and the thumb, 
at intervals of about one-eighth of an inch 
between, as indicated by the lines across Fig. 
3, which is called molding them. All petals 
should be molded so as to take out the stiff¬ 
ness and give them a rounded form. Four 
of these petals put round the bull*, form the 
flower. In putting them on tlie bulb, see 
T3EST VARIETIES OP 
KONES* New mill Old, 
GERANIUMS. Double and Single, 
VERBENAS. 
UUlKTItOPES, 
I, A UTANAS, 
COLEUS. 
PETUNIAS, 
DAHLIAS, TUBEROSES. GLADIOLI'S, 
l’ER PI1LOX, FLOWERING SHRUBS, 
and everything Unit Is new mid demmblo for the 
Flower Garden aud Gricbn-Uoose. Good Plants 
for sale cheap, at 
NURSERY ASSOCIATION, 
Chambersbui'K, Pu„ 
_ T. B. JENKIN S, Supt. 
( 1A PE COO I RAN IIER R.V PLANTS FOR 
V' sale : mailed free ut 2oo. pei 100, <11.75 per 1.000. <15 
for 10,000, Send for catalogue, with painted engra¬ 
ving. Orders address to 
K. W SHAW, Ctifber, Muss. 
On 10 Years’ Credit, at 6 pr. ot. Interest, 
No part ol' Principal duo for two years from pur¬ 
chase, und iiflerwurds only one-ninth yearly. 
Products will Pay for Land ami Improvements. 
Tim Li be ml Credit* given i Free I’nsae* 
Allowed; small nrm mil payment.- required; 1 be cur¬ 
rent marker, ynlna of money, and proilts on Stock 
raising, prove those terms cheaper, easier a no better 
ilia n io buy U. S. land with in rail road- laud -limits at 
<2.50 per aero, while our prices range generally from 
I to 3. H, M and 10 Dollars per acre. Quality und 
local advantages rule the price. 
On these generous Terms the Industrious and 
competent, can buy and pay for a good Farm and 
Home. In beginning, it is necessary to have money 
enough to pay six percent, interest on the land, ob¬ 
tain provision#, build a cabin, buy a team and agri¬ 
cultural Implements till crops are raised, which can 
be done the tlrst. season, by commencing in early 
spring. 
C’l ROULARK giving full particulars are sup¬ 
plied gratis, and any wishing to induce others to 
emigrate with them, or to form u Colony, arc invited 
to ask for nil they want to distribute. 
A SECTIONAL 111 A I*, showing exact location 
of Lands for sale In Iowa, is sold for 110 cents, and a 
similar .Map of Nebraska Lunds la sold for 20 cents. 
Apply to CEO. S. HARRIS, 
Land Coin’r Burlington & Mo. River R. R. Co. 
For Town Lands, at. BURLINGTON, IOWA, 
For Nebraska Lauds, at LINCOLN. NEBRASKA. 
Stecs, plants, Sce&s, (Otc 
n o I Bl.l', GERA MUM, — Eight vitriolic 
including Madame Lenjoync, <1 perdu/. Mm 
Lemoyne alone, sainn pneo. 
gko. tv. WILSON,Maiden, Mass, 
LADIOLUs BULBS $1 l»F,R dozen 
postpaid. Send for Seed anil Bulb Circular. 
S. H. MARTIN, .Marblehead, Muss. 
SPRING OF 1871 
JOHN SAUL’S 
ontlicnt 
ortrntltnrf 
Catalogue of New and Beautiful Plants will be ready 
about February 1st, containing a beautiful colored 
plate of two line Nuw Geraniums, {Coleshlll and Lady 
Edith.) mailed tree to nil my customers; to others, 
price 10 cents, or plain copy to all free. 
JOHN .SAUL, Washington City, D. (!, 
ABOUT AIKEN, ft 0 . 
- * 
Fruits and Fruit Crop} Gardens and 
Gnrdeulug. 
Aiken, S. C., April 8,1871. 
I iLYVE been spendiug the past two weeks 
in this place, partly to recruit my health and 
partly to see something of its fruit growing 
and gardening capabilities, of which a good 
deal has been said. 
Tlie fruit crop at the present moment is 
very promising. I have visited several large 
peach und apple orchards and one pear 
orchard. The peaches are well set, and the 
pears too; apples just going out of bloom. 
The soil is light and poor, and the cultiva¬ 
tion bad—in some cases very bad—yut the 
trees look tolerably well. The peach foliage 
is very healthy. I observe that almost every 
tree iias suffered from the heal near the 
ground on the sunny side. Among poaches, 
the Early Tillotson, ripe middle of June, is 
spoken of as the most profitable; and of 
pears, Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Louise 
Bonne and Duchess. Apples, the Red 
Astrachan for early, and Spocklcy for late. 
The peach crop is, I learn, quite uncertain 
here ; a full crop is not had, generally, more 
than once in five years. I was shown one 
orchard, however, on high ground that rarely 
fails. One of ninety acres, on low ground, 
nearby, was a failure, and the trees are now 
neglected and mostly dead. Strawberries 
are just beginning to color. The Wilson’s 
Albany is almost the only one I find. Tlie 
crop will bo ready for market in about a 
week or ten days—say 20th of April. 
Grapes have been extensively planted, hut 
my impression is our Northern varieties do 
not prove profitable. I have been through 
several vineyards,some of them quite exten¬ 
sive. I lie vines look tolerably, though 
neither cultivated nor pruned with care or 
skill. I think the Scuppeniong offers the 
greatest inducement to the planter here. It 
is perfectly adapted to the soil and climate, 
free from disease, enormously productive, 
and, when properly managed, will make a 
good vine. A gentleman who lias a large 
estate near this place lias planted one hun¬ 
dred and fifty acres of this grape, and intends 
to plant several hundred acres more. 
READ THE TESTX1VC03NTV : 
N. It. Br cTPjf.r, writes ;—I raised from the seed 
procured from you last season tin: best, corn I ever 
saw. There was hardly any poor corn among it, 
most of the ears being tilled out to the top. 
From Wm. J. T kf ft, Norwich, Conn.: -The San¬ 
ford Corn I received from you last year yielded at 
the rate of so bushels shelled corn per acre. 
M. Mott, Norwich. Out., Canada, writes -The 
Sanford Coro did extremely well. Got. ripe and 
sound. Yielded flO bushels shelled corn per acre, 
which was fully one-third more than our common 
Corn. In ari average season It will ripen even hern In 
Canada, aud tqrn nqt double the fodder of oilier 
corn. 
John w. Luffing\vkm., Columbus, wis.: — I 
planted the Sanford Corn the I6t.h of May. Weather 
was very dry, und tho corn did not conn* up till 1st of 
June. It was ripe und out up on the 5th of Septem¬ 
ber. There was a large yield, aud I think It cannot 
be beat. 
FARMERS, HEW ARE of cheap seed. Remember 
that no cereal lit more likely to ueoouns mixed und 
impure. Heitor pay more aud get the genuine. 
SELECTED SEED—the miiuTi end of each imr re¬ 
jected- at. the follow 1 ait prices: One Quart, by mull, 
post-paid, 75c. Two Quarts. <1.28. By express, one 
1‘eek. <8. Half bushel. <2; Bushel, $5. 
2 if' Km oh package will contain one of the famous 
“ Peerless ’ potatoes. 
EARLY ROSE AND P EHRLICHS POTATOES.— 
Early Rose, per bushel, <2; one barrel, <5. Second 
size, <3 per bbl. Peerless.—Four pounds, per mail, 
post-paid, |l; half bushel, by express, $,'1.50; f'.l per 
nurrel. Address S. B. FANNING, 
Jamespurt, Suffolk Co., N. Y. 
^ H K » S AND HULUN. 
C. It. AltltUN <fc CO.’S 
Annual Spring Catalogue of 
VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEERS, 
GLADIOLUS, J.I LIES. TUBEROSES, REDDING 
PLANTS, Ac., &o. 
Folly illustrated, and complete In description and 
cultural instruction. A novel feature in this emu. 
login* is the giving the derivation of tlie names of 
plants. Now ready, and mailed free to all applicants. 
Address C. I,. ALLEN «& CO., 
74 Fulton st., Brooklyn. N. V. 
(Chartered ha SpirMl Act nf the Lcffluld&urc in I860,) 
Offers for sale 200,00(1 acres of host Farming Lands, 
near Railroads. Rivers ,md Towns, with good houses 
and improvement*, price*, from <2 to tin per acre. 
Also, 300,000 acres of Timbered aud Grazing Lands. 
Prices from 50 Cl8. to t'3 per acre. Alsu, numerous 
Mineral and Mill properties. Water Powers, ,ve., at 
various prices. The Pretddtnl ot this Company lias 
been appointed c 'iiimni.isionrr of Immigration by die 
Legislature ut North Carolina, ami by virtue of IDs 
office is required to give all needful Information to 
emigrants. No other Company or Agency lias tho 
indorsement find sanction of tlie state. Apply for in¬ 
formation und Circulars. 
GEO. LITTLE, President. 
WM SCOTT, Secretary. Raleigh, N.c. 
Fig. 6. Fig. 8. 
Unit Hie wax ia warm enough to bo pliable. 
Sometimes tlie petals are more easily secured 
in their proper places by winding a thread 
outside the petal stem, letting it crease in 
the wax. 
Cherry blossoms require five petals, form¬ 
ed similar to Fig. 4. Fuchsias, single, three 
small ones and three large ones, as in Figs. 5 
and 6. A rose has tliree sizes of petals, as in 
Figs. 7, b and 9. The rule for a good, full 
rose, is sixteen of each size—although a very 
pretty flower may he Inadewith a much less 
number. Boses made thus, n.ml iimn cnr. 
We offoi’ ;t limited quantity of thin celebrated 
Poach for the Spring of 1871. It Is equally as hardy 
and productive ns tho Early Cnnvford, fuiiy equal in 
quullty, and moro than double that well-known va¬ 
riety In size. 
The President of the Mass. Hort. Society says; 
“Such poaches would readily bring 25 cents each In 
tlie Boston market.” 
Price, <1 each ; $12 per dozen. 
GOULD BROTHERS, 
Monroe County Nurseries, Kochicstkr, N. V. 
IN THE WORLD. 
FOR SALE TO ACTUAL SETTLERS. 
NEOSHO VALLEY, KANSAS. 
MISSOIIU, KANSAS At TI.\AS RAILWAY fO. 
Cars now rfnn inr 5Kif. milks. The Lands now 
offered by thin Company ure timiulv within 2(1 mlie* of 
each side of the road, extending 170 miles along tho 
NEOSHO V A I.LKV, the richest, finest and mosl invi¬ 
ting valley for settlement in the Woat. One-third of 
tlie labor required ut the East Iri tho culture of farms 
will Insure here double the amount of crops. 
1‘HKK of La\ it. $2 to ?l per aero; credit of ten 
years’ time. TKKH6 OF SALK.-One-tcnth down at 
the time of purchase. No payment the second year. 
One-tenth every year after until completion of pay¬ 
ments, with annual Interest. For further informa¬ 
tion, address ISAAC T. GOODNOW, 
Lund Commissioner, Neosho Falls, Kansas. 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. 
Tills well-known but much neglected vegetable 
lust be({)ns (u ho appreciated, ami b much inquired 
IRISH JUNIPER, IRISH J UMI'Elt — 
I 3,1)00 Irish Junipers inr sale, feet high, lit Iti }( 
100: they are unsurpassed for beauty Satisfaction 
guaranteed. Address J AS. Al. WILLS, 
Box Old, Bloomington, Ill. 
inr It will grow any where—in fence corners ditch 
sides, old pastures, or wherever u piece happens to 
fall. The tubers make excellent pickle*, and are 
very good boiled like potatoes. sheep are fund of 
the green leave*, and hogs will never cease rooting 
for it as long a* one can bo found, and rapidly gain 
flesh. It also possesses unli-rualnrlul properties, like 
the sunflower, and should be grown where fever and 
ague prevails. 
Four pounds, hy mall. <1. By express, $1.50 per 
peck ; $o per bushel; <12 per barrel. 
Address B, K. BLISS & SONK, 
P. O. Box 5712, New York. 
F. K. PHOENIX, 
BLOOMINGTON NURSERY, III., 
Offfirs 
1,000,000 Apple Root Graft*, best quality 
and sorts. 
*’000,000 Osage Hedge Plants, extra, 10,000 
JO» Bushel* Bear Apple Seed, $10 per bushel. 
500 Bushel* Early Rose Potatoes, <1.26 per 
hush cl. 
OOO Acre* ! Fruit, Shade, Evergreen Tree*, 
All Sizes. Best Quality, Lnw Price*. 
FLOWER and VEGETABLE HEEDS, 
Roses, Green-House Plants, Finest Col¬ 
leen on. 
ty~New Descriptive Catalogue. 10cents: Seed and 
Plant Catalogues for Stamp. Wholesale Price List, 
l'ree. Address a* above. 
MISSOURI LANDS 
TJOKES BY MAIL — Hybrid Perpetual, 
Jl Mon* and Mnuilily Rose* in assortment, 
(dormant plants) sent wtrh safety in any post nfltce, 
at the extremely lnw price nf L'l. iO per dozen, r,e $2 
per half-dozen. Each collection IO Contain one Mar¬ 
shal Nell. Address H K. BOARDJ1AN, Monroe 
Avenue Nurseries, Rochester, N. V. 
About 1*20,000 Acre* of the Finest Knrin- 
Itig und Grazing Land in tlie United States, 
for sale at low prices and on very easy terms; thus 
enabling an Industrious man with small capital to 
pay for his land with money earned from it. 
Missouri is not too fur West to bu at u groat dis¬ 
tance from market*; It* Kail rood facilities are great, 
and Constantly Increasing ; the climate Is splendid, 
mid good crops urn almost a eoutulrily : while the 
numerous thriving towns and cities springing up on 
every hand atlesl beyond dnubt that the blight of 
slavery ha* been idfeelllnily dissipated, and that 
Eastern men and Eastern capital arc doing their 
perfect work, 
OUR LANDS DICI-’Y UOHIPICTITION. 
Send for full Descriptive Circulars and Sectional 
Maps, inclosing .'Ml cents, arid slating what paper you 
saw this in. to EDWARD WILDER, 
Laud <'»niini**iuner, llmmlli.-i I, Mu. 
CTRA WBERRY PLANTS FOR SALK, 
O Selected front 100 varieties. Hoyden’* .10. qerne* 
loz. each; Chti*, Downing, N'lcunor, Knox 700 Barnes’ 
Mammoth, Agriculturist, aOc. do*., fl MO, $k i.fmo; 
Hudson’s Wonderful, new. monstrous herrv. pro- 
ductive. (Inn, <2 do*.; Hudson's Incomparable, very 
large and prodnctlve, $L50doz.-, Hudson s Earlv very 
large, earliest berry known, $1 do*.; Marshall f*. Wil¬ 
der, promises to be valuable, $1 do/.,; Kentucky. u. fine 
new seedling, liiigc, <1 do*, The last 5 named new 
seedlings, 1 do*, each, by mail. $4: the entire collec¬ 
tion, n vitriolic-. I doz snob. 4»5. We offor a Gov 
plants of tho now Seedling Raspberry, Early An¬ 
drews. This floe Raspberry Is perfect! > hardy: needs 
no tying to slakes: fruit large, bright red, .-xtra • 
plants. <k do*.. $20 100. WM. 8. CARPENTER A SON, 
llye, Weslehestcr Co., N. V. 
TTg. 9. 
rounded with 
Moss rose buds 
Fig. 10. 
moss, are quite handsome, 
are made of five petals, as in 
i no lines require the pure white feathers 
growing upon the under side of the wing; 
there are two sizes and three of each size- 
* '-f 11 urc I )l, t first on tlie bulb, then Fig. 12. 
he best pattern in making flowers, is to 
get a natural one and observe how the petals 
me placed around a bulb, then null it 
fpilli NKW GRAPH, EVRONA. 
1 Acknowledged the best curly and tlie earliest 
grape known ; ripening ten d.n, v before the Hartford 
and tliree weeks before Ilia Delaware. Sanford Corn, 
fine seed. Genuine Norway Oat*. Euriy Rose, Early 
Mohawk and Vandcvcre seed potatoes, r’onovcr’s 
Colossal Asparagus Roots. Small Fruit Plants, lead¬ 
ing varieties. Send stamp for circular. Address 
U. B. MARTIN, Ercdonla, N. V. 
M Ill'll* COR N. (u I860 ami 1R70 I 
M furnish**'! HEED CORN to hundreds of Farmers 
in the New England Stales. New York and Michigan. 
For v iKi.it. Quality and Karlin ks« cmahineti, n is 
without a rival. Over thirty years since its selection 
and Improvement commenced. Send stump for eir- 
cular. Address A, M. KVARTS. Salisbury, Addison 
Co., Vermont. 
