PERSONAL ITEMS. 
The late Pope Plus IX. was once in this coun¬ 
try. He was shlpwrecked on the North Carolina 
coast, near where the Metropolis and Huron 
disasters occurred, and just before tho wreck of 
his vessel, put Into Norfolk for water. 
Colonel Forney was at the Stanley banquet In 
London, and, speaking of the Prince of Wales’s 
speech, says: “ What a flue, hearty, clear elo¬ 
cution he has 1 Alto?ether English, yet without 
affectation, he captured everybody; and be 
looked well.” 
A Washington correspondent says that Senator 
Divlsand Judge Clifford are fast friends, as are 
their wives. They occupy one table, and are to¬ 
gether a great deal. Judge Clifford has, like Da¬ 
vis, a smooth face, small eyes and large nose. 
Ills hair Is straight and brown, and parted 
smoothly on the side, like his friend's. lie Is not 
quite so largo as Judge Davis, and Is neater task¬ 
ing, and has a more formal, old-school manner. 
flantis, 
B EFORE you BUY seeds, send for Free 
Price List to 8. H. MARTIN, Marblehead, Mass. 
impUmentu nU UtarMnwii. 
To the Flower and Vegetable Garden. BenuUrany 
Illustrated, and will be mailed on receipt of .to. stamp. 
Address CJtOSfllAN BBO’S, 
(EmbUshta 1S10.) KOCUKSIKB, N. Y> 
To Buyers of Seeds. 
' ._ibA. 
UCVIP1II P, I Earliest,Tcndcrcst.Sweetest, 
MtAlwAN Out Most Prime * r Beat we have yet 
TD1IIMDU 1 found. 50 cts. a quart. poat- 
I Rl UI mirn 8 PiU(L c. WILLIAMS. 
Sweet uornj Mo mciuir, n. j. 
prolific WHITE SEED CORN 
Selected, raised and saved by Mr.WM. O.B.Mehhill, 
tbe successful Montgomery Co. farmer. He raised 
asnmnjr as I 0 ears on one stn IU, average d , ears. 
UlO buckets t'i the acre. on pour land. The ViOtt pro¬ 
lific variety in existence. Per bushel, SS t by mail, 
81 per quart; 75c. per pint. Circulars free. 
HENRY A. DICKER, seedsman, PllILADA. 
IMPROVED 
PROLIFIC 
DIAMOND IRON PLOWS. 
With New Patent Jointer and Coulter that 
ARE NOT AFFECTED BY CHANGE OF BEAM. 
Tbe onl ^ Fiow 
25 to 30 lbs. lighter than any Chilled or common Iron now. Harder, Stronger. More Dura¬ 
ble Lighter Draft, Easier Handled, better Scouring qualities, and Stay In the Ground better than 
W Kr Plows made. All »,»!»( parts are made ol same»el»l I.JI How warraaKd. 
Made only by LAURENCE & CHAP IN, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
” ^ ^Allen’s Planet Jr. Hand Seed Drills and Wheel Hoes 
S v ffr rh manhintm tlmnsanda In uae: hav© taken the Centennial, Frank- 
rrf/i ft? rilltiu SitwrMurt S” w* other medals. Sold separate or com- 
>4/ fC F7 tncdf e ImblnMi Frrmiumjis kr,:,ty tmpro^d or 
if J lhTfi i’ll U‘ vs miiih reduced. THE PLANET JR. UO Its*, i writ, pop- 
uhu-H SIT. is 'perfected for 1878 Wreuuht bolted fram^, pebsh^ cast steel 
r “ih. patent cVnvb. etc. Onr CatHloguo Is. FREE. b. L. ALLt.N & CO., 
— i-Lifc— 2 ij Mfl-k. i Street. Philadelphia, Pa.___ 
Onr Annual Catalogue mid Priced List .if Seeds is 
now ready and seat free to all onr customers, with¬ 
out writing for it, sail to all others inclosing stamp 
lor postage. A« tho best seeds are til ways the cheap- 
out. wo invite the attention of Farmers, Market Gar¬ 
dener* unit others, to our specially lino stock of 
Home Grown Vegetable Seed* of all the «t»ple kinds; 
and also of Florists and others, to our very large ool- 
lecUouof tho best strains of Flower Seeds. Novel¬ 
ties, &o. Seeds tent by eapi-ess and mail to all parts 
of the United States and Canada, and_g uorantoed to 
reach purchaser*. UOVKV He i()., 
16 .Houlb market !$t„ Boston, Mum. 
IMPORTANT FOB GARDBNERB. 
Growing plants and tranyilantlng nmde easy and 
safe by the use of Soluble Pots. For Circular, con¬ 
taining valuable information, address, with stump, 
TUISCO GREINER. Naples. N. Y. 
THE DINGEE&CONARD CO’S 
BEAUTIFUL KVER-BLOOMI1TO c' 
nunipr occnc I 1 wilt Bend for trial to 
uliUluL uCELtw 1 new customers who send 
10c. and green etnuip this mouth, 4 packets 
Flower Seeds, iocludingthc choicest Duublc Port- 
ulaca, Stripe! Petunia and AViu Japan Coxcomb, 
mixed colorH of each. Oatutoitussfrec. 
L. W. GOO DELL, Auiherst, Mass. 
GRAPE VINES. 
Our usual large stock at bottom price*. Address 
L 11. BABCOCK, Lockport, N. Y. 
jrdkM 1 
fWTlf 
minj.H; 
r ~y 
^SCRIPT^^^'PfjtC^ 
Also Trees, Sinnll Fruits, etc. Wholesale 
rates very low to Nurserymen, Dealer^ and large 
Planters, send stamp for Descriptive List. Price 
List I ttEE^^ jujbbaKD, Fredonin , N, Y, 
GRAPE VINES. 
I aaa AAD of Concord. 1 year, $15 to $20 per 
UUU.UUU i (XX); 2 year, $20 to *30. Ail other 
varieties cheap. Dll. H. SCHRODER. 
Bloomington, Ills. 
110 ROSES MAILED FREE FOR fr UBM 
%, Splendid assortment of Plants sentsafoly 
- by express or mail, any distance. Hails- Vo-s 
met ion guaranteed. Send o cent stamp w2 
for catalogue. Address, ® v 
|a R. C. HANFORD & SON, W 
* Columbufl Kurucry, Columbus Ohio* 1 
ROOT’S “1™“ 
Send for MANUAL for 1878. 
- r T&sr “ ^.x2ob5r*a^!*‘i£ f ' 
THE GRANGE. 
A valuable now Seedling Potato, with robust health. 
Yields 3S5 bushels to the acre, under ordinary field 
culture, without manure. Also, GRAPE YINE3 for 
sale. Send for proofs and prices to 
D. S. MARVIN, Watertown, N. Y. 
PRICES REDUCED. 
Norwav and American Spruce. Balsam V 26. V 10O. 
Fir, Am. Arbor-Vitas and White Piue, 
2 to 3 ft., stocky (boxed and on cars)... $3 00 $10 00 
Same, a to 1ft.," “ ” — i 2a la 00 
“ 4 to 5 ft..'* ... o00 liOO 
Austrian and Scotch Pine. 3 to 4 ft.. 
(Boxed and on curs). 4 uo 14 uo 
Hemlock and Bed Cedar, 8 to 4 ft.. 
(Boxed arid on cars. 4 00 14 00 
J. S. BOYNTON, Stryker, Williams Co.. O. 
g* r\ UTS., post-paid: 1 white and 1 clear letnon- 
*M F color (newI \but11on. Coleus, $4 is 100. Splen¬ 
did Geraniums, $1 dwz. Cheapest Catalogue out. 
Address W. B. WOODRUFF, Florist, 
West Held, N. J. 
Standard Apple, Standard & 
Dwarf Pear, Clierry and 
Plum Trees, 
of finest quality. Also, a very extensive stock of 
GRNAMANTAL TREES AND SHRUBS, 
of all the approved varieties. 
A largo and utrUStmUy line assortment of Gkapes 
and Rosas at low rates. Correspondence solicited. 
SMiill * POWELL, Syracuse, N. Y. 
L overs of rare flowers, it will astonish & v 1 ^ 9 ^ 
Free to address. Ellis Bros., Kucne, N. U.g 
BEAUTIFUL EVER-l? ose « 
BLOOMING 
10 Beautiful Roses for 81, 10 Bedding Plants 
for §1, 20 Verbenas for si, lrt Choice Gerani¬ 
ums for 81, 10 splendid Fuchsias for 81, and 
numerous other Plants at equally low rates, sent 
by mall, postage paid. Their sure curivai guaran¬ 
teed. Our Illustrated Catalogue for ists sent free 
to alt applicants. 
1’JMtOCK V CO., ClerelAMj, O. 
PfULTCrQ Fight bountiful 
r. ver-liloo ill i II g 
Rones, ready (or immediate flowering, and 
** The Barden,” for one year, sent post¬ 
paid, by mail, on receipt of $1.00. 
QFfrriQ 25 varieties of 
choicest Flower 
Needs, and ** The Garden,” acut post¬ 
paid, by mail, on receipt of 31.00. 
Tfip rjauflpn TnE , °ardkx i* 
A lie Vjrtliucili an elegant quar¬ 
terly Magazine, devoted to the culture ol 
flowers and Vegetables, It is printed on | 
fine book paper, profusely illustrated, ami 1 
1 contains a splendid Colored 1‘inte of 
Flowers. Prior, 26 cents a year, and 25 cents 
uotOi of Seed* fru. 
Splendidly 1II ii minted Cata¬ 
logue of Flowers and Vegetable Seeds and 
Plunts for a 3 cent stamp. 
ALLKN & CO., 
The GALE CHILLED 
PLOW. 
B. A. ELLIOTT A CO., Pittsburgh, Ta. 
Prickly Comfrey. 
Most productive food-plunt known. Send stomp 
for Circular to G. A. WILCOX. Gasport, N. Y'. 
POMONA NURSERY.?*® 
}}e*t. Strn irbcrrics, nine Indies, Itaepberrie*. H Inches 
around. Ten acres yielded $-4,338* Send for 
Price-List, free. 40 Y EA ItH Among Small Fruits, 
telling what and howto plant. Sent post-paid tor 
20c., or free to every purchaser. WM. PARRY, 
Cinnamlnson, N. J. 
l^KLTON’S WONDERFUL NEW BEit- 
-L R1KS! A it/.KsaiNO iron kvpry Rukal HomeI 
PIobbo send for Illustrated Catalogue, five. 
„ GIBSON & BENNETT. 
Nurserymen and Fruit Growers, Woodbury, N. J. 
With ir one man. with the aid of one horse, can 
plant five acres per day, vix„ Open I lie Furrow, 
Cot, Drop and Cover the Potato with Fertiliser. 
NASH & BKO., .Manufacturers, 
7 College Place, New York. 
THE UNION RAILWAY 
j&l HORSE POWER 
A Premium Thresher. 
This Power produces 
~~ Ttouch ™ ore power 
powers.with much lest 
^ cySrud^/or Descrip - 
~ Wm. L. Boyer & Sro 
2101 Germantown Av., 
^ 1 Philadelphia. Pa. 
PENNOCK’S 
Patent Road Machine 
Keeps the road m far belter condition, und at halt 
the present cost. Circulars free. 
SAMUEL PENNOCK, Ithaca, N. Y. 
THE IMPROVED 
Will pulverise and leave ground smoother and In 
better condition and cover seed better, by once going 
over, than twice with ordinary Harrow. Acknowl¬ 
edged the best In use. Being jointed in tbe center, 
it accommodates itself Cu uneven surfaces, such as 
dead furrows, ridges, Ac. Made with both Chilled 
Metal and Coal-Steel Discs. 
Responsible agents wanted where we have none. 
Manufactured by WHEELER Jk HBLICK UO., 
Albany, N. Y'., for the United States, except New 
England States. EVERETT Ac SMALL. Boston. 
Mass., Manufacturers for the Now England States. 
Flower, Field and Garden. Fresh quality. Cata¬ 
logues mailed free on application. 
AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, 
ROLKKR & SONS, 
14 Dey St„ Now Y r ork. 
DOG POWER 
Has no equal in the 
market. Price reduced. 
Send for Circular. 
CORTLAND FOUNDRY AND 
MACHINE CO., 
CORTLAND, N. Y. 
lhe only low-priced Planter with which 
can sow his Corn perfectly both plant 
Corn, Beans, Turnip and small seeds with precision. 
It will 
SAVE ITS COST THE FIRST SEASON. 
This PLANTER, at OXK PROCkSB, 0 P»f8 ite fur- 
row, Gauges, Duops. Covkus the Seeds and Rolls 
them down. ALSO ME -* 8 SiA hS *** rOunum 
lust a vce for the next atw or drill to be planted. 
It iB changeable from %PUtnUrto a 
house hob 
In two minutes'time, and is altogether the most 
complete Implement for the purposes designed In 
use. Price greatly reduced for IbiS. ______ 
Send for Circular, &c.. to p* H. P. CORNELL. 
Proprietor Albany Ag i YYorke, Albany, N, Y. 
