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THE CULTIVATOR 
Feb. 
Connecticut State Au Society. — The annual 
meeting, at Meriden, Jan. 13, appears to have been 
well attended and interesting. The Treasurer’s Report 
showed: 
Receipts for the year,. $14,705 23 
Disbursements for the year,.$14,672.73 
In treasury,. 32.50— 14,705.23 
The report of the Executive Committee, read by H. 
A. Dyer, was full and valuable. An animated discus¬ 
sion ensued on the expenditures of the Society. Prof. 
Johnson’s Report as Chemist to the Society, was next 
listened to. A present of flowers was received by the 
Society from Henry Willis, who had contributed a 
considerable number of fine green-house plants to de¬ 
corate the stage. The balloting for officers, with which 
the meeting closed, resulted as follows: 
President—Hon. N. B. Smith, Woodbury. 
Vice Presidents—Charles H. Pond of Milford and Nor¬ 
man Porter of Berlin. 
Directors—Hartford Co.—Thomas Cowles of Farming- 
ton. 
New Haven Co.—Levi Yale of Meriden. 
New-London Co.—Dr. F Gulliver of Norwich. 
Fairfield Co.—Eliakim Hough of Bridgeport. 
Litchfield Co.—T. L. Hart of West Cornwall. 
Windham Co.—Peleg C. Child of Woodstock. 
Middlesex Co,—Geo. S. Hubbard of Middletown. 
Tolland Co.—Rufus B. Chamberlain of Coventry. 
Corresponding Secretary—Henry A. Dyer of Brooklyn. 
Recording Secretary—T. S. Gold of West Cornwall. 
Treasurer—F. A. Brown of Hartford. 
An “Association of the Grape Growers of Con¬ 
necticut,” was organised during the recent meeting of 
the State Ag. Society at Meriden, and the following 
officers elected:— 
President—David Clark of Hartford. 
Vice Presidents—L. B. Yale of Meriden, C. S. Middle 
brook of Bridgeport. 
Secretary and Treasurer—R. H. Phelps of Windsor. 
A number of gentlemen contributed samples of 
wines made by them, and detailed their modes of man¬ 
ufacture. 
§yr«aciise N Miseries. 
O UR Stock for the Spring Trade, will consist of all the 
LARGER AND MINOR FRUITS : 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, in great variety, including 
many of the native Forest Trees. 
The Hardy EVERGREENS, Norway and American 
Spruce, Scotch Pine, Hemlock, Balsam Fir, and Arbor 
Vitse. ranging from 3 to 6 feet high. 
ROSES, SHRUBS. DAHLIAS, PEONIES, PHLOX¬ 
ES, SPIILEAS, HONEY-SUCKLKS, of rare beauty and 
in great abundance. 
HEDGE PLANTS of Buckthorn, Privet, Osage Or¬ 
ange, and Honey Locust, at very low prices. 
ASPARAGUS and RHUBARB, best kinds and strong 
roots. 
Of RASPBERRIES, GOOSEBERRIES and CUR¬ 
RANTS, our assortment is especially large and attractive, 
and embraces all the old and new sorts of worth and re¬ 
pute. 
GRAPES : Strong Plants of the Rebecca for $3, and 
Delaware for $2 each ; Concord and Diana for $1 each, or 
$9 per dozen ; Catawba, Isabella and Clinton, 1 and 2 yrs. 
old, low by the dozen or hundred ; and Foreign Grapes, in 
pots, in great variety. 
Lawton (or New-Roclielle) BLACKBERRY; strong 
plants, $2 per dozen. 
CHERRY STOCKS, (Mazzard,) $3.50 per 1,000. 
PLUM STOCKS, (Wild, or Canada.) $8 per 1,000. 
BSF* Nurserymen will find these very superior. 
For descriptions and prices of our articles, generally, we 
beg leave to refer to the new edition of our Catalogues, 
viz : 
No. 1. A Descriptive Catalogue of all our productions. 
No. 2. A Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits. 
No. 3. A Descriptive Catalogue of Ornamental Trees, 
Shrubs, Roses, &c. 
No. 4. A Descriptive Catalogue of Dahlias, Green 
House and Bedding Plants, &c. 
No. 5. A Wholesale Catalogue for Nurserymen and 
Dealers. 
Forwarded on receipt of a stamp for each. 
THORP, SMITH & IIANCHETT, 
Feb. 4—weow6tm2t Syracuse, N. Y. 
PEACH STONES! 
F IFTY BUSHELS of good Peach Stones, from a re¬ 
gion where the yellows have been always unknown, 
and suitable for spring planting, for sale at fifty cents per 
bushel (cost of boxing or barreling extra,) on all orders 
accompanied by cash. THOMAS & HERENDEEN, 
lmo.21—Av3tmlt Macedon, Wayne Co., N. Y. 
SHEPPARD’S 
FORWARDING dr COMMISSION s 
fSorticuBtMi’sal, j^tirsei’y asad. 
AOE N C Y, 
159 Front Street, New-York. 
T HE subscriber would respectfully inform the Horti¬ 
culturists, Nursery and Seedsmen of the United 
States, Canada and Europe, that the business heretofore 
conducted by his father, the late Geo. G. Sheppard, de¬ 
ceased, will be continued as usual, and the best attention 
paid to all their foreign and domestic interests. 
FOR SALE, 
Chinese Sugar Cane Seed,—new crop—prime and cheap. 
Mahaleb Cherry Seed—prime. 
Quince and Pear Stocks, &c. 
Soliciting a continuance of the liberal patronage so long 
bestowed, very respectfully, 
WM. P. SHEPPARD, 
Jan. 28—w&m2t 159 Front Street, New-York. 
§e<i3<fl§ l —Seeds !—§eed§ l 
THORBTTRN’S NEW DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE' 
Of Vegetable, Field and Fruit Seeds for 1858, 
WITH DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATING VEGETABLES, 
Is now ready, and will be sent to applicants enclosing a 
Three Cent Stamp. 
T HE subscribers offer of the growth of 1857, and of the 
very finest qualities, their usual extensive assortment 
of SEEDS, comprising many novelties, and every tested 
desirable variety known in the several departments of 
Vegetable, Field, Flower, Tree and Fruit Seeds. 
They would particularly call the attention of cultivators 
and amateurs to the following 
CHOICE PEAS. 
Extra Early Daniel O’Rourke—the earliest known. 
“ “ gangster’s No. 1—a great favorite. 
“ “ Tom Thumb—very tine, growing but eight 
inches high. 
Early Sebastopol—new and good. 
Champion of England—one of the very best. 
Dwarf and Tall Sugar—edible pods. 
Hair’s Dwarf Mammoth—superb. 
Harrison’s Glory and Perfection—new and very produc¬ 
tive. 
Napoleon and Eugenie—both new and early, wrinkled. 
Epps’ Monarch—Epps’ Lord Raglan—both new and su¬ 
perb. 
Carter’s Victoria—fine wrinkled. 
British Queen—one of the best late. 
With thirty other standard sorts, for which see Catalogue. 
Also—Early Paris. Nonpareil and Lenormands Cauli- 
flower. Early Wakefield Oxheart atu Winuingstadt 
Cabbage. 
Early and "Giant White and Red Solid Celery. 
Prize Cucumbers—for frames. 
Early Tomatoes. 
Sweet Spanish and Bull-nose Pepper 
Early Curled Lettuce. 
Early Curled Parsley. . 
Extra Early Turnip Beet. 
Early White Vienna Kohlrabi, 
Winter Cherry or Strawberry Tomato. 
Apple and Pear Seeds. 
Havana Tobacco Seed. 
Dioscorea Batatas or Chinese Potato ; with thousands 
of other Seeds of the same superior qualities as have 
heretofore afforded such universal satisfaction, and which 
can be recommended with the fullest confidence as unsur¬ 
passed for genuineness. 
AFRICAN IMPHEE—genuine, as raised by Mr. L. 
Wray—$1 per pound. 
SORGHUM or Chinese Sugar Cane— 25 cents perlh. 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
The collection this season is unusually large and choice, 
embracing many novelties. 
Orders by mail will have immediate attention. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO, 
Jan. 21—w&m3m 15 John-street, New-York. 
