1883.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
85 
SEEDS, 
©UR TOW DESCRIPTIVE 
Priced Catalope of Seeds, Mndins TeptaWe, Field, Flower & Tree Seeds, 
WILL I5E IM.AII.EI> FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. 
J. M. XHORSUBM & C4>. 9 15 John Street, Mew York. 
Weclaim our SEEDS are unsurpassed in the world, and desire thatall shall give them a trial to testtheir great! 
superiority, feeling’ sure of making a permanent customer of every purchaser, and to introduce them intoP 
thousands of new homes, we will M |? BAD amounting at our regular prices to S2.55, OUlfc SPE-1 
send free bymail, onreceiptjof U1VE UULLAK CIAIi INTRODUCTION BOX OF SEEDS, making a 1 
Complete Family Vegetable Garden, containing large size packets of all the best, new, and standard varie-i 
ties, as follows:—3 Remarkable New Cabbages, Royal German Drumhead , Earliest Favorite Savoy , Early Cannon Ball;\ 
3 Delicious New Melons, Cuban Queen, Sweet Icing— Water, and Golden Gem — Musk; 2 Superior New Onions, Southport R 
Yelloio Globe , Extra, Early Red ; New Perfect Gem, Squash ; Wonderful New Tomato, Early Mayflower ; Earliest known [ 
~ ’ ‘ ’ ’ ~ mDr - JJ -- e ; Extra Early Egyp~\ 
• Golden Globe Summer I 
„ . ____,.. . .h Tours Pumpkin ; Im* I 
proved Green Prolific Cucumber ; Long White Salsify; New Thick Leaved Spinach ; Earliest Snow Ball Turnip. GUp"" Send as 
SI BULL* orpostage stamps in an ordinary letter, and you will receive the box by return mail, and if not satisfied, we [ 
will return your money. ‘ " 
«««I 
CONTAINS 
LAKGE 
PACKETS! 
of each of the I 
following 0 
Choice New! 
_ Varieties: | 
Cuban Queen Watermelon, sweet, luscious, and grows to enormous size, weighing over 100 lbs; Montreal Improved Nut -1 
meg Melon, the largest and finest musk-melon in cultivation; Eclipse Beet, extra early, deep blood, fine turnip shape,! 
very tender and i weet: Southport Yellow Globe Onion, early, largo and fine fla vor; Southport lied Globe On ion, large, hand-1 
some and best of ail the red varieties; Koyal German Drumhead Cabbage, handsome, large, late, sure heading variety, 1 
pronounced by all the finest in the world; Earliest Favorite Savoy Cabbage, surpassing the cauliflower in delicious rich- P 
ness; Perf ect Gem Squash, flesh sweet, rich and dry, enormously productive and best of keepers; Mayflower Tomato, ear-1 
liest. large, smooth, bright red variety, superior to all others in great beauty and productiveness, .*1 Collections! 
mailedlor SI. With each of the above collections we enclose a present for your wife, mother, or daughter. Ourl 
FLOWER COEEECTION, comprising Ten Packets of the Choicest Flower Seeds, sent post paid on receipt! 
of 25 Cts. 5 Collections. SI. The above 3 Complete Collections (in all 4G large packets) mailed forQI .50.1 
These UNPARAEEEEEI) OFFERS should be taken advantageof at once. We warrant all our seeds strictly fresh | 
and genuine. We supplied, last year, over 15,000new customers, and have received hundreds of unsolicited letters I 
saying our seeds were the best ever planted. Our New Illustrated Catalogue sent FREE to any address. I 
! JOHNSON & STOKES, SEED GROWERS, PHILADELPHIA, 
My Vegetable and Flower Seed Catalogue for 
1883 will be sent Free to all who apply. Customers of last 
season need not write for it. All seed sent from my estab¬ 
lishment warranted to be both fresh and true to name, so far, 
that should it prove otherwise, I agree to refill the order 
gratis. My collection of vegetable seed is one of the most 
extensive to be found in any American catalogue, and a large 
part of it is of my own growing. As the original intro¬ 
ducer ol Early Ohio and Burbank Potatoes, Mar¬ 
blehead Early Corn, the Hubbard Squash, Mar¬ 
blehead Cabbage, Phinney’s Melon, and a score of 
• other new Vegetables, I invite the patronage of the public. 
In the gardens and on the farms of those who plant my seed 
will be found my best advertisement. 
JAMES J. H. GREGOR V, Marblehead, Mass. 
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BURPEE’S SEEDS ARE WAR- 
k HUH MB us ranted, ti rst-clnss in every respect, 
i Few as Good, None better. In order to induce thousands of 0jg 
) new customers to give them a fair trial we will send for 50cts. one n 
packet each of the following new and choicest varieties; The 
CUBAN QUEEN WATER-MELON, the largest and best. ~B 
The prize melons grown from our Seed, the past season, weighed re¬ 
spectively, 103 lbs. 5oz., 92^4 lbs. and 89 lbs. ?oz. $100 • 
IN CASH PRIZES for 1883, for the three largest melons raised n 
from our genuine Seed. Montreal Green Nutmeg Melon, the ^8 
largest on record, one melon weighing 33 lbs. the past season, and ^1 
of luscious flavor. We offer $50 IN CASH for the three largest 8 
Montreals grown this season. New No. 8 Cabbage, very early, M 
. a sure header of fine quality. Giant White Italian Onion, grown 1 
P to weigh 2^ to 4 lbs. each, mild and pleasant. We will pay $25 aI 
' CASH PRIZES for the largest of these Onions. BURPEE’S 
CLIMAX TOMATOES, the best of all Tomatoes, certainly the ■ 
climax of perfection. New Perpetual Lettuce, the finest lettuce OS 
for family use, as one sowing will do for the whole season. Japan- I 
esc Nest-Egg Gourd, of great value to every poultry-keeper, they qI 
make the very best of nest-eggs. Egyptian Beet, the earliest. 
Improved Hollow Crown Parsnips, the best parsnips. Gold- _8 
en Globe Radish, beautiful, of perfect shape, and quick growth. 
Spinach, new thick leaved, round. 
Perfect Gem Squash, very prolific, fine grained, sweet flesh and wonderful keeper. 
Early Snowball Turnip^ very early, both skiu and flesh white as snow, and of most ***».+*%, 
full, regular size packets, with illustrations and directions for culture, printed on each packet. 
A DCM A A Dl C nnrCD I The above 13 packets at usual prices are worth $1.35. We will send me entire 
nUilHnrmoLL UI l Lin ! collection by mail, postpaid, to any^ddressjfor only 60cts^^r,5 colleetlons^for Wg 
$2.00, and we will put in each collection, free of elia: 
rge, a sample packet of BURPEE’S MAMMOTH WHITE SUR- 
1 NEW WELCOME OATS, the heaviest and finest Oats ever seen. | 
Qfiv.VV, aim nc niii jjuu iu 11 ce ut vuui 
A PRISE CORN, and a sample packet of the wonderful »» ,» vxvjlio, ».,v* ^.v.. uv.vu. 
rnD HWIC nni I A D v ' c send the above splendid collection of 15 varieties, and ALSO one packet each of the fol- 
rUn U If 31 UU LLM n lowing: New Prolific Tree Bean, the most prolific known, 11X5 Beans having been raised 
on one plant. Each vine bears from 150 to 250pods. Burpee’s Superior Large Late Flat Dutch Cabbage, the standard * 
winter cabbage. New Dwarf Round Purple Egg Plant, earliest, succeed everywhere. Round Yellow Danvers 
Onion, one of the best. New Amber Cream Sweet Corn, of delicious sweetness, produced 1120 good ears from in hills. 0g 
Danvers Carrot, smdbth and handsome. Spanish Monstrous Pepper, new, very la.ge, sweet and mild, Burpee’s fl 
Extra Early Peas, the earliest and the best extra early. New Lemon Pod Wax Beans, marvellous for great beauty, fine 
quality and immense productiveness. London Long Green Cucumber, excellent for table or pickling. Extra Early “H 
Round Dark Red Radish, extra early, intense red skin and crisp, brittle flesh. Long White Salsify when properly B 
cooked is a delicious vegetable. New Mayflower Tomato, early, smooth, bright red. The seeds named above amount to 08 
$2.55 actual value, but the entire lot will be sent, postpaid, to any address for ONLY $1.00, and in addition we will fl 
give a sample packet of the Farmer’s Favorite Golden Dent Corn and the celebrated Golden Grain Wheat, in all ^B 
30 packages, at a little over three cents each. A'complete Vegetable Garden for One Dollar, and all the finest “B 
varieties. This is certainly the greatest offer ever made. AS ORIGINATORS of this system of offering valuable collection R 
of Seeds far below the usual cost, we give to-day the greatest value for the money, ever offered. We grow and paper these seeds 0fl 
in immense quantities. We have confidence in our Seeds and know that all who try them once will become regular customers. I 
^ IN CASH PRIZES for 1883, to the growers of the best vegetables and farm products from Burpee’s 
M Ooy V Seeds. Competition open to all. See our catalogue^for particulars. Show this advertisement to your 
O Deaucuui varieties, wun iuu directions lor culture, ioromy »*> c- unis ana tne une i/onar vcgetaoie c/oiiection, total 
packets. All the Seeds named in this advertisement sent to any address for 40 8ct. STAMPS. ORDER NOW, and ask 
for BURPEE’S FARM ANNUAL for 1883, beautifully illustrated, a valuable book of nearly 100 pages, the only com- B 
0 plete Catalogue published, embracing Garden, Field and Flower Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Small Fruits, Thoroughbred Live 0B 
Stock, Fancy Poultry, &o. Every Farmer and Gardener should have it. Important Novelties of real Merit. Address Ej 
0 Ilf 8k "W* I R™ E? OIIDDiE?C 0, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Warehouses. No. 4?5 ©8 
W a fih I LibEi »UKS‘*EsE> 06 and 4?? N. 6th St., & 4?G and 4?8 York Ave. R 
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Hound Copies of Volume 41, (for 1882), are 
now ready. They are in the uniform style, cloth, with 
gilt backs. Price at the office, $2. If sent hy mail, 
$2.30. We can usually supply, at the same rate, any of 
the 26 previous volumes, or from volume 16 to '41, in¬ 
clusive. Any ten or more volumes, in one lot, will be 
supplied at the office for $1.75 each; or be forwarded by 
mail or express, carriage prepaid, for $2 each. 
Clubs can at any time he increased by remitting for 
each addition, the price paid hy the original members; 
or a small club may be made a larger one at reduced rates, 
thus: One having sent 5 subscribers and $6, may after¬ 
wards send 5 names more and $4, making 10 subscribers 
for $10.00; and so for any of the other club rates. 
Tlie Sales of Wlieat reported in the New York 
Produce Exchange alone, during 1882, were over six 
hundred and forty-seven million bushels, of which 
about ninety-five per cent were speculative sales, the 
entire receipts of wheat being about forty-four million 
bushels. Of corn, about fifteen million bushels were 
received; the sales were four hundred and fifty million 
bushels. Of oats, receipts sixteen million bushels, and 
sales one hundred and fifty millions. Chicago can 
doubtless show still larger speculative sales. 
Foreign Stiver Coins.—New Values for 
1883. — Immigration and commerce are bringing 
among us many foreign coins. The great production of 
silver is depreciating its value, and our Government on 
each January 1 fixes the official valuation for the year. 
During 1882, the price of silver declined about li per 
cent—an ounce of silver sinking from about $1.13f to 
$1.12 3 /;o (° r 81-1374 to $1.12295). The gold value of the 
new dollar of 412 grains is SO to 81 cents now. The 
official values for 1883 are: for the Mexican dollar, 88 
cents, 12 mills; sol of Peru, peso of Ecuador and of U. 
S. Columbia, and the bolivana of Bolivia, 81 cents, 2 
mills each; the peso of the Argentine Republic, 96j 
cents; the florin of Austria, 40 cents, 1 mill; the roublo 
of Russia, 65 cents; the rupee of India, 38 cents, 6 mills: 
the yen of Japan, 87 cents, 6 mills; the mahbul of 
Tripoli, 73 cents, 3 mills. 
Cattle Quarantine Established.— The TJ. 
S. Cattle Commission have located quarantine grounds 
for imported cattle, where they will be kept until all 
danger of their introducing infectious diseases is past. 
The grounds consist of 40 acres on the Passaic River, 11 
miles from New York City, accessible both 1o water and 
railway ; the latter will generally he used, except for 
large lots warranting the employment of a special 
steamer. 
Supporting Fence Fosts.— A simple method 
of supporting iron and small wooden posts with a ce¬ 
ment, was described in Yol. 39 (1880), page 222. There 
are frequent inquiries for the results of experience. 
Will those who have used the method in any form please 
send an account of how the plan works, and in what 
manner they applied it ? 
An Improvised Wire Stretcher.—Mr. J. 
A. Burton, Lawrence County, Indiana, writes us: 
I went six miles from home to put up a wire fence. 
The stretcher was lacking. My tools—one dull hatch¬ 
et; and help—my hoy, eight years old. I found a 
small rail with a sun-crack in the end- Slipping 
this over the wire behind a barb, and using the post as a 
fulcrum, my boy would tighten the wire while I drove 
the staple one post back. Perhaps some of your readers 
cannot readily find a rail with a suitable sun-crack, bnt 
this may enable them to think of a substitute. 
Value of Crooked Timber.— When it is con¬ 
venient to convey timber to places where ships are built, 
crooked timber is even more valuable than any other. 
But there are many useB for “ natural crooks ” on the 
farm. A bent timber as a brace, etc., is often conveni¬ 
ent in a barn, or other out building. By the use of 
crooked timber a frame may be made much lighter, and 
more durable than where only straight logs are used. 
There are many implements in which crooked timber is 
best, as the knees of wood sleds, otone boats, etc. The 
farmer should study to use a natural bend in a tree 
whenever an opportunity offers. 
