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AMERICAN agriculturist, 
195 
HAVE YOU A 
GARDEN? 
IF YOU HAVE YOU WILL NEED 
SEEDS 
and will want the BEST at the leastmoney. 
Then our Catalogue will surprise you, not 
because it contains 1,500 varieties, embrac¬ 
ing everything good, both old and new (all 
guaranteed as represented) and 300 il¬ 
lustrations, but because no matter where you 
have been dealing it will surely pay to buy 
°f us. It costs but the trouble of sending 
us your address on a postal card, and you 
OUGHT TO HAVE IT. 
BENSON, MAULE & CO. 
129 & 131 South Front St., Philadelphia. 
i special inducements todealers 
s^f^BENSON.MAULE & CO 
Sole Manufacturers, 
129 and 131 So. Front St., Philadelphia. 
“I used the 'ACME' Pulverizing Harrow, 
Clod Crusher & Leveler for cross-harrowing my 
corn ground, and find that it does not tear up the 
sod.” {Seepage 204 this paper). 
NEW AND CHOICE VARIETIES OF 
SEED CORN AND OATS. 
Early Giant Corn.— A deep yellow, and very showy; 
ripens very early, fills well at the ends, and weighs very 
heavy when shelled. 
Farmers’ Favorite Corn.— A pale yellow, ripens a 
little later than the “Early Giant;” is very prolific. 100 
bushels of shelled corn have been grown to the acre. 
Maryland Prolific Corn.— Is similar to the “ Farm¬ 
ers’ Favorite,” only that it is a white variety. 
Price of above corn, $1.00 per Peck ; 75 cents per %-Peck. 
Hargett’s Seizure Oats. 
This Oats, tested on our own farms since its importation 
in 1874, has stood the climatic test, and now proves to us 
nsy • xaaiug 111c legal oiauuuiui iuo. pci uudiici, wc uc- 
lieve, with proper culture, that it Is possible to raise 150 
bushels to the acre, as this oats weighs 40 to 45 lbs. per 
measured bushel. 
Price, $1.00 per Peck ; 75 cents per %-Feck. 
Write for Circulars. 
_ P. L. HARGETT & CO., Frederick City, Md. 
~~ TRY COLORADO SEED! S 
Alfalfa a specialty. 400 varieties Vegetable, 300 varieties 
of Flower Seed. My 100-page Catalogue mailed free to ail 
applicants. HENRY LEE, Seedsman, 
383 & 385 Wazee St., Denver, Colo. 
S ELECT NURSERY.— Fine stock Fruit and Orna¬ 
mental Trees, Grape Vines. Roses, Greenhouse Plants, 
etc. Catalogue free. F. WALKER & CO.. 
New Albany, Indiana. 
NEW SEEDS, 
Bjyf H For tlie purpose of promoting pro- 
wsf /il rlw 1 6T if gressive agriculture, we desire to 
■ » sN bH b Ba B# procure stocks of Seed of all new and 
improved varieties, especially Pure Seed Corn and other 
grains. New varieties should have their characteristics 
fixed by a course of five years or more of careful selection 
and breeding. Any person having such will please send 
sample, with his own address plainly marked upon the 
package, and write careful description, with history, to 
HIRAM SIBLEY & CO., Seedsmen, 
Rochester, N. V., and Chicago, III. 
BURPEE’S™™ 
taUUNTY - very extensively, and are able to affirm that the Chester 
County Mammoth Corn, when genuine seed is planted 
on good land, will outy field every other variety of 
Yellow Field Corn. Ityields,under good cultivation, 
from 100 to 150 Bushels shelled corn per acre* 
The ears are very large, containing 14 to 32 rows of 
deep, bright yellow grains. It has come to our knowl- 
2 dge that under the name of Chester County Mammoth 
Corn (which has become so widely known through our 
advertising), there is much inferior seed put on the mar¬ 
ket. We wish emphatically to state that we arc responsible 
- only for that sold by ourselves, and that our seed fig un- 
-^roaeliable in quality. Prices of Burpee’s Selected Chester County Mammoth Seed Corn, by express or freight : 
peck, 90c.; bushel, $1.50; bushel, $2,505 2 bushels, $4.50; 10 bushels or more at $S per bushel, sacks included. 
In each sack of 2 bushels xve include a sample ear , free of charge. 
“ IRITC PM ntM nETMT PHPN Without exception the handsomest and 
im .lC, UULUE.lv Uf.ll I OUnil most productive variety of Golden Dent in 
'avorite, first introduced by us six years ago, is the result of the lifetime selection and improve¬ 
ment of one of our most enterprising Chester County farmers. We have this year secured the entire crops of the origi¬ 
nator, who has selected all the finest ears for seed, while husking. The Farmers’ Favorite Golden Dent, grown by the 
originator, can only bo had of us, and as he has always taken the greatest care in the selection and cultivation of his 
seed stock, we are confident that no other Golden Dent Corn, of whatever name, can give equal satisfaction. Price* peck, 
90c.| bushel, $8.0©! per sack of 2 bushels, $5»00| 10 bushels, $33, with sample ear in each sack. 9T Wecautlon 
our customers against inferl-Ty F | £ M i HI I* Extra selected for seed; oxir own growth. Price: $8 
or eeedeoldunderour name, | nCLtHIfl SrJU vUm" per bushel; $5 per sack of 2 bushels; lObushels, $20 
, best and most productive White Field Corn in 
a. (See full description and numerous testimonials 
_ ____ ___ . $8.50; sack of two bushels, $6.50. (X^We have 
nearly all other varieties, but the above are THE BEST. Any of the above sent by mail, post-paid, at 50e. per pound, 
or 8 ibs. for $1— either all ofone kind, or one pound each of any three kinds. 
As the first seedsmen to call attention to the great value of this 
celebrated variety, we offer to-day our own Pedigree Seed, 
___ ____„ _ which we know is UNEQUALLED. Pricer pound, 50 cts.; 
3 lbs, $1.25; or a large packet, 15 cts., post-paid by mail; peck, 90c.; bushel of 40 lbs., $2.50; 4 bushels, 160 lbs., 
$9; 10bushels, 400 lbs., $21.50 ; 20 bushels, 800 lbs.. 840. Please note* We give you 40 POUNDS to each 
bushel, while others give you only 32 lbs., and IB 3© ftBITUf UfEI fiATG 
ours is really the cheapest. We want you to try OUffll bb O MEL™ Wf ELIjU fiwl E UM I 3 
far ahead of anything yet known; sold only in packages of 2 oz. each at 25c«, or 5 packages for $1, post-paid, with the 
right to compete for $155 IN n I ^ I BUI"!" & FROM ABOVE PRICES, as follows; On anor- 
CASH PRIZES. We_allow L*r 1 Bui I der of 55, eight per cent.; ten per cent, on §10; twelve 
10, and fifteen percent, on 540, thus making our prices, quality cons idered , really the lowest, 
) impress upon you that poor seed is dear at any price. BURPEE’S FARM ANNU¬ 
AL * ally illustrated, telling all about the best Garden and Field Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Thoroughbred 
Live Stock, Fan cy Poultry, &c., will be sent FREE to any farmer or gardener who writes for it. 
W. ATLEE BURPEE & C©„SEEDSMEN, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
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‘lanet Jr. Seed-Drills, >Vheel-Hoes and Horse-Hoes are without an equal in the world 1 We have never before offered 
them so perfect, or in such variety, nor published so clear and full a Descriptive Catalogue of them. We guarantee it to interest 
every one who plants seeds or cultivates the soil. It is a beautiful descriptive work, of thirty-two pages, with over Thirty New 
Engravings, showing the tools at work among Onions, Beans, Celery, Ac., and also contains a chapter on the proper Cultivation 
of Crops. Send your own address, and ten neighbors' most interested in Farming and Gardening, and we will mail it free. 
B. L. ALLEN & CO., Patentees aDd Sole Manufacturers of the PLANET JR. GOODS, Nos. 127 and 129 Catharine St., Phila., Pft- 
ALBERT DICKINSON, 
Dealer in Timothy, Clover, Flax, Hungarian, Millet, Red Top, Blue 
Grass, Lawn Grass, Orchard Grass, Bird Seeds, Sic. 
POP CORN. 
Warehouses^ HI KinzieSt. „ Office, 115 Kinzie St., 
; im. 106, 100 & 110 Michigan St. 
CHICACO, ILL. 
My Vegetable and Flower Seed Catalogue for 
1883 will he 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 of Early Ohio and Burbank Potatoes, Mar¬ 
blehead Early Corn, the Hubbard Squash, Mar- 
ad Cab' 
tew Vege 
gardens 
will be found my best advertisement. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
SEEDS 
For the MERCHANT on our New Plan 
For the MARKET GARDENER 
For the PRIVATE FAMILY 
fi^N.N E E T S V T - A E B ,b S H S T H ^ARS 
SEEDS 
Crown byar CQ,w<>g ° n our own FartT>8 
Handsome Illustrated Catalogue and Rural Register FREE TO ALL. 
MERCHANTS, SEND US YOUR BUSINESS CARDS FOR TRADE LIST. 
DAVID LANDRETH&SONS,SEED 8R0WER8,PHILADELPHIA 
'El 
__j SFOU 1883.——. 
will be mailed fkee to all applicants, ana to cus¬ 
tomers of last year without ordering it. Itcontains 
about 175 pages, COO illustrations, prices, accurate 
descriptions and valuable directions for planting 
1500 varieties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
Plants, Fruit Tress, etc. Invaluable to all, espec¬ 
ially to Market Gardeners. Send for it! 
D. M. FERRY & CO. DETROIT MlCH. 
FRUIT! TYLER RASPBERRY 
Bt8 A ~ 5 MAGER PEACII and all SHALL FRUITS. 
ioi©l.©S! I R.JOHNSTON,Shoi-tsville,Ontario Co.N.Y. 
FREE SEED FOR TRIAL 
Desiring every farmer land nearly one hundred thousand 
now use them), to test the purity and choice quality of the 
seed I raise, I will send free a collection containing a 
trial package of each of the following 12 varieties, for the 
cost of postage and putting up. viz., 12 cents: 
Early Red Globe, Round Danvers, and Cracker Onion; 
Marblehead Early Corn; Danver’s Carrot; Cocoanut Squash. 
Tailby’s and Improved White Spine Cucumber; Sugar 
Pumpkin ; Improved American Savoy, Fottler’s, and Pre¬ 
mium Flat Dutch Cabbage. 
My large Seed Catalogue sent free to all who write for it. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Maes. 
