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AMEBICA^ AGKICTJLTURIST. 
tJULT, 
DEATH TO POTATO BUGS 
AND ALL 
INSECTS INJURIOUS to VEGETATION. 
Hammond’s Slugshot, 
Ready for Use and Safe. 
It is an impalpable powder, combining fertilizing 
properties with poison destructive to the Potato-Bugs in 
the various stages of growth; at the same time the ill- 
effects of Paris Green or danger from having it around 
in quantities, are obviated. Cattle or swine are not liable 
to be harmed by it. It has been used with success in de¬ 
stroying Caterpillars, etc., from Pear and Apple TreeB. 
Put up in barrels of 200 lbs. in bulk, $7.50 per bbl. Pack¬ 
ages of 5 lbs., 80 cts; 10 lbs., 50 cts.: 15 lbs., 75 cts. Cannot 
be sent by mail. Prices to the trade given upon applica¬ 
tion. Descriptive Pamphlets mailed to all applicants. 
B. K. BLISS & SONS, Wholesale Agents, 
34 Barclay St., New York City. 
TURMSP SEED. 
All grown from carefully selected Roots. 
The following varieties -will 
be mailed post-paid upon re¬ 
ceipt of price affixed: Early 
White Dutch, White Strapleaf, 
i Bed-top Strapleaf, Cow-horn, 
j Improved American Ruta- 
1 baga, Long White French, 
Sweet German, Large Yellow 
Globe, 10 cts. per ounce, 25 cts. 
4 ounces, 75 cts. per pound. 
Prices for larger quantities to 
dealers, either in bulk or packets for retail¬ 
ing, will be given upon application. 15 cts. per pound may 
be deducted when ordered by express. 
B. K. BUSS & SONS, 34 Barclay St., N. Y. 
New Crop Turnip Seeds, 
All the standard and best varieties: Purple Top Flat, 
White Flat, Red Top Globe, White Egg, Golden Ball, White 
Globe, White Norfolk, Cow Horn, Yellow Aberdeen, Am¬ 
ber Globe, Early Snow Ball, Improved Ruta Baga, and all 
other good varieties, 65c. per ID., post-paid ; or, if sent by 
freight or express, at customers' expense, 50c. per lb. 
Remit by P. O. Order or Registered Letter. Catalogues 
free. JOHNSON & STOKES, Seedsmen, 
1114 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
IIRAM SIBLEY & CO. 
URNIP 
Seed 
NEW CROP 
READY 
IN JULY. 
Hiram Sibley&Co 
179-183 MAIN STREET, 
ROCHESTER, N. T. 
00-206 Randolph St.Chicago, III 
Cabbage Plants, 
Ready Plow, at S2 per 1000. $15 per 10,000, 
by express, can furnish any quantity. Plants are fine, will 
send sample by mail. Celery Plants ready July 1st. 
Tomato Plants ready now. Send for price list to 
G. R. CLARK & CO., “Florists,” Scranton, Pa. 
“JOHN SAUL’S 
CATALOGUE of New, Rare, and Beautiful Plants for 
1883, will be ready in February with a colored plate. 
It is full in really good and beautiful plants, as well as all 
the novelties of merit. 
The rich collection of fine Foliage, and other Greenhouse 
and Hothouse Plants, are well grown, and at low prices. 
Free to all my customers ; to others, 10 cts; or a plain 
copy gratis. Catalogues of Seeds, Roses, Orchids, Fruits, 
etc., gratis. JOHN SAUL, Washington, D .C. 
Oumson Nurseries. 
100,000 Peach Trees 
150,000 MuIberry Trees for silk food; best 
varieties. Silk-worm Eggs.—Choice Small 
Fruits.—75 Acres of Ornnmentnl Trees 
and Shrubs, including Rhododendrons, 
Azalias, Kalmia, Japanese Maples, etc. 
etc. Catalogues Free. 
HANCE «fc BORDEN, Mang’rs.Red Bank, N. J. 
000,000 Peach Trees for fall of 1883. Suitable for all 
sections, at especially low rates. Also a full stock of 
all Fruit Trees, Plants and Vines. 100,000 Wilson Early 
Blackberry, grown from root cuttings, and a full assort¬ 
ment of Grapes, Raspberry, Asparagus, Strawberries, &c. 
Send orders early, and secure Dest stock and assortment, 
Address CHAS. BLACK & Village Nurseries, 
Hlghtstown, N. J. 
A LL THE CHOI C E-~NEW S ; 0 RTS 
m 
GROWN STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Manchester, James Vick, Old 
Iron Clad, Daniel Boone, Jersey- 
Queen, Warren, Big Bob, Nigh’s Su¬ 
perb, and all leading varieties both new and old; 
grown with the assistance of irrigation, hence of su¬ 
perior quality. Pamphlet telling what, and how to 
plant free. J. T. LOVETT, Little Silver, N.J. 
Introducer of the Manchester Strawberry. 
ALLT-H E GOOD OLD SORT-S 
MANCHESTER 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 
Layers of last season’s growth, after 1st of July, with 
tops shortened, at $1 per 100; $6 per 1,000. Pot-grown 
plants, after middle of July, at $1 per doz.; $4 per 100. 
J. BATTEY, Manchester, N. J. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
POT-GROWN 
E. P. ROE. 
if planted in July and August, will 
give a fine crop next June. Bidwell 
—the finest early Strawberry in the 
. . world. James Vick, Manches¬ 
ter, Jersey Queen, and other choice novelties, special¬ 
ties, and with them are combined the most liberal offers 
ever made to the public. Send stamp for Descriptive Cata¬ 
logue. Address, 
Cornwall-on- 
Hudson, N.Y. 
MRS. GARFIELD. 
THE NEW STRAWBERRY FOR 1883. 
A perfect flowering seedling of the Crescent, which it 
equals in health, vigor, productiveness, bright color, and 
early ripening, and far surpasses in size, form, firmness, and 
high flavor. It is The Coming Early Market Berry. 
And its high flavor will cause it to be planted in every family 
fruit garden. Send for free Catalogue with opinions of 
leading experts. Also price list of all the best new and old 
varieties for Summer and Fall planting. 
HALE BROTHERS, South Glastonbury, Conn. 
STRAWBERRIES, 
Raspberries, Blackberries, Grapes, and Currants. 
Newest and Best Varieties. tFT Descriptive Cata¬ 
logue free. 
JOSEPH D. FITTS. Providence, R. I. 
STRAWBERRY HULLER. 
A. S. BUNKER, Lawrence, Mass. 
and EXPENSES to men and 
women agents. J. E. WHITNEY, 
Nurseryman, Rochester, N. Y. 
BUDDED AM) GROWN TO ORDER. 
SALARY 
I am now prepared to bud and grow special 
In variety—kinds suited to all sections. By 
ment the fruit grower gets just what he wants, 
have to take just what he can get at plantii 
execute orders for 100 or 1,000, or up to 500,000, 
Peach, Apricots and Plums, Cherry, Apple 
have a superior stock on hand for this fall and 
A 65 ~ ' ’ . 
5-page Catalogue mailed gratis. 
RANDOLPH PETERS, 1 
lists of fruit 
this arrange- 
and does not 
g time. Can 
if wanted, in 
and Pear. I 
next spring. 
Wilmington, Delaware. 
BestMarketPear. 
, James Vick, Big Bob, and 40 other sorts 
beet Strawberries. Hansell, Superb, and 
20 other sorts of Raspberries. SO sorts 
Grapes, Currants, Gooseberries, Black¬ 
berries. 45 sorts Peaches, Apples, Plums, 
Quinces, &c. Lowest rates. Catalogue 
free. J. S. COLLINS, 
Moorestown, N. J. 
“ We cut 200 tons hay actual weight from less 
than 100 acres. I believe the manure spreader de¬ 
serves credit for at least 50 tons of this yield, from 
the very even manner in which the manure spread. ’ ’ 
See page 343. 
Phoenix Nursery. 
Very large, choice assortment of Apple, 1, 2, and 3 years, 
including New Russian and Northern. Grape 
Vinos, especially Concord, 1 and 2 years. Snyder 
Price List free, 
Pl&ntiDg. A llt/b JLiXBV It 4XUU1 V/OOi 
Delavan, Walworth Co., Wis. F. K. PHOENIX. 
Tulips 
. Adore 
READY JUNE 15. 
Million 
CELERY, 
CABBAGE & CAULIFLOWER 
PLAMTS, 
All of our own raising, in splendid condi¬ 
tion, and at very low rates. Price list, with 
list of Seasonable Seeds, sent free, 
PETER HENDERSON & CO., 
35 and 37 Cortlandt St., New York, 
BOWKER’S 
liil and Drill Phosphate with Potash. 
A general Fertilizer for all crops, and low in 
price. Send for Pamphlet. 
B0WKER FERTILIZER CO., Boston and New York. 
We are producing, by means of special ad¬ 
vantages in manufacturing, an entirely reli¬ 
able Ammoniated Bone SUPER PHOS¬ 
PHATE FOR $25 PER TON. This is about 
$10 per ton less cost than the ordinary Am¬ 
moniated Phosphates in the market. It can 
be depended upon confidently as a Complete 
Wheat and Grass Fertilizer. This is the fourth 
year of its manufacture, and its great eco¬ 
nomical advantages are universally acknow¬ 
ledged by users. Analysis, printed on every 
bag, fully guaranteed. A business reputation 
of nearly 30 years warrants the good faith of 
these statements. 
BAUCH & SONS, 
Sole Manufacturers of the $‘25 Phosphate, 
No. 20 S. Delaware Ave., IPhila. 
SOMETHING to HAMPER ON 
For Farmers. 
Save your bills at the Blacksmith’s and Machine Shop by 
having on the farm one of these celebrated ANVILS— fully 
warranted, and of the best material. Best Hardened Cast 
Steel Face and Horn. Address, for Circulars, etc., 
FISHER & NORRIS, 
Original and Only Manufacturers, Trenton, N. J. 
BALDWIN’S IMPROVED ENSILAGE & FEED CUTTER. 
STRONGEST, SIMPLEST AND BEST. 
Easiest running, fastest cutting, least liable to get out of 
order of any cutter made. Thoroughly tested during last 
four seasons, for Cutting 
Ensilage, and proved a 
Defect success. The lead¬ 
ing Cutter for last sixteen 
years for cutting all kinds 
of dry and green fodder. 
Power cutters have Bald¬ 
win’s Safety Fly Wheel: 
the only reliable wheel 
made. 13 Sizes for hand 
and power. Send for il¬ 
lustrated circulars con¬ 
taining description, prices 
and testimonials. 
C. Pierpont & Co., Mfrs., 
New Haven, Conn. 
BROCKWAY TEACHERS’ AGENCY, 
Times Building, Chicago, will supply able Superintendents, 
Grade Teachers and Specialists with good positions in the 
Central, Western and Southern States for the ensuing year, 
in public or private schools. Great demand for lady teach¬ 
ers of music, art and languages. Apply early. 
OITIISTIflUO furnished teachers. Application form and 
ol I UA I lUno copy of our “School Journal,’* sent for 
postage. Address, National School Supply Bureau, 
85 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Ills. 
ANDRETH 
PEDIGREE 
f 
THE U. S. MAIL BRSfcSCS US TO YOUR DOOR! 
The most extensive Seed Growers in America. Founded 1784. Drop us a Postal Card 
for our FIUCED CATALOGUE.^ Address simply LANDRETH, PHILADELPHIA. 
