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THE CULTIVATOR. 
August. 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Mr. Horsfoed’s Letters. No. XII.,. 
On the Principles of Artificial xManuring, by Baron Von Lie- 1 
BIG,. .j 
Indiana Corn for Fodder, and Grafting Grape vines, by I 
H. W. S. C.,. ....| 
The Potato, by D. T.—Butter Worker, by J W. Lincoln, 
Nitrogenous Matter in Oats, by J. P. Norton,—W ool- 
Growing in the Mountains of North Carolina, by S. B 
Buciclev,. 
Hovey’s Seedling Strawberry, by J. J. Thomas.. 
Horses vs. Oxen, by H. Van Voekenburg—W inter’'and')’ 
Summer Wheat, by S. W. Jewett, .j 
Sowing Wheat, by A Farmer, . 
Agriculture as an Occupation, by Ft. A. A .. ...... 
The Strawberry, by N. Longworth—T he Queen’ Bee,' by’)’ 
Wm J. Eyer, ..j 
The Farmer’s Bank, by A. H. Halleck—A griculture of Ot-) 
sego Co., by Rambler, . j 
The Harvest Home, by W., .. 
Sheep and Wool, by J. N. Blakeslee—A g., Statistics of) 
New-York, by J. L. H—Wheat and Chess, by X,.j 
Disease in Cherry Trees, by H. P- Byram,. 
Recent American Patents—Preservation of Sweet Potatoes'. ')' 
by H. F. B.,...’ } 
The Kitchen Garden, by Nicholas—W ool-Growing, by A ) 
Wool-Grower, . j 
Condensed Correspondence,. 
EDITORIAL. 
Nutritive Properties of Peas and Beans—Destroying Weeds) 
—Succession of Apples.j 
Construction of Eave Troughs,. .. ... 
New-York State Ag. Society—List of Judges, &c’.’7 7 7 '. ’. *. 
Principles of Breeding, . 
Foot Rot in Sheep,...77.”. 
Mr. Wadsworth’s Prize Steers,. 7.. 
Successful Farming of Judge Van Bergen,.777. 
Meeting of Wool-Growers,.7 
Mr. Colman’s European Agriculture, Part VI.,...... 
Gas-water to kill Insects—Novelty in Bee-Hives—Glass')" 
Milk-pans,. j 
Root and Bush Puller—The Potato Disease—Fattening Cat-) 
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Weather Predictions—Preserving Timber—Rotting Hemp— ) 
Localities for Peach Orchards,... j 
The Strawberry; Fertile and Barren Flowers—Manufacture > 
of Ag. Machines—Weeds ; Hint for the Season,. ] 
Indian Corn, by S.W.—Labels for Fruit-Trees, by H.,. 
Facts and Opinions, condensed from papers, &c.,.. 
Answers to Inquiries—To Correspondents—Monthly ’ Notices' 
Notices of New Publications.... 
Foreign Intelligence—The Markets, &c.,_7 7 77.77 7 7. 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PLATE-PREMIUM STEERS-to face p. 249. 
Fig. 66-Eve Troughs, .... 240 I Fig. 68—Root Puller,.255 
Fig. 67—Sowing Wheat,... 246 | Fig. 69—Strawberry Blossoms. 
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LINNxEAN BOTANIC GARDEN AND NURSERY, 
Late of William Prince, deceased, Flushing, L . L 
near New - York. 
T HE new proprietors of this ancient and celebrated nursery, 
known as P.Jnce’s, and exclusively designated by the above 
fatle for nearly fifty years, offer for sale a more extensive variety 
N fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, vines plants, &c , than can 
be found m any other nursery in the United States, and the genu¬ 
ineness of which may be depended upon ; and they will unremit¬ 
tingly endeavor to merit the confidence and patronage of the pub¬ 
lic, by integrity and liberality in dealing, and moderation in 
charges. 
Descriptive Catalogues, with directions for planting and culture 
furnished gratis to those desirous of purchasing, on application 
post-paid. WINTER & Co., Proprietors. ’ 
Aug. 1, 1846... 2t* J P 
AGRICULTURAL MACHINES. 
r T'HE subscriber offers for sale at low prices, wholesale and \o- 
tail, a general assortment of approved Agricultural Machinery, 
&c., among which are the following, viz : 
Ploughs, No. 10*, 11*, 12*, and other kinds,—prices, $1 50 to $5 
Cultivators,. 4.00 to 6 
^rows. 6.00 to 9 
Subsoil Plows,. 5.00 to 6 
Hay Cut!mg Boxes,... 3.00 to 4 
Hand Corn Shellers,. 8 00 to 10 
Porn and Cob Crushers, .... 7'.'.'.'7'.’7'.‘777'.7.’77.7 26.00 to 36 
Burr Stone Mills,.,35.00 to 125 
Horse Powers, . 40 00 to 60 
Threshers,..... . 25.00 to 35 
Hand Threshing Machines,. 35 00 
Store Trucks, Straw Cutters, Fan’Mills’ Plow’Castings, Gin 
Gear, Mill Spindles, &c., &c. j. PLANT. 
Aug. 1—It. 5 Burling-slip. N. Y. 
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JOURNAL OF RURAL ART AND RURAL TASTE. 
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first of July, 1846, may be ordered of the Proprietor, LUTHER 
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BRECK & Co., Agricultural Warehouse, 51 North Market-street, 
Boston ; M. H. NEWMAN & Co., Booksellers, 199 Broadway, 
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THE HORTICULTURIST is edited by A. J. DOWNING, Esq., 
and published on the first of every month, each number contain¬ 
ing 48 pages octavo, printed m the best style, and embellished 
with plates ai d numerous other engravings, in a style similar to 
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THE HORTICULTURIST is devoted, 
1. To Gardening in a thoroughly practical as well as scientific 
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2. To the Description and Cultivation of Fruit Trees. 
3. To Gardening as an art of taste, embracing essays, hints and 
designs on Ornamented and Landscape Gardening. 
4. To Rural Architecture, including Designs for Rural Cot¬ 
tages and Villas, Farm Houses, Gates, Lodges, Hot Houses , 
Vineries , §c., fyc. 
In short, this periodical may be considered a continuation of 
the various works on Rural Subjects, by its Editor, which have 
already been so favorably received by the public. It is now his 
object to assist, as far as possible, in giving additional impulse 
to the progress of Horticulture and the tasteful in Rural Life; 
subjects which are now so largely occupying all those interested 
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• ILu* Subscriptions received by the publishers, as named above, 
and by the Agents for “ The Cultivator,” throughout the Union. 
Contents of “ The Horticulturist for August, 1846. 
Art. I. Description of the New Vinery at Blithewood ; by 
the Editor,. 59 
II. The Blight in the Pear Tree ; by the Editor,. 60 
III. The Fastolff Raspberry : by the Editor,. 63 
IV. Summer Pruning the Grape Vine ; by the Editor,. 64 
V. Cultivation of the Lily Tribe ; by Joseph Breck, Boston, 66 
VI. New Mode of Ripening Foreign Grapes; by Vitis. 7U 
VII. Nuw Mode of Growing Early Sea Kale and Rhubarb, 
by R. W. T., Philadelphia,. 71 
VIII. Design for a Rustic Gate ; by Rusticus,. 72 
IX. The Carnation, its History and Culture ; by An Ama¬ 
teur Florist,. 73 
X. Remarks on Stoddard’s Red Alpine Strawberry ; by J. 
W. Bissel, Rochester, . 78 
XI. Mr. Longworth and the Strawberry Question; by the 
Editor,. . 80 
XII. Character and Habits of the Strawberry Plant; by N. 
Longworth, Cincinnati,. 81 
XIII. Guano as applied to the Rose; by L. Wyman, Jr., 
West Cambridge, Mass.,. 87 
XIV. Two Experiments on the Strawberry; by G. W. 
Huntsman,. 88 
XIV. Reviews; 
Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, Vol. 
I, Parts 1 and 2,. 89 
The Potato Murrain, by Rev. M. G. Berkley,. 90 
Vine Cultivation, by Mr. R. Errington,. 90 
Influence of Electricity on Vegetation, by Mr. E. 
Sollis,. S)2 
Centime des plus Belle Roses ; by M. Paquet,. 94 
Transactions of the Cincinnati IJort. Society,. 94 
Foreign Notices: 
Last Exhibition of the London Hort. Society—New 
Flowering Plants,. 06 
To raise Cedars of Lebanon—Singular New Cab¬ 
bage,. 97 
The Paulownia—Remarkable Cereus.. 93 
Domestic Notices :. 98, 99, 100, 101 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society,. 101 
iennsyl vania Horticultural Society,. 104 
illustrations. 
Fig. 17—View of Vinery—Frontispiece. 
18— Ground Plan of Views—do. 
19— The Fastolff' Raspberry,. 63 
20— The Long-flowered White Lily,. 68 
21— Dutch Bell Glass,. 70 
22— Design for a Rustic Gate,. 73 
23— The Flake Carnation,. 75 
24— The Bizarre Carnation,. 75 
25— The Picotee Carnation,.. 75 
26— Layer of the Carnation,... 78 
27 and 28—Blossoms of the Strawberry,. 82 
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