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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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Your Money’s Worth Guaranteed. 
New and Valuable Garden Seeds. 
Sent, Postage Paid, on Receipt of Pr.iCE. 
Colossal Asparagus, 20c. oz., 10c. pkt., $2 lb. Giant 'Wax, 
Concord. Scarlet Runners, Large White Lima, and Speckled 
Lima Pole Beans, each 10c. per pkt.; New Egyptian Beet, 
10c. pkt., 25c. oz.; Early Dutch, Jersey Wakefield, Drum¬ 
head, Marblehead Mammoth, Fottler’s Brunswick, Pr’m E’t 
D’ch, Imp. Am. Savoy, and lied-Cabbage, each 10c. pkt.; 
Early Wyman. 20c. pkt.; Early Horn and "Long Orange Car¬ 
rot, 15c. oz., 5c. pkt.; Cauliflower, 10c. pkt.; Celery, various 
kinds, 10c. pkt.; Crosby, Darling, Red Cob, 8 Row Sugar 
Corn, Judson’s Prolific, each 45c. qt., 10c. pkt.; Moore’s 
Early Concord, Red Mexican, Silver Lace Parching, each 
Goc. qt., 10c. pkt.; varieties of Cucumbers, 15c. oz., 5c. pkt.; 
Large India Lettuce, 10c. pkt.; Malta, Simpson, Boston 
Curled, and other varieties Lettuce, 5c. pkt., 30c. oz.; White 
Japan, Jenny Lind, Large Mexican, New Valparaiso, and 
Ward’s Nectar Musk Melon, 5c. and 10c. pkt., 25c. oz.; Hack¬ 
ensack Musk Melon (Extra Large, 15 have filled a bbl.), 30c. 
oz., 10c. pkt.; Joe Johnson, Thinney’s, and Gypsey, best, of 
all (one weighed 50 lbs. last season),c ach 10c. pkt.; E'ly Red, 
L’ge Red Weth’ld, Yellow Dutch Onion Seed, 20c. oz.; Y’l 
Danvers. Oval or Globe Red, Silver-skin, 25c. oz., each 10c. 
pkt.; Parsnip, 10c. oz.; Peas, Little Gem, Tom Thumb, each 
65c. qt.; Plnla. Ex. Early and Carter’s First Crop, each 
55c. qt.: Champion ot Eng., 60c. qt; Blue Imp’l, 45c. qt., 10c. 
a pkt.; Laxton's Prolific Long Pod, 75c. qt., 15c. pkt.; Ex. 
Large Mammoth Pumpkin, 10 seeds, 10c.; Radish seed, 
various kinds, 10c. and 15c. per oz.. 5c. pkt.; llubhard Squash, 
25c. oz., 10c. pkt.; Mammoth Chili Squash, 10 seeds, 10c.; 
Trophy Tomato, from selected fruit, 10c. pkt., 75c. oz., many 
other kinds, oc. pkt.; Currant Tomato, 10c. pkt.; various 
kinds of Turnin, 10c. oz., 5c. pkt. 
All the seed I sell I warrant fresh and reliable, and to 
reach the purchaser in good order. For a postage-stamp, I 
.Will send to any plain address mv 
USEW | 
DESCRIPTIVE i 
CATALOGUE. 
Or, for 20 cents, my 
Catalogue and 20c. 
worth of Seeds, 
free by mail. It 
0 contains about all the 
a varieties of vegetable 
and flower seeds worthy of cultivation, and the seeds are 
offered at very favorable rates. 
Seed in pkts. amounting to $1.15 for $1.00, 
aiul S3.35 for $2.00. 
Read my ad- Address 
vertisement in Jan. 
and Feb. Nos. Am. 
Agriculturist, pages 
SO and 71. 
H. E. ACKER, 
Seed {grower 
Woodbridge, N. J. 
Head-Quarters lamoft Dent Cern. 
This corn having proved superior to 
other varieties in the following re¬ 
spects, we think every farmer should 
have it. It is the largest early field 
variety in the country. It will yield 
more, shell more, weigh more, fill Hot¬ 
ter at bolli ends of the ear, lias great¬ 
er depth of grain, and will do better 
on all kinds of soil, than any other 
variety. 
Price of selected cars, by mail, 50 
cents each. Two pounds, 75 cents; 
four pounds, $1.00. One peck, by ex¬ 
press, $1.75; half-bushel, $2.50; one 
bushel, $4.00; two bushels, $7.00 ; five 
bushels, $16.00. 
No corn sent C. O. D. Send stamp 
for circular. Address 
ISAAC Iff. BALTHIS, 
Box 59, Corydon, Ind. 
Choice Onion Seed 
Every old onion-raiser knows that the difference in value 
of a crop of onions raised from seed of average quality, and 
one raised from onipns that have been most carefully hand¬ 
picked eacli year for a long series of years, is from fifty to a 
hundred dollars. The seed I offer is of my own growing, 
and has had its reliability of yielding choice onions, free 
from scullions, as fully inbred as are the traits in any of the 
purest bred animals. My catalogue has recommendations 
from twenty farmers who have used my seed, and 60 know 
all about it. Catalogues sent free to all. 
JAMES J. H. GREGOR.A, Marblehead, Mass. 
EACH TOMATO.— New, and the hand- 
somest and best shaped grown. 100 seeds, 25c. Eugene 
Winter Squash.— Said to be a variety of the Valparaiso. 
Very sweet and rich flavored. Pkt., 15c. Silver Maple Seed.— 
The best quick-growing tree for fuel, shade, or ornament. 
Oz., 10c.; lb., $1. All by mail, post-paid. Send for descrip¬ 
tive circular to J. M. BENTHALL, Quasquetou, Iowa. 
SEED POTATOES. 
I will deliver Peerless, Early Rose, Prolific, or Climax Po¬ 
tatoes at the R.R. depot, as soon as the weather will admit, 
in the spring, for $3 per bbl.; five bbls. or more, $2.50 per 
bbl. All warranted genuine. FRANK QUA, 
North Granville, Washington Co., N. Y. 
EAMiY ROSE and Early Mohawk Pota- 
JELl toes, !1 per bush. Peerless, $1415 per bush. Charles 
Downing Strawberry plants, $2.80 per 1,000. Boyden’s No. 
30 and Kentucky, $4 per 1,000, 
i. Albany Seedling, $3 per 1.000. 
klesstown, Burlington Co., N. J. 
WOR SATE. 
R 40 bbls. Peerless Potatoes, $4 per bbl.; 20 bbls. Kiug of 
Earlies, $5 per bbl.; 100 bbls. Early Rose, $3. 
S. L. FREY, Palatine Bridge, N. Y. 
\TA^'SER«YD sweet p«ta. 
Awl TOES for seed! $2 for % bushel—bottom prices 
on large lots. Plants in May $2 per 1,000. Send for “ Direc¬ 
tions for Sprouting.” etc. 
W. W. RATHBOSE, Marietta, Ohio. 
REACTS.—A specialty. For Cir- 
EL cular and price, address 
E. FRANCE, Cobleskill, N. Y. 
NEW AND RARE VARIETIES OF 
VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
BOSTON MARKET MELON. 
WASHBUEF & CO., 
100 Tremont Street* Boston, Mass., 
Take pleasure in offering, post-paid, by mail, on receipt of prices an¬ 
nexed, the following choice varieties: 
ASPARAGUS, Moore’s Premium. This variety is now well known in Boston and vicinity ns the largest and finest 
in every respect, without exception, in cultivation. Capt. Moore has taken first prizes for his celebrated 
Asparagus every season for tlic past ten years, at the Exhibition of tlm Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
Per oz.~59c.; per pkt., 25c. 
BEETS, Egyptian. Very fine. Per pkt., 10c. 
-- Hnich’s Early Extra Blood-Turnip. This is an improved variety, both in carlincss, smoothness, and 
fine quality, for table use, and is a favorite with the growers of fine early vegetables for the Boston market. 
The seed we offer is from the stock which received the first premium awarded. Per lb., $K50; per oz., 20c.; 
per pkt., 10c. 
— —— Dewing’s Early Turnip, This is a new and superior blood-beet, recently introduced. The roots are of a 
flue globular shape, uniformly smooth, with long, slender tap-root. Skin dark purplish black ; flesh deep blood- 
red ; very fine grained, tender, and sugary; very early. Excellent for the table. Per lb., $1.50; per oz., 15c.; 
per pkt„ 10c. 
-New Chilian (fer decorative purposes). This striking novelty is specially adapted for bedding purposes, the 
foliage presenting a variety of color, from bright orange to purplish crimson ; used extensively at the Battersea 
and other Metropolitan Parks. Per pkt., 25c. 
-- Carter’s Perfection $alad. Small-sized, short-top variety, of delicate texture, and sweet flavor, even 
growth, and dark'foliage. The best variety for salad purposes. Per pkt., 25c. 
BEANS, Australian Runners. This variety, introduced by Air. Jos. Tailby, has proved remarkably productive, 
and given the best of satisfaction. The pods are from nine to twelve inches in length, and aboiit one inch in 
breadth. Very early, coming in with the early Six Weeks, stringless, and when cooked very delicious. Price per 
pkt., 25c.; per qt., $1. 
CAIILIPLOWER, Boston Market, Very early. Produces uniformly large and fine solid 
flowers, or heads, of snowy whiteness and excellent flavor. Weight of specimen, seven 
and a half pounds; diameter, ten and a Half incites; circumference, thirty-one inches; 
length of foliage, twenty-nine and a half inches. Per oz., $1.50; per pkt., 2‘3c. 
CELERY, Boston Market. A favorite variety in the Boston market: remarkable for its 
tender, crisp, and succulent stems, and its peculiarly mild flavor. It is extensively cul¬ 
tivated by the market-gardeners around Boston, and surpasses any other variety for its 
great excellence. Per pkt., 10c.; per oz., 50c. 
CORN, Moore’s Early Concord. Silver Medal Awauded. This valuable variety of 
Corn, which wc had the pleasure last season of introducing, wc now bring before the 
public with renewed confidence. It Has proved all and more than we recommended. 
We have received hundreds of testimonials, which will be found in a circular, to he had 
on application. Per pkt., 25c.; selected ears, 25c. 
KALE, Acme. A very dwarf curled Kale, growing close on the ground, with glaucous green 
leaves intersected by a scarlet mid-rib. Reallv a superb tiling, and combines every de¬ 
sideratum, luring very liardv, very early, prolific, tender, mild, and a brilliant green 
when boiled. It is a hybrid between Dwarf Green Curled Borecole and Sea Kale. 
Per pkt., 25c. 
LETTUCE. Bunnoy’s Incomparable Hardy Green Cos. The raiser of this says: “ I have tried it with all 
the leading kinds of lettuce; but none arc equal to it. You may grow it for any time of the year, as it is very 
hardy, ami has stood the drouth of the last season when other sorts ‘ bolted.’ ” A compact, large-growing, crisp 
variety, of fine flavor. Per pkt., 25c. 
MELON, Boston Market. Persons wishing a fine melon will find this superior to any other in all respects, cither for 
family or market purposes. Fruit nearly round, lint flattened slightly at the ends; deeply, and very regularly 
ribbed; size medium: skin green, and thickly netted. When fully mature, the green becomes more soft and 
mellow, or of a yellowish shade. Flesh thick, very juicy, and of the richest and most sugary flavor. It is an 
abundant bearer, quite hardy, and remarkably uniform in its quality. Per oz., 50c.; per pkt., I5o. 
SMILAX. A beautiful winter climbing plant, adapted alike to the greenhouse and conservatory. Nothing can excel this 
plant in beauty of foliage and orange fragrance of the flowers. It is extensively used for bouquets and floral 
V decorations ot every description. Large sized bulbs, 50c. each. Extra sized bulbs, $1 each. Seed, per pkt., 25c. 
• Note.—T liis plant is grown nnd used most extensively as a decorative vine by every florist in the vicinity of Boston. No 
lady dressed for a party feels her toilet complete (if natural flowers arc worn) without a spray of Smilax appended 
to her hair. 
t3T For further descriptions, see 
AMATEUR CULTIVATOR’S GUIDE 
TO THE 
FLOWER -AJVI3 KITCHEN GARDEN. 
We are rleased to announce that the 2Gth Annual Edition of this well-known work is now ready, enlarged 
and improved, and containing a magnificent new colored Lithograph, besides hundreds of Engravings, in addi¬ 
tion to its full descriptive Price-list of 3,000 varieties of clioice Flower and Vegetable Seeds Rare 
Gladiolus, Lilies, Tuberoses , etc ., with full directions for their culture. This is, without doubt, the most perfect 
work of the kind before the public. liT Sent free to applicants upon receipt of two stamps. Address 
WASHBURN CO., Boston, Mass. 
To Farmers and Gardeners. 
I invite all who have been in the habit of buying their 
garden seed from boxes left at the stores to give my seed a 
trial, side by side, and mark the difference in their germin¬ 
ating. and in the purity and quality of the vegetables raised 
from them. I have made it my mission for several years 
past to drive bad seed from the market, and so save farmers 
and gardeners the immense loss they annually suffer from 
the purchase of it. 
The public have well appreciated my efforts, and I have 
now fifty thousand customers in the United States and Can¬ 
adas. I sell no seed I do not warrant, and what is the real 
pith of the matter I stand by my warranty. To enable me 
to do tliis I grow myself a large proportion of the seed I 
sell. Catalogues 6ent free to any applicant. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
flEN. GRANT CUCUMBER—Grows from 25 
to 30 inches long; enormous bearer ; unsurpassed for 
table use or plckleB ; 20c. per packet. SANFORD CORN— 
Y r ieldsir>0 bushels per acre; 1 qt., 50c.; 4 qts„ $1.50, post 
free. PEERLESS POTATOES—1 lbs., 60c., post free. 
G. W. WILSON, Auburn, Ohio. 
^’©AOVEK’S COLOSSAL aspar. 
AJ AGUS Seed for sale. Warranted genuine. From 1 
lb. to 500 at $1 per lb. J. Henry Vandervcer, Freehold, N. J. 
£<EED POTATOES.—Excelsior and Bresee’s Pro- 
li lific, $2.50 per bbl. Early Rose and Peerless, $1.50 per 
bu., $3 per bbl., by rail or express. Address 
G. B. TALCOTT, Owcgo, Tioga Co., N. Y. 
"CORN IS KING!” 
COOLEY’S EARLY WHITE FIELD CORN’ 
The Earliest Large Corn In America! 
Corn planted in Ohio May 3d—crop gathered and ground 
into meal August 9th, only fourteen weeks from 
planting! In Minnesota, in thirteen weeks. Will 
yield as much per acre as the celebrated Chester County 
Corn (which is said to he the most productive corn in the 
U. S.), while it is two months earlier ! thus escaping 
the drouth and early fall frosts. Send stamp for circular, 
giving testimonials from some of the best farmers in the 
Union. This Corn (shelled) weighs 02 lbs. to 
the bushel. 
Prices.— One peck, by express or freigt*’, $2 ; one quart, by 
express or freight, 50c.: one Quart, by mail, post-paid, 75c. 
Address ail orders to C, C. COOLEY, 
P. O. Box 96, Manchester, Adams Co., Ohio. 
VAN SICKLEN COLOSSAL ASPARAGUS. 
THE LARGEST AND BEST- 
Plants, $1.50 per 100; $10.00 perjl,000. Seedj:$4.00 per lb. 
For sale by JAMES THORNTjO^Ur 
Bihaniy, Philadelphia, Pa. 
GARDENING MADE EASY 
iron the MILLSbjsr. 
ONLY' TEN CENTS’! - 
Reallv worth Ten Dollars ! Inclose', iOc., arid 2c. stamp for 
postage. 
J. C. THOMPSON, Tortipkinsville. N.-Y. 
(Staten Island.) 
