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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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Allen's (L. F.) Rural Architecture. 
Allen’s (It. L.) American F irm Book. 
Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals. 
Am. Agricultural Annual, 1877& 1868. each, pa.,50c.; clo. 
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American Bird Fancier... . ... . 
American Pomology—Apples—By Dr. Jolm A. Warder. 
American Rose Culturist.. 
American Weeds and Useful Plants. 
Architecture, by Cummings & Miller. 
Architecture, Modern Ani., by Cummings & Miller_ 
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Bommer’s Method of Making Manure. 
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Buist’s Flower Garden Directory... 
Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener. 
Chorlton’s Grape Grower’s Guide.. 
Cobbett's American Gardener.. 
Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit Book.. 
Cole’s Veterinarian. 
Copeland’s Country Life.Svo., cloth,.. 
Cotton Culture, (Lyman). 
Cotton Planter's Manual, (Turner). 
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French’s Farm Drainage. 
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Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist. 
Fuller’s Small Fruit Culturist... 
Gardening for Profit, by Peter Henderson. 
Gregory on Syuashes.paper.. 
Guenon on Milcli Cows. 
Harris’ Insects Injurious to Vegetation,clo.,$ I: cl’d pis. 
Harris'Rural Annual. Bound, 8 Nos., ill 2 Vols. Each 
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Hop Culture.. 
Johnston's Agricultural Chemistry. 
Johnston’s Elements of Agricultural Chemistry. 
Leuchar’s How to Build Hot-IIouses... 
Miles on the Horse’s Foot... 
Mohr on the Grape Vine.... 
My Vineyard at Lakeview. 
Norton’s Scientific Agriculture.. 
Onion Culture.. 
Our Farm of Four Acres (bound) GOc.paper.. 
Pardee on Strawberry Culture. 
Peat and Its Uses, by Prof. S. W. Johnson. 
Pedder’s Land Measurer. 
Quinby’s Mysteries of Bee Keeping (new). 
Randall’s Sheep Husbandry. 
Randall’s Fine Wool Sheep Husbandry. 
Rivers’ Miniature Fruit Garden. 
Richardson on the Dog, paper SOc.cloth.. 
Saunders’ Domestic Poultry (new), paper, 40c., bound 
Sclicnck’s Gardener’s TextBook. 
Skillful Housewife . 
Stewart’s (.John) Stable Book. 
Thompson’s Food of Animals. 
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Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens. 
Youatt and Spooner on the Horse... 
Youatt and Martin on Cattle.'. 
Youatt on the Hog. 
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advantage: first, in the corresponding increase of reading 
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additional page of advertisements, beyond eight;) and, 
second, every column of advertisements is a highly useful 
source of information. Those pages are well worth a 
careful and thorough perusal; they present an epitome of 
what is doing in the business departments of Agriculture, 
Horticulture, etc.—what is for sale, where, by whom, and 
at what prices. A wide field is thus given for malting 
selections, procuring needful supplies of plants, seeds, 
implements, etc., etc. We aim to admit none but respon¬ 
sible, reliable advertisers, with whom our readers may 
treat iu confidence. To gratify the advertisers, and to 
make them feel their responsibility, we ask all our read¬ 
ers when sending orders, or solicitiug circulars, cata¬ 
logues, etc., to state where the advertisements were seen. 
Walks and. Talks ©si tlte Farm,— 
Those of our readers—which we presume to be the major¬ 
ity — who admire the fresh, practical, and instructive 
“ Walks and Talks,” will be glad to learn that we have 
made an arrangement with the writer which will insure 
these pleasant papers for a number of years, as well as 
the excellent aid of Mr. Harris in other departments of 
the paper. The publishers intend to spare no expense 
iu keeping the Agriculturist up to its present standard, or 
in taking a step beyond, whenever they can see the way. 
©arwiffl’s New Work.— TTSie Vari¬ 
ation of Animals and Plants under IS®- 
mestieation, —Mr. Darwin is widely known for his 
work on the Origin of Species, in which he advances 
some views that have been the source of much discussion 
in the scientific world. The present work treats of the 
variations iu our domestic animals and cultivated plants, 
discussing the circumstances that influence these varia¬ 
tions, inheritance of peculiarities, the results of in-and- 
in breeding, crossing, etc. It is one of the most remark¬ 
able books of the present day, presenting an array of 
facts that show the most extraordinary amount of obser¬ 
vation and research. All the domestic animals, from horses 
and cattle to canary-birds and honey-bees, are discussed, 
as well as our leading culinary and other plants, making 
it a work of the greatest interest, not only to the breeder, 
the intelligent farmer, and the man of science, hut to the 
general reader. Fceliug that a work of such importance, 
and one that will he so frequently discussed and referred 
to as authority, should be acceptable to -the American 
reader, the Publishers of the Agriculturist have in press 
a reprint, from advauce sheets furnished by the author, 
through Professor Asa Gray of Cambridge, who will 
furnish a prefatory note to this edition. The work will 
be published in two neat volumes of over 400 pages each. 
I A noticeable feature of the work is the exact reference 
for “chapter and verse” of every statement made, and 
another in the very copious index, so that it forms a 
cyclopaedia to the subjects upon which it treats. Ready 
early iu April, 2 vols., illustrated, $6.00. 
Alicia’s Catalogue.— 1 This is more tlian 
a mere business catalogue; it is more like a cyclopaedia of 
farm implements, and record of the inventions that have 
been produced to facilitate agricultural and horticultural 
operations. Messrs. R. H. Allen & Co., No. 189 and 191 
Water-st., N. Y., are not only among the largest dealers, 
but are manufacturers on an extensive scale. 
IPjrof. oB'oIe.bh CJamgec Im tills Couu> 
try.—We had the pleasure of greeting this distinguished 
Veterinarian in the office of the Agriculturist a few weeks 
since, and of welcoming him cordially to America. Prof. 
Gamgee is known to many of our readers through his 
works, and through the articles of his which were pub¬ 
lished far and wide in this country at the time the Rin¬ 
derpest was raging in Great Britain. Years before this 
pest broke out in England, he had predicted its coming 
and indicated the course which should be taken, and it 
was not until his advice was followed that the plague was 
stayed in England and Scotland. Professor G. was the 
original mover in the gathering and organization of the 
first Veterinary Congress, which resulted in the forma¬ 
tion of an association that convenes annually, and has 
already done great good. He may he appropriately styled 
the father of the modem school of Veterinary Medicine— 
that school which regards prevention as more important 
than cure, and studies diseases not so much in the poor 
stricken beasts, as in the localities which breed the pes¬ 
tilence, where contagions have their origin, and may be 
most successfully combatted. Professor Gamgee is at 
present at the head of the Albert Veterinary College, 
London, and visits this country with a view to introduce 
a method of preserving meat quite fresh and sweet for 
several months, at ordinary temperatures. He will travel 
extensively over the United States, and we bespeak for 
him a hearty welcome from agriculturists and others. 
Eafe Ensnirance.—Tlie subject of Life In¬ 
surance has already been presented in these columns, and 
its propriety and value as an investment are generally 
accepted. The N. Y. Mutual Life Insurance Co., which, 
tve believe, is the largest in the world, publishes its an¬ 
nual statement without comment, as the best way of pre¬ 
senting its claims to the confidence of the public. 
Sundry —The spring campaign 
has fairly opened. We have the highly-colored and tempt- 
ing.programmes of fifteen separate and distinct “benevo¬ 
lent ” associations. Only a few of them appear to be 
worthy of special notice. It is not necessary for us to go 
over the ground again, and describe how these people 
operate. In a great variety of forms, they persuade the 
unwary to invest one dollar in the hope of receiving a 
hundred dollars. The bait is varied, but it covers the same 
old hook. At present, some of the most “promising” 
humbugs are in the hook and paper line. The Broadway 
Publishing Co., 559 Broadway, is just now believed to be 
in a transition state,and soon to appear as A. D. Bowman, 
48 Broad-st. They offer a hook, and a prize of not less 
value than $3.00, witha good chance of getting $1,000, all 
for $1.00. They can only he found by letter_Tho 
Washington Library Co., Philadelphia, come the Soldier 
Orphan dodge, so common nowadays, and offer pictures, 
books, etc., with large prizes in money, (greenbacks.). 
S. D. Sine, Cincinnati, proposes to give Pianos, Melo- 
deons, Sewing Machines, Horses and Carriages, Jewelry, 
Silver Plate, etc., and Money, and all he asks in return is 
$2.00.. .Van Allen and his Eureka Oil are still in the mar¬ 
ket. We can only say, don’t trust this oil, hut buy better. 
—M. Westbrook, an old hand, is not to be found at tho 
numbers advertised.. .W. I.Wheeler & Co. propose to sell 
$125 Watches for $1.00, and to give agents for the trouble 
of selling tickets and sending in names, Diamond Jewelry 
by the hat full... .Wilcox & Corning are not to be found at 
162 Broadway, and we can not see the Sewing Machine 
they offer for $4.00. Our advice is to avoid all cheap 
sewing machines... .We have a pound, more or less, of 
circulars and tickets of Arrandale & Co., 162 Broadway, 
and judging by what they offer, we should think nothing 
■ less than a building one hundred feet square and five 
stories high, would hold all they offer to the public. We 
find in reality that a fourth-story back room, small, and 
dim, seems to contain their Silver ware, Jewelry, 
Eancy Goods, Dry Goods, Clothing, etc., the choice of 
which is offered for $1.00, and we should think tho 
goods were about worth it. Eor $10.00 you can get any 
kind of a watch!. .The novelties of the season are Wickes 
& Taylor, counsellors at law. These fellows make very 
smooth promises, and are apt to mislead the unwary. We 
are glad to notice some help coming from Pennsylvania. 
The legislature, by the repeal of the Gettysbuig Asylum 
Charter, seem to have roused the press of that State 
