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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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rg-VHE MASON & HAMLIN 
ORGAN COMPANY, 
Manufacturers of the celebrated 
MASO&I & HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS, 
Respectfully announce that they have commenced the 
manufacture ol another grade of Organs, which will be 
known as 
THE METROPOLITAN ORGANS. 
These instruments are elegantly and durably made; con¬ 
tain modern improvements exclusively controlled by the 
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.; have great power and fine 
quality of tone; and in general excellence are second only 
to the Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs. They will sell at 
prices which compete with those of inferior instruments. 
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(Patented.) 
COMPLETE DISINFECTANTS, SURE INSECT DE¬ 
STROYERS, AND CURATIVE OF SKIN DISEASES, &c. 
Cresylie Acid, well-known as certain in its effects for the 
above purposes, is now for the first time made available for 
common use. With license under Letters Patent various 
compounds are being manufactured by the undersigned, 
whose Family Soaps have long been a staple article in the 
market. 
SHEEP' DSP, 
For Curing Scab and Destroying Insects on Sheep. 
Style E, seven stops. $225 
Style D, six stops. 200 
Style C, 6ix stops. 170 
Style A, one stop. 130 
B3?~ A liberal discount to Churches, Clergymen, and 
Schools. 
Circulars with particulars and illustrations free to any 
address. 
MOKE THAN FIFTY STYLES 
Of the Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organ are now manufac¬ 
tured, varying in price from $100 to $1,000 each. They 
have recently been awarded a First Prize Medal at the 
Paris Exposition, having taken more than seventy highest 
premiums within a few years. A circular witli full partic¬ 
ulars and illustrations will be sent to any one desiring it. 
Address the 
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co., 
5 lb Canisters. $1.25 
10 “ “ 2.25 
50 “ Kegs.10.00 
200 “ Bbls.35.00 
Proportions are 1 lb Dip to 5 gallons water for 5 to 10 Sheep, 
according to size. 
PLANT PROTECTOR. 
In solution for destroying and repelling insects from Trees 
or Plants. 
In 1 and 3 lb Canisters, @50 cents, and $1.00; larger pack¬ 
ages same price as Slieep Dip. 
CRESYL1C - OINTMENT, 
For Cure of Foot Rot. &c. In solution for killing Insects, 
&c., on stock. In 3 ib Canisters, $1. 
CARBOLIC DISINFECTING SOAP. 
506 Broadway, N. Y„ or 154 Tremont-st., Boston, Mass. 
QUARTER OF A MILLION PIANISTS 
J , RE INDEBTED to “Richardson’s New 
L Metuod” for their ability to play well. This book 
continues to be the Standard Method of Piano Instruction 
throughout the country. Its Easy Lessons, Pleasing Exer¬ 
cises, and Charming Recreations, have made it extremely 
popular, while its rare adaptation to all grades of advance¬ 
ment causes it to be not onlv valuable to a person during 
liis early studies but for a lifetime. Price, $3.75. Sent post¬ 
paid. OLIVER DITSON & CO., 
Publishers, 
277 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 
The Premium Harvester of America. 
In tablets for convenient use in washing Horses, Dogs, Pigs, 
&c., destroying Insects ot all kinds, protecting from Flies, 
curative of Sores, Scratches, and Chafes of all kinds. 
40 cents per ft., or in boxes, 3 dozen tablets, $3.00. 
LAUNDRY AWdI Ho. I SOAPS. 
For use in scrubbing and in the Laundry. Send for a de¬ 
scriptive pamphlet. For sale by Grocers, Seedsmen, Agri¬ 
cultural Dealers, Druggists, and by the manufacturers. 
JAMES BUCHAN & CO., 
193 Elizabeth-st., New York. 
L IFE IN THE WEST; Or, Stories of the 
Mississippi Valley. ByN. C. Meeker, Agricultural 
Editor of The New-York Tribune. One large 13m"o volume ; 
pp. 360. Price $2.00. 
ORATORY—SACRED AND SECULAR; Or, The Extem¬ 
poraneous Speaker. Including a Chairman’s Guide for 
conducting Public Meetings according to the best Parlia¬ 
mentary forms. By Wm. Pettinger. Introduction by the 
Hon John A. Bingham. Price $1.50. 
RY OF A MOUTHFUL OF BREAD, AND ITS EF- 
1 THE ORGANIZATION OF MEN AND ANIMALS. 
Mace. Translated from the seventeenth French 
Post-paid, $2. 
THE PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNALAND LIFE ILLUS¬ 
TRATED. Has a very large circulation. Devoted to Eth¬ 
nology. Physiology, Phrenology, Psycliologv, Education, Art, 
Literature, with Measures to Reform, Elevate, and Improve 
Mankind, Physically, Mentallv, and Spiritually. A first-class 
monthly Magazine at $3 a year, with Agriculturist, $4. All 
works on "Short Hand,” supplied by S. It. WELLS, Publish¬ 
er, No. 389 Broadway, New York. 
“Missouri Farm ItegistesV 5 
PARSONS & STARK’S “Farm Register” of improved 
farms and unimproved lands for sale in Missouri, 
Kansas, and So. Illinois, contains locations, descriptions, 
prices, terms, names of those offering to sell, and other val¬ 
uable information concerning lands in those States. Every 
one desiring Western farms should have a copy. See adver¬ 
tisement in April No. of the Agriculturist. Send $1.00 for a 
copy (.no yearly terms'), and for Circular. 
PARSONS & STARK, Publishers, 
St. Louis, Mo. 
HISTO 
FECT O > 
By Jean 
edition. 
PRE5IIUM in 
outfit for Agents to sell 
Italian Bees. “ The American Bee- 
Hive ” and “ The Bee-Keeper's Text 
Book,” revised and enlarged, 7,000 
copies in ’67. 6th Edition, by mail, 
75 cents. “Hints <o Bee- 
cs-s,” a practical pamphlet of 28 
pages in neat pink covers. Sent 
FREE. Write now. and you will not forget it. Address 
H. A. KIliGfkCi 1., IVcviida Oliio. 
Nansemond 
Sweet Potato Plants, 
Of best quality, during May and 
Juno. Put unto carry safely long dis¬ 
unions. By Express, Price. 500, $2.25 ; 
1003. $3.50:—50110. $15.00;—10,000, $28.00. 
By mail, pre-paid, 100 ior $1.00. This 
variety is successfully grown at the 
North. Send for our Circular of di¬ 
rections, etc. Address 
Mnarray Sl 
Foster’s Crossings, 
Warren Co., Ohio. 
Awarded the Highest Premiums at the most 
important Field Trials ever held in any Country, 
Solti in si Single Season. 
04),©4>4) 1Y® w in Use. 
Circulars forwarded by mail. 
Manufactured by ADIilANCE, PLATT & CO., 
(Manufactory, Po’keepsie.) 165 Greenwich-st., New York. 
AULTMAN, MILLER & CO. Akron, Ohio. 
A. P. RICHARDSON & CO., Worcester, Mass. 
5 FAIRCHILD’S Patent BAG-HOLDER 
■ and TUNNEL combined.—Tiie latest out, the 
Cheapest and Best—combining the TUNNEL with 
tlie holder, without which the BAG-HOLDER 
is impractical and worthless. This NEW Imple¬ 
ment meets a want long felt bv Farmers, Millers, 
Grain Dealers, Country Storekeepers, News¬ 
paper Publishers, Postmasters, and by all who 
have Bags to fill. Needs only to be seen to 
be appreciated and wanted. Durable, com¬ 
pact, simple, and very cheap. Will soon be 
for sale by all dealers in Agricultural Tools. 
Made by the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural 
Tool Co., Chicopee Falls. Will be sent to 
any address on receipt of retail price, $3.50. 
.Liberal discount to the trade. Circulars, 
I with cuts and full description, sent on re- 
jiuest. State Rights, except New England, 
„_ 3will be sold on personal application. Ad- 
_ a '.'— "dress E. C. FAIRCHILD, Chicopee Falls, 
Mass. Price, without standard, $2.25. 
Preserve this advertisement. 
BEST VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRY 
PLANTS 
BY MAUL. 
We Will furnish strong and vigorous plants of the following 
varieties by mail, at prices annexed, guaranteeing their 
genuineness and safe carriage: Jucimcla—Our No. 700, 
Kitley’s Goliuh, Nimrod, Naomi, Lucida Per- 
fecta, each, $1 per doz.; $3.50 per 50; $6 per 100. Fill¬ 
more, Triomplic tic Gaud, Wilson, Golden 
Seeded, Burr’s New Pine, Agriculturist and 
Lenning’s White, 59 cents per dozen. One dozen of 
each of the above kinds for $8; or, 50 Jucunda and one doz. 
of each of the others for $10. J. KNOX, 
Box 155, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
(fli<n)(S> American Arbor Vita? hedge, size two 
It W 5 U VVyenrs transplanted. Evergreen trees, all kinds 
and sizes, wholesale and retail at very low prices. Price list 
scut free. A. P. CHAPMAN, 141 Fulton & 50 Vesey-sts., N. Y. 
Shaler’s Family Scales are wanted in everyday 
life. Bee advertisement on page 193. 
A PERPETUAL EXHIBITION. 
Whitlock’s Horticultural Advertiser 
AND 
ALL NURSERIES IN ONE, COMBINED. 
245 BROADWAY, MEW YORK. 
Any one having for sale articles of interest to Agricultur¬ 
ists or to families, should be represented by a sample. 
ADVANTAGES: 
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city at a low price. 
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of tlie world, who would not otherwise get them. 
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your article will be made by a competent person, who will 
also take proper care of it. 
4th. You get your specimens advertised in a first-class 
Monthly, with large circulation, twelve times a year, which 
would be worth more than is paid by most contributors for 
tlie entire expense. 
5th. You secure the very best chance of negotiating sales 
of your patent territory. 
Articles covering on Table, Shelf. or Floor 1 
square foot or less, including advertising, 
Distributing of Circulars, &c.$25 per year 
2 Feet. 30 “ “ 
And for each square foot additional. 3 “ “ 
For particulars, send 15 cts. for Whitlock's Horticul¬ 
tural Advertiser. 
F©a* lt©<o>i Crops. 
Seed to be sown in May and June. 
The following will be mailed post-paid to any address upon 
receipt of price. 
oz. lb. 
Beet—Mangel Wurzel, Long Red and Y’ellow Globe. 10 $ 75 
“ White Sugar, True French. 10 75 
Ruta Baga, Purple Top. 10 75 
Turnip—Long White French or Sweet German.10 1.00 
For sale by B. K. BI.ISS & SON, 
231 Main st., Springfield, Mass., and 41 Park Row, and 151 
Nassau-st., New York. 
Bliss’ Improved Long Orange Carrot. 
This variety originated in Massachusetts several years 
since, and it is rapidly gaining favor wherever known, and 
is now almost tlie only variety grown by farmers in this 
section. It resembles the“ Long Orange” in shape, but is 
superior to it in every respect, being larger, better flavored, 
of a deeper orange color, and more sure to produce a crop. 
Post-paid by mail as follows: 1 oz., 20 els.; 4 oz., 65 cts.; 
8 Oz., $1.10 one pound, $2. 
Seeds for Hedges. 
Barberry —very hardy, produces a fine, compact hedge— 
valuable alike for its fruit and security against intrusion 
from man or beast. 1 oz., 40 cts., 4 oz., $1.50, pound, $5.00. 
Honey Locust or Three Thorned Acacia.— 
Very hardy, affords ample security against all intruders, 
well adapted for the Prairies, 1 oz., 15 cts., 4 oz., 35 cts., 
pound, $1.00. 
Osage Orange, 1 oz., 15 cts., 4 oz., 35 cts., pound, $1.00. 
GIANT ASPARAGUS ROOTS BY MAIL. 
Extra, strong, one year old Roots, carefully packed, and 
mailed, post-paid, at $1.25 per 100; $0.00 ior 500 ; $10.50 per 1,000. 
JLiliiina Anratonis 
New Golden Rayed Japan Lily 
At Greatly Reduced Prices. 
We are happy to inform our friends that we have received 
a large consignment of Tins magnificent Lily, only sixty days 
from Japan—in splendid condition, which we can offer at 
greatly reduced prices. This species is repined to be tlie 
most beautiful of all known Lilies. Its wonderful propor¬ 
tions and peerless symmetry of bloom surpass all accounts 
given by travelers—and plants exhibited since its introduc¬ 
tion info this country have more than realized the great 
anticipations of its wonderful features. The individual 
blossoms are from eight to ten inches in diameter, of deli¬ 
cious fragrance, ground color of pearly white, which is 
often suffused with a golden tint, and elegantly studded 
over with spots of rich chocolate crimson, witli a golden i ay 
or stripe running through the center of each petal. It is 
perfectly hardy, besides being admirably adapted for pot 
culture. 
Strong Flowering Bulbs. $1.50 each; $12.00 per dozen. 
Second size, do. do.$1.00 “ $ 9.00 “ “ 
The Trade supplied upon liberal terms. 
DOUBLE ITALIAN TUBEROSES, 
Imported direct f rom Italy. 
Sent by mail, post-paid, at $2.00 per dozen, or $9.00 per 100. 
American grown do. $1.50 per doz., $9.00 per 100. 
FRENCH HYBRID GLADIOLUS, 
A splendid assortment, comprising upwards of One Hun¬ 
dred and Fifty varieties, among which are many European 
JVoveltiesot. the past season not before offered in this country. 
Fine named varieties. .$2.50 to $4 per doz. 
Fine mixed varieties , the names of which have been 
lost.$2 per doz. 
Sent by mail upon receipt of price. 
Catalogues mailed to all applicants. Address for all the 
above 
B. K. BLISS & SON, 
41 Park Itow, New York, 
And 231 Main-st., Springfield, Mass. 
YE it HEM l l l 
A magnificent healthy stock, very large assortment, at low 
prices per 1000, to the trade.-ROsBS.-3/flrsHf// Niel. 
Madam Charles Wood , and other fine roses, wholesale and 
retail. P. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, Ill. 
fAND WARRANTS and Agricultural 
•“A College scrip for sale. E. P. JAMES & CO- 
45 WaU-st., New York, 
