annie i spa ihe Shy he SAXTON’S COTTAGE AND FARM LIBRARY, _SAXTON’S COTTAGE AND FARM LIBRARY, THE AMERICAN ROSE CULTURIST. BEING A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE PROPAGATION, CULTIVATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ROSH IN ALL SEASONS; WITH A LIST OF CHOICE AND APPROVED VARIETIES, ADAPTED TO THE CLIMATE OF THE UNITED STATES; TO WHICH ARE ADDED FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF Teh D ATT TA Illustrated by Engravings. " No flower that blows “ Is like the Rose, nor scatters such perfume.” NWew York: C. M. SAXTON, AGRICULTURAL BOOK PUBLISHER, M DCCC LII. Qe, cen Oz COns Ziee, — hg Le SI Ma Se \ mn X* =, \e & - we . 7 Sy rn, A= i a > ae j) aa s SZ IF & dé Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, by C. M. SAXTON, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. *Y 'Peasler trom Pat. Office Lip, Mure isia E. 0, JENKINS, PRINT. AND STER., 114 Nassau Street. INDEX. THE ROSE. = 2S alae elaine pian oho 19, 30 Budding.. SoUSUEG UNO OAen Hood acee tl Spring... sisilsvaie\ere(cfatailmislaze(wieisiley sie (erie Calendar of Operations. - - 73 Flowering of peadlings, Hastening of.. iA Retarding of.. Roses, Bengal.......... eeecoe IBOUEDON sie.een cb 354 eee scene 11, 21, 24 (BOUTSAIUb cee om.a a sietenes eat alshtd Bons 20 Burgundy.......+ AB SOE HoA Soo 28 China... - = £7522 PRIOTGUN Pn ssianeebece cals a Siar efe 6 ot - 39, 9, 2,4 43, rH Damask. aielele tote ote ehietetetereietate 18 Grafting.... meeraceeere Danilo, Vellowids. wiso oxo- cvececant 19 ING raaod gas onGa CCORCACC MEO OONOe 2 BiVbOTOCM staves iisiehateicis. sie sis efcleeveise 20 Hints, General, on Cultivation.......... 67 French.. - : --17, 28 Insects infesting the Rose............... 80 Hardy Garden.. sidtsteve olstatersteleyaloerara:s 15 Manures proper for the Rose............ 37 Hybrid.. boc o- 12,17, 21 Pillar Roses. . RU ialeis iol njamionseteie TOL OD Jaune Desprez. mhatefaletais {clei ¢ gardener who can produce his plants without supports, is the one who deserves a prize for his skill; not the man who draws a plant till it cannot support itself, and then keeps it up with framework. There is much to be done in the choice of roses, for particular objects. Those inclined to droop should be on very tall stalks, for their pendulous habit is very handsome, and renders the tree a beau- tiful drooping object; those for bushes ought to be short jointed and close habited, as best suited to dwarfs, and so also will they be found for dwarf standards. The general routine for rose culture is given both as respects the general collection, and also for seedlings; and with attention to what has been here written, we think a mere novice may, with a little enterprise, beat one who grows upon any other system. Few people are aware of the injustice sometimes done to roses, which are condemned as worthless, when the culture alone is the cause of their misbehavior. The Rose is a fidgety customer. The French people are farnous for raising new varieties, and describing them as very superb; the English and American nurserymen buy them as soon as they can be obtained, and describe them to their customers as something recherché; they are purchased by amateur cultivators upon the strength of such characters, grown for a year, and too often thrown away as worthless. Once for all, let us inform our readers, that no Rose can be depended on for growing to its character under the third season. The effect of poor culture is to make a Double Rose semi-double and single; and that which would be rich culture to anything else, may be poor to the Rose, because if it be not suitable, it may as well be poor. There are many things which affect the Rose, but the principal one is tantamount to saying that it does not feelitself at home. Huropean nurserymen often propagate roses rather too mechanically ; the greater part of them are “made to sell.” So long as the stock will keep the bud alive, and let it grow, that is all the nurseryman asks or wishes. Now, it is quite certain that a stock without much root will live, and hundreds of plants sent from abroad are of this description. There may be strength enough in the stock to grow and bloom the kind upon it, but as the stock is not fairly at home, the first year is often wasted in making root enough to lay hold of the ground, and during this period, the head is grown but poorly. GENERAL HINTS. 71 As to blooming, it should not be allowed until the growth is vigor- ous, for it comes miserably poor, if at all. The second year, it is more reconciled to its place, and the third may be considered a fair trial. Take the very best Rose we have, and grow it badly, the result will be bad flowers ; but, if this be the case with well-known varieties, how cautious ought we to be of condemning a candidate for our favors when we have no evidence of its real character. Rose growers say it is impossible to tell, after a removal, what a Rose ought to be by what it is; that it ought to be tried three seasons before condemna- tion, and not be discarded under an idea that it is useless, merely because it flowers badly, which is not always the case. 8 Books for Sale by C. M. Saxton. Cottage and Farm Houses. By A. J. Downing. $2 Country Houses. By A. J. Downing. $4. Sportsman’s Library. By T.B.Johnson. Englishedition. 5. Landscape Gardening. By A.J. Dewning. $3 50. Cottage Residences. By A. J. Downing. $2. Chaptal’s Agricultural Chemistry, ~ With Notes. $1 American Husbandry. By Gaylord and Tucker. $1. Gardener’s Dictionary. By Geo. Don, F.LS. 4 vols. quarto. $10. Journal of Agriculture. . 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Y. Evangelist. “It is en syecollent book and tk» Sest pudlished ox tke subject.’-~Bosionm tiios Bremeh, Thousand Copies printed im six Months! ii ILLUSTRATED TREATISH ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS, Being a history and description of the Horse, Mule, Cattle, Sheep, Swinc,-Poui- try, and Farm Dogs ; with Directions for their Management, Breeding, Crossing, Rear ing, Feeding, and preparation for a profitable market. Also, thelr Diseases anc Memedies 5 together with Full Directions for the Management of the Dairy, and the Com- parative Eeonomy and Advantages of Working Animals, the Horse, Mule, Oxen, &c., by R. L. ALLEN, Juthor of “ Compend of American Agriculture,” §e. The above work contains more than 40 Engravings and Portraits of Improved Animale illustrative of the different breeds and various subjects treated in it. The most minute as well as general principles for Breeding, Crossing, Rearing, Feeding, and Management of all Domestic Animals, are herein given, to produce the utmost marketable value for the food and attention bestowed on them; as well as to prevent disease, and save the immense losses whieh annually occur from this source. It can be sent by Mail, in Cloth Bin@ ing, for 75 Cents—-Paper, 50 Cents. Published by C. M. SAXTON, 152 Fulton st. ” ork. For sale by all the Booksellers throughout the country. Agents wanted for every county in every state. Address, post paid, the Publisher. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS, The Compactness yet vompleteness will make it a favorite with agriculturists.— Chronicle, Philadelphia. Its greatest worth is, as a complete farrier, showing the diseases of animals, their treatment, and cure.—Far. § Mee. a portion which relates te the dairy alone, is worth the cost of the book.— Worcester ranscript. Itis every way adapted to be serviceable in every household which has domestic animals. — D, Adv., Newark. We believe it a complete guide for the farmer and dairyman in the purchase, care, and use of animals.—Jeffersonian. Here is a work which should be in the hands of every farmer.—Highland Courier. We can confidently recommend this work as a very instructive one to those engaged in farm ing, raising stock, or husbandry.— Northampton Courier. Tne author is a practical farmer and stockbreeder, and is able to vouch for the correctness of the remedies for diseases of Domestic Animals, as well as the best mode of managing them.— Huron, O. Refiector. It costs but seventy-five cents, and cannot fail to be worth ten times that amount to any far mer.—Summit S. C. Beacon. It is the best of that character we have yet seen; no farmer should be without it.—Democrag, Curlisle, Pa. This is just such a book as every owner of stock should be possessed of.—Easton Md Stan, Here is a book which all—those who follow the plow, and those who direct it—can read to profit. Jt is a library of knowledge, presenting the latest improvements and discoveries, on all the topics treated of ; and illustrated by a great variety of cuts. The “ Allens,’’ one of whom is the author of the work before us, are quite famous in their especial role, so that what proceeds from them may be confidently credited atall events. The present book is a most interesting and instructive one, and must meet with a great sale.—Sciota Gazette. This work, to the farmer and stock raiser, will be useful, instructive, and profitable, enabling them to improve the breed of their stock, preserve them from sickness, and cure them when infected with disease.—Herald, Morrisville, Pa. : The time has gone by when farmers can expect to succeed without giving some attention te Book Farming, and we trust they begin to see it for themselves. We should like to hear that this work was in the hands of every farmer in the county.—Mercury, Potsdam, N. Y. The title page of this work gives a good idea of its scope and intent. It is a comprehensive summary of farm operations, and will prove very acceptable to the great mass of our farming population. We are informed that 3,000 copies of this work have been sold since the first of danuary. It is well printed and profusely illustrated.—N. Y. Tribune. It is furnished with numerous illustrating cuts, and will form a complete “yvade mecum” for the agriculturist, convenient for reference, and to be relied on when consulted.—Baltimore American. This is a practical book by a practical man, and will serve extensive practical ends. It is & companion which every farmer will feel that he cannot well be without.—N. Y. Observer We cheerfully recommend this work to farmers.—Signal, Juliett, It. We anticipate an extensive sale for this work.— Ohio Cultivator. This work ought to be in the hands of every planter.—N. O. Deita. The author is a gentleman of fine attainments, and who ranks as one of the most accom- plished writers on agricultural subjects in the country.—Ala. Planter. | Many a valuable animal is lost, every year, for want of the knowledge mere conveyed.— Eagle Brattleboro, Vt. 7 2 The author (Mr. Allen), is a practical man, and everything from his pen, on subjects con nected with agriculture and cattle breeding, {5 valuab.¢ to those who prefer matter of fact te vers theory ~ Wane Farmer THE AMERICAN FARM BOOK, OR COMPEND OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, CONTAINING A CONCISE AND PLAINLY-WRITTEN EXPOSITION OF DUTIES PERTAINING TO THE CULTIVATION OF THE EARTH, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FARM, &c., é&c., ON PRACTICAL SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES, BY Rk, ALLEN. The cheapest and most valuable book for a farmer ever printed ; being a@ complete guide, both practical and scientific, for the MANAGEMENT OF THE FARM. Besides the varied practical knowledge which this book imparts, and which is indispensable to the proper management of every department of agriculture, it gives the elements of other information highly neces- sary to a successful farmer, as History, Geology, Chemistry, Botany, Physiology, and Mechanics. ‘These branches of knowledge are given as applicable to agricultural pursuits, and when properly understood will essentially aid and assist the farmer. In fact, a knowledge of these sciences is a sure key to wealth for any agriculturist. It gives the modes of preparation, and the effects of all kinds of manures; the origin, texture, divisions, and description of every variety of soil; the economy of sowing, reaping, and mowing, irrigation, and draining; cultivation of the grasses, clovers, grains, and roots; Southern and miscellaneous products, as cot- ton, hemp, flax,. the sugar cane, rice, tobacco, hops, madder, woad, &c. ; the rearing of fruit—apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, &c.; farm buildings, hedges, &c.; with the best methods of planting, cultivating. and preparation for market. Illustrated by 100 engravings. The reader can form some idea of the above work, from the fact that it treats of 800 different sulyects important to afarmer. It contains 354 pages, and is beautifully bound in cloth, suitable for a library. Price only One Dollar. NOTICES OF THE PRESS. The author has been one of the most able contributors to the agricultural press for the last ten years ; aside from this, he is a practical farmer and stock-breeder, and consequently knows from his own experience what he is writing about.—Commercial 4dvertiser. This work is by a gentleman of known experience; the work is exceedingly cheap, and the farmer will find it a valuable book of reference.—WV. Y. Express. lv isin fact a brief encyclopedia on the subjects treated, and the farmer will find appropriate {nformation on almost any subject coming within his reach.—WV. Y. Observer. Here is a book for the million, precisely what its title indeates. Compassed within its pages, the reader will find the subject of soils, manures, crops, and animals, treated in a style easily compre- hended.—WV. Y. Spirit of the Times. ae work is what might be expected from one so well qualified for the undertaking.— Boston ‘ultivator. Why shall not every good farmer economise his muscles by storing his mind? We hope this book will find its way into many family and school libraries.—V. Y. Tribune. We think that Mr. Allen’s volume, the basis of which is good practical farming, as practised by the best cultivators in the United States, with an intelligent reference to those principles of science which lie at the root of all successful practice, is likely to be of as much or more real service to than any work on agriculture yet issued from the press, and we gladly commend it to the of overy one of our readers engaged in the oultivation of the land.— Horticulturist, THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT, Somplete in 24 Nos, at 25 cents each, or $5 for 24 Nos. $6, bound in 2 vols, PUBLISHED BY C. M. SAXTON, NEW-YORK. THE object of this publication 1s to introduce ORIGINAL DESIGNS of Country Seats adapted to the varied taste and circumstances of an American population: from the elegant ViLLa to the simple Cotracr and plain Farm-Houss ; from PLantTeRs’ Mansions to VILLAGE Domicits. In a word, every variety of Rurau RESIDENCES will be embraced, in order to meet the views of every person desiring a Country House. In respect to style, cost, arrangement, finish, &c., utilit will never be sacrificed: economy in the outlay, with an appropriate style, wil always be kept in view. The reqyisite details, specifications, plans, and direc tions, with a careful and reliable estimate of the cost, will accompany each design These are essential features of a Practical Work, and no labor will be spared in their preparation. Of the diversity of hnman dwellings, whether marked by elegance, convenience, or utility, or by the want of them, none can compare in national importance and philosophical interest with the Farm-House—the Homestead of our species. A triple value attaches to that class of men which feeds all others. With pri- meval farmers, man’s social faculties were first unfolded. With them society began: and among whatever people its shaft has become polished and its capital enriched, it still rests on the cultivators of the soil. So, of their profession, agri- eulture is the great parent of the arts, while its prepared products will forever oe the most essential of all manufactures. Then it was in their dwellings that Architecture itseif had its birth ; it was they who first abandoned the tent with astoral life, and began to devise and construct fixed and permanent abodes. The estimates we give are based on New York prices; including the best ma- verials, workmanship, and finish. There is no doubt that m many parts of the country, they may be materially diminished in every one of these respects—eves to the extent of one-half. The selection of designs by those about to build Country Residences is coma monly attended with embarrassment and always withexpense When furnishea cy antares men, from general ideas communicated by proprietors, they are seldom satisfactory. The American Architect, by furnishing a collection of designs adapted to all tastes and means, will remove every difficulty in the choice, and gave money expended on Plans of no use. It will furnish twelve Elevations, Plans, and Specifications in each year, at a price not exceeding one-seventh of the usual charge for one. Every handsome residence adds value to the grounds attached to it ; hence the importance of having such, by those who invest capital in this species of property. ith regard to utility—the proper distribution of the apartments and their adaptation to the purposes intended is the most important point to be attended to, and they are governed by the Plans. From among the great number of notices, we select the foilowing :— ‘“‘ The price is only 25 cents for each number, and it is surely next to impossible but that such a periodical will obtain a wide circulation.”—New York Tribune. ‘““This work promises to supply a want which has long existed, and to be of essential value.”—Salem Register. ‘¢' This work cannot fail to be useful and popular.”—Beston Bee. ~ “ This is a good and beautiful work, and well adapted to effect a mucli desired reform in American Architecture.”—Boston Traveller. Th: Cost of building from the Plans given, will be from $600 to $5,000, wrth comp ete Specifications from a first-rate Mason and Carpenter, and the prices given ‘an be depended upon. GUNN’S DOMESTIC MEDICINE, OR POOR MAN’S FRIEND; IN THE HOURS OF AFFLICTION PAIN AND SIOKNESS, A SAFE AND RELIABLE GUIDE. RAYMOND’S COPY, PRICE THREE DOLLARS. Txis Book points out in plain language, free from doctors’ terms the Diseases of Men, Women, and Clrildren, and the latest and most improved means used in their cure - and is intended expressly for the benefit of families. It also contains descripticas of the MrpicaL Roots anp HERBS OF THE UNITED STaTEs, anc how they are to be used in the cure of diseases. It is arranged on anew and simple plan, by which the practice of Medicine 1s reduced to principles of common sen _This invaluable book has passed through many editions; it has now been re- vised and improved in every respect, and enlarged to nearly double its former size ; and contains nine hundred octavo pages. It does not propose to dispense with physicians in severe cases. But it does propose to save thousands and tens of thousands annually, by putting the means of cure into every man’s hands, and of saving many valuable lives (which is of far more importance) by instructing individuals how to check disease in its begin- nings, before it has acquired too much strength to resist and overcome. Opinions of the Press. “We seldom take up a book of this class with any favorable impressions ; for we fear quackery and pretension have been at work for the ‘ poor man; but mm vhis work all our prejudices were conquered. Professional men as well as others, we see cheerfully recommend this book; which has, in its ample pages, much o! the necessary instruction to ward off or to cure disease.”—New York Ezpress. “It is written in an easy, plain, and familiar style, and points out the diseases of men, women, and children, and the latest and most approved means used in their cure. The language and arrangement are so simplified as to bring it within - the capacity of those who possess a very limited education. The object and de- sign of the author seems to be to remove all that technical phraseology which is used in medical works generally, and thus simplify the practice of that science which the head of every family should be acquainted with. It is generally recom- mended to our professional readers as a guide in cases where it is not deemed necessary te have the services of regularly educated practitioners. This book should find a place in every family.”— Boston Mail. ‘“‘ This is a work of Family Medicine on the plan of Dr. Ewell. It is the most jain-written, untechnical book of the kind we have met with; a decided improve nent on both Buchan and Ewell. It is printed in a very superior style, revised from the first edition, and containing a variety of useful information not hitherto aid before the vulgar eye. It treats of the passions. It has also a catalogue of medicines, *vith their properties and doses, and the diseases and manner in which they are treated ; comprising a synoptical Materia Mediea, exceedingly useful in families, and more particularly tt captains of vessels and planters, who cannot conveniently procure medical advice. It is an excellent book.”—New Orleans True American. “If we judge of the merits of the book by the immense number of copies already sold, and the very flattering testimony of medical men of the first standing, (and among the number, several of the most distinguished members of the faculty in our City,) it is a valuable compendium of the modern practice of physic, and must prove a valuable assistant to families, particularly in sudden emergencies, and in all situations where regular professional attendance cannot be commanded.”— Louisville Journal. ? “The great advantage it possesses over all other books of the kind is, that the author has avoided all Latin terms; this is what has brought Dr. Gunn’s work into such extensive family use.”—New Orleans Picayune. : “As a medical Vade Mecum, it has for years stood high; and now, since its re- vision, (Raymond’s copy,) will take the lead of all similar works.”—Mobile Daily Advertiser. _ “Its extensive sale has established ‘ts worth, and stamped * as a standard and useful book.”—Kentucky Gazette. iF On the receipt of THrEE Do.iars, Dr. Gunn’s book will te sent, free of postage, to any part ofthe United States. _ Alt letters must be addressed, (post-paid,) toC.M.SAXTON, Fu.ronSr ew York. i Raymond’s Copy” is the only complete editien and isso marked on tbe back THE AMERICAN POULTRY YARD; COMPRISING THE ; DRIGIN, HISTORY, AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT BREEDS OF Domestic Poultry; WITH Complele Directions for their Breeding, Crossing, Rearing, Fattening, and Preparation for Market ; Including Specific Directions for Caponising Fowls, and for the Treatment of the Principal Diseases to which they are subject. DRAWN FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES AND PERSONAL OBSERVATIO¥ Ildustrated by Numerous Engravings Br Di J, BROWNE, With an Appendix, embracing the Comparative Merits of Different Breed of Fouls. By SAMUEL ALLEN, Price $1, in cloth—75 cls. with paper covers. Published by C. M. SAXTON, 152 Fultom Street, N. VW OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. Mr. Browne was bred and brought up a practical farmer. From his intimate know ledge of the history and habits of our domestic animals, having devoted, probably, more attentien to the subject, as a whole, by reading and observation, than any other individual in the country, the task of preparing this work was assigned to him, Salem Register. The style of the engravings and the mechanical execution of the work are excellent —Maine Farmer, An extensive work on poultry, embracing every information desired.—M. H, Tele graph. We commend the book and the subject to the thoughts of farmers.—Vt. Watchman Every one who may purchase a copy, upon a perusal of the same, will be fully satis fied that their money was well spent.—Bristol Phenix. It is one of the best treatises on the Domestic Fowl ever published.-—New-Ha»., Palladvm, The details into which this book enters, on all the subjects connected with the pro filable raising of fowls, are precisely of that minute and practical character which is needed.—N. Y. Evangelist. We are glad to see that the evident demand for information on the subject ot rearing Domestic fowls has called out so valuable a work as the one before us.—NV. Y. Daily Tribune. It contains matter to interest and instruct upon almost everything that concerns the ,oultry yard, and bears the impress in its pages that its editor was well qualifled t ulfill the task he undertook.—American Farmer, {tis the most complete book of its class ever published, and quite indispensable & all who are interested in raising poultry, —Charleston, S. C., Weekly Gazette. No farmer among us would remain a day longer without the work, did he but kno its value.—Rahway Register. It is unquestionably the cheapest and best work of the kind extant, and should ba a place in every farmer’s library.—Germantown, Ohio, Glazctte. The volume is enriched by an Appendix from the the pen of Mr. Samuol Allen, an, experienced breeder of fowls, who has taken mach pains to improve the stock in thie country.—V. Y. Weekly Tribune, Published by C. M. Saxton. AMERICAN MUCK BOOK, Treating of the Nature, Properties, Sources, Operations, &c. OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL FERTILIZERS AND MANURES IN COMMON USE, WITH SPECIFIO DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, PRESERVATION, AND APPLICATION to Soil and Crops; with the leading principles of Practical and Scientific Agriculture, &e., &e. By D. J. Browne. 420 pp. 12mo. price $1. Oyptrmioms Of tine LPrPre3scse “The Muck Book contains a great deal of valuable matter. This has been drawn from a large number of the best authorities on the subjects indicated in the title ; the numer- ous analyses of plants and manures are particularty valuable, and are not to be found in any other single treatise. ‘Those who wish to advance towards perfection in the saving, manufacturing, and judging of the comparative value of manures, and in applying them with the least possible waste to crops, will find in this book a vast magazine Be tig aeelibind and advice, worth many times its cost and the labor of persual.”—Albany Cultivator. “ The title ‘Muck Book’ inadequately describes the character of the work ; for it treats of all kinds of fertilizers, animal, vegetable and mineral, and in a style to instruct without perplexing. The manner in which the various manures operate, and the means whereby any required deficiency in the soil can be supplied, are plainly given; and none need waste a horn-pith or an old shoe, as many do, for want of knowledge how to turn it to advan- tage. m We recommend the work to intelligent and inquiring farmers, who desire to make everything tell in the manure heap, and who would keep their soil in good heart.””—Jour- nal of Agriculture. “From an attentive examination of the pages of this book, I have eome to the conclu- sion, that it is one of the best works extant, on the principles of scientific agriculture, and the best compendium of our most recent knowledge of the nature of manures and their adaptation to partioular soils and crops.”— N. E. Farmer. é “Mr, Browne was, we believe, bred and educated a practical farmer himself, and hav- ing a general knowledge of geology, chemistry, &., and extensive personal knowledge of farming, gardening, &c., in almost every soil and climate, having been for five years a traveller and resident in America, Hurope, Western Africa, and the West Indies, his obser- vation and experience combined, would render him eminently qualified for the task. This he has accomplished with credit to himself, and no doubt the result will prove it highly ad- vantageous to the farming community. It is just such a work as is needed by every agri- culturist, and the very neat and excellent style in which the enterprising publisher has issued it, will we are very sure commend it to every friend of the farming interest in the country.”’—N. Y. Farmer and Mechanic. “This is a well-written work of over four hundred pages, printed and bound in the usual handsome and permanent style of Mr. Saxton. The importance to every farmer and horticulturist of the great subject of which it treats cannot fail to make this work invalu- able to the library of every man who tills the soil. One feature of this work which pleases us, and which will make it universally acceptable is, that the subjects are treated in such a manner as to be easily understood by the ‘ working farmer,’ who knows little or nothing of chemical science and learned technicalities. With such a work as this in his hands, the farmer is enabled to reclaim his lands, impoverished by his own or his ancestors’ misman- agement, and realize abundant crops where nothing would grow to reward his toil in the ordinary mode of culture.””—Phrenological Journal. The following is from Dr, C. T. Jackson, of Boston, the best Agricultural Chemist in the United States; ‘Boston, November 6th, 1851. Dear Sir: I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the ‘* American Muck Book,” recently published by you, and edited by Mr. D. Jay Browne. From an attentive examination of the pages of this book, I have come to the conclusion that it is one of the best works extant, on the principles of scientific agriculture, and the best compendium of our most recent knowledge of the nature of manures and their adap- tation to particular soils and crops. It cannot be expected that a single volume could possi- bly contain the whole sum of chemical knowledge applicable to the science of agriculture ; but, on looking over the closely-printed and compact tables of analyses, and the abundant formulas, which this publication contains, I could not fail to be surprised at the industry manifested in preparing it. I was also gratified to find it so well adapted to the American system of husbandry, and so practical in its character. Its copious and accurate index adds not a little to its value. I shall certainly recommend it to my agricultural friends as a very useful book, and one nocessary to every scientific farmer. I am, respectfully, your ob’t servant, CHARLES T. JACKSON, State Assayist, &c., &. To C. M. Saxton, Esq., New York. THE FAMILY KITCHEN GARDENER; CONTAINING PLAIN AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS . OF ALL THE \ DIFFERENT SPECIES AND VARIETIES OF CULINARY VEGETABLES: BY, OS a Tees eT AUTHOR OF THE AMNRICAN FLOWER-GARDEN DIRECTORY, ROSE MANUAL, ETC NEW . YOR ws C. M. SAXTON, 152 FULTON STREET, ALSO, STRINGER & TOWNSEND, H. ONG & BROTHER, W. ¥. BUB- GESS, DEWITT & DAVENPORT, WILSON & CO., DEXTER & BROTHER. BOSTON: REDDING & CO. PHILADELPHIA! W. B. ZIEBER, LINDSAY é& BLAKISTON. THE AMERICAN BIRD FANCIER;: CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO THE BREEDING, REARING, FEEDING, MANAGEMENT, AND PECULIARITIES CAGE AND HOUSE BIRDS. Illustrated with Engravings BY. Diol + BROWNE, . AUTHOR OF THE SYLVA AMERICANA, THE AMERICAN POULTRY YARD, ETC. WEW YORK: C. M. SAXTON, 152 FULTON STREET. ALSO, STRINGER & TOWNSEND, H, LONG & BROTHER, W. F. BURG¥S@ DEWITT & DAVENPORT, WILSON & CO., DEXTER & BROTHTR, PHILADELPHIA : W. B. ZIEBER, LINDSAY & BLAKISTON. BOSTON: REDDING & OO. LEC EUR &S APPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY TO AGRICULTURE. % The profit of the earth is for a.l ; the king himself is served by the field.’’—Kecles. v. & BY JAS. F. W. JOHNSTON, M.A., F.R.SS L. & E., FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SOCIEIES, Honorary Member of the Royal Agricultural Society, Foreign . lember of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture, &c. &e ; Chemist to the Agricultural Chemistry Association of Scotland, and Reader in Chemistry and Mineralogy in the University of Durham. NEW EDITION, WITH AN APPENDIX, CUNTAINING SUGGESTIONS FOR EXPERIMENTS IN PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE : NEWYORK: C. M. SAXTON, AGRICULTURAL BOOK PUBLISHER, No. 152 FULTON STREET. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE GRAPE VINE ON OPEN WALLS. WITH A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF AN IMPROVED METHOD OF PLANTING AND MANAGING THE ROOTS OF GRAPE VINES. BY CLEMENT HOARE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN. APPENDIX, CONTAINING REMARKS ON THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE VINE IN THE UNITED STATES. NEW YORK: C. M. SAXTON, 152 FULTON STREET. 2 ad ia Me * a " 2 SR 4 fs Pe. Ret aac Mm ‘ ns Fi Whose ff PEPELPEREPPERLELS rirereress rerTLet? ttt i ii 0001455245