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HORTICULTURAL.
Wifi. N. WHITE, Editor.
SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 1559.
CORRECTION.
In the article last week on Calceolaria for
Slipperroot read Sh'pperwort.
CATAWBA GRAPES AND FIGS.
The Editors of the Field ami Fireside have
been favored by a basket of delicious Catawba
Grapes and superior Figs, from Judge Staexes,
of this city.
——i♦♦♦
[Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.]
A CHAPTER ON STRAWBERRIES.
In looking over a file of old pamphlets, not
longsince,l accidentally lighted upon an adver
tisement of the “ Hautbois ” Strawberry. I had read
it hundreds of times before, but it had never oc
curred to me that the l ‘llautbois” was an old En
glish variety. Mr. Peabody, however, claims
tliis as a hybrid of his own origination, from
the Ross Plioenis and an Alabama wildling. As
I have never seen the English variety of that
name, I cannot determine whether Mr. Peabody's
resembles it* It is, however, to be regretted,
that he should have christened his favorite off
spring, by a cognomen already monopolized, and
familiar to the public. If I mistake not, at
tempts have been frequently made to transfer the
English Hautbois to our "American soils, but
without success, it requiring, no doubt, some pe
culiar atmospheric influences, which our climate
does not afford. The public, at least those who
live within tasting distance of Mr. Peabody's
garden, are vastly indebted to him for his success
and skill in horticulture, and especially for his
improvement of the strawberry; but whether the
result of his experiments can be made available
for ordinary gardening, such as common Held
hands can give, remains to be proven. Another
idea, which has often occurred to me before, in
reference to Mr. P.’s advertisement—he calls his
hautbois an hermaphrodite plant, or oue contain
ing both organs of fructification (stamens and
jiistik). Now, according to all established theo
ries on the subject by such naturalists as Linna us,
Jusseiu, Lindley and others, this is the natural
state of the Strawberry, and not a forced one, or
one brought about by cultivation.
It has often puzzled me to hear of staminate
and Pietilate varieties of strawberries. U tiles.? the
plant was a polygamous, or a diecious one, which
it certainly is not, these terms (staminate and
pistilate) are wholly inapplicable to it. It is not
to be denied, however, that some strawberry
plants produce flowers in which stamens pre
dominate, and are hence infertile, while others
produce those in which pistils have the ascen
dancy, and are hence fertile, —but is not this
rather the result of some peculiarity of cultiva
tion, than a constitutional habit ?f And might
not the male or infertile plant of this year, by
some mode of cultivation, be made the fertile
one of the next ? When, therefore, we succeed
in producing an hermaphrodite plant, have wo
not, by some fortuitous route, merely brought
it back to its original state ? According to all
botanists, the strawl>erry belongs to the natural
family Rosacea, no genera or species of which is
ever found to be diecious; hence the oddity of
calling this species an hermaphrodite plant
when there is not only the natural state of
all orders in this family, but of more than two
thirds of the whole vegetable kingdom. The
term? staminate and pistillate belong with pro
priety to such as the fig, the date, plum, hop,
Ac., but assuredly they cannot consistently be
applied to express a peculiarity of plants belong
ing to a perfect order. Linnaeus, who was the first
to establish successfully the sexual condition of
plants (in his artificial system, founded upon dis
tinctions observed in the stamens and pistils,)
places the strawberry in the natural family Ro
sacea, class leosandria, order Polygynia, and
we might with as much propriety speak of male
and female roses, peach trees, Ac., as of straw
berries. The rose, for instance, in its natural
state, lias only five petals, but by cultivation, the
numerous stamens and pistils are changed to
petals; now, if we could by some other peculiar
ity of cultivation succeed in unwinding the chain
of habit and bring the rose back from its hun
dreds of petals to its original five, we should be
doing exactly the same thing as rendering the
strawberry a perfect plant. Theory and practice,
when they are so widely separated as to require
argument to bring them together, can scarcely
be able to produce beneficial results. When,
therefore, the established habits of plants, differ
so far from the abstract laws of naturalists con
cerning them, that they can not be reconciled, it
is to be inferred that there is an error of no small
magnitude in scientific details concerning them.
Thus, if the habits of the strawberry prove it to
be a diecious, or even a polygamous plant, as Mr.
Peabody and perhaps other horticulturists assert,
(when they speak of it as staminate and pistilate,)
and the theoretical laws pertaining to it, (as es
tablished by naturalists) prove it to be a perfect
plant, then the one must be right, and the other
wrong. But, if on the contrary, those peculiar
ities are the result of fortuitous circumstances,
it is wrong to apply the established nomencla
tures of science to a freak of Jiorticulture. The
whole vocabulary of botanical terms would there
by be thrown into confusion, and we should be
forever shifting the order of classification, to keep
pace with them. It is therefore to be hoped that
future experiments, may tend to the development
of such habits in the strawberry and all other
plants, as shall reconcile successful horticulture
with the established theories of science. M. M.
Walnut Grove, Ala. July 21, 1859.
•It docs not, and is not a Hautbois, {Frayaria elatior)
is not a mere variety, but a distinct species. It succeeds
tolerably well here, but the flavor is not generally liked.
—Ed.
t Undoubtedly. A variety of the Strawberry with the
blossoms entirely free from qither stamens or pistils is
of course like a double flowered or variegated leaved
plant in an unnatural state. But this state in the ease of
a particular variety, as llovey'a seedling, is still a fixed
one, and no change of soil, climate or condition makes
this particular variety sport back to the normal hermaph
rodite state.—Eo.
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ROSE ISABELLA GRAY.— ( Tea.)
This charming rose is one which must be
hailed with pleasure by all lovers of this beau
ful class of roses. Not only does it possess all
the qualities desirable in a tea rose, (a rich fra
grance combined with a fine robust constitution,
and producing its beautiful golden blossoms in
great abundance;) but it has the additional re
commendation of being an excellent summer
pillar rose, and a native withal Upon poor,
half-starved, stinted plants, the flowers are thin
and meagre, but upon well grown specimens
they are produced in the greatest abundance
and very large, and full of the richest golden
yellow. Superceding all other yellow roses, this
beautiful variety cannot fail of becoming a uni
versal favorite with all who love (and who does
not) a beautiful flower. Daniel Barker. West
Meridan , Ct. — Country Gentleman.
Vim 80tTX»*RM FIELD AMD FIRESIDE.
This Pear has fruited two years with us, and
we find the tree remarkably vigorous while
young. It comes early into fruit on the pear
stock and is a most abundant bearer. Like
most fruitful varieties, if not quite severely
thinned its growth is stopped, and it will, after a
fruitful year, take a year of rest to recruit, but if
not suffered to overbear, it will yield a yearly
crop. The size and quality of the fruit are ren
dered much superior, and the vigor of the tree
is not impaired
Fruit rather large, obliquely pyriform: skin
yellow at maturity, with many small dots, con
siderably russeted; stalk an inch long, inserted |
by a lip in a slight cavity; calyx open in a shal
low, wrinkled Itasin; flesh very melting, juicy,
and sweet, with an agreeable perfume. It fruits
in clusters. Ripens all through September and
a part of October. One of the most delicious
and desirable sorts.
HORTICULTURAL.
Communications for this department are re
spectfully solicited. Address them to the editor,
at Athens, Ga.
Horticultural exchanges will please direct to
the same address.
GRAPE ROT AGAIN.
BY C. M. CLAY.
You will remember that last year I wrote you
upon this subject, and, among others, I spoke of
the undue excess of the roots to the leaves, as one
of the causes of the grape rot. I was satisfied
that the method of summer training, imported
from the poor soils of Europe, was not adapted to
our rich and virgir soils. Upon this natural
law of proportion between the stem and root, I
abandoned the “two cone’’principle of trimming
on the stakes, and left the old wood and “spurs’
I abandoned also the summer trimming of later
als, and only pinched off the extra long top buds
of projecting vines. I passed along the rows,
and instead of pinching off the pendent branch
es, turned them over upon the fixed ones, thus
amassing an immense foliage to. elaborate the
sap. Now for the result. The worst case of
rot ever known has taken place in this section.
My staked grapes are perfectly sound and fine.
My treUice grapes have the rot badly. Let me
now give all the data,"and let each one draw his
own conclusions.
Trellised Grapes—Rotter. —Say two hun
dred vines, on posts, with wire slats, surface flat,
range from north to south; soil, rich garden
mould, trimmed rather closely, on the spur sys
tem ; extraordinary full before the rot; weather
during the rot, cloudy and hot.
Staked Grapes—Sound. —Say three hundred;
some varieties Isabella and Catawbas ; stakes
seven feet high; rows running from north to
south eight feet apart; vines three and four feet
apart in the rows; surface inclined to the east,
on a plain, at an angle of five to ten degrees;
inclination to the horizon; .soil, old worn-out
field; all trenched threo by three; culture of
both lots by the hoe; clean of weeds.
Difference. —l. The soil of the trellis is rich
—the stake poor. 2. The surface of the trellis
level —stake inclined. 3. The trellis old and close
tops—the stake young and large tops.
Now these conditions sustain my theory of
the rot. 1. The rich soil produces a large vas
cular system, which is therefore more liable to
unhealthy change; absorbs more unelaborated
juice. 2. The excess of root increases the
trouble. 3. Tho level surface retains all the
water, thus enlarging the immature sap. I said
last year that leaves could not elaborate the
large quantities of sap which is thrown up from
rich, level, and consequently wet soil, from ex
cess of roots. The stakes having all these ad
vantages over the trellis, retains its fruit sound.
Again, all the vines of which I have heard,
trained on houses, last year, preserved their
fruit. Tho reason, if my theory is true, is ap
parent. The cellars act as complete drains, and
the great extent of vine, and leaves, and the
heat of the wall (during the night, being im
parted to the vine) matures the juices, and gives
healthy action to the vine, by avoiding sudden
changes of atmosphere. I repeat my rules: 1.
Observe the natural law. 2. Avoid much ma
nure. 3. Undor drain. 4. Expose to an east
ern sun by eastern inclination, and west and
south range of vines. 5. Trim less. 6. Where
possible, use wall an<J cellars. I give these
hints for what they are worth, conscious how
wide must be experiments to establish a general
law.— Country Gentleman.
July Uth, 1859.
POPULAR FALLACIES ABOUT FLOWERS.
It is fallacy which many people entertain, that
flowers will grow and flourish without care.
It is another, that weeds will die of them
selves without being pulled up.
It is another, that a flower garden looks as
well where plants and seeds are set out, without
any regard to harmony of color, height, period
of flowering, Ac., as where due regard has been
paid to all these things.
It is a fallacy which some people hold, that it
will not pay for the trouble and expense, to culti
vate flowers.
It is a fallacy to suppose, that because a plant
has a high sounding or almost unpronounceable
name, that therefore it must be beautiful and
worth buying.
It is a fallacy, equally absurd, to consider a
plant unworthy ofcvltivation, because everybody
has got it.
It is a fallacy to suppose, that because you
can get a homely plant, which you do not want,
for nothing, it is as cheap as one you do want,
for which you would have to pay a trifle.
It is a fallacy for a man to consider, that it is
beneath his dignity to cultivate flowers, and that
it is work only fit for women and children.
It is a fallacy to suppose, that a man whose
business it is to sell flowers and plants, will al
ways give disinterested advice concerning them.
It is another to imagine, that to have any dis
play of flowers at all, you must employ an expe
rienced gardener, at ever so many dollars per
month.
There are some other fallacies entertained
about flowers and gardens, which we may men
tion another time. o. B. H.
Country Gentleman.
COMPTE DE FLANDRE.
FINE GRAPES.
We are indebted to Mr. M. H. Hubert, for a
basket of very fine Catawba grapes, which were
grown upon his vineyard near Double Wells, in
Warren county. Thoy were shared by us with
the editorial corps of the Field <fc Fireside ; and
the able chef of the Agricultural department of
that paper, after eating half pound of them,
was very emphatic in the expression of his opin
| ion, that “grape culture in Georgia ought to be
encouraged by the press." Mr. Hubert has a
vineyard, which is more than eight acres in ex
: tent, and will commence to make wine next
week. The editorial corps of tho Constitutional
; ist are decidedly 1 letter judges of wine made from
[ tho Catawba grape, than of the grape itself.
Constitutionalist.
SAVANNAH MEDICAL COLLEGIT
THE Seventh Annnartourse of Lectures in this Insti
tution will commence on the Second Monday, the
; fourteenth of November next
Preliminary lectures will commence on the first of Nc
j vember.
FACULTY:
It. I). Arnold, M. I)., Professor of Theory and Prac
tice of Medicine.
P. M. Kollock, M. I)., Professor Obstetrics and Dis
eases of Women and Children.
W. G. Bullock, M. D., Prof. Surgery.
J. B. Bead, M. D., Prof. Materia Medica.
Jt’RiAn Bakiuks, M. D., Prof. Physiology.
N. A. Pratt, M. D., Prof. Chemistry.
W. R. Waring, M. D., Prof. Anatomy.
J. E.Godirrv, M. D., Demonstrator of Anatomy.
Clinical Lectures at the Savannah Hospital, twice a
week, by Drs. Arnold and Bulloch, on their respective
branches. These are the only clinical lectures delivered
at the Hospital for the benefit of Students.
Agreeably to the conditions of the State Donation,
one Student from each Congressional District will bo
laken free of charge.
Applications with necessary vouchers must lie mode to
the Dean.
Fees for entire Course of Lectures $lO5 00
Matriculation Ticket, (paid once) 5 00
Demonstrator's Ticket 10 00
Graduating Fee SO 00
For further particulars, apply to
ati2o 8t WM. O. BULLOCH, Dean.
WILSON’S ALBANY SEEDLING!
BEST AND MOST PROLIFIC STRAWBERRY!;
YIELDS over 200 bnsliels an Acre ! This unrivalled
Berry has this year, on my grounds, excelled all
previous ones in size, quality ana productiveness. Num
Derless specimens from 4 to 4# inches in circumference;
some still larger.
Selected, strong, new plants, packed and delivered in
Albany—slo for 1000 ;$G for 500; $1 50 for 100; $1 for
50. Descriptive circulars sent to applicants enclosing
stamp. lpS~ -Vo Traveling Agents employed.
WM. RICHARDSON,
au2o* Rlverview, Albany, N. Y.
FRUITLAND NURSERIES.
AUGUSTA, GA.
PJ. BEKCKMANS & CO., solicit the attention of
• Planters to their laige and fine stock of Fruit and
Ornamental Trees, Vines, Roses, Evergreens, Flowering
j Shrubs, Climt>crs, Strawberry Plants, Rhubarb, Hedge
Plants, etc., etc.
Our Trees are uncommonly well grown, and cannot
fail to give satisfaction, and the number and varieties
very extensive. Catalogues mailed free to all applicants.
Address P. J. BEItCKMANS A CO..
au2o 8m Augusta, Ga.
NEW CARPET STORE.
J AMES G. BAILIE A BROTHER, direct importers
of, and wholesale and retail dealers in all kinds of
English and American Carpetings, Rugs, Floor Oil Cloths,
Curtain Goods, Cornices, Window Shades, Ac. A full
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Muslin Curtains, Cornices, Ac. Window shades in great
variety. CARPETS and Curtains made up PROPER
LY if required. Patronage respectfully solicited.—
Terms cash, or city acceptance.
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205 Broad St, Angusta, Ga., or,
JAMES G. BAILIE,
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SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE
FAIR.
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_L Competition open to all. Fair for the promotion of
Art, Mechanical Ingenuity and Industry. At their large
and commodious building In the City of Charleston, S.
C-. commencing on Tuesday, November 15,1859.
Suitable premiums will be given for the best speci
mens in Art, Mechanism and other branches of Industry;
also for Cotton, Rice, Sugar, Tobacco, Corn, Wheat, Rye,
Oats, Potatoes, and other Agricultural products.
The Ladies, to whom the Institute is so much indebt
ed, are respectfully informed that suitable Premiums will
be provided by the Committee, and awarded for the best
sj)ecimens in every department of Ladies' work.
All articles entered for Premiums, must be sent in on
or before Friday, the eleventh day of November next,
directed to the care of Mr. THOMAS AIMAR, Clerk of
the South Carolina Institute, Charleston. Articles may
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CoNTiuBL’TOJts to the Faik are respectfully reqncstcd
to send full descriptions of the articles, and such gene
ral information as may be of use to the Judges, ami suit
able for publication. "Every attention will be paid to all
articles sent for exhibition. auglß
FERTILIZER.
L.S. HOYTS BONE SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME
THE readers of the Field and Fireside, interested
in knowing the value of Fertilizers uw>n the exhaust
! e<l lands of the South, and especially the results when
applied to Cotton, arc reminded that such application of
the above named Fertilizer has been made upon this
j vear’s crops as to test fairly its worth as compared with
Peruvian Guano, and the various other concentrated ma
nures, so generally used the past season.
Reports already received assure us that when the crops
are matured, we shall be able to give the buyers of Fer
tilizers such satisfactory proof of its real value as to in
sure other orders for the next season.
THOS. P. STOVALL A CO.,
Agents, and General Commission Merchants, No. 255
Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. jyßo ts
NATIONAL FERTILIZER.
WE would call the attention of Planters and Fanners
to this most excellent Fertilizer. An article com
posed of MARL, FISH, AND BONE-DUST—it ismore
lasting In Its effects than Guano, and is well adapted to
wheat Send and get pamphlets containing the analysis,
which will be sent promptly by the Agents.
Price of the Fertilizer $45 39 ton of 200(1 lbs.
CARMICHAEL A BEAN.
jv23 8m Augusta, Ga.
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SOUTHERN FIELD AND FIRESIDE,
A literary and agricultural paper,
Published Weekly, in Augusta, Georgia.
Dr. D. LEE, Agricultural Editor.
W. W. MANN, Literary Editor.
WM. N. AVHITE, Horticultural Editor.
Devoted to Agriculture, Literature, and Art It is in
quarto form of eight pages, folio size—each issue con
taining forty columns of matter. In mechanical execu
tion, it is in the best style of the typographical art In
utility, it will be all that the best agricultural science and
practical knowledge of the South can furnish. A weekly
visitor to the homes of Southern Planters and Farmers,
it will be more useful and acceptable to them than any
monthly journal of equal merit
In mental attractions, it will be all that a spirit of en
terprise on my part, and a laudable emulation on the part
of others, can evoke from Southern intellect and cultiva
tion.
Too long the Southern people have been content to look
to Northern periodicals for instruction in agricultural
matters, and to Northern literary jiapers for mental rec
reation. There is, however, a growing spirit of inde
pendence and of self-reliance at the South. Our people
are awaking to the conviction that we have the elements
of success in the experience, knowledge, and scientific
investigation, of the dwellers in our own Southern homes.
The truth is gleaming upon us, that we have literary re
sources of own worthy to be fostered —that among South
ern writers should be divided some portion of that vast
stream of Southern money that flows perpetually north
ward to sustain Northern literature.
My aim is to establish a paper that will be a vehicle o
information useful to Southern Planters and Farmers, and
a repository of Southern thought, imagination and taste,
in the realms of Literature and Art; and to obtain for it
such an extent of patronage and success, as will justify
the most liberal compensation to all its contributors.
Able and experienced editors are engaged, and steps are
in progress to secure contributions from the most pleasing
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to Southern people.
“ Full many a gem, of purest ray serene,”
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The Agricultural Editor is Dr. Danikl Lkb, the dis
tinguished Professor of Agriculture in the Univerity of
Georgia—editor for many years past of the Southern
Culticator, and a leading contributor to many Northern
agricultural journals of the highest reputation.
The Horticultural EditorisMt Wm. N. Whitt., a skill
ful and experienced cultivator of fruits, flowers, and vege
tables—a writer of repute in these departments, and au
thor of that popular work, “Gardening for the South.”
The Literary Editor is Mr. W. W. Mann, of this
city, an accomplished writer, of fine taste, and scholarly
attainments, who, having retired from the active duties
of the legal profession, spent many years in Europe, and
was for several years the Paris Correspondent of the Na
tional Intelligencer and Southern Literary Messenger.
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Augusta, Ga„ May, 1559.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
A TEDICAL, School, Law, Religions and Miscellaneous
ITI Books, Stationery, Music, Perfumery and Fancy
Goods. For sale low, by WM. N. WHITE,
my 23 Bookseller, Athens, Ga.
MARIETTA FEMALE COLLEGE.
THE KENNESAW SCHOOL PROPERTY, erected by
Bishop Scott, of been purchased for
that purpose by the subscriber, the exercises of the next
(fourth) session of the College will be opened in it, en
larged and improved, on the 10th of AUGUST. Board
may be had for ten dollars per month, exclusive of lights
and washing. Only a limited number can be boarded on
the premises by the President, but with the Professors
and other good families, any number that may apply.
Tuition, as good as can beJiad in all the departments of
College study, at the usual College rates.
Farther particulars from W. H. ROBERT,
• Pres. M. F. C.,
•Or, Col. G. N. Lester, Sec. B. Trustees, Marietta, Oa.
jelS 8m
ULRICA STILL AND SPARKLING
WINES,
FROM the Vineyards of Dr. O. A. Ulrich, Tallapoosa
Co., Alabama. In the above Wines, now introduced
for the first time in this city, we offer an article of per
fect purity, fine color, and deficious bouquet, unsurpassed
by any native Wines, and taking rank with the best for
eign. Among connoisseurs, there has been no diversity
of opinion from the above, and it is only necessary to give
it a trial for the most sceptical to be convinced or its
truth. DAWSON A SKINNER,
je4-tf Sole Agents for Augusta.
JUDSON FEMALE INSTITUTE,
MARION, ALABAMA.
THE twenty-second Annual Session of this Institu
tion will open on Monday, October 3,1859.
For further information, or catalogues, apply to
NOAH K. DAVIS,
jyßo 6t Principal.
EMORY COLLEGE.
FALL TERM begins Wednesday, August 17th, and
closes November 30th.
Persons desiring other information will apply to the
President
Applicants for admission will please attend the first
day.
JAS. E. PALMER, Sec'y Board Trustees.
Oxford, July 25,1859. jyßo 4t
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.
THE undersigned will sell on accommodating terms
476 acres of valuable land, lying 8 miles from Rome,
on the Great Annuchee Creek. Over 200 acres of this
tract is very rich bottom—the balance good upland. Price
|6,000 —one-third cash, the balance in one and two years,
with interest. aug6 ts 8. FOUCIIE.
IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS.
A VALUABLE School property, very eligibly situ
ated, will be sold upon reasonable terms to a suitable
purehascr.~The School is of high grade, ami is now
worth over $4,000 per annum. This opportunity of mak
ing a profitable investment is presented by one desirous
of retiring from the business, if a suitable successor
should present himself
For particulars, apply to the editors of the Field and
Fireside. ts aug6
GEORGIA FEMALE COLLEGE.
THE next term, being the first of the Eleventh Colle
giate year, will begin on Monday, September sth.
Every pupil receives constant instruction in the com
mon studies.
The young ladies board in private families, where
they receive those offices of maternal care and kindness
which are necessary for their health and comfort.
GEO. V. BROWNE, Pres't
Madison, July 30, 1859. 4t aug6
IMPORTANT ARRANGEMENT
FOR PLANTERS PURCHASING MANURES.
RHODES’ SUPER PIIOSPHATE-The Standard
Manure for Cotton, Corn, Wheat, and Tobacco Cul
ture, besides all root crops.
This celebrated and Standard Manure, which is fnllv
warranted and sold under a Legal Guarantee, can be had
of J. A. ANSLEY & CO.,
(Agents for Manufacturers, at No. 800 Broad street,
„ Augusta, Ga.,
«ho will sell at manufacturer's prices—s4s per Ton,
with shipping expenses added. nug6
TURNIP SEED
IN addition to my fine assortment of fresh Landreth
Tl RNIP SEED, I have on hand a select lot of gar
dks tools, including Spades, Rakes, Reels, Lines, Prun
ing and Budding tools, Ac., Ac., all of which will be sold
lo " r - „ V. LaTASTE,
a,IL 'B ts No. 200 Broad Street.
POLITICS, COMHEECE, HEWS.
THE CONSTITUTIONALIST is published, Daily,
Tri-Weekly, and Weekly, in Augusta, Ga.
In politics, it is Democratic. In its spirit and aims,
Conservative. In its commercial tables and statements,
accurate and reliable. In its news department, prompt,
industrious, truthful. In its telegraphic arrangements,
its facilities are unsurpassed. They are, in all respects,
fully up to the requirements of the day.
The Constitutionalist belongs emphatically to the
school of State Bights and Strict Construction. Its prin
ciples are those of the Democratic Party, as set so rth by
the National Convention at Cincinnati. It is the advo
cate of the sovereignty of the States and the union of the
States; but not one without the other. It is for the equal
rights of the States, and of each section.
For pie South it claims equality in the Union, or inde
pendence out of it.
A uniform, firm, and consistent course for the thirty--
seven years of its existence, is a guarantee of fidelity to
its principles.
Teems—Daily. $6 00
Tri-Weekly 4 00
Weekly 2 00
Caeh, invariably in advance.
Paper stopped at the end of the time paid for. '
JAMES GARDNER, Proprietor.
Augusta, Oa. . -
DENTAL NOTICE.
A. W. LATIIKOP. M. D., SURGEON DENTIST,
TAKES pleasure in informing his city and country
friends that he has taken the residence No. 266
Broad Street, directly opposite the State Bank, and will
remove there on the Ist of October next, where he will
be pleased to see all his old friends, and as many new
ones ns desire to have their natural teeth preserved, or
artificial ones substituted.
Having been engaged in his profession for twenty
years, and being acquainted with all the late improve
ments in Dental science, he is prepared to guarantee that
all his operations shall be performed in the very beet
manner, and so as to give entire satisfaction.
Dr. L. has been using chloroform, more or less, in his
practice, for the last ten years, in some of the more pain
ful operations, such as extracting, Ac., and has recently
also been using the Electro-Magnetic Battery for similar
purposes.
lie will use either, if desired, whenever the case will
admit of it
Augusta, July 27,1569. jyßo toctl
THE CABLE LIGHTNING RODS
WILL NOT CORRODE.
"VTO Joints; no getting out of order; double the con-
X1 ducting surface 1 The conducting power of an inch
iron rod, without extra weight, and no increase in prices.
Wholesale or retail. Agents wanted everywhere. Sam
ples mailed on receipt of 25 cents in stamps. Dealers
should send fort circular at once. Address
J. A. BACON A CO, Electricians,
jy3o 8t Charleston, S. C, or Savannah, Ga.
PIANOS! PIANOS!
JUST received, and in store, an assortment of Piano
Fortes, from the justly celebrated manufactories of
Raven, Bacon A Co, llazeiton Bros., A. H. Gales A Co.,*
of 6>j, 6X, and 7 octaves, varying in price from $275 to
$450. These Instruments are too well known through
out the whole country, to need any puffing. Persons
wishing a first rate Piano Forte would do well to call and
examine the above before purchasing. Every Instrument
warranted as represented. <
GEO. A. OATES A BRO.,
Sole Agents for the above makers.
N. B.—A splendid assortment of Guitars, Violins, Ac
cordeons. Flutes, and every article in the musical line,
always on hand. The stock of Printed Music on hand is
the largest in the State. my2S-tf
GARDENING FOE THE SOUTH.
THIS WORK, securely enveloped, will be sent by.
mail to any person enclosing one dollar and twenty
five cents per copy. The odd cents may be sent in post
age stamps. WM. N. WHITE.
Athens, Ga, May, 1859. my2S-tf
PLUMB & LEITNER,
DEALERS in choice Medicines, Chemicals, Drugs,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnishes, Brushes, Perfumery,
fine articles for the Toilet, Fresh Garden Seeds, Ac, dec.
Also, manufacturers of Plumb’s celebrated Double and
Single Cologne Water, and Fluid Extract of Buchn, near
the Post Office, 212, Broad-st, Augusta, Ga.
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GEO. A. OATES & BROTHER.
BROAD-STREET, (between the U. S. and Globe Ho
tels,) Augusta, Ga, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
School and Miscellaneous Books, and Foreign and Domes
tic Stationery, Gold and Steel Pens and Pencil Cases;
English, French and American Writing Papers; Copying
and Seal Presses; English and American Copying, Wri
ting, and Indellible Inks; Letter, Note, and Wedding En
velopes; Port Folios; Ivory Tablets; Writing Desks:
Backgammon Boards; Dominoes; Playing, Visiting and
Printers’ Cards; Gum Tickets; Pen Knives; Drawing
Paper; Water Colors; Mathematical Instruments; Port
Monnaies; Card Cases; Pencils; Bristol Board; all kinds
of Drawing Materials! also a large assortment of fine
Line Engravings and Lithrographs.
(W Books being constantly ordered a Single Volume
of the smallest value may be sent for. mv23-tf
r DOWNING HILL NURSERY.
THE subscribers beg leave to call the attention of the
public to .their large collection of Southern raised
Fruit Trees, embracing all the best varieties that have
been tested in the Southern climate.
Also, a fine collection of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs.
Catalogues furnished by mail, free of charge, to all ap
plicants. Address
PETERS, HARDEN A CO,
Je4-tf Atlanta, Georgia.
SOUTHERN SEED STORE,
NO. 200 Broad street, Augusta, Ga V. LaTASTE «
respectfully informs tho public, that he keeps on
hand a fine assortment of GARDEN AND FIELD
SEEDS, from the celebrated house of D. Landbetii A
Son, of Philadelphia
Gardening being the advertiser's legitimate trade, per
sons may apply to him with confidence of receiving none
but the best of Seeda Orders by mail attended to with
dispatch. i
V. L. also keeps a fresh assortment of DRUGS AND
MEDICINES, to which he calls public attention. Call
in and see us; whether your object be to buy or not, you
will be always welcome. ts my2S
IMPORTANT TO PLANTERS.
THE RICHMOND FACTORY, Richmond county,
Ga, continues to manufacture WOOLEN CLOTH
at 12>f cents per yard for plain, and 16 for twills—finding
every material except the wool. The extensive and
constantly increasing j>atronnge the Factory has enjoyed
for post years, assures the proprietors that the article of
W inter Clothing for negroes, made by them, has not been
surpassed by any cloth made North or South.
Recent extensive improvements, and others now being
erected, enable us to keep up the standard of the Goods,
and to secure an early delivery.
Planters, or others, who may wish to 6end ns wool to
be made into cloth, can send it dirty or clean. If washed,
it should be done in cold water, and done thoroughly. If
sent dirty, we charge half cent per yard extra for wash
ing. Burry Wool Is not objectionable; the burs are re
moved by machinery. The name of the owner should be
marked upon every package sent.
Wool sent by railroads in Georgia, Alabama, Tennes
see, or South Carolina, to the Augusta depot, with the
owner's name, and “ Richmond Factory ” marked upon
it, will be regularly and promptly received, and the cloth,
when made, returned to the points directed. Each par
cel Is made up in the turn received.
We would especially urge upon our patrons the great
necessity of sending in the wool as soon as clipped.; if
this rule is followed, the parties would always be sure of
having the cloth in ample time.
All Instructions to Messrs. Fleming A Rowland, our
Agents in Augusta, Ga.
A. JOHNSTON, Present Richmond Factory.
April 1,1659. jelß ly
PROSPECTUS.
THE SOUTHERN TEACHER, quarterly, will be edit
ed and published by the subscriber, assisted by emi
nent contributors throughout the South.
The design of the Teacher is to discuss all subjects re
lating to instruction and discipline at home and in school;
to present the views of experienced and practical educa
tors in regard to the theory and practice of teaching; and
to furnish notices of new school books and interesting
items of Educational intelligence. In a word, we pro
pose to make it a medium of professional intercourse
between teachers of the South, that each may receive the
encouraging sympathy of the other, in the great and
noble work in which they arc engaged.
Each number will contain not less than 100 pages,
Bvo., well printed, including the advertising sheet It
will be published on the first of July, October, January,
and April.
Tebms : One dollar per year, invariably In advance.
All subscriptions must begin with the volume.
Agencies will be established as soon as possible, to
supply all sections of the country; and, meanwhile, or
ders from Booksellers, Periodical Dealers, Post Masters,
and others, disposed to extend the Work, are respectfully
solicited, and will be supplied on the most liberal terms.
Specimen copies will be sent free of [lostage to appli
cants who cannot conveniently reach any agency yet
announced, on fowarding eight postage stamps.
Address, W. 8. BARTON,
Montgomery, Ala., Jnne 25.
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