Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-06
PUBLIC BEDGER.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
nve,pTMrnr or AGRICULTURE.

DEPARTMENT OF AuhIOpLionH'
Some weeks since, in response to
cireular issued by the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington, urging that
seeds from the country be sent to an
agent at New York, TO be forwarded to
The great Exposition at Paris, we took
occasion to protest that the South had
no seeds. that were not needed at home
to feed the poor. The tone in which we
made the protest, appears, upon refer
enee TO the article, to have possessed
something of bitterness. However, 1t
provoked reply from the Department,
which we print. The allusion to hun
gry Ledgeis," may have been facetions'
but, coming from grave department., IS
in questionable taste. IL LEDeERs, and
Aoalaaches, and appeals, and all the
journals of the South, are not hungry, 1t
Is no fault of the ruling party OF the
country. So far from being the disposi-
ton Of that party to feed them, the ak IS
laid at the root Of free press IN len
States of the South, and unless they
shall keep step to the Brigadier Generals
who shall be placed over them as des
pots, not a paper, hungry or otherwise,
will he allowed to exist Without pur-
suing the subject further, we give the
letter referred to:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. !
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. IL. 1867
Ep,roR Public LEDGER-Dear Sir:
In response to your touching protest
against sparing any Southern seeds for
the Paris Exposition, | send you coll
lection herewith, determined to do some
thing to "excite the gratitude of the
South" and hoping it may tend to iacil,
itate the business of feeding the hungry
juvenile Ledgers; in the hope and exT
mediation that they will soon prove
IN full condition to think of the pride
of Americans, being at least fat, IT
not ragged and saucy, as young
America is sometimes apt TO be. Inis
Department, at least, II no other, has Tor
more than a year developed and fostered
the most practical and essentially I'M
nortant reconstruction, viz: the recon-
struction and restoration of Southern
agriculture and Southern industry, by
freely furnishing seeds, hints towards
new Industries or new processes oil cui,
ture. and statistics Of production and
labor.
Hoping the time may soon come, as l
believe ii will eventually, when the South
shall be more prosperous, wise, con-
tented and happy than ever,
am yours, very truly
J. r. DODGE,
Ed. Monthly and Ag. Reps.
The collection " referred to in this
letter, duly came to hand, and for which
we thank Mr. Dodge. We have exam
ined them and intend, for ourselves, to
pIant them. We have prepared list,
and for the benefit of the Department of
Agriculture, which we regard with no
disfavor, give it the benefit Of our eircu
lation
List Of Seeds from the Department
Of agriculture,
short Top Scarlet Radd' sh.
Large Sugar Parsnip
Coles superb Solid Red Celery.
Bene Plant.
Triple Curl Parsley.
Exire Early Tom Thumb Peas.
EaTly Cluster Cucumber.
Seals Early Fine Celery.
Wheetr's First Crop Peas.
French Mangel Worzel Beet.
Little Pixie cabbage.
Stoweils Evergreen Sugar Cora.
Pine Apple Melon;
Eariy Emperor Cabbage.
Early Dwarf Ulm Cabbage.
German Drumhead Cabbage.
Pure Nutmeg Melon,
Rcd Itnlian Purple Eye Onion.
Darling's Early Sugar Corn.
White furnip Raddish.
Nyatt's Garnshing Parsley
Fairly Horn Carrot.
French White Sugar Beet.
Large Sugar Peas.
Large sugar Corn.
Giant Victoria Rhubarb.
Moor Park Lettuce
SHOWS Matches Lettuce.
Flag Leek.
Jennie Lind Melon.
Strawsburg Onion.
White Cwt. Cabbage.
London Horticultural Beans.
Green CURED SavOv Cabbage.
Warmers Emperor Peas.
Sage.
Giant Madiond Onion.
Large White Lima Bean.
Fairhead's Champion Cabbage.
Large Late Drumheai Cabbage.