Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific Knowledge, policies, or practices. “6 ror IIT YEARS 4x0 NEVER BEEN SURPASSED IN EXCELLENCE { St-THROUGH LOCAL MERCHANTS. - THEY CAN BE OBTAINED:} 2d.-BY EXPRESS, AT MODERATE RATES. d.-BY MAIL AT LOW POSTAGE. N 0 ‘ORDER IS TOO SMALL. 3 IS TOO MUCHTROUBLE . IN D.LANDPETH & SONS. Nos.2! anp238.Srcrx St, PHILABELPHIA,PA. 10) \ , 5 8062 1923 +. Pua e Aeriattp TS, ' TUCUEEEEUREEEOOOOE We do not de- scend to the child- ish business of .--18Q5... a nd @aAbric. Seeds... Ae For Spring mRA95~> mn .... oeeding, 1 ; oe giving premiums. We give the value UEC ELAN EREEAEAUN TEAS CELE EESTEOEELELETES EES EE PILI =f OUPUAEDUEEECUEEEEEECRTEEEEECOCE REA e ree et et ey SPD L EET PEL EE CL ETE NANA COREER TEC ET ERE REE EEL ary ese may perhaps reach some to whom LANDRETHS’ SEEDS are as yet unknown, and who are therefore not familiar with their excellent qualitles. Catalogue We will this Season, notwithstanding that fact, omit the oft-repeated reference to our seeds, and our extensive facilities for producing them; > _____—s- Simply suggesting that the steady and increasing growth of a Seed Firm now in its one hundred and eleventh year of active and continuous business should be at leastsome assurance to the reader that its representations may be relied on. In this connection we venture to ask the intelligent purchaser of seeds if he does not think the time has arrived to commence to question the representations of sensational seedsmen, who offer gifts as premiums to purchasers, and who always have so many new things that one tires of reading the adjectives of superlative in describing them ; and one becomes still more worn to find, after months of watching and waiting, that the highly extolled are no better than old familiar sorts. Atthe rate the improvement has been going on, according to these oracles, the stocks originally must have been very bad, and, judging from the fancy pictures, perfection must now be near at hand. It really seems as if the creature, man, was as anxious to be deceived in seeds as in quack medicines, for we do not hesitate to declare upon our reputation as seeds- men of repute, that nine-tenths of the so-called new sorts advertised at high prices are, so far as merit goes, rank humbugs, and it is time the public were told so. HINTS TO PURCHASERS. TERMS CASH WITH ORDER.—‘Seeds sent to amount of remit- | PACKAGE CHARGES.—When bags, crates or barrels are required tance only; when prices fluctuate and postage or cost of bags is not pro- for packing Seeds, the POLLO WInE rates will be charged: Bags, 2 bush., 20c.; vid if for in remittance as re juired, orders will be modified ‘accordingly, 1 bush., 12¢.; % bush., bs eZ bush. ., 7¢.; 4% bush., de. Crates (for Onion andc sto mers can re-order the deficiency, as no accounts will be opened Sets), 3 ‘bush, 30c.; 2 eee 0-5 Al bush., ae Vy bush., 12c. Barrels (for for small sums or balances resulting from short remittance. Onion Sets, holding 3 bushels), Be, Package 2 Charges a are extra and should be included in remittance. REMITTANCE may be made in cash, by Express or registered mail, by draft on New York or Philadelphia, by Postal Money Order or Postal Note. MAKING OUT ORDERS.—We always make it a point to give ns of One Dollar or less in cash, Postal Note or Stamps, may be sent by orders our immediate attention as soon as received, a fact well known y mail at our risk. Postage stamps for any sum will be accepted and appreciated by the thousands of customers deriving their supplies acilities for transmitting money by the above modes do not exist, from us direct. The prompt execution of orders will be greatly facilitated ers containing same should be registered. if our customers will be careful to write on their order their Mull Name and Address, the Quantity, Name of Variety and Price of the BY MAIL—POSTAGE PAID BY US.—We will mail, postpaid, at seeds wanted. (See Order Sheet enclosed.) our expense, all orders tor seeds in 5c. and 10c. flat papers and ounces. All necessary correspondence may be given on a separate sheet, or apart from the order. The practice of writing us from several post- “offices is BY. MAIL—POSTAGE PAID BY PURCHASER.—0n gquanti- to be avoided. Change of residence should be communicated to us at , 14 \b., postage should be provided for by purchaser, at the rate once, to secure delivery of our current publications. ., and on Peas and Beans, 1éc. per quart; Corn, 15¢. per quart. Space will not permit us to enumerate all the seeds and garden requisites we carry in stock. If you do not see what you want, write us and we will BY" EXPR ESS.—Moderate orders too heavy or expensive for the Mails, promptly give you prices and all other information. nick time is de Sten en can _be sent by express to your nearest s office. No goods sent C.O.D. without an advance sufficient to a - A r charges both ways. Onion Sets, Potatoes, Roots and other perishable The prices in this Catalogue are constantly will not be sent C.O. D., but will be sent only upon receipt of full : F anieomerideirink at purchaser, P K= subject to Fluctuations, eile] Therefore, Merely Suggestive. Postage, Eight Cents Extra per BY. FREIGHT, R. R. or Steamer.—Orders for heavy seeds, such as Peas, 1s, Corn, ete”, can be shipped at lower rates of freight by railroad or Pound if by Mail. teamer where practicable. NOTE While we exercise the greatest care to supply every article true to name and of the very best quality, we wish it distinctly . understood that we do not warrant our seeds, and that we are not in any respect responsible for any loss or damage arising from any failure thereof. r ES = hs PTET tay Address plainly, D. LANDRETH & SONS, Philadelphia, Pa. Market Gardeners and Institutions requiring seeds in large quantities will be given special rates upon submitting their orders. ). LANDRETH & SONS eae Seed Farmers and Merchants since 1784. Ill YEARS IN CONTINUOUS BUSINESS. andreth Trade- Mark for Ex- port, Keg, 16th June, 1665. EA Landreth Trade-Mark for U. Bi Regis: bi MCE EEEUEEESU REG GUECLEECALTRCCCEETLEC EECCA CEO COCCORCREEREE EOS EE CS TMM MAMMA Fumi SUOCUCCEEEEE REECE CC EEEEE ER OU CT CCE EEE EET ay. Pennsylvania Seeds. ———— eee eee at 9 camer = wena ENTRANCE TO BLOOMSDALE FARM. No broad district in the United States is so well adapted to the perfec- tion of such numerous varieties of Vegetables and their Seeds as that comprised within a radius of one hundyed miles around Philadelphia. As a consequence of this, Philadelphia Garden Seeds have always been and always will be unsurpassed in quality and unequalled in range of develop- ment of form, texture and flavor. Eastern leet northern Dela- ware and southern and central New Jersey are all comprised within the one hundred mile radius mentioned. To be more exact, it comprises in Pennsylvania the beautiful and productive counties of Delaware, Mont- omery, Lancaster, Chester and Bucks, all contiguous to Philadelphia, Sistricts celebrated for their fine-bred cattle, splendid pasturage, choice dairy products, immense stone barns, painted and whitewashed home- steads, and beyond the 1 a State the district comprises all of the State of Delaware, one-half of the State of New Jersey, the whole being the reatest Truck-producing section of the United States in the volume pro- Suced, and by reason of its proximity to the great cities of Philadelphia and New York, permitting of putting the products into market before they wilt, thus commanding the highest price, and greatly enhancing the profit to the grower. These sections are little subjected to radical climatic or atmospheric changes; the tornadoes, cloud bursts and extended drouths of the West are here comparatively unknown; puceshanrers and other insect pests are not allowed to gain a Onn within these highly cultivated districts. The following extract, from the Census Report of 1890, shows how far the section here under consideration exceeds any other, in fact, how itis almost equal to one-half all the others combined, being as 21 to 54: VALUE OF VALUE OF Boneh Eeobaarelll ACRES.) pRODUCTS. Total. . . | 534,440 | $76,517,155 || South Atlantic. . | 111,441 | $13,183,516 — | ——_——_—| Mississippi Valley| 36,180 4,982,579 New England} 6,838 | $ 3,184,218 || Southwest . 36,889 4,979,783 Philadelphia . | 108,135 | 21,102,521 || Central 107,414 | 15,432,223 Peninsular . .| 25,714 2,413,648 || Northwest . 1,083 204,791 Norfolk 45,375 4,692,859 || Mountain .... 3,83, 531,976 Baltimore .. 7,181 3,784,696 || Pacific Coast. . 14,357 2,024,345 Seed growing as a co-relative of vegetable culture has for over one hundred years been an established pursuit in the vicinity of Philadelphia, and this city still continues to be the centre of the Seed Trade, both as respects the volume of Seed produced in the surrounding country and the volume sold by her Seed merchants. Seeds of all varieties of vegetables cannot, however, be profitably poms in the Middle States, in some cases because the climate favorable or the development of the vegetable is not suitable to ripen profitable quantities of Seed, and in other cases because of our high-priced labor, _twice as costly as that of Europe, but thanks to the climate, a larger pro- eas of the Seeds of esculent vegetables can be grown to perfection in his district than in any other, as has been demonstrated by actual seed- Baboms for a century, Philadelphia-grown Seeds being accepted as the unit 5 comparison. The few varieties which cannot be profitably grown in e Philadelphia district are sayed in other localities, and the capable seedsman knows just where to go to get the best results, if ne essary, to the ends of the world, no matter how far, soa locality is found especially adapted to the perfection of the Seed he wants. . == The capable Seed merchant of this day must be not only a man of commercial experience, but a man of such technical qualifications and application as to place him among the class of most intelligent merchants while the advanced seed rrower conducting operations in various States and working confronted with the diverse influence of distinct soils and climates must be a student of vegetable physiology, critically observant of causes and effects as connected with the chemistry of plants, their hybridization and the fecundation of soils, and at once take rank in the most advanced class of agriculturists. We claim that we always have been, and are now, the largest producers of Garden Seeds on our own lands in the United States. Our annual crops of Turnip, Cabbage, Beet, Radish, Kale, Parsnip, Okra, Pepper, Tomato Onion Sets, and some particular sorts of Spinach, Cucumbers, Melons, Peas, Beans and Corn are greater in area, both specifically and in the aggregate, than cultivated by any other Seed-growing firm in America Seeds of other families of esculent vegetables, not above enumerated, are grown on our own lands to a more limited extent, the whole grown on a total of over eighteen hundred acres in three separate States, this area comprising the farms held in fee and on which we pay taxes. To these are added a still larger acreage with neighboring farmers, who are supplied with stock Seeds, all the carefully selected product of our home farms. It need hardly be said that the selection of the localities and men to grow outside crops and the responsibility of inspection of growing crops, is a subject of the utmost importance, nor need it be stated that of still greater importance is the work performed on the home farms, the culling of all crops and the intense selection of the plants from which to save Seed to be sown the following year at home or be given out for growing on contract. If purchasers of Seeds could observe the contrast between our methodi- cal system of growing, selecting aud saving Seeds and the slip-shod, no- system, mis-management of the producers of cheap Seeds, they would be willing to pay us three prices. We are strong believers in heredity, and endeavor to grow from Seed of fixed habit. Our intensely careful selections of many years have estab- aes types which are almost fixed, and we justly call them ‘“‘ Pedigree Seeds.’ Heredity is most fixed when plants are cultivated upon the soil and under the climatic surroundings of their place of origin, while on the other hand, very radical departures are made when the same plants are grown under changed conditions of soil and climate. This is noticed in the enlarged and coarse development of Cabbage grown in Oregon or California from Pennsylvania Seed, or in the deterioration of the edible qualities of Watermelons grown in the South from New Jersey Seed. Any Eastern Seed taken to the Pacific slope will, in a few years, so depart from its original type as to be hardly recognizable under its original name. The most marked effect of soil and climate is on some of the vegetables of Japan, many of which are products of Landreths’ Seed sent to Japan by the United States Patent Office on the occasion of the expedition of Com- modore Perry to Japan, in 1847. Those Seeds were the first of the kind ever introduced into that Empire. We have since received and tested many Japanese Seeds of vegetables bearing what we have taken to bea trace of the original American parentage. As respects heredity and the art of crossing two or more varieties whose superior qualities, if united, would be desirable, much has been accom- plished, and in the future various astonishing results will, no doubt, be developed, for the number of hybridizers, all working out different lines, will certainly produce a multitude of interesting results. While the greater art, however, of so-called new sorts are the results of chance admixture in the field, the Seed grower is now ceasing to be a mere plodder-on in the steps of his ancestors, but is entering into his work physiologically, if not scientifically, and the work of the hybridizer is now so multiplying varieties and subvarieties as to confound the unintelligent Seed planter. While the meritorious alone will stand the test and be perpetuated, other inferior subtypes will be offered under most extolled descriptions never to be heard of again. The best opportunities for hybridizing are in the union of domestic plants with others of like nature from remote sections of the world, resulting in most striking development, and generally most healthful constitutional qualities. We desire to put on record our decided preference for American-grown Seeds obtained from the best sources, and undoubtedly Philadelphia Seed has the best all-round reputation. Philadelphia Seeds are to be preferred all the time to European Seeds, as being better ripened, and consequently more vital, and as grown by a more intelligent and trustworthy class of cultivators, for however honor- able European Seed merchants of the cities may be, the peasant growers with whom they deal are in general most tricky and unreliable. Fortunately, by reason of our large production of Seeds upcn our 1800 acres of own farm land, and by reason of contracts with neighboring farmers and others more distant, we rely very little upon imported Seeds, not one-twentieth of our sales being of European growth, but mnineteen-twentieths American. The cautious gardener will always purchase American Seeds in preference to European. Pennsylvania is a great State in many respects, and one of its notable productions for a century has been Garden Seeds suitable for sowing in all climates. 4 The gardener who sows Pennsylyania Seeds takes the best of all possi- ble precautions, for he gets an American article with a vigorous American constitution, as it has been grown under the best of conditions. We try to be American in all things, and ask the support of Americans to help us disseminate American Seeds. > VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS. Monthly Operations—time Saving Notes. JANUARY. NORTHERN, Jere, wulheabls fo oat teen ae as Rods for Beans and Peas may be made ready, Manure collected, Com-= post Heaps formed, and, by the way, compost is beyond all comparison the best shape in which to apply fertilizers to most vegetable crops. Fruit Trees pruned ; fre Hedges clipped—those formed of evergreens not till after sthas disappeared. Asparagus-beds top-dressed preparatory to being < en frost hasceased. Hotbeds for early forcing may be made ready. t or Landreths* Seeds should be sent in early, otherwise new varieties may be sold out. SO UTHER N. Our calendar simply aims to remind the reader Kw ~AXNAY. of what may be done if the surrounding cir- umstances be favorable—thus, for instance, in our variable climate, seeds iiss ch it is i dicated may be sown during the present month at Charleston, rther South, it may be folly to commit to the earth by reason i, which must necessarily defer such work until a change of tem- perature ; or if it be done during the cessation of extreme cold, the return of Winter weather, or an unseasonable frost, may in a single night destroy the labor of many days. The enterprising man is not, however, to be deterred by fears, andif his judgment leads him to take the risk of chances, he may act upon some of the following suggestions, if he resides south of the latitude of Charleston. Radishes sow sparsely from time to time. Asparagus-beds dress with compost and salt. This latter, though an active stimulant, may be ly given in heavy dressings to Asparagus, and has the further advan- tage of destroying weeds. Horse-radish cuttings putout. Peas sow at intervals; some may be frosted, but try again. Read descriptions of ap- yroved varieties. Landreth’s Earliest Cabbage, All the Year tound, and Select Early Jersey Wakefield may be sown for Spring and early Summer use ; also the Bloomsdale Early Market, a wonder- Sul fine sort for early Summer use; the Reedland Early Drumhead and Flat Dutch Cabbage may now be sown to come in still later; also the Early Dwarf Flat Dutch Cabbage, a variety which stands the sun, and which we can highly commend as possessing every good quality—thus keeping up an uninterrupted succession; Cauliflower, planted in the Autumn, will begin to head, and may need slight protection at this season ; Turnips for early crops sow. Also Beets sow, also Carrots, Spinach, Parsley; all of which to be repeated next month; Onions hoe, alsoother hardy crops planted in Autumn as there directed ; Lettuce Plants from Fall sowings, transplant ; Celery earth up as required ; Endive, which should now be in full growth, tie up to blanch, in small quantities only, as needed; plant Garlic, Shallots, and Onion Sets; set out Bullock Blood Sets; Spinach, and Rosette Kale should be sown. Sow seed of Tf. T. Tomato. Do not delay sending in your order—the only address necessary is Landreth, Philadelphia, Penna. Sal FEBRUARY. NTA CEI We niga eee abe ater sumed all persons into whose hands this Catalogue is likely to fall are pro- vided with that cheap and simple means of enjoyment, a Hothbed, for forwarding tender vegetables. Toward the close of this month seeds of Cabbage, Cauliflower, Tomato, Egg Plant, and Pepper may be planted in Hothed; watch them lest they suffer by frost, or, as it is not infrequently the case, from want of sufficient air as the weather becomes Jer, when they will need also increased water. We can only speak in general terms of the work which may be advan- geously done now, preparatory to the active season which approaches. ols and implements are likely to be needed, the thoughtful man pro- s them in due season; overhauls his stock of Seeds, and makes outa st of those which may be needed, to the end that they may be in hand »¢fore the time of sowing. The only address necessary is Landreth, Philadelphia, Penna. The time for active labor is at hand; Peas So UTHERN. plant; for the earliest choose Landreths’ Extra Early, which is unquestionably the gvealest bearer among the first carly sorts, andis of fine flavor. Among the best Peas following in success- ion are the Premium Gem, Advancer, American Wonder. Beans, Pink Eye Wax, plant. Cabbage and Cauliflower Seed and Pink Heart Collards sow. Remember, highly enriched and well-tilled soil will alone produce good crops of the Cabbage tribe, which embraces the Tur- nip and Ruta-Baga. The Cabbage Plants from previous sowings transplant; and the Lettuce Plants; also, sow seed of the Golden Carled. Sow Spinach, Radishes, Carrots, Parsnips, Salsify, and Beets; Asparagus-beds re-dress. This delicious vegetable may be im- | may be safely given, Squashes and Melons plant. Don't be deterred from fear of loss by change of temperature ; the gardener who counts every liability will be, in the main, behind his more enterprising neighbor, Extra Early Adams and Minnesota Sugar Corn planbiee the first crop, follow up with Crosby Sugar, Landreth Sugar, Early Mame moth and Evergreen, for succession. Plant Potatoes, Allianve is one of the best. Set out Bullock Blood Onion Sets; drill Onion, vet Selected Danvers. Sow Tomatoes, Bermuda and Money Maker, Mail your order for seeds to Landreth, Philadelphia, Penna. MARCH. NOR THERN. Asparagus sow; plant roots of the Colos- 4 ¢ sal. Beets, Eclipse, Landreths’ Forcing, Philadelphia Turnip, and Early Blood Turnip, sow. Cabbage sow in a sheltered place, if not alreadyin hotbed. Test Landreths’ Ear- liest, Very Early Wakefield, Landreths’ Early Summer Flat Head. Early Market, Reedland Early Drumhead. Carrots, Extra Early Forcing, sow. Cauliflower—attend to those under glass. Celery sow. Cresssow. Compost prepare. Dung prepare for later hotbeds. Horse-radish plant. Hotbeds make; also force. Lettuce sow, transplant, Mushroom-beds attend to, Mustard sow. Onions put out as sets—those known as Philadelphia Buttons much the best ; cet Bullock Blood Sets. Parsnips sow—Bloomsdale is the best. Peas, Landreths’ Extra Early, Advancer, Premium Gem, sow. Potatoes, Early, plant. The Garfield is admirable in every respect. Radish, Market Gardeners’, Summer White, sow. The Wonder- ful Half Long, an improvement on the old Long Scarlet, we recom- mend. Rhubarb sow ; plant roots. mane sow; plant. Tomato sow in hotbed. Early Jersey ripens first. T’.'l'. Tomato is best for succession. Turnip, Earliest Bloomsdale, first in the market—the earliest sow; but generally, be it observed, so far north as Philadelphia, these directions will apply better to April than to March. SO UTHERN. Southward of Washington, Peas continue to e plant. Set out Bullock Blood Onion Sets. Beans, Landreths’ Scarlet, the best in existence, and Pink Eye Wax, plant. Cabbage Plants from Winter beds transplant, especially Lan- dreths’ Earliest; also Jersey Wakefield. Remember, to have fine head Cabbage and Lettuce, deep cultured and highly manured soil is required. Onions sow, our Extra Early Red. It is remarkably early. Leeks sow. Turnips sow a few; they may succeed, Potatoes lant. Carrots and Parsnips sow, if enough were not sown last month. Mantas: Bloomsdale, and Landreths’ Earliest Cutting etic for small salad, sow at least once a fortnight. Parsley sow. lomatoes sow in warm situation; those from the hotbed may be set out. Peppers sow close of this month. Water-Melons, Landreths’ Boss and Arkan- sas Traveler.sow; also Extra Early Cantaloupe, Acme, and Reed- land Giant Muskmelon. Cucumbers, First and Choice sow, Okra, Landreths’ Long Greem Pod, sow, also Squash and Pumpkin. Beets and other root-crops sown last month will be advancing; the should be thinned and cultivated ; Celery, Paris Golden, and Spinac sow. Asparagus-beds dress, if not already done. Strawberry-beds set out. rench Artichokes, if slippedand dressed last month, should have attention, | APRIL. NOR THER The exact time at which certain seeds should *« be sown must depend not only on location in respect to latitude, but alsoon the nature of the soil ; if it be heavy, a little delay will rather promote than retard our object—the common sense of each one must be used. Asparagus sow, or plant roots, if not attended to last month. Wher- ever practicable, a bed of sufficient size should be made to permit an ample supply without cutting every feeble shoot which peeps above the surface ; indeed, where space and means admit, two beds should be maintained, and cut alternate seasons. For directions for making an Asparagus bed see article upon Asparagus. Beans, Landreths’ Scarlet, sow, First in Market is the earliest, Beets, Early and Long, sow. Cabbage, Reed~ land, Early Drumhead and Flat Dutch, sow freely, that there be enough for the fly and to plant out in July for Autumn use, Carrots, Extra Early Forcing. and Damverssow. Celery sow, if not sown last month. Cress sow. Cucumbers, Landreths’ Choice, Landreths’ First, sow in warm spot. Horse-radish plant if not done. Hotbeds attend to. Leek sow. Lettuce sow in drills, also plant from beds of last ~ Autumn’s sowing. Marjoram Sweet sow. Mustard, for Salad, sow. Melons sow ; sce ournew varieties. Nasturtiumssow. Onions, But tons for table use plant, try Bullock Blood Sets, and sow Bloomsdale rive proved by the application of salt or refuse pickle, of which heavy dressings a = — — ——s MOBLEY’S POND, GA.—Since Ihave been planting your seeds I have never failed to have solid heads of Cabbage and Lettuce, something rare in Z this section. ‘ BLUNT, DAK.—Your Extra Early Red Onion is the best to be seen in this country. r LE MARS, IOWA.—Your Extra Red Onion did wonders—taking first premium. It is far better in this climate than the Wethersfield. HINTS OF VALUE TO THE GARDENER. 3 Monthly Operations. Set Seeds, white, red, and yellow, thickly for sets. Parsley sow. Par- snips, Bloomsdale, Sugar, sow. Peas, Early and Late, for a succes- sion, sow. Potatoes plant; Landreth Garfield is a variety of very Superior quality, Radish, Earliest White, Prussian, Golden Globe, White Summer and Lady Finger, sow for succession. Salsify sow. Sage sow or plant. Spinach, Bloomsdale, sow at short intervals. Thyme sow or plant, omato sow on border, to succeed those sown in hotbeds. Spring-sown Cabbage will now be fit to trans- SO UTHERN. plant ; manure well, if you expect fine heads. The plants set out in February and March will require culture; deep tillage is demanded by the Cabbage tribe. About the middle or latter end of this month, sow Reedland Karly, Late Mountain, Late Flat Datch, Drumhead, Flat Dutch, and Drumhead Savoy Cabbage seed for plants to be set out in June. Cauliflower and Broccoli may be sown. Carrots, Parsnips, Beets, previously sown, are now advancing in growth, and should receive necessary care ; additional sowings of each of the roots may now be made. Bloomsdale Pearl Onions set out in the Autumn, should be fit for use. Sow Leeks for Winter use, Turnips sown last month should be hcedand thinned. Drawup the earth to the Potato Vines. Sow Radishes, the White Summer and Golden Globe are the best for the season. Lettuce may be drilled where intended to head. Sow Celery, plant more Cucumbers, Melons, Squashes. Study our list of varieties. The fertilizer best adapted to these vines is compost prepared the past season, formed of decomposed manure, well-rotted sod, wood, earth, ete. It is sufficiently stimulating, will not be likely to burn the plants during dry weather, and the vines will bear better than when rampant from exciting applications. Okra, Long Green Pod, sow if notalreadyin, The vigilant gardener will keep his eye upon the weeds. MAY. During the past month the hardier vegetables NORTHERN. have been sown, and by the middle of the present one all will have been put in. Beans, Bush, plant for succession ; Landreths’ Scarlet are the best. Lima, Carolina, Monstrous Podded, and other Pole Beams may now be planted. Beets, Long,sow. Cabbage,set out plants and sow seed for Autumn supply. Pepper plant. Carrot, Nantes, sow. Cauli- flower in frames, remove glasses. Celery weed and sowmore. Crops which have failed when first sown, repeat sowings, Cucumber, Jersey Pickle, plant. Lettuce, Reliable, Largest of All, and Dutch But- ter, sow in drills to stand, thin out to four inches. Melons plant; the best is Landreths’ Boss and Long Light Icing; among Citrons or eens the Extra Early is the firstto mpen. Parsnips thin out, if ready. We have, in former issues of our CATALOGUES, recommended a Farmer’s IKkitehen-Garden, where nearly all the preparation of the land may be done by horse-power, and thus most ample supplies of vegetables be obtained at all seasons, without hand-labor or occupation of time which may not readily be spared from farm duties. SO UTHERN. Beans, Snap, Lima, and Carolina, plant ; * also the Southern Prolific, a pole variety of extraordinary worth—try it. The Saddleback is good. Cabbage sow for Winter. Lettuce, sow Landreths’ Cutting and Golden Curled. Radish, sow the Golden Globe and White Summer. Melons, Cucumbers, and Squashes may be putin. Corn, Landreths’ Sugar and Evergreen Sugar, plant for succession. Pepperand Tomato sow, for plants for later crops. Sweet Potato set out in suitable weather. Where water is of easy application it may answer to supply it : otherwise it Sei Ne the cost of labor. Undera burning sun, water should not be given directly ; it is better to apply it between rows of plants, they will thus supply themselves without the liability to scald. At the risk of repeating an oft-told tale, we would remind our Southern friends that we of the North find no outlay of money or labor yield so rich veturyn, in Comparison with the amount expended, as that devoted to the Kitchen-Garden. JUNE. NOR THERN. The labors of the gardener will mainly consist : * in the tillage of the growing crop. The rapid axdwe of weeds at this season will admonish him of the necessity of timely exertion. _.._ The aid of appropriate tools in the culture of crops and the extermina- tion of weeds need not be commended. Good implements are indispensa- ie to success, and he who has provided them will not only have greater _ pleasure in his labors, but the profit which attends the judicious application of both time and labor. In the small garden use the broad hoe freely, as it will save a vast amount of labor later on, and be of untold cultural value in moving soil and preserving moisture. The day cannot be too hot to hoe to advantage. Asparagus-beds keep clean. Beans, Bush or Bunch, plant for su cession, and cultivate thosein growth. Beets, thin to four inches. coli, plant out those sownin April. Cabbage also, especially the which it is desired shall come into use in September and October, in ad- vance of the Winter varieties. Celery, plant outa portion for early use. Cucumbers, sow successive crops of Choice and Turkey. Corn, Landreths’ Sugar, plant for a succession. Emdivesow. Leeks thin or transplant. Peas, a few may be planted as a succession. Sow Blooms-~ dale Ruta-Baga Turnip. Send your order for Turnip-Seed ; see our list of approved varieties. SO UTHER N Plant Beans; transplant Cabbage, Cauli- * flower and Broccoli; and seed may be sown as a succession for Autumn heading—but itis uncertain. Cucumbers, Melons, and Squashes may be planted. Sow Tomato for a succession, beginning with the Early Jersey, Acme, and Perfection. The chicf labor in the garden had better be directed to what is already in growth ; but few seeds sown in hot weather, in a Southern climate, repay the trouble. Mail us your order for Turnip-Seeds; you will want them in July and August. CHIE). This, like June, is the month of labor in the NORTHERN. garden. Weeds are in rapid growth, plants are to be set out, and various matters require attention. Beans, Landreths’ Searlet plant for succession. Beets, the stock- feeding varieties, Long Blood, Sugar, Mangold-Wurzel, may be planted for stockas late as the firstof July. June is, however, much better, eets, Early Blood-Red Turnip and Half Long for late Winter and Spring use, may be sown. Cabbage plant. The winter sorts of Cabbage should now be planted out ; where manyare tobe transplanted, it is proper to await a suitable time—a heavy rain or showery weather; but in a small garden Cabbages may be transplanted almost at any season by careful watering, and, if need be, shading Celery plant. Emdivesow. Peas, a few may be sown; they seldom do well at this season. Turnips of all kinds sow. Don’t let the weeds obtain the mastery in the garden. Send us your order at once, that you may be prepared to take advantage of favorable rains to sow the seed. SO UTHER Under favorable conditions, plant Beams. * Transplant Cabbage, Cauliflowez and Broccoli. Transplant Leeks. Sow Nantes Carrots and Parsnips. Sow Endive for early crop. Afew Turnips may be sown. Transplant Celery for early supply, and prepare trenches for the main crop. Spin- ach may be sown towards the close of the month. The seed will not vere tateif the ground be dry; watering is practiced by some ; the result scarccly repays the labor. Irish Potatoes plant. Cucumbers, Short Prolitic and Jersey Pickle, plant for pickles. Our remarks on the Ruta-Baga apply with increased force in the South, where pasturage is less abundant than in acooler climate; besides, it is most wholesome food for man as well as beast. Usually, at this season, the extreme heat and prevailing drought render it difficult to get seed to vegetate. If failures occur, the only remedy is to try again under more favorable circumstances. Much depends on the quality of the seed sown. The stale, imported stuff not unfrequently sold only disappoints and annoys. Therefore, we repeat, purchase Amert- can grown, and that only the product of reliable persons, obtained direct or through merchants who get their supplies from the bes? source and irre- spective of price. That offered ‘remarkably cheap”’ is usually dear in the end. Have you ordered your seeds for Autumn sowing? AUGUST. NOR THERN. The work of this month does not vary mate- ¢ rially from the month just closed. Cabbage, for Winter use, may head if planted atonce. Celery earth up; plant for fatureuse. Endiveplant. Beans, Bush orSnap, plant; tender Snaps, gathered late in Autumn, may be preserved in brine (salt and water) for Winter use, and vary but little from those freshly gathered. Lettuce Forc- ing and Reliable, sow in drills tohead. Peassow. This vegetable isa delicacy in Autumn, and should more frequently appear at table. Land- reths’ Extra Early, sown latter end of this month and beginning of next, perfect before frost. Spinach, Bloomsdale, sow for Autumn use ; for Winter use sow next month. Radishes sow, the Spanish and China for Winter, the Golden Globe and Prussian Scarlet Turnip-rooted for _ BERWICK, PA.—I sold this year 250,cco Cabbage-plants from your seed. One man bought 50,000, saying the stock was the best he ever saw. pe CLYDE, OHIO.—I want to tell you of the grand success I had with six acres of Landreths’ Cabbage-Seed, when others failed me. ALLEGHENY, PA.—The seed merchants here claim that your seeds cost too much for them to makea profit, saying cheaper seeds were just as good, * gs “ but when I have bought such I have found my mistake when picking-time came. 4 TIMELY HINTS AS TO GARDEN PRACTICE. lonthly Operations. Autumn use. Ruta-Baga sow without delay, if not already done. Should the ground be dry, work thoroughly and sow in the dust; the seed may vegetate with the first shower. A roller to compress the soil sometimes otes vegetation ; but there is this disadvantage—if heavy, dashing rain n tately ensues, the ground packs and the seed is lost. Large Early Red Top Globe, Southern Snow-White Globe and Amber Globe Turnips sow early in the month; also the Sweet German, don't forget it; the Barliest Bloomsdale may be sown until first of September, though it will do well to sow at least a portion earlier, as at a late day it is difficult to remedy a failure a) T Ty Cabbage Seed, Reedland Early Drum- SO U THERN. head, ie to head in NGueXabens We also commend for family use Landreths’ Earliest, Early Jersey Wake- field, Bloomsdale Early Market, Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. Broccoli and Cauliflower sow, and transplant from an earlier sowing. Sow Landreths’ White-Leayved Collards. Onions, plant sets for Autumn. Carrots sow. Squash sow. Ruta-Baga sow to make up deficiencies in July sowing. ‘Nurmips for table use sow at short intervals; Bloomsdale Swede is the longest keeper of all turnips. Potatoes plant for Winter use. Lettuce, Forcing, drill for heading. Radishes sow from time totime. Beets may be sown for the Winter supply. Sow Eg Plant seed protected from hot sun. Seeds directed to be sown this month it may, perhaps, be necessary to defer until the next by reason of heat and drought. Let the young gardener be not disheartened, ultimately success will attend persevering efforts. Ars first care is to provide reliable seeds. SEPTEMBER. NOR THERN. Many and varied are the duties which devolve = * on the gardener at this season. Not only do the growing crops demand attention, but seeds are to be sown to provide the necessary plants for the ensuing spring. Roots are to be divided and reset. Strawberry-beds planted. Cabbage, Landreths’ Earliest and Select Jersey Wakefield and Reediand Early Drumhead sow, to plant out in the Autumn where the locality admits, or box up in coid frame to keep until plavting-time in the Spring; the latter end of the month will be time enough to sow in the latitude of Philadelphia. Tur- nips, the Early Dutch and Red T opped, may be sown the first week in this month if failure has attended earlier efforts. In some sections the fly devours the early sowing. They are less voracious after the nights become cool and the dews heavy. Celery earth up. Corn Salad, Scurvy Grass and Chervil sow for Winter salad. Lettuce, Speckled Dutch, sow for Spring planting; the plants to be kept during the Winter in cold frames. Other good sorts for Autumn sowing are the Blooms-= dale Reliable, White Cabbage,and Bloomsdale Early Summer. Spinach, Bloomsdale, sow early in month for Autuinn use; later for Winter and Spring. Turnips and Ruta-Baga cultivate. The work in the garden has commenced in SO UTHERN. earnest. It is not too late to plant Beans. Transplant Cabbage sown last month; Bloomsdale Early Market, Early Dwarf Flat Dutch, Reedland Early Drumhead, also the Early Jersey Wakefield, may stillbe sown. Towards the close of thisand the forepart of next month sow Bloomsdale Flat Dutch, Late Moun- tain, and Drumhead Savoy Cabbage, to come in early in the Spring; and, to secure a good supply, sow liberally—the flies will have their share. Transplant Cauliflower and Broccoli. Sow more Turnips. Pota- toes planted last month will require culture. Omniom seed may be sown for a general crop if Philadelphia Buttons or sets to plant are not at hand. Carrots sown now will be fit for use in December. Spimach may be sown from time to time; Emdive also. Celery plants need tillage. Lettuce may be sown: Golden Curled and Landreths’ Forcing are rare sorts. Sow Radishes frequently ; don’t forget Winter Radishes, China and Spanish. Plant Bloomsdale Pearl Onion Sets. Let us advise the inexperienced gardener to exercise his own judgment in much that may demand his attention. Self-reliance is invaluable, and an occasional failure will be well repaid by the experience it may bring. One thing he will surely learn—that to succeed with any crop the first requisite is Good Seed. In vain will he sow and plant and water, if he be enticed to purchase seed of doubtful quality by the quotation of low prices. Usually, low prices for seed always raise a doubt. We do not sell cheap seeds. OCTOBER. NOR THERN. The labors of the gardener are varied, and he * who neglects duties necessary to be done loses time not to be regained—The Autumn is upon him. The principal labors are the protection of the crops already grown, transplanting others, and setting out Trees and Shrubs. Asparagus-beds dress. Cabbage~ lant out in sheltered location and on light land for next season's use. Seots and Carrots store now or early next month, Lettuce plant out for next Spring. Potatoes dig. Spinach sow at once, if not sown last month, Vacant ground trench, loomsdatle Spinach drill for use in Spring. i Beans planted last month cultivate, Cab- SO UTHERN. bage transplant, also Cauliflower and Broccoli. Turnips hoe. Bloomsdale Pearl Onion Sets set out, This variety is indeed wonderful for early maturity, size and appearance. Orders for next year’s sets must be placed with us'*the preceding Autumn. Garlic and Eschalots plant. Spinach for Winter use sow, Celery earth up in dry weather, and transplant from seed bed for further supplies ; also Lettuce for Spring use, Madishes sow as required. Artichokes dress preparatory for Winter, Asparagus-beds dress. Strawberries transplant. Peas, Landreths’ Extra Karly, sow. Plant Onion Sets, Autumn White Wax, Pearl, and Bermuda. Set out Oniom Sets for Winter and Spring Seullions. Bloomsdale Kale sow for Winter use, NOVEMBER. NOR THERN. The season for gardening is drawing to a * close; indeed, it is limited to the preservation of roots and hardier vegetables for Winter use, and such operations as may be preparatory to another season. Now is a good time to transplant Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery, etc. On loamy and light land, we prefer decidedly Fall planting, but on heavy soil, or where the subsoil is clay, thus retaining the moisture near the surface, Spring may be a more favorable season; and it is also generally esteemed the best for evergreens, Asparagus-beds Winter dress. Beets dig andstore. Cab bages place in safe quarters. Carrots dig and store. Celery earth up finally. Drain vacant ground if needful. Horse-radish dig and store for convenience. Onions in store examine. Parsnips and Salsify dig and pit for convenient access. From ist to 20th of this month, according to locality, the Winter supply of Turnips should be pulled and pitted; read what is said on that point in our pamphlet on Root-Culture. The garden work is ample enough to occupy SO UTHERN. attention. Peas sow ; if they escape the frost they will be ready for use in April. For sowing at this season, we recom- mend Tom Thumb and American Wonder; they seldom rise over twelve inches, are abundant bearers, and are, withal, quite early; also Little Gem, the three seeming to be admirably adapted to Autumn sowing in the South, where, on apprehended frost, protection may be given ; they are also equally well suited to early Spring planting, for the same reason, and if planted on ground manured excessively high, will yield as much to a given quantity of landas any Peaknown tous, Cabbage if plants remain, set out. Omion Sets plant. Celery blanch. Sala sow on sheltered spots. Radishes sow; if frost kills them, it is only a little labor lost. Plenty of Landreths’ Seeds are to be had. Try again. Drill Bloomsdale Spinach for Spring use, also Rosette Kale and Forcing Lettuce. This is the month to get our catalogue and price-list for seeds for the next year. DECEMBER. NORTHERN. (oc2?Frotheds atiend 10. Teadish. and Salad sow in frames. Tremeh and drain vacant ground. Transplanting trees may still be done. The most important work in connection with the vegetable garden this month is to make out and mail to us your order for Landreths’ Seed. Do it without delay. SO UTHERN In the far South, Peas may be sown to suc- ¢ ceed those of November. See remarks under that head. Cabbage plants, sown in October, will be fit to put out. Sow Landreths’ Earliest, Select Jersey Wakefield, and Reedland Early Drumhead to head in January and February. Sow Radishes and Lettuce. Look over the Spimach, thin it as you collect for daily use. Onion Sets may still be planted. Prepare ground for Carrots. Farth up Celery in dry weather. Tieup Endive. Prune Fruit Trees, Vines, ete. Transplant all hardy Trees. , December closes the year, and if by chance we have dropped a hint of value to those whose experience in country life has been less than ours, or induced a better method, or more regular system in the management of farm or garden, we shall be compensated, One word in conclusion. Don’t forget to order Iandreths’ Seeds early. — Order them now, as you might overlook the subject. Make your order ou from this Catalogue.» We guarantee the safe arrival of seeds. See remar to purchasers on second page of cover. _ * CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Landreths’ Large York Cabbage is the best early sort; it has never disappointed me for profit. As a Market Gardgger I have been growing it for over forty years, the last nineteen at this place, and previously at Baltimore, ' . s ROGERSVILLE, TENN.~—I have been planting your seeds for nineteen years. No one has done more for the benefit of agriculture than your firm. Landreths’ Seeds never fail. 6 COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING ON EACH PACKET. Varieties marked ANNUAL bloom the first season and die. i: Postage Free. Prices as indicated. | | Varieties marked BIENNIAL bloom the second season and die. 6 Sothe: remarks on each packet asto | | Varieties marked PERENNIAL last several years, blooming each sea- 6 ; depth of covering. son except the first. G Select from our list the varieties you fancy, and with the order remit us the price for each paper desired. The money can be sent as a bank-note, a post-office order, or a postal note, and the seeds will be mailed to you free of postage. To make the directions for planting easily understood, we have divided all the varieties of Flower Seeds into SEVEN CLASSES, and for planting-time designate certain seasons as indicated by the budding of familiar trees. The following is the classification. Upon each packet is printed its CLASS DIRECTIONS for sowing: ist Class.—Sow under glass early in Spring (be- | 5th Class.—Sow /a/ler end of Spring (when the fore the Peach has started into bloom), and Oak and other late trees have put forth), in transplant into small pots, to be turned out at those positions where it is desired the plants the proper season; or sow /at/er end of Spring should remain. (when the Oak and other late trees put forth), in asheltered sunuy compartment of the garden. Gth Class.—At J/atter end of Spring (when the ; : Oak and other late trees put forth), soak the 2d Class - Sow ear/y in Spring (when the Peach seed for ten or fifteen hours in tepid water, comes into bloom), or still better in the Autumn and sow in those positions where it is desired immediately after the heat of Summer. the plant or plants should remain. 3d Class.—Sow as eav/y in the Spring as the earth will permit (usually when the Apple and Cherry are blooming). 7th Class.—Sow in Autumn or early Winter, in the greenhouse or conservatory, covering the seed to a depth wot exceeding once or twice its 4th Class.—Sow /ad/er end of Spring (when the diameter—better perhaps not cover at all. Oak and other late trees have put forth), ina When the plants have reached a suitable size, sheltered compartment of the garden. prick out in the usual manner. OPEN-AIR CULTURE. Flower seeds being usually small and delicate, the land to receive them must necessarily be care- fully prepared. Large stones, clods, and other material out of place, should be removed after the earth has been deeply dug and fertilized; but the earth should not be made so fine as to become pasty under moisture. The best results will generally be obtained by sowing all the varieties in one plot or bed, sufficiently large to hold all sorts in parallel rows one foot apart, and carefully weeded, and otherwise attended to during the early stages of growth. Afterwards, when one or two inches high, the young plants can be removed, on a rainy or cloudy, damp day, to permanent positions carefully prepared for their reception, enriched by a previous application of manure or compost. In the after culture, the most important matter is to keep the beds well thinned, for crowding will defeat all other preparations, while space, which at first seems four times too much, will serve to develop robust plants, which, by their ample leafage and well-developed flowers, will amaze people not familiar with the conditions of ample space necessary to successful plant culture. STARTING OR FORCING SEEDS IN THE HOUSE. When it is desired to hasten the development of plants, they may be sown in the conservatory or in boxes within the house. Those who have greenhouses hardly need directions, but for those who have had less experience we drop the following hints: Procure shallow boxes, trays, or broad pots from two to four inches deep. The bottoms per- mitting the free passage of water, else the earth will bake and become sour. Seeds will not germi- nate satisfactorily or thrive in a wet soil. Prepare a mixture of one-third leaf-mold cut fine, one- third clean sand, and one-third finely pulverized stable manure; moisten the mixture thoroughly, and fill into the boxes to within a half-inch of the top—gently patting down the surface to a level. Upon this distribute the seed, and cover just out of sight, by sifting over the seed the finest earth procurable, settling the seed down with a fine spray’of water shaken from a brush, a heavier application baking the surface. Place the boxes where they will remain at a temperature of between 60° and 70°, applying water with a brush or fine rose when the surface becomes dry. When the seedlings are half an inch high, they may be transplanted to other boxes, placing the tiny plants about one to each square inch. When these become so large as to crowd each other, they should again be transplanted to the garden or to other boxes, according to the season. HoLLyHock (Althea Sinensis). LANDRETHS' “Jewel Case”’ OF Flower Seeds. Very attractive little case of Inlaid Wood. Price, one dollar. Select Flower Seeds. tions for culture. Containing 20 papers Each paper with colored illustration of flower and direc- LANDRETHS' PRICE- + the assortment, postage included. All catalogued under their common names. distinct. pege). LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. When we mail the seeds we guarantee delivery, Landretis’ Assortment of Flower Seeds, 74 Packets. Comprising Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials, at 5, 10,15, and 20 cents exch, $4.50 for the assortment, postage incladed, or HALE THE NUMBER at 82.50 for Flower Seeds in Bulk by Pound or Ounce at Low Prices. GENCGRAL. LIST OF SOGC7SCGRTs: Price per Packet, Cis. AQvUILeciIA (Columbine). NAVASOTA, TEX.—I planted your seed for twenty years, and find them entirely reliable and of superexcellence. | Ageratum Abutilon (Chinese Bell Flower),— Blooms almost continuously in the greenhouse, and does well in the open ground in Summer. May be propagated by seeds or cuttings. Tender perennial, va- rious colors. Height 3 feet. Space between plants 12 inches each way Adonis autumnalis (Pheasant’s Eye).—Blood red ; flowers during August and September; foliage delicate and beautiful. Hardy AM EWY SOC olen Ss J 45 AGERATUM.—The Agera- tums are all very pretty, es- pecially when grownin beds or borders, easy growth, flower abundantly out-of- doors in Summer, or in greenhouse in Winter; therefore very desirable for bouquet-making. Plant 6x8 inches conspicuum.— White. MHalf-hardy annual. 15 inches: a 55h. Br ee Ageratum Mexicanum —Plue. Half-hardy annual. 15 inches. ALTHEA SINENSIS RO- SEA (Hollyhock).—6 to 8 feet. Variouscolors..... In separate colors...... The colors are white, red, crimson, yellow, and all shades of double flowers, 25 10 15 Price per Packet, Cts. presenting the most beauti- ful combination when plan- tedin groups. Perennial. ALYSSUM MARITIMUM is an annual, flowering from June to November, and all Winterindoors. Is fragrant, makes avery pretty border, andisusefulin making small bouquets. The Saxatile com- pactum and Wierzbeckii are perennials, well adapted for rock work and borders. Plant 5x8 inches. Alyssum (sweet) maritimum,— Whiten 6sinchesi yen pee Alyssum saxatile compactum —Golden yellow. 1 foot... . Alyssum wierzbeckii.—Yellow. 1 foot Amaranthus atropurpureana- nus.— New dwarf, blood red, droopiney tools a. ieee Amaranthus caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding).—Red, drooping. 2 CCE EIN: Fis Bet nucleic epee Amaranthus salicifolius (Foun- tain Plant).—Isof pyramidal drooping habit, brilliantly tipped with orange, carmine and brown. Height, 4 feet. Plant 10x15 inches. Anemone coronaria.—Mixed colors. 2 feet | Anemone fulgens.—Bright ver- milion. 1 foot Io 20 The best selections and every packet if you want the 74-packet assortment at $4.50, or the 38-packet assortment at $2.50, send us the money as directed under “Hints to Purchasers" (second cover Bachelor’s Button... . . . 2 Papers. 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Ve G2 Rae ry, 1 BS Sweet Alyssum........... op se Daisys toh) iva oF sis ea oe aw ray ass Syveet-Bens ci, yen 2a eras ek oe Sea Everlasting Flower....... 1 as ScarletSage:'. 1.0) Se ae 1 PSG MOXSIO VENI, Aw. one eee ee poih « 6CU Snap Dragon .........55.. 1B HWowux=o07clocke.\4).0) > ewe Ti | 88a% Sunflowers, 5.05 09) Geary, Oh Hollvyhoolks ts" sortie) -f-k eee 1 cs Sensitive Plant........... oh, DASE Ice Plant). :f) > ing eas Bee: 1 Qi Star Thistle... . . Ley iass Johnny Jump-up or Pansy. .3 me Sweet William ........... he ae Lady=slipper 0. 2) .4) acu 2 s6 Thunbergia |). ), 72. 24, Pe) hase Markspwmr!. ye. hhc een ee ake ounce WMerbemaign: coniiteyaiee) Ae eee Le vite Mexican Ageratum........ By ase Wallflower jm ee ee Le Marveliof, Pera) =2)5 55 ie. 1 sc ZAMMIT, tee ee. cue eh siecees he 8 Lge = Price per Packet, Cts. Anemone sylvestris.—White. 6 inches Anemones, or Wind Flowers, are hardy, perennial bulbous- rooted plants, among the most beautiful of florists’ Aowers! THE ANTIRRHINUMS, or Snap Dragons, are hardy perennials, blooming first season if sown early. Among the most showy and brilliant border plants, suc- ceed in any good garden soil. Antirrhinum majus.—Crimson and white. 1% feet Antirrihnum nana (Tom Thumb).—Mixed colors. 6 inches, Antirrhinum picturatum.— Tinted varieties mixed. 1 foot. The AQUILEGIA, or Colum- bine, is among the most beautiful and curiously formed of hardy perennial flowers. Blooms in the ear- ly Spring and Summer. Plant 8x10 inches Aquilegia chrysantha (Colum- bine).—Golden, 3 feet Aquilegia skinneri.—Scarlet and yellow. 1% feet 25. 10 Price per Packet, Cts. ASTERS are surpassingly beautiful annual plants. All shades and colors are repre- sented in our assortment. The seed should be sown under glass or in a seed bed, and transplanted into deep- ly dug, highly enriched soil, mulching with manure and irrigating. Water during a drought is absolutely es- sential to a healthy vigorous growth. Plant 8x10 inches. Aster (Queen Margaret).—Bou- quet dwarf, Crimson, violet and white. 1 foot Aster chrysanthemum,.— Dwarf. 1 foot Aster chrysanthemum —T all. 1% feet Aster corcordea.—Double bright colors. White centre. 1% feet Aster globe-flowered.—Various colored. 1% feet 4 Aster meteor.—Bright crimson. 1 foot Aster mignon.—Pure white. 1 foot Aster peony-flowered.—Mixed colors. 1 foot Aster preony-flowered.— Dark blood red. 1 foot Aster Victoria.—Sulphur Yel- low. 1 foot Aster Washington.—Light pur- ple. 1% feet Aster German mixed.—1!4 feet Asters.—Perennial. Star flowers, various colors. 1foot...... Azalea,—Perennial. Mixed col- ors. 3to4 feet The varieties of this handsome genus of plants are numerous. Colors are white, yellow, orange, scarlet and pink, with interme- diate shades. Requires moist, peaty soil or black sandy loamy and shady situation. BALSAM, Lady’s Slipper or Touch-me-not—the latter name derived from the fact that the seed pods, when fully ripe, burst open with the least touch—is a family of beautiful annuals. Rich soil and deep culture is req- uisite to produce large and showy flowers. Plant 10x12 inches. Balsam atrosanguinea.—Blood red. 2 feet Carnation.—Striped mixed. 2 feet Camelia.—White-blotched mixed BACON ee iS e's Rose.—Mixed colors. 1 foot . . Solferino.—Striped and spotted. 2 feet The King.—Bright scarlet. 2 feet Double.—White, pure, for bou- quets. 2 feet Double.—Mixed. Begonia.—Beautiful hothouse or greenhouse plants, or during Summerin the garden. Require rich soil and plenty, of moisture. Propagated by seeds, cuttings, or division of tubers. Plant rox12 LICUCSHMIE as) MeN i es es Begonia hybrida.— Tuberous- rooted. Mixed colors. 2 feet. 10 10 Io Io 25 LANDRETHS’ PRICE-LIST OF | Begonia rex hybrida.—Fib- | rous rooted. Mixed colors, hand- | some foliage. 6 inches | BELLIS.—The Daisy is a pe- | rennial plant of poetical celebrity. Native of Eng- | land and Scotland. Quite hardy in most situations, | easy culture, requires shade. | Flowers from April to June. Start seedin hot bed. Plant | 4x6 inches. | Mixed colors | Longfellow, double rose Doublewhite: 725 5 ah. Bocconia Japonica. — Magnifi- cent foliage plants. Perennial | Height, 4 feet. Plant 20x20 inches | Cacalia, or Flora’s Paint Brush, | isa very pretty annual, in flower from July to October. Plant 6x8 A CHCH MOM cts Mitcie-Grclla) aime sis os Cacalia coccinea (Tassel Flower) —Scarlet. 18 inches Cacalia lutea (Tassel Flower).— Yellow. 18 inches Calceolaria.—Beautiful green- house plants, with pocket-shaped flowers mottledand spotted . . | Caleeolaria hybrida,—Mixed colors, /iys inches... Ninytir w «ls Calceolaria tigrina.—S potted. I5 inches ie Calendula.— Handsome hardy annuals, commonly called Cape or Pot marigold. Bloom contin- uously all the season. Easy cul- ture. Plants5xroinches..... Calendula maritima.— Double yellow. 1 foot Calendula officinalis meteor. —Double striped orange. 1 foot Calendula pongei.—Double White (i -foothapris mar Sr ai Calendula (Prince of Orange).— Dark golden double. 1 foot . . . CALLIOPSIS, or Coreopsis are hardy annual plants of easy culture, very beautiful, especially when grown in clusters. Plant 6x8 inches. Calliopsis atrosanguinea. —Blood red. 1 foot Calliopsis drummondii.—G ol- den, with crimson centre. 1 foot Calliopsis marmorata.—Brown, yellow and crimson. 114 feet. Calliopsis.—Mixed, all colors. 2 CUTE, TAR SEN Eat ies Stree pence s |Calliopsis hybrida.—New double mixed. 1 foot. ..... CAMPANULA.—The Campa- nulas are a large genus of showy plants, mostly peren- nials. The Campanula me- dium (Canterbury Bell) claims a situation in all gar- dens. Easy of culture and certain to flower; all suc- ceed wellin good soil. Plant fe Sacl Ain che sa wee ea eee Campanula pyramidalis. (Pyr- | amidal Bell Flower. 2 feet... | Campanula calicanthema. (Cup and Saucer). — Mixed colors. 2 WPECC CRE ay «Shea 2 os iy. Campanula rotundiflora. (Hare Bell).—White and blue. 2 feet. | Campanula speculum (Venus’ Looking Glass).—Blue and white. QC CLM G atnall Chen pie ene Linas ve Campanula medium (Canter- bury Bell).—Mixed colors, double andisinsles 2ifeetie sins | | ts Price per Packet, C. 10 50 5 5 on ) on on | Price per Packet, Cts. Cannas are mostly tropical, half hardy, perennial plants, with ele- gant foliage and showy flowers; produce a striking effect grouped in beds or singly on the lawn Soak the seed in warm water about twelve hours, sow in hot- bed, plant out when ground is warm; give plenty of moisture and rich soil. Take up the roots before frost, and keep in moder- ately warm cellar. Plant 15x20 ba leb eC Lane cule? stein ON Clit) sae pert aurantiaca.—Golden. 4 COD TRI A Canna coccinea.—Scarlet. 3 feet Canna Marechal Vaillant .— Orange. 5 feet B Canna dwarf French.—Mixed | COW Bon abo 5 Sa ee | Canna Indica.—Mixed sorts. 4 feet ra thac ee nderad ss Hee | CELOSIA—The Cockscombs | are tender annuals, require | rich soil, will attain rich col- | orand large size by repeated shiftings; cut off side flow- ers and leave one head only to a plant. If cut before they fade the head may be | preserved during the Win- ter. Plantl2xl6 inches... Celosia cristata, coccinea nana (Dwarf Cockscomb).—Scar- Lema aifect: Fy. sr eS a Celosia cristata.—Mixed... . Celosia cristata plumosa (feath- ered Cockscomb).—3 feet ... . Celosia cristata aurantiaca (Orange Cockscomb).—3 feet . . CENTAUREAS are hardy annuals, of easy culture. The white-leaved varieties. Can- | didissima, Clementei and | Gymnocarpa, are valuable for borders and ribbon bedd- ing. The other varieties make beautiful additions to the flower bed. Plant 8x10 inches | Centaurea Americana (Star Thistle):—Lilac. 2feet..... | Centaurea candidissima, — Sil- ver-leaved. 1 foot i | | | Centaurea cyanus (Blue Bottle). —Mixed colors, 1% feet.... | Centaurea moschata (Sweet | Sultan).—Purple. 1 foot | CHETRANTHUS CHERI | Wall Flower is a great fa- vorite. It is a half-hardy | biennial, producing beauti- ful, fragrant flowers. Re- quires protection during the Winter. Plant 4x8inches. Wall Flower.—Single mixed. 2 LEELEW. Eetee CSc ta ae, a caes ee MPC Ah PAD | Wall Flower.—Dwarf, brown, | double. 1 foot feet Chrysanthemum.—The annual varieties are hardy, very pretty, | especially when grown in mass- es. Easy culture, stand the heat, require rich soil. Chrysanthemum coronarium. —Mixed colors. 1 foot..... Chrysanthemum burridgea- num.—Crimson and white. 1 foot Chrysanthemum (Eclipse).— Golden yellow. 1 foot. .... FLOWER SEEDS. CALCEOLARIA. a | CALLIOPSIS or COREOPSIS. DELPHINIUM (Larkspur). ‘ ras f Vv \; ) DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS (Carna- tion Pink). | Cleome grandifiora or Arbo- US SINENSIS (China Pink). LANDRETHS' PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. Price per Packet, Cts. CINBRARIA.—The flowers of the Cinerarias are after the habit of the herbaceous Aster; petals of many colors, eyes of different shades. Hardy greenhouse annuals; very attractive during Win- ter and Spring. The Mari- tima varieties are half-hardy verennials, desirable for borders and ribbon bedding. Cineraria hybrida.—Mixed col- ors. 2 feet Sark bes ine aie putin ie ie 25 Calliopsis, or Coreopsis are hardy annual plants of easy cul- ture, very beautiful, especially when grown in clusters. Plant 6x8 inches SPran | Cineraria hybrida.—Extra select Gwart, (ritoot si 50 | . . sg: - - | Cineraria maritima candidis- sima.—Silver foliage. 2 feet. . um rea —Rose-colored shades. The Cleome requires rich soil. Itisa half-hardy annual; blooms con- tinuously through the Summer and is quite showy. Height 3 feet. Plant 12x12 inches . Clianthus dampierii.—Scarlet. The Clianthus, or Glory Pea, isa tender perennial, bearing scarlet pea-shaped flowers; succeeds best in greenhouse. 3 feet. . Coleus, var.—Is a tender peren- nial foliage plant, principally used for borders Atl edgings. The brilliant shades of bronze, yellow, green, crimson and red make it very attractive. Raised from seeds or cuttings. Plant out when all danger of frost is past. Remove to greenhouse in Fall. 1 foot. Plant 8x8inches. 2 Cyclamen persicum.— White and rose. Tender perennial, bul- bous-rooted, beautiful fragrant flowers ; protect during Winter, have soil well drained. 6 inches on un Dahlia is a well-known favorite. The colors and shades of colors are many; isa half-hardy peren- nial, tuberous rooted, deserving a place in every garden. Blooms till frost. Keep the roots during Winter in a dry cellar, f-ee from frost. double. colors, single. Dahlia.—Various colors, 5 feet 15 | DELPHINIUM.—The Lark- spurs are showy annuals and perennials; beautiful border flowers. Foliage much divi- ded, flowers in terminal spikes, blue, purple, white and red. The blue flowers are very brilliant. The Dwarf and Tall Rocket, and Consolida, are annuals, the others are perennials. The annuals will succeed better if the seed is sown in the Fall, and protected during Winter. All grow freely in good soil, Piant 4x8 inches, | Delphinium (Tall Rocket Lark- spur).—3 feet Delphinium (Dwarf Rocket Lark- spur, var.).—1 foot Delphinium consolida (Branch- ing Larkspur, var.).—z feet... Delphinium elatum (Bee Lark- spur, var.).—3 feet uo wn Price per Packet, Cts, Delphinium formosum.—Blue and White. 2 feet Delphinium grandiflora ca- lestinum.—Blue. 2feet.... | Delphinium ranunculus flow- ered, var.—1 foot | DIANTHUS.—Pinks in their perfection are surpassed by few garden flowers. The Chinensis, or Indian Pinks, and Heddewigii, are annuals or biennials, the other vari- eties are perennials. Pinks and Sweet Williams are old favorites, nearly all are frag- | rant. Rich soil will make | bright flowers. Plant 5x8 inches. Dianthus Caryophyllus (Carna- tion Pink, var.).—2 feet. . ... Dianthus Caryophyllus (Carna- tion Pink).—Double striped. | Extra. 2 feet | Dianthus SENOS EL (Carna- | tion Pink).—Dwart red grena- dine, Teifeet sen yee ae ae Dianthus chinensis (China | Pink),.—Double variety. 1 foot . ‘Dianthus heddewigii (Japan Pink).—Double variety. 1 foot. | Dianthus diadematus.—Dwarf, double mixed. 1foot...... Dianthus imperialis (Imperial). —Double mixed. 1 foot Dianthus laciniatus.—Fringed, double mixed. 2feet...... Dianthus plumarius (Pheasant’s | Eye).—Single mixed. 2 feet. . | Dianthus barbatus (Sweet Wil- | liam).—Double mixed. 1 foot. . | Dianthus barbatus (Sweet Wil- liam).—Single mixed. 1 foot. . | DIGITALIS.—Hardy peren- nials of easy culture, living for several years without care, and yielding tall spikes of showy ringent flowers. Plant 8x12 inches. Digitalis purpurea (Purple Fox | Glove).—4 feet Digitalis alba (White Fox Glove). 4 feet | Digitalis monstrosa var. (Tall Fox Glove).—4 feet | BENS maculata (Spotted glove).—3 feet Fox Erysimum Peroffskianum.— Orange Erysimum, or Hedge Mustard, is a hardy annual bear- ing racemes or spikes of deep orange blossoms from June to September. 1 foot Eschscholtzia is one of the most beautiful and showy of garden flowers. When grown in masses, scarcely any plant produces a greater degree of splendor. Easily raised from seed. Sown in Autumn the growth is of in- creased vigor. Plant 8x8 inches. Eschscholtzia Californica(Cali- fornia Poppy).—Yellow. 1 foot . Eschscholtzia alba.—White. 1 foot Eschscholtzia crocea.—Orange. 1 foot Eschscholtzia crocea striata,— Striped, 1 foot Eschscholtzia. — Mixed, various colors. 1 foot 5 10 10 20 10 10 | | Price per Packet, Cts BEschscho!tzia crocen, fl. pl.— Double howered, 1 foot... . 10 Fuchsia (Lady's Eardrop).— The Fuchsia is a well-known and favorite flower, of easy cul- ture. ‘Lender perennial, requir- ing shade and moisture. 2 feet GAILLARDIA.—The Gail- lardias are half-hardy, free- flowering annuals. The flowers are a very showy combination of orange, crim- son and purple, blended and streaked in many ways. Plant 8x10 inches Gaillardia alba marginata.— Crimson and white. 134 feet .. 5 Gaillardia picta lorenziana.— Bright colors. 2feet ....1. Gaillardia picta.—Mixed. 2 feet 5 Geranium pelargonium,— Half-hardy perennials.—2 feet. Sow in seed bed in Spring, keep moist and plant out in rich sandy loam. Cuttings may be easily started in pots if kept moist and shady. Take up in the Fall, pot and keep in a moderately cool cellar during Winter. Scarlet Choice Tom Thumb Choice Mixed Gillia.—Neat, unpretending an- nuals, long in bloom, easy cult- ure, fine for rockwork. Plant 3x5 inches, Gillia capitata.—Blue Gillia tricolor.—Three colors. . 5 Gillia.—Mixed Gladiolus.—Half-hardy peren- nials; various colors and shades of colors, 3 feet. Plant 8x8inches 5 5° /\GLOXINIA HYBRIDA.— Various colors. The Gloxin- ias are tender perennials, suited to the conservatory or greenhouse. Their large bell-shaped flowers are of great beauty, shaded, spot- ted, and marked in the most attractive style. Bloom sec- ond year. 1 foot Godetia rubicunda splendens, —Purple and red. Beautiful, hardy annuals, of easy culture in good soil. Flower freely all the seasons. 2 feet BELIANTHUS (Sunflower). —The Sunflower is a well- known old-fashioned favo- rite, of late years wonder- fully improved. The varie- ties are all annuals. The size and brilliancy of their flowers make them worthy of a place in every garden. Plant 20x30 inches, Helianthus giganteus (Rus- sian).—Golden. 8 feet... .. 5 Helianthus nanus.—Dwarf dou- ble, orange. 3 feet Helianthus globosus.— Globe- flowered, yellow. 3feet .... 5 50 | Helianthus argophyllus (Texas Silver Leaf). Striped. 6feet.. 5 Helianthus Californicus.—Gol- den. 6 feet Heliotropium.—The Heliotrope is a sweet-scented terider peren- nial. Blue flowers. Grows freely in the garden or green- house, Fine for bouquets. 2 feet 10 LANDRETHS’ PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. LATHYRUS ODORATUS--Sweet Peas. | Price per Packet, Cis. Hibiscus isa very showy flower. Africanus is annual; the Mos- cheutos or Rose Mallow is peren- nial, Plant rox1o inches, Hibiscus africanus.—Yellow and brown. 2 feet Hibiscus moscheutos. — White emcinoseemaneetn met wu. ee Hollyhock.—See Althea. Hyacinthus candicans.—White. Cape Hyacinth is a very hand- some, fragrant perennial, suit- able for the centre of a bed, or singly in lawn. 4 feet IBERIS candytuft, a well- known favorite,is a hardy annual, very pretty in beds or masses Seed may be sown in the Fall for early flowering. Plant 3x8 inches. Iberis amara (White Candytuft). R—SOROGUMMME GM mae he ess. 2 Iberis coronaria (Rocket Candy- tuft).—White. 1 foot Iberis carminea (Carmine Can- Gytiukh)i—=eoot ee Iberis odorata.—White. 1 foot. Iberis purpurea.—Purple. 1 foot Iberis, var.—Mixed colors. 1 foot Ice Plant.—See Mesembryanthe- mui. Ipomopsis are hardy biennials, natives of the South ; very beau- tiful. Ipomopsis aurantiaca.—Golden. 2 feet Ipomopsis elegans (Scarlet Can- tua).—3 feet Lantana hybrida.—vVarious shades. Tender perennials; easily raised from seed or in- creased by cuttings. Fine bed- ding plants. The flowers are of Driiant changeable colors. 2 Gao 6 RPP = RG oh tc homens LATHYRUS ODORATUS (Sweet Peas).—_The Sweet Pea andthe Nasturtium each separately improved by the mixing or hybridiza- tion of distinct colors and qualities and the perpetua- tion of the new product or in some cases by the seizing of accidental sprouts, now both take rank among the most valuable garden plants, not surpassed in brilliant effect by any biennials, while they both are within the easy culture of any one of the least gardening expe- rience. The Sweet Pea, asrespects size, texture, diversity of colors, exquisite shades, phenomenal production of blooms, and exquisite per- fume, has, in the last few years, jumped to the first place among the sweetest of climbing plants. So produc- tive is it that single plants have been known to have borne over 1000 sprays of flowers. Wo praise can be too high for the Sweet Pea. It is the fashionable flower conse- quent upon its rare develop- ment in beauty, ranging from deepest purple to pure white and in perfume, fra- grant as Mignonette. It is in place everywhere, in bouquets, in vases, as masses on the lawn, as rib- bons along paths, or trained as screens in the form of hedges, or clambering on trellises to hide unsightly objects. It is the most useful and ornamental of all hardy an- nuals, growing best in a cool soil and most luxuriantly under conditions of rain or moisture. In planting the seed it should be put into the soil in very early Spring, to se- cure an early development, as early,if not earlier, than the planting of garden peas. If sown in rows, the trenches to receivethe seeds should be marked out four inches deep and half filled with manure and the seeds placed half-inch apart, and eovered at first with only two inches of earth, the full covering being attained gradually. The object of deep seeding is that the roots may be well down to resist drought. Planted in single rows, one ounce of Sweet Peas will seed twenty feet, but for effective purposes.oneounce should be allowed to every ten feet or even less, 9 DIANTHUS BARBATUS (Sweet William). SS DIGITALIS PURPUREA (Fox Glove}. ye ESCHSCHOLTZIA. FUCHSIA. 10 GAILLARDIA MaTHIOLA (Ten Weeks’ Stock). LANDRETHS' PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. SWEET PEAS (Continued). Indigo King.—Fine large flower, black-blue in centre. Per packet, Io cents; per ounce, 20 cents. Princess of Wales.—White, shaded with blue and lavender. Intermediate in time of bloom- ing. Per packet, 1o cents; per ounce, 15 cents. Boreatton.—A profuse bearer of mammoth flowers of a purple mahogany. Late in time of blooming. Per packet, 10 cents ; per ounce, 20 cents. Improved Painted Lady.—An early and profuse bearer of large white flowers, suffused with pink, exceedingly fragrant. Per pack- et, locents; perounce, 20 cents. Purple Prince.—Bronze and ma- roon, wings purple-blue, fine sort. Intermediate. Per packet, io cents; per ounce, 20 cents. Queen of Isles.—Large flowers, mottled rose and scarlet. Per packet, 10 cents; per ounce, 20 cents. Splendor.—Bright crimson shaded off to rose-pink, large flowers of striking habit. Late bloomer. Per packet, 10 cents ; per ounce, 20 cents. Mrs. Sankey.—Pure white large flowers, borne in trusses, very showy. Per packet, 10 cents; per ounce, zo cents. Grand Blue.—Very showy, a blue-purple with bright blue wings dashed with mauve, very effective. Late bloomer. Per packet, 10 cents; per ounce, 20 cents, Eckford’s Mixed.—A selection of the finest English varieties offered at a lower price than the separated sorts, It should be sown in quantities of a pound to produce showy effect. Per pack- et, 10 cents ; per ounce, 15 cents ; per pound, $1.50. Mixed New Sorts.—A selection of the finest sorts, not Eckford’s. The price is low and the seed should be sown by the pound, which we offer at the low price of $1.00. Per packet, 10 cents; per ounce, 15 cents, NASTURTIUS1 or Tropzolum. Martinia fragrans.—Variegated. The fragrant Martinia is a beau- tiful annual, producing a profu- sion of large Gloxinia-like flow- ers, blotched and shaded. Sow Seedmpiayee eect acme n oan Marigold.—See Tagetes. MATHIOLA.—Ten Weeks’ | Stock or Gilly Flower, is a | half-hardy annual, beautiful and fragrant. Sow under glass or on warm border early in Spring, and trans- plant torich ground. Plant 8x10 inches. | Mathiola annua alba.—White. 1 TR gS Coo) Here Ide Mets USAT old b O8 Mathiola annua coccinea.— Searlet. 1 foot |Mathiola annua purpurea.— | Purple. 1 foot Mathiola annua, var.—Mixed COLOLS POOL Un enim ike vee celine | Mathiola simplicaulis, var.— The Brompton stock is a biennial | orperennial, beautiful colors and | shades of colors. Grows more branching than the ten weeks’ stock. Sow in May, and when about twoinches high, pot singly to protect during Winter. 1 foot Mesembryanthemum crystal- | linum (Ice Plant).—White. Start in hot bed and transplant to border middle of Summer, High- ly ornamentaland curious. From its glittering surface is some- times called Diamond Plant. Plant 8x$inches. 1foot.... Mignonette.—See Reseda. | MIMOSA SENSITIVA (Sensitive Plant).—Various colors. The sensitive plant, from its mysterious irrita- bility, is very curious and interesting. Of easy cul- | ture. 1 foot. Plant 6x8 ANCHES Poa.) pus Gok ks « | Mimmulus cardinalis (Monkey Flower).—Scarlet. 1foot... . Mimmulis moschatus (Musk Plant).—Yellow. 8inches... . Annuals, though classed in the greenhouse as perennia 1s. Succeed best in moist soil, partly shaded. Price per Packet, Cts. 10 Price per Packet. Cis, MIRABILIS JALAPA,-— Marvel of Peru, or Four o’Clock, is avery pretty an- nual of vigorous growth. The flowers are brilliant, eingularly mixed and varied on the same plant. 2 feet. Plant 8x12 inches Myosotis palustris.—Blue, The “Forget-me-not’’ is a modest, pretty little flower, a favorite with every one, Half-hardy per- ennial, 6 inches. Plant 5x5 SHEHES'. .: . 5 coneeeeeae aves ey /_NASTURTIUM OR TRO- PAOLUM.—Whether in country or town no flower garden, lawn or front yard should be without a bed or mass large enough to be strikingly effective, or a well-made ribbon of Dwarf Wasturtiums; for, with the exception of the Sweet Pea, of modern introduction, no half-hardy annual approach- es the Nasturtium in brill- iant effect when shown in mass. Noone, after giving space toa large bed of good varieties, will ever again be without this most gorgeous addition to his garden. The new sorts of Nastur- tiums should not be con- founded with the old-fash- ioned garden Nasturtium, for the new varieties are sur- passingly beautiful. The flowers borne profusely of a wide range of shade and combinations—the foliage differing in all tones of green, designate the Nastur- tium as a first-class bedding plant, indispensable in every ornamental plot of land. The Nasturtium will flour- ish on almost any soil, indeed often best on poor soil, as on rich land there is a tendency to run too much to foliage. It will flourish under pro- longed drouth and continue to flower till killed by frost. The plant will be found proof against insect depre- dations ; itsacrid juice seem- ing to prevent the attack of insects destroying other or- namental plants in the gar- den. The young shoots taste like water cress, which, bo- tanically, is the true Nastur- tium. The tall varieties may be planted with good effect upon rock-work, aga inst fences or trellises. There are no annual climbing plants more showy, and in addition they are strictly re- liable, for even on poor soil they will reach to a height often feet by Autumn. For purposes of effective display WASTURTIUMS—(Continued). the seed must be sown in quantity, five to six ounces being required to furnish plants enough to cover a bed ten feet in diameter. The seeds may be started under a glass, in an out-door bed or in permanent posi- tions; in which case the plants should be planted about six inches apart. A skillful gardener growing the plants in a greenhouse can multiply the plants to any extent by cuttings from the half-ripened wood which roots freely in sand. Tall and Dwarf Nasturtiums should never be planted to- gether. DWARF NASTURTIUMS. Empress of India.—Foliage pur: ple-blue, bearing brilliant deep scarlet flowers, a profuse bloom- er of a most showy class. Per packet, 5 cents; peroz., gocents ; per &% Ib., $1.00. King of Tom Thumbs.—Quite distinct, leaves very dark, flow- ers rich crimson, a brilliant effective sort. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz, 20 cents; per 4 Ib., 75 cents. Bronze Curled.—Flowers of a bronze metallic lustre, a very dis- tinct color. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 15 cents; per 4 Ib., 50 cents. Cattell’s Crimson.—Showy va- riety, equal to any in startling effect. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 15 cents ; per ¥ Ib., 50 cents. Pearl.—Flowers white, a rare col- or among Nasturtiums, produc- ing a pleasing effect. Per pack- et, 5 cents; per oz., 20 cents; per ¥ Ib., 75 cents. Dwarf Mixed.—A mixture of the best dwarf sorts, producing when in bloom, an agreeable effect, in colors of scarlet, crim- son, bronze, gold and white. Per packet, 5cents; peroz., 15 cents* per & lb., 50 cents. TALL NASTURTIUMS. Pearl.—De licate creamy-white flowers contrasting finely with the orange, gold and scarlet of more brilliant varieties. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 15 cents ° per ¥ lb., 50 cents. Spit Fire.—Remarkable in its in- tensity of startling brilliancy ; one of the finest sorts. Per pack- et, 5 cents ; per 0z., 25 cents ; per ¥ lb., 90 cents. Dunnett’s Orange.—A very vig- orous grower producing a showy deep orange flower. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 20 cents; per Y4- lb., 75 cents. Tall Bright Rose.—Very choice sort, producing a rose colored flower, quite distinct from usual colors. Per packet, 5 cents; per oz., 20 cents; per ¥%{ Ib., 75 cents. Tall Mixed.—A combination in one paper of many tall varieties ; colors, white, cardinal, orange, rose, scarlet. Per packet, 5 cents ; per oz., 15 cents; per 4 Ib., 50 cents. LANDRETHS’ PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. | | Price per Packet, Cts. Nemophila.—The Nemophila or Grove Love isa hardy annual, of dwarf habit, producing cheerful blue, violet and y-hite flowers, suitable for edges oi borders. § TD CHGR at os Nierembergia.—Walf-hardy per- ennial, slender branching habit, with yellow-white and violct flowers. rioot . 9. . . ie Nigella damascena.-—The WNi- gella, Love ina Mist, or Devil in the Bush, is a hardy annual, Flowers of various shades of blue. Easy culture. 18 inches. Peeonia.—Hardy perennial, with bunches of tuberous roots. Sow seed in seed bed in Spring and plant out in the Fall, protecting with litterthe first season. After that, little care is required, ex- cept to keep ground clean and rich. afeet. % * PAPAVER (Poppy).—The first four varieties of Pop- pies are annuals. The oth- ers, Bracteatum, Croceum, and Orientale, are peren- nials. Sow seed in the open ground in the Spring or Fall —better in the Fall, as the plant has more time to de- velop. Will not bear trans- planting. Most brilliant and showy flowers. Plant 5x5 inches. Papaver carnation.—_Various COLORS XS ACHES eee om sa Papaver peony-flowered.— Various colors. 15 inches .. . Papaver ranunculus-flower- ed.—White. I5inches..... Papaver bracteatum.—Scarlet. 2 feet PEPPER CELESTIAL, var. —Chinese variety, highly or- namental, bearing abun- dance of fruit, from one to two inches long, green from the blossom, turning alter- nately to lemon, golden and scarlet. Annual. 2 feet. Plantl2xl2inches...... PEPPER (Red Cluster or very small Cayenne) —Scarlet. The fruit on the plant, as pleutiful as foliage, produces a beautiful ef- fect. Annual. 2 feet. Plant 1oxro TICS OG a er ats foe ena od Se ol me PETUNIAS are annuals of extraordinary merit and of easy culture, producing a fine effect by reason of the beautiful combination of colors. In the greenhouse they may be classed as per- ennials. Cuttings from pot- ted plants may be struck at any time. No plant is of more universal application than the Petunia. In the garden, conservatory or greenhouse it produces most beautiful flowers in great profusion. Will grow freely in any soil, but the richer the soil the better effect pro- duced. Plant 8x12 inches. Petunia hybrida.—Mixed colors. PAE By ee yg, eee Petunia purpurea —Purple. 2 ft. Petunia (Belle Etoile).—Nex white and purple. y ’ PUSHPA! HE Price per Fackel, Cs. Petunia grandiflora —Larre Aowered safeeti aya wlicvinet «is Petunia, fl. pl.—Double-flower- ing hybrid. Mixed. 2 feet. 5 |PHLOX DRUMMONDII in all its varieties of colors and shades, comprises most elegant annual border flow- ers, blooming from July to Wovember. Should have rich light soil. The seed may be sown in hotbed in March, and the plants plant- ed out in June, or, when ground becomes warm, may be sown where they are to stand. Plant 4x6 inches. 5 Phlox Drummondii. — Various on on | | | | | } | | | com CGolorsa) telootet i estes Gs Phlox Drummondii cocci- mea.—Scarlet. 1foot...... Phlox Drummondii alba.— Wihitesons eae i eestare yas Phlox Drummondii atropur- purea striata.—Dark striped . Phlox Drummondii delicata. —Rose, with white centre... Phlox Drummondii oculata,— MiMabh els Se oo. Go oid Bs Phlox Drummondii nanacom- pacta.—Dwarf, mixed ..... PHLOX SUPERBA, or de- cussata.—Perennial Phlox, blooms from May to Novem- ber, producing a great va- riety of beautiful flowers. Perfectly hardy, requiring little or no protection du- ring the Winter. Seed sown in the Fall will produce fino plants the following year. Mixed colors. 3 feet. Plant VOxUZnNeCHeS ss. -0-) suena PORTULACA, though one of the most common, is one of the most showy and beauti- ful of border flowers. The seed germinates freely and flourishes in almost any sit- uation. Does not grow over 6 inches high. Any one can grow itinany garden. Plant 8x8 inches. Portulaca alba.—White Portulaca aurantiaca,—Orange Portulaca aurea striata.—Gold striped Portulaca splendens.—Mixed COLOTS ow elt ee aE ie eh oot Portulaca Thellusonii.—Scarlet Portulaca, fl. pl.—Double flow- ering, mixedcolors....... Primula auricula, var.—Half hardy perennial, produces beau- tiful flowers of various colors and shades. Sow seed in box early Gx Ont CHES ip nyis fh. 7 Primula polyanthus, var.—Har- dy perennial, flowers first sea- son. Grows freely in rich, moist, partially shaded position. Start in boxes or pots, and plant out when ground becomes warm. 6 WEES Gg obo do AA GON oe Io | 10 is} on PHLOX DRUMMONDIL PRIMULA SINENSIS (Chinese Primrose). ZINNIAS, LANDRETHS’ PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. Price per PRIMULA SINBSIS (Chi- nese Primrose var.)—The Chinese Primrose is a beau- tiful tender perennial, culti- vated for greenhouse and conservatory decoration. The single varieties may be planted out of doors in Sum- mer. Flowers beautifully variegated, spotted and fringed. Sow seed in shal- low pans, with a pane of glass laid over the top to pre- vent evaporation or the ne- cessity of frequent watering. 6 inches Primula veris (Cowslip).—The Primula veris, or English Cow- slip, hardy perennial, is a well- known favorite. Flowers mostly yellow and red. Propagated by seeds or division of roots. 6 inches. Plant5to6inches... | Pyrethrum aureum (Golden Feather).—Orange. 1foot... | Pyrethrum roseum.—Rose. 18 INCHES Eee ae Oe ae Hardy perennials, easy culture. Pyrethrum roseum is the Insect Powder plant. RESEDA MIGNONETTE. No annual is a more gen- eral favorite than the Mig- nonette. Its modest, sweet- scented flowers recommend it to every one. Of the easiest culture, it adapts it- | selfto all situations. Finds | a place in the greenhouse | or conservatory, in a box or | pot onthe window in some narrow pent-up alley,or in the open ground in Summer. Plant 4x6 inches. Reseda ameliorata (Pyramidal Mignonette).—Brown tinted. 10 SNCHES Mere ete ee Reseda aurea (Golden Queen).— HVAT YS A BA oo oa é yd Reseda machet Dwarf.—Large fed). Ganchés: a. Saw ee Reseda odorata (Sweet Mignon- ette).—Brown and buff. ro inches Reseda Upright.—_White. zoin. RICINUS. The Ricinus, or Castor Bean, in all its varie- ties, has a very showy tropi- cal appearance, singly or in groups. Plant 20x20 inches. Ricinus macrocarpus.—Dwarf green. 5 feet Ricinus sanguineus.—Red. 10 ft. Ricinus Gibsoni.—Dark red. 5 ft. in house, and plant out when ground is warm. Must be taken up in the Fall. Plant 8x8 inches. Salvia argentia.—White. 3 feet Salvia coccinea splendens (Scarlet Sage)—2 feet Salvia patens.—BPlue, Salvia splendens.—Bright scarlet SCABIOSA.—A well-known annual. Easy culture, blooms all the season. The varieties are all beautiful and presents 2 pleasing ap- pearance in garden clus- ters, or bouquets. Plant 6x6 inches. Packel, Cis uw wun on 20 Price per Packet, Cts. SCABIOSA ATROPURPU- REA.—Purple. 2feet... . SCABIOSA “~OCCINEBA.— Scarlet. 1 foot 6 inches. . SCABIOSA STELLATA.— Starry. 2 feet SCABIOSA, var.—Mixed. 2 TGGU!.. « hac teas eacitn tone Schizanthus.—Mixed. The Schi- zanthus, in all its varieties, is a very pretty annual, blooming freely till late, but attaining its highest perfection when grown in pots in the greenhouse. 2 ) feet Geroanchesiai yy cue | Sensitive Plant.—See Mimosa . | Snap Dragon.—See Antirrhinum Solanum.—The Ornamental Egg Plant, white and scarlet, is an anuual, presenting a very pleas- ing effect. 20 inches Sweet William.—See Dianthus TAGETAS, MARIGOLDS are showy annuals of easy culture. The flowers of the African variety in its per- fection are equal to the double dahlia. The French, as double asa Ranunculusin appearance and texture, not unlike the richest velvet. Signata pumila is of com- pact globulous growth; the flowers yellow and orange, cover the entire outer sur- face of the plant. Foliage as fine as Cypress Vine. Plant 10x12 inches. Tagetas patula (Tall French Marigold).—Dark brown. 2 feet Tagetas patula nana (Dwarf eench Marigold).—Dark brown. I foot Tagetas eles pumila,—Yel- low striped. 15 inches PERIWINKLES are peren- nial evergreen plants. Used for vases, covering graves in cemeteries, or bare shady places where grass will not grow. Bear very effective white and rosy flowers. Sow seed in hotbed or | greenhouse early in Spring; plant out when ground is warm. Proof against dry weather. | Vinea alba (Periwinkle).—White Vinca rosea (Periwinkle).—Rose VIOLA (Pansy). Viola tricolor, popularly known by the names Pansy, | Heart’s-ease, and Johnny | Jump-up, is a half-hardy | perennial, a favorite with | everyone. Flowersof every conceivable combination of beautiful colors and also separate and distinctly | marked. Sow out of doors in the Fall; under glass dur- ing Winter or very early in the Spring. Transplant to the richest soil. Plant 6x8 | inches. 5 5 5 S} un uw un 5 on 5 Price per Packet, Cis. Viola alba.—White Viola corulea.—Blue...... Viola.—Large yellow ......, Viola tricolor imperialis.— Blotched Viola tricolor, var-— Mixed Viola tricolor odorata (Sweet VIGICE Rey cieet w) santas eae ee Viola Faust (King of the Blacks) WHITLAVI A— Hardy annuals. Bell-shaped flow- ers, from June to October. | Requires light, sandy loam. | Plant 6x8 inches. | Whitlavia gloxinoides.—White and’ blue. 1itoot. fi aoe eee Wigandia caracasana.—4 feet . Wigandia vigieri.— 4 feet Nalf-hardy perennials; beau- tiful foliage. ZINNIA is an annual of ro- bust habit, blooming from July to October. Its beauti- ful double Dahlia-like flow- ers adapt it to any situation | in any garden, large or | small. As a display flower it is unsurpassed. Plant | 10x16 inches. Zinnia.— Double, white, scarlet, purple and orange—separate col- ors. 2 feet Zinnia, Dwarf Double.—Mixed. 11% feet Ampelopsis veitehi (Japan Iv —Hardy perennial; clings to stone or brick. Rapid climber after once started, covering a large space in a short period. Green in Summer, scarlet in Autumn. 50 feet Aristolochia sipho (Dutchman’s Ripe). —Yellow and purple. | Hardy perennial, rapid grower, large leaves. Requires plenty of WALCT-« 2OKCCty, u-mtimt-mem nee Tne Cardiospermum (Balloon Vine). —White. Is an annual of rapid growth from seed sown in Spring. Height 1o feet. Plant 20x20 INCHES... 57, Wee eee Clematis.— The Clematis are hardy perennials, of rapid growth, on trellis or netting. The Clematis flamula is the old variety Virgin’s Bower, or Trav- eler’s Joy. Fine foliage and clusters of small white fragrant flowers. The other varieties are large-flowered and very showy. Clematis coccinea.—Scarlet. 12 fect PeReas i. Re hie Pee Clematis flamula (Virgin’s Bow- er).— White. 12 feet Clematis Jackmanii.—Blue and Wiitite; sur ztCeGu enone |Cobea Scandens.—Purple. Greenhouse perennial, of rapid growth, bearing great number of bell-shaped flowers, Start the seed in damp sand in a warm places feetiy has weave o C | CONVOLVULUS MAJOR.— | Mixed. The Convolvulus major, or Morning Glory, is an annual of rapid growth; | large flowers of many colors { and shades; suitable for porches or arbors. 12 feet. 5 Vines and Climbers. 25 5° 10 5 Hedysarium coronarium (French Honeysuckle),—Red and white. Perennial. 6 feet IPOMEA.—The Ipomeas aro amongst the most beau- tiful of annual running vines. Wasy culture, free growth. Ipomea bono nox (Hvening Glory, Good Night).—Tender annualoysiteetii «0. ees Ipomea coccinea (Star Ipomea, or Searlet Morning Glory). —12 feet Tpomea grandiflora (Large Pur- ple Morning Glory).—12 feet Ipomea noctiflora (Moon Flow- er).—White. 20feet....... Tpomea quamoclit (Crimson Cy- press Vine).—10 feet Ipomea quamoclit alba (White Cypress Vine).—10 feet Ipomea umbellatia.—vYellow. 10 Cie ral aee Mal i@itles eee © © <0 se) .e ek LATHYRUS LATIFO- LIUS (Hverlasting Peas), —Pink and white. 10 feetin height Maurandia barclayana,—A ten- der perennial, flowering profuse- ly in the Fall. Succeeds best in greenhouse. 10 feet MOMORDICAS are beauti- ful, half-hardy annuals, pro- ducing fleshy ovate fruit; golden and scarlet when ripe. The fruit when ripe, preserved in spirits, is used tocure flesh wounds. Plant 10x10 inches. Momordica balsamina (Balsam Apple). — Yellow. 10 feet in HedShtine. i sts Momordica charantea (Balsam Pear).—Yellow. 10 feet in height Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (Smilax).—White. Smilax Vine isa greenhouse perennial, largely used by florists to decorate, make bouquets, wreaths, etc. Plant seeds in a warm part of green- EEG in a loamy leafy soil. 10 (Gl ga oe, on} enh Cae aR eae Passiflora. — Purple, violet and white. The Passion Flower isa half-hardy perennial,in favorable situations grows vigorously, and roduces a profusion of beautiful Owercuaomeebay. sts sca ls Phaseolus multiflorus (Scarlet Running Bean).—Annual. io IRAE a0, Bh 0 ORO ne ee Thunbergia.—Handsome climb- ing greenhouse perennials, but will succeed in open ground as annuals if planted in a warm sunny border, poet and loamy soil. Start seed in pots. Plant 6x8 inches. Thunbergia alata.—Buff. 5 feet Thunbergia alba.—White. 5 feet Thunbergia aurantiaca.— Orange.—5 feet Thunbergia, var.—Mixed. 5 feet Tropsolum. See Nasturtium. Trailing Plants. Suitable for Vases, Hanging Also for Bedding. Baskets, etc. Clintonia.—White and purple. 6 AHCHES Ht a MN cs Ss a Convolvulus Mauritanicus .— Tricolored. 2 feet. Plant 6x1o inches/.wy .< eases hoes Price per Packet, Cts, | LANDRETHS’ PRICE-LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. | Convolvulus minor. —Rose, purple and white. Hardy annual, 5! handsome flowers, suitable for vases, hanging baskets and small borders. Sa plants at intervals on a lawn have a pretty effect, 1foot. Plant 6x10 inches | Linaria eymbalaria (Kenilworth DS) aCe er tisnieiee se eiten des e Lobelia alba.—White...... Lobelia erinus speciosa.—Plue | Lobelia gracilis.—Light blue. . Tender annuals, rich colors. Wolana prostrata (Trailing No- lana).—Blue and violet. Hand- some annual, stems branching and covered with bell-shaped . flowers. Sow seed early in Spring. Plant 8xioinches .. . Sanvitalia procumbens. —An- nual. Forms a mat of deep green foliage, covered with a profusion of golden flowers. Plant toxto inches VERBENA.— The Verbenas are half-hardy perennials. Wo flower garden is com- plete without Verbena. Mostly upright, but when prostrate taking root freely where stems come in con- tact with the ground. The flowers are continuous, brilliant and of all colors. Plant 10x10 inches. Verbena auricula-flowered. — Price per packet, Cts. | 5 = a) 5 5 VID tele eismenetwomee ce. abi 10 Verbena candidissima.—White 5 Verbena cerulea.—Blue.... 5 Verbena coccinea occulata.— Scarletiever Se Fem PA Pees oe bs dunt Io Verbena hybrida.—FExtra select. iN bis UN a ee in eee a 10 Verbena hybrida,—Mixed. .. 5 Verbena striata.—lItalian striped 5 Fverlasting Flowers. Acroclinium.—Mixed, white and rose. 1 foot Acroclinium.— Mixed, double flowered. 1 foot Halfhardy annuals of free growth, Ammobium grandifiora.— White. Hardy annual. Its sil- very white petals and yellow stamens present a pleasing con- trast. Height 18 inches. Plant SXToMInGHeSiee yes siebkse eon GOMPHRENA, Globe Ama- ranthus, Bachelor’s Button, well-known annuals of easy culture. To preserve for Winter decoration the fiow- ers should be fully matured before being gathered. Plant 8x10 inches. Gomphrena globosa alba,— Whites THfOOtRNGy. Le. ee 8 Gomphrena globosa haageana. Orange. 1foot.. Gomphrena globosa nana compacta.—Red. 6inches.. Gomphrena globosa purpurea. —Purple. 1 foot Gomphrena globosa, var.— Mixed ie sfootirercys s).00.6 ois. < HELICHRYSUM .—The Helichrysums are annuals, and the most showy and at- tractive of all the everlast- ings. Scarcely excelled as @&garden ornament ora Win- ter decoration. Require rich soil. Plant 6x8 inches. Helichrysum album,—Pure White, paninchesy ser Helichrysum compositum au- rea.e—Large golden... ame Helichrysum nanum.—Dwarf, double, mixed | elichrysum, var.—Single, mixed | Helipterum Sanfordii—Golden. | Annual. Produces flowers in clusters. Used for Winter bou- UetSo mae tOObupE: ois) iieiien at's RHODANTHE.—Tender an- nuals, requiring care. Sow seed in hotbed early in | Spring, and donot plant out till all danger of frost is past. Bloom is like the dwarf semi-double Sunflow- er. Plant 8x10 inches, Rhodanthe atrosanguinea,— Purple and violet. 1foot.... Rhodanthe Manglesii.—Rose. 1 LOOEME Mc lice ine cee co ee Rhodanthe, var.—Mixed. 1 foot. XERANTHEMUM.—Hardy annuals, bearing flowers in profusion. Much prized for Winter bouquets. Height, 2feet. Plant 8x8 inches. Xeranthemum album.—White. 1 foot Xeranthemum purpurea— Purple. 1 foot xXeranthemum SIMUMy ee ae ela and Fruifed Vines. Abobra viridiflora.—Tuberous- rooted perennial, bearing small scarlet fruit, presenting quite a showy appearance. 6feet .. . Bryonopsis erithrocarpa.— Tender annual with green fruit, changing to scarlet and white. Pretty foliage. Sfeet...... Coccinea indica.—White. Half- hardy perennial vine, with bell- shaped flowers, succeeded by ob- long red fruit, with white stripes, very pretty. 10 feet ...... | Cucumis flexiosis (Snake Cu- Gio BES Go oe des Cucumis perennia (Cucumber Wiles); (GBs s oon 5 Gb eo oe E Rapid growing annuals, very pretty. GOURDS.— The Gourds are annuals, rapid growers, from 10 to £0 feet high, valuable for cov- ering screens or arbors; should have moist, rich, loamy soil to attain perfec- tion. The Bottle and Dip- per Gourds are useful when dry for domestic purposes. The gauze-like covering of the Lufa, Dish Cloth or Bon- net Gourd, is very strong | and can be utilized for many purposes. Maree Bottlec c+. . wethi owe ne jpmeimallBottle ses) 37 Seinen cee Dippete Gourds cece ee Hercules’ Club hece Dish Cloth or Bonnet Gourd . . | Mock Orange, striped | Egg Gourd ORNAMENTAL GOURDS Price per Packet, Cts. TAGETAS (Marigold). ta BULBOUS ROOTS. DUTCH BULBS. FOR FALL PLANTING. DSBSO3DD SANG N WNENZASNZNZS| \OOGGO6O IN EVERY GARDEN A SPACE, LARGE OR SMALL, SHOULD BE PLANTED WITH BULBS OF HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NARCISSUS, JONQUILS, CROCUS, ETc. THEY WILL GREET YOU EARLY IN THE FOLLOWING SPRING WITH BEAUTY AND FRAGRANCE, BEFORE OTHER FLOWERS ARE DEVEL- OPED. REQUIRE VERY LITTLE CARE. SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE READY SEPTEMBER FIRST, AND MAKE A NICE SELECTION. OUR BULBS ARE ALL CHOICE. NO AUCTION BULBS. BULBOUS ROOTS. FOR SPRING PLANTING. AMARYLLIS 84.8 70, nosos es Assorted Varieties | LILIUM LANCEFOLIUM RUBRUM. CANNAS Te St econo. Assorted Varieties | LILIUM LANCEFOLIUM ROSEUM. (, CALADIUM, Elephant’s Ear. . Assorted Varieties | LILIUM TIGRINIUM. FAkw@OAHuiAS... 2... _ . Assorted Varieties | MADEIRA OR MEXICAN VINE. 1@ DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS~ . . . Bleeding Heart | NARCISSUS ORIENTALIS. ._. . . Chinese Lily ERIANTHUS RAVENNA 3 3 3) Hardy Pampas) VAONVOe Ge.) yo) ny ae nr Assorted GLADIOLUS 3 (PF, ee oe ete fe Assorted Colors | TRITOMAUVARIA ....... Red-hot Poker sh GYNERIUMARGENTEUM .... . PampasGrass | TUBEROSE ........... Double White LILIUM AURATUM. TUBEROSE)~ >). eee eon iy: tee eath LILIUM CANDIDUM. YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. VIOLA morse (Pansy). CATALOGUES MAILED FREE TO ALL APPLICANTS. at) D TOMATOES. 4 4 4 ZI HYBRIDI NEW TOMATOES —HAND-CROSSED OR INTENTIONALLY HYBRIDIZED. PUP JaLAwOS ‘S1O]OO OX} Jo pues pedeBys-uint ie’ J— Londaord “poy Puno JV & pur voor, PUNO Y JLVH VU UsoArjog sso.19—p ‘ON ‘OPI Gout ano Ajo st yous Suysoddns ayq asvo SIq} UY “Ayiva A[Surpacoxa pai pinay “Ul9}s a[SuIs BO JIMNY UooyY 0} Wa} ‘youviq 24} uAOp WeeIg OF sB ssateanonpoid snoutioue yous jo uleijs Y— Loadordg safdang 931u7 puv SSq pez wWeeasjoq ss019—Ce *ON Ul PUNOL pu IO[OD Ul o}BOI[Op ATOA ‘OULILIOAN MOTJOA Vv OIL “SuTo10F 10y poos—Aj1va A19A puv oarjonpoad AjasuouLuit ‘uUr10F :Loondordd “SSoq o[dang VU pur avog MOT[9 A V UdIM Iq SSO1]I—LZL ON soul ‘SIQPIIsap JsOU pue dsAtjonpoid A19A A JOUN}SIp HO TOO1eUI pue pai jo ‘yina pedeys-adde pros asiv’J— Lonaoud “poy JUL B pur ofdang poduys «rvag Wwo9aA4aq ss019—% ‘ON HYBRIDIZED TOMATOES. NEW TOMATOES. -Hano-cROSSED OR INTENTIONALLY HYBRIDIZED. HE preceeding ilustrations, from photographs taken at Bloomsdale, accurately re ilustrated are just as good, some possibly better Le \ prcaent some of the results of forty cross-bred Tomatoes; others not rhe crosses being made by hand by applyin the pollen from the stamens or male organs of one plant to the pistils or female organs of the flowers of a plant of distinct character, thus producing an intentional cross or hybridizing of the blood in the Seed, the plants from which Seed in some cases possessing features peculiar to both parents, or, in other cases entirely néw qualities arise » color and form ns and cate the diameter of the hybrid fruit * the third in order “4 twice the size of either parent, of intense red color. rhese crosses are scientifically made, not the chance sporés found in fields of Tomatoes, but crosses made after well-considered between variclies possessing merits most desirable to unite in one, » sticks represented in the illustrations, to which the plants were trained, were three (3) inches wide, which width will serve as a unit of measure » Seeds from which the plants illustrated were grown, were the result of a double cross, that is, of two previous crosses; the plants illustrated The Tomatoes crossed comprised all the best standard sorts hybridized with each other, and these again with some uncommon forms and colors, the livergent in color and habit being used to hybridize each other, the results being most instructive and practical, as many very curious hybrids developed, as for instance—a Yellow Pear crossed with a Red Flat produced three shapes and two colors on the same vine—a large Purple crossed a Flat Yellow produced a large deep nutmeg-shaped fruit of exceeding brilliant red—a Red Pear crossed with a Pink Peach ‘Tomato produced fruit All the crosses are enormously productive, and all were ripe when standard sorts such as Acme, Champion, Stone, Beauty, Favorite, Paragon, sown and set out at the same time, were green for two weeks subsequently. 1oice developments. these hybrids promise finally to develop fixed forms far superior to any now in cultivation, 1d blossom end, diameter, thickness of walls and thin skin. S ( as respects earliness, color, size, depth between ‘ ch oO! : ( Phe cost of conducting these hand hybridizations has been very great, as the detail k has covered a long period of time. The price asked for the seed is far less than its value, considering the probability of obtaining from it many We offer the Seed saved from 2000 plants, grown separately in forty different plots. The Seed picked and saved under forty distinct numbers in packets containing twenty-five seeds each of a single type as picked, at the sent by Registered Letter, Postal Money Order, or Draft on Philadelphia]. Upon recei ' able, filling order for one paper, half-dozen price of TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER PACKET [money can be pt of cash order we will send such selections as are the most desir- papers, one dozen, or all as may be wanted. _ We do not guarantee stability to form, size, color and period of maturity, but to the contrary expect much divergence, and the farther the livergence from set forms the greater the prospect of obtaining something of superlative merit for use in the future. Withthis made clear we recommend the Seed to Seed Merchants, Seed Growers, Market Gardeners, Private Gardeners and Amateur Gardeners for forcing under glass or for out-door gardens. In southern latitudes much can be expected from these exceedingly precocious hybrids, as they will develop many early ripening forms for Spring shipment. well established be cut bac In the case of eS grown from this Seed we strongly advise, indeed cannot but forcibly urge, that the plants be set out at 4x3 feet and when < tosingle stems and the stemstrained to a fence pale or other similar support driven one foot into the ground. By this system f training one stem to the stick, all the strength of the root goes to the single stem, and that with the abundance of light and air consequent upon its right form of growth, will produce fruit, the merits or demerits of which can be readily judged. Such a desirable collection of Hybrid Tomato Seed never before was offered in the history of the Seed Business either in America or Europe. n has been for two lifetimes Tomato Seed Specialists and for many years has grown from ninety toone hundred acres for Seed exclusively. r our acreage in Tomatoes for seed is one hundred and eight acres upon our own lands in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia. nd development of the Tomato, see the address delivered by one of the members of this firm before the convention of the Tomato Canners of New ersey, which historical and instructive paper will be mailed upon the receipt of four cents in postage stamps, This This For the history FIVE OF THE LANDRETH HYBRID TOMATOES. No. 1. BETWEEN A LARGE FLAT RED AND A LONG-FRUITED PURPLE. The result being most satisfactory. larger than a base-ball but Olive shaped. Color. deep red and pink dashed in combi- nations of rare beauty. Meaty, walls thick, seed spaces small. Abso- lutely free from cracks and ripening entirely up to the stem. Admirably adapted for early ship- ment from the South or for forcing under glass for early sales. Habit early, vigorous and a large bearer. Nothing similar to it ever before offered. Un- equalled as an exhibition sort or for Winter forcing under glass. Stability not guaranteed. A CROSS Fruit PRICE PER PACKET, 25 CENTS. - No. 4. A CROSS BETWEEN A HALF-ROUND MAROON AND A HALF-ROUND RED. The result being fruit size of a large Apple and borne in clusters. Never flat and when not entirely round developing nutmeg-shaped fruit. Entirely free from cracks. A complete ripener and solid as possible. Color, light red, deep red and maroon all on the same fruit. Very distinct in form and ex- ceedingly showy. Very productive. Intermediate in ripening. A grand sort for culture under glass. Stability not guaranteed. PRICE PER PACKET, 25 CENTS. No. 22. A CROSS BETWEEN A BROAD FLAT-FRUITED RED AND A LONG PURPLE PEAR-SHAPED. The result being quite surprising. Fruit three inches in diameter. Color, peach-blow or rose. Shape, much deeper than broad. Similar to form of an ostrich egg. Meaty, solid and showy. Intermediate in ripening. Productive and of most distinguish- able character, Free from cracks and altogether very choice and promising in every particular. Recommended to gardeners growing Toma- toes under glass. Stability not guaranteed. PRICE PER PACKET, 25 CENTS. No. 25. A CROSS BETWEEN LONG-FRUITED PLUM AND A MAMMOTH FLAT SCARLET. The result being a very showy fruit of Early habit and the size of a Bartlett Pear, but equally ovoid at cach end. Carnation-striped or dashed with the colors of lemon, green, peach, Peculiar to a marked degree as the most unique of No sort is more desirable for forcing for selling in small boxes in early Spring, as the mixed colors make the fruit Fine as an exhibition variety and Nothing like it ever offered | scarlet and purple. any Tomato ever introduced. as attractive as a bunch of carnations. especially desirable for forcing under glass. before. Stability not guaranteed. PRICE PER PACKET, 25 CENTS. A CROSS BETWEEN No. 50. LARGE EGG OF MAROON COLOR AND A | LARGE ROUND YELLOW. ‘The result being a fruit of the size and shape of a goose egg. Color, rose, purple and green mixed on same fruit. An exceedingly curious hybrid. A base from which rare development may be expected in the future. Distinct in all its qualities of form and color from anything offered in other catalogues. cach year, Stability not guaranteed. Habit late, but growing earlier and larger PRICE PER PACKET, 25 CENTS. | THE AMOUNT OF SEED TO SOW TO THE ACRE 7° ee AMILY. 17 Waenere Prices are for small quantities only—by the packet and ounce, postage paid, and by the quart, postage extra. A special price-list accompanies or is bound in each catalogue, and if mislaid can be had upon application, Latest prices Issued upon the first ofeach month, Send foracopy! For postage and package charges, see Hints to Purchasers, page 2 of cover. This plant may be grown from seed sown when the cherry is in bloom or from suckers taken OKE from established plants. If the seed be sown the plants may be raised in beds and trans- ° planted. The seedlings or sets should be planted out in rows at four feet apart, at eighteen inches to the row. Artichoke in a congenial climate will stand for several FRENCH. years, but success with it in the United States cannot be expected north of the cotton elt Cynara scolymus—Artichaut—Alcachofa—Urtijhode— Artiskok. Three Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. LARGE GLOBE.—A French vegetable, the flower buds of which are eaten. Pkts. sc. and 10C,; per OZ, 30c. This should not be confounded with the French Artichoke, being a plant of entirely distinct character—A species of the sunflower, growing to a height of six or eight feet. The edible JERUSALEM TUBEKS portions are the tubers, which are produced after the manner of potatoes. It is propa- ° gated alone by its tubers, which should be planted in rows of five feet, and one foot apart . <% in the row. It is perfectly hardy and very persistent when once given a place in garden P Helianthus tuberosus or field. The tubers, dug like potatoes, are used domestically asa salad for pickling. On Topinambour—Grbapfel—Namara, the farm they are used for feeding swine. Yield about 300 bushels. Per bushel $2.50 This plant succeeds best on sandy soil, though reclaimed marsh land, when freed from water, is admirably adapted to its culture; the lighter the soil the earlier the plants shoot in the Spring. Of whatever character the ground may be, it should be well cleared of VA RAGYU trash or other incumbrances, and in a good state of cultivation. ‘The land is prepared J ° by opening deep trenches six or eight feet apart, by passing a two-horse plow twice to each furrow, throwing a furrow slice to the right and left, and finally cleaning and Asparagus—Officinalis—A sperge—E sparrago—Spargel— senate the furrow by a third passage of the plow. The roots are planted in the Asparges. bottom of the furrow, at eighteen inches apart, and covered by an inch of soil. Stable manure may be applied in the furrow before the roots are placed, or on top ; of the roots after they are covered. Hight Ounces of Seed to 100 yards of Row. North of the latitude of Washington, Spring planting, when the Apple is in bloom, Fifteen Pounds to the Acre. is considered to give the best results, but south of Washington, Fall planting has proven the best. We can ship Asparagus roots from October to March, to any point within 1000 miles, but they must be planted as soon as received, as if exposed to the air are soon injured in vigor. If the rows be six feet apart, about 6000 plants are required to plant an acre; if at eight feet apart, 4ooo plants are required to the acre. One-year-old well-developed roots are better than older ones. When well planted and fertilized a cutting of stalks can be made about three times the second year after planting. _ Cutting should not be continued too late in the Spring or the roots will become exhausted if the shoots are not allowed to develop fully, for of course it must be understood the leaves are the lungs of the plants. After cutting has ceased the ground should be worked b plowing away from the rows and manuring alongside, after which the earth should be thrown back. ‘Twenty bushels of salt to the acre, sown broad- cast, may be used to advantage annually. The roots of Asparagus (though some penetrate six and eight feet in depth) are, many of them, inclined to run near the surface; the cultivator should accordingly, as far as possible, aim at flat culture. Early crops, like Peas, may be profitably grown between the rows of Asparagus for the first two or three years. Asparagus can be bleached and made especially tender by mulching or covering with six inches of fine cut hay, straw or leaves. f : A season's cutting covers eight to ten weeks, and profitable cutting continues up to ten years from planting, after which time the beds are considered unprofitable by market gardeners. ; ; ‘ From 800 to 1500 two-pound bunches of Asparagus can be cut to the acre, and a good field-hand can cut 150 bunchesinaday. In the Philadelphia market Asparagus bunches are always made to weigh two pounds, and vary from ten to fifty stalks to the bunch, according to condition of culture. A skillful workman can trim, wash, pee and tie about 300 bunchesinaday. At the New York market green-pointed ‘‘grass” is demanded, the Philadei- phia market calls for white-pointed. Both colors are found in the same field. The price obtained in the Philadelphia market by truckers from commis- sion men is on an average ten cents per bunch, never lower than eight cents, though sometimes the price paid by commission men is forty to fifty cents. Asparagus is always in demand, such a thing as the market being seriously glutted with it never occurs. The variety known as the Colossal is the best, producing shoots often one inch in diameter, and sometimes as many as fifty to the plant. ; f ‘ One pound of Asparagus seed will produce 2500 plants. The seed may be sown when the cherry is in bloom or among the earliest operations in the Spring, and is usually drilled in rows of teninches. Ifthe land be friable, fertile and well cultivated, these seedlings can be set out the next Spring. PALMETTO,.—An early prolific, regularly developed type of Asparagus | COLOSSAI.—The leading variety in the American markets. Pkts. 5c. of the Southern seaboard. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. and 10c.; per oz. Ioc. PALMETTO.—Per i100, 75¢.; per 1000, $5.00. As PARAGNUS KOOTS.—conossat._rer I00, 60¢.; per 1000, $4.00 A family of Beets bred to a large size for cattle feeding. The roots are easily injured b Autumn frosts, and therefore must be taken up in good time and properly protecte When first harvested they are acrid and scour cattle, but after a few months become A j [ LE EE H S palatable and safe. The approved types produce massive roots which, well elevated above the surface, are harvested with the greatest ease and produce double the weight of turnips to the acre, to which advantage may be added the high nutritive value, the saccharine often being equal to six or seven per cent. of the gross weight. OR Man LD-~WURZE The Mangold is a high feeder—potash and nitrogen are needed to force the plant e into vigorous growth; stable manure will do it, or kainit mixed with dried meat or fi sh. Drill when the Cherry is in bloom. MANGOLD-WURZEL YELLOW GLOBE.—Similar tothe Red of cattle feeding Beet, by reason of its small root and top, can be culti- Globe except in color. Its single tap root alone enters the earth to any vated in close rows and an enormous weight produced to the acre. The depth, the bulb so nearly setting on the surface as to render harvest- root has broad shoulders, smooth rich golden skin, solid sugary flesh, ing simply a matter of lifting. Pkts.5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. and golden footstalk. It has such a slight hold upon the ground that it can be lifted with the least effort, and added to the good qualities named possesses a nutritious quality superior to any other Mangold. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. Ioc. MANGOLD-WURZEL RED GLOBE.— More delicate than the Long Mammoth varieties; more easily handled; SEVENTY tons to the acre not uncommon in England. Fine cattle-feeding roots. Pkts. 5c. Bee ney O7- 0C. MANGOLD-WURZEL MAMMOTH LONG RED.—A very pro- MANGOLD-WURZEL YELLOW OVAT.—A variation of the ductive variety used for cattle feeding. In England EIGHTY TONS have Yellow Globe ; somewhat more productive ; root oblong; skin golden ; been grown tothe acre. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. roc. ee eine: cde nc st0c 5. Per‘07~100, NORBITON LONG GIANT.—A very choice and showy stock of GOLDEN TANKARD MANGOLD.—A rapidly-maturing root Mammoth Long Red Mangold. Adapted for deep soils. Pkts. 5c. and adapted to shallow lands, though doing well on every soil. This form | 10c.; per oz. oc. Postage Extra. On Peas and Beans, 16 cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart; other small seeds, 8cents per pound. Quarter pound and under, and 5 cent and 10 cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. nS TABLE BERETS. 1. Egyptian. 2. Eclipse. TABLE BEETS. Bela vulgaris—Betlerave—Remolacha—Nhothe oder Runtelriitbe—Rddbede. 3. Landreths’ Forcing. 4. Early Blood-Red Turnip. Five Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Under a system of horse cultivation drill in rows at two anda half feet apartand thin tooneinch. If the culture is by hand the rows may be drawn eighteen inches apart. The Seed may be drilled in the Spring, when the Apple isin bloom. Yield 300 to 500 bushels. EXTRA EARLY ECLIPSE.—This newer variety is to a great extent superseding the Egyptian, being two or three days earlier in develop- ment, more attractive in appearance, and of superior quality for the table. The bulbs are perfect globes, blood colored, and develop with astonishing rapidity. The foliage is longer and more vigorous than that of the Egyptian. Pkts. 5c. and 10c,; per oz. ioc. EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN TURNIP.—Growing with the rapidity of a Summer Radish, and consequently maturing in an incredibly short time for a Beet, roots for table use developing in fifty days from germination. Bulbs half globular, or flattened at the poles: roots very slim, skin smooth, leaves red and green, flesh quite dark. This variety admits of close culture, is one of the leading sorts, and will be found very desirable in the family garden and profitable to the trucker. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 1oc. BASSANO, or EXTRA EARLY TURNIP.—This is, with the exception of the Egyptian and Eclipse, the earliest sort. It is the first in market of the large-rooted sorts; it is globular, sugary, and tender, i by the best judges is considered unexcelled in flavor and delicacy by any variety. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 1oc. LANDRETHS’ VERY EARLY (For Forcing).—We do not know of a better early Beet than this. It is nearly as early as the Egyptian and hardier. It is not so dark in flesh, but is more firm when boiled or pickled; the leaf-tops are remarkably short and compact, fitting the variety for forcing under glass or close planting on the border. A remarkably fine sort, and distinct from others. We recommend it most highly. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. toc. 5. Bassano. _ ‘ 6. Philadelphia Early Turnip. CHAPEL HILL, N. C.—I raised from your seed 700 bushels of Turnips to the acre. 7. Half-Long Blood. 8. Long Blood-Red, EARLY BLOOD-RED TURNIP.—Here we have the old stand-by, the short-leaved Early Flat Blood-Red Turnip Beet, with its solid dee beefy color, well known by our annual distribution of many tons of See to millions of homesteads since its introduction over seventy years ago. Root broad and flat like a Turnip, early in maturity and o ahereeifed quality. It is the best Turnip-shaped Beet for family use, all things considered, and we recommend it toall gardeners, Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per Oz, 10c, RED TURNIP (Dewing’s).—The New England form of Red Turnip Beet. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. ioc. IMPROVED BLOOD-RED TURNIP (Hdmund’s).—A deep blood variety, slightly ovalin form. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. toc. PHILADELPHIA EARLY TURNIP.—This variety, which we so named and introduced, follows very closely after the Bassano: it is neither red nor white, but has alternate rings of lighter or darker sink. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 10c. p HALF-LONG BLOOD-RED.—Very desirable. One of the best. A handsome, wedge-shaped root, growing well under ground ; flesh very dark blood-red, skin smooth, habit much earlier in maturity than the old Long Blood and only half its length. Recommended highly to market gardeners as a succession to Turnip-shaped Beets. Valuable for Winter keeping or market supply, asit retains its solid, juicy character long into Spring. 5c. and roc.; per oz. roc. PHILADELPHIA PERFECTION.—This is similar to the Half- Long Blood-Red. Pkts. 5c. and 10¢.; per oz. ioc. LONG BLOOD-RED (very rich).—An old standard variety used both for table and for cattle; resists drought better than any of the other varieties of Beets; color deep red, flesh very sweet. Grows entirely under ground. Ten to twelve tons can be grown to the acre. Valuable for cattle. Keeps well during Winter. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. ioc. SILESIAN SUGAR.—This form of Beet, of which sugar is made, is rapidly growing in favor in this country as a most valuable Winter food for stock of all descriptions. Fifteen to twenty tons can be grown to the acre under favorable conditions. Pkts, 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. IMPERIAL SUGAR.—A variety out of which much sugar has been made abroad. Used here for stock feed. Skin cream-color, flesh white; an average of fifteen tons can be produced peracre. Its high percentage of carbo-hydrates indicates it, as experience has proven it, to be one of the most valuable roots for cattle feeding. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. loc. TABLE BEETS—BUSH OR DWARF BEANS. 19 RED-TOP SUGAR.—A white-fleshed Sugar Beet with red crown ; very SWISS CHARD OR SILVER BEET.—Greens for boiling are early. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per 02, 10c., pint de Sere DIANE erenecn sannot es Pee and Onee is pia. a NWN WANZLEBEN.—This is the variety of Sugar Beet which the and stringy. Lhe. Silver Beet on the other hand, 18 1n season irom early ered meer of the German Beet Bugar Factories have united in Spring aN pen Aroet, ang peannniely wnper ea 2 jable veactabie recommending as possessing the highest sugar-producing qualities, to Sere 1, ti, OR, at le B a The. xe Bie eth T R-7% oe fh e which scientific investigations have been fully sustained by the practi- same as for t t OM unary ta ne oi et. : 1€ A ae 1k 1¢ leaf may alone cal results of sugar making in the factories, as much as eighteen tons of be ay ore Ww Beate young, 7 13 nD a leaf. Ms e re yr aus nt be sugar having been made from one hundred tons of roots of this variety. fail res 10 ced a Sp she to P an 1 Wee assure them that they will be Pkts. 5c, and 1oc.; per oz. 10¢. | ully satisfied. ts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 10 THINNING OUT. Next to errors of too deep or too shallow sowing of Seeds are the errors of thick seeding without corresponding thinning—a neglect of properly thin- ning out the plants after germination. It is far better to thin out a row of Beets, Lettuce, Carrots or Parsnips, so as to obtain good specimens at proper distances, than miserable abortions crowded together at half an inch apart, as is so often seen in the gardens of the inexperienced. So clearly evident is the advantage of thinning out that we will not waste space dwelling upon it, other than to give the following table of suggestive distance to which vegetables in the private garden should be thinned : 2 inches—Beans, Carrots, Peas, Salsify, Corn Salad. 5 inches—Endive, Parsley. 1 inch—Radishes. 4 inches—Beets, Kale, Onions, Parsnips, Spinach, Turnips. | 3 inches—Leeks. 6 inches—Lettuce, Okra. Busi ork DwaArRF BEANS. Phaseolus vulgaris—Haricots nains—Frijoles—Krup - oder Bred-Bohnen—Busk-eller Brek-Bonner. Three Quarts of Seed to100 Yardsof Row. One and One-half Bushels to the Acre. Sow when the Apple is in bloom, and repeat as frequently as necessary till within fifty days of frost. In field culture sow in drills at two and a half feet apart. In garden culture, when the cultivating is done by hand, the rows may be at eighteen inches. The seed should be sown in such quantity as under ordinary circumstances to warrant one Bean vine to every fourinches. If closer than this their produc- tion will be impaired. On strong soil they do best at a greater distance. Yield about 75 to 80 bushels. Florida and Mobile Beans reach Philadelphia about the first of July, and command from $5 to $7 per crate. Round-Podded varieties are most in demand. Beans generally sell well, but by first of April decline to $3 to $5 per crate, and subsequently fall lower by reason of injury in transportation. LANDRETHYS’ FIRST IN MARKET.—tThis is well named, being the earliest Bean in existence, and therefore very profitable to the market gardener, and desirable to the private gardener as well. The pods are long, broad, green and very showy, reaching maturity in thirty days from germination, and the habit of vine productive. May be used in three forms—the green pods when young and tender, the older pods shelled as flagelots, and the hard white dry beanas haricot blanc. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. 4oc. EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTIN E.—Pods develop to an edible condition in thirty-two days from germination. Color of pods, light green and semi-transparent. Form of pods, round and slightl curved, Succulent, prolific and quite free from strings, continuing long in edible condition. The Val. entine is a variety standard in every gardening district, North, South, East and West, and will always | continue to be a very favorite sort both with truckers and private gardeners. It isalways salable, because always good. Pkts. 5c, and roc. ; per qt. 25¢. et Ma Fay ¥ EBARLY BROWN SIX WEEKS, OR MOHAWEK.—Producing edible pods thirty days after ger- mination. Pkts. 5c. and ioc. ; per qt. 25¢. : LONG BARLY YELLOW SIX WEEKS,.—Pkts. sc. and roc. ; per qt. 25¢. CHINA RED EYE.—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per qt. 25¢. LANDRETHYS’ SCARLET.—Seed large, kidney formed, pods golden wax. A sort come to stay. Vine strong, foliage large, broad, hardy. This valuable scar/et-seeded, yel/ow-podded Bush Bean, in some par- ticulars, might be compared with the Golden Wax, but produces much longer, broader and more meaty pods, is earlier (maturing for the table in thirty-five days from germination) and more productive, fifty to sixty pods to the vine being quite general, and some vines far exceeding that number. The pods of this variety may almost be said to be rust-proof, so free are they from the spotting so common among other varieties of golden-podded Beans. It is entirely distinct in origin from the Golden Wax, and entirely different in color and form of the dry seeds from all others, the seeds being of kidney form, and of a color ranging from light to deep scarlet, some almost purple. We could so select the color of the seeds as tobreed them all light scarlet, but we find from experience that such selection would be made at the expense of size of pod. ‘The Landreths’ Scarlet is superior to the white-seeded Dwarf Kidney Wax, which latter in color and form of edible pod somewhat resembles the Landreths’. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. goc. om BEST OF ALI.—Very productive, in showy pods, long half-round, undulating green with occasional dashes of red. y es WATS hn: 3 an ne NAAR AAGUEN HUF AVA 0 cee Rag pnpst rn & : aga ‘ 3 see = & n GH 34 Skt aaa 4 a 38 aan aa 353538 a0 \p () 7 SORISL neaage pateatt 9 ‘98 Qqagee eS AS NE aeoryan t ft 8 age Taeoree Manenishs HGBe 9) axane G8 ga e107 ag Baa a a ONG — Ce = < <© One NUIRESAR] <2 SAAS i) aan Bere rend Daa an eee ‘ LANDRETHS SUGAR This is a native of North and South America, having been found in cultivation by the first European voyagers. Modern researches in Peru and Mexico have given evidence that its culture extends e far beyond any historic period. f There is no foundation whatever for the statement that Indian corn has been found in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies; such tales being pure fabrications. Seedsof wheat, Sorghum Zea—Mais— Matz Para el uso de la mesa—BWelfchz and Millet have been discovered, but it is doubtful if any such seed ever vegetated. Korn fiir Tijdhgebrauc)—/ndzansk Korn, Indian Corn may be divided into six classes, viz: Pop—Zea Everta ; Flint—Zea Indurata ; Dent—Zea Indentata ; Soft—Zea Anylaca ; Sweet—Zea Saccharatum ; Pod or Husk—Zea Vaginata ; One Quart of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. and each of these are subdivided according to shape of the ear, number of rows upon each ear, Eight Quarts to the Acre. etc. Table Corn cannot be planted successfully at an earlier date than the ordinary field varieties, indeed it is more likely to decay under unfavorable soil conditions than the hardier field varieties. Asa rule, Sugar Corn is not as vital as the field sorts, and therefore it is wise to plant almost a double number of grains in the hill as compared with Field Corn. When the Cherry is in bloom, hills for the short varieties of three and four feet in height, may be made three by three feet apart ; for the intermedi- ate varieties three by four feet ; and for the tall varieties, four by four feet apart. In all cases allowing three stalks to stand to the hill. Repetitions of Corn planting should be made every two weeks, and for the quick-ripening varieties the planting may be continued until within sixty days of frost. Seed should be provided at the rate of ten quarts to the acre. We always provide that much, though often only planting six or seven quarts. The plants thinned out to three inches apart. Of the medium and large varieties of Sugar Corn seventy-five to eighty bushels, or 8000 to 9000 roasting ears, can be had to the acre. The average price paid by Philadelphia Commission Merchants is one dollar per bushel. The highest price is about three dollars per bushel and the lowest price about sixty cents per bushel. Green Corn packed loosely in slatted bushel baskets will, in early season, carry safely for forty hours. In larger packages it may become injered by heating. CAUTION, Seed Corn in bulk should be taken out of the bags as soon as received and spread out in a dry place. LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY YELLOW SUMMER IELD ORN. FLINT.—This Corn, producing a slim ear of yellow flint grain, isa sort of exceeding productiveness on elevated lands in the Middle One Pint of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Eight Quarts to the Acre. | States and in the far Northern States, where it frequently produces Postage 1c. per quart extra if sént by mail. sixty to eighty bushels peracre. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 15c. LEAMING (earry).—An early selected variety of yellow Corn, small | GOLDEN DENT (sHowy,.—Named from the bright color of the grain, weighty, productive. Highly esteemed in Eastern Pennsylvania. indented grain; a prolific variety ; strong in foliage ; a desirable Field Pkts. 5c. and roc. ; per qt. roc. Corn. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per qt. toc. Sugar Corn: The Landreth is the best all-seasons variety. 28 FIELD CORN—SWEET GARDEN CORN—SUGAR CORN. FIELD CORN —continven: PENNSYLVANIA LONG BARLY YELLOW FLINT.—Long, ;} SOUTHERN WHITE — . narfow ears ; grain reddish yellow and flinty ; a productive Field com large grain and snowy we ee One oR ee quite early, Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. roc. Southern culture, Pkts, sc. and soc; per qt. 15c. LANDRETHS’ LARGE WHITE FLINT.—Long slim ears, cove | PENNSYLVANIA EARLY DENT.—Reliable sort, Karly and ered with pure white flinty grains. The best sort for hominy. This vigorous. Stalks SHORT, ranging from six to eight feet. Bars set low variety is superior to that usually sold. Pkts. sc. and roc.; per qt, 15¢. large and well filled, fifty-six to sixty shelling a bushel of corn. So TUSCARORA.—* Flour Corn,” so called by reason of the snow-white productive as to be relied upon for a return of ten bushels per acre over character of interior of grain; grain full, soft. Pkts. 5c. and 15c.; per any other Corn in Pennsylvania. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. roc, qt. Isc. SOUTHERN ROASTING ong CER to private gardens in OLD CABIN HOME (gemarkKastr).—A thick-eared Southern type the Southern States, A mixture of Adams Early an of white Corn with enormously deep and broad grain and extinct Almost as early as the Adams and as sweet as t ie repkic sie ates dinary slim cob. Remarkably fine for meal. Pkts. 5c. and roc; per orous grower. Produces a showy ear in the husk. Well adapted for qt. 5c. shipping. Pkts. sc. and roc.; per qt. 20, Ww D EXTRA EARLY ADAMS (srxty A ORN ‘ DAYs).—The earliest white Corn, ready for table sixty days after ger- Not True Sugar. mination, Height of stalk three to four feet ; ears set within six inches of the ground. Nota Sugar Corn, but a decided acquisition so very early in the season. Requires good culture and LAND OF HIGH FERTILITY. A varietyin large demand among market gardeners. Plant in rows at 24 feet and thin to one foot. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.: per qt. 20c. ADAMS EARLY.—A white Corn, next among white Corns in order of maturity after the Extra Early Adams. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. I5c. BARLY LANDRETH MARKET.—Not a true Sugar Corn, but a hybrid or mixture between & Sugar Corn and the Adams Early, and cultivated on large areas and almost exclusively by the market gardeners of Burlington county, New Jersey, experience proving the sort to be more re- liable than any other variety. The ear when eh oedsa condition for the table resembles a good variety of Suger Corn, and has the peculiarity of bearing a small leaf on the ear, similar to those of the stalk, which appendage sets it off to advantage. The edible grain is white and sweet. The dry grain isa mixture of Sugar, Adams Early and White Flint, and presents all the appear- ance of a very much mixed sort, but it is far better than it looks. This variety will mature ears for market in about eighty days from germination. The stalk is quite leafy and grows to a height of six feet. A very profitable sort asa money-maker. Plant in rows at 4 feet and thin to 2 feet. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per qt. 2o0c. RED COREY.—A valuable sort, earlier than the Narragan- UG AR ORN > sett and more robust. Grain half amber. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. 20c. WHITE COREY.—Similar in habit to the Red, but two days earlier, therefore more desirable. Pkts. 5c. and 10oc.; per qt. 20c. EXTRA EARLY NARRAGANSETT SUGAR.—Among the Extra Early Sugar Corns: Maturing for table in sixty days from germination. Average height of stalk four and a nalf feet- Grain red when dry. Pkts. 5c. and r1oc.; per qt. 2oc. EXTRA EATLY MINNESOTA SUGAR.—Among the Extra Early Sugar Corns, coming into condition two or three days pabbeauent to the Narragansett. Ears well made out. Desir- able in the family garden and profitable tothe shipper. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2o0c. , EARLY MARBLEHEAD.—Similar to the Narragansett, but not such red grain, Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 2oc. EXTRA EARLY CROSBY SUGAR.—This variety will produce edible ears in seventy days from germination. It is stronger than any of the preceding. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2oc. DARLING’S SUGAR.—An old standard variety of high merit. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per qt. 2oc. EARLY CONCORD SUGAR.—An excellent early variety, succeeding the Crosby. Height of stalk about five feet. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 20c. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.—A short-stalked productive sort, frequently producing three ears tothe plant. Ear large ior sosmalla stalk; grain narrow and very deep, after form of shoe-peg. Highly recommended. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2o0c. HICKOX SUGAR.—An excellent sort succeeding the Concord. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2oc. ASYLUM SUGAR.—More vigorous than Crosby. Stalk six feet, ears long—quite desirable. Pkts. sc. and ioc.; per qt. 2oc. LANDRETH SUGAR.—A remarkably satisfactory and productive variety, two ears on every stalk, often three, sometimes four. Stalk two feet shorter than the Evergreen, and very close jointed. The ears set low, large and well filled. The grain is narrow and very long, or deep, somewhat similar in shape to Evergreen, but smaller. The ear remains long in milky condition for the table, the edible grain being pure white and exceedingly sugary. The Landreth Sugar Corn is a very showy variety, both in stalk and ear, and will mature for marketing in eighty-two days, eight days earlier than the Evergreen. The Landreths’ Sugar Corn will afford market CoRN—LANDRETH SUGAR. gardeners more baskets ot marketable ears to the acre than any other variety of Suean Corn in cultivation, and is valuable to the canner as havin the merits of the Evergreen under processing. We recommen almost as long a grain and ripening earlier than the Evergreen, while possessing al Plant 4% x3 feet. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; qt. 20c, it, without qualification, as being undoubtedly the BesT SUGAR CoRN in existence. That is high praise. SQUANTUM SUGAR.—A variety of celebrity in the New York mar- kets. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 2oc. AMBER CREAM SUGAR.—Very rich in flavor. when hard. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 20c. RUBY.—Red all over—stalk, leaves, husk, cob and grain, when dry. A novelty possessing admirable flavor and unexcelled in sweetness. Worthy of cultivation by every one. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2o0c. GOLDEN SUGAR.—A medium stalk, producing an average ear of deep yellow grain, very sugary. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2oc. PERRY’S HYBRID.—An early variety, and productive, producing a large ear set with large grains. Pkts. sc. and 1oc.; per qt. 2oc. TRIUMPH SUGAR.—A variety following the Asylum in maturity: Sweet, productive and of good appearance. Pkts. sc. and roc.; per qt. 2o0c- EARLY MAMMOTH SUGAR (rareE).—An early variety bearing exceedingly long ears. Stalk shortand slender. Early in maturity for so large an ear, showy and highly recommended. TRY IT. Pkts. sc. and 10c.; per qt. 2oc. RED COB SUGAR.—A standard variety in many markets. and toc.; per qt. 2o0c. Grains amber Pkts. 5c. EIGHT ROWED SUGAR. —Maturing for table about seventy-five days from germirfation. Ears long and named from number of rows. Pkts. 5c. and toc,; per qt. 2o0c. BLACK MEXICAN SUGAR.—The Black Sugar Corn is especially rich in saccharine or Buset qualities. The grain, though black when dry, is simply of a smoky hue when in edible condition. Pkts. 5c,and 10c.; per qt. 2oc. EVERGREEN SUGAR (StToweELv’s).—A favorite variety among the late Sugar Corns. Matures for table about eighty days from germina- tion. Pkts, 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2o0c. LATE MAMMOTH SUGAR.—The Late Mammoth is the strongest growing of all Sugar Corns. It requires about eighty-five days to reach maturity for table. The ears are very large and showy. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per qt. 2oc. EGYPTIAN SUGAR.—Sweet and large in ear, vigorous in stalk, habit late. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 2o0c. ENSILAGE SUGAR CORN.—By broadcast sowing, or drilling in close rows, a luxuriant growth of sugary forage may be obtained from this Corn, Cut when just showing the flower spike, as in that condi- tion it is most nutritious. Per qt. 15¢. ISLAND LAKE, MIN N.—Over twenty years ago I used your Seeds in British India and I want them now. CUCUMBER. 29 CUCUMBER—Six Varieties—Each in Three Stages of Development—the Pickling Form, the Slicing Form, the Fully Ripe Form. 1. Landreths’ First. 2. Long Green Turkey. 3. Early Frame. 4. Short Prolific. 5. Landreths’ Choice. 6. White Spine. For early use plant in hills 4x4 feet, on a warm border, when the Cherry is in bloom, and fora succession sow in drills at five feet, when the Apple is in bloom. For pickles e plant middle of Summer. 4 In Florida and other Southern States, a fair average production per acre of Slicing UCUmt: "uh eae ee = Ae is Cucumbers is two hundred crates, 8x 14x20 inches. Some growers claim average crops of epee sarin Somes, Gurte Ta 400 and 500-—even 800 crates have been recorded, but these large yields are only occasion- ' ally heard of. Four Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Fresh Southern Cucumbers appear in Philadelphia the last of November, and com- Three Quarts to the Acre. mand $1 to $2 per dozen. Towards Christmas the price rises to $2.50 per dozen, after which the price declines to $4 or $5 per box of eighty-five to ninety fruit. By last of May the pricagocs down to $1 per dozen, after which shipments are unprofitable. As a rule the early Cucumbers from New Orleans bring better prices than those from Florida, being better sorted and better packed. . j A good crop of Cucumbers, when gathered of pickling size, produces from 1oo to 175 bushels to the acre. A bushel contains about 300 pickles. Some cultivators have claimed to produce over 100,000 pickles tothe acre. The pickles should be slipped from the yine by the thumb and finger without rais- ing or disturbing the vine. The Pickle Houses generally pay the farmers forty to fifty cents per bushel, they in turn sell them at from twenty to thirty cents per Ioo. Pickles properly prepared will keep five or six years. The method of salting pickles, as pursued in New Jersey, is as follows: Toa cask of 120 gallons capacity, take four quarts of salt and mix in two gallons of water. Place the solution in the bottom of the cask and put in the green pickles after washing. To each two bushels of pickles put into the cask, add four quarts of salt, and continue until cask is full. Place the head of the cask, with edges trimmed off to permit of a rise and fall, on the top of the pickles, and on the top of the head or lid place a weight of twenty or twenty-five pounds. If there should be any leakage of the liquor, replace it bya solution of four quarts of salt to two gallons of water, keeping ali the pickles submerged. Salt should not be stinted. Pickle Packers make three sizes before pickling—large, medium and small. LANDRETHS’ FIRST.—Unapproached by any in length and slimness of fruit. The Fy ELD VARI ETI ES. earliest long, slim, field Cucumber, in cultivation ; dark green anddesirable. Very rare. V ery poor seeder. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30c. LANDRETHS’ CHOICE (EXTRA EARLY) —The choicest medium kins both to private families and packers for preserving. Pkts. 5c. and sort we h ffered dilencthneli tri I0c.; per oz. I5¢. we ha 7 a = i ¥ ve ever offered, green, good length, slim, symmetri- | . om pROLIFIC PICKLE_A Se San fie Ue ee cal, unexampled in beauty of form, very productive, fine for smaller and producing fruit suitable for pickling in fifty days from s = eo i planting. An abundant bearer, highly commended for pickles, for pickling. Pkt. 20¢.; PEF Oz. 40c. which it is used by many of the most famous pickling establishments. Vines very short, admitting of planting in rows as close as two and a LONDON PICKLER.—Vine strong in growth, prolific in blooms and | half feet. In seeding this variety we do not drop the seed in hills but fruit. Especially desirable for pickling when twoinches long. Simi- | drill in continuous rows as we would Beans, about one seed to the inch, lar to the slim green glass bottle pickles known in Europe as Gherkins. and when the plants are well established, cut them out to about three When the young fruit is picked early the blossoms continue to set inches apart. We have a very large demand for this variety. Pkts. indefinitely, producing an immense crop. We recommend these Gher- 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. Long Green Turkey Cucumber is best formed for pickles, being long and slim. 30 CUCUMBER—DANDELION—EGG-PLANT—GARLIC. CUCUMBER—Continued. LY WHITE SPINE.—The leading sort grown | JERSEY PICKLE.—Used in New Jersey very extensively by those urket. Used almost entirely for slicing. who prepare pickles commercially. It is productive, and is said to sand very prolific. The fruit is of good “green '’ better than any other variety, and to “holdcolor.” Over one yassesses the habit of retaining its green hundred and fifty thousand bushels of small fruit of this variety are to say it does not turn yellow so quickly picked annually in Burlington county, New Jersey. No other sort is of value to the shipper, as it stands trans- | used, no other kind of seed could be given away. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; The White Spine is a general favorite for per oz. 10c. its larity proves its worth. Pkts. sc. rox. roc BOSTON PICKLING, OR BOSTON MARKET.—Used near 1 ; : ad Boston to the exclusion ofallothersorts. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc. ; per oz. 10c. W HITE PEARL.—Medium size and uniform shape all over. Skin url flesh snow-white and very crisp. A good slicing sort. | TURKEY LONG GREEN.—Not so abun@ant a bearer as the pre- Pkts. roc. + oz. 15¢ ceding sorts, though recommended to a.l who put up their own e ts : ; pickles ; fruit LONG and SLIM; only surpassed in quality by Landreths’ EARLY FRAME.—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per oz. 100. First. This is mof the New England Long Green, but a MUCH SUPE- + - r eae fe, ae bes RIOR SORT, being twice as long and of proportion as shown in illustra- LONG GREEN .—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per oz. roc. tion. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. oc. BARLY CLUSTER.—Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 1oc. GHERKIN.—Burr, or Round Prickly Cucumber, used for pickles only. MEDIUM GREEN.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. roc. Pkts. 5c. and loc. ; per oz. 15¢. CABBAGING.—An improved type of an old-fashioned plant rapidly growing into favor as an early Salad. Sow and cultivate same as Lettuce. Tie up the same as Cos Lettuce, or shelter from light by d e inverted pots or board covering. The Dandelion isa preventive of malarial infection and is recom- S 3 mended for domestic use in localities where chills and fevers prevail. Pkts. 1oc.; per oz. Soc. Taraxocum—Fisseniit. This seed is generally sown under glass and transplanted to the field two or three weeks after Corn-planting season. The plants are set in rows of five feet and = . at three feet in the row. The land cannot be too highly fertilized for this crop—very short, thoroughly rotted stable manure or similar preparation is l { best ; strong manure or hot, rank manure is unsuitable. : Sow in hotbeds or other protected place early in the Spring; when up two One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. or three inches transplant into small pots (which plunge in earth) so as to get stocky, well-rooted plants, and late in the Spring, or not till the commence- ment of Summer, unle = weather be warm, transplant into thoroughly worked, rich i y well-manured ground. A good plan isto open a deep, wide trench, filling y with manure ; restore the earth and plant therein, placing the plants three feet ach way. The seed does not vegetate freely; repeated sowings are sometimes It is almost useless to attempt the culture of Egg-Plant unless the proper n be given. In growing the Egg-Plant in the Summer and Autumn months in great trouble is sometimes experienced in getting a stand - f plants owing to the ngrains. This difficulty can be largely overcome © y shading the i If sown in beds, the shading may be accomplished by eed-bed cloth, or by blinds of slats or common boards s to cut off the direct raysof thesun. Ifthe seed is sown Ss are to remain (a bad practice) the shading may be done by using Pal- ing them one €ach on the north and south sid of the hill, the This plan is used by some of the most successful growers in Solanum melongena—A ubergine—Gierpilanje—Berengena—Ezerplant. ts are required to plant an acre. plants should produce an i i each. Our selected seeds fruit weighing eight to ten pounds each; we have had them of Commission Merchants in Philadelph 1 pay the market The highest prices are n Philadelphia the latter part of November, and commands $6 in the Autumn the market issupplied by fruit from Jersey. ¢ of Florida Egg-Plant ri to $10 per barrel crate and then , after which they are likely to arrive ina -Plant fruit can be grated and canned for KING.—No. 112.—FRIED.—Peel the fruit and cut crosswise in - and of one-third of an inch in thickness ; sprinkle salt between for a half hour, when remove the water, dry and dip in butter in hot lard until brown. -1 the fruit and cut into small pieces. Place in a pan with t oil ov fire for three minutes; add salt, pepper and a little sauce : it from the pan and put in a baking dish, coat over with bread crumbs and bake in oven till quite brown. HORNLESS LARGE ROUND PURPLE.— grown on soil of proper quality) a deep purple, running in places and therefore a sort more valuable to the trucker than almost to a black purple. Cingle plants of this variety often reach a old as the New York Improved, which, by rea- span of three feet and produce seven or eight large fruits. Pkts. 5c. m offer serious impediments to quick and ioc.; per. oz. 60c. cidedly the best selection of Egg-Plant, ’ reaching a weight of twelve NEW YORK IMPROVED.-—This is a form of the old Large Round —BAKED.—P¢ short egg-shaped, flattened at Purple; large, solid, weighty and showy. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. y equalto the length. Color (when soc. G A RLI ie Used in cooking for seasoning purposes. Its flavor is somewhat similar to that of the Onion, - though much more pungent. It is bulbous and is propagated by detaching the cloves or é sets and planting them in rows one foot apart and six inches asunder. Per Ib. oc. Alliam Sativum—Atil Ordinaire—Gewognliber Anoblaud —Ajo Vulgar—Knoflook. Evg-Plant is best without thorns. To get such buy Landreths’ Improved Large Purple. ENDIVE—HORSE-RADISH—KALE—KOHL-RABI—LEEK. 31 Sow in the Spring as soon as the earth is free from frost, and repeat up till within sixty days of Autumn frost. Drill in rows of two feet and thin the plants to eight inches apart. Tie up the loose leaves or cover with pot to blanch forSalad. Valuable for Salads and highly EN DIV | } decorative as a garnish to table vegetables. bd GREEN CURLED.—A desirable Salad when blanched by exclusion from thesun. Pkts. Chicorium endivia—Chicorée Endive—Endivien-Salat— 5¢. and 1oc.; per 02. 20¢. Escarola 6 Endivia—Andivie, WHITE CURLED.—A variety of white tint, more delicate than the Green Curled. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 2o0c. MOSS CURLED.—Green and extra curled. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 20c. BROAD LEAVED.—More productive than the other varieties; not so choice. Pkts. sc. and 10c.; per oz. 20¢. ’ Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Three Pounds to the Acre. This plant seldom producing seed, is propagated from sets cut from old roots, and in market garden culture nearly always planted as a succession to a spring crop — e which by time of removal leaves the Horse-Radish well established. The sets are planted in rows of Bone two feck by eighteen inches, frequently among Spring . ay - FO ~ 9 reitth ; Cabbage. Holes are made witha long planting stick into which are dropped the Cochiaavan armordan—Karfort Sauvoge—Meerrettis— Tare mago. Horse Radish sets toa depth that the ni will be three inches under the race It will only succeed in highly fertilized land, and each year should be planted afresh. In garden culture the sets are sometimes planted in the upper end of round drain tiles sunk into the ground and filled with earth, the radish root being thus directed straight downwards. Yield about 150 bushels to the acre. Sets, per doz. 15¢.; per 100 50c.; per 1000 $4.00 Kk E Greens for cutting, Curly loose-leaved plants of the Cabbage family, of hardy character and succeedin i LL ° on almost any soil. Sow in early Spring when the Oakis in full leaf and again in early Autumn. Dri in rows of two and a half feet and thin to three to ten inches, according to vigor of variety. Brassica Oleracea—Acephala—Choux verts.§ PURPLE DWARF GERMAN.— Winter-Kohl—Coles Stn Cogolio. Height four to six inches. Sowin per- One Ounce of Seed to too Yards of Row. manent position. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per Four Pounds to the Acre. Oz, 20¢. PHILADELPHIA DWARF GERMAN GREENS.—Sow in Autumn for “sprouts” or “ greens.’’ Height four to six inches. Sowin permanent position. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. loc. DWARF CURLED SLOW SEEDER.—A sort slow to shoot, and for that reason very profitable both to the market and private gardener. Very productive in leaves, blue green and curled on edges. In some catalogues this is known as Imperial. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 15¢. ROSETTE.—The most densely foliaged Kale in cultivation, forming a loose head or rosette, most ornamental and most profitable to the market gardener. Leaves, strong, wide, erect, recurved, exquisitely curled and twisted, so much fluted on the edges as when unfolded to astonish by a scope of the leaf four times the usual span. Color, light green, veins and ribs marrow like, stems short, plant rising to a height of eight inches. Exceedingly slow to shoot to seed; a valuable quality to the market gardener. Pkts. BLOOMSDALE KALE. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 20c. DWARF EXTRA CURLED GERMAN GREENS.—4 variety BLOOMSDALE KALE.—Leaves, moss curled; color, emerald of lighter green tint than the Dwarf German Greens, and much curled. green; height ten inches when full grown; appearance at ee aeanc kk; PET OZ T5C: a distance like Curled Parsley. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 20. MOSBACH.—In height between the Dwarf Scotch and the Extra Dwarf. SIBERIAN.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. 10c Leaves bent upwards, light yellow green, double curled, white narrow ; : rs ribs and veins, very showy. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 20c. NEW ORLEANS BROAD LEAF.—Enormously productive in 7 | broad flat leaves, dark green in color, very thick in texture, profitable ee eae very light green, leaves much curled. Pkts. 5c, and to the shipper. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per ee P TALL CURLED SCOTCH.—Manage as Winter Cabbage. Desirable DWARF CURLED SCOTCH.—Foliage yellowish green, and similar for Winter use. Height two to four feet. Sow in beds and transplant. tothe Tall Scotch Kale. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 15¢. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. This plant used both for table and for cattle feeding, isa Cabbage in which the cultural development has been directed to the stalk, not to the leaf. The enlarged stalks, taking the globular form of Turnips, are more hardy and nutritious than turnips. = ~ Any good soil will produce a crop, the plants for which may be grown like Cabbage in seed beds for transplanting, or sown in permanent position in three-feet rows. oe 2 es a7 Sow the seed for table use at any period when Cabbage may be sown. Drillin Brassica Caulo-rapa—Choux-vaves—Snollentoh{—Cavolo-rapa. Aan Ranieri thinivolsis inches! One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. For cattle feeding drill the seed in Midsummer for Autumn development. Yield 300 to 400 bushels to the acre. NOTES ON COOKING.—No. 132.—BoILeED.—Remove the skin, cut in quarters. Boil in salted water with a little butter, drain, put in a saucepan with melted butter, stir a few moments over the fire and add Espagnole Sauce with salt, pepper, butter; mix well and serve in a deep dish. WHITE VIENWNA.—Short leaved, bulb light green, very rapid in PURPLE.—tThe bulb of this variety is purple. In maturity after the growth, early in maturity, fine in texture, and symmetrical in form. White Vienna. Pkts. sc. and Ioc.; per oz. 35c. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 35¢. GREEN OR WHITE.—Pkts. sc. and ioc.; per oz. 25¢. I E EK Sow when the Apple is in bloom, and again in Midsummer. If for permanent position, sow e in rows of two feet ; if for transplanting, sow in close beds. Tosecure a full development, ‘ ee es. rs thin out the rows or plant the seedlings at two feet sixinches. Upon the approach of Alliura porrum—Potreau—Laud oder Porre—Puerro—Prez. hard frost take up the plants and preserve in trenches the sameasCelery. Yield from Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. about 100 to 150 bushels to the acre. Four Pounds to the Acre. NOTES ON COOKING.—No. 137—Sarap—Clean welland cut the white portion of the roots in thin slices. Drain and dry and put ina salad bowl with French Dressing No. 3. CARENTAN.—Very superior, large rooted, broad leaved. Pkts. 5c. and MUSSELBURGH.—A remarkably large and showy variety. Pkts. 5c. 10c.; per oz. 25¢. and Ioc.; per oz. 25¢. ROUEN .—Thick short stem with numerous fan-shaped leaves. Pkts.sc. | TARGE LONDON.—Scotch or Flag. anda per bales Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 2oc. GORDONSVILLE, VA.—This is the forty-fifth year I have planted Landreths’ Seeds. 32 LETTUCE. To have fine Lettuce in early Spring, sow in seedbed from commencement to middle of Autumn, During Winter protect the oaele by a box covered with window or other sash, or with litter, as they stand on the ground, Karly in the Spring transplant some into rich ground, ‘The others force under the sash, Or in early Spring sow in a hotbed and transplant, but Autumn- sown plants are best. Fora later supply, sow in drills when the Cherry is in ‘bloom ; when up a few inches thin out, leaving plants at proper distances ; this is a better plan than trans- planting late in the season, For this purpose use Bloomsdale Reliable, Landreths’ Forcing, Virginia Solid Header and Heat-resisting varieties which we have selected as standard sorts, by reason of their ability to ves?s¢ ead and the longer time they are in condition for the table than some other kinds which shoot to seed as soon as the head is formed. LANDRETHS’ BARLIEST CUTTING.—The earliest cutting variety in market, May be planted very close. curled, crisp, good-flavored Salad long before the Cabbage varieties have commenced to head. Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. It does not head, but affords Pkts. 5c. and 70e,; per oz. 20c. LANDRETHS’ FORCING (RARE).—So named because of its adaptability for forcing under glass, forming crisp hard heads before any other known sort has commenced to head, having no outside leaves it can be planted at half distance, twice as many to a space as any other sort. It is a// head, produc- ing weightier heads than any other kind twice its size. Valuable for small gardens. This is something very choice, and while most trusty for open garden culture, it is unapproached for forcing in hotbeds or frames; very compact and round like a ball. Swztable for sending to the table in entire Jorm on the root. Wong standing before shooting. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per Oz. 30C. BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON.—A cutting variety of unusual merit—not so golden as Silesian, but by some preferred. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. roc. CURLED SIMPSON.—A cutting variety similar to and immediately following the Si- lesian. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. roc. EARLY CURLED SILESIAN.—A cutting variety ; the second to produce edible leaves. It does not head. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. 10c. BOSTON CURLED.—Pkts. sc. and roc.; per oz. roc. AMERICAN GATHERING.—A curly-leaved, bronze-edged sort. per oz. 15¢. BRONZED CURLED.—New sort. A half-cabbaging variety of bronze-edged leaves, and superior to either Prize Head or American Gathering. Pkts 5c. and toc.; per 6z. 20c. PRIZE HEAD, OR SATISFACTION.—A cutting variety of curly leaves. Pkts. sc. and 10¢.; per oz. Ioc. GOLDEN CURLED.—New sort. A golden-leaved sort producing a half head of rare ex- cellence ; leaves much fluted on the edges; very showy and a most admirable cutting sort. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 20¢. BLOOMSDALE EARLY SUMMER.—An acquisition ofvalue ; medium size, round in leaf and head; smooth, compact and firm ; al- ways heading and slow to shoot to seed; qualities which com- mend themselves to all who aim to raise Lettuce either for family use or market. it too Pkts. 5c. and toc.; LETTUCE—LANDRETHS’ FORCING. GOLDEN QUEEN.—Resemblesa late Seeding Tennisball. Very com- pact, few outside leaves ; a good reliable sort. Pkt. 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. GRAND RAPIDS.—A loose-leaved, vigorous grower, resembling Lan- dreths’ Golden Curled, but more curled and more golden. Pkts. 5c. and 10¢.; per oz. loc, HAWNSON.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. toc. CURLED INDIA.—A valuable variety, making a close-folded head. Stands the sun and iscrispand tender. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz, toc. TENNISBALL (WHITE SEEDED).—Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. Ioc. VIRGINIA SOLID HEADER.—Cabbage heading, leaves light in color with a tinge of red on edge, few leaves outside of the head, late to mature but slow to shoot to seed, admirable therefore for market garden. Cultivated by us on our Vir- ginia plantation for shipment to market, is of remarkably good quality. We have sent quantities to Baltimore market, realizing handsome prices. We recommend it by using it ourselves. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 20¢. TEN NISBALL (s1ack SEEDED).—An early heading sort of reputation. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15c. OAK-LEAVED.—Named because of its resemblance. Excellent for hot countries, as it resists almost any heat. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 15c. IMPERIAL CABBAGE.—A showy white cabbaging variety of very choice quality, uniform in character, and in every particular very superior to the stock usually sold as Imperial or White Cabbage. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 15¢. SALAMANDER.—Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. BLOOMSDALE RELIABLE.—A medium sized Cabbage variety, never failing to head, slow to shoot to seed, and in all respects one of the best sorts ever introduced. ‘Thin leaf, close-folded head, few outside leaves, quick in growth. Recommended to market gardeners for forcing under glass. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 25¢. BOSTON MARKET.—Pkts. sc, and toc.; per oz. 15¢. EARLY WHITE CABBAGE (SECOND EARLY).—A broad-leaved vigorous-heading sort. White,showyanddesirable. Pkts.5c.and Ioc.; PET OZ. loc. SPECKLED DUTCH BUTTERHEAD (SEcOND EARLY).—A long- standing white Cabbage variety, forming quite compa heads, the leaves possessing the peculiarity of being irregularly dotted with spots resembling iron rust. Thisisthe favorite variety with market gar- deners in the neighborhood of Philadelphia. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per Oz. I5¢. Second early in maturity. We cannot recommend highly. Known in the vicinity of New Orleans as the Creole. DON’T FAIL TO TRY IT. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 20c. NORFOLK ROYAL CABBAGE.—Large, very showy heads, com- pact, crisp, desirable. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 1oc. LARGEST OF ALT (a Later sort).—Magnificent heads, coveted b all who see them. A very large green cabbaging variety, very bold, altogether desirable, both for family use and market garden. Truckers can adopt it with confidence, as it is sure to sell. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 20c. BROWN DUTCH.—A fine half-heading variety of Lettuce. and roc.; per oz. 15¢. Pkts. 5c. BLOOMSDALE BUTTER (srack srerp).—A dark green-leaved va- riety of remarkable vigor, resisting the most severe heat, and highly prized by all who have tried it. Used largely by market gardeners. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 20c. SLOW SEEDER.—Very meritorious, a long-standing, white-leaved Cabbage heading sort remaining in marketable condition long afterall other sorts have shot to seed. The quality is first-class in every respect. Pkts. 10c.; per oz. 15¢. NEW YORK LETTUOE.—A large, late variety of peculiar green color. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. LANDRETHS’ HEAT-RESISTING COS.—Vigorous, always heading, crisp, never wilting under the severest sun. Remarkably fine. It should be in every garden. We recommend this for Florida and Gulf States, as it resists Beat. and growing erect, and being tied for blanching remains free from sand, Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 20¢. GREEN COS.—Pkts. sc. and ioc.; per oz. 15¢. WHITE COS.—An old variety, highly esteemed. ) upright. The leaves require tying up to insure blanching. and 10c.; per oz. 15¢. ALWAYS READY.—Slow to shoot to seed, consequently very valua- ble and always ready for the table. A good header, of the Cabbage type. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 15¢. FLORIDA FAVORITE.—Flourishes on hot dry sand, Produces long narrow erect leaves which require tying up to blanch ; prevents the entry of sand into the head. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 15¢. Habit of growth, Pkts. 5¢. Postage extra. On Peas and Beans, 16 cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart ; other small seeds, 8 cents per pound. Quarter pound and under, and 5 cent and 10 cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. WATERMELON. 33 1. Landreths’ Boss. 2. Long Dixie. 3. Landreths’ Long LightIcing. 4. Round Light Icing. 5. Arkansas Traveler. 6. Ice Cream. 7. Kolb Gem. Watermelons do well upon sod ground or upon land prepared for their reception by plowing down a crop of Winter wheat or Winter rye, the sod or grain aerating or keeping loose the e soil, When the Apple is in bloom the seed is planted in hills at ten feet apart in each direc- tion. Two large shovelfuls of well-rotted stable manure dug and trampled into each hill and Citrullis vulgaris—Melon d@ Eau—Bafjermelonen— Sandia. Three Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. When the Black Walnut is in one inch leaf, plant Melons. beating rains. covered with earth. The cultivator should be prepared with quite four pounds of seed to the acre that he may have a reserve for replanting in case of destruction of his plants by insect depredations or One vine alone to the hill should be allowed to attain perfection; with four hundred and fifty hills to the acre, there should be nine hundred first-class Melons. Philadelphia Commission Merchants pay for prime Melons, asa highest price, forty dollars ($40.00) per hundred. Asan average price, ten dollars ($10.00) per hundred. They cease to be profitable to the trucker when bringing less than four dollars ($4.00) per hundred. First-class Melons are always in demand, but the market is frequently overstocked with small fruit. Much of the Melon seed offered throughout the country is the product of immature and deformed Melons remaining in the field after all the choice fruit has been selected, LANDRETHS’ BOSS.—We still adhere to our claim that no Melon has ever been introduced which can be compared with the Boss in delicacy of flavor, dazzling brilliancy of color of flesh, solidity of flesh, depth of flesh, melting quality, and everything going to make a perfect Melon. The edible portion of the flesh extending to within less than half an inch of the skin, and yet the rind is so hard that no Melon in existence is so good a shipper. Perfectly ripe Melons will support the weight ofa heavy man without any injury to the interior. Success with the Boss, however, is only met with when the soil is strong and rich, both natur- ally and artificially, and it requires a space of nine by nine or nine by ten feet to the hill. Under good conditions Melons weigh from thirty to forty pounds, and we have had freqent reports of them reaching a weight of sixty and seventy pounds to the Melon. True stock can only be had direct from us. A market gardenerin Cumberland Co., N. J., sent his crop of Boss Watermelons to New York prepaid on board, get- ting $25 per too forthem. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. toc. LIGHT GREEN RIND ICING.—One of the Best oF att Melons; always of good flavor, rind yery thin. UNEXCELLED IN ALL GooD QUALITIES. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. Ioc. DARK GREEN RIND ICING.—Shape, size and flavor same as Light Icing, but dark skinned. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. Ioc. EXTRA FARLY.—Very desirable as the first Watermelon to ripen. Everyone should have it. Form oblong. Weight from fifteen to six- teen pounds. Color green dashed with white. Quality fair. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 5c. ICH CREAM.—Form oblong, skin light in color, seeds white, flesh solid andred. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. PEERLESS.—Good, but not equal to the Ice Cream. Rind thin, light green; flesh solid, bright in color, sugary. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. ioc. LANDRETHS’ LONG LIGHT ICING.—A good cropper, heavy, attractive and very desirable in quality. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. GRAY MONARCH (Jordan’s).—Long, large, heavy, flesh solid, deep red and of good flavor. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. loc. GEM (Kolb).—Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. toc. — — CLEARWATER, NEB.—Landreths’ Boss Melon is the talk of the settlers for miles around. They weigh from 50 to 60 Ibs. each. 3 WATERMELON, WATERMELON—conrTinuep. SEMINOLE,—This Melon resembles the Landreths’ Long Light Icing. LONG DIXIB.—The chunky Dixie was grown largely during the Sum- Very sweet and melting. Pkts. sc. and roc.; per oz. roc, mers of 1891, 1892 and 1895 as a market Melon, and with unexampled KS -psy at 7 : aia : i! satisfaction. We have selected a long form of it which will supersede ACR ae E Aas phe let famous Melon in the the Kolb Gem, compared with which it is infinitely better, whe vigor: > ou “—% ae m . ous, equally early, quite as productive, weighs as much, darker in rind. MOUNTAIN SWEBT.—Pkts. sc. and 10c.; per oz. 10c in fee long Ee half long, oe deep red without core or cavity, more ‘ eo : 2 tai melting and of very superior flavor. For shipment to long distances is JAMES RIVER.—A long dark-rind Melon of second Size, similar to the will be found equal to the Kolb Gem, its rind fully as atone and ip Jones Melon. Pkts, 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 10c ge unis more showy, placing it in first rank as a market Melon, A = PES Gk waaivee ey a decided improvement upon the Dixie as first introduced—longer ir GEORGIA.—Pkts, sc. and roc ; per oz. roc. form, flesh more brilliant and very palatable. A fine shipper. Pkts ARKANSAS TRAVELER (Specialty).—A large, long, weighty | S¢. and roc.; per oz, roc. Melon. Rind dark green, with waving stripes of black; in- GREEN AND GOLD.—So named by reason of its green rind ane terior always solid, the edible portion extending to within yellow flesh, Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. roc. half an inch of the skin, flesh brilliant red, sweet, tender, IRON CLAD —Ppkt 1 -—Pkts. 5¢. and roc,; per oz. 10¢, crystalline, very juicy and altogether quite superior. Seeds variable in color and small. Ripening as an intermediate. | EXCELSIOR.—A large, showy Melon, similar to the Cuban Queen A very hard rind and therefore a good shipper. No better Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. roc. Melon, except the Boss, has ever been offered to lovers of | FLORIDA FAVORITE.—A popular Melon in the South, Pkts 5¢ choice Watermelons; in size it is not a mammoth—no large and toc.; per oz. roc. Melons are first-class in quality. In color of flesh itis deep- | GU RAN QUEEN.—A Melon of mammoth size, reaching very often ovex est red, in texture crystalline, in flavor sugary. The flesh is sixty pounds in weight. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. solid throughout, without any sign of either core or cavity, PRIDE OF GEORGIA.—Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 10¢. and the edible portion extends to within a half inch of tl : : skin. We Renate say enough i i f the i k zh PRESERVING Cre ae aan eeacer EU Daca v eee : y ous nm praise of the Arkansas melon, meat greenish white, used for preserving only; seeds red and Traveler. Pkts. Sc. and 10c.; per oz. 15c. small. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 10c. A CHOICE WATEKMELON We referred to the Melon in our 1893 Catalogue as a most delicious ° variety, very superior to the Kolb Gem with which our markets have been overflooded for several years; a sort so miserable in quality that os 99 the desire for Watermelons has almost been destroyed, and in sections where hundreds of thousands were sold years ago the demand for e chunky Melons has fallen off to such an extent that Kolb Gems barely z brought the freight. It is a fact which should never be lost sight of b the growers of vegetables that z¢ zs only the best that commands paying prices. The inferior is passed by and left with the commission merchant who is obliged to dispose of it for a mere song or haul the stuff to the dump, and his report to the grower is most discouraging. Fhe result of our commendation of the Arkansas Traveler is that our markets have been fairly supplied with them, and one prominent merchant, who makes a specialty of Melons, said to the writer that their ready sale was surprising and they were always the first to go, and at good prices. The Kolb Gem has earliness, productiveness, and good shipping qualities, but these do not count at the Watermelon pile with the consumer; he is the one that has the Melon to eat, and there lies the proof—if the Melon is not good he will have no more of that variety, and so critical is he that he will not even select one of the same chunky shape. There are several varieties of Long Watermelons in addition to the Arkansas Traveler which are infinitely superior to the Kolb Gem, suchas Landreths’ Boss, Long Dixie, Florida Favorite, Landreths’ Long Light Icing, and Ice Cream. The successful planter is he who studies the taste of the consumer. There is no such thing as fashion in Watermelons. EXTRACTS FROM MARKET GARDENING AND FARM NOTES. BY BURNET LANDRETH. MARKET GARDENING.—Though this volume is written for CAPITAL.—The capital of a market gardener should be esti- the amateur, or family gardener—indeed, to be more precise, | mated by his available cash, compared with the number of his for the novice in gardening—it may, however, fall into the hands | acres, and, as in other things, opinions vary, so do the estimates of more experienced persons, inclined to make a venture in | of practical gardeners, some being satisfied to live on inexpen- gardening for profit, and, accordingly, it may not be out of | sive land far removed from market, and use what others would place to make some remarks upon subjects connected with grow- | term an incomplete line of implements, and be satisfied with ing vegetables for sale. The last United States Census Bureau | what nature develops in the ordinary routine of their business, has issued a bulletin on Truck Farming, from which the writer | while others, more progressive, locate in the outskirts of great makes the following extracts. Upwards of $100,000,000 is inves- | cities, consequently upon high-priced land, and have everything ted in this industry, the annual products reaching a value of | new in the way of labor-saving appliances. $75,000,000, the product of 534,440 acres of land. The first class of gardeners may be termed experimental The annual expenditures for fertilizers being ...... $10,000,000 farmers, men tired of the humdrum rotation of farm processes The cost of seeds used amountingto........... $1,420,633 and small profits, men looking fora paying diversification of their BEE BEMIPEE OL ten emiployed Peis oa HCA pan 23795 agricultural interests. Their expenses for appliances are not great rename Cameeamameedng, "1 354 they have already on hand the usual stock of farm tool, requir The number of horses and mules employed being. . . . 75,800 ing only one or twoseed drills, a small addition to their cultivating The value of the implements used being. ........ $8,971,000 | implements, and a few tons of fertilizers, Their laborers and teams For convenience of tabulation the States are divided into | are always on hand for the working of moderate areas. In addi- districts. The following is a summary of the number of acres | tion to their usual expenses of the farm, they would not need to under cultivation for truck farming purposes, etc. * * * have a cash capital of beyond twenty to twenty-five dollars, etc. The price for ‘MARKET GARDENING ” is One Dollar—postpaid. CANTALOUPE 1. Extra Early Rough. 2. Small Jenny Lind. 3. Golden Jenny. 4. Improved Jenny Lind. 5. Large Jenny Lind. 6. Small Acme, 7. Anne Arundel. 8. Large Acme. CANT ALOUWPE or CITRON. Citron Melon, or Musk Melon—Cucumis Melo—Melon Muscade—Neh-Melone—Melon Muscatel—Meloen. Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. OR CITRON. 35 9. Nutmeg. 13. Missouri. 10. Atlantic City. 14. California. Ir, Pine Apple. 15. Surprise. 12, Extra Early Hackensack. 16. Large Hackensack. 17. Casaba. Cantaloupes or Citron Melons, as they are termed in Jersey, do well upon sod ground or upon land prepared for planting by plowing down a crop of Winter Wheat or Winter Rye, the sod or grass aerating or keeping loose the soil. The seed is planted at about Corn-seeding time or when the Apple is in bloom, in hills about four-and-a-half feet in each direction. Two shovelsful of well-rotted stable-manure being tramped into each hill and covered with earth. The large long Melons, like the Reedland Giant and Casaba, are ge. erally sold by the hundred; Melons of the ordinary form and size are sold by the basket of one-half to five-eighths bushels capacity. Philadelphia Commission Merchants pay as a highest price $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel. As an average price forty to fifty cents per bushel. Canta- loupe Melons are frequently a drug in the market. EXTRA EARLY CITRON (riest in MarRKET).—The largest of the very early Cantaloupes; form half flat, fairly webbed, flesh green. The merit of this sort consists in its extra early habit. A variety which, for its early maturity, will be found profitable by all market gardeners. A customer writes: ‘I was once poor, now I am rich—have a fine house and a large family, all from your Extra Early Citron.” Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz, toc. JENNY LIND.—A very small early variety, flattened at the poles, of surpassing good quality, recommended for family garden, rather small for market. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. EXTRA EARLY JUNE (Fine).—A large, flat, early Melon following the Extra Early. Fruit more flat than the Jenny Lind, deeply ribbed, heavily netted; flesh green, of a most exquisite quality. This Melon will probably take its place asa standard extra early. It does best on light soils ; will even develop perfectly on white sand. It is the earli- est Melon of its size, and valuable to the shipper. Twice as long as Jen: , Lind. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 15¢. GOLDEN JENNY .—Small, but highly prized by the most experienced growers of Melons as the quality is always good. Pkts. 5c. and 2oc.; per 0z. Ioc. SALMON AND GREEN.—A new style Cantaloupe or Musk Melon. Fruit slightly oval and regularly rounded at the ends. Lightly ribbed and slightly netted; skin very dark green; extremely thick fleshed the edible portion extending to the very rind. Flesh deep orange and very sweet. Cavity small. A very showy new variety. A good ship- per; vine very hardy; intermediate in ripening. Suitable for both light and heavy soils, and certain to sell wherever introduced. Pkts. 5c. and r1oc.; per oz, toc. E One thousand acres in the vicinity of St. Paul are annually pianted in Landreths’ Musk Melons. CANTALOUPE OR CITRON. CANTALOUPE OR CITRON.—conTINueD. SOUTH JERSEY CANTALOUPE. EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK.—A week to ten days earlier than the old Hackensack. Small foliage. Profitable for market. Most in demand in New York and Eastern markets, Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per Oz. I0c. PINEAPPLE.—Of first quality. 5c. and 10¢.; per oz. Ioc. EXTRA EARLY CAPE MAY.—A very early and large round Can- taloupe or Musk Melon of nutmeg form; quality most excellent and exceedingly productive ; fruit deeply ribbed and heavily netted, flesh deep green, tender, juicy, very sweet ; foliage very small and distinct, and proof against sunshine. Producing well on lightest soils, and a most prolific sort for the market gardener, as thirty will often fill a barrel. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 15¢. EMERALD GEM.—A small very early Melon, form globular, flattened at the poles, ribbed, smooth, deep emerald green skin. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; Per Oz. 10c. ACME CANTALOUPE.—A Melon of high repute at Philadelphia and Baltimore. Knownin Maryland as the Baltimore Citron. It is showy, pointed at both ends, strongly netted—which fits it for ship- ment, the netting protecting it from injury. This variety, in good average soil and under average conditions, will produce one hundred barrels to the acre. The best selling Melon in the Philadelphia market. Green fleshed, fine flavored, productive and a good shipper. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. roc. ATLANTIC CITY.—A fine bold pineapple-shaped Melon of excellent quality, large and very showy ; moderately ribbed and so heavily net- ted as to fit it for shipping to long distances. Flesh green, thick and sweet; doing admirably well on sandy soils and possessing all the good qualities of the Acme or Baltimore Citron, with largely increased size. Forty will frequently fill a barrel, and their appearance sells them. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢. BOUTH JERSEY.—A New Cantaloupe. Large, oval, pointed at each end ; netted all over with heavy webbing. Flesh thick, green and most excellent in flavor. Resists decay and comes to market without injury. A super-excellent strain somewhat resembling the Anne Arundel, but larger. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 15¢. GREEN CITRON CANTALOUPE.—PEts. sc. and toc.; per oz. 1oc. Formoblong. Astandardsort. Pkts. ANNE ARUNDEL.—A thick, oval Melon of first size, ribs very distinct and netted all over. Flesh green and sugary. It is in all respects one of the best of Melons, its entire webbing or netting fits it to resist abrasion during shipment. Pkts, 10C.; Oz. I5¢. NETTED NUTMEG CANTALOUPE,.—Pkts. 5c. and t0c.; per oz. roc. HACKENSACK, OR TURKS’ CAP.—Flesh green, a favorite with market gardeners. One of the best Melons for shipping, will carry ten days. Twenty will generally filla barrel. Five Hundred Melons selected for our own seed weighed 2500 pounds, Suitable for heavy soil Pkts. sc. and 10c,; per oz, Toc, MISSOURI.—A new sort of rare good quality. Form globular, flattened at each end; wonderfully ribbed, with dark green cavities, ribs covered with strong netting, fitting it for ship- ment; flesh green, flavor excellent, foliage strong and hardy Pkts, 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 15c. MILLER’S CREAM.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. 10c. OSAGE.—A new salmon-fleshed variety favorably thought of in the Chi cago and other Western markets, Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. toc. CALIFORNIA CITRON.—flesh deep orange, attractive in epprar ance. Weightupto twelve pounds. Eighteen to twenty will fill 5 barrel. Suitable for heavy soil. Well netted. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per Oz. I5c. SURPRISE.—A Citron of cream-colored rind, with thick, salmon-col ored flesh, large and early. An excellent sort. Suitable for heavy soil. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. 10¢. LARGE ACME.—Grown by truckers on the eastern shore of Maryland and along the borders of the Chesapeake. Twice the size of the old Acme and coming rapidly intodemand. Pkts. 5c, and toc.; peroz. 15¢. MONTREAL.—A showy Citron, average weight ten pounds, though going up totwenty. Well ribbed and netted. Flesh deep sugary and greenincolor. Flavor fine. Suitable for heavy soil. Pkts. 5c. and I0c.; per OZ. Toc. CASABA (PErRsIAN).—A very showy Cantaloupe, flesh orange in color This sort sometimes produces fruit twice as large as an ordinary Can- taloupe, often the size of an ordinary Watermelon. Form oblong Suitable for heavy soil. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 1oc. DELMONICO.—A golden-fleshed Cantaloupe of New York origin Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 1oc. LARGE BLACK PARIS.—Here we present a Melon which may be termed a show Melon, so large and distinct is it in form and markings, and yet it possesses qualities of the first order. Described, it is a very large, oblong, square-ended Cantaloupe Melon, weighing from ten to fifteen pounds, Rind black ; ribs broad, massive and prominent, with deep cavities between ; skin somewhat netted ; flesh deep orange, very thick and excellent in flavor. Foliage small, and resisting heat. Very showy and selling well in market. Only suitable for black or heavy soil. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 2oc. | REEDLAND GIANT.—A showy Cantaloupe of mammoth size, reach- ing twenty-five pounds, and as large as an average-sized Watermelon. Flesh green, melting, sugary. Not suitable for light land. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz, 1oc. LARGE WHITE FRENCH.—It is a chunky, oblong Cantaloupe Melon of large diameter, fruit weighing on an average about ten ounds. The character of this Melon fits it asa show Melon, and yet it is so delicious in flavor as to make it desirable on any table. Rind whitish green, turning to yellow; ribs protruding to such an unusual degree as frequently to make the fruit prismatic ; skin slightly netted ; flesh yellow and orange, when ripe the edible portion extending al- most to the skin. Only suitable for black or heavy soil. Pkts, 5c. and I0C.; per OZ. 20¢. NORTHERN VERSUS SOUTHERN GROWN SEEDS. We wish briefly to reply to our esteemed correspondents, D. Landreth & Sons, in their criticism of a previous note of ours in regard to seed- owing in this country. It would perhaps have been better for us to have eH more definite in our remarks as to the varieties of seeds imported, and the relative quantities imported. We did not do that, nor can we now, because we have not the exact facts as to the quantities. It is needless to say that we, as well as all others familiar with the seed trade, recognize the house of Landreth as the pioneer seedsmen of this country, and that they are entitled to great credit for the development of the industry, as well as for their efforts in developing types of the leading varieties. We are in perfect accord with them that American grown seeds are far better for America than imported seeds, and that there is scarcely a variety that cannot be better grown here than in Europe for us. No fur- ther proof of this need be stated than that our dealers send their stock seeds which are grown here with the greatest care, and developed to suit our conditions, over there to be grown. This is particularly true with cabbage, turnips and beets. But this does not alter the fact, that we are now pro- ducing a much larger proportion of the seeds used in this country than formerly, and we should grow more. From 1830 to 1860 ourcountry depen- ded largely upon Europe for their peas; the tables are now turned, and we export far more than we everimported, and the same rule should apply to all other kinds of seeds, with the exception of cauliflower. We do not think there is an article in the trade but what can be produced better in America than any other part of the world for the American trade. While our friends, Messrs. Landreth, grow largely for their own trade, both wholesale and retail, other very large dealers in this country do not, so that they are an honorable exception to the class we have mentioned. But for the cost of our productions, American seeds only, would be used; at the present time it is utterly impossible for us to produce seeds as cheaply as they can be bought in Europe. Take. for instance, turnip seed; the grower here demands nearly double the price that the same variety would cost grown in Europe, aud we cannot compete with these growers when we are paying our farm hands ¢1 and $1.25 a day, while there the average wages paid the laborers, which includes men, women and children, does not exceed 30 cents per day, at the same time we believe that it would be cheaper for the American consumer to pay the extra price for American seeds, because of the superior quality he would get. As we have before said, the fact that they depend upon us for stock seed, shows conclusively that our stocks are better than theirs.—F/orisis’ Exchange, May 12, 1894. D. Landreth & Sons, 21 and 23 South Sixth street, issue an attractive album of half-tone reproductions of photographs of views on their seed farms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The views of the largest seed farm in America reveal a systematic arrangement of their industry, which goes to explain why the house, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1784, has endured for so long a period —Phila. Inquirer, Oct. 15, 1894. Copies will be mailed to applicants on receipt of ten cents. i l ONION. Philadelphia grown seed, or such | raised in that portion of Penn- e sylvania, is unquestionably earlier than New England Seed, and still more so as compared with Western Allium cepa—Og non—3withel—Cebollo-Rodlog. seed. Thisis animportant feature, as the EARLY MAKKETED Onions always bring the highest prices. The growth conclusively proves the assertion. Philadelphia seed making bulbs, either as set or full-sized Onions, long before seed from any other locality. Try this experiment and be satisfied. The yield of seed being much less to the acre than in any other locality, Philadelphia stock commands a higher price. EARGE ONIONS FROM SEED. ,,.c0sanntte pre Inquiry from neighbors will always elicit information upon such subjects. When the Apple is in bloom sow in drills one foot apart, drilling sta or efgh/ pounds of seed tothe acre. Yield 500 to 1000 bushels. SETS FROM SEED Drill, when the Apple is in bloom, sixty * toseventy-five pounds of seed to the acre. At Midsummer, or whenever the tops die, remove the small bulbs, 4u//ons or sets, as they are indifferently called, produced by this process, toa dry place. In the Autumn, or early in the following Spring, replant them in rows, the sets two inches apart, the rows wide enough to hoe between them. Observe: If not sown quite thickly in the first instance, they attain too large a size, and when replanted shoot to seed. In growing Onions for the market, either from seed or sets, an unusually large size is not to be desired, two to three inches in diameter being about the most desira- ble size for shipping. A vigorously growing Onion crop frequently can be hastened to early ripening at near the desired size by simply stopping the vigor of growth by running a scuffle hoe under the bulbs on one side so as to cut off one-half the roots. Such a course of treatment will reduce the excess of vigor and forward maturity. If the grower awaits the development of mammoth Onions, or even large onés, he frequently lets pass opportunities for paying sales, far more profitable than after- wards realized. NOTES ON COOKING.—No. 175.—STEWED.—Rémove the coarse skin, cut in slices and put in saucepan with fresh butter and let simmer until a light brown, add some Espagnole and a little Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and cook for twenty minutes. No. 176.—BAKED.—Select largest and most perfect Onions and boil for an hour. Peel off outer portion and put each Onion in a buttered stew pan with Espagnole sauce and broth; sprinkle a little sugar and apt a small piece of butter on each bake in a moderate oven. No. 177.—FRIED.—Wash, cut in thin slices, dip in cream, add salt, pepper and Onion. Place a buttered paper on the dish an roll in flour, fry in hot lard till crisp. BLOOMSDALE EXTRA EARLY GOLD SEAL ONION. BLOOMSDALE EXTRA EARLY RED SEAL ONION. CHOICE ONION SEED BLOOMSDALE AUTUMN WHITE WAX.—Form, more flat than the Philadelphia Silver Skin, and of about the same size. Color a waxy white, quite distinct from the Philadelphia Silver Skin. Maturity, ten days earlier than the Philadelphia Silver Skin. Flavor very mild. A sort which may be TO GROW LARGE BULBS. considered as combining the qualities of the Bloomsdale Pearl and the Phila- delphia Silver Skin, and therefore a desirable acquisition. Pkts. 5c. and oc. ; per oz. 40c. EXTRA EARLY BLOOMSDALE PEARL.—In many respects the most remarkable Onion ever introduced. Earliest of all, growing with the tapidity ofa Summer Radish. Pearly white, waxy, translucent. Form flatand broad. Flavor very mild; allastringent qualities being eliminated, it can be eaten raw, almost with the freedom of an Apple. Keeping qualities of the matured Onion fair. Those who have tried it always want it again, because of its distinctive qualities. On very rich soilit will grow almost too large for market, sometimes five and six inches across. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 4oc. BEXTRA EARLY BARLETTA.—Similar to the Silver Queen, possi- bly earlier, very choice. Pkts. 5c. and loc. ; per oz. 30c. BERMUDA ISLAND WHITES (true stocK).—Several days earlier in mattrity than the Bermuda Island Red, and more flat, and though shipped and known as a white Onion, has an outer skin of a straw colored tone; the interior is, however, pearly white. This seed and that of the Bermuda Island Red, we zmport from the Canary Islands, the source from which the Bermuda growers obtain their choice stocks. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 30c. BERMUDA ISLAND RED (trRtv_E stock).—Well known as among the earliest Onions appearing in the Spring markets. Shipped from Bermuda in immense quantities. In Florida the seed is sown in Octo- ber and November to very great profit for early shipment The Sets planted in September and October produce marketable Onions in early Spring. Pkts. 5c. and roc; per oz. 30c. C[TALIAN QUEEN.—An extra early small Silverskin. Pkts. 5c. and Toc. ; per oz. 3oc. BLOOMSDALE EXTRA EARLY GOLD SEAL—A new and valuable sort. This Onion ripens immediately after the Bloomsdale Extra Early Pearl and the Bermudas, and before the Bloomsdale Extra Early Red. The mature Onions are flat and very thin, their shape at once indicating their early maturity. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 35¢. BLOOMSDALE EXTRA EARLY RED SEAL.—Similar to the Gold Seal in form and maturity, but redin color, Pkts. 10c; per oz. 35¢. | BLOOMSDALE EXTRA EARLY DARK RED.—A variety of unusually early maturity for a large red. Medium size, broad, flat, deep red in color and an excellent keeper. Several weeks earlier than the Wethersfield Red. This isa special strain difficult to obtain else- where. Some selections of Onion seed sold as Extra Early Red are two weeks behind the Bloomsdale in period of maturity. Pkts. 5c. and loc. ; per oz. 40c. BLOOMSDALE SILVER SKIN OR WHITE.—A mild, pleasant- flavored variety admirable for family use, not so good a keeper as the dark-skinned varieties but better flavored and always salable. Crop very short. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 45c. SILVER SKIN.—An early white, flat Philadelphia variety. Pkts. 5c ! and Ioc. ; per oz. 35c. WHITE PORTUGAL.—Pkts. 5c. and ioc. ; per oz. 35¢. CROSS AND BLACKWELL’S SILVER PICKLING,.—While of the highest reputation asa rare, waxy pickle Onion, it is very de- sirable as an early garden sort. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 35c. BLOOMSDALE LARGE YELLOW STRASBURG.—A reliable | widely cultivated variety, not so strong in flavor as the Red. Pkts. | 5c. and loc. ; per oz. 3oc. Ki ELLOW DUTCH.—A flat yellow variety. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per Oz. 25¢. IANT RED GARGAWNUS.—A monstrous red-skinned, globular | Italian Onion, known in some sections as Pompeii. Pkts. sc. and Q 10c. ; per oz. 30c. GIANT WHITE GARGANUS.—Also known as Silwer King; a | giant Italian variety. Pkts. 5c. and ioc. ; per oz. 30c. LE MARS, IOW A.—Your Extra Red Onion did wonders—taking first premium. It is far better in this climate than the Wethersfield. 38 ONION SEED—ONION SETS. LANDRETHS’ HARD ROUND GOLDEN.—Very Select. This is a strain certain to prove profitable to the market gardener or for | | . . . use in the private garden, It varies in shape from round to ova) and ripens hard as an apple, and of a bright yellow color. Some- SEF . ~ : what similar in color to the Danvers Globe, but growing larger, heavier, more solid and a better keeper. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per Oz. 30C. BLOOMSDALE DANVERS ONION.—Oval in form. Maturing in eighty four days. This seed is grown in a location removed from other Onion crops and from selected bulbs the product of XXX seed stock. ‘This strain will pro: | duce marketable bulbs in twelve weeks from date of sowing. Growers of Onions for the market will at once appreciate the importance of securing seed of unquestioned quality, and this we offer as such. The amount of seed on hand is limited. and in order to secure seed, orders should be placed early, None genuine except in our sealed packages. Pkts, 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30¢. | LARGE YELLOW GLOBE DANVBERS.—An oval-shaped, straw-colored, long-keeping variety. Superior to the flat Yellow Dutch, the seed of which latter, a cheap variety, is often deceptively sold for it. Pkts. 5c..and toc.; per Oz. 25¢. YELLOW FLAT DANVERS.—A flat form of good keeping. 10C,; per OZ. 25¢. WHITE ROCCA.—A white-skinned variety producing large bulbs, round te ovalin shape. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. goc. Pkts. 5c. and RED ROCCA.—On congenial soils producing a large solid oval bulb of red skin. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 25¢. YELLOW STRASBURG.—A flat yellow Onion of early habit. Pkts. sc. ana | Ioc.; per oz. 25¢. WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED.—Be not deceived in Wethersfield, there are many types; some selections ripen in August, others in September, others as late as October. We need not say the variation in time makes a difference in price of product. That which we offer is the early form, twice the value of the later. Pkts.5c. and iloc.; per oz. 25¢. SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE.—A favorite yellow globe va riety in the markets of New, York and Boston, Solid and a good keeper. Pkts. 5c. and foc.; per oz. 25¢. SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE.—A showy, large white variety Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 35¢. —— BERMULA ONIONS. aXIKA EARL\ EL PASO (mexican).—A silvery-white, flat sort. growing to a weight of two pounds under irrigation. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 65¢. SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE.—A very desirable round red variety, heavy, a large producer and a good shipper. Very salable in market. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 25c. BLOOMSDALE SILVER SKIN or WHITE.—A mild, pleasant-flavored variety,admirable for family use, not so good a keeper as the dark-skinned varieties, but better flavored and always salable, Very superior to the White Portugal, which is sometimes sold for Silver Skin. Pkts. 5c. and loc.; per oz. 45¢, BLOOMSDALE LARGE YELLOW STRASBURG.—A reliable and widely cultivated variety not so strong in flavor as the Red; a good keeper, valuable for shipping. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 30¢ SEED FOR SETS. Producing best Sets if sown thickly, also largest bulbs if sown thinly. ONION SETS. Three Quarts of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Ten to Fifteen Bushels to the Acre, According to Size. Onion Sets—-Philadelphia Grown. Purchasers desiring Onion Sets, in consid- erable quantity, are recommended to write for latest prices, which may be lower or higher than these. In all localities south of the latitude of Central Vir- ginia or Central Kentucky, we recommend that Onion Sets of all varieties be planted in October and Novem- ber, as by early Autumn planting there is a gain in size and early maturity. Plant in rows at a sufficient distance apart in the row so as to afford them room to produce full-sized bulbs. This will consume eight to ten bushels to the acre. ee pacers by this system can be placed in market long before those grown directly from seed, and the higher price received for early Onions warrants the outlay. LARGE ONIONS FROM SETS. BERMUDA ONIONS. Alabama. Down the Mississippi, below New Orleans, 100,000 barrels of marketable onions are grown annually. Philadelphia-grown Onion Sets may be relied upon to produce wel} shaped marketable bulbs. Many Western-grown sets often only produce scullions, and nearly always show a disposition to run toseed. Such sets cannot be cheap at any price; the more a man has the worse he is off. We grow on our own lands many thousands of bushels of sets annually, and purchase additional large quantities grown by our neighbors, e offer all the sorts usually grown and_some sorts not offered by other seeds- men, among these the White and Red Bermuda, celebrated as appear- ing in the Northern markets in April, importations from the Bermuda Islands, situated in the warm channel of the Gulf Stream, 500 miles east from Charleston, South Carolina. These Bermuda Onions for several years have been cultivated with full success in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, and are now being satisfactorily grown in Georgia, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi and All the early ones formerly grown were known as Creole Onions, half round and light red, but they are fast being supplanted by the Bermudas. q x The following table extracted from Bulletin No. 27, of the Louisiana State Experimental Station, clearly shows the relative development of size and rela- tive period of maturity to that size. TRANSPLANTING ONIONS AT BATON ROUGE.—SOWN IN AUGUST 1893. _ . Me VARIETY. db. me peeeee Wt.) Earliness. *Red Bermuda, transplanted .......... | 4.5 ounces. April 1 Red Bermuda, not transplanted. ........ 4-5 23 April 27 White Bermuda, transplanted.......... 5.5 ef April 15 White Bermuda, nottransplanted........ 5 Cs | April 3o Louisiana or Creole, transplanted. ...... 3 x April 25 Louisiana or Creole, not transplanted. ..... 2.5 sf | April 25 Prize cake, tavepianted:; . 2 2 6.5 . 73 * May 25 Prize Taker, not transplanted.......... 18 fe May 30 * Twenty days ahead of the Creole, and four and a half oz. against three oz. | ready for shipment in September of each year. It will be perceived at a glance that the Bermudas were nearly twice as large and 15 to 25 days earlier than the Creole. It will be seen by this that in two cases the average weight was in- creased, and also the bulk matured earlier, besides this the nearly perfect stand, insured by transplanting, gave a much increased total yield per given length of row. These seeds were sown the last of August, 1893, and the plants transplanted when less than one-fourth inch in diameter. Our illustration on this page isan exact copy from a photograph and serves either for the White or Red Bermuda Onions, as they are identical in shape. The seed of these two sorts is now ready for shipment. White Bermuda Onion Seed ...... per Ib. $3.00. . . per oz. 30c. Red Bermuda Onion Seed ....... per lb. 2.75. . . per oz, 30c. White and Red Bermuda Onion sets, and also Bloomsdale Pearl sets, BLUNT, DAK.—Your Extra Early Red Onion is the best to be seen in this country. ONION SETS. 39 LANDRETHS’ SPECIALTIES IN ONION SETS. EXTRA EARLY RED BERMUDA. . per qt. 25c.; per bush. $5.50. | EXTRA EARLY WHITE BERMUDA . per qt. 25c.; per bush. $5.50. Varieties as described above. The sets of both straw-colored outside. The under coat of the Red is rose and purple. ‘The under coat of the White is white. GOLD SEAL... . . per qt. 25c.; | LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY RED SEAL. .... . perat. 25¢. LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY oan « $5.50. perbush..... $5.50; per bush. .... In these we have two distinct varieties adapted to both Autumn and Spring planting in any climate, hot or cold; desirable in -very garden from Halifax to Galveston, or from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Full-sized Onions from these sets mature immediately after the Bloomsdale Extra Early Red and Bermuda, and two or three weeks before any other kinds, red or yellow. The mature Onions are flat and thin—one a bright straw color, like the Danvers , ‘he other a deep red, like the Wethersfield. The flavor of each is mild and delicate as the famous French Shallot, and they are the best of keepers. Over three years’ experience in an experimental way with these new Onions, Golden and Red Seal, leads us to believe that they will create a sensation among Onion growers who cater to an early market, and we invite those interested to place their orders now, STANDARD VARIETIES. fELLOW (sometimes called red). . per qt. 20c.; per bush. $4.00 | TOP ONIONS (RED), (28 lbs. per bush.). . . . . per qt. 30¢.; SPWERReMULRWY eee ie) ye PS Le ras & 5.00 Peri iusliewsredy seis al) cyod lat Tew biel 2 vette eh IOD . . $6.00 DANVERS VELLOW. ......°5.. § 25e.; fs AON ROMATOLONIONS 6 ne. a. ye een he PED Gteaeh Ca, “ELLOW STRASBURG ...... ‘— 200¢.; s A OOm SABLE OTS tices. conicies), ste emcitdls cs sta hotrls aiepbree 25¢. Crates or Barrels extra. See page 2 of cover. As Usual: a It Is Not True. | This Firm has been informed that some of its competitors are very constant in/ stating to country merchants that Landreth & Sons do not grow many Seeds, but are, toa large extent, buyers from other Seedsmen—notably from themselves. The way to refute this, is to state bvoad/y and positively that David Landreth & Sons are the only Seed Merchants in the United States who publish illustrations of their Farms and Seed Houses, and at the same time freely invite the public to vzs7¢ and confirm the truth of the pictures and statements. The Landreths court investigation—they have nothing to hide. They emphat- ‘cally declare that no Seed Merchants in America cultivate upon their own lands, quarter as many acres annually as they do, in Cabbage, Turnip, Summer Radish, Winter Radish, Beets, Egg Plants, Kale, Parsnip, Pepper, Spinach, Tomato, Onion Sets, and Seeds of many other families of Vegetables. The Landreth Seed Farms owned in fee simple by the Firm are: Bloomsdale . . . . 500 acres. Reedland..... 146 acres. Monaskon ... . 222 acres. Granville ... .472 acres. and rented from the estate of David Landreth: . Georges. .78 acres. Hunton’s. .185acres. Bellemont. . 200 acres. On these particular Farms, in summer, are employed a force of 200 hands, and in harvest time the force is increased to 450 hands, A VIEW IN THE TRIAL GROUNDS, LANDRETHS’ SEEDS IF NOT IF YOU ne BEST ARE Seedsmen & @ | American HAVE NOT UNSURPASSED, 8 pee houthHese People. VET TRIED aeons GROW THEM, ON THEIR Seeds we sell are American, and EIGHTY per cent of the Seeds OWN we sell are grown on our own lands. GROUNDS. NINETY-FIVE per cent of the value of the 40 MUSHROOM SPAWN—MUSTARD— NASTURTIUM—OKRA—SALADS., MUSHROOM SPAWN (importep). Agaricus Campestris—Champignon comestible—Champiqnonbrut—Sela—Kampernoelic, The culture of Mushrooms to the initiated is very easy, but it is a subject of much difficulty tc the novice. We cannot attempt here to give at length the necessary directions, but refer the inquirer to some of the various publications upon the subject. Plant one pound of spawn to the square foot. Kept on sale in the form of Bricks. The spawn is planted in dark: pits, caves, in outdoor hotbeds, or on banks of compost. Pe) Brick of about 1% Ibs.,, 15¢. NOTES ON COOKING.—No. is1.—STEWED.—Wash thoroughly, peel and cut off injurec parts. Place in porcelain stewing pan with salt, pepper and butter, and two teaspoonfuls of salt water, stew for eight minutes. Serve on toast. No. 152.—BAKrp.—Clean thoroughly, remove the stems and fill the cavities with stuff ing composed of Onion, Tomato, Parsley, chopped very fine. Add salt and pepper, pu» in a saucepan with butter, stew for twenty minutes. Add crumbs of bread and thicken fill the patties and spread the crumbs upon the top. Bake in a moderate oven a fev minutes and serve with brown sauce. Sinapis alba and S. nigra.—Moutarde—Genf—Mostaza—Mostaare VM USTARD. Five Ounces of Seed to ioo Yards of Row. Four Pounds to the Acre. In the Spr’.g, when the Pear is in bloom, drill in rows one foot apart. To have a successio1 = the sowings should be made every two or three weeks till October. Cut young; when olc MUSHROOMS the flavor is strong. Once sown in the garden it is pretty certain to perpetuate itself. CREOLE (Early).—A fine curled sort. It is quite ornamental in appear- | BLOOMSDALE LARGE-LEAVED (Early).—So named by rea: ance. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. ioc. son of producing leaves when fully developed as large and WHITE.—Pkts. sc. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. | broad as the largest Tobacco. The leaves when small are BROWN.—Pkts. sc. and roc.; per oz. 10¢. very tender, and admirable asa salad. When larger leaved = ; i ch. A pl hich GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED.—Not so large as the Creole, more | we recommend it for Holling ike Eplinon pions curly. Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. roc. | should be in every garden, Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 10c. NASTU RTI U M, At about Corn-planting season sow in drills at three feet and thin out to ten inches, or plant to trellis work, The dwarf is the best, as it does not require sticks nor training. The flowers and young leaves are used as a salad. The seed-pods, with foot-stalks 0 R o attached, are gathered while green and tender, and pickled as a substitute for Capers. TALL CRIMSON.—A popular variety for garden culture. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 15¢ Tropzolum majus—Capucine grande—Capuchina grande —Rapujiner-oder Qndifce Kreffe—Capucine-Kers. DWARF CRIMSON.—The plant is exceedingly ornamental. Pkts. 5c, and soc.; pes Four Ounces ef Seed to 100 Yards of Row. OZ IOS: Plant the seed when the KRA aPPle is in bloom, in hills or e drills; ifin hills, two feet apart and two or three plants in Hibiscus esculeutus—Gombaud—Dder oder Gombo— €aCh; or in drills three feet : apart and eight or ten inches Gombo—Quimbombo. between the plants. The seeds ; iable to rot in the groun Twelve Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row, Bie tees nei friekiy Twenty Pounds to the Acre. to secure the requisite quan- tity of plants. Very rich ground is demanded by this vegetable. It is necessary to make an early and later sowing to secure an uninterrupted supply throughout the season. NEW SOUTH.—A new dwarf variety, an acquisition. Pods medium length, very slim, cylindrical, green, smooth, very choice. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc., per oz. loc. DWARF.—Height three feet. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 1oc. PROLIFIC.—Height four feet. Very prolific in long, smooth and slim pods. Pkts. 5c. and 1loc.; per oz. Ioc. LANDRETHS’ LONG GREEW POD.—A variety producing pods of unusual length, often ten inches long when mature, very slim and of intensely green color. The best of all green sorts. Canned for Winter use in large quantities. No other sort can compare with this. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. LANDRETHS’ LONG WHITE POD.—New. Pods unusually long, often ten inches, very slim. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. loc. 1. Long Green Pod. 3. New South, 5. Dwarf. TALL.—Height five feet. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. loc. Zz Cow Horn, 4. Prolific. 6. Common SALADS. Very little, beyond Lettuce, Endive, Corn Salad, Cress and Mustard, is known by American gardeners of the wide variety of foliage-bearing plants used in Europe as Salads, served uncooked and boiled. Beet Tops, succeeding Spinach, are a favorite dish in England. : 5 Radish seed pods, succeeding the pithy roots, are, when small, very delicate, and used to a large extent in France. Cardoon, Chicory, Dandelion, Nasturtium, Scurvy Grass, Sorrel, Sea-Kale, Swiss Chard, Turnip Tops, are all favorites, and their extended use adds much to the profit of a garden and the enjoyment of a family in the country. D. Landreth & Sons, seed growers, have issued an illustrated pamphlet showing the growth of the seed industry in Pennsylvania, The book gives pictures of all the buildings on the seed farm of the firm at Bloomsdale, Pa., and of the principal seed fields, In the front is a short chronological table showing the growth of the firm since its foundation in 1784. The table then goes through the history of the firm up to the present day. In the back are statistics showing the growth of the industry in the United States, according to the census of 1890.—The North American, October 13, 1894. Copies will be mailed to applicants on receipt of ten cents. PARSLEY—PARSNIP—WINTER CABBAGE—PEAS. 43 The drilling should take place when the Cherry is in bloom, and may be continued untb PA SI Y early Autumn, e If for horse culture, the rows should be three feet apart; if for hand culture, the rows should be eighteen inches apart. Apium petroselinum—Persil—feterfilic—Peresil—Pelersilye. SINGLE.—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per oz. 10c. Two Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Eight Pounds SOCE tecicma= si oet “iA ae pret Poe on ee tatheok cee: Hel .—Extra fine in appearance. A shy seeder. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; pe: FERN LEAVED.—Exquisitely curled, and as a culinary decoration EMERALD.—Very superior, very fine curled and twisted leaf, of dee very choice. Pkts. 5c. and roc. ; per oz. 15¢ green color. A well bred very choice strain, short jointed. tufte certain to please. Pkts. 5c and toc. ; per oz. 15¢. d PARSNI P The Parsnip is a vegetable of merit, easily raised and of exceeding productiveness, tu L) a delicious table vegetable, and is famous in some districts as a food for swine. When the Apple is in blossom, sow in shallow drills in good ground deeply dug ; cove the seed hghtly. When the plants are up two or three inches, thin them to stance four inches asunder. Yield 300 to 700 bushels. Pastinaca sativa—Panaits—Chirivia—Paftinate—Pastinak. Three Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Eight Pounds to the Acre. BLOOMSDALE.—The Bloomsdale is the best bred and handsomest SUGAR, HOLLOW CROWNED, OR CUP.—An old variety Parsnip to be found—it is half long, wedge shaped, hollow crowned and Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. toc very broad at the shoulders, easily taken out of the ground, and pro- ducing more tons to the acre than the longer and more slim varieties. | TURNIP-ROOTED.—This variety has a root the form of a flat o Do not confound this with common stock which produces s/im voots | round Turnip. Earlier than the long forms, and therefore desirable fo forked and so long as to be next to impossible of extraction from the early use. Especially adapted to shallow soils, hard clays or gravels ground. Pkts. 5c. and roc. ; per oz. loc. | by reason of its surface development. Pkts. sc. and 10c.: per oz. 10 A FAMOUS WINTER CABBAGE, The stock of this famous Cabbage was originally obtained from the German and Swedish mar- BLOOMSDALE LATE FLAT DUTCH. — siiiiescyssi i In spite of the much-advertised so-called ** new” sorts, it has ever maintained its position in the front rank of the best late varieties. Considering the thousands of bushels we have sold in the many years we have offered it, no higher praise can be given it when we say we have never had a com plaint of its true and hard heading qualities. It will give equally as good satisfaction when sold under the names of * Sure Header,” ‘‘ Matchless," o7 “Prize Medal," or *‘ Premium "'—indeed these are all synonymous terms with our Bloomsdale Late Flat Dutch. It is folly to pay fancy prices for catcb penny titles when you can buy the old reliable, under the old fashioned name, at a moderate price. ‘‘Grown on our own farms.’ Price $3.00 per lb Fodder crops, pasture grasses, corn stover and hay all remove large amounts of pot lL. | O E PO | ‘ASH ash from the soil, and these crops occupy a large proportion of our improved lands. . The urine of our domestic animals contains about four-fifths of the total potash o their excrements. . When urine is allowed to waste, the manure yoo! in potash. NEEDED . When manures are exposed to rains, much of the potash, being soluble, is washec ° away. ‘ 5. Nearly all the special fertilizers are especially rich in phosphoric acid, and do nos contain enough potash. 6. Superphosphates were the first fertilizers to come into general use among our farmers. 7. When the farmer buys a fertilizer, he still nine times out of ten, calls for a phosphate. 8. Asa result of the above conditions, our soils seem to be quite generally in need of more liberal applications of potash. 9. Inthecase of corn the need of potash appears to be particularly prominent. to. Fora good crop of corn the fertilizer used should supply too to 125 Ibs. of actual potash per acre; 200 to 250 lbs. of muriate of potash or one ton (50 bu.) of good wood ashes will do this. 11. With ordinary farm or stable manure it will generally pay to use some pot- ash for corn ; 125 to 150 lbs. of muriate of potash has given profitable results. 12. The liberal use of potash means more clover in our fields, more nitrogen taken from the air, more milk in the pail, a richer manure heap, and storehouses and barns full to overflowing. It means also a sod which when turned will help every other crop. 4 «3. For the potato crop the sulphate appears to be much superior to the muriate of potash, promoting both yield and quality in much higher degree; 300 to 4oo lbs. of high grade sulphate of potash furnishes enough of this element. 14. For oats, rye and grass, nitrate of soda applied just as the growth begins in spring has proved very beneficial; 300 to 400 lbs. per acre should be applied.—Prof W. P. Brooks, Massachusetts Agricultural College. BLOOPMSDALE PEA. Sold by us for several years to truckers as a grand early and steady picker, enormously productive in large pods containing 9 to 10 peasina pod. One of our customers in ordering Bloomsdale Peas for this season says that he found them the most productive variety he ever planted, that he realizedan average price of $1.00 per basket or $300 per acre. His pickers had contest every day as to who could find the most pods with the greater number of peas in, and it was astonishing how many there were with ten and twelve peas in them. He further says that he don’t want us to give this information away to others in his neighborhood as he don’t want to divide the spoils. Whilst we suppress his name and address, we cannot refrain from using so good a testimonial. Pkts. 5 and toc., per quart, 25c.; per bushel, $4.75. BLOOMSDALE PEAS. nN pw If you want varieties of seed NOT kept by your merchant he can get them for you or you can write to us. 42 PRAS. Peas are among the first sceds that may be sown at close of Winter, Trequently being planted before sharp frosts EAS are fully over, The drilling of Peas may be safely ° commenced when the Peach is in bloom and continued at intervals up to within sixty days of frost for the early P¥sum saitvum—Pots—Guisante-Crbf{en-Haveart kinds, or seventy days for the intermediate varieties, or eighty days for the later sorts. Late sown Peas are Three Quarts of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. never as productive as those sown in the Spring, and Two Bushels to the Acre. often are found to be subject to mildew. ree reths’ I)xtra Karly will be found to be the best for Augustand September sowings because of its early ripening habit and _its ability to resist mildew. ‘The dwarf varieties may be drilled at two feet if cultivated by horse-power, or fifteen inches if to be hoed by hand. ‘The varieties of medium length should be drilled not closer than three feet, and the tall-prowing sorts at five feet apart, The number of Peas in a row may vary from ten to the foot in the case of the very dwarf kinds, to eight to the foot of the medium tall varieties, and six to the foot of the very tall kinds. Yield 100 to 300 bushels. At Philadel- phia the highest average so paid by commission merchants for Karly Peas is from $3.00 to $4.00 per bushel, and the highest price paid for late varieties is $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel, while the price sometimes is as low as 50 to 80 cents per bushel, Early Peas are not grown profitably at less than 80 cents per bushel, nor late Peas at less than 60 cents per bushel. The Pea thrives best in light, loamy soil; the early and dwarf sorts demand rich eround. LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY PHA—In Landreth’s Gar EARLI EST ORTS den Seed Catalogue of 1823, appeared the first notice of this now 8 famous Pea, that year named and offered for the first time. The other early Peas of that date and which preceded it being the Karly Charlton and Golden Hotspur, both now out of existence. The continued popularity of the Landreths’ FE tra Harly Pea for 71 years 1s remarkable among vegetables, few sorts having so longa cultivation. ‘This fact proves its value, and we are safe in assert: ing no Pea under any name has ever surpassed it in quick maturity and excellence of quality, We sell these Peas put up in Red Cloth Bags (wired and lead-sealed) with our Bell Trade-mark, of one : bushel, halves, quarters and eighths—no ex a charge for bags—and in Sealed Cardboard Packages of one pints fey and one-third pints, and in Flat Packets. We will sell them in this form a/one, introduced by us in the Autumn of 1878, tocheck the enormous frauds practiced by irresponsible parties, who alilce injured the conscientious merchant, the consumer, and ourselves by palming upon the public as LANDRETHS'’ EXTRA BARLY PEAS stock of which we had no knowledge and of doubtful quality at best. Purchasers of Landreths’ Sealed Red Bags can plant the c-ntents with confidence, and rest satisfied to abide the result. 4g-Any Extra Karly Peas offered loose in bulk as Landreths’ are fraudulent. It is safe not to make any experiments in sowing a Pee which requires seven weeks of culture to prove its merits ; better stick to a certainty. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Patent Office. To wit: Be it remembered, That on the seventh day of November, Anno Domini 1884, Oliver Landreth, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deposited in this office for registration a Label, of which the following is the title ** LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY PEAS.’ The right whereof he claims as sole proprietor, in conformity with the law of the United States entitled . 7 “An act to amend the law relating to Patents, Trade-marks and Copyrights,’’ approved June 18, 1874, In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the Commissioner of Patents to be hereunto affixed this ninth day of December, 1884, ane No, 4284, of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and ninth. i é f Given under iny hand at Washington, D.C. ‘The foregoing is a copy of the record, and attached hereto is a copy of said Label. BENJ. BUTTERWORTH, Commissioner of Patents. LANDRETHS’ EXTRA EARLY PEAS are sold in Flat Packets, at 5 and 10 cents each; in Pint Packages at 15 centp each; in Quart Packages, at 30 cents each; in Red Cotton Bags of 4%, ¥, 14 and 1 bushel, each bound with wire and sealed with our “ Bell” trade mark; these Red Bags at $6.00 per bushel. No charge for bags and sealing. ALASKA OR SITKA.—A green-seeded Extra Early Pea. Very de- | FIRST AND BEST.—One of the types of Philadelphia Extra Karly sirable. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per qt. 25¢. of which there are variable selections. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. 20c. KENTISH INVICTA.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per qt. 25¢. Se KENT .—This comes in after Iandreths’ Extra Karly. Pkts. AMERICAN WONDER.—vVine six to eight inches high and very pro- 5c. and roc.; per qt. 20c. “ lific in pods of striking form and size. In maturity itisamongthe first. | PHILADELPHIA EXTRA EARLY.—Form of Extra Karly. The earlies. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 4oc. type usually sold throughout the country as the first early. Pkts. 5c. TOM THUMB.—This productive variety was introduced and named by and toc.; per qt. 2o0c. us in 1850; vine priste growing toa height of five to eight inches. | IMPROVED DANILL O’7ROUREKE.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per qt. 25¢. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per qt. 3oc. EARLY FRAME (rarity WASHINGTON, BARLY MAY, DANIEL BLUE PETER.—A second early variety growing about ten inches high. ©’ROURKE, ETC.)—A second early sort, maturing for table in fifty-six Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 35c. | days. Height of vine three feet. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 20c, MORNING STAR.—An Extra Early. Pkts. 5c. and soc.; per qt. 25¢. | EARLY MAY.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per qt. 2oc. INTERMEDIATE SORTS. PREMIUM GEM.—An improvement upon the LittleGem. Pkts.5c.and | PRIDE OF THE MARKET.—A round blue Pea. Certainly one of toc.; per qt. goc. the best of the late introductions. Height of vine fifteen to eighteen McLEAN’S LITTLE GEM.—An admirable second early, maturing inches. Pods of enormous size, borne nine to ten on a vine, and con- F saat Its % taining as many Peas in each pod. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 35¢. for table fifty-four days from germination. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 3oc. = i = oe 5 Fe) eh * : STRATAGEM.—A blue, wrinkled, marrow, English dwarf Pea of rare ee aE eal er oR cin ieene nes etn eee ca excellence, Vines twenty to twenty-four inches, bearing six to seven vee per qt: 25¢ ev ‘ “ Seer el immense pods of ten Peas each. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. goc. Se - E 6 P HORSFORD’S MARKET GARDEN.—A prolific and continuous ma a oer ec er ama ror Te Ne (at prodaceret SOV EL bli Sk totes STE Ness AEM TET by many canning establishments, which have made upon them a high mts. SC. and 10C.; per qt. 25¢. reputation of the quality of their goods; they claim it possesses EVERBEARING.—Somewhat similar to Abundance. Pkts. 5c. and the very important quality of not blackening under pro- Ioc.; per qt. 25¢. cessing. Some canner purchases fromuue fiom, 3co to od bagels A —See descripti re re z : pe ear. Itis an acclimatized form o e Frene ea used by the he: ata ia eae Bee deseriphiby On: PARAM siete, See ane teed Pep SSL ESRC in Burope. It isan undersized White Pea, produced in faa ae Jey EOP RS ee =P long, slim pods, containing on an average seven Peas, often ten, and EUGENTIE.—This is among the most luscious of all Peas; ripens sixty- consequently, without a single exception, the most productive of all three days after germination. Height thirty inches. Pkts. 5c. and the Peas on our list. ‘Ihe vines of this variety grow Bs forty inches loc.; per qt. zoc long, consequently the rows should be four feet or more apart. We ABUNDANCE —A productive wrinkled variety, maturing after the stake our reputation on this variety as the most profitable by all odds Gem. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 25c. for factory use. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 30c. WOODBURY, N. J.—In 18% I raised from 16 bushels Landreths’ Extra Karly Peas 1684 baskets, In 1889 I raised from 12 bushels 1268 baskets, and they were the first sent to market. LATE PEAS. 7” PEAS—Continued.—LATE SORTS. 25 I~ a4 q Ys pau SP 38 YO Relative development of 39 varieties of Peas. All sown same day in parallel rows; all pulled the same day. The first nine in edible condition. 1 Extra Early. 8 Little Gem. 15 —- 22 Blue Imperial. 28 Stratagem. 324 Profusion. 2 Alaska. 9 Blue Peter. 16 Shropshire Hero. 23 Evolution. ‘ 29 Hero. 35 Auvergne. 3 Tom Thumb. 1o Advancer. 17 Pride ofthe Market. 24 Improved White 30 Everbearing. 36 Admiral. _ 4 Exonian. 11 Duke of York. 18 Telegraph. Marrow. | 31 Abundance. 37 Large White Mar- 5 American Wonder. 12 Goliath. I9 Paragon. 25 Sharpe’s Victory. 32 Sutton’s Satis fac- row. 6 Nott’s Excelsior. 13 Quantity. 20 Telephone. 26 Champion. tion. 38 Black Marrow 7 Nutting’s Green 14 Duke of Albany. 21 Eugenie. 27 Forty-fold. 33 John Bull. 39 Juno. Marrow. HURST’S EARLY DWARF WRINKLED—Resembles Amer- | DUKE OF ALBANY.—A green or blue wrinkled dry Pea resembling ican Wonder, and more productive. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 45c. Telephone. Thought by many to be superior to it in many respects. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 45c. LANDRETHS’ EARLY EVERGREEN POD.—Almost as early 4 F as Landreths’ Extra Early. Vine 1o inches long, very productive, in | SHROPSHIRE HERO.—A short, sturdy vine, bearing large bold pods, pods of dark green color, which color is retained for a long period, | well filled with big marrow-like seeds. PKts. 5c. and ioc.; per qt. 45¢- stamping it asa grand shipper. No better Pea is offered in this cata- | SHARPE’S QUEEN.—A green-seeded sort, two to three feet high, a logue. Tryit. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. 45c. | large podder and a promising sort as a successor to earlier varieties. HEROIN B.—A new variety producing large recurved showy pods con- | Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per qt. 45¢. taining seven to eight Peas; something after the style of Pride of the | SHARPE’S VICTORY.—A stiffstrawed sort, with large foliage, pro- Market, but a deeper green both in pod and vine. The plant very | ductive of showy pods containing five to six extra-sized seeds. Very stocky. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per qt. 45c. | luscious and sweet. Pkts. 5c. and tcc.; per qt. 45¢. French Canner Pea is a first-class second early market variety. 44 PEAS —PEPPER—PUMPKIN—RHUBARB. PEAS—Continued.—LATE SORTS. YORKSHIRE HERO.—A showy wrinkled variety, maturing after the | rer BARLY LONG POD or ROYAL DWARF MAR. Littl Gem. It is hardy, productive, and better than Champion. Pkts W.—A sturdy variety, prolific and of good quality ; vines 18 inches Sc. and 1oc.; per qt. 25c. high. Ripens about seventy days from germination. Pkts, sc. and CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.—Wrinkled and very sugary ; requires Toc.; per qt. 25¢. sticking; ripens for table in seventy days from germination. Pkts. sc. MAIN CROP LONG ISLAND MARROWFAT.—Used profit and roc.; per qt. 20c ably by market gardeners in New Jersey in place of the old White FORTY-FOLD (IMPROVEMENT ON CHAMPION) —A third early variety. Marrowfats ; being productive, more showy in the basket and far bet- Pods large, Pea wrinkledand sugary. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per qt. 25¢. ter in flavor, the pods having somewhat the a ee auto of Telephones . - : : but are earlier by four or five days, being ready to pick for market in TELEPHON E.—Larve wrinkled seeds. Height of vine three feet. The ee = * . as > a sixty days after germination, Pkts, 5c. and toc.; . 30c most showy tall Pea in existence, producing from seven to ten showy eae pat 45 1. Pkts. sc. and toc. per qt. 3oc. straight pods containing nine to ten Peas ina pod. Pkts. sc. and Ioc.,; IRISH LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT,.—Pkts. 5c. and toc,. per qt. soc. per qt. 15c. DWARF BLUE IMPERIAL.—Ripens sixty-five days after ger- | PEROVIAN BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT.—Plant on thip | mination. Pkts. sc. and roc.; per qt. 20c. | soil. Pkts. 5c, and 1oc.; per qt. 15¢. DWARF PURPLE BLOSSOM SUGAR.—Matures in seventy days from germination DIBLE OUGAR PODS, ss verses ° DWARF WHITE BLOSSOM SUGAR.—Height of vine twenty inches; pods small but J crowded with Peas. We are now able to meet a frequent demand for a small-seeded Dwarf Pods used same as Snap Beans. White Blossom Sugar. Pkts. 1oc.; per qt. 5oc. TALL PURPLE BLOSSOM SUGAR.—Same general character asthe Dwarf Purple Blossom, but taller. Pkts. 10c.; per qt. 4oc. TALL WHITE BLOSSOM SUGAR —Height thirty-six inches, pods large. Weare at last ina position to fillorders for a reliable Sugar Pea of white bloom and large white seed. Pkts. 10c.; per qt. 50 The Sweet Pea as respects size, texture, diversity of colors, exquisite FLOWERI NG SWEET PEAS shades, phenomenal production of blooms, and perfume, has in the . last few years jumped to the first place among the sweetest of climb- Used Only for Ornamental Purposes. ing plants, So productive is it that single plants have been known to have borne over 1000 sprays of flowers. No praise can be too high for the Sweet Pea. It is the fashionable flower consequent upon its rare development in beauty, ranging from deepest purple to pure white, and in perfume, fragrant as mignonette. For description of varieties and prices see Flower Seed List, page 9. 4 Start the plants under glass in early Spring, or outside when the Apple is in bloom, against the shelter e of a board fence or garden wall. Transplant after Corn-planting time, setting in rows at three feet and two feetin the row. Under good cultivation 200 to 350 bushels should be grown to the acre Capsicum Annuum—Piment—Yjefier—Pimiento. The best prices for Peppers are obtained after frost. Commission merchants pay the truckers 4o te One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. 50 cents per bushel for first picking, but later on the price increases. SMALL CHILI RED.—Fruit red, small, ovoid, very hot. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 3oc. VERY SMALL CAYENNE.—Very superior to the old Cayenne. Exceedingly productive, bearing fruit all over the plant, as plentiful as foliage. Fruit one inch in length and very hot. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per OZ. 30C. CAYENNE.—Fruit three inches in length and slender. very hot. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30c. RED CHERRY.—Ornamental round pickles. Pkts 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 3oc. GOLDEN BELL.—Similar in form to Sweet Spanish Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 3oc. TOMATO, OR SQUASH SHAPED, OR BON- WNET.—Used for pickles. Fruit red and flat, like « tomato. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 3oc. LARGE SWEET SPANISH.—The large red variety generally used for pickles. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 3oc. BULLNOSE,—A variety producing larger fruit than the Sweet Spanish, but in other respects similar in appear ance, very hot. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 30c. CELESTIAL.—Very productive, some plants producing as many as one hundred and fifty fruit, conical in 1. Birds’ Eye. 4. Cluster. 7. Golden Bell, shape, fruit from one to two inches long. Fruit green 2. New Orleans. 5. Celestial. 8. Sweet Spanish, from the blossom, turning alternately to lemon, golden 3. Very Small Cayenne 6. Tomato Shaped. 9. Ruby King. and scarlet. Pkt. 1oc.; per oz. 35c. RUBY KING.—4 French variety producing dark-red fruit, mammoth in size ; foliage very large and showy, habit late. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30c. The time for planting this seed varies from the first Corn planting until probably a month subsequently. Later than that a successful crop can- > not be expected, as this piaat requires a long season of growth. When grown wae Comuevery ourth hill of every fourth row may be planted ; a APE AE eS — = in Pumpkin seed. During the working of the Corn the Pumpkin Cucurbita—FPotiron—Calabaza—Sirbis fiir Lorten und Pies—Centner Greskar. plants will stand unharmed, and after ie Corn culture ener the Two Quarts to the Acre. Hills Eight by Eight Feet. ge vines will extend over the field, covering it entirely ifthe soi) rich. YELLOW CASHAW.—Large Yellow Crookneck, the best among the ‘ ‘ Pumpkins; weight, as high ae 60 to100 pounds. Not the Winter Crook- | CHEESE.—A very good table variety. Shape flat, like a cheese box; a Squash—four times as big and ten times as desirable. Pkts. 5c. good keeper. PKts. sc. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. 1 10c.; per OZ. ioc. COMMON FIELD.— Pkts. sc. and 1oc.; per oz. 10c. » Propagated by buds from old roots or from seed. To raise seedlings sow the seed when the Cherry is in bloom, in rows at one foot, and thin the plants to ten inches. To set the seedlings or the buds from old roots, mark out the ground3x4o0r4x4 - feet, preparing a rich bed for each plant. nD Riruie BaF ida Ri be Reba Rae Oe RSE a Successes only be attained on well-manured ground. The fertilizing cannot Four Ounces of Seed will S : _ We supply voots as well as the seed. They continue vigorous many years. Ten Pisads vid Lda ae Price, 60 cents perdozen; 1ocents each. They are shipped only by Express, being 7 too heavy for the mails. § “ 2 ‘ Sow seed in the seedbed early in the Spring, and transplant in the Autumn or ensuing Spring, to any desired situation, allowing the plant three feet square space. Pkts. sc. and 1o0c.; per oz. 15¢ ROGERSVILLE, TENN.—1 have been planting your seeds for nineteen years. No one has done more for the benefit of agriculture than your firm, Landreths’ Seeds never fail. a ‘ SAU PRUSSIANT A Af” Mage A. | ERFURT, || GLOBE} 4 MII ece ae i | yi MINH i) ( All ETA % SONS =) Sow in a sheltered spot when the Cherry isin bloom, the earth being deeply dug, highly fertilized and raked free from clods and stones. Radishes grown on poor, thin soil My, cannot be made good; they will m§ Up be misshapen and tough. To be Y Y Vi) Y N N good they must be grown quickly. Y, Gut nl © Six Ounces of Seed will Plant 100 Yards of Row. Radishes can be forced by cover- Eight Pounds to the Acre. ing with a window or other sash. EARLIEST SORTS. SHORT-TOP BFARLIEST WHITE TURNIP.—Seventeen days | FRENCH BREAKFAST (waite T1r).—An olive-shaped variety, the to maturity. The earliest white-rooted Radish, the best white for upper part of the bulb scarlet, the bottom tipped with white. Pkts. 5c. forcing, leaves being very few, short and closely set, bulbs very choice and ioc. ; per OZ. roc. in form and delicate in texture and flavor. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; peroz. | PRENCH CAFE.—Edible in twenty days afier planting, by which Raphanus sativus—Radis—Rave, Petite Rave— Radies oder Rettig—Rabanzito. TS§¢c. time it reaches a length of two inches. Skin brilliant scarlet, flesh EARLY GARNET.—Fighteen days to maturity. The earliest red- white andcrisp. Verychoice. Pkts. 5c. and roc. ; per oz. 20c. rooted Radish. It unites two marked qualities: First, an earlinessin | DEEP SCARLET OLIVE-SHAPED.—A showy, half-long variety. maturity for table, surpassing any other red sort; secondly, a ripe Pkts. 5c. and roc. ; per oz. Ioc. depth of garnet or ruby color unapproached by any other variety. In Li A icc = ye P form it Mghitiip-sianed: in size and form similar to the Early Scarlet. SEE Lave SHAPED.—A desirablesort. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per The leaves, very short and small, fit it for forcing in glass house or 2 x frame, while its early maturity will astonish the cultivator. Pkts.5c. | LONG WHITE RED-CROWNED (noverty).—Very desirable ; and ioc. ; per oz. 15¢. early and showy, with the valuable quality of remaining long in edible p condition. Not offered by any other seedsmen. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; EARLY SCARLET PRUSSIAN GLOBE.—Eighteen days to | per oz. I5¢. maturity. A small-leaved variety well adapted for forcing under glass; | e a ; Os root round and carmine colored, early, very attractive and desirable, | ude eee UA eon Of early maturity and fine for forcing. A new colorandverychoice. Every gardener should | have it. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. I5c. | LANDRETHS’ WHITE LADY FINGER.—Twenty-three days EARLIEST SCARLET ERFURT TURNIP.—Among quickest | to maturity. A large white crisp variety, about half as long as Long si - 2 : Scarlet, and similar in shape. A very desirable sort, decidedly the maturing of the red Turnip Radishes. Small root and smalltop; ay | best of its kind ever introduced. An admirable market sort of nutty excellent forcing variely. Pkts. 5c. and loc. ; per oz. I5c. flavor. A novelty of merit. Pkts. 5c. and loc. ; per oz. 15¢. WHITE-TIPPED BARLY SCARLET TURNIP.—A fancy | WONDERFUL HALF LONG RED.—So rapid in growth as to French variety; scarlet bulb with white bottom. Very showy and develop perfectly in twenty days. Grows about three inches long, delicate. A choice variety. PkKts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz, roc. contracting from a broad shoulder toa sharp point, very symmetrical * and unif in sh ; color a bright let and altogeth EARLY DEEP SCARLET TURNIP-ROOTED.—An improve- SRLNTCRGEGA ASE OF ice. ener ment on the old Red Turnip; richer in color;smootherinskin. Pkts. | | 5c. and Ioc. ; per oz. Ioc. | HALF LONG DEEP SCARLET.—A variety half the length of 23 Long Scarlet and of same form. Matures in twenty days. Pkts. sc. BARLY RED TURNIP-ROOTED.—Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. roc. and ioc. ; per oz. roc. MARKET GARDENERS’ EARLY LONG SCARLET.—Longer than Scarlet NTE MEDI ATE O TS Olive and shorter than the old Long Scarlet. An admirable long variety for forcing ; £ e fully zex days earlier than the Long Scarlet, and very superior to it for that reason. Twenty-three days to maturity. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 1oc. BLOOMSDALE LONG SCARLET STRAP-LEAVED (FinE).—Named and introduced by us. Animprovement onthe Long Scarlet. Roots more symmetrical, smoother in skin, brilliant in color. An acquisition of value. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. Ioc. : If you want varieties of seeds NOT kept by your merchant he can get them for you or you can write to us yourself. 46 RADISH—SALSIFY—SCORZONERA. RADISH.— Continued. LONG SCARLET SHORT-TOP (AmeriIcan).—The root is long, | straight, rich and uniform in color, American raised seed is surer to | vegetate than the imported. Pkts, 5c. and troc.; per oz. roc, | WOOD'S BARLY FRAME.—Pkts. sc. and roc,; per oz. roc. LONG SCARLET SHORT-TOP (IMPORTED).— The well-known market variety. Pkts. sc, and roc.; per oz, 10¢c, BARLY LONG WHITE VIENNA.—An early long white variety of good quality. Pkts. 5c. and 10¢.; per oz. 10¢. ™~ SUMMER WHITH (ruirv earry).—This is a choice top-shaped variety, resisting the heat of Sum. 4 f ih I } OR TS mer and maturing after other varieties have passed away. It is cone-shaped, the under portion of d ~ the bulb being somewhat pointed. The bulb retains its edible quality longer than most other Radishes, Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 10c, PHILADELPHIA WHITE BOX.—White, short leavedand Turnip | WHITE STRASBURG, OR HOSPITAL.—tLong in form, white, formed. Early to develop, named ‘‘ Box” by reason of its adaptabil- | early to develop to edible size, and keeping in edible condition for five ity for growing in boxes, hot orcold frames. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per or six weeks. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. loc. O&, 10: CHINESE HALF LONG STUMP.—P ite, i 3 = ; , .—Pure white, in shape somewhat GOLDEN GLOBE (rine ror suMMER).—The best Summer Radish. resembling a half long stump rooted carrot. A quick SunaneE variety Shape globular; color amber; flavor mild; keeping long in eating very tender and agreeable in flavor, Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. 15¢. condition. Twenty-five days to maturity. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; peroz. toe. | STUTTGART ROUND WHITE TURNIP (SS EARLY).—A CHARTIER, OR LONG ROSE (seconp rEarry).—In color the | very superior early white Summer and Autumn Radish, growing to greater length of the root is scarlet and pink, while the point and | lafge size and long standing in character; form top-shaped. Pkts. sc bottom portions are white. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. roc. and toc.; per oz. 10¢. INT R SOR TS CALIFORNIA WHITE WINTER.—A long, thick root, skin wrinkled, grayish white i e Should be used young ; of good keeping quality. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz, Ioc. SCARLET CHINA WINTER.—A fine Winter sort, smaller than ROUND BLACK SPANISH (ruirp Farty),—Forty days to ma. Spanish ; root a half long stump of from two to three inches; scarlet turity. A Winter Radish, cultivated in Autumn and keeping like a and piok in color, tipped with white; quite salable in market during Potato, in good condition for months after harvesting. hough the Winter. Keeps perfectly. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. roc. outside skin is black the flesh is white as snow, very crisp and of good CHINA ROSE WINTER.—Smaller than the Scarlet China. Pkts. 5c. Haver. FEts.Isc./aneiocs pon ez. tse: and 1o0c.; per oz. Ioc. LONG WHITE SPANISH.—Valuable for Winter use. Should be RUSSIAN LONG WHITE WINTER. A Winter Radish, some- Benes ee OW Ar isto ane e none po maz noc: times reaching a weight of three pounds, and keeping long in edible LONG BLACK SPAWNISH.—Differing from the White Spanish only condition. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 15¢. in color. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. toc. 4 T ys j 7 This plant produces an edible root long and slim, white fleshed and smooth white skin Leaves gray green, long, straight and narrow. Itisa native of the South of Europe. but only within the present century used as a culinary vegetable. Sow when the OR Cherry is in bloom, in drills, in deeply-dug and well-manured ground ; the drills should O VSTER PLA N G bs be eighteen inches apart. When the plants are up a few inches weed and thin them so as to stand four or five inches from each other. Preserve in pits, same as Carrots Tragopogon porrifolius—Salsifis—Sajerwourzel oder Botsbart— or Beets. Cultivatein all respects as directed for Carrot. Requires deep, rich land. Salsifi Blanco—Havrerod. Yield 100 to 150 bushels. NOTES OWN COOKING.—No. 241.—In CREAM.—Boil until tender, cut into thin slices, add cream or butter sauce as described under Recipe No. 2. Season to taste and garnish with chopped Parsley. s No. 242.—FRIED.—Trim and scrape the roots, boil until tender, drain on a cloth, cut the roots into pieces one inch in length, dip in flour batter and fry crisp in very hot lard; drain, salt, and serve hot. No. 243.—PATTIES.—Trim and scrape the roots and boil in salted water whitened with flour; drain and let cool; cut in small squares or dice and EE the pieces in a good cream sauce, with salt, pepper anda little nutmeg. Let cook fortwo minutes. Next fill the patties, bake brown, and serve ot, garnished with Parsley. No. 244.—IMITATION OYSTER.—Trim and scrape the roots and boil until tender in salted water whitened with flour; drain, and when cold mash, removing all fibres; add mashed Potatoes and putin astew-pan with butter. Stir them over the fire until very dry. Add a little salt, pepper and one or two yolksof eggs. When cold, form in cakes shape of oysters, roll them in cracker dust or bread crumbs, then in a batter of eggs and bread crumbs. Fry in hot lard until brown on both sides, but not greasy. Serve hot. ORDINARY FRENCH.—tThis variety produces a tapering straight SANDWICH ISLAND.—A variety superior to the French sort, pro- root of from ten to fifteen inches in length. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. ducing smoother, larger and more vigorous roots, foliage stronger and 15¢. | altogether a sort destined to supersede the old form. Pkts. 5c, and roc.; per oz, 20¢, This plant, sometimes known as Black Salsify, is a native of Spain, and for all practical purposes may be considered as a Salsify. It differs principally from the French Salsify in being black-skinned OR BLA CK SALSIFY. and larger rooted. ‘The flesh is white, and domestically is prepared the same as Salsify. It is grown by the same methods of culture. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. per oz. 20c, Scorzonera hispanica—Scorsonére—E scorzoneva— Shwarzswurzel—Schorsenerred Four Ounces of Seed Will Sow 100 Yards. INSEGTICIDES. HE discovery of an article which, while not injuring the Cucumber plant, will destroy the bug which infests it from the time of its germination until T it has attained a growth of three or four rough leaves, is a subject of the greatest interest to all cultivators of this fruit. j So much has been written of a contradictory nature upon this subject that it is next toimpossible to determine what remedies toadopt. We would suggest that each cultivator experiment for himself with several compounds, for instance, one part of hellebore mixed with four parts of ground land plaster ; one part of slug shot mixed with six partsof land plaster ; one part Paris green mixed with twelve parts of land plaster, and one pint of kerosene oil mixed with three quarts of sawdust. br. Good results in the destruction of squash bugs have been obtained by the application, under ground about the roots of the plants, of the liquid of carbon bisulphide, the fumes of which are quickly deadly to insect life. Eight ounces of Paris green to 100 gallons of water is Professor Cook’s wash for the Cucumber beetle. LULING, TEXAS.—This makes thirty-two years I have been planting your seeds, and I have always found them A No. 1. SPINACH. 47 COPYRIGHTED 1889 ay D.LAMORETH ASONS AO? {EAVED : = ae This seed may be sown late in Autumn, or in the Spring when the Cherry isin bloom. When it can be grown it is always acceptable. It may be sown when the Peach isin bloom, in drills at one, two or three feet, or broadcast, which is the usual system. If sown in drills, six ounces of seed PIN H will sow one hundred yards of row, or a square equal to ten by ten yards if sown broadcast. $ Yield 200 barrels. Spinacia oleracea—Epinard—Spinat—Lspinaca— BLOOMSDALE SPINACH (KEGISTERED).—E£arliest culling of any sort. This is a form Spinat—Spinaczie. of Spinach superior to other sorts because of its leaves being curled, twisted and bloated to an unusual degree, this curled quality giving the leaves an elasticity especially fitting them for Six Ounces of Seed to100 Yards of Row. shipment to long distances, while at the same time giving the crop large measuring qualities, qj many more barrels of the Bloomsdale Spinach being cut to the acre than any other variety, and Thirty Pounds to the Acre. thus adding an increased profit tothe shipper. It is especially recommended for Autumn sow- ing, as when sown in Springtime it shoots to seed earlier than any other sort of Spinach. The Bloomsdale Spinach is put up in blue muslin bags, of five, ten, twenty, thirty and forty pounds, fastened with copper wire and lead-sealed with our “Bell” trademark to distinguish it from imitation and spurious stock. No charge for bags and sealing. We can sell at a lower price same seed as is sold by some seed merchants as Bloomsdale, which cheaper seed is grown in Europe and is always of uncertain age and vitality, to say nothing of uncertain quality. On good soil sixty barrels of Bloomsdale Spinach should be cut to the acre. We have records of 125 and 150 barrels to the acre. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc, ROUND SAVOY LEAVED.—Sold by other houses as Bloomsdale. We here offer seed of Spinach of that variety which is sold by other seedsmen as Bloomsdale Spinach at a low price. Bloomsdale Spinach cannot be sold at a low price, but to those who are looking fora cheaper article we recommend this, and we offer it as low as the lowest. Pkts. 5c. and tIoc.; per oz. roc. PRICKLY SEEDED, CURLED (very rFinE).—The strain we offer is only inferior to the Bloomsdale. The past season it proved superior in a vemarkable degree toa large number of samples of Round Dutch, procured for experimental purposes. We do not hesitate to recommend it either to the family or market gardener. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. loc. EVER READY. —So named because it arrives at cutting size soon as any other sort and continues in cutting condition three weeks longer than the latest. A variety of most superior qualities ; leaves dark in color, more pointed, short jointed, resisting cold and the most intense heat. Very reliable and of distinct appearance, at once recommending it as a most desirable acquisition. Pkts. 10c.; per oz. 15c. ROUND DUTCH (importep).—To meet the low prices of other seedsmen, dealing in cheap seeds, we are forced to import and here offer a Poreien stock equal to any under the name of Round Dutch. Imported Spinach is not desirable for Autumn planting, being of necessity one year old, perhaps more—who can tell? Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. toc. LONG STANDING (rounp seEpD.)—A prostrate variety of thick leaves and dark color. Slow to shoot to seed. A good succession to Bloomsdale. A sort rapidly growing in demand, because of its quality of long remaining in cutting condition. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. LARGE LEAVED FLANDERS.—Preferred by some by reason of its erect habit of growth, leaves thin and halberd-shaped. Seed very large. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 1o0c. COPYRICHTED 1893 BY D,[ANDRETH&SONS VIROFLAY (monstrous LEAvED).—A mammoth sort of fair quality, used largely in Europe. Requires high manuring. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. loc. . I Ja Our Experimental Grounds. EVER READY SPINACH. The Bloomsdale and Reedland Testing Grounds comprise various plots of over nine acres of land. One acre is devoted to Vegetables grown from small seeds as Radish, Lettuce, Beet, Carrot, Onion ; all sown in rows across the breadth of parallel beds eight feet wide with three feet alleys between. On these beds are many hundreds of tests. _Another acre is devoted to trials of Peas and Beans all drilled in parallel rows, twenty feet of each variety and all in the order of the maturity as near asit can be arrived at. These Peas and Beans are thinned to three inches apart to permit perfect development that the character may be indicated. Half an acre is devoted to Sugar Corn planted in hills four by four feet and in parallel rows. These tests also arranged in order of maturity ; the first early sorts many of them less than three feet high, the late varieties eight and nine feet high. An acre is devoted to Water Melons and Cantaloupes, the test- ing ard iueeing of which requires much experience. One-half acre is devoted to Squash. One-half acre to Cucumber. One-half acre is devoted to Cab- bage. One-half acre to Turnips. Twoacres devoted to Tomatoes. This last being of very particular interest comprising many hybrids or crosses of approved varieties, the best qualities of several being united in one. _ The tests of Insecticides being particularly interesting, more interesting than instructive because of the conflicting results consequent upon condi- tions of rainfall and heat after the application of the poisons. The test of ornamental flowers of Annual and Biennial form embellishing the whole with colors of dazzling beauty. The trial of grasses, all v precttal one bed of thirty different sorts in blocks of ten by ten feet, having stood for five years, clearly indicating the relative periods of desirability of each sort. The seeds on trial in these Experimental Grounds comprise all the so-called novelties or varieties offered in the catalogues of the many seed merchants of the United States as well also as those recommended by foreign seed merchants and growers as adapted to the American climate. Oft- times the same vegetable appears under half a dozen distinct names and as distinct descriptions, only to be recognized as an old acquaintance ; sometimes of merit at other times a sort long turned down, It is to inform ourselves upon the subject of relative merit and upon the subject of name that we conduct so large an experimental ground as nine acres, a very expensive little farm in itself but worth ten times its cost. : FRESNO, CAL.—When I lived in Nevada, twenty years ago, I used your seeds, and they have always been the best and truest of any to be found. 48 SQUASH—SHALLOTS—SORREL. EXTRA EARLY BUSH SQUASH. SARLY WHITE BUSH.—The ‘‘Cymling” of the Southern States, maturing fruit for table fifty daysfromgermination. Pkts.5c.and toc.; | per oz. 10c. GOLDEN SUMMER CROOK-NECK.—Among the best of the Summer Squashes, goldenincolor. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. roc. PERFECT GEM.—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per oz. toc. LANDRETHS’ WHITE TURBAN.—A variety ready for use in Midsummer, and yet is a most desirable sort for Winter purposes. So good a keeper that we have had the fruit of one season keep in per- fection till the fruit of the following season was in—a full twelve months. Shape a thick conical form of the Early Bush or Patty Pan, and three times its weight. Vine arunner. Pkts. 5c. and loc.; peroz. 10c. LONG GREEN SUMMER CROOK-NECK—(sEconp Earty). The best of the Squash family, but being a very shy producer, an ex- pensive seed. Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. toc QUVASH. Cucurbita melopépo—Courge—Cidracayote—GSpeifetitvbi8s—Melon Graskar. Three Ounces of Seed will Sow 100 Yards Three Pounds to the Acre. This seed may be planted first when the Apple is in bloom and for several weeks subsequently, but not later with much hopes of success. It is always planted in hills at 4x4 feet for the bush varieties and 6x6 or 6x8 feet for the long run: ning sorts. EXTRA BARLY BUSH.—Earlier by a week than the ordinary White Bush or Cymling, maturing fruit for table use in forty days from germination, exceedingly productive and profitable to the market gardener. The fruit when young and waxy is white, the same as the old White Bush, but when it becomes hard it turns yellow. The plant is not in the ordinary sense a vine, as it does not run, being in habit what is known asa bush _ It will cover a space two or three feet in diameter, according to the soil and fertilizer. It will do well on light thin soils. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; pes OZ. 10¢. LONG MARROW. —0ne of the varieties of Vegetable Marrow Squasb adapted for cooking like Egg Plant, from which it can hardly be dis- tinguished. Pkts. 5c. and ioc. ; per oz. 3oc. MAMMOTH CHILI.—This variety sometimes reaches a size larges than a washtub, and a weight of 200 pounds. Try it. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 20¢c. WINTER CROOK-NECK.—A good keeper, shaped like a smal) Cashaw Pumpkin. Pkts. 5c, and toc. ; per oz. 1oc. BOSTON MARROW.—PEts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. ioc. LARGE BOSTON MARROW (extra LARGE FOR CANNERS).— A meaty selection intended to count in the factory. Pkts. 5c, and toc.; per Oz. toc. HUBBARD.—Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. MARBLEHEAD,.—Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 1oc. SHALLOTS. Allium Ascalonicum—Echalote—Salotten—9 halote—SGalot. Pear Shaped.—Per qt. 25c.; postage, 15c. per qt. extra. A bulbous plant seldom producing seed, therefore propagated by root buds. Leaves narrow, deep green and ten inches long. In early Autumn divide the bulbs or cloves and plant in rows one foot apart and six inches between the sets. Thus treated this hardy plant will mature bulbs the size of a small walnut three or four weeks earlier than Spring Onions. The sets plantedin early Spring will mature in July. | Jersey.—Per qt. 25c.; postage 15c. per qt extra. JSORREL. Rumex scutatus—Oseille ronde—Saucrampfer—A cedera—Zuring. Used asa salad and sown in rows at twelve inches apart and thinned to four inches, FRENCH.—Pkts. sc. and toc. ; per oz. 20c. GEORGIA SPIN ACH.—So known in parts of the South, but really a large leaved Sorrel, producing a profusion of edible leaves. Grows two feet high and resists the most intense heat, keeping in condition for a long period. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; Per Oz. 20c. TELL Your FRIenps WHAT A GOOD 2 aie SEED CATALOGUE THIS IS. IT IS GOOD THE IS BECAUSE > a KEAJS2N Ist. It is arranged alphabetically. 2d. Itis written by an expert. 3d. It tells how much to sow to the 1oo yards or to the acre. 4th. It tells how to thin out. 5th. It gives valued information such as makes it valuable to preserve. Messrs. D. Landreth & Son, Philadelphia, forwarded us views of their mammoth Bloomsdale Seed Farm, which gives men of the details of man- a , agement, as well as conveying an idea of the magnitude of their operations, we appreciate the photographic views very highly.—/. H. Jacobs, editor Poultry Keeper, Hammonton, N./. As we grew cabbage 14 inches across the heads, last year from their seed, Copies will be mailed to applicants on receipt of ten cents. TOMATO. : 49 i. Extra Early Richmond, 4. Acme. 7. Favorite. From 10 to 29 all Hybrids offered in distinct aa Biers I ErSCY: 5. Beauty. 8. Buckeye. packets at 25 cents each. Very choice and 3. Dwarf Champion. 6. Stone. 9. TTT. peculiar sorts, See pages 15 and 16, Spring. TOMATO. When the Apple is in bloom sow in hills three feet apart, on a warm border, early in the For a later supply, sow a short time afterwards in a more open situation. As the plants advance in growth support them by brushwood, To have the Tomato ver early it is necessary to start the plants in a hotbed, or they may be reared in a flower- Solanum Lycopersicum—Tomate-Liebhesap{el- Tomate-Tomaat. One Ounce of Seed will Sow too Yadrs. pot in a window and subsequently transplanted. Plants for an early crop should be raised under glass. For intermediate crop they may be raised on outside beds. j tion when the Apple is in bleom. For late crops the seed may be planted in permanent posi- The average production of fruit per acre on culti- vated and fertilized land is about 14,000 pounds, or say 250 bushels per acre, though 18,000 or 20,000 pounds have been raised. Southern Florida Tomatoes reach Philadelphia in February, and command $4 to $6 per bushel. une, after which they fail to meet the cost of transportation. to decline till five cents per in the market. in a single season. ushel for late crops. EXTRA EARLY RICHMOND (nineEtTY-DAyY TOMATO).—The earli- est of Tomatoes. Fair size but not smooth. A profitable variety for shipment before more approved varieties come into bearing, and .con- sequently a favorite in trucking districts in New Jersey. We have never seen an earlier Tomato under any name. In shipping qualities none can compare with the Richmond. It carries better than the more solid, smoother and showy sorts which, by their very perfection, are difficult to transport without bursting, if ripe. The fruit of this variety is not smooth like an apple—no extra early sorts ever are. It is, however, smooth enough hed better is not offered in competition, and under such circumstances it has made ‘‘big money ” for the truckers of New Jersey. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 30c. EXTRA EARLY CLUSTER.—Very early sorts are always irregular in outline, or rough fruited. This sort is no exception, but is exceed- ingly early and desirable. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 3oc. BARLY JERSEY (one HUNDRED-DAY TOMATO).—One of the best among the extra early sorts, Fruit goodsize, flattened, solid and fairly smooth ; color red, vines very close-jointed and compact, andadmitting of close-planting ; fruit borne near the root and in clusters, sometimes fifty or sixty toa vine. Very desirable as a first early, doing well on light soils. Pkts. 5c. and toc. ; per oz. 30¢. BARLY BERMUDA (exTRA EARLY).—This is a variety shipped from Bermuda in the early Spring to Boston, New York and Philadelphia. It is red, early, and, though not by any means a first-class Tomato, has been found the most profitable of all varieties by reason of its tough rind, fitting it for long shipment. Recommended to truckers. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 30c. THE MONEY MAKER.—No other Tomato so quick to ripen and more money-making for early shipment to distant markets. Foliage silvery and large. Fruit borne in bunches, red, flattened, slightly irregular in form. An elasticity of character of fruit fitting it for long shipments. Will do well on light sandy soil. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per OZ. 30C. ATLANTIC PRIZE.—An early smooth red sort, very productive. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30c. ACME.—Anearly ripener, size medium. Shapeslightly ovaland smooth. Color maroon or red with a slight tinge of purple; flesh deep scarlet and solid. A popular sort everywhere. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 30c. BALTIMORE PRIZE TAKER.—A large apple-shaped Tomato, smooth, solid, ripening all over, without core; color red with slight purple tint ; very productive and commanding quick sale in market. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 30c. By April the rate declines to $3 to $5, and continues Forty to eighty cents per bushel is an average price, twenty-five to thirty- This crop ceases to be profitable to the tvucker unless he can realize 16 cents per bushel. ‘Tomato canning houses buy the fruit by the ton at from $6 to $7. They are very often a drug For seed purposes alone we have washed out over 40,000 bushels of fruit TTT, OR TEN TON TOMATO —Profitable to the grower, pro- fitable to the canner, profitable to the shipper. This seed was grown on a twenty-acre patch on one of our farms in a location twenty miles removed from any other Tomato field. Fruit deep red, large, round, half flat, smooth as an Apple, free from green core or other imperfec- tions ; 20,0co pounds or ten tons to the acre can readily be grown on any good Tomato soil. TT T stands for Ten Ton Tomato, the name being intended to imply ten tons to the acre. Even this may be very much exceeded, as we have ourselves grown 600 bushels of the fruit on anacre. The fruit in form is large, slightly flattened at both stem and blossom ends. Exterior smooth as an Apple. Color blood red. The fruit cut across or transversely shows a solid meaty interior, free from air spaces or hardcore. No other sort is more solid, and it takes fewer baskets to weigh aton. Itis a profitable variety both to the farmer and thecanner. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30c. BEAUTY.—Well named. Fruit large and showy ; color deep red with slight tone of purple; growing on the vines in clusters. Solid, meaty, smooth and free from rot or green core. Certain to give satisfaction, Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz. 30c. STOWNE.—A very superior sort, producing extraordinary, thick, solid, red fruit. borne in bunches. Vine short-jointed. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per Oz. 30¢. DWARF CHAMPION.—Stenss short, thick, stiff, almost self-support- ing. Leaves very dark in color, much curled andtwisted. Fruit borne in showy clusters, quite large, nearly round, solid, red color with pur- ple tint. By reason of its erect, stiff habit, transplanting with abso- lute certainty. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 3oc. BRANDY WINE.—Bright red broad fruit, slightly flattened, produc- tive and satisfactory. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 30c, FAVORITE.—One of the largest perfect shaped Tomatoes in cultiva- tion. Dark redin color, ripening evenly and as early as any other smooth variety, holding its size to the end of the season ; very prolific, good flavor, few seeds and solid. Bears shipping to long distances. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 30¢. IGN OTUM.—For some years past a favorite variety in certain sections ; large and showy. Pkts. 5c. and ioc.; per oz. 30¢. BUCKEY E.—Large, red, solid, very showy. A newgood sort. Pkts. 10c.; per oz. 30¢. IVORY BALL, OR GREEN GAGE.—A small, round fruit, of one and a half inches in diameter ; color bone white, very early and pro- ductive. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. 3o0c. Postage Extra. On Peas and Beans, 16 cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart; other Small Seeds, 8cents per pound: Quarter pound and under, and 5 and 1o cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. TOMATO TABLE TURNIP. TOMA TO— Continued. CHEMIN, OR APPLE.—Producing a red fruit of medium size of unusual thickness between the stem and blossom ends, Pkts, 5¢. and 1OC.; Per OF. Z0c NEW GOLDEN QUEEN.—Pkts. sc. and toc,; per oz, 30c. PARAGON,.—Large, solid and smooth asan Apple, Deep red in color, The first introduced of the improved, lange, round, red sorts, and when well selected mot yet surpassed. The variety advertised by some as New Queen, Pkts. 5c and 10C.; Per OZ. 30, PERFECTION.—A superb Tomato, but so near the character of the Paragon as to be interchangeable with it, Pkts. 5c. and 10c,; per oz. 30c. GOLDEN TROPHY.—A bright yellow type of Trophy; large, early, solid. Pkts. 5c. and 10c ; per oz. 3oc } | PEACH (srconp BARLY).—Named and introduced by us in 1885, and in appearance almost identical with some forms of Peaches both in shape and color. Pkts, 5e, and 10¢.; per oz. 3oc. FEJEE IMPROVED (‘‘nerrsreak").—Color maroon; flesh solid. productive, Known asa Beefsteak Tomato, Pkts, 5c. and 10¢.; per oz, 0c. GRAPE, CHERRY OR CURRANT.—Fruit borne in cluster; very desirable for pickles or preserves. Ornamental. Pkts. 5c. and 10¢c,; per oz, 3oc. PEAR SHAPED YELLOW.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. goc. PEAR-SHAPED RED.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. goc. ESSEX HYBRID.—Similar to the Acme but a better sort. - Same red purple color; less liable to rot. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 30c. TA BLE TURNIP. ‘ apa—Navet—Nabo—Beife Rilbe—Roe—Raap. Three Ounces of Seed will Sow 100 Yards. Four Pounds to the Acre. Peace ame seed may be sown when the Peach isin bloom or among the first seeds in early Spring; indeed, the only hope of a successful Spring crop is in an earl of maturity extends into hot weather, when the bulb becomes fibrous and pungent. mer and early Autumn are the seasons for successful Turnip drilling, though frequently the conditions of the soil then are not favorable to satisfactor The seed of Cattle Turnips is always drilled in rows, while the early-maturing and surface- rooted Table Turnip is generally sown broadcast. v start, as otherwise the period Midsum- vegetation. We advise the sowing, either in drills or ‘ : broadcast, of not less than three pounds to the acre to insure a satisfactory stand. _ The Bloomsdale Swede, like other Ruta Bagas, is slower in growth than the rough-leaved Turnips, but produces roots more solid and more nutritious —tess laxative and more fattening The Ruta Baga is a gross feeder and will do best with twenty to twenty-five tons of stable manure to the acre ; when it cannot be obtained apply soo pounds super-phosphate. \W Yah AW to forward us their orders early. 5c. and toc.; per oz. 10c. form and character. and market garden. Spring variety. Bagas. Oz. Ioc. so large a size. BLOOMSDALE SWEDE. EARLY SNOW BALL (extra EARLY).—This is a small white globe, very We highly recommend it for table purposes. JERSEY LILY.— Early, globular in form, very showy and desirable; all white. Pkts, 5c. and toc.; per oz. ioc. EARLY WHITE EGG.—E£gg shaped and white, as its name indicates. LANDRETHS’ SOUTHERN SNOW-WHITE GLOBE.—Considered by those who best know it, asa desirable sort for table or stock for Autumn and early Winter use. solid, quick in growth for a large Turnip. men establishes the fact that this sort is rapidly growing in popular favor, more especially as a late Winter and In the Autumn and early Winter it is apt to be hard, but mellows like an apple by keeping. We recommend this to stock-breeders for early feeding, also for sowing a/ seasons too late to secure a crop of Ruta It is productive, hardy, and eclipses the Norfolk, the Stone or the Pomeranean. The new crop of Turnip Seed will be ready about July ro, 1895. Before that date seed of crop 1894, reliable in every respect, can be furnished, and we invite all gardenersand growers of Turnips and other roots for stock-feeding See our pamphlet on ‘“* THE VALUE AND CULTURE OF ROOTS FOR STOCK-FEEDING,’’ now in its SrxTH EDITION, price twenty-five cents, but mailed free to all customers of Landreths’ Seeds. detailed descriptions and illustrations of the best varieties of Turnips for the table and stock-feeding, Beet, Mangol Wurzel, Carrots, Kohl-Rabi, Parsnip, etc., treat also of the soils best adapted to root-culture, manner of preparing the land, time of sowing, cultivation, method of saving for Winter, and give other valuable information. No grower of root crops should be without a copy. EARLY FLAT RED, OR PURPLE-TOP (strap-LEavep).—Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. Ioc. EARLY FLAT DUTCH (srrap-Lteavep)—Pkts. sc. and 1oc.; per oz. roc. LARGE EARLY RED-TOP GLOBE .—Zarge size, rapid growth, unusually attractive, and admired by all. A very much heavier producer than either of the preceding. We confidently recommend it asan acquisition. Pkts. Its pages, besides giving uick, earliest in maturity of its Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc, Recommended for private Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. toc. 1 _ Color, pure white ; shape round, size large, Producing a great weight to the acre. Our experience as seeds- Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per YELLOW STONE,—A round yellow, green-topped variety, resembling the Amber Globe, but not reaching Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. Ioc. GOLDEN BALL.—A small Yellow Turnip of second size, earlyanda good keeper. Pkts.5c. and toc.; per oz. 10c POMERANEAN WHITE GLOBE —Thisis a free-growing. rough- leaved sort useful for both table and stock, and may be highly com- mended for both purposes. Pkts.5c. and ioc.; per oz. loc. COW-HORN (LarGE CxopPeR).—This variety is pure white, excepting a dash of green at the crown, and in shape is long like aCarrot. Pkts. I0c.; per OZ. 1c. LARGE NORFOLKE.—Recommended especially for stock-feeding. Pkts. 5c.and 1oc.; per oz. ioc. WHITE STONE.—Pkts. sc. and toc.; per oz. toc. GLOBE.—Valuable for cattle food. Pkts. 5c.and 1oc.; per oz. WHITE AMBER GLOBE, GREEN CROW NED.—This, which we intro- 43.is almost indispensable in every rural household. It is OZ. 10C. GLOBE, RED CROWNED. -A selection from the older d Amber Globe. The same in all valuable particulars, ornamental by reason of the contrast in colors of yellow and variety is more nutritious than the White Globe. Pkts. 5c. Per OZ. Ioc. AMBER green-cr r x and Ioc.; YELLOW ABERDEEN, OR SCOTCH YELLOW.—This is a highly approved CATTLE TURNIP, attaining a large size. Pkts. 5c. C.; PEF OZ. Ioc. ance WHITE FLESHED PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAGA.—This mainly differs from the Yellow Swede in interior color. For table use some families prefer it to the yellow, as milder, others prefer it because it is white, as contradistinguished from yellow. It possesses all the good qualities of the yellow, and, when there is a preference for color, can be recommended. The variety is hardier than the yellow. Pkts. sc. and 10¢.; per oz. Icc. SOUTHERN PRIZE —7rue strain of the favorite Turnip for Greens in Virginia and the Carolinas. Valued also forits bulb. Our stock is from seed obtained from the originator. Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. loc. LANDRETHS’ IMPROVED YELLOW FLESHED PUR- PLE-TOP RUTA BAGA.—A hardy, ovoid-rooted sort, of heavy cropping habit—flesh yellow, solid, crown deep purple, foliage vigor- ous. Pkts. 5c. and Ioc.; per oz. loc. BLOOMSDALE SWEDE, or RUTA BAGA.—There are probably fifty so-called forms or varieties of Purple-Top Ruta Baga, some guite similar, others widely differing. The BLOOMS- DALE is quite wonderful in its fine breeding. In nothing that we offer are the effects in selection and in’careful breed= ing so apparent as in this Ruta Baga. It appears almost as a plant of a distinct family, so far removed is it from the necky or tap-rooted English forms. The BLOOMSDALE is delicate in texture, purple crowned, golden skinned, almost perfectly globular in form and earlier to mature than any other known form of Ruta Baga. The leaves spring directly out of a rounded crown, the small rat-tail root terminating a symmetrical base. Nothing like it can be seen among the English varieties. We have had them over and over again. It compares with other Swedes as a well-bred short-horn cow compares with a scrub cow. The Bloomsdale Swede will be found not only the best cattle-feeding Turnip, but the best Turnip for table use during Winter, being of fine texture and of fine flavor. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per oz. 10c. CHAMPION SWEDE, OR YELLOW RUTA BAGA (Import- ED)—A superior English-grown Ruta Baga, but not equal to the Bloomsdale Swede. Pkts. 5c. and toc.; per oz. toc. DIXIE LAND.—A new form of Turnip for Winter Greens and also an excellent root for table use. No variety producing tops so entirel proof against frost. ‘The foliage a deep blue green, the root oval, smooth, white and tender; destined to supersede the Seven Top, being more hardy as productive of leaf for Winter Greens, with additional advantage of producing a large white bulb. Pkts. 5c. and roc.; per oz toc. SEVEN-TOP (ror GREENS OR SALADS).—This, the hardiest of all sorts, may be left standing in the open ground during Winter as far north as Philadelphia. In the Southern States it yields, in the Spring, abundant foliage for boiling with cured meats, and isin much deman Pkts. 5c. and 1oc.; per oz. 10c. POTATO. One Quarter Bushel of Eyes will Plant roo Yards. An Acre will Yield from 100 to 400 Bushels. Solanum tubcrosum—Pomme de terre—RartwoFel — Patates Pape. PoTvaATo SEED. the Potato belonging to the Tomato family. year 2 h 2P : - Mew sorts are thus produced, the cultiva ery ‘resting and ofte IANDRETHS’ Our recommendations of the Potatoes ** Garfield ” and * State of Maine” were fully sustaimed by public verdict, amd the demand for the two varieties still continues. Im 1892 we introduced a new variety, ““ LANDRETHS’ FARMERS’ ALLIANCE. FARMERS’ ALLIANCE,” the producer of which describes it as follows: BARRELS. full-sized barrels, and, transferring to small berre fraud, unless sold as a small! barrel. 4z2-Our stock of Potatoes, which we send has gained us much celebrity, for purity and good measure. Do not buy Seed Potatoes affected with th Blight. 0 Prices, Day of Publication of this Catalogue. CopYeceTE 203 EARLY OHIO—This sort has 2 reputation i 4 BY D.ANDRETHESONS. as being very valuable, because of its aston- te jf. | , ishing productivemess 2s 2 first early. In } demand by market gardeners. Per bush. $2-75- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ROSE.— Very early and productive. Preserving the original charecter and quality of the Rose. Per bush. $2.75 EXTRA EARLY VERMON T.—Seme character as the Early Rose. Said to be Somewhat earlier. Per bush. $:.75 EARLY BOSE—A well known Eariy, remarkably fla ive, blush skin, w good Keeper. Per bush. $: FREEMAN —Very productive : oval i russet in color, flesh white and of fi and best flavor. Very early en keeper; of good catine quality w Srown as when fully matured So early to have produced edible tubers forty d= from planting. Per bush. $2.00. GOLIEN HARVEST —Entirely color of skin golden, fiesh snow white. excelled for table either when half - mapas ks Es per lb. $4 00; per oz. Je TST ETD) Thee Gh lp Olt Ob uee none Soo mcrae per lb. 4 00; per oz. Ripe red Orle kin iin nen per lb. 4 00; per oz. Burleigh: 75-7 2-0: ~~ sae Reeth hee . .perlb. 4 00; per oz. SEED (to produce )—Cigar Fillers. Landreth.—Early, large, thin, silky, enormously productive and bringing highest price among the Tobacco dealers in Pennsyl- vania per lb. $6 50; per oz. per lb. 5 00; per oz. per lb. 4 00; per oz. per lb. 4 00; per oz. SEED (to produce)—Cigar Wrappers. Landreth.—Early, large, thin, silky, enormously productive and bringing highest price among the Tobacco dealersin Pennsyl- WALIIARC ce cP ie (o'%4, 0". Sie, al gata ap ioral coied SMCS per lb. $6 50; per oz. Pennsylvania (Lancaster Co., Pa.) ..--.. per lb. 5 00; per oz. Island.—Broad-leaved. ....-....2:--. per lb. 6 50; per oz. Glessner, © pest, sl atetsiteoy atone = Arcee at - per lb. 6 50; per oz. WueltatA bajo ye -7..4 mee a - per lb. 5 00; per oz. Havana Rartidas’ o 0.5503 sce. ss per lb. 5 00; peroz. Wemediosaice 4 - Hc I f 48 | anes PS Pee a? SEEM Chic, Oyo Io, erase ae, Bb , SCORN A Lu Bee Ee A Ma ee I ; 36 a See, BN re “cee All destroyed. ae Seer OG Poa I ’ 32 Be ieee cies to thee te WEN eo ac Ofte eho obrt Ie i nes ee et I : 2B : or nS PA cae ey f z ea 25 : ke | Ptr Si acne Bea er eGie, SP tra ake All destroyed. I 4 18 I 16 Four applications made at intervals of four days and each time the leaves dusted in the ay morning with Paris Green, The Paris Green mixed with roan land plaster in proportions as designated. The plants all being in the rough leaf and two to three inches high. FORMULAS. 63 ———— FORMULAS FOR SPRAYING MIXTURES. | Prepared at the Agricultural Station, Cornell University. BORDEAUX MIXTURE. COPPER SULPHATE SOLUTION. Copper Sulphate ....-....++-++-s2e.> paren! phr eNOPONNGS | Copper oniphate \'o 9202). 5. a BW Fy dey th tnd Fire ore pe eoN ec I pound Brea eM MOS is ole kaye’ vip emaiae, shane ak Fete Sepa eae” iA | Weare use os sitalts (ait Settee a sacri) a mcat enV cmd eter tut Prot OTIS Water... 2. + eee ees el yap Mh ty 0y inp tee achavpiel sts? ohkgs 2/42 gallons | _pjissolve the copper sulphate in the water, when it is ready for use. Dissolve the copper sulphate by putting itin a bag of coarse cloth and | This should never be applied to foliage, but must be used before the ae break. hanging this in a vessel holding at least 4 gallons, so that it is just covered For peaches and nectarines use 25 gallons of water. For fungous diseases. 4p gallons. It is then ready for immediate use. For rots, moulds, mil- LONDON PURPLE. This is used in the same proportion as Paris Green, but as it is more ; AMMONIACAL COPPER CARBONATE | caustic it should be applied with the lime, or with the Bordeaux mixture. | Do not use it on peach or plum trees. For insects which chew. MCUs AEDOUALEYs (ial (cl. siic Me lcllalis % lavisd's fe elve a fe le re veltabs core Re 1 ounce AD MIOUIAM Ace oy Valtilhelle.%> .% ae eit Share enough to dissolve the copper HELLEBORE ee eer a eR Perr dys tea i a ilal labial «iis i» 2 ete Bio cde 9 gallons 2 The copper carbonate is best dissolved in large bottles, where it will Breshwmitemelleboreiy. ct 7) ela, 2's 5. se te ee” © el See I ounce keep indefinitely, and it should be diluted with water as required. For | Water........ BO TCH 0 wi! CER Ce Cob S 28D ic 3 gallons same purpose as Bordeaux. | Apply when thoroughly mixed. Forinsects which chew. PARIS GREEN. : KEROSENE EMULSION. PBRISIGROGT Dt ec ee. Pes ee eecadears Chteiaeth oa © i iiGiiee, cere I pound | aE Cea SMM arte ee ses ee, ep slushy . . 250 gallons IEA Mal GCE) > ett OO mo Donic noo e Ocoee seo A % pound If this mixture is to be used upon peach trees, 1 pound quicklime should | Boiling UCAS oR aCnCmCO steerer sec re oo eaainapne nc aiiie mnionesteet ome I Ballon be added. Repeated applications will injure most foliage, unless lime is | Kerosene... . . Sen ae OA ee Cae TORT) SAY Bay Ol ay ee, 2 VSO added. Paris Green and Bordeaux can be applied together with perfect Dissolve the soap in the water, add the kerosene, and churn with a safely. ‘The action of neither is weakened, and the Paris Green loses all 1 ( I caustic properties. For insects which chew. | which suck, cabbage worms, and all insects which have soft bodies. Soltis lle as Famers’ Favorite POTATO BUG EXTERMINATOR, 3 (Eddy’s Patent). va This is the only practical machine for dusting Plaster, Paris Green, etc., upon potato vines to de- stroy the beetle. Where this machine is known it is regarded by potato growers as necessary as a mowing machine isin making hay. This Exter- minator is the standard article. It has met a great want of potato growers. With it poisons, mixed with plaster, may be applied safely, cheaply, quickly and effectually. Itis the simplest and best contri- vance ever used for the purpose. It can be used in a perfectly easy and natural position, no stooping nor reaching overthe row. It will do the work effect- ually as fastasa person can walk. ‘The quantity of plaster used, and space covered, can be regulated at will to suit any size ofplant. The weight of plaster, etc., is carried on the shoulder, or by the hands, as the person working prefers. Either the right or left hand may be used toturnthe can. The plaster never packs tn the bottom, and is sifted through just as easily when the can is fu// as when there is but little init. It is well made and durable, intended for practical use, not merely to sell. Price each, $1.00. d. |, GAGE-KEELER SEEDER AND FERTILIZER | ancy BEAN. D ill Peas, Beans, Fodder Corn, Beet, Turnip, ri nS) Celery, Radish, Salsify, Cabbage, Lettuce, Etc. Plants Corn, Beans, Watermelon, Cucumber, Kaighn’s Improved Lima, Squash, Delinted Cotton Seed, Beet, Etc. Drills or plants all kinds of Fertilizers on top of the soil, in with the seed or under the seed. A kk 7 I ; = Tec Drills all kinds of Seeds in a continuous row orin hillsany distance apart. Seeder and fertili- Ee iettesi Cd Sec crnb om (chen dinarye Lat eeuyer zer are taken off machine like otherattachments. Simple,accurateandcheap. Eight machines sey Lima, being larger and much more showy, both inone. Sold separately if desired. PRICE (Combined, with al! Tools), - - $12.00. PR'CE (Complete, without extra Tools), - 9.00. ( in the pod or when shelled, either green or dry. Price, per qt., 80c.; postage 16c. per qt. extra. Postage extra. On Peasand Beans, 16cents per quart, and Corn, 15 cents per quart ; other Small Seeds, 8 cents per pound. Quarter pound and under, and 5-cent and 1o-cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage. 64 PERIODS FOR SOWING SEEDS As Indicated by the Blooming of Trees, sow rst Period . . The blooming of the Peach ok ey MB ad Period . . rhe blooming of the Cherry -as. Do. .e" do, do, . Spinach, Do. : do. do, . Lettuce, Do. do. do. . Corn Salad, Do. do. do. . Onion Sets, Do. do. do. . . Asparagus roots. sd Period The blooming of the Pear . All the above, Do. do. do. . . with addition of Do, . do. do. . . Radish, Do, . . do. do. ° Celery, Do. SS Sy do. do. . Carrot, Do. : : do. do. . . Beet, Do. aS do, do . Mustard, Do. aN citd do. do. . Onion Seed, Do. pa = do. do. . Parsley, Do, piney do. do. Tomato Seed, Do. : ‘ do. do. . Cabbage, Do. ae do. dove 2... . Parsnip. 4th Period . . The blooming of the Apple. . . . Allthe preceding Do. ee ie do. Cosy. ECA: with addition of Do. thee’ do. do. oe So ORISityy Do. ogg do. Col eli viieneres Beans, Do. ee do. do. ml Ga) we (4 Do. pes Oe do, do. Je es Cucumber, Do. Pee do. GONE0RSN. . S: Melon, Do. ere do. ; Oe. le ee Pumpkin, Do. Se Ae do. do. . Okra. Imports, into the United States, of Potatoes, During the Year Ending June 30, 1894. Reported to Landreth & Sons by the Statistician of the Dep't of Agriculture. POTATOES. COUNTRIES FROM WHICH IMPORTED. BUSHELS | VALUES ! Belptunras we) 6 eo S- RIE . 51,720 | $ 16,844 Gexsianty eee Be Sree Cnc, See ree at ot arte ye apo te 41,662 15,354 Netherinnanmet i; 5. Git oietiehs | Se te NRRL Eg 28,347 15,607 United Kingdom—Engiand .......... 295,435 117,288 Scoflknid’ £7 S Seatac] 0. hy : 2 1,671,239 737,53% Trelazid 95 eee seas. 2 toe: 28,540 10,872 Berwuiawes Poke. See eee ere ee es. 64,993 109,122 Dominion of Canada—Nova Scotia, N. Brunswick, etc. | 596,799 169,086 Quebec, Ontario, etc... .... 188,020 63,353 MEK ee ih, s,s ua So alepilisln rete s Ow caa04 1,235 1,454 Ses A AS BO Aer 3S et Sieve See ao | 28,084. 17,351 irises Los. SEI Se. Tie = 1,187 252 Allothervcourtraes OL ere SS eee eee 5,317 3,080 Ie 3,002,578 [P2794 GARDENERS’ COMPLAINTS. Some of the Things which go Toward Making Seedsmen Weary of Life.—The Vitality and Purity of Seeds. The writer having an experience of twenty years behind the counter of a seed store in Hamburg, and having workedin an Experimental Garden in Pennsylvania, in which part of the United States he lived for ten years, has met with many curious incidents, showing the unreasonable com- eee of farmers and gardeners who sow seed either for pleasure or rohit. Pithe most common experience in the way of foolish complaints, is the claim so often unreasonably made that one of a number of varieties of seed failed to develop as perfectly as on some previous occasion, the com- plainant forgetting to award praise for the ninety and nine varieties which gave satisfactory results. The gardeners expecting a venture in seeds to be far more certain than any other business speculation, not- withstanding that the influences bearing upon germination, plant nutri- tion, climatic and physical conditions are beyond their knowledge and control. It is the unreasonable claim of inexperienced and ignorant per- sons that if seeds do not grow when put into the ground it is always because they are bad. Now, thisisa silly charge, for good seeds may in whole or part fail to grow for very many reasons or causes; as forinstance, improper or insufficient preparation of the ground, unseasonable time of sowing, sowing too deep or two shallow, insufficient moisture, excess of moisture, cold, heat, depredations of insects, under or above the surface, unfavorable conditions of climate or atmosphere, deficiency or excess of natural forces which we do not understand. The writer has been called upon to view hundreds of poor crops which the gardeners have claimed to be due to the sowing of unvital seed, but Postage extra. On Peas and Beans 16 cents per quart, and Corn 15 cents per quart; other Small Seeds 8 cents 5 and 10 cent Flat Papers, Free of Postage, MISCELLANEOUS. enerally he has been able to point out to the gardeners extended pieces rere and there where the germination had been perfect, proving thatthe failure in other portions was due to imperfect preparation of land or bad sowing, as respects time, depth of covering, for if the seed had a vitality of eighty or ninety per cent, over one foot in a hundred feet of row it was equally vital all over the patch, Another class of complaints are from those who attempt to assure the seed merchant that every one of a number of varieties ot seeds sold were of bad ae ‘These unreason- able people lay down the charge most emphatically, forgetting that such a wholesale condemnation contradicts itself, for no seed merchant who ever filled an order would send out seeds all of which were unvital; he might make a mistake with one, but not with all, It is clearly obvious that when all the seeds of an entire purchase vegetate indifferently, en- tirely fail, the fault is in the preparation of the land, the sowing, the soil, insects or the season. Anamusing incident in the writer's experience shows how groundless some complaints are. A customer came in one day, and with fire in his eye, said he hada bone to pick. He had purchased a packet of cabbage, sown itina carefully prepared hotbed, and he watched and watered it carefully fora period of two weeks and neveragraincameup, He visited the seed store and complained, when one of the firm endeavored to ex- ee the many causes for the failure of seed to germinate, and induced 1im to take another packet free of charge and try it again. In ten days the customer made another visit to the store, and said he called the second time to apologize for his ca of indignation, and in explanation said that when he made his original purchase he wore his best suit, and upon going home had laid it aside for future use, and when he had occasion to put it on again, much to his surprise and chagrin, he found the cabbage seed in his vest pocket. He was absent-minded but honest, The seed merchant is frequently berated by a certain unreasoning class of gardeners who lay all the blame of various failures of the seed upon him, and when on the other hand the crops develop to unusual propor- tions by reason of favorable conditions, the same class of gardeners want a premium from the seed merchant for growing the best in their district. No class of purchasers are so unreasonable as seed purchasers, for they look for perfection in an article yet unborn. The cattle breeder knows full well that young stock does not always turn out as he desires, plan he ever so wisely as to cross-breeding. The seed merchant often receives complaint that alot of cheap seeds purchased at random gave as good results as a more costly article, the complainant forgetting that he cannot rely upon cheap seeds, for the fol- lowing year they may be villainously bad. C The gardener cannot manufacture vegetables or flowers, nor the farmer grain or potatoes, as the mechanic makes an engine, or a shoemaker aboot. The gardener hasto trust to the hidden processes of nature as developed by moisture, heat, chemical action and nutrition. Hecan only help nature, and ofttimes is powerless to do that, and when some natural action fails, or he sows or transplants at an unseasonable period, he should not lay the blame upon the seed merchant, unless well assured that the seeds sold are positively unvital or positively untrue as to representation of kind.— The Village Record, June 6,’94. Philadelphia’s Growth in 20 Years 1874-1894. The statistics below will indicate the importance of the Quaker City— the second in population in the United States and the first in the number of buildings: Population so... Se eeemet a eeene ee) ee 1894 1,250,000 1874 674,022 DpcreaSe here eens te ae (cs a cae cals 575,978 or 81 per cent. Assessed Value Real Estate .- . . 1894 $769,930,542 1874 548,243,535 INCECASC ~~ sae eae net been Fils $221,687,007 or 40 per cent. Number of Buildings in the City ..... 1894 247,805 1874 95,244 WiHCTEASG BR ik. oy Hist gehen eee 152,561 or 160 per cent, Wimber of@Parksi eee. - 2e-ueuei. ke. ar 1894 40 1874 9 AnCrease incisor) oieec es eo Ie 31 or 344 per cent. Number of Schoolhouses.......... 1804 287 1874 163 Increase 2e Oee.8 See. - eee ee ee 124 or %6 per cent. NimDber or bolicenieri i= mmr nine 1894 1,754 1874 975 LHCRECASE A. . beens er eee ete tales eee 779 or 78 per cent. TASMRATE) RETIRE Se Ses, erate 1874 $2.20 1894 1.55 Decreasetjas ond tate ooh eee eee -35 or 18 per tt. Capital and Surplus of National : Bamke PEF wey si fee tes ee 1894 #36,931,000 1874 24,124,152 Emcrease .. gsi oe irae Go ke $12,806,848 per lb, Quarter pound and under, and SCARLET GLOVER. (TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM. ) Our field experience with Scarlet or Crimson Cloyer, as it is variously called, dates back to 1871, when we first grew it asa field crop on our Virginia farm. grew it experimentally in our Trial Grounds. have sown 100 acres to plow down as a green manure next April. Many years before that we This August we Its value is, Ist. For Pasturage in Winter and early Spring. tured too closely it will afterwards make a crop for cutting for green feeding, later on for hay, or still later for plowing under. For Cutting Green in April and May as food for horses or cows; Soiling as it is termed. It will be found fully four to five weeks earlier than Red Clover, consequently it ad- mits of very early cutting. mental Station estimates that one acre in April and May will feed ten cows for twenty days. In New Jersey fifteen tons of green stuff has been cut to the acre. tion and digestibility is better than Red Clover, but of course animals must not be permitted to overfeed. For Hay. In dry hay it gives a product of 1 to 2 tons to the acre of a quality similar to Red Clover. ‘The stems, when the crop is in bloom, vary from 2 to 5 feet long according to soil. For Green [Manuring, or Plowing Under. This may be done in April or May and is its chief merit because of its If not pas- 2d. Its composi- 3d. 4th. wonderful development by that date both above and below | ground. Like Red Clover it roots to great depths, even as much as six feet, and gathers the spread out potash of the | soil, drawing it up and concentrating it near the surface, where subsequent and less deeply-rooting crops can get it. The New Jersey Experimental Station estimates its value in potash and nitrogen at thirty dollars to the acre. Of course this is a laboratory test and a book maker’s calculation, but the field experience of hundreds of observant farmers seems to sustain the estimate as the result of plowing it under. In Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, where it is best known, the results have been phenomenal. SOIL.—It will not flourish on wet land, but it will grow on poor, sandy soil or on thin, worn-out lands but of course natu- rally does better as the soil improves. Its effect is most notice- able on worn-out fields and we specially recommend it to the owners of such in Cotton and Tobacco sections. The New Jersey Experi- | SEEDING.—In New Jersey and south to the Potomac it South of the Potomac it can be sown in September and October accord- should be sown between Ist July and 15th August. ing to latitude. Fifteen pounds should be broadcasted to the acre; the land well-plowed and harrowed before and after seed- ing. It should be very lightly covered. sown with grain as it cannot be cut green nor pastured when It does not do well among grain, while for plowing under it needs to be turned down before the grain is ripe. It can be sown to great advantage in Apple, Pear and Peach orchards after the tillage has ceased. Its manurial effect upon Peach trees is very remarkable. It can also be broadcasted with Buckwheat or sown among fields of Tomatoes, Corn and Cabbage, or any crop where the culture is over by the first of September, the clover to remain after the named crops are | removed. | Growing more rapidly than Red Clover, it develops before Winter a mat-like covering over the ground, protecting it from the injurious effects of exposure to wind and sun during Winter. In this respect it is better than Rye, because it is equally quick and more fertilizing, being a potash plant. Sown in such places | as indicated, it can be plowed down any time in the Spring toa profit four times its cost. COST. | $1.50. The expenses of preparing the land to sow and plowing the Clover under can be calculated by any farmer. ‘The esti- mated value to the acre of Scarlet Clover as a green manure is The cost of seed to sow an acre is about $1.00 to | thirty dollars. An experiment conducted with a Corn crop following a crop of Crimson Clover, the seed of which costs one dollar to the acre, and the various operations of plowing and harrowing four dollars—a total of five dollars—gave as much Corn to the | acre as an application of twenty dollars’ worth of Nitrate of Soda. We can furnish seed of crop 1894 any time during the Spring or Summier of ’95, the new crop of ’95 not being ready for shipment till about Ist August, too late for many opera- tions. The ’94 crop will be found to be quite as good as the ’95 crop. The price varies, but will be about $4.50 per bushel of 60 lbs. Orders may be sent us in advance, for shipment at any | date desired. MUSHROOMS. Any Mushroom, or Toad Stool, the stem of which under- ground springs from a cup or socket, or which has any sugges- tion of such a socket, should be set down as poisonous. The most intensely poisonous of Mushrooms—the Amariata bulbosa D. Landreth & Sons, Practical Seed Farmers and Merehants, 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. and the Amariata vernus—are generally found in the woods, though sometimes in the open field. They are positively deadly, taking effect ten hours after eating. SSA FHF S HH EPH E FISHES SEES EEE SHEE E EES SHORES Oe The firm of David Lan- dreth & Sons, founded in 1784, is the seventh in order of the old Commercial Establishments in Philadel- phia, and the tenth in the United States, there being not thirty firms of over 100 years of establishment. THEO OH OE Heese reseees tooo PHOe ree esseeresroerre ee +o ttt. . ‘Yes, e t <" ‘ ; rs ~ AN ANCIENT DATE oN” eee ; J? SS eae OOMSDALE FARM. he 12 Peake J 7B4-DATE OF FOUNDING OF j Sa , RANDRETHS SEED BUSINESS < e ee eee SP ee zs = et i z eC. eles 4 ee yy is 5 ? ALARA Sy ia eg EF, Sn ene ee ee Bw al nee x ee + : s. 3 » a ef “s ia Pa 18 07- DAT “OF ERECTION jw “iy s : LUs RA H OF OF No2 WAREHOUSE, ‘ast vs te T Ment 2 ey PR - Bad 10 SEES SS