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WARRANTIES.
We are often asked, ‘‘ Do you guarantee your seeds to grow?” Complait made that seeds are not good, may quite as often be attributed to other causes as
seeds always giving satisfaction, such as sowing too deep, in too wet or dry so all descriptions destroying the plant as soon as it appears, wet weather, frosts, |
We think a little consideration will convince any‘one that, if we know ou: we should not be likely to send out poor seeds, at the risk of sacrificing ou
For the above reasons, we wish to state in this explicit form, that, while ‘we great care to have all seeds pure, reliable and true to name, our se without any warranty, expressed or implied, and without any ‘4 respect tothe crop. If our seeds are not accepted on these terms ‘ returned at once. ce le
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DIRECTIONS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES.
To secure a good crop of vegetables, three things at least are necessary, viz., a suitable soil, pure seed: and clean culture; to which may be added as equally necessary, an abundant supply of good barn-yard manure, supplemented, when this runs short, by artificial fertilizers. The exposure for a vegetable garden should be prefer- ably south or southeast, or nearly so. The soil should be naturally rich and friable, a sandy loam being among the best. Ifthe soil be stiff, it should be gradually mellowed by the free use of barnyard manure, or, if convenient, by the addition of sand. If wet, or inclined to hold an excess of moisture, it should be under-drained, preferably by tile; but if possible, a location should be selected naturally dry and free from surface water.
A dark colored soil, or one supplied with a goodly portion of decayed vegetable matter, will produce the earliest crops. If the soil be shallow, it should be deepened gradually by plowing or spading an inch or two deeper each year, and not all at once by trenching or sub-soiling, unless manure and money be both abundant. A sandy soil may be greatly improved by adding more or less vegetable mold from the woods. To produce the best and most uniform results, the vegetable garden should have at least one foot of good, rich soil. The roots of large trees should not be allowed to encroach on any part of the garden, though large trees, especially evergreens, sufficiently far off, afford a valuable protection on the north and west.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A HOT-BED.
In the vicinity of Boston, from the first to the middle of March is quite early enough to make a hot-bed, and even a little later will do well enough. The time must vary according to the latitude. Provide a quantity of fresh horse manure from the stables, and add to this, if they can be had, one-third to one-half of its bulk of leaves. Mix them thoroughly, tramping down the mass in successive layers, and form into a large pile, so that fermentation will proceed even in severely cold weather. In two or three days fermentation will be apparent by the escape of steam from the heap. Now turn again, and allow the heap to remain two or three days longer, or until the second fer- mentation commences. Make an excavation, or pit, two-and-a-half feet deep, and of a size suited to the number of plants required. The pit will be better if built up of brick. It should be made in some dry, sheltered spot, facing the south or east if possible. Hot-bed sashes are usually 6x3 feet, and one sash will generally give early plants enough for a large family. The frame for sashes should be eighteen inches high at the back and twelve inches in front, which will give the proper slope to catch the sunlight. Cross-pieces should be placed for the sashes to slide on, to facilitate opening and shutting the frames. When everything is ready, the manure is placed in the pit and trodden down firmly in layers to the required depth, two to two-and-a-half feet. Then put on the sashes and keep the pit closed until the heat rises. At first it will probably be 100 degrees or more, which is too hot to sow the seed in; but in two or three days it will subside to 90 degrees or a little less, when the soil may be put on to the depth of six to eight inches. The heat may be readily ascertained by plunging a thermometer inthe manure. The soil should be of well-rotted sod (or common garden soil will do), mixed with about a third of fine, old manure, and in this the seeds may be sown thinly in drills two or three inches apart, and afterwards (as soon as out of the seed-leaf) either thinned out or else transplanted to another frame. Air must be given every mild day by raising the sashes at the back. Water with tepid water whenever necessary, and during cold nights and snow storms keep covered with straw mats or board shutters. Tomatoes, Peppers and Egg-Plants should be sown in a separate frame from Cabbage, Cauliflower and Lettuce, as they require more heat than the latter. The same directions may apply to 1ot-beds made on the surface of the ground, except that the manure should be at least a foot wider on all sides than the frame.
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ARTICHOKE.
) Green Globe. The standard and best variety . : . fo005 fo 25 $3 00
ASPARAGUS.
Conover’s Colossal. The most approved and standard
sort : j b a 4 3 5 . $005 $0 10 $1 00 Palmetto. Of Southern origin. A very desirable bright
green Asparagus . . ° ° ° ° e C 05 Io =6=100
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AS PA RAG U Ss | Conover’s Colossal. ‘Two-year-old roots . i : R OOTS. Palmetto. Two-year-old roots . : . ‘ :
BEANS—DwarRF or BUSH.
PER HUNDRED.
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CULTURE.—About the first of May select a warm, dry, sheltered spot; dig and manure slightly; make drills two inches deep and eighteen inches to two feet apart; drop the beans three inches apart in the drills, and cover
not more than two inches deep. Hoe well in dry weather to keep down the weeds. Sow every two weeks for a succession.
Boston Favorite (Large Goddard), Red- °™ gig me podded Dwarf Horticultural » $0 25 $1 50 $5 00
Extra Harly Valentine Green Pod. A
selected early strain of this popular round-pod bean 25) 1 50) e4050
Early Mohawk Green Pod. Long, flat
and straight pods; very hardy 25 I 50 450
Early China Green Pod. Early, and con- tinues long in bearing 6 : ; 25 N50 4 aso
Long Yellow Six-Weeks. Early; the
leading market sort; full, flat green NEW GOLDEN-EYED WAX. pods 25 150 5 00
New Stringless Green Pod. One of the earliest Green Pod Beans in cultivation, bearing
tender, meaty, straight green pods; crisp, tender and stringless. Claimed to be earlier than the Valentine or Six-Weeks . 25 I 50 5 00
Davis White Wax. An exceedingly hardy, productive, white-seeded, wax-podded sort. All
of the pods are very long, white, straight and handsome. This is the most hardy and productive bush wax-podded bean in cultivation 25 I 50 5 00 Dwarf Horticultural. Productive; finest early shell beans; carmine podded 25) 1 505800 Low's Champion. A very productive variety, with perfectly stringless, large, green flat pods. 25 I 50 5 00
Refugee or 1,000 to 1. Medium to late; very productive and tender, and largely grown for main crop; round pod 25 I 50 500 Red Cranberry. A stringless sort; green pods, good quality 25 I 50 500
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Emerson’s <B \ Pea. Very small, white variety ; early, and very prolific; the most valuable ‘sort for baking purposes in this market 25 I 50 5 00 Red Kidney. Very productive; green pods; good shell bean 25 100 400 Yellow Hye. A good sort for field culture, used mostly for baking 25 100 400 Henderson’s Bush Lima. A very dwarf sort and productive 40 200 700 Golden-Eyed Wax. Very hardy and prolific, with flat yellow pods of fine appearance . 25 eat (SO mas HOO Black Wax. Very early and delicious; round yellow pods. : 5 5 : : 25) Te 50m ph LOG Detroit Wax. Similar to the Golden Wax, but is less liable to rust; yellow pods . . =~ 25) 1 SOseh Oo Golden Wax. Very early; round golden pods 25° I 50 5 00 Challenge Black Wax. A new variety of extra quality and very prolific; yellow pods 25 I 50 590
Warren Bush. Vigorous and upright in growth, producing broad flat pods that are tender and of good flavor; we recommend it highly. Seed, purplish brown 25 I 50 500
Curries’ Rust Proof Black Wax. The best for earliness, productiveness, freedom from blight or rust, and all around good points. 3 ; ° ° 5 . : » 25 1 50 5 00
5 BEANS. (CONTINUED.:)
Wardwell's Kidney Wax. Extra early; purely wax pods, long, flat and remarkably ake a aa
freefromrust . : : : : c é 0 . : ‘ ¢ - $025 $1 50 $5 00 Broad Windsor. The largest and best of the class of English Dwarf Beans for main crop;
good . Sheets : : , ; : : : : : ; : : 25 175 600 Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The largest podded of all wax sorts, and very productive, 40 250 9 00 Burpee’s Bush Lima. A genuine Dwarf or Bush Lima bean; yields an immense num-
ber of pods, and is a sure cropper A ‘ ; Bi 8 3 : S35) Paolo} (8) fo) Dreer's Bush Lima . 6 c . : : 5 : c 9 . C : 40 200 7 00
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS. HArIcoTs A RAMES. Frijole de Bejuco. S}Htagnen-Bohnen.
CULTURE.— Sow as the soil becomes warm and dry, from the first part of May (for all except Limas) to the latter part of May, in hills four feet apart each way. Limas should not be planted until warm weather has fairly set in. One quart of Limas will plant about 100 hills, allowing four or five beans to a hill, and of the smaller sorts about 200 hills. Poles eight or ten feet long should be firmly set in the center of the hills before putting in the seed.
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. Showy, and excellent either as a snap or shell gia
bean : : : 5 0 : : : ¢ 5 : C : : - $0 30 $1 50 $5 50 Dutch Case-Knife. Pods long, green and flat; can be either snapped or shelled when
used 3 : : : : : . d . : : 6 6 ¢ dO Tl Wy | O CO) Southern Prolific. A continuous bearer; of good quality ; 0 : 0 0 ” Z0) 1 FR () OO) Scarlet Runner. A popular English pole bean; very ornamental . . 0 6 AO} 2) CO! 7,00 White Dutch Runner. Same habit as the Scarlet Runner, flowers and beans being white 20) 328.00) 17, 100 Black German Wax. Has yellow pods; asuperb snap bean . 0 4 é é 5. OQ (2 ©) 4] GO Early Jersey Lima. A few days earlier in maturing than the large Lima . : . 0 A DO 7 CO Large White Lima. Largely grown and highly esteemed 3 : c : 0 0° AQM 2100/7 CO Challenger Lima. Thick and productive; the best of all i 40 200 7 00 Small White Lima or Sieva. Small, but very good quality . : o : : 640) 2,00) 97,00, King of the Garden Lima. Large pod and bean; productive . 0 0 3 9 AOL OON 7200) Dreer’s Lima. Thick, and of fine quality . 5 ; ‘ ei ; : 3 5 ; AOE 25 OME ROO) Dreer’s Golden Cluster. Very productive; large, golden yellow, fleshy pods . : 6. fie) BiG \@), Co) Red Cranberry. Stringless, and one of the best 40. 200 7 00 Concord. Used asa string or shell B10) DB OO) 4 OO Brockton. Very productive and of excellent quality : 0 6 . é . ZOn 2 Ola 7.00 King Horticultural. (New). A new variety which is in great demand by New England
gardeners; both beans and pods much larger than those of the common kind;
pods bright carmine 2 9 7 0 ; < ; 6 : F ; AOpen 205 Olio! OO) Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. Pods green, very long; productive . 5 80) 1759 O00
BEET. Betterave. Hunkel-iube.
CULTURE.— The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. If wanted very early sow in hot-beds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves, or for general crop, sow as soon as the ground will permit in drills eighteen inches apart and thin out to three inches in the row. For winter use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If possible, always sow in freshly prepared soil, which should be pressed firmly over the seed. A supply may be had for winter use by storing in a cellar and keeping covered with sand, earth or sods to prevent wilting, or they may be kept out doors in pits such as are used for apples and potatoes. 1 ounce to 50 feet of drill, 5 to 6 pounds to acre.
Crosby’s Egyptian. The name of this variety is misleading, as it resembles the Egyptian only in its extreme earliness, the sort being larger, coarser, lighter-colored and nearer round than flat; in fact, it is more like Eclipse than Egyptian. It is one of the best sorts for early planting out of doors, as it reaches a usable size sooner than any other sort, but it is not as well suited for forcing in hot-beds or for transplanting as the Egyptian. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 1oc.; lb., 75c. :
Detroit Dark Red Blood Turnip Beet. One of the very best sorts not only for the market gardener but for the home gardener. This variety was introduced as an improvement in turnip shape for table use. It has a small, upright growing top, matures early, and the splendid shape and color of the roots make it popular with everyone who plants it. It has a dark blood red root; skin, flesh bright red, toned with lighter shade and very crisp, tender and sweet. Price, per pkt., 5c.; 0z., 10c.; lb., 75c.
MAMMOTH DIGNITY MANGEL,
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PKT. vz. LB.
Extra Early Dark Egyptian. Very early, and of dark blood color; rather flat in shape. < ‘ - $005 f010 $0 60
Extra Early Eclipse. Very early; round-rooted and dark red_ 6 5 10 60
Dewing’s Extra Early. Early; of fine form and flavor, and good for market . é ° 5 : 5 5 10 60
Early Bassano. Early; flat, light color : F 5 Io 60
Edmand’s Early Blood rae A
market gardener’s strain of great
regularity in shape; deep blood
skin, and very dark flesh of best
quality . : : 0 : : 5 10 60 Early Blood Turnip. Dark red and
of fine flavor; productive oy ah fe) 60 Bastian’s Early Turnip. One of the
earliest; light color . 5 5 10 60
Long Smooth Blood promecl oF
deep blood color; more uniform and
not so thick asthe oldsort . : 5 10 60 Swiss Chard Usedforgreens . . 5 10 60
BEETS—MANGEL WURZEL, SUGAR, ETC.
4unteiruben.
CuLTURE.— As all Mangels require a deep soil in order to grow well, plow and subsoil at least a fuot to eighteen inches, and apply plenty of rich stable manure. Sow in May or June, in rows eighteen inches to two feet apart, and thin to eight in- ches in the rows. Young plants mav be transplanted to fill up vacancies. Sow in addition, when the plants are three to four inches high, at the rate of 200 lbs. fertilizer, 200 lbs. bone flour and 400 Ibs. salt per acre. As soon as frost occurs dig the crop. Sow from four to five pounds to the acre.
7 Long Red Mangel Wurzel. oe main crop PKT. oz.
Sorte . $0 05 $0 I0 $0, 40 Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel. Large and pro- ductive; keeps well . 05 10 40
Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel. Similar to Yel-
low Globe, but of a higher color : 5 c 05 10 40 Red Globe Mangel Wurzel. Similar to the
Yeliow Globe; productive . 3 : : ; 05 10 40 Yellow Ovoid Mangel Wurzel. Of distinct
shape; one of the most productive sorts. c 05 10 40 Golden Tankard Mangel Wiurzel. peu
yellow; handsumeand sweet. 9 05 fe) 40 Mammoth Long Red Mangel Wurzel. “Very
large selected strain . : 05 10 40 Mammoth Dignity Mangel. Remarkable for the
broad shoulder and massive shape of the root.
Single roots often attain the weight of thirty-
five pounds each and will yield forty-five tons
per acre with good cultivation. The roots are :
smooth and regular, and of blood-red color 5 05 10 40 Lane’s Sugar. For sugar making or stock feeding, 05 Io 40 White Sugar Beet. Grows to a large size, and
is useful for making sugar as well as for stock
feeding . : : : : 05 10 40 Vilmorin’s Improved Sugar. A much improved
strain of the preceding; very valuable as a sugar-
producing Beet . 6 : . . . : 05 fe) 40
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BORECOLE OR KALE.
PKT. oz. LB. Dwarf Green Curled, or German Greens. The best for early spring greens. For fall use sowin May . 6 ; fo os fo 10 $1 25 German Dwarf Purple. A handsome variety for : spring sowing d 0 A 0 05 10 I 50 BROCCOLI.
White Cape. Heads medium, compact and creamy white; reliable to head . 5 05 50 7 00 Early Purple Cape. Rather hardier sort, with greenish purple heads; good flavor 6 05 50 867 CO BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Dwart Improved French. The best for general use 0 : 05 20 2 00
CABBAGE.
CHOU. Berza de repollo. Hohl.
CULTURE.— Soil for Cabbage should be rich and heavy loam, with good drainage. On such soil, with an abun- ‘dance of stable manure, excellent crops are sure to be grown. For early spring sow in fall; not too early, or the plants are liable to bolt in the spring instead of heading. In a month the plants will be fit to transplant to cold- frames, where they are wintered, taking care in planting to set the young plants down to the first leaves. Transplant in spring as soon as the ground can be worked, setting the plants two feet apart one way and from twelve to eighteen inches the other, according to the variety. If it is "desirable to economize space, Lettuce or Radish may be sown between the rows, as they will be out of the way before the Cabbage needs the room. For late or winter crops the seed is sown in May and the plants set out in July. In this case they are set in rows two by three feet, so as to work them with a horse and cultivator. One ounce will produce fifteen hundred pLenaee
HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER CABBAGE.
PKT. oz. LB. Etampes. A fine extra early, small French sort, with pointed heads. : : : . $0 05 fo 25 $3 00 Early York. The standard English sort. : g . ¢ : . 0 6 05 20 2 50 Early Large York. ‘The standard English sort 6 5 6 : 4 05 20 2 50 Barly Jersey Wakefield. Well known, and most valuable for ay : 0 0 . 05 30 +9350 Early Winnigstadt. A standard second early variety 3 05 20 250 ‘Barly Flat Dutch. A remarkably fine saa a sure pee ‘Gre eee) weighing ona
ten to twelve pounds : : . » 05 25 2 50 All-Seasons. One of the finest for Saye carly or eta, greene to a large size cu : and surely . : : : : . 05 30 3000
. Fottler’s Brunswick. Good solid jet, eithed for second cael or ee . ; : : 05 30 3°00 Large Late Drumhead. A standard winter ee for maincrop . 0 c 6 05 30 3°00 Vandergaw’s. Asure heading sort . : 05 30 »=63, 00 American Drumhead Savoy. A eee sort fe Family use in winter ay spn; of
delicate flavor .. 9 : : ; . 05 30 +300 Henderson’s Early Summer. A few days jeter hen Wakefield, Paes lena, anal more
globe shaped; much used by market gardeners; stands long in head . : 05 30 3000 Stone-Mason Drumhead. One of the very best for a main crop, and is unequalled fo
storing for winter use; is grown more uae! around Boston than any other
drumhead ; : : 2 05 30 43.00 Premium Flat Dutch. A standard variety of fate dpambeadt aaah ied at ‘the South
and West . 05 25 3.00 Marblehead Mammoth. ‘The largest eauiety of Arumihead know: needs to bs set Spout
four feet apart each way; often grows to weigh sixty pounds per head . 0 05 25 3000 English Curled Savoy. Used only to sow early in spring for greens 0 . 0 5 Io 275 Succession. A sure heading, long keeping variety, very similar to All Seasons. Our
seed is from carefully gr>wn selected stock and is the best that can be procured . 05 20 300
Hollander or Danish Ball Head, an unsurpassed winter variety, heads round, large, very hard, tender, and fine flavored . 9 ; 6 6 4 6 05 20 3 O¢
CAULIFLOWER.
CHOUFLEUR. Coliflor. WiumenAohi.
CuLTuRE.— Any soil that will grow Cabbage will grow Cauliflower; extra manuring and preparation of the soil will be Well repaid. The seeds may be sown in September and the plants wintered over in the same manner as described for early Cabbage. Where this is not practicable it miy be had just as well by sowing the seeds in the hot-bed in January or Feb- ruary, and transplanting the plants at two or three inches apart in boxes or in the soil of another hot-bed until such time as they are safe to be planted in the
open ground, which in this latitude is usually from the 15th of March to the roth of April. If properly hardened off they are seldom injured by planting out too early. For second early and late crop sow at the same date as given in the directions for Cabbage crop. 1 ounce for
1,000 plants. ? Pp PKT.
OZ. LB. Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. Dwarf and very early; large, compact heads 5 ; ; . $005 $2 00 Snowball (Henderson). Very largely Boe for an as oo: Of dwarf habit; heads white and solid. Purestock . . 9 05 200 Barly Paris. Ten days later than the are named: inest ‘anported seed “ 0 : 05 I 00 Lenormand’s Short Stemmed. Late a eHnie ens res heads of fine quality i 6 5 5 : : . . 05 75 Veitch’s Autumn Giant. lone vi the freee fall varieties in eulicctiion c 9 < : 05 4150 Large Solid. Grows about four feet high; leaves nearly free from spines . 5 - fo 05 $0 40 $4 00 CHERVIL. Curled Chervil. ; . . ° . . ° ° f e . . 9 - $005 fo 20 $1 50 . CHICORY. Large-Rooted Chicory. 5 : ° . . ° ° . ° 6 C - $0 05 fo 10 $1 oO
CELERY.
CELERI. Afpio. Gellerie.
CULTURE.— Sow the seed in a light, rich, dry bor- der as early as the ground can be worked, in drills eight or ten inches apart and cover the seeds about a quarter of an inch deep, rolling or treading them in if the ground be dry. The beds should be kept well weeded, and an occasional soaking with water in dry weather will do the plant good. The plants may be set in a single row in a narrow trench, or the trench may be made into a bed wide enough to hold two, three or four rows, and in this case the plants are in a compact form to be covered for the winter where they grow. The bed should be made very rich with thoroughly decomposed manure. The plants will need to be earthed up two or three times. I ounce will produce 2000 plants.
Boston Market. The dwarf, branching variety grown so extensively about Boston. It is unequalled by any other sort, being solid, crisp and of excellent flavor. Its compact, dwarf habit allows closer planting, and ea less imate than the taller sorts . ; : 5 . ; . $0 05 $0 40 $2 50
Henderson's White Plume. The stall and nonions ai the inner eaves and heart are naturally white, needs very little earthing-up; crisp, solid and of a pleasing nutty flavor, while its white, feather-like foliage Bee it ahead of all others as a
PKT, oz. LB.
table ornament . . a 05 40 250 Golden Self-Blanching. A new ares NaHeGy oii Breae merit ; of mate growth, ane ae
early; beautiful golden yellow; solid and of excellent flavor 5 3 05 4o 4 5° Half Dwarf. A good market garden sort . C : . ; 4 : ; 05 30 3 00 Giant White Solid. The best of the large-growing ere : é 6 ; . : ; 05 Bi) Say We) Celery Seed for Flavoring. Used in flavoring pickles, soups, etc. . : : fe) 25
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted. ‘The round sulid roots of this variety are used for Sree 5 05 20 eas
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CARROT. CAROTTE. Zanahoria. IMobre.
CuLTURE.— Sow for early forcing, as early as the ground can be worked; or, forlate crop, until latter part of July. For main crop, sow from the middle of May to the first of July. Thin out early crop to five inches in row, main crop six to seven inches; the rows ten inches apart for early crop, fourteen for main crop. Hoe often and deeply be- tween the rows. Soil, light, sandy loam, richly manured and deeply dug. Sow at the rate of two pounds to the acre.
PKT. oz. LB.
Extra Early French Forcing. Tender and fine; best for early and late crops and
frames ; A 5 3 5 : : A 5 : - A i . $005 fo 10 $1 25 Early Scarlet Horn. Very thick roots . 0 : . ; . . 0 . ; 05 Io =I 25 Guerande, or Oxheart. A most excellent sort : . . . . : : : 05 Io I 25 Improved Half-Long Danvers. Thick; of good quality, and exceedingly productive, 05 Io 1 25 Improved Long Orange. Best for stock feeding. : é : : 6 . : 05 10 61 OO Altringham. Long scarlet; productive . 6 : 0 6 0 . : 0 3 05 10 75 Large White Belgian. Very productive; used largely for stock . : j 0 : 05 fo) 75
CORN, SWEET OR SUGAR. MAIs. Maiz. Matz.
CuULTURE.— Plant in hills three feet apart each way, and five or six kernels in a hill. Hoe often and draw soil up to tke stems; break-off side shoots. Make the ground rich with well-rotted manure. Sown in drills a greater yield from a given surface will be obtained. By sowing successive lots and properly selected varieties, the supply of Sweet Corn can be kept up until hard frosts kill the plants.
5 : 0 QT. PK. - Clark’s Nonesuch Sweet Corn. A new variety of medium late corn; very sweet and ite
juicy. Ears are good size, the cob a delicate pink color; is a strong grower and big yielder. Everyone should try this . . 0 6 : ; 2 9 : - $0 25 $1 25 $400
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CORN. SWEET CORN.
Burbank’s Early Maine, New. As early as the Cory, large and pure white. The shrewd market gardener will appreciate this new variety, which comes from the State whose name it bears, and whose latitude is an indication of earliness in all vegetables. It has a pure white cob with a rich cream-white kernel, rich an: juicy. Shows none of the red shade like the Cory when cooked for the table. A’fine ear, of good size, stalk medium, and on good soil often bears two ears. Experienced gardeners who have grown it for the
past five years find it the largest white, first Bae aT. PK.
sweet corn they have grown . : - $o 30 $1 25 f Extra Harly Cory. A very early variety, sy good
sized ears and large grains; excellent for market ; 25 1 25 2~8 Marblehead. One of the earliest; dwarf and short
thick ears 0 ° . : . : . 20) 1-25
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THE CORY.
Minnesota. Nearly as early as Marblehead; of dwarf growth
Perry's Hybrid. Very early and of large size; most valuable fur market 5
Early Crosby. Matures after the Minnesota; fair sized ears of good quality . 5 5
Squantum or Potter’s Excelsior. Good size, anda most excellent table sort °
Moore’s Concord. Of strong growth; ears large and well filled ¢ : 0 : .
Hickox Improved. Handsome ears, very white and of rich flavor : : . 5
Stowell’s Evergreen. Remains green a long time, and is highly prized . ¢ .
Black Mexican. Very sweet, and of superior flavor; grains black
Late Mammoth. Rankin growth; large ears, rich and sweet; of especially exce lent nual
Egyptian. Large and of superior quality : 0
Rhode Island Bearfoot. Good size; a very desirable caer . : :
Emerson’s First Crop. (New). The earliest of all sugar corn; ears good size, Geb and grain pure white, quality rich and sugary. Try it.
Extra Early White Cory. An excellent carly Taney as rey, as the Red cosh Grain and cob pure white
EARS OF ANY OF THE ABOVE, Sina PER EAR, 5 CENTS.
CORN. FIELD CORN. Improved Early Canada. Twelve-rowed; early, coy handsome yellow ears; never fails to ripen before frost . : : c : . Angel-of-Midnight. Extra early; cient: sowed yellow field corn; ears, ten to fourteen inches lung; remarkably productive : : : ° : :
Longfellow’s Yellow. Beautiful long ears with emall cob Barly Sanford. White flint, used largely for ensilage purposes, the edt on its kind know
Improved Leaming (Dent). Ears of good size, cob red and small, with a deep large grain of bright yellow. It is an early variety, ripening in ninety to one hundred days from time of planting; a strong grower, and producing well on light or heavy land where other varities of Yellow Dent would not thrive 5
Golden Beauty (Dent). The largest grain Yellow Dent Corn in cultivation; the ears are large, of perfect shape, and in every respect present as perfect a type as could be desired; has from ten to fourteen rows, and fills out well to the end of the cob; grows eight to ten feet high, matures medium early. cen will be sent for inspection on receipt of stamps for postage
Early Huron Dent The earliest Dent corn in cultivation, as early as “any Flint.
Ears of perfect shape and very handsome; is a strong grower, and yields heavy
BUS.
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Mastodon Early Dent. Descriptive of this Corn we quote the following: ‘‘I claim that it is the largest-eared early Dent Corn ever seen in this section of the country, and the largest grain of any early Dent Corn. It grows strong, rank, quick, and makes the finest appearing shelled corn of them all, being purely Dent, of two shades of white and yellow. To convince your customers that it will ripen with them, just say that
it was grown within eight miles of Lake Erie.’’ Per bush., $2.00.
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CORN.
POP CORN. ; ar. PK. Bus. Queen’s Golden Pop Corn. One of the best and most prolific varieties grown; its quality and handsome appearance, when popped, are very noticeable. Pops perfectly white a : . ° . 5 . ‘ : . : . 6 9 . $0 25 81 25 $4 co Common White 4 ; O 5 5 . . ° 0 : 0 a : 15 I 25 400 White Rice . . ° ° ° ° ° . . ° 9 ° . . ‘ 15 125 400
ENSILAGE IS NO LONGER
~\JAN EXPERIMENT.
CORN.
ENSILAGE AND FODDER.
EMERSON’S MAMMOTH ENSILAGE.
tall-growing, late variety, with numerous leaves; produces immense crops, the best for ensilage. It is the result of a careful selection. Owing to the care with which it has been grown and selected, it is so much superior to the stock generally offered, that we have felt justified in bestowing the name under which we have sold it for the last ten years, and offer it with the full assurance that it has NO EQUAL in any climate where corn can be grown; grows ten to fourteen feet in height; small stalk p,, oT. and very leafy - : 0 ¢ : . . $0 60 $2 00
Blunt’s Prolific Ensilage. Yields enormously, and is one of the best sorts for preserving in silos; fine seed stock . . : 5 5° 200
Sweet White Southern. Tall growing, late sort; used for fodder and ensilage_ . 6 . : 50 1 75
Red Cob Ensilage Corn. Has madea great reputation for itself, both for a fodder and ensilage corn . . . . . . . . . . ° ° . ° . ° . 50 200
Evergreen Sweet Fodder. This variety surpasses all others for cutting green and feeding to stock. It is the variety most relished by stock, and is tender and full of nutriment . . O ° 75 250
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CORN SALAD, OR FETTICUS.
Round-Leaved . : 0 : . Seen ge ate : foe is # 5 $1 "og CRESS, OR PEPPERGRASS.
Extra Curled. Fine pungent flavor . 5 é : ; ; : 5 3 fo o5 ‘fo Io $0 50 Water Cress. Mardy aquatic perennial, growing readily on the banks of streams or ponds, 05 42 400 CUCUMBER.
CONCOMBRE, Cohombro. urke.
CULTURE.— Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. They should not be planted in the open air antil there is a prospect of settled warm weather, in the vicinity of Boston about the middle of May. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing thoroughly with the soil of eack a shovelful of well-rotted manure. When all danger from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for use or not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. 1 ounce for 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds in hills for an acre.
PKT. oz. LB, Early Russian. Very early; short; is a valuable variety for small pickles . 5 0 . fo 05 fo 10 $0 65
Early Frame. Medium size; excellent for pickles when young . 0 0 ° ° : 05 10 65 Early Short Green. Good for pickling; productive. . . . . «© «+ + 9 10 65 Early Green Cluster. Fruit small and in clusters; very prolific : 4 5 ; 0 05 fe) 65 Improved White-Spined. Well flavored and of medium size . c é ¢ c 5 OS 10 65 ‘Long Green. Long and crisp; a popular and reliable variety for pickles . 5 0 . 05 10 65 ‘Long Green Turkey. Fruit very long and slim : : : : . ; ; ; 05 10 65 Giant Pera. Very long, and one of the best for table use . 3 ; . : : ; 05 10 65 Green Prolific. One of the best for pickling; dark green; very productive, and of uniform nr a ere oh ace Pe. ok Loe rome Or OF 10 65 Nichols Medium Green. Most symmetrical, and a very fine table sort . . : é 05 fe) 65 Boston Pickling. A favorite pickling sort, of fine quality . . . +» +. «.« «+ 05 10 65 Small Gherkin. Very small, burr; used for pickles . . : : : F J a 05 20 I 50
Arlington White Spine. A selection from the White Spine, being more pointed at each end. The young fruits are unusually crisp and tender, and are of very dark green color, so that the variety is considered by many to be the best for small pickles . 05 10 65
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DANDELION. PISSENLIT. Amargon. Wardebium,
CULTURE. — The Dandelion is a hardy, perennial plant, and one of the most desirable early spring salads. Sow in early spring, in drills half an inch deep and eighteen inches apart: thin out the plants to twelve inches. Keep clear of weeds during the summer and the ensuing spring the leaves will be fit to cut. They are best, however, when blanched, which makes them tender and destroys to some extent their bitter taste without in any way impairing the qualities which make them desirable as greens. The blanching may be done by placing a couple of boards over the rows, thus: 4. This excludes the light and and improves the greens, rendering them far superior to those growing wild in the grass without cultivation, which are almost sure to be bitter, and are often unsightly and tough. 1 oz., 50 feet of drill.
PKT. oz, iB, Improved Thick-Leaved . . oe . . . 2 6 6 «6 « «$005 fo 50 $5 00 American Improved ee te etm eel ren h ls Kalil met A meliloti ens ys 05 50 5 00 EGG-PLANT. Long Purple. Of distinct shape and fine quality forthe table . 6 ° ° . . fo 05 $0 30 $3 00
Improved New York Purple. The best; large and of fine quality. ° ° ° 0 05 40 400 Black Pekin. Fruit blackish purple; dark foliage . . . e e 2 ee oS 49 400
ENDIVE.
Green Curled. Very hardy; leaves dark green, tender and crisp 6 0 . 0 . $005 $0 25 $ 200 White Curled. Leaves pale green; should be used when young 2 0 ¢ a 05 25 200 Broad-Leaved Batavian. Chiefly used in soups and stews; requires to be tied up for
blanching . 0 ° ‘ 6 . c : : . : : 5 : . 05 20 200
KOHLRABI.
Early White Vienna. Flesh white and tender; the best market sort; excellent for table use $005 fo 25 $2 50
Barlv Purple Vienna. Differs from the above in color, being of a bluish purple 3 05 30 3,00
LEEK.
Large American Flag. A favorite market variety . ° ° ° ° . > $005 $025
LETTUCE.
CULTURE. — For main early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground in the middle of September, and trans- planted to cold frames as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over the same as early Cabbage. In dry, well-sheltered spots, by covering with leaves or litter late in the season, Lettuce plants may be saved over the winter without glass covering in Southern parts of the country without difficulty. The plants for setting out in spring are also sown in cold frames in March, and in hot-beds in February, and by careful covering up at night make fine plants by April. But for ordinary private use in the summer months, the simplest way is to sow it thinly in rows one foot apart and thin out the plants so that they will stand one foot apart. This is easier than transplanting the plants and if sown every two or three weeks from middle of April to middle of August, Lettuce may be had in per- fection the whole season. 1 oz., 100 feet of drill.
$2 00
White-Seeded Tennisball. (forcing Stock.) Forms fine, perfect heads, very crisp and pT. oz. LB. tender : C . - pOM5 $or0 $1 25 Black -Seeded Tennisball. One of the best for open-air Ui culture; crisp andtender . Os 10 I 25 9) Boston Fine Curled. Very : early; leaves beautifully curled . ° : : Of 10 I 25 PRIZE-HEAD LETTUCE.
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LETTUCE. <continven,
PKT. oz. LB. Hanson. Heads large and solid; tender; stands summer heat well : , s . . $005 go 10 $1 25 Ali-the-Year-Round. A very hardy compact cabbage-lettuce with close heads . : . 05 10) wereos Early Curled Simpson. Heads large; very tender; excellent for first crop ; 5 05 TOmeenes White Summer Cabbage. Large; unusually tender, and keeps well 2 : - j 05 IO. I 25 Early Curled Silesia. Early, large leaves : 5 : 0 2 : : 0 05 YOR 25 Early Prize Head. Early, hardy and of fine flavor . 5 é 6 5 : Or, LON Sek Tomhannock. Handsome, and one of the best forthe table . : : - ; : 05 IO 6 25 Defiance. Large heads; solid and crisp; endures summer heat well. We also have to offer the following: Deacon, Big Boston, Denver Market, Belmont Forcing, . New York Market . . 0 ; 5 . a 05 Io 1 50 MarTYNIA. Martynia Proboscidea. The green seed pods make excellent pickles. : . . $0 05 $0 40 $4 00
MELON, MUSK.
MELON MUSCADE. Melon Muscatel. Cantalupen.
CuLTuRE. — Select a light, sandy, rich soil, and after all danger of frosts is over and the ground has become warm and dry, plant in hills four to six feet apart each way, six to twelve seeds in a hill. When up, and all danger of insects has passed, pull out all but three plants. Cultivate until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruiting. Ashes, lime, or even dry road-dust is excellent to sift over the young plants when the dew is on, to prevent the attacks of insects. A few hills for early use may be had by sowing in hot- beds on pieces of sod or in pots. The seed may also be started out of doors under hand-frames or glasses. It is quite important that proper soil be selected for growing Musk Melons, as on heavy soil the quality will be poor. 1 oz. to 75 hills, 2 lbs. to an acre.
PKT. oz. LB. Osage. Green fleshed; very sweet; early and prolific; one of the best . : KOS Io 60 The Surprise. Early; oblong, with rich orange flesh of good quality : d 3 05 10 60 Bird’s Cantaloupe. Productive and very Li - By 2 large. : 3 3 05 10 60 Ws (4 a 5 White Japan. Bey, with light ¢ green flesh if! a) Z and white skin . A : 4 ‘ 05 IO 60 bi a Wig Jenny Lind. Small, but very early and of i IN good quality; green flesh . . : . 05 fe) 60 rt ‘A vi ) \ Nutmeg. Named from its shape; green flesh, WN swect; good for main crop 3 . 05 Io 60 Hackensack. Large, round and of ai quality; a popular variety . 5 . 5 05 fe) 60 Bay View. Very prolific and of great size; oblong; green flesh . : : : . 05 10 60 Skillman’s Netted. Very early; oval in shape; flesh deep green, swect and delicious, 05 10 60 MILLER’S CREAM. Christina. One of the finest orange sorts; round; very sweet . * OS 10 60 Emerald Gem. Small, extra early; smooth ribbed dark green skin andl orange flesh ° 505 10 60 Green Montreal. Large, round, netted; flesh thick and good . : : 5 ° 05 10 60 Long Yellow Cantaloupe Yellow flesh; well adapted forthe North . : : 3 05 10 60 Banana. Cucumber shaped; highly perfumed : : : : : C . : : 05 IO 60 Miller's Cream Nutmeg Melon. The finest flavored melon in cultivation, and the best melon grown for the market gardener. The flesh is of a rich salmon color . . 05 Io Paul Rose. A fine netted melon, oval; salmon meated; good shipper 3 : : : 05 10 75
Rocky Ford, or Improved NettedGem. Oval; one of the best early; green flesh; new 05 10 75
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MELON, WATER.
MELON D’EAv., Zandia. Wasser-Melone.
CuLTURE.— Treat the same as Musk Melon, except that they should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart according to variety. I oz. to 25 hills.
PKT. oz.
Kentucky Wonder. Ob-
long in shape, skin dark
green, flesh a_ beautiful
scarlet color; crisp, rich
and sugary flavor; always
firm, very solid, and
never mealy; average
weight of forty to sixty pounds . 4 6 . $0 05 fo 10
Early Mountain Sprout.
Very early, large and long; mottled skin 0 05 +e)
Cuban Queen. Solid and
heavy; skin marked regu- ED ai . larly; excellent quality . 05 10 Black Spanish. Large, roundish, nearly black; dark red flesh; early. n - 3 05 fe) Mountain Sweet. An old andreliable sort; red flesh a 0 0 . , 0 05 10 Sweet Heart. Very early; one of the best 0 : 5 ° . e : . 05 ) Kolb Gem. Large; bright red flesh of fine quality, and a good shipper. . ° : 05 10 Pride of Georgia. Round in shape; large, crisp; bright red flesh. ee 0 . : 05 fe) The Boss. Oblong, dark green; flesh deep scarlet and thin rind . c 9 6 c 0 05 fe) Hungarian Honey. One of the best, and earliest for northern climates 0 e 0 05 10 Mammoth Iron-Clad. Long, very large, late; red flesh; good shipper . ° ° 0 05 fe) Ice Cream. Very early; red flesh 9 . : 0 5 : . . : . . 05 10 Phinney’s Barly. Early and of fine quality; red flesh : C . . . ° ° 05 10
Vick’s Early. Very early; long, smooth, with bright pink flesh; fine flavor O 6 05 Io Citron. Round and handsome, for preserving; redseed_ . ° ° ° 0.0 . 05 Co)
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MUSTARD.
Black. The seeds form the mustard of commerce. : é : ° ° ° e - $0 05 $0 10 White London. Leaves used for salad while young; grows very rapidly . e e ° 05 Io
MUSHROOM.
Mushroom Spawn, Engiish. Best Millrack. This quality can always be relied upon 5
OKRA. Dwarf Green. Productive and excellent . ° c : ° . e 5 - $005 $0 10 Tall Green. Laterthan the dwarf . 6 9 6 ° ° ° . . 5 5 05 10
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16 ONION. OIGNON. Cebolla. Zoiebel.
CULTURE.— Sow in rich, sandy soil, in drills one foot apart, as soon as the ground can be worked in spring. Thin to three or four inches, using the rake and hoe frequently to keep down the weeds. 5 to 6 lbs. to the acre.
YELLOW GLOSE DANVERS. PKT. oz. LB. Early Red Globe. Earliest of the Red Onions. Good sizc, mild flavor . x : . $005 $0 25 $2 oo Early Large Red Wethersfield. The best for a general crop; flat in shape : . 05 25 200
Yellow Globe Danvers. An early round variety, very small neck, large yielder, and
good keeper; mild in flavor, and uniform in size. . c c : ; : 05 25 250 Southport White Globe. Large globe shaped; of mild flavor, and a good keeper 4 05 25 300 White Portugal, or Silver Skin. A mild, pleasant-flavored variety, very desirable for
family use; highly esteemed for pickling when young 0 a . 0 : : 05 25) e250) New Queen. A silver-skinned variety, of quick growth; particularly valuable for pickles . 05 25 250 Mammoth Silver King. The largest onion in cultivation. So sweet and tender is the
flesh, that it can be eaten raw like an apple; the skin is a beautiful silvery white;
the flesh is snow white 0 0 : 5 f f A 0 - 05 39 250 The Prize-taker. The American grown Prize-taker Onion grows uniform in shape, of a nearly perfect
globe, with thin skin of bright straw color; it is of immense size, measuring from twelve to eighteen inches
in circumference, while under special cultivation specimen bulbs have been raised to weigh from four to five
anda half pounds each. It ripens up hard and fine, and presents the handsomest possible appearance; the
flesh is pure white, fine grained, mild and delicate in flavor : : : : : fo 15 $250 Yellow Onion Sets . . . . : . c Oo NION S ETS. ; White Onion Sets Pamema ne itera c 5.9073) - ; ee *" ( Potato Onion Sets ;
PARSLEY. PERSIL. Perijil. etersilie.
CULTURE.— Soak the seeds a few hours in ]uke-warm water, and sow early in spring and until the middle of July, in drills one foot apart. Thin out the plants to four inches. To preserve in winter, transplant to a light cellar or cold- frame. I oz. to 100 feet of drill.
Champion Moss. An English variety; very fine, PKT. oz. LB. mossy curled . : ; j : : . $005 $010 fo 65
Fern Leaved. Very ornamental, mossy curled sort for table decoration 6 - 2 > 05 10 o 65
Plain Leaved. Very strong flavor . ; : a 05 10 0 60
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SWEET PEAS.
SWEET PEAS (Zethyrus Odoratus) have become one of the most popular of flowers; admired and culti- vated not only in the largest but even the smallest garden. They are hardy and adapt themselves to all soils and climates, growing a constant bloom of fragrant flowers through the season. We give below a list of distinct and beautiful varieties.
CULTURE. — Plant early in warm, rich soil, covering two inches; a very good way is to dig a trench six inches deep by eight inches wide, and sow two rows about six inches apart, putting in about twenty-five seeds to the foot; cover two inches. When the plants are seven or eight inches high, fill in the trench; this insures the plant against drought.
PER LB. America Bright cardinal and white striped . ° 5 0 0 6 . . . 9 . 0 . £o 60 Alice Eckford Pale salmon and white 3 0 . 6 6 0 ° 0 . 6 ; ° A 60 Alba Magnifica White . . . . 0 . . 0 . 2 9 : . ; : é 60
Adonis Carmen pink, lace rose, small . : c 5 5 ° . 0 5 - 0 . - 60 Apple Blossom Shaded pink and rose . 0 0 6 5 0 ° 0 6 6 6 0 60 Aurora Orange salmon and white striped. 6 C g 3 0 0 ‘ 6 . : 0 ° 60
Black Maroon and blue . ¢ 0 0 c 0 : : ‘ . c 0 6 ¢ 7 ° 60 Black Knight Deep maroon ; 6 ( C . C ° ° 0 6 . D 0 0 “een OO)
Blanche Burpee Large white . ¢ 0 6 0 ° 0 0 0 . 0 S 5 . 60 Blanche Ferry Pink and white . C 9 : , 6 0 0 . : s : 0 ; q 60 Blushing Beauty Delicate pink 0 C 6 : 9 . 0 . 6 : 5 0 ° 60 Boreatton Deepmaroon . ¢ 5 6 5 5 0 0 : : 0 0 : 4 60 Bride of Niagara Pink and Anite doable at 3 : fe ; 6 ¢ . . 0 6 60 Brilliant Bright cardinal : . : , 9 5 : 0 “ : 0 0 0 . 0 60 Bronze King Coppery pink and white . - : . 5 0 : 6 : 0 - c ° 60 Butterfly White, edged and shaded blue. 9 ¢ . ‘ : c : . ; : ° : 60 Cardinal Bright cardinal . 0 C 0 : 5 : . 5 0 0 ° 60 Captain Clark White, shaded blue, neneiied : 3 : : 2 5 3 0 é 5 5 . 60 Captain of the Blues Purplish mauve, blue. 0 9 . 6 . : c : . 0 0 60 Captivation Winecolor . ¢ : c : . : 0 : : : 0 ate tlecs C 0 60 Celestial Pale lavender : : . : Q : . 0 . . c : 0 3 2 60 Coronet Salmon and white orned : , c 0 c é 9 0 0 6 ; . 0 é 60 Coquette Violet and primrose . 0 C 5 9 . ° G 5 5 6 . ° 60 Columbia _ Red, purple and white reine 0 ; . : : C : 9 - . . 60 Countess of Shrewsbury Pinkish lavender and w hite : 6 é 6 e 6 d 9 3 0 60 Countess of Radnor Lavender. : : : . . c : : 3 : : : ¢ ; 60 Countess of Aberdeen Soft pink . p : C . : : 4 . : . : 0 : 60 Carmine Invincible Bright cardinal . : : . ; ; c : 6 6 0 . ; 60 Crown Princess of Prussia Small, buff pink and w hite : ; : é . 6 6 : , 3 60 Cupid White, dwarf . : , ; 3 3 6 ; é ; : . : 5 51 Gro) Daybreak Watered red and volte . : : < : 0 : 6 6 : : . : 6 60 Delight Pale pink and white, small. : 0 : 4 : : 6 : . : : 60 Dolly Varden Shaded purplish magenta and light his : : A : . . : : 3 9 60 Dorothy Vick Small, carmine, double A é ' : 2 ; i 5 5 5 A : 3 60 Dorothy Tennant Deep rosy mauve . 0 - : é : 0 . 0 . 7 . . 9 60 Dachess of Edinburgh Small, crimson . : F 6 5 : 5 : “ : 4 6 5 60 Duke of Clarence Bright rosy claret é . 6 : . : a P . . 6 0 60
Emily Eckford Rose purple, suffused blue . : ; 6 ¢ ewe oe : 0 6 0 : . 60 Eliza Eckford White, shaded pink . 5 3 6 . ; ‘i 3 6 3 é 6 ; ; 60
Empress of India Pink and white, small . 0 5 5 : ; : 6 : 5 0 0 60 Emily Henderson White . 5 ° 6 . 2 6 5 5 6 % 0 6 60 Extra Early Blanche Ferry Very Sealy 6 0 0 ; ‘i 0 ; é 4 5 : f 60 Fairy Queen White, pencilled throat . 5 : : 5 : C : 9 6 , 0 0 60 Firefly Bright crimson scarlet . . : . . : ° ° . 5 . : : ° . 60
Gray Friar Marbled purple on white . : ° . : c : 5 : 0 3 5 ° . 60 Gaiety Purplish pink and white striped 6 . ¢ 6 5 . 6 ; 6 é 0 60 Golden Gleam Pale primrose yellow . : : : 5 : f 0 0 : ; . 0 60 Her Majesty Bright rose . : * . : : C C ° : o é z . 6 60 Ignea Crimson scarlet . ¢ : 5 ° : : : 0 6 . 5 C 6 . f 60 Imperial Blue Purple and blue Wil, Hisg tate ate COSY meg chat Soe ty mica ters rks cece ae eh ak mts aay PN
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SWEET PEAS— cONTINUED.
PER LB Invincible Scarlet Bright crimson . . - 5 b 5 ° 5 5 . $060 Invincible Scarlet Striped Red and hile eipeae : Meron om gl!” 6h. o 8) Indigo King Maroon and indigo blue. : ; : : Neu lars a) Comets DT se ue OD Isa Eckford Small, buff pink and white . A ; > 2 5 5 5 : ° : 4 teOD Katherine Tracy Lightrose pink . : . Gn is 9 mice Shae Geley Sh etemoni ° 22 ED Lady Penzance Bright orange pink . . : ee mer ae ashes eae soa 5. cg.) OD) Lady Beaconsfield Salmon and primrose . : 0 : : 0 An. Sc Gites : > GD Lemon Queen Pale lemon blush and white : : : A : 5 ; 5 . 5 60 Lottie Eckford White, shaded blue and mauve . , 5 é 3 , . 6 5 6 x 4 9) Miss Hunt Palecarmine . ; 5 Shear : Pate in eo ea art oa a Mars Bright crimson scarlet . ; : : j : ; : j 4 ‘ ; 4 5 (Se) Meteor Orange salmon and pink . 0 : : . : . ; 0 : . 5 5 3 5 6D Monarch Purplish maroon and blue . i Se ahad mr Me on) oN Mol ei ce sa.) 6. | SD Mrs. Eckford Primrose yellow . : : ( . c p 4 . 0 5 OS Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain Rose pink and w hite Sinise ° ‘ 2 3 6 5 5 6 - +2 460 Mrs. Gladstone Soft light pink . : 0 Q 0 ; : . 5 0 . 5 c ; =. 60 Mrs. Sankey Almost pure white ‘ ¢ 5 : . . . . 0 : 6 4 : 5 al Novelty Laced carmine pink . . 6 0 4 3 oa ae . 5 . ° : a 5) Orange Prince Light orange pink, small . : : c 5 : : c 5 3 5 - 60 Oriental Deep orange pink . . 6 : : 0 ° : : 5 . . . . OO Ovid Light carmine laced rose. 2 4 : 9 . 5 : 5 A 5 5 3 A EOD Painted Lady Pink and white . 0 : c 0 f 3 (j 5 c OO Peach Blossom Salmon buff and pink ‘ f 0 6 ° ° ° : ° ° 5 ROD Pink Cupid Dwarf, pink and white . : 5 c 5 . A 0 0 5 ° 5 ee GOD Primrose Pale primrose yellow . ‘ : . 5 : : C : : 5 : ; 5 5) Prince of Wales Bright rose pink . 0 6 3 . 3 5 a 5 0 9 5 ° . 60 Princess Beatrice Rose and pale pink . 6 0 : : : . ‘ c : 3 : 5 (9) Princess Louise Small, pink and violet . ; : : 5 ° 5 5 . . ° OO Princess of Wales ~ Light blue and mauve, striped white P ¢ 0 > : : 6 5 ; ai (89) Princess Victoria Scarlet andcrimson . : 0 : 9 : : 0 5 c 5 We) Purple Prince Purple maroon . : : : : . : ; 5 9 > 30D Purple Brown Striped Dark purple ia maroon Reripedt ote : . 0 5 5 ° > 00 Queen of England White. 0 5 5 0 ; . 0 . 5 . 0 5 5 | ee) Queen of the Isles Red and white disipad 0 0 : 0 . 6 ¢ ¢ “ c . 5 slo) Red Riding Hood Rose wings, undeveloped standard : : . “ : 0 5 : 4 =) 69 Rising Sun Orange rose and pink, small. 6 ; . : 5 : 3 . : 5 : SP OD Royal Robe Deep pink : ; . : 2 : . : : : . ° . . « 60 Senator Purple, maroon and white steined : 2 ; : : . : 3 c ° - : Ge) Sensation Light buff, blush and white. 5 . : : : 6 : B . 5 c : 7+ 60 Splendor Bright rose pink . 5 : ; : : . : . 5 See oS) Splendid Lilac Dull carmine and wits Nhe edged! Sell 0 0 : > 5 2 ° ° < OO Striped Celestial Pale lavender and white striped . : 5 ° 5 : > 5 *. 60 Stella Morse Richcream . 3 5 ¢ 0 0 : : : ° . . : : . > OO Stanley Deep maroon. : ¢ . é 5 5 2 : . 5 5 . . ° ¢ «60 Venus Salmon and buff, shaded pink . : : . . : . 5 . . . 5 . - 60 Violet Queen Shaded pink and violet, small. : ; 2 ° : 5 9 - . 12 ekOO Vesuvius Shaded crimson and violet, small . . . ; A : : 5 : 5 60 Waverly Lose claret . : ; : : . . : . : . : . . - 60 Wawona Heliotrope and white duped ; 2 : . 5 . . . . : . ° . 60 Mixed Best Large Flowering : : : 0 : . . . é 5 . . d . 60 Good Mixture . : 5 : c : : . : . : : : . . : . oe 50
NEW VARIETIES.
Lovely, Little Dorrit, Crown Jewel, Duke of Sutherland, Duke of York, Emily Lynch, Fashion, Golden Gate, Gorgeous, Lady Currie, Lady Balfour, Lottie Hutchins, Maid of Honor, Modesty, Navy Blue, Oregonia, Prima Donna, Pink Friar, Queen Victoria, Ramona, Royal Rose, Shazada. Price, $0 75 per Ib.
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PARSNIP. P_NAtS. Chirijia. Pastinake.
CULTURE.--Scw as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in rich soil, in drills eighteen inches apart. The ground should be well and deeply dug. Thin to six or eight inches inthe rows. Hoe and cultivate oftc, to keep down the weeds. 1 02. to 200 ft. of drill, 5 Ibs. to one acre.
PKT. 02Z. LB. Maltese. The finest variety; of excellent flavor;
smooth, fine grained .
: : fo 05 fo 10 $0 4o Student. An improved English sort; suitable for
shallower soils . : : : . : 05 10 40 Hollow Crown. One of the best grown for table
orstock . 5 6 5 . 6 . o5 10 40 Long Smooth White. The variety most in use;
straight, smooth and handsome . 05 Ce) 40
BLISS’ AMERICAN WONDER PEAS.
PEAS.
Pols. Chicharos 0 Guisantes. @rogen.
CULTURE.— A week may be gained in earliness by sowing a quantity in mvist sand placed in a box in the cellaz, and planting outside when well sprouted. Light, dry soil, not cver-rich, suits the Pea. Sow as early as the ground can be worked, and again every ten days for succession up to the first of June, after which there is danger from mildew. Sow in single or double rows from four to six feet apart, according to the different heights, about an inch apart in the rows (except such sorts as we note to sow thin), and four inches deep. In this climate the Maud S. Peas, if planted from the roth to the last of August, will produce a fair crop for fall picking, when peas will be most acceptable. Hoe often and keep the ground clean and fine. The tall sorts can be made to bear more freely by pinching in. The dwarf varieties may be grown in beds like Bush Beans, with rows about the same distance apart. The holes which are sometimes found in Peas are caused by the Pea Weevil (Srzchus fist). This insect is a native of this country but is now found nearly all over the world. The beetles lay their eggs on the young pods, and the larvee, as soon as hatched make their way through the pods into the nearest Peas. They do not, as is sometimes supposed, destroy the germ, for Peas will grow if they are infested, but the plant is likely to be more feeble. 1 qt. to 100 feet of drill, 2 or 3 bus. to the acre.
aT. PK. BUSH. American Wonder. A remarkable variety of the finest quality; wonderfully productive
and of dwarf habit, scarcely exceeding 12 inches in height . . ¢ . . fo 30 $200 $7 00 Alaska. One of the very earliest blue peas; very productive. Height 24 feet . : 0 250 le 75) 0.00
Rural New Yorker. Very early; uniform in ripening, and one of the best market varieties A) 1h Fo). OS Maud S. A very early free podding variety; ripens evenly; pods well filled and of good size, The favorite market garden sort. Height 24 feet : . . ¢ 6 2 Sie TiS ON 5 OO Laxtons Alpha. The earliest of all the wrinkled peas; of fine quality and very prolific; pods large and well filled. Height 3 feet 3 2c In5O! 10) OO Improved Daniel O'Rourke. A favorite extra early variety. Height 24 feet . , F 20 I 50 600
Extra carly Premium Gem. A very fine dwarf pea ot the Little Gem Type, on which itis a greatimprovement. Height 14 inches : ¢ . . : 5 6 Pay it Gis 5 (9/6) PT. QT. BUSH
Gradus. The largest podded first early wrinkled pea. The pods are almost as large as those of Yelephone, and are fit to pick about two days later than Alaska. Pkt., 25 cts.; 35 50 12 00
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PEAS. (CONTINUED.)
McLean’s Advancer. This variety takes the lead as a second early market pea; pods long and uniform, maturing well together; a green wrinkled marrow. Our stock of Advancers cannot be excelled for purity. Height 2 feet . - $0 25 $1 75 $5 50 Carter’s Stratagem. A most remarkable variety, and will unquestionably take the lead for medium and late use. Its pods are about double the length of other varieties in its class, besides being well filled, and with remarkably large peas, and these of
QT. PK. BUSH,
the richest flavor. Height 2 feet . : 30| 1:75 = (6)'00: Carter’s Telephone. Introduced a few years since, and has been quite popular; a strong grower; branches considerably, and bears remarkably long pods. Height 5 feet . 257 yl 75 OOO
Horsford’s Market Garden. A grand wrinkled variety coming in between the Little
Gem and the Advancer. In habit of growth quite distinct from either of these.
Very even in growth; pods well filled with peas of finest quality. Height 20 inches IFS i Gi aS Bliss’ Everbearing. A favorite for general use; branches considerably if not too thickly
planted; large, well-filled pods. Height 3 feet c 6 : : 3 25 I 50 500 Yorkshire Hero. An excellent late dwarf, wrinkled marrow; good pods; peas large;
flavor excellent. Height 24 feet . : - - 25) LeSOp 500 Abundance. Long, round, well-filled pods. Height 20 inches. Seed green, wrinkled . 25 %I50 500 Pride of the Market. Very large pods, green peas; sow thin. Height 2 feet ; B05) Te5OR asco Champion of England. One of the best known of the older varieties; quality unsur-
passed by any other pea; pods medium; peas large. Height 5 feet : - : 25 15 O50: White Marrowfat. A favorite marrow sort. "Height 24 feet . : 20 I 00 300 Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This, as well as the preceding, is extensively. grown as a field
pea; hardy and productive. Height 24 feet . 5 : , 5 20 100 300 Dwarf Sugar. (Edible pods.) A French variety; early and of good quality ‘ 30 150 450 Tall Sugar. (Edible pods.) Can be used‘either shelled, or cooked in the pods, which,
when young, are very tender and sweet : BO.) eh SOM ged as OF
William Hurst. (New.) Resembles somewhat American Wonder in "habit, but more
straggling and uneven in growth, more hardy and vigorous, bearing in prefusion
long, curved, handsome pods, well filled with peas of fine flavor. Seed light green,
wrinkled. Height 12 inches . 3 : 6 : g . 0 30), 2 | CONnt 7200 Nott’s Excelsior. Robust and vigorous in " growth. An improvement on American
Wonder, being more vigorous and prolific, with Jarger pods with more peas than
either the Wonder or Premium Gem. Seed, green, wrinkled, square at the ends
like American Wonder. Height 12 inches . 0 35) 1 2.00mi CO Heroine. Fine habit of growth, luxuriant foliage, pods remarkably long and handsome,
slightly curved, well-filled with large luscious peas of fine flavor. OE. 2 feet.
Seed, green and very much wrinkled . o 35 P75 OLOO Emerson’s Dwarf Champion. This pea gives universal satisfaction, very productive large peas of fine flavor. Height 2 feet . 25 175 600
New Queen. One of the most desirable of the late varieties that heme been recently i in- troduced, coming in after the Heroine is gone. Of vigorous branching habit it needs to be sown thinly. Pods long, slightly curved, well filled with large peas of the most delicious flavor. Its beauty, productiveness, and fine quality combined are sure to make it exceedingly popular wherever used. Height 2% feet; seed dark green, wrinkled aes . : . . : 0 é 6 5 BE 175 600
PEPPER. PIMENT. Pimiento. psesser. CuLTURE.— Sow in hot-beds in March, and when the soil has become warm, set in rows two feet apart and eighteen inches in the rows; hoe frequently, and keep down all weeds. The plants may also be forwarded in small
pots. 1 oz. will produce 1000 plants. PKT. oz. LB.
Squash. The best pickling Pepper; tomato-shaped; medium size; thick skin . 4 . $0 05 fo 25 $2 50 Bell, or Bull Nose. Nearly four inches long and theee in diameter; very fine . 2 5 05 252K Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the Bell, but ere 5 : - : 5 05 25 250 Long Red Cayenne. Long, slender andvery pungent . : 05 30 250 Red Chili. The best for Pepper-sauce; small narrow pods not over two inches i in ‘length 7 05 30%, 42.50 Golden Dawn. Color bright golden-yellow; entirely free from fiery flavor; productive . 05 39 250 Red Cherry. Small, round, smooth, glossy, scarlet fruit . . ; : : ° f 05 30 250 PUMPKIN. PoTIRON. Calabaza. Grose Aurbis.
hills eight or CULTURE. — May be planted middle of spring, among the Indian Corn or in the field or garden, in
ten feet apart each ay Pa seeds in a hill. In other respects are cultivated in the same manner as Melons and Cucumbers. Avoid planting them near other vines. 1 qt. for 300 hills.
PKT. oz. ts. Mammoth. The largest sort ; 3 : . $0 05 $o 30 $o 60 Connecticut Field. The common large yellow Pumpkin; excellent for stock ; 0 05 35 Sugar, or Sweet. Excellent for baking and for pies . 3 6 ; ; 6 5 5 05 ts 50 Cheese. Very productive; grown for both stock and cooking : 0 3 . 5 5 05 10 60
Nantucket, or Negro. Dark, warted shell; fine flavor . 4 ° ° ° . ° 05 10 50
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POTATOES.
Seed Potatoes. We handle nothing but pure and true stock, grown especially for us in Aroostock Co., Maine, put up in barrels containing about 2 bushels and 3 pecks. Can supply our customers with any of the follow- ing named varieties at the lowest market prices till stocks are sold.
Extra Early Varieties. Pride of the South, Early Six Weeks, Early Ohio Junior, Bliss’ Triumph, Extra Early, Success, Early Harvest.
Early Varieties. Early Norther, New Queen, Pearl of Savoy, Polaris, Freeman, Beauty of Hebron, Early Rose, Green Mountain.
Later Varieties. Crown Jewel, Rural New Yorker No. 2, Irish Daisy, Hampden Beauty, Summit, Empire State, Carman 111, Carman 1, Money Maker, White Elephant, Dakota Red, Snowflake, Clark’s No, 1.
RADISH.
RApIs ET RAVE. Rabanos y Rabanitos. Hadies und Rettig.
CULTURE. — Sow as soon as the ground is dry in the spring, in light, rich soil, in rows eight to twelve inches apart, every week or ten days for a succession, up to the middle of June, after which they are but little used, unless a cool northern spot can be had where the ground is shaded during part of the day. Sow also in early fall for late crops and winter use. I oz. to soo feet of drill, 8 lbs. for one acre.
Long Scarlet Short Top. Very long and PKT- 02. LB. crisp; for frames or open ground ° . $0 05 fo 10 $0 75
Scarlet Turnip. Very early, round, rich, scar- let, small top; one of the best; fine for
forcing : . : 9 0 : 05 Io 75 French Breakfast. Pink and white; early;
fine for forcing 5 : : . . 05 10 75 Winter Scarlet Chinese. Very handsome
and distinct, and keeps well . 0 : 05 10 75 Olive -Shaped Scarlet. Flesh bright and
crisp . : ; : : : 0 : 05 10 75 Long Black Spanish. The popular winter
SOntamae Fi 5 : 5 3 j 05 10 75 Round Black Spanish. Fine for winter : 05 10 75 California White Mammoth. A very large ;
white winter variety, 0 ; . 0 05 15 75 Large White Summer. Of large size and
roundish form .. a ; ‘ 5 05 IO 75 Yellow Summer. Dull yellow; fine flesh . 05 10 75 Scarlet-Turnip White Tipped. Very early
for frames or out-doors A Z 4 ; 05 10 75
RHUBARB.
inneeus. The earliest and best for garden use . 5 f 5 z ; . $005 fo 25 $200 Victoria. The variety in general use for the market; yields immense crops . : 0 05 25 200 Roots of above varieties, each, 2O cents.
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER.
SALSIFIS. Ostion Vegetal, Hagerwur3zel,
CULTURE.— Sow as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, in drills twelve inches apart, one inch deep, and thin out to six inches in the row. Keep them free from weeds. Cultivate the same as for Carrots and Parsnips. A part of the crop may be left in the ground till spring, when it will be found fresh and plump. The roots are cut into pieces half an inch long, boiled until tender and then served with drawn butter, in which way it is a delicious vegetable. They are also mashed and baked like Parsnips and have a sweet, agreeable flavor. Mashed and fried the flavor is much like that of the oyster. 1 oz. to 60 feet Drill.
. PKT. oz. LB: White French : ‘ ; : 4 ; ; 5 ; : , ; : - $005 $025 $1 75 Mammoth Sandwich Island 05 30 2 00
SPINACH.
Round Thick Leaf. The best for early spring or fall sowing; leaves large and thick . - fo05 $010 $0 30
Long Standing. Unsurpassed in quality . : : : P . : 5 : : 05 10 30 Savoy-Leaved. Thick, succulent leaves, wrinkled; very productive and hardy . . . 05 Io 30 Prickly Seeded. Very hardy; leaves arrow-shaped . : 0 . : 6 6 . 05 10 30 New Zealand. Produces an abundant supply of excellent greens allsummer_ . . 2 05 15 75 Curled-Leaved Savoy or Bloomsdale. Large tender leayes; fine . O 6 ° ; 05 10 40
Victoria. A new sort which is quick to mature, and forms a very large, exceedingly thick leaf, which is somewhat savoyed in the center. It remains in condition for use much longer than most kinds, and cannot fail to please, whether grown for the market or in the private garden 2 . 5 : : ; . ¢ 65 6 05 10 30
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Sunflower Seeds will make hens lay. Will keep their plumage glossy, if fed three or four times a week
with other food. . .
One pint of Sunflower Seed, if fed to your horses once a day, will keep their coats soft
and*sleek. {32 8a
MAMMOTH SUNFLOWER, PKT. aT. BUSH. Mammoth Russian Sunflower. The giant among sunflowers . cl 0 - : . $0 05 $0 10 $2 00
SQUASH.
COURGE. Calabaza. Speise Hurbig. CULTURE.— Sow in hills in the same manner and at the same time as Cucumbers and Melons; the bush varieties three to four feet apart and the running kinds from six to nine feet apart. Bush sorts, I oz. to 50 hills. Bush varie- ties, 5 to 6 lbs., and running varieties, 3 to 4 Ibs., in hills, for an acre.
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SUMMER CROOKNECK.
Early Golden Bush. Fine for sum-
mi | \ ()} mer use; not as early as the White pkr. OZ... tm
Sl Bush. ; é é 5 . $005 $010 fo 75 Early White Scallop Bush. A good
early shipping variety . . . 05 sf) 75
Early Summer Crookneck. Yellow fruit; distinct and the best for summer 0 A 5 : 05 fe) 75
Early Orange Marrow. An im- proved Boston Marrow. Very early, and of delicate flavor; suitable either
for fall or winter . 3 . : 05 fe) 75 Boston Marrow. Oval, bright orange; flesh yellow and fine * 5 < 05 10 75 Hubbard. Well known and liked for ——— —<—— late use; ofsuperior quality . : 05 IO" .)1e25 Pike’s Peak. (The Sibley.) An entirely distinct sort, with thick bright orange flesh; one of the finest winter varieties . 05 10 75
Warted Hubbard. A Hubbard Squash, large, blackish green, hard as wood, with warty knobs all over it; satisfies even the inexperienced observer that it is the best of its class, rich in quality, a keeper and thick-fleshed — such as will sell at sight . - 05 10 I 25
23 SQUASH. continuep.) PKT. oz. LB. American Turban. Orange yellow flesh, of good flavor . : é 6 ; : . foo5 foro $o 75 Bay State. With hard blue shell, for fall and winter . 3 : S f . 6 6 05 10 I 00 Butman. Salmon-colored flesh; dry and fine for late . ’ 3 é c : 0 i 05 10 75. Essex Hybrid. A good keeper; flesh of excellent flavor . 5 fi 5 . i 7 05 IO) I 25 Marblehead. Resembling the Hubbard, but has gray skin . a ‘ : 05 10 75, Perfect Gem. Round, white, fine quality, productive; good either for fall or winter . : 05 10 75, Cocoanut. Of first-rate quality and very prolific . . : : 9 : r : . 05 10 75, Pineapple. Peculiar shape; white skin and flesh; fine late sort . : 0 : 6 . 05 +o) 75, Canada Crookneck. Small, well-known winter sort; green skin : : C : ¢ 05 10 75 Winter Crookneck. Good keeper, with yellow skin . ; . . 05 Io 75, Mammoth Chili. Grows to an enormous size; rich orange vallow ah aa feat 0 c 05 I5 I 25 TOBACCO. Connecticut Seed Leaf. The variety generally grownin New England . : 0 - $0 05 $0 30 $3 oo TOMATO. TOMATE. Tomate. Liebesapfel.
CuLTURE.— Sow in a hot-bed, greenhouse, or window in a sitting-room, where night temperature is not less than, 60 degrees, about the first week in March, in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are about two inches high they should be set out in boxes three inches deep, four or five inches apart, in same tempera- ture, or removed into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. ‘They are sometimes transplanted a second time into larger pots, by which process the plants are rendered more sturdy and branching. About the middle of May, in this latitude, the plants may be set in the open ground. They are planted for early crops on light, sandy soil, ata distance of three feet apart in hills in which a good shovelful of rotted manure has been mixed. Onheavy soils which are not suited for an early crop, they should be planted four feet apart. 1 oz. for 1,500 plants; 4 1b. (to transplant} for an acre,
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New Dwarf Champion. In form, color and size the Tomato resembles the Acme — very
smooth and symmetrical in shape, ripening close around the stem. Itis very pro- PRT OZ: pls ductive, many stalks having the fruit crowded closely together on the branches - fo 05 $0 30 $2 50 Livingston’s Beauty. Ripens quite evenly; solid, fine flavored and very smooth e : 05 30 250
Livingston's Favorite. A large, smooth, perfect-shaped Tomato, of a dark red color; does
not rot or crack, and ripens een very prolific; good flavor; flesh solid, and is
very early . : : 05 25 2nSO, Livingston's Perfection. As early as Canada Victor; of a blood-red color; perfectly
smooth;.ripens uniformly, and bears abundantly until frost comes. For canning pur-
poses itisthe best . : : . ; 05 2250. Acme. One of the earliest and handsomest varietics ever introduced. * The fruit is of :
medium size, perfectly smooth and eur in shape, very solid, and a great bearer . 05 25 250 Trophy. A standard latesort . . 0 : é 05 Be) Tol Paragon. Early and a good bearer. The color i isa bright, glossy crimson . 05 25 2 50 The Conquerer. A new mare: and one of the earliest; fruit of good size, very ‘uniform in
size and shape . : ; . . 5 : : 0 . : 05 25a 25O
Ponderosa. The largest variety it in cultivation : » ° . 0 0 q ; 5 10 40 3 5¢
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TOMATO. (CONTINUED.)
Canada Victor. A new early variety, originating in Canada; fruit heavy, full-meated, and of rich flavor . 5 : : : 4 : . ; c : 6 - $005 $025 $2 50 ‘General Grant. Size three to four inches in diameter; form round, slightly flattened; color
PKT. Oz. LB.
.crimson, flesh solid, skin smooth, very productive . c . : : : . 05 oa3 G3. T0) Yellow Plum. Round and regular; bright yellow; used for pickles . . . 9 F 05 atti och Soy Red Cherry. Fruit about an inch in diameter, in bunches; used in pickles . : 5 05 30 300
Pear-Shaped. Fruit of peculiar shape; handsome and solid 6 0 . C : > 05 35 350 Strawberry (Winter Cherry or Husk Tomato). Smail fruit; used for preserves : 05 Se Sse,
TURNIP. NAVET. Nabo. fiuben.
CULTURE.— For early Turnips sow as soon as ground opens in spring. Imp. American and Laing’s Early Swede should be sown from any time in July to first of August, but the other kinds, for winter use may be sown from middle of July to end of August. Turnips are generally sown broadcast, but much larger crops are obtained (particularly of the Ree tees) by cultivating in drills eighteen inches apart, and thinning to six inches in the drill. Sow one pound ito the acre.
PKT. Oz. LB. Purple-Top Munich, One of the earliest varieties . : : A . 3 4 . $0 05 $0 10 $0 75 White Egg. Oval; handsome andsweet . F < : : : ; : : : 05 10 60 Early Dutch. Rather flat; good white early sort : : ¢ : : : 4 ‘ 05 10 60 Long White, or Cow Horn. Early and good; shaped like a Nantes Carrot. . : 05 10 60 Red-Top Strap-Leaf. The popular flat fall sort . ; : . : ; : ; ‘ 05 10 60 Yellow Aberdeen. Hardy, productive and keeps well. > : . 5 . - 05 10 60 Golden Ball. Very handsome; keeps fairly well . : 2 ; . : 0 5 : 05 10 60 White Norfolk. Globular; late, solid A . a : ‘ : : : : 05 10 60 White Strap-Leaf Flat. A good early white flat sort ; : . . : 4 6 05 10 - 60 ‘White Flat or Globe. Large English white variety . : : c : : ; 05 10 60 White French. Very productive anda fine keeper . : : : 5 } : ‘ 05 10 60 Yellow Stone or Globe. Medium size, flesh yellow ; : 2 : ; : ; 05 10 60 German Sweet. Flesh white; excellent flavor . : . : : Big iee : 5 OF fo) 60
White Rock. Very productive; goodkeeper . : ; 05 10 60
RUTA-BAGA, OR SWEDISH TURNIP.
PRT.
Laing’s Early Swede. Yellow flesh; globe shape; excellent flavor . % A . $0 05 $0170 roNeo Shamrock. Yellow flesh; solid as a rock; remarkably fine flavor when cooked; neck short
and a very heavy cropper; one of the best 0 : - : ¢ : : . 05 fe) 60 ‘Carter's Imperial Swede. An imported variety; enormously productive and of excellent
quality; yellow flesh 3 ° : : . 0 : 6 : : é A 05 fe) 60 Improved American Purple Top. Yellow flesh; good flavor; suitable for table or
stock , . 5 . 5 . : : . . . ° : 05 fe) 60
HERB SEEDS. = PKT. oz
Anise. : : F c 0 6 : : : ; . : . . . 5 : fo os $0 15 Borage é 5 0 9 : : . : : . ° 5 : ° : ° - . o5 15 Basil . : 5 c - d 9 : 3 5 : : 2 5 : ; : : 05 20 Caraway . . : » 5 . : : : : : : 5 5 5 : 5 05 10 Catnip . 5 ; . 0 : : : ; - : : : : : : = A 05 50 Dili. ‘ : : 2 : 5 : : ; 5 . : ; : 5 : 5 2 05 15
Horehound . : : : ; : : - : 5 : : - . ; ° 05 40
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HERB SEEDS. <ontinuep.)
PAT. Ov. Lavender . é : . ; é : : : é ¢ : : : : . ; . $005 f020 Rue . , : : : 0 c : ° : a c c 0 c 0 ; 05 30 Saffron. : 6 : . : : 9 ¢ : ; + : é : . 05 20 Sage . 0 0 0 . 6 6 6 9 : 0 , 0 ; ‘ 0 A a 5 05 20: Sweet Fennel . : : : . : : . : : : : 0 - : . : 05 10 Sweet Marjoram . : . : : . : : 5 : 3 0 0 . 0 05 25 Summer Savory . 6 : : : : . : : . tebe : A . : 05 20 Thyme . 5 . . 0 ‘ - 5 6 ¢ ¢ c 6 0 ( ; 05 30 Sorrel (French) . 5 0 ° o 0 ‘ ; : C : 0 : : . : 05 20.
EMERSON’S LAWN SEED.
A Superior Mixture for Lawns, Tennis Courts, Croquet Grounds, Etc.
Weighs sixteen pounds per measured bushel. Other Lawn Mixtures do not average over fourteen pounds to the bushel. That the “ Emerson” is the finest mixture of Lawn Grass Seed ever offered, the immense quantity we annually sell is the best proof we can offer. It is the best Lawn Seed for our American climate, and is composed of various grasses that grow and flourish during different months of the year, so that a rich deep green, velvety lawn is constantly maintained. It is the result of several years’ careful experimenting, and as we now offer it the mixture is unequailed. ‘ihe quantity required for making new lawns is four bushels per acre. Fora plot 15 x 20, or 300 square
feet, one quart is required. PRICE.
Per Quart : : . $0.25 Per Peck p : c $1.25 Per Bushel : c . $4.00 (If by mail add 5 cents to quart price for postage.)
26 We also make up special mixtures of choice Grasses, best adapted for Banks, Terraces and Golf Links, on both high and low land.
Our special mixture for BANKS AND TERRACES, made up of clear, pure seed, per pound . . . . 5 : : : . . COLF LINKS, We can make up any other special mixture desired, as we carry a full line of Fancy Grasses.
WITCH OR KNOT CRASS.
A grass that cannot be killed by plowing, spading or harrowing, will not winter kill, but will spread and thrive on any kind of soil, filling the ground to a depth of 4 to 6 inches with a perfect network of roots. It is therefore valuable for railroad and electric road gradings, or lawn banks that are easily washed by sudden floods or heavy rains.
° ; @ $o 25
Our special mixture for
‘ate up of clear, pure seed, per pound
@ $o 25
We have a small supply, and offer same at 30 cts. per Ib.
STRICTLY PURE PARIS GREEN POISON.
DIRECTIONS — For Potato Bugs, Cotton Worms, etc., 1F APPLIED AS A SPRAY, use One pound of our Pure Paris Green to fifty gallons of water; one pound to one hundred gallons is frequently strong enough. If dusted on, one pound to the acre is sufficient, mixed with not more than one bushel of Land Plaster. For Spraying fruit
trees use one pound to from 100 to 300 gallons of water, according to the nature of the tree.
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STRICTLY PURE POWDERED HELLEBORE.
With attractive label.
1 Pound Boxes : : : : : ; ‘ : f o : : $0 30 yy es OG 5 ; : : 5 : ; : . : : 5 15 lf 6 G AL r 5 . ° . Io
STRICTLY PURE DALMATION POWDER. Per Pound : : : 5 5 : : 5 5 5 5 . . $o 40
WHALE-OIL SOAP.
Directions for use on each package. Pound Boxes . ° . : 5 5 5 5 : : : $o 15
Special prices on larger quantities.
GRAFTING WAX.
A superior article, made by a nurseryman of life-long experience. It invariably gives the best satisfaction whenever used. It is put up in pound, half-pound, and
quarter-pound packages. Per pound, 30 cents.
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GRASS SEEDS, SEED GRAINS, ETC.
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TIMOTHY. RED CLOVER. RED TOP.
The prices here given are those holding at first of March, and are subject to variation during the season. We
therefore do not bind ourselves to fill orders at these prices should the market vary; but customers can depend on
receiving lowest market rates at all times.
Timothy. Forty-five pounds per bushel; two grades; $3.50, $4.00 per bushel.
Red Top. Ten pounds per bushel; $1.00 per bushel.
Fancy Re-Cleaned Red Top. Entirely free from chaff. Per pound, 15 cents.
Rhode Island Bent. Ten pounds per bushel; $2.50 per bushel.
Kentucky Blue. Fourteen pounds per bushel; $2.00 per bushel.
Orchard Grass. Fourteen pounds per bushel; $2.50 per bushel.
Fowl Meadow. Eleven pounds per bushel; $2.00 per bushel. ;
Ryegrass English. Twenty-four pounds per bushel; $2.50 per bushel.
Ryegrass Italian. Eighteen pounds per bushel; $2.50 per bushel.
Tall Oat Grass. Twelve pounds per bushel; $3.00 per bushel.
Meadow Fescue. Fifteen pounds per bushel; $3.00 per bushel.
Tall Fescue. Fifteen pounds per bushel; $5.00 per bushel.
Hard Fescue. Fourteen pounds per bushel; $4.00 per bushel.
Spring Vetches, extensively fed in England to milch per acre. $3.00 per bushel.
cows.
Meadow Foxtail. Eight pounds per bushel; $3.00
per bushel.
Rough Stalked Meadow. Fourteen pounds per
bushel; $4.50 per bushel.
Wood Meadow. Fourteen pounds per bushel; $5.50:
per bushel.
Crested Dog’s-tail. Twenty-eight pounds per bushel;,
$8.00 per bushel.
Sweet Vernal (True). Eleven pounds per bushel;
$4.50 per bushel.
CLOVERS.
Crimson Clover. 12} to 15 cents per pound.
Choice Red Clover. Three grades, 124, 14, 15 cents
per pound.
Mammoth Red Clover. 154 cents per pound. Alsike or Swedish Clover. 20 cents per pound. Lucerne or Alfalfa. 20 cents per pound.
White Clover. 25 to 30 cents per pound.
Sow broadcast at the rate of two to three bushels
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GRASS SEED, SEED GRAINS, ETC. continued)
Flax for Sowing. (Linum usitatissimum.) Sow late enough in the spring to avoid frost, and early enough to secure the early rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be sown on an acre is one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed; if for the fibre a larger quantity should be sown. Cut before quite ripe, and if the weather be dry, let it lie in the swath a few hours, when it should be raked and secured from the weather; thresh early in the fall and in dry weather.
Spring Rye. Distinct from the winter rye, grain of finer quality and more pro-
ductive; can be successfully grown in any latitude . 5 An te 75 White Winter Rye. An excellent variety to sow for green fodder for horses or cattle . : . . : «1 25 White Russian Wheat (Beardless). Spring 2 00 Saskatchewan Wheat (Beardless). Spring 2 00 White Clawson Wheat. Winter 2 00 Barley, Montana. Two rowed Oh. BS Barley, N. Y. Four rowed . I Io Welcome Oats. Very productive and weighs from forty-eight to fifty Ibs. per measured bushel. The grain is very large, handsome, plump and full, with thin, white, close fitting husk. They stool heavily. Extra strong, straight straw, five to six feet in height : : ; 5 ; 90 Golden Vine Field Peas . ¢ ae a7 Canada Field Peas . é . One euerls Prussian Blue Field Peas - yeu 2N25
Scotch Green Field Peas : =) 2) 150
BIRD SEEDS.
aT. BUSH. Canary Seed, Sicily. Care-
fully selected; the best qual-
ity, recleaned ; 6 . fo 15 300 Hemp, Russian. Heavy seed: :
first quality, recleaned : Io 200
Rape, German. Small-seeded variety, imported seed; extra quality é . ; : 15 300
Rough Rice, or Paddy : 15 300 Mixed Bird Seed . Teas 15 300 Bird Gravel . ; : ‘ 10
Cuttle-Fish Bone : ° per lb. 35
NEW JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT.
The Japanese Buckwheat is entirely distinct from all other varieties; the ker- nels are at least double the size of those of any other variety, and of a shape peculiar and distinct from all others. The straw is heavier, branches more, and does not need to be sown as thickly as other kinds. The flour made from it is equal in quality to
WHITE RUSSIAN OATS. that of any other buckwheat. It is enormously productive, having yielded forty bushels of good seed from half
a bushel sown. On account of its earliness it can be grown farther north than any other 5 per bush. $1 50
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MILLETS.
Japanese Millet. (Crus Galli.) This grand, new Millet was im- ported from Japan by Professor Brooks of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. This grass has greatly surpassed Hungarian and German Millet in size and vigor of stock and yield of grain. It has enormous cropping qualities, surpassing Field Corn. The fodder is readily eaten by cattle and horses. The seed itself is equal in value to Corn meal for milk production and is excellent for poultry. The reports which we get from farmers who have used this the past season point to a large use of this seed for fodder purposes. We highly recommend it to all. At market price.
AMERICAN MILLET.
oN ci Common Millet (Panicum miliaceum).— Requires a dry, light, rich soil, and grows two-and-a-half to four feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is excellent for forage. For hay sow broadcast, one-half bushel per acre, from May rst to August Ist. For grain sow in drills, one peck to the acre and
not later than June 20th. Fifty pounds per bushel.
GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET.
German or Golden Millet. An improved variety, me- dium early, growing three to five feet high. The heads are closely condensed, though the spikes are very numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly sheaths and are round, golden yellow and beautiful in appearance.
HUNGARIAN.
Hungarian Grass (Panicum GCGermanicum).—This is a species of annual millet, growing less rank, with smaller stalks, often yielding two or three tons of hay, per acre. It is very popular and valuable with those who are clearing timber lands. Sow and cultivate like millet. Forty-eight pounds per bushel.
Rape Dwarf Essex. A most profitable forage plant. We can think of no simple change which would do more to increase the profitableness of American farming than a more general use of Dwarf Essex Rape. It is an inexpensive crop, costing but little for seed or cultivation, is very hardy, can be made to take the place of some crop that has failed, and will yield an enormous crop of forage, or it can be sown after harvest as a cover crop; and when fed off by stock, particularly sheep, will rapidly restore the fertility of exhausted soils. It is im- portant that the true biennial Dwarf Essex Rape should be used and not the annual sort, which is not only much less valuable as a crop, but which when once introduced becomes a pernicious weed very difficult to eradicate. Oz., 10c.; lb., 30c. post-paid. Per 100 lbs., $10.00, by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
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GENERAL LIST OF
STANDARD FLOWER SEEDS
PKT. AGERATUM.
Mexicanum. Lavenderblue . G : . : 95 Mexicazium Album. White . . : 5 3 . 05 ALYSSUM.
Sweet Alyssum (WVaritimum). White and fragrant . 05
Saxatile Compactum (Golden Alyssum). Golden yel-
low . ; b . 5 5 < 05 Benthami Compactum. White, of compact, dwarf
growth 0 f 5 ° . 0 : 5 . 05
AMARANTHUS.
Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding). Red; flowers GsPP
ing : a 05 Tricolor ‘(Josephs s Coat). Variegated foliage ‘ 5 05 Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Scarlet, very ornamental 05 Choice Mixed Sorts. All sorts in splendid mixture. 05
ANTIRRHINUM (Szep-dragon).
Tall Mixed. Very choice varieties . 0 : F 5 05 Dwarf Mixed. Finest strains mixed : Fi 5 , 05 AQUILEGIA (Columdézne).
Finest Mixed Single. Very fine mixed . 4 2 : 05 Finest Mixed Double. Best mixed sorts . 0 0 05 ASTER.
Truffaut’s —Pzony-Flowered Perfection. Splen- did mixed . 5 2 : . 25 = "Collection of tw else distinct colors. 5 : PL EOO. Victoria. Splendid mixed . F 5 o 0 25 — Collection of twelve distinct colors i : ‘i ; co Imbricated Pompon. Splendid mixed . 3 9 0° 25 — Collection of twelve distinct colors. : 2 5 8 Oe) Finest Mixed 5 : : ; : 4 cl 15 Florist’s Double White. Flowers pure white ' : 15 Boltz’s Dwarf Bouquet. Finest mixed 0 , K 10 Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. Finest mixed . be} Dwarf © hrysanthemum-Flowered. Finest mixed . 10 Large Rose-Flowered. Finest mixed . : 5 9 10 Victoria Needle. Finest mixed 6 0 F 0 : 10 Cocardeau or Crown. Finest mixed. 9 4 A 10 Washington. Finest mixed . 0 3 5 9 15 BALSAM. Double Camellia-Flowered. Finest mixed,extra . 10 Double Rose-Flowered. Finest mixed : 0 ; a ce) Boston Florists’. Pure white . ‘ Z : 4 10 Fine Mixed. F . 5 . 9 5 9 ; 4 05 BALLOON VINE. Pure White. Very pretty climber . 7 5 5 2 05 BELLIS PERENNIS (2azsy). Double White. Purest white . F 5 0 6 : I5 Longfellow. Dark rose, flowers large. : ° A 25 Extra Choice Mixed. Finest mixedsorts . ; 0 10 CACALIA (Tassel flower).
Aurea. Golden yellow “ : 5 5 . : 0 05 Coccinea. Scarlet, very pretty . F FS 9 5 05 CALENDULA (ot Marigold).
Prince of Orange. Deep orange, beautiful . 5 ; 05 Meteor. Light golden yellow, very desirable . 9 2 05 CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS.
Bicolor. Yellow and brown 5 : : , - 05 Coronata, Yellow, with crimson spots : A 5 05 Drummondii. Dwarf yellow . A 2 5 - 05 Finest Mixed. Mixture of all sorts . : ‘ ‘ 5 05 CAMPANULA (Caxterbury Bells).
Double Mixed. Fine mixed . 5 5 6 : : 10 Single Mixed. Choicest mixed ; : . 05
CANDYTUFT.
Flesh Color. Very delicate color . 1. Dark Crimson. Rich dark crimson.
White Rocket. Large white heads . ; ‘ Fragrant White. Sweet scented, pure white . Purple. Fine for bedding .
Finest Mixed. All ore in splendid mixture
CANNA (/xdian Shot).
Finest Mixed. A fine mixture .
CELOSIA (Cocksesmb).
Tall Mixed. Finest mixed sorts . J)warf Mixed. Finest mixed sorts A . 5 Tall Crimson. Fine variety . . . . Dwarf Crimson. Very desirable sort
CENTAUREA.
Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button). Mixed colors, also called Blue Bottle : a ° : ; 5 Moschata (Sweet Sultan). Mixed colors, good for bouquets 5 5 : s . ° Candidissima. Silver-leaved foliage ‘ Gymnocarpa. Very graceful silvery foliage
CHRYSANTHEMUM.
Frutescens (IVizte Marguerite). Very popula, of heanly culture
Chinese. Finest mixed, large flowered sorts :
Pompon. Finest mixed, flowers small, very pretty .
Japanese. Finest mixed, long, loose petals
Double Mixed. Annual varieties of all colors
Single Mixed. Annual varieties in splendid mixture
CINERARIA.
Extra Choice Mixed. Pest sortsin cultivation . » Fine Mixed. Very fine mixed 5 ; 5
CLARKIA.
Finest Mixed. Double and single varieties
COBA-A.
Scandens. A rapid-growing climber, purple flowers
COLEUS.
Extra Choice Mixed. Saved from choicest varieties .
CONVOLVULUS (“orning Glory).
Tall Mixed. Peautiful climbers, all colors 5 . Dwarf Mixed. Fine for beds or borders . . 7 5
COSMOS.
Choice Mixed. Best sorts in mixture
CYPRESS VINE.
Searlet. Very brilliant scarlet
Rose. Very delicate color ; : White. Pure white, a great favorite
Finest Mixed. All colors in splendid tee
DAHLIA.
Choicest Mixed Doubles. All varieties Extra Fine Single Mixed. Saved from splendid Sorts,
DELPHINIUM (Zaréspur).
Formosum. Dark blue, white centre (Perennza/) Nudicaule. Scarlet (Perennial) ‘ r Double Dwarf Rocket. Fine mixed (A nnual) Double Tall Rocket. Fine mixed (Azzua/)
Prices on all Flower Seeds in bulk on application.
PKT.
10
05
10
eT
DIANTHUS (4772).
Caryophyllus (Carnation Pink). double mixed .
Caryophyllus (Guenation TEED).
Double China Pink. Extra mixed.
Double Diadem Pink, Finest mixed
Saved from choicest
Very fine mixed
Heddewigi. Fine double mixed Heddewigi. Fine single mixed Plumarius. Double mixed (Hardy Garden Pink)
Double mixed
Barbatus (Sweet Wiliam). Single mixed
Barbatus (Sweet William).
DOLICHOS (fyacinth Bean).
Lablab. Purple and white .
ELICHRYSUM (£verdasting Flowers).
Double and Single. Finest mixed .
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (Cat:fornza Poppy).
Californica. Yellow, orange centre . Carminea. Beautiful carmine
Crocea. Orange .
Mandarin. Deep orange, splendid 9 Extra Fine Mixed. Tall varieties, mixed
GAILLARDIA.
Picta Lorenziana (New Double Gaillardia).
Mixed . Picta Single Mixed. Very rich colors 6 :
GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena).
White, Purple, Orange and Variegated. Each
GLOXINIA.
Extra Choice Mixed. Choicest mixed
GODETIA.
Finest Mixed. Very choice mixture
GOURDS.
Including all desirable sorts Orange, Dipper-Shaped, etc.
Fine Mixed Varieties. Named Sorts. 3ottle, Each. «
GYPSOPHILA.
Elegans. White (Azza/) 2 Paniculata. White, for bouquets (Pe rennial)
HELIANTHUS (Szxjflower).
Russian Mammoth. Single, very large 4 5 Globosus. Large double yellow, fine Oscar Wilde. Single, small flowers .
HOLLYHOCK.
Finest varieties in cultivation Choice mixed sorts .
Chater’s Prize. Choice Mixed.
[POMCEA (Coxnvolvulus).
Bonna Nox (Z£ventng Glory). Large, blue flowers Coccinea (Star [Iomea). Scarlet, very free bloomer
LATHYRUS ODORATUS (Sweet Pea).
Adonis. Bright rosy carmine pink .
Black Purple. Beautiful, dark purple
Butterfly. White ground, tinted lavender
Cardinal. Shining crimson-scarlet
Crown Princess of Prussia. Delicate pale flesh color
Ioark Red. Fine dark red . , 4
Imperial Blue. Blue and purplish crimson.
Invincible Scarlet Striped. Scarlet, with white stripes
Invincible Carmine. Brightest carmine, very fragrant
Princess Beatrice. Beautiful flesh color, peviectly charming variety z
Red Striped. Should be in every collection
Painted Lady. Pink and white :
White. Purest white
Vesuvius. Rose, spotted crimson and violet
Queen Victoria. New . : :
Violet Queen. Light violet
Collection. Ten distinct sorts
Extra Fine Mixture. Finest named sorts, mixed .
LANTANA.
Finest Mixed Hybrids. Free flowering, bedding plants
PRT.
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LOBE=LIn. Erinus Crystal Palace Compacta. for bedding Gracilis. Blue. (For hanging baske ts) Fine Mixed. Choicest mixed sorts
Be, much used
MARIGOLD (7agetes).
African, Lemon. Double, lemon color
African, Orange. Double, orange color .
African, Finest Mixed. "All colors in mixture
African, El Dorado. Large flowers, orange to lemon, desirable. : é
French Dwarf. ‘Finest mixed :
French Tall. Finest mixed
MATRICARIA (everfew). Double Pure White. Pure white, fine for bedding MAURANDYA.
Purple, Scarlet, White and Finest Mixed. Each .
MIGNONETTE (Xeseda).
Miles’ Spiral. Long spikes, a good sort Machet. Best for pot culture
Parson’s White. Large and very fragrant J : 0 Sweet Mignonette. ‘The old favorite. per lb., $1.50
MIRABILIS (4our o’clocks). Choicest Mixed (Marvel of Peru) .
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-n0t).
Fine Mixed. A very choice mixture Palustris (True Forget-me-not). Blue
NASTURTIUM (See Tropaolum.) NEMOPHILA.
Fine Mixed. Dwarf, compact, glowing annuals, all colors
PANSY.
Fancy Varieties. Choicest mixed, very fine
Show Varieties. A very choice mixture .
Extra Choice Mixed. Very fine strain, beautiful eolors Vine Mixed. Fine mixed varieties
Good “Lixed. A good mixture .
PAPAVER (of).
Oriental. Scarlet (Perennzal) . Umbrosum. Rich vermilion ( Acari “ Mixed Annual Varieties. Good mixture of all sorts .
PETUNIA.
Striped and Rlotched. Large flowered, mixed Finest Mixed. From a collection of fine flowers Double Striped and Blotched. Very choice strain Double Fringed. Various colors, superb mixed Mixed. Very good varieties
PHLOX DRUMMONDII.
Grandiflora Mixed. Large flowered varieties Choice Mixed. Mixed from the finest varieties
PORTULACA.
Extra Double Mixed. Extra Single Mixed.
All colors in splendid mixture . Very finest mixed varieties
PRIMULA.
Saved from exhibition flowers
PYRETHRUM.
Parthenifolium Aureum (Go/dez SERED: foliage, a splendid bedding plant Hybridum.
Extra Choice Mixed.
Golden Finest mixed ( Perennzal) : 5
RICINUS (Castor-oil Bean).
Barboniensis. Sanguineus.
Dark green foliage 3 Blood-red foliage and fruit .
SALVIA.
Coccinea Hybrida. Scarlet (Axnxa/) Patens. Plue . : Splendens. Brighest scarlet
Prices on all Flower Seeds in bulk on application.
PKT, -
10 19 10
05 05 05 10 05 05
10
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SALPIGLOSSIS.
Large Flowering Mixed. Very beautiful, of all colors Io
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride).
Finest Double Mixed. All colorsinmixtnre . . 05
Dwarf Double Mixed. Very choice mixed . 5 i3 O5 STOCKS. i
German Ten-Weeks, White, Crimson, Canary
Yellow, Rose, Violet, Carmine, and Dark Red. Each A 6 i 6 a F 10 Finest Mixed. Above sortsin mixture . 6 s . 05 SWEET PEA. (See Lathyrus Odoratus.) THUNBERGIA. Finest Mixed. A very free blooming climber . . 5 05
TROPAZOLUM (Nasturtium).
Lobbianum (Climbing Nasturtium). Finest mixed . 10 Majus (7all Nasturtium). Finest mixed, per |b., $1.50 05 Tom Thumb (Dwarf Nasturtium). Finest mixed, per
lb., $2.50 . 6 a 05 VERZGENA,
Extra Uhoice Mixed. Finest kinds in cultivation 6 Io Fine Mixed. A goodmixture . 5 6 5 F 05 VIOLA (VoleZ).
The Czar. Light violet, large and fragrant : A 5 10 Semperflorens. Sweet scented, blue . 0 : 10
NASTURTIUM. Dwarf. All colors mixed
Tropzalum Minor. WHardy annual; one foot high. A bed of these in the yard is very brilliant and
ive, and blooms all the season.
NASTURTIUM. Tall. All colors mixed
WALLFLOWER. Fines. Mixed Branching. Double and single in variety 5 . . . . . . . . . Io ZINNIA. . Elegans, Double Mixed. Very finest mixed . : 05 Elegans, White, Yellow, Scarlet, and Purple. ac . . . . . . . . . . oS. Dwarf Double Mixed. Dwarf variety, very desirable . oS ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. Animated Oats (Avena Sterilis) . . . ° 3 05 Quaking Grass (Lriza maxima) . . c : . oS Job’s Tears (Cozx Lachryme) ‘i . . . ‘ 05 Love Grasa (Eragrostis elegans) . . . 5 ° 05 Feather Grass (Stipa pennata) ; ° : . F 05
WILD GARDEN SEEDS.
The introduction of these has proved a great success. Any one who has cultivated flowers in beds is aware of the amount of labor and constant attention necessary to produce the desired effect. Tc those who cannot give this care, the ‘‘ Wild Garden” presents a substitute which, for its unusual and varied effects, forcheapness and the small amount of labor necessary for its construction, has no rival. “‘ Wild Garden Seeds” are a mixture of varieties of hardy flower seeds. No one who has not seen such a bed can form an idea of its possibilities, the different seasons of bloom insuring some- thing new almost everyday. Half-ouncé packets, 25 cents.
NASTURTIUMS.
5 . $1.00 attract-
. }1.00
Tropealum Major. Hardy annuals; grow five to ten feet high, producing brilliant colors and of many shades, from scarlet to black; make a very showy covering for arbors, trellises and rustic work.
SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. Pouttry AND Piceon SupPtieEs.
Prices subject to change in market.
Ground Oyster Shells. 100 lbs.
100 lb. bags, 65 cents per
Cracked Poultry Bone. Per bag of 100 lbs., $2.00.
Bone Meal for Poultry and Cattle. $2.00.
100 lb. bag,
Ground Beef Scraps. 100 lb. bags, $2.00.
Wheat. $1.35 to $1.75 per 100 lbs., according to quality.
Wheat Screenings. $1.35 to $1.75 per 100 lb. bag,
according to quality.
Barley. 85 cts. per bu., net. Buckwheat. 85 cts. per bu., net.
Peas. Small white Canada, $1.50 per bu. Sunflower. Large Russian, $2.00 per bu.
Millet. Golden, for chickens, $1.50 per bu. of 50 lbs., net.
Hemp, Large Russian. Much fed to pigeons and fowls that are being fattened for the table, $2.00 per bu. of 40 lbs.
Canary. Valuable for chickens and pigeons, $3.00 per bu. of 60 lbs.
Kaffir Corn. The heads are long and perfectly erect, well filled with white grain, flecked with reddish brown spots. The average height of growth on good, strong land is five and one-half to six feet. The seed heads grow from ten to twelve inches in length, and the product of grain on good land reaches easily fifty to sixty bushels per
acre.
white grain, is one of the most perfect pigeon foods known.
The whole stock, as well as the blades, cures into excellent fodder.
The seed, which is a small, round, As a food for poultry it is equal in nutriment to
the common yellow corn. Pigeon and poultry farmers should use this in place of the whole or broken corn.
Price, $2.50 per 100 lbs.
Shredded Wheat. per 100 lbs,
Made of the shredded wheat biscuit.
Excellent for chickens. Price, $1.75
Pure and sweet.
Cut Clover. Our cut clover is made from pure red, white, and alsike clover hay, consequently it is unsurpassed
by any offered in the market. Put up in 50 Ib. bags. Clover Meal. Oyster Shells. Fine ground for chickens and pigeons. Hulled Oats. 100 lb. bags, $2.00.
Mixed Ground Feed. For chicken mash.
Is pure clover hay ground into a meal.
100 lb. sacks.
Price, $2.00 per 100 lbs. Put up in 50 and 100 lb. bags.
Price, $2.00 per 100 lbs. Price, 90 cents per 100 lbs,
100 lbs., $1.75.
Our Gem Poultry Feed is one of the best on the market. corn, buckwheat, in a proportion best suited for the production of eggs.
It is a mixture of white and red wheat, barley, Kaffir Price, $1.75 per 100 lbs,
Bug Death
Is a non-poisonous powder that effectually takes the place of Paris Green and other dangerous insect powders when used as directed.
Pat. March I6 and Nov. 9, 1897. Pat. in Canada Nov. 2, 1897.
E give this insecticide our fullest endorsement. It has now been on the market five years, and
the sale is rapidly increasing. It is a non- poisonous powder, and can be applied dry just as it comes from the package, or it can be mixed with water and sprayed on vines with any of the sprayers on the market. It is sure death to the potato, squash and cucumber bugs, currant and tomato worms, and many other plant-eating pests.
It costs a little more to kill the bugs on an acre of potatoes with Bug Death than with other insecticides, but as Bug Death contains no arsenic it will not burn or blight the vine, thus giving the potato a better chance to mature, which means a more starchy potato and one less liable to rot, and the extra yield of marketable potatoes will more than pay the entire expense.
Use freely on all house plants. Perfectly safe to use and is non-poisonous,
The manufacturers have added a 100-pound package to the sizes already on the market, and we now offer same to the farmers.
PRICE LIST. 1 pound package S$ .15 3 5 0 35 5 55 a) . O 0 ' 50 Mee 55 A) 1.00 100 06 A 5 7.00 Perfection Shaker C é O 0 65
Circulars giving results of tests made in various places mailed free. Give Bug Death a trial and be convinced of its merits.
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Our Perfection Shaker. Price, 65 Cents.
Especially for applying Bug Death to Potato Vines.
Nz CANS
Rubber Atomizer.
Price, 75 Cents.
For applying Bug Death to squash and cucumber vines, currant bushes and other small vines and bushes, house plants,
etc.; also for applying to poultry. -_ \ LEOMINSTER. Se SIZ Sm 7 = =
Poultrymen, — Attention ! Bug Death Kills Hen Lice.
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seeds if requested.
shall be pleased to make special prices on round lots of
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We sell for Cooking Patpgise ss:
New York State H. P, Pea BE ANS New York State H. P. Medium
New York State H. P. Marrowfat
Vermont State H. P. Pea
Imported Pea
Imported Medium
California S. W. Pea
California Round Pea Horticultural
Imported Yellow Eye H. P.
Old Fashioned Yellow Eye H, P. Red Kidney H. P.
Black Turtle Soup
Large Lima (California Grown)
Canada White ee Split Peas (Bags or Bbls.)
Scotch Green Blue
At Wholesale market prices on day of purchase
We make no charge for bags or barrels when in original packages
; Broccoli, 1/0z. to 3,000 pant Cea
Mardy is oe ky
Clover; Red
Clover, White ea
Clover, Alsike » Clover, Alfalfa
» ae
; Fowl Meadow
Hungarian. ‘ y Lawn Seed went Millet, American
Millet, German Millet, Golden Orchard Grass
» Crested Dog’s Tail ;
Hard Fescue
\ Ttalian Rye Grass ©
Meadow Fescue .
_Meadow Foxtail
Perennial Rye Grass.) Houeu Stalked Meadow
WEIGHTS;
per bush., 45 lbs.
ahh ote 60 tbsis
pe Ae On bse
Np i 6olbs, © Ae 60 Ibs.
‘per sack, 50 lbs.
per bush,, 10 }bs.. ‘per bush., i0 ibs
per bushi, i4 Ibs.
SSOP cate bse
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48 Ibs. 6 Ibs. cy 50 lbs.
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QUANTITY SOWN, PER ACRE,
% bush, -
T5 to 20 Ibe, ‘ 10.t0.=5 Ibs.
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2idt0°
Ibs. +}. 15 to 20 Ibs. to 3 bush. to3 bush.’ 10 to 15 Ibs.
bush,
10 to.25-lbs,
2 to.3 bush. x to 2 bush,
1; to'x bush:
3. to'4 bush,
to x bush, to x bush. “YR, to t bush,
2-to 3 bush. 1 bush,
2 bush.
3 bush.
(2% to S bush.
3 bush. 2 bush. 2 bush.
| WEIGHTS,
Sweet Vernal’) 4.) ¢ 2°) per Buahs a Ibs. Sheep 'Fescue / “ 3 4 Ue 2 Ibs. Tall Fescue >. ee aa ; oe ie Ibs. Tall Oat-Grass:) >. ss 12 lbs. Wood Meadow . mean pare 14 lbs, Yellow Oat Grass.) <>. 0 2 8 Ibs. Buckwheat — . Baik ‘ 48 Ibs. Barley. ae) SN kia aah 48 lbs Oats Afioey . 3 ‘i Sse DS Rye ne Aree Hien aun a eee eG EDS Wheat + Y *, Seah ean GOubs Flax f. Spee . 3 a 56 Ibs Canary . Conta + 69 lbs, Hemp .. . ‘ ‘ 40 Ibs Rape : ee 66 SOLS: Beans, White « Ke * oe 60 lbs Beans, Red Kidney S$ 60 Ibs, Beans, Fancy Seed ts 60 Ibs Corn, Sweet, yageined bushel 2 } Corn; Ensilage pee bush. oy 36 tbs: , Corn}, Field =.° x 6 lbs, ‘Peas, Canada Field oe gi) eB Ibs, Peas, Green Field, « 60 tee
Peas), Fancy: Seed; “measured bushel -
See Signore yA
: OF GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS AND QUANTITIES SOWN
QUANTITY SOWN!
2% to)3 bushy
oy 4 bush.!
, 2 bush, a ash. to x Dush;
th to’ 3) bush.
at 2 to 3-bush. ‘ rf, bush. ‘ o bush. 5 1 to 2 bush,
x1ito 114 bush, +) 4 to rq bush. | + )t.to nA bush, $'to ro quarts, 3 bush. 8 to 12 quarts, to 3 bush.» to 3. bush: a to 3 bush,
‘QUANTITY OF SEED REQUIRED TO sow AN ACRE OF GROUND.
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Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants Bp sg en Asparagus, 1 0z. to 200 plants
Beans, dwarf, : quart to rso feet of drill 5
“Beans, Pale: 2 quart to 200 hills . =
Beet, gard
len, I oz. to too feet ofdrill « z
Beet, Mangel, 1 0z. to.150 feet of drill.. %,
Broom Corn. . 5
~ Brussels Sprouts, 1 0z. to 3,000 plants. Cabbage, 1 0z. to 3,000 plants : . Carrot, ¥ oz. to 150 feet of drill J * Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants c Celery; 1 0z. to 10,000 plants ? _ . Collards, 1 02. to'2,500 plants © 5 » Corn, sweet, r qt. to 500 hills Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill ~“ Cucumber, t oz. to 80 hills . e Egg-Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants ie © Endive, x oz: to:300 feet.of drill . 5 Flax, broadcast; a Kale, 1 0z. to:3,000 plants 5 Kohlrabi, 1 0z. to 200 feet of. drill’ $ Leek, 1:0z. to 250 feet of drill. Lettuce, oz. to 250 feet of drill...
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Makenta, 1 02. to Sofeet of drill’; Melon, Musk, 102z.'to r00-hills -. Melon, Water, toz.to 25 hills. Nasturtium; 1 02. to 50 feet of drill ~ Okra, 1 0z.'to 50 feet of drill
Onion Seed, 1 02. to 200 feet of drill.” Onion Seed? for Sets _.
, Onion Sets, 1 qt. fo 20 feet of drill
Parsnip, 1 02, to 250 feet of drill arsley, 1 0z, to aso feet of drill .
Peas, garden, ix qt. to 150 feet of drill :
Pepper, 10z. to 1,500 Plants Potatoes Ps
Pumpkin, 1 qt. to 300 hills ae
ie 07. to 150 feet of drill ‘
y. Satsify, i oz: to'60 feet of drill
Spinach, ;1 9z; to 150 feet of drill.
Summer Savoty, 1 02, to 500 feet “of drill”
Squash, Summer} x/0z. to 40 jhills Squash, Winter, r0z. to to hills . Tomato, 1.0z. to 3,000 plants ~~. Tobacco, 1 oz. to’ 500 plants
; Turnip, 1.0z, to 250,feet of drill © if
NUMBER OF PLANTS, 1 TREES, ETC., REQUIRED To SET AN
“NUMBER,
+ 43,500 + 19,360
DISTANCE. zs footby z foot ae : ry ‘ “e 144 cis RG Ci “ a“ i “e “” : 24, “ 2H a“ * 3 2 J “ec L 2 4 % OEE Ay oe ue at te 5 ; viteare “ c ¢ 5 ae 5 iy Ls a Apples, Tae 2 Barley
Broom Corn. Bs ae ‘Bran. .
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21,780 10,890 6,970
» 14,520
7 Bip eS:
1260 2
5840 2,722 15744
_ DISTANCE. 6 feerby) 6 feet. 2 Ae ace
- WEIGHT OF VARIOUS. ARTICLES. Ver bush. rb Ibs.
Corn Meal cs
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, Coarse : ‘ 5 ¢
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