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CLARK W. BRYAN & COMPANY, aa “a 301 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
$1,500 IN PREMIUMS.
The $500 in premiums offered by us in the Spring of 1873 for the largest yield from One Pound each of the Extra Early Vermont and Compton’s Surprise Potatoes, with ordinary farm culture, induced a large number of those engaged in agricultural pur- suits throughout the entire country to see what they could do in Potato culture. For a condensed report of this trial see page 64. (A full report of the committee appointed to make the awards will be mailed to all applicants.) :
At the suggestion of many of our agricultural friends who are desirous of seeing our new varieties of Potatoes still further tested, we have concluded to offer premiums the coming season, not only to those who will grow the largest quantity from one pound of seed, but also to those who will grow the largest quantity by weight upon one quarter of an acre of measured ground. We have appropriated $1,500 for this purpose, and if we may be allowed to judge from the reports received from competitors for our premiums last season, we believe the showing will be the most remarkable on record, and prove conclusively that good seed with careful cultivation, is sure to pay the cultivator. The amount offered for premiums io be divided as follows among growers of the following varieties of Potatoes, who shall produce the largest number of pounds from one pound of the seed, or from one quarter of an acre, sub- ject to the conditions which follow the list of premiums.
$500 FOR BROWNELL’S BEAUTY.
For largest quantity of Brownell’s Beauty Po- | For the largest quantity grown on one quar-
tatoes grown from one pound of seed, $100 00 ter of an acre of measured ground, . $100 00 For the second largest, - . «. + 950 09 | For the second largest, . : 50 00 For the third largest,. . . . . . . 4000 | For the third largest,. .-. . . .°. 4000 For the fourth largest, . . . . . . 3000 | For the fourthlargest, . .... . 3060 Hor the fifth largest, . ...... . = .. 20.00 |, For the fifihlargest, . ... . .-5 = 2000 Por thesixth largsst.1 5s: so 40 00} For the sixth Mirrest;. «=. . 2 ee
$500 FOR EXTRA EARLY VERMONT.
For the largest quantity of Extra Early Ver- | For the largest quantity grown on one quarter
mont, from one pound of seed, .$100 00 of an acre of measured ground, . . $100 00 For second largest,. . . . . . . . 50 00/ For the second largest, ME ses For third largest; 5.) 4000 | For the third largest... =... oe Forfourth largest, “2s 0.0.) es > 0 |For the fourth larsest,—.> . . ==. ee ae Forntth largest oo oe ee 2 SO Pb For themiten tareest. so. ae 20 00 For sixth largest, . - 2s 10°00.) For the ‘sixth largest, =... - 1000
$500 FOR COMPTON’S SURPRISE.
For largest quantity Compton’s Surprise, from | For the largest quantity grown on one quarter one pound of seed, .. . . . . $100 00 of an acre of measured ground, . . $160 00
For second largest,. . ss... . 50 00 | For the second largest, ~- : 50 00 For third largest, -~ °°... ee os 2 A000 | Kor the ‘thamiarsest.. 4... ae For fourth largest, o./) sees se nd02002). Por. the fourthaarcest, - =>. -.. sae eee For fifth largest, =: 6.5»)... 20-002) Nor the fifthAare=est ..- 1.5 > 5. . eee ee Forsixth larcest, «25 2c. 2 10-00 | Por-the spiilareest,..) 2: : eee
Competitors for the prizes will be required to give the date on which they gave their order for the Potatoes, date of planting, date of digging, with a written statement of their mode of culture, characteristics of the soil—whether clay, alluvial, sandy or loam—nature of the sub- soil, whether underdrained or not; also, the kind and quantity of fertilizers: used, how and when applied, with the weight of the crop when dug, which must be witnessed and sworn to before a justice of the peace, notary, or any other one competent to administer the oath, and sent to our address before the first of November, 1874. Persons desiring to compete for both the premiums offered for the largest product from a single pound, and also for the largest product from one quarter of an acre, will be required to purchase a separate lot of Potatoes for each trial; also to plant on different pieces of ground. The pound cannot be selected out of those ordered for the quarter acre, but must be weighed out by us, and purchased and cultivated separately. One bushel medium size Potatoes cut to single eyes will usually plant one-fourth of an acre. Some prefer more seed and some less, we do not restrict the quantity of seed, every planter can use whatever quantity he pleases.
The Seed in all cases must be purchased of us. Those competing for the one quar- ter acre premiums will be required to state the exact number of pounds used for seed in plant- ing, and have the ground correctly measured by a competent person, which must be sworn to and witnessed; also to comply with all the rules required of those competing for the premiums for one pound. The awards will be made by a committee composed of the following well- known gentlemen in the agricultural community: PRoF. GEORGE THURBER, editor American Agriculturist; Dr. F. M. HEXAMER, and P. T. Qutyy, horticulturists, and will be printed and a copy mailed to each competitor. The prizes will be paid the first of December, 1874. :
N. B.—To prevent misunderstanding, we wish it distinctly understood that no prizes will be awarded unless the above requirements are complied with in every particular, and accom- panied by a sworn statement that they were grown with ordinary farm or garden culture. Immense crops of the most ordinary varieties of Potatoes can be raised by forcing and prop- agating from slips under glass, but we wish these varieties to stand upon their own mer- its asafarm crop. We will consider it a favor if our patrons will test their cooking qualities both for boiling and baking, and report to us, also give us, as nearly as possible, the time of maturity. For description, prices, and illustrations of the above varieties, see page 63, also our Illustrated Potato Catalogue, which contains a list of 300 varieties Potatoes, with direc- tions for culture, and will be mailed free to all applicants.
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FLOWER SEEDS.
NOVELTIES FOR (874.
‘NOT BEFORE OFFERED IN THIS COUNTRY. THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE AS GIVEN BY THEIR RESPECTIVE GROWERS.
THE GOLDEN-SPURRED COLUMBINE, Aquilegia Chry- santha—This Columbine was dis- covered in the southern part of the Rocky Mountains some twenty years ago, but it has only recently come into cultivation. When first described from dried specimens it was considered to be avariety of A. £ : cerulea, which was then knownas — A. leptocera, and has been sparingly cultivated in England as A. lepto- cera aurea. It has recently been cultivated at the Botanic Garden at Cambridge, and Dr. Gray being con- vinced that it is a distinct species . has described it as A. chrysantha. it is a very vigorous species, form- ing a bushy plant four feet high, and bears an abundance of flowers which are similar in shape to those *$ of A. cerulea, but of a clear yellow 40 color with the petals rather darker && than thesepals. Unlike most other species of Columbine it keeps pro- A ducing its flowers all Summer, and A; the plant stands Summer’s heat and Winter’s cold perfectly; conceded by all who have seen it to be one of the finest plants of recent intro- duction. It is.a perennial easily raised from seed. Per pkt., $0 50 Aster Goliath.—A new and
superb variety, flowers of large. size and very showy, fine, distinct colors mixed, Aster Washington.-White and peach blossom. This variety is said by the raiser to be a great improvement upon any variety before off- ered, and without exception the finest in cultivation. In the white variety the color is unusually pure, that of the peach blossom is of a very delicate tint. Packets of 25 seeds, - - = Amaranthus Abyssini- cus.—A new Abyssinian in- troduction, forming an ex- ceedingly vigorous tree-like specimen, five feet in hight and about the same in di- cae inlets ones or planted at the sides o very striking effect, - Amaranthus chlorostachys.—An erect-growing, branched species, about five feet in hight, densely covered with large, oval, lanceolate, light green foliage; the branches ; terminate into long spikes of yellowish-green flowers, - Se Ee = i Amaranthus ehloro-ruber.—Of same hight and habit as the preceding, with purple D) Fs colored spikes of flowers, - = = = = 3 = = =
SUPPLEMENT TO ABRIDGED CATALOGUE AND ALMANAC. :
Amaranthus olbiensis multicolor.—A very showy plant about two and one-half Pkt. feet high, with long recurved foliage, which ts of a purplish-green color about half- way up, terminating gradually from purplish-red to orange-red, until passing into a glowing colored summit, composed of blush-red, yellow and green, - = - $0 25 Amaranthus olbiensis sanguineous.—A brilliant, ornamental plant, attaining about three feet in hight, forming a broad-based pyramid like A. salicijolius. The foliage which is large and recurved is of blackish-purple on the lower part of the plant passing into a unique tint of blood-red, - = = pee z Amaranthus Thorleyensis.— Believed to be a hybrid between the well-kuown “ Foun- tain Plant,” (A. Salicifolius,) and ‘‘ Joseph’s Coat,” (A. Tricolor,) having the foun- _ tain-like habit of the former, as shown by the cut, with the brilliant, yellow, scarlet - and crimson marking of the latter. It originated in the grounds of T. W. Thorley, Esq., Jersey City Heights, during the Summer of 1873. Plants, first of May, 50 cents each; $4.50 per dozen, = = == a = = - - - Andropogon Schimperi.—A perennial Graminz from Abyssinia, forming large tufts of dark green leaves, throwing up a large number of flower stems to the hight of six feet, which terminate from half the length in a small branched golden spike, of charming effect, - = = - rc = Sa oe - - Begonia tuberous-rooted.—New hybrids of Boliviensis, Sedeni, Chelsoni and others mixed. These splendid varieties produce branching and atthe same time tufted plants from twelve to eighteen inches high, covered the whole Summer until frost sets in with bright and elegant flowers, succeeding as well in the shade as in the sun. Its utility for bedding can not be over-estimated. Masses on a lawn presenta gor- geous aspect and elicit general admiration. Flowering bulbs, 75 cents each; seeds, Celosia violet-feathered.—A very interesting novelty, with large plume-like flower- . spikes of fine violet color, - - - - - = - - - Cineraria new double-flowering.—This is unquestionably the finest novelty in the way of Florist Flowers for the greenhouse that has been sent out for many years; they represent all the modifications of color usually found among Cinerarias, namely, crimsons and magentas in various shades, purples both light and dark, as well as flowers tipped with different tints of scarlet and magenta, and perfectly double; habit very good; will prove a most desirable acquisition. Packets contain 20 seeds, Cobea scandens alba.—A new and white-flowering variety of this beautiful climbing FS plant. Packets of 5seeds, - - - = - = - - - Cucurbita melopepo striped fiat.—An interesting new variety of the ornamental Gourd family; fruits very numerous, dark green, striped and ribbed with white, ex- . cellent for covering trellis, verandas, etc., - - - - - = > Hebeclinum urolepis.—Large, growing five to six feet in hight, very vigorous, flowers in large corymbs, very numerous, grayish-rose, blooming from midsummer until frost, Matricaria eximea nana fi. pl.—A dwarf variety of the well known Feverfew, . with pure white double flowers; useful both for bouquets and for bedding plants, - Myosotis palustris semperfiorens.—A beautiful variety of the true Forget-me-not, and a valuable acquisition. Itis of the same lovely transparent azure blue of the wild species, rather larger in flower, and continues in bloom without interruption ; during the whole season until frost, - - - - ~ - - ~ Phiox Drummondi grandiflora.—By means of a careful selection, a class of P. Drummondi has been obtained, remarkable for the unusual size of the flowers, which are similar in form to those of the perennial sorts, and rendered very striking by a large center and a fine dark violet eye, - - ie = ae. - Sweet Pea Invincible Striped.—A very beautiful, large-flowered, carnation-striped Sweet Pea, colors bright scarlet and white, which can not fail to become popular, - Verbena Aubletia erecta.—A great improvement on the old variety, of compact habit, producing erect spikes of flowers, - - - - - - - The collection of 21 varieties, $8.00 net.
NEW ROSES.
Hybrid Perpetual Rose, “ Firebrand.’’—Of the style of Giant of the Battles; color, scarlet-crimson, double, symmetrical in form, fragrant, and entirely hardy. Considered by the raiser, William Paul, to be the finest rose of its class. Price, $3.00 each.
TEA AND NOISETTE ROSES.—MOSTLY NEW.
Belle Macconnaise, white. Madame Celine Berthold, sulphur-yellow. Bianqui, French white. : Madame Trifle, salmon-yellow. Catherine Mermet, blush. Madame Capaucine, bronze. Celine, yellowish-orange. Madame Damazin, large salmon. Compte Taverna, deep yellow. Madame Jules Margottin, yellow and Compte de Grevel, pale yellow. violet. : La Jonquil, golden-yellow. Madame H. Jamain, yellow and white. Le Nankin, snow-white. Madame Margottin, yellow and rose. Mont Blane, white. Madame D’St. Joseph, deep rose. Marie Duchere, deep rose. Reve D’Or or Climbing Safrano, buff. Marie Sisley, white tipped carmine. President, light salmon. Marie Van Houtte, yellowish-white. Eliza Varden, creamy-white. _ Mad?me Azaline Imbert, orange-yellow. | Triumph De Renes, canary color.
Price for young plants in 3-inch pots, 60 cents each; $6.00 per dozen; full set of 25 sorts for $9.00.
Large plants in 4-inch pots, $1.00 each; $9.00 per dozen, or full set of 25 sorts, $15.00.
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NEW VEGETABLE SEEDS.
Novelties and Additional Varieties.
» pe ERS NEW POTATOES—THE SNOWFLAKE.
THIS new seedling is the result of a series of carefully and intelligently made experiments by Mr. C. G. Pringle of Charlotte, Vt. As in the raising of improved live stock, breeders will breed for certain points, and can fix these characteristics so firmly that their progeny will re- tain them for generations to come, so Mr. Pringle holds that, in the Vegetable Kingdom, simi- lar improvements may be produced and perpetuated. His aim, in this case, was to produce a Potato which should combine the best attainable quality with the highest degree of health, and in this he has, as is proved by the result of his labors, most wonderfully succeeded, for never before has a variety been introduced which combined these qualities in as high a degree.
In the year 1869, Mr. Pringle selected from the many thousands of seedlings he had pro- duced, one which seemed to combine the desired qualities more than any other. It was the
offspring of a seedling of the White Peachblow, fertilized with Early Rose. Yet he did not | :
consider this the highest perfection possible, and this seedling, which was never named nor introduced, was again fertilized with the pollen of the Excelsior, and the result of this hybrid- ization is the “‘ Snowflake,”’ the Potato we now offer for the first time.
Its season is second early, ripening shortly after the earliest varieties, and yet, not requir- ing as long a season as the late varieties, whose vines are often killed by frost before the tubers are fully matured. For the past three years the vines and tubers have perfected their entire growth by the middle of September. The tubers are of a good medium and uniform size; shape elongated oval, compressed, exceedingly symmetrical and remarkably uniform; eyes few, entirely flat on the base and body of the tuber, and but slightly and sharply de- pressed near the seed end; skin white, with a russety tinge, and somewhat roughish and tes- selated. Its flesh is of exceedingly fine grain, snowy-white when boiled, and of a lightness and porosity almost approaching a snowflake. In quality we do not hesitate to say nothing
can surpass this new variety; its mealiness, its pure, delicate flavor, and the evenness with Eg
which it cooks through, have never been eclipsed by any Potato. Asa baking Potato it is equally valuable, and as such is distinguished for its pure starch texture and delicate, nutty flavor. The tubers have attained the full development of their quality as soon as they are fit
,j to dig, and do not lose it during Winter; samples kept till the first of June did not show the
least deterioration. The vines are-of medium hight, stout and vigorous; leaves medium, and of dark green color. The tubers are compactly clustered around the base of the stalks,—an important consideration in digging the crop. The variety has been tested on widely varying soils—sand, gravel, loam, as well as heavy clay—and has, in every case, given the same favor- able results and produced a yiek from 300 to 400 bushels per acre. In every case it has proved healthy and hardy, while other varieties alongside of it failed to give satisfactory re-
. sults. Our stock of this variety is very small, and our only object in offering it for sale before
securing a larger stock is that growers in various parts of the country can have an oppor- tunity of testing its merits. We will consider it a particular favor if those of our customers who give it a trial will give us their opinion of its quality. For sale in one pound parcels only, at $3.00 per pound by mail, postpaid.
Spinach—Extra Large, Round Leaved.—A splendid variety of the Lettuce-leaved Spinach, but with leaves much longer and broader, round, thick, and fleshy, dark green. Young plants transplanted into a rich soil will grow to an enormous size. Half-ounce pkts., 25 cents. :
Lettuce—Green, Fat Cabbage.—A new Summer Cabbage Lettuce, with large, thick, succulent leaves;.an excellent sort: Per pkt., 25 cents.
Leek— Extra Large Carentan.— Very hardy, of extraordinary size, much larger in every respect than any other variety, and of fine quality. Per pkt., 25 cents.
Squash—Round Warted Marrow.—A new French variety, of medium size, with or- ange-colored flesh, melting, of very fine quality; an excellent keeper. The skin, when it can be seen, is of a bright red, and all over covered and netted with gray warts. Packets of 5 seeds, 25 cents.
Peas—McLean’s Best of All.—Said to be the best Wrinkled Pea in cultivation for the main crop. Its particularly robust and vigorous growth. large pods, completely covering the
‘haulm and filled with from seven to ten fine Peas. together with its rich flavor will ensure for . :
it a place in every garden; hight, 3 feet. One-half pint pkts., 30 cents; pint, 50 cents; quart,
90 cents, by mail postpaid.
Peas—Nelson’s Vanguard.—A superior second Early Wrinkled Pea, habit bushy and compact, the haulm producing one mass of bloom, and is completely covered with medium sized, well-filled pods. It is of excellent flavor; hight, 3 feet. One-half pint pkts., 25 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents, by mail postpaid. :
Peas—Sutton’s Jersey Hero.—A new Wrinkled variety from the Channel Islands, where it is held in great repute. It is very prolific, forms large pods well filled with medium sized Peas of delicious flavor. One-half pint pkts., 25 cents; pint, 40 cents; quart, 75 cents,
NEW PLANTS.
PLANTS BY MAIL. _ Upon receipt of catalogue price we will forward any plants by mail, provided not less than one dollar’s worth be ordered.
In sending plants by mail they are carefully done up in oiled paper to prevent evapora- tion, so that our friends may feel assured of receiving them in safety. We have numerous testimonials from our customers at various distant points, who have received their plants from us by mail, in such good condition, that they have written us letters of high commendation. If it is the wish of our customers, we will distinctly name every plant we send by mail, though as a rule, there will be no need of it, as in the case of a dozen Verbenas we should send per- fectly distinct varieties; but were a dozen Verbenas ordered in two, three, or four sorts by name, we should then label each sort.
Upon receiving plants by mail, before the season is far enough advanced to plant in the open air, they should be put either into pots or boxes for a short time, where, if the soil is good, and attention be paid to watering and shading, they will soon make new roots and begin to grow, especially if they are kept in rather a moist atmosphere.
+4 . Each. Iris Iberica.—This is one of the most remarkable and interesting plants that has ever been introduced into cultivation. Its dwarf habit, gigantic flowers, great snow-white erect sepals, its equally large strangely-colored petals, and its stigmas with shining black-purple humped bases (the latter organs resembling some monstrous insect), make up a flower of singular oddity, and such remarkable beauty that few can form any possible idea of this wonderful plant. The plant grows from five to six inches high, having large solitary flowers from three to five inches high; the outer seg- ments of the flower are erect and of a snow-white color, with afew red spots towards the base, on the inner surface. The inner segments are of a yellowish-green, cov- ered with wrinkled, dark, shining purple, reticulate bands; the disc is a glossy black- purple, and the stigmas are of a dull yellow color, mottled with reddish-brown. Such a curious combination of color is rarely seen in the same plant, and this will be eagerly sought after by all those who appreciate beautiful and interesting flow- ers, more especially as the subject of these remarks must be considered a floral won- der. Price $9.00 per dozen, - . - a Es Z 4 2: Pelargonium Aline Sisley.—New, double white Geraniums, of very dwarf, compact, free-flowering habit, flowers pure white, and foliage very handsome. Of the double white Geraniums which have appeared this season, we have selected this as the best, Pelargonium Alice Crousse.—New double Geranium, with large trusses of delicate peach-colored flowers, quite different from anything heretofore seen. The plant is very compact and dwarf growing, - - - a = rg <3 = Carnation La Belle.—A new perpetual-flowering Carnation, of a somewhat climbing habit, producing a profusion of very large, fragrant, pure white, double flowers, - 1 00 Coleus Magnet.—A very beautiful Coleus, with leaves of deepest crimson velvet, and narrowly margined with delicate green, »- - - < = a x Coleus Zanzibar.—Leaves light canary-yellow, marked in the center with a claret- crimson blotch, and narrowly margined with bronze; a most desirable acquisition, - Mesembryanthemum Cordifolium variegatum.—aA new bedding plant of exquis- ite beauty, and very dwarf trailing habit. The leaves are a delicate green, broadly margined with purest white, and are of asucculent nature. This plant will endure the hottest sun and dryest weather, - = - - = 2 a Coleus Golden Gem.—A fit companion for the above, haying light green and orange scarlet, beautifully fringed foliage, - - - . - 3 = Primula Japonica.—The queen of Primroses, from Japan; every person who has
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seen this plant in flower, pronounces itlovely, -_ ~ * te z Pelargonium Master Christine.—The finest Pink Geranium ever offered; in habit the plant is dwarf and compact, very large trusses of the richest pink flowers, valua- ble alike for the flower garden in Summer or the decoration of the conservatory or parlor window in the Winter, - - - - - - - - Pelargonium Marie Lemoine.—The finest Double Pink Geranium in cultivation; valuable for Winter flowering, - - - - - - at S Pelargonium Jean Sisley.—Very dwarf, free-flowering habit, flowers most intense
vivid scarlet, with large, white eye. - 50 75
SUPPLEMENT TO ABRIDGED CATALOGUE AND ALMANAC.
New Sweet-Scented Violet, “‘Marie Louise.’’—The only thing valuable in Each. Doz. “New Violets”? we have yet had; in color it is much darker than the well- _ known Neapolitan Violet, double its size, equally fragrant, and, in its prolific flowering, if we are not deceived, it will in a year or two rivalif not entirely
_supplant the old Neapolitan. The few of them we had to offer to the bouquet makers this Winter have been much admired. Price, $30.00 per 100, - - $0 50 $4 50
New Climbing Monthly Rose, “James Sprunt.”’—This will prove a valua- ble acquisition as a pillar rose for greenhouses at the North, and for out-door culture South, as it will no doubt prove entirely hardy in most situations south of Baltimore. It grows to the hight of 6 to 10 feet in one season, blooming monthly. The bud is of a rich dark crimson, getting somewhat lighter when expanded. Tea fragrance. It is probably a ** sport” from the well-known monthly crimson rose Agrippina; but its quick, vigorous growth makes it yal- uable asaclimber. It was raised by Mr. James Sprunt of Keenansyille, N.C., the same gentleman to whom we are indebted. for the far-famed yellow tea rose, ‘Isabella Sprunt.” Large stock plants, $1.50 each; smaller plants, -
New Coleus, “‘Chameleon.”—An entirely distinct. variety of great beauty, ground color of the leaf is a carmine pink splashed with dark maroon, the edge of the leaf fringed with yellow; it is well-named chameleon, for there are seldom two leaves on the plant to be found alike; it has no resemblance to any other sort. A few of it was sold late last Spring in New York, but its distribution has been only local; it will be new to the great majority of our patrons, - * -. = = = = = = = = =
New Winter-Fliowering Carnation, ‘‘ Maimie.’’—A test of two seasons shows this to be; in our opinion, the best white Winter-flowering Carnation cultivated. Its habitis neat and compact, attaining only from 12 to 15 inches in hight when in bloom. The flowers are of the purest white, borne in great profusion, - = = - = - - ~ - =
Glaucium Corniculatum.—A fine ornamental plant, with long velvety leaves, gracefully recurved, of a silvery white color, deeply cut to the rib, forming two rows of leaflets, each of which is again deeply cut and curled. The flowers are orange-yellow, bell-shaped and drooping. It is of vigorous growth, and with its bright silvery hue, makes a fine contrast with other colored foliaged plants.
Hydrangea Otaksa.—The H. Otaksa promises much popularity for the future when known. It attains a hight from three to four feet, and is reeommenda- ble for its ornamental qualities. Gorgeous and magnificent foliage of a nearly orbicular form and thick texture, the branches spreading horizontally, are well sustained and vigorous. Enormous trusses of large rose-colored flowers when grown in-doors, and of a blue shade out-doors. Its splendid flowers remain fresh for-months, - = - - - - - - -
Amaryllis (Vallotta) Purpurea.—One of the most beautiful and desirable plants grown, having large crimson-scarlet lily-like flowers, produced in heads of five or six flowers in each, which remain a long time in perfection. Large bulbs of this, if kept growing, will flower three, four, and even five times in™ the year, and with us it generally flowers about Christmas or New Year’s. As easily cultivated as the Calla. Extra strong flowering roots, $1.00 each; 50 to
New Double Tuberose, “The Pearl.’’—This is a new, and entirely distinct form of the old double tuberose. Its chief characteristics are, its short robust
stem, and great size of flowers, the latter being as freely produced as in the
common sort, while they are quite double the size, and we find that young roots of this variety flower much sooner than the old sort, inasmuch as small sets which we purchased last Spans, and planted in the ordinary way, have thrown up their stout flower stems, and have given us flowers of greater size and much purer white than we ever saw in the old variety. We take pleasure in recom- mending this to our customers as a first-class article of great merit. Price for flowering roots, - - - - = - - ~ ~ - 30 3 00
Acanthus lusitanicus; Acanthus mollis; Acanthus spimosus. (Ready May Ist.)
These are splendid herbaceous plants with lascinated leaves of a foot in breadth by two feet long. and of a dark shining green color. Out of doors they are first-class decorative plants. They are also used in Winter for in-door decoration. They will stand our Winters with aslight protection. Price, $1.00 each.
Briophyllum proliferum.—A_ vigorous-growing, succulent plant, with large palmated leaves. It is a fine decorative plant, either for out-door in Summer or for the house in Winter. Price, $1.00 each.
Echeveria racemosa.—A beautiful species with brilliant flowers, which are freely produced during Winter. Price, 75 cents each. :
Melianthus majus.—This handsome decorative plant should have the first place on the lawn or garden, where it is sure to produce a fine effect. The leaves are deeply cut and of a beautiful glaucous green. It grows from three tofour feet high. Price, $1.00 each.
Schistocarpus bicolor.—A plant with enormous leaves, standing the wind well. Itis bulb- ous-rooted like the Dahlia, and as easily kept over Winter Price, $1.00 each.
Werbesina gigantea.—A decorative plant of rapid growth and large leaves; it makes a fine effect on the lawn or the center of a bed. Price, $1.00 each.
Otheuna crassifolia.—This is not a new plant, but is very valuable for baskets or car- peting amongst specimen plants on the lawn or beds. We have tried it for several years, andit was admired by everybody whosawit. It bearssmall yellow flowers, is of rapid growth and spreading habit, and of the easiest culture, even a little frost does not injure it. Price, 35 cents each; $3.00 per dozen.
SUPPLEMENT TO ABRIDGED CATALOGUE AND ALMANAC.
New Dahlias, (Large-Flowered.)
READY MAY ist.
“Deutsche Ausdauer, rich carmine, bordered white.
Deutsche Glory, yellow, pointed white, extra.
Deutsche Loverose, yellow, pointed rosy-crimson.
Deutsche Modejungfer, white, tipped with lavender.
Deutsche Sonne, fine golden-yellow.
Doctor Ahlman, dark violet.
Emile Tassel, bright orange, fine form.
Ferdinand Courcelles, orange, glazed yermilion and bordered carmine. Graf Attoms, crimson, tipped white.
Lehrer L. Fulke, crimson-scarlet.
Mr. Grau, chamois, reflected with gray.
Mulatre, dark maroon with fiery reflect.
Prince Bismarck, purplish-carmine. *
Schoene Deutsche, creamy-white, edged with purplish-carmine and pointed white. Stolze Schneerose, pure white, (extra).
Price, 75 cents each; $6.00 per dozen.
New Dahlias, (Liliput.)
READY MAY Ist.
Deutsche Madchenliebe, lilac, quilled.
~ Deutsches Violreeschen, violet, quilled. Caroline Herschel, white, tipped rosy-violet. — Fallmeyer, reddish-orange, pointed white. . German Snow Queen, pure white, quilled, extra.
\,.. Gluhende Kohle, yellow, pointed red, extra. Grussan Markranstadt, chamois and salmon. Gretchen von Kostritz, canary-yellow, bordered carmine. Kleiner Americaner, deep maroon with light tip. Kleine Linna, blush, pointed rosy-crimson. Kleiner Mcor Chief, darkest maroon. Kleiner Fanthast, purplish-wine color. Kleines Wunderkind, bright carmine. Kleine Goldperle, bright golden-yellow. Kleine Isabellrose, light center, tipped with dark crimson. Liliput Pyramid, claret, pointed white and salmon, quiiled, fine. Prince Heinrich, straw color, pointed rosy-violet. Sangerbraut, crimson, blush ground. Triomphe de Montbrilliant, crimson, tipped white. Four Colored, orange, red, white and salmon. Price, 75 cents each; $6.00 per dozen.
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Hardy Border Plants.
We especially invite the attention of florists to this desirable class of plants, which is con- stantly increasing in interest, by the introduction of new and choice kinds. They are what are termed Herbaceous ; that is, having perennial roots, but the stem dying annually to the ground, after flowering. The ease with which they are cultivated, their entire hardiness, and particularly, the great diversity and beauty of the flowers of some, as well as the singular at- tractive foliage of others, render them of surpassing interest to every owner of a garden, how-
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SUPPLEMENT TO ABRIDGED CATALOGUE AND ALMANAC.
We desire to mention our collection of Iris, as being well worthy of notice during the blooming season. Our beds of new hybrid Aquilegias are also especially fine.
PRICE, 25 cents each, except where noted. 10 plants, one of a kind, $2.00. 20. plants, one of a kind, $3.00. 50 plants, in 10 kinds, $6.00. 100 plants, in 20 kinds, $10.00.
The above assortments are invariably our selection.
Rocky Mountain Columbine, (Aquilegia cerulea.)—A charming novelty; from the Rocky Mountains, and recently introduced into cultivation; is one of the handsomest of the genus. In England, it is declared to be ‘not only the Queen of Columbines, but even the most beautiful of all herbaceous plants.”’. The color is white and violet-blue, and the remarkably long spurs, give to the flower an appearance, both singular and graceful. Price, 50 cents each.
Each. Iris (Fleur de Lys.)—Our collection of 50 varieties of this splendid genus embraces
only the tuberous-rooted species and varieties. The beds when in bloom, form one
of the most attractive objects imaginable in a flower garden. They are so easily
cultivated, and present such a diversity of form, size and color, as to render them
indispensable to the florist. This collection was obtained from one of the most ex-
tensive Belgian gardens. Price, $2.25 per dozen, - - - = a - $0 25 Iris Kempferi.—Three distinct varieties, novelties recently introduced from Japan,
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and striped, - Chinese Primsase double white, fixie plants, - Chinese dwarf orange, fine plants with fruit, - Cissus discolor, very handsome foliage, - -
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Ferns and Lycopodiums, twenty handsome sorts,
Fuchsias, fine sorts, per dozen, $3.00, - -
Geranium, Scarlet, Zonale and Salmon,
Geranium, Ivy Leaved, = - -
Geranium, Golden one, - -
Geranium, Variegated, -
Geranium, Nosegay and Geewiated. -
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Lisimachia, Nummularia, Moneywort,
Lobelias, — - - -
Pelargoniums, Show and Fancy, -
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Roses, Tea Scented Manthly: including Lamarque, pure white; Saffrano, fawn color; Bon silene, deep TOSS, and Isabella Sprunt, canary-yellow,
Roses, smaller plants of the above, and one fandired other fine varieties of Hybrid Perpetuals, Teas and Bourbons, one dozen varieties by mail, - - - =
Salvia splendens, new white, fine, - = - =
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Smilax, fine plants, the handsomest v vine for parlor decoration,
Stevia compacta and elegans, - - =
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Tradescantia, three sorts for ae baskets, -
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Plants for Ferneries and Wardian Cases in ae variety.
Any of the above will be sent by mail, carefully packed, for the prices annexed. But hen plants are required for pot culture in the house, they. should be sent by express; they may then be packed to avoid the crushing which packing for mail sometimes necessitates.
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Collections of Plants for the Flower Garden.
For the convenience of those who are unacquainted with plants, but are desirous of hay- ing a fine display of flowers during the Summer months, we have prepared the following col- lections, embracing the most showy and distinct varieties, and those of easy culture, which will not fail to give satisfaction to the purchaser. In purchasing these collections our cus- tomers will find a great saving from regular Catalogue rates. The selection of varieties in all cases to be left with us.
COLLECTION No. 1.—$25.00.
10 Monthly Roses.
10 Hybrid, Perpetual and Moss Roses.
4 Heliotropes.
4 Searlet Zonale Pelargo- niums.
2 Salmon Pelargoniums.
2 Silver Edged Pelargoni- ums.
1 Gold and Bronze Pelar- gonium.
1 Golden Tri-color Pelar- gonium.
6 Scented Pelargoniums.
6 Fuchsias.
3 Ivy-Leaved Pelargoniums.
2 Show and Fancy Pelargo- niums.
3 Lemon Verbenas.
4 Monthly Carnations.
2 Pinks.
2 Mimulus.
1 Lophospermum.
4 Calceolarias.
4 Salvias.
3 Fevertfews.
8 Double Tuberoses.
3 Petunias.
6 Dahlias.
3 Lantanas.
6 Coleus.
3 Achyranthes. 2 Alternanthera. 2 Gnaphalium. 2 Centaurea.
2 Bouvardias.
40 Verbenas.
4 Gladiolus.
2 Ivys.
2 Maurandyas. 1 Vinca.
To which we will add, without extra charge, the beautiful Coleus Chameleon, and a plant
of the new White Salvia.
2 Ageratum.
-2 Cupheas.
3 Fuchsias.
6 Monthly Tea Roses.
6 Perpetual and Moss Roses. 3 Coleus.
3 Achyranthes.
4 Lobelias. -
To which we will add, without extra char and one of the new White Salvia.
4 Zonale Pelargoniums.
4 Variegated Pelargoniums.
2 Ivies.
1 Lophospermum. —
3 Petunias.
4 Gladiolus.
3 Lemon Verbenas.
2 Caleceolaria.
4 Double Tuberoses.
3 Salvias.
2 Double Feverfew.
1 Mrs. Pollock Geranium.
2 Sweet Scented Geraniums.
25 Verbenas.
2 Maurandyas. 1 Mimulus. 4 Monthly Carnations.
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20 Verbenas. 10 Pelargoniums, Zonales, va- riegated and scented. 4 Monthly Roses. 4 Perpetual and Moss Roses. 2 Heliotropes. 2 Lemon Verbenas. 4 Double Tuberoses.
2 Coleus.
2 Achyranthes. 2 Lobelias.
2 Mimaulus.
2 Gladiolus.
2 Dahlias.
2 Lantanas.
2 Petunias.
1 Double Feverfew.
2 Salvias.
1 Lophospermum.
1 Maurandya.
1 Gnaphalium.
1 Vinca.
1 Toy.
2 Monthly Carnations.
To which we will add, without extra charge, either a plant of the beautiful Coleus Cha- meleon, the White Salvia, or the Jean Sisley Scarlet Pelargonium; purchaser’s choice.
COLLECTION No. 4.—85.00
2 Monthly Roses.
2 Perpetual and Moss Roses. 1 Ageratum.
1 Coleus.
1 Achyranthes.
1 Alternanthera.
1 Vinca.
12 Verbenas.
2 Heliotropes. 2 Fuchsias.
4 Geraniums, sorts.
1 Lemon Verbena.
1 Searlet Salvia.
1 Double Feverfew.
1 Dahlia.
1 Lobelia.
1 Maurandya.
1 Lophospermum.
To which we will add, without extra charge, either a plant of the White Salvia, Coleus
Chameleon, or Pelargonium Jean Sisley; purchasers’ choice. :
On account of the bulk of the above collections they could not be sent by mail; they would have to be properly packed and sent by express. And it may be well to remark here, that we can always send larger and finer plants by express than we can by mail, on account of the limited weight of all mail packages, so that although the mail affords a cheap and ready means for obtaining plants, yet we advise our customers, wherever there is a reliable express route, and the number of plants they wish to order, considerable, to obtain them by that means.
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Monthly Calendar of Operations.
For the very useful matter contained in this Calendar we are indebted to the Agricultu- ral and Horticultural Annuals, published by the Orange Judd Company, from 1867 to 1871, which contains much valuable information for the farmer and gardener, sent postpaid at 50 cents per copy. :
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B. Kk. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
NEW ARRANGEMENTS [nh Publishing our Annual Catalogue.
THOSE of our customers who have been accustomed to receive our General Illustrated Catalogue and Amateur’s Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden, are respectfully referred to the notice on page 3 of our last issue, (the Nineteenth Annual Edition,) in which we have stated that, in consequence of so few alterations being required from year to year, that we intended to make that a STANDARD EDITION, to be published hereafter from time to time, as occasion may require, but that a Supplement to that edition, in the form of an Abridged Catalogue, would te published yearly, which would contain all the leading articles enumerated in our General Catalogue, together with the most desirable novelties of the past season, with such alterations in prices as may be necessary, and mailed to them free of charge. To this we have added an Almanac, with a Monthly Calendar of Gperations, which will be found very useful to the inexperienced cultivator, giving, as it does, much use- ful information upon the various duties necessary to be performed each month in the Orch- ard, Fruit Garden, Kitchen Garden, Flower Garden,—also for the treatment of House Plants, which, if carried out, cannot fail to produce the most satisfactory results.
In consequence of the great diversity of soil and climate, it is impossible to give a special list of Seeds that will thrive EQUALLY AS WELL in every section of the country. In compil- ing the present list, we have given those varieties, as far as possible, which we are confident will succeed well in almost any locality, and which an experience of nearly thirty years will warrant us in recommending. Our Seeds are selected with the greatest care from the most
reliable sources, a large portion grown by special contract with the most experienced growers, 4
both in this country and in Europe; and we feel no hesitation in stating that no better Seeds than those offered by us can be procured in this or any other country. Ourrapidly increasing
trade and satisfactory testimonials, received from every section of the country, are sufiivient 2 a
proof of their superior excellence. Persons wishing for varieties not enumerated in this list, we would refer to our
Illustrated Seed Catalogue E AND AMATEUR’S GUIDE TO THE FLOWER AND KITCHEN GARDEN,
(Nineteenth Edition, with Supplement for 1874,) Which will be mailed to all applicants upon receipt of 25 cents; an edition elegantly bound in cloth, $1.00.
This is without exception the largest and best Catalogue ever published in this or any other country. It contains 204 pages, including several hundred finely executed engravings of favorite flowers and vegetables, a BEAUTIFULLY COLCRED CHROMO OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FLOWERS IN CULTIVATION, and a descriptive list of 2,000 species and varieties of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, including all the novelties of the past season, with full directions for culture. Also a list of upwards of one hundred varieties of French Hybrid Gladiolus and other Summer Flowering Bulbs, to which is added a list of a few of the choicest varieties of Grapes, Strawberries, Raspberries, and other Small Fruits, etc., etc., with much other useful information upon the subject of Gardening generally, which will be found useful to the experienced amateur, as well as those about to commence the delightful occupation of Gardening.
Purchasers of seeds to the amount of $1.00 are entitled to a copy of Catalogue gratis.
N. B.—We are continually receiving orders for the above Catalogue from persons whe are not our customers, who do not even send stamps for return postage. We would inform such that on account of the great expense which attends its publication, we cannot afford to cireulate it gratuitously, excepting to our customers, whose names are always recorded upon our books. The amount charged, 25 cents, does not pay half the cost. Our Catalogue con- tains as much, or more, general information upon gardening subjects, as many other works for which 31.50 is charged. The beautiful Chromo is alone worth the price demanded for the book. With this explanation we hope we shall not be considered unreasonable in declining orders unless accompanied by a remittance of 25 cents.
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Postpaid to all parts of the United States. All parcels by Express to be paid by the purchaser, unless by special agreement. The cest of collection and return charges will be added to bills sent C. OC. D.
THE old postage law authorizes the sending of BULBs, FLOWER ROoTs, CUTTINGS and SEEDs at the rate of two cents for every four ounces, packages not to exceed four pounds weight. The new law of June, 1872, authorizes the sending of various articles of merchan- dise, NOT EXCEEDING TWELVE OUNCES IN WEIGHT. at the rate of two cents for every two ounces. Under this law we shall be enabled to forward many other articles besides Seeds and Bulbs that are enumerated in our catalogue by mail instead of express, by which a great saving can be effected to those of our patrons who reside at a distance. Articles exceeding twelve ounces in weight must be sent by express as heretofore.
WE WOULD PARTICULARLY REQUEST OUR PATRONS TO STATE WHETHER IT WILL BE CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THEIR ORDERS by express, and to give their near- est express office. Upon either of the following lines, by a special arrangement with the Adams, American Merchants Union, and the United States Express Companies, we are en- abled, BY PREPAYING CHARGES. to send packages to all points on their routes at reduced rates. It is often more convenient for us to send by express. prepaying charges, than to send by mail in several packages. Customers will please not understand by this that we agree ito pay ALL express charges on any articles they may order, only that we reserve the right to send by express (prepaying charges) goods offered free by mail, provided, of course, it is convenient for them to receive them by this method.
In giving orders please state explicitly by what conveyance they are to be forwarded, and if by express or railroad. the names of the parties to whose care they wish them consigned at the various places of transhipment. When no particular route is designated. we forward ac- cording to the best of our judgment. Orders from unknown correspondents, te insure attention, must invariably be accompanied with cash or a satisfactory reference.
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A Few Remarks to Purchasers.
As the seed season continues only for a few months in the year, there is, of course.a g great pressure of business just at the sowing season. Except in cases of extreme urgency, all orders will be executed in strict rotation as received. We would, therefore, feel greatly obliged if our customers will kindly forward their orders as soon as possible afier the receipt of this Catalogue. This would greatly facilitate operations, and ensure greater attention. We use every possible precaution to prevent any error being committed in the execution and transmission of orders, and in the weights and measures. Should any deficiency occur, either by press of business or accident, we earnestly desire our customers to inform us of the fact. Such irregularities rarely occur. but it is almost impossible to escape a few. in the hurry and haste of a busy seed season. We crave indulgence should there be a brief delay, and at the same time will do our utmost to prevent it.
ALL ORDERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REMITTANCE.
In making a remittance. purchasers will please be particular and send a sufficient amount to cover their orders. When only a part of the amount is remitted, goods will be sent only to the amount of the remittance. Should the remittance exceed the amount of the goods sent, the balance will be returned to the purchaser with the goods. We have been compelled to adopt this rule on account of the inconvenience and expense of collecting small balances due from many of our patrons at the close of our busi- ness season. Remittances can be made in current Bank-bills. Post-Office Orders, Registered Letters, or by drafts on New York, Boston, or Philadelphia. Post-Office Orders are preferable to all others, as there is no possibility of loss, but when these cannot be obtained. Registered Letters are surest to reach their destination. We will guarantee the safe arrival of all packages when orders are accompanied with a Draft on New York. Registered Letter, or Post-Office Order. The cost of the Post-Office Order, Draft, or of Registering the Letter may be deducted from the remittance on orders amounting to $2.00 and upwards.
N. B.—We earnestly request our correspondents to be particular and give their NAMES, Post-OFFICE ADDRESS. COUNTY AND STATE IN FULL, DISTINCTLY WRITTEN. We are in daily receipt of orders deficient in some one of these important requisites, and very fre- quently from prominent men:of business, who not only forget to sign their names, but omit their piace of residence. often causing a delay of weeks in the execution of their orders, greatly to their inconvenience, as well as ourown. Weare in possession of many letters, the accumulation of former years. with money enclosed, without signature or place of residence, the writers of which probably consider themselves badly swindled by not receiving their goods. Orders may be addressed io B. K. BLISS & SGNS, Box 5,712, Post-Ofiice, New York. Please be particular, and give the address in full, as letters are often miscar- ried by not being properly directed. For the convenience of our patrons. and to prevent errors, we have prepared an order-sheet, all ready for filling out. also an envelope upon which our address is printed. which will be sent with each copy of the Catalogue. Purchasers will please use the order sheet according to the directions, and enclose the same with remittance in the envelope, and return ‘« us.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Directions for Sowing and Raising Flower Seeds,
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A MELLOW loam, which is a medium earth between the extremes of clay and sand, en- riched with a compost of retten manure and leaf mould, is adapted to the generality of flow- ering plants. Previous to digging flower beds or borders, care must be taken that they are so arraiged that the ground may be a little elevated in the middle, that the water may run off, and that the plants may show to a better advantage.
All kinds of annual flower seeds may be sown in the months of April and May; the beds should be leveled and the seeds sown either in small patches, each kind by itself, or in drills. It is particularly requisite that seeds should not be sown too deep, from whence arise most of the failures of inexperienced gardeners. Some of the larger seeds, such as Lupins, Sweet Peas, &c., should be planted about three-quarters of an inch deep; other varieties from a quarter to half an inch deep, according to the size or nature of the seed. In about a month, more or less, many of them will be fit to transplant. Take advantage of cloudy and rainy weather; move the plants carefully with a trowel; the smaller kinds set in front, the larger in the rear; if the weather be dry and sky cloudless, give a little water, and cover for a few days.
The best method to obtain an earlier bloom of the more tender Amuals, such as Schizan- thus, Cockscombs, Ice Plant, Sensitive Plant, Cypress Vine, Thunber ia, Globe Amaranthus, Verbena, ete., and insure strength to the plants, is to sow the seed in pots early in March, placing them in a warm greenhouse window, or plunging them into a moderate hotbed, care- fully protecting them from the cold, shading them from the midday sun, and watering them with a tinely-pierced watering can. The seed should be sown in very light, sandy compost, and the pots well drained by placing broken earthenware and rough sods in the bottom; the finer seeds must not be planted more than a quarter of an inch deep. and the soil pressed down yery closely over them. Water frequently, particvlarly if the house or frame is very warm. Assoon as the seed leaf is fully developed, transplant into smail pots, three or four in each, and when they have acquired sufficient strength, transplant into the tlower beds, not, however, before the middle of May.
The less delicate, such a8 Ten Week Stocks, Pansies, Nemophila, of sorts, Phlox, Double Balsams, Cacalias, Dahlia, Centaurea, Coliinsias, ete., may be sown and transplanted as above,
“ } but must be kept rather cooler. The finer varieties of German Asters should be sown in pots | ¥
s/f towards the end of April, pricked off into smaller pots in June, and transplanted.
Hardy Annuals, such as China Asters, (not the finer German sorts,) Purple Sweet Sultan, Sweet Alyssum, Mignonette, Marigolds, Gilias, Ipomeas, Larkspur, Sweet Peas, Clarkias, etc.,
pa? will succeed well in a border of natural earth, if sown the first week in May, but they will %& flower a month earlier if assisted by glass. If some of the Hardy Annuals be sown in Sep- #
tember, they will become strong enough to survive the Winter, if protected with a slight cov- ering of straw, or litter; and when transplanted in Spring will flower earlier and stronger. Hardy Biennials and Perennials may be sown at the same time with the Annuals. As
they do not blossom the first year, they may be thinned ont, or removed from the seed beds AS as soon as they are well rooted, and planted either into different parts of the garden or intoa \'
nursery bed, in rows, a foot or more apart; keep them clear of weeds by hoeing and stirring the earth occasionally, which will greatly promote their growth, and prepare them for trans- planting into the permanent blossom beds, either in the Autumn or the following Spring. Biennials are raised principally from seed sown every year. Some Perennials and Biennials may be sown in September, or as soon as ripe; and if the plants get strong before the setting in of Winter, most of them will flower the next Summer. In transplanting, take care to pre- serve some earth to their roots, and tie the talil-growing kinds to neat poles or rods. Remove decayed plants, and replace them with vigorous ones from the nursery bed. Keep allthe beds free from weeds, and the walks clean and neat. For more minute directions, see our Lliustrated Guide to the Flower Garden.
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Preparation and Manasement of a Hothed for Raising Seedlings.
In making a hotbed the Preparation of the Dung is a matter of great importance, and if the bed be expected to retain its usefulness for any length of time, it s:oald be well worked pre- vious to being used. If obtained fresh from the stable-yard, and found to be too dry, it should be well watered and thrown lightly together to ferment; this will take place in the course of a few days, and three or four days afterwards it should be completely turned, well shaken and mixed, keeping the more littery portion to the interior of the heap; a second turning and watering may be necessary, although one will be generally found to be sufficient; when thus cleaned of its rankness the bed may be made.
The situation for this should be dry underneath, sheltered from the north as much as possible and fully exposed to the sun; it should be built up from two feet six inehes to four feet high, and wider by six inches every way than the frame to be placed uponit. The dung should be well shaken and mixed while being put together, and firmly pressed by the feet. The frame should be kept close until the heat rises, and three or four inches of sifted sand or ashes should be placed on the surface of the bed; in a few days it will te ready for use; but air should be given night and day while there is any danger from the rank steam, and if the sand or ashes are drawn away from the side of the bed, they should be replaced.
When the hotbed is used for seeds only, nothing further is necessary; they are to be sown in pots or pans, placed or plunged in the bed, the heat of which will soon canse them to germi- nate. As this will, after some time, decline, what are called linings, should be added, that is, fresh, hot, fermenting (but not rank) dung applied about a foot in width all round the bed; this renews its strength, and will greatly aid its successful management.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Collections of Flower Seeds by Mail.
THE following collections contain the most showy varieties in our large assortment, with full directions for culture. Each packet contains a mixture of the different colors and yarie- ties of its species, so that a greater display can be made at a much less price than when ordered in separate packets. Those unacquainted with Flowers, as well as the experienced cultivator, may order without fear of disappointment.
Collection A—Contains twenty choice varieties of Annuals, - - = - $1 00 Collection B—Contzains twenty choice varieties of Biennials and Perennials, - a mi Collection C—Contains ten extra varieties of Annuals and Perennials, embracing many of the new and choicest in cultivation, - - = =. £60 Collection D—Contains five very choice varieties, selected from Prize Flowers, of Eng- lish Pansies, German, Carnation and Picotee Pinks, Verbenas, Truf- faut’s French Asters, Double Hollyhocks, - - - = 0
Any one remitting $3.00 will receive the four collections postage free.
The following additional collections will also be sent at the prices annexed, free of postage. Collection E—Contains fifteen very select varieties of Greenhouse Seeds, - - $3 Collection F—Contains one hundred varieties of Annuals, Biennials and Perennials,
including many new and choice varieties, - - - . Collection G—Contains fifty varieties of Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, - - Collection H—Contains twenty varieties of Hardy Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, for sowing in the Autumn, - - - - - 2 =
The seeds contained in the above collections are of our own selection. Purchasers who
prefer to make their selection from the Catalogue, wiil be entitled toa discount proportionate
* to the quantity ordered. See schedule of prices annexed.
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Collections of Kitchen-Garden Seeds by Mail.
x, A Complete Assortment of Vegetable Seeds for One Year’s Supply, for a Large 20
or Small Garden.
The following Collections are made up in the most liberal manner, care being taken to give a sufficient quantity of all the finest varieties and most useful sorts or Vegetables required in the Kitchen Garden.
Assortment No. 5—Contains 55 varieties, - - . > - - - $3 50 Assortment No. G—Contains 33 varieties, - - - - - - - 200 Assortment No. 7—Contains 18 varieties, - - . - - - - 100
Larger Collections, which can be safely sent by express (freight paid by purchaser) to any part of the country, as follows: No. 1, $20.00; No. 2, $15.00; No. 3, 10.00; No. 4, $5.00. For a list of the contents of each Collection, see Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS FOR TEE FORMATION OF CLUBS.
Being desirous of introducing our Flower Seeds as extensively as possible throughout the country, we offer the following inducements to those who wish to purchase in large quantities, or for the formation of Clubs. by which a great saving may be effected. The Seeds will be forwarded by mail, postpaid, to any address in the United States or Canada, on receipt of the amount of the order.
Purchasers remitting $1.09 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to $1 10 Purchasers remitting 2.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 2 25 Purchasers remitting 3.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 3 50 Purchasers remitting 4.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 4 75 Purchasers remitting 5.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 6 00 Purchasers remitting 10.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 12 50 Purchasers remitting 20.00 may select Seeds, in pkts., at Catalogue prices amounting to 26 00 ’ Purchasers remitting 30.00 may select Seeds, in piits., at Catalogue prices amounting to 40 00
No variation whatever will be made from the above rates. Prices to Dealers whose orders exceed the above amounts, will be given upon application.
We wish it distinctly understood by our correspondents that the above discount will be allowed only upon FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS IN PACKETS. SEEDS WHEN ORDERED 3 BY THE OUNCE OR POUND, PLANTS, ROOTS, OR BULBS, WILL NOT BE INCLUDED.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
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To BE REMEMBERED.—To take time by the foretop in everything, which relates to gar- dening, and never omit what can and ought to be done to-day till to-morrow. Itis hard to catch up in gardening when once behind. ;
To stir the soil often during drought; to prepare it more readily to receive and retain moisture from the atmosphere, and to prevent the plants from being stunted in growth.
Never to suffer weeds to encumber the growing crop, nor to go to seed; nor allow any sort of trash to remain in the alleys or plots to mar the neat and clean appearance of the garden.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGTE.
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OwI1ncG to the limited space allowed for the Calender of Operations, its directions must of necessity be brief. The most we can hope to do, is to indicate the time at which the more important operations should be performed. The Calendar is written for the latitude of New York City,—and for places much south or north of that, a variation will be required.
JANUARY.
While out-door work is mostly suspended, the intelligent cultivator will be preparing for the opening of spring, not only in doing such things as can be attended to in-doors, or out of doors, but in reading and planning. It is astonishing how much a well-laid plan of opera- tions facilitates work. All seeds, trees, and other stock to be purchased, may be determined on, and the orders given while there is plenty of leisure. Procure trees and seeds from respon- sible parties only. Tree peddlers are, as a general thing, not to be relied upon.
ORCHARD. —See that fences and gates are tight, to keep out all domestic animals. Sprinkle young trees with blood to keep away rabbits, and tramp the snow around the trees to prevent the working of mice. Make surface drains where needed. Cut cions when the trees are not frozen, label carefully, and keep in a cool place; they are usually packed in sand or damp earth, but saw-dust is much better, it keeps them equally well, and does not dull the knife. The eggs of the Tent-caterpillar are readily seen in clusters, near the ends of the twigs; remove them at any cost of time ortrouble. Loot grafting may be done, and young trees headed back. Make asupply of /abe/s for use in spring planting.
FrvuIT GARDEN.—Prune vines neglected until now, if not frozen; the same with currant and gooseberry bushes. See that the winter-covering is not displaced on strawberry beds. _ Fruit stored in cellars or fruit rooms should be kept as cool as possible without freezing.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Cart manure to where it will be needed in spring. Plants, in cold Jrames, must have air every mild day. Get ready hotbed, frames and sash. Where /eftuce is
forced, the beds may be started this month. It is best to have the manure below the surface a
of the ground. Make an excavation, 214 feet deep, and fill it with fermenting manure. Put § over the frame, add six inches of soil, and when the temperature is about 75 degrees, set out the plants from the cold frame. Overhaul and repair tools; make straw mats for covering
ney S ~hot-beds.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Give plants in pits, air whenever it is safe. See that shrubs are not § broken: down by snow; when there is a heavy fall, it should be shaken out of evergreens be- % fore it hardens. z
HousE PLANTS.—When bulbs pass out of flower, cut away the stalk, but allow the leaves to remain. Camellias are to be kept cool, with an occasional washing of the foliage. Jvy is to be washed frequently. Give all plants plenty of air in mild weather, and water only when they show signs of being dry. If insects appear, use tobacco sinoke for the green fly, and pick off the mealy bug.
THE FARM.
Every farmer ought to be a good business man. It is quite as important for him to have his inventory taken every year. to have his accounts written up and balanced, if possible, and to have his bills collected and his debts paid, that he may know just where he stands, and whether he is making or losing by his labor.
System of Farming.—We should all have a well-matured system, but not one in a thou- sand does. The merchant who breaks down in the town, takes hold of his new business, if he goes to farming, with day-book and ledger, and some sort of system; after a year or two, of course he beats the countryman who neither keeps accounts nor makes plans.
Field Work.—There is little to be done in the field, except to look to fences during thaws, and guard against washing of the surface on newly plowed side-hills. Grain is sometimes rolled, during a “‘ January thaw.” with good results.
Work for Open Winters.—Wheré the Winters are sufficiently open, (and that rarely enough occurs north of the 40th parallel), plowing may go on all the time, and this is of great value, as fresh surfaces of the soil are exposed to the action of the frost. The swamp lots and muck beds may be entered, and the muck hauled out to be drying and preparing for compost. Thorough draining goes on quite as well as at any other season; but the commencement should be made at the outlet, and a certain portion dug, the tiles laid and covered every day —going backwards. The ditch can not be left open for astorm might do great damage to that already laid.
Stock. — Keep all stock well fed and in good condition; supply with water and salt regularly. Upon horses, neat cattle of all grades, and swine, the regular use of the curry- comb and card will be found to pay well.
The Granary should be vermin-proof. Any grain on hand and for sale should be in such _ order that it can be put up in bags and sent to market any day. Take advantage of good
sleighing or good roads to take grain to mill or market, and keep a good stock of meal, etc., on hand, against times when traveling is bad.
The_Wood-lot.—Employ hands regularly at cutting firewood, getting out fencing-stuff, bean-poles. ete., and any timber that may be needed for building purposes.
Fowls, if provided with warm, light quarters, will begin to lay in January, or earlier, and before the end of the month some hens may be broody. Very early chickens can only be
raised with profit in a warm, clean room, with gravel-strewn floor and having green fuod occa- sionally, such as lettuce, cabbage, or raw roots.
FEBRUARY.
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FEBRUARY.
ORCHARD.—Send orders to nursery-men for trees. During a thaw give the trunks and larger limbs a washing of soft soap, inade thin enough to apply with a brush; the rains will finish the washing. This will remove the moss, (lichens,) eggs and larve of insects, and im- prove the appearance and healthof thetree. Loose Lark, upon old trees, may first be removed by a blunt scraper. Continue to cut cions, and pack as directed last month. If the eggs of the Tent-caterpillar have not been attended to, go over the trees without delay; whenever a twig seems to be swollen near the end, there the eggs will be found glued in a band around it. Where Canker-worms are troublesome, some of the numerous tree protectors should be applied. The female insects ascend the trees by crawling as soon as the ground thaws.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Pruning of grape-vines may be done early this month. Prune currants and gooseberries, and if cuttings are needed, bury the prunings. Small limbs may be removed with the knife from dwarf trees, whenever necessary. Observe here the precautions with re- gard to insects mentioned under orchard.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Early hotbeds may be started, and manure accumulated for later cones. Have the manure frequently turned over, and watered if it becomes dry. As the weather becomes warmer, more care must be taken to air plants in cold frames. When the ground is open, dig Parsnips, Salsify, and Horse-radish. Procure brush and poles for peas and beans. Sow, in hotbed, seeds of Early Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish, Tomato, and Egg Plant, if plants are wanted early. Next month is generally soon enough for family gardens. If Tomatoes and Egg Plants are sown now, they must be potted and kept under glass, until they can be planted out. Any old seeds, the vitality of which is doubtful, may be tested by sowing a few ina boxin the house. Rhubarb may be forced by removing a few roots, set in boxes of earth, to a greenhouse or other warm place, or it may be covered in the beds with a box or barrel, around which is placed plenty of fermenting manure.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Skrubs may be pruned, shortening back those that bloom upon the new wood, and thin out those that produce flowers on the old. Repair and paint trellises, and all kinds of wood-work. Some seeds of half-hardy annuals may be sown in the hot-bed, or in boxes in the house. Look to Dahlias and other roots, and, if mouldy, remove to a drier place. Plants in pits and cellars should have air, and give water when they become very dry.
HowsE PLANTS.—Give more air as the weather gets warmer. Keep the leaves free of &
dust by showering or syringing. When Camellias have done flowering, prune them into sz shape. Roses, that are blooming, may have weak liquid manure. Seeds of annuals may be sown in boxes in the house towards the end of the month.
THE FARM.
At the South, spring work begins in earnest. The preparation of the soil, manuring, plowing, ete., may be going on all winter; but in February comes what with us is March and April work, and as our notes must be chiefiy adapted to this latitude, our Southern readers must glean what they can from these pages.
Manure.—There is an immense saving of labor in hauling out manure in the winter while good sledding lasts, but there is also great waste in exposing animal manure not well composted. Haul outcomposts only. Let no fresh manure lie in heaps about the barn or yard, but work it over and mix it, spreading it out and keeping it from heating. Cut all straw for bedding 10 inches to a foot Jong.
Buildings.—Make use of warm days to clean and ventilate #he cellars of both house and barn, unless the walls are so cold that the warm, moist air makes them damper. Painting and repairing may be done in mild weather. ,
Implements.—Overhaul all sorts of tools and implements; paint them and make any needed repairs; paint and repair wagons and carts, ready for spring work.
In the Wood Lot, there may be a good deal of work done.—Fencing-stuff got out. Bean- poles and Pea-brush prepared, timber for sheds or hay barracks, and many such things, be- sides providing a supply of fire-woud for next Winter.
Ice may still be stored, and should be, if the house is not full. even though the quality be much deteriorated. It will pay, also. if very firm ice may be had now, to take out poor snow- ice, put in early, and replace it with better.
Live-stock.—A change of diet in Winter whets the appetite. Throw all kinds of stock now and then aclod of dirt or asod. which may be dug up on the south side of fences or buildings; they relish a good mouthful of soil. and it is good for them.
Poultry.in warm quarters and well fed, will begin to lay freely. Collect eggs daily, and set several clutches of the eggs of the choicest fowls for early chicks, which, if of pure breeds, and well cared for, may be prize takers at the Fall shows.
Roots.—Sort over. and save the soundest, feeding out at once those which are wilted or beginning to decay. Decaying Cabbages, Turnips, or Ruta-bagas, will impart their full flavor to milk, and should not be fed to milch-cows.
Maple Sugar.—Make all ready early—sap-spouts, pails, tubs,and moulds. Sorghum evap- orators are preferred.
Hired Men.—Look out early for really superior hands; these make their engagements first. Later in the season, immigrants are picked up, and set to work almost as fast as they arrive. Pay good.wages, and have reliable men.
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GRAFTING CLAyY.—Take strong, adhesive loam or clay, and knead it till of the consist- ency of soft soap. Take also some horse-droppings, and rub them through a sieve of half- inch mesh. Mix the two ingredients with fresh cow-dung, all in equal parts, and knead till of uniform consistency. When grafting, the operator should have at hand a vessel full of finely- sifted ashes, and after the clay is bound around the scion, the hands should be dipped in the ashes—this will enable the operator to give the whole a neat finish.
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Calendar of Operations.
MARCH.
ORCHARD.—If trees in transportation have become frozen, allow them to remain in the package in a cool cellar, or cover them thickly with hay, that they may thaw gradually. If rabbits or other animals have left any girdled trees, attend to them at once; if the inner bark is not entirely gone, bind on a ‘poultice of cow dung and loam; if the injury be severe and the tree valuable, set in grafts with one end inserted in the bark below, and the other in that above the wound. P/anting should not be done until the ground is dry and mellow, but when the soil is in good condition, do not delay. Hee/-in trees as they arrive, unless they can be planted the same day. Use the soap wash recommended in February, if the trees have not yet been treated. Grafting is often done too early; itis better to delay until the buds are well swollen. Cut cions.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Where Vines are still dormant, they may be pruned. Plant vines as soon as the soil is fit. Set out Grape cuttings of two or three eyes each, in a well-prepared bed; set four inches apart, the upper eye just at the surface, and crowd the soil firmly against them, then mulch the bed. Cuttings of Currant and Gooseberry may be set in the same manner, and rooted plants set out. Set Blackberries early, at least six feet apart each way, %. and cut the canes back tosix inches. Do not uncover the tender sorts of Raspberries too soon; f : plant new beds. Strawberries may be set as soon as the ground is settled, and the plants can be procured. Dwarf trees may be planted—see Orchard.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Do not work the soil when it is wet; as soon as it will crumble, for: up, or plow and harrow, using a plenty of manure—for most vegetables the ground can hardly be too rich. Fork in the manure ou Asparagus and Rhubarb beds, and make new plantations. = : Plants in cold frames may be fully exposed, and the sash used to cover other frames to tor- E | ward Lettuce. Make hotbeds, and sow seeds of Early Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Kohl- : | rabi, Brussels Sprouts, Celery, Egg Plant, Peppers, and Tomatoes—and on inverted sods three Ww inches square, set in hotbed, sow Cucumber, Melon, Early Squash, and Sweet Corn. Sow in (°€9/: open ground in 15-inch rows, Early Beets, Horn Carrots, Spinach, Leeks, and Early Turnips. VA i Sow Radishes between the Beets, or by themselves. Sow Cress and Peas. Plant Early Pota- AA toes and Onion sets. ee
FLOWER GARDEN.—Take up, divide, and reset clumps of herbaceous perennials that have ° become too large. Flowering shrubs of all kinds may be transplanted and pruned. Trans-. @% plant all kinds of deciduous ornamental trees. Uncover gradually the.beds of bulbs planted Ae: last Fall. Sow hardy annuals—such as come from self-sown seeds—in the open ground, and 3% tender annuals in hotbed, or in boxes in the house.
House PLANTS.—The warmth of the sun will require more attention to airing and water- ing. Shading will probably be required at mid-day. Tuberoses and Japan Lilies may be potted and forwarded in the house, ready to turn outin May. fe-pot those plants making a new growth, if their roots are crowded. Prune shrubs that have done flowering.
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THE FARM.
The labors of March vary with the season in every State of the Union, and more than those of any other month perhaps. Below the latitude of New York, farmers will be in the full tide of Spring work: plowing, planting potatoes, and sowing grain; while to the north- ward we may have Winter lingering, the ground frozen, maple sugar-making going on, and in the forests of Maine the woodsmen felling timber upon 3 or 4 feet of snow.
Plowing.—Delay until the ground is so dry that it will not be compacted into heavy solid clods. Light soils and gravels may be worked quite wet, but loamy soils are damaged by plowing, just in proportion as clay preponderates.
Planting Potatoes, sowing Grain, Peas, etc.. should be delayed until the ground is in first- rate order; this rarely happens in this latitude before the first of April.
Clover and Grass Seed.—Sow either or both on Winter grain, or on land plowed and har- rowed last Fall. when the surface is open fissured by the frost.
Grass and Grain.—Pick off stones loosened by the frost. Roll heavy land while still open from the effects of the frost, and sow ‘‘hand manures” (guano, superphosphaie, fish guano, bone-dust, plaster, etc.,) on spots or fields needing aid to make a vigorous start.
Milch Cows.—Look to Cows at calving time, giving personal attention and aid if required. Feed some roots daily, both before and after calving. Remove the calf at once if itis to be taken away, and milk the cow dry; otherwise let the cow lick the calf clean, allow it to suck, and then milk the dam dry at once. See that all cows are milked dry twice a day, and it is best to milk young cows three times a day, eight hours apart. It increases the tendency to secrete milk.
Lice, Scab, efc.—Carbolic acid, in form of soap, is to be highly recommended for sheep dips, cattle washes, etc., and has proved a safe specific against external animal parasites, and most skin diseases.
Swine.—Isolate breeding sows, give warm, well-strawed pens, and feed daily raw potatoes £f : or other roots, sprinkled with a little meal, to counteract any tendency to constipation. Char- f : coal diist promotes good digestion. Clover hay is good, healthy food, and a few sods will be | : turned over and munched with great relish. : at
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GARDENING FOR WoMEN.—There is nothing better for wives and daughters, physically, than to have the care of « garden, a flower potif nothing more. What is pleasanter than to spend a portion of every day in working among plants, watching their growth, and observe the opening of their flowers from week to week as the season advances. Then how much it adds to the enjoyment to know that your own hands have planted, pruned and trained them. The advantages which woman personally derives from stirring the soil and sniffing the morn- ing air, are freshness and beauty of cheek and brightness of eye, cheerfulness of temper, vigor of mind and purity of heart.—J/rs. H. B. Siowe.
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ORCHARD.—Plant trees in freshly plowed soil; cut mutilated roots smooth, and remove dense mats of fibres. Shorten back the branches and remove all superfluous ones. Prefer low headed trees to tall stems; do not put any manure in contact with the roots. Spread the roots well, work in the soil thoroughly, and tread it down firmly, and the trees will need no staking. Trees that are shrivelled when received, are to be buried for a week or so. Drainage is ail important where the land is moist; it can be accomplished after the trees are set. Examine all trees near the base of the stem for the borer. Old orchards should be ma- nured and plowed, using lime and ashes. Jnsects are to be looked after, as previously direc- ted. Grafting may be done, and root-grafts set out. Quinces may be layered. Plant seeds of apple, pear, peach, ete., early in a well prepared bed.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Set out dwarf trees as directed under Orchard. Figs may be grown in sheltered gardens, and A/monds will grow where the peach will. Currant bushes need ma- nure, and new planis may be set; the same with Gooseberries. Set Blackberries, uncover Raspberries that have been Jaid down, and fork in manure. Plant Grape-vines, cutting back to two buds, only the strongest of which should be allowed to grow; tie up old vines. Straw- berries, covered last fall with straw, need to have the straw removed just over the plant; set out new beds.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—See notes for last month. Hoftbeds will need plenty of air during the day, and covering at night; if water is needed, use it warm; when plants are large enough to handle, transplant to other frames, or put in small pots, which are to be kept un- der glass. Sow Egg Plant, Tomato, and Pepper, and Cucumber, Squash, Melon, and Sweet Corn on sods. Cabbages and Cucumbers may be transplanted from cold frames to the open ground, and Cucumbers sown inthe frames. Set in open ground Potato and Top Onions. Rhu- barb, Asparagus, Chives, and Horse-radish. Sow in 15-inch drills, Beets, Carrots. Leek. Onion,
Parnsnip, Salsify, Spinach, Early Turnip. Sow in well prepared seed bed, in drills eight in- AV
ches apart, Brussels Sprouts, Early Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce. Parsley. Plant, if frosts are over, and start Limas on sodsin hotbed. Start Sweet Potatoes in hotbed.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Finish up all preparatory work. spading, making paths, setting edg- ings, etc., as well as transplanting shrubs and trees. Have plenty of J’oses, especially the ever-blooming sorts; eut back well at planting. Transplant hardy annuals. but keep tender ones under glass, until cool nights are over. Continue to sow hardy annuals. Set out bulbs of Gladiolus and Japan Lilies as soon as the ground is in order. Harden off plants in pits by full exposure. If the soil of the borders is poor, fork in some rich compost. Dahlias may be set in a warm place in the house, or in a hotbed.
HovusE PLANTS.—Give abundance of air, and set them out during warm showers. Roses
and the hardier things may be turned out. Heliotropes and tender plants still need protection. Make cuttings of Fuchsias, etc.
THE FARM.
The amount of work which can be done depends upon the condition of working stock, tools, weather, and soil. If the weather is dry, the soil should become fit to plow within a few days; if otherwise, it needs draining, and this should be included in the plan of farm work to be executed as soon as time and means permit. Work no wet soil. No amount of harrowing will restore land to the condition it should be, if itis plowed while wet, and dries in hard clods.
All work that can be done independently of the weather should be finished betimes, so that, even though the spring be late, work shall not be slighted.
Manure.—Use the fine manure for the garden, for the root and wheat fields; coarse ma- nure, but little rotted, is better for corn, which delights in rank manure.
Spring Grains.—Oats, Barley, and Peas follow to good advantage, corn or any hoed crop well manured last year.
Spring Wheat requires first-rate soil, in excellent tilth. for it has but a short time to grow. Itis best put on fall plowed, loamy soil. Sow, if possible, in April.
Peas, put on the stiffest soils, plowed deep and well pulverized. The crop does not bear heating manure, but good, well-rotted composts increase the yield of both straw and seed. Bone-dust will be found an excellent application.
Oxen.—Calculate to give oxen all the work they can do without harm, and to keep them in the best condition for labor; card and clean them thoroughly every day, especially when shedding their coats, and increase the amount of grain in proportion to the labor expected. Oxen need long noons.
Horses.—Spring-time is a period of peculiar sensitiveness with horses, and cleanliness in their stables, and thorough ventilation, good grooming, proper shoeing, with enough food, salt, and regularity in feeding and watering, will, in almost all cases, secure sound health and abil- ity to do hard work.
Cows.—If possible, feed some roots daily. Few farmers raise enough, and if they raise them, do not keep them through until Spring, when they are of great service to milch stock. They promote the secretion of milk. and should be fed before calving, and until grass comes. This practice affects the yield of milk long into the Summer. J
Hogs.—\f you buy pigs, buy early. If your sows farrow, some early and some late, retain the early farrows and sell the late ones.
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To DESTROY THE “‘MEALY BuG.’’—This troublesome pest can be easily destroyed by the use of common alcohol. The best way toapply it is to put the alcohol into a wide-mouthed bottle, with a fine brush put through the cork. Apply the alcohol frequently for a few weeks and they will entirely disappear. The most delicate plants can be thus treated without:in- jury.— Gardeners’ Monthly.
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MAY.
ORCHARD.—If planting is not finished, it should be hurried up. Trees are often long dc- layed in transportation; if they have shrivelled, bury as directed last month; at this season they are more apt to start, and push out long, weak shoots in the packages; such must be cut back very severely at planting. Spaces between the rows of young orchards may be cultivated with hoed and manured crups. Mulch around the trees, or keep the soil constantly mellow around them. Grafting may continue with success, if the cion has been kept dormant. Seeds of all kinds of fruit trees should be sown early. Cut back stocks budded last year to within an inch or so of the bud. Jnsects will now need attention; if any eggs of the tent-caterpillar escaped destruction, the young brood will be found in their webs; remove by hand, or wipe off with a swab wet in strong lye. Fires in the orchard will attract and destroy many moths.
Fruit GARDEN.—Finish up work indicated last month. JA/ulch all newly planted trees and shrubs. Vines that have been laid down for protection are to be put up, and if the buds have started, handled with great care; continue to put out cuttings; layers may be made by . pegging down a cane in the bottom of a trench, six inches deep, and gradually earthing up as the shoots push. Blackberries and Ltaspberries are to be tied to stakes or trellises, and have a dressing of manure. Strawberries may still be set; keep the runners from those grown in hill culture.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—The main sowing is to be done this month. Sow in 15-inch drills Beets, Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Salsify, Spinach, and Turnips; in drilis 18 inches to 2 feet apart Bush Beans and Dwarf Peas—and Tall Peas, Okra, and Martynia, 214 to 3 feet apart. Sow in seed beds, in drills 8 inches apart, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauli- flower, Kohlrabi, Kale, Endive, Celery, Sweet Herbs, Parsley, and Tomato. Sow in manured hills, six feet apart each way, Squash, Melons, Cucumbers, and Water-melon. Plant Pole Beans and Sweet Corn in hills4 feet apart. Transplant from cold frame or hotbed, Cabbages, Cauliflower, etc., and wherever the weather is warm and settled, Tomatoes, Egg Plants, and Peppers. Sow Radishesin vacant spots. Cut Asparagus without injuring the roots, or tramp- ling the beds. Thin plants when large enough to handle. Jnseciés will trouble many plants. Sprinkle young Turnips, Radishes, etc., with ashes, ground plaster, or flour of bone.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Sow seeds of all but the very tender annuals. Put out bedding plants when the soil gets warm. Cut away flower stems of bu/bs out of bloom, but let the leaves grow. Start Dahlias under glass, or in a warm spot, and cover at night. Evergreens may be
transplanted, taking care not to allow the rootstodry. Plant out Gladiolus, Jacobea, Tigridia, é
and Lily bulbs. Transplant annuals started in hotbeds or in-doors. Keep out all weeds. Mow grass as soon as long enough.
HousE PLANTS.—The hardy ones may be put out of doors; turn them out of the pots into the borders, or plunge the pots up to the rim—first putting some coal ashes under the pots, to keep out worms.
THE FARM.
The farmer’s first care in May is to have his plans made so as to be ready for effective work. Often he has to catch time between rains in such a way that if he needs one day to prepare, the favorable time for certain labors will pass.
Yools should, of course, be in good order, and if not, put so, betimes. Sharpen the hoes; look to the corn planters and seed drills, and see that these all work easily, evenly, and well, in all respects. Horse-hoes, harrows and cultivators, may need repair before the corn and root crops are ready fur their use. The horse-rakes may require teeth, and repairs may be needed by the mowing machine. Other in-door and rainy-day work appropriate to the season, is painting, which may be done outside or in, much better than when the weather is dry and dusty, and when the cracks are gaping wide open. Repairs or alterations to house or barns may now be made, and if stable floors are renewed, or barns raised, a large amount of rich soil and manure may often be secured.
Grain and Grass.—Top dress with fine compost or ‘hand manures.’? Do not sow Oais after the first week. Plant Corn between the 15th and 25th.
Animals.—Feed and care for working animals, in a measure, in proportion to the labor ex- acted. Do not let cows fall off in milk before they get grassin full supply. If soiling be prac- ticed to any extent, diminish roots or grain only a little until they are used to the green feed. Give beeves an hour or two of pasturage daily at first; otherwise they will scour and fall off. Calves and early lambs designed for the butcher should be carefully but liberally fed. Ewes will be yeaning, mares mav be foaling, and many cows jnst coming in; all such should have the care of reliable men. Give them sunshine, clean stables and yards. some green feed; and, exercise a few hours daily in the pasture is perhaps better than any thing else. Young mares
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Sheep.—Shear early without washing. Put up sheds in distant pastures for protection of sheep, especially if shorn, from cold rains and storms. It is best to fold all the sheep at night, within an enclosure which dogs cannot enter.
Potatoes may be planted whenever the ground is fit, from the first of March to the first of June. The same is true of. Peas, Carrots. Suqar Beets and Manaels.
Tobacco, Cabbates. etc.—Prenare and work well land intended for Tobacco, Cabbages, Tomatoes, Melons, Pickles, and all Summer crops.
Weeds.—lf the ground is stirred with a harrow, Share’s harrow or cultivator, once a week, before any crop is put in, the many weed-seeds will germinate, and be killed. It wiil save labor in the Summer, and do the soil much good besides.
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B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Calendar of Operations. |
JUNE.
ORCHARD.— Pruning of large limbs is best done later, but small work can be done at almost any time. If buds are pushing on young trees, where limbs are not wanted, rub them oi. Examine grajts, and see that the waxing is perfect, and that no shoots start from the stock to rob them. Labels are often wired on very tightly—look to the trees, and see that none are strangulated by the wire. Budded stock often push a vigorous shoot, that needs a support to keep it from being blown over. Jnsects require still more vigilance—use the means heretofore suggested, and jar plum trees daily, and catch the curculios on a sheet. Beds of seedlings, cuttings, and root-grafts must be kept clean of weeds.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Remove superjiuous shoots from Currants, Gooseberries, etc., when they are young, and save future pruning. If the Currant Worm appear, dust with powdered white hellebore. Grape-vines need to have the young canes tied up—use bass or wet rye straw; allow a young vine to grow only one cane; those fruiting for the first time should have a good share of the clusters removed; pinch the laterals to one leaf; use sulphur freely at the first appearance of mildew. Dwarf pears may be brought into shape and early fruitfulness, by pinching back the shoots. If the slug appears, sprinkle lime on the leaves. Strawberries should be mulched, if not already done, before the fruit ripens. Keep new plantations well cultivated; and stop runners, unless new plants are wanted. Remove all shoots of Blackber- ries and Raspterries not needed.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Continue to sow as directed last month. If frost has destroyed any of the early sowings, or the seed has failed, renew them. In cold localities the main sowing is made this month, and in warmer ones, Okra and such sub-tropical things do better, when the soil is well warmed. Transplant as fast as plants are large enough in frame or seed bed. Use a sharp steel rake among newly set plants. Sowings of Beets, Carrots, etc., will need thin- ning. A succession of Peas, Sweet Corn, Radishes, Cress, etc., may be kept up by sowing at intervals. Stick tall growing Peas, and stop cutting Asparagus when Peas come. Keep all weeds down by the use of the rake, hoe, and cultivator. Forward Egg Plants, Caulifiower, ete., by use of liquid manure. Cut flower-stalks out of the Rhubarb. Use preventive against insects.
FLOWER GARDEN.—A frequent use of a sharp rake will keep the borders in good condi- tion, and free of weeds. Transplant annuals, and sow seeds for succession. Bedding plants may be put ont, and the trailing ones pegged down. Divide Dahlia roots, so as to havea
piece of tuber to each shoot, and set out, first planting a strong stake. Tie to stakes all %&
plants lable to be thrown down by winds. Remove spent jlower clusters. unless seeds are wanted. When the leaves of Spring-flowering bulbs die, take up the bulbs, ard dry them a few days, before storing away.
House PLANTS.—Those kept in pots should have partialshade. Keep them free of insects, and give water as needed. Make cuitings where it is desired to increase the stock.
THE FARM.
June is the month of the longest days, of the most pressing work, and, in fact, often of the most important work of the year.
Potatoes planted iate often escape the rot which attacks early planted varieties. Keep clear of weeds. Every rag-weed takes the place of a good, big potato or two, at the least esti- mate. Smart-weed the same, and as for quack-grass or summer-grass, no potatoes ever grow after they once get a good hold of the soil. In June they may be successfully fought. The difference between weedy and weedless fields of potatoes on the same soil amounts often to 100 bushels to the acre.
“Caich Crops.’’—Where failures occur in the hills of corn, rows of potatoes or else- where, put in pumpkins, if the ground is enriched with manure, field beans, if it is only in fair condition. There will be spots also here and there which should be filled with something, rather than left to weeds. Ruta-bagas, carrots, white turnips, white beans, and even peas, offer a choice of good things.
Root Crops.—Ruta-bagas should be sowed from the 15th to the 25th as a rule; put in drills about three feet apart, the ground being deep. mellow and well enriched. Thin all root crops, giving to each plant more room than it will be likely to fill if it does even better than you anticipate—say 6 inches for carrois, 8 for common beets, and a foot for mangels and Ruta-bagas.
Tobacco.—Prepare the land by thorough tillage, and top-dressing, perhaps, and subsequent harrowing to kill weeds, and set the plants about the 20th, filling in for a month, if necessary, where cut worms or other things cause plants to fail.
Indian Corn.—Early kinds may be planted in this month, and as soon as the rows can be seen, the fields should be hoed or cultivated so as to stir all the soil. It is important for the crop, and especially so to kill the weeds. If the ground is mellow, multitudes of weed seeds will start after showers, and these, while still in the seed-leaf, are easily killed by the horse- hoe or harrow. and the crop will require very little hand iabor, except to pull the weeds that grow in the hills.
Sotling Crops.—Sow Corn for the standby—best Southern White or Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet; next, common Dent Corn—sow in drills, thirty inches apart, in soil highly manured in the drill. Spring Rve, if sowed now, will make good horse feed. Sow Hungarian Grass and Millet about the 20th.
Working Animals must be well fed and regularly watered, when cool. They should have some grain, and long “‘ noonings,”’ especially oxen. in hot weather.
Cabbages for the general crop should be set out before the end of the month.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
JULY, 31 Days.
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LiquID MANURE FOR HOUSE PLANTS.—As liquid manure can not always be had, espe- cially in Winter, dirty suds in which clothing has been washed, will, it has been found, answer as well. A correspondent says: ‘“‘I have used it all the Winter, and my plants never grew so fast or looked so well. I had this Spring a double Primrose in a three-inch pot, on which I could count over one hundred blossoms. My largest Calla stands three feet two inches high ; leaves, fifteen inches; also many other things, all of which I attribute to the use of my dirty
suds once a week during Winter.”—Country Gentleman.
B. Kk. BLISS & SONS” ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Calendar of Operations.
JULY.
ORCHARD.—Old and neglected trees may be pruned ; thin out superfiuous wood, and make an open head; remove water-shoots and suckers. Thinning should be practiced oftener than it is; whenever practicable, one-third or one-half of a full crop should be removed. Budding
is now in season with the plum, and with any other fruit in which the bark will run, and of - <
which buds are mature; bud low down; round off the buts of stocks budded last year. Look to the grafts. When two were putin and both growing, cut away one, and pinch any shoots of the remaining one that grow too fast: keep down ‘‘robbers”’ that spring from the stock, near the graft. Mulch trees planted this Spring, especially if on dry land; hay, corn-stalks, manure, shavings, or even stones, will do to keep the ground cool and moist. Collect seeds of cherries, etc., and keep beds of seedlings clear of weeds.
FrRuUIT GARDEN.—If dwarf trees need pruning, do it now; pinch growing shoots to con- trol the growth, and cut off the superfluous ones; if the pear-slug appears, dust with air- slacked lime; thin fruit freely, especially the larger sorts of pears. When the picking of Raspberries is over, cut away the canes that have borne, and remove all the new ones but three or four to a stool; this does not apply to black-caps. Blackberries heavy with fruit will need tying up; it is much better to stop the new canes at four or five feet than to let them grow as they will. Keep the growth of Grape-vines tied up, pinch laterals, as fast as they push, back to one leaf; stop the fruiting cane at three or four leaves beyond the last bunch; use sulphur on the first attack of mildew ; hand-pick the beetles and large caterpillars. If Straw- berry plants are wanted, enrich the soil between the rows with good compost and let them run.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—There will be plenty of transplanting to do; it is best done in cloudy weather; keep the plants dripping wet or puddle their roots; much of the success depends upon pressing the soil firmly against the roots. Many things can be sown this month and make a crop; Beets and Carrots will give young roots; Cucumbers, Melons, and Beans will supply pickles; early Sweet Corn will yet give asupply; Ruta-bagas and French Turnips may be sown, as may Kohlrabi and Spinach; salads of all kinds and Radishes may be kept going, and thus every spare space occupied. Plant out the new crop of Celery in rows three feet apart, and six inches in the row. Keep the Sweet Potato grounds mellow. Hand-pick all f large caterpillars upon Tomatoes, Cabbages and Parsley, and if any beetles appear on the Asparagus, cut and burn.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Thin and transplant annuals. Save seeds from the best flowers. > Prune hedges and trees, /ayer shrubs and bedding plants. Mow lawns and root up all coarse
weeds. Keep the borders clean and the soil stirred by frequent use of the rake. Roses will & :
need aitention; cut back the remontants; train up the new growth of climbers; shake off rose- bugs and use whale oil soap for slugs. Sow seeds of perennials as soon as they ripen. Keep all weak-growing plants tied up to stakes.
THE FARM.
In every way in which machinery can be economically used, employ it and save labor, and time. Haying and harvesting grain is done chiefly by horse-power now, and we are rapidly making progress in regard toothercrops. The labors of the farm are always greatly dependent on the weather, but in no month does success depend more upon good judgment in regard to what weather to anticipate than in this.
Haying.—Where fifteen tons of hay are to be cut, a tedder will pay. If fifteen acres are to be cut over, it will pay to get a mowing machine. The more rapidly hay is dried in the sun, the betteritis. The more slowly and evenly it is dried in the shade (that is, in the cock) provided it is constantly drying until cured, the betteritis. By means of a good tedder the hay can be turned and tossed, and returned and ‘ kept in the air,” and thus made to dry very rapidly; and the danger from rain thus diminished fully one-half. Ona warm day it may be cuf and gotten in the same day, without danger. Good cock-cured hay is, however, of a brighter green, and better; but the risk is greater, and rarely should be taken, unless you have hay-caps.
Grain Harvesting.—Cut while in the dough; better early than too late. The straw is brighter, the grain less likely to growif exposed during a rainy spell. If the land is clear of weeds, cut close, as if mowing. Lodged Oats should rarely be left more than two or three days to erect themselves, especially if the weather is wet; but mow and cure as hay.
Buckwheat.—Sow about the middle of the month, or a week earlier or later. It isan ex- cellent, paying crop, if it can be used as a second crop, following early Potatoes, Peas, or some early grain crop.
Soiling.—Sow Corn for succession. and feed the cows daily at evening, the stalks having been cut one, or even two days, to wilt. Millet, and any kind of grain or sorghum, may be sowed for Fall feed, and Red Clover for feed next June.
Hoed Crops.—Avoid disturbing the soil very close to the roots of Corn, and root crops. Work more in the middle, between rows, with the plow, but do the weeding thoroughly among the plants by hand.
Weeds.—Cut in the blossom, if on grass land, fence rows or by the road side, and throw to the hogs. Collect the weeds and gleanings from among hoed crops, if sufficiently abundant, and give also to the swine, if they have not gone to seed.
Pastures.—Look to the water supply. See that the feed does not fall off, so that the stock — When pastures fail during drouth, the change is very rapid, and not less so in the stock.
Draining of swamps and wet land may often be done during this month, before rains raise the springs. Cut over bogs, laying up the tussocks to dry for burning.
Grass Land.—Manure with fine muck compost, as soon as the hay is taken off.
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B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Calendar of Operations.
AUGUST.
ORCHARD.—Pick the early varieties for use or market when they are ripe, but not soft. Fallen Fruit generally contains a larva that should not be allowed to perfect itself; gather up the fruit and feed it to swine, or, if convenient, let the hogs have the run of the orchard. Re- move late caterpillars’ nests, and look out for the borer; this insect lays its eggs on the bark, near the root; the young worms soon hatch out and cut their way into the tree; see that no eggs are there, and cover the lower part of the trunk with heavy paper, the lower edge of which should be below the surface of the ground. Finish pruning; continue to bud, and keep seed beds and nursery rows clear of weeds. If trees set this spring suffer from drouth, remove the earth, water, and replace it.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Ili thinning was not properly done, most of the dwarf trees will still be overloaded, and more fruit must be removed; look over the trees frequently and pinch in or remove shoots as may be necessary. If the red spider appears on pear trees. syringe with solution of whale oilsoap. Cut Blackberry canes at four or five feet; they will fruit as well and be more easily managed; remove old canes as soon as the fruit is off. Allow only as many Raspberry canes to grow as will be needed as fruit, three or four to each root. Look over the Grape-vines and remove the large caterpillar that often prunes the young growth where it is not desirable; keep watch for the mildew and have sulphur and a bellows athand. Set Straw- berry plants that have been rooted in small pots, which, if put out early, will give a fine crop next season.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Save seeds of all the varieties of which it is practicable to do so; the earliest and best products should be reserved for this purpose. In dry weather, the use of the hoe and rake will be of great benefit to the plants. All thickly sown crops will need a lib- eral thinning. Continue to work between rows of carrots, beets, etc., until the tops become so large as to preventit. If slugs trouble cabbages, etc., use lime; if tomatoes or egg plants ap- pear to have been eaten, search for the large green caterpillar. Set out the late crop of Celery ; keep the early planted well cultivated and commence to earth up. Set out the late Cabbages, including Savoys and Kale. Gather sweet herbs as they come into flower, and dry in the shade. Harvest Onions when the tops falldown. Sow early and winter Radishes, early Turnips, Peas, Spinach, Lettuce, Endive, and Cucumbers and Bush-Beans for pickles.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Keep the soi/ stirred and all weeds down; remove decaying stems of perennials and annuals past their prime. Tie up Dahklias, Gladiolus, and all plants needing
= support. Trim deciduous hedges and box edging. Propagate shrubs, including roses, by
layers; put down the layer in well-worked soil, and cover with mulch.
HOUSE PLANTS.—Make all necessary preparations; secure good fresh soil for potting,
Zy and a supply of very old manure. Overhaul and wash pots that have been used. Make cut- « 4 tings of things of which it will be better to have new plants than to lift the old ones.
THE FARM.
August is usually not a hard month for the ’forehanded farmer. He is done with his most pressing summer work usually. Haying is pretty much over; summer grains give him little care, unless indeed these are very extensively sown. The preparations of the soil for Winter grains is work which his men can do with little supervision, if they can do anything without the master’s eye upon them all the time. Still it has its responsibilities, and many farmers add greatly to these by putting in two or three acres of tobacco, to fill up the time, which otherwise might be devoted to making permanent improvements,—thorough draining, re- claiming swamps, burying rocks, ete.
Turnips.—lf not already sown, get the seed into the ground as soon as possible. Sow in drills on good soil, broadcast, on poor. Every bare spot should be occupied with some crop, or weeds will grow. Scatter turnip seed wherever any crop can be expected. If they make only tops, these are good fall feed.
Buck wheat—May possibly succeed if sown the first week in August. It is sensitive to frost, but a profitable crop, and if early nipped, may be turned under for manure.
W heat.—Prepare the soil in the best manner, especially should it be dry, mellow, and thor- oughiy worked. The seed should be free from foul seed, selected by repeated winnowings. Sow wheat the last week in August or early in September.
Tobacco.—Top as early as the blossom spike begins to shoot; keep the crop well suckered, and wormed; by the middle of the month some fields will be ready to cut up. Cutin the mid- dle of the day and turn until wilted enough to handle without breaking, and hang in airy sheds, not crowding the plant.
Animals.—See that water abounds in the pastures, or that animals have it regularly sup- plied. A wind-mill or a water-ram will often save much labor in pumping; salt regularly.
.Help out short pasturage with green fodder or even hay, or sell the surplus stock. By no means keep stock half fed. Sheep.—Put yearlings and ewes with lambs unfit to wean by themselves. Separate other ewes and lambs, and “ apron”? or remove the rams from the flock. Horses.—Let them stand in dark, cool, well-ventilated stables, when not in use by day, and turn them into the pasture at night; they will keep in good order and be free from bots. Swine.—Feed Peas unthrashed, and get them in order for early fattening.
Poultry.—Give them the range of stubble-fields; grease the roosts, and the fowls under = Focwias and on their necks to destroy lice. Fatten forward chickens if there is a market
or them.
Oats.—Cut before they get over-ripe; the straw is worth much more for feeding, and the grain is not lighter; if lodged or very short, mow early and cure as hay.
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GREEN FLy. To REMOVE FROM HOUSE, PIT, OR FRAME.—Choose a still evening and let your plants be quite dry. Place them close together, and in a close place thus obtained, put either an. iron pan, or hard burnt garden pot; put in a few red-hot cinders, that do not smoke, upon which put your tobacco stems; a cloud of smoke will soon arise. When the frame is well filled with smoke, remove the pan, but be exceedingly careful that the tobac- co does not break out into a flame.
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SEPTEMBER.
ORCHARD.—The autumn fruits are now coming in, and when any are sent to market they should be carefully picked and honestly packed. Dry or preserve an abundance. Gather pears before they soften upon the tree. Make preparations for fall planting ; put down drains, if they are needed. Manure the land, if it be poor, and plow and subsoil; never set out trees in manured holes, but prepare the whole land alike thoroughly. Order trees early, as fall planting should be done as soon as the trees can be moved. Gather seeds of Peaches, Plums, etc., and keep them in earth orsand. Budding may be done on the Peach, or on any other trees, if the bark will lift; look to the early buddings and remove the buds if they have not taken. If borers have found their way into a tree, follow them up with a wire or whale- bone probe.
Soest GARDEN.—Prepare for the Fall planting of trees and shrubs, andif not practica- ble to plow, trench withethe spade. If not already done, cut out the canes of Blackberries that have fruited; two or three new canes are enough to aroot; keep them short, and if the side shoots are rampant, stop them. As the early varieties of Grapes ripen, the birds will claim their share; shooting is the only effective remedy. Grapes to be packed fora distant market should be allowed to cure for several days before packing. There are but few excep- tions to the rule that Pears should never ripen on the tree; when the stem parts readily, gather and place inacoolroom. Beds of Strawberries may be made this month; those already set are to be kept clean.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—AS soon as 4 crop is gathered, clear up the ground, manure and fork it over. All things to be preserved for winter need to be looked after; gather Pickles of all kinds, dry Sweet Corn and Lima Beans; can Tomatoes and make Catsup, ete., Sow seeds of Cabbage, Cauliflower and Lettuce for plants, to winter in cold frames; also winter Spinach, round Turnips and the Chinese Rose-colored Radish. The hardy Kale, called German Greens, may be sown in rows a foot apart. Earth up Celery, being careful to keep the earth out of the heart. Keep the hoe at work among growing plants, such as Cabbages, Endive, Ru- tabagas, ete. Endive is blanched, either by tying the leaves or by covering the plant witha slate or piece of board. Harvest Onions and spread them, not thicker than six or eight inches, in a coo] place.
FLOWER GARDEN.—The latter part of this month is the best time for planting the spring- flowering bulbs. Seeds of perennials and biennials, if sown early this month, will make plants strong enough to pass the winter. Thin Chrysanthemums, and tie up taller sorts; pot some for the house. Tie up Dahlias. Set Violets in a cold frame for winter-flowering.
House PLANTS.—If there is not a good light cellar for half hardy plants, provide a pit, six feet deep, and cover with sashes and shutters. Pot those things that are to be removed from the borders before the cold nights check them. Pot Hyacinths and other bulbs, and set in the dark. Fill hanging baskets and vases with Ivy, etc., for winter decoration.
THE FARM.
September is a month of hard and varied toil; even the farmer who has only to direct his laborers, has enough to keep himself anxious and busy. No sooner is the Summer grain harvested than we are plowing and sowing again. Land prepared for Winter Wheat by Sum- mer fallowing, by turning under a clover sod, is now waiting for the seed. Our golden crop, Indian Corn, which has run the gaunilet of cold and wet, of drouth and weeds, is now glazing its kernels and storing sugar in its stalks. Yellow Pumpkins besprinkle the hillsides, and Crooknecks and Cabbages swell under the Autumnal sun. We have hot days and cold nights —frosty ones often—wind storms and rain in torrents, and the farmer must ever work with an eye to the possibilities as well as probabilities of the weather.
Root Crops.—Beets, Mangels, Ruta-bagas, and Carrots, are making their best growth this month, and should be thoroughly clear of weeds, and the ground between the rows kept open. Thin out unsparingly, feeding the thinnings for cow fodder.
Fodder.—Engage corn fodder early, if you want it; buy straw, if you are to need it, at thrashing time. Contract for linseed or cotton seed cake.
Corn.—Cut up at the ground as soon as the kernels have glazed. The corn harvester, mentioned elsewhere, is likely to prove of great service.
Potatoes.—Dig as soon as the tops die. Store in dry cool cellars or pits, easily made frost- proof, and ventilated.
Wheat.—Sow early in the month, selecting the seed by running it repeatedly through a good fan mill; soak it in strong brine over night, and roll it in lime after it has drained. If the ground is suitable, drill in the grain.
Rye.—Sow after the wheat is in, the last of this month, or in October.
Poultry.—Coop cockerels for fattening, as soon as they nearly get their growth. A few weeks’ feeding will usually make them very fat, and in this condition they carry better and bring higher prices, besides being much better than if killed lean, Young chickens will not getter readily, if at all. Poultry to be raised as layers or breeders, ought never to be cooped closely.
Animals.—Do not leave Horses in the field by day to be tormented by flies and covered with bot’s eggs, but put in cool stables, Cows that come in this Fall should be kept on good pas- turage, but not allowed to get too fat. Swine.—Feed soft Corn or that which is broken down, or old Corn if on hand, ground and cooked; feed regularly, giving a few handfuls of fine char- coal as a regulator, about twice aweek. Sheep.—Separate Mutton Sheep. give good pasturage / and perhaps a little grain. The markets are often favorable for purchasing for fattening.
1874.
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UCGCTOSER,
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é BLEEDING IN VINES.—The usual practice of gardeners is to apply a hot iron to the bleed- Y; 1 ing surface until it is charred, and then rub into the charred surface a paste made of newly- \ burnt lime and grease. The following plasteris, however, a more effectual application. One- A 1 fourth of calcined oyster shells beaten to fine powder in a mortar, and three-fourths of cheese,
worked together, until they form a sort of paste. This mixture is to be forced into the pores . of the wood, where bleeding takes place, by means of the thumb and finger. A second appli- cation is sometimes necessary.
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—— oo. OCTOBER.
ORCHARD.—After gathering the fruit, it should not be taken to the cellar at once; winter fruit is to be kept as cool as it can be without freezing; keep the barrels under a shed, or out of the sun until really cool weather. Apples for cider should be good, clean and sound, if a good article is desired; cleanliness in all the operations is also essential. Continue to dry Jruit. If apple stocks are wanted, save seed by washing the pomace; dry, and keep in a cool
place: Orchard planting is now in order; as suggested last month, the whole land should be prepared by plow and subsoiler; manure only poor soils; the distance to plant will depend upon the habit of the variety, ranging from 20 to 40 feet. Have the ground all ready, and the stations for the trees marked by stakes, and set the ‘trees as soon as they can be had. Insist upon low-headed trees; those two years old are better than those at five; plant as directed in April. Remove the bandages from buds that have taken.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Set dwarf trees as soon as they can be had from the nursery; this is also the best time for setting Blackberries and Raspberries, if it be done early enough. Cur- rants and Gooseberries may be pruned and plants set out. Cuttings of these succeed much better if planted in the Fall; have all but one bud buried, and press the soil firmly against the lower ends. Let Grapes intended for wine hang until they are dead ripe; pack fruit for Win- ter in boxes holding about five pounds, and keep at a uniform low temperature. Remove vines when the leaves fall, at which time prune, and preserve the wood for cuttings.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Drains should be laid if the ground is at all retentive of moisture. Manure and plow Jand from which the crops are cleared, and break up new land for garden purposes; there is no danger of soil for raising vegetables being too rich, or too well worked. Accumulate manure from stables, waste hops from breweries, and all available fertilizers. Dig root crops, throw them in heaps, and cover with a few inches of earth to keep out slight frosts. Cover Asparagus and Rhubarb beds with a dressing of manure when freezing begins. Put Celery in trenches a foot wide and as deep as the plants are tall, pack closely, but do not cover until colder weather. Dig Szeet Potatoes as soon as the tops are killed. dry in the sun, handle carefully, and pack those for Winter in cut straw or very dry sand. and keep in a warm place. Set Cabbage plants. ete., in cold frames, but do not cover until cold weather.
FLOWER GARDEN.—AI! work of grading, making new borders, lawns and walks, may be done in the fine weather of this month. Sow seeds of such hardy annuals as Larkspur, Gilia, etc. Take up Dahlia roots on a fine day, dry in the sun, and store in a dry cellar. Lay down tender Roses and cover with earth, or pot and put in a cellar or cold pit.
HousE PLANTS.—Bring in before frost injures them; set in a room without a fire. and give abundance of air every mild day. Pot rooted layers of Carnajsions and set in a cold pit. Transplant hardy shrubs and trees. Divide and re-set Peonies. Plant bulbs if not yet done.
THE FARM.
This is the month for fairs. By all means arrange time and work so as to attend some of them. The recreation is worth a great deal, and one always gets valuable hints and ideas that he would not part with, and be as if he knew them not, fora great deal. It is a good plan, too, to favor faithful farm hands, and give them a holiday to go to the fair.
Buildings.—Clear out the cellars, and whitewash them both in barn and house, if this work was not done in the Spring; remove and renew decaying boards, and make ready for the crops of roots and fruit. . Put the buildings in order for Winter, renew stable floors if neces- sary, tighten loose weather boarding, and make the stables close and warm by putting on inside boarding, and stuffing with coarse litter.
Winter Grain.—Rye may usually be sown during the entire month, and Wheat in the early part of it, but north of latitude 41 degrees, it is risky to delay sowing Rye to the close. Itis a good plan to top-dress Winter grains where they are thin, with some fine rich compost or hand manure, as this causes them to tiller freely.
Corn should be husked as soon as cured, Seed Corn saved and braided to be hung up; sort out all soft ears, and put the rest in well ventilated bins.
Root Crops.—Dig Potatoes when they have done growing, and preserve in cellars or pits, covering lightly at first. For hints about other roots, see November.
Animals.—This is the fattening time of the year. Beeves, pigs, and poultry, take on flesh well at other seasons, but this month and next, especially before the very cold weather of De- cember comes, they fatten rapidly. All stock should be put in good order for Winter. Soft Corn, Nubbins, grown Grain, green Pumpkins, and such fruits as are liable to decay, ought to ‘2 be fed out to the cattle to get them in good condition before cold weather comes on. Beeves
- should have full feeds of scalded Corn-meal and oil-cake on Corn-stalks or chopped Hay. Sheep should have their allowance of Grain increased, especially those that are fattening. though so long as pasturage is fair. they should be kept uponit. Swine must have the small Potatoes, boiled and mixed with Meal; all their food ought to be cooked. Oil-meal is excel-
_ lent and economical feed used with other things; so is beef or even pork scraps. Mix finely powdered charcoal and a little wood ashes occasionally with the food of hogs, especially if they do not come to the soil; their growth and fattening are much promoted by it. Fruit.—Pick market and Winter Apples by hand. Gather windfalls for cider. Apples -keep well in old lime barrels. Cider may be condensed on sorghum evaporators, being careful not to burn it. The jelly formed without addition of sugar will keep for years, and is both excellent and salable. Draining.—As fast as hands can be spared from the essential labors of the farm. set them at draining. There are few farms in the country on which this can not be done with profit, and where needed, no labor pays half so well.
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UNIVERSAL COMPOST FOR HOUSE PLANTS.—The preparation of many separate kinds of ‘compost may be obviated by the general use of the following mixture: Fibry peat one part, leaf mould two parts, thoroughly rotted dung one part, light hazelly loam four parts, and one part sharp sand. There is scarcely any flowering plant but will grow well in such a mixture, and if peat is not to be had, an additional part of leaf mould may take its place.
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Calendar of Operations.
NOVEMBER.
ORCHARD.—If the weather continues favorable, the planting of trees may continue. If the roots be well spread, and the soil properly firmed down over them by tramping, they will need no stakes. If trees are received too late for planting, heel them in by opening a trench in a dry place, setting the trees in an inclined position and covering their roots thorougly with earth; bank up over the whole so that rains will not wash it away. See that young orchards are protected against injury from cattle and horses by good fences; have no rubbish about the trees to serve as hiding-places for mice. When there is danger of freezing, close up the fruit cellar. Afanure may be put on the orchard if needed. See that all trees are not only labelled, but that a record is made of them. Seedling stocks may be taken up and putin the cellar; saw dust is a good material to pack them in, as it is for cions, which may be cut at any time after vegetation is at rest.
Froir GARDEN.—The remarks under orchard apply to dwarf trees in the fruit garden. Planting may continue if the season remains favorable. Fig trees may be taken up and put in the cellar, or bent down and covered with earth, if the garden is dry. Plant cuttings of Currants, ete., as they do much better than when left until spring. Prune Grape-Vines, ac- cording to some system—we have not space here for directions; /ay down tender varieties and cover them with earth. Bend down the tender sorts of Raspberries and cover the canes with earth. Strawberry beds should be covered with straw, leaves or other material when the ground begins to freeze.
KITCHEN GARDEN.— Whenever the ground can be manured, spaded or plowed in the fall, it is advantageous to do it. Stiff soils are ameliorated by throwing them into 7vidges for the winter. Lay drains and accumulate manures. Toot crops may be put in pits, and gradually covered as the weather gets colder. Put the last of the Celery in trenches for the winter, as directed last month, and cover with litter when there is danger of hard freezing. Dig Horse- radish and preserve as other. roots. Cabbages keep best by inverting the heads, setting them close together, and covering with several inches of earth. In cold localities give winter Spin- ach a light covering of litter. Plants in cold frames need covering at night, and air every day, when it is not severely cold.
FLOWER GARDEN.— Take up any tender bulbs or roots that may still remain out. Put every thing into winter quarters: give herbaceous perennials a covering of littery manure; cover tender shrubs with straw; collect leaves for compost; clear up rubbish; put vases and all movable trellises under cover. Lay down tender Roses and cover with earth.
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be made gradual; most things do better this month in a room where there is no other heat than that of the sun. Top dress the pots by removing the surface s@l and replacing it by some tich and fresh. Keep potted bulbs in a dark and cool place until weil rooted.
THE FARM.
This is the month for preparing for winter. In all things work with a plan. System makes hard work easy.
Root Crops.—lf not already gathered, it is a poor plan to wait, though all the turnip fam- ily are growing fast. Get them inin the following order: carrots, sugar beets, and mangels, white turnips, and ruta-bagas. Parsnips may be dug and Jaid in heaps, covered with earth so as to be accessible for market during the winter. For spring use or sale they are left in the ground. Other roots are laid in heaps on the surface or in shallow trenches in dry ground, and covered with straw and earth, the covering of earth being thickened as the weather grows colder. Shape the surface to turn water, and place drain tiles loosely filled with straw every few feet for ventilation.
Cabbages will bear hard frosts, but must not be left exposed to freezing and thawing, if severe weather comes on and the ground freezesin crusts. Pull them, set them close, either in a trench or on the surface, and cover the heads with five or six inches of soil, making ita foot deep before the ground freezes; but delay this until as late in the season as possible, leaving most of the roots exposed. This is a good practice south of New York; but in colder latitudes they should be in dry trenches, covered with straw, and with a foot of soil and ven- tilated like root pits.
Fruit.—Pick market and winter apples by hand. Gather windfalls for cider. Apples keep well in old lime barrels. Condense cider on sorghum evaporators, being careful not to burn it. The jelly formed without addition of sugar will keep for years, and is most excellent as well as salable.
Poultry.—Coop poultry of all kinds intended for market, and feed scalded meal. The ad- mixture of a little suet quickens the fattening; ducks and geese especially, should have some- thing of the kind, and be kept closely cooped indoors.
Horses.—Give good ventilation to stables. Groom horses thoroughly every day, and give use or exercise in the open air. Avoid much blanketing, but rub down well and blanket when warm, and be sure the fetlock joints are rubbed dry.
Beeves should be pushed forward now in cool weather, with full feeds of roots, meal, and oil-cake, with care not to overfeed. Keep salt before them and water regularly; if possible, steam the food and give variety. a
Cows.—Feed roots, with oil meal or Corn meal, to increase both the milk and buiter. Watch symptons of sickness, and remove any cow that is ailing to a distance from all others. The prevalence of abortion renders this precaution especially necessary; in no case allow sick animals with healthy ones.
Plowing.—Do as much as possible in order to save labor in Spring.
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DURABLE WHITEWASH FOR OUTHOUSES AND FreNncEeS.—Take a clean barrel that will hold water, put into it half a bushel of quicklime, ani slack it by pouring over it boiling wa- ter sufficient to cover it four or five inches deep, and stirring it until quite slaked; dissolve in water and add two pounds of sulphate of zine and one of common salt, which will cause the whitewash to harden on the woodwork in a few days; add sufficient water to bring it to the consistency of thick whitewash.
To make the above wash of a pleasant cream color, add three pounds of yellow ochre.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Calendar of Operations.
DECEMBER.
ORCHARD.—But little out-of-door work can be done in the orchard in Winter, yet it should be occasionally visited to see that no agcidents have happened to young trees. The nursery- man, however, has a plenty to do, and there is no reason why the orchardist should not be to some extent his own nursery-man. Stocks are raised with little trouble, and the operations of budding and grafting are very simple. Root grafting is done in the house in Winter, upon the roots of one-year-old stocks: the grafted stocks are kept in the cellar in boxes of earth until Spring, when they are set out. See Calendar for January on protecting trees from rabbits and mice. When there is leisure,see that all trees are properly labelled, or such a record made that any one succeeding the present owner can know what fruits are on the place.
?ead horticultural books and journals, and, for local experience, have a fruit club, however small, that shall include all the neighbors interested in fruit growing.
FRUIT GARDEN.—Do whatever has been put off; trim shrubs and vines during mild spells. If fruit is marketed, see if there is not some variety that will prolong the season at either end. The succession should be; early and late Strawberries, Raspberries, Currants, Blackberries and Grapes. Gooseberries, as a general thing, are not valued, except green, and the safest variety is Houghton’s Seedling, a native.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Considerable preparatory work can be done. Jotbed sashes and frames may be made and manure accumulated. Several implements can be made, such asa marker, for forming drills; a wooden roller, for levelling the surface after sowing, and all damaged tools repaired.” Have atool-house conveniently located where all implements can be kept in place and under cover. Look about the neighborhood and see if some fertilizer is not going to waste that might properly go to the compost heap. Much is wasted at slaughter- houses, breweries, tanneries, and at various manufactories that should go upon the soi]. Over- haul seed and throw away all valueless stuff; consult authorities and see if you are raising the best and earliest of everything, as it takes no more space and care to raise a good plant than it does a poor one. Cold jframes must be closely looked after; Caulifiower is less hardy than
Cabbage or Lettuce, and the sash over this will need to be covered by straw mats on cold ft /;
nights; if mice make trouble, poison or trap them.
FLOWER GARDEN.—Beyond guarding against injury to shrubs and trees from heavy snows or sleet, but little is to be done. All plantsin cold pits and cellars should be kept in a state of rest, and only have water enough to keep them from drying up. Make rustic seats and vases.
HovusE PLANtTs.—Plants kept in-doors for protection merely. will do well enough at a temperature of 34 to 40 degrees. Those intended to bloom should be kept at an average of 60 degrees. The great difficulty with house plants is a dry atmosphere, and unless there is an open fire, water must be kept upon the stove or inthe furnace. Water only when needed, with water as warmasthe room. Bring pois of bulbs into a warm room.
THE FARM.
Now provident care tells. Now the well banked cellar walls and windows, and the well covered root pits, stand the test of severe cold and winds. Now the corn fed in September makes its show on the ledger. The appetites of animals are hard to satiate; and there is no season when mankind enjoy good living so well, and when it is so abundant.
Animals require especial aitention, and should all, from carriage horses to late chickens, receive the personal care of their owner.
Horses must be kept out of the wind, or warmly blanketed if exposed, and rubbed down with straw thoroughly on coming warm to the stable. Farm horses in warm stables free from drafts, after cooling off, should nof stand in their blankets. Linen dusters are sufficient to keep them clean. Keep Brood Mares in loose boxes or roomy stalls, so that they may lie at ease, and change position at will. Have them, and all horses, sharp shod, so that they shall be > no danger of slipping upon the ice. Give regular exercise in a sunny yard or on the road.
Cows, giving milk or dry, should be well fed and kept gaining. If the cow is in good con- dition, she may be milked to within four or five weeks of calving, without injury either to herself or her calf. If in poor flesh, and kept on dry hay and stalks, she should go dry two, three, or four months: A cow that has a hard time in calving should be well fed, to give her strength, and milked until the new milk springs, that the calf shall not be too large.
Beeves.—Feed bountifully and fatten rapidly. Shelter them and take good care of the manure. Stall feeding is much to be preferred to yard feeding. The feed, if ground and cooked, will give far better results than if fed raw or simply ground. Beef cattle should be groomed like horses, kept quiet in well-ventilated rather dark stables. Their manure is of
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Fodder and Foddering.—Feed in racks, throwing none upon the ground. Simple cutting ’ up and soaking pays well for the labor. Horses will often eat what cows reject.
Manure.—There is no objection to hauling well made muck or sod composts to the field when the sledding is good. Common barn-yard manure will waste greatly, unless composted with vegetable mould (muck), or soil, if, as is often done, it is hauled to the field to be exposed in small heaps to the action of the weather all winter,—frozen, thawed, blanched by sun, and washed by rains.
Finish up the Year with an inventory of your whole estate, or at least of the farm and all things thereto pertaining—making memoranda of how values are fixed upon, in order to com- pare one year with another. Settle al]l accounts with neighbors as far as practicable, and in- sist on balancing running accounts at stores.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
In order to facilitate purchasers in making their selections, who are unacquainted with the
) botanical names, or different varieties of plants, we have, as far as possible, given the popular x 4
name of each variety, and haye endeavored so to simplify the description that any person, however unacquainted, may be able to make a judicious selection.
A dash (—) indicates a repetition.
A dagger (t) added to the name denotes that such biennial and perennial plants usually flower the same year if sown early.
A star (*) Dwarf Plants proper for the edging of beds.
A double star (**) Ornamental Climbers, suitable for an arbor or trellis work.
For a full list of Flower Seeds for sale at our establishment, with explicit directions for the culture of each variety, we would refer to our Illustrated Catalogue and Amateur’s Guide, 200 pages, beautifully illustrated, which will be mailed to all applicanis upon receipt of 25 cents, which will be refunded in seeds when the order exceeds one dollar. Price.
Abronia umbellata.—Rose-lilac; a half-hardy annual; from California; % ft. A charming plant, with beautiful Verbena-like heads of sweet-scented flowers, - $0 10 Adlumia cirrhosa, ** (Mountain Fringe, Alleghany Vine. Gz beautiful nee climb- ing plant of graceful habit; hardy annual; 15 ft. Ageratum mexi jcanum.—Lavender-blue ; very useful for bedding, agg ‘for bouquets; fine also for pot culture; from Mexico, -
— — alba.— White; same as above except in color, -
Splendid plants for large clumps or masses, as well as for indoor ilacinae during Winter; very useful for cutting; half-hardy annuals. Agrostemma coronaria, (Rose Campion. )—Fine rose; epg Russia; 2 sg - * — — fl. alba.— White; from Russia; 3ft., | - - ~ very attractive plant, growing ’ freely i in any common garden soil; hardy peren- nia Alyssum sweet.*— White; very sweet, free-flowering, useful, pretty little — for beds, edgings, or rock-work; hardy annual ; i ft., Amaranthus bicolor.—Leaves crimson and green, handsome: from East Indies; 2 ft.,
— bicolor ruber.—Foliage Green, aiiped pad shaded with dark red, nae, sometimes tipped with yellow, - - -
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— salicifolius.—One of the finest in cultivation, grows from three to ten feet hich j in a beautiful pyramidal form; the leaves vary in the early stages of growth froma green to a bronzy-green shade, and as the plants get stronger assume 2 — or- ange-red color, forming magnificent bright-colored plumes, -
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Amaranthus tricolor, (Joseph’s Coat.)}—Well known, leaves green, red, and yellow, - $0 05 Ornamental] foliaged plants of an extremely graceful and interesting character, producing a striking effect, whether grown for the decoration of the conservatory or out-door flower garden ; half-hardy annuals. Anagallis Indica.—Blue ; fine trailer; from Bepant ¥ ft., = - = = — — pl. var.—Fine mixed, _Exceedingly valuable for small beds, edgings, rustic baskets, “vases, ¢ or rock-work ; FA half-hardy annuals. | % Antirrhinum majus peer) Speers prem necntly striped; 2 ft., S23 — — Extra fine, mixed, - ie =6=6 — Dwarf, mixed, - The ‘Antirrhinum, Sita called ‘Snapdragon, one of our most showy and use- ful border plants; half-hardy perennials. Aquilegia chrysantha, (New Golden-spurred Columbine. ane splendid novelty from the Rocky Mountains; flowers rich golden yellow, u — caryophyliocides, fl. pl.—A new double ie beautifully variegated, - — Alpina.— Blue and white ; 1 ft., - me — Canadensis.—fed and yellow ; 144 ft. = a m — glandulosa.— Blue and white, beautiful; from Siberia, - = : — Durandi.—Double Berea, red and white, fay eae - 2 ee — finest mixed, - - Arctotis grandiflora.—Pale yellow with dark crimson center: from Cape of Good Hope; 2g {t., = Fa — brevisczrpa.—Deep orange with dark center; from Cape of Good Hope, - Handsome, showy, free-flowering plants, of close, compact, dwari habit, with large, beautiful flowers, continuing i in bloom the whole Summer; half-hardy annuals. Aster, Truffaut’s French Peony-flowered Perfection.—Eighteen colors mixed. This variety is the highest type of the Peony-flowered Aster—as recognized by the leading horticultural societies of the Old World; the habit of the plant is excellent; the flowers are remarkable for their fine quality and perfect form, their large size and rich, pure colors, surpassing all sorts hitherto grown; 134 ft., - - — German Peony-flowered.—Twelve colors mixed. In this var iety the petals are turned towards the center, and a flower not quite in full bloom resembles a ball; _ brilliant and beautiful colors, very double and finely formed, — — Cockade, or Crown.—Mixed colors; the flowers of this variety have large wh ite centers, bordered with scarlet, carmine, violet or blwe—unusually ey e and z beautiful; 114 ft., Ee — Giant Emperor.—Mixed colors, brilliant and ‘beautiful, flowers very double and of immense size; 2 ft., _ joat Imbrique Pompone.—Mixed colors, beautiful variety, neat pompone flowers: : 1 ft = _-— dwarf.—Fine mixed; averages about eight inches i in hight, and is richly covered J with moderate sized flowers, finely quilled; they are principally used for edging, - Mf — — La Superbe.—ose, blue, and white mixed, flowers large size, extra fine, - : —— Dwarf Pyramidal-flowered Bouquet.— Mixed; when well grown almost every plant forms a bouquet of from 150 to 200 flowers, eopeeeely 2A the foli- age, producing a splendid effect; 9 to 15inches, - Schiller.—A new variety of the preceding, of great merit, very double; aprofuse bloomer, - — — dwarf Chirysanthemum-flowered. —Mixed ‘colors; these. oTOWw to the aden hight of ten inches, have flowers three or four inches in diameter, bloom profusely, — — Globe-flowered.—Finest colors mixed; the principal flowers of this var iety are very large, and so arched that they may be ‘compared to half a ball; mostly quilled, _— — Victoria.—One of the most beautiful Asters in cultivation; flowers very double; the plant is of i Seat | ee pecrews from ten to eee 2 flowers in the form of a pyramid; 1% ft _-— pyramidal.—Many_ colors: mixed; the form of the flower resembles an inverted pyramid, some of which are quilled, others not; average hight about 2ft., - _— — porcupine, hedgehog, or needle perfection.— Mixed acer composed of cd? long-quilled, curious looking petals—hence the name; 2 ft. 3 —— Reid’s Improved Quilled.—Many colors mixed ; 1% to 2 feet in hight, branches freely, and throws out many large blossoms, _— — Rose-flowered.—A beautiful variety, flowers large, brilliant, very - double, regu- bs larly imbricated, several colors mixed, _— Chinese. —Original say soe —— have been ‘grown from seed received direct from China, - - - = _— fine mixed varieties, Balsam French Camellia-flowered. —Ten magnificent double varieties, mixed colors, - — Dwarf.—Mixed, from eight splendid double varieties; 34 ft., _ - - - oo rose-flowered. —(mproved, ) twelve splendid varieties, mixed; 2 ft., = lendid double varieties, mixed; 2 ft., Sse ferimo.—Siriped an. and streaked with lilac and scarlet on satin white ground very au — Smith’s prize.—From a celebrated English collection, very large and double, - _ — double mixed, Balloon Vine,** (Cardiospermum. JA: rapid growing, Handsome tehinber, remarkable for an inflated membraneous capsule, from which it is sometimes called Balloon Vi ine, very ornamental; half-hardy annuals. . Bartonia aurea, (golden. )—Rich golden- yellow; hardy annual; from California,
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Bellis perennis,* (Double Daisy.)—Finest German, producing a large proportion of double flowers; a well known and favorite peat for the ae or pot culture; half- hardy perennial; 3 y% ft., = "
Brachycome iberidifolia.—Blue; A ft., - e s = etext
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A beautiful free- flowerin g, dwarf-growing plant, covered during the greater por- tion of the Summer with a profusion of pretty Cineraria-like fiowers; half-hardy annuals.
Cacalia coccinea, (Tassel Flower.)—Orange-scarlet; flowers in clusters; 114 ft., -
— aurea.—A yellow flowered variety of the preceding, - =
A beautiful and profuse-flowering genus of plants, with tassel-shaped flowers, suitable for mixed borders.
Calandrinia umbellata.—fosy-violet; very beautiful; 1 ffs - -
— grandiflora.—fosy-pink ; handsome; 1 ft., - = 2
Very beautiful free- ~flowering plants; hardy annuals.
Calceolaria hybrida.—From a choice collection, -
— — superba grandiflora.—Beautifully spotted, lar ge-flowered, extra, ~ — rugosa.—Splendid shrubby varieties for bedding, - =
Plants of a highly decorative character, indispensable for the greenhouse or the flower garden; half- hardy perennials.
Calendula Le Proust.—Nankeen ; very double, a profuse bloomer, - 2 y
— officinalis, (Garden Marigold. )—Fine orange; a very showy, free- floweri ing genus of plants, producing a very pretty effect in beds or mixed borders, and ee ing fr eely in alinost any soil; hardy annuals; 1ft., - - =
Callirhoe involucrata.—A trailing hardy pereunial of great beauty ; = om the Rocky Mountains. In bloom from May to September. The flowers rise singly on stems six to ten inches high, and vary in color from bright rose to the deepest crimson. In size and color resembles the Portulaca, - - s é 2
Calliopsis Atkinsoniana.— Yellow and crimson; pretty; from Columbia; 214 ft, =
— tinctoria, (Golden.)— Yellow and brown ; from North America; 212 ft., -
— Burridgii. —Very showy, crimson-copper color margined with golden -yellono, -
— bicolor marmorata.—Rich crimson, brown and yellow ; singularly marbled; 2 ft.,
— coronata.—Rich yellow, with a circle of rich crimson spots near the disk; very handsome; from Texas; 2 ft., - - - S 2 < 2 a
— fine mixed varieties, - -
Few, if any, annuals are more useful than these; the colors a are rich and striking, flowers numerous and beautiful; the dwarf varieties make beautiful edgings and fine bedding plants, the tall produce a fine effect in mixed borders; hardy annuals.
Canary Bird ‘Flower.**—A beautiful climbing plant, flowers bright yellow; fringed, foliage highly ornamental; deservedly a general favorite; 10 ft.; half-hardy ae
Campanula alliarizefolia.—Blue ; very beautiful; hardy perennial ; 1 ft., -
— carpatica.—Mauve ; a profuse-blooming hardy ‘perennial; Titi. ~
— — alba.—Pure w hite; hardy perennial; “from the Carpathian Alps; 1 ft.,
— Loreii.—Purple- lilac ; extremely showy; hardy annual; from Italy; 5 tes
— — alba.— White tinged with silvery-grey ; hardy annual; from Italy; 1 ft.,
— pyramidalis.—Blue; beautiful and stately; hardy per ennial, -
A genus of exceedingly beautiful plants, all of which are characteriz ed by the rich- ness of their colors and the profusion of their bloom. Canterbury Bell, (Campanula tees: ia.)—Double; ees s 236 Th., — — white.—2% "Et., - 2 x i
— single. Purple; ou ft., - -
— white.—2}4 ft., - - -
— mixed.—2\4 ft., ~ -
— Calycanthema eguaiga Bich blue, - =
— alba.—Pure white; this and the preceding are splendid new and showy varie- ties of Canterbury Bells, the calyx forming an elegant cup round the base of the bell, and being of the same beautiful color as the cor olla, -
When well grown C. Bells are among the most attractive of border plants, and they are also very effective when flowered in large pots; they succeed in light, rich soil, and should be transplanted two feet apart; hardy biennials.
Candytuft cee (Iberis odorata. ee white oe Sean, fine; 1 ft., — purple.— , — — new dwarf.—Very ‘dark purple; Pik, — Dunnetts.—New, dark crimson; very beautiful ; — rocket.—Pure white, in large trusses; 1 ft., — white.—Very desirable; 1 ft., - - — fine mixed.—ift., - - = | — perennial, (/. sempervirens yet ci - -
One of the most useful border annuals, very effective i in beds, groups, ribbons, etc. also 1 useful for pot culture, for conservatory decoration during Winter; hardy annuals
Canna indica, (Indian Shot.)\—Red; 2 ft., - - - es — Anneii.—Crimson, extremely ornamental; 3 ft., ~
— — aurantiaca.—Orange, leaves lively green, distinct; from Brazil; 3 ft., — Bonneti.—New. red and yellow, superb variety, fine habit; 7 ft., ~ — compacta elegantissima.—-Large, Reatssheyaliony, free-flowering; 2 ft., — ecrocea.—Orange-scarlet; 2 ft.,
— Depute Hernon.—Leaves deep green, flowers sulphur and orange, fine form; 5 ft.,
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Canna discolor floribunda.—Scarlet, maroon tinted Dig a 2 — lutea picta.—Shaded yellow ; from Brazil; 4 ft., eS
— muszfolia hybrida.— fed, foliage resembling a small banana; 2 ft.,
— mutabilis.—Chbangeable ; from Brazil; 5 ft., - =
— Nepalensis.—Clear yellow, very beautiful ; from Nepaul; 3 ft., -
— sanguinea Chatei.—B/ood-red, dark foliage and stems; 6 ft., -
— Sellowii.—Scarlet, profuse blooming from Africa, =
— Warscewiczii.— Brilliant red, foliage striped; from Conca America; 3 ft.,
— zebrina.—Beautiful zebra-striped foliage; 5 tt., - - = .
Ee — fine mixed varieties, - =
baeret Carnation pink.—Mixed, saved from the choicest ‘double flowers, of various Gee
i first quality; 144 ft., - - = - - - -
a — fine German.—From named flowers; 14 ft., - = us a ns ¥
— good mixed.—For border culture, - ~ s
— perpetual or tree.—Saved from the choicest double flowers, of various colors, first quality; 114 ft., - - -
— dwarf double early ieee distinct variety from Germany, ena flower earlier, and are more dwarf and robust in habit, - -
A magnificent class of popular favorites, most of which are deliciously fr agrant, and with colors extremely rich and peautiful. The seed we offer is from the finest collection in Europe, and will produce many double flowers, and amongst them many choice novelties. Half-hardy perennials.
Catchfly (Silene armeria).—Red, white, and fiesh-colored mixed, a showy, free-flower- ing plant for beds, borders or ribbons, - - - - - - =
Centaurea Americana.—Lilac-purple, fine, - - - = = i — Many sorts mixed, - ~
Very showy, free- -flowering border ‘plants, succeeding i in any ¢ common mn garden soil; hardy annuals.
Centranthus macrosiphon (long tubed).—Pale rose ; pretty in masses; 2 ft., - — nanus.—A new dwarf variety; 1 ft., - - - - — — albus.—Very pretty; white flowered variety; 1 ft., °- - - - — carneus.—A new jlesh-colored variety; 2 ft., ~ -
A very pretty, free- -flowering, compact growing plant, very effective in beds, rib- bons, or as an edging; hardy annuals.
Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis eae). mete eats ie eo 3K if — — white.—Very beautiful; % ft., -
— — splendid mixed. —From the finest collection i in England; % Bes — — new fern-leaved varieties.—Several colors mixed, . — — new double mixed, ~ -
A charming and profuse flowering plant; indispensable for Winter and Spring decoration in the conservatory. Our seed is from one of the finest European collec-
Caan tions; greenhouse perennial.
: | Chelone barbata. —Scarlet; from Mexico; 3ft., - - - -
Chenopodium atriplicis. —-Flowers small, clustered, covered, as well as the young
leaves and shoots, with glittering purple meal, renderi ing the plant very ornamental,
Chrysanthemum.—Double white, extra fine; hardy annual, - - - - — Double.— Yellow, extra fine; hardy annual eit. - - - - - — eoronarium.—Dwarf yel low, - - -
— tricolor.— Yellow and white; very showy. “Hardy annual : from Barbary, — — Burridgeanum. —Crimson and white centre, extra fine; hardy annual; 1 ft., The tall, double-flowered, annual Chry santhemums, when well grown are among the most showy and effective of Summer- Sone border Pee Cineraria.—Fine mixed; - - - - — extra select.—From prize flowers only, from a celebrated English collection, - — new double.—A charming novelty for the greenhouse, + A well known, favorite, free-flowering plant, for sreenhouse culture, which may be had in splendid bloom through the greater por of the yee Clarkia elegans.— Rosy-purple ; 234 ft., - — — rosea.—A preity, pale variety, a profuse bloomer; 23 4 ft., — — fil. pl.—A beautiful double variety, a eS? bloomer; 9 M ff., pulchella.—Deep rose ; 114 ft., - — flore pleno.—Rich magenta, flowers double; 1% ft., — Tom Thumb.—Rosy-purple, dwarf and of bushy habit, very fine; 1 ft, - integripetala.—The size of the fae far exceeds that of any other variety; color, rich magenta rose; 144 ft., - - - - — marginata. —Rich magenta-rose ‘colored, with broad : margin of Ee white, - double and single mixed, - - = A beautiful tribe of favorite plants, with pretty, ‘cheerful- looking flowers, growing freely and blooming profusely under ‘almost any circumstances; hardy annuals. Clianthus Dampierii.—One of the most beautiful plants in cultivation, about three feet in hight, with neat compound leaves, and drooping clusters of large, rich scarl et, long petaled, pea-shaped flowers, three inches in length, something similar to the splen- did blossoms of the Coral Tree, each flower toms oe marked with a jaree, black, cloud-like blotch in front, - - Cobzea scandens.**—Purple- lilac. A magnificent. climber, with large, bell- ‘shaped flowers, and elegant leaves and tendrils; of very rapid growth, Cockecanb | ae Ee finest prize.—Dwarf habit, large combs, very showy; : % ft. _ dwarf.—Rose, very beautiful; 3 % ft., - =
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Cockscomb dwarf yellow.—New and fine; %ft.,- . - - = = — New Japanese.—A very beautiful variety from Japan, - - ~ — New variegated.—Each head of flowers variegated with crimson, Oreete a
shaded and striped; very constant, - . - - — mixed varieties, containing a great variety, - - - - 2
Highly ornamental, curious-looking flowers, for the decoration of the flower-house, drawing-room, and garden; all the varieties are remarkably attractive; half-hardy annuals,
Collinsia bartsizefolia.— Purple- ves dwarf habit; 13 ft., - = — — alba.—Pure white, very dwarf; 34 ft., - - - ~ ~ — grandiflora.—Blue, white, and lilac, beautiful; 1ft., - - - - — multicolor marmor ata.— White and rose ; marbled, handsome; 1 ft., - -
An exceedingly pretty, free-flowering, popular genus, remarkably attractive in beds, mixed borders, or ribbons; hardy annuals.
Columbine (see Aquilegia). —Finest hybrid varieties; useful border plant of easy cul-
ture; hardy perennial, - - - - = - - - -
Collomia coccinea.—Scarlet, flowering in bunches, pretty; 134 ft., - -
— grandiflora.—Saffron ; 114 ft., - - - - = - -
Showy border plants; hardy annuals.
Commelyna coelestis.—Sk; Yn ee tee fie ~ - - - -
— alba.— White, - r -
Very pretty, free- -flowering “tuberous- rooted plants, with rich blue flowers, suc- ceeding in any rich, lightsoil. The roots should be lifted and preserved like Dahlias through the Winter; half- hardy perennials. .
Convolvulus Hs (Morning serie Y). ee egg EL - - - — — white, - - - — — striped. —Very fine, - - - ~ - -
— — fine mixed varieties, - =
A well-known and beautiful free- -flowering class of climbers, with brilliant and varied colored flowers, growing freely in almost any situation, and producing a splendid effect when grown on rock-work, stuinps of trees, or banks, and when trained over trellis, rustic work, or against rough fences.
gers ee minor (Dwarf Convolwulus). —Rich ee ee with white center,
trailer, - - - - - - - i splendens. —Rich violet ‘with white center, trailer, - - - ~ ~ — — striped.—Blue, beautifully ea with a trailer, - — fine mixed varieties, - - - ~
Beautiful, free-flowering, and remarkably showy plants, with exceedingly hand- some, rich- colored flowers, producing in beds and mixed borders an unusually bril- liant effect, either in distinct colors, ribboned, or mixed.
Cyclamen macrophyllum. — White and rose, fine eee - - - - — Europzeum.—Fine mixed; % ft., - - - - - — Persicum.— White and pink, a charming sweet- scented variety, - - = —— bier ange ee from finest varieties in cultivation, very robust in
growth, -
A genus of the most beautiful and ‘elegant Winter and Spring blooming plants, for pot culture in parlor and conservatory, universally admired. If sown early in Spring under glass, and well grown, will make flowering bulbs in one year. Flowering bulbs furnished, if desired, from 50 cents to $1.00 each.
Cypress Vine. **_ Crimson, very brilliant; 10 to 20 ft., - - - -
— — white.—Very appropriate for the cemetery, - ~
One of the most popular of all summer climbers, flowers small, thickly set in most beautiful dark green sONARe JENS a striking contrast; tender annuals.
Dahlia.—Fine mixed, - é = aa = a = — extra fine.—From prize flowers, = - = = b: BS — new Lilliput, dwarf flowering, very beautiful, -
Admirers of this noble plant 1 may confidently depend ape the quality of this seed, it having been saved from the best varieties in cultivation ; of various highits and colors; half- hardy perennials.
Datura atroviolacea plenissima.—The outside of flowers violet, nes black, the
inside somewhat lighter; +34 ft., - z = — Carthageniensis.—Pute white ; free- -flowering, with trumpet- shaped blossoms of large size; 2 ft., - a 3
— humilis flore ’pleno. —A fine variety, producing a profusion of deep golden: ~yellow
flowers, very large, double, and sweet-scented; 2 ft. - - -
— Huberiana.—A splendid variety. The blossoms are very large and double, pen-
dant, dark lilac colored on the outside, the inside is almost pure white, - - — — varietates.—From the beautiful Datura Huberiana; there are reese new va- rieties—white, violet, carmine. aurora, lilac, etc., mixed. — Meteloides (Wrightii). — White bordered with /, es continues i in bloant ett J uly till November; 2ft., -
An ornamental genus of plants, many of Mos Hee RSE stipe of the hhiehest order. In large clumps or borders of shrubbery they produce an excellent effect. The seach may “be preserved in sand through the Winter in a dry cellar; half-hardy perennials.
Delphinium cardiopetalum.— Deep b/we, heart-shaped, hardy annual; bee ft.,
— elatum (Bee Larkspur).—Blue, fine tall species; 5ft., - = — hybridum novum.—Choice mixed he oe from named flowers, — formosum.—Rieh blue and white, -
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Delphinium nudicaule (New Scarlet Delphinium).—One of the most desirable novel- ties that have been introduced for many years. The tlowers are produced in loose spikes, color varies from light scarlet to a shade verging closely on crimson; very brilliant, - - - “ - = = Ej _ - $0 25
— sinensis.—Various shades mixed, - |
Plants remarkable for their great beauty, diversity of shades, and highly decorative qualities. The principal color is dlue, shading from the softest celestial to the darkest | purple-blue, while all are more or less shaded or marked with some other color. 24 With the exception of D. Cardiopetalum, all are hardy perennials. For annual 3S
varieties, see Larkspur.
Dianthus atrorubens.j—Dark red. well adapted for beds; hardy perennial; 1ft., - — barbatus (see Sweet William).—Fine mixed, hardy perennial ; 1ft., - - - — deltoides.—/Pink and white mixed, showy, fine for edging, = + — dentosa.—Herbaceous pinks, which flewer the same season as sown ; very well
adapted for edgings, or to form clumps or borders, or rock-work, -
— Caryophyllus (see Carnation aud Picotee). —Fine mixed border varieties; half-
hardy perennial, - - - =
— Chinensis (China or Indian Pink). —Single, many Bes ols hardy ine: - = = double mixed.—A splendid mixture producing a large proportion of double
owers, - - - - - - — Gardnerianus.—Various colored, finely fringed; hardy perennials, = - = — Heddewigii.—Color varies from the richest velvety crimson to the most delicate rose; Ae: two to three inches in diameter, a magnificent sige yee ——- an- nual; 1 ft - - . - Bay 7 pl.—Double variety of the preceding, very showy, hardy annual; 1 ft., - — — diadematus, fi. pl.,—A superb novelty, of dw arf, compact habit, flowers very large, of various tints of rose, maroon, and purple, - - . - — — laciniatus.— White, flesh, rose, red, carmine, violet, purple and maroon, double and beautifully fringed, two to three inches in diameter, hardy annual; 2 ft.. ~ — — — fi. pl.—Double variety with very —— double flowers in a a variety of colors, hardy annual; 2ft., - - — Imperialis, fl. pl. (Double Imperial Pink). —Beautifully variegated, many colens mixed; hardy annual, - 4 — moschatus, fl. pl. (Double Cacti Pink). —Sav ed from the feces double- ama varieties; half-hardy Ee cuniaky - . - - - - - - — fine mixed, - - - - - - - A magnificent genus, ‘which “embraces some of the most popular flowers in cultiva- tion. The Carnation, Picotee Pink, and Sweet William, all ‘‘ household words,”’ belong to this genus. D.Chinensis and its varieties may be considered the most beautiful and effective of our hardy annuals; the double and single varieties. with their rich and varied colors in beds or masses, are remarkably attractive; while the recently introduced species, D. Heddewigii, with its large rich-colored flowers, two to three inches in diameter, close, compact habit, and profusion of bloom, is unsur- passed for effectiveness in beds or mixed borders.
Digitalis purpurea (Foxr-glove).—Purple Benes 3 fi, = - - - - — — alba.—A pure white variety; 3 ft.. = — — gloxinoides.—New and beautiful varieties with Gloxinia-shaped flowers , highly
recommended; 3fit., - - - - - - - - — fine mixed, - - = - - Very ornamental tel exceedingly showy plants for shrubberies and other half shady places; from Europe; hardy ‘perennials.
Didiseus cxruleus.—Blue : a pretty little plant; half- 7 annual; 144 a - - Dolichos Lablab** (Hj parents opin Sais ms - - - = — — alba.— White, - ~ - -
A rapid growing, phinbing plant; aus blooms profusely.
Erysimum Arkansanum. —Sulphur- yellow; very nn, 1% {t., - - - — Peroffskianum.—Orange: showy; 1% ft., -
Very showy, free flowering. handsome. hardy annuals, very effective it in beds, mixed borders. or ribbons; succeed in light rich soil.
Eschscholtzia crocea.—Rich orange; 1 ft., - - - = = = = — — alba.—Creamy-white: 14 ft., - - - . =e - - -
— tenuifolia.—Primrose with orange center; very compact, An exceedingly showy, profuse flowering class of plants, with extremely rich and beautiful colors; half-hardy perennials.
Eutoca Multifiora.— Pink: : a — ——s ‘37 Tt - = - - - - — viscida.—Bright blue ; 1 ft., - - - - - = - — Wrangeliana.—Lli lac. - =
Showy. free flowering plants, sntiedic for i or niece borders; ede in any light soil; hardy annuals.
Evening primrose (Enothera biennis).— Yellow; 2 ft.; a fine border ———— of
easy culture; succeeds best in a light sandy soil, - 5 Forget-me-not (Myosotis).—Fine mixed varieties; a are oad well iaoes et plant; flowers early. blooms freely, and is indispensable for Spring ore wise Britain; half-hardy perennial. French Honeysuckle. —fed and white ; a free Eee border plant of easy culture; ; hardy perennial; 3 ft.. : = e Fuchsia.—The finest single anil double named varieties: "this is a well known pot
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Gaillardia alba marginata.— White edged; half-hardy annual; 14 ft., - — ede hybrida.—Rich crimson and ? “shoe Ho remarkably large ; a ee annua 144 ft — picta. —-Crimson and 2 yellow ; ‘half- hardy annual; ‘from Louisiana; 1% ft. - - Splendid bedding plants, remarkable for the profusion, Size, and ‘prilliancy of their flowers; continuing in beauty during Summer and Autumn; thriving in any light rich soil. Guara Lindheimeria.— White with pink calyx; an exceedingly handsome and free- flowering herbaceous plant, continuing in bloom the whole summer; from Texas; 2 ft., - - = Geranium (Pelargonium). Mirease pened varieties eae greenhouse culture, — fancy varieties, mixed, - - - = x — — extra.—From prize flowers, = és new French hybrid (Odier r).—Extra fone = scarlet.—Fine mixed; superior for 2B te out, - = — extra fine.—From named sorts, - i: — Bull’s hybrids.—Very choice, - = & — — gold and bronze.—A new and popular variety; not only willa L large portion e ae eae be very handsome, but pate valuable, on account of their Mage mark-
oiese elt known favorites are as indispensable for in-door as for out- of-door decoration, and should be extensively cultivated; the seed we offer having been saved from first-class varieties, the amateur has a fair chance of raising many charm- ing novelties. Gilia achillezfolia. —Purple-lilac; 114 ft., - es 3 — — alba.—Pure white; a pretty variety of ae useful species; 1}4 {t., — tricolor.— White, lilac and purple; 3% ft., = Z “a — — alba.— White and purple; 3% ft., - = bs Z — — — rosea.—fose, purple and white; 3 ft., - — z — capitata.—Celestial blue; % ft., =, - Very pretty dwarf California annuals, which thrive in any situation; grow well in pots, or on a rockery.
a ‘ Gladiolus Gandavensis.—From the finest named varieties,
— — small bulbs.—Saved from the finest named varieties. These bulbs are of the size of peas, and are formed at the root of the parent bulb. Most of them will er duce flowering bulbs for next season; packets of 15 small bulbs,
The seed offered has been carefully saved from the finest named hybrids of eae davensis. See special list of Summer- Sap wee ly Bulbs. Gloxinia.—Fine mixed, - - = = = 2 af
— extra.—From the finest erect and drooping varieties, -
A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing in oreat profusion beautiful flowers of the richest and most beautiful colors.
ce Godetia Lindleyana.— Pearl- -lilac, with carmine center; 114 ft., - - ~
alba.—A new variety, having pure white flowers in great. profusion, -
reptans compacta purpurea.—A compact-growing variety, with purple flowers,
— insignis.—Color pure white, crimson blotch on each petal ; wart habit,
rosea alba Tom Thumb.—Dwari white and red, creeping; 14 ft., - -
rubicunda.—Rosy-lilac, with ruby center; 144 it., = es is
— splendens.—Rosy-crimson, an improved variety of the preceding, =
the bride.—Splendid variety, with cup-shaped blossoms of pure white, with
broad and brilliant crimson ring at the base of the corolla, -
Whitneyii.—This new species is distinguished by its dwarf habit and large flowers.
The petals are blush-colored, marked about the center with a handsome crimson
stain, - - - - - - - - - - - -
fine mixed varieties, = - - - A very desirable, free-flowering genus, particularly attractive in beds, mixed bor-
ders, and ribbons: grows freely in any garden soil; hardy annuals.
Gourd Ornamental.**—Fine mixed; ornamental, ‘saved from a collection of fifty varieties. All of this class are highly interesting, combining, as they do, foliage the ~ most ornamental, with fruit of the most ee a Page both as Tegards Shape and markings, - -
Gypsophila muralis. ae charming little plant, covered with pretty little red flowers, which contrast beautifully with its extremely graceful foliage, suitable for small beds, baskets, or rock-work; continues flowering for four or five rina ae annual; 134 ft., - . -
Helianthus Paiitaediens grandifiorus (Sun- Flower), —Orange extra large and double; from California; 5 ft., - - -
_— dwarf, green centered.— Yellow ; very double, with a conspicuous. green center ; the finest of its class; should be in every collection ; 4 ft., - - - - — Russian mammoth.—Very large; per 02., 25c., - — globosus fistulosus.—Very Aes Eos? ‘formed flowers, a foot i in diameter, ofa a bright rich saffron color, A well known genus of the most showy plants, remarkable for their stately growth and the brilliancy and size of their flowers; hardy annuals.
Heliotrope.—Choice mixed; a well known genus of profuse-flowering and deliciously fragrant plants; splendid for bedding or wie teens: and for baskets or pot see half- hardy perennial, - -
A, Hibiscus Africanus.—Cream color, rich brown. center; one of the most ornamental,
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Honesty (Satin Flower).—Purple ; showy, early Summer, Sone as suit- able for shrubberies or woodland walks; hardy biennial; 2 Sk...
Hollyhocks.— The choicest double mixed, from a collection of 75 English prize varieties, - = = = = = 8 = -
— double fine mixed,
This splendid plant n now ranks with the Dahlia for Autumn decoration, and, from its stately growth and the varied colors of its magnificent spikes of flowers, may justly demand a place in every large garden or pleasure ground; hardy perennial.
Humea elegans purpurea.—The tlowers of this splendid novelty are of a deeper purplish-red, and the habit of the plant is dwarfer than the older sort. For the formation of groups in the flower garden it will jprowe a very valuable Posten, and produce a most striking effect, -
Ice plant.—From Greece; a pretty little trailing plant, eels necd for garnishing, ee leaves of which are cov rered with crystalline Ee thus giving it the ees of being coated with ice; half-hardy annual,
Ipomeea coccinea** (Star ’ Ipomea). —A splendid climbing plant: “color. bright ee blooms abundantly; is hardy, and makes a growth of from 12 to 15 feet in one season,
— limbata elegantissima.**—One of the finest of this genus; rich Phish pus ‘ple center in the form of a star, with broad pure white sca - . é
— purpurea*™* (Morning Glor2 y).—Finest mixed, - S — fol marmoratis.**—New Japanese varieties; foliage beautifully mottled aud mar- bled with white; flowers of various colors, mixed, - - - a . Ipomopsis aurantiaca. —Orange; from California 3 ft., - = & — elegans.—Scarlet ; from California; 3 ft., - - - = = 2
— rosea.—Delicate rose color; new, - - .
Remarkably handsome, free- -flowering plants, with long spikes of dazzling oran ge and scarlet flowers; very ‘effective for conservatory and out-door decoration; succeed in light rich soil; half- hardy biennials.
Jacobzea.—Fine mixed double varieties; a useful and exceedingly showy class of gay colored, profuse blooming plants; remarkably effective in beds or ribbons; delight in a light rich soil; hardy annual, -
Larkspur new Emperor.—Of sy mmetrical, bushy habit, the plants branching out four inches from the ground, forming fine, compact, “well- proportioned plants, 314 feet in circumference, and 114 feet high; a profuse bloomer, single plants often producing 100 close, erect spikes of flowers upon it; very double; colors various; a valuable acquisition, - - - 7 - - - - - -
— dwarf rocket.—German; finest mixed; very double, - - -
— tall branching.—Finest ‘mixed, double, fine for bouquets or vases, Qu {t., -
— tricolor elegans.—Very handsome colors, both curious and beautiful, -
Extremely ornamental plants of great beauty, combining the richest possible variety of brilliant and effective colors, with great ‘duration and profusion of bloom; hardy annuals. (See Delphinium.)
, Lavatera trimestris.—Aose and pink striped; from Armenia; 3 ft., - - -
— — alba.— White; from Armenia; 3ft., - - - - -
Very showy, profuse-blooming, handsome plants ; exceedingly effective when used as a background to other plants; growing freely in any light soil; hardy annuals.
Lophospermum scandens. —Ros) y-purple; very fine trellis plant; an exceedingly beautiful and highly ornamental genus of climbers, with handsome, showy, i al e like flowers; half-hardy perennial; from aman - - .
Love lies bleeding.—fed; from East Indies; 2 ft., > - - - =
— — — straw colored.—From East Indies; 2 ft., - - Exceedingly graceful, free-flowering, highly ornamental plants; very effective in mixed borders. Where cut flowers are in demand for filling vases, they are very useful; succeed in any common soil. Lavender. —Lilac: a genus of plants chiefly cultivated on account of the delicious fragrance of their flowers; hardy perennial; from South Europe, - Linum grandifiorum coccineum.—Brilliant crimson; one of the most effective and showy bedding plants we have; for while its habit of growth is slender and delicate, it produces a profusion of beautiful ona SLE. flowers of a rich scarlet- crimson, with dark black center; hardy annual, - Lobelia erinus.j—Deep blue ; flowers in profusion, beautiful dwarf bedder; half- hardy perennial; 44 ft., — — speciosa. t—Crystal Palace variety, deep blue, extremely beautiful; balt- hardy annual; 4 ft., - = gracilis. +—Slender; pale blue; pretty for masses or edging, = - — Paxtoniana.j—A beautiful variety, fine habit with profuse bloom of pure white with sky-blue belt; a Sap ESS bedding ae also fine for pot Bae: = - — fine mixed,j. Exceedingly pretty, profuse blooming plants, of ‘great value and importance to the flower garden. Lupinus hybridus insignis.— Purple, white and AL, ee to a Pele. ees hardy annual; 2 ft. — pubescens elegzans.—New, “purple, violet and white, of great beauty; ; hardy an-
nual; from California; 144 ft., - ~ < - - - - — annual varieties.— Mixed; hardy annual, - - - - - ~ — perennial varieties.— Mixed; hardy perennial, -
A splendid genus of the most ornamental, beautiful and free- flowering of ‘garden plants, with long graceful spikes of bloom, colors rich and varied.
Lychnis chalcedonica.—Scarlet ; from Russia; 2 fi., - - - -
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Lychnis flos Jovis (Jove’s Flower).—Brilliant red; from ae 1% ft., - — Haageana.—Bright scarlet; splendid; 1 ft., - - Handsome and highly ornamental plants, of easy culture; hardy perennials. Malope grandiflora.—Dark crimson ; from es 2 ft. * — — alba.— White; from Barbary; 2 ft., + - Handsome plants of a branching habit, producing their large ‘flowers i in great pro- fusion; very effective in mixed borders; succeed in common garden soil; hardy an- nuals. Malva zebrina.—Pretty, white and purple, striped; 214 ft., - - - - — moschata.—lose; foliage musk-scented; 14 ft., - - Showy and free-flowering border plants, succeeding in any ¢ common n garden soil ; hardy annuals. Marigold.—African, lemon; 2 ft., - = — — erange—2 ft., — French dwarf. ~ Beautifully striped 1 ft., — — choice mixed.—1 ft., — cape (Calendula pluvialis). — White “and wealee. — superb garden.—Orange; a well-known border plant, A tribe of well-known, magnificent, free-flowering plants, with handsome double flowers, of rich and beautiful colors, ‘producing a splendid effect, whether planted in beds, borders or ribbons; half- hardy annuals. Martynia craniolaria.— White; from Brazil; 2 ft., ~ - - - - — fragrans.—fragrant purple; from Mexico; 2 ft., - - Exceedingly handsome, free-flowering plants, with large flowers of “great beauty, and producing a fine effect when planted i in the open border, delighting in a light, rich soil and warm situation. The young fruit or seed pods are highly esteemed for pickling; tender annuals. Marvel of Peru, gold striped.—2 ft., = = = = = - - — — sweet-scented.— White; 2ft., - - = i & i: = “a — — fine mixed.—2 ft., - s Few plants combine ‘sO much beauty. both of foliage sae eagte as ae handsome genus; the roots may be preserved like Dahlias through the Winter; half-hardy perennials.
— — alba.—Pretty white variety, - . - - - - — — Luceyana.—/tose; very showy, - ~ - - ~ - — emeryana violacea.—} “tolet, = ~ - - - - — fine mixed, - - - ~ -
These superb climbers cannot be too stron gly recommended; they are particularly adapted for greenhouse or conservatory decoration, or for training in columns in the flower garden; be careful to remove them before the approach of frost; half- hardy perennials.
Mesembryanthemum tricolor.—Lose — with pierre center; 14 ft., - - — pl. var.—Finest mixed, - - -
A brilliant and profuse-flowering tr ibe of extremely pretty dwarf growing ee
Mignonette sweet (Reseda odorata). a cents per ounce; 24 ft.,
— large flowered (2. grandiflora).—% ft., - - - - - - -
— improved large flowering a (2. odorata ameliorata).—This is quite distinct, and greatly superior to the old large-flowering variety, on account of its eae pyramidal Scant, and vena large i which are of an CORICL EE color - -
— Parsons’ new as: aaa —A distinct variety almost white, flowers i in NEY, long spikes and delightfully fragrant; highly reeommended,_ - - A well-known fragrant flower, which produces a pleasing contrast to the more showy occupants of the parterre. ae annuals. Mimulus cardinalis.—Scarlet ; 1 ft., - = ~ — cupreus.—Bright orange crimson ; ’ valuable bedding plant; 4% ft., - —— tigridoides. —Exquisitely spoited and marbled with various ‘shades of ¢ crimson upon golden yellow ground, -
— — new white ground.—Ground color white, beautifully spotted and maculated with velvety brown; very fine, - ~ -
— new double flowering.—Very desirable for the border or pot culture, ~
— Roezlii.—A new species found among the Sierra Nevadas; flowers bright 2 yellow, the throat being prettily spotted with r red, - - -
A genus of extremely handsome, profuse-flowering plants, with sin cularly ‘shaped and brilliantly colored flowers, which are distinguished by their rich ‘and strikingly beautiful markings; half-hardy perennials.
Morning glory.—Finest mixed varieties; a well known favorite; should havea pene in every garden. See Convolvulus. Hardy annual, - -
Musk (Mimulus moschatus).—This fragrant and universal! Ly favorite little plant is so well known, we need only remark that it is equally at home in the sitting-room, greenhouse, or flower-garden; it thrives in any light ts a rey perennial,
Nasturtium dwarf (7ropeolum nanum). ee -
— — Tom Thumb.—Crimson, - - - - -
— — — beauty.— Yellow, flushed vermilion, - - -
— — — Crystal Palace ‘Gem. —Sulphur, spotted with ; mauve
— — — King Theodore.—New in! dark Bee ee flowers almost black,
— — — pearl.—Nearly white, - - -
— — — rose.—A new color, very desirable, - - - - ~
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Nasturtium dwarf Tom Thumb King of Tom Thumbs.—Deep scarlet on bluish green foliage, - - - > - - - ~ -
— mixed varieties, - - - =
The dwarf improved varieties of Nasturtium are amongst the most useful and beautiful of garden favorites, for bedding, massing, or ribboning, and rank with the Geranium, Verbena, and Calceolaria.
Nasturtium tall.— Orange, - -
— Dunnett’s orange. —Per oz., 50 cents, -
— Scheuerianum.—Sitraw color, spotted brown,
— Shillingii.—Spotted, - - - -
— mixed.—Various colors, ~ - -
A well known and exceedingly ornamental genus of very handsome, profuse- fiowering plants. The seeds, if pickled young, are an excellent substitute for capers. Hardy annuals.
Nemesia floribunda.— White and yellow; pretty and fragrant; one of the S| freest blooming, and most interesting of annual plants; half-hardy annual,
Nemophila atomaria.— White with black spots; 4% ft. - - =
— discoidalis.—Rich velvety black edged with white ; 5A =, -
— marmorata. —Marbled; Yy ft., - - insignis grandiflora. —Bright blue with white center, - — marginata.—Celestial blue Bios) with white; % ft., - lilacina.—Pale lilac; fine, -
— maculata.— White veined with lilac, petals blotched with violet; 3 3f ‘ft.,
— fine mixed, - - -
This is perhaps the most charming and generally useful genus of dwarf growin hardy annuals; all the varieties have a neat, compact, and uniform habit of growth, with shades and colors the most strikingly. beautiful, so that ribboned, sown in cir- cles, or arranged in any style which the fancy may suggest, the effect is pleasing and very striking.
Nigella Damascena (Love in a Mist or ae in the Bush). gas Ores FEY, pew,
— — nana.—Double, blue and white; % ft., - =
— Fontanesiana.—Rich purple, - = - - - -
— Hispanica.—Blue and purple; very showy; uy ft., - -
A genus of very interesting, compact growing, free- -flowering plants, with c curious looking flowers and seed pods. From the extraordinary motions manifested by the stamens, this genus has received the above singular names. Hardy annuals.
> Nolana atriplicifolia.— Blue, violet, white and yellow; trailer, - -
— — sub-cerulea.—A new variety, of dwarf habit; pale mawve colored blossoms,
— prostrata.—Celestial blue, beautifully violet penciled; trailer, - - =
An extremely beautiful, "free- -flowering genus of trailing plants, the flowers re- sembling the Convolvulus minor, but softer in color, while some are beautifully penciled; fine for rock- work, hanging baskets, old stumps, &c.; hardy annuals.
Oats animated (Avena Sensativa). —A very curious plant, suitable for mixed borders; hardy annual; 2ft., -
(Enothera acaulis. —Large, beautiful, silvery- white blossoms; hardy perennial 1g ft.,
— biennis.— Yellow; hardy perennial; 2 ft., -
— grandiflora Lamarckiana. +—Bright yellow ; the most effective and strikingly beautiful of this splendid genus; flowers 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and produced in the greatest profusion; an exceedingly ornamental pian for mixed flower borders,
— taraxacifolia. +—Pure white ; hardy perennial; % ft., - - - =
A magnificent genus; one of the most useful and beautiful either for beds, bor- ders, edgings, or rock-work. All the varieties are free-flowering, and most of them perennials.
Oxyura chrysanthemoides.—Golden yellow, edged with pure white; a showy plant, with I cal ees fringed flowers, which are E produces in = abundance; hardy annual, - - - -
Papaver bracteatum. +—Bright orange crimson; very large and handsome; 2 ft., -
— orientale.—Deep scarlet, with large black blotches; from the Levant,
The varieties under this head have immense flowers, and are remarkable for their rich and striking colors. In shrubbery borders, or in select plantations, they impart quite an oriental aspect; hardy perennials.
Pansy, English.—From named flowers; fine, -
— — extra select.—Saved from the finest éollection in Europe; flowers very large, perfect in form, and markings of the richest, most beautiful colors, -
— — fancy.—A new strain, which is attracting much attention among florists and amateurs; flowers lar ge, beautifully Steet marbled and jg aE with entirely new colors, - -
— Emperor William.A valuable addition to the large flowering pansies; flowers of a brilliant wltramarine blue, with a well-defined eye of purple violet; flowering well above the foliage; a valuable variety for ribbon bordering, -
— Odier, or five plotched.—A new French variety of great beauty, each petal being distinctly blotched like the Geranium; colors range from blue to dark violet. bronze to purplish brown, yellow to gation bronze, some with pure white areEM, others with bright golden borders, - -
— bronze.—Very curious, with Pa brown flowers, - - -
— blue.—Of various shades; very fine, - - - - -
— Cliveden.— Yellow, purple. magpie, white mixed, ~
— Faust, or King of the Blacks.—Deep coal black, coming constant from seed; group of this variety presents a fine appearance, - -
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Peas, sweet.—Mixed, various; 6 ft.; per oz., 10c.; per lb., $1.00, -
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golden yellow.—Very beautiful, - - mahogany colored.—Very curious shade, marbled purple.—New colors; fine, - variegated or striped.—Very showy, - white.—Very appropriate for the cemetery, French.—Fine mixed, - - - mixed.—Common varieties, - - =
This lovely flower, a favorite with every one, is too well known to need any descrip- tion. Nothing can be more effective, whether grown in beds, ribbons, groups, or in- terspersed among other plants in the border. It is also admirably adapted for pot culture, for the decoration of the conservatory during the Winter and Spring months. Hardy perennials.
— painted lady.—6 ft.; per oz., 15c.; per lb., $1.50, - =
— purple.—é ft.; per oz., 15c.; per lb., $1.50, - = z
— purple striped with white ; 6 ft.; per oz, 15c.; per lb., $1.50,
— searlet.—é ft.; per oz., 15c.; per lb., $1.50, - = S
— scarlet striped with white; 6ft.; per oz., 15¢.; per lb., $1.50,
— white.—6 ft.; per oz., 15¢e.; per lb., $1.50, = = 2 ks
invincible.—Brilliant scarlet, a great acquisition; per oz., 20c.; per lb., $2.00,
— black.—A new variety; very fine; per 0z., 20c.; per lb*, $2.00, - é
Crown Princess of Prussia.—Delicate blush, fine; per 0oz., 20c.; per Ib., $2.00,
Lord Anson’s.—Sky blue; 1% ft., - = = e é Bs x
scarlet Tangier.—4 ft., - = = = is a Zz 4
everlasting (see Lathyrus).—Fine mixed, - - + = # a Exceedingly useful, well known, free-flowering, and highly ornamental plants,
flourishing in any open situation, and when sown on rich soil, and mulched during
dry, hot weather, will attain a considerable hight; if not allowed to ripen seed they
will continue blooming till destroyed by frost.
Pentstemon.—Finest mixed; well-known; remarkable for the beauty and fine effect of
its flowers in mixed flower gardens and herbaceous borders; half-hardy perennial, -
\j Perilla nankinensis.—Leaves deep mulberry, or purplish black; 1% ft., ¥: 2
— variegata.—Leaves variegated and striped with rosy carmine, = =
— laciniatus.—Foliage fringed and toothed, very ornamental; 124 ft., - - Among the recent introductions of ornamental foliaged plants for flower garden
decoration, the Perilla claims more than ordinary attention. Half-hardy annual.
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Phlox Drummondii.—Saved from the finest varieties, mixed,
reticulated varieties, - = - = - - - = new German hybrid.—From a celebrated German collection; flowers beautifully blotched, marbled, fringed and variegated; quality unsurpassed, - - - new double.—The seed of this variety was secured by our senior partner on a re- cent visit to Europe among the continental flower gardens, and is unquestionably the best ever offered. Many of the flowers from which it was gathered were as double as the Camellia, and measured three inches in diameter, most exquisitely marked with various shades of violet, purple, maroon and scarlet upon different col- ored grounds, producing a splendid effect. One-third of the plants raised from this variety of seed last season produced double flowers, while many of the single ones from the same packet of seed were marvels of beauty in their various shadings, - double mixed.—A good variety from a celebrated continental grower, = - marginata.— Various shades, bordered with distinct deep belt of green; beautiful, striatiflora (Carnation Striped.)—Flowers remarkable for the beauty of their mark- ings and stripes of various colors, - - - - = 2 3 e: fine mixed varieties, - ~ - - - - - - ~
A highly ornamental and profuse-flowering, easily cultivated, garden favorite, equally effective and beautiful whether grown in pots, for the decoration of the greenhouse and sitting-room window, or planted out in beds or mixed borders. Half- hardy perennials.
— alba.—Pure white, - - - - — — oculata.—Pure white with purple eye, — Leopoldii.—Purple, white eye, - ~ — Queen Victoria.— Violet, white eye, - — coccinea.—Pure deep scarlet, - ~ — rosea.—fose color, - - = = — Radowitsky.—Deep rose, striped with white, - — — Wiiliam I.—Crimson, scarlet striped. white, — Empress Eugenie.—/ose marbled, - ~ — purpurea.—Deep purple, - - - - — Black Warrior.— Dark crimson, ~ - - - — Heynholdii.—Scarlet, very brilliant, with a slight tinge of copper; ¥ ft.. — — cardinalis.—A new sport of this dwarf section, flowers larger size, of an in- tense fiery color, unequaled as a bedding annual, - ~ - - - .-
These flowers are of extreme beauty, and are greatly admired by all; their long duration in bloom, combined with their almost unequaled richness of color, render them of invaluable service in the general flower-garden, and a finer sight than a bed of Phlox Drummondii is searcely to be seen; the mixed is in a great variety, and we can strongly recommend it.
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Pink Florists’ or Paisley.—From the finest named varieties, - - — pheasant eye.*—A well-known garden VD, fine for edging, - — Chinese mixed.— Very beautiful, -
A well known and highly valued plant, remarkable as well for its great beauty dail delightful fragrance, as for its easy culture and accommodating habit, growing freely and flowering profusely, either in pots in the greenhouse, or in the open borders, succeeding best in a rich loamy svil. Hardy perennials. (See aes )
Picotee pink.—Saved from the most choice varieties; 12 ft.,
— perpetual, or tree.—Saved from the most choice v arietiés 1 i 5 ie — German mixed.—Double, - - = - - — good mixed.—Fine border varieties,
Favorite and well-known plants of great beauty, combining ate the most per aoe form the richest and most beautiful colors. They have a delicate perfume, are easi- ly cultivated, bloom profusely. Half-hardy perennials.
Polyanthus mixed* (Primula elatior.)—Fine border varieties; 3 ft., - “ 3 — splendid mixed.—From florists’ flowers; % ft., -
Splendid Spring-flowering plants, either for pot henaae or the open ‘border; from Britain. Hardy perennials.
Poppy, carnation.—Double mixed; 2 ft., — French.—Double mixed; 1 ft., - — pzony flowered. —Double; 2 ft., - — ranunculus.—Double; 2 ft., * -
A tribe of remarkably showy, free-flowering plants, producing a rich and effective display i in large mixed borders, in shrubberies, or select plantations. Grows freely in any common soil. Hardy annuals. (See oy ES a
Portulaca alba.—A beautiful pure white waslelys : - = a = — aurea.—Golden; 1% ft., = — — striata. —Sulphur yellow, golden striped; new ‘and fine; 3 1g ft.,
— caryophylloides.— Carnation striped, white and cr imson; beautiful; 3 ¥% ft., — Thellusonii.—Splendid scarlet; 4% ae, - - - - — rosea.—Fine rose; \ ft., us = z _ — Thorburnii.—Deep orange; 14 it., - - - . — striped.—fed and white; % ft., - - = = splendens.—Crimson-pur ‘ple; yery showy; ¥% i — grandiflora fi. pl., (Double Flowering Portulaca. )—One of the most desirable noy- elties introduced for many years. The seeds are selected from the finest double va- rieties, of the most brilliant colors, of scarlet, crimson, white, buff, variegated and yellow, of various shades, which will produce a large proportion of double flowers from one to two inches in diameter, resembling roses in appearance, - - - — finest mixed varieties.—All colors ; 4% ft., - - -
For brilliant, beautiful and_ delicate colors, this charming genus stands unriv aled, and whether in baskets, small beds, edgings, or rock-work, its large splendid fiowers, produced in the greatest profusion, are extremely effective; succeeds best in light, gravelly soils, or mixed with lime rubbish.
Primula Sinensis fimbriata alba J Soauiae Primrose.)—Fringed white; superb Co-
vent Garden strains, - ~ = = - .
= rosea.—Fringed rose; superb Covent Garden Sane.
— — choice mixed varieties, -
— — filicifolia.—Fern-leaved, fine i beaut iful foliage,
— — alba plena.—Double white, - - - -
— — rosea plena.—Double red, - - - -
auricula Alpine.—Fine mixed, - - - -
— finest hybrid, - -
Charming, profuse- oe plants, indispensable for Winter and Spring decora- tion in the conservatory; the seed we offer has been saved from flowers remarkable for their size, color, and perfect form; succeed best in sandy loam and leaf mould. J aponica.—This beautiful Primrose, recently introduced, is one of the finest varieties in cultivation, and has created a great furore in floricultural circles in Europe. Itis described as being hardy, growing about 134 feet in hight, produc- ing from its tuft of robust leaves a “stem bearing four or five separate tiers or whorls of charming flowers, each flower being an inch in diameter, and of a Splesiul ma-
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Prince’s feather.—Large-flowered, crimson: pis Feaire) plants, with elegant plumes of rich colored flowers; succeed in any rich soil; 2ft., -
Ricinus sanguineous. —Splendid red fruit in clusters; Tey omamental, producing a grand efiect; from Africa; 10ft., - - -
— borboniensis arboreus.—Very large; omamental 15 ‘ft., - - - . — fine mixed varieties, - -
A magnificent and highly ornamental genus: the picturesque foliage and stately growth, combined with brilliant colored fruit of the Giant varieties, impart to select plantations, shrubbery and mixed flower borders quite an oriental aspect. Half- hardy annuals.
Rocket, sweet.—Mixed; very pleasing early Spring-flowering, profuse-blooming a Pa: deliciously fragrant flowers; Brow freely in any soil. Hardy peren- nial; 134 - = = = = = 2 = =
Rose campion.—Rose: 1% ft., 3 = = = = =
— — white with rose colored seo 1 4 ft.,
Exceedingly handsome, showy. freée-flowering plants, strikingly effective in 1 mixed or shrubbery borders; succeed in any garden soil. Hardy perennials, from Italy.
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Salpiglossis pl. var.—Choice mixed; 132 ft., = z x = — nana pl. var.—Choice mixed, dwarf varieties ; 1 ft., - -
Highly ornamental and extremely useful plants for Autumn decoration; their cu- riously penciled and marbled funnel-shaped flowers produce a fine effect in beds, borders, edgings, and ribbons. Half-hardy annuals.
Sanvitalia procumbens fi. pl. —A double variety of the well-known S. Procumbens, so much in favor. A really brilliant acquisition for the flower garden, - - Scabiosa atropurpurea inajor.j—Finest mixed. Half-hardy —— 2 ft., . — nana.—Dwarf German mixed. Hardy annual; 1ft., - . -
Handsome, showy plants for mixed borders, flowers beautifully variegated.
Schizanthus retusus.—Blunt-flowered, deep rose and orange, crimson tip ; ts — — albus.— White, crimson tip; very beautiful variety; 1%, ft., - — grandiflorus oculatus.—New, various shades, with blue center; fine, - — pinnatus.—Pinnate-leaved, rosy-purple and pelea; spa. very prety: - — pl. var.—Finest mixed varieties, = -
An exquisitely beautiful tribe of plants for greenhouse or out- door decoration ;
for the greenhouse, they should be sown in September. Half-hardy annuals. Sensitive plant. —Pinkish-white ; ;_very curious and interesting plants, their leaves closing if touched or violently shaken; may be grown out of doors in a warm situa- tion; succeed in peat and loam. Halt- -hardy annual; 2 ft., - - - - Silene compacta. —Clustered, pink; in large terminal clusters; 1% ft., - - — pendula.—Aosy-purple; a "favorite species, from Sicily. Hardy annual, - ~ — — alba.—aA pretty white-flowered variety. Hardy annual; 1 ft.,
Highly ornamental, free-flowering plants, with bright and Geizally colored flow- ers, admirably adapted for Spring and Summer blooming, in beds, rockwork, etc. Smilax** (Mirsiphyllum asparagoides.)—A beautiful Winter climbing plant, adapted to
the conservatory. Nothing can excel this plant in beauty of foliage and orange fra- grance of the flower. It is extensively used for bouquets and floral decorations of every description. Bulbs, 50 cents and $1.00 each; seed per packet, - Solanum capsicastrum. —Miniature orange tree, covered all Winter with a profusion of scarlet fruit; a handsome plant for greenhouse or sitting-room, — Ciliatum. —Spiny, ornamental leaves, and scarlet berries. It is by ‘far the hand- somest and most striking of the Solanums. The fruit resembles a plum in scabs and size, in color brilliant scar/et, with a fixed bloom on the surface, -
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AS — German Dwarf, ten-week. - Brightest colors mixed; 1 ¥X ft., - < —— — — new large- flowering.—Twenty eres, mixed, extra fine —-—- pure white.—1¥% ft.,._- - - — = = bright crimson, — — —- — pyramidal.—Eight splendid colors mixed, SS SS S celestial blue. —Novelty, - — — — — new tree, or Giant.—Many colors, mixed, — — — wall-flower-leaved.—Twelve finest colors mixed, - ————— pure white.—Extra fine; very desirable for bouquets, — intermediate, or Autumn flowering.—Twelve varieties, mixed, - — — London, true Covent Garden ee i scarlet, extra fine, —-—--—--_— pure white, - — German Imperial or perpetual. t—New, large flowering, twelve varieties, mixed — Brompton.—Mixed; 2 ft., - ; - - — — white.—2 ft., - = - - - - - — — erimson.—New dwarf; 1 ft., ~ - - - . = — hybrid, or cocardeau. — Finest mixed; 13 yy ft., - The Stock Gillyflower is one of the most popular, beautiful and important of our garden favorites; and whether for bedding, edging, or ribboning, it is unsurpassed either for brillianey and diversity of color, or profusion and duration of bloom.
Sultan, sweet.—Purple; from Persia; 134 ft., = = = - - - 5
—_—— white. —From Persia; 114 ft., = 5 Sweet-scented, pr ofuse- ‘flowering pists: very effective i in mixed or shrubbery bor- ders; produce a very showy, striking effect. Hardy annuals.
Sunflower, (See Helianthus.)
Sweet William, Hunt’s auricula-flowered perfection.—This variety produces immense heads of the richest and most beautiful colored tape far SREESENE in effect the most beautiful Perennial Phloxes, - - 25
— — double-flowering. — colors mixed; ve desirable, - - - - 10 — — fine mixed, - 5 A well- known, free- -flowering, popular favorite, producing : a splendid effect in
beds, mixed flower and shrubbery borders. Hardy perennials.
Tagetes lucida.—Deep yellow flowers and shining foliage, 10
— pumila.—A first-class novelty; a beautiful, densely slender branched ile of dwarf habit, which assumes a globular form as it increases in size, and is literally covered with thousands of bright yellow blossoms, with a reddish-brown stripe through the center of each petal, which combined with its [Soles te Ene? renders it a most valuable acquisition, - - 10
Tagetes patula nana faviflora pl. LA new and valuable addition to the Dwarf Mari- golds. Flowers very double, regularly quilled and of a beautiful brown color, ~
Elegant, profuse-blooming plants, with prettily cut foliage, very effective in ‘mixed borders, groups, or single specimens; light, rich soil. Half-hardy annuals.
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Thunbergia alata** (Winged eee } Buf, — eye; ——— ees 4 —
— — alba.**— White, dark eye; 4 ft.,
— — pl. var.**—Finest mixed, - - - ~ -
ae genus of slender and rapid-prowing climbers, with extremely pretty and much
admired flowers, which are freely produced, either when grown in the greenhouse or in a warm situation out of doors, in arich, loamy soil. Half- Fae a
Tropzolum Lobbianum.**—Finest ‘mixed vatieties, = - =~
Elegant and profuse-flowering greenhouse climbers.
Variegated Kale (Brassica oleracea variegata.)—This will produce more than twenty
varieties, some of which are worthy of a place in the greenhouse, being quite equal in color to the New Coleus; the colors vary from rich crimson to white laced and fringed, very ornamental as a border plant, as well as useful for culinary purposes,
Verbena hybrida.—Choice mixed, from a celebrated German collection, - ~
— — extra fine.—Saved from the newest and best named varieties, -
— new Italian striped.—Brilliant colors, apes carnation-like with rose- -lilac and purple on various colored grounds, - montana.—tThe plant literally covers itself with its bright rose- -colored flowers from early in May until Winter sets in; anative of the — — 3 Colorado Territory, aubletia.—Reddish-purple, - - ~ - - - Drum mondii.—Lilac, -
To speak of the beauty and effectiveness of the Verbena would be to « paint the lily, or add new perfume to the violet.’’ Verbenas in quantity, are more easily ob- tained from seed than from cuttings; sown in Spring they flower quite early in the season. The self-colors are generally to be depended upon, and there is, moreover, the chance from seedlings of raising new varieties.
Venus’s looking- oe blue ; Sins ¥% ft., ~ = = = -
— — — white.—¥ it.,
A free-flowering pretty little plant, of anice habit of ‘growth, especially adapted for beds, ribbons, or edgings; grows well in any garden soil.
— Navelwort.— White; avery pretty little plant; useful for ribbons, and forms a neat edging to shrubbery borders, etc.; grows fr ecly i in aay soil, - = - .
Vinca.—fose and whife, - - -
Very ornamental, free-flowering, compact greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with showy green foliage ‘and handsome circular “ig
Viola cornuta.—Fine mixed varieties, : - = -
‘ Well-known plants suitable for edgings, groups or mixed borders. wee Virginian Stock.—lJied and white; ¥ ft.
Es Extremely pretty, profuse- -flowering little planis, remarkably effective in small beds, baskets, or as edgings; sown early in February they will generally bloom in April and M ay; grow freely anywhere. Hardy annuals.
Visearia ceeli-rosa (Rose of Heaven. An ace rose with white center; 134 ft., - - — fine mixed varieties, =
A genus of remarkably pretty, profuse- flowering plants, producing a ‘striking effect in beds, ribbons, or mixed borders. Hardy annuals.
Wall-flower.—Fine mixed, single; 214 ft., - -
— branching.— Double and fine; 2i, ft.,
— finest double.—German mixed; 2 ft.,
— dwarf extra.—1 ft., - - - -
— new Canary.— Yellow ; very fine; 2 ft., - =
A well-known, much-admired class of plants, prized for their fra grance.
Whitlavia grandifiora.—Fine violet-blue; very effective for oe eee or mixed borders; grows freely in any soil. Hardy annual; 1 ft.,
Zea Japonica fol. v ar. (Striped leaved Japanese Maize. \—Béeautifully and. evenly striped, or ribboned, with alternate stripes of green and white, and, in its earlier stages of growth, is also striped with rose color. Nothing in the way of a foliage plant can exceed in gracefulness and pay a SnOnD of a = five plants of this variety of Zea, - - - - - -
Zinnia elegans, extra fine eee _Mixed; 1 fi...-*.~ -
— — deuble flowered.—The most important acquisition of many years, its splendid double flowers rivaling Dahlias in beauty, size and form. The seed we offer has been gathered from the finest double flowers, and may be confidently recommended, -
— Haageana.— Yellow flushed with orange ap the center of each Bee valuable for flower beds, edgings and borders, -
— — fi. pl.—A new double variety of the preceding, highly valued for its prolific bloom, nice habit, and bright, soft, orange-colored flowers, - -
COLLECTIONS OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS IN ORIGINAL PACKETS.
Aster, Truffaut’s pzony-flowered perfection.—Twelve wanteties: ~ 1
— guilled double.—German, twelve distinct varieties, - -
— rose-flowered.—German, very fine. eight varieties, - - - Balsams, Camelia-flowered. —French, very double, ten varieties, - - German Stocks, new large flowering ten-week Stock.—Twelve varieties,
— — Walliflower-leaved ten-week Stock.—Ten varieties, - = - Larkspur, double dwarf rocket, or Hyacinth- flowered.—Ten varieties,
— Double Stock-flowered, or tall branching. —Eight varieties, Everlasting flowers (Helichrysum. )—Ten aphaund varieties, - Pansies.—Twelve distinct varieties, -
Phlox Drummondii.—Ten beautiful varieties, Zinnia.—Fine double, six beautiful varieties, -
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Hyerlasting Flowers.
For Winter Bouquets, Dinner Table Decorations, Edgings, Ribbons, Centers of Beds, Mixed Borders and Shrubberies.
In cutting for Winter Bouquets, they should be cut before the blooms fully expand, and hung up by the stems, the blossoms downwards, until thoroughly dry.
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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. eat
ZZgilops cylindrica.—Knotted; very curious and pretty; hardy annual; 2 ft., - $0 10 Agrostis Nebulosa.—One of the most graceful grasses in cultivation; hardy annual, 10
— pulchella.—Exceedingly graceful, - - ak a ss ie ms 3 10 a — Stevenii.—Beautiful light panicles, 10 &
Andropogon bombycinus.—Small flower heads thickly enveloped in silky hairs, of a fine metallic whiteness; hardy perennial; 1 ft.,
— argenteus.—NSilvery plumes and silver-green foliage ; fine for ese or masses hardy perennial,
Arundo donax versicolor.—Striped foliage, one of the ‘most beautiful of BESET haif-hardy perennial; 7 ft., -
Avena sterilis (Animated Oats. )—Very graceful, with large drooping spikes on slen- der stems; hardy annual; 2 ft., -
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass. )—Large; a most beautiful variety; one of the best hardy annual; 1% ft., -
— gracilis (Quakin g Grass. )—Small, very delicate and graceful; “hardy ‘annual; 1 ft.,
Bryzopyrum siculum.—Very dwarf, with light ee ie leaves, neat and pretty; : half-hardy annual; % ft., - 2
Bromus brizzeformis.—A beautiful variety, with drooping panicles resembling Briza Maxima; hardy perennial; 1 ft., - - -
Chloris radiata. —A curious variety; blooms freely, very desirable; hardy aaa -
er pee ee ew, with eee. rose-colored spikes; half-hardy per- ennia - . = - - - .
Chrysurus aureus (golden spiked. )\—Hardy annual ; 44 ft., = - -
Coix lachryme (Job’s Tears.)—A well-known variety; 2 ft., - - -
' Erianthus ravennz.—Extremely elegant, resembles the Pampas Grass i in appearance and habit of growth; its noble plumes of silvery inflorescence are ae white and most delicately beautiful; half-hardy perennial; 7 ft., - - -
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass.)—The most noble grass in cultivation, flowering in large si/very plumes on stems from seven to ten feet in hight; Bee ES ae tion in Northern and Middle States; hardy in Southern States,
eee aa: Jebetem (Sonrre! Tail Grass. )—Lovely Me es plumes, very, fine hardy annu t.,
Isolepsis gracilis.—Very graceful; half- hardy perennial, - - -
Lagurus ovatus (Hare’s Tail Grass. \—Small white plumes; hardy annual: 1 ft., -
aes re cogs very ee pretty; curious looking eras, well suited for
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Paspalum elegans.— White, very pretty and ‘interesting; 1 yy ft., -
Pennisetum longistylum.—Very graceful and interesting; hardy annual; 144 Ete, -
Setaria macrocheta.—Large, cxvopine oe of the most graceful description; hardy annual; 2ft., -
Stipa pinnata (Feather Grass. \—One of the finest of the ornamental grasses; the seed being slow to vegetate, should be started in a hotbed; hardy re od - -
Tricholena rosea.—Beautiful ; hardy My Spear 2 Be
Uniola latifolia.—Hardy annual; 4 ft.,
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EVERLASTING FLOWERS.
Price.
Acroclinium roseum.—Light rose; from Australia, - - - $0 05
— — album.—Pure white; a beautiful contrast to the preceding; fen Waseaia. - 5
A beautiful class of everlasting flowers, and a valuable acquisition for the flower border.
Ammobium alatum (Winged . Ammobium.)— White; a useful everlasting and a showy border plant, growing freely in any garden soil. Hardy annual,
Eternal flowers.—Many varieties and species HS =
Globe amaranthus.—Fflesh Se 2 = -
— — orange.—2 it., = = = — — red.—2ft., - = —_-— variegated. _ Striped rose ‘and wh ite; 2 ‘ft., - — — white.—? ft., - = =
Extremely handsome, with showy, pretty flowers. Halt- -hardy annuals.
Helichrysum bracteatum.— Yellow ; a favorite annual; 132 ft.,
— — album.—A fine white variety; 134 ft., - - =
— monstrosum.—Various colors; mixed; ss large ariel very handsome, — — album pl.—Double white ; 2 ft., = a
— — roseum pl.—Double rose; 2 ft., - - - = 2
— — rubrum pl.—Double red ; 2 ft., =
Exceedingly handsome and ornamental plants for mixed borders, and peculiarly interesting and desirable as dried specimens; handsome bouquets and festoons may be formed of them for in-door decoration ‘during Winter, for which purpose they should be cut before the blooms fully expand. Hardy annuals.
Rhodanthe Manglesii.—A beautiful, small. erect. branching plant, with numerous starry, semi-double daisy-like blossoms of rich rose color suffused with white ; a their transparency and beauty for a considerable period, -
— maculata.—A very beautiful new variety of the foregoing, from which it differs i in being taller and more robust; from 1 to 2 feet in hight, - ~ -
— — alba.—This charming var iety is SHS es the finest white everlasting in cultivation; 1 ft., - -
A charming everlasting of great beauty, equally valuable for the decoration of the conservatory and flower-garden; its neat, compact growth makes it a suitable plant for bedding or ribboning, while its bright colored flowers, elegant style of growth, and profuse blooming, render it an object of universal adiniration. Half-hardy annuals.
Xeranthemum annuum fi. alba ee white, - ~ = - -
— — cerulea pl.—Double purple, - - - - = zs :
Remarkably showy and free-flowering.
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In great demand for making inte Wreaths, Crosses, Winter Boucuets, Christ- mas Decorations, etc., ete. On account of their bulk, these can not be sent by mail.
WE have effected an arrangement with a celebrated German Florist, and shal] in future be constantly supplied with the above. They are particularly desirable on account of their durability, as they retain their form and brilliant colors for a long time, besides being very cheap.
. Per bunch. | Per bunci. } Per bunch. White, - - - $0 75 | Spotted, - -$0 75 | Violet, - Golden HBS - 50 | Black, - = 5 | Red, - Green, - 75 | Blue, = bie - Silver, - Rose, - - 75 | Orange, - - ) | Magenta, New Rose, 50
DRIED AND DYED GRASSES.
Elegant Ornamental Grasses, of great effect. Per bunch. Doz. Feather Grass, Briza, Bromus, Ehataris, ete.—In four colors, green red, yellow and white, - - $0 25 to $0 5 Moss Dyed Green, - ; 2 Moss Dyed Black, ~ . : 3
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SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.
For directions for culture see our General Catalogue. Each. Doz. Amaryllis atamasco.—Pink and white, changeable, ~ - - - $0 25 $2 50 — formosissima (Jacobean Lily.)— Velvety-crimson, superb, - - - 25-2, 50 — Bella Donna (Sella Donna Lily.)\— White, flushed with rosy-purple, - 6 00 — longiflora, alba and rosea.—cine, - = - = ps 5 00 — lutea (Sterntéergia.)—A handsome, showy, Autumn-blooming yellow fiower, — vittata.—Hybrids, red ground striped with white, extra fine, - - Amorphophallus Rivierii.—A new and curious ornamented-foliaged plant for pot culture or the flower border, - ~ - 2 2 > B: Caladium esculentum.—One of the most beautiful and striking of the orna- mental foliage plants; either for culture in large pots or tubs, or for planting out upon the lawn; price, according to size, 25c. to $1.00 each; small size, Dahlias.—A collection of 150 varieties; pot roots, - = = - Gladiolus.—Fine mixed hybrids, (per 100, $5.00,) - “ — extra fine mixed.—Per 100, $10.00, - = s — hybrids.— White ground, extra fine mixed, - - — hybrids.—fosy ground, extra fine mixed, - - - — hybrids.— fed ground, extra fine mixed, - - — hybrids.— Yel/ow ground, extra fine mixed, - - - - For descriptive list of several hundred varieties, see Guide to Flower Garden. Madeira Vine.—A half-hardy tuberous-rooted climbing plant, of rapid growth, bearing copious and graceful racemes of deliciously fragrant white tlowers, very useful for screeuis, trellis or rock-work. 15to25 cents each; $1.50 to $3.00 per doz2n; $10.00 per hundred. Pezeonies.—Three hundred herbaceous varieties of every shade and color, double and single, mostly rose-scented. 30 to 50 cents each; $3.00 io $5.00 per dozen. Tigridia conchiflora (Tiger Fiower.)—Richest orange, variegated with golden- yellow, and spotted with b’ack, - - - - - = » — pavonia.—Richest scarlet, tinged and spotted with pure yellow, - - Tritoma uvaria.—Splendid late-tlowering, half-hardy herbaceous plants, with _ large, densely-flowered racemes of rich orange-red tinted flower tubes, - Tuberoses.—Double, a well-known flower, very fragrant. 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred; $80.00 per thousand; started in pots, - - — the pearl.—A new variety of great merit. Th2 plant is of a dwarf habit, flowering in very large spikes, of exquisite fragrance, - - - - Vallota purpurea.—A splendid bulbous-rooted plant, allied to the Amaryllis. It blooms in August, throwing up its strong stems about one foot high, with five to eight brilliant scar/e¢ lily-like flowers, fine for bedding or pot culture,
JAPAN LILIES.
Litium AURATUM.—* This golden-rayed Queen of Lilies is the most beau- tiful of the Lily family. It is perfectly hardy, and for the adornment of the flower garden, the conservatory, and the sitting-room it is unrivaled.”
Lilium Auratum flowering bulbs, - - -
— — — — large size, - - - ~ ~ Lancifolium album.—Pure white, - - — rubrum.— White, spotted with crimson, - — roseum.— White, spotted with rose, - = Punctatum.— White, spotted with delicate salmon,
LILIES OF VARIOUS SORTS.
Lilium Bulbiferum.—One and one-half to three feet in hight, with dark green foliage, rich orange, cup-shaped blossoms, very showy, - - - - aurantiacum.—Orange-yellow, very hardy, - = = E a Z Candidum.—lIs the well-known white, hardy, garden lily, from three to four feet in hight, with large racemes of snow-whi‘e tragrant blossoms, - = — flore pleno.—A double variety of the preceding. very showy, - - excelsum (/sabellinum.)—One of the most beautiful of the class. Its stately form, beauty of color, and delightful fragrance have made it, wherever known, a great favorite. The bulbs are large, generally giving two or three stems, and are perfectly hardy; light buff color; five tosix feet high, - - - eximium.—Closely allied to the L. Longiflorum; flowers snowy-white, - Humboldtii.—A remarkably fine variety, producing freely fine large flowers of a golden-yellow color, spotted with purple, - - - - Longiflorum.—Large and beautiful, snow-white trumpet-shaped flowers, fra- grant, hardy species; from twelve to eighteen inches in hight, - - - Takesima.—Grows about two feet high, fine foliage, large white flowers, simi- lar in form to L. Longiflorum, but larger, - - - - - ~ -Tigrinum (Tiyer Lily.)\—Orange-sa’mon, spotted with black, - - - — flore pleno (Doub’e Tiger Lily.)\—A plant of statelv habit. growing from four to six feet high; foliage dark green, very long, bearing an immense num- ber of very double, bright orange-red flowers, spotted with black, $1.50 to umbellatum.— Orange spotted, ~ - - - - - - Venustum.—Dwartf habit, fine orange, - - - - - -
— Washingtonianum.—One of the most beautiful Lilies yet introduced; flow- ers erect, pure white with bright scarlet spots, very fragrant; extra size, $1.00,
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Vegetable Seedy,
Embracing all the best varieties in cultivation, with Directions for their Culture.
In submitting our Catalogue of Vegetable Seeds to the public, it is only necessary to 2 state that our stock has been selected with great care from the best sources. Our seeds are ve new and of the best quality, having been raised by responsible growers, in whom we have
perfect confidence. We invariably test our seed, that nothing may be sent out but what we know will vegetate, and prove true to the name and description. Aware ofthe importance
to the Farmer and Gardener of having such seeds as can be relied upon, every effort has sy Y been made to select such only as will give perfect satisfaction. A large proportion of our
seeds are grown by special contract with the most experienced growers both in this country and in Europe; and we feel no hesitation in stating that no better seeds than those offered by us can be procured in this or any other country. Our rapidly increasing trade and satisfactory testimonials, received from every section of the country, are sufficient proof of their superior excellence.
In consequence of the frequent fluctuations in the market, we can not be bound by these prices for any length of time. Our customers may rest assured, however, that their orders shall at all times be executed upon as favorable terms as the state of the market will allow.
TO PREVENT MISUNDERSTANDING, WE HAVE ANNEXED A LIST OF PRICES BY THE Packet, Ounce, One-quarter Pound, Pound, Quart, Peck and Bushel. PURCHASERS ORDERING A HALF POUND OR HALF BUSHEL, WILL BE SUPPLIED AT POUND OR BUSHEL RATES; QUANTITIES LESS THAN ONE-HALF POUND OR ONE-HALF BUSHEL, AT ONE-QUAR- TER POUND OR ONE PECK RATES; FOR LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER POUND OR PECK, OUNCE AND QUART RATES WILL BE CHARGED; FOR LESS THAN ONE OUNCE, AT PACKET RATES. (See Remarks to Purchasers.)
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ARTICHOKE. [Cynara Scolymus, LINNZUS. Artichaut, FRENCH. Artischoke, GERMAN.]
CULTURE.—The Artichoke may be propagated by seed or offset suckers, separated in the Spring. When raised from seed let them be sown early in the Spring, say at the time of the flowering of the peach, in drills a foot apart. and four inches asunder along the drills. The next Spring transplant to permanent beds in hills, three feet apart each way, with three plants toa hill. It requires a deep, rich loam, abounding in moisture, and may be protected in Win- ter by covering with litter or earth.
Large Globe.—Produces large globular heads of a dusky purple color, with thick, succulent scales; it is the best for general culture. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 50; 1b., $5.00.
Jerusalem Artichoke.—Much esteemed for pickling, also makes excellent food for stock. Four lb. packages, by mail, $1.00; per peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00; bb/., $12.00.
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ASPARAGUS. [Asparagus officinalis, LIN. Asperge, FR. Spargel, GER.]
CULTURE.—Soak the seed twenty-four hours in tepid water, and sow early in Spring, in rows a foot apart, and keep clean by frequent weeding and hoeing. At one or two years old transplant to permanent beds. The ground should be trenched, or dug over, two feet deep, burying plenty of manure—decayed leaves, leaf mold, rock weed or kelp, when it can be had—and mixing it thoroughly with the soil. Lay out the beds four and a half feet wide, and draw three drills, fourteen inches apart and six inches deep, lengthwise of each bed; place the roots in them, a foot apart, in their natural position, and cover four inches deep. A rich, sandy loam is most suitable. Every Autumn, after clearing off the stalks, spread on a cover-
ing of manure, to be forked in, with a good dressing of fine salt very early in the Spring. A
new bed should not be cut over before the third year.
Large Green Purple Top, or Giant.—An old and well-known variety. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 14 Ld., 25; Lb., TS.
Giant Asparagus Roots.— Two years, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000.
Conover’s Colossal.—A new and improved variety of very large size, from two and a half to four and a half inches in circumference; tender, productive and of good quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 15; 34 1b., 50; lb., $1.50.
Conover’s Colossal Roots.—One year, $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000; by mail, $1.50 per 100. Plant 2% by 3 feet.
Conover’s Colossal Roots.—Two years, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000.
In consequence of the great bulk of the two years’ old Asparagus we can only send’ one year old roots by mail.
BEANS (English.) [Faba vulgaris, Lin. Feve de marais, FR. Gartenbohne, GER.]
EIGHT CENTS PER PINT, SIXTEEN CENTS PER QUART EXTRA, ON BEANS OF ALL KINDS, WHEN ORDERED BY MAIL.
CULTURE.—Plant as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked, from two to four inches apart, in drills from twenty-four to thirty inches apart. As soon as the plants are in full blossom, and the lower pods begin to set, pinch off the tops; this will insure the filling of
the pods and hasten the maturity of the seeds. A strong, heavy soil, with a considerable por- (CU
tion of clay, is indispensable for a good crop of this class of Beans. Early Mazagan.—This variety is suitable both for field and garden culture. Per qt., 40 cents; peck, $2.00; bush., $7.00.
2 Long-podded.—This sort is also adapted either for the garden or the field. Per qt., 40 cents ;
peck, $2.50; bush., $8.00.
Broad Windsor.—Particularly valuable from its habit of ripening unequally, some pods & ; being quite full, while others are in various stages of filling. Per qt., 40 cents; peck, $2.50; bush., $9.00.
BEANS, (Dwarf, Snap, or Bush.) [Phaseolus vulgaris, LIN. Haricot, FR. Bohne, GER. Frijol enano, SP.]
Under the name of Dwarfs are classified all the low-growing sorts called in different Cata- logues Bush, Band, Snap, String or French Beans. The following are considered the most desirable varieties.
Early Fejee.—Without exception the earliest and most hardy variety grown. It grows toa good size, is very productive and of excellent quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $7.00.
Early Valentine.—Early and productive; pods tender and succulent. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Early Mohawk.—One of the hardiest and most productive of the dwarf varieties; seeds variegated with drab, purple and brown. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Newington Wonder.—A very productive variety, pods very crisp and tender; a valuable variety for forcing. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Refugee, or Thousand to One.—Hardy, yields abundantly, and of fine quality; as a String Bean, or for pickling, it is considered the best; seeds drab, with numerous spots and patches of purple. Per pkt.,10-cents; qt.. 30; peck, $1.75; bush, $6.00.
Early China.—Very early and of fine quality; seeds white, colored and spotted about the eye with purplish-red. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 25; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00.
Early Round Yellow Six Weeks.—Very hardy, early and prolific; seeds orange-yellow, with a narrow reddish-brown line encircling the eye. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks.—Hardy and prolific; seeds pale yellowish-drab, with an olive-green line about the eye. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00. Early Rachel.—One of the earliest, hardy and productive; seeds brown, white at one end,
pods crisp and tender when young. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush.. $6.00.
Large White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf.—As a Shell Bean, green or ripe, this is one of the best of the Dwarfs; the seeds are of large size, pure white, and tender and delicate. Per pkt., 10 cents ; qt., 25; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00.
Turtle Soup Black.—The young pods of this variety are tender and of excellent quality, and are produced in great abundance. Per pkt.,10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush.. $6.00.
Dwarf White Wax.—A new foreign variety, similar in every respect to the ‘“‘ Black Wax,” except in color, which is pure white. Per pkt.,10 cents; qt.. 50; peck, $3.00; bush.. $10.00.
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All of the above, as well as the following varieties, are very sensitive to frost and cold, and should not be planted before the middle of Spring, when the ground has become light and warm. Hoe often, but only when dry, as earth scattered on the leaves when wet with dew or rain, will cause them to rust and greatly injure the crop.
BEANS, (Pole or Running.)
(Haricots a Rames, FR. Stangen Bohne, Ger. Frijol vastago, SP.)
Early Dutch Case Knife.—This is one of the earliest and most prolific sorts, having long flat pods with white seeds, which are good green or dry. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt.,40; peck, $2.50; bush., $8.00. :
Horticultural Cranberry, or Wren’s Egg.—Pods striped with red, seeds oval, cf me- dium size, light red and cream color speckled. Used both in the pod and shelled; very productive, and good dry. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $2.50; bush., $8.00.
Indian Chief, or Algerian Wax Bean.—One of the best varieties in cultivation either for Snaps, or for eating in a green state. It is remarkable for its fine, tender, succulent, and richly colored pods, which are produced in greater abundance, and continue fit for use longer than any other variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 50; peck, $3.50; Lush., $12.00.
Giant Wax.—aA new pole Bean with pods six to nine inches long, thick and fleshy, of a pale yellow color, and waxy appearance; the seeds are red, and perfectly tender, and may be used as Snap Beans. Per pkt., 15 cents; qt., 75; peck, $5.00; bush., $18.00.
Concord.—Seeds white, with a patch of yellowish-drab about the eye; spotted and marked with rose-red. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.50; bush., $8.00.
BEANS, (Flowering Runners.)
[Phaseolus multiforus, Lin. Haricot @ Espagne, FR. Grosse bunte Bohne, GER.]
Of this class cf Beans there are two varieties, the ‘“‘Scarlet’’ and the “‘ White,” both of which are cultivated principally for ornament. They differ from other Beans in springing out of the ground with the seed-leaves detached.
Searlet Runner.—The most productive, perhaps, of all the Kidney Beans. It is cultivated for the beauty oz its flowers, as well as for the economical uses to which its pods and seeds can be applied. Per pkt., 10 cents; gqt., 50; peck, $3.00; bush., $10.00.
White Runner, or Dutch.—Seeds large, flat, and kidney-shaped, the whole plant differing but a little from the last named, excepting in seeds and flowers, which are white. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 50; peck, $3.00; bush., $10.00.
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[Phaseolus lunatus, Lin. Haricot de a ap Bohne von Lima, GER. Haba vastago de ima, SP.]
at its season on our tables. It has broad, rough, rather full pods, with large white seeds. It is a high runner, and bears profusely until killed by frost, unless it is dried up by the sun. When planted too early, the seeds are apt to rotin the ground. They thrive best in arich,. warm soil. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 50; peck, $4.00; busk.. $12.00.
Smali Lima, Carolina, Sewee, Sieva, or Saba.—Resembles the preceding, but is infe- rior to it in rich, buttery flavor; but it is earlier, more hardy, and surer to produce a good crop. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 50; peck, $4.00; bush., $12.00.
BEET. [Beta vulgaris, Lrx. Beiterave, FR. Runilerube, GER.]
CULTURE.—For an early supply, sow a small quantity early in April, and the main crop the first week in May; but where small roots are desired, sow as late as June. Sow in drills about one inch deep, and from fifteen to eighteen.inches apart, covering with fri- able soil, and, if possible, select a dry day when the ground is in good working order for putting in the seed. By soaking the seed in tepid water for 24 hours it will vegetate much sooner.
: One ounce will sow a drill of one hundred feet in length; five to six pounds are required or an acre.
Dark Red Egyptian.—A new, early, and superior variety from Egypt, quite distinct, very deep red, tender and delicious; in form like the Flat Dutch Turnip; ten days earlier than gis > ak a most valuable market variety. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., 40; 34 lb., $1.25; b., $4.00.
Early Flat Bassanc.—Very early. Roots flat, turnip-shaped, light red; flesh white, cir- cled with rose color; leaves very small, light-green, veined with red. It is very tender eT ere and will grow to-good size on light soil. Per pkt., 5 cents oz., 15; 34 1b.,
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Early Blood Turnip.—The standard early sort. Blood-red. turnip-shaped, with small top, tap-root; very tender, and good for early use and late keeping. er pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10: 34 1b., 30; lb.. $1.00.
Hatch’s Improved Blood Turnip.—Similar in shape to the Bassano, of a deep red color, early. tender, and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz.. 20; 14 1b.. 50; Ub., $1.50.
Dewing’s Improved Blcod Turnip.—Of fine form and flavor, deep blood-red, roots of fine form. showy. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02z..15; 14 lb., 40: /b.. $1.25.
Early Yellow Turnip, or Orange.—Is longer oval-shaped than the Blood Turnip; flesh yellow, very tender and juicy. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; 34 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
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BEET—(Continued.)
Smooth Long Dark Blood.—This is a long, smooth Beet, growing to good size, half out of the ground, with f-w or no side roots; color, dark blood-red; top small, dark red and upright growth; keeps well. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 10; 7% b., 30; 1b., $1.00.
Perpetual Spinach.—Leaves used as a substitute for Spinach, and of superior flavor; in use the whole season. Per pit., 15 cents; 0z., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Swiss Chard, or Silver.—This variety of Beet, sometimes called ‘‘Sea Kale Beet,” is eul- tivated for ics leaf-stalks, which are served up much like Asparagus, and for its leaves, cooked as Spinacn. Cut often, new and more tender stalks will be produced. Per pit., 5 cents; o2., 15; 34 1b., 50; lb., $1.50. |
Carter’s Perfection Salad.—Perfect in form, flavor and color, small size, short top variety, delicate texture, even growth, very dark foliage, best for salad purposes. Per pkt., 25 cents ; 02., 75; 34 1b., $2.50; 1b., $8.00.
Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar.—This superb variety is the result of a careful selec- tion for several years past of tne French Imperial Sugar Beet, by Mr. Henry Lane, an ex- perienced farmer of Vermont. Itis the best Beet raised for feeding cows ur young stock. From thirty to forty tons raised to the acre at a cost of from five to eight cents per bushel. The cheapness with wuich they can be raised, the large amuunt of healthy, nutritious food raised to the acre, and its great value as food for cattle, sheep and swine, makes this the most profitable root to raise. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 34 16., 50; 1b., $1.50.
French Sugar.—This grows to large siz¢, much atove gruund; roots medium length, white; leaves green; considerably grown in this country for feeding. In France it is cultivated extensively for the extraction of sugar. Per pit., 5 cents; 0z., 10; 44 lb., 25; 1b., 60.
Long Red Mangel Wurzei.—A large, long variety. It stands a good deal out of the ground; color, light red; flesh, white and rose-colored; leaves, green, veined with red. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 34 1b., 25; lb., 60.
Mammoth Long Red.—A new variety, producing roots of mammoth size, very reguiar, and with asmalltop. Per oz., 10 cents; 34 1b., 25; lb., 75.
Carter’s Warden Orange Globe.—A_ yellow Globe, unequalled for fineness of quality; has obtained many prizes at agricultural exhibitions in England; twelve well-shaped roots weighed 192 pounds. Per 0z.,10 cents; 34 lb., 25; 1b., 90.
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lb., $1.00. BORECOLE, or KALE. * [Brassica oleracea acephalo, Lin. Chou-rest, FR. Grune Kohl, GER.]
CULTURE.—To secure heavy crops of this hardy, useful Winter vegetable, a Geep, rich soil is essential. and the ground should be trenched two feet deep and liberally manured. Sow about the middle of April, in well-prepared soil, covering the seeds thinly and evenly. Haif an ounce will sow a bed of twenty square feet.
Green Curled Scotch.—It is very hardy, and like the Savoys, is improved by a moderate frost. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 34 1b., 40; lb., $1.25.
Improved Garnishing.—Very ornamental as a border plant, as well as useful for culinary purposes. Per pkt., 10 cents; o02., 75; 34 lb., $2.50; 1b., $7.00.
Dwarf Curled Kale, or German Greens.—Dwarf; leaves yellowish-green, very finely fringed. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 15; 34 1b., 40; 1b., $1.25. ;
Improved Siberian.—A new and very hardy variety, much in favor with the market gar- deners around New York. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 14 Ib., 40; 1b., $1.25.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. [Brassica oleracea bullata, LIN. Chou de Bruzelles, Fr. Gruener Sprossen, GER.]
This plant rises two or three feet high, and produces from the sides of the stalks nu- merous little sprouts, resembling Cabbages, one or two inches in diameter. They are very tender and sweet after early frosts. Sow in seed-beds, in May, transplant and cultivate like the Cabbage. Use the hoe often, and keep clean. They are used for Fall and Win- ter greens, and, being quite hardy, should be sown and treated like Scotch Kale. One ounce will sow a bed of forty square feet.
Brussels Sprouts.—Ver pkt., 10 cents: oz., 25; 14 1b., 75; 1b., $2.50.
Roseberry.—A superior English variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 25; 14 1b., 75; 1b., $2.50.
New Feather-stem Savoy.—A true hybrid, possessing the growth and habit of Brussels Sprouts: a delicious vegetable. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02., 40; 234 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
BROCCOLI. [Brassica oleracea botrytis, Lrx. Chou brocoli, Fr. Brocoli, Spargel-Kohl, GER }
CULTURE.—The seed should be sown in hotbeds, for early crops, in April; for main crops, in May. When the plants are sufficiently strong, and before they are drawn by growing too closely together, transplant them into nursery beds or lines, allowing about four inches between the plants.
Plant in permanent situations as soon as the plants are sufficiently established, taking care not to injure the roots,in rows from two feet to two feet six inches apart, leaving about the same distance between the plants. Keep them well supplied with water until they get fairly established. esvecially the early varieties, and these must also be liberally watered in all stages of their growth during dry, hot weather. Keep the ground well
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BROCCOL:I—(Continued.)
stirred between the rows, and free from weeds. When they begin to flower, break the large leaves over the heads to protect them from the sun, and gather them before they commence running up to seed. One ounce of seed will sow a bed of forty square feet. Early Purple Cape.—‘his is the most valuable kind for the North, producing large, close heads, of a brownish purple, ai.d has an excellent flavor. Per pikt., 10 cents; oz., 60. White Cape.—aA later sort, and should be sown at the North very early in ihe Spring. The heads, when perfected, are large, white and compact, so nearly resembling the Cauliflower that it is sometimes called the ‘‘ Cauliflower Broccoli.” er pkt., 10 cents; oz., T5. Covent Garden.—A new variety, white, with large heads, fine. Per pkt., 10 cents; O2., 73. Carter’s Champion.—Dwarf, compact growing and large-headed, the best late variety in cultivation. Per pkt., 25 cents. Wealcherean.—One of the best, with very large, firm heads. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 80.
CABBAGE. [Brassica oleracea capitata, Lin. Chou pomme oucabus, FR. Kopfkohl, GER.]
CULTURE.—For Cavbages, the ground must be highly manured, deeply dug, or plowed, and thoroughiy worked, to insure good, full-sized heads. A heavy, moist ard fresh loam is the most suitable. The early sorts are sometimes sown early in Autumn, and protected in cold frames through the Wiuter, and trunsplanted early in Spring; but more generally at the North they are sown very early in the Spring in hotbeds, or later in the open ground. In the mild climate of the Southern States, where they will stand ithe Winter, they are planted outin the Fall. Plant out eighteen inches by two feet apart.
To preserve Cabbages during Winter, pull them in a dry day, and turn them over on tho heads a few hours to drain. Set them out in a cool cellar, or bury them with the heads downwards, in long trenches, in a dry situation. In the Middle States, bury the stump and part of the head iu the open grourd, and place over them a light covering of straw and boards in severe weather. On the coast, in ihe Eastern States, Cabbages are effec- tually protected by a covering of sea-weed.
One ounce of seeds wiil sow a bed of forty square feet.
Early Wakefield (True Jersey variety.)—This is a favorite variety with the market garden- ers in the vicinity of New York. It is very early, of medium size, good quality, and sure tohead. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., $1.00; 2g 1b., $3.00; 1b., $10.00.
Wheeler’s Cocoanut Cabbage.—A new, very early variety; heads very firm, solid, and of excellent flavor. It is highly recommended as an early market variety. Per pkt., 25 cenis; five pkts., $1.00. :
Early Wyman.—One of the best and most profitable early market Cabbages grown. It & heads early in the season, is of large size and first quality, and brings the highest price of any early Cabbage brought into the Boston market. Per pkt.. 25 cents; oz., $2.€0.
Early York.—This is one of the earliest and most valuable of the Spring and Summer vyari- eties. Heads small, rather heart-shaped, firm, very tender and excellent flavored. Fer pkt., 5 cents; oz., 20; 34 lb., 50; lb., $1.50.
Large Early York.—Larger and two weeks later than the Early York. It endures the heat well, ey on that account is much esteemed atthe South. Per pit., 5 cents; oz., 20; 14 1b., 50; Ub., $1.50.
Early Sugar Loaf.—An excellent early variety for the Northern States. It has conical heads of medium size, with spoon-shaped leaves; color, bluish-green. Per pkt., 10 cenis; oz., 29; % 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
Large Early Schweinfurt.—A German variety recenily introduced, heads large, compact and of fine quality, adapted chiefly for Summer and Fall use. It is the largest early vari- ety in cultivation. Fer pkt., 15 cents; oz., 75; 34 lb., $3.00; 1b., $8.60.
Winnigstadt.—One of the best in cultivation for general use: comes both early and late, re- markably solid and hard, even in Summer, keeps well in hot and cold weather. Per pit., 10 cents; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Large French Cxheart.—A most excellent variety, coming in use after the Early York. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Wheeler’s Imperial.—An excellent early English variety, well adapted for small gardens where but one variety is grown. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Foitler’s Improved Brunswick.—This is without exception the best Early Drumhead ya- riety in the market. Every plant produces a good firm and solid head, often weighing from twenty to thirty pounds. The quality is excellent. Good heads were raised last season in eighty-five days from planting the seed. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., $1.00; 3% /b., $3.50; 1b., $12.00.
Green Glazed.—Cultivated at the South, as it is thought to withstand the attacks of the cabbage-worm better than any other variety; color, dark shining green. Per pit., 10 cents; 0Z., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 7b., $3.00.
Large Late Drumhead.—A large Falland Winter variety. with broad, flat, or round heads; very compact. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 7b., $3.00.
Large Bereen, or Great American.—One of the largest and latest sorts, of a light green eolor, with a short stem. The heads are large, firm. very tender, and most excellent-fla- vored. Per pkt., 10 cents: oz., 40; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Stone Mason.—An improved variety of the Drumhead. Head flat and solid, stem short and small, quality sweet, tender and rich; a profitable market variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b.. $4.00.
Red Dutch, or Pickling.—This is an esteemed sort for pickling. It grows about medium size, and forms very hard, oblong heads. round at the top, of a dark red or purple color. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
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CABBAGE—(Continued.)
Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead.—tThis is without doubt the largest variety of the Cabbage family in the world. Under high culture itis compact and hard. lissizeisin- | deed Mammoth, ranging from that of a half bushel measure up to thatof atwo bushel basket, and even larger. The weight of these Cabbages is proportional to their size, averaging by the acre, under the high culture of Marblehead farmers, about thirty pounds per plant. Succeeds admirably in the Southern States, and is now considered one of the best fur that latitude. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz.. $1.00; 34 1b., $3.00; /b., $10.00.
Premium Flat Dutch.—As a variety for the Winter market it has no superior, and is more extensively grown than any other. Head large, bluish green, round, solid, broad and flat on the top, and often tinted with reddish-brown after being touched with frost; they open white and crisp, are tender and well-flayored. Itis a Fall and Winter variety, and one of the very best to keep. With good cultivation, on moist, rich ground, ninety-five in a hun- dred will head up hard and fine. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; /b., $4.00.
Collards.—Highly esteemed in many parts of the country for greens. Fer pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 lb., 60; /b., $2.00.
SAVOY CABBAGE.
Drumhead Savoy.—Very tender, and excellent for Winter. The Savoys approach nearer to the delicious richness of the Cauliflower than any of the other Cabbages; sow early. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 02., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Improved American.—A most excellent variety, with large, firm heads, of superior flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Green Giobe, or Curled Savoy.—Leaves wrinkled and dark green; very hardy and im- proved by frost. Per pit., 10 cents; 0z., 30; 14 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Victoria Savoy.—Excellent every way. Per phki.,10 cents; 0z.,40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
CARROT. [Daucus carota, LIN. Carotte,FR. Moere, GER.]
CULTURE.—A light, deep, sandy loam, or peaty soil, is most suitable, and, as barnyard manure applied in a fresh state, often induces forked and ill-shaped roots, ground which has been heavily manured the previous season should be selected. The soil should be trenched |} deeply, and ridged, as long before sowing as possible, and, if manure is considered indispensa-
/ ble, let this be given after the crop is up, using guano, or some good artificial manure. Sow soine early sort as soon as the ground is in fair working condition. The main crop should be sown towards the end of April, or first week in May, in drills twelve io fifteen inches apart, covering the seeds evenly to the depth of about half aninch. As soon asthe plants are suffi- ciently strong thin out the main crop, so as to leave about eight inches between each plant.
Earliest French Forcing.—A favorite little Carrot, prized not only on account of its ex- €
ers nr aeee but superior flavor; best for forcing. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z.,20; 34 16.,
60; 1b., $2.00.
Early Horn.— One of the earliest varieties; color, deep orange; fine-grained and agreeably flavored; top small; itis best for the table, and will grow very well on thin soil. Per pit., 5.cents; 0z., 15; 34 lb., 50; 10., $1.50.
French Intermediate.—An excellent variety, in size between the above and Long Orange. Per Diba, CEN; O02, 15; 34-16., 50: 18., $1.25. ~
Long Orange.—The standard sort; roots long, smooth, and deep orange color; suitable for the table and main field crop. It requires a good deep soil. Per phkt., 5 cents; oz., 10;
_ \& Ib., 35; 1b., $1.00.
Bliss’ Improved Long Orange.—An improvement on the preceding variety, originating in Massachusetts, and obtained by a careful selection, for successive years, of the best formed and deepest colored roots; a decided improvement on any hitherto offered, being larger, better-flavored, and of a deeper orange color, and more sure to produce acrop. fer pkt., 10 cents; 02., 15; 14 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
Altringham.—Root smaller than the orange; color, bright orange-red, neck small and coni- cal; mild and well-flavored. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; 34 lb., 50; 1b., $1.25.
Large White Belgian.—Roots pure white, green above ground, with small tops. Itis much grown by the French for soups and seasonings; also for stock. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 34 1b., 30; lb., $1.00.
' CAULIFLOWER. {Brassica oleracea botrytis, Lin. Choufleur, FR. Blumen-kohl, GER.]}
CULTURE.—For the Spring or Summer crop sow the early varieties, at the North, about the middle of September, and when two inches high transplant to three inches apart, intoa frame covered with glazed shutters, where they must be protected through the Winter; in the Spring transplant to two and a half feet apart, into soil prepared as recommended for Cab- bage. Sow the same varieties for succession in a hotbed in March, and transplant when large enough. For the Autumn crop sow the late varieties in April or May, in the open ground, and transplant like Winter Cabbages. In dry weather water freely, and as they advance in growth hoe deep and draw the earth to the stems. As they begin to head they should be well watered. Inthe Middle or Southern States sow ina hotbed in March, and transplant to twenty pace apart each way, in the open ground, in April. One ounce will sow a bed of forty square
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Early Paris.—This is one of the earliest and tenderest sorts, particularly when sown in the Spring. Its season in market is July to September. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., $1.25; 34 lb., $4.09; 1b., $15.00.
Half Early Paris, or Demi-Dur.—One of the most popular varieties in cultivation; heads very white, compact. of delicious flavor, sure to head, and good for an early or late vari- ety. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., $1.00; 34 1b., $3.50; 1b., $12.00.
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CAULIFLOW ER—(Continued.)
Erfurt Earliest Dwarf.—Seed grown in Erfurt; the earliest variety in cultivation, very dwarf, with solid pure white heads, and of superior quality; one of the surest to head. Seed very scarce. Per pkt., 50 cents; oz., $10.00. =
Erfurt Large Early White.—An excellent market variety, producing large white compact heads, of fine quality. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., $1.50; 14 lb., $5.00; @b., $18.00.
Early Dutch.—An excellent variety, a little later than the above, heads large, very white andtender. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 75; 34 1b., $2.50; 1b., $8.00.
New Imperial.—A new variety of large size, delicious flavor, medium early, forming close, pure white and symmetrical heads in September. Per plt., 25 cents; oz., $2.50.
Veitch’s Autumn Giant.—This new and valuable late variety is perfectly distinct from any other sort. The heads are magnificent, beautifully whiie, large, firm, and compact, and being thoroughly protected by the foliage, remain longer fitfor use than any other sort. Per pkt., 25 cents ; 0z., $2.00.
Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth.—A very early, hardy variety, of dwarf and compact habit, with a firm white head; stands dry weather; can be specially recommended. Per pit., 15 cents; oz., $1.00; 14 lb., $3.00; 2b., $10.00.
Stadtholder.—The best of the strong-growing kinds, with large, compact heads. Per pii., 15 cents ; oz., $1.00; 14 1b., $3.00; /b., $10.60.
Le Normand.—A French variety, highly reeommended; heads extra large, quality superior in every respect. Per pkt., 25 cents; o2z., $1.50; 34 1b., $5.00; 7b., $18.00.
Le Normand Short Stemmed.—A new and superior variety, with fine, large and well- formed heads. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., $1.50; 34 1b., $5.00; 1b., $18.00.
Walcheren.—A well-known and favorite variety, very hardy, and produces large, white, firm heads, of uniform closeness. Per pki.,15 cents; 02., 75; 34 lb., $2.50; J2., $8.00.
CELERY.
[Apium graveolens, Lix. Celeri, FR. Sellerie, GER.]
CULTURE.—For the first crop sow in February, in gentle heat, either in a pit or frame or in pans or boxes,in a warm house. The soil should be light and rich, and the seed covered lightly with finely sifted mould. Sow again early in March, in a gentle hotbed, and for the main crop early in April, on @ warm sheltered border, and water carefully. The plants from
all the sowings must be transplanted as soon as they will bear handling, and before they are f*{ y drawn by growing too closely together. on a slight hotbed under glass, and those from the
second sowing, if convenient, under the shelter of glass. The early plants should be strong - and sufficiently hardened, and fit for planting out by the middle of May. The later sowings
*2 may be planted out at intervals until the middle of July. The ground for this crop should be
dug into trenches two spades’ deep and one foot in width, banking up the soil on each side of 3%
the trench. In all cases let the distance between the trenches be such as will furnish sufficient
soil for earthing up the plants. The bottom of the trench should be covered six inches deep
with thoroughly decayed manure, and then covered with one or two inches of soil for plant- ing. Place the plants about eight inches apart in the rows, removing them with a good mass
j of roots, and keeping them well supplied with water. Earth up the plants as they advance in
growth, but leave the hearts uncovered until the final soiling. This operation of earthing
should be performed only when the plants are dry, and at the final occasion neatly slant and smooth the soil so as to throw off the wet.
White Solid.—This is most commonly grown; clear white, solid, crisp. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 7b., $3.00.
Seymour’s Superb White.—Esteemed one of the best in cultivation. It grows toa large size; stalks white, round, very crisp; perfectly solid. Per pkt., 10 cents; o0z., 40; 34 16., $1.25; 2b., $4.00.
Dwarf White French (Se/f-bianching.)—A superb variety. of dwarf habit, very solid, crisp, and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; o0z., 40; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.09.
Turner’s Incomparable Dwarf White.—A very dwarf late white, of stiff, close habit, solid, crisp and juicy. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Incomparable Dwarf Crimson.—New, very dwarf habit, exceedingly solid, of fine dark crimson color. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 50; 34 1b., $1.50; 1b.. $5.00.
Mammoth (Laing’s) Red.—This is the largest grown, attaining, under good cultivation, the extraordinary weight of ten or twelve pounds, and is perfectly solid. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 35; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Sandringham White.—A new and excellent variety, which originated in the garden of the Prince of Wales, and is one of the best of the white varieties. Itis larger than the “ In- comparable White,” but is not of coarse growth, and is very solid, crisp and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 15 cents; 0z.,50; 14 1b., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
Boston Market.—A favorite variety, remarkable for its tender, crisp and succulent stems, and its peculiarly mild flavor. Itis grown almost exclusively by Boston market gardeners. Per pkt., 10 cents; o0z., 50; 14 1b., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
CELERIAC, or FURNIP RCOCTED CELERY.
. Sow early in the Spring, in light. rich soil, transplant in May into beds, water freely in dry
weather. The roots, which resemble Turnips, will be ready in October. This vegetable is
much esteemed in Europe, where its cultivation is well attended to. One-half ounce will sow
a bed about four feet by six.
Celeriac, or Turnip Rooted Celery.—FPer pit., 10 cents; 0z., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; /b., $3.00. CHERVIL, (Turnip Rooted.)
This new vegetable was introduced by Mr. Vilmorin of Paris, who considers it worthy to be classed with the Potato. The roots, which are eaten boiled. are of a gray color and nearly of the size and form of the Early Horn Carrot. The flesh is white, farinaceous, and of a flavor intermediate between that of a Chestnut and a Potato.
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CHERVIL—(Continued.)
CULTURE.—The seeds may be sown in drills in October or April, like the Carrot, prefer- ence being given to arich, mellow soil. The roots will attain their full size by tho following August or September, when {hey should be harvested. With a little care, to prevent sprout- ing, they may be kept until April.
Chervil (Turnip Rooted.)—ler pkt., 10 cents ; 02., 25; 34 1b., 75; Lb., $2.50. CHICORY. [Cichorium Intybus, Lin.]
The roots of this vegetable are much used in Europe as a substitute for coffee. One ounce will sow a bed of four and one-half feet by thirty feet; four pounds to the acre. Chicory, Large-rooted, or Cofiee.—Per pkt., 5 cents; 02., 10; 34 lb., 30; lb., $1.00.
CORN, (Indian.)—Garden Varieties. [Zea Mays. Lix. Mais, Fr. Welschkorn, GER. Maiz, SP.]
This product, extensively grown in the United States, for boiling ina green state, when planted at intervals, may be had for table use from early Summer until hard frosts. The fol- lowing are most esteemed. Corn ordered by mail subject to 16 cents per qt. extra for postage. Early Burlington.—A very early market variety; cob and kernels white, and, in the true
variety, slightly indented; the ears good size but rather short. Per pét., 10 cents; qt., 25;
peck, $1.59; bush., $5.00.
Early Narragansett.—Small ears, very early, and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 10 cenis; qt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $6.00.
Early Extra Dwarf Sugar.—The medium hight of the stalk is two and a half feet. The cob is white, ear small, fine-formed, eight-rowed, and corn very sweet. This is the earli- est of the sweet varieties. Per pkt.,10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $6.00.
Darline’s Extra Early Sugar.—This is the earliest of the tall, sweet varieties, ears small, well formed. Per pit.,10 cents; qt.. 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $5.00.
Early EKight-Rowed Sweet.—Ears long; cob white, eight-rowed, kernels large, deep and straight in the rows. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00.
Red Cob Sweet.—Medium early; cob red, kernels very large, deep, and in straight rows; ears long and well filled. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00.
& Mammoth Sweet.—The largest variety, and late. Twelve to sixteen-rowed; cob white,
large and well filled. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $6.09.
Evergreen Sweet.—The latest, and said to be the sweetest variety. One stalk will produce three to five ears, some of which will keep green till frost comes. Cob medium size, white; kernels small, deep, frequently irregular in the rows. Per pkt.,10 cents; qt., 30; peck, $1.50; bush., $5.00. :
Black Mexican.—Very sweet, tender, and delicious. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $6.00.
Moore’s Early Concord Sweet.—Oue of the best early varieties in cultivation; was raised
by the well-known horticulturist, Capt. J. B. Moore, of Concord, Mass., and first sent out gS
by usin 1871. Staiks strong, stocky and vigorous, growing from seven toseven and a half feet high. Ears large, and set rather cloge on the stock, and having from twelve to twenty rows on the ear. Color, when fit for the table, very white and handsome; a superior va- riety, either for the market or family use, and very productive; it also matures earlier than any other variety of equal size. which will make it very desirable for the market garden. Select ears, 20 cents; per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Crosby’s Extra Early Sugar, or Boston Market.—A variety highly esteemed in the Boston market. The ears are rather short, averaging from twelve to sixteen rows, rich sugary flavor, as early as Darling’s, and very productive; a most excellent variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Tuscarora.—This is a large variety, with large, flour-white kernels, a little indented; eight- rowed, cob red. It remains a long time in a boiling state. Per pkt., 10 cents ; qgt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $5.00.
CORN, (Indian.)—Varieties for Field Culture. A SIX CENTS PER EAR POSTAGE MUST BE ADDED FOR FIELD CORN ORDERED BY MAIL.
Early Canada, or Canada Yellow.—Ears small, eight-rowed; kernel roundish, smooth, of a rich orange-yellow color; cob small; stalk four io five feet high; very early, usually ripening in August; admirably adapted for culture in the Northern States. Per ear, 5 cents; doz.. 50; hund., $3.00.
Eight-Rowed White Flint.—Ears about ten inches long; kernel white, productive, and of good quality. One of the best for field culture. Per ear, 5 cents; doz., 50; hund., $4.00.
Eight-Rowed, Yellow Flint.—Similar to the preceding, except in color; equally produc- tive and desirable for field culture. Per ear, 5 cents; doz., 50; hund., $4.00.
Yellow Dutton.—Ears about ten inches long, twelve-rowed; kernel rich, glossy, yellow color; stalk of medium hight. One of the handsomest field varieties, productive, and highly prized for mealing, both on account of its quality and its peculiar, bright, rich color. Per ear, 5 cents; doz., 50; hund., $4.00.
New Mammoth Dent.—A new Western variety; ears of very large size, the good qualities of which are thus described by the introducer: ‘It will produce one-third more to the acre; it has a greater depth of kernel by one-third; it has more rows than any other known variety, sometimes reaching forty rows to the ear; it is heavier, better filled at both ends, grows more vigorously, bears more foliage, thereby making more feed. It makes better meal, being sweeter and richer, and ripens earlier than any other of the large field varieties. It is a white corn, with about one-twentieth of the ears variegated, being red-speckled; but that does not affect the meal. Speck is only on the bran.” Per ear, 25 cents; doz., $2.00; hund., $10.00.
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CORN (Indian)—Continued.
New Mammoth Dent.—Shelled. Per pit., 10 cents ; gt., 40; peck, $2.00; bush., $6.00. White Pop Corn.—This is a well-known variety, and the very best for parching. Per bush., ears, $2.00; bb1., $5.00. Also, White and Yellow Horse Tooth, Southern White, Western Dent, etc., market prices.
CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS.
[Lepidium sativum, Lin. Cresson, FR. Kresse,GER. Mastuerzo, SP.]
Extensively used as a small salad. Sow early in Spring, very thickly, in shallow drills. The sowings should be repeated at short intervals, as it soon runs to seed. One ounce of seed will sow a bed of sixteen square feet.
Broad Leaved, or Common.—Fer pikt., 5cents; oz.,19; 14 1b., 25; 1b., 75.
Extra Curled.—Fine flavor. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 14 1b., 25; lb., 75.
dg OEE Australian.—Fine, piquant flavor. Per pki., 10 cents; oz., 20;. % Ib., 50; -» $1.50.
CRESS, (Water.) [Sisymbrium nasturtium, LIN. Cresson de fontene, FR. Brunnenkresse, GER. Berro, SP.]
CULTURE.—The plant is cultivated by sowing the seeds by the side of running water, near springs which are not severely frozen in Winter. Transplanting, however, is always surer than sowing, and is. therefore, preferred. This, ordinarily, may be done from March till August. The distance between the plants should not generally be less than ten or fifteen inches. Stirring the earth about the roots from time to time is useful; but having once taken root, no further care is necessary.
Water Cress.—Is an aquatic plant, with small, oval leaves and prostrate habit. The leaves are universally used and eaten as an early and wholesome saladin Spring. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 0z., 50; 314 1b., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
True Erfurt.—A new, sweet variety. Per pkt., 25 cents.
CORN SALAD, or LAMB’S LETTUCE. [Valeriana locusta, Lin. Mache, Salade de ble, FR. Ackersalat Lammersalat, GER.]
CULTURE.—The seeds are thickly sown in September, in shallow drills, one-fourth of an inch deep. If the weather be dry the ground should be compressed with the feet or the back of a spade. It requires no other culture, except to keep the ground clear of weeds.
In a high northern climate it requires protection during Winter, with a slight ccvering of ns
straw. If the soil is good and rich the flavor of this plant will be greatly improved. This esculent, also called ‘‘ Fetticus,’’ is an annual, usually cultivated as a Winter and Spring salad. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; 34 1b., 40; 1b., $1.25.
CUCUMBER. [Cucumis sativus, Lin. Concombre, FR. Gurke, GER.]
CULTURE.—For early Spring use plant in hotbeds, one hill to each sash, leaving but three plants in each hill, and cover the frame at night with mats, or a layer of straw. Keep up the heat by lining the bed with hot manure as the temperature of the bed subsides. To obtain early cucumbers in the open garden, they may be started in a hotbed by taking pieces of heavy turf or sod, from six to twelve inches square, and placing them grass side down, and planting the seed on the top. When the plants are of sufficient size, and the weather is warm enough, remove to carefully prepared hills, and protect with boxes when the airis cold. For the main crop, plant the seed in the open ground, as soon as the weather becomes settled and warm, in hills four feet apart, using a shovel full of warm, well-rotted manure to each hill. Cover the manure two inches deep with fine earth, and plant eight or ten seeds in each hill. The seeds should be covered about one-half inch deep with well pulverized soil, and firmly pressed down with the back of the hoe. Hoe often, and when out of danger from insects thin to four plants in each hill. One ounce will plant 100 to 125 hills.
Early Russian.—The earliest in cultivation. It sets in pairs, and the first blossoms usually produce fruit. Flavor pleasant and agreeable. Per pkt.,5cents; 0z.,15; 34 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
Early Green Cluster.—A short, prickly variety, bearing in clusters near the root. It isa great bearer, and comes to maturity the earliest in the list, excepting the early Russian. Per pkt.. 5 cents; oz., 15; 14 1b., 40; 1b., $1.25.
Early Frame.—The standard sort for the table and for pickling; of medium size, straight and handsome; it makes a beautiful pickle that keeps well. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; ¥% 1b.. 40; Ib., $1.25.
Early White Spine.—The best sort for the table. The fruit, in turning white at maturity, retains its fresh appearance much longer than any of the yellow varieties; on this ac- count it is a favorite with market men. A good kind for forcing, and a greatbearer. Per pkt., 5 cents: 0z., 15; 14 1b., 40; 1b., $1.25.
Improved Early White Spine, or Arlington.—An improved variety of the White
Spine Cucumber, which has succeeded better than any other variety for forcing on a large scale, as practiced by the market gardeners in the vicinity of Boston. where. in addition to those grown for home consumption, thousands are annually sent to the New York mar- ket, where it is much esteemed for its superior quality. It is also extensively grown in the Southern States for shipping North in the early part of theseason. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 0z., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Long Green Prickly.—A very excellent variety; a good bearer, about a foot in length, firm and crisp. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,15; 34 10., 50; 1b., $1.50.
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CUCUMBER—Continued.
General Grant.—A_ superior variety either for forcing or for culture in the open ground. It is perfect in form, solid and crisp, and of a most agreeable flavor, and often grows from twenty-four to thirty incke= in length. We can recommend it with the greatest con- fidence as superior to any other variety for forcing, either in frames or Cucumber houses. Packets of 10 seeds, 25 cenis. ‘
Smell Gherkin, or Burr.—Fine for pickles. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 44 Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00. PN
New Jersey Pickle Seed.—One of the best varieties for pickling. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; 34 lb., 50; (b., $1.50.
ENGLISH AND GERMAN FRAME VARIETIES.
The following varieties are all highly recommended for forcing: r
Marquis of Lorne.—A new and highly esteemed variety, of handsome form and of fine flavor. Packets of five seeds, 50 cents.
Rollisson’s Telegraph.—Very prolific, early, crisp, and of superior quality. Packets of 5 seeds, 50 certs.
Giant of Arnstadt.—Very long, of fine quality, twenty inches. Per pkt., 25 cents.
Glory of Erfurt, New White.— Early, very long, pure snow white. Per pkt., 25 cents.
DANDELION. [Leontodon Taraxacum, Lrx. Pisse-en-lit, FR. Loewenzakn, GER. Amargon, SP.]
The Dandelion resembles Endive, and affords one of the earliest, as well as one of the best and most healthful Spring greens. Itisalsosometimes blanched and used asasalad. The roots, when dried and roasted, are often employed as a substitute for coffee. The seed may be sown in May or June, in drills ten inches apart; thin out the young plants akout three inches apart; cultivate during the season, and in the following Spring the plants will be fit for the table.
Dandelion.—Common variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. Improved Large Leaved.—Per piht., 20 cents; 0z., $1.00.
EGG-PLANT. ' [Solanum melongena, Lin. Aubergine, FR. Eierpflanze,GER. Berengena, SP.] CULTURE.—Sow thickly on a hotbed for early crops, or very early in the Spring, in a warm sheltered, dry situation in open ground, where they can be protected by hand glasses. When 405 the plants are three or four inches high, and the warm weather has set in, transplant them *¢ into well-enriched ground about thirty inches apart each way. Draw earth to the plants as
they advance. One ounce of seed will produce about one thousand plants.
Pekin New Black.—A new and distinct kind; from China. The fruitis round, or globular, of a deep purple, almost black, weighing four to eight pounds each; skin smooth and glossy. Exceedingly prolific, and as early as the long purple. The flesh is white, fine- grained, and more delicate flavored than the old varieties. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., $1.00; 44 1b., $3.00; 1b., $10.00.
Early Long Purple.—Early, of easy culture, hardy and productive, excellent for the table, thrives well in almost any section of the Northern States, and if started early will per- fect its fruit in the Canadas. Per pit., 5 cents; oz., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Early Dwarf Purple.—A new French variety, very early; fine quality. Per pit., 25 cents.
New York Improved Purple.—An improved variety of the Round Purple, of deeper color, and of larger size, and of fine quality; a superior market variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 75; 14 lb., $2.50; 1b., $8.00.
White-fruited.—Fruit milk white, egg-shaped, from three to five inches in length, and from two to three in diameter; grown principally for ornament. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., T5.
Scarlet-fruited.—A highly ornamental variety; fruit about the size of a hen’s egg, first of a whitish color, from which it changes to a yellow. and afterwards to a brilliant scarlet. A plant in full bearing, with its various colored fruits, presents a beautiful appearance. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., T5.
Guadaloupe Striped.—Fruit nearly ovoid, smaller than the long purple; skin white and variegated with purple; very ornamental. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 75.
Tomato-shaped.—Color beautiful bright red; very ornamental. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., T5.
: ENDIVE. [Cichorium endivia, LIN. Chicoree-endive, Fr. Endiven, GER.]
CULTURE.—Make the first sowing about the middle of May on a bed of well pulverized rich soil, scattering the seed thinly, and covering it lightly. Forthe main crop sow in the riddle of June, and again about the middle of July; and for plants to stand the Winter sow early in August. When the plants are about two inches high transplant into nursery beds upon rich, well-prepared soil, taking special care not to injure the roots. One ounce will sow
a seed-bed of about eighty square feet.
Green Curled.—The hardiest sort, with beautifully curled, dark green leaves, tender and very crisp. It is the most cultivated in this country for salads, and is considered whole- some. Per pkt., 10 cents; o2., 25; 14 1b., 75; Ib., $2.50.
White Curled.—Resembles the Green, except in color and hardiness. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 7b., $3.00.
Broad-leaved Batavian.—This is the Chicoree scarolle of the French, and is chiefly used in stews and soups. Leaves broad, light green, and nearly plain. Per pkt., 19 cents; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 2b., $3.00.
French Moss.—Beautifully curled, and when well developed has an appearance not unlike ,
atuft of moss. Per phi., 15 cents; 0z.,40; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
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GARLIC. [Allium sativum, Lin. Ail, FR. Knoblanch, GER. Ajo, SP.]
Extensively grown for flavoring soups, stews and other dishes, also for medicinal uses. CULTURE.—They succeed best when planted in light, rich soil. Plant in April or May one inch deep in drills fourteen inches apart, and five or six inches apart inthe rows. Keep the soil loose and the plants clear of weeds, atid when the plants wither, the balls will have at- tained their growth and be ready for harvesting. Sets.—Per /lb., 40 cents. KOHL-RABI. [Brassica caulo-rapa, Lin. ‘Chou-rave, FR. Kohlravi, GER.] CULTURE.—The seeds of this plant may be sown at the same period as the Swedish or Rutabaga Turnip, and may be cultivated in the same way, remembering to leave the chief part of the stems uncovered by the earth. The bulbs may be kept sound and nutritious until late in the Spring—even later than those of the Swedes. One ounce of seed will produce about two thousand plants. Early White Vienna.—Above ground; fine early sort, excellent table variety. Per pit., 10 cents; oz., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. : Early Purple Vienna.—<Above ground; similar to preceding, except in color, equally good for the table. Per phkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. Large White, or Green.—Above ground; excellent variety for farm culture. Per pit., 5 cents; 02., 20; 34 1b., 60; lb., $2.00. Large Purple.—Under ground; grown principally forstock feeding. Per pkt.,5 cents; 0z., 20; 34 lb., 60; 1b., $2.00. LEEK.
[Allium porrum, Linx. Poireau, FR. Lauch, GER.)
CULTURE.—The seeds are sown as early in the Spring as the season will admit, either in a seed-bed, to be transplanted, or in the sites where they are intended to perfect their growth. As soon as the plants are three or four inches in hight they may be hoed and thinned out to two or three inches apart. One ounce of seed will produce about two thousand plants. Broad London, or Flag.—A large and strong plant, with broad leaves growing only on
two sides, like the Flag. Per pkt.,10 cents; o0z., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Large American Flag.—A favorite variety with the market gardeners; of strong and vig- e<
orous growth. Fer pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Musseliburgh.—Stem somewhat shorter than the London, but of equal thickness, leaves broad and tali, spread like a fan; hardy, and of excellent quality. Ler pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Large Rouven.—Leaves dark green, broad and thick, stem short and thick; largely grown in the vicinity of Paris; itis also the best for forcing. Per pikt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
LETTUCE.
[Lactuca sativa, Lin. Laitue, FR. Latiich, Grr.]
CULTURE.—Several sowings are requisite during the season. For an early crop sow under glass in February, and transplant on a well-prepared bed, in some sheltered corner, in April. For successional crops, sow in beds of well pulverized soil in March, and atintervals of about a fortnight until the end of May. When sown for cutting young, the seed may be putin rather thick, in rows or broadcast, but to havg finer heads it should be sown thinly in rows, and transplanted a foot apart into the richest soil. The Hammersmith and Brown Dutch vari- eties may be sown in September, in a @ry, sheltered situation, and if protected by a loose covering of straw and evergreen boughs, will stand the Winter well, and give a good crop early in the Spring; or they may be transplanted in cold frames, where they will head during the Winter and early Spring. One ounce of seed wiil require a seed-bed of one hundred and twenty square feet.
Early Curled Silesia.—A superior early variety of very strong growth; leaves large, light yellow, wrinkled. For forcing and the first Spring sowing it is highly esteemed. Ler pkt., 5 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b., 60; lb., $2.60. ‘
Early Curled Simpson.—An improved variety of the preceding, very early, and an excel- lent sort for forcing, is largely grown by the market gardeners in the vicinity of New York. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 02z.; 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Tennis Ball.—Well formed heads, hardy and crisp; of excellent quality. One of the earli- est of the heading varicties. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; /b., $3.00.
Early ee 2p amma tender, and of delicate flavor. Per pht.,10cents; 0z.,30; 34 Ib., $1.00; 2b., $3.00.
Boston Market.—An improved variety of the Tennis Ball; one of the best for forcing. Per pkt., 15 cents ; 0z., 50; 14 1[b., $1.50; lbd., $5.00.
Boston Curled.—A variety of great beauty and of very superior quality. The symmetry of its growth, and fine, elegant frilling of the leaves renders it highly ornamental. Per pit., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; lb:, $4.00.
Royal Summer Cabbage.—Color light yellow; leaves uniform, nearly all turned into the head, which is well formed, good size, cluse, and a little flattened. Itstands the heat well. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z.,30; 14 lb., 1.00; lb., $3.00.
Large India.—One of the largest varieties. It forms large, round heads, which cut white, brittle, and almost transparent. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Brown Winter Cabbage.—A very hardy variety; will stand Winter well. Per pikt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14/b., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Perpigan.—A German variety, highly recommended, stands the Summer heat well. does not ay = es to seed as most other varieties.. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 lb., $1.25;
-» $4.00.
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LETTUCE—(Continued.)
Drumhead, or Malta.—One of the best Summer Lettuces, large, crisp, compact. Per pit., 5 cents; 0Z., 20; 34 lb., 60; lb., $2.00.
Ice Drumhead.—Heads readily, blanches naturally, crisp, tender, well-flavored. Per pikt., 5 cents; 0z., 20; 34 lb., 60; Lb., $2.00. ;
Brown Dutch.— Will endure the Winter with less protection than most of the other sorts, and is generally sown in Autumn. Jer pkt., 5 cents; oz., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Hammersmith Hardy Green.—The best for Autumn sowing to stand Winter. Per pit., 5 cents; 0z., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Paris Green Cos.—One of the best of the Cos varieties. It grows upright, with long, nar- row, and dark green leaves. It should be tied up to blanch a week or ten days before cutting. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 0z., 40; 74 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Paris White Cos.—Similar to the above, with leaves of lighter color. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
MARTYNIA.
A hardy annual plant, the seed pods of which, if picked when green and tender, make excellent pickles. Sow in May, in the open ground, about three feet each way where the plants are to remain; leave but one plant in a hill, or a few seeds may be sown in a hotbed, and afterwards transplanted.
Martynia probiscoides.—Vfer pit., 10 cents ; 0z.,40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. MELON (Musk varieties.)
[Cucumis melo, LIN. Aelon, FR. Melone, GER.]
CULTURE.—Plant late in Spring, in hills five or six feet apart each way, well manured with old rotten compost; scatter a dozen seeds to a hill, and after they are out of danger from bugs, thin to three or four plants. When they have four or five rough leaves, pinch off the end of the main shoot, which will cause the lateral branches to put forth sooner. It wiil strengthen the growth of the vines, and the fruit will come earlier-to maturity. A light, dry, sandy soil, and a dry atmosphere are most suitable. Melons should not be planted near other varieties, if it is desired to preserve them pure. They have arrived at perfection when the stem will cleave from the fruit. A very rough-netted skin is the most sure indication of a high-flavored fruit. ‘The varieties are numerous, but the following are most esteemed:
Green Citron.—Handsome, roundish fruit, flattened at the ends; roughly netted all over; me 2
esh thick, green, melting, very sweet; high-flavored. Per pht., 5 cents; 0z.,15; 34 16.,50; lb., $1.25.
Nutmeg.—Of larger growth, globular-shaped; flesh green; highly-scented. Per pkt., 5
cents; o2., 15; 14 1b., 50; lb., $1.25. White Japan.—A native of Japan, very early, and decidedly the sweetest, thin-skinned
Muskmelon. Color of fruit cream-white; flesh thick, size medium, and nearly round. &
Per pkt., 10 cents ; 0z., 20; 14 1b., 60; lb., $2.00.
Christiana.—Green, with yellow flesh; ten days earlier than Nutmeg, of fine flavor, most excellent sort. Very early, which renders it particularly valuable for a Northern climate. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 02., 20; 34 lb., 15; b., $2.00.
Jenny Lind.—Small size, but cf delicious flavor; early. Per pht.,5 cents; oz., 20; 14 1b., 50; lb., $1.50.
Sill’s Hybrid.—A new variety of great merit, medium size, greenish-white surface, with salmon-colored flesh; early, productive; very sweet, and of delicious flavor. Per pkt., 15 cents; 02., 35; 34 lb., $1.00; 7b., $3.00.
Pine-Apple.—A dark green, oval Melon, of medium size; rough-netted; flesh thick, firm, juicy and sweet. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 20; 34 lb., 50; lb., $1.50.
Ward’s Nectar.—A new green-fleshed variety, of fine quality, being exceedingly sweet, rich and delicious. Per pkt., 15 cents; 0z., 50; 314 1b., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
Skillman’s Fine Netted.—A small, rough-netted variety, flattened at the ends; flesh green, very thick, firm, sugary, of the most delicious flavor. The earliest of the green- fleshed melons. Per pht., 5 cents; oz., 20; 4% 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
Cass2b2.—A Muskmelon of extraordinary size and delicious flavor, weight from 12 to 15 pounds. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02., 25; 14 lb., 75; 1b., $2.00.
Hackensack.—A variety of the Green Citron Muskmelon, well known among the New York market gardeners. It grows to a very large size, is very productive, as well as a very showy variety, of exquisite flavor. Per pkt., 15 cents; 02., 35; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Large Yellow Cantaloupe.—A good-sized, nearly round fruit; netted, and slightly rlbbed; flesh salmon-colored, thick, and musk-flavored; earlier than the green sorts. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 15; 14 1b., 40; 1b., $1.00.
Large Musk.—This is the largest variety; long, oval shape, deeply ribbed; flesh thick, light salmon-colored, and of peculiar musky flavor; early and productive. This kind is used in its green state for ‘‘ mangoes.” Per pht., 5 cents; oz., 15; 14 1b., 40; lb., $1.00.
Sutton’s Tom Thumb Melon.—The smallest yet handsomest melon in cultivation. It. is beautifully marked with alternate stripes of orange and claret; flesh green, very juicy, and of delicious flavor. Ripe fruit may be gathered by the dozen, six or seven forming a handsome dish. 25 cents per pit.
MELON (Water.)
[Cucurbita citrullus, LIN. Melon @eau, Fr. Wassermelone, GER.] CULTURE.—Plant in hills, six to eight feet apart, in May. Select warm, light, dry ground, and in preparing the hills let them be dug out broad, and deep as the soil will admit; fill at least one-third full of the best decomposed stable manure, and mix thoroughly with the soil, filling uy alittle above the level of the ground. The plants will fruit better by occasionally pinching the leading shoots off the vines.. One ounce of seed will be sufficient for about one
\ } hundred hills,
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MELON (Water)—(Continued.)
Phinney, (Early Oval).—Bright, red flesh, sweet, tender, and well-flavored; very prolific; tine market variety. Per pké., 10 cents; 02., 20; 34 {b., 15; lb., $2.00.
Gipsey.—A very superior variety, lately introduced ; oblong, light green, beautifully mottled and striped with white; flesh scarlet, very solid; seeds white, rind thin, delicious flavor; one of the best market varieties. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 15; 34 lb., 50; lb., $1.50.
Black Spanish.—Round, very dark green, with scarlet flesh, and black seeds. It is smaller than some of the other sorts, very thin rind, rich sugary flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 34 lb., 40; lb., $1.25.
Mountain Sweet.—One of the very best for general culture; color dark green, rind thin, flesh searlet, solid, very sweet and delicious. Per pkt., 5cents; 0z.,10; 34 lb., 30; 1b., $1.00.
Mountain Sprout, or Long Carolina.—A large, long, striped variety, with bright scarlet flesh and drab-colored seeds. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 14 1b., 40; 1b., $1.25.
Ice Cream.—Medium size, nearly round; color pale green, white seed, thin rind; flesh solid, searlet, crisp, of delicious flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b., 75; 1b., $2.00.
Jce Johnston.—Form short, oval, nearly round, color light green, with dark stripes, flesh deep red, flavor remarkably sweet and rich. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., 50.
Apple Fie Melon.—A new variety from Japan; when stewed and made into pies, it is an excellent substitute for apples. Keeps till May. Directions for cooking accompany each packet. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 lb., 65; b., $2.00.
Citron.—For preserving; grows uniformly round and smooth, striped and marbled with light green; flesh white and solid, seeds red. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z.,15; 34 lb., 50; 1b., $1.50.
: MUSTARD. [Sinapis, Lin. Moutarde, FR. Seuf, GER.]
CULTURE.—For early salads sow on a slight hotbed in March, and for a general crop at intervals through the Spring, in rows six inches apart, and rather thick in the rows; cut it when about an inch or two high.
White or Yellow.—For salads, or medicinal purposes. Per pkt.,5 cents; qt., 40. Black or Brown.—For culinary use. Per pké., 5 cents; qt., 40. NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. [Tropeolum majus, LIN. Capucine grande, FR. Kresse Indianische, GER.] CULTURE.—Sow early in the Spring, in drills one inch deep, the “Tall” variéty by the side of a fence, trellis-work, or some other support, to climb upon; and the ‘“‘ Dwarft”’ to form
borders for the alleys. They will thrive in good ground, in almost any situation, but are most productive in a light soil. One ounce will sow twenty-five feet of rows.
Tall.—Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 20; 14 1b., 65; lb., $2.00. Dwarf.—Per pkt., 10 cents; 02z., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. OKRA, or GOMBO. [Hibiscus esculentus, LIN. Gombo, FR. Essbarer Hibiscus, GER.]
CULTURE.—Plant late in the Spring, after the ground has become warm, in hills about two and a half feet apart, and thin to three plants in a hill. Hoe often, and earth up a little to support the stems. The pods should be gathered while quite young and tender. Okra is easily preserved for Winter use by slicing the pods into narrow rings, and drying them upon strings, hung up and exposed to the air. The ripe seeds are often used as a substitute for eoffee. One ounce will sow one hundred feet of rows.
Improved Dwarf Green.—Small, green and round, smooth pods. Per pkt.,5 cents; oz.,
10; % /b., 30; lb., 75.
Long Green.—Long, ribbed pods. Per pkt., 5 cents ; 0z., 10; 34 1b., 30; 1b., 75. ONICNS. [Allium cepa, Lin. Ognon, FR. Zwiebel, GER.]
CULTURE.—A rather strong, deep and rich loamy soil is most suitable for this crop. The ground should be heavily dressed with rich, well rotted manure, trenched deeply, and ridged up early in Autumn, and if the soil is of a light, sandy nature, cow manure will be most suit- able. The main crop should be sown as early as the ground may be in working condition, and, whether this occurs in March or April, a favorable opportunity for putting in the seed should not be suffered to pass. Sow the seeds thinly and regularly, and cover with the soil displaced in making the drills, or where this is too lumpy, with other fine soil. They succeed egually well any number of years on the same ground, if kept highly enriched with fine yard manure, spread on every Spring, and turned in with a light furrow. A top-dressing of wood ashes, applied afier the second weeding, is very beneficial to this crop, as will soon be ob- served by the dark and healthy change of color given to the plants.
Onion sets and tops are placed on the surface in shallow twelve-inch drills, about four inches apart, slightly covered.
Potato Onions should be planted in April. Select the large bulbs, place them ten inches . apart, with the crown of the bulbs just below the surface of the ground.
Early Red.—This is rather smaller, usually lighter colored, and more fiat shaped than the Large Red; close-grained and heavy. Fit to be gathered the last of July; productive, and keeps well. Per pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00 /b., $3.50.
Wethersfield Large Red.—Large size, deep red, thick, approaching to round shape, fine- grained, pleasant-flavored and productive. It ripens in September, and keeps well. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0Z., 30; 74 1b., $1.00; 7b., $3.00
Danvers Yellow.—This fine variety is a thick, heavy, straw-colored Onion, mild-flavored, and yields most abundantly; ripens early and keeps equal to the best. Per pikt., 10 cenis ; 0z., 39; 34 lb., $1.00; ld., $3.00.
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ONIONS—Continued.
Yellow Dutch.—The common yellow variety is rather flat shaped, and excellent flavored. Good to keep. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02., 30; 24 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
White Portugal.—A mild, pleasant Onion, which grows to fair size and handsome shape. Per pkt., 10 cents ; 02z., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Early Cracker.—A great improvement on the Yellow Dutch, being much earlier, very pro- ductive, of mild and pleasant flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 14 1b., $1.00; 75., $3.50. -
Large Red Oval, or Globe.—Similar to the Large Red in color and flavor, but quite dis- tinct in form, being nearly globular. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02.,35; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.90.
White Globe.—Form nearly ovoid, very regular and symmetrical, skin white, mild and pleasant flavor; keeps well; is an excellent variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z.,50; 34 /6.,
$1.50; 1b., $5.00. NEW ITALIAN ONIONS.
These varieties grow to a very large size in strong soil, and are particularly adapted for culture in the Southern States. They are of a very mild flavor, and much liked by all who have tried them.
Marzagole.—The latest novelty in this class. They grow to a large size, and are said to be the earliest of all. If sown in Autumn in warm climates, they will be ready for use in March. Per pkt., 20 cents; oz., 50; 34 lb., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
Large Italian Red Tripoli.—Bulbs of this variety were exhibited in England weighing two and one-half pounds; flavor is-exceedingly mild and pleasant. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., 50; 34 lb., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
New Giant Rocca of Naples.—Bulbs exhibited as above, weighing three and one-half pounds. This variety has a light brown skin, of delicate flavor, and of globular form. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., 40; 34 lb., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Giant White Tripoli.—Specimens were exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Show at Ox- ford, four roots weighing nine pounds. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz.,50; 34 1b., $1.59; 1b., $5.00.
Early White Naples.—A distinct variety of quick, gentle and mild flavor, of large size, weighing about a pound each, earlier than the preceding, and beautiful silver skin. Per pkt., 15 cents; 0z., 50; 234 lb., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
NEW QUEEN ONION.
A very nice silver-skinned Tripoli Onion, as remarkable for its keeping qualities as for the rapidity of its growth.
If sown in March, it will produce Onions from one to two inches in diameter early in the Summer, which will keep sound until the Summer of the following year; and if sownin July,
<9 it will be ready to pull late in the same year, and be sound and fit for use until the following
Autumn. Rich or strong soil is not necessary for its cultivation, any medium or poor garden %
mould will suit it; excellent, mild flavor, and can be highly recommended. 25 cents per packet. ‘ When the following are ordered by mail, 10 cents per quart must be added for postage.
Top, or Button yy eSeeriaete ee bush., $7.00. |
Potato Onions.—Fer quart, 25 cents; bush., $7.00. : .
Onion Sets, Willow Per quart, 40 cents ; ‘bush., $9.00. f Prices variable, very scarce.
Onion Sets, White.—Per quart, 50 cents; bush., $12.00. J
ORACHE, or MOUNTAIN SPINACH. [Atriplex hortensis, L1N. Aroche, FR. Garten melde, GER. Armuelle, SP.]
CULTURE.—This plant flourishes best in arich, moist soil,in open ground. The seed may be sown about the end of September, and again in the Spring for succession, in drills, six inches apart. When the seedlings are about aninch high thin them to six inches asunder; and those removed may be planted out at the same distance in a similar situation, and watered occasionally, if needed, until established. The leaves must be gathered for use while young, otherwise they will be worthless and stringy. One ounce will sow one hundred feet of row.
The leaves of the Orache are cooked and eaten in the same manner as Spinach, to which it is preferred by many persons.
White.— Per pii., 10 cents; 02., 20; 34 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
PARSLEY. [Apium petroselinum, LIN. Persil, FR. Petersilie,GER. Perejil, SP.]
This well-known and agreeable savory herb is used as a garnish and for seasoning soups, meats, etc.
CULTURE.—Parsley loves arich soil, and tolerably deep. Sootisamanure very congenial, and may be added to the compost. Soak the seeds a few hours in tepid water, and sow early in the Spring in one foot drills; thin out the plants to three or four inches apart; a single row forms a very good edging for bedsor walks. The seed germinates very slowly, and sometimes two or three weeks will elapse before the plants make their appearance. It oftens fails en- tirely in dry weather. One ounce of seed will sow about two hundred feet of row. To have Parsley green during Winter remove some plants into a light cellar, and treat them as in open culture in Autumn.
Plain Parsley.—This is the hardiest and strongest growing sort in cultivation. Leaves dark green, plain, longer than the Curled, and better flavored for seasoning. A covering of straw or ee gee will ordinarily protectit through the Winter. Per pkt., 5 cenis; 02.4105. 24 £6., 255: 6D., 5. 4
Curled, or Double.—More dwarf and tender; leaves yellowish-green and very beautifully crimped and curled; used principally as a garnish for the table. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 34 lb.,.40; .1b., $1.25.
Hamburg, or Rooted.—The roots are used for flavoring soups, etc. Per pkt., 10 cents; o2z., 15; 34 1b., 60; lb., $1.50.
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PARSNIP. [Pastinaca sativa, LIN. Panais, FR. Pastinake, GER.]
CULTURE.—Parsnips succeed best in a deep, free, rich soil; that having been heavily ma- nured for previous crop should be selected, and if manure must be used for this crop let it be well decomposed, or use guano. Sow in lines fifteen to eighteen inches apart, as early in Spring as the ground can be found in fair working condition, scattering the seeds thinly, and covering half an inch to one inch with the finest of the soil. When the plants are about two or three inches high, thin them out, leaving six or eight inches between them. Keep the ground free from weeds, and the surface open by frequent deep stirrings with the hoe. The roots are hardy, and improve by leaving in the ground through the Winter, taking only enough in the cellar to last during cold weather. One ounce will sow two hundred feet of row; five pounds to the acre. ’ Barly ae Round French.—New early variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 34 1b.,35;
'b., $1.00.
Long Smooth, or Hollow Crowned.—Roots very long, white, smooth, free from side foots,
tender, sugary, and most excellent flavored. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 14 1b., 25; Ib., 75. The Student.—A new variety, of delicious flavor, ennobled from the wild Parsnip; a great
acquisition. Per pki., 5 cents; 0z., 15; 34 lb., 40; lb., $1.00.
PEAS. [Pisum sativum, Lin. Pois, Pr. Erbse, GER.]
CULTURE.—The planting for an early crop of garden Peas should be made in the Spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, in a warm, dry situation, and covered about three inches. The ground must be manured the year previous, or the Peas will be apt to grow too much to straw. Use thoroughly decomposed manure, if any, just before planting. The hight to which all Peas grow depend in a great measure upon the richness of the soil and the wetness of the season. They are usually planted in double rows, from three to four feet apart, and those re- quiring it bushed when about six inches high. The large and later sorts do better at a greater distance apart, leaving a broad space for planting low growing vegetables between. They should be kept clean, and earthed up twice in their growth. Assoon asthe Peas are gathered, the straw must be pulled and removed. In dry weather the Peas shouid be soaked five or six
hours before planting, and if the ground is very dry they shoula be watered in the drills. f"4 (9 From one to two bushels are generally required to an acre; one quart of the smaller sorts will
sow about one hundred and twenty feet. and of the larger sorts‘about two hundred feet of drill. Peas ordered by mail are subject to an extra charge of $ cents per pint
for postage. EXTRA EARLY.
Philadelphia Extra Early.—Favorite market variety in the Southern States, very early. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00.
Carter’s First Crop.—An English variety; very early, productive, good flavor, grows 24 feet high, the haulm being literally covered with pods. Per pit., 10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00.
Weaite’s Caractacus.—A very early sort, carefully selected from the well-known Dan O’Rourke. It has the same strong constitution, and is several days earlier. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $2.50; bush.; $9.00.
Early Dan O’Rourke.—One of the earliest and a very popular market variety; grows about three feet high, pods well filled, Peas of good size and quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 30; peck., $1.75; bush., $6.00.
Tom Thumb.—Very dwarf, not exceeding nine inches in hight, stout and branching; very early, of excellent quality, yields abundantly; it requires no sticks. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 50; peck, $3.00; bush., $10.00.
Laxton’s Alpha.—tThe earliest Wrinkled Pea, blue, of exquisite flavor, remarkable for its earliness and prolific bearing. It bears pods, well filled and of good size, down to the bottom of the haulm. It has been fairly tested in this country for the past three years and has proved to be the earliest Wrinkled Peain cultivation. Per pkt., 15 cents; qgt.,50; peck, $3.50; bush., $12.00.
Kentish Invicta.—A round Blue Pea, about two feet in hight, with straight, handsome, well-filled pods; is earlier than the best stocks of Dan O’ Rourke, whilst the fact of its being a “‘ Blue” Pea, proclaims it to be infinitely superior in flavor to any white variety in cultivation. Per pkt., 15 cents; qt., 60; peck, $4.00; bush., $14.00.
EARLY PEAS.
MclLean’s Little Gem.—A dwarf, prolific, green, Wrinkled Marrow, habit similar to the Tom Thumb, a great acquisition; very early; hight, one foot, require no sticks. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 50; peck, $3.50; bush., $12.00.
MeLean’s Advancer.—A dwarf, green, Wrinkled Marrow, of fine flavor. long pods well filled up, very prolific; nearly as early as Dan O’Rourke; two and one-half feet high. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00.
McLen2n’s Blue Peter.—In general habit it is well described as a ‘‘Blue Tom Thumb,” but possessing a more robust habit. It is earlier than Dan O’Rourke, very prolitic, and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 15 cents; qt., 80; peck, $5.00; bush., $18.00.
Laxton’s Prolific Early Long Pod.—Very productive; pods of this variety have been ex- hibited averaging eleven to twelve Peasin a pod. Forasecond early Pea, there is none of a similar class in cultivation equal toit. It is very hardy; may be planted as soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00.
Laxton’s Supreme.—A new variety of the Green Marrows, with long, well-filled pods, lit- erally covering the foliage. It is nearly as early as the Dan O’Rourke, of a most delicious flavor. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 40; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.00.
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PEAS—(Continued.)
GENERAL CROP.
Champion of England.—Universally admitted to be one of the best Peas grown; of de- licious flavor and a profuse bearer; three to fourfeet. Per pkt., 10 cents; gi., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00. .
Dwarf Blue Imperial.—A good bearer and fine flavored; can be highly recommended as 2. good Summer Pea; three feet. Per pikt., 10 cents; gt., 30; peck, $1.75; bush., $6.00.
New Wrinkled Sugar.—Edible pods, a new and fine flayored variety, much esteemed; 214 feet. Per pkt., 10 cents; qt., 50; peck, $3.50; bush., $12.00.
Marrowfat Black-Eyed.—An excellent variety either for garden or field culture, grows ‘about four feet high, with large and well filled pods; a popular market variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; qgt., 25; peck., $1.25; bush., $4.00. ha iene
Marrowfat Large White.—Une of the oldest varieties in cultivation, and a favorite mar- ket sort; it grows about six feet high, with very large broad pods, well filled, of excellent quality, but late. Per pkt., 10 cents; gt., 25; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00.
Dwarf Sugar.—Edible pods; two feet. Can be used in a green state, like string Beans. Per pkt., 10 cents; qgt., 50; peck, $3.50; bush., $12.00.
gf EPPERS. [Capsicum, LIN. Piment, Fr. Spanisher Pfeffer, GER.]
CULTURE.—Sow early, in a hotbed, in the Northern and Middle States, or in the open ground, in a seed-bed, about the middle of Spring, in a light, warm soil. Transplant when three inches high, one foot apart, in eighteen-inch drills, and earth up a little at one or two hoeings. Guano, hen-dung, or any other bird manure, applied upon the surface and hoed in when the plants are about six inches high, will be found to increase the product.
Large Bell, or Bull Nose.—Pods or fruit large, slightly tapering. It is early, sweet and pleasant to the taste, less acrid or pungent than most other sorts. It is much esteemed for pickling, for its mildness as well as for its thick, fleshy, tender rind. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 59; 14 10., $1.50; lb., $5.00.
Cayenne (true.)—The pods of this variety are quite small, cone-shaped, coral red when ripe, f
intensely acrid, and furnish the Cayenne Pepper of commerce. Both ripe and green pods \-
are used as pickles, also for making pepper-sauce. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., $1.00.
Cherry Ked.—A small, smooth, round variety, of dwarf growth. Fruit at maturity of a deep, rich, glossy scarlet color, remarkable for its intense piquancy. Per pikt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Long Red.—Fruit brilliant coral red, conical, often curved towards the end, from three to eK
four inches in length, from an inch to one and a half inches in diameter, very productive. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz.,40; 34 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Long Yellow.—Similar to the Long Red in shape and general appearante, excepting in color. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 34 lb., $1.50; 7b., $5.00.
Squash, or Tomato-Shaped.—Skin smooth and glossy, when ripe, of a brilliant coral red, flesh thick, mild and pleasant to the taste, though more piquant than the Large Bell or Sweet Spanish; an excellent sort for pickling. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 35>16., $125; lb., $4.09. :
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth.—Similar in shape to the Large Bell, but of much larger size; rind thick, fleshy and tender, much used for pickling, stuffed like mangoes. Per pkt., 10 cents; o2z., 50; 14 lb., $1.50; /b., $5.00.
Sweet Spanish.—tThe earliest of all the varieties. The flesh is sweet, mild and pleasant, and much esteemed by those to whom the pungent kinds are objectionable. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 34 lb., $1.50; 15., $5.00.
POTATOES.
[Solanum Tuberosum, Lin. Pomme de Terre, Fr. Kartoffel, GER.] PRICES VARIABLE, ACCORDING TO MARKET. For general cultural directions see our Guide to the Flower and Kitchen Garden, also our Illustrated Potato Catalogue, containing a list of upwards of two hundred va-
rieties. NEW VARIETIES.
To the two popular varieties, Extra Early Vermont and Compton’s Surprise, in- troduced by us last Spring, we take pleasure in adding another new variety, Brownell’s Beauty, 2s a medium sort maturing between the two, their equal in quality and productive- ness—and the most beautiful variety in cultivation. The great popularity of the Early Rose, Peerless, and others of Bresce’s seedlings first offered by us, and their general adaptation to the various soils and climates of the civilized world, has induced thousands in all parts of the country to experiment in raising seedlings, in hopes of producing a better one, a large number of which have been sent to us for trial. After being carefully tested by ourselves as well as several of the most experienced cultivators in the country, the following varieties have been selected, which we offer to our patrons, fully confident of their superiority.
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POTATO—BROWNELL’S BEAUTY.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
POTATCES—(Continued.) NEW VARIETY NOW OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
BROWNELL’S BEAUTY.
We take much pleasure in announcing another new Potato, raised by Mr. E. S. Brown- ell, an enthusiastic farmer in Northern Vermont, and named by him ‘‘ Brownell’s Beauty.” This variety was obtained in 1870, after a long series of experiments, by fertilizing the blos- som of the Early Rose with the pollen of the White Peach Blow, and possesses, in addition to the excellent qualities of these two popular and well-known varieties, that of being, with- out exception, the handsomest Potato in cultivation, and a most excellent keeper, which will make it particularly valuable for shipping purposes. Potatoes kept in an ordinary cellar from October to the following August were tested by some of the best judges in the country, and pronounced superior to any of the new varieties then in the market. Samples for trial have been placed in the hands of competent judges the past season with the most satis- factory results. Samples were also sent to the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society of ‘London, where they received @ jirst-class certijicate, and have also received many premiums at various Agricultural Fairs in this country. At the State Fair in Albany they attracted much attention, and sold readily at $1.00 each. Size, medium to large, growing very fair and smooth. Eyes few and small, nearly even with the surface; shape oval, somewhat flattened; skin reddish, or a deep fiesh color; flesh white, fine-grained and very delicate. For the table, they cook either by baking or boiling equal to the very best, and with ordinary boiling they cook through to the center evenly, dry and mealy, and are never hard, hollow, watery, or discolored at the center; flavor unexceptionable. Vine of medium growth; foliage deep green, and very healthy in all respects. The tubers grow compactly in the hill, and are easily dug, ripening in about three months from time of planting, though suitable for cooking about one week later than the Early Rose, with the same culture. They are very productive, with but few small tubers. The first year, from seed, 21 tubers were produced, some of which were of fair table size; in 1872, an average of three bushels from every pound of seed; in 1873,
_one pound of seed, eut to single eyes, produced eight bushels. Its beautiful appearance, fine:
quality, extraordinary productiveness and remarkable keeping qualities will render it a most
valuable variety for the market. For letters of commendation from those who have tested this variety, see our Potato Catalogue. ; Prices, $1.00 per lb.; 3 lbs. for $2.00, by mail to one address, postpaid. Ey express or
ee Sreight, charges to be paid by the purchaser, 14 peck, $3.60; 1 peck, $5.00; 34 bush., $8.00; 1
bush., $15.00; 1 bb1., $30.00.
VARIETIES INTRODUCED LAST SEASON.
EXTRA EARLY VERMONT.
609 Pounds Grown from One Pound of Seed.
Seven to ten days earlier than the celebrated Early Rose; enormously productive; excel- lent flavor.. A seedling raised in 1867, from a seed ball of the well-known Jackson White fertilized with the Garnet Chili. The habit and growth of the new seedling are much like those of the Early Rose, as well as its general appearance. Vines of medium hight, some- what spreading, the tubers growing very compactly in the hill. For four years they have been grown side by side with the Early Rose, both under the same treatment, and have proved seven to ten days earlier than that favorite sort; they are more productive, fully equal if not superior in quality, flesh very white, dry and fioury. an excellent keeper, and is every way a most promising variety. A farther trial the past Summer, both in this country and in Europe, confirms all previous statements, and we‘can confidently recommend it 2s the best and most productive early Potato in cultivation. Ata trial of three hundred vari- eties of Potatoes at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, at Chiswick, London, a first-class ceriiji- -cate was awarded to this variety. It has also received many prizes at the State and County Fairs throughout the United States.
Prices by mail, postpaid, one pound, 75 cents; two pounds, $1.00. By express, charges paid by purchaser, 1 peck, $3.00; 34 bush., $5.00; bush., $9.00; bb!., $20.00.
COMPTON’S SURPRISE.
511 POUNDS GROWN FROM ONE POUND OF SEED.
This wonderful Potato, wonderful for its fine quality, productiveness, size and beauty. isa seedling of the Prince Albert fertilized with the pollen of the Long Pinkeye. The first year from seed there were four Potatoes weighing one-half pound. The following Spring these were cut tosingle eyes, and planted on poor soil. The product of the half pound was three hundred and ninety-one pounds, sixty-two pounds of beautiful tubers being picked from the surface of a measured rod, as it is a peculiarity of this Potato that they often mature a crop on the surface under the foliage. The past season they were planted in soil from which a poor crop had been taken the previous year, and, although the season was very unfavor- able, this seedling yielded six times more than the Rose and other old sorts planted by it, and remained sound, while the old varieties rotted badly. One-half bushel yielded seventy-six } and three-fourths bushels of Potatoes, from which but one-half bushel of small ones could
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POTATOES—(Continued.)
be sorted, the entire yield being at the rate of eight hundred and twenty-six bushels to the acre. These Potatoes arg invariably sound to the center, a hollow one having never yet been found. It is a late variety, ripening with the Peachblow. Its shape is oval-oblong, eyes sunken, brow prominent, skin smooth, color reddish-purple, flesh white; grows to a large size. It is believed to be much the most abundant in starch of any variety extant. It re- tains its quality perfectly throughout the year, appearing on the table like a ball of flour. The high quality of this Potato late in Spring may, perhaps, be owing to its tardiness in sprouting, remaining plump and free from sprouts when kept until June, and never hay- ing that wilted appearance common to early sorts.
Per (1b., $1.00; 3 lbs., to one address, $2.00, by mail, prepaid. By express or freight, charges ee by the purchaser, 34 peck, $3.00; 1 peck, $5.00; 14 bush., $8.00; 1 bush., $15.00; 1 5dl.,
30.00.
Wishing to have these two varieties thoroughly tested the past season, we offered prizes upon certain conditions, to the amount of $500 to those who grew the largest amount from one pound of the Potatoes. The persons who entered the lists were numbered by thousands, and are resident in twenty-eight States and Territories, and in four countries not as yet under the Stars and Stripes. Their statements were placed in the hands of the judges, three gentle- men highly distinguished in agricultural circles, Messrs. George Thurber, F. M. Hexamer and P. T. Quinn. We give below a list of the names of the successful contestants, together with the variety of Potatoes grown, and the number of pounds of product from each pound of seed. The showing is undoubtedly the most remarkable ever placed on record. The re- port of the Committee, with the method of culture adopted by the successful competitors, will be found in our Potato Catalogue:
EARLY VERMONT.
First premium, $100, to J. I. Salter, St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., 609 pounds.
Second premium, $75, to H. C. Pearson. Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., 437 pounds. Third premium, $50, to J. L. Perkins, Little Sioux, Harrison County, lowa, 39334 pounds. Fourth premium, $25, to Thos. J. McLeod, Black Brook, Clinton County, N. Y., 380 pounds.
COMPTON’S SURPRISE.
First premium, $100, to Abednego Robinson, Newmarket, Rockingham County, N. H., 51134 pounds.
Second premium, $75, to H. C. Pearson, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., 450 pounds.
Third premium, $50, to J. I. Salter, St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn., 394 pounds.
Fourth premium, $25, to Franklin A. Smith, Stone Church, Northumberland County, Pa., 386 pounds.
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GENERAL COLLECTION.
Early Rose.—This was the first of Mr. Bresee’s Seedlings, offered by us in January, 1868, and has now become the standard variety for earliness, quality and productiveness. Per
eck, 75 cents; bush., $2.00; bb/., $5.00.
King of the Earlies, (Bresee’s No. 4.)—A very early variety, vines quite dwarf, tubers large and handsome, roundish, and slightly flattened; eyes small and somewhat pinkish; skin flesh color, or dull pinkish white; flesh white, floury, cooks well, and is of good quality for the table. Per peck, $1.09; bush., $3.00; bd/., $6.00.
Early Goodrich.—Very early, large, white skin, smooth eyes, white flesh, first quality, per- fectly sound, solid to core, keeps well. Per peck, 75 cents; bush., $2.00; bbl., $5.00.
Climax.—Very early; uniformly large; long, cylindrical; skin white; eyes sharp, shallow; flesh white and solid. This has been the most prolific early variety during the past season, and has proved hardy and healthy. Per peck, $1.00; bush., $2.00; bbi., $5.00.
Lapstone Kidney (English.)—Medium early; very long, kidney-shaped; skin very smooth and white; eyes small and entirely flat; flesh white, finely grained, sound and solid, and
~is not excelled in its qualities for baking or salad. Per peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; bbi., $6.00.
White Peachblow.—Flesh white, floury, of most excellent quality; can not be too strongly recommended; a first-rate market variety. Per peck, 75 cents; bush., $2.00; bbl., $5.00. .
Peachblow (Jersey.)—A well-known variety, very productive, superior for the table, and 25 aes best for the market and shipping purposes. Per peck, 75 cents; bush., $2.00;
-» $5.09.
White-eyed Peachblow.—lIrregularly roundish; of medium to large size; eyes not deeply sunken, but large; brow very distinct; skin pure white, slightly roughened; eyes and buds in the eyes colorless; flesh white; quality best. Per peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; bbl., $6.00.
Late Rose.—This variety, first offered by us in the Fall of 1871, has been largely cultivated the past season in various parts of the country, and has given universal satisfaction. It ripens two or three weeks later than the Early Rose, and has proved to be much more productive, yielding the past season 250 to 300 bushels to the acre—is also hardier, health- ler, and a better keeper, retaining its good quality till new potatoes comein. Per peck, $0.75; bush., $2.00; bbl., $5.00.
Peerless (Bresee’s No. 6.)—Skin dull white, occasionally russeted; eyes shallow; oblong, flesh white, mealy, grows to a large size, often weighing from one and a half to two pounds, and enormously productive, frequently producing from 100 to 150 barrels to the acre. Its great beauty, superior quality, and enormous productiveness, place it among the best varieties for general culture. Per peck, T5 cents; bush., $2.00; bd1., $5.00.
For a more extended list see our General Descriptive Catalogue of Potatoes, pub- lished in February, giving a list of upwards of two hundred varieties, with several illustra- tions of the leading varieties. Varieties not enumerated in our Catalegue will be furnished at lowest market prices.
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POTATOES BY MAIL.
For the accommodation of those who reside at a distance from railroads and express offices, we will send a package containing four pounds of either of the above under the head of General Collection, postpaid, upon receipt of one dollar, or six packages for five dollars. No less than one dollar’s worth, or more than one kind in a package, will be sent by mail.
N. B.—Orders for Potatoes, received in the Winter, will be forwarded as early in the Spring as the weather will permit, usually about the first of April. They can be forwarded earlier if desired, at the risk of the purchaser.
POTATO SEED.—(From Selected Seed Balls.)
CULTURE.—Sow thinly in drills ten inches apart. When the plants are up two or three inches, thin them to five or six inches apart, and allow them to grow till the end of October, when the roots will furnish a supply of small Potatoes, which must then be taken up, and a portion of the best reserved for planting the next Spring, in the usual way.
Early Rose.—Carefully hybridized with choice varieties. Per pkt., 25 cents. Early and Late Varieties Mixed. Fer pkt., 25 cents. Native Varieties from the Andes, Peru. Per pit., 50 cents. PUMPKIN. [Cucurbita pepo, LIN. Potiron, FR. Kurbis,GER. Calabaza, SP.]
CULTURE.—These can be grown on any good soil that is warm. They are excellent for pies, and for feeding to cows. They are usually planted in corn-fields, where the vines can grow to a great length, but can be profitably raised in fields by themselves. Plant in hills eight feet apart. One pound of the common field sorts will plant from two hundred to three hundred hills, and of the finer garden sorts, one ounce wil! plant about thirty hills.
Large Cheese.—Hardy, very productive, and is much superior in all respects to most of the
field grown sorts. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 34 1b., 25; 1b., 60. Cashaw.—Similar in many respects to the common Crookneck Winter Squash. Per pkt., 5
cents ; 0z., 10; 34 lb., 35; 1b., $1.00.
Connecticut Field.—A large yellow variety, the best for field culture. Per pkt., 5 cents ;
oz., 10; 14 lb., 15; 1b., 40.
Large Tours, or Mammoth.—French; very productive, large size, often weighing one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds. Per pkt., 10 cents ; oz., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
RADISH. [Rhaphanus sativus, LIN. Radis, Rave, Petite Rave, FR. Pettig, Radies, GER. Rabano, Sp.
CULTURE.—The soil for Radishes should be very rich, light and mellow, well broken by digging, as their tender and mild qualities depend much upon their rapid growth. For very
early use they may be sown on gentle hotbeds in February, and in the open air as soon asthe &
ground can be worked; at intervals of ten or twelve days for a succession as long as they may be wanted. Sowin drills eight or ten inches apart; as the plants advance in growth thin them to two inches apart. The Turnip-Rooted and the Olive-Shaped are the best for sowing inthe Summer. The Winter varieties should be sown in August and lifted before severe frost, and stored in the cellar for Winter use. From twelve to fourteen pounds of the early Spring sorts are required to the acre, if sown broadcast, but half that quantity is sufficient if sown in drills. Of the later sorts, five pounds to the acre, in drills, is sufficient. One ounce will sow about one hundred square feet.
Early Scarlet Turnip.—Small, round, red, turnip-shaped; small top; quick growth; mild and crisp when young, but soon gets pithy. Per pkt.,5 cents; oz., 10; 34 lb., 30; 1b.. $1.00.
Early Purple Turnip.—Color deep purple, very early, andof fine flavor. Per pkt., cents; 0z.,15; 34 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
White Turnip.—Like the Scarlet in shape, but in color pure white. Per pkt.,5 cents; 0z., 15; % 16., 50; 1b... $1.50.
Yellow Turnip.—This is an oblong, turnip-shaped, and russet-colored sort, growing to a large size, with a pretty large top. Itis the very best to stand the heat and drought of Summer. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,15; 1 lb., 50; 1b.. $1.50.
Olive-Shaped.—aA very early and handsome variety, from France, nearly allied to the Scar- let Turnip; of a lively rose color and oblong shape; top very small; of very good quality. Per pkt., 5 cents: oz., 10; 34 1b., 30; lb., $1.00.
Olive-Shaped White.—Same as above, exceptin color. Fer pkt., 5 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b.. 60;
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Early Short Top, Long Scarlet.—This is the standard sort grown for private gardens and for market; when true and pure it has a bright scarlet root, anda very small top. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 10; 34 lb., 25; 1b., 75.
Long Salmon.—Longer and lighter colored than the above, with a larger top; a few days later. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15; 14 [b.. 50; lb., $1.50.
French Breakfast.—A new quick-growing variety of Radish, and one of the best for early
- forcing. Itis of oval form, color scarlet tipped with white. and for its good flavor and - ornamental appearance it is decidedly an acquisition for salads or other purposes. Per . pkt.,5 cents; oz., 10; 34 1b., 30; lb., $1.00.
Black Spanish Winter, Long.—Oblong, black; very large size, firm texture, dark green leaves. It issown rather earlier than Fall Turnips, and must be stored in sand in the cellar for Winter use. Keeps till Spring. Per pkt., 5 cents: oz.,10; 14 1b., 30; 1b.. $1.00.
Rose Colored China Winter.—Form rather conical and very smooth; of a lively rose color: flesh firm, like the lastnamed, but more pungent. Cultivation the same as for that variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b.. 60; 1b., $2.00.
California Mammoth White Winter.—Introduced into California by the Chinese; it grows to a large size, flesh white. firm and of good flavor; a most valuable acquisition. Per pkt., 15 cents; 02., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.50.
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RHUBARB. [Rheum hybridum, Lin. Rhubarbe, FR. Rhabarber, GER. Ruibarbo bastardo, SP.)
Sow in Spring, in a seed-bed, in drills one foot apart. Cultivate well during the season, and in the Autumn or following Spring the roots should be transplanted into deep, rich soil, from three to four feet apart. They are fit for use about the third Spring after planting. The most expeditious mode to procure a supply is to plant roots already grown, which will come into use immediately. ;
Victoria.—Large, fine for cooking. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00. Linnzeus.—Large, tender, and very fine. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 25; 34 lb., 75; 1b., $2.00. Roots.—25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. By mail, 35 cents each; $3.00 per dozen.
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT.
[Tragopogon porrifolius, Lin. Salsifis, FR. Bocksbart, GER. Ostra vegetal, SP.]
CULTURE.—The soil should be light and mellow, full two spits deep, that the long tap-root may run down straight. Sow the seed early in Spring, in drills eight inches apart. When two or three inches high thin them to about six inches apart. ‘They are ready for use in October, and continue good through the Winter and early Spring. For Winter use take up a portion before severe frost, and house them like Carrots or Parsnips. Those remaining in the ground should be dug in early Spring, before commencing their growth. One ounce of seed will sow fifty feet of drill.
The roots are boiled or stewed like Carrots, or half boiled and grated fine, made into small, flat balls and dipped in a batter, and fried like Oysters, which they strongly resemble. The young flower stalks if cut in the Spring of the second year and dressed like Asparagus, resemble it in taste. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
SPINACH.
[Spinacea oleracea, LIN. Epinard, FR. Spinat, GER.] CULTURE.—For the Summer crop sow early in March, and at intervals of three weeks or a fortnight, until the middle of July, in quantities according to the demand. The round seeded varieties are the best for Summer crops. The Winter crop should be sown from the
middle of August to the beginning of September, the prickly seeded is the hardiest, and f"
~j should be partly used for this crop. All the crops should be sown in drills from one to two * inches deep, and from twelve to eighteen inches apart, scattering the seed thinly, and covering them with the finest of the soil. Protect the Winter crops on approach of severe frost with a
% little straw or evergreen boughs. S Round, or Summer.—Has a smooth, round seed, thick, fleshy leaves, a little crimped; gen- &
erally preferred for Spring sowing. Per pkt.,5 cents; oz., 10; 34 1b., 20; 1b., 60.
Prickly, or Fall.—This is the hardiest variety; prickly seeded, with triangular, oblong, or arrow shaped leaves. It is mostly employed for Fall sowing. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 1% 1b., 20; 1b., 60.
Flanders.—A productive variety; large, broad leaves, seed round; quite hardy. Per pkt., 5 7
cents ; 0z., 10; 34 lb., 20; lb., 60.
Lettuce-leaved.—A new sort of very superior quality; leaves large, thick and deep green, seed round; best suited for Spring sowing. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15; 14 1b., 25; 1b., 75.
Orache, or Mountain.—The leaves of this variety have a pleasant, slightly acid taste, and with the tender stalks are used boiled in the same manneras Spinach. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 14 1b., 50; 1b., $1.50.
New Zealand.—This plant grows very large and luxuriantin warm, rich soil. It will endure severe drought, which is its greatest advantage, and produces a large quantity of leaves during Summer. The plants should stand two or three feet apart. Per pkt.,10 cents; oz., 20; 14 1b., 50; @b., $1.50.
SQUASH.
[Cucurbita melo-pepo, LIN. Courge, FR. Kurbiss, GER. Calabaza tontanera, SP.]
CULTURE.—Being a very tender vine, the Squash is so sensitive of cold that it can not be planted with safety in the Middle and Northern States before the middle of May. The hills should be highly manured, and prepared in a similar manner to those for Cucumbers, all sorts thinned to not more than three plants to a hill.
Early Yellow Bush Scolloped.—An early, flat, scolloped-shaped sort, of a deep orange- yellow, and smooth rind; used when young and tender for boiling. Per pkt., 5 cents; 02., 10; 1 1b., 30; 1b., $1.00.
Early White Bush Scolloped.—Similar in shape to the Yellow. light cream-colored. Both varieties are called “ Patty-Pan” in the Southern and Middle States. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z.,10; 34 1b., 30; 1b., $1.00.
Early Bush Summer Crookneck.—The richest and best sort for Summer; very early and productive. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; % /b., 30; lb., $1.00.
The three foregoing sorts should be planted four feet apart.
Boston Marrow.—Form ovate, pointed; rind extremely thin, bright orange or salmon-col- ored; flesh deep orange, finely grained, and excellent flavored; seeds large, white; aver- age weight, six or eight pounds. It keeps well in Winter, and will boil as dry as a Po- tato. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,15; 14 lb.. 50; 1b., $1.50.
Turban, or Turk’s Cap.—A most excellent late table variety; in form resembles a Turk ish turban, whence the name. The flesh is orange-yellow, thick, fine-grained, sugary, and well-flavored, and when grown on light, dry soil, it will compare favorably with the
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SQUASH—(Continued.)
Yokohama.—A new variety from Japan. It is of the Turban class of Squashes, and measures from four to six inches through, and from six to twelve inches across, and weighs from six to twelve pounds. The surface is strongly ribbed, the skin werted in its early stages of growth, of a pale green color, becoming of a very deep green when more advanced, and when fully ripe is of a uniform dull orange color. The flesh is of a deep orange color, very finely flavored, sweet and dry, very fine-grained, and without any jibre. It keeps until February or March. Per pkt., 15 cents; 0z., 30; 34 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Hubbard.—tThe best table squash yet known, good specimens being about equal in quality to the Sweet Potato. It has a hard shell, and with the same care will keep three months later than the Marrows, Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 20; 34 1b., 60; lb., $2.00.
Canada Crookneck (True.)—A small, early variety of the Winter Crookneck. One of the best for keeping, and when hung up in a dry room, of even temperature, will often keep re the new crop is gathered the following year. Per pki., 10 cents ; oz., 20; 14 1b., 75; 1b., $2.00.
Fall or Winter Crookneck.—The kind most generally cultivated in New England for Fall and Winter; neck long and solid; color pale yellow; sometimes striped, Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z.,10; 14 1b., 30; 16., $1.00.
Mammoth.—Very large, often attaining the weight of two hundred pounds; excellent for pies or stock; very productive. Per pkt., 25 cents; oz., 40; 24 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00,
The Marblehead Squash.—This new variety has a shell of more flinty hardness than the Hubbard, thicker and flatter atthe top. It has a greater specific gravity. The flesh is of rather lighter color than the Hubbard, while its combination of sweetness, dryness and delicious flavor is something really remarkable. It yields equal to the Hubbard, while its keeping properties are declared to surpass that famous variety. Per pkt., 10 cenis; oz., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; 2b., $3.00.
TOMATO.
[Solanum lycopersicum, LIN. Tomate, FR. Liebesapfel, GER.]
CULTURE.—The cultivation of this delicious vegetable has increased rapidly within the last few years. They flourish best in a warm, light, rich soil. For early use sow in February
or March, in boxes or pots, and place near a window or ina hotbed. When about two inches #t°
high, prick them out singly in small pots, and nurse carefully in frames, and when the dan- ger of frostis past plant them outin a sheltered situation, where they may have the full in- fiuence of the sun. To hasten the maturity of the first fruit which sets, pinch off the ex- + tremities of the tops, and all the secondary shoots which afterwards appear above the flow-
% ers. When the desired number are about half-grown, commence stripping off the leaves,
cutting off the new shoots, so that, at length, the plants may be completely Lared of their leaves, and the fruit left fully exposed to the sun. Arlington.—A new variety, first sent out by us last season, which has given universal satis-
faction. The vine is hardy, vigorous, but not a particularly rampant grower, and appa- ASS
rently has the habit of sending its roots deeper, as it stands the drouth better than others. Fruit uniformly large, perfect in form, usually round, but sometimes oblong, oval, free from ridges and inequalities, color bright, clear red, fully equal to Early Smooth Red or General Grant. Invariably perfectly solid, with very small seed cells. core never green or hard when ripe, but of the same rich color and delicate texture throughout; ripens evenly to thestem. Specimens weighing 24 to 26 ounces are not uncommon. The fruit, when cut through the center, is perfectly solid and uniform in color from center to sur- face. Itis prodigiously prolific, and the best flavored Tomato in cultivation. Per pkt., 25 cents; 5 pkts, $1.00; 0z., $2.00; 314 7b., $6.00; 7b., $20.00.
Canada Victor.—A new variety, originating in Canada, described as very early, cf large size, symmetrical and handsome. Fruit heavy, full meated, and of rich flavor. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., $1.00; 14 1b., $3.00; 7b., $10.00.
Hubbard’s Curled Leaf.—One of the earliest in cultivation, size medium, slightly ribbed, of very dwarf habit. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 30; 14 16., $1.00; 1b., $3.00. Trophy.—After a trial of four years, this variety has fully sustained its high reputation. It is very large, generally smooth, solid, and in many localities ripens early and is of fine quality. Our seed is all saved from selected specimens, and will be sure to produce the
most perfect fruit. Per pkt., 10 cents: oz., 50; 34 1b., $1.75; /b., $6.00.
Early Smooth Red.—Very early, smooth, round and regular in its outline; of medium size; skin rich, deep crimson; productive, of good quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 30; 4% 1b., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Early York.—Early, very prolific, fair size, and of excellent quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; % 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
General Grant.—Size above the medium, three to four inches in diameter, very regular, symmetrical, and rarely ribbed or wrinkled; color brilliant, glossy crimson; flesh unusually firm, solid; skin remarkably fine, smooth; very productive, and of finest flavor; bears carriage well, and keeps a longtime. Per pkt..10 cents; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Boston Market.—An improved variety of the Large Smooth Red, very productive, showy, and of superior quality. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Large Smooth, or Round Red.—Smooth and fair, nearly round, color bright red; an - excellent market variety. Per pkt., 5 cents: oz., 30; 34 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Lester’s Perfected (Fejee Island.)—Fruit of large size, pinkish-red, smooth and regular in form, of fine flavor. remarkably solid and well filled to the center. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00. :
Hathaway’s Excelsior.—Early, almost as early as Early Smooth Red, medium to large, smooth as an apple, very solid, and of excellent quality every way. Per pkt.,10 cents; oz., 60; 24 1b., $2.00; lb., $7.00.
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TOMATO—(Continued.) .
Pear-shaped.—Is preferred for pickling, being more fleshy and firm. Per pkt.,10 cents; oz., 40; 14 ib., $1.25; 16., $4.00.
Large Yellow.—About the size and shape of the Smooth Red; color bright yellow, flesh firm, tine for preserving. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 14 16., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Yellow Plum.—Shape uniformly oval and perfectly smooth, color lemon-yellow; used only for preserves. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 40; 34 1b., $1.25; 1b., $4.00.
Red Cherry.—A small, round, red Tomato, of the shape and size of a cherry; cultivated mostly for pickling. Per pkt., 10 cents; 02., 50; 34 16., $1.50; 1b., $5.00.
Grape-Shot.—A new ornamental variety of Tomato, originated by an amateur, Dr. Thomas Dunn English, by crossing the little Red Currant Tomato with a large hybrid Tomato of his own growing. Itis a rampant grower, and should be trained to a trellis six or eight feet high, when its long clusters of waxy scarlet fruit and lively green foliage, produce a charming effect. It is edible, differing from the old Cherry Tomato but little, except in its habit, and in having arather sweeter taste. Itis early, and very prolific, and the green Tomatoes, pulled before the seed matures, make admirable pickles. Per pkt., 15 cents; oz., $1.50; 34 1b., $3.00; 2b.. $10.00.
Red Currant.—This is the most ornamental of the whole series. In foliage and general aspect it resembles the ordinary kinds, but it is smaller and more slender, and the fruits grow in long, drooping racemes. These long racemes of fruit, of a bright red color, give the plant a very beautiful appearance. Itis a veritable Tomato, the sub-climbing stems of which are very much branched and beara profusion of simple or divided racemes from six to eight inches long, composed of from fifteen to twenty-five smooth, round fruits, disposed in two rows, and of a very bright scarlet color, so as to give them a strong resemblance to clusters of red Currants. It is a most interesting plant, which may be thoroughly utilized as an object of ornament, under the treatment given to the culinary Tomato. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 75.
Strawberry, or Ground Cherry (Physalis Edulis.:\—An entirely distinct variety; the fruit has a juicy pulp, of a pleasant strawberry-like flavor, with a certain degree of sweetness and acidity intermixed. With the addition of lemon juice, it is frequently preserved like plums, as well as stewed and served'like cranberries. If kept from frost the fruit will keep till Spring. Per pkt., 10 cents; oz., 50; 34 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00.
TOBACCO SEED.
Connecticut Seed Leaf.—We have made special arrangements with one of the most suc- cessful Tobacco cultivators in the valley of the Connecticut to furnish us with the seed of this popular variety, which is saved from selected plants, and can be guaranteed of the best quality. Per pki., 1) cents; oz., 35; 14 lb., $1.00; 1b., $3.00.
Havana.—Imported seed. Per pki., 25 cents; oz., $1.00; 14 1b., $3.00; 7b., $10.00.
TURNIP.
[Brassica rapa, LIN. Navet, Fr. Rube, GER.]
CULTURE.—For the Spring crop, sow the Early White Dutch, or the “ Strap-leaved ” sorts #
as early as the seed can be got into the ground, in fourteen-inch drills, and thin to five or six inches. For the Fali and main crop, sow at the North, from the middle of July to the last of August, in drills, as directed for the Spring sowing. In the field, Turnips are more generally sown broadcast, though much the largest crops are obtained by drill culture. Land newly cleared and burnt over, and old pasture ground, plowed two or three times during the Sum- mer, and well manured with thoroughly rotted manure or guano, and ashed at the time of sowing, will produce the clearest and sweetest Turnips. ‘The sowing should always be done just before a rain, if possible, for the escape from the fiy; and the success of the crop ina great measure depends upon quick germination, and a rapid and free growth at first. They will be safe from the fly after putting out the rough leaf. One ounce of seed will sow 1000 square feet; an acre will require from one to two pounds.
WHITE FLESH VARIETIES.
Early Flat Dutch, or Spring Turnip.—Size medium; white, of quick growth. May be used either in Spring or Fall. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 1% 1b., 25; 1b.. 75. : White Top Strap-leaved.—Form roundish or flat, medium size, small tops; few leaves, ae ms a upright; tap-root small; one of the best. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; %
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Red Top Strap-leaved.—This variety has the form and character of the White-topped, ex- cept in color, which is red or purple above ground. These two kinds are the best for Spring sowing, and for all garden culture. Per pkt., 5 cents: oz., 10% 14 1b., 25; Ib., 75.
Large White Norfolk.—Large size; skin white below the surface, but sometimes greenish above; flesh white, coarse-grained, sweet; very desirable for field culture for feeding stock. Per pkt.,5 cents; oz.,10; 14 1b., 25; 1b., 75.
Long White, or Cow Horn.—This excellent variety grows very quickly to good size, nearly Carrot-shaped, and stands half out of ground; flesh white, fine-grained. and sweet; tops small and spreading. It keeps well, and is esteemed by some the best of all for culinary purposes. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz, 10; 1% 1b., 25; Ib., 75.
YELLOW FLESH TURNIPS.
Yellow Malta.—A beautiful, symmetrical, small-bulbed early variety; skin smooth, bright orange-yellow, foliage small, flesh pale yellow, fine-grained and well-flavored. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 14% 30; lb., $1.00.
Early Yellow Finland.—A beautiful medium size Turnip, of a bright yellow throughout. The fiesh is tender, close-grained; of a sweet, sugary flavor, an excellent garden variety. Per pkt., 10 cents; 0z., 20; 34 lb., 60; 1d., $2.00.
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TURNIPS—(Continued.)
Yellow Aberdeen Purple Top.—Bulb globular, reddish-purple above, and deep yellow es oe ee flesh pale yellow, tender, sugary and solid. Per pkt., 5 cents; o2z., 10; 34 l6., 25; lb., 75.
Robertson’s Golden Ball.—Unsurpassed for richness of flavor and quickness of its growth. It forms a beautiful bulb, with a bright yellow rind and cream-colored flesh; rich, pulpy and excellent for culinary use, as well as for stock. Its keeping qualities are unrivaled. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 10; 34 l0., 30; lb., $1.00.
Large Yellow Globe.—This variety grows to a large size, handsome globular-shaped, color pale yellow with greenish top leaves, rather small and spreading. One of the best for a general crop, either for table use or stock; keeps hard and brittle until late in Spring. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z.,10; 24 lb., 30; lb., $1.00.
TURNIP, (Ruta-Baga.)
[Brassica campestris nabo-brassica, LIN. Chou rutabaga, Fr. Kohlrab in der Erdegelber, GER. Nabo rutabaga, SP.]
CULTURE.—The Swedes, at the North, should be sown from the 20th of June to the 1st of July, in twenty-five inch drills, and thinned out at the first working to ten inches apart, or they may be sown in aseed-bed and afterwards transplanted. It is necessary that the ground should be dry, and made very rich.
Skirving’s Purple Top.—An improved purple-topped variety, of very strong growth; large size. By its quick vegetation it generally escapes the ravages of the fly; best suited to field culture and cattle feeding. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; 34 (b., 25; 1b., 75.
‘Laing’s Improved.—The handsomest variety known, and of excellent quality; purple above and yellow under ground; almost perfect globe-shaped when well grown, with a small top and tap-root. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,10; 14 1b., 25; lb., 75.
Carter’s Imperial Hardy Swede.—A new English variety, highly recommended as pro- ducing extraordinary crops, and obtained many first-class prizes at various exhibitions in England. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,10; 14 1b., 25; lb., T5.
Improved American.—This variety is largely grown in this country by many of our most prominent agriculturists, both for the table and for feeding stock; flesh very solid; fine quality; keeps well until Summer. Per pkt., 5 cents; o0z., 10; 14 lb., 25; 1b., 75.
Sweet German.—Bulb four or five inches in diameter and six or seven in depth; neck two or three inches long; skin greenish-brown above ground, white beneath; flesh pure white. of extraordinary solidity, very sweet, mild, well-flavored; retains its solidity and fresh- ness until Spring. Per pkt., 5 cents; oz.,10; 34 lb., 25; 1b., 75.
Long White French.—Skin white; flesh white, solid, mild and sweet, strongly resembling the preceding, of which it is supposed to be a variety; excellent for the table. also for stock. This and Sweet German should be sown earlier than other varieties of Turnips, {' from the last of May to the first of July; they are often sown in seed-beds and afterwards AS transplanted as recommended for Ruta-Baga. Per pkt., 5 cents; 0z., 10; 34 1b., 25; 1b.,75. § 4
PCT, SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS.
Herbs in general love a mellow and free soil, and some pains should be taken in properly harvesting them in a dry state. The chief points are. first, to cut them when not quite in full blossom, and on a dry day to dry them quickly in the shade in a secure place, and when dry to pack them close in dry boxes or vessels, and keep them entirely excluded from the air. Sow the seeds early in Spring, in shallow drills, and when they are up thin them out to a few inches apart.
RE 2 Oe AOL. LB: - $0 05 $0 15 $0 40 $1 10 1 00
(Pimpinella anisum,) (Arnica montana.) - (Melissa officinalis,) - (Ocymum basilicum,) (Sesamum orientale.) (Borago officinalis,) - (Bryonia dyoica,) - (Carum carvi,) - - (Ricinus communis,) (Coriandrum sativum,) (Anethum araveolens.) (Anethum feniculum,) (Hyssopus officinalis,) (Lavendula vera.) - (Origanum marjoram,) (Papaver somniferum,) (Calendula officinalis.) (Rosemarinus officinalis,) (Ruta graveolens,) - (Carthamus tinctorius,) (Salvia officinalis.) - (Datura stramonium,) (Satureja hortensis.) (Tanacetum vulgaris,) (Thymaus vulgaris.) (Ariemisia absinthium,)
Anise, - Arnica, - Balm, - Basil, Sweet, Bene, - Borage, - Bryonia, - Caraway. - = Castor Gil Plant, Coriander, - Dill, - - = Fennel, Sweet, Hiyssop, - = Lavender, ~ Marjoram, Sweet, Opium Poppy, Pot Marigold, Rosemary,
Rue, - = Saffron, -
Sage, - = Stramonium, Summer Savory;
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KITCHEN GARDEN ROOTS, PLANTS, ETC. Hund. Thous. Asparagus, Giant.—Two years, - = = = - -~ - $1 00 $8 00 — Conover’s Colossal.—One-year old roots, - - = = 125 1000 — — — Two-year old roots, - - - - - - - 150 12 00
One-year old roots by mail, 25 cents per 100 extra; two-year old roots are too bulky for mailing. Hund. Thous. Ten
Thous. Horse-Radish Roots, $1 00 $7 50 $50 00
Each. Doz. Hund. Rhubarb, Myatt’s Victoria, $0 25 $2 00 $10 00 Linnezus, - = = = - - 25 200 £10 00
By mail, 35 cents each. PLANTS.
Of many varieties of Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brocccli, Celery, Egg-Plants, Tomatoes, Peppers, Sweet Potatoes, can be had in May or June. See Special List.
GRASS SEEDS.
Subject to slight variations in price to correspond with the market.
Red Top Grass (Agrostis Vulgaris.)—Valuable for pasturage, is wellknownand JD. _ extensively cultivated in the Northern and Middle States, ~ ~ - $0 25 Creeping Bent Grass (Agrostis Stolonifera.)—A valuable variety for lawns, also highly suitable for permanent pasture, —s - - - = “ 45 Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus Pratensis.)—This is one of the best and earliest of pasture grasses. It thrives best on meadow lands, - - = = 50 Sweet Scented Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum Odoratum.)—This variety yields but a moderate portion of herbage, yet permanent pastures should not be without it, as it is of good quality and very early; it is also very fragrant, - 50 Rhode Island Bent (4grostis var.)—An excellent variety for lawns and pas- turage, - =
<2 Schraeder’s Brome Grass (Bromus Schraederi.)—A forage plant from Aus-
tralia, particularly recommended for resisting the drouth better than any other variety, and will thrive on any soil, except where there is supera- bundance of moisture; yields two good crops in a season, - = = Crested Dogstail (Cynosurus Cristatus.)—This grass, forming a close turf, and having rather fine foliage, may he advantageously sown on lawns and other places to be kept under by the scythe; it is also useful in agriculture for very dry or gravelly soils, - - - - - = e is Orchard Grass (Syn, Round Cocksfoot,) (Dactylis Glomerata.)\—A valuable grass on account of the quantity of nutritious feed which it yields, and the rapidity with which it grows after being cut or grazed. If allowed to stand for hay it has rather a coarse appearance, but if grazed it always has a fresh reen hue, - - - - a Z = fa is se Hard Fescue Grass (Festuca Duriuscula.)—Will thrive in a great variety of soils, and resist the effect of drought in a remarkable degree. From the fineness of its foliage, it is well adapted for lawns or a sheep pasture, and its habit of reproduction after sowing is very great, = z: = zs Meadow Fescue (Festuca Pratensis.)—This thrives in all soils, excellent for a permanent pasture, and is well liked by all kinds of stock. It makes ex- cellent hay, - - - - - - = = = - Tall Fescue (Festuca Elatior.)—A robust variety of the Meadow Fescue, suc- ceeds admirably in moist soils or where the meadows are subject to floods, - Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca Ovina.)—This grass forms a greater part of the sheep pastures of the English Southdowns. It should always enter into the com- position of pastures in which sheep are to be pastured, as they are very fond of it, and mutton from such pasture is of the finest flavor, - - - Purple Fescue (Festuca Rubra.)\—A sub-variety of the Festuca Duriuscula, and especially suitable for dry, loose soils, - . - - - Darnel-spiked Fescue (Festuca Loliacea.)—One of the most valuable grasses in cultivation, either for permanent pasture or lawns. It springs early, is very productive, very nutritious, and improves byage. It thrives on all good soils, and increases in bulk if pastured for many years, - - - Meadow Soft Grass (Holcus Lanatus.)—Thrives in almost any soil; useful for orchards or pastures overhung with trees, - “ - - - English Rye Grass (Lolium Perenne.)—Very nutritious, and valuable for per- manent pastures, 7 - - - - - - - - Italian Rye Grass (Lolium Italicwm.)—For alternate husbandry this is inval- uable. especially for early sheep feed and soiling, ~ - - - Rough Stalked Meadow Grass (Poa Trivia'is.)—Produces a constant sup- ply of highly nutritious herbage, particularly on damp soils. One of the most valuable for laying down pastures and meadows on soils either moist or moderately dry, - ~ - - = - = - -
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GRASS SEEDS—(Continued.)
Wood Meadow Grass (Poa Nemoralis.)}—There is no grass better adapted for Zb. pleasure grounds, particularly under trees as it will not only grow in such places, but forms a fine sward where few other grasses can exist; produces a good deal of foliage early in Spring, - ~ - - = - $0 60
Hungarian Grass (Panicum Germanicum.)—One of the most valuable varie- ties for soiling, will thrive in almost any soil, is not affected by drought, may be sown as late as the 4th of July, - ~ - = _ £ cf
Millett (Panicum miliaceum,) - - - = " % i 3
Kentucky Blue Grass, or Smooth Meadow Grass (Poa Praiensis.)—This grass yields at a very early period of the season, herbage of the most nutri- tious properties. Thrives in moderately dry soils; extensively grown in many parts of the country, - - - = - = s a
Kentucky Blue Grass.—Extra clean, - - - = = a
Timothy, or Herd’s Grass (Phleum Pratense.)—Very productive, and thrives on almost any soil. For laying down strong, tenacious and moist soils, it should form a considerable portion of the mixture required for husbandry or permanent pasture. Itis also very profitable when grown alone. Price according to market.
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris Arundinacea.)—Grows well by streams or marshes, - - - = s fs ss ss 2 i
LAWN GRASS.
For directions for making a Lawn, see our Illustrated Catalogue. Qt. Bu. Lawn Grass.—Central Park mixture, - - - ” - - $0 30 $5 50 Lawn Grass.—French mixture, - - - - - - 25 4 50 Lawn Grass.—Fine mixture, - - - - - « - - 20 3 50
a As these Grasses are of small, neat growth, and do not spread as much as other kinds, it * j is necessary that they should be sown thickly. For forming new lawns three bushels are re- ' quired per acre, or about four quarts to six rods of land.
2, Flint’s Mixture.—For permanent grassland. For enumeration of kinds and quantities con- tained in this mixture, see Flint’s Treatise on Grasses and Forage Planis. Per bush., $6 50.
CLOVERS, ETC.
\ | Red Clover, (Trifolium Pratense.)—Large, ~ Red Clover.—Medium, - - = White Clover, (Trifolium Repens,)_ - = - 2 u us z Lucerne, or French Clover, (Medicago Sativa.) - - = s zs Alsike, or Hybrid Clover.—A new variety fine for sheep. 100 Ibs., $40.00, - - Italian Clover, (Trifolium Incarnaium.)—Scarlet; sow in July for soiling or mowing before winter, - - - - - eS yy sie & 5 a _ Bokhara Clover, (Meliletus Leucantha.)—Affords excellent feed for bees throughout its season, - - = = - = 3 i ‘a Trefoil Yellow, (Medicago Lupulina.)—Hop clover, ~ - - - é
Market prices.
BIRD SEEDS, ETC.
Prices variable.
(Phalaris canariensis,)
(Cannabis sativa,) -
(Papaver rheas,) - Millett, (Panicum miliaceum,) Rape, - - (Brassica napes,) - Rice, (unhulled,) (Oryza sativa,) - - Lettuce, - - - - (Lactuca sativa,) - Mocking-Bird Food, (prepared.) Per bottle, 50 cents.
FRUIT SEEDS.
Prices variable. We: Bb Oe. . Bu.
(Pyrus communis,) - - $0 25 $3 00
(Cydonia vulgaris,) 40 4 00 Apple Seed, (Pyrus malus,) - $0 50 $12 00 Plum Pits, (Prunus communis,) Apricot Pits, - (Armenica vulgaris,) Cherry Mahaleb, (Cerasus Mahaleb,) Cherry, common, - - - (Cerasus commynis,)
. Currant Seed, redand white, (/ibes,) - - =
4) Ge Peach Pits, - - -
Pear Seed, Ouince Seed,
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TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS.
Our Tree and Shrub Seeds are received from the most reliable sources, but we can not guarantee them to vegetate, as they sometimes fail in the hands of the most experienced cul- tivators. Prices variable.
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CONIFERS. — Pkt. Oz. Db.
Abies Excelsa, - - (Norway Spruce,) - - = = « = $0 20 $1 50 pe Le egret (White Spruce,) - SU Sf Sa 50 6 00 — Nieray. i= 2-1 j-iiee (Black Spruce,) - - - - = -= 50 6 09 — Canadensis, - - (Hemlock Spruce,) - ~ - - - - $0 20 — Balsamea, - - (Balsam Fir,) - = x Ee
Cedrus Libani, - - (Cedar of Lebanon,) Bs eone: 30 cents.
Cupressus Disticha, (Deciduous Cypress,) ai ee Ae ee — Lawsoniana, - (Lawson Cypress,) - - - = =o Sos — Horizonialis, - (Spreading Cypress,) - - - - -
— Pyramidalis, = (Upright Cypress,) - = = = = ig
Cryptomeria Japonica, (Japan Cedar,) - - ~ 25
Ginko Biloba, - - Juniperus Sabiniana, — Virginiana, - = — Communis, - Larix Europea, - Pinus Austriaca,
(Maiden Hair Tree,) packets contain 5 5 nuts, 25 (Savin Tree,) - - - (Red Cedar,) - - (American Juniper,) (European Larch.) - (Black Austrian Pine.)
— Cembra2, - (Cembran Pine,) - — Pinea, - - (Stone Pine,) - - — Strobus, - (Weymouth Pine,) - — Sylvestris, - (Scotch Fir,) -
Thuja Occidentalis, (American ‘Arbor Vite)
DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS.
(English Maple, - (Norway Maple,) - (Plane or Sycamore,) (Tree of Heaven,) -
Acer Campestris, - — Plantanoides, - — Pseudo Platanus,
Ailanthus Glandulosa,
Beech, Common, - - (Fagus Communis,) - - ~ Calycanthus Przcox, - (Strawberry Shrub.) - - - Carya Alba, - -. - (Shell-bark SE aes 40c. ; bu., $7.00. Carpinus Betulus, - - (Hornbeam,) - = 2 a = Catalpa Bignonoides, - (Catalpa,) - - = = ~ Celtis Occidentalis, - - (American Nettle Tree,) - * - - Cercis Siliquastrum, - (Judas Tree,) - - - - = = = Cornus Florida, - - (Flowering Dogwood,) - - - - - Citysus Laburnum, - - (Laburnum,) - = = a 2 = = Diospyrus Virginiana, - (Persimmon,) - - - = = = = Eucalyptus.—The BEER sot tree of Australia, several varieties,
each, - Euonymus epee Fraxinus Excelsior, — Ornus, - - - Hedera Quinquefolia, Ligustrum Vulgare,
(Strawberry Tree,) (European Ash,) (Flowering Ash,) (Ampelopsis,) - (Common Privet,)
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— Japonicum, - - - (Japan Privet,) . - Liquidamber Styracifiua, (Sweet Gum,) - - - Mahonia eee - (Mahonia.) - - - Morus Alba, - - (White Mulberry,) - -
— Nigra, - - (Black Mulberry,) - - Robinia Psendo eB (Yellow Locust,) - - Tilia Platyphylla, - - (Lime, Broad-leaved,) ~ - Viburnum Opulus, - - (Snowball,) - ~ -
SEEDS FOR HEDGES.
Acacia Three-Thorned, or Honey Locust, (Gileditschia triacanthos,) very
hardy and effectual for protection against man or beast, = og lbs., $50,)_—- Buckthorn, (Rhamnus Catharticus. )—Clean seed, - = - Hawthorn, (Crataegus oxycanthus,) - . - = ss . u
Yellow Locust, (Robinia pseudo acacia,) - - = 2 =
Osage Orange, (Maclura Aurantiaca,) -
Barberry, (Berberis vulgaris.)—Very hardy, producing a fine compact hedge, af- fording ample security against intrusion; also valuable for its ee which is excellent for preserving, - - Es a “ =
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Qt. Bu. Evergreen Dwarf Broom Sunflower, - - - Corn, - - - - - $0 50 $7 00 Improved Dwarf Broom Sainfoin, double cutting, Corn, - ~ - - 7 00| Fuller’s Teasels, - Medium Broom Corn, - 4 00| Cotton, Sea Island, - Chinese Sugar Cane, (Pure,) 5 00 | Cotton, Tennessee upland, Winter Vetches, - - 4 00| Spurry, for sandy land, Spring Vetches, - - - 4 00} Dyer’s Madder, - - Flax, very clean, - ~ - 4 00
W heat, Rye, Barley, Oats and Buckwheat.
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SILVER-HULL BUCKWHEAT.
This extraordinary variety, originated abroad and carefvlly tested here for several years, is now offered as a very great improvement upon the ordinary black or gray Buckwheat. Sown at the same time as the common Buckwheat, it continues in bloom longer, matures a few days sooner, and yields nearly or quite double under the same conditions. The grain is of a beautiful light gray color, varying slightly in shade, and the corners are much less prominent than in the ordinary variety, while the husk is thinner, thereby saving from 15 to 20 per cent. waste in the process of manufacturing into flour, which flour is whiter and more nutritious. Price per bushel, $3.00; half bushel, $2.00; peck, $1.25; 4 Ibs. by mail, $1.00. Ordinary Buckwheat, bush., $2.00.
SPRING WHEAT—Triticum cstivum. . Bush.
2 China Spring.—A white chaff, bearded variety; produces long heads well filled with plump kernels, - - ~ - - - - - - - - $4 00 Mediterranean Spring.—This variety is bearded, yields well, and the kernels are 3
much larger than those of the other Spring varieties, - - ~ - = ee S|
WINTER WHEAT—Triticum hybernum.
Weeks’ or Wicks’ White.—A comparatively new variety, and a very valuable one. Early and productive, - - - - - - - - - - 400 Treadwell.—It is a white Wheat, and somewhat later than the Weeks’, but is ranker = oe growth, and the straw is stiffer; good vielder, and, like Weeks’, both bald and earded, - - . - ~ - - - - = ~ - Boughton.—A fine white bald Wheat, producing a short, stiff straw, with heads short, ‘but well filled, very productive, and should be grown on light, warm, rich soil, - 400 Diehl.—A bald Wheat, prolific and hardy, enduring our cold Winters as well as any of the older sorts. The grain is white, and ripens early, - - . - - 350 Red Mediterranean.—This is the imported variety, fully acclimated, and is a stand- 5 Rabati Heads bearded, well filled; succeeds well in nearly all localities; ripens early, - - - - - - - - =< < - -
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SPRING BARLEY—(Hordeum.)
Two-Rowed, (Hordeum Distichum,) - - = a Four-Rowed, (Hordeum Vulgare,) ~ = = #
RYE—(Secaie.)
Spring Rye,{Secale Cereale,) - = = Z = Winter Rye; (Secale Cereale.)\—White, and of superior quality,
OATS—(Avena sativa.)
White Probsteier.—The seed of this variety was received from Germany in 1866, and has since been cultivated with great success in various parts of the country. They are a bush Oat, the grain being distributed on all sides of the head. The straw is tall. coarse and strong, and not liable to lodge. The hull is soft and thin and the kernel large. Per bushel of 32 Ibs., $2.00. :
Excelsior (White.)—First disseminated from the Agricultural Department at Washing- ton. It has thus far proved a most excellent variety.—very heavy, frequently weighing from 40 to 50 pounds per measured bushel; productive and of most excellent quality. Per bushel of 32 Ibs., $2.00. ;
Surprise (White.)—A very popular variety of recent introduction, remarkably plump and heavy; average weight 35 to 40 pounds per bushel. Per bushel of 32 Ibs., $1.50.
Poland (White.)—Imported. Per bushel, $2.50.
Four pounds of either of the above varieties, by mail, 75 cents.
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RTCULTRAL LEMANS,
HEXAMER’S PRONG HOE.—Patented.
THIS implement subserves the purpose of a hoe and rake. It is an excellent tool for pulverizing the soil between rows of all kinds of growing plants and for rooting up small weeds; and it is a wonderful improvement on Hand Potato Diggers. As the tines are long, small and strong, they pass through the soil with the ap- plication of less force than is required to work the old style of dig- gers. Price, $1.50 each; $15.00 per dozen.
The attention of seedsmen, gardeners, and farmers general- ly, is respectfully invited to this new and valuable machine for sowing seed in drills. It is pat- ented by T. B. Rogers, Esq., and styled ‘“‘The Wethersfield Seed Sower.”’ In structure it is sim- ple, compact, strong, durable, portable, and perfectly efficient. It adapts itself to every form and
<< size of seed, makes its own drill,
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cision and certainty of every part
of the process, enables the cultivator to sow his land in exactly the variety and
proportions of crop he wishes, without an excess or deficiency of seed, and
secures a uniformity throughout alike beautiful to the eye and auspicious to ‘the
harvest.
Price of the Wethersfield Seed Sower, complete, $9.00. It can be
packed in small compass and sent by express or freight. ————
French’s Patent Cultivator.
SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO MARKET GARDENS, AND THE FIELD CULTURE OF Roots, ONIONS, STRAWBERRIES, ETC.
Pulverizes deep. Works very close to small and tender plants without throw- ing earth upon them. Effectually draws out Twitch-Grass, Sorrel and other weeds. Lifts and lightens the soil, and leaves it level. Can be used from one to three feet wide, and at various depths. Runs steadily and is of very light draft. Price, $14.00.
Harrington’s Patent Single or Combined Seed Sower and Hand Cultivator.
THE PRICE OF A COMBINED SOWER AND CULTIVATOR DOES NOT EXCEED THAT OF AN ORDINARY SOWER.
The Sower sows all kinds of seeds; is the best in the market for Carrot, Onion, Sor- ghum and Turnip Seed; also for Peas and Beans; is the only one that will sow Beets and Parsnips with regularity. Makes the drills, and evenly drops and covers the seed. Distrib- utes Guano and other Fertilizers. Has no slides, reeds, or brushes to get out of order.
The Cultivator destroys weeds between the rows, and mellows the soil. Can be easily expanded or contracted. Dispenses with wheel and hand hoes. The removal of the Hopper and its attachments from the frame, and substitution of Cultivator attachment, enables each Sower to be quickly changed to a Cultivator. All the parts are very light and durable, also easy to operate and effective.
Prices.—Single Seed Sower, $12.00. Combined Sower and Cultivator, $15.00. Single Cultivator, $8.00. Full directions for working are attached to each.
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Perry’s Scarifier, for Surface and Deep Soil Cultivating.
(S- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS A THISTLE, QUACK GRASS AND WEED EXTERMIN- ATOR. The NARROW, CHISEL-POINTED TEETH bring Quack Roots to the surface, thoroughly loosening the soil, and preparing it for easy passage of the knife, which cuts and uproots evely weed under which it passes. Its adoption will save two-thirds the present cost of growing Corn, Potatoes, Cotton, Broom-Corn, Root Crops, etc., besides increasing the yield fully one- quarter, by the thorough cultivation its use necessarily gives. Running as close to the row as a hand hoe can be used, it almost does away with this back-aching implement. In planting nursery stock, cuttings, etc., or preparing ground for root crops, when it is necessary to pul-
' verize eight or ten inches deep, this Scarifier will do more and_better work in one day than &/ twenty men with garden forks, leaving the ground level, and as light as the most careful fork- ’ ing can make it. Ground thus prepared—and casi/y hept pulverized by this implement—will not be affected by drouth, and surplus water finds an egress below the roots, leaving the sur- face dry and warm. Circulars sent to applicants. Price of Scarifier, complete, $22.00. PRICE OF SCARIFIER IN SEPARATE PARTS.
2 Side Teeth, $leach, - - - - $2 00 | 1 Wheel, Standard and Hook combined, $1 50 ‘ZX 1Sub-soil Tooth, - - - - - 150 1 Set Division Plates, for keeping side . 3 1 Shovel Plow, - = - - - - 250 teeth straight with draft. when arms # 1 Right and 1 Left Hand Hiller,$2each, 4 00 are contracted or expanded, - - 150 38-inch Triangular Points, for use in (This is very important in securing soddy ground, 75dc. each, - - - 225 light draft and great strength.) 3 2x8-inch Chiseled Points, 50c. each, - 1 50 Handles, Frames, Plates and Braces, 3 5 1 Steel Knife Horse Hoe, - - - 300! 25 Bolts, average 4c. each, - - =i Os
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Total, - ~ - - - - - = ede et = - - - $24 25
The following additional fixtures can also be sent if desired at prices affixed: Two Hili Weeders.—They will do the work of twenty men in weeding the hills of Corn or Potatoes, and not take one minute’s extra time, as when you are cultivating between the rows the weeders do their work in the hill. This Weeder must be used to be appreciated. and its general use would save millions of dollars in labor, besides increasing the yield millions of bushels by keeping the hills free from weeds. Price, $1.50 Each.
16-inch Steel Knife for Root Crop, $2.00 Each.
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the -Planet..oee and. Drie’
The Planet Garden Drill and Wheel Hoe Combined.—This novel and delight- ful implement is extremely useful and con- venient in the vegetable and flower garden, and among all root crops, being at once a complete Seed Drill, Wheel Hoe and Cul- tivator, and Garden Plow. It drops the seed in open sight, with unmatched regu- larity in quantity and depth, and in a straight, narrow line, an important advan- tage in after cultivation. It hoes rapidly, safely and closely to or from the rows, both sides at once, (or between them when pre- ferred.) dlso cultivates and plowsor subsoils at any depth desired. and neatly cleans garden walks, performing each operation speedily, perfectly, and with sufficient ease for ladies’ use; the whole cost is quickly
repaid, even in a family vegetable garden. Holds one quart, though working weil with a fraction of an ounce; hoes from 5 to 14 inches wide; cast steel blades; no gearing, light, durable, and artistic. We can not show in the engraving the different com- binations, but complete directions accom- pany each machine. Send for circular, with testimonials. Price. — Planet Combined Machine, $10.50; Planet Double Wheel Hoe, $8.50; Planet Drill, No. 2, $12.50; Pianet Drill, No. 3, $16.75; Planet Double Wheel Hoe, complete with subsoilers and extra hoes, $10.00.
Comstock’s New Gardening Implements.
Comstock’s Hand Cultivator and Onion Weeder Combined.—In the cultiva- tion of Onions, Carrots, Beets, Parsnips, Ruta Baga, Rice, Spinach, Strawberries, Nursery Stocks, andother small drill crops, this implement, the invention of WM. G. COMSTOCK, for many years a large Seed Grower in Wethersfield, Conn., will do the work of SIX MEN with hoes. Itis the only implement that pulls the weeds and thoroughly pulverizes the soil; runs close to the rows, and takes out all the weeds not directly in line with the plants, without covering them, however small, and throws the earth up to or away from the rows. Itis readily adjusted to clean the space between rows from 6 to 15 inches apart at one passage.
Comstock’s Hand Cultivator and Onion Weeder Combined. Price, $9.25.
Comstock’s Seed Sower. Price, $10.35.
Comstock’s Seed Sower, Hand Cultivator and Weeder Combined.—This is a new and perfect small Seed Sower, combined with the Cultivator and Weeder, and can be separated or attached in five minutes. Itsows Beet, Parsnip, and other difficult seeds which can be sown with any Seeder, with the greatest regularity, without waste or clogging, and is
especially adapted to sowing Onion at the rate of four, five or six pounds tothe acre. Ithas & a click and slide motion with a circular plate perforated with ten graduated holes, attached to &
the slide and agitator. By revolving the disk, which is held in place by a spring, it can be
changed instantly to sow thick or thin, without removing the seed from the hopper. Price, fi ,
$15.35.
Comstock’s Strawberry Runner Cutter, with the Cultivator and Weeder Combined.—A sharp steel wheel and knife, to be fixed to the Cultivator and Weeder, for re- moving Strawberry Runners, cultivating between the rows at the same time. Price, $12.25.
Comstock’s Seed Sower, Strawberry Cutter, Cultivater and Weeder Com- bined. Price, $18.35.
DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS MAILED TO ALL APPLICANTS.
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Ladies’ and Children’s Garden Tools.
These are made of the very best cast steel, about ten inches in length, with hard wood handles beautifully polished and neatly put up in boxes. They wiil be found very useful in working and loosening the soil and removing weeds from among flowers and young vegetables. No. 1, extra polished, $1.25 per set of four; by mail, postpaid, -
No. 2, painted and polished, $1.00 per set of four; by mail, postpaid,
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Lawn Mowers.
We keep constantly on hand a full assortment of Lawn Mowers from all the different manufacturers, of all sizes, from those which can be managed by a child, to a two-horse power, suitable alike for the city lot or the most extensive lawn,—warranted to give satisfac- tion. Circulars giving full particulars of each of the different kinds will be mailed to all applicants.
Hill’s. Archimedean Lawn Mower Improved.—Has been patented both in this country and in Europe, and embraces all the improvements that have ever been made in Lawn Mowers. The machine which we now present to the public embraces some very valu- able improvements which have recently been added, and which are not contained in those heretofore manufactured; and although there are many thousands of the Hills’ Lawn Mower already in use without the new improvements, not one has yet been returned.
It is quite simple iu its construction, and not liable to get out of order.
The New Horse Lawn Mower.—Now offered for the first time, is well worthy of the attention of those in want. PRICES:
10-inch Hand Mower, + &20 12-inch Hand Mower, ae oe 14-inch Hand Mower, 25 28-inch Horse Mower, ; 100 32-inch Horse Mower, - = 125
Excelsior Lawn Mowers.—We have sold these Mowers for the past two years, both for Horse or Hand Power, and do not know of an instance where they have failed to do their work well. They are perfect in their construction, well-finished, and contain the latest im- provements, and are warranted to give satisfaction.
PRICES OF THE EXCELSIOR:
0.—Hand Mower, 11-inch Cut, 1.—Hand Mower, 14-inch Cut, 2.—Hand Mower, 18-inch Cut, 214.—Horse Mower, 25-inch Cut, 3.—Horse Mower, 30-inch Cut, 4.—Horse Mower, 35-inch Cut, 5.—Horse Mower, 40-inch Cut, Grass Box, No. 3, - - = Grass Box, No. 4, - - - Grass Box, No. 5, - - - Horse Boots, $12.00 per pair.
The Philadelphia Lawn Mowers.—We warrant every machine of this style uncondi- tionally. If it does not work in a perfectly satisfactory manner, after a reasonable trial, we will change it for a machine of any other pattern.
PRICES:
00.—Suitable for a lady or boy; cuts 10 inches wide; weighs 28 pounds, - $15
1, Jr.—Suitable for a lady or boy; cuts 14 inches wide; weighs 37 pounds, 20
2, Jr.—Suitable for aman; cuts 16 inches wide; weighs 42 pounds, - 25
1.—Suitable for a man; cuts 15 inches wide; weighs 63 pounds, - - 25
2.—Suitable for a man; cuts 20 inches wide; weighs 75 pounds, - - 30 No. 234.—Suitable for a pony; cuts 30 inches wide; weighs 275 pounds, - - 9g0 a i pony machine, No. 214, may be had with seat and shafts at an additional expense of
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The Fountain Pump, or Portable Pump and Sprinkler.
Cheap, Simple, Effective, can not dry up or get out of order.
The most convenient apparatus for watering Shrubbery. Gardens or Conservatories, for washing Windows. Sidewalks, Carriages, etc., or for extinguishing Fires, ever invented.
: A woman or child can use it; its perfect simplicity and effectiveness, as well as the ease with which it is used, delight and please all who see and examine it. Since its introduction the sale has been immense.
The Pump is made with two pieces of seamless brass tubing, one within the other. the water is received at one end through the suction hose and forced through the nozzle or sprink- ler at the other.
At A. is shown a section of the hose; at B. the sprinkler attached to the rest when not in use; at C. the packing box; at D. the wooden handle; at E. the nozzle. which can be attached A to ihe rest at B, when the sprinkler is used in its place. Price, $10.00.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Patent Excelsior Weeding Hook.
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The only instrument that can be used to advantage among small and tender plants. This instrument is warranted to give satisfaction when used among rows of seedlings, among orna- mental plants, or in any place where absolute freedom from weeds is the result desired to be obtained. It removes the weeds with far greater rapidity than in the usual manner, without injuring the plants or soiling the hands, and isin all respects the best, if not the only instru- ment evér offered to the public for this purpose. Price, 30 cents; by mail, 40 cents.
New Bellows Syringe.
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: A French invention for showering plants with insect-killing liquids, or clear water, oper- ~ ating the same way as the well-known perfume sprinkler of the drug stores, and the atomizer, or spray producer, of the surgeons. The liquid to be used is put into the brass globe and the bellows worked; a fine spray issues in such a copious stream that it is easy to reach every part of the plant and bedew it with whatever insect-killing liquid may be desirable. One great ad- vantage of this apparatus is its economy. In the ordinary methods of treating plants with liquid insectisides, a very large share is wasted. while with this only so much as is needed to just moisten the leaves and stems need be used. Carbolic soap and other preparations of Carbolic Acid, Whale-oil Soap, Tobacco Water, infusions of Quassia, Camomile, and Pyrethrum (Persian Insect Powder) and solutions of Salt, Carbonate of Ammonia, and Aloes, or whatever may be found useful against any particular insect, may be employed. It will also be found a most useful implement for showering the foliage of house plants with tepid water during Winter, to cleanse them from dust and keep the foliage in a healthy condition. Price, $3.50 each.
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Sulphur Bellows,
Or Floral and Vintage Flour of Sulphur Duster.
gee Sa 2 = For the EXTERMINATION OF Bucs, BB Z Ua) eens oo: Worms, ard all Insects; likewise Ol i ————— ew MILDEW UPON GRAPE-VINES. By 7 the use of this implement the Flour of Sulphur can be evenly distributed over every part of the affected plant. Price, $2.50.
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Brusie’s Lawn Sprinkler and Fountain.
This valuable machine is calculated to obviate the slow process of watering gardens or lawns by hand. It will throw an even shower of water from forty to seventy feet, which may be regulated to fall in a gentle shower, or with as much force as required. By unscrew- ing the top it may be used as a Portable Fountain. Prices, No. 1, $15.00; No. 2, extra
j,,, Size, for public parks, cemeteries, and large grounds, $18.00.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Page’s Pump and Sprinkler.
Combines most of the advantages of a Hand Watering Pot, a Greenhouse Syringe, a Light Force Pump, and Garden Engine in one.
This new Portable Pump is simple in construction, light to carry, easy to operate, adapted to a greater variety of uses than any other, and sold at a price so low as to be within the means of nearly every family. It has a new Sprinkling Apparatus, which is acknowledged to be the simplest, cheapest, and most efficient Sprinkler ever invented. With this attached to Page’s lightest Force Pump, water can be spread fine as mist over a space from two inches to ten leet square, or change instantly to a “‘ coarse spray” or a “single jet,” thrown thirty or forty feet. It is the first Sprinkler ever made to do that instantaneously, and without any change of noz- zles. Itis also a Sprinkler that never “clogs” in its operation, never needs ‘clearing out.” It is just the Sprinkler for market gardeners. Hotbeds may be very quickly and thoroughly watered without disturbing smallest seeds, or moving lightest soil. For watering young and tender seedlings has no equal. Upon transplanted plants water may be thrown with any degree of fineness or force desired. Price, $35.00 to $10.00, according to style and finish.
Warren Hoe.
It is perfectly adapted for Field, Nursery or Garden.
Is superior to any other Hoe at all work for which a Hoe is intended, such as Pulverizing, Planting, Hill- ing, Weeding, Scraping, Chopping out, &c. They are made of Solid Cast Steel, with Trowel temper, and warranted not to break with fair usage. No farmer or gardener can afford to do without them and spend their time and strength on the old Hoe. You may not like the looks of them at first, they being so different from the Hoe we have been using for thirty years, but use it until you become accustomed to it, and twice its cost will not get you to do without.
It has two sharp edges on either side, extending to the point, making a cutting surface of 16 to 18 inches.
Has a draw cut on the principle of a scythe, or as you would hold your knife or any cutting tool, and cuts to the best advantage.
Will scour in any soil, because it has curves like the mould-board of a steel plow.
Can not well break, as central ridge is great support.
Prices, No. 1, Ladies’ and Garden Hoe, $1.00
each. No. 2, Garden and Field Hoe, $1.25 4S
each. No. 3, Field Hoe, $1.25 each.
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2.—2 sizes; 7344 inches, $3.75; 8 inches, $4.00.
3.—3 sizes; 7 inches, $4.25; 8 inches, $4.50; 834 inches, $5.00.
4.—4 sizes; 7 inches, $1.75; 8 inches, $2.00; 9 inches, $2.25; 10 inches, $3.00.
5.—3 sizes; 7 inches, $4.75; 8 inches. $5.00; 844 inches, $5.50.
6.—Wiss, American manufacture, 3 sizes; 734 inches, $2.25; 814 inches, $2.75; 9 inches, $3.00.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
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$1.50; 8-inch, $1.75. Similar pattern of American manufacture, 6-inch, 35 cents; T-inch, 40 cents; 8-inch, 50 cents. Triangular ‘Hoes, used also for Tree Scrapers, 5-inch, 50 cents; 6-inch, 60 cents; 7-inch, 75 cents. Noyes’ Garden Weeder, - - Garden Reels, with stakes, English, 8- inch, $1. 50; 10- incl: $2.00. Similar patterns of American manufacture, - - - - Moore’s improved Grafting Knife, - - - - - English Lawn Rakes, 16-inch, $3.50: 20-inch, $4.00; Be $5.00. Ladies’ Blue Weeding Forks, English, - . - Similar pattern of American manufacture, a ger Saws, 14-inch, $1.50; 16-inch, $1.75; 18- inch, $2. 00; 2.50
20-inch,
English Lawn Scythes, = English Turnip Hoes, 6-inch, Milton Hatchet, stag handle, Ames’ Cast Steel Spades, - - Spading and Manure Forks, cast steel, Rifle for Sharpening Scythes, = Brass Syringe, $10.00; No. 62, $9.00; No. 64, $9. 00; No. 65, uae 00. Tin Water Pots, painted green, from 2 to 16 qts. - Grass Hocks or Sickles, English. three sizes, 7 ia cents, $1.00, Grafting Chisel, - ~ - Ladies’ Fioral Rake and Hoes - - - Post Hole Spade, Ames’ Cast Steel, - = Draining Spade, cast steel, - = Scythes of various patterns arm manufactures, Scythe Snaths of various patterns, - - Cast Steel Potato Hooks or Prong Hoes, - Sulphur Bellows, for preventing mildew, Spades and Shovels, long handles, Ames’ and others, Hay or Manure Forks, ~ - - - Pruning Saw and Chisel combined, - - Ames’ Round Point Shovel, - - Wooden Rakes, of various patterns anid $6 sizes. - Steel Garden Rakes, 6 teeth, 75 cents; 8 teeth. 80 cents; 10 teeth, 9 cents; 12 teeth, $1.00; 14 teeth, $1. 20; 16 teeth, $1.50. Garden Hoes, cast steel, various sizes and patterns, > - -
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Garden and Horticultural Implements.
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NO PRICE 1 Pruning Knife, with Saw, (Saynor’s), - = - $2 00 2 Pruning Knives. —(Saynor’ S,) $1.50; No. 3, $1.75; No. 4, $1. 50; No. 5,
$1.50; No. 6, $1.00; No. 7, 81.7 153; No. 8, $1.75; No. 9, $1.50; "No. 10, $2.00; No. 11, $1.25; No. 12 , 1.25; No. 13, $1.25; No. 14,5 $1.00; No. 73% $1. 00. 15 Budding Knives.—(Saynor’s,) No. 15, $2.75; No. 16, $2.00; No. 17, $2.00; No. 18, $1.50; No. 19, $1.50; No. 20, $2.00; No. 21, $2.00; No pa $1. 25; No. 23, $1.50; No. 24, $2. 50. Pruning and ae Knives of similar eee from other manu- facturers, - - - $0 75 to 1 50
26 Border or Grass piesa 8- cai $3. 50; 9- inch, 4, 00; 10-indhi, $4.50.
27 Border Shears, with wheel, 8- inch, $4. 00; g- inch, $4. 50; 10- inch, $5.00.
28 Branch or Lopping Pruning Shears, ‘three sizes, $3. 00, $4.00, $5.00.
29 Hedge and Garden Shears, 5/2 in. (ladies,) $2.50; 8 in. $3. 00; 834 in.
$3.25; 9 in. $3.50; 10 in. $4. 00; 12 in. $5.00; notched, 25 cents extra.
30 Garden Bill Hooks, for pruning with one hand, - - - 2 00to 3 00
31 Spring Grass Shears, for edging, - . - - - = 1 50
32 Sheep Shears, for edgings, - - - - - - - 1 50
34 Bow Slide Pruning Shears, 7-inch, ~ = 4 50
$5 Pruning Scissors, with bows, three Bet $1. 00, $1. 50, $2. 00.
36 Grape Scissors, 6-inch, $1. 00; T-inch, $1.25.
37 Propagating Scissors, - - - LD
38 Scotch Scythe Stones, 35 cents each: $3. 50 per dozen.
49 Grass Plot Edging Knives, casi steel, (Saynor’s,) 8-inch, $2.25; 9-inch,
$2.50; 10-inch, $2.75.
41 Dutch, or Scuffie Hoes, (Saynor’s,) 4-inch, 50 cents; 5-inch, 60 cents; 6-inch, 75 cents; 7-inch, 80 cents; 8-inch, 90 cents; 9-inch, $1.00; 10-inch, $1.10.
42 English Transplanting Trowels, blued steel, 6-imch, $1.25; 7-inch,
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B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
GARDEN REQUISITES.
Pot Plant and Garden Trellises.
Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of our Regular Sizes.
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Fan Trellis.—This cut represents 314, 4, 5, and 6 feet Fan Trellis. Each. Doz. 3% feet, - $0 65 $6 00
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B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Veranda Trellises.— This represents
(fT) rT LT. ay 4 8. CEN ES Od ES BSF the 5, 6, 7 and8 feet Veranda Trellis. This trellis is extensively used, and it is particu- (NAPS :
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same pattern. Each. Doz. 16 inches, - - - - $0 65 $7 00
20 inches, - - - - 8 9 00 24 inches, - - ~ - - 100 11 00
PLANT STICKS. We make six different sizes of Plant Sticks, from 2 to 6 feet in length, for supporting single stalks of Roses, Dahlias, etc. Doz. Hund. Doz. Hund. Doz. Hund. 2 feet, - -$0 30 $2 25| 3 feet, -$0 60 $4 50] 5 feet, - $100 $7 50 214 feet, - 45 3 00 | 4 feet, - 75 6 00| 6 feet, =- - 150 1050
Welch Plant Protector.
(Patent applied for.)
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‘‘Eternal vigilance is the price of” a: Cucumbers and Melons. The plants @
Ja as soon as they are out of the ground y are met by the Striped Bug and Ym ‘Flea,’ and at no time of their exist-
YA ence are they safe from the attacks of kS
fey the spotted Yellow Lady-Bug and the
- sober-looking Squash-Bug. If we can
manage to protect the plants until
they get large enough to “run alone,”
‘the attacks of insects are not so disas-
trous, and those who have cold frames
or other glass can carry their Cucumber and Melon plants beyond _ their feeble stage before
they set them out. The majority of persons, however, sow the seed in the open ground and
trust to various kinds of protection. Frames of various make covered with netting have
been sold and used with more or less satisfaction. The best screen of this kind that we have
seen is one offered by B. K. Bliss & Sons, and is illustrated here by an engraving. It is simply
a wooden frame upon which is a support of galvanized wire which holds the screen of netting.
The wooden base allows the affair to be placed in close contact with the soil. so that no insects
can crawl under it, and at the same time lifts the netting above contact with the earth, which
with most other protectors is a great annoyance, especially when there are frequent rains.
Screens of this kind are not only useful to protect plants from insects, but they keep off chilly
winds and slight frosts, while they do not interfere with the growth of the vines. Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
The Sidney Seed Sower.
FOR GARDENS. This useful implement will distribute the very smallest seed in any required quantity, either broadcast or in drills or in pots. It has only to be seen to be appreciated. r
Small Size for Small Seeds, $1.00 each. Large Size for Peas, Beans, etc., $1.50 each.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
NEW SELF-REGISTERING GARDEN THERMOMETER, FOR HORTICULTURAL PURPOSES.
Is upon the principle of that invented by Dr. Rutherford, the construction of which is ex- ceedingly simple. It consists of a glass tube, mounted on a strong zinc scale, with the divisions and figures raised, the bulb and part of the bore of which is filled with perfectly pure spirits of wine, in which floats freely a black glass index. A slight elevation of the Thermometer, bulb uppermost, will cause the glass index to pass to the surface of the liquid, where it will remain, unless violently shaken. On decrease of temperature, the alcohol recedes, taking with it the glass index; on an increase of temperature, the alcohol alone ascends in the tube, leav- ing the end of the index farthest from the bulo, indicating the lowest temperature that has taken place during the absence of the observer. Price, $2.00 each.
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GARDEN AND HOUSE THERMOMETERS, Of various patterns and finish. Price, 50 cents to $5.00 each.
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BAMBOO MATS FOR SHADING.
A very superior article, light, durable, impervious to water and easy to handle; average size, 5 by Yfeet. Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
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JAPAN FLAX. Per lb.
For tying, much superior to Bast, - - - 2 i -$1 00 Bast Cuba and American, ~ - = - $0 50to 1 00
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E. WOLF & SON’S SOLID INK PENCILS IN CEDAR.
2 These Pencils are an excellent substitute for Pen and Ink, as they possess indelibility com-
~ bined with the convenience of the Lead Pencil. They are particularly recommended for office,
<£ warehouse, and general use, and will be found highly advantageous where dispatch is neces-
sary and the writing required to be preserved for any length of time. They are also well
adapted for writing on Garden Labels of all descriptions, the action of the air, rain, ete., not
having the slightest effect upon them. Colors, black, blue and red. Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen.
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Window Garden.
This cut represents the Window Gar- den attached underneath the window, either inside or outside the house. Its artistic beauty must be apparent to all. Its extreme simplicity of arrange- ment renders it an easy matter for any lady to put up ortake down. Itis not screwed to the wall, and yet, is so firmly attached, thatitis capable of sus- taining over 100 pounds weight. Full directions for putting up sent with each order.
The standard length is three feet which is about the average width of win- dows, but parties can send the measure- ment of their windows and have them
Hh Ne HA :\\' +«=maade any desired length, not exceeding HAN i 2 NW HR si), Lour feet, without additional cost. Those RAM MIRON Ay? = made in Ash can be painted to corres- SO AR; = pond with the color of the house.
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are furnished to parties ordering at $3.00 each. : The Window Garden can be taken to pieces and packed for shipment. Sent to any part of the country, on receipt of price.
Oiled and Polished Walnut, open panels, 3 feet long, $5.75; 3 1-2 feet long, &6.00; 4 feet long, &6.25.
Walnut, elegant finish, raised panels, 3 feet long, $7.50; 3 1-2 feet long, &7.75;
4) The same pattern in Ash, for outside, $5.50 and $6.00 each.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
Cast Iron Bird Houses.
SEE ILLUSTRATIONS IN OUR GUIDE TO THE FLOWER AND KITCHEN GARDEN.
Bird House, No. 4. 13 inches high, 14% x 10% base. Price, $10.00.—English Cottage finished in white enamel, with the windows and doors appropriately colored. ‘There is a socket at the base to receive the end of the pole. It should be elevated about nine feet from the ground to obtain the best effect. _ : fires E :
Bird House, No. 5. 184 inches high, 12 inches diameter. Price, $6.00.—This house is octagonal in form, and is finished inside and out in white enamel. It is divided into two apartments, with openings on opposite sides. It should be placed on a pole about nine feet from the ground, for which a hollow socket is formed at the base, as in No. 4.
Bird House, No. 6. 18 inches high, 12 inches in diameter. Price, $5.00.—Oc- tagonal house finished in white enamel, and same size as No. 5. It has, however, but one opening, and is in one apartment. Should be like the others elevated on a pole about nine feet from the ground. ; : :
Bird House, No. 7. 14 inches high, 9 inches in diameter. Price, $4.00.—Small octagonal house, with socket for pole, finished in white enamel. Should be placed about eight feet from the ground; has one apartment and one opening.
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Tree Bird Houses.
ree Bird House, No.8. Price, $1.25. Tree Bird House, No. 9. Price, $1.25.
The tree or pendant Bird House, finished in white and colored enamel, with a tapering serew by which it can be readily attached to limbs of trees, the jet of buildings, and in almost any position, should be placed from ten to fifteen feet from the ground. These houses are made in the form of a wasp’s nest, and the acorn; they are designed more particularly for the accommodation of the English sparrow, and to be attached in numbers to the limbs of trees, that the birds following their natural habit may lodge in communities, instead of by pairs like the blue-bird, wren, and others; each of these houses is complete in itself, and can be put up at once by the most unskillful person; they are usually ordered by the dozen or part of a dozen, for one or more trees, three, four or five being placed in a single tree, or more, according to its size.
Wooden Bird Houses neatly painted, 50 cents, 75 cents, and $1.00 each. Rus- tic Bird Houses of wood, beautiful patterns, from $1.00 to $5.00 each.
Rustic Flower Stands and Baskets of Cast Iron.
~ Rustic Flower Stand, No. 3. 2 feet 2 inches high, 18 inches diameter. Price, Se Ore a tae Stand is arranged with removable pan and is handsomely finished in enamel and bronze.
Flower Stand, No. 4. 23 inches high, 13 inches diameter. Price, $5.00.—This Stand is nicely finished in enamel and is designed for moss. It is in open work pattern and has a basin to catch the drainage. 4
Flower Stand, No. 5. 23 inches high, 13 inches diameter. Price, $4.50.—This Stand is the same in design and finish as the No. 4, but without the basin.
Moss Basket, No. 1. 714 inches high, 12% inches diameter. Price, $2.00.— Finished in enamel and has basin for drainage, with chains for hanging. :
Moss Basket, No. 2. 6 inches high, 12% inches diameter. Price, $1.50.—This is the same in finish and design as the No. 1. without the basin. ;
Hanging Basket, No. 3. 6 inches high, 9 inches diameter. Price, $1.50.—This Basket is of rustic net-work, with removable pot for plants. Finished in enamel and bronze. By removing pot a fine Moss Basket is formed.
TABLE FLOWER STAND.
(Patent applied for.)
This stand supplies a want long felt by lovers of
flowers, who, having fine blooming or foliage plants,
~ desire to place them where they can be most enjoyed
without danger of injuring furniture. It is finely finished in
FRENCH BRONZE,
with open or close cups 4 or 5 inches in diameter, as may be ordered. By the simple withdrawal of a pin the stand can be packed in small compass for ship- ping. It is six inches high and twelve inches in di-
ameter. Price, $2.00 each,
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FOUR CUP TABLE STAND.
This stand is the same as the Three Cup Stand shown on the preceding page, with the ad- dition of the raised center cup. Price, $2.50 each.
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FRENCH BRONZED FLOWER BRACKETS. (Patents applied for.)
No. 5.—BRONZED IVY BRACKET. No. 1.—ONE CUP BRACKET. 5 or 6-inch Cup. Price, 50 cents each. Cups 5 or 6-inch diameter. Price, 75 cts. each.
No. 2.—T WO CUP BRACKET.
Cups4and 5-inch diameter. Price, $1.25
each.
No. 3.—THREE CUP BRACKET.
Cups 5 inches diameter. Price, $1.50 each. : 3 8
No. 4.—FOUR CUP BRACKET.
Three 5 inches and one 4 inches in diame- ter. Price, $1.75 each.
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No. 1.—THIRTEEN CUPS.
Standard Japanned, with Gilt Bands, Brackets and Cups, French Bronzed. Hight, 3 feet; diame- ter, 26 inches. Brackets swing, allowing a tasteful
arrangement of plants.
Price, $9.00; Square Base, same as in
Vase No. 1, $10.00.
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No. 1.—BRONZED BIRD CAGE HOOK.
8-inch, with Screws. Price, 30 cents each.
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SWEDISH BIRD HOUSES.
A new and beautiful design, very ornamental; made of wood and highly finished in Japanned style, which makes them impervious to water, and not liable to injury from the
heat of the sun. They can be attached to trees as shown in
the cut, or placed under the piazza, or near the windows of
dwelling-houses. They are also very durable.
Price, $3.50 each.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
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Kugstié Work.
WE have made arrangements with one of the best manufacturers of Rustic Work in the country, by which we are able to furnish any desired pattern to order, aside from those kept in general stock, a few of which are here illustrated. We are also prepared to furnish plans and estimates for Summer Houses, Arbors, Bridges, Fences and Gateways, to any ex- tent, which will be built in a most thorough manner from the best materials, and shipped in sections to any part of the country. Experienced workmen will be furnished to attend to the erection of the same, if desired. The following illustrations embrace a few of our leading
md , samples. See pages 88, 89, 90.
Explanations of Plates.
RUSTIC BASKETS.
1.—Oval Hanging or Stand Baskets, 7 x 13; 2% feet high, - =
Same pattern, smaller size, 5 x 11; 2 feet high, - - 2 ~ E 2.—Round Hanging or Stand Baskets, 13-inch bowl; 244 feet high, 3.—Round Hanging Basket, 11-inch bow]; 2 feet high, - - = 4.—Round Hanging Basket, 9-inch bowl; 134 feethigh, - 5.—Lawn Vase, round, 16-inch tub; 3feethigh, - - - 6.—Lawn Vase, square, 18-inch box; 3feethigh, - - = 7.—Lawn Vase, round, 16-inch bowl; 2% feet high, - -
Same pattern, smaller size, 13-inch bowl; 214 feet high, - 8.—Arch Stand, oblong 8 x 24 box; 4 feet high, - - -
Stand, same pattern, 7 x 24 box; 314 feet high, - ~ 9.—Croquet Stool, - = - - - = = - =
RUSTIC SETTEES AND CHAIRS.
No. 1.—Settee for Piazza, extreme length, 7 feet, - - - - Settee for Piazza, extreme length, 5 feet; similar pattern, No. 2.—Settees for Lawns, red cedar, with the bark, 5 feet, = Larger sizes, built to order, $2.00 to $3.00 per foot extra. No. 3.—Rocking Chair for Piazza, - - - - - - No. 4.—Arm Chair for Piazza, Eager eet Chairs of various patterns, from $8.00 upwards.
No. 5.—Lawn Settee, red cedar, with the bark, =- - No. 6.—Lawn Chair, red cedar, with the bark, - - No. 7.—Lawn Chair, red cedar, with the bark, - - No. 8.—Croquet Chair, red cedar, with the bark, - No. 9.—Croquet Chair, red cedar, with the bark, -
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A GOLD MEDAL AND TWENTY-TWO SILVER MEDALS.
This preparation is known asthe best which can be used in the operation of grafting Trees, Shrubs and Plants of any description, budding itoses, etc. It requires no previous melting; it is always ready for use; it grows hard in the open air as well as in water, and once hardened is not liquefied under a high temperature.
This article is far superior to anything yet produced for the purpose of healing all wounds in Trees, ete., arising from accident or disease. 1t rapidly causes broken or split branches to unite again; it preserves the graft from moisture and from the intrusion of insects, ete., and is the best styptic to prevent the effusion of sap after the pruning of the Grape-vine.
It is also an indispensable article in many other circumstances, which can only be illus- trated by its use. Sold in tin boxes of various sizes, bearing the signature of the inventor. Price, 40 cents, $1.25 and $3.50 per tin. ‘The largest contain about 634 pounds.
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Trow bridge’s Grafting Wax, of First Quality.
Put up in convenient rolls for use of 1, 34 and #4 pounds. This has been in use for a et years, and is highly recommended. Price, 40 cents per lb. 4 ib. packages, 3 cents.
For the Destruction of Insects.
Jacques’ Sapo Tabacum, or Tobacco Soap.—A universal remedy for the pests of § * gardens and nurseries, ete. The most convenient, cheap, and potent specitic for the destruc- tion of insects, parasites, and their eggs, infesting plats. Aiso an etticient specific fur the destruction of ticks and other parasitic vermin on sheep and domesticated animals. Price, 50 cents per pound; 5 Ibs. for $2.C0.
Gishurst Compound.—An English preparation highly recommended for preventing and destroying RED SPIDERS, SCALE, MEALY BuG, THRibP, GREEN AND BROWN FLy, etc. ; \ also for Winter dressing and washing walls, frames, and sashes of greenhouses. Price per
iy Parmenter’s Patent Preparation.—For the destruction of MEALY Buc, BRED SPI- , DER, THRIPS, SCALE, APHIS, and all kinds of insects; also MILDEW ON VINES, Fruit Trees and Plants of all descriptions. 1t has been proved to be the most effectual application ever offered for the destruction of insects. Small Stone Bottle with Brush, $1.00. Full di- rections for use are given with each bottle.
Whale Oil Soap.—For preserving Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Vines, and particularly Rose Bushes from the destructive effects of Slugs, Grub Worms, ete. 2 Ib. boxes, 35 cents; 5 1b. boxes, 80 cents; 10 lb. boxes, $1.50; 20 1b. boxes, $2.50, with full directions Pe ae Tin Syringes for applying the above, $1.25; Brass Syringes, $3.50 to
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Buchan’s Carbolic Soaps.
The wonderful value of “‘Carbolic Acid,’? and the many purposes for which it may be used by all who are in any way connected with agricultural interests, should be better under- stood. It is the natural enemy of the low forms of insect life, and parasites of every description. It therefore kills and drives away Lice, Flies, Fleas, Mosquitoes, Ants, Bugs, Worms, Grubs, and all kinds of insects that annoy and destroy animals and plants. The Carbolic Soaps and Compounds manufactured by James Buchan & Co. are exciting much attention. They are safe to use, and are cheap and effective. Carbolic Disinfecting Soap, for destroying Lice on Cattle, curing Mange, Scratches and Sores, is put up in 4 oz. cakes for 15 cents; and 1 Ib. bars, for 5@ cents; and in cans of 5 Ibs., for $1.50; 10 lbs., for $2.75 ; 50 Ibs., for $12.00; and in 200 lb. bbls., for $40.00.
Plant Protector in cans of 1 Ib. for 75 cents; 3 Ibs. for $1.25; 5 Ibs. for $1.50; and 10 Ibs. for $2.75; and in 50 Ib. kegs for $12.00.
Cresylic Sheep Dip will supersede all other preparations. It is a positive cure and preven- tive of Scab, and destroys Lice, Cads, Ticks, etc. It can be used as a salve when the weather is not favorable for dipping. Cans of 5 Ibs., $1.50; 10 Ibs., $2.75: 50 Ib. kegs, $12.00 200 Ib. barrels, $40.00. One barrel will dip 2,000 head of sheep.
Cresylic Ointment, for the cure of Foot rot in Sheep and Cattle, and destruc-
; tion of the Screw-worm, is put up in packages of 1-4 lb. for 25 cents; 1-2 ib. for . | 50 cents; 1 Ib. for 75 cents; and 3 Ibs. for $1.25..
FERTILIZERS.
LAWSON’S PHOSPHO-GUANO.
WE are happy to state to all interested in agricultural pursuits that we have secured the agency for the United States of the celebrated Fertilizers, first manufactured by Messrs. Peter Lawson & Son, the well-known Seed Merchants of Edinburgh, Scotland, and now by the Phospho-Guano Company of London, which we offer at manufacturer’s prices, with the addition of freight.
The Phospho-Guano is composed of Guano imported from islands at the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, richer in phosphoric acid than any other known Guano. Tne ammonia is in a pure and ready formed state, immediately available for assimilation by plants.
This Guano gives to crops a greater chance in unfavorable seasons, and in proof of its powerful fertilizing qualities, has invariably produced a greater maximum weight of produce in bulk as well as in specific gravity.
Though so entirely soluble, it isin an easy, dry condition for spreading on the land, and being highly concentrated, much money and labor are saved in carriage and handling.
The application of Phospho-Guano restores to the soil in the cheapest form the weight of fertilizing properties extracted by the crops, chiefly because it contains such an excess of phosphoric acid, and because it is a true Guano, the deposit of sea birds, and a condensed equivalent to farm-yard manure.
Guaranteed Uniform Analysis.— I never have had in my hands a manure which, in regard to the best proportions and abundance of efiicacious soluble component parts, was to be compared to the PHOSPHO-GUANO. The PHOSPHO-GUANO surpasses most certainly, by its more correct and constant composition, the BEST SORTS of Peruvian Guano, and of its su-
~j PERIOR EFFICACY there can not be the slichtest doubt. ‘¢ JUSTUS VON LIEBIG.”’
Dr. Voelckler, Consulting Chemist of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, having visited the store and works at Seacombe on the 1st of November, 1870, thus reports: “‘ Hay- ing drawn samples indiscriminately from various parts of the bulk ready for this season’s shipment, I submitted the samples from the respective bulks to a rigid chemical examina- : tion. and the result shows that the high fertilizing character which distinguished the bulk 4 samples analyzed by me in former years have not suffered any diminution witn the bulk ready for delivery the present season. As regards condition, the Phospho-Guano is as dry and tinely prepared as can be desired.
‘*Phospho-Guano, being prepared from a natural Guano deposit, contains some nitro- genous organic matter, and the small proportion of phosphates not rendered soluble, is. nev- ertheless, present in a state in which the phosphates can benefit the crops to which the Guano is applied. Most of the nitrogen occurs in the Guano in a non-volatile, and readily available condition of Ammoniacal Salts. Phospho-Guano may, therefore, be kept in @ dry place, for any number of years, without suffering the slightest deterioration in quality.
‘** Having expressed publicly and frequently an opinion of the high value and practical efficacy of this extremely concentrated fertilizer, I need only say on this occasion that the favorable opinion which I expressed in reports on previous inspections of the works at Sea- combe, is fully confirmed by my recent visit.”
QUANTITY OF PHOSPHO-GUANO RECOMMENDED PER ACRE.
Wheat, Oats and Barley.—About 214 cwt. per acre, which, to produce the best results, should be well harrowed in at the time of seed sowing.
Tobacco.—From 3 to 5 cwt. per acre, according to the condition of the land, may be economically used; but half that quantity will be sufficient if farm-yard manure be likewise employed.
Turnips, Rape, and Mangold Wurzel.—About 3 cwt. per acre may be applied, sown broadcast or drilled.
Grass, Meadows, and Pasture.—A top-dressing, of 214 ewt. per acre, applied in Feb- ruary or March, freely worked in with the chain harrow, will be found to yield highly favor- able results.
Kitchen Gardens.—At the rate of 3 to4 cwt. per acre, Phospho-Guano has been found largely to increase the yield of kitchen garden vegetables. Even in cases where farm-yard or stable manure abounds, an addition of the Phospho-Guano is invariably attended with the most beneficial results, both in the quantity and quality of the crops, more especially when used for Beans and Peas, Carrots and Parsnips, Potatoes and Turnips. It can be had in small quantities for this purpose.
An addition of 2 ewt. of salt per acre is very beneficial.
N. B.—Phospho-Guano, containing a large percentage of Soluble Phosphates, is highly recommended as a manure for Autumn Wheat sowing.
Packed in bbls., averaging 300 Ibs. each, 4 cents per Ib., or $70.00 per ton of 2,000 Ibs. In smaller quantities, per Ilb., 8 cents; 25 Ibs., $1.50.
Mapes’ Nitrogenized Super-Phosphate of Lime.
Introduced in 1852. TWENTY YEARS OF PRACTICAL SUCCESS. Patented December 29, 1859.
3.947 per cent. Ammonia. 21.022 per cent. Dissolved Bone-Phosphate. (See Analyses by Dr. Isidor Walz, Dr. G. A. Liebig, and Dr. A. Means, published in pamphlet.)
Quick Action and Permanent Improvement to the Soil.
The oldest Super-Phosphate manufactory in this country. Composed only of Bones, Pot- ash, Phosphatic Guano, Concentrated Animal Ammoniacal Matter and Sulphuric Acid, all of which contain the required ingredients for Plant Food, not only in the most concentrated form, but also in a condition (after manipulation with Sulphuric Acid during manufacture.) to be made the most soluble and ready available to. vegetation. Testimony of hundreds of Farmers and Planters in favor of this Manure, published in pamphlet form, will be mailed to applicants. Awarded by the American Institute of New York the highest premium. (‘‘a large Silver Medal,”) ever awarded by it to fertilizers. The rapidly increasing demand for Ammo- niated Super-Phosphate of Lime, as shown in its enormous use, probably greater at the present time both in this country and in Europe, than that of Peruvian Guano, Bone Dust and all other Commercial Fertilizers combined, can be accounted for only in its general adapt- edness to all crops and on every variety of soil, and ease and safety of application.
We have made arrangements with the manufacturers of the long celebrated fertilizer, known as ‘‘ Mapes’ Nitrogenized Super-Phosphate of Lime,’’ invented and introduced by the late Prof. James Mapes, and are now prepared to supply dealers and consumers promptly di- rect from the Works.
Packed in bags, (200 pounds each,) at $6.00 per bag in small lots, or $50.00
per ton, (2,000 pounds.) DIRECTIONS FOR USE.
To insure a thorough distribution through the soil, it is advisable to mix the Super-Phos- phate, before application, with three or four times its bulk of some divisor, such as decom-
# posed muck, woods-earth, or the soil itself, slightly moistened. It may-e applied. however, 2 without previous mixing—one-third to one-half in the hills or rows, throwing a little soil over
the Super-Phosphate, and the balance around the hills or along the rows. after planting—at the first hoeing. In no instance should it be plowed under, but merely lightly harrowed or hoed in.
ee Tobacco.—Use from 400 to 600 pounds per acre—one-third at planting, and balance at hoeing. Bor Gack and Potatoes.—Use from 200 to 300 pounds per acre.
For Wheat, Rye, Oats, Buckwheat and Barley.—Drill it with the seed from 200 to 250 pounds per acre.
For Beets, Carrots, Onions, Turnips, Beans, Peas, Tomatoes, and all Vege- table Crops.—Use 400 to 600 pounds per acre.
For Grapes.—Use one-half pint to each vine early in the Spring and also in Summer.
For Grass Lands.—In putting down Jands to grass, use from 300 to 400 pounds per acre, prepared with a divisor. Sow broadcast at the time of seeding, either with or immedi- ately after the seed, and before cultivating, harrowing or rolling. As a top-dressing, apply 150 to 200 pounds pez acre, in early Spring—before the Spring rains, or immediately after mowing, or in the Autumn.
For Pear and Other Fruit Trees.—Apply in early Spring. digging in slightly, and occasionally during Summer, particularly during rains. Use one gill to one-half pint to each tree. Some of the finest pear orchards in the country have been manured exclusively with this fertilizer and wood-ashes.
To very poor Jand, double of the above named quantities should be used. In ordinary eases, not one-half the effects of a single application will be fully realized the first season, the balance remaining in the soil for future crops.
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Peruvian Guano, (Pure.)—A well-known and powerful stimulant for plants and grow- ing crops of all kinds. From the large amount of ammonia and phosphates it contains, to- gether with the almost inexhaustible sunply and the circumstances attending its origin, col- lection, and importation, it can be relied upon more safely than most other kinds. The quantity used per acre is generally from three hundred to four hundred pounds. Before using it should be made fine, and may be mixed with loam, charcoal-dust or plaster. It should not be mixed with lime or ashes; muck and clay, also, are not suitable. It should not come in eontact with growing plants. Dr. Voelckler, the well-known agricultural chemist, recom- mends the following method of preparing it for use: ‘First, sift off all the fine guarno- dust. Then mix the hard lumps left in the sieve with about twice their bulk of sharp sand. Spread the mixture on an even floor, and pass a heavy garden-roller over it. or beat down the lumps with a wooden mallet. (The admixture of sand prevents the caking of the guano, and greatly facilitates its reduction to a fine powder.) After the whole has gone through the sieve, add salt in the proportion of two parts, by weight. to one of guano. The moisture im- parted to the guano by the salt prevents the dusting, which is a great inconvenience in sow-
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
ing by hand. Salt, in conjunction with guano, moreover, has a specific action on vegetation, which is specially beneficial to corn crops on light soils. I can not too strongly impress upon farmers neither to spare trouble nor expense in preparing guano properly before sowing it.”’ As itis nearly soluble in water it is most easily converted into liquid manure, and when ap- plied in that formits effects are almost immediate. One pound of guano to twenty gallons of water will be sufficiently strong for a single watering each week, and more efficient than repeated waterings with weaker solutions. Per lb., 10 cents; 25 Ibs., $2.00; for bag of about 160 lIbs., 6 cents per Ilb.; per ton at market rates.
Bone Dust, or Crushed Bones.—Highly recommended for vine borders, and for mix- ing with the soilin planting fruit trees, potting plants, and various field crops. By thus en- riching the soil, plants will thrive in smaller pots than usual, and do not apparently suffer in the same degree for want of shifting to larger pots. Bone Dust, as a fertilizing agent, (in due proportion,) appears to be applicable to a greater variety of plants than almost any other yet noticed, having one property attached to it that is not generally common to others, namely, acting as a mechanical agent in adding a greater porosity to the soil by its slower decompo- Sition.
Bone Dust, mixed with dry sifted loam or soil, and sown thickly broadcast (with after- rolling), forms an excellent ingredient in restoring and quickening the verdure of decaying grass-plots in gardens and pleasure-grounds, etc.
Ground or crushed bones, in barrels of about 2900 Ibs., per single bbl., 3 cents per lb.; per ton, 833.00. Bone Meal, in barrels, 4cents per lIb.; per ton, $45.00. rises ee or Flour, 10 cents per lb.; £5 1bs., $2.00; per bbl., 5 cents perlb.; per
on, $55.00.
A very superior article of Bone Dustin a concentrated form for pot plants, in boxes, at 35 cents each.
Jonesport Fertilizer.—A new article prepared from the refuse of the lobster canning factories on the coast of Maine. It contains all the parts of the lobster unfit for canning, the moisture of which is absorbed by gypsum, afterwards dried and ground. It is highly recom- mended by the market gardeners in the vicinity of Boston, where it was first introduced, as suitable for all garden crops; is also highly recommended as a top-dressing for lawns.
Packed in barrels of about 200 Ibs., at 3 cents per Ib. by the barrel, or $50.00 per mney /:
ton.
Special Manures, for House or Garden Plants.
Lawson’s Phospho-Guano.—Prepared and put up in canisters for horticultural pur- poses. Of this manure Prof. Liebig speaks as follows: “‘I can say with confidence that I never had in hand a better sort of artificial manure, far superior in quality, alsoin its efficacy, to the best Peruvian Guano.”
Dr. Voelckler says: ‘‘I am of the opinion that Phospho-Guano is a uniformly prepared, highly concentrated and a more generally useful manure than Peruvian Guano.” This arti- cle has been thoroughly tested in various localities in this country for several years past, and has given great satisfaction. It is particularly valuable for the Flower Border, and for city lots, and all other places where there is difficulty in obtaining stable manure. @ne Ib. can- isters, 35 cents; 2 Ibs., 60 cents; 4 Ibs., $1.10; 7 Ibs., $1.75.
Standen’s Gardener’s and Amateur’s Friend.—A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED CoM- POUND.—One of the richest fertilizing agents known; the volatile principles being chemi- cally fixed, the compound is thereby rendered perfectly inodorous, and may in consequence be freely used in conservatory and parlor. Has been highly extolled as being the most safe and valuable fertilizer for all kinds of greenhouse plants, having none of the injurious effects of guano when used in too large quantities. Per canister, $1.00.
Carter’s Fertilizer.—This is specially prepared for gardeners and amateurs; it possesses remarkably stimulating properties in superinducing a quick, healthy, and vigorous growth in whatever it is applied to in the way of greenhouse or garden plants. Per canister, $1.00.
Goulding’s Horticultural Manure.—Per canister $1.00. Prepared Bone Flour.—This is one of the most useful of all fertilizers for Pot Plants, such as Roses, Geraniums, Heliotropes, Salvias, etc., etc.; also may be used as a top-
dressing for all kinds of House Plants when planted out into the flower border during the Summer. In boxes of about 2 lbs. each, 35 cents.
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COCOA FIBRE REFUSE.
One of the most valuable materials for mixing with soil for plants, either in beds or in Z, pots, and a most excellent substitute for leaf mould or peat. Plants of all kinds thrive in it ; } with the greatest luxuriance. 50 cents per peck; $1.50 per bushel, in bags or bbls.
CATALOGUE
Small Fruits.
Strawberry Plants.
EMBRACING all that are now considered worthy of cultivation. The plants are grown with special reference to forming plantations. The propagating beds are renewed every year, and the different varieties planted twelve feet apart, so that there is no possible chance for them to become mixed. Instead of using stimulatingémanures, which cause a rank and . unhealthy growth, we keep the soil thoroughly cultivated and loose around the young plants. 3 By this mode of cultivation we raise strong, healthy, and stocky plants, which bear transport- 22<
ation well and are sure to live when transplanted.
All plants sent out from this nursery are one year old, strong and well-rooted. They are taken up with the best possible care not to break or injure the fibrous roots, on which the suc- cessful transplanting depends. They are carefully trimmed, bundled and packed, specially to endure long transportations, and we may well take pride in challenging any nursery to pro- duce better or more carefully handled plants than those from our establishment. We war- rant all sent out by us to be pure, and true toname. When plants are ordered at prices quoted by the dozen, they will be mailed, postpaid, without extra charge, to any part of the United States. At the fifty or hundred price, if ordered by mail, 25 cents additional must be sent for each hundred plants. The freight on all packages by express to be paid by the purchaser.
CULTIVATION.
Strawberries may be grown on any soil that will produce corn or potatoes ig loam, well enriched with rotten barnyard manure, ie the most favpeaile soil ge patenies ties. Spring is the best season for planting. As soon asthe plants are received from the nursery, open the package or box at once, and if possible, plant the same day. If the ground is not ready, or for other causes the planting has to be delayed, untie each bundle and heel in the plants at a shady place, or cover with damp moss and keep in a cool cellar until ready for planting. In the garden, plant in rows 18 inches apart. by 12 inches in the rows: after every third row. leave a space of two feet, instead of 18 inches, fora path. In the field, for cultivation by horses, the rows should be three feet apart. After the beds are marked out make, with a hoe or a trowel, a hole for each plant, large enough to admit all the roots of the plant without crowding or bending them over. Then spread the roots in the hole and care- fully sprinkl= pulverized soil upon them until the hole is one-half filled, and press the soil firmly around the roots, then fill up the hole to the crown of the plant, but no more, without pressing the soil again. If the ground is very dry, it is best to plant towards evening, and to water the plants well. Tosecure healthy plants and a bountiful crop of fruit, the year after
aS planting, the plants should not be allowed to bear the first season. the runners must be cut off
before the tips take root, and the grounds kept loose-and free from weeds. When lasting cold weather sets in, in this latitude about the last week in November, the plants should be covered with straw or leaves, or salt hay. or any other light material to a depth of one or two inches. This mulch is not removed until after the bearing of the plant. In the spring, when the strawberry leaves start, open with a pointed stick or the hand, the mulch over the crown of each plant. No other care is required before bearing. After the last picking the mulch is to be taken away altogether, and the beds cultivated as during the previous season. A straw- berry bed managed in this way will last three to four years, so that in order to secure a full
3 4} supply of berries every season, a new bed should be laid out every second year.
From careful observation and many years’ practical experience, we recommend, for gen- eral cultivation, the following
Select List of Strawberries.
EARLY. Nicanor, for heavy soil. Downer, for light soil. MEDIUM, OR MAIN CROP. Wilson, Charles Downing, for heavy soil. Wilson, Charles Downing, for light soil. LATE. Triomphe de Gand, Jucunda, for heavy soil. Seth Boyden, Green Prolific, light soil.
LATEST. Napoleon II1., for heavy soil. Kentucky, for light soil.
NEW VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES.
Late Prolific.—Originated by E. W. Durand, by crossing the ‘‘ Haquin”’ with one of his own unnamed seedlings. Received the first premium in 1870 for the best new seedling not before exhibited, and another first premium, this year, for the best seedling not ex- hibited before last year. Berries of the largest size, obtusely conical, very regular, seeds in medium depression; color, brilliant, bright crimson; flesh crimson, very juicy, with a rich, sprightly flavor. Foliage dark green, very vigorous and hardy. The fruit ripens late, and is very showy and solid. It is very prolific, and is without exception the most promis- ing market variety introduced in many years. $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred.
Kissena.—This new seedling, by Prof. G. W. Huntsman, was awarded the first premium for the best new seedling not before exhibited. Its size is good, medium to large; shape, elongated conical; color, light pink or blush; flesh, pure white, firm, juicy, and of a del- icate, exceedingly rich flavor, somewhat similar to that of the Lennig’s White. Plant hardy and prolific. $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred.
Champion.—A seedling of the Green Prolific, raised by Robert Turnbull, of New Rochelle. The berries of this variety, exhibited at our last Strawberry Exhibition, were a sight to behold, and created a perfect fyror among the fruit growers present, who declared them to be the largest berries they had ever seen. The average weight of those exhibited was one ounce for each berry, and a circumference of six inches. The productiveness of the plants is immense, many of the bushes yielding two quarts of berries. Fruit irregular,
globe-shaped, of dark crimson color and good quality. $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hun- rs
dred.
Monarch of the West.—Fruit very large, firm, productive and of bright red color. The plant is a strong, vigorous grower; stout foot-stalks holding the fruit high up from the ground; leaves remarkably large and thrifty, protecting the fruit from the direct rays of the sun. $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred.
Dr. Warder.—Was awarded the Silver Cup of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society for the best seedling. It is a cross of the Fillmore and Victoria Ovata, and is described by the originator as of vigorous habit, foliage large and healthy, not suffering from the extremes of winter and summer, the fruit stem is very strong, standing erect, high above the foli- age, the blossom is staminate, the berry very large, conical, regular and uniform in size, bright red, a good shopping berry and of good flavor. Every blossom will perfect a berry, and the last berries are large enough to be sent to market. 50 cents each; $2.00 Jor six; $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per hundred.
GENERAL COLLECTION.
Agriculturist.—Extra large. irregular. conical, with long neck; large specimens coxcomb- shaped; color reddish-crimson; flesh deep red, sweet; plant a wery strong grower, hardy and productive. sueceeds well on almost all soils. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $1.50 per hundred ;. $10.00 per thousand.
Black Defiance.—This magnificent variety is a hybrid between the well-known “ Triomphe de Gand” and “ Green Prolific.”” Shape conical, sometimes flattened: berries very large, color dark crimson; flesh tirm and solid, sweet, remarkably juicy and of the most exquisite aroma; retains its flavor a long time, defies all kinds of weather, and will bear transport- ation as well as the “ Wilson.”’ The plant is very hardy, vigorous and productive. A first-class premium was awarded at the ‘‘New Jersey State Fair.” It was also exhib- ited at our Strawberry Show, when it attracted much attention, and was pronounced the highest flavored large berry in cultivation. For the lover of really first-class fruit, no va- riety combines as many desirable qualities as this one. $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per fifty; $6.00 per hundred; $50.00 per thousand.
Charles Downing.—Fruit medium to large, uniform, conical; color deep scarlet; flesh light scarlet, moderately firm, juicy, and of excellent flavor. The plant is vigorous, pro- ductive, and hardy, and succeeds on a great variety of soils. This is one of the most valu- able varieties for market as well as for home use. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per fifty ; $1.50 per hundred; $10.00 per thousand. F
Downer, (Downer’s Prolific.)—Medium, globular; flesh soft; acid, but highly perfumed; very early, hardy and prolific. This is one of the best early market varieties, especially on light soil. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per fifty; $1.50 per hundred; $10.00 per thousand.
Green Prolific.—Large, round, pale crimson; seeds slightly sunken; acid; fruit-stalks long and stout; leaves very large and thick; vigorous and productive. A valuable late variety, for light soils. 50cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $1.50 per hundred; $10.00 per thousand.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
STRAW BERRIES—(Continued.)
Jucunda.—Extra large, conical, very regular in shape and size, glossy crimson; flesh solid, white, juicy, and of delicate flavor. The plants are hardy and very productive on heavy soils. This is one of the most profitable varieties for market, where the soil and situation are favorable, and good cultivation is given unsparingly. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $2.00 per hundred; $15.00 per thousand. ‘ AS
Kentucky.—A seedling from Downer’s Prolific; berries large, bright red, sweet and delicious, and ripen later than other large berries; fruit-stalks long and erect; plants hardy and vig- orous. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $1.50 per hundred ; $10.00 per thousand.
Lennig’s White, or White Pine-apple.—Large, globular; white, with a fine blush; flesh solid, pure white, melting and of a most exquisite pine-apple flavor. The plantisastrong, healthy grower, continues a long time in bearing; very productive. For family use, especially for preserving, this variety has no superior. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty; $2.00 per hundred; $15.00 per thousand.
Napoleon III.—Very large, flattened, beautiful scarlet, very juicy; flesh firm, white, sweet, and delicious; plant very large and vigorous. The most valuable variety for a late crop, continues longer in bearing than any other first-class variety. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $2.00 per hundred; $15.00 per thousand.
Nicanor.—Fruit medium, round to conical; color light crimson; flesh firm and of good qual- ity. The plant is an exceedingly vigorous grower and very hardy. The fruit is of re- markably uniform size, and holds out well. For an early market variety, gives unanimous satisfaction. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per fifty; $1.50 per hundred; $10.00 per thousand.
President Wilder.—The flower-stalk is stiff and erect, the flowers perfect. The fruit is large, some specimens attaining to more than five inches in circumference; and many berries weighed more than an ounce avoirdupois each. Their color is brilliant crimson- scarlet; form obtusely conical; the flesh rosy-white, very juicy, flavor rich and sprightly, with a distinct aroma of the Alpine or Wood Strawberry. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per
- fifty ; $2.00 per hundred ; $15.00 per thousand.
Seth Boyden, (Boyden’s No. 30.)—Berries very large; roundish, conical, with neck; dark scarlet; flesh moderately firm, melting, sweet, and of pleasant flavor. The plant is very hardy and vigorous, and continues a long time in bearing. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty « $1.50 per hundred; $19.00 per thousand.
Triomphe de Gand.—Very large, “conical, often coxcomb-shaped; bright glossy scarlet; | * ({
flesh very tirm, sweet, and juicy; late, continues a long time in bearing without diminish- ing the size of the berries. One of the most beautiful as well as profitable varieties. Un- der good cultivation, on not too light a soil, there is no more profitable market variety. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty ; $1.50 per hundred; $10.00 per thousand.
Wilson, (Wilson’s Albany Seedling.)—Large, conical; dark crimson; flesh firm, acid,and #4 sprightly. The plant succeeds in almost any soil; very hardy and productive; principal @ variety in the New York market. 50 cents per dozen; $1.00 per jifty; $1.50 per hundred ; $10.00 per thousand.
The following Varieties at 50 cents per dozen; $2.60 per hundred.
Africana, Crimson Cone, Lady of the Lake, | Philadelphia,
Alpine Red, Crimson Favorite, Laurella, Princess Dagmar, Alpine White, Cutter, Large Early Scarlet, | Rippowam, Baltimore Scarlet, Early Hudson, Longworth’s Prolific, | Royal Hautbois, Barnes, Eliza, Mathilde, Russell’s Prolific, Belle Bordelaise, Florence, McAvoy’s Red, Scarlet Magnate, Black Prince, French’s Seedling, McAvoy’s Superior, Stinger’s Seedling, Boston Pine, Globe, Metcalf’s Early, Triumph of America, Boudinot, Hautbois’ Prolific, Michigan, Trollope’s Victoria, Boyden’s No. 15, Hooker, Monitor, Turner’s Beauty, Boyden’s No. 20, Hovey, Moyamensing, Turner’s Favorite, Hudson’s No. 3, Naomi, Turner’s Nonesuch, Hudson’s No. 9, Negro, Turner’s Prolific, Ida, New Jersey Scarlet, | Turner’s Queen. Jenny Lind, Newport, Ladies’ Pine, Panic, Col. Ellsworth, Lady Finger, Peak’s Emperor,
RASPBERRIES.—Red Varieties.
Belle de Fontenay.—Large, irregular, conical, deep crimson; flavor good, sub-acid; very hardy; produces a second crop in Autumn. $1.00 per dozen; $2.50 per fifty; $4.00 per hundred ; $30.00 per thousand. ‘
Clarke.—The hardiest of the Antwerp varieties. Berries light crimson, very sweet, rich and high flavored. Canes very strong, erect and stocky; productive and entirely hardy. $1.00 per dozen; $2.50 per fifty ; $4.00 per hundred ; $30.00 per thousand.
Herstine.—Plant entirely hardy, a good grower, most abundant and early bearer; suckers moderately; canes strong, of a pea-green color, covered with white bloom; spines green, but not abundant; foliage healthy, of medium size, and often lobed, of a pearl-gray color on the under side; fruit large, oblong, with small grains and crimson color; flavor sub- acid and very good. 50 cents each; $3.00 per dozen; $10.00 per fifty ; $20.00 per hundred.
Hudson River Antwerp.—Large and firm, flavor sweet and excellent. highly perfumed; ey gine = half-hardy; requires protection. $1.00 per dozen; $3.50 per fifty ; $6.00 per hundred.
Kirtland.—Medium, nearly round, light bright crimson, moderately firm, sweet; canes very strong and erect, nearly smooth; very early, productive and hardy. One of the best of the native varieties. $1.00 per dozen ; $3.00 per fifty ; $5.00 per hundred.
B. K. BLISS & SONS’ ABRIDGED CATALOGUE.
RASPBERRIES—(Continued.)
Naomi.—Large, obtuse conical; crimson; firm, with a rich, sprightly flavor. Canes strong, ee more hardy than the preceding variety. $2.00 per dozen; $5.00 per fifty ; $10.00 per Lundred.
Pear].—Medium round, light bright scarlet; sweet, juicy, moderately firm, highly pleasant flavor; half-hardy; a valuable variety for the garden. $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per fifty ; $5.00 per hundred.
Philadelphia.—Medium size; round, dark red, flavor mild; canes erect and strong. The most hardy and productive red Raspberry; succeeds remarkably well on light soils, where most of the hardy varieties fail. $1.00 per dozen; $2.50 per jifty; $4.00 per hundred; $30.00 per thousand.
Saunders.—Plant_a good bearer, suckling freely; canes green, shaded with purple; spines numerous, small and light green; foliage light and abundant; fruit very large, round, of a crimson color, with large grains; flavor of high character, and delicious. 50 cents each; $3.00 per dozen; $10.00 per jifty ; $20.00 per hundred.
RASPBERRIES—Black Varieties.
Doolittle’s Black Cap.—Large; black, sweet, juicy; early; very productive and hardy; one of the most profitable market berries. $1.00 per dozen; $2.50 per fifty; $4.00 per hund- red ; $30.00 per thousand.
Davison’s Thornless Black Cap.—Similar to Doolittle, but earlier and nearly thornless. $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per fifty ; $5.00 per hundred.
Miami, or Mammoth Cluster.—The largest black Raspberry in cultivation; dark brown- ish-black, covered with bloom; juicy and sprightly in flavor; canes very strong and vigor- ous; leaves large and deep green; late and very productive. $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per jifty ; $5.00 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand.
Seneca.—Very late; large; glossy black; flavorrichand sprightly. The berryis very firm and one of the best for market. $1.00 per dozen; $3.00 per jifty; $5.00 per hundred ; $40.00
per thousand. YELLOW VARIETIES.
Brinckle’s Orange.—Large; orange, sweet and delicious; plant vigorous and productive. The best yellow variety; requires protection in Winter. 25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; $6.00 per fifty ; $10.00 per hundred. 2
Golden Cap.—Medium to large; slightly oval; deep yellow, covered with a white bloom; sweet, juicy, of a somewhat indifferent flavor; canes strong and hardy. $1.00 per dozen.
BLACKBERRIES.
Dorchester.—Very early; berries medium size, oblong; flavor very sweet and aromatic; See hardy. The most valuable early variety for home use. $1.00 per dozen; $4.00 per hund- red: $30.00 per thousand. ‘4 Kittatinny.—Very large, slightly conical. The berries are firm, of sweet, excellent flavor, \Z and are perfectly ripe as soon as they turn black. It is a vigorous grower, hardy, and : Me very productive; continues four to five weeks in bearing. The best Blackberry for gene- f ral cultivation. $1.00 per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; $30.00 per thousand. ¢ } Missouri Mammoth.—A new variety from Missouri. Berries larger than any other vari- Ei ety, and of a sweet, highly aromatic flavor. The hardiest Blackberry in cultivation, and ce very prolific. $1.00 per dozen; $5.00 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand.
New Rochelle, or Lawton.—Very large, roundish oval; juicy and sweet when fully ripe, at which time it is rather soft. As it becomes black several days before ripe, is generally picked too soon; very productive. $1.00 per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; $30.00 per thou- sand.
Wilson’s Early.—Large, oval, pointed; flavor rich and good; ripens very early, and matures the whole crop in two weeks. $1.00 per dozen; $4.00 per hundred; $30.00 per thousand.
CURRANTS.
Cherry.—The largest red Currants in cultivation; berries dark red, acid. The most valuable variety for jelly and for the market. 25 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred.
Versailies.—Very large; red; bunch long, tapering. Less acid than any other variety, and the most valuable for table use. 25 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred.
White Grape.—Very large, white, transparent, sweet, rich and juicy; the best white Currant, equally valuable for market or home use. 25 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred.
Black Naples.—Black, sweet, and of a peculiar flavor; berries very large, one-half inch and morein diameter. Much prized for jams and jellies. 25 cents each; $1.50 per dozen ; $10.00 per hundred.
Two year old plants of any of the above named Currants at 40 cents each ; $4.00 per dozen; three year old bushes 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen.
GOOSEBERRIES.
Houghton’s Seedling.—Berries pale red, sweet and tender; vigorous and productive; not affected by mildew. The best American Gooseberry. 25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred.
GRAPES.
Concord.—“ The Grape for the Million!” Black, large berry, sweet and aromatic. This is, without exception, the most valuable grape for general cultivation. It succeeds on all soils. ripens in every season, is healthy and hardy, and gives bountiful crops under almost any kind of treatment. When only one variety is wanted we invariably advise to plant the Concord. One year old vines, 25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen: $10.00 per hundred. Two years old vines, 50 cents each; $4.00 per dozen. Three years old vines, 75 cents each.
GRAPES—(Continued.)
Croton.—This variety was grown from the Delaware seed, crossed with the Chasselas de Fontainbleau; bunch large, berry of medium size, of light yellowish-green color, trans- lucent, and in appearance and quality equal to the foreign grape; one of the earliest in cultivation. One year old vines, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. ‘Two years old vines, $2.00 each; $20.00 per dozen. .
Delaware.—Red, bunches and berries small, sweet, and of most exquisite aroma. In quality there is no American Grape to equalit, The young vines are somewhat tender, but when afew years old become entirely hardy. One year oid vines, 50 cenis each ; $4.00 per dozen; $24.00 per hundred. ‘Two years old vines, 75 cents each; 37.00 per dozen.
- Eumelan.—Introduced by Dr. C. W. Grant. It is very vigorous, hardy and productive. Bunches of large size, elegant form, and proper degree of compactness; berries also of large size, with fine bloom and clear surface, adhering firmly to the bunches long after ripening, and not falling from the bunches after picking and packing. For late keeping bearing exposure well, and long transportation to inarket, it is all that can be desired. One year old vines, $1.00 cach ; $9.00 per dozen; $62.00 per hundred. Two years old Vines, $2.00 each; $18.00 per dozen; $125.00 per hundred.
Hartford Prolific.—Black, very early, hardy and healthy. One of the best early varieties, One year old vines, 25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred. ‘Two years old vines, 50 cents each; $4.00 per dozen; $24.00 per hundred.
Iona.—Ked, berries medium, of first quality for the table as well as for making wine. One year old vines, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. Two years old vines, 75 cents each; $7.00
er dozen.
Ives. Black. early, very hardy and prolific. One of the best Grapes for red wine. One year old vines, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. ‘Two years old vines, 75.cents each; $7.00
er dozen.
Ma*tha.— White, berries large, very sweet with a fine spicy aroma, vine healthy and hardy. The best White Grape for general cultivation. One year old vines, 75 cents each; $7.00 per dozen. Two years old vines, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen.
Norteon’s Virginia.—Black, berries medium, very vinous, vigorous and productive. Much valued at the West. One year old vines, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. Two years old vines, 75 cents each. .
Senasqua.—Grown from the Concord, crossed with the Black Prince. It is a black Grape, bunch and berry varying from medium to large. The vine is vigorous and productive, with firm, healthy foliage. The fruit more closely resembles the fleshy foreign varieties than any other that has yet been introduced. It has a fine brisk vinous flavor, which is
much admired. One year old vines, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. 'Two years old vines, ER
$2.00 each; $20.00 per dozen. ¢ Walter.— Berries medium, reddish; clusters compact; ripens with the Hartford Prolific; con- tinues to grow sweeter by hanging on the vine. This is the only American Raisin Grape.
One year old vines, 75 cents each: $7.00 per dozen. Two years old vines, $1.50 each; $12.00 , S
per dozen. Catawba, Diana, Taylor’s Bullit, York Madeira, Clinton, Salem, Rentz, Isabella.
One year old vines, 50 cents each; Two years old vines, $1.00 each.
Fruit and Ornamental Trees.
Having frequent calls for the above, growers, and will hereafter be enabled to execute or of varieties to be left with us. The cost of packing will be added.
we have made arrangements with several prominent ders for the following varieties—selections
The following prices are for average sized trees;
Pare extra Siz i i most varieties at an advance from 25 to 50 cents p ed specimens can be furmished of
er tree.
Each. pr. 50. pr. 100 Apples. Standard, 5 to 7 feet = a. pr. o. P App Dwarf andCrab, - $0 30 $12 50 $20 00 Pears, Standard, = - 12 50 Pears, Dwarf, - = e ss z 5 30 00 Pears, Dwarf, extra size, $1.00 to $1.50 each. - . 20 00 Cherries, Standard and Dwarf, - Ss
Plums, = - - = S ud Z 20 00 Peaches, Italian Dwarf and Golden Dwarf 20 00 Apricots, Nectarines and Quinces, ’ 10 00 Chestnuts, Filberts and Almonds, = an 00 Osage Orange, 1 year, $2.00 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. si
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A large assortment, embracing all the leading varieties. To parties desiri ; »€ J ‘ : es - tity for massing, we will sell very low when the selection of aReeet es is oe Price $2.00 per dozen; $6.00 per 50; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. ;
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Fruit prepared on THE AMERICAN FRUIT-DRIER has taken the FIRST PREMIUMS wherever exhibited. The apparatus has been thoroughly tested two years, has given entire satisfaction, and its use is rapidly extending wherever it is known.
With the American Fruit-Drier surplus fruit of every kind, and also that which from over-ripeness or inferior size or quality is unfit for marketing in the unprepared state, can all be converted into a marketable commodity, which, from its excellence, will command the highest price. Such fruit asis prepared by this means is now selling in this city at an average of fifty per cent. more than ordinary dried fruit.
No more cans needed. In preserving fruit, the end to be gained is to retain the sweetness and flavor permanently. The canning process was a great advance on the old- fashioned ‘‘ pound-for-pound”’ way of making preserves, but in the necessary steaming proc- ess there is loss of valuable constituents of the fruit, much of which is avoided by the new method. More than this: Experiment proves that, by this latter process, the fruit is increased in sweetness by the change of its starch into glucose or fruit-sugar. In other words, while passing through the Drier it is ripened more fully. Fruit so prepared requires one-quarter to one-third less sugar to prepare it for the table than is needed for canned fruit. Other mani- fest advantages over the canning system are: Less Trouble in Operating; Certainty of Keeping; No Loss from Broken Bottles; Great Saving of Room in Storing.
THE above cut is a correct representation of the latest and most approved pattern of the American Fruit Drier, designed especially for Farmers and general Family use. This machine consists of a single flue—one line of trays—according to the original plan; and a double flue attachment—two lines of trays—after the factory plan; and a stove or furnace of peculiar construction, making a very compact and entirely portable machine.
This apparatus, of small size, (18 inches wide and 6 feet long,) has been thoroughly tested the past season throughout the leading fruit sections of the United States, with universal ap- proval, and experimentally,—by the inventor,—of still smaller and also of larger capacity. The results having been proportionally very decidedly in favur of the larger sizes, both in the quality and quantity of the work done, consequently the family size has been fixed at 2 feet wide and 8 feet long for the season of 1874. ;
Having completed arrangements with the manufacturers for a supply of these machines, which will be made of the best material and workmanship, under the direct supervision of the inventor and patentee, we are prepared to fill orders at factory price, $50.00, which includes Furnace, Six Feet Stove-pipe, Elbow, and everything complete. A liberal discount to the j trade. For further information enclose a 3-cent stamp for Descriptive and Illustrated Circular.
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Any Book on this List will be forwarded, post-paid, to any Address in the United States, upon receipt of price affixed.
Allen’s (L. F.) Rural Architecture, Allen’s (R. L.) American Farm Book, Allen’s New American Farm Book, . Allen’s Diseases of Domestic Animals, . American Agricultural Annual, ’67 to’71, each, paper, 50c., cloth, . American Horticultural Annual, 71, each, paper, 50c., cloth, American Bird Fancier, : American Rose Culturist, American Weeds and Useful Plants, . American Cattle. By L. F. Allen, Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses, Barry’s Fruit Garden. By P. Barry, Bement’s Poulterer’s Companion, . Bommer’s Method of Making Manures, Breck’s New Book of Flowers, Bridgeman’s Young Gardener's tant, =: . < . Bryant’s Forest Trees, : Buist’s Flower Garden Directory bee Buist’s Family Kitchen Gardener, Burr’s Vegetables of America, Caldwell’s Agricultural Chemical Analy- sis, . : Canary Birds, Paper, 50c., Cloth, Chorlton’s Grape- Grower’s Guide, ' Cider Maker’s Manual, Cleveland’s Landscape Architecture, Cobbett’s American Gardener, i Cole’s (S. W.) American Fruit "Book, . ‘Cole’s Veterinarian, Copeland’s Country ‘Life, 8vo., 926 6 pages, Copley’s ric guay cate ‘ Crack Shot, . . Cranberry Culture. By Jose ph ri White, Dadd’s (G. H.) Modern Horse Doctor, . Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor, - Dana’s Muck Manual, Dead Shot; or Sportsman’ s Complete Guide, . Downing’s Fruits. and Fruit Tr ees. of America, Downing’s Landscape Gardenin B 8vo., : 576 pages, ae Eastwood on Cranberry, E Elliott’s Western Fruit Grower’s Guide, Elliott’s Lawn and Shade Trees, é Farm- ee and Seed- Growing. By rile. : Field’s (Thomas W. ) Pear Cultur ° Max Gulirre.- >. Flint (Charles L.) on Grasses, ; Flint’s Milch Cows and Dairy Farming, Fuller’s Forest Tree Culturist, : Fuller’s Grape Culturist, he Fuller’s Small Fruit Culturist, Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist, Geyelin’s Poultry Breeding, . Gray’s How Plants Grow, Gray’s How Plants Behave, Gray’s Manual of Botany ‘and Lessons, os s School and Field Book of Bot-
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| Leuchar’s How to Build Hot- Houses,
Lyman’s Cotton Culture,
Morrell’s American Shepherd,
My Vineyard at Lakeview,
Onion Culture, Ak
Parsons on the Rose,. .
Peach Culture. By J. A. Fulton, . :
Pedder’s Land Measurer, .
Potato Culture. Prize Essay by D. A. Compton, .
Practical Poultry Keeper. By L. “Wright,
Practical Floriculture. By P. “Henderson,
Quincy (Hon. Josiah) on Soiling Cattle,
Randall’s Sheep Husbandry,. .
Randall’s Fine Wool Sheep "Husbandry, ;
Rand’s Flowers for Parlor and Garden,
Richardson on the Dog. Paper, 30c., eisai
Rivers’ Miniature Fruit Garden,
Saunders’ Domestic Poultry, Paper, 40c. ; : Cloth,
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Ten Acres Enough,
The Horse, (Stonehenge),
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Thomas’ Fruit Culturist,
Thomas’ (J. J.) Farm Implements a and Maechmerys i. =. : ;
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Tucker’s Register of Rural Affairs S,
Warder’s American Pomology,. . .
Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens,. .
Waring’s Draining for Profit and Health,
Watson’s American Home Garden,
Weidenmann’s Beautifyi ing Country Homes,
Wheeler’s Rural Homes, > ote
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White’s Gardening for the South,
Window Gardening, .
Woodward’s Cottages and Farm Houses,
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Brus. °s Lawn Sprinkler and. Fountain, Mail Facilities for Forwarding Seeds, Bulbs. Summer Flowering, - = - Manures, Special for Pot Bono - Cala’ im Esculentum, - - Miscellaneous Seeds, - ~ Carb ic Soaps, - - - - Novelties, Flower and Vegetable Seeds Clov +r Seed, - - - - for 187 4, (lero supplement.)
Coce .:at Fibre Tse Oats, -- = - - Collections of Flower Seeds by Mail, Ornamental Grasses, - Colle «ions of Choice Flower Seeds, Peonies, - - - Coll-ctionsof Vegetable Seeds by Mail, Perry’s Scarifier, -
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Flow er Seeds, eee Remarks to Purchasers, - - Flowering Shrubs, - Rustic Baskets and Seats, - Fountain Pump, - . Rustic Flower Stands and Baskets oO French’s Patent Cultivator, = Cast Iron, - - French and American Pruning Pas Seed Sower, Wethersfield, Fruit Seeds, - | 71 | Seed Sower, The Sidney, Fruit and Ornamental Trees, - - Small Fruits, - -
Garden Requisites, Sulphur Bellows for Mildew, Garden and Horticultural Implements, Ther a -
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The following Catalogues
ARE PUBLISHED DURING THE YEAR, AND WILL BE MAILED TO ALL APPLICANTS ON RECEIPT OF PRICES AFFIXED. Regular Customers Supplied Gratis.
No. 1.—SEED CATALOGUE AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER AND KITCHEN GARDEN. Enlarged and improved, contains about 200 pages, with many BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRA- TIONS, including splendid Colored Lithographs of favorite Flowers and Vegetables, anda descriptive list of upwards of Two THOUSAND VARIETIES OF FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, including many CHARMING NOVELTIES now Offered for the first time in this country, with explicit directions for their culture. Also a list of upwards of Two HUNDRED VARIETIES OF FRENCH HYBRID GLADIOLUS, and other SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. To which is added a list of a few of the choicest varieties of GRAPES, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, and other SMALL FRUuITS, etc., etc., with much other useful information upon the subject of Gardening generally, which will be found useful to the experienced amateur as well as those about to commence the ie as occupation of Gardening. Price, 25 cents; an edition elegantly bound in muslin, $1.00.
2.—ABRIDGED CATALOGUE AND GARDENER’S ALMANAC.—(Illustrated), pub- lished annually January 1st; mailed to all applicants sending two three cent stamps.
3.—BULB CATALOGUE (Illustrated), published September 1st, eonteeine a Choice Collection of all the leading varieties. Price, 10 cents.