Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Doo CATALOGUE OF EGETABLE SEEDS, FOR SALE AT 0S Heo | = —— =) EE) =) = j > ean Be b AAS see ANS eee a —— — PN fl eS st ff ill emission UD cD enn ony’ SS ei Hi it L RMIT RA as AUT A J wu il ILO tear ee Ee f : hi HMA ‘ [past - — if cK ECHL iin 7 | G i eee =)-0 if >) sa, 2X a a mi aie TS | lee oa UNI Lee oy rut | L ee = i a S ull yy LU mink T ee Veen Fen Re ene ee Oe See Se 14 3 tas a= 9 a a ASSORTED SEEDS FOR FAMILIES. For the convenience of customers, we pack the following assortment of Kitchen Garden Vegetable Seeds in boxes. Each box containsa package of the following seeds ; each package is labelled : mice Early Curled Silesia Lettuce. 1 pint Early Peas. Pine-apple Melon (fine.) ‘** Dwarf Blue Imperial do. *¢ Late Marrowfat, do. “Large Watermelon. *¢ Early Marrow Dwarf Stri eans. ** Large Red Onion. Pole Beans. “© Large White Portugal Onion. ounce Long Blood Beet (true.) “ Double Curled Parsley. “Early “Turnip-rooted Beet. «© Early York Cabbage. lo 4 4 2 4 3 2 4 =“ Flat Squash Pepper. I «Savoy Cabbage. ; “© White Turnip Radish. 2 2 8 2 b} “ Early Searlet Short Top Radish. “Red Dutch Cabbage (for pickling.) “© Salsify or Oyster Plant. Karly Cauliflower. “© Early Squash. ‘© Early Horn Carrot. * Long Orange Carrot. “© Canada Crook neck Squash. “ Early White Dutch Turnip. “White Solid Celery. «¢ Yellow Stone Turnip. ‘© Curled Cress, or Peppergrass. “© Mangel Wurtzel. “ Early Frame ‘Cucumber. ‘Long Green Turkey do. POT HERB SEEDS. ‘¢ Large Head Lettuce. Sweet Marjoram—Sage—Summer Sa- «¢ Long Dutch Parsnep. vory. NB ae Rm Noe Nt Pale et ft Cha ae Pins Pian NS pees a ee besides several new varieties of recent introduction, and uncommon ex- cellence. Every kind is warranted of the very first quality, as to fresh- ness and purity. Price $3 per box. PPO IO Oa i epee err >A OO Or" SEEDS FOR: THE WEST INDIES. ("We also put up boxes of assorted Garden Seeds, containing 30 sorts in each box, calculated for the West India and Southern market; price from 3 to 10 dollars per box. {=~ Persons who wish for Seeds to sell again, can be supplied at a liberal discount, with boxes of various sizes, containing a complete assort- ment of Seed, mostly used in a kitchen garden, neatly put up in small papers, labelled and sealed, ready for retail, every sort warranted to be est quality. | The above list, it will be seen, comprises all the common vegetables, RASS SEEDS, at the lowest market prices. \G- Fruit anp OrnaMenTAL Trees, SaHruss, Grape VINEs, and all Nursery productions, furnished aupre day’s notice, and when requested, can be packed in mats or boxes so as to be safely sent to Europe, or any part of America. Scions of every choice variety of Fruit Trees furnished at short notice. ADVERTISEMENT. {>In submitting our Catalogue of VeceraBLEe Sxxps to the public it is only necessary to state that our stock has been selected from the best sources. Our seed is new and of the best quality ; having been raised by responsible growers in whom we have perfect confidence. We feel it to be our own interest to supply the Jest articles the market affords, at fair prices ;—to enable us so to do we shall use our best endeav- ors to guard,ourselves and the public against spurious or inferior seeds. Nothing shall be sent out from our store but what we have good reason to believe is pure and of the best quality. We shall import from the best European houses such seeds as cannot be raised suc- cessfully in the United States. All kinds of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, Shrubs, Grape Vines, Honey- suckles, Roses, Greenhouse Plants, &c., will be furnished to order from any of the following Establishments,—executed at their prices, and delivered in Boston free of any expense ;—Messrs. Winsuip, of Brighton; Wiiit1am Kenrick, of Newton ; Joun A. Kenrick, do.; Samuet Ponp, of Cambridgeport; Roperr Mannine, of Salem. Orders will also be received for all the other Nurserymen and Florists in the United States, Catalogues of which may be seen at our store. We have an extensive assortment of Grass and Flower Seeds.—Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants.—Dahlias—all the new and splendid varieties.—Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocus, Lilies, Ranunculus, Jonquilles, Ponies, Gladiolus, Snowdrops, Tiger Flower, Oxalis, Iris, Tuberose, &c. &c. Booxs.—Agricultural, Horticultural, Botanical, and Gardening Books. HorticutturaL Toors.—Spades, Rakes, Syringes, Scissors, ‘Trowels, Budding Knives, Pruning Saws, Garden Reels and Lines, and other useful articles for the Garden and Nursery. Birds, Bird Seed, and Birds’ Cages. Fruit, of all the kinds and varieties, will be for sale during their respective seasons. Bouquets, Plants, Wreaths, and Cut Flowers. When large quantities are wanted, for parties, timely notice should be given. Specimens of all new and beautiful Fruit and Flowers will be exhzbited daily, at our store, during the season. Amateurs and Cultivators are respectfully invited to call and examine them. Scions from the best sources will be furnished.” Stocxs.—Pear, Plum, Cherry, and other Stocks will be furnished to Nurserymen. To insure good Stocks, we should have their orders before 1st December. Asparagus Roots, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lettuce, and Tomato Plants in their respective seasons. Guano of the best quality in lots of from one pound to one hundred tons, at the lowest market prices. S. WALKER, MassacuusetTts HortTicuLTturaL SEED STORE, School Street, Boston. SAMUEL WALKER’S CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, &c, ARTICHOKE. ASPARAGUS. Large Early Dutch, | Large White Reading. BEANS. ENGLISH DWARFS. Broad Windsor. | Early Mazagan. KIDNEY DWARF, O8 STRING BEANS. Early Yellow Six Weeks. Large White Kidney Dwarf. Red Cranberry Dwarf. Marrow, or Thousand to One. White Cranberry Dwarf. POLE, OR RUNNING BEANS. Red Cranberry. Early Case Knife. Early China Dwarf. Early Quaker. Early Mohawk. Early Yellow Cranberry. Large White Lima. Small White Lima, or Saba. White Cranberry. Large Scarlet Runners. Yellow Cranberry. Large White Dutch Runners. | London Horticultural, (very fine.) White Dutch Case Knife. BEET. Mangel Wurtzel. Early Blood Turnip Rooted Beet. French Sugar, or White Silesia. Early White Scarcity. Long Blood Red. BORECOLE. BROCCOLI. Large Purple Cape. White Cape, or Caulifiower. Brimstone, or Portsmouth. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. | Somers’ superb White. Early Purple. Early White. SAMUEL WALKER’S CATALOGUE OF GARDEN SEEDS. 5 CABBAGE. Early Hope. Green Globe Savoy. Early May. Large Late Drumhead. Early Harvest. Large Scotch. Early York. Large Green Glazed. Early Vanack. Red Dutch, (for pickling.) Early Low Dutch. Turnip rooted, (below ground.) Early London Battersea. Turnip rooted, or Arabian, (above Early Sugar Loaf. | ground.) Large Cape Savoy. CARAWAY. CARROT. Early Horn. Long Orange. Altringham. White Belgium. CAULIFLOWER. — | Early Dutch. | Large Late. CELERY. Seymour’s New White, new and fine— , Rose colored Solid Giant. the stocks having been known to | New Silver Giant. weigh 10 to 15 lbs. | New Dwarf. Large White Solid. CHERVIL. i CHIVES, or CIVES. CITRON. | CORN SALAD, or VETTIKOST. CRESS. Curled, or Peppergrass. Water. Broad-leaved Garden. CUCUMBER. Long Green Turkey. Long Green Prickly. Girkin, or West India, (for pickling.) Roman Emperor, (new.) Synot’s Early Frame, (very ine.) _| Early Frame. ' | Early Short Prickly. Early Green Cluster. Long White Spined. Victory of Suffolk, (nezw.) : EGG PLANT. Purple, (best for culinary purposes.) | White, (ornamental.) 2 y ENDIVE, OR SUCCORY. Green Curled. | White Curled. ei 6 SAMUEL WALKER’S CATALOGUE OF GARDEN SEEDS. 4 GARDEN BURNET. a i‘ GARLICK SETTS. INDIAN CORN. q Phinney. Early Jefferson. Brown, ; fo r field culture. _ ae eke [ing) ? Early Canadian. Sweet, or Sugar rareripe, (best for boul- KALE. Green Curled Scotch. | Sea. LEEK. Large Scotch. | London. LETTUCE. Early Curled Silesia. [der.) | New Bath Cos, (fine.) Royal Cape, (very finest, large and ten- | Large Imperial. Tennisball, or Rose, (early, small heads.) | Ice Cos. Large Drumhead. White Cos, or Loaf. Magnum Bonum Cos. Green Cos. MARTYNIA. MELON. MUSK MELON. Persian, Pomegranate, or Musk, (small.) Nutmeg, \ G Flesh Minorca. Green Citron, ee ee Large Cantaloupe. Pine Apple. WATER MELON. Long Carolina. Apple-seeded, (early.) Large Round. MUSTARD. White, or English. | Brown. NASTURTIUM. OKRA. ONION. White Portugal. Yellow, or Silver Skin. Large Red. PARSLEY. Curled, or Double. | Dwarf Curled, (very much curled.) PARSNEP. Large Dutch Swelling. ee ee SAMUEL WALKER’S CATALOGUE OF GARDEN SEEDS. 7 PEAS. Knight’s Dwarf Marrow, 2 1-2 feet. Bishop’s Early Dwarf, 1 foot. Dwarf Spanish, or Fan, 1 foot. Dwarf Blue Prussian, 2 1-2 feet. Dwarf Sugar, (eatable pods.) [ fine.) Flack’s New Dwarf Victoria, (new and Marrowfat, 3 1-2 feet. Knight’s Tall Marrow, 6 feet. Hill’s Early, (fine and very early.) Prince Albert, (extra fine and early.) Earliest Dwarf Peas, (finest early.) Early Washington, or True May, 2 feet. Early Frame, 2 1-2 feet. Early Carlton, 3 feet. Barly Warwick, (very fine and early.) Cedo Nulli, 2 1-2 feet, (extra variety.) Smith’s Early, 2 1-2 feet, (extra varvety.) Dwarf Blue Imperial, 1 1-2 feet. PEPPER. Long, or Cayenne. Cherry, or West India. Squash, (thick skin.) PUMPKINS. Large Cheese. Finest Family. Connecticut Field. Mammoth. RADISH. Early Frame. Violet colored Turnip-rooted. Early Short-top Scarlet, (/inest) White Turnip-rooted. Early Long Salmon. | Purple Short-top. Cherry, or Scarlet 'Turnip-rooted. io RHUBARB. ' SALSIFY, or VEGETABLE OYSTER. . SKIRRET. SCORZONERA. SORREL, SPINACA, or SPINAGE. Round-leaved, or Summer. | Prickly-leaved, or Fall. SQUASH. Canada Crook-neck. Commodore Porter’s Valparaiso. Long White Summer, or Naples. Black Fall, or Spanish, (for winter use.) Early Orange. Marrow. Early Scollop Bush. Long Yellew Crook-neck. Karly Long Warted. Acorn. TOMATO. TURNIP. Those distinguished with a * are best for family use. Early Snowball. Long Yellow French.* Karly White Dutch.* Yellow Aberdeen. Karly Garden Stone.* | Yellow Stone, or Orange.* White Flat, or Globe. , Yellow Swedish, Russia, or Ruta Baga. Dale’s New Hibrid. White Globe. | Purple Scarlet Top. Green Round, or Green Top. Red Round, or Red Top.* Swan’s Egg. POT AND SWEET HERB SEEDS. SIX CENTS PER PAPER. Garlick, Angelica, Officinal Borage, Caraway, Pot Marigold, Lavender, Sweet Basil, (uf beautiful fragrance,) Sweet Portuguese Marjoram, Anise, Rosemary, Common Sage, Red Sage, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Thyme, Fenugreek, FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS. Red Top. Blue Grass. Sweet-scented Vernal Grass. Tall-meadow Oats Grass. Potato Oats. Mangel Wurtzel. Large Scotch Cabbage. English Rape, or Cole Seed. Ruta Baga, or Swedish Turnip. ° Yellow Aberdeen Turnip. Hemp. Sweet Potato Slips. Orchard Grass. Fuller’s Teasel. Cotton. ~ Barley. Broom Corn. Woad. Flax. English Rye Grass. Lucern, or French Clover. Trefoil, or Yellow Clover. Virginia Tobacco. Allium sativum. Angelica archangelica. Borago officinalis. Carum carui. Calendula officinalis. Lavendula spicata. Ocymum basilicum. Origanum marjorana. Pimpinella annisum. Rosemarinus officinalis. Salvia officinalis. clandestinoides. Satureja hortensis. montana. Thymus vulgaris. Trigonella fenumgrecum. Havana Tobacco. : Millet. Field Peas, white and green. Buckwheat. Canary. White Field Beans. Timothy, or Herds Grass. Weld, or Dyer’s Weed. Yellow Locust. Dyer’s Madder. Spring Rye. Winter Rye. White, or English Mustard. Brown Mustard. Premium Potatoes. Red Clover. White Dutch Clover. White American Clover. Spring Wheat. Spring Vetches. Winter Vetches. Indian Corn, of sorts.