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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alfalfa Clover, 26.
Amount of Seed Sown to the Acre, 23.
Amount of Seed for a given number of
Plants, 23.
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, 27.
Apple Trees, 43.
Asparagus Roots, 23.
Asparagus Bunchers, 47'
Beef Scraps, Ground, 22 and 3d p.
cover.
Begonia, Tuberous-rooted, 42.
Bellows, Sulphur, 48.
Bird Invigorator, 22.
Bird Seeds, 22.
Blackberry Bushes, 43.
Bone Ground, 22, 23.
Bone Meal, 23
Bowker's Plant Food, 23.
Buckwheat, 22,
Budding Knives, 44.
Bulbs, Summer Flowering, 40-42.
Bulbs, Hardy, 42.
Cabbage Plants, 23.
Caladium, 41.
Calf-weaners and Feeder, 47.
Canna, 41.
Cauliflower Plants, 23.
Celery Plants, 23.
Corn, Sweet and Field, 10.
Cherry Trees, 43,
Chicken Bone, 22 and 3d page cover.
Classifications of Annuals, Biennials,
etc., 39.
Climbers, Everlasting, etc., 39.
Clover Seeds, 26.
Club Rates on Seed, 39.
Cold Frames, 27.
Collections of Imported Flower Seeds,
38.
Collection of Gladiolus, 40.
Condition Powder, 22 and 3d p. coyer.
Corn Shellers, 46.
Corn Planter, 47.
Cultivators, 46.
Cultural directions, 27.
Currant Bushes, 43.
Cultivators, Hand, 46.
Dahlias, 42.
Edging Knives, 44.
Egg Food, 22 and 3d p. cover.
Egg Plants, 23.
Egg Producer, 22 and 3d p. cover.
Fertilizers, 22, 23.
Flower Seeds, 28-39.
Flower Seeds by Weight, 39.
Flower Seeds in Boxes, 38.
Flowering Plants, 38.
Fodder Corns, 10.
Foliage Plants, 39.
For the Lawn, 24.
Force Pumps, 48 and 3d page cover.
French Canna, 41.
Fruit Trees, 43.
Garden Implements, 44.
Gardeners, 3d page cover.
Geraniums, 38.
Gladiolus, 40.
Gooseberry Bushes, 43.
Grain, 22.
Grafting Wax, 44.
Grape Vines, 43.
Grass Seed, 25, 26.
Grass Gatherer, 45.
Green-house Seeds, 27.
Hand Weeders, 44.
Herb Seeds, 22.
Horse Lawn Boots, 45.
Horticultural Implements, 44.
Hot-beds, 27.
How to Order, 2.
How to Remit Money, 2.
Hungarian Grass, 26.
Insect Bellows, 48.
Insecticides, 48.
Immortelles, 22.
Imported Collection, 38.
Japanese Buckwheat, 22.
Japanese Lily, 42.
Knives, 44.
Lawn Dressing, 23, 24.
Lawn Grass, 24.
Lawn Mowers, 45.
Lawn Rakes, 44.
Lawn and Garden Rollers, 24.
Lawn Sprinklers, 44.
Lever Feed Cutter, 46.
Lily of the Valley, 41.
Madeira Vines, 42.
Milking Tubes, Silver, 47.
Millet, 26.
Miscellaneous 22
Mocking Bird Food, 22.
Mole Traps, 47.
Money by Mail, 2.
Novelties in Flower Seeds, 3.
Novelties in Vegetable Seeds, 3.
Number of Hills, Trees, etc., to th
Acre, 23.
Oats, 22.
Oils, Lubricating, 48.
Onion Sets, 14.
Ordering by Mail, 2.
Ornamental Grass Seeds, 32.
Oyster Shell for Fowls, 22 and 3d $
cover.
Pear Trees, 43.
Pencils, 44.
Peonies, 42.
Pepper Plants, 23.
Planet, Jr., Horse Hoe, 46.
Plant Food, 22, 23.
Plant Bed Cloth, 47.
Planting. 27 .
Plants, Flowering, 38.
Plants, Vegetable, 23.
Plant Duster for Potato Bugs, 48.
Plant Labels, 47.
Plant Sticks, 47,
Plant Tubs, 47.
Plows, 47.
Plum Trees, 43.
Postage, 2.
Potatoes, 16.
Potted Strawberries, 43.
Poultry Supplies, 22 and 3d p. cover.
Prepared Fertilizers for Plants, 22-23.
Price List of Horticultural Implements, 44
Pruning Knives, 44.
Pruning Saws, 44.
Rakes, 44.
Raspberries, 43.
Rhubarb Roots, 23.
Raffia, for Tying, 44.
Roses, 38.
Root Cutters, 46.
Roup Pills, 22 and 3d p. corer.
Rustic Baskets, 47.
Scissors, 44.
Seed by Mail, 2.
Seed Drills, 46.
Seed Sowers, Broadcast, 46.
Shears, 44.
Slug Shot, 48.
Small Fruits, 43.
Soil, 27
Sorghum, 22.
Sowing, 27.
Special Grass Mixture, 26,
Spraying Pump, 3d page cover.
Sprinklers, Scollay's, 47.
Strawberry Plants, 43.
Summer Flowering Bulbs, 40-42.
Sunflower, 22.
Sunrise Potatoes, 16.
Sugar Cane, Amber, 22.
Sweet Potato Plants, 23.
Sweet Peas, 37.
Syringes, Brass, 44.
Testing seed, 2.
Thermometer (Dairy), 44,
e Tigridia, 40.
Tin Foil, 44.
Tobacco Soap, 48.
tomato Plants, 23
Tools, 44, 46, 47.
To Our Customers, 2.
Trees, 43.
>. Tree Pruner, 44.
Trowels, 44.
Tuberose, 41.
Tubs, Wooden, Flower, 47.
Vanes — Weather, Copper, 45.
Vegetable Seeds, 4-22.
Vegetable Plants and Roots, 23.
Vines, 39.
Warranting Seeds, 2.
Water Lilies, 42.
Watering, 27.
Watering Pots, 44.
Weather Vanes-, 45.
Whale Oil Soap, 48.
Wheel Hoes, 46.
67th YEAR OF
THE ALBANY SEED STORE
ESTABLISHED 1831.
OF
PRICE & REED,
Successors to PRICE <fc KNICKERBOCKER,
IMPORTERS, GROWERS AND DEALERS IN
Fine Flower, L/egetaKIe * Field
ALSO DEALERS IN
Horticultural and Agricultural Implements.
516 and 518 Broadway, 31 and 33 James Street,
ALBANY, N. Y.
1898.
2
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
To Our Customers.
\'^!M^mmr^^SSSh Jb^\^^ ^6 ^°Pe to ^e favored with a good share of your
lk)wl (f iff^^l^lilw^lv patronage this coming season, and believe our seeds
' /)lnf,^^n^^^^j?v I Slve you Periect satisfaction.
How to Remit. — Send money by post-office or express money order, registered letter or draft.
We guarantee the safe arrival of money sent in this way. Postage stamps received as cash when
notes are not obtainable, or to make proper change. (Two-cent stamps preferred.)
We pay the Postage to all parts of the United States on the seeds mentioned in this Cata-
logue in packets, ounces and pounds, without adding anything to the list price, except where
specially noted.
Remember, the Mail and Express bring Our Store to Your Door.
It costs no more to buy of us from a distance than if you came into our store and purchased
seed over our counter.
Please observe that though we prepay the postage on seeds, as above stated, we make no ad-
dition to our Catalogue price to cover this outlay. Peas, Beans, Sweet and Field Corn, when
ordered by mail, five cents per pint and ten cents per quart must be added to the list price for
one-half the postage, and for Onion Sets eight cents per quart, and for Bird Seed fourteen cents
per quart.
We fill Orders Promptly. — We aim to fill orders and dispatch them immediately after receipt,
unless some special cause prevents, in which case acknowledgment is made and explanation given.
Where no shipping instructions are given, we send by the best route we know of. Packages too
large to send by mail we shall send either by express or freight. We fill an order for ten cents'
worth of seed with the same promptness and care as one for fifty dollars. We guarantee the safe
arrival of all packages.
We Test. — All our seeds are thoroughly tested before we sell them, in a most careful manner,
and only those that grow well do we send out. This, in connection writh our system of having to
do only with the best stocks and carefully watching the crops, affords ourselves and customers the
best protection possible.
We do not warrant seed, because, as is well known, so many causes may, and often do, pre-
vent the best seeds from growing and producing crops, from no fault in the seeds. We, therefore,
in common with all other reliable seedmen, wish it distinctly understood that, while we exercise
very great care to have all seed pure and reliable, we sell no seeds with warranty, express or im-
plied, in any respect, and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does
not accept the seeds on these terms they must be returned at once, and the money that has been
paid for the same will be refunded.
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♦♦♦♦♦Novelties in Flower and Vegetable Seeds***,*
Leptosyne Still nrani, a beautiful Californian
Annual, coming from the Sierra Nevada, where it grows
and produces its beautiful flowers at a height of 5,000 to
6,000 feet. The plant is bushy and compact, growing
about a foot high, the foliage graceful and thinly cut with
numerous flower-stems covered with beautiful, golden
yellow blossoms, of fine shape and over inches in
diameter, which remain perfect from 5 to 6 weeks. It is
of rapid germination, producing blooms from 4 to 5 weeks
after sowing the seed. It is fine for grouping, or cut
flowers. Per packet, 20 cents.
Zinnia, Elegans, Double Giant — White. A
pure white variety of the giant Zinnias, flowers are very
double, of beautiful shape, and measure about 4 inches in
diameter. Per packet, 15 cents.
Poppy, Giant Paeony Flowered, Nankeen.
An entirely new color of this grand strain of Poppies. A
pale lemon color, which affords a pleasing contrast to the
others of more vivid hue. The blossoms are large, of fine
form and substance. Per packet, 15 cents.
Salpiglossis Variabilis Superbissima. It is
entirely distinct from the ordinary Salpiglossis by its
peculiar habit of growth producing only one thick main stem,
which is thickly covered with blossoms, which present a
compact bouquet of flowers. The blooms are similar to the
grandiflora type. Per packet, 15 cents.
Lobelia Ramosa — New Blue. A beautiful blue
variety, flowers very large and free growing, is fine for
borders or baskets, and produces a grand effect. Per
packet, 15 cents.
Fringed Mammoth Hollyhock Allegheny.
It is a perpetual bloomer, as it has from two to four buds
at the base of each leaf, where the old style has only one.
The flowers are double and of very brilliant colors of fine
transparent, fringed-chrysanthemum shape, and are of so
fine a texture, that they look as if they were made up of
crushed silk, and grow from 5 to 7 inches in diameter. The
plant is bushy and can be grown wonderfully high if
desired, by watering frequently. Per packet, 20 cents.
West India Rattle Box (Crotolaria Retusa).
This is a beautiful and easily grown plant. It is low grow-
ing and profusely branching, each branch ending in racemes,
6 to 10 inches long, covered with beautiful large sweet-pea
shaped flowers. These flowers are of thick substance,
fragrant, and of a golden yellow with brown centre, and are
followed by clusters of short smooth pods, which when
shaken, sound like a child's rattle-box. It is a perennial,
but will bloom the first year. Per packet, 10 cents.
Centurea Margarita. The plants grow about 18
inches high, and are of easy culture. The flowers are
large, of purest white, very fragrant and finely laciniated,
produced freely on long stems, which render them valuable
for decorating and cutting. Per packet, 10 cents.
Dwarf Sweet Pea — Pink Cupid. It grows from
6 to 8 inches high, shooting up stems about 6 inches long,
which bear in full bloom at once from three to four handsome
blossoms close to the end of the stem, of a beautiful rose
pink. The plant is of strong growth, spreading from I foot
to 18 inches around, and can be easily grown anywhere.
It is hardier and stronger growing than the White Cupid.
Per packet, 15 cents.
Morning Glory — Imperial Japanese. A class
of Morning Glory from Japan. The flowers are of exquis-
ite beauty in form and coloring, and of enormous size,
often 5 or 6 inches in diameter ; are easily cultivated, and
grow rapidly about 30 feet high ; colors vary from white,
rose, crimson, carmine, blue and purple, some being
mottled, striped, penciled and bordered in great diversity ;
foliage is often prettily variegated. Per packet, 10 cents.
Morning Glory — New* Double. Flowers are
white with delicate purple marks in center ; sometimes there
are several rows of fringed petals ; grows rapidly, and bears
its large handsome flowers abundantly, a large proportion
of which come double from seed. Per packet, 10 cents.
Sweet Pea — White Cupid. The first dwarf Sweet
Pea ; grows only about 6 inches high. Flowers white and
as large as the ordinary sorts. Fine for pot culture and
borders. Per packet, 10 cents.
Mignonette — Defiance. A fine large growing va-
riety ; spikes grow enormousiy long, and are very fragrant.
It is a strong upright grower, and blooms last well when
cut. Per packet, 10 cents.
Honor Bright Tomato. A bright red variety,
very solid, with remarkable long-keeping qualities, after
being picked. The fruit which is borne in clusters of 3 to
5 on hard woody stems is large, solid and of fine shape
and good flavor ; when first formed they are light green,
then become waxen white, changing to a lemon color, and
when fully ripe are a rich bright red. It is well adapted
for shipping as they will keep when picked in the early
stages of ripening from I to 4 weeks if kept in a cool place.
Per packet, 15 cents ; 2 for 25 cents.
New Mammoth White Gory Sweet Corn. A
large 12 rowed variety of the White Cory. Early as either
the red or white variety, with large handsome kernels.
Per package, iq cents ; quart, 25 cents.
Price & Reed's Long Keeping Celery. It has
large, solid, stalks, of fine texture, crisp, brittle, and tender,
a very fine keeper, remaining in good condition longer than
most any other sort. Per packet, 10 cents; per oz. 35 cents.
Seibert's Early Lima Bean. The earliest true
Lima grown. The vine is productive, hardy and vigorous.
The pods are large, thin, and easily opened. Beans large,
tender, and succulent, a very fine sort, much better than
the old variety which is late. Per packet, 10 cents; quart,
30 cents.
New Victoria Spinach. It has large, fleshy, curled
leaves, is early and productive. Per packet, 5 cents ; per
oz., 10 cents.
Lima Wax Bean. A wax variety, with handsome,
long, broad, fleshy pods like the Lima. Pods of a beautiful
light yellow; seed small and white; of dwarf, robust habit
of growth ; a good keeper, retaining its color and freshness
along. time; very productive, tender and juicy. Per
packet, 10 cents ; quart, 50 cents.
Davis' Kidney Wax Bean. It is very productive
and early; plants standing up well from the ground ; pods
are handsome, large, and of a beautiful waxy yellow, abso-
lutely rustless ; the seed is white, and is the earliest of all
the wax sorts. Per packet, 10 cents ; quart, 25 cents.
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Uegetable Seeds.
ARTICHOKE.
CULTUKE. The seed should be planted about the beginning of
May, in open ground, highly enriched with plenty of well-rotted cow
jnanure, and kept clear of weeds. Water frequently if the weather is
dry. Seedlings should be set in rows 3 feet apart each way.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Green Globe $0 10 $0 30
ASPARAGUS.
Sow the seed in the Spring as early as
the ground will permit, in rows 1 foot
apart. Soak the seed twenty-four hours
in warm water. Cover about V/% inches,
and press the earth down by treading or
rolling. Carefully hoe and keep free from
weeds. When two years old transplant
to permanent beds, no base being re-
quired. Plow or dig the ground 9 or 10
inches deep. Set in rows 12 inches apart
and 15 inches between the rows. Top-
dress the bed with 3 inches of old, well-
rotten, pulverized manure. Every
Autumn the stalks should be rolled down,
and in the Spring top-dressed with old,
rotten manure, and sprinkle the bed well
with salt. Never use a fork on the bed,
as it injures the crown. Should not be cut until the plants are three
years old, and then as near the surface as possible.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Conover's Colossal $0 05 $0 10
Palmetto. Fine variety
Barr's mammoth. Large and fine.
05
05
Pr lb
$0 40
50
50
Per 100 Per 1,000
Asparagus Roots. Conover's; two years .
— — Palmetto, two years
— — Barr's Mammoth, two years
— — Donald's Elmira, two years
$1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
$6 00
6 50
7 00
8 00
DWARF or SNAP BEANS.
Plant about the middle of May in a warm, dry spot, in drills an inch
deep and 2 ft. apart, 2 in. apart in the drills, and cultivate when not wet.
Keep hoed and kill the weeds. For succession, plant every two weeks.
By mail^ add 10 cents per quart. See page 2.
Packets of each variety, 10 cents; where quarts are
20 cents, pints are 13 cents, quarts 15 cents,
pints 10 cents.
GREEN FOD.
Pr qt Pr bu
Broad Windsor. English variety $0 30
EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE, the earli-
est of all green snap beans, at least 10 days earlier than
the Valentine ; usually ready to pick 35 or 40 days from
planting. Dwarf vine, pods smooth, round and produc-
tive 20 3 25
EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. A distinct new
bush bean, having all the qualities of the well-known
Refugee; 10 days earlier; great yielder; sure to produce
a crop 20 3 50
Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. Very productive ; best for
pickling _ 20 3 25
YELLOW SIX WEEKS LONG. Early and pro-
ductive ; one of the best green sorts 20 3 25
Early Mohawk. Early and productive 15 3 t.0
China, or Red Eye. An old favorite 15 3 00
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. A bush variety
of the Horticultural Pole Bean . . _ 20 3 50
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA. A dwarf variety
of the Lima Bean. Grows without the aid of poles in a
compact bush form, about lfe inches high and produces
large crops. Two weeks earlier than any of the Limas. 25 4 50
Burpee's Bush Lima. Very dwarf growth; beans
as large as the large White Lima 25 5 50
White Marrow. Good for baking 20 2 50
White Kidney. A capital shell 20 2 50
Turtle Soup. Excellent for soup when dry _. 20 3 00
VALENTINE WAX BEANS. DAVIS KIDNEY WAX BEANS.
GRASS SEEDS, See rages 23, 2d, 25.
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NEW LENTZ.
BEANS— YELLOW POD.
EDMUND
Pr qt Pi bu
DANVERS CARROTT.
LIMA WAX. A new sort of Wax Beans. Pods hand-
some, long, broad and fleshy like the Lima, of a beautiful
light yellow ; it is of dwarf and robust habit of growth, a
good keeper, retaining its color and freshness a long time ;
very productive, tender and juicy ; seed white $0 50 $
BAVIS KIDNEY WAX. Stands up well from the
ground, and very productive. It is absolutely rustless.
Pods are handsome, large and of a beautiful waxy yellow.
It is the earliest of all the wax sorts ; white seeds 25 4 50
VALENTINE WAX. A very early true wax sort,
pods are meaty, stringless and well filled _-- 25 4 00
GERMAN WAX DWARF or BUTTER. Best
snap; tender delicious and productive. No string 20 3 50
IMPROVED PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. An
improved strain of the old Black Wax ; much earlier 25 4 00
BISiVARK BLACK WAX. A new variety, re-
sembling in growth the Kidney Wax ; pods long, nearly
straight, with a white waxey appearance, good quality 25 3 50
CURRIE'S RUST PROOF WAX. A fine variety,
early with strong bush, holding pods well from ground.
Pods flat and straight, of a fine golden waxey color said to
be perfectly rust proof 25 3 50
WHITE WAX. Similar to Black Wax, with white seed 25 4 00
DATE WAX. A very early variety, with long, full,
fleshy, yellow pods. Entirely stringless. .. 25 3 50
DETROIT WAX. Fine wax beans ; handsome pods.. 25 3 50
GOLDEN WAX. Tender, delicious, early. No string. 20 3 50
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. The handsomest
and hardiest of ail the wax beans. The pods are straight,
long and thicker than the Golden Wax, and said to be rust
proof 25 3 50
GOLDEN EYE WAX. The vines grow well up from
the ground. It is very productive; the pods are flat, larger
and earlier than the Golden Wax; almost rust proof 25 4 00
"WARD WELL'S KIDNEY WAX. Early, long,
flat, wax pods ; free from rust, very hardy, early and pro-
ductive .. 25 3 50
Refugee Wax. The earliest bean. It is a perfect
refugee, with wax pods that are long, round and golden
yellow color . .. 25 3 75
FLAGEOLET WAX. A valuable early variety, pods
very long, yellow, succulent and tender : very productive. 25 3 50
Black-Eye Wax. A very early and productive variety,
robust grower, tender and of fine flavor 25 3 50
VOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX. It has immense
solid pods 10 to 12 inches long, and the thickness of a man's
finger ; of a rich golden color ; stringless and tender 25 5 50
POLE or RUNNING BEANS.
Pole beans do best in sandy loam, enriched with short manure in the
hills, which make from '3% to 4 ft. apart, with five or six beans planted
eye downward in each hill 1 inch deep. If warm and dry, plant about
the 10th of May for an early crop ; and for the general crop a little later.
Packets of each variety, 10 cents. Pr qt Pr bu
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. Good
as a snap, capital dry. $0 25 $6 00
GERMAN WAX or BUTTER POLE. A capital
snap, no string, a standard sort 25 6 00
Early Golden Cluster Wax. Very productive,
large, golden-yellow fleshy pods, fine flavor, good as shell
or string ._ 25 7 00
Horticultural Lima. A cross between the Horticul-
tural and Dreer's Lima ; matures earlier . 30
EXTRA EARLY JERSEY LIMA. The beans
of this variety are large and flat in shape, of a greenish
white and mature very early. The vines are vigorous in
growth, bearing profusely large broad pods in clusters of
four, with six beans in a pod 30 6 00
Seibert's Early Lima. The earliest true Lima. The
vine is productive, hardy and vigorous, and the pods large
and thin, easily opened. The green beans are large, ten-
der and succulent, a very fine sort _ 30 7 00
s BLOOD TURNIP AND EARLY EGYPTIAN
BEETS.
POLE BEANS— Continued.
Pr qt Pr bu
DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA. An improvement
on the White Lima. Matures earlier ; a large yielder and
of fine flavor _ _ $o 30 $5 50
King of the Garden Lima. A very vigorous
grower ; setting their pods, which measure from 5 to 8
inches long, early at the bottom of the pole; very prolific
and fine eating quality.. _ 30 0 CO
LARGE WHITE LIMA. The most delicious shell
bean, green or dry. In planting be careful to place the
eye downward... __ 25 6 00
White Dutch Case Knife. Old standard 20 5 00
White Dutch Runner. Productive ; good for baking
and boiling ; often called the Butter Bean 25 5 00
Scarlet Runner. Productive and ornamental 30 5 50
Painted Lady. Good for eating and ornament 30 5 50
BEET.
Sow in drills 14 to 16 inches apart, 1 inch deep, in light, rich soil, sandy
loam being preferable, well manured with decomposed compost care-
fully worked in. For an early supply, sow as soon as the ground can
be worked ; about the middle of may for general crop. When the plants
are 3 inches high thin out to about 6 inches apart.
Packages of each variety, 5 cents.
EXTRA EARLY LENTZ. In shape resembles the
Turnip Beet. It is fully as early as the Egyptain, but
longer and of better quality. Flesh of a dark blood red.
Does not become tough and stringy and is productive
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN TURNIP. The
earliest in cultivation, deep red, very fine
CROSBY EGYPTIAN, EXTRA EARLY. A
fine strain of Egyptian Beet, early, small top
EXTRA EARLY ECLIPSE. Early as Egyptian,
but larger, of a carmine color. Grows rapidly, of extra
fine quality
Pr oz Pr lb
$0 10 $9 50
10 50
10 60
Extra Early Bassano.
circles
DABK RED TURNIP.
deep blood red, smooth
EXCELSIOR. Dark red'..
Flesh white, with pink
(Columbia). Fine shape.
10
10
10
10
50
45
60
60
Edmund's Blood Turnip. A handsome round
shape, of a deep red color, medium size, fine grain
Mitchell's Perfected Turnip. A very extra early
sort resembling the Egyptian, of a dark red color. It is
tender, sweet and juicy even when old
10 50
Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip
of fine form and flavor __ __
BASTIAN'S BLOOD TURNIP
good flavor, fine form
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.
Winter
Deep red,
Early, firm and
Best for Summer and
Long Blood. Good Winter variety
Yellow Turnip. Flesh yellow ; early .
Swiss Chard. For Greens
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
50
45
45
45
50
50
60
WHITE BELGIAN CARROT.
WE PAY POSTAGE ON SEEDS IN PACKETS, OUNCES AND POUNDS, See Page 2.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
STOCK BEETS.
A. Reduction in Prices Made for Large Quantities.
In view of the sugar industry now proved to be a success in New
York State, we list tne four following varieties of Sugar Beets, which
the department at Washington and the New York State experimental
station have decided are the best kinds adapted for producing sugar in
this locality.
Pr oz Pr lb
KLEIN WANZELBEN. A variety which is used
extensively in Germany and France. It contains a good
percentage of sugar and will do better on poorer soils than
the other varieties, being a little hardier and growing to a
good size.. $0 10 $0 40
LANE'S IMPERIAL. WHITE SUGAR. An
improved variety, grows to a large size, very prolific, fine
for stock, has a large percentage of sugar 10 30
Vilmorin's Imperial Sugar. Grows large, and is
prolific; retains its sugar a long time 10 30
WHITE SUGAR. Exclusively grown for sugar and
excellent for stock 10 25
Long Red Mangel Wurzcl, A large, long variety;
grows well out of ground 10 25
Carter's mammoth Lons Red Mangel Wur-
zel. This is a fine stock of Long Red, grows to an im-
mense size, of very fine texture 10 40
NORBITON'S GIANT LONG RED MANGEL.
VVIIRZEL, Excellent, growing well out of ground,
with a small top, very large, of fine grain and an enor-
mous yielder. This is the best long variety and the one to
sow.. _ 10 50
GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL WURZEL.
A valuable variety of fine form and sweet flavor, color a
bright yellow 10 30
Yellow Ovoid Mangel Wurzcl. Roots ovoid ; be-
tween the long and globe varieties, flesh solid, veined with
yellow, hardy and productive 10 30
YELLOW GLOBE MANGEL WURZEL. Roots
of large size and of globular form _ 10 30
Warden's Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel. A
dark yellow globe of large size, very productive 10 30
Bed Globe Mangel Wurzel 10 30
BROCCOLI.
Sow in shallow drills in Spring, in good, rich soil. When four inches
high plant out two feet apart each way, and cultivate same as Cauli-
flower.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Early Purple Cape. The most reliable §0 10 $0 30
Late White Cape. Late variety 10 30
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Sow same as cabbage, through May, and transplant in July.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Improved Dwarf $0 05 $11 20
CHICORY.
A substitute for coffee, and much used for mixing with it. Cultivate
like carrot. When dug cut into squares of sixths, lengthwise, and
string to dry. Roast and grind like coffee.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Chicory ?0 05 $0 20
COLLARDS.
Sow like cabbage, soon as the weather permits.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Collards $0 05 $0 15
CHERVIL.
Cultivate like parsley. The young leaves are used for flavoring.
Pr pkt Pr oz
Chervil Curled - $U 05 $1) 15
CRESS.
Sow thickly in shallow drills every two or three weeks for salad ; can
be cut three or four times. Water Cress requires a stream of water, in
which it will grow without care, except at first keeping the weeds from
interfering with it.
Pr pkt Pr oz Pr lb
CURLED or PEPPER GRASS - $0 05 $0 10 §0 50
Broad Leaved 05 10 50
True Water 10 35 3 50
NORBITON GIANT LONG RED MANGEL WURZEL.
CARROT.
Sow as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked, in a rich,
light soil, well manured with old, fine manure and thoroughly .worked
very deep. Fresh stable manure is liable to make them fork and branch.
Land that was heavily manured the previous season is the best. Plant
in rows fourteen inches apart in the garden, but from twenty to twenty-
two inches in the field, and thin plants to five or six inches in the rows,
hoeing often between them, just enough to kill the weeds, otherwise the
roots tend to branch or fork. For general crops sow during May.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
Extra Early French Short Horn. For forcing,
the earliest variety, roots small and fine flavor... $0 10 $0 80
Early Horn. Early variety and much used for feeding
milch cows ; also used for the table... 10 70
Chantenay. A productive stump-root variety 10 70
Oxbart (or Guerande). It is an intermediate be-
tween Danvers and Short Horn, producing on good land
carrots from four to six inches in diameter, and compares
favorably in bulk of crop to other varieties. Much easier
to dig than the longer sorts _ _ 10 70
INTERMEDIATE. It is in size between the half long
and the long orange varieties. The roots are very straight
and smooth. Tops small, color deep orange 10 60
HALF-LONG DANVERS. It is in form about mid-
way between the Long Orange and Short Horn class.
Color, dark orange ; smooth and handsome, very thick and
will produce a larger bulk with small length of roots than ;
any variety grown _ 10 75
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. An improved
variety ; roots of a darker color ; the standard 10 60
Long White Relgian. Good for feeding 10 40
GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL.
LONG ORANGE CARROT.
LANE'S WHITE SUGAR BEET.
SEED DRILLS AND HAND CULTIVATORS, See Page
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P. & K. LARGE BRISTOL CABBAGE.
CABBAGE.
Early varieties should be sown in hot-beds during February and March,
transplanted into very richly-manured ground about the middle of April.
The ground should be loosened and worked up thoroughly to grow large
and good heads. Hoe often to kill weeds, and draw "earth up to the
Stems. For later crops sow in shallow drills (4 to 6 inches apart), in April
or May. To keep off the "fly," soot, wood ashes lime and tobacco dust,
or any or all, should be used freely, very early in the morning; one day's
neglect may spoil the plants. Set during the month of June, in rich
ground 3 feet apart.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
Early Jersey Wakefield {True). Very early; fine
cone-shaped _ ... $0 25 §2 50
Large Jersey "Wakefield. A large Strain of Wake-
field, but a little -later 30 3 00
HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER (True). Very
early; heads solid and compact; fine early variety 25 2 25
Winningstadt {Cone-shaped). Second early 20 1 75
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. Early, medium-sized... 20 2 00
FOTTLER'S BRUNSWICK. Early, large and
compact; a standard Summer and Fall variety... 20 2 00
PRICE & REED'S PREMIUM DRUMHEAD.
A large, fine, round-heading variety, with firm, solid, com-
pact heads of the finest quality. It gives a larger propor-
tion of perfect heads than any other variety 35 3 50
P. & K. LARGE BRISTOL. Somewhat similar to
the Flat Dutch, in color much darker; very sure to head;
growing to large size and compactly, an excellent keeper.
It is grown almost exclusively in this vicinity on account of
its good shipping qualities. Growers should certainly try
this 30 3 00
SUCCESSION CABBAGE.
CABBAGE — Continued.
Pr oz Pr lb
Danish Ball Head. Hard, solid, round heads; a good
marketable size, fine-grained and a good keeper. §0 25 $2 5©
NEWARK EARLY FLAT DUTCH. An early
Summer variety; heads large and compact _. 2 25
SUCCESSION (Henderson's) . Produces heads about
a week later than the Early Summer, but double their size,
and sure heading qualities , 25 2 25
SURE HEAD. Produces heads resembling Flat Dutch;
uniform shape, hard, firm and of fine texture; has few loose
leaves. Sure to head, keeps well and is good for shipping. 25 2 5tt
ALL SEASONS. An early Drumhead variety, producing
large, solid, hard heads, weighing 16 to 20 pounds, very
early in the season. It is of fine quality, sweet and tender.
Good for early or Winter 25 2 25
VANDERGAW QUICK GROWING FLAT
DUTCH. Forms large, solid heads early; of fine quality
and very sure to form heads ._ 25 2 25
LARGE LATE AMERICAN DRUMHEAD.
A standard variety for Fall and Winter 15 1 50
Stone Mason Drumhead. Solid variety 20 2 00
Excelsior Large Flat Dutch. Large, solid variety. 15 1 50
PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH. A standard variety. . . 20 2 00
Bristol Flat Dutch. Large, late. 25 2 50
Autumn King. Very large, solid heads, very product-
ive and a good keeper. Small outer leaves 25 2 25
MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH. Of large size 20 2 00
World Beater. Large, late, solid variety, productive.. 25 2 25
Drumhead Savoy. Best curled kind 20 2 00
Red Dutch. For pickling 20 2 00
Erfurt Large Red Drumhead. Large and solid;
fine for pickling; the best red sort 30 3 00
MAMMOTH RED ROCK. A large, solid, Red
Drumhead variety, growing to a great size. 25 2 50
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CAULIFLOWER.
Should be sown in hot-beds in February, transplanted into another
frame in the latter part of March, and in May planted out in rows 3 feet
apart, 2 feet between plants. Any good cabbage soil will grow cauli-
flower, as their requirements are almost similar. If the weather is dry,
water freely. The large leaves should be broken down over the flower
Jiead as they appear, to keep the sun and rain from injuring them.
EXTRA EARLY SELECTED DWARF
ERFI'RT. Finest strain. The earliest of all very
sure to head ; dwarf growing, large, white, compact Pr pkt Pr oz
head ; the best early variety $0 23 $1 00
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. Fine popular strain. 20 3 50
Early Dwarf Erfurt. Early ; good heading quali-
ties 20 2 00
SXOWBALL, {Selected.) A very early variety, with
firm, white heads and good heading qualities 20 3 00
Long Island Beauty, A fine early variety, with
large solid heads, resembling the Erfurt._ 20 2 25
NONPAREIL, Fine ; best for general crops ; sure to
- head 10 60
SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER.
EXTRA EARLY SELECTED DWARF ERFURT CAULIFLOWER.
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS.
Sow in drills a quarter of an inch deep and six inches
apart, the latter part of August, or in September.
Tread in the seed lightly if the weather is dry. Keep
free from weeds and cover thinly with straw or leaves
just before Winter.
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Corn Salad $0 05 $0 10 $0 75
MEDIUM GREEN CUCUMBER
EARLY CLUSTER CUCUMBER. WHITE PLUME. GOLDEN HEART. PERFECTION HEARTWELL. SELF-BLEACHING.
TRY EXTRA EARLY SELECTED ERFURT CAULIFLOWER, THE FINEST STRAIN.
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EARLY MASTODON CORN. COLOSSAL CORN.
SURE HEAD CABBAGE.
CHAMPION SWEET CORN.
CELERY PLANTS.
(See Vegetable Plants, Page 23.)
Parties growing celery for their own use will generally find it more
satisfactory to buy'the plants, which we always have in large quantities
through July and August.
NEW ROSE. LONG KEEPING. KALAMAZOO.
CELERY.
Should be sown very early in the spring, in open ground or in the hot-
bed. When three inches high, transplant four inches apart into a rich,
finely pulverized soil. If the weather is dry, press the earth well around
the roots. Water and protect till well rooted; shear off tops once or
twice to make them stocky, then transplant into rows three or five feet
apart, in well manured shallow trenches, or on the surface, setting the
plants six inches apart. To blanch, draw the earth around the plants.
Paclsets of eacli variety, 5 cents.
Peroz Per lb
WHITE PLUME. A half dwarf variety, very crisp,
tender. Inner leaves and heart white. To blanch, close
the stalks and draw the soil up, using great care not to get
the earth in the center or heart of the stalk, as it will tend
to keep it from making a perfect head. It should not be
handled when wet with dew or rain, as it will cause it to
rust. It is a fine variety for early use, as it stands the heat
of Summer better than most sorts $0 30 2 75
Golden Self-Blanching. Is of dwarf, compact
growth, with very stocky, vigorous, straight stalks. The
ribs are solid, crisp, tender and of good flavor. It is a
strong grower, and, like the White Plume, requires very
little labor to blanch. With hardly any banking or cover-
ing up, the outer ribs become a yellowish white and the
center a rich, golden yellow. It is also a good keeper 30 3 75
Price & Heed's Long Keeping. Has large, solid
stalk, of fine texture, crisp, brittle and tender, and is a fine
keeper, remaining in good condition longer than most sorts. 35 3 59
DWABF WHITE GOLDEN HEART. A half-
dwarf variety; when blanched the heart is large and full;
of a golden, ivaxy yelloiv; early \ solid and of fine flavor, a
splendid keeper; a good Winter sort 25 2 50
PERFECTION HE ART WELL. A fine, large
Winter variety, heart of golden yellow, and of superior
quality.. 25 2 25
Giant Pascal. A selection from Golden Self-Bleaching,
but much larger and a better keeper; height, 2 feet; stalks
broad, crisp, thick and stringless; easily blanched 20 2 00
Broad Rihbed Kalamazoo. A half-dwarf variety,
attaining a large size, stiff and close habit, solid and fine
flavored, ribs very broad, thickly and closely set; a good
keeper _ 20 1 50
Sandringliain Wliite Dwarf. Very solid and of ,
fine flavor; an excellent variety 15 1 50
Crawford's Half Dwarf. Of medium growth, very
large heart; solid, crisp; of fine flavor 20 2 00
New Rose. A pink variety; fine flavor 25 2 50
Boston Market. A branching dwarf variety; tender.. 20 2 00
Giant White Solid. Grows to a large size; stalks
white and crisp _ - - 15 150
Celeriac, Turnip Rooted Prague. The root of
this is eaten 25 2 00
Celery Seed. For soup and Pickles 10 40
GARDEN TOOLS, See Page 4=4=.
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SWEET CORN
Plant about the middle of May or as soon as the ground is dry (if planted too early, corn is apt to rot ; the late varieties are more liable to rot
than the early ones), in hills three feet apart each way ; seven or eight kernels in a hill ; hoe often and draw up the soil to the stems ; thin to four
stalks and break off side shoots. Use plenty of old, fine manure. For succession, plant every two or three weeks until the last of July.
Packets of eacli variety, 10 cents. Pints 10 cents, 13 cents. By mail add 10 cents per quart.
Pr qt Pr bu
PRICE & REED'S NEW EXTRA E.VBL1' COLOSSAL.
A fine large extra early sort, ears set well down, stalk 5 feet high, good
and strong. Kernel large, plump, white and sweet, ears large as the
Champion and a week earlier. It is the earliest of all large sweet corns. _.
PRICE & REED'S CHAMPION. This corn is one of the earliest
large corns ever introduced --
PRICE & REED'S ECLIPSE.- The earliest sweet corn grown, four
or five days earlier than Cory. It has a medium-sized ear, with white cob
and plump kernels ; medium-sized stalk.-
PRICE & REED'S PERFECTION. This variety is a large early
sort, ears plump and twelve-rowed, growing on stout, strong stalks about
six feet high. It is early and prolific, with large, white, sweet and tender
kernels. The cob is white, long and thick. A fine market and table
variety It is well worthy a trial
Aspinwal). A large early sort, fine large ears
EARLY PEE- AN D-KAY. Is very early, only a few days behind -the
early sorts, with a large ear. The stalks grow six feet high, with two or
three eats on a stalk. Ears eight to ten-rowed, long and large. Kernels
large, plump, pearly white, sweet and tender. Good for family, market,
garden and canners' use. .
PRICE <fc KNICKERBOCKER'S EXTRA EARLY TOM
THLMB. It is an eight-rowed sort; kernels large, white and very
sweet ; stalks about three feet high ; ear large for so early a variety. A
splendid yielder, having two and three ears on a stalk and being of dwarf
habit can be planted three feet apart each way, and will produce more
saleable ears per acre tha?i any other variety grown.
BURBANK EARLY MAINE. A very early variety, medium sized
ears, white cob and kernels
Stabler's Early. Early variety and with good-sized ears, for an early
sort, sweet and tender
Early Minnesota. Ears eight-rowed and white, fair size and sweet 15
Early Marblehead. Early, with small stalks, fair sized ears
E1RLY CORY. Very early, ears of good size and handsome. A good
variety and the earliest of the red cob sorts.
WHITE CORY. Same variety as above, with white cob and kernel-
.very early and a good variety _
NEW MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. A large twelve rowed variety
of White Cory, early as either the red or white variety
20 3
EARLY CROSBY. A fine early variety. Height about three feet ;
sixteen rows, short and plump, kernels good size, tender and sweet...
MOORE'S EARLY CONCORD. A large dwarf variety, producing large
ears ; twelve to sixteen-rowed, tender and sweet 20
Shaker's Early. An early variety, with good sized ears 20
NC smalfcob1111"* Sll°e Pe8)« Tender and sweet; long white kernels,
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Ears good size," kernel" Irregular," "deep, "wh'ite
and sweet, resembling the Ne Plus Ultra. f__
Early Bonanza. An extra good sort, with large ear very prolific.
Perry's Hybrid An early sort with good-sized ears, twelved-rowed ; growing
^ only from four to five feet hign ; kernels white, large and sweet 20 3 00
Hickox Improved. Medium variety, with handsome ears. Very white and of
rich flavor 20 3 00
Egyptian. Ears large, kernels good size, sweet and tender. Medium early 20 3 00
Triumph. Early, rich and sweet, ears twelve to sixteen-rowed, white. 20 3 00
Early eight-rowed Sugar. Early, ears good size, kernels large, straight in
the row and white; a fine market variety.. ..' 20 2 75
Black Mexican Sugar. A medium early, growing tall in the stalk ; ears eight-
rowed, being white in a green state, and turning black as it becomes old ; tender
and sweet
Asylum. A very fine, productive, sweet corn/and a good market variety. Ears
twelve to sixteen-rowed, large and a good sized kernel
Old Colony. A fine, late sort ; stalk six to eight feet high, with large, handsome
ears, ten to twelve-rowed
Early Mammoth. A very large, medium early, fit for use about ten days ahead
of the Mammoth, with a large ear, white and sweet
MAMMOTH. One of the best late varieties; stalk good size, ears enormously
large, twelve to sixteen-rowed, very tender and sweet, cob white, large and well
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PERFECTION. CHAMPION.
STOWELL'S EVERGREEN SUGAR. The latest and sweetest variety
stalk growing tall, producing from three to five ears, some of which will keep
green till frost comes ; ears handsome, twelve to sixteen-rowed, with a small, deep
kernel, very tender and sweet, cob medium sized :
Soiling or Sweet Corn for Fodder. This is used instead of the common
white corn, being worth more as feed. It is used for feeding in a green state or
cured for fodder in winter, being very nice for cows, cut and mixed with meal
20 3 00
CORN PLANTERS, See Page 47.
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FLAG LEEK.
FIELD CORN.
In ordering by mail, add h cents pint, cents qttart, 10 for postage.
Special price oa large lots.
Pr pk Pr bu
Longfellow. An eight-rowed Yellow Flint sort .. $0 50 %\ 50
Angel of Midnight. Ears eight-rowed, fine variety .. 50 150
Golden Dew Drop. An early variety, producing two
to three ears on a stalk; eight-rowed, kernels large 50 1 50
Compton's Early. Ears from twelve to fifteen inches,
often four on a stalk, well-filled, kernel medium, bright
yellow 50 1 50
Early eight-rowed Yellow Canada. Ears small,
eight-rowed, kernels smooth, bright yellow, cob small.
Very early 50 1 50
King Phill-y. Dark yellow flint . 50 1 5»
Dutton. Small kernel, bright yellow 50 1 50
Early White Flint. Ears eight-rowed, ten inches
long, kernel white 50 150
Large Yellow Flint. Ears long, eightrrowed, set low,
on the sLalk 50 150
Learning. Early Dent variety 50 1 15
Pride of tlie North is an early Dent variety, i ipening
in ninety days, cob small, good kernel, and is a good
yielder _.. 50 1 25
Early Mastodon. Very early, strong growing Lent
variety, with large ears and long deep kernel : an im-
mense yielder ; it is claimed to have produced 213 bushels
shelled corn to acre 50 1 50
Early Butler. The earliest of all Dent varieties, ripen-
ing where any of the flint corns will. It has good-sized
ears with long grain. Very small cob, a great yielder
and easy to shell. It ripens evenly and dries out quickly. .. 50 1 50
Wliite Southern. Market price
Fop Corn. Silver Lace, Golden Queen, White Pearl, 15
cents lb., ears
CUCUMBER.
For mam crop, plant the seeds in open ground, as soon as the weather
becomes warm and settled, in hills 4 feet apart, using a shovelful of
warm, well-rotted manure to each hill ; cover manure with 2 inches of
fine earth, and plant 8 or 10 seeds in each hill ; cover these with one-half
inch of soil firmly pressed down. Hoe often, and when out of danger
of insects, thin out to three or four plants in a hill. Fruit should be
plucked when large enough, whether required for use or not, for if left
on the vines it destroys their productiveness.
Fackets of each variety 5 cents. Per oz Pr 1 >
Early Russian. Earliest. Grows in pairs 4 inches
long $0 10 $ 60
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. Early, small and
prickly ; very productive ; growing in clusters near the
root.. 10 63
EXTRA EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC. It is 10
days earlier than the Green Prolific. A good pickling sort. .. 10 60
White Fearl. Very early, setting fruit close to stem,
bearing freely all the season ; fruit uniform shape ; skin
very smooth, of a beautiful pearly white. _ 10 75
White Wonder. Skin thin, ivory white in color, shape
and size good ; flesh white and fine flavored. It is hardy,
prolific and brittle 10 75
Giaut Pera. A large variety, color dark green ; flesh
white, very crisp, tender and brittle ; grows 18 inches long. 10 75
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. A favorite market
sort, of medium size, and deep green color ; flesh crisp 10 65
EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. Length, 10 in.;
full at both ends ; deep green ; early and prolific 10 65
PEERLESS WHITE SPINE. A fine variety;
length about 10 inches : full at both ends; large and early. . 10 65
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. A selection from
White Spine, more pointed at the ends. The young fruit is
very tender ; color, dark green; fine pickling sort 10 65
Evergreen White Spined. A very productive
variety, holding its dark green color much longer than
other sorts, both before and after being taken from the
vines. Good length and size, straight and handsome 10 65
KOHL-RABI.
CUCUMBER — Continued. pr oz Pr lb
Bennett's White Spined is a week earlier than
White Spine, of finer shape, and a dark green color, which
it retains for a long time . $0 10 $0 65
LONG GREEN. Color, dark green, firm and crisp 10 65
Loii£ Green Turkey. Dark green, hardy and crisp.. 10 65
GREEN PROLIFIC. The most productive cucumber
grown. Fine flavor and crisp ; flesh lender 10 60
Nichols Medium Green. Productive; medium size,
straight and smooth ; dark green ; tender and crisp. Fine
pickling variety 10 60
Everbearing. Small size, enormously productive and
valuable as a pickler 10 60
Short Green. Productive and good for pickling 10 60
Jersey Pickling. Fine long fruit of good quality 10 60
BOSTON PICKLE. Productive, fine for pickling 10 60
West India Gherkin. Small, prickly, for pickling
only.. __. 15 1 25
English Frame Cucumbers. Price per prcket 25 cents.
WHITE CURLED ENDIVE.
DWARF CURLED KALE.
ENDIVE.
Sow from latter part of May to end of July, thinly in drills, and cover
slightly. Thin out to 8 inches apart when up, and give a good watering
afterward, if dry. To blanch, when the leaves are 6 to 8 inches long,
gather them together in the hand and tie near the top, or cover with
boards ; must be done when dry, or they will decay. The crop may be
taken up carefully (as the winter approaches), with a ball of earth to
each plant, and placed closely together in a cellar for use. Keep dry
and give plenty of air or they will rot.
Pr Pkt Pr oz
GREEN CURLED. Best and most hardy $0 05 $1) 20
WHITE CURLED. Fine, but less hardy. 05 20
Moss Curled. A beautiful curley variety 05 20
Broad Leaved. Leaves broad and plain. 05 20
P. & K. MAMMOTH HEAD LETTUCE.
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EGG PLANT.
Sow thickly in a hot-bed, and if possible, prick out, that they may be-
come stocky. When about 4 in. high set out, 30 in. apart each way, in
good rich soil, when the weather has become warm and settled.
Pr pkt Pr oz
IHPROVED N. Y. PURPIE. Largest and best.. $0 10 $0 50
GARLIC.
Plant the sets in light, rich soil, 2 in. deep and 6 in. apart, in rows 1 ft.
apart, hoe deeply. When the leaves turn yellow take up the crop.
Proz Prlb
Sets $0 05 $0 40
KALE or BORECOLE.
The richer the soil the more abundant the crop. Sow from the middle
of April to the middle of May in a prepared bed, covering seeds thinly
and evenly; transplant in June, and treat in the same manner as cabbage.
Prpkt Proz
Dwarf Curled. German Greens... _ $0 05 $0 10
Green Curled Scotch. Standard 05 II
Siberian for Winter 05 10
Sea (Chou tnariti). Cooked like Asparagus 10 25
KOHL-RABI or TURNIP ROOTED CABBAGE.
Half way between a turnip and cabbage, partaking of the nature and
flavor of both. Sow from April to July; plant and cultivate the same as
cabbage. Set out in drills 18 in. apart and 18 in. in the drill.
Pr pkt Pr oz
EARLY PlfRPLE VIENNA. Early and tender.. $6 10 $0 30
Early AVhite Vienna. Flesh white and tender 10 30
LETTUCE.
Sow in frames in March, or in the open ground as early as the weather
will permit, and transplant in rows one foot apart each way. Sow a
month apart for succession. Sow seed thinly, and thin out well to make
strong plants. Hoe and keep free from weeds. In October plant in
frames to head in Winter and Spring.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
PRICE & REED'S NEW SNOWBALL. Heads
good size, hard, white, crisp and tender $0 29 $1 50
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER'S MAM-
MOTH HEAD. A fine heading variety, producing
early in the season, large, solid, compact heads, resembling
a cabbage. The outer leaves are dark green, and the head
very white, crisp, tender, of excellent flavor 20 1 50
PRICE 6c KNICKERBOCKER'S IM-
PROVED EARLY CURLED SILESIA. Very
curled and tender; fine for early and general crop; one of
the best for market and family use.. 20 1 50
Denver Market. An early variety, good for either
forcing or open ground. It forms large solid heads of light
green color, and slow to seed. Tender and good flavor... 2j 1 25
Biz Boston. Resembles the Boston Market, but larger
and later; crisp and tender, good for forcing or open ground 20 1 25
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. Lighter in color than
the ordinary curled Simpson, the leaves being almost white.
It does not properly form a head, but a compact mass of
leaves. Stands the heat well and attains a large size 20 1 25
HOT-HOUSE (Rawson's). A fine forcing variety.
Also good out-of -doors 20 150
Boston Market. Compact, white and crisp 20 125
Early Curled Simpson. Early variety 20 125
NEW YORK (Henderson). Forms a large head.. :.0 125
Prize Head. A large curly head, tinged with red, crisp
and tender _ 15 125
HANSON. A large, solid and compact cabbage variety.. 15 1 25
All the Year Around. Hardy, crisp variety. 15 1 25
Tennis Ball. Close, compact and tender... ]5 125
Boston Curled. One of the best 15 125
Large White Cabbage... 15 1 00
Large White Butter _ 15 1 00
Large Yellow Butter 15 1 (10
White Paris Cos. Best Cos 15 1 00
LEEK.
Sow as early in the spring as the season admits, either in seed-bed or
places where they are intended to grow. When 4 in. in height thin to 3
in. apart. When from 6 to 8 high, transplant to 10 in. apart, leaving
those in the drills about 6 in. apart. Set as deep as possible without cov-
ing the small center leaves.
Pr pkt Pr oz Pr lb
BEST FLAG _. $0 10 $0 20 $2 00
Large Rouen 10 20 2 00
Mussleburgh. Grows to a large size 10 25 2 25
MARTYNIA.
Plant in May, in open ground, three feet apart; leave one plant in each
hill, or sow in hot-bed and transplant. Pick when the size of the little
finger to make nice looking pickles; for general use, as long as a knife
blade will penetrate easily.
Pr pkt Pr oz
For Pickles $0 05 $0 25
NEW YORK EGG PLANT.
P. & K. SURPRISE MUSKME10N-
FERTILIZERS AND LAWN DRESSING, See Pages 22 and 23.
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MDSKMELON.
Plant in hills 6 feet apart each way; a dozen seeds in each hill. Thin
out to two or three plants when out of danger of the bugs. Manure
well with old, rotten compost. A light, dry, sandy soil is the best. Use
plenty of tobacco, soot or wood ashes to keep off the bugs. They are
very apt to hybridize; the different kinds should be kept far apart.
Packet ofEach Variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
PRICE AND KNICKERBOCKER'S SUR-
PRISE. {Head-quarters Seed.) Has a thin, cream-
colored skin, thickly netted; flesh is of a deep salmon color,
very thick and of exquisite flavor. It is a good bearer and
keeper, round in shape, resembling the Nutmeg, early;
very popular and undoubtedly the best melon in cultivation SO 15 81)
P. & R. GRAND VIEW. {Head-quarters Seed.) A
variety of great merit. Largely used in the great melon-
growing districts about Albany. It is of fine flavor, grows
to a good size, thick fleshed, early; good shipping qualities. 15 80
PERFECTED DELMONICO MUSK9IELON,
Large, pink flesh and very fine quality - 15 80
GOLDEN NETTED GEM, Of medium size and uni-
form shape. The flesh is thick, light green and of very
fine flavor. Skin green ribbed and thickly netted. Very
early in ripening, a heavy cropper and solid, keeping well
five to seven days after picking 15
DELMONICO is an oval melon of large size and deeply
netted. Flesh an orange pink color. Thick, fine flavor.. 15
PRINCESS. Nearly round with heavily netted green
skin, flesh salmon-colored, thick, early, good size, fine
flavor — 15
BANQUET. Of medium size, flat at both ends, very
netted. Thick salmon flesh and very productive 15
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. Like the
Hackensack, is round in shape, flattened at the ends, skin
green and thickly netted, flesh green, rich and of a sugary
flavor. It is very early, very productive, producing melons
from 4 to 10 lbs 15 75
MILLER'S CREAM. Flesh of a rich salmon color, so
thick as to be almost solid; seed cavity very small, and for
this reason will remain in good condition for several days
without falling or loosening its seeds, as many melons do.
The rind is very thin and a little netted. The flavor is very
sweet and delicious, vines strong growing and productive, 15 75
IMPROVED ORANGE CHRISTINA. Green,
with yellow flesh and good flavor 10 73
EMERALD GEM. Skin ribbed but perfectly smooth,
of a deep emerald green, flesh salmon, thick and of fine
flavor; very early and prolific 15 75
CHAMPION MARKET. Fruit uniform in size,
weighing 4 to 5 lbs. each. Flesh thick, light green in color,
of a rich, sweet flavor. Skin deeply ribbed and heavily
netted 10 65
Green Fleshed Nutmeg. Skin deep green; finely
netted; sweet and good flavor 10 65
Montreal Market. Grows large; round, flattened on
both ends, deeply ribbed; green fleshed and thick 10 65
Banana. Outside creamy white, free from netting.
Flesh thick, of a rich salmon color; grows from 15 to 18 in.
long, and when ripe resembles an overgrown banana, hav-
ing the same fragrance from which it takes its name 10 65
Casaba. Large; oblong; flesh yellowish green 10 65
Baltimore Cantaloupe. Oblong in shape, deeply
lobed and netted. Flesh green, very thick and sweet 10 65
WATERMELON.
CULTURE. The same as for muskmelon, save the hills should b~
eight feet apart each way.
Packets of Each Variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pe lb
GREEN AND GOLD. Said to be the largest in culti-
vation, and productive. It has a dark skin, very thin rind
with a beautiful golden orange flesh. Is sweet, fine flavor. SO 10 $0 60
SEMINOLE. Flesh brilliant carmine, very solid and
fine flavor. Rind thin but tough, making it a' good ship-
ping variety. Productive and of good size 10 60
HUNGARIAN HONEY. Skin of ahandsome m :dium
dark green, flesh of a brilliant red, with a rich, honey-'.ike
flavor, absolutely stringless, and has no hard core. Ripens
early, vines strong and healthy. 10 60
MAMMOTH IRON CLAD. Grows to a large size;
flesh red, solid and of fine flavor; rind very strong, covered
with light stripes; average weight of melons. 50 lbs. each. 10 60
KOLR'S GEM. Of very fine flavor and an excellent
keeper. Attains a weight of from 25 to 50 lbs 10 60
Striped Gypsy. Oblong shaped, striped, red flesh 10 60
Phinney's Early. Deep red, oval, good flavor 10 60
MOUNTAIN SWEET or ICE CREAM. Oblong,
dark green, thin rind, red flesh, solid and sweet 30 60
BLACK SPANISH. Large, round, dark skinned, flesh
red and sweet 10 60
Peerless. Medium size, skin light green, thin; flesh scar-
let, crisp and sweet ... 10 60
Colorado Preserving. Productive variety of the
Citron for preserves. Flesh firm, fine grained and solid. 10 60
CITRON. Used for preserves 10 75
GREEN AND GOLD WATERMELON.
MUSHROOMS.
Mushrooms may be grown in a celler or shed, or in beds prepared in
the open air, in the same manner as hot-beds. Take fresh horse drop-
pings and mix with about the same weight of loam. Turn and mix
every day until the required amount is obtained. When the heap has
cooled off to about 90 or 95 degrees make the beds 4 feet wide and 8
inches deep
each laye r
firmly trod-
den down.
When the
te m peratu r e
has fallen to
about 90 de-
grees put in
the spawn, in
pieces about
the size of a
hen's egg, two
inches deep
and twelve
inches apart
each way; in
tenor twelve
days cover
with 2 inches
MUSHROOM BED.
of loam and beat firmly down with the spade; cover this with three or
four inches of hay or straw. The temperature should be as nearly uni-
form as possible, but should range only between the extremes of 50
and 70 degrees. They will appear in from four to six weeks.
English (in bricks), per lb., 15c; by mail, 25c.
MUSTARD.
For salad, sow thickly in shallow drills six inches apart, during April
and May, pressing the earth well down; cut when about 2 inches high.
Pr oz Prlb
White London. Best for salad $0 10 S 40
Black or Brown. For culinary use 10 40
I
NASTURTIUM.
Sow in drills about an inch deep, in May and June. The tall kind near
fences, or where they can climb and have support.
Pr pkt Pr oz Pr lb
Tall Nasturtium. Best for covering trellises.
etc., 8 feet $0 05 $0 15 $1 00
Dwarf Nasturtium. For pickles, 3 feet 05 20 1 25
OKRA OR GUMBO.
Plant in the Spring, after the
ground has become warm, in drills
*.«vo feet apart for the dwarf
varieties, and three for the tall,
where the plants are to remain.
Thin out to one foot apart Hoe
and draw the earth up occasion-
ally to the stems. Manure well.
Pods delicious for soup when
oung.
Pr pkt Pr oz Pr lb
Lo \£ Green. $0 05 |0 10 80 50
D wi. ■ '. The
best
WhiteVelvet.
Podi round and
smooth, larger
than other va-
rieties and pro-
duced in abund-
ance
05 iO
05 1U
DWARF OKRA.
Slug Shot and Insecticides, See Page 48.
14 Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
ONIONS.
Onions should be sown thinly in drills, one
inch deep and twelve to sixteen inches apart, in
a rich, loamy soil, deeply dug and lightly rolled.
It is better to have land that has been used for
hoed crops for a year or two, and has been well
manured. If the requisite amount of manure is
put on all at once it is apt to make the bulbs
soft. If manured gradually the land cannot be
made too rich. The manure, however, should
not be rank, but should be well fermented
Ground bone or superphosphate may be used
but if they are, they should be well applied,
partly when the crop is sown and partly as
the' bulbs begin to form. Thin seeding gives
larger bulbs than thick. It is advisable to use
a seed drill in planting, first testing the regulator
upon a floor to see if it allows the seed to pass
out in proper proportions. From four to six
pounds to the acre is usually sown. If the drill
used has no roller, a hand roller should be passed
over the ground immediately after sowing. As
soon as the onions are up so that the rows can be
seen, they should have the first hoeing, just
skimming the ground between the rows. After
a few days they should be hoed close up to the
plants and weeded. This must be done thor-
oughly. < In about two weeks another hoeing and
weeding should be given, and in two weeks more
still another.
All best Quality Eastern Grown.
Packets of each variety, 5 ceiits.
Extra Early Flat Red. Early
flat red variety
Extra Early Round Red.
Early and round in form
LARGE RED WETHERS-
FIELD. Standard, large, deep
red; good keeper; our own grow-
ing-- -
Large Red Globe. Globular
inform; mild flavor _
Pr oz Pr lb
10 75
10 1 00
PRICE & REED'S IMPROVED YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONION.
YELLOW DANVERS. A fine variety, of mild flavor, very productive and
keeps well; a standard variety _ _
Pr oz Pr lb
$0 10 75
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. A good yielder and keeper 10 100
IMPROVED YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. (Selected strain of
our own.) Early, a good keeper, round in form and a great yielder; 8oo bushels
of fine, large, sound onions were grown on an acre from our seed: This is a
remarkably fine strain of many years' selection. It does not differ much in
shape from the Yellow Globe Danvers, but is a sure cropper, and will produce
more large sound onions than any variety grown __ 20 1 75
YELLOWDUTCH. The commoner variety, rather flat shaped, good keeper. 10 100
South port Yellow Globe. Globular shaped, mild, and yields well 10 1 00
Wbite Portugal or Silver Skin. Flavor mild, fair size, handsome shape. 20 175
WHITE GLOBE. Oval form, white, mild and pleasant flavor; keeps well;
a fine variety - 20 2 00
PRIZE TAKER. A large, handsome Globe onion of fine shape, and light
straw color; has a small neck, is firm and solid, a great yielder and fine keeper.. 20 1 75
Mammoth Silver King. Grows to a large size, sometimes five to seven
inches in diameter; skin and flesh white, of mild and pleasant flavor 20 2 0J
The Queen. A white-skinned, rapid-growing, long-keeping variety . 20 175
Extra Early Wliite Pearl. A fine early variety, round, flattened at end;
mild and good flavor, waxy white _ 20 2 00
ONION SETS.
Plant in rows one foot apart, three inches apart in the row, as early as ground is dry enough-
can be used in a green state in June, or will ripen off by July. Potato Onions may be planted1
in Fall or Spring; they will survive the Winter.
Pr qt.
20
25
Pr qt. I
Yellow Onion Sets $1 25 I Potato Onions
Wliite Onion Sets 25 Multiplier Onions
RED TOP ONIONS 25 | White Potato Onions
Per bushel, market price.
PARSLEY.
Sow early in the Spring in drills one foot apart, covering half an inch deep, in a rich soil
Thin plants to four inches apart, when two inches high. As the seed germinates very slowl v
three or four weeks sometimes elapse before it makes its appearance. It is good to soak the
seed in luke-warm water before sowing. To preserve in Winter, take out the plant and treat
like celery.
Parsley, Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
EXTRA DOUBLE CURLED. The best. - $0 10 $0 ;5
Moss Curled.
Fern-leaved.
A fine curled variety
Resembling crested fern or moss .
10
10
75
75
WETHERSFIELD.
WHITE GLOBE.
YELLOW DUTCH.
PRIZE TAKER.
SILVER SKIN.
SH.VFR KING.
YELLOW DANVERS
EARLY RED.
SPECIAL PRICES ON ONION £EED IN QUANTITIES OVER 5 POUNDS.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
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TELEPHONE PEA.
SHROPSHIRE HERO.
STRATAGEM PEA.
PEAS.
Northern Grown, all Hand Picked.
Plant ag early as the ground can be worked, in single or double rows
from three to four feet apart, about an inch apart in the row and three
inches deep. (In summer they should be planted six inches deep.) Hoe
often. They will mature earlier in a light, dry soil, especially if manured
the previous season, but should not be manured too highly at the time of
planting If they grow too fast, and show no signs of bloom, run a
spade down on each side, about six inches from the row, and thus root
prune them, which will cause them to bloom in a few days. For a suc-
cession plant every two weeks during the season. For early peas the
soil should be light, warm and sheltered, but for general crop a moder-
ately heavy soil is better.
By mail, add 10 cents per quart, 5 cents per pint.
See page 2.
*WrinkIed varieties, the best and sweetest, should be planted much
thicker, being liable to rot.
Large packets of each variety, 10 cents; where quarts
are quoted, 20 cents; pints are 13 cents; quarts,
15 cents; pints, 10 cents.
Extra Early,
Pr qt Pr bu
PRICE & HEED'S NEW DANDY. A new extra
early variety, with good sized pods, produced in great
abundance, vines medium length, very early _ $0 20 $1 00
PRICE & REED'S NEW EXTRA EARLY.
A very early variety, with good sized pods. Very prolific
and ripening evenly _ __. 20 4 00
P. & R.'S LIGHTNING. An extra early of great
merit. Probably the earliest of all varieties. Vines grow
about 2 feet high, blossom evenly and are covered [With
good-sized handsome pods. The best sort for market gar-
den and early family use. Quantities of these Peas are
used every season. The market gardeners pronounce
these peas to be the best they ever planted 20 3 73
BERGEN FLEET WING. An extra early variety
of merit, producing handsome pods. It is a good yielder. 20 3 75
MAUD S. One of the first early varieties. Vines grow
about 2 feet high. Pods good size and well filled and
ripening evenly _ 20 3 50
EARLIEST OF ALL. A ver.y early, free-cropping
blue pea, of fine flavor, with good-sized, fine shaped, well-
filled pods. It is prolific, ripening evenly. Vine grows
from 18 to 20 inches high... 20 3 50
ALASKA. A very fine flavored and prolific variety.
Said to be one of the earliest sorts grown. Good pods and
well filled.... 20 „ 25
PEAS — Continued.
Pr qt Pr bu
3 50
2 50
2 50
KENTISH INVICTA. A very early, free-cropping
blue pea, with straight, handsome, well-filled pods, of-
good size. A great yielder, 2J^ feet ._ 20 3 50
*McLEAN'S ADVANCER. A green, wrinkled pea,
of fine flavor, very prolific, with good-sized pods, well
filled ; very popular with market gardeners. This is the
pea for family use as it is large, very sweet and early • 2%
feet.... 20 4 00
*HORSFORDS MARKET GARDEN. A green,
wrinkled variety, early, very sweet, and a great bearer 20 4 00
P. & K.'S IMPROVED EXTRA EARLY. A
very early free podding pea, with good-sixed, well-filled
pods, ripening evenly and a good cropper; feet J 20
First and Best. Early ; good sized pods, iy^ feet 15
Philadelphia Extra Early. An early sort 2^4 feet.. 15
Improved O'Rourlte. Early prolific variety ; 2 to 2%
feet high, covered with good- sized, well-filled pods. It
ripens amongst the first, and evenly 20 3 00
Dwarf Extra Early.
* AMERICAN WONDER. (Bliss' true, from the
original stock.) A very early green, wrinkled, dwarf
variety, of robust habit and compact growth. It is very
productive on good soil, having averaged from twelve to
fifteen pods on each vine, with six to eight large peas to
each pod. The vines grow from 8 to 10 inches high, ac-
cording to the condition of the soil and season. It is very
sweet and combines the good qualities of the Gem and
Champion, from which it originated 15 3 50
*Nott's Excelsior. A splendid new dwarf, extra early,
wrinkled sort resembling American Wonder and with
stronger vines like Premium Gem but more prolific, good-
sized pods, well filled; very sweet, and a first-class pea in
every respect 20 5 00
*Mc LEAN'S LITTLE GEM. A dwarf, green, wrin-
kled marrow, of splendid flavor, and a great bearer; the
peas are very large and sweet; 12 inches 15 3 50
'EXTRA EARL V PREMIUM GEM. A dwarf
variety, resembling the Little Gem, growing stronger,
with larger pods and more prolific ; a fine family variety ;
12 inches 20 4 00
McLean's Blue Peter. A smooth, blue variety, very
early; prolific; 10 inches 20 4 00
*Heroine. Medium, early wrinkled variety growing
about \% feet high, with strong robust vines ; pods large
and long with 8 or 9 large peas of fine flavor ; a good
bearer and fine family sort 20 4 25
*STRATAGEM. (Improved Stock.) A very fine, pro-
lific, wrinkled marrow, with large handsome, well-filled
pods, growing about 18 inches high. Many of the pods
measure 5>£ inches long, containing 10 large, fine flavored,
wrinkledpeas _ _ 25 5 50
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Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
PSAS — Continued.
GENERAL crop. Pr qt Pr bu
*.4BC1«DANCE. A second early, large pods, prolific... $0 20 $3 50
Fillbasket. A heavy cropper, excellent flavor; good
sized pods, and a fine second early, 3% feet 20 4 00
'TELEPHONE. A wrinkled variety of very robust
habit and a great bearer. A single vine produces from
18 to 20 unusually long, well-filled pods of largest size,
containing 10 to 11 peas, often forming a double row. It
is very productive, of fine flavor and "an excellent table
variety; height about i feet. ..- 25 5 53
♦ PARAGON. A very prolific, large podded, wrinkled
variety, coming into bearing between the early and general
crops; vines strong, growing about 2 feet high. Peas large,
10 to 12 in a pod; very sweet. Fine for market or family
use - - 20 5 50
SHROPSHIRE HERO. A fine second early,
wrinkled sort, with very large, long, handsome, well-filled
pods, containing 10 to 12 large fine peas; grows about 3
feet high, great yielder, fine flavor 20 4 50
*JUNO. Robust vine, stout, straight pod, usually borne
in pairs, pods thick and filled with ? to 9 sweet, large, dark
green peas; height 2 feet; medium early 20 4 00
PRIDE OF THE MARKET. A strong-growing
pea, attaining a height of 18 to 24 inches. It is productive
and the pods are very large and very handsome — 20 6 00
*(HAMPION OF ENGLAND. (Improved stock.)
One of the best varieties grown; very sweet, tender and a
great bearer; 5 feet -- 15 3 50
♦Yorkshire Hero. A wrinkled marrow of abundant
habit; yields well and is of fine quality; 2% feet .. 20 3 CO
Dwarf Sugar. Edible pods. Pods can be cut up and
used when green, same as string beans; 2 feet.. 35
Tall Sugar. Edible pods; same as the Dwarf Sugar,
except that they grow tall and are more prolific; 5 feet 25
BLACK EYED MARROWFAT. (Hand picked.)
Prolific; pods large and well filled; 3 feet 15 2 25
Black Eye Marrowfat. For field use; 3 feet 2 00
Large White Marrowfat.. 15 2 00
Canada Field. Market price.
POTATOES.
EARLY SUNRISE.
EARLY SIX WEEKS.
Potatoes are very scarce this season and prices ar.e
liable to advance.
The potatoes we have to offer this season were specially
grown for seed on new land in the north of Michigan, at
foot of Lake Superior. They are the first crop from new
ground and are entirely free from rot, scab and all disease.
They are true to name, clean and smooth; the very best for
seed this season. All potatoes grown in this section last
season turned out poor and unsuccessful crops, having suf-
fered from the unfavorable weather, which produced rot,
scab and other disease, which made them very undesirable
and unfit to use for seed this year. New seed stock, such
as we offer, will this year be more desirable and advanta-
geous to use than ever before.
POTATOE S— Continued.
They will ensure earlier and better-sized crops than could
be had by using any potatoes grown about here last year.
The prices we quote are not really high considering the
very fine stock we offer.
We recommend that those of our customers who want new
seed potatoes send us their orders early, as our stocks are
tlimited and cannot be replenished.
We have listed a few varieties. These are the newest and leading
sorts of the many kinds of potatoes now claiming public attention. The
prices are liable to variation as the season advances and our stocks be-
come exhausted. Of late years great attention has been paid to the im-
provement of existing sorts of potatoes and the introduction of new kinds,
but this has been chiefly upon the part of those who are interested in
them as an article of sale. There is, however, no more economical in-
vestment than the money paid out for improved varieties. Changing
your seed will be sure to improve your crop and bring much better qual-
ity and heavier yield. In this way you will be repaid a hundred fold.
The prices at which we have listed our potatoes are reasonable for this
season, and we can recommend them as being true to name, northern
grown, from carefully selected first-class stocks.
Single pounds sent by mail for 30 cents per pound,
or 4 pounds for $1.00.
PRICE & KNICKERBOCKER'S EARLY SUNRISE
POTATO. The earliest of all. It still grows in favor every year.
Has given more universal satisfaction than any sort ever offered since
the Early Rose. Planted with all the earliest kinds, it was ripe in advance
of any, producing potatoes fit for the table in fifty days from the time of
planting. The tubers are oblong, large, solid, uniform and handsome,
flesh white, fine grained and dry, cooking well, even when first dug;
very productive and of fine keeping qualities; vines dark green; good,
strong growers. It has yielded at the rate of 550 bushels to the acre.
Per peck, 75 cents; per bushel, 2.00; per barrel, 4.00.
Honeoye Rose. A fine, new early variety, originated from the
old Early Rose and Victor Rose. It is very early. Tubers all large and
good shape; color pale pink, reddish around eyes. Flesh fine, white as
snow and of fine flavor; excellent cooking quality. It is an enormous
yielder, said to have grown 400 bushels to an acre in 1894, 330 bushels in
1895. Per peck, 75 cents; per bushel, $2.50; per barrel, $4.50.
Lightning Express. A wonderful new sort. Grows large,
keeps well, very productive; skin white, with pinkish cast. Shape, ob-
long, slightly flattened; vines strong and very early. Per peck 7a cents;
per bushel, $2.50; per barrel, $4.50.
Carman No. 3 produces large uniform handsome tubers, slightly
flattened, growing close to the plant. The skin and flesh extremely
white, and its cooking qualities are excellent. It is a strong grower
and an unusually large yielder ; ripens among the later sorts. Per
peck, 75 cents ; per bushel, $2.25 ; per barrel, $1.00.
Money Maker. A long, handsome, fine shaped, smooth, late
white variety. Eyes nearly even with surface ; very fine grained, with
good cooking qualities ; a strong grower and enormously large yielder.
Per peck, 75 cents ; per bushel, $2.25 ; per barrel, $4.50.
EARLY 6 WEEKS, This potato is said to produce fair size
remarkable tubers in six weeks from time of planting, and to have pro-
duced 420 bushels to an acre. It grows medium to large size, oblong to
round shape, light flesh colored skin, white flesh, smooth, eyes even
with surface, the tubers lying closely together in the hill. Per peck, 75
cents ; per bushel, $2.50 ; per barrel, $4.50.
EARLY NORTHER. This fine early variety seems to do well
on all soils, producing a large crop. The tubers grow to a large size
and have a handsome appearance. In shape and color it resembles the
Early Rose, from which it originated. Per peck, 75 cents ; per bushel,
$2.50 ; per barrel, $4.50.
NEW QUEEN. An early sort, with white flesh and skin of blush
tinge, shape oblong. An excellent yielder. Per peck, 60 cents ; per
bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Extra Early. (Burpees.) Very early and productive, tubers of
good size, very smooth, fine, uniform, oblong shape, growing very
compactly in the hill, skin white, slightly shaded pink, flesh pure white,
of very fine grain. Per peck, 60 cents ; per bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel,
$4.00.
Rural New Yorker, No. 2, is a great yielder and keeper, of
large s:ze and smooth skin. Eyes few, distinct and shallow. Skin and
flesh white ; good table qualities. Vines strong and vigorous. Per
peck, 60 cents ; per bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Early Ohio. Oblong in shape, skin and flesh white, very early
and^a good cooker. Per peck, 75 cents ; per bushel, $2.25 ; per barrel,
Early Maine. Early, smooth and regular ; first-class in every
way. Per peck, 60 cents ; per bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Early Excel. An early oblong variety. Smooth and regular, a
ropper and keeper, with good table qualities. Per peck, 60
food
cents ; per bushel, $20.0 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Early Vanguard. An early variety. Shape and skin like the
Early Rose, with few and shallow eyes. Flesh white and mealy. Per
peck, 60 cents ; per bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Early Rose. A true stock of that fine old variety. Per peck, 60
cents ; per bushel, $2.00 ; per barrel, $4.00.
Price & Reed, Albany. N. Y.
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BAY STATE MARROW SQUASH.
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO PUMPKIN.
GUERNSEY
PARSNIP.
PARSNIPS.
Sow in drills one-half inch deep and fifteen inches apart. When
plants are two or three inches high, thin out to six inches in the row.
Hoe frequently. Soil should be rich and deep, well pressed or rolled.
Take up what you may need for Winter use and store in cellar ; leave
the rest in the ground till Spring, where they keep better and become
tender and sweet.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
LONG SMOOTH SWEET. Best general crop. ... §0 10 0 50
Guernsey Cup, or Hollow Crown. Good va-
riety -. _ 10 50
Sutton's Student. Best for table use 10 60
PEPPER.
Sow in hot-bed, in seed bed or in open ground in a light, warm soilT
about the middle of Spring. When three inches high, transplant to>
eighteen inches apart each way ; hoe often.
Packets of each variety, 10 cents.
Proz Prlt>
Ruby King. Mild and pleasant to the taste, of a bright
scarlet color ; producing from 6 to 12 peppers from 4J£
to 6 inches long by 3J-£ to 4 inches in diameter $0 25 $2 50
Celestial. A new variety from China ; very produc-
tive, plants having been grown which bore over 300
peppers. The peppers grow from 2 to 3 inches long,
and are of a delicate creamy yellow until full grown,
when they immediately turn to a vivid scarlet 25 2 50
SWEET MOUNTAIN". For mangoes ; very large
and mild ; used for stuffing 25 2 50'
LARGE II EI, I, OB BULL NOSE. Early, mild,
rind thick, fleshy and tender 25 2 25-
Large Squash. For pickling ; fleshy ; very produc-
tive 25 2 25
Golden Dawn. Delicate flavor ; color, golden yellow 25 2 00
Red Chili. For pepper sauce _ 25 2 00
Long Red Cayenne. For spicing pickles 25 2 00
Red Cherry. Small, smooth and round.. 23 2 00
PUMPKIN.
Cultivate same as squash, or piant in the Spring amongst the field
corn. Avoid planting near other vines.
Tennessee Sweet Potato. Medium size, Pr pkt Proz Prlb
pear-shaped and a little ribbed ; color creamy
white, sometimes slightly striped with green ;
flesh thick, creamy white, fine grained ; dry,
brittle, fine flavor ; is hardy and productive, keep-
ing soundly until Spring ; when cooked it has
somewhat the taste and appearance of sweet
potatoes $0 05 $0 10 $0 60
King of Mammoths. A variety growing to
a very large size. Specimens have been grown
weighing 196 lbs 05 10 1 00
Jonathan. A fine variety of a crookneck
shape ; of large size, smooth, prolific and very
finegrained 05 10 60
Large Cheese. For family use 05 10 60
Cushaw. Similar to Winter Crookneck Squash, 05 10 60
Improved Mammoth. Sometimes
weighs 150 pounds 10 15 1 00
Connecticut Field. Per quart, 20 cts ; per bushel, $3.00.
SWEET MOUNTAIN PEPPER.
SAVOY LEAVED SPINACH.
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10NG BLACK SPANISH
RADISH.
LONG WHITE NAPLES
RADISH.
CHARTIER RADISH.
LONG SCARLET RADISH. CHINESE ROSE RADISH.
SAPID FORCING RADISH. YELLOW SUMMER RADISH. WHITE STRASBURG RADISH. SCARLET GLOBE.
EARLY WHITE TURNlA
RADISH.
RADISH.
Sow early varieties in the Spring, as early as the ground can be
worked, in drills ten inches apart, covering the seed half an inch deep;
thin the plants to an inch apart in the row. As they are more succulent
and tender when grown quickly, a rich, moisty, sandy, soil should be
selected, and frequently watered in dry weather. For a succession,
sow every two weeks till midsummer.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
EXTRA EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. In
shape and form like the Scarlet Turnip, but is earlier and
has smaller tops. Fine for forcing \
EXTRA EARLY DEEP SCARLET TURNIP.
BOMAN CARMINE. Very early variety; short top;
tender, good flavor; bright red; oval form; fine for forcing
under glass
3VON PLUS ULTRA. Round in shape, deep red color,
short top, tender and fine flavor; very early; best for forc-
ing; makes its growth in three weeks
ROSY GEM, or RAPID FORCING. An early
variety, round in shape; crisp and tender
CHAMPION. Round, of perfect shape, bright scarlet,
crisp and tender. Fit for table in three weeks
EXTRA EARLY RED FORCING. Turnip-
shaped; short top, dark red, white flesh. Fine for forcing.
EARLY SCARLET GLORE. A fine variety for
forcing and market garden use. Shape roundish oval;
skin brilliant red; flesh white, solid and crisp .
EXTRA EARLY WHITE TURNIP. (White
Box.) It has a very short top and is of very rapid growth.
Of fine quality and does not become pithy with age
EARLY WHITE TURNIP. Like the scarlet in
shape, but pure white .- ,
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. Standard, small,
round, red, turnip-shaped, mild and crisp _..
EARLY DEEP SCARLET TURNIP. Quick
growing; mild; bright color, good shape; tender
FRENCH BREAKFAST, Of oval form; color scar-
let, tipped with white
SCARLET TURNIP WHITE TIP. An early
variety of medium size. Handsome shape of fine flavor;
red top and white bottom -
•CHARTIER. Color of top crimson, running into a pink
about the middle, then into a pure white at bottom. It at-
tains a very large size.
LONG SCARLET SHORT-TOP. Standard for
market and private use, bright scarlet root and small top.
OLIVED-SHAPED SCARLET. Good quality ...
■OLIVED-SHAPED DEEP SCARLET. Same
as above, only deeper in color, earlier and of better
quality -
4>lived-shaped White. White
Pr oz Pr lb
10 $0 70
10 70
10 70
10
10 70
10 70
10 70
10 $0 70
10 65
10 50
10 50
10 60
10 60
10 60
10
10
10
10
RADISH — Continued.
Giant Stuttgart, of a large size and early Flesh and
skin pure white,; quality fine ; firm and brittle, never gets
pithy.
WHITE STRASRURG. Of a tapering shape. Skin
and flesh white. Fine Summer variety. Crisp, tender
and of good flavor, and a quick grower
White Summer Turnip. Fine for Summer use
Golden Globe. A round yellow variety of rapid
growth.
Yellow Summer Turnip. Turnip-shaped, of gray
or russet color, growing to a large size, and standing
the heat and drouth of Summer
White Vienna or Lady Finger. Fine shape, skin
an 1 flesh pure white, very crisp, tender and of rapid
growth , ..
Long White Naples. White, crisp and mild
Long Salmon. Long; color, salmon
BLACK SPANISH WINTER, LONG. Very
hardy and fine for Winter use
Black Spanish Winter, Round. For Winter;
good keeper
White Spanish Winter. Milder in flavor than the
above.. _
Pr oz Pr lb
CO
10
10
60
60
10 60
10 60
CHINESE ROSE WINTER.
excellent flavor; good at all seasons.
WHITE CHINA WINTER...
Color bright rose;
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
60
60
60
60
60
60
75
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RHUBARB.
Sow in drills eighteen inches apart; cover one inch deep; thin plants
to six inches. In the fall trench a piece of ground and manure it well;
transplant the young plants into it, three feet apart each way. Cover
with litter the first Winter; a dressing of coarse manure should be given
each Fall. It is better to buy roots which yield at once.
PrpktProz
Linnrous. Standard $o 05 $0 25
Roots, la cents; $1.50 per dozen ; by mail, 20 cents each ; $2.25 per
dozen.
SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER.
Sow as early as the ground can be worked in the Spring, in a light,
mellow soil, which should be stirred to a depth of eighteen inches; sow
in drills twelve inches apart, one inch deep and thin out to four or five
inches in a row. Keep clean from weeds. Cultivate the same as the
parsnip,
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
' _ . _ Pr oz Pr lb
Long White. Good Fall or Spring $0 20 $1 00
Sandwich Island Mammoth. Roots'nearly double
the size of the common variety, and of good'quality 20 1 50
Scorzonera, or Black Oyster Plant 20 1 50
SOW EVERY TWO WEEKS FOB SUCCESSION.
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BOSTON MARROW SQUASH.
WHITE TIPPED SCARLET RADISH.
TURBAN SQUASH.
HUBBARD SQUASH.
FAXON SQUASH.
SPINACH.
For Summer use sow early in the Spring, in a rich, deep soil, well
manured, in drills one foot apart, covering the seed one inch deep,
for very early Spring use, sow in August, and protect the plants
through the Winter with a covering of leaves or straw. For a succession,
sow at intervals of two weeks.
Packets of eaeli variety, 5 cents.
Special Prices 011 IO Pounds and over.
Pr oz. Pr lb
SAVOY LEAVED, Leaves thick, large and fleshy;
a fine market variety, producing nearly twice the weight
of crop of ordinary sorts, and very hardy $0 10 $0 30
BOUND LiEAF. Leaves thick and fleshy, slightly
crimped; preferred for Spring sowing . 10 30
jLong Standing. A round leaf variety, standing from
three to four weeks longer than other sorts without going
to seed 10 30
Prickly. This is a hardy variety; seeds prickly; mostly
preferred for Fall sowing 10 30
SQUASH.
Prepare the ground by thoroughly pulverizing it. Manure highly.
All vines delight in warm and rich soil. Plant in hills nine to ten feet apart
for running varieties, five to six for bush sorts, working some fine, rich
manure into each hill. Plant eight or ten seeds, and when out of danger
of bugs leave only two plants to the hill. Keep well covered with
plaster or air-slacked lime in the early stages of growth. Cultivate till
runners are well started.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. An improvement or, Pr oz. Pr lb
the White Scollop Bush variety, growing double the size,
ripens early, skin handsome, white and very productive.. $0 10 $0 60
EARLY AVHITE SCOLLOP BUSH. A flat early,
scolloped -shaped variety; rind smooth; use when young
and tender . 10 50
YELLOW SCOLLOP BUSH. Like the preceding,
of a deep yellow. 10 50
SUMMER GOIDSN CROOKNECK, Productive. 10 60
GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. A very large
variety of the Summer Crookneck, having a thick flesh
and very few seeds. Prolific and of excellent flavor — early. 10 60
PIKE'S PEAK (Tlie Sibley). The shell is a pale
green, very hard and flinty; flesh very thick of a bright
orange color; quality dry, of very fine grain and fine flavor.
Ripens about the time of the Hubbard, but is more pro-
lific. It keeps well into the Spring 10 60
Faxon, A fine variety; flesh deep orange yellow, very
sweet and dry, of excellent flavor; cavity small and seeds
few, shell very thin and varies in color from a pale yellow
to a mottled green; it is very early and a splendid keeper. 10 60
BAY STATE MARROW. The skin of a blueish-green
tinge; flesh cf a bright golden yellow, sweet, tender and
of fine dry quality very solid and thick meated
SQUASH (Continuod).
Pr oz. Pr lb
EXTRA EARLY PROLIFIC ORANGE MAR-
ROW. About two weeks earlier than the Boston Mar-
row, and grows as large as the Hubbard. The flesh is
very thick, of fine grain and good quality, and keeps in
firm condition from September to January. The skin is of
a bright orange color 10 60
FRENCH OLIVE. In shape it resembles an olive,
growing to a good size; skin smooth and thin, of an olive
color; flesh thick, firm, of a golden yellow, and of a re-
markable good quality .. 10 60
Perfect Gem. Excellent for Summer and Winter; won-
derfully productive; color creamy white, with a thin,
smooth skin; flesh very fine-grained, sweet and dry, with
a delicious flavor « 10 60
Turban, or Turk's Cap. Flesh orange yellow,
thick, fine-grained, and good flavor; a good Fall or Winter
variety 10 60
SALEM VALPARAISO. The outer skin of a bright
orange; flesh yellow, fine-grained and of a rich flavor.
They grow very large, weighing from 50 to 100 lbs. each;
fine for pies, canning, etc 10 60
Essex Hybrid, or Hard Sbell Turban. Flesh
fine-grained, sweet, thick, rich colored and fine-flavored;
large and productive __ 10 00
Butman. Color bright green, intermixed with white;
flesh bright salmon color, dry, sweet and an excellent
keeper _ 10 (;0
Marbleliead. Flesh rather lighter colored than Hub-
bard; thick and flat at top; very sweet and dry; a fine
keeper and yielder _ 10 60
HURB ARB. The standard late variety;large size; flesh
fine, close-grained, dry and fine flavor; keeps splendidly. 10 65
BOSTON MARROW. Standard; color bright orange;
flesh deep orange; fine flavored; a good keeper 10 65
Mammotlt Cllili. Grows to an enormous size, often
weighing 150 pounds; color yellow and light green. 20 1 00
Vegetable Cream Marrow. A favorite English
variety; skin greenish yellow, flesh soft, white and fine-
flavored lo 75
SORREL.
Sow in Spring in drills twelve inches apart, and thin to six inches in
the row. pr pkt Pr oz
Sorrel. Good to eat with Spinach $0 .5 $0 15
TOBACCO.
Start in hot-beds or out-of-doors as soon as the ground can be worked,
in rich, dry soil; rake off the bed and sow broadcast, pressing down
firmly and evenly; keep free from weeds, and water frequently if the
weather is dry; set out the first of June, 3 ft. apart, in heavily manured
land; the tobacco worm must be removed as soon as it appears.
Pr pkt Pr oz
$0 10 $0 25
10 40
Connecticut Seed Leaf.
Havana
10 60
WE SEND SEEDS IN PACKETS, OUNCES and POUNDS FREE OF POSTAGE, See Page 2
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Livingston's perfection tomato.
IGNOTUM TOMATO,
TOMATO.
Sow in hot-beds in March. Transplant into open ground when the
weather becomes warm and settled, or sow in open ground in May, and
transplant when plants are 6 in. high. The richer the soil the more
handsome and plentiful the fruit; but to have the fruit ripen as early as
possible, select rather light, poor soil and a sunny location. Plant in
hills, 4 feet apart each way. After the fruit is set, pinch off the ends to
check growth; gradually strip off leaves to expose fruit to sun.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Pr oz Pr lb
Livingston's Aristocrat. Dwarf habit of growth;
early, glossy red; good size and solid $0 25 $2 50
Buckeye State. Fine large late variety 25 2 50
Ruby. A very early variety of large size; solid, of good
shape and color __ 25 2 50
Ignotum. Very early, large, smooth and regular; heavy
and solid; deep handsome red color; free from rot or crack-
ing. Ripens early; a great bearer 25 2 50
Atlantic Prize. Very early, fruit born in clusters, and
very solid and enormously productive 25 2 50
King of the Earlies. An early productive variety,
and thick flesh 25 2 50
Iiorillard. Color, light red. Ripens evenly; very solid
and smooth; prolific, and in appearance resembles Living-
ston's Perfection _ 25 2 53
Dwarf Champion Cluster. The plants grow stiff
and upright, with very thick, short, jointed stems; it is
early, having ripened fruit as early as July first, is a great
yielder, the fruit growing closely together in clusters on the
stem; in color it closely resembles the Acme, always smooth 25 2 50
VOLUNTEER. An attractive variety. Skin smooth,
of a bright coral red; good uniform size, perfect form, fine
quality, early and a continuous bearer 25 2 50
Livingston's Royal Red. Fine shape and color,
solid and a good bearer. --- "5 2 oO
Livingston's Stone. Large, smooth, bright scarlet;
round, solid and heavy - ^
LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY. Is of a glossy crimson,
with a sligh' tinge of purple. It ripens with the Acme or
Perfection, .s of perfect shape, free from ribbed fruit,
growing in clusters of four or five, retaining its size late
in the season. Free from rot and solid --- ~z> £ £3
LIVINGSTON'S FAVORITE. A large, smooth
perfect-shaped tomato, of a dark red color; does not rot
or crack, ripens evenly, verv prolific, good flavor, flesh
solid, has few seeds, very early - - ™
HOT-BED CLO
TOMATO — Continued.
Pr oz Pr lb
LIVINGSTON'S PERFECTION. It is one of the
earliest, ripening evenly, and a good keeper; color, blood
red, almost round in shape, perfectly smooth and solid,
having few seeds, very productive -. $0 25 2 25
Acme. An early variety. Color, a glossy light red with
purplish tinge ; fruit large, solid, very even, round and
smooth, without any green core 25 2 25
Mikado. Color, purplish red, like Acme, and produces
very large fruit _ --- 25 2 00
Ponderosa. A large, late variety, of a bright red color. 30 3 00
Essex Early Hybrid. Early, solid, rich flavored;
large in size, grows perfectly smooth, very productive, of
a bright pink color, ripens evenly 25 2 00
EXTRA SELECTED TROPHY. Fruit large and
very solid, generally smooth ; seed saved from selected
specimens 30 3 00
Large Yellow. Color, bright yellow 20 2 Oft
Yellow Plum. A small, yellow variety for pickling. 25
Currant. Small, ornamental; resembling currants 30
Strawberry. The fruit has a pleasant strawberry-like
flavor; good for preserving 30
'""mumii'Hiltfltra'lt ?//«'/' - •
Livingston's beauty tomato.
TH, See Page 47.
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WHITE EGG TURNIP.
SWEET GERMAN TURNIP.
EARLY MILAN TURNIP.
WHITE STRAP LEAF, EARLY DUTCH — RED TOP STRAP LEAF TURNIP.
TURNIP.
For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring,
in drills fourteen inches apart, covering but slightly, except in dry
weather. The soil should be light, and, if possible, new. Manure with
plaster, ashes or phosphate. Thin the early varieties to six inches apart,
and the Rutabagas to one foot. For Fall and Winter use the early
kinds should be sown in July and August and Rutabagas through June.
Hoe them a month after sowing.
Packets of each variety, 5 cents.
Special price on 10 pounds and upwards.
Pr oz. Pr lb
Price & Reed's New Eureka (Egyptian). A
white, smooth, fine-grained variety. Half long in shape
resembling the White Egg, only running down straight to
a tap root instead of being oval at bottom $0 10 $0 60
EXTRi EARLY Bill. AN. A very early solid strap
leaf variety, coming into use a week or ten days earlier
than the ordinary sorts. They are round and flattened,
with a purple top and white flesh _ 10 60
Early Purple Top Munich. Resembling Strap
Leaf, but very early .._ 10 50
Jersey Lilly. A fine-grained, smooth, very early, pure
white variety, good for bunching and a fine table sort 10 50
Snowball. A medium sized, round pure white variety
of fine flavor, tender and crisp, best for early sowing,
maturing in six weeks from time of sowing 10 50
Early Dutch. Early, sweet for table use 10 50
White Strap Leaf. Roundish or fiat, medium size .. 10 50
RED TOP STRAP LEAP. A standard variety;
white with a red or purple top above ground; good for
garden or field use 10 50
RED TOP GLORE, A variety resembling the above,
globe shape, growing to a large size 10 50
Yellow Globe. A solid, globular-shaped variety, small
taproot; flesh pale yellow ... 10 50
White Globe. Globular-shaped; small tap root; flesh
white. 10 50
White Egg-shaped. Shaped like an egg; good size,
fine white flesh, good yielder _ 10 50
ROBSON'S GOLDEN BALL. Yellow standard;
rich flavor, quick grower, bright yellow skin, cream
colored flesh, good keeper, round inform.. 10 50
Large White Norfolk. Large size; skin white, some-
times greenish above ground, flesh sweet and close
grained 10 35
Cow Horn. A long carrot-shaped variety. 10 40
Sweet German. Flesh firm and sweet. 11) 35
White Stone. A good globe-shaped variety 10 35
Yellow Stone. A globe-shaped turnip 10 35
Yellow Aberdeen. Globe-shaped, tender, solid,
color reddish purple above ground, deep yellow below... 10 35
WHITE STONE TURNIP.
RUTABAGA or SWEDE.
Sutton's Improved Champion. Hardy, heavy
cropping and nutritious 10 50
SKIRVING'S. Large, solid, early, with purple top;
yellow below ground; one of the best varieties 10 40
Ashcroft's. Purple top variety, with fine grain and
good size _ 10 50
American Purple Top. Standard variety, largely
grown 10 50
Westbury. A good variety; yields well 10 40
White. A large, solid, white variety, sometimes called
the White Russian Turnip 10 50
COW HORN TURNIP.
EARLY MUNICH TURNIP.
WHITE GLOBE TURNIP.
YELLOW GLOBE
TURNIP.
TOBACCO BUST Br POUND OB BABBEL, See Bages 22-48.
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SWEET MARJORAM.
SUMMER SAVORY.
DILL.
THYME.
HERB SEEDS.
Pr pkt pr oz
Anise. Biennial $0 05 $0 15
Bene. Annual, one and one-half feet 05 20
Borage. Annual, one foot 05 20
Caraway. Perennial, two feet 05 15
Catnip. Perennial 10 —
Coriander. Annual, two feet 05 15
Bill. Perennial, three feet 05 15
Hyssop. Perennial, three feet 05 25
Lavender. Perennial, two feet 05 20
Rue. Perennial, three feet ... 05 20
Rosemary. Perennial, four feet 05 30
Saffron, Annual, three feet 05 15
Sage. Annual, one foot 05 25
Sweet Fennel. Perennial, four feet... 05 15
Summer Savory. Annual, one foot... 05 25
Sweet Marjoram, Annual, one foot... 05 25
Tansy. Perennial, three feet- 10 40
Thyme. (French.) Perennial, one foot.. 10 40
Wormwood, Perennial 10 50
Tarragon 10 —
BIRD SEEDS.
If you wish to keep your Birds in good condition and
have them sing well, feed them good Bird Seed. We sell
only the very best Sicily Canary.English or German Rape,
German Millet and Russian Hemp. One trouble with the
common Bird Seed sold in boxes in the stores, is that it
contains common Smyrna Canary, oftentimes musty,
which, of course, is injurious to your Birds. Our seed,
mixed of the very best quality, costs less than that sold in
boxes. We sell at 12 cents per quart or 6 cents per pint.
The boxes you pay 10 cents for contain a pound; we sell a
pint at 6 cents, which is nearly a pound; three pound
packages would cost you 30 cents; three pints, which
weigh 3 pounds lacking 2 ounces, would cost 18 cents,
which is a saving of 12 cents, besides having the best
quality. You are paying for the box and the fancy label
on it; bear this in mind when you want Bird Seed.
Mixed Bird Seed. Mixed of Sicily Canary, Ger-
man Rape, German Millet and a very little Russian Hemp;
just enough to keep your birds in good condition. 12
cents per quart; 6 cents per pint.
Canary and Rape. 12 cents per quart; 6 cents per
pint.
Clear Canary. The best Sicily. 12 cents per quart;
6 cents per pint
English or German Rape. 15 cents per quart;
8 cents per pint.
Hemp, best Russia. 15 cents per quart; 8 cents
per pint.
Washed Silver Sand. 10 cents per quart; 5 cents
per pint.
Gravel Paper. 25 cents per package.
Song Restorer. For restoring birds' song; also
acts as a tonic for improving the plumage. Per bottle,
25 cents.
Bird Invigorator. A tonic for loss of feathers,
hard breathing, asthma, and all diseases to which birds
are liable. 25 cents per bottle.
MOCKING BIRD FOOD. For all soft bill birds,
such as Mocking Birds, Thrushes, Robins, Nightingales,
etc. Per bottle, 40 cents.
ROUGH RICE, per quart, 25 cents.
SUNFLO WER, per quart, 20 cents.
PARROT SEED, Rough Rice, Sunflower
and Hemp, mixed, 20 cents per quart.
MAW, 5 cents per ounce.
Bird Lettuce, 10 cents per pound.
Cuttle Fish Bone, 5 cents each.
Cage Cups, all styles, Porcelain, Tin Top. Glass, etc.
Cage Guard, for putting around cages to prevent
throwing the seeds on the floor.
Swings, Nests, Nesting, Perches, Cuttle
Fish Bone, Cuttle Fish Holders, Cage
Springs, etc. Telephone No. 968.
GRAIN.
Bushel.
Pride of Michigan White Oats.. .about $0 75
White Seed Oats « 60
American Oats " 75
Spring Rye " 1 25
Early Amber Sugar Cane " 3 00
Rural Branching Sorghum. Per
lb., 30c; by mail, 38c.
Japanese Buckwheat 1 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
Evergreen Broom Corn. Tall.. 20 cents perqt.
Flax Seed ..25 cents per qt.
Sunflower. Russian ..20 cents per qt.
Tobacco Dust. 5c lb 4 cents lb. by bbl.
Green Moss 15 cents per pkg.
Immortelles. All colors 40 cents per bunch
Pampas Grass Plumes .15 to 20 cents each
POULTRY SUPPLIES.
Ground Oyster Shells. These shells are ground!
fresh and are hard and clean, and much better than the
ordinary crushed shells. Per lb., 5 cents; 5 lbs., 15 cts;
100 lbs., $1.00.
Cracked Bone. Made from raw hard bone, cracked
to a size smaller than kernels of corn. 1 lb., 5 cents; 5 lbs.,
20 cents;T00 lbs., $3.50.
Ground Beef Scraps. Made from pure beef
scraps. Per lb., 5 cents; 5 lbs., 20 cents; 100 lbs., $3.50.
Fine Ground Bone. (For Chicks and Cattle.J>
Made of selected washed bone, ground very fine. Per
lb., 10 cents.
HAVENS' CLIMAX CONDITION
POWDER.
A positive preventive and cure for Gapes and Poultry
Cholera, and the Best Medicine for Horses, Cattle,
Poultry,Sheep and Hogs. 25 cents per package,2^
lb. packages for 50 cents. Six-lb. box for $1.00. Add IS
cents per lb. for postage.
RUST'S EGG PRODUCER.
The Great Hen Persuader will make your
Hens lay in Winter. It can be fed every day at a
cost of from one-third of a cent to 1 wo-t birds of
a cent a week for each fowl,, according to size of box
purchased. PRICES:— 1 lb. package, 25 cents;
%y2 lb. box, 50 cents; 6 lb. box $1.00; add IS
cents for postage.
ROUP PILLS, per box, 25 cents.
FERTILIZERS.
Standard Fertilizers— Superphosphate for Field
and all Garden Crops, 3 cents per pound by barrel; $38
per ton.
Fertilizer for vegetable and flower gardens in 5 lb.
bags, 25 cents; 10 lb. bags, 50 cents; 25 lb. bags, $1.00.
Ground Bone for grapevines, trees, etc., per lb., 10
cents; 5 lb. bag, 25 cents; 10 lb. bag, 50 cents; 25 lb. bag,
$1.00.
Plant Food for flower beds or plants in pots, put up
in bags of 5 lbs.. 50 cents; lO-lbs., 75 cents; 25 lbs., $1.25.
Lawn Dressing in51b. bag, 50 cents; 10 lb. bag, T5
cents; 25 lb. bag, $1.25.
Bowker's Plant Food— Packages sufficient for
twenty plants for three months, 15 cents, and for one
year, 30 cents.
Nitrate of Soda, 5 lb. pkg. 25 cts.; 100 lbs. $3.50.
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Vegetable Plants and Roots.
Plants ordered by the dozen sent free by mail. Prices on all vegetable plants for larger quantities than specified will be given on application,
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Conover's Colossal. Per 100, $1.00 Per 1,000, $6.00. Palmetto, Per 100, $1.00. Per 1,000, $6.50'.
Barr's Mammoth, Per 100, $1.00. Per 1,000, $7.00. Donald's Elmira, Per 100, $1.00; per 1,000, $8.00.
CABBAGE AND CAWLIFLOWEB PLANTS. By the hundred or thousand, or in larger quantities. In ordering hundreds by
mail, add 20 cents for postage for each hundred. Early varieties will be ready about May first. Late varieties through June and July.
Early Summer and Jersey Wakefield Cabbage, ready May first. Per doz. 20c; per 100, 75c. Bristol, Large Drumhead, Premium Flat-
Dutch ready through June and July. Per dozen, 20c, per 100, 40c; per 1,000, $3.50
Cold Frame Plants, per 100, $1.25 ; per 1,000, $10.00.
Dwarf Erfurt, and Snowball Cauliflower, per djzen, 25c. ; per 100, $1.50. Plants by the dozen will be sent free by mail.
CELERY PLANTS. Plants will be ready from June 15th and through August. White Plume, Golden Self-bleaching, Golden Heart,.
Per dozen, 20c. ; per 100, by mail, 5l)c. ; by express, per 100, 35c; per 1,000, $3.1)0.
Plants ordered by the dozen will be sent free by mail. Larger quantities by freight or express, purchaser to pay charges.
EGG PLANTS. Ready May 10th to 15th. New York Improved, Potgrown, 8c. each ; 60c. per dozen ; $4.00 per 100.
PEPPER PLANTS. Ready May 10th. Large Bell, Sweet Mountain, 25c. per dozen ; $1.75 per 100.
TOMATO PLANTS. Ready May 1st. Livingston's Favorite, Perfection, Ignotum, Beauty, Acme, etc., per dozen, 25c; per 100, $1.75,
Plants ordered by the dozen will be sent free by mail.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS. Ready May 25th. Nansemond, per dozen, 15c; per fOO, 75c; per 1,000, $6.00. Plants ordered by the
dozen or the hundred will be sent free by mail.
RHUBARB ROOTS. May be planted spring or fall. Set three feet apart each way. When once planted will remain in bearing:
condition for three or four years; 15c. each; per dozen, $1.50.
AMOUNT OF SEEDS USUALLY SOWN TO THE ACRE.
Beans.Dwarfs.in drills or rows
Beans, Pole, in hill
Beet, in drills ...
Barley, broadcast..
Buckwheat, broadcast
Broom Corn, in hills
Cabbage
Carrott, in drills
Corn, in hills
Corn, in drills, for soiling
Cucumbers, in hills
Flax, broadcast
Grass, Herds or Timothy
" Red Top
" Lawn
" Orchard
. .. 114 bush.
8 to 12 qts.
6 to 8 lbs.
2 to 3 bush.
Xto 1 bush.
6 to 8 qts.
1 to ljtflbs.
2 to 3 lbs.
.. 3
qts.
bush.
to 2 lbs.
to 2 bush,
l^bush.
3 bush,
to 4 bush,
to 3 bush.
Grass, Foul Meadow 2 to 3
" Kentucky Blue 2 to 3
" English Rye . .. 2
Millet... ._ %to 1
" Millet, Large X to 1
" Hungarian ^ to }.
General Mixture for meadows:
Clover, 8 lbs. ; Red Top, 1
bu. ; Timothy, 1 pk.
Clover, Alsike 8 to 10
" Lucerne 20
Red.... 15 to20
" White 10 to 15
Mustard, broadcast 12 to 16
Oats, broadcast 2 to 3
bush,
bush,
bush,
bush,
bush.
1' bush.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
qts.
bush.
Onion, in drills 4 to 6 lbs.
Parsnip, in drills 6 to 8 lbs.
Peas, early, in drills \y2 to 2 bush,
" Marrow.. IX to 2 bush.
" broadcast .3 bush.
Potato, cut tubers in drills 8 to 10 bush.
Radish, in drills 8 tolO lbs.
Rye, broadcast. ._ _ lj^bush.
Salsify, in drills 6 to 8 lbs.
Spinach, in drills 8 to 12 lbs.
Turnip, in drills 1 to lj^lbs.
broadcast _ 2 to 3 lbs.
Vetches, broadcast 2 to 3 bush,
Wheat, broadcast. _ 1% to 2 bush,
" in drills. ; % bush.
AMOUNT OF SEEDS FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS, HILLS OR LENGTH OF DRILLS.
Asparagus 1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill.
Beet 1 oz. to 50 "
Beans, Dwarf 1 qt. to 100 "
" Pole.... 1 qt. to 150 hills.
Carrot 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill.
Cabbage 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.
Cauliflower 1 oz. to 3,000 plants.
Celery , 1 oz. to 4,000 plants.
Cucumbers 1 oz. to 50 hills.
Corn 1 qt. to 200 hills.
Egg Plant 1 oz. to 2,000 plants.
Lettuce 1 oz. to 4,000 plants.
Leek 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill.
Melon, Water 1 oz. to 30 hills.
" Musk 1 oz. to 60 "
Okra 1 oz. to 40 ft. of drill.
Onion 1 oz. to 100 "
Parsley 1 oz. to 150 "
Parsnip 1 oz. to 200 "
Peas 1 qt. to
Pumpkin 1 oz. to
Pepper 1 oz. to
Radish 1 oz. to
Spinach 1 oz. to
Squash, Early 1 oz. to
" Marrow 1 oz. to
Tomato 1 oz. to
Turnip 1 oz. to
100 ft. of drill,
40 hills.
2,000 plants.
100 ft. of drill,
100
50 hills.
16 hills.
3,000 plants.
150 ft. of drill,
Distance apart. No.
1 ft. by 1 ft 43,560
ly ft. by \% ft 19,360
2 ft. by 1 ft 21,780
2 ft. by 2 ft 10,890
2YS ft. by 2% ft 6,969
3 ft. by 1 ft 14,520
3 ft. by 2 ft 7,260
NUMBER OF HILLS, PLANTS,
Distance apart. No.
3 ft. by 3 ft 4,840
4 ft. by 4 ft 2,722
5 ft. by 5 ft... 1,742
6 ft. by 6 ft 1,210
8 ft. by 8 ft 680
9 ft. by 9 ft 537
;, ETC., FOR ONE ACRE.
Distance apart. No.
10 ft. by 10 ft. 434
12 ft. by 12 ft 302
15 ft. by 15 ft 193
18 ft. by 18 ft 134
20 ft. by 20 ft 103
21 ft. by 21 ft 98
Distance apart. No.
24 ft. by 24 ft 75-
25 ft. by 25 ft.. 70'
27 ft. by 27 ft.... 591
30 ft. by 30 ft... 40*
38 ft. by 38 ft.... 30
40 ft. by 40 ft 27
FERTILIZERS AND PLANT FOODS.
These Fertilizers, or Plant Foods are made expressly for
Plants or flowers growing in the House, Garden or Conservatory, and
contain the same Plant Food as stable manure, but in a cleaner, more
concentrated and soluble form. The stable manure is disagreeable to
handle, slow in effect, and often breeding vermin about the roots of the
plants, and, like guano, has an unpleasant odor. The Plant Food has
no unpleasant odor, is clean to handle, and being soluble, is immediately
taken up by the plants, producing a quick and healthy growth, wiLh
more abundant blossoms, of a richer color, than any other dressing will
produce. It gives a rich, green color to the leaves and prolongs the
period of blooming. It cannot injure the plant, and protects it from
vermin. It can be dissolved in water or worked into the earth, and the
effect will be seen in a week or ten days after the first application.
Standard Fertilizers — Superphosphate for Field and all
Garden Crops, IX cents per lb. by bbl ; $38.00 per ton.
Fertilizer for vegetable and flower garden, in 5 lb. bags, 25 cents ;
10 lb. bags, 50 cents ; 25 lb. bags, $1.00
Ground Bone for grapevines, trees, etc., per lb., 10 cents ; 5 lb.
bag, 25 cents ; 10 lb. bag, 50 cents ; 25 lb. bag, $1.00.
Nitrate of Soda, 5 lb. pkg. 25 cts.; 100 lbs. $3.50.
Plant Food for flower beds or plants in pots, put up in bags of
5 lbs., 50 cents ; 10 lbs., 75 cents ; 25 lbs., $1.50.
Bowker's Plant Food — Packages sufficient for twenty
plants for three months, 15 cents, and for one year, 30 cents.
Lawn Dressing- in 5 lb. bag, 50 cents ; 10 lb. bag, 75 cents ; 25
lb. bag, $1.25.
Plant Sticks, round, painted green, from IX feet to 5 feet long.
Price, see page 47.
Plant and Pot Labels from 4 to 6-inch. Price, see page 47
See IMPORTED COLLECTION
OF FLOWER SEEDS, Page 38.
24 Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
FOR TVAF. \J\^AVA. '
PRICE <k HEED'S F11VE MIXED LAWN GRASS is composed of a mixture of the best varieties of fine swarding grasses, es-
pecially adapted for seeding down lawns, door-yards, cemetery lots, etc., in this climate. It makes a short top and strong root, and when grown
produces a soft, compact, velvety turf. A beautiful lawn can only be had by using a good mixture of grasses. By using our mixture and cut-
ting often, when grown, a beautiful green sward can be obtained. We have made this mixture a careful study, and it has given great satisfac-
tion. Before sowing, the soil should be thoroughly prepared by digging and raking so as to completely pulverize it; all stones and roots should
be removed, and if low ought to be drained. Unless the ground is very rich, some fertilizer should be applied. Lawn Dressing is the best,
as it helps the grass wonderfully to a quick, vigorous start and causes it to retain a bright green color. Sow the grass thickly and rake well in,
not too deep, and roll if possible. With seed sown later than April or May, it is often well to sow a little oats, to protect it from the heat of the
sun. With a little care a much finer grass plat can be obtained than by sodding.
One quart, sufficient for an area 15 by 20 feet SO 25
Four-quart bag, sufficient lor one-thirty-second
acre
One peck bag, sufficient for one-sixteenth acre . .
One-half bushel bag, sufficient for one-eighth
acre. _ _
75
1 25
2 25
One bushel bag, sufficient for one-fourth acre §4 00
MIXTURE FOR SHADY PLACES, per qt 25c
FINE FRENCH MIXED L AWN GRASS, qt. 25c; bu., 3 75
CENTRAL PARK LAWN GRASS, qt. 25c; bu 3 75
To Make Beautiful Lawns Use Lawn Dressing.
No Odor. No Lumps. No Weeds. Clean as Sugar to Handle. Inexpensive.
This dressing is prepared for Lawns, Grass Plats and Cemetery Lots, and it is so compounded as to contain all the Plant Food required by
the lawn grasses. Within a short time after application it will produce a luxuriant growth of grass of a rich green color, and will last during
the entire season. It is odorless, and the cost of applying is a mere trifle compared with the application of stable manure. It will not burn the
frass, and is free from noxious weed seeds, found always with manure, and which are the pests of the lawn. A superior dressing for the
lower Garden.
Directions.— Sow broadcast over the surface when the grass is dry. 5 lb. bag, 50 cents; 10 lb. bag, 75 cents; 25 lb. bag,
sufficient for 2, 500 sq. ft., $1.25; 50 lb. bag, for 5,000 sq. ft., $2.50; 100 lb. bag, tor 1-4 acre, $4.50.
L/YW^s AjNTD GARDEN ROLLERS-
It is of great benefit to use a roller on the lawn, especially in the Spring, as the action of the frost causes the ground
to heave and become uneven. If it is not firmly pressed back with a roller before hot weather the grass is apt to be
injured or killed, leaving the lawn full of bare spots.
Lawn Roller.
Section. Face.
One 12 in.
One 12 in
One ...12 in.
Diameter. Weight. Price.
.. 20 in 1401bs $8 50
...24In— 2001bs 1100
...28in _...2501bs 13 75
Section. Face. Diameter.
Two 12 in 20 in..
Two 12 in 24 in.
Three 12 in 20 in .
Weight. Price.
.300 lbs $15 25
.400 lbs 18 50
.450 lbs 21 50
Fertilizers for Lawn and Garden page 23 I
Plant food for flowers and vegetables. " 23
Ground bone for grapevines, etc " 23
Mole traps " 47
Lawn sprinklers, $1.25 to $4.50 " 44
Lawn rakes page 44
Lawn scythes, English " 44
Lawn shears " 44
Lawn border shears " 44
Lawn edging knives " 44
Lawn boots page 45
Garden reels and line
Garden hose, rubber
Lawn tubs for plants
Lawn stakes
44
44
47
47
LAWN MOWERS, See Page 45.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
25
SUBJECT TO VARIATIONS IN PRICES TO CORRESPOND WITH THE MARKET.
Special quotations on large quantities will be given at any time.
We call especial attention to our Grass Seeds, whieli are not to be confounded with the ordinary grades
•offered in the open market. They are selected with care, and are much more economical to use than the
common qualities.
Add 5 cts. per qt ., 8 cts. per. lb. on grass and clover when ordered by mail.
LAWN GRASS. (See page 24.)
BED TOP ( Agrostis Vulgaris). Time of flowering, July; height, about
18 inches. A valuable permanent perennial grass, growing in almost any soil,
moist or dry, but reaching its perfection in a moist, rich soil, and standing hot
weather well. It is frequently sown in mixture with Timothy and Red Clover.
Sown alone takes about 3 bu. to acre, about 10 lbs. to bu. Per qt. 25 cents; per
hu., $1.00; per 100 lbs., $9.00
RED TOP, fancy, recleaned. Same as above, but cleaned from all
chaff and impurities. Per lb. 25 cents; per 100 lbs. $20.00.
FANCY EXTRA CLEAN, (FREE FROM CHAFF)
BLUE GRASS (Poa Pratensis), Kentucky, also known as June Grass,
Green Grass, etc.; perennial, flowers in June; height, 10 to 15 inches. This is a
valuable grass for pasture' and suited to a variety of soils, from moderate dry to
a moist meadow. It is very productive and of early growth in the spring, fur-
nishing excellent food for all kinds of stock throughout the season, standing the
hottest weather well, and makes a good quality of hay, though the yield for this
purpose is not equal to some other varieties. Alone sow about 3 bu. to the acre,
14 lbs. to the bu. Per bu., $2.00; per 100 lbs., $12.00
RHODE ISLAND BENT GRASS (Agrostis Canina). Time of
flowering, June and July. It is of a hardy, creeping habit, and good for close
sward. For pasture sow about 3 bu., 12 lbs. to bu. Price per qt., 25 cents; per
bu., $3.00.
ORCHARD GRASS (Dactylis Glomerata). Flowers in June; height,
about 3 feet. A widely known and valuable grass for pasture on account of its
earliness and rapidity of growth, as it is ready for grazing several days before
other grasses, and when mown produces a quick second growth All kinds of
stock, especially sheep, are very fond of it. It does well in nearly all soils,
especially in moist, shady places; stands drought well, and keeping green and
growing when other grasses stop. It makes a good mixture to sow with clover
for hay, as they both blossom about same time; 14 lbs. to bu. Per qt 25 cents;
per bu., $2.75; per 100 lbs., $18.00.
MEADOW FESCUE (Fescuta Pratensis). Perennial; flowers in
June and July; height, 18 to 24 inches. One of the best of our natural grasses —
very valuable for permanent pasture, as it is highly nutritious and greedily eaten
by all kinds of stock. It makes excellent hay, and does well in most any soil,
though doing best in moist land. It is robust in habit, maturing early in the Spring,
and continues green until late in the Fall, because it ripens its seeds before most
other grasses are cut, and sheds them to spring up and cover the ground; 22 lbs.
to bushel; sow about 2J4 bushels to acre; 15 cts. per lb.; per 100 lbs., $12.00
MEADOW FOXTAIL (Alopecurus Pratensis). Perennial;
■flowers in May; height, 2 to 3 feet. This grass closely resembles Timothy, but
flowers much earlier, and thrives in all soils except sand and gravel. It is valu-
able for pasture on account of its early and rapid growth, stands close cropping,
and drought well, is relished by stock. About T lbs. to bu. Per. lb., 40 cents; per
100 lbs., $35.00
TALI, MEADOW OAT GRASS ( A veil a Elatior). Perennial;
flowers from May to July; height, 2 to 4 feet. It produces an abundant supply of
foliage, and is valuable for pasture on account of its early and luxuriant growth
— also supplies an abundance of fodder after being mown. It grows well on
sandy soil when once naturalized. Sow 4 to 5 bushels to the acre : 10 lbs. to the
bu. Per lb., 25 cents; per 100 lbs., $20.00.
CRESTED DOGSTAIL (Cynosurus Cristatus). Perennial; flowers
in July; height, IX feet. A fine, short grass, valuable on hard, dry soils and hills,
as it is hardy and but little affected by changes of weather. It is relished by
stock when green, it being then tender and nutritious, but when ripened becomes
tough and wirv. It is of close-growing habit, with dense, deep-green turf; IX
bu. to acre; 21 lbs. to bu.; 35 cts. per lb.; per 100 lbs., $J0.00
CRESTED DOGSTAIL.
ORCHARD GRASS.
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GRASSES— (Continued).
ENGLISH B1E GRASS (lolium Perenne). Perennial;
flowers in June; height, 20 inches. It is a staple grass of Great Britian,
and largely used in the composition of many of the meadow and pasture
mixtures. Its natural adaptation to almost all cultivated soils, and its
early maturity are the causes of its extensive use. It yields an abundant
foliage and is valuable as a hay crop when cut in blossom. About 2J4 bu.
to acre; 24 lbs. to bu.; 25 cts. per qt.; per bu., $2.50; per lb. 18 cents.
ITALIAN RYE (Liolium Italium). Biennial; flowers in
June and July; height, 2% feet. One of the most valuable grasses in
Europe, being suited to all climates and very valuable to use in mixtures
for pastures m this country. It produces an abundance of nutritious
feed early in the Spring, and continues through the season until late in
the Fall. Not being a perennial it is unsuited for permanent pasture,
but for temporary use it is unsurpassed; 18 lbs. to bu.; 3 bu. to acre; 25
cts. per qt.; per bu., $ 2.00
HARD FESCUE (Festuea Duriuseula). Perennial;
flowers in June; height, 24 inches. Thrives well in a great variety
of soils, one of the best grasses for general purposes, resisting
drought well. It grows easily, and the foliage is of very good quality,
and when cut makes superior hay. It stands heat and cold and does
well in dry situations, where many other grasses would fail; 2K bu. to
acre; 12 lbs. to bu.; 23 cts. per lb.; per 100 lbs., S1S.00.
SHEEP FESCUE (Festuea Ovina). Perennial; flowers
June and July; 10 to 15 inches high. Fine for upland and dry pastures.
It is short and dense in growth, and of excellent quality, though small
in quantity. Sheep are very fond of it; 2J^ bu. to acre; 12 lbs. to bu.;
20 cts. per lb.; .$16.00 per 100 lbs.
SWEET VERNAL (Anthoxa uthimi Odoratum).
Perennial; flowers May and June; height, V/z t° 2 feet. Very valuable
on account of its fragrance imparted to grasses grown with it when
dried for hay, which makes the stock relish it. It is early and continues
quick growth after being cut through the season; 3 bu. to the acre;
about 10 lbs to bu.; per lb., 50 cts.
TIMOTHY (Plileum Pratense). Also known as Herd's
Grass. Perennial; flowers June and July; height, 3 feet and upwards.
As a crop for hay, sown alone, Timothy is unsurpassed. On good, rich
soil, it is very luxuriant, and attains a height of 4 to 5 feet, and even on
poor soils it yields a fair crop. When cut soon after blossom it makes
magnificent hay. % bu. to acre; 45 lbs to bu.; 20 cts. per qt.; per bu.,
market price.
GOLDEN MILLET (Panicnm Miliaeeum). Annual;
an improved variety, medium early, growing from 4 to 5 feet high. Is
one of the best crops we have for cutting and feeding green, or for soil-
ing purposes. Its yield is large when grown on good land. Its luxuriant
leaves, juicy and tender, are much relished by stock. Heads closely
condensed and spikes numerous. For hay it should be cut while in
blossom otherwise it becomes tough and wiry; 48 lbs. to bu.; about
$2.00 per bu.
GERMAN MILLET, 48 lbs. to bu., $1.50 per bu.
HUNGARIAN GRASS (Panicnm Germanicum). An
annual forage plant, with smaller stalks and heads than millet, though
very succulent and furnishes an abundance of green fodder. Often
yields 2 to 3 tons of hay per acre. It will do well in light, dry soils,
although the better the ground the better the crop; 50 lbs. to the bu.
Price, $1.50 per bu.
CLOVERS.
In ordering by mail, postage should be added at the rate of 8 cents
per pound for every quarter pound and upward.
{.Special prices on large lots.)
MEDIUM CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense). Perennial,
but of few years' duration. Price variable; 60 lbs. to bu.; 15 or 20 lbs.
to acre; market price.
LARGE, MAMMOTH or PEA VINE CLOVER (Trifo-
lium Pratense). Valuable on light ground and for plowing under;
15 to 20 lbs. to acre; 60 lbs. to bu.; market price.
ALSYKE CLOVER (Trifolium Hybridum). Perennial.
Resembles in growth, etc., the Red Clover. Thrives well in cold, wet,,
stiff soils. The blossoms are very sweet; bees are very fond of them.
It will produce very little crop the first year, as the roots have to get a
firm hold of the soil. The second year it can be cut two or three times.
The third year it comes into full vigor, and after that good crops can be
cut for eight to ten years. About 12 lbs. to acre. Per lb., 18 cts.
ALFALFA or LUCERNE CLOVER (Medieago
Sativa). This clover is one of the best forage plants (green or as
hay) that a farmer can cultivate, being very nutritious for horses and
cattle. No other green crop resists the drought better. It is no sooner
mown than it pushes out fresh shoots. It will last for many years,
shooting its tough and fibrous roots downwards to the depth of 10 to 20
feet below the surface till they are out of reach of drought. In the
driest weather it will hold up its stems fresh and green when others
droop for want of moisture. After it has become well set it can be cut
three or four times in one season. It yields enormously after the first
year, 6 to 8 tons of dry hay being reported as an average yield. The
thicker it is sown the finer and better the hay will be; 20 to 25 lbs. of
seed should be sown on an acre. If sown too thin it will have large
coarse stems and yield very poorly. Plow deep, cultivate the ground
well and put on plenty of seed and you will have a good yield and a
good quality of hay, 20 lbs. to acre. Per lb. 18 cts.; per bu., special price.
SCARLET or CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium Inear-
natum). Annual; grows about 20 inches high and has very strong
roots going deep into the soil. It will make a good growth on land too-
poor and sandy to grow red clover or any grasses and will make an
enormous growth on good land. Does well in all places except wet
land. Makes good hay or a fine soiling crop. Sow in Spring or Sum-
mer, about 15 lbs. per acre. Per lb., 15 cts. 5 lbs. for 50 cents.
BOKHARA CLOVER (Melilotus Alba). Valuable for
soiling, grows from 2 to 3 feet high, and if sown in rich soil may be cut
three [times, and yields 3 tons and upwards per acre. Good for bees.
About 10 lbs. to acre. Per lb., 25 cts.
SERADELL A CLOVER, 20 cts. per lb.
YELLOW TREFOIL or HOP CLOVER (Medieago
Lupulina). A prolific and hardy variety, well adapted to use in
mixtures with Red Clover and grasses. Well adapted for dry pastures,
but should not be sown alone. About 15 lbs. to acre. Per lb., 20 cts.
AVHITE DUTCH CLOVER (Trifolium Repens),
Valuable in mixture for permanent pastures, forming, in conjunction
with natural grasses, the finest and most nutritious food for cattle and
sheep; also valuable for lawns and grass plats. Best imported. Peir
lb., 40 cts.
MEADOW FESCUE.
ENGLISH RYE.
TIMOTHY.
SWEET VERNAL.
RHODE ISLAND BENT,
SPECIAL MIXTURE OF GRASSES.
FOR PERMANENT PASTURES, 14 lbs. to bu.;
$3.50 per bu.
FOR TEMPORARY PASTURES, 14 lbs. to bu.;
$3.50 per bu.
FOR WET, LATE LAND, 14 lbs. to bu., $3.00
per bu.
FOR ORCHARDS AND SHADY PLACES, 14 lbs. ta-
bu.; $3.50 per bu.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
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<^\nnuals, (biennials and {Perennials,
AND
DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR USE.
Annuals are plants which, raised from seed, perfect the flowers,
ripen their seed and perish the same season. There are some, such as
Verbena, Eschscholtzia and others, cultivated as annuals, that are only-
such in a northern climate, being in their own congenial region bien-
nials and perennials.
Biennials are those which grow the first season, flower the next,
and then die. They may sometimes be induced to flower for two or
three successive seasons, by preventing them from going to seed.
Perennials are those which live and continue to blossom several
years. If planted very early in borders, or brought forward in windows
or hot-beds, they will bloom the first season. Many of them are hardy
enough to stand the coldest of our Winters, dying down every season,
and coming up in the Spring from the old roots.
CULTURE.
Hardy Anneals, or most of them, may be sown out of doors in
April or May, in the Middle and Eastern States, and some of the hardiest
the last "week in March, if the ground is in a condition to work, but the
time for sowing seeds varies with the latitude. It is well to start some
varities in pots or pans in the house, and transplant them when the
weather permits, as a succession of bloom is thus obtained; those started
out of doors coming on later. Any shallow pot or pan will do for starting
seed, provided there is good drainage at the bottom, so that superfluous
water can escape. Free access of air is very important, and this is inter-
fered with by an excess of water in the soil. In planting out of doors,
sow the seed evenly on borders of finely pulverized earth, leveled off,
covering not over an eighth of an inch; press gently down with a board,
shade from the sun, and water when necessary with a fine rose. When
large enough transplant into a good mellow soil. [They will, if sown in
August and September, grow sufficiently large to stand the Winter, but
should be protected by a slight covering of litter or straw. Transplant
in the Spring and they will produce very early flowers. Half-hardy
kinds, being more tender, will not bear hard frost, and should not be sown
in the open ground before the middle of May. Tender Annuals can
hardly be brought to perfection without starting in the house or hot-bed.
They can be started in March and April, in pans or pots of well-pulver-
ized soil. Sow thinly, place in a gentle heat, and shade from the sun till
well up, after which place near the glass, giving a little air on fine days;
when strong, pick out in small pots, giving the same treatment as before
till well established. Transplant when large enough and out of all danger
of frost. Will do well if sown in open ground the first of June.
Biennials and Perennials may be sown in the Spring as early
as annuals — they need the same treatment, and should be planted out the
following Autumn in situations where they are to flower. Can only be
sown in the Autumn, selecting as cool and damp a bed as possible, keep-
ing the ground shaded and moist by frequent waterings until plants
appear.
Green-house Seeds should be sown in pots or pans half full of
drainage; cover this with rough siftings of mould, and the surface with
fine soil, moisten, using a fine rose. Sow seeds evenly over the surface,
cover very lightly, keeping from the rays of the sun until the plants show
the third leaf , then transplant into seed pans three-fourths of an inc h apart
keeping them under a frame until perfectly recovered, giving a little air
to strengthen them. As soon as they begin to touch each other, trans-
plant into small pots and keep in a cool, airy part of the green-house near
the glass, repotting them when necessary.
Soil. The preparation of the soil, especially for sowing the smaller
kinds of seeds, is of the greatest importance, the success or failure depend-
ing largely upon it. A mellow loam, which is a medium earth between
the extremes of clay and sand, made rich with leaf mould, and tboroughly-
rotted manure, well mixed and made fine, form a light, friable soil,
through which young plants can easily penetrate, and which will not
bake in the sun after watering. If the soil is heavy, add more leaf or sod
mould, or manure in proportion; but always remember that the fertilizer
must be well rotted, and, as well as the soil, thoroughly pulverized.
Sowing. Most seeds are planted too deep. From this cause they
often fail to grow, and the seed is pronounced worthless. Great care
should be taken in sowing. As a rule, cover only to the depth of the
thickness of the seed, but plain, large seeds, like Sweet Peas, Morning
Glories, Lupins, etc., one inch; Asters, Balsams, etc., one-half inch;
Coxcombs or Celosias, etc., one-quarter inch. Place the finest seeds on
the surface, having first pressed the earth down firmly, merely dust
them over with a little earth and gently press down with a smooth
board. In dry weather be sure to water every evening. When the plants
first appear above ground, protect them from the direct rays of the sun.
In Planting', remember that soaking in warm (not hot) water will
greatly hasten vegetation of Cypress Vine, Canna, and other hard-
shelled seeds, which are very slow to germinate. The ground should
be kept free from weeds, and the earth should often be loosened, so that
the plants may have the benefit of the rains and dews.
Hot-bed for
Seedlings. In
making a hot-bed
the preparation
of manure is a
matter of import-
ance,and it should
be well worked
previous to being
used, if the bed
be expected to re-
tain its usefulness
for any length of time. If obtained fresh, and found to be too dry, it
should be well watered and thrown lightly together to ferment ; this
will take place in a few days, and from three to four days afterward it
should be completely turned, shaken and mixed ; a second turning may
be required, although one is usually sufficient. When thus cleaned of
rankness the bed can be made. The place should be chosen where it is
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 inches to
four feet high, and wider by six inches every way than the frame to be
placed upon it. The manure should be well shaken and mixed while
being put together, and firmly pressed by the feet. The frame should
be placed on this and kept close until the heat rises, and three or four
inches of sifted sand or light soil placed on the surface of the bed. In
a few days it will be ready for use ; but air should be given night and
day while there is any danger from the rank steam. If the sand or
soil are drawn away from the sides of the bed, they should be replaced.
When the hot-bed is used for seed only, nothing further is necessary.
Seeds should be sown in pots or pans, and plunged or placed in the bed.
the heat of which will soon cause them to germinate ; as this will after
some time decline, a lining should be added, that is, fresh, hot, fer-
mented, but not rank manure, applied about a foot in width all around
the bed ; this will renew its strength.
Cold Frames are formed by placing an ordinary hot-bed frame
upon a bed of light, rich soil in some warm, sheltered place in the
garden, where it will be protected from cold winds. They should both
be shaded from the sun by mats during the middle of the day and
covered at night.
In "Watering, use water that has been long enough exposed to the
air to have acquired its temperature, or some that has been correspond-
ingly tempered by artificial means ; distribute in the evening through a
fine rose, for thus it will neither disturb the soil over the growing seed,
nor injure the buds and expanding foliage of either the young or old
plants.
HOT-BED CLOTH, See Page 47-
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A ( — ) indicates a repetition of a variety ; a (*) a climber.
ASTER PEONY-FLOWERED PERFECTION.
ABRONIA.
A pretty trailing annual, bearing clusters of elegant Verbena-
Tike flowers of great fragrance, remaining in bloom a long time;
very effective in beds, rock-work or hanging baskets. Half-
hardy annual. Per pkt.
Abronia arenaria, pure waxy yellow, 6 in 05
— umbellata; rosy, lilac, native of California, 6 in 05
ACROCLINIUM.
One of the finest of the everlasting flowers, blooming in
August and September. Half-hardy annual, 1 ft.
Acroclinium roseum, light rose.. 03
— album, pure white, 1 ft - 05
ADONIS.
A showy plant, with a brilliant flower, resembling poppies;
does well in the shade, will remain a long time in bloom. Hardy
perennial.
Adonis vernalis, yellow, 1 ft 03
— aestivalis, see Flos Adonis 05
AGERATUM.
A showy plant, with small, cluster-like flowers, valuable for
large clumps, blooming all Summer and much used for bouquets.
Half-hardy annual.
Ageratum Blexicanum, lavender blue, 1J^ ft.. 03
— album, pure white, 15 in., 05; — dwarf, blue, 6 in 05
ALYSSUM.
One of the sweetest and most useful of Summer flowers; maybe
used for edgings, borders, rock work, hanging baskets, etc.
Continuous m bloom the entire season. Hardy annual.
Alyssnin maritimum (Sweet Alyssum), white, 1^ ft 05
Renthami compact mil (Dwarf) Sweet Alyssum, grows 6
in. high, flowers pure white and very fragrant 05
— Saxatile (Golden Alyssum), yellow. Hardy perennial. 1 ft. 05
AMARANTHUS.
Plants with rich, finely-colored foliage, producing a fine effect.
Sow in May or June. Half-hardy annual.
Amaranth us salicifolius (Fountain Plant), pyramidal
form, 6 ft. high, forming magnificent plumes; orange red. 05
— tricolor (Joseph's Coat), red, yellow, brown, 2 ft 05
— Caudal us Red (Love lies bleeding), 3 ft.. 03
— Cruentus (Prince's Feather), 3 ft 05
AMMOBIUM. per pkt.
A small-flowered, useful everlasting; valuable for Winter bou-
quets, and is a showy border plant.
Ammobium alatum, white, 2 ft. Hardy annual 05
AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE.
A well-known, highly ornamental plant, with curiously-formed
flowers of strikingly beautiful colors. Sow in May.
Aquilega, choice double mixed, V/z ft. Hardy perennial.
ASTER.
A splendid class of annuals, and one of the most effective of our
garden favorites. The finest of the tall kinds is the Peony-flowered
Perfection; and of the dwarf varieties, Chrysanthemum-flowered.
All varieties do best in a light, dry soil, and in dry weather should
be mulched with rotten manure and well watered. Hardy annual.
Aster China, fine mixed varieties, \% ft
— Dwarf German, divers colors, 8 in _
— Double White Dwarf, fine, large flowers, 8 in
— Dwarf Chrysanthemum flowered, mixed 1 ft...
— Pyramidal-flowered, mixed colors, resembling an in-
verted pyramid, 2 ft
—"Rose-flowered, mixed colors, 15 in _
— Victoria, fine mixed varieties
— Comet, fine mixed.
— Trnffaut's Peony-flowered Perfection, mixed
very double, large size, round in shape, 1J^> to 2 ft
— Peony-flowered Globe, mixed colors, flowers large, 2 ft.
— New Dwarf Peony-flowered Perfection, mixed
colors, very dwarf, flowers globular, 6 in
— Washington White, pure white, a fine variety, flowers
large, globular in form, 15 in.
— Washington Mixed, same as above, mixed colors
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ARGEMONE.
Handsome, large growing plants. Flowers resemble large
poppies.
Argemone, mixed, 2 ft 05
CAMELLIA FLOWERED BALSAM.
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BALSAM (Ladies' Slipper).
One of the most beautiful of the popular annuals, producing gorgeous
masses of brilliant-colored, carnation-like flowers. The most improved
varieties are very double, and are styled Camelia-flowered. Sow in
May, in as rich soil as possible. Half -hardy annual.
Pr pkt
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Balsam Solferino, white, streaked lilac and scarlet, 2 ft...
— Victoria, satiny white, spotted with scarlet, 2 ft. . .
— Camelia-flowered, mixed colors, very double, 2 ft
— Improved, improved variety with large flower, 2 ft
— rose-flowered, mixed varieties, very double, 2 ft
— spotted, best double varieties, mixed, 2 ft
— white double, large flowers, 2 ft
— tine mixed Paris, splended double, 2 ft
— double mixed, fine variety, 2 ft
* BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermum).
A rapidly-growing, handsome climber, remarkable for its in-
flated membraneous capsules, from which it takes its name; very
ornamental.
Balloon Vine, white, from India, 4 ft. Half-hardy annual.
05
BARTONIA.
A showy annual, with thistle-like leaves. Sow in April or May
in any good soil. Hardy annual.
Bartonia Aurea (Golden Bartonia), yellow, IX ft 05
— Nana, dwarf, golden yellow, 8 in 05
SELLIS (Double Daisy).
A favorite for border or pot culture. Sow in May and transplant
8 in. apart. Half-hardy perennial.
Belli* perennis, mixed, very double, 4 in 10
BEGONIA (Tuberous Rooted).
See description, page 42.
Single Begonia, 18 in 15 1
Double " 15
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy).
A pretty plant, covered with a profusion of Cineraria-like flowers.
Sow during April and May. Half-hardy annual.
Brachycome, mixed, 6 in
ASTER WASHINGTON.
ACROCLINIUM.
BROWALL1A.
A handsome plant, covered with rich, delicate flowers, which con-
tinues to bloom during Summer and Autumn. Half-hardy annual.
Browallia, mixed, \% ft _
C AC ALIA (Tassel Flower).
A profuse flowering plant, with tassel-shaped flowers, growing
in clusters; also called Flora's Paint Brush. Half-hardy annual.
Cacalia coccinea, scarlet, \y2 ft
— aurea, orange yellow, \% ft __
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DOUBLE BALSAM.
BRACHYCOME.
BALLOON VINE.
HYBRID COLEUS.
ADONIS.
SWEET ALYSSUM.
CALCEOLARIA.
Plants of a highly- decorative character, remarkable for their large,
finely-shaped and beautifully-spotted flowers. Sow seeds without cov-
ering, in pots, prepared with rough sittings of mould below, and filled
with soil as fine as possible, merely pressing the seed into it; water with
a fine rose, and place under a close frame, in a shady place; no artificial
heat is required. When plants are strong enough, prick into pots pre-
pared as before. Half-hardy perennial.
Pr pkt
Calceolaria, hybrida* mixed colors, from finest colections,
2ft. 25
Williams and Carter's Strains. 75
CALLIRHOE.
An elegant genus of plant, excellent for bed or masses; commenc-
ing to bloom when small, and continuing throughout the Summer
and Fall. Sow at the end of April and during May. Hardy annual.
Callirhoe, mixed, 2 ft
* CANARY BIRD FLOWER (Tropaeolum)
A climber with handsome foliage and curiously shaped flowers,
easily cultivated, profuse flowering and highly ornamental. Half-
hardy annual.
Canary Bird Flower, yellow, 6 to 10 ft
05
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CANNA.
An ornamental leaved plant, very large and handsome foliage.
Planted in masses imparts a tropical look to the garden. Half-
hardy perennial.
Canna, mixed varieties, 3 ft 05
Croziers Mixed Hybrids, 3 ft 10
CANDYTUFT (Iberis).
A useful border annual; fine for pot culture, conservatory and for
bouquets. Sow where plants are to bloom. Thin out to 4 or 5 in.
apart. Hardy annual.
Candytuft, mixed, 1 ft. 05
— wiiite Rocket, 1 ft. 05
— fragrant white, 1 ft. 05
— giant white, 1 ft VS
— crimson, 1 ft.
— scarlet, 1 ft...
— purple, 1 ft...
— rose, 1 ft .
— hybrid dwarf, reddish purple and white, 6 in.
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CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Medium).
A well-known plant, with beautiful bell-shaped flowers; fine for
borders. Transplant 2 ft. apart. Hardy biennial.
Canterbury Bells, double mixed, 2J4, ft «»
— single mixed, 2^ ft - «a
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
CALLIRHOE.
CLARKIA.
CATCHFLY (Silene). per pkt
A free-flowering plant, with bright attractive flowers; adapted
for Spring and Summer blooming. Sow in April or May. Hardy
annua/.
Catchfly, red, 15 in 05 | — white, 15 in. _ 03
— mixed, 15 in 05
CELOSIA.
A handsome plant, producing spikes of beautiful feathery flow-
ers, growing freely; succeeds best started in the house or hot-bed.
Half-hardy annual.
Celosia Japonica, (Japanese Cockscomb), scarlet, 3 ft
— Hut to nil, branches tipped with bright crimson ftowers,2 ft.
Dwarf Varieties, see Cockscomb,
CLARKIA.
Per pkt
OENTAUREA (Dusty Miller).
Valuable silver-leaved, ornamental bedding plants; fine for con-
servatory and parlor; succeeds well when potted and kept
through the Winter. Green-house perennial.
Centaurea Candidissima, snowy-white foliage, 1 ft 20
— Clementei, silvery leaves, cut and fringed, 6 in 10
— gym nocarpa, fine cut, with fern-like leaves, IX ft 10
— cyan us mixed (Corn bottle;, Bachelor's Button. Hardy
annual,* ft — . — - - — - 0»
CHRYSANTHEMUM.
One of the most effective and showy of Summer flowering
plants. Sow in good, light soil during last of April and May, and
thin out to 1 ft. apart. Hardy annual.
Chrysanthemum, mixed colors, 2 ft_ 05
— tricolor, yellow and white, 1 ft 05
— Dunnetii, double, white, 2 ft 05
— Frutescens Grandinorum (the Marguerite or Paris
Daisy), covered with large white star-like flowers, in great
profusion -
— New Fancy Sorts, mixed 10
— New Annual, varieties, mixed 10
— Double Chinese, mixed 10
— Double Pompone, (small /lowering) -- 10
— Double Japanese, mixed 10
CENTRANTHUS.
A pretty, free-flowering, compact-growing plant; does well in
any common soil; very effective in beds, edging, etc, Hardy
a nnual.
Cjntranthus, mixed, red and white, 2 ft -
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CINERARIA.
A well-Known, free-flowering, favorite plant; blooms through-
o it the greater portion of the year, having a range and brilliancy
of color scarcely surpassed. Requires about the same culture as
the Calceolaria. Green-house perennial.
Cineraria, mixed from finest prize flowers —
— Williams and C-rter's Strain ...
A most desirable free-growing plant, blossoming profusely; will
continue to bloom nearly all Summer. Sow in April and May,
and thin out. Hardy annual.
Clarkia Ele-rans, mixed, 1J^> ft 05
—rosea, rose, 2 ft., 05; — alba,~\vhite, ]J^> ft 05
*CLEMATIS (Virgin's Bower).
A well-known hardy climber of rapid growth, free-flowering
and very ornamantal for covering fences, arbors, verandas, etc.
Hardy annual.
Clematis Integxifolia, white, sweet-scented 10
— crispa, blue and white 10
*CLIANTHUS.
This splendid plant is much easier of cultivation than was sup-
posed, and has grown luxuriantly and blossomed profusely all
Summer with ordinary treatment. Sow during May, in a warm,
sunny border. It requires little water. Half-hardy perennial.
Cliantlius Dampieri, rich scarlet, long-petaled flowers,
marked with a large black blotch, 3 ft 10
*COBiEA.
A beautiful climber, having large, bell-shaped flowers, with ele-
gant leaves and tendrils, growing very rapidly; sometimes to the
height of 20 or 30 ft. Seeds should be planted edgewise, and
started in pots in the house or hot-bed, in March and April; sow
in the open ground, when the earth is warm. Half-hardy per-
ennial.
Cobaea Scandens, purple lilac, 20 ft., 10; —alba, white, 20 ft. 10
COLEUS.
A showy, ornamental foliage plant. The new hybrid colors pro-
duce a fine effect, either in groups or single. Half-hardy per-
ennial.
Coleus, Hybrid Mixtures, seeds from finest specimens 20
CONVOLVULUS MINOR (Dwarf).
A beautiful, showy plant with handsome, rich-colored flowers,
producing a brilliant effect. Sow middle of May. Hardy annual.
Convolvulus, mized, IX ft 05
COCKSCOMB (Celosia).
Attractive and graceful plants, producing in the greatest pro-
fusion, spikes of feathery-looking flowers. Sow in May. Half-
hardy annual.
Cockscomb, red dwarf, crimson, \X ft 05
— aurea, dwarf, yellow, 1J^ ft., 05; — mixed, IX ft-- 05
Japanese and others , see Celosia.
COREOPSIS or CALLEOPSIS.
Of all the annuals this genus is one of the most striking; the
colors are rich, flowers numerous and beautiful, producing fine
effects in mixed borders. Sow from April to June, in a good,
light soil. Hardy annual.
Coreopsis Drummondii, mixed, 1 to 2 ft 05
— bicolor, mixed, l]4 to 2 ft 05
ROCKET CANDYTUFT.
CINERARIA.
FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT.
FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT, See I'ttf/e 39
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COSMOS. Pr Pkt
Plants growing- 4 ft. high, covered in the Fall with large flowers,
resembling Single Dahlias, of all colors.
Coseiios, large, flowering, mixed 05
— wliite.. 05
-New marguerite ! 10
— Giant Early Flowering, Fancy,) "
CYCLAMEN.
Elegant and beautiful Winter and Spring blooming plants.
When sown early in Spring under glass they will make flowering
bulbs in one year.
Cyclamen Persicum, white, with pink eyes, 9 in. Green-
house bulb \
* CYPRESS VINE (Ipomaea Quamoclit).
Beautiful climbing plant ; flowers small and thickly set in a
beautiful dark green, delicate, fern-like foliage ; fine for trellises.
Half-hardy annual.
Cypress Vine, crimson, very brilliant, 10 to 15 ft 05
— — white, 10 to 15 ft., 05 ; — — rose, very delicate. 15 ft... 05
DAHLIA.
Seed saved from the best double varieties of various colors and
heights. Sow in fine light soil in the middle of May.
Dahlia, fine mixed double varieties. Half-hardy perennial. 10
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur).
Remarkable for great beauty and variety of shades, producing
splendid spikes of flowers, and if sown early will flower the first
year. Hardy perennial.
Delphinium Formosum, blue and white, 2 ft 05
— Imperial (Emperor Larkspur), a profuse bloomer, close,
erect spikes, covered with flowers, 18 in 05
DIANTHUS (Pink).
A magnificent genus embracing some of the most popular
flowers in cultivation ; the Carnations, Picotee Pink and Sweet
William, all great favorites, belong to this family. D. Heddeiuegii
and laciniatus are fine sorts, with splendid flowers. Sow during
April and May. Hardy annual.
JDianthus Heddewegii, colors various, 1 ft 05
— — fl. pl._, double variety of the above, 1 ft- _ 10
— — laciniatus, white, red, rose, violet, carmine, purple and
maroon, double, beautifully fringed, and 2 to a in. in di-
ameter, 1 ft 05
— — — fl. pi., double variety, with large double flowers in a
great variety of colors, 1 ft 10
— diadematus, fl. pi. (Double Diadem Pink), of dwarf,
compact growth ; flowers regular and densely double, com-
prising all shades of colors 10
For other varieties, see Pink.
DIDISCUS (Trachymene).
Dldiscus creruleus, a very pretty little blue border plant.
Half-hardy annual, 1 ft 05
DIANTHUS LACINIATUS, FL. PL.
DELPHINIUM.
FORGET-ME-NOT.
CENTAUREA CYANUS.
DIANTHUS HEDDEWEGII, FL. PL.
CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA.
ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM.
DIGITALIS (Foxglove).
Plants producing dense spikes of flowers, on stems 3 ft. high in
June and July ; large, bell-shaped flowers. Hardy perennial.
Pr pkt
Digitalis purpurea, purple spotted, 3 ft 05
— alba, pure white, 3 ft.. 05
— lutea, golden yellow, 3 ft. 05 ; — rosea, 3 ft 05
ERYSIMUM.
A plant bearing spikes of golden yellow and deep orange blos-
soms ; free flowering, effective in beds or mixed borders.
Erysimum (Golden), yellow, 18 in. Hardy annual 05
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy).
A showy, profuse-flowering plant, with rich and beautiful colors,
a good bloomer; adapted for bedding or massing. Half-hardy
perennial.
Eschscholtzia alba, white, 6 in 05
— Californica, bright yellow, orange center, 1 ft 05
— crocea, rich orange, 1 ft. 05; — double, mixed, 1 ft 05
ETERNAL or EVERLASTING FLOWERS.
See Helichrysum^ Xera?ithenium, Acrocliniumy Globe A mar an-
thus% Ammohium and Rhodanthe.
EUPHORBIA.
Euphorbia variegata, white, foliage nicely veined and
margined with white, 2 ft. Half-hardy annual
05
EVERLASTING PEAS (Lathyrus).
A rapidly-growing ornamental climber, useful for covering trel-
lises, fences, etc., growing in any common soil, 5 to 7 ft. Hardy
perennial
Everlasting Peas (lathyrus latifolius), mixed 05
FLOS ADONIS.
A pretty plant, growing well in any good soil. Hardy annual.
Flos Adonis (Adonis yEstivalis), dark crimson, pretty, 2 ft 05
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis).
A popular little plant, with beautiful star-like flowers ; blooms
early; valuable for Spring gardening. Half-hardy perennial.
Forget-me-not, mixed, G in 0a
GAILLARDIA.
Very showy plants, with flowers, remarkable for their profusion,
size and brilliancy of color, blooming throughout the Summer and
Autumn. Thrive in any rich soil. Half-hardv annual.
Gaillardia picta, crimson and yellow, \% ft 05
LAWN GRASS AND LAWN DRESSING, See Farje 24.
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ORNAMENTAL GOURDS.
HELIOTROPE.
DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS.
HYBISCUS AFRICANUS.
GERANIUM (Pelargonium).
These favorites are too well known to need description, they are for
in-door as well as out-of-door decoration. Half-hardy perennial.
Pr pkt
10
15
15
Geranium hybrid, mixed, finest hybrid varieties
— Hybrid mixed, golden and bronzed leaves.
— apple scented, pink, 1 ft
GILIA.
A very pretty dwarf annual, will bloom in almost any situation;
grows well in pots. Hardy annual.
Gilia mixed, various colors
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GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena).
Everlasting, with pretty, showy flowers, which may be cut in
Summer and preserved for Winter bouquets, for which purpose
they should not be cut until full grown; then tied in bunches and
hung in a dark closet. They bloom from June till October. Half-
hardy annual.
Globe Amaranthns, orange, 2 ft .. 05
— — purple (Bachelor's Button), 2 ft. 05; — — white, 2 ft 05
GLOXINIA.
A superb genus of green-house plants, producing flowers in the
greatest profusion, remarkable .for Ltheir beauty of color. Slave
perennial bulbs.
Gloxinia, finest mixed, from splendid colections
GODETIA.
A very desirable, free flowering plant, attractive in beds, bor-
ders and ribbons; grows freely in any garden soil.
Godetia, finest mixed
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GRASSES (Ornamental).
The ornamental grasses are curious and beautiful; arranged
with everlasting flowers, they make very attractive Winter
bouquets; they should be cut while fresh and green and hung up
in the shade. They are mostly annuals, and those which are not,
with the exception of the Pampas Grass, flower the first year.
Sow in April or May, thin out or transplant, giving each plant
plenty of room. '
Agrostis IVebuloso, very graceful. Hardy annual, 1 ft
Avena SteriTlis (Animated Oats). Hardy annual, 2i4 ft
Briza Maxima (Large Quaking'Grass). Hardy annual,! ft..
— • Compacta (Quaking Grass). Hardy annual
Bromns Brizsetorinis. Hardy perennial, 1 ft..
Coix liacliryma^ (Job's Tears). Half-hardy annual, 2 ft
Bragrostis Elegans (Love Grass). Hardy annual, 2 ft
Briaoithus Ravennse, almost identical with the Pampas
Grass, but more hardy. Hardy perennial __
Gynerium Argenteum (Pampas Grass). The finest and
most noble grass in cultivation. Half-hardy perennial, 7 ft...
Hordeum Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass). Annual, 3 ft...
Lagurus Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Hardy annual, 1 ft..
St.lpa Peunata (Feather Grass). Hardy perennial, 2 ft
* GOURDS ORNAMENTAL (Oucurbita).
Very ornamental climber, with fruit of the most singular description
both as to shape and marking; of rapid growth and luxuriant foliaee'
very desirable for trellis work, etc. Tender annual '
Gourd orange (Mock or-
ange)
— Hercules' club
— Dipper
— Nest egg
Pr pkt
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05
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— bottle _ 05
— Dish Rag or Bon-
net 0$
— mixed variety 05
HELIOHRYSUM (Everlasting Flowers).
Exceedingly handsome for Winter bouquets. They should be
cut before the bloom fully expands, and carefully dried by hanging
in a dark closet. Hardy annual.
Heliclirysum monstrosum, crimson, V/» ft
rose, 1% ft _.
white, \y3 ft 05 I yellow, 1^ ft
HELIOTROPE.
A deliciously fragrant plant, fine for pot culture or bedding pur-
poses; flourishes in any good soil. Half-hardy perennial.
Heliotrope, finest mixed, 1 ft
HIBISCUS.
A very beautiful and showy plant; much prized for the beauti-
ful colors of its flowers. Hardy annual.
Hibiscus Africanus, cream color, rich brown center, ft.
HOLLYHOCK.
This splendid, stately plant should have a place in every flower
garden; will bloomjthe first year if sown early. Hardy perennial.
Hollyhock, double, mixed, choice variety
— single, mixed, 4ft
HONESTY or SATIN FLOWER (Lunaria).
A showy, early, free-flowering Summer plant. The flowers are
succeeded by singular, semi-transparent seed vessels. Hardy bi-
ennial.
Honesty (Lunaria biennis), purple, 2 ft
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* HONEYSUCKLE, FRENCH (Hedysarum).
A free-flowering plant of easy culture. Hardy perennial.
French Honeysuckle, red, 3 ft.. 05 | while, 3 ft. 05
* HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos).
A beautiful class of quickly-growing, ornamental climbers from
the East Indies. Tender annual.
Dolichos Lablab, purple (Hyacinth Bean), 10 ft.
— alba, white (Hyacinth Bean), 10 ft
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05
LYCHNIS CHALCEOONICA,
MATRICARIA.
MAURANDIA.
See Collections of Imported Flower Seeds, Page 38.
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ICE PLANT.
A pretty little trailing plant, the leaves of which are covered
with frost or crystalline globules, giving it the appearance of
being covered with ice ; effective for rock work, hanging baskets,
■etc. HalJ-hardy annual. Pr pkt
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum), trailer, 6 in 05
IPOMEA NOCTIFLORA. (See Moon Flower.)
JACOB'S LADDER (Polemonium).
A hardy perennial, growing readily in ordinary good soil ; fine
for mixed borders ; easy of culture.
Jacob's Ladder, mixed, blue and white ----
JACOB.cEA (Senecio).
Free-growing plants of the easiest culture, producing gay-
colored flowers in profusion. Hardy annual.
Jacobsea, crimson, 1 ft.. 05 j — rose, 1 ft .-.
— purple, .1 ft 05 | — white, lft
LANTANA.
Free-flowering plants with brilliantly colored flowers, constantly
changing in hue ; effective for pot culture or bedding purposes.
Lantana, mixed varieties, 2 ft. Half-hardy perennial
LARKSPUR (Delphinium).
An ornamental plant of great beauty, variety of colors and pro-
fusion of flowers. Hardy annual.
Larkspur, double-dwarf rocket, fine mixed, 1 ft
LAVATERA.
Tall, showy, profuse-blooming handsome plants, growing freely
in light soil, and very effective when used as a background to
other plants.
Lavatera, mixed, 3 ft. Hardy annual.
LINUM (Flowering Flax).
These are conspicuous for their brilliancy of color.
Linnm Flavum, yellow, 1 ft. Hardy perennial..
-Grandiflorum coccineum, scarlet, 1 ft. Hardy annual
*LOASA (Caiophora).
A handsome, rapid-growing, free-flowering climber, with
curious-looking, beautiful flowers.
Loasa, mixed, yellow and scarlet. Hardy annual
LOBELIA.
Mostly dwarf-growing ; a beautiful class of plants, with delicate,
drooping habit. The profusion of their flowers renders them
ornamental for vases and hanging baskets, borders or ribbons.
Half-hardy annual.
liobelia gracilis, light blue trailer.
— alba, white, 6 in 05 J — rosea, delicate rose, 6 in
05
05
05
05
05
MOON FLOWER.
MORNING GLORY-
MARIGOLD.
NYMPH/EA ODORATA.
LOVE-IN-A-MIST, NIGELLA.
Devil-in-the-Bush, or Lady-in-the-Green.
Pr pkt
OENOTHERA.
DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIA.
PETUNIA DOUBLE.
A very interesting, compact-growing, free-flowering plant, with
curious flowers and seed pods. From the extraordinary appear-
ance of the stamens, it has received its singular name. Hardy
annual.
Love-in-a-mist, mixed, 1 ft..
LUPINUS (Lupins).
Ornamental garden plants, with long, graceful spikes of bloom ;
colors rich and varied, showy, hardy and of a stately growth.
Annual varieties^ mixed..
Perennial varieties, mixed
LYCHNIS (Ragged Robin).
A highly ornamental and handsome genus of plants, easy of
culture ; has a good effect in shrubbery and borders. Hardy
-perennial.
Lychnis alba, white, 2 ft
Chalcedonica, scarlet, 2 ft
MADIA (Madaria).
The flowers golden, with a brownish rim round the disc,
madia elegans, from California, yellow, 2 ft. Hardy annual.
MALOPE.
Plants of a branching habit, producing large flowers in profu-
sion.
malope grandiilora, dark crimson, 2 ft. Hardy annual...
MARVEL OF PERU (Four o'clock), (Mirabilis).
A beautiful plant, with flowers of much beauty ar»d a variety of
colors and handsome foliage ; makes a fine Summer hedge. The
roots can be preserved, like Dahlias, through the Winter. Half-
hardy perennial.
marvel of Peru (Four o'clock), mixed colors, 2 ft
— — gold striped and variegated foliage, 2 ft
MARIGOLD (Tagetes).
A well-known plant, with handsome double flowers of rich and
beautiful colors, and neat, compact green foliage. Annual.
ALL DOUBLE.
marigold, African Lemon, 2 ft., 05; orange, 2 ft.
— El Dorado, very fine, 05 ; — Butterfly,
— French, brown, \% ft., 05 ; — ranunculus,striped,lV£ft.
— pot (Calendula), mixed, 1 ft
MATRICARIA (Feverfew).
A beautiful dwarf-growing plant, well adapted for beds or
edgings. Half-hardy annual.
matricaria eximina, fl. pi., curled foliage, 8 in
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POPPIES, DOUBLE MIXED.
PHLOX GRAN DI FLORA.
PETUNIA SI\-GLE BLOTCHED.
*MAURANDYA. pr pkt
A Summer climber, adapted to the conservatory and green-
house, or trellises, verandas, etc. Blooms the first season. Half-
hardy perennial.
Maurandya Barclayana, rich violet, 10 ft 05
— alba, white, 10 ft 05
■ — rosea, rosy pink, 10 ft . ' 05
— mixed, fine varieties 05
*MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus Major).
A well-known and beautiful climber. Hardy annual.
Morning Glory (Convolvulus Major), mixed, 20 to 30 ft 05
— — scarlet or stardpomea Coccinea), 10 ft . 05
— New Double 10
— Imperial Japanese 10
MIGNONETTE (Reseda).
A well-known fragrant plant. Should be sown about shrubbery
and mixed borders, where it grows rapidly; it is more fragrant
A/hen grown on poor soil; if thinned out as soon as the plants are
1 irge enough, they will grow stronger and produce larger spikes
of bloom. Hardy annual.
Mignonette, Sweet (R. Odorata), white, buff. 6 in. 05
— large flowering (R. Grandiflora), buff, 6 in 05
— Parso n's White, flowers almost white, very fragrant, 6 in. 05
— Miles' hybrid spiral, habit dwarf and branching, 8-14 in. 05
— Machet, dwarf French variety, 6 in 05
— Victoria grandiflora, dark red, 6 in ._. 05
— Golden Queen, golden yellow 05
— New Giant, immense spikes 05
MIMULUS.
A profuse-flowering plant, with brilliantly-colored flowers,
beautifully marked. Makes fine bedding plants for Summer. If
sown in Autumn, produces early-flowering, green-house plants.
Half-hardy perennial .
Mimulus cardinalis (monkey flower), scarlet, 1 ft 05
— moschatus (musk plant), yellow, 9 in. 05
*MOMORDICA (Balsam Apple).
A curious trailing plant. The fruit has a waxy appearance, and
opens when ripe, disclosing its seeds and brilliant red interior; has
a fine appearance when planted on stumps, rock work, etc. Half-
hardy annual.
Momordica balsamina (Balsam Apple), 10 ft 05
— charantia (Balsam Pear), 10 ft 05
*MOON FLOWER (Ipomea Noctiflora.)
Flowers 4 to 5 in. in diameter, of pure white color; blossoms
from August to November during the evening and dull days. It
has a rich Jessamine-like odor at night; is a rapid climber.
Moon Flower, 10 to 15 ft. Annual 10
NASTURTIUM DWARF (Tropaeolum nanum).
Plants of beauty, compact growth and rich colored flowers.
Half-hardy annual. Pr pkt
Nasturtium, dwarf, fine sorts, mixed, I ft. 05
— — Carter's, scarlet, 1 ft 05
— — coeruleum roseum, rose-tinted maroon, 1 ft 05
— — spotted, yellow and crimson, 1 ft 05
— — Beauty, striped, yellow and red... _ 05
— — yellow 05
— — King Theodore, flowers almost black, 1 ft 05
— — Pearl, white, 1 ft., 05; black 05
— — tall, mixed, 5 ft 05
NIEREMBERGIA.
Nierembergia, beautiful free blooming plants, 1 ft., mixed.. 05
NEMOPHILA.
Nemophila, mixed, 6 to 9 in. Hardy annual _ 05
NIOOTIANA AFFINIS.
A sweet-soented annual, with star-shaped flowers 05
NYMPH2EA (Water Lily).
(See Summer Flowering Bulbs , page 41.)
Nymphasa alba, white water lily, yellow center, tinted pink. 20
Nelumbium luteum, large white, with yellowish tint 20
PENSTEMON.
Ornamental hardy plants, remarkable for the beauty of their
long, graceful spikes of fine-shaped and richly-colored flowers;
will bloom the first season. Half-hardy prennial. 2 ft.
Penstemon Cobaea, v/hite and purple 05
— mixed, colors |~~ 05
POLYANTHUS.
Polyanthus, mixed (Primula Elatior), 9 in. Hardy perennial. 10
PINK (Dianthus).
A well-known plant of great beauty and fragrance, easy of cul-
ture; flowering profusely. Hardy perennial.
Pink China (D. Chinensis), finest mixed, 1 ft 05
— carnation (D. Caryophyllus), divers colors, 1% "ft 10
— Margaret carnation, mixed, very early, beginning
blooming in 3 or 4 months from sowing seed, and have very
large and sweet-scented flowers of rich colors % of which
are double, 18 in. jq
— dark red (D. Cruentus), bloody red, 1 ft".".! 05
— double garden (D. Moschatus), mixed varieties 05
— Indian (D. Chinensis). Hardy biennial, ]}$ ft 05
— Pheasant's eye (D. Plumerious), red, fragrant, 6 in n5
— picotee (D. Caryphyllus), fine mixed 10
— picote« (D. Caryophyllus), choicest mixed 20
CALIFORNIA POPPY.
CHINESE PRIMROSE
PHLOX PERENNIAL.
PHLOX STAR OF
QUEDLINGBURG.
Imported Collections of Nasturtiums of 6 Packages, Each 30c, 8 Packages Each, 40c, See Page 38.
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PANSY (Heartsease), Viola Tricolor.
A well-known favorite, producing a profusion of brilliant flowers.
Picking off the buds as soon as they appear during the Summer will
cause the plants to grow bushy and compact; they will bloom profusely
during the late Autumn and early Spring months. Prefers a moist, shady
situation; cover during the Winter months. Seed sown in August or
September, kept in a cold frame through the Winter, and planted out
in the Spring, will blossom the whole season. Hardy perennial.
Pr pkt
Pansy, mixed --- 05
— tine mixed, tj in .. 10
— tine hybrid, mixed, 6 in. ... — 10
— extra large stained hybrid, mixed, saved from
large and beautiful strains of prize flowers, 6 in 25
— Price & Reed's Superb Mixture, large
Flowers with fine colors and markings,
all of the best varieties, 6 in — 20
— extra large flowering hybrid, mixed ; these
embrace almost all shades of color, with large and
beautiful markings, the finest grown, 6 in 5©
— Fine Mixture of Cassiers, Bngnot and Odier
Strains, very fine markings, 6 in 20
— Eckford Prize Strain oi English Pansy, large and
fine markings, 6 in 20
— Cassiers, very large flowered, blotched, a rich
showy strain 20
— Bugnot, superb blotched, very large flowers, fine
colors -- 20
— Non Plus Ultra, a fine blotched strain 20
— Peacock, large flowered, slate blue, with white edge 10
— (Slant, flowers of immense size 10
— Trimardeau, fine 10
— Emperor William, blue 10
— Odier or live blotched 10
— White, 6 in, 10
— Yellow, golden, 6 in ... 10
— White Snow Queen 10
PORTULAOA.
A brilliant, beautiful flower, with delicate colors. Its large, splen-
did flowers, produced in the greatest profusion, make a very fine
appearance. The double variety is one of the most showy and desir-
able low-growing plants in cultivation. Half-hardy annual.
Portulaca, splendid mixed, 6 in
— hybrid grandiflora, mixed, large flowering
— alba, pure white, 6 in., 05; — aurea, golden yellow, 6 in..
— rosea, rose colored, 6 in., 05; — double mixed, 6 in
— new double mixed, grandiflora, choicest mixed;
flowers from 1 to 2 in. in diameter, resembling roses in ap-
pearance; the most brilliant shades and colors
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DIADEM PINK.
EVERLASTING PEAS.
RHODANTHE.
JAPANESE PINK.
EVENING PRIMROSE.
PHLOX DRUMMONDII.
PETUNIA.
A very profuse flowering plant, of easy culture, with brilliant and
various colors. Flowers the whole Summer. The double flowers are
produced by fertilizing single flowers with pollen of the double, and
even when done with the greatest care is not likely to be successful.
Seed producing forty per cent of the double flowering plants of good
quality is considered first-class. Half-hardy perennial.
Pr pkt
Petunia, fine mixed, 1 ft (5'
— hybrid grandiflora mixture, large flowering, 1 ft .. If)
— grandiflora flmbriata, finest single fringed, 1 ft 20
— Buchanan's hybrid, blotched and marbled, VA ft 15
— splendid double large flowering (Hybrid Grandi-
flora, fl. pi.) extra fine double variety, all colors mixed, 1 ft- 35
— doubled mixed, a good variety, 1 ft 20
— grandiflora flmbriata, fl. pi. (large-flowering double-
fringed Petunia), various colors, very double and deeply
fringed, lft 35
PERILLA.
Ornamental foliage plants of compact habit, leaves dark mul-
berry; fine for ribbons, etc., 1J^ ft
PHLOX DRUMMONDII.
These flowers are of extreme beauty, are unrivalled for richness
of color, profusion and length of duration in bloom. Hardy annual.
Phlox Drummondii, all colors mixed, 1 ft
— — grandiflora, splendid mixed large flowering, 1 ft
— — Star of Quedlinburg, mixed colors, lj^j ft_
— — alba, pure white, 1 ft . _
— — black warrior, dark red, 1 ft .
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Isabellina, pale yellow, 1 ft ('5
— — occulata, white and lilac, 1 ft 05
— — Badowitzi,, rose and white, 1 ft 05
— nana com.pa.cta, mixed, dwarf, growing various
colors, 5 in 10
— decussata (Perennial Phlox), mixed varieties, 3 ft 10>
POPPY.
A plant with very large and brilliant-colored flowers, producing
a rich and effective display. Hardy annual.
Poppy, double, mixed, divers colors, 1^ ft
— carnation, double, mixed, 2 ft
— Daneborg,brilliant scarlet, blotched with silvery white, 2 ft.
— ranunculus, or French, double, mixed, 3 ft
— peony-flowered, double, divers colors, 1 ft
— scarlet, double, 1^ ft., 05; — white fringed, 1J6 f t
— Shirley, fine mixed
— single, mixed, 114 ft., 05; — Mikado
— Iceland, finest mixed
PRIMROSE EVENING (CEnothera).
Free-flowering plants, having long spikes and flowering con-
tinuously, opening suddenly near the close of the day; fine for
beds, edging or rock-work. Half-kardy annual.
Primrose, yellow, evening, 2 ft ..
— white evening, 3 ft
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PORTULACA.
HYBRID VERBENA
DOUBLE WALL FLOWER.
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious).
PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA.
A profuse-flowering, charming green-house plant, finely adapted for
decorative purposes. Gretn-house perennial.
Pr pkt.
Primula Sinensis Fimbriata (Fringed Chinese
Primrose), mixed, 6 in — 15
rubra, red, 6 in., 15; — — — alba, white, 6 in 15
— — — fl, pi., double mixed, 6 in --- 20
— — — — alba, double white, 6 in - 20
— — — — rubra, double red, 6 in _ 20
tilicifolia mixed, fern-leaved, 6 in _ 15
— — tilicifolia alba, white, fern-leaved, 6in... 15
— — filicifolia rubra, red, fern-leaved, 6 in 15
PYRETHRUM (Golden Feather).
Handsome plants, excellent for bedding. Golden foliage.
Pyrethrum parthenifolium aureum, golden 05
RHODANTHE.
One of the handsomest of everlasting flowers, a profuse bloomer.
Rhodanthe, mixed colors. Half-hardy annual
RIOINUS (Castor Bean).
Very effective, from its stately growth, beautiful foliage and
brilliant-colored fruit. Half-hardy annual.
Ricinus Communis (Castor Oil Plant), 6 ft -
— borboniensis arboreus (tree-like) violet, 15 ft._
— Africanus albidus, silvery leaves, 8 ft
— sanguineous, splendid red, ornamental, 10 ft
— tricolor, three-colored, 7 ft _
— Gibsonii, dark red foliage. 5 ft
— Cambodgiensis, a bronze red maroon, fine..
ROSE CAMPION (Lychnis).
Very handsome, showy, free-flowering plants, effective in
shrubbery or mixed borders. Hardy perennial.
Rose Campion, rose, 18 in
ROCKET (Hesperis).
A most pleasing Spring flower, with very fragrant blossoms; a
profuse bloomer. Hardy perennial.
Rocket Sweet, mixed, 18 in
SALPIGLOSSIS.
Highly ornamental plants, with funnel-shaped flowers, curiously
veined and marbled. Half-hardy annual.
Salpiglossis, hybrid, mixed, \y& ft
SALVIA.
A beautiful bedding plant, loaded with splendid spikes of bril-
liant flowers; blossoming from July to October.
Salvia coccinea, scarlet, annual, 2 ft
— patens, dark blue flowers, perennial, 3 ft
— splendens, dazzling scarlet, perennial, 3 ft
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Fine border plants, producin;
Half-hardy perennial.
flowers in great variety. of color.
Scabiosa atropurpurea majcr, finest, mixed, 2 ft
— white, pure white, 1 ft., .05; dwarf striped
Pr pkt
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SCHIZANTHUS.
A beautiful plant of splendid growth with a profusion of mag-
nificent flowers. Half-hardy annual.
Schizanthus, mixed, all colors, 20 in
SENSITIVE PLANT i Mimosa Pudica).
A very interesting r^nd curious plant, whose leaves close if
touched. Succeeds in a warm situation. Half-hardy annual.
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa Pudica), pinkish white, 2ft
SNAP-DRAGON (Antirrhinum).
Finely-shaped flowers of the most brilliant colors, with beauti-
fully marked throats; they succeed in any garden soil. Half-
hardy annual.
Snap-Dragon, extra fine mixed, from 1 to 2 ft
* SMILAX (Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides).
A beautiful Winter climbing plant, adapted alike to the green-
house and conservatory. It is extensively used for bouquets and
floral decorations; its peculiar wavy formation renders it the most
valuable of plants. Green-house perennial.
Smilax, white, 6 ft..
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus).
Too well known to need description. Hardy annual.
Sunflower, dwarf, 3 ft
— tall (Russian), 6 ft
DOUBLE ZINNIA.
DWARF ZINNIA.
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SWEET SULTAN.
A sweet-scented plant, producing a very showy and striking
effect ; grows freely in rich soil. Hardy annual.
Sweet Sultan, mixed, 18 in _ 05
STOCKS (Mathiola).
The Stock (Gilly flower) is one of the most popular garden plants.
For brilliancy and diversity of color, fine foliage, compact habit,
profusion and duration of bloom it is unsurpassed; adapted for
bedding or pot culture. Half-hardy annual.
Stocks, ten weeks, Giant, large double flowers 05
— ten weeks dwarf, large flowering, mixed 05
— ten weeks mixed.. 05 1 — ten weeks white.. 05
— ten weeks blue 05 | — ten weeks rose 0>
— ten weeks crimson 05
— wall-flower leaved, mixed.. 10;— — white 10
— intermediate or Autumn, mixed, flower late in the
Autumn; good as a pot plant for early flowering in the Spring. 10
white 10
— German Brompton or Winter, mixed, branching
considerably, and is very bushy. Half-hardy biennial 10
— — white, 2 ft 10
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SWEET VIOLET. HUNT'S SWEET WILLIAM.
Seeds in Packets, Ounces and Pounds, sent Free by Mail, See Page 2.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
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SWEET PEAS (Continued).
* SWEET PEAS.
A beautiful and highly ornamental climber, flourishing- in any open
situation; blooms the whole season if the pods are picked off as they
begin to form. Valuable as a screen for more tender plants, or to
cover unsightly objects. Hardy annual.
Pr pkt
Alba Magnifica, pure white - - .- 05
American Belle, rose, white and purple Jw
Apple Blossom, pink and blush
Adonis, carmine rose
Blanclie Burpee, line, white, large
Butterfly, white and blue .- -
Boreatton, maroon. --
Blushing Bride, pale rose --
Blanche Ferry, pink and white .. -
Bronze King, copper, red and white
Captain of the Blues, purple, mauve and blue
Capt. Claris, tri-color _ -
Carmen Sylva, carmine, blue, rose _.
Crown Princess of Prussia, blush, pink
Countess of Radnor, reddish mauve and lavender
Cardinal, crimson - ■
Cupid, new dwarf variety growing 6 in. high, pure white
bloomer _
Duchess of Edinburgh, scarlet and rose
Delight, white tinted rose
Dorothy Tennant, dark mauve
Emily Eckford, rosy mauve and blue
free
Empress of India, rosy pink and white
Emily Henderson, white _
Fairy Queen, white and rose
Firefly, crimson scarlet ._
Grand blue
Gaiety, white, pinked striped..
Her Majesty, rosy pink
Imperial Blue, mauve and blue
Indigo King, maroon, purple and blue
Isa Eckford, rose and carmine
Lady Beaconstield, salmon, pink and yellow
Lemon Queen, blush, pink and lemon
Lottie Eckford, rose, white and blue
Miss Hunt, salmon and rose
monarch, bronze, crimson and blue
Mrs. Eckford, primrose yellow
Mrs. Gladstone, pink and rose
Mrs. Sanky, pure white _
Orange Prince, orange and pink
Primrose, pale yellow
Princess Beatrice, rose
Princess Victoria, bright scarlet
Prince of Wales, white, blue striped
Purple Prince.. _ _
Painted Lady, pink and white
Purple, Brown Striped.
Queen of England, white
Queen of the Isles, scarlet, white and purple..
Kissing Sun, orange, carmine and white
Senator, chocolate and white
Splendid Lilac, carmine, white and blue
Splendor, rose flushed crimson
Scarlet
The Queen, pink and mauve
Vesuvius, violet and rose
Venus, crimson and violet
Waverly, blue and rose
White
Eckford's New Hybrids, splendid mijred, new sorts, very
showy, with splendid markings __
Price & Reed's Superb Mixed is composed of all the
above varieties; 65 sorts are included in this mixture, per oz. 20.
Mixed, 4 ft
Everlasting. See Everlasting Peas.
Pr pkt
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SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus).
A beautiful, free-flowering, well-known class of plants, of rich-
ness and diversity of color, producing splendid effects in beds,
borders and shrubbery. Hardy perennial.
Sweet William, mixed, 1 ft
— — double mixed, seed from fine double varieties
— — Hunt's Perfection (auricula-flowered)
VIOLA (Sweet Violets).
A well-known favorite, deservedly in demand on account of its
profusion of bloom, which lasts from early Spring throughout the
Summer months. Hardy perennial.
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet), 6 in
VISCARIA (Rose of Heaven).
Profuse flowering plants, of brilliant color; fine for beds or
borders. Hardy annual.
Viscaria Cardinalis, brilliant magenta, f ft
— oculata, pink, with rich, crimson eye, 1 ft
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*THUNBERGIA.
A very ornament a
climber, of rapid growth,
handsome foliage ant
much-admired flowers ; ;
line bloomer; delights in a
rich, loamy soil. Halj
hardy annual.
Pr pk:
Thun b e r gia ,
mixed, all colors,
4 ft. (T>
VENUS' LOOKING-
GLASS.
A free-flowering, pretty
/ittle plant, adapted for
beds and edgings, of easy-
growth in any good soil.
Hardy annual.
Venus' Looking-Glass, mixed, 6 in
VERBENA.
A well-known and much-admired bedding plant, of easy culture
1 lants grown from seed are more healthy and make larger and
hardier plants than those from cuttings; if sown in Spring will
flower quite early. Half-hardy perennial.
Verbena, fine mixed
— Defiance, scarlet..
— Finest Hybrid Superfine, mixed, from select flowers"
— Italian Striped, fine mixed .
— blue..
— white ]"."""
— Hybrid Candidissima, large trusses, pure white .
— New mammoth mixed ...
— New Dwarf mixed, extra
VINCA.
A genus of beautiful green-house plants, succeeding- well out of
doors in a warm, sheltered situation. Seeds sown early in Spring
will bloom the same season.
VInca Alba, white, 2 ft .. 05 j — Rosea, rose color, 2 ft
WALL-FLOWER (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
A well-known plant, very fragrant. Useful for filling beds,
making groups and forming ribbons, as the large spikes of the
double variety produce a fine effect in beds and lawns. Half-
hardy perennial.
Wall-flower, single, 2}4 ft 05] — — double, 2)4 ft.. .
WHITLAVIA. .
A free-flowering annual, with beautiful, bell-shaped flower? ;
grows freely in any soil ; suitable for beds and borders. Hardy
annual.
Whitlavia ffrandiflora, violet blue, 1 ft.
— gloxinoides, pure white, with blue lip, 1 ft... _.
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XERANTHEMUM .
A beautiful, showy class of everlastings, much used for Winter
bouquets ; if gathered and dried when first open will retain their color
and form for years. Hardy annual.
Pr pkt
Xerantliemum, doubled mixed, 2 ft 05
ZINNIA ELEGANS (Youth and Old Age).
Annuals of great beauty and brilliancy, branching habits and
superb colors ; the double flower much resembles a Dahlia ; the
same flower will remain in a stale of perfection from six weeks to
two months. Half-hardy annual.
Zinnia Elegants, double mixed, 1J£ ft 03
— — — alba, white 03
— — — purpurea, dark purple 05
— — — aurea, golden 05
— — — coccinea, dark scarlet 05
— — — New Giant mixed 05
— — — Double Pompon. 05
— — — Doubled Dwarf 05
Collections of Imported Flower Seeds.
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Dwarf Pyramidal
" German ...
Victoria
Washington
Balsam, Imp. Camelia fiow'ed.
Rose flowered.
Dianthus
Carnations _
Doable Hollyhock
Larkspur __
Marvel of Peru
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' varieties Marvel of Peru.
Marigold
Morning Glory
Dwarf Nasturtium.
Tall Nasturtium ...
Pink Picotee.
Pansy
Petunia, single
" double...
Phlox Drummondii
Poppy
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6 " Ten- week stock ..
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Verbenas
Zinnia Elegans
Everlasting Flowers
Climbers
Pictorial Collection, B, 8 varieties..
D, 12
F, 18
H, 24
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T, 8 " 65
Twenty-five Varieties of Choice Annual Flower Seeds, Our Own Selection. Put up in Boxes,
with full directions for their culture. Sent by Mail on receipt of $1. 12 Packets for SO cts.
Flowering Plants and Vines.
All Plants will be sent by Express. We do not send plants by mail, as we not only can send larger plants by express but they
arrive in a much better condition, as the soil does not have to be taken as clean from the roots, whereas in sending by mail the earth has to be
almost entirely removed, the plants are small and it takes some time for them to revive, and they often perish. We can supply the latest and
best varieties of the following plants, besides many other kinds.
Begonias, Chrysanthemums, Geraniums, Pansies, Roses, for bedding, Verbenas,
Cannas, Coleus, Heliotropes, Petunias, Roses, in collection, Violets, etc., etc.
Carnations, Crotons, Palms, Primrose, Tuberoses, potted.
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Price of Flower Seeds by Weight.
By mail, post-paid at prices named, in not less quantities than one-half ounce.
Per oz
Agekatum Mexicanum $0 40
Alyssum, Sweet.
Amaranthus Caudatus
Aster, China
" Peony Flowered, Truffaut's.
White Dwarf.. _ . . .
Balsam, Camelia Flowered, Mixed .
" Double Mixed
Double White . .
Balloon Vine
Cacalia _
Canary Bird Flower
Candytuft, White, Fragrant
Purple
Crimson - —
" Mixed
Castor Beans, Mixed
Centaurea Candidissima
Cockscomb, Mixed
Coreopsis, Mixed
Cypress Vine, Crimson
Cypress Vine, White .'
Per oz.
Dianthus Laciniatus, Double $1 00
Everlasting Flowers, Mixed 75
Globe Amaranthus, Mixed 40
Hollyhock, Fine Mixed, Double 1 00
Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket .... . 25
Marigold, Lemon or Orange.. 40
" French 40
Marvel of Peru 25
Mignonette Sweet, per pound 75 cents 20
" Large Flowering 30
Morning Glory, Mixed, per pound, 50 c 10
Nasturtium Dwarf.. 30
Tall 20
Pansy, Fine Mixed $1.50, 2.00, 3.00 5 00
" Extra Selected, Large Flowered,
$8 01) to 12 00
Petunia, Mixed --- 75
Phlox Drummondii, Mixed 60
" " Grandifiora, Mixed. 75
Pink, China 40
Poppy, Mixed. — -- 30
Portulaca, Mixed 50
" Double Grandifiora, Mixed. 5 00
CLUB KAT6S.
Per oz.
Ricinus Sanguineus , $0 25
" Communis 25
" Mixed ... 25
Salvia Splendens 175
Smilax 75
Stocks, Ten Weeks, Mixed, German 123
" " White 3 00
Intermediate, Mixed .. 5(0
" Brompton, Mixed
Sunflower, Tall
" Dwarf
Sweet Peas, Price & Reed's Superb
Mixed, per lb. $1 50...
Mixed, per lb. £0 cents...
Eckford's Hybrids
" Painted Lady
White
Sweet Wiliam, Mixed
Verbena, Mixed
00
10
40
20
10
20
10
10
30
75
Hydrid, Finest, Mixed 1 50
Zinna, Double, Mixed.
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As an inducement to those who wish a great variety of choice and expensive seeds, or who take
trouble to induce their neighbors to join in ordering, we will discount from the list as follows:
To those ordering, we will send seeds in packets, half ounces and ounces, as follows: For $1 we will
send to the value of $1.20; $2, $2.40; $3, $3.60; $4, $4.80; $5, $0; $10, $12; $20, $24.
These rates refer only to seeds in packets, half ounces and ounces. Nothing heavier than ounces
is included in these rates. Seeds, when ordered by the one-quarter, one-half pound, pints and quarts,
plants, roots, bulbs, etc., will not be included.
Classification of Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Etc.
Ammobium.
Alyssum, Sweet.
Asters.
Bartonia.
Callirhoe.
Candytuft.
Catchfly.
Ambrosia.
Abronia,
Acroclinium.
Ageratum.
Amaranthus.
Balloon Vine.
Balsam.
Canterbury Bells.
Adonis.
Alyssum Saxatile.
Aquilegia.
Delphinium.
Bellis.
Calceolaria.
Canna.
Centaurea.
Cineraria.
Balloon Vine.
Canary Bird Flower
Clematis.
Acroclinium.
Amaranthus.
Canna.
Centranthus.
Chrysanthemum.
Clarkia.
Clematis.
Convolvulus Minor.
'Coreopsis.
HARDY ANNUALS.
Dianthus Laciniatus. Jacobea.
Dianthus Diadematus.
Erysimum.
Flos Adonis.
Gilia.
Helichrysum.
Larkspur.
Lavatera.
Love-in-a-mist.
Lupins.
Madea.
Malope.
Dianthus Heddewegii. Hibiscus.
HALF- HA RIJ Y ANNUALS.
Brachycome.
Browallia.
Cacalia.
Canary Bird Flower.
Celosia.
Cockscomb.
Cypress Vine.
Didiscus.
Euphorbia.
Gaillardia.
Globe Amaranthus.
Hyacinth Bean.
Ice Plant.
Lobelia.
Love-Lies-BIeeding.
Marigold.
Momordica.
Nasturtium.
Ornamental Gourds.
Perilla.
Portulaca.
Mignonette.
Morning Glory.
Nemophila.
Phlox Drummondii.
Pink, China.
Poppy.
Sunflower.
Primrose, Evening.
Princess Feather.
Rhodanthe.
Ricinus.
Salvia.
Salpiglossis.
Schizanthus.
Sweet Pea.
Sweet Sultan.
Venus' Looking-Glass.
Viscaria.
Whitlavia.
Xeranthemum.
Sensitive Plant.
Snap Dragon.
Stocks, Ten Weeks.
Thunbergia,
Zinnia.
BIENNIALS.
Honesty. Pink, Clove. Pink, Indian. Pink, Imperial.
HARDY PERENNIALS.
Jacob's Ladder. Pansy.
Stocks, Intermediate. Stocks, Brompton.
Everlasting Peas.
Foxglove.
French Honeysuckle.
Hollyhock.
Pink, Pheasant's Eye.
Pink, Maiden.
Pink, Double Garden.
Polyanthus.
Rose Campion.
Rocket.
Sweet William.
Viola.
Lychnis
Nymphaea.
Pyrethrum
HALF-HARDY AND TENDER PERENNIALS.
Cobaea. Forget-me-not. Marvel of Peru. Pink, Carnation. Verbena.
Coleus. Geranium. Maurandya. Primrose, Chinese. Vinca.
Cyclamen. Gloxinia. Oxalis. Scabiosa Wallflower.
Dahlia. Heliotrope. Petunia. Smilax.
Eschscholtzia. Lantana. Pink, Picotee. Stocks, Brompton.
CLIMBERS. Fine for Covering Trellises , Arbors, Old Fences, etc.
Cobaea Scandens. Hyacinth Bean. Maurandya. Nasturtium. Smilax.
Cypress Vine. Ipomoea. Momordica. Ornamental Gourds. Thunbergia.
Everlasting Pea. Morning Glory.
EVERLASTINGS OR IMMORTELLES. Fine for Winter Bouquets.
Ammobium. Globe Amaranthus. Helichrysum. Rhodanthe. Xeranthemum.
FOLIAGE PLANTS. Making a Fine Appearance Singly, or in Groups.
Cineraria. Helianthus. Ornamental Grasses. Ricinus. Zinnia.
Dahlia.
Abronia.
Ageratum.
Asters.
Balsam
Carnation.
FRAGRANT FLOWERS OF A SINGLE COLOR
Coreopsis. Eschscholtzia. Pansy.
Candytuft.
Dianthus.
Erysimum.
Larkspur.
Lobelia.
Mignonette.
Pink
Portulaca.
Phlox Drummondii.
Blooming Nearly the Whole Season.
Stocks. Sweet Violet.
Sweet Alyssum. Verbena.
Sweet Peas. Wallflower.
Sweet Rocket. Zinnia.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND BOOTS, See Fage 23.
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Rummer ^otoermg ^ulbs.
GliAOSOIiUS are great favorites.
They are of very easy culture and succeed
well in sandy loam. If strong- manures
are used in the soil, it causes the colors of
the flowers to run into each other, and
gives them an indistinct appearance. They
can be planted singly, in groups or in beds.
Plant from 2 to 4 in. deep, according to size
of bulb, and as they grow up, tie to alight
stake about '2)4 ft. high. Should be taken
up when frost has killed the leaves, dried
in the sun, the stalks cut off an inch from
the root. Keep them in a warm, dry cellar
through the Winter.
Each
Africaine,brown or scarlet ground ,
streaked scarlet and white $0 15
Brenchleyensis, bright, deep
scarlet *u
Ceres, pure white, flamed lilac 10
Engene Scribe, rose, blazed with
carmine red - - 1"
Emma Thursby, white, with
carmine stripes 10
General Sherman, large scarlet 15
Ida, white, tinged rose, lower petals
light yellow 10
Isaac Buchanan, the best yel-
low 10
Incendiary, vermilion, rose,
purple.. 15
John Bull, ivory white, tinted
yellow 10
Lamarck, cherry, white throat.. 10
I, a Candeur, white, striped with
carmine violet — - 15
I,e Pouissln, clear light red,
white throat 10
Ljemoinei, creamy white, yellow
and salmon 10
IiOrd Byron, brilliant scarlet,
stained with white 10
Martha Washinston, pure
light yellow, tinged with rose 10
Marie du Mortier, white, violet
blotch 10
Marie Lemoine, creamy salmon,
spotted purplish violet 10
Napoleon III, bright scarlet,
striped white 10
Obelisk,' violet, brown and sulphur, 10
Princess of Wales, white, flaked
with rosy crimson _ .. 10
Shakespeare, white or blush
white, blazed with rosy carmine.. 15
THY
LILIUM AURATUM .
GLADIOLUS (Continued).
,fe Each
j|g Snow White |0 15
| Stella, white, tinted yellow, flamed
carmine ]0
Talma, violet and brown. 10
W. E. Gumbleton, rose, purp-
lish carmine and yellow 10
Mixed varieties, perdoz.,Mcts.
Mixed Hybrids, generally the
most satisfactory to the amateur.
They embrace almost all varieties
and colors, per doz., 5(1 cents 08
lie Moine's hybrid mixture,
per doz., 60 cents 10
Shades of pink, red, yellow,
scarlet and pink, per doz.,
40 cents 05
COLLECTION OFGL ADIOLITS
put up in boxes. Each box is labeled, and
each bulb in box marked to correspond
with label.
A, $1.00, 12 choice named varie-
ties.
B, $1 .25, 12 choice named varie-
ties.
C, $2.00, 12 choice named varie-
ties.
G, 75 cents, 12 choice seedling
varieties.
TIGRIDIA {Shell Flower). The Ti-
gridia, or Mexican Tiger Flower, produces
a very showy flower, from 3 to 4 inches in
diameter, of very bright, gorgeous, colors,
growing on a stem about 18 in. high.
Ea. pr doz
Trigidia Grandiflora,
scarlet, spotted with yellow.. $0 10 $1 HO
Conchiflora, orange, spotted
with black 10 1 00
Alba, white 10 1 00
GLADIOLUS IN COLLECTIONS.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
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TUBEROSES.
The most satisfactory of all the Summer blooming
bulbs. Each bulb sends up a stalk about three feet
high that throws from twenty to thirty flowers, and
each flower may be said to be a bouquet in itself, so
sweet and fragrant are they. They require a warm,
rich soil, and a long season. Pot in February or
March, and in the latter part of May transfer the
plant into open ground. They can be planted in open
ground as soon as danger of frost is over. When
planted from the first to the middle of May, in a warm,
sunny location, they should produce flowers early in
July. Before potting remove all the off-shoots or
little bulblets and the dry roots, which, if not done, is
apt to prevent blooming.
Ea. Pr. doz.
VERY LARGE DOUBLE EX-
CELSIOR PEARL TUBE-
ROSE, flowers pearly white, larger
and more on a stem than the common
pearl; grows only twenty to twenty-four
inches, about half the height of the old
double sorts, the flowers are nearly twice
the size (often two inches in diameter),
and imbricated like a Camelia and very
fragrant. These are unusually large, fine Bulbs, measuring from 6 to 7
inches in circumference and will throw immense spikes of flowers $0 10 $1 00
Double Excelsior Pearl Tuberose, first quality; fine, large,
sound bulbs, producing large, fine flowers 08 60
VERY LARGE DOUBLE DWARF PEARL TUBE-
ROSE, selected bulbs, large and fine 08 75
Double Dwarf Pearl Tuberose, first quality 05 30
Large Double Tuberose, selected, large bulbs 05 50
Double Tuberose, good bulbs 03 25
Albino Tuberose— A very early single flowering variety, with very large and
evenly filled spikes of pure waxey white flowers. They flower in July and throw
from 2 to 5 flower stems from a single bulb, 5 and 8 cents each ; 50 and 75 cents per
dozen.
DWARF PEARL
TUBEROSE.
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM.
CAL ADIUM ESCULENTUM. A well-known tropical plant, growingto the height of i or 5 feet, with
a corresponding breadth. The leaves are of immense size and of brilliant green, streaked with white, often
measuring 2 feet in length by \% feet in width; very showy, fine for lawn, door yards, etc.; bulbs, 25 and 50 cts.
each, according to size.
DWARF FRENCI) CAffNAS. These have at-
tracted much attention for the last few years. The large
size and brilliant coloring of the flowers, and the freedom
with which they bloom, make them most attractive for
bedding plants. Every shoot blooms, and as often as a
truss fades another takes its place, and each stem blooms
3 or 4 times in succession. As the plants throw up a
number of shoots they form a mass of gorgeous bloom
constantly. The stalk is dwarf, "growing about 3 feet high.
Crimson, yellow, yellow spotted crimson, cherry, salmon,
yellow edge, scarlet, bordered yellow, orange, scarlet,
etc., etc. Roots 15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen.
CANNA EHEM ANI.
Resembles Musa or ba-
nana. 20 cts. each.
CANNA ROBUSTA.
This variety has a broad
variegated leaf, growing
well in good soil ; fine for
ornamental purposes, 12
feet high. Bulbs 20 to 50
cents each.
CANNA. Mixed sorts;
10 to 15 cts. each.
LILLY OF THE
VALLEY. A well-
known perennial, bloom-
ing early in the Spring.
Foliage rich green, flower
stalks graceful and slender,
covered with pure white,
bell-shaped flowers of the
greatest fragrance and
beauty. Clumps, 25 and 50
cents; by mail 20 cts. extra.
AMARYLLIS FOR-
MOSISSIMA, or JA-
COBEAN LILY.
These bulbs produce flow-
ers of a rich violet hue and
beautiful appearance.
Each 15 ets.; per doz. $1.50.
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TIGRIEA.
LILY OF THE VALLEY
MADEIRA VINE.
SINGLE DAHLIAS.
JAPAN LILY.
DOUBLE DAHLIAS are well worthy of culture. The variety and beauty of its blossoms, and profusion in the late Summer and
Autumn, when there are few handsome flowers in bloom, make it a great favorite. It will grow well in almost any good soil, except wet, heavy
clay. Set about 3 feet apart ; when out of danger of frost allow only one shoot to grow ; tie to stakes as it advances, trimming off the lower
side shoots, keeping it moderately wet in dry weather. The tubers should be taken up before the ground freezes, and laid away in a dry, warm
cellar till Spring. Bright Claret, White, Crimson, Bed, Amber, Kose, Yellow, Salmon, "Variegated, etc., etc., 20
cents each ; $2.00 per doz.
Dwarf Bouquet Dahlias, assorted colors, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per doz. White, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per doz.
SINGLE DAHLIAS. This section of the Dahlia family has now become exceedingly fashionable, on account of the value attached to
the cut blossoms. The flowers range from 3 to 5 inches in diameter, with a bright yellow center, surrounded with petals of all shades of scarlet
crimson, rose, yellow, orange, white ; 20 cents each ; $2.00 per doz.
NYMP^A (Water Lily.) These lilies
are beautiful, and until lately have been rarely
cultivated. They can be grown in any lake, pond
or swampy piece of ground, aquarium, tanks or
tubs of water sunk in the ground. The flowers
are from 6 to 8 inches in diameter, very fragrant,
and are produced freely from June to Septem-
ber. For growing in ponds, if a soft, muddy
bottom, tie the roots close to a stone large
enough to sink it, and drop it near the shore in
2 or 3 feet of water. If a hard
bottom, dig a small hole and cover
it lightly. For tubs put in 6 or 8
inches of light loam or pond mud.
if handy ; lay in the roots, being
careful to straighten out the
fibres, and cover 2 inches deep ;
fill the tub gently with water and
keep full. These tubs should be
put in a cellar in the Winter, to
keep from freezing ; fill with
water when put away, and they
will come out all right in the
Spring. On obtaining the roots,
if you are not ready to plant
them, put them into a dish of
water and they will keep for
several days. Good roots, 25 cts.
each ; $2.10 per doz.
PEONIES. The Peony is
perfectly hardy, and succeeds in
any ground that does not lie
under water during Winter. Double White,
Double Rose, Double Sweet Scented. Roots,
20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz.
Gloxinia Bulbs, mixed varieties, 25 cts.
each ; $2.00 per doz.
MADEIRA or MEXICAN VINE,
t arCTe bulbs 10 cents each ; $1.00 per doz. Good
DOUBLE TUBEROSE. £,7,^ 5 cents each ; 50 cents per doz.
NEW TUBEROUS-BOOTED BEGONIA. (Laing's un-
rivaled strain.) These are bound to become most popular for open-air
bedding. As they become better known, they will
be grown everywhere. From the time the first bloom
appears until all growth is stopped by frost, they are
never out of bloom, and are covered with great wavy
flowers from 3 to 5 inches across — borne in such pro-
fusion that the rich,glossy,green foliage is almost hid.
den under the blossom. They surpass in gorgeous-
ness and beauty any of the bedding plants. They pro-
duce many colors varying through all the shades of
crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow and white. They
are not grown to the' extent they should be, as they
require no more care than Geraniums, and have as
fine a range of color, and will bloom continually,
even where Geraniums droop through lack of moist-
ure. Planted in Rockeries, Flower-beds or Borders,
they rival the Geranium with their rich and varied
colors. The bulbs succeed well in any good soil,
and will do well in a shady situation. The bulbs
should be taken up in the Fall and laid away until
Spring in a dry, cool place.
Single-flowered bulbs of scarlet, yellow, white
;ind crimson, 15 cents each ; Si. 50 per doz. Double-
flowered bulbs, 20 cents each • $2.00 per doz.
NYMPH^A ODORATA,
JAPAN LILY. These beautiful lilies
in shape somewhat resemble the old-fashioned
Tiger Lily, but far surpass it in beauty of
coloring. They grow well in any good soil,
but if planted in a rich loam they will flower
much more profusely. When in flower they
should be well watered, especially in dry
weather. Manure should be
avoided, as it is injurious. If
protected with a covering of
straw or leaves they can be
left in the ground throughout
the Winter. They should be
started in pots, and about the
last of April or first of May set
out where they are intended to
bloom, 6 inches deep, or in the
open ground the last of May.
Lilium Auratum (Gol-
den Japan Lily). White Ivory
ground, with purple points or
studs, with a broad stripe of
golden yellow running through
the center of each leaf ; perfume like orange
blossoms. 20 cents each ; $2.00 per doz.
■ Lancifolium Album,
white - \
• — Rubrum, red spotted...
>«-Boseum, rose spotted..
■ — Longiflorum, white,
trumpet-shaped
Ea. pr. dz
25 $2 50
15 1 50
15 1 50
15 1 50
GLADIOLUS.
Hardy Bulbs for Fall Planting,
viz.:
Hyacinths, Tulips,
Crocus Polyanthus,
Narcissus, Snowdrops,
Lilies, etc.
Catalogue ready Sept. 1st.
Mailed free on application
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
STRAWBERRIES.
All varieties marked P are pistillate, and require to have every fifth
or sixth row set with some perfect flowering kind, like Sharpless,
Bidwell, etc.
Beder Wood, early variety. Barton's Eclipse, early va-
riety. Belle, late. Cyclone. Charles Downing, medium.
Crescent, P., early. Columbian. Edgar Queeci, P.
Gaudy Belle, medium. Michael's Early. Bio, early.
Tubb's Early. Warfleld, P., early.
35 cents per doz.; 50 cents per fifty; 75 cents per hundred ; $3.00 per
thousand.
Bisel, P., early. Cumberland, early. Eleanor, medium.
Gaudy, late. Greenville, P., medium. Gen. Putnam,
medium. Great Pacific, medium. Lady Busk. Haverland,
P., early. Mineola, medium. Paris King. Philips Seed-
ling. Splendid, medium. Stayman, No. 1. Sunnyside, P.
late. Shuckless. Staples, Vandemen.
35 cents per doz.; 50 cents per fifty; 75 cents per hundred ; §3.50 per
thousand.
Brandywine, late. Bouncer, medium. Enormous, P.,
medium. Gardner. Lady Thompson, early. Mary, P.,
medium. Marshall, medium. AVm. Belt, medium. Saun-
ders. King William.
35 cents per doz.; 50 cents per fifty; 85 cents per hundred; $1.50 per
thousand.
Enhance, late. Chairs, medium. Holland. Henderson.
40 cents per doz.; 65 cents per fifty; $1.00 per hundred.
Bismark, medium. Margaret.
60 cents per doz.; $2.00 per fifty ; $3.50 per hundred.
Glen Mary, medium. 50 cents per doz.; 75 cents per fifty; $1.00 per
hundred; $12.00 per thousand.
Strawberry plants at dozen rates mailed without extra charge; at 100
rates for 50 cents extra per hundred.
POTTED STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
The most favorable time for transplanting Strawberries is during the
Spring months. A bed planted in April or May, and well cared for
during the Summer, will produce a full crop the following season.
When it is not practicable to set out in the Spring, a full crop may be
obtained the next season by planting pot-grown plants during August
or September. These have been layered in pots, and taken out and
transplanted with the entire ball and every root the plant has made.
After August first, we can furnish pot-grown plants of most of the
above varieties at $2.00 to $2.50 per fifty; $3.50 to $5.00 per hundred.
Pot-grown plants cannot be sent by mail.
RASPBERRIES.
RED VARIETIES.
Doz. Hund.
Golden Queen. Large size, very hardy and productive;
color, beautiful amber |0 50 SI 50
Marlboro. Very early; large, firm and handsome 50 150
RASPBERRIES — (Continued). Doz. Hund.
Hansell. Very early, with luscious crimson berries, very
productive SO 50 $1 50
Cuthbert. Large, hardy 50 150
Turner. Very large and hardy 50 1 50
BLACK CAP VARIETIES.
Souhegan or Tyler. Early and prolific 50 125
Gregg. Very valuable; best late 50 125
Doolittle. Large, sweet and juicy 50 1 25
Ohio. Medium; berries good size 50 125
BLACKBERRIES.
Kit tat inny. Best for general cultivation 50 1 75
Erie. Berries large 75 2 50
Taylor's Prolific. Medium; large berries 50 1 75
Wilson's Early. The earliest 50 150
Synder. The hardiest, sweet and juicy 50 1 50
Thousand rates on Raspberries and Blackberries upon application.
CURRANTS. Each. Doz.
Fay's Prolific. New red $0 20 $1 00
Cherry. Large 20 1 00
Versailles. Very large 20 100
AVhite Grape. Large best -white 20 100
Lee's Prolific. New black 20 1 00
Black Naples. For jams and jellies 20 1 00'
Two years' old bushes 25 i 50/
GOOSEBERRIES.
Houghton's Seedlings. Very prolific 25 1 00
— Two years' old bushes __ 35 1 25
Downing. Pale green, large _ 25 1 00
— Two years' old bushes _ 35 125
HARDY GRAPES (One hundred-rates upon application.)
Two years.
Each. Doz.
Green Mountain. White. Early and prolific $0 35 $3 50
Moore's Diamond. Greenish white: early 35 3 5ft
Niagara. White 35 3 50
Moore's Early. Black 35 3 50
Pocklington. White 35 3 50
Dutchess. White 35 3 50
Lady Washington. White 35 3 50
El Dorado. White 35 3 50
Wyoming. Red, new _ 35 3 50
Early Victor. Black 35 3 50
Agawam. (Rogers' No. 35). Maroon 35 3 50
Brighton. Red- 35 3 50
Catawba. Red 35 3 50
Concord. Black 35 3 50
Delaware. Red 35 3 50
Hartford Prolific. Black _ ._ 35 3 50
Lady. Yellowish green 35 3 50
Martha. Greenish white 35 3 50
Salem. (Rogers' No. 53). Chestnut color 35 3 50
Wilder. (Rogers' No. i). Dark pur/lc 35 3 50
Worden. Black 35 3 50
Special prices on lots of 100 and 1000.
N. B. — Kaspberries, Blackberries, Gooseberries,
Currants and grapevines cannot be sent by mail — as the plants
would have to be so small that they would be unsatisfactory to the pur-
chaser. We send by express only.
Each.
Pear Trees, three years old $0 75
Cherry Trees, " " 75
Plum Trees, " " 75
Apple Trees, " " 75
HAVE YOUR PLANTS SENT BY EXPRESS. When plants are sent by mail they often die, because
so much earth has to be taken from the roots. Where it is possible, therefore, it is much better, and in the end more
economical, to forward by express. When sent by freight they are entirely at the risk of the purchaser. This applies to
Flowering and Vegetable Plants, also. We make no charge for packing.
FOR VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS, See Page 23.
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(garden ^o°l§ and Requisites.
Each.
Asparagus Bunchers, Acme (see page 40). $2 50
Bee Smokers 75
Calf Feeders 2 50
do Weaners 50, 75. 1 00
Dibbles 50
Drinking Fountains 1 00
Floral Tools and Sets, 3 and 4 pieces (fig.
23), per set, from 60c. to 1 25
Forks, Spading 65
do Manure 75c. to 1 00
do Weeding (fig. 40) 25 to 75
Fruit Pickers, wire 25
Grafting Chisel 75c. to 1 00
Grafting Wax, M lb. 15c: X lb. 25c; lb.. 40
Garden Reels (fig. 34) 75c. to 1 25
Each.
Garden Line _ _25c to SO 35
Grass Hooks, English riveted back (fig.
37) 65 to 85
Garden Rubber Hose, per ft 10 to 15
Hose, Nozzle-spraying, Vermorel.. 2 OOto 2 50
Hose, Garden, large and small 3S to 60
do Dutch Scuffle (figs. 32-33) ..60c. to 1 00
Hot-bed cloth, per yard 11 and 12
KNIVES.
Budding, Eng. (figs. 5, 6, 9, 10;. ..1 00 to 1 25
Pruning, Eng. (figs. 2, 3, 4,11,12,13) 60c. to 1 50
Grafting 1 00
Asparagus 1 25
Corn 25
Edging (fig. 24) 75c. to 1 25
Each.
Labels, wood, pot and plant (see page 46).
Ladders, Pat. Extension _ 2 25
Lopping Shears, Am 100
do do Eng. (fig. 27).... 2. 75 to 4 00
Lawn Rollers (see page 24).
Milk Pails, patent 1 00
Milk Strainers, patent 2 50
Milking Tubes, silver (page 47) 75c. to 1 00
Mole Traps, Eng 75
do Olmstead 2 00
Pencils, indellible, Garden 25
Plant Tubs (see page 47) 1.50 to 3 50
Post-hole Spoons 75
Pruners, Tree 1.25 to 1 75
Pruning Saw and Chisel (fig. 43) 1 75
Pumps, Daisy Force 1 50
do Field Force 8.75 to 12 00
do Gould Force 10.00 to 12 00
Raffia, for tying, per lb 40
Rakes, Steel, Garden, 35c. up.
do Lawn, wire ' 75
do Pat. wood, self-cleaning.. 65 and 75
do Lawn, wood 60
do Hay, wood _ 25
Saws, Pruning 50c. to 1 25
Scythes, Lawn, riveted (fig. 17). ..1.25 to 1 50
do Grass 75
Scythe-Stone, Talacre (fig. 38) 25
do Stone, Eng., flat 25
do Rifles 15
Scissors, Flower (fig. 47) 1 25
do Fruit (fig. 15) 1 25
do Pruning (fig. 50) 1 25
Shears, Pruning (figs. 45, 46, 51, 52) 50c. to 3 5(1
1 50
1 50
2 50
2 50
4 00
1 25
1 25
87
4 50
1 00
do
Levin (patent)
75c.
do
Sheep (fig. 48)
1.25
do
Hedge (fig. 30) ....
1 25
do
Grass Edging (figs.
29, 49). 1.25 to
t do«t;
Lopping (fig. 27)..
..1,00, 2.75 to
Shovels
75c. to
Spades
75c. to
Spuds, thistle and weed .50 to
Sprinklers, Lawn .75c to
do Scollay rubber 75c. to
Stakes, Plant (see page 47).
do Dahlia (see page 47).
Syringes (figs. 18, 19, 20), No. O, Spray..
do No. 1, one stream
do No. 2, one stream, two roses.,
do No. 3, one stream, two roses..
do No. 5, three spray roses
do No. 6, knuckle joint
do Brass, new style, good size
Tin-foil, per lb
Twine, Asparagus, per ball, 10c; per lb.
do Garden, tying, per ball, 10c. ; per lb
Thermometers, Dairy
Trowels (fig. 39), English 62 to
do Am. Light 10 to
do Am. Heavy 45 to
do Long Handles .60 to
do Iron .
Trellises, Plant and Garden, 10c. up.
do Tomato
Weeders, Hand Excelsior (fig. 20)
do Hazeltine
do Finger...
do Noyes (fig. 25)
2 50
3 50
4 75
6 75
7 50
8 50
2 50
25
15
15
25
87
35
75
75
10
25
25
35
10
35
SEED DRILLS AND CULTIVATORS, See Page 46.
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
45
THE FOUR
BEST
LAWN MOWERS
IN THE
MARKET.
It- ill I I "Ifti
KX( ELSIOK HORSE LAWN MOWER.
This is the best Horse Lawn Mower manufactured and will
do perfect work. The side draft attachment, which is furn-
ished with each mower, allows the horse to walk only on the
cut grass. The sectional caster wheels on mower do not roll
down the grass or leave marks on the lawn.
25 in. cut (without seat or shafts) $40 OO
30 in. out (with seat and shafts) 65 OO
35 in. cut do do 80 OO
40 in. cut do do 95 OO
Horse Roots, per set of four, $8 00
No seat can be used in the 25 in. mower. A draw-bar is
furnished with this size, but, when ordered, shafts and side
draft attachment can be furnished at $10 extra.
PRICE & REED'S NEW IAWN MOWER.
Width. Price.
12 in. $3 50
14 in ._ _ 4 OO
16 in - 5 OO
CONTINENTAL IAWN MOWER.
This machine has the cutting bar in therea/, which adapts itself to
any tjneveness in the ground. The gearing is comp.etely covered,
which keeps it from clogging. Therachet has no spring, which makes
it silent in its operation. It is made to run at high speed, and will cut
high grass, leaving the lawn perfectly smooth. It is light and easy to
work ; easily kept in order.
HIGH WHEEL CONTINENTAL.
NEW MODEL LAWN MOWER.
Width. Price.
14 in .-_ $7 00
16 in... 8 00
14 In (high wheel) 7 00
16 In do do 8 00
Grass gatherers for catching the grass behind lawn mowers as it is
cut, 50 cents.
Width. Weight.
12 in 32 lbs.
Price.
* 6 50
14 In 35 lbs.... 7 OO
16 in 37 lbs... 8 OO
18 in. - .38 lbs ... 9 00
15 in (high wheel) 4S lbs... 9 SO
17 in do do 50 lbs 10 50
PHILADELPHIA LAWN MOWER
We igh t . rr ice .
.28 lbs 45 75
Style. Width.
D 12 in
M (silent rachets) .. 14 In 36 lbs '6 SO
31 do do .16 in... ..38 lbs 7 OO
M (spring rachets). 1 8 In... 44 lbs 8 OO
Hitfli Wheel.. ..17 in 10 00
do do ...19 in.... _ n OO
Copper Weather Yanes.
A vane
the wind, a
corroding
includes a wrought-iron spire and points of compass, with letters and balls ready for mounting. Each vane is a perfect indicator
nd is warranted in every respect. They are made of copper; gilded with the finest gold leaf, and will keep bright for years without
Maud S., 31 in. long, swell
bodied $35 00
Dexter, 32 in. long, full bodied. 25 00
Old design 22 00
Ethan Allen, 31 in. long 20 00
" full bodied, 25 00
Ethan Allan, Jr., 26 in. long.. 15 00
Goldsmith Maid, 32 in. long... 30 00
American Girl, 32 in. long 33 00
Smuggler, 31 in. long 20 00
Sheep, 28 in. long.. 25 00
Rooster, 36 in. high, $&5; 28
in., $25; 24 in., $15; 14 in.... 7 50
Game Rooster, 17 in. high, $10;
with arrow, 18 in 18 00
Cow, 28 in. long, old design... 22 50
full bodied .. 30 00
Ox, 24 in. long, full bodied.... 30 00
Eagle, 42 in. spread, with ar-
row, $50; 36 in., $47; 27 in.. 31 00
Eagle, 20 in. long, with arrow, 22 00
Eagle, 15 in. spread, with
arrow ..$15 00
Eagle, with scroll, 15 in
spread. $26; 18 in 33 00
Eagle, with scroll, 27 in. long 45 00
Arrow, 72 in. long, $50; 60
in., $30; 48 in., $20; 42 in... 18 00
Arrow, 36 in. long, $15; 30
in., $10; 44 in 8 00
Arrow, 18 in. long, $6; 15 in.,
$5; 12 in 4 00
Church Vanes, 144 in. long,
$125; 120 in., $100; 96 in... 90 00
Church Vanes, 84 in. long... 80 00
Church Vanes, 72 in. long G3 00
Church Vanes, 54 in. long... 25 00
Church Vanes, 48 in. long... 23 00
Church Vanes, 60 in. long,
$35; 54 in., $25; 48 23 00
Small scrolls from 8 in to 48
in., $5 to 20 00
Eagle and Arrow, 1 4 sizes-
Discount of 25 per cent from this list.
Kentucky.
LAWN GRASS AND LAWN DRESSING, See Tage 24.
46
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
Seed Drills, Hand and Horse Cultivators, etc.
Tne Deerfield Planet Cultivator.
The latest improved cultivator. It raises
both ends of the frame at the same time with
one lever and in this way can be run at any
depth or wholly clear of the ground and hence
easily drawn from field to field, without scrap-
ing. .It can be contracted or expanded while
in motion bv one movement of the hand. It
is an excellent tool. Price, $5.00.
Plauet, Jr., Cultivator and Horse
Hoe. Tlie best in use.
Price.
No. 5, Complete, 1 Lever $6 75
TSo. 6, Complete, 2 Levers... 7 25
No. 8, Complete, 2 Levers - - 7 75
A. H. Matthews' Improved Brill.
Price, $6.00.
It has an horizontal indicator, with the names
of the seeds on top in plain sight and the dial
is quickly adjusted ; also a perforated seed
dial, with pointers which point to the name of
the seed on the indicator. The dial is con-
structed so as to shut off the flow of seed and
prevent waste. It sows all varieties of seed
in the best manner, opens the furrow, drops
the seed evenly at the required depth, covers
and rolls it.
Price - $6.00
Gaboon Broadcast Seel Sower.
For Sowing Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Buck-
wheat, Grass Seed, Clover, &fc, &c.
„v>s*'*'»!!.W'*«'/'.'/*//.. It sows from i to
8 acres per hour at
a common walk,
throwing from 15 to
40 feet wide, thus
saving a great deal
of labor and one-
third of the seed. A
person entirely un-
used to sowing by
hand can use this
machine with per-
fect success. The
ordinary work of a
day can be done
with this sower in
three hours. The
bag and hopper will hold about 'Xt quarts, as
much as a man would wish to carry.
Price, $4.00. Whip Seed Sower, $3.
THE PLANET, JR., COMBINED DRILL,
WHEEL HOE, WHEEL CULTIVATOR
AND WHEEL PLOW. As a Drill, it sows
all kinds of seeds perfectly, marks out the next
row and holds one quart. As a Plow, it opens
furrows, covers them, hills, plows to and from,
etc., etc. As a Hoe, it works safely and closely
to and from both sides of the row at once, at
the critical time, when plants are small and
weeds abundant, or between rows as plants be-
come larger, working all rows from 8 to 16 in.
wide at one passage. As a Cultivator, it is
admirably adapted to deep mellowing of the
soil. Price, $9.00.
Little Gem Seed Drill. Price, $6.
This new drill is made for farmers and gar
deners who do not have much use for one, and
as it sows all kinds of seeds, covers and rolls as
perfectly as the larger drills, will answer as well.
Price.. — - $6.00
Plow and Cultivator Castings and
Parts.
Harrows. $12.00 and up.
Root Cutters. $8.00 and $9.00.
Cider Mills $20.00 to $40.00.
Road Scrapers. $6.00 and $7.00.
FeedCutters. Lever, $3.00 to $5.00.
New Model Seed Drill.
It is well made and built of
good material, and will sow any
size seed perfectly. The flow of
seed can be instantly cut off to
prevent waste at end of rows.
The markers are easily adjusted.
The wheel is broad to prevent
sinking into soft earth. The
opening plow is adjusted in
New Model Seed Drill, Price, $6.50l depth. Price, $6.50.
HORTICULTURAL TOOLS, See Page 44.
Matthews' Seed Drill, Price, $6.50
It opens the furrow, drops the seed accur-
ately at the desired depth, covers and lightly
rolls it, and at the same time marks the next
row, all of which is done perfectly by simply
propelling the drill forward. It sows evenly
an J rapidly. It has an agitator, which stirs the
seed in the hopper and assures uniform deliv-
ery, and will sow the seed to any depth.
Price, $6.50.
Planet, Jr., Double Wheel Hoe
Complete, Price, $6.00.
Plain, 3.50.
Planet, Jr.Doulile Wheel Hoe Complete.
Planet, Jr., Double Wheel Hoe Complete, has
1 pair each of long hoes, rakes, plows, narrow
and wide cultivator, teeth and leaf guards.
Price, $6.00.
Planet, Jr, Plain Double Wheel Hoe.
Same as Double Wheel Hoe, except it has
the two cutting blades alone without any other
attachment. Price, $3.50.
Planet, Jr., SingleWheel Hoe has
one pair of long and one pair of s'lort ex-
changeable hoes, a set of three reversiMe Cul-
tivator teeth and a steel Garden Plow. All the
blades are tempered and polished steel.
Price $4.50.
Firefly Single Wheel Hoe 3.50
Corn Snellen.
The Challenge,
Single Hole, Right-Hand
Corn Sheller has wrought
iron shafts, and is well made
from selected material. It
separates the corn from the
cob, and when used with
the fan, cleans the corn of
chaff and dirt.
Price, with Fan, $8,
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
47
PLANT BED CLOTH
AS SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS SASH
WOODEN PLANT TUBS,
ON HOT BEOS AND COLD FRAMES.
This will be found an excellent substitute for
glass (at one-tenth the cost) in protecting al'
kinds of seeds and plants on which glass sashes
are used in early spring. It is safer, in fact,
than glass, as it protects at night, while the
temperature is not raised too high during the
day-as is the case with glass sashes unless great
care is given in ventilating — and being light
and portable, it can be sent into sections where
it would be difficult to get sash. The patent
treatment given the cloth fills the threads and
fibres and preserves them from decay, and also
renders it tougher, heavier and stronger, and
prevents it from shrinking after getting wet,
and, to some extent, sheds rain. We furnish
this cloth in one yard widths, and in any num-
ber of yards desired, as follows :
Heavy grade Waterproof, per
yard, 12c.; by piece of about 40
yards, 11c. per yard.
POT OR PLANT LABELS.
Pr loo. Pr woo.
Four inches $0 20 $0 75
Four and one-half inches 20 75
Five inches 25 1 25
Six inches 25 1 35
Scollay's small size, 75c.
Scollay's large size, with valve. $1.00.
Made of the best pine lumber ; will last for
years without rotting ; held together by heavy
steel wires which can be tightened by simply
turning a nut ; also have substantial handles
by which they can be moved about.
11 Inches high 12 in diameter... $1 50
14 do .... 15 do .... 2 00
16 1-2 do ....18 do .... 2 50
18 1-2 do ....21 do .... 3 00
20 1-2 do ....24 do .... 3 50
OLMSTEAD'S RELIABLE MOLE
TRAP.
Consists of a frame with cross-bars, through
holes in which six needles pass. The mole in
passing through the run-way over which the
trap is set, lifts the trigger, and the needles
are driven into it. Price, $2.00.
H
03
S5
5
26
ROUND, PAINTED PLANT
STICKS.
Length.
Each. Pr doz. Pr ioo.
One and one-half feet...
.$0(2
$0 20
$1 50
Two feet.
04
35
2 50
Two and one-half feet . .
05
50
4 00
Three feet
06
65
5 00
Three and one-half feet.
08
80
6 00
10
1 00
7 50
12
1 25
9 00
ACME ASPARAGUS BUNCHER,
a greatly improved pattern, with adjustabl
knife guide and movable head, with automatic13
catch for binding any size bunch. Price,
$2.50.
SMALL'S CALF FEEDER.
The advantage of this
feeder is that it saves the
trouble of teaching a calf to
drink, and is a perfect sub-
stitute for nature, the calf
sucking its food slowly and
in the natural way. It holds
seven quarts, and is sent
complete for use. Price, $2.50.
CALF WEANERS, 50c. 75c, $1.00.
SILVER MILKING TUBES.
Every owner of
Price by mail,
and $1.00.
i cow should have one.
Postpaid, 75 cts.
RUSTIC BASKETS.
6 in $0 50
7 in 75
8 in 90
9 in 1 00
10 in $1
12 in 1
14 in 1
15 in 1
20
25
50
75
FLOWER POTS, all sizes and styles.
Fancy and Plain, with or without saucers.
Four feet, plain, 25 and 35 cents per dozen.
SUCCESS SPRAY PUMP, See 3d Page Caver
48
Price & Reed, Albany, N. Y.
INSECTICIDES.
SZUG SHOT is
an infallible insecti-
cide. It is an impal-
pable powder, a com-
bination of insecti-
cides poisonous to
insects preying upon
vegetation, and
withn I an excel-
lent fertilizer, af-
fecting nearly all
classes of insect life,
so that they either die
or leave for parts un-
known. Slug Shot
has been used since
1880 in thousands of
gardens and upon acres of field crops 'with conceded effectiveness
upon Slugs, Worms, Caterpillars, Aphides, etc. It is in use in greater
or less degree in every State in the Union, and each Canadian province,
Egypt and New Zeland.
IS SLUG SHOT SAFE TO VSE? The best and completest
answer to make is its record. Two and a half million potinds
(2 ,500 ,000) have been made up, and within a small fraction used as
above stated ; and so far as known, without any ill effect to
man, beast or fowl, whether by handling, inJtali'ng its dust
or partaking of fruits or vegetables upon which it has been used. Its
odor and color prevent its being taken for any wrotig pur-
pose, and enough cannot be eaten unless done deliberately
and forcibly, to cause harm, and it has not transpired that this is
feasible. It kills potato bugs in all stages of their growth, but not
the eggs. It kills the Slack Fleas on Cabbage, Turnips, Beets,
Radishes and Egg Plants. Apply by dusting. It kills the Cabbage
Worm, and also. the Currant and Gooseberry Worm, the Aphis or
Green Fly on roses and other flowers. Keeps the Striped Hugs
from all Tine Crops. It is applied by duster or bellows.
Cartoons Each $0 13
Canisters. _ "
5 lb. package ■ "
10 " " »
100 lbs
Full Barrels, about 280 lbs per lb.
WHALE OIL, SOAP-
Per box, 10 and 15 cts.
TOBACCO SOAP — For
lb., 50 cts.
FIR TREE OIL SOAP — For destroying Lice, Red Spider, Mealy
Bugs — by dissolving and spraying plants or Greenhouse. In
using dilute box in 10 Gallons of water. Per box, 25 cts.
THRIP JUICE — Especially prepared for house and conservatory
"use and for out of doors. It is non-poisonous. Dilute with 20 to
40 parts of water, according to the strength of the plants, when
using. Pints, 40 cts.; Quarts, 75 cts.
PARIS GREEN — Indispensable on farm or garden for preventing
ravages of Potato Bugs, etc.
In applying dry, use 1 lb. to 100 lbs. plaster or flour.
In water 1 lb. to 200 or 300 gallons. Per lb., about 25 cts.
When used pure, one pound to acre.
COPPER SOLUTION— Ammoniated for Mildew, Blight and Rot.
Dilute with water and spray. 1 qt. to 25 gallons. Per qt., 75 cts
TREE INK — For painting trunks of trees to prevent insects climb-
ing up into the tree. 2 lb. can, 30c; 3 lb. can, 45c; 5 lb. can, 60c.
TOBACCO DUST — 5 cts. per lb.; 4 cts. per lb. by the bbl.
IMPLEMENTS FOR AP-
PLYING INSECTICIDES,
ETC.
-For the destruction of Insects on plants,
plants and use in Greenhouse.
Bellows-Powder — Jumbo, 25 cts.
" Hammond, $1.50.
" Houchin, large, $1.50.
med., $1.00.
" " small, 85 cts.
Pumps — Daisy, Force, $1.50.
" Success, $3.50.
Eureka, $2.50.
» FielddForce^8 75to$a
Spray Syringes— $2.50 to $9.
Spraying Nozzles, Vermorel, etc.,
$2.23 and $2.50.
Fumigators, 75 cts.
OILS.
Castorine, for carriages, etc., 25 and 50 cts. per can.
Harvest, for Mowing Machine, 25 and 50 cts. per can.
Little Giant, for Lawn Mower, 25 cts. per can.
Axellne, for wagons. 25 cts per box.
Leggefs Paris Green or Dry Powder Gun.
For USING PARIS GREEN PURE. A Wonderful In-
vention. Light, Swift, Easy, Safe, Strong and Cheap.
For Orchard, Vineya-d. Garden or Potato
Field. Distributes Paris Green or any Dry
Pow der. Thousands in use.
For destroying Curculio, Codling Moth,
Canker Worm, Pear Slug, Cabbage Worm,
Cut Worm, all leaf-eating Caterpillars, etc.
On Potatoes, Apples, Pear, Plum, Cherry, and
Peach Trees. With it a man can thoroughly
Paris Green from one to two acres of Potatoes
in one hour, using 1 lb. of Green to the acre.
When used on only
one acre it will save
its cost the first year.
No other machine
renders the handling
of Paris Green so
free from danger.
Price, $7.50.
THE CYCLONE PLANT DUSTER.— For the same purpose
and worked same as the above (The Legget's). Price, $5.00.
ELECTRIC INSECT EXTERMINATOR.— A very eco-
nomical as well effectual device for applying Paris Green with little
labor. Only one pound required for an acre of potato vines.
Experience has proven that Paris Green applied in its pure, un-
adulterated state does not injure the vines, and is far more effectual
than when mixed with plaster or any other substance, and with the
ELECTRIC it is done so easily. Price, $1.50 each.
FARMER'S FAVORITE PLANT DUSTER.— This Plant
Duster is of tin, in the shape of a pail . It has a perforated bottom, and
over this passes a scraper in the form of a wheel, with arms, which the
twisting motion given by the hand causes to send a shower of plaster,
dust, etc., on the plants and it is easily worked. Price, $1 .00.
Norton's Plant Duster, $1.00.
Champion Plant Duster, 50 cents.
ORDER SHEET FOR SEEDS, <fcc
PRICE & m
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516 Broadway and 31 James St.
ALBANY, N. Y.
DATK IS
NAME
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COUNTY
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FORWARD B\ 1 wautfd by Mail, Kipro*., l
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EXPRESS OR 1
FREIGHT OFFICE, f
Amonat En«loa«A.
1*. O. Order, $
Postal Note*
Draft, _
Cash,
Postage Stamps..
(2 c»nt nam pa proiou ra.j
Total, - $-
We s«nd by mail, POSTAGE PREP AID, to all parts of the United States, at the prices giv. n
in our Annual Catalogue : all Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets, ounces, quarter pounds and
pounds. For Peas. Beans and Corn when ordered by mail, 10 cents per quart, 5 cents per pint must
be added to list price.
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NAMES OF SEEDS, ETC., WANTED.
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THE " SUCCESS"
GARDEN AISTD SPEAY PUMP.
All Brass Working Parts. With Indestructible Bronze Valves.
Malleable Iron Foot-Best.
^Snowing position of foot-rest and manner of placing pump in bucket.)
This new and excellent Pump is used for spraying in gardens, vineyards, greenhouses,
orchards, and for washing windows and; buggies ; also for spraying poultry houses. The
working parts are all brass, and bucket foot-rest is made of malleable iron. Nothing could
be simpler and more durable than this Pump. It has large air-chamber space and is double-
acting, throwing an absolutely continuous stream, either solid at in fine spray. The end of hose
connecting to Pump is coiled with brass spring wire, adding largely to its durability. This
Pump is rightly named, and as a leader for general use it cannot be beaten. The " Bordeau "
Nozzle, the best combination Spraying Nozzle on earth, is furnished with " Success " Pumps.
This nozzle throws a solid stream, fine or double spray (adjustable), and is easily degorged, or
may be shut off altogether — features possessed by no other Spray Nozzle. Price, $3.50.
Additional length of Hose and Holder for spraying trees, $1.25.
FOULTRY SUFFLISS.
FABMEBS, THE TABIFF ON EGG 8 SBO TTIDXBENEFIT TO V ! Eggs are
ofti n dear, but BUST'S EGG PBODVCEB is always cheap! As Rust's Egg Pro-
ducer makes eggs plentiful and keeps fowls vigorous and healthy, it is just what is needed to
make poultry keeping the most profitable operation on a farm or place.
Think of it! You can for one cent feed Rust's Egg Producer every day to a hen for 2 or
3 weeks (according to the size you buy), and get surprising results.
Farmers are paying off debts, and Ladies are greatly increasing their " pin money " incon-
sequence of the great number of eggs they are selling as a result of the use of Rust's Egg Pro-
ducer. They are using it the whole year around, and it pays them well to do so. It don't cost
much to try it, either. But if you buy a small box, try it on only a few hens.
1 lb. box, 25c; 2 1-2 lb. box, 50c; 6 lb. box, $1.00; 10 lb. box, $l.BO. If by mail add 16 cents a pound for postage.
Imperial Egg Food, 25 cents per package.
Oyster Shells for Fowls. These shells are ground when fresh from oyster dealers, and though a more difficut process, are vastly
superior to those that have been exposed a long time before being ground, as the latter are often in a soft, crumbly condition, and form a putty-
like mess in the crop of the fbtyl. These hard, clean shells are free from dust and much better than the ordinary kind. Per lb., 5 cents; 5 lbs.,
15 cents; sack, lOOlbs., $1.00.
Cracked Bone for Fowls. Is made from raw, hard bone, cracked to a size smaller than kernels of corn; 5 cents per lb. ; 6 lbs. for
20 cents; 10} lbs., $3.50.
Ground Beef Scraps for Fowls. This is made from pure beef scraps, not a combination of beef scraps, refuse from soap factories
and other decayed animal matter. Per lb., 5 cents; 5 lbs., 20 cents; 100 lbs., $3.50.
Fine Bone Meal for Cattle. Is made of selected washed bone, ground very fine. Per pound, 10 cents.
Drinking Fountain, $1.00.
HAVENS'
CLIMAX
CONDITION POWDER
A Positive Preventive and Cure
for Gapes and Poultry
Cholera,
And the Best Medicine for
Horses, Cattle, Poultry,
Sweep and Hogs.
GAPES. A customer writes : "One package of Climax Condition Powders saved a flock of Wyandotte chicks worth $25.00 "
FOWL-CHOLERA. A gentleman living in New Brunswick, N. J., writes: "I lost over $100.00 worth of chickens and turkeys by
cholera last Winter. In a very few days after beginning the use of Havens' Climax Condition Powers the disease disappeared. I believe if I
had not used it I would have lost every fowl I had.
HEAVES. It is not claimed that it will cure heaves, but a man who has used it says of it : "I had a horse with the heaves so bad that if
I had not needed to use him very much I would have wished him to die. Your Havens' Climax Condition Powder was recommended to me for
him, and although I gave him only part of a package he works now as well as ever. His appetite is good, and I use him now for plowing and
driving. He is as useful now as he ever was."
"WORMS IN HORSES. A gentleman who tried it says : "A perfect success for common worms and pin worms in horses."
HAVENS' CLIMAX CONDITION POWDER is warranted to be free from antimony, arsenic, alum, resin, saltpetre and all
harmful ingredients. It is entirely unlike any other preparation. It is not a feed, but an honest medicine at an honest price.
LIBERAL PACKAGES, 25 cents. 2XH>. Box 50 cents. Six pound box $1.00. If by mail, addl6cts. per lb. for postage.
ROUP PILLS. They are entirely free from everything harmful, and are believed to be.the best remedy ever discovered for Roup,
Catarrh, Colds and Distemper. They are entirely unlike any other medicine, and being composed of drugs in concentrated form,
their size is so moderate that it is easy to give them to fowls. Price, 25 cents per box.
GARPSK6RS.
Many men apply to us for situations as gardeners, and many persons ask us if we can get gardeners for them. For the benefit of these two
classes we wish to say that when a man applies for a situation we ask his name, address, age, nationality, whether he is married or single,
whether he has children, their ages, and obtain all the information we think essential. The cases are very rare in which we recommend a
gardener to an employer. The most we can do is to give his references and let the employer find out about him for himself. The labor is entirely
gratuitous on our part, so we cannot take any responsibility. We do not, however, enter on our books the name of any gardenor whom we have
reason to believe to be an undesirable man.
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