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CONTENTS

Agricultural Books, 25a.

Aatich .ke, 17.

AflpH-agui, 17.

Beanr., Dwarf, 17-21,

B^ans, Pole, or Running, 22.
Beet, 21-25.

Bird Seeds, 70.

Brass Green House and Garden
Syringes, 151.

Brocoli, 25.

Brussels Sprouts, 25.

Bulbs for Summer and Autumn
Blooming, 144-146.

Cabbage 25-29.

Carrot,: 7-30.

Catalogue of Flower Seeds, 73-

121 .

Catalogue of Fruit Trees, &c.,
I34-H3-

Catalogue of Plants, Roses, &c.,
223-133.

Cauliflower, 30-32,

Celery, 31-33.

Chicory, 33.

Chufa, 33.

Clover Seeds, 65-66.

Collards, 33.

Com, 33-35.

Com, Broom, 35.

Corn Salad, 35-36.

Cress, 36.

Cucumber, 36-37.

Designs for Flower Beds, 72.

Egg Plant, 37-38.

Endive, 38.

E'verlasting Flowers, 121.

Farm Seeds, 68-70.

Flowers Blooming the First Sea¬
son, 121.

Flowers Bloou. ng the Second
Season, 221.

Forest Tree Seeds, 64.

Formation of Gardens, 7-13.

Fruit Seeds, 63-64.

Garlic, 38.

Gourd, 38.

Grass Seeds, 66-68.

Hedge Seeds, 64-65.

Herbs, 61-63.

Hints on Sowing and Cultivating
Flower Seeds, 70-71.

Hot Beds, n,

Hydronettc Pump, 250*
Introductory, x.

Kale, 38-39.

Kohl Rabi, 39.

Ladies’ Floral Tools, 251.

Lawn Sprinklers, 149.

Leek, 39.

Lettuce, 39-40.

Management of Gardens, 7-13.
Martynia, 41.

Melon, Musk, 41.

Melon, Water, 42-42.

Mushroom, 42-43.

Mustard, 43.

Nasturtium, 43.

Novelties, 164.

Number of Plants to an Acre, 25.
Odorless Floralis, 253.

Okra, 43.

Onion, 43-46.

Ornamental Climbers, 222.
Ornamental Foliage Plants, 121.
Our Canadian Branch, 7.

Our Collections for 1882, 72.

Our Box Factory, 7.

Our Greenfield Seed Farms, 3.
Our New Seed Warehouse, 5.

Our Test Gardens, 5.

Parsnip, 47.

Parsley, 47.

Peas, 47-49.

Pepper, 50

Peppergrass, 36.

Pie Plant, 54.

Plant Food, 149.

Plant Pastilles, 151.

Potatoes, 50-52.

Pumpkin, 52.

Quantity of Seed for an Acre, 15.
Quantity of Seed fora Given No.

of Plants, 23.

Radish, 53-54.

Rape, 54.

Retail Price List of Vegetable
Seeds, 155-163.

Rhubarb, 54.

Salsify, 55.

Seed Drills and Implements, 147-
1 49-

Seeds designed for Green House,

122 .

Spinage, 55.

Squash, 55-56.

Sugar Cane, 56.

Sunflower, 57.

Superphosphates, 153.

Terms of Flower Seeds, 7a.
Terms of Fruit Trees, <fcc., 133-
x 34-

Terms of Plants, Roses, &c., 122.
Terms of Sumi^r Bulbs,

Terms of Vegetao* ? Seeds, 15^
Tested Varieties of Special Mer¬
it, 164.

Tobacco, 57.

Tomato, 57-58.

Tree Pruners, 149.

Turnip, 58-61.

Valuable Tables. 13-15.

Vegetable Oyster, 55.

Vine fasteners, 150.

Weeding Hooks, 149.

Weight of Various Articles, 15.

For Terms of Flower Seeds, see page 72.

For Terms of Plants, see page 122.

For Terms of Fruit Trees, &c., see pages 133-134.
For Terms of Summer Bulbs, see page 144.

For Terms of Vegetable Seeds, see page 154.

COLLECTION N° 1.

Consisting Of the Seeds 0F12 Best Varieties Of Vegetables

I RADISH A

Earfy Hound Deep Scarlet.

BEET,

Basils ns Early Blood Turntp

TURNIP. \).M.r.&Cds
fmpro vedPurple Top Strap Leaved

LETTUCE.

Eerry 's Ea r/y PriE e Head

CABBAGE.

D. M. f. & Co 's. Premium Hat Dutch

WATER MELON.

O. M. E&RR Y &. CoS 1 Peer/ess.

SQUASH

Hubbard.

MUSK-ME LON.

Surprise

CUCUMBER

Early White Spine TOMATO.

Acme.

PRICE 5 CENTS EACH.

THE WHOLE 12 VARIETIES SENT POSTPAID FOR 50 CENTS.

ONION.

Yellow O/obe Danvers

As this book is unrolled, thousands of people will exclaim, “ A new Seed Catalogue from Fh
M. Ferry and Co ! more beautiful even than that of last year, and sent free to every applicant !

Is the trade so enormously profitable that they can afford to distribute gratuitously so beautiful
and costly a book simply as an advertisement ? 1 he number of firms who have failed, or aban¬

doned the business as unprofitable, and the fact which is evident to the careful observer, that the
following pages are too carefully prepared, and the whole book too nicely gotten up to pay as a
simple advertisement, give a negative answer. Nor do we claim that it is issued solely for benev¬
olent motives; but the fact that we, in company with every other seedsman in England and
America find it necessary to annually send out such a book indicates that there is something in
the trade which demands it. How then does this business differ from others? We answer, first in

the nature of the goods iiandi/ed.

Among the thousand and one articles offered by the general merchant, there is scarcely one
whose value and purity an expert cannot detennine by inspection or some quickly and easily
applied tests, but it is rarely the case that any true idea of the purity and value of seeds can be
formed from the most critical examination of the sample. We may judge of its vitality Xpy tests
requiring but a few days to complete, but its real value can only be known from the full develop¬
ment of the plants, a test that requires most careful attention through several months. T hus the
purchaser is ignorant of the real value of what he is buying, except as he learns it from the seller.
Nor is this difference in value of slight importance. There is not an article of trade where qual¬
ity is relatively of greater importance than in this. Seeds are in one sense the raw material from
which the vegetables and flowers are to come, but unlike the inert wood and iron which the work¬
man shapes into more or less costly articles according to his taste or skill, seeds are living organ¬
isms , containing within themselves possibilities and limitations of development immutably fixed
before they left the parent plant; no culture, no combination of favorable or unfavorable condi¬
tions can change the tendency towards a certain character which was wrapped up with the tiny
plantlet within the seemingly lifeless seed. Comparatively few people realize the full force of this.
To many, all Red Wethersfield Onion seed is equally good, if it is only unmixed and it will all
grow, yet we found a difference of over 400 per cent, in the market value of the product of the
same length of drill sowed with different*stocks of this variety, thinned to the same number of
plants to the rod, and treated in every way, as far as possible, precisely alike. We have said few
realize the importance of good seed, but every year widens the circle of those who, by careful
study and costly experience, have learned that here at least the best is the cheapest, and that suc¬
cess or failure depend very largely upon the quality of the seed they plant ; qualities which can¬
not be seen in the seed itself, and can only be predicated from the history of its growth. Such
men rightfully demand of the seller all possible information in regard to the seed they purchase,
and it is to meet this demand that we publish our catalogue.

A second reason grows out of the rapid increase and improvement of varieties, each suited to
certain conditions of soil, climate or market ; and the gardener’s success frequently depends upon
a wise selection of sorts best suited to his wants. The man who plants Early Kent Peas because
he succeeded well with them two years ago, has no right to complain if a better informed or more
enterprising neighbor plants Ferry’s First and Best and with no better care is enabled to gather
and market the entire product in two pickings, clear off the vines and put in a second crop,
while the Kents, although furnishing a few pods as early as the other, are still green and growing

D. M. FERRY & CO'S

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

with half the crop on the vines. It takes but a few such lessons to teach the wide awake gardener
to look eagerly for the annual descriptions of the stocks offered for sale, that he may select the
sorts best suited to his wants.

Still a third reason for a fresh and inviting annual catalogue grows out of the desire of the
seedsman to avoid most unjust and unreasonable complaints that are frequently made against him.
We have said that the character of the product is to a great extent determined by the seed used.
This is true, and we have no desire to escape the responsibility which this places upon the seeds¬
man, but it is also true that under unfavorable conditions the best of seed may fail to grow, or
give comparatively poor results, and that a large proportion of the purchasers of gaiden seeds are
ignorant of what constitutes suitable soil for, how, and when to plant, and what kind of culture the
different sorts require. It could not be otherwise than that frequent failures should result from
this cause ; failures for which the seedsman is in no wise responsible, but which are too frequently
laid at his door ; and we aim to give in the following pages such clear and easily understood direc¬
tions for culture that such failures need not occur. We send you this catalogue then not as an
advertisement simply, but with the honest purpose :

First — Of calling your attention to our earnest desire and endeavor to secure the best seeds;
our facilities for doing this' surely and economically, and consequent ability to offer you the choic¬
est seeds at the lowest prices.

Second. — To give accurate and truthful descriptions of the varieties and stocks we have to
offer, to aid you in selecting those best suited to your wants ; and lastly to give such directions
for the culture of each sort, that any one following them may be reasonably sure of success.

JIOW OUR 8EEDS A HE GROWN.

There are certain seeds which lose their vitality after being kept but a short time, and others
which do not produce seed until the second season, and in which the character of the first sum¬
mer’s growth has a marked influence upon the value of the product. Such seeds we aim to pro¬
duce upon

OlII GREENFIELD SEED FARMS.

These are located near Detroit, and extend one and a quarter miles on Grand River Avenue
in one direction and one mile on the Joy Road in another, the entire area of which has been thor¬
oughly underdrained, and is annually enriched, not only with stable manure from the city, but with
large quantities of composted blood, meat and bone from the packing houses. These farms have
been pronounced by competent observers to be among the best cultivated fields in America ; how¬
ever this may be, we are certain that from them we get large crops of the finest quality, and that
seemingly independent of the season. We have never failed of a fair crop, even in those years
when failure was almost universal, and we are unable to buy seed at all equal to that we grow
upon these farms. This result we attribute to thorough drainage, liberal and judicious manuring,
careful and frequent cultivation, and general good management rather than to particularly favora¬
ble soil or climate. There are other sorts of seeds which not only cannot be grown profitably in
this section, but are of much better quality when grown in more congenial soil and climate. Such
seeds are grown for us under

CONTRACTS WITH EXPERIENCED GROWERS.

There is no subject connected with agriculture upon which the public are more ignorant than
that of seed growing. Many farmers who are successful with the common field crops think they
could make a fortune in growing garden seeds if they only had the opportunity. Among the
many who annually apply to us for contracts, we occasionally find a man whose soil and climate
is well adapted to a certain crop, and whose unusual success in farming warrants us in believing he
would succeed in seed growing. We furnish him with stock, and in frequent visits and by cor¬
respondence, endeavor to give him all the aid in our power, but it is rarely the case that he returns
us a first-class article or cultivates the crop to a profit, until he has had several years t perience.
We do not hesitate to say that there is no department-of agriculture which demands mor. general
and especial skill, and where experience is more essential to success than in seed growing. Most
of our seeds are grown for us by men who have devoted the greater part of their lives to some
especial crop like Sweet Corn, Peas or Melons, for which their soil and climate is well suited. To
such men we furnish the finest procurable stock s^eed, and by frequent visits and careful inspec ion
of the growing crop and their methods of handling them, we endeavor to maintain in such seeds
the same high degree of excellence we secure on our own farms. In this work we derive material
aid from •

D . M. FERRY & CO’S

SCENE ON D. M. FERRY & CO’S SEED FARM-Hoeing.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

OUR TEST GARDENS.

These occupy some seven acres on Woodward Avenue where they are easy of access, not only
from our offices but to visitors to the*city. As soon as a lot of seed is received from the grower,
a sample is sent here for trial, and as the results obtained have excited considerable interest
among scientific men, a somewhat detailed account of the methods may be of interest to our read¬
ers. Upon the receipt of the sample it is numbered and a record made of the variety, name of
grower, year raised, date received, and the sample is only known at the grounds by the number.

I he first test is as to vitality, tor this purpose we have an admirably arranged green-house,
along one side of which is an ordinary propagating bench covered with sash and divided into a
number of compartments so arranged that any desired amount of bottom heat, or of light, moist¬
ure or surface heat can be easily obtained. In testing the seeds we use square earthen pots which
are filled with sandy soil, pressed down evenly and firmly ; ioo seeds of each sample are carefully
counted out and by means of an apparatus designed for the purpose deposited at equal distances
apart and at a uniform depth in a perfectly straight line ; they are then carefully covered and the
pots placed in the compartment having the most favorable conditions for the germination of that
species. With each lot of samples are planted one or more of known vitality to furnish a test of
the trial, that is, to detect any error arising from unfavorable conditions. The seeds are carefully
tended and at the expiration of a proper time the number cf plants from each ioo seeds is counted
and recorded, thus giving the vitality of the sample. We have made careful experiments in the
various methods of testing seeds, practiced in this country and in Europe, and are certain that we
obtain more uniform results by this method than by any other ; and comparisons made with results
obtained from the same samples by such men as Prof. Beal, of the Michigan Agricultural College,
and Prof. Johnson, of the Connecticut Experimental Station, convinces us that we have ascer¬
tained the actual degree of vitality in each of the 1,200 samples tested in this way during the past
winter. As a result of this work, we have refused to receive or have destroyed a number of lots
of seed which to the eye seemed perfectly good, and which we knew to be of 1880 growth, but
which were of such low vitality as to be valueless.

During the summer we have growing upon the grounds samples from different growers and
other seedsmen of every variety we offer. All the samples of each species are planted side by
side and treated alike, and during the season daily observations are made, and the slightest dif¬
ference in value in the samples of the same variety or any especial merit in any sort is carefully
recorded. In addition to this we have samples of many new sorts just introduced or not
yet in the market, and are thus enabled to select and purchase any that have real merit. We had
during the past season over 1,500 samples growing upon these grounds, and the opportunity which
the large collection, distinct labeling, and perfect cultivation gave to study the different varieties,
was appreciated and enjoyed by hundreds of visitors.

O U 1? NEW 8EE1) AVAHEH O XT 8 E .

On another page we give a representation of our new seed warehouse, one of the largest
buildings used for mercantile or manufacturing purposes in the city of Detroit. It occupies one-
half of the entire block bounded by Randolph, Croghan, Brush and Lafayette streets, and is of
easy access to the depots, boats, post office, custom house, the telegraph, electrotyping, litho¬
graphing, printing and binding offices, as well as to our seed farms and test garden, with all of
which it is often necessary for us to be in hourly communication.

The building extends 300 feet on Brush street and 120 feet on both Croghan and Lafayette
streets. It has a very handsome exterior of brick and stone, is four stories high with a deep,
light, airy basement under the whole. The aggregate area of the several floors is between four
and five acres. As an indication of the growth of our business we would state that if each year
since we moved into our store on Woodward Avenue—twenty years ago—we had added one of
equal size, their combined floor surface would fall considerably short of that of our new building,
to say nothing of the capacity of our large store houses on the seed farms.

We have devoted two pages to interior views of the building. The first shows our mail
order department, a room 120 by 140 feet, in which we execute every order we receive which is
accompanied by a remittance. The second is a view of a room of the same size, devoted to put¬
ting up seeds in papers and assorting boxes for our wholesale trade with merchants.

Our wholesale bulk seed and retail departments are located on the ground floor, and the
offices in the second story fronting on Brush and Croghan streets.

SCENE ON D. M. FERRY & CO’S SEED FARM-Weeding Cabbage.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

The building is heated entirely by steam, which is supplied from our box factory, which is
located directly opposite the lirush street front, and is lighted by gas manufactured by ourselves
from naptha, the carborator being sunk in the alley in the rear.

OUR BOX FACTORY.

For some years past we have been obliged to make our boxes at some distance from our offi¬
ces, but we have now overcome this disadvantage by the erection of a new building for this pur¬
pose directly across the street from our new warehouse. It is three stories high, built of brick
and stone in the same architectural style as our warehouse.

This box factory, though only a feature of our business, is a complete manufacturing institu¬
tion in itself. Besides supplying the larger building with heat and, to a limited extent, power,
it contains every facility for converting an immense amount of lumber into the boxes which are
annually used in our business. Machines designed especially for our use are employed for almost
every process necessary for the construction of finished boxes from rough lumber ; nevertheless in
winter there are usually over ioo men employed in this department alone. We give elsewhere a
sketch of the box factory employes.

OUR CANADIAN BRANCH.

We have long felt the desirability of a store in the Dominion for the accommodation of our
Canadian friends, and on adoption of their recent tariff law, we at once secured suitable quarters
in Windsor, Ontario, opposite Detroit. Seeds in packets and small parcels designed for Canada,
whether sent by mail or otherwise from the United States, are subject to a duty of 25^, which
virtually debars our Canadian friends from purchasing in this country.

By the establishment of this branch we are enabled to execute promptly all orders in large or
small quantities by mail, express or freight, without any of the vexatious delays and expensive
processes of entering and paying duties. Our stocks will be imported directly into Canada, and
a duplicate will there be found of nearly everything we sell in the States. The advantage of
this move to our Canadian friends cannot be overestimated, as it places them on a par with our
friends in the States.

Our warehouses in Windsor and Detroit are connected by telephone, and are but twenty min¬
utes distant from each other by ferry across the Detroit river. Never before have we been in so
favorable a position for the prompt and accurate execution of Canadian orders, and now that our
facilities are unexcelled, we confidently expect an increasing patronage from the Dominion.

THE FORMATION AHD MANAGEMENT

—OF—

SITUATION AND EXPOSURE.— If possible, the garden should be quite near the house, and in no case
should it be in an orchard or have trees or shrubs within it. If the space must accommodate both fruit and vege¬
tables it is better to set the fruit at one end so as to leave the portion for vegetables unbroken and unshaded, even
if it is much smaller. Abrupt slopes in any direction are to be avoided. A gentle inclination to the south and east
is the warmest will give the earliest vegetables and be best for Corn, Melons, Tomatoes, <fcc., but it suffers more
from a spring or early fall frost, because of receiving the direct rays of the morning sun. An inclination to the
north and west is later, suffers less in a drought and is the best for Peas, Cabbage, Lettuce, &c. So it is an advant¬
age in a large garden to have both these exposures, but for small gardens a gentle inclination to the south or east

or a level surface is the best. . , , . , c . ,,

SOIL —A good garden be made on any soil , but that best suited to the purpose is a deep, rich, friable

loam—and the more nearly other soils can be made to approach this the better. This may be accomplished m te-
nacious clays (and must be for a good garden) by good drainage, deep and judicious cultivation, use of coarse ma¬
nure and liberal applications of leached ashes, sand, and in some casesof peat. If the soil is naturally too light and
sandy, it may be improved by rolling and the use of large quantities of well composted manure and muck, and
dressings of clay.

D . M . F E R R

& C O’ S

NORTH.

66 feet, cr 4 rods wide.

SOUTH,

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

SIZE AND FORM. — A single bed ten feet square well manured, well spaded, and thoroughly cultivated and
cared for will produce more good vegetables, be more profitable and give better satisfaction than an acre unma'
nured, half prepared and poorly cared for. Our golden rule for size is, make your garden no larger than
you can prepare and care for in the best possible manner. If it all has to be done by hand it will take the
entire time of one man to keep in good order a garden of one acre, but if it is so arranged that the horse cultivator
can be used, he can care for four times the area. In village gardens the form is usually determined by that of the
lot, but where there is a choice a rectangle several times longer than wide, the sides running from north to south, is
the most economical ; if this can be so placed that a space eight feet wide at both ends or along both sides can be
left for a horse to turn in it will be a great advantage.

DRAINAGE. — Nothing is more essential for a good garden than good drainage. It is impossible {to raise a
supply of fine vegetables without it. If the soil is at all wet it should be well drained with tile, but if this is not
possible, something can be gained by ploughing or throwing the soil up into beds from six to thirty feet wide, with
smooth-bottomed trenches between them to collect and carry off the surface water.

MANURES. — For garden purposes, there is nothing better than well-rotted stable manure, with which
tobacco stems, bones (which after a few weeks in fermenting manure will crumble to powder), leaves or any refuse
vegetable or animal matter may be composted with advantage. This should be ploughed in unless the soil is quite
sandy and the manure very fine, when it may be applied oh the surface and simply harrowed or raked in. Plaster,
9alt, wood ashes, guano, ground bone, all are valuable and can be used to advantage in connection with the stable
manure. Plaster should not be applied until the plants are well up. Ashes and salt should not be mixed with the
other manures, and may be sown broadcast and raked in just before planting. Guano, ground bone, and superphos¬
phate give better results if one-half is sown broadcast at planting and the balance when the vegetables are half
grown. In some cases, sand, leached ashes and peat on clay soils, and clay and muck on sandy soils will prove as
valuable as manures. Occasionally a spot which has been used for a garden for many years will become unproduc¬
tive in spite of liberal manurings. We know of no other remedy than to abandon it for a garden, seed down to
clover and allow it to remain two years when it may be ploughed under, and the garden will be found to^have re¬
gained its original fertility.

PREPARATION OF THE GROUND. — Thorough preparation of the ground is of vital importance in
raising good vegetables; if this work is well done all that follows will be easier. The garden should be well
ploughed or spaded, taking care if it is a clay soil that the work is not done when it is too wet. If a handful
from the bottom of the furrow moulds with slight pressure into a ball which cannot be easily crumbled into fine
earth again, the soil is too wet, and if ploughed then will be hard to work all summer. The surface should be
made as fine and smooth as possible by the harrow or rake, and in the case of sandy soils it should be roiled with a
heavy roller. Stiff clay soils are frequently wonderfully improved by trenching, that is spading two feet deep in
such a way as to leave the surface soil on top. This is accomplished by digging a trench two feet wide across one
side and a second one adjoining and parallel with it one spade deep. The remaining earth of the second trench is
then thrown into the first and covered with the surface soil from a third trench ; the balance of the third is then
thrown into the second and covered with the surface of the fourth ; and so on until all is worked over when the soil
from the first trench is used to fill the last. This is quite expensive, but frequently changes a soil upon which
nothing can be grown into one producing the finest vegetables, and its effects last for several years.

ARRANGEMENT.— In city gardens, or where most of ths work is done by hand, this maybe entirely a
matter of taste, but it is quite important to have the garden so arranged that most of the work can be done by
horse power. We can best point out the things to be considered in the arrangement by means of an illustration
given on the opposite page. The points gained in this plan are : —

First — Ability to cultivate the ground. All but a strip three feet wide between the radish and lettuce can be
worked by any common one-horse cultivator.

Second — Placing those vegetables which may stay oat all winter side by side, where they will not interfere
with next season’s ploughing.

Third — Arranging the vegetables very nearly in the order in which they should be planted or set out in the
spring — this would be nearly perfect if the beans and early cabbage were to change places.

Fourth — Providing for ea«' r rotation of crops by simply reversing (with the exception of the permanent row of
Asparagus, etc.) the plan.

The number of rows of each vegetable and the relative proportion of each may be varied according to the wants
of the family, but the proportion given here will be found to about suit most families who depend upon the garden
for both winter and summer vegetables.

If necessary, the turning ground at both ends may be filled with winter Squashes, as these are planted so late
and at such a distance apart that they would not seriously hinder the turning of a steady horse with a careful
driver. Whatever the arrangement followed may be. we earnestly urge that every effort be made to secure straight
and perfect rows. There is perhaps no one thing that will make the subsequent cultivation easier, or contribute
more to the owner’s satisfaction in his garden than this, and a little extra effort in this respect at the first will give
pleasure all through the season.

SOWING THE SEED.— There is no more prolific source of disappointment and failure among amateur
gardeners than hasty, careless or improper sowing of the seed. A seed consists of a minute plant minus the roots,
with a sufficient amount of food stowed in or around it to sustain it until it can expand its leaves, form roots, and
provide for itself, the whole inclosed in a hard and more or less impervious shell. To secure germination, moisture,
heat and a certain amount of air are necessary. The first steps are the softening of the hard, outer shell, the de¬
veloping of the leaves of the plant from the absorption of water, and the changing of the plant food from the form of
starch to that of sugar. In the first condition the food was easily preserved unchanged, but the plant with its un¬
developed leaves and no root was incapable of using it, while in its sugary condition it is easily appropriated ; but if
not used it speedily decays itself and induces decay in the plant. A seed then may retain its vitality and remain
unchanged for years, while after germination has commenced a check of a day or two in the process may be fatal.
There is no time from that when the seed falls from the parent plant until it in turn produces seed, ripens and dies

D . M. FERRY & CO’S

SCENE ON D. M. FERRY & CO’S SEED FARM.-Dinner.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

when the plant is so susceptible of fatal injury from the overabundance or want of heat and moisture as that between
the commencement of germination and the formation of the first true leaves, and it is just then that it needs the
aid of the gardener to secure favorable conditions. These are :

First _A proper and constant degree of moisture without being soaked with water. This is secured by making

the surface of freshly dug soil so fine that the smallest seeds may come in immediate contact on all sides with the
particles from which they are to absorb the required moisture, and the pressing of the soil over the seeds so firmly
with the feet or the back of a hoe that the degree of moisture may remain as nearly as possible the same until the
plants are up.

Second — A proper degree of heat, secured by sowing each variety of seed when the average temperature of the
locality is that most favorable for its germination. This may be learned from a careful study of the following pages
and the experience of the most successful gardeners of your vicinity.

Third — Covering the seed to such a depth that while it is preserved at a uniform degree of heat and moisture
the necessary air can readily reach it, and the tiny stem push the forming leaves into the light and air. This depth
will vary with different seeds and conditions of the soil, and can be learned only from practical experience. In gen¬
eral seeds of the size of the Turnip should be covered with half an inch of earth pressed down while Com may be
an inch, Beans two or three, and Peas two to six inches deep.

Fourth —Such condition of soil that the ascending stem can easily penetrate it, and the young roots speedily
find suitable food. We can usually secure this by thorough preparation of the ground, and taking care never to
soiu fine seeds when the ground is wet. Occasionally a heavy or long continued rain followed by a bright sun will
so bake and crust the surface that it is impossible for the young plant to find its way through it, or a few days of
strong wind will so dry the surface that no seed can germinate. In such cases our only remedy is to try again.

CULTIVATION.—Every weed should be removed as soon as it appears, especially while the plants are
young ; this will require almost daily attention, but if well done early in the season the later work will be light, but
mere destruction of weeds is by no means the only object of cultivation. A. J. Downing, who was perhaps the best
horticulturist America has known, said if I were to preach sermon on horticulture, I should take as my text:
“ Stir the Soil,” and certainly the text would contain much of the gospel of successful horticulture ; frequent
and deep stirring will enable one to grow fine vegetables on comparatively poor and slightly manured soil, while
without it one fails to gain much advantage from the richest md finest soil. Care should be taken that the cultiva¬
tion is not done when the soil is wet, or Peas, Beans and Melons stirred when the leaves are wet with dew, as such
disturbance is liable to injure tne leaves, and make them susceptible to injury from rust. With this exception, cul¬
tivate as often and as thoroughly as possible.

ZEHIOT-iBIOIIDS.

For early vegetables, some provision for starting certain plants earlier than can be done in the open air is neces¬
sary ; for this purpose, nothing is better than a good hot-bed, and their construction is so simple and the expense
so light that every garden should have one. A hot-bed proper not only protects the plants from the cold, but sup¬
plies hotto?n heat; by this term the gardener means that the soil is constantly kept several degrees warmer than the
air above, that being the condition so far as heat is concerned which is most favorable for rapid and vigorous
growth. It is evident that to produce this we must in some way apply our heat below the surface, and it is usually
done by making a compact pile of some fermenting material and covering it with the earth in which the plants are
to grow.

HEATING MATERIAL.—The best heating material that is easily available is fresh horse manure, con¬
taining a liberal quantity of bedding, which may be straw, shavings, or best of all leaves. Such manure if thrown
into a looSe pile will heat violently but unevenly and will soon become cold. What is wanted in the hot-bed is a
steady and moderate but lasting heat To secure this the manure should be forked over and thrown into a loose
pile which should remain undisturbed for a few days and then be forked over again, piled and allowed to heat a
second time, when after a few days more it will be ready for use. The object of this repeated forking over and pil¬
ing is to get the whole mass into a uniform degree of fermentation.

SASH. — Gardeners commonly use sash made especially for hot-beds and glazed withi small lights cut from
odds and ends and so furnished at very low rates. Such sash can usually be procured in any of our large cities and
cost much less than if made to order. For garden use, however, we much prefer a small size that can be easily
handled, and the use of better and larger glass. We should recommend that the sash be three by five feet, and
that the glass be not less than 10x14, laid with not more than one-quarter inch lap. In giving the order to one un¬
accustomed to the work it would be well to state what they are to be used for, and that they need to be made like
sky-light sash.

THE FRAME. — This may be made of sound, one-inch lumber, the back sixteen to eighteen inches high, the
front twelve to fourteen inches. It should be well fitted to the sash so as to leave as little opening as possible and
yet allow the sash to be easily slid up and down even when the frame is quite wet.

THE SOIL.—This should be light , rich % friable. Any considerable amount of clay in it is very objectiona¬
ble. If possible it should be quite dry and unfrozen when put into the bed ; for this reason it is much better to pre¬
pare it the fall before and cover the pile with enough coarse manure or straw to keep out frost

MAKING THE tf ED. — This requires careful attention, as future success depends largely upon the manner
in which this work is done. Having cleared away all snow and ice and laid out a rectangular bed one foot larger
each way than the frame to be used, fill this by carefully shaking out and spreading each forkfull, and repeatedly
treading down the manure so as to make the bed as uniform as possible in solidity, composition and moisture ; unless
this is done one portion will heat quicker than the others and the soil will settle unevenly, making it impossible to
raise good plants. The proper depth of the bed will vary with the climate, season and the kind of plants to be
raised. A shallow bed will give a quick, sharp heat and soon subside, a deeper one, if well made, will heat more
moderately but continue much longer. For general purposes, a bed about two and a half feet deep will be best.

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The bed completed, the frame and sash may be put on and then it should be allowed to stand a few days with
the sash partially open to allow the steam arid rank heat to pass off. The heat will at first be quite violent, fre¬
quently raising in the first few days to 120°, but it soon subsides, and when it recedes to 90* the earth may be put
in and the seed planted. If from any reason you are obliged to use frozen soil, it may be placed in small piles upon
the manure immediately upon the completion of the bed, but it should not be again disturbed until it has thawed
and dried out, and care should be used to give free vent for the escape of the steam and moist air. The importance
of allowing this gross heat to pass off before planting the seeds is very great, as every season thousands of hot-beds
are failures and their builders blame the seedsmen for sending them poor seed, when the real difficulty was that
their seeds were burned up by this first heat.

MANAGEMENT OF THE BED.—The essentials for success are a steady, uniform degree of heat and
moisture ; keeping the soil at all times a fatv degrees warmer than the air. and the careful “ hardening off ” (by ex¬
posure to the air and diminishing the supply of water) of the plants before transplanting into the open air. Simple
as these seem to be, there are many difficulties in the way of securing them, prominent among which are overheat¬
ing the air under a bright sun. Without experience, one would scarcely believe how quickly the temperature
inside of a well built hot-bed will rise to 90 or ico degrees upon a still, sunny day even with the thermometer outside
is far below freezing, or how quickly the temperature will fall to . hat outside, if upon a windy, cloudy day the sash »s
left open ever so little ; besides such a rush of cold air driven over the plants is far more injurious than the same
temperature when the air is still. Again, a bed will go several days without watering when kept closed during
cloudy weather, but will dry out in an hour when open on a sunny day. The details of management, however, must
be learned by experience, but may be easily acquired by one who gives the matter careful attention, keeping con¬
stantly in mind the essentials given above.

A COLD FRAME is asimplc construction of boards for wintering cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, brocoli, etc.,
for planting out'early in the spring.

Select a dry, southern exposure ; form a frame from four to six feet wide and as long as required. The back
should be fourteen and the front six inches high, with a cross tie every six feet. Seeds of the above named veg¬
etables, sown in open holders early in September, will be ready to plant in cold frames about the last of October.
The soil should be well prepared and smoothly raked before planting. Admit air freely on all pleasant days, but
keep close in severe weather.

TRANSPLANTING.— In transplanting, the main points to be regarded are care in taking up the plants so
as to avoid injury to the roots, planting firmly so as to enable the plant to take a secure hold of the soil, reducing
the top to prevent evaporation, and shading to prevent the hot sun from withering and blighting the leaves. It is
most apt to be successful if done just at evening or immediately before or during the first part of a rain, about the
worst time being just after a rain, when the ground being wet it is impossible to sufficiently press it about the plant
without its baking hard. If water is used at all, it should be used freely and the wet surface immediately covered
with dry soil. +

WATERING. —The best time to water plants is at sunrise or just at evening, and always use rain water when
it is to be had. If well water must be used it should be exposed to the sun a day or two till it rises to the tempera¬
ture of the air before it is applied. Water may be given to the roots at any time, but should never be sprinkled
over the leaves in the hot sun, for it will make them blister and cover them with brown spots wherever it touches.
If watering a plant has been commenced, keep on until the necessity ceases, or more injury than good will result
from it ; one copious watering is better than a little and often. The use of the hoe should always follow the water¬
ing pot as soon as the ground becomes dry.

TABLES.

Quantity of Seed required to produce a given number of Plants, or sow-

quantity of ground.

on a given

Artichoke.

Asparagus.

Beans, Dwarf ..

“ Pole

Beet ....

Brocoli.

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage.

Carrot .

Cauliflower.

Celery.

Chicory.

Collards.

Corn.

Cress.

Cucumber.

Egg Plant.

Endive..

Garlic (bulbs)...

Gourd....

Kale.

Kohl Rabi.

Lettuce.

1 oz. to 500 plants.

1 oz. to 60 feet drill.
1 qt. to 150 feet drill
or 300 hills.

1 qt. to 200 hills.

1 oz. to 100 feet drill.
1 oz. to 3,000 plants.

1 oz. to 3,000 plants.

1 oz. to 250 feet drill.
1 oz. to 3,000 plants.

1 oz. to 10,000 plants.

1 oz. to 100 feet drill.
1 oz. to 2,500 plants.

1 qt. to 500 hills.

1 oz. to 150 feet drill.
1 oz. to 80 hills.

. 1 oz. to 2,000 plants..

1 oz. to 300 feet drill.
1 lb to 10 feet drill.
. 1 oz. to 25 hills.

1 oz. to 3,000 plants.

. 1 oz. to 200 feet drill.
. x oz. to 10,000 plants
or 250 feet drill.

Leek.

oz.

250

feet drill.

Marjoram .

oz.

10,000 plants.

Martynia.

oz.

feet drill.

Melon, Musk.

oz.

100

hills.

“ Water.

oz.

hills.

Nasturtium .

oz.

feet drill.

Okra...

oz.

feet drill.

Onion Seed. ..

oz.

200

feet drill.

“ Tops or Sets.

qt.

feet drill.

Parsnip .

oz.

250

feet drill.

Parsley.

oz.

200

feet drill.

Peas . ..

qt.

150

feet drill.

Pepper..

oz.

x,5Co

plants.

Pumpkin.

qt.

400

hills.

Radish.

oz.

150

feet drill.

Salsify.

oz.

feet drill.

Sage.

oz.

250

feet drill.

Spmacfc.

oz.

* 5 °

feet drill.

Savory.

oz.

500

feet drill.

Squash, Summer.

Winter.

oz.

hills.

oz.

hills.

Tomato.

oz.

5.000

plants.

Tobacco.

oz.

10,000 plants.

Turnip..

oz.

250

feet drill.

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Quantity of Seed usually sown on One Acre.

Barley (broadcast) .

Beans, Dwarf .

44 Pole...* .

Beet (Garden) .

44 (Mangle Wurzel) .

Broom Corn.

Buckwheat.

Cabbage (in beds to transplant)

Carrot, drills .

Clover, Alsike.

44 Lucerne.

44 Large Red.

44 Medium.

44 White Dutch...

44 Crimson Trefoil .

44 Bokhara .

Corn Salad .

Corn, (Field) hills .

44 (Sweet).

44 drilled (for fodder) .

Cucumber.

Flax, broadcast .

Grass, Blue, Kentucky.

“ Blue, English .

44 Hungarian .

44 Millet.: .

44 Mixed Lawn.

44 Orchard.

44 Perennial Rye .

44 Red Top .

44 Timothy .

44 Fowl Meadow.

44 Wood Meadow .

Hemp . ...

Melon, Musk, hills .

(provided you have good seed.)

. 2 Yi bu.
iK “

y* 44

x — lbs.
8

io 44
X bu.

4 “

6 qts.
8

iK bu.
x% lbs.
>a bu.

2 44

1 44

Y* 44

y. 44

2 “

, 2 44
.12 lbs.

2 bu.
, 2 44
>2 44
i y* ibs.

Melon, Water, hills .

Mustard, broadcast .

Oats, broadcast.

Onion, drills .

44 44 (for sets) .

Parsnip, drills .

Peas, drills.

44 broadcast.

Potatoes, hills.

Radish, drills .

Rye, broadcast. .

Sage, in beds (to transplant) .

Salsify; drills .

Spinach, drills .

Squash, hills .

Sugar Cane, drills .

Tomatoe, in beds (to transplant)

Turnip, drills.

Vetches, broadcast .

Wheat, broadcast .

44 drills .

iK lbs.
6

2)2 bu.
5 lbs.
3 ° “

5 “

x% bu.

8 lbs.
xK bu.

1 lb.

8 lbs.

10 44

2K 44
10 44

2 ozs.
xX lbs.
2 bu.
2

iK 44

GRASS SEED, FOR MOWING.

Clover, ( Together 1 5 lbs. Clover, 6 lbs.

Timothy, •< for one >5 lbs. or

Red Top, ( acre. ) 7 lbs. Timothy, 6 lbs.

GRASSES, FOR LAWNS.

Blue Grass, alone . 3 bu.

Red Top, alone . 3 44

Perennial Rye Grass . 3 44

Mixed Lawn, Central Park Mixture . 60 lbs.

44 44 Flint’s Extra Fine . 60 44

Muck larger quantities 0/ Seed are required to
>nake att elegant Lawn than /or other purposes.

Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given Distances.

Dis. apart. No. plants.

y foot. 174,240

1 " 43 , 56 o

x% feet. 19,360

2 44 10,890

2>£ 44 6,969

3 “ 4,840

4 “ 2,722

5 “ b 742

6 44 1,210

7 “ 889

Dis. apart. No. plants.

8 feet. 680

9 “. 573

10 . 435

n * . 360

12 44 . 3C2

15 *. . 193

18 44 .134

20 4 108

25 “. 69

30 • ■ . 49

Weight of Various Articles in the State of Michigan.

Barley..

Beans.

Buckwheat. .

Broom Corn.

Blue Grass, Kentucky.

44 44 English.

Bran.

Castor Beans.

Clover Seed.

Corn, shelled.

Corn, on ear.

Corn Meal.

Coarse Salt.

Charcoal.

Coal, Stone.

Cranberries.

Dried Apples.

Dried Peaches.,.

Flax Seed...

Hemp Seed. .

Hungarian Grass Seed._

Irish Potatoes, hearing measure

Millet.

Malt.

Oats. ..

Osage Orange .

per bush. 48 lbs.

60 44

48 44

46 44

14 \

44 24 4

44 20 4

44 46 44

60 44

44 56 4 ;

70 4

50 “

“ 50 44

22 44

80 44

40 44

>• u

. “ % “

48 “

60 “

“ 50 “

38 44

“ 32 44

“ 33 “

Orchard Grass .

Onions .

Peas ..

Plastering H' ir .

Rye,. .

Red Top Seed .

Sweet Potatoes .

Timothy Seed .

T urnips .

Wheat.

Beef and Pork, per bbl., net .

Flour, per bbl., net .

White Fish and Trout, net .

Salt, per bbl . .

Lime. 44 .

Hay, well settled, per cubic foot.
Corn, on cob, in bin, 44

Com, shelled, 44 44

Wheat,

Oats,

Potatoes, 44 44

Sand, dry, 4 '

Clay, compact, 44

Marble, 44

Seasoned B-.ech Wood, per cord.
Seasoned P kkory, 44

per bush. 14 lbs

14 54 44

44 60 44

44 8 “

44 56 44

14 44

44 56 44

45 “

58 44

44 60 44

. 200 “

. 196 44

. 200 4 4

. 280 44

. 220 44

. 4V 1

. 22 44

- 45 “

. 48 44

. 25>S 4 *

. 38^“

. 95 \\

. 135

•. 169 ;*

.5*616

.6,960

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue

WITH

GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATION.

^?rThe Terms and Prices of Vegetable Seeds will be found in the Retail Price List, in

tbe last part of this Catalogue.

ARTICHOKE.

French, Ariichaut. —German, Artischokc.

Culture. — Sow in seed beds early in spring, in drills
twelve inches apart. Prepare permanent beds by trench¬
ing or very deep spading and thorough enriching with
well decomposed manure, a heavy dressing of leaehed
ashes and two quarts of salt to each three square rods.
When the plants are six inches high transplant into
beds, setting them about two by three feet apart. Keep
well cultivated, and remove the heads for use and cut
the stalk to the ground before the scales begin to open,
because if the flowers expand it weakens the plant. In the
fall cover with manure, which should be spaded in the
next spring, taking care not to injure the crowns of the
plants. The crop is the largest and *best the second
year, after which the bed should be renewed by seed or
suckers.

Large Globe.—The garden Artichoke is esteemed a
great luxury by epicures. The edible portion is the un¬
developed flower head, which is only fit for use before it
begins to open its bloom ; it is about the siae and some¬
what the shape of a small pine apple

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.

In no way resembling the above, except that its tubers
when cooked have the same taste and flavor. The plant
yields an immense crop of tubers, which are the richest in
fat producing elements of any of our cultivated roots.
Cultivate the same as potatoes, and take care to remove all
the small roots, for if left in the ground they will come
up the next spring and may become a troublesome weed.

ASPARAGUS.

Fr. Asperg r.-Ger. Spargel.

A most valuable vegeta¬
ble, not only because of its
healthfulness but from its
being one of the first to
come to our tables in the
spring. Every garden
should contain a bed, but
many people are deterred
from making one because
of the idea that it is very
difficult and requires great
skill and much labor to pre¬
pare and maintain it ; yet
we think there is scarcely a
vegetable on our list that
can be produced for a term
of years so cheaply and eas¬

ily as this, and any one following the directions given
below will be almost certaia of success.

Culture. —If you wish to raise your own plants, pre¬
pare a light, rich spot as early as possible in the spring.
Soak the seed twenty four hours in warm water and sow in
drills one foot apart. When the plants are well up, thin
to three or four inches in the row and give frequent and
thorough cultivation during the summer. The second
season prepare a permanent bed by deep spading or
trenching, working in a good quantity of well rotted
manure. Dig trenches four feet apart and twelve to
sixteen inches deep, and spade in at least four inches of
well rotted manure in the bottom. Set the plants in the
trench eighteen inches apart, covering them with about
two inches of fine soil. After the plants are up gradu¬
ally fill up the trenches, and give frequent and thorough
cultivation. The second season, early in the
spring, spade in a heavy dressing of manure and about
two quarts of salt to the square rod. Cultivate well,
and in the fall cut and busn the tops. The next season
it may be cut for the table two or three times, taking
care to cut all as fast as it appears. After the final cut¬
ting spade in a liberal dressing of fine manure and sow
one quart of salt to the square rod. The next season
and ever after that the bed should give a full crop, but
should be annually manured after the last cutting and
well cultivated through the remainder of the summer.

Conover’s Colossal.—A mammoth variety of vigor¬
ous growth, sending up from fifteen to forty sprouts
from one to two inches in diameter. Color, deep green,
and crown very close.

Giant. — The old, favorite variety, producing abund¬
antly. Tops green or purple, according to the soil in
which they are raised.

BEANS—Dwarf, Bush or Snap.

Fr. Haricot —Ger. Bohne.

Under this name are classed all the low-growing sorto,
called in different catalogues Busk , Bunch, Snap,
String- or Dwarf Beans.

Culture. —They are so extremely sensitive of frost
and cold, that it is useless to plant them before the mid¬
dle of spring, when the ground has become warm and
light. Hoe often to stir the ground, but only when dry,
because earth scattered on the leaves when they are wet
with dew or rain will cause them to rust, and greatly
injure the crop. Plant three to five seeds in hills two
and a half to three feet apart, or six seeds to the foot in
drills the same distance.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Golden Wax.—A variety in¬
troduced and named by ourselves five or six years ago.

Asparagus.

PAPERING AND PACKING DEPARTMENT OF D. M. FERRY & CO.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

Ivory Pod Wax.

and by many thought to be the very Acs/ dwarf bean ;
known. It is earlier than any other variety, and the
pods are large, long, brittle, entirely strdngless, and of
a beautiful , rich % golden wax color. As a snap bean, '
it excels in tenderness and rich, buttery flavor, while as
a shell bean for winter use it has few or no superiors.
These two characteristics , we believe , were never be¬
fore combined in one variety. It is very prolific, and
when once introduced becomes a great favorite with
market gardeners, taking the place of the old Butter or
Black Wax Bean. When ripe, the beans are of medium
size, round, purple and white marbled, and are as easily
threshed as the common white field bean.

Crystal White Wax. -A new and very distinct va¬
riety. The long, round pods are greenish-white, trans¬
parent, entirely stringless, crisp, tender and very slow to
harden. As they are of fine form, very fleshy, and the
white seeds quite small, this variety cannot be surpassed
for pickling purposes. The vines are hardy, of slender
growth, very prolific and covered with fine, smooth foli¬
age which conceals the pods.

Ivory Pod Wax. -Another variety of recent intro¬
duction and of great value for either the home or market
garden. The vines are compact, bushy; strong growers
and are without doubt the most prolific of any variety
of our garden beans. The pods are fit for the table at
least a week earlier than the Black Wax, are long and
handsome, of a beautiful, transparent, waxy-white
color, and entirely stringless until nearly ripe. The
ripe beans are medium sized, oval, white and of ex¬
cellent flavor. They arc easily threshe«d, and are among
the best for a shell bean for winter use, while as a snap
bean it is perhaps superior to most other varieties in ten¬
derness.

Early China Red Eye. — A hardy and productive
variety, especially valuable as a shell bean. The seeds
green or ripe are thin skinned, good flavor and easily
shelled ; a good sort to sow late in the season for green
pods and beans.

Early Mohawk. -Valuable on account of its hardi¬
ness, standing a light frost without injury, and for this
reason is extensively planted for first crop. Vines strong
and vigorous, and if the green pods are gathered often,
they will continue a long time in bearing. Pods pale
green, long and flat, and if gathered early, are tender
and of good quality.

Early Valentine.--One of the best green-podded
varieties for use as snaps. Vines meditim sized with
small, light green leaves ; very early and productive.

German Wax, White-Seeded.

Pods medium length, sickle shaped, round, fleshy, ten¬
der and brittle, retaining these qualities for a long time.

German Wax, Black-Seeded, Butter Bean. — A
great favorite with market gardeners. The round,
yellowish-white, wax-like pods of this variety arc string¬
less and very fleshy and may be used as snaps until fully
grown. Vines early and productive.

German Wax, White-Seeded.—Vines delicate and
more subject to rust than the last. Ripe beans are clear
white, otherwise the same as the last.

Early Round Yellow Six Weeks.—A variety which
has been in cultivation and remained unchanged for
over a century. Vines dwarf, yet earl^y and productive.
Used as an early snap bean, but of little value shelled.

Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks.—An old and
popular variety. Vines vigorous, branching, productive.
Pods long, flat, and when young, of good quality.

Early Rachel. — The earliest of the green-podded
sorts. Vines hardy, moderately productive. Of value
as an early string bean, but of little value shelled.

Newington Wonder. — Vines remarkably prolific,
and ren\ain green longer than any other variety. Pods
small, crisp, tender, and when young, of the best quality.
The best variety for forcing.

Refugee, or Thousand to One.—A very popular
sort. Vines hardy and productive. Pods thick, fleshy
and tender in texture. Considered one of the best for
pickling.

Golden Cranberry.—The seeds, when ripe, are pale
yellow, with an olive-green line encircling the eye, and
nearly round ; for baking or cooking when ripe, it is
much esteemed, but is not equal to some other sorts for
using green, shelled, or as snaps.

Large White Marrow, or Mountain. — A large,,
round, oval, white bean, of excellent quality shelled,,
green or dry. Very tender, rich, and one of the most,
productive beans grown in th<* garden or field.

White Corn Hill.—A half dwarf variety very simi¬
lar to the last.

Royal Dwarf Kidney.—This is one of the best late
kinds, and as a bean for winter use, has no superior.
Beans white, round, long and kidney-shaped.

Red French Kidney.—The ripe beans when first
harvested are blood red, changing by age to deep pur-
| pie. They are kidney-shaped, nearly straight, slightly

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

flattened. They yield abundantly, and in the Southern
States are much esteemed for cooking dry. The plant
is of strong growth and half dwarf.

Dwarf White Navy.—Used exclusively for field
culture. Seeds small, round, oval shape, of a pure, yet
not glossy white color.

BEANS—Pole, or Running;.

Fr. Haricots a mines. —Gcr. Stangcnbohne.

Culture.— These, even more than the Bush Beans,
require a warm, mellow soil, and should not be planted
until settled, warm weather. They all need to be sup¬
ported, which is usually done by poles some eight or ten
feet high set in the center of each hill. We prefer to use
poles four to six feet high, set at an angle »f about twenty-
two degrees from the perpendicular, and their tops con¬
nected by a rope or inch-square strips. The vines will
run along these, producing pods earlier and allowing
them to hang free from, the leaves and thus be of better
shape and more easily seen. Form hills three and a half
feet apart by forking in a shovelfull of fine manure ; set
the poles, and plant six to eight beans, and after the
beans commence to run thin to four plants to the hill.
If any fail to cling to the poles, note the direction in
which the others go around the pole (they all go in one
direction and will go in no other), and start these around
the same way, fastening the end in a notch cut in the
pole.

Dutch Case Knife.—This is the earliest variety of
pole beans. Pods long and flat . beans white, flat, kid¬
ney-shaped, and of excellent flavor ; good green or dry.

London Horticultural.—An old and popular varie¬
ty. Pods five or six inches long, broad, pale green or
white, streaked and blotched with brilliant rose-red, con¬
taining five or six seeds. Green beans large, egg-shaped
and of the highest quality : the dry beans are very supe¬
rior for baking or stewing.

Small White Lima, Carolina or Sieva.—Resem¬
bles the Large Lima in growth, but is earlier, more
hardy, and surer to produce a crop. Seeds small,
white, and quite flat.

Dreer’s Improved Lima

Large White Lima.—A large, late bean, with
broad, rough pods ; seeds white, veined with green, very
large, broad, thin, and surpassed in quality by no other
variety. It is a general favorite wherever it can be cul¬
tivated.

Dreer’s Improved Lima.—The result of several
years careful selection from the old Lima. *1 he distinct¬
ive improvements are its earliness, remarkable product¬
iveness, delieoius flavor, and the forming of the beans
so closely in the pod.

Indian Chief, or Tall Wax.—Pods of a fine waxen,
semi-transparent white color; crisp, tender an'cf succu¬
lent, and continuing so longer than most other sorts.

Giant Wax.—The long, large pods are of a white or
pale yellow color and of beautiful waxy appearance.
Used only as a snap bean, but for this purpose superior
to any other sort, being, in spite of its size, tender and of
go<xi flavor.

Southern Prolific.—A very excellent pole bean for
cooking in the pod. The pods arc produced in clusters,
j and as it matures in seventy days, the growth is very
' rapid and the pods brittle and tender. It is one of the
most popular snap beans in the Southern States, where
it is better known than in the North.

Scarlet Runner. This variety grows fifteen feet
high, has flowers of brilliant scarlet, and is generally
cultivated as an ornamental climber.

Carter’s Champion Runner.—An improvement on
the Old Scarlet Runner. The pods are nearly twice as
large as any other runner bean, and hang twice as thick
on the vine.

White Runner.—Like the Scarlet, except in the
color of the seeds and flowers, which are pure white.

BEET.

Fr. Dettcravc. —Ger. Runkel Rube.

Culture. — All the varieties succeed best on a deep,
rich, sandy loam, and require to be thinned when small,
and kept free from weeds. For early Beets, sow as soon
as the ground will admit, in drills fourteen inches apart,
and thin to six inches in the row. For winter, sow about
the middle of spring. Soak the seed twenty-four hours
in luke-warm water before planting, and sow in freshly
prepared ground.

Early Turnip
Bassano. - Although
not maturing a s
early as some other
sorts, this being much
the largest of the ear¬
ly varieties reaches a
size fit for the table
among the earliest.

Roots flat, turnip-
shape, light red. Will
not keep well through
the winter. Flesh
white circled with
pink, coarse-grained,
but tender and sweet.

Early Blood Tur¬
nip.—Th’c standard
early sort. Tops very
small ; roots blood-
red, turnip-shaped. Early Turnip Bassano
with small tap-root,

very tender. A good variety for forcing in hot-beds,
early use and for late planting for winter use.

Improved Early Blood Turnip. This variety
originated from the preceding, the earliest and most
perfect specimens having been selected for a succession
of years, until it has become perfectly pure and of fine

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Improved Early Blood Turnip.

form and shape, and cannot fail to give great satisfac¬
tion to the market gardener.

Egyptian Blood Turnip.—This matures quicker
than any other sort. Roots of fine, turnip form when

Egyptian Blood Turnip

young, bat becoming irregular at maturity. They arc
©f medium sire, smooth, and very dark in color. Flesh
beautiful, dark purplish-red, fine-grained, crisp and ten¬
der, qualities which it retains when the roots are large
and old, never becoming coarse and woody'.

Bastian’s Early Blood Tur¬
nip. — Among market gardener^,
this valuable new variety is be¬
coming a strong competitor with

Bastian’6 Early Blood
T urnip.

Henderson's
Pine AppJ«.

Half Long Dark Blood
Rough-Skinned.

Lane’s Improved
Imperial Sugar.

the Egyptian Blood Turnip, being larger and more sym¬
metrical in form, and always grows in good shape, even
whea the plants stand very close in the row. It is ear¬
lier than the Bassano, very tender and sugary', and re¬
tains its blood red color after cookiug.

Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip.
— A favorite with New England mar-
ketmen. The roots are of uniform
good size, smooth and handsome.

Long Dark Blood. French White Sugar.

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The flesh is quite rich in color, and very tender and
sweet.

Henderson’s Pine Apple.—The roots are half-long,
medium size, well formed, and of a very dark crimson
color. Flesh fine-grained, sweet, tender, and excellent
for table use.

Half-Long Dark Blood, Rough, or Bark Skinn¬
ed.—Intermediate between the Long Dark Blood and
Karly Blood Turnip. Roots medium length but irregu¬
lar. Skin exceedingly rough. Flesh deep, purplish-red,
circled with lighter shades, and the most crisp and ten¬
der of any variety. A most valuable sort for home use,
but not suited for market because of its appearance.

French White Sugar. — Roots large, half-long;
skin white, washed with green at the crown; flesh white,
coarse-grained, crisp and very sweet. Although gener¬
ally grown for stock, it is so very sweet and tender that
many people prefer it to any other variety for the table.

Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea Kale Beet.—Culti¬
vated for its leaves. Sown early in the spring it makes
rapid growth and is fit to use for greens sooner than any

Swiss Chard.

other variety, and for this purpose it is very much su¬
perior to the common Beet. Later the leaves grow very
large, with broad, flat, beautifully white and wax-like
stems and mid-ribs which, when separated from the
green portion, are cooked like Asparagus or made into
most attractive pickles.

fl-S^'The following varieties are especially valuable
for stock, and we can honestly urge our friends to plant
them in quantity. On rich soil they give immense crops,
are easily raised, harvested and kept through the winter.
Sow in drills thirty inches apart, on rich. 7 veil prepared
ground , as early in the spring as possible Cultivate
well, and when the plants are three inches high thin out
and transplant so as to leave them one foot apart in the
row. In harvesting, lake care to break or bruise the
roots as little as possible, as they will keep better if un¬
broken.

French Yellow Sugar.—Grows to a large size, much
above ground ; roots half-long, yellow ; considerably
grown in this country for feeding stock. In France, it
is cultivated extensively for the extraction of sugar.

Vilmorin’s Improved Imperial Sugar.—An im¬
proved variety from France, said to afford the largest
percentage of sugar of any known variety.

Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar.—This superb
variety ir. the result of a careful selection for several
years of the French Imperial Sugar Beet. After careful
trial, it is with the greatest confidence recommended as
being hardy. productive,#and containing a large percent
age of sugar.

Long Red Mangel Wurzel. A large, long variety.

Vilmorin’s Improved Imperial Sugar.

grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of
ground ; color light red , flesh white and rosc-colored.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s improved Mammoth Long
Red Mangel Wurzel.—An improvement on the old
variety, giving the greatest satisfaction. The roots are
uniformly straight and well formed, and deeper colored
than the common sort. Highly recommended for stock
feeding

Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel. — An

English variety of very large size, growing well out of
ground. The top is very small for its size, and the roots,
well formed, straight, smooth and of a fine scarlet color.

Carter’s Warden Prize Yellow Globe
Mange! Wurzel.

Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel.—A large, round,
orange-colored variety, of excellent quality, which keeps
better than the Long Red, and produces better crops ou
shallow soil.

Carter’s Warden Prize Yellow Globe Mangel
Wurzel. -A most excellent, yellow-fleshed, globe vari-

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Brussels Sprouts.

D. M Ferry & Co's Improved
Mammoth Long Red
Mangel Wurzel.

Norbitan Giant Long
Red Mangel
Wurzel.

ety. The tops are small, and the roots, although large,
are of excellent quality. Average weight fifteen to
eighteen pounds. Highly recommended for shallow
soil.

Red Globe Mangel Wurzel.—Similar to the pre¬
ceding, except in color, which is of a light red or pink.

BROCOLI.

Fr. Chou Brocoli. —Ger. Spar gel Kohl.

Brocoli is a species of Cabbage, nearly allied to the
Cauliflower.

Culture. — Sow thinly in seed-beds about the middle
of spring, and transplant and cultivate according to di¬
rections for winter Cabbages. The plants in the seed¬
bed are very apt to run up tall and slender, unless they
are thinned and kept free from weeds. When they be¬
gin to flower, break the large leaves over the heads, to
protect them from the sun, and gather them before they
begin running up to seed.

Early Purple Cape.—This is the best variety for
our climate. It produces large heads, of a brownish-
purple color, very close and compact, and of excellent
flavor.

Carter’s Summer. — Very early, and well adapted to
this climate. Heads solid, firm, and of most delicate
flavor.

Leamington.—A very large and close-heading, white
variety, the foliage folding well in to protect the flower.

Brussels Sprouts.

Fr. Chou dc Bruxelles. —Ger. Spros—
sen Kohl.

Culture. —The plant grows two or
three feet high, and produces from
the sides of the stalk numerous little
sprouts one or two inches in di¬
ameter, resembling Cabbages. The
leaves should be broken down in the fall, to give the lit¬
tle cabbages more room to grow. They should be treat¬
ed in all respects like winter Cabbages, or Kale.

CABBAGE.

Fr. Chou Pontmes. —Ger. Kopfkohl.

The Cabbage was highly esteemed Uy the ancient
Greeks, one of their fables deducing its origin from the
Father of their Gods, who, laboring to reconcile two
conflicting oracles perspired, and from this divine pers¬
piration sprang the Cabbage This hint that Cabbages
come only by the sweat of the brow may have had foun¬
dation in their day, but in ours there is no vegetable
which may be cultivated with more certainty of success
than this, and few if any that are so generally useful,
as it may be made to follow other crops .and will give
some return no matter how poor the soil or how negli¬
gent th.' cultivation, while it responds so readily to bet¬
ter care that it claims a place in the finest garden and
the attention of the most skillful gardener.

Culture. —The requisites for complete success are.
First . good seed. Second , rich, well prepared ground.
Third . frequent and thorough cultivation. There is
no vegetable where the seed has more influence on the
quality of the product than in this, and gardeners should
invariably select the best procurable.

For Cabbages, the ground must be highly manured,
deeply dug or plowed and thoroughly worked to insure
good, full-sized heads. A heavy, moist and fresh loam

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is most suitable. The early sorts should be sown very
early, in hot-beds, hardened off, and transplanted early
in the spring. In the milder climate of the Southern
States it is better to sow the seed of the early sorts in
open ground from middle of September to middle of
October, and about the middle of November transplant
to cold frames, where they are preserved through the
winter, and set out early in tfie spring. Eighteen inches
to two feet apart is the common distance. In trans¬
planting, they'must he set in the ground up to the first
leaf. no matter how long the stem may he.

Ail through the season the ground should be cultiva¬
ted as often as possible, as success will depend largely
upon faithfulness in this particular.

The late autumn and winter varieties may be sown
in a seed bed, from the middle to the last of spring, and
transplanted when about six inches high, to three feet
apart each way. Shade and water the late sowings in
dry weather to get them up. It is important that the
plants should stand thinly in the seed bed, or they will
run up weak and slender, and be likely to make long
stumps.

Cabbages should be hoed every week, and the ground
stirred deeper as they advance in growth, drawing up a
little earth to the plants each time, until they begin to
head, when they should be well dug between and hilled
up. After they are partly headed, it is the practice of
some gardeners to lay them over on one side. Loosen- I
ing the roots will sometimes retard the bursting of full-
grown heads.

To preserve Cabbages during the winter, pull them
on a dry day, and turn them over on the heads a few
hours to drain. Set them out in a cool cellar, or bury |
them, with the head downwards, ih long trenches, in a ]
dry situation. In the Middle States, bury the head |
and part of the stump in the open ground, and place
over them a light covering of straw and boards, to pro¬
tect them in severe weather.

Little Pixie.—Remarkable for its earliness, its dim¬
inutive size and dwarfish character. It is tender in
texture, and the flavor mild and delicate.

Early Jersey Wakefield.

Early Jersey Wakefield. Heads of medium size,
generally somewhat conical, but often nearly round,
and • ary compact. A fine early' variety, heading read¬
ily, and a great favorite with eastern market gardeners.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Extra Early York. Earlier
than the F.arly York, and larger than the Large York.
Heads heart-shaped, of good flavor. Grows low on the
stump, and has few loose side leaves. Being of compuct
growth, the plants can be grown eighteen inches apart.

Early York. A very valuable early variety. Heads
small, heart-shaped, firm and tender ; of very dwarf
growth, and may be transplanted fifteen or eighteen
inches apart.

Early Wyman.—One of the best of rirst early sorts,
and highly desirable for early' market use. Heads
larger than many of the other early’ sorts, and of deli¬
cious flavor.

Early Large York.—Succeeds the Early York, and
is equally desirable. It is of larger size, about ten day's
later, more robust, and bears the heat better.

Early Sugar Loaf.—A very compact-growing vari¬
ety, and the plants may be set as close as sixteen inches
apart each way ; very early, but is more affected by the
heat than most early varieties.

Henderson’s Early Summer.—The earfiest, large,
leading Cabbage ; growth compact, so that it may be
set as close as the earlier sorts. Heads large, flat, hand¬
some, and they keep longer without bursting than most
of the early sorts. Valuable for both family' and market.

Newark Early FI it Dutch.—The favorite second
early sort with Long Island market gardeners. Heads
large, solid, broad and roundish, but sometimes slightly
conical ; very tender, fine-grained, and of the best fla-

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

tion. It is short-stemmed, a reliable and very solid
header, and of the highest quality.

Filderkraut.—A German variety, which has proven
in this country to be one of the most valuable sorts. It
I » s equally good for early or late use, and heads up hard
| with few side leaves. This variety is largely used in
j Germany, in the manufacture of “ Kraut."

Imperial French Oxheart.

Imperial French Oxheart. —Grows low on the
stump, and heads very close and firm ; color yellowish-
green.

Stone Mason Marblehead.

Red Dutch, for Pickling.—An esteemed sort for
pickling ; is also shreded and eate« raw, in vinegar ; it

Henderson's Early Summer.

vor. Not only an excellent summer market sort, but
well adapted for second crop for fall and winter use.

Early Dwarf Flat Dutch.

Early Dwarf Flat Dutch.— An excellent second
early sort which does particularly well in the Southern

Fottler’s Early Brunswick.

Fottler’s Early Brunswick.—An excellent, second
early sort, and particularly recommended for the South,
as it withstands the heat well and is a sure header.
Heads low on the stump, compact, solid, weighing from
I ten to fifteen pounds.

Early Schweinfurt.—Forms a very large , showy
head of excellent quality, but does not stand the heat
well. When grown in perfection, one of the handsom¬
est of the second early sorts.

inmgstadt.

States. Head of medium size, solid, flat, grows low on
the stump and is of good flavor.

Early Winnig-
stadt.—One of the
best for general use,
being a very sure
header, and will grow
a hard head under
circumstances where
most sorts would fail.

Heads regular coni¬
cal shape, very hard
and keep well both
summer and winter.

Early Bleichfield
Giant. — This new
German Cabbage has
been highly com¬
mended wherever
tried, and is worthy ,

of extensive cultiva- rllderkraut.

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own raising from carefully selected heads, and is at
least equal to any other strain of this popular vari¬
ety.

Early Drumhead.—Similar in form and char¬
acter to the large late Drumhead, but earlier.
Sown at the same time, it will precede it by at
least four weeks.

Large Drumhead.—The Drumhead Cabbage
is a large fall or winter variety, with a broad, flat
or round head, short stump, tender and good fla¬
vored, and an excellent keeper ; grown extensively
for shipping purposes.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Premium Drumhead.—

We recommend this sort to market gardeners and
growers, for shipping purposes. In good, rich soil,
and with a favorable season, the heads will grow to
enormous size ; very compact and solid, and of ex¬
cellent flavor.

Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead. — The

Early Schweinfurt.

forms very hard, oblong heads, round at the top, and,
when pure, of a dark red, or purple color.

Fine Blood Red.—Of remarkably deep, blood-red
color, and a great favorite with the Germans. It is very
true and constant.

Stone Mason Marblehead.—Characterized for its
sweetness and delicacy of flavor, and for its reliability
for forming a large head. Very hardy, and will endure
the cold of extreme northern climates.

Quintal Drumhead.

largest cabbage known, weighing in some instances over
fifty pounds. Under good cultivation, acres have been
grown where the heads would average thirty lbs. each.

Quintal Drumhead. -An exceedingly large variety,
of French origin. Heads quite flat on the top, with few
| side leaves ; solid, firm, hard, and of good flavor.

D. M. Ferry & Co's Premium Flat Dutch-

Late Flat Dutch. — A low-growing variety; heads
large, bluish-green, round, solid, broad and flat on the
top, and often tinted with red and brown. An excellent
fail and winter variety, and a good keeper.

Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy.

Green Glazed.—A standard late variety in the South,
as it is not affected by the heat. Heads large but rather
loose and open. Very desirable from the immunity it
enjoys from the attacks of insects.

Early Drumhead.

D. M. Ferry & Co's Premium Flat Dutch.—This
we consider superior to any late cabbage in cultivation,
it possesses all the good qualities of the Late Flat Dutch
and is a sure header. Our stock of this variety is of our

Green Globe Savoy.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead.

Our English friends are inclined to laugh at the idea
of our eating such cabbage as we do, as they think the
Savoys alone are fit for the table, and no one who has
tried a well cooked Savoy can fail to recognize the su¬
perior flavor.

Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy.—One of the earliest and
sweetest of the Savoys. Heads small, round, solid ;
leaves small, thick, fleshy, of fine deep green color, and
of most excellent quality.

Green Globe Savoy.—This docs not make a firm
head, but the whole of it being very tender and pleas-
ant-flavored, is used for cooking ;• leaves wrinkled and
dark green ; is very hardy, and improved by frost.

Earliest Short

Horn, for Early Scarlet

Forcing. Horn,

freshly manured land, the roots often grow
pronged and ill-shaped. It is better to sow as early in the
spring as the ground can be made ready, but if planting
is necessarily delayed until late in the season, soak the
seed twenty-four hours in tepid water, dry by mixing in
sifted ashes or plaster, and sow on freshly prepared soil.

Earliest Short Horn (for forcing.) —The earliest
variety in cultivation ; used mostly by market garden¬
ers for forcing. Is small, but of excellent quality.

Improved American Savoy.

Improved American Savoy.—Closely approaching
the Cauliflower in delicacy and delicious flavor. The
best vf all the Savoys for general market or home use.
It has a short stump, grows to a large size, is compact
and solid, and is a sure header.

Drumhead Savoy.—Grows to a large size. Heads
nearly round, a little flattened on the top; color dark
green.

CARROT.

Fr. Carotte. —Ger. Mockren.

The Carrot is one of the most healthful and nutritious
of our garden roots, and deserves to be much more ex¬
tensively used for culinary purposes. We think their
neglect for this purpose grows out of want of familiarity
with the finer varieties, and we urge our readers to give
some of the early table sorts a trial. As an agricultural
root, the Carrot is not surpassed for feeding horses and
milch cows, and every farmer should plant a few for this
purpose.

Culturf.. —The Carrot succeeds best on a light, sandy
loam, made rich by manuring the previous year. In

Early Half-Long Half-Long

Scarlet, Stump- Scarlet Nantes,

Rooted. Stump-Rooted.

Early Scarlet Horn.-This is the best
early variety. It is shorter than most of
the other sorts, and the root terminates
abruptly,giving>t a blunt appearance;flesh
deep orange color; fine grained, and agree¬
ably flavored ; top small. It is best for
table use, and will grow well on shallow
soil. Sow six inches apart, in fourteen-
inch drills.

Danvers.—Originated in Danvers,
Mass. Medium length, rich, dark orange
in color, very smooth and handsome, and
easily dug. It yields an immense bulk,
with smallest length of root.

Early Half-Long Scarlet, Stump-
Rooted.—An exceedingly popular early
market variety, and continually growing
in favor. Of medium size ; flesh bright
scarlet, brittle and of fine flavor. Will do
well in shallow soil.

Half-Long Scarlet Nantes, Stump-
Uanvers. Rooted.—Very similar in appearance to
the preceding, though somewhat larger, and later in
maturing. A fine variety for intermediate use.

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CAULIFLOWER.

New Intermediate —This
is intermediate between the
Early Horn and Long Orange.

Long Orange, Long Red Altringham.

It is very smooth, of beautiful form, tapering regularly
to the root,.and is much used as a table variety, coming
in after the Early Horn.

Long Red Altringham. —Similar in form to the
IvOng Orange, but of a bright red color, growing with
the top an inch or two above ground. Flesh bright or¬
ange red, crisp and breaking in its texture ; the heart, in
proportion to the size of root, .smaller than in other va¬
rieties ; a very fine sort.

Long Orange.—A well known standard sort ; roots
long, thickest near the crown, tapering regularly to a
point ; color deep orange ; suitable for the table and
main field crop. It requires a deep soil, and the plants
should stand eight inches apart, in eighteen-inch drills,
for the roots to attain their full size.

Improved Long Orange.—An improvement on the
preceding, obtained by careful selection for years, of the
best formed and deepest colored roots.

Large White Belgian.—Grows one-third out of the
ground ; root pure white, green above ground, with
small top; It will grow to very large size on light, rich
soil, and is very easily gathered. Flesh rather coarse ;
is raised extensively for stock.

Fr. Chou-Jleur. —Ger. B lumen- Kohl.

This delicate vegetable is little known outside of our
large cities; for while it is one of the most delicious of
vegetables, success in cultivating it in this country is
very uncertain. It needs, to bring it to perfection, a
cool, moist atmosphere, and if this condition occurs
when the plant is about to head, fine, large heads will
result, while, as is often the case, if the air is hot and dry
failure will result in spite of the efforts of the gardener.
The seed we offer is the finest procurable, and was ob¬
tained at great cost from the most careful growers in
Europe.

Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt.

Culture. —For the spring or sum¬
mer crop, sow the early varieties about
the last of winter, in a hot-bed, and
transplant into the open air as soon as
the ground can be worked, in the spring.
For the late, autumn crop, sow the late
kinds about the middle of spring, and
transplant like winter cabbages. In
dry weather, water freely, and as they
advance in growth, hoe deep, and draw
earth to the stems. After they begin
to head, they should be watered every
other day. On the approach of frost,
those plants which have not headed,
maybe set out in a cellar, where they
can be aired in mild weather. In two
or three weeks the strongest will begin
to form flower-heads, which will be
very tender and delicious.

Like Brocoli, Cauliflowers should be
cut for use while the head or “ curd ”
is close and compact. As the plant ad-
Large White vances in growth, the head opens, sep-
Belgian Carrot, arates into branches, and soon becomes
coarse, fibrous, strong-flavored and unfit for use. *1 he
leaves are sometimes gathered and tied loosely over the
tops of the heads, to facilitate blanching.

Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt.—An extra early vari¬
ety, and the sort so much prized in Germany for early
market use. Scarcely a plant fails to produce a good
head. It is of dwarf habit, compact growth, short out¬
side leaves, and can be planted twenty inches apart each

Extra Early Paris.

way. Highly recommended for early market and fam¬
ily use, and we think can be entirely relied upon, as

descriptive: catalogue.

the seed is selected with extra care, by one of the most
careful growers in Germany

Early Snowball. —A variety held in great estima¬
tion by market gardeners, for its earliness and reliability
as a sure header. Tested with several other varieties,
it has proved to be as early, if not earlier than any other
sort.

Early London.— This is a standard variety ; very
tender and quite early ; heads compact, solid, and of [
delicious flavor ; good for general use.

Extra EarVy Paris. — A most excellent French van- f
ety, and the popular early sort in the Paris markets, f
Heads large, white, compact and solid, of excellent fla- i
vor, tender and delicious. Leaves la^ge, stalk short.
Being so early, it must always be a favorite, especially
with market gardeners.

Early Erfurt.

ttarly Erfurt.—One of th« best for general cuhiva-
ttt'Ci. Heads ckec, compact and large, measuring from
to ten inches in diameter.

Early Walcheren.—An excellent variety, vigorous
and hardy, and well adapted to our climate. Stem short,
leaves rather pointed and serrated. It not only resists
the cold in winter* but the drought in summer, better
than many sorts.

Early Paris.—A most excellent French variety with
good-sized, uniform, close heads, which are tender and

delicious. Planted at same time with the Extra Early
Paris, it will afford a succession.

LeNormand’s Short Stem.—Is of dwarf growth,
very early, hardy, and stands dry weather. Is consid¬
ered by the French gardeners to be one of the very best
sorts. The curd is very close and uniform, and well
protected by leaves, which renders it desirable for early
and late use.

Nonpareil, — A very superior variety, and in great
demand by market gardeners, many of whom will use
no other sort. A sure header, large, tender and delicious.

Late London.—A fine, large, white, compact varie¬
ty, taller, and somewhat later than the Early London.
It also has larger leaves. Sown at the same time, it will
afford a succession.

Veitch’s Autumn Giant.—An extremely valuable
late variety, entirely distinct from any other sort. The
heads are very large, beautifully white, firm and com¬
pact, and being wed protected by foliage, remain a long
time fit for use. The plants should be started and trans¬
planted early in the season, to insure their full devel¬
opment.

Thorburn’s Wonderful.—This variety is interme¬
diate in its season, and produces very large, solid, beau¬
tiful heads, which are unusually well developed. Almost
every plant produces a fine head.

CELERY.

LeNormand’s Sho-rt

Fr. Celeri. — Gcr. Sellerie.

Celery is one of the most popular salad plants
used in this country. Succeeds well throughout the
Northern and Middle States, and, in the vicinity
of our large cities, is produced of remarkable size
and excellence.

Culture. —For the principal crop, sow early in
spring, very shallow, in a seed-bed, and when the
plants are about six inches high, transplant them
six inches apart, into trenches, for blanching.
Dig the trenches four feet apart, a foot wide, and
tan inches deep. Fill in five or six inches of well
rotted manure, and mix it thoroughly, half a
spade deep, with the earth at the bottom. The
tops and roots of the plants should be shortened,
and the suckers pinched off before they are set.
Earth up to "blanch, three or four times during
their growth, taking care that no earth falls in
the center of the plants. A slight sprinkling of
salt applied to the surface of the soil, just after
the earthing up, is decidedly beneficial to this
crop. The seed is slow to come up, and the plant
is greatly improved by superior cultivation.

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Before the freezing up of the ground, the most of the
crop should be taken up, retaining the roots and soil
adhering, and removed to the cellar, where they should
be packed in earth or sand, without covering the ends
of the leaves. A portion may be allowed to remain in
the ground, but they must be protected from wet
weather by boards, in the form of a roof. Celery may
be taken up for use any time during the winter, when
the weather will permit.

Another method of Growing Celery has lately
been successfully adopted, viz . Sow the seed in open
ground as soon as it is fit to work in spring, in rows,
three feet apart, and keep clear from weeds and well
cultivated, cutting down the tops once or twice till the
plants have become stocky and strong. At the usual
time of transplanting, say from middle of June to mid¬
dle of July, transplant into roivs % not trenches , three or
four feet apart, and six inches apart in the row, taking
care to press the earth firmly around the plants. Un¬
less care is taken in this respect, many plants are apt to
•die. In about six weeks the earthing up process must
be commenced,and continued at invervalsduring growth;
the hand should always be used in pressing the earth
firmly around each individual plant, and the process
finished with the spade. By this treatment, fine celery
can be had for use in early autumn, and we are inclined
to think this method will entirely supersede the old
plan of growing in trenches.

Crawford’s Half-Dwarf.

Crawford’s Half-Dwarf. — This variety is now
grown more extensively than any other by the market
gardeners who supply the New York City markets, and
is the kind found on the tables of all first class hotels.
When blanched, it is of rather a yellowish-white, and is
entirely solid, possessing the nutty flavor peculiar to the
dwarf kinds, while it has much more vigor of growth,
surpassing most of the large-growing sorts in weight of
bunch, when grown imder the same conditions.

Dwarf White Solid.— Dwarf, white, of stiff, close
habit ; solid, crisp and juicy. .Said to keep in good

order later in the season
than any other variety.

Sandringham Dwarf
White. — Originated in
the garden of the Prince

Dwarf White

Solid.

Incomparable Dwarf
Crimson.

of Wales, and is described as being unusually large, but
not coarse ; crisp, solid, of fine flavor, and a most excel¬
lent table sort.

Boston Market.—This forms a cluster of heads, in¬
stead of a single large one, and is remarkably tender
and crisp. The Boston market gardeners groiv this va¬
riety almost exclusively, and it has become very popu¬
lar as a market sort.

Boston Market.

Seymour’s White Solid.—A large-sized, vigorous-
growing variety ; stalks white, round, very crisp, per¬
fectly solid, and of superior flavor.

New Golden Heart. — A new and entirely distinct
variety, of sturdy, dwarf habit. It is entirely solid, an
excellent keeper, and of fine, nutty flavor. When

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

blanched, the heart, which is large and full, is of a pure
golden yellow, making this an exceedingly showy and
desirable variety for both market and private use.

Incomparable Dwarf Crimson.—A dwarf-growing,
rich-colored variety ; very crisp, and of delicious flavor.
The flavor of the red varieties is thought by many to
be superior to that of the white, and within the last
few years much larger quantifies are being raised than
heretofore. The red varieties undoubtedly keep better
through winter, and this variety, all things considered
is probably unsurpassed.

Seymour’s Red Solid. — An improvement on the old
red. Very compact, large, solid crisp, and of excellent
quality.

Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted

Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted.—The root of this va¬
riety is turnip-shaped, tender, and marrow-like, having
a sweeter taste and stronger odor than other varieties.
It is used principally for seasoning meats, and entering
into the composition of soups.

'chicory.

Fr. Chickaree. —Gcr. Cicheree.
Large-Rooted, or Coffee.—Much
used in Europe as a substitute for cof¬
fee, and large quantities of the prepared
root are annually exported to this coun¬
try for similar use. In the lall, the
roots require to be taken up and cut in
small pieces and put where they will dry,
requiring the same treatment used in
drying apples When required for use.
it should be roasted and ground like
coffee.

CHUFA.

Spanish Chufa, or Earth Almond.
—(CyPerus esculent us .)— A little tuber,
grown extensively in the South, where
its use is becoming general for fattening
hogs, sheep and poultry. On good land
and with good cultivation. 300 bushels
per acre of the tubers have been grown,
and even on poor land there is a larger
yield than from any other crop. The
Georgia State chemist says they have no
equal in the properties which help fatten
pork, and many who have tried them
say a bushel of Chufas is equal to a
bushel of corn for hogs ; used with corn,
both would be improved. The cost of
planting and cultivating is small, and

the hogs, if turned into the field, will dig them. The
tuber is about three-quarters of an inch long by three-
eighths of an inch through, is tender, sweet, not unlike
a chestnut, tnough much sweeter. Besides the tubers,
the yield m forage from the tops makes excellent hay,
and an abundance of it. It is claimed by those who
have tried them, that one acre of chufas is worth $75
for fattening pork.

Culture. — They should be planted a little earlier
than corn, in the Northern States, and in the Southern
States, in February and March, in rows two and a half
or three feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in the row,
two or three tubers in a hill, covering one inch deep
Soak the tubers in water eight or ten days before plant¬
ing, changing the water every two or three days.

COLLARDS.

A species of cabbage, known in different sections as
* Cole and ’* Cole wort. It is almost universally
used in the South for * Greens,' where it continues m
luxuriant growth all winter. The seed should be sown
in autumn.

True Rosette. — Much esteemed in the Southern
States. It forms a loose head having the form of a rose,
and is palatable from the rune it puts forth a few leaves.

Georgia, or Creo'e. — This is the variety grown so
extensively in the Sou:h for greens. It is a species of
cabbage, forming a .’oose head. It is much esteemed
in the South, where, if planted in the fall, »t will con¬
tinue growing all winter.

CORN.

Fr. Mats. —Ger. Welschkarn.

Early Boynton Sweet, or Sugar.—We Introduced
this variety five years ago. and after repeated trials and
test* with other early varieties, we firmly believe this is
the earliest variety of sweet corn
in existence. The ears are small.

Early Boynton.

Early Minnesota

rather pointed, and when mature, the kernels are much
shrivelled. It is of course intended only for first early,
and as a week’s tirrwe makes a great difference in the
profits of a market gardener, this variety will be found
valuable.

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Early Six Weeks. —Produces corn for the table in
six “weeks /routplanting , and matures in t 7 oo months
It originated in Montana, and will easily mature in our
coldest climates Ears small,
handsome, well filled out . Idernels
white, hard and brittle : uniformly

Crosby’s Extra Early. Russell’s Prolific

eight-rowed. It does not possess the saccharine matter
of the sugar corn, but on account of its earliness, is
greatly esteemed.

Black Mexican

Early Minnesota Sweet,
or Sugar. — This is among the
earliest of the sugar varieties,
and is much esteemed, not only
because it matures so early, but
for its excellent qualities as
well. Ears rather small, long
and pointed.

Early Red Naragansett.—
We think this the best red va¬
riety of sugar com grown. It is
remarkably early, following the
Minnesota; the kernels are
much shrivelled, and exceed¬
ingly sweet and tender. A
good early market variety.
Many think the flavor of the
red sugar corn is superior to the
white.

Crosby’s Extra Early. —
A most excellent variety, and
remarkably early. Ears of large
size, medium length, sweet,
rich and delicate.

Russell’s Early Prolific
Sugar.—Comes into use a few
days after the preceding. Is of
excellent quality, very produc¬
tive, and one of the best for
family use.

Early Sweet, or Sugar. —

This variety is used for garden
purposes, and is early, very
tender and sugary ; ears good
size, and comes into use quite
early. Excellent table variety.

Moore’s Early Concord Sweet. —Large, full ears,
coming into use after Russell’s Prolific. The quality is
unexceptionable, and it is valuable as an intermediate
variety.

Black Mexican.—Although the ripe grain is black
or bluish black, the corn when in condition for the table
cooks remarkably white, and is surpassed by none in
tenderness. This by many is considered the most desir¬
able for family use of any of the second early sorts.

Excelsior. —A second early variety. Ears medium
in size, but remarkably sweet, succulent and tender.
Pronounced by the Chairman of the Committee on Veg¬
etables of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to
be the finest quality of any variety he had ever tried.

New Triumph. - A very valuable new variety which
has already gained great popularity. It is the earliest
of all the large varieties . and is scarcely surpassed for
sweetness, richness and delicacy of flavor. Ears are
large, and when cooked, present a fine, white appear¬
ance. It is very productive, of vigorous growth, and a
superior market variety.

Egyp tian Sweet.—A variety of late introduction,
noted for its productiveness, the large size of its ears,
and for its sweetness and tenderness. It is peculiarly
adapted for canning purposes, and the superiority of the
canned green corn of this variety has been noticeable,
often bringing a half more per can than other sorts. It
is said that the stalks will average three ears each. Its
season is about the same as the Evergreen.

Mammoth Sweet.—This variety produces the larg¬
est ears of any sort with which we are acquainted, a
single ear sometimes weighing two or three pounds.
The quality is excellent —sweet, tender and delicious.
For family use, it cannot be excelled.

Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet.—This variety is in¬
termediate in its season, and if planted at the same time
with earlier kinds, will keep the table supplied till Oc¬
tober. It is hardy and productive, very tender and
sugary, remaining a long time in a fresh condition, and
suitable for boiling.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Early Adams, or Burlington.—An excellent early
field variety, and often used for table. Ears about eight
inches long, twelve or fourteen rows ; kernels white,
rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and indented at
the outer end, which is whiter and less transparent than
the inner.

Early Canada.—A very early yellow variety, much
grown in Canada. Requiresriess time _ ro mature than
most kinds, and on that account is good for localities
where the seasons are short. Is frequently used when
first planting has failed.

Compton's Early. — Stalks about ten feet high; ears
bright yellow, ten to twelve inches long, ten-rowed,
often two on a stalk. It has matured in seventy-six
days from planting, and yielded one hundred and
eighty-one bushels shelled corn />er acre.

Lackawaxen.— A rev variety of field corn. It is
a white flint, eight-rowed variety, with grams very large
and deep; cob small. Ears average over a foot in
length, and in some cases reach sixteen inches. Usually
two ears to the stalk. Height of stalk about eight feet.
It completes its growth in ninety-five days , and has
yielded one hundred and forty- sen>eti bushels shelled
corn per acre.

Improved King Philip.—An exceedingly early va¬
riety for field crop, and often used green for boiling. It
will afford green corn in sixty days, and mature in three
months from planting. Ears ten to twelve inches long,
uniformly eight-rowed ; kernels dark copper-red, rather
large ; stalk six feet in height, producing one or two
ears.

Improved King Philip. Tuscarora.

Tuscarora. —A very large variety, eight-rowed; cob
red ; remains a long time in a boiling state ; not recom¬
mended for a field crop in the north.

Early AWhite Flint. — An excellent, productive va-
riety ; ears good size, pearly white, and of beautiful
appearance. Much used for making hominy.

Large Yellow, Eight-Rowed. — A good kind for
general cultivation. Ears large, bright yellow, and well
filled out ; quite early, and very productive.

Large, Red-Blazed, Eight-Rowed.—An excellent
variety for field culture, and thought by some to be
earlier than the preceding. Ears large, well filled out
at top and end ; color yellow, striped with red. A very
desirable variety.

Chester County Mammoth.— When genuine seed
of this variety is planted on good soil, the yield is from
one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five bushels
per acre. Ears are large and well formed, each having
from fourteen to twenty-four rows of long kernels of a
deep, bright yellow color. It is not a hard flint corn,
but very sweet and nutritious, yielding a large amount
of excellent fodder. It is a sure cropper and hardy, but
should not be grown in the extreme north, where the
season is not long enough to mature it. It is undoubt¬
edly one of the best large dent varieties, and we think
one trial will convince any farmer of its merits.

Blunt's Prolific. —The originator of this variety hav¬
ing formed an idea of what should constitute a perfect
variety, by careful selection continued through many
years succeeded in fixing the desired characteristics,
and we here have what is probably the most prolific
corn grown. The ears arc short, well shaped, and aver¬
age three, and frequently run as high as eight to a sin¬
gle stalk. The kernel is white, of the general form of
the dent varieties, but harder and makes an extra qual¬
ity of pure white meal. It is not early, and will not do
well at the extreme north.

Rice, for Parching.—A very handsome variety;
ears short ; kernels long, oointed, and resemble rice ;
color white, very prolific ; used entirely for parching,
for which purpose it has no superior.

Boston White, for Parching.— Also used only for
parching ; ears longer than the preceding, nearly the
same size; kernels round and white; a good bearer,
and thought by some to be the best in use.

CORN, BROOM.

There are many farmers who might make this a very
profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred
weight cf broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, worth
nearly as much as oats for feed.

Culture — It requires similar soil and culture to com,
but should be planted later, and it pays better to have
the ground in prime condition. It is frequently planted
in drills three and a half feet apart, leaving a plant once
in six inches.

Dwarf.— Grows from three to five feet high, and
produces short, fine brush suitable for whisk brooms
and brushes. Our stock is very pure and true.

Improved Evergreen. -Grows to a height of seven
to nine feet ; early, and produces a very fine brush of
good length, and of green color. The grower assures
us that it never grows red or red tipped. Our stock is
choice, having been established by a careful selection
for many years of the finest plants.

Corn Salad, Fetticus, or Lamb’s
Lettuce.

Fr. Mac he ^ Salade de ble. —Ger. Ackersalat Lam¬
inar salat.

This small salad is used during the winter and spring
months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked
and used like spinage. In warm weather, the plants
will mature in from four to six weeks.

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Corn Salad

Culture. — Sow the seed in shallow drills about one
foot apart during August and September. If the soil is
dry, it should be pressed firmly over the seed, in order
to secure prompt germination. On the approach of se¬
verely cold weather, cover with straw' or coarse litter.
The plants will also do well if the seed is sown very
early in the spring, and like most salad plants, are
greatly improved if grown on very rich soil, indeed, the
ground can scarcely be made too rich for those plants.

CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS.

Fr. Crcsson. — Ger. Kressc.

Curled This small salad was formerly much used
with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste makes a
most agreeable addition.

Culture ok the Curled Varieties. —Sow in drills,
in very rich ground, as early as possible, and at inter
vals of a few days, till the close of the season I he

fruit is so much better when gathered fresh from the
vines than it is when obtained in the market, that every
family should be supplied from its own yard.

Culture. — Form a low, flat hill of very rich soil by
digging a hole some three feet across and six to twelve
inches deep, and fill this with rich, black earth from the
woods If such earth can not be obtained, mix a por¬
tion of the son thrown out with an equal bulk of zoell .
rotted manure, so as to form a flat hill some three feet
across and four to eight inches high. On this scatter,
and cover one inch deep, fifteen or twenty seeds, and
press the earth firmly over them. As soon as the plants
are up. they will be liable to attack by the striped cu¬
cumber beetle. These may be kept off by frequent
dusting with air-slacked lime, soot, or sifted ashes di¬
luted with fine road earth ; care should be taken not to
use too much, for if too strong, any of the above mate¬
rials will kill the vines. When the plants are wett
established, thin to three plants to each hill. In gath¬
ering, pick all the fruit before they begin to ripen, as
the vines wili cease setting fruit as soon as any seed
commences to mature. It should be remembered that
these plants are very tender, and if it is desired to have
them early, provision should be made to protect them,
not only from frost, but during cold nights. In fieki
culture, plough furrows four feet apart across the field,
and similar ones, but omitting every third furrow, at
right angles to the first , this will form paths for the
distribution of manure and ‘lie gathering of the fruit.
At each intersection drop a shovelful or more of wett
rotted manure, which should be t veil mixed Jith the
soil, so as to form a low, flat hill. In gathering for
pickles, cut the stem, instead of pulling the fruit off,
and be careful not to mar the fruit in any way, as if the
skin is broken, the pickles will not keep.

Early Russian.—One of the earliest and hardiest
varieties, and desirable for first planting. Fruit three
to four inches long, and generally produced
in pairs ; flesh tender, crisp and well flavored.

Early Cluster.- A popular early sort,
very productive, producing its fruit in clus-

Curled.

Eai'y Cluster

rue Wate

plant comes to maturity very quickly, and is in condi¬
tion for the table but a few days, and these repeated
sowings are necessary to secure a succession.

True Water. —This is quite distinct from the last,
and only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged
in water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads,
and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be
found.

Culture. — The seed should be sown and lightly cov¬
ered in mucky lands along the borders of small streams
or ditches, and the plants will need no subsequent cul¬
ture, as in favorable condition they increase very rapid¬
ly by self-sown seed and extension of the root.

CUCUMBER.

Fr. Cofuombre. —Ger. Gurken.

This is one of those vegetables which can be grown
to perfection by anyone who can control a few square
yards of soil which is fully exposed to the sun, and the

ters ; fruit about five inches long ; skin
prickly ; flesh white, seedy, tender.

Early Frame. — Plants very vigorous, healthy and
productive ; fruit straight and well formed ; flesh *eo-

Early Frame.

der and somewhat seedy, although the young fruit
makes excellent pickles. A good variety for forcing.

Early Short Green. — The fruit keeps green longer
than that of any other variety, and is tender and wed
flavored.

Early White Spine. One of the best sorts for table
use Vines vigorous, fruiting early and abundantly;

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.,

Early White Spine.

fruit uniformly straight and handsome, light green,
with a few white prickles ; flesh tender and of excellent

flavor.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Perfection Pickling.—This
variety is not only the best for pickles, but is one of the
best for the table. Vines vigorous, producing their
fruit early and very abundantly ; fruit about twelve
inches long, of very distinct form, having three distinct
ribs; color dark green which they retain as pickles;
flesh very crisp and tender.

Bismark

Bismark.— The result of careful selection of the best
plants for many years ; fruit very constant in color and
uniformly well formed and handsome.

London Long Green. —Vine vigorous, and a good
bearer ; fruit about one foot long, pointed at both ends;
flesh firm and crisp, and the young fruit makes a very
hard and brittle pickle.

Long Green. — Fruit shorter than the above, and
makes a good pickle, but is less crisp and tender.

Improved Long Green

Improved Long Green. Produced by selection
from the l»ndon Long Green. Vines vigorous and pro-
<fm tive, forming fruit fit for the table nearly as early as
the shorter sorts ; fruit about twelve inches long, firm
and crisp, with very few seeds. The young fruit makes
one of the best of pickles, while the ripe are the best of
any for sweet pickles.

Boston Pickling.—A distinct variety which has ob¬
tained a great degree of popularity in Boston markets
a« a pickle. It is medium long, and a great producer.

Gherkin, for Pickles.—-A very small, oval shaped,
prickly variety, having somewhat the appearance of a
burr. It is grown exclusively for pickling ; is the small¬

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est of all the varieties, and should always be pickled
when young and tender. The seed !s slow »o germi¬
nate.

EGG PLANT.

Fr. Aubergine. — Ger. Cierpjlanze.

The Egg Plant, when well grown and properly cooked,
is one of the most delicious garden vegetables, and
although the plant is so very tender, it should find a
place in every garden.

Culture. — In this, as in all sub-tropical plants, it is
of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth
from the first, the plants never recovering from a check
received when young. Sow the seed quite thickly in a
good hot-bed, and when they have formed two rough
leaves, transplant to three or four inches apart. Keep
the bed closed and very warm, shading from the direct
rays of the sun, and giving abundance of water until all
danger from not onlv frost, but from cold nights is past,
and the ground is warm. Then harden ofi the plants
by gradual exposure to the sun and air, and decrease
the supply of water, and tarcy'uliy transplant into very
warm, rich soil, setting the plants two and a half feet
apart. If needed, shade the young plants, and protect
them from the potato bug which is very fond of them, and
if not prevented, will soon destroy the young plants.

Early Long Purple.—This is one of the earliest va¬
rieties ; very hardy and productive ; fruit long and of
superior quality . good for general culture 1 .

Black Pekin.

Black Pekin.- Nearly as early as the F'.arly Long
Purple, and as large as the later varieties. Nearly
round ; skin black, glossy and smooth ; more prolific
and delicate than the old varieties. Weighs eight to

ten pounds ; flesh fine
grained and white.
Very desirable for mar¬
ket gardener’s use.

Large New York
Purple . — I’arge,
round, of excellent
quality; later than the
preceding, and highly
esteemed in the New
York market.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved
Large Purple.

D. M. Ferry &
Co’s Improved
Large Purple. The
best variety in cultiva¬
tion ; fruit remarkably
large often measuring

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twelve inches in depth and nine inches in diameter, and
weighing five to six pounds. Skin deep purple, with
occasional stripes of green about the stem. Plant hardy
and stocky. Not so early as the Long Purple, but su¬
perior in flavor, much larger, and of longer duration.

ENDIVE.

Fr. Chicoree .—Ger. Endivien.

Endive, in its natural state, is very bitter, but when
properly blanched, its leaves make a fine salad, and com¬
ing as it does after lettuce is past, is very useful.

Culture. — It may be grown at any season of the year,
but is more generally used late in the fall. Sow the
seed during June or July, in drills fourteen inches apart,
and when well established, thin the plants to one foot
apart. When nearly full grown, tie the outer leaves
together over the center in order to blanch the heart of
the plant. This will usually be fit for the table in ten
days, and continues in condition for use about one week,
so that the tying up should be done every few days in
order to secure a succession.

Green Curled.—Is the hardiest variety, with beauti¬
fully curled, dark green leaves, which blanch white, and
are very crisp and tender.

Green Curled.

Broad-Leaved Batavian. —Has broad, thick, plain
or slightly wrinkled leaves. It is principally used for
cooking, and making a larger head, is preferred for stews
and soups. If the outer leaves are gathered and tied on
the top, the whole plant will blanch nicely, and make
an excellent salad for the table.

GARLIC.

Fr. Ail. —Ger. Knoback.

A bulbous-rooted plant, having a well known, strong,
penetrating odor, which is most powerful at mid-day.

u r ic.

In some countries it is much esteemed for seasoning
soups, stews, &c., and is useful in various medicinal
forms. It should be remembered that the Bulbs only,
and not Seed of garlic are supplied by us. We state
this because we frequently receive orders for garlic
seed.

Culture. — Prepare the ground the same as for onions,
and plant the cloves in drills eight inches apart, and
four inches apart in the rows, and cover two inches
deep. When the leaves turn yellow, take up the bulbs
and dry in the shade, and lay them up in a dry loft, as
you would onions.

GOURD.

Sugar Trough. —This variety grows to a very large
size, and is valuable, when dry, for a variety of house¬
hold purposes, such as baskets, buckets, cans, &c.

Culture. —The gourd is a tender annual, and should
not be planted till all danger of frost is over, and not
less than six feet apart each way, in good, rich loam.
Three plants in a hill will be sufficient to leave at last
hoeing. SjHFF or ornamental varieties , see Flower
Seeds.

KALE.

Fr. Chou Vert. —Ger. Kraus KoJtl.

Borecole, Kale,
or German Greens
are general terms
applied tci those
classes of cabbage
which do not
form heads, but
are used in their
open growth.
Some of the vari¬
eties are the most
tender and deli-
German Dwarf Green. cate of any of the
cabbage tribe. They are generally hardy, and improv¬
ed rather than injured by frost.

Culture. — As far north
as New York, they may be
sown in September, and
treated like spinage, al¬
though at the south they
will live and grow through¬
out the winter without pro¬
tection, or they may be
planted and treated like
winter cabbage, and will
continue growing until very
late. If cut when frozen,
thaw out in cold water be¬
fore boiling.

Tall Green Curled
Scotch.—This is very
hardy, and improved by a
moderate frost. The stems
rise about two feet, and
produce an abundance of
dark green, curled and
wrinkled leaves. It stands
the winters south and in the
Middle States, without any
protection.

German Dwarf Green.

Makes excellent greens for
winter use. It is dwarf, and easily protected in the
winter by planting in the cellar ; in the Southern States^
it needs no protection, and will grow vigorously all win¬
ter, if sown in autumn.

German Dwarf Purple. — A variety of the preced¬
ing, and identical with it, except in color, which is a
beautiful, deep purple.

SEA KALE. (Fr. Crambe Martime. — Ger. Scl
Kohl Mur Kohl .—This is quite distinct from the other

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

kales, and is grown for its blanched shoots, which are |
cooked like asparagus.

Culture. — Cultivate in every,, way like asparagus,
except that the roots should not be set so deep and
should be covered in the spring with eight or ten inches
of coarse manure or litter, in order to blanch the shoots.
They form good roots at one year from the seed, and
may be cut when they have had two seasons’ growth.

KOHL RABI.

Fr. Chou-rave. — Ger. Kohl-rabierber .

The kohl rabi is a vegetable intermediate between the
cabbage and turnip, and combines the flavor of both.
The edible part is a turnip shaped bulb formed by the
swelling of the stem. When used for the table, this
should be cut when quite small, and is then very tender
and delicate, but if allowed to reach its full size, it be¬
comes tough and stringy.

Culture. — For table use, sow early in the spring, in
drills fourteen inches apart, and thin to six inches, and
cultivate like turnips or early cabbage.

Early White Vienna.— Dwarf, early. Bulb white,
handsome, firm ; leaves few and small. The best vari¬
ety for table use

Large Green.— Hardy, quite late, and used for feed¬
ing stock. Bulbs large, weighing eight to ten pounds ;
whitish green in colqr ; leaves large and numerous.

Large Purple. — Nearly identical with the last except
in color, which is a bright purple, with the leaf stems
tinged with purple.

LEEK.

Fr. Poireau. —Ger. Lauch.

This is a branch of the onion family, is very hardy,
and by some is preferred to the onion.

Culture.— Dig trenches eight inches deep, and make
the soil at the bottom as fine and rich (it can scarcely be
made too rich) as for onions. Sow the seed early in the
spring, and cover lightly with earth. Thin to six inches
apart, and when the plants are twelve inches high,
gather the leaves together, and fill the trench so as to
blanch the lower part of the plant. Dig. and store in
the cellar, or out of doors like celery, before severe
weather.

London Flag. — Is the variety more generally culti¬
vated in this country than any other ; is hardy, of good
quality, and takes its name from being preferred in the
London markets.

LETTUCE.

Fr. La Hue. — Ger. Lattich-salat.

There is no vegetable which is more universally used
than this, and yet few people know how inviting and
appetizing it is when brought to the table fresh and un¬
wilted, a condition in which it is rarely, if ever, found
in our markets, and which can only be secured by grow¬
ing the plants in one’s own garden. So we earnestly
urge all of our readers who can possibly do so, to grow
their own lettuce, if they do nothing else.

Culture. —The quality of lettuce depends largely
upon rapid and vigorous growth : and to secure this, we
need very rich y mellow soil y frequent surface cultiva¬
tion, and an abundant supply of water. For the earli¬
est crop, sow under glass in March, and thin out the
plants so as to prevent their becoming crowded. If it is
intended to mature the plants under glass, keep the bed
quite close, give frequent and abundant watering with
liquid manure, and shade during very sunny days ; if
the plants are to be set in the open ground, give all the
air possible without freezing the plants, and “ harden
off ” by full exposure and withdrawal of water before
transplanting. The plants should be set out as soon as
a warm spot can be made very rich and mellow. At
the same time the plants are set out, sow seed in drills
fourteen inches apart, and thin out as wanted for the
table until they stand twelve inches apart. Give fre¬
quent hoeings, and if possible, water during a dry time.
The Cos varieties should be tied up seven to ten days
before using, in order to blanch the inner leaves.

Early Tennis
Ball. —(True Black
Seeded.)— The best
variety of head or
cabbaging lettuce for
growing under glass.

Very hardy. Leaves
dark green, thick,
crisp and tender,
forming under glass a small, compact head, but apt to
be loose and open when grown in the open air, unless
planted very early.

Black-Seeded Simpson.—The leaves of this va¬
riety are very large and form a compact mass, rather
than a distinct head. They have the quality of not
wilting quickly, and being of a very light green color,
the variety is much liked by market gardeners for
forcing.

Simpson’s Early Curled.— One of the best early
sorts for market or family use. Heads large, loose, all
the leaves tending to produce a head. Leaves beau¬
tifully crimped, dark green, very tender and crisp.
Recommended for general cultivation.

Ferry’s Early Prize Head.— The best lettuce
known. It forms a mammoth heady and remains

Simpson’s Early Curled.

arly Tennis Ball

Early White Head.

Early White Head. -An excellent variety for hot¬
bed culture, as well as open air; early and hardy.
Heads small, white, crisp, very compact, and closely
cabbaged.

Early Curled Silesia. An early variety of very
strong growth ; leaves large, light yellow, wrinkled. It
makes a large, loose head of fair quality. The best va¬
riety for cutting and bunching when young

White Paris Cos.

White Paris Cos.—A variety largely grown for t'"t
London and Paris markets. The heads are long, upright,
with oblong leaves. It is very hardy, of large size, a.id
long in running to seed ; tender, brittle, and mild fla*
vored.

Ferry’s Early Prize Head

tender and cris/> throughout the season . is prompt to
head , but sltnv to run up to seed; of superb flavor,*and
very hardy. We desire to call the attention of families
and amateurs to this variety particularly, being decid¬
edly the best in cultivation for home use.

Large Drumhead.

Large Drumhead. - Heads remarkably large, some
what flattened, compact ; pale green without, and white
at the center ; crisp and tender ; one of the finest sum¬
mer varieties; seeds white.

Hanson.

Hanson. — A very fine heading variety of the largest |
size, and standing the sun as well or better than any
other sort The heads frequently weigh two or three >
pounds.ar^ sweet, tender and crisp throughout, and en- j
tirely free from any bitter taste. We have obtained a
very fine stock of this variety, and can recommend it as
one of the best on our list.

Large India Head.—This variety attains a large
size, the plants frequently measuring eighteen inches in
diameter. The heads are not solid, but are white with¬
in, crisp and tender, and not hitter • withstands heat
and drought well.

Green Fringed.

Green Fringed. —An exceedingly ornamental varie- a
ty. The inside of the leaves are white, the edges a del- |
icate green, and beautifully fringed and crimped, mak- «
ing the most beautiful variety on the list, and well
worthy of cultivation for table decoration, although the 1
quality is quite inferior.

Frankfort Head. — A dark green, curled variety with
close, round heads, which cut open finely blanched and
very crisp. It remains a long time in head; seeds black,
produced very sparingly.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

MARTYNIA.

A strong-growing, hardy, annual plant, with curious¬
shaped seed pods, which, when young and tender, are
highly prized by many for pickling. The pods are pro¬
duced in great abundance, and should be gathered when
about half grown, or while tender and succulent r after
the hardening of the flesh, they are worthless,

Proboscidea.—This is the variety used for pickles.
The seed should be sown in April or May, and the
plauts transplanted to three feet apart each way.

MELON, MUSK.

Fr. Melon. —Ger Znker-Melonc.

The Musk Melon is too universally popular to need
any special description.

Culture. — The general directions given for cucum¬
bers will be equally good for melons, except that the
bills should be six feet apart and proportionately larger.
The plants are even more tender than the cucumber,
and the seeds should not be planted until the ground is
warm, or it planted earlier, ample provision should be
made to protect them from the cold Rich earth for
the young plants is far better than manure, but if the
latter must be used, see that it is well rotted.

Early Yellow Canteloupe. —The earliest variety ;
of good size, nearly round, slightly ribbed. Flesh yel¬
low. thick, but quite variable in quality.

Jenny Lind. —The earliest green-fleshed melon, and
we think the sweetest variety in cultivation. Quite
small, slightly ribbed, netted. Flesh green, and very
sweet, but not high flavored.

White Japan.

— An oblong, white
melon of medium
size ; by many con¬
sidered the best for
private gardens
Flesh very thick,
greenish yellow
very sweet and
tiigh flavored.

Surpr »se.— A
new variety, very
similar to the

aoove but the

vines arc more
hardy and productive, the fruit more deeply ribbed and
the flesh a deeper color, being a deep salmon Quality
the very best

Skil’man’s Fine Net¬
ted.— Fruit round, flat¬
tened at the ends• flesh
green, very thick, and of
delicious flavor.

Green Nutmeg.— For
a long time considered the
best flavor ol any, but
now fully equaled bysoine
of the new sorts. Flesh
light green, rich, melting
and highly perfumed.
Skillman’s Fine Netted Improved Green Nut¬
meg.— This variety we have established by careful se¬
lection for many years, and in it we have the fine flavor
and good qualities of the Green Nutmeg, combined with
larger size, more vigorous vine, and thicker and*firrner
flesh

Pine Apple.—A dark green, oval melon, of medium
size, rough netted ; flesh thick, firm, juicy, sweet, and
ot greenish color.

Green Nutmeg, Improved.

Allen’s Superb.—Fruit oval-round, large size, thickly
netted ; flesh green, quite thick, and of the richest and
most sugary flavor ; comes in early, does not rot on the
vines, and is a long time in season.

Bay View. *

3ay View. — Fruit of the largest size, frequently six¬
teen to eighteen inches long, and will ripen up finely if
picked quite green, making it one of the best for ship¬
ping long distances, and this, combined with its great
beauty, makes the variety a favorite with market gar¬
deners. Flesh thick, of "ich green color, juicy, and very
sweet and rich.

I Casaba.— One of the largest and best musk melons
in cultivation. Its usual weight, when well grown, is
from twelve to fifteen pounds. Flesh green, very sweet,
melting and delicious.

Green Persian.— Long, oval shaped : skin very thin
and delicate ; flesh extremely tender, rich and sweet,
and flows copiously with a cool juice, which renders it
veiy delicious.

Long Yellow. — This is a large variety : long, oval
sha >e, deeply ribbed • flesh thick, light salmon colored,
and of a peculiar musky flavor. This variety is used in
its green state for Mangoes.

MELON, WATER.

Fr. Melon e/’eau. —Ger. II’asscrmeione.

The Water Melon is a tropical truit, and can be pro¬
duced to perfection only on warm, light soil, and unde;
a bright, hot sun.

Surprise.

D. M. FERRY & CO'S

Culture. —Although the finest melons are produced
on light sandy soil of pure quality, a vigorous start for
the voung vines is necessary, and for this we need a hill
of rich earth., similar to that for cucumbers. If very
large fruit is desired, pick off all but one of the fruit.

Early Jersey.—One of the earliest varieties grown.
Above tne medium size, oval-round, dark green, striped
with lighter shades. Flesh scarlet, solid, fine-grained,
very sweet and juicy. A most excellent variety, cither
for market or home use. The rind is quite thin, but it
bears carriage well

hnmney's bariy.

Phinney’s Early.—A valuable variety for near
market. Vine vigorous and productive, fruiting quite
early. Flesh pink,' very sweety tender and brittle.
Rind thin, so that the fruit does not stand carriage well.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Peerless

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Peerless. — This is unques¬
tionably the best water melon in cultivation. Of
medium size, thin rind . light mottled green ; flesh
bright scarlet , solid to the center, crisp , melting , and
sweet as honey. Our stock of this variety all came
from one melon, selected several ’. ears a"o.

Black Spanish.—Vine small, so that they may be
planted closer than most sorts. Round, very dark green,
with scarlet flesh and black seeds. It is not so large as
some of the other sorts, but has a very thin rind, and a
rich, sugary flavor.

Gypsy.—One of the largest varieties, and stands
shipment long distances better than any other. Fruit
long, smooth, distinctly striped with mottled light and
dark green. Flesh bright scarlet, and very sweet.

Cuban Queen. — Described as one of the largest
melons known, specimens having been grown that
weighed eighty-two pounds. Vine vigorous; skin
striped light and dark green. Rind medium thick, but
the fruu stands shipment well. Flesh bright red, solid,
very criso and sugary.

Long Island.—This is the variety commonly grown
for New York market, and is either round or long ; flesh
red : seeds dark grey.

Mountain Sweet.—A large, long, oval variety; skin
striped and marbled with different shades of green; flesh
scarlet, and quite solid to the center ; very sweet and
delicious.

Mountain Sprout.—A large, long, striped variety,
with bright scarlet flesh and drab colored seeds; it dif¬
fers from the Mountain Sweet in color and shape, is
rather late, and will keep longer in the fall.

Orange. — An oval melon ; skin green . flesh scarlet,
of good quality, and is peculiar in that the flesh may
be easily separated from the rind, like an orange.

Ice Cream.—

Medium size,scar¬
let flesh, and very
sweet: a good
variety for main
crop.

Chinese Sculp¬
tured-Seeded.

Remarkably early
and of most deli¬
cious flavor. Flesh
cream c olor; c hell
light green. The
seeds are of sin¬
gular form.

Citron —Employed in making preserves . grows uni¬
formly round and smooth, striped and marbled with
light green. Flesh white and solid ; seeds red.

Citron

MUSHROOMS.

The Mushroom is an edible fungus, rounded in form,
of a white color, changing to brown when old. The
gills are loose, of a pinkish red, changing to liver color.
It is used in a variety of culinary preparations, and is
esteemed a great delicacy. It
produces no seed, but instead, a
white, fibrous substance in brok¬
en threads, which is prepared
and preserved in horse manure,
being pressed in the form of
bricks. Thus prepared, it will
retain its vitality for years. The
little broken pieces of this ma¬
nure are planted two inches be¬
low the surface, and in due time
the mushrooms appear.

Culture. —Mushrooms can be
grown in the cellar, in sheds, or
in hot-beds in openair,on shelves,
or out-of-the-way places. Fer¬
mented horse manure, of equal
temperature, say 70 degrees, is
made into beds the size required.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Mushrooms

eighteen inches deep In this bed plant the broken
pieces of spawn six inches apart covering the whole
with two inches of light soil and protect from cold and
severe rains The mushrooms will appear in about six
weeks. Water with luke warm water, and only when
quite dry.

MUSTARD.

Fr Mcvtarde —Ger Senf.

Mustard is not only used as a condiment but the
green leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like
spinage.

Culture —Should be the same as that of cress, and
the seed should be sown at intervals in order to secure
a succession

Southern Giant Curled.— This mustard is very
highly esteemed in the south, where the seed is sown in
the fall, and the plants used very early in the spring as
a salad The seed is brown, and produces plants which
grow about two feet high and form enormous bunches,
six o/ 'which will fill an ordinary barrel

White English.— This is the kind usually preferred
for salad. The leaves are light green, mild and tender
when young • seed light yellow.

Brown Italian. —This is a larger plant than the pre¬
ceding with much darker leaves : seed brown and more
pungent.

NASTURTIUM.

Fr Capucine — Ger. Kapuzinerblume.

Tall Mixed. — Cultivated both for use and ornament
Its beautiful orange colored flowers serve as a garnish

for dishes, and the young leaves are excellent for
salads. The flower buds scarcely formed, and the
green seed pods preserved m vinegar, make a
pickle greatly esteemed by many

Culture. —Sow early in spring, in drills one inch
deep, by the side of a fence, trellis work, cr some
other supocrt to climb upon. They will thrive in
good ground, in almost any situation but are more
productive in a light soil. For other varieties^
sec Flower Seeds

OKRA.

• Fr. Gombo —Ger Ocher.

This is an annual from the West Indies, culti¬
vated for its green seed pods, which are used in
soups or stewed and served like asparagus. It is
highly esteemed at the
south, where it is con¬
sidered a very whole¬
some vegetable

Culture - The
seeds are sown thinly
in dry warm soil, in
shallow drills two feet
apart. Cov’ei liie seeds
lightly After the plants
are up thin them out
to nine inches apart •
hoe frequently and
draw a little earth to
the stems as they con¬
tinue to grow Gather
the pods when quite
green, and about an inch and a half long

Tall White. —About six feet high ; pods eight to ten
inches long, an inch and a half thick at the stem, taper¬
ing t6 a point.

Dwarf White.—Two and a half feet high , pods a
foot long: very productive ; is said to produce pods at
every joint.

ONION.

Fr. Ognon. —Ger. ZwiebeZtt.

No vegetable is more extensively known and culti¬
vated than the Onion It has been the common season¬
ing for soups and meats of all nations from time imme¬
morial and in cooking, it is indispensable. It posseses
valuable medicinal properties, and is used in colds and
coughs, as an expectorant It contains considerable
nutriment and is tolerably wholesome especially if
boiled • raw, fried or roasted, they are not very digesti¬
ble. Eating a few leaves of parsley will destroy, in a
measure, the unpleasant smell they impart to the breath.

There is no vegetable where the quality of the seed
exerts a greater influence upon the crop than in onions.
On our trial grounds we have found a difference of over
400 per cent, in the marketable product of two rows of
onions, planted the same day, side by side, thinned to
the same number of plants to the rod hoed and treated
in every way precisely alike, the difference being en¬
tirely owing to the seed which were samples of stock
offered us by two growers. Here then, if no where else,
the greatest care should be taken to secure the best pos¬
sible seed Seed grown in the north will be pretty sure
to produce better onions when sown in the Southern
States, than southern grown seed.

We make a specialty of onion seed and grow and dis¬
pose of many tons annually The demand for our seed
has increased so rapidly that we are yearly increasing
our facilities for growing. We harvested over forty
thousand pounds of onion seed in one season on our own

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

seed farm near Detroit, which is by far the largest crop
ever grown in America by one firm. Our stock is all
grown /rom choice , selected bulbs , under our own su¬
pervision ^ therefore those who order seed of us will be
sure of getting new , choice seed of the best quality.
Beware of Cheap Onion Seed ' as much of it is
worthless , and is sure to disappoint the purchaser.

ONIONS—HOW WE RAISE THEM.

We receive letters every year, inquiring how to raise
onions ; and for the benefit of our patrons we will give
the method as practiced on our seed farm.

Any land that will raise a good crop of corn, except
stiff clay or gravelly soil, is suitable for onions. We
select a sandy loam with a light mixture of clay, as it is
easier to work, and produces good crops. Land that ha°
been worked two years previously in hoed crops, and
heavily manured for those crops, and kept entirely free
from weeds, would be in a desirable condition to com¬
mence with. Gather off any refuse that may’ be on it,
and in October apply about fifty cart loads of manure to
an acre. The manure should have been twice turned
during the previous summer, and well fermented, to
destroy any’ weed seeds that may be in it. Spread the
manure evenly on the land, and plow it under taking a
narrow furrow, which will mix the manure more thor¬
oughly with the soil. This will be all the preparation
needed in the fall. As early in the spring as the ground
can be worked without injury, give it a thorough drag¬
ging. first with an iron dra^, then with a brush drag,
after which rake the entire piece with steel hand rakes.

Stretch your line perfectly straight along one side of
your bed, then with a wooden marker — containing five
teeth fourteen inches apart — mark off your ground, run¬
ning your outside tooth along the line ; returning, place
the outside tooth in the last mark, and follow it for a
guide, repeating this operation until the piece is all
marked.

We use a seed drill with a roller attached. Most of
the drills have places in the bottom of the feed. box
numbered. No 4 usually sowing four pounds of seed to
the acre, No. 5 five pounds. No 6 six pounds. Sow the
thinnest when large onions are wanted, provided you
can rely on our seed. Procure good seed at whatever
price , for without it all your labor will be lost. Cover
the seed half an inch deep. As soon as the onions are
up so they can be seen the length of the row, give them
the first hoeing, just skimming the ground between the
rows We use a hoe made expressly for that purpose.
The blade is eight inches long and one and a half broad,
with a long, crooked shank set in a handle five feet long.
The shape of the hoc allows the earth to pass over the
blade without moving it out of its place. In a few days
after give them the second hoeing, this time close up to
the plants, after which weeding must be commenced.
This operation requires to be carefully and thoroughly
done ; the weeder must get down to his work on his
knees astride of the row, stirring the earth around the
plants, in order to destroy any weeds that have just
started and cannot be seen. In ten days or two weeks
they will require another hoeing and weeding similar to
the last, and two weeks later give them still another
hoeing, and if necessary, another weeding. If the work
has been thoroughly done y and at the proper * time , the
crop will not need anything more until ready to gather.
When the tops die and fall, the crop should be pulled
and spread evenly on the ground to dry • in about a
week after being pulled, turn, or rather stir them with a
wooden rake, and when the tops have become perfectly
dry. cut them off one-half an inch from the bulb. When
the crop is designed for market, it should not be exposed
to the weather longer than necessary to cure the crop,
as the onions will loose their bright color by exposure.

How to Keep Onions through. "Winter.

The essentials for the preservation of onions are dry¬
ness, thorough ventilation, coolness, and free.om from
frost, or if frozen, they must not be permitted to thaw
and freeze again.

One of the most popular methods of keeping onions,
is to spread straw threshed with a flail, to the depth of
eighteen inches upon the barn floor, scaffold or garret ;
upon this spread the onions six to ten inches deep, and
cover with straw two feet, laying on old pieces of boards
or sticks. If at sufficient depth from frost, they are not
affected by the changes of temperature, and will keep
in fine condition till May.

A cool, dry cellar of some out-building, barn or car¬
riage house will be found excellent for keeping onions,
if it has windows for ventilation. The cellar of a dwell¬
ing house is usually too warm. They should be spread
on scaffolds, about six inches deep, with room enough
between the boards for the air to circulate. On approach
of cold weather close the doors and windows, and keep
the temperature just above freezing point. With proper
care, they can be thus kept without freezing at all, anc.
will come out sound and nice in the spring.

Early Red.— A medium sized, flat variety; an abund¬
ant producer, and very uniform in shape and size ; mod¬
erately strong-flavored, and comes into use nearly two
weeks earlier than the Large Red Wethersfield ; very
desirable for early market use.

Early Red Globe.—A comparatively new variety,
maturing as early as the flat varieties. It is globe-
shaped ; skin deep red ; flesh mild and tender. Very
handsome in appearance.

Large Red Wethersfield.

Large Red Wethersfield.—This is the standard
variety, and the favorite onion in the cast, where im¬
mense crops are grown for shipment. Large size ; skin
deep purplish-red ; form round, flat ; flesh purplish-
white ; moderately fine-grained, and stronger flavored
than any of the other kinds. Very productive, the best
keeper, and one of the most popular for general cultiva¬
tion.

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Extra — Onr own Growth.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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Large Yellow.

Large Yellow. —One of the oldest sorts, and, as a
market variety, probably better known and more gener¬
ally grown in this country than any other. Flesh white,
jioe-grained, mild, sugary and well-flavored.

Yellow Danvers.

Yellow Danvers.—A fine variety, originated in
South Danvers, Mass. Above the medium size, globu¬
lar in form ; skin yellowish-brown ; flesh white, sugary,
comparatively mild and well flavored ; a good producer,
frequently producing six hundred bushels to the acre,
from seed sown in the spring. By careful selection, we
have improved the original shape of this variety, so that
to distinguish it from the old stock, many seedsmen
catalogue it as Yellow Globe Danvers.

White Portugal.

White Portugal. — A large, flat onion: skin loose:
of a mild flavor; fine for early winter use, and much
esteemed for pickling, when small. It is not so good a
keeper as some other varieties.

White Silverskin, for Pickling. — This is of small
3ize, silvery white, and used almost entirely for pickling,
on account of its small size, handsome appearance and
mild flavor.

White Globe.—Yields abundantly, producing hand-

White Globe.

some and uniformly globe-shaped bulbs. The flesh is
firm, fine-grained and of a mild flavor.

El Paso, or Large Mexican.—This seed is sent us
by one of our customers in Mexico, and in that section
is used to the exclusion of all others. It will there
grow to a diameter of six inches, and not unfrequently
weighs t\Vo to two and a half pounds. The flavor is very
mild, and they are eaten like apples. Color variable
from white to light red ; flesh white, rather coarse¬
grained. In form, it is not unlike a mammoth White
Portugal onion.

NEW FOREIGN ONIONS.

The following varieties have been tested in this coun¬
try, and so far as we have been able to learn, have given
perfect satisfaction. While we would not recommend
the risking of a large crop of onions by sowing imported
seed, we believe the following varieties *.ill be found
very desirable for early market and home garden use.
The flavor of the Italian varieties is milder, and they
seem every way well adapted to culinary purposes.

New Giant Rocca.

New Giant Rocca. — A n immense sized onion , hav¬
ing attained nearly /our />ounds 'weight . Globukir
in form ; skin light brown ; flesh mild and tender. It
will produce a large onion the first season, from seed,
but to attain the largest growth, the smallest bulbs
should be set out in the spring of the second season.

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when they will continue increasing in size, instead of
producing seed, as is the case vyth American oflions.

New Neapolitan Marzagole.—A large, beautiful,
flat, white-skinned variety, said to be the earliest of
all' and a good keeper. It can be sown in February or
March, and will mature a crop very early in the season*,
or sown in July, the crop will be matured the same sea¬
son. In the South, the seed can be sown in the autumn,
and large onions produced in March.

Giant White Italian Tripoli

Giant White Italian Tripoli.—A large, white, flat
onion of mild and excellent flavor, of most beautiful
form, pure white skin, and will produce a somewhat
larger onion from seed than our White Portugal; but to
attain the full size, small bulbs should be set out the sec¬
ond spring.

New Queen.—A silver-skinned variety, of quick
growth and remarkable keeping qualities. If sown in
February, it will produce onions one to two inches in
diameter early in summer, which will keep good until
the following summer ; and if sown in July, will be
ready to pull late in autumn, and be sound and fit for
use till the following autumn. Particularly valuable for
pickles, as if sown thickly they will mature perfect, hard
onions fromone-half to three-quarters of an inch in di¬
ameter.

Top Onion.

BULBS.

Top Set, or Button. —Produces no seed, but instead*
a number of small bulbs or onions, about the size of
acorns, on the top of the stalk. These little bulbs are
used instead of seed, and will produce a large onion,
maturing much earlier than from seed. The large onion
produces the top onion, and the little top onion produces
the large onion.

Red Bottom Sets. —

Produced by sowing the seed
of the Large Red Wethers¬
field very thickly in the
spring, and not thinning
out. They mature under
this method when about
half an inch through. They
are then used precisely as
top onions are, setting them
out in the spring, instead of
sowing seed.

Yellow Bottom Sets.— Identical with the preced¬
ing, except in color. They are used in the same manner
and produced from black seed of the Yellow Dutch, or
Yellow Danvers varieties.

White Bottom Sets.—The seed of the White Sil-
verskin or White Portugal varieties is used to produce
th'» white set. They do not keep as well as the red or

llow, but produce beautiful, white onions, early in
_ne season.

English Multiplier.— Esteemed by many as the best
variety for early use. It is large-sized, of a mild, sweet,
sugary flavor; very early, and a large producer. The
large onion produces several small ones in clusters
around the bulb, growing mostly on the top of the
ground.

Potato Onion. — Produces a quantity of young bulbs
on the parent root, which should be planted early in
spring, in rows eighteen inches apart, six inches apart
in the row, and covered one inch deep. They should
be earthed up like potatoes as they continue to grow.
With this and the preceding variety, the large bulbs
produce the small, and the small the large alternately.

Any of the preceding six varieties can be recommend¬
ed as a small, early crop for family use and early home
market, but not as a main crop y the increase of mar¬
ketable onions over the seed being too small. Of all
the 'various >nodes of frofagat ion, soloing the seed for
a main crof> deserves the first rank . Its chcapness %
compared with other modes , the facility with which
it is sowed , the early season when the crop may be
gathered in y and the superior , fine bulbs which it
produces % recommend it to general use.

Onion Sets.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

PARSNIP.

Fr. Panais. —Ger. Pastinake.

The value of the Parsnip as a culinary vegetable is
well known, but it is not generally appreciated at its
full value for stock feeding. On favorable soil it yields
an immense crop of roots, which are more nutritious
than carrots or turnips, and particularly well adapted
for dairy stock.

Culture. — They do the best on a deep, rich, sandy
soil, but will make good roots on any soil which is deep
and mellow and moderately rich. Do not enrich with
fresh manure, as it is apt to make the roots coarse and
ill-shaped. Sow the seed as early in the spring as pos¬
sible, and it is a good plan to sow a few radish seeds
with them, as the seed is sometimes very slow in germi¬
nating ; cover one-half inch deep, and press the soil
firmly over the seed : give frequent cultivation, and thin
the plants to six or eight to the foot. In digging field
crops, they may be thrown out so as
to be easily gathered, by running a
subsoil plough along on one side of
the row.

Long White Dutch, or Sugar.

—Roots very long, white, smooth,
tender, sugary and most excellently-
flavored Very hardy, and will keep
through winter without protection.

Hollow Crown.— Roots oblong
ending somewhat abruptly, with a
small tap root ; grows mostly below
the surface : has a very smooth,
clean skin, and is easily distinguish
ed by the leaves arising from a cav¬
ity on the top or crown of the root.

PARSLEY.

Fr. Per sil . —Ger. Pet erst lie .

A very useful vegetable for flavor¬
ing soups and stews, and for gar¬
nishing. For flavoring, the green
leaves are used, or they' may be dried
crisp, rubbed to a powder, and kept
in bottles until needed.

Culture.— It requires rich, mel¬
low soil, and the seed is slow to ger¬
minate. Sow the seed as early in
.. _ the spring as possible, and when the

Hollow Crown plants are two inches high, trans-

Carter’s Fern-Leaved.

plant. The oftener the plants are transplanted and cut
I back, the finer and more perfect the leaves will be.

! When well grown, each plant will form a handsome
rosette eighteen inches or more in diameter.

S* rter S ^ ern ' Leaved ‘—A new variety, introduced
y Messrs. Carter, of London. It is of most beautiful
form and coloring, and is well adapted for garnishing
is es on the table, and also makes a vcrj' ornamental
plant in the flower garden.

Fine Triple Curled. — A fine, dwarfish, ruried vari¬
ety, ong cultivated in England. In some gardens it is
grown in such perfection as to resemble a tuft of finely
curled moss. It is hardy, and slow in running to seed,
but liable to degenerate, as it constantly tends to in¬
crease m size, and to become less curled.

Myatts Garnishing

Myatt’s Garnishing.— This variety is larger, and
the plant of stronger habit than the preceding, with
foliage as finely curled. The leaves are bright green
above paler beneath. Admirably adapted for garnish¬
ing purposes.

PEAS,

Fr. Pois. —Ger. Erbsen.

The Pea is so generally used that it is needless to give
any description of it The varieties are numerous, and
every year adds to their number. These new varieties
are tested upon our trial grounds, and a full stock of
anything which proves to be superior to those on out
list is secured at once, but the great mass of them are
found to be no better than the older sorts. The list we
offer we believe includes nearly every pea of distinctive
merit now in cultivation.

Culture. — For early peas, the soil should be light,
warm and sheltered, but for general crop, a moderately
heavy soil is better. Sow as early us possible a few of
the earliest variety on warm, quick soil prepared the fall
before. The general crop can be delayed until later,
but we have met with-better success from sowing all the
varieties comparatively early, depending for succession
upon selecting sorts that fo.low each ether in ripening.
The very eailiest may be covered only one inch deep,
and will be the earlier for it the other sorts should be
covered from two to six inches deep, the deep planting
preventing mildew, and prolonging the season. Fresh
manure or wet. mucky soil should be avoided, as they
cause the vines to grow too rank and tall.

The crop should be gathered as Just as it becomes
/it /or use. 1/ even a /ew p'ods begin to ripen , young
pods ill not only cease to /orm , but those partly ad¬
vanced ■will cease to enlarge.

All Wrinkled Peas are superior to , and more del¬
icate in Jlavor than , those that present a full and
per/ect /orm ; like the sugar corn , the saccharine
matter which they contain causes them to shrivel
when dried , and they will remain much longer in
reason than other kinds.

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Ferry’s First and Best.

EXTRA EARLY SORTS.

Ferry’s First and Best.—In this variety we think
wc have what will suit the most critical market gar¬
dener. We have been experimenting for years, with a
view of obtaining the earliest variety, and one that
would ripen all its pods within a very few days , so
that the gardener could clear off the ground and plant
another crop after having had the full advantage of the
high price for the first peas coming into market. This
is the selection of the earliest ripening fora series of
years, and is recommended with the greatest confidence
as being unsurpassed for earliness and evenness of rip¬
ening, desirable qualities for a market variety. About
forty-live days from planting is the average time for
ripening the whole crop.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Extra Early.—For family
use, this is probably equai to the preceding, though it
■does not ripen as evenly. Peas large enough to cat are
afforded as early as from any known variety, and the
pods continue in bearing for a week or ten days, which
is a desirable feature for family use.

Laxton’s Alpha.—The earliest wrinkled pea known,
and in some seasons producing pods fit for the table
about as early as the smooth sorts. About two and a
half feet high, much indented and wrinkled, light blue
and of delicious flavor. One of the best in every respect.

Kentish Invicta.—A round, blue pea, about two feet
in height, with straight, handsome, well-filled pods.
Tested by the side of our Extra Early, it proved only
two days later ; it is the earliest of the blue sorts, and
superior in flavor to any of the white varieties.

Ferry’s Extra Early Tom Thumb. — A remarka-
\ bly early variety , very dwarf, growing but nine inches
high. Established by selection from the common Tom
Thumb.

Carter’s First Crop.—This is an English variety,
introduced by Carter & Co., of London. It has been
grown in this country several years, and unquestionably
ranks among the earliest peas yet introduced, but we
fail to discover any superiority over our Extra Early.
It grows two and a half feet high, is very prolific, and
of good flavor.

Caractacus.—Nearly identical with Carters First
Crop, though perhaps not quite so early; it is a first-
early variety, and gives general satisfaction.

Blue Peter.

Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb.— An early,
dwarf, blue pea, of robust habit and strong growth. It
grows about nine inches high, and needs no sticks ; it is
a great producer, and is of good flavor. With perhaps
the exception of the new variety. Bliss’ American Won¬
der, the best of the very dwarf peas.

McLean’s Little Gem

McLean's Little Gem. A very desirable early,
dwarf, green, wrinkled variety. When in a green state,
it is very large and of delicious flavor, being full of rich,
saccharine matter. It is one of the earliest varieties,
grows about one foot high, and is really a very valuable
acquisition.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

premium Gem. Marrowfat Peas.

Premium Gem. — A new and valuable variety, grow¬
ing about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest
dwarf, green wrinkled sorts. The quality is excellent ;
many people consider it the finest flavored pea grown ;
but the most remarkable characteristic is its wonderful
prolificness, as many as twelve pods often appearing on
a single stem.

EARLY SORTS.

Extra Early Kent. —This is a very early variety,
growing about two and a half feet high. Pods well
filled with good sized peas; productive, ripening nearly
all at once. An early market variety, when true, but
has greatly degenerated of late years. Our stock is
true.

Extra Early Philadelphia.—A variety somewhat
in demand in the vicinity of Philadelphia. We have
failed to discover any merit in it over earlier and more
prolific varieties.

Early Daniel O’Rourke.—This was at one time
considered the earliest sort, but has now been super¬
seded by much better new varieties, and we cannot rec¬
ommend it. Since the introduction of our Extra Early,
it must rank as second early, and quite inferior.

Tom Thumb.— Plants of remarkably low growth,
seldom exceeding one foot in height ; stout and branch¬
ing ; pods about two and a half inches in length, con¬
taining five or six peas, which are of a creamy-yellow
color; very productive. It may be cultivated in rows
ten inches apart. No sticks required.

Bishop’s Early Dwarf.—A very prolific variety,
producing pods abundantly from bottom to top of the
moderately dwarf vine ; the large, smooth peas are of
excellent quality.

Bishop’s Dwarf Long Pod. — Pods very broad, con¬
taining four or five large, white peas of fine quality.
Vine medium high, continuing in bearing longer than
most sorts.

Dwarf Champion. — This pea has proved quite dis¬
tinct, and is very much liked by those who have tried
it. It is in quality and flavor equal to the Champion of
England, while the vine is much more dwarf. Peas
white, much shrivelled and indented. Wc think it quite
equal to McLean’s Little Gem in all respects, except in
point of earliness, it being some ten days later.

McLean’s Advancer. — A green, wrinkled variety,

about two and a half feet high, with long pods, which
arc abundantly produced and well filled to the end.
Nearly as early as the Extra Early Kent, and of most
excellent flavor. An English variety, and highly rec¬
ommended.

LATE SORTS.

Yorkshire Hero. — A fine, white, wrinkled pea, very
prolific, quite early, and of delicious flavor ; grows about
two and a half feet high, and keeps a long time in sea¬
son, in fact, never becomes hard. The seed, when ripe,
is of a creamy-white color, much shrivelled and indent¬
ed, and in its green state, is unsurpassed in sweetness
and delicate flavor.

Eugenie. — A most excellent late variety, of delicious
flavor. About three feet high ; pods single or in pairs,
about three inches long, containing five or six peas.
When ripe, the peas are of medium size, cream colored,
and much shrivelled or indented.

Champion of England. — Universally admitted to
be one of the richest and best flavored peas grown, and
very productive. Height four or five feet; seed whitish-
green and much shrivelled. We consider this equal in
quality to any in cultivation, either for the amateur or
market gardener, and will always sell, green, better
than any other variety.

Large Blue Imperial.— About three feet high, and
very strong. Pods large, long, pointed, rather flat, con¬
taining eight or nine peas. Seed large, blue and a little
flattened. A good bearer, and one of the best varieties
for summer use, but requires to be planted early, or
they will be apt to mildew.

Dwarf White Marrowfat. — Similar in general
character and appearance to the Large White Marrow¬
fat, but of stiffer habit and dwarfer growth, being only
three or four feet high. It will do very well without
bushing, and is much earlier than the tall Marrowfat.

Large White Marrowfat. —Is an American variety,
cultivated more extensively for the summer crop, than
all the others. .About five feet high, of strong growth.
Pods large, round, rough, light colored and well filled ;
seed large, round and yellow or white, according to the
soil in which they are grown. This variety is so wdll
known that it is needless to speak of its good qualities.
It is excellent for summer use, and undoubtedly the
greatest bearer in the field or garden.

Large "Black-Eyed Marrowfat. — An excellent va¬
riety, growing about five feet high ; pods large and full;
a prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one of the
very best Marrowfat varieties.

EDIBLE-PODDED SORTS.

Dwarf Grey Sugar, Edible Pods.— The most de¬
sirable of all the edible podpeas. It is a new variety,
growing only one foot high, and is remarkable for its
earliness as well as its prolific character. The seeds arc
large, shriveled and indented, of a dark brown color.
The pods are broad, flat and crooked, and contain five
or six peas. A very desirable acquisition.

Tall Sugar, Edible Pods. —About five feet in height;
seeds dark colored, very sweet and tender. Designed
only to be eaten with pods.

FIELD SORTS.

The Golden Vine, Crown and Blue Prussian are, per¬
haps, the best varieties on the list for general cultiva¬
tion, though large quantities of Creepers, Common
White and Common Blue are used annually. The
Golden Vine can be sown later than any other variety,
and on lower land, as they are not liable to mildew.
These varieties are used for field culture only. In their
dry state they are used extensively for feeding stock, for
making soups, and in the manufacture of coffee. It is
highly essential to have them as free from bugs as pos-

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siblc; and for soups and coffee, absolutely necessary.
We keep constantly on hand a large stock of all these
varieties, obtained from the Province of Ontario, where
the bugs do not infest them. Our customers may rely
on having the seed pure, and free from bugs.

PEPPER.

Fr. Piment. —Ger. P/eJjTer.

The Pepper is much esteemed for its seasoning quali¬
ties. In all the various methods of preparation, it im¬
parts vitality and promotes digestion. It is extensively
used for pickling, and is valuable for feeding to fowls
during winter, a few chopped up with their feed once a
week having a marked influence in increasing the num¬

ber of eggs.

Culture. —Should be the same as for egg plant, and
the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them, but
taking a shorter time to mature, the seed may he sown
later, or even planted out of doors after warm weather
has fairly set in. Guano, hen dung, or any other bird
manure, applied to the surface and hoed in, when the
plants are about six inches high, will be found to in¬

crease the product wonderfully.

Chili. — Pods sharply conical,
nearly two inches in length, and
half an inch in diameter ; brilliant
scarlet when ripe, and exceedingly
piquant. This is the variety so
extensively used in the manufac¬
ture of pepper sauce. Requires a
long, warm season, and plants
should be started quite early in
hot-bed.

Long Red Cayenne.—A long,
slim pod, rather pointed, and when
ripe, of a bright red color. Ex¬
tremely strong and pungent, and
is the .sort used for commercial
purposes.

Large Squash.—Large and
thick ; flat, tomato-shaped ; fruit
compressed, more or less ribbed ;
skin smooth and glossy ; flesh mild
and pleasant to the taste, although possessing more pun¬
gency than many other sorts ; very productive, and the
best variety for pickling alone.

Long Red
Cayenne.

Large Squash, Bell, or Bull Nose.

Large Bell, or Bull Nose.—A very large sort,
of square form, mild, thick and hard ; suitable for filling
with cabbage, &c., and for a mixed pickle. Less pun¬
gent than most othsr sorts; notwithstanding its size, it
is one of the earliest varieties.

Sweet Mountain.—Nearly identical with the pre¬
ceding, though perhaps somewhat larger.

POTATOES.

Every year we receive samples of a score or more of
new potatoes, each of which is claimed to be new, dis¬
tinct, and superior in some respects to any in the mar¬
ket. These are all carefully tested, and are usually
found to be practically identical with, or inferior to,
some established variety ; but among these hundreds of
seedlings it would not be strange if one was occasionally
found which was really an improvement, and we aim u>
j include in our list all such new sorts, together with the
I best of the older kinds.

White Star.—This medium early, white potato has
been grown several seasons, and seems to be by far the
most promising sort yet introduced. It originated in 1875
with Mr. E. S. Brownell, who selected it from a large
number of seedlings grown from seed balls of the Excel¬
sior fertilized from the White Peachblow, and has been
pronounced by one who has been familiar with all the
1 new sorts that have been introduced in tire last fifteen
years to be the coming potato. The vine is strong,

| semi-erect, branching, a single stem being produced
from each eye. The foliage is very abundant and vig¬
orous, the leaves medium sized, smooth, dark green,
and stand the sun better than those of any variety we
know of. The tubers are produced abundantly, in a
compact cluster, are large, oblong, of uniform size, and
very handsome. The skin is very white, and covered
with a minute russet netting. The flesh is white, of the
finest quality, either baked or boiled, and the variety is
one of the best keeping sorts we have on our list. We
can confidently recommend this sort as not only the best
of the new kinds, but one that will speedily become as
popular as the Early Rose, and those who secure seed
this spring will be abie to sell alt they can raise at a
good price. For illustration, see colored plate, and for
further description, see supplement.

Early Ohio.—The marketmen of this vicinity regard
this as their best early potato. With them, it is fully a
week earlier than the Early Rose, and a more certain
and abundant yielder. The vines are quite similar to
those of the Rose, but are more vigorous and less liable
to blight. The tubers are nearly round, and about the
color of the Rose. The flesh is solid, and cooks dry and
mealy, but is not pure white, although of the finest
quality.

Beauty of Hebron. —One of the best of the early
varieties. In some sections it proves earlier than the
Early Rose, and in others it is reported as decidedly
later. Vine vigorous, growing very rapidly ; productive,
the tubers lying compactly in the hill. Tubers similar
in shape to the Early Rose, but shorter. Skin tinged
with pink at first, but becomes pure white during the
winter. Flesh solid to the center, even in large speci¬
mens, and of the finest quality.

Clark’s No. 1.—Vines the most vigorous of any of the
early sorts. Tubers similar to, but lighter colored than,

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Beauty of Hebron.

the Early Rose, and they cook mealy,'and are of excel¬
lent flavor. This variety is very productive, and will
yield a good crop on light, sandy ground, where the
Early Rose would be an entire failure.

Extra Early Vermont.

much more hardy, a better keeper, more productive, of
better quality, and from a week to ten days earlier, and
is rapidly taking the place of that popular variety. In
many places where the Early Rose has failed to produce
a crop, this variety has given the most satisfactory re¬
turns. A first class certificate was awarded to this vari¬
ety in 1873, by the Royal Horticultural Society of Ten¬
don.

Trophy. — A medium early variety, with strong, erect
vines, and thick leaves. Tubers medium sij»e, regular,
elongated oval ; eyes very few, almost fiat upon the
surface ; very productive, a good keeper, and matures
about two weeks later than the Early Rose. Skin rus-
seted, reddish , flesh fine grained, white, and of excel¬
lent quality baked or boiled. Received a first class cer¬
tificate at the London Potato Show, last autumn.

Early Rose.—This was the first of Mr. Breese's
seedlings, offered in the spring of 1868, and has now be¬
come the standard variety for eariiness, quality and
productiveness.

Extra Early Vermont.—Similar in color, form and
general appearance to the Early Rose. It is, however.

Early Snowflake.— This variety ripens about a
week later than the Early Rose ; shape symmetrical
and uniform size medium , skin white, with russety
tinge : flesh fine grain, snow white when cooked, and of
a lightness and porosity almost approaching a snow flake.
Its mealiness, pure, delicate flavor, and the evenness
with which i: cooks through, have never been excelled
by any potato it received a stiver medal at the Mass¬
achusetts Horticultural Society, and always wins a prize
wherever it is exhibited.

Magnum Bonum.-This variety is remarkable for
combining eariiness, large size, freedom from disease
and great productiveness, but needs peculiar treatment
to get the best results. I he seed should be cut in sin
gle eyes and then planted ten or twelve inches apart in
drills three feet apart Each eye will throw t;p a single
stalk, producing from four to six large tubers. They
are white, nearly round, with a few eyes of a pinkish
cclor Baked zr boiled they are white as snow and very
mealy. This is quite distinct from, and very much su¬
perior to, the English variety called Sutton’s Magnum
Bonum.

Mammoth Pearl. -Vines very large and strong-
growing, so that in many cases they outstrip the bugs
and produce a crop in spite of them. The tubers, which
ripen in August, are large, oblong. usually a little flat-
tended, very smooth and uniform. Eyes even with the
surface. Skin very white. Fiesh as white as that of
any variety and cooks as white as snow to the very
center. We think that any one who tries this variety
will be convinced that the highest quality may be com¬
bined with the largest size.

Burbank s Seedling.—A white-skinned, medium
early variety, a seedling of the Early Rose , of fine form
and good proportions! it has few eyes, which nre but

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Triumph.—One of the most beautiful potatoes on
our list. Vines two feet high, erect, and '.veil covered
with their targe leaves. Tubers round, and of uniform
medium size ; eyes slightly depressed. Color a beauti¬
ful light red. This variety combines the productiveness
and quality of its parents,the Peerlessand the Early Rose.

T rophy.

Early Snowflake.

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Burbank's

little below the surface. Either boiled or baked it is
dry and floury, while the flesh is of fine grain and ex¬
cellent flavor. The vines are very vigorous and healthy,
and in some eases have been entirely free from blight
when it has destroyed crops of other varieties in the
some field.

Dunmore.—A large, smooth, round, white potato of
fine quality. Its general aj pearance somewhat resem¬
bles the Peerless, but while tully equaling that variety
in pnxhictiveness it is of the finest quality, and in many
cases it proves to be the most profitable of any of the
varieties.

Andrus’ White Rose.—Vines medium size, but vig¬
orous and well covered with large leaves, and very pro¬
ductive. Tubers elongated-oval, uniform size. Skin
white, slightly russeted. Flesh unusually white, fine
grained and of excellent quality. A good keeper, and
quite distinct from the other varieties offered under the
name of White Rose. Season two weeks later than the
Early Rose.

St. Patrick.

Improved Peachblow.—A cross between the Jersey
Peach blow and Excelsior. This improved variety com.
bines all the good qualities of the old Peachblow, and
ripens earlier and is of more compact growth. It fully
equals the old favorite in quality, and yields double the
quantity per acre. The tubers resemble the Peachblow
in form, but are more round and regular. This variety
can scarcely fail to come into general favor with the
farmers.

PUMPKIN.

Fr. Courge. —Ger. Kuerbis.

The Pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than
the garden. It should never be admitted into the pre-
cints of a garden where there are cucun^bers, melons,
and others of a similar class. It would mix with and
contaminate the quality of the more valuable sorts; be¬
sides it would occupy more space than most could allow,
as their vines sometimes attain an enormous size.

Culture. —Pumpkins are not so particular in regard
to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects art
cultivated in a similar manner, though on a larger scale
They are generally raised on cultivated farms betweei
hills of corn, and may be planted with success, in fields
by themselves.

St. Patrick.—A most excellent medium early potato,
and enormously productive. Very handsome, smooth,
white skin and white flesh. Eyes few and shallow ; is
never hollow ; produces few small tubers, the whole crop
being uniform in size. A cross between the Early Rose
and Garnet Chili.

Large Yellow.

Earge Yellow.—Grows to a large size, and is adapt¬
ed for cooking ~urposes and feeding stock. It is irreg-
ular in shape and size, some being depressed and flat¬
tened at the ends, others round or elongated ; of deep,
rich yellow color; of fine grain, and excellent flavor.

Pride of America.

Cushaw.

Pride of. America.—Very productive, growing to a
large size. Flesh exceedingly fine-grained and of snowy
whiteness; cooks quickly and evenly, dry and floury,
and has no hard center or core. The tubers grow com¬
pactly in the hill, so that the crop is easily harvested.
A remarkable keeper, and free from disease. As a table
variety, k is absolutely without a fault.

Cushaw.—A great favorite in the Southern States,
but too tender for general cultivation in Northern cli¬
mates. In form, much resembling the Winter Crook-
neck Squash, though growing to a very large size, fre¬
quently weighing seventy pounds ; color light cream,
sometimes slightly striped with green ; flesh salmon
colored. Very productive.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Scarlet. Turnip-Rooted

RADISH.

Fr. Radis. —Ger. Rettig.

Very extensively cultivated in gardens for its roots,
which should always be eaten before they become pithy
and tough. The young seed leaves are also used as a
small salad, and a pickle is made of the seed pods, when
they are green.

Culture. —For the first crop, sow as early in the
spring as the ground can be worked, and every two
weeks throughout the season, for a succession of crops.
A warm, sandy loam, made rich and light by some good,
strong manure which is thoroughly rotted, will be most
likely to afford them brittle and free from worms. Sow
in twelve-inch drills, and thin to two or three inches
apart.

Jt should be borne in wind that radishes must have
plenty of ropm s and be grown quickly , or they will
invariably be tough and wormy.

than the'common scarlet as to attract attention- The
flesh is white, crispy, and it has a very smart top. 1 .ast
season, in New York market, it brought a third more
than the Scarlet Turnip. It is equally well adapted for
growing in frames, green-house or open ground.

Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. — A beauti¬
ful variety, deep scarle: with white tip. It is very orna¬
mental for table use, and is becoming very popular as a
market variety. It is of same size and shape as the
Scarlet Turnip variety.

Early fccarlet, Turnip-Rooted.— A small, round,
red, turnip-shaped radish, with a small top, and of very
quick growth. A very early variety, deserving general
cultivation, on account of its rich color, crisp and tender
qualities; should be used while young. The white and
red do well mixed.

Early White, Turnip-Rooted.— Like the preced¬
ing in shape, but in color, pure white ; flesh pure white,
and semi-transparent. It is a few days later than the
preceding, and will bear the heat
longer without becoming spongy.

E'ly Long Scarlet Sh’t Top, Impv’d. French Break*.oCt

China Winter.

Early Long Scarlet, Short Top, Improved. —
This is unquestionably the best standard variety for
private gardens and market use. It grows six or seven
inches long, half out of ground ; is very brittle and
crisp, and of quick growth ; color bright scarlet ; small
top; tapers regularly to the root, and is uniformly
straight and smooth. Highly recommended.

Wood’s Early Frame.- A sub variety of the pre¬
ceding, not quite so long, and a little thicker ; of brill¬
iant scarlet color, mild, brittle, of fine flavor, and the
most suitable for forcing and early market garden.

Early Long Scarlet. —Longer and lighter colored
than the preceding, with a larger top, and a few days
later. This is also a standard sort, and much cultivated.

Early Round Deep Scarlet.—A valuable improve¬
ment on the ordinary Scarlet Turnip Radish, and will
be found to b- very useful for market garden purposes.
The color of the skin is very dark red, so much deeper

Golden Globe. — This variety is very popular in the
Southern States. It is of quick growth, tender and brit¬
tle, of perfect globe shape and golden colored skin. It
seems to produce tender radishes in the hottest climates.

Early Yellow Summer Turnip. — An oblong, tur¬
nip shaped and russet colored sort, growing much larger
j than the White or Red Turnip varieties, and having a
larger top. The best kind for the South, as it stands
the extreme heat and drought better than any other
kind.

Grey Summer Turnip. —Round, turnip shaped,
though often irregular in form. The skin is mottled
with greenish-brown, wrinkled, and often marked with
traverse white lines. Flesh mild, of greenish-white
color, and tolerably solid. Half-early, and a good vari¬
ety for summer use.

Early Scarlet, Olive Shaped. — In the form of an
olive, terminating in a very slim tap root. Skin fine

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scarlet ; neck small ; flesh rose colored, tender and ex¬
cellent. Early, and well adapted for forcing or general
crop.

New French Breakfast.—A medium sized radish,
olive shaped, small top, <»f quick growth, very crisp and
tender v of a beautiful scarlet color, except near the root,
which is pure white. A splendid variety for the table,
not only on account of its excellent qualities, but for its
beautiful color.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Perpetual Market.—This va¬
riety continues to hold the good opinions formed of it
four years ago, and as a summer and winter variety, it
probably has no superior. About seven or eight inches
long, three inches in diameter at the crown, tapering
pretty regularly to the point; skin white, tinged with
brown, making it look greyish ; flesh white, very solid,
fine-grained, and brittle at ail stages o/ its grmut/t.
Spwn at intervals, it will keep the table supplied the
greater part of the year ; at no period of its growth, or
season of the year, does it become hollow or spongy.

Long White Naples.—Skin white, and of fine text¬
ure ; flesh fine-grained, crisp, and very good flavor. A
late, fall variety.

WINTER VARIETIES.

The general method of culture should be the same as
that of the summer kinds, but the seed may be sown as
late as September, and the roots can be kept all winter.

Scarlet China, Winter. —Form rather conical, and
very smooth ; of a lively rose color ; flesh firm, like the
Black Spanish, but more pungent. Cultivation the
same as for that variety.

White China, Winter.—Similar in shape to the
preceding, though more regular in form. Average spec¬
imens measure about five inches in length by two inches
in diameter. Flesh rather piquant, solid and brittle,
and skin white and clean ; tops large. A most excellent
sort for late tall and winter use.

Long Black Spanish, Winter.—One of the latest
as well as the hardiest i -f the radishes, and is considered
an excellent sort for winter use. Roots oblong, black,
of vefy large size, and firm texture. It is sown rather
earlier than the fall turnips,
and must be stored in sand, in
cellar, for winter use. It will
keep good till spring. .

Large White Spanish,

Winter. — Roots somewhat
fusiform, retaining their diam¬
eter for two-thirds their length.

Black Spanish.

California Mammoth.

sharply conical at the base, and when full grown, meas,
uring seven or eight inches in length, by about three
inches in diameter at the fullest part. Skin white,
slightly wrinkled, sometimes tinged with purple, where
exposed to the sun. Flesh white, solid and pungent,
though milder than the Black Spanish.

California Mammoth White China, Winter.—
First introduced into this country by the Chinese, in
California. It is pure white, about one foot long, and
two or three inches through, tapering regularly to the
root. The flesh is tender and crisp, and it keeps per¬
fectly well through the winter. A very valuable addi¬
tion to our list of winter radishes.

RAPE.

This plant is extensively cultivated in England, both
for forage and for the seed, from which is manufactured
rape seed oil. The seeds are also much used as food for
canary birds. It is also sometimes used as a salad plant
like mustard. As a forage plant, the yield is abundant,
and fed green, it is very nutritious, and nearly all ani¬
mals arc very fond of it. Sow in May, either broadcast
or in drills; if the former, ten pounds, and if the latter,
four pounds per acre.

RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT

Fr. Rhubarbe. —Ger. Rhabarber.

Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, is cultivated
in gardens for their leaf stalks, which are used for pies
and tarts. Within a few years the cultivation of this
very grateful and wholesome vegetable has been extens¬
ively increased ; immense quantities are now annually
sold in all the large markets. No private garden should
be without a bed of it.

Ci i.ture. —Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat
retentive soil. The richer its condition, and the deeper
it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and
thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall,
trench a piece of ground, and manure it well ; then
transplant the young plants into it three feet apart each
way. Cover with leaves or litter the first winter, and
give a dressing of coarse manure every fall. The seed
cannot be relied upon for the reproduction of the same
variety. The stalks should not be plucked till the third
year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself by
running to seed.

Rhubarb, or Pie Plant.

Linnaeus.—The earliest of all, and very productive
and high flavored. It possesses little acidity, and has
so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely necessary. It
continues equally crisp and tender throughout the sum-

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

mer and early autumn. One of the best sorts for a
gmall garden or family use.

Victoria.—Very large leaf stalks, two or three inches
in diameter at the broadest part, and often two or three
feet in length. A well developed stalk, divested of the
leaf, will weigh about two pounds. They are stained
with red at the base, and finely spotted to the nerves of
the leaf.

Giant.—This is a very large and late green variety,
with round stalks of great length and thickness; pro¬
duces a succession of stalks the whole season ; held in
high estimation by market gardeners.

Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster.

Fr. Salsi/is .—Ger. ScJiwarwurzei .

The Salsify has a long, white,
tapering root, nearly resembling a
small parsnip. When properly
cooked, it has the flavor of an oys¬
ter, and is a good substitute for it.

Culture. —It succeeds best in a
light, well enriched soil, which
should be stirred to the depth of
twelve or fourteen inches. If it is
necessary to use manure, it should
be very fine and well rotted, as if
it is fresh and coarse, the roots will
grow irregular and ill shaped. Give*
the general culture recommended
for the parsnip. The roots arc
perfectly hardy, and may remain
out all winter. Store a quantity
for use packed in earth or sand.
Those remaining in the ground
should be dug before commencing
growth in the spring.

Salsify.

SPINAGE.

Fr. Epfnarci —Ger. Spinat.

The Spinage is very hardy, and consequently a very
important vegetable for cold climates. It merits atten¬
tion from being extremely wholesome and palatable, and
from its green color, even after having been cooked. It
makes a delicious dish of greens, when served up with
the gravy of roast meat, melted butter, &c., or simply
boiled and eaten with vinegar.

Culture. — For summer use, sow in very rich ground
—the richer the better—in early spring, in drills one
foot apart. Thin by degrees, commencing when the
leaves are an inch wide, and continue regularly till the

plants stand six
inches apart. This
sowing must be cut
before the approach
of hot weather, or
it will run to seed.
For early spring
use, the seed shpuld
be sown early 1 in
autumn, and eX’ery
two weeks there¬
after, if a succes-

Thick-Leaved Summer. sion is desired. In

the Northern
States, the plants will recuirc a slight protection of
leaves or straw, but in the Southern States, no protec¬
tion is necessary, and they will continue their growth
most of the winter.

Round Summer.—This variety is generally preferred
for early sowing, and is the most popular with our mar¬

ket gardeners ; leaves large, thick and fleshy ; not quite
so hardy as the Prickly, but stands the winter very well.

Improved Thick-Leaved Summer.—An improve¬
ment on the preceding, with larger and thicker leaves,
and of more substance. Particularly recommended for
market garden use.

Savoy-Leaved.—The leaves of this variety are large,
of good substance, and much wrinkled or curled, like
the Savoy cabbage. It is a winter variety, and grow¬
ing in favor; in the
Southern States, it is
preferred to all oth¬
ers. It is said by
Southern market gar¬
deners to yield twice
the bulk of leaves of
any other sort.

Prickly Winter.

—The hardiest vari¬
ety, and will with¬
stand the severest
weather, with only a slight protection of leaves or straw.
1 he seed is prickly, leaves triangular, oblong, or arrow
shaped. It is employed for fall sowing, which in this
latitude, is made about the first of September.

SQUASH.

Fr. Courge. —Ger. A"uerbis.

The Squash is one of the most nutritious and valua¬
ble of all our garden vegetables. The summer varieties
come to the table early in the season, and are very pal¬
atable, while the winter sorts can be had in perfection
from August until the summer varieties are again in
condition. Few farmers appreciate the value of winter
squash as food for stock. We think an acre of squash,
costing no more to cultivate, and much less to secure,
will give twice as much food available for feeding stock
as an acre of com, and we strongly urge our readers to
try a 41 patch ” for this purpose.

Culture. I he plants are very tender and sensitive
to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled,
warm weather. The general principles of culture are
the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, but
the plants are less particular as to soil. The summer
varieties should be planted six feet apart each way, and
the winter sorts eight by eight; three plants arc suffi¬
cient for a hill ; and care should be taken not to injure
or break the stem from those intended for winter use, as
the slightest injury will increase the liability to decay.

Early Yellow Bush Scallop.—An early, flat, scal¬
lop shaped variety;
color y e 11 o w ; flesh
pale yellow, tolerably
fine grained and well
flavored ; very produc¬
tive; used when young
and tender for boiling,
and at maturity for
making pies.

Early White Bush
S c a 11 op —Identical
with < the preceding,

except in color, which c i d l. o n

is white. Ear 'y Bush Scallop.

Summer Crookneck.—The richest and best sort for
summer ; very early and productive. It is small, crooked
neck, covered with watery excrescences, the more the
better ; color bright yellow ; shell very hard when ripe.
The best of the summer kinds.

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Hubbard.

fectly good throughout the winter ; boils or bakes ex¬
ceedingly dry, and is esteemed by many to be as good
baked as the sweet potato. We have secured an unusu¬
ally fine strain of this variety, and can recommend our
stock as equal to, and probably superior to any other ia
the market.

Butman.—This new squash is a cross between the
Yokohama and Hubbard. The flesh is between a sal¬
mon and a lemon color. It has all the qualities of a
first class squash, being very dry, fine-grained, and of
excellent flavor. Size medium ; color light stone, dis¬
tinctly striped and splashed with yellowish white.

Marblehead. — It is unquestionably an excellent
keeper, and is finer-grained and drier than any sort we
have seen. About the size of the Hubbard, with shell
of bluish green, and bright orange flesh. Requires the
whole season to mature.

Perfect Gem.—The vines of this variety grow at
first like those of the summer squash, and usually pro¬
duce a few fruits near the root ; if these are picked
when green and used like summer squash, the plant will
throw out long runners, bearing a great number of
squashes which may be allowed to ripen. The fruits are
small, nearly round, slightly ribbed, and have a thin,
smooth, creamy-white skin. The flesh is fine-grained,
dry, very sweet, and of delicious flavor. It is remarka¬
ble for its keeping qualities.

Winter Crookneck.—The most certain to produce
a crop of any, the strong growing vines suffering less
from insects than those of the other sorts. Color vary¬
ing from dark green to clear yellow, frequently chang¬
ing to the latter after being gathered. Flesh variable,
sometimes close grained and fine flavored, and in other
cases, coarse and stringy. If kept
from (Sold and damp, they will keep
the entire year.

SUGAR CANE.

Early Amber.—This compara¬
tively new variety is now being suc¬
cessfully grown in our extreme north¬
ern latitudes. It may be planted as
late as the 15th of June, and will
be ripe enough to manufacture in
September. It is the earliest varie¬
ty with which we are acquainted.
The beautiful, amber colored syrup
it produces is thought to be superior
in flavor to any other, and for sugar,
it is unsurpassed. There are ma-T
varieties that can be profitably
grown where the seasons arc long*
but this can be grown wherever In¬
dian corn will grow. It is useless tc

Early Amber.

Boston Marrow.

Boston Marrow. — A fall and winter variety, very
popular in the Boston market. Of oval form; skin thin;
when ripe, bright orange; flesh rich sahnon yellow, very
dry, fine-grained, and for sweetness and excellence, un¬
surpassed.

Hubbard.—This is a superior variety, and the best
winter squash known ; flesh bright orange yellow, fine¬
grained, very dry, sweet and rich flavored ; keeps per-

Summer Crookneck.

WINTER VARIETIES.

Improved American Turban. — An excellent -mri-
ety for use :n the autumn and early winter. Flesh
orange yellow, thick, fine-grained, sugary, and well
flavored. Generally a light yellow color, but occasionally
greenish yellow striped with white. In form, resem¬
bling a turban, or Turk’s cap. This variety is not to be
confounded with the French Turban variety, which is
more showy, but inferior in quality.

Essex Hybrid.

Essex Hybrid.— A new and excellent variety, a cross
between the Hubbard and American Turban, having
the color, shape and good qualities of the Turban, with
the dryness and hard shell of the Hubbard. It is one of
the finest-grained of all the squashes, and, although
ripening very early, it will keep till the following June.
The flesh is very rich colored, thick and solid, and it is
heavier than most other sorts of same size.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

plant cane seed before the weather is warm in spring.
Three or four pounds are required per acre.

SUNFLOWER.

Large Russian— Helhcnthtis .—The Sunflower, dur¬
ing the past few years, has attracted considerable atten¬
tion as a profitable field crop,
duceo a larger return

It is claimed that it pro¬
in forage than almost any other

Large Russian.

crop; the leaves being the parts used for stock. The
seed has also a commercial value, being used for manu¬
facturing oil. It is also being planted in low, swampy
ground, as an absorbent of the miasma of those sec¬
tions, and with highly gratifying results.

TOBACCO.

All the species of Tobacco are annual plants, and can
be grown in more or less perfection wherever there is a
summer. In the short, hot, dry summers of the north

the plant attains a
smaller size than in the
long, warm, moist sum¬
mers of the south,
though the quality and
flavor are thought to
be better.

Culture. —The seed
should be sown very
early in the spring, as
early as possible after
the danger of frost is
over. A good plan is
to burn a quantity of
brush and rubbish in
the spring, on the
ground intended for
the seed bed, then dig
and thoroughly pul¬
verize the earth, and
mix with the ashes,
after which the seed
may be sown and covered very lightly. When the plants
are about six inches high, transplant into rows six feet
apart each way, and cultivate thoroughly with plow and
hoe. v

Connecticut Seed Leaf.—Best adapted to the cli¬
mate of the Middle and Northern States, as it is more
hardy, and endures the cold better than the tender vari¬
eties grown south. In many of the Northern States,
and in Canada, this variety is a staple crop.

Yellow Oronoko.—This variety has smaller leaves
than the preceding, and is intermediate in size and vigor.

Silky Pryor.—Used very largely in the manufacture
of bright wrappers, for which purpose this variety and
the preceding are unexcelled.

White Burley. — Especially desirable for the manu¬
facture of cigars, as the leaf of this kind readily absorbs
a large quantity of manufacturing material.

Havana. — Pure Cuban grown seed, raised in the
famous district of Vuelta de Abajo. When grown in
this country commands a high price for cigar stock.

Maryland Broad Leaf.—A well known standard
sort, valuable for cigar wrappers.

Virginia.—Used in the south in the manufacture of
the finer giades of smoking.

TOMATO.

Fr. Pontme d 'A tuottr. —Ger. Licbesaf>fel.

This vegetable is too well known to need any descrip¬
tion. There has been a great improvement in it during
the last few years, and the varieties now offered are
greatly superior to those known a few years ago.

Culture. —Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over
rich soil, and success depends upon securing a rapid*
vigorous, unchecked growth during the early part of
the season. Sow in hot-beds during March, or from six
to eight weeks before they can be set out of doors;
when the plants have four leaves, transplant into shal¬
low boxes, setting them four or five inches apart ; give
plenty of air, and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but
steady and healthy growth, so that at the time of set¬
ting in the open ground they will be strong and stocky,
about as broad as high. A slight check while the plants,
are small, will materially diminish their productiveness.
Set out of doors as soon as danger from severe frosts is-
over, but before doing so, harden off the plants by grad¬
ually exposing them to the night air and the withdrawal
of water until the wood becomes hard and the leaves,
thick and of dark green color. Transplant carefully,
and cultivate well as long as the vines will permit. The
fruit is improved in quality if the vines are tied to a.
trellis or to stakes.

Little Gem.—The earliest variety. Vine vigorous*
spreading, productive. Fruit in clusters of six or eight;
bright, clear red, round, smooth, and about one and one-
J half inches in diameter. It is very uniform and hand-
1 some, but of second rate quality, and only valuable on
account of its earliness.

Hundred Day.—Nearly as early as the last ; larger
and of better quality. The best very early variety..
Vine vigorous, productive, and well covered with large
' leaves. Fruit of medium size, of distinct bright scarlet-
I vermilion color; flat, with broad, shallow corrugations
! at the stem, but perfectly smooth and of a regular wavy
; outline at center. Quality very good.

Early Conqueror.—Not only one of the earliest, but

Early Conqueror.

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one of the most productive varieties. Vine medium
size, but vigorous. Fruit in large clusters, medium size,
irregular and frequently slightly corrugated ; of a beau¬
tiful crimson-scarlet color, sometimes dotted and
splashed with gold. Quality good.

Canada Victor.

Canada Victor.—Very early. Vines large, spread¬
ing, productive. Fruit of light scarlet color, round,
smooth, of medium size, solid, and ripening up well. A
very popular variety.

Ferry’s Improved Early Large Smooth Red.

Ferry’s Improved Early Large Smooth Red.—

A valuable variety for general crop. Vines vigorous
and productive. Fruit medium size, oval form, light
crimson color, and of excellent flavor.

Hathaway’s Excelsior.—Quite early. Vines large,
vigorous, continuing productive through the season.
Fruit a little below medium size, always round, smooth,
and when fully ripe, of a dark, rich color. Many prefer
this to any other variety.

Hubbard’s Curled Leaf.—Vines very dwarf, so that
the plants can be set closer than most. Leaves broad
and thick, but curling up at the edges as the fruit
ripens. Fruit in small clusters, of rich, dark color, irreg¬
ular in shape, and of fair quality.

Acme.—One of the most popular varieties, both with
marketmen and consumers. Vines large, and continu¬
ing to produce abundantly until frost. Fruit in clusters
of four or five, invariably round, smooth, and of good
size, ripening evenly and without cracking, and stands I
shipping well. Color purplish pink. Flesh solid, and j
of good flavor.

Essex Hybrid.—A new variety similar to the above,
but with larger, darker colored fruit which is always
.smooth and handsome. Quality among the best. An
improved Acme.

Paragon.—Vine very large, vigorous and productive,
and continuing so until killed by frost. Fruit large,
round, of a very dark rich crimson-scarlet color, with
occasionally a purplish tinge. It ripens up evenly, and
the flesh is thick and fine flavored.

Livingston’s Perfection.—A new variety similar
to the last, but an improvement upon it, h being a little
earlier, and invariably smooth and handsome. It is
probably the handsome* tomato grown, and all who
have tried it pronounce it of the highest quality.

Trophy.—Well known as one of the best. Vines of
medium size, but producing compact clusters of fruit Wi
immense quantities. Fruit large, smooth, of bright red
color. Solid, and of good flavor. Our stock is from
carefully selected specimens grown from seed procured
direct from the originator.

Gen. Grant.— A variety extensively grown for can¬
ning. Vines medium size, very productive, and quite
early. Fruit round, slightly flattened, very regular,
firm, and keeps in condition a long time. Color brilliant
glossy crimson. Flesh solid, and evenly ripened.

Large Red Fegec. — Fruit large, bright pink, usually 1
ribbed. Flesh solid. A profitable variety for market,
and not excelled for making catsup.

Golden Trophy.—A sport from the well known
Trophy, ripening about a week earlier. Flesh firm and
solid, containing but few seeds. About the size of the
Trophy, of a beautiful light yellow, or straw color, oc¬
casionally faintly streaked with red. Resists drought 1
better than any other variety.

Green Gage.—An English variety, highly recom¬
mended for preserving, and equally desirable for table,
cooked or raw. In flavor, it combines the apple and
tomato, is piquant, and highly agreeable. Of medium
size, plum shaped, and of a bright yellow color.

Red Cherry.—A small, round, red tomato, of the
shape and size of cherries; cultivated mostly for pick¬
ling ; is very early.

Red Pear Shaped.—

This variety is beautiful
in appearance, bright red;
in form, like a pear. It is
used mostly for pickling,
but not undesirable for ta¬
ble use.

Turk’s Turban. — A
new and singularly orna¬
mental variety, with beau-
ful, scarlet fruit in the
form of a Turk’s cap. Said
to be excellent for table
use, besides being a curi¬
osity on account of its
form.

TURNIP.

Fr. Navet. —Ger. Rueben.

This wholesome and agreeable vegetable has been
cultivated from time immemorial, as a field crop, and is
one of the staple products of the farm. It is most easily

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

affected in its form and flavor by soil, climate, and mode
of culture. There are a great many varieties, but we have
selected the following as the best for the garden or farm.

Culture. —All the sorts are propagated by seeds,
which should be sown where the plants are to remain,
as they do not succeed well when transplanted. Sow in
drills fourteen inches apart, and half an inch deep, or
broadcast, and be sure to have the ground freshly dug
before sowing. Keep them perfectly free from weeds,
and when the bottoms b~gin to enlarge, brush away the
•earth from about the roots to the depth of half an inch
or more, and give them a light dressing of wood ashes.
This is the surest mode of obtaining fair and smooth
turnips in old gardens, where they are almost certain to
grow wormy if the earth is allowed to remain in contact
with the roots. For the spring and summer crops, it is
important to get them started very early so that they
may have time to grow to sufficient size before the hot
weather, when they will soon become tough and strong.

TURNIPS.—For the fall and main crop, sow, in the
Middle andWestem States,from the middle of July to the
last of August, as directed for the spring sowing. In the
iield, turnips are more generally sown broadcast, though
much the larger crops are obtained by drill culture.

RUT A BAG AS. — The ruta baga is usually sown
from the 20th of June till the 15th of July, in two-foot
drills, and thinned out to ten inches apart. It is neces¬
sary that the ground should be dry, and made very rich.
To preserve turnips in good order for winter, store them
in barrels placed alongside the wall of a cool cellar, and
cover them with sand or turf to keep them fresh. An¬
other method is to put them in a cellar or dry pit, and
•cover with straw, and then earth over to the depth of
-eight or ten inches. Thus protected, they will keep well
till spring.

For /ceding stock in /all and winter , there is
nothing superior to turnips and ruta bagas y and they
will yield a larger amount 0/ /ood than almost any-
-thing else y on the same space 0/ ground. We cannot
too earnestly recommend/armers to largely increase
their sowings , /or we are sure no crop will prove
■more remunerative.

WHITE-FLESHED SORTS.

Early Purple Top Munich.— A very handsome,
■early turnip, decidedly earlier than any other sort.
Color white , with bright purplish-red top ; of fine qual¬
ity when young, but becoming bitter with age ; we can
-recommend this variety as the best for first crop.

Early White Stone.—This is an English, garden
variety, of round shape, firm texture, quick growth,
medium size, and is cultivated extensively as an early
•market variety.

Jersey Navet. — An
exceedingly delicate,
sweet, white turnip for
table use. It is very pop¬
ular in Paris markets,
where it is esteemed one
of the best. Grows l< 5 ng,
somewhat like a parsnip
in form.

Early White Flat
Dutch.—A medium size,
white, flat turnip.of quick
growth, juicy, and of ex¬
cellent quality when
young ; sow in spring or
fall. It is des'igned for
table use, and is spongy
and inferior when over¬
grown.

Early White Flat

Jersey Nave*

Dutch, Strap-Leaved.—A most excellent, early, gar*
den variety, much used in the Southern States. Is sur#
to bottom ; makes a very sweet, tender and rich early
table sort. The seed we offer is our own growiag, from
selected bulbs.

Early Purple Top, Strap-Leaved.—This is very
similar to the preceding except in color, being purple,
or dark red on the top. It is of good quality, and rec¬
ommended highly for a garden turnip. The seed of
this variety is imported.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved Purple Top,
Strap-Leaved.—This is a very early* variety, and is
rapidly taking the
place of all other
flat turnips, for
table use; form
round, flat, medi-
u m size ; very
small top, with
but few leaves,
which are of en¬
tire upright
growth, more re¬
sembling horse¬
radish leaves in
shape ; flesh fine¬
grained, and of
exceedingly rich,
buttery flavor; a
purely American
variety. O/ this
variety, tue har- D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved
Pu ‘V' le T °P- Strap-Leaved.

seed in one season , grown /rom selected bulbs , set out
in the springs on our our* seed /arm.

White Egg.—A new, quick-growing variety, per¬
fectly smooth, and nearly egg-shaped. In color it is
pure white; of extraordinary firmness and solidity.
Grows about half out of ground, has small top and rough
leaves. It is particularly adapted for fall market pur¬
poses, as it does not require washing, the skin being so
smooth and white, and it is of
such quick growth # that good

White

Cow Horn.

sized turnips can be had early in the season. The flesh
is very sweet, firm and mild, never having the rank,
strong taste of some varieties.

Cow Horn, or Long White.—This variety is

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rot-like in form, growing nearly half out of the ground,
and generally slightly crooked. It is pure white, except
a little shade of green near the top. It is delicate and
well flavored, of very rapid growth, and has obtained
considerable favor as a market sort for fall and early
winter use. It is in increasing demand every vea»-.

Improved Purple Top Mammoth.—Glo. eshaped,
large, firm in texture, juicy, and of exceedingly quick
growth, and very hardy.

Large White Flat Norfolk.

Large White Flat Norfolk.—A standard sort for
field culture, and is extensively grown all over the wbrld
for stock feeding. It is round, flat ; color white ; oiten
attains to a very large size. The seed should be sovtfri a
little earlier than the table sorts. It is allowed to stand
out during the winter at the south and southwest, where
the tops are used for greens.

Red Top Flat Norfolk.—A handsome, flat shaped
root, purple above ground, with small top and tap root.
An excellent variety, grown both for table use and stock,
differing but little in shape from the Strap-Leaved, ex¬
cept in the form of the leaf, though not of so fine a
quality.

Pomeranean White Globe. — Is one of the most
productive kinds, in good, rich soil, the roots will fre¬
quently grow to twelve pounds in weight; it is of the
most perfect globe shape; skin white and smooth; leaves
dark green, and of strong growth.

Pomeranean White Globe, Strap-Leaved.—This
is an American variety which has become very popular,
especially in the Southern States, where it is much
grown for table use and for stock. The roots grow fully
as large as those of the English variety, and being accli¬
mated, it is almost certain to produce a large crop. The
leaves are of entire upright growth.

Purple Top White Globe.—A variety of the purple
lop flat turnip, from which it originated. It is globular
in form, and quite as large as the Pomeraflean White
Globe ; of beautiful appearance, of most excellent qual- I
ity, and equally desirable for table or stock. It keeps |
well, anti is a fine market sort.

Sweet German.— j

This variety is very
popular in many sec¬
tions, notably so in the
New England States. It
partakes largely of the
nature of the ruta bag a.
and should be sown a
month earlier than the
flat turnips. The flesh I
is white, hard, firm, and i
sweet, and it keeps
marly well as the
rutabaga. Highly rcc-
cmended for winter and
Sweet German. spring use.

Seven Top.—Cultivated extensively in the south for
the tops, which are used for greens. It is very hardy,
and will grow all winter, but does not produce a good
bulb, and is only recommended for the tops.

Early Yellow Finland.

YELLOW-FLESHED SORTS.

Early Yellow Finland.—An early, yellow-fleshed
variety, of beautiful form, medium size, flat shape. The
flesh is remarkably fine and close grained, and of rich,
sugary flavor. A most excellent early, garden variety,
and said to be never troubled by worms eating the roots.

Early Yellow Malta.

Early Vcllow Malta. Tins i- .. beautiful, symmet¬
rical, early variety, of medium size. Skin very smooth,
bright orange yellow ; flesh pale yellow, fine grained,
and exceedingly rich and buttery. Foliage small, and
bulbs can be grown quite close together. One of the
best yellow summer turnips in every respect.

Orange Jelly, or Robertson’s Golden Ball. — Un¬
doubtedly among the most delicate and sweetest yellow-
fleshed turnip yet introduced. Not of large size, but
firm, hard, and of most excellent flavor. Keeps well, and
as a table variety, has no superior.

Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen. —Roots medium
size, round form . flesh pale yellow, tender and sugary;
hardy and productive, and keeps well It is an old,
esteemed variety. considered as approaching very nearly
to the ruta baga in hardiness and firmness of texture.

Large Amber Globe.—One of the best varieties,
either for table use or for a field crop for stock. Flesh

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

vellow\ fine grained and sweet ; color of skin yellow,
with green top. Hardy, keeps well, a good cropper,
and grows to a very large size. Very popular in the
Southern States.

SWEDES, or RUTA BAGAS.

Yellow Swede, or Ruta Baga.—This and the fol¬
lowing form a distinct class, and should be sown at least
a month earlier. Shape oblong; dull reddish color

D. M. Ferry &. Co’s Improved Purple Top
YeMow Ruta Baga?

above ground, and yellow underneath ; is hardier than
the common turnip, and will keep solid till spring.

Carter’s Imperial, Hardy, Purple Top, Yellow
Ruta Baga. — A most excellent sort for cither table use
or feeding stock. Flesh yellow, solid, firm, sweet and
rich. It is a hardy sort, yields heavily, with no ten¬
dency to long necks.

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved Purple Top Yel¬
low Ruta Baga. — The best variety of Swedish turnip
in cultivation ; hardy and productive ; flesh yellow, of
solid texture, sweet and well flavored ; shape slightly
oblong, terminating abruptly with no side or bottom
roots ; color deep purple above, and bright yellow under
the ground ; leaves small, light green, with little or no
neck ; the most perfect in form, the richest in flavor,
and the best in every respect.

Bangholm Ruta Baga. — A very superior variety,
both in form and quality, and held in high estimation in
many parts of England. Of large size, small neck, few
or no side roots, and yields well. Flesh yellow, sweet,
and solid ; skin yellow, with purple top.

Sweet Russian, cr White Ruta Baga.—This va¬
riety is a most excellent kind, either for the table or
stock. It grows to a very large size ; flesh white, solid,
firm texture, sweet and rich ; keeps better than any of
the preceding, and is becoming very popular where
known.

Aromatic, Medicinal and Pot Herbs.

General Cultural Directions.— Most of the vari¬
eties thrive best on rich, sandy soil, which should be
oarefully prepared and well cultivated, as the young
plants are for the most part delicate and easily choked
out by weeds. Sow as early as the ground can be made
ready, in drills sixteen to eighteen inches apart; or they
may be planted as a second crop—the seed sown in beds
in April, and the plants set out in June. Most of them
should be cut when in bloom, wilted in the sun, and then
thoroughly dried in the shade.

Anise, (Pim/>i nclla anisum). Fr. A nis. —Ger. A nis.
—An annual herb, cultivated principally for its seeds,
although its leaves are sometimes used for garnishing
and flavoring. The seeds have a fragrant, agreeable
smell, a sweetish, pleasant taste, and have the property
of increasing the secretion of milk. They are also used
for dyspepsia and colic, and as a corrective of ^riping
and unpleasant medicines. Sow early in the spring, and
thin the plants to three inches in the row.

Balm, ( Melissa
officinalis}. F r.
AIelisse. — Ger.il/e~
lisse. —A perennial
herb. The leaves
have a fragrant
odor,similar to lem¬
ons, and are used
for making balm
tea for use in fe¬
vers and a pleasant
beverage called
Balm Wine. Plant
early, and thin to
ton inches apart.

Bene, (Sesa -
m u m Indicum).
Fr. Bene. — Ger.
Bene .—A native of
India, naturalized
at the south, but
fading to perfect its seeds at the north. The seeds are

used for food, and furnish a large quantity of oil similar
to olive oil, but which will keep a long time without be¬
coming rancid, and has a marked effect in softening and
whitening the skin. The leaves abound in a gummy
matter, and one or two of them immersed in a tumbler
of water will convert it into a rich bland mucilaginous
drink, much used at the south for cholera infantum, di¬
arrhoea, &c. Do not plant until settled warm weather,
and allow the plants to stand two feet apart.

borage, (Borago officinalis). Fr. BourracJt. —Ger.
Borefsc/i. —A hardy annual, used as a pot herb, and its
beautiful blue flowers as a garnish. The leaves im¬
mersed in water give it an agreeable taste and flavor. It
is also sown for pasturage, its abundant bloom furnish¬
ing a large amount of honey. Sow in April, and thin
to eight inches apart. In some places this becomes a
troublesome weed.

Caraway, (Carum carui). Fr. Carvi. —Ger. Kitvi-
mel. —Cultivated for its seeds which are used in con¬
fectionery, cakes, &c., and the leaves are sometimes used
in soups. Sow early, and thin to ten inches apart, or sow
in August. The plant never seeds until the second year,
but the August sown plants will give a fair crop the
next season.

Catnip, ( iiepeta cutaria). Fr. Nc£eta. — Ger.
Katzenkraut. —A hardy perennial, well known as a
valuable mild nervine for infants. The plant should be
dug up by the roots when in full flower, and dried in
the shade. The seed may be sown in drills twenty
inches apart, either in fall or spring.

Chamomile, (A nthemis tiobilis). Fr. Camomile .—
Ger. Kamillc. —A hardy perennial, the flowers of which
are valuable for their medicinal properties, being in
small doses a mild tonic ; and used as a cold infusion,
they are valuable in cases of enfeebled digestion and
general debility The flowers should be gathered on a
dry day and dried in an airy situation as quickly as pos¬
sible. It succeeds best on light, poor soil, and may be
sown in drills sixteen inches apart.

Coriander, {Coriandauin sativum). Fr. Coriandre .
—Ger. Koriander .—A hardy annual, cultivated for its

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seeds which have an agreeable taste, and arc used to
disguise and correct the griping qualities of medicines.
They arc also extensively used in confectionery. Sow
early in the spring, and gather on a dry day, bruising
the stems and leaves as little as possible, as when injured
they have a disagreeable odor which they impart to the
seed.

Dandelion, Taraxacum denslconts). Fr. Pissenlit.
—Ger. I.gewenzahn.—Improved Curled. —1 hose who
only know the Dandelion as the persistent weed of our
roadsides and lawns, know no more of its real value than
one who has only seen the poisonous wild parsnip or
carrot, knows of the value of these vegetables. The
improved “variety makes one of the earliest and best
greens in cultivation. For t.iis purpose, sow early in
the spring, on very warm, rich soil, in drills eighteen
inches apart ; thin the young plants to five inches in the
row, and cultivate well, and they will be fit for cutting
the next spring. It is also grown extensively for its
roots; for this purpose,sow in September,and cultivate
well during the fall and the following season, and the
roots will be fit to dig in October.

Dill, ( A nethumgra'--

•is).

Fr. A neth. —Ger. Dill.
An annual, culti¬
vated for its seeds
which have an
aromatic odor,
and a warm,pun-

and is useful in asthma, and a favorite remedy in pul,
monary complaints, entering largely into the composi¬
tion of cough syrups and lozenges. Will thrive in any
soil, but is stronger if grown on light, poor land.

Hyssop, (Hyssopus officinalis). Fr. llyssope.— Ger.
/sop.— A hardy perennial with an aromatic flavor, and
warm, pungent taste. It is a stimulant and expectorant,
and is used in asthma and chronic catarrh. The flow¬
ering summits and leaves are the parts used. It likes a
dry, sandy soil, and the plants should be thinned to
eighteen inches apart.

Lavender, ( Lavandula vera). Fr. Lavande. —Ger.
Wohlriecltende spicke— A hardy perennial, cultivated
for its fragrance. Its long flower spikes are used for the
distillation of lavender water, or are dried and used to
perfume linen. The flowers should be picked before
fading, and quickly dried. The plants are hardy, and
easily raised.

PennyroyaJ, (// edcoma pulegioides). Fr. Pouliot .

_Ger. Flochkraut. —Small, branching annual .herbs,

common in gravelly stubble-fields. It has a warm, pun¬
gent, aromatic taste ; and an infusion of its leaves is
stimulating, causing perspiration, and is beneficial in
colds and chills. Sow early in the spring, and when in
flower, pull up by
the roots and dry
in the shade. 'I his

Horehound.

Rue.

gent taste. They are good for flatulence and colic in
infants, and are sometimes added to pickled cucumbers
to heighten the flavor. Sow early in spring, and keep
clear of weeds.

Horehound, ( Marrubium 7 >ulgare). hr. Alarrube.
—Ger . Andorn. —A perennial herb with a strong, aro¬
matic smell, and a bitter, pungent taste. It is a tonic,

Hyssop.

is quite distinct from the Pennyroyal of Europe (Men~
tha pulegium ), but is the plant exclusively used and
known by this name in America.

Rosemary, ( Roscmarinus officinals). Fr. Romarin.
— Ger. Rosmarin.— A hardy perennial w’th fragrant
odor, and a warm, aromatic, bitter haste. May be easily
raised from seed, but does not reach a size fit for use
until the second season. The dried leaves deteriorate
rapidly.by keeping.

Rue, {Ruta gravcolcns). Fr. Rue. —Ger. Rautc .—
A hardy perennial with a peculiar smell. The leaves
are bitter, and so acrid as to blister the skin. It is a
stimulant and anti-spasmodic, but must be used with
great caution, as its use sometimes results in serious
injury. It must not be suffered to run to seed, and docs
best on poor soil.

Saffron, ( Carthavius tinctorius). Fr. Saffran.—
Ger. Saffran. —A hardy annual from Egypt, but which
has become naturalized in many parts of the country.
Cultivated for its flowers, which are used in dy*ng and
to make the cosmetic pow der called rouge , also, to adul¬
terate the valuable European saffron, which is the flow¬
er of the Crocus sativus , and has strong medicinal
properties. Sow early, and gather the flowers before
fading, drying them in the shade.

Sage, {Salvia officinalis). Fr. Saugc. —Ger. Salbey.
—A hardy perennial, possessing some medicinal prop¬
erties, but cultivated principally for use as a condiment.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Saffron.

Sage.

Summer Savory.

it being used more extensively than any other herb for
flavoring and dressing. Sow early in spring, on very
rich ground, cultivate often, and thin the plants to six¬
teen inches apart. Cut the leaves and tender shoots
just as the plant is coming into flower, and dry quickly
in the shade. The plants will survive the winter, and
may be divided, and will give a second crop of superior
quality to the first.

Sweet Basil, ( Ocimum basilic urn ). Fr. Basilic . —
Ger. Basilikum. —A hardy annual from the East Indies.
The seeds and stems are used in flavoring soups and
sauces, and have the flavor of cloves.

Sweet Fennel, (Foeniculutn vulgare ). Fr. Fen-
ouil. —Ger. Fenchel. —A hardy perennial. The leaves
are largely used in Europe in soups, fish sauces, gar¬
nishes and salads, the seed being sometimes used in con¬
fectionery. Sow and cultivate like anise.

Sweet Marjoram, ( Origanum marjnana). Fr.
Marjolainc. —Ger. Marjoram. — A perennial plant,
but not hardy enough to endure the winter at the north.
The young, tender tops are used green for flavoring, or
they may be dried for winter use. Sow in drills, as early
as possible, and thin out the plants to ten inches. They
will not bear transplanting.

Summer Savory, ( Saturcja hortensis). Fr. Sar*
nettc annuelle. —Ger. Bohnenkraut .—A hardy annual,
the dried stems, leaves and flowers of which are extens¬
ively used for flavoring, particularly in dressings and
soups. Culture the same as that of Sweet Marjoram.

Tans y, (Patiacetum vulgare). Fr. Tanaisie. —Ger.
IVurmkraut. —A hardy perennial plant from Europe,,
but growing wild in many parts of the country. The
leaves, when green, have a peculiar aromatic odor which,
they lose in drying. Cultivated for its medicinal prop¬
erties, which are those common to bitter herbs.

Thyme, ( Thymus vulgaris). Fr. Thytn. —Ger.
Thymian. — This herb is a perenniaj, and is both a me¬
dicinal and culinary plant. The young leaves and tops
are used for soups, dressing and sauce, and a tea is made
of the leaves, which is a great remedy in nervous head¬
ache. Sow as early as the ground will permit.

Wormwood,(/l absinthium). Yx.Armoise.
—Ger. Wermuth. —A perennial plant, of strong and fra¬
grant odor, and aromatic, but intensely bitter taste. The
leaves are used as a tonic and vermifuge, and also for
fresh bruises. Is raised from seed, and propagated by
cuttings or dividing the roots. A dry, poor soil is best
adapted to bring out the peculiar virtues of this plant.

Sweet Basil.

Sweet Marjoram.

Thyme.

FRUIT TREE SEEDS.

Apple.—Apple seeds do not reproduce the same va¬
rieties, but generally give a hardy, though inferior sort,
and upon these seedlings are grafted or budded the finer
varieties. The seed may be planted in the fall, or at
any time through the winter when the ground is suffi¬
ciently open, or they may be planted in early spring, but
in that case the seed must first be mixed with damp

sand and frozen, after whirl) care must be taken that
they do not become dry before planting. The soil
should be deep, rich and well prepared, and the seed
sown quite thickly in rows two feet apart. As soon as
the plants are up, they should be well cultivated, and
every effort made to secure a vigorous growth the first
season. If this is done, the plants will be large enough
to set in nursery rows the next spring, but on poor
ground, and under poor cultivation, they will require

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two years' growth. They should be set in nursery rows
three feet apart, the plants twelve inches apart in the
row, and may be budded that summer or grafted the
following spring, after which they will require from one
to three years’ growth before setting in the orchard.

Cherry, mazzard.—This is the stock used for stand¬
ard trees. Success is much more certain if the seed is
planted in the fall, as it is very difficult to keep it in
good condition through winter. The general culture
should be the same as for the apple, except that the
plants should be budded the first summer after setting
in nursery rows, as grafting them is difficult and un¬
certain.

Cherry, mahaleb. — Used as stocks when dwarf
trees are wanted. Culture same as tne above. . .

Pear.—Success will deoend very largely upon having
a deep, tick, moist sou, as this i. essential to vigorous
growth. Plant and cultivate lik..- the apple, except that
it generally takes two years to get them large enough
to set in nursery rows, and at that time they should be
cut back to the ground and budded (pears are seldom
grafted) the same summer Every effort should be
made to sec ure a rapid and vigorous growth from the
first.

Peach.— Plant three inches deep in nursery rows
three feet apart, in the fall, or i. delayed unti* spring,
crack the pits and plant the kernels on.y. They should
be large enough to bud the firs*, season, and may be
profitably set in orchards two years from planting.

Quince.—Quinces general! v produc ' he same variety
from seed, but occasionally vary. The genera, culture,
and requirements of soil are the same as for the pear,
except tiiat they are not budded

FOREST TREE SEEDS.

Any one who has had experience, wi.l admit that for¬
est trees grown from seed in the nursery, tranplant eas¬
ier, grow faster, and are in every way superior to those
taken from the woods. The seeds we offer are ail those
of rapidly growing species, and of easy ciLture and by
means of them any one can, in a few yaarr, furnisn his
farm with an abundance of trees for shade or wind
breaks.

Honey Locust, (Gledetschia triacanthos ).—On ac¬
count of its rapidity of growth and the value of its tim¬
ber for fuel, posts, furniture, &c., we regard this as one
of the most valuable of our native trees. It is not so
liable to injury by the borer as the common locust, and
does not sprout from the root to a greater extent than do
most of out forest trees, Before planting, pour boiling
wat *r over the seed, and let it stand until cool, when a
pail ot the seed will have swelled ; pick these out and
scald the rest ugam. and continue to do so until ail have
swollen. Without this preparation, the seed may lie
from one to three years in the ground without sprout¬
ing. Take up and heal in 01 cover the plants in the
fall, and set out the next spring After the first season,
they are perfectly hardy.

Black Locust. (Robinia pscudacacia ).—This tree
grows so rapidly that mitroad ties may be cut ten years
from the planting ol che seed, while the durability of its
timber is w’ell known, fence posts of it having stood for
sixty years. Culture same as the above.

Box Elder, (Negunda aceroides ).—Grows very rap¬
idly, specimens having been known to attain a diameter
of six inches in seven years from the seed, and it is
claimed that it will produce the largest amount of fuel
in the shortest time of any of our hardy trees. Soak the
seed before planting. For timber culture, mark out as
corn, and open a hole for the tree by simply setting in
the spade and pressing it to one side. Insert the young
tree and press the earth yirmiy about its roots.

Hardy Catalpa, (Cata/pa speciosa).— Quite distinct
from, and much hardier than, the common catalpa.
Not only a rapidly growing timber tree, but one of tho
best for ornamental planting.

Soft Maple, (Acer rubrum ),—Well known as a
shade tree, and also extensively planted foe timber.
Soak the seed in tepid water until sprouted, and then
plant in moist earth.

Scotch Pine, (Pinus sylvestris ).—Very hardy, and
growing surely and rapidly on nearly every varietv of
soil, forming a beautiful tree, and invaluable as a wind
break. Prof C. S. Sargent says: “ It is the most valu¬
able tree farmers can plant for screens and wind break*
about their fields and buildings.”

Norway Spruce. (Abies exce/sa ).—Weil known as*
one 01 our most beautiful evergreen trees. It is hardy,
of rapid growth, and forms a dense, close screen, or
hedge. Culture. The seeds of the evergreen trees
snould be kept dry until planted. In planting, prepare
a bed four feet wide ana as long as desired, raising it
some four inches above the general surface. It should
be made as fine and smooth as possible, and the seed
planted in drills eight inches apart across it, the seed
being covered one inch deep and the soil pressed firmly
over them. Now prepare a frame or fiames four feet
wide, and to these nai; lath two inches apart. This
should be supported on stakes about eight inches above
the bed, ia such a way as to be easily removed to allow
cultivation and weeding, and to shade the young
plants snade being essentia* to their growth.

Australian Blue Gum, or Fever Tree, (EucalyP*
tus g/obuius ).—This wondeiful tree is now being extens-
ively planted in our Southern States, and in California,
where it has become
famous for draining
damp soils, and de¬
stroying malaria. Prof.

Bentley, in speaking
ot this tree *orc the
Royal Horticultural
Society* in London,
says: “The first and
most important fiu-
ence which the tree ex¬
erts, and that which
has brought it more
especially into notice,
is its power ot destroy¬
ing the malarious
agency which is sup¬
posed to cause fever in
marshy districts, from
which circumstance it
has been called 1 The

Fever d:-t:oying r , ,

Tree ’ It is in this re- Eucalyptus Globulus,
spect commonly regarded as being serviceable in two
ways—first, by the far spreading roots of this gigantic
tree, acting like a sponge, as it were, and thus pumping
up water and draining the ground : and secondly, by
emitting odorous antiseptic eminations from its leaves.”

It is believed by many that when this tree has been ex¬
tensively' pianted in the swampy and malarious districts
in the Southern States, that they will be equally as
healthy as any other portion of the country.

HEDGE SEEDS.

Osage Orange, (Maclura aurantiaca ).—How to
Plant, Cultivate and Make a Hedge. —The Osage
Orange is a native of Texas, but can be grown and cul¬
tivated advantageously in most parts of the United
States. The ground should be thoroughly pulverised

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

by either plowing or spading, before the seed is planted.
The surest way is to sprout the seed before planting, as
it is very slow to germinate when put into the ground
without being sprouted, sometimes taking a whole sea¬
son to come up. To sprout the seed, put into a vessel
and cover with warm water, not hot. Keep the vessel
jn a warm place, and change the water once a day. Let
the seed soak about five or six days, after which pour off
the water and cover the vessel with a damp cloth. Keep
in a warm room and stir the seed occasionally. In about
one week more they will begin to sprout, and arc ready
for planting. There are about ten thousand (10,000) !
seeds in a pound, and it is fair to presume one-half of
them will grow, or that a pound will produce five thou¬
sand (5,000) plants if properly managed. The seed
should be sown in April or May, with twelve good seeds |
to the foot, in drills twenty inches apart. They should
be kept free from weeds, as the young plants are very' I
tender and delicate until they get from three to five
inches high. They can be set out in permanent hedges
the following spring in rows, placing them six inches
apart in the row 7 , but should be cut back to within an
inch of the ground before they are set out; and to make
a thick hedge, it will be necessary to cut back the first
three years’ growth, leaving only about eight inches of
the season’s growth. This system must be pursued
every season until the hedge is of the desired height and
form. Under proper treatment, a good hedge that will
turn all kinds of stock, can be grown from seed in from
three to four years.

an indispensable ingredient of all mixed grasses. Sow
in spring or fall ; and when no other grasses are used, a*
the rate of eight to ten pounds per acre, more being re¬
quired on old, stiff soils, than on new and lighter ones
Sixty pounds per bushel.

Alsike, or Swedish Clover, ( Trifolium hybrid a),
—This valuable variety 7 is comparatively new, but if
fast gaining great popularity. It is the most hardy of
al* the varieties, perennial, and absolutely refuses to
winter kill ; is alike capable of resisting the extremes of
drought and wet. The roots are fibrous, the heads glob-
ular, resembling more the white than the red clover
with flesh-colored heads. It is very sweet and fragrant,
being much liked by the Italian bees. On rich, moist
land it yields an enormous quantity of hay or pastur-
age, and may' be mowed several times in a season. It is
excellent for sowing on hill-sides or sloping lands that
are liable to wash and gully 7 , as it has a great mass of
strong, fibrous roots which take firm, deep, and
wide-spread hold into the soil, and prevent washing;
farmers can hardly raise a better hay or forage crop.
Sow in spring or fall, at the rate of six pounds per acre,
where used alone. Sixty pounds per busheL

Crimson Trefoil Clover

Crimson Trefoil, or Scarlet Italian Clover, ( Tri-
folium i near 71 at uni ).—This is an annual variety, in
common use in Italy and the south of France, for feed¬
ing green. Indeed, it may be said the stock in those
countries is largely sustained during the summer months
by this and a few 7 other sorts. The yield in fodder is
immense, and after cutting, it at once commences grow¬
ing again, and continues till severe cold, freezing

CLOVER SEEDS.

The soils best edapted to Clover are tenacious or stiff
loams. It is a fertilizer, as its long, powerful tap roots
loosen the soil, admit air, and when the roots decay,
add largely to the black mass of earth. It helps destroy
annual weeds by its luxuriant foliage, and by shading
the surface of the soil, increases its fertility. Clover
seed is sown in spring or fall, though there is a growing
sentiment that the spring is a better season to sow it,
especially in the Eastern, Western and Middle States,
on account of its liability to freeze out during winter. It
is often sown upon the late snows of March or April,
and soon finds its way down to the soil, where, aided by
the moisture of early spring, it quickly germinates, and
rapidly shoots up its leaf stalks.

Mammoth, or Large Red Clover, Trifoliuynpra-
tense).—' This variety is the best for plowing under for
manure. It grows five or
six feet highland its stalks
are so coarse and large that
stock will eat only the
leaves. By its judicious
use, lands which have been
exhausted can be reclaimed,
and unexhausted lands pre¬
served. Green manuring
has rarely 7 or never failed of
producing satisfactory re¬
sults. Sow at the rate of
about eight pounds per
acre. Sixty pounds per
bushel.

Medium Red, or June
Clover, ('/'rifo/iJi77t pra-
tofiso). —This is by far the
most important of all the
varieties for the practical
.. .. purposes of agriculture. It

Alsike Clover. is grown for hay 7 ^ -pas¬
ture, and for milch cows it is better than timothy, while
it improves the lands on which it grows. It has become

White Dutch Clover.

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weather. In warm climates, four or five cuttings are
made during the season. It grows about one foot high;
the roots are nearly black ; leaves long ; blossoms long,
pointed, and of a very deep red, or carmine color.
Makes good hay. Sow in April or May, eight pounds of
seed per acre.

White Dutch Clover, {Trifolium re pens). —- A
small, creeping, spreading, perennial variety,with white,
very fragrant blossoms. Its chief value is as a pasture
grass, for which purpose it is as valuable as the larger
varieties for hay or soiling. It accommodates itself to
a variety’ of soils, but prefers moist ground. In con¬
junction with blue grass, it forms the most nutritious
food for sheep or cows. Sow in spring, at the rate of
six pounds per acre, or when used with other grasses,
half that amount will be sufficient.

Lucerne, or Alfalfa Clover, {Medicago sativa).
This is perhaps the most valuable variety for permeable
subsoils, consisting of loam, sand or gravel, as its roots
penetrate to a great depth, far
below the average of other plants.
It is more difficult to establish the
first year, requiring a fine, mel¬
low’ soil, but will then produce a
profitable crop from five to twelve
years. It yields a prodigious
amount of green fooder for cattle,
and should be cut when first com¬
mencing to bloom. It is no sooner
cut than it pushes out fresh
shoots, and the after-growth is
something wonderful. In the
dryest and most sultry weather,
when every blade of grass with¬
ers, Lucerne is as fresh and green

Lucerne Clover, as in spring, because the roots go
down to the moisture in the ground. It may be cut and
used green, or cut and used like ordinary clover hay.
Although such a prodigious yicldcr, it docs not exhaust
the soil, but rather improves it. It should not be sown
on compact, clay soils, even with a light subsoil. It
grows two to three feet high, and has purple blossoms.

One of our customers writes us from Utah as follows:
'* I have had years of experience, both here and in Cal¬
ifornia. We always sow broadcast, twenty-five pounds
per acre ; the thicker it is sown the finer your hay will
be. If it is planted thin, it stools out and the stalks are
thick and not relished by stock. It requires no hoeing
whatever when sown as above. We cut four crops a
year, and its yield is enormous. The fall is the best
time for sowing here—about the first of September.
This gives it a good start, and it will stand the winter
and do much better the following season than when
sown in the spring. The above is my experience for
fifteen years.”

In some sections it is sown in the spring, in drills
twelve inches apart. This process requires about eight
pounds of seed per acre, and it can be hoed as soon as
up, and after each cutting ; it will completely cover the
ground.

GRASS SEEDS.

Timothy, {Phlcutu pralense ).—As a crop to cut for
hay, this is probably unsurpassed by any grass in culti¬
vation. Thrives best on moist loamy soils of medium
tenacity, and is not suited to light sandy or gravelly
soils. It should be cut just as the blossom falls. Sow
either in spring or fall, at the rate of twelve pounds per
acre, if alone, but less if mixed with other grasses.
Forty-five pounds per bushel.

Orchard Grass, or Cock’s Foot, {Dactylis giom-

Timothy.

Orchard Grass.

erata ).—One of the most valuable of pasture grasses, ora
account of its quick growth and valuable aftermath. It
is ready for grazing in spring two weeks sooner than
most grasses, and when fed off is again ready for grazing
in a week. It is palatable and nutritious, and stock eat
it greedily when green. It stands a severe drought,
keeping green when many grasses wither, and will en¬
dure considerable shade. It is less exhausting to the
soil than timothy, and will grow more in one day, in
summer, than timothy will in a week. When sown
with clover, it makes excellent hay, as it blossoms at
the same time, and they should be cut together. It has
a tendency to grow in tufts, which can be prevented by
close cropping. For grazing, it has no equal, and should
be used more than it is. When sown alone, two bushels
are required per acre ; if sown with clover, half that
amount. It ought not to be sown
alone, except for seed. It is per¬
ennial, and will last for years, but
its habit of growth unfits it for
lawns. Fburteen pounds per bushel-

Red Top.

Fowl Meadow.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Red Top (A gros/is vu/garis). —In some sections thi
is called Rh jde Island Bent Grass. In Pennsylvania
and States farther south, it is known as Herd's Grass,
a name applied in New England and New York to tim¬
othy. It is a good, permanent grass, standing our cli¬
mate well, and makes a good pasture when fed close. Is
valuable for iow, wet meadows, producing a large return
in good hay. Is often sown with timothy and red clover,
in which case it makes a close sward in time. When
sown alcne, two bushels per acre is required, sown in
spring or fall. Fourteen pounds per bushel.

Fowl Meadow, or False Red Top, (Poa serotind).
—Grows tall and thick, and makes a more pliabje hay
than timothy, and is more fit for pressing n bales, to
ship. It yields well when sown on low, moist land, and
will not suffer if not cut at the exiict time. It can be
mowed almost any time from July to October. When
three feet high it falls down, or lodges, and after a file
time every joint puts forth new branches. The «r«*ik is
always sweet and tender, and cattle and sheep are fond
of it. It thrives best when mixed with other masses.
Though resembling red top in some respects, n is dis¬
tinct, and we think superior in even, respect. Requires
about the same amount of seed per acre as red top, sown
i** spring or fall. Twelve pounds per bushel.

Snglish Blue urass, or Meadow Fescue, ( Fast -
uca pratensis). —This is one of
the most valuable pasture
grasses we are acquainted with,
as its long and tender leaves
are much relished by stock of
all kinds. It succeeds well,
even in a poor soil, and as its
roots penetrate the earth twelve
or fifteen inches, it is not af¬
fected except by exceedingly
1 / ^4 iV. Ji I dry weather, and is as valuable
I wf’ if a fertilizer as red clover. When
V|P| ijuj cured like timothy, it yields a
Aw- I iSe Jrvl vcr y superior quality of hay
A W Jum Notwithstand ing its ac-
v\ \ j fc'Jll knowledged merits, this grass
* has been sown only to a limited

‘extent in this country. It is de¬
serving of much more attention
than it has hitherto received
from American farmers.

Sow one bushel per acre, in
spring or fall. September is
the best season for sowing south
of the Ohio river. Twenty-
four pounds per bushel.
Kentucky Blue Grass, (Poa
English Blue Grass, pratensis ).—This is known in
some sections as Green Meadow Grass, and June
Grass, but should not be confounded with Poa com-
f>ressa , called by some June Grass, or Wire Grass. It
makes -xcellent pastiye grass for our soil and climate,
succeeding finely on our hill lands, and producing the
most nourishing food for cattle, retaining its qualities
till a late period in winter, and further south affording
abundant food throughout the winter. In conjunction
with white clover, it forms the finest and closest of lawns;
for this purpose, an extra quantity of seed should be
used, say two bushels of blue gTass and six pounds of
white clover per acre. If sown by itself, two bushels
will be required, sown early in the spring, or in October
or November. Fourteen pounds per bushel.

Perennial Rye Grass, (Lolium perennc).—A. very
valuable variety for permanent pasture, and makes a
large return in hay ; very nutritious, and stock are very
fond of it. Succeeds best on moderately moist land, for

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Kentucky Blue Grass.

Perennial Rye Grass.

which it is peculiarly adapted. Large quantities are
raised in England, and nearly all of Europe. It is also
largely used for lawns, in conjunction with other grasses.
One and a half to two bushels per acre in the spring.
Twenty pounds per bushel.

Wood Meadow Grass, (Poa nemoralis ).—Grows
from one and a half to two feet high ; has a perennial,
creeping root, and an erect, slender, smooth stem. Its
chief value is in that it will produce a good crop of hay
in moist, shady situations, where it frequently grows
quite tall. Cattle are fond of it; it is succulent and nu¬
tritious, and is perhaps the best variety for sowing in
orchards, under trees, and shaded situations, either for
hay or pasturage, and for parks and pleasure grounds.
About fourteen pounds per bushel. Two bushels per acre.

Sweet Vernal Grass, (Antho.x’anthum odoratu w).

Wood Meadow Grass-

Sweet Vernal Grass.

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—One of tne earliest of grasses in spring, as well as the
latest in autumn, and about the only grass that is fra¬
grant. As a pasture grass, mixed with other species, it
ki valuable on account of its earliness, and mixed with
blue grass and white clover, it is an invaluable adjunct
for lawns, presenting a beautiful appearance, and ex¬
haling a delightful fragrance when in blossom. Should
form a part oi the mixed grasses in every lawn and door
yard. About ten pounds per bushel.

Common Millet, (Panicum miliaceum). —Requires
ft dry, light, rich soil, and grows two and a half to four
feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is
excellent for foraging. Sow in drills, or broadcast, from
May ist to June 20th, if for seed, or untit the last of
July, :f for hay. For grain, sow in drills, one-quarter
bushel per acre ; if for hay, sow broadcast, one-half
bushel per acre. Fifty pounds per bushel.

German, or Golden Millet.—An improved variety’,
medium early, growing three to five feet high. The
“heads are closely condensed, though the spikes arc very’
numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly
Bheaths, and are round, golden yellow, and beautiful in
appearance. Though this variety has been in cultiva¬
tion some three or four years, we have never heard a
single complaint about it.

Egyptian, or Pearl Millet.

Egyptian, or Pearl Millet, (Penic Maria spicata).

—This is perhaps the most wonderful forage plant that
has ever been introduced. Four ye^rs ago it was very j
generally distributed and planted for test purposes,
especially in the Southern States. The general sum¬
ming up of reports appears to be that it requires a .
longer and hotter season than we usually have in the
north, to fully' mature, though some seasons are so
warm that it succeeds admirably in Maine. The Kura l
New Yorker publishes its experience with pearl millet
on its trial grounds. From a single seed, fifty-two stalks 1

ere produced, weighing forty r -two and a half pounds.
_ ne highest stalk was ten feet one inch, and the cir¬
cumference of the plant was thirteen feet nine inches
three feet from the ground. Several plants were cut
Agust ist, and the subsequent growth was nine pounds
per plant, making over fifty pounds of green fodder
from a single seed. When the plant first comes up, the
stems are prostrate, but assume an upright position
when two feet long. Stock eat it with great avidity. In
the south, it can be cut three or four times, sprouting
readily and growing rapidly after each cutting. It
should be sown in drills, dropping about two or three
seeds two feet apart in the drill; the drills should be
three feet apart, as plenty of room is required for its
growth. Two pounds of seed is sufficient for an acre.

Hungarian Grass, (, Panicum
Germanic uni). — This is a specie®
of millet, growing less rank, wit!
smaller stalks, often yielding two
or three tons of hay per acre. It
is very popular and valuable with
those who are clearing timber lands
Like the millet, it is an annual,
and requires to be sown every sea¬
son, but will produce a larger re¬
turn than almost any other crop.
Sow and cultivate like millet.
Forty-eight pounds per bushel.

Fine Mixed Lawn Grass. —
The essentials for a fine lawn are
proper drainage, a careful prepa-
tion of the soil, thorough rolling,
and a selection of the seeds of such
Hungarian Grass, grasses as will present a luxuriant
verdure from early spring till late in autumn ; and then
frequent mowings with a lawn mower. However much
care is bestowed on the soil and seed, no lawn win be
beautiful without frequent mowing and rolling. We
have found the Charter Oak Lawn Mower the best
for cutting lawns. Too much care cannot be bestowed
however on the selection of grasses, as some varieties
are the most luxuriant in spring, others in summer, others
again in autumn, and a combination of the proper sorts
is required for a perfect, carpet-like lawn. These we
can supply' ready mixed, in proper proportions of each.
The quantity sown varies according to to the variety of
grasses from forty to sixty pounds per acre, much more
being required than for hay or pasturage. The seed
can be sown in spring or autumn.

Flint’s Extra Fine Mixed Lawn Grass, for Per¬
manent Lawns. —This mixture is the result of much
thought and experimenting, and is undoubtedly the very
best mixture that can be obtained for permanent lawns,
resisting the severe droughts of our climate better than
any other. The mixture is composed of sixteen selected
grasses , and the quantity required per acre is sixty
pounds, sown in spring or fall. Though a little more
expensive at the outset, it will undoubtedly be found
the cheapest in the end, and it can nardly fa.i to please
the most critical.

MISCELLANEOUS FAEM SEEDS

WINTER WHEAT.

It is an encouraging fact that our farmers are begin¬
ning to appreciate the importance not only of good seed
grain, but of selecting the variety best adapted to their
farm and methods of culture, and as a result we now
have a score or more of new varieties of winter wheat,
each claiming to be the best. Realizing the importance
of the subject, we have, during the past summer, made
most careful inouines concerning these uew sorts, and

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

now have growing on our trial grounds, samples of ver
thirty van*' ; es. We have also made arrangement to
have the m promising sorts tested by skillful farn rs
of our own and adjoining States. We hope by t s
means to be able to offer our customers in the fail f
1882 the best seed grains procurable in this country, a
ask that any one who may wish choice seed wheat,-o
correspond with us. The following varieties are a:
present the most popular sorts :

Clawson. —A bald, white, winter variety, and one o
the best yielders; medium length berry,, very hardy,
l , and liberal yielded.

Fultz._A superior amber variety, well known and

much esteemed in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio
Berrv round and reddish-yellow, chaff white This
variety, though not yielding so abundantly as tne Claw¬
son, is a good cropper, and is a desirable kind tor mill¬
ing purposes.

SPRING WHEAT.

White Russian. — The White Rus».an, introduced
by us in 1879, is a bald, white chaff wheat, of a much
lighter color than most varieties of spring wheat. The
straw is long, strong, healthy, and stands upright sev¬
eral days after ripening. The heads are long, open,
well filled, the variety frequently yielding a good crop
where other sorts ar~ a complete failure. All who have
tried it are more than satisfied, and it is rapidly becom¬
ing the standard spring wheat of the United States.

Barley, Common. Barley succeeds best on lands
more sandy and lighter than those adapted for wheat.
It is sown in the spring, and can be grown farther north
than any other grain. Unless intended for seed, it
should be cut before fully ripe, as it is then heavier, of
better quality, and less liable to shell. The land should
always be rolled immediately after sowing ; or perhaps
a better merhod is to roll the ground when the plants
are one or two inches high. The quantity of seed sown
per acre is about two and a half bushels, sown broadcast
The weight per bushel is forty-eight pounds, though it
is almost always sold by the 100 pou ids. The product
is from forty to sixty bushels per acre, according to cul¬
tivation.

Barley, Naked, or Hulless.—This is a peculiar
grain, and not generally known. The corolla is not at¬
tached to the grain, and it thus resembles wheat. It is
a splendid grain for all purposes for which barley is used,
and will make excellent bread when bolted and ground
like wheat, while the yield is much greater than wheat,
and fully equal to common barley. Nothing can sur¬
pass this grain for grinding into meal for stock, as it
produces from forty to sixty bushels of solid grain per
acre, and is a very certain crop.

Russian White Oats.—In t‘ summer of 1880 we
found that a number of farmer .1 different sections of
the country were growing what they called the Russian
White Oats, which they assured us was not only a new
and distinct variety, but decidedly superior to any other
sort, giving immense crops of grain of the finest quality
in places where other varieties ire a complete failure ;
after, by careful investigation, we had assured ourselves
that its claims of superiority were well founded, we se¬
cured a stock and distributed it in nearly every state in
the Union. During the summer of 1881 we were told
that what we had sent out as Russian White Oats were
not new, but identical with a sort which had been cul¬
tivated to some extent for several years in certain part?
of Canada under the name of White Australian, or New
Zealand Oats. We immediately took a good deal of
pains to examine crops of this variety, and found that
they resembled the Russian Oats so nearly that it is
quite possible they may originally have come from the

t>il

same stock ; but we were unable to find any stocks of
them which were at all equal in purity, vigor or pro¬
ductiveness to our stock o/ Russian / i hits On ts, and
some of our most careful experimenters, who have plant¬
ed the two side by side, declare they are quite distinct.
It is with renewed confidence then, that wc offer our
stock Of Russian White Oats as decidedly the hardiest,
most productive and best oats now grown in America,
and earnestly urge every farmer who hits not already
done so, to secure seed at once. From every part of
the United States comes the unanimous report that they
out-yield and are in every way superior to any sort pre¬
viously cultivated.

1 tic Russian White Oats arc prolific without parallel,
and with ordinary cultivation will yield 100 bushels per
acre. '1 hey are extremely hardy, enduring the coldest
climate in our country without injury, and are absolutely
rust proof. 'I *ie straw is large and strong enough to
support the enormous heads of this variety. The grain
is heavy and the chaff light, so that a measured bushel
weighs considerably more than a bushel of ordinary'
oats. All things considered, this is the most valuable
variety of oats now grown, and is destined, when known
more widely, to become the standard sort.

Bohemian Hulless Oats.— A comparatively new
variety, lately' introduced into this country. Will yield
from fifty to sixty-five bushels per acre. Do not shell
out while ripening, or while being harvested. The
berry comes from the head clean, and without chaff
adhering, and is larger and fuller than ordinary oats.
Certainly a great acquisition to the farmer.

Rye. —The time for sowing is from the middle of
August to last of September. One plowing is given, and
the seed sown broadcast, at the rate of • e and a half
bushels per acre, and dragged in. Han wing and roll¬
ing in the spring are recommended. 1 cut before fully
ripe, the grain makes better flour anr^ nore in quantity.
If intended for seed, it should be fully ripe. Some sow
rye among standing corn hoeing it in, leaving the ground
level as possible, and after the com is removed, rolling
the ground. It succeeds best on sandy soils. It is fre¬
quently sown in the spring, but the fall seems to be
preferable.

Buckwheat, Common.—Buckwheat should be sown
about the 20th of June, broadcast, at the rate of from
one to three pecks per acre. The average yield is from
twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. It should be
threshed as soon as dry, on the ground or barn floor. If
allowed to stand in mass, it quickly gathers moisture.

Buckwheat, Silver Hull.—This improved variety
is said to be much better than the old sort. It is in
bloom longer, matures sooner, and yields double the
quantity per acre. The husk is thinner, the corners less
prominent, and the grain of a beautiful light grey colot*.
The flour is said to be better and more nutritious.

Field Peas, (Pisuttt sativum). — The varieties of field
peas have never been very numerous, nor are they much’
increasing. The kinds mostly used are the Golden
Vine. Crown, Blue Prussian, Common White, Common
Blue and Creeper. Field peas, in general, may he sown
broadcast or in drills, after the manner of field beans,
about three bushels per acre.

Spring Vetches, or Tares, {Pica sati?>a).—A spe¬
cies of the pea. grown extensively in Kngland, and to a
considerable extent in Canada, for stock, but not much
used in the States. Culture same as field peas, two
bushels per acre.

Flax. ( Linum usiiatissimum). — Sow late enough in
the spring to avoid frost; and early enough to secure the
early rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be sown
; on an acre is one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed ;
j if for the fibre, a larger quantity should be sown. Cut

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before quite ripe, and, if the weather be dry, let it lie in
the swath a few hours, when it should be raked, bound
and secured from the weather ; thresh early in the fall,
and in dry weather.

Hemp, (Cannabis sativd). —If raised for manufac¬
turing, must be sown broadcast, at the rate of one-half
bushel to the acre ; if for seed, should be planted in hills
four feet apart, and the plants thinned out to three or
four most vigorous stems in each hill.

BIRD SEEDS.

Canary Seed, {Phalaris canariensis).
Hemp Seed, (Canabis sativa').

Maw, (Palaver rhoeas).

Millet Seed, (Panicum miliaceum).
Rape Seed, (Brassica napes).

Lettuce Seed, (Lactuca sativa).

BRIEF HINTS ON SOWING AND CULTIVATING.

SELECTION OF VARIETIES. — Success in flower culture depends quite largely upon a judicious selec¬
tion of varieties. Every sort we offer is, under certain conditions, attractive and desirable, but some of them, while
exceedingly beautiful under favorable circumstances, will be most unsatisfactory and little better than weeds under
others; we theref urge our friends to carefully study the following' pages before ordering, that they may select
the sorts best suiced to their wants.

THE SOIL.—Another great object to be considered is the soil into which flower seeds are to be sown. The
soil best adapted to flowering plants generally, is a light, friable loam, containing a sufficient amount of sand to
render it porous. A great many varieties will live in almost any kind of soil, except it be extremely dry* calcare¬
ous, or of a stiff, heavy character ; still, to give them a fair chance for development, some little pains should be
taken in adding to the soil, as much as possible, what may be wanting in it. Most flowers are better if produced
on plants of most vigorous growth, so the greater portion of the garden should be prepared by deep digging,
thorough pulverization, and liberal enriching with large quantities of well rotted manure. On the other hand,
some sorts do best on very poor soil, so a portion of the garden should be left without enriching at all. As the
process of germination is shorter or longer in the different kinds of seeds, the patience of the cultivator is often ,
sorely tried with seeds of a slowly germinating character ; the patience of a devoted florist, however, is never ex¬
hausted in these manipulations, and the certainty of his final success repays him fully for the trouble.

SOWING THE SEED.—Nine-tenths of the failures in flower culture come from improper treatment of the
seeds and young plants; and we urge every purchaser of our seeds to carefully study the cultural directions printed
on each package, and the following general rules :

Do not plant any of the seeds when the ground is wet. Make the surface as fne and smooth as possible.

Cover rcelt sort of seed to a depth proportionate to its size; the finest, like portulaca, not more than one-quar¬
ter inch deep ; those the size of a pin head one-half inch, and those as big as a pea one inch.

Cress the soil doton firnily over the seed. After making the soil as fine as possible with the rake, make it, for
the smaller seeds, still finer, by crumbling the lumps up in the hands.

Procure a bit of lath (it would be better if planed smooth) about two feet long, press the edge down into the soil
evenly, so as to make a groove as deep as the seed is to be planted ; scatter the seed along this, allowing four or
five of the larger to fifteen or twenty of the smaller seeds to the space one plant is to occupy when grown. Take
care not to spiff any of the seeds between the roit- Cover the seed by pinching the earth together over it ; then
turn your lath flat-ways, and press the soil down /irmly and evenly.

Put a little stick at each end of each row y so as to mark it, then pull up all weeds that appear between the
rows the first day they can be seen. Do not pull plants out of the row unless you are sure they are weeds.

All flowers raised from seed are usually known as Annuals, Biennials, or Perennials.

Annuals are those plants which flower or ripen their seeds or fruits the season they are sown, and then perish.
This class of plants is again divided by the cultivator into two classes—the hardy, and half-hardy or tender kinds.

HARDY ANNUALS tire those which require no artificial heat at any period of their growth, every stage of
their development from germination to ripening of the seed, being passed in the open ground.

They arc the ino.'t easily cultivated of all plants ; the number of their varieties is large, and their flowers, when
properly grown, are frequently of most attractive beauty and elegance. 1 .s only to be regretted that they are not
generally cultivated to that extent to which their merit justly entitles them. The seed may be sown from the first
of April to the middle of June, along the border, in little patches four or six inches square, or in drills, on the spot
where they are wanted to blossom ; and in doing so, care should be taken to have the different varieties arranged in
such a manner as to produce a pleasing effect when they are in bloom.

HALF-HARDV ANNUALS are those species that flower and ripen their seeds in the open air, but need
the assistance of artificial heat in the earlier stages of their growth. They should be sown in a hot-bed, or in pots
in a green-house, if one is available, or in a sunny window. Keep them well shaded, which will prevent absorption
by the rays of the sun, and the consequent necessity of frequent watering, which bakes the soil, and does much
mischief to seeds of slow growth. Towards the middle or end of May, many of the seedlings will be ready for trans¬
planting to borders; but previous to this exposure, it will be necessary to harden them, preparatory to removal, by
gradually admitting air to the frame both day and night.

BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS. Biennials are those plants that do not generally flower the first
year, and are only in perfection one season. Perennials continue to flower several years in succession. The seed
may be sown as has already been stated, at times when the ground is moist, but not very wet, from the first of
April to August. Many of them may be raised in the open ground, like hardy annuals, and transplanted ; but ten-

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

der or half-hardy kinds should be sown as directed for half-hardy annuals. As they do not generally bloom the
first year, they may be thinned out or removed from the seed bed as soon as they are well rooted, and planted
cither in different parts of the garden, or into nursery beds, in rows a foot apart. The half-hardy or tender bienni¬
als must be kept during winter in a green house or dry cellar, and tender perennials must be protected from frost
by a cloth or mat being fastened or tied around them, and covered afterwards with leaves or litter.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING are printed on the different seed packages: still, to render success
more certain, a careful Observance of the above directions, which are based on the practical experience of growers,
will be found of great benefit to inexperienced florists.

HOT-BED CULTURE. —Many varieties of flowers can scarcely be brought to perfection without the assist¬
ance of hot-bed or cold-frame, and much care is often necessary in transplanting, sheltering, and pricking out the
voung plants. It is a work that requires much experience, and no doubt many disappointments will naturally
occur. Still, a hot-bed is a necessity, without the aid of which many of our choicest and most beautiful flowers
cannot be successfully grown. Experience is a rapid teacher, and the lover of flowers is an apt scholar.

Plan.'ngr in Frame where little Air is given.

Seedling-s under Glass Bell, tilted
with Pot Hook.

DESIGNS FOE FLOWED. BEDS.

D . M. FERRY & CO’S

TERMS OF FLOWER SEEDS.

Until recently it was our custom to have a uniform price for all varieties of Flower Seeds, viz: ten cents per
packet, or one dollar per dozen packets. As the value of nearly every commodity has been reduced, ten cents per
packet is too high for the ordinary varieties which are used by the majority of the people, and we have accordingly
reduced these to five cents; again, there are many expensive green-house sorts, used by florists and others, in
which, when sold at ten cents per packet, there are not enough seeds to supply their wants. We have therefore
adopted a scale of prices in accordance with the cost and value of the seeds, and hereafter each variety will be
priced. We shall fill the packets with a liberal quantity of good, new seed, imported from the largest, the oldest,
and most experienced seed growers in Germany, France, England, &c., and we believe that when quality and
quantity mg considered, our prices will be found to compare favorably with those of any reliable seedsmen in
this country. The packets will be tastefully put up, most of them having a colored illustration of the flower
printed or lithographed on the paper.

CLUBS.—In every community there can usually be found some lady who is extremely fond of flowers. Her
neighbors look to her for assistance in procuring seeds, and instructions in cultivating. Her advice is nearly always
gratuitous, for it is a pleasure to her to assist in cultivating a taste for the beautiful ; but in order to encourage the
growing of flowers, and as a slight compensation for such service, we have arranged the /allowing premium list ,
which applies to Flower Seeds in packets only, and at catalogue prices, and not to seeds in bulk

Send us $1.00, and select packets to the value of $1.15
“ 2.00, “ “ “ “ 2.35

“ 3.00, “ “ “ “ 3.60

44 4-00, 44 “ “ “ 4-85

Send us $5.00, and select packets to the value of $6. 15
“ 10.00, “ “ " “ 12.50

“ 20.00, “ 44 44 26.00

SEEDS BY MAIL.—At catalogue prices, all Flower Seeds will be sent by mail, post paid, unless otherwise
ordered.

REM ITTANCES. — Remittances may be made by Post Office Order, Draft on New York, by Express, or by
Registered Letter, but P. O. Order is preferable. When the amount is small, say one or two dollars, the currency
can usually be sent safely with the order.

SIGN YOUR NAME.—In sending for seeds by mail, please use our order sheet and envelope, and give your
Name, Post Ojfficey County and State, and write every letter so plainly that there can be no mistaking i . It is
surprising how many fail to comply with above instructions, and then blame us for not receiving their seeds
promptly.

The Cash must A L IVA YS be sent with the Order.

OXJH COLLECTIONS FOR 1882.

(see colored plates.)

Many persons are not familiar with the varieties of Vegetables and Flowers, and often ask our assistance to
make a judicious selection. We have therefore made a few careful selections of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, with
a view of enabling any one to reap the best possible results. They arc four in number, and arc represented by the
Four Colored Plates in this Seed Annual.

Collection No. 1 represents twelve standard varie¬
ties of Vegetables, each variety the best of its species.
It is the finest possible selection for small gardens, where
space is limited.

Collection No. 2 represents a very choice assortment
of twelve Annual Flowers for small yards or gardens.
They will afford a regular succession of bloom, as well
as an abundance cf cut flowers the whole season. They
are selected with especial reference to making the finest
display of bloom at the least expense, and they will

succeed with only ordinary culture, and in almost any
soil.

Collection No. 3 represents nine choicest varieties
of Pansies. These flowers are such universal favorites
that they will commend themselves to all.

Collection No. 4 represents six of the most popular
haidy Perennials for out-door culture, blooming for sev¬
eral years in succession in open border, and six of the
most beautiful tender Perennials for pot culture in the
parlor or green-house.

The above collections will all be sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of price:

Collection No. 1. amounting to 60 cents.. . ...sent on receipt of 50 cents.

11 2, “ 9 ° “ . “ “ 75 44

44 3’ 44 $* 35 . 44 “ $1.00

4 .

The four collections

2*5 .

5 00 .

1.50

3 - 5 °

Collection No. 4 may be divided, and we will send the six hardy Perennials, amounting to 85 cents, on receipt
of 60 cents ; or the six tender Perennials, amounting to $1.30, on receipt of $x.oo.

Any single variety in these collections will be sent at catalogue price,

COLLECTION 3NT<? 2.

CONSISTING OF TWELVE MOST POPUfAR ANNUAL FLOWERS.

PHLOX DRUMMON Dll,

Extra CAoice. Mixed, Price 10 C/s.

CYPRESS VINE,

Mixed. Price 5 Cts.

PE.TU

C/7 oicesrMixei

A, ASTER.

ice 15 Cts Mixed Peony E/overed, Pr/ce /0 Cts

AMARANTNUS.

Joseph's Coat , Pr/ceSfts

EET MIGNONETTE,

Price 5 Cts.

Heddctviy s Double. Price /O Cts.

theyvhole set amounting TO 90 cts. FOR 75 Cts.

TheAbove Selection Is enough For any Small Yard or Garden And Will be

Found Very Valuable.

Tut Caivirt Litm.Co.Detroit.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

CATALOGUE OF CHOICE IMPORTED FLOWER SEEDS.

The figures at the right of the column show the price oj a packet of seeds. Thus , 5 is five cents per packet.-

jo is ten cents per packet , <SrY.

ABOBRA.

A rapid growing and very beautiful climbing gourd.
Foliage delicate and of a very dark green ; fruit oval
and bright scarlet, forming a striking contrast with the
glossy foliage. Half-hardy perennial. Start in hot-bed.
Abobra, viridifolia.10

C h a r m i ng
trailer, with
verbena -like
flowers ; leaves
light green, of
long, oval
shape; the
stem is fleshy,
lying prostrate
on the ground.
May be trained
to sticks or left
to its natural
mode of
growth. Very
fragrant, and
a long time in
bloom. T h e
seeds are en¬
close d in a
husky covering, which remove before planting, and
transplant to one foot apart. Half-hardy annual. Start
under glass.

Abronia, umbellata, delicate lilac, white center. ..10

“ . arenaria, waxy-yellow; fragrant.10

“ mixed, above mixed..

ABUTILON.

Very popular, perennial, green-house shrub, with bell-
shaped, drooping flowers, which are borne in profusion
nearly the entire year. Well adapted to house culture,
and desirable for bedding out in the summer. There
are several varieties, the flowers of which vary from
pure white and yellow to deep orange and crimson
streaked with yellow. Can be propagated by cuttings,
in sand, under glass, during summer. If seeds are sown

ABRONIA.

Abronia.

before April, under glass, plant will bloom the first
season.

Abutilon, finest mixed.25

ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting*).

Very pretty half-hardy annual from Swan River,
with rose and white daisy-like flowers. These are “ Im¬
mortelles, which bloom in August and September, and
are a fine acquisition for winter bouquets and wreaths.
I he flowers should be gathered for drying when par¬
tially opened. They grow about one foot high, and
should be planted four inches apart.

Acroclinium, album, pure white. 5

“ roseum, light rose ; good for mixing. 5

ADLUMIA (Climbing Fumitory).

A most beautiful and graceful climber, thriving in a
sheltered situation, and clinging by >ts numerous ten¬
drils to any object within its reach. It is sometimes
known as Mountain Fringe, Wood Fringe, and Alle¬
ghany Vine. '1 he beautiful pink and white flowers are
produced in abundance during the three summer months.
It is biennial, and makes but little growth the first sea¬
son. Sow* the seed in April, and the following autumn
transplant to the place where they are to blossom.
Hardy biennial climber; fifteen feet high.

Adlumia, cirrhosa, w hite and pink.10

ADONIS FLOWER.

Known as Pheasant’s Eye. The flowers are very
brilliant but not very freely produced. The foliage is
pretty, delicate, and many parted. It will grow readily
in a shaded place under a tree or by the fence, and re¬
quires no extra care in planting or cultivating. Hardy
annual ; one foot high.

Adonis, autumnalis, dark blood red. 5

AGERATUM.

A valuable plant on account of the length of time it
remains in bloom, and for contrast of color with the more
brilliant varieties. It blooms constantly all summer in
the garden, and if removed to the green-house, all win¬
ter. Desirable for cut flow’ers for bouquets. Grows one
and a half feet high, and the plants should stand two
feet apart. Colors light blue and pure white. Start the
seeds under glass, and transplant. Hardy annual.

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

Alonsoa.

.Ageratum, Mcxicanum, light blue. 5

44 Imperial dwarf white, neiu . 5

44 Tom Thumb, dwarf blue, distinct variety;

desirable for edging. 5

44 Lasseauxi, rose colored . 10

44 conspicuum, valuable fo** winter ; white. j

44 mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed. 5

AGROSTEMMA.

Perfectly hardy plants, producing pretty, pink-like
blossoms on long, slender stems. Very useful for cutting
fdtr bouquets, and pretty in masses, in beds The annu¬
al variety is known as Rose of Heaven : the perennial
as Rose Campion. About one and a half feet high.

Agrostemma, coronaria, crimson; perennial. 5

44 cceli rosa, rose, white center; annual. . 5

AG ROSTIS-(Or¬
namental Grass).

A hardy, ornaitient-
al grass, much used in
connection with ever¬
lastings, for winter
bouquets. Grows eas¬
ily in any common gar¬
den soil. Hardy an¬
nual ; about one and a
half feet high.
Agrostis,nebulosa,
fine and deli¬
cate .10

44 pulchella, ex-

iingly grucelul .10

ALONSOA.

Showy plants, and fine for mixed beds. The flowers
are remarkably brilliant, and are scarcely equaled among
the crimson and scarlet flowers. Properly green-house
plants, but bloom finely in open ground when treated as
tender annuals. Grow from one and a half to two feet
high. Plants removed to green-house in autumn, will
bloom all winter.

Alonsoa, grandiflora, deep scarlet . 5

44 Warszewiczii, bright crimson . . 5

44 mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed .*5

ALYSSUM.

Alyssum, sweet (maritimum). A desirable hardy
annual, flowering from early spring till killed
by frost, and all winter in the green-house, if
sowr in August. Flowers pure white, in ra¬
cemes, and of a peculiar delicate fragranpe
Most effective in masses, with plants one foot
apart. Useful in all kinds of small bouquets.

Grows one foot high. 5

44 golden, (saxatile). Flowers brilliant golden
yellow, completely hiding the foliage. Plants
about one foot high ; desirable for rock work,
and quite showy in masses. Hardy perennial. 5

AMARANTHUS.

Valuable for its varieties of handsome foliage, whether
grown in the conservatory* or garden. The colors will
be more brilliant if planted in moderately rich soil.
Amaranthus, melancholicus ruber, beautiful,
blood red foliage, suitable for masses or edg¬
ings. Hardy annual; two and a half feet high. /

Agrostis.

Agrostem ma.

Alyssum, sweet.

Amaranthus, tricolor.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Amaranthus, Salicifolius.

A. Henderi.

Anagallis.

Amaranthus, tricolor, leaves yellow, red and green;
well known as “ Joseph’s Coat.” Very showy
in beds alone. Hardy annual ; two feet high 5
bicolor olbiensis, dark purple foliage, edged
at the terminals with bright crimson ; hand¬
some specimens for mixed borders. Four feet

high .

atropurpureus, a most remarkable and grand
variety from Calcutta, growing five feet high,
and producing long spikes of rich purple

bloom . .

“ salicifolius, two and a half to three feet
high, pyramidal in form, branching close
to the ground. leaves beautifully undulated,
varying from green to bronze, and later to a
bright orange-red color, forming magnificent,
bright colored plumes, which give the plants

an elegant appearance .10

“ Henderi, a splendid novelty of 1877 ; beautiful,
drooping foliage, richly colored in many
shades.10

AMMOBITJ xYL—(Everlasting*).

One of the hardiest of everlastings, and desirable for
the garden, but more valuable for forming winter bou¬
quets in connection with grasses and other everlastings.
Grows two feet high. The stems are stiff and angular,
and have a curious winged attachment. The flowers
are rather small, pure white, and should be gathered
before fully opened, to preserve for winter. Hardy an¬
nual.

Ammobium, alatuin... -

ANAGALLIS.

Interesting plants of easy culture, and remarkable for
the beauty of their flowers. Even the wild variety,
known as Pimpernel, or Poor Man’s Weather Glass, is
exceedingly pretty. They are well adapted for rock
work or border plants. Planted under glass and trans¬
planted into light, rich soil, in a sunny situation, they
will cover the ground all summer with a profusion of
bright, rich colored flowers. Half-hardy annual; about
six inches high.

Anagallis, grandiflora. Garibaldi, vermilion .10

grandiflora, Eugenie, light blue, shaded white.10
Napoleon III, rich crimson ma¬

roon..

mixed, above mixed.10

ANTIRRHINUM — (See Snapdragon).
AQUILIGIA —(See Columbine).

Argemone

ARGEMONE.

Free blooming plants, sometimes called Prickly Pop¬
py. The flowers are large, brilliant, and resemble the
single poppy. The leaves are armed with slender
prickles, and marked with white stripes, and are rather
pretty. 1 hey should, however, occupy an inconspicu¬
ous position in the back-ground. Hardy annual ; two
feet high.

Argemone, grandiflora, white ; large .... . 5

” Mexicana, bright yellow.

Hunnemanni, carmine and yellow

“ mivrrl nil K#»c» mlnM

Aster, Imbricated Pompon. A.

ASP- KULA.

A profuse blooming annual of dwarf habit, only at¬
taining a height of twelve inches. Flowers sweet
scented, produced in clusters and of a delicate, lavender
blue color. Very beautiful in bouquets, anti entirely
hardy.

Asperula, azurea retosa. 5

ASTER.

No family of plants bears such distinct marks of pro¬
gress as the Aster, and none are more eagerly sought.
An almost endless variety, always reliable, it is not
strange that they should become a necessity. The
kinds found in the flower garden are usually French or
German, and when circumstances for their growth are
favorable, present a constant varying succession of blos¬
som till frost comes. The taller varieties should be sup¬
ported by stakes or trellis. The seed should be sown
early in spring, and the young plants transplanted from
one to two feet apart, according to the height and size.
Aster, Truffaut’s peony-flowered, very large flow¬
ers, brilliant in color and unsurpassed in habit
of plant. One and a half feet high. Twelve

colors mixed .10

44 Truffaut’s peony-flowered, Perfection. The
highest and most perfect typeof thisclass. Seed
saved from the perfect of Mr. Truffaut’s mag¬
nificent strain. One and a half feet high.
Twelve distinct and brilliant colors mixed . 15
44 mixed peony-flowered. The flowers of this
variety are remarkable for their perfect form
and immense size, being four or five inches in
diameter, oval in shape, not showing an open
center till the last stages of growth, on account
of the many closely set reflexed petals. The
colors run through twelve shades. Two feet

high. .10

“ Imbricated Pompon, the flowers are of very
perfect form, so double as to appear a sphere,
and densely imbricated. Plants are of pyram¬
idal growth, and about one and a half feet

high. Twelve distinct colors mixed .10

1 mixed Victoria, one of the most beautiful
asters in cultivation. Flowers very large, glob¬
ular in form, and beautifully imbricated.
Plants of pyramidal growth, about two feet
high, and a sin !e plant will often produce
ten to twenty perfect flowers. Thirty dis¬
tinct colors mixed .15

44 mixed rose-flowered, flowers large, brilliant,
very double, and regularly imbricated; they are
oval in form, and some\rhat resemble a double
rose. Plants one and a half feet high. J'.f-
teen colors mixed. One of the very best sorts . 1 5

Victoria. A. Betteridae’s Choice.

Aster, mixed Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a mag¬
nificent dwarf variety, about one foot high.
When well grown, a single plant forms a com¬
plete bouquet of pyramidal shape, and covers
itself with blossoms, often numbering 1^0 to
200 flowers, and entirely hiding the foliage.
Fine for edging and small beds. Six distinct

colors mixed . 10

44 mixed dwarf chrysanthemum, a dwarf va¬
riety, growing only about ten inches high : is
also late, and valuable for succession. The
flowers arc very large, three or four inches in
diameter, and freely produced. A single plant >
is a bouquet of itself. 'There are twc?ity-fve

distinct colors tnixed . 15

“ Porcupine, or Hedgehog, the distinguishing
feature of this variety is the quills, or sharply
pointed petals. The flowers are very curious
in appearance, and quite showy. Plants grow
about two feet high. Twelve distinct colors

mixed . 10

14 Reid’s Improved Quilled, remarkable for the
globular form of its singular flowers. The sin¬
gle petals consist of tubes or quills, and the
outer courses are blossom petals, which are
slightly reflexed. Plants are one and a half to
two feet high, and there are eight distinct

colors mixed . 10

“ mixed German Quilled, very double, of oval
form ; the petals have the appearance of quills
or tubes ; the outer ring is sometimes slightly
reflexed, so as to form a sort of guard petal.
The colors run through twelve shades. Flow¬
ers large, brilliant, and freely produced. One

and a half to two feet high . 5

“ new dwarf Bouquet, (Holtz) about eight
inches high, very constant in height and habit
of plant, which is a valuable quality. Fx- I
tremely pretty, nncl flowers freely. Six splen¬
did sorts mixed. . 10

“ Betteridge’s Choice, this celebrated strain of
quilled asters has been brought to perfection
by Mr. Betteridge, and has taken ten first

class prizes. Fifteen colors mixed. . 10

41 Giant Emperor, sno7oy white flowers, very
double, of enormous size, and good form.

Good for bouquets ; two feet . .

44 Mont Rose, splendid variety , with flowers of
a charming peach color. The blossoms are
freely produced, of enormous size, and most

perfect form. Plants of robust, branching
habit . .

44 Mont Blanc, similar to the Mont Pose, but
having enormous white flowers . 20

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Aster, new Washington, a new, remarkably large
variety, exceeding all the other varieties in
size, frequently measuring five to six inches
across the blossom, of robust growth, and most
perfect in form and color. The colors are very
delicate, and run through various shades. A

valuable acquisition . 20

41 new crimson, an entirely new variety ; very
brilliant and conspicuous. Its extremely large
blossoms are valuable for florists ; of same type

and habit as Mont Rose . . 25

“ newest Bismarck, in growth, like the Dwarf
Pyramid, with dark foliage. The flowers have
a peculiar shining lustre, and are of various

colors . . .... .20

44 newest Shakespeare, a new, dwarf aster of
wondrous beauty. The plants form a compact
bush of ten or twelve inches in diameter, and
six inches high. Flowers extra double, and
well imbricated. Extremely full blooming

and keeps in flower till frost comes. Twelve
colors mixed. ... . .. 20

“ Trophy, plants twenty inches high, very hardy
regularly branched, forming fine, self-support •
ing, globular bushes, studded with beautiful¬
ly imbricated, symmetrically formed, perfectly
double, globular flowers of exquisite beauty.
Extremely showy. Twelve colors mixed . . 25
u Diamond a ?iovelty of the highest merit , es¬
pecially recommended by the floral committee
of the London Horticultural Society, of Lon¬
don, last autumn. Plants eighteen inches
high, with very large flowers of the greatest
perfection : constant in habit and color. Thir¬
teen colors mixed . . 25

“ Meteor, a beautiful novelty , quite new in
habit ; the profusely branching plant repre¬
sents a dense globular bush, fifteen inches in
diameter, covered with small, globular, ex¬
tremely double, finely imbricated, bright
crimson fowers . 25

AURICULA— (Primula).

A favorite with florists, and much in demand in Eng-
.and and Scotland, where it is to be found in perfection.
Docs not bear well the extreme- of heat and cold. The
Bowers all have various colored eyes; the light ones
I with dark ground colors are considered prefeiable. The
Ibest soil to grow them in is leaf mold and sand, enriched
jwith decomposed manure. The seed should be sown
[early in spring, in pots in hot-bed,and transplanted one
foot apart. Tender perennials.

Auricula, Alpine, a native of the Alpine regions of
Switzerland, improved by cultivation, and the

most hardy variety . 15

finest prize, collection of the best sorts, em¬
bracing all choice known varieties; seifs, grey,

white, and green edged .20

AZALEA.

Spring-flowering shrubs, universally admired for their
beautiful flowers,
which are invaria¬
bly produced in
great profusion.

The flowers are of
all conceivable col¬
ors, and for brill¬
iancy. are unsur¬
passed. Need hot¬
house culture.

Plant in April in
cold-frame ; prick
out the seedlings
the year following,
in beds, four inches
apart, to remain till
they flower. It is Azalea,

well to cover the plants in the fall, with straw or mulch,
as the late frosts sometimes destroy the yc. ng, early
shoots. .

Azalea, indica , fnest mixed. Green*house, ever¬
green shrubs ; flowers very beautiful. 25

pontica, fnest Ghent varieties. Hardy de¬
ciduous shrpbs, producing flowers of surpass¬
ing beauty, and all conceivable colors . 25

BACHELOR’S BUTTON-(Centaurea).

A perfectly hardy border plant, succeeding finely in
any common garden soil, but the flowers are more brill¬
iant if grown in gravelly ground. In Europe it grows
wild in the com fields, and is known as Corn Bottle and
Blue Bottle, and produces only blue flowers. Under cul¬
tivation, it is really a handsome flower, sporting into
varieties of white, purple, pink, parti-colored, &c.
Hardy annual ; two to three feet high.

Centaurea, cyanus, single, mixed . e,

BALLOON VINE—(Cardiospermum).

Remarkable for. its inflated membraneous capsules,
and sometimes called Love-in-a-Puff. The flowers are
insignificant, but the plant is a rapid and graceful
climber. The seed.is round, and marked with a white,
heart-shaped spot. Sow in open ground, from 1st to
15th of May, and give plant support to run upon. Ten¬
der annual ; six feet high.

Cardiospermum, halicacabum, white; from India 10

Bachelor’s Button.

BALSAM.

The Balsam, or Lady’s Slipper, is an old favorite, but
has been so much improved by cultivation as to be
scarcely recognized. The blossoms are double, though
some semi-double and single ones will be pretty certain
to appear, and such plants should be removed. 'I he
prevailing colors are red and white, the former running
into all shades of crimson, scarlet, rose, and purple,
spotted and striped. The flowers will be improved by
planting in a hot-bed, and transplanting when two leaves
have formed, one to two feet apart. Pinch off a portion
of the shoots, which will increase the size of the flower
and vigor of the plant. Needs good, rich soil, and good
cultivation, well repaying for both with the abundance
^f its magnificent flowers.

Balloon Vine. Balsam, double camellia.

Balsam, mixed double dwarf, grows only about one

foot high, Twelve best colors mixed .10

11 mixed double tall, grows about two feet high,
and embraces twelve of the best colors . 5

Double Solferino.

KvVm, double Solferino, satiny white, streaked
and spotted with crimson and lilac. Very

choice 10

double camellia, as double as a camellia, which
they resemble ; white blotched with various

colors ... . . . . 10

“ mixed double rose, the peculiarity of this va¬
riety is its perfectly double, rose-like blossoms

of almost every shade of color. 10

“ louble dark red, (atrasanguinea plenissitna)
a very double, dark red variety, highly recom¬
mended ... ... 10

4 * v ouble pure white, well adapted for florists,
for bouquets ; nearly every flower is perfectly

double, and pure white.20

* % double white perfection, 1 special strain of
perfect 1 }* double, .round, large blossoms of
great Kolidity, and almost os useful to florists
as tki >t'*inell:&. 25

BARTONIA.

A very pretty flowering plant, from California, of the
Gentian family, producing a profusion of fine, bright
metallic-yellow blossoms, about two and a half inches
across. Th • leaves .are thistle-like, and dark green,
covered with town. It succeeds best when planted in
a hot-bed, and transplanted into rich, moist ground, but
suffers from dry weather. Tender annual , about one
foot hi.?,h.

Bartonia, aurea, golden yellow . . 5

BEGONIA.

Ornamental foliage green-house and stove plants, with
many'-colored, succulent leaves, oblique at their base
Very useful for ferneries, green-houses, and parlor dec¬
oration. Some of the varieties, in addition to their
beautiful foliage, produce magnificent blossoms. They
have been so much improved, and so many new flower¬
ing sorts introduced, that we almost fail to recognize
the species. Some arc propagated from seed only, others
from cuttings all require a rich soil.

Begonia seeds are so very small as to be scarcely per¬
ceptible to the naked eye , besides being exceedingly
costly, therefore a very large quantity of seed cannot
be afforded to a single Packet , but by actual count,
more are sent than in many large-seeded varieties.
Begonia, Non Plus Ultra, (Denary ), new variety,
introduced by a celebrated florist in Prussia ;
flowers bell-shaped, gracefully' pendulous, of
enormous dimensions, and of a dazzling light
scarlet ; they are produced by threes, and each
flower stalk is terminated by this number of
blooms . .. .... 25

“ Pearcei,beautiful.variegated foliage,and bright
orange blossoms. Two feet high. Propagated

from seed only'. .25,

Sedeni, flower buds on the point of opening,
measure an inch and a half in length, and the
developed flowers are over three inches in di¬
ameter, in clusters < v >f five to ten, of a beauti¬
ful, rich carmine : one of the finest .. . 25.

“ Sedeni Victoria, splendid hybrid of B. Sedeni;
flower of bright carmine scarlet, susceptible of
producing a gorgeous effect when planted in
masses ; admirable acquisition for bedding
purposes, and remarkable alike for dazzling
color, and persistent blooming . .... 25

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

79*

Belvidere.

Bartoma.

Begonia

Bocconia, Japonica.

Bocconia Formoso Veitchi. half-hardy perennial,
growing two feel high and producing while

and yellow flowers of great beauty... ..15

“ Japonica, from Japan ; quite hardy ; from four
to six feet high ; splendid foliage, and clusters

of pure white flowers , one of the finest.10

“ frutescens, the well known shrubby Celandine,
having such beautiful foliage, and white and
yellow blossoms ; grows six feet high ; from
West Indies..... ....15

Begonia, new varieties mixed, a very choice col¬
lection of the many new sorts, embracing those
which are remarkable both for foliage and
flowers ; very choice . 25

BELVIDERE -(Summer Cypress).

An ornamentai, cypress-likc plant, with inconspicu¬
ous. green flowers, nearly hidden by the foliage. It is
well adapted for growing in cemeteries. Hardy annual ;
one and a half to two feet high ; from Egypt.
Belvidere, (Cheno/>odiuw sco/>arimn) . 5

BOCCONIA.

Magnificent, stately, half-hardy evergreen shrubs,
with ornamental foliage ; well adapted for lawns, either
singly or in groups. They will require some protection
through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily culti¬
vated in loamy soil, and increased from seed, and cut¬
tings in sand, in gentle heat, under glass.

BRACHYCOMJE --iSwan River Dai.*

A dwarf-growing plant from Swan River, flowering;
the greater part ol the season. Very effective in edg¬
ings. beds, or rustic baskets. Requires light, rich soil.

Half-hardy annual • one-half foot high.

Brachycome, iberidifoha, blue . io-

alba-flora white. . .10

“ mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed . . 10

BRIZA (Ornamental Grass).

Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in
forming winter bouquets and wreaths , one foot high.

Briza, maxima, large attractive. . 5

gracilis slender dwarf. .. 5

BROWALLIA.

Handsome, piofuse-biooming plants, covered with
pretty blue and white blossoms throughout the whole
summer Sow in hot-bed and transplant to border in
June, one foot apart The plants are quite minute
when they first come up and should be protected from
the hot sun, or they will be destroyed. Half-hardy an¬
nual • one and a half feet high

Browallia. elata, alba, white. .10

“ elata, coerulea. blue .. . 10-

“ " grandiflora, sky blue : large.to

Roezlii, this variety makes a compact
plant eighteen inches high, and pro¬
duces pure white and blue flowers of
twice the size of the older sorts . . . . 25.
** ** fine mixed . to.

C AC ALIA :See Tassel Flower).

CALANDRINIA.

Fine, dwarf plants
fv^rgrowing in masses,
having fleshy leaves
and succulent stems
Tkc the portulaca,
and producing a 11
abundance of blos¬
soms which, wl * •!
fully expanded. ma‘
a beautiful appear
ance,and suitable for
edgings. rockeries,
and clumps; in bloom
a long time. 'I' h e
seed should be sown
in hot-bed, early in

spring, and planted Calandrinia.

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Brachycome

Briza.

Browallia.

out in June, in rich, sandy loam, in masses. Tender
annual but perennial if protected in winter : one-half to

one foot high.

Calandrinia, grandiflora. tosy lilac .. ... 5

“ umbellata crimson. .... 5

CALEMPELIS.

A beautiful, tender climber from Chili, with delicate
foliage and bright orange blossoms in racemes, freely
produced late in the season. The plants should be
started early in hot-bed. and potted when five leaves
have formed and planted out in June-. The seed is
difficult to vegetate 'l ender perennial; fifteen feet
nigh.

Calempelis. {Eccremocarfrus) scaber.10

CALCEOLARIA.

A favorite and universally admired genus, remarkable
for the. r large, beautifully spotted blossoms, which are
very showy, and from which an almost countless num¬
ber of nybrids have been raised. They are perennial
are grown in pots in the conservatory, green-house and
garden; but few flowers are held in greater esteem
They Drefera turfy loam, a mixture of peat and sand,
ora rich, open garden mold, and are propagated from
seed or cuttings. Some of them are herbaceous peren¬
nials. others shrubby evergreens.

Calceolaria, hybrida grandiflora. flowers of im¬
mense size : seed saved from finest sneoimeim

Calceolaria, hybrida tigrina, flowers of the largest
dimensions ; beautifully maculated or spotted.

Seed saved from choicest collection .

44 rugosa, bedding variety; shrubby ; grown in
and out of doors. Mixed seed, saved from the
Jinest shrubby sort - only ..

Calceolaria Flower.

Calceolaria Plant

Calempelis

Caiiiopsis

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Calceolaria, rugosa tigrina, a new tigered or spot¬
ted variety of the shrubby sorts; beautiful . .25
44 hybrida pumila compacta tigrina, a new ,
very dwarf variety, only ten inches high, and
of compact habit. Flowers of fine form and
beautiful color ; desirable for contrast with

taller sorts. .

44 James’ International Prize, one of the finest
prize sorts. Flowers beautifully spotted, of
large size, and perfect form. Very destrable 25
44 finest hybrids mixed, seed saved only from
the most perfect flowers , embracing many of
recent introduction ; all desirable . 25 '

CALENDULA— (See Marigold).

CALLA.

An old and very desirable plant, either as an j
aquatic, or for the ornamentation of the drawing room ,
and conservatory. Thrives in any light, rich soil when 1
plentifully watered. The seeds, which should be sown |
in green-house in early spring, produce small bulbs in
the fall, which should be repotted in rich soil. The pro- |
duction of large plants from seed takes some time, but I
the beautiful creamy-white flowers are an ample reward
for the care and patience bestowed. Half-hardy per¬
ennial.

Calla, aethiopica .25

CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS.

A very showy border plant, producing flowers in
nearly every shade of yellow, orange, crimson, red, and
brown. If the seed pods are removed as soon as they
appear, the plant will remain in bloom much longer.
Sow where they are to remain, and thin to two feet
apart. Hardy annual ; two feet high.

•Calliopsis, tinctoria bicolor, crimson, brown center 5

44 tinctoria marmorata, brown and yellow . 5

44 4 4 atrosanguinea, blood red . 5

44 fillifolia, thread -leaved ; yellow . 5

“ Burridgi atropurpurea, yellow, purple, and

scarlet. 5

44 cardaminifolia, yellow . 5

44 fine mixed. 5

CALLIRHOE.

A pretty plant, resembling the scarlet Linum, produc¬

ing an abund-
a n c c of rich
violet-p u r p le
blossoms, each
blossom hav¬
ing a white
eye. The
leaves are sub-
digitate, and
the plant be¬
gins to flower
when six inch¬
es high, and
continues to
yield a succes¬
sion of its at¬
tractive blos¬
soms till frost.
Callirhoe. Succeeds bet¬

ter when planted in hot-bed and transplanted two feet
apart. Hardy annual ; one to two feet high.

Callirhoe, involucrata, trailing ; purplish-crimson. 5

44 pedata, purple, white eye. 5

44 44 nana, dwarf ; one foot. 5

CAMELLIA.

All species of Camellias are universally admired on
account of their beautiful, rose-like flowers, and elegant,

dark green, shining, laurel-like leaves. They are hardy
green-house shrubs of easy culture, requiring only to be
protected from frost. The best soil for them is an equal
quantity of good, sandy loam and peat. They are propa¬
gated by inarching, cuttings,
grafting, and from seed, the
latter being the only method
of obtaining new varieties.

When the plants are not grow¬
ing, they should receive but
little water, and when grow¬
ing freely, can scarcely receive
too much. A regular succes¬
sion of flowers may be obtain¬
ed from autumn till July, if
attention be given to removing
the potted and growing plants

from a warm to a cooler at- Camellia, double,
mosphere. When the growth is completed, and flower
buds formed, a cool, sheltered situation is best, for they
will be seriously injured if exposed to the rays of the
sun.

Camellia, Japonica, fine double mixed, seed saved
from the finest double varieties , and will un¬
doubtedly produce some very valuable kinds,

of various colors.25

44 Japonica, single, well adapted for raising stocks
for grafting. .... 15

CAMPANULA—(Bell Flower).

Very handsome little plants from Italy, giving an
abundance of pure white and bluish-purple flowers about
two inches across. The flowers are bell-shaped, and
when the plant is cultivated in masses, the flowers are
very showy and ornamental, and continue in bloom a
long time. Hardy annual ; about nine inches high.

Campanula, lorei, blue. 5

44 lorei, alba, white. 5

44 fine mixed. 5

(See also Canterbury /fell.)

CANARY BIRD FLOWER.

(Tropeeolum cetnariense.)

A beautiful climber, the charming little canary-colored
blossoms bearing a fancied resemblance to a bird with
its wings half expanded. The plant has a fine, luxuri¬
ant, rambling character, and if the seeds are planted by
the side of an arbor or trellis, to run upon, it will run
twenty feet high, and blossom.from July till frost comes.
The flowers will be more numerous and brilliant in light,
moderately rich soil. Tender annual; twenty feet high.
Canary Bird Flower. .

Candytuft

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Campanula. Canary

CANDYTUFT.

Universally known and cultivated, and considered in¬
dispensable for cutting. All the varieties look best in
beds or masses. Seed sown in the autumn produces
flowers early in spring ; when sown in April, flower from
July to September, and some of the sorts till frost comes.
All the varieties are hardy, and easy to cultivate. Single
plants transplanted look well, and bloom profusely.
Hardy annual ; one foot high.

ird Flower. Carnation.

elegant foliage. The leaves are a rich, deep green, three
feet long and six inches wide, very handsome as they
unfold themselves. Start the plants in hot-bed, in pots,
and transplant in June, and blossoms will appear in July
or August. Soak the seed thoroughly before planting,
and keep in a warm spot. The roots can be kept in the
green-house from year to year, and then it becomes
perennial. Tender annual in open ground ; four to six
feet high.

Candytuft, jiew carmine.

jytuft, purple. . . 5

white. 5

Rocket, white. 5

fragrant, white. 5

tew crimson, fine. 5

Sne mixed. 5

,ew carmine, a splendid novelty of dwajJ*
compact habit. The plant presents on®, pre¬
fect mass of vivid and rich bloom ; a valuable

at TU’sition , and very choice .25

pet stimal ( Sempervirens ).10

CANTERBURY BELD-iCampanula
Medium).

HanV>ome, harv'v biennial, of stately growth, rich
color, and profuse b!nom. Succeeds best in light, rich
soil, and should be tra;:splantcd two feet apart. Their
large, bell-shaped flowers are freely produced through¬
out the summer, and are strik’ngly effective.

Canterbury Bell, double white .10

* 4 44 “ blue. *. .. 10

14 44 mixed, blue and white. 10

CANNA.

Stately and highly. ornamental plant desirable not
only for the beauty of its spikes tff flow***, but for its

Canna, Indica (Indian Shot), scarlet blossoms . i 0

44 gaboniensis, yellow flowers; fine . I$

44 nigricans, orange blossoms . ,5

44 Warszewiczii, bright red flowers; striped foli¬
age ; very beautiful ; /our varieties mixed. .10

Canna.

CARDIOSPERMUM (See Balloon Vine).

CARNATION and PICOTEE-<Dianthus
Caryophyllus).

No flower can surpass in delicacy of marking, form,
or delicious fragrance, the richly-hued Carnation. It
has always been one of the most esteemed of the flor¬
ist’s collection, and there is no flower more desirable for
the garden. The seed will not produce all double flow¬
ers, though a good percentage will be double, and of all
shades and colors, many being very fragrant. Sow under
glass in green-house or hot-bed, and when of sufficient
size, transplant two feet apart each way. New and
choice varieties are obtained from seed. Half-hardy
perennial; one and a half feet high.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Castor Bean, Catananche. Celosia, pyramidalis plumosa.

Carnation, fine double selves, one color . 15

“ fine double striped. 20

“ double dwarf, early flowered . 20

** “ perpetual-flowered, seed saved from

choicest double flowers ., .25

“ English seedling. 10

“ choicest white ground. 50

** “ yellow ground. 50

“ “ Italian....... 50

“ 44 German. . 50

“ 44 Tree, or Perpetual. 50

41 double Grenadin, a splendid variety for flor¬
ists ; very early, charming double scarlet flow¬
ers. Exceedingly valuable for making bou¬
quets, as the color is so brilliant as to render it

very conspicuous.25

“ extra fine mixed double Picotee .25

44 extra choice double mixed, seed saved from
the choicest French , Germ a n. Italian and
English stocks. A large proportion of this
seed will produce double flowers, and will be

appreciated by the florist . 25

“ double mixed, good seed, producing many dou¬
ble flowers of all shades and colors, many being •
very fragrant .. 10

CASSIA.

A very handsome genus of ornamental shrubs, useful
for either greeu-house or conservatory decoration We
have selected a few of the most desirable, low-growing

varieties, which will be found very beautiful. Sow the

seed in March or April, in heat, in sand.

Cassia, floribunda, stove annual, from Northern
Spain, growing four feet high ; flowers yellow ;

very ornamental...10

grandiflora, green-house shrub, from. North
America.growing six feet high,and producing
yellow flowers in August and Septen\betu».... 10
“ six finest varieties mixed, these comprise all

the most desirable green-house varieties .10

CASTOR BEAN—(Ricinus).

Tall, majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy
green, brown, or bronzed metallic hue, and long spikes
of prickly capsules of scarlet and green. An elegant
plant for a lawn, and of very quick g. wth in rich soil.
Plant in hot-bed, and transplant wheu three leaves have
formed, or plant where they are required. Tender an¬
nual : eight to ten feet high.

Ricinus, sanguineus, splendid red fruit in clusters;

blood red stalks..

44 tricolor, leaves spotted. .. 10

44 mixed ..10

CATANANCHE.

A plant from the south of Europe, and takes its name
from the fact that it compels admiration. The flowers
are white with violet center, and blue with purple cen¬
ter, quite double, somewhat resembling a pink, and ex¬
tremely showy. It will blossom more freely in light

Celosia', Kuttohii

Centaurea, gymnocarpa

Catchfly,

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well drained soil ; will begin to bloom in July or August
from seed sown in April. Hardy perennial ; one and a

half to two feet high.

Catananr.he, ccerulea, blue, purple center.5

44 bicolor, white, violet center. 5

44 mixed. . . .. . . 5

CATCHFLY—(Silene).

An easy growing, free flowering plant, producing
dense umbels of white, red and rose pink-like blossoms.
The plant is covered with a glutinous moisture from
which flics cannot disengage themselves, hence the name
Catchfly. After having been once grown, the seed will
sow itself in the ground. Hardy annual , one foot high.

Silene, armeria, alba, white. 5

11 44 rubra, red... 5

“ 41 rosea, rose 5

41 44 mixed . 5

CELOSIA.

Magnificent plants for green-house or conservatory
decoration, producing elegant, plume-shaped spikes of
flowers ; look well in vases out of doors in summer. Sow
in good, rich soil, and transplant at proper period. Half-

hardy annuals ; one to three feet high.

Cetosia, argentea, long spikes of silvery-white,

shaded with flesh-color; splendid.10

44 aurea pyramidalis, bright golden spikes in

pyramidal form ; exceedingly beautiful.10

44 new crimson feathered, crimson spikes;

beautiful .10

44 pyramidalis plumosa, beautiful, long plumes,
pyramidal in form, of red, yellow, violet, &c. ;

very striking.. ... 10

44 Huttonii, bushy habit, pyramidal form, pro¬

fusely branched, each tending branch being
tipped with a small spike of bright crimson
J,lowers . The upper side of the leaf is a deep
claret color, while the under side is a bright

crimson shade.15

cristata, (sec Cockscomb).

Centaurea, candidissima.

CENTAUREA.

An exceedingly interesting genus of plants, embrac¬
ing annuals, biennials and perennials. Some of the va¬
rieties ar< magnificent foliage plants, while others are
noted for their beautiful flowers. All the kinds named

below are worthy careful cultivation

Centaurea, gymnocarpa, silvery-grey foliage;

drooping habit , very graceful. . 15

44 candidissima, fine, ornamental plant of great
beauty. Silvery-white, deeply cut foliage.
Half-hardy perennial.25

44 Clementei, foliage white, deeply cut and alto¬
gether very beautiful. Half-hardy perennial.25
44 Americana, hardy annual from Arkansas, two
feet ia height, and of strong, robust growth ;
flowers deep red ; very pretty.5

Centaurea, Americana. Chrysanthemum.

CHRYSANTHEMUM.

The following are the old garden varieties, producing
flowers white, yellow and variegated, single and double.
They flower in autumn, and are desirable where there
are large collections, as they are brilliant and striking.
The single sorts are quite as handsome as the double.
Hardy annual ; one and a half to two feet high.
Chrysanthemum, coronarium, double white.... 5

44 coronarium, double yellow . . 5

“ Burridganum, crimson, white center ; single.. 5

44 coronarium, mixed .. 5

The Jollowing varieties are for pot culture ^ for
blooming in the house in winter , and for forists ,
for cutting /or bouquets :

Chrysanthemum, Indicum, fl. pi., half-hardy per¬
ennial ; very double ; mixed colors . 25

“ grandiflorum golden, an entirely new variety ,
with immense flowers of a deep gold color, and
dark, velvety, oval shaped center. Grows from
two to three feet high ; highly recommended ;

hardy annual.15

44 Japonicum, fl. pi., new y Japanese variety.
Flowers of very peculiar form, and much beau¬
ty, combining numerous shades of color. Very
interesting. Half-hardy perennial.25

Centaurea, Clementei.

Centaurea, cyanus, (see Bachelor’s Button).

44 moschata atropurpurea, (see Sweet Sultan).

CHAMJEROPS— (See Palm).
CHIERANTHUS— (See Wall Flower).

CHLORA.

A popular novelty ; glossy, oblong, handsome foliage,
and abundant, bright yellow flowers. Half-hardy annual.
Chlora, grandiflora, new, and highly recommended ;

one foot.. • ..10

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Cineraria, single

C maritima candidi^sima.

C. dwarf, flower.

CINERARIA.

A very pretty genus of plants growing from one to
three feet high. The flower and foliage are both line,
and some of the varieties are of wondrous beauty. A
soft, white down covers the leaves. Green-house per¬
ennials, which can be planted out in summer. They
thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat, and young
cuttings root freely under glass.

Cineraria, maritima candidissima, extremely
handsome, silvery white foliage ; very orna-

Cineraria, double.

mental as a decorative pot plant, or for bed¬
ding purposes . 10

Cineraria, hybrida, very dwarf, nevj y dwarf variety,
growing only /our inches high. Plants glob¬
ular in shape, and blossom profusely in many

colors; very desirable .25

“ hybrida flore pleno, a successful attempt at
producing double Cinerarias seems to have
been accomplished. The flowers are perfectly
and evenly double, being entirely made up of
ligulate florets, as in double Jacobaea. The col¬
ors run through all the shades peculiar to Cin¬

erarias, and it is the acquisition of the age. ..50
“ choicest mixed, from the best named varieties.
Flowers from this seed have obtained many
/irst class prizes. Extra choice .25

CLARKIA.

The Clarkia is held in great estimation in Europe,
and especially in England, where it is as common as
Candytuft. The flowers are very pretty, and of many
colors, double and single. As the plant is apt to suffer
in hot, dry summers, it is better to sow the seed in Sep¬
tember, and the plants will be large enough by spring
to make good bloom. Hardy annual ; one and a half
feet high.

Clarkia, pulchella, flore pleno, double ; beautiful,

rich magenta color. 5

il pulchella integrepetala, rosy crimson. 5

elegans flore pleno, double ; rosy purple. 5

* nixed, best and finest varieties 5

Clarkia.

Cockscomb, variegated.

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Clianthus

Cobsea.

Cockscomb, Japan.

CLEMATIS.

Well known and universally admired climbers, some
of the varieties being remarkable for the beauty and
fragrance of their blossoms. Fine for covering arbors,
verandas, &.C., as they cling readily to almost any ob¬
ject. Most of the kinds are hardy, herbaceous perenni¬
als, but some little protection in Northern latitudes,
through winter, is advised. Will do well in any good
garden soil.

Clematis, Pitcheri, new; elegant habit, neat foli¬
age, and exceedingly pretty, blight red blos¬
soms ; hardy climber.25

44 Virginana (Virgin’s Bower), a rapid climber,
with white blossoms, growing twenty feet in a
single season , is hardy, dying down in winter,
biR starting up again in the spring. It is
equally remarkable when in fruit, the long,
feathery tails of the fruit separating like tufts

of wool. ... 10

44 Verticellata, produces beautiful blue flowers
from June to September, on long panduncles
from the axis of the leaves ; rather bell-shaped
and nodding. Grows eight to ten feet in a

season..10

• 4 Flammula, a luxuriant climber with clusters of
small, white, fragrant flowers in August and
September. Sometimes called Sweet Virgin’s
Bower.. ... 10

CLIANTHUS.

Curious, green-house shrubs, with singularly beauti¬
ful foliage, and magnificent clusters of long, drooping
flowers, somewhat resembling a parrot’s beak. About
three feet high, and succeeds best in loam, peat and
sand mixed ; does well planted in a border of the con¬
servatory, or will flourish against a south wall, if pro¬
tected from cold and frost. Among the most vtagni/t-
cent blooming plants in cultivation.

Clianthus, Dampieri, bright scarlet blossoms.. . . .20
CLINTONIA.

Charming little trailing plants, suitable for baskets,
pc..s, or rock work. The flowers are somewhat like the
Loc " a, blue, purple and spotted, about half an inch in
diaine \ The seed is exceedingly small, and should
be sown ith great care, covering very slightly with
earth, and shading from the rays of the sun till firmly
established. Tender annual ; six incites high.

Clintonia, elegans, light blue .. 5

44 pulchella, blue, yellow and white. .

*•* 14 atropurpurea, violet-purple,center

of yellow, margined with white.. 1

44 fine mixed. . 10 .

COBiEA.

A fine, rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage,
and large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly ;
changing to a beautiful, deep violet-blue. Seeds should
be started in hot-bed, in rather dry soil, as they are apt
to rot m open ground. A well established plant will run
fifty feet in a season, covering a large veranda vith |
handsome foliage and beautiful flowers, 'leader per¬
ennial.

Cobcea, scandens.10

COCKSCOMB fCelosiu .

Highly ornamental plants, producing ciest^d heads of
flowers, somewhat resem- i\

bling a cock’s comb.

and shapes, but the scar- -

let and crimson ones are
the most brilliant and

combs, the soil cannot be
too rich, and the plants
should be forwarded in
hot-bed, though showy

plants may be raised . T

from seed planted in open •-•
ground in M ay. The ^ “ 1 _j

oftener they are trans- Cockscomb, new dwarf-
planted or shifted, the Crested,

larger and more beautiful (hey grow. Should be three
feet apart. T r .er ann»J ; two feet high.

Celosia, cri' ta, mixed tall, twelve of the most

spier x tall varieties mixed.10

44 cristr , dwarf crimson, brilliant.10

4 * 4 44 rose, deep rose.10

44 44 yellow, fine.10

44 * 44 mixed.10

44 » v Japan, (Celosia Japonica) Vick , the comb

,s finely cut, delicate as lace, and wonderfully

brilliant. 10

' new variegated, variegated in branch, leaf,

and comb ; very handsome.10

“ Japonica, cristata nana, ( new , dwarf-crest¬
ed Cockscomb ), we had the pleasure of first
introducing this remarkable variety three years
ago, and under our own growing this seasooit
has fully sustained its characteristics. The
striking features of this singular variety are its

perfectly symmetrical growth, the leaves cov¬
ering the entire stem with dark bronze red,
half drooping leaves, forming a compact mass.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Coleus. Columbine, double. Convolvulus, Minor.

which, in contrast with white-leaved plants,
produces a most striking effect. The color of
the comb is an intensely brilliant shining
tar mine , rendering it very conspicuous, even
among most brilliant colored flowers, like scar¬
let geraniums, roses, carnations, &c. The
three to five little combs form themselves on
separate side stems in a perfectly symmetrical
manner around the plant, keeping about eight
inches lower than the head, and in no way
interfering with the gracefulness of the leaves.
The most characteristic feature is the leaflets
which grow on the neck of the comb, and form
a beautiful circle or collar around each comb,
as true in the small as the large flower, all
standing out perfectly horizontal . 20

COLEUS.

Probably there is no other kind of ornamental foliage
plant so well known and universally admired as th?
Coleus. The leaves are of all shapes, shades and colors,
and nearly all have a rich, velvety appearance of extra¬
ordinary beauty. No yard should be without these
decorative plants. They are green-house evergreens,
and can be planted out as soon as danger of frost b
over. They will continue to grow and thrive till cut
down by frost in autumn. Slips should be taken from
the finest, which will grow finely all winter, if potted
and placed in green-house or conservatory.

Coleus, mixed, twenty-five best named sorts . 25

“ new hybrids mixed.. 25

COLUMBINE (Aquilegria).

The old single varieties of Columbine have been known
and admired for centuries under the name of Honey¬
suckle. The new double sorts are very beautiful, and
embrace a great variety of colors.and forms. They are
nearly all hardy, and seed can be sown in open ground
in spring or autumn • and they can also be increased by
dividing the roots. Hardy percnm^l ; two feet high.

Aquilegia, alba plena, double white . 10

“ caryophylloides, white, nicely striped with

reddish-crimson : a beautiful double variety.. 10

“ Skinneri, crimson scarlet and orange .10

yprvaeneana fol. variegatis, one of the few
striking variegated plants, reproduced with
certainty from seed. Double, rose-colored

blossoms; exceedingly beautiful.15

" mixed double, best and finest colors. ..10

COMMELINA—(Day Flower).

The splendid white and blue flowers of this plant can¬
not be excelled, and its profusion 'A blossoms reudera it
worthy of cultivation. The roots can be taken up and
kept in the cellar, like Dahlias, und replanted in spring,
and will produce larger and more blossoms. Plant in
any good garden soil, and thin to six inches apart. Ten¬
der perennial; one and a naif to two and a half feet high.

Commelina, cories'd?. sky blue. . 5

i4 alba, white.. 5

u mixed.. .. . . 5

CONVOLVULUS.

A magnificent class of trailing annuals, some of which
product flowers of wondrous beauty. Useful for ver¬
anda, lattice, &c.,and grows freely in any good garden
SGil.

Convolvulus, aureus superbus, very large, golden

yellow flowers ; grows six feet high ; new .... 15
» “ mauritanicus, hardy, trailing plant, about one
foot high, and produces an abundance of rich,
satiny, lavender blossoms. Especially adapted

for rock work or baskets.10

“ Major, (see Morning Glory).

CONVOLVULUS MINOR-* Dwarf
Morning: Glory).

Dwarf plants, of trailing, branching habit, each plan*
occupying a space of two feet At mid-day it is con'.,
pletely covered with a mass of most brilliant, many col¬
ored blossoms, which remain open till evening, in dry
weather. The colors are pure white, blue passing into
white yellow, red, purple. <&c. Will do well in any
common garden soil. Thin to three feet apart each
way. Half-hardy annual ; one foot high.

Convolvulus Minor, tricolor, bright blue, shaded

to pure white, next to the golden center. 5

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Commelina.

Cyclamen, James' Prize.

Cypress Vine.

Convolvulus Minor, alba, pure white. 5

“ Minor, striata, finely striped. 5

“ “ mixed. 5

44 44 flore pleno, a new, double variety . .. io

44 “ unicaulis, a single, upright stem with¬

out a branch, and a compact head of flower
buds in great profusion, which expand into
blossoms of immense size, of very rich, pur¬
plish-blue color, and continues in bloom the
whole season..io

COIX (See Job’s Tears).

CREPIS.

Very pretty, unobtrusive plants, bearing double flow¬
ers of a variety of striking colors. Arc known in some
sections as Hawk Weed. Any good common soil suits
them, and if sown in open border early in spring, they
will flower from July to October. Grown in masses
and thinned to eighteen inches apart, they are very
effective. Hardy annual; one foot high.

Crepis, barbata, yellow, purple eye... 5

44 rubra, bright red. 5

44 flore albo, white... 5

44 mixed. 5

CUCTJRBITA -(See Gourds).

CTJPHEA.

A favorite bedding plant with green-house men ; fa¬
miliarly known as Cigar Plant, on account of the fancied
resemblance to a lighted cigar. The colors arc firey
red and crimson brown. Planted on gentle heat and
transplanted to the garden, it will continue to blossom

all summer, and on the approach of frost may be re¬
moved to the green-house or conservatory, and will
continue to bloom all winter. Tender perennial ; one

and a half feet high.

Cuphea, silenoides, dark crimson-brown. 10

4% Zimpanii, violet-red. to

44 mixed. to-

CYCLAMEN.

Well known and universally admired bulbous-rooted
plants, producing exceedingly handsome red and white
flowers. The seed should be sown in spring, and by
autumn will produce a bulb, which if potted and placed
in conservatory or green-house, will blossom the follow¬
ing spring. Propagated only from seed.

Cyclamen, persicum, mixed, green-house variety

of great beauty, and many colors . 25

44 James’ Prize varieties, saved front Mr.

yantes' choice collection ; very fra gra n t .... 50

44 giganteum roseum. 50

superbum. 50

(The last two varieties of this very popular flower
produce unusually large blossoms of two lovely shades
of rose. They have been pronounced to be strains of
great merit, by some of the most competent authorities
in Europe.)

CYPRESS VINE— 1 1 pom as a Q,uamoclit).

A most beautiful climber, with delicate, dark green v
feathery foliage, and an abundance of bright, star-shap¬
ed, rose, scarlet and white blossoms, which, in the bright
sunshine, present a mass of beauty. Planted by the
side of veranda, tree or stakes, and trained properly,.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Daisy, double.

and the single ones should be pulled out. Sow early in
hot-bed, and when large enough, transplant to a rich,
cool, partially shaded situation. Set the plants six
inches apart. Roots can be divided any time. Flowers
are most abundant in spring. Tender perennial ; six
inches high.

Daisy, double mixed, choice .15

there is nothing prettier. The seed will germinate more
freely if warm water be poured on the ground after
planting. Tender annual ; fifteen feet high.

Cypress Vine, scarlet. . 5

“ “ rose . . 5

»* white. . 5

kl mixed. . . r

Dahlia.

DAHLIA.

DATURA.

This exceedingly beautiful genus comprises an almost
endless number of varieties, all more or less showy in
the flower garden in the autumn, when most other flow¬
ers have faded. They are all of easy cultivation, grow¬
ing freely in almost any soil, from seed sown in spring.
The seed should be sown in shallow pans, in March,
and the seedlings transplanted to small pots. As soon
as danger of frost is over, plant out, one foot apart, i
These plants will make a tuber, which should be taken
up in the fall and kept through the winter in a cool, dry
place, away from frost, and planted out in the spring,
when it will blossom the following autumn. New vari- j
eties are constantly being produced from seed, some of
them of exquisite beauty.

Dahlia, finest double, mixed, seed saved Jrom

choicest double flowers . . . . 15 |

DAISY—(Beilis).

Charming little plants for edgings and borders. The
flowers are quilled and flat-petalcd, white, pink, red
and variegated. Nor all will come double from seed,

Large, branching plants, producing handsome, double
and single, trumpet-shaped blossoms, yellow, white,
lilac and blue, and of exquisite fragrance. Some of the
flowers are equal in beauty to our choicest lilies. Sow
in hot-bed, and transplant to th^c or four feet apart
each way. The blossoms open during the night, remain
open one day, and then perish. Roots can be kept all
winter in cellars. Tender perennial ; three feet high.
Datura, Wrightii, pure white at the center, passing

into lilac and blue at the border; very fragrant 5
“ chlorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double,

yellow blossoms, richly scented . 5

“ fastuosa alba, fl. pi., flowers double , pure

white .

u mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed...

DELPHINIUM —(See Larkspur).

DIANTHUS— ( See Pink).

DIANTHUS BARBATUS— (See Sweet
William).

Didiscus.*

Echeveria.

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Eulalia, japonica.

Eschscholtzia, mandarin.

DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS (See
Carnation).

DIDISCUS.

Delicate, sky-blue blossoms, produced in numerous
•umbels, or hemispherical heads. The flowers are singu¬
larly formed, and very striking. The seed can be sown
in open ground in May, and will begin to flower in July
and August; if started in hot-bed, will blossom in June.
Set plants two feet apart. Hardy annual; two feet high.
Didiscus, cceruleus, sky-blue..xo

Euphorbia
ERYTHRINA-lCoral Tree).

Handsome, leguminous shrubs, popularly known as
Coral Trees. They are cultivated for the sake of their
beautiful, bright scarlet, pea shaped flowers, which are
arranged in terminal spikes. Start in heat and trans¬
plant out of doors in warm situations, where the plants
will grow freely. Half-hardy shrubs
Erythrina, crista galli. .25

ESCHSCHOLTZIA.

DIG-ITALIS— (See Foxglove).

DOLICHOS— (See Hyacinth Bean).

EGTHEVERIA.

Oreen-house, evergreen, perennial, house leek, for
sub-tropical or conservatory decoration, with large,
massive succulent leaves, of purplish color, and scarlet
and yellow flowers in racemes. A magnificent plant for
flower and foliage. Seeds are very small and costly.
Echeveria, metallica glauca, large, orange-colored
blossoms borne on spikes twelve to fifteen
inches high, each spike bearing fifteen to

twenty umbelliferous flowers.50

secunda glauca, small, compact-growing,
glaucous variety, with free-flowering, scarlet
and yellow racemes of bloom ; very fine.50

ELICHRYSUM —(Sec Helichrysum).

ERAGrROSTIS —(See Love Grass).

ERIANTHUS RAVENNJE.

A very desirable ornamental grass, equal to Pampas
Grass in appearance and habit of growth, and superior
to it for general culture, as it is entirely hardy and
blooms more abundantly. When plants are two or
three years old. the flower stalks are often ten feet in
height, surmounted by beautiful silvery plumes. Sow
early in spring in green-house or hot-bed, ami trans¬
plant when weather becomes warm.

Erianthus Ravennae. 10

Finely cut leaves of a glaucous color, and blossoms
about two inches in diameter, of many brilliant and
showy colors. A bed of Eschscholtzia in the sunshine
makes a blaze of color. As the stalks and branches are
delicate, they will do better if supported by small sticks.
Sow where the plants are wanted to bloom, as they do
not bear transplanting. 'Hun to six inches apart. Half-
hardy perennial ; one foot high.

Eschscholtzia, mandarin, a new and very beauti¬
ful variety, introduced by Messrs. Carter, of
London. The outer side of the petals are
brilliant scarlet , the inner side rich orange;

rare. 20

“ Californica, bright yeLow. 5

11 crocea alba, creamy white. 5

* k striata, beautifitfJy striped . 5

“ 4i rosea, rose colored . 5

“ aurantiaca, distinct orange; a deep colored
mark running up the center makes the flowers

look like a maltese cross. 5

w mixed. . . . -

EULALIA JAPONICA.

A most magnificent ornamental grass from Japan,
growing five to six feet high, and exceedingly graceful.
A single plant often makes thirty to forty elegant, re¬
curved flower spikes of light violet color, resembling
ostrich plumes. Beautiful for vases in the winter.
Transplant from hot-bed to ten feet apart.

Eulalia Japonica, light violet ; beautiful . 20

ERICA (Cape Heath.).

A genus of shrubby plants of much interest ami beau¬
ty. Most of the species are without odor, but this lack
is compensated for by elegance, as well tn thoir follnge
as in their flowers. The flowers, in beauty of form, del¬
icacy of aspect and variety of tint, can scarcely be sur¬
passed. To succeed well, the seed should be sown in
hot-bed, or better still, in green-house or conservatory.
Half-hardy perennial.

Erica, capensis, mixed varieties. * .25

EUPHORBIA.

A large family, widely differing in their habits, many
varieties being unworthy of cultivation. We have se¬
lected the most useful and beautiful variety for border
and pot culture.

Euphorbia, variegata, hardy annual ; foliage beau¬
tifully veined and margined with white ; very
showy. Sometimes known as Mountain of
gpow ....

CATALOGUE.

DESC RIP i I V

Eutoca.

Fenzlia.

Stipa. pennata.

EUTOCA.

Foliage dull green, covered with hairs ; blossoms blue
striped, three-quarters of an inch across, produced in
terminal racemes. Excellent for cutting, because a
branch placed in water will bloom many days, and the
blue is intense in color. Succeeds best in warm, sandy
soil, not over rich. Sow in open ground early in spring,
and thin to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; one foot
high.

Eutoca, viscida, blue. 5

u 44 alba striata, striped.. 5

** w 44 mixed. 5

FEATHER GRASS (Stipa).

Hardy, biennial, ornamental grass of much beauty,
used in the formation of winter bouquets. Seed should
be started in hot-bed, as they germinate slowly.

Stipa, pennata (Feather Grass), delicate and

pretty. .. 10

FENZLIA—(Diantlioides).

Charming little hardy annual, with pink-like flowers;
fine for border, or pots in conservatory, and well adapted
for vases and rock work. Sow in open border in April.
Fenzlia, dianthiflora, from California ; purple and

yellow flowers; three inches high.20

FERNS.

Floweriess plants, too well known to need description.
Many of the varieties are exquisitely beautiful. There

Athyrum Felix Femina.

are so many swrts, varying so widely in habit, that to
give explicit directions for the culture of each, would
require a volume of itself. As a general rule they should
be kept in a warm. If mid atmosphere, and watered
abundantly. The soil best adapted to their growth is a
turfy, f.brous peat, mixed with sand and leaf mold, and
underlaid with pieces of broken crock. Many of the
most beautiful sorts are propagated from seed only.

Aspidium Angulare.

Their exceeding grace and beauty will well repay all
care bestowed upon them.

Scolopendrium Undulatum.

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Forget-Me-Not.

Four O’clock.

Foxglove.

Ferns, fine mixed (Filices), an almost endless va¬
riety . .... .25

41 fifty finest species mixed, very beautiful. ..25

Aspidium Spinulosum.

ZB" \Vc do not offer the different varieties of
fertis separate, but our packet of ffty species mixed
•will contain all the newest and most desirable kinds.

best, and flower early -in spring. Hardy perennial ; six
inches high.

Myosotis, palustris, blue flowers, with white and

yellow eyes .10

44 azurea grandiflora, light azure blue ; one-half

foot high ; fine. . 10

44 dissitiflora, very deep blue ; early blooming ; a
welcome addition to this class of spring bed¬
ding plants, so much in requisition .15

FOUR O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru).

Old fashioned, but none the less beautifpl on that
account. The plants are large, and require four feet
space ; make a pretty hedge. Some of the varieties
have beautifully variegated leaves. The flowers are
funnel shaped, white, red and striped, very fragrant, and
open about four o’clock in the afternoon, remain open
all night, and generally perish before noon the next day.
The Fiench call it Belle de Nuit, 11 Beauty of Night.”
Will grow in any common garden soil, from seed sown
in open ground. Hardy annual ; two feet high.

Four O’clock, gold striped. . 5

44 red . 5

44 scarlet... 5

44 silver striped . 5

44 white. 5

“ yellow. 5

44 variegated foliage . 5

44 sweet-scented. 5

44 mixed . 5

FOXGLOVE-i Digitalis).

Ornamental plants of much beauty, producing dense
spikes of flowers on stems three to five feet high. The
blossoms are thimble shaped, purple, white and spotted,
and very striking. Seed can be sown in spring or au¬
tumn, and large roots can be divided. Blossom the sec¬
ond season. Hardy biennial ; three feet.

Digitalis, I very’s new spotted, great improvement
on the old sort ; an endless variety of colors;

robust, strong and hardy..10

44 splendid mixed. . 5

FRAG ARIA (Chinese Strawberry).

FEVERFEW —(See Pyrethrum).

FORGET-ME-NOT—(Myosotis).

The Forget-Me-Not is an old favorite plant, bearing
clusters of star shaped, delicate blue flowers with w .
2nd yellow eyes. It flourishes best in a moist, si
situation, and it is in constant bloom nearly the v
season. If the seed be sown in autumn, it will su 1

Pretty, hardy, herbaceous creeper from India, with
beautiful, yellow blossoms, and bright red fruit, like
small strawberries. Elegant for rock work or hanging
baskets. Propagated from seed and runners. Seed
should be sown very early in the house, and plants
transplanted. Perfectly hardy.

Fragaria, indica. 10

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

9:3

Fragaria.

Hedysarum.

Fuchsia.

FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE—(Hedysarum).

Very handsome, free flowering plants, producing ra¬
cemes of beautiful, pea like flowers ; particularly adapt¬
ed for borders or rock work. Sow in onen border in
spring. Hardy perennial ; four feet high.

Hedysarum, coronarium, brilliant scarlet. 5

“ “ fl. albo, true, white. — 5

FUCHSIA.

Well known, half-hardy, perennial, deciduous shrubs,
worthy a place in every garden. The varieties are now
numbered by hundreds, and some are exceedingly beau¬
tiful. They are as easily grown from seed as cuttings,
and from seed many improved varieties are obtained.
Sow in March, in shallow pots; prick out in crocks four
inches in diameter, when of convenient size, where they
can continue to grow till they bloom. As soon as they
have flowered, select such as have good points, and
change into larger pots. When frost appears, protect
the plants.

Fuchsia, dcuble, finest mixed, front the finest

specimens . . 25

“ double, white corollas, very beautiful . 25

GAILLARDIA.

Showy, and universally admired perennials, flowering
the first year, and among the gayest ornaments of sum¬
mer flowering beds.

Gaillardia, picta nana, one foot high ; flowers

creamy yellow. 5

Gaillardia, Richardsoni, grandiflora hybrida, the
largest and most beautiful flowers of the spe¬
cies ; blossoms Grange colored . 10

GERANIUM (Pelargonium).

Probably the Geranium is better known and more

universally ad¬
mired than any
other plant
grown. The
constant suc¬
cession and
durability o f
bloom till frost
comes, the
brilliancy of the
scarlet and oth¬
er colors, and
the exquisite
markings of the
leaves of some
of the varieties,
render them
very desirable for pot culture and bedding. No garden
seems complete without a bed of them, and in every col¬
lection of conservatory or parlor plants we are sure to
find the Geranium. Propagation by seed is the only
sure way to obtain superior varieties. Sow in March,
in gentle heat, in well drained pots. Water moderately,
and as soon as the third leaf appears, pot singly in two-

Gaillardia.

Geranium,

Gilia.

G. Golden and Bronze.

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Gladiolus.

Gloxinia.

Globe Amaranth.

inch crocks, exchanging for largty ones as the plants re¬
quire. As ojoj as the weather will permit, plunge the
pots in open Lorde., and on approach of frost, remove
to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring.
The following are tdl 7c ry choice varieties, and seed
sparingly.

Geranium (Pelargonium., diadematum, splendid

new variety. .50

(Pelargonium), odior, 5 ve petals blotched-50

44 fancy, splendid mixed--25

double, finest double v,\r. ; edes mixed.50

“ Zonale, scarlet, Col. Hclc’en, a new, profuse
blooming variety of great merit. Large, glob¬
ular trusses thrown well abo\ e t he foliage. Col-
% or rich crimson,shaded with scau 'et; very bright

• and distinct ; comes true from s^ed . 25

44 Zonale, scarlet, mixed sorts. 25

white, all white-lcavea varieties mxd .25
44 golden and bronze, ijo.n Downie,
Laird and Lang’s fine collection. AJa K r ni/icent.$ o
44 apple scented, very fragrant . 25

GILIA.

Hardy annual, one to two feet high ; grovs n almost
any situation, in beds or in rockery. Delicato end

flower.

Gilia, capitata, dense globular heads of clustered

blossoms of a celestial blue. Two feet high.. ;
44 tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and purple

center. Sow in masses. One foot high .,5

GLADIOLUS

Magnificent plants, with sword like leaves, and long
spikes of flowers, of every conceivable color and shade.
The varieties are now numbered almost by thousands,
each year bringing forth new and choice selections
which have been produced from seed, which is the only
method of obtaining new varieties. The plant and flow¬
er are from a bulb, which requires two or three years to
produce from seed of sufficient size to flower well. The
bulbs should be taken up on approach of winter, and
kept from freezing till warm weather in spring, and then
planted out in groups and borders.

Gladiolus, finest mixed, front fifty choice named

i>arieties . ... 25

For Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs, in this Catalogue.

GLOBE AMARANTH—(Gomphrenai.

A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome,
globular heads of flowers, which, if cut when well ma¬
tured, will retain fheir beauty for years. Seeds germi¬

nate slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to
soften the wooly husk. Tender annual ; two feet high.

Gomphrena, globosa, purple. 5

44 “ white. 5

“ 14 flesh colored.5

11 44 orange.i 0

41 14 striped. 5

44 “ mixed.5

GLOXINIA.

Stove perennial bulbs, producing rich and beautifully
colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation,
and thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and
sand. Sow in March, on the surface, in a warm, moist
atmosphere. When the second leaf appears, transplant
into shallow pots to grow through summer. Allow them
to rest through autumn, and keep in same pots through
winter, giving little water. In spring repot and water
freely ; will blossom second season. The first three
following varieties have peculiar leaves , being large ,
thick , light green , and recurved in such a manner as
to entirely hide the pot. P'rom the center of the plant
arc produced very large Jhnvers of the most brilliant
colors and fnest form. Quite a new and distinct
tribe of Gloxinias.

Gloxinia, hybrida crassifolia grandiflora erecta.25

44 horizontalis.25

4 4 44 44 pendula.2^

44 mixed, all choice sorts .25

GNAPHALIUM—(Everlasting-),

An interesting class of immortelles, with rather homely

Gnaphalum.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

foliage, but beautiful clusters of bright golden blossoms,
which, if plucked when on the point of opening, and
dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for years.
Good for forming winter bouquets, in conjunction with
other everlastings and grasses. Tender annual; one
and a half feet high.

Gnaphalium, feetidum .. .. io

GODETIA.

Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation in any
good garden soil, and remarkable for the delicacy of
their very fine, large blossoms. Hardy annuals ; one to
one and a half feet high.

Godetia.

Godetia, rubicunda splendens, a very showy, new
variety. Rosy-lilac flowers, with purple stain

in the center...5

44 rosea alba (Tom Thumb), delicately blotched
blossoms, white at the outer portion, and rose

at the base of the petals. 5

“ Whitneyi, flowers largest of the species, meas¬
uring four inches across ; color crimson-blush ;
fine for pot plant, garden or rockery.10

GOURDS.

A tribe of climbers with curiously shaped fruit, in va¬
rious colors. Being of rapid growth, they are fine to
cover old fences, trellises, stumps, &c. The foliage if
quite ornamental, and the markings of some of the fruit

Pear shaped, ringed.

quite extraordinary. Do not plant the seed till all dan¬
ger of frost is over, and select rich, mellow ground.
Tender annual climbers ; ten to twenty feet high.

Corsican.

Gourd, orange, the well known Mock Orange .

“ egg shaped, white ; fac-simile of an egg; cle-

£ant . .

“ apple shaped, yellow ; beautifully striped .10

“ pear shaped, yellow and green, striped with

cream color..*:

11 pear shaped {/>iriforvu's annulata ), exceed¬
ingly beautiful fruit, with rings running round

it ; green ends.

44 bottle, handsome and useful .

44 Corsican, elegant fruit and rapid climber . 10

44 Siphon, or dipper, long, slim handles, useful

for dippers . .

44 powder horn, in the form of a powder horn. ..10
44 Hercules’ club, the longest of all the varieties.xo
44 mixed, ornamental . 10

GRAMMANTHES.

A charming little succulent plant, producing an abund¬
ance of bright scarlet and orange-yellow blossoms in the
shape of a star. It is especially adapted for rock work,
hanging baskets, edgings, &c. The segments of the
corolla have the appearance of the letter V on them.
Give it a warm, sunny situation, and good,.rich soil.
Tender annual ; six inches high.

Grammanthes, gentianoides, rich, orange-scarlet. 15

41 lutea, yelloW.15

44 fine mixed....15

GUNNERA.

A curious, herbaceous perennial, growing best in rich
mold kept moist. It is increased by seed and by divi¬
sion of roots. Has curious, cone shaped blossoms.
Green-house plant.

Gunnera.

Gunnera, scabra, large, rhubarb like leaves, and
purple blossoms. One and a half feet high ;
curious...15

Q-YNERITJM- (See Pampas Grass).

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Grammanthes.

Gypsophila.

Helichryfijm.

GYPSOPHILA.

Delicate, free flowering little plants, covered with a
profusion of little, star shaped, white blossoms. Well
adapted for hanging baskets and edgings, and valuable
for making bouquets. Blossom first season, and con¬
tinue to blossom several years. Make handsome speci¬
mens dried.

Gypsophila, elegans, white and pink flowers; hardy

perennial ; one foot..5

44 muralis, pink flowers; hardy annual; six inches.io

HEDYSARTJM -(See French Honeysuckle).
HELIANTHUS (See Sun Flower).

HELICHRYSUM.

Large, full, double flowers of various colors, from
bright yellow to scarlet, shaded and tipoed. Peculiarly
desirable as dried specimens ; and exceedingly hand¬
some bouquets may be formed of them for winter, is
blossoms be gathered when on the point of expanding.
Sow early in spring, in any good garden soil, and thin

the plants to one foot apart each way. Hardy annual ;
six inches to two feet high.

Heiichrysum,bracteatum(Qolden Eternal Flow¬
er), bright yellow.*.... 5

nanum atrosanguineum, deep crimson,

compositum album, flowers white_

monstrosum fl. pi., mixed, eight varieties of

largest double Ji'(rivers , mi seed. .

nanum fl. pi., mixed, five dwarf-growing,
double flowering varieties mixed .

Helichrysum, minimum fl. pi., mixed four vari¬
eties of beautiful little miniature double

/lowers ; fine . 10

mixed. .. 5

HELIOTROPE.

Highly valued for the fragrance of their flowers, and
duration of bloom, and are to be met with in most gar¬
dens. They succeed in any rich, light soil, and cuttings
of the shrubby kinds, taken off while young, strike
readily. Half-hardy perennial ; one foot high.

Heliotropium, Anna Turiexi, violet-blue.10

w Roi des Noirs, black; sfilendid. .10

44 Triomphe de Liege, deep blue; fine .10

44 dark varieties mixed, very choice .10

(See colored plate.)

HELIPTERTJM—(Everlasting:).

A very desirable and distinct dwarf everlasting, with
small foliage, and large, globular clusters of bright
golden, and pure white, star-like flowers. Is excel¬
lent for forming winter bouquets, for which purpose the
flowers should be gathered when on the point of open¬
ing, and dried in the shade ; they will open while dry¬
ing, and will retain their brilliancy for years. Hardy

annual ; one foot high.

Helipterum, Sanfordii, golden .15

44 anthemoides, pure white .15

HIBISCUS.

A branching plant of the easiest culture, with rather
10 pretty foliage, and large, cream colored blossoms, pur-

Heliotrope.

Helipterum.

Hollyhock.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Honesty.

Hordeum

Hurnea

pie in tiie center. The flowers are exceedingly showy ;
not of very long duration, but continue to bloom from
June till October. The seed should be planted early,
and the plants thinned to one foot apart each way.
Hardy annual; two feet high.

Hibiscus, Africanus. 5

HOLLYHOCK.

The Hollyhock, in its present state of perfection, is
very unlike its parent of olden time ; it now ranks with
the dahlia, aster, camellia, &c. For a back-ground to a
flower garden, perhaps no plant is so useful. The flow¬
ers arc as double as a rose, of many shades of color, from
deep yellow, red, purple, to pure white. Plant the seed
in June or July, in open ground, and in the autumn,
when the plants have made five leaves, transplant to
permanent position, three feet apart. The following
summer they will bloom. Each plant should be sup¬

ported by a stake. Hardy perennial ; five feet high.

Hollyhock, mixed double.10

“ Chatcr’s finest mixed, twelve double varieties
of the greatest perfection mixed ; from Mr.

Chatcr's imfirmed stra in .15

(See colored plate.)

HONESTY, or SATIN FLOWER—
(Lunaria).

Early, free flowering plants, interesting for the silver
like tissue of the seed pods in their matured state. The
flower is purple, not very conspicuous. The seed pods
are fine for skeletonizing and working in with other

everlasting flowers for winter bouquets. Blossoms the
second year from seed, and then dies. Hardy biennial;
two feet high.

Honesty (Lunaria, biennis). 5

HORDEUM—(Ornamental Grass).

A beautiful, ornamental grass for forming winter bou¬
quets. It somewhat resembles our domestic barley,
having heavy, bearded heads. It is very hardy, and
will grow in any common soil.

Hordeum, jubatum, exceedingly ornamental ; two
feet high . . . 10

HUMEA.

A remarkable, handsome plant for decorative pur¬
poses Leaves very fragrant when slightly rubbed.
Succeeds best in light, rich soil. Half-hardy biennial ;
six feet high.

Humea, elegans, red ; from New South Wales .10

HYACINTH BEAN— fDolichos).
Splendid climber, with abundant clustered spikes of
purple and white flowers, which are followed by exceed¬
ingly ornamental seed pods ; of rapid growth, often run¬
ning twenty feet in a season. Plant where they are to
remain, after the weather has become warm, and culti¬
vate like common beans, only give support for the vines
to run upon. Tender annual ; ten to twenty feet high.

Dolichos lablab, purpurea, purple . 1C

44 lablab, alba, white. .

“ mixed, the above mixed .ic

“ giganteus, tall growing variety, with large,

purple flowers; fourteen feet; very fine.ic

IBERIS —(See Candytuft).

ICE PLANT— (Mesembryanthemum),

Mesembryanthemum, crystallinum (Ice Plant),
handsome and curious plant for hanging
baskets, rock work, vases, and edgings. The
leaves and stems are succulent and fleshy, and
appear as though covered with ice crystals,
and look like rock candy. The whole plant is
peculiarly brilliant in the sunshine. The flower
is white, and not conspicuous. Succeeds best
in dry, sandy loam, and in a warm situation.
Can be grown in pots or open border, the for¬
mer having preference. Tender annual trailer;

six inches high... r ,

44 cardifolium variegatum, the leavesare blotch- *
ed with light yellow and cream colored spots.
Fine for hanging baskets or dwarf masse?
Hardy annual ; six inches high.\ xo

INDIAN SHOT —(See Canna Indida).

E> . M. FERRY & CO’S

Variegated Ice Plant.

Hyacinth Bean

Ice Plant.

IPOMEA.

Beautiful climbers, and exceedingly attractive mixed
with other climbers. The flowers arc of a variety of
shapes and sizes, and of an endless number of colors,
many being wondrously brilliant, and of graceful form.
They are alike good for green-house, for pots and bask¬
ets, and for trellis, stumps, arbors, Ac. They require
heat in starting, and some of the varieties will not suc¬

ceed out of the green-house. Tender annuals; five to
ten feet high.

Ipomea, coc inea (Star Ipomea), fine scarlet. 5

44 bona nox (Good Night), pure white..10

44 limbata, elegantly blotched and margined with

white. .10

44 limbata hybrida, great variety of colors ; fine. 10
44 44 clegantissima, large flowers, in form

of a five pointed star, with intense purple cen¬
ter, and pure white margin.10

44 rubra ccerulea, immense flowers of bright ce¬
lestial blue ; stove or green-house climber.. .. 10
44 fine mixed. .... .10

IPOMEA aUAMOCLIT (See Cypress Vine).

IPOMOPSIS— (See Tree Cypress).

JACOB-iEA—(Senecio).

Remarkably pretty, free growing, profuse flowering
plants, almost unsurpassed for brilliancy and beauty.
Grow freely from seed, and are easily propagated from
cuttings, not one in fifty failing. The double are the
only ones -.oor/h cultivating. Hardy annuals in open

I border, biennial in green-house. Sow in loam mixed

with leaf mold. One foot high.

Jacobaea, double crimson, extra fine . 10

44 double white, elegant .10

44 44 yellow .. 10

44 new double dwarf blue, carefully selected,
constant in height, pure in color, and double

to the center . 10

44 mixed, above varieties mixed . 10

JASMINE.

Hardy, deciduous, ornamental shrubs, growing three
fett high, and producing beautiful yellow flowers, which
are very fragrant, and much admired. The seeds re¬
quire bottom heat to start.

Jasminum, fruticans, yellow; fragrant . 10

JOB’S TEARS -(Coix).

Curious, ornamental grass from East Indies, with
| broad, corn, like leaves, and seeds of a light slate color,
wonderfully lustrous. Valuable for the formation of
winter bouquets, in connection with everlasting flowers,
and strings of handsome beads are formed from the
seeds. Plant in open ground, in hills three feet apart,
four or five seeds in a hill, and cover half an inch deep.
Hardy annual ; three feet high.

Coix, lachryma (Job’s Tears). 5

JOSEPH’S COAT— (See Amaranth us Tricolor).

KATJXFUSSIA.

Beautiful, free blooming little plants of dwarf and
compact growth, somewhat resembling the single asters.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

91)

Lantana,

Flowers are light blue, pure white, and the most intense
violet-purple of any annual in cultivation—the richest
color imaginable. A good plant for mixed beds and

borders. Hardy annual ; six inches high.

Kaulfussia, amelloides, bright blue . 5

“ amelloides, alba, new; pure white .1... 5

“ “ atroviolacea, the richest violet

color of any annual in cultivation . 5

44 fine mixed. • • ■ . 5

LAGURUS-(Ornamental Grass).

Useful for forming bouquets for winter decoration.
The heads bear a resemblance to a hare’s tail, and it is
sometimes called Hare’s Tail Grass. It is a perfectly
hardy annual, and will grow in any common soil.
Lagurus, ovatus, curious and ornamental; one foot 5

LANTANA.

These plants are rapid growers, forming small, hardy
shrubs, and producing their pink, yellow, orange, white,
constantly changing heads of flowers in great abund¬
ance, which have an agreeable, aromatic perfume. Any
loamy soil suits them, and they are readily increased by
-cuttings, in sand, in heat.

Lantana, finest French hybrids mixed, all colors..10

“ alba magna, pure white ; one foot. --..is

“ imperatrice Eugenie, rosy lilac; two feet... .xo

Larkspur, double.

LARKSPUR—(.Delphinium).

The Larkspur is one of the handsomest and most use¬
ful of plants, and for large gardens is invaluable. The
leaves are much div't^d. and the flowers in terminal
j spikes. The bnllian: v oi some of the colors is unsur¬
passed. Easily propagated by seed, or by dividing the
roots; delights in a deep, ricn soil, and should be sown

in August or September.

Delphinium, ajacis (Double Dwarf Rocket
Larkspur), hardy annual ; ten inches ; twelve

kinds mixed . 5

44 cardiopetalum, deep blue; heart shaped.
Hardy ai.nual; from the Pyrrcnees; one and

a half feet high. 5

44 elatum, (Bee Larkspur), has hairy petals in
the center, and a fancied resemblance to a bee.

Hardy perennial; five feet high. . 5

44 grandiflorum album, large, double white flow¬
ers. Hardy perennial; four feet high.10

44 formosum, rich blue and white. Hardy per¬
ennial ; three feet high. 5

44 consolida candelabrum fl. pi., a new type of
annual larkspur, growing in the form of a
branched candlestick ; flowers double, and of

various colors, very showy . 10

* 4 Hendersoni, remarkably fine, large, richly col-

colored blossoms ; hardy annual . 10

44 nudicaule, a splendid novelty, eighteen inches
high, with scarlet flowers ; fine for rockeries,
flower borders or pot culture ; hardy biennial. 10
44 mathiolaeflorum nanum (Dwarf Stock-
flowered, ten brightest colors mixed . Long
spikes of perfectly double blossoms in all colors.
Hardy annual ; one foot high . 5

Leptosiphon.

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Lily of the Valley

Delphinium, mathiolaefiorum (Tall Stock-flow¬
ered), eight brightest and best colors mixed.
Spikes of double flowers eighteen inches long ;
very beaut iful. Hardy annual ; two feet high 5
44 Imperiale fl. pi. (Double Emperor Lark¬
spur), one and a half feet high, compact and
profusely blooming, almost every plant having
100 close, erect spikes of perfectly double flow¬
ers, which, in a dried state, are fine for winter
bouquets. Mixed colors .10

LATHYRU3 L ATIFOLIUS -(See Peas).
LATHYRUS ODORATTJS (See Sweet Peas).
LEPTOSIPHON.

A charming little plant, with delicate foliage and
iheerful, star shaped flowers ; pure white, with yellow
anthers. Make beautiful, low edgings for borders or
walks. 'They do not bear our hot, scorching summers
well, and the seed had better be sown late in the au¬
tumn or very early in spring, and. if possible, select a |
sheltered situation. Hardy annual : six inches high.
Leptosiphon, androsaceus, mixed colors; fine. .. 5
“ aureus, beautiful orange color ; hardy annual ;

one-half foot . . 5

44 multiflorus albus, white ; compact growth ;

hardy annual : one-half foot. 5

“ multiflorus roseus, new variety ; rose colored
blossoms : fine. Hardy annual ; one-half foot. 10
44 French hybrids mixed, comprising all colors;
fine for pot or borders ; hardy annual ; one- .
half foot ... v -. ; .10

LILY OF THE VALLEY-(ConvellariaL

The Lily of the Valley is a sweet little plant, thriving
in any common soil; it will do’well in any shaded situa¬
tion, where fe\y other plants will thrive ; can be multi¬
plied by dividing the roots, or by seed. Hardy peren¬
nial.

Convellaria, majalis, white, sweet scented blossoms;

one foot. .. . . .10

LIMNANTHES.

A native of California, quite hardy; of prostrate
habit, and stems ten or twelve inches long, crowned
with numerous fragrant flowers, each about an inch
across. A large portion of the flower is yellow, the ex¬
tremities of the petals only being white. Blooms from
June to August. Sow the seed in spring, and give each
plant two feet of room. Hardy annual ; three inches
high.

Limnanthes, Douglasii. .5

Linum.

LINTJM.

A beautiful and effective genus of plants, of slender
and delicate growth, and a profusion of bright flowers.

Linum, grandiflorum rubrum (Scarlet Flax),

from Algiers. Hardy annual . 5

44 coccineum, deep crimson; one of the hand¬
somest annuals ever introduced ; in brilliancy
of color, surpassed by none . 5

LOBELIA.

A most elegant and useful genus of plants, of easy
culture, and well adapted for bedding, edging, pots or
rockeiiies. They are employed as universally in general
summer gardens as scarlet geraniums, to beds of which
they form a neat and effective edging. Seeds should be
covered lightly.

Crystal Palace

Lobelia, speciosa, Blue King, intense dark blue,
with a white spot, dark coloured foliage. Showy
and valuable for bedding purposes. Half-

Pumila grandiflora.

Limnanthes.

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Lophospermum.

Nemophila,

Love-in a-Mist.

Lobelia. speciosa, Queen of Whites, pure white
flowers, not tinted with the slightest shade of
any color. Blooms until destroyed by frost ;

tender perennial .. 10

“ speciosa. Crystal Palace variety, magnifi¬
cent variety, with large blue and white flowers. 10
Queen Victoria, scarlet, «m, scarlet fltnucr-
ing variety , with the darkest leaves, and very

constant. Hardy annual.. . ... 15

“ pumila grandiflora, very compact growing,
and admirably adapted for edging. The
plants are full of intense, deep brilliant blue
blossoms, opening till frost ; hardy annual... .10
cardinalis (Cardinal Flower), a magnificent
native variety, with spikes of brilliant scarlet
flowers. Will flourish in any common soil.
Seeds need to be well started with heat. Hardy

perennial ; two feet .. .

gracilis, very fine for baskets, vases, &c., trail¬
ing gracefully, and blooming profusely. Half-
hardy annual . .

LOPHOSPERMUM.

Beautiful evergreen climbers, with purple and violet
biossoms. Require green-house or cold frame in winter;
will run up fences or verandas in summer. Propagated
by preserving the fleshy roots in drv earth in winter.
Seed should be sown in hot-bed in March and April.
Lophospermum, scandens, flowers violet-purple ;

ten feet. . , 0

LOVE GRASS-tEragrostis).

A very pretty species of ornamental grass, growing
one foot high; splendid for winter bouquets; hardy
annual.

Eragrostis, elegans, beautiful, dancing sparklets.. 5

LOVE GROVE-lNemophila).

This popular plant is to be found in almost every
garden, and has secured a place in the heart of every
lover of flowers. Of dwarf, spreading habit, it is well
adapted for border or pot culture. The flowers are ex¬
quisitely colored, blotched and spotted; they are quite
apt to sport into an endless variety of shades, from black
and blue to lighter colors. Sow in spring, and thin to

one foot apart. Hardy annual ; six inches high.
Nemophila, insignis, bright blue flowers, often

marked with \yhite. 5

“ atomaria, flowers white, dotted with purple... 5
“ maculata, white flowers with purple blotch on

each petal. 5

14 insignis lilaciana, flowers of beautiful, pale
lilac color, presenting a handsome and unique

appearance. 5

“ insignis purpurea rubra, the nearest approarh
yet obtained to the long desired scarlet color

in nemophila . 5

44 mixed, above mixed. 5

LOVE-IN-A-MIST- (Nigella).

This singular plant is known as Lady-in-the-Greer *
and Devil-in-a-Bush, because the blossoms are partly

Lythrum

L-pinus.

Lychnis.

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Calendula,. pongei fl. pi.

Tagates, signata pumila.

Marigold, Orange Quilled

concealed by the abundance of finclvjcut foliage. 1 he
plant and (lower are both handsome, require but little
care, and are worthy a place in the flower garden. Sow
the seed in spring, and thin to one foot apart. Hardy
annual.

Nigella, Damascena fl. pi., double blue blossoms;

one and a half to two feet high. . 5

iv Damascena nana fl. pi., double white and
blue blossoms ; one foot high.5

LUPIN— (Lupinus).

Very conspicuous plants, with spikes of pea shaped
blossoms of various colors. The taller varieties look
well as a back-ground to other low growing annuals,
and the dwarf look best in masses. Sow the seed where
the plants art: required, early in spring, and thin to one
and a half feet apart. Hardy annuals; one to three
feet high.

Lupinus, Hartwegii, a beautiful species with deli¬
cate foliage, and blue blossoms . .. 5

“ Cruikshankii, blossoms white, shaded with

yellow, blue and purple .5

LYCHNIS.

A border perennial from Russia, and entitled to a
place in every large flower garden, as there are few plants
that produce such brilliant blossoms as the scarlet flow¬
ering varieties. The flowers are produced in clusters,
and are constantly ‘coming out all summer. Sow the
seed m spring, in rich,, loamy soil, and the following
spring transplant to the border, one foot apart. Flow¬
ers the second season. Hardy perennials ; one to three
feet high

Lychnis, chalcedonica (London Pride), bright

scarlet ; two feet.5

“ Haageana (Benary), elegant, large, scarlet
blossoms with jagged petals. Perennial, but

will blossom first year; one foot. 10

** Sieboldii, /trio variety , produces large, white

flowers ; two feet high. . .15

** Haageana grandiflora gigantea, a very large
flowering variety, about three feet high. The
flowers arc scarlet, much larger than any of
the preceding; perennial, but will blossom

first season . .. .. 10

LYTHRUM.

A showy perennial plant of easy culture, growing in
any good garden soil, and producing long, numerous
spikes of bright, rose flowers during the season. It is a
wonderfully attractive plant, and well worthy of culti¬
vation. If seed be planted in autumn, the plants will
flower the following season. Hardy perennial; two feet.
Lythrum, roseum superbum . 5

MARIGOLD.

The Marigold has been
an inhabitant of the flower
garden from time immemo¬
rial, and where a rich dis¬
play of bloom is desired, is
almost indispensable. The
African varieties are tall,
growing usually two feet or
more, while the French are
i more dwarf, of most perfect
| form and gorgeous beauty ;
all are desirable. Half-hardy
annuals, in bloom till frost
comes.

Marigold,

Marigold, Meteor.

Meteor, a

splendid new va¬
riety from Germany, with very large, beauti¬
fully imbricated, extremely double, striped
blossoms ; deep orange on almost white ground.
The stripes arc very regular, and the flower
very striking. Covered with blossoms from

May till autumn. Comes true from seed.25

African, orange quilled, a very double variety,
with quilled petals ; very showy. -5

African, mixed, selected from the finest dou¬
ble flowers; very’ beautiful.

French, Tagates, signata pumila, bright
yellow flowers ; elegant habit. Finest varie¬

ties mixed.. . .. 5

French, new gold striped, magnificent stripes

of brown on deep gold ; very double. 5

Cape, Calendula, pongei fl. pi., double white;

fine .. . * . 5

Cape, Calendula, pulvialis, flowers single,
white, brown underneath . 5

MARVEL OF PERU < Mirabilis)— (See Four
O'clock;.

MATFIOLA— (See Stocks).

MARTYNIA.

Extremely handsome, large flowering, half-hardy an¬
nual, deserving of the most extensive cultivation.
Should be started in green-house or conservatory, and
transplanted singly, into borders.

Martynia, formosa (fragrans), foliage thick, soft
and velvety. Flowers delicate rosy-lilac,
blotched and shaded with bright crimson.

Needs plenty of room ; very fragrant . 5

“ lutea, yellow blossoms. 5

descriptive catalogue.

103

Maurandia.

Mignonette, grandifiora.

M. Tall Pyramidal.

Martynia, proboscidia, a curious plant, on account
of its singularly curious seed vessels, which are
much esteemed when young, for pickles.
Flowers blue.

MATJEANDIA.

Graceful climber for green-house, parlor, baskets, or
out-door purposes. Set out in the border with a little
frame to which to attach their tendrils, they will be
loaded all the season with rich purple, white and rose,
foxglove shaped blossoms. The seed should be started
in hot-bed or green-house, as without artificial heat, j
they will scarcely flower the first season. They must
be removed to a warm place on the approach of cold
weather in autumn. Tender perennial climber ; six |
feet high.

Maurandia, Barclay ana, purple, rose, white and

violet ... .. io ]

“ mixed, choicest kinds mixed. . . . .., .io

MESEMBRYAN THlMUII-lSee Ice Plant).

MIGNONETTE.

A well known,
hardy annual, pro¬
ducing dense, semi-
globular heads of ex¬
ceedingly fragrant
flowers, borne on
spikes from three to
six inches long. Is in
bloom nearly the
whole se a s o n , and
the perfume is so
Dwarf Compact. fragrant that the

i whole atmosphere around is perfumed. No garden
should be without it. If sown at intervals during the
spring and early summer, it will be in bloom till killed
by the frost. Seeds sown in autumn, will bloom early
in spring. Hardy annual ; perennial if protected ; one
foot.

Mignonette (Reseda Odorata grandifiora), large

flowered. (See colored plate).. . 5

“ crimson flowered Giant, of robust habit, with
very large spikes of handsome, crimson flow¬
ers of exquisite fragrance ; a free and perpetu¬
al bloomer . to

“ Parson’s Tree, of robust growth, and well
adapted for green-house men and florists, as it
affords long spikes of blossoms in great nbund-

ancc . 10

“ Parson’s white flowering Giant, flowers al¬
most pure white, of great fragrance, borne on
spikes six inches to a foot in length. May be
grown as a tree or dwarf, and is especially val¬
uable for the latter mode of culture . 10

“ Dwarf Compact, a distinct and very desirable
variety. It forms a dense, semi-globular bush
about ten inches high and eighteen inches in
diameter. The robust, vigorous branches are
decorated with innumerable close spikes of red¬
dish tinted flowers, which are said to be pro¬
duced, without intermission, from spring till
late in autumn, the blooming period of this be¬
ing longer than in any other variety, owing to
the successional branching growth. Highly
recommended for pot culture, or for market

purposes .. 10

“ Tall Pyramidal, this variety has woody stems
and vigorous branches, which are clothed with
dark green leaves and club like spikes of flow¬
ers ten inches long, of a fine red tinge. By
good culture, it grows to a height of two and
a half, and a breadth of one and a half feet.
The fragrance is powerful, and inconsequence
of its ligenous habit, the more it is cut the
more freely it flowers, continuing to bloom till

quite late in autumn.. . .10

“ Pyramidal Bouquet, this forms a dense, short
pyramid of free growth, the numerous branches
being terminated by large spikes of intense
red flenoerSy as many as 300 0/ them l/eittg
produced on one full grown specimen. This
variety is recommended for pot culture, and
for the open border .<■.10

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Mimulus. punctatus.

Mim. inimitable double.

Mignonette, Miles' Hybrid Spiral, this new spiral
mignonette is said to be superior to any in cul¬
tivation. It is of dwarf, branching habit, the
flower spikes often attaining a length of eight
to fourteen inches. By cutting the side shoots,
the center spike will attain a length of eight¬
een to twenty inches. It is very hardy, well
adapted for market purposes, and the frag¬
rance very strong and pleasant. It has at-
L *_ traded much attention at the London Flower
Shows, and the London agricultural papers
notice it very favorably..15

MIMOSA -(See Sensitive Plant).

MIMTJLUS.

Strikingly handsome flowers of easiest cultivation.
Perennials in the green-house, annuals in the open air.
Mimulus, moschatus (Musk Plant), cultivated on
account of the musky odor of the plant. Needs
rich soil and plenty of moisture. May be cul¬
tivated to an upright plant, though usually

trailing. .

punctatus (Monkey Flower), large, beauti¬
fully spotted blossoms , blooms first year . ..

“ inimitable double, a splendid variety, with
beautiful, double tubed flowers ; very interest-

MOLUCELLA.

Molucca Balm, or Shell Flower is a very curious
plant. Within the calyx a button shaped bud appears.

| which unfolds into a shell shaped flower of a white and
purple color. It is a strong annual, growing two or three
feet in height with but few leaves, but such numerous
1 branches that its width is often as great as its height.

I Sow in hot-bed in spring, and about the end of May
transplant into dry, warm border, where it will flower
. freely.

Molucella, laevis... io-

MOMORDICA.

A curious, annual climber, with yellcw blossoms, and
foliage similar to the Canary Bird Flower. The fruit is
the chief curiosity, is egg shaped, and covered with
warty excresences, and when ripe, bursts suddenly open,
scattering its seeds, and showing a brilliant carmine in¬
terior. Fine for trellises, fences, stumps, &c.
Momordica, balsamina (Balsam Apple).. . 5.

MORNING GLORY—(Convolvulus Major).

Handsome, showy climber, of easy culture, and suita¬
ble for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps,.
&c. It is so perfectly hardy as to grow in almost any
soil. Without care, will soon cover any unsightly place*
if support be given for the vines. The flowers are most
brilliant in the morning, and run through many shades,
from white to dark blue, red and striped. Hardy annu¬

al ; ten feet high.

Convolvulus Major, striped. 5.

“ “ blue ... 5

44 i4 crimson. 5

44 11 white. 5

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE

105

Nasturtium, tall.

N. dwarf.

Nemesia.

Convolvulus Major, purple.. 5

“ ** mixed. . 5

(See also Convolvulus .)

MOURNING BRIDE—(Scabious).

Handsome flowers in hemispherical heads on long
stems; of exceeding sweetness, and sometimes called
Sweet Scabious. The colors arc deep and light purple,
scarlet, white, and dark mulberry red , some of the dark
shades are tipped with white. With proper protection
of the roots, they will bloom two or three years. Very
useful for bouquets, as their long stems work easily, and
their striking colors, as well as fragrance, are desirable.
Plant in hot-bed, and transplant one and a half feet

apart. Tender perennial . one to two feet high.

Scabiosa, atropurpurca, deep purple. ... 5

" candidissi ma, pure white. . . . 10

“ coccinea, scarlet .... . . 5

“ mixed . . . ... 5

MYOSCTIS— (See Forget-Me-Not).

NASTURTIUM. TALL-tTropseolum
Lobbianum).

The Ix>bbianum differs materially from the common
running Nasturtium, and . admirably adapted for green¬
house or conservatory decoration in winter. It is a very
rapid grower, and strikes freely from cuttings, but seeds
sparingly. The colors arc very brilliant, and of many
shades, from scarlet to black. Fine for covering arbors,
trellis, and rustic work. Hardy annual ; ten to twenty
feet high. m

Tropaeolum Lobbianum, Colour de Bismarck,

brown..• . . *5

Lobbianum, Geant des Batailles, carmine.. 15
“ “ Roi des Noirs, black .. . .15

“ “ Von Moltke, bright, bluish-rose.15

“ Vk mixed.. . .10

“ mixed tall, the common tall varieties . . . 5

NASTURTIUM, DWARF—(Tropeeolum
Minor). ♦

Very useful for bedding, massing, or ribboning. A bed
of dwarf Nasturtiums in the yard is very brilliant and
attractive, and they' are in bloom all the season. The
flowers are more brilliant if the soil be not over rich.
Give each plant a foot of room. Hardy’ annual ; one
foot high.

Nasturtium, Dwarf, Crystal Palace Gem, sul¬

phur, spotted maroon . ... 10

44 Dwarf, scarlet. .10

“ “ King Theodore, very dark.10

“ * k Beauty, orange and vermilion . 10

Nasturtium, Dwarf, yellow . . ..3

44 Dwarf, Pearl, white.10

44 44 rose . 10

44 44 King of Tom Thumbs . 10

44 44 Golden King of Tom Thumbs, ’new;

brilliant gold color .10

44 44 Spotted King, introduced by Messrs.

Carter, of London ; new ; yellow,

spotted chocolate.. to

44 44 mixed. 3

NEMESIA.

A charming and useful, dwarf growing plant of com¬
pact habit, well adapted for beds, edgings, rock work or
pot culture. The blossoms arc curious and pretty, yel¬
low and white, and so numerous as to almost hide the
foliage. Sow in hot-bed or green-house, early in spring,
and transplant in May six inches apart. Tender annu¬
al ; nine inches high.

Nemesia, versicolor .. . .10

NEMOPHILA— (See Love Grove).

NIEREMBERGIA.

Charming little plants, well adapted for edgings,
baskets, &c. The seed should be sown in green-house,
or in pans in the house, and set out in open ground,
after danger of frost is over.

Nierembergia, gracilis, a fine bedding plant ; white

with purple eye ; slender and graceful . 10

NIGELLA - (See Love-in-a-Mist).

NOLAN A.

Beautiful, trailing plants, with prostrate stems, much
branched ; almost equal to the portulaca for growing in
masses, and unsurpassed for rock work, pots, baskets,
or vases, as the branches hang pendulous over the edge
of vase or basket. The blossoms are convolvulus shaped,
brilliant, freely produced, of various colors. Sow in
open ground, in light, sandy soil, early' in spring ; plenty
of sun, and a dry situation are essential. Hardy' trail¬
ing annual ; six inches high.

Nolana, atriplicifolia, blue, white ana yellow ..

“ prostrata, blue, streaked with black.. .

44 mixed. .

NYCTERINIA.

Charming little plants, well adapted for rockeries and
baskets. The flowers are borne on large heads, are of
various colors, star shaped, and during the evening, are
very fragrant. Produces richer, larger, and more blos¬
soms in light soil. Start in hot-bed, and transplant six
inches apart. They will blossom very early in spring.

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Nierembergia.

Noiana

Nyctermia.

and remain in bloom the whole season. Tender percn- i
nial, six inches high.

Nycterinia, capensis, white, yellow center.10

“ selaginoides, pink, yellow center.io

“ “ alba, pure white .io

mixed . . .. .... io

NYMPHJEA—(Water Lily).

Hardy, aquatic plants, bearing exceedingly beautiful,
fragrant, white blossoms, which appear as if floating on
the water. They are very much admired, and becom¬
ing more and more popular every day. Are increased
by sowing the seed, or by dividing the roots or tubers.
They grow readily in ponds or streams of shallow water
having muddy bottoms, and can be grown in aquariums,
tubs or tanks, in the house, if there be sufficient mud at
the bottom, and the seeds or roots be kept continually
covered with water

CULTIVATION — In Tubs.—For a tub, take a
strong barrel, free from tar, oil or salt, saw it in two, fill
this one-third full with fine, black, garden soil, or mead
ow mud, if handy : plant the seed in this mixture, cov¬
ering them one inch deep, add water gently so as not to
disturb the seed, until the tub is full. This is all the care
needed ; always keep the tub full of water. Set this on
a brick or board platform in any place you desire. The
tubs, with their contents, should be placed in a cellar
during the winter, kept from frost, and not allowed to
entirely dry up.

For Aquariums.—Put in five inches of fine, black
loam, cover the seed one inch deep in this, and sift on
enough fine sand to entirely cover the loam.

Nymphaea, odorata, white fragrant.20

GEN OTHER A (See Primrose).
OLEANDER (Nerium).

This well known shrub, originally a native of India,
is of easy culture, and flowers freely the greater part of
the year. In warm, moist climates, it requires no pro¬
tection. and attains the proportions of a good sized tree.
The flowers have a salver shaped corolla, with a crown
of torn appendages in the center arc of a beautiful
shade of pinkish-red. They can be produced success¬
fully in the house if the atmosphere is kept moist and
warm. Sow seeds in gentle heat in February or March,
in light, rich soil, which must be kept moist. When
young plants are three or four inches high, repot in rich
soil. The temperature in which plants are grown should
not fall below 35° The young shoots made one season
should bloom the next.

9 Nerium, Oleander. ..

OXALIS.

Very pretty, herbaceous plants with rich, rose colored
blossoms. They thrive well in a mixture of loam and
sand ; they should not be watered after they have done
flowering until they begin to grow afresh. They are
desirable for green-house decoration, rock work or
baskets out of doors. The plants can be wintered suc¬
cessfully in cold frame if they are kept dry and the frost
excluded. Sow seeds in gentle heat early in spring, and
when well started, transplant where they are wished to
flower. Half-hardy perennial.

Oxalis, rosea... IO

PALM — (Chamaerops).

The (Palm is perhaps onv of the most ornamental
plants in the green-house, and those varieties that are

Chamaerops, Excelsa.

hardy enough to bear planting out in the lawn during
warm weather, are sure to command attention. The
seeds are imported, and must of course have the aid of
green-house or conservatory to make them germinate.
Seeds are frequently four months in germinating.
Chamaerops, humilis (Dwarf Fan Palm), the
•most hardy sort, and in Scotland has stood out
several winters with but slight protection. It
is also the most dwarf of its species, seldom

attaining over eight or ten feet in height . 15

“ excelsa (Hempen Palm of China), isa green¬
house variety in our climate. In our Southern
States, would do well as a lawn plant, than
which nothing could be more conspicuously
attractive. A well grown specimen will at¬
tain the height of twenty-five or thirty feet.. .25

PAMPAS GRASS—(Gynerium).

Magnificent, ornamental grass, producing numerous
flower stems, surmounted by plumes of silvery inflores-

COLLECTION N <? 3.
ConsistingOf 9 Best Varieties Of Pansies.

EMPEROR WILLIAM.

PURE YELLOW.

LARGE STAINED.

ODIER.

KING OF THE BLACKS.

GOLD MARGINED.

COPPER COLORED.

PURE WHITE.

VARIEGATED or STRIPED.

PRICE 15 CENTS PER PACKET FOR
$ 1.00 FOR THE WHOLE SET OF

EACH VARIETY.
9 VARIETIES .

Tmc Calvcwt Ur*«.Co.Oir«UfT.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

107

Nymphaea.

Oxalis

Chamaerops. Humilis.

cence. Half-hardy perennial, from South America;ten
feet high Start in heat.

Gynerium, argenteum .io

PANSY.

These lovely flowers are favorites with all, not only
for the brilliancy and variety of their colors, but for the
durability of their bloom Seed may be sown in open
ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in
spring. Young plants produce the largest and best flow¬
ers. The plants should always occupy a cool, partially
shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too rich ;
coolness and moisture are necessary. Transplant when
an inch high. Seed sown in July will blossom late in
autumn , if sown in October, will bloom the following
spring. Hardy biennial . four inches high.

The following varieties we have imported from the
best English German and Trench Jlorists , and can
recommend them with confidence . They are saved
from the choicest and finest f overs, and comprise
all shades of color , from pure white to King of the

Blacks

Pansy, Baron de Rothschild, very striking . 15

“ copper colored. *5

Emperor William, indigo, dark center. 15

•» King of the Blacks, coal black . . . 15

»• large stained, large, and extra fine . .15

O tier, each petal blotched. . 15

* pure yellow. ... 1 5

** variegated and striped, fine. is

Pansy, bronze, auricula flowered. 15

41 purple, white edged..... 15

44 sky blue. . x 5

44 fawn colored . . *5

“ gold margined. .. . .15

4 marbled.... . *5

44 mahogany colored. 15

44 Beauty of St. Osyth, very black. . . .15

44 violet, white edged. >5

purple and yellow .15

44 Imperalis, the new, five blotched , prize pansy ,
of greatest perfection in size, form and variety

of color . 2 5

4 Prince Bismarck, new . golden bronze, mar¬
bled ; remarkably beautiful . 50

4 extra choice mixed, from choicest named

flowers .. x 5

44 fine mixed, good quality.. . to

fiT S.ik Colored Plate in this Catalogue.
PASSION FLOWER.

A most interesting and well known order of climbers,
bearing singularly beautiful flowers. They are the pride
of South America and West Indies, where the woods are
filled with the species, which climb about from tree to
tree, bearing flowers of striking beauty. We have se¬
lected two varieties which seem best adapted to our cli¬
mate, being more hardy than many other sorts.
Passittora, caerulea, hardy, deciduous climber, with
blue and white flowers of remarkable beauty.

It is hardy enough to withstand our winters, if

Passion Flower

Perennial Pea

Pampas Grass.

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Pentstemon.

Petunia, superbissima,

P. double.

the roots are protected with straw, leaves, or

mulch.io

Discmma coccinea, magnificent green-house climb¬
er, with brilliant scarlet blossoms in the form
of a double coronet or crown. Is rather ten¬
der, but can be planted out after danger of
frost is over ; must be sheltered or protected
from frost in autumn or winter..20

PEAS—(Lathy rus).

A perennial climber, producing a long succession of
white, rose and purple blossoms, in clusters of eight or
ten each. Suitable for trellises, arbors, &c. Young
plants flower the second year freely, but the third and
fourth year, they produce an abundance of foliage and
bloom. They die down every year, and start again in

spring. Hardy perennial; ten feet high.

Lathyrus, latifolius, rose.zo

“ “ white.15

“ 44 mixed perennial.15

“ Odoratus (see Sweet Pea).

PENNISETUM—(Ornamental Grass).

A species of hardy grass, useful only for the forma¬
tion of winter bouquets. The heads are barbed and
feathery, and present a beautiful appearance when

Pennisetum

mixed with Gomphrenas and other immortelles. Is per¬
fectly hardy, and will grow in any common soil.
Pennisetum, longistylum, hardy, perennial, orna¬
mental grass ; two feet high. 5

PENTSTEMON.

These handsome, herbaceous pldnts are deservedly
growing in favor for bedding purposes. The flowers are

bell shaped, in racemes or spikes, and arc constantly
produced during the whole season. No one who has
ever seen their beauty will willingly do without them.
They are hardy perennials, and will live out of doors
with a little protection. The seed should be sown in
open border, covered very lightly, and the plants trans¬
planted when four inches high.

Pentstemon, Hartwegi, one of the freest blooming
kinds, and highly recommended ; flowers brilli¬
ant scarlet, and very striding. Two feet high. 10
44 Murrayanus. one of the best; a single spike
has been known to p r oduce upwards of fifty
blossoms, eujh flower an inch and a half or

more long ; flowers rich, shining scarlet ; three

feet high ...10

44 choice named varieties, seed saved from col¬
lection of newest varieties, and cannot fail to
give great satisfaction ..10

PERILLA.

Ornamental foliage green-house evergreen shrubs,
which are fine for bedding. Foliage metallic bronze;
nothing else like it.

Perilla, atropurpurea laciniata, new ; very beau¬
tiful foliage.. 5

PETUNIA.

Petunias are unsurpassed, if indeed equaled, for mass¬
ing in beds. Their richness of color, duration of bloom,
and easy culture, will always render them popular. They
will do well sown in open border in spring, or earlier in
cold-frame or hot-bed, and transplanted eighteen inches

Compacta elegantissima.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

109

Petunia, single.

P. double fringed.

Phlox Drummondii.

apart. By the latter
process, they will
come into bloom
much earlier, though
they do perfectly
well sown in open
ground. Be careful
not to cover the small
seeds too deeply;
they like a sandy
loam. Tender peren¬
nial ; one and a half
feet high.

Petunia,phcenicia,
original
type ; deep

- Countess of S Peri "-

Elesmere, deep rose, white throat . 10

44 finest striped and blotched, saved from mag¬
nificent collection of striped and blotched va¬
rieties . io

44 large flowered, spotted, very fine . 25

“ fine, green edged varieties, beautiful . 20

“ new fringed varieties, desirable novelty . 20

44 argentea, rosy-white. .. 5

4 ‘ atropurpurea, dark red .5

44 nyctaginiflora, pure white. 5

44 violacea, violet-red . 5

44 hybrida grandiflora superbissima, novelty ;

splendid, large throat . ... .25

** compacta elegantissima, .nexv ; dwarf com¬
pact ; free blooming .. 25

u hybrida grandiflora, choicest mixed ; seed
saved from.show flowers. .15

Hybrida robusta fl. pi.

Petunia, large flowered mixed, saved from largest

flowers . 10

44 hybrida, fine mixed. 5

44 double mixed, finest varieties carefully fecun¬

dated with best double flowers. Sure to pro¬
duce a good percentage of double flowering
plants . . . 20

44 hybrida robusta fl. pi., new, dwarf, of robust
growth, forming a compact, upright, branched
bush about ten inches >1 height and fourteen
inches in width, with double, sometime even
double Jringed flowers in all shades of colors
existing in petunias. An extremely handsome

and valuable sort for market culture . 25

44 extra double fringed, many colors; beauti¬
fully fringed; a good percentage double; nezv ..50

PHLOX DRUMMONDII.

Remarkable for the brilliancy and abundance of their
large, terminal flowers, completely hiding the foliage.
The blossoms are of many colors, from pure white to
deepest purple, eyed and striped. For masses of sepa¬
rate colors and for cutting for bouquets, they are unsur¬
passed. The seed can be planted in open ground in au¬
tumn or spring or plants may be started in hot-bed and
transplanted. Give good, rich ground, and set plants
six inches apart each way. Hardy annual; one foot high.

• Grandiflora splendens.

Phlox Drummondii, alBa, pure white . 10

44 Drummondii, scarlet, black center . ro

rosea, deep rose. . 10

44 44 Black Warrior, fine. 10

Leopoldii, red, \yhite eye. 10

44 44 Queen Victoria, violet, white

eye. ro

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Pink, double China.

P. double Diadem.

P. Heddewig’s.

Phlox Drummondii, marmorata alba rosea,

white, rose eyed and marbled. .. . ... 10

44 Drummondii, Cardinal, brilliant scarlet.10

“ “ General Grant, rich purple . ,.io

“ 44 Heinholdii (Benar y),the true

splendid scarlet phlox. ... 15
44 44 Heinholdii cardinalis, an in¬

tense, fiery scarlet, and it may be considered a
rival to the scar’et geraniums, verbenas, &c.
Of compact, bushy habit, a constant and free

bloomer.20

“ Drummondii, grandiflora, choice mixed,
scarcely inferior in size and texture to the per¬
ennial sorts. One of the finest of recent in¬
troductions . ... .10

“ Drummondii, grandiflora splendens, extra
choice mixed, this very fine variety has
proved itself to be the gem of the new, large
flowering race of P. Drummondii. The flow¬
ers are large, handsomely rounded, and of great
substance ; the color vivid crimson, with a pure
white disc : the habit of growth free and ro¬
bust. As the color stands well in the open

ground, it is a valuable bedding plant.10

“ Drummondii, fine mixed, many fine varie¬
ties.. 5

PHLOX PERENNIAL.

The varieties of Perennial Phlox are among the choic¬
est of our flowers for bedding and border plant*. They

°hlox Perennial.

are perfectly hardy, and need no protection ; will flour,
ish in any soil, succeeding better however, in deep, rich,
rather moist ground.

Phlox Perennial, mixed, seeds saved from the new¬
est, splendid serte of Mr. Lieval.13

PINK— (Dianthus).

The family of Dianthus is by far the most useful of
all the biennials and peren„lals, and for beauty and va¬
riety cannct be surpassed. The delicacy and richness
of the tints, combined with the aromatic fragrance of
many of the species, are valuable recommendations for
the entire family.

Dianthus, Chinensis fl. pi. (Double China Pink),

this species is a biennial of dwarf habit; flow¬
ers the first year, but the bloom is stronger the
second. The colors are very rich, and in large
beds, you can hardly find two alike. Seeds
saved from double flowers will produce double

ones.. .. .3

44 Plumarius (Pheasant Eyed Pink), white or
pink, with dark eye. The flowers deeply
fringed or feathered ; very fragrant. Hardy

perennial. . .. .3

44 Chinensis Heddewigii fl. pi. (Heddewig’s
Pink), flowers very large and double, having
a diameter of nearly three inches; of various
shades of brilliant colors, almost unsurpassed.
An elegant acquisition. Half-hardy biennial.. 10
44 Chinensis laciniatus fl. pi. (Double Japan
Pink), to be properly appreciated, these should
be seen, as it is impossible otherwise to convey
any idea of their beauty. Rich in hue, very
double, deeply fringed petals—only lacking
fragrance to make them perfect. Half-hardy

biennial..10

44 Heddewigii diadematus (Double Diadem
Pink), this is of denser growth than the Hed¬
dewigii, and of dwarfer habit Very regular,
densely double, and of all tints, from crimson-
purple to deep black-purple. It has often a
velvet-like, radiant fire, impossible to repro¬
duce .. . . .10

44 Chinensis Imperial's fl. pi. (Double Impe¬
rial Pink), a superb, double variety from

China. . ... .. 10

X&T’ The two following varieties are introduced by
Messrs. Carter, of London, and are new. They are se-
l lections from the finest formed varieties of Dianthus
I Heddewigii, and are said to be remarkably fine:

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Ill

Pink, Eastern Queen.

Poppy, bracteatum.

P. carnation.

Dianthus, Heddewigii, Eastern Queen, beauti¬
fully marbled ; the broad bands of rich mauve
upon the paler surface of the petals are very

striking and pretty..25

** Heddewigii. Crimson Belle, rich, vivid,
crimson like color ; flowers of extraordinary
size and substance, evenly and finely lacini-
ated Both the above varieties come perfectly

true from seugi.. . 25

11 barbatus, (see Sweet William).

“ caryophyllus, (sec Carnation).

POPPY iPapaver*.

Old fashioned flowers, not much in demand : there are
however a few species of great beauty, which are an
ornament to any garden. The three following varieties
will be found to be magnificent, worth more than all the
rest. Hardy perennials, blooming first year from seed,
if sown early ; will not bear transplanting well.
Papaver, bracteatum pulcherrimum, superb.

large, double, orange-crimson flowers . 5

Orientale, large, gorgeous, orange-scarlet blos¬
soms ; bottom of petals black beautiful.. 5
Carnation, brilliant, large, showy, double flow¬
ers, of various colors ; two feet .5

t he last variety, under the name of Papaver,
somniforum, is the sort used extensively for the ex¬
traction of opium.

PORTTJLiACA.

There is scarcely any flower in cultivation that makes

such a dazzling
display of beauty
as a bed of many
hued. brilliant
colored Port u lac-
as. They are in
bloom from about
the first of July
till killed by frost
in autumn. Plant
in open ground
after it has be¬
come warm, in a
light, sandy soil,
and in a dry sit¬
uation. After the
plants appear,
withhold water ,
Portulaca, single. and if th* be 4

have a full exposure to the sun, the ground will be cov¬
ered with the plants, and the effect will be beautiful
Tender annual • nine inches high.

Portulaca, alba, pure white. .. . 5

44 aurea, deep golden ... . . 5

“ striata, striped yellow . ..5

44 caryophylloidcs, carnation striped. .. . . 5
44 fine mixed, many beautiful kinds . 5

Portulaca, double.

DOUBLE VARIETIES.

The double varieties of this plant are most beautiful
The blossoms are about one and a half inches across, per¬
fectly double, and of many colors Not all the plants
will be double, but the single ones can be pulled out.
They will stand any amount of dry weather.

Portulaca, double, white... 20

“ 44 orange. 20

“ “ scarlet. . . 20

“ 44 rose striped. 20

‘ 4 44 sulphur. 20

“ 44 mixed 15

PRIMROSE, EVENING (CEnothera).

The CEnothera, or Evening Primrose, is a general fa¬
vorite. They all produce large, showy blossoms, which
arc fully expanded only towards and during evening.
The blossoms are three to four inches across, usually
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Primula plant.

CEnothera, acaulis alba.

duccd. They all do better if seed be started in hot¬
bed, and the plants transplanted.

CEnothera, acaulis alba, of prostrate habit, the
leaves lying on the ground; produces an abund¬
ance of large flowers about three inches across,
of most wonderful beauty, being transparent,
and of the color and lustre of mother of pearl.

Hardy perennial; six inches high.10

“ Lamarckiana, superb spikes of large, bright
yellow blossoms, about four inches across. As

CEnothera, Lamarckiana.

many as 400 buds and blossoms have been
counted on a single spike, and they are con¬
stantly produced from early spring till late in
autumn ; Hardy perennial ; four feet high ... e
CEnothera, gigantea, the stem grows very tall,
changing at about two-thirds its height into an

immense flower spike of bright yellow. Not¬
withstanding its shrubby appearance, it is an
annual, and may be growi^ as easily as the
other kinds.10

PRIMULA SINENSIS-fChinese Primrose)

These arc perhaps the most desirable of all house¬
blooming plants, and will richly compensate for the lit¬
tle care they’ require. They are in almost constant
bloom all winter, and if the plants be transferred to the
bolder, they will bloom nearly all summer. Though
perennial, new plants flower more freely, and seed should
be sown every year. Give them a long time for growth
before flowering, and do not force the y'oung plants, but
simply' protect them from frost and damp, cutting winds.
Sow the seed in shallow boxes, filled with good, rich
soil, dusting a little fine earth over them ; if covered too
deeply, or if the seed be wet and allowed to dry again,
they will not germinate. Transplant into pots, and
they’ will be ready for winter blooming in the drawing
room. Tender perennial ; six to nine inches high.
Primula, sinensis fimbriata, new scarlet, distinct

and striking. . .25

“ sinensis fimbriata, rose, rose varieties mixed.25
“ Village Maid,pure|white.2f
“ 11 alba maxima, flowers

large, of great substance, finely fringed, pure

white; extra; novelty- .. . 50

sinensis fimbriata, James’ Prize, dark car¬
mine . .. .. 50

“ sinensis fimbriata, punctata elegantissima,
the darkest primula known ; flowers velvety-
crimson, admirably fringed and regularly spot¬
ted on the edge with white.50

lk sinensis fimbriata, choicest fern leaved,

dark carmine and ourc white.25

“ sinensis fimbriata, choicest mixed, from Mr.
James’ choicest strain of best fringed varieties;
confidently recommended to give the greatest
satisfaction ; all colors mixed . 2?

DOUBLE VARIETIES.

The following four varieties can be relied upon to
come true from seed. They are very choice, and highly
recommended for florists :

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

113

Rhodanthe.

Primula, fern leaved.

Primula, sinensis fimbriata, double crimson... .50

u k * “ “ white.50

** “ “ red..50

•% “ ** “ mixed.50

* Japonica, the Queen of Primroses ; noble in fo¬
liage and bearing. The beautiful, fine, large,
magenta colored flowers stand in whorls, pyra-
midically arranged on stout flower stems,
which are over one foot high.25

Primula flower, double.

PYRETHRUM- (Feverfew).

Very useful, and universally admired bedding plants,
deserving a place in every garden. The single varieties
are worthless, but the double flowering sorts are very
beautiful. Half-hardy perennials, usually requiring the
protection of a cold-frame or conservatory through the
winter : any good garden soil suits them.

Pyrethrum, partenium (Double Feverfew), pure
white, double flowers ; very beautiful; desira¬
ble for bedding.. 10

P. Js.?cn!ca. Pyrethrum, double.

Pyrethrum, aurrum (Golden Feather), beautiful,
gold leaved bedding plant, retaining its orna¬
mental character till late in autumn. One of
the finest r-uent acquisitions for geometrical

designs; flower white. 10

riTT A TTTXrr* AfiPt —(See Briza).

REODANTHE-(Everlasting:).

Of all the many varieties of everlastings, we think the
Rhodanthe the finest and most beautiful. 1 he flowers
are of various colors, pure silvery white with yellow
disc, rosy crimson and bright purple, rose suffused with
white, &c. For winter bouquets, the blossoms should be
gathered before they are fully expanded, and if dried in
the shade, they will retain their brilliancy for years.
The leaves are heart shaped and lustrous, and the calyx
long, scaly and shining. The seeds should be started in
hot-bed, and the plants transplanted to a warm situa¬
tion, one foot apart. Tender annual ; one foot high.
Rhodanthe, Manglesi, rich rose color, suffused

with white.. .. ic

li maculata, rosy-crimson, bright purple or white,

with golden center, surrounded by a velvety

band . 10

“ maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc;

elegant. IC

“ mixed. 1C

RICINTJS— (See Castor Bean).

ROSE CAMPION— (See Agrostemma Coronaria).

ROSE of HEAVEN— (See Agrostemma Cceli-rosa)

Salpiglossis.

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Salvia, splendens compacts
SALPIGLOSSIS.

Very showy bedding or border plants, with richly col¬
ored, erect, funnel shaped flowers. The colors are beau- j
tifully marbled ar.d pencilled, purple, scarlet, crimson,
yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. They are biennial
in green-house but annual in open ground. Start seed
in hot-bed, and transplant one foot apart into a mixture
of loam and sand, with well rotted horse manure at the
bottom. Bloom from August to October, Tender an¬
nual ; one and a half to two feet high.

Salpiglossis, New Black, a new variety , recom¬
mended for its distinct character as a blaak

blossom. *5

“ fine mixed, colors beautifully marbled ; purple,

scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue.10

SALVIA.

The Salvia, or Flowering Sage, is a very ornamental
plant, flowering in spikes of fiery red, crimson and blue,
and continues in blossom, in open ground, till frost, when
the plants can be removed to the green-house, and will
continue in bloom a long time. Start the plants in hot¬
bed, and transplant into light, rich soil, about one foot
apart ; tender annual ; one to five feet high.

Salvia, splendens compacta, the finest saivia
grown, being literally covered with blossoms;

grows well from cuttings. ... • - 15

44 Roemeriana, deep crimson; beautiful; one foot.10
44 patens, one of the brightest and purest of all
blue flowered plants, and holds a pre-eminent
position. ..20

SANVITALIA,

Very pretty, dwarf, trailing plants, excellent for rock
work, borders or edgings of beds. It is so completely
covered with flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. The
flowers arc double and of a brilliant golden yellow, resem¬
bling a miniature double zinnia in form. Single varie¬
ties are not worth cultivating. Sow where required, in
open ground, in spring, and thin to six inches apart;

the plants will then cover the ground. Hardy annual;
six inches high.

Sanvitalia, Procumbens fl. pi. 10

SAPONARIA.

It is impossible to speak too highly of these charming
uttle plants. They are the longest blooming of all dwarf
annuals, and carpet the ground with their pretty, little,
star shaped, pink, rose and white blossoms during the
summer and autumn months. Unsurpassed for edgings
and ribboning, and produces a fine effect in beds, by their
combination of colors. Sow in spring, in open ground.
Hardy annual ; six inches high.

Saponaria.

Saponaria, calabrica, deep pink.... .5

4 ‘ u rosea, new . 3

44 44 hL<k, white. §

44 mixed..

SCABIOUS —(See Mourning Bride).
SCARLET FLAX— (See Linum).
SEBUM.

A species of low, succulent plants, some of which are
remarkably pretty ; grow readily upon stones, rocks,
walls and roofs of houses: are admirably adapted for
the center of hanging baskets.

Sedum, caeruleum, the common blue sedum, fre¬
quently known as Blue Stonecrop. Hardy
annual; six inches high.10

44 Aizoon, bright yellow blossoms; of trailing
habit, and thick, succulent, deep green leaves.
Hardy perennial ; one foot high..10

44 fabarium. thick masses of pure white flowers.
Hardy biennial ; one foot high..25

SENSITIVE PLANT-;Mimosa).

An interesting and curious plant, with globular heads
of pink flowers, well known for the extreme irritability
of its leaves and foot stalks, which close and droop at
the slightest touch, or in cloudy, damp weather, and
during the night. The plant is most irritable in the
greatest heat, and'if the upper branches be touched and
droop, touching the lower ones, the whole plant will ap¬
pear as if wilted and dying. Start in hot-beds, in pots,
and transplant into a warm situation, six inches apart.
Tender annual ; two feet high.

Mimosa, pudica.3

SMILAX.

No climbing plant in cultivation surpasses this foe
graceful beauty of its foliage. In cut flowers, and for
wreaths, &c., it is indispensable to florists. Its hard
texture enables it to be kept several days after being

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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Sedum, faoariucn.

S. caeruleum.

Statice.

cut, without wilting. Nothing is finer for clothing stat- f
uettes, vases, &c. Soak the seed in warm water twelve
hours, and plant in pots, in hot-bed or green-house, in
February, and keep in warm, moist place. One plant :
in a two-inch pot is enough. After they have completed
tbeir growth and tne foliage begins to turn yellow, turn
the pots on their sides and withhold water till August,
when the little bulb which has formed can be repotted
in good, rich earth, and watered freely, anJ it will grow
nil winter Tender perennial climber; ten feet high
Boston Sinilax, Myrsiphyllum asparagoides ...15

SNAPDRAGON—U"*ntirrhintLm.).

Th° Snapdragon is an old favonte border plant, with
tUrk and glossy leaves, and large, curiously shaped
ftowers with finely marked throats. They have been
asucb improved by careful selection and now are really 1
magnificent flowers. They will blossom me first season
from see#! sown in spring, but the blossom will be much
stronger the second seasor. Succeeds best : n dry loamy
soiL T ender perennial • two feet high.

Antirrhinum, majus album, pure white. 5

u majus, brilliant, crimson, white throat. .. s j

t% “ caryophvlloides. beautifully striped . 5 '

44 ** Del'la. white throat... ,. 5

** fine mixed, aP the besi colors... 5

SOLANUM.

A .'lass of beautiful, ornamental, fruit bearing plants.
They arc useful for conser atory decoration, and pre
sent a beautiful appearance in the drawing room. Most
of the varieties are half-hardy perennial shrubs, and
can be planted out when danger of frost is over. The
foliage is beautiful, but the fruit is the chief attraction, •
being very beautiful in appearance, but not edible.

Sensitive Plant*

Snapdragon.

c .olanum, pseudo capsicum, covered with a pro¬
fusion of miniature, pepper shaped, scarlet

fruit. . .. ... .10

Prince of Wales, magnificent variety, covered
with bright orange, pear shaped fruit ... . . 20
Weatherill's hybrids, dark green foliage, and
various colored fruit; very fine for pot culture
in drawing room, or to decorate dinner tables 20
“ hybridum compactum, large, orange-scarlet
berries, produced abundantly. Elegant for
house or green house decoration during winter.15

STATICE.

The species of Statice, or Sea lavender, ought to be
in every garden, on account of their lovely little flow-

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ers so freely produced. Sow in sand, loam or pvut, m
the house, and transplant into the garden when warm.
Is perfectly hardy.

8tatice, Tatarica, hardy, herbaceous perennial from
Russia, producing an abundance of pink ilcw-

Stock, night scented, mathiola tricuspidata, val¬
uable for edgings of beds ; blossoms profusely
till killed by frost. Mauve like, sweet scented
flowers. This and the preceding are hardy
annuals. .15

ers. Qne and a half feet high..25

SUMMER CYPRESS —(See Belvidere).

STEV1A.

A genus of plants, producing white and purple flow-
s which are of great value, and largely used in bou-
jeta. If transplanted in the spring, ;n open beds, they
bom in autumn, but are more valuable ;n green-house
conservatory as winter flowering plants; they are in-
fcper ruble to the florist. Sow seeds in spring, in sandy
am, and give protection in severe weather. Hardy

frennial.

tevia, serrata, white... .. 10

44 purpurea, purple ... .. 5

STIPA (See Feather Grass).

STOCK.

SUNFLOWER—(Helianthus).

Adapted by its stately growth for a back-ground to a
lawn, or a screen to hide unsightly places. It is also
raised as an absorbent of miasma in damp or ill-drained
situations, thus preventing fevers. The flowers are I
really quite attractive. Plant the seed in spring, where
desired, and thin to four feet apart in rows. Hardy an¬
nual ; five feet high.

Sunflower, double (Helianthus Californicus fl.

Pi.). very double .;

44 Large Russian, a very tall growing, single va¬
riety, often fifteen to twenty feet high ; the
stalks are sometimes used for fuel.5

The Stock lues for many years been a general favor¬
ite, but of late years the Germans have grown them in
*uch perfection that they are considered almost indis¬
pensable where a fine display is wanted. The seed is
grown with such great care that a very large proportion
of double flowers are produced from the seed, and of
great fragrance and beauty. To have them in bloom
early, start in hot-bed, and transplant when small into
pots, and turn out in June to open border. They will
blossom late, in the season if planted in open ground.
Hardy annual; one foot high.

8 tock, double German Ten Week, J,If teen sepa¬
rate colors mixed . fine . ...10

44 Brompton, blooms well in winter; flowers very
fragrant. Half-hardy biennial; one and a

half feet high. Six best colors mixed .10

44 Emperor, or Perpetual this beautiful and
splendid variety of stock will bloom several
years if protected from the frost; and if plant¬
ed in pets early in spring, in green-house, will
bloom the first autumn. The pots should be
kept in a dry, cool place during winter, after
blooming. The magnificent spikes of blocru
arc very •"•ch and attractive, and for individu¬
al specimens are unequaled. Tender pen:.“dal;
one and a half feet high. Twelve most beau -

HjHi color* . ... ..15

" sceu.ru m'Zi.ylv -itec-uss. rerv

sweet scented. .no oc.u-.'mc ue.uf obfeerwole
at a great distance, anil as agreeaole as mig¬
nonette ; purple flowers

SWEET PEAS—(Lathyrus Odoratus).

Showy, free flowering climber, and deservedly one of
the most popular annuals that enrich the flower garden.
The flowers are very freely produced, white, red, crim¬
son, purple, black and striped, and quire fragrant. Plant
four inches deep, very early in spring- the earlier the
better. Hoe the earth towards the vines without ridg¬

ing, and give support to the vine to run upon. HarcJ
annual; six feet high.

Sweet Peas, purple .5

44 44 scarlet. 5

44 44 striped.5

44 44 Painted Lady.... .5

44 44 invincible scarlet.5

44 4 4 4 4 black_ .. ..5

44 44 mixed.j

4 * 44 Violet Queen, a new and very beau

titul variety, introduced by Messrs. Carter, of
London ; of rather dwarf habit, the colors
ranging from deep mauve to light violet.10

SWEET SULTAN—(Centaurea).

Handsome border plant of easy culture, bearing very
fragrant, double, deep purple blossoms, from July to
October. They produce a striking effect in mixed bord¬
ers, and are extremely useful for forming bouquets of
cut flpwers in connection with other colored flowers.
Plant where required, in spring, and thin to six inches
apart. Hardy annual ; two feet high.

Centaurea, moschata atropurpurea, double purple 5

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Sweet Pea.

Sweet William.

Tassel Flower.

SWEET WILLIAM -(Dianthus Barbatus),

A bed of the finer varieties sports into an endless va¬
riety of colors, and presents a beautiful!sigtit. For dis¬
play in the garden, the Sweet William is unsurpassed.
The seed can be planted very early in spring, in open
ground, and will blossom the following autumn ; or it
can be sown in August, and 'will make fine blooming
plants for spring. The plants will bloom several years,
but young plants bloom better, and seed should be sown
every year. Hardy perennial; one and a half feet high.

Diar.thus barbatus marginatus (P rfection),

beautiful io

“ barbatus, occulatus marginatus, splendid... io
44 “ Carter’s Harlequin, all colors and

shades . io

“ 44 pure white, pure white flowers. . xo

44 44 black, reddish, vevety black.xo

44 41 fine mixed . .. 5

44 “ mixed, double, perfectly double,

and great variety of colors. .io

SWAN RIVER DAISY (See Brachycome).

cecds best in a mixture of fresh 1 am and leaf mold.
Sow early in spring, in open ground, in clusters. Hardy
annual ; one and a half feet high.

Cacalia, coccinea, scarlet.. 3

4 aurea, golden yellow. 3

44 mixed . 3

THUNBERG1A.

Omamenta. climbers for green-house or parlor decor¬
ation, which if transplanted to a warm, sunny border, will
grow and blossom all summer. The flowers are orange,
buff and white, with variously colored throats. A sup¬
port of strings or lattice work should be supplied for the
branches to cling to and run upon. Start the plants in
pots in a hot-bed or cold-frame, and do not set out till
weather is warm. A soil of peat and loam suits them
best Half-hardy annual climber; six feet high.
Thttnbergia alata, buff, dark eye. 10

44 aurantiaca, bright orange . .i . 10

44 Bakeri . pure white .. .......10

44 fine mixed... . .. . . xo

TORENIA.

TAGATES—(Se Marigold).

TASSEL FLOWER— < Cacalia).

A showy plant of easy culture, producing beautiful
scarlet and golden yellow, tassel shaped blossoms, from
July to October. It is sometimes known as Flora’s
Paint Brush. Looks best when grown in clusters. Suc-

A very fine, new annual, with large, sl<y blue' bio
so ms, with three large spots of dark indigo blue, and
yellow stain in the center. Sown from February tj
April in pots, and kept under glass, it will flower fro
June to September. The prettiest annual for cultiv.
tion under glass, but will thrive well in open air durir

Torenia.

Tritoma.

Thunbergia.

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Valerian.

Tree Cypress.

Verbena Flower.

the warmed season of the year. In open air, the plants
are dwarfer and more robust, (lowering well till cold
weather

Torenia Fournicri superbiens, the darkest spot¬
ted varieties. .. .. 25

TREE CYPRESS—ilpomopsis).

A wonderfully handsome plant, with fine, feathery
foliage, somewh.it like that of the cypress vine, and long
spikes of beautiful flowers dazzling scarlet spotted and
marked with darker shades. »t is equally desirable for
out-door or conservatory cultivation. Sow the seed in
August, in a dry situation ; if the ground be at all wet,
the plants will decay. Half-hardy bienniaj ; three feet
high.

Ipomopsis, elegans, scarlet. . ... . 5

TRITOM A.

An interesting, half-hardy, summer and autumn
blooming plant, producing magnificint spikes of rich
orange-red flower tubes. Needs protection of dry litter
if left in the ground during winter ; may be taken up in
tire fall, potted and kept front frost. Seeds should be
sown in hot-bed or green-house, early in spring . the
bulb which will be produced should not be watered too
freely, nor forced till the succeeding spring, when it
should **e transplanted into riclr, loamy soil.

Tritoma, uvaria grandiflora ..25

TEOPCOLUM LC'd .fANUM e Nastur¬
tium Tall).

TROP 2 EOLI 7 M McNOR-fSee Nasturtium,

1 1 warf).

TROPiEOLUM FEEEGRINUM—(See
Canary Bird Flower).

VALERIAN (Polemoniuin).

An old, standard border plant, often called Jacob’s
*^adder, from its beautiful, pinnately clelt leaves The
flowers arc lively blue, nodding at the ends of upright
stalks. It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation, per¬
fectly hardy, and may be increased by dividing the
roots. Sow early in spring, in open border, and thin to
one foot apart. Hardy perennial; one and a half to two
feet high.

Valerian, Greek < Polemonium caeruleum) . ... 5

VERBENA.

No plant is more generally cultivated, or more eagerly
•ought after than the Verbena, and no plant excels it

for masses in beds on the lawn. In the varieties may
be found every color except yellow. The white is pure,
the crimson and scarlet so vivid, and the purple so dee]>
while the striped are so conspicuous, that they are V2ry
desirable. They flower perfectly well from seed s-'wa
in spring. If started in the house, in pots, in winte.,
they will be in bloom sooner, but if sown in open ground
in May. they will bloom in August. Each plant will
require a space of four feet. Tender perennial trailer4
one foot high.

Verbena, Aub ecia grandiflora, reddish-purpie- 5

“ Niveni, white ; sweet scented.. 10

“ Venosa, rich purple .3

** scarlet, scarlet blossoms.13

‘ v Montana, ha.dy; from Rocky Mountains; will
stand our winters out of doors ; rose, changing

into iilac..15

“ Defiance, seed may be relied upon to produce

the true deep scarlet color .20

“ hybrida. blue, all shades of blue.go

“ u Italian striped, beautiful.20

“ “ Auriculaflora, various shades, all

with distinct eye of white or rose...ao
44 44 maxima perfecta aiba, pure lu/iite;

desirable new variety ; said to pro¬
duce large, pure white flowers of
standard perfection; fine for fiorists..es
14 extra choice mixed seed saved from all inzmed

flowers ; very choice..20

f.ne mixed, embraces all colors.10

VINCA.

A genus of ornamental, free flowering, green-hous^
perennials, with glossy green foliage and beautiful cir¬
cular flowers. If sown early, under glass, and trans¬
planted in a warm situation, they will bloom in the
summer and autumn, and may be potted for the house

before frost. Two feet high.

Vinca, alba, white, with red eye.10

“ pura, pure white.10

44 '* rosea. .10

VIOLA TRICOLOR— (See Pansy).

VIOLET—(Viola Odorata).

The Violet should not be wanting in any garden, on
account of its fragrance and early appearance. A single
flower will perfume a whole room. They arc well
adapted for border or rock work, and commence putting
forth their beautiful double and single blossoms in April
and continue through May. Succeeds best in a shady,
sheltered place, and can be easi J " increased by dividing

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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Verbena plant.

Violet, double.

Wall Flower.

the roots. The violet is an emblem ot faithfulness.
Hardys perennial ; four inches high.

Violet, sweet scented English (Viola Odorata),

flowers double and single ; white ; fragrant. ..io
** white (Viola cornuta alba), large, white blos¬

soms . io

m yellow (Viola cornuta lutea grandiflora)_io

44 Mauve Queen, mauve colored.. . io

44 Purple Queen, deep, fine purple. . .io

'7IRGINIA CREEPER Hedera—(Ampclop-
sis Q,uinquefolia).

The Virginia Creeper, or American Woodbine, is
hardy, very ornamental, of rapid growth, and the foliage
is luxuriant and beautiful. It is often made to cover the
walls of houses forty or fifty feet high, clinging by its
tendrils. The flower is reddish-green, not showy, but
is succeeded by clusters of nearly’ black berries, at which
time the tendrils and stalk turn to a rich crimson color.
Jt is exceedingly ornamentai and conspicuous in Octo¬
ber, after the first frost. Is easily propagated from
layers.

Virginia Creeper.io

VIRGINIA STOCK-(Malcomia).

Hardy annuals, very useful for border or edging. A
continual succession of blossoms may be kept up the
whole season by sowing at intervals through the spring
and summer. The flower and plant are quite as desira¬

ble as the candytuft; grows about nine inches high.

Virginia Stock, red. ... . ... 5

44 44 white... 5

** 44 New Pigmy, a new, dwarf variety,

a single tuft of which forms a close, erect mass
of white flowers ; about six inches high... .. 10

WAITZIA.

A new class of everlastings, with clusters of most beau¬
tiful flowers. Very useful in the formation of winter
bouquets, for which purpose they should be picked as
soon as open, and dried in the shade. They are very
tender annuals, and should be started under glass and
transplanted as soon as danger of frost is over. They
4 rke a - soil of sandy peat, or leaf mold. One foot high.

Waitzia, aurea, yellow. . 20

“ grandiflora, large, golden flowers. . 20

WALL FLOWER—(Chieranthus Cheiri).

The large, massive spikes of the Wall Flower are very
conspicuous in beds or binders, and are very useful in
making bouquets. They arc deliciously fragrant, per¬
fectly double, and combine many shades qf pplor, the
otange, puiple and chocolate predominating. Sow the

seed early, in hot-bed, and when the plants are small,
prick them out into pots, and sink the pots in the earth.
On approach of cold weather, remove the pots to the
house, and they will bloom all winter. Tender peren¬
nial ; one and a half feet high.

Wall Flower, mixed double.10

“ Early Brown, brownish-red, fragrant flowers;

large, thick spikes; early. Tender biennial.. 10
44 Tom Thumb, New Golden, a new variety,
free flowering, dwarf and compact habit; high¬
ly recommended for spring bedding, for which
it is invaluable..15

WAHLENBERGIA.

A very interesting family ot hardy, perennial plants,
with campanula-like flowers of white and blue, which
are exceedingly beautiful. Sow rnder glass, or in the
house, early in April, and transplant to open ground in

May. Four feet high

Wahlenbergia, grandiflora alba, pure white.15

44 grandiflora caerulea plena, deep blue.15

WHITLAVIA.

A pretty plant, with delicate, handsome foliage, pro¬
ducing a constant succession of bright blue, and pure
white, bell shaped flowers, in drooping clusters, half an
inch in length. In heavy, wet soils it does not succeed
well, but in light, sandy loam, few flowers give more
satisfaction Sow the seed in open border early in
spring. Hardy annual ; one foot high.

Whitlavia, grandiflora..5

WIGANDIA.

Very ornamental plant with immense veined leaves,
and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly,
and should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves, and
clusters of lilac flowers which
continue to open in succession
for a long time, lend the plant
a tropical aspect, and make it
one of the most valuable orna¬
mental foliage plants for garden
and lawn decoration. Seeds if
sown early in spring, in hot¬
bed, will will produce large
plants by the middle of sum¬
mer.

Wigandia, caracasana.. . .zj

WISTARIA.

One of the most beautiful
and rapid growing of hardy
climbers, growing, when well Wistaria.

120

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Waitzia.

Whitlavia.

Xeranthemum.

established, in good soil, from fifteen to twenty-five feet
in a season. Frequently blooms both in spring and fall;
the pale blue, pea shaped flowers are borne in long,
drooping clusters similar in size and shape to a bunch of
grapes. It thrives best in a light, rich soil, and should
be trained against a south wall or veranda. Seeds should
be sown in mellow loam early in the spring ; if a green¬
house or hot-bed is available, start in winter, and when
plants are a foot high, transplant into situations where
they are to remain.

Wistaria, sinensis.20

XERANTHEMUM.

Of neat, compact habit, free flowering, and of the
easiest cultivation. The leaves are covered with a sil¬
very down, and the flowers are pure white, deep purple
and yellow, single and double. If gathered before fully
opened, and dried in the shade, they will retain their
beauty for years. They make fine winter bouquets
alone or mixed with grasses. Sow in spring, and t., . 4
to one foot apart. Hardy annual ; one foot high.
Xeranthemum, atropurpureum, double flowers;

deep purple . 10

“ yellow, yellow flowers. 10

“ white, new; double; fine.10

“ mixed. .. IO

ZEA MAIZE (Striped Japanese Corn).

An ornamental foliage plant of much beauty. It is a
species of corn, with large foliage, the leaves being beau¬

tifully striped with white and green. Half-hardy annu¬
al, from Japan ; six feet high.

Zea Japonica, fol. variegata, striped foliage. 5

ZINNIA.

A very showy plant, with large, double flowers, which,
when fully expanded, form hemispherical heads, become
densely imbricated, and might easily be mistaken for
dwarf dahlias. The colors run through'all the shades
of carmine, lilac, scarlet, purple, crimson, yellow, to
pure white. If any single blossoms appear, they should
be at once pulled up. Sow the seed early in spring, in
open ground, and transplant to one and a half feet apart,
in good, rich soil. Half-hardy annual ; one and a half
feet high.

By careful selection and several years cultivation ,
the European florists have obtained the follow nig
aistinct varieties of this valuable plant. The seeds
ive offer can be entirely relied upon to reproduce the
different colors , almost without sporting .

Zinnia, double, carmine . i 0

“ 44 scarlet. ...... . 10

purple. .

crimson. . . .. . JO

orange..

“ lilac. jo

deep scarlet. j 0

deep purple . IO

alba plenissima, pure white.10

“ mixed, very fine..

Zea Maize.

Zinnia, double.

Z. Darwini

COLLECTION N<? 4.

Consisting Of The Seeds Of 6 best Perennials,
and 6 Choicest tender perennials For house Culture In pots.

CARNATION,

Extra Choice Doubte Mixed Price 95 Cts

COLUMBINE.

Mixed Double Price 10 Cts

CYCLAMEN PERSICUM

Choicest Mixed. Price 95 Cts

HELIOTROPE.

Dark Mixed. jErice /0 Cts.

PRIMULA SINENSIS.
7i£A£^f/xed Price 95 Cts.

licCAOVMlln to.DtTrwT

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

121

Zinnia, elegans plemssima. Emperor Francis
josepn, a new. extra double variety of supe¬
rior Quality ; deeo purple upon orange ground;
bca.mill .. . . .. .... .. 10

** Haageana fl pi., a perfectly double variety,
of deep orange color, finely margined with
bright golden yellow beautifully lubricated,
representing a depressed globular cone.10

Zinnia, Darwini fl. pi., a distinct class of zinnias of
most beautiful form and every conceivable
shade of color. There are four classes, known
as nana compact a , major pyramiciahs and
vitata , about twelve colors in each class.
The seed we offer comprises a mixture of all
the above classes.2*

The foiloiuing lassi/Uation 7w// be of convenience to our customers in making selections ;

FLOWERS BLOOMING THE FIRST SEASON.

A omnia
Atruchnium.

\ don is.

At'rratuni
A •roscemma
\ lonsoa
Aivssum.
Ama^anthus
Amniobium.
.\ua4all1s
A rgemone
Asperula.

A-tr-r.

Bachelor s Button.
Balsam.

Barioma.

Bel -.dcre.

Brach vc<>me.

Browallia.

Calempelis.

Calandrinia.

Calliopsis.

Callirhoe.

Campanula.

Canary Bird Flower
Candy tu ft
Castor Bean.
Catanaru. he
Catch fly.

Celosia

Centaurca.

Chlora

Chrysanthemum.
Clark ia.

Clintonia.

Cockscomb
Commelma.
Convolvulus.
Convolvulus. Minor.
Crepis.

Cuphea.

Cypress Vine.
Datura.

Didiscus.

Eschscholtzia.

Euphorbia.

Eutoca.

Fenzlia.

F orget - Me-Not.
Four O'clock.
Gaillardia.

Gilia

Globe Amaranth.

Gnaphalium.

Godctia.

Gourds.

Grammanthes.

Gypsophila.

Helichrysum.

Heliotrope.

Helipterum.

Hibiscus.

Honesty.

Humea

Hyacinth Bean.
Ice Plant.

Indian Shot.

I pomea.
Jacobaea.

Job's Tears.

Kaultussia.

Larkspur.

Leptosiphon.

Lun nan thes.

Linum.

Lobelia.

Love Grove.

Love-in-a-Mist.

Lupin.

Lychnis.

Lvthrum.

Marigold.

Martynia.

Man rand ia.

M ignonette.
Mimu'.us.

Molucella.
Momordica.
Morning Glopr.
Mourning Bride.
Nasturtium.
Nemesia.

Nolana.

Nycterinai.

Petunia.

Phlox Drummondii.

Pink.

Poppy.

Portulaca,

Primrose.

Rhodanthe,

Salpiglossis,

Salvia.

Sanvitalia.

Saponaria.

Sensitive Plant.

Snapdragon.

Stocks.

Sunflower.

Sweet Peas.

Sweet Sultan.

Tassel Flower.

Thunl ergia.

Verbena.

Virginia Stock.

Waitzia.

Whitlavia.

Xeranthemimu

Zinnia.

Adlumia.

Agrostemma.

Alyssum.

A uricula.

Azalea.

Boccoma.
Canterbury Bell.
Carnation.
Chrysanthemum.

FLOWERS BLOOMING THE SECOND SEASON.

Clematis

Cobaca.

Columbine.

Cyclamen.

Dahlia

Daisv.

Foxglove.

Fragaria.

French Honeysuck’e.

Gladiolus.

Hollyhock.

Jasminum.

Larkspur.

Lily of the Valley.
Linum.

Lobelia.

Lychnis.

Oxalis.

Pampas Grass.
Pansy.

Peas.

Pentstcmon.
Phlox, Perennial
Primrose.
Pyrethrum.
Salvia.

Statice.

Stocks.

Sweet William,
Tree Cypress.
Valerian.
Violet.

Wahlenbergia,
Wall Flower.

Agrostis.
Vnaranthus.
B >cconia.
Briza.

Canna.
Castor Bean.

ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS AND GRASSES.

Centaurea.

Cineraria.

Coleus.

Erianthus.

Euphorbia.

Feather Grass.

Ferns.

Hordeum.

H umea.

Ice Plant.

Job’s Tears.
Lagurus.

Love Grass.
Palm.

Pampas Grass.

Pennisetum,
Perilla.
Sedum.
Wigandia.
Zea Maize,

ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS.

Abobra.

Adlumia.

Balloon Vine.
Calempelis.

Canary Bird Flower.

Acroclinium.
A mmobium.

Cobaea.

Cypress Vine.
Gourd

Hyacinth Bean
I pomea.

Gnaphalium.
Globe Amaranth.

Ix>phospermum.
Maurandia.
Momordica.
Morning Glory.

Nasturtium, Tall.
Passion Flower.
Peas.

Smilax.

EVERLASTING FLOWERS.

Helichrysum. Honesty.

Helipterum. Rhodanthe.

Sweet Pea.
Thunbcrgia.
Virginia Creeper,
Wistaria.

Waitzia.

Xeranthcmuin,

Abutilon.

Alonsoa.

A uricula.

Azalea.

Balloon Vine.

Begonia.

Bocconia.

Calceolaria.

Calla.

Camellia.

Carnation

Cassia.

Centaurea.

SEEDS DESIGNED FOR GREEN-HOUSE.

Chlora.

Chrysanthemum.

Cineraria.

Clianthus.

Coleus.

Convolvulus.

Cuphea.

Cyclamen.

Daisy.

Echcveria.

Erica.

Erythrina.

Ferns.

Fuchsia.

Geranium.

Gloxinia.

Gunnera.

Humea.

Heliotrope.

I pomea.
acobaea.
antana.
Lobelia.

I .ophosperm u tn.

Maurandia.

M esembryan them

Mimulus.

Nasturtium.

Nierembergia.

Nymphaea.

Oleander.

Palm.

Pampas Grass.
Pansy.

Passion Flower.
Perilla.

Primula.

Sedum.

Smilax.

Solan urn.

Stevia.

Stocks.

Tritoma.

Torenia Fournicru
Verbena.

Vinca.

Violet.

Wall Flowca.

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PLAUTS IFO JEZ 1882.

It is with real satisfaction that we present our customers with a largely increased list of Plants from which to
select, embracing nearly all of the valuable newer varieties that have been tested and found worthy a place in our
catalogue. Rooted plants, such as we send out, seldom fail to give perfect satisfaction ; not nearly the skill and
patience are required with Plants that are necessary to produce bloom from the seed. The system of packing is
now so perfect that plants can be sent about as safely in the coldest weather in winter, as in summer. It is now
nine years since we added the plant feature to that of our seed business, and wc are glad to say that the instances
have been very rare when the plants we sent out have failed to give satisfaction.

The poor as well as the rich are fast learning that a few nice, healthy plants in their dwellings are a necessity
as well as a luxury. They are regarded almost as members of the household, and many a delightful hour is spent
in their companionship. How much real satisfaction is afforded in being able to offer y • r retiring guest in mid¬
winter a little bouquet of living flowers, grown in your own house, and perfected under your own supervision. Even
the green leaves bring cheerfulness and sunshine. VVe cannot too strongly urge our friends to have some flowers
and plants for winter blooming, at which season of the year even the most insignificant flower is more welcome than
the most gorgeous display in summer, when all nature is blooming.

It is now well understood that we have unpr- < dented facilities for promptly and faithfully executing orders
for plants, through our connection with one of tli*- .... <est and most favorably known houses in central New York,
with whom we have dealt for the past nine years, and who have gained an enviable reputation both for us and
themselves, by growing and sending out only large, healthy, fine specimens of plants. Their system of packing
and facilities for shipping arc complete, and perfect satisfaction can be relied on. The order aud money must be
sent to us, but the plants will be sent to the party direct ficm the green-house in central New York.

PLANTS BY MAIL.—At the prices quoted, except where expressly stated otherwise, we send plants by
Mail, postage prepaid by us. The rate of postage on seeds, bulbs, and plants is sixteen cents per pounds so only
small plants can be sent by mail. They will however be well rooted and healthy, and we will also wrap them care¬
fully in oiled cloth, and use every other precaution to have them reach their destination safely and in good condi¬
tion. In remote places, where the express charges would be exorbitant, we can only send plants by mail; and we
cannot undertake to send to such remote places, under any circumstances, those plants, like Bouvardias and
Camellias, which are offered to be sent only by express

PLANTS BY EXPRESS. — In all cases where it is apparent that the express charges will not be exorbitant
(from the long distance), it 15 much preferable to have your plants sent by express. The express charges will cost
the purchaser a little more, but you will be sure of getting much larger, finer plants, and we shall add to all good
sized orders a feiu extras , to compensate for the small difference in cost between mail and express Parties living
at a great distance, such as Texas, Louisiana or the Territories would not be justified in ordering by express, as the
charges would be more than the plants would be worth when received. We shall use our judgment and experience
10 shipping for the benefit and protection of our customers. When plants are sent by express the purchaser is in
every case to pay the transportation charges.

BOXES AND PACKING.—We make no charges for boxes and packing, and the plants will be in fine condi¬
tion when they leave us, and properly and carefully packed, but we cannot undertake to guarantee their condition
when received. Our responsibility ceases with the delivery, in good order, to the express company or post office.

TERMS OF' PLANTS,—The terms are strictly cash with the order. The best method is to send draft
on New York or Chicago to our order, or purchase a post office order payable to us. When neither of these is con¬
venient, send the currency in registered letter.

ORDERS FOR PLANTS MUST AMOUNT TO FIFTY CENTS.—We cannot afford to give our
w attention to orders for plants amounting to less than fifty cents, unless in addition to tho amount for plant or plants

wanted, ten cents is sent. The office work on a small order is the same as on a larger one, and it also requires
nearly as much time to pack it, and takes almost as much postage, as an order double or triple the size. If your
order for plants amounts to less than fifty cents, ten cents extra must be added.

COLjLjECTIOITS OIF*

For the convenience of our customers, we have made the following selections of plants which we offer at reduced
rates. We have bestowed great care on the selections, and none but good, healthy plants will be sent. The varieties
6ent will all be labeled, but exclusively our choice , though only good sorts, such as are described in our catalogue
will be sent. We are only enabled to offer them at the following low prices by retaining the privilege 0/ selecting
(hf varieties ourselves token toe/ill the order .

In ordering, please be particular to give the correct letter of tho collection.

Collection A — Free by mail for $1.00.— r Fuchsia, x Tea Rose, 2 Tuberoses, x Lemon Verbena, 1 Heliotrope,
f Salvia, 1 Carnation. 2 Gladioli.

Collection B—Free by mail for $r.co.— 1 Rose Geranium, 1 Silver Leaf Geranium, 1 Tea Rose, 2 Carnations,
t Heliotrope, x Iiegonia, 2 Tuberoses, 1 Gladiolus.

Collection C—Suitable for hanging baskets or window gardens, free by mail for $1.25.—12 basket plants, our
choice of sorts.

Collection D—Suitable for hanging baskets or window gardens, free by mail for $1.25.—x Geranium, 2 Bego»
pias, 1 Coleus, 1 Achyranthus, 1 Cuphea, 6 assorted vines, our choice.

Collection E — Free by mail for $2 00.—1 Fuchsia, 2 Tea Roses, 6 Verbenas, 2 Geraniums, x Cuphea, x Hy¬
drangea, 2 Tuberoses. 2 Chrysanthemums, 2 Hybrid Perpetual Roses.

Collection F — Free by mail for $2.00.—1 Fuchsia. 2 Heliotropes, x Dielytra, 3 Tea Roses, 3 Single Ge.raiuums,

3 Double Geraniums. 3 Verbenas, 2 Tuberoses, 1 Gladiolus.

C 25 r '* The following four collections can be sent only by express, the purchaser payiog charges:

Collection G—Ily express only for $300.—12 Verbenas, 6 Tuberoses, 6 Gladioli, 6 Gerani,mr^s, 1 Heliotrope
0 Tea Roses, 2 Hvbrid Perpetual Roses, 2 Fuchsias, 2 Begonias, 1 Violet, 3 Pansies, 2 Dai^ie^.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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Collection H—By express only for $3.00.—6 Verbenas, 6 Tuberoses, 12 Gladioli, 3 Geraniums, 1 Heliotrope,
* Veronica, 2 Tropaeolums, 1 Passion Vine, 1 Lantana, 2 Dahlias, 1 Jasmine, 6 Coleus, 2 Ageratums, 1 Calla Lily,
1 Abutilon.

Collection I—By express only for $5.00.—12 Coleus, 6 Achyranthus, 6 Verbenas, 2 Fuchsias, 3 Heliotropes,
t Lemon Verbena, 6 Geraniums, 1 Feverfew, 1 Smilax, 3 Ferns, x Lantana, 1 Petunia, 6 Tuberoses, 6 Gladioli, a
Honeysuckles, 3 Abutilons, 3 Chrysanthemums, 1 Hydrangea, 3 Tea Roses, 3 Hybrid Perpetual Roses.

Collection J—By express only for $5 00. —2 Lobelias, 2 Ageratums, 6 Geraniums, 6 Tea Roses, 3 Dahlias, 2
Maderia Vines, 6 Pansies, 2 Dielytras, 2 Astilbe Japonica, 2 Geraniums (Ivy Leaf), 1 English Ivy, 1 Ampelopsis
Quinquefolia, 2 Tuberoses, 2 Passion Flowers, 2 Salvias, 6 Verbenas, 3 Coleus, 3 Carnations, 3 Begonias, 2 Ccntau-
reas, 2 Calceolarias, 2 Heliotropes.

Abutilons, 20
cents each,except
where noted.

Dar-zurt/i:\ flow¬
ers a deep
orange scar¬
let. veined
wah pink.

Boulc de Ncigc,
the best
white flower
ing abutilon
that has yet
been intro¬
duced.

Roseutn, a free
growing vari¬
ety ; flowers
of a fine rose
color.

Signor" Rot use,
very f r e-e
bloomer, of good habit ; flowers orange and scarlet;
very large.

Thompsoniiy leaves spotted with bright golden yellow ;

one of the finest ornamental leaved plants.
•Vextllarium var . climbing habit, veined and striped ;
scarlet and yellow.

Achania, nuit 7 -a 7 >iscuz, strong growing, ever bloom¬
ing. green-house shrub, flowers intense scarlet. 25 cents.

Achyranthus, bright leaved plants, used largely in
•ribbon beds and masses. Will stand the hottest weather,
ao cents each

A ureus reticuiatuty leaves veined, stalks light carmine.
iEmersonii % an improvement on A. Ltndenii , much
lighter, a large portion of the foliage being a beau¬
tiful pink.

tHoveyiiy large, crimped leaves, beautiful carmine,
blotched with bronze.

Lindenii , deep blood red.

Agapanthus, umbellatus var. 50 cents to $1.00.

Agave, Americana var y the well known variegated
Century Plant. Valuable as a pot plant or for decorat¬
ing lawns. 50 cents to $1.50.

Ageratum, 20 cents each.

Blanche , pure white ; dwarf.

John Douglas , deep blue, compact habit, free bloomer.
Variegatum , variegated foliage.

•Cannell ’x Divarf , very bushy : deep blue.

Aloysia, citriodora . (Lemon Verbena), of this well
known shrub so indispensable for the delightful fra¬
grance of its leaves, we offer fine plants. 20 cents.

Alyssum, double white y similar in every way to the
common Sweet Alyssum, but with double flowers. It is
•valuable for cut flowers at all seasons. 15 cents.

Var y this is one of the int s' useful of variegated plants;

good for bedding and cut flowers. 15 cents.

The Ciniy new; an improved form of the variegated
plants, with double white flowers. 25 ccnt^.

Ampelopsis, l^eitchii, a dwarf variety of the Vir¬
ginia Creeper. 'Flic young growth during summer is a

dark purple, changing in fall to the brightest tints of
scarlet, crimson and orange. It clings to stone work or
wood, and is a very rapid grower. 25 cents.
Quinquefoliay the well known Virginia Creeper, found
in many parts of the country. It is a free grower,
of strong habit, leaves splendidly variegated in the
fall. 25 cents.

Aspidistra, variegata, a splendid striped and curi¬
ous plant for Wardian Cases, and equally as good for
Aquariums. 50 cents.

Luriday plain green, equally as good for same purposes.
25 cents.

Astilbe, jaj>onicay (Spirea Japonica), about one foot
high, perfectly hardy, bearing its flowers in branching,
feather-like spikes of purest white, and in great abund¬
ance. Valuable for winter blooming, and is extensively
used by bouquet makers for forcing. 25 to 50 cents.

Azalea, Jndica y free flowering, green-house shrubs;
flowers of all colors. 25 cents to $2.00.

Begonia, Jlo 7 ucringvarieties . desirable plant, bloom¬
ing more or less profusely from March to November;
varying in color from white and rose, to bright scarlet,
assimilating in character to the well known Begonia
Rex, in their great diversity of picturesque markings;
rich crimson tinted stems, and silvery leaf markings. 20
cents each, except where price is given.

Agrostima prita % spotted white. 25 cents.

Glaucophylla scandens, a creeping or drooping variety,
peculiarly adapted for hanging baskets; large pan¬
icles of orange-salmon blossoms. One of the most
beautiful plants in cultivation, when grown singly
in hanging baskets. 30 cents.

Grandijlora rosea.

Hybrida grandijlora , rosy pink.

Hydrocotylon , 25 cents.

Manicata , 25 cents.

Palmatay a very ornamental variety, with peculkufpalm
shaped leaves. 30 cents.

Parvia Flora , clear white ; compact and dwarf.

ReXy large leaf varieties. 50 cents.

Rubray one of the most valuable acquisitions to winter
flowering plants. Leaves dark green ; flowers rosy-
scarlet, glossy and •vax-like. It is a model of per¬
fection. Nice, lai_•, healthy plants 25 to 50 cents.

Begonia.

Abutilon, Bouie de Niege.

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Begonia Rex.

Sanguined .

Saundersoni/\ scarlet-crimson

Sulfe/ta/um. nigricans , leaves are a rich shade of
crimson ; flowers blush-white. 30 cents.
Weltoniensis s beautiful p:nk ; winter blooming.

Bouvardia, valuable as winter blooming plants,
equally desirable for bedding. Beginning to bloom in
August, they continue until frost. Bouvardias arc sent
by express only. 25 cents each, except where price is
given.

Alfred Neuncr y white double flowering. The grow¬
ers describe it as follows: “ This is a gem of the
first water, equal, if not superior in profuse bloom¬
ing quality and vigorous growth to the valuable sin¬
gle white variety, “ Davidsonii,” of which this dou¬
ble white one is a sport. The flowers are rather
larger than those of the single flowering, and com¬
posed of three perfect rows of petals of the purest
waxy white color, each floret resembling a minia-

Bouvardia, double white.

ttire tuberose. The trusses are 'arge and perfect,
and are freely and without interruption produced,
even on the small side shoots, which generally make
no flowers on the single one, and according to our
observation and experience for the last two years, it
will bloom more freely and constantly than the sin¬
gle variety.” 30 cents each.

Flegans , scarlet vermilion ; trusses large and full.

Lien/ha , dazzling scarlet ; small and compact.

The Bride . pink ; soft and pretty shade.

Vrcelandii , pure white.

Cactus, best varieties 25 cents to $2 00 each.

Cal la, fil/iicpica.^ very large, tube shaped, white
flower. 25 to 50 cents each, $2.50 per dozen.

Calad’um, esculent it one of the best plants for

lawns or center of large flower beds. Plants arc pro¬

duced from bulbs, like the Calla. Bulbs 25 to 50 cents
Fancy , leaves spotted and striped in almost every color.

50 to 75 cents.

Camellia, fafonica^one of the
most popular gieen house plants
for winter bloom. Sent by ex¬
press only. $1.00 to $5.00.

Caladium, ian„y

Campsidium.

Campsidium, Filic/'folium , an elegant climber of
rapid growth, for green-house culture, the leaves ot
which much resemble the fronds of a fern in miniature.
May be grown as a pot p.aat, or trained to the rafters.
30 cents.

Canna, Itidica , plants used largely in sub-tropical
gardening, for the grand effect which their rich and
varied colored leaves produce. 25 cents.

Carnations, monthly ^ indispensable either for dec¬
orating the flower garden in summer, or green-house or
parlor in winter. The flowers are of nearly every shade
and marking, and most of them delightfully fragrant.

Carnt’on, Mrs. Henderson. Clematis,JackmamL

Chas. Sumner . new ; deep rosy-pink ; very double ;
free blooincr.

Hinsdale , white, flaked with pink; fringed; very free-
and early.

Snowdon , new ; pure white, clove scented flowers ; habit,
very dwarf and compact.

Fa Purilc , carmine.

La Purite 7>ar, scarlet, striped.

Mrs. / 1 aider son , a neiu scarlet carnation. We take
pleasure in sending out this new carnation, as flor-
ists have Jong felt the need of a good scarlet carna¬
tion. In foliage, it is almost identical with Peter
Henderson. The flowers are nearly if not quite as
large, rich orange-scarlei, and hold well without

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

bursting. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson arc without
doubt the finest pair of carnations that have ever
traveled over the country 50 cents.

Peter Hendenon y double white perpetual. This is one
of the very best sorts yet introduced. It will pro¬
duce twice the number of flowers, and of twice the
size of any other. It is truly a perpetual bloomer.
Nearly 200 buds and blossoms arc on a good sized
plant at one time. 25 cents each ; $2.50 per dozen.

President DeGraw , white.

Centaurea. gymnocarpa.

Centaurea, gymnocaipa. drooping habit; silvery
grey ; valuable plant to contrast with Coleus and Achy-
rant hus. 25 cents

Chrysanthemum, this favorite autumn flower, since
the addition of so many choice varieties, has become
still more popular ; they are particularly suiter! for pot
culture, while in any place south of New York they are
peifcctly hardy. The following are the best, selected
from over one hundred varieties. 20 cents each
Amphilla , bright crimson ; flowers medium in size.

A iphonso. maroon, tipped yellow . extra.

Countess 0/ Derby. pearl lilac ; globular flowers . large.
Cendrillotty violet-purple ; small flowers.

Elaine , (Japan!, pure white ; petals long and narrow
Fulgore. (Japan), tasselated ; purple, crimson and white.
Gazelle , (Japan), crimson, gold and brown extra.

G eo. Pea body % (\arge flowering),white, back of petals lilac.
Grandi/lorum , (large flowering), golden yellow.

Grand Turk , (Japan), purple, changing to pearl white.
Geo. Glenny, (large flowering), rich lemon yellow.
Guernsey Nugget , (large), paie yellow ; extra.

Gloria Mundi , (Japan), yellow ■ extra large.

Gen. Canrobert , (Pompone), golden . early bloomer.
Jardin des Plantes , (Japan), rich golden yellow.

Mrs. G. Rundel , (large), pure white, incurved.
Lasciniatuui (Japan), tasselated white • extra.

Cineraria, maritima , white foliage plant, similar to
Centaurea, with deeply cut leaves 20 cents.

Cissus, discolor , stove climber ; foliage beautifully
shaded silver, crimson and purple. 25 cents

Clematis, Vtrginiana y a very rapid growing, hardy
plant; flowers white. 50 to 75 cents.

Jackmanii y the flowers, when fully expanded, are from
four to six inches in diameter, of an intense violet-
purple, and rich velvety appearance. It is perfect¬
ly hardy, and blooms continuously from July until
cut down by the frost. 75 cents to $1.50.

Cobsea ,'scandens, a most useful climber on account
of its rapid growth, and large, bell shaped flowers. 25c.

Coleus, these beautiful foliage plants are almost in¬
dispensable in the formation of flower gardens. 15 cents
each ; $1.50 per doz ; $10.00 per ico by express.

Black Prince , deep shade of maroon.

Excelsior. Picta.

Fascination. Pnncepts.

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Coleus.

Glory cf A ulunin. Royalty.

Illumination. Spotted Gem.

Little Annie. Superbtssima.

Mrs Shuster. Zebra.

\The Shah, very striking, half the leaf assuming a gold¬
en yellow as soon as the plant is grown
Velvet Queen, a deep, rich shade of carmine.

Verstha/feldii. velvety crimson; finest bedding sort.

Convolvulus, nrau J

ritanuus , a favorit* ^^7^.
drooping basket plan:
with large, delicate
blue flowers 20 cts.

Crotons, plants,
which for their beauti¬
ful leaf markings de¬
mand a place in every
collection of hot-house
plants. Valuable also
for ferneries and Ward¬
ian Cases. 25 cents to
$2.00 each, according
to variety and size.

Cyclamen, persi-

tum, a fine, ornament- Croton,

al, green-house plant ; both flowers and leaves are valu¬
able in floral work. Small plants 25 cents ; large 50 cts.

Cyperus, a grass like plant, surrounded at the top
with a whorl of leaves. Fine for aquariums, window
gardens, &c.

Alterni/olius. bright green. 20 cents.

Alterin' folius variegatus , a beautiful form, striped
with white. 30 to 50 cents.

Daisies, double white and red. 10 cents each ; $1.00
per dozen ; $6.00 per 100
by express.

Draccena, Australis
(Dragon Tree), wide, green
foliage: 25 cents to §1.00.
Conges ta . narrow. green
leaves 75 cts to $1.50.
Guilfoleyii y variegated very
showy. §1.50 to $3.00.
Terminal is , rich crimson
foliage, marked pink
and white. 50 cts to
$2.00.

Duranta, Baumgartii
fol. var s beautiful foliage

, plant, of tall and branching

Dracaena. habit . leaves marked half

their depth with golden yellow. 30 cents.

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Echcveria, a genus of succulent plants, both novel
and interesting. Five varieties, 25 cents each.

Eucharis, Attiazonica , a lovely green house plant
from the river Amazon. Flowers pure white, star shaped
and very fragrant. It requires a warm atmosphere and
plenty of moisture. 25 cents to $1.00.

Euonymus, japonic us aureus , handsome, evergreen
shrub, with bright yellow blotch in the center of the
leaf. An excellent house plant for winter, growing well
m the shade. 25 cents.

Japonic a radicans variegata. 25 cents.

Euphorbia, s pie tide ns , a continuous blooming vari¬
ety. densely covered on the stems with spikes or thorns
an inch in length, giving it a curious appearance Bright
scarlet flowers, with yellow center. 25 to 50 cents.

0 act]uiniflora, a graceful house plant, blooming from
January to March, covering the branches with
orange-scarlet flowers. 25 to 50 cents.

Farfugium, Gratides , a very showy foliage plant,
with large, dark green leaves spotted with yellow. 25
to 50 cents.

Ferns, too much cannot be said in favor of these
graceful plants, and we are glad to see they are con¬
stantly growing in favor each year, till no collection of
plants, however small, is now considered perfect without
at least a few varieties of ferns. In places too shady for
other plants to thrive, they grow in great beauty Com¬
ing as they do from every clime, we find them a very
interesting study. They are alike good for baskets,
vases, lock work, for ornamental plants for parlor or
conservatory, and the pressed leaves of some of the va¬
rieties are marvels of graceful beauty. We make a
specialty of them, and we doubt if many so large col¬
lections as ours can be found in this country.

Adiattium , decorum . 25 to 50 cents.

" denticulatum. 50 cents.

“ graciltinum. 25 to 50 cents.

" excisus mult ifidutn. 50 cents.

“ Roettbeckii . 50 cents to $1.00.

“ farleyense y a new variety, and the most beautiful
of all. Very large, beautiful leaves, of drooping habit ;
a single plant is often two feet in diameter, and resem¬
bles a fountain. It would be difficult to conceive of any¬
thing more elegant than a single specimen. $2.00 to $5.00.
AIsoph ila, australis , (Tree Fern). 50 cents to $5.00,
by express only.

Aspleium, balcngeri. 25 cents to S3.00.

“ J labia tt urn 25 to 50 cents.

Blech nit /a, ore rdetttale. 25 cents to $1.00.

Cheilantes , Hirta. 25 to 50 cents.

Davallia , dissect a. 25 to qo cents.

“ Mooreana. 25 cents to Si.00.

Dipiaziuniy decinatum. 25 to 50 cents.

Lotttaria gibba. 25 cents to $3.00.

Lygvdium scandetiSy (Japanese Climbing Fern), a na¬

NephrolepsiSy exaltatum. 25 cents.

“ scabra. 25 to 50 cents.

** picta. 25 to 50 cents.

OnycJiium , japotticuin . 25 to 50 cents.

Platyceriumy ale iconic ^Stag Horn Fern), 75 cts to $3.00
P{a iyloina , fa leaf a. 25 cents to $1.00.

Polypodium aureutn. 25 cents.
li kurrudriatiuttt. 25 to 50 cents.

tive of Japan ; of graceful, twining habit, and in its na¬
tive clime, will grow fifty feet. Of easy culture, treated
as other ferns, and valuable as a climbing or drooping
plant. 25 to 75 cents.

Pterisy argyea . 25 cents to $1.00.

*' cr/trea alba lincat a . 25 cents.

“ serrulata. 25 cents.

44 “ errstatn . <0 cents.

44 tremula. 25 cents to $1.00,
Pella , hast at a. 25 cents.

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0 TWc have also a great variety of other Ferns and j
Selagrenellas, too numerous to name.

Feverfew, Pyrethrum , double white; summer j
blooming; accents.

Golden, much used for massing or bordering. Leaves
finely cut, of a golden yellow color. The flower
stems should be cut as soon as they appear. 10 cents
each ; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per too, by express.

Ficus, Elastica, (India Rubber Tree), from East
Indies; foliage large, dark green and shining; fine house
plant. $2.0^ to $5.00.

Peareellii , a splendid decorative plant, with beautiful,
variegated foliage. The leaves, which are of large |
size, thin texture and coarsely serrated on the mar¬
gin, are of a bright green color, profusely but irreg¬
ularly blotched with creamy white and dark green.
$1.00 to $5.00.

Fittonia, low growing plants ; leaves nicely veined
with pink and white ; good for ferneries 20 cents.

Fragaria, Indica , bright red strawberry ; used for
rock work or baskets. 20 cents.

Fuchsia, (Lady's Ear Drop), in shaded situations,
with plenty of air and light, they make elegant summer
blooming plants for grouping or massing in beds We
have a choice collection of both single and double, which
have been carefully selected with a view to obtain the
best varieties in habit, growth and distinct shade of
color. 20 cents each, except where noted. larger
plants 25 to 50 cents.

Black Prince , bell shaped ; very fine.

Champion of the Worlds new ; dwarf, very free bloom¬
ing, double variety, with scarlet tube and sepals,
vkilet corolla. Best fuchsia out. 32 cents.
Charming , new ; sepals crimson, corolla violet.

Clipper , sepals carmine-scarlet, corolla deep purple.

Day Dream , double ; corolla maroon, sepals crimson.
Earl of Beaconsfield, new ; light rosy carmine, corolla
deep carmine ; free bloomer.

Emperor , double ; crimson sepals, violet corolla.

Bulge ns s a fine old sort, very heavy foliage.

Geo. Felton y one of the very best dwarf, double; sepals
crimson, corolla violet.

Golden Fleece , foliage golden yellow; free, early bloomer.
Lust re , scarlet corolla, blush sepals.

Miss Lucy Finn is , new ; double white ; dwarf.

Mrs. Bruant . double white ; vigorous, free bloomer.
Mrs. Marshall , co¬
rolla carmine, se¬
pals white; winter
bloomer.

Pearl of England ,
cherry-red corolla,
rosy-white sepals.

Prince Imperial ,
dwarf; corolla pur¬
ple, sepals recurv¬
ed, crimson ; one
of the very best of
the dwarf varie¬
ties.

Princess of Wales ,
double white; free
bloomer.

Speeiosa , corolla scar¬
let, sepals blush.

Sun ray, beautiful.tr>-
colored variety ;
great novelty, yzc. Geranium, Zonal©.

GERANIUM, ZONALE.

Scarcely rivaled as beddersof the surest growth on all
soils, succeeding to perfection during the heat and
drought of summer; of rich, massive, and often gay
zoned foliage; compact growth, and profuse, constant,
brilliant bloom in scarlet, crimson, salmon, and white;
they are especially valuable and beautiful for winter
blooming in the house. 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen;
$10.00 per 100, by express.

Bicolor , white, deep salmon eye.

I Bridesma id, rosy -sa I mo n.

! Col. Holden, extra large truss; crimson-scarlet.
Dazzler , intense scarlet, white eye.

i Delight , rose.

G. Distinction.

Geranium, single.

G. Happy Thought

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Dr. Denny , noh purplish magenta , extra , new.
Duchess oj Sutherland, scarlet, white eye.

Emily I'aucher, white.

Genera! Grant, scarlet ; very large truss.

Jlelcn Dick , pink and white.

Jealousy, orange-scarlet, with a decided orange hue.
Kate Nicholson, rosy-pink.

L F. Courier , clear vermilion ; good
Gottis, crimson-purpie ; extra.

Mad. Mutz/trd, magenta
Marginetta, white, pink eye and border.

Master Christine , rich pink.

New Li/e. by far the finest striped variety ; color deep
scarlet, striped with white.
far Excellence , soft scarlet.

Queen o/ the West, rosy-scarlet.

White Clipper , pure white ; dwarf.

Wood Nymph, new ; clear pink.

GERANIUM, DOUBLE.

A beautiful selection of this well known plant, produc¬
ing double flowers, and cultivated as easily as the single
varieties. They are fre^ blooming, and rema.n a long
lime in perfection, and art useful in a variet” of ways,
where the singie ones are not. 20 cents each $2 00 per
dozen ; $ic.oo ner -00, by express, except where noted.
Asa Gray, brrgnt salmon, a soft and mellow tint.

Bataclan, deep ,M olet-purple.

Candidisstma plena, pure white.

CrimscK King.

Conrad Kirc/incr , brilliant scarlet, white center.
Depute La/lize , truss round vermilion-purple.

Ernest Lauth, glowing crimson.

Guillen Manguilli, dazzling crimson-scarlet.

J. C Rod ha rd, brilliant red

/ewe !,'trusses of good size, deep scarlet in color.

J. G. WUggoner, rich crimson.

Le fere Secc/ti, orange salmon.

Little Fred, light, with salmon center.

Maria Crouse , vermilion.

Meteor , light crimson.

Mute. Amelia Ballet, the best of all the double whites,
flowers not changing as they grow old. 25 cents.
Mme. Boucharlatain , intense scarlet.

Mmr. Thibant , flowers very large,deep rose-pink, up¬
per petals marked with white ; habit dwarf and com¬
pact ; splendid bedder. 25 cents.

Naomi , new ; peculiar violet-pink ; very fine.

Sylphtde, rose.

Wonderful, semi-double ; orange-scarlet.

GERANIUM, HYBRID IVY LEAF.

Bijou , scarlet.

GERANIUM VARIEGATED.

Bronze, gold and siver edge ; most elegantly varie¬
gated in foliage ; flowers pink, carmine and scarlet . as
vigorous in growth as the plain leaved varieties; admir¬
able for contrast with other colors; partially shaded,
succeed as bedders. 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen.
Bronze King, bronze and yellow.

Cloth 0/ Gold , yellow and green.

Crystal Palace Gem , golden and green.

Distinction, the leaves are encircled near the edge with
a very narrow zone of deep black.

Golden Crown , light yellow.

Happy Thought , a large yellow blotch in the center of
each leaf, with an outer band of green at the margin.
Italia Unit a, carmine zone, white edge.

Lady Collunt. style of Mrs. Pollock

Marshal Me Mahon, ground color of the leaves golden
yellow, marked with a deep chocolate ring.
Mountain of Snow, white margined, scarlet flowers.
Mrs. Pollock, best tri-coiored variety

GERANIUM, SCENTED.

20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen.

Bridal Ring.

Lady Plymouth, rose scented ; silver edged.

Mrs. Taylor , scarlet flowers.

Nutmeg. Pennyroyal. Rose.

GERANIUM, IVY LEAF.

The value of this selection is greatly enhanced by the
beauty and profusion of its flowers during the spring and
summer months, varying from white to pink. They are
well adapted for rock work or vases ; for drooping over
baskets or on trellises, they are unsurpassed ; but few
plants give more satisfaction for home culture. 20 cents
each ; $2.00 per dozen, except where noted.

Diadem.

Duke 0/Edinburgh , leaves marginated white.

King Albert , double ; beautiful mauve color.

Lady Edith, flowers crimson and pufple.

Lucy Lemoine , flowers very double ; white, veined with
purple. 25 cents.
f/Elegante var.

Gazania, splendens , a low growing olant, with large,
showy, orange-yellow flowers. 20 cents.

Heliotrope, no plant succeeds better for summer
flowering ; is equally well adapted for green-house
blooming in winter ; it is a constant bloomer, and is a
general favorite, on account of its delightful fragrance.
20 cents each ; set of six $1.00.

Heliotrope.

Glory de Musette , dark lavender.

Hcloise Delesalle , lavender.

Homer , lilac

Mad. Blerney, white.

Miss Nightengale, light lavender.

Star , the darkest of the heliotropes ; white eye ; dwarf
habit.

Hibiscus, 25 cents each.

Double, rosy-crimson.

Cooperii, foliage variegated, white, green and pink.

Hydrangea , j'aponica variegata , the leaves arc deep
I green, marked with pure white. 50 cents.

Hor tens is, the old, hardy variety of great merit; flow¬
ers pink, changing to bluish-white. 25 cents.

Otaksa , flowers similar to If. Hortensis , but larger;
plant more dwarf, and blooms younger. 25 cents.

Paniculata grandi/lora , perfectly hardy; flowers white.
25 to 50 cents.

Schizophragma hydrangvoides, new climbing hydran¬
gea, said to cling to trees, and grow to the height of
fifty feet ; hardy. 25 to 50 cents.

Thos. Hogg, white ; one of the best. 25 cents.

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ranta.

Myrtle, Crape.

Palm.

Hoya, carnosa, (Wax Plant), delicate, waxy, star
shaped flowers. 25 to 50 cents.

Car nos* var , foliage variegated. 50 cents.

Ivies, plain and variegated. Best varieties, 20 to 50
cents.

Ivy, German rapid growing climber, for trellis or
baskets. 20 cents.

Jassaminc,£TYiw<f- fc

iflora, flowers pure If

•white and very fra - y. A y (nT*'
grant. 25'cents. t ■ySxt uR PSR *s.

Night blooming, the ^1 /.fit

flowers are of a 1 J

pale yellow color, -fp

and exceeding y If

fragrant, its deli- 7

ing perceptible

only at night. 20 Jassamine.

cents.

Lantana, valuable plants for bedding out; of the.
most delicate colors ; white, rose, orange, lilac, and yel¬
low. 20 cents each.

Alb*, perfect a, pure white ; very fine.

Ball of Fire.

Dc.ieatissima , deep lilac.

Mine. Hoste , rose and orange.

Laurastinus, dark foliage shrub ; rich winter bloom¬
er ; flowers white. 25 cents to $?.ocv

Libonia, PeroJtiensis , flower, tube shaped, maroon,
orange, and yellow in color. In winter and spring it is
one mass of bloom. Few plants are more attractive. 20
cents each.

Linum, Flavian , a plant of extremely neat' habit,
growing about one foot high, with flowers of pure yel¬
low, nearly two inches in diameter, almost covering the
plant when in full bloom. 20 cents.

Lily of the Valley, 25 cents.

Lobelia, spcctosa , a valuable plant for ribbon lines
and oaskets. 15 cents.

Mahernia, 20 cents each.

Hector , flowers yellow, tipped with scarlet.

Odor at a, a neat growing, green-house plant, blooming
in the early spring. Flowers yellow, bell shaped,
and of exquisite fragrance.

Maranta, beautiful, ornamental foliage. They re¬
quire a good deal of heat. New sorts, 25 cents to $2.00.

Mesembryanthemum, grand/forum, very showy;
pink and white. 20 cents each.

Mikania, viol ace a, a climbing or creeping plant;
very striking ; foliage of a purple-green ; very showy
for baskets or vases. 20 cents.

Myosotis, palustris , the well known Forget-Me-No* -
of the garden. 25 cents.

Myrtus, communis , (Myrtle), double; white flower¬
ing. 20 cents.

Myrtle, Pink Crape , hard}’ in the south, but should
be kept from frost in the north. It is a shrub, and pro¬
duces wondrously beautiful flovrrs. 25 c*"..*.

Nerium, (Oleander), double rose. 25 to 50 cents.
Single white. 25 cents to $1.00.

Othonna, crassifolia small, tassel like flower; fine
for vases and baskets. 20 cents.

Oxalis, excellent for baskets, vases or window cul
turc, flowering nearly the entire season.

Double , flowers of large size, very double ; yellow. 25c
Golden yrllozv, blossoms most of the time through win¬
ter. 20 cents.

Grandifora s pink ; flowers and foliage very large. 20c.

*** We send dry bulbs of the above three varieties.
Floribunda alba , white; 15 cents.

rosea , rose colored. 15 cents.

Palms, for decorative purposes, the Palm stands un¬
rivaled, imparting a rich, tropical appearance wherever
used. They are growing so rapidly in popularity, that
no entertainment of importance is now given without
a tasteful array of Palms among the decorations.

Chamcerops, Excelsa. $1.00 to $3.00.

“ Fort unci. $1.00 to $3.00.

Hum tits. $1.00 to $3.00.

Curculigo Recurolata. $r.oo to $5.00
Latania Borbonica. $1.00 to $3.00.

Pandanus Uitlts. 50 cents to $3.00.

Seaforihia Elegans. $3.00 to $10.00.

Panicum, variegatum , a variegated grass of droop¬
ing habit ; valuable for vases or baskets. 15 cents.

Pansy, (Heart’s Ease), a charming class of plants for
the spring garden, and extremely effective for edging
beds; splendid assortment . 10 cents each; $1.00 per

dozen ; $6.00 per 100, by express.

Passiflora, coerulea , blue. 20 cents
Pfordtii , very free, hardy climber; bluish-purple flow¬
ers. 25 cents.

Quadrangularis variegata, variegated foliage ; bluish-
purple flowers. Scarce kind. 50 cents to $1.00.
Peperomia, maculosa , bright green, veined -with
white. 20 cents.

Resedeefora , this plant bears tiny spikes of white flow¬
ers ; very fine for button hole bouquets. 20 cents.
Petunia, double flowering varieties . 25 cents each

Blanche, pure white.

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Phlox, Perennial.

Primula Plant.

Petunia, double.

Brilliant , crimson.

Cater, deep pink.

Colossus, very large ; fringed ; crimsoa and white.
Klegans, white, crimson center.
fmogvne, purplish-crimson, fringed white.

Lambert , crimson and purple.

Louis , large ; carmine.

Maculata , white, spotted rose.

Magnet, blotched.

Phlox Perennial, hardy, herbaceous*

C. De Teurense , white, violet eye.

Czarine, snow white, profuse bloomer.

La Pcrouse, purple center, bordered white.

Lothair, beautiful rosy-salmon.

Madam Corbay , center carmine, border blush white.
Maria Vanfloutte , purplish-violet, bright eye.

Mirranda , center delicate carmine, bordered pure white
Mons. Mulct, lilac-purple.

Mutabilis, cherry pink.

AVrr d'Or, dazzling carmine.

Surprise, purple, mottled white.

York and Lancaster, lilac, striped white.

Pilea, (Artillery Plant). 20 cents.

Pilogyne, sanvis, a beautiful, rapid growingclimber;
excellent for screens or verandas ; fine for the house in
winter. 20 cents.

Pink, white fringed ; hardy. 25 to 50 cents.
Plumbago, ca/ensis , very pretty plant, producing
large heads of light blue flowers. 20 cents.

Lurpentac , dwarf, hardy shrub, indigo blue ; fine for
edging . covered with bloom during summer and
autumn. 25 cents.

Poinscttia, pulcherrima ,
a tropical plant of gorgeous
beauty, the bracts of leaves
that surround the flower being
in well grown specimens, one
foot in diameter, of the most ^
dazzling scarlet.

Pulcherrima alba, white.

25 cents to $1.00 each.

Pomegranate, dwarfs
(Tunica nana), this variety
has the peculiarity of bloom¬
ing when quite small. The flower is a rich shade of
of orange-scarlet ; a rare color. 25 cents.

Primrose, hardy, double white. 25 cents.

Primula, Chittensis, best varieties. 25 cents.

li double white. 50 cents.

Richardia, alba maculata, a variety of calla ; leaves
spotted with white. 25 cents.

Poinsettia,

Primula, double.

Rivina, humilis, a plant of slender growth ; branches
covered with red berries. 20.

Rosmarinus, oj/icinalis, (Rosemary). 20 cents.

Roses, our stock of Roses this season is very fine,
both for mailing and sending by express. Those offered
as large plants have been bedded out, or grown in pots
the past season, and wintered in cold-frame ; they can
be planted out in the spring with little or no risk. The
rose requires high culture ; it should be planted in good,
well drained soil; the ground can scarcely be made too
rich. The pruning required will vary with the sorts
planted, the rank growing requiring less pruning than
the weak ones. The points particularly to be observed
are to prune before the buds start in spring, to cut out
all unripe or old and feeble shoots, and to cut back the
last season's growth to from one-half to two-thirds its
length, according to the vigor of the sorts. Winter pro¬
tection of tender sorts is accomplished by covering after
a few severe frosts, with leaves, straw, evergreen boughs,
or earth, or by removing the plants to a cool cellar.
With a little care of this kind, the choicest tender roses
may be safely wintered, and as they are the only really
perpetual roses, they are abundantly worth the extra
care. The insects most commonly injurious to the rose
—as the Aphis, which appear in great numbers upon
the young, growing shoots, and the Thrips, which prey
upon the under side of the leaf, giving it a sickly, yel¬
lowish look, may easily be destroyed by syringing or
dipping the plants in tobacco water. Purchasers*will do
better by allowing us some latitude in making selections,
not only getting better plants, but greater distinction of
variety.

Roses, hybrid perpetual, hardy, these bloom two or
three times during the season. Bedding plants 20 cents
each ; $2.00 per dozen ; £ 10.00 per 10c, by express. Large
plants 35 to 50 cents each ; $20.00 per 100. by express.
Alexander Bachmotijjf, bright red, large and very fine.

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DESCRIPTIVE

Hybrid Perpetual, hardy.

Alfred Colomb, beautiful carmine-crimson.

Achiile Conod , dark carmine-red.

Augusta Mie, deep blush ; extra.

Baron Maynard , pure white, edge of petals often ting¬
ed pink ; fine.

Baron Prevost, pure rose color, free bloomer.

Baron de Rothschild , a light, lovely pink ; beautiful.
Beauty of Waltham , rosy-crimson, changing to bright
rosy-carmine.

Belle Normandy , silvery rose color • large and full;
extra fine.

Cardinal Patrizzi , brilliant crimson, exquisite color.
Caroline de dnsal, flesh color ; full; one of the best.
Charles Rouillard , beautiful pale rose; large.
Comptesse de Serenye , tender rose color, shaded wiJi
carmine.

Couquette des Blanches , white, flowering in clusters.
Duplcssis Morny, purplish-crimson ; a fine grower.
Eveqtie de Nismes , crimson-purple ; large and full.
General Jacqueminot . brilliant crimson ; magnificent
bud.

General Washington , s arlet-crimson ; very double.
Infant de Mount Carmel, deep crimson.

John Hooper , dark shade of pink ; a showy sort.

Jules AIargot tin, bright carmine.

La France , silvery white and rose ; fragrant.

La Reine % rosy-pink ; full and fragrant.

Leopold Hansburg , large, bright rose.

Lord Macartney , dark velvety crimson; double
Lord Raglan , brilliant crimson-scarlet ; very double.
Louis de Argens , blush to white.

Louis Odier, rose color.

Louis Pan Hoiflte , rich crimsc".-maroon. 30 cents.
Maria Bauman , bright carmine.

Marshal Forty, bright crimson ; double ; extra.
Maurice Bernarden , clear, bright red.

Mine. Richer , beautiful rose color.

Mine. Alf. de Rougemonty white, tinged with rose.
Mmeu Victor Verdier y cherry red, changing to satin
rose.

Mine. Theresa Counter , bright rose.

Mine. Plantier % pure white; large and double.

Mrs. Elliott , bright rose.

Napoleon ///, violet-crimson.

Paul Nerorty dark crimson ; a free bloomer.

Pierre Not ting , dark red ; very double.

Pierre Seletzky , purplish-red, shaded with violet.
President Lincoln , dark crimson, shaded red.

Prince Camille do Rohan, crimson-maroon.

Prof. Kochy cherry crimson.

CATALOGUE.

Reine de Beiges, carmine.

Reynolds Holey dark crimson-maroon.

Senator Vaisse, bright red ; large, bold flower.

Wm. Knox, pink ; excellent.

Roses, Hardy Moss % bedding plants 30 cents each;
$2.50 per dozen ; large plants 50 cents to $1.00.

Countess Muranais , pure white.

Crested -Moss, rose color.

Glory of MosseSy rosy-carmine ; extra large and double
Mrs. Woody deep crimson.

Perpetual White , white.

Princess Adclaidey bright pink, densely covered with
moss.

Salety pale rose.

Roses, ‘ Hardy Climbing , bedding plants 20 •ents
each ; $2.00 per dozen.

Baltimore Belle, flowers white and blush, in clusters.
Gem of the Prairies, red, blotched with white.

Jules Margottin, bright carmine.

Queen of the Prairies , clear, bright pink, sometimes
with while stripe.

Seven Sisters, pure white to deep crimson.

TriumpJiy white, shaded with rose.

Roses, Tea, Bengal and Bourbon % monthly , these
are admirably adapted for bedding out or pot culture.
can be wintered in cold-frames, or cobl, dry cellais. No
place should be without them. Bedding plants 20 cents
each, except where noted ; $2.00 per dozen ; $10.00 per
100, by express; and large plants 35 to 50 cents each;
$20.00 per 100, by express.

Agripina, velvety crimson ; fine in bud.

Alba Rosea, blush, rosy center.

Aline Sisley, a rare shade of violet-red.

Appoline, light pink ; cupped ; exceedingly sweet.
Arch Duke CharleSy rosy crimson; a constant bloomer.
A meric an Banner, {the new striped tea rose), possesses
the fragrance of the Bon Silene. Small plants 50
cents each.

A urora , silvery rose ; very double and sweet.

Banhsia, five colored, white, yellow, rose and striped.
Bella , white ; an excellent sort.

Bon Silene , purplish-carmine ; delightful fragrance.
Bougerry rosy-bronze.

Cels Multi/lora, blush white ; a beautiful variety.
Clara Sylvana , pure white, cream center.

Clements Nabormand , new ; cream, shaded violet.

Cornelia Cook, pure white.

DevontenstSy magnolia rose, creamy white.

DouglaSy rich crimson, entirely distinct in color.
Duchess of Edinburgh , large buds ; deep crimson ; tea
scented. 30 cents.

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Push ess de Brabant, light pink ; very fragrant.
Gigantic % flesh color.

^ Jermosa, pink ; very profuse bloomer.

Jfomer, rosy-salmon ; tea scented.
isabe/la Sprunt , canary yellow ; fine buds.

Barnet, beautiful, pale yellow.

3 firw. Gordon, red.

Lady Warrender, pure creamy white.

Lawrenciana, small; rosy pink.

Leveson Gower, rosy-salmon.

Maria Guillott, pure white ; very double.

Maria Sisley, white and rose.

Maria Van Houtte, light yellow, pink edge.

Melville, clear pink.

Mine. Rachel, lemon white; beautiful buds.

Mate. Bosanquet, flesh color ; perfect form.

Mine. Bravey. creamy-white ; excellent under glass.
Mine. Bureau, blush.

Mine. Caroline Raster, orange-yellow ; very sweet and
desirable.

Mine. Lacharme, blush.

Mute. R is tori, blush.

Mate. I 'atry, carmine-rose.

Niphelos, without doubt one of the best white roses
grown; buds large and full, and a free bloomer,
Nina, creamy-white.

Raulitie Labante, salmon-rose ; rich tea scent.

Perl* des Jar dins, deep yellow ; very double, and high¬
ly perfumed. 30 cents.

Pink Daily, pink.

Purple Crown, purplish-crimson.

Regains, salmon, shaded with rose.

Roi de Cramoise, red ; good in bud.

Sa/rano, buff.

Sanguinea, rich crimson ; excellent for bedding.

Sir J. Paxton, vivid rose, shaded with crimson.
Sombrieul, white, blush ; one of the finest.

Sou de Anri, salmon and rose shaded.

Souv. de la Malnraison, flesh color. 30 cents.

Stella, light yellow.

St. Joseph, light pir.k ; delightfully tea scented.
Triumph de Luxemburg, coppery-rose.

Viridiflora, green ; a curiosity.

.White Daily, white.

Yellow Tea, buds nicely shaped ; a yellow tint; one of
the best for summer planting. 30 cents.

Roses, Noisette, or Climbing, monthly, these are
te*id«r, aj»d should be protected in winter; they are
mostly fragrant, and well adapted to verandas, &.C .
Redding plants 30 cents each ; $2.00 pec dozen.

Caroline Manns, blush white.

Climbing, monthly.

Glorie d'Dijon, salmon ; deep cup shaped.

James Sprunt, bright salmon ; valuable as a pillar rose.
La Marque , straw color.

Marshal Niel, yellow ; fine form : very fragrant.
Selina , rose.

Solfatarre, saffron-yellow.

Washington , white ; can be wintered out doors with but
little protection ; profuse bloomer.

Wood/and Marguerette, white.

Salvia, 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen.

Spiendens, flower spike of the most intense scarlet;

ever blooming.

Rosea , pink flowers.

Marmorata nana, a neat, dwarf variety ; flowers even¬
ly marbled, scarlet and white ; very striking.
Saxifraga, sarmentosa, basket plant. 20 cents.
Sedum, 25 cents each.

Carnea var, white striped foliage.

Sieboldii var, leayes marginated with yellow.

Sempervirens, a succulent plan:, allied to the Sc-
dums ; good for rock work. 30 cents.

Smilax, Myrsiphyllunt as/a r ago ides, the-»*e is no
climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this in the
graceful beauty of its foliage. For a parlor or window
plant, it is indispensable. 20 to 50 cents.

Solanum, 20 cents each.

Jasminoides variegated.

Fol. var, dwarf varieties.

Thyme, golden lemon, leaves marginafccd yellow. 15c.
Tradescanthia, 15 cents each.

Vulgaris, a drooping sort, with bright, glossy green
loaves,

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Zebrina , leaves striped with silver white.

Repens , leaves bright green, striped white.

Tropeeolum, double scarlet, fine for baskets or vases.
20 cents.

Vallota, purpurea , a beautiful, scarlet, summer
flowering bulb of the amaryllis class. 25 to 50 cents.

Verbena, for years the cultivation of the Verbena
has been made a specialty by many leading florists. We
offer thirty varieties this season. In making up this
collection, we have kept two objects in view : good bed¬
ding qualities and finest flowers. It has been our aim
to grow no other, and our customers may rest assured that
this set comprises all the positive colors to be found in
any collection of verbenas, together with the best striped
and mottled ones grown. A collection of the finest sorts.
10 cents each ; $i.oo per dozen ; $6.00 per 100, by ex¬
press.

Veronica, a beautiful class of plants, blooming dur¬
ing the fall months. Spikes of flowers from four to six
inches long, produced in great abundance. 20c. each.

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Imperialism amaranth red, changing to carmine.
Triumph dc Meaux , deep lilac.

A ndersonii y variegated foliage, marked white.

Vinca, elegantissima, evergreen creeper, creamy-
white marking. 25 cents.

Violet, hardy, double, sweet scented varieties. 25
cents each.

Double white . Double Blue .

Maria Louise , double blue.

Yucca, or Adam’s Needle, for a cemetery, we doubt
if a more appropriate plant can be found than the Yucca.
The immense clusters of pure white blossoms render it
very attractive. The leaves are narrow and long, and
from their edges depend long threads. The flower stalk
arises from the center of the plant to a height of three
or four feet, and the bell shaped, white bIossoms|tire
produced in abundance. The plant is perfectly hardy,
and can be set out where required, either in autumn or
spring, and it will require no further care.

Filamentosa. 25 cents to $1.00.

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Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits, &c.

15 Y M AIT.

We receive many letters from our customers who purchase their supply of seeds and plants from us, asking if
we cannot also supply them with fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, &c. In order to accommodate all our cus¬
tomers, we have completed an arrangement with one of ttrs largest and most reliable nurseries, by which all orders-
for this class of goods can be sent directly to us, and they will be promptly and faithfully executed with the very
best of stocks, and forwarded by mail, securely packed, and postage prepaid. This will be a very great convenience
to those who live at considerable distances from us, and we hope to be favored with very large orders.

Order direct from us. — By so doing, you are sure of getting just what you order , ever article true to name
and you also make a great savings as no agent or dealer can afford to spend time and money traveling through tho
country, without adequate remuneration.

Terms. — Our terms are strictly cash with the order \ Do net ask us to send C. O . /)., as the cost of collecting-
return charges is quite an unnecessary item of expense ; and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity
to warrant goods being so sent.

How to Send Money.—The money must always accompany the order, and we prefer a P. O. order, payable
to our order. These cost ten cents on orders up to $15, and 25 cents on $50, and can be had at almost any post office.
The next best thing is a draft on New York or Chicago, and where neither of the above is convenient, the money
should be sen: by registered letter, costing ten cents. Money can also be sent safely by express, but the charges
must be prepaid by the sender. Do not send private checks on local banks, as it costs us too much to collect.

Orders must amount to One Dollar.- We cannnot afford to give our attention to orders of less amount that*
one dollar, unless in addition to the amount wanted, ten cents is sent. The office work on a small order is the same
as on a larger one, and it also requires nearly as much material and time to pack it, and takes almost as muck post¬
age as an order double or triple the size.

Packing and Packages Free.—At prices in this list, we make no charge for packing, or for material used in
packing, such as baskets, boxes, &c.

Safe Arrival Guaranteed.—We prepay postage, and guarantee their safe arrival in good condition at any
post office in the United States. If not received in good condition, notice should be immediately returned to us*
naming the number and kinds dead, so that there may be no delay in our replacing them.

In Corresponding, always sign your name alike each time. Ladies frequently write in their husband's name,
sending an order, and then again in their own name, perhaps making inquiry about it. This gives us a great deal
of trouble in looking through our long files.

Lost Orders. — It is very important in writing us relating to lost orders, that you state the time the order was
sent, the amount of the order, how the remittance was made, whether by post office order, draft on New York, or
registered letter, duplicating your order in full, so that it may be filled immediately, and> not be delayed until we
correspond back and forth for the duplicate order.

Rare Evergreens, Grape Vines, &c. —Persons desiring to stock up in fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits,
evergreens, &c.. will find it far the cheapest to order direct of us; by doing so they can secure a full supply at half
the cost that traveling dealers can afford to supply at.

The Best Time for Forwarding Plants is from the first of October to the first of June. They arc less lia¬
ble to suffer from frost than extreme heat. We have extensive cellars in which we store a full assortment for win¬
ter shipment.

Should our stock of any variety become exhausted before the close of the season, we shall substitute others
equally as good.

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Persons sending $10.00 may select articles valued at$ 12.00
15.00 4 * “ ** 18.50

44 44 20.00 44 “ 44 *5.co

Mailing Club Rntc3.—Postage prepaid by us:

Persons sending $2.00 may select articles valued at $2.20
44 44 4.00 44 44 44 4-50

44 44 600 4 4 44 44 7.00

44 44 8.00 44 44 44 9.50

And for all amounts remitted above $20, twenty-five per cent, may be added to order, purchaser's choice from
catalogue or dollar collections.

Express Clubbing Rates.—Transportation charges paid by the purchaser;

Persons sending $2.00 may select articles valued at $2.40

Persons sending $10.00 may select articles valued at $14.00
44 44 44 22.00

4.00 5.00

44 " 6.00 44 44 44 8.00 44 44 2000 44 4 * " 30.00

44 “ 8.00 44 44 44 11.co

And for all amounts remitted .above $20.oc, fifty per cent, may be added to order, purchaser’s choice from cata
logue or dollar collections.

Individual orders for any of the preceding amounts will be entitled to the same premium as club orders.

X> O L I. A. K COLLECTIO IV 8

Of trees and plants of suitable size to be sent by mail, postage f>ai< by us. Our selection of sorts, all labeled. Per¬
sons wishing their choice of sorts, will please order at the single rates hich accompany the descriptions.

Set 41—8 Apple trees, 4 sorts, $1.00.

44 42—3 Pear trees, 3 sorts, $1.00.

44 43—3 Cherry trees, 3 sorts, $1.00.

44 44-2 Pear, 2 sorts, 2 Quince, 2 sorts, $1.00.

44 45—6 Peach trees, 3 sorts, $1.00.

44 46—1 Pear, 2 Peach, 2 Apple, $1.00.

44 47—1 Apple, 1 Pear, 1 Cherry, 1 Quince, $t.co.

4 48-8 G rape vines; 2 each of Concord, Hartford,

Ives and Rodgers’ Hybrids, $1.00.

41 49 to Grape vines; 5 sorts, entirely our choice, $1.00

44 50 — 20 Raspberries; 4 each of Mammoth Cluster,
Doolittle’s Improved, Brandywine, Philadelphia
and Turner, $1.00.

44 51—25 Raspberries ; 5 sorts, our choice exclusively,
$1.00.

44 52—8 Currants; 2 Cherry, 3 I .a Versailles and 3
White Grape, $1.00.

Set 53—50 awberry plants ; 10 Monarch of the West,
10 Crescent Seedling, 20 Wilson’s Albany and 10
Chas. Downing, $1.00.

44 54 — 50 Strawberry plants ; 20 Sharplcss, 10 Col.
Cheney, 10 Glendale, 10 President Wilder, $1.00.

44 55—40 Sharpless Strawberry plants, fruit immensely
large, $:.co.

44 56—2 Grapes, 2 Currants, 4 Raspberries, 20 Straw
berry plants, $1.00.

44 57—5 Sweet Chestnut 1 Spanish Chestnut, 1 But¬
ternut, 1 Black Walnut, 1 Madeira Nut, $1.00.

44 58 —100 Catalpa Speciosa ; perfectly hardy, rapid
grower, very durable timber, $r.oo.

44 59—40 Sweet Chestnut trees $1.00.

44 60 — 5 Norway Spruce, 3 to a inches high. 1 Ameri¬
can Arbor Vitas, 1 Pyramidal Arbor Vitae. 1 .i 1
Juniper, 1 Scotch Pine, 1 Retinospora, $i.oc.

C >7 *\Ve have frequent letters of inquiry, similar to the following: 14 In your set of 10 Grape vines for a dollar,
please let me know what sorts you send ; also, in your set of 25 Raspberry plants for $1.00, what varieties do you
send ?” lu reply to all such inquiries, permit us to say, that we arc only enabled to offer so large a number for a
dollar by ret a i ring the privilege 0/ selecting the varieties when we /ill the order , and this excludes the possibili¬
ty of naming in advance of filling the orders, what varieties will be used. But all sets will be filled with good sorts,
such as are described in our catalogues. In sets where the varieties are named, those of course will always re ~.er.t.

PEICE LIST

Of Articles that can be Sent to any part of the United States by Mail.

V ith the return of another year wc have the pleasure of offering you many new and rare varieties of fruits, and
although wc cannot expect that every variety in the list will make a world wide renown for itself, yet we have rea¬
son to hope that many of them will be so supcrioi to the older sorts ripening at the same time, as to displace them
from our catalogue. It is only through the introduction of new kinds that wc can hope to arrive at perfection,
wtiich should be the aim of every cultivator of fruit. For want of space, wc regret that wc cannot give description
of varieties in full.

APPLES—Standard.

Plant 30 feet apart each way; 48 trees to the a re
One year grafts finely rooted, cut back suitable for mail¬
ing. 15 cents each; 8 for $1.00, purchaser’s choic f
the following:

• SUMMER.

Keswick Codlin,

Red Astrachan,

Sops of Wine,

Sweet Bough,

Western Beauty.
AUTUMN.

Fall Pippin,

Bcnom,

Early Harvest,
Early Strawberry,
Golden Sweet,
Holland Pippin,

Autumn Swaar,
Autumn Strawberry,
Buckingham,
Colvcrt,

Cayuga Red Streak,
Fall Jenctting,

Gravenstein,

Maiden’s Blush,
Sherwood’s Favorite,
St. Lawrence,
Trumbull Sweet.

Ben Davis,

Bailey’s Sweet,
Belmont,

Baldwin,

Bellflower Yellow,
Dominie,

Dutch Mignonne,

Fallawater,

Fameuse,

Grimes’ Golden,
Golden Russet,

H. Nonsuch,

King (of Tomp. Co.),
Limber Twig,

Lady Apple,
Monmouth Pippin,

WINTER.

. Northern Spy,
Peck’s Pleasant
Paradise Sweet,
Rome Beauty,
Russet Roxbury,
R. I. Greening,
Rawles’ Janet,
Rambo,

Ribston Pippin,

Seek-no-Further ;

Stark,

Talman Sweet,
Vandevere,
White Pippin,
Wagener.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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APPLES Russian and others of Special
Merit.

One year grafts cut back for mailing. 25 cents each ; |
5 for $1.00.

Alexander, Emperor Alexander, Russian Em¬
peror, &c.— A large, beautiful, red apple. September.

Bottle Greening.— Fruit medium ; greenish yellow,
shaded with dull crimson ; sub-acid, almost melting. 1
January and February.

Duchesse of Oldenburg.—Large, striped yellow and
red. Popular everywhere. September.

Dutch Butter.—A beautiful, even sized, sweet, red
apple, admirably adapted for apple butter. December
to March.

Haas. —I^rge size; splashed and mottled light red;
juicy acid, rich, extremely hardy. November to March.

Lawver. —large, dark bright red. Flesh white, crisp,
sprightly, aromatic, sub-acid. January to May.

McIntosh Rad.—A new, hardy variety, of Canadian
origin. Fruit medium, dark red ; very handsome, fine
grained, juicy, tender and mild. January.

Mann.—A good sized apple of the Greening type,
keeping until June or July.

Pewaukee. —Medium size : bright yellow, splashed
and striped dull red; sub-acid, with a rich, aromatic
flavor ; perfectly hardy. December to March.

Red Canada. —This is the old Richfield Nonsuch. A
handseme, red, winter apple, but difficult to propagate.
December t# February.

Smith's Cider. —Very desirable ; medium, striped,
productive. November to March.

Seedless. — Medium sized; greenish yellow, with
dark carmine cheek in sun. It is entirely seedless, and
quite a novelty. November and December.

Shiawassee Beauty. — Fruit medium, white, mar¬
bled, splashed aud striped with red. i*lcsh firm, very
white, tender, juicy, brisk, refreshing, sub-acid. Octo¬
ber to January.

Stump. -^Medium, roundish, conical, smooth, while,
shaded with bright red, splashed and striped with crim¬
son. Flesh white, tender, juicy and pleasantly sub-acid.
September and October.

Tetofsky. — An early. Russian apple, ripening in July
and August ; bc^rs extremely early. Fruit handsome,
medium to large ; yellow, striped with red ; juicy, pleas¬
ant acid, aromatic.

Walbridgc. —Medium size; handsome, striped red;
one of the hardiest. March to June.'

Wealthy. A native of Minnesota ; perfectly hardy;
fruit large, red, sub-acid. December to February.

HYDE’S KING OF THE WEST.— Large to very
large ; handsome, yellowish green ; good quality, a re¬
markable keeper. Apples of crops of 1878 and 1879 were
exhibited side by side at the win'er meeting of the Ohio
State Horticultural Society, hel<t at Canton, in Decem¬
ber of 1879, and attracted great attention. Time of
keeping, all the year round One year trees, suitable
for mailing, 40 cents each ; 3 for $1.00.

APPLES Crab.

One year grafts cut back for mailing. 25 cents each ;

5 for $i.co.
Aucubifolia,
Briar's Sweet,
Chicago,

Golden Beauty,
Hyslop,

Montreal Beauty,

Marengo,

Power’s Large Red,
Transcendent,

Van Wyck’s Sweet,
Whitney’s No. 20,
Yellow Siberian,

PEARS—Standard.

Plant 20 feet apnrt each way, 108 trees to the acre.
One year grafts cut back for mailing. 40 cents each ; 3
for $1.00.

SUMMER.

Bartlett, Madelaine,

Brandywine, Osband’s Summer,

Dearborn’s Seedling, Tyson & Clapp’s Favorite.

AUTUMN.

Howell,

Buffam,

Beurre d’Anjou,

Beurre Clarigeau,

Belle Lucrative,
Duchesse de Angouleme,
Flemish Beauty,

Louise Bonne de Jersey
Seckel,

Swan’s Orange,
Sheldon,

Steven’s Genesee.

Beurre Easter,

Columbia,

Lawrence,

winter.

Mt. Vernon,

Vicar of Wakefield.

PEARS New.

Price 50 cents each, except where noted.

Beurre de I’Assumption. — Fruit large and melting,
ripening early in August.

Brockvvorth Park. — Large, pale yellow, flushed and
streaked with red on the sunny side ; flesh white, but¬
tery, melting ; very juicy, vinous and rich. September.

Duchesse de Bordeaux. — Medium to large ; sweet
and pleasant. December to February.

Frederick Clapp.— Above medium size ; clear lemon
yellow ; fine grained, juicy, melting, sprightly, rich and
aromatic ; very good to best. October. 75 cents.

Souvenir du Congress.—A secdKngof the Bartlett,
ripening before it, and larger. The fruit is very fine,
and of immense size, but unfortunately the tree blights
badly.

Goodale. — Fruit large, light yellow, with a blush in
the sun ; juicy, melting, vinous. October.

Keiffer’s Hybrid.—A cross between the Chinese
Sand Pear and a choice variety supposed to be Bartlett,
the tree partaking of the hardiness of the Sand Pear,
which is absolutely blight proof, and the fruit partaking
; of the characteristics of our choicest varieties. Mr.
Meehan, editor of the Gardener's Monthly , says: 44 I
have eaten fruit of Keiffer’s Hybrid, that was equal in
luscious richness to any pear I ever ate. I have never
tasted a bad or indifferent pear of this kind, every one
was delicious. I regard it the most wonderful produc¬
tion of the age.” As yet no case of blight on Kcifler
I has been known ; dwarf trees, $1.50.

PEARS—Dwarf.

Plant one rod apart, t6o to the acre. Leading sorts,
one year buds, cut back for mailing, 40 cents each ; 3 for
$1.00, except Keiffer’s Hybrid $1.50; Frederick Clapp
75 cents, and others in list of new pears 50 cents each.

CHERRIES.

Plant Hearts and Bigarreaus 20 feet apart each way ;
j 108 trees to the acre.

Plant Dukes and Morellos 10 to 12 feet apart ; 363
trees to the acre.

One year from bud, cut back for convenience in mail¬
ing to about one foot. 40 cents each ; 3 for $i.oo.
LEADING SORTS.

Black Eagle,

Black Tartarian,

Belle Magnifique,

Carnation,

Early Purple Guigne,

Early Richmond,

! Elton,

English Morello,

NEW CHERRIES.

Empress Eugenie.—A new variety from France of
great excellence ; a profuse bearer. 50 cents,

Gov. Wood,
May Duke,
Napoleon,

Ohio Beauty,
Reine Hortense,
Rockport,
Yellow Spanish.

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Montmorency Ordinaire.—A sort of quite recent
introduction, of the Early Richmond class, but larger
and later, and a prodigious bearer. A variety of great
value. 50 cents each.

Luelling. -Very large, black ; flesh firm. 50 cents.

Olivet. -Large, globular; a shiny, deep red sort;
tender, rich and vinous ; one of the largest of its class.
50 cents each.

Louis Phillipe.—Large ; dark red, almost black ;
tender, sprightly, mild acid ; stone small ; tree vigorous
and very productive ; ripens middle to last of July. 50
cents. -

PLUMS.

Plant 16 by 18 feet apart. One year buds cut back
for convenience in mailing. 50 cents each, except where
noted.

LEADING SORTS.

Magnum BonumYellow
Pond’s Seedling,
Prince’s Imperial Gage,
Reagle’s Union Purple,
Reine Claude,
Shropshire Damson,
Smith’s Orleans.

Coe’s Golden Drop,

Dennison’s Red,

German Prune,

General Hand,

Imperial Gage,

Italian Prune,

Jefferson,

Lombard.

Improved varieties of American plums on peach stocks.

Bassett.—A new American seedling, said to be al¬
most curculio proof. 75 cents.

De Cardcuc. —Medium, round, slightly flattened;
skin yellow, nearly covered with red ; flesh melting,
sweet and vinous. End of June and first of July.

Dc Soto.—A very hardy, native variety, originating
in Wisconsin ; very productive. 75 cents.

Newman.—Medium oblong ; skin a beautiful glossy
red, with delicate purple bloom ; flesh somewhat coarse
but juicy. August and September.

Wild Goose.—Well adapted to peach stocks; an
improved variety of the Chickasaw ; large, deep red,
with purplish bloom ; flesh melting and good.

Weaver —Fruit large, purple, very prolific; regular
bearer. This tree is very hardy, and will thrive in the
very northern limits of the United States. Ripens Au¬
gust. —

PEACHES.

Plant 15 to 18 feet apart. One year buds cut back for
mailing. 20 cents each ; 6 for $1.00.

Amsden’s June,
Alexander Early,
Bernard’sY’lowRareripe,
Crawford’s Early,
Crawford’s Late,
Coolidge Favorite,
Chinese Cling,

Early Beatrice,

Early Louise,

Early Rivers.

Foster,

Geo. the 4th,

Hale’s Early,

Hill’s Chili,

Jacques’ Rareripe,

Large Early York,

Lemon Cling,

Mountain Rose,

Old Mixon Cling,

Old Mixon Free,

Red Cheek Melocoton,
Richmond,

Snow,

Smock’s Free,

Smock’s Cling,
Steadley,

Salway,

Scott’s Nonpareil,
Stump the World,
Sturtevant,
Susquehanna,

Troth’s Early,

Ward’s Late Free,
Yellow Rareripe.

NEW PEACHES.

Price, except where noted, 35 oents each ; 3 for $1

Bowers’ Early,

Beer’s Smock,

Bilyea’s Late October,
Boss Queen, 50 cents.
Conklin, 50 cents.
Downing,

Honeywell,

Marshall's Late,

Mrs. Brett, 50 cents.
Prince of Wales, 50 cts.
Saunders,

Waterloo, 50 cents.
Wilder.

Mulberry, Downing’s Everbearing.

Nectarines and Apricots.

A good assortment. Plant 15 to 18 feet apart. 50
cents each.

MULBERRIES.

White. 25 cents.

Downing’s Everbearing. 75 cents.

New American. 75 cents.

Russian.—Fruit large, about the size of Kittatinny
blackberries. Mostly jet black, about one tree in twenty
producing flesh colored berries. Sub-acid to sweet, with
a fine aromatic flavor. Immensely productive, perfectly
hardy. The original trees were imported from western
Russia, as far north as the 49th degree of latitude, as¬
suring their success to the very northern limits of the
United States. *50 cents.

QUINCES.

Angers, 30 cents. Orange, 30 cents.

Champion, $1.00. Rea’s Mammoth, 50 cts.

NUTS.

Trees suitable size for mailing.

American Sweet Chestnut, 10 cents each ; 40 cents
per 10; $2.50 per 100.

Spanish Chestnut, 25 cents each.

Butternut, 20 cents each ; 6 for $i.oo.

Black Walnut, 20 cents each ; 6 for $1.00.

English Walnut, 25 cents each.

Almonds, hard and soft shell, 50 cents each.

Pecans, 50 cents each.

Hicko/y Nuts, shell bark, 25 cents each.

Japan Chestnut.—A splendid addition to our ntit-
bearing trees. Nuts of the largest size, averaging nearly
an ounce each ; of delicious flavor. A beautiful tree,
apparently more hardy than the American Sweet Chest¬
nut. 50 cents.

GRAPES.

NEW VARIETIES.

Price $i.oo each, except where noted.

Eldorado.— Clear, golden yellow ; of the highest fla¬
vor, with a decided aroma resembling pineapples. One
• of the very handsomest grapes grown.

Early Dawn.— An extremely early, black grape of
superior quality ; berry medium round, black flesh, ten¬
der, juicy, sweet, slightly vinous ; ripens a week before
Hartford, and unlike that grape, is a good keeper.

Bacchus.—Bunch medium to large, shouldered*
compact ; berry below medium, black, with a blue
bloom ; half tender, sprightly, juicy ; an excellent wine
grape.

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

Grape, Prentiss.

Duchess. — Buach medium t* large, shouldered, com- I
pact ; berries medium, pale greenish yellow, with a
whitish bloom ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, spicy, rich, I
and of excellent quality, keeping a long time after be¬
ing gathered. Ripens soon after Concord.

Highland.— Bunch large, long, compact ; berry large,
round, black ; flesh soft, juicy, sweet, somewhat vinous.
Ripens between Concord and Catawba.

Jefferson. — A pure native, a cross between Concord
and Iona, resembling Concord in growth, vigor and
hardiness, with fruit much like Iona in color, texture j
and quality. Ripening about with Concord.

Lady Washington.— A showy and beautiful white
grape ; bunch and berry large ; flavor delicious.

Monroe. — Bunch medium to large ; berry large,
black ; flesh juicy, sweet, vinous and sprightly. Ripens
with Hartford.

Rochester.— Bunch large ; berry medium to large,
dark purple ; flesh very sweet, vinous and aromatic. I
Ripens first of September.

Pocklington. — This is the largest white grape yet
offered, with large, thick, tough leaves ; vines perfectly
hardy ; bunch large, compact berry large to very large,
pale yellow, covered .vith a thin, light bloom ; flesh j
juicy, sprightly, sweet, ripening with the Concord. $1.50. '

Prentiss. — Berry yellowish green, sometimes with a
rosy tint ; flesh tender, sweet, melting, juicy. $1.50.

Vergennes. —A hardy, strong grower, very produc- ;
tivc ; bunches large ; berries medium to large, holding
firmly to the stems; color light amber ; flavor rich, de¬
licious ; flesh meaty and tender. Ripens as early as
Hartford Prolific, and is an excellent keeper in a proper
temperature, drying down almost to a raisin.

GENERAL COLLECTION-BLACK.

Plant rows 8 feet apart, 6 to 10 feet in rows.

The following prices are for first class one year vines,
two year vines being too heavy to forward by mail.

Price 25 cents each, except where noted.

Clinton. — Bunches small and compact ; berry round,
black, pulpy, juicy, of medium quality.

Champion. — Vine vigorous; bunch and berry medi¬
um in size, black, thin skin ; pulp sweet and pleasant,
soft and melting. Ripens earlier than Hartford.

Concord.—A large, purplish black grape, ripening
about the middle of September ; vine remarkably rigor¬

ous and free from disease. It is now being planted over
a greater extent of couatry than any other one variety.
15 cents.

Eumelan.— Medium size, deep purplish black, cov¬
ered with a fine bloom ; fine quality, hardy, productive
and early. 30 cents.

Hartford Prolific.— Bunches large; berry large,
round and dark, of medium quality. Ripens some three
weeks earlier than the Isabella. Hardy and prolific.
15 cents.

Ives’ Seedling.—Bunches medium to large, compact,
often shouldered ; berry medium, slightly oblong, of a
dark purple color. 15 cents.

Isabella.— Bunches long, large and loose; berry large.

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oval, dark purple or black ; pulp tender, juicy, sweet and
rich when fully ripe. Ripens first of October. 15 cts.

Mcrrimac, (Rogers’ No. 19).— Black ; bunch large,
berry very large, round ; one of the most reliable varie¬
ties, ripening from the 10th to 15th of September.

Moore’s Early.—Bunch large, berry -large, round;
color black, with heavy blue bloom ; vine exceedingly
hardy, entirely exempt from mildew or disease. Its
carlincss makes it desirable for an early crop, and its
hardiness particularly adapts it to Canada and the
northern portions of the United States. 75 cents each.

Worden. — A splendid, large, black grape of the Con¬
cord type, but earlier; larger in bunch and berry, and
of decidedly better quality ; vine hardier than that old
stand-by, the Concord, and every way as healthy. 50
cents each.

Wilder, (Rogers' No. 4).— Bunch and berry very
large, black, round- flesh tolerably tender; flavor
sprightly, sweet and agreeable. One of t he best of Mr.
Rogers’ hybrids, ripening quite early.

REE or AMEER.

Agawam, (Rogers No. 15).—A dark red grape of
the Hamburg cross; bunch large, compact, frequently
snouldered ; berry very large with a thick skin; pulp
soft, sweet, sprightly ; vine very vigorous. Ripens early.

Grape, Brighton.

Brighton.—An excellent new grape. Bunch large,
well formed ; berry above medium to large, round, Ca¬
tawba color ; excellent flavor and quality ; one of the
best One of the earliest in ripening. 50 cents.

Catawba.—Bunch of good size, rather loose ; berry
large, round ; when fully ripe, of a dark copper color,
with a sweet, rich, musky flavor Requires a long sea¬
son to arrive at full maturity. Excellent both for the
table and wine. 15 cents.

Delaware.—This is undoubtedly the best table grape,

ranking pre-eminently above all others in its pure, rich,
sugary, wine like juice. Bunch small, compact, shoul¬
dered ; berry medium size, fine wine color, translucent;
vines hardy, moderately vigorous and very productive.
Ripens 15th September.

Gccthe, (Rogers’ No. 1).—A strong, healthy vine,
producing large crops of beautiful bunches; berry very
large, yellowish green ; flesh tender and melting. Rip¬
ens late ; very valuable at the south.

Lindlcy, (Rogers’ No. 9).—Vine vigorous; berry me¬
dium to large, reddish in color ; flesh tender, sweet and
aromatic. Ripens early.

Massasoit, (Rogers' No. 3).—A vigorous vine; berry
medium in size, brownish red ; flesh tender and sweet.
Ripens early.

Salem, (Rogers’ No. 53).—A strong, vigorous vine ; a
hybrid between the native and Black Hamburg; berry
large, Catawba color, thin skin, free from hard pulp,
very sweet and sprightly. Ripens as early as Hartford.

Walter.—Bunch and berry medium, resembling the
Delaware in color, but larger in size ; flesh tender, rich
and sweet, ripening very early ; vine fair grower, with
dark brown, short jointed wood. 75 cents.

WHITE.

Croton.—Vine moderately strong ; berry medium size,
yellowish green ; flesh melting and sweet. Ripens early.
50 cents.

Lady.- A new white grape; a seedling of the Con¬
cord, possessing all the vigor of the parent vine ; berry
large, light greenish yellow, skin thin, pulp tender;
sweet and rich. Ripens earlier than Hartford ; worthy
of trial in all sections. 50 cents.

Martha.—A light colored grape. Bunch compact;
berry large, round ; vine a strong grower ; said to be a
seedling of the Concord, but ripening earlier,and sweeter.

Rebecca. — Bunch rather large ; berry above medium
size ; color light green, rich amber in the sun ; flesh rich
and sweet ; vines moderately vigorous, rather tender
when young. Ripens ten days before Isabella. 50 cts.

STRAWBERRIES.

For field culture, plant one by four feet apart, 10,000
to the acre. For garden culture, plant one by two feet
apart. Any rich soil that will produce good corn or
potatoes is suitable for the Strawberry. Early in the
winter cover the entire surface with litter of some kind
to keep the plants from being injured by freezing. There
is no danger of putting on too much between the rows,
but the plants themselves must not be covered too deep;
from two to three inches of coarse straw is probably the
best covering. When growth commences, remove the
covering from directly over the plants, and have it be¬
tween them for a mulch. The blossoms of those mark¬
ed with a letter (p) are destitute of stamens, and are
termed pistillate, and unless a row of a perfect flowered
variety is planted at intervals not exceeding about a rod,
they will produce imperfect fruit and but little of it.
But as a rule, when properly fertilized, they are more
prolific than those with perfect flowers.

HEW STRAWBERRIES.

Price 10 cents each ; $1.00 per dozen.

Bidwell.—Bright, glossy crimson, averaging as large
as the Sharpless, and more productive than the Wilson
or Crescents. Very firm and meaty in texture, and de¬
licious in flavor.

Crystal City.—The earliest variety in cultivation.
Fruit of medium size, conical; color deep red; flesh
moderately firm ; good quality ; very desirable for early
home use.

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Cetawayo (p).— Berries large, irregular in shape, and
said to be wonderfully productive.

Mt. Vernon.—A large, late, very productive variety;
a strong, healthy grower, with strong fruit stalks ; fruit
conical, bright red, uniformly large and of excellent
quality.

Golden Defiance. —Large ; beautiful, bright scarlet ;
of good quality ; very productive ; late to very late.

Huddleston's Favorite. — Large size; beautiful
shape ; bright, glossy crimson ; firm, with a rich, spicy
flavor. An excellent shipping berry.

Hervey Davis.—Fruit very large, holding its size
well to the last. Deep, glossy red, ripening perfectly,
and of the highest flavor.

Sucker State.—Fruit medium to large, regular shape,
conical, birt not pointed ; color somewhat like Cumber¬
land Triumph, but darker.

Springdale. — Very large ; dark crimson ; of excellent
quality, exceedingly productive and vigorous.

GENERAL COLLECTION.

Price jo cents each ; 30 cents per 10 ; $2.00 per 100.

Cumberland Triumph. —A magnificent variety;
berries immense, fine, perfect form, and of fine flavor);
plant very vigorous and productive.

Crescent Seedling.— Large, conical, quite uniform
in size and shape ; bright scarlet, moderately firm, a re¬
markable grower, and considered the most productive
variety grown, one grower having picked 346 bushels to
the acre ; will bear more neglect than any other, taking
entire possession of the ground to the exclusion of weeds.
It appears at home alike in all soils.

Chas. Downing. — Fruit medium to large, conical ;
deep scarlet, fine flavor, productive.

Glendale. — So far, the best late market berry that
has been tested ; plant very thrifty, with tall, rank foli¬
age, and very productive ; succeeds well on both light
and heavy soils ; fruit of large size, regular, uniform,
conical, bright scarlet color ; fair quality ; very firm, be¬
ing fully equal to Wilson in shipping and keeping qual¬
ities.

Iowa Prolific. — A new variety from Iowa, large and
prolific, and of good quality.

Jucunda.— A strawberry of the largest size, high col¬
or. holding its fruit well up on the vines ; bringing the
highest price in market.

Kentucky.—A strong, vigorous, productive variety,
bearing its berries well up from the ground ; fruit large,
bright scarlet ; firm, juicy, rich and sweet.

Monarch of the West

Monarch of the West.—This is a well tested and
truly worthy variety ; will grow on most any good soil ;
stands drought and wet ; berry very large, firm and of
most delicious quality.

Seneca Chief.—Very large, conical . dark crimson ;
firm, very good, late ; productive and v igorous

Sharpless. — With the exception of President Lin¬
coln, the largest berry of the entire collection, and has
maintained its high reputation for vigor of plant size of
berry, flavor and productiveness ; flesh firm, sweet, with

Sharpless.

a delicate aroma ; of first quality ; color clear, light red,
with a smooth, shining surface.

Wilson’s Seedling.—One of the most productive
and profitable varieties for market culture.

ADDITIONAL LIST.

Price 10 cents each ; 40 cents per 10 ; $3.00 per 100.

Black Defiance.—A splendid sort, one of the best;
very large, fine, perfect form, and fine flavor; a luxuri¬
ant grower, and productive.

Capt. Jack.—A most vigorous grower, healthy and
productive ; berries large, handsome and solid.

Col. Cheeney (p). — Large, roundish ovate; bright
scarlet • flesh rather firm ; fine quality.

Cinderella.—Large, conical, regularly formed, bright
glossy scarlet, mild, rich, aromatic, vigorous and pro¬
ductive ; very fine for home use.

Forest Rose.—An excellent variety ; large and hand¬
some, of the Jucunda type.

Great American.—Very large, if given the highest
cultivation, but not profitable on poor soil. Ripens late.

Longfellow.—A variety from Kentucky ; large, late,
firm berries.

Michigan Seedling. — A good sized berry, ripening
a week or ten days later than Wilson’s.

Marvin.—A cross of Jucunda with Wilson, resem¬
bling to a certain extent both, although distinct from
either, a berry of extraordinary promise, being one of
the very latest in ripening.

Pioneer.—Very early, of large size, bright red ; flesh
firm, and of excellent quality.

President Wilder. -Plant a vigorous, healthy grow¬
er very productive; fruit large, roundish, quite regu¬
lar, bright crimson scarlet, firm, juicy, sweet and rich.

President Lincoln. — One of the largest berries in
cultivation . rich, dark color and fine quality. The size
is really immense, irregular in form. The originator
claims to have measured berries 10 to 11 inches in cir¬
cumference. It requires rich soil and high culture.

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Seth Boyden.—A very general favorite; medium
early, large size, bright crimson, firm, juicy, rich, and
immensely productive.

Triomph de Gand.—An old, well established favor¬
ite large, firm, sweet, rich ; continues a long time in
bearing, almost covering the strawberry season.

Warren.—Plant vigorous, moderately productive;
fruit of large size, fine form and color, and delicious
flavor.

Windsor Chief (p).—A vigorous grower with healthy
fohage, and immensely productive ; fruit of large size
to the end of the season.

GOOSEBERRIES.

Downing. —Very
large, handsome,pale
green, and of splen¬
did quality for both
cooking and table
use ; bush a vigorous
grower, very produc¬
tive, and usually free
from mildew. 25 cts.

Houghton Seed¬
ling.—Small to me¬
dium, roundish oval ;
pale red, sweet, ten¬
der, very good; plants
spread ingshootsslen-
der, enormously pro¬
ductive. 15 cents.

Mountain Seed¬
ling-Large, round¬
ish oval ; pale red ;
skin thick ; medium quality ; plant a free grower, and
very productive. 25 cents.

Smith’s Improved.—Large, pale greenish yellow;
skin thin ; of very excellent quality, being unsurpassed
by any other variety for table use or cooking; bush
moderately vigorous, and excessively productive. 25c.

ENGLISH VARIETIES.

Strong, two year plants. 40 cents each.

Crown Bob, Sulphur,

Golden Lion, Warrenton,

Hedge Hog, White Smith.

Montrose,

Cu t h b e r t, or
Queen of the
M a r k e t.—A re¬
markably strong,
hardy variety, said
to stand the north¬
ern winters and
southern summers
better than any
other variety ; ber¬
ries very large,
measuring three
inches around; con¬
ical ; rich crimson,
very handsome,
and so firm they _

can be shipped Cuthbert.

hundreds of miles by rail in good condition ; flavor is
sweet, rich and luscious. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00.

Delaware.—Medium size, bright red ; originated in
New Jersey, where it is spoken of as on? of the most
delicious of berries.

Davidson’s Thornless.—One of the earliest and
best of the Black Caps, and nearly exempt from spines.

Doolittle’s Improved Black Cap.—Although one
of the first introduced, it still holds its place as one of
the most valuable

Gregg. —This
is decidedly the
largest mid most
prolific BlackCap
that we ha vtever
seen , far surpass¬
ing in size the fa¬
mous Mammoth
Cluster; averag¬
ing, when grown
side by side, with
the same treat¬
ment, from one- Gregg,

third to one-half larger. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00.

Great Western.—A Black Cap from Pennsylvania,
resembling the Gregg very closely ; thought by some to
be identical. 15 cents each ; 15 for $x.oo.

Herstine.—Very large, bright crimson ; fine flavor¬
ed ; a strong grower and abundant bearer; one of the
very best berries for home use.

RASPBERRIES.

The Raspberry should be planted in good, rich soil, in
rows about five feet apart, and three feet apart in the
row, with three or five canes to the hill. As soon as
they have done bearing, cut out the old wood to give
more vigor to the young canes. Price, unless noted, 10
cents each ; 50 cents per 10; $3.50 per 100.

Amazon.—A very large and fine flavored berry, and
one of the most vigorous of growers.

Antwerp Red.—An old variety, originally from Ant¬
werp ; fruit large, conical, dull red; flavor rich and
sweet; leaves large and plaited.

Antwerp Yellow.—Large, pale yellow, of excellent
quality.

Brandywine.—A large, bright red berry, of very
beautiful appearance, which makes it a favorite market
variety, although not of the highest quality. It does
well on nearly all soils, and endures the drought and
heat of the south better than most varieties.

Catawissa.—Dark crimson, covered with a thick
bloom ; flavor sprightly ; canes vigorous and productive.

Clarke.—Large, conical, bright crimson, juicy, sweet,
and excellent, but rather soft for long shipment.

Highland Hardy. — An early, strong growing and
very productive variety, thriving in almost any soil;
berry medium, bright red ; its earliness, great product¬
iveness, and bright, handsome appearance, make it a
favorite market variety.

Kirtland.—An excellent red variety; perfectly hardy.

Dum’s Everbearing.—Raised by H. B. Lum, of
Sandusky, Ohio. It is similar to the Ohio Everbearing,,
but of larger size and more productive. 15 cents each.

Mammoth Cluster.—One of the largest, latest and
best of the Black Caps ; juicy and sweet.

Miami.—Large, juicy, sweet; very productive.

Philadelphia.—Dark red, good size, flesh moderate¬
ly firm • plants hardy and enormously productive ; val¬
uable for market.

Reliance.—A new red raspberry of superlative excel¬
lence ; firm, beautiful fruit ; hardy, and an immense
bearer. 15 cents each ; 15 for $1.00.

Seneca Black Cap.—Larger than Doolittle, a week
later in ripening ; firm, sweet, rich, hardy and very pro¬
ductive.

Thwack.—This new variety appears to be gaining
in favor. The canes are short (3^ to 4 feet), are as
hardy as the hardiest, producing large crops of bcauti-

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ful fruit ; very firm, rendering it one of the best for ship¬
ping. 15c; 15 for $1.00.

Turner. —A beautiful, red berry of fine size and ex¬
cellent quality* ; said to be the hardiest and most pro¬
ductive throughout the entire west.

CURRANTS.

The Currant has not hitherto received the attention
its merit demands. It presents us its annua 1 offering of
grateful, refreshing fruit, just at the time it is most
needed. 15 cents each, unless noted ; the set of 11 sorts
for $1.75.

Black Naples. —Very’ large ; fine for wine or jellies.

Cherry. —The largest of all the red currants.

La Versaillaise. — Very’ large, long bunches, deep
red, productive.

Lee’s Prolific {black). — Larger than Black Naples in
berry and bunch ; better in quality, and vastly more
productive. 30 cents.

Red Dutch. —An old, well known, thrifty, upright
sort ; very productive.

Victoria.—Large, bright red, with very’ long bunch¬
es ; late ; a good bearer.

White Grape.—An early and immense bearer; very
valuable.

White Goindoin. — A large, light colored sort; sweet,
vigorous and productive. m

White Dutch.—Milder flavor than the common red,
and preferable for dessert.

Utah Black. — This is a distinct species, with large,
blue-black fruit ; quite sweet, a strong grower, and proof
against the currant worm. 30 cents.

Utah White.—Similar to the preceding in size and
quality, with color of a palish green. Both are desirable
novelties. 30 cents.

BLACKBERRIES.

Plant 3 by 8 feet apart.

Lawton, Kittatinny, Snyder and Early Wilson,
ic cents each ; 3 sorts for 25 cents.

Hoosac Thornless and Missouri Mammoth. 15

cents each.

Wachusett Thornless.—Medium size, oblong oval,
sweet and good. A good keeper, rendering it valuable
for market ; succeeds well on both light and heavy soils,
bearing large crops; a hardy variety, free from thorns. 2®c

EVERGREENS.

In the following list \*c quote only such sizes of Ever¬
greens as can be sent by mail.

Norway Spruce. — When planted alone on the lawn,
makes a majestic pyramid of living green from base to
summit ; perfectly hardy to withstand the severest cold
of our northern winters, or the greatest heat of summer. I
Unrivaled as a screen or wind-break. No evergreen !
excels it in safety of transplanting, in close, compact j
habit of growth, and in endurance of close pruning from i
year to year without injury. 2 years, 3 to 4 inches, 10
cents each , 25 cents per 10; $1.25 per 100. 4 years, 6

to 8 inches, to cents each ; 50 cents per 10 ; $3.00 per too.

American Arbor Vitse. — A hardy, pyramidal tree;
when grown singly and properly sheared, a handsome
object; planted closely, it makes a compact and beauti¬
ful hedge of light green. 4 to 6 inches, to cents each ;
50 cents per 10 ; $4.00 per 100.

Arbor Vitee (Golden).— A beautiful variety of the
Chinese, compact and globular in form ; color a lively,
yellowish green ; not quite hardy at the north ; should
he planted in a shaded situation. 4 to 6 inches, $1.00.

Arbor Vitae (Pumila).—A little dwarf; very fine
both in color and form. 5 to 6 inches, 25 cents each.

Arbor Vitae (Pyramidalis).—An exceedingly beau¬
tiful, bright variety', resembling the Irish Juniper in
form ; foliage deep green ; color well retained in winter;
perfectly hardy. Should have a place in every collec¬
tion. 6 to 8 inches, 35 cents each.

Arbor Vitae (Siberian).—A small, conical shaped
tree ; foliage dense, dark green ; perfectly hardy and
excellent for a single specimen or for hedges. 4 to 5
inches, 25 cents each.

Arbor Vitae (Tom Thumb).—A very small, com¬
pact, little evergreen ; very fine foliage ; makes a beau¬
tiful ornament for a small yard or cemetery lot; fine for
low hedges. 4 to 6 inches, 25 cents each.

Arbor Vitae (Hoveyi).—A small tree, globular in
form ; foliage light green and very compact; hardy. 4
to 5 inches, 25 cents each.

Arbor Vitae (Victoria).—A moderately free growing
variety ; foliage lively green, tipped with creamy white;
very desirable. 6 to 8 inches, 73 cents.

Arbor Vitae (Compacta), “ Parson’s.”—A very
compact variety ; hardy and desirable. 5 to 6 inches,
25 cents.

Cypressus Nutkaensis.—A very fine evergreen from
Nootka Sound. One of the best ; foliage dark green ;
perfectly' hardy. 6 to 8 inches, 50 cents.

Lawson Cypress.—A most desirable tree from Cal¬
ifornia, with elegant, drooping branches, and feathery
foliage, of a dark, glossy green hue. 6 to 8 inches, 35
cents.

Lawson Cypress (Erecta Viridis).—An erect variety
of the elegant Lawson Cypress. 6 to 8 inches, 50 cents.

Irish Juniper.—Erect and formal in habit; foliage
deep green and very’ compact, making a splendid col¬
umn, sometimes 15 or 20 feet high. Much used in cem¬
eteries. 6 to 8 inches, 25 cents.

Swedish Juniper.— Not quite as erect in growth as
the Irish ; foliage light yellowish green. It attains a
height of 10 or 15 feet. Perfectly hardy. 4 to 5 inches,
25 cents.

Juniperus Suecica Nana.—A dwarf variety, com¬
pact habit of growth ; foliage light, not changing in
winter ; perfectly hardy. 4 to 5 inches, 25 cents.

Pine (Austrian).—A strong, hardy grower, fine for
wind-breaks ; grows rapidly on light, sandy soils ;
hardy’. 4 to 6 inches, 15 cents.

Pine (Scotch).—Like the preceding, its quick, strong
growth makes it valuable for protective screens ; very
hardy. 4 to 6 inches, 15 cents.

Podocarpus Nubigens. — A rare evergreen from
Japan; erect like the Irish Yew, with heavier and
denser foliage. 4 to 5 inches, 40 cents.

Retinospora Plumosa.—An exceedingly handsome,
small evergreen from Japan, with feathery, light green
foliage. 4 to 5 inches, 25 cents.

Retinospora Plumosa Aurea. —Like the preceding,
a plant of great beauty ; soft, plume like foliage, of a
golden color ; close and compact habit ; should be in
every amateur collection. 4 to 5 inches, 35 cents.

Retinospora Squarrosa. — A small sized tree, with
graceful, drooping branches, and glaucous green foliage.
4 to 5 inches, 35 cents.

Yew (Elegantissima).—An erect little tree with varie¬
gated leaves; valuable at the south. 4 to 5 inches, 50
cents.

Yew (Irish).—Upright in growth, with dense foliage,
of a dark, sombre hue ; not quite hardy here ; valuable
at the south for cemeteries or small yards. 3 to 4 inches,
35 cents.

Box Tree. —A fine, small evergreen, with pale green
leaves ; can be trained in any’ desirable form by shear¬
ing. 3 to 4 inches, 20 cents ; 4 to 6 inches, 25 cents.

Box Tree (Elegantissima variegata).— A variety of

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the Tree Box, with variegated leaves. 6 inches, 35
cents.

English Holly.—A small evergreen tree or shrub,
with deep green, glossy, shining foliage, and bright red
berries through winter r largely used in Christmas dec¬
orations; requires winter protection in the north. 4 to
6 inches, 33 cents. -

DECIDUOUS TREES.

Catalpa Speciosa (Hardy or Western Catalpa).—
This early blooming, upright growing variety appears
to be much hardier than the common syringafolia, hav¬
ing proved itself capable of enduring the severe winters
of Wisconsin and Iowa, making, when planted in groves,
straight, symmetrical trees, suitable for posts or railway
tics, for which purposes, it is one of the most durable
timbers known, lasting in many well authenticated in¬
stances, nearly or quite a century. Mr. W. H. Hub¬
bard, of Fairview, Dakota, writes under date of Octo¬
ber 26th, 1881 : “ The Catalpa Speciosa that I bought
of you two years ago (nearly) arc doing finely.” 8 to 12
inches, 10 cents each ; 30 cents per 10; §r.oo per 100.

Ash Leaved Maple. A distinct variety, making a
handsome lawn tree. 4 to 6 inches, 20 cents.

Norway Maple.—A native of Europe; a large, hand¬
some tree, with broad, deep green, shining foliage.
Very desirable for street, park or lawn. 10 to 12 inches,
25 cents.

Sycamore Maple.—V handsome tree from Europe,
of rapid, upright growth, and large foliage. 10 to 12
inches, 25 cents.

American Linden, or Basswood.—A rapid grow¬
ing, beautiful tree, with very large leaves and fragrant
flowers. 10 to 12 inches, 20 cents.

European Linden.—A very fine, pyramidal tree,
with large leaves and fragrant flowers. 10 to 12 inches,
25 cents.

Mountain Ash (European).—A fine, hardy tree, with
the head dense and regular, covered from July till win¬
ter with great clusters of bright red berries. 8 to t2
inches, 25 cents.

Magnolia (Acuminata Cucumber). — A beautiful,
pyramidal tree, attaining from 50 to 80 feet in height ;
bluish green leaves 6 to 9 inches long. 10 to 12 inches,
25 cents.

Red Flowering Horse Chestnut.—This is a beau-
titul tree, with splendid rosy red flowers, forming a fine
contrast with the white flowering sort. 2 years, stocky,

1 foot in height, 50 cents.

White Flowering Horse Chestnut. — This makes
an admirable tree for all ornamental planting. 2 years,
stocky, 1 foot in height, 35 cents.

Hardy Ornamental Shrubs.

ALTHEA FRTJTEX—(Rose of Sharon).

There are many varieties of this beautiful shrub, dif¬
fering in color and shape of the flower. A hardy shrub,
easy of cultivation, and especially desirable on account
of its blooming during the autumn months, when there
arc few other flowers. The following varieties arq
hardy here :

Double Rose.—25 cents.

Double Variegated.—Pink and white. 25 cents.

Folia Varicgata.—Leaves conspicuously margined
creamy white ; flowers double purple. 35 cents.

AZALEA PONTICUM.

A fine, hardy shrub, producing an abundance of
bright yellow flowers in early spring. 50 cents.

CALYCANTHTJS.

Sweet Scented Shrub.—Flowers purple, very dou¬
ble, and deliciously fragrant ; remains in bloom for a
long time ; a very desirable shrub. 25 cents.

Deutzia, fl. pi.

DEUTZIA.

Gracilis (Slender Branched). — A very desirable,
dwarf growing variety. Flowers pure white. A valua¬
ble plant for winter blooming. 25 cents.

Crenate Leaved, (Crenata).—Strong grower; pro¬
fuse bloomer. 25 cents.

Crenata ( 11 . pi).—Flowers double white, tinged with
pink. 25 cents.

Crenata (fl. alba plcno).—A very valuable variety, of
-trong growth, producing its pure white, double flowers
in abundance. 25 cents.

DAPHNE CNEOBUM.

A beautiful, low growing, evergreen shrub, flowering
very freely in early spring, and at intervals through the
summer ; flowers bright pink, very fragrant. 50 cents.

FORSYTHIA.

Viridissima. — Produces beautiful yellow flowers
early in spring ; leaves deep green. 25 cents.

HYDRANGEA Pan icu lata Gran diflora.

6 to 10 inches, 25 cents; 15 to 18 inches, 40 cents.

LILAC.

White and Purple.—35 cents each.

PYRUS JAPONICA.

Blooms early in spring ; flowers bright scarlet ; very
hardy. 25 cents.

PURPLE FRINGE.

A beautiful, distinct, large shrub, much admired for
its long, feathery flower stalks, which give the tree the
appearance of being covered with a cloud of smoke. 25c.

PHILADELPHUS, or MOCK ORANGE.

Grandiflora.—A large growing shrub ; flowers snow
white, in great profusion. June to July. 25 cents.

SNOW BALL.

A well known shrub, attaining the height of eight or
ten feet; produces its showy white flowers in large balls
or masses, in June. 25 cents.

SPIREA.

Beautiful shrubs of the easiest culture ; very desirable
for shrubberies or the flower garden.

Eillardii.—Rose colored flowers in spikes. 25 cents.

Callosa Alba.—A white flowering variety, of dwarf
habit ; very fine. 25 cents.

Chamcedrifolia.—One of the most desirable of the
spireas, with small, wiry branches covered in June with
clusters of white flowers. 25 cents.

Eximia.—Spikes of bright rose colored flowers; very
free blooming. 25 cents.

Grandiflora.—A very desirable variety, having large
rose colored flowers. 25 cents.

DESCRI PTIVE CATALOGUE.

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Profuse Flowering. — Flowers white ; a great
bloomer. 25 cents.

Prumfolia. — A beautiful spirea ; its flowers are like
double, small, white daisies ; blooms early. 25 cents.

Reevesii fl. pi.— Double white flowers in clusters;
very fine. 25 cents.

Thunbergia. — A pretty, white flowering variety,
with narrow, linear leaves; valuable for forcing. 25 cts.

Van Houtte.—A strong grower; flowers pure white,
in clusters ; fine. 25 cents.

RHODODENDRON, or ROSE BAY.

The most magnificent hardy, evergreen shrub that
grows. With broad, thick, evergreen foliage of glossy ;
richness, which is almost hidden in May and June by a |
splendid array of beautiful flowers in clusters, each clus¬
ter large enough for a lady’s bouquet.

Catawbience (Hybrid Seedlings).—9 to 10 inches ,
$1.00.

Choice named sorts.— 9 to 10 inches, $2.00.

WIEGELIA.

Rosea. — A beautiful shrub, with rose colored flowers,
in May and June. 25 cents.

Rosea (Nana Variegata).—One of the most conspic¬
uous shrubs that we cultivate ; leaves beautifully mar¬
gined creamy white.; flowers pink. It is a dwarf grower,
and admirably adapted to small lawns or gardens. 35
cents.

Amabilis. — Of robust habit, large foliage and flow¬
ers ; deep rose color. 25 cents.

Vcrschafeltii. — A strong, upright grower; foliage
and flowers very much resembling roses. 25 cents.

C^“’Wc will send six shrubs, each labeled, our selec- j
tion of varieties, for $1.00.

Hardy Ornamental Climbing
Vines.

AMPELOPSIS.

Quinquefolia (American Ivy).—A perfectly hardy
climber, of rapid growth ; fine for covering walls or un¬
sightly objects. 25 cents.

Tricolor. — A variety with leaves beautifully mottled
with creamy white. 25 cents.

Veitchii. — A hardy, climbing plant from Japan ; it is
a splendid plant for covering unsightly objects, as it
clings to stone work, &c., with the greatest tenacity.
The foliage is a bright, glossy green, shaded with pur¬
ple, changing in fall to the brightest tints of scarlet,
crimson and orange. 35 cents.

AKEBIA QAJINATA.

A very beautiful, perfectly hardy, fast growing, Japan
vine, with magnificent foliage, producing flowers in large
clusters, of chocolate purple color, possessing a most de¬
licious perfume ; unsurpassed for covering trellises and
verandas, the foliage never being attacked by insects.
25 cents.

ARISTOLOCHIA SIPIIO.

Dutchman’s Pipe. — A magnificent, hardy vine of
rapid growth, with very large, hpart shaped leaves, and
brownish flowers resembling in shape a miniature pipe ;
splendid for archways or verandas. Strong plants. $i.oc.

BIGNONIA.

Radicans (Trumpet Flower).—A rapid growing plant,
with large, scarlet, trumpet shaped flowers. 25 cents.

HONEYSUCKLE.

Monthly, fragrant.—A fine, rapid growing variety;
flowers large and very fragrant; color red and yellow ; a
constant bloomer. 25 cents.

Chinese Twining. — Blooms at intervals through the
summer, and retains its foliage late in winter; flowers
nearly white ; quite distinct. 20 cents. t

Scarlet Trumpet. — A strong, rapid grower; blooms
very freely the entire season ; bright red trumpet shap-

Bignonia. Wistaria.

Aurea Reticulata.—A variety with beautifully va¬
riegated foliage ; the leaves are netted and veined with
clear yellow ; flowers yellow and fragrant ; fine for small
yards. 25 cents.

Halliana.— Color white, changing to yellow ; very
fragrant ; blooms from June to November. 20 cents.

Magncvillea.—Flowers yellowish white ; fragrant;
evergreen in winter. 20 cents.

WISTARIA, or GLYCINE.

This is one of the most popular of our hardy vines,
growing very rapidly, climbing to a height of fifty fcj?t
or more, and when in bloom, is truly magnificent. It
flowers in early spring, in long, drooping racemes, re¬
sembling in size and shape, a bunch of grapes.

Brachybotria Rubra.— Flowers reddish purple. 35c.

Magnifica. — Flowers in dense, drooping racemes of
pale lilac; of the same size as the Chinese ; vigorous,
and perfectly hardy. 35 cents.

Chinese (Sinensis).— Flowers in clusters; pale blue;
sometimes gives a second crop of flowers in the fall. 35
cents.

£3T"We will send six climbing vines, each labeled,
our selection of varieties, for $i.co.

PAMPAS GRASS—(Tender).

The spikes of this really ornamental grass resemble
plumes of white feathers, which are borne on stems
above the foliage. It requires protection, or removing
to the cold pit or cellar during the winter. 35 cents.

“SUCCESS AV1TII Si jvr ALE FltUlTS. ”

By I\ez/. K. P Roe.

We desire to call especial attention of our friends to this, the most comprehensive and trustworthy work on the
subject yet published. It is beautifully illustrated, printed on the finest paper, and handsomely bound. Prof. W.
j i; ea [ 0 f the Michigan Agricultural College, says of it: “ It must do a good deal towards accomplishing the desire
of the author, /. e. to make the growing of small fruits more general and more attractive. Mr Roe speaks from a
wide and successful experience. The facts are attractively presented, and a full index will enable the very busy
man to find any topic he may desire at any time. In all that pertains to berries, we have nothing to compare with
it, in out country, or any other.” Sent, prepaid, on receipt of price, $3.50.

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BULBS FOR SUMMER AND AUTUMN BLOOMING.

The following Bulbs will be sent by mail or express, charges prepaid, when ordered at single or dozen
rates; at the loo or 1,000 rate they will be sent by express or freight, the purchaser Paying the charges. No
less than 6 will be sent at the dozen rate y no less than 50 at the 100 rate, and no less than joo at the 1,000 rale.
Orders with money should be forwarded as early as possible, and they will be filed in rotation. The tender
Bulbs, that are injured by frost, will not be sent until such danger is over in the spring.

DAHLIA.

The Dahlia
has always been
a favorite for
flower¬
ing. The flow¬
ers arc so sym¬
metrical and
perfect,and the
range of brill-
• i a n t colors so
large and vari¬
ed, that they
will always be
popular where
display is want¬
ed. The roots
are tender, and
easily injured
by frost. They
should be set
out three feet
apart, after all
danger of frost is over, and placed in a cool cellar, and
not be allowed to freeze during winter. The plants
should be supported by tying to stakes. Ready for
shipment about April 1st. each. doz.

Extra choice mixed .25 2 50

Fine mixed . ..20 2 00

Extra choice 1 nixed, .per ioa.15 00

Fine mixed, . 44 M 8 00

Dahlia.

Dielytra.

DIELYTRA (Bleeding: Heart).

Tuberous rooted plants, blooming in the spring, fa¬
vorably known almost everywhere. They require only
the ordinary oulture of border plants. Roots planted
in autumn will flower freely. The roots should be di¬
vided every third year. The flowers are a delicate pink
color, very graceful, produced continuously from May
till July. Ready for shipment about April 1st.

EACH. DOZ.
..25 2 50

Gladiolus, Bulb, Flower and Plant.

GLADIOLUS.

The Gladiolus may, perhaps, be placed at the head of
summer flowering bulbs. The improvements in this
flower have been marked and rapid, and the varieties
now embrace nearly all shades of color, and some of
them are marvels of beauty.

To persons who are not familiar with the named van
etics, the following collections will be valuable. They
I are put up in neat boxes and sent by mail, post paid.

I Each bulb is named, and a corresponding name is on
the package :

COLLECTIONS IN BOXES. pr rox.

A — 12 good named varieties . 1 00

B —12 extra choice named varieties .1 50

C —12 new and rare named varieties . 2 00

D — 12 choice unnamed varieties . 80

MIXED GLADIOLUS.

This mixture must not be qompared or confounded
with the common mixed sorts, often the refuse of cheap,
unsaleable kinds. It is composed only of named varie¬
ties of the best sorts, and represents over 150 kinds,
among which is a good proportion of white, yellow,
striped and blotched varieties. We feel certain that no
one will be disappointed in purchasing this stock, and
we recommend it with the greatest confidence :

PER IOOO. PER IOO. PER DOZ.
Choice mixed . 40 00 5 00 75

NAMED GLADIOLUS.

The following named varieties are selected with
special reference to beauty of fower, range of color ,
and habit of plant. There is not one in the list that
is not desirable, and every bulb has fowered the past
season, and is known to be true to color and descrip¬
tion. Ready for shipment about April 1st.

EACH. DOZ.

Adonis, light cherry, lower petals yellow, with

carmine blotch . 10 1 00

Angele , white, slightly flesh, light carmine

blotches . -.. 20 2 00

Antonius , fine spike of large flowers, cherry
colored, tinged with orange, and blazed

with carmine red, pure white stains . 10 1 00

Aristote, flesh color, spotted red, lower petals

striped . 10 1 00

Arsinoe , satin rose, flamed bright carmine,
large, perfect flowers. 20

Dielytra, Spectabilis.

2 00

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

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EACH. DO Z.

Bernard de Jussieu , violet, shaded cherry,

purple blotch. xg i 50

Calypso , flesh color, streaked rose, and blotched

carmine. 15 x 50

Ceres , pure white, flamed lilac, desirable. 15 x 50

Daphne , cherry, striped with carmine. 10 1 00

Don Juan , orange red, lower petals spotted

yellow . xo 1 00

Edith , flesh color, with darker stripes. 10 1 00

Emilicy white, suffused with rose, brown blotch 15 1 50

Etendard , white, slightly suffused with car¬
mine.... X5 j 50

Eugene Scribe , tender rose, blazed with car-

minate red, very beautiful. 15 1 50

Felicien David , cherry, light carmine feath¬
ered, white blotch. 15 1 50

Flavin , deep red, fine. 15 1 50

Fulton, velvety vermilion,light purple blotch. 15 1 50

Galatheu , blush white, carmine blotch. 15 1 50

Grenze , intense cherry, flamed lake. 15 1 50

Isaac Buchanan , new seedling, the best yel¬
low variety yet introduced. 25 2 50

James IVatt, light vermilion, pure white

blotch, feathered delicate rose. 30 3 00

La Candejir , white, lightly striped with car¬
mine violet, perfection. 20 2 00

Laura , orange red, flamed carmine, pure white

blotch.... 15 1 50

Le Poussin , light red, white blotch, handsome 15 1 50

Lord Byron , brilliant scarlet, flaked pure

white, very showy. 15 1 50

Madame de Vatry y French white, purple car¬
mine blotch. xo 1 00

Madame Damage , rose, spotted with ama¬
ranth, striped with white, excellent. 15 1 50

Mme. LeSeble , pure white, purplish rose

blotch, beautiful. 20 2 00

Madame Monneret , rose, white stripe, and

carmine blotch. 15 x 30

Maria Dumortier , light flesh color, purplish

blotch. xo 1 oc

Mathilde de Landcvoisin , white, slightly
tinted with flesh colored rose, streaked

with carmine. 25 2 50

Meteor , brilliant dark red, large, pure white

blotch...:.. 15 1 50

Meyerbeer , brilliant scarlet, blazed with ver¬
milion, very fine spike.. 20 2 00

Napoleon III , bright scarlet, the center of the

petals white striped, extra fine. 15 1 50

BACH. DOZ.

Ophir , dark yellow, purple blotch. ao 2 00

Othello , bright orange red, dwarf habit. 10 1 00

I Penelope y blush white, lower petals tinted yel¬
low, streaked carmine. *.... 15 x 50

Proserpiney rosy white, very strongly marked
with deep rose and crimson violet, extra

fine. 20 2 00

Feme Victoria , pure white ground, with rosy

violet stain, fine. 20 2 00

Romulus s brilliant dark red, large, pure white

blotch.'.. 10 1 00

I Robert FortunCy orange lake, shading to pur¬
ple crimson, veined white, perfection.15 x 50

Shahespere , white or blush white, blazed with
rosy carmine, large, rose colored stain,

admirable. 40 4 00

Stellay white, slightly tinted yellow, flamed

carmine. X5 1 50

SulphureuSy sulphur colored. 20 2 00

Thalia , white, flamed and streaked with car¬
mine . 20 2 00

TJtunbergy cherry orange, pure white blotch.. 20 2 00

Van Dycky crimson amaranth, striped with

white, very fine. 25 2 50

Vestay white, with purplish blotch on yellow

ground. 25 2 50

Zenobiay rose, tinged with violet and flamed
with dark carmine, large blotch, feathered
with crimson. 20 2 00

LILIUM.

The Lily has been, with eminent propriety, styled the
11 Queen of Flowers,” and truly no flower conveys so
adequate an idea of queenly beauty, majestic grandeur,
and faultless purity, as the Lily. Their culture is sim¬
ple, and with a little care, failure is impossible. Select
a deep, rich soil, enrich it well with thoroughly decom¬
posed manure, and set the bulbs from three to six inches
deep, according to size. In the autumn the bed should
be protected by a liberal covering of leaves or litter, ai»d
care should be taken that the bulbs have proper drainage,
no water being allowed to stand around the roots. The
bulbs can be transplanted either in spring or autumn,
but should be kept out of the ground the shortest possi -
ble time. Once firmly established, they should not be
disturbed oftener than once in five years. Many of the
varieties force well in green-house, but are more suita¬
ble for parlor culture.

Auratuniy new, golden Japan lily, extsa large

bulbs. 5 ° 5 00

Lilium, Auratum.

L. Candidum.

L. Tigrinum, double.

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Lilium, Chalcedonicum.

L. Longiflorum.

L. Lancifolium.

EACH. DOZ.

Srownii, magnificent . .... .x 75 J 7 5 °

Lancifolium , album , white Japan lily. 4 ° 4 00

“ rose urn , rose spotted Japan lily . 25 2 50

rubrunty white and red spotted. 25 2 50

Candida vt, white, single.25 2 50

” spotted. 4 ° 4 00

“ vanegated foliage. 5 ° 5 co

Chalcedonicum y brilliant scarlet, recurved

blossoms. 75 7 5 °

Longiflorum , pure white, very fragrant..15 15°

Tigrinuniy (Tiger Lily), orange, spotted black. 15 1 50

ki flore flenOy (Double Tiger Lily), extra

large bulbs, giving from 20 to 30 flowers.. 40 4 00
facobcany (Amaryllis Formosissima), deep

scarlet. . 40 4 00

Fortuneiy deep scarlet, spotted with black..,. 40 4 00

MADEIRA VINE.

Tuberous rooted climber, with glossy green leaves,
dVul delightfully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes
called “ Mignonette Vine.” It is of rapid growth, and
from a few tubers, vines will be produced sufficient to
cover one side of a cottage. The tubers are tender, and
must be protected from frost during winter.

EACH. DOZ.

Madeira Vine Tubers.. 10 75

TRITOMA.

Sometimes called “ Red Hot Poker.” It is really a
fine plant, quite hardy, though requiring some protection

through winter. The /lowers are produced in large
spikes of rich, orange red tinted flower tubes. Plant
two feet apart, and in November, cut the plants back
near the ground, and cover the bulb with dry litter,
which remove in the spring. each, doz.'

Tritoma uvaria.. 25 2 50

TUBEROSE.

Of all the summer flowering, bulbous plants, we think
the Tuberose the most desirable. The flowers are waxy
white, double, and so fragrant as to perfume the whole
atmosphere for some distance around. They are useful
for forming button hole bouquets, in large bouquets, or
as single specimens. Each bulb flowers but once, but
the smaller bulbs can be set out for future flowering,
when their growth is completed. A good way to grow
Tuberoses is to fill five inch pots half full of cow ma¬
nure, and the remainder with good, rich earth, mixed
with sand. Plant the bulbs in this in April, water mod¬
erately, and hasten growth by putting in a warm, light
place. When weather has become warm, plunge the pots
in the earth, out of doors. They will usually flower be¬
fore cold weather in autumn ; if they do not, the pots
can be brought in, and they will bloom in the house.
The bulbs cannot be safely sent by mail before April 1.

ALL FLOWERING BULBS.

EACH. DOZ. IOO. 1,000.

Double ivhitey tall. I 10 75 4 00 35 00

Pearly double dwarf white. xo 1 00 5 00 40 00

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 147

SEED IDieiX-iX-S-

Planet Jr. Combined Drill and Wheel Hoe.

The same as a Wheel Plow,

P ^ tJ !/w Doublc Wheel , Hoe > Wheel Cultivator and Double Plow.—Will do the work of five to ten
men with hand hoes, an ?ong market garden and root crops, small nursery stock, «£c.. and is especially adapted to
omon culture. With this hoe die operator tends very readily both sides' f a row at once, much more easily and
closely than he can tend one side of each of two rows. Thi i ^n invaluable feature, especially in crops sowed on
I he wheels can be set lour, seven or ten inches , pa:t. I .as pair of hoes, a pair of plows, and two pairs

of cultivator teeth, making it capable of every variety of work. It
cuts from six o sixteen inches wide, throwing to or from the row as
desired. Price, boxed and delivered at express office or de¬
pot, $10.00.

ridges.

Firefly Garden Hoe and Plow.—Makes the care of a vege¬
table garden a pleasure. They are made with polished and tempered
steel moldboards with eyes for attaching a rope in breaking up the

Planet Ji

Double Wheel Hoe.

Firefly Garden Hoe and Plow.

ground in the spring They open furrows for beans, peas, corn and potatoes, and neatly cover them. I^ter culti¬
vation of these and all other gardeni crops can be rapidly, thoroughly and beautifully done, and nothing can com¬
pare with the quality of work of this little tool, which can be quickly adjusted to work shallow for hoeing, deep and
narrow for cultivating, and deep and wide for plowing. Price, packed and delivered at express office or
depot,

Planet Jr. G-arden Drills, Wheel Hoes, Wheel Cultivators, Horse Hoes and Firefly Plows.

These are the best known and latest improved implements for the garden and farm. Thoroughly made and
finely finished ; no similar tools that we have ever sold have been so popular. Most people imagine they are only
playthings for the rich, and farmers and gardeners have been humbugged so much they will not believe the truth,
but the truth is that every one of these implements is a practical, all day tool, made expressly to save the time,
labor and money of the hud worked tillers of the soil. ^

Planet Jr. No. 2 Drill (no R '■'eing attachments).—Sows
with case and accuracy at any exact lepth or thickness, all garden,
field and nursery seeds possible to be sown with a drill, aud quick¬
ly repays its cost in saving of seed, time, labor, and better crops to
all who grow vegetables for home or market. The hopper revolves
with the carrying wheels, thus avoiding complicated stirring de¬
vices, while preventing clogging and insuring regular dropping.
Regularity of depth and evenness of covering are insured by the
arrangement of the plow. A good marker, a self clearing plow,
and the absence of all gearing and agitators make these drills re¬
markable for durability, simplicity and case of management.
Price, boxed and delivered at Express Office or Depot, $12.

Planet Jr. Combined Drill, Wheel Hoe, Wheel Culti¬
vator and Wheel Plow.—Every reader of our catalogue having
a vegetable garden, large or small, should own this delightful la-
boi saving tool. As a Seed Drill, it exactly similar to No. 2,
though holding less seed. It sows all garden seed accurately, opening, marking the next row, covering, and rolling
down at one operation. By removing one bolt, it can be quickly made into an admirable Garden Cultivator, Wheel
Hoc, Wheel Cultivator, or Wheel Plow. As a plow alone, it will put the garden in admirable order, and keep it so,
the work equalling in quality that of a horse cultivator, besides opening furrows, covering, hilling, Ate. As a hoe|
it works safely and closely, both sides of the row at once, at the critical time when plants are very' small, and weeds
abundant. The hoes are exchangeable from side to side. It has also three cultivator teeth, making it a most effi¬
cient tool in all garden crops; all the blades are tempered and polished steel. Price, boxed and tielivered at
express office or depot, $14.00.

Planet Jr. No. 2. Dril

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Planet Jr. Horse Hoe and Cultivator.

Planet Jr. Horse Hoe and Cultivator.—This is the most recent and valuable improvement in horse hoes. A
wrought iron frame with tempered and polished steel blades make it light, strong, easily managed, and very dura¬
ble. Particularly useful in tending corn, potatoes, cotton, broom com, tobacco, rice and roots, in all stages of their
growth. The side kocs are reversible, throwing from or to the row as desired, leaving the ground ridged much or
little. Every machine is supplied with two extra teeth, to convert it into an ordinary cultivator. Price, packed
and delivered at express office or depot, $12.00.

Matthews’ Garden Seed Drill.—This drill is designed to be used in field or garden. When in operation, it
opens the furrows, drops the seed accurately at the desired depth, covers it and lightly rolls it, and at the same time
marks the next row, all of which is done, with mechanical precision, by simply propelling the drill forward. In this
way it sows with an evenness and rapidity impossible for the most skillful hand to dp. all the different varieties of
Beet , Carrot, Onion, Turnip , Parsnip , Sage, Spin age, Sorgum, Peas, Beans . Broom Corn, Fodder Corn , &*c.

The agitator stirs the seed in the hopper thoroughly by a positive motion, which insures continuous and uni¬
form delivery, and the bottom of the hopper is made sufficiently dishing to sow the smallest quantity of seed. When
desired, the movement of the agitator can be checked, and the drill may then be propelled forward or backward
without dropping seed. A simple contrivance accurately gauges the uniform deposit of the seed to any required
depth , thus avoiding the risk of planting at irregular depths, or so deep in places as to destroy the seed. The mark¬
ers are made adjustable for the purpose of marking the rows at any desired distance apart, and they mark them
distinctly whether the ground is even or uneven. Another great advantage which it possesses over any other ma¬
chine is that it is the only drill which has an indicator with the names of different seed r thereon. This indi¬
cator is devised to simplify the adjustment for sowing different varieties of seeds. It is securely attached to the side
of the hopper, in plain sight, and is made use of for changing from sowing one kind of seed to another by simply
turning it until the name of the seed to be planted comes up to the indicator pin, which revolves the dial attached
to tne bottom of the hopper, until the right sized hole in it for planting that seed comes directly into place. This
ingenious invention is a great improvement over any other method in use, and is wonderfully convenient, besides
being entirely reliable. Price, boxed and delivered at depet or express office, $13.00.

Matthews' Garden Seed Drill Matthews Hand Cultivator.

Matthews’ Hand Cultivator.—Is one of the best implements in use for weeding between row crops, and for
flat cultivation generally, and is an indispensable companion implement to the seed drill. It is thorough y c in¬
structed throughout, very durable, and easy to operate. A boy can do as much with it as six men with iocs. K
spreads from 6 to r 4 inches, and will cut all the ground covered, even when spread to its greatest extent ts teeth
are of a new and improved pattern, and thoroughly pulverize and mellow the soil. The depth of cultivating y
be accurately gauged by raising or lowering the wheel which is quickly done It jvas formerly made w.t>. two
wheels, afterwards some were made with two wheels and some with one wheel , but, as the latt ,

reasons, found to be generally preferred, it is noiu made with one wheel, as shown in above cut, and this latest
pattern cannot fail of being appreciated wherever used,
office, $6.50.

Price, boxed and delivered at depot or express

Matthews’ Drill and Cultivator Combined.

Ruhlmann's Hand Cultivator.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

149

Matthews’ Drill and Cultivator Combined.—Those who prefer a drill and cultivator combined, something
which is inexpensive and reliable, suitable for limited use, chiefly in the cultivation of a small garden patch', win
find the Matthews’ Combined Drill and Cultivator exactly what they want. It has received the highest testimoni¬
als, is extensively used, and is universally admitted to be the most complete and perfect implement of the kind ever
produced. It is thorough and simple in construction, sure in operation, and is capable of sowing' nearly all the va¬
rieties of seeds sown by larger drills. The depth of planting can also be accurately gauged.

The above cut shows this drill with the cultivator attachment removed. When the cultivator attachment is
affixed and the coverer and roller are removed, it gives a hand cultivator which resembles the one shown in the pre¬
vious cut, and has all its advantages. The change to either drill or cultivator is easily and quickly effected. Price,
boxed and delivered at depot or express office, $15.00.

Ruhlmann’s Hand Cultivator. — One of the best, simplest and most durable machines we have ever seen for
working among onions, carrots, beets, beans, peas, Arc. It is strong, easily adjusted, having but two bolts,_can be
adjusted to work from seven to sixteen inches, can be regulated to any
height, and will do the work of eight men with hoes. Knives of best cast
steel. Weight, boxed, 35 lbs. Price, boxed and delivered at depot
or express office, $5.50.

Holbrook’s Hand Cultivator.—This hand cultivator has proved a
great labor saving implement, and given general satisfaction for garden
and field use. The teeth are of cast steel, and cut from three to fifteen
inches wide between rows, or both sides of the row at once, if preferred.

The rear teeth have side guards , to allozu them to work within half an
inch of plants , and save nearly all the hand weeding. It is light, dur¬
able, simple, easy to operate, and thoroughly pulverizes and mellows the
soil. It does the work of six to ten men with hoes. Price, packed and

delivered at express office or depot, $5.00. Holbrook's Hand Cultivator.

WATER’S IMPROVED TREE PRUNER.

This Pruner is-unsurpassed by any made. It has many points of superiority, a
few only of which we will enumerate :—lightness, simplicity, durability, interchange¬
able parts, and cheapness. It is constructed of the very best steel ; the blade is con¬
nected with the lever at the lower end in such a manner as to give great power. It
cuts the smallest twig perfectly and a larger limb than any other pruner, always mak¬
ing a very smooth cut.

A good pruner is an indispensable article to everyone who cultivates a single fruit
tree, and the Water’s pruner is the best one yet offered. It is without a competitor for
public favor.

These primers can only be sent by express, purchaser paying charges. Prices, de¬
livered free at express office here, as follows :

Length of pole, 4 feet ; weight, lbs.. $2.00

“ “ 6 “ “ 2% “ • • . 2.25

“ " 8 “ 35 ? . 2 -50

“ 10 “ “ 4# ". 2.75

Extra Knives, postpaid... ..each, 35

“ PEEPECTIOIT ”

WATERS

Revolving- Lawn and Garden

Sprinkler and Fountain

(PRICE,

Directions. —Screw on to hose so that the Sprinkler will
stand upright when the pin is placed in the sod. Turn on the
• water according to the circle desired to be watered.

Guaranteed to do as much as any Sprinkler made.

The “ Perfection ” is warranted by the inventors to accom¬
plish as much as any sprinkler in the market .-.t the same pressure, and its superiority is shown by its simplicity,
ease with which it can be cleared of any obstructions, effectiveness while working in a strong wind ; also the circle
watered can be reduced to any desired size, by turning the supply partly off.
simple construction, it can he used on hill-side or terrace.

In connection with a force pump, it can be used with good effect in green-houses, hot-beds, &c.

The bearings and working parts are made of brass, and it is complete in itself ; has only to be screwed to the
hose, and the pin stuck in the ground, to be used.

Sent, postage paid, on receipt of the price, $1.25.

. EXCELSIOlt WEEDING IIOOK.

For weeding flower beds or vegetable gardens, it cannot be excelled. It
will work well among rows or seedlings, among ornamental plants, or in any place
where freedom from weeds is desired. It removes the weeds with far greater
rapidity than in the usual manner, without injury to the plants, and will pay for
itself in one day’s use. Price, 25 cents each ; 30 cents by mail, prepaid.

GUY’S GERMAN PLANT FOOD,

For flowers, foliage plants, palms, ferns, bulbs, firV. Composed of nitro¬
gen, ammonia, and other chemicals essential to the growth of plants, producing
a luxuriant growth and generous blooming. Plants fed with it arc not often Weeding Hook

troubled with insects. Put up in wooden boxes, with full directions for use. s

Price, small size box, for testing, 10 cents ; by mail, prepaid.-. .15c.

“ larger “ containing five times the quantity, 25 cents ; by mail, prepaid.. .40c.

150

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

V V V L TJ V 1ST. E INVENTION.

Improved Adjustable

Compound Microscope.

Patented December 25, 1877
Cut No. 1 — Represents the microscope
one-half size. open^ the dotted lines
showing the lateral position of focus.
Cut No. 2 —Represents the microscope
closed ready for placing in the pocket
or for shipping.

The best thing /or its various pur¬
poses ever/resented to the American
public. The Compound • microscope
has no rival in the world. Its focus
is adjustable, power reliable, price low,
quality first class, form compact, action
simple, utility unquestioned, use prac¬
tical, design unique, construction ad¬
mirable.

Everybody engaged in banking, en¬
graving, cloth, silk, linen or cotton
purchasing, botanical study, machine
making, manufacturing, the examin¬
ing of insects, flowers, leaf formations,
minerals, the ova of fishes, birds, fowls,

and hundreds of other professional, industrial and scientific occupations, may find a ready daily or hourly use for
this wonder/ul httte instrument. Price, nickel embossed, $2.00, by mail, prepaid.

innedWire

j/ojf^E }30TH

TACKS, Sre/NGS, OR

Leather.

THE IMPROVED

r>o\il>lo Action No. X

HYDRONETTE PUMP.

The improved Hydronette is an invaluable implement for
sprinkling flowers, watering lawns, ‘washing windows, carriages,
&c. , and for extinguishing fires It is made in a very durable
manner, handosmely nickel plated, and cannot easily get out of
order. The pump nas a sprinkler and rubber hose attached. It
will sprinkle your flowers, wash your windows, destroy worms on
grape vines, tobacco plants and potato vines, and commends itself
to every gardener, farmer, and householder. Price of pump, com¬
plete. $8.50, delivered free at express office here. On receipt of
$9.25, we will deliver it free anywhere in the United States.

CIV

“Tacks-ed.”—This little invention invariably finds
favor in the eyes of every gardener, male or female,
amateur or professional, who has ever spent time in
tying or tacking up vines of any kind. It can be driven
in wood or between bricks or stone, and securely fast¬
ens the plant, while yielding to its growth. Permits
vines to be put up or taken down instantly . The ma¬
terials—tinned wire and cork—defy the action of me
elements. Infinitely neater as well as better than the
old way. Price, by mail, postage paid, 10 cts per doz.

Xh« Improved Double-Action Hydronette Pump.

LAKE hupeuiok moss, or ground pine.

Used very extensively in decorating churches, public buildings and private residences for the holidays.

It is

worked into innumerable designs.

Per pound, post paid .

■“ 700 lbs., by express or freight, not prepaid . 9 00

Keeps green for weeks and even months.

25 | Per 500 lbs., by express or freight, not prepaid.... 42 50

75 00

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

lol

BRASS CREEN-HOUSE

LADIES’ FLORAL TOOLS.

These Floral Sets are now so universally known that
they need no description here. They have steadily increas¬
ed m public favor ever since their introduction eight years
since, and have received the unqualified approval of all, we
believe, of the leading florists of the country, and will be
appreciated by every lady in the land, who cultivates flow¬
ers.

Put up in sets of four pieces, handsomely boxed. Price,
per set, tnree-quarters polished. $1.25, postpaid.

AND CARDEN SYRINGES.

A A

Barrel, dlam.,

Length of Barrel, 14 in.; diam., !%•

Length of Barrel, 12 in.; diam., 1.

Length of Barrel, 12^ in.; diam., ly\

These syringes are
useful for all horticul¬
tural purposes, and are
fitted with caps or roses
for ejecting water in
one stream, or dispers¬
ing it in the most gentle
manner or with great
fqrce, when required.
They are specially

adapted for cleansing plants and flowers from those destructive insects which are so injurious to them, by means of
whale oil soap liquid, tobacco juice. Ac. They are very strongly made from the best quality of brass, finely polish¬
ed, elegant in appearance, not liable to dent or become injured. Strong in all their parts, and if properly cared for,
wil last a life time. Sent only by express, at expense of purchaser.

No. aa, parlor syringe, very small, with one fine
spray rose.. . .1

No. a, one stream and one spray rose. 2 50

No. b, lk “ “ . 3 00

No. c, " u u . 4 00

No. d, one stream and one spray rose. 5 00

No. o, one spray rose, holes of large size. 2 75

No. 00, “ lk “ . 3 50

No. 1, one spray rose and one stream rose.3 50

A neat little work of 120 pages, printed in fine style, on beautifully' tinted paper, and contains several fine en¬
gravings. It not only gives the language, but the poetry' of flowers, and clear and practical suggestions in refer¬
ence to floral decorations and floral conversation. It is so arranged that the botanical name of the flower may'be
referred to. This work should be in the possession of every' lover of flowers. Price, by mail, postpaid, bound in
paper, 25 cents ; bound in cloth, 50 cents.

INSECTS ON FLOWERS AND HOUSE PLANTS, AND HOW TO DESTROY THEM.

This is a valuable little book of directions to window gardeners and lovers of flowers how to overcome and des¬
troy Insects on their Plants , both out-doors and in-doors. It tells how to fertilize and stimulate plants, the experi¬
ences of cultivators in keeping their plants healthy. Among the topics are these : Red Spider, Aphis, Green Fly,
Worms in Pots, Rose Slugs, Rose Bugs , Snails, Caterpillars , How to Destroy Insects on Garden Fruit Trees and
Vegetables, etc. It is exceedingly' valuable also to houskeepers, as it tells all about Ants and all House Bugs.
Price, 30 cents, by mail, postpaid.

CAREY’S MOUNTED PASTILLES

This article is, without any doubt, the best of all the
many preparations which have been produced fco supply
the universal need of all engaged in the cultivation of
plants, either largely or in a small way, for pleasure or for
profit. So many of these having proved cither ineffectual,
impracticable, or offensive, these Pastilles, against which
none of these objections can be urged, will be welconied
with delight. It will be seen by reference to the accom¬
panying cut which is three-quarters of the actual size,
that they are far superior in point of convenience, to any'
other fumigator. They are also clean and inoffensive
and are in all respects the best article made for the
purpose. The Holder, which is used in connection, is
made of metal, handsomely' bronzed, and will last a life¬
time. While the Pastilles can be used without it, they
will work, uniformly, better with it.

DIItECTIONS FOR USING.

Scratch the match end ; then hold it so that the blaze
will strike against the end of the Pastille. If from any
cause the Pastille fails to light, it can be lighted with a
common match. As soon as the Pastille is lighted, place
the lower end of the match in the holder (or in the earth in
the flower pot); have a paper bag ready* to draw on over
the plant and the pot, tie the open end of the bag around
the pot to prevent the escape of the smoke. Allow the bag
to remain from one to two hours, which will effectually de¬
stroy all the insects on the plant. A covered barrel, tub,
or box will answer as well.

The Pastilles are put up in boxes containing 1 dox. each

Pastilles, per box, postpaid.. .25

“ “ doz. boxes, postpaid.$2.50

Patented April 19, 1881

Holders, postpaid

152

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

FOR SALE BY

ID. J^L. FERRY <3z GO.,

pND Sent F^ee, on Receipt op EFi^ige.

FARM, GARDEN, FRUITS. FLOWERS, &o.

Allen's New American Farm Book...$2 50

American Grape Growing *nd Wine Making. 1 50

American Rose Culturist.paper.. 30

American Weeds and Useful Plants.. . 1 75

Barry's Fruit Garden. ... . 2 50

Hummer's Method of Making Manures... paper.. 25

Breek's New Book of Flowers. 1 75

Brill's Farm Gardening and Seed Growing. 1 00

Broom Corn and Brooms . . .paper.. 50

Dana's Muck Manual. . 1 25

Eastwood on Cranberry . . . 75

Elliott's Hand Book for Fruit Growers... paper. 60
Every Woman Her Own Flower Gardener.paper.. 50

Field’s (Thomas W\) Pear Culture. ... x 25

Flax Culture. paper.. 30

French’s Farm Drainage. 1 50

Fuller's Forest Tree Culture. 1 00

Fuller’s Grape Culturist. 1 50

Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist. 1 50

Fuller’s Strawberry Culturist.paper.. 20

Fulton’s Peach Culture... 1 50

Gregory on Onion Raisi».g.. .paper,. 30

Harris’ Talks on Manures.. 1 50

Henderson’s Gardening for Profit. 1 50

Henderson’s (hardening for Pleasure. 1 50

Henderson's Practical Floriculture.•. 1 50

Hop Culture. paper.. 30

j How to Destroy Insects on Flowers and House

Plants.paper..$ 30

Language of Flowers.paper 25c; cloth.. 50

Lyman’s Cotton Culture. 1 50

Mohr on the Grape Vine. 1 00

My Vineyard at Lakeview. 1 25

i Onion Culture.paper.. 20

Our Farm of Four Acres.paperJsoc ; cloth.. 60

Parsons on the Rose, by Sam’l B. Parsons. 1 50

Potato Culture (prize essay).paper.. 25

Quinn’s Money in the Garden.. 1 50

Quinn’s Pear Culture. 1 00

Riley’s Potato Pests.paper.. 50

Robinson’s Ferns in their Homes and Ours. 1 50

Roe’s Play and Profit in My Garden. 1 30

Roe’s Success with Small Fruits. 3 50

Schenck’s Gardener’s Text Book. 75

Stewart’s Irrigation. 1 50

Tobacco Culture. paper.. 25

Warder’s Hedges and Evergreens. r 50

Waring’s Draining for Profit and Health. 1 30

Waring’s Elements of Agriculture. 1 00

Wheiit Culture.paper.. 50

White’s Cranberry Culture. 1 25

White’s Gardening for the South. 2 00

Window Flower Garden. 75

i Winter Greeneries at Home. . 1 oa

i ions 1

( A rr.LE, HIIKKP, HWIVE, POULTRY, Arc.

American Bird Fancier.paper..$

Canary Birds.paper 50c ; cloth..

Coburn's Swine Husbandry. .

Cole’s American Veterinarian.

Corbet’s Poultry Yard and Market.paper..

Dadd’s American Cattle Doctor. .

Dadd's Am. Reformed Horse Book, 8vo new.

Dadd’s Am. Reformed Cattle Doctor, 8vo new....

Geyelin’s Poultry Breeding. .

Harris on the Pig . ! -

Herbert’s Hints to Horse Keepers.

Keeping One Cow.

King’s Bee Keeper s Text Book.paper..

Lewis' Practical Poultry.

* 50

1 50

2 5c.
2 50
1 25
1 50
1 75
1 00

75
1 50

Miles on the Horses Foot. $ 75

Quinby’s New Bee Keeping. 1 50

Quincy on Soiling Cattle . 1 25

Randall’s Sheep Husbandry. 1 50

Randall’s Practical Shepherd . 2 00

Saunder’s Domestic Poultry.paper.. 40

Stewart’s Shepherd’s Manual. r 50

Stoddard’s An Egg Farm.paper 50c ; cloth .. 75

Willard’s Practical Butter Book. x 00

Willard’s Practical Dairy Husbandry.... 3 00

Wright’s Practical Poultry Keeper . . 2 oo-

Youatt & Martin on Cattle. 1 50

Youatt on the Hog. 100

Youatt on Sheep ... z oo-

M r H C’ E Tu A TV E O U 8.

Alleids Rural Architecture.$1 50

Atwood’s Country and Suburban Houses. 1 50

Batty’s Practical Taxidermy and Home Decora¬
tion. 1 50

liatty’s How to Hunt and Trap. .. 1 50

Conson’s Cooking School Text Book and House¬
keeper’s Guide. 1 25

Corson’s Twenty-five Cent Dinners for Families of

Six. ..paper.. 25

Hooper's Dog and Gun.paper 30c ; cloth. .$ 60

How to Paint. T. . 1 00

Hunter and Trapper. 1 00

Johnson’s Agricultural Chemistry. 1 75

Norton’s Scientific Agriculture. 75

Reed’s House Plans for Everybody. 1 50

Richardson on the Dog.paper.. 30

Scribner's Ready Reckoner and Log Book. 30

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

153

DETBOIT, MICH.

MANUFACTURERS OF

HOMESTEAD SUPERPHOSPHATE,
HOMESTEAD COTTON, CORN, AND WHEAT GROWER,
HOMESTEAD TOBACCO GROWER,

Made from pure acid Blood Meat, Bone Black, and Potash.

HOMESTEAD RAW BONE MEAL.

Our works are among the most complete and extensive in the country, and have every appliance
fuhrisli Standard Fertilizers at the lowest price. Our machinery is of modern and improved construction, and our

to enable us to

goals' are made under the guidance of an able chemist, who inspects every lot before being placed on the market.

manufacturers of animal charcoal, we have at our hands the most valuable material used in making fertilizers
—viz: Bone Black Dust. This fertilizing substance contains eighty per cent, of phosphate of lime, against fifty-
five, per cent, contained in raw bones , and its well known value commands so high a price in the European markets
tha£ but very few manufacturers of fertilizers in this country use it. Although the Homestead fertilizer costs us
mbre to manufacture than if prepared of the materials generally used, we shall continue its present high standard,
and place on the market a genuine pure Bone Black Phosphate.

Redford, Mich., June 13th. 1880.

Michigan Carbon Works, Detroit, Mich. :

Gentlemen —The enclosed is a photograph cf Wheat v/hk.h was grown on my farm.

Each was cut from a space of ground five feet square, and put 11. with a rum-hoe
fertilizer drill, and seven inches apart. This is shewing a less difference than the
field will average. This was the third crop of wheat grown on the same ground, the
soil being sand and clay loam. Each had the same chance, with one exception—the
best had at the rate of two hundred pounds to the acre of Homestead Superphos¬
phate.

This wheat was cut the nth day of June, 1880, and weighed at the time of cutting,
pounds and 3 pounds respectively.

L hereby certify that the above statement is correct, according to the best of my
knbwledge and belief. HUGH HOUK.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of August, 1880.

ANSEL B. PIERCE,

Notary Public, Wayne Co., Mich.

This wheat was examined, cut and weighed by us, on the nth day of June. 1880.

JAMES APPLING,

ALFRED HARRIS,

ANSEL B. PIERCE.

Michigan Carbon Works Medina, Orleans Co., X V.. August 71 h. 1879.

Gentlemen — Enclosed please find a photograph of some barley. This barley wa»
grown on A. H. Poler’ s farm, four miles south of Medina, Orleans Co., New York.

I made a frame four feet square and set it in the standing grain on the day of its
being cut. I then cut and gathered all that stood within the frame of each, where
there was phosphate and wbere there was no phosphate. I let it lay in the sun one
day to cure, then weighed each ! undle as you see it on the photograph.

The phosphate was put down with the seed with a fertilizing drill, the teeth being
six inches apart. These bundles were cut side by side, only six inches apart. The
one on the left of the photograph had no phosphate, and weighed twelve ounces ; the
one on the right had one hundred and forty pounds of the Homestead Superphosphate
to the acre, and weighed two pounds and fourteen ounces to the four feet square.
This i: correct.

A. H. Poler also experimented on corn, potatoes and winter wheat,with as good re¬
sults on each as on his barley. Of course he has not harvested his corn ; but it stands
sixteen inches higher than the rest of tfle com, and earing one-half oettcr.

Your«. respectfully. GKO W POLER.

ACTUAL RESULT AT OUR SEED FARM ON LETTUCE SEED.

Homestead produced.. 583 lbs. per acre. 116 lbs. of Lettuce Seed, at $1.25 . $145 00

Where none was used. .. .467

560 lbs. of Homestead, at $40 per ton . xi 20

Difference in favor of Homestead ... .116

Actual profit per acre.. ..$133

D. M. FERRY & CO.

*** Send for Circulars, giving full reports of results, and all particulars in regard to use.

In places where we have no authorized agents we will send sample barrels of 200 lbs. Home¬
stead Superphosphate on receipt of $4.00; Cotton, Corn and Wheat Grower, $5.00 ; Homestead lo-
bacCd Grower, $6.00. -

ODORLESS

Prepared Expressly for Lawns, Flower Gardens, Pot and House Plants.

DIRECTIONS.—Use three tablespoonfuls of the manure to a gallon of water. S*ccp twelve hours before
using 1 , 'and keep well stirred while being apnlied. Do not apply oftener than once in two weeks.

( Box containing 10 lbs..$* 00

PRICES, { “ “ 25 lbs. 2 00

/ “ * k 50 lbs. . 4 00

Sent anywhere in the United States or Canada, by express or freight, on receipt of cash orders.

Good Agents Wanted In Every Town.

154

D . M. FERRY & CO’S

rERMS OF VEGETABLE

OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH THE

SEEDS.

ORDER.

FREE OF POSTAGE or EXPRESS CHARGES.—Where Packets, Ounces, Two Ounces, Quarter
Pounds, Half Pints or Pounds are ordered at list prices, they will be sent free by mail or express (except Bird
or Fla# seeds, to which sixteen cents per pound must be added for postage), unless Congress alters the present
postal law to our prejudice.

PINTS AND QUARTS.—Where Pints, Quarts and Four Quarts are ordered at list prices, thirty cents
per quart, fifteen cents per pint must be added for postage or express charges ; and they will then be sent free.

PECK, BUSHED AND BARRED DOTS.—Where Peck, Bushel or Barrel lots are ordered, the freight
or express charges must be paid by the party ordering, as they have the advantage of our bushel rates, even when
ordering only one-quarter bushel.

In those cases where perishable or other goods are ordered to be sent by freight or express to such great dis¬
tances that the cost of transportation will nearly or quite equal the value of the goods, we must decline to forward
goods unless purchasers remit us, in addition to the price of goods, sufficient funds to prepay transportation charges.
When this requirement is not complied with, we reserve the right of not filling the order, and returning money to
the person ordering.

SEEDS BY MEASURE. One-fourth Bushel and over sold at bushel rates; Four Quarts and over,
up to one-quarter bushel sold at four quart rates ; less than Four Quarts sold at quart, pint or half pint rates.

SEEDS BY WEIGHT.—Half Pound and over at pound rates; less than Half Pound lots are charged
at ounce, two ounce or quarter pound rates

BAGS.—To every order for one-quarter bushel and upwards, to the amount of two bushels, 25 cents must be
added for a new bag, in which to ship.

DO NOT ASK US TO SEND C. O. D., as the cost of collecting return charges is quite an unnecessary
item of expense ; and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity to warrant goods being so sent.

HOW TO SEND MONEY.—The money must always accompany the ord. r, and can be sent safely by P.
O. Order, by Draft on N. Y., by Express, and usualy (though not always) by Registered Letter. The expense of
sending either way can be deducted from amount sent, and we will return full amount in seeds. It is unsafe to send
currency in letter, and only small amounts of one dollar or less should be so sent.

SIGN YOUR NAME.-There is scarcely a day that we do not have more or less letters containing orders
and money, which we cannot fill, because the party has failed to sign any name ; again, they often neglect to
give P. O. address ; and the post mark being blurred, we are unable to fill the order, no matter how much we
desire to do so. Use our Order Sheet and Envelope in all cases where you can, and fill up the blanks and sign your
name, and you will have no occasion to censure us.

CDUBS.—Persons desiring to form a Club, or to order in larger quantities than usual, or even for their own
use in large or small quantities, will be supplied at the following liberal discounts, and the seeds sent by mail, post¬
paid. This applies to vegetable seeds in packets only, and at catalogue prices, and not to seeds in bulk :

^r.15
2.35
3 60

Send us $1.00, and select packets to the value of. *'
* v 2.00, *’ “ “ *'

300, "

Send us $5.00, and select packets to the value of. $6.15
** 10.00. ** “ ** ‘ .. 12.50

“ 20.00, “ “ “ ..2600

“ 4.00, il “ ’* “ • 485

GUARANTEE.—Complaints made that seeds are not good, may quite as often be attributed to other
causes as to the quality of seeds. There are hundred of contingencies continually arising to prevent the best
seeds always giving satisfaction, such as sowing too deep, too shallow, in too wet or too dry soil : insects of all des¬
criptions destroying the plants as soon as, or before they appear ; wet weather, cold weather, frosts, cheipical
changes in the properties of seeds induced by temperature. &c. For the above reasons, it is impracticable to guar¬
antee seeds under all circumstances ; and we wish it distinctly understood that ivhile ive exercise the greatest
care to supply every article true to natne and of the very best quality , it is hereby mutually agreed that ive
are not in any respect responsible for the seed sold by us , either xs to quality or kind , or for any loss or damage
arising from any failure thereof.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

155

All varieties in heavy face type are of superior quality.
ARTICHOKE — See Page 17.

Jerusalem, tubers .

ASPARAGUS —See page 17.

Giant. ..

Conover’s Colossal..

Roots, one year old, by mail, prepaid.. .

“ two 14 44 44 .

44 44 44 by express, not prepaid

BEANS, Dwarf— See pages 17-21 .

D. M. Ferry & Co’s New Golden Wax ..

Crystal White Wax.

Ivory Pod Wax.

Early China Red Eye..

Early Mohawk.

Early Red Valentine..

White Seeded Valentine. . .

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

x 5

X Lb. Lb.

x 00 3 50

.crop failed.
X Lb. Lb.
25 60

25 75

per 100, x 50
44 2 50

German Wax, black seeded.

German Wax, white seeded...

Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks.
Early Rachel.

White Corn Hill.

BEANS, Pole, or Running —See page 21.) c

Dutch Case Knife .. CJ 10 X5

London Horticultural. . . 10 15

Small White Lima, Carolina, or Sieva. -a 10 20

Large White Lima. .. . ^ .....10 20

Dreer’s Improved Lima. . I .10 20

Indian Chief, or Tall Wax. xo 20

Giant Wax, red. xo 20

Souchern Prolific. 10 20

Scarlet Runner. .... .xo 20

Carter’s Champion Runner. ... .10 25

White Runner . xo 20

BEET —See Pages 21-25. Pkt.

Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip, true . 5

Bastian’s Extra Early Blood Turnip. 5

Extra Early Turnip Bassano, true . 5

Early Blood Turnip.. . . . 5

Early Blood Turnip, improved . 5

Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip. .... 5

Henderson’s Pine Apple. 10

Half Long, Dark Blood, Rough Skinned.xo

Long Dark Blood. . 5

Long Dark Blood, improved . . 5

French Yellow Sugar. 5

French White Sugar. 5

Lane’s Improved Imperial Sugar. 5

Vilmorin’s Improved Imperial Sugar. 5

Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 5

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Improved Mammoth Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 5

Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel Wurzel. 5

Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel. 5

Carter’s Warden Prize Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel. 5

Red Globe Mangel Wurzel. 5

Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale Beet. 5

BROCOLI — See page 25.

Early Purple Cape..1. 5

Carter’s Summer. 10

Leamington.. . • .. . 10

BRUSSELS SPROUTS —See page 25.

Best Imported..... 5

Pkt.

X Pt.

Pt.

Qt.

4 Qt.

Bu.

1 50

8 00

2 00

12 OO

2 OO

12 CO

3 °

I OO

5 50

x 5

1 OO

5 50

x 5

I OO

5 50

x 5

I OO

5 50

6 .

fcuO

x 5

X OO

5 50

to .

x 5

x 50

8 00

X S

x 50

8 00

C. ..

x 5

X OO

5 50

£ .

x 5

X OO

5 50

x 5

I OO

5 50

rt .

x 5

3 ®

X OO

5 50

O’.

x 5

X OO

6 00

v* .

x 5

3 °

X OO

6 00

a ..

x 5

I OO

6 00

to .

x 5

3°

X OO

5 50

x 50
x 50
2 00
2 00
2 co
2 00
2 00
* 75
x 75

8 00

12 OO
12 OO
12 OO
12 OO
X 2 OO

9 00
9 00

Oz.

2 Oz.

X Lb.

Lb.

x 5

x 50

x 5

X OO

x 5

x 50

x 5

i 25

x 5

1 00

x 5

x 50

5 00

X OO

x 75

X OO

x 75

....

x 5

* 5 °

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CABBAGE —See /ages 2J-2Q.

FIRST EARLY SORTS. P^t.

Early Sugar Loaf. . . .. 5

D. M. Ferry & Co's Extra Early York.. . . 5

Early York. . . .... 5

Early Large York. . ... 5

Early Jersey Wakefield, /rue, best American . 5

Henderson’s Early Summer, true ... • • • 5

SECOND EARLY, OR SUMMER SORTS.

Newark Early Flat Dutch... . . . 5

Early Dwarf Flat Dutch, American . 5

Little Pixie. 5

Imperial French Ox Heart. 5

Early Winnigstadt, true ..... 5

German Filderkraut.. 5

Early Drumhead, imported . 5

Early Market . 5

Early Blcichficld Giant. . 10

Fottler’s Early Drumhead or Brunswick Short Stem true A merican . 5

Fottlcr’s Early Drumhead, or Brunswick Short Stem, imported . .. . 5

Early Large Schweinfurt .xo

LATE, OR AUTUMN AND WINTER SORTS.

Rtd Dutch, for pickling.. .. 5

Fine Blood Red. . .. 5

Srone Mason Marblehead. 5

Late Flat Dutch, imported . . 5

Late Flat Dutch, American . 5

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Premium Flat Dutch. . 5

Large Drumhead, Imported . •• . 5

Large Drumhead, A merican . .. 5

D. M. Ferry & Co’s Premium Drumhead . 5

Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead, true A merican . .. . 5

Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead, . ... 5

Quintal Drumhead, true French . 5

Saint Denis Drumhead .. • • . 5

Green Glazed..... . 5

Savoy. Dwarf Ulm. ...... . .. ..10

Savoy, Green Globe. 5

Savoy, Improved American.. 5

Savoy, Drumhead. .. . - . 5

CARROT —See pages 2Q-JO.

Earliest Short Horn, for forcing .xo

Early Scarlet Horn .. .. 5

Danvers, new .. xo

Early Half Long Scarlet", Stump Rooted.. 5

Half Long Scarlet Nantes, Stump Rooted. . f

New Intermediate.... 5

Long Orange. 5

Long Orange, imp**v~d . ... 5

Large Whit • Belgian . .. 5

CAULIFLOWER ee pages 30-31.

Extra Early D arf Erfur* - Per pkt. =cc, X 02. $3.00, per 1 02. $10.00..
Early Sno vh- .. .. .. ‘ 25c, 14 $2.50, 44 $ 8.co . .

Early Rom in 'iolet cotor. . . .. 5

Early London ... 5

Extra Ear y Paris. ... 5

Early Erfurt... . . .... 5

Early Walchcren. . ... ... 5

Early Paris. ... . A . . 5

LcNormand’s Short Stein.. .. 10

Nonpareil. 5

Late London. 5

Vcitch’s Autumn Giant..

Thorburn’s Wonderful. ..10

CELERY —See pages 3 r -3J.

New Golden Heart . 10

Crawford s Half Dwarf. 5

Dwarf White Solid, self-blanching. . 5

Sandringham Dwarf White. . 5

Boston Market... . ... 5

Seymour’s White Solid . 5

Incomparable Dwarf Crimson. 5

Oz.

2 Oz.

1 00

I OO

x 5

5 °

I OO

r 5

»5

X 5

x 5

x 25

1 25

x 25

2 25

x 25

2 25

x 25

1 00

X 75

T OO

x 75

I CO

x 75

1 25

1 OO

x 75

I OO

x 75

x 50

1 25

X Lb.

Lb.

x 75

2 25

x 50

x 75

6 00

i 75

6 00

1 75

6 00

* 50

5 00

2 25

X 75

1 25

4 OO

» 25

4 OO

1 OO

3 00

* 25

l 00

X 25

4 CO

X 50

5 00

I OO

3 50

X 25

4 OO

2 OO

l OO

3 00

I 25

4 00

x 50

X 25

4 50

I 5 °

5 00

X 50

1 25

4 5 °

X 5 °

5 00

x 75

6 00

I OO

3 00

I OO

3 50

2 00

X 50

5 co

2 50

2 OO

x 25

4 00

2 CO

x 50

x 25

x 50

I 50

X 25

I OO

X 25

2 OO

....

2 OO

4 OO

....

4 00

2 CO

3 00

2 OO

3 00

2 50

8 00

2 OO

7 50

2 OO

I OO

3 °°

2 OO

7 00

X 75

I OO

3 00

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

15 '

CELERY, Continued—

Seymour’s Red Solid. .

Celeriac, or Turnip Rooted.. . . .

Celery Seed, y<?r flavoring ..

C H 1 CORY — See page jj.

Large Rooted, or Coffee . . .

COLLAR DS — See page 33 .

True Rcsette . . . ..

Georgia, or Creole . .

CHUFA, or Earth Almond — Set page 33 .

CORN See pages 33-35

SWEET OR SUGAR VARIETIES.

Early Boynton, earliest sweet .

Early Marblehead.

Early Minnesota very early .

Amber Cream . .

Excelsior. .. .

Black Mexican .. . .. .

New Triumph . . .

Early Red Naragansett .... .

Crosby’s Extr.» Early..... . .

Russell’s Early Prolific.

Early Sweet, or Sugar.

Moore’s Early Concord...

Egyptian...

Mammoth . ...

Stowell’s Evergreen...

FIELD VARIETIES.

Early Adams .

Blunt's Prolific.

Chester County Mammoth.

Compton’s Early.

Lackawaxen

Improved King Philip.

Tuscarora .

Early Canada ..

Early White Flint.

Early Dent... .

Large Yellow, Eight Rowed ...

Large Red Blazed, Eight Rowed.

Rice, flar parching (bushel lots in ears) .

Boston White, /or parching (bushel lots en ears).
CORN, BROOM — See Page 35.

Dwarf Evergreen . . . . .

I mproved Evergreen.

Pkt.

. 10
. 10
. 10
.10
.10
. 10
. 10
. 10
. 10
. 10
. 10
. zo
. so
. so
. so

. 10
. so
. 10
. so
. so
. so
. so
. 10
so
so
. 10
. so
. 10
. so

CORN SALAD, or Fetticus. large seeded, large 1 caved — See Pages 35 ~ 3 ^
CRESS, or Peppergrass— See page 36.

Curled....

True Water ...

CUCUMBER— See pages 3^-37 ■

Early Russian .. .... • .

Early White Spine. ..

Early Frame .-.

Early Short Green . . .. ...

Early Cluster.. • .

Bismark, long, light green, our own .

Improved Long Green ...• • • .. ..

London Long Green .

Long Green .. .

Boston Pickling ..

D. M. F. & Co’s Perfection Pickling, best pickling ...

Small Gherkin, for pickles..

EGG PLANT —See pages 37 - 3 $

Early Long Purple . ..

Black Pekin, extra early , and very large .

Large New York Purple • .. '*

D. M. F. & Co’s Improved Purple, extra large ..

ENDIVE —See page 3$■

Green Curled. ...

Broad Leaved Batavian. • .

GARLIC, Bulbs See page38. . .

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

* Lb.

3«>

x 5

* Pt.

Pt.

Qt.

4 Qt-

x 5

x 50

x 5

5°

• •

x 5

Lb.

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

Va Lb.

•• 5

x 50

1 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

3°

1 00

3°

1 00

1 25

2 00

1 00

x 75

x 25

2 00

• •

Lb
> 75

* 75
60

1 00

2 50

2 00
failed.

Bu.

5 00
5 00

4 50

5 00

4 50

5 00
4 50
4 50
4 00
4 co
4 00

4 00

5 00
4 50
4 00

4 00

3 50
3 50
3 00
3 00

2 50

3 5 *
2 50
2 50
2 50
2 50

2 50

1 5 °
x 50
Bu.

6 00

5 00
Lb.
1 00

5 00

1 25
1 00
x 00
1 00
s 00
i 5c

* 25
1 25
1 00

1 25

3 00

2 50

3 co

7 50

6 00

7 50

2 00
2 00

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

158

GOUR D —See page jS.

Sugar Trough.

Other varietces , see Flower Seeds.

“ By ft. or exp. not prepaid, per too, oo

KALE, or Borecole— Sec pages 3&-j<).

KOHL RABI See Page 3Q.

Large Purple. .

LEEK See page 3Q

London Flag. . .

LETTUCE —Sec pages JQ-40.

Boston Market.

Large India Head
Hanson.

White Paris C s.

MARTYNIA —See page 41.

Pickling ..

MELON, MUSK —See pages 41-42.

Jenny Lind

Green Nutmeg

MELON, W ATER —See pages 41-42.

Mountain Sprout

D. M

MUSHROOM SPAWN —See pages 42-43.

English, by mail, prepaid.

French, by mail, prepaid, 3-lb. boxes, $2.00.
M U ST A R D —See page 43.

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

* Lb.

. 10

x 25

x 5

. 10

x 5

1 50

20 .

1 00

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

• *5

1 00

x 75

• 5

x 5

. TO

x 5

■ 5

x 5

■ 5

x 5

• 5

x 5

2 5

x 5

Lb.

4 co

1 25

2 CO-
2 50

2 50

1 75

2 50

t 50

2 50
5 00
2 CO
2 50
2 SO-
2 OO
2 50
2 50
2 OO

1 75
x 75
T 75
» 75

2 00
2 oo-

2 50

3 00

* 50
2 50

x 25

1 00
x 25
x 25.

1 00
1 25.
j 00

x 25
1 25
i 00
I 2S
x 25
1 25

I OO

6 oo-
x 5o
x 25
1 5*0
1 00
80
80
1 00
1 00
x 25
1 50
1 00
x 25

3 °

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

159

NASTURTIUM —See page 45.

Tall Mixed.

OKRA —See page 45.

Tall White.

. .

Pkt.

•• 5

Oz.

x 5

2 Oz.

M Lb.

Lb.
x 50

Dwarf White

ONION See page 43-46 Ail prime new stock, and mostly our own growth ,
on our own Seed Farms. Beware 0/ cheap Onion Seed , much 0/ which is
old and worthless. See page 44 /or directions /or growing Onions.

Extra Early Red. . .

Early Red Globe.. .

x 25

7 00

Large Red Globe.

1 2 5

» 75

1 50

* 50

x 50

* 50

Large Red Wethersfield .

4 75

5 00

4 75

Large Red Wethersfield, extra
Large Yellow, or Yellow Dutch

. our own growth , heary seed. ..

• 5

5 °

5 ©

Yellow Danvers . ......

Yellow Globe Danvers, extra , our own growth, heavy seed

White Portugal .

• 5

4 75

5 00

White Globe.

7 °

1 2 5

7 00

El Paso, or Large Mexican ...

7 00

IMPORTED VARIETIES.
White Silver^kiti, /or pickling .
New Giant Rocca, 0 / Naples....

* 75

1 00

3 00

Early Neapolitan Marzajola .
Giant White Italian Tripoli .
New Queen, true, best keeper,
BULBS

English Multipliers .

i 25
* 25

x 25

4 00

4 OO

. .

Qt.

1 75

about

Bu.

Top Onions...'

Yellow Bottom Sets.

Red u " .

White “ * k .

.^.

-v!

„

10 00

11 00

Above arc approximate prices per bushel , subject to variations of the market, and our ability to procure stock.
The price per quart will hold good through the season, or as long as our stock lasts.

PARSNIP —See page 47.

Long Dutch Sugar.

Hollow Crown .

PARSLEY —See page 47.

Carter s Fern Leaved . . .

Fine Triple Curled.

Mvatt's Garnishing.

PEAS —See pages 47-50.

EXTRA EARLY SORTS.

Ferry’s First and Best. .

Bliss' American Wor.o true....
D. M. F. 6c Co s Ex
Improved Early D .ourke.

Extra Ear|y Philade

Laxton s Alpha. .

Kentish Invicta. ..

Ferry's Extra Early Tom Thumb.

Carter’s First Crop.

Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb .

McLean’s Little Gem.

Premium Gem...

Caractacus. .

EARLY SORTS.

Carter’s Little Wonder.

Extra Early Kent, true .

Early Kent, common.. ... .

Early Daniel O’Rourke, common .....

Bishop’s Early Dwarf.

Bishop’s Long Pod Dwarf. .

Dwarf Champion.. .

McLean's Advancer.

LATE SORTS.

Yorkshire Hero..

Eugenie ..

Champion cf England.

Champion of England, choice .

Blue Imperial.

Large Blue Imperial, choice .

Dwarf White Marrowfat.

■_

•a

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz.

Lb.

1 ),

x 5

7 '

x 5

5 °

x 5

Pkt.

>£ Pt.

Pt.

Qt.

Bu.

• 20

t CO

. 10

5 °

‘5

5 °

. 10

.. 10

. JO

x 5

. 10

.. 10

x 5

X S

5 °

3 ®

x 5

. 10

x 5

D . M. FERRY & CO’S

160

PEAS, Continued

Large White Marrowfat..

Large White Marrowfat, second quality —

Large Black Eye Marrowfat .

Large Black Eye Marrowfat, second quality

Dwarf Sugar, Edible Pods, grey seed .

Tall Sugar, Edible Pods, grey seed .

FIELD SORTS.

Common White Field. .

Common Blue Field .... .

Golden Vine, White Field.

Creeper, White Field . .

Early Crown, White Field. .

Blue Prussian, Field. .

PEPPER —See page JO.

Chili...

Long Red Cayenne.

Large Squash. ... ... • .* •

Large Bell, or Bull Nose . .

Sweet Mountain..

Monstrous, or Grossum . .

POT A TOES —See pages SO-52 Please notice that our da rrel que
2 y 2 bushels, as is usually the case -where no quantity is specified

x Lb.

White Star ^combines more good qualities than any other 1 00

Mammoth Pearl, very heavy yielder . .75

Magnum Bonum, true American . 75

Andrus' White Rose, very fine . 75

Clark s Seedling No. 1, very early .. 75

Triumph . 75

Early Ohio . 60

Trophy . 60

Early' Beauty of Hebron ... • • • . 5 °

Early Snowflake . 5 °

Improved Peachblow. 5 °

Pride of America... 5 °

. 50

.. • .. 50 •

. 50

St Patrick .

Burbank’s Seedling
Extra Early Vermont
Early Rose, true

Pkt.

Pt.

Qt.

4 Qi-

Bu.

3 50

3 00

. 10

3 50

3 00

3 °

5 ®

2 50

14 OO

3 ®

2 50

14 CO

about

I 50

2 OO

“

l 5

2 OO

“

x 5

2 OO

x 5

tyo

3 OO

Pkt.

Oz.

2 Oz

Hi Lb.

Lb.

x 25

4 OO

I OO

3 50

I OO

3 50

I OO

3 50

* 25

4 00

* 25

4 00

ot at ions contemplate 3 •

bushels 1

)f potatoes

not

3 Lb.

Va Bu.

Pt Bu.

Bu. Bbl

3 hu

2 00

2 25

3 50

6 00

16 00

1 5«

* 50

2 00

3 50

9 50

* 50

1 50

2 00

3 25

9 OO

x 50

1 50

2 CO

3 25

9 00

x 50

* 50

2 OO

3 25

9 OO

x 50

1 50

2 OO

3 25

9 00

i 25

1 25

I 75

3 00

8 00

1 25

1 75

3 00

8 00

x 00

I CO

* 50

2 75

7 50

1 00

1 50

2 75

7 50

1 00

1 so

2 75

7 50

1 00

1 50

2 75

7 50

1 00

1 50

2 75

7 50

1 00

x 50

? 50

7 OO

1 00

I 50

2 50

7 00

1 00

I 50

2 50

7 CO

Prices quoted are subject to fluctuations of the market and our ability to obtain stock. We send by express or
•nail prepaid at lb quotations. Quarter bushels and upwards sent by express or freight, the purchaser paying
charges We cannot become responsible foi changes in -weather , by which they may become e7 ‘ route.

4 It orders for Potatoes must be accompanied -with the money. They will be regirr ~*d and filled in rotation.

assoon'asweatherwill permit in spring. Orders from the south will, how
ea rly spring pla ttting.

PUMPKIN See page J2.

Large Yellow.<P cr bu $ 4 °o)

Cushaw...

RADISH See pages 53 - 54 -

Early Long Scarlet, Short Top . ... .

Early Long Scarlet Short Top, improved. French seed. .

Early Long Scarlet.. - ..

Wood's Early Frame. - ..

Early Round Deep Scarlet ..

Early Scarlet, Turnip Rooted, English seed . .

Early Scarlet, Turnip Rooted, French seed ..

Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped, new ..

Early While, Turnip Rooted, English seed. .. . .

Early White, Turnip Rooted, French seed . ... .

Golden Globe ..

£_ Early Yellow Summer, Turnip Rooted..

Grey Summer, Turnip Rooted .

Early Rose, Olive Shaped English seed .

Early Rose Olive Shaped, French seed ....

New French Breakfast, English seed ...

New French Breakfast, French seed . ..

D. M. F. & Co s Perpetual Market ..

Long White Naples. . ..*.*

WINTER VARIETIES.

Scarlet China, English seed.. . .

Scarlet China French seed .*

White China.*.

r ecuted early enough for

P.\

2 Oz.

Va Lb.

Lb.

• 5

I OO

x 5

I OO

x 5

1 OO

x 25

l 5

l OO

I 25

X OO

1 25

I OO

X OO

x 5

I OO

x 5

I 25

x 5

X OO

J 5

x 25

2 OC

X OC

x 5

1 25

x 5

x *

1 25

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

RADISH, Continued—

Long Black Spanish.. .

Long White Spanish . .

California Mammoth White China .

RAPE —See page 54.

German Summer. ...

Dwarf Essex . . .

RHUBARB, or Pie Plant —See pages 54-55.

Victoria . ..

Giant ..

Linnaeus.. . .

Rh ubarb Roots .. 25 cents each. ...

** ** by mail, prepaid, 4c cents each .

SALSIFY, or Vegetable Oyster —See page 55 ...
SFINAGE —See page 55.

Round Summer . .

Improved Thick Leaved.

Savoy Leaved .. .....

Prickly Winter . . .. ..

SQUASH—Summer —See pages 55-56.

Perfect Gem . . . .. .

Early Yellow Bush Scallop.. .

Early White Bush Scallop . .

Summer Crookneck . . ........ .

AUTUMN, OK WINTF.R SORTS.

Improved American Turban .

Essex Hybrid, new. . . .

Marblehead, true.. . .. .......

Butman . . . .

Boston Marrow . ..

Winter Cookneck ...

Hubbard, true . .

SUGAR CANE— Seepage 56.

Early Amber . . . .

SUNFLOWER — See page 57.

Large Russian .. . .

TOBACCO — See page 57.

Connecticut Seed Leaf..

White Burley. . . .

Virginia . . .

Maryland Broad Leaf . . . . .

Havana ... .

Yellow Oronoco.. .....

Silky Pryor . ..

TOMATO- 5 «A iges 57 - 58 -

Livingston s Perfection .

Alpha . . ... ... . .

Little Gem .. • ■ • .

Essex Early Hybrid, extra selected stock

Hundred Day . - . .

Hubbard’s Early Curled Leaf.

Ferry's Improved Early Large Smooth Red

Early Conqueror .... .

Canada Victor.. .

Paragon. * . .

Acme ..

Hathaway’s Excelsior.. .

Trophy, true ... ....

General Grant, excellent /or canning .

Large Red .. ..

Large Red Fcgec . .

Golden Trophy. .. .

Large Yellow ...... . .

Green Gage . .

Red Cherry. . . .

Red Pear Shaped .

T urk's T urban .

TURNIP prges 58-6 >.

WHITE FLESHED SORTS.

White Egg .

Early White Stone . .

Jersey Navet. •

Pkt.

5
. 10

. 10

per bu. $6.00..

. 5

$2.00 per doz.

. 4.00 “ .

. 5

.*5

. 5

. .. 10

. • S

. s

. 5

$5 00 per bu ...
$6.qo per bu . .

• 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

• 5

• 5
5
5

x 5

161

2 Oz.

J* Lb,

Lb.

x 5

1 25

1 50

*•

••

4 *>

x 75

* 75

x 5

X S

»5

x 5

••

x 5

1 00

5 °

3 -

1 25

x 00

‘5

1 00

162 D. M. FERRY & CO’S

TURNIP, Continued— Pkt.

Early White Flat Dutch . ..... . 5

Early White Flat Dutch, Strap Leaved .. 5

Early Purple T*p, Strap Leaved...5

Early Purple Top, Strap Leaved, improved .5

Cow Horn, or Long White . ... . .. 5

Improved Purple Top Mammoth.. 5

Large White Flat Norfolk.. ..5

Large Red Top Flat Norfolk. . . . . 5

Pomeranean White Globe... . 5

Pomeranean White Globe, Strap Leaved. 5

Purple Top White Globe.. . 5

Sweet German. .. . . . . ... 5

Seven Top . 5

YELLOW FLESH Eh SORTS.

Early Yellow Finland . 5

Early Yellow Malta. 5

Orange Jelly, or Robertson s Golden Ball. . 5

Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen . . • ••• 5

Large Amber Globe 5

RUT A BAGAS, OR SWEDES.

Yellow Swede or Ruta Buga. . . .. .. 5

Carter s Imperial Purple Top Ruta Baga ..5

D M. Ferry & Co s Improved Purple Top Yellow Ruta Baga .5

New Large Ovoid Purple Top Yellow Ruta Baga.. . 5

Bangholm Swede ... .. .. ... 5

Sweet Russian, or White Ruta Baga. . . 5

SWEET HERBS -See pages 6/-63.

Anise 5

Balm. ... ... . . .. . . . . 5

Basil Sweet. .. .... . 5

Bene . ... . ..• • ■ .. 5

Borage . .. .. • • 5

Caraway, for sowing 4.. . ... 5

Caraway, for flavoring . .. . .. .

Catnip . . . . 5

Chamomile ... . .. . . 5

Coriander, for sowing . . . 5

Coriander, for flavoring. .

Dandelion 5*

Dill . . .5

Fennel, Sweet . .. ... ... . 5

Horehound. . . ... . . . . . 5

Hyssop . ... .. 5

Lavender. . ... .. . . . 5

, Marjoram, Sweet. ... .. . 5

Pennyroyal. . .. .. . . 5

Rosemary. 5

Rue. 5

| Saffron..*. . 5

Sage, English Broad Leaf. . 5

Savory, Summer. 5

Tansy .. ..— ... 5

Thyme, English. .. . .. 5

Wormwood. . .. 5

FRUIT SEE DS —See pages 63-64

Apple Seeds. . , .....

Cherry Stones, tnahaleb ... . ..

Cherry Stones, mazzard .

Peach Stones, Natural Virginia .. .

Pear Seed . . .

Plum Stones... . .. .

Quince Seed ...

FOREST TREE AND HEDGE SEEDS —Seepages 64-63.

Honey Locust, (Gleditschia tricanthos) .. . . .. . . .

Yellow Locust, (Robinia pseudo-acacia)... . .

Box Elder (A cer negundo) . .. ...... . .

Hardy Catnlpa (Catalpa spcciosa). .. .

Soft Maple. (Acer rubrutn). . .

Scotch Pine. (Pinus sylveslris) . .. . ...

Norway Spruce (Abies exce Isa) . .. ...

Australian Blue Gum. or Fever Tree, (Eucalyptusglobulus') ..

Osage Orange. {Madura aurant/aca) per bushel of 33 lbs. not prepaid, $10.00

Oz.

2 Oz.

J 4 Lb.

x 5

x 50

x 5

x 50

i 50

2 50

x 00

x 5

1 25

x 25

2 25

3 50

x 25

* 25

1 50

1 00

Oz.

M Lb.

Lb.

3 ®

• - 3 ®

1 00

3 00

5 ®

2 50

Oz.

2 Oz.

X Lb.

T 5

x 5

. .30

1 00

• 35

1 00

x 75

3 00

. xo

x 5

Lb.

75
1 00

' 50
1 00

1 <X>

5 00

2 50

2 00

1 50

75
50
5 00
8 00
75

3 00

1 00
r 00

4 00

2 50
> 00
2 50

4 co

1 50

* 50

2 50

x 75

4 00

5 00

3 00
Bu.
8 00

2 00

1 00
3 ex?
3 5 C

2 oc

T JO
lO OC

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

See page 70.

Add it cents per pound /or postage

163

2 Oz.

* Lb.

Lb.

3 °

1 00

T RD SEEDS

Janary .

Hemp... .

Rape..

Maw. . “

Millet.

Lettuce .... . “ “

Cuttle Bone .*.

Mixed Bird Seed. . **

CLOVER —See Pages 65-66.

Mammoth, or Large Red. per bushel. Market Price.

Medium Red, or June .

Alsike, or Swedish . . .. . per bushel of 60 lbs. $20 00.

Crimson Trefoil, or Scarlet Italian. .

White Dutch. .per bushel of 60 lbs $20.00.

Lucerne, or Alfalfa .. “ “ 20 00

GRASS SEEDS —See pages tt-t8.

Timothy .. • • P er lb. 30c. per bu. Market Price

Orchard Grass. .

Red Top .. . . . ...

‘Fowl Meadow, or False Red Top.. ....

Blue Grass, Kentucky, extra clean .

Blue Grass, English, Fescuepratensis .

Perennial Rye Grass .. ..

Wood Meadow Grass . . .

Sweet Vernal Grass..

Hungarian Grass. . .

Millet, common . . •

44 German . . . .

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Fine Mixed Lawn, Central Park Mixture .

Flint’s Extra Fine Mixed ,/or permanent lawns (it selected grasses)

MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS —See pages tS-70.

Wheat, Winter, Clawson.. .3 lbs. by m;

“ “ Fultz. . 3

44 Spring, White Russian, best . 3

Barley, common 3

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Oats, Russian White, new, best . 1

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44 Bohemian, or Hulless .. ..3

Rye 3

Buckwheat, common . 3

14 Silver Hull . -3

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THE WHITE STAR POTATO.

•Those who have tested the newer varieties of
potatoes, know that among them are sorts which
on some soils and under some conditions of culture
are as early, or earlier than the Early Rose, more
productive and far better quality; but in spite of
this, the Early Rose remains the favorite early
potato, and it is so because it can be relied upon
to do well under all conditions of soil, climate or
culture. From careful tests and inquiry we felt certain that the White Star was not only a potato
of the best quality, but possessed this adaptability to different soils and conditions to an equal or
even creator degree than the Early Rose; so we purchased the entire stock of the originator. As
a farther test, we distributed this seed to many growers so it would be planted on all kinds of soil,
and be treated very differently. The universal report after one of the most unfavorable seasons
ever known, is that the White Star did better than other sorts, so that we confidently predict that
this is to become the most popular potato in cultivation. We urge all our friends to secure a stock
while it can be obtained of perfect purity. For description and prices, see page 50, and colored
plate opposite.

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

TESTED YARIETIES of SPECIAL MERE.

The following varieties are either of recent introduction or have been tested and found worthy of special
commendation. IVe can . with confidence recommend our stocks of them to the most critical market gardner.

BEANS, Crystal White Wax.—A distinct, new
bush bean with waxy, transparent pods of very rich
flavor. The pods are stringless. succulent, crisp and
tender, and though quick to mature, they arc slow to
harden, so snap beans of this variety can be had of de¬
licious tenderness and sweetness for a long time. As the
pods are very fleshy and the seeds small, this sort is
not surpassed for pickling purposes.

Per packet ro cents ^ pint 20 cents ■ pint 33 cents .
quart bo cents. 4 quarts $2.00 bushel $12 00 If by
mail or express, prepaid , 15 cents per pint, 30 cents
per quart must be added for charges

popular with market gardeners in the vicinity of our
large cities. It is. without doubt, the most profitable
early variety, as the heads are of fine quality, compact,
solid, endure shipping to considerable distance, and are
produced at just the right season to command a good
price. Our stock of this variety is grown with special
care, and can be depended upon as one of the very best
strains in cultivation (See cut on page 26 )

Per packet 3 cents . oz bo cents ; 2 oz. $/.oo; lb.
$1.75. lb. $b.oo.

Ivory Pod Wax.

BEANS, Ivory Pod Wax,—This magnificent vari¬
ety, of very recent introduction, cannot be too highly
praised as a sort for the home or market garden. It is
fully a week earlier than the German Wax, and the pods
are of a beautiful ivory white, even before fully grown.
When they attain their full size they are large, long,
brittle stringless, and of a pure transparent, waxy
white color. The beans are medium size, oval, white
and smooth, and very easily threshed when npe. As a
snap bean, it excels almost every other variety in ten¬
derness and creamy flavor, and, like our well known
Golden Way is especially valuable also as a shell bean
for winter use , without doubt it is the most productive
wax bean now grown, the vines, which are strong, com
pact growers, being a mat of pods the entire season

Per packet Vo cents . H pint 20 cents. pint 33 cents .
quart boc, 4 quarts $2.00 bushel $12.00. If by mail
or express, prepaid, /> cents per pint, 30 cents per
quart must be added /or charges.

BEET Bastian's Extra Early Blood Turnip.—
Another year s trial with this variety convinces us that
there is no better or more profitable, beet to raise for mark
ct now in cultivation It is as early as the liassano, of a
darker better color and always grows perfect in shape,
even where the seed is thickly sown. 1: is very tender ana
sugary when cooked, and only needs to be more widely
known! to become a general favorite. Market gardeners
will find this variety very satisfactory.

Per pkt3c: oz. 10c; 2 oz. 13c : % ll> 23c. lb. $1.00.

CABBAGE, Early Jersey Wakefield, true, best
American— This welt known cabbage is deservedly

D. M. Ferry &. Co s Premium Flat Dutch.

Early Market

CABBAGE, Early Market. — This is an exceed¬
ingly fine second early variety, resembling very much
Early Jersey Wakefield. It attains, under good culti¬
vation, which it requires, great size, and is distinguished
for tenderness, fine grain, and excellent flavor.

Per packet 3 cents, oz. 40 cents; 2 oz. 73 cents; V A lb.
$1.23 lb. $4 00.

CABBAGE, Fottler’s Early Drumhead, or
Brunswick Short Stem.— This has proved to be a
most excellent second early variety. It is low on the
stump, heads solid and compact, weighing ten or fifteen
pounds each. From seed sown in March, good sized
heads can be marketed in June. We can recommend it
highly for planting in the south, as it withstands the
heat, and forms uniformly large solid heads. (See^cut
on page 27.»

Per packet 3 cents oz. 30 cents. 2 oz. 83 cents; % lb .
$1.30. lb. $3.00.

165

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

CABBAGE, D. M. Ferry & Co’s Preminm Flat
Dutch.—As a variety for winter market, we consider
this sort superior to any other late cabbage, and as it is
one of the best keepers, it is the kind most extensively
cultivated for fall and winter use. It is a sure header,
and with good cultivation, on moist, rich ground, ninety-
five in a hundred will head up hard and fine. Our
stock of this variety is extra selected , o/our o-zvn rais¬
ing, and is at least equal to any other strain of this
standard variety.

Per packet y cents; oz. 30 cents; 2 oz. Sj cents; % lb.
$i^o; lb. $3.00.

CARROT, Danvers. — A new variety
which originated in Danvers, Mass.,where
with the best cultivation, they raise from
twenty to thirty tons per acre. It is stump
rooted, of medium length, rich, dark
orange color, very smooth and handsome,
and from its length easily dug. It yields
aji immense bulk with the shortest length
of root. On our own seed farms it has
proved worthy of all the commendations
bestowed upon it.

Per packet 10 cents; oz. 15 cents; 2 oz.
23 cents; % lb. 40 cents; lb. $1.30.

CAULIFLOWER, Extra Early

Danvers.

Dwarf Erfurt.

— (Extra select¬
ed.) An extra
early variety,
and the sort so
much prized in
Germany for
early market
use. Scarcely a
plant fails to Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt.

produce a good head. If planted first of March, heads
nine inches to one foot in diameter will be produced
early in June, in which month the whole crop can be
marketed. It is of dwarf habit, compact growth, short
outside leaves, and can be planted 20 inches apart each
way. Highly recommended for early market and fam¬
ily use, and we think can be entirely relied upon, as the
seed is selected with extra care, by one of the most care¬
ful growers in Germany.

Per packet 50 cents; V A oz. $3.00: oz. $10.00.

CELERY. New Golden Heart. — A new and en¬
tirely distm. t variety, of sturdy', dwarf habit. It is en¬
tirely solid, an excellent keeper, and of fine, nutty flavor.
When blanched, the heart which is large and full, is of
a pure golden yellow, making this an exceedingly showy
and desirable variety for both market and private use

Per packet 10 cents, oz. So cents; 2 oz. $tjo lb.
$2.30; lb. $S.oo.

CORN, Amber Cream.—A recently introduced va¬
riety of great merit. A strong, hardy grower, produc¬
ing large ears. Very tender and sweet. The color after
maturity is a beautiful amber. One of the most produc¬
tive varieties grown.

Per packet jo cents ; X pint 13 rents . pint 25 cents ;
quart 40 cents: 4 quarts $ / .30; bushel $$.00.

CORN, Early Boynton Sweet, or Sugar. _ We

introduced this variety five years ago, and after repeat-
*d trials and tests with other early varieties, we firmly 1

believe this is the earliest vari¬
ety of sweet com in existence.

The ears are small, rather
pointed, and when mature, the
kernels are much shrivelled. It
is of course intended only for
first early, and as a week’s time
makes a great difference in the
profits of a market gardener,
this vririet}’ will be found val¬
uable.

Per packet 10 cents; X pint
13 cents; pint 20 cents; quart
23 cents; 4 quarts 73 cents;
bushel $3.00.

CORN, Black Mexican
Sweet.— Unlike any other va¬
riety of sweet corn, the kernels
of this sort are a bluish black
when fully ripe , but scarcely’
noticeable when green. It is
early, and produces good sized
ears with well filled kernels,
which are sweet, tender and
delicious. For table use and
the home garden, we consider
this variety particularly desira¬
ble on account of its delicious
quality.

Per packet 10 cents; X pint
13 cents; pint 20 cents; quart
23 cents; 4 quarts 73 cents;
bushel $3.00.

CORN,Marblehead Early
Sweet.—A very early variety,
second only to our Early Boyn- Bl’k M
ton. The shape and size of the cob are almost identical
with the Early' Red Naragansett. Will be found a very
satisfactory variety, and will be highly esteemed for its
many good qualities.

Per packet 10 cents ; X pint 13 cents ; pint 20 cents ;
quart 23 cents; 4 quarts 73 tents; bushel $3.00.

CORN, Chester County Mammoth. — When gen¬
uine seed of the variety' is planted on good soil, the
yield, under good cultivation, is from 100 to 125 bushels
of shelled corn per acre. Ears are large and well formed,
each having from fourteen to twenty-four rows of long
kernels of a deep, bright yellow color. It is not a hard
flint corn, but very' sweet and nutritious, yielding a large
amount of excellent fodder. It is a sure cropper, and
hardy', but should not be grown in the extreme north
where the season is not long enough to mature it. It is
undoubtedly one of the best yellow field corns, and we
think one trial will convince any farmer of its merits.

Per packet 10 cents; X pint 13 cents; pint 20 cents;
quart 23 cents; 4 quarts 73 cents; bushel $3 .30.

CORN, Blunt’s Prolific.—This is a twelve rowed,
white flint variety, with short, well shaj>ed ears, and
small cobs. The stalks average eight to ten feet high,
and bear from three to eight ears each. The ori. inator,
bv sc : ntific se’ection and careful cultivation, has so im¬
prove^ the variety, by' increasing the number of ears to
each stalk, that it is now one of the most prolific sorts.
It makes a superior quality cf purr white i • a!, and
though it cannot be grown succesisfullv in the extreme
north, in every other locality it will be found a valuable
acquisition.

Per packet JO cents ; X pint /q cents ; pint 20 cents ;
quart 23 cents; 4 quarts 73 cents; bushel $3. jo.

CORN, Lackawaxen. — A new variety of field
corn. It completes its growth in ninety-five days y
and has yielded one hundred and forty-seven bushels

D. M. FERRY & CO’S

160

shelled corn per acre. The following is from the His¬
torical Register of the Paris Exposition, 1878 : 44 The

new field corn named Lackaivaxen , was awarded a
special prize gold medal for being the largest variety
both in length of ear and size of grain , of any vari¬
ety exhibited by any nation."

Per packet 10 cents , pint 15 cents; quart 20 cents ;
f quarts bo cents; bushel $3.00.

CORN, Compton’s Early.—Stalks about ten feet
nigh ; cars bright yellow, ten to twelve inches long, often
two on a stalk. It has matured in seventy-six days from
planting, and yielded one hundred and eighty-one
bushels shelled corn per acre. A case of cars was
placed on exhibition at the Centennial, and a field was
entered for the premiums offered by Mr. Conrad Wilson,
of New York, and two prizes awarded it.

Per packet 10 cents: pint 15 cents; quart 20 cents; 4
quarts bo cents, bushel $3.00.

On all corn , 13 cents per pint.30ccnts per quart must
be added to prepay postage or express charges

LETTUCE, Green Fringed.—An exceedingly or¬
namental variety for table use, the edges being beauti¬
fully fringed and crimped. The inside of the leaves are
white, the edges a delicate shade of green. The leaves
are not quite so tender as those of some varieties, but
they are fit for use nearly the entire season, and their
ornamental appearance makes this sort especially de¬
sirable for table decoration.

Per packet 10 cents . oz. 30 cents; 2 oz. S3 cts: % lb.
$1.30; lb. $5.00.

Green Fringed.

LETTUCE, Ferry’s Early Prize Head.— The
best lettuce ever introduced. It forms a mammoth
head slightly tinged with
brown, and remains tender and
■crisp throughout the season ;
is prompt to head, but slow
to run up to seed ; of deli¬
cious flavor, and very hardy.

<Sec cut on page 40.)

Per packet 3 cents : oz. 23
■cents ; 2 oz 40 cents; % lb. 73
cents: lb. S2.30

MELON, MUSK, Bay
View. — The largest , most
Prolific , best flavored and
finest musk melon in < ultiva-
tion. In quality and flavor,
the Pay View excels all other
varieties of cantcloupes. The
flesh is very deep, of a rich
green color, granular, juicy,
and peculiarly luscious and
sweet With ordinary culti¬
vation it will grow from 10 to
15 pounds in weight, with a
length of from x6 to x8 inches.

Bay View.

As a market melon, wherever introduced it sells at extra
prices, on account of its beauty, large size and fine quali¬
ty. It can be picked quite green, will ripen up finely, and
carry safely for a long distance.

Per packet 10 cents; oz. 23 cents; 2 oz. 40 cents; lb.
73 cents; lb. S2.30.

MELON, MUSK, Surprise. — This new melon has
a thin, cream colored skin which is thickly netted The
flesh is of a deep
salmon color, very
thick, and of deli¬
cious quality’. The
melon is round and
about the same size
as the Nutmeg,
quite as prolific,and
somewhat earlier.

The exquisite fla¬
vor of this melon
has made it a fa¬
vor i t e wherever ,

our trial grounds the past season it ranked among the
very choicest kinds. Our stock is saved from selected
melons, and can be relied upon.

Per packet 10 cents; oz. 13 cents; 2 oz. 23 cents; %
lb. 40 cents; lb. Si.30.

MELON, WATER, Cuban Queen.—A very
1 handsome appearing melon, growing to enormous size.

I The flesh is bright red, very sweet, solid and luscious.

1 In size, they are without rivals, some attaining the ex-

Cuban Queen.

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE.

167

traordinary weight of from 75 to 80 pounds. The rind
is extremely thin, being not over half an inch thick ;
nevertheless they are so solid and keep so well that they
are one of the best melons to ship. In productiveness,
they are unequalCd. Excelling in so many points, they
are a most profitable me ton to raise.

Per pkl. ij 1, v— Ooc. 2 c. v 1 .OO; % id.Si.yj; id.S6.OO.

D. !*1 rc r ry &. Co s Peerless

MELON, WATER, D. M. Ferry & Co s Peer¬
less. —This melon, originated and introduced by our¬
selves several years a.;o, has steadily increased in public
favor till now it is well and favorably known in all parts
of the country, it is unquestionably the dest water
factor, in cuitivation. Of medium size , light mottled
green . flesh, bright scarlet , solid to the center , crisp,
melting, and sweet as honey.

Per packet 3 cents: oz. JJ cents; 2 oz. 25 cents; lb
40 cents; lb. St.30.

PEAS, Bliss' American Wonder. — A highly im¬

proved variety, recently introduced; one of the finest pea*,
yet produced ♦ very prolific : excellent flavor ; one of the
earliest varieties to mature. In all respects unexcelled,
even if equaled. We cannot too highly reccommend this
variety. Anticipating a large demand for it, we have
taken particular pains in raising our stock, and know
that it is unsurpassed by any.

Per packet 10 cents; pint 40 cents; pint 60 cents;
quart St.00: 4 quarts Sj-JO

PEAS, Carter’s Little Wonder.—A new variety,
from England, well entitled to its name. Little Wonder

It is a sweet, wrinkled pea, very early and of delicious
flavor. Cannot fail to become a favorite when intro*
duced. Height 20 to 24 inohes.

Per packet to cents ; >* pint JO cents ; pint 30 cents.
quart 73 cents.

Ferry’s First and Be c t

PEAS, Ferry's First and Best, m this variety
I we think we have what will suit the most critical
market gardener. We have been experimenting for
years, with a view of obtaining the earliest variety, and
one that would ripen all its pods within a very flew
days, so that the gardener could clear off the ground
and plant another crop after having had the full advant¬
age of the high price for the first peas coming into mar¬
ket. This is the selection of the earliest ripening for
a series of years, and is recommended with the greatest
confidence as being unsurpassed for earliness and even¬
ness of ripening, desirable qualities for a market variety.
About forty-five days from planting is the average time
for ripening the whole crop.

Per packet 10 cents ; K pint 20 cents ; pint 30 cents ;
quart 30 cents; 4 quat ts Si. 73: bushel Sq oo.

PEAS, Premium Gem. — A new and valuable vari¬
ety, growing about fifteen inches high, and as it is ready
for use in forty-five days from sowing, is probably the
earliest of the dwarf, green, wrinkled varieties. The
pods are very long, of a dark, glossy green color; vines
more robust than Little Gem ; peas of very fine quality.
The most remarkable characteristic is its wonderful
prolificness, as many as twelve pods often appearing on
a single stem.

Per packet jo cents ; K pint 20 cents ; pint 30 cents ;
quart 30 cents; 4 quarts S / .73; bushel S9.OO.

15 cents per, pint 30 cents per quart must be added
to all peas, to prepay postage or express charges

RADISH, Early Round Deep Scarlet. —A valu¬
able improvement on the ordinary Scarlet Turnip Rad¬
ish, and will be fouixl to be very useful for market gar¬
den purposes. The color of the skin is very dark red
so much deeper than the common scarlet as to attract
attention. The flesh is white, crispy, and it has a very
small top. Last season, in New York market, it brought

Extract from the Vicksburgn, Miss, Daily Commercial, under date of June 9th, 1881.

A. WONDER XXT O^T CULTURE.

Early last spring Mr. James G. Ferguson, one of tne most practical, prosperous and progressive
farmeis of Mississippi, and whose well tilled and thorougly appointed farm gladdens the heart of the
husbandman with its generous and bounteous yield, just beyond the limits of this city, had his attention
called to'the following extract from the catalogue of D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit , Mich.

Russian Whit* Oat*. -This new variety of oats has already been tested in nearly all portions of the
country, from Maine to California, and the reports from almost all States in the Union art* unanimous
in its commendation as the heaviest yielder in cultivation. One hundred and fifty-seven pounds of
clean oats were harvested from a single ounce of seed last season. In nine tenths of the reports the
yield exceeded five hundred fold increase.

Being one of those live, wide-awake, men, who never allows an opportunity of profit or improve¬
ment in stock-raising or farming to pass him without giving it a fair and intelligent trial, he at once
dispatched an order for t wo bushels, through Messrs. C. C. Reynolds & < 'o.

The seed came in due time, and on the twenty-third of March were harrowed broadcast on two
acres of ordinary upland. They came up well, notwithstanding the drougth, grew most luxuriantly'
and seemed to revel with delight in the cold snaps of April. Yesterday the Commercial Office was
favored by a visit from Mr Ferguson, who bore with him a bunch of his Russian end also a bunch of
common red oats, produced under equally as favorable circumstances, from the character of soil
The contrast Is too great to elicit comparison. While the red oats are as good as can generally be
found on even our best lands, the Russian excels anything of the oat production we ever saw before.
They even surpass the description given above which Mr. Ferguson assures us. is literally true in every
particular. The stalks are large and strong, six feet high, with blades two feet In length, and measur¬
ing nearly one inch wide. The heads are from twenty to twenty-four inches in lengt h aud very heavy #
one weighing as much as one dozen of any other variety. These are literal facts, as the specimens now
hi this office most amply verify.

There also appears in a subsequent issue of the same paper, the following:

Church Hmn, Jefferson Co., Miss., July 2, 1£R1«

Editor Commercial.-

In the Commercial of the 13th of June there appeared an article captioned, ** A Wonder in Oat
Culture,” which has attracted the notice of many farmers in this community ; and so great are some
of the wonders therein enumerated that not a few are disposed to doubt the accuracy of. your state¬
ment. But if only one-half of what is claimed for the variety of oats of which you speak be true, it
will, in my opinion, prove invaluable to the farmers of this section where the corn crop is such an
uncertain one. And since 1 cannot avail myself of Mr. Ferguson's invitation to visit his farm to tool
at his field of oats, and wishing to know more about them 1 write to ask that you will be kind enough
to give me the address of Mr. Ferguson (referred to in your article) that I may make some inquiry of
him for the benefit of myself anl neighbors. Hoping that you will not deem my request too trouble¬
some to give it attention, I am Very Respectfully, CARDLE

We can assure Mr. McCardle and all others like him interested in oat culture, that our account
of the Russian variety of oats is a fact, and fell short of the mark instead of overreaching it. We have
called Mr. Ferguson's attention to this communication, and as he has dozens of others of similar im¬
port. He requests us to slate that as he only planted two bushels of seed on two acres, he will have
none for sale this year as he has already promised to part with more than he well can spare. Having
not yet threshed the product of the two bushels he planted, he cannot stale in exactfigures the amount
yielded, but is fully confident that the two acres will thresh out from eighty to one hundred bushels.
The land on which the oats were sown was ordinary hill land, and not very rich at that. Mr. Ferguson
is not given to exaggeration nor enthusiasm on experimental methods of farming. He his one of the
best and most reliable farmers in Mississippi, and is doing much towards the advancement of our
agricultural interests by his experiments in both grain and stock. He obtained his seed from Messrs.
D. M. Ferry <&. Co., Detroit, Michigan. He will however take pleasure in answering all inquiries on
such matters. His address is J. G. Ferguson, Vicksburg, Miss.

TESTIMOKT I-A-Xj S.

D. M. SWARTZ, Progress, Dauphin Co., Pa., writes as follows* The Russian White Oats are the
best oats I ever saw The 3 pounds you sent me I planted on very rich soil, and they come up very
nice and green, while tlie others had a white color. In sowing, I planted on a weedy piece of land,
ami in the latter part of July a storm put back the weeds, yet tne oats still stood. They grew to a
height of over 5 reet, are free from rust , and will withstand storms when .other varieties are wholly
destroyed.

DAVID MOHELL. of Evergreen. Jefferson Co.. Col., says: In reference to the Russian White
Oats , they are 75 per cent, ahead of other varieties of oats. They are I think the best variety for this
country. They yield well, ripen early, aud the stalks are bo strong and thick that they resist the
effects of the strong winds so prevalent her*.

*X , DE3S , X’I3ivi:03Sri^.X J S.

HEN'RV W. KUHN, Mt. Storm, Grant Co., W. Va. writes* The Russian White Oats are far better
than any other kind in this part of the country. My oats wdghed 41 lbs. to the measured bu, lam
highly pieasea with them, ana shall sow all I have next, spring.

A. S KJSSLING, Lower Heidelburg, Burks Co., Pa., writes* I bought one pound of Russian White
Oats from you this spring, and that pound produced 1 bu., and I know that if we had more favorable
veather they would have produced 3 bu. They grew to a height of over 5 ft., had heads 15 to 20 in.
long and soine of these heads contained 200 kernels

H. N. MERRITT, Pactola, Pennington Co.. Oak., writes: I sowed 3 lbs. and threshed out 200 lbs.
They are not troubled 'with rust, and are very hardy. They arc very prolific, one head haying yielded
206 grains.

J. W. BURKE, Booneville, Logan Co., Ark., writes: I ordered 3 lbs. of your Russian White Oofs.
and when the package arrived, it had been broken and there was only about one gill left; I planted
this however, and was surprised to Arid that this small quantity had yielded me over bushel . Tkese
oats are very strong and hardy, and are perfectly free from rust. In my estimation, they are very de¬
sirable for our southern climate.

Mr. N. H. DAWSON, of Consville, Henry Co., Mo., thinks that the Russian White Oafs come up to
all that is claimed for them; he further saj's: My oats were sown the 5th of May, and ripened sooner
than common white oats sown 30 days before. They are very hardy entirely free from rvst, and very
prolific ; I planted only 3 pounds and harvested over 6 bushels.

S. R. PERRY, Hadley's Mills, Chatham Co., Pa,, writes as follovs: I sowed 8 ounces and realized
over 200 oun es ; I did not sow them until the 20th of March, and if they had not had such a dry season,
would certainly have yielded five times as much as they did.

JOSIAH BOWEN, of Dighton, Bristol Co., Mass., sowed one pound of Russian White Oats . and
harvested over 200 pounds; he says that under ordinary cultivation they will yield over 100 bushels to

the acre .

S. E. EWING, Lake View, Norhoe Co., Nev., writes: There is nothing in the oat line that will in
any way compare with the Russian White. This variety is very prolific, /tardy , and rust proof \ three
things that are absolutely essential to good oats; as a proof or their prolificness, I wish to say that
from 3 pounds of seed sown, I realized over 116 pounds .

TABULATED STATEMENT,

We sent every customer, who, during the past season was a purchaser of the Russian White Oats .
a circular asking the following questions, and we are pleased to state that 99 per cent, of those return¬
ed to us are answered about as follows:

What quantity did you sow ? |

What quantity did they produce ? f

Were they troubled tvith rust ? J-

Do you consider them hardy ? y

Under ordinary cultivation, how many bushels#
would you say they would produce to the acre? J

How did they yield as compared with other vari- )
eties of oats ? \

How were you pleased with them generally ? J-

The answers to these questions showed from 50
to 300 fold increase.

44 No,” invariably.

** Yes,” invariably.

The answers to this question was from 50 to 200
bushels, according to locality.

The replies to this were from 50 to 100 per cent,
better.

•‘Well pleased,” invariably.

DIItECTIONS.

The Russian White Oats should be sown the same as ordinary oats, about 2>£ bu, to the acre. They
should be sown very early in the spring.

N. B.—While we only recommend them for early spring sowing, some of our customers in the
south , inform us that they have sown them in the fall with very good success.

Pl^ICE LIST.

1 pound, by mail, prepaid . 50

3 “ “ “ . 1.00

1-2 bushel (10 lbs.) by freight or express, not prepaid. 1.25

1 “ (32 lbs.) “ “ " . 2.00

lO or over “ “ M .$1.75 per bu.

lOO “ “ “ “ " . 1.05 per bu.

Bags to ship in 25c. each extra. All orders for >£ bushel and upwards require a bag. In filling
lai'ge orders we can put 2^4 to 3 bushels in a bag. When ordering please state explicitly how you de¬
sire them shipped, whether by freight or express; when the order does not so state, we will use our own
judgment. As the railroad companies do not bill goods at less than 100 lbs., three bushels by freight
will go as cheaply as one bushel. You can remit money by New York or Chicago Draft, P. O. Money
Ol der, or by registered letter.

Positively no goods sent C. O, D„

£ Address D« M. FEERY & CO., Detroit, Mich.

P. ROBISON, Oentervflle, Fairfax Ocx, Va, writes as follows: The Russian White Oafs are V
wits" for this country. I planted mine on an ordinary piece of cultivated land and their yield wt
enormous. Thev ^rew to a height of 4 feet, having heads 18 inchee long, 25 sjyears of oats toere pr*
duced from one kernel.

L. G. STAND A RD, Carthage, Jefferson Ox, N. Y., writes: I sowed 8 lbs. and harvested 0 bushel.
They are very haruy, entirely rust proof, and wonderfully prolific. One grain produced 11 stalks , or L
grains, and I thin?: if I were to take 1 busheJL sow it in drills and cultivate same as corn I would easil
realize 1000 bushels.

MR. C. S. BOTHERMEL, East Berkley, Berks Co.. Pa., sowed only 10 ounces and was surprised v
find a 3 *ield of 1650 ounces. He says: They will yield 8 time* as much as other varieties, and produr
under ordinary cultivation 100 bushels to tice acre.

A. A. DAVIS. Unity. Sullivan Ox, N. H.. writes: I sowed my oats very thin, the stalks produce
were tall and thick, having heads 1>£ foot long. The Russian White Oats are haidy, rust proof
to a height c° 5 feet, and weigh 35 pounds to the measured bushel.

REV. A. R. REILEY, New Freedom, York Oo., Pa., planted 3 lbs. and realized 6 bushels, v.eighin;
37 lbs to the bushel. My oats suffered greatly from the drought and had very little attention, .vet the>
yielded 90 bushels fo the acre. With such results it is safe to say that under ordinary cultivation they
would yield from 110 to 125 bushels to the acre.

MR. B. DARROW, Forest Port, Oneida Co , N. Y., writes : I sowed 36 lbs. and in spite of tlx
severe drouth they yielded 2764 lbs. or about three times as much as the common oats. They are per
fectly hardy and had -no rust. The heads are large and vreil filled, and I t h i nk the Russian W/iite Oats
very desirable acquisition to every farmer.

P. BALLARD, Cedar Springs, Kent Oo., Mich., writes : They are more hardy and stand th-
drought better than any other variety. They yield about three times as much and are in every wav
superior to the common oats.

T. LIN GOTSH ALL; Mifflinburg, Union Oo., Pa,, says: I planted 13 lbs. and harvested 6>£ bushels
They are very hai'dy, absolutely rust proofs and are in every respect superior to other oats. 1 thin!
every farmer in the United States should nave these Russian White Oats. lie also says: Far-mers try
them, and you will say that the money paid out was not thrown away

N. B. GO WIN, Freedom, Waldo Co., Me., writes: The season was very unfavorable, being wet
cold, and backward; yet with all these disaa vantages the Jiussian White Oats grew tail and tilled up-
well . They are very hardy and produce three or four times as much as any other variety. They ar^
proof against rusty have very heavy heads, and are in every way desirable.

THOMAS GRIFFITH. Clinton, Ohio Oo., W. Va.. says: I sowed 1 lb. and harvested over bu
They are not troubled with rust, are perfectly hardy, and I consider them -worth their -weight in gold.

J. CAVERNO, Strafford, Strafford Oo., N. H., writes: From 1 lb. of oats sown I harvested 70 Ins
I am very well pleased with them, they are very hardy and are not troubled with rust. These oat-
under ordinary cultivation will produce 150 bu. to Vie acre. 1 sowed my oats the same time I did my
wheat, giving them a fair chance — nothing more, and the resultjwas wonderful; they produced hea sr>
straws, with very long heads, large kernels and the prettiest grain I ever saw growing.

A W. THOMAS, War Eagle Mills. Benton Co., Ark., planted 3 lbs and realized 10 bu. He sa>

I planted my oats alongside of the White Dutch Oats, and the Russian White yielded just double th. /
quantity. I say they axe all that is claimed for them.

JOHN S. BROWN, Cedar Lane, Greene Oo., Tenn., writes: I would advise all farmei-s to try >4^
Russian White Oats. I esteem them above ail others.

ABE HERJE, of Ravenswood, Jackson Oo., W. Va., last spring sowed three pounds of Russia
Whi'e Oats , and from them threshed out two barrels of nice, large oats, and informs us that a secovr
crop sprung up from roots of the stubble, and will make another half crop, at least.

J. M. FERGUSON, St. Clair, Churchill Oo., Nev., writes: I received 65 lbs. of Russian White Gatr
from the 4 » ounces sown, They are rust proof and hardy , and will, with ordinary cultivation, yield 65
bu. to the acre. In this section of the country irrigation is practical, and had there been dangev. or
rust it would have shown itself, as the oats were flooded four times.

MRS. C. WOOD. Paskenta, Tehama Oo., Cal,, writes: I harvest over 2 bu. from 1 lb. of see/i.
I think under ordinary cultivation they will yield 75 to lOUbu. to the acre. They grew from 5 to 6 ft. i:
height, and blades from the ground up.

O. EOKERSLEY, Cove, Union Oo., Oregon: The Russian. White Oats have some excellent quali
ties. They areper/eetty hardy, free front rust, and have straw thick and strong enough to suppor*.
their heavy heads.

U. P. CLARK. Wallingford, Rutland Oo., Vt., writes as foOows: I very hesitatingly ordered of yo>-;
last spring 2 bu. of Russian White Oats , at what I thought a very high price, $2.50 per bu. I sowed,
them on an acre of rather ooor land, and have harvested this fall 71 bu. of very superior oats. The
straw is stronger than the common variety, consequently the heavy heads do not brea»c the straw,
should consider them cheaper seed if I were to pay $6.00 per bu. for them and 60 cts. per bu. for >
common.

HENRY BENDER, Miles City, Ouster Oo., Mont., writes: From the 30 lbs. I sowed I realized IA-1'J
lbs. They were free from rust , are very hardy , and I consider them “ the oats ’* for this country.

K. S. SKAGGS. Salema, Taylor Oo., Ky., writes; I sowed 1 lb. and threshed out over 80 lbs. Thev
are not troubled with rust, are very hardy , yield four times as m uch as any ether oats, and 1 tali-
pleasure in reoommendlng them to all.

RUSSIAN WHITE OATS.

Extract from the Vicksburgh, Miss, Daily Commercial, under date of June 9th, 1881.

■A. WOITIDEE. I IT OA.T CTJLTXjrtE,

Early last spring Mr. James G. Ferguson, one of tne most practical, prosperous and progressive
farmeis of Mississippi, and whose well tilled and thorougly appointed farm gladdens the heart of the
husbandman with its generous and bounteous yield, just beyond the limits of this city, had his attention
called to-the toilov7ing extract from the catalogue of D. AT. Ferry <£ CoDetroit , Mich.

Hxuisian Whit ' Oats. -This new variety of oats has already been tested in nearly all portions of the
country, from Maine to California, and the reports from almost all States in the Union are unanimous
in its commendation as the heaviest yielder in cultivation. One hundred and fifty-seven pounds of
clean oats were harvested from a single ounce of seed last season. In nine tenths of the reports the
yield exceeded five hundred fold increase.

The seed came in due time, and on the twenty-third of March were harrowed broadcast on two
acres of ordinary upland. They came up well, notwithstanding the drougth, grew most luxuriantly^
and seemed to revel with delight in the cold snaps of April. Yesterday the Commercial Office was
favored by a visit from Mr Ferguson, who bore with him a bunch of his Russian and also a bunch of
common red oats, produced under equally as favorable circumstances, from the character of soil.
The contrast Is too great to elicit comparison. While the red oats are as good as can generally be
found on even our best lands, the Russian excels anything of the oat production we ever saw before.
They even surpass the description given above which Mr. Ferguson assures us. is literally true in every
particular. The stalks are large and strong, six feet high, with blades two feet In length, and measur-
ing nearly one inch wide. The heads are from twenty to twenty’-four inches in lengt h and very heavv
one weighing as much as one dozen of any other variety. These are literal facts, as the specimens now
this office most amply verify.

There also appears in a subsequent issue of the same paper, the following:

Church Hill, Jefferson Co., Miss., July 2, 1881.

Editor Commercial .-

>nly one half of what is claimed for the variety of oats of which you speak he true it

uncertain 1 on < l P1,U A^S I r Ve i lnValU ? bIe V° tho farmers of this section where the corn crop is such’an
nt h i M i oV it ,™ I cannot avail myself of Mr. Ferguson's invitation to visit his farm to loo!
to S ™ ?£“»“?. 'J'w ln S 1x5 know more about them I write to ask that you will be kind enough
to give me the address of Mr. Ferguson (referred ro in your article) that 1 may make some inquiry of

aT Y- 1 «eighbors Hoping that you will not deem W requ^^rouTle
some to give it attention, I am Very Respectfully, 1

F. F. McCARDLE.

W e> can assure Mr. McCardle and all others like him interested in oat culture, that our account
°f the Russian variety of oats is a fact, and fell short of the mark instead of overreaching it. We have
called Mr. Fergusons attention to this communication, and as he has dozens of others of similar im¬
port. lie requests us to state that as he only planted two bushels of seed on two acres, he will have
none tor sale this year as he has already promised to part with more than he well can spare Having
not yet threshed the product of the two bushels he planted, he cannot state in exactflgures the amount
yielded, hut is fully confident that the two acres will thresh out from eighty to one hundred bushels.
1 be land on which the oats were sown was ordinary hill land, and not very rich at that. Mr. Ferguson
is not given to exaggeration nor enthusiasm on experimental methods of farming. He his one of the
best and most reliable farmers in Mississippi, and is doing much towards the advancement of our
agricultural interests by his experiments in both grain and stock. He obtained his seed from Messrs.

... cyt/ &Co.. Detroit\ Michigan. Ho will however take pleasure in answering all inquiries on
such matters. His address is J. G. Ferguson, Vicksburg, Miss.

TESTIMONIALS.

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effects of the stilus wiud4 so prev^entbe^L ^ 3taU£S <u ' 6 80 stron <f “d “ek that they resist the

PANSY. Extra Choice Mixed.

The f. ed of this popular flower which we offer as
extra choice mixed is, this season, of our own saving
from the very choicest named varieties. Our strain will
prove in range of color, size and beauty of flower unsur¬
passed by any hitherto offered. Seeds may be sown in
open ground in spring or summer, or in hot-bed early in
spring. The plants should always occupy a cool, partially
shaded situation, and the ground cannot be too rich ;
coolness and moistur arc necessary. Transplant when
an inch high. Seeds sown in July will blossom late in
a-*umn ; if sown in October, will bloom the following
spring.

Per packet 15 cents.

PYRETHRUM ROSEUM Insect Powder
Plant.

Practical entomologists have long been looking for
some effective, safe and cheap insecticide, und now tel!
us they have found it in the Persian Insect Pozodet.
This is the dried and powdered flower* the Pyreth-
rum Roscm, and is certain death to - am Lice, Flies,
Cabbage Worms, and nearly every form of insect life.
It is harmless to man, but when diluted with ten
times its bulk of flour, kills every cabbage worm or
other insect it touches. Hitherto the high cost of the
powder and the difficulty of seeming a pure and fresh
article has prevented its coining into general use, but
experiments made last season by Prof. Riley, of the
United States Entomological Commission and others,
showed that it can be grown successfully in ail of the
southern and many of the northern Stales,

Cultuke. - Sow in boxes of prepared soil, as early as
the season will permit, and transplant to sixteen inches
apart whenever the plants are large enough. The
young seedlings are sn.all and of slow growth, but the
older plants hardy and vigojous. The largest crop ot
flowers is produced the second season. They should bjf
gathered when in full bloom, dried carefully, and stored
in paper bags. Before using, the flowers should be
powdered as fine as possible.

Pet packet to cents, oz. $i.OO.

VERBENA.-Extra Choice Mixed.

For some years we have made a specialty 0/ growin
* vtra choice verbena seed and this year we offer seed < 1
our own growth fro.u named flowers which is the r_su ;
of careful selection of varieties posessing v<>bust habit ul
growth combined with greatest beauty of flower. This
seed will be satisfactory to the most discriminating lov¬
ers of flowers. Verbenas flower perfectly well from seeds
sown in spring. If started in the house, in pots, in winter,
they will be In bloom sooner, but if sown in opwi gxwrrtflT
in May, they will bloom in August.

Per puektd 20 cents.

New Large Ovoid Purple Top Yellow
Ruta Baga.

D. M. Ferry & Co's Improved Purple Top
Yellow Ruta Baga

RUTA BAGA, New Large Ovoid Purple Top
Swede.— This variety is the result of a long selection
of roots to obtain the highest perfection of weight,
quality, purity and permanence of type. In size, it is
mammoth, and is a very heavy cropper It resembles
closely D. M. Ferry & Co’s celebrated Improved Purple
Top Yellow Ruta Baga, except in shape and size, this
variety being longer and more oblong. When a large
Swede of superior quality is desired, we recommend
this varietv.

Per packet 5 cents; oz. 10 cents; 2 oz 1 5 cents; lb.
25 cents; lb. 75 cents.

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