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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Jan. 



"Newark" Flat Diitcli. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.50. 



This is an improvfinent on the old .standard Flat Dutch, 

 and earlier. Pronounced by Brill "extra line." 



Excelsior Flat Dntcli. Oz. 15c; lb. $3.00. 



Pronounced by Brill the bkst late cabbage. During the 

 past season this lias given us the Hnest heads of large cab- 

 bage we have ever grown. 



Perfection Driimliead Savoy. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.50. 



The Savoy cabbage is handsome in appearance, and richer 

 and finer in quality, and stanjjs frost better, than any of 

 the other varieties. In taste it nearly approaches the cauli- 

 flower. 



liarge Red Drnmliead. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.50. 



This is a red cabbage for pickling. The bright red, by way 

 of contrast, will make a load or lot of cabbages attract at- 

 tention, and there is always more or less demand for red cab- 

 bage for pickles. Heads are very solid, and splendid keep- 

 ers. 



CARROTS. 

 Early Frencli Forcing. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.00. 



These are sni;ill, but very early, and often bring a good 

 price, because they are the first that make their appearance 

 in the market. Bunched up with early radishes, they are 

 very taking in appearance. 



Orange Danver^i, Half-Long. Oz. 5c; lb. 60c. 



Yields well, and is easy to dig. The best sort known. 



CAULIFLOWER. 

 Henderson^s Early Snowball. Raised by H. 

 A. March. Ji oz. 75c; oz. $3. .50. 



Nice specimens of early cauliflower often bring extravagant 

 prices, and it pays well to start them in the greenhouse, and 

 use hand-glasses to forward them before the hot weather 

 comes on. 



CELERY. 

 Henderson's White Pliune. Oz., 30.; lb., $3.50. 



We place this at the head of the list, and especially for ear- 

 ly celery. During the past season we had fine stalks on the 

 market in Jul.y, and it sold readily at 10c each. The seed 

 was started in the greenhouse about the middle of Jan- 

 uary. On account of its self-bleaching qualities it is better 

 fitted foi- early celery than any other. 



Golden Self- Blanching Celery. ]4, oz., 15 cts. ; 

 oz.. 50c;lb., $5.00. 



It is different from all others we have seen, in being not 

 only more dwarf— i. e., shorter, but it is also thicker; in 

 fact, the plant, when fully matured, is so thick and stumpy 

 as to create surprise. The variety is also excellent, and the 

 labor of banking up is not more than that of the White 

 Plume. It is rather an early celery, and should be used 

 soon after approaching maturity. 



Golden Dwarf. Oz. 1.5c; lb. $2.00. 



One of the standard sorts for a later crop. The golden tint 

 of the head stalks makes it a very handsome vegetable. 

 Boston Market. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.50. 



An old standard vaiiety in and around Boston, and raised 

 largely throughout the land. Never gets hollow and stringy. 



Incomparable Crimson. Oz. 30c; lb. $3.50. 



This seed was furnished us to try by Atlee Burpee, last year; 

 and our verdict is, that it is not only the hardiest and best 



grower among the whole celery family, but, when properly 

 leached by being put away for winter, it has given us the 

 finest and most delicious anil crisp celei-y we ever tasted. Al- 

 though it is .a red celery when growing, when fully bleached 

 there is hardly a trace of the pink color, but it is a beautiful 

 creamy white. We place it ,at the head of every thing else for 

 a late winter celery. 



CORN (FOR TABLE USE). 

 Cory's Extra Early. 



Corey's corn has not only proved to be the earliest by 

 ten days or two weeks, but the ears are surprisingly large 

 and fine; and the quality, if cooked at once, as soon as 

 picked, is almost equal to any sweet corn we have. It is 

 quite an acquisition. 



Ford's Early Sw^eet. 



Excellent in quality, and exceedingly early. 



Late Maniniolli Sugar. 



This is excellent in quality, and gives ears of mammoth 

 size, and is a wonderful yielder. Besides this, our strain is 

 the SWEETEST sweet corn we have ever grown, and we have 

 tested all the novelties that have been recommended. Our 

 trade has been very large in this kind of corn for eight or 

 ten years past. 



Corn we sell at 5 cents for a half -pint package; but 

 at this price purchasers must pay me postage, which 

 is 3 cents for each half-pint. If wanted in larger 

 quantities the price will be $1.00 per peck, or $3.50 per 

 bushel. 



Corn Salad. Oz. 5c; lb. 60c. 



Sometimes called Lamb's Lettuce. It is to me a most de- 

 licious salad, something like lettuce, but having a peculiar 

 rich flavor suggestive of cowslips and spring. It is very 

 hardy, and will often stand out all winter. It does splendid- 

 ly in greenhouses and cold-frames ; is not attacked by the 



GREEN FLY. 



CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS. 



Extra Curled. Oz. 5c; lb. .50c. 



CUCUMBER. 

 Early Frame. Oz. 5c; lb. .50c. 



The earliest cucumber. 



Ravcson's Improved Early \¥liite Spine. 



Oz. 3.5c; lb. $3.50. 



This is the kind he uses for raising in his greenhouse, and 

 the cucumbers bring 50 to 75 cents each, even where he raises 

 them by the thousands. Fine specimens are wonderfully 

 handsome and taking, and they sometimes grow to a great 

 size without getting yellow. 



Nlcliol's medium Green. Oz. 5c; lb. 60c. 



KOHLRABI. 

 White Vienna. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.25. 



This is a quick-growing vegetable, half way between tur- 

 nip and caboage. If the plants are started in the greenhouse, 

 the vegetable may be put on the market at the same time 

 with the very earliest cabbages; and where people once get 

 a taste of it, it is pretty sure to meet with a rapid sale at good 

 prices. 



LETTUCE. 

 Grand Rapids Lettuce, hi oz., 10c; ounce, 3oc; 

 pound, $4.50. 



This is a new variety, developed in the vicinity of Grand 

 Rapids, specially for greenhouse culture. It has been de- 

 veloped from the Black-seeded Simpson, by something 

 like fifteen years of careful selection. It is superior and 

 beautiful in appearance, a strong grower, very tender and 

 crisp, and, so far as known, free from rot, and will keep 

 from wilting longer while exposed for sale than any other 

 variety known. At least fifty large greenhouses are now en- 

 gaged in raising this kind of lettuce for market, in the neigh- 

 borhood of Grand Rapids, Mich. For further particulars, see 

 our new book, "What to Do," etc. 



Boston Market. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.35. 



The best variety of head lettuce for greenhouse culture, 

 as the heads are small, but compact and handsome. 



Landreth's Forcing. Oz. 15c; lb. $3.50. 



Excellent for hotbeds and cold-frames; exceedingly early. 

 The heads are smaller th,in Boston Market. 



Henderson's New York. Oz. 15c; lb. $3.00. 



We consider this the best head lettuce for outdoor culture 

 known. Even the chickens have discovered that it is of 

 superior quality. They will run over our beds and pick out 

 every head of New York lettuce, without paying any atten- 

 tion to any other kind. 



Hanson. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.00. 



An old standard variety, producing heads that sometimes 

 weigh as much as 2 lbs. 



MELONS, MUSK. 

 Extra Early Citron. Oz. 10c; lb. $1.00. 

 Always profitable because of its extreme earliness. 



Casaba, or Persian Muskmelon. Oz. 5 cts.; 



lb. 60c. 

 A standard large variety. 



Montreal Nutmeg. Oz. 5c; lb. 60c. 



Large size, beautiful looking, very small cavity for seeds, 

 and one of the very best. 

 Pine Apple. Oz. 5c; lb. 60. 



Excellent in quality, and only medium in size. 

 Banana. Oz. 5c; lb. 75c. 



I consider this one of the best muskmelons it has been my 

 fortune to taste. They are long like a rail, or like a banana, 

 if you choose; but the color is strikingly like a banana, and 

 what is more wonderful still, it has an odor also like the 

 banana. 



MELONS, WATER. 



Phinney's Early. Oz. 5c; lb. 60. 



The quality is very good, but the size is not very large. 



Landretli's Boss. Oz. 5c; lb. 60. 



A melon that seems to combine more of the good qualities 

 for a large late wateiraelon than any other. 



ONION. 

 Mammoth Silver King Onion. Pkt., .50; oz., 



20c; lb., $2.50. 



We first procured this seed from William Henry Maule. 

 To get the onions early, the seeds .are started in a box in a 

 greenhouse. When about two inches high they are planted 

 out as you would plant out cabbage or celery. During Aug- 

 ust and September we have onions larger than any in our 

 locality; and as we sell them by the pound, many of them 

 bring 10 cts. each. We regard them as an acquisition. 



Extra Early Red. Oz. 1.5c; lb. $3.00. 



Medium size, red, .and an excellent keeper. 



Silverskin, or White Portugal. Oz. 35c; lb. 



$3.50. 



A standard variety for pickles, or for handsome bunch 

 onions. Better flavored than the dark-skinned. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. Oz. 15c; lb. $1.75; 5 

 lbs.. $1.50 per lb. ; 10 lbs., $1 40. 



A st.andard yellow variety. The best of all to grow from 

 seed. It makes a wonderful difference, however, how the 

 seed is grown. Some strains will give nearly double the crop 

 that others will. Our seed for this year was grown by a near 

 neighbor, the father of W.J.Green of the Experiment Sta- 

 tion, Columbus, Ohio. 



White Victoria* For the present, only in 5-cent 

 packages. 



We regard it as an acquisition for bunch onions, from the 

 fact that the bulbs, when grown in muck, are of a pearly 

 whiteness, and need no peeling at all. If sown tolerably thick, 

 you can pull them by the handfuls. Tie a string around them, 

 swish them in a bucket of water, and they are ready for mar- 

 ket. If sown early , we get 5 cts. for a )<J-lb. bunch. 



