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called "Improved," or in some way designated, 

 and let the iniijrover have the credit, liut we want 

 short names, and honest names, and 1 ht)i)e the time 

 may come when we shall have them. 

 Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 4. W. J. Green. 



After reading the above I wrote immedi- 

 ately to friend Green, saying that I would 

 gladly pay him for the time and troul)le re- 

 quired to cross out and add in such garden 

 vegetables as he thought advisable. I also 

 desired him to direct me in regard to aspara- 

 gus, potatoes, and a few other things omitted 

 in our list, as given on pages four and live, 

 issue for Jan. 1. The following comprises 

 all the additions he has thought fit to make. 

 The only things he has crossed out from the 

 list as 1 gave it is the long blood beet, the 

 Stone-mason cabbage, and the Trophy to- 

 mato. He does not mean to say by this 

 that the above are not good, but that we 

 have others so much better he thinks it ad- 

 visable to drop them out. The additions 

 are made as follows : 



ASPARAGUS, 

 t'oiiover's Colossal. Oz. 5c; lb. ,50c. 



These are said to be improvements upon this variety, but 

 they have not been fully tested. No one will lose any thing 

 by planting this old standard. 



BEANS. 

 \%'lilte Marrowfat. Pt. 10c; pk. $1.00. 



One of the best to tise shelled, when Rreen or ripe. 



BEETS. 

 Lane's Inipro'ved. Oz. 5c; lb. 40c. 



The liest variety foi stoik-tVeding. It showed a larger per 

 cent of sugar at the Experiment Station than an.y other an- 

 alyzed. 



Long; Ked Itlansjel. Oz. 5c; lb. 30c. 



Yields well, but not so sweet as the above. 



CABBAGE. 



liOulKvllle Driimliead. Oz. ].')c; lb. «;2,00 



One of the most uniform and s\irest-heading sorts tried at 

 the Ohio Experiment Station. It is a little later than Flat 

 Dutcli, henee may be planted later; .iust the kind to plant 

 after early crops." 



CARROTS. 

 Orange Danvers, Hall'-liong. Oz. .5c; lb. 60c. 



Yields well, and is easv to dig. The best sort known, by all 

 odds. 



CORN (FOR TABLE USE). 



liivingston's Evergreen. \k pt. 5c; pk. $1.00. 



Earlier than the Jlammoth. Excellent as a market varie- 

 ty, also for drying and for home use, 



ONION. 

 Yellow Danvers. Oz. 20c; lb. #2..50. 



A standard yellow variety. The best of all to grow from 

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

 seed is grow n. Some strains will give nearly double the crop 

 that other.s will. 



PEAS. 

 Landreth's Extra Early. 'A pt. 5c; pk. *1.50. 



We I'ousider this equal to any for the first peas of the sea- 

 son. The same as the First of All, First and Best, and other 

 extra eai lies. It yields its crop in a very short time. Not 

 equal in iiuality to the following: 



Marrowfat, '/a pt. .5c; pk. $1.00; bu. $3.50. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



>f the most desirable and ' 



vn late sorts. 



Box received; every thinff Is all rig'ht, perfectly 

 satisfactory. A part of the articles are already in 

 use. Wm. C. Pai.mkb. 



Old Chatham, N. Y^ 



The section honey I ordered of you some time ago, 

 received injirood order; no leakage and no breakage. 



Wm. Bitzer. 

 Fulton Station, W. Va., Nov. 29, 1886. 



POTATOES. 

 Early Ohio. Per peck, .50c, or $1.25 per bushel. 



The Experiment Station, Columbus, O,. says there is noth- 

 ing earlier. 



Our whole <-rop of Early Ohio last season was sold at $2.40 a 

 bushel. Of course we could not otter the seed at the above 

 prices were in not that we procured our se.ed of a neighbor 

 who raises potatoes largely. 



Early Pearl. Per peck, 75c, or $2. .50 per bushel. 



The Experimental Station finds this about as early as the 

 Early dliio, and perhaps yields a little better. 



Lee's Favorite. Per peck, 50c, $1,25 per bushel. 



This is a few davs later than the foregoing, but yields a 

 little better still," 



Empire State. Per peck, 40c, $1.25 per bushel. 



This, the Experiment Station considers as good a late or 

 medium late potato as any before the public. They decide 

 that the above four varieties are the cream of the list. 



Gleanings has become a household fixture. 

 The A B C is our best counselor. The " Home of 

 the Honey-Bees " is that Mecca to which one longs 

 to make a pilgrimage. L. F. Stoddard, M. D. 



Kamsay, 111. 



Accept my thanks for the favors you have shown 

 me during this year. Your goods were satislactory 

 in everv respect, and all arrived without the slight- 

 est injiirv. W. T. Horton. 



Continence, Pa., Nov. 24, 1886. 



THAT WATERBURY RUNS UP TO A MINUTE. 



I have had dealings with you, and found you al- 

 ways to deal on the square. The Waterbury you 

 sent me runs just as you said it would, up to a 

 minute— the best timepiece I ever had. 



Pleasant Mound, lU W. G. Hayen. 



The honey arrived all right. I have sold nearly 

 $8.00 worth of it, clover honey, at 15 and 16?;$ cts; 

 basswood, at 12>2 and 14. Plenty of California honey 

 in town at 10, section boxes at 13, for sale. The 

 " Little Detective " is a gem. D. Howard. 



Dover, Del., Dec. 10. 1886. 



"BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS." 



I want Gleanings and the British Bee Jom-nal 

 another year, sure. Gleanings I should want, 

 even if I took no interest in bees. I don't wish or 

 intend to flatter, but your labors in Gleanings for 

 the benefit of the world generally are appreciated 

 by myself, and have been the means of leading me 

 to coiisider the hereafter as nothing else has done. 

 You may not feel that you are getting an immedi- 

 ate reward for your work, but it is " bread cast up- 

 on the waters," and it will surely return. You will 

 find in your crown of glory many stars that in this 

 world you will have no knowledge of. 



J. E. Pond, Jr. 



Foxboro, Norfolk Co., Mass., Dec. 10, 1886. 



HOW a woman can make use of our wheel- 

 barrow. 



Inclosed find $2.00 for goods mentioned below. 1 

 am ashamed for not letting you know how nicely 

 those goods were packed. They carried well, and we 

 were all so well pleased with them we could not find 

 fault if we tried to. We were pleased with every 

 thing, from the 10-cent wrench to the wheelbarrow. 

 That little wheelbarrow is a blessing to women. It 

 saves many steps. We use It in the house and out 

 of the house. I never knew before that a wheel- 

 barrow could be tnade to be so useful. Of course, 

 some would ask, " What could you do with it in the 

 house / " Try it in taking up carpets and what not; 

 in house-cleaning, etc. Try it in bringing vegeta- 

 bles from the garden. I think mine a very nice 

 piece of furniture when brought into the kitchen, 

 loaded with sweet corn, tomatoes, etc. With a little 

 care there need be no litter. I never allow the 

 chickens to roost on my wheelbarrow. It is too 

 good a friend. If it should get broken I should have 

 to have another right away. Mrs. Ann Scaife. 



Barboursville, Lycoming Co., Pa., Nov. 30, 1886. 



THE A B r of bee CULTURE. 



1 think I can claim, or rather begin to claim 

 brother on bee-keeping, after the success we have 

 had this summer. Wife and I are partners in bees 

 as well as in every thing on the farm. Only one 

 thing we do not agree on— I have had two A B C's 

 and sold them both in a short time after I got 

 them. Wife rebels, and says she is going to have 

 one herself, as we can not keep bees without it. I 

 had 9, spring count, all pretty good and strong. 

 We took off 12.50 lbs. of comb honey in Mb. sections, 

 and 200 lbs. of strained. We increased to 23; sold 5, 

 lost 1, and now have 17, packed away in chaff and 

 forest-leaves, on summer stands. I think we have 



