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per oz. 

 Haage's White Cylindric. A new long white variety; very prolific bearer, and recom- 



mended as a most valuable acquisition. Per pkt., 25. 

 Haage's Striped Giant. One of the largest and longest varieties; green, with yellow 



stripes ; new and fine. Per pkt., 25. 

 Long Green Smootn. A very long-growing variety. Flesh greenish-white, firm, and 



crisp; flavor good. A German variety, twenty to twenty-four inches in length. 



Per pkt., 10 .......... .... 50 



Charlwood's Hidge. An English variety, highly recommended ; productive, and good fla- 



vored. Per pkt., 10. 

 Stockwood Ridge. A very productive black-spined variety, having three to four fruit, 



twelve to eighteen inches long, at each joint ; one of the best. Per pkt., 10 . .50 

 New-Jersey Hybrid. Very productive, and good average growth of fruit ; about twenty 



inches. Per pkt., 15 ............. 50 



Giant of Arnstadt. One of the very best, and of fine quality. Per pkt., 25. 



White Giant of Arnstadt. A new and beautiful snow-white variety, growing twenty to - 



twenty-four inches long. Per pkt., 25. 

 West-India Gherkins. Used only for pickles. Per pkt., 15 ....... 50 



English Gherkins. Fine for the table, or pickles. Per pkt., 10 ...... 50 



ENGLISH FRAME VARIETIES. 



per pkt. 



Berkshire Champion .............. 25 



Carter's Champion, selected ............. 25 



Cuthill's Black Spine .............. 25 



Cuthill's Highland Mary .............. 25 



Carter's White Spine .............. 25 



Manchester Prize ............... 25 



Minster Abbey ................ 25 



Lynch's Star of the West ............. 25 



Lynch's Conqueror of the West ............ 25 



Star of the West ............... 25 



Sion House Improved .............. 25 



Sir Colin Campbell ............... 25 



Surprise ...... ........... 25 



Stilwell's Matchless ............... 25 



Weedon's Surprise ... ............ 25 



Kenyon's Favorite ............... 25 



Walker's Rambler ......... ...... 25 



Napoleon III .................. 25 



Roman Emperor . . ............. 25 



General Grant (for forcing). A new and superb variety, either for exhibition or the table ; 

 perfect in form, solid and crisp, and of a most agreeable flavor. Many specimens 

 were grown the past season, averaging twenty-four to thirty inches in length ; suc- 



ceeds well in the open ground .......... " . 25 



(SOLANUM MELONGENA). 

 German, Cierpflanze. French, A ubergine. Spanish, Berengena. 



The Egg-Plant was introduced from Africa, and is called by some the Guinea Squash. It is 

 generally cultivated, and is becoming more so every year. They are cut into thin slices, and fried, 

 and have a taste very similar to oysters : others use them in stews and soups. 



CULTURE. Sow in hotbed very early in spring ; transplant, when two inches high, into a second 

 hotbed ; if that is not done, thin to four inches apart. Do not plant out till the weather becomes 

 settled and warm. Keep plants watered for a few days if hot when put out. Where hotbeds are not 

 convenient, a few plants can be started in flower-pots or boxes, and, when planted out, must have a 

 deep rich soil, and full exposure to the sun. Till and hoe same as for Cabbages. 



per oz. 



Early Long Purple. Earliest, hardy, and most productive; of superior quality. Per pkt., 10, 75 

 New-York Improved Purple. One of the largest and best varieties. Oval-shaped, of a 



dark-purple color ; fine flavored. Grown extensively for the market. Per pkt., 10 i.oo 

 White-fruited. Fruit milk-white, egg-shaped, varying from three to five inches in length, 



and from two and a half to three inches in diameter ; grown principally for ornament. 



Per pkt., 5 ............. ..... i.oo 



Scarlet-fruited. A highly ornamental variety. In general appearance, it resembles the 



common Egg- Plant ; but the fruit, which is about the size of a hen's egg, is of a 



most beautiful scarlet : principally cultivated for its peculiar, richly colored, and 



ornamental fruit, which makes a fine garnish. Per pkt., 10. 

 Gaudaloupe Striped. Fruit nearly ovoid; smaller than the large purple; skin white 



streaked, and variegated with red. Per pkt., 10. 

 Pekin New Black. A new variety, from Pekin, China, producing very remarkable, large, 



round fruit, weighing six to eight pounds each. Per pkt., 25. 



(CHICORIUM ENDIVIA). 

 German, Endivien. French, Chicore'e. Spanish, Endvia. 



The garden Endive is a native of Northern China, and has been cultivated in Europe the past 

 three centuries for a winter salad. The French are particularly fond of it, using it raw, pickled, 



