THE GEXESEE FAP.MER. 



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For Spring of IS6&, 



FINE IMPORTED FLOWER SEEDS 9 



For Sale by JAMES VICK, Hoclieste,, N. Y. 



r II.WK received during the present winter .from ^.F**™- 

 I reU Me growers ol England, France, and Germany, toe larg- 

 ^ t n flneftM of Flower and Vegetable Srasns eve* import- 

 ,dinio UN country, embracing all thai is old and valuable, as 



r ',,',• u,,-m n ;" packages, sold at a moderate price, and afford 

 he veri of ii wers in mfe wuntBy a rar,. opportunity to obtain 

 I e ■ v.,^ of Europe, as well as fee choices! ol us vege- 



LbirproduS A few ft the leading varieties are named be- 

 ;,„'. L 6 i Wl catalogue Mill be mantta to all applicants, 



' FLOWERS THAT BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON. 

 LsTEES.-Douhle Dwarf Pyramidal Boquet Flowered; Truf- ■ 

 feut's Peon > owered Perfection, In twelve colors, all mixed, or I 

 i llpr-u ■',,.,. ts: Imtoriq H e Pompone, or Daisy Aster; Nov 

 Crown"* Two Colored, one of the most descale, yet showy : 

 New Chrvsanfhemum Flowered. l 



5TOCKS-r«n tTeefe-New Largest Flowered Dwarf, twelve 

 colore mixed, or each color separate; Large Flowering Dwarf 

 Pyramidal; Wa!l-Flower-Leaved ; Branching German ; Autum- 

 mil Flowering; Emperor. , _ , 



BAT.S \MS — Double Oamelia Flowered, mixed colors'; Dwarf 

 t-am'elia Fi iwered Spotted; Rose Flowered, mixed colors, «fcc. 

 pm ox DTatTMMONDir.— Best Scarlet, Leopold!, Blue, with 

 while Eve Radowiraii, &c. all of the finest varieties and most 

 Bbowy colors, mixed in one package ... -separate as desired. 

 LA rfKSPUR.— Double Dwarf Kocket ; Hyacmth 1- lowered, and 



PORTTJLVCCU— White Striped with Rose; Yellow Striped; 



White Red. Yellow, ,&e., &c-, best mixed, &c. 

 ANTIRRHINUM.— Brilliant, Frefly, Papillonaceum, Dwarf 



Strip. -d, &c. mixed or separate. 

 PAN«IEd— of first qniditv, both English and German. 

 pONVt iLVULUd MINOR.— Double New, Splendons, New Dark, 



eONVOLVULUS MAJOR— Morning Glory— In every variety 

 of color, separate or mixed. 



also : 



CaUiopsis; Chinese Pinks; Dolichos Lablab; Nasturtium, in a 

 ,\,J. n varieties; Gillia; Petunia: Leptosiphon: EschoHzia; 

 SalhiglossU, tall and dwarf: Sensilive Plant ; Ice Plant; Cocks- 

 comb; Nemophilla; Marigolds; Zinnia Elegans; bweet Peas, 

 adozen colors: Marvel of Teru; Sweet Scabious, and almost 

 every Annual worthy of cultivation. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 

 I have every known variety of this interesting and beautiful 



class of flowers, now so popular for winter bouquets, worthy ol 



cultivation. , . , . .„„_ 



1IFI [CHRISUM.— One of the largest and most showy, in tour 

 varieti.-s. each of many colors. Monstrosum— Large and tine 

 mixpd c.ior< ■ i: .sen plenb; Red ; Double Dwarf, Ac. 



ACROGLINITTM-r-Roseum and Album, (pink and white,) most 

 ddicate and beautiful; ___ , 



&LOI5E AM \ R \N Pi! -Red.'Flesh Colored, Striped.VWhite, and 

 Yellow, in separate papers. 



XERANTHEMUM— Atba pi.; Cernlapl.; ('ompacta. and Purple. 



RHoDANlliE MANGLE8II, Polyacolymna Stuarti, etc. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



These, with fee Everlasting Flowers, form the best of Winter 

 Bouquets. Basfcetsyand other Winter Floral Ornaments. I have 

 twenty varieties. The following are some of the most desirable: 



Anlhoxanthurh Gracile, Brizn, Minima. Medium and Maxima; 

 Lamarkia aurea; Chloris Radiate; Elymus llystnx; Lagurus 

 Ovatus: Pennisetem Longistilum; Briza Geniculate. 



FLOWERS THAT BLOOM SECOND YEAR. 



HOLLYHOCK— Fine seed from best Double varieties, of Dwarf 

 habit. „ . 



PICOTEES and CARNATIONS— From the best Continental 

 grow -rs. 



SWEKT WILLIAM— Extra fine. 



AQCTLE'JIA— Finest Double varieties. 



Aconitum : Canterbury TVlls; Tielphinum, several beautiful vari- 

 eties; Digitalis; Everlasting Pea; Oriental Poppy ; jLobelia ; 

 Pcnslemon, and many other Herbaceous and Perennial Plants 



VEGETABLES. 

 CABBA'.E— Farly Winningstadt, Blood-Red Late, Large White 



Erfurt. Large-Headed Savoy. 

 KOHL RABI— Large Early Purple and Large White. 

 CELERY— Several best varieties. 

 CUCDMRKRS— Half a dozen best sorts. 

 LETTUCE— Xlalta Drumhead. Early Ezg, Largo Pale Green 



Asiatic, Large Princess, and Paris White Coss. 



ONIONS— S\r*sbiirgh, Bl 1 Reurl, Sulphur Yellow, silver Skin- 

 ned, Spanish, and Large Madeira. 



CARROTS— Long u-l Surrey, Large, WJute Qreen rop, and 

 Early French Short Horn, for table. 



TOM.ATOES^-Lester°s Perfected, Large Early ll-\. Yellow Egg- 



Shaped, and Red Egg-Shaped. 

 gQTJ \sil — All desirable Summer varieties, and the ttUDDara lor 



Ai.so-Ag''od"varietv of Parsnips, Heels, Turnips, Sajs f.V, Spiu- 



aeh. Savoy, Pepper, and other Vegetable Seeds. 



For the convenience of those who order Seeds I Will send any 

 of the above, by mail, postage paid, at ten cents per package. 



When the order amounts to $1, two packages extra maj be or- 

 dered. For .$2, six packages extra, and lor * >, twenty extra 



naekages,— all which will be sent free of posteg ■. To those who 



leave The selection to me 1 will send fifteen papers for *1. with a 

 fair proportion of the newer and more expensive varieties. 



NEW AND RARE SEEDS. 



DI VNTHUS HEDDEWIGII— Seeds per package, 15 cents. 

 DIaNTHUS LACINIATTJS— 16 cents. 

 DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGII— Double, 25 cents. 



All the European novelties, a list of which will be forwarded 

 to all who desire. 



ASTERS.— Nkw Giant Emperor, the largest and best, five inch- 

 es across. 25 cents ; Nf.w Rose, or La Bui-ebb. a magnificent 

 new variety, bright rose, four inches in diameter, 20 ci nts. 

 DOUBLE ZINNIA— More double tnan the Dahlia, and as beau- 

 tiful. French Seeds 26 cents per package. Seeds of my own 

 growing, from best flowers. 13 cents. Seeds taken feom Double 

 •and Semi-Double flowers. 10 cents. 

 FRENCH TREE TOM ATO-Gmwing about two feet in height. 

 With strong stem and blanches, requiring no other support 

 than a short, strong stake, to help the main branch hold up its 

 enormous weight of fruit— 25 cents a paper. 

 C.U I.IFLOWEK.— Fault Paris, early and fine, per o Z . $1, per 

 package, 20 cents; Lk Normand, extra large, per.oz. $1, pack- 

 age, 20' cents; Ebfurt Large Early White, per o/. *1.2.\ per 

 package, 25 cents; Large Asiatic, a tine large variety, and 

 one of the best large sorts, 25 cents; St.uuioi.per a new large 

 German variety, with very large bead and fine flavor, 25 .ems; 

 Waloheren, a splendid variety, and by many (Ohsidered the 

 best, 23 cents. 



CHOICE ENGLISH GARDEN PEAS. 

 I offer to the lovers of this delicious vegetable some twenty- 

 varieties of the newest and choicest Eng ish Garden Ftqa. em- 

 bracing the earliest, medium, and late, which w II give a succes- 

 sion during 'be season. These will be found very far superior, 



and in fact bearing no comparison, to the varieties c monly 



grown. 



EARLIEST —Daniel O'Eout.ke, growing from 2>; to 3 feet; 

 Farly Emperor. 2K feet: Dickson's Early Favorite; fine 

 and' good bearer, 5 11. ; Early Washing! on, fine, early, 4 ft. ; 

 Sebastopol, large podded, productive, 4 ft. , 



MEDIUM. —Harrison's Glory, fine bearer and excellent, 2% to 

 8ftt; II akuison's Pereeciion, very productive and eood,'.',. to 

 3ft.';' Napoleon, excellent cropper and line. 2,V fi.; LORD Kao- 

 lan. splendid qualitv and very prolific,? ft; F.ugkwa, new. 

 fine and «reat producer, 2V, ft.; Veitch's PhrfbCTIOS, at ieust 

 one of the best in cultivation for quality and produetu d, 8 ft; 

 Climax, prolific, good. 3 ft. ; Rising Sum, b( st early green mar- 

 row, 4 ft.; .New Purple Blossomed Sugar, flne,sweet, eatable 



LATE— Nb Plus Ultra, dark green, fine, good bearer, G to T ft -. 



Tall Gef.em Mammoth, very fine, 6 to 7 ft. ; Competitor, very 



large, green, tall aud excellent. 



I wiR send any of the above choice Peas by mail, in strong- 

 cloth bags, each containing eight ounces, postage paid, lor J» 

 cents each. A quart will weigh about 20 ozs. 



FOR SEWING MACHINES. 



JONAS BROOK & BROTHERS! 



PRIZE MEDAL SPOOL COTTON, 

 2C0or50D vard spools. White, Black, am' Colored. 

 T7»OB MACHINES, use BROOK'S PATENT SLA) F for rrpper 

 1^ thread, and BROOK'S SIX COiJDBED TICKET for nnder 



thread. Sold by all first class dealers in city anil coJiDtry: also 

 in eases of 10 .i dozen each, assor ed numb, rs, by >\ M. HEM. i 

 SMITH, Sole Agent, 36 Vesey street. New "Vork^ ,)* — ly 



The New Lettuce. 



TP.UE BOSTON CURLED LETTUCE.— I introduce this new 

 varietv as surpassinz all varieties of the Lettuce family in ex- 

 eellen.e arid elegance. I would invite attention to the rare beau- 

 ty of its structure and unequalled symmetry of Us growth. It is 

 perfectly bar. ly. Packages containing seed sufficient to supply a 

 family for a season, with directions for cultivation, posl paid, -0 

 cents each ; six packages, $1. Every .variety of ^ear^n seed for 

 sale. Catalogues gratis, JAMES J. H. GKEODWr, 



y eD ,_2t Marblehead, Mass. 



