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VARIETIES. 



It is puzzling to many who take up a seed catalogue, 

 to determine what variety they ought to plant, when 

 they note the almost endless number of varieties that are 

 catalogued. Close investigation and experiment shows 

 comparatively few varieties in reality. To state it more 

 plainly, there is a great variety in names but very few in 

 fact. For instance take the turnip. The catalogue gives 

 a list of valuable winter turnips, excellent for the table, 

 as follows : Hanover, Prussian, Long French, Sweet 

 German ; four varieties, but in reality only one. Who- 

 ever orders the good old-fashioned Hanover, will get all 

 the balance of them also. 



It is even worse with the cabbage. The catalogues 

 name from thirty to fifty varieties, but whoever plants 

 pure seed of the Early Jersey Wakefield, Winningstadt, 

 Early Flat Dutch, Early Drumhead, Late Flat Dutch, 

 Late Drumhead, and Drumhead Savoy, will get the 

 cream of the catalogue. And so on we might go through 

 the whole catalogue, but we trust we have said enough : 

 a hint to the wise is sufficient. 



BIRD SEEDS. 



The following seeds are largely used for feeding Canary 

 and other birds : Canary, Hemp, Rape, Millet, Lettuce, 

 Rice unhulled, Maw. Birds are more fond of Cat-tail or 

 Pearl Millet than of any other variety of the Millets. It 

 is more costly than any other, therefore not so much 

 used, but the bi-rds should be treated to a repast of it 

 occasionally. 



