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AMATEUR cultivator's GUIDE 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES 



FOR i867 AND 1868. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Sean. 



per pkt. 

 Giant Wax. Recently introduced, and differing essentially from the old German Wax 

 Bean, being of a more robust growth and more productive. Tlie pods are 

 from six to nine inclies in length, and from three-fourths to one inch in breadth ; 

 the beans, when ripe, are of a reddish color. Mr. A. L. Felton, a highly 

 successful vegetable-grower near Philadelphia, who has grown them for several 

 seasons, estimates the yield at about one-half peck of pods to the pole, of 

 three plants. The pods, when fit for use, are of a clear, waxy color, perfectly 

 stringless, and, when cooked, are as tender as marrow, and truly delicious. . 25 



Bnisaell Sprouts. 



Dwarf Cabbage. A variety with a shorter stem, sprouts somewhat larger and closer 



set than the old variety .... 10 



Beet. 



Simon's Early. An improvement on other early kinds; and is now superseding the 

 Bassano, being quite as early, and of a blood-red color ; smooth and turnip- 

 shaped. Considered a most valuable variety for the market . . . . 10 



Carter's Champion Mangel. This improved variety of Orange Globes is believed to be 

 superior to any other sort, and to produce a greater weight per acre. Price, 

 per oz., 10; per lb., 75. 



33roccoll. 



Carter's Summer. A new variety, with enormous, close, white heads, coming at a time 

 when it will be most valuable, — between the late Broccoli, and the Cauliflower. 

 This variety is very distinct from all other sorts in seeds, foliage, and heads . 25 



Borecole, or liale. 



Abergeldie. A dwarf-curled Kale, of extreme beauty, good color, delicate mellow flavor, 

 and as double as a fine curled Parsley. This is a valuable winter green, and 

 will be found a very useful and extremely handsome garnish . . . -25 



Calitoa-ge. 



Foliler's Improved Brunswick. TJie Earliest, Skortest-stemmed, and very best 

 Dnanhead yet offered. The Boston market-gardeners all use it in preference 

 to any other; and, to show how highly it is esteemed in this market, we will 

 state that it sold readily at %$ 00 per ounce the past season, and all were well 

 satisfied that it is the best variety for either early or late planting. Every plant 

 produces a good head, — when fully grown, weighing from twenty to thirty pounds, 

 — and requiring only ordinary cultivation. The quality is excellent. Mr. John 

 Stone, of Marblehead, Mass., the originator of the well-known Stone-mason 

 Drumhead, allows us to state that he considers it far superior to any Drum- 

 head he has ever seen. He has raised good-sized heads the past season in 

 eighty-five days from planting the seed. We warrant our stock the purest in 

 the country. Five for Ji.oo . . 25 



Early Schweinfurth. A very remarkable and valuable variety, both for earliness and 



large size ; adapted chiefly for summer and autumn use. (See cut.) Peroz., 50. 10 



Early Pancalier Joulin Savoy. A very good variety, with a head of medium size, and 



very early ; indeed, the earliest of .ill Savoys 10 



