142 AMATEUR CULTIVATORS GUIDE 



Per pkt. 

 Farmers' Club Sweet. Comes to table in seventy to seventy-five days ; ears of the best 

 table size, with eight regular rows; kernels large, and of a pearly-white at all 

 times ; delight/ijily tender, sweet, and of tmsurfiassed creamy flavor, and re- 

 tains those qualities longer than any other variety ; should be boiled no more 

 than twenty mmutes. The stalk and leaves are of medium size, and heavily 

 marked with purple. It is a very noticeable and distinct variety. Highly 

 recommended by Solon Robinson, Thos. Mecham, M. C. Weld, Donald G. 

 Mitchell, and Chas. L. Flint 50 



I>a.n delion . 



Large-leaved {improved). Improvement of the common Dandelion : its leaves are larger 



erect, almost entire, or at least much less denticulated 25 



Thick-leaved {improved). This is also an improved variety of the common Dandelion , 

 its leaves are smaller and more denticulated, but more numerous than in the 

 preceding variety, more thickly set, and forming in the centre almost a bunch . .25 



These two varieties will, we have no doubt, soon supersede everywhere the 

 old one, which has become in the last ten years one of our best and most-asked- 

 for winter and spring salads 



Gourd.. 



Bonnet or Dish-Cloth (Luffa Acutangula). One of the most interesting and probably use- 

 ful members of the family of Cucurbitaces. and one but little known, is the 

 Bonnet Gourd ; and so new that it is worthy of a place in every garden, whether 

 cultivated for its graceful and handsome foliage, its rich-colored flower, or its cu- 

 rious fruit. The principal use of this Gourd is lor the curious membrane of 

 fibrous material, which has been used in the South during the rebellion to man- 

 ufacture a kind of bonnet (whence its name) ; and from its snowy-white color, 

 and curi.ius appearance, is quite a novelty : for any washing purposes, it can- 

 not be excelled, as it is soft and pliable in water like a sponge ; as a substitute for 

 hair-gloves, for frictional purposes, it has no equal ; requires about the same 

 treatment as the melon 25 



Mielon. 



Persian Water. New Watermelon, introduced by the celebrated traveller Bayard Taylor, 

 brought by him from the Caspian Sea, and heretofore entirely unknown in this 

 country. It is globular and elliptical in form, of pale green color, with dark 

 stripes ; flesh crimson, and remarkably firm texture, with only half an inch of 

 rind ; a peculiarity of this melon is, that it can be taken off the vine to ripen, 

 and will keep till winter. It grows to a very large size 25 



The Alton Large Nutmeg. This melon is said to combine more desirable qualities than 

 any other now before the public. 



Its great productiveness, beauty, size, and firmness of flesh, made it unequalled 

 as a shipping variety ; while its delicious flavor and long-bearing season render 

 it worthy a place in every garden. Melons of this variety sold the past season 

 in the Chicago market for double any other variety 25 



Onion. 



Red Sallon. In shape and size this new variety resembles the Maderia Onion ; but its 

 color is of a darker red, it has a stronger onion-flavor, and keeps much better. 

 Very fine variety 25 



I*ea. 



Laxton's Supreme. A variety raised from Laxton's Prolific crossed with Little Gem. 

 The plant grows about 35 ft. in height, and is quite as early as Daniel 

 O'RouRKE, a great advantage in a Pea of such high-class quality. 



The editor of " The Gardener's Chronicle" says it is '• a grand Pea : the sam- 

 ple sent exhibited remarkably fine large full pods " The Royal Horticultural 

 Society of England describe this as "a grand Pea, a Green Marrow of excel- 

 lent quality, with very long well-filled curved pods." It has received a first- 

 class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society, also at every other place 

 that it has been exhibited 50 



Imperial Wonder Pea (Carter's). A fine large wrinkled variety, habit resembling 



Veitch's Perfection, but coming in three weeks later 50 



Potatoes. 



Climax. The Climax is a seedling of the Early Goodrich, and originated with Mr. D. S. 

 Heffron in 1S64, and is thus described by him : — 



" It has a stout, erect stalk ; large leaves ; tuber about medium size ; smooth, 

 cylindrical form, swelled out at centre ; eyes shallow, but strongly defined ; skin 

 considerably netted or russet, tough, white ; flesh entirely white, solid, heavy, 

 brittle, and never hollow ; boils through quickly, with no hard core at centre ; is 

 mealy, of floury whiteness, and of superior table-quality. It is equally pro- 

 ductive with the Early Rose, but a few days later ; earlier than the Early Good- 

 rich ; while its keeping qualities are as good as the Peachblow's." 



We have made arrangements for a portion of the stock, which we offer to 

 our patrons, fully confident of its good quality. Price ^3.00 per pound, by mail, 

 postpaid. 



