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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL QUIDR 



WE DEtVER ALL SEEDS offered on this page FREE TO ANY POST-OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



PUMPKIN. 



German, QiirtiS. French, Courgc. 



Principally cultivated for agricultural pur- 

 poses. They are usually planted in fields of 

 Corn or Potatoes. Sow 1st of May in hills S 

 feet apart. 



1 02. to 30 to 50 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 

 Calhoun— An excellent pie sort; flesh deep 

 salmon, very thick and fine-grained It 

 IS round in shape, slightly flattened at 

 the ends; skin creamy brown. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; V4 lb., 20 ots.; 1 lb.!!.. 5 

 Quaker Pie— Oval in shape, tapering to 

 ends, creamy white in color both out- 

 side and in; of excellent quality and a 

 good keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts • 



141b., 25cts.; 1 lb i ;; 



Jonathan— One of the finest cooking va- 

 rieties; a good keeper; very prolific 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 20 cts • 

 1 lb ■' 



targe Cheese— One of the best varieties for 



5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb 

 Sugar— A fine-grained variety, smaller th 







75 



60 



60 



.1 40 



lific. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lo'cisWyJh':^iottsTVlh^^' ''"* ^"^ ^''°' 



Negro, or Nantucket — An old bii<- tt»^„ ' ,.^ 



dark green with black ^arts. and vl^^ha'^rd Pk?"'^' V^ '^'V^ 

 cts.; 1,4 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb ;. _ ^"- ■^"■' ^ cts.; oz., 10 



Uammoth Tours— An imported varietv i^r^^VJ +,!. '• ."" 



Oblong in shape, color green, mott"ed yeUo w %T """•ense size 

 cts.; 14 lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb ... " ' ■^^*- ^ '^^^■'' °^' ^^ 



Jumbo, or King of the MamniotliK ti,„ 1 , L 



often weighing 250 lbs. Cheese sh^L.^f^"* °(,^" Pumpkins, 

 although%om°etimes green wrenr?!;"^' Pkt lo"!^t7 ^^'^ ?S"l^' 

 V41b., 50cts.; 1 lb ... ^ *^kt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 



^t^"^.^^TS:^J^^^^^^^;^arg^yg^ 



SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT 



German, Sob^b.rt. ^^^^^^ g^^^.^^ 



Grows best in Hght, well-enriched soil toV,;.,v, ■ ^ 



.jr.,ji.jL , ''°"' Which, previous to sowing the 



•eed, should be dug up to a depth of 18 inrhpQ c^ 1 ■ . 



,.„-_., i J , r >^J j-o incnes. Sow early in spring in 



drills lo inches apart and IV2 inches deen anri ^r^,^„ 4-1, , \ ^ "^' '" 

 , ... Ti ^ ■ , "P' ^iid when the plants are strone 



enough, thm out to 6 inches apart. , oz. to 70 feet of drill 

 Large White-Pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts • 1 lb ' i 00 



Mammoth SandwicU Island— A new nnrt io^„ ' . '. 



of great value to the market gardener Pvf^.f'^r'''"'^ variety, 

 1,4 lb., 40 cts.; lib -......■....' •' °^- '^ '^^^■•. 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT 



Requires the same treatment as Salsify, which it nearly resembles Sow 

 in drills 18 inches apart and thin out to 

 9 inches between the plants. Pkt 5 

 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 14 lb., 65 cts.; 1 lb...'. 2 25 



SEA-KALE. 



German, ©eefc^I, gjiecilo^l. 

 French, Crambe Maritime. 

 Grown for its blanched shoots, which are 

 cooked as Asparagus. By planting 

 the roots closely in a warm cellar a 

 supply may be had all winter. Sow 

 m drills 2 feet apart, thin out to 6 

 inches, and the following spring plant 

 in hills 3 feet apart. Pkt., 10 cts • oz 

 30 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; lib '3 00 



RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. 



German, iR&abavtcr. French, Rhubarbe 



Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, thin- 

 ning out to about the same distance apart in 

 the rows when a fewinches high. Transplant 

 into deep, rich soil in fall or the following 

 spring, about 3 feet apart each way. If prop- 

 agated by dividing the roots, it may be done 

 either in fall or spring. 

 Linnaeus-Bariy, large and tender 

 Pkt., o cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.; 



„. . ■'; 1 25 



Mctoria— Very large; later than tin- 



5rc'ts.;^'ir;.'..t':!^!!..°.!-;..^^'^*-=^^"^-. , 



SAL8IFV, OB OYSTEB PLANT. 



cookingpurposes. Pkt 



ttarb 



RHUBARB ROO" 



Victoria— By Hail, prepaid, 15 cts.ea 

 $1.jO per dozen. By Express, purch 



er's expense, per dozen 



Mammoth Red- This grand variety 

 grown for the market, to the exclusl 

 of all others, by a celebrated growei 

 our section, who annually raises 1 

 tons. He claims this sort to be 1 

 most productive and handsome 

 riety at present in the market. A 

 forcing variety it has no equal 

 Mall, prepaid, 20 cts. each; $2 00 1 

 dozen; By Express, purchaser's ( 



pense, per dozen 



Special Premium Ofier — On all or 

 one dozen of Mammoth Red Rhubarb 

 uruish free "Rhubarb Culture," by : 

 Thompson, a practical treatise on 

 and general cultivation of this excellei 

 table. Mr. Thompson is a large grow 

 ives us the benefit of years of practical 



isi 



Culture," by Freds. Thompson, handsomely boumj S 



cloth, $1.00; In paper covers, so cents. 



SPINA CH. 



French, Epinard. 



German, ©Jjinab. 



«„»T?'!.'^°°?°^ the most important of our market-garden cror 

 n^%l^} requires very little care. For summer use so w tt in te^a 

 ber^coverini^?t"in?"^ '° ^"f"^*' ^""^ f""" ^''^t" "°P« sow i„ s 



I oz. to 100 feet of drill, lo lbs. to the acre in drills. 

 Special prices for large quantities. 



New Victoria-Without question the finest of all the sorts of Soil 



forlt\eisT2^or°^i^\'''°f. *^^^^* that it remains infitcondft'^o 

 ¥^- 1», ^-^ weeks after all the other sorts have run to seec 



QualHv pfr ^Ifr- *'''°,^.^ f""^ '^^^^ g"-<=^°. ^^d o™the fini 

 quality. I'kt., 5 cts ; oz., 10 cts ■ l/i Ih IT 0+= • 1 ih 



HE'S -E- 4 -iir-rii.ra,:^5=";: 



15 cts • 1 lb garden or market-grower. Oz.. 10 cts.; ly, lb 



thftlf^^l i \^^*^ .Seedingj-Especially desirable from the fac 

 iJl+ ^ ^^"'"'^ '?^" ''^ S°'°& t° seed than the older varieties 



Pkt 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb 



le^l.^t^l'^f Prickly-Matures a little later than the'rounc 

 leaved sorts, furnishing a large quantity of very thick and wel 



5i.L°.roz'rro^^ts.fiTib"i\^ c't^s^* r^r '°'- --"^^^^-^-ers. Pki 



^\TrZ^^f^X^^I°^-^^%^^^t-'^^^ '^^^^^ ^'r= ' wrinkie'dV r'esembiin, 

 those of the Savoy Cabbage. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; U lb 1 

 Cts.; 1 lb » /* •• 



to 



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to 



till 

 it! 



ill 

 ft. 



Prickly— stands the winter 

 well, but gives less bulk than 

 the Round Leaf. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz , 10 cts.; 14 lb., 15 

 cts.; 1 lb 



New Zealand— This plant 

 grows very large and luxur- 

 iant in warm, rich soil. It 

 w^ill endure severe drought, 

 which is its greatest advan- 

 tage, and produces a large 

 quantity of leaves during 

 the summer. The plants 

 should stand 

 two or three 

 feet apart. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 10 cts.; 14 

 lb., 20 cts.; 1 

 lb 60 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved — 



The leaves 

 when used in 

 the same man- 

 ner as Spinach 

 possess a fine 

 flavor. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz , 15 

 cts.; 14 lb., 35 

 cts.; 1 lb 1 35 



NBW VICTORIA SPINACH. 



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