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CELERIAC (Turnip-Rooted Celery). 



French, Celeri-rave. — German, Knob-Seleri. 

 If by mail in quantities of%lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 ERFURT GIANT. We have found this to be a great improvement on the older 



varieties of Celeriac, for while of equally good flavor, it attains a much larger size. 



10 cts. pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 J4 lb. ; $3.00 lb. 

 LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. The finest variety yet introduced. (See cut.) 10 cts. 



pkt. ; 30 cts. oz. ; $1.00 % lb. ; S3.00 lb. 

 Large Erfurt. Produces turnip-shaped roots, which may be cooked and sliced and 



used with vinegar, making a most excellent salad. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 



cts. 14 lb. ; $2.50 lb. 

 Apple-Shaped. A good variety, with small foliage and large tubers almost round in 



shape, and smooth. 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts. % lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



* CUCUMBER. •& 



German, Gurke. — French, Concombre. — Spanish, Cohombro. 



1 oz. for 50 hills ; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an aero. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam ground. They should not be planted in the open 



air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather, in the vicinity of New York about the middle of 



May. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing 



thoroughly with the soil of each a shovelful of well rotted manure. When all danger from insects is past thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest 

 to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether required for use or not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness. 



If by mail in quantities of % lb. aud upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 



"West Indian Gherkin, or Burr. This variety, used exclusively I LONG GREEN TURKEY. A most desirable variety. 5 cts. 

 for pickling, is a species distinct from the common Cucumber. [ pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 14 lb. ; $1.50 lb. 



LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE CELERIAC. 



It is very small, length from 2 to 3 inches ; a strong growing 

 sort, and should be planted 5 feet apart. 10 cts. pkt.; 25 cts. 

 70 cts ' 



NICHOL S MEDIUM GREEN CUCUMBER. 



3JICHOL S MEDIUM GREEN. As a pickle, for early forcing 

 purposes or for slicing there is no better variety. It is exceed- 

 ingly productive, of medium size, always straight and smooth. 

 The color is dark green, the 

 flesh tender and crisp. (Seecut.) 

 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. 

 % lb. ; $1.50 lb. 



<GREEN PROLIFIC. As a pick- 

 ling variety is unsurpassed. 

 Its characteristics are its uni- 

 form growth, hardly ever pro- 

 ducing cucumbers too large for 

 pickling, and its immense pro- 

 ductiveness. This variety was 

 introduced by us. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 15 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. J£ lb. ; 

 cts. lb. 



WHITE PERFECTION. 

 Novelties, page 6.) 25 cts. 

 5 pkts. for $1.00. 



Boston Pickling. Largely used 

 about Boston by market gar- 

 deners. Avery productive kind, 

 of superior quality. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 15c. oz.; 25c. J^ lb. ; 80c. lb. 



LONG GREEN. A fine long fruit, of excellent quality, 

 green, firm and crisp. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. ] 

 $1.00 lb. 



SHORT GREEN, OR GHERKIN. Similar to Early Frame ; good 

 for pickling. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. y A lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



Tailby's Hybrid. An excellent variety for family use. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. J^ lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. Fruit from 6 to 8 inches 

 in length, and 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Of a handsome deep 

 green ; flesh crisp, and of fine flavor. Largely grown for forcing. 

 (<See cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. % lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



EARLY FRAME. A very handsome small growing variety, 

 rarely exceeding five inches in length and has few spines. 

 Desirable for forcing or forwarding under glass. 5 cts. pkt.; 



15 cts. oz.; 25 cts. \i lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 

 EARLY CLUSTER. A much esteemed early variety, growing 

 in clusters, and extremely productive. Its color is bluish 

 green, shading lighter at the extremities. 5 cts. pkt.; 15 

 cts. oz.; 25 cts. 34 lb.; 80 cts. lb. 

 EARLY RUSSIAN. This is the earliest variety, coming into 

 use about ten days before the early Cluster, which it resem- 

 bles in some respects, but is smaller and shorter. The fruit 

 is generally produced in pairs, and is from 3 to 4 inches 

 long. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. % lb. ; $1.00 lb. 

 EXTRA EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC. Shape and yield 

 same as a good stock of (Green Prolific Cucumber, but from 

 ten days to two weelcs earlier, and which has proved its easi- 

 ness in tests made in the past two years. Those who wish 

 an early strain of the Green Prolific, or those who grow exclusively 

 for pickling purposes, will find in this something that they have 

 long desired. (See cut.) 10c. pkt. ; 25c. oz. ; 60c. y± lb.; $2.00 lb. 



EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. 

 Similar to the above, but 

 larger. Also largely used for 

 forcing. 5 cts. pkt. ; 15 cts. oz.; 

 25 cts. Yi lb. ; 80 cts. lb. 



English Frame or 

 Forcing Varieties. 



Lord Kenyon's Favorite. 

 !,• Telegraph. 



Duke of Edinburgh. 



Cuthill's Black Spine. 

 25 cts. per pkt. for any of the above 



EXTRA EARLY. GREEN PROLIFIC 



dark 

 lb.; 



IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. 



I received the packet for trial of your Extra Early Green Prolific Cucumber, which I planted on May 22d. It was much earlier than any I have ever aeen; full and of 

 a good size. I am much pleased with it and can recommend it to any one wishing an early stock of Green Prolific. — C. C. Slee, Perrymans, Jan. 2d, 1889. 



