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HOoD'S DWARF RED. An excellent dwarf variety. 
solid and crisp. Pkt.. 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.00; 
Tb. $3.50. - 
Soup Celery. (Old Seed.) Excellent for fiavoring. Lb., 
50 cts. 
CELERY PLANTS. 
Full detailed Price List will be sent to applicants June 20th. 
CELERIAC, TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 
French, Céleri-rave.—German, Knol-Seleri. 
Tf ty mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upward, postage 
must be added at the rate of i6 c/s. per lb. 
Large Erfurt. A variety of Celery having turnip-shaped 
roots, which may be cooked and sliced, and used with 
vinegar, making a most excellent salad. It is more 
hardy and may be treated in the same manner as 
Celery. (See cut.) Pkt., 10 cts., oz., 25 cts,; 14 Ib., 
75 cts.; Ib., $2.50 
New Apple-shaped. A great improvement over the 
old variety, having small foliage. large tubers almost 
round in shape, and smooth, Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 
cts.; 14 Ib., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50. 
CHICORY. 
Tf by mail in quantities of 14 lb. and upward, postage 
must be added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 
Large Rooted, Used to mix with, or as a substitute for 
Coffee. Cultivation the same as the Carrot. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
CHERVIL. 
German, Gartenkerbel.—French, Cerfeuil. 
if ty mail in quantities of 44 lb. and upward, postage 
must be added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 
Chervil, Curled. An aromatic sweet herb. The young 
leaves are used in soups and salads. Sow thinly in 
May, in drills half an inch deep, one foot apart. Pkt., 
5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 60 cts.: Ib.. $2.00. 
— Tuberous Rooted. Sow in March or April: after 
treatment same as Carrot. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 
14 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00. 
COLLARDS, True Georgia. 
French, Chou.—German, Blitter-Koh’. 
Sow for succession from June to August, and treat as 
Cabbage, in rows one foot apart. 
If by mail in quantities of 144 lb. and upward, postage 
m must be added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 7 2 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 14 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00. 
CORN, Sugar. 
German, Welschkorn.—French, Mais.—Spanish, Maiz. 
All varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn may be either sown in 
rows four and a half feet apart, and the seeds planted about 
eight inches in the rows, or planted in hills at distances of 
three or four feeteach way, according tothe ariety grownor 
the richness of the soil in which it is planted. The taller the 
variety, or the richer the soil, the greater should _ be the dis- 
tance apart. We make our first plantings in this vicinity 
about the middle of May, and continue successive on i 
every two or three weeks until the last week in July. In 
more southerly latitudes planting is begun a month earlier 
and continued a month later. 
Add 20 cts. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 
furnished at quart rates. 
Bushels supplied at reduced rates. 
EXTRA EARLY TOM THUMB. A very early 
medium-sized eight-rowed variety. Kernels of fair 
size, white and sweet; stalks about three feet high; 
it is already a popular market variety, as it is said to 
be a week earlier than any other sort, Qt., 20 cts.; 
peck, $1.50. 
EARLY MARBLEHEAD. (See description, page 
12.) Qt., 25 cts.; peck, $2.00. 
EARLY NARRAGANSETT. One of the earliest of 
the sweet varieties; ears small, tender and of excel- 
lent quality. Qt., 20 cts.: peck, $1.25. 
EARLY MEEINNESOTA. Very early; a decidedly ex- 
cellent variety; ears fair sized and uniform; plant 
rather dwarf. Qt , 20 cts.; eo $1.25. - g 
CROSBY'S EARLY SUGAR. An excellent early 
variety; ears rather small; a great favorite in the 
markets of all the large cities. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, 
$1.25. 
LARGE EARLY EIGHT-ROWED. One of the 
best of the sweet varieties; ears long, with white cob. 
Qt., 20 cts.: peck, $1.25. 
HICKOX IMPROVED. A new and very valuable 
pra ad for market; the ears are twelve-rowed, 
straight and handsome. Quality of the very best. 
Qt., 20 cts.: peck, $1.50. 
Pints 
SQUANTUM SUGAR. 
30 cts.; peck, £2.25. 
Early Adams, or Burlington. Strictly speaking, 
this is an early field variety. although largely sold for 
table use: we therefore class it among the Sugar 
Corn. Itis grown extensively in this section for the 
-New York markets. Qt . 20 cts.: peck, $1.25. 
AMBER CREAM. (See Novelties page 12.) Qt. 2% 
Grows to an average height of 
ets.; peck, $1.50. 
Early Dwarf Sugar. 
two and a half feet; ears small; corn very sweet; one 
of the earliest. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.25. 
Darling’s Early Sugar. ‘The earliest of all the tal 
varieties; earssmall, well-formed andsweet. Qt., 2U 
ets.; peck, $1 25. 
Moore’s Early Concord. Ears large and well-filled: 
early, and unsurpassed for richness and delicacy of 
flavor. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.25. 
EGYPTIAN. The ear is of large size, and the flavor pe- 
culiarly rich and sweet, and so superior to other 
sorts of Sweet Corn, that hotels and families using it 
will have no other kind as long as this variety is to 
be had. The introducer, who is a large grower and 
canner of Corn, states that the superiority of this 
variety is so well understood in his neighborhood, 
that the prices he receives for it both in the canned 
and green state, will average nearly one-half more 
than what he can obtain for any other sort he grows. 
Like all other large sorts, it matures late. Qt., 20 cts.; 
peck, $1.50. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN. A late yariety, of ex- 
cellent quality, remaining longer in the green state 
than any other kind. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
TRIUMPH. Said to be the earliest of the large varieties. 
Flavor rich and sweet; large grown as a market 
sort. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.25. 
MAYIMOTH SUGAR. A late variety, and one of the 
largest; UN ee ae and fine flavored, Qt., 20 cts.; 
k, $1.50. 
Black Sugar. A black grained variety, one of the 
sweetest of all kinds. Qt., 20 cts.; peck, $1.50. 
CORN, Field. 
See special >, just after the end of this ‘‘ General List 
geet ie of Vegetable Seeds.’ 
SWEET FODDER CORN. 
For soiling. Sow three bushels to the acre, broadcast, or 
half that quantity in drills.. Per bush.. $2.50. 
WHITE POP CORN. 
For parching (in ears), Lb., 10 cts.; 100 Ibs., $8.00. 
CORN SALAD, OR FETTICUS. 
German, Lammersalat.—French, Méche.—Spanish, 
Canonigos. 
A vegetable used as 4 salad, and sold toa large extent ir 
our New York markets It is sown on the first opening of 
spring, in rows one foot apart, and is fit for use in six or 
eight weeks from time of sowing. If wanted to come in 
early in spring, it is sown in ee Leas covered up with 
straw or hay as soon as cold weather sets in, and is wintered 
over exactly as Spinach. It is largely grown in cold frames 
in the vicinity of New York, and if covered with straw mats 
or shesen can be ned ~ ee rai Oring: the winter. iin 
If by mail in quantities of 4 lb. and upward, postage 
ir must be added at the rate of 16 cts. ee 1b. sicaaike 
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 30 cts.; Ib. $1.00. 
CRESS, OR PEPPER-GRASS. 
German, Kresse.—French, Cresson.—Spanish, Mastruco. 
A well-known pungent salad. Requires to be sown thickly 
and covered very slightly, at frequent intervals, to keep up 4 
succession, as it soon runs to seed. 
If by mailin quantities of 14 lb. and upward, postage must 
be added at the rate of 16 cts. per lb. 
Extra Curled. Very fine; may be cut two or three 
times. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 20 ets.; Ib., 75 
ets. 
Australian Cress, Fine, piquant flavor. Pkt., 5 cts; 
0z., 15 cts.; 14 1b., 35 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 
CRESS, Water. 
German, Brunnenkresse.—French, Cresson de Fontaine.— 
Spanish, Berro. 
This is a well-known hardy perennial aquatic plant. grow- 
ing abundantly along the margins of running streams. 
ditches and ponds, and sold in immense quantities in our 
markets in spring. Where it does not grow naturally, itis 
easily introduced by planting along the margins of ponds 
and streams, where it increases, both by spreading of the 
roots and by seeding. It has a particularly pleasant, pun- 
gent taste, agreeable to most people. For full details ot 
culture for market, pee ns eter a eas al 5 
Dj mail in quantities of 14 lb. a upward, stage 
A must be added at the rate of 16 be ee tL. a. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 ets.; 14 Ib., $1.50. 
(See Novelties page 17.) Qt., 
