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CABBAGE, Netted Savoy. 



An improved selection of the Savoy Cabbage, crimpled and 

 netted to an unusual degree, making a compact and solid head. 

 It should be generally known that the Savoy varieties are the 

 finest flavored of all the cabbage tribe. 



25c. per pkt., $1.50 per oz. 



RADISH, Early Bound Dark Bed. 



Another season's experience with this variety fully sustains 

 our statement that it is the earliest and best Turnip Radish in 

 cultivation ; and, although we do not claim that it is an entirely 

 new variety, yet it is such adecided improvement over ourbest 

 stocks of Scarlet Turnip Radish, as to almost merit a distinctive 

 name. Grown side by side with other stocks, its characteristics 

 were so marked, that it was easily picked out from the others. 

 Its shape is of the best type of the round sorts, color of skin a 

 very dark red, white flesh, with very small tap-root. It makes 

 very small tops and it will, on this account, be particularly 

 valuable for forcing in frames or greenhouses, for which we 

 specially recommend it. It is as well adapted, however, for 

 summer use in the open ground, as any of the other strictly 

 summer sorts. Growers for the New York Market, to whom 

 we sold seed last year, received for it a price fully one-third 

 higher than the ordinary Scarlet Turnip Radish was bringing 

 at the same time; so distinct and handsome was its appearance. 

 Scents per pkt., 15 cents per oz., 35 cents per ^lb„ $1.25 per lb. 



BADISH, White -Tipped Scar. Tur. 



A very beautiful variety, early, and of medium size and excel- 

 lent flavor; and now largely grown as a market sort in many 

 places. Our illustration of it on our colored plate for 1879 is a 

 very true one . 

 10 cents per pkt., 15 cents per oz., 50 cents per )i lb., $1.50 per lb. 



SQ,UASH— Cocoanut. 



This is said to be an unsurpassed variety for table use, being 

 very prolific, producing from six to twelve on a vine, while the 

 quality is very fine, the flesh being fine-grained and solid. Not 

 only is it a valuable addition to our list of Squashes, on account 

 of its edible qualities, but it is such a handsome little variety 

 as to be equally as desirable as any of the Gourd family as 

 mantel ornaments. The outer color is a light creamy yellow, 

 the bottom for a diameter of about three inches being of a rich 

 green hue. 



10 cents per packet, 30 cents per ounce. 



NEW TOMATO— Island Beauty. 



A new variety, originating with J. A. Reed, Huntington, L. I. 

 The fruit is very large, of medium earliness, resembling the 

 Trophy in appearance; and is produced in clusters of from ten 

 to twenty fine-formed fruits in one bunch. Color a deep crimson, 

 is a very prolific bearer, and the quality of the very best. 

 20c. per pkt., 60c. per oz., $2.00 per ^ lb. 



TOMATOES, (for Canning- Purposes.) 



The best six varieties of Tomatoes used for canning are the 

 Acme, Arlington, Gen. Grant, Hatha way's, Ex- 

 celsior, Paragon, and the Queen. We annex short de- 

 scriptions of each with the prices: 



Acme. Fruit of medium size, perfectly smooth and regular in 

 shape, very solid, and a great bearer. Color quite dis- 

 tinct, being a dark red with purplish tinge. 

 10c. per pkt., 40c. per oz., $1.25 per % lb., $4.00 per. lb. 

 Arlington. Large fruit, perfect in form, very prolific, and 

 of fine flavor. 

 10c. per pkt., 30c. per oz., $1.00 per % lb., $3.00 per lb. 

 Gen. Grant. Large crimson fruit, of good quality; ripens 

 rapidly and thoroughly. 

 10c. per pkt., 30c. per oz., $1.00 per % lb.. $3.00 per lb. 

 Hathaway's Excelsior. An early variety, of medium 

 size, smooth, solid, and of excellent quality. 

 10c. per pkt., 30c. per oz., $1.00 per )i lb., $3.00 per lb. 

 Paragon. Almost identical with Acme, except that its color 

 is a bright, glossy crimson, entirely free of the purple 

 tinge characteristic of the Acme. 

 10c. per pkt., 40c. per oz., $1.25 per ,'i lb., $4.00 per lb. 

 Queen. A new variety, that has been specially recommended 

 to us for canning, and which is grown around Balti- 

 more for this purpose — fruit somewhat resembles the 

 Trophy in appearance. 

 10c. per pkt., 40c. per oz., $1.25 per %, lb., $4.00 per lb. 



TOMATO— Acme. {See Cut.) 

 Although of comparatively recent origin, this variety has now 

 become an established sort, and altogether we consider it the 

 best Tomato we have known since the advent of the Trophy. 

 It is one of the earliest and handsomest varieties in cultivation, 

 with fruit of medium size, perfectly smooth and regular in 

 shape, very solid, and exceedingly prolific. In color it is quite 

 distinct, being a dark red with purplish tinge. The seed we 

 offer has been carefully selected from the best-formed fruits 

 10c. per pkt., 40c. per oz., $1.25 per J4 lb., $4.00 per lb. 



TURNIP, New White Egg. 



An entirely distinct and new variety, that we first saw in the 

 fall of 1877. It belongs to the class of quick-growing Fall Tur- 

 nips, and for this purpose should be sown in this latitude, be- 

 tween August 10th and 25th. Its shape is nearly oval or egg, as 

 its name would indicate, flesh very firm and fine-grained, thin 

 and perfectly smooth skin, and both flesh and skin are of snowy 

 whiteness. Its flavor is of the very best, mild and sweet, mak- 

 ing it particularly desirable for table use, while its attractive 

 appearance is certain to make it one of the most salable Turnips 

 that can be grown for market. 



10 cents per packet, 20 cents per ounce, 60 cents per % lb., 

 $2.00 per lb. 



BEAN, Crystal White Wax. 



A beautiful and distinct variety of Bush Bean, offered for the 

 first time last season. It produces pods of fair size, of exceed- 

 ingly rich and tender flavor; in color waxy white, and almost 

 as transparent as glass. It is a stringless variety, very produc- 

 tive, and the pods, though quick to develop, are slow to harden, 

 and thus retain their tenderness on the bush for a long time. 

 40c. per pint, 75c. per quart. 



