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Qjrri<? Bros/ jiortieultural Quide.- 



Remember, we pay the postage. For Special Prices by express or freight, see page 28. 



PUMPKIN. 



German fiilrbiS. 

 French. Courge. 



Principally culti- 

 vated lor agricul- 

 tural purposes 

 They are usually 

 planted in fields of 

 Corn or Potatoes. 

 Sow 1st of May in 

 hills 8 feet apart. 



1 oz. to 40 hills; 3 

 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



Calhoun — An excellent pie sort; flesh deep salmon, very thick and fine- 



f rained. It is round in shape, slightlv flattened at the ends, skin creamy 

 rown. Pkt., 5cts; oz., lOcts; M, lb., 25 cts; lib 75 



Quaker Pie— Oval in shape, tapering to the ends, creamy white in color both 

 ontside and inside; of excellent quality, and a good keeper. Pkt., 5 cts; 

 oz., 10 cts; 141b., 25 cts; lib 75 



Jonathan — One of the finest, cooking varieties; a gcod keeper; very prolific. 

 Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 10 cts; % lb., 20 cts; lib 60 



Large[Cheese — One of the best varieties for cooking purposes 

 oz., 10 cts; ii lb., 20 cts; lib 



Pit., 5 cts 



50 

 50 



60 



Sugar— A fine-grained variety, smaller than the Field, but very prolific. 

 Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 10 cts; }£ lb., 20 cts; lib 



Negro, or Nantucket— An old but very prolific sort; the shell is dark green 

 ■with black warts, and very haid. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts; % lb., 20 cts; 



nb ; 



Mammoth|Tours— An imported variety. Grows to an immense size. Ob- 

 long in shape, color green, mottledjellow. Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 15 cts; }4 Its 

 30cts; lib 1 00 



Jumbo, or King of the Mammoths— The largest of all Pumpkins, often 

 weighing 250 lbs. Cheese shaped, color usually pale yellow, a though 

 sometimes green when ripe. Pkt., 5 cts; oz., 10 cts; 54 lb., 35 cts; .1 lb..l 00 



Connecticut Field— Veiy productive. Largely grown for feeding stock. 

 Pkt., 5 cts; oz ,10 cts; }4 lb., 15 cts; 1 lb 40 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



German, SBocfSbart. French, Saleifis. 

 Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, 

 which, previous to sowing the seed, should be 

 dugnp to a depth of 18 inches. Sow early in 

 spring, in drills 15 inches apart and \y 2 inches 

 deep, and when the plants are strorg enough, 

 thin out to 6 inches apart. 



1 oz. to "0 feet of drill. 



10 cts; 



Large White— Pkt., 5 cts; 

 lb., 30 cts; 1 lb 



90 



nammoth Sandwich Island— A new and 



large growing varietj', of great value 

 to the market gardener. Pkt., 5 cts; 

 oz., 15 cts; J4lb., 4ucts; lib 1 00 



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 

 CtB; oz., 15 cts; J4 lb., 40 cts; 1 lb 1 25 



SEA-KALE. 



German, ©eefohl, SJieerfobl. 

 French, Crambe Maritime. 

 Grown for its blanched shoots, which are 

 cooked as Asparagus. By planting the 

 roots closely in a warm cellar, a sup- 

 ply may be had all winter. Sow in 

 drills two feet apart, thin out to six 

 Inches, and the following spriDg plant 

 in hills three feet apart. Pkt., 10 cts; 

 oz., 30 cts; M'b.,$l 00; 1 lb 3 00 



RHUBARB, OR PIE PLANT. 



German, SRfjabarber. French, Khubarbe. 



Sow in April, in drills one foot apart, thinning out to about the same dis- 

 tance apart in the rows when a fewinches high. Transplant into deep, rich soil 

 in fall or the following spring, about three feet apart each way. If piopagated 

 by dividing the roots, it may be done eilher in fall or spring. 



Linnaeus — Earlv, large and tender. Pkt., 5 cts. 

 lib 



10 cts.; X lb., 35 cts.; 

 $1 25 



Victoria — Very large; later than Linnaeus. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; X lb., 50 

 ctB. ; 1 lb 1 50 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 



Mammoth Red— This grand variety is grown for the market to the exclu- 

 sion of all others by a celebrated grower In our section, who annually 

 raises one hundred and twenty-five tons. He claims this sort to be the 

 most productive and handsome variety at present in the market. As a 

 forcing variety it has no equal. By mail, prepaid, 20 ctB. each ; $2.C0 per 

 dozen; by express, purchaser's expense, per dozen 1 50 



Victoria— By mail, prepaid, 15 cts each; $1.50 per dozen; BY EXPRESS, 

 purchasers expense, per dozen 1 00 



SPLNACH. 



German, Spinal. French, Epinard. 



This is one of the most important of our market garden crops, and one that 

 requires very little care. For summer use bow at intervals of 2 or 3 weeks from. 

 April to August, and for winter crops sow in September, covering it, in exposed 

 places, with straw, to protect it from severe frost. Spinach succeeds best in a 

 rich soil. 



1 oz. to 75 feet of drill. 10 lbs. to the acre in drills. 

 Special prices for large quantities. 



New Victoria— Without question the finest of all the sorts of Spinach for 

 spring sowing, from the fact that it remains in fit condition for at least 



2 to 3 weeks after all the other sorts have run to seed. The leaves are 

 heavy, broad and dark green and of the finest quality. Pkt., Sets.; oz., 

 10 cts.; H lb., 15 cts. ; 1 lb. 



Round Leaf— The main market sort; eqnallv good for spring or fall sowing. 

 Oz., Sets.; 14 lb., 10 cts. ; lib 7 7. 



Round Thick=Leaved— Similar to the Round-Leaf, but thicker leaved; very 

 tender. Oz., Sets. ; 14 lb., 10 cts.; 1 lb 



Long Standing— (Late Seeding)— Es- 

 pecially aesirable from the fact 

 thatit is much later in going to 

 seed than the older varieties. 

 Oz., 5 cts. ; M lb., 10 cts. ; 1 lb . . . 35 



Long Standing Prickly— Matures a 



little later than the round-leaved 

 sorts, furnishing alarge quantity 

 of very thick and well flavored 

 leaves. One of the best sorts for 

 market gardei.ers. Oz.,5cts.;}4 

 lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb 3" 



Round Leaf Viroflay 



— A variety witn 

 large, thick "leaves. 

 Oz., 5 cts.; H, lb, 

 10 cts.; 1 lb ...I 



Bloomsdale Savoy- 

 Lea \ e d -T h e 

 leaves are wrin- 

 kle d, resem f 4iug 

 those of the Sav. >y 

 Cabbage. Oz.. 5 

 cts.; H lb., 10 cts.; 

 1 lb •; 



NKW VICTORIA SPINACH. 



SALSIFY, OK OYSTER PLANT. 



Prickly— Stands the 

 winter well, but 

 gives less bulk 

 than the Round 

 Leaf. Oz., 5 cts.; 54 lb., 10 cts.; 1 lb 35 



New Zealand— This plant grows very large and luxuriant in warm, rich soil. 

 It will endure severe drought, which is its greatest advantage, and pro- 

 duces a large quantity of leaves during summer. The plants should 

 stand two or three feet apart Pkt., 5 ctB. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 30 cts. ; 1 lb., 75 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved— The leaves, when used in the same manner as Spinach, 

 possess a fine flavor. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. 



lb., 40 cts.; 1 lb 1 00 



VICTORIA SPINACH IS THE MARKET GARDENERS' SORT FOR SPRING SOWING. 



