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PETE** HEriDE^SOfi & CO., fiEVtf YOr^.— VEGETflBliE SEEDS. 



SRIISIACH.. 



German, Spinat.— French, Epinard. — Spanish, Espinaca. 

 1 oz. for 100 ft. of drill. 10 to 12 lbs. in drills for an acre. 



This is a very important crop in our market gardens, and is one of the most 

 easily managed of all vegetables, requiringbut little culture, and may be had fitfor 

 use the entire season. The main crop is sown in September. It is sometimes 

 covered up in exposed places with straw or salt hay during winter, which prevents 

 it from being cut with the frost: but in sheltered fields there is no necessity for 

 covering. For summer use it may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, from 

 April to August. Spinach is best developed and most tender and succulent when 

 grown in rich soil. 



LONG STANDING SPINACH. 



HENDERSON'S NORFOLK SAVOY 

 LEAVED. In appearance the leaf is 

 wrinkled in the same way peculiar to the 

 Savoy- Cabbage. Hence the name. It 

 should not, however, be sown in spring in 

 the latitude of New York, as it is almost 

 certain to run to seed if then sown. 5c. 

 pkt., 10c. oz., 15c. J£ lb., 35c. lb. 



THICK LEAVED. One of the best market 

 sorts. It produces a large, thick, strong 

 green leaf, somewhat crumpled, and 

 possesses the valuable quality of stand- 

 ing a long time before running to seed. 

 (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 15c. % lb., 

 35c. lb. 



THICK LEAVED SPINACH. 



SPIN ACH— Continued. 



LONG STANDING. Except in the characteristic 

 of standing a long time before running to seed, this 

 variety in all other respects closely approaches the 

 well-known Round Leaf. (See cut.) oc. pkt., 10c. 

 oz., 15c. % lb., 35c. lb. 



JROUND LEAVED. Generally cultivated for winter 

 use, being very hardy, standing our severest winters 

 with little injury. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 15c. V lb., 

 35c. lb. 



NEW ZEALAND. Produces leaves in great abun- 

 dance throughout the summer ; should be raised in 

 heat and transplanted three feet apart each way into 

 light rich soil. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. % lb., $1.00 lb. 



LARGE ROUND LEAVED VIROFLAY. A newer 

 sort with very large thick leaves. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 

 15c. % lb., 35c. lb. 



PRICKLY. Although usually sown in the spring 

 and summer, it also stands well in winter, but gives 

 less bulk per acre than the others named. 5c. pkt., 

 10c. oz., 15c. J£ lb., 35c. lb. 



SEA-KALE. 



German, Seekohl Meerkohl. — French, Crambe Maritime. 

 Spanish, Breton de Mar. 

 Cultivated for its blanched shoots, which are cooked as Asparagus. 

 A supply may be had all winter, by planting the roots closely in a 

 warm cellar before frost. Sow one inch deep, in drills two feet 

 apart, thin out to six inches, and the next spring plant in hills 

 .three feet apart. As this vegetable is only used, when blanched, 

 like Celery, the plants must be 

 excluded from the light by covering 

 up with leaves or litter. 



(See cut.) 10c. pkt., 30c. 

 oz._j_Sl.00 i£ lb., S3.501b. 



Roots, see 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



German, Bocksbart. — French, Salsifis. — Spanish, Ostra 

 Vegetal. 



The Oyster Plant succeeds best in light, well-enriched mellow 

 soil, which, previous to sowing the seeds, should be stirred to a 

 depth of eighteen inches. Sow early in spring in drills fifteen inches 

 apart ; cover the seeds with fine soil an inch and a half in depth, 

 and, when the plants are strong enough, thin out to six inches apart. 



WHITE FRENCH. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. % lb., 



$1.00 lb. 

 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. A new and 



improved type, producing roots of nearly double the 

 size and weight of the old variety, and of equally 

 good quality. It has been extensively grown for the 

 markets of many of the large cities, entirely super- 

 seding the old sort. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 

 40c. J4 lb., 81.50 lb. 



SCORZONERA, 



OR BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 



This vegetable requires the same treatment as Salsify, which it 

 nearly resembles ; it is not, however, so generally esteemed. Sow 

 in drills eighteen inches apart, and thin out to nine inches from 

 plant to plant. 



10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. % lb., $2.50 lb. 



SORREL. 



BROAD LEAVED. TJsed 

 for salads. 5c. pkt., 15c. 

 oz., 50c. y» lb., 81.50 lb. 



TOBACCO SEED. 



PRIMUS. The earliest sort of all; succeeds 



well in Canada, and is specially adapted for 



planting far north. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., SI. 00 



J^lb. 



CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. 10c. pkt., 30c. 



oz., 81.00 M lb. 

 IMPORTED HAVANA. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 

 $1.00% lb. 

 ZIMMER'S SPANISH. The earliest and best American- 

 Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, increasing in demand 

 and culture every year. 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., $1.00 % lb. 



We can also supply seed of the following standard varie- 

 ties of tobacco, which are too well known to need descrip- 

 tion, at 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., $1.00 % lb. : 



Sterling, Granville County Yellow, Tuckahoe, Gold 

 Leaf, Hester, Yellow Oronoko, Hyco, Yellow Pryor, 

 White Stem, Florida, Virginia, Kentucky Maryland. 



If any of above Seeds are desired by mail in quantities of 1-2 lb. and upward, postage must be added at the 

 -rate of 8c. per lb. ; packets, ounces and 1-4 lbs. mailed free. 



