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COLLARDS 
Sow seed as for Cabbage, in June, 
July and August for succession. Trans- 
plant when a month old in rows a foot 
apart each way and hoe often. 
Georgia. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 14 Ib. 
25c., lb. 75c. 
CORN SALAD, or 
FETTICUS 
Mache. Macha o Valerianilla. 
Stechfalat. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; six 
pounds is required for an acre. 
Corn Salad, Fetticus or Lamb’s Let- 
tuce is used to a considerable extent 
asasalad. It is sown on the first 
opening of Spring in rows 1 foot apart 
and one-eighth of an inch deep, and 
is fit for use in six or eight weeks 
from the time of sowing. If wanted 
early in Spring, it is sown in Septem- 
ber, covered up with straw or hay as 
soon as cold weather sets in, and is 
wintered over the same way as 
Spinach. 
Large-Seeded. The best variety. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 4 Ib. 2dc. lb. 75e. 
42 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK CITY 9 


Cucumber, Cool and Crisp 
CUCUMBER 
Concombre. 
Pepino. 
@Ourfen. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; two to three pounds is required for one acre. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 8c. per lb. for postage. 
Extra-Early White Spine. A strain of White Spine which has 
been improved through careful selection, with a view to use for 
forcing in hothouses and frames; also excellent for field culture. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c. 14 lb. 30c., Ib. $1.00. 
Extra-Long White Spine. A longer variety of the preceding, 
and dark green in color. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 14 Ib. 30c., Ib. $1.00. 
Early Russian. Very early; short; fine for pickles. Pkt. 5c., oz. 
10e., 14 lb. 25c., Ib. 80c. 
Everbearing. Very early and enormously productive, and valu- 
able as green pickle; it continues to flower and produce fruit until 
killed by frost. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 14 Ib. 25c., lb. 80ce. 
Early Green Cluster. Fruit small and in clusters; very prolific. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 14 lb. 25c., lb. 80c. 
Cool and Crisp. Extra early and very prolific; long, straight, 
slender and very dark green; good for pickling or slicing. Pkt. 
5c., 02. 15c., 14 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling; dark green; 
productive; small. Pkt. 5¢., oz. 15¢., 14 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
Tailby Hybrid. Very long, and superior for table use. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 10c., 14 Ib. 25c., Ib. 80c. 
or salads. 


often used as a substitute for coffee. 
and thin out to 6 inches in the drills. 
Spring it will be fit for the table. 
French. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 14 lb. 30c. 
Improved Large-Leaved. A new thick-leaved variety of great productiveness 
and fine flavor. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality; dark green. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 14 lb. 25c., lb. $1.00. 
Nichol’s Medium Green. An excellent variety; most symmetri- 
‘eal; has splendid table qualities. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 14 lb. 30c., 
Ib. $1.00. 
Japanese Climbing. The fruit is thick, tender, and of a delicate 
flavor; flesh white; skin dark green, turning to brown. Pkt. 5c., 
oz. 15c., 14 Ib. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
West India Gherkin, or Burr. 
oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 50c., Ib. $2.00. 
ENGLISH FORCING CUCUMBERS 
Sow in small pots from middle of January, in hotbeds or hothouse. 
When grown to three leaves, plant out in a previously prepared hill 
of loose, rich soil in the center of the sash. Keep a temperature of 
65 degrees at night, to 75 or 80 degrees with sun-heat. The follow- 
ing selection includes some of the leading English varieties. 
Telegraph, Marquis of Lorne, Duke of Edinburgh, Tender 
and True, Lockie’s Perfection. Pkt. each 25c. 
DANDELION 
Pardeblum. 
Used only for pickles. Pkt. 5c., 
Pissenlit. Amargon. 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest and most healthful Spring greens 
It is best when blanched. The roots, when dried and roasted, are 
Sow early in Spring, in drills 18 inches apart, 
Keep clear of weeds, and the following 
Pkt. 10e., oz. 35c., 14 lb. $1.00. 
