555 Plants 



Earliest Dwarf. Packet, 10 cents. 

 EARLIEST DWARF PURPLE.— It re- 

 sembles the X. Y. Imp. Purple exactly In shape, 

 but in size is considerably smaller; ou the other 

 hand, is a month earlier. Pkt.. 10c. ; oz., 30c, 



Ne^v York 

 Iiupr o V e d 

 Purple. — 



Larg;e, fine, 

 ». .,- , „ , ™ ^ ,„ i freeof thorns 



Ae-\T ^ ork Pnrple. Pkt. 10 Cts. si^;,, ^ rich 



purple, flesh white and of ex- 

 cellent quality. I can espe- 

 cially recommend my select 

 carefully grown seeds of this 

 profitable variety to market- 



I gardeners. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



' 40 cts.: M lb., Sl.2.5 : lb., S-i.OO. 

 EARLY LONG PCR- 



'PLE.—Earlv; prolific. Pkt., 

 5 cts.: oz., 20 cts.: M lb., 60 ct-s. 



BLACK PEKllV 



Weight, 4 to 8 lbs. It is very 

 productive, with handsome, 

 nearly round, solid fruit .which 

 matures earlv. Pkt., 10 cts., 



1 oz., 40 cts.: Jilb.. Sl.2.5, 



"2 Long Purple. Pkt., 5c 



S and very curly. Pkt., 5c. 



W /i\ P CtKEEN 

 iVrlLiCi CURLED. 



— Very desirable for greens, 

 being remarkably tender 

 and delicate in ilavor. It is 

 very hardy and is Improved 

 by frost. Leaves, rich green 

 ;oz.,l(V.: iilb.,30c.;lb.,90c. 



GREEN CURLED SCOTCH KALE.— Grows 



about 2 feet high with an abundance of dark green 

 leaves, which are very curly and wrinkled, Will 

 stand the winters in the Middle States without pro- 

 tection. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lOcts.: 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90c. 



Black Pekln. Packet, 10 cents. 



Tme Ga. Collards. Pkt., S cts. 



CQLLflRD5oe^r^" 



— t'oUards are extensi<-ely grown 



in the South, as they are an easy, sure crop, and afford an abimdance of food fnr both man 

 and beast. It form.s a mass of leaves on a tall stem, which are the better for freezing. 

 Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents : y^ pound, 30 cents ; pound, Sl.OO. 



GAROBIir LEM- 

 ON. — Fruit i .s 

 striped dark green. 

 Somewhat small- 

 er than Melon 

 Peach, thinner 

 rtesh, and is de- 

 cidedly more acid, 

 thu.s dispensing 

 with the sliced 

 lemons, so impor- 

 tant in putting up 

 the Melon Peach. 

 Cultivate same 

 as m u s k m e 1 o n. 

 Packet, 10 cents. 



Imp. Ground Cherry. 



IMPROVED GROUND 

 CHERRY. — Cnequaled for can- 

 ning, preserving and pies. Dried 

 in sugar as raisins or figs, they are 

 unexcelled. They are a handsome 

 yellow color, and will keep till 

 mid-winter. They have a straw- 

 berrj' flavor, produce fruit in great 

 abundance, from one to two 

 Inches in diameter. In sections 

 devoid of fruit many esteem them 

 highly; a great curiosity, and sell 

 well in market. Packet, 10 cents; 

 ounce, .SO cents. 



With EvPrV CKrA^r S^t either GtouiuS, Cherry or Qarden Lfmon I 

 vffllll UVCI J VIUCI ^,j(; $end recipes for cooking and preseri^inff 



these J^'ovelties, v:ritten by a practical hovsewife. 



UPLAND 

 CRESS.— 



Water Cress re- 

 quires run- 

 ning water to 

 perfect it ; but 

 the new Up- 

 land Cress, 

 which is simi- 

 lar in its char- 

 acteristics, can 

 be raised with- 

 out extra care 

 in any garden. 

 It i-^ indestruc- 

 itible by frost 

 to such a de- 

 gree as to re- 

 main green 

 nearly the 

 whole year 

 round; it 

 comes to us at 

 a time when 

 green vegeta- 

 bles are scarcest, when the appetite for anything like this is the 

 strongest, and when wished for the most ; it is the first from the open 

 ground, weeks ahead of lettuce, asparagus or spinach. In quality it 

 is the very best, having the identical, very agreeable and highly- 

 prized flavor of the Water Cress ; it grows with surprising aiid 

 unequaled rapidity, so that in a few days after the opening of Spring, 

 it is ready to use. The young and tender leaves can be eaten raw or 

 as a salad. It is excellent prepared the same as lettuce, or when the 

 leaves become large and plentiful, boiled as greens, being far super- 

 ior to spinach. It is of easy culture, thriving on any soil, wet or dry, 

 and when once established "remains, appearing regularly everv Spring, 

 requiring no further care. Upland Cress endures more cold, more 

 freezing without injury than any other plant ; from 1.5 to 20 degrees 

 of frost will not change the color of the leaves, and if wanted to use 

 during tlie whole ^\'inter, a covering of two inches of straw will fully 

 protect the foliage from spoUing, when the thermometer runs below 

 zero. Packet, 10 cents. 



UPLAND CRESS. 



BROAD FLAG.— Large, with broad leaves, 

 growing on two sides like flag. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 

 is cents : M pound. 40 cents ; pound, $1.25. 



NEAV GIANT ITALIAN — This new variety 

 has given great satisfaction everywhere; it grows to 

 an enormous size, of which the illustration fails to 

 scarcely convey an idea. It is very hardy, easily 

 grown and of monstrous size. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 

 a) cents ; J^ pound, fin cents : pound, $1.75. 



Giant Italian Leek. Packet 10 cents. 



MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA When 



young and tender the seed-pods make excellent 

 pickles, and as they are produced in great 

 abundance, a lew plants wUl suffice for an ordi 

 nary garden. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 30 cents 

 % pound, $1.00; pound, $3.00. 



Martyula 



ENblYE 



GREEN CURLED Popular for 



greens. When leaves are properly 



blanched it will make excellent salad. The nardiest 

 varien^. Pkt., 5c.: oz., 15c.; '4 lb., 40c.: lb., $1.50. 



EVER "WHITE CURLED.— (Self-blanching.) 

 An improvement on old White Curled. Large growtn, 

 tender, crisp. Pkt , lOc; oz., 20c ; J^lb., 60c.; lb., $1-75. 



ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Musiirooins can be grown with perfi-ct ea.se 

 in any dry cellar, or in sheds where the 

 temperature can be kept from 50 to tJO degrees 

 through the winter, and bear in from .5 to 8 

 weeks. It comes in bricks of about one and 

 a quarter pounds each. Price per brick, 

 25 cents each; 5 pounds, $1.00, postpaid. By 

 expre.ss, 10 pounds, $1.25; 25 pounds, $2.75. 

 Ciil/iinil cirrtilar iHlh each oriier. 



Ever AVhitr Curled Eudtve. Packet. 10 cents. 



Herbs 



and other Odds and 

 Ends will be found 

 on page 54. 



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