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JOHXSOX & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



GOURDS— Continued. 



SUGAR TROUGH. Very useful for baskets, dishes, 

 buelcets, etc. They have hard, thicl^ shells, lastingfor years, 

 and capable of holdine from two to ten gallons each. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz., 25c.; ^Ib., VOc; lb., S2.50. 



JAPANESE 

 NEST EGG. 



These exactly re- 

 semble the eggs of 

 hens, making a 

 capital nest egg ; 

 superior to glass 

 eggs, as they do 

 not break and are 

 iininjured by cold 

 orivet. The plant 

 is a rapid growing 

 climber. Pkt., 

 lOc; 3 pkts., 25c.: 

 oz., -lOc. 



FIXE 3IIXF:D. a collection of the most ornamental, 

 inclutling all the above. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c.; 5 pkts., 50c. 



GARLIC. 



G.VELIC BULBS. 



35c., post-paid ; 10 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. 



This isexten- 

 • sively used foi 

 flavoring soup>, 

 stews, etc. The 

 spts or small 

 bulbs should be 

 planted early in 

 spring, in rows 

 one foot apart, 

 and three to five 

 inches apart in 

 the rows. Culti- 

 vate like onions. 

 In August the 

 crop 19 ready to 

 gather, and is 

 kept in the same 

 manner as 

 onions. Sets, per 

 }i lb., 20c.; lb., 

 not prepaid. 



HORSE RADISH. 



Horse radish is grown from young roots or sets which 

 should be planted out in the spring. They will form a large 

 sized radish fit for use in one season's growth. Roots, per 

 ■dozen, 20c.; per 100, 75c., post-paid (5Cc. per 100 by express). 

 ^rite/or special prices by the thousand. 



KOHL-RABI— Turnip-Rooted Cabbage. 



This is a favorite vegetable in Europe, where it is exten- 

 sively grown for feeding cattle, as well as for table use. One 

 ounce will sow one hundred and fiftv feet of drill. 



E.^VRLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh tender and white. 

 Pkt., 5o. ; oz., 20c.; ],i lb., 60c.; lb., S2.25. 



Early Purple Vienna. A little later than the White; 

 •color bluish-purple. Pkt., 5e.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 60c.; lb., S2.25. 



NEW SMOOTH WHITE. Very Short Leaved. Ex- 

 tra fine for market and table use, the best Kohl-Rabi, much 

 superior to Vienna. Pkt., lOc; oz..3.5e.; }ilb„S1.00; lb.,S3.T5. 



NEW SMOOTH PURPLE. Very Short Leaved. 

 i;xtra fine purple. Pkt., lOc; oz., S-Sc; Ji lb., Sl.OO ; lb., S3.75 



KALE.— Borecole. 



One ounce will produce about two thousand plants. 



EXTRA DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH 

 TEALE. This is one of the best kales for spring sowing in 

 the North, and is the principal sort grown in the South for 

 Northern markets. It is hardy, and will remain over -winter 

 in any place where the temperature does not go below zero. 

 The habit is very dwarf and spreading, and will rarely ex- 

 •ceed eighteen inches in height. The leaves are of a bright 

 :green color, beautifull v curled, and produced iu great abund- 

 ance. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,l6c.; I41b.,30c.; lb., 90c. 



GREEN CURLED SCOTCH, Philadelphia Stock. 

 A favorite with Northern market gardeners; growing 

 about two feet in height and hardier than tlie Extra Dwarf 

 <Jreea Curled Scotch, being improved by frost; leaves 

 green and beautifully- curled and wrinkled. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 

 aOc; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 80e. 



SIBERIAN CURLED. This variety grows a little 

 larger and coarser than the preceeding ; the leaves are not so 

 <ieeply curled and are of a bluish-green color; very hardv. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



JOHNSON <t STOKES' NEW IMPERIAL OR LOXG STANDING KALE. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' NEW IMPERIAL, or LONG 

 STANDING. (See photograph above.) A beautifully curled 

 and crimpled sort, selected b.v a Philadelphia market gar- 

 dener. Of strong, vigorous habit, perfectly hardy, bright 

 green color, and very attracti\'c in api>earance. It is superior 

 to all other sorts, and will stand longer without shooting to 

 seed than an V other variety. Height, about two feet. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., 10c.; 'H lb., 30c.; lb., Sl.OO. 



CURLED MOSBACH. A particularly fine strain; 

 leaves bent upward, light green, double curled, white nar- 

 row ribs and veins — verv showv,, resembling a fine curled 

 parsley. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; H lb., 45c.; lb., SI. GO. 



SE.A. KALE. Grown for its blanched shoots ; cooked 

 like ^sparof/iis. Sow early in the spring, in rows two feet 

 apart; thin out to stand six inches in the rows; before win- 

 ter, cover with leaves; tlie ne.\t spring transplant in hills 

 three feet apart. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; lb., $2.50' 



LEEK. 



One ounce will sow one huudred feet of drill, and pro- 

 duce about one thousand plants. 



NEW^ GIANT ITALIAN. 

 This new leek from Italy is 

 fu.ly twice the size of the ordi- 

 nary London Leek, and much 

 handsomer in appearance. 

 Like the Italian onions, it is 

 very mild and agreeable in 

 flavor; extremel.v hardy and 

 a fine keeper. All who have 

 grown it were astonished at 

 its large size and fine white 

 appearance. Pkt., lOc; oz., 

 20c.; ;^ lb., 60c.; lb., S2.25. 



LARGE AMERICAN 

 FLAG. Previous to our in- 

 troduction of the Giant Italian, 

 this was the favorite variety 

 with gardeners. Very fine 

 and large. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,20c.; 

 ^ilb.,60c.;lb.,«2.00. 



CABENTAN, or SCOTCH 

 CHAMPION. An extra large 

 variety from Scotland, grow- 

 ing rapidlv and verv hardy. 

 Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 20e.; % lb., 60c.; 

 lb., S2.00. 



London Flag. Pkt.,5e.; 

 NEW GIANT ITALIAN. OZ., lOc; 34 lt)-i ^Oc; lb., S1.40. 







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