


A NEW LETTUCE—BIG BOSTON. 
This is a variety of the Boston Market, which has been 
rfected by a celebrated gardener in the neighborhood of 
oston, to such an extent that it is fully double the size of 
the old variety. It is, however, a little later in maturing; 
but its unusual size and wonderful solidity are strong 
recommendations. All truckers and market gardeners 
desiring large, salable heads, will find ita most profitable 
sort to grow, and the introducer especially commends it 
to amateurs, on account of its heading up well at all sea- 
sons of the year, and being at the same time of exceeding- 
ly tender quality. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 44 pound, 
60 cts.; pound, $2.25. 
BERMUDA ONIONS. 
Every one has heard of the Bermuda Onions. A\]- Z A f / ‘ 
though I have never listed these onions until this year, I z S } yi! 4 Wg iif 
annually sell from 50 to 100 pounds of each variety to my Nee yi! I} i 
regular customers who wish me to procure it for them. WSs LE= Wi Yay 
On this account, I determined to catalogue it this year for E Ki My 
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BIG BOSTON 
LETTUCE. 

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the first time. In many sections of the South, especially 
in Louisiana, the Bermuda Onion has taken the place of 
the Creole, that Louisiana variety for so many years large- 
ly cultivated along the Mississippi below New Orleans. I 
have a limited quantity of true seed of both varieties of 
this celebrated Onion, which I offer as follows: 
Bermuda Island White. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 
cents; 44 pound,75 cents; pound, $2.50. 
Bermuda Island Red. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
Y% pound, 60 cents; puund, $2.25. 
IMPROVED PEACH TOMATO. 
It originated by breeding up the old variety, with the special 
idea of increasing its size. The Improved Peach Tomato has a 
beautiful peach-like color, that exactly resembles the delicate 
bloom of a peach; it is twice as large as the old sort, being about 
4 inches in diameter. Skin is remarkably thin, and can be peeled 
like the skin ofa peach. I know of nothing that will attract the 
attention of visitors to your garden to so great an extent as a few 
vines of this Improved Peach Tomato, as it is astonishing how 
few people know that there are Tomatoes grown that it is hard 
to tell, at a first glance, from peaches, or even apples. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents. 
@eoehHow TO REMIT.®oow 
There is no safer way of sending money through the mails than 
by Post Office Money Order. It is also well to remember that it costs 
only 8 cents now to register a letter, where it formerly cost 10 cents. 
T always accept postage stamps same as cash. But no matter wheth- 
er you remit by Money Order, 7 
| Express Order, Bank Draft 
or Reoistered letter, I guar- 
antee sufearrival of all re- 
4 mittances made in this 
¥ way, and on orders ez- 
ceeding $2.00 the ex- 
pense of sending same 
may be deducted 
from the amount of 
the order. 
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THE BLACK LIMA BEAN. 
The introducers, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., have this to say: ‘A black-mottled 
seeded variety of the Sieva or Sewee Pole Bean. ‘he seeds, which are about 
half the size of the large Lima, do not rot in the ground so readily as the latter. 
The vine is a medium vigorous grower, quite hardy, and enormously product- 
ive; the clusters being borne in such profusion upon the poles that they present 
the appearance of veritable ropes of pods, from the ground up to a height of six 
or seven feet. The pods have a uniform length of about three and a half inches 
and contain three and four beans each. A given measure will shell out overa 
third more than the ordinary Lima. They are of a dark green color when 
cooked, of a delicate quality, and delicious flavor. The beans are so full and 
plump that the ends are crowded square, and partially overlap each other.” 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 40 cents, postpaid. 
[7 will be worth your while to read what T. B. Terry says about 
THE PRACTICAL FARMER on page 34; what T. Greiner has to 
say on page 53; John Gould on page 61; Prof. Massey on page 70; 
Mrs. Melville on page 87 ; and what Jos. Meehan says on page 94. f f sll) ii) hy ! \ 
Sometimes my customers request me to send The Practical Farmer ¥ y LT) ii = N 
Sree for ayear. itis impossible to do this under any circumstances. Hl \\\(\" 
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MAULE’S WINTER RADISH. 
This Radish will supplant China Rose Winter and all 
Other varieties of Winter Radishes. Although it is an 
American grown Radish, it came originally from China. 
In shape it is somewhat similar to California Mammoth ¢ 
White, and also to Chinese Mammoth, but is superior to 
both in every way, the roots being more symmetrical in 
47 Shape and more crisp, solid and of superior flavor. It 
m| keeps through the whole winter in excellent condition. 
| Without exception the most desirable winter variety in 
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pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50. THE BLACK LIMA BEAN. 
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