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NASTURTIUM. 
(Indian Cress.) 
Indianische Kresse, oder Kapuziner, GER. Capucien 
grande, FR. Capuchina 6 Berro Indio, SP. 
Cultivated both for use and ornament. The seed pods, 

MARTYNIA. which resemble capers, are gathered while green and tender 
Gemsenhorn, GER. Cornaret, FR. Martina, SP. for pickling, and the leaves are used for mixing with 
a salads. Sow early in the spring, in drills about 1 inch 
The-seed pods are used for pickling, when gathered deep, in light rich soil, when all danger of frost is over; 
young and tender. Sow the seed in the open ground in | train the Tall on brush, trellises, or fences, and grow the 
May, in hills 3 feet apart each way, or in a hot-bed, and) Dwarf in beds. The flowers are very beautiful and of 
afterwards transplant. The flowers are borne freely, and | varying shades of yellow, brown, orange and scarlet. 
Ea eeeeroesane oie podsmalceshitianvatiract=se plant Tali Orange. The most profitable pickling variety. 

even for the flower garden. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 20 cts., t 1b. 50 ets., Ib. $1.50. 
Proboscidea. Flowers light blue. Dwarf. Beautiful colors; mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., + 1b. 75 ets., Ib. $2.50. 3 Ib. 50 ets., Ib. $1.50. 
sOQNIONS& 
Zwiebel, GER. Ognon, FR. Cebolla, Sp. 
For sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the spring, very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in sum- 
mer, remove them to a dry, airy place; and early in the following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills 
12 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the drills; the Onions, by this process, are obtained of a large size early in 
the season. They may also be grown to full size during the first season by sowing thinly in drills 1 foot apart, and 
about + inch deep, in March, or early in April, in strong land, well manured, and thinning them out to stand 3 or 4 
inches apart in the drills, keeping them well hoed and free from weeds; for this purpose the Red Wethersfield and 
Yellow Danvers are usually preferred. They delight in a strong, rich, deep, loamy soil, and succeed well if grown 
successive years on the same ground. : 
Seed can be sown in August and September, in drills wide enongh apart to admit of working; when the plants have 
grown of sufficient size to be fit for table use thin out to 4 inches apart, to secure a crop of large Onions. This plan 
works admirably in the South, but will not prove successful where the ground freezes deeply or is subject to constant 
changes of temperature in spring. 

Exrra Earry Rep, New Queen, SILVER SKIN. 
Extra Early Red. About ten days earlier than the; New Pearl. One of the earliest varieties, of a pure white 
Wethersfield, and somewhat smaller, close-grained and color, mild flavor and attractive appeatance, For the 
heavy, of mild flayor and an excellent keeper. Pkt. South this is a specially desirable sort, as it grows 
10 cts.,0%, 20 ets., $ lb, 50 cts., Ib. $1.60, quickly and can be brought early into the market. 
New Queen. A rapid growing silver-skinned varlety, Pkt. 10 cts., 0%. 30 cts., $ Ib. 80 cts., Ib. $2.75. 
of mild flavor, early, remarkable for its keeping | White, or Silver Skin. A mild flavored early variety, 
qualities, and excellent for pickling, Pkt. 10 cts., oz. extensively grown for pickling, not quite as good a 
26 cts., 4 Ib. 70 cts., 1b, $2.25, keeper as the Yellow Strasburg. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 
ets., } Ib. 76 ets., 1b. $2.50. 





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