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BREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



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Long Green 



CUCUMBER— C'"'^'««^'^- 



XiOng Green. The leading loug green variety for pick- 

 ling, of excellent quality and productiveness, fruit 

 Jark green, firm and crisp. 



Pkt. .5 cts., oz. 15 cts,, 1 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 Tairfey's Hybrid. A hybrid between White Spine and 

 English Prize, retaining the beauty of the long Eng- 

 lish and hardiness of the White Spine ; of large size 

 and excellent for market gardeners or familv use. 

 Pkt. 5ets., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. oO cts., lb. $1.50. ' 



Chinese Long-Remaining Green. 



Chinese Lonsr-Remaining Green. An excellent 

 sort, combining the size, tenderness and quality of the 

 English Frame varieties. It attains a length of 15 to 

 20 inches ; is of good quality, solid, and has few seeds ; 

 medium early. It remains a long time in an edible 

 condition and can be grown to perfection out of doors. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., -oz. 20 cts., i lb. 60 cts., lb. .$2.00. 



ENGLISH PRIZE 



OR FRAME CUCUMBERS. 



The best for forcing ; they can be grown in hot-beds 

 where the temperature does not fall below 65 degrees at 

 night, and will attain a length of '% to .30 inches. Sow the 

 seed in small pots about the middle of January ; when 

 they have grown to three leaves, plant in a prepared hill 

 of rich, loose soil in the centre of a sash. Our packets 

 contain from five to twelve seeds each. The varieties 

 listed are distinct and all desirable : Per pkt. 25 cts. 



Blue GoAvii. 

 Carter's Model. 

 Lord Kenyon's Favorite 

 Marquis of Lome. 



Pearson's Long Gun. 

 Sion House, Improved. 

 Telegraph. 

 Tender and Trne. 



Gl.\NT Pera 



Giant Pera. A long, smooth, straight, dark green cu- 

 cumber, attaining a length of IS inches. Flesh white, 

 crisp, tender, and free from all bitterness. It requires 

 a rich soil and to be grown quickly in order to bring 

 it to perfection. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., J lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. 

 Small Gherkin, or Burr. Also known as the West 

 India or Jerusalem Pickle; used only for pickling. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i lb. 75 cts.," lb. $2..50. 



Ekfckt W.-vter Ckess. 



CRESS. 



Garten laid Brunnen Kres:se, Gf.r. Cresson, Fe. Mas- 

 tuerzo Lejndio, SP. 



Sow thickly in shallow drills, early in the spring and at 

 intervals throughout the season, for a succession, as it soon 

 runs to seed. Water Cress requires a stream of running 

 water, ditch or pond, in which it will grow without care, 

 except at first keeping weeds from interfering with it. It 

 is easily introduced by planting along the margins of 

 ditches or streams, and increases rapidly by the spreading 

 of the roots or from the seed. The leaves are eaten with 

 salt, and are of an agreeable, pungent taste. 



Extra Curled, or Peppergrass. Fine flavor, and the 



best sort for drv soils. 



Pkt. 5 cts.^ oz. 10 cts., i lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Erfurt Mater, True. A perennial aquatic plant, with 

 small oval leaves and prostrate habit. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., i lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 



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