Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1896. 



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Vegetable Seeds for Forcing and Fall Sowing. 



The firm of Henry A. Dreer is about to publish a little handbook on " Vegetables Under Glass." It will be terse, practical 

 and cheap; only 25 cents by mail, postpaid. The editorial work properly bears the Dreer imprint, but, as a matter of fact, some 

 of the most successful American market gardeners in this little book give their experience to the public. They speak through our 

 note books, and we have drawn from their lips what is freshest and best. Dreer's "Vegetables Under Glass" is in season. Send 

 for it. 



BEANS. 



Bush beans may be forced under glass. Th: dwarf green- 

 podded sorts are preferable. Good culture and a considerable 

 degree of heat are necessary. See Dreer's "Vegetables Under 

 Glass," ready in October. Price 20 cts. ; by mail, postpaid, 

 25 cts. 

 Long - Yellow Six Weeks. A very early, prolific and 



excellent variety. 20 els. per qt. 

 Sioil House. The best sort for forcing,, as it comes early 



into bearing, and produces long, stringless, mottled pods of 



excellent quality. Per qt., 40 cts. 

 Extra Early Refugee. A profuse bearing variety. One 



of the very best early sorts. Per qt., 25 cts. 



BEETS. 



The winter cultivation of beets is on the increase. Send for 

 Dreer's " Vegetables Under Glass," ready in October. Price 

 20 cts. ; by mail, postpaid, 25 cts. 



Crosby's Egyptian Beet. 



Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. One of the quick- 

 est to mature ; a fine forcing variety; small top; widely used 

 by market gardeners. Oz. 10 cts., J lb. 20 cts, lb. 50 cts. 



Crosby's Egyptian. An improved strain of Early 

 Egyptian ; deeper and more globular than the original, 

 quite as early, of better color and quality, and smoother. 

 Oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Carter's Excelsior. A new variety of superior excel- 

 lence, now used for under-glass culture ; color and substance 

 good, skin smooth, tops small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J lb. 

 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Eclipse. Remarkable for its rapid growth and extra fine 

 quality; a standard sort, in wide popular favor. Oz. 10 cts., 

 J lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



CABBAGE. 



Cabbage seed sowed in frames in the fall will produce heads 

 earlier than when sowed in the spring. Send for Dreer's 

 " Vegetables Under Glass," ready in October. Price 20 cts., 

 by mail, postpaid, 25 cts. 

 Early Jersey Wakefield. Best and most reliable sort 



for market gardeners; selected stock. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



| lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Large Jersey Wakefield, or Charleston. A few 



days later than the above, producing large, solid heads of 

 good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., £ lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 



Dreer's Early Drumhead. A second early variety, 

 maturing about ten days later than the Wakefield. We can- 

 not overpraise this strain; large, solid heads. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., £ lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 



Etanipes. Very early, producing medium size heads, which 

 are sharply pointed; resembles Wakefield. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts., lb. $150. 



Early WinnigStadt. A favorite in some sections ; very 

 early. Pkt. 5 cts, oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Improved Early Summer. A second early variety, 

 with large solid heads, coming in a few days later than the 

 Wakefield. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., £ lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



CARROT. 



Carrots are easily forced under glass. Send for Dreer's 



" Vegetables Under Glass," ready in October. Price 20 cts. ; 



by mail, postpaid, 25 cts. 



Earliest Short Horn. The earliest forcing variety ; root 

 small, reddish-orange, of globular shape and excellent flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 30 cts. 



Early Scarlet Horn. The favorite early red summer 

 variety; fine grained and good flavor; grown under glass at 

 Boston; larger than Earliest Short Horn. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts. 



Half-Long Nantes, or Rubicon. An early, half- 

 long, stump-rooted variety, of superior quality ; grown under 

 glass at Philadelphia. Pkt. 5 els., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts. 



Early Half-Long Carentan. An excellent scarlet 

 variety, without core, for forcing or open ground. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 " oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts. 



Danvers Half-Long Scarlet. A rich, orange-red 

 variety, very smooth and handsome, producing very large 

 crops. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 25 cts. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Cauliflower is grown as a winter crop. Send for Dreer's 

 " Vegetables Under Glass," ready in October. Price 20 cts.; 

 by mail, postpaid, 25 els. 

 Dreer's Earliest Snow Storm. Earliest and best of 



all for forcing in frames or greenhouses; produces heads of 



large size and snow-white appearance. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $5.00. 

 Dreer's Selected Dwarf Erfurt. Of dwarf habit; 



heads close, pure white, of finest quality. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 



$2.50. 

 Early Snowball. An early dwarf variety, producing 



white heads of fine quality. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. $2.50. 



WATER CRESS. 



This vegetable has assumed a place of considerable impor- 

 tance as a winter crop. It is grown in shallow water or in the 

 comparatively dry soil of a greenhouse, with equal success. 

 Send for Dreer's " Vegetables Under Glass," ready in Octo- 

 ber. Price 20 cts. ; by mail, postpaid. 25 cts. 



Erfurt Water Cress. True. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



CUCUMBERS. 



The method of growing the enormous and highly profitable 

 crops of cucumbers which form so important a part of the 

 winter work of the Boston market farmers will be found de- 

 scribed in Dreer's "Vegetables Under Glass," ready in Oc- 

 tober. Price 20 cts. ; by mail, postpaid, 25 cts. 

 Arlington White Spine. A strain of White Spine 

 which has been improved through careful selection, especially 

 adapted for forcing in hothouses and frames; our stock pro- 

 duces handsome, dark-colored cucumbers, which retain their 

 color longer than other sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Improved Early White Spine. A favorite market 

 variety, used for the open ground and also in winter under 

 glass ; a reliable strain. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



