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GRIFFITH, TURNER & CO., BALTIMORE, MD. 



Spinach. 



This is quite an important crop with market 

 gardeners, and one easily managed. 



For summer use, sow early in spring, in drills 

 eight inches to one foot apart, covering the seed 

 one inch deep. Select rich soil and manure liber- 

 ally. A succession may be obtained by sowing at 

 intervals of two weeks through the season. For 

 very early spring use, sow in August, and protect 

 the plants through the winter by a thick covering 

 of clean straw or some similar light covering. 

 Spinach is used principally as greens for boiling, 

 and is very highly esteemed for this purpose. 



CURLED SAVOY. 



Curled Savoy, or JBloonisdale. — Leaves 

 extra curled, large and thick. By far the best and 

 most productive Spinach in cultivation. The kind 

 most generally used by the truckers and large 

 growers around Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk 

 and other large cities. Our sales of this sort in- 

 crease rapidly each year. Pkt., 5 cts.; % lb., 10 

 cts. ; lb., 25 cts. 



Round Savoy. — 20 cents per pound. 



Blooinsdale Sjnnach. — In sealed pack- 

 ages. Well known and popular with market gar- 

 deners. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lt>., 15 cts.; 

 lb., 40 cts. 



LONG STANDING. 



Long Standing.— ^Qst for spring sowing ; 

 slow to seed. Pkt, 5 cts.; X lb., 10 cts.; lb., 25 

 cts.; 5 lbs., |i.oo. 



Squash. 



The Squashes are all quite tender, and there- 

 fore no progress can be made in starting them 



^r;^|AQ., until the weather becomes some- 

 l^^^^^fcv what warm and settled, 

 i^^^^^^p' Plant in hills five feet apart each 

 ^^'^^^ bush varieties, and 



"^^^S^^^^ eight feet for the running varieties ; 



"^^^^^^^ allot eight seeds to the hill, but 

 don't allow over three to stand. 



Early White Bush Scalloped.— A desir- 

 able and marketable sort. Best known and most 

 productive of all the summer sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



Summer Crook Nech Early.— Fine fla- 

 vor; a desirable table sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Winter Crook Neck. — Flesh red, fine 

 flavor ; largely grown for winter use. Pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Boston Marrow. — For autumn use. Fine 

 for pies or baking. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb-. 

 20 cts. ; lb., 50 cts. 



Hubbard. — Fine and desirable for winter 

 use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb-; 20 cts.; lb., 

 60 cts. 



Sibley f or Bikers Beak. — Shell is pale 

 green in color, very thin and smooth, flesh solid 

 and thick, brilliant orange color and of rich deli- 

 cate flavor; a good keeper. Pkts., sand 10 cts. ; 

 X lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Vegetable Marrow. — A delicious Enghsh 

 I sort ; skin greenish white, flesh white, soft, and of 

 ! a rich flavor ; a heavy cropper, quite distinct from 

 j the other sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb- 30 

 \ cts.; lb., |i.oo. 



Tomato. 



Beware of CHEAP TOMATO SEEDS, saved in Can- 

 ning Houses, as it is sure to be a mixture of different sorts. 

 Ours are grown with special care. 



For early fruit, sow the seed in March or April, 

 in the hot-bed, or in pots in a sunny exposure in 

 the house. When the plants are about three or 

 { four inches high they should be set out four or five 

 I inches apart, in another hot-bed or cold frame, or 

 j removed into small pots, allowing a single plant 

 i to a pot. Expose to the air as much as possible 

 to harden, and about the middle of May set the 

 plants in the open ground, at a distance of four or 

 five feet each way. Water freely at the time of 

 j transplanting, and shelter from the sun for a few 

 days, until the plants are established. Sufficient 

 t plants for a small garden may be had by sowing a 

 ! few seeds in a shallow box or a flower pot, and 

 I placing in a sunny window in the house. Culti- 

 vate thoroughly as long as the vines will permit. 



Tomatoes will admit of training to stakes or 

 trellis of various kinds, and the fruit is very much 

 ! improved, both in appearance and quality. This 

 mode of cultivation is now quite common among 

 gardeners who grow for early market. The usual 

 method is to set one strong plant to a stake, using 

 stakes five to seven feet in height, tying the plants 

 up with wool or other strong, soft twine, pruning 

 out quite freely as the vines advance in growth. 

 By adopting this method the plants may be set 

 I much closer than in the ordinary way. 



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