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Mammoth Early. An earner and smaller variety oi the Late 

 Xtamrr-.oth. I': . 15c.: qt.. jic. : gal.. 6;c. ; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.25- 



Premo. .\n «arly variety of unusual merit. The ears are 

 iarge and the grain very sweet. It matures in 60 days, which 

 make? it a most desirable sort. Pt., 10c; qt., 20c: gal., 65c; 

 pk.. $1.00; bu., $3.50 



LATE SUGAR CORN. 



Country Gentleman. Wry distinct irom any other sort; some- 

 times yields as many as tive ears on a stalk: cob very small, 

 with deep kernels of pearly whiteness. This is considered the 

 finest ot all Sweet Corn: the quality is delicious, and will de- 

 liehi the most fastidious epicure. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 65c: 

 pk.. Si. 00; bu., $3.50; ear. jc : doi., 40c. 



Late Mammoth. The largest and latest variety; ears of im- 

 mense size, grains large and broad; quality of the best. Pt., 

 15c; qt.. 25c; gal., 30c; pk., 90c; bu., $3.00; ear., 5c; doz., 40c. 



Stowell's Evergreen. The standard for quality, and the best- 

 known variety '■ a favorite alike with canners and market men ; 

 remains a long time in condition suitable for boiling. Pt., loc; 

 «|t., 20C : gaU 60c ; pk., 90c : bu., $3.25 ; ear, 5c ; doi., 50c. 



White E-vergreen Sugar Com. Pt., loc ; qt., 20c ; gal., 63c ; 

 pk., $1.00: tni., $3.30; ear, 5c; doz., 30c. 



CUCUMBER 



COLLARDS, 

 or COLEWORT 



German, Blattertohl French, Chou 



Spanish. Cabu 



One ounce will produce 3.000 plants 



.\ variety of Cabbage known in diflFcrent sections as "Cole" 

 and "Colewort." It is extensively used in the South for 

 "greens." where it continues in luxuriant growth all winter. 



True Georgia. L'sed as "greens" mainly in the South and 

 West. .\s the leaves are pulled off others grow in their places. 

 Pkt., 5c ; oz., loc; '/i lb., 25c; lb., 60c. 



CORN SALAD 



Large Green Cabbage. .\ small, hard^ salad; used also as a 

 substitute for lettuce; can be sown in September and wintered 

 over the same as spinach. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; 14 lb., 15c; lb., 

 30c. 



ENDIVE 



German, Gurfe Spanish, Pepino 



French. Concombre 



One ounce will plant 50 hills; two pounds will plant an acre 



Culture. — For earliest use, sow the seed in the hotbed or 

 grerr- ;-• in February or March, in warm loam, where the 

 ■■r: .• I :s about 90 degrees; cover half an inch deep, and, 

 ■ ■ ; !arts arc of fair size, transplant into hills (made in 

 . four plants in a hill, so that when the weather 

 - Ic hill can be moved to the open ground by 



,1'ie for that purpose. Plant for general use in 

 . about June i, in hills 6 feet apart each way, 

 ints in a hill. Fine old manure (about 6 cords 

 ; .cient; or, better still, plant on land from which 

 a croj' r.i> Le. n taken, and which was heavily manured for that 

 crop. -X sprinkling of dry plaster w II keep oflF the striped bug. 



Jersey Pickling. Used extensively by pickle manufacturers in 

 New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; ^ lb., 20c; 

 lb., 60c. 



Long Green Improved. Fine for pickling when small; also 

 good for tahle use when about half grown. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; 

 Yi lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



White Spine. Arlington Improved. One of the finest Cucum- 

 bers for forcing, and one of the most perfect in shape, size, 

 color and qualty: very brittle and crisp. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; 

 '■/i lb., 20c ; lb., 60C. 



Early Fortune. .\ very fine, early and productive. White 

 Spine. Pkt., 3c; oz., 15c; -4 lb., 25c; lb., 8oc. 



West Indian Gherkin. The only genuine Gherkin. Small, 

 oval and covered with spines ; color light green ; used exclu- 

 sively for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 13c; ;^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.50. 



German, Engivie French, Chicoree 



Spanish, F.ndivia 



Culture. — Endive is one of the best salads for fall arid winter 

 use. Sow for an early supply about the middle of April. As it 

 is used mostly in the fall months, the main sowings are made 

 in June and luly. Plant 1 foot apart each way. When the 

 plant has attained its full size, gather up the leaves and tie them 

 by their tips in a conical form. This excludes the light and air 

 from the inner leaves, which, in the course of from three to six 

 weeks, become bleached. 



White Curled. For early use ; should be used when young. 

 Pkt., 5c: oz.. 13c; lb., 35c; lb., $1.23. 



Green Curled. Same price as white. 



WATER CRESS (True) 



Water Cress. Highly esteemed as a salad during the spring 

 •ind fall. .\lso used as a garnish for meats during the winter. 

 Sied may he started readily in pans or boxes of very moist 

 earth, and tlie young plants transjilanted to shallow water. Pkt., 

 ;c ; oz., 30c; % lb., $t.oo; lb., $3.00. 



EGGPLANT 



German, Gierpanze French, Aubergine 



Spanisli, Berengena 



One ounce for 1,000 plants 



Culture. — The Eggplant will thrive well in any good garden 

 soil, but will repay good treatment. The seeds should be sown 

 in hotbed or greenhouse in March or .\pril, and when about 

 an inch high potted in z-inch pots. Plant out about June i. 

 2!^ feet apart. If no hotbed is at hand they can be grown in 

 any light room where the temperature will average 75 degrees. 



Black Beauty. The earliest large variety; color rich dark 

 purple. Pkt., irjc; oz., 2,-c ; Yi Ih., poc ; lb., $3.23. 



New York Improved Purple Spineless. Similar to New York 

 Improved Purple, except that it is entirely free from spines. 

 Pkt., loc; oz., 25c; Yi 111., 90c; lb., $3. 25. 



GOURD 



One ounce will plant 25 hills 



Culture. — Gourds are tender annuals, and should not be plant- 

 ed until all danger of frost is over, and not less than 6 feet 

 apart each way, in good rich loam. Three plants in a hill will 

 be sufficient to leave at the last hoeing. 



Dipper. This I ke the Sugar Trough, has a thin but hard 

 shell, and can readily be made to serve useful purposes. Oz., 

 15c; Yi lb., soc; lb., $i.;o. 



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