14 dreer's garden calendar. 



The White-spined retains its green color much longer than any other 

 vaiuety, and is principally grown for our markets. The Long Green 

 and Gherkin are mostly used for pickles. For early use, plant about 

 first week in May, on a warm and sheltered border, For pickles plant 

 in the middle of July. 



ENGLISH PSIZE CTJCTJMSEBS. 



In Packages; 25 cts. each. 



Champion or England. Mills' Jewess. 



Sir Colin Campbell. Snow's Horticultural Prize 



General Canrobert. Kelway's Perfection. 



Sion House, Improved. Glory of Arnstadt. 



Roman Emperor. Himalaya. 



Victory of Bath. Gladiator. 



CONQUERER OF THE WEST. LyNCH's STAR OF THE WEST. 



Kirkley Hall Defiance. Godfrey's White Spine. 



constantine incomparable. 

 These are the favorite varieties for forcing, frequently attaining a 

 length of thirty inches. To grow them properly requires a skilful 

 gardener, or much fuller directions than can be imparted in these 

 brief remarks. 



EGG-PLANT. 

 60 cts. per oz. 

 Melongene, Fr. Berengena, Span. Eierpflanze, Ger. 

 Early Purple. Scarlet, 10 cts. per paper. 



Large Purple. Long White, 10 cts per paper. 



The first two are the kinds usually cultivated for table use — the 

 others are fancy varieties. 



Sow in hot beds early in march; transplant middle of May to first of 

 June, in a rich warm piece of ground — about thirty inches apart. 

 Draw the earth up to their stems when about a foot high. Egg-plant 

 seed will not vegetate freely without substantial heat, and if the plants 

 get the least chilled, in the earlier stages of growth, they seldom re- 

 cover. Repeated sowings are sometimes necessary. 



ENDIVE. 



25 cts. per oz. 

 Chicoree, Fr. Chicoria^ Span. Endivian, Ger. 

 Green Curled. Green Curled Moss. 



White Curled. Broad-Leaved Batavian. 



The Green Curled is considered the hardiest and best for salad. Sow 

 in July, in shallow drills. When three or four inches high, transplant 



