dreer's garden calendar. 7 



For instructions on these and and other subjects of Gardening, the 

 reader is referred to " Bridgeman's Young Gardener's Assisstant." 



Extract. — " Some Gardeners raise Egg Plants, &c. in the same hot-bed 

 frame with Cabbage, and such other half hardy plants as require air 

 every mild day ; by such management one or the other must suffer for 

 want of suitable aliment — heat being the principal food of tender plants, 

 and air that of the moie hardy species. 



" In the sowing of Seeds, remember that in unity there is strength, and 

 that from the germinative parts of a Seed being weak and diminutive, 

 it cannot be expected to perforate through the soil solitary and alone. 

 To insure a fair chance, plant your Seeds moderately thick, and thin 

 out the surplus plants, while young. In planting Seeds in drills, which 

 is the most eligible plan, the size of the Seed and strength of its germ 

 should be considered; large Seeds, producing vigorous roots, require 

 deeper planting than diminutive Seeds, producing delicate roots and 

 slender stalks." 



Descriptive List of Esculent Seeds. 



For the convenience of purchasers the Seeds are put up in papers at 

 five and ten cents each. Those quoted at fifty cents per ounce or 

 upwards in not less than ten cent papers. 



Seeds by Mail. 



Under the new Postal law, Seeds, cuttings, bulbs, &c, can be mailed 

 in packages not exceeding four pounds in weight, at the rate of " two 

 cents for each four ounces or fraction thereof;" this arrangement offers 

 great facilities to persons residing at a distance of procuring reliable 

 and pure Seeds, at a very trifling cost for transportation, as we will 

 mail all orders for Seeds in papers or by the ounce, (Beans, Peas and 

 Corn excepted,) amounting to one dollar or upwards, free of postage 

 charges. When ordered by the pound or quart, eight cents additional 

 per lb. or twelve cents per qt. must be added to the price of the Seeds. 

 A postage stamp must accompany all orders under one dollar. 



To insure prompt attention, a remittance must accompany the order. 

 Jggg^The French, Spanish and German names follow after the English, 

 to each class of vegetables. 



ARTICHOKE. 



50 cts. per oz. 

 Artichaut, Fr. Cinauco, Span. Artischocken, Ger. 

 Large Globe. 

 Plant the seeds early in April, in rich soil, in drills'one inch deep, 



