GEIFFITH, TTE^TEE & CO.'S DESCEIPTTTE CATALOGUE. 



FIELD VARIETIES. 



Maryland TVliite Dent — Good for meal. Qt. 10 cts.. 3-4 bush. .50 cts., bush. S1.50. 

 Improved Maryland Early Tellow Dent.— Stalks medium height; ears large; will produce more than 

 any other corn. Qt. 10 cts.. bush. 50 cts., bush. SI. 50. 



These Tarieties have taken first premium over all other Held Com wherever exhibited. 

 ADVANTAGES OTEE ALL OTHER TARIETIES OF FIELD COEX. 



1. Comes early, strong and vigorous. 



2. The fodder "grows from seven to ten feet, which does not exhaust the soil. 



3. It will stand the drouth better than a large stalk. 



4. When dry. fifty-six years will make one bushel of shelled corn. 



5. The grains are unusually deep. 



6. This com will yield five to ten bushels per acre more than any other com generally planted. 



7. Yields as good" on thin land as any other com. 



8. One bushel will plant five acres and make twenty-five bushels more than any other corn gener- 

 ally planted. 



Cr 



PEPPER GRASS. Fsed as a small salad. Sow very thickly in shallow drills, 

 CT&O* a smooth surface, at short intervals throughout the season. 



Curled.— Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 

 Broad-L.eaved.— Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 

 Water.— Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 40 cts. 



The vines require a warm location. Plant after the ground has become 

 \w/ LL\^ tlJJJ. • warm, in hills four feet apart for the smaller varieties, and five feet for the 



larger sorts. Manure with ashes, guano or some well rotted composts, working the manure just under 

 the surface. Sprinkle the vines v,i.ih. plaster or air-slacked lime to protect from bugs. 

 TVhlte-.Spined.— Great bearer, excellent for earlv forcing, or for out-door cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., 



oz. 10 cts.. ^4 lb. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts. 

 Early Frame.— Earlv, short prolific. Qualitr of fmit good. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts.. }4 lb. 20 cts.. 



lb. 60 cts. 



Iiong Green.— Superior. For pickles and for market. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts. 

 Jersey Pickle.— Said to green better than any other variety. Pkt. 5 c. oz. 10 c, 34 lb. 25 c. lb. 75 c. 

 Gherkin.— Burr Cucumber; usedfor pickles only. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



EO'O' "PI 51 n Plant the seed in March in a hot bed. or for family use. in flower pots, in 



Adlll* a warm window. Transplant in open ground after weather has become 

 warm and settled in rows two feet apart each way. They require ~a rich soil and as favorable loca- 

 tion for warmth as the garden will afford. 



Large Round Purple.— Lnsurpassed, purple color and rich flavor: almost thornless. Pkt. 10 cts., 



oz. 50 cts.. 34 lb. S1.40, lb. .$5.00. 

 New Tork Improved.— This is a form of the old Large Eound Purple : large, solid, weightv and 



showy. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.. 34 lb. S1.40, lb. $5.00. 



E'lrllX'P^ ^^^^y ^'^'^ 3.S soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, in drills 



* ^» fifteen inches apart, and thin plants" to six or eight inches in the row. To blanch 

 the leaves gather them carefully together when i)erfectly dry and tie" with matting or soft fibrous ma- 

 terial. Another method is to invert flower pots over the plant. The leaves are very highly esteemed 

 for u^e as salads. 



Green Curled.— Very iwpular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



TZ dl^i OT* PirfcT*Ar*rfcl tf^ Plant in hills, two by three feet apart : select deep, rich 



J-a.cl,x\r5 \J1. JJt^l. C/^U J-C/* soil, and cultivate as" Cabbage. Very spreading, nicely 

 cur ed. Very hardy. Frost improves it. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.. 34 lb. 40 cts.. lb. "f 1.50. 

 Dwarf C^erman Greens, or .Sprouts.— This varietvsowin September, broadcast, and gather in early 



spring, like Spinach. Pkt. 5 ets.. oz. 10 cts.. 3>4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Kohl RaM. 



"White Tienna.— Bulb light green : flesh white : very rapid in growth, early in maturity, fine in tex- 

 ture and symmetrical in form. Superior. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 60 cts. 



r ^izklr- Select good Onion soil, manure liberally, and plant in April, in drills six to eight 



-LiOv^-l\.» inches deep and eighteen inches apart, and thin to nine inches apart, in the drill. 

 Gradually draw the earth around "the plants until the drills are filled level with the surface. Draw 

 for use in October. To be used in soups, or boiled as Asparagus, 

 targe Flag — A large and strong plant : hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



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