18 DREEH'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



EHUBASB EOOTS. 



25 cents each; 52 to S^per dozen, acvording to size. These are not seedlings, hut pro- 

 pagated from the true varieties . 



Mitchell's Early. Prince Albert. 



Myatt's Linn^us. Royal Leamington. 



Myatt's Victoria. Magnum Bonum. 



To grow the stalks to perfection, the ground must be dug and 

 heavily manured, at least two feet deep. Set out the roots four feet 

 apart each way. 



SALSIFY, OK OYSTEE PLAlSfT, per oz. 25 cts. 



Salsifis, Fr. Salsifi, Span. Haferwurzel, Ger. 

 A fine vegetable used as carrots ; or, after being boiled, made into 

 cakes with paste, and fried like oysters, which they resemble in flavor. 

 Cultivate same as parsnips; it is also hardy and can remain in the 

 ground all Winter for early Spring use. 



SGOEZOITEEA, per oz. 30 cts. 



Scorsonere, Fr. Escorzonera, Span. Schwartz wurzel, Ger. 

 Known as Black Salsify. It is cultivated and used in the same 

 manner as the Salsify. 



SOEEEL, (Garden) per oz. 20 cts. 



Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Span. Sauerampfer, GeH. 

 Used as a salad. Sow in April in shallow drills ; thin out the plants 

 to twelve inches apart. 



SPIlfAOH. 



10 cts. per oz. — 80 cts. per lb. 



Epinard, Fr. Espinaca, Span. Spinat, Ger. 



FvOund-Leaved Savoy. Prickly-Seeded. 



New Zealand, per oz. zO cts. 



For Spring and Summer use, sow as early as the ground can be 



worked. For Winter and early Spring use, sow in September, in well 



manured ground ; cover with straw on the approach of cold weather. 



SQUASS. 



15 cts. per oz. 

 Courffe, Fr. Calabasa, Span. Kiirbis, Ger. 

 Early Bush, or Patty Pan. Turban, per oz. 40 cts. 



Early Golden Bush. Boston Marrow, 20 cts. 



Long Green Crook-neck. New Hubbard, 20 cts. 



The vaHcties of the first column, are the best for summer use, and 

 the Boston 3Iarrow and Hubbard, are superior "Winter varieties. The 

 Early Bush appears to be the favorite variety for summer use, as it is 

 more extensively grown than any other, and being of a bushy habit, is 

 more suitable for small gardens than the running; kinds. Plant in hills 

 in the same manner, and at the same time, as Cucumbers and Melons. 

 The bush varieties three or four feet apart, and the running kinds 

 from sis. to nine. 



