DREEE 6 GARDEN CALENDAR. 7 



''In tlie sowlag -of Seeds, remember tliat 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 strengih of its germ 

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

 deeper planting than diminutive Seeds, producing delicate roots and 

 slender stalks." 



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 Seed 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 fifteen 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. 



Descriptive List of Esculent Seeds. 



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

 five ten and twenty cents each. Those quoted at thirty cents per ounce 

 or upwards in not less than ten cent papers. 



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

 to each class of vegatables. 



ARTICHOKE. 



80 ota. per oz. 20 cts. per paper. 

 Artichaut, Fr, Alcachofa, Span. Artischocken, Ger, 

 Large Globe. 

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

 and about twelve inches apart. When one year old transplant in well- 

 manured ground, in rows five feet apart, and two feet from plant to 

 plant. Protect during the winter by throwing up ridges of earth, and 

 covering with manure or leaves. 



