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ESCULENT ROOTS AND VEGETABLE PLANTS— CVwrt«««/. 



Cabbage Plants. Dreer's Large Early York, Early Jersey Wakefield, Early French Ox- Per Pt;r 

 heart, Early Winnigstadt, and Early Improved Flat Brunswick, wintered over in cold doz. 100. 



frames. Deliverable from February to the middle of April. Each variety $0 1 25 



Spring Plants of the above, grown in hot-beds, deliverable after the 15th of April 60 



Large Late Drumhead, Large Late Flat Dutch, Perfection Drumhead Savoy, and Red Drum- 

 head. Field Grown Plants, which are ready for planting in June and July 40 



Cauliflower. Dreer's Selected Dwarf, Erfurt, and Lenormand's, Short-Stem, wintered over 



in cold frames. Ready at the same time as the Cabbage 1 00 



Hot-bed Grown Plants are deliverable at the same time as the Cabbage 40 



Celery. Dreer's Large White Solid, Boston Market Dwarf, Henderson's Half Dwarf White, 

 and Dwarf Golden Heart. The plants are ready to set out, from the first of July to the 



middle of August 



Lettuce Plants. Early Dutch Butter Spotted and Hanson. Ready in April 15 



The following varieties should not be planted out while in any danger of frost : 



Egg Plants. New York Improved Large Purple. Grown in Pots 100 



The above out of hot-beds (not pot-grown) '. 60 



Pepper Plants. Large Sweet Bell, or Mountain 30 200 1500 



Tomato Plants. Early Acme, Early Perfection, Mayflower, Early Paragon, Dreer's Selected 



Trophy, and Fejee Island 30 2 00 15 on 



Remit for postage on Vegetable plants, 15 cents per dozen, and 50 cents per 100, when ordered to be sent by maiL 

 GRASS, MILLET AND CLOVER SEEDS. 



Prices subject to variation, to correspond with the market, especially those marked "about," as they fluctuate 

 in price ; quotations will be given on application. Our Grass and Clover Seeds are ail of the best quality, and 

 thoroughly cleaned. 



In Forming New Lawns. — Prepare the ground well before laying down a lawn, which is frequently imper- 

 fectly done ; the best soil for that purpose is a rather stiff or heavy loam, and should be as much alike in quality as 

 possible over the whole surface, and do not stint the required quantity of seed necessary to make a fine thick sod. 

 We give the following directions, as so much depends upon the condition of the ground and time of sowing for 

 success : first get the ground in the desired shape and grade, taking care when hills are removed that sufficient 

 sub-soil is taken off, so as to replace it with good top-soil, at least to the depth of 6 inches all over the surface of the 

 lawn ; when the grading is finished the ground should be drained wherever necessary, thoroughly plowed, sub- 

 soiled, and harrowed, until completely pulverized, removing all stones, roots, etc., so as to obtain an even and 

 smooth surface, and if there are any steep slopes facing the south, or other exposed places, let the earth on them be 

 better than on the level ground, for the aspect and other causes render such places more liable to burn with less sun 

 than the level places ; applying three hundred pounds of fine bone dust or Star Bone Phosphate per acre, avoiding 



stable manure, as it always contains weed seeds. The lawn 

 being ready, sow the seed in March, April or May, but 

 the earlier in the season you can prepare the soil and 

 sow, the better, using four bushels of Dreer's best Lawn- 

 mixture to the acre ; or if you cannot prepare and get 

 your ground in readiness in the spring, the seed can be 

 sown in September and still produce a fine lawn. When 

 the seed and fertilizer are sown, apply a light harrow, 

 and after that give it a thorough rolling, so as to have as 

 even a surface as possible. If the seed is sown late in 

 the season, a sprinkling of Oats should be sown at the 

 same time, to protect the young grass from the sun. 

 For small plots, digging, trenching and raking must be 

 done, instead of plowing, sub-soiling and harrowing. 

 The lawn, which adds so much to the neatness of the 

 garden, may be extended or limited in size, but should 

 always be well prepared and neatly kept by frequent 

 cutting, which can be so readily done with the Philadel- 

 phia Lawn Mower, with such ease and comfort, that it is a pleasure rather than a burden, and should be done every 

 week or two throughout the season. It should, however, here be observed that the lawn cannot long be maintained 

 in good order without successive rollings. 



Our mixture of Lawn Grass is unsurpassed either for lawns, parks, or grass plats. It forms a thick, compact 

 growth of short growing varieties, following one another in succession, and can be highly recommended. 



Weight 

 Dreer's Best Mixed Lawn Grass. Our finest and best mixture of neat, compact per bu. Qt. 



growing varieties, producing a fine sward 14 lbs. #0 25 



Mixed Lawn Grass. A good mixture of fine varieties 14 lbs. 20 



Extra Clean Kentucky Blue Grass {Poa pratensis). Also known as June Grass, 

 valuable for lawns, separate or mixed with other varieties ■ thrives best in a dry soil, 



retaining its verdure in the hottest weather ~ - 14 lbs. 



Extra Fancy Triple Cleaned Blue Grass {Poa pratensis). The same as the above, 

 except that it is of the highest grade in cleaning ; fine for lawns or croquet grounds, 



separate or mixed with other grasses 14 lbs- 



Natural Green Grass {Poa pratensis variety). One of our finest grasses for lawns or 



croquet grounds, either separate or mixed with other varieties .. 14 lbs. 



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Postage on Grass and Clover Seeds : Remit in addition to price, 16 cts. per Ik, and 30 cts. per qt., except on all the light 

 varieties, which do not wei?h over 25 lbs. per bfl., on which remit !5 cts. oer at. additional to prepay postage. 



