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sible, and • for soups and coffee, absolutely necessary. 

 We keep constantly on hand a large stock of all these 

 varieties, obtained from the Province of Ontario, where 

 the bugs do not infest them. Our customers may rely 

 on having the seed pure, and free from bugs. 



PEPPER. 



Fr. Piment.—G(tT. Pfeffer. 



The Pepper is much esteemed for its seasoning quali- 

 ties. In all the various methods of preparation, it im- 

 parts vitality and promotes digestion. It is extensively 

 used for pickling, and is valuable for feeding to fowls 

 during winter, a few chopped up with their feed once a 

 week having a marked influence in increasing the num- 

 ber of eggs. 



Culture. — Should be the same as for ^zz plant, and 

 the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them, but 

 taking a shorter time to mature, the seed may be sown 

 later, or even planted out of doors after warm weather 

 has fairly set in. Guano, hen dung, or any other bird 

 manure, applied to the surface and hoed in, when the 

 plants are about six inches high, will be found to in- 

 crease the product wonderfully. 



Chili. — Pods sharply conical, 

 .nearly two inches in length, and 

 half an inch in diameter ; brilliant 

 scarlet when ripe, and exceedingly 

 piquant. This is the variety so 

 extensively used in the manufac- 

 ture of pepper sauce. Requires a 

 long, warm season, and plants 

 should be started quite early in 

 hot-bed. 



Long Red Cayenne.— A long, 

 slim pod, rather pointed, and when 

 ripe, of a bright red color. Ex- 

 tremely strong and pungent, and 

 is the sort used for commercial 

 purposes. 



Larg"; Squash.— Large and 

 thick ; flat, tomato-shaped ; fruit 

 compressed, more or less ribbed ; 

 skin smooth and giossy ; flesh mild 

 and pleasant to the taste, although possessing more pun- 

 gency than many other sorts ; very productive, and the 

 best variety for pickliing alone. 



Long Red 

 Cayenne. 



Large Squash, 



Bell, or Bull Nose. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose.— A very large sort, 

 of square form, mild, thick and hard ; suitable for filling 

 with cabbage, &c., and for a mixed pickle. Less pun- 

 gent than most othsr sorts ; notwithstanding its size, it 

 is one of the earliest varieties. 



Sweet Mountain.— Nearly identical with the pre- 

 ceding, though perhaps somewhat larger. 



POTATOES. 



Every year we receive samples ofa score or more of 

 new potatoes, each of which is claimed to be new, dis- 

 tinct, and superior in some respects to any in the mar- 

 ket. These are all carefully tested, and are usually 

 found to be practically identica} with, or inferior to, 

 some established variety ; but among these hundreds of 

 seedlings it would not be strange if one was occasionally 

 found which was really an improvement, and we aim to 

 include in our list all such new sorts, together with the 

 best of the older kinds. 



White Star. — This medium early, white potato has 

 been grown several seasons, and seems to be by far the 

 most promising sort yet introduced. It origmated in 1875 

 with Mr. E. S. Brownell, who selected it from a large 

 number of seedlings grown from seed balls of the Excel- 

 sior fertilized from the White Peachblow, and has been 

 pronounced by one who has been familiar with all the 

 new sorts that have been introduced in the last fifteen 

 years to be the coming potato. The vine is strong, 

 semi-erect, branching, a single stem being produced 

 from each eye. The foliage is very abundant and vig- 

 orous, the leaves medium sized, smooth, dark green, 

 and stand the sun better than those of any variety we 

 know of. The tubers ^are produced abundantly, in a 

 compact cluster, are large, oblong, of uniform size, and 

 very handsome. The skin is very white, and covered 

 with a minute russet netting. The flesh is white, of the 

 finest quality, either baked or boiled, and the variety is 

 one of the best keeping sorts we have on our list. We 

 can confidently recommend this sort as not only the best 

 of the. new kinds, but one that will speedily become as 

 popular as the Early Rose, and those who secure seed 

 this spring will be able to sell all they can raise at a 

 good price. For illustration, see colored plate, and for 

 further description, see supplement. 



Early Ohio. 



Early Ohio. — The marketmen of this vicinity regard 

 this as their best early potato. With them, it is fully a 

 week earlier than the Early Rose, and a more certain 

 and abundant yielder. The vines are quite similar to 

 those of the Rose, but are more vigorous and less liable 

 to blight. The tubers are-nearly round, and about the 

 color of the Rose. The flesh is solid, and cooks dry and 

 mealy, but is not pure white, although of the finest 

 quality. 



Beauty of Hebron. — One of the best of the early 

 varieties. In some sections it proves earlier than the 

 Early Rose, and in others it is reported as decidedly 

 later. Viae vigorous, growing very rapidly ; productive, 

 the tubers lying compactly in the hill. Tubers similar 

 in shape to the Early Rose, but shorter. Skin tinged 

 with pink at first, but becomes pure white during the 

 winter. Flesh solid to the center, even in large speci- 

 mens, and of the finest quality. 



Clark's No. i . — Vines the most vigorous of any of the 

 early sorts. Tubers similar to, but lighter colored thaot. 



