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AGRICULTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 



Eucalyptus Clobului^, or Australian Fever Gum Tree. This wonderfnl 

 tree is now extensively i)lauted in our vSouthern States and Cali- 

 fornia. Per lb., 812.00 ': per oz., Si .00 ; per ])acket, 25 cts. 

 Jute Seed (Corchorus Textilis). Grown for its fibre. Per lb., $3.00; 

 per oz., .30 cts. 



Pear Seed, best imported Per lb. $2.00 



Ifoner/ Locust, for Hedges, etc ** 1.00 



Yellow Locust '* 1.00 



Apple Seed Per bush. $8.00 " .50 



Osage Orange, for Hedges Per bush. $10.00 " .75 



3Iagnolia Grandifiora Per oz. .50 " 5.00 



Magnolia Glauca " .25 " 2.50 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian " .10 " .75 



jS'/t/</o?r6';-, Large Common " .10 " .50 



Celery Seed, for flavoring Soups, Sauces, etc.... " .10 " .75 



Castor Oil Bean " .15 '' 1.50 



Opium I\)ppy (v;\\\ie need.) " .15 " 1.50 



7b6a6'co, best Havana " .75 " 8.00 



Tobacco, Virginia " .50 " 5.00 



Tobacco, Connecticut Seed Leaf *' .30 " 3.00 



Chinese Sugar Cane Per bush. $5.00 Per qt. .30 



Flaxseed " 4.00 " .25 



Huckivheat, common " 2.00 " .20 



Buckwheat, Silver Hull. An im^jrovement over the com- 

 mon, earlier, yields nearly double, the flour whiter, and 



more nutritious Per bu. §2.50; per qt. .25 



Wheat, Eye, varieties 1 At market rates, prices and names 



Oats, Barley, " J of varieties sent on a]3]3lication. 



BIRD SEEDS, ETC. 



Canary, best Sicily, for Canaries Per bush., $5.00 Per qt. $ .20 



31 ixed Bird Seed., for Canaries " 6.00 " .20 



J7ig?/ij9, Russian, for Canaries, Parrots, etc., ** 4.00 " .20 



J!f///e<, for Canaries and Sparrows " 2.50 " .20 



i;^a^e, "English, fur Canaries, Linnets, etc. " 6.00 " .25 



Rough Rice, unhulled, for Java Sparrows. " 5.00 " .25 



Bird S-ind, \\\\\ie " 1.00 " .05 



Ilaxv, for young and sick birds during moulting. Per oz. .10 Per lb. .50 



Bird Lettuce, " " " " Per()z..l0 *' 1.00 



Cuttle-FisJi Bone Each, .05 " 1.00 



Jllocking Bird Food (prepared) Per bottle .50 



NEW AND IMPROVED VARIETIES OF POTATOES. 



At these prices, express and freight charges to be paid by the pur- 

 chaser, except where mentioned by mail, prepaid. 



RUBY. A new red, kidney-shaped hybrid, of the Early Rose and 

 White Peachhlow. Resembling the Early Pose, tubers I'nedium, ob- 

 long, eyes slightly sunken an"d carmine, flesh whire, fine-grained, 

 firm, and excellent flavor, maturing as early as the Earlv Rose; 

 enormously productive, 33 bushpls having boen grown from one 

 pound of ])otatoes. Three lbs., $1.50, by mail, i)repaid; per peck 

 $1.50; ])er bush.. 84; per barrel, 8S. i ^ » 



ALPHA. The earliest variety, of dwarf habit, adapted for garden cul- 

 ture or forcing under glass; fit for the table 10 to 15 days before 

 the Early Rose. Tubers medium size, oblong ; eyes slightly depressed ; 

 color white, with a slight tinge about the eyes; flesh 'white, fine- 

 grained, dry and firm ; in every respect of first quality. Three lbs., 

 i:i.50 by mail, prepaid ; per peck, $1.50; per bush., $4; per bbl. $i! 



