X \\\. Washington, D. C. 



ONE OUNCE WILL SOW 100 FEET OF DRILL. SIX POUNDS TO THE ACRE. 



( iiluir.'. Osed fa garnishing md seasoning soups, meats, etc. Succeeds best in a mellow, rich sou. 



trtaad '_- inch deep ; thin out the plants to stand 6 inches apart in 



germination, taking from three to tour weeks to make its appearance, and often 



• come up in dry weather. To assist its coming up quicker soak the seed a few hours in warm water, or 



- - Por winter use protect in a frame or light cellar. 



MARKET GARDENER'S BEST. 



TRIPLE CURLED PARSLEY, 



iPETERSILTIE.i 

 The best points yet obtained in parsley have certainly been reached 



in this sort. The plant is of a very robust and free growth, and is 

 greatly improved by severe cutting. The leaves are large and beauti- 

 fully curled, and of a very dark green. It stands the heat, drought, 

 and cold better and will yield double that of any other sort. The 

 whole appearance of the plant is very handsome, and it certainly is 

 "the Parsley for either the market or family garden." Packets, 5 

 ! ro cents; % pound, 15 cents ; '■ pound, 50 cents; pound, 



Emerald, or Dwarf Extra Curled Parsley. -Leaves tender, 



beautifully curled : handsome bright-green color : very pretty ; makes 

 - for tying. Packets, 5 cents and [o cents ; ', pound, 

 30 cents; £ pound, 40 cents ; 1 pound, 70 cents. 



RARSN/R 



Pastlnake. 



ounce will sow 200 feet of drill, s to 6 pounds for an acre. 

 < olture. - is the weather will admit, in drills 



inch deep, in a rich, deep soil : thin out to six inches 

 of the rootsarc improved by leaving them in the 

 ground over winter for -pnng use Secure enough in pits or cellars for 

 V lln ible for fee ling stock, as well as for table use. 



Unlliiw < rown Sugar Parsnip.— Is the best bred and handsomest 

 taped, hollow crowned, and very broad at 



the sh" I iken out of the ground, and producing more tons to 



theacre I Packets, s cents and 10 cents 



nts. 



GREEN OKRA 



Okra, or Gumbo. 



TEN RE 



Dwarl Green Prolific Okra, <»r 



« iiliiilto. -This vegetable istoo little grown 



as its green pods impart a fine flavor and 



itency to sou psand stews, besides being 



very palatable when stewed ami sei ved as 1 



isparagus. The;;"!- can be easily 



dried for winter. It is universally Used 



throughout the South and is easily raised as 



a weed in the North. So delicious 1- the 



flavor that when once used it will be grown 



every year in Northern as well 1- 1 1 South- 



rdens. Packet, 5 cents : ounce, 10 



'j. pound, 15 cents ; ' 2 pound, 25 



pound, 40 cents. 



PUMPKIN 



Kurbis. 



:ra. Two pounds to the acre. Hills 8 feet apart. 



Potato. The finest variety lor table use. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cent ; 

 U pound, 15 cents : ' ; pound, 25 cents ; pound, 50 cents. 



Connecticut Field, OF Large YHIow.— The common field variety so largely 

 Excellent for -t >ck feeding. Pint, 1=; cents; quart, 25 cents; gallon, 65 cents; peck, Ji.oo; bushel, $3.00. 



Small >ujrar. -A very handsome little pumpkin, with deep orange colored skin, and flesh of unusually 

 fine sugary fUvur : fine grained, very productive, and keeps well. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents ; % pound, 

 20 cents ; pound, 50 cents. 



Larjj<- Sweet < heese.— A most popular variety. Fruit flattened, skin mottled light green and yellow, 

 changing to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, thick, tender, very nutritious, and of excellent quality, 

 A most productive variety. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 10 cents ; % pound, 20 cents ; pound, 50 cents. 



fellow Winter ( niokiii'ik.— Fruit about 2 feet long, with solid, meaty, curved neck. Seed located in 

 bulb-like end. Very fine pies. Color, solid yellow. Packets, 5 cents and 10 cents ; % pound, 15 cents ; pound, 

 40 cents. 



