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good both as an early, and late variety, ripening the past season on 

 late ground by the 10th of July, and continued bearing up to the last 

 of October, In shape the largest fruit is uniformly oval, which is the 

 normal form of the variety, the warty excrescences about the calyx 

 and which so often disfigures the fruit of other varieties, are never 

 seen in the Tilden The color is a brilliant scarlet, and the skin is 

 smooth, glossy, and rarely wrinkled, the flesh is remarkably solid and 

 high flavored, giving a richer, and less watery pulp, when cooked than 

 any other. Its crowning excellence, as a market sort is its unequalled 

 keeping quality, the first fruit which ripened July 10th, was gathered 

 July 19th. still in eatable condition. It may be fairly relied upon to 

 keep five or six days after ripening, — Price per Packet, containing 

 about fifty seeds, 25 cents. 



GIANT WAX BEAN, (Running.) 



Recently introduced, and differing essentially from the old German 

 Wax Bean, being of a more robust growth, and more productive, the 

 pods are from six to nine inches in length, and from f to one inch in 

 breadth, the beans when ripe are of a reddish color. Mr. A. L. FEL- 

 TEN, a highly successful vegetable grower near Philada. who has 

 grown it for several seasons, estimates the yield at about one half peck 

 of pods to the pole, or hill of three plants. The pods when fit for use, 

 are of a clear waxy color, perfectly stringless and when cooked are as 

 tender as marrow, and truly delicious. Cultivation. Fix strong poles 

 to each hill, which should be three feet apart, and four feet between 

 the rows, enrich with well rotten stable manure, or compost of bone 

 dust and wood ashes, or guano and plaster, well incorporated in the 

 soil; plant four or five beans to a hill, and allow three of the strongest 

 plants to remain. The first planting can be made early in May, and 

 and for Fall use make a second plentiag about the middle of June. 

 They are in their best condition for use, when the pods have attained 

 their full growth, and yellow color. Price per packet 25 cents 



BEET, SIMON ; S EARLY. ..This is quite an improvement on all other 

 early kinds, and is superseding the Bassano, being quite as early 

 of a blood red color, smooth, and turnip shaped. A valuable 

 variety for the Market Gardener 15 cts. per oz. $1 50 per lb. 



CAULIFLOWER, LARGE EARLY ERFURT. ..Of dwarf growth, head 

 large, close and compact, one of the best for cultivation in this 

 country per packet, 25 cts. 



CAULIFLOWER, LE NORM AND... Also a very superior and certain 

 variety, becoming a great favorite with market gardeneis. 

 per packet, 25 cents. 



CELERY, TURNER'S INCOMPARABLE DWARF WHITE. ..One of 

 the hardiest and best in cultivation, of a fine nutty flavor, per 

 packet, 25 cents. 



LETTUCE, THE MONITOR... New, e"xtra large solid heads, per 

 packet, 25 cents. 



LETTUCE, FELTEN'S INDIA-HEAD. ..An improvement on the old 

 variety, very large and solid 50 et§. per oz. 



