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JOHNSON'S CHRISTMAS WATER MELON. 



JOHNSON'S CHRISTMAS. This variety is 

 highly recommended by the introducers. The 

 flesh is of a beautiful rich scarlet, very solid, 

 and of delicious, sugary flavor. It is one of 

 the best shipping and keeping melons yet intro- 

 duced. It has been kept until Christmas and 

 New Years, for several seasons. Their valu- 

 able keeping and shipping qualities, hardy, 

 vigorous growth, productiveness, handsome 

 appearance and delicious flavor, make this 

 melon popular wherever introduced. Per 

 pkt.. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., Ji lb., 30 cts., lb., $1. 



Phinney's Early. * A valuable variety for 

 use at the north, hardy and a sure cropper. 

 Vine vigorous and productive, fruiting quite 

 early; fruit oblong, smooth, rind thin, flesh 

 pink, very sweet, tender and brittle. Per pkt., 

 I cts., oz., 8 cts., V A lb., 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



Mountain Sweet. Dark green, flesh red, 

 sweet and rich; earlv and hardy. Per pkt., 4 

 cts., oz., 8 cts., K lb., 20 cts., lb., 60 cts. 



New Orange. Form oval, of medium size: 

 flesh red. In quality the New Orange is one or 

 the sweetest. When in its mature state the 

 rind separates readily from the flesh in the 

 manner of the peel from the flesh of an orange. 

 Per nkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., X. lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Vick's Early. A new variety, it is longish, smooth, 

 of medium size, flesh bright pink, solid, sweet, 

 and the earliest variety in cultivation. Per 

 nkt . 5 cts. : oz.. 8 ct«*. : M lb., 25 cts. : lb.. 75 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. This is quite dis- 

 tinct from the ordinary preserving citron, the 

 seeds being of light green color. It is immensely 

 productive; one vine produced twenty-five 

 melons, weighing from fifteen to forty pounds 

 each. The flesh is very firm and solid, with 

 few seeds. The preserving qualities are the 

 very finest; it makes beautiful, clear, nearly 

 transparent preserves, of surpassingly fine fla- 

 vor. Directions for cooking and preserving inside 

 each packet. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 

 cts., lb. $1.00. 



OKRA, or Gumbo. 



This vegetable is becoming extensively grown. 

 The long young pods of this plant are ueed in 

 soups, stews etc., to which they impart a rich 

 flavor, and are considered nutritious. Sow the 

 seeds thickly in rich ground about the middle of 

 May, or when the ground has become warm, in 

 drills 3 feet apart and 1 inch deep ; thin out to 10 

 inches apart in the drills. Hoe often, and earth 

 up a little to support the stems. The very young 

 pods can be gathered and dried for winter use. 



White Velvet. This variety is a great im- 

 provement on the old Okra. Has long, slender 

 pods, early and very productive. Per pkt., 4 



ets..oz. 8 cts., l A lb. 25 ct£ s. 



Shakers, N. Y., April 21, 1891. 

 All of the seeds bought of you in the past have 

 given the best of satisfaction, both as regard 

 quality and price. Have always found your 

 seeds as represented. 



ORRIN BEAVER. 



PARSNIPS. 



Ger. Pastindke. Fr. Panais. 

 One oz. will sow 2oo feet of drill. 

 Sow as early in the spring as the weather will 

 admit, in drills 18 inches apart, covering half an 

 inch deep; when well up, thin out to five or six 

 inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots, they 

 are improved by the frost, and it is usual to take 

 up in the fall a certain quantity for winter use, 

 leaving the rest in the ground until spring to be 

 dug up as required. 



IMPROVED GUERN- 

 SEY. This is a greatly 



improved and won- 

 derfully fine strain of 



the Guernsey Parsnip 



It is strictly a table 



variety. The roots do 



not grow long as the 



Hollow Crown, but 



are of a greater diam- 

 eter, and more easily 



gathered. It is a very 



heavy cropper; the 



roots are smooth, 



about 12 inches in 



length, and with a 



very deep, hollow 



crown and small top. 



The flesh is very fine 1 



grained and sweet all " 



the way through, and 



of excellent quality. 



It is sure to please all _ 



who try it. Per pkt., h 



5 cts., oz.,10 cts.. J4lb., r 



25 cts., lb.. 75 cts. 

 SUGAR or Hollow 



Crown. Roots long, 



ending somewhat ab- 

 ruptly; grows mostly 



below the surface. It 



is about one of the 



best garden varieties ; 



a standard sort. Per 



pkt., 4 cts., oz.. 8 cts., 



M lb., 20 cts., lb., 50 cts. 



GUERNSEY PARSNIP. 



PARSLEY. 



Ger. Petersilie. Fr. Persil. 

 This well-known and agreeable savory herb is 

 used as a garnish and for seasoning soups, stews, 

 etc. Select a rich soil and sow the seed as early 

 in the spring as the ground can be worked, in 

 drills one foot apart; thin out the plants to 

 three or four inches apart. As it is slow to veg- 

 etate, soak the seed in warm water for ten or 

 twelve hours, 



EMERALD. We wish to call special attention 

 to this Emerald Parsley, for the reason that it 

 is altogethercdistinct in appearance from any 

 of the other varieties, being of a lighter and 

 more brilliant shade of green. The plant is 

 of dwarf habit, with leaves finely cut and 

 curled. Growers for the markets of all large 

 cities know how important it is for their sales 

 to have a stock of Parsley that is " curly." To 

 such, as well as to amateur cultivators, we 

 commend this new sort. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 

 cts., M lb., 35 cts. 



NEW FERN-LEAVED. This is the most beau- 

 tiful form of Parsley ever seen, resembling 

 crested Fern or Moss in its growth. It is inval- 

 uable as a garnishing plant and admirably 

 suited for mixing with dwarf ornamental foli- 

 age plants in the flower garden, and also for 

 table decorations. Vers useful as a culinary 

 herb. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., % lb., 20 cts., 

 lb., 65 cts. 



Plain Leaved. This is the hardiest and strong- 

 est growing variety. Leaves dark green, plain, 

 longer than the curled and better flavored for 

 seasoning. A covering of straw or evergreen 

 boughs will ordinarily protect it through the 

 winter. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., J4 lb., 20 cts., 

 lb., 65 cts. 



