ANNUAL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



CABBAGE. 



Fr. Chou Pommes. Ger. Wiessen Kopskohl. 



1 EARLY YORK, 9 LARGE DRUMHEAD, 



2 EARLY LARGE YORK, 10 ». OT. F. & CO'S PREMIUM 



3 EARLY SUGAR LOAF, I.ATE FEAT DUTCH, 



4 EAREY ll^IlVNINGSTADT, 11 LATE FLAT DUTCH, 



5 EARIiY WAKEFIEIiD, 12 SAVOY, GREEN GLOBE, 



6 IMPERIAL FRENCH OX HEART, 13 SAVOY DRUMHEAD, 



7 FINE RED DUTCH, FOR 14 STONE MASON MARBEEHEAD 



PICKXING, 15 MARBEEHEAD MAMMOTH 



8 D. M. F. & CO.'S PREMIUM, DRUMHEAD, 



DRUMHEAD, 16 IMPROVED AMERICAN SA- 



VOY. 



Kinds — Nos. 1, 3 acd 5 are the earliest varieties; Nos. 2, 4 and 6 second 

 early; No. 7, fine for cuttinginto shreds for pickles; Nos. 8. 9, 10, 11; 12, 13 

 and 14 are lale kinds, and all good for winter use. TVe particularly recom- 

 mend Nos. 8, 10 and 17 for general use, being the best on the list. No. 15 

 grows to a very large size; No. 16 is a popular market sort. 



Culture.— Cultivate the ground thoroughly, and manure heavily. Sow 

 the early sorts in hot-beds, early in spring, and transplant as soon as the 

 weather will permit. The winter varieties may be sown in seed-bed, from the 

 middle to the last of spring, and transplanted, when about six inches high, to 

 twenty- eight inches apart each way. They must he set in the ground up to the 

 first leaf, no matter how long the stem may he. They should be hoed every 

 week. 



CARROT. 



Fr. Garrotte. Ger. Mohre. 



1 EARLY ENGLISH HORN, 4 JAMES' INTERMEDIATE, 



2 LONG ORANGE, 5 LONG RED ALTRINGHAM, 

 8 EONG ORANGE IMPROVED, 6 LARGE WHITE BELGIAN. 



Kinds. — No. 1 is best for early table use; No. 4 for second early, and is 

 highly recommended; Nos. 2 and 3 are best for general crop and winter use; 

 Nos. 5 and 6 are also good for main crop and for feeding stock. 



Culture. — Select a deep sandy loam, made rich by manuring the previous 

 year; if freshly manured, the roots often grow prolonged and ill-shaped. If 

 the seed be sown late in the spring, soak it a day or two in tepid water, and 

 roll it in dry ashes or plaster. It will then get the start of the weeds. Sow in 

 drills fifteen inches apart and one inch deep, and press the earth evenly over 

 them. 



CAUIilFIiOWER. 



Fr. Chou-fleur. Ger. Blumen Kohl. 



1 EARLY LONDON, 4 EARLY WALCHEREN, 



2 EARLY PARIS, 5 EARLY ERFURT, 



3 EXTRA EARLY PARIS, 6 LATE LONDON. 



Kinds. — Nos. 2 and 3 will be found the finest for early use; Nos. 1 and 4 



excellent for main crop; No. 6 good for late use; No. 3, the best in cultivation. 



Culture. — For early use, sow in hot-bed about the middle of February, 



