ANNUAL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



MUSTARD. 



Fr. Moutarde. Ger. Senf. 



WHITE ENGLISH. 



Is used for salad when young, and the seed is much used for pickling. 



CuLTDKE. — Mustard should be sown at all times of the season, every two 



or three weeks, either in beds or drills, and covered very slightly. The seeds 



should be watered freely, as moisture is indiapensable to their growth. 



NASTURTIUM. 



Fr. Capucine. Ger. Kapuzinerhlume. 

 TALL YELLOW. 

 CuLTUKE. — Sow early in spring, in -drills one inch deep; they should be 

 sown by the side of a fence, or trellis work, to climb upon. 



OKRA. 



Fr. Gomho. Ger. Essharer Hibiscus. 



DWARF WHITE. 



CuTLURE. — Sow^ thinly in drills two feet apart, and cover lightly. When 



well up thin out to nine inches apart; hoe frequently, drawing the earth to the 



stems as they continue to grow. Gather the pods when quite green, and an 



inch and a half long. 



ONION. 



Fr. Ognon. Ger. Zwiehel. 



1 LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD, 5 WHITE SILVER SKIN, FOR PICKLING, 



2 LARGE YELLOW, 6 RE© GtOBJE, 



3 YELLOW DANVERS, 7 NET*^ "WHITE GJLOBE, 



4 WHITE PORTUGAL, 8 TEitJE YEIiI.O\«^ BAPfVEISS. 



Kinds. — No. 2 is the earliest kind, and good for market purposes. Nos. 1 

 and 6 are very hardy, keep well and are more generally cultivated for shipping. 

 Nos. 3 and 8 are great producers and very popular. Nos. 4, 5 and 7 are used 

 when young for pickling and for table when full grown. 



Culture. — Make the soil very rich by manuriDg heavily; pulverize the 

 ground finely and sow in drills fourteen inches apart at the rate of four pounds 

 to the acre. After sowin§i go over the ground with a roller. Weed three or 

 four times thoroughly, and hoe often. They will succeed any number of years 

 on the same ground, if well enriched each year. 



PARSNEP. 



Fr. Fanais. Ger. Fastinake. 

 1 LONG DUTCH, 2 HOIiliOW CKO^VN. 



Kinds. — No. 1 is a fine variety; roots long, smooth and well formed; very 

 sweet and sugary; No. 2 is equally as good in quality, but difters from No. 1 

 in the leaves arising from a cavity on the top or crown of the root. 



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