AJ:iXUAL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 11 



RAKISH. 



Fr. iirti-e. Get. Bettig. 



1 E AK1.X I.ONG SCAIil.ET5 EAELY RED, TIJEXIP-EOOTED, 



SHOMT TOP, IMPKOVEU, 6 EARLY WHITE, TURNIP-EOOTED, 



2 EARLY LOXG SCARLET SHORT TUP, 7 ^'E^V FRENCH BREAKFAST, 



3 EAELY LOXG SCARLET, 8 BLACK SPAXISH, ^VL^TEE, 



4 EAREIT ROSE, OI^IVE SHAPE®, 9 ROSE CHINA, Tl^INTER. 



Kinds. — Xos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are best for early sowing; Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 

 for second crop; Nos. 8 and 9 for winter crop. No. 9 is fine; keeps like a Tur- 

 nip ; Nos. 3 and 7, the finest for early table use, and the most popular sor' s 



CuLTUEE. — For the first crop, sow as early in Ihe spring as the ground can 

 be worked, and for a succession, every two weeks throughout the season. 

 Select a warm, sandy loam, manure freely, and sow in twelve-inch drills, two 

 or three inches apart. Water copiously every day. 



MHUBARB. 



Fr. Bhi'Mrbe. Ger. Bhuharher. 



GLAXT. 



Culture. — Select deep, retentive soil — the richer its condition and the 

 deeper it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and thin out to six 

 inches apart. In the autumn, trench a piece of ground^ and manure it well, 

 and transplant to three feet apart each way. Cover the first winter, and ma- 

 nure each vear. 



OR VEGETABIiE OYSTER. 



Fr. Salsifis. Ger. Bocksbart. 

 Culture. — Select a light, deep soil, manure heavily, plow deeply, and sow 

 in drills fourteen inches apart, and half an inch deep. When well up, thin out 

 to six inches apart. The after-culture should be the same as that of Carrots. 

 They will keep well in the ground till spring. 



SPIx^AGE. 



Fr. Epinard. Ger. Spinat, 

 1 ROUXD SUMMER, 2 PEICKLY, TVTXTEE. 



Kinds. — No. 1 is for summer use; No. 2 for winter use. 



Culture. — Sow in drills one foot apart, and cover a quarter of an inch 

 deep. When well up, thin out to eight inches apart. Sow as soon as the frost 

 is out of the ground, and hoe often. No. 2 should be sown in August or Sep- 

 tember. Cover the plants with straw during the winter. 



