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EXTRA DWARP GKEEN CUELED SCOTCH KALE. 



EXTKA DWAKF GKEEN CirKtED SCOTCH 

 KALE. This is one of the best Kales for spring sowing in 

 the North and is tlie |)rincipal sort grown tlironghout tlie 

 Sontliorn States for Northern markets. It is hardy and will 

 remain over winter in any place where the temperature does 

 not go below zero. Thehabitis very dwarf and spreading, 

 and will rarely exceed eighteen inches in height. The leaves 

 are of a bright green color, beautifully curled and produced 

 in great abundance. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^4 lb., 30c.; lb., SI. 00. 



MOSS CUKLED, or HALF I) WAKE FRINGED. 

 This ncw^ and beautiful variety is very popular with the 

 gardeners around Paris. It is between the dwarf and tall 

 varieties, with yellowish-green, finely fringed leaves. It is 

 one of the handsomest and most ornamental varieties we 

 Iiave ever seen ; is e.Ktremely early and hardy, and from its 

 upright habit can be grown closer together than other varie- 

 ties. Pkt., .'■ic; oz., lOc; % lb., 30c.; lb. , $1.00. 



SEA KAIjE. Grown forits blanched shoots; cooked 

 like y4.spara(/i(s. Sow the seed early in the spring, in rows 

 two feet a))!irt; thin out to stand six inches in the rows; 

 Ijefore winter, cover with litter or leaves, and the next spring 

 transplant in hills, three feet apart each way. Pkt., 10c.; 

 oz., 2.5c.; lb., $2.m. 



KOHL-RABI— Turnip-Rooted Cabbage. 



This is a favorite vegetable in Europe, where it is exten- 

 sively grown for feeding cattle, as well as for table use. 



One ounce will sow one hundred and fifty feet of drill. 



EAKLY ■U'HITE TIENl^A. Flesh tender and white, 

 excellent for table use and market. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.: }4 'b-i 

 60c.; lb., S2.no. 



Early Purple Vienna. A little later than the White; 

 <;olor, bluish-purple. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 



LEEK. 



One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill, and pro- 

 duce about one thousand plants. 



NEW GIANT ITALIAN. 

 We introduced this new Leek 

 from Italy and guarantee it to 

 be the largest and finest leek 

 in cultivation. It is fully 

 twice the size of the ordinary 

 London Leek, and much hand- 

 somer in appearance. Like 

 the Italian onions, it is very 

 mild and agreeable in flavor ; 

 extremely hardy and a fine 

 keeper. All those who have 

 grown it the past two years, 

 were astonished at its large 

 size and fine white appearance. 

 We know of no leek as well 

 adapted to market gardeners' 

 purposes as this valuable new 

 sort. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; % 

 lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 



liAKGE AMERICAN 

 FLAG. Previous to our intro- 

 duction of the Giant Italian 

 this was the favorite variety 

 with our gardeners. Very fine 

 and large. Pkt.,5c.; oz., loc; 

 141b., 4Uc.; lb., $1.25. 

 NEW GIANT ITALIAN. 

 CARENTAN, or SCOTCH CHAMPION. An extra 

 large variety from Scotland, growing rapidly, and very 

 hardy. Pkt., .5c.; oz., 15c.; Jilb., 50c.; lb., S1.50. 



London Flag. Large, with broad leaves growing on 

 two sides. Pkt., fc; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 4Uc.; Ib.,$l.'25. 



Large Musselburgh. Grows to a very large size ; of 

 excellent quality. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; }4 lb., OOc; lb., §2.00. 



LETTUCE. 



One ounce will sow about one hundred square feet and 

 produce three thousand plants. 



NEW SENSATION LETTUCE. The best variety ever 

 introduced for all seasons and purposes. See Novelties, 

 page 17. Pkt, 20c.; oz., .50c.; J.^ lb., $1.50. 



CHAMPION SPRING AND SUMMER LETTUCE. 



A valuable new and distinct sort. See Photograph in Special- 

 ties, page 14. Pkt., 15c.; oz.,40c.; 3-4 lb., S1.25; lb., $4.00. 



NEW GOLDEN QUEEN. A splendid new forcing let- 

 tuce, of a pleasing golden-yellow color ; of very dwarf, com- 

 jiact growth, with few loose outer leaves, enabling it to be 

 planted very close. The cjuality is very similar to the Boston 

 Jlarket or Tennis Ball, but distinct in appearance. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz.,30c.; 341b.,7oc.; lb., $2.75. 



^VHITE-SEEDED TENNIS BALL, or BOSTON MAR- 

 KET. A standard and popular early variety, forming a small, 

 close, hard head ; very hardy, crisp and tender. Excellent 

 for forcing. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.3.5. 



ARLINGTON TENNIS BALL LETTUCE. This strain 

 of seed which we ofl'ered last spring for the first time, is 

 saved by one of the most successful market gardeners in 

 Arlington, Massachusetts, where the TeniiisBall, orBo.ston 

 Market Lettuce originated. His lettuces have carried oft" 

 first premiums at the Massachusetts Horticultural .Shows for 

 several years in succession. The seed is saved from plants 

 started under glass, by which means thevalualjle forcing 

 qualities are better retained than from plants started outside, 

 and from selected heads only. It is in every respect the 

 same as the originator uses for stock and which his brother 

 gardeners have heretofore been glad to get, paying at the 

 rate of SI. 00 per ounce for it. It cannot fail to produce 

 admirable results and please the most critical grower. We 

 highly recommend this special strain, knowing that noth- 

 ing finer in the way of a forcing lettuce can be obtained. The 

 price we have to ask for this is a slightly enhanced one when 

 compared with ordinary stock ; but when the extraordinary 

 pains taken in forcing and setting out the plants, selecting 

 and saving are considered, any one who knows the import- 

 ance of sowing the best .seed will not hesitate in paying 

 the slight dift'erence in price. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 45c.; }4 ^^'f 

 Sil.35; lb., 1S4.50. 



BLACK-SEEDED TENNIS BALL. A favorite forcing 

 variety, forming a close hard head. It makes but few outer 

 leaves, and for this reason can be planted quite closely 

 under glass — fronr six to .seven inches apart. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 1.5c.; 14 lb., 40c.; lb., $1..'35. 



PHILADELPHIA EARLY WHITE CABBAGE. Pro- 

 duces fine, greenish-white, well-formed heads of extra 

 quality, and remarkablytender and crisp. It is of very quick 

 growth and is largely grown both for forcing and summer 

 use. Pkt.,5e.; oz., loc; 34 lb., 40c.; lb., $1.40. 



SILVER BALL. A handsome variety, head of silvery- 

 white color, very solid and firm, of exquisite flavor and 

 attractive appearance. A splendid variety for winter forc- 

 ing, also for early spring and summer use, coming early and 

 standing a longtime before running to seed. It is one of the 

 best all the year round lettuces we know of. We oifer an 

 extra selected strain, pronounced by market and private 

 gardeners who have had it, superior to any they can get. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; 3i lb., 6.5c.; lb., $2.2.5. 



WORK OR REST BUT, WHATE'ER BEFALL, THE FARMER HE MUST FEED THEM ALL. 



