-"^ DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



EHUBAEB EOOTS. 



25 cente each; $2 to $4 per dozen, according to size. These are not seedlingi. but pro 

 pagated from the true varieties . 



Mitchell's Early. Prince Albert. 



Myatt's Linn^us. Royal Leamington. 



Myatt's Victoria. Magnum Bonum. 



To grow the stalks to perfection, the ground must be dug and 

 eavily manured, at least two feet deep. Set out the roots four feet 

 part each way. 



SALSIFY, OE OYSTEE PLANT, per oz. 20 cts. 



Salsifis, Fr. Salsifi, Span. Llaferwurzel, Ger. 

 A fine vegetable used as carrots; or, after being boiled, made into 

 cakes with paste, and fried like oysters, which they resemble in flavor. 

 Cultivate same as parsnips ; it is also hardy and can remain in tha 

 ground all Winter for early Spring use. 



SOOEZONEEA, per oz. 30 cts. 



Scorsonere, Fr. Escorzonera, Span. Schwartz wurzel, Ger. 

 Known as Black Salsify. It is cultivated and used in the same 

 manner as the Salsify. 



SOEEEL, ((jarden) per oz. 20 cts. 

 Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Span. Sauerampfer, Geb 

 Osed as a salad. Sow in April in shallow drills ; thin out the plants 

 twelve inches apart. 



SPINACH. 



10 cts. per oz. — 60 cts. per lb, 



Epinard, Fr. Espinaca, Span. Spinat, Geb. 



Round-Leaved Savoy. Prickly-Seeded. 



New Zealand, per oz. 20 cts. 



For Spring and Summer use, sow as early as the ground can b€ 



worked. For Winter and early Spring use, sow in September, in well 



manured ground ; cover with straw on the approach of cold weather. 



SQUASH. 



10 cts. per oz. 

 Courge, Fb. Calabasa, Span. Kilrbis, Geb. 

 Early Bush, or Patty Pan. Tube an, per oz. 30 cts. 

 Eably Golden Bush. Boston Maebow, 20 eta. 

 Long Gbeen Cbook-neck. New Hubbabd, 20 cts. 

 The varieties of the first column, are the best for summer use, and 

 the Boston Marrow and Hubbard, are superior Winter varieties. The 

 Early Bush appears to be the favorite variety for summer use, as it i» 

 more extensively grown than any other, and being of a bushy habit, is 

 more suitable for small gardens than the running kinds. Plant in hills 

 •n the same manner, and at the eame time, as Cucumbers and Melons. 

 The bush varieties three or four feet apart, and the running kinds 

 from six to nine. ^ 



For prices by the pound, see page 30. 



