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CABBAGE, STONE-MASON (Marblehead). Improved variety of 

 Drumhead. Large, solid, tender, free heading, Winter Cabbage. 

 Per lb., $5 ; per oz., 40 cts. 



CABBAGE, SIMONS' EARLY DRUMHEAD. A favorite second early 

 large solid heading variety with the Philadelphia market gar- 

 deners; this has been grown with great care expressly for that 

 trade. Per lb., $4 ; per oz., 40 cts. 



CAULIFLOWER, EARLIEST ALGIERS. An extra fine sort for forc- 

 ing, the first th It appears in the Paris markets. Per package, 25 cts. 



CAULIFLOWER, VEITCH'S AUTUMN GIANT. One of the finest 

 late varieties ever introduced. Per oz., $2 ; per packet, 25 cts. 



CELERY, BOSTON MARKET. This is the short, bushy, solid celery 

 for which Boston market is so famous. Per lb., $5 ; per oz., 50 cts. 



CELERY, SANDRINGHAM DWARF. White; produced by the 

 gardener to the Prince of Wales. Solid, crisp, and of fine flavor. 

 Per lb., $4 ; per oz., 40 cts. 



CORN, SUGAR, EARLY NARRAGANSETT. The earliest and most 

 prolific of all the Extra Early varieties of Sugar Corn. Per ear, 5 

 cts. ; per qt., 40 cts. 



CORN, SUGAR, CROSBY'S. This is the favorite Boston Market vari- 

 ety, and the most profitable early sort for the market gardener. 

 Ears of good size. AVe can strongly recommend this variety, both for 

 earliness, productiveness, size, and luscious sweetness. Grown in 

 northern New York expressly for my sales. Price, per ear, 5 cts. ; 

 per qt., 30 cts. ; per bushel, $6. 



EGG-PLANT, EARLY BLACK PEKIN. Fruit nearly round, of a 

 deep blackish purple, prolific and as early as the long purple. Per 

 oz., 75 cts. ; per packet, 20 cts. 



LETTUCE, HANSON. 

 This cut represents 



sectional view, showing 



the inside of this truly 



superior lettuce, the heads 



of which grow to a re- 

 markable size and are 



deliciously sweet, tender, 



and crisp, even to the 



outer leaves. The color 



is of the most beautiful 



green without and white 



within, and is entirely 



free from any bitter or 



unpleasant taste found in 



some varieties. If this sort be wintered over in cold frames or sown in 



hot-beds and planted out very early in the spring, it produces heads to 



a remarkable size, often weighing 2^ to 3 pounds, and measuring to 



outer leaves ten inches in diameter. Price per oz., %\ ; per paper, 20 cts. 



LETTUCE, BOSSIN'S GIANT. A large new French variety, grows 

 to a large size and stands the sun well. Per oz., 40 cts. 



LETTUCE, DICKSON'S "ALL THE YEAR ROUND." A hardy 

 crisp-eating and compact-growing Cabbage Lettuce, with small 

 close heads of a dark green color. This variety is valuable, as it 

 rarely runs off" to seed. If sown in succession, it will provide Let- 

 tuce " All the vear round." Per oz., 50 cts. 



IvINGSHOLM COSS LETTUCE (Wheeler). The finest form of Let- 

 tuce of the Paris Coss type, which withstands the summer heat for 

 a long time after the other varieties have run to seed, and heads in 

 without tying. Per packet, 20 cts. {See cut on jyage S4.) 



HAXSON LETTUCE. 



