30 Dreer s s Garden Calendar. 



SALSIFY— Oyster Plant— Continued. 



Long White. The favorite variety ; the tops can be used in the spring of the Pkt. Oz. lb. 



second year, dressed like Asparagus, making an excellent dish $0 5 25 2 50 



Long Black, or Scorzonera. Resembling the above ; cultivated exclusively 



for its root, and used in the same manner, but not so generally esteemed ; 



scrape off the coarse rind, and soak the roots a few hours in cold water, 



before cooking, to extract their bitter taste 10 30 3 00 



SORREL. 



Sauerampfer, Ger. Oseille, Fr. Acedera, Span. 



Sow in April in a rich, mellow soil, in shallow drills 18 inches apart, and thin out the plants 

 to 6 inches apart in the rows, keeping the flower stems cut off as they appear. It remains in 

 the ground from year to year. Cut and cooked like Spinach, or mixed with it, one-third Sorrel 

 to two-thirds of Spinach; also good to mix with salads, imparting an agreeable flavor. 

 , Pkt. Oz. lb. 



Large Leaved Garden. Cultivated for its acidity $0 5 15 150 



SPINACH. 



Spinat, Ger. Epinard, Fr. Espinaca, Span. 



This is an important market gardener's crop, of easy culture. For spring and summer use, 

 sow either broadcast or in drills 1 foot apart, as early as the ground can be worked, and every 

 two weeks for a succession ; as it grows, thin out for use ; keeping it clear of weeds. For winter 

 and early spring use, sow in September, in well-manured ground; cover with straw on th6 

 approach of cold weather. The ground cannot be too rich ; the stronger the ground the more 

 delicate and succulent will be the leaves. Sow the New Zealand variety in hills 3 feet apart 

 each way, planting three or four seeds to the hill ; it can be cut for use all summer. 



Large Round-Leaved Savoy. Round-seeded, thick, fleshy leaves, and Pkt. Oz. lb. 



crimped ; the market gardener's favorite for spring or fall sowing $0 5 10 50 



Dreer's Round-Seeded Savoy. A large, curled, Savoy-leaved variety, 



with thick, fleshy leaves, the best for family and market purposes, equally 



good for spring or fall sowing 5 10 75 



Flanders. A broad-leaved, round-seeded variety, but not crimped, hardy 



and productive 5 10 40 



Prickly, or Fall. Hardy, but not as productive as the above varieties, the 



leaves being smaller 5 10 40 



New Zealand. This variety endures the heat and drought of summer, and 



is the best for that purpose, producing a large quantity of leaves 5 10 1 00 



SQUASH. 



Kuchenkurbis, Ger. Courge, Fr. Calabasa Tontanera, Span. 



Squashes are of rapid growth and very tender; they will not stand any frost or cold nights, 

 and should be planted in a warm, light, rich soil, after the weather has become settled and warm, 

 about the middle of May or June. Plant in well-manured hills in the same manner as Cucumbers 

 and Melons — the bush varieties 3 or 4 feet apart each way, and the running kinds from 6 to 

 8 feet. Eight to ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out, after they have attained 

 their rough leaves, and danger from bugs is over, leaving three or four of the strongest plants 

 per hill. 



Early White Scollop Bush. The best early variety for market or Pkt. Oz. lb. 

 shipping ; it grows to a large size, scolloped like a Patty-pan, and bearing 

 an abundant crop $0 5 10 80 



Early Golden Scollop Bush. Like the above, only differing in color 5 10 80 



Long Yellow Crook-Neck Bush. Early, productive, and of good quality; 



skin golden yellow, covered with warty excrescences 5 10 80 



The above three varieties are for summer use, and should be used when young 



and tender. 



Boston Marrow. About ten days later than the Bush varieties ; a good 



keeper, of excellent flavor, flesh orange and fine-grained 5 10 100 



Btjtman. This new salmon-colored variety is fine-grained, dry, and of excel- 

 lent flavor, having all the good qualities of the Hubbard and summer varie- 

 ties combined 5 15 1 25 



Hubbard. A general favorite, and one of the best table varieties ; of large 



size, flesh fine-grained, dry, and of excellent flavor 5 10 100 



Marblehead. Resembling the Hubbard, and is remarkable for its sweetness, 



dryness, and delicious flavor, as well as its keeping qualities 5 15 125 



The above four varieties are for fall and winter use, and should not be used 

 until ripe, when the skin has become hard. 



Remit for postage, 16 cts. per pound, or 25 cts. per quart or fraction thereof, when ordered to be sent by maiL 



