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Dreer's Garden Calendar. — Supplement. 



CELERY, Boston Market Dwarf. This is the famous shorty 

 bushy, white, solid variety, of excellent flavor and good quality,, 

 which is constantly increasing in favor with the market gardener 

 and amateur. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 60 cts. ; lb., $6.50. 

 CORN, Improved Prolific White. This new field variety grows 

 from 8 to 10 feet high, producing 3 to 6 ears per stalk 9 inches long, 

 grain plump and perfectly white, producing from 80 to 100 bushels- 

 per acre. It originated in Tennessee; and does finely for the South 

 as well as the Northern States, highly recommended by the Rural 

 New Yorker. A fine quality of flour is made from it, resembling 

 that made of wheat. Per doz. ears, 50 cts. ; qt., 20 cts. ; bush., $3.00. 

 CUCUMBER, Peerless Early White Spined. An improve- 

 ment on the old White Spined variety, of large size, deep green , 

 crisp, fine flavor, and very productive; also excellent for forcing for 

 early market. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 

 CUCUMBER, London Long Green. A fine long pickling 

 variety, attaining the length of 1 foot ; skin very deep green while- 

 young, flesh greenish-white, firm, crisp, and of good flavor. Pkt.,, 

 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 

 LETTUCE, Black-Seeded Simpson. A new variety of the 

 Curled Simpson Lettuce, producing a compact mass of leaves almost 

 white, and nearly double the size of the ordinary Simpson, standing, 

 the summer heat, and on that account is recommended for a sum- 

 mer Salad. Pkt., 20 cts. ; oz., $1.00. 

 MELON, WATER, Icing or Ice-Rind. The best of Water 

 Melons in every respect ; solid, always of good flavor and thin rind,, 

 white-seeded. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 PEA, Dreer's Eureka Extra Early. A new selection from. 

 s^ Dreer's Extra Early, which are of a dwarfer habit, growing about 

 f%&&'. 20 inches high, free from any runners, an even and abundant crop- 

 rap, white proi ic corn. P er > an d can all be gathered in two pickings — very important quali- 

 ties for the market gardener. Pkt., 10 cts. ; qt., 50 cts. ; bush., $9.00. 

 PEA, Dreer's Extra Early. The earliest, most prolific; even cropper, sweet and of excel- 

 lent quality ; height, 2 feet ; the crop can be gathered in two pickings ; also for a late fall 

 crop it has no equal ; the market gardener's favorite. Pkt., 10 cts. ; qt., 40 cts. ; bush., $8.00. 

 The above two are the best and earliest market gardener's varieties, as well as for private use, 



and cannot fail to give satisfaction. 

 PEA, Bliss' American Wonder. This new Pea is the earliest wrinkled variety in culti- 

 vation, as well as in productiveness, flavor and 

 quality. It is of dwarf and robust habit, grow- 

 ing from 10 to 15 inches high, producing a pro- 

 fusion of large well-filled pods of the finest 

 flavor. These Peas planted in June matured in 

 33 days. Pkt. 20 cts. ; qt., $1.00. 

 PEA, Extra Early Premium Gem. This is 

 superior to the Little Gem in habit, size of pod 

 and productiveness. One of the finest dwarf 

 extra early wrinkled varieties ; pods long, sweet; 

 prolific ; also fine for forcing ; height, 18 inches. 

 Pkt., 10 cts. ; qt., 50 cts. ; bush., $10.00. 

 PEA, Yorkshire Hero. A splendid wrinkled 

 marrow variety for market gardeners and ama- 

 teurs, of branching habit, abundant cropper and 

 good quality; height, 2J feet. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 qt., 50 cts.; bush., $10.00. 

 PEA, Telephone. This new selection from the 

 Telegraph, from which it differs, is one of the 

 finest tall wrinkled marrow varieties yet intro- 

 duced, and in every respect far superior. It is 

 immensely productive and of the finest possible 

 quality, the pods are of a large size and closely 

 packed with peas of an exquisite sugary flavor. 

 Pkt., 25 cts., and 5 pkts., $1.00. 

 POTATO, Early Ohio. A seedling of the 

 Early Rose, resembling it in color ; about a week 

 earlier. It is round and oblong in shape, of 

 vigorous growth, and excellent quality ; a de- 

 sirable market variety. To get the best results, 

 plant in rather rich moist soil. Three lbs., $1.00, by mail, prepaid; per pk., 75 cts.; per 

 bush., $2.00; per bbl., $5.00. 

 POTATO, Beauty of Hebron. Earlier than the Early Rose, which it closely resembles, 

 but of a lighter red color, very productive, of excellent quality, white fleshed, and will 

 yield at least one-quarter more, in this respect equalled by few of either early or late varie- 

 ties. Three lbs., $1.00, by mail, prepaid ; pk., 75 cts.; bush., $2.00; bbl., $5.00. 



