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J M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



Cauliflower. 



Chou-Fleur. Colijlor. 33IumCttfol]I. 



Culture.— This is the same as for Cabbage, except that extra manure and plenty of water will pay upon 

 this. If the soil be dry, water frequently, and if 

 the plants could have a heavy mulch of hay or 

 straw, it would keep the soil moist, and the plants 

 would not suffer from drought. The early kinds 

 should be strong enough to plant out not later 

 than the middle of April; the late kinds maybe 

 planted out same time as for Cabbage. To destroy 

 the cauliflower-maggot, it is recommended to take 

 one ounce of sulphuret of potassium and dissolve 

 it in one gallon of water. Heat the liquid to about 

 100 degrees, take a large spoon, or something that 

 will hold a 100th part of a gallon, and pour the 

 liquid against the stalk of the plant just above 

 the ground. 



Peroz. Per '/lb. Per lb. 



482 Extra - Early Dwarf 



Erfurt. Short stem ; 

 very fine.pkt., 50cts. . $6 00 



483 Large Early Dwarf 



Erfurt. Finest strain 

 ... per pkt.. 25 cts. . 3 00 $10 00 $40 00 



485 Ordinary Early Erfurt. co^qhTZ, ^T^^Bu Rti ^ 



.. .per pkt., 10 cts.. . 75 2 50 10 00 0 *yRIGHTe 0 BY J-W .«t« «n* 



JO , , xi 1 e THORBURN GILT-EDGE CAULIFLOWER. 



487 Thorburn Early Snow- 



ball. One of the best Peroz Per , x , b Per]b 



for forcing or open ground; small, but a sure header per pkt., 25 cts. . $3 00 $10 00 $40 00 



488 Thorburn Gilt-Edge. Large, heavy sort; undoubtedlv the best and surest of all 



the sorts now in cultivation per pkt., 25 cts. . 3 00 10 00 40 00 



489 Extra-Early Paris. Heads of medium size; first-class per pkt.. 10 cts. . 75 2 50 10 00 



490 Italian Taranto. On the style of Autumn Giant; very solid 40 1 25 5 00 



492 Lenormand Short-Stem. Has very large heads ; white and firm . per pkt.. 10 cts. . 75 2 50 9 00 



494 Large Algiers. Popular market-gardeners' late sort, of enormous size " 10 cts. . 65 2 25 8 00 



497 Early London. Large and hardy 40 1 00 4 00 



499 Thorburn Nonpareil. For late planting per pkt , 10 cts. . 75 2 50 9 00 



500 Half-Early Large French. Intermediate in maturing 40 1 25 5 00 



501 Stadtholder. Intermediate in season ; large and hardy 40 1 25 5 00 



502 Walcheren. Very late and hardy 40 1 25 5 00 



503 Autumn Giant. Vigorous in growth, and very large; late 40 1 25 5 00 



Interlachen, Fla., Nov. /o, 1892. 



Messrs. J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



Gentlemen:— Thinks for the specimen of Thorburn's Gilt-Edge Cauliflower sent us. It arrived in first-class condition, show- 

 ing its excellent shipping qualities. It is unsurpassed for qua ity and compactness of growth. You can truthfully claim that 

 it is the beststrain in the world. It does much better than thi Earlv Snowball in the southern states. Yours truly, 



H. G. Hastings & Co. 



Celery. 



Celeri. Apio. Scllerte. 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a light, rich, dry border as early as the ground can be worked, in drills eight 

 or ten inches apart, and cover the seeds about a quarter of an inch deep, rolling or treading them in if the 

 ground be dry. When fairly out of the seed-leaf, they may be transplanted to another bed, or they may be 

 thinned out to six or eight inches apart, and let grow until wanted to plant out in beds or trenches. The beds 

 should be kept well weeded, and an occasional soaking with water in dry weather will do the plants good. 

 Early in July at the north, a month or six weeks later in the southern states, is the proper time to set the 

 plants out in beds or trenches. Press the soil firmly against the roots. In the garden the better way is to set 

 the plants in shallow trenches — we say shallow, for it is obviously a bad plan to remove all the good soil (as 

 must be done in a deep trench) and put the plants in that which is poor. The plants may be set in a single 

 row in a narrow trench, or the trench may be made into a bed wide enough to hold two, three or four rows, 

 and in this case the plants are in a compact form to be covered for the winter where they grow. This will 

 save much labor where there is no root-cellar for storage, as often happens to be the case. When grown in 

 beds in this way, the rows should be one foot apart, and the plants about eight inches apart in the rows. 

 A bed four feet wide will take four rows of plants, leaving six inches space on the outside of the first and 

 last rows. The bed should be made very rich with thoroughly decomposed manure. The plants will need 

 to be earthed up two or three times; and in doing this, care should b3 taken not to let the earth get into the 



