Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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OKRA or GOMBO. 



Gombaud. Quimbombo. Safrcm. 



spring, a 



fter the ground has become warm, in drills three feet apart, where 

 the plants are to remain. Thin out from nine to twelve inches. 

 They should be well manured. They may also be raised in pots or 

 a hot-bed, and transplanted. 



Per oz. \{\b. 



1097 Dwarf Density. Very tender; long pods $0 10 $020 

 1097a Dwarf Green 10 20 



1098 Dwarf White 10 20 



1099 White Velvet. Tender white pods ... 10 20 



1 100 Long Green 10 20 



ORACH or FRENCH SPINACH. 



Arroche. Armuella . 

 Culture.— Sow early in spring ; cultivate and use like Spinach. 



Per oz. tflb. Per lb. 



1101 Red. Distinct ; dark red leaves $0 15 $0 30 $1 00 



1103 White. Pale green leaves ; almost yellow 15 30 1 00 



Per lb. 

 $0 50 



50 



50 



50 



PARSNIP. 



Panais. Chirijia. ^aftinafc. 

 Culture. — Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be 

 worked, in rich soil, in drills eighteen inches apart. The ground 

 should be well and deeply dug. Thin to six or eight inches in the 

 rows. Hoe and cultivate often to keep down the weeds. 



Per oz. 



1 108 Thorburn Hollow 

 Crown. A mar- 

 ket-garde ner's 

 strain $0 10 



no9 Long White. Stan- 

 dard variety ... 10 



1110 Abbott Improved. 



Smooth and quite 

 large ; fine sort . iq 



11 1 1 Maltese. One of the 



best sorts ; not 

 quite as long as the 

 Long White ... 10 



1 1 12 Early Round ... 10 



;ib. Per lb 



$0 20 $0 50 



PARSLEY. 



Persil. Perijil. ^Beterfilie. 

 Culture. — Soak the seeds a few hours in lukewarm water, and sow early in spring and until the middle 

 of July, in drills one foot apart. Thin out the plants to four inches. To preserve in winter, transplant to a light 

 cellar or cold-frame. No. 1122 should be thinned out while young, and managed the same as Carrots and 

 Parsnips. 



1 1 15 Extra Curled. 



11 16 Moss Curled. 



1 117 Fern -leaved. 



Per oz. 



Superior $0 10 



Very pretty • 10 



Fine curled 10 



1118 



Beauty of the Parterre. Distinct 

 and most beautiful for edgings, and 

 equally good as a condiment . . . 



Plain. The ordinary form 



Hamburg or Rooted. Edible roots 

 much like Parsnips .' 



14 lb. 



$0 25 

 25 



Per lb. 



$0 75 

 75 



50 

 5 r ' 



EXTRA CURLED PARSLEY. 



Montclair, P'lorida, Sept. 4, 1803. 



J. M. Thorburn & Co. 



I have excellent results from the seed used in the spring and summer. 

 Have had seeds from you for about seventeen years, and they were 

 always satisfactory. (Signed) J. C. C. Downing. 



