SEEDS, BULBS AND 



PLANTS OF QUALITY 



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CLLE-RY, continued 

 Giant Pascal. Fine keeping late sort. The stalks are thick, solid 

 aiui crisp; golden yellow heart. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., %\h. 75c., 

 lb. $2. 



Schnmacber. Large, solid and crisp; a fine keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts., }ilb. $1.25, lb. $4. 



Fin de Siecle. This is the largest, hardiest, solidest, orispest, best 

 keeping winter Celery. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., ]4lh. $1, lb. $3.50. 



Sandringham Dwarf White. The dwarfest white variety; solid 

 and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., J^lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Improved Half Dwarf. White variety; intermediate size; deli- 

 cious nutty Haver. One of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Wh. 

 60 cts., lb. $2. 



Boston Market. Of dwarf, branching habit, solid, crisp and fine 



flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 Pinlc Plume. Stems very solid and crisp; extra-early and a long 



keeper. It requires but a slight earthing up. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40c., 



'4 lb. $1.25, lb. $4. 

 Major Clarke's Pink. Medium growth, stiflP, close habit; large 



heart, remarkably solid and crisp, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., 



oz. 25 cts., Jilb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 London Red. The largest variety: one of the best in quality. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %lh 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 Celery Seed. For flavoring soups. Lb. 30 cts. 



CLLLRIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTLD CfLLLRY 

 Large Erfurt. A standard variety, producing turnip-shaped roots. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 Large Smooth Prague. The finest variety yet introduced. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 30 cts., M'b- $1> 



CHICORY 



Large-rooted. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lilh. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



CORN SALAD, or TILTTICUS 



One ounce will sow 160 feet of drill 



Large-seeded. The most popular variety grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 ots., hilh. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



DANDELION 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 



Blanched leaves of this plant make a most delicately flavored and 

 wholesome salad. Tlic quality is improved very much by blanching, 

 which can be easily done by covering over the plants with boards. 

 French (Common). Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 Improved Large Thick - leaved. A thick-leaved variety, of 



great productiveness and tine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts., 



Jilb. $2..-)0. 



LGQPLANT 



One ounce will produce 

 1,000 plants 



Sow in hotbeds the 

 first week in April; pro- 

 tect the young plants 

 from cold at night. Plant 

 out June 1, 2]4. feet apart. 

 If no hotbed is at hand, 

 sufficient plants may be 

 raised for a small gar- 

 den by sowing a few 

 seeds in flower-pots or 

 boxes in the house. 

 Early Long Purple. 

 Early, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts., ]4\h. 75c., 

 lb. $2. 



Black Pekin. Jet- 

 black fruit of superior 

 qualitv. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 40"cts., J4Ib. $1.25, 

 lb. $4. 



New York Improved 

 Purple. The best 

 variety ; large size, 

 very prolific and fine- 



ENDIVE 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 

 Green Curled. The hardiest variety grown ; beautifully curled, 



tender and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lh. 40 cts., lb, $1.50. 

 White Curled. Very tender when cut young; blanches readily. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 40 cts.. lb. $1..50. 

 Moss Curled. More finely curled, heavier and a more dense plant 



than Green Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Jilb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 Broad-leaved Batavian (Escarolle). This variety is chiefly 



used in soups and stews ; requires to be tied up for blanching. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J41b. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



FENNEL 



Florence, or Naples. Sow in spring, in rows. Thin out so as to 

 have the seedlings 5 or (i inches apart, and water plentifully. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



KOHLRABI 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 



Combines the virtues of the turnip and cabbage, but excels both in 

 nutritive, hardy and productive quiilities. The seed may be sown in 

 June, in rows 18 inches apart, and the plants thinned out to 8 or 10 

 inches. 



Early Short-leaved White Vienna. The earliest and best table 



variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., HIb. $1, lb. $3. 

 Early Short-leaved Purple Vienna. Similar to the preceding, 



except in color, which is of a bluish purple. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30c., 



Mlb. 75 cts., lb. .$3. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE EGGPLANT. 



flavored. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., >41b. $1.50, lb. $5. 



BlU BOSTON LETTUCE. 



LILTTUCE. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill 



For early crop, the seed may be sown in the opon ground about the 

 middle of September, and transplanted to coldframes as soon as 

 large enough to handle, being wintered over in the same manner as 

 early cabbage. In dry, sheltered spots, by covering up with leaves 

 or litter late in the season. Lettuce plants may be saved over winter 

 without glass covering. The plants for setting out in spring are also 

 sown in coldlrames in February, and in hotbeds in March, and by 

 careful covering up at night make plants to set out in April. 

 Early Curled Siuipsou. One of the earliest and best for market. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Jilb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Black-seeded Simpson. Nearly double the size of the ordinary 

 ("uried Simpson; stands the summer well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 ]4\\>. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Boston Market. Solid, crisp and compact ; one of the best for 



forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., '/4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Tennisball. Forms compact head, few outer loaves; fine for forc- 

 ing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Jitlb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Early Butter Salad (Black-seeded). Tender and crisp; of deli- 

 cate flavor. Pkt. 5 ots., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 White Summer Cabbage. Summer variety; heads of good size, 

 close and well formed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 40c., lb. $1.2.'). 



