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our "P. S. Yellow Globe" and '■Yellow Daavers 

 Globe" was particularly heavy ; Red Wethersfield came 

 next, while calls for white onions were less frequent 

 th -.n usual. In tomatoes the principal demand was for 

 Living :ton Perfection, Favorite and Beauty. Sales of 

 tomato-seed were not up to the average this year. The 

 calls for seed-potatoes, at prices above the ordinary 

 market-rate, hive been very light and confined almost 

 entirely to a few of the most promising new early va- 

 rieties. Cabbage -seed sales continue heavy; Early 

 Jersey Wakefield, Fottler Brunswick, Premium Flat 

 Dutch and Bridgeport Drumhead are more used by our 

 customers than all others combined. Crescent, War- 

 field, Bubach, Haverland and Manchester strawberries 

 sell better than others in this vicinity. — Isaac F. Til- 

 LiNGHAST, La Plume, Pa 



The demand for onion-seed was much larger than 

 usual ; th3 varieties were Yellow Danvers, Red Wethers- 



was disastrous to the germination of the seed after sow- 

 ing.— The B. L. Bragg Co., Spritigficld , Mass. 



We had especially quick sales for Danvers Yellow 

 Globe onion ; fair sales for tomato-seed, Essex Hybrid 

 being most in demand. Of potatoes there was a great 

 surplus in all sections, and sales were light, The de- 

 mand for cabbage-seed was large, mostly for Early 

 Peerless and Werner Stone-Mason. Strawberry-plants 

 sold poorly. Last season's low prices have been against 

 the seed business in this vicinity. — Aaron Low, Essex, 

 Mass. 



Our sales of onion-seed were about 40 per cent, larger 

 than those of last year ; the greatest demand was for the 

 Yellow Globe Danvers variety. Toma- 

 atoes sold better than they did last 

 year; seed-potatoes sold about the same; 

 cabbage-seed sold 20 per cent, better 

 fh'n l.'st year ; the sr.me increr.re was 



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field and White Silver-Skin ; the heaviest demand w-as 

 for the Danvers. There was about the usual demand 

 for tomato-seed ; the Matchless seems to be the favorite 

 variety. With the exception of Burpee Extra-Early po- 

 tatoes sold poorly. Cabbage-seed sales were only fair, 

 the principal call being for Burpee All-Head Early, and 

 Burpee Surehead. The sale of strawberry-plants was 

 very good. — W. Atlee Burpee & Co,, Philadelphia , I'a. 



sales in MASSACHUSETTS. 



Our sales of onion-seed this year were much larger 

 than they were last year, and there was an especially 

 heavy call for the Yellow Globe Danvers. Sales of 

 tomatoes were smaller ; of potatoes, very limited ; of 

 cabbage-seed, large ; of strawberry-plants, better than 

 ever. It was impossible to secure first-class onion-seed 

 in sufficient quantities to meet the demand. Our tri-de 

 closed with orders on our books for 200 pounds, which 

 -we could not fill. The cold, backward sprir.g secson 



observed in the sale of strawberry-plants. The best cul- 

 tivators are falling back upon standard varieties of vege- 

 tables, and buying fewer of the so-called novelties. — 

 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Bosloii, Mass. 



Sales of onion-seed for '92 far exceeded those of pre- 

 vious years ; Danvers Yellow Globe (native growth) was 

 an especial favorite. We had fully as large a sale for 

 the Dwarf Champion and Puritan tomato-seed this year 

 as for other sorts. Potato sales were good. Beauty of 

 Hebron and New Queen are the best-selling varieties. 

 Cabbage-seed sales have been above the average. Early 

 Summer, Improved Brunswick and Stone-Mason taking 

 the lead. Our sale of strawberry-plants has not been 

 so large this year as usual : Bubach No. 5 is the stand- 

 ard variety. — W. W. Rawson & Co., Bosfoti. I\/ass. 



SALES IN' OHIO AND CONNECTICUT. 



Our sales of onion-seed for nearly all kinds, both 

 American and foreign, were 50 per cent, larger than last 



