CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 41 
Corn ordered by mail is subject to an extra charge 
of thirty cents per quart for i>ostage. 
Per pkt. qt. 
Early Narragansett.— One of the best varieties for early use, ten- 
der and sweet 5c. 20c. 
Cro§l>y 5 § Early.— An excellent early variety, a favorite in the Bos- 
ton Market 5c. 20c. 
Stowell's Evergreen.— A late variety of excellent quality, remain- 
ing longer in the green state than any other kind 5c. 20c. 
Tuscarora. — This is a very large variety, with large, flower- white 
kernels, a little indented ; eight-rowed, cob red. It remains a long 
time in a boiling state 5c. 20c. 
Early Canada Yellow.— Productive and early Per ear, 5c. 
CHESS, or PEPPERGRASS. 
A well-known salad. Requires to be sown thickly and covered 
very slightly. Sow at frequent intervals to keep up a succession, as 
it soon runs to seed. 
Per pkt Oz. 
Extra Curled. — Very fine,- may be cut two or three times 5c. 10c. 
COR1S" SALAD. 
A favorite salad plant in Europe, and very hardy. Sown in August 
and protected with a few leaves during the winter, it can be gathered 
in the spring very early. Sown in April, it is soon in use. The 
leaves are sometimes boiled and served as Spinach. 
Corn Salad 5c. 10c. 
CUCUMBER. 
Boston Pickling. 
The cucumber is a tender annual, and therefore should not be planted 
or set out in the open air until there is a prospect of continued warm 
and pleasant weather; as, when planted early, not only are the seeds 
liable to decay in the ground, but the young plants are frequently cut 
by frosts. Extreme wet or dry soil should equally be avoided. Cu- 
cumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. The hills 
should be four or five feet apart in each direction. Plant twelve or 
fifteen seeds in each, cover half an inch deep, and press the earth 
smoothly with the back of the hoe. When all danger from bugs or 
worms is past, leave but three or four of the strongest plants m a 
hill We do not advise planting in the open ground till the latter 
