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SPINACH. 
Spinach. 
Spinacia oleracea — Epinnrd — Spiitat— £sp»uica— 
Spinal — i'/; inazie. 
Six Ounces of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
Thirty Pounds to the Acre. 
Tiiis seed iuuy ia- so\vii at any liuiu l- vocpiui.L: auriii.i: the severity of Winter or tliu i-xtrenie itruiitli nf 
Summer. " When it can be grown it is always aiiccptable. It may U: sown when tlie I'eaeh isiii bloom, 
in drills at one, two or three feet, or broadciwt, which is tlie usual sy.steiri. U' sown in driils, .lix 
onnees of seed will sow one hundred yards of row, or a square equal to ten by ten yards if sown 
broadcast. Yield 200 barrels. 
XOXES ON COOKIBJC— No. 261.— Stbwed.— Pick over and wash thoroughly, place on a fireiii 
a small quantity of boiling water, add baking soda to retain the greea color, boil quickly until done, 
refresh Hash very tine and place it in a saucepan with butter, talilesponnful of flour, salt, pepper, 
nutmeg anil cream ; cook ten Juinutes and serve very hot. Spinach can be cooked with pork, pigr's 
jowl.s and ham. 
Bloomsdate Spinach (Biioi.sTERED),-£arto«/ ciiUivn of avi/ aorl. This i.s a form of Spinach superior to other sorts because of its leaves being 
curled, twisted and bloated to an unusual dcsree, this curled quality p:ivin« the loaves an elusticilv especially filtiuK iheui for shipment to long 
distan("e.s, while at the same time givinar the crop large measuring qualities, niunv more barrels of the Rlooin'sdale Hinnaeh beinn cut lu tlie acre- 
than any other variety, and thus adding an increased jirolit to the shipper. It is especially recommended for Autumn sowing, as wlien sown in 
Springtime it s 'inn's tn seed rarlier than any other .sort of Spinach. 
The Blooinsdale spinach is put up in blue musliu bags, of live, ten, twenty, thirty and forty pounds, fastened with copper wire and lead-sealed 
CCfYniniiLD 1833 
ti>DlANDRCTH8.S0NS 
with our "Bell" trademark to distinguish it from imitation and spurious slock, 
for bags and scaling. W e can sell at a lower price .'-anie seed as is sold by i- 
No chuTiie 
seed ine'r- 
chanls as Bloomsdale, which cheaper seed is grown in Knropc and is always of" uncertain ukc 
and vitality, to say nothing of uncertain ([uality. On good soil si ' ' 
Spinach should be cut to the acre, 
and liJc. ; per oz. lOc. 
xtv barrels of Blonm.saale 
We have records of I Jf) and 160 barrels to tbe acre. Pkts. 6c. 
Round Savoy I,eavea.— Sold by other houses as Bloomsdale. We here otTer seed of Spinadt 
ot that variety ^v•hieh is sold by other seedsmen as Woomsdale Spinach at a low price. J-iloijiri.<- 
dale Spinach cannot be sold at a low ririce. but to those who are looking for a chearwr article wt 
recommend this, and we oiler it as Imv as tlie lowest. Pkts. 5c. and lOe. ; per oz. !Uc. 
Priclcly Seeded ( very fine).— The strain we offer is only inferior to the r.loom.sdale. The pii.'n 
.season it proved nnpfrim- in a rcmarkaliln dnqre.c to a large number of samples of Koiind tJulcli. 
procured for experitnental purposes. II/' dn vol hcsikitc to recommend it either to the family m 
markel gardener. I'kl.s. Tx. and 10c. ; per oz. lOc, 
Ever Ready.— .^o named beran.^e it arrives at Guttins; size soon as any other sort and cor. 
tunics m cntling condition three weeks longer than the la'tc-st. A vai^ety of most superior quali 
ties; lca\ c'<dark in color, round, short jointed, resisting cold and the mo.st intense heat. Vei'j 
ri'lnibli' and ol disiinct uppearauce, nt once recommending it as a most desirable acnuisition. 
I'kis. U)c. ; ]ier oz. l.'ic. 
Round ISiitcli frMrni;TEri).— Tomect the lo\v' prices of 
we are J'.rrced In iiiniort and here oH'er a Con'igii .>Jt'".'k v\ 
Diitcli. Iiiip(irtt<l .'-•piiiarh is not desirable Ibr .Vntunin 
old, pei li:ips ijiorc- \i ho Can tell 'i' PUls. jjc. .■iiid lOc ; per 
ithi' 
icedsri 
de;ilii 
J in cheap seedf-. 
nnne of Ron ml 
>issity one ycT^ 
l.onfiT Staudiiisr.— A pn 
A good .sn('<'eNsi.n"i to J'.lnni. 
long remaining in cntling c 
ioty nf iliick leaves and dark color. Slow t.o shoot to seed 
^on ra|)i(Uy growing in demand, because of its quality < : 
I'kts. ■'■(:. and lOc. ; per oz. 10c. 
Ever Ready Spinach. 
I.,arse ll.,eaved Flander.s.— Prcfi>rred by some bv reason nf Ms erect habit of growl 1 
Leaves tbin and lialberd shaped. Seed very large. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Viroflay (moxstroi-s i,e wf.o).— A mammoth sort of fair qu.alitv, used largelv in Europe, 
high mannruig. Pkt,H. ,'ic. a nd 10c. : per oz. 10c. 
RequiTi'* 
IWftRKET GARDENING AND 
instruction which it impart.s, and the manner in which the subject is showu to appeal to the author. Tlie Landieth.s are tlio oldest of 
the seed-firm.s of thi.s country, and they have always niaintainecl irnpoi tant gardens and trial ^touiuI.s. The liorticultnral dcvelopmcDi 
of the country— at least so tar as the ve.tjetahlo gardening and flower interests are concerned— lias lieen witnessed at every st:ige by the. 
successive meuibera of this lirni. It is, therefore, a matter of [jreat interest to inquire Imw the market--ardciiin<,' indusiries a))peal to 
that hriii, and the table of contents is lilcely to he a valnahlc part of the hook. In its arranjceraont this little book is unlike arl'V 
American work with which we are acqnaiuted. It opens with a dis.serlation upon the fjcncral importance of market pardening- 
consuicis next the location and soils proper for the business, says .soiuethia'4 nf the science and chemistry of jrardeniiii:, fertilizing, the 
.sowing and germination of seeds, the succes.sion of crop^ and then, before takint; up the serious di.«cu.ssion of special crop.s, it sjicaks of 
the diseases ot plants and the insects which attack them. This is followed by ' a discussion of some of the features of breeding in 
plants, which t he author curiously enou-li refers to as " heredity in plants " then there are discussions of Bectl aavin<r, seedsmen's novelties 
and responsibilities, and weeds, after which a few of the leading practices of the par<lcnare considered.— yj mmcrji Gardenini,, Af>ril JS9.^. 
FARM NOTES "^"-^ '^""'^ written by a successfnl business or profcs-sional 
I HIIIII B«U I man 1 1 Don his own snecialtv has two di.stinct. nierit.s— the aetnat 
K, MIXX.— Over twenty years ago I used your Seeds in British India and I want tliem now 
