9& CURTIS & cobb's 



McLean's advancer. A dwarf, green, wrinkled Marrow, of fine flavor; 



long pods, well filled up j very prolific ; nearly as early as 



the Danl. O'Rourke 50 



prolific. A dwarf early variety, coming in after the Danl. 

 O'Rourke ; white, wrinkled, with the Marrow flavor . . .50 

 Champion of England. One of the best peas in cultivation ; abundant 



cropper ; fine-flavored. 4 feet 40 



Kapoleon, or Climax. Very productive, and fine -flavored . . . .50 

 McLean's epicurean. A new early wrinkled pea, of delicious flavor, 



and very productive. 2 feet . . . ... . .1.00 



WRINKLED MARROWS, THE BEST FOR MAIN CROP. 

 Champion of Scotland. This we consider one of the best for main 



crop ; of rich Marrow flavor, very productive, and of large size . . .50 



Alliance, or Eugenie. Plant about three feet in height, with pale-green 

 foliage ; pods single, or in pairs, three inches long, containing five or 



King of the marrows. A strong grower, of branching habit, with 

 long, well-filled pods ; produced in great abundance ; fine flavor. 



' 6 feet • . . ' . »v<v'\ J«>tt5* *f /.^Stiwjtv'w- Jt^OWW^ 



Veitch's perfection. A variety of superior flavor and sweetness, large 



pod, and a great bearer ; one of the best. 5 feet 50 



EDIBLE-PODDED, OR SUGAR PEAS. 



Tall. Very large, edible-podded sugar -peas. 5 feet 75 



Knight's dwarf white. Edible -podded. 3 feet 75 



Commodore Nutt. A new dwarf wrinkled variety ; good cropper ; 



delicious flavor. 1 foot 1.00 



PEPPER (Capsicum). 



German, Pfeffer. French, Piment. Spanish, Pimiento. 



Sow in a hotbed, early in April, in shallow drills six inches apart, and 

 transplant to the open ground when summer weather has commenced. 

 The plants should be set in warm, mellow soil, in rows sixteen inches 

 apart, and about the same distance apart in the rows. When all danger 

 from frost is past, and the soil is warm, sow the seeds in the open ground, 

 in drills three-fourths of an inch deep, and fourteen inches apart ; thin out 

 the plants to ten inches apart in the rows, and the crop will be fit for use 

 early in September. 



Long red Arabian. Very pretty ; new variety of the Long Red Capsi- 

 cum ; fruits upright, smaller than the older varieties ; produced in 

 greater quantity. Per pkt., 10 50 



Cayenne. Small, cone-shaped, coral-red when ripe, intensely acrid ; and 



furnishes the cayenne pepper of commerce. Per pkt., 10 . . . .50 



Cherry. Fruit erect, cherry-form, and a deep, rich, glossy, scarlet color ; 



remarkable for its intense piquancy. Per pkt, 10 .... .50* 



Squash. For pickles. Fruit, more or less ribbed ; skin, smooth and glossy ; 



flesh thick, mild, and pleasant to the taste. Per pkt., 10 , , . .50 



Sweet mountain, or mammoth. Similar to the preceding in form 



and color, but larger. Per pkt, 10 . . , . . . . . . .50 



