9& CURTIS & cobb's 



Per oz. 



French breakfast. A new, quick-growing variety. Oval form; color, 

 scarlet tipped with white ; ornamental and fine flavored. Excellent 

 for forcing. Per pkt., 10 25 



White-tipped scarlet turnip. This variety will prove more accept- 

 able than our White-tipped Scarlet Olive-shaped Radish, on account 

 of its round root. Per pkt, 10 25 



RHUBARB (Rheum Hybridum). 

 German, Rhubarber. French, Rhubarbe. Spanish, Ruibarbo Bastardo. 

 Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, retentive soil. The richer its condition, 

 and the deeper it is, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep. Thin out to 

 six inches apart. In the fall, trench a piece of ground, and manure it well ; 

 transplant the young plants three feet apart each way. Cover with leaves 

 or litter the first winter, and give a dressing of manure every fall. To pro- 

 cure an immediate crop, plant roots which are akeady grown. 



Victoria. A large variety ; the best for general use. Per pkt., 5 , . .25 



IiinnseuS. Large, tender, and fine-flavored. Per pkt., 5 25 



Prince Albert. An early variety ; superior quality. Per pkt., 10 . . .25 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT (Tragopogon Porrifolius). 



German, Bocksbart. French, Salsifis. Spanish, Ostra Vegetal. 



Sow the seed in drills, half an inch deep, and ten inches apart, early in 

 the spring. Thin them out, when an inch high, six inches apart, giv- 

 ing them the general culture of carrots. They are perfectly hardy, and 

 may remain out all winter. Store a quantity for winter use, packed in 

 earth or sand. When cooked, the flavor resemoles the oyster, and is a good 

 substitute for it. 



Salsify, or Oyster Plant. Per pkt, 10 . . 25 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK SALSIFY (Scorzonera Hispanica). 

 German, Schwarzwurzel. French, Scorzonere. Spanish, Escorzonera. 

 Cultivate like Oyster Plant, which it resembles in its growth. Per pkt., 10 .25 



SEA-KALE (Crambe Maritima). 

 German, Selkohl Meerkohl. French, Crambe Maritime. Spanish, Breton de Mar. 

 Sow in April, in drills an inch and a half deep, and sixteen inches asun- 

 der, the soil well enriched and thoroughly trenched. Let the plants 

 remain till the following spring, then transplant them in rows three feet 

 apart, and eighteen inches apart in the rows. Late in the fall, cover the 

 crowns of the plants with earth, making a ridge over the rows about a foot 

 and a half high. After the cutting is over in the spring, level the earth 

 into trenches, adding a good coat of strong manure. 



Sea-kale. Per pkt, 10 30 



SPIN ACM (Spinacia Oleracea). 

 German, Spinat. French, Epinard. Spanish, Espinaca. 

 Spinach is best and most tender when grown in rich soil. Sow early in 

 March for summer crop, in drills, which renders the cultivation more con- 

 venient. For a succession, summer varieties may be sown, at intervals of 

 a fortnight, from April to August. Sow from the middle of August to the 

 beginning of September for the winter crop, in a light sandy soil, on raised 

 beds, which enables it better to stand the severe frost. Scatter the seed 

 thinly in drills as for the summer varieties, one inch deep, from twelve to 

 eighteen inches apart, and cover with the finest soil. Thin the plants as 

 soon as they are strong enough, leaving them about nine inches apart in 

 the row. Two ounces of seed will plant five drills, each forty feet long. 



