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Yokohama* Introduced from Japan. A peculiar variety j flesh dry, fine- 

 grained, and sugary ; combining the qualities of the Marrow and Crook- 

 neck. Per pkt., 15. 



Honolulu nectarine. Productive, and of good quality; keeps well. 

 Per pkt, 10 . . . 



Valparaiso, or Lima COCOanut. A large-growing variety, good for 

 fall and winter use. Per pkt., 5 . , 



Custard. Skin or shell, creamy-white ; flesh, pale yellow ; one of the hardi- 

 est and most productive. Per pkt, 5 . . . . . 



Mammoth. The largest variety known ; and, in rich soil, often 

 grows to the weight of a hundred to a hundred and fifty pounds. 

 Seed from the largest grown. True. Per pkt, 25. *y . 



Saved from a large collection, embracing all the best European and 

 American kinds in cultivation. Mixed seed. Per pkt, 25^ 



TOMATO ( Solan um Lycopersicum). 



German, Liebesapfel. French, Tomate. Spanish, Tomate. 



Seeds may be sown in a hotbed in March or April, or in pots in a warm 

 wind w. They should be started as early as possible, whether by hotbed 

 or open-air culture. When two inches high, transplant, in single plants, to 

 warm, light, rich soil. Water freely at the time of transplanting. Shelter 

 from the sun for a few days. If sown in the open ground, select a sheltered 

 situation, pulverize the soil finely, and sow in drills. This may be done 

 about the first week in April or up to May. Transplant to where they are 

 to remain, as before directed. No vegetable has attained such popularity in 

 so short a time as the Tomato. 



" General Grant." The unrivalled prize variety. Size above 

 medium, three to four inches in diameter ; producing fruit in clusters ; 

 form round, slightly flattened, very regular, symmetrical, seldom ribbed 

 or wrinkled ; color brilliant crimson ; flesh firm and solid ; will weigh 

 from ten to twenty pounds more per bushel than other varieties ; skin, 

 fine, smooth, and glossy, coloring and ripening well up to. the stem, — 

 a quality most desirable ; very productive ; flavor very superior ; bears 

 carriage well ; and keeps in good condition, and retains its flavor a long 

 time after being gathered. Price per pkt, 25 ; 5 pkts., #1.00. 



A host of testimonials can be shown in favor of this 

 Tomato. We recommend it because we know it. 



Cedar Hill early. A new American variety ; contains the qualities, of 

 earliness, size, solidity, and productiveness, to a greater degree than 

 any other variety. A great favorite with the New- York market- 

 gardeners. Per pkt, 15. 



The Foard. The fruit is of a bright scarlet color, cuts as solid as a 

 well-ripened apple, and almost entirely free, from seeds ; an abundant 

 bearer. Per pkt, 15. 



Eureka. A very superior Tomato ; dwarf, early, bush-shape, and prolific. 

 Per pkt, 15. \ 



STRAWBERRY SEED. 



