Good Seed, Full Weight and a Fair Price. 
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Ijinnseus —Early, large and tender. Per packet. 5 cents ; 
oz., 20 cents. 
Myatt's Victoria.— Very large; later than the Linnaeus. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 20 cents. 
SALSIFV, OR VEGETA33I.E OYSTER. 
This delicious vegetable is considered 
by many a great luxury. It is used for 
soups, and pofssesses a flavor similar to 
the oyster, lor which it is sometimes 
used as a substitute. No family should 
be without it for early spriog use. To 
be grown in perfection it requires a good 
strong soil. Sow and cultivate the same 
as carrots. It is usually left in the 
ground until spring, though it can be 
used in the late autumn. Per packet, 10 
cents ; oz., 25 cents ; i lb., 60 ; lb., $2.25. 
SPINACH- 
This is an important crop for the mar- 
ket gardener, and of easy culture. For 
summer use, sow very early in the 
spring, in drills one foot apart, and thin 
the plants to three inches. For the early 
spring crop, sow in September, in weli- 
drained soil, and on the approach of se- 
vere cold weather, cover with straw or 
litter. 
Tlie Thick-Leaved Round. — 
Equally good for fall and spring sowing; 
large, thick leaves ; gives a greater bulk of crop than the prickly. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; I lb., 15 cents ; lb., 50 cents. 
Ijong Standing.— A new, fine and large variety, leaves 
crimped and thick flesh. Valuable for spring sowing, as it will 
stand two weeks later than other sorts w-ithout runniog to seed. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; i lb., 15 cents ; lb., 50 cents. 
SQUASHES. 
Winter squashes are very tender, and it is useless to plant 
them until the soil is quite warm, and all danger of frost and 
cold nights is passed. There is no need of hurry in planting, as 
they make a rapid and luxuriant growth. Plant in well manured 
Mils, the sam3 as for cucumbars and ms^ons ; the bush varieties 
four feet apart each way, and the running sorts eight feet apart. 
Ten to twelve seeds should be planted in a hill, and whea danger 
from bugs is past thin to three and four plants. I save my 
squashes from the black squash bug by hoeing the earth around 
the stems, close up to the lover leaves, which keeps the bugs 
away from the stems, where the damage is done. If this is done 
two or three times very little damge can be done by the bugs. 
Winter squashes should be well ripened or they will lack sweet- 
ness and will not winter well. The test of ripeness is the hard 
shell. 
Early Summer Crook-Neck.— The best summer squash; 
skin yellow, covered with watsry excrescences. Per packet, 5 
■ csnts ; oz., 10 cents ; ^ lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Early Wliite Bush Scallop.— An early market variety, 
bearing abundantly. Per packet, 5 cents; oz , 10 cents; ^Ib., 
30 cents: lb., $1.00. 
The Hubbard. — This 
is the most popular of the 
winter squashes, and more 
generally grown than any 
other ; remarkable for its 
productiveness and keeping 
qualities, but it must ripen 
thoroughly (which will be 
known by a very hard shell) 
or it will be watery and lack 
sweetness, and will not keep r^^^ hdbbard. 
through the winter. Per ' 
packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; i lb., 30 cents ; lb., |1.00. 
