24 F. E. MCALLISTER CO., 69 CORILANDT ST., NEW YORK.— HIGH PRICE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
White Strasburg. Shape 
tapeiijig ; skin and 
flesh boLli white; ex- 
cellent summer var- 
iety, being tender, 
crisp, and of fine flavor. 
Per pkt., 5c.: oz., l(Jc.; 
Mlb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 
■WINTER. 
RADISHES. 
Rose China. Bright rose 
color, flesh firm and 
piquant; fine for win- 
ter use. Per pkt., 5c. ; 
oz. , 
lb.. 
10c. ; 
75c. 
3^ lb., 25c. 
SCARLET CHARTIER WHtTE- 
TIPPED RADISHl 
Long Black Spanish. 
The popular winter 
sort. Per pkt., 5c.;oz., 
10c. ; \^ lb., 20c.; lb., 
60c. 
Round Black Spanish. 
Fine for winter use. 
Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 
K lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 
RHUBARB. 
One ounce will produce about 1000 plants. 
Culture. — Sow early in spring, in drills one inch 
deep and a foot apart; thin out; transplant the follow- 
ing season four feet apart each 
way. The ground sliould be 
trenched and well manured. 
Linnaeus. Early, large and 
tender. Per pkt. , 5c. ; oz. , 
20c.; M lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
Victoria. Very large, some- 
w^hat later than Linii;eus. 
Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; 
lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
Rhubarb Roots. Each, 10c. ; 
per doz., Si 1.00. 
SALSIFY or 
VEGETABEE OYSXER. 
One ounce will sow about 
50 feet of drill. 
Culture. — Sow the seed 
early in spring, in drills twelve 
inches apart and one incli deep, 
thinning out the young plants 
to six inches. Tlie roots will 
be ready in October, when a 
supply sliould be taken up and 
stored like carrots. Those re- 
maining will suffer no injury 
by being left in the ground un- 
til spring. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
Tender and delicious. Su- 
perior to all other sorts. Per 
pkt., 5c. ; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 
lb., $1.50. 
pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; lb., 
SALSIFY. 
White French, 
lb., $1.00. 
, 50( 
Per 
30c.; 
SCORMNERA. 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of drill. 
Culture.— Cultivate the same as Salsify. The roots 
should not be scraped, but simply washed, boiled tender, 
then peeled and served like Asparagus. Per pkt., 5c.: 
oz., 20c.: K lb., 50c. 
SJEA-KAJLE. 
One ounce will produce about 300 plants. 
Cultivated for its blanched shoots, which are cooked 
as Asparagus. A supply may be had all winter by 
planting the roots clo.';ely in a warm cellar bffore frost. 
Sow one inch deep in drills two feet apart, thin out to 
six inches, and the next spring plant in hills 3 ft. 
apart. 
Sea Kale. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 30c.; K Jb., $1.00; lb. 
$3.50. 
Sea Kale Roots. Each, 20c.; per doz., $2 00. 
SPINACH. 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
Culture.- Sow in March or April in drills one inch 
deep and fourteen inches apart ; again in August and 
September. Spinach delights in very rich soil— in fact, 
it is of no use sowing in a poor one. 
LOXG STANDING SPINACH. 
Bloomsdale Savoy-Leaved. A valuable variety with 
wrinkled leaves, resembling the Savoy Cabbage- 
hardy and prolific. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c • U lb ' 
15c.; lb., 35c. ' ' 
Large Thick Leaved. Fine market sort. It produces 
a large, thick leaf and stands a long time before run- 
ning to seed. Per pkt.. Sc.; oz., 10c. ; ^ lb., 15c.- 
lb., 35c. ' 
Round Leaved. One of the best for market or family 
gardens. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
Large Thick-Leaved Viroflay. A fine selection of the 
old lettuce-leaved Spinach. Excellent for summer 
use. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
Long Standing. A distinct variety, standing from two 
to three weeks longer than any of the other sorts 
without going to seed in this climate. Per pkt 5c • 
oz., lOc; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
Prickly. Hardy and productive. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 
lOc; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
New Zealand. Produces leaves in great abundance 
througliout the summer; it should be transplanted 
two by three feet. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^Ib.. 
30c.; lb., $1.00. 
