F. E. MCALLISTER, 22 DEY ST., NEW YORK.-HIGH GRADE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
13 
spring use, August and September. Protect by means 
of a cold frame during winter. When sown for cut- 
ting, the seed may be put in rather thick, in rows or 
broadcast ; but to have finer heads, it should be sown 
thinly in rows, and transplanted a foot apart into 
rich soil. 
. pkt. oz. 14 \h. lib. 
New Iceberg. A very distinct 
new cabbage variety, remark- 
able for solidity and quality 
of its heads, together with its 
character of producing tlie 
finest quality of head lettuce 
under the extreme heat of 
summer |0 05 $0 25 $0 75 $2 50 
pkt. oz. 
Early While Forcing. Very 
early, small solid heads $0 05 |0 25 
Boston Forcing. Tlie standard 
sort in tlie l^ast for forcing 
under glass; large solid heads 05 25 
Hubbard Market. A large, 
white Cabbage variety, valu- 
able for forcing or for the open 
ground 05 20 
American Gathering. Produces 
twisted or curled heads 05 15 
Grand Rapids. Large, tender 
heads, very superior sort for 
early forcing 05 15 
Curled Simpson. An old stand- 
ard variety; very early and 
tender 05 15 
Golden Stone Head. Produces 
heads of medium size, of the 
best quality; as a forcing var- 
iety it is unequaled 05 15 
Tennis Ball. White seeded, 
very hardy, valuable to grow 
in colfl frames 05 15 
Black Seeded Butter. A very 
tender and crisp variety of 
delicate flavor . . . 05 20 
Salamander Head. An excel- 
lent summer variet}\ forming 
large sized heads that stand 
the heat without in jury longer 
than any other sort. 05 15 
Burpee's Hard Head. Undoubt- 
edly the hardest lieading of all 
Lettuce: it produces heads of 
immense size ; solid as a Cab- 
bage, tender and of fine flavor 05 25 
Golden Nugget. It is a quick- 
growing and very hard-liead- 
ing early sort, of a rich golden- 
yellow color and of fine flavor 05 20 
'X lb. lb. 
$0 75 $2 50 
75 2 50 
40 1 35 
40 1 25 
40 1 25 
40 1 25 
40 1 25 
40 1 25 
75 2 50 
40 1 25 
70 
2 50 
50 1 50 
pki. oz. 14 lb. lb. 
Drumhead. One of the largest 
and best summer varieties. . . .fO 05 $0 15 $0 40 $1 25 
Deacon Cabbage. It forms large 
and very solid heads of a light 
green color, very crisp, tender 
and of fine quality; one of the 
best to withstand the summer 
heat 05 20 50 1 50 
]'.-\Tiis wiirn? cos lettuce. 
likt. oz. }i lb. 111. 
Paris White Cos. Is of upright 
growth and possesses a dis- 
tinct, crisp and very refreshing 
taste. $0 05 $0 15 $0 40 $1 25 
Trianon Self-Closing Cos. Tlie 
linest of all tlie Cos sorts. 
The long narrow leaves, which 
form solid heads (similar to a 
Wakefield cabbage), bleach 
and quickly become snowy 
white. For crispness and fine 
flavor it is unequaled 05 20 50 1 50 
MARXYIVIA. 
One ounce will plant about 200 hills. 
A strong growing annual plant bearing curiously 
shaped seed pods, which, when young and tender, make 
excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, 
and thin out the plants to two or three feet apart. 
Proboscidea. 
lb., $3.00 
Per pkt., Sc.; oz., 30c.: I4 l^i-. "5^. 
MUSK MELON. 
One ounce will plant al)out 80 hills. 
Culture. — Sow in April, under hand-glasses, and in 
the open air in May in hills six feet apart each way. 
Plant in each hill from eight to ten seeds, cover half an 
inch deep. When the plants have produced their rough 
leaves, thin out to three plants. The hills should be pre- 
pared by trenching in rotten manure and sand. As soon 
as the plants make their appearance above ground, dust 
them with soot, charcoal dust, or wood ashes, to prevent 
the ravages of the bug. 
