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F. E. MCALLISTER, 22 DEY ST., NEW YORK.— HIGH GRADE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
SCOR^OJVKRA. 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of driU. 
Culture. — Cultivate the same as Salsify, which it 
closely resembles. The roots should not be scraped, but 
simply washed, boiled tender, then peeled and served 
like Asparagus. 
Scorzonera. 
$3.00. 
Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. ;7K lb., 50c.; lb., 
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 plant- 
ing the roots closely in a warm cellar before 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., lOc; oz., 30c.; lb., $1.00; lb., 
$3.50. 
Sea-Kale Roots. Each, 20c.; per doz., $2.00. 
SPINACH. 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
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LONG STANDING SPINACH. 
Culture.— Sow in March or April in drills one inch 
deep and fourteen inches apart f again in August aS i 
bepternber. Spinach delights in ^ery rich soi -in f ac t 
It IS of no use sowing in a poor one. ' 
Large Thick Leaved. Fine market sort- if , ..^ i 
large thick leaf and «tands'a l?ng Ume b'S^^^^^^^ 
mng to seed. Per pkt., 5c.; oz.. lol; Ji'lb'!'S. ;"b" 
^^Mp^rS---Sr?|-^;a.^ 
use. Per pkt., 5c.; oi., lOc.; jfl£!,"ltc.; lb., S'""" 
Longf 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; U lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
Prickly. Hardy and productive. Per pkt., 5c- oz 
lOc; ^ lb., 15c.; lb., 35c. 
New Zealand. Produces leaves in great abundance 
tlii-oughout the summer ; it should be transplanted 
two by three feet. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; lb 30e • 
lb., $1.00. , 
SPROUTS. 
One ounce will sow about 150 feet of drill. 
Culture. — Sow in drills one inch deep, and treat tlio 
same as Kale. 
Spring Sprouts, "or English Rape. Per qt., 25c. 
Winter, or Siberian. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 3^ lb '35, - 
lb., 75c. 
SWISS CHARD. 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of driU. 
SWISS CHARD. 
Culture.— This is a Beet producing only leaves, ami 
IS excellent used as greens. Considered by many miidi 
superior to either Spinach or Beet-tops as greens". Sow 
the seed as early as the ground can be worked, in H rills 
about a foot apart. As it grows, thin out for use. 
Swiss Chard. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; }^ lb., 20c.; IK, 
SORREI.. 
One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. 
Culture.— Sow early in sprin"- in drills qix to lit 
mav\'.rr- flole; stem'; cut "fit n.e.v 
VP .r« «^r,f "1 the ground for a uuml.^r of 
i^i mi'r fi ^ ^« taken up and divided once 
in four or five years. Should be cooked like Spinadi. 
Garden. Per pkt., Sc.; oz., 15c.; }i lb., 50c.; lb., i!^l.fiO. 
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