CAUIyIFIvOW:ER— COLLARDS—CUCUMBBR— BGG-PLANT. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Brassica oleracea boirytis—Chou Fleur—Coliflor — '&iu\Xi,txds>i)\—Blcemkool. 
One-half Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. 
This delicious plant, like Broccoli and French Artichoke, is distingfuished from other 
table vegetables by producing edible flower heads. By long years of selection and culture of 
some accidental natural variation of this plant of the Cabbage family discovered in the 
Middle Ages, the flowers of the Cauliflower have been, to a large extent, rendered abortive, 
and the flower stems multiplied, shortened and thickened till they have been bred to form a 
half globular compact crown or head, which, when cooked, is tender as marrow, and the 
choicest of all esculent vegetables. Varying with climatic and soil conditions, the seed is 
sown at all sea.sous. In hotbeds at close of Winter, out of doors when the Apple is in bloom, 
again when the Oak is in full leaf, again at Midsummer and again during Winter under 
glass. The young plants are treated the same as Cabbage, and the larger plants require the 
same rich fertilization and culttire — indeed more intense culture, as only those Cauliflowers 
are good which are grown quickly. We offer only seeds of the highest quality. The early 
varieties are most likelj'^ to succeed in the hands of inexperienced growers. Sow the early 
sorts in seed-beds beginning of Autumn, keep them in a "cold frame," protected by sash 
from severe frost during the Winter, and transplaut into deep and very rich ground as 
soon as frost ceases. Handglasses or boxes placed over them at night, when they are put 
out, are useful. It should be observed, however, that success is very uncertain in dry locali- 
ties. In Pennsvlvania the Cauliflower seldom heads well unless under glass, or in cold 
frames. But there is little difficulty in having fine Cauliflowers when planted in frames 
under glass, at close of Winter, so as to advance them ahead of the early Summer heat. 
The late varieties mature in Autumn, and are sown at the same time, and managed 
similarly to Cabbage. Thej' do best in localities where the atmosphere is damp and saline, 
as on the coast. We may add that Cauliflower can only be grown on rich, well-tilled, well- 
watered soil, and that it can hardly be overfed. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
COLLARDS. 
Brassica Oleracea Acephalo — Choux verts— "^xwitxlt^l — Coles sin Cogollo. 
One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. 
Pink Heart (Novelty).— This has never been oflFered by any other Seedsmen. The lower 
leaves are green with bone-white veins or ribs, the interior leaves are ivory-white, like finest 
bleached Celery, the leaves about the heart are pink and purple. It is very unique and 
worthy of culture in the be.st gardens by reason of its beauty as an ornamental plant and by 
reason of its tender and delicious quality as a table vegetable, boiling as it does marrow-like 
as Cauliflower. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
White Leaved (Novelty).— Very rare and very choice, the plant producing centre leaves 
generally perfectly white, though sometimes da.shed with pink. In quality it is much more 
delicate than the ordinary Southern CoUard, and is highly recommended both as a curi- 
osity and a garden vegetable of the first quality. See priced-list in back of this catalogue.] 
CUCUMBER. 
Six Varieties, Each in Three Stages of Development— the Pickling Form, the 
Slicing Form, the Fully Ripe Form. 
1. Landreths' First. 2. Long Green Turkey 3. Karly Frame. 4. Short Prolific. 
5. Landreths' Choice. 6. White Spine. 
Landreths' First.— Unapproached by any in length and slimness of fruit. The earliest 
long, slim, field Cucumber in cultivation ; dark green and desirable. Verj' rare. Very poor 
seeder. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
Landreths' Choice (Extra Elarly). — The choicest medium sort we have ever offered; 
green, good length, slim, sj'mmetricai, unexampled in beauty of form, very productive; fine 
for pickling. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
EGG-PLANT. 
Solanum melongena— Aubergine— ^\vC!;!\\<x\\it—Berengena—Eierplant. " , 
One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. 
This seed is generally sown under glass and transplanted to the field two or three 
weeks after Corn-planting season The plants are set in rows of five feet and at three feet in 
the row. The land cannot be too highly fertilized for this crop— very short, thoroughly rotted 
