T*REE SEEDS. 
'HOW TO CROW THEM. 
If by Mail, fostage must be addod at the rate of Scents per th. or // cents per qt. 
In order to preserve trees of Conifers and other Evergreen Trees, it is best to keep them in perfectly dry sand until the time of sowinjf. 
For this latitude, the seeds should be sown thinly, as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in beds of tine, sandy loam. Cover to 
the depth of about the thickness of the seed, and press the beds gently with the back of the spade to firm the earth around the seeds. Great 
care must be taken not to give too much water, as the young plants damp oft very easily. Water with a very fine rose, but never so that the 
ground becomes soggy. Some shade must be used to protect the young plants from the hot, drying sun and winds, and also to keep the 
birds from destroying them. Keep the young plants well weeded, and allow them to remain from one to two years before transplanting. 
The propagation of Deciduous Trees from seeds is less difficult than that of the Evergreen species, a little attention only being 
required to sow at the proper season to insure success. Walnuts should be planted in autumn, or kept during the winter in sand or moss. 
They shrivel up by too long exposure to the air, and many of them lose their power of vegetating entirely. Those with hard shells, like the 
Locust, etc., should be planted in autumn, or placed in boxes with sand and expo.sed to frost before planting, otherwi.se they may not vege- 
tate tiB the second year after planting ; but if these seeds are received too late in the spring to expose them to the action of the frost, they 
may be put into a vessel of hot water for an hour or so before planting. American Elm, Silver Maple, and a tew other sorts, ripen their 
seeds early in the summer, and if gathered and planted soon after they fall from the tree, will make fine plants the same season. The seeds 
of other Deciduous Trees should be planted from the middle of April to the middle of May, in drills about two feet apart, and covered 
about half an inch in depth, according to size. 
We make a specialty of Tree Seeds, etc., and desire to call attention to our large and complete stock. Special prices will be given on 
application for large quantities. To plant a five acre tree claim four by four, would require about 13,000 good seeds, allowing the usual 
l>ercentage for bad seed and vermin it would require about three bushels Soft Maple .seed for a five-acre plantation ; two bushels Box Elder 
seed for a five-acre plantation ; one and a half bushels Ash seed for a five-acre plantation. 
EVergpeep Seeds. 
Balsam Fir I'er oz. 25c., per lb. $2.00. 
Norway Spruce— Per oz. 20c., per lb. $1.50. 
Nordmann's Fir— Per oz. 35c., per lb., $3.50. 
Austrian Pine — Per oz. 20c., per lb. Si. 50. 
Scotch Pine- Per oz. 35c., per lb. $3.50. 
American Arbor Vltse— Per oz. 35c., per lb. .$3.50. 
Decidiioiis Ti*ee Seeds. 
Norway Maple— Per oz. 25c., per lb. 
Sycamore iW. Ash or S. Maplei Maple— Per oz. asc per lb. 
Box Elder— Per lb. 50c., per bush. $2.50. 
Soft Maple — Per lb. 50c., per bush. $3.75. 
White Ash— Per lb. 50c., per bush. $2.50. 
Sugar Maple- Per oz. 25c., per lb. $2.00. 
White American Birch— Per oz. 25c., per lb. $2.50. 
Hardy Catalpa— Per oz. 25c., per lb. $2.00. 
Hawthorn— Per oz. 15c., per lb. $1.50. 
Black Thorn— Per oz. 35c. per lb. $3.50. 
European Ash— Per oz. 25c., per lb. $2.00. 
Honey Locust— Per oz. 25c., per lb. $2.00. 
Butternut— Per qt. 25c., per bush. $3.00. 
Black Walnut— Per qt. 25c., per bush. $3.00. 
American Linden -Per oz. 30c., per lb, $3.00. 
American Elm— Per oz. 350.", per lb. $3.50. 
BITO SEEDS, Etc. 
If by Mail^ add 10 cents per pound, or cents per quart. 
Canary— Best Sicily. I'lb. pkg. loc., qt. 150.. bush, about $3.00. 
Hemp— Russian. Per qt. 15c., bush. $2.50. 
Millet— Per qt. loc, bush, gi.^io. 
Rape -English. Per qt. 15c., bush. $3.00. 
Mixed Bird Seed— Very choice, i lb. pkg. 10c., qt. isc, bush. $2.75, 
Maw— Per pkg. 5c., lb. 25c. 
Mocking Bird Food— Very best qualitv, and alwavs fresh. Per 
bottle 4<x\, bv mail 500. 
Song Bird Restorer— Per bottle 25C., bv mail 
Bird Lice Destroyer— Per pkg. 25c. 
Cuttle Fish Bone— Per oz. 5c. 
Bird Cravel — White or Red, per qt. 51-. 
/Northern Transplanted Vegetable Plants. 
If by Mail, add cents per hundred. 
The plants which we offer are well grown, and from the choicest stocks of seeds. They are not grown for us by outsiders, but on our own 
grounds and under our own inspection and supervision, and we can without hesitancy recommend them to be the best grade and qualitv." 
We can ship at a day's notice by express, well "lached. This is of the greatest importance to every planter. 
CABBAGE PLANTS-Ready April 15th. 
Improved Early Summer -Per icxj 50c., per 1,000 $4.50. 
Early Jersey Wakefield— " " " " 
Early WInnlgstadt— '• •• " " 
CAULIFLOWER-Ready April 15th. 
Large Early Dwarf Erfurt— Per looSi-so, per 1,000 $10.00. 
Early Snowball— " " " 
PEPPER PLANTS (Pot Crown)— Ready May i5th. 
Red Cayenne Each loc. per doz. $1.00, per 100 $6,00. 
Sweet Mountain — " *' " " 
Colden Dawn— ** ** " " " 
ECC PLANTS (Pot Crown) 
Improved New York Purple— Each loc., per doz 
Black Pekin— 
Ready May 15th. 
1. 00. per 100 i 
TOMATO PLANTS— Ready May 1 0th. 
Volunteer, New— Per doz. 20c., per 100 $2.50. 
Mikado— " 30c., " ** 
Trophy— " " " " " 
Cardinal— " " " " 
Acme— '• " " " 
CELERY PLANTS-Ready June 1st. 
Improved White Plume— Per ioo$i.oo, per i.ooot?.;... 
Boston Market— " 
Colden Self Blanching— " " 
Ciant White 
LETTUCE Ready April 15th. 
Buttercup -Per 100 50c., jjer i.cxxj $ i.75. 
May's Market Cardeners' Prlvat^Stock- Per 100 50c., per i,ooo$;.75 
Black Seeded Simpson— Per 100500., per i,ooo$3.75. 
