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ties not to be out-done. If upon further trial it 
deports itself as it has since coming to mv notice 
I shall consider it truly an acquisition. 
It may not be out of place for me to remark iD 
this connection that repeatei trials of London 
Purple so highly recommended for ex'erminating 
the Colorado Beetle, did not indicate that 
it was an improvement upou Paris Gr^en in any 
way. It seems to be more hurtful to the vines 
than the bugs, and a number of farmers who trie I 
it in this vicinity last season spesk very discour 
agingly of its effects. I tried it to my satisfaction 
and shall return to Paris Green, even at fou r 
times the cost If others who tried it are satisfi¬ 
ed I hope this will call out favorable reports. 
New Vegetables. 
One of the most interesting, although perhaps 
to us, not the most profitable department in our 
business is our Experimental Grounds where 
New, Rare and Curious things from all quarters 
are planted and compared with our old standard 
varieties in order to dete*miue their value. 
We respectfully request contributions to this 
department from all or any of our friends who 
will kindly favor us. 
If you have seeds or plants of any variety 
which you thiuk unknown to the trade, and 
which you believe particularly valuable either 
on account of earliness, fine quality, or for any 
peculiarity, and will send us a sample, just 
enough so we may test it and compare it with 
other sorts—we will at least thank you for the 
trouble, and will if you desire, send you some¬ 
thing in return from our list. Whenever we 
in this way get hold of a variety which proves 
to be an acquisition we will offer the seeds to 
our friends at as low a price as the supply will 
warrant and you will thus get the benefit of our 
labors. We have in this way planted and tested 
several hundred varieties of potatoes, alone and 
consider ourselves well paid in securing so val¬ 
uable a variety as the Belle has proved to be. 
Below will be found a list of other vegetables 
which have shown decided points of superoirity 
and we take pleasure in calling attention to them 
LA PLUME CHESTNUT CELERY. This 
is a magnificent new half dwarf white Celery 
haying uncommon large and solid leaf stalks 
which possess a peculiar chestnut flavor which 
is greatly admired by all lovers of good Celery 
LACKAWANNA CAULIFLOWER. This 
is a very fine new, early large heading variety 
which originated a few years since with a gent, 
lernan in one of our seaport towns, where the 
growing of of Cauliflower for market is carried 
on extensively. By long continued selection it 
has become fixed in type so that it reproduces 
itse f with certainty. It grows to a large size 
is beautiful in f >rm and color, and is one of the 
most ceriain to head up evenly, scarcely a head 
failing if given a chance. 
ESSEX HYBRID SQUASH. This is a new 
and very excellent variety introduced to the pub¬ 
lic last s-ason for the first time. It is a cross 
between the Hubbard and tne American Turban 
having the color, shape and superior quality of 
American Turban, with the hard shell and dry¬ 
ness of the Hubbard. It is one of the richest 
flavored, finest grained, and sweetest of all the 
the squash family. It is also very early and pro¬ 
ductive. 
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE. 
This has been grown among New Jersey market- 
men for several years and is so highly prized 
that we have heard of its being sold for $35. a 
pound. It was first offered to the general public 
last season by a New York house, and has given 
general satisfaction. It is mainly used for 
forcing under glass, for winter and early spring 
use 
WINONA DWARF WHITE MARROW 
PEAS. This excellent new variety originated 
in northern Minnesota. It is large and prolific 
like the old Morrowfat, but only grows 18 inches 
in bight. 
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX BEAN. A very 
new variety, the latest improvement of its class. 
It produces a great abundance of fine large white 
crystal pods which are tender and excellent. 
RED RIVER SWEET CORN. This is a beau¬ 
tiful amber colored variety, which originated in 
the valley of the Red River of the North, in 
northern Minnesota. It is a week or more earli¬ 
er than the well known and popular Early Min¬ 
nesota, and will without doubt prove a valuable 
acqusition. 
ESSEX HYBRID TOMATO. This a very 
large smooth, solid, early, variety, from Mass- 
The originator claims that it possesses more 
good qualities than any other yet offered. 
ST. PAUL TOMATO. A new very early sort 
from Minnesota. It is smooth solid and beauti¬ 
ful. One of the earliest we have yet tried. 
NORTH STAR GOLDEN DENT CORN. 
ThD also originated in nothern Minnesota, and 
is the only pure Yellow Dent variety early 
enough to grpw successfully in all of our North¬ 
ern States. It has a red cob and a profitable 
sort for any locality. 
