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What Lettuce to Plant.— There are a great 
many kinds of lettuce, some with the leaves smooth 
or “plain,” while other sorts are “curl-leaved.” 
Of the “plain-leaved ” varieties there is, perhaps, 
no better early sort than the “ All the Year Round.” 
The “ Curled Simpson ” and “ Silesia ” are the best 
of the curl-leaved varieties fora geueral crop. The 
“ Boston Market” is now almost exclusively used 
for forcing in frames and greenhouses ; it is very 
much like the old “Tennis Ball,” though with a 
hard, larger and better head. The new sorts 
should be tested only in small quantities, always 
relying on old, well-known varieties for the main 
crop. By a succession of sowings, a constant sup¬ 
ply of this excellent green food may be had from 
early spring until midsummer, or until its place is 
filled by other vegetables from the garden. 
Catalogues Received. 
SEEDSMEN. 
Benson, Maule & Co., 12ff-131'South Front St., Phila¬ 
delphia.—Seeds of all kinds with many novelties. Also 
plants and small fruits. 
Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia.— 
As usual, the "Garden Calendar” includes both seeds 
and plants, and in both full of the newest. 
C. W. Dorr, Des Moines, Iowa.—Seeds largely of his 
own raising. Potatoes a specialty with many new ones 
J. A. Everitt, Watsontown. Pa. —Who has origina cd 
many fine potatoes, offers these and seeds in general. 
W. L. Ferris, Jr., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—Unites a full 
nursery list with a full seed list under one cover. 
James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass.—This cata¬ 
logue is different in shape from all others, and has many 
things not offered by others. 
Aaron Low, Essex, Mass.—The standard varieties, 
with a long list of novelties. 
Henry Michel & Co., 107 N. 5tli St., St. Louis. Mo.— 
Besides seeds a very full plant list. 
Henry Nongesser, No. 83 Ave D, N.Y.—Grass, Clover, 
and Forest-tree seeds. Domestic and imported. 
Price & Knickerbocker, Albany, N. Y.—Compendi¬ 
ous and abundantly illustrated, with many novelties, 
Jerome B. Rice & Co., Cambridge, N. Y.— A whole¬ 
sale list of seeds grown at Cambridge Valley Gardens. 
J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., N. Y.—A special 
list of Gladiolus and other spring bulbs. Also select 
small fruits. 
J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, Ill — Exquisitely neat and 
compact; fall in implements and supplies. 
Young & Elliott, 12 Cortlandt St., N. Y — All de¬ 
partments well filled and handsomely illustrated. 
NURSERYMEN. 
Irving Allen, Springfield. Mass.—Descriptive list of 
strawberries and other small fruits. 
Francis C. Bidele, Chadd’s Ford, Pa.—Small fruits, 
trees and shrubs. 
J. C. Bubach. Princeton. Ill.—Small fruits, with sensi¬ 
ble instructions. 
J. Churchman, Burlington, N. J — With handsome en¬ 
graving of “ Superb ” Raspberry. 
J. C. Collins, Moorestown. N. J.—Small fruits, and 
the leading fruit and ornamental trees. 
Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. 1.— As usual, the 
“Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits.” is an instructive 
treatise, and gives alfthe newest. Also an abridged cata¬ 
logue of fruit and other trees. 
Chas. A.Green, Clifton, N. Y.—General nursery stock, 
with many specialties in small fruits. 
B. B. Hance, Red Bank, N. J.—An immense variety in 
every department. 
Heikes Nurseries Co., Dayton, Ohio.—A wholesale 
trade list of fruit and ornamental stock. 
T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia. N.Y.—Small fruits. Grapes 
a specialty, including the “ Prentiss.” 
1). E. Hoxie, Northampton, Mass. —Small fruits gener¬ 
ally. Special circular of ‘ Prentiss ” Grape. 
Isaac Hicks & Sons, Old Westbury. (L. I.), N. Y.—A 
neat catalogue of a select collection in all departments. 
Robt. Johnston, Shortsville, N. Y., describes small 
fruits, new and old. in “ Fruit Notes.” 
Geo. S. Josselyn. Fredonia, N. Y.—Large list of small 
fruits, including “ Fay’s Prolific ’ Currant. 
C. P. Lines, New Haven, Conn.—General stock; illus¬ 
trations of the newer grapes. 
Geo. L. Miller, Jones' Station, O.—Small fruits. 
Handsomely illustrated. 
William H. Moon. Morrisville. Pa.— A full list of fruit 
and other trees, etc., illustrated. 
R. D. McGeeiion, Atlantic, Iowa.—Special strawberry 
descriptive list. 
John G. Neltor, Turner Junction, Ill.—Small fruits 
and other stock. 
II. M. Thompson & Son. St. Francis. Wis.—Forest 
trees, native and imported, aud their seeds. 
Sidney Tuttle, Bloomington, Ill.—Wholesale list of 
an immense stock. 
E. B. Underhill, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.— Special straw¬ 
berry list. 
F. Walker & Co., New Albany, Iud.—General fruit 
and ornamental stock. 
G. S. Wales, Rochester, N. Y.—Small fruits, flowers, 
etc., with directions for culture. 
F. L. Wright, Plainfield. Mich.—Grapes and other 
small fruits. 
E. & J. C. Williams, Montclair, N. J.—Smali fruits, 
seed-potatoes, and various specialties. 
FLORISTS. 
Edward Gillett, South wick. Mass.—North Ameri¬ 
can perennial plants. 
IIoopes Bros. & Thomas. West Chester, Pa.—An im¬ 
mense list of greenhouse and other flowers ; finely illus¬ 
trated. 
Charles A. Reeser, Springfield, Ohio.—Greenhouse 
and other plants, and vegetable and flower seeds. 
John Saul, Washington, D, C.—Ae compendious as 
usual, with many novelties and fine plate of roses—also 
a special rose-list, 
Storrs, Harrison & Co., Painesville, O.— An immense 
illustrated plant-list. Also vegetable and flower seeds, 
and small fruits. 
Sidney Tuttle, Bloomington, Ill.—Greenhouse, bed¬ 
ding and hardy plants, with many new ones. 
A. Whitcomb, Lawrence. Kans.—New and popular bed¬ 
ding and greenhouse plants. Very neat. 
Woolson & Co., Passaic, N. J. —Hardy Perennials, 
Ferns, etc.—also special list of Bulbs. 
IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY, LIVE STOCK, ETC. 
J. W. Bruckart, Salunga, Pa.— 1 Thoroughbred Poultry. 
B. A. Bulkley, Southport, Conn. Plymouth Rock 
Fowls a specialty. 
Burrill & Whitman, Little Falls. N. Y.—Both Cata¬ 
logue and illustrated treatise on Cheese-Factory and 
Creamery Apparatus. 
John S. Carter, Syracuse, N.' Y.— Cheese Factory and 
Creamery apparatus and appliances. 
John S. Collins, Moorestown, N. J.—Jersey Red 
Swine. 
Daniels & Co., Odessa. N. Y.—The Daniels; Plow 
Sulky. 
H. S. Gilbert, Chambersburg, Pa.—Force and other 
Pumps. 
Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, N. Y.—Land and Water 
Fowls. 
E. C. Leffel & Co., Springfield, Ohio,—Improved 
Wind Engines, Pumps, etc., with full directions for set¬ 
ting up. 
McFarland & Wilt, Philadelphia.—Automatic Fruit 
Evaporator. 
Maywood & Co., 52 La Salle St., Chicago.—The Chi¬ 
cago Screw Pulverizer, and the Scraper aDd Ditcher. 
Illustrated. 
R. B. Mitchell, Arlington Heights, Ill. Illustrated 
Poultry Catalogue. Very full. 
Nash & Bro., 22 College Place. N. Y,—Acme Pulver¬ 
izing Harrow. A full description of and testimonials 
concerning it.. 
National Wire Mattress Co.. New Britain, Conn.— 
Illustrated list of mattresses and bedsteads in great 
variety. 
Pope Manufacturing Co.. Boston, Mass.—Columbia 
Bicycles in all their styles and details. 
F. A. Sinclair, Mottville, N. Y.—Illustrates all the 
styles of the properly called “ Common Sense Chairs.” 
EUROPEAN CATALOGUES. 
W. Boomcamp. Noordweijk. near Haarlem, Holland.— 
Dutch Bulbs and flower roots in great variety. 
Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., Paris. France.—This 
catalogue is.as usual, a wonder in its comprehensiveness. 
