DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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CORN, BROOM. 
(Holcus Saccharaius ) 
Requires similar land but later planting than com. 
It may be planted in hills one and a half feet apart in 
the row, and the rows three feet apart; is also frequently 
sown in drills, dropping the seed three or four inches 
apart, and the rows three feet apart. If sown in drills, 
one bushel will sow about ten acres : if in hills, ten 
pounds per acre. 
Dwarf Broom Corn.—Growsfrom three to five feet 
high, and produces short fine brush, without any coarse 
center stalk ; suitable for making whisk brooms and 
brushes. Our stock is pure, and will prove a great ac¬ 
quisition to broom makers 
Improved Evergreen Broom Corn. — Improved 
from the common Evergreen by carefully selecting the 
best for seed for a number of years, with a view to fine¬ 
ness of brush, earlincss, and a pure green color ; the 
grower assures us it will never grow red or red tipped 
under any circumstances. Grows to a height of seven 
to nine feet ; brush fine, of good length, and commands 
the first price in market. 
CORN SALAD. 
Fr. Mache , Salade de ble. — Gcr. Ackersalat Lam¬ 
inar salat. 
Corn Salad. Fetticus, or Lamb’s Lettuce. — Is 
used during winter and early spring to increase the va¬ 
riety of small salads, and as a substitute for lettuce. In 
France, it is boiled like spinage. 
Corn Salad. 
Culture. — Sow the seed from August till cold weath¬ 
er, in drills six inches apart. Thin as wanted for con¬ 
sumption. to four inches in the drill. In milder sections, 
where the cold is not severe, it will be fit for use all 
winter 
CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS. 
Fr. Cresson.— Ger. Kresse. 
Curled.—This plant is extensively used as a small 
salad ; the leaves, while young, have a warm, pungext 
taste. Sow rather thick, in shallow drills, and at short 
intervals during the season. 
True Water.—A water plant with small, oval leaves, 
much used, and universally esteemed as a wholesome 
salad in spring 1 he seed should be sown in a very wet 
situation or by a running brook and the plants well 
covered with water during the winter. 
CUCUMBER. 
Fr Concombre — Gcr. Cur km. 
Early Russian. Fruit three or four inches long, an 
inch and a half in diame¬ 
ter ; generally produced 
in pairs ; flesh tender, 
crisp, and well-flavored ; 
comes into use abo t ten 
days earlier than any 
other variety, and makes 
a fine, small pickle. 
Early White Spine. 
—An excellent variety lor 
table use: very early. p D 
grows uniformly straight tarly KuSSian. 
and smooth; light green, with white prickles; tender 
and excellent-flavored. 
Early White Spine. 
Early Frame. — Fruit straight and well formed ; flesh 
greenish-white, rather seedy, but tender and well-fla¬ 
vored. It makes a beautiful pickle, that keeps well. 
Early Frame. 
Early Short Green. — Excellent variety for cable 
use. being tender and well-flavored, and keeps green 
longer than any other variety; also makes splendid, 
hard, green pickles ; comes into use a few days after the 
Early Cluster. 
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Cress, Curled. 
True Water. 
Early Cluster.—A very popular early 
cucumber, producing its fruit in clusters, 
near the root of the plant. Its usual length 
is about five inches; skin prickly; flesh 
white, seedy, tender and well-flavored. It is 
a great bearer, and comes to maturity the 
earliest on the list, excepting] the Early 
Russian. 
Early Short Green. 
