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CROSMAN BROTHERS 1 CATALOGUE. 
English Frame Varieties . 
The following are a few of the most desirable Foreign Cucumbers, bearing 
fruit of enormous size, differing in form a little, but having the same general 
appearance. They are cultivated in frames, under glass, or in green-houses, and 
also do well in the garden, if planted in a sheltered situation : Pkt ctg 
Duke of Edinburg*, pure white, attractive. 10 
Goliatli, 20 to 25 inches long ; prolific.*.!!!! !l0 
Model (new), worthy of a trial.!!. . .10 
Rulisson’s Telegraph, one of the best. !! 1... 10 
Giant of Arnstadt, 20 to 25 inches long ; snow white.. .10 
Glory of Erfurt, snow white, extra fine. ....[.! .10 
FINE CURLED CRESS. 
CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS. 
German, $reffe. French, Cresson. 
A very useful and healthful salad 
plant. Can be used alone or may be 
mixed with lettuce or other salads, for 
which it is prized ; is also used for gar¬ 
nishing. Sow seed, rather thickly, in 
shallow drills one foot apart in the open 
ground. For a succesion, sow at short 
intervals throughout the season. 
Pkt. cis. 
Fine Curled, very superior ; may 
be cut often. Lb. 50c., oz. 10c_ 5 
Water, does well in moist situations, 
but best on edges of streams in 
shallow water. Oz. 40c.5 
COLLARDS. 
German, 23ldtterFol)l. French, Chou. 
A variety of cabbage known in different sections as “Cole” and “Cole- 
wort.” It is extensively used in the South for “greens,” where it continues 
in luxuriant growth all winter. Pkt ctg 
Georgia, Southern, or Creole, this is the variety so extensively used in the 
South, where it furnishes an abundance of food for both man and beast; 
forms a large, loose, open head, or a mass of leaves on a tall stem. Freezing 
improves their quality. Sow thick in drills, in rich ground, transplanting 
when four inches high, or sow in drills where the plants are to remain, and 
thin to two or three feet apart in the row, when the proper size. In the South 
sow from January to May and 4ugust to October; lb. 80c,, oz. 10c.5 
DANDELION, 
German, ^orbebfume. French, Pisse-en-lit . 
The Dandelion resembles Endive, and is sometimes cultivated for spring 
greens or for blanching for salad. The roots, when dried>nd roasted, are often 
employed as a substitute for coffee. Seed should be sown in May or June, in drills 
half an inch deep and twelve inches apart. Plants will be ready for use the follow- 
in * 8 P rin e* Pkt. Cts. 
Common, oz. 25c. 5 
Improved French, thick leaved; oz. 50c. 5 
