VEGETABLE AXD FLOWER SEEDS, ETC. 
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be removed to the garden beds or borders where they are designed to remain. This 
should te done on a dull, showery day, if possible, or in the evening after sunset; 
if not, the plants may require shading after removal until they become established. 
In transplanting in dry weather always give the plants as they stand in the seed¬ 
bed a good soaking with water, and also the soil to which they are to be removed, 
an hour or so before removal ; in removing disturb the roots as little as possible. 
If the plants are not too thick, there is no need of injuring the roots ; and in sowing 
it is well to have this in view, and sow evenly and thinly. As soon as the young 
plants come up, if too thick, a portion should be removed. A few plants with Jong 
tap-roots will not bear removal well, such as the Larkspurs, Poppies, Candytufts, 
Sweet Peas, and a few others of a similar character. 
The Cold Frame is a simple construction of boards for wintering Cabbage, 
Lettuce, Cauliflower, Brocoli, etc., for planting out early in the spring. Select a dry 
southern exposure. Make a frame from four to six feet wide, and as long as is re¬ 
quired. The back should be fourteen inches, and the front six inches high, with a 
cross-tie every six feet. Seeds of the above named vegetables, sown in open borders 
early in September, will be ready to plant in the cold frame about the last of Oc¬ 
tober. The soil should be well prepared and smoothly raked before planting. Admit 
air freely on all pleasant days, but keep closed in severe weather. 
Amateur* 111 the Cultivation of Flower* should remember that the 
selection of seeds is an important matter. Be careful about trying too many of the 
tender varieties in a single season ; otherwise the cultivation of the same may be 
unjustly given up as a failure. If the object is a brilliant bid on the lawn, or in 
the border, the Petunia, Phlox, Portulaca, Verbena, etc., will answer, while a bed 
of the smaller or less showy flowers, such as Mignonette, would be entirely out of 
place. The tall showy varieties, including the Gladiolus, Zinnia, Marigold, and 
others are most desirable for the background. It may be here mentioned that the 
best soil for flowers is a rich, mellow loam, although fair success has been attained 
on clay which has been well worked and mixed with sand, ashes and manure. 
Fertilizers, Insect Destroyers and Garden Tools, including the 
latest inventions are described and priced in back part of this Catalogue. 
We are so often asked for advice 
on the culture of Mushrooms that we 
have published a pamphlet of in¬ 
struction for Mushroom culture, 
which will be sent free with all orders 
for Spawn. To all others on the 
mushrooms grown in a tub. receipt of 10 cents. 
OUR SPECIAL OFFER.— Send ten cents for three packets of choice 
seeds sent out by us this season (as advertised). On receipt of that amount we 
will send one packet each 
Grosman’s New Golden King Lettuce, 
Columbian Prize Tomato, 
Southport Early Red Globe Onion. 
Mushrooms 
and 
Their Culture, 
You cannot afford to miss this chance 
