VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS , ETC. 
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RUTA BAGA, OR SWEDE TURNIP. 
Pkt. Cta. 
Carter’s Imperial Hardy, the hardiest and best Purple Top Swede grown; 
lb. 50c., oz. 10c. . .5 
Laing’s Purple Top, an old and favorite variety; good keeper, solid and pro¬ 
ductive : lb. 60c., oz 10c.• • • • 5 
Skirving’s Purple Top, smooth ; good quality ; fine for stock ; standard variety; 
lb. 50c., oz. 10c.....5 
American Purple Top, or Long Island Ruta Baga, this is a strain of purple top 
yellow Ruta Baga, of American origin, selected to a smaller top and much 
shorter neck than is usually found, while the roots grow to an enormous size 
under favorable conditions. We consider this one of the most desirable kinds 
on our list; lb. 60c.; oz. 10c...5 
Sweet Solid Russian, or White Sweet, white variety of extraordinary sweetness 
and solidity; fine for table or stock; lb. 50c., oz. 10c.5 
Sweet German, a fine keeper; flesh solid, white and sweet;#lb. 50c., oz. 10c.5 
TOBACCO. 
German, Xabof. French, Tcibac. 
Farmers and others will find it very profitable to put in a little patch, if no 
more, as there is always a ready market for the leaf. The seed should be sown very 
early in the spring—as early as possible after the danger of frost is over. A good 
plan is to burn a quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring on the ground intended 
for the seed bed, then dig and thoroughly pulverize the earth and mix with the 
ashes, after which the seed bed may be sown and covered very lightly. When the 
plants are about six inches high, transplant into rows six feet apart each way and 
cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. Pinch off the suckers on the growing 
stalks, as thoy absorb the strength of the plant. In early fall be on the look-out 
and cut before being touched by frost. Pkt. Cts. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf, best adapted to the middle and northern states; oz. 20c. 5 
Comstock Spanish, one of the best varieties for cigar Tobacco; oz. 30c.5 
Conqueror, ripens early, uniformly, easily cured to the brightest color; oz. 25c.. 5 
Havana Imported, a fine cigar Tobacco; oz. 30c..5 
Havana Seed-Leaf, the largest of the Havana strain; oz. 30c.5 
Little Dutch, a popular western variety; oz. 25c.5 
Sterling, makes the silkiest of wrappers and sweetest of fillers ; oz. 25c . 5 
Sweet Oronoko, used for first-class plug fillers; oz. 20c. .5 
Tuckahoe, leaf long and extra fine, the perfection of a wrapper; oz. 20c . 5 
White Burley, superior strain; the great Western favorite; oz. 25c.5 
Yellow Oronoko, a reliable old variety, for cutters, wrappers or fillers; oz. 20c.. 5 
SWEET, OR POT HERBS. 
A small collection of Herbs is a hou3ehold treasure, and a very small space in 
the garden will abundantly supply any family with ,heros; for winter use, cut when 
green and in blossom; cie in small bunches and hang up in a dark room to cure. 
Seed should be sown on a finely raked seed-bed early in spring. Transplants soon 
as the plants are of sufficient size. No* family garden should be without an assort¬ 
ment of Herbs, as expense of procuring the same is so trifling and culture so simple. 
Anise, 
Basil, Sweet, 
Balm,. 
Caraway, 
Coriander, 
Dill, 
Fennel, Sweet, 
Horehound, 
Hyssop, 
Lavender, 
Marjoram, Sweet 
Rosemary, 
Rue, 
Sage, English Broadleaf, 
Saffron, 
Savory, Summer, 
Sorrel, Large-leaved French, 
Tansy, 
Thyme, Broad-leaved English, 
Wormwood 
t3f r " Seeds of the above varieties are put up in neat 5-cent papers . 
The entire collection of Herbs (1 pkt. each) will be mailed, post-paid, 
for 75 cents. 
