CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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PARSNIP. 
German, Pastinake.— French, Panais. — Spanish, Pastinaca. 
i ,jj°" l ^ lu ^ i * 1 April, iurows twelve inches apart, and one inch deep, in a rich, deep soil, well man- 
f U . r fE S ff 11 ’ °v Wlth fi ” e m f nUre early in March. When the plants are twoor three inches high, 
, ^ • ° t !' -i « ieS a P art ] n the rows. I nlike carrots they are improved bv frost, and it is usuai to 
inLrpnirpH a sufficient quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug 
up as required. One ounce for one hundred feet of drill; five pounds to an acre. 
Breck’s Market Garden. For flavor texture of flp S i, „_ 4 i . 
per, this variety is without an equal .... 1 
Hollow Crown. A well-known sort, fine quality 
Long v mooth. The best for general use 
The Student. A fine-flavored varietv 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
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5 i.OO 
.10 
.60 
. .05 
.10 
.60 
. .05 
. 10 
.60 
German, Erbse. 
PEAS. 
French, Pois. 
Spanish, Chicaros. 
Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soils, but for a general crop a deep loam or moderately 
heavy SQl1 ls better * 1 or earl > crops decomposed leaves or leaf mould should be used ; if the soil is very 
poor stronger manure may be applied. The first sowing will be earlier if covered only one inch deep ; 
those following should be covered two to six inches deep, the deep planting preventing mildew and 
- prolonging the season. Fresh manure, and wet, mucky soil should be avoided, as 
SHi? tbe y ,n | s to grow too rank and tall. All wrinkled Peas are superior to, 
. 1 ellc . at . e 111 flavor » a ; i(1 remain longer in season than the smooth sorts, but 
wrini-'iJ 1 ! >e sown . U . n . tl1 tbe ground becomes warm, for, as in sugar-corn, the 
in C< PP<- ar ance indicates the greater amount of saccharine matter. One quart 
will sow one hundred feet of drill. 
EXTRA early sorts. 
Alaska. A smooth,'blue, prolific, sweet extra earlv variety 
Aloha. A fine-flavored earlv wrinkled variety . ' 
Bliss American Wonder. Well known early wrinkled so 
Breck s Excelsior. The best extra early for market a 
private garden. . 
Carter s Premium Gem. A dwarf prolific, green, wrinkle 
early variety 
Gradus. The largest podded first early wrinkled pea. T 
Brack's New Life 
. . .xcicpnone, ana are i 
to pick about two days later than Alaska. Pkt., 2S cts 
Gregory s Surprise. The earliest wrinkled sort, products 
and of good quality. T>kt., is cts 
Imp ro v ed Dan’I O’Rourke. A standard extra early variety 
McLean s Little Gem. A variety similar to Premium Gem 
Nott s Excelsior. Extra early wrinkled sort, grows fifteen 
nches high, superior to American Wonder in qualitv and 
productiveness 
ti. u 'i- ^ • ^ au£ * S. A vauable extra early variety 
m *um . ery early, excellent quality, grows only about nine inches high 
Wil.iam Hurst. In height and some 
other respects like Premium Gem, 
the pods, however, are produced in 
greater abundance and are larger 
and better-colored 
Pt. Qt. 
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Pk. 
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SECOND EARLY SORTS. 
Bliss’s Abundance. Strong vines of 
medium height that bear an enor¬ 
mous number of well-filled pods 
Bliss’s Everbearing. A most desirable 
main crop variety for the private 
grower. 
Boston Wrinkled. Superior to any 
other second early sort . 
Horsford’s Market Garden. Type and 
quality of Advancer, more productive 
Juno. Remarkably large, long, straight, 
thick throughout, well filled pods. 
Peas are dark green and a fine flavor. 
ilcLean’s Advancer. A dwarf green 
wrinkled marrow of fine flavor . 
•15 
•25 
1-25 
4.50 
15 
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1-25 
4.50 
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1.50 
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15 
•25 
1.50 
5.00 
15 
•25 
1-25 
4-50 
Gradus. 
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