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CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS. 
German, JLammersalal .— French, Mdcke . — Spanish, Macka Valerianilla. 
Ueed a salad. It is sown very early in spring, in rows one foot apart, and is fit for use in six or eigft* 
weeks. For early spring use sow In September, and winter in cold-frames, or cover with litter. One ounce will 
sow ioofeetof drill. Large-leaved. Per pkt., 5 cts.; ounce. 10 cts. ; pound, $1.00. 
CRESS. 
G**nrar, Carte*. unci Brttnnem Kresse .— French, Cresson.— Spanish, Mastuerse. 
Sow early in the spring and at intervals throughout the season, 
for a succession, thickly in shallow drills, as it soon runs to seed. 
The Water Cress requires a stream of running water, ditch, o* 
pond, in which it will grow without care, except at first keeping 
weeds from interfering with it. It is easily introduced by plant¬ 
ing along the margins of ditches or streams, and increases rapidly 
by the spreading of the roots or from the seed. 
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Extra Curled, or Peppergrass, fine flavor, and 
can be cut several times. 05 .10 $0.5*1 
Erfurt Water, True, a perennial aquatic plant, .10 .40 4.03 
Upland Cress, a hardy perennial, can be eaten 
raw or as a salad .10 i.ct 
CUCUMBER. 
German. Gurl'en. —French, Concombre.— Spanish, Pepino. 
The first planting should be made early in May on partly 
spent hot-beds; inverted sods form an excellent medium for 
froth planting on and for carrying the young plants to their permanent location, or small pots can be used 
Such plantings are usually ready for transplanting to the open ground In from three to four weeks, and are 
seldom troubled with the striped bug. Transplanting, when practical, should be done in the evening, into 
hills four feet apart each way. Thin out to about four plants to a hill when established. The seed may be 
olanted in hills late in May, thus giving a succession. For pickles, plant during the last two weeks of June. 
Plaster Dust, or an infusion of Hellebore powder in water, will destroy the striped bug. 
One ounce will plant about fifty tills. 
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EARLY RUSSIAN. The earliest variety. About four Inches long 
EARLY CLUSTER. Grows in clusters. Bluish-green color .... 
EARLY FRAME. Of medium size. Valuable for both table and pickling 
IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. The best table variety, of excellent quality 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The standard late variety. Productive and good 
TAILBY’S HYBRID. A cross between White Spine and an English Frame sort 
EVERBEARING. Medium size, early, and productive ..... 
BOSTON PICKLING. Produces an abundant crop of short, dark-green fruit 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN. A short green oval.. 
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ENGLISH FRAME VARIETIES. 
These are mostly grown by private gardeners. They attain a length of from twelve to thirty inches, and 
are oi fine quality. ROLLINSON’S TELEGRAPH. BLUE GOWN. CARTER’S MODEL. Each, per 
packet. 25 cents. 
DANDELION. 
German, Pardeblum .-— French, Pisse-en-lit. — Spanish, Amargon. 
The Dandelion is cultivated for spring greens, or for blanching for salad. 
Sow seed In May or June, in drills half an inch deep and 
twelve inches apart. Cultivate, to keep down the weeds during 
summer, and upon the approach of severe weather cover with 
which should be removed early the following spring. 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. One lb. will sow an acre . 
AMERICAN IMPROVED. A 
fine home* 
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Lb. 
grown variety 
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$4.00 
THICK-LEAVED 
tender 
FRENCH. 
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Large and 
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4.00 
EGG-PLANT. 
German, Fterpflanze. — French, Aubergine. — Spanish, Berengena. 
{For price of Plants , see Vegetable Plants. 
Sow the seed in hot-beds the first week in April, care being taken to protect the young plants from cold at 
night. Plant out about June I, about two and a half feet apart. One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 
>JEW YORK IMPROVED, the leading market variety; excellent and very productive . 
Early Long Purple, differing in shape from the foregoing; early, hardy, and productive . 
Black Pekin, early, fruit iet black, round in form and very solid, and of very superior quality, 
See Special Offers on third page of cover 
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