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CARROTS— Continued. 
Danvers Half Long Orange. This variety is extensively culti¬ 
vated, coth for market and family use. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; i lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. (Cut I.) 
EARLY SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER. 
Guerande or Oxheart. (Stump Rooted.) An excellent new 
variety of fine quality and very productive. Per pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. (Cut 6.) 
Long Orange Improved. Roots of large size, equally adapted for 
garden or farm culture. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ets. ; 
i lb., 25 cts ; lb., 75 cts. (Cut 2.) 
Aitringham. Large and fine flavored red Carrot; an excellent 
sort. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J lb., 25 cts. ; lb., 
75 cts. 
Carentan Half Long Scarlet. Excellent for forcing. Fine 
quality and perfect shape; skin smooth, flesh red, with¬ 
out any core or heart. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % 
lb., 25 cts. ; lb., 75 cts. 
Large White Belgian. A very productive kind, grown almost 
exclusively for stock. Per oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts. ; 
lb., 50 cts. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
German, Blumen-Kohl. —French, Chou Fleur. — 
Spanish, Coilijlor. 
One, ounce will sow a bed of square feet, and produce about 1,000 
plants. 
Cauliflower delights in a rich, moist soil, and in dry 
seasons should be abundantly watered. Sow the first week 
in May, and prick out on a rich piece of ground; transplant 
in July. For wintering under glass, sow in the second and 
last week in September; transplant thickly into a cold pit or 
frame; give plenty of air in mild weather, and cover up well 
in very severe. Again, sow in February on a hot-bed, and 
transplant in April. For Cauliflower, the ground should bo 
well prepared by trenching, incorporating at the same time a 
good share of rotten manure. Select new ground, if possible^ 
as Cauliflower rarely succeeds on ground wnich has been 
cropped year after year with other kinds of vegetables. Plant 
in rows, plants 20 inches asunder, and 2 feet between the 
rows. 
Carrara Rock. The earliest variety grown, producing per¬ 
fectly formed, compact, and almost snow-white heads of 
the finest quality. The surest to head. Per pkt., 50 
cts.; % oz., $2.00. 
Early Snowball. (True.) One of the very earliest and most 
reliable sorts. It is dwarf and compact. Heads large 
and of superior quality. Per pkt., 25 cts. ; % oz., 75 cts, j 
oz., $2.25. 
Early Dwarf Erfurt. An early markot variety, producing large 
compact heads of fine qvality. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; % oz. f 
75 cts. ; oz., $2.00. 
Half Early Paris. (Nonpariel.) One of the most popular vari¬ 
eties grown; good for early or late crops. Per pkt., 10 
cts. ; oz., 60 cts. 
Lenormand’s Short-Stemmed. An excellent late variety, with 
large heads of superior quality. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
60 cts. 
Large Late Algiers. An excellent late sort, getting into gen¬ 
eral favor. Per pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 60 cts. 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant. A valuable late variety, particularly 
in the Southern States. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 40. 
CELERY. 
German, Seleri. —French, Celeri.— Spanish, Ajris. 
One ounce will sow a bed of 0 square yards, ana produce about 
2,500 plants. 
Celery is generally grown as a second crop, following early 
cabbages, onions, peas, etc. The proper time to sow is early 
in April, transplanting about the first of June. Set in rows 3 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. 
