CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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Salsify, or Oyster Plant. 
German, Boksbart. —French, Salsifts.— Spanish, Ostra Vegetal. 
The demand for Salsifv is in¬ 
creasing from year to year, as its 
delicious qualities are becoming 
known. It is used stewed, boiled 
or fried, and sometimes as a salad 
sliced raw in vinegar with salt and 
pepper. When cooked it has an 
oyster flavor, and is commonly 
Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify. called 44 Vegetable Oyster.” The 
directions for growing and keeping are the same as for parsnip. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; jo lbs. to the 
acre. 
Breck’s Improved Long White . Roots of medium size, white and smooth 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Twice as large as the preceding, and of fine quality 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. 
Havana. Imported seed 
Tobacco . 
Best adapted to the climate of the Northern and Middle States 
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Tomato. 
German, Liebsapfel. —French, Toinate. —Spanish, Tomate. 
(For Tomato Plants see Vegetable Plants.) 
The seeds should be sown in a hot-bed about the first week in 
March, in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. When the 
plants are about two inches high, they should be set out about four 
or five inches apart in another hot-bed. About the middle of May 
the plants may be set in the open ground; they are planted for 
early crops on light, sandy soil, at a distance of three feet apart, in 
hills in which a good shovelful of rotten manure has been mixed. 
On heavy sods, which are not suited for an early crop, they should 
be planted four feet apart. Water freely at the time of transplant¬ 
ing, and shelter from the sun for a few days until the plants 
established. One ounce will produce about 2000 plants. 
Pkt. Oz. X lb. 
Acme. Very early, medium size, smooth, 
purplish pink color .... 
Breck’s Belmont. The best early either 
for forcing or open ground cultivation, 
fruit bright scarlet, with few seeds, fine¬ 
ly flavored and solid 
Dwarf Champion. Dwarf and strong 
habit of growth, very solid and of extra 
quality ...... 
Duke of York. Color rich scarlet, flesh very firm and of excellent 
flavor, a splendid variety, popular with market gardeners .... 
Earllana. Earliest and best bright red tomato, smooth and firm . 
Essex Hybrid. An old favorite, suitable alike for forcing and field crop 
Golden Queen. Good size and quality, bright yellow color .... 
June Pink. A very early market sort, smooth and of a bright pink color 
Coreless. (Livingston’s.) Large size, globe shaped, fine flavor 
Favorite . Ripens evenly and quite early, noted for its good shipping qualities 
New Globe. ( Livingston’s .) An excellent new sort, crimson color 
Perfection. Large and early, thick meat, few seeds, blood-red color 
Stokes’ Bonny Best, Very early, a vigorous grower, and prolific 
Stone. Very smooth, solid, thick flesh, bright scarlet color . 
Peach Red. Resembles a peach, for pickles and preserves . 
Pear-Shaped Red. Fruit handsome and solid, fine for preserves . 
Plum-Shaped Yellow. Uniform shape, bright yellow, used for pickles 
Ponderosa. The largest variety, solid and of good quality .... 
Red Cherry. A small early variety, size and shape of a cherry, used for pickling 
Stirling Castle. Excellent for forcing, medium size, scarlet in color 
The Comet. Splendid for forcing, very prolific ...... 
Strawberry, or Winter Cherry. (Physalis Alkekengi.) The fruit grows in a husk 
and will keep all winter. It has a pleasant strawberry-like flavor. It is much used for 
preserving, also for sauce ............ 
Trophy, Improved. A standard late variety, dark scarlet, fine for canning . 
Yellow Cherry . Similar to Red Cherry except in color ...... 
See Special Often an third page of oover. 
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