JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
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LONG, SCARLET, SHORT-TOP RADISH. 
We have secured from a well-known Boston market-gardener, who makes a specialty of Radish, a supply 
of seed of what is generally considered the best strain of Short-Top, Long, Scarlet Radish sent to Boston. It is 
of fine color, form and size. Per pkt., 5 cts.; ounce, iocts.; pound, $1.00. 
THE MARSHALL STRAWBERRY. 
The rule is that more than enough is said in favor of all new 
varieties of fruits and vegetables. The “ Marshall,” however, is an 
exception to that rule, for although the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society has awarded it several First Prizes, and all small-fruit growers 
have sung its praise in unstinted terms, yet half of its merits have not 
been told. The originator says, and his claims are well sustained, 
that “ Three thousand baskets of berries were picked on one-third of an 
acre last year . The berries are very large, fourteen filling a basket; 
color , very dark crimson throughout ; fine flavor , fine grain , and good 
keeper , which commends it for private or market purposes . Plants 
very vigorous; stands from twenty to twenty-two inches high; blos¬ 
soms perfect ; foliage sufficient to protect blossoms from the frost." The 
price at which it was introduced alone has been the barrier to popular 
favor. We have had a fine stock propagated from plants secured direct 
from the originator, and have pleasure in offering same at one-fourth 
the price hitherto asked. The quality of the plants we offer is unsur¬ 
passed, and we guarantee every one of them to be true to name and 
character. Price, dozen, 75 cts. ; 100, $5.00. 
SPURREY. 
(Spergula Arvensis ). 
Since the recent introduction of Spurrey, there is a bright outlook for owners of barren, sandy land in the 
United States. Spurrey is an annual; its value has been recognized and appreciated in Europe for a great 
many years. It is cultivated on the barren soils of France and Germany, as winter pasturage for cattle and 
sheep. It grows on sand that is too dry and thin to support clover and so rapidly that three sowings may be 
made in one season. The crop may be fed both green and dry. About twenty pounds of seed is required for an 
acre, and it should be broad-casted and harrowed in same as clover. As a fertilizer for ploughing in, Spurrey 
will undoubtedly prove of much value because it grows quickly on soils that will scarcely produce a green blade 
of anything else. Per pound, 25 cents; per 100 pounds, $20.00. 
SACALINE. 
( Polygonum Sachalinense.) 
If half the claims made for this new forage plant are realized 
it will prove one of the most wonderful and desirable in exist- 
tence. 
The introducer says : — “It is perfectly hardy; once planted, 
stands forever; requires no cultivating or manuring, endures 
the severest drought with impunity. Thrives equally well on 
wet or dry soil. The young shoots and leaves may be eaten as 
a vegetable. The stems and leaves, green or dry, are greatly 
relished by cattle, sheep and horses. It is more nutritious than 
clover and produces from fifty to a hundred tons of green fodder 
per acre. ” 
The seed should be started in the same way as Cabbage, and 
the plants, when large enough, set out four feet apart, each way. 
Per pkt., 50 cts.; per ounce, $2.50. 
VICTORIA SPINACH. 
This new variety is distinguished for its exceedingly dark, 
black-green color, and also for its very long-standing qualities, 
being from two to three weeks later than the ordinary “ Long- 
Standing.” The leaves are thick and spread out fiat upon the 
ground. It is excellent for spring sowing, but not sufiiciently 
hardy to stand the winter in this locality. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; ounce, 
10 cts., pound, 50 cts. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
