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the middle of June ; sow in rows about fifteen inches apart, thinning 
out to three or four inches between the plants. 
Carrot Seed ordered by mail is subject to an extra 
charge of sixteen cents per pound for postage. 
Per oz. | lb. 
Early .French Forcing. —The earliest variety; valuable for forc¬ 
ing ; root small, and of fine flavor.Per pkt. 5c. 15c. 20c. 
Early Horn. —A very early variety, and as a table carrot is much 
esteemed on account of the smallness of its heart, and tenderness of 
its fibres..Per pkt, 5c. 15c. 20c. 
Long Orange. —A standard field variety, most desirable for stock, 
and good for table. .Per pkt, 5c. 10c. 15c. 
Large White Belgian. —A very productive kind, grown almost 
exclusively for stock ; grows one-third out of the ground ; lower part 
of the root white, that above ground green.Per pkt. 5c. 10c. 15c. 
Orange Intermediate.— Size medium; skin bright orange-red ; 
flesh orange-yellow; well flavored, and, while young excellent for 
the table.Per pkt. 5c. 10c. 20c. 
Altringliam. —Root smaller than the orange; color, bright orange 
red, neck small and conical, rising one or two inches above the sur- 
, face of the soil; mild and well-flavored.Per pkt. 5c. 10c. 15c. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Any soil that will grow early cabbages will grow cauliflower, as 
their requirements are almost similar; but as the product is more 
valuable, extra manuring and preparation of the soil will be well paid. 
The seeds may be sown in the hot-bed in March or April, and trans¬ 
plant to open ground about the middle of May. 
Per pkt Oz 
Early Dwarf Erf urt.— The earliest variety; large compact heads 
of fine quality. l0c . i.oo 
Early Paris.— A well known excellent variety, one of the earliest. 10c. 1.00 
Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth.— A very early, hardy variety, of 
dwarf and compact habits, with a firm white head, stands dry weath¬ 
er; can be specially recommended. 10c. 1.00 
CELERY. 
Celery is one of the most popular salads used in this country. 
Succeeds well throughout the Northern and Middle States, and in the 
vicinity of some of our large cities is grown in large quantities. 
To have Celery early, it should be sown in a hot-bed, quite early in 
the Spring, and when three inches high, planted out in a well pre¬ 
pared bed, which must be covered in frosty weather. For the prin¬ 
cipal crop, sow early in Spring, very shallow, in a seed-bed, and when 
the plants are about six inches high, transplant them six inches apart, 
into trenches for blanching. Dig the trenches four feet apart, a foot 
. wide, and ten inches deep. Fill in five or six inches of well-rotted 
manure, and mix it thoroughly, half a spade deep, with the earth at 
