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KENDALL AND WHITNEY’S 
Per pkt. Oz. 
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth.- Similar to the preceding in 
shape and color, but much larger, and milder in flavor... 5c. 40c. 
Squash., or Tomato Shaped,— The sort most generally grown 
for pickling; very productive; the leading market variety.. 5c. 40c. 
Cherry. —Fruit erect, cherry form, and a deep, rich, glossy scarlet 
color; remarkable for its intense piquancy....... 5c. 40c. 
POTATOES. 
Culture.— The Potato can be grown with varying success on soils 
of all kinds, and in all conditions of fertility; hut the soil best suited 
to it is a sandy loam. In all heavy soils it is more subject to disease, 
and the flavor is also inferior. In breaking up good pasture land, the 
decaying sod answers sufficiently well for the first year in lieu of 
manure. Manure is applied either in the rows or hills, or broadcast 
over the hill, and plowed in; the latter, in most cases, being prefera¬ 
ble. If the soil is good, little manure is required. In highly-enriched 
soil the plants are more liable to disease than when grown in soil 
that is naturally good. The best fertilizers are those of a dry or ab¬ 
sorbent nature, as plaster, lime, super-phosphate of lime and bone 
dust. For wet soils these are particularly beneficial, as they not only 
promote growth, but prevent disease. Plant as early in Spring as the 
ground can be had in fair working order; in hills or ridges about 
three feet apart; covering it in light 3 warm soils, about four inches 
deep; but in cold, wet situations, two and a half or three inches will be 
sufficient. 
Early Rose.—............... 
Peerless,—...... 
Bate Rose.—.. 
Extra Early Vermont, 
Compton’s Surprise.— 
Brownell’s Beauty,—.. 
•At the lowest market rates. 
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PUMPKIN. 
Chiefly used for agricultural purposes. Same cultivation as for 
Cucumbers and Melons. 
Per oz. Lb. 
Large Claeese.—Medium size, best for cooking...... 10c. 75c. 
Sugar.— Fine for table or stock........ lOc. 90c. 
Connecticut Field.—Large; best for stock............................Per qt. 20c. 
RADISH. 
Eadishes thrive best in a light, rich, sandy loam; heavy or clayey 
soils not only delay their maturity, but produce crops much inferior, 
both in appearance and flavor. For a successive supply, sow from the 
middle of March until September, at intervals of two or three weeks. 
For an early supply they may be sown on a gentle hot-bed in February. 
