CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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RADISH. 
Radishes thrive best in a light, rich, sandy loam; heavy or clayey soils 
not only delay their maturity, hut produce crops much inferior, both in 
appearance and flavor. For a successive supply, sow from the middle of 
April until September, at intervals of two or three weeks. For an early 
supply they may he sown in a hot-bed in February. 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST 
RADISH. Per Pkt. Oz. Jib. Lb. 
Long Scarlet Short Top. Very long and crisp; for frames or open ground. .05 .10 .20 .50 
Early Scarlet Turnip. Round, scarlet, small, short top, mild and crisp.05 .10 .20 .50 
French Breakfast. A variety of quick growth; very mild and tender; one of 
the best for forcing.05 .10 .20 .50 
Brightest Scarlet. A new French variety..05 .10 .20 .50 
Black Spanish. One of the hardiest and best for winter use.05 .10 .20 .50 
SALSIFY. 
Commonly called Vegetable Oyster. Used stewed, boiled or fried. When cooked has an oyster 
flavor. Sow early in drills fifteen inches apart; cover the seeds with fine soil, an inch and a half 
deep. 
One ounce to 50 feet. 
Per Pkt. Oz. \ lb. Lb. 
Long White French ...... — ..,.05 .10 .30 $1.00 
SPINACH. 
Sow early in spring, in drills a foot apart, every two weeks for a succession; and as it grows 
thin out for use. For fall use, sow in August, and for winter crop in September. Cover that which 
is left out over winter with straw or leaves, after the weather becomes quite cold. 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill; ten to twelve pounds per acre. Per Pkt. Oz. jib. Lb. 
New Thick-Leaved. Has very large and thick leaves.05 .10 .15 .35 
Savoy-Leaved. A very desirable variety; leaves wrinkled. .05 .10 .15 .35 
Long Standing. Dark green; the longest standing before going to seed.05 .10 .15 .35 
Fall or Prickly. One of the hardiest and most generally used for fall planting. .05 .10 .15 .35 
SQUASH. 
Any good, rich soil is adapted to the growth of 
the Squash. They only thrive well in a warm tem¬ 
perature, as all the varieties are tender annuals; and 
the seed should not be sown in spring until all dan¬ 
ger from frost is past, and the ground is warm and 
thoroughly settled. The hills for bush varieties should 
be about six feet apart, for running sorts, ten feet. 
Leave two plants to a hill, and keep covered in the 
early stages with plaster. 
Bush varieties , one ounce to 50 hills; running varieties , one ounce to 15 hills; four pounds per 
acre. 
Per Pkt. Oz. J lb. Lb. 
Yellow Bush Scalloped. An early market variety excellent for shipping. . .05 .10 .20 .60 
Summer Crook-Neck. Early, productive, and of good quality; fruit orange 
yellow. 05 .10 .20 .60 
Winter Crook-Neck. An old and well-known variety; hardy and a good 
keeper. 05 .10 .20 .60 
Boston Marrow. A much esteemed variety; a good keeper, and of excellent 
flavor.05 .10 .20 .60 
Early Prolific Marrow. For fall and winter use this is a very desirable sort. 
It is of excellent quality and keeps well. Color brilliant orange-red.05 .10 .20 .60 
