^talo^fje of ttye Joseph Harris Qompatyy. 
following' spring in rows four feet apart and two feet in 
the row. 
Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. 
press, not prepaid, doz., $1.25. Order early, 
soon as the weather is suitable for planting. 
Rhubarb 
-Very choice 
fresh impor¬ 
ted seed. Per 
lb., $1.65; X 
lb., 50 cents ; 
oz., 15 cents; 
packet, 5 cts. 
Rhubarb 
Moots — By 
mail, pre¬ 
paid, 20 cts. 
each; Kdoz., 
$1.00; doz., 
$1.85. By ex- 
Roots sent as 
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster 
Ger. Hafer-Wurzcl. 
Salsify is seldom grown to 
perfection. It should have 
rich land and thorough and 
frequent hoeing between the 
rows. The rows should be 
not less than 15 inches apart 
and the plants singled out to 
6 inches apart in the rows. 
Sow as soon as the land can 
be put in good condition in 
the spring. 
Salsify, or Vegetable 
Oyster— Per lb., $2.15; y± lb., 
60 cents; oz., 20 cents; pack¬ 
et, 5 cents. 
NEW MAMMOTH 
SANDWICH ISIi AN©-A 
new variety of great size and 
of good quality. Try it. Per 
lb., $4.00; M lb., $1.25; oz., 35 
cents: packet, 10 cents. 
Spipaclp 
Fr. Epinard. Ger. Spinat. 
For summer use, sow in 
rows fifteen inches apart, as 
early in the spring as the 
ground is in good condition, 
and every two weeks after¬ 
wards for succession. 
For early spring use, sow 
the latter part of September, 
and in exposed situations cover the plants with a light 
covering of straw or horse manure or salt-hay to protect 
the plants during winter. 
Spinach, Norfolk Savoy Leaved- The hardiest 
and most productive of all varieties of Spinach. It is 
especially valuable for sowing in autumn for spring use. 
The leaves are somewhat wrinkled like a Savoy Cabbage. 
Per lb., 40 cents; lb., 12 cents; oz., 8 cents; packet, 5 
cents. 
L.AMGE THICK-LEAF VIROFL A¥-A new and 
valuable variety. The European seedsmen call it “Mon¬ 
strous” Viroflay Spinach. It remains longer without 
going to seed than any other sort. It has very large thick 
leaves. Per lb., 40 cents; lb., 12 cents; oz., 8 cents; 
packet, 5 cents. 
Prickly or Winter— Productive and of excellent 
quality. Per lb., 40 cents; X lb., 12 cents; oz., 8 cents* 
jacket, 5 cents. 
ROUND, or SUMMER—A thick-leaved, large and 
excellent variety. Quito as hardy as the Prickly or Winter. 
Popular iu market. Per lb., 40 cents; % lb., 12 cents; 
oz., 8 cents; packet, 5 cents. 
Viroflay Spinach. 
Sqdash, Sdiqiqer. 
Fr. Courge. Ger. KurUss. 
Summer Squash can be sown about the first of June in 
rows four or five feet apart, and the plants gradually 
thinned out, after they have got fairly growing and out oi 
the way of the bugs, to eighteen inches apart. Or, plan’’: 
in hills three feet apart each way, sowing a dozen seeds in 
each hill, but ultimately leaving only four of the strong¬ 
est plants in a hill. 
Summer Squash., Ear¬ 
ly Mush Scollop— Per lb., 
80 cts.; l{ lb., 25cts.; oz., 8cts.; 
packet, 5 cents. 
EARLY CROOKNECK 
—The earliest and most pop¬ 
ular Summer Squash; very 
productive, and of superior 
Quality. Seed of our own 
growth, crop of 1888, and of 
Early Bush Scallop Squash, unusual excellence. Per lb., 
80 cents; % lb., 25cents; oz., 8 cents; packet, 5 cents. 
Early Crookneck Squash. 
Sqhasb, Winter. 
Winter Squash is usually planted in hills 8 feet apart. 
We prefer to plant in rows 10 to 12 feet apart, and five to 
six feet apart in 
the r ows, drop¬ 
ping a dozen seeds 
to each hill, and 
covering the seed 
from one to two 
inches deep. The 
advantage of the 
wide rows, one 
way, i$ that it 
gives a better 
chance to use the 
cultivator be¬ 
tween the rows 
after the vines be¬ 
gin to run. By 
going through the 
American Turban Squash. rows ahead of the 
