JAMES J. II. GEE GOBY & SON'S BE TAIL CATALOGUE. 
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J. c, F, Bagley, Caribou, Me,, writes: “One fourtu pound 01 your Gnerande seeds grew 
bushels carrots.” 
CAULIFLOWER- Continued. 
Italian Early Giant. Fine, large'white-headed, and early. . ..t . 
Early Dutch. Early. 
Henderson’s Early Snowball. See page 16. Yery dwarf; very early and reliable *. ’.’. *. 1 1 4 oz.* $1.00 
Early London Market. The best strain of this standard English sort .. 
Thorburn’s Gilt Edge. (New.) See page 16 . 
Long Island Beauty. See page 16 . 
Eclipse. The leaves of this variety are said to protect the head especially well .’. .’.package*only ’. 
Carter’s Defiance. This sort is hne for forcing or very early use .package only. 
Berlin Dwarf. By test we find that this for earliness, size, and quality about equals the Snowball. 
Lenormand’s Short-Stemmed Mammoth. Dwarf, large, and fine; reliable for general cultivation. 
Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth. Yery early, with heads remarkably large for so dwarf a variety. 
Autumnal Late Giant. Yery large headed and extremely productive . 
Large White French. Fine, large, white . 
Stadtholder . Fine; large size; late . 
Late Algerian. One of the new, large, late French sorts; very popular with the New York gardeners.’!!!!. 
CELERY. (German, Sellerie ; French, Celeri.) 
Plant seed in hot-bed or very early in open ground. Transplant four inches apart, when three inches high, in 
rich soil finely pulverized; water and protect until well rooted, then transplant into rows five or six feet apart 
either on surface or in well-manured trenches a foot in depth, half filled with well-rotted manure. Set the plants 
from eight to twelve inches apart. To blanch, draw earth around the plants from time to time, taking care not to 
cover the tops of the centre shoots. Sow Boston Market early and manure it heavily to develop its branching 
habit. Those marked with a * the best for the South. One ounce of seed gives about four thousand plants. 
Headquarters stock. 
Early Arlington. Earlier and of larger growth than Boston Market. 
Paris Golden Yellow Large Solid. See page 17. Headquarters stock. 
Boston Market. Headquarters stock. This is the short, bushy, compact, solid Boston variety. 
Dwarf Golden Heart. See page 16. 
Crawford’s Half Dwarf. See page 17.„. 
*White Plume. See description on page 16. 
Giant Pascal. (New.) See page 16. Stock from the originator. 
Kalamazoo. See page 17... 
Solid Ivory. The perfection of a dwarf celery; compact in habit; crispy, and of fine flavor. 
^Perfection Heartwell. Medium green, tall, vigorous grower, makes a large, tender heart. 
*White Solid. A standard sort. Our strain of this is first-rate. 
Sandringham Dwarf White. Most dwarf of all; very solid; white. 
New Rose Dwarf. Has the good keeping qualities of the red sorts, and is, with its pink color, very 
beautiful. 
London Red. Dwarf, solid and crisp; a first-class variety. 
Turnip Rooted. (Celeriac.) The old standard sort. Celeriac is used for flavoring soups. 
Large Smooth Paris Turnip Rooted. This grows better and smoother than any other Celeriac. 
Old Celery. For flavoring pickles, etc... 
CHICORY. (German, Cickoren Worzel; French, Chicoree .) 
Pursue the same manner of cultivation as for carrot. If to be used as a salad, blanch the leaves by covering so 
as to exclude the light. If raised for its root, dig at about the same time as carrots, wash the roots, and then slice 
them either way, and dry thoroughly by artificial heat. 
Large Coffee Rooted. Used as a substitute for coffee. 
COLLARD 8 or COLEWORTS. . 
Prices of Seeds. 
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A class of plants closely allied to the Cabbage family, used as greens in the pine sections of the South. Trans¬ 
plant when four inches high into rows three to four feet apart, according to the richness of the soil, and one and 
one half feet apart in the row. Thin during the summer to three feet apart in the row, using the plants for fodder, 
for if the soil is good what are left will grow to touch each other. Gather for use after the first heavy frost. 
CORN. 
Do not plant before the ground has become warm — nothing is gained by it. Drill cultivation is more profitable 
than hill cultivation. The smaller varieties may be planted with the drills two and a half feet apart, and the stalks 
thinned to ten inches apart; the larger sorts should have the drills three to four feet apart, and the stalks a foot 
apart in the rows, and the largest varieties eighteen inches apart. Use some rich manure in the drills. Frequently 
stir the earth around the roots by hoe or cultivator, but do not draw it up about the stalks. For a succession of 
corn for family use to be planted at the same time, we would recommend Cory, Minnesota, Crosby’s, Moore’s, Stow- 
ell’s, and Egyptain Sweet, using double of the two last-named sorts. One quart for two hundred hills. 
Sweet Varieties for Family Use and Marketing* in a Green State. 
(German, Zucker Maize; French, Sucre Maize.) 
White Cory. (New.) See page 18,,..... 
First Crop Sugar. (New.) See page 18. 
Quincy Market. (New.) See page 18.... 
Nonesuch. (New.) See page 18. 
Stabler’s Early. (New.) See page 18. 
Bonanza. (New.) See page 18. 
Golden Nugget. Bright golden <;olor; flavor rich, suggesting a cross between field and sweet corn. 
Country Gentleman. (New.) See page 18. 
Cory. See page 19. Now the acknowledged standard early market sort. 
Lackey’s New Early Sweet. See page 19.. 
Marblehead Early Sweet. Second early only to the Cory; a week earlier than Narragansett. By care¬ 
ful selection of stock we have made this a white corn.... 
Early Minnesota Sweet. One of the second earlies; ears of good market size. 
Early Narragansett. Second early; kernels very large; ears large in diameter, and of medium length. 
Perry’s Hybrid. See page 17. 
Original Crosby’s. Seepage 17... 
Crosby’s New Early Sweet. First-rate every way, either for market or family use. 
Early Boston Market. Earlier and more dwarf than Crosby’s early; has larger ears. 
Moore’s Early Concord Sweet. Twelve to sixteen rows, med. early, ears large; good to follow Crosby... 
Potter’s Excelsior or Squantum. Seepage 17.1... 
Shaker Early Sweet. Matures with Minnesota, but has a larger ear; desirable. 
Honey Sweet. Second early; husks red; kernel creamy-white; deep grain; cob small; productive and 
sweet. . ... 
Mexican Sweet. The sweetest and tenderest of all varieties we are acquainted with. 
Quaker Sweet or Ne Plus Ultra. See page 17 .. 
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