JAMES J. H. GBEGOBY & SOWS BETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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Capt. F. Ames, Pomona, Fla., writes: “ Your seeds are most reliable for our gardens.” 
RADISH. (German, Bettig ; French, Badis .) Very scarce this year. 
F° r ea *dy use m S T?. w I 1 , 1 8 P 1 ’i n S' as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills six to ten inches apart, covering seed 
half-men deep. Thin plants an inch apart in the row. As the roots are more succulent and tender when grown 
quickly, a rich, light soil should be preferred, and frequently watering in drv weather will be found beneficial. 
*'°r a succession, sow every two weeks. The olive-shaped varieties are more tender, sweeter, and earlier than the 
long kinds, and not so apt to be worm-eaten. One ounce for one hundred feet of drill. 
Strasburg. (New.) See page 33... 
Long Brightest Scarlet. (New.) See page 33. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Deep Scarlet. (New.) See page 32. 
Early White Short Leaved. See page 33... 
Earliest Erfurt Scarlet Turnip. Short leaved ; extra early; medium scarlet; for glass or open air. 
Early Scarlet Olive Shaped. French seed. Very early and handsome; quick growth, tender, excellent.. 
French Breakfast. French seed. A beautiful variety of the Olive RaJish, scarlet body and white root. 
Red Turnip-Booted. Early .scarlet. French seed. Standard .early, popular in markets of New York. 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. French seed. The name defines this elegant new turnip radish . 
Deep Blood Red. Early, deep blood red, oblong, turnip shaped, of fine quality . 
Beckert’s Chartier. French seed. See page 32. This does not grow pithy as it grows large. 
Boston Long Scarlet. The longest of the long scarlets; fine quality stock headquarters .. .. . 
Carter’s Selected Long Scarlet. Messrs. Carter & Co.’s best. Favorite with Boston market gardeners... 
Wood’s Fine Frame. For cultivation under glass ; very early. Shape between Olive and Long. 
Covent Garden or Long Scarlet Short Top. French seed. Considered best of all the Long Scarlet varieties.. 
Golden Yellow Summer Turnip. French seed. (New.) See page 33. Color very rich; very earliest _ 
White Turnip-Rooted. French seed. For summer and winter use .. 
Black Spanish. The round variety ; for wintefi use.. 
Giant White Stuttgart. French seed. See page 32. 
Chinese Rose Winter. French seed. The best for winter use. Grows large and tender. 
Large White Russian or California Winter. French seed. A new winter sort eight to twelve inches 
*• long, and two inches in diameter. From the Chinese in California. An acquisition . 
Pkices of Seeds 
RHUBARB. (German, Blidbarber; French, Bkubarb .) For prices of roots, see page 50. 
Sow the seeds in drills eighteen inches apart, and cover one inch deep. Thin the plants to a foot apart. When 
the plants are one year old, prepare the ground for the final bed by trenching two feet deep, mixing a liberal quan¬ 
tity of manure with the soil. Set plants five feet apart each way. Do not cut until the second year, and give a 
dressing of manure every fall. If it is desired at any time to increase the bed, the roots may be taken up in the 
spring and divided. The seed will not always give plants like the parent. 
Mammoth. The largest of all. 
Linnaeus. Large, tender, and of excellent flavor. A well-known market variety. 
SALSIFY or VEGETABLE OYSTER. (German, BocJcsbart; French, Salsgfis.) 
Sow in early spring, in light, rich soil, in drills fourteen inches apart, and thin the plants to three inches in the 
row. The roots will be ready for use in October, and will sustain no injury by being left in the ground during the 
winter. When cooked, the flavor somewhat resembles the oyster. 
Common. . ....... 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. (New.) Grows much larger and smoother than the common. See page 33. 
SORREL. (German, Sauerampfer; French, Oseille .) Large Leaved French. 
Sow in hot-bed early in the spring, and transplant to the open ground, on warm, mellow soil, when the ground 
has become warm, setting the plants in rows two feet apart, and about sixteen inches apart in the row. As the seed 
is rather slow to germinate, it should be watered liberally in the hot-bed. 
SPESTACH. (German, Spinat; French, Epinard.) Liberal quotations for Spinach in quantities on application. 
For summer use sow early in spring, in drills, eight inches to one foot apart, covering the seed one inch deep. 
Select rich soil, and manure liberally. A succession may be obtained by sowing at intervals of two weeks through 
the season. For very early spring use, sow in August. *Tlie plants are sometimes protected through the winter by 
a thick covering of straw, or some similar light covering. Spinach is used principally as greens for boiling, and is 
very highly esteemed for this purpose. One ounce for one hundred feet ot drill. 
Round-Leaved. The popular summer variety. 
Long Standing. As its name implies ; the latest in seeding, consequently the best for garden use. 
Bloomsdale. Having a springy leaf, it lies lighter and keeps longer after cutting.. t - 
Extra Large Round-Leaved. Grows to a large size. 
Prickly Seeded. The hardiest variety; thick leaved. For fall sowing. . .. 
New Zealand. Makes large plant; endures draught; best quality. Thought to promise well as forage plant 
SQUASH. (German, Garten-Keurbiss; French, Courge.) 
All vines delight in warm and rich soil. Prepare the ground by thoroughly pulverizing. Manure at rate of 
six or eight cords to the acre, working it just under the surface with the cultivator or gang plough. Plant in hills 
nine to ten feet apart for running varieties, and five or six feet apart for bush sorts; work some rich, fine manure 
into each hill. Leave two plants to the hill. Keep well covered with plaster or air-slacked lime in early stages of 
growth. Cultivate frequently until runners are well started. For full particulars in every department, see our 
work, “Squashes, and How to Grow Them.” 
THE FAXON. (New.) See page 5. 
White Early Bush. The earliest sort. 
Summer Crookneck. Early, fine for summer use.... 
Golden Bush. A fine early summer sort. 
Italian Green Striped, the bush squash of Italy, long, green, yellow striped.. 
Strickler Summer. (New.) See page 33. 
Dunlap’s Early Prolific Marrow. See page 33. Can be planted later than Boston Marrow. 
Fordhook. Small cream colored, long in shape; of crookneck flavor; for family use. 
Illinois Beauty. Fall variety; twelve inches long, four inches in diameter. Color, green and yellow in al¬ 
ternate sections. Dry, fine-grained and sweet, very prolific.package only 
Boston Marrow. A standard fall squash; of a rich orange color, and very productive. 
American Turban. Decidedly the best of all fall squashes. See page 34.... 
Essex Hybrid. See page 35.. 
Warren. (New.) See page 34... 
Bay State. See page 35.•'. 
White Chestnut. See page 33..... 
Marblehead. For full description, see page 33.. 
« The Butman.” See page 34. Supremely excellent in December. 
Hubbard. Our introduction; now the standard winter squash throughout the United States.. 
Sibley or Pike’s Peak. See page 34. 
Mammoth Yellow or Chiii. Has been grown t'o weigh from 100 to 300 pounds. See page *34. 
Canada Crookneck. The small, well-known, excellent kind... 
Lar«-e Winter Crookneck. The old standard sort, the best of keepers; coarse grained. -See page 3o. 
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