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JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SOY'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
Mrs. A. E. Conoway, Hitt, Mo., writes: “You don’t half praise your Pike’s Peak Squash.” ‘Vjjg 
SUNFLOWER. Sow thinly in drills three feet apart, and thin to two or three feet -apart in the row 
Common...... 
Mammoth Russian. A line variety. Valuable for poultry or vegetable oil. Flowers and seed very large.. 
SWISS CHARD. 
Cultivate as beets. The tops while young are boiled as greens, centre leaf cooked, and served like asparagus. 
Ornamental Varieties. The leaf veins are white or brilliant scarlet and yellow; highly ornamental. 
Common Chard... 
TOMATO. (German, Liebes-Apfel; French, Tomate .) 
flpl TAll of the list below , with but few exceptions , are of our own growing or grown for us by the originator 
Sow the seed in March and April in the hot-bed, or in pots in a sunny exposure in the house. If it is desired 
to make very healthy, stocky plants, they may be transplanted or repotted when about two or three inches high 
When live or six inches high, if the ground has become warm, transplant to the open ground, on a rainy or cloudy 
day, if possible, if not, the young plants should be liberally watered and shaded from the hot sun. If it is desira¬ 
ble to have the fruit ripen as early as possible, in preference to a heavy crop, select rather light, poor soil, and 
a sunny location. Trimming off the laterals, training to a stake, and propagating by slips, are believed by many 
to promote earliness. Setthe plants four feet apart each way, upon mounds of earth, to allow the foliage to open 
and let the sun in amongst the fruit. A cheap trellis, made by driving three stakes around the plants and encir¬ 
cling them with three or four barrel hoops, makes a very nice support for training them on. 
THE ARISTOCRAT. (New.) See page 5. 
BUCKEYE STATE. (New.) See page 5. 
EARLIEST OF ALL. (New.) See page 6... 
Atlantic Prize. (New.) See page 85.. 
Comrade. (New. ) See page 85. This variety is remarkable for its smoothness and comely shape. 
New Royal Red. (New.) See page 35.. 
Cumberland Red. (New.) See page 36. 
BELMONT. (New.) A sport from Paragon, but much earlier; vigorous vine, very prolific. 
Canada Victor. Of our introduction fifteen years ago. For early and smooth it holds its own_ 
Oen. Grant. Smooth, symmetrical, and solid. A popular market sort around Boston. First early 
Alpha. A first early variety... 
Early Ruby. See page 35. 
Mitchell’s New. (New.) See page 36... 
Red Cross. See page 35........ 
The Lorillard. Best for forcing, fine flavor and solid fruit, and fine shipping constitution ........ 
Dwarf Champion. See page 35...... 
Volunteer. A cross of Canada Victor, Trophy, and Perfection. Color, bright red; smooth aud handsome 
Optimus. Medium scarlet, vigorous, healthy, smooth, productive; free from rot; good size. 
Mikado or Turner’s Hybrid. Of the Trophy class, very large, solid, good flavor, heavy cropper.. 
Essex Hybrid. Earliness, deep purple color, handsome form, and good size make this popular.. 
Paragon. Supply directly from Livingston, his first, and one of his best. A standard at the South 
Livingston’s Beauty. See page 35. 
Cardinal. Color, cardinal red; medium early, fruit large; ripens evenly. 
Livingston’s Perfection. A splendid spherical tomato for canning or shipping, blood red * has* few* seeds* 
Supply directly from the originator.. 
Livingston’s Favorite. See page 35. Supply directly from the originator..**.’.*.*.*.*. 
Burpee’s Matchless. Second early, large sized, smooth form, handsome color. Try it.... 
Livingston’s New Stone. (New.) See page 36. . . 
Ignotum. Second early, good sized, nearly round, verv solid, fine flavor.*. *.’. *. ’. *.!!’.*.. 
Livingston’s Acme. Supply directly from the originator. Differs from the Paragon in color oniv 
Ponderosa. (New.) Monstrous; inclined to rot; better for show than use. nackae-p onlv 
Trophy. This magnificent variety is particularly valuable in the home garden. 3 
Yellow Victor. A beautiful medium size, golden-vellow, almost perfection in shape 
Potato Leaf. Leaves resemble,potato, purple, second early, great cropper. 
Peach. See page 35... .* 
Improved Ground Cherry. See page 35 
package onlv 
Flavor unsurpassed. Fruit small, but a wonderful cropper. . 
Lite Apple. Sweet, with rich, fruit-like flavor. • Highly ornamental for the table. S } 
Yellow Fig. Pear-shaped, and used to preservers figs 
Cherry. 
New White 
Yellow Plum. Small, elegant. Nice for preserves 
Currant. Very elegant; resembles long bunches of currants; for ornament only.*.’*.*.* V. **.*.* *package 
TURNTP. 
only 
(German, Rube; French, Navet .) 
For early use sow the small sorts as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, in drills fourteen inrO.P* 
apart, the Ruta-bagas thirty inches. As the seed is very fine, it should be covered but aiio-mwi™o2J ee • inches 
dry weather. Select light, if possible, new soil, and manure with plaster and ashesor ln , JtF 
young plants be trqubied with insects, a sprinkling of the same will be found beneficial.^Of^larlv varied 
thin the plants to six inches apart, and the Ruta-bagas to one foot. For fall and winter use the Ipri AL 
be sown from the middle of July to the middle of lugust, and the Bute bagas fromthe m?dd le of J^tne to th>’°H^ 
of July, using from one to one and a half pounds of seed to the acre. Turnip's are eYter.3w, 1 oL „ • f he J 1 ™* 
for cattle and sheep. “ Swede ” and “ Ruta-bagas ” being synonymous te?ms names be ^ f ™l er feed 
generally used, will be readily understood. The English varieties are almost exclusWei™^’C ,? S t ^ ey 3 r e 
for market. One ounce to one hundred and fifty feet of drill. almost exclusively used for early planting 
English Varieties. 
Milan Strapped Leaf. See description on page 36. Seed very scarce this year 
Purp!e Top Munich. A very early deep Purple Top variety, earlier than Red Top 
Early White Dutch or Early Flat Dutch. Sharp leaves, small neck and top color Hear whnV ‘ J ‘ * * * Y7 * 
Early Red (or Purple) Top Flat. Fine, swept ™iid • . _:? p A c .? Jor cJ , eai whlte < desirable. 
sweet, mild; rapid grower; very early and popular 
Early White Top Flat. Differs from Red Top only in' color 
Purple Top Globe. Contesting the field with the Red Top; a fine' thick round ’nmVV T." 7 ; .*• *;. 
White Stone or Snowball. A thick, early White Top. The favorite in the 1 ondon & Variety - 
Golden Stone. A fine, oblong, yellow-fleshed variety; very handsome; an acquisition. k *. 
Improved Yellow Globe, line for family use or field culture. An excellent AmericanVariety. 
allow. Ensrbsh turn in. nf finnr mioiitTr time -r»-n vautiy. 
Orange Jelly. A round, yellow, English turnip, of finer quality than‘Golden"Ball 
Yellow Finland. Very elegant; less eaten by worms than most sorts.. .. 
Green Top Aberdeen. Round yellow-fleshed, and firm ; a good keeper.’ * This varietv in eariinp*s« ^XV * 
stock purposes is half-way between the early varieties and the Ruta-baga.. Z. d for 
Prices of Seeds. 
lb. 
exp 
27 
27 
72 
2 42 
1 92 
1 92 
2 17 
2 17 
2 17 
2 92 
2 92 
2 42 
2 42 
2 42 
2 42 
2 42 
1 92 
1 92 
1 92 
1 92 
1 92 
lb. 
mail 
35 
35 
80 
2 50 
2 00 
2 00 
2 25 
2 25 
2 25 
3 00 
3 00 
2 00 
2 00 
2 00 
3 00 
2 00 
2 00 
2*00 
2 00 
2 00 
23 
2 00 
1 00 
53 
53 
50 
50 
53 
53 
63 
50 
53 
53 
53 
58 
o z. 
10 
10 
pkg. 
15 
10 
10 
5 
10 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
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5 
5 
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