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JAMES J. H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
Johnston Watermelon. The “ Southern Plante?’ de- 
scriDes this as a large round melon, having a dark green, striped 
thm rind and of the finest flavor. It feels confident that it will 
oe me melon of the South and sees no reason why it should not 
he adapted to other localities. Rather late for latitude of Mas¬ 
sachusetts . 
Gipsey Melon. (New.) A remarkably large watermelon, 
growing half as large again as Mountain Sweet. Very produc- 
t lve ’, ar M of excellent quality. A favorite melon in New Jersey 
tor the northern market.. 
. Marza joee Onion. A beautiful, silvery, white skinned va¬ 
riety, quite early and a capital keeper. ..Per oz. 50 cts 
Giant Rocca Onion. This is a Mammoth Onion sent out 
by one of the English seed firms. To get the fullest develop¬ 
ment of size it should he grown for setts the first season, then 
stored to he planted for a second season’s growth. 
New Queen Onion. I find that this new onion is decidedly 
the earliest of all varieties. It does not grow to a very large 
size, but sufficiently large to bunch while green, and with extra 
liberal manuring I doubt not it will make a good sized onion 
when dry I think by planting the seed of this, market garden¬ 
ers will get as early an onion as by planting the setts. 
White Geobe Onion. This, when well grown and well 
cured, is the handsomest of all oniohs, and will bring over 
double the price of any other sort in the New York market: It 
requires a long season in the North, and to keep the color pure 
w bite should be pulled as soon as it begins to dry down and be 
cured in the shade, say in a barn where there is a good draught 
of air... 
Mammoth Tripoli Onion. One of the largest of the foreign 
varieties, which excel our standard sorts both in mildness of 
flavor and in their great size... 
Nasbey’s Mammoth Onion. One of the Messrs. Carter’s 
new Italian Onions, excelling in size and mildness of flavor.... 
Dwarf Brittany Pea. A new French Dwarf, sugar and 
string pea. Vines about eighteen inches high; pods very large; 
early.. 
Blue Peter Pea. A new Dwarf English Pea, as early 
and as dwarf as Tom Thumb. Pods larger than Tom Thumb, 
and Peas larger and richer flavored... 
Dexter Pea. This new American Pea is sent out by a 
gentleman who is probably the largest grower of seed peas in 
America, as a new first-early, worthy of trial by marketmen... 
Baxton’s Alpha Pea. (New.) This new pea is ranked as 
A 1 in England, for bothrts extreme earliness, its dwarf habit 
and its superior quality....„ 
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Laxton’s Supreme. (New.) One of the green-marrow 
class of peas, of excellent quality, with long and well-filled pods. 
In England it bears nine and ten peas in a pod. It was award¬ 
ed a first class certificate at the great exhibition of peas by the 
Royal Horticultural Society. 
Carter’s Extra Early Premium Gem Pea. A new, 
early, dwarf, wrinkled pea, sent out this season by.Messrs. Car¬ 
ter & Co., seedsmen oi London, England, as an improvement 
on Little Gem, being more robust in growth, bearing larger 
pods and an earlier variety... 
Michigan Mammoth Pumpkin. This crops abundantly for 
. so large a variety and grows as large round as a barrel, weigh¬ 
ing with me, from thirty to forty-five pounds. On rich land I 
should think the yield would be from twelve to twenty tons to 
the acre. It is a soft shelled variety, excellent for stock. 
California Radish. This new white Radish is of th® 
Chinese Winter Type, growing 8 to 12 inches long and about 
2£ inches in diameter. It was first discovered growing in the 
gardens of the Chinese in California. It is quite an acquisition 
to our varieties of winter radish.. ....... . 
Mammoth Russian Sunflower. Valuable for poultry or 
vegetable oil, while the leaves are capital fodder for cows and 
the stalks will pay for feed in locations where that is scarce.... 
Common Sunflower... 
Marblehead Squash. (See eng. and description, page 1.) 
Mammoth Yellow Chili Squash. I have seen one of 
these squashes weighing 260 pounds. They are not only enor¬ 
mously large in size, but quite well proportioned, being usually 
rather flat in shape, and oftentimes of a rich orange color, fine¬ 
ly netted like a melon, presenting a fine appearance. 
Cocoanut Squash. A half-running variety ; very fine 
grained and remarkably solid and heavy, with a flavor sug¬ 
gesting a fine. Canada Crookneck, while the quality is much 
superior. A .nice little squash for the table. Of Small size, but 
very productive and ornamental. As many as a dozen have 
matured on a single vine... 
Arlington Tomato. This is a late variety. It grows to a 
large size, is quite solid and almost uniformly smooth in shape 
White Apple Tomato. A cluster variety, just below Cook’s 
Favorite in size, of a sweet, fruit-like flavor, and highly 
ornamental for the table.. 
Canada Victor Tomato. (See engraving and description, 
page 7.).. 
Vegetable Caterpillars— three varieties, large bodied, 
striped and hairy. These are curious seed vessels of low grow¬ 
ing plants, which strongly suggest the animal caterpillar. 
Used to decorate side dishes. 
Vegetable Snails. Singular seed vessels of a low growing 
plants, which have striking resemblance to the shell bearing 
snails of the garden. 
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THE HANSON LETTUCE, 
The .above cut represents a sectional view, showing 
the inside of this truly superior Lettuce, the heads of 
which grow to a remarkable size, and are deliciously I 
sweet, tender and crisp, even to the outer leaves. The 
heads are very large. A single one is frequently large 
enough for an ordinary sized family ; the color is of the 
most beautiful green without, and white within, and 
is free from any bitter or unpleasant taste found in 
.some varieties. The heads weigh from 2± to 3 lbs., 
and measure to outer leaves 18 inches in diameter. This 
variety is not recommended for forcing, but for outdoor 
cultivation it cannot be excelled, if grown in well- 
manured and cultivated ground. Per package, 15 cts. 
From Thomas Meehan, Esq., Editor of Gardener’s Monthly : 
[ .. Gn , e table are three heads of this variety, which some visitors 
take to be cabbage. It ha* much of the character of the old curled 
Indian, but is earlier and with larger heads. We can confidently 
recommend it. J 
E™ m hr A - Go( | e L Es( b, Editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book : 
ihat Hanson Lettuce is superb, the finest salad I have ever 
one head will suffice for a pretty large family.” 
tasted ; 
(‘ou? 1 tt W ‘ Earn son, Esq., Sec. of Penna. Horticultural Society : 
The Hanson Lettuce heads better in the open ground than any I 
ever grew ; it is very large, tender and sweet , the outer green leaves free 
from bitterness, and m every respect an admirable variety.” 
