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JAMES J. H. GREGORY’S SEED CIRCULAR AND RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
All seed sent by mail at my expense $ by express, at the expense of the purchaser. 
MELON. Musk Varieties. 
Sill’s Hybrid* (True.) Salmon colored, flesh rich, sweet and delicious. (See page 13.).. 
Torrey’s® Green fleshed; large; earlier than Casaba...... 
Shaw’s Golden Superb. (See page 13)........... 
Skillman’s Fine Netted. Of delicious flavor— early.... ;; ..... 
Early Nutmeg. Green fleshed, highly scented; mine is the Boston variety, which is earlier than the Nutmeg grown further 
South.............. 
Fong Yellow. Large, sweet, productive ; a well known sort..... 
Green Citron. Green fleshed ; sweet, melting, and rich flavored...... 
Ward’s Nectar. Early, exceedingly prolific, sweet, rich, and delicious ; green fleshed. (See page 13).. 
Early Jenny Lind. An early sort; favorite with gardeners......... 
New White Japan. Flesh greenish white ; early and prolific ; delicious............. 
Fine Apple. Oval shaped, rough netted, thick fleshed, juicy and sweet...... 
Casaba. (New.) A very large, long, green fleshed melon, of delicate flavor, thick fleshed, melting and delicious ; has been 
grown to weigh 15 lbs. An acquisition. (See page 13)......... 
Arlington." (New.) Green fleshed........ 
Hybrid Seed....;.....package only 
Watermelon. 
Ice Cream, True, White Seeded. A very early melon of superior quality. Very popular.. 
Jackson, or Strawberry. (New.) -(For description see page 12.).package only 
New German Watermelon. A choice German watermelon. (For description see page 12.)... 
Gipsey. A very large and very productive water melon. A great favorite in New Jersey as a market melon. (See page 14).... 
Bayard Taylor. A remarkably large, foreign sort, which matures well in this country... 
Cream Fleshed Sculptured Seeded. (See page 13.) New; early, remarkably sweet, with singular seed. 
Mountain Sweet. Early, solid, sweet and delicious ; one of the best for northern cultivation. 
Joe Johnston. (New.) A first class Southern melon ; worthy of an extensive trial. (See page 14).. 
Mountain Sprout. Long, striped, scarlet flesh ; one of the very best......;. 
Fhinney’s. For hardiness, vigor, and productiveness, unexcelled ; early, very reliable, red-fleshed. (See page 13). 
Citron. For preserves ; very hardy and productive.V. 
New Grange. Improved in size—the rind will peel like an orange when fully ripe. 
MUSTARD. 
Sow in drills one foot apart, and cover seed half inch deep. Thrives readily in almost any soil. Water frequently in dry weather, and 
for a succession sow every two weeks during the season. Used principally as Cress for salads. 
White or Y r e!low. For salad or medicinal purposes...... 
NASTURTIUM. 
Plant in May in rows; the climbing varieties to cover some arbor, or fence, or climb or twine around the house; the dwarf kind in 
hills or in rows four feet apart. The leaves are used for salad, and the seeds when soft enough to be easily penetrated by the nail, for 
pickles. If each dwarf is kept by itself the plants show a display of symmetry. 
Tali. An ornamental climber...... 
Dwarf........... 
OKRA, or GUMBO. 
Select warm and rich soil and plant.when the ground becomes warm, in rows two feet apart, thinning plants a foot apart in the row. 
The pods are used to thicken soups, being gathered when young. In the North they require the warmest locations and it is better to start 
them in a hot-bed. 
Early Dwarf. White, small and round ; pods smooth...... 
Long Green. Later and more productive-.... 
ONION. 
Ihe soil should be rather light, and free from large stones. Apply from eight to twelve cords of rich, fine compost to the acre. Plough 
not over five inches deep, and work well with cultivator. Plough again at right angles with first furrows, and cultivate again. Now rake 
level ciiicl lino, and plant seed, inflows iomteen inches apart at rate of our pounds to tlie acre. Keep very clean of weecis. ^V r lien ripe, 
1 Onion 
pull and dry a few days before storing. Tor full particulars in every department for the cultivation of the Onion, see my work on 
liaising. 7 J 
Southport White Globe. Remarkably handsome ; great cropper, but would not advise to raise it north of southern Con 
necticut. (See page 14). ..... 
Marzajole. (New. See page 14.) A silvery white skinned variety, possessing the best qualities desirable for culinary purpose! 
Yellow Strasburgh, or Large Y r ellow. A late standard variety. ... J 1 1 
Mammoth Tripoli. (New. See page 14.) One of the largest of the giant foreign varieties.’ . 7 . 7.7 .package oniv 
Nasbey’s Mammoth. (New. See page 14.)... nackate / ' 
Giant Rocca. A new Italian variety. (See page 14).. . . . 1 8 
Large Flat White Italian. A mild flavored onion; grown from setts it attains to a very iarge size!!.’!. 
Early Globe Red. One of the earliest and most productive and handsomest of all the red sorts 
Early Cracker. A decided improvement on Large Yellow, being much earlier and a fine cropper’; just'the kind for' a s 
season.... 
White Portugal. Mild flavored, not a good keeper ; best for summer!!!!!!!!!!!!”!!”... 
Large Red Wethersfield. Pleasant flavored, grows very large, keeps well; hardy....!.’ ” ’ ‘.. 
Early Flat Red. A capital sort where the seasons are short.. . .. 
Southport f®f th ?m b ConJcS* Cr0pper ' Very popular in Kew York market j is iate (would 'notarise to raise Tort) 
New Queen. A new English white onion, the earliest of*ail varieties” (See‘page 14).‘ ,’•! ‘J ■!!!””!!!!” ... 
Danvers Yellow. (True.) Large, round, earlier than Large Yellow, very profitable ; 1100, bushels’ have been’ raised from 
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Potato Onions. The bulbs of these are pianted!!!!!!!!.........: * * •* * * ; * 
Onion Sets. Prom these most of the early onions are raised...'.V..V'.;;';;;; ® 
PARSLEY. 
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five days'in vegetating?ft wfil be necessary to^sow^arN ^hm Gant?to^fouiMmhls^n ^ S ? ed u T sual & from fifteen to twenty 
Dickson’s Prize. 
® W1 Curled. Finely em-jed ;' good for edging or'table 'ornament.'.'.'.'.'.. package ° nly ''' 
Myatt’s Garnishing. Double curled. .. .. 
Dunnett’s Selected. A new English sort ...*.package < 
Drummond’s Scotch Curled. (Selected, j Fine ’ for garnishing.’.’!.'.’””!...■ * 
Carter’s Champion. Moss curled ; elegant for garnishing. ... .. 
Carter s Covent Garden Garnishing, Probably the best of its type!!!!.’!. 
PARSNIP. .. ” r ...... 
fine, aid theTurnip sort will grow well on shallow soil. Make the soil, 
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