F. E. MCALLISTER, 22 DEY ST., NEW YORK.—HIGH GRADE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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spring use, August and September. Protect by means 
of a cold frame during winter. When sown for cut¬ 
ting, the seed may be put in rather thick, in rows or 
broadcast; but to have finer heads, it should be sown 
thinly in rows, and transplanted a foot apart into 
rich soil. 
T , , ,. .. P kt - 02 . I4ib. lib. 
New Iceberg. A very distinct 
new cabbage variety, remark¬ 
able for solidity and quality 
of its heads, together with its 
character of producing the 
finest quality of head lettuce 
under the extreme heat of 
summer.$0 05 $0 25 $0 75 $2 50 
pkt. oz. J4 lb. lb. 
’ arly While Forcing. Very 
early, small solid heads.$0 05 $0 25 $0 75 $2 50 
Boston Forcing. The standard 
sort in the East for forcing 
under glass; large solid heads 
05 
25 
75 
2 50 
Hubbard Market. A large, 
white Cabbage variety, valu¬ 
able for forcing or for the open 
ground . .. 
05 
20 
40 
1 25 
merican Gathering. Produces 
twisted or curled heads. 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Grand Rapids. Large, tender 
heads, very superior sort for 
early forcing. 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Curled Simpson. An old stand¬ 
ard variety; very early and 
tender. 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Golden Stone Head. Produces 
heads of medium size, of the 
best quality; as a forcing var¬ 
iety it is unequaled. 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Tennis Ball. White seeded, 
very hardy, valuable to grow 
in cold frames . 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Black Seeded Butter. A very 
tender and crisp variety of 
delicate flavor. 
05 
20 
75 
2 50 
Salamander Head. An excel¬ 
lent summer variety, forming 
large sized heads that stand 
the heat without injury longer 
than anv other sort. 
05 
15 
40 
1 25 
Burpee’s Hard Head. Undoubt¬ 
edly the hardest heading of all 
Lettuce: it produces heads of 
immense size ; solid as a Cab¬ 
bage, tender and of fine flavor 
05 
25 
75 
2 50 
Golden Nugget. It is a quick¬ 
growing and very hard-head¬ 
ing early sort, of a rich golden- 
yellow color and of fine flavor 
05 
20 
50 
1 50 
pkt. oz. J4 lb. lb. 
Drumhead. One of the largest 
and best summer varieties.. . .$0 05 $0 15 $0 40 $1 25 
Deacon Cabbage. It forms large 
and very solid heads of a light 
green color, very crisp, tender 
and of fine quality; one of the 
best to withstand the summer 
heat. 05 20 50 1 50 
PARIS WHITE COS LETTUCE. 
pkt. oz. 54 lb. lb. 
Paris White Cos. Is of upright 
growth and possesses a dis¬ 
tinct, crisp and very refreshing 
taste.$0 05 $0 15 $0 40 $1 25 
Trianon Self-Closing Cos. The 
finest of all the Cos sorts. 
The long narrow leaves, which 
form solid heads (similar to a 
Wakefield cabbage), bleach 
and quickly become snowy 
white. For crispness and fine 
flavor it is unequaled. 05 20 50 1 50 
MARTYNIA. 
One ounce will plant about 200 hills. 
A strong growing annual plant bearing curiously 
shaped seed pods, which, when young and tender, make 
excellent pickles. Sow in the open ground in May, 
and thin out the plants to two or three feet apart. 
Proboscidea. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 30c.; )4" lb., ^c. 
lb., $3.00 
MUSK MELON. 
One ounce will plant about 80 hills. 
Culture.—Sow in April, under hand-glasses, and in 
the open air in May in hills six feet apart each way. 
Plant in each hill from eight to ten seeds, cover half an 
inch deep. When the plants have produced their rough 
leaves, thin out to three plants. The hills should be pre¬ 
pared by trenching in rotten manure and sand. As soon 
as the plants make their appearance above ground, dust 
them with soot, charcoal dust, or wood ashes, to prevent 
the ravages of the bug. 
