PARSNIPS. 
Sow Parsnip seed as early in the spring as the ground 
can be made ready, in drills from twelve to eighteen in¬ 
ches apart, and about an inch deep. 
Parsnip, Long Hollow Crown, one of the very 
best Parsnips grown, either for stock or the 
table; per lb. £i.oo; per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
Carter's New Maltese, claiming improvement 
over old sorts ; per lb. $1.50; per oz., 15 cents, 5 
PUMPKINS. 
The Pump¬ 
kin is now 
little used, 
except for 
agricultural 
purposes, the 
Squashes be¬ 
ing .so much 
sweeter and 
drier, and 
finer grained 
for the kitch- 
e n. The 
farmer, how¬ 
ever, finds the Pumpkin a serviceable addition to his feed. 
Pumpkins, Large Cheese, large, skin reddish 
orange; flesh thick, fine and sweet; lb. 51.00; 
oz. 10 cents,. 5 j 
Cushaw, or Crook-Neck, solid flesh, fine and 
sweet; keeps well; per lb. jji.oo; per oz. 10 6ts. 5 I 
Connecticut Field, lb. 50 cents; oz. 10 cents, . 5 
PEPPERS. 
Sow the seeds early un¬ 
der glass, if possible, and 
transplant only when the 
weather has become stead¬ 
ily mild. If no hot-bed is 
t > be had, prepare a seed¬ 
bed in a warm place in the 
garden, and sow, in the 
Middle and Northern 
States, in May, and trans¬ 
plant when the plants are 
about three inches in 
height. As usually only a 
few plants are needed, it is 
well to sow the seed where 
tiie plants are to remain, 
and thin them out to about 
a foot apart.'fc The fruit is 
often used green, but will 
ripen in September 
There are several varieties, j 
Peppers, Tomato-formed Red, large — 3 inches 
iii diameter and 2 inches in length—ribbed ; flesh 
thick, mild and pleasant; per oz. 30 cents, . . 5 j 
Large Bell, very large — nearly 4 inches long and 
3 in diameter; glossy red, early, flesh thick and 
very mild; per oz. 25 cents,. 5 ; 
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth, much like 
Bell, perhaps a little larger; per oz. 50 cents, . 10 
Monstrous, or Grossum, a French variety, the 
largest we have ever grown ; per oz. 40 cents, . 5 
Peppers, Long Red, beautiful and productive, 4 
inches long and an inch or more in diameter; 
flesh thick and pungent; per oz. 25 cents, . 
Long Yellow, similar to the above except in 
color; per oz. 30 cents, .. . 
Cayenne, small, pungent; the Cayenne Pepper 
of commerce ; per oz. 35 cents, .; 
Cherry-formed small, round, very productive, 
makes a pretty plant; very hot ; per oz. 33 cts., 
RADISHES. 
Radishes are divided into two classes, Spring and 
Winter. The Spring Radish must make a rapid growth 
to be crisp and tender. For early use, seed should be 
sown in the hot-bed, in drills four or five inches apart 
and half an inch deep. For an early crop in the open 
ground select a sandy soil and a warm, south border, 
under the shelter of a fence or building, if possible. A 
load of fresh, sandy loam from the woods, is better than 
manure for the Radish crop. As soon as the first leaves 
appear, sprinkle with soot or ashes to save from the 
little turnip fly. The Winter Radish should be sown 
about the middle of summer, and like the Turnip makes 
its best growth in the autumn. Pitted out of doors, or 
buried in earth in a cool cellar, it will keep crisp all 
winter. An hour before using place the Winter Radish 
in cold water. Our engravings show the Turnip, 
Olive-shaped, Long Scarlet and Chinese Winter. 
SUMMER RADISH. 
Radishes, Rose Olive-Shaped, oval ; very ten¬ 
der and excellent; an inch and a half long; 
flesh rose color; per lb., $1.00 ; per oz., 10 els., 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped, like the above except in 
color; per lb., £1.00; per oz. , 10 cents. 5 
Scarlet Olive-Shaped, White Tip, called New 
French Breakfast; very tender and beautiful; 
per lb., 51.00 ; per oz., 10 cents, . 3 
White Olive-Shaped, like the other olive¬ 
shaped varieties in everything except color ; 
per lb., $1.00; per oz., 10 cents,. 5 
Long Scarlet Short-Top, the favorite long 
market Radish everywhere ; 6 or 7 inches long; 
per lb., 75 dls. ; per oz., 10 cents,. 5 
Salmon Color, like Scarlet Short-Top, but 
lighter in color; per It*. . 75 < 5 ls.; per oz., 10 els., 5 
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