FOREIGN VARIETIES. 
Onions, Large Strasburg, flesh-colored; large; 
good keeper and productive; ft)., £2.00; oz.,2oc., 10 
Large Oval Madeira, or New Giant, flat; 
very large and good ; per lb., $2.00 ; oz., 20c., . 10 
Large Round Madeira, or New Giant, per 
ft)., $2.00; per oz., 20c., . 10 
White Lisbon, a very pretty, round, white 
Onion, almost 4 inches in diameter, a fair 
keeper, and a splendid variety for warm cli¬ 
mates, like the South or South-west; per lb., 
$2.00; per oz., 20c.,. 10 
Silver-Skinned, true, white; delicate; early; 
not a good keeper; per lb., $2.00; per oz., 20c., 10 
NEW ITALIAN ONIONS. 
New Giant Rocca, of Naples, a splendid large 
Onion, of globular shape, and light brown skin ; 
weight as exhibited at the Royal Horticultural 
Society, of London, 3 pounds, 9 ounces ; per lb., 
$5.00; per oz., 40c.,. 15 
Large Blood Red Italian Tripoli, more flat 
than the preceding, quite as large, and blood 
red; per lb., §6.00 ; per oz.,50c.,. 15 
Large Flat White Italian Tripoli, very pure 
white skin, flat, very mild flavor; and as large 
as either of the above; per lb., 56.00; oz., 50c., 15 
Early Flat White Italian Tripoli, beautiful 
white skin, very mild, of rapid growth, early ; 
per lb. 56.00; per oz. 50 cents, . 15 
Marzajola, new, and represented as the earliest 
Onion grown. In warm climates seed sown in 
autumn produces large bulbs in March; per lb 
$6.00; oz., 50c., . 15 
New Queen, white skin, fine flavor, and the best 
keeper of the new foreign Onions ; rather small; 
per lb., 58.00 ; per oz.,65c.,. 25 
OKRA, page 111. 
Long Green, long, pale green, and ribbed ; per 
lb. $1.00; per oz. 10 cents, . 5 
Dwarf White, earliest and best for the North; 
per lb. $1.00; per oz. 10 cents, . 5 
PARSLEY, page 111. 
Enfield Matchless, one of the most delicate of 
the curled sorts ; per lb. 51 .00: oz. 10 cents, . 5 
Myatt’s Garnishing, large, finely curled, bright 
green; per lb. $i .00 ; oz. 10 cents,. 
Carter’s Champion Moss Curled, somewhat 
similar to Myatt’s Garnishing, but very much 
superior, especially for garnishing purposes ; per 
lb. $i.oo; per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
Giant Curled, very large growth, finely curled; 
per lb. 75 cents ; per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
Covent Garden, the most elegant curled Parsley 
grown for garnishing purposes ; per lb. £1.00; 
per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
PUMPKINS, page 111. 
Large Cheese, large, skin reddish orange; flesh 
thick, fine and sweet; lb. $1.00; oz. 10 cents, . 5 
Cushaw, solid flesh, fine and sweet; keeps well; 
per lb. 51.00; per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
Connecticut Field, lb. 50 cents; oz. 10 cents, . 5 
PARSNIPS, page 112. 
Long Hollow Crown, one of the very best Pars¬ 
nips grown, either for stock or the table; per 
lb. 51.00; per oz. 10 cents,. 5 
Carter’s New Maltese, claiming to be a mark¬ 
ed improvement over all old sorts ; per lb. $2.50; 
per oz., 25 cents, . 10 
PEPPERS, page 112. 
Tomato-formed Red, large — 3 inches in diam¬ 
eter and 2 inches in length—ribbed ; flesh thick, 
mild and pleasant ; per oz. 30 cents, . 5 
Large Bell very large—nearly 4 inches long and 
3 in diameter; glossy red, early, flesh thick'and 
very mild ; per oz. 30 cents, . 5 
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth, much like 
Pell, perhaps a little larger; per oz. 50cents, . 10 
Monstrous, or Grossum, a French variety, the 
largest we have ever growm ; per oz. 50 cents, . 10 
Long Red, beautiful and productive, 4 inches in 
length and an inch or more in diameter; flesh 
thick and pungent; a good substitute for Cay¬ 
enne ; per oz. 30 cents,. 5 
Long Yellow, similar to the above except in 
color; both are late, and the plants should be 
started in a hot-bed ; per oz. 30 cents, . . . . 5 
Cayenne, small, pungent; the Cayenne Pepper 
of commerce ; per oz. 35 cents,. 5 
Cherry-formed small, round, very productive, 
makes a pretty plant; very hot: per oz. 35 cts., 5 
PEAS, page 113. 
EARLIEST. 
Carter’s First Crop, earliest and most product¬ 
ive ; height, 30 inches, and giving a large crop 
for so early a Pea , per quart, 60c. ,. 10 
Kentish Invicta, round, blue Pea, and the ear¬ 
liest blue variety grown, and only a day or so 
after First Crop, excellent; 2 feet in height; per 
quart, 80c., . 20 
McLean’s Little Gem, a green, wrinkled, 
marrow Pea, as dwarf as Tom Thumb, of a deli¬ 
cious, rich, sugary flavor; very early; per 
quart, 80c.,. 20 
McLean’s Advancer, a dw'arf, green, wrinkled 
marrow, of fine flavor and very prolific; per 
quart, 70c.,. 15 
Laxton's Alpha, an excellent w'rinklcd Pea, 
about as early as Little Gem, grow'ing about 30 
inches; per quart, 80c.,. 20 
Nutting’s No. 1, a very excellent Pea; dwarf, 
about 15 inches in height, very early, product¬ 
ive, and of fine quality ; per quart, 80c., ... 20 
Tom Thumb, very dwarf, 8 or 10 inches; per 
quart, 70c.,. 15 
Blue Peter, habit like Tom Thumb, but more 
robust, almost as dw r arf, and immensely pro¬ 
ductive. We saw it in England, and it seemed 
to us the most promising of the new Peas for 
the American grower: per quart, 90c., .... 20 
Waite’s Caractacus, one of the best and most 
productive early Peas, strong grower and next 
in carliness to Carter's First Crop; per quart, 
50 cents,. 10 
Early Kent, 3 feet; the common early market 
Pea here; per quart, 50c... 10 
SECOND EARLY. 
Laxton’s Prolific Early Long Pod, a very 
productive, long-podded variety, having from 
11 to 12 Peas in each pod ; it is very hardy, and 
may be put in the ground as soon as the frost is 
out; per quart, 60c.,. 
McLean’s Premier, a large, wrinkled Pea, in 
fact, the largest and finest looking Pea we have 
overseen. It is claimed, in Europe, to be one 
of the best Peas in cultivation, both for product¬ 
iveness and flavor; per quart, 70c.,. 15 
Napoleon, 30 inches; wrinkled; light green; 
rich, sweet; per quart, 70c.,. 15 
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