James Vick’s Sons, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vegetable Seed 17 
EARLY SNOWBALL 
CAULIFLOWER 
The Cauliflower delights in a rich soil and an abundance of water. Sow seed 
for an early summer crop in February or March, in a hotbed, and when plants 
are three or four inches high transplant four inches apart in boxes or frames. 
In the middle of spring, or as soon as the gardener deems it prudent, the plants 
can be removed to the open ground. Set plants from two to two and a half 
feet apart each way. For late Cauliflower sow seed in a cool, moist place, in 
this latitude about the first of May. One ounce will produce about 3,500 plants. 
¥ IT? £* 5*1 Unquestionably the leading variety 
▼ ivli for market and private use. For reli¬ 
ability 0/heading and size and solidity 0/ heads, it is superior to any other 
variety. It is sure to head, even under unfavorable circumstances, and will 
attain to enormous size under ordinary cultivation. Packet, 30 cents ; 
y oz., $1.75; oz., $5.00. These prices are net, from which no discount or on 
which no premium will be allowed. 
VicK’s DanisH Giant 
or Dry Weather 
Cauliflower 
Its main feature is the fact that it will stand an unusual amount of dry or 
warm weather and still produce perfect, large, solid heads. In districts where 
heretofore it has been impossible to grow Cauliflower, this fine variety has 
proven a success. It is ready for market or table about a week later than 
Extra Early Erfurt. Packet, 25 cents; y oz., $1.00; oz., $3.50. 
Early Snowball. Next to our Ideal we can recommend the 
Snowball as one of the earliest and surest heading varieties. Its dwarf habit 
and short outer leaves allow it to be planted very close—eighteen to twenty 
inches apart. It is well adapted for forcing under glass throughout the winter 
and spring. It gives a pure snow-white, medium-sized head. Packet, 
15 cents ; y ounce, 75 cents ; oz., $2.50. 
Erfurt Earliest Dwarf. This variety will stand the test with any extra 
early sort. It is very dwarf in habit, producing pure white heads of great 
solidity and finest quality; quite desirable for forcing or for planting in open 
ground. For a general all-round market garden variety we can highly recom¬ 
mend the Erfurt strain. Packet, 15 cents ; y oz., 75 cents ; oz., $2.50. 
Early Paris, or Nonpareil. This is a well-known standard French 
variety, producing very early, good-sized, pure white heads, which are tender 
and delicious. Packet, 10 cts.; y oz. , 40 cts.; oz., 75cts.; y lb., $2.50. 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant, a distinct and valuable late variety, pro¬ 
ducing large heads, pure white, firm, and compact; and being thoroughly 
protected by the foliage, remains a long time fit for use. A desirable variety 
for the South. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 40 cents ; y lb., $1.25. 
Large Late Algiers. One of the best late sorts, grown largely for fall, 
use. It is a sure header, and endures uninjured a freeze that would materially 
affect other sorts. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 75 cents ; y lb., $2.00. 
Absolute Satisfaction from Vick Quality Seeds 
Your seeds are giving me absolute satisfaction, and J will be 
pleased to recommend them to everybody. My 7 ieighbors are well 
satisfied that /selected the right house this season. 
Yours truly , RUDOLPH APPEL , 
jy Waller Ave., White Plains , N. Y. 
CRESS—Peppergrass 
Cress should be sown in a hotbed or in a sheltered spot in the garden, quite 
thick, in shallow drills, and in a short time it will be fit for cutting. It gives a 
pungent relish to Lettuce, and other salad plants. A fresh lot should be sown 
every week, as it matures very rapidly and is useful only when young. 
Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 50 cents ; 
except where noted. 
Fine Curled. Superior; will bear cutting several times. 
Broad-Leaved Garden. Sometimes used for soups. 
Australian. Leaves delicate green ; flavor mild and fine. 
Water. Does well in mucky situations, but better on the edge of streams, 
in shallow water. It needs no after-care. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 30 cents; 
lb., $3.00. 
DANDELION 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will permit, in well-enriched soil, in rows 
eighteen inches apart, covering the seed one-fourth of an inch deep. Thin the 
plants to twelve inches apart. Keep clear of weeds, and the following spring 
the leaves will be fit to cut. One ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill. 
Arlington. A favorite with the Boston marketmen. Leaves very finely 
cut and curled. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 50 cents. 
Improved Thick-Leaved. Leaves thicker than Arlington and not so 
finely curled. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 50 cents. 
Common. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 25 cents. 
HORSE RADISH 
Horse Radish is grown from pieces of the roots. Mark off rows two and a 
half feet apart, in rich, moist, well prepared ground; set the pieces of roots 
eighteen inches apart in the rows, the small end down, and the top one to 
three inches below the surface. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the 
ground, when their shade will keep the weeds down. 
Roots, 3 for 10 cents ; per dozen, 25 cents, postpaid. 
By freight or express at purchaser’s expense, 75 cents per 100. 
EGG PLANT 
Those who have no hotbeds can sow a few seeds in boxes in the house where a 
temperature of 75 0 can be maintained. Plant out early ip June two and a half 
feet apart. One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants. 
Black Beauty, a distinct new Egg Plant of most remarkable merit. The 
fruit is quite as large as Improved N. Y. Purple, and from ten days to two 
weeks earlier than that variety. It is very attractive in appearance, and of 
excellent flavor. Packet, 10 cents; y oz., 25 cents; oz., 40 cents; 
y lb., $1.10; lb., $4.00. 
Improved New York Purple, Spineless. The standard for home 
use and market. Fruit very large, productive, and of the highest quality. 
Packet, 10 cts.; y oz., 25 cents ; oz., 40 cents; y lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 
Early Long Purple. Eight or nine inches long. One of the earliest 
and very productive. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; lb., $2.00. 
VICK'S IDEAL CAULIFLOWER 
