James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vegetable Seeds 21 
Cabbage or Heading' Varieties 
Continued 
Packet, 5 cents; oz., 15 cents; lb., 35 cents; lb., $1.25; 
unless otherwise noted. 
May King. A new variety highly recommended. Medium-sized 
round solid heads, light green in color, as plants develope turn to a rich 
golden yellow; line buttery flavor. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 15 cents; 
l zi lb., 40 cents; lb., $1.50. 
Salamander or Satisfaction. Forms large, solid, compact heads, 
resisting summer heat ai d remaining long in head. Leaves smooth, thick, 
and very tender; the inner head blanching almost white. An excellent 
spring, summer, or fall variety. Invaluable in the Southern States. 
Kohl Rabi is sown for general crop in the spring, like the Turnip, in drills ; 
or may he transplanted like Cabbage. For winter table use, sow middle ol 
June. Gather when small and tender, as later it becomes tough and stringy. 
The stem, just above the surface of the ground, swells into a bulb something 
like a Turnip. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Early White Vienna. Delicate; much prized for forcing. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 25 cents; lb., 60 cents ; lb., $2.00. 
Early Purple Vienna. Another forcing variety, similar to above except 
in color. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 25 cents; y x lb., 60 cents ; lb., $2.00. 
Large Early White or Green. Used for feeding stock. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
LEEK 
The Leek is a inild onion-like plant. It is prized for soups, and is thought to 
be superior to the Onion for this purpose. Sow early in April, in drills, cover¬ 
ing the seed half an inch deep. When the plants are about the size of goose 
quills, transplant to a deep rich soil, in rows one foot apart, and five inches 
apart in the row, setting the roots deep, so that the neck may be covered and 
blanched. 
Broad Flag. An old favorite. I .arge, hardy, and productive. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 15 cents ; ]/ A lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.25. 
Musselburg. The largest variety. Hardy. Flavor very mild. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 15 cents ; y x lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.25. 
MUSHROOMS 
Curled » r Loose-Leaf Varieties 
KOHL RABI 
PARIS WHITE COS LETTUCE 
Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar, where the temperature- 
can be maintained at 50 0 to 6o°. From old pastures procure the soil, and store 
it away. To one bushel of this soil add two bushels of fresh horse manure. 
Of this well-mixed compound prepare a bed, say four feet wide. Put down 
a thin layer and pound it down hard, and go on until you have a bed eight 
inches thick. It will soon become pretty hot, hut let the heat recede until it is 
only 85° or 90 0 . Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the spawn, 
two or three pieces as large as a walnut in each hole. Cover the holes and 
press the soil solid and smooth. Let the bed remain in this condition about 
twelve days; then cover it with two inches of fresh loam, and over this 
place four or five inches of hay or straw, and the work is done. If the temper¬ 
ature is right, in six or eight weeks you may expect Mushrooms. The bed 
will continue bearing from twenty to thirty days. After the first crop is 
gathered, spread over the bed an inch of fresh soil, moisten with warm water, 
covering with hay as before. One pound of spawn is enough for a bed 3x6 feet. 
Mushroom Spawn, English. One pound, by mail, 25 cents; 
eight lbs., by express, not prepaid, $1.00. 
LETTUCE, GRAND RAPIDS FORCING 
W. A. WADSWORTH ESTATE 
Geneseo, New York 
Replying to your inquiry regarding Big Boston Lettuce, 
would say it germinated about 95 per cent, and true to type. 
In fact it is the best strain of Big Boston I have ever had. 
Yours truly, 
John Livingston. 
Grand Rapids Forcing. There is no better forcing 
variety among the curled-leaved sorts than the Grand Rapids, and it is quite 
as good for outdoor culture as other sorts. Large, beautiful leaves, very 
crisp and tender. Frequently a house full of this Lettuce will average one- 
half pound to a plant. 
Black-Seeded Simpson. The most popular sort of all the non-heading 
varieties. One of the best for use under glass as well as for early outdoor 
planting. The plants form large, loose heads ; outer leaves a light, yellowish 
green, with inner leaves blanched almost white. Resists the heat and 
remains long in a good edible condition. 
Early Curled Simpson (Silesia). Forms a close compact mass of 
leaves that are large and broad, crimped and blistered, and light green in 
color. Not desirable for forcing with bottom heat. It is however recom¬ 
mended for planting in cold frames, and extensively grown in the open. 
Cos or Romaine 
Paris White Cos. The Cos Lettuces arc quite distinct, and are popular 
on account of their tender crisp leaves and delicious flavor. The leaves are 
long and narrow, and need to be tied up, when they soon form solid heads, 
and bleach snow white. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES OF LETTUCE 
Deacon. Denver Market. 
