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VICK'S FLORAL GLIDE. 
TOMATOES. 
To obtain fruit very early, sow in the hot-bed in 
March. In about five weeks plants should be trans¬ 
planted to another hot-bed, setting them about four or 
five inches apart. Here they should remain, having all 
the air possible, until about the middle of May, when 
they may be put out in the ground. If not too early or 
too cold, a cold-frame will answer for the first trans¬ 
planting. 
Tomato, Hubbard’s Curled Leaf, the earliest 
of all the Tomatoes; small to medium in size, 
some specimens irregular; plant dwarf in 
habit; set half the usual distance apart; the 
leaves curl as though the plants were drying up ; 
per oz. 25 cents,. 5 
Conqueror, is an early Tomato, ripening after 
the Curled Leaf, and a few days before the Gen. 
Grant. It has no merit except its earliness ; too 
soft for shipping ; per oz. 25 cents,. 5 
Hathaway’s Excelsior, early, medium to large, 
smooth as an apple; very solid, and of excel¬ 
lent quality every way; the best Tomato I have 
ever grown ; peroz., 40&S. ; per half oz., 25 cts. 5 
Tomato,Gen. Grant, a very superior, good sized To¬ 
mato, smooth, rather flat in form : of good quality, 
and ripens rapidly and thoroughly ; oz., 30 cts., 
Acme, a fine, solid, smooth, early variety, me¬ 
dium size, red, with a purplish tinge. It is be¬ 
coming quite popular; oz. 50 cents; oz. 30 cts 5 
Paragon, medium size, smooth, solid, second 
early ; per oz. 50 cents ; half ounce 30 cents, . 5 
Early Smooth Red, early, smooth, round, me¬ 
dium size, of fair quality, and productive ; per 
oz., 30 cents,. 5 
Trophy, very large, pretty smooth, very solid, 
and of fair quality ; too late or it would be 
popular; per oz., 50 cents; half oz., 30 cents, 5 
Vick’s Criterion. This is a variety we grew 
several years ago and sent to Europe, where it 
has become one of the most popular varieties. 
It is a valuable sort, being exceedingly produc¬ 
tive ; per oz. 50 cents,. /o 
Nesbit’s Victoria, an English seedling from 
Hathaway s; too small for general use; pear 
shaped, very sweet, rich and fruity in flavor, and 
bearing very large clusters of fruit,. 10 
Turban, a very uneven turban-formed Tomato; 
too small and uneven generally to be useful; 
very rich and sweet, . 10 
Large Yellow, bright yellow, large, smooth; 
per oz., 30 cents,. 5 
Pear-Shaped, fine for preserving and pickling, . 5 
Plum-Shaped, Yellow, for preserving and 
pickling,. 5 
Cherry, Yellow and Red, for preserving or 
pickling, each,. 5 
Strawberry, or Winter Cherry, a distinct spe¬ 
cies ; prized for preserving,. 10 
USEFUL HERBS. . 
A few Pot Herbs, or Sweet Herbs, as they arc usually 
called, should have a place in every vegetable garden. 
Every cook and every good housekeeper knows the 
value of the little patch of herbs upon which she makes 
daily drafts in the summer, and w hich furnishes such a 
nice collection of dried herbs for winter seasoning, with¬ 
out which the Thanksgiving turkey would be scarcely 
worth the having ; while as domestic medicines several 
kinds arc held in high repute. A very small space in 
the garden will give all the herbs needed in any family. 
The culture is very simple, and the best way is to make 
a little seed-bed in the early spring, and set the plants 
out in a bed as soon as large enough. As a general rule 
it is best to cut herbs when in flower, tic them up in 
small bunches and hang in the shade to dry. We give 
a iist of the herbs generally cultivated and prized, with 
engravings showing their appearance when in condition 
for cutting. All kinds are five cents a paper, except 
Tarragon, which is 20 cents a paper. This seed is al¬ 
ways very high. As Sage is grown quite extensively 
wescll this seed for $1.50 per lb., 15 cts. peroz., and this 
is the only kind that will be likely to be needed m quanti¬ 
ties. Ofsome kinds we furnish roots, as will beseen below. 
Anise, 
Arnica, 
Balm, 
Basil, Sweet, 
Bene, 
Borage, 
Caraway, 
Catnep, 
Coriander, 
Cumin, 
Dandelion, 
Dill, 
Fennel, Large Sweet, 
Hoarhound, 
Hyssop, 
Lavender, 
Marjoram, Sweet, 
Rosemary, 
Rue, 
Saffron, 
Sage, 
Savory, Summer, 
Savory, Winter, 
Tansy, 
Thyme, Broad-Leaved 
English, 
Thyme, Summer, 
Thyme, Winter, 
Wormwood. 
Tarragon, 
Sage, roots, by mail, per dozen $2.00; each, ... 25 
Lavender, roots, by mail, per dozen $2,00; each, 25 
Tarragon, roots, by mail, per dozen, $2.50; each, 25 
Shallots, per quart, . 50 
