Illustrated hand book : Rawson's vegetable & flower seeds / & Co. . othree plants in a hill. Fine, old manure (about six cords per acre) issufficient; or, better still, plant on land that a crop has been taken ofC fromwhich was heavily manured for that crop. A sprinkling of dry plaster willkeep otf the striped bug. «.iirly Russian. —The earliest in It sets in pairs, and the firstBlossoms usually produce fruit, which is three to four inches long,small, oval pointed at each end, covered with fine, small spines, and solid, with very few seeds and of the best q
Illustrated hand book : Rawson's vegetable & flower seeds / & Co. . othree plants in a hill. Fine, old manure (about six cords per acre) issufficient; or, better still, plant on land that a crop has been taken ofC fromwhich was heavily manured for that crop. A sprinkling of dry plaster willkeep otf the striped bug. «.iirly Russian. —The earliest in It sets in pairs, and the firstBlossoms usually produce fruit, which is three to four inches long,small, oval pointed at each end, covered with fine, small spines, and solid, with very few seeds and of the best quality. Perpkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 1-4 lb., 23 cts.; lb., 85 cts. Early Green Cluster. — Ashort, prickly variety, bearing in clusters near tberoot. It is a great bearer, and in earliness comes next to the EarlyRussian. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; 1^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts. Early Frame, oi Early Sliort Green. — The standard sort for the table andfor pickling, of medium size, straight and handsome. Per pkt., 5 cts.;oz., 10 cts.; l-l lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 Boston Pickling. Boston Pickling (see cut). —One of the best for pickling. This is the stand-ard variety in the vicinity of Boston, used for pickling. Fruit short,pointed at each end, bright green,uniform in size, very productive, andof superior quality. Per i^kt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 1-4 lb., 25 cts.; lb.,80 cts. Improved Early White Spine. —The Wliite Spine is one of the best sortsfor the taljle, and on account of its color, which ne\-er changes toyellow, though kept long after being plucked, is much prized by markei-inen. Per pkt., 5 cts.; dz., 10 cts.; 1-4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., SO cts.
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