Dreer's garden calendar : 1889 . dreersgardencale1889henr Year: 1889 Extra Early Red. New Queen. ->]L\'i:k .Skin. £xtra Early Red. About ten days earlier than the Wethersfield, and somewhat smaller, close-grained and heavy, of mild flavor and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. Ne\v Queen. A rapid growing silver-skinned variety, of mild flavor, early, remarkable for its keeping qualities, and excellent for pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.^ | lb. 70 cts. New Pearl. One of the earliest varieties, of a pure white color, mild flavor and attractive apjjearance. For t
Dreer's garden calendar : 1889 . dreersgardencale1889henr Year: 1889 Extra Early Red. New Queen. ->]L\'i:k .Skin. £xtra Early Red. About ten days earlier than the Wethersfield, and somewhat smaller, close-grained and heavy, of mild flavor and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., i lb. 50 cts. Ne\v Queen. A rapid growing silver-skinned variety, of mild flavor, early, remarkable for its keeping qualities, and excellent for pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.^ | lb. 70 cts. New Pearl. One of the earliest varieties, of a pure white color, mild flavor and attractive apjjearance. For the South this is a specially desirable sort, as it grows quickly and can be brought early into the market. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., i lb. SO cts.' White, or Silver Skin. .-V mild-flavored early varietv, extensivelv grown for jjicklin', not quite as good a keeper as the Yellow Strasburg. Pkt. IQ cts., oz. 30 cts., i lb. $ Yellow Stkasbukg. Red Wetheksfield. Yellow Danvehs Yellow Danvers. An excellent early oval, straw-colored variety, of mild flavor, productive, and a good keeper. This and the Yellow Strasburg are the leading sorts for northern markets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i lb. 75 cts. Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch. A leading market variety, a good keeper, and well flavored; of a bright straw-colored skin and some- what flattened shape. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i lb. 75 cts. Large Red Wethersfield. The leading variety of the Eastern States, growing to full size the first season from seed, almost round, large size, deep red color, and keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i lb. 75 cts. Southport \''ellow Globe. A very large, handsome globular-shajied, yellow variety, very productive, of mild flavor, excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i lb. 75 cts. Southport White Globe. Pure white color, mild flavor, and equally as good for keeping as the yellow sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., i lb. $
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