Dreer's garden calendar : 1874 . dreersgardencale1874henr Year: 1874 DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 35 CUCUMBER, COOLING'S PROLIFIC. Most abundant cropper; often producing from three to six fine fruit to a joint ; length IS to 24 inches. Per ])acket, 25 cents. CUCUMBER, PIER^ON'S LONCt OUN. The finest flavored variety grown ; lengtli 24 inches. Per packet, 50 cents. EGG-PLANT, BLACK PEKIN. Fruit nearly round, of a deep blackish purple, prolific and as early as the long jjurple ; Per packet, 20 cent^ ; per oz., $1. EGG-PLANT. NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. Of large size and deep color, by fa
Dreer's garden calendar : 1874 . dreersgardencale1874henr Year: 1874 DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 35 CUCUMBER, COOLING'S PROLIFIC. Most abundant cropper; often producing from three to six fine fruit to a joint ; length IS to 24 inches. Per ])acket, 25 cents. CUCUMBER, PIER^ON'S LONCt OUN. The finest flavored variety grown ; lengtli 24 inches. Per packet, 50 cents. EGG-PLANT, BLACK PEKIN. Fruit nearly round, of a deep blackish purple, prolific and as early as the long jjurple ; Per packet, 20 cent^ ; per oz., $1. EGG-PLANT. NEW YORK IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. Of large size and deep color, by far the most productive and best of all the Egg-plants, a profitable variety for the market gar- dener. Per lb., $S ; per oz., 60 cents. ENDIVE, EARLY WHITE. Self-blanching ; by far the finest curled variety ever introduced ; grows to a large size, beautifully curled and tender. Per lb., $5; per oz., 50 cents. LEEK, LARGE ROUEN. A large and superior variety^ grown for the Paris market. Per lb., $3 ; per oz., 30 cents. LETTUCI^; NEAPOLITAN. Large solid beads. Per oz., 30 cents. LETTUCE, EARLY SIMPSON. Large beads, a first-rate variety. Per oz., 30 cents. LETTUCE, BOSSIN'S GIANT. A large new French variety. Per oz., 40 cents. LETTUCE, EARLY BOiTON CURLED. A quite hardy variety ; the elegant frilling of leaves and fine form make it very at- tractive. (See illustration, page 20.) Per oz , 30 cents, LETTUCE, WHEELER'S TOM THUMB. Very (^.warf; compact. Per 0z., 50 cents. LETTUCE, DICKSON'S 'ALL THE YEAR ROUND.' A hardy crisp-eating and compact-growing Cabbage Lettuce, with small close beads of a dark green coloi-. This variety is valuable, as it rarely runs off to seed. If. sown in succession, itwill provide Lettuce 'All the year round.' Peroz., 50 cents. KINGSHOLM C0S3 LETTUCE (Wheeler t. The finest form of Lettuce of the - I'aris Coss type, which witlistands the summer heat for a long time after the other varieties have run to seed, and heads in without tying. From a trial made at Ri
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