Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . then cookexactly like oysters, withpep)-per, cream and butter. Try alarge bed of them this are White. A quick grow-er, very fine flavor. Pkt.,Sc.; oz., lOc; lb., $ Island Mam-moth. Like the above, buttwice the size. Cannot bepraised too highly. Pkt.,lOc; oz., 15o.; lb., Garden Lemon. This new vegetable is a great boon toall those sections of thecountry where fruit is .scarce,as its fruits make deliciouspreserves, sauce, etc., andare more easily is something like theVine Peach, but
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . then cookexactly like oysters, withpep)-per, cream and butter. Try alarge bed of them this are White. A quick grow-er, very fine flavor. Pkt.,Sc.; oz., lOc; lb., $ Island Mam-moth. Like the above, buttwice the size. Cannot bepraised too highly. Pkt.,lOc; oz., 15o.; lb., Garden Lemon. This new vegetable is a great boon toall those sections of thecountry where fruit is .scarce,as its fruits make deliciouspreserves, sauce, etc., andare more easily is something like theVine Peach, but needs nolemon in putting up, as itis much more acid. Culti-vate like the , lOc; oz., 25c.: lb., Peach. This sort has fruits the size of a large peach,and of a bright orange color. Flesh firm, and whencooked with lemon to give it a slight acidity, makes finepies, sauce, sweet pickles, or preserves. Easily grown,and a good keeper. When stored in a cool dry place theykeep fresh and good for several months. Pkt., 5c.; oz., Strawberry. We have all heard of the great size and luscious sweetpnessofthe French Strawberries. They are certainly a greatway ahead of the American varieties. We have securedseed of the finest large-fruited kinds, which we have everyreason to believe will produce varieties far superior to thosein cultivation in this country. Strawberries are easily grownfrom seed, and it is interesting to note the diflerent shapes,sizes and quality of the seedlings when they begin to fruit. Large-Fruited Varieties. Mixed. Pkt., 10c. 62 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y.
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