. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ^MATEUH ^ULTIVATOK'S "^UIDE. '^^^^^ twentieth of May; and for the winter supply, from the first to the middle of June. Lav out the ground in beds five or six foot in width, and of a length propoi'tionate to the supply re- quired' spade or fork the soil deeply and tliorouplily over; rake the surface smooth" and even; and draw tlie drills across tire beds fourteen inches apart, and about an inch and
. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ^MATEUH ^ULTIVATOK'S "^UIDE. '^^^^^ twentieth of May; and for the winter supply, from the first to the middle of June. Lav out the ground in beds five or six foot in width, and of a length propoi'tionate to the supply re- quired' spade or fork the soil deeply and tliorouplily over; rake the surface smooth" and even; and draw tlie drills across tire beds fourteen inches apart, and about an inch and a half in depth. Sow the seeds thickly enough to secure a plant for every two or three inches, and cover to the depth of the drills. When they are two inches in height, they should be thinned to fiive or six inches EGTPTIAJJ BEET (onc-third natural size). per oz. EgTptiau Turnip. This new variety was sent us for trial last .season, and proved one ot the finest. Verj- dark, early, good form, and fine flavor. One of the very best. Per pkt., .5 Early Flat Bassano. An Italian varietv; seven to ten days earlier than the Early Turnip. Flesh white, circled or zoned with bright pink; very teniler and juicy; not suited for winter use unless sown quite late. Per pkt., .5 Simon's Early. An improvement on other early kinds; and is now superseding the Bassano, being quite as early, and of a bl<x)d-rcd color; smooth and turnip-shaped, lilost valuable variety for the market. I'er pkt., S Early Tnmip Blood. One of the best for general use. Flesh deep blood-red, sometimes circled and rayed with paler red: sweet and tender. Per pkt., 5 Early Yellow Turnip, or Orange. A sub-variety of the Blood Turnip, differing in color. Flesh yellow, close grained, sweet, and tender. Per pkt., 6 Long Smooth Dark Blood. An improved variety of the Long Blood. Flesh sweet, tender, and fine grained; fine winter beet if sown late. I'er pkt., .5 Henderson's Pineapple. Short top, medium size. Flesh ver\- d
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