. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Scaly-Bark Watermelon. Livingston's Favorite Tonnato. A. very large, oblong variety, with a dark, tou
. Bliss and Sons' illustrated hand-book for the farm and garden for 1883 : containing a list of the best known and most poplular varieties of garden, field & flower seeds, with directions for their culture : also, a large assortment of plants, gladiolus, lilies, horticultural requisites, &c. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Scaly-Bark Watermelon. Livingston's Favorite Tonnato. A. very large, oblong variety, with a dark, tough rind, which has a peculiar scaly appearance; crim- .son flesh, very solid, remarkably sweet and free fromfiber. Per pkt., 15 cents; 50 ; >4lb.,$; II)., $ This is said to be the largest perfect-shaped To- mato in cultivation ; ripens evenly aiul early, holding its size to the end of the season. Veiy pioliflc, good fla'^or, few »e<!ds, flesh solid; bears shipping long distances. Per pkt., 25 cents; 5 packets for $ Maxijcc.—Tliig new vegetable is fi"om Brazil, where it is extensively used, eitlier raw, as a salad, or cooked. It may be fried in butt«r, like tho It Is also used boiled with meat or fish, and in soups. It may also bo sliced and eaten with vinegar, like the cucumber. For pickles, when about half or two-thirds grown, it will be found pai ticularly desirable. It should be planted on light, warm soil, and treated precisely like melons or cucumbers. Per i)kt., 25 cents; 5 pkts., $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original B. K. Bliss & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New-York : B. K. Bliss & Sons
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