Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 11 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. New Hu5t Melon ' GIANT PASCAL CELERY. The latest and best variety of Celeiy. The stalks are jerv large, thick, solid, crisp, and of a rich nuttr flavor tree from any trace of bitterness; it blanches vei-v easilv and quickly, and retains its freshness a Ion? time after being marketed. Pkt, 15 ets.; oz., 60 cts.; \ lb., .$; lb., $ NE PLUS ULTRA OR LITTLE GEM., Sweet Corn, i An old but excellent varietv that is grown around Phil- adelphia by those who know a good thing. It is very sweet a
Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 11 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. New Hu5t Melon ' GIANT PASCAL CELERY. The latest and best variety of Celeiy. The stalks are jerv large, thick, solid, crisp, and of a rich nuttr flavor tree from any trace of bitterness; it blanches vei-v easilv and quickly, and retains its freshness a Ion? time after being marketed. Pkt, 15 ets.; oz., 60 cts.; \ lb., .$; lb., $ NE PLUS ULTRA OR LITTLE GEM., Sweet Corn, i An old but excellent varietv that is grown around Phil- adelphia by those who know a good thing. It is very sweet and luscious, and especially adapated to familv use. It bears 3 to 4 ears (averaging 5 inches in length)'on a stalk, and for drying or canning purposes it is incom- parably the best, its small size being in large measure atoned for by its productiveness and its exquisfte flavor Pkt., 10 cts.; qt., 30 cts., peck, $ Barteldes' Denver Market Lettuce. This new Lettuce is highly recommended bv the intro- ducer, who describes it as follows: It is an early varietv of Head Lettuce, either for forcing or open ground It forms large solid heads of a good light green color and is very slow to go to seed. The leaves are beautifullv curled and crimped (like the Savov Cabbage), and verv crisp and tender and of excellent flavor. The crimped leaves distin- guish it from any other kind of Lettuce now grown. The shape of the head resembles somewhat the 'Hanson' but IS more oblong. Per pkt., 15 : 2 pkts., 25 cts. LAR&E YELLOW lAEKET LETTTJOE. This new Lettuce is of a greenish vellow color and makes very large flat heads of a soliditv equal to that of a Cabbage. They measure 7 inches in diameter by about 24 inches in circumference and, unlike most other Lettuces are entirely free from unserviceable outside leaves. For tenderness it is unsurpassed bv anv existing varietv and in durability it is probably supe'rior'to all. It hearts'more rapidly than any of the late Lettuces, and has the adva
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