. Catalogue of seeds, plants, Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Schlegel & Fottlef s Choice Vegetable Seeds. We aim to offer seeds only of the best varieties of vegetables, and if some older sorts are not foztnd in our list, it is because newer -and better sorts are. If all new sorts are not foti7id here, it is because we have doubts of tJieir being better than the older and
. Catalogue of seeds, plants, Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Schlegel & Fottlef s Choice Vegetable Seeds. We aim to offer seeds only of the best varieties of vegetables, and if some older sorts are not foztnd in our list, it is because newer -and better sorts are. If all new sorts are not foti7id here, it is because we have doubts of tJieir being better than the older and better k?iow?z sorts. WJien seeds are ordered to be sent by MAIL, customers will please remit eight cents per pound or fifteen cents per quart, to cover cost of postage, except for packets and quantities less than one quarter pound, which we mail free of postage. Our SPECIAL LIST for MARKET GARDENERS and others who buy in large quantities, can be had upon application. ARTICHOKE. Slrttfaofe* The seed should be sown in April, in a good soil, in drills ten to twelve inches apart, and about one inch deep. Protect the plants during the next winter with a light covering of litter, and the following spring separate the plants, and transplant into rows three feet apart, setting the plants two feet apart in the rows. The suckers, or ofFshoots, from established plants, may be used for propagating instead of sowing seed. The plant is a hardy perennial, growing three to four feet high, with numerous branches. Just before the flower is ready to open, the head is in condition to boil. The edible portion is the under side of the head, the leaves being separated after cooking, and eaten with butter, salt, and pepper. Green Globe. The best for general use. Pkt., .05; oz., .30: lb., $ JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. (grbarttftWe. A species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosum). A tuber that thrives well upon light, dry soil, and is cultivated for feeding to sheep and swine, the tops also being sometimes
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