. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. OF FRUITS, ORXAMEXTAL TREES, ETC. 37 AMERICAN VARIETIES. Down i ng—Very large, handsome, pale green and of splendid quality for both cooking and table use, bush a xigorous grower, and usually free from mildew. Houghton Seedling—Small to medium; roundish oval, pale red, sweet, tender,very good ; plants spreading ; shoots
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. OF FRUITS, ORXAMEXTAL TREES, ETC. 37 AMERICAN VARIETIES. Down i ng—Very large, handsome, pale green and of splendid quality for both cooking and table use, bush a xigorous grower, and usually free from mildew. Houghton Seedling—Small to medium; roundish oval, pale red, sweet, tender,very good ; plants spreading ; shoots slender • enormously productive. Smith's Improved—Large, pale, greenish- yellow, skin thin, of excellent quality, be- ing unsurpassed by any other variety for table use or cooking, bush moderately vigorous and excessively productive. Asparagus. Conover's Colossal—A mammoth variety of vigorous growth, sending up from fif- teen to twenty sprouts each year, from one to two inches in diameter, color deep green, DOWXIXG. crown very close. Palmetto—Of Southern origin, has now been planted in all parts of the country and reports indicate that it is equally as well adapted for all sections. It is earlier, a better j^ielder, more even and regular in its gro^vth, and in quality equal to that old favorite Conover's Colossal. Figs. Figs may be grown as bushes in the garden, in the Northern States, if they are taken up annually!! the first week in November, with a ball of earth attached to the roots, and placed in a"^ cellar till about the middle of May, when they should be taken out and replanted. Brown Turkey—Brownish purple, large, rich and excellent. Black Ischia—Medium ; skin deep purple; flesh sweet, rich. Celestial or Sugar—Fruit small, but very sweet. Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. This deserves to be ranked among the best early vegetables in the garden. It affords the earliest material for pies and tarts, continues long in use and is valuable for can- ning. Make
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