. Bliss & Sons' abridged catalogue and gardeners' almanac for 1874 : containing a list of the best known and most polular varieties of garden, field and flower seeds, selected from out large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties, with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. CHEKVIL—(Continued.) Culture.—The seeds may "be sown in drills in October or April, like the Carrot, prefer- ence being given to a rich, mellow soil. The roots will attain their fall size by the
. Bliss & Sons' abridged catalogue and gardeners' almanac for 1874 : containing a list of the best known and most polular varieties of garden, field and flower seeds, selected from out large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties, with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. CHEKVIL—(Continued.) Culture.—The seeds may "be sown in drills in October or April, like the Carrot, prefer- ence being given to a rich, mellow soil. The roots will attain their fall size by the following AugQSt or September, when ihey should be harvested. With a little care, to prevent sprout- ing, they may be kept until April. Chervil (Turnip Hooted.)—J'erpkt., 10 cents; oz., 25; ^ lb., 75; lb., $ CHICORY. [Cichorium Intybxis, Lin.] The roots of this vegetable are much used in Europe as a substitute for coffee. One ounce will sow a bed of four and one-lialf feet by thirty feet; four pounds to the acre. Cliicory, Large-rooted, or Co^ee.—Perpkt., 5 cents; oz., 10; ^ lb., 30; lb.,^ CORN, (Indian.)—Garden Varieties. [Zea Mays. Lin. Mais, Fr. Welschkorn, Ger. Maiz, Sp.] Tliis product, extensively grown in the United States, for boiling in a green state, when planted at intervals, may be had for table use from early Summer until hard frosts. The fol- lowing are most esteemed. Corn ordered by mail subject to 16 cents per qt. extra for postage. Early Burlinsrton.—A very early market variety; cob and kernels white, and, in the true variety, slightly indented; the ears good size but rather short. Perpht., 10 cents; qt., 25; peck, $; bush., ^ Early Narragransett.—Small ears, very early, and of fine flavor. Perpkt., 10 cents; qt., 40; peck, $; bush., $ Early Extra Dwarf Sugar.—The medium hight of the stalk is two and a half feet. The cob is vrhite, ear small, line-formed, eight-rowed, and corn very sweet. This is the earli- est of the
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