Dreer's garden calendar : 1876 . dreersgardencale1876henr Year: 1876 Tailby's Hybrid Cucumber. CUCUMBER, TAILBY'S HYBRID. A new variety, hybridized with White Spined, and one of the largest of the English Frame varieties ; a perfect success'in hardiness, larger than the White Spined, and retains the smooth beauty of the English. Per packet, 15 cts. CUCUMBER, GREEN PROLIFIC. A new pickling variety, of dark green color, very productive, of uniform size, hardly yielding any 'too large for pickling, also tender, crisp, and of fine flavor. Per lb., $5; per oz., 50 cts. EGG-PLANT, EARLY BLACK PEKIN
Dreer's garden calendar : 1876 . dreersgardencale1876henr Year: 1876 Tailby's Hybrid Cucumber. CUCUMBER, TAILBY'S HYBRID. A new variety, hybridized with White Spined, and one of the largest of the English Frame varieties ; a perfect success'in hardiness, larger than the White Spined, and retains the smooth beauty of the English. Per packet, 15 cts. CUCUMBER, GREEN PROLIFIC. A new pickling variety, of dark green color, very productive, of uniform size, hardly yielding any 'too large for pickling, also tender, crisp, and of fine flavor. Per lb., $5; per oz., 50 cts. EGG-PLANT, EARLY BLACK PEKIN. Nearly round, of a deep blackish purple, prolific, as early as the Long Purple. Per oz., 75 cts. ENDIVE, EVER WHITE CURLED (Self-blanching). The finest White Curled variety, grows to a large size, very crisp and tender. Per lb., $5 ; per oz., 50 cts, LETTUCE, HANSON, This cut represents a sectional view, showing the inside of this truly superior lettuce, the heads of which grow to a re- markable size and are delieiously sweet, tender, and crisp, even to the outer leaves. The color is of the most beautiful green without and white within, and is entirely free from any bitter or unpleasant taste found in some varieties. If this soi't be Avintered over in cold frames or sown in hot-beds and planted out very early in the spring, it produces heads to a remarkable size, often weighing 2i to 3 pounds, and measuring to outer leaves ten inches in diameter. Price per oz., SI ; per packet, 20 cts. Hanson Lettuce.
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