1828. Established 60 Years. 1888. l^or the Southern State*? BXJIST'S PRIZC MEDAL SEKDS Established \Bze. C ft H !Z:' o ft SEED GROWER -^^=^=^^--PHILADELPHIA ;^"No one can appreciate the value of reliable Garden Seeds better than those who have been once disappointed. The country is floi)ded with worthless trash, and too much care cannot be exercised in selecting your supply ; always avoid purqh termed "Commission Seeds," as they will rarely be foui old stock is taken back from year to year, boxes reassort seeds sent out again as new crop. If you have not yet fountl • to try those grown an,d put up by us ; a single trial will coi"" ' represent them. As we commission no seeds, and therefo what few papers we have left over are annually cut out They can be obtained from all the responsible Druggist United States ; but in purchasing please observe the above T half-size papers are printed in black, and large or full size in brifcaf- of our improved varieties of Cabbage will be put up as usual, \^^ on back of papers printed in green. Seeds in papers represe|[g . other trade-mark, are spurious or old. Should your merchant no^ , -^;, i>»j— :.*»j^^ then make out your own order from the Gardeners' and Planters' Price Current (wmc will be found on pages 141 to 151) and send it with a remittance direct to us. All letters of inquiry and orders promptly responded to. *'>4P1'!^1 I ^jJiST^s 1S2S ESTABLISHED 60 YEARS 1S5S i iiiiMinniiiniimniiiiiiimiTiTiniiiiiiinmiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiniiiimniiiiiiiimmiiiitiiiiiiiii i linniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmpiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiriMMiniiiiinin FOR THE YEAR JIIflNUflL DESIGNED TO FURNISH ) = I Concise Hints to Cottagers, Farmers and Planters E ON THE i I CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, | I WITH OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION ON GARDENING, = i BY = I ROBERT BUIST, Jr. | ^ GROWKR OF BUIST'S CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS. | i THE ONLY BRAND OF SEEDS IN THIS COUNTRY WHICH ARE GROWN = = EXCLUSIVELY FROM SELECTED SEED STOCKS. = I SEED WAREHOUSE: I Nos. 922 and 924 Market Street, E Adjoining the new Post-Office, I PHILADELPHIA. ^iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiinniMiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiinnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiniiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiirc? iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim BUIST'S GARDEN manual! FOR "^M •1^ WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR. I •o^> PHILADELPHIA has long been famous for her many manufacturing and commercial industries, and the products are found in almost all the various markets of the world. One of these industries, and by no means the least in importance, is the growing and shipping of garden seeds. It is a well-known fact that Philadelphia seeds bear a greater rep- utation for purity and reliability than those from any other section of the country. The largest market for seeds is found in the Southern States and foreign tropical countries. One-half the seeds used in these sections are supplied from this city, where two of the largest and oldest seed firms are located. Our establishment was founded in 1828 by the father of the present proprietor, and has been in successful operation for sixty years, passing through the various commercial panics and stagnations of trade, without making a retrograde step; from the most humble beginning to the most extensive now in the trade. Our motlo has been " Onward !" always growing the best and most improved seeds regardless of cost, feeling as- sured that seeds of value will always find a market. The result is that Buist's seeds are sold and sought after in every section of the country, and annual shipments are made to the leading merchants and gardeners of Europe, East and West Indies, South America, Australia, China, Japan and the extreme southern portions of Africa. The great secret of our success and the popularity of our seeds is their reliability, which is attributed to the care exercised in growing them ex- clusively from selected seed stocks — that is, to select each year the most perfect specimens from the crop while growing and the seed product to be sown for the following year's crop. This causes a continued im- provement in their quality and keeps Buist's Garden Seeds up to the highest standard of excellence. For a successful garden, good soil, good seed and good culture are three important requirements, without which success will not crown your efforts. If you are not already a purchaser of Buist's seeds, do not fail to sow them this season, as they are acknowledged to be not only the most reliable, but are the best known. I am, yours truly, ^^^^^ ^iimiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii^ I BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 3 1 Copyrighted, 1887. Buist's Early Morning-Star Pea. THE E.AJILIEST PEA IX THE AVORLD. THE LARGEST-PODDED EXTRA EARLY KNOWN. We introduced this extraordinary variety of Extra Eafly Pea the past year, two thousand bushels of which were sold and sent to almost every section of the United States, and especially to the districts devoted to market-gardening. There has been but one verdict, and that is. " It proved the Earliest and Best ever Grown." It was raised from a three years' selection from the earliest podded stock of our famous Premier Extra Early, which is so celebrated with market-gardeners, which has given it an established habit for extreme earliness, dwarf but robust growth, great increase in the size of its pods, and unusual hardiness. It is not only the earliest variety known, but the most productive and the largest podded. One of iis greatest features !■; to withstand great changes and severity of weather, which of late years have proved so damaging to the early crop of Peas, especially in the South. It is the most profitable variety for the market-gardener because the earliest and most productive. They are sold only in our Scaled Parkaees. as follows: Pnpers, 10 cts. : ]A Pint, ir> rts. : Pint." 25 rfs. : Onart. 40 ots. : 4 Quiirfs. ?1.'»5. Leaded Sealed Sacks, etc.: '4 Bushel. S-J.O(»: V, Bushel. «:*... -.0 : Bushel, «f..r.O. ^lllilliiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiii(^ I BUIST'S * CpiiENDpi^ I I —FOR— I = Being the latter part of the 112th and the beginning of the 113th year of the = E Independence of the United States of America. Also, = = The year 7396-97 of the Byzantine Era; S = The year 5648-49 of the Jewish Era; s 5 The year 2641 since the foundation of Rome, according to Varro ; = E The year 1306 of the Mohammedan Era, or the Era of the Hegira, which E E begins on the 7th day of September, 1888. E I CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES. | = Dominical Letters A G I tlolden Number 8 I Roman Indiction 1 — S Epact 17 I Solar Cj'cle 21 | Julian Period 6601 E I THE SEASONS. Washington Time. | = Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) March 19, 11 h. P.M. = = Summer Solstice (Summer begins) June 20, 7 h. P.M. E = Autumnal Equinox (Autumn begins) Sept. 22, 10 h. A.M. E = Winter Solstice (Winter begins) Dec. 21, 4 h. A.M. s ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS. The Sun. © The Earth. 5 Mercury. $ Venus. cf Mars. If Jupiter. ^ Saturn, y Herschel. d Conjunction. 1 8 Opposition, il Ascending Node. U Descending Node PC Aries, or iraF Ram. cs.-~jj Taurus, or *^ Bull. M %T^'s°^ _m!^ Cancer, or '"'^ Crab. _--, Leo, or 7 N.w-%i^^",, ( Monthly •?• I "'"^^ ^ '"^; •'• CklsndhrI OF THE -y = VEGETABLE -f- GARDEN f FOK TUE I SOUTHERN STATES. I VEGETABLE GARDENING for the South in monthly operations i cannot be accurately given, as the active months in this de- = partment are January, February, March, April, October, No- § : vember, and December. We therefore merely throw out hints of crop- § : ping and about the period they should be attended to in latitudes south = : of Charleston. The adaptation to time in the various States can be ^ E readily adopted by common observation of season and climate. E r There are several points, however, that must be held strictly in f E view to insure success. = E 1st. Plant Reliable Seeds from a Rell\ble House. Avoid = E CoM.MissiONED Seeds, as they are like the Quack Medicines of the | E Country, producing a great show on paper, but accomplishing noth- = E ing but poor results and disappointment to those who sow them. = E If you have not been successful in obtaining Reliable Seeds, then try = E Bt ist's. They have a world-wide reputation, and especially so in the = = Southern States ; the cultivation and improvement of varieties adap- = = ted to that section of the country are made a specialt}' by devoting a = E portion of their extensive farms exclusively to the growth of such vari- = E eties. Personal attention is given to the purity of every crop grown, = E and they guarantee their Seeds in a favorable season to prove en- = E tirely satisfactory. If you desire that your gardening operations = E should prove both a success and a pleasure, then Always Plant E E Buist's Seeds. If your merchant does not keep them, order direct 5 E from our house. E i They h.we been Awarded Grand Prizes for their Great = E Purity, and Fine Quality in Almost every Seed Market of the | E World. = iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir ^iiiiiiiiiMiniiiiiiiMiiiMiMiMiniiiniiiiiiMinniiniiiiiMiiitiMiiMiMiMiMinniiiiMiiiiiiiNiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiL: I 6 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ s 2d. Select for your garden a location where the soil is both rich = § and of a mellow nature, not likely to become surface-baked and capa- r. = ble of being worked verj' early in spring. Manure it thoroughly .j = with well-decomposed stable manure, plow and subsoil it, or spade = = it at least twenty inches deep, and lay it out similar to illustration = = given under head of Vegetable Garden. = = 3d. A thorough eradication of all weeds must be made ; a com- = E plete hoeing and clearing up every two weeks will insure this ; stir- = E ring the soil deeply and frequently will guard against the damages = E of drought. = E 4th. Never, under any circumstance, allow a weed to seed upon = E your premises ; every year you will then have fewer to destroy. Our = E habit is, when we see one growing either in the field or way-side, to E i pull it up. Remember that a single plant of Dock will produce enough E § seed to plant an acre, a Carrot will surprise you with its industry in E = propagating, a Thistle will lodge its seed in every part of your__farm, E E and finally overrun it. i E 5th. Practice Industry. An indolent gardener can never be | E successful ; he is continually putting off for to-morrow what should be = E done to-day ; if you have one of this stamp, change him, as there can = = be no profit in anything he produces. Failure in a crop with him is = E generally attributed to the season ; he is not impressed with the old = E adage, that " Timk and Tide" wait for no man. = I JANUARY. [ E Early frosts in the Southern States frequently destroy early gar- = E dens ; but this is no reason why you should not try and have one, for E E if your early plantings are destroyed, you will then have ample time E E to re-seed ; remember, an early garden of one acre, if not damaged by E E frost, will produce more than a two-acre garden planted late ; there- = E fore, January should be a very active month in Texas, Louisiana, = E Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, and the following seeds = E should be planted. If your Hot-Bed has not been already prepared, = E attend to it at once for the sowing of Early Tomatoes, Peppers, Egg- = E Plant, and other early seeds. (Read remarks about its preparation.) = E Beets. As soon as the season will permit, sow the seed in : E drills, about twenty inches apart, very thinly and evenly, about half : E an inch deep. Before covering up the seed, sprinkle a few seeds of E E Long Scarlet Radish in the drills ; they will come up at once, and show E E where the rows are. The soil can be hoed, and the Radishes will be : E used within four weeks ; the Beets when thinned out should stand six E E inches apart. Select Buist's Extra Early, Early Egyptian, Buist's \ E Othello, and Early Blood Turnip. During moist weather the young E = plants of Beet can be as successfully transplanted as the Cabbage. E E Carrots. Sow similar to Beets. Select Early Horn and Half- E E long Scarlet Danver's ; distinguish the rows by a few seeds of Turnip E E Radish ; the Radish crop will be off before the Carrots are advanced \ E for thinning out. ^ s i ' Cabbage Seed. if you overlooked sowing last month, = = attend to it at once. Buist's Large York, Jersey Wakefield, Winnig- = 1 stadt, and Buist's Improved Flat Dutch and Drumhead will give you = i a succession of heads during April and May. Recollect that Buist's = S improved varieties of Cabbage have no superior in this country ; they = niliiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiMMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiinir ^MIllllllllllllllllllillMiliniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 1 \ have been awarded 22 first premiums in a single season, and are very S popular throughout the entire country, and especially so in the South, = where so much difficulty is experienced in heading Cabbage. Always = sow them, and you will never fail in growing fine heads. But please = observe that the two latter varieties are only sold in our original = sealed packages. See Page 3. = Cauliflower and BrOCOli planted in the Autumn will com- | mence heading, and should the weather be cold, give them a slight = protection of straw or other covering. Select Erfurt, Snowball and = Half Early Paris Cauliflower, and Walcheren Brocoli, for such plant- = ings; also sovv Cauliflower in frames, to be transplanted next March. = Peas are a veiy important crop in every garden and must not be = overlooked ; to keep up a regular succession of crops make sowings = every two weeks throughout the season, and put in plenty of them, as = they are a general favorite ; there is a great difference in the quality = of this vegetable, and it would be folly to grow inferior varieties when = you can obtain those of superior quality at the same price. I will = here remark, and beg that it shall be observed, that where the ground = is dry there should be water run in the drills before the peas are sown. 1 Form the drills two feet apart and three inches deep, dropping = the peas to stand about half an inch apart. Cover up, and the = m. H. M. : 6 fi •..■.- M : E First Quarter 20 11 s^ A. First Quarter 20 11 2g A. ; E Full Moon .. 38 6 23 A. 1 Fii 1 Moon 28 5 59 A. : = D. D. of Lat. of Middle States, i t" 1 fi i SI I Lat. of Southern States. Aspects of : Planets and i Remarkablf. : = of The Sun 1 '1'he Moon i g 1 HE Sun The Moon = w.' M. Ris. Sets. JR&S.ISoutliSh 5 ^HJ'' R le. Sets. |R & S.;Souths( D.^vs for both: = J \h ;«. h. m. h. m.\h. ?«.' O j 1 ,^ \li. >«. h. m. k. 7)1. \h. })t.\\ Latitudes. : = S 1 1:7 25 4 43 7 18 I 45'-« 10 s. 7 3 5 5 7 36 I 45 Circumcision. : = M 1 217 25 4 44 8 24 2 39-K 24!] 4 7 3 5 b 8 38 2 39 6%9- : = l»i 37 25 4 4.S 9 32 3 31 ffS* 7i 5 7 3 5 b 9 43 3 31 ?gr.hel.lat. N.E 5\V 47 25 4 4(J 10 41 4 23ipJ» 21 5 7 3 5 7 10 4b 4 23 Venus r. 3.45 M.: ETh 5 7 25 4 47 II 50 5 i3lSr 5: b 7 3 5 8 II SI 5 13 "m D9 13 b 58 5 30 b 27 29 Capel.so.8.33 A. = M 307 135 15 7 20 I 24ii(ES« 3 14 b 57 5 31 7 3' I 24 Nept. s. 1.54 M = lu|3i7 125 16 8 30 2 I/rt* 17 14 b 5J^ 5 32 J 37 2 17 Rigels. 8.26 A. 5 JEWISH CALENDAR.— 5648. January 14, Shebat. = I NOTABLE MONTHLY EVENTS. = s 4, 1402, West Indies discovered. — 14, 1797, Battle of Rivoli. — 17, 1706, Benjamin = = Franklin bom. — 19, 1736, James Watt born. — 22. 1783, Lord Byron born. — 23, 1856, Steamer = = Pacific lost. — 30, 1649, Charles I. beheaded. = E CONJECTURES OF THE \A^EATHER. = E 1-5, clear and cold; 6-10, milder; 11-16, cloudy and snow ; 17-23, very cold; 24-26, = E cloudy; 27-29, snow ; 30-31, milder. E E Copyri^-hted August 1, 1881. = I BOIST'S CABBA&E Af AEDED THE PREMIUM. | ?lli:!;!lllll!!;!l'nilllliniiillilllllllllll!llllllllllliillllllllllll n imirtiiniiiii iMiiiiHiilillilllllir: jlllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllilllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllilllllllilllllillllllllllllllllllljf BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 9 \ Marrowfat. This class of Pea is no favorite of ours, but in = the Southern States it is popular with all. Select the Dwarf White, = which produces longer pods and is more productive, than the tall = growing variety. Sow in drills four feet apart ; between each drill sow = a row of broad-leaved Spinach, which will be off before the Peas = shade the ground. E Lettuce. Transplant plants from Fall-sown seed, and sow E the following varieties. These to head will require very rich ground ; E sow in very shallow drills twelve inches apart ; the seed requires E very little covering of soil ; when up, thin out to six inches apart ; se- E lect Buist's Prize Head, Boston Market, Dutch Butter, Large Passion, E Hubbard Market and the Improved Royal Cabbage. E Sow Buist's Garnishing Parsley, Collard, Spinach, i Spring and Red-Top Turnips. Mustard, Cress, Leek, e Parsnip, Onion-Sets, Shallots, and Garlic may still be planted; = earth up Celery, and Endive should be tied up for blanching as re- E quired. Plant Cucumbers in hot-beds for forcing. Select the large = English varieties or Buist's Long Green. E In planting Onion-Sets, always select the Philadelphia-grown, as = they produce much finer Onions than those raised from Western- E grown ; besides, they are not so liable to shoot to seed. E Dress your Asparagus-BeD with manure and salt, and spade it = in carefully. All Fall-sown crops should now be well cultivated. E Onion. Sow in very rich ground in shallow drills six inches E apart, cover lightly, rake the ground evenly, tramp it all over with the E feet, and rake gently again ; when up, keep down the weeds ; they E will make button-bulbs, that can be kept in a cool, dry room till next E October, when they can be planted out, and grow to good bulbs for E kitchen use. The Improved Bermuda, if sown very early on rich soil, E will produce very large bulbs the same season. E Potatoes. There is not yet an early potato superior to the E Vermont Early Rose for earliness, productiveness, and quality ; it has E also a strong healthy foliage ; plant in rows two and a half feet apart, = and eighteen inches in the row ; rich ground well cultivated will give = a good return ; where only a few are grown, plant in hills two feet = apart each way. I have seen fine large potatoes grown from sets the = size of marbles. The Extra Early Vermont and Early Ohio are = also very desirable early varieties, but for a later crop in the South, = plant the Peerless. Should the potato-bugs make their appearance E later in the season, dust the foliage with a mixture of one-fourth paris E green to three-fourths plaster, or a preparation called slug shot, these E are really the only applications that will settle them. E FEBRUARY. I This is strictly the gardening month for all the Gulf States ; every E garden amateur must be up and doing ; if a frost should cut off any E crop, do not despair, sow it again ; if any seed has failed, sow again. E If the sowing of any variety recommended to be attended to in Janu- E ary has been overlooked, attend to it at once : delay is always a loss 2 in gardening operations. ^ Hot-beds will now require daily attention ; give air by slightly 3 raising the sash from the back during fine weather, always closing § them before evening, and never permitting the young plants to be* § ^lir'inilllllllllllllMllllliilliliiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiniii iii ■■■■■■ii;-^ I 2d Month FEBRUARY, 1888. 29 Days, f MOON'S PHASES. = - MIDDLE STATES. = D. H 5 Last Quarter 4 : 5 New 5loon ii ( E First Qiiarier 19 c 5 Full Aloon 27 ; M. ■^0 A. S6 A. ^ A. I M. SOUTHERN STATES. D. H. Last Quarter 4 2 New Moon 11 6 First Quarter 19 8 Full Moon 27 6 t.t. = 6 A. = 32 A. E 39 A. i 37 M- = s Id.: D. of Lat. of Middle States. sil - c Lat. of Southern States. Aspects of s Planets and E = ofl The Sun 1'he Moon 1" H 1 The Sun The Moon I Remarkable E = W M. Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths < ii- Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths Days for bothE h m. h. >n. /;. tit. h. fit. U J ^ s. //. m. /t. »t. A . nt . // . »t . Latitudes. E iw I 7 " 5 17 9 40 3 9j;3r ; b 5b 5 33 9 43 3 9 6&C. 1 iTh 2 7 10 5 18 10 50 4 • S' lb' 14 b 55 5 34 10 48 4 I Purification. E 1^: 3 4 7 9 7 8 5 5 20 21 II 59 morn 4 52 5 44 15 14 14 b 54 6 54 5 5 34 35 II 52 morn 4 52 5 44 |V Ve.r.4.3oM.E ^ 4th. E is 5 7 7 5 22 I 8 b 38 1*1 ^9 14 6 53 5 3b 57 b 38 cJ-yc E = M 6 7 ^ 5 23 2 17 7 32 V4E 13 14 b 52 5 37 2 2 7 32 l(J stationarj'. E iTu 7 7 5 5 25 3 24 8 28 vK 26 14 b 5' 5 3!^ 3 b 8 28 Mars r. 10.52 A.E = \v S 7 4 5 2b 4 24 9 24 4? 10 14 6 50 5 39 4 5 9 24 d 9 C . «= = lh 9 7 2 5 27 5 19 10 20 ^ 23 14 6 50 .•> 40 5 10 20 Aldcb.so.7.11 A.E iFi 10 7 I 5 28 b 9 II 13 .aK b 14 b 49 5 41 5 51 II 13 if|,Cap.s.7.46AE iSa II 7 5 29 sets Ev. 5 viCK 19 14 b 48 5 42 sets Kv. 5 is 12 & .S9 5 31 b 20 53 i^ 2 14 b 47 5 43 b 32 53 c55<[- E = M '.3 6 58 5 32 7 20 I 40 <^ !■; 14 b 4b 5 44 7 28 I 40 Jupiter r. 1.32M.E = Til 14 b 5b 5 33 8 19 2 24 i"* 27 14 b 45 5 44 823 2 24 .?/. Valentine. E = w IS b 5S S 34 9 17 3 b •< 9 14 b 44 5 45 9 17 3 b /!iA Wednesday^ iTh 16 6 53 5 3b 10 14 3 4« MV 21 14 b 43 5 46 10 10 3 4^^ $ in perihelion. E = Fr 17 b 53 5 37 II II 4 30 /iwr 3 14 6 42 5 47 II 4 4 30 C in apogee. E SSa 18 (>5i 5 3^^ morn 5 14 '«^ 15 14 6 41 5 48 II 58 5 14 Saturn s. 5.18 M.E is 19 6 50 5 39 8 5 5« H' 27 14 6 40 5 49 morn 5 5^ ({l^th. [A.E M-Can. s. 8.20= iM 20 6 48 5 40 I 6 b 45 w; 9 14 b 39 5 50 53 6 45 =Tu 21 b 47 5 42 2 4 7 34 g^ 21 14 b 38 5 50 I 47 7 34 Uran. r. 9.12 A.E = W 22 b 45 5 43 3 « 25 M 4 14 b 37 5 51 2 42 8 25 Siriusso. 8.31 A.E =Th 23 b 44 5 44 3 54 9 19 M 17 14 b 3b 5 52 3 35 9 19 5 stationary. /=»; sir 24 b 43 5 45 4 45 10 14 >4e 13 b 35 5 53 4 27 10 14 St. Matthias. E = Sa 25 6 41 5 4b 5 33 II 9 * 14 13 b 34 5 54 5 lb II 9 ' Stuart E S beheaded. — 9, 1886, General Hancock died. — 13, T779, Captain Cook killed. — 21,1813, E E Ogdensburg taken.— 28, 1776, Battle of Long Island. E 1 CONJECTURES OF THE WEATHER. | E 1-6, very cold; 7-10, milder; 11-15, light snow; 17-22, clear and colder; 23-26, E E cloudy • 27-29, warmer, with heavy fall of snow. E E Copyrighted August 1, 1881. E ^ — _ ^ ^ I Buisf s Seeds are the Most Reliable. I nkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiinniiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiim UIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIMIilMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIINNIIIIIMnilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. I BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 11 \ = come chilled. Should the weather become cold, cover the sash at = E night with mats, in order to retain the heat. If the plants stand too = = thickly in the rows, thin them out in order to form stronger plants, or = = which is far better, transplant them into another prepared frame. = I Plant Snap Beans. The Early Mohawk is the best for the | = first crop ; it is more hardy than the others, and about a week earlier. E I If the weather is favorable however, run the risk and plant the Ship- = = pers' Favorite, which is the best of all the green podded varieties pro- E = ducing very long pods which when young are entirely stringless. Plant = E in rows twenty inches apart, drop the seed about an inch apart, and cover E E three inches deep ; when up keep clean, and earth up a few inches of E E the stem. Second Sowing, say in two weeks, may be the Valentine, E E or, what is still better than them all, Buist's Selected Golden Wax, E E which is stringless and luscious, producing a waxy-colored pod, which, E E when properly prepared for the tah'e, is as rich as marrow itself ; to § E have fresh and tender Snapshorts there should be a few sown every = E two weeks throughout the season. We recommend planting Buist's = E Selected Wax Beans, because they are strictly pure and very early, = E being fit for table use in six weeks from planting. One-half of the = E Wax Beans sold throughout the countrj'^ are all mixed up with green = E podded varieties, which are both tough and stringy, occasioned by E E growing them too close to other varieties, and selling the product for = E seed. E E Plant another succession of Peas, as advised last month. Sow = E Cabbage and CoLLARDS for a succession, to head later than last month's E E sowings ; sow also Flat Dutch Turnips, Beets, Squash, Melons, E E Spinach, Lettuce, Cress, Radish, Carrot, Cucumber, Parsnip, = E and if the weather is mild, make a planting of Adams's Extra Early, = = and Extra Early Dwarf Sugar Corn. Cucumbers, Squash, and = E Melons should always be protected* early in the season by a covering E E of boxes at night, to prevent injury from cold. % E Egg-PIant. If you havr overlooked sowing, sow at once on a E E rich bed, covered with sash ; it will be the end of March before they E E are fit to plant out ; they require richer ground than any other vege- E E table, and must have a free supply of water in dry weather ; another = E sowing should be made in March. Don't sow the common Egg Plant = E of the trade called by various names, such as New York Purple, &c., E E nearly all of which is the seed of the common mixed Egg-Plant grown in E E the South by inexperienced persons and are frequently of almost every = E shape and color, but purchase Buist's Improved Large Purple. We have = i never seen its equal for size, color or purity. E E Celery. Sow thinly in rich soil, raked fine and tramp the ground = S evenly and rake again, as advised for onion seed ; it delights in moist = E ground, and must have it, or a constant supply of water in some way. 1 S When the plants are six inches high, select damp weather, and plant E I them in rows two and a half feet apart and six inches from plant to = I plant ; the drill for planting them shoul«. ue a few inches under the = 5 level ; mulch them with short manure, and water every two or three = I days. Select Buist's Mammoth White Solid and Golden Dwarf. E I Transplant Cabbage, Lettucf., Cauliflower ; and Asparagus E I Roots can also be planted for the formation of new beds. E I Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster. Sow thinly in drills two I I inches deep, and twenty inches tccxa row to row ; when two inches § [Sd Month. MARCH, 1888. 31 Days.! MOON'S PHASES. MIDDLE STATES. U. H. Last Quarter 4 lo New Moon 12 11 First Quarter 20 3 Full Moon 27 5 M. "lO A. 2S M. 47 A. n A. SOUTHERN STATES. D. H. Last Quarter 4 10 New Moon 12 11 First Quarter 20 3 Full Moon 27 4 M. 6 A. •i M. 23 A. 47 A. I " — Lat. of Middle States, ii d »>° ° Lat. of Southern States. 1 Aspects of — ED. I). of /> 2 -Ss • Planets and E = of i The Sun 1 The Moon The Sun The Moon 1 Kemakkaele E = W., M. Ris. iSets. |R&S.iSouths|! 2 1 2.H, Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths iDays for bothE Z I h in. h. 711. \h. VI. \h. ;«.ji U J (y |/j. m. h. >«. /;. VI. h . VI . 1 Latitudes. E ETh I 634 5 52 1 9 48 2 45iS? 26,S.,b 28 5 58 9 43 2 45 \Si. Davit/. = = br 26 32 5 53" 3 39 A "I 12 6 27 5 59 10 51 3 39 jVenus r. 4.52 M.E = Sa .I'b 31 5 54 morn 4 33 i*» 25 12 b25 5 59 II 57 4 33 d §0 inferior. — eS 4 6 29 5 55 10 5 28 « 9 12 6 24 morn 5 28 [™ Capel.s.6.i2E EM .S 6 28 5 5& I 18 6 24 ,« 23 II 6 23 b I I b 24 = lu b 5 2b 5 57 2 20 7 20 # 7 II |6 22 b 2 2 I 7 20 jRlgelso.e.gA.wE = W 7 6 24 5 59 3 i^' « 15 4^ 20 II 6 20 b 2 2 57 8 IS JMars r. 9.14 A. E E'lh « b23 b 4 9 8 vaX 3 II 6 19 b 3 3 47 9 8 Canop. s. 7.13A.E = Fr 9 b 21 b I 4 49 10 ^ lb 10 6 18 b 4 4 33 10 'C5$C: dinC. 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[M = = ^v 28 5 50 b 21 7 27 3d 8, 20 5 5 53 b 18 7 24 30j;6d' D of In 3 ^ Planets anu £ ..f The Sun 'J'he Moon The S )N The Moon Remakkable E W M. Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths % = H Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths Days fok both= A m. A. ;«. // . Ill . A . 7« . L> J d h. ;//. /i . til . h . Ill . Latitudes. = S I 1 43 6 25 morn 4 i6„^ 20 s. 5 4^^ b 20 " 55 4 lb Regul.s. 9.19A.E M 2 5 41 6 2b Ij 5 14' «? 4 3 5 4fa b 21 morn 5 14 In 9inaph. wE \^ 3d. E I'll ^ s 40 6 27 I 13 6 II l!^ 17 3 5 45 b 22 53 6 II W 4 5 3^^ 6 28 2 5 7 5 ^ 3 5 44 b 22 I 4b 7 5 S(S0- S I'll s 5 3<^ 6 29 2 50 7 57 ^ 13 3 5 42 b 23 2 33 7 57 kinJJ- [A.E I'V b S 35 6 30 3 29 8 47 .oX 2b 2 5 41 b 24 3 15 8 47 iDeneb. so. 10.40E Sa 7 5 ?,^ 6 31 4 3 9 7,^ ^ 8 2 5 40 b 25 3 53 9 3? Spica so. 0.16 M.E S 8 5 32 6 32 4 34 10 18 1^ 20 2 5 39 b 25 4 28 10 18 jdSd: c}9(i. e M 9 5 30 b 33 5 2 II 5 2 I 5 37 b 2b 4 59 II c Mars r. 6.28 A. E Vu 10 5 28 6 34 5 30 II 42 ••« 14 I 5 3<^ b 27 5 31 II 42 ®l.1,f 1 \v 11 S 27 (3 3^ sets Ev.24 s 2fc I 5 35 b 27 sets Ev.24 Ih 12 5 25 6 37 7 53 I 7 ^ 8 I 5 34 b 28 7 44 I 7 d in apogee. E iM- '3 5 24 b 3« 8 50 I 50 *r 20 5 32 b 29 8 38 I 5c (3$?- = Sa >4 5 22 b 39 9 47 2 35 w 2 5 3' b 29 9 32 2 35 jCj^d- H S 15 5 21 40 10 44 3 21 ^ 14 t7? 5 30 b 30 10 26 3 21 [jupiterr. 9.30 A-E M 10 5 19 b 41 II 38 4 10 i=? 20 5 29 b 3» II 19 4 10 Alphac.s.i.5iM.= Tu '7 S i^ b 42 morn 4 59 tf 8 S 28 b 32 morn 4 59 JAnt. s. 2 39 M.c^E W iS 5 16 6 43 29 5 51 n 20 I 5 2b b 32 9 5 51 Th 19 s 15 b 44 I 17 6 43 •K 3 I 5 25 b 33 59 6 43 Fr iO s 13 b 45 2 2 7 35 * It. S 24 b 34 I 4S 7 35 Saturn s. i.ii M .= Sa 21 5 12 b 4b 2 42 8 27 rf c 1 ' 5 23 b 35 2 28 8 27 ! 5 gr. hel. lat. 8 = S 22 S 10 b 47 3 iQ 9 20 1ft M \2 S 22 b 35 3 10 9 20 Uranus S.4.38M = M 23 ,S 9 b 48 3 54 10 M rf 28 2 5 21 b 36 3 49 10 14 l^^. George. E Tu 24 5 J^ D 49 4 28 II 8 't 13 2 5 20 b 36 4 28 11 8 dcfC- E W 2S S 6 b SO 5 2 morn if 28 2 5 19 b 37 5 7 morn ^26th. i Th 26 S 5 b 51 rises 4 sh 14 2 5 i« b 3« rises 4 tr 27 5 3 b 52 8 44 I I A 29 3 5 17 39 8 29 I I cJi|«- ii Sa 28 5 2 b 53 9 57 2 1 SK 14 3 5 i(^ b 40 9 3S 2 1 Vega so. 4.6 ^L = b 29 5 I b 54 II 2 3 I ."^ 29 3 5 15 b 41 10 42 3 I Nept. s. 8.4 A. E M 30 4 59 6 55 morn 4 !^ 11 3 5 14 b 41 II 40 4 Deneb.s.9.6A.«= JEWISH CALENDAR.— 564S. April 12, lyar. NOTABLE MONTHLY EVENTS. 6, 1831, Revolution in Brazil. — 9, i886, St. Louis Railroad Riots. — 13, 1791, James Buchanan born. — 15, 1564, Shakespeare born. — 17, 1655, Massacre of Waldenses. — 24, 1814, Washington burned. — 28, 1758, James Monroe born. — 30, 1725, Battle of Fontenoy. CONJECTURES OF THE WEATHER. 1-3, clear and cool : 4-7, cloudy ; 8-12, snow or rain ; 1:5-17, clear and pleasant ; 18-2;, warmer; 23-27, showers ; 28-30, pleasant. Cnpyristhted Ansrust 1, 1881. I BUISrS m THE PRIZE MEDIL SEEDS, j ?iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii iiimiiii iiiiiiiiifS Jliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirriiiiiiiiiiiiirjiiiiiiiiiim I BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 75 | i Pumpkins of every desired variety should be planted in hills = i like Corn. The many new and wonderful sorts, with the most ex- = = travagant descriptions, are all excelled by the old Gis/iaio. = i Radish. Sow White Summer and Buist's Yellow Summer, as = = the red varieties would now become spongy. They will come of? in = = six weeks ; thin this crop, when up, to an inch apart. Radishes = = should, however, always be sown between other crops, as they soon = = come off the ground. E i Squash. There are several kinds in use. all of which have their = : peculiar qualities. Bush Squash does not run, comes soon to maturity, E : and to have a succession must be frequently sown. Sununer Crook iVeck E E or Yellow continues to run and grow, producing throughout the season. = E The London Marro7ij White Squash has also the quality of growing E E and producing for months. E E Tomatoes. Independent of sowing in hot-beds for a later | E crop, sow in a warm bed or corner of the garden, covered at night or E E from cold winds until the season is favorable ; as soon as they are = E four inches high, plant out into hills three feet apart, and two plants = E to a hill ; as they grow, tie them to stakes, and as soon as three feet = E high, pinch off the points of the vines, which will cause them to mature = E their fruit earlier. Do not overlook planting the Belle and Beauty, E E they are the finest varieties ever introduced, being early, solid, beautiful = E and perfect. Other desirable varieties are Acme, Livingston's E E F.A.VORITE, and Trophy. E : Herbs. Now is the time for sowing a full assortment of these. = E If the weather is favorable, and the soil warm, ail early hot-bed plants, E E such as Tomatoes, Egg Plant, and Peppers, can be transplanted to E E the open ground, and also transplant Cabbage and Lettuce from your E E winter-beds, if not already done. E E Continue planting Pe.\s, Buist's Morning Star and Premier E E Extra Early, Advancer, Ch.ampion, Alpha, and Premium Gem, = E and a further supply of Buist's Dwarf Golden Wax and Valentine i E Beans. Sow Dutch Butter, Royal Cabbage and Salamander e E Lettuce, as they withstand the heat, and are not so liable to shoot E E to seed as the early varieties ; sow also Spinach, Carrot, Melon, = E Onion, and Leek, and, in fact, any other vegetables that you require, = E as the season is sufficiently advanced for any variety to do well. Give = E all the growing crops your attention. Just remember that good culti- = E vation is almost as powerful a stimulant to the growth of plants as § i manure. Look out for weeds ; they are enemies in your camp, and = E will rob your ground of a good portion of the nourishment that is in- = I tended for your crops. E APRII^. I E The vegetable garden is now in its exuberance of growth ; culti- = E vate well, and look out for weeds. Thin out all young crops, to pre- = : vent crowding. Water when dry ; Cauliflower requires copious = i watering at the roots when forming heads. Celery-seed beds and = i plants are also in need of water ; if, however, labor and care are de- = E ficient, those vegetables will not make a return for planting ; as soil = E can never be too rich for them. Where Beets are too thick, they can = E be transplanted ; cut off the large thick leaves, lift carefully, and dibble = E them into rows, or amongst other crops that are too thin ; do this in = i moist weather. S sumiiiniiniiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiinimiiiiilmiiiifniiiniittriiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiititiiiiiiiiiJ^ illlllllilllillllllllllllillllllMllllllilllllllllllllilMililllllililillilllllillllllilllillllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllliiiil^ iSth Month. MAY, 1888. 31 Days. I MOON'S PHASES. MIDDLE STATES. D. H. M. Last Quarter 2 6 51 A. New Moon 10 8 27 A. First Quarter 18 6 g A. Full Moon 25 8 44 M. SOUTHERN STATES. ■ D. Last Quarter 2 New Moon 10 First Quarter 18 Full Moon 25 M. 27 A. 3 A. 45 A. 20 M. = Lat. of Middle States. ri « 1° Lat. of Southern States, j ^Aspects of = ED. D. ! , 2 ■5.= ! I'LANETS AND — Eof ,of The Sun \ The Moon \ g The S JN The Moon ' Remarkable E = w. 'm. Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths V 5 g.H Ris. Sets. R&S. ISouths' Days for bothE ^ . ' /i m. h. ;«. /«. VI. A. ,uJ> u 3 W ' h. tiz. It. m. //. m.h. in.' Latitudes. E ETu I 4 5« b 56 4 58 1? 26, F. 5 13 b 42 morn 4 58 -5^ 5^. Phil. 5/.E 5 53 -F 2d\James'^ = W 2 4 .S7 b 57 50 5 53^ 9 3 5 12 b 42 32 = Th 3 4 5(> b 5« I 31 6 44>a* 22 3 5 II b 43 I 17 6 44 Venus r. 4.26 Mr zbT 4 4 54 b 59 2 7 7 32 ^ 5 3 5 10 b 44 I 5b 7 32 Spicaso.io.26A.E = 8a 5 4 53 7 2 3« 8 I7i* 17, 4 5 9 b 45 2 30 8 17 6^'3- = = s 6 4 52 7 2 3 7 90^ 29; 4 5 8 b 45 3 3 9 Arct. so. 11.9A.E = M 7 4 51 7 3 3 35 9 42 S II 4 5 7 b 4b 3 34 9 42 Mars s. 3.37 M. E = lu 8 4 50 7 4 4 2 10 24 5; 23' 4 5 <> b 47 4 5 10 24 (5 2 <[ . E = VV 9 4 49 7 5 4 29 II 6;^ 5||4 5 5 b 47 4 3b \\'^%\:,t i = lh 10 4 47 7 b 4 55 " 48 #^ 17 4 5 4 b 48 5 7 spr II 4 4(5 7 7 sets Ev.33 -WP 29 4 5 4 b 49 sets Ev.33' dUIC = = Sa 12 4 45 7 8 « 39 I 19 f^ II 4 5 3 b 50 8 21 I 19'Alph.so. 0.8 ME = S ' '3 4 44 7 9 9 34 2 75=? 23' 4 5 2 b 50 9 15 2 7i Jupiter r. 7. 27A.E = M 14 4 43 7 9 10 2b 2 sbtt 5 4 5 ^ b 51 10 b 2 5b $ in perihel. CiE s'l'u 15 4 42 7 10 II IS 3 47 M 17! 4 5 I b 52 10 5b 3 47i6U)$- = = VV! lb 4 42 7 II morn 4 38* 0, 4 15 b 53 II 42 4 38 d^Zfi: GinfiE = Ih 17 4 41 7 12 5 29 .« 12 4 |4 59 b 53 morn 5 29 ^Ant.so.o.4iE b 20 ^IStfi. [M.i Et'i- 18 4 40 7 13 40 6 20 ^g 25 4 '4 59 b 54 2b ESa 19 4 39 7 14 I 17 7 iiirt* 9'! 4 4 58 b 55 I 7 7 " dVQ. E = s 20 4 3« 7 15 I 51 8 2> 23 4 l4 58 b 55 I 45 8 2 (jOlfi'scorpii. E = M 21 4 37 7 lb 2 24 8 53 a? 7 4 4 57 b 5b 2 22 ^ S3 6dC- 6&C- = i lu 22 4 3^- 7 17 2 58 9 47 ir 22 4 4 5b b 57 3 I 9 47 §1/©: cfstatE = \v 23 4 3b 7 18 3 32 10 43 V, 7 3 4 5b b 57 3 39 10 43; Vega so. 2.28M.E = Ih iFr 24 2.S 4 35 4 34 7 7 18 19 4 10 rises II 41 ,*, morn , \^ 22 7 3 3 14 55 4 55 b 6 58 59 4 22 rises II 4ifn\d-n(i. E morn y=J25th. = iSa I26 4 34 7 20 « 43 41 >« 22 3 4 55 b 59 8 24 41 Uran. s. 2.21 M.E is 27 4 33 7 21 9 47 I 43 1? 7 3 4 54 9 27 I 43'Alt.so.3.24M. wE i M : 28 4 33 7 22 10 41 2 43^ 21 3 4 54 I 10 22 2 43 Arct. so. 9.42 A.E = Tu!29 4 32 7 23 II 28 3 41,** 5 3 4 54 I II II 3 41 Nept. r. 4.33 M.E i w 30 4 32 7 23 morn 4 36^aX 18 3 14 53 2 " .53 4 3b'<[ in tj. = = Th3i 4 31 7 24] 7 5 27] A I 2 '4 53 2 morn 5 2']\CorJ>us C/trisii'S JEWISH CALENDAR.— 5648. May 11, Sivan. NOTABLE MONTHLY EVENTS. , Anarchist Riot in Chicago. — 8, 1846, Battle of Palo Alto. — 12, 1607, Jamestown settled. — 18, 1846, Matamoras taken. — 19, 1536, Anna Boleyn beheaded Calvin died. — 29, 1871, Paris burned. — 30, 1853, Dr. Kane sails, -26, J564, John E E CONJECTURES OF THE WEATHER. i E 1-4, warm; 5-7, cloudy and sultry ; 8-11, showers; 12-17, clear and pleasant- 18-23, E E warmer ; 24-27, cloudy ; 28-31, heavy fog and rain. E = Copyrighted August 1, 1881. E I FOR PROFIT, SOW BUIST'S SEElDS. I »niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiii l}llllllllllllllllllilllWlllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllilllllllllilllllllillllllllllllllll|£ I BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 17 I E Do not overlook planting a few Beans, Peas, Corn, Cucumbek, | = Lettuce, Leek, Melon, Summer Radish, and in fact, all varieties | = named for last month's sowing can be still sown, which will afford i = an ample succession of crops. E = If Melons or any crops have not come up well, stir the ground 5 = and replant at once ; whenever you have had your supply of seeds, E = make a note of failures, and acquaint the parties with it ; such action 5 = will benefit yourself and others. See to tying up Endive for blanch- ^ = ing before use ; at this season it will blanch in eight or ten days. = = About the last of the month sow a supply of Buist's Improved | = Flat Dutch, Buist's Drumhead, and Drumhead Savoy Cabbage, for = = June Planting, to head in Fall ; these varieties will always produce fine | = heads in the South. At this season of the year the small cabbage-fly ^ E is very destructive to the young plants, and frequently destroys them ^ = as fast as they make their appearance above ground ; always keep them g = well dusted with plaster, or apply strong tobacco-water until they are = 5 sufficiently large to withstand such attacks. = I Spring-Sown Cabbage is now ready for transplanting ; | = the soil for their culture must be rich to insure fine heads. Sow Cel- = i ery for main crop, hill up Potatoes and keep them well cultivated. E i Train the Lima Bean vines to poles, and stake all Peas planted last E = month. Do not neglect your Asparagus-bed ; keep it well cultivated E i and loosened with a hoe until the shoots commence appearing. E I MAY. I I We now fully repeat the observations of last month ; the warm E E season is approaching, when many of the crops cease growing. Fresh E = and young crops from the second or third sowing will continue to grow E = whenever moisture is supplied. Irrigation and good cultivation is the E = whole secret in successful culture in dry, warm climates. Sweet Po- E E tato sprouts, for a late crop, should be planted ; these tubers, prepared E = in every variety of cooking, are a grateful dish on our table three E E times a day. E E Plant Snap-short and Pole Beans for a succession ; sow late Cabbage E i for Winter-heading ; also Cauliflower and Brocoli ; sow Salamander E E Lettuce— it is the only variety that will now stand the heat without E = shooting to seed. Sow Buist's Yellow Summer and White Summer E : Radish. Melons, Cucumbers and Squashes may still be planted for a E E succession. Look out for weeds, as they will now rapidly overgrow e = your crops. E : Corn, for late roasting-ears, should be planted in the early part, e E and also the last of this month. The old-fashioned New England Su- = i gar, Mammoth Sugar and Stowel's Evergreen are the best. E = Your Tomato Seeds have produced the finest fruit I ever saw. One of my cus- E i tomers assured me that he had grown some of your Belle the past season that weighed = I iK P°^"J^^^^ jj^ ^gg^^ WILLIAM ANDERSON, of Florida. | i It affords me pleasure to say that Buist's seeds produced by far the best vegetables E E of any seeds I have ever sown. c-tit, txt/-t7tj r t - i August 19, 1887. J- E. SPRINGER, of Texas. = = I have used Buist's seeds for fifteen years ; they always give perfect satisfaction, E 5 March 8, 1887. G- L. McCREARY, of Alabama. = = Your seeds are the best that I have ever sown. „ „ , ^ . . = ■ i February 25, 1887. PRINCE HUNTER, of Louisiana. g niiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiittitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR; ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiim lethMonth. JUNE, 1888. 30 Days. I MOON'S PHASES. MIDDLE STATES. D. H Last Quarter i ; New M*on 9 11 First Quarter 17 i Full Moon 23 I Last Quarter 30 ic S7 M. ^« M. S4 M. II A. 56 A. SOUTHERN STATES. D. H. ». . Last Quarter i 7 33 M New Sloon 9 11 14 M. First Quarter 17 i 30 M. Full Moon 23 3 47 A. Last Quarter 30 10 32 A. s — Lat. of Middle States. ^ «■ 1° 1 Lat. of Southern States. Aspects of = S D. of rf 2 c Planets and — = ef Thb Sun The Moon : The St 'N The Moon Remarkable E 5W M. Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths = H i Ris. Sets. R&S. Souths Days for bothE h »t. A. >«. // . til . A. «/. CJ J a A. tit. h II!. /i til . // tl! . Latitudes. E = Fr I 4 31 25 40 6 14 i^ 14 F. '4 53 7 3 31 6 14 ^ 1st. (jUJ9.| -*' Ve.r.4.i9M.E = Sa 2 4 30 26 I 10 6 SSif* 2b 2 4 52 7 3 I 5 6 58 =s 3 4 30 26 I 3« 7 41 7 8 4 52 7 4 I 37 7 41 Spica so. 8.28 A E = M 4 4 29 27 2 5 « 23 5; 20 2 14 52 7 4 2 8 8 23 Arctur.so.g.isA.E = iii 5 4 29 28 2 31 9 4 #(f 2 2 ,4 52 7 5 2 37 9 4 ,« 9 ,4 51 7 8 10 27 3 26 Ant. so, 10.51 A.E ETh 14 4 28 32 II 20 4 17 •« 22 si. 4 51 7 9 II 8 4 17 Jupiters. 3 23M.5 5Kr 15 4 28 33 II 54 5 7 *«• 5 14 51 7 9 II 4b 5 7 ^ Vegas. 0.57E ^17th. [M.E sSa 16 4 28 33 morn 5 56 #<• 19 4 51 7 10 morn 5 56 = S 17 4 28 33 27 6 46 S? 3 4 51 7 10 23 b 4b $inU: dd-d-E EM 18 4 28 34 59 7 37 ii? 17 i4 51 7 10 59 7 37 !(55«. = ETu 19 4 28 34 I 31 8 30 1*1 I 4 52 7 II I 3b 8 30 ^stat.: $in Q.E rW 20 4 28 34 2 5 9 25 1*1 16 !4 52 7 II 2 15 9 25 'Sutiniter begins.^ E'lTi 21 4 29 34 2 43 10 .23 vK I 2 ,4 52 7 II 2 5« 10 23 (jl| M)K 2b 3 I4 54 7 12 10 30 3 16 ' 5 in aphelion. — E'lh 28 4 31 35 II 13 4 b 1^ 9 3 14 54 7 12 II 6 4 6 Nept. r. 2.39 M.E EIt 29 4 3' 35 II 41 4 53 ^ 22 3 r+ 54 7 12 II 38 4 53 -F 30th.[Paul= Hba 5= 30 4 32 35 morn 5 37 •m' 5 3 14 55 7 12 morn 5 37 I JEWISH CALENDAR.— 5648. June 10, Tammuz. E I NOTABLE MONTHLY EVENTS. = 5 2, 1814, Treaty of Paris.— 4, 1871, Telegraph to China.— 9, 1800, Battle of Montebello. E — —14, 1800, Battle of Marengo. — 18, 1880, Gen. Sutter died —26, 1813, Battle of Lnndy's E E Lane. — 28, 1880, Seewanhaka burned. — 30, 1530, Montezuma died. =: I CONJECTURES OF THE WEATHER. | E 1-4, pleasant; 5-7, cloudy; 8-12, rain; 13-17, clear and warm; 18-20, cloudy and E S sultry; 21-22, thunderstorms; 23-27, pleasant; 28-30, warm. E E Copvrifrhted Aucust 1, 1881. = g — . ... • , E i BtJISrS SEEDS SPEOtJT QtJICKL?. | nHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiuiiiiiumiiMiiiiiiiimtiiiitiiiiiiiii iiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif ■iJlllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllillllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 19 I JIINE. The gardener of the South and the garden amateur have much to reflect upon in this glorious month of bearable sunshine. Renew all crops as advised ; plant Snap-short Beans ; look over Melons, Cucum- bers, and Squashes ; destroy bugs and every other enemy ; weeds abhor with the vengeance of destruction. Stir up the soil to keep in moisture, and allow the air and dew to penetrate ; all will assist to keep the growing life in crops. Transplant Cauliflower, Brocoli, Buist's Drumhead and Flat Dutch Cabbage, which must be liberally supplied with water ; perseverance will always insure success in your gardening operations. ^IS THE — BEST TABLE AND THE MOST PROFITABLE SHIPPING VARIETY. This Stock is put up and sold only in our Sealed Papers and Cartoons. We send out no Seed of this variety in bulk. The first and most important feature in growing cucumbers for market is to obtain the choicest seed stock for planting. Most of the crops grown are very much mixed, and of inferior quality. Buist's Perfection is regarded by growers as the finest and purest stock known. It is not only the very earliest, but it produces cucumbers of the finest form and most salable size for shipping purposes. It was introduced by us three years since, and is already being grown by the most extensive cucumber cultivators in this country. Our crop the past season, grown especially for seed, was over 150 acres. I Price per oz., I " " iib., 20 cents. 40 " Price per lb., - " " 10 lbs., $1.50 I $12.50 i Siiimnniimiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiniiiiiininiiiiiiiniiimimiiiiimiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiv ieth Month. JULY, 1888. 31 Days. I MOON'S PHASES. 1 MIDDLE STATES. SOUTHERN STATES. 5 U. H . M . D. H. M. i New ^looii...... o I 20 M . New Moon cfi M ~ First Ousrter... 16 7 17 M. First Qu Full Moo irter 16 6 53 M. — Full Moon 2^ .in 1\L n - 21 n cc Nt = Last Quarter J ~ T^ 1 , 00 A Last Oiin rter 3 3 9 A. i -*" -^ -'-' ' ^ 1 Lat. of Middle States. jj «; ° Lat. of Southern states. Aspects of = D. p. S 2 g u S -Sq Planets and E of |lof Thk Sun The Moon The Son 1 The Moon Remarkable S W. M. Ris. S ;ts. R&S. Souths ^ 'I^^Ris. Sets. .R&S. Souths Days for both= [ A tu. A. ;«. /i. tu. h. tii. "^ J W \}t- til. h. III. /^. W/. h. til. Latitudes. 5 S" I 4 32 7" "35 8 6 20 S i7i!S. 4 55 T 12 8 6 20 Alph.so.8.48A.i M 2 4 33 7 34 35 7 2 Si 29 4 4 56 7 12 39 7 2 Venus r. 4.48 ISLE . Tu 3 4 33 7 34 I 2 7 44 IPF 11 4 4 56 7 12 I 10 7 44 apog. : d in ap.S :wi 4 4 34 7 34 I 30 8 27 Hff 22 4 !4 57 7 II I 42 8 27 U^Q = ETlV 5 4 35 7 34 2 9 12 S=J! 4 4 4 57 7 II 2 17 9 12 dVd. 1 JFr 6 4 -55 7 33 236 9 58 f=? 16 5 [4 58 7 II 2 55 9 58 Ant. so. 9.21 A = iSa 7 4 36 7 33 3 17 10 47 » 29 5 4 58 7 II 3 38 10 47 Mars s. 11.54 A.E IS 8 4 37 7 33 4 I II 38 M II 5 |4 58 7 II 4 23 II 38 '|l|)6$0inf«i wl's^/j.CinQ.E :M 9 4 3^ 7 32 sets Ev.30 M 23 5 4 59 7 ID sets Ev.30 i Tu lo 438 7 32 8 42 I 22 •« 6 5 4 59 7 10 825 I 22 6h(i- 1 E W 1 1 4 39 7 32 9 21 2 14 •K 19 5 5 7 10 9 7 2 14 c5 $0 superior.E ETh: 12 4 39 7 31 9 56 3 5l«^ 2 5 5 I 7 9 9 47 3 5 Vega so. 11.7 A.E EFr' 13 4 40 7 31 10 29 3 54y 16 6 5 I 7 9 10 24 3 54 Jupit. s. 1.22 M.E jSa' I4'4 41 7 30 II I 4 44:^ 6 5 2 7 9 II 4 44 65C. E IS [I5|4 41 7 30 II 34 5 33 3? 14 6 5 2 7 8 II 37 5 33 (^d^fl. E ^lath. E jM ji6 4 42 7 29 morn 6 24!!* 28 6 5 3 7 8 morn 6 24 '■ TU117 4 43 7 28 7 7 i&iH 12 6 5 4 7 8 15 7 16 d^c 1 E\V ji8 4 44 7 28 42 8 iiji«i 26 6 5 4 7 7 55 8 II }§ gr. hel. fat. S.E EThii9 4 45 7 27 I 22 9 9'« II 6 ;5 5 7 7 I 39 9 9 1 5 Stat.: ([ in per. E EFr 20 4 45 7 26 2 7 10 8iVK 25 6 iS 6 7 6 2 28 10 8 jFom. s. 2.57 ^LE :Sa 21 4 46 7 25 3 11 8 «? 10 6 5 6 7 6 3 22 II 8 ;Sat. s. 7.34 A. wE eS 22 4 47 7 25 3 58 morn 1? 24 6 I5 7 7 5 4 20 morn Illlllll EM' 23 4 48 7 24 rises 7 \^ 8 6 5 8 7 4 rises 7 ETu 24I4 49 7 23 83s I 3 '>aX 21 6 5 8 7 4 8 22 I 3 Mark.so.2.49]\LE EW 25 4 50 7 22 9 10 I 55 1^ 4 6 5 9 7 3 9 I I 55 \St. James. i E Th I26 4 51 7 21 9 41 2 44 |1^ 17 6 [5 10 7 2 9 36 2 44 Uran. s. 10.17 A.E i Fr 27 4 52|7 20 10 9 3 30 !'«< 6 5 10 7 2 lo 8 3 30 6h?- 1 i Sa 28 4 53 7 19 10 36 4 14 iS 13 6 5 " 7 I 10 39 4 14 Ant. so. 7.54 A.E IS 29 4 54 7 18 " 3 4 57 'MV 25 6 5 " 7 II 10 4 57 J' 30th. 1 EM 30 4 55 7 17 II 31 5 39 '-ipr 7 6 5 12 7 II 42 5 39 |Tu3i 4 56 7 16 morn 6 22 #f 19 6 is 13 6 i^ morn 6 22 (( in apogee. E JEWISH CALENDAR.-5648. Julyg, Ab. NOTABLE MONTHLY EVENTS. I, 1781, Battle of Porto Novo. — 5, 1811, Independence of Venezuela. — 13, 1815, Napol- eon surrendered.— 14, 1789, Bastile captured.— 24, 1862, Martin Van Buren died.— 28, 1833, Wilberforce died. — 30, 1718, William Penn died. CONJECTURES OF THE WEATHER. 1-6, very warm ; 7-10, cloudy and rain ; 11-15, clear and warm ; 16-20, hot and sultry ; 21-25, showers ; 26-31, clear and pleasant. Copyrighted August 1, 1981. I BDIST'S MORNIN& STAR, EARLIEST l\\ BEST PEA. i ^iiiiiiniii iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiMiiiii niiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiMMniiiiiii iitimiiiiiiiiii! £!tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllttlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllti I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 21 | I JUI.Y. I = If there is any month in the twelve where there may be some = = cessation of labor by the gardener of the Sonth, it is July — ground is = = dry, atmosphere hot. Seeds may be sown, but they do not vegetate ; E = weeds, however, grow, and they must be kept under. Snap Beans = S will grow, and plant them for succession ; water Celery or mulch it ; = = towards the end of the month, if moist, sow Ruta Baga Turnip ; se- E E lect Buist's Improved Yellow, which is by far the finest variety ; plant E E Cucumber seed for pickles ; transplant Drumhead and Flat Dutch E E Cabbage under showers ; prepare ground for crops in the ensuing = E month ; sow Squash, Spinach, and also a supply of Turnips and = E Sugar Corn. E E The Turnip-fly is a very destructive insect on the Ruta Baga and = E Turnip crop, frequently eating off the young plants just as fast as they = E makf, their appearance above ground. Examine closely and if = E they are discovered, dust them with plaster. Frequent failures are = = often experienced in securing a good stand of plants ; do not become E E disheartened, but re-seed at once. E E Turnip Seed is always a very uncertain article to purchase, as the great object ^ = with some gfrowers the past few years appears to be to raise it cheaply, regardless of ^ = quality. To guard against any such disappointment, PURCHASE and SOW = E BUIST'S GROWTH ; all the leading mercnants throughout the Southern States E E generally keep this brand, but in purchasing, observ^e that the packages are distinctly = = marked GROWN BY BUIST. The great popularity of our seed has caused some ^ = northern dealers who are not growers, (but who are compelled to purchase all the = E seed they sell,) to imitate our style of putting up in order to sell their inferior stocks E — of the common Imported or inferior American seed. E I OPINION OF OUR CUSTOMERS \ I ABOUT THE QUALITY OF I I JBtjiist's Gra^rdeix {^eeds. I E No seed came nearer to perfection than those I bought of you last season. E E April 29, 1887. W. W. SMITH, of North Carolina, = E I consider Buist's garden seeds the best of all, especially your Improved Flat Dutch = E Cabbage and Belle Tomato. They cannot be recommended too highly, as they are E = unequalled by any for quality. = E March II, 1837. W. L. SAXON, of Georgia. = E I have used your garden seeds for many years, and prefer them to any others. = E February 7, 1887. W. M. JACKSON, of Alabama. = E Your seeds are fine. — E February 28, 1887. FRANK ^LAYTON, of Florida. = E I have been using your garden seeds for many years, and never had them fail. — E February 14, 1887. W. J. AUSTIN, of Louisiana. § E I have planted Buist's garden seeds for over ten years, and will use no others when E E I can get them. = E August I, 1887. B. H. TAYLOR, of South Carolina. = E I have had splendid results from all of your seeds, and can recommend them heartily. E = May 4, 1887. J. H. LYNCH, of Indian Territory. E E Have used Buist's garden seeds exclusively in my garden this year with great satis- E = faction. Your E.vtra Early Peas are the best I ever grew. = E May 28, 1887. MRS. H. BRISCO, of Virginia. = E Have tested your seeds, and liave never grown better. E E June I, 1887. A. F. THERIOT, of Texas. E fiiiniiiiunuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiniiiiminiiniiiiiHmiiniiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ±IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII(^ i 8th Month. AUGUST, 1888. 31 Days.! MOON'S PHASES. MIDDLE STATES. D. H New Moon 7 1 First Quarter 14 11 Full Moon 21 II Last Quarter 29 t M. 2S A. 48 M. 24 M. 22 M. SOUTHERN STATES. D. H. M. New Moon 7 i i A. First Quarter 14 11 24 M. Full Moon 21 n o ^L Last Quarter 29 8 58 M. = Lat. of Middle States j m" 1 , Lat. of Southern States. ! .Aspects of E E D. of '1 HE Si ^ 1 ° thsi S l^LANETS AND = Kemakkable E = of JN The Moc The S UN 1 The Moon = W. M. i< IS. Sets. R&S. Sou = t- ^ Ris. s ;ts. R&S. Souths Days for bothE ^ h in. /:. ;«. /'. »!. h. tn. u J 1 W h. III. h. in. /;. in. h. III. Latitudes. E = \v 14 57 7 15 I 7 6 f=2 i[ S. 5 M 6 5^ 16 7 6;c5^^([: (jT^Q. = = Ih 2 4 .S« 7 14 34 7 52 «f 13 6 5 14 b 57 52 7 52||Venuss. 7.18 A.E = Jbr 3 4 5« 7 13 I II 8 40 s=? 25; 6 5 15 b 56 I 32 8 40, Vega so. 9.41 A.E = Sa 4 4 59 7 12 I 55 9 30 M 71 b 15 lb b 55 2 17 9 30 Alt. so. 10 49 A. «E = y 5 5 7 10 2 44 10 21 M 19 6 5 It, b 55 3 6 10 2li[d§C: ^infi.E = M ETu 6 7 5 5 I 2 7 7 9 8 3 40 sets II Ev 14:* • 7HK 2 15 b 5 15 17 5 18 b 6 54 53 4 I sets ii.'PS.^9«l EW 8 5 3 7 7 7 53 59 HK 29! 5 5 i« b 52 7 42 59 Mars s. 10.34 A.E = Ih 9 5 4 7 5 8 29 I 5o;;rt» 12i 5 5 19 b 51 823 I 50|Fomal.s.i.39M.E = br 10 5 5 7 4 9 3 2 41 »«• 2b, 5 5 20 b 50 9 I 2 4 Iji $ in perihelion. E = Sa II 5 6 7 3 9 35 3 31 ^ '°1 5 5 21 b 49 9 3« 3 31 dSC E Sb i 12 5 7 7 I 10 7 4 21 ^ 25I 5 15 21 b 48 10 14 4 2irjupit. s. 11.21 A.E = M '3 5 8 7 10 41 5 13 1*1 9 5 5 22 b 47 10 53 b 6j[ M_i4«». E = l'u «4 S 9 6 59 II 19 b 61*1 23 4 5 2.1 b 46 11 36 = \V •5 5 10 6 5« morn 7 o|,»«g 7| 4 5 23 b 4S morn 7 $gr.hel.lat. N.E = l'h 16 5 II b 56 2 7 59 vK 21 4 5 24 b 43 22 7 59: Mark. S.I. 19 M.5 = i^'r 17 5 12 b 54 52 8 5« 1^ 5 4 5 25 b 42 I 13 " 5*^ iAlge.s.2.23M.fe?E = Sa 18 5 13 b 53 I 48 9 5fc ^ 19 3 S 25 b 41 2 10 9 56 Saturn r. 4.22 M.= es 19 5 14 b 52 2 49 10 52 .* 3! 3 5 26 b 40 3 10 10 521 a in t5- E = M 20 5 15 b 50 3 53 II 45 vaX '^, 3 |5 26 b 39 4 12 " 45'f«^D'^0. E morn V5y;gJse. = = lu 21 5 lb b 49 rises morn <£)( 3 i5 27 6 3« rises = W 22 5 17 b 47 7 40 35 ^ 1.3I 3 5 28 6 37 7 33 35, Pol. so. 3.13 M.E E'l'h, 23 5 18 b 46 8 9 I 22 <* 2b 2 5 29 6 35 8 6 I 22 1^ § superior.E = Fr 24 5 19 b 44 837 2 7 8 2 Is 29 b 34 8 38 2 7 St. Bartholoiit. E = Sa 25 5 20 b 43 9 4 2 51 S 21 2 j5 30 b 7>S 9 9 2 51 Uran. s. 8.23 A.E es 2b 5 21 b 41 9 31 3 34 ^ 3 I 5 31 9 32 9 40 3 34 Acher.so.3.i3M.E EM , 27 5 22 b 40 10 4 i6j/if^F 15 I 5 31 b 31 10 13 4 16 Vega so. 8.6 A. E = lu 28 5 23 b 3« 10 32 5 oW 27 I 15 32 b 29 10 48 5 ll ^'i'«. /l. w. /l. VI. A. »/.ll u 2 u) /t. til. /i. >«. h. fit. A. >«.|j Latitudes. E = Sa I .S 27 6 32 34 8 II tt 15 F. '5 35 6 24 5b 8X1 Venus s. 7.4.^ aE = s 2 5 28 b 30 I 27 9 3i!M 27 I 5 35 b 23 I 49 9 3'C'nQ. E = M 3 5 29 b 28 2 26 9 55, •« 10 I 5 3b b 22 2 47 9 55 dhd. E = Tu 4 5 30 b 27 3 30 10 48-* 24 I 5 3b b 20 3 47 10 48 ,^,tp Stat. = = \v 5 5 31 b 25 4 36 II 40; f^ 8 2 i5 37 b 19 4 50 II 40 W^th. i = Th 6 S 32 b 24 .sets Ev.32 UK* 22 2 I5 .3« b 18 sets Ev.32 dSC: c5$ 2 4 5 42 b 8 morn 6 52 $ in t;. E = Kr 14 5 40 6 10 morn 7 50 ^ lb 5 '5 43 b 7 5 7 50 Altairs.S.SA t>E = Sa 15 5 41 b 9 41 «45 «r 29 5 i5 44 b b I 3 « 45 C in U- E = S lb 5 42 b 7 I 42 9 3« vaX 13 5 [5 44 b 4 2 2 9 38 Saturn r. 2.45 1\LE EM 17 5 43 b 5 2 47 10 29 vaK 2b b k 45 b 3 3 4 10 29 .Fonial. s. ii.i A.E = Tu 18 5 44 b 4 3 52 II lb 1^ 9 b 5 46 b 2 4 5 II lb 65$- 1 = W = Th 19 20 5 5 45 46 b 2 6 4 56 ri.ses morn 2 \A 21 4 7 7 5 4b 5 47 b 5 59 5. 4 rises morn 2 l/«\d^$. E = Fr 21 5 47 5 59 7 5 4b 15; 17 7 5 48 5 5« 7 8 46 6V. Matthew. E = Sa 22 5 48 5 57 7 32 I 28 ;MW 29 8 5 48 5 56 7 39 I 28 Autumn begins.^ = S 23 5 49 5 55 8 2 II >l(if II 8 5 49 5 55 8 II 2 II 5 in aphelion. E = M 24 5 50 5 54 8 29 2 55 '-«r 23 8 S 49 5 54 8 45 2 55 dWd- i = lu 25 5 51 5 52 9 3 3 39 :^ 5 9 5 50 5 52 9 22 3 39 C in apogee. E = W 2b 5 52 5 50 9 42 4 25 f=? lb 9 5 51 S 51 10 2 4 2S Uranus s. 6.23 A.E = lh 27 3 53 5 48 10 25 5 12 ^ 28 9 S SI 5 SO 10 47 S 12 -Jlk P0IS.0.52M.E EiT 28 5 54 5 47 II 14 b I M 10 10 s 52 5 48 II 36 6 I = .Sa 29 5 55 5 45 morn b 52 tt 23 10 S 53 5 47 morn 6 52 Michaelmas. E Eb 30 5 5b 5 43 9 7 43 HIS 5 10 5 54 546 30 7 43 6^. of n Tl 2 !|e fLANETS AND — of The Sun The Moon i ^ The Sun The Moon Remarkable = \v M. Kis. Sets. R&S.jSouths i 5 1 |H Ris. IS ;ts. R & S. [Souths; Days for bothS I /« »i. A. ,n. /i. >«.JA. >«. 1 ^ J Iw A. »i.\h. «/. /i . »i . /;. f>i. Latitudes. — M 5 57 5 42 I 10 8 35L* 18 F.; 5 54 5 44 I 29 8 351 Altairso. 7.1 A.E lu 25 .s« 5 40 2 15 9 27' fJ* 2!!ii 5 55 5 43 2 31 9 27 Venus s. 6.41 A.= \V 3 5 59 5 3« 3 23 10 igjpf* l6!:Il!s 56 5 42 3 35 10 I9,Fomal.so.9.59A = Ih 46 5 37 4 34 II iiji^ i2J5 56 5 40 4 40 Ev. ^Wst,.. [A.i br s 6 I 5 35 sets Ev. i^ I5l|i2!5 57 5 39 sets Sa 6 6 2 5 33 6 40 S7\\th « 12 5 58 5 38 6 48 57'69C:6^!W' 19 15 6 9 5 20 6 44 5iic5U'«. = .\1 22 6 19 5 9 7 3 I 35!'5=2 I lb 6 10 5 19 7 21 I 35 C in apogee. = 1 u 23 6 20 5 8 7 40 2 2dgs8 13 lb 6 10 5 18 8 2 20 Aldeb.so.2.2iM = W 246 21 5 b 8 20 3 7:'S=« 25 16 6 II 5 17 8 42 3 7iUran. r. 5.14 M.i Ih 2516 23 5 5 9 b 3 55SiM 7i|i6 6 12 5 lb 9 29 3 55 Cap.s.2.S2.M.<=>= l Latitudes. E Th 6 31 3 20 9 45I Sr 8 Iv 6 18 5 9 3 24 9 45 ■A// Saiiits' J}ay% Kr 2 632 4 55 4 32 10 :<^ a? 2i lb 19 5 « 4 31 10 38 '/iffiiii5i"oO. = Sa .3 '^ .5.3 4 54 5 4b II ?i?> X*J 8 lb 6 20 5 7 5 40 II 33^S^'a,/. c5 5c.= S5 4 .34 + 53 sets Kv 30 j*i 2i lb b 21 5 b sets IIV.30 ([ in peiigce. E M 5 6 35 4 52 6 33 I 30 vK 8 lb b 22 5 b b 53 I 30 (5^(1: d?(I- E T t^ .57 4 50 7 24 2 32 »« 23 lb b 23 5 5 7 4b 2 32 5 in perihelion. E \V / b 38 + 49 8 22 3 Zi 1? 8 lb 6 24 5 4 8 45 3 33 dcfC- ^E Til is & 39 4 4^ 9 25 4 32 I?r 22 lb b 24 5 3 9 47 4 32 $ stationary. E I'l- 9 6 41 4 47 10 30 5 29 vaX 6 16 6 25 5 2 10 50 5 29 f^ i^ lUth. = Si I b 42 4 4(5 II 35 b 21 ^ 19 lb 6 2b 5 2 II 52 6 21 S 1 1 ' 43 4 45 morn 7 10 i^ 2 lb 6 27 5 I morn 7 ic D»2 0. = \i 12 6 44 1 44 40 7 5b A 15 !ib b 28 5 52 7 5b Marss. 8.30 A. E I'll '3 >> 45 + 44 I 42 8 40 ^ 28 15 t) 29 5 I 49 840 9 in aphelion. E w J4 6 46 \ 43 2 42 9 23 x 10 15 b 30 4 59 2 45 9 23 Algen. S0.8.29.A.E rh: 15 b 47 \ 42 3 41 lO 5 S 22 15 b 31 4 59 3 40 10 5 Jupiter s. 6.1 .\ ■£. Im- lb 49 4 41 4 39 10 47 #(P 4 15 b 32 4 5« 4 34 10 47 $ gr. hel. lat.N.E ."M '7 . 50 4 40 5 37 II 30 w lb 15 b 33 4 5« 5 28 II 30 ;0gr.el.W.i9°34'= s 18 '^ 51 4 40 rises morn 4(ilf 28 15 b 34 4 57 rises morn p-^Pol.s.9.2oA.E M '9 > .S2 4 39 5 3« 15 f^ 10 14 b 34 4 57 5 5« 15 'lu :o b 54 4 3X 6 18 I 2 f=? 22 !i4 ib 35 4 5b 6 40 I 2 Saturn r.io.48.A.E W ji b .S5 4 3^^ 7 2 I 49 tt 4 14 lb 3b 4 5b 7 25 I 4( .Xclitr. SO.9.27A.E Th 22 b 5 b 4 37 7 51 2 3S M lb 14 f 37 4 5b 8 14 2 3^ S^Q- «E I-'r .) *' 57 4 37 8 46 3 28 M 28 13 lb 38 4 5b 9 7 3 2^ C "" Q- = Sa 24 > 58 4 3t> 9 44 4 18 •« IC II3 'b 39 4 55 10 3 4 i.^ dhC IM.E S -T b 59 4 l*^ 10 46 5 7 >« 22 13 b 40 4 5S II 2 5 7 '"JlK L'ran. r 3.17E .\i 2h 7 43b II 51 5 5b f^ ■; II2 lb 41 4 55 morn 5 5^ lu -7 7 ' 4 35 morn b 44 rf 18 12 6 42 4 54 3 6 44 '•Vldcb, 8.11.^9 A.E W ;S 7 2 1 y:> 58 7 33 h 2 |I2 6 42 4 54 I 5 7 33 N'ept. s. 6.15 M.E Ih 9 7 3 4 34 2 7 8 2^ if lb |ll b 43 4 54 2 9 8 23 '•6$,l. h. 771. It. 771. Aspects of = Planets and = Remarkable = Days for bothE Latitudes. E Sa s M Tu \\\ Th Fr Sa s M Tu W Th Fr Sa s M i Tu' Wi Th Fr Sa S M = i> I = Tu!25 = ^. I II 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 184 34 1S4 34 >9|4 35 35 35 36 36 37 3« 3« 39 39 40 41 42 42 43 4 3.4 5 50 sets 6 3 7 6 8 14 9 22 10 28 II 32 morn 34 I 2,1, 2 32 3 30 4 28 5 2b 6 23 rises 5 46 6 40 7 3« 8 40 9 43 10 48 " 53 morn I 2 II 3 24 4 38 5 5' 10 12 1*1 11 iiivK Ev.I2JV|£ 15!: J^ 18 19 IS 7 55 40!^ 24! 5J 8 eix 8 48 > 9 3I/IWP 10 I5#f 11 o^ II 48^5! morn I 1^ 37j tt 1 27 tt 2 IS* 3 6* 3 55li«» 43f«» 16 F. 10 16 5 30 1H^ 185, 7^2? 58A 53 1*1 5i'« 52« i7i ij 15 29 12 24 7 19 I 13; 25 7! 19 I 13 25 7 19, 21 15 -8, I 12 i 26 id 25; 10 25! 6 56 6 57 6 57 6 58 6 58 6 59 6 7 7 7 7 7 ? 7 7 54: 4 25 54 5 36 54 sets 6 26 7 29 8 35 9 40 10 42 11 41 morn 38 1 34 2 28 55 1 3 22 56, 4 17 10 12 11 II Ev.I2 ^ '5 2 18 3 19 15: 5 II 6 5 rises 6 9 7 2 7 58 8 57 9 56 10 56 11 56 morn 7 55 40, 241 6| 8 48 9 31 10 15 11 o II 48 morn o 37 1 27 2 15! 3 6; 3 55 4 43! 5 30 6 18 7 7 7 58, •8 53 9 51, 10 52, d§c. = Venus s. 7.24 A.~ (5 9(1. «| .S/. Nicholas. = Algen.so.6.59 A.5 <5T/0 I rfj Mars s. 8.24= ^lOtli. [A.| Pol. so. 7.53 A. E Acher. so. 8.5 A E Algol so. 9.28 A E Jupiter r.6.38M.E (5 $1;: ([inapo.E /»»\Ald. s. 10.41E ^JStli. [A.| Cap.s.ii.I2A. <=»E $in aph. <[ inQ E U'i7!ter beg: Si.^ d ^ C •[ Tho77ia^ Uran. r. 1.31 M.E Rigel so. 10.53 A.E "Jv Christ7/ias.^ -F ;»«^/*. I St.Joh7i,E7-. I l7i7ioce7iis. E Nept. s. 4.10 M.E 6T|f I]>JOIA. From a Letter Received hy the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India. I beg to report for your information that I consider the seeds supplied to your society by Robert Buist, Jr., of Philadelphia, excellent, and request you will always send me a collection. I have grown his seeds now for years in this district, and have always produced the finest vegetables ; in fact, I am in a position to prove that Buist is one of the best seed-growers of the day. W. HELYS, of India. Our attention to the production of seeds best adapted to warm climates has met with a high appreciation in India, and our exports to that country are only second to our trade in the Southern States. Our first large shipment was made to Calcutta in 1876, embracing many thousands of dollars' worth of seeds ; since then the demand has wonderfully increased — their quality was their own advertisement — and to-day we have orders from Bombay, Calcutta, Allahabad, Benares, and other cities of India from the Punjab and Assam on the north to the Isle of Ceylon on the south. ENTP_A_NCE V « ^ ™ _- . .-^ .. - - . - (]) -4-rtTTTl [TT?n liTTTl I IT I I ^ """^ ^ I T^AA 1 1 t il Trri4T-lM- ', 1 1 H to i ^ I :::^^ PJ-^S'- — -- PLOWER BEANS 4v /I . . rfv 'cn~ " / m- ^-n- -T> 0; n H ;x - -in' -in- [*"•" -IS)' --\z -Z- -<- l^S ~ — Ul- \'-a 1^: Ki = u i di CO = e/JTRANCe H-( 5 iiiiiiiiiiliilllllllililllllllllillllllllliiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiliiiilllllllllllllililiiiiiiiiiiiiliilliiiiiiiir iill s€£a BED rqR_ CUCUMBERS I^ARBOR^i'*/'^ C/\BBACE & — 2iiiiiitiii(iiiiiiniiiiiriiniiniiiiiniiniiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiniuiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiMiiiiiniininiimiimimiiiiiiiiitiiiiiii: I 38 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I The Kitchen Garden. = The Vegetable Garden, in our estimation, is the most important = = appendage to a country villa ; the lawn is certainly very beautiful = = with its velvety carpet and graceful trees, and is without doubt the = = most attractive object for any rural home ; but the garden, from which E = you draw your daily supply of vegetables, is a source of great econ- E E omy, and the amount thus saved would create quite a snug fund in a = E single season ; independent of this, is it not a great pleasure to enjoy E E a dish, the first of the season, of Extra Early Peas ; to be able to cut E E a bunch of Asparagus before your neighbor, or to present a basket of E E Cauliflowers to a friend; and do you not also think the vegetables E E grown in your own garden are always more delicate in flavor than E E those you obtain elsewhere? Yes ! that is always the general opinion, i E whether it is imaginary or not. E E Simple as the cultivation of vegetatiies is considered by many, yet E E to cultivate them successfully requires skill acquired only by experi- = E ence ; book learning, as the farmer terms it, will certainly give you = E the general principles, but there are a great many minor features in = S their culture that you can only become familiar with by practice. E E A good garden, properly cultivated, should supply the table with a E E succession of crops throughout the growing season, and a stock for E § winter use ; but many console themselves with a single crop, and pur- E i chase the balance of their vegetables in our city markets. We cannot E E in this condensed Guide, propose to treat fully on the subject, but will E = give all the information that is required for the inexperienced. The E E first and most important consideration in selecting a spot for the E E garden is the situation ; the most suitable is a very gentle inclination E E towards the east or southeast, that it may have all the advantages of the E E morning sun. The next preferable exposure is south or southwest ; E E if sheltered from the north or northwest, so much the better. Always S E avoid the neighborhood of large spreading trees, as their roots will = E exhau'^i the soil, and their shade injure the crops. In selecting the = E ground, it is ol the greatest importance to have the soil of a healthy = E quality, being mellow, dry and capable of being worked with a spade. = E The best soils are of a friable and loamy texture ; the worst, those of = E a very light sandy, or stiff clayey description. E = After a proper location has been selected, the next most impor- = E tant consideration is to have it laid out in a convenient and attractive E E manner ; a garden containing half an acre well cultivated will produce E E sufHcient vegetables to supply a moderate-sized family throughout the E E the year. The garden should be enclosed by a board fence, against E E the inside of which plant Dwarf Pears, Apricots, Peaches, or Nec- E S TARINES, and train as espaliers ; the fruit produced in this manner is E E always of the finest quality. Our illustration of a kitchen garden will E E give an idea about what is required in order to have convenient spaces E E for all the important vegetables, and their location (excepting Aspara- E i gus) should be changed every year. A border about six to eight feet E E wide should surround the whole garden, and walks laid out from four to S E si.x feet wide. Shou'd the bottom, or subsoil, be retentive, trench the E E ground at least eighteen inches deep, as good vegetables can never = E be produced on sour or shallow soil. By trenching, I mean dig out E E a space two spades wide and one spade deep, placing the soil taken = E out to one side ; then turn up the bottom soil, where it lies, at least = ^luiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuumiiiiuiiiutiuiuiuti smniiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiininiiiiiiiiiimimiiiniininiimiiiiiiiniiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiuiniiiiniiiimiimii; I BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 39 I 3 . I = the full depth of the spade, throw the top of the next trench on the = = first subsoil, and so on until the whole is finished. The general = = method of trenching is to turn the top side down, and the subsoil up , = = this is attended with evil consequences, as many years will elapse = I before the bad soil, which has been turned up, can be made equal to | = the surface soil, which has been turned under. In spading and = = trenching, we, of course, refer to small gardens ; the more extensive = i ones should be plowed and subsoiled. The inclination of the soil of E = one foot in forty, or merely suiBcient to carry off the water, is all that = = is required ; a greater slope than this would, during our heavy rains, = = sweep soil, manure and seeds to the lowest ground. = = Rotation of Crops. — There should always be a rotation of = i crops ; that is, no two crops of a similar nature, such as Beets, Car- E E rots and Parsnips, should be grown two years in succession on the E I same ground , it is not only very exhausting to the soil, but the crops E E thus grown are less productive. To facilitate this rotation, the E E garden should be divided into squares of nearly uniform size ; say in- E = to six or eight squares, with cross-walks of from three to four feet E E wide. Constant stirring of the soil, destroying all weeds, and man- = E uring freely, is one of the secrets of a gardener's success. E E Manure. — Well-decomposed barnyard manure is the most re- § E liable material for general purposes. From twenty to thirty tons is E E sufficient for an acre. For contingencies, or special purposes, use E i Peruvian Guano, at the rate of three hundred pounds to the acre, e E applied in moist weather ; but even frequent uses of this will injure the = E soil. Ground raw bones (if pure) is also a valuable manure, and can be E E used occasionally with excellent effect ; but above all, avoid super- E E phosphate, unless you know, by actual experience of yourself or E E friends, that the brand you purchase is reliable, as thousands of tons E E are annually sold that the farmer actually receives not a particle of E E benefit from. A very beneficial liquid manure is made by dissolving E E guano at the rate of one pound to five gallons of water, to promote E E the growth of vegetables already started. Soapsud water in an ex- E E cellent liquid manure for some garden crops, especially for Celery, E I which if applied every other day during its growing season, the stocks E E will be crisp and of a mammoth size. E In order to se- E cure a supply of early E vegetables, a hot- E bed frame is inais- E pensable. It can be E constructed by any E man, at a very small = cost ; it consists of a = wooden frame, gen- E erally six feet wide, E and from six to six- E teen feet long, accor- E I HOT-BED FRAME. ding to the supply of E E early vegetables re- E E quired ; one side to be at least six inches higher than the other ; the E E frame to be subdivided by cross-bars, and each division covered by a E E glazed sash ; the sides and ends should be joined by hooks and sta- | E pies, to admit of its being taken apart, and stored away when not g iitiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir ^Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllll I 40 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ = required. After completion, place it on the manure-bed, prepared in s = the following manner : The frame should face the south or southeast ; i = fill in about ten inches of rich pulverized soil, and allow it to stand a E E few days, giving it air by slightly raising the sash, so that the fiery E E vapor or steam may escape. The seeds of Cabbage, Cauliflower, E E Egg-Plant, Peppers, Tomatoes and many other varieties may be E E sown, and the plants planted out as soon as the frosty weather is over. E I Preparing Manure for Hot-Beds.— Fresh stable ma- i E nure only, not exceeding six weeks old, is suitable for this purpose. E E Turn it over into a compact heap, protected from heavy rains or E E snow ; allow it to remain so for about eight days, when it should be = E made up into the requisite form to suit the frame. If there is a = = scarcity of manure, use with it one-half fresh tanner's bark. Egg- = E Plant seed requires a strong heat to make it vegetate ; for such the = E hot material will require to be two feet thick. Where the ground is = E quite dry, a very good method is to dig a space about eighteen inches = E deep, and put the manure therein ; tramp it firmly and evenly ; place = § thereon the frame and sash ; put in the rich earth, and in about four = = days sow the seed, having previously stirred the earth freely, to de- = E stroy any seeds of weeds therein. = E Cold Frame is a simple construction of boards for wintering = E Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, or Brocoli, for planting out early in = E Spring. Select a dry southern exposure ; form a frame from four to E E six feet wide, and as long as is required. The back should be four- E E teen inches, and the front six inches high, with a cross-tie every six E E feet. Seeds of Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, and Brocoli, sown in E E the open border early in September, will be ready to plant into the cold E E frame about the end of October. The soil should be well prepared = E and smoothly raked before planting. Admit air freely on all pleasant = = days, but keep closed in severe weather. = E Cold Pit. — This is a structure in very general use for growing = E Cauliflowers during Winter. The situation must be dry and well = E sheltered, having a south or southeast exposure. Dig out a space of = = two feet deep, and eight feet wide, if for brick and nine feet wide if for = I stone. Build the back wall four and a half feet high ; that will be two = E and a half feet above ground, and three feet high in the front. If the = I ground is not dry, and is subject tounder-water, anddrainingcannot be = I effected, do not dig so deep, and surround the walls with two feet = = thick of earth, which will keep the frost from penetrating them. If | I Cauliflower is to be planted, put into the pit three feet of leaves from the | E woods, tramp them firmly, over which put one foot of rich earth ; after = E it remains for two weeks, it will be ready for the plants. Six plants | E for each sash of four feet will be enough. The space may be filled up = E with Lettuce and Radish. | E Hot Pit. — Constructed in the same manner as the Cold Pit, | E but having the appliances of artificial warmth, either by hot manure = = and leaves, about half and half, firmly trampled into the bottom, two E E and a half to three feet thick ; or one half fresh tanner's bark, half | E dried, mixed with hot manure, is very efficient, over which place about E I one foot of earth. In about two weeks the heat will have subsided = I sufficiently to admit of Cucumbers being planted, or any other seeds = I or roots requiring artificial warmth to fonvard their growth. These = = materials are readily obtained by every farmer and gardener. " S niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiilif uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiif DDLTDtflL DItEGTIOKS GROWN AND FOR SALE BY ROBERT BUIST, Jr.| SEED FARMS :—Rosedale, Waterford and Mom'sville. | SEED WAREHOUSES: | 922 and 924 Market St., ab. Ninth | (Adjoining: tbe Post-Office), = Storage Warehouses, Lombard Street, | PHILADELPHIA. | (41) I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiitiininiirr JiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiii^ I 42 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ I ARM'ICHOKH. i E Artichaut (Ft.). Artischoke (Ger.). Alcachofa (Sp.). = Large Green Globe.— This | is not a popular vegetable in this = country, and is cultivated to a very = limited extent. It is a very coarse- = growing plant, occupying much = space, while only a small portion is = available for food, which is the re- = ceptacle of the flower. Plant the = seed early in Spring, in rows three = inches apart, and one foot from row E to row ; cover with fine earth one- E quarter of an inch ; when one year E old, transplant them two feet apart E each way, in deep, rich soil. Where = the winters are severe, they must be = protected with dry litter, or a bed of E leaves, or by raising around them = _ about eight inches of earth ; manure = E and dig annually between ths rows. The heads are boiled, and eaten = E with butter and salt ; the bottom of these heads is very fleshy, and is E E cooked in various ways, sometimes being dried for winter use. The = E French are very partial to this vegetable. E I Artichoke Roots— Jerusalem.— This variety is quite I E distinct from the above, and is only produced from the root or tuber ; = i are planted and cultivated the same as the potato ; is immensely pro- E E ductive and a fattening food for hogs ; is also highly esteemed for E = pickling. E I ASPARAOUS. I E AsPKRCE (Fr.). Spakcel (Ger.). Esparracgos (Sp.). = E The Asparagus is a favorite vegetable with all ; almost E 5 every rural family have a patch or bed of it in their garden, and there E E is generally great competition among neighbors in cutting the first E E bunch of the season. There are really but two varieties, the Green E E Top and the Purple Top ; either of these, if grown on very rich soil, E E will produce very large stalks, which many cultivators call the Giant, i E Mammoth, Colossal, &c. The seed should be soaked and sown early E = in Spring, two inches deep, and eighteen inches from row to row ; = _H the soil should be of a rich, sandy loam, well manured and prepared. = E After the plants are either one or two years old, transplant them into = E permanent beds, prepared in the following manner : — E E The ground should be thoroughly trenched, burying in plenty of E E manure, as no more can be supplied after the beds are planted (except = E by surface dressings); the soil can scarcely be too rich, for the sweet- E E ness and tenderness of the shoots depend on the rapidity of their E E growth. A plot of ground twenty feet wi ]e and fifty feet long will be E E large enough to supply a moderate-sized family ; over it sow about E E one hundred pounds of salt, incorporating it with the soil to the depth E E of four inches. After being properly levelled, divide it off into beds | = four feet wide, with alleys of tv'o feet between them. Drive in a strong | i stake at each corner, take up the plants carefully from the seed-rows E E ^with a spading-fork, expose them to the air as little as possible, keep E niiuiiiinmuiuiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiaiuiiuiiiiiiuiiujimmiuuuiuiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiitiiin :iiriiiiiiii:iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiriiiiiriMiiniinni iiiii: BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 43 i THE ASPARAGUS. i them covered during the time ©f i planfing, and do not allow the roots i to become dry. Stretch a line the = length of the bed, nine inches from = the edge, and with a spade cut a i small furrow six inches deep ; set a = row of plants along tl. e trench, niae i inches apart, with the crown of the = roots two inches below the surface ; = having finished a row, cover them = directly, rake evenly, and proceed to = open another furrow, a foot from the = first ; plant in the same manner, and = so on until you have four rows to a E bed. Cut down the stems the last = of Autumn, and. after clearing ofT E the weeds, cover with a dressing of E manure or rich compost, which is to E be forked in early Spring ; the plants i must be properly established before E cutting for use, which will require at i least two seasons. As the alleys E E between the beds will be so much ground idle the first two years, they S = can be planted with Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish or other similar crops ; E i but nothing should be planted on the beds, as it would rob the ground E i of a great portion of its nutriment. E I The New York Market Gardeners, at Oyster Bay, who make i = Asparagus-growing a specialty, grow it in the following manner : = i " They select a good sandy loam, which is the best adapted for E i an early cutting for market. The ground should be thoroughly E I plowed as deep as possible, and furrowed off each way from four to E E five feet. At each intersection dig the dirt out so as to make the hole E i at least twelve inches deep, then put in about a half-bushel of good E i strong stable manure, and press down ; cover with soil, and set the E = plant so that the crown will be about eight or ten inches from the top E E of the ground when levelled off ; spread the roots out flat in setting, E E and cover with soil ; keep the ground loose by cultivating ; hoe out all E E grass and weeds. They can be set out either in the Fall or Spring ; = = the Fall is best, as the roots get ready to start sooner in the Spring. E E They will want no additional manure until the second Spring after = E setting, when they should have a liberal dressing of manure plowed § E in, and the ground kept loose and clean. The third Spring give the = E plants a sprinkling of guano ; as soon as frost is out of the ground, E E cultivate and loosen the soil. This season you will cut, but not too E E heavy, as it is better to cut light to strengthen the roots. After cut- E E ting, give a heavy dressing of manure, and keep loose and clean. In E E the Fall, before the seed drops, cut the tops and burn, to prevent fill- E E ing the ground with small plants. All that is necessary after this is E = to use guano early in Spring, and plow and work in ; and after cut- S § ting, to apply a good coating of manure between the rows, keeping S = the ground loose and clean. One-year-old plants are best for setting. E E Any kind of manure is good, with occasionally a dressing of salt. E E The very best manure, where it can be obtained, is night-soil, S E plowed in ; but any kind will do if you use enough of it ; there need 5 aiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiT ^iiiiiiiiiiniiiJiiMninniiiiniiiMiMinniiiniiMiniiiiiMiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiihiiiimiimimiii. 1 44 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I = be no fear of giving it too much, as the crop will pay fourfold to the = = quantity of manure used. For marketing, the sprouts should be all = = large, as green as possible, and cut, when bunched, eight inches long. = = The bunches should be five inches across the butt end, and tied with = = basswood-tie near each end. If to be kept over night, wet the butts = = and stand on the ground in a cool cellar; keep the tops dry after = = bunching. = I BEANS (Dwarf/Snap, or Busli). I H Haricot (Fr ). Bohne (Ger.). Frijol Enano (Sp.). E To afford a regular succession of erops = throughout the season, plant every two weeks, E from the middle of Spring to the end of Sum- = mer ; but not until the soil becomes warm, as = they are very sensitive to both heat and cold. = Plant in rows, eighteen inches apart, two inches = deep ; cultivate frequently, but only when dry, = as the scattering of earth on the foliage or pods, = when moist, will cause them to become dam- = aged with rust. This crop will flourish between E the ridges of Celery, rows of Corn or Cabbage, E when they are first planted, as the Beans would E be ready for the table before the other crops E attain any size. E Wax or Stringless Beans have | now become a universal favorite throughout E the country ; so much so, that we have not yet E been able to grow sufficient to supply the in- = creasing demand ; they are, without an excep- = tion, the best of the entire Bean family, and = in sayir g this, we do not make the famous Li- = ma an exception ; they are entirely free from = strings, the pods are of a beautiful waxy yellow = color ; boil down as rich as butter, and taste E more like a tenderloin beefsteak than a vegeta- E ble. The German Wax Pole we regard as super- E ior to the Dwarf, being more fleshy and richer. E It amply repays the extra trouble and expense E of furnishing rods or poles ; they luxuriate in E rich soil, but will produce a fair crop in poor E ground. It is merely a question of time when E they will almost supersede all other varieties ; E and they will also mature their crops as far E north as the Northern Lakes, which is a very E important feature. They should be used while = young, or just as soon as the pods assume their E waxy color. Our city markets are now daily E canvassed especially for this vegetable, and = market gardeners who were fortunate enough = in securing and planting pure seed last Spring = _ have met with a ready sale for their entire pro- = E duct at more than double the price of the ordinary varieties. We say, = I "securing pure seed," from the fact that two-thirds of the Beans sold f E under this name are spurious, being badly mi.xed with a tough green- E E podded variety. = niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiH = DWARF GERMAN WAX = BEANS. Mllllllllillllllllllllllllllltitlllllttllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllirilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 45 I = Seed-growers are not careful enough in growing this crop ; they E frequently grow it side by side with other varieties, and do not even = trouble themselves in weeding out the plants producing green pods. E A crop grown in this manner will become entirely mixed in a single I season, and there are hundreds of such crops grown every year, and E sold to the seed-stores of the East and West, and supplied by them, E very innocently, to their customers as pure seed_(as their purity can- E not be distinguished when matured) ; therefore be careful in purchas- E ing, as our stock is always of our own growth, our customers will E always find it strictly pure. I Early Dwarf Ger- E man Wax. —". ne finest of all E Snapshorts; pods transparent, E waxy yellow, and snap like p'DC = stems ; boil as rich as butter, E and, when highly seasoned, = are luscious ; they are th ck E and very tender, entirely E slringless, and fully as early = as the Valentine ; one of the E best market varieties. The E bean, when ripe, is black. s Dwarf Golden Wax. E — Similar in character to the = German Wax, with pods rath- E er more fleshy, and color of = them more brilliant ; this has E become the most popular of E all the wax varieties ; it is es- E pecially the most profitable for E market gardening. I Dwarf White Wax.— E Similar in every respect to the = Dwarf German Wax ; the pods are, however, not quite so round, and = E the bean is pure white when ripe. Highly recommended. = I Ivory-Pod Wax. — This desirable variety is fully a week = E earlier than the old favorite German Black Wax. It produces long, = E transparent, waxy-white pods, which are entirely stringless. It is = E very productive, of very rich flavor and white-seeded. = E Crystal White Wax. — A very beautiful, distinct and desir- | E able variety, producing pods of good size. Color, waxy-white, and E E almost transparent. Are stringless, crisp and tender, and of rich E E flavor. The pods develop quickly, but mature slowly, and remain in E E condition for table use longer than any other variety. E = Early Valentine is one of the best and oldest varieties ; will = = be ready for the table in about six weeks from the time of planting ; E E the pods are round, smaller in rize than the Mohawk, but not quite as = E productive ; it is a first-class market variety, the best and most popu- E E lar of all the green podded varieties. E I Improved Early Red Valentine.— A selection made | E from this old and popular variety for its extreme earliness and pro- E E ductiveness, specially desirable for market gardeners. S niiiitiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR DWARF GOLDEN WAX BEAN. 146 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I Early Round-Podded White Valentine.— Similar to | § the Early Valentine in every respect, but having a more robust habit = = in its growth. The beans, when dry, are pure white. E i Best of All. — This is not only a very early variety but one of = = the most productive and largest green-podding varieties known ; as a = = profitable shipping sort it has few equals ; cannot recommend it too = I highly. I I Early Mohawk Six Weeks.— This is a long, flat-podded = = variety ; withstands considerable frost, and on that account is pre- = = ferred for first planting ; is also an excellent variety for pickling, and = = for which purpose it should be planted about the last of August. = Early Yellow | Six Weeks, in = growth and maturity, is = very similar to the = Mohawk ; pods long = and fiat, very produc- = live, and ripens about = the same time. = N ewi n gto n | Wonder, a very pro- = ductive early variety, = producing its pods in = bunches which are small = and round ; is a very = desirable variety for = forcing, and is esteemed = very highly in England = especially for this pur- E pose. E Refugee, Thou- | sand-to-One, or = Brown-Speckled = Valentine, a very e excellent variety, very = similar to the Valentine E S IMPROVED E.^RLY VALENTINE BEAN. when green, though a | = stronger grower ; is lit E E for the table in about seven weeks ; very productive. = I Early China Red-Eye, an old favorite, is very early, of = § good quality, and quite popular in the South. = I White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf, a good late variety, can | E be used as a snap-short or as a shelling-bean for winter use, for which = E purpose it has no equal. E I White Marrow, a large, round, oval, white Bean, of good | = quality, either green or dry ; it is generally cultivated, however, for E E winter use, being a fine soup Bean. E E Red French is a very strong-growing variety, but is seldom E E used as a snapshort, being generally shelled, and used as a winter S E vegetable ; is also an excellent variety for soup. ' E &iiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiitiiiiiiriiniiiiiiiimiiiiuiiiiiitiiniHiiiiiiiiiimiiinfiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii§ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 4T I A.BLANC. = PH1L^ = The Shippers' Favorite. | This is one of the earliest and most desirable market varieties, % with unsurpassed shipping qualities, and is the best green-podded E Snap-Short ever introduced. It begins bearing when quite small, and = produces a succession of pods which are delicate, tender, and while = young, entirely stringless ; the size of its pods is very much larger = than any other dwarf variety. In making out your seed order do not = overlook it, and more especially if you are a market gardener. = BBA^S (Pole or Running:). I Stangen Bohne (Ger.). Haricots a R.\mes (Fr.). Frijol Vastago (Sp.). = These are usually planted in hills and trained to poles, which E should be eight or ten feet long, and firmly set in the ground from E three and a half to four feet apart each way ; draw around them a hill E of earth, and plant four or five beans to each hill, one inch deep, E always observing to plant the eye of the bean down, which will cause E it to produce a stronger plant, and grow more freely. 2 iiuiuiiiuuiuuuuiuiiiiiiiuuuiuuuuuiuuiiiuiiiiiiiuiuumiiuuuuiiiiiuuiuiuitiiiiiuiiiiuuiiniiiiiiiiu^ ■ijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit^ i 48 BUIST'S ALMAUG AND GARDEN MANUAL = Large Lima. — The Large Lima is a general favorite wher- i = ever it can be cultivated ; tte germ of this bean is very delicate, and E = sometimes the first planting- is destroyed by cold or wet weather ; to = = insure against this, the bean; can be sprouted in small flower-pots, = or .:y placing them on sods of earth, placed = in - frame, covered lightly with soil, and = plai ting them out when the weather be- = con.-^s warm ; this will increase their earli- = ness fully two or three weeks. = The Salem Mammoth Lima. | — This is the largest and most productive = variety ever introduced, and is the result of = a constant selection for a number of years = of the earliest and largest beans for seed = stock. It produces Pods and Beans of im- = mense size, and we regard it as the best = and most profitable variety to grow. = Dreer's Improved Lima.— The | distinctive improvements are its remarkable = productiveness, delicious flavor, and form- = ing the beans closely in the pod. = Carolina, or Sewee.— This va- | riety is similar to the Lima, growing fully = as strong, but producing beans but half the = size ; as a market variety it is not so desir- = able, but we consider it more productive ; = there is no difference in flavor. = London H orticultural, or i Wren's Egg, is a very hardy and pro- i ductive variety, very popular in the East, = and other sections of the country where the = Lima cannot be cultivated ; it grows from = six to eight feet high, producing purple = blossoms, and pods about six inches in = length ; can be used either for snapping or E shelling ; it is also an excellent winter va- = riety ; as a baking variety it has no equal. E German Wax, or Butter = (Stringiess). — This variety is of unsur- = passed quality, producing pods of a beauti- = ful golden, waxen color, entirely stringiess, E and very productive ; they should be used = as a snap-short when young. Cannot rec- E ommend it too highly , Beans, when ripe, E are indigo-blue. E Golden Butter \yax Pole.— | A famous variety, recently introduced from = Germany, where it is one of the most pop- E ular sorts ; it is of the same character as E the German Wax Pole, but somewhat ear- E Her, and producing much larger pods of a E bright golden waxy color ; seeds when ripe E are very dark purple, almost black. A very E desirable variety. E I GOLDEN BUTTER WAX POLE BEANS niiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirniiiin Jiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiu: I BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 49 I r = I Giant Wax, or Butter (Stringless).— The pods of this | = variety are longer than the German Wax, but not so thick ; it has all = I its good qualities, but is rather more delicate in its growth ; the beans = E are red when ripe. E Dutch Case-Knife is an excellent pole-bean, and very pro- = ductive ; is of fine flavor, and much earlier than the Lima or the = Carolina ; it can be used as a snap-short, or shelled, and is well = adapted for Winter use. It is also an excellent variety to grow on = Corn, and is sometimes called the Corn-field bean. E Southern Prolific. — An excellent bean for cooking in the .= pod. The pods are produced in clusters, the growth is rapid and the E pods brittle and tender. It is one of the most popular beans in the E Southern States, where it is better known than in the North. E Scarlet Runner. — This variety grows about twelve or fifteen = feet, foliage bright green, and flowers brilliant scarlet ; it is generally = cultivated as an ornamental climber, and is really very attractive ; it = is used in many localities as a vegetable ; the pods are of a bright = scarlet color, and, when young, are very tender and excellent when E shelled. = White Dutch Runner. — Similar to Scarlet Runner, except = in color of seed and flower. E Feve pe Marais (Fr.). Gartenbohne (Gci*.), Haba Comun (Sp.). = These varieties are not popular in this country, but are as highly E prized in England as the Lima is here ; they require a cool climate, and, E if planted early on a rich, loamy soil, will produce a very good crop. E They should be planted in drills, eighteen inches wide and two inches E apart in the row. The Broad Windsor is the best variety, it grows E about four feet, and is self-supporting. E BEET. I Betterave (Fr.). Runkleruebe (Ger.). Remolacha (Sp.). = Little art is necessary for the cultivation of this vegetable. One E grand essential for an early crop is to dig or plow deep and manure E E well, and sow as e".rly in the Spring as the soil will admit of working ; E = draw drills half an inch deep, and eighteen inches apart ; sow the E = seeds thinly, cover them lightly, and rake finely ; before raking, sow E i a sprinkling broadcast of Early Radish seed, a-s they will be fit for E E pulling before the Beets are ready for thinning, which will be in about E i four weeks ; as soon as the Beets have formed a few leaves, thin them E i out to six inches apart, allowing the strongest plants to remain. For E i a Winter crop, sow Buist's Long Blood, or Red Turnip Beet, late in E E Spring, or early in Summer ; on the approach of frost, take up the E I roots and cut the leaves off to about two inches of the crown, and E i store them in pits secure from frost, or in a cool, dry cellar, covered E = with earth or sand. The seeds will always vegetate much sooner by = i soaking them in water six to twelve hours before sowing. E E Extra Early, or Bassano. — This is the earliest variety, | E and is always sown for the first crop , the flesh is white, circled with = E bright pink, very sweet and delicate in flavor , it should not be sown = E at any other season of the year, as the color is generally objectionable. = i^iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir UllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUHllinillu I 50 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ I Bastian's Extra Early.— A very desirable variety, foUovir. | = ing the Extra Early, and darker in color. A good market sort. = I Philadelphia Red Turnip. — A very popular variety about I E Philadelphia ; it follows the Extra Early, and is ready for pulling = E before the Blood Turnip ; it is rather light in color. = I Early Egyptian Red Turnip. — This is a very popular | = market variety, is very early, of beautiful smooth form, quite dark in E E color, and very des.irable. E = Eclipse. — A German variety of recent introduction, similar in E E character, habit and earliness to the Early Egyptian ; it is, however, E E more of a globe shape, a very good early market variety, producing a = = small growth of tops, and roots of a bright red color; it can, how- E E ever, be very much improved by making its color of a darker red, 5 E which can readily be done by selection. E I Dewing'S Early Red Turnip.— A very popular variety I E in the Eastern markets, of a beautiful and uniform shape, good E E color, and quite early. E = BUIST S EXTRA EARLY RED TURNIP BEET. = I Buist's Extra Early Red Turnip.— This variety sur- | E passes all others for its extreme earliness, richness of color, perfection = I of form and sweetness of flavor. It is much earlier than the Othello, = I but not nearly so dark in color. We recommend it to all market = E gardeners as the most profitable Turnip variety to grow for early E E market. For forcing in frames or for out-door culture it is unsur- E E passed. E I Early Blood Turnip is the most popular, but ten days i I later than the above variety, flesh deep blood-red, very sweet and = I delicate in flavor, and, as a market variety, excepting Othello, it is = E superior to all ; it is adapted for either Summer or Winter use. = illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllP a!ituiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiitniiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii& BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 51 i EARLY OTHELLO DARK BLOOD TaRNIP BEET. = Early Othello Dark Blood Turnip.— This very desira- | ble variety was introduced by us a few years since, and has already = become very popular with the market gardeners, who require a v&riety = of the darkest color for their main crop. It is the result of a very = careful selection of the finest formed and very darkest roots, having = been annually selected tor the past five years for our own seed stock ; = and we venture to say that there is no stock in this country equal to = it for its dark rich color, perfection of form or sweetness of flavor ; | foliage, d..rk crimson. = Long Blood grows from twelve to fourteen inches long, and = from four to five inches thick ; it is very productive, but not of such E good flavor as the Red Turnip. 5 Improved Long Blood. — We selected this variety, a few | years since, from Henderson's Pine-Apple, a celebrated English sort, | and by care we have produced the finest and smoothest variety known; | the foliage is of a beautiful crimson color, and the flesh dark-blood ; | we consider it a very valuable variety. E liiimiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiMiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiuimiilin fjiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiitiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiniiiiiiiiDiiiiiit: = ^o. I.— Early Binnd Turnip Beet. I No. 4.— Philadelphia Red Turnip Beet. = = No. 2.— Extra Early Turnip Beet. No. 5.— Early Eclipse. = = No. 3.— Egyptian Red Turnip Beet. | No. 6.— Buist's Long Blood Beet. = — No. 7.— Buist's Scarlet Perfection Beet. (52) — ^Tiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif Illlllll lllillllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllIMIIillllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllll(£ I BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 53 \ : Half-Long Blood. — A very highly appreciated variety wher- | : ever grown ; it follows the Early Red Turnip Beet, is of a half-long e : shape, and of a very dark blood-red color ; it is also an excellent | : variety for Winter use. = : Buist's Scarlet Perfection. — One of the most beautiful | : varieties grown, of half-long shape, dark-blood color, with a deep, rich E : crimson foliage ; a very desirable and elegant variety, and has become 5 : very popular. = i Dell's Ornamental Foliage.— A variety very extensively I i used in England as an ornamental border-plant ; the foliage is very | i dark crimson (darker than any Coleus), and the root dark blood ; is a = : very beautiful variety. = I Silver or Swiss Chard. — This variety is cultivated entirely E i for its leaf-stalks, which are prepared similar to Asparagus, and its E E leaves used as Spinach. Cut often, as new and tender stalks will be E r produced. = : • ♦ E j BEBTS (for Stock Feeding:). | i MANGEL WURZEL AND SUGAR. = i About tlie Cultivation of 9lans:el Wurzel. E i The cultivation of Mangels has long been one of the most exten- E i sive root crops grown in Great Bri'ain and is becoming a very popular E E crop with the farmers of this cruntry who are gradually learning, E E by experience, that it is not only the cheapest food for stock during = E our long winter months, but one that io greatly enjoyed and eagerly § = devoured, beside this, they keep the cattle in fine and- healthy condi- = = tion. Their cultivation is simple and after sowing and thinning out E = the young plants, they will require no more care than a -^rop of E = potatoes. Cultivating and keeping clear of weeds is all that is i = necessary. On good rich sub-soiled ground, from 600 to 1000 bushels E = can be grown to the acre. In England where the climate is more = E favorable, the mam.moth varieties have produced as much as from 60 e E to 100 tons per acre. In feeding them they should be sliced, and if E E steamed and mixed with a little bran, so much the better. Five pounds E E of seed is required to sow an acre. = I Buist's Prize Golden Globe Mangel.— This popular = E and well-known variety is acknowledged to be the best and heaviest- E I cropping Globe Mangel in cultivation. It is remarkable for its E I immense size, beautiful shape, small top, fine, clear skin, and single E I tap-root, as well as for its most excellent feeding properties. It E I succeeds well on all soils, and is an eminently profitable variety, as g E very little labor is required in lifting and storing the crop ; it will pro- = E d ice from fifty to sixty tons of roots to the acre, and keeps perfectly E E sound until late in Spring. If your soil is inclined to be shallow, = 1 this is the variety to grow to produce the largest yield. E I Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel.— This variety, which | E is yearly coming into more general favor, is especially adapted for e I shallow soils, as half of it grows above ground ; it is similar in shape to = I the Ruta Baga or Svirede Turnip ; the flesh is white, circled with yel- E § low, and keeps perfectly sound until very late in Spring. E niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriirriiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I 54 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I I Buist's Prize Golden Globe Mangel Wurzel. | I (For Stock-Feeding.) I I THE LARGEST AND FINEST GLOBE I I MANGEL IN THE WORLD. I I Buist's Mammoth Prize Long Red Mangel.— This I E excellent variety is the result of continuous and careful selection. It = = is not only distinct from, but far superior to any other Long Red = s Mangel in cultivation. The great characteristic of our improved stock = I is the broad shoulder and massive character of the bulb, by which a | I greater weight is obtained, without that coarseness which appears | SniiniiiiiuuuiHi ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiirimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiuiiiF iiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiu BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 55 I i to be inherent to many stocks of Long Mangel. It is rich in feeding = i properties, and is much appreciated by the leading agriculturists of the E = country. Is especially adapted for deep rich soil, and its production E i is enormous ; single roots frequently weighing from 25 to 35 pounds. E E Champion Yellow Globe Mangel.— This is another | famous English variety of large = size, globe form, solid, produc- E tive, and a good keeper. E Carter's Warden i Orange •Globe Mangel, | a celebrated English Variety of § beautiful form, flesh solid, keeps E well, and very productive; average E weight from 15 to 20 pounds. E Carter's Mammoth | Prize Long Red Mangel, e — This is the most celebrated = English Variety, producing roots = of prodigious size, immensely E productive, and keeps as solid as = a rock until late in Spring. E Long Red Mangel.— A | variety requiring deep rich soil ; = flesh white, circled with red, very E nutritious, and a good keeper. E w I Golden Tankard Man- I gel Wurzel. — This is an en- E tirely distinct type of Mangels, of E recent introduction, and highly E prized wherever introduced. In i England it is largely grown by 7iiiiiiiiiiiiiii((iniiiniiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiniiir carter's warden orange globe mangel. £jiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiliiiiiiiiliillilllllillliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiltiiliiiiiiiiiim iniiiti^. I 56 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL. dairymen and sheep raisers, § the former prize it not only = for its great yield, but for the = rich character of the milk it = produces ; while the latter claim, = sheep fed on it thrive better and = appear in much finer condition. = It differs from all other Mangels, F being deep yellow-color flesh to E the very core ; has small top, = broad shoulders, smooth, rich = skin, very solid fleshed and gol- E den stemmed ; admits of close E culture, and is a very heavy pro- E ducer. = White French Sugar | Beet.— This is also a good = stock beet, highly prized E throughout the world ; is both E productive, nutritious, and has E good keeping qualities. It is E extensively grown in France, E both for feeding purposes and E for the manufacture of sugar, E which is more extensively used E there than that made from the = Lane's Imperial Su- gar Beet. — A variety pro- duced by repeated selections made from the French Sugar ; is of fine form, very productive, and a most desirable stock. BORECOIvB, OR KAI^H. Chou-rest (Fr.). Gruener Kohl (Ger.). This variety of the Cab- bage tribe is known as curly greens, or Kale. Sow the seeds in Spring, or in broad- cast drills, thin out or trans- plant with the late Cabbage in early Summer; the leaves are fit for use as soon as they get a touch of frost. To pre- serve them during early Win- ter, treat them the same as Cabbage ; the seed can also be sown in .September ; trans- plant like Cabbage, and they will continue growing all Winter. Breton (Sp.). E DWARF GERMAN GREENS, OR CURLED = BORECOLE. = niiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiuiiniiiiiiiinntiiiiiiuiiiiniiiiiiiinniiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuinniiiiiiiiiiiT MtiiiiiMiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'MiiiiiniiniiiiiiiMiinniiiiiiMiiintiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu = BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 57 I = Dwarf German Greens, or Curled Borecole is a i dwarf, very hardy and popular variety with market garde.it rs ; sow : broadcast in early Fall, and cover with litter during Wirter; the : tops will be ready for use in Spring. The tall German deans only : differs from this in its growth, being twice as tall, but rot nearly as : desirable. i New Dwarf Erfurt. — This is without question the hand- : somest variety ever introduced. Is exceedingly dwarf in habit, \ and produces large and luxuriant leaves, which are as curly as s moss-curled parsley. Very de.='rable for market gardeners. I Scotch or i Green Curled : Kale is a choice selec- : tion of Dwarf German E Greens. i Curled Sibe- r rian a very beautiful E and valuable market E variety, is of dwarf E habit, producing beau- E tiful curled leaves, and i is quite hardy. dwarf erfurt kale. E E BROCOI.I. I E Chou Brocoli (Fr.). Brocoli, Spargel-Kohl (Ger.). Broclli (Sp.). = E Brocoli is a variety of Cabbage closely related to the Cauliflower, = E though not so delicate in flavor as that vegetable, but more hardy, and = = can be cultivated with greater assurance of its heading. It is supposed = = to have come originally from the island of Cyprus, and was cultivated = E nearly two hundred years ago. In mild climates it is extensively used E E from November to March, the various early and late sorts coming to E E maturity in the very middle of Winter. The most desirable for this E E climate are the Purple Cape and the Walcheren. Sow the seeds on a E E hot-bed late in Spring, transplant in early Summer into very rich E E ground, and water frequently to encourage their growth ; they will E E head early in Fall ; the heads should always be cut before they be- = S come open. = i Walcheren. — One of the hardiest and best, with very large, = E firm heads. = i Southampton. — A celebrated English variety, which attains = i great perfection in this country. = E Early Purple Cabbage. — This is the most valuable kind = i for the North, producing large, close heads, of a brownish purple and = i has an excellent flavor. = I BRVSSBI^ SPROUTS. | E Chou DE Bruxelles (Fr.). Gruener Sfrossen (Ger.). Breton de Brtselas (Sp.). = E A very desirable vegetable, requiring no special culture different = i from the Cabbage. The sprouts or miniature heads, which grow around = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiitiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir. HmniiitiniiiiiiiimiiimiininiinniiiTmiirrmiiTniiMiMn?miiiinin(iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiitiiiii[iMiiiiitii(iiiiniiirc| I 58 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL | 5 - |, the upper part of the stem, are ready =1 for use as soon as they have a touch = of frost, and when properly prepared = are exceedingly delicate in flavor ; = this dish is very popular in France, = and called Choux de Bruxelles, but = in this country its cultivation is con- = fined to private families, and not for = market. The following is the man- = ner of preparing it for the table : = place the sprouts in cold water for E an hour, then boil them quickly for = about twenty minutes, using plenty E of water ; when soft take them up E and drain them well, then put them E in a stew-pan with cream, or a little E butter thickened with flour ; stir thor- = oughly, and season to taste. E I CABBAOB. I = Chou PoMM ou Cabus (Fi.). KoPFKOHL (Ger.). Repollo (Sp.). E = For early Cabbage (where a supply of plants has not been secured = E in the Fall) sow on a gentle hot-bed very early in the season, and, as = E the plants grow, harden them to the full exposure of the air, protect- = = ing them from frost until the middle of Spring, when they should be E = planted in rows, fifteen inches apart and ten inches distant in the row. = = It may be observed that good heads can only be obtained when the E = ground has been well worked and highly manured. To obtain a good E = supply of Cabbage, the seed should be sown in September, from the E E fifteenth to the twentieth, in Pennsylvania. In mild climates they E = should be planted out late in Autumn, to remain for heading , but in = = cold latitudes they must be protected in beds or frames, and transplant E E early in Spring. = = The Fall and late Winter Cabbage should be sowi from the mid- = = die to the end of Spring, in beds of rich earth, and transplanted in = S June or July during moist weather, giving them a thorough watering i E in time of removal. The late Spring sowings are, in many situations, = = destroyed by the cabbage-fly as fast as the plants appear. So many = E nostrums have been recommended to preserve Cabbage plants from = E this pest, that we have ceased to recommend any of them. The Hal- = E tica or black-fly, which also infests the turnip crop, is checked by any = E application which will create a nauseous odor over the plants, such as = E soap-suds, tobacco-water or a sprinkling of guano, plaster or lime, E 5 early in the morning, while the dew is on them. Others adopt the E = method of cooping a few hens, giving their brood access among the E = plants, which most effectually keeps them down ; but it is always the E = best plan to sow plenty of seed. Where there are only a few plants E ^ required, sow the seeds in boxes elevated three or four feet above the E = ground, and they will be entirely exempt from the attacks of the fly ; E E in such a position the plants must have a copious watering every day i E until they are transplanted. = I Wintering Cabbage.— In the Fall, before serere frost sets | a in, lift the plants from the rows, select a dry and sheltered part of the S ^iiiiiiiniiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif iiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiig BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 59 I a garden, and '>ury the roots, stock and part of the head in the earth in i rows closely together, and in severe weather cover with straw or corn- § fodder ; in Southern latitudes this is unnecessary. = To Destroy the Cabbage Worm.— Syringe the plants i with strong tobacco-water. A few applications will destroy the worms § entirely. A mixture of Paris green and plaster is still more effective, = but should not be used after the heads are forming. § About L,ate Cabbagfe. | Among the entire list of vegetables there is no class more gener- 5 ally cultivated than the Late Cabbage, and none more frequently = found degenerated or spurious ; to cultivate a crop the entire season, E anticipating a certain profit to be derived from it, and find you are S only remunerated by long spindling shanks without solid heads, is = certainly very provoking, to say nothing about the distress it frequently E occasions to parties who are depending upon marketing their crop for i support. For this reason we have made the cultivation and improve- = ment of Cabbage a specialty for a number of years, by selecting each = year the largest and most perfectly formed heads for our own seed stock. = This repeated selection, extending over a period of twenty-five sue- = cessive years, has produced what is considered by experienced cabbage- = growers as the finest strain of late cabbage in the world. (See page 3.) = They have also proved to be the best varieties for the Southern = States, where so much difficulty is always experienced in heading = cabbage ; and in the Eastern and Western country, where tbe weather = is more favorable for the growth of Cabbage than in the South, whole E fields have averaged heads weighing over thirty pounds, and many as E high as fifty pounds each. In good, rich soil, and a favorable season, E the heads will grow to an enormous size, frequently attaining fifteen E to twenty inches in diameter. Thousands of acres of these varieties E are annually cultivated in this vicinity for supplying our city markets, E and for shipping. They are large, spreading varieties, generally very E broad and flat at the top, and of a close and firm nature. Early | Summer sowings will commence heading in October , seeds sown in E April will head in July and August. Seeds of these varieties can be E sown in the South in Early Fall, or as late as December ; the plants | will continue growing all Winter, and head up in early Spring. E To produce good heads of Cabbage, pure seed must be planted, ^ and too much care cannot be exercised in obtaining it. Low-priced | seed, or seed of doubtful quality, will never prove a profitable invest- = ment to the purchaser. For our own planting we would rather pay a = hundred dollars a pound for pure seed than receive a pound of a E doubtful quality as a gift. It would be painful, indeed, to find, at the E close of the season, that you have been cultivating a worthless crop E the entire Summer, to say nothing of the loss sustained in manure, E labor, etc.; yet such are the misfortunes of the inexperienced, year = after year. Thousands of pounds of English or imported seed are E annually sold in this country (because cheap?), and not one plant in a E thousand ever heads , in fact, this is the only kind of seed that the E Commission Seed Houses put up in their papers, and which occasion | so much disappointment. E New, if you wish a quality of Late Flat Dutch or Drumhead Cab- S bage that is reliable and is guaranteed to give entire satisfactioa | BuiuuiufliiiujiiiiiiiiiiuiuuiiiuiiuiuiuiiiiiimiuauiitiuiiiitiiiiitiuiuiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuimiiiiiiiuS iiiiitiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii{ I 60 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. = in every respect, sow Buist'S Improved, it is sold only by us : E under our seal, in papers, Yz and i oz. packages, and %, % and i lb. | = sealed cartoons, each of which bears the name of Robert Buist, Jr. = = We send out no seed of our choice stock in bulk. = = BUIST S EARLY LARGE YORK CABBAGE. EARLY WINNIGSTADT CABBAGE. = Buist's Early York. — This is a very valuable early variety, = E producing heads fully two weeks earlier than any other sort. The : i heads are small, round, slightly heart-shaped, and very firm ; its : E dwarf growth will permit them being planted closely together, say in E E rows one foot apart, and eight inches from plant to plant. i I Early York (English), a cheaper grade of the above variety, I E but not so desirable, as the seed is imported. \ I Buist's Early Large York.— The most desirable second : E early variety, which produces heads twice the size of Early York, and : = very solid ; it is the variety cultivated extensively for the Philadelphia r E market, and is a great favorite with all market gardeners. : I Early Large York (English), a cheaper grade of the above i E variety, but not so desirable, as the seed is imported. = I Buist's Earliest Cabbage.— This variety has given such E = great satisfaction, that we consider it peerless among the early 5 = sorts, combined with its earliness it unites compactness and excellent E = quality ; forming conical heads, and quite large for an early strain, : E quite a short stem and few outside leaves, permitting close culture. \ I Early Paris Market. — A variety esteemed very highly = E in Paris, produces small solid heads and quite desirable for an early \ = sort. E E Early Etamps. — A popular early variety recently introduced \ E from France, producing heads of fair sizes, of conical shape and \ E quite solid. E I Early Winnigstadt. — This has become one of our most pop- : E ular varieties ; there is no early sort which heads with greater certainty, E S or more solid ; the heads are of good size, cone form, broad at the E ?iiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu^ BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 61 I EARLY WIN.MGSTADT CABBAGE. (Prussian Prize Stock.) base, and twisted top, and succeeds the large York. To those who = have never tried § this variety, we say, by all means, plant it; it is invalu- able for either mar- ket or family use. Early Win- nigstadt Cab- fa age.— (The Prussian Prize Stock.) This stock of Winnigstadt is famous for its earliness, size of head and great uni- formity in head- ing. We have again secured this season the entire crop of a celebrated grower in North- ern Prussia, which will be found far superior to any ever sold in this country. E Early Bonanza Cabbage. — This variety was introduced i by us a few years since, which has proved itself a very large and = profitable early = market variety. = We called it "The = Bonanza," from = the fact that we = consider it more = valuable than any E other early va- E riety,and one that E will make greater E returns to the E market gardener E than even the Jer- E sey Wakefield, E which matures E about the same E time ; it forms E heads weighing E from lo to 15 E pounds each ; it = is of very fine = grain and heads E as solid as a E bullet. I EARLY BONANZA CABBAGE. E niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT: £liriiiiiiMitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiniiiiniiiiiiiniiiiitiinitiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniu E62 BUIST'S ALMANAC AUD GARDEN MANUAL I Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage.— Every year this | = variety is becominsf more popular than ever. It has not been very = s long since its growth was couftned almost exclusively to the market = gardeners of = New Jersey, but = was gradually = disseminated in = other sections, = and now is well i known and high- = ly appreciated by H all the leading S market garden- | ers of this coun- i try. We regard 5 it as one of the = best and most = profitable early i market varieties, = always produc- = ing fine, large, = solid heads. Our = stock is a selection = made and grown = by us from the = _ finest stock in this = = EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE, country. = = Early Summer Cabbage (Buist's Improved Strain). — | 5 In introducing this improved strain of Cabbage, we will state that for s = EARLY SUMMER CABBAGE. % ^iiHitiiiiiiiiimuiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiuiiiiiiuiiHiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimtiniiiiin |iiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiMtiiiiiiiiiTi!iininininiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiniini(irTn^ BUISrS ALMANAG AND GARDEN MANUAL 63 I the past fiv'C years we have been making; selections from a very- choice stoclc, selecting the earliest and largest heads, and now offer seed grown from this, which cannot fail in proving a very valuable acquisition. It is from ten days to two weeks later than the Wakefield and Bonanza, but produces much larger heads than either of them, frequently weighing from twenty to twenty-five pounds each. Its habit is dwarf, compact, and heads solid. Early Heartwell.— A celebrated English variety of great merit, and very highly recommended by the leading market gardeners of both Europe and this coun- try. We have grown it very extensively, and cannot rec- ommend it too highly. It heads about the same lime as the Large York. Early Market. — A new early variety of recent introduction and highly _ recommended , produces buist's early drumhead cabbage. | large solid heads ; a good market sort. = Early B U 1 1 OC k- h eart. — A very desirable early market variety, = forming heads of large size, and as solid as a bullet ; very desirable. = Early Ox-heart. — This variety succeeds the Larg*^ York in § heading, producing a medium-sized solid head, and consider it one of = the best varieties. E Early Battersea is a roundish oval-headed variety ; it is e most excellent while young, and continues a. considerable time fit for § use ; very desirable variety for the South. = Early Nonpareil. — This is quite an early sort, forming very = Sne, solid heads, with very few loose leaves ; it is quite desirable. = Early Sugar Loaf is a very distinct sort ; the heads are coni- = cal, and the leaves are erect and spoon-shaped; the heads are not so firm E as those already described, and is only recommended as a variety, as E the heat impairs its quality. E Buist's Early Drumhead. — This variety will follow the E ■\xr:__: »„j^ :„ v. — a: ^^A — buist's lARLY FLAT DUTCH CABBACI. Winnigstadt in heading, and E is one of the most profitable E second and third early mar- E ket varieties grown, produc- E ing fine large solid heads, e frequently weighing over E twenty pounds. = Buist's Early Flat | Dutch. — A very desirable = third early variety, about two E or three weeks earlier than E the Late Flat Dutch, forming E large, flat, solid heads; a very E desirable market variety, E standing the heat of the 5 Southern States. = niiiniiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiiMiniiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii? Hniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu 1 64 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL = Buist's Improved Late Flat Dutch.— The popularity i E of this variety with market gardeners and private growers increases : 5 with each year. The large illustration in this Catalogue was taken E = from the gjowing crop at our Waterford farm, in New Jersey, \ E which is a fair representation of an entire field ; this readily shows to i E what perfection it has attained by proper selection and care in grow- i E ing our seed. (See pages 3 and 66). = I Buist's Improved Late Drumhead.— This variety is i E perfection, and produced by annuallj- selecting, for over twenty-five sue- = E cessive years, our choicest heads for our own seed stock. It has been i 5 awarded as many as twenty-two premiums in a single season. (See = E pages 3 and 66). = I Premium Large Late Flat Dutch.— One of the oldest | E varieties in existence, and more largely planted than any other sort, = = producing large, solid heads of bluish-green, with a broad and flat = E surface. When touched with frost, the outer leaves become tinted = E with reddish-brown ; the head is white, crisp and tender. Too much = E care cannot be taken in the selection of your seed, as one-half sold of = E this and the Premium Drumhead are spurious. Plant Buist's Im- = E PROVED, which is grown from our choicest selected heads. 5 I Premium Large Late Drumhead.— Similar in every | E respect to the Flat Dutch in its growth and general habit, but produc- = E ing heads which have a more rounded top. Plant Buist's Improved ; = i it is always grown from selected heads, = J Large Late Bergen. — A variety very similar to the Late | E Drumhead, forming large and fine heads, but rather coarse; is an ex- = E cellent variety for making saur-kraut. = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir? iiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniriiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiii: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 65 I Brunswick Drumhead. — A very desirable variety, with a E very short stem, producing large, solid heads, frequently weighing E twenty pounds ; is earlier than the Premium Drumhead. E Red Dutch. — This sort is principally used for pickling, and is E sometimes sliced in salads; it is also an excellent dish when boiled; the E head is of medium size, very solid, of a heart-shape, and of a red, purplish E color. The darker the color and the more thick and fleshy the leaves, = the more valuable; it is in perfection from October until Christmas. = Stone Mason Drumhead.— A desirable market variety, | producing medium-sized, solid heads ; quite a popular variety in the e Eastern States. = Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead.— This is a coarse- | growing variety, and inferior to the Late Drumhead of this market ; E it heads very well in cool sections, but it has not proved to be a relia- E ble heading variety for the Southern States. = Green Glazed. — A coarse, loose-headed variety, but very = popular in the South, as it is supposed to withstand the attacks of the E cabbage-worm better than any other variety; color, dark, shining-green. E Green Curled and Globe Savoy.— These varieties are very similar to each other ; they do not, how- ever, head firm, but the whole of the head can be used ; are much improved in quality by frost. Per oz., 25 cts.; X 't»-> 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. Drumhead Savoy. — A variety of Cabbage pro- ducing beautiful curled leaves, which, when touched by frost, becomes very tender and delicious in flavor, closely re- green curled savoy cabbage. | sembling the delica'v of the Cauliflower. This variety forms quite a = compact head. Pei "'..,30 cts.; _J4^ lb. $1.00; lb., $3.00. | Golden Globb Savoy. — A very beautiful variety, of very e attractive appearance, on account of its golden-tinted heads; is of dwarf = habit, and delicate in flavor. Per oz., 25 cts. ; }^ \h., 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. = A very early variety, producing E small but compact E heads; very desirable. = Per oz., 25 cts.; ^ E lb., 75 cts.; lb. $2.00. E Early Paris | Savoy. — A very E early and popular = French variety, = forming fine heads. = Per oz^., 30 cts.; ^ = GOLDEN GLOBE SAVOY CABBAGE. lb., $I.OO ; lb., $3.00. E iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilii Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. |miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ill mill iiitinmitiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii iitimiiiiiiiiiy I 66 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ SHOMING MHKT BUIST'S SEED MILL PRODUC6. _ _ This STOCK has been awarded 22 FIRST PREMIUMS in a I = single season. No other Brand has ever gained such a World-wide = = Keputation. We sell this Seed only in our Sealed Packages and Car- = 5 toons. (See page 3.) = ?iiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii I BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 67 | 1 CARROT. I s Caroite (Fr.). Moehre (Ger.). Zanahoria (Sp.). = i This vegetable requires a deep, rich, light, sandy soil, well E i manured ; if the ground is not of this quality, it should be dug deep § i and well broken the year previous ; if for field culture, the ground E = .ould be subsoiled, as in all shallow or hard soils the roots fork or E : spread in a lateral direction, injuring both their size and quality. Sow E = early in Spring, in shallow drills, half an inch deep, and nine to E E t\vel\"e inches apart, which admits of the hoe being made use of in E : thinning out the crop and clearing off the weeds. As soon as the E = plants are up and can be distinctly observed in the rows, take a three- E = inch hoe and thin them out to three or four inches apart; the main = E crop, intended for Fall and Winter, should be thinned to six inches E = apart ; frequent stirring of the soil is very essential to the growth of = E the roots ; should the surface of the soil become baked before the = E youi g plants appear, loosen it by gentle raking. From the first of = E Jtlay to the first of June is the period to sow for a main crop, which = = will be ready to harvest about the first of November. In the Southern = = States they can be sown in the Fall, and will continue growing all = E Winter, and be fit for the table in early Spring. The seed will germi- = i nate more freely in dry weather, by soaking it twelve hours in cold = E water, and mixed with sand before sowing. The crop is ready for E E harvesting as soon as the tops commence turning yellow ; they should E E be taken up in dry weather; cut off the tops to about an inch of the E E crown, and pack the roots in dry earth or sand in the cellar, for E E Winter use ; or they may be pitted out of doors, covered with two E E inches of straw and a foot of earth, to keep them from frost, when E E they can be used until the following April. Beets, and all similar E E roots, can be kept in the same manner. E E Extra Early French Forcing. — A favorite little Carrot, | E prized on account of its extreme earliness and superior flavor ; best E E for forcing. E = Early Scarlet Horn. — -This has always been the general E E favorite for an early crop ; it is of a bright orange color, of delicate = = flavor, and will grow in less depth of soil than any other variety, ow- E = ing to the shortness of the root ; the seed which we grow has a very E E great reputation among market gardeners for its high color and beau- E E tiful form. = I Early Half-Long, or French Intermediate. — This | E is not only a very popular variety in France, but one that is regarded E E witn great favor in this country ; it is two weeks later than the Early E E Horn, but of twice its size ; is of a deep-red color of perfect form, and E E exceedingly delicate in flavor. Knowing its great superiority, we = E have taken great pains to introduce our choice stock among market = E gardeners the past few years, and it has now become so popular among E = them, that we sell annually to gardeners alone, over two thousand E = pounds of seed ; as a market variet}', it has no superior. E I DanverS Half-Long Scarlet.— An intermediate or half- I = long variety, of handsome form, of a bright orange-red color and very E E productive. A very desirable variety for market gardeners. E I Early Half-Long Luc. — A new French variety, of a beau- | = tiful half-long shape, bright orange-red color and stump-rooted. Is E = quite early and a desirable market variety. 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(6£) E -.iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiMiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiin: iiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiL BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 69 I Improved, or Prize Long Orange is the most popular variety in tliis country ; it is not so bright in color as the former, and flesh much coarser ; but is very productive, and, in deep rich soil, will frequently grow two feet in length, and produce six hundred bushels to the acre. New Long Red, without Core. — A very fine new variety of a peculiar habit, growing about nine inches in length and cylindrical in shape, stump-rooted and almost entirely free from heart. Scarlet Altringham is a bright red variety, peculiar in growing from one to two inches above the ground ; is very popular in England for a general crop, but is grown to a very limited extent in this country ; it is our favorite of all varieties for a field crop. White Belgian, or Large White.— This is the most pro- ductive of all other varieties, but exceedingly coarse, and is less nutritious than any other field Carrot. Guerande, Half-Long Stump Rooted.— A short half- long scarlet variety, in size between the Early Horn and Short Horn. A very desirable and attractive sort. NEW LONG RED CARROT (without core). HALF-LONG LUC CARROT. = The Important Advantage purchasers of Seeds have in planting- Buist's can- E = not be overestimated. The improvement of the various varieties of vegetables has E = been made a specialty by us for many years, introducing varieties that have made = = Buist's brand famous not only for the fine quality of vegetables they produce, but for = = the strong germinating qualities of their Seeds ; besides, we annually grow only what = = we can annually sell, and, as we commission no Seeds, those sent out by us are = = always fresh and reliable. This is why Buist's Seeds are so satisfactorj' to all who = = plant them. = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? HiiniiiiiiitiiriiiiiiiiiMiiiuniiiiiiiMiiMiiiiitiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiititiiiiiiiiiitiiitiiiniiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ = 70 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL E Choufleijr (Fr.). CAULIFI.O'WER. Bli'men-Kohl (Ger.). COLIFLOR (Sp.). E = MONT BLANC CAULIFLOWER. = = The Cauliflower is considered the most delicate of the entire class = = of vegetables, and is much sought after in every market ; its cultiva- = = tion is not generally understood, even by some of our most intelligent 5 = growers. Our Philadelphia markets have always been famous for the E E display of beautiful vegetables, grown by our gardeners, but strange = E to say thev can rarely produce a first-class Cauliflower of their own E E growth, but are obliged to depend on the growers of Long Island for E E their supplies. For an early crop sow in September, and transplant = E in frames hereafter described; for Fall crop sow in a hot-bed early in E = Spring, and transplant into light, rich soil, when the season is | = favorable. = E To grow the Cauliflower to perfection, prepare a bed of light, rich = = soil, two feet deep, and one-third of it to be composed of well-decom- = E posed manure ; select an open exposure, sheltered from the north- = E west ; the whole to be surrounded with a close frame, and covered = E with glass or shutters ; it should be prepared about the ist of October, = E and allow the beds to settle two weeks before planting ; lift the plants = E carefully from the seed-bed, and plant them into the frame eighteen = E inches apart each way ; give a gentle watering to the soil around the = E plants, press them down firmly, and little or no more water will be E E required until Spring. Between each of these plants, Lettuce can be E E planted, which will head during the Winter, or early Spring, before E E the Cauliflowers form any size. The frame should be banked up on ^ 5 .the outside with manure or dry litter, to exclude the frost, and cover E ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiirn U||||||||||||lllllllllllllll!llllllllll|]IIIIItllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIE BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 71 I i the sash or shutters with dry straw or mats during severe weather, = observing to give plenty of air on clear, mild days, which will prevent = the plants from damping off. When they commence growing in = Spring, they should receive copious waterings, to promote their = growth, as when once checked by draught they rarely recover ; should E the flowers open more rapidly than they can be used, they can be = retarded by closing the leaves over the heads, which will also cause E them to blanch, and be more tender. E Mont Blanc. — This variety is one of the largest and finest E Cauliflowers known. Is suitable either for forcing or for a general E crop, producing E large snow-white E heads, which are 5 well protected by E its leaves, and of E 1:*^ most delicate § N ■ or Stem of E ii -dium growth ; E leaves long and E smooth. It has E become a very E Popular variety. E Early Snow- I ball.— This is = another very de- E sirable variety for E either forcing or E out-door culture, E producing fine E large heads. Is a E certain cropper E and very early. I Early Dutch = — This is one of I the oldest varieties E and frequently E produces very E good heads. E Carter's Defiance. — A very distinct and valuable extra early E E Cauliflower. It is earlier than any other variety. Very dwarf and E E compact in habit, producing fine heads, and one of the best for forcing. E I Extra Early Erfurt, the earliest of all vari.Jties, and very | E desirable for forcing, producing fine sized heads. E E Early Erfurt. — An excellent variety, producing large, white, E = compact heads, of fine quality. E £ Early London. — An excellent early variety; heads large, E E very white and tender. E I Early Paris. — The best known of all the early varieties ; = E tender and delicious. E 1 Nonpareil. — A well known variety, highly esteemed ; always i = sure to head. = EARLY ERFURT C.VrLIFLOWER. Tiiiiitiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir ijititnininnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiutiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu I 12 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL Half Early Paris. — One of the most popular varieties ; heads s very white and compact ; good for an early or late crop. = Lenormand Short Stemmed. — A superior variety, with = fine, large, and well formed heads. E Veitch's Autumn Giant. — A valuable and distinct late | variety, producmg large white firm heads; well protected by the foliage. E Walcheren. — A favorite late variety, very hardy, and produces i large, white firm heads, of uniform closeness. E CEI.EIIY. I Celerie (Fr.), Selleki (Gen). Apio (Sp.). = E GOLDEN DW.\RF CELERY. WHITE PLUME CELERY. = I _ A much-esteemed esculent, when produced in perfection. Sow = E in the garden very early in Spring, in moist, rich ground ; wncn the E E plants are from four to six inches high, cut off the tops and transplant | E them six inches apart, into trenches four inches deep, nine wide, E E and three feet from trench to trench. The soil for Celery can scarcely E = be too rich in manure of the proper description ; it should be well E ^ decayed, and not of a drying nature. In dry weather, a good supply | = of water or soapsuds is essential, the latter the best material that can E I be used ; never allow the plants to become stunted, but keep them E ^ growing. Some cultivators earth up at intervals, while others permit = ^ the plants to retain their full growth, and earth up all at once ; the E = latter is the best method. About the 1st of October, earthing up may = E proceed without injury ; but let it be done firmly and evenly, and in a = E slanting direction, from the base to nearly the top of the leaves ; in = = this state it will remain sound for a long time ; should the weather I niiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiimiiiiiiiJ £)ltlllllllllllllllllillllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllU BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 73 = become very severe, dry litter or straw should be spread over the plants ; it is well, on the approach of cold weather, to lift a quantity, and bury it in sand or earth in a cellar, which will keep for several weeks. To grow large and crisp Celery, give copious waterings daily of soapsuds or liquid manure. Celery which is earthed or banked up early is liable to rust, which destroys the stalks. Bulst's Mammoth White Solid.— A variety of our own introduction, producing immense stalks, which, when blanched, are solid, crisp and tender. It is undoubtedly the best large variety. Large White Solid. — A medium-sized, white, solid, crisp variety, which is most generally cultivated. Golden Dwarf. — A very valuable variety, of recent intro- duction. In habit and growth it is similar to the Half-Dwarf kinds, except when blanched. The heart is large and of a waxy golden yellow, making its appearance exceedingly attractive. It is quite solid, of fine flavor, and keeps well. Incomparable Dwarf White and Dwarf Crim- son. — Very dwarf varieties, producing close, solid stalks, which are crisp and tender ; the difference in them is only in the color. Sandringham Dwarf White.— An English variety, which originated in the garden of the Prince of Wales ; is an improvement on the Incomparable Dwarf, being rather larger in its growth, and of finer quality ; we consider it one of the best dwarf varieties. Boston Market. — A variety grown almost exclusively by the Boston market gardeners ; it has the peculiarity of forming minia- ture stalks by its branching habit ; is solid, crisp and desirable. Wright's Grove Dwarf White.— This is the finest of all the dwarfs. Blanches almost snow-white, is very solid and of a shellbark flavor. Wright's Grove Dwarf'Crimson only of a beautiful red color. Very desirable. Henderson's White Plume . — A recently introduced variety of great merit, self-blanch- ing, solid, crisp and tender, and of fine flavor. CEIvERIAC. -Similar to the above; E : German orTurnip-Rooted : Celery. — Sow early in Spring, in E light, rich soil, transplant in May \ into beds (not into trenches like E other celery), water freely in dry E weather ; the roots, which form some- i thing like turnips, will be ready for : use in October. This vegetable is E very popular with the Germans, and = is called by them the German celeriac, or turnip-rooted f = Celery. CELERY. = ir Wff V y Wv niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiitiiniKtstiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR iJlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllU i 74 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I CHHRVII.. I = Cerfeuil (Fr.). Gartenkerbel (Ger.). Perifoljo (Sp.). = E This is a warm, mild and aromatic plant, popular with the French, = = who use it as a salad, but it is seldom grown in this country. Sow = = thinly in drills eight ''nches apart early in Spring, and for a later crop = = sow early in Summer. = I CORIV SAI,AD. I E Mache, Salade de Ble Ackersalat La- -, iRSAi..-.r Macha E i (Fr.). (Gery. • (sp ;. ^ I Vettikost, or Lamb's Lettuce, as \t is sometimes called, | E is used during the Winter and Spring as a salad ; the leaves should E E always be picked, not cut ; sow thickly in drills nine inches apart, E E early in Autumn, and cover thinly with straw when cold weather E = approaches. E CORN SALAD. SOUTHERN COLLARDS. COIving from twelve to sixteen E E rows ; a fine market variety, and follows the New England eight-rowed E = Sugar in ripening. Sweet and delicious. E I StOWel'S Evergreen Sugar. — Although not an early E = sort, it is, without any exception, the best for table use of the entire E, = lot, although quite late. Some may observe they have tried it, and E = find it not equal to the ordinary Sugar ; to such we say, you have not E E had the pure stock, as no variety degenerates so quickly as this, with- E E out the grower is exceedingly careful ; we have very frequently ob- E E served samples sent out by some seed establishments, as Stowei's Ever- E E green, that were composed of several varieties ; caused by being E E grown in the vicinity of other sorts. It is also the best variety for E E canning purposes. E E Black Mexican. — A very peculiar-looking variety, from its = E bluish-black grains, but is quite early, and of delicious quality. E E Tuscarora. — A large eight-rowed, white variety, ears of good = E size, cob red, grains white ; was formerly a very popular variety, but = E is now superseded by the various varieties of sugar. = E Sugar Corn for Fodder. — This is a very valuable crop = = for almost every cultivator ; even those who have but a single cow = E will be much benefited by sowing a small patch for cutting when the e E pasture becomes short. E ^iiiiiiiiliillllllllllllliiiiiiiliiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilltllllllilllliiiiliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillillliliiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiillllllS BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 77 I INDIAPf CORPi (for Field Culture). I Early Yellow Canada has eight rows, and ripens very | early ; it is generally used with us for replanting where the Gourd E seed has failed. It is not very productive, but well adapted to sec- S tions where the season is short, or soils poor. = Early Yellow Dutton is also an early variety ; has from ten to fourteen rows ; ripens equally as early as the Can- ada, but more productive. We consider it one of the best field varieties. Compton's Early Field.— A very early and prolific variety, eight to ten feet in height, ears well-filled to the end ; kernel medium, bright yellow, and of the flinty order. Pennsylvania Early Eight- Rowed Yellow. — One of the mosj: val- uable and productive varieties for late plant- ing, producing very large ears, many meas- uring sixteen inches, and well filled v^w very shallow drills, from the beginning to the middle of Summer ; when the plants are up, thin them out to stand twelve inches apart ; when the leaves have attained about eight -inches long, they are fit for blanching; for this pur- pose a dry day must be selec- ted. Gather the leaves up in your hand in a close and rounded form, observing there is no earth or litter in their centre, tie them up closely to _ prevent the rain from penetrating, which would cause the heart to = decay ; in ten days or two weeks they will be blanched ready for use. E For a Winter crop, transplant into frames during October, and treat = them in the same manner as the directions given for Lettuce. E Green Curled. — The most popular variety, producing beauti- E fully curled dark green leaves, crisp, tender and blanches cream white. E White Curled. — This resembles the green except in color, E but is not quite as hardy ; the foliage is light green, blanches white. E Moss Curled. — A very beautiful and attractive variety, when e full grown closely resembles a tuft of moss. = New Green Fringe. — A new variety that should have been E classed with our Novelties, is one of the finest market varieties ; the E leaves are beautifully fringed and very attractive. = OARI^IC. I Ail (Fr.). Knoblauch (Ger.). Ajo (Sp.). E Grown very extensively, for flavoring soups, stews, and other E dishes, and also for medicinal purposes ; they require light rich soil. E Plant in drills early in Spring, one inch deep and four inches apart, | and twelve inches between rows. Cultivate and treat as an onion, E and when the tops wither, they are ready for harvesting, and should | be stored in a dry, airy situation. E hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiun GREEN CURLED ENDIVE. HIIIIIIMMIIMMMIIllllllllllllllllinnilMMinillllllMlllinilllMIMIIIIIIIIIIMMIMIIIIIMIMIIIMniMllllinn Illlllf = 84 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL KOIII.-RABI, OR. XURTSflP-ROOXED CAB- BAGK. 5 Chou-Rave (Fr.). Kohl-Rabi (Ger.). COLINABO (Sp.). = This vegetable has always been a very g-eat favorite with the European gardener, ana is gradually gaining great popularity in this country. When young and tender, and properly prepared for the table, it is almost equal to Cauliflower ; besides, it is a certain crop, requiring no more care cr attention in cultivation than a crop of Cabbage. For an early crop, sow in a hot-bed early in Spring, and treat the same as directions given for early Cabbage ; for a Fall crop, sow in June. As there are many who are not fa- miliar with the manner of preparing this vegetable for the table, I give the following receipt: Pare thinly and cut off the points, place in boiling water, and throw in a small quantity of salt ; boil from two hours to two hours and a quarter, according to their size, after which cut in thin slices, season to taste, and serve up with drawn butter. Market gardeners now find ready sale for all they can cultivate, and those who have tasted them, properly pre- pared, will agree with ug in pronouncing it a very desirable vegetable. The Large Growing Varieties are cultivated very extensively in Europe as a root crop for stock feeding during the Winter and Spring months, and are valued almost as highly as the Ruta Baga or Swedish turnip ; producing from five to six hundred bushels to the acre ; they keep perfectly sound until late in Spring, and cattle and other stock are exceedingly fond of them. They require a full season to mature their crop ; should be cultivated in drills, the same as Ruta Bagas, and in harvesting them, merely strip off the leaves, and pull up the roots, storing them as any other root crop. KOHL-RABI, OR TURNIP- ROOTED CABBAGE. Early White Vienna.- for table use. -This is the best and earliest variety E Early Purple Vienna. — Similar to the above except in color ; on that account is not so desirable. Large Green or White. — These are coarse growing varie- ties, and more generally grown for feeding cattle. = PoiREAU (Fr.). Laugh (Ger.). Puerro (Sp.). = 1 This vegetable is especially desirable for soups, and is considered = = by many to have a better flavor than the Onion ; it may be cultivated E E in two ways, either by sowing early in Spring in a seed-bed, to be E E transplanted, or into a permanent situation, where they are intended E = to be grown ; if sown in a seed-bed, when about five to six inches = E high, select moist weather, and transplant them into deep, rich soil, = niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiii; iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitt iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiii^ BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 85 I lull to stand from five to six inches apart ; in planting them, use a dibble, | and plant them deeply, close to their leaves, that the neck, by being | covered with earth, may become blanched ; after transplanting, they | should have a good ~ watering, in order to settle the soil, and thoroughly establish them ; if sown in a j^nsis-»,\iim /i^ _ ^ _ situation where they '" ^\™»%Mk ^im ^^^^ c are to be cultivated, sow the seed early in the Spring, in rows eighteen inches apart; and when four inches high, thin out to stand four inches apart. Transplanted Plants Always Produce the Lar- gest Leeks. Large Rou- evi . — A variety grown ver^'' extensive- ly by the market gar- deners of Paris, pro- ducing a short, thick stem, with dark-green foliage. Large Lon- don Flag.— This is the ordinary variety, _ producing good-sized buist's mammoth leek. = Leeks. E Buist's Mammoth.— A very large, strong-growing variety; | selected from the London Flag ; especially adapted for market gar- | deners, producing the largest Leek known. | Large Carenten.— A celebrated French variety, of strong | growth, and very desirable. = Musselburgh.— An English variety of great ment, producing E fan-shaped foliage ; quite a strong grower, and a desirable market | variety. E I.ETTUCE. I LAiTUE(Fr.). Lattich (Ger.). Lechuga (Sp.). | From early Spring to early Summer sow thinly, in drills, every | two weeks, a portion of some varieties for a succession. When up, E thin them out to eight inches apart, but to form good heads they must e have rich soil. For Winter forcing, or early Sprmg heads, sow in e September, and transplant into rows, in a sheltered spot, in October ; = cover lightly with straw during Winter, which remove early in Spring, = or transplant into glass frames, eight inches apart each way, very near = to the glass ; protect from frost, and they will head during Winter. | hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiii mil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii niilii |!llllllllllllllllllllilllllllll!!llilllllMinillllllllllllllllllllllllll(lillllll1l(lllllllll|l|ll|l|lllllllllllllllllltllllllllllll!| i 86 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I EARLY CABBAGE LETTUCE. EARLY DUTCH LETTUCE. Early Cabbage, or White Butter.— This is a very i popular sort for either forcing or sowing in the open ground early in S the season ; it forms a beautiful, solid head, is very crisp and tender ; | but as soon as the season becomes warm it shoots to seed ; it should, | therefore, only be planted for first crop in the open ground, but can = be sown broadcast in Septerr>ber, and transplanted into cold frames E for heading during }Vinter It is really the standard variety, and will | always give great satisfaction, | Early Dutch But- | tor. — A celebrated and en- | tirely distinct variety ; very i popular in the Philadelphia i market, producing crisp, § white, solid heads, almost = equal to a cabbage ; the outer = leaves are speckled with a § brownish tinge. It is an = elegant forcing variety, or for = growing in cold frames, and = stands the heat and cold to a = remaikable degree ; regard it = as one of the very best and = most profitable varieties to = grow. = Early Curled Simp- I son. — An improved variety = of the Curled Silesia, is quite = early, but* does not produce a = solid head ; leaves beautifully = curled, and forces well. = Early Hanson. — A | ■curled variety, forming fine, = large, solid heads, which are 5 both crisp and tender. They = frequently attain two or three E pounds each. We regard it S as a very valuable variety. E niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'''<'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'.iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij! BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 91 s -A variety of the Green = Hackensack or Turk's Cap. Citron; deeply netted, very large and productive, of ex- cellent flavor ; profitable and fine for market. Montreal Green Nutmeg. — Nearly round, flattened at the ends ; deep, regular ribs ; sicin densely netted ; flesh thick and of delicious flavor. Bay View.— The largest, most prolific, best flavored, and finest canta- loupe in cultivation; luscious and sweet, and very hardy ; picked green it will ripen up finely, and carry safely for a long distance. HACKENSACK CITRON MELON. I Golden Gem, or Golden Jenny.— A recently introduced | variety, of medium size, but one of the most popular varieties with = the melon growers of New Jersey ; it is early, roughly netted, and of = delightful flavor. = MEI^OI^J (^Vater). i Meldn D'Eal' (Fr.). Wasser-melone (Ger.)- Zandia \.j>\>.). = ''— ^i o •'^-„'&^ 'h'i^^^ KOLB GEM WATER-MELON. = riiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinitiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiitiiiiT £JlllllllllllllililllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIt I 92 BUiSTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. Kolb Gem. — This has proved itself to be the best variety of Water-melon introduced during our experience of the past forty years ; it originated with R. F. Kolb, of Alabama, one of the largest Melon growers of the South ; we were so favorably impressed with its fine appearance and good qualities combined, that we considered it a very great favor to receive from him our seed stock even at $4 per lb. We were the first to introduce it and plant it in the North, and its great popularity in this section emanated from a 50 acre crop, which we grew in New Jersey; it is now the Melon that al- most every grower raises for market in that State. Its strong points are many, the most important of which are its fine qualities with a remarkably thin and tough rind, which stands shipping and handling better than any variety we knov of. It is a hybrid of the Scaly Bark and Rattlesnake, of a roundish, oval shape, dark skin, which is beau- tifully marbled, flesh bright scarlet, crisp and of a delicious flavor ; it will always be a popular variety. SOUTHERN RATTLESNAKE WATER-MELON. Southern Rattlesnake.— A variety which has gained great popularity throughout the entire country for its large size and fine ship- ping qualities, and especially so in the Southern States, where melons are raised in immense quantities for the Northern market ; shape oblong, of light green color, and beautifully mottled and striped with a lighter shade ; flesh scarlet, rind thin, very solid, and both sweet and delicious. Stands transit well. Seeds white, with two black tips. Scaly Bark.— A vari- ety recently introduced and recommended for the great strength of its rind, and on kthat account will prove a ! valuable shipping varietj^ We do not regard it as some do, superior to the Georgia Rattlesnake, it will never equal it in popularity with melon growers. Flesh crim- son, good flavor, thin rind, will average 30 to 35 lbs. Our seed was saved from SCALY liAkK WAILK-MLLON. the largest Specimens Only. iliiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii] IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIUIIIIMIU: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 93 i Jordan's Gray Monarch. — This is one of the largest and sweetest varieties known, it origi- nated with W. B. Jordan, of Virginia and was intro- duced by us. We have re- ceived many flattering tes- timonials of its fine quali- ties and it appears to be well E adapted to the Southern : States ; in some sections, \ especially in Georgia and i Florida, it has gained great = favor ; in other sections it : has not come up to expec- : tation, owing in a great = measure to unfavorable : weather ; we regard it, E however, as one of the best = varieties ever introduced. = Its size is immense, fre- = quently producing melons 5 weighing overninety E pounds each. Its quality i is unequalled, and the most E productive variety we have i ever seen. The skin is of i a very beautiful mottled- i gray color, long and sym- i metrically formed, with an = exceedingly thin rind; flesh i bright crimson, and of the i sweetestandmost delicious = flavor. Its shipping quali- = ties are unsurpassed, and = is destined to become one = of our most popular varie- = ties. Plant it by all means. I Florida Favorite. £ — A new variety introduced i by W. M. Girardeau of = Florida, one of the most = extensive melon growers in _ = that state. Very desirable (see Novelties). | i Mountain Sweet. — This is the most productive and one of E i the best varieties for either market gardeners or private growers ; = = thousands of acres are annually grown in the State of New Jersey for | I the Philadelphia and New York markets. When pure and properly = = grown, will attain a very large size ; has a very thin rind, and flesh | I sweet and juicy. Seeds gray. ^ | I IVIOUntain Sprout.— This variety differs from the Mountain = i Sweet in color, being striped with different shades of green, is rather | piiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii mil niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiii? JORDAN'S GRAY MONARCH WATER-MELON. = (Weight 94 pounds.) = jIllllllinillMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIill I 94 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ I . \ i = late, and will keep until quite late in the Fall ; the seeds are of a : = brownish-yellow color ; it is not, however, so desirable as the former. : i Cuban Queen.— This is one of the largest and most pro- i E ductive varieties grown. Rind thin and solid, with dark and light i = green stripes ; flesh bright scarlet, crisp and sweet. A good keeper = = and stands transit well. : 5 The Boss is a recently introduced variety of medium size, E E skin dark green, thin r'-nd, flesh deep scarlet of sweet and delightful E = flavor. E E Dark Icing. — A very desirable variety. Dark skin, crimson i E flesh, thin rind, quite solid and of delicious fla/or. A fine market sort. = E Light Icing. — Similar to the above, only a difference in the = E color of the melons. i E Mammoth Iron Clad.— This variety, recently introduced = E and highly extolled, is well worthy of cultivation. Produces melons = E of large size and very solid. Flesh crimnon, c"'."! and luscious. E E Very desirable for market. Keeps quite late in the season. = E Odella. — A variety grown very extensively in New Jersey by = E the market gardeners, and by many of them considered superior to = E the Mountain Sweet as a market variety ; shape from round to oval, = E dark-green color, and scarlet flesh. Seeds gray. = E Orange is an entirely distinct sort; its rind will peel off like = E that of an orange, and its flesh is separated into segments in a similar = E manner. A peculiar and very attractive variety. = E Ice Cream (Whitk Seeded). — This variety is annually in- | E creasing in popularity ; it grows to a medium size, nearly oval, of u = E pale-green color, and has a thinner rind than any other variety ; flesh § E is bright crimson, crisp, and of delicious flavor. Seeds white. E E Ice Cream (Gr.\y Seeded). — A variety resembling the Moun- = E tain Sweet in both form and color, very productive, scarlet flesh, and = E of sweet flavor. = = Peerless. — A very handsome variety of medium size, mottled = E and striped with light green ; thin rind, scarlet flesh, and of good flavor. = E Black Spanish. — This is cultivated to a very limited extent, = E most growers preferring other varieties ; it is of a round shape, color E E very dark green, and seeds black. = E Early Phinney. — The earliest of all varieties; form oval; § E rind, rather thick ; flesh bright red, and quite productive ; but its earli- E E II ess we regard as its only good quality. E E OKEEX CITKON (for preserving- only). As this preserve is a great favorite E E N'.ith many, wc have thought a recei|>t which we have followed for years would E = jierhaps be appreciated. Select sound fruit, pare and divide them into quarters, and = E cut each quarter into several pieces, taking the seeds out carefully ; weigh the E E Citron, and to every pound allow a half-pound of the best loaf sugar ; place the Citron E E into a preserving-kettle and boil in water for half an hour, or until they become quite E E clear ; drain them, and place them on a large dish ; put the weighed sugar into the E — kettle and add sufficient water to dampen it, and boil until quite clear ; then add the — E Citron, and boil slowlj' until they become almost transparent and sufficiently soft to E E allow a straw to pierce through them without breaking. A few lemons should be cut E E into thin slices of uniform size and shape, and boiled with the Citrons in the syrup ; E E a few ginger-roots cut into small pieces will also greatly improve the flavor. After all E E is finished, put the Citron into glass jars, pour the hot syrup ove^" them, and cork a:id E E seal tightly. E nliiiiiiiiliiiliiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiillilillillilllilllllilillliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiitiiuiiiis IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 95 i MouTARDE (Fr.). Senf (Ger.). Mostaza (Sp.). £■ For early salad, sow thickly on a gentle hot-bed in February and = March, and for general crop, at intervals during Spring, on very fine E soil, in rows six inches apart ; it should be cut when about one inch 5 high. A mixture of Mustard and Cress makes a very delightful salad, = which is very popular with the English. The White is also used for 5 medicinal purposes, and we always have on hand a vcy superior article E for druggist's sales ; it is also a simple and efficacious cure for E dyspepsia ; take a tablespoonful of the whole White Mustard, stirred E in a glass of cold water, and drink before each meal. E White or Yellow London. — This is the common White I Mustard of commerce, used both as a salad and for flavoring purposes. E Giant Southern Creole. — The growing of mustard as a | salad is very largely increasing in this coun- try, and especially so in the Southern States. This variety is far superior to any other, producing immense leaves, which are beau- tifully curled, and of very rapid growth. Black or Brown London. — Used for the same purposes as the above; the difference being in the color of the seed. GIANT southern Creole curled mustard. E Chinese. — A variety, lately introduced, producing larger E foliage, and more succulent stems than the Common White, of a E deeper green color, and more desirable for salad. E MUSHROOM SPA^WN . | FREN'CH spawn in boxes. ENGLISH SPAWN IN BRICKS. = Mushrooms may be cultivated much easier than is generally = supposed. They can be grown in a cellar or shed, or in beds prepared E in the open air in the same manner as hot beds. Take fresh horse E manure, shake it well apart, E and lay it into a heap to E ferment ; turn and mix it well E every three or four days, by E shaking the outside of the E heap, which is cold, and the E inside, which is hot, together, E so that every part of it may be E equally fermented, and de- E prived of its noxious quality. E When the dung is in a fit state E to be made into a bed, which = will be in two or three weeks = after it has been put together = iiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin FRENCH MUSHROOM BEDS. Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiina I 98 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ = to ferment, select a dry spot for a foundation -^ mark out the bed, = = which should be four feet wide, and as long as you choose to make it. = = In forming the bed, mix the dung well together, beating it down with E E a fork until from eighteen to twenty-four inches thick. In this state E E it may remain until the temperature is sufficiently moderate for E E spawning, which may be ascertained by trial-sticks thrust into different E E parts of the bed. Divide the large cakes of spawn into small lumps, = E plant them two inches below the surface, and six inches apart, cover- E E ing with two inches of fine light soil, and press down evenly. When e E finished, cover the bed a foot thick with clean straw, and protect from = = heavy rains. The Mushrooms will make their appearance in from = E four to six weeks, according to the season. E I NASTURTIUM, OR INDIA?"? CRHSS. | E Capucine Grande (Fr.). Kresse, Indianische (Ger.). Maranuelia (Sp.). E E Sow early in Spring, in good, rich ground ; the plants should be = E trained to a trellis, or rods ; the leaves and flowers are used in salads; = E the seed-pods are picked while j^oung and pickled, the yellow is the = E best for this purpose ; the crimson is generally cultivated for its flowers. E E Tall Yellow. — This variety is principally used for pickling. E E Dwarf Crimson. — This variety produces dark rich crimson E = flowers ; the seed-pods can also be used for pickling. E I OKRA, OR OOMBO. | E GoMBo (Fr.). EsBARRE HiBiscrs (Ger.). Quimbombo (Sp.). = = This is a highly esteemed vegetable throughout the entire coun- E = try. The seed-pods are used in soups, while young and tender, to E E which it imparts an aromatic flavor ; it is also stewed and served up E E with butter. Sow the seed late in Spring in verj- rich soil, in drills E E two feet apart, observing that the ground is warm ; as if cold and E E moist, the seeds will invariably rot ; and when the plants are up, thin E E out to a foot apart. The green pods may be preserved for Winter use § E by cutting them in halves, string and dry them. The seeds can also = E be ripened, which, when roasted, make a very excellent substitute = E for coffee. E I The Buist's Dwarf.— The Dwarf Okra originated at our | E Rosedale Farm, and was introduced by us some years ago ; it has E E become the most popular variety with all growers ; its peculiarity is = E not only in its dwarf habit, but its earliness and great productiveness, = E producing pods from an inch of the ground to the top ; of twice the = E size of the common variety, and from its dwarf habit it is also less = E exhausting to the soil. = 1 Long Green. — A tall-growing variety, producing long thin E = pods. E I Tall Southern. — The old-fashioned variety of the South = E which is still cultivated in many localities ; it is a strong growing va- = E riety frequently attaining ten to twelve feet, is very exhausting to the E E soil, and a coarse growing crop. The Buist's Dwarf is the best to E E cultivate. E E The Velvet. — A variety recently introduced, the pods of E E which are covered with a fine fibre resembling velvet. E ifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifr JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinilllllllltlllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIiriK BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 97 I The Tall Varieties should not be = Cultivated when the Dwarf can be = obtained. = LONG GREEN OKRA. Ognon (Fr.). EUIST S DWARF OKRA. OXIOX. ZwiEBEL (Ger.). Cebolla (Sp.). = The Onion ranks with the cabbage in popularity with all cultiva- = tors, whether it be for the humble garden of the poor, or the more = pretentious one of the wealthy ; to grow it successfully, it must be = borne in mind that the soil cannot be too rich, and however good it = may be, it requires more or less manure for every crop ; it is a plant = producing numerous roots, which spread to a great extent, absorbing = nourishment from every part of the soil. In regard to rotation of crops, = the Onion is an anomalous case, for the same ground has been known E to produce heavy crops yearly for over half a century. The system = pursued is to manure the ground heavily, with rich, well-rotted man- E ure, trenched or plowed early in the Spring, and leveled with the E rake or harrow. In cool climates, seeds sown early in Spring produce E full-grown Onions the same year ; but in this vicinity and South it E requires two seasons ; the first produces the small sets, which ripen E in July ; these are carefully stored in dry situations until the following E Spring, when they are planted out and form the full-grown Onion = about midsummer. The large Red Wethersfield is the best variety 1 for cultivating in large quantities, as they are more hardy and keep = iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? 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Keep the rows clear = = of all weeds by hoeing ; observe not to hoe deep, for the more the = = Onion rises out of the ground, the finer it is, and the better it keeps. = = As soon as the plants are three inches high, thin them out to two = = inches apart ; if the weather is moist the thinnings can be safely = = transplanted, which will also attain a full size ; but observe, in plant- E = ing them, to put the roots only into the ground. For growing large = = Onions from seed, sow five pounds of seed to the acre. Sowings are E = now generally made by a seed drill, the best of which is called the E E Matthews. Be particular in the selection of j'our Onion seed, as E E failures are continually occurring from old or spurious stock. We are E E large growers of the finest stock, and can supply you with the best E E quality. Nothing further will be required until the crop is taken up, E E except in destroying all weeds as they appear. E = In planting the small sets, draw out drills, about an inch deep, E E and nine inches apart, leaving a space fifteen inches between every E E three or four drills for convenience in hoeing and collecting weeds ; E E plant the small sets in these drills about two inches apart, but do not E E cover them. In a few days they will commence growing ; keep the E E ground clear of all weeds by frequent hoeing until the crop will be E E ready for lifting in July, In midsummer the grower can generally E E realize higher prices for his crop than later, as the Onions raised from E E seed do not come into market until Fall, and the demand for early E E shipping is generally great. E 1 Onion Sets or Buttons. | E Onion sets are produced by sowing seed very thickl)r, quite early E E in Spring, in shallow drills ; the young plants form Onions about the = E size of peas in midsummer ; when the foliage becomes brown and = E dry, the crop should then be harvested. Select good, rich soil, and = = be careful it is not weedy ground, as the labor in cultivating it would = i be much increased. Use the planet double-wheeled hoe in cultivating = E the crop, and keeping down weeds, which will do the work of six = = hands. To keep Onion Sets. — As soon as the crop is ready for har- E E vesting, they should be lifted in dry weather and thoroughly dried in = E the shade ; after which spread them out thinly in a cool, dry, airy loft ; E = the Yellows should not be over three inches, and the White not over E 2 two inches thick, and frequently turned over. E I Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. — Color, brownish yellow; | i bulb quite flat, and of good size. This is the variety grown about = E Philadelphia for sets, thousands of bushels of which are annually E i shipped from this market to different parts of the United States. = i Seeds sown in this latitude in Spring form the small set by July ; these | E are planted out the following Spring, and form full-grown Onions by = = midsummer. In the Southern States they can be planted out in Au- ^ E tumn, and will continue growing during the entire Winter, and in = E early Spring they will be fit to use for salads and stews. E iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH LiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiitH I BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 99 I = YELLOW DUTCH, OR STRASBURG. LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. = WHITE OR SILVER SKIN. LARGE YELLOW DANVERS. = i White, or Silver Skin. — This is the mildest variety, and E = generally preferred for table use ; it is of the same shape as the Yel- = = low Strasburg, and is cultivated from sets in the same manner ; color, E = pure white ; does not keep well during Winter. This is the famous E E variety for pickling. E I Large Red Wethersfield. — This is the favorite Onion in | E the East and West, where immense crops are grown for shipment. = E In cool sections it continues growing the whole Summer, and forms E E a full-grown Onion by Fall ; is of a purplish-red color, of a round or = E oval shape, and is an excellent keeping variety. E = Extra Early Red. — The earliest of all ; smaller, and more E = flat-shaped than Large Red ; close-grained ; fit to gather last of July ; = E keeps well. E i Yellow Oval Danvers. — Onion-growers of the East, and E E in some parts of the West, look upon this variety with great favor ; it E = is a large, round, straw-colored Onion, and a splendid keeping variety ; E i like the Red Wethersfield, it perfects its Onion the first year from seed | E in all cool climates ; but being of a coarse nature, it is liable to = = scale during Winter ; it is, however, a very abundant cropper, fre- E = quently yielding upwards of six hundred bushels to the acre from seed E = sown in early Spring, E ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ilMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I WO BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL | i Southport Yellow Globe.— A very handsome, large, | 3 globe-shaped variety, very productive, of mild and pleasant flavor ; a = = good keeping variety. = I Southport Red Globe.— Similar to the Yellov/ Globe ex- | = cept in color. E = THE IMPROVED BERMUDA ONION. = I The Improved Bermuda. — A very large oval, dark-red I E variety, selected from the Teneriff Bermuda, but possessing much finer E E qualities, growing full grown Onions from seed. It is quite early, E E very solid, does not skin in transportation, keeps better than any other E = variety, and is of mild, delicate flavor. In the South, seed sown in = = the Autumn will produce large Onions the following Spring. Highly i E recommended to Southern cultivators for shipping. = I Large Italian "Varieties. | = The Italian Onions grow to a very large size in strong soil ; have = E become quite popular, especially in the Southern States, appearing to = E be well adapted to warm climates ; they are all of the very finest = i flavor and of choice quality, and produce full grown onions from seed E E the first year. E E Giant Rocca of Naples. — A very fine, large variety, of | E globular shape, light-brown skin, and of very mild flavor; will fre- = E quently attain, under favorable circumstances, two pounds in weight. E I Large Red Italian Tripoli. — A very large-growing vari- I = ety, of blood-red color ; flatter in form than the Rocca, and of mild = E flavor. E ^lUiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT illlliliiiiliiiiiillilliliiiiiiiiiiiiiililiilliiiliiililllilllllillliiillllllilililililliliiiiiiiililllliiliiiliiliiiliiiiiiiiiiililb BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 707 | Large White Italian Tripoli.— A very superior variety, I of flat form and large size, with a beautiful silvery white skin, and = of mild flavor. = White Queen is a fine early silver-skinned variety, of beau- S tiful form and rapid growth, and possessing fine keeping qualtities ; E seeds sown in early Spring will produce Onions from one to two § inches in diameter in early Summer, or if sown in early Summer will E be fit for use by Autumn. E Extra Early Pearl. — A very early white variety, almost as | transparent as a pearl, of flat form, and of very mild and pleasant E flavor, and attains quite a large size. E Silver White Etna. — A new and very early silver-skin i variety, of mild flavor, of flat shape and large ske. E Large Brown Garganus (Mammoth).— This is the | largest and finest of all the Italian varieties ; it attains a prodigious = size, of mild and pleasant flavor, and very desirable. E Large White Garganus (Mammoth.)— This v^iriety is | the same as the above, except in color, which is pure snow white ; = very desirable. = White King. — This is a very distinct and remarkably hand- E some white silver-skinned variety, globular in form, of large size, E with a beautiful pearly skin. Mild and delicious in flavor and keeps E well. We regard it as being superior to any other white variety. E PARSI^EY. I Persil (Fr.) Petersilie tGer.). Perejil (Sp.). = EUIST S GARNISHING PARSLEY. Sow in rows early in Spring, in good rich soil ; it also makes a very E good edging for beds or walks. Seed two years old will vegetate more E freely than new seed, which will frequently require five or six weeks S to germinate, so the cultivator must not be disheartened if the plants E do not appear within a month. Should the weather be dry, watering E lllllllllllllllllltillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiii' ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ: I 102 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL | 5 will hasten their germination. TheGarnishing varieties are decidedly = E the prettiest for ornamenting a dish ; but for seasoning, they are = '= all equally good. The seed will also germinate more freely by soak- = = ing it twenty-four hours in '.vater, and mixed with sand before sowing. = I Double Curled, or Covent Garden.— A desirable | •E market variety ; quite dwarf in habit, not as curled as the Garnishing = 5 varieties, but stands the Winter better ; is very popular with the Eng- = = lish market gardeners. E I Buist's Garnishing. — This variety is a general favorite, and = E is especially recommended for market gardeners ; is of strong growth E E and beautifully curled. = I Champion Moss-Curled, and Myatt's Garnishing f E are very beautiful, fine, curled varieties. E E FERN LEAVED PARSLEY. = = Fern Leaved. — A variety of recent introduction ; very beau- E E tiful, r'isembling a fern, and is used very extensively for garnishing E E purposes and as an ornamental plant for the garden. E 1 Plain or Single. — This is the hardiest variety; foliage very E = dark green, with plain leaves, having a strong Parsley flavor, is E i much preferred in French cooking. E I PARSNIP. I E Panais (Fr.). Pastinake (Gen). Chirivia (Sp.). ^ E The Parsnip luxuriates in deep, rich soil, which should be sub- = E soiled, and the manure applied should be thoroughly decomposed ; E E ground prepared in this manner will always produce long, smooth E E roots, provided the seed is pure. Sow the seed in early Spring, in = E drills, drawn eighteen inches apart, and cover them about half an inch = = with fine soil. When the young plants are about two or three inches = = high, thin them out to four inches apart. They require good cultiva- = E tion. The roots are perfectly hardy, but improve by remaining in the E E ground during the Winter season. Sufficient quantities, however, E E should be stored in out-door pits, or in a cool cellar, to last until E E Spring. They are also quite desirable roots for stock feeding. The E niliiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? £. /^> ^ ^""^ ^ bushels. (See illus- tration under head of novelties.) Buist's Extra Early is an improved Extra Early Pea, being earlier and more productive than any other variety (excepting Buist's Morning Star and Premier), and ripens almost all at once, when the ground can be cleared for a crop of Beans or Tomatoes ; they are sweet and delicate in flavor, and are a very popular market variety with all gardeners. They have a stronger growth than Buist's Premier Extra Early, EARLY AMLkK AN WONDLk PEA. I Philadelphia Extra Early.— This variety originated in = = this city many years ago, and was known in those days as the Han- = = COCKS, Hatches, or Philadelphia Extra Early. They have de- = = teriorated very much in reputation, owing to Canada Pea-growers = I naming almost any kind of early stock "the Philadelphia," regardless = = of earliness or purity. They are, thereffjre, frequently found not only E = to be late, but very full of runners. Always plant Buist's Early = = Morning Star and Buist's Premier Extra Early in preference. = ^iiiiiililillliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilira diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiitiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim I 106 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL Improved Early Daniel O'Rourke. — A favorite Eng- = lish variety, which was introduced many years since as an Extra 5 Early, to be fully as early as any variety we have in this country ; but = instead of which it proved a second early Pea with a smaller pod than E usual. The cheap Extra Early Peas offered by many dealers through- = out the country are nothing else but the Daniel O'Rourke. E Early American Wonder (Wrinkled). — The earliest wrin- I kled variety in cultivation. Of sweet and delicious flavor, growing = from twelve to eighteen inches high and very productive. It is later = than Buist's Extra Early, but is an excellent variety to plant for a = succession. E Laxton's Extra Early Alpha (Wrinkled).— Each year i adds still more attractive features to this desirable early wrinkled va- = riety ; it produces fine, large-sized pods, very productive, and of ex- = quisite flavor, resembling the old Champion of England. We cannot = recommend it too highly. = Carter's First Crop.— I A celebrated English variety ; = which has gained great favor in E this country; is early, a good pro- E ducer, and of delicate flavor. E McLean's Little Gem | (Wrinkled). — A variety having the E dwarf habit of the Tom Thumb, = and the delicate flavor of the = Champion of England, two very = important features ; is very pro- E ductive for its size, and especially = recommended to private growers. E It has become a very great favor- E ite for its fine quality, produc- E tiveness, and dwarfness of habit. = Carter's Premium | Gem (Wrinkled). — The most E valuable early dwarf wrinkled Pea E in cultivation ; it is an improve- = ment on the McLean's Little Gem, E being more robust, and producing E longer pods. E Carter's Strategem.— | We cannot recommend this new E English variety too highly. It is = the best that has ever been intro- = duced, and when better known = will be the most popular -variety = for general crop. It is dwarf, E growing but 2^ feet high, of E strong, robust habit, requiring E but slight support, enormously E productive, pods large, peas sweet E and of delicious flavor. Do not E neglect planting it this season. = ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii' iMiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir CARTKK S STRATAGEM PEA. UllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillilllllllllllllllllMIIIH BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 107% I Carter's Pride of the Market.— Another English novel- = = ty. In length of pod it is equal to the Stratagem. Grows from eigh- = = teen inches to two feet high, and is of fine flavor. Its robust constitu- = = tion, enormous productiveness, and superior appearance will ensure = = its acceptance as a favorite with the public. = = Carter's Telephone. — A marvellous variety, producing = E pods of prodigious size, and well filled with mammoth peas of exquis- = E ite flavor. Growth, five feet ; an extraordinary cropper. = E Kentish Invicta is a round, blue variety, producing straight = E and handsome well-filled pods, and is quite early. We regard it as a E E market variety of unsurpassed excellence, and should be planted for a E E general crop, as well as an early one. E = Early Tom Thumb is a favorite with all, on account of its E E very dwarf habit, and is really ~ E more productive than many va- E rieties that grow twice its height ; E it produces a fine-sized pod ; the = peas are sweet and tender ; and E is especially adapted for small E gardens. I McLean's Early Blue E Peter is a remarkablj^ dwarf E variety, with dark green foliage. § Splendid bearer with exquisite E flavor. It is called by some the E Blue Tom Thumb. I McLean's Advancer E (Wrinkled). — A very fine green E wrinkled variety, two weeks ear- E lier than the Champion of Eng- E land, and exceedingly luscious in E flavor ; it cannot be too highly E recommended. I Eugenie or Alliance E (Wrinkled). — A white wrinkled E variety equal to the Champion of E England in delicacy of flavor, two E weeks earlier, and more produc- i tive. This is, without any excep- E tion, equal to the finest-flavored 1 variety in cultivation ; but many = remark they do not wish for a bet- E ter variety than the Champion. I Early Washington, I Early Frame, Early May, E are second early varieties, quite E productive, tall in growth, and of E good flavor. I Laxton's Prolific E Long Pod. — This variety was E introduced here some years since _ 1 from England ; it has proved a very desirable variety for second or gen- E i era! crop ; the pods are exceedingly long, and bear abundantly. E Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif? carter's pride of the market = PEA. E Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I 108 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL j I Early Bishop's Dwarf Long Pod. — A very remarkable i S dwarf variety, requiring no stakes or support of any kind, except the = E earth drawn to its stems. It is very prolific, producing good-sized = = pods, and ripens about the same time as the Early Washington ; a = = very good second or third early market variety. = I Napoleon, or Climax (Wrinkled).— A green wrinkled varie- | = ty, similar in flavor to the Champion of England, but more produc- i E tive, and two weeks earlier. = I Champion of England O^rinkled). — A green wrinkled | E variety, the parent of all the celebrated English varieties, famous for its = E delicious flavor, but is a shy bearer. Consider it one of the finest vari- = E eties for family use, and will follow any of the second early varieties = E in ripening ; the germ of this pea is very delicate, and should the = E weather be wet or damp for several days after planting, it will inva- = E riably rot in the ground, and another planting should at once be made. = I Hair's Dwarf Mammoth (Wrinkled).— A light wrinkled I E variety of very delicate flavor, and quite productive; its good qualities = E are really not known, or it would be cultivated more generally. = I Dwarf Blue Imperial. — A standard variety for either = E private use or for market gardeners ; the pods are large and well = E filled, and when young exceedingly tender and of fine flavor ; the dry E E peas when soaked, turn a beautiful fresh green color, and are sold in E E great quantities in our markets during the Winter season. E E Veitche's Perfection (Wrinkled).— A large, wrinkled | E marrow, with large pods, fine flavor, and productive. = E Dwarf and Tall Sugar.— (Edible Pod).— These varieties | E can be used either shelled or'whole, the pods while young being sweet = E and tender ; the string on the back of the pod should be drawn off | E before boiling. = I Yorkshire Hero (Wrinkled). — An old English variety of | E luscious quality, and very productive. The peas when ripe are creamy- = E white in color, and wrinkled. Cannot recommend it too highly. E I Large White Marrowfat.— Similar to the Black-eyed in I E all its features except in growth ; it is a stronger grower, and not E E quite so productive. | I Black-Eyed Marrowfat. — This variety is very popular in | E all parts of our country for its productiveness, but is very objection- i E able to many on account of having a strong flavor, which is peculiar = E to the Marrow Pea ; it is a strong grower ; very productive, and i E extensively cultivated by the market gardeners around Baltimore for 1 E their general crop, most of which are purchased by the canning § E establishments ; tb-^ Black-Eye is far superior to the Tall White, as it i = makes less growth of vine ; is more productive and earlier ; where S E quantity without quality is wanted, plant Marrowfats. = I Dwarf White Sugar Marrow.— This is the best of all the I = Marrowfats for either canning purposes or for market. The pods are = E not only of a larger size, but are better filled out ; it ripens with the = = White Marrowfat, and similar to it in flavor, but dwarf in habit, = E requiring no sticks. = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'!:::iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ^Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllti: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 109 I 5 PiMENT (Fr.). PEPPER. Spanischer Pfeffer (Gen). PiMIENTO (Sp.). E Sow in a hot-bed, early in Spring, in shallow drills six inches apart ; in order to make strong healthy plants they should be trans- planted when a few inches high into another bed, like the Tomato, or sow in a box placed near a window, in a warm room, and transplant early in Summer. Or sow in a warm spot of the garden, about the middle of Spring, and transplant them when two inches high, in rows eighteen inches apart, and a foot from plant to plant. The Pepper delights in a rich soil, and should be well cul- tivated. Spanish Monstrous, or GrOSSUm. — A new French variety, growing six inches long by two inches thick, and of sweet flavor. Ruby King.— A recently introduced variety of a beautiful ruby-red color, quite mild in flavor and of large size; very desirable. Golden BeII,orGoIden Dawn. — A very beautiful vari- ety, resembling the Bell in shape and habit, but of a beautiful gold^ color, and of mild flavor. E RUBY KING PEPPER. GOLDEN DAWN PEPPER. = aiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiS ■JllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllilllllllllillllllitfU I no BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL | = Bell, or Bull-Nose, produces a very large-sized Pepper, E = which is highly esteemed for pickling, the skin being thicker than any E E of the other varieties, E I Large Sweet, or Sweet Mountain, is similar to the | E Bell, but milder. E = Red Cherry. — A small round variety of dwarf habit and rich | E scarlet color. Used for seasoning and pickling. E I Tomato, or Squash. — This of a flattened shape, exceed- | E ingly hot, and generally preferred for making pepper hash, although = E very desirable when filled with cabbage and pickled. E E Long Red Cayenne. — A long red variety, very hot, and = E is generally used for seas(3ning soups, etc. = I Long Yellow Cayenne. — A long orange-yellow variety, = E and very desirable. = I POXAXOES. I E PoMME DF. Terre (Fr.). Kartoffel (Ger.). Potata (Sp.). E E The Potato requires a rich, sandy loam, with verj' liberal and E E clean culture ; thoroughly decomposed manure is the best, and when E E that is not abundant, add bone-dust or guano. The crop will pay the E E cost, and leave the soil in splendid order. Old sod land, well turned E E under in the Fall, and lightly plowed and harrowed in the Spring, E E will produce a sound crop, and often an astonishingly large one. E E Clover sod for this purpose is excellent, ?,nd furnishes to the soil a large E E amount of vegetable substance ; when turned under in August or = E September it will rot by the foUov/ing Spring, and only a top-dressing = = of some well-established fertilizer will be required to carry through = = the crop. Wet land produces a coarse, unpalatable potato, and one of = E little value even as food for cattle. Barnyard manure is of little benefit = E to such land. Ground should never'be plowed while wet or heavy ; E E it injures the soil and does more harm than the manure can offset ; E E the ground should be prepared as carefully and thoroughly for potatoes E S as for any other crop. Attention in this particular well repays the E E farmer. This crop requires but little manure, if the ground is rich, E E and that should be old and well rotted. By many, spreading the E E manure before plowing in the Spring is thought to be the best mode. E E At the time of planting, bone-dust, ashes, plaster, marl, and like fer- E E tilizers, can be used to great advantage, as they are of a dry or E E absorbent nature. On wet soils they are very beneficial, as they E E prevent disease as well as promote the growth of the tubers. On warm E E dry light land, muck compost may advantageously be used ; decayed E E leaves are excellent. In seasons of disease among potatoes, in fields E E where ashes have been used they have suffered but little from the rot. E E If you wish large well-formed roots, do not plant small ones ; E = always select the best, cut them into four or six pieces, according to E = size, preserving as many eyes on each as possible ; you will then have = E strong, healthy vines and roots. If small tubers are planted whole, E E the result in general is a quantity of small vines, followed with an over- = E proportion of small potatoes. • Many cultivators in this vicinity select E E good-formed tubers and plant them whole. This may be an advantage = E should the season prove to be very dry, but we look upon it as a great = E waste of seed, as the product from such a crop is no better than those = 5 grown from well formed tubers cut into sets. Of late years no vege- = BiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiib BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL m i E table has been improved on as much as the Potato. Since the intro- = E duction years ago of the vahiable Early Rose, new varieties flood the E E market every year, all claiming, either greater earliness, productive- E E ness, or finer flavor. If they keep on in the future as they have in the E E past, names for them will almost be exhausted. We have now over E E five hundrd varieties by name, but in a few seasons these become E E almost unknown, and their places taken by other varieties, for which E E greater merit is claimed. With all the improvements in names, we E E have no better early varieties to-day than the Early Rose and Early E = Beauty of Hebron, and no better late variety for quality than the old E I White Peach Blow. Change your seed is one of the secrets in E = producing good roots, and rich soil is the other. Always obtain your E = seed from a cooler climate and from a different character of soil. E E Our entire stocks of Potatoes are grown in New York, = = Vermont and Nova Scotia. = E HOW SHAII. I KEEP MY POTATOES? It is a matter of no small | — importance to the farmer to be able to keep his crop of potatoes in pood condition — E through our long Winters, and to offer them for sale, free from blemish or mildew, — E in the Spring. A well-kept potato generally brings three or four times its value in = — market in early Spring, than the same stock will if sold in the Fall, paying an e.\tra — E profit over and above the cost of storing, handling, and care required. Of the three = E methods of storing in general use, each has its champions. They are : Storing in — E barrels, bins, heaps or pits. The advantage of placing in barrels is, they can be E E easily handled, do not suffer from abrasion, can be readily looked over, and if liisfasc = E /•resents itsei/it can be checked or removed. When thousands of bushels are raised — E on one farm, this method cannot be followed on account of the time and expense = :: involved. Bins are largely used by our large farmers, especially those near large = E cities, as the roots can at any time be reached and made ready for market. A dry, ;; zz cool, well-ventilated cellar, with the light excluded, is the best place for storing them. E — It has been found very advantageous in preventing decay to sprinkle lime in the — E barrels or bin at the rate, say, of one pound to each barrel. It acts as an absorbent, — E and neutralizes the earthy odors, thus directly acting as a preventive of decay to E E the roots. The importance of excluding light from potatoes and keeping them as cool — E as possible, cannot be over-estimated as means of preserving the crop. = I Early Sunrise. E — A variety possessing E extreme earliness and E great productiveness, E producing potatoes fit for E the table in fifty-two days E from time of planting, E The tubers are oblong, E large, solid, uniform and E handsome ; flesh white, E fine-grained and dry, E cooking well even when E first dug ; very productive and of fine keeping qualities ; vines dark = E green, of strong growth. = E Early Rose. — Every cultivator of the Potato, both far and E E near, is familiar with the Early Rose. It was the pioneer of almost i E all the improved varieties of the present day ; its highly e.xtolled E E character when first introduced has not depreciated in the least ; in = E fact, cultivators cannot speak too highly of it ; it pleases the market = E gardener equally as well as the private grower ; and in reputation = E to-day it equals that of any other variety. To keep it in perfection, E E it is always necessary to obtain your seed from potatoes grown in an E E Eastern climate, and those from Vermont or Nova Scotia are always = E the best ; to keep planting from your own seed greatly deteriorates the E E quality, and decreases its productiveness. E Hiiiiinitiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiin Mil early sunrise. :^JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllllIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllilliL:: I 112 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL Early Ohio. — A seedling of the rose, resembling it in color, but oblong in shape, and round instead of oval. It is of fine quality, about a week earlier than the Rose, and is a larger yielder, and one of the very finest varieties for the table. Early Mayflow- er. — This very desirable early variety is a seedling of the Snowfiake. We regard it as one of our very best, possessing more per- fect qualities than any other variety ; it is of uni- form size, slightly flat- tened oval shape, color light lemon, skin netted, pure white, and cooks splendidly ; it is also an EARLY OHIO. admirable keeper. Extra Early Vermont. — This variety is similar in color, form and general appearance to the Early Rose ; it is, however, con- sidered by many rather more hardy, a better keeper, more productive and earlier ; it always proves a great favorite with all who cultivate it. Clark's No. 1.- A very highly esteemed variety, resembling the Early Rose ; regarded by some as being more pro- ductive. Telephone.— A vigorous grower, very pro- ductive, an excellent keeper ; flesh, pure white, floury, and of excellent flavor. ■ EARLY MAYFLOWER. 1 Triumph. — A very early variety of fine quality; handsome | form and very productive. = Early Snowfiake. | — It is one of the earliest = varieties, ripening about E the. same time as the Early = Rose. The tubers are of a = good, medium and uniform E size; shape elongated oval, E compressed, exceedingly = symmetrical and remark- = ably uniform ; eyes few, = entirely flat on the base and = _ body of the tuber, and but = E CLARK'S NO. I slightly and sharply de- | E pressed near the seed end ; skin white, with a russety tinge. Its E = flesh is of exceedingly fine grain, snow-white when boiled, and of a = = lightness and porosity almost approaching a snowfiake. The tubers = Tiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiutiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin niiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiniiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiK j BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 113 | = have attained the full developement of their quality as soon as they E = are fit to dig. = EARLY BEAUTY OF HEBRON. Early Beauty of Hebron.— One of the best of the early varieties. In some sections it proves earlier than the Early Rose. Vine vigorous, growing very rapidly ; very productive, the tubers lying compactly in the hill. Tubers similar in shape to the Early Rose, but shorter. Skin tinged with pink at first, but becomes pure white during the Winter, Flesh solid to the centre, even in large specimens, and of the finest quality. E WHITE STAR. E I White Star. — A very handsome and productive variety of E = recent introduction and of medium earliness; tubers oblong, large | i and uniform in size; vines strong, of a dark green color, stocky and ^ i vigorous; skin and flesh white and of fine quality; an excellent table = E variety, and keeps well. = ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiinii] illllllllllllllllMlllllllllltlllilMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIilllllllllllllllLr E 114 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. § State of Maine. — A cross between the early Vermont and = = the Peerless — combining the desirable features of both. The tuber = = over medium size, form cylindrical, slightly elongated, the flesh snow = = white and crystalline or mealy, the flavor nutty and unsurpassed. = = The vine erect in growth, with glossy leaf, not attractive to bugs. = = Tubers spread out in the hill like those of the Early Vermont — me- = = dium early. Very desirable. = = Belle. — One of the handsomest formed varieties known. Skin = = light red, slightly netted; eyes few and shallow; tubers large, smooth, = E handsome and solid, with good cooking qualities. A remarkably = E heavy yielder and fine for main crop. E White Elephant.— I This fine late variety is a E cross between the Garnet E Chili and White Peach E Blow. It is of excellent E quality, fine flavor, won- E derfully productive, of great E beauty and a fine keeper. E Tubers very large and solid, E growing closely together in E M\AiM>>i>niiiiiiii^ I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 115 | i American Magnum Bonum.— it is an early variety, I i maturing a few days after the Early Rose, and unusually productive. ^ i Tubers large size and of excellent quality, free from disease, keeps = E well. = I White Peach Blow. — This is the best Winter Potato for E i quality, but is not very productive ; keeps sound until Spring, and E = boils dry and mealy ; in our estimation it will always continue a gen- E = eral favorite. E = Breeze's Peerless. — Is the most popular late variety in E = cultivation ; its great beauty, superior quality and enormous produc- E E tiveness have made it a great favorite ; its form is oblong, skin dull E = white, slightly russetted, eyes shallow, flesh white and grows to a E E large size, frequently attaining i li to 2 pounds each, and producing E E from 300 to 400 bushels to the acre. E = St. Patrick. — A second early variety. White skin, oval, ob- E E long shape, slightly flattened, with but few eyes, almost even with the E E surface. Tubers of uniform size. They are excellent for table use, E E being dry and mealy, very white and of fi-nest quality ; grow very E E strong, stalks upright and branching, dark green, broad, smooth E E leaves ; blossom very sparingly ; a capital yielder ; the best of keep- E E ers, and will give satisfaction. E E Wall's Orange. — Excellence of quality and productiveness E E are the principal features claimed for this variety, and we believe ex- E = perience sustains the claim. E E Jumbo. — Skin and flesh white, and of fine flavor; stands con- E E tinued drought well, and is an excellent keeper. E I Late Beauty of Hebron. — Remarkably productive ; tubers E = oblong and large ; skin and flesh white. Keeps well and an excel- E E lent table variety. E i Queen of the Valley. — Of enormous size and immensely i = productive; the best to raise for stock feeding. E I Empire State. — A new variety, originating with Mr. E. L. i E Coy, the well-known originator of Beauty of Hebron and other good s i sorts. It grows to a fine large size, ripens late, is exceedingly productive ^ E and of fine table quality. E i Chicago Market. — Large and uniform in size ; productive E E and of good quality. E i Garfield. — Of uniform, large size, and average yield ; excellent E E table sort. = E White Rose. — Shape elongated oval, of large even size, skin | i white and slightly russetted, eyes set well on the surface, flesh un- ^ E usually white, fine grained and floury, with purest taste ; cooks evenly = = to the centre ; it is the best of keepers, and a perfect potato in every E = respect ; ripens two weeks later than the Early Rose ; cooking qualities E E are of the best, and is more than ordinarily productive, yielding equal E E to the Peerless. = I Large Sweet, or New Jersey Sweet.— This is the e E famous Sweet Potato of Philadelphia, and is not surpassed by any E E other variety ; sprout them in a hot-bed late in Spring, and when the E = weather becomes warm and pleasant, slip off the sprouts and plant E = them in hills two feet apart. = niiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ iJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I 116 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL = PUMPKIN. = PoTiRON (Fr.). KuRBis (Ger.). Calabaza (Sp.). = Pumpkins should never be grown in the kitchen garden, as they = will invariably mix with Squashes, and deteriorate the quality of - 5 Melons. Plant them in the field among corn, or compost heap ; they : E will grow in any situation, and in any kind of soil. E Cashaw Crook-Neck = grows to a medium size ; color, light : yellow, and is the best variety for : table use. s Large Cheese is of a flat- i tened shape, color bright orange, and : can be used either for stewing or = stock feeding. = Connecticut Field is the i common round variety cultivated by = our farmers in their corn fields, for = stock feeding. E Mammoth Etamps.— A I variety from France, frequently at- = taining 150 pounds in weight, of = CASHAW PUMPKIN. coarse quality, only desirable for its = prodigious size. E MAMMOTH KING PUMPKIN. = and hlm^n^^^-'^^^-T^ "^''^^y attaining huge proportions, = = 22. Dounrir ^T.'-'^'^'"'"^" ^'^"'^ attention is paid to its culture, ovc^ i I 225 pounds. It IS very coarse, and is grown only for exhibiting. I ^"""""""""""""""""" ""• imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiil ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL m I E Radis, Rave, Petite Rave (Fr-)- RADISH. Rettig, Radies (Ger.). Rabano (Sp.). E The Radish is one of our most popular vegetables, but contains little or no nourishment ; they should never be eaten unless young and brittle, as when they become old and pithy they are very unwhole- some. To have a constant supply, a sowing should be made every ten days from early in Spring until the beginning of Summer ; the soil should be very rich and finely pulverized. The early varieties can be sown broadcast, very early in the season, among crops of Peas, Beets, Onions, etc.; if, however, not sown until late, they will invariably shoot to seed before forming any bulb. I COVENT GARDEN LONG SCARLET BECKERT's CHARTIER RADISH. | I RADISH. I 1 Early Long Scarlet Short Top (Covent Garden).— The | i most desirable for early forcing, or first sowing m the garden ; it is of ^ = a bright scarlet color, and when grown on rich soil is very tender and | = brittle • do not sow in warm weather, as it will shoot to seed and form ^ i no bulb. It can also be sown early in the Fall for a late crop. E = Lonff Salmon is of a lighter color than the former, but the = I same in every other respect, and should only be sown as an early | E crop. E I Buist's Early Long White.-The same as the Early Long | E Scarlet, in form and earliness, but pure white It is of fine flavor, ^ I and when grown on rich soil is very tender and brittle. | iiiiiimmiiiiiii! mmiiiimiiii miiiim imiiii i n mmnmiii iiiiimiimmin ■iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I 118 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ I Early Scarlet Turnip. — A decided improvement both in = i earliness and brilliancy of color over the Scarlet Turnip, and is espe- = = cially recommended to market gardeners. = I Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped.— A beautiful | = scarlet variety, of handsome shape, having a white-tipped tail, or = = root; very desirable. = = EARLY SCARLET TURNIP RADISH EARLY FRENCH BREAKFAST = = (white tipped). RADISH. = I Scarlet Turnip, or Scarlet Button. — A very beautiful | = variety, and a general favorite; the bulb is small and is adapted for = = either forcing, or for early sowing in the garden, but will not stand = = the heat; it can also be sown early in the Fall for late crop. = Earliest Erfurt Scarlet Tur- | nip. — This is the earliest and finest of = all the Scarlet Turnip varieties. Of = the deepest color, perfect shape, small = foliage, and the best forcing radish. = Early WhiteTurnipisthesame | as the Red Turnip, excepting its color. = French Breakfast. — Avery | popular French variety, of very rapid = growth, and one of the best varieties = for early forcing; its form is oval; color, = scarlet tipped with white, and small in = size; it is also a beautiful variety for E garnishing purposes. = Scarlet Olive-Shaped. — A | very popular variety among the French E and Germans; is of a half-long, or olive E shape, bright scarlet color, and well E adapted for either forcing, or for early E sowing in the garden. E Golden Perfection.— We in- | troduced last season this the finest E _ strain of all the early summer turnip E = radishes, having been a selection made for the past three years from E = Buist's Yellow Summer. Its Improvement consists in its earliness, = EARLIEST ERFURT SCARLET TURNIP RADISH. ;niiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii>iiii~ jiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiinniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij: [ BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 119 | 5 its size, perfection of form, brilliancy of its pjolden color and fine = i flavor. It will be found a profitable market variety. = i Buist's Yellow Summer Turnip, or Golden I E Globe. — This variety originated with us some years since by re- E I peated selections made of the brightest color and most perfect formed E i roots from the ordinary Yellow Summer. It has become very popu- E i lar, and the demand for it always exceeds the supply. The Golden E i Globe offered by some cultivators is Buist's Yellow Summer, with a E = new name. E I Yellow Summer Turnip. — This variety will stand the | 5 heat, and can be sown quite late; it is a general favorite with market E : gardeners; is sometimes called the Mulatto Radish; flash very crisp E : and tender. E : White Summer Turnip is of an oval shape, white skin, I : and green top; is very solid, and stands the heat equal to the Yellow = r Summer, but is not as popular. E : Chinese Rose (^Vinter). — This variety has become very pop- E : iilar with our market gardeners ; it is of a half-long shape, pink color, = E and flesh as solid as an apple ; it has not that strong flavor which is = E peculiar to the Black Spanish, and keeps equally as well ; it should be = E sown during August. The White China only differs from this variety E E in its color. E E New Early White Italian Summer. — A very remark- | : able early white summer radish, producing roots of twice the size of E i the ordinary variety, oval in shape, solid, crisp and tender ; will stand E E longer than any other variety before shooting to seed. As a market E E radish it has no superior. E E California Mammoth White (Winter). — A Chinese varie- I E ty introduced into California ; it grows to a large size ; flesh quite E E solid, and of good flavor. E E Black Spanish (Winter). — This variety is sown about the | E last of Summer, for Fall and Winter use ; grows to a good size, of an E = oval shape, is quite solid, and if stored in pits, or packed away in = i sand, can be used the entire Winter. E I RHUBARB. I i RHUBARfiE (Fr.). Rhubakber (Ger.). Ri-ibarbo Bastardo (Sp.). = 5 Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant ; the footstalk is the por- = = tion that is used, and is the first article of the season from the garden ; = = it is now cultivated to a great extent, and indispensable wherever it is = = known. Sow the seed early in the Spring, in rows one foot apart, on = i rich ground ; the second year after planting, they can be removed, in E i Autumn, to the permanent spot allotted for them ; plant the roots two E i feet apart each way, in ground that is at least well enriched, two feet E i deep. No reliance can be placed on the seeds producing the identical E E variety. Rhubarb can be cured for Winter use by cutting the stalks E i into small pieces; string them, and expose to the sun until perfectly E i dry ; after which hang them in a dry place until wanted. = i Linnaeus, Victoria and Mammoth are the most desir- | i able varieties, producing fine, large stalks. E ?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiirriniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic £]IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL!: I 120 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL SAI.SIFY, OR VEGEXABI^B OYSTER.. | Salsifis (Fr.). Bocksbart (Gcr.). Ostra Vegetal (Sp.). = Very generally known as the Oyster Plant ; the roots are boiled = like Carrots or Parsnips, or half boiled and grated fine, made into = small flat balls, dipped in a batter, and fried like oysters, of which = their flavor greatly partakes. Sow the seed in drills eight inclies = apart, and when up, thin them out to three inches apart in the row ; = those for Winter use should be taken up before severe frost, and = stored the same as Carrots and Parsnips. 5 5 SALSIFY. BUIST S MAMMOTH SALSIFY. = I Buist's Mammoth. — This will be found a great improve- = E ment over the ordinary variety. The roots of which are double the = E size and more delicate in flavor. E I American Grown. — This is the common stock usually sold ; = E its roots are only half the size of Buist's Mammoth. E I Imported Seed. — There is nothing to recommend this stock E E but cheapness ; the roots are very thin. E I SCORZONERA. I E ScoRzoNERE (Fr.). Skokzonere (Ger.). Escorzonere (Sp.). E = Black Salsify is a vegetable that resembles the former, and is = E frequently used for the same purpose, and may be treated similc./ly in E = every respect, but is by no means as desirable. E I SEA KAI.E. I E Crambe Maritime (Fr.), Selkohl Meerkohl (Ger.). Breton de Mar (Sp.). = = Sow the seeds in drills one foot apart, and thin out to four inches E E in the row. In one year transplant them into clumps, or hills, eigh- E nilllltllllllllllllllllllllllllliiilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiliiillllllllliiitiiiiii§ Jlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllll BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 121 | teen inches apart, and three in eacli clump. After the second year, E cover them before frost with two feet of dried leaves ; they will blanch E there during the Winter, and are fit for use when the stems are four E inches long, and perfectly white. It is prepared like Asparagus for = the table. = Epinard (Fr.). Spinat (Ger.). Espinsca (Sp.)_ E For an early Summer crop, sow early in Spring, in d-ills one foot = apart, and thin out to two inches in the row ; the soil should be in fine = order as rich ground produces large leaves. For W^inter and early = Spring crops, sow either broadcast or in drills, about the end of = August, and again about the middle of September ; as soon as severe = weather sets in, cover the bed with straw or leaves, which should be = raked off early in Spring. = Buist's Perfection Curled. — (New Variety for Market E Gardeners, sold only under our seal, see illustration under novel- E ties.) This is our new curled variety of this season's introduction, E E brought to the present high standard, from repeated selections made E E from the most perfect curled plants, and is especially adapted for the E E market garden trade. It is a strain that produces a strong growth E E of leaves, which are more curled and crimped than any other variety; E E and also stands longer without shooting to seed, a very important E E requisite. It possesses all the perfections that could be desired by a E E market gardener in a Spinach for a popular and desirable crop. It is E E sold under our seal in packages, cartoons and sacks, to be had only = E from our house or through the merchant who handles our seeds. = i American Curled.— E This is an excellent curled variety E introduced by us a few years E since, which is now surpassed by E our new strain, the Buist's Per- E I ECTioN Curled. E Bloomsdale Curled.— = A very popular curled variety. = Round Savoy Leaved. = — This is a popular variety ; the \ leaves are curled and quite large; E it is not, however, as hardy as = the Prickly, but in this vicinity E it stands very well. E Broad-Leaved Flan- = der3.— This is a much stronger American clkleu spinach. I E growing variety than the Round: = E producing large, broad, thick leaves, which are more succulent, and E E quite as hardy. = I Prickly-Seeded. — This variety will withstand the severest | E weather, with only a slight protection of straw or leaves, and is gen- = E erally sown in the Eastern and Western States ; it is not so tender or = E desirable as either the Round-Leaved or American Curled. | I New Thick-Leaved. — A variety producing a remarkably i thick leaf, slightly crimped and quite desirable. I New Long-Standing. — A new English variety similar to the L E Round-Leaf, but stands longer than any other variety before seeding, | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiitiiiiiii? iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii mil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mil iiimiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiimiiii il I 122 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ SQUASH. CouRCE (Fr.). KuKDiss (Ger.). Calabaza Tontanera (Sp.). About the last of Spring, or as soon as the ground becomes warm, plant in hills about three feet apart, six seeds to a hill; when up thin them out, leaving three of the strongest plants. When they are making their appearance, they are liable to be destroyed by a striped bug; to prevent this, they should be dusted two or three times with a mixture of one-third guano and two-thirds plaster; apply it early in the morning, while the dew is on them. They should be grown as far apart as possible from all other cucurbitaceous plants, so as to prevent their hybridizing. = GOLDEN SUMMER CROOK-NECK SQUASH. EARLY BUSH SQUASH. E Golden Summer Crook-Neck is a popular variety in = = the East, but cultivated to a limited extent elsewhere; is of a bright = = golden yellow color, and very much warted; it is one of the best : = Summer varieties and should be more largely cultivated. : = Early Bush, or Patty Pan, is earlier than any other : = variety, of dwarf habit, very productive; grows in a bush form, and = = occupies less room on the ground than other sort. Summer Squashes : E should always be used when young and tender, which can be deter- i E mined by an impression of the nail. E Boston Marrow is \ the favorite Winter Squash of E the Eastern States; it is of E fine flavor, and a good keeper; = the B<5ston markets are com- E pletcly stocked with this = variety during the Fall and = Winter months; a stranger is E very liable to be impressed E with the idea that the Boston- = ians liveeniirely on Squashes. = Buist's Improved = Marrow is an improve- | ment on the Boston Marrow, E _ but similar to it in form; is E ^ BOSTON MARROW SQUASH. ^oj-e productive and of bet- E = ter flavor; for custards it cannot be surpassed, and keeps perfectly E = sound until late in Spring; wherever it has been introduced it becomes = 5 a general favorite. E ^iiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil UiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiia BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 723 I The Hubbard as a Winter Squash cannot be too highly extolled ; it boils smooth and dry, is of very rich quality, and keeps as solid as a rock. It is more popular with private grow- ers than any other variety, but as a market sort it can never excel the Boston Mar ^ row. ^fe Marblehe ad.— An- other new variety of the Hubbard type, has a very hubbakd i,ni'\sn. thick and hard shell, with remarkable good keeping qualities, is of a dry, sweet and delicious flavor. London Vegetable Marrow.— This variety = LONDON VEGETABLE MARROW SQUASH. is a very popular I Europe, and is gradually gaining favor in this country ; it produces a succession of crops through- out the Summer ; it is of a dry nature, and is superior in flavor to all other Sum- mer Squashes ; its color is of a creamy white, and is quite a strong grower. White Pine Apple. — A very remarkably former!, entirely distinct and desirable variety ; can be planted either as an early Summer crop, or later for Winter use ; keeps remarkably well, and one of the finest for pies and cus- tards ; its flavor is very similar to that of a cocoanut. Perfect Gem. --A verj- desirable variety of globular shape, but of small size, about six inches in diameter; of excellent qualitj-. win IE I'liXE .\ri'LE SQUASH. Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiin £iiiriiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiitiiiiiiii|^ I 124 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I Butman. — A new Wimer variety, possessing all the good qualities of the Hubbard, but of a very distinct color, being of a grassy-green, intermixed with white ; it has a very thick shell, and is thick meated ; flesh is of a light salmon color, and is dry, sweet and delicious. Winter Crook- Neck. — A variety resem- bling the Cashaw Pumpkin, but of smaller size ; is of very fine quality. Mammoth Chili.— A variety that grows to a very large size, frequently attaining over one hundred pounds, but of rather coarse flesh ; only desirable for stock feeding. BUTMAN SQUASH. I TOMATO. I E TOMATE (Fr.). LlEBESAPFEL (Gcf.). ToMAtE (Sp.). E = Thirty-five years years ago this vegetable was considered unfit for = = the table ; and now there is none more popular ; thousands of acres = i are annually grown in this vicinity, and thousands of baskets are = = daily sold in our markets throughout the season. It is a point of = = good gardening to have this dish early ; to accomplish which sow in a = = spent hot-bed early in Spring, and air freely in fine weather; for a late = = crop sow the seeds in a very warm spot of the garden, and cover them = = at night or during cold weather with boards ; when the weather be- = E comes mild and pleasant, transplant them in a sheltered part of the E E garden facing south or south-east; as the plants advance, support them E E with a few branches, or tie them up to stakes. E E The earliest plants should have their tops pinched off as soon as E E they have set their fruit, which will cause them to ripen earlier. It is = E also a very good plan to plant a few plants in flower-pots or boxes, E E very early in the season, and place them near the glass in a green- = E house, or even on a window-sill; keep them well watered to encourage = E their growth until the weather becomes settled ; then transplant them E E to the garden ; this will greatly increase their earliness. Most cultiva- = = tors allow their Tomato vines to grow wild and suppport themselves ; E E they perhaps have never given it a thought, that, by training and E E properly pruning them, they will not only increase their productive- E E ness, but the fruit will ripen better and be of much finer quality. This E E is really the case ; besides, it looks more orderly and much prettier to E E train or support them. There has been no vegetable so highly im- E E proved as the Tomato. The old varieties are lo-day valueless in S E comparison with those of recent introduction. E E When the fruit commences ripening it is always a very good-plan E E to place a thin layer of straw around each plant, it will not only pre- E E vent the fruit from becoming damaged by contact with the soil, but E E will cause the vine to become more vigorous and continue bearing E E much later in the season. = E o ^S^-So-w tlie Bulst's "Belle" and Buist's "Beauty," = E they are tbe two finest varieties kno-wn, for botli size, = E solidity and productiveness. = Siniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilic iiMiiii miiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimnimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimmmmi.immiiiim.m.iiimim iiiiii| BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 125 j buist's beauty tomato E Buist'S Beauty. — A new variety introduced by us a few | years since, which has proved to be the best and most popular variety | known. Invariably awarded first premium wherever exhibited. We = annually grow fifty acres of tomatoes especially for seed, and have = made the improvement of all our stocks a special study; the " Beauty" E originated on our Rosedale farm from a cross made between the Par- | agon and the Livingstone Perfection. Its important features are ^ solidity, large size, perfect shape, desirable color (which is brilliant = scarlet), evenness of ripening without crack or wrinkle, freeness of | core, and its few seeds. As a profitable market variety it has no equal. = Livingstone's Favorite. — A very desirable variety intro- | duced by A. W. Livingstone, of Ohio, the introducer of the famous = Acme and Paragon. Is large and solid, of a dark red color, not = liable to crack, and a superior shipping variety. E Livingstone's Perfection. — A very desirable early variety, | of dark red color, large size, perfectly smooth, ripens uniformly and E bears abundantly until frost. A very valuable variety for canning E purposes. E Paragon. — A very popular variety; color bright crimson; E smooth, solid, of excellent flavor; bears transportation well; very = S productive; an excellent market variety. E ^iiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ ^iniiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii „|„ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, |,„„|| iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiii I 126 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I I euist's prize belle tomato. i = (Weight I J^lbs.) The Largest and Best of All. 5 I Buist's Prize Belle.-This variety is a hybrid of tl,e famous I = Beauty, introduced by us, which was universally acknowledged as the = E largest and best variety known, having been awarded first prize = I wherever exhibited. The Belle is earlier than the Beauty and still = = larger in size, many specimens weighing the past season i}^ lbs each = ^ and as solid as an apple, of a beautiful bright scarlet color free from = = crack, and remaining perfect on the vine longer than any other = E variety. 1 here has been no sort ever introduced that has given I I such perfect satisfaction, and proved such a favorite, as the Belle; in = Tiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii niiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil U|MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMI>IIIIIIII£ BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. Ul i fact we cannot see how any improvement can be made on it, as it possesses not only the largest size, but the greatest solidity, finest flavor, smallest quantity of seeds, richness of color and shipping qualities unequaled. BuIst'S Selected Trophy.— The popularity of the Trophy is equal that of any other variety, and will always be regarded with great favor by all growers. Our seed is saved from selected specimens, and cannot fail in producing handsome, well-formed, and desirable fruit ; this variety is noted for its solidity and beauty. = EARLY ACME TOMATO. = = Acme. — Withtheintroductionof the far-famed Trophy Tomato, | = many years ago, we thought that perfection in this vegetable had at E =. last been attained, but with the introduction of the Acme the Trophy = = was cast in the shade, The Acme is of an entirely distinct character, | = and has become a very popular variety; it is perfection in its beauty, | = SOLIDITY and earliness, and has good carrying qualities, a very im- = = portant requisite for a desirable market variety; it is also well adapted = = for Southern culture, and one of the best to grow foi Northern mar- = I ket. The plants are of a strong and vigorous growth, very productive; = = fruit of medium size, large enough for any use, form perfect, round, = = slightly depressed at the ends, very smooth ; color a glossy dark | = red, with a sort of purplish tinge; ripens all over and through at the = E same time ; bears continuously until frost ; delicious in flavor, hasno E = green core, and but few seeds ; unsurpassed for canning, preserving = E or slicing. E = Mayflower. — A large early variety; of splendid shape, per- E E fectly smooth, of a bright red color, and ripens uniformly up to the E i stem. The flesh is solid, free from seeds, and of a pure, rich flavor. E E Cardinal. — A variety that possesses many desirable features; E E color brilliant cardinal red; fruit solid, of good size, and productive. E nillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfr yiiinririiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I 128 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL LIVINGSTONE S BEAUTY TOMATO. Livingstone's Beauty. — This very handsome variety = grows on a vigorous vine, in clusters of five or six. Fruit large, re- E taining its size very late in the season. Prolific, exceptionally smooth, E perfect in shape, E ripens uniformly ; E as early as the E Acme or Perfec- = tion. Being very E firm and having a = tough skin, it sel- = dom rots or cracks E on any class of = soil. In color, a E distinct glossy E crimson with E slight purplish tint; E ripens in perfect E color even when E picked quite green, E making it a first- E class shipping sort. E Hathway's | Excelsior.— e This is a very de- E sirable early vari- E _ ^ ety, of perfect and = E regular form, medium size; grows in clusters ; ripens early, and very = E productive ; an excellent variety for early market, and also for = E canning purposes. E I Early Smooth Red is one of the oldest varieties, quite I E early, of medium stze, of apple-shape, and bright scarlet color. E I Large, or Mammoth Red.— This is a large coarse-formed I I variety; very uneven and knotty, and is later in ripening than the E E former. E I Early Conqueror. — Is an early and very popular variety, ~ I I quite productive, producing fruit about three inches in diameter, and = = ripening very evenly and regularly. E I Early Canada Victor. — A variety introduced a few years | E since from Canada ; is very early, producing large, handsome fruit. E I The Tilden. — This was the Pioneer of all the present im- f S proved varieties; it became very popular throughout the entire coun- E ^ try both with market gardeners and private growers; color bright E = scarlet, of very perfect form, entirely free from all inequalities; pro- E E duces abundantly; since the introduction of so many improved varie- E E ties it is now but seldom grown, E E Large Yellow is similar to the Large Red in shape, but i E more solid in flesh; it is an excellent variety for slicing. E = Golden Trophy. — A sprout from the well-known Trophy; = E of a beautiful light yellow, occasionally faintly streaked with red; ade- = E sirable acquisition for preserving as well as for the tabic. E ^iiiiinttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiriiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiniiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllll!lllllilllllllllllllllinillllllllMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|t 1 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 129 I \ Yellow Plum. — Shape Tiniformly oval, and perfectly smooth; = \ color lemoti yellow; used tor preserves. = : Red Pear or Plum Shaped.— Varieties producing their I i fruit in clusters; desirable for preserving or pickling purposes. E TRELLIS-TRAINING OF THE TOMATO, E Navkt ("r.). XURIVIP. RcBK (Gen). \aBO CoMfN (.Sp.). E The cultivation of the Turnip in this country, is greatly on the E increase, and is always a very desirable and profitable crop to grow; is E of the easiest culture, but requires good, deep, rich soil, and should E be sown before or after a rain, while the ground is moist, as on the E strength of the early growth wall depend in a great measure the sue- = cess of the crop. The fly is very destructive to the Turnip crop, es- e pecially during warm, dry weather, and frequently they will eat off an e entire field as fast as the young plants make their appearance; the = best plan is to sow an abundance of seed, at the rate of two pounds = to the acre, and if the plants are too thick in the drills, thin them = out by hoeing, or with a light harrow if sown broadcast. As soon as = the plants form their rough leaves, they are safe from the attacks of | the fly; but should the crop be destroyed, loosen or harrow the ground E ; immediately, and re-sow at once. A dusting of plaster on the plants E ; as they appear will frequently prevent such attacks. For an early E I Summer crop, sow the Early White Flat Dutch or Red Top (strap- E i leaved) very early in Spring, in good, rich soil, either broadcast or in E I drills one foot apart; when the plants are up, thin them out to about E i four inches apart. For a general Fall crop, sow late in Summer or E i early Autumn, che fiat, strap-leaved varieties broadcast, and the large, | iitiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiillilliiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirii(iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriii!iiiiiiiiiiiinll Ijiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu I 130 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ = round varieties in drills. Ruta Baga or Swede should be sown in = E July, in drills twenty inches apart, and the plants thinned out to stand E E six inches. / seed sower should always be used for sowing Turnip E E seed in drills. E E WINTEKINf} TURNIPS Turnips may be kept perfectly souna i.ntil Spring = E by being- taken up about the tirst of November or before severe frost sets in. Cut = = the leaves off to about half an inch of the bulb ; collect the latter and put them in a = = dry pit or cellar ; cover with straw, and earth over all. Thus protected they will E r be found fresh and perfect until February; the Swede will be fit for the table unLil = = April. Those for Spring use can be pitted out of doors in a dry situation, piling E E them in a conical form, and covering them with three inches of straw, and a foot or E E eighteen inches of earth, which will be ample protection. When opened in Spring, E E these will be found to have nearly all the flavor of being fresh from the field. = E KARI.V WIUTF, FLAT l)tlT<"ir (srR.\P-I,EAVED) TLIBIVIP. E I Early White Flat Dutch (Strap-leaved).— This is the I = earliest varietj' kiK)wn, and can be sown either broadcast or in drills; E S it is, without exception, the best and most popular sort for either = E table use or for market; is of a beautiful, flat form, of pure white = E color, and of a delicate, mild flavor; it produces bulbs entirely free = E from small roots and with long, narrow strap-leaves growing erect, = = which permits close culture. = I Red, or Purple-Top (Strap-leaved). A variety of the I E easiest culture, and a general favorite with all; will do well to sow e E either broadcast or in drills, and will form good-sized bulbs, in a fa- = E vorable season, in about seven or eight weeks from sowing; it is of a = E perfectly flat form, with a small tap root, and a bright purple top; the = ^illllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII^ ^„„„„„iiii iiiiiii mill mill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimmiimmmmiiiiiiiiiii'i'"""""""""! I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 131 | = leaves are short and narrow, growing erect from the bulb; it is a fine = = table variety, and excellent for feeding stock. This and the White = = Yhit Dutch are the most popular of all the varieties. We annually = I grow from 150 to 200 acres of this seed to supply the demand. | i lUlSr's M.VMMOTlt KKI) UR ITRPLK TOP UI.UliE Tt:KNi;'. ^ = The Best of all the Globe Varieties. 5 I Buist's Mammoth Red or Purple Top Globe.— | - This is a variety of recent introduction, which is becoming very popu- ^ i Uir and especially so in the South ; it is of large size, globe form. = liiiiiiiiiimiimiiMmmiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiii"imii iiimiiMiiinjiiimiimmii iiiiiiimmiiun ^IlllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliilllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllU I 132 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL \ = of rapid growth and enormously productive ; of the same character = = and habit as the Red Top Flat, differing only in its shape and leaves ; = = it can be sown either broadcast or in drills, the latter method will pro- = = duce the largest and finest formed roots. Flesh pure white and solid, 1 = with a reddish purple top. Regard it as one of the most valuable i = varieties, and cannot recommend it too highly. = I Extra Early Purple Top Milan (Strap-Leaved).— This | = new foreign variety is the earliest strap-leaved in cultivation ; flesh E 5 pure white, purple top, of flat form and excellent quality ; highly = § recommended. 1 I Extra Early Purple Top Munich.— A distinct and hand- | = some variety with a bright purplish-red top ; very desirable. E I Early Snowball. — An early, white, round-formed variety, | E sweet and tender when small, but pithy when full grown. E S Early White Stone. — A variety which produces enormous i = tops and small roots; is round in form, but inferior to the Flat Dutch = E in quality. = I Early White French Turnip. — A very popular variety in I 1 France for early market ; is pure white, sweet flavored, of handsome § 'I form, and remarkably crisp and tender. = = Early White Egg, is an early variety, introduced a few years = = since ; pure white, of egg shape, quite desirable. E = Large White Globe. — A variety grown exclusively for = E stock feeding; should be used in the Fall or early Winter, as it be- § E comes pithy before Spring ; is one of the most productive kinds ; in = E good, rich soil the bulbs will frequently grow to twelve pounds in = E weight ; it is of a globe shape ; flesh and skin white ; the tops or E E leaves are inclined to make a strong growth. E I Pomeranean White Globe.— This is a very handsome E E and popular variety, selected from the White Globe, from which it E E differs only in the size and beauty of its roots. It is especially adap- = E ted for the Southern States. E I Early SnOW-White Globe. — This is one of the most I E beautiful formed varieties known, of pure snow-white color, and E E almost as round as a ball ; a very desirable and productive early mar- E 5 ket variety ; is far superior to the White Globe for a general crop. E 1 Large Green Globe. — A large, round, white-fleshed varic- | 1 ty, with a green top, very productive. E i Large White Norfolk. — There is very little distinction = E between this and the White Globe ; they are both equally as produc- = E tive, and as desirable for stock feeding. = = Amber Globe. — This is a very beautiful formed variety, quite = = productive, solid flesh, and attractive color ; it keeps well, and is de- = § sirable for cither table use or for stock feeding. E i Large Yellow Globe. — This is very similar to the Robert- i = son's Golden Ball ; flesh pale yellow, very solid and keeps well ; grows E S to a medium size and is an excellent table variety. § ^niUIIIIIIIII!IMII!nill!lll1lll!!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|llllllli|||IIIIIIIMIIIII|llilllll|lllllli|)i|l(^ BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 133 i = Golden Ball. — For a Fall crop it is the best of the yellows ; is = § very solid and of good flavor ; flesh bright orange, of a globe form, ; = and keeps well ; an excellent table variety. 5 I Purple-Top Yellow Aberdeen, or Scotch Yellow. I i — This is one of E = the most popular = foreign varieties, = but cultivated = to a very limited = extent in this = country. It re- = sembles a very E handsomely = formed R u t a E Baga, and for E feeding purposes = it is fully equal to E them, and keeps E solid until very = late in the season. E It can be sown = with success fully i a month later = than the Swede, i and is also quite = desirable for ta- : ble use. = Lo n g- : White Cow I Horn. — A pure i white variety, : with green top, E growing in shape : similar to a cow's E horn ; is desira- E ble for both table E use and for stock E feeding ; keeps : well. li _ : Southern Seven Top.— This, the hardiest of all sorts, i E may be left standing in the open ground during Winter as far North = E as Philadelphia. In the Southern States it yields in the Spring abun- E E dant foliage for boiling with cured meats, and is oniy desiiible for i E this purpose. S E Purple Top Yellow Ruta Bagra or Swede.— This is f E the variety from which Buist's Irrijjrovcd ori,.;iriatcd; i? is f.ir inferior § E to it, both in its size, color and productiveness; its principal recom- = E mendation is its cheapness. E E Carter's Imperial Swede.— A very celebrated English 1 E variety, which has been awarded many prizes abroad; it is yellow = : flesh, purple top, and very producti-"e. s lo ' E iiimMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiii|iiiiiiiui|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii:i!iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiml PURPLE-TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN' TURNIP. B >i>'ii>>'i>iiii>>»»«i'i<;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii I 134 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL Buist's Improved Purp!e-Top Yellow Ruta Baga or Swede. — This is the largest and most productive Swede known; there is no variety which has gained a greater reputation throughout the entire country than Buist's Improved. Testimonials are contin- ually received by us indorsing its fine qualities and productiveness; it cannot be too highly recommended, and no sort will produce such handsomely formed roots or greater yield; it is very solid, of a beau- tiful orange-color, with a handsome purple top, and is the result of many years of careful selection. = BUIST S IMPROVED ITRPLE TOP YELLOW RUTA-BAGA. = — s. I Skirving's, Marshall's, Sutton's, and other special I = sorts, are all foreign varieties. Buist's Improved and Carter's Im- = = penal are the best of the entire class of Ruta Bagas. The former = = variety, however, is better adapted to the climate of this country, as i = all foreign varieties produce very long, shanky necks. = I White Ruta Baga, or Russian White.— A rather ir- I = regular growmg variety, pure white, lle^h solid, and quite sweet. = niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiMuiiiiiuii iiii7 illlllllllllllUllllllllllllllllllllililllllinilllllilllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllilinillllllllilllllllllllliHIIIIIIi: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 135 I i POX, S^WKEX APiO MEDICINAI^ HHRBS. = Ani>:ellca Garden, Arc/ia>ii:flica officinalis. = Anise, l'ii)ipim-llii anisiiiti. : Arnica, Arnica jnontana. = Balm, Melissa ojficinalis. \ Basil, Svreet, Ocymum basilicum. - Bene, Sesaimnn oricntale. = Borajfe, Borae^o officinalis. E Belladona, Atro/>a helladona. \ Bryonia Bryonia dioica. = Cara-way, Carum carvi. \ Castor Oil Plant, Ricinus communis. E Coriander, Coriandrttm sathium. E Dill, Anethum graveolens, E Dock, YellO-^V, Rumex crispus. E Kennel, S'weet, Anethum fomicuhtm. E Fenuft'reefc, Trigonella foentim groecunt. E Hellebore, Helleborus fcetidtis. E Hemlock, Conium jnaculaiutit. E Henbane, Hyosciamus niger. E Horebonnd, Mttrrubium vulgare. E Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis. E I^avender, Lavendula vera. i Marjoram, S^veet, Origanum r,:ajoram. E Opium I»oppy, Paf'az'cr somnifcrum. E Pot Maris:ol^ pts 6 oz.l4j'2' o^- aloupe I oz. I oz. ^4 oz.! I oz. yi oz. 2 pkts 10 oz. 8 oz. 4 OZ. I oz. 34' oz. 2 pkts! 6 oz. 4 oz. 3 oz.. 2 oz. ly. oz. 4 pkts. 6 qts. 4 qts. 2 qts.| 2 oz. I }4 oz. I oz.i 6 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz. I oz. %' oz. /3 OZ. I oz. Hoi. >^oz. I oz. 3^0Z. Koz. I oz. i{oz. }^ oz. 4 oz. 3 oz. i^loz. 6 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz. \y20z. 3 oz. r^oz. 3 oz. 6 oz. 4 oz. 4 oz. 3 oz. 2 oz. 2 oz. I oz. Vzoz. 5 oz. 4 oz. 2 OZ. ri qts. 7 qts. sKqts I oz. •t( oz. >^OZ. 14 oz. 8 oz. 6 oz. I lb. 12 cz. 8 oz. 8 oz. 6 oz. 4 oz. 2J^OZ. 134' oz. I "4 oz. I lb. 12 OZ. 8 oz. 7pkts 6pkts 5 pkts 2 pts. 2 OZ. I j)kt.' 1 pkt. 2 o/..\ 1 pkt.! 2 oz.' 3 pkts 2 pts. I ^^oz.l 3 pkts I pkt. 1 pkt.i % 07..\ 3 pkts; 3 pkts, 3 pkts 2 oz.j J^oz. Xoz. 1 oz. 3 pts. 2 pkts 3 oz. 4 oz. 2 oz. 4 pkts 2 oz. 4 pkts 2 pkts, I oz.j I 1 pkt. 2 pkts 1 pkt. 5 pkts 2 pkts I pt.| 1 pkt.! 2 pkts I ipkt.; i I Pkt-I 1 pkt. 2 pktsi 2pktsj 2 pkts 3 pkts I pkt. I 1 pkt. I 2 pkts i;^pts' 1 pkt.; 2 oz.j I oz.j 4 pkts, 3 pkts' i>loz.| 3 pktsi 3 pkts 2 pkts I 2 pkts I pki. 4 pkts I pkt. I pkt. I pkt I pkt I pkt 2 pkts 2 pkts 1 pkt. 2 pkts I pkt. I pkt. 1 pkt. 2 pkts' I pkt. 3pktsj 1 pkt. I 2 pktsi 2 pkts' 2 pktsi I pkt. I pkt. 5 3 pkts I I pkt. = r pkt. I I pkt. = I pkt. i I pkt. I pkt. I pkt. I pkt. I pkt. I I pkt. 1 pkt. 2 pkts I pkt. I pkt. COI2 200 " 6.50, '• " 3X 500 " " 15.00, " " 3 = FOR THE 10 CEB(T SI^E, E E Comprising all varieties except the Novelties specially priced, and = § may also include Flower Seeds priced at 10 cents per packet. E 2 15 packets for $ i.oo, costing but 6 f cents per packet. E I 50 " " 3-25. " " 6!^ i 100 " " 6.38, " " 63/^ = 200 " " 12.50, " " r)'4 1 500 " " 30.00, " " 6 fitiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuituiuiiiuitmiiiiiiiiiriiHniniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'd: BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 139 i VARIETIES. ARTICHOKE. Large Globe ASPARAGUS.-Colossal. Purple Top BEANS— Bush or Snapshorts. Early Red Speckled Valentine Improved Early Red Valentine Early White Valentine Early Mohawk Six Weeks Early Yellow Six Weeks The Shippers Favorite Dwarf German Wax Dwarf Golden or Cream Wax ^ Dwarf White Wax ^ Crystal White Wax o Ivory Pod Wax *^ Best of All a Brown Valentine or Refugee tl Newington Wonder a EarlyChinaRedEye '^ Whit-e Kidney or Royal Dwarf ^ White Marrow ^ Red French ? BEANS— Runners or Pole. o Large Lima ^ Salem Mammoth Lima t3 Dreer's Lima ^ Carolina or Sewee '5 Giant Wax (Red Seed) ^ Tall German Wax (Black Seed) ^ Golden Butter Wax White Dutch Case Knife Horticultural Scarlet Runner Southern Crease- Back Southern Prolific Corn Field Bean BEANS-English. Long Pod Broad Windsor BEET. Extra Early Turnip or Bassano.. Buist's Extra Early Red Turnip. Early Dark Blood Turnip Dewing's Early Red Turnip Simons' Early Red Turnip Bastian's Early Red Turnip Lentz's Early Red Turnip Early Egyptian Red Turnip Price Price Price per Ounce per4oz. per lb. 5o 35 $1 00 53 50 lO 20 50 lO 20 50 per auirt par Peek. perBush. 25 I 50 5 0^ 30 I 75 6 00 30 I 75 6 00 25 I 59 5 00 25 I 50 5 00 60 2 50 8 00 30 I 75 6 50 30 I 75 6 50 30 I 75 6 50 30 I 75 6 50 30 I 75 6 50 SO 2 00 7 00 25 I 50 5 00 25 I 50 5 00 25 I 50 5 00 25 I 50 5 00 20 I 50 5 00 25 I 50 5 00 40 2 50 9 00 50 3 00 10 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 t 50 9 00 40 2 CO 7 00 35 2 00 7 00 40 2 25 8 00 60 3 50 12 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 2 50 9 00 40 I 90 7 00 40 I 90 7 00 per Ounce per i cz. per 11). 10 25 70 15 50 I 50 10 25 75 10 25 75 10 25 75 10 2'5 75 10 25 75 10 25 75 Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii; :^iiiiniiiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiininiMiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiitiiiiiililiiiilliiiilitilliillilliiillilllllllii)tiliiiliiit!l!l(:' I 140 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL I VARIETIES. B E ET. — Continued. Early Dark Othello Turnip.... Early Eclipse Red Turnip Long Blood Red Buist's Improved Loiag Blood. Bastian's Half Long Blood.... Buist's Perfection Half Long.. BEET— Stock-Feeding Varieties. White French Sugar , Lane's Imperial Sugar Long Red Mangel-Wurzel Orange Globe Mangel-Wurzel Carter's Mammoth Long Red Mangel Carter's Yellow Globe Mangel Buist's Mammoth Ix>ng Red Mangel , Buist's Golden Globe Mangel , Golden Tankard I BORECOLE or GERMAN GREENS I BROCOL!. i Large Early White 5 Purple Cape § Walcheren , S Southampiou I BRUSSELS SPROUTS CABBAGE. Early York — >];nglish Buist's Larly 3Jvi-arf York ,.,.. Early Laige York — English , ,.., Buist's Earl} Large York Premiura Largs I ate Diumhcad Bnist's Iinpioved Late Drumhead (the Prize Medal Stock) , Premium Largo Late Flat Dutch Buist's Improved Late Fiat Dutch (the Prize Medal Stock) Easly French Oxheart Early Bullock Heart Early French Winnigstadt Early English Winnigstadt Early Prussian Winnigstadt Early Bonanza Early Summer Early Jersey Wakefield Buist's Early R-?.t Dutch Buist's Early Drumhead Early Market Early Sugar Loaf. Early Heartwell Early Nonpareil ? 00 6 00 5 00 2 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 75 I 25 I 00 75 75 I 00 I 00 I 50 I 00 I 00 75 60 30 ftiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiR iLllllinililllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllilillllllilllllllllillllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllU: i 142 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I VARIETIES. I CHERVIL-Curled. I COLLARDS. = Blue Stem = Georgia or Southern , CORN— For Garden Culture Adams' Early Adams' Extra Early Crosby's Extra Early Sugar Extra Early Minnesota Sugar Early Triumph Sugar Early Concord m Early Egyptian Sugar -^ Early New England Sugar ^ Large Mammoth Sugar g Stowell's Evergreen Sugar "^ Black Mexican '^ Tuscarora %< u Corn— for Field Culture. ^ Early Yellow Canada ^ Early Yellow Flint y Early Learning o Early Golden Dent ^ Early Compton '^ Pennsylvania Eight-rowed Yellow "^ Early Golden Beauty Clouds Early Mammoth Dent ^Mammoth Chester Co. Gourd Seed Buist's Large White Flint Sugar for Ensilage or Fodder CORN SALAD CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. Curled , Water CUCUMBER. Early White Spine Improved Early White Spine... Buist's Perfection White Spine Early Frame Early Cluster Early Russian Early Short Green , London Long Green , Long Green Turkey Buist's Long Green Jersey Pickle Long Prickly Green Prolific Price Price per Ounce per4cz. 25 75 25 75 25 75 perauart. per peck. 20 I 25 20 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 25 I 25 30 I 50 25 I 25 15 75 20 75 15 75 15 75 20 I 00 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 15 75 20 75 per Ounce per i n. 10 25 10 20 50 I 50 15 30 15 30 20 40 '5 30 15 30 15 40 15 30 15 40 15 50 20 50 15 30 15 40 15 40 «iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(iUNimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiB iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMMiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniy 1 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 143 I VARIETIES. EGG PLANT. Large New York Purple Buist's Improved Large Purple. ENDIVE. Green Curled White Curled Broad Leaved Moss Curled New Green Fringe KALE, or Borecole. Green Curled Scotch Dwarf Green Curled New Dwarf Erfurt Curled Siberian i KOHL RABL = Early White Vienna.... = Large Green or White. = Early Purple Vienna.... LEEK. London Flag Buist's Mammoth Large Musselburgh , Largg Rouen LETTUCE. Early White Butter, or Cabbage. Early Prize Head P'arly Dutch Butter Cabbage , Improved Royal Cabbage French Blonde d'^te Large Passion Early Curled Silesia Early Curled Simpson Curled Simpson (Black Seeded).. Early Curled Hanson Early Tennisball Early Boston Curled , Early Boston Market Drumhead Cabbage Brown Dutch — Black Seed Perpignan, or Early Summer Large India Curled Marvel or Red Besson Yellow Seeded Butter Salamander .• , New Oak Leaved Roman White Summer , Laciniated Beauregard Baloon White Cos White Paris Cos Price per Ounce Price perloz. S 60 $2 00 75 2 50 20 60 25 75 25 75 30 I 00 30 I 00 10 30 10 20 30 60 10 30 25 75 25 75 25 75 20 60 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 20 60 20 60 20 60 20 60 25 75 25 75 20 so 20 50 20 60 20 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 15 40 25 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 25 60 50 25 25 60 60 25 60 20 60 CmillllllllllllllllllllllllltlillllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllillKIHINtlKllllilllltl! £|llllllillllllllllll!lllllllillllilllillllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllll|lll|||||||||||||||||||llllllllllllllliillji I U4 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. \ VARIETIES. MELON -Water. Mountain Sweet Mountain bprout Gipsy Improved C! ipsy Jordan's Gray Monarch... Kolb Gem (Seiectedj Mammoth Iron Clad Improved Peerless, Southern Rattlesnake Ice Cream (White Seed), Ice Cream (Gray Seed) Black Spanish , Dark Icing Light I cing Cuban Queen Early Phinney Odella Orange Citron (for Presendng) MELON— Cantaloupe. Netted Nutmeg Netted Green Citron Skillman's Netted Citron Persian, or Casaha Pine Apple Early Jenny Lind Hackensack (Selected) Montreal Nutmeg . Golden Gem or Jenny New Orleans Citron MUSHROOM SPAWN. English in iJouble Bricks, each 40 cts. French in Boxes, .^i.oo and #1.50. MUSTARD. White or Yellow Eondon English Black or Brown London Southern Creole Giant Southern Curled NASTURTIUM. Tall Yellow Dwarf Crimson. .": ;.... OKRA. Buist's Dwarf ,. Long Green '... ,...-.-"..;"..., Tall Southern Velvet Price I Pries perOuacelperloz. Prico per lb. ONION (Our Growth). White, or Silver Skin... liUjiniiiiiiiiiii'niiiiiniuiiiiiniiiniii'riiiVihVriimiViiiViiiVmViiiii^^^^ 10 10 10 IS 25 20 20 15 15 JS 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 15 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 20 5 5 20 20 15 25 10 10 10 20 40 $ 25 30 35 50 75 50 50 35 50 35 30 25 50 30 50 30 25 40 30 25 25 30 40- 30 25 25 40 40 50 15 »5 50 50 50 75 35 25 25 60 lll!|i.HU!!illi!!lfl!!liinl 3|||lllllllillllllllllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllillltllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllilllllllllltllli^ i BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 745 I VARIETIES. PriC9 per Ounce ONION (Our Growth).— Continued. Yellow Stiasburg $ Yellow Dutch | Large Red Wetherslleld I Extra Early Red : Larsre Oval Yellow Danvers ONION (Eastern Growth). \ While or Silver hkin : Large Red Wetherstield Extra Early Red Large Yellow Danvers Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg j Southport Yellow Globe i Soulhport Red Globe , ! ONIONS (Italian). 1 Brown Giant Rocca Improved Yellow Giant Rocca > Improved Bermuda I Red Italian Tripoli , White Italian Tripoli White Queen Extra Early Pearl Silver White Etna Price per4oz. 25 |S 75 25 75 25 75 25 I 75 25 I 75 30 20 25 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 40 35 PARSLEY. Doubled Curled , lo Buist's Garnishing 15 Champion Moss Curled 15 Myall's Garnishing 15 Fern Leaved 25 Plain, or Single I lo PARSNIPS. Fine Sugar '. Student i PEAS. = Buist's Premier Extra Early = Buist's Extra Early tn = Buist's Early Morning Star (New) -5 1 Philadelphia Extra Early P E Improved Early Daniel O' Kourkc u § Canada Extra Early ....'— = Early American Wonder ^ = Early Tom Thumb ^ § Carter's First Crop S. = Laxton's Extra Early Alpha ^ § Pride of the Garden " E Early Kent S, E Early Fiame -c S Early May ^ § Early Washington., iiniii|||ii|iMniiiniiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiwiiMipHiiaiiiiiiinuiintiiniMiiiuiiiiuiuii^ 10 10 FerAnart. 30 30 40 25 25 25 40 40 25 35 30 25 25 25 25 I 00 I 3 00 50 M 75 75 I 2 00 50 j I 75 50 I 75 75 2 00 75 I 2 00 75 75 1 00 75 75 I 00 r 50 40 25 40 30 30 75 25 25 25 per Peck I 75 1 75 2 CX) 50 5° 50 25 25 50 00 75 50 50 50 50 zllMlllllllilllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllliL;; i 146 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I VARIETIES. PEAS.— (Cominued.) Carter's Premium Gem. McLean's Little Gem.., Kentisli Invicta Early Blue Peter t/i McLean's Advancer -^ Eugenie ^ Carter's Stratagem g Carter's Pride of the Market '~^ Carter's Telephone J3 Bishop's Uwarf Long Pod qj Veitche's Perfection •„ Champion of England a, Yorkshire Hero !£. Fillbasket S Dwarf 151ue Imperial q Dwarf White Sugar Marrow '■'^ Large White Marrowfat 2 Black- Eyed Marrowfat < Dwarf Sugar — Purple Blossom Tall Sugar — Purple Blossom PEPPER. Large Sweet Large Bell Large Ruby Golden Dawn Spanish Monstrous Long Red Cayenne POTATO ES. (Market Price subject to change. 'Vermont Early Rose Nova Scotia Early Rose New York Early Rose Extra Early Vermont Early Snowflake Early Beauty of Hebron , King of the Earlies Early Sunrise Early Ohio ; Early Mayflower Telephone Clark's No. i Triumph Belle White Elephant St. Patrick Wall's Orange Jumbo Chicago Market Garfield White Rose Burbank's Seedling, Price Price Price per Quart per Peck perEush $ 30 3i 75 $6 50 30 I 75 6 50 30 I 75 6 00 35 2 00 7 00 35 2 00 7 00 35 2 00 7 00 60 3 00 10 00 40 2 50 8 00 50 2 50 9 00 30 I 75 6 00 35 2 00 7 00 30 I 75 6 00 30 I 75 6 00 30 I 75 6 00 25 I 50 5 °° 25 I 50 5 °° 20 I 00 3 00 20 I 00 3 °o 40 3 00 10 00 40 3 00 ID 00 per Ovmce per 4 cz per lb. 30 I 00 3 00 30 I 00 3 00 40 I 25 4 00 30 I 00 3 00 40 I 25 4 00 30 I 00 3 00 Per Bosh Per Bbl 1 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 75 4 50 I 75 4 50 2 00 5 00 I 75 4 00 I 75 4 50 2 25 5 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 I 50 4 00 2 00 5 00 2 00 4 50 2 00 4 50 2 25 5 00 1 75 4 00 I 50 4 00 niiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiniiiiiniiiiiii!i!iiiiiini.i|iiiiiiiiiiii.!iiMii!iu.iiniiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiii(iimiiiiiiiiii!ii!iuiim!iii!tui; UIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 74/ I VARIETIES. POTATOES.— (Continued.) State of Maine Magnum l>onum Breeses' Peerless Mammoth I'earl White Star Queen of the Valley New Jersey Yellow Sweet PUMPKIN. Cashaw (Crook-Neck) Large Cheese Mammoth Etamps Mammoth King, 25 cts.per pkt.; 5 pkts. for 3i-00. Connecticut Field, per quart 20 cts., per pock $1.25, per bush. ^4.00 RADISH. t'arly Long Scarlet (Short Top) Early Long Scarlet (Strap-Leaved) Early Long Scarlet (Imported) Early Long Salmon Buist's harly Long "White Early Red Turnip Eai-ly Deep Scarlet Turnip Extra Early Scarlet Turnip Earliest Erfurt Scarlet Turnip Scarlet Turnip (White Tipped) French Breakfast (White Tipped) Deep Scarlet Olive-Shaped French Half- Long Scarlet Wood's Early Frame Extra Early White Turnip Early White Turnip , Buist's Yellow Summer Turnip Buist's White Summer Turnip Golden Globe Golden Perfection Black Spanish (Winter) Scarlet China Winter White Italian Summer Long White Naples , SALSIFY, or Oyster Plant. American Grown beed Buist's Mammoth Imported , SPINACH. Buist's Perfection Curled American Curled Savoy Bloomsdale Curled , Round Savoy ,.. Broad-Leaved Flanders , Prickly Seeded per Ounce 10 Price per Bush 'I 75 I 50 I 50 I I 50 50 I 75 per 4 oz. 40 10 25 10 2S 10 20 10 2^ 15 50 10 25 10 25 10 .SO 15 35 10 25 10 25 10 2S 10 2S 10 25 10 30 10 2S 10 .30 10 25 10 2S 15 50 10 25 15 35 15 50 15 40 20 50 25 I 00 20 40 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllli dlllllllllllllllllllllllllillllilltilllillllliillllilllllllllllllllllllllilliftlllllllilllUllilllllllillllllltlllllllllilllillllllll^ I U8 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL VARIETIES. SPINACH .—(Continued.) New Thick Leaved Long Standing SQUASH. Early Bush, or Patty- Pan Golden Summer Crook-Neck. London Vegetable Marrow... Boston Marrow Buist's Improved Marrow Hubbard Perfect Gem White Pineapple , Butman Marblehead Winter Crook-Neck Mammoth Chili = TOBACCO. Havana Kentucky Virginia Connecticut Seed- Leaf. TOMATO. I5uist's Beauty Buist's Belle Livingston's Perfection Livingston's Favorite Livingston's Beauty Early Acme (Selected) Early Hathaway's Excels'or Early Paragon Buist's Selected Trophy , Mayflower Cardinal Mammoth Red Early Conqueror Early Canada Victor Tilden The Mikado Large Smooth Red Large Yellow Golden Trophy Yellow Plum Red Pear-Shaped TURNIP. (White Varieties). Red or Purple Top Fl.-.t Red or Purple Top Flat (Strap- Leaved).., Early White Flat Dutch Early White Flat Dutch (Strap- Leaved). Large Red Top Globe , Buist's Mammoth Red Top Globe. Pries Pries per Ounce per icz. $ lO 5 20 lO 20 10 25 lo 25 25 75 15 30 20 60 15 30 20 50 25 75 '5 30 15 30 15 40 30 I OC) 50 • 50 40 I 25 40 I 25 30 I 00 50 I 25 75 2 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 40 I 25 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 20 75 30 I 00 30 I 00 25 75 75 2 00 20 75 30 I 00 30 I 00 30 I 00 25 75 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 25 15 30 aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiutiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiintif?! iiiiiuiiHiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiniiitiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiniiiiiinniiiiiiiiiii^ 1 BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 149 1 VARIETIES. : Price iperOanos TU RN I P.— (Continued.) Pomei-anian White Globe.. Large White Globe Large White Norfolk Large Green Globe Large Cow Horn Southern Seven Top Purple Top Milan Early Snowball Early White Stone Early White French Early Snow White Globe.. Early White Egg Large White Hanover Sweet German TU RN 1 P. (Yellow Varieties). Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen... Amber Globe Yellow Globe Yellow Stone Golden Ball ID lO lO lO lO lO •5 lO ID lO 15 ID 10 I TURNIP, RUTA-BAGA^ or Swede. E Buist's Improved Purple Top, \ ellow , = American Purple Top, Yellow 5 Imported Purple Top, Yellow E Carter's Imperial Purple Top, Yellow [ B Skirving's Improved Swede ; = Sutton's Champion Swede ' S Large White Swede j I HERBS— Sweet and Medicinal. j = Anise I ** Balm I = Basil, Sweet , i 5 Bene 5 Borage H Caraway E Coriander = Dill = Fennel 5 Horehound = Hyssop , = Lavender E Marjoram, Sweet , E Pot Marigold S Roseman' I Rue '. I Sage = Saffron , E Savory, Summer E Savory, Winter E Thyme riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Price per i es. 1 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 20 20 20 30 20 20 i ^° 20 1 20 , 20 • 20 ' 2° 25 20 20 i 20 20 20 20 35 I 25 60 60 35 35 50 50 I 00 I 00 50 75 I 00 I 25 75 75 50 75 I 00 ^7.5„ Price = per t E 15 40 15 20 15 10 10 15 15 40 40 15 25 40 30 25 20 15 20 30 50 liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^' I 150 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. | I FRUIT SEEDS. | = Pear Pips, Per 11)., $2.00; oz., 25 cts. E = Quince Pips, " 3-50; " 35 •' i = Apricot, " 75; " 10 " = = Cherry, Mazzard, " 75; " 10 " = = Cherr}', Common, " 75, " lO " = = Apple, 'Per bush., ^8.00; qt., 5© " = = Peach Pits, " 1.50; " 10 " = I Plum " 8.00; " 30 " = = Currant, Per packet, 50 " = = Strawberry Seeds, " 25 and 50 " = = Raspberry Seeds, " 25 and 50 " § I BIRD SEEDS. | = Our Bird Seeds are always recleaned, and entirely free from all dust and = = dirt, which are so injurious to birds. They are beautifully put up in pint = = and pound cartoons at 10 cents each. It is the finest quality of seed and = E is regarded by bird dealers as the best brand in the market. If your mer- = = chant does not keep it, order direct from us; we can mail you a pound = = package as sample for 25 cts., or you can order a 25 pound case for 32.50, = = which can be sent by express or freight at a trifling cost. = E j^ Per. Bush. Per qt. = = Canary Seed, Sicily, W. . . $4 00 ^o 20 E E Canary Seed, German 4 00 20 E E Canary Seed, Spanish, 4 00 20 5 E Bird Seed, Mixed, 4 00 20 E = Hemp Seed, American, 300 ^5 = E Hemp Seed, Russian, 3 00 '5 S E Millet Seed, i 50 15 E E Rape Seed, London, 6 00 25 = E Rape Seed, German, 6 00 25 § = Rice, Unhulled, 4 00 25 E E Maw Seed, per lb., 30 E E Lettuce Seed, oz., 10 50 E E Mocking-Bird Food (Prepared), per bottle, 40 E = Cuttle Fish Bone, .' each 5c., per lb., 60 E I MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. | E Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen, . . per qt., 25 cts., per bush., ;?4.oo E E Broom Corn, Dwarf, " 25 cts., " 4.00 E E Broom Corn, California, "25 cts., " 4.00 E E Broom Corn, Common Tall, .... "20 cts., " 3-00 E E Buckwheat, Common Variety, .... " 15 cts., " 1. 50 = E Buckwheat (Silver Hull) " 20 cts., " 2.50 E E Cotton Seed, Upland, per lb., 25 E E Cotton Seed, Sea Island, " 25 = E Flax Seed, " 25 cts., per bush., 4.00 = = Jute Seed, per oz., 25 cts., per lb., 3.00 E E Locust, Honey, " 15 cts., " i.oo E E Locust, Yellow, " 15 cts., " i.oo E E Osage Orange, per lb., 75 cts., per bush., 10.00 E E Poppy, Opium, _ per oz., 20 cts., ]>er lb., 1.50 E E Ramie, or China Grass, per oz., 2.00 E iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif'Hiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir. iJlillllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillilllllllllllllllllL: i BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 151 I I MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS.-(Continued.) | E Sorghum, or Sugar Cane, Early Amber, " 25 cts., per bush., 3.00 = E Spurry, per lb., 25 E E Sunflower, Russian, " 75 = E Sunflower, Oscar Wild, " 75 = E Tares or Vetches, Spring, " 25 cts., per bush., 4.00 = E Tares or Vetches, Winter " 25 cts., " 4.00 E I KITCHEN GARDEN ROOTS AND PLANTS. | E The following Plants and Roots can be furnished from our gardens in E E their season, and packed for transportation : — E E Asparagus Roots, Cauliflower Plants, Tomato Plants, E E Rhubarb '< Cabbage " Pepper " E E Horse-Radish" Brocoli " Sweet Potato" = E Garlic " Celery " Lettuce " E I Shallot, " Egg " E E Vegetable Plants should always be sent by Express or Mail, but E E Asparagus, Rhubarl', Onion Sets and all other roots can be sent by freight E E with perfect safety. = I VARIETIES OF CLOVER. I E American Red, Trifoliuni pratense, per lb. $0 15 E = White Dutch (American), Trifoliuni repens, " 40 E E " (Imported), « «< " 50 5 = Lucerne, or Alfalfa (California), Aledicago sativa, " 40 E E " ". (Importedj, " «< « " 50 E = Alsike, or Hybrid, Trifolitmi hybridutn, " 35 E E Scarlet, Trifoliuia incarnatum, " 40 E E Bokara, Melilotus alba, " 60 E = Yellow Trefoil, Medicago Lupulina, " 40 E i BUIST'S RECLEANED CLOVER SEED. I E We call special attention to the Superior Quality of Buist's = 1 Recleaned Red Clover Seeds, which will be found superior = E to the samples generally handled l;y the trade. Special prices on application. E i A Useful Hint in Purchasing. There is not sufficient i S care exercised by the planter or farmer in the selection of this the most valu- E E able of all grass seed ; many sow it without even examining whether or not = E it does not contain more seeds of weeds than of clover, and such may fre- E E quently wonder where all the daisies, docks, thistles, and other weeds that E E infest their farms spring from. Weeds will always make their appearance E E fast enough without sowing them, and to guard against this, sow no grass = E seed unless you examine it either with a sharp eye or a magnifying glass; = E no farmer should ever allow a weed to run to seed on his farm ; cut them E 5 down or \i\x\\ them out ; weeds can't stand such harsh treatment long, and = E a season or two of this kind of warfare will give you a clean farm and more E E money in your pocket. Owners of fanns who lease them out should al- E 2 ways select the required grass seed themselves, as many tenants are really E E exceedingly careless in this important requisite; we know of instances E 5 where tenants on short leases annually purchase and sow the screenings of E S clover, which is composed of weeds and imperfect grains of Seed, simply E E to economize; but such economy would very soon impoverish any farm, § 5 and a tenant who exercises it is certainly a very unprofitable one. = §imiiuiiiiinHiniiiiuiiiiiiiiMiiiiitTmiiiiiM|HiniiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiMMMiiiiiiiili^^^^^ £jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii;:iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiinu I 152 BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. LUCERNE, OR ALFALFA CLOVER. | [Aledicago sati-ia.) E The increasing demand for this valu- = able forage plant from all sections of our = country, and especially from the South, has = induced us to give a few brief hints for its = culture. Lucerne, or Alfalfa Clover, is a = perennial plant, and when once properly = seeded in suitable soil, will produce fine E crops for several years. It has a remark- E ably strong growth, occasioned by its roots E penetrating the ground to a gieat depth, E until they are altogether out of reach of E drought; and in the very driest and most E sultry weather, when evei-y blade of grass E droops for want of moisture. Lucerne ap- E pears in lu.xuriant growth ; and for this E reason it is very desirable for all tropical E countries. Its cultivation is simple, requir- = ing no niuie care and attention than a crop E of the ordinary red clover, excepting the E first year, in preparing the soil and seeding ; E the ground should be thoroughly mellowed E and prepared by clean and careful tillage, E the seed sown with any grain crop in either E Spring or Autumn, or as a separate crop, E at the rale of teai or twelve pounds E per acre, and the .second year it will E become thoroughly established; it E delights in deeps loamy soil, with E a sand or gravel subsoil, but will E I not succeed well on stitT, clayey ground, or on soil that is not properly drained ; | I the proper time to cut it for either hay or feeding grain is just before com- ^ E ing into bloom, as it is then in its perfection, and makes a very delicate = E and desirable feed, being relished by all kinds of stock. Per lb., 40 cents.; | I 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 lbs., S7.50. E LUCERNE. I GERMAN, GOLDEN, OR SOUTHERN MILLET. I E This variety of Millet is well disseminated throughout the entire country, E = and wherever introduced it has become a general favorite ; it is decidedly i E the best variety to grow, producing large crops of fine grass, ranging in E i growth from ^yi to 6 feet high (according to strength of soil), which can be = = cut green or made into hay, which is readily eaten by all kinds of stock; E E its yield is from one and a half to two and a half tons to the acre; it requires = E three-fourths of a bushel to sow one acre. 5 = German Millet (prices variable), about, per bushel, - 1^1.50 E i Hungarian «' •« " " « • 1.25 s fiiiiMiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiuiiiniintuninuuuiiuuiuiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiuiuuiuiuuiuiiiimuuiuiiiuiJl uiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii^ I BUIST'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 153 I I BUIST'S LKMN GRKSS SeeO. | I For Lawns, Parks, Tennis and Croquet Grounds. | E The mixture of Grass Seeds wliicli we prepare for lawns, parks, etc., = E is celebrated tliroughout the entire country for producing a beautiful ver- S = dure throughout the year. Some of the finest lawns about Philadelphia E E and New York were seeded down with our mixture, and are the admira- = E tion of all. We furnished our Fainnount Park with about one thousand E E bushels, and the ground on which it was seeded has produced the finest E E lawn in the entire Park. In ordering, it is necessary for us to know on what = E kind of soil the seed is intended to be sown. E = ri'oducert the finest turf in the Fairnjoiint Park. E = Our lawn around the Government Building, Fainnount Park, was universally = = acknowledged to be the handsomest within the E.\hibition Grounds. The seed was a = = mixture obuined from the seed establishment of Robert Buist, Jr., of Philadelphia. = = (Sigrned). JOHN WALKER. = = Landscajic Gardener to tke Grn'O-nincut Agricultural Departiiif tit. = E " Per Qt. Per Peck. Per Bush. = E Price Buist's Finest :»Tlxture, . . $o 25 §1 50 $5 00 = = " Buist's Second Mixture, . . »o i 25 4 00 = = •* Bulst's Tliir;e stable manure, = E as it always contains seeds of weeds, but apply fine bone-dust at the rate of = = three or four hundred weight per acre, or two hundred weight of Peruvian = E guano. = E Use lawn-mowers in preference to the scythe ; it is not only a .source = E of economy, but a lawn kept shorn with a machine is always more beauli- E E ful than one mown with a scythe, as the sod becomes more compact, the E E surface more even, and the grass more luxuriant. Lawn-mowers have = E now reached great perfection; we have them of all sizes, some even sufli- = E ciently light for ladies' use. The most improved machines are the Phila- E E delphia and Pennsylvania. (J^^^Send for Illustrated Catalogue with prices E I GRASS SEEDS. | = Red Top Grass i^Agrostis vulgaris). — Valuable as a mixture in = = either pasture or lawn grasses; succeeds well in almost any soil. Per qt., = E 15 cts.; bush, of 10 lbs., $1.50; sack of 50 lbs., #5.00. = E Kentucky Blue Grass {Poa pratemis). — Also known as June | E grass. A valuable variety for lawns when mixed with other grasses; thrives E = best in dry soils, and retains its verdure during the hottest weather, = E Cleaned, 15 cts. per qt., or $2.25 bush. Extra cleaned, 20 cts. per qt., or E E 32.50 bush. E TJiiiiiininniiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'i; i!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiii!!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiimmiiMMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiMiiMniiiiiiiiiiinniMiiuni^ I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 155 | i Creeping Bent Grass (^^ST^^^i^ stolonifera). — An excellent I = variety for lawns, succeeding well in moist situations. Per qt., 25 cts.; = E bush., S4.50. = I Rhode Island Bent Grass {Agrostis var.'). One of the | 3 finest of grasses for lawns when sown alone. Per qt., 25 cts.; bush., ^3.50. if = Orchcird Grass [Dactylis s^lornerata^. — One of the most desir- = = able of all pasture grasses, especially valuable for grazing stock. Does well = = even in shaded situations; when sown with clover it makes a heavy crop = I of desirable hay. Per qt., 20 cts.; bush. ^3. | I Timothy, or Herd Seed {Phleum pratense). — This well- I = known variety is extensively grown throughout the country and makes = = the finest quality of hay. It will produce a larger crop, and contains more = i nutriment than any other kind, (Seld at market price.) = = Sweet Vernal Grass [Anthoxanthum oc/ora(um).~ Useful as = = a mixture with other grasses, on account of its early growth. It emits an = = agreeable odor when cut for hay. Per lb., 50 cts. = = Meadow Foxtail {^Alopecums pratensis). — One of the most § = desirable of all grasses for permanent pasture, being early and rapid in = = growth. It thrives best on rich, moist soils. Per lb., 50 cts. = I Tall Meadow Oat Grass (Ave/ta elatlor). — is highly recom- I = mended for soiling, being rapid and luxuriant in its growth. Per qt., 25 = E cts.; bush., #4. = = Yellow Oat Grass {Avena Jlavescens). - QsQoA for dry pasture = E and meadows. Per qt., 30 cts.; bush., ^5. E I Wood Meadow Grass (-^ OATS. | Per Peek. Per Bmh. Per 10 Bush. = Amoi'if:!!! Triumph Oats i>(> ets. $1.40 $13.50 i White SJ;>lsia« Outs Hi " l.OO ».00 = W<'5<-ona«' t»ats tO •• 1.25 10.00 = Wi«l<'.Awj>U<' Oats 50 " 1.50 12.50 = White Probstier Oats 40 •• 1.00 O.OO = White Russian Oats 40 " 1.00 9.00 = WEBER'S EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. | 'llie Evergreen Broom Corn has long been known as the very best = variety, but of recent years it has very much deteriorated by becoming i mixed by hybridization. This stock, which we introduced last season as i the Weber's, is a very great improvement over the purest Evergreen in i length, strength and size of lieatls and >traightness of the brush. It is of | a very bright green color without the slightest reddish tinge. Mr. Weber S is one of our largest growers, and has made his stock famous by selection = and improvement. Price per cjt., 30 cts. ; per peck, $i .50 ; per bush., $5.00. = If by mail, add 20 cts. per qt. = THE K.VFFIR CORN. I A VHlsiahle c'ro|> I'oi* !»oi£i Oraiii and Forage. = This crop was cultivated very lar^jely in some sections of the South = the past year with great success. It should be sown or planted early in ; spring; when required for i >i4 *S»iS53 *, forage sow either broad- = ^% ^^ & j^ '■^""^'^ ""^ thickly in rows | ^f^^' c^^^^^i'M^ A about three feet apart; or : T^^^ k^^^^^^^f^^ if desired for the grain, : ^ K^'l^^^^W^^^j^^ y plant a few seed every = ^^'r?^ ^^^ir H^^,^^ // '""' "^ ^^^ '°^^' '^"'^ '■^'" - ^"H^ i^*^! ^^1^' // out to three or four stalks, = "'' ' ^ /vr'^ // iccordingto the quality of s ^\ / . the soil. When the grain s \V / / / 1 urns white clip the heads, s mid other heads will come; : I his ensures the largest : yield of grain, it gives : die best results by cutting = <. .^^_^ , ^ ^ ' \^ '''^ ^^^^ growth for forage ; ^V,^^^^^^:^^;;;^;;^ ~'~-~-^ / \\lien in early bloom, and = V^~ Z''^*^*^ '^'^ y/ letting the second growth | ^X yield both grain and for- 5 '^^.^ :igc late in fall. If forage \ iiiily is desired, the seed \ _ ,„,.,,,^ /n:^-^^^ iiiay be drilled lightly in s >, / / -* ^ — - •^ "'^--Z^^^^-^'''^ die furrow. It withstands = ^ ^/^^^^h^affT^pjr '/1/' drought and is particularly = '^^""^^^/^ ''r^ ^ "^ I// iciapted to the thin land = ■"^--^.^ vCt^ ^^^ l>x\ ^^ '^ ''^^' ^°"°" ^^'^ section. I ^^ _"r"^ ^ ^^^\ / ' '"^ grain when ground = ■yg g ^_p? ^ =-=___-,^ makes exc^lent food for = \^ j^ ^^^^^ Uock, and equal to flour = V -^3cs^^ f'>r bread. Price per lb., = ;o cts.; 5 lbs., ^1.50, or = l^j^^*^"^ [O lbs. for S2.50. I Tiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiliiiiiiiiiiMiliiiliiii; yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiMiiiiiiniiiiiiiii: I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 159 I r^ And all other GERMT^N BULBS, Orders Med from FOR ^ AUTUMN PLANTING. ^H Aus:. 15 to Dec. 15 FKVE MIXED HYACIIS^XHS. I»er roo bulbs, assorteU, .... $7.00 Double Blue, a/' s/iadi-s. Double Red, all shades, Double White, various, . Double Yellow, all shade. Double Fine Named, Per 100, $15.00. Per doz. . $1.00 . 1. 00 . 1. 00 , 2.50 . 2.50 Single Blue, all shades, . Single Red, all shades, . Single White, 7'an'aus, . Single Yellow, all shades, Single Fine Named, . Per 100, $15.00. Per doz. $1.00 1. 00 1. 00 1. 00 2.50 Finest Selected, Per 100 bulbs, assorted, $9.00. Per doz. Double Blue, all shades, . $1.50 Double Red, all shades, . 1.50 Double White, variotis, . 1.50 Double Yellow, all shades, 2.00 Single Blue, all shades, . Single Red, all shades, . Single White, various, . Single Yellow, all shades. Per do7, . $1.50 . 1.50 . 1.50 . 1.50 I MIXHO XUI.IPS, for Beddiiig^. E Per doz. Per 100 = Mixed Single Early, $0.40 $2.50 E Finest Mix'dSingleEarly 50 3.50 = Mixed Due Van Troll, 50 3.50 Large White, . Large Blue, . Large Striped, Mixed Parrot, CROCUS. Per doz. Per \ Per doz. Per loo Mixed Double, . . $0.40 $2.50 Finest Mixed Double, 50 3.50 50 3-50 = Polyanthus Narcissus, i Narcissus, Single, . I Narcissus, Double, . I Jonquils, Single, . . = Jonquils, Double, . . I Japan Lilies, $0.20 $1.00 20 I. 00 20 I. 00 Per tloz. $1.00 1.00 75 50 60 4.00 Large Yellow, Cloth of Gold. , Large Purple, Crown Imperials,. Anemones, Mixed, Ranunculus, Mixed, Snowdrops, Single, Snowdrops, Double, Golden Japan Lilies, ^uiniiiintinnniiiiiiinninMiinnniiniinMiiiMiinnnniMiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii Per doz. Per 100 = . $0.20 $T.OO E 20 1. 00 = 20 I. 00 E I'er.Ioz. E $6.00 E 50 E 50 E 25 E 50 E 5.00 I inniiiiiniiiiinr: *il)IIIIMIIIIIIIIIimllllimillllllimillllllllllllll(HIHIIIII>IIIIIHItlHIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIItHllllllltllllltllHllllllllll(£ i wo BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. I I NOVELTIES and VEGETABLE SEEDS I I 'tC' I BUIST'S EARLY MORNING-STAR PEA. | I THE EARLLEST PEA IN THE WORLD. | § It is much liardier, more prorlnctlvc, and fi'lthstands g-reatcr = 5 changes of weather than any other variety. = 5 (Desckii'tion and I'ri.ks on Next Page.) H ^niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiir illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllif I BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 161 | I Peas— Buist's Early Morning Star (Sealed.) Weintro- | = duced this extraordinary variety of Extra Early Pea the past year, E = two thousand bushels of which were sold and sent to almost every E E section of the United States, and especially to the districts devoted to E E market-gardening. There has been but one verdict, and that is, E E ' They proved the Earliest and Best ever Grown," | E It was raised from a three years' selection from the earliest E E podded stock of our famous Premier Extra Early, which is so cele- e = brated with market-gardeners, this has given it an established E E habit for extreme earliness, dwarf but robust growth, great increase e E in the size of its pods, and unusual hardiness; growth of vme 2\^ feet, e E It is not only the earliest variety known, but the most productive and e E the largest podded. One of its greatest features is to withstand great e E changes and severity of weather, which, of late years, has proved so e E damaging to the early crop of Peas, especially in the South. It is the = E most profitable variety for the market-gardener, because the earliest = E and most productive. = E They are sold only in our Sealed Packages, as follows : Papers, E E locts.; % Pint, 15 cts.; Pint, 25 cts.; Quart, 40 cts.; 4 Quarts, E E S1.25. Leaded Sealed Sacks, etc.; % Bushel, $2.00; yi Bushel, $3.50; e E Bushel, $6.50. Lots of 10 Bushels at $6.00 per Bushel. E E The opinion of one of our largest and most successful market- E E gardeners, who, together with his neighbors, planted over 100 bushels E E last spring of our Early Morning Star. = E I planted 4 Bushels of Buist's Morning Star Peas in spring of 1886 and made E E more money off them than on 7 Bushels of another leading brand ; they not only E E came earlier, but yielded better than any variety 1 ever planted. Last Spring I E = planted 13 Bushels of these with the same success. I recommend them highly to E = the market-gardener. E = HOWARD RUSS, Market-Gardener, of New Jersey E E Your Early Morning Star Pea is all you claim for it. We have had Peas of the E E choicest quality and in the greatest perfection the past week. = = May 19th, 1887. Mrs WILLIAM BINGHAM, of North Carolina. = = I planted your Early Morning Star Peas, March 12th, and every Pea has come = = up. They are a handsome sight and fa- ahead of otner v.-rieties. = E May 6th, 1887. W. T. LILLY, of West Virginia. E I Peas — Carter's Ligtltning (Sealed). This is one of the I i very best and earliest of all the foreign varieties ever introduced. It E = is especially adapted to this country and is destined to become a gen- E = eral favorite for its e.Ktreme earliness, pro iuctiveness and fine flavor ; E = pods are large and well filled ; growth of vine, 2^ feet. Peas sown E = last spring, March 25th, were in full bloom May 15th, and ready for E = market June 2d. E = Price: Sealed Pints, 30 cts. ; Quarts, 50 cf;. : 4 quarts, $1-50; E i X Bushel, $2.25 ; yi. Bushel, $400 , i Bushel, $7.50. E I Beans.— New Golden Wax Flageolet Pole.— We re- i = gard this as the finest of all the Wax Pole varieties ; it is a new Ger- E = man sort of great merit, and should be planted by every cultivator of = = a garden. Its pods are about eight inches in length, and of a rich E = golden-yellow color, of round form, full and fleshy, entirely free from E E strings, and of superb quality; theyare produced in immense clusters, § = and continue in bearing throughout the season. Per pkt., 15 cts. ; per = = q'-> 75 cts. ; per 4 qts., $2.50; peck, $4.00; bush., $15.00. = ?Miiiii>MMiiiin'i iiiiniiiiii;iiiiii|Mi|itiiiiitiiriiiiiiitiiillltlliiriillllitllllllMliMiL;. W.\LSER, of North Carolina. = E I like your seeds very much — it pays to send f.r them. E E April 16, 1887. JNO. GARDNER, of lllinoij. = niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiniiiniiMiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiii!iniiiiiiniiiitfti[fii[[ii'niiiiiiif^ ^'llllliiliiiiil Illlllliiiillllililillllllllillllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllliliiiillllllllllllllllllliliiiiiiililllllliiillte I 176 BUISTS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. | = I am delighted with aH your seeds that I have planted, they are giving perfect = = satisfaction. = E March 24, 1887. MRS. C. W. WRIGHT, of Georgia. = 5 Your seeds have given me a good profit, but I could not begin to supply the de- § = raand; my customers who cjmplained of other seed not germinating, say tkey WiU = = use none but Buiit'sin future; they are true to their reputation. = = April 29, 1887. UR. E.W.PUGH, of North Carolina. = S We have used your seeds, and they proved a success. = ^ June 4, 1S87. MRS. H. MILLER, of Louisiana. = = Have alwavs found your Garden seeds the best, and prefer them to others. = ^ July 14, 1887. MRS. M. J. Smith, of Ohio. = E There is nothing better than your Turnip seed for our Southern climate. E = June 18. 18S7. M. L. MEHAFFKY, of Georgia. E E I have tried your seeds for years and find them the best in the market. Your = ^ Lettuce seed takes the lead. = = March 11, 1887. A. R. HOFFMAN, of Pennsylvania. E E I use Buist's seed and grow fine vegetables. S ^ July 22, 1887. N. J. DRAKE, of Georgia. E E The seeds bought of you in the Spring were fine, especiallv the Turnips — 2 Ma/ 27, 1887. L. M. ROUNTREE, South Carolina, . | E 1 was well pleased with your seed last year. 5 ^ February 26, 1887. A. SPROUSE, of Nebraska. E E I used vour Cabbage seed last year and was well pleased with the result. = = February 24, 1S87. T. HE YI, of Kansas. = = All who use your seeds have good gardens. ^ ^ July 4, 1887. J. M. MEADERS, of Georgia. E = I have been very much pleased with your seeds — there are none like them. = E March n, 1887. J. C. MORITZ, of Ohio. E E Have used your Garden seeds for two years and feel I cannot have a good gar- E = den without them — they never fail. E = March 15, 1887. Mrs. O. G. HAMBLETON, of Wisconsin, E I Buist's Garden Seeds are not Offered as the | I Cheapest, but as the Best and most Reliable | I Brand in this Country. | E Price should never be taken into consideration in the purchase E E of Garden Seeds, if cheapness was our motto we should never grow a § E pound, as we can always purchase at much less cost than we can = E grow them. E E But what are they? Well, this is the important feature; to = E the eye they may appear all right and if you test them they will = E sometimes even grow. But the disappointment comes at i E Harvest time. You have been cultivating your crop the entire = E season, depending on it for a supply, but, at harvest time, to have = E any thing to harvest will be the exception and not the rule. It is e E strange, but, nevertheless a fact, that there are annually more worth- = E less and spurious seeds sold, in value, than any other merchandise. = E We care nothing for the trade of a customer for a single year, = E what we want and what we aim for, is, to supply him with seeds of = E such quality as will induce him always to purchase his supplies = E from us. E I ROBERT BUIST, Jr. | niiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii niiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiii^ lllustralioii representing the First Floor of onr Market Street Wareiiouse, from wliieii ail Orders are Shipped. This warehouse, located at Nos. 922 and 924 Market St., covers eight floors. It is not only the largest in Philadelphia, but it is the most centrally located, being next to the post-office. Besides this, we have two large ware- houses expressly for the storage of our Seeds. Our facilities for conducting our large and increasing business are unequalled, and the system under whfch we gro-w our Seeds insures to the patrons of Buist's Seeds the most perfect satisfaction. -i^ BUIST'S GREAT 6ABBAGE-I^1 FOR THE SOUTH. Improved Drumhead and Flat Dutch. IIIIKIK HKADS WF.IGHING. 122 POUNDS.) THEY HEAD WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL Over Five Million Packets Sold Id the Soutti the Past Year. This stock of Seed is sent out only under our seal, with our n.Tme on each p.Tck.ige, .Tnd mailed at the following prices : 25 Small Packets for $1.00. H-Ounce Packet, $ .20^„^ 15 Large Packets for $1.00. 1-Ounce Packet, .4QB^iJ Y:: Pound, $2.00; 1 Pound, $4.00. 4-Ounce Packet, l.agsBBajSr tS' If your nic-rch.->nt keeps Huisl's Seeds, you must order froiii hiiii ; if not, then ordot difOfLf