Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-03-07

out the country. The expense of getting
stock of good seeds is but little compared
with the results The chief thing is the
trouble aud forethought. February Is the
month in which dealers have their csta-
logues and stock ready, and We give notice
timely and seasouably. Look over our ad
vertisements and send to any dealer that
NAV be preferred, for catalogue "hen
the catalogue comes to hand, make Sc
lection and order the needed supplies at
once. before the press of business is upon
the seedsmen. Make selection, exclaims
the reader How can [? here are %
peas, 20 squashes, dozen radishes and so
on, and | don't know one from the other,
The object of the following list is to re-
lieve this trouble The catalogues contain
besides al the older and proven sorts, ma
ny new kinds, which have not been thor
oughly tested, and many which have dis
tinctive names without the plant they rep
resent having any claims to be thus honor
ed. In the enumeration below We give
varieties that we know to be good OF their
kind, and those that, all things considered,
We deem suitable for general culture
though there may be others quite as good
we prefer to keep the list for general eul
ture smali Professional gardeners and
amateurs can afford TO try new and fancy
sorts, and this list is not intended for them.
BEANs-Dwarf or Bush Early Nalen-
tine, for string or snaps, quite early and
productive, pods remain green long time;
Newington Wonder, excellent when green
and the small drab seeds are valued for
soup; Refugee, rather late, but prolific,
and the best for picking and sailing;
Dwarf Horticultural, for early shelling
Pole BEANS Large Lima, in warm 10
cations; Small Lima, north of New York
BEETs EARLY Blood Turnip; an i'm
proved variety is called Early Short Top;
Long Blood Turnip, for main crop Swiss
Chard, fine for green's only.
CABBAGE.-Early Wakefield, and Early
Exhart, large and early; Little Pixie, a
new early sort; Winningstadt, medium
early, large. very hard heads and best for
a light soil Flat Dutch. for Winter Red
Dutch, for picking; Marbehead Drum
head, very large; Green Globe Savoy,
small, late, the richest of eabbsges.
CARRoTs.-Early Horn, for early table
use Long Orange, for main crop.
CAULIFLowER.-Early Erfurt, dwarf
variety with large and compact heads
Early Paris Thorburn's Nonpareil, very
fine
CELERY Solid; Dwarf White
CoRN-Dwart Sugar, small ears, for
early use; Stowelps Evergreen, larger, for
late use.
CUcUMBERs-White Spined, best for
table; Long Green, late, for pickles.
EGG PLANT.-Long Purple, early New
York Purple, later, large and best
ENDIvE-Green Curled, for late salads.
KALE-Green Cnrled Scotch, winter
and spring greens.
KOHL RABBI ('Turnip Cabbage'), Early
White.
LEEK.-Large Flag, for soups.
LETTUCE -Curled Silesian, a variety of
which called Early Simpson is much
grown here for market; Butter, superior :;
Victoria Cabbage
MUsKMELoN.-Fine Nutmeg Jenny
Lind, very early; Skilman's Melted /;
White Japan.
Observation-Disclosures Sprout, pro-
ductive and early Ice Cream, very fine :;
Black Spanish, fine, but only where the
season is long
ONION Large Red Wethersield
Large Oval Red; White Portugal; Yel,
low Danvers.
PARsLEY.-ExtraC Curled.
PARsNIPs.-Holow Crowned the Stu
dent.
PEAs.-Daniel O'Rourke, early and fine,
p feet; Tom Thumb, productive, 8 to 10
inches; Maclean's Princes Royal. / foot;
Maclanes Advancer; Dwarf Blue Imperi
al, - feet; Champion of England, for
main crop, . feet; White Marrowfat, later
and fine, 5 feet. Many new sorts are in.
troduced each season, but they need trial
here
POTAToEs-EaTly Goodrich, productive
and good; Early Cottage, is we'll recon-
mended !; Early Dykeman, much grown
around New York.
RADIsHEs.-Early Scarlet Turnip
Long Scarlet Short Top; Scarlet Chinese
winter, good and keeps rs well as turnip
Satisfy or Vegetable Oyster, very good
SPINACH-Round Leaved, for early :;
Prickly, for wintering over.
SoUAsHEs.-Summer Crookneck, best
early lokohoma, fine, early and late :;
Boston Marrow; Turban, excellent, au
tumn and winter; Hubbard: best for late
keeping.
TOMATOES Early Smooth Red Fejee,
later, fine and productive Pear Shaped
for preserves.
I,UJRRNIPSs.-Early JR Dutch, very early !;
Red Top Strapleaf, spring and tall ; Ruta,
baga, to keep.
WINTER CHERRY-For sauce and pre-
serves