Identifier: awlivingstonsson1893livi (find matches)
Title: A. W. Livingston's Sons seed annual
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Livingston Seed Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Seed industry and trade Ohio Columbus Catalogs Vegetables Ohio Columbus Catalogs Fruit Ohio Columbus Catalogs
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio : A. W. Livingston's Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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rows about two feet high ; productive; seeds large andshriveled ; pods broad, flat, crooked, and contain five or six peas. Pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; quart,40c. Tall Sugar—Tall, productive. Pkt., 5c. pint, 25c.; quart, 45c. MELTINC SUCAR—See Novelty List. FIELD PEAS. Used for field culture only. In their dry state they are used extensively for feeding stock,for making soups, and in the manufacture of coffee. They are usually sown broadcast aloneor w ith oats, and either cut and fed green, or left to ripen and then threshed and groundwith oats. They ire very extensively grown in Canada, and their cultivation is quite largelyon the increase throughout the United States. Our stock is northern grown. Two and one-half bushels for an acre. Iiy express airfreight—Bushel, $2.00; prek, 60c. 7?i/ mail (postpaid), (juart, 3.V.; pint, 2Gv\; pkt., 5ft.Special prices on any quantity over a bushel. TIk market is subject to fluctuation, and ue prefer t»quote rather than make a filed price. 44 RADISH.
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RADISH. All the varieties thrive best in alight sandy loam. Forearly use, sow in the hot-hi d in February, giving plenty ofventilation, or outside in drills as soon as the soil caii begotten in order, covering the seed about half an inch deep. Sow every two weeksfrom March to September, for a succession : they musl grow rapidly to lie crisp, mildand tender. One ounce sows 100 feet of drill, 8 to 10 pounJs for an acre. EARLY SCARLET CLOBE—One of the earliest and best Varieties fopforcing; itscolor is very handsome; flavor mild: crisp and juicv: stands a great amount of healwithout becoming pithy; good for garden culture. Pkt.oC; ../.. 10c: % lb. 25c.; lb. TSe. EARLY SCARLET TURNIP—Very early and in great demand for home consumption. Small, round, with a short top; delicate in flavor, good for summer use; wingrow three inches in diameter if allowed to stand lung enough, Pkt., Sc.; oz., 10c.j lb., 20c; lb., 55c. SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TlP—Very handsome, bright scarlet color, white t

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