Title: Annual catalogue for 1881 containing a list of garden, field and flower seeds, together with prices and cultural directions
Identifier: annualcataloguef1881pric (find matches)
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Price & Knickerbocker (Albany, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Seed industry and trade New York (State) Albany
Publisher: Albany, N. Y. : Price & Knickerbocker
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 1881
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SORREL. Sow in Spring, in drills twelve inches apart, and thin to six inches in the row. Sorrel. Good to mix with Dutch Spinach Per pkt. Peroz. Per lb. 05 15 1 00 SPINACH. For Summer use sow early in the Spring, in a rich d^ep soil, well manured, in y early Sprin? use a covering of leaves hoe frequently. cents per pound for $0 05 $0 10 $0 50 05 10 40 05 10 40 05 10 50 05 10 50 05 10 50 05 10 1 00 GEN. GRANT TOMATO. drill? one foot apart, covering 'he seed one inch deep. For ve sow in August, and protect the plants through the Winter with or straw. For a succession, sow at intervals of two weeks, and In ordering by maU. postage shovld be added at the rate of every one-quarter pound and upwards. See page 2. SaToy Leaved. Seeds round, leaves thick, large and fleshy: a fine market variety, producing nearly twice the weight of crop of ordinary sorts, and very ha'rdy Hound Leaf. Seed smooth and round ; leaves thick and fleshy, slightly crimped ; preferred for Spring sowing... Prickly. This is a hardy variety : seeds prickly : mostly pre- ferred for Fall sowing ... Broad Flanders. Very productive; large broad leaves; round seed t Broad-leaved Round. Leaves broad and long; fleshy, thick, and color dark green Round-leaved Viroflay."' With thick leaves, growing to a large size Xew Zealand. Produces leaves in abundance throughout the Summer SatTASH. Prepare the ground by thoroughly pulverizing it. Manure highly. All vines delight in warm and rich'soil. Plant in hills nine to ten feet apart, for running varieties, five to six for bush sorts, working some fine rich manure into each hill. Plant eight or ten seeds, and when out of 'danger of bugs leave only two plants to the hill." Keep well covered with plasterer air-slacked lime in the early stages of growth. Cultivate till runners are well started. In ordering by mail, postage shmld be added at the rate of S cents jxr pound for every one-quarter pound and up/wards. See page 2. Perfect Gem. {Xexc.) See Xovelties. * EARLT WHITE SCOIXOP BUSH. A flat, early, scol- lop-shaped variety, of a cream color, rind smooth; use when voung and tender yellow" SCOLLOP BUSH. Like the preceding, of a deep yellow Green Striped Bush. Flat, eavlv and desirable SU30IER GOLDEX CROOKNECK. Very productive and fine quality ; fruit yellow Winter Crookneck. Color, pale yellow, sometimes striped ; flesh close-eraiced and sweet Canada Crookneck. An early variety of the Winter Crook- neck : an excellent keeper, often" lasting till Summer of the nest year Turban or Turks Cap. Flesh orange yellow, thick, fine- grained and good flavor : a good Fall or Winter variety. Essex Hybrid or Hard Sliell Turban. Cross between Turban and Hubbard, having the shape of the former and shell of the latter ; earlier than either : flesh fine-grained, sweet, thick, rich colored and fine flavored; large and productive Cocoanut. A very prolific variety, producing from 6 to 12 on a vine : fles'h very fine-grained and solid: of excellent flavor Yokoliama. A variety from Japan ; color, when lipe, a dull orange; flesh ora'nge, close-grained and sweet; keeps well.... Valparaiso. Good for Fall or Winter Butman. Color bright green, intermixed with white ; flesh bright salmon color, dry. sweet and fine flavored; a most exc^ellent keeper .". Marbleliead. Flesh rather lighter colored than Hubbard; thick and flat at top ; it is very sweet and dry, and a fine keeper; good yieider HUBBARD.' The standard late variety: large size, flesh fine, close-grained, drv, and fine flavor: keeps splendidly, BOSTON 31ARROW. Standard: color bright orange, flesh deep orange : fine flavored: a good keeper 31ammoth Chili. Grows to an enormous size, often weigh- ing 150 pounds Vegetable Cream Marrow. A favorite English variety; skin greenish yellow; flesh, soft, white, and fine fla- vored Custard Marrow TOBACCO. Seeds may be started in hot-beds or sown in the open ground as soon as the ground can be" worked, in rich, dry soil: rake off the bed and sow broadcast, press- ing down firmly and evenly: keep free from weeds, and water frequently, if the weather is dry;" set out the first of June, three feet apart, in land that has been heavily manured; look out for the tobacco worm, which must be removed as soon as it appears, or it will destroy the crop. Connecticut Seed Leaf 10 30 3 00 Havana 10 :i0 3 00 05 10 80 05 10 60 05 10 SO 05 10 80 05 10 1 00 05 10 1 00 05 15 1 50 15 30 10 30 3 00 10 25 2 50 10 35 3 50 05 15 1 25 05 15 1 25 05 15 1 25 05 15 1 25 10 30 3 50 10 25 3 00 10 40 4 00

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