Identifier: dreersgardencale1884henr (find matches)
Title: Dreer's garden calendar : 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Nursery stock Catalogs Gardening Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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, are unsur-passed for all purposes. It is one of the gardenersfavorites 10 40 400 Fejee Island, or Lesters Perfected. Fruit of very large size, pinkish color, solid, of good flavor, late in ripening, excellent for family use or canning 5 3° 3 o« Large Smooth Red. Alarge, smooth, round, bright red variety, productive and of good quality. 5 20 2 00 Large Yellow. A large, smooth, round, bright yellow variety, with firm flesh 5 3° 3 «> Yellow^ Plum. Shape uniformly oval, of small size, smooth, of a lemon-yellow color; used only for preserving and pickling S 3° 3 00 Red Plum. Similar to the above in every respect, except of a beautiful red color 5 3° 3 °o Red Cherry. A small red variety, in shape and size of a cherry; grown mostly for pickling 5 3° 3 «5 Plants Tarnished in season; gee list and prices ander head of Esealent Roots and Plants.Remit for postage, 16 ets. per pound, or 25 ets. per quart or fraction tbereoC when ordered to be sent by mafl. DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR, 3fi
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I and 2. Dreers Selected Trophy Tomato^. Livingstons Perffction Tomato. 4. Early Paraoon Tomato. 5. Early Acme Tomato 86 DREERS GARDEN CALENDAR, TURNIP. Steckrilbe, Ger. Navet, Fr. Nabo Comun, Span. This wholesome yegetable has been grown as a field and garden crop for a long time, and should be one of ouimain farm productions for family use as well as for cattle and sheep. It delights in a light, rich, sandy loam, which has been well manured. For early use, sow the early varieties assoon as the ground opens in the spring, in drills, from 12 to 15 inches apart; thin out to 6 or 9 inches in the rowsor if sown broadcast they will produce a fine crop, but not as large as if sown in drills. As soon as the first leavesappear, sprinkle with soot, wood-ashes, or air-slaked lime, to destroy the little black fly, which will devour theplants if not attended to in time ; keep the ground well stirred and clear of weeds. For a succession continueto sow every two weeks until June, then discontinue

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