Vegetable Seeds for Sale in Georgetown near Bladensburg May 1814

GARDEN SEEDS.

The subscriber has just received, A General

Assortment of

FRESH GARDEN SEEDS,

AMONG WHICH ARE,

Early York

Battersea                                       CABBAGES

Drum-Head

Green & Yellow Savoy,

Early Short-Top & Salmon RADISHES

Solid and Red CELERY

Double PARSLEY, Red BEET

PARSNIP and CARROT Seed

White and Brown ONION

Early and Late CAULIFLOWER

VEGETABLE OYSTER[1]

MIXED ENDIVE, LETTUCE

EARLY CUCUMBER - all of which have been tried, and found to vegetate.

He has on hand, as usual,

A LArge and General Assortment of

DRUGS, PATENT & and OTHER FAMILY

MEDICINES

CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS

PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS,

PERFUMERY, SPICES,

HAVANA SEGARS [sic] of a superior quality &.

                                All of which he is disposed to sell on the lowest terms.

JOHN OTT,

Chemist & Druggist.

N. B. - For the accommodation of his friends

and the public, he keeps his Fountains of

SODA & ROCHELLE WATER

running during the winter.

Georgetown, Feb 17.                                                                            co18t [2]

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[1] Perhaps Tragopogon porrifolius a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower, edible root, and herbal properties. It also grows wild in many places and is one of the most widely known species of the salsify genus, Tragopogon. It is commonly known as purple or common salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Jerusalem star, goatsbeard or simply salsify (although these last two names are also applied to other species, as well). from Wikipedia.

[2] Federal Republican; Date: 05-03-1814; Page: 4; Location: Georgetown, District of Columbia

Transcribed by John Peter Thompson, May 3rd, 2013.