LIST OP TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1909. 



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We Deliver All Seeds Offered on This Page to Any Post Office in the United States Except Where Otherwise Noted. 



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PUMPKIN. 



German, Kucrbis. French, Potirons. 

 1 oz. to 30 to 50 hills. 

 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 

 Calhoun — Flesh deep salmon, 

 very thick and fine-grained. 

 It is round in shape, slightly 

 flattened at the ends. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; \i lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



Quaker Pie — Oval in shape, 

 tapering- to ends, creamy 

 white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 

 25c; 1 lb 75 



Jonathan — A good keeper; very 

 prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % 

 lb. 25c; 1 lb 



Large Cheese- 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 lb 



-One of the best. 

 10c; Yi lb. 20c; 1 



.75 



.60 



MAMMOTH TOURS POMPKIN. 



Early Sugar — Fine grained; 

 smaller than the Field, but 

 very prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



Negro or Nantucket — Shell dark green with black warts, 

 and very hard. Pkt. 5e; oz. 10c; \i lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



Mammoth Tours — Grows to an immense size. Oblong in 

 shape, color green, mottled yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % 

 lb. 25c; 1 lb 70 



Jumbo, or King of the Mammoths — Often weighs 250 lbs. 

 Cheese-shaped, color usually pale yellow, although some- 

 times green when ripe. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb.$1.25 



Connecticut Field — Very productive. Largely grown for 

 feeding stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb 40 



RHUBARB, OR PIE-PLANT. 



German, Rhabarber. 

 French, Rhubarbe. 



Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, 

 thinning out to about the same dis- 

 tance apart in the rows when a few 

 inches high. Transplant into deep, 

 rich soil in fall or the following 

 spring, about 3 feet apart each way. 



Mammoth — A very superior va- 

 riety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 

 45c; 1 lb $1.50 



Victoria — Early and tender. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 

 lb $1.25 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 

 Victoria — By Mail, prepaid, 10c 



each; $1.00 per doz. By Ex- 

 press, purchaser's expense, 

 per 100 $6.00 



Mammoth Bed — By Mail, prepaid, 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 



By Express, purchaser's expense, per 100 $7.50 



With one dozen Mammoth Red Rhubarb we furnish "Rhu- 

 barb Culture," by Fred S. Thompson. 



SEA-KALE. 



German, Seekohl, Meerkohl. French, Crambe Maritime. 



Grown for its blanched shoots, which are cooked as 

 Asparagus. By planting the roots closely in a warm 

 cellar, a supply may be had all winter. Sow in drills 

 two feet apart, thin out to six inches, and the following 

 spring plant in hills 3 feet apart. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 

 *4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



German, Bocksbart. SALSIFY OR OYSTER-PLANT. French, Salsifis. 



Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to sowing the Seed, 

 should be dug up to a depth of IS inches. Sow early in spring, in drills 15 inches 

 apart, and 1% inches deep. 



1 oz. to 70 feet of drill. 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: % lb. 25c; 1 lb 80 



Mammoth Sandwich Island — A larger-growing variety than the preceding, 

 of great value to the market gardener. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb. .$1.10 



SCOBZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER-PLANT. 



14 lb. 45c; 1 lb $1.50 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 



German, Spinat. SPINACH. French, Epinard. 



For summer use sow at intervals of 2" or 3 weeks from April to August, and 



for winter crops sow in September, covering it, in exposed places, with straw, 



to protect it from severe frost. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 10 lbs. to the acre. 



Long Season's "Triumph." For description see page 2. 



Victoria — The best Spinach for spring sowing, from the fact that it remains 

 in fit condition for at least 2 or 3 weeks after all the other sorts have run 

 to seed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c. By express at purchaser's 

 expense, 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs $12.00 



Round Leaf — Good for spring or fall sowing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 

 lb. 30c. By express, 10 lbs $1.30 



Round Thick-Leaved — An improvement on the Round Leaf. The best all- 

 round sort. Oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c. By express, 10 lbs. $1.30; 100 lbs. $12.00 



Long Standing (Late Seeding) — Later in going to seed than the other va- 

 rieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 10 lbs. by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense $1.30 



Long Standing Prickly — Matures a little later than the round-leaved sorts. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c. By express, 10 lbs $1.30 



Round Leaf Viroflay — A variety with large thick leaves. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c; 

 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c. By express at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs $1.30 



Bloomsdale Savoy-Leaved — The leaves arc wrinkled, resembling the Savoy 

 Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; '4 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c. By express, 10 lbs $1.50 



Prickly — Stands the winter well, but gives less bulk than the Round Leaf. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; '/t lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c. By express, 10 lbs $1.30 



New Zealand — Grows very large and luxuriant in warm, rich soil. It will 

 endure severe drought, which is its greatest advantage, and produces a 

 large quantity of leaves during the summer. The plants should stand 2 

 to 3 feet apart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V4, lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved — Used in the same manner as Spinach. Pkt 5c oz 10c V± 

 lb. 30c; 1 lb ..$1.00 



