LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1916. 



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SPINACH 



German, Spinat. 



French, Epinnrd. 



SALSIFY 



OR OYSTER PLANT 



German, Bocksbart. French, Salsifin. 



Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, 

 which, previous to sowing the Seed, should 

 be dug- up to a depth of 18 inches. Sow 

 early in spring, in drills 15 inches apart, 

 and 1% inches deep. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 50c; 

 1 lb $1.75 



Mammoth Sandwich Island — A larger- 

 growing variety than the preceding, of 

 great value to the market gardener. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; 1 io $1.75 



SCORZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER-PLANT. 



One of the most nutritious of vegetables. 

 Skin black, but flesh pure white. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb $1.50 



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. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 V* lb. 50c; 1 lb $1.75 



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 "TRIUMPH." 



A remarkably hardy Spinach yielding an abundance of large, thick, dark 

 green crumpled leaves, which retain their crispness much longer than 

 any other variety and slow to run to seed. With this new sort, Spinach 

 may be grown continuously throughout the entire season. It is not 

 only hardier and more lasting than any of the large leaved sorts, but It 

 possesses the further merit of being a profuse yielder. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c. By express at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs $2.60 



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

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

 have run to seed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 45c. By express at 

 purchaser's expense, 10 lbs $2.00 



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

 round sort. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 15c; 1 lb. 45c. By express, 10 lbs.... $2. 00 



Long Standing (Late Seeding) — Later In going to seed than the other 

 varieties. Pkt. 6c; oz. 10c; 14 lb- 15c; 1 lb. 45c; 10 lbs. by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense $2.00 



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

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 50c. By express, 10 lbs $3.00 



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

 Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 45c. By express, 10 lbs $2.00 



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; *i lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved — Used in the same manner as Spinach. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 % lb. 45c; 1 lb $1.50 



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SPINACH, "LONG SEASON TRIUMPH." 



