LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1908. 



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PUMPKIN. 



German, Kuerbis. French, Potlrons. 

 Principally cultivated for agricul- 

 tural purposes. 



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 flat- 

 tened at the ends. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 10c; M lb. 25c; 1 lb 



Quaker Pie — Oval in shape, taper- 

 ing to ends, creamy white. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; V* lb. 25c; 1 lb 



Jonathan — A good keeper; very 

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

 25c; 1 lb. 



Large Cheese — One of the best. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 



Early Sugar — Fine grained; smaller than the Field 

 very prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V* lb. 20c; 1 lb 



Negro or Nantucket — Shell dark green with black warts, 

 and very hard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 25c; 1 lb 



Mammoth Tours — Grows to an immense size. Oblong in 

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

 lb. 25c; 1 lb 



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; Vi lb. 15c; 1 lb 40 



' SALSIFY, OR OYSTER-PLANT. 



German, Bocksbart. French, Salsifis. 



Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, whic.i, 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 70 feet of drill. 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 30c; 1 lb 90 



Mammoth Sandwich Island — A larger-growing variety than 

 the preceding, of great value to the market gardener. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.10 

 SCORZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER- 

 PLANT. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; 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 

 warmcellar, 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; Va. lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



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 variety. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; 1 lb.. $1.50 

 Victoria — Early and tender. Pkt. 



5c; oz, 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb $1,25 



SALSIFY, OR OYSTER-PLANT. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 



Victoria — By Mail, prepaid, 10c 

 each; $1.00 per doz. By Ex- 

 press, purchaser's expense, per 



100 $6.00 



Mammoth Red — The most produc- 

 tive variety in the market. For 

 forcing it has no equal. By Mail, 

 prepaid, 15c each; $1.50 per doz. 

 By Express, purchaser's ex- 

 pense, per 100 $7.50 



With one dozen Mammoth Red Rhu- 

 barb we furnish "Rhubarb Culture," 

 by Fred S. Thompson, a practical 

 treatise on forcing and general culti- 

 vation of Rhubarb. 



"RHUBARD CULTURE," by Fred 

 S. Thompson, handsomely bound In 

 cloth, $1.00; in paper covers, 50c. 



MAMMOTH TOUBS PUMPKIN. 



but 



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 in drills. 



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; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 10 lbs. by express at 

 purchaser's expense $1.30 



Round Leaf — Good for spring or fall sowing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 10c; Vt lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 10 lbs. by express $1.30 



Round Thick-Leaved — An improvement on the Round- 

 Leaf. The best all-around sort. Oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 

 30c; 10 lbs. by express $1.30 



Long Standing (Late Seeding) — Later in going to seed 

 than the other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V* lb. 15c; 1 

 lb. 30c; 10 lbs. by express at purchaser'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; 10 lbs. by express at purchaser's expense $1.30 



Round Leaf Viroflay — A variety with large thick leaves. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb- 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 10 lbs. by express 

 at purchaser's expense $1.30 



Bloomsdale Savoy-Leaved — The leaves are wrinkled, re- 

 sembling the Savoy Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 

 15c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. by express $1.50 



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

 the Round Leaf. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 

 10 lbs. by express $1.30 



New Zealand — Grows very 

 large and luxuriant in 

 warm, rich soil. It will 

 endure severe drought, 

 which is its greatest ad- 

 vantage, and produces a 

 large quantity of leaves 

 during the summer. The 

 plants should stand 2 to 

 3 feet apart. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; % 

 20c; 1 lb 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved 

 — used in the 

 same manner 

 as Spinach. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 Vt lb. 30c; 1 

 lb ?1.0Q 



VICTORIA SPINACH, 



