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CURR1E BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAl KEE, WIS. 



SALSIFY, 



SALSIFY 



OR OYSTER PLANT. 



SPINACH. 



German, Spinat. 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 "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; 

 Vi lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c. 



"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. By express at pur- 

 chaser's expense, 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs $14.00 



Round Leaf — Good for spring or fall sowing. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ^4 lb. 15c; 



1 lb. 35c. By express, 10 lbs $1.50 



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

 round sort. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c. By express, 10 lbs. $1.50; 



100 lbs $14.00 



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

 varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense $1.50 



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

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c. By express," 10 lbs $1.50 



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

 % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c. By express at purchaser's expense, 10 lbs $1.50 



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

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



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

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



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; % lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



SORREL. 

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

 Yi lb. 35c; 1 lb $1.25 



German, Bockshart. 



French, Salsifis. 



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 ox. to 70 feet of drill. 



Large White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb.. $1.00 



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 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; 

 % lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



SPINACH, "LONG SEASON TBIUMPH. 



