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PUMPKIN. 



jerman, Kuerbis. 



Frenc h . Potirons. 



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Principally cultivated for agricultural 

 jurposes. They are usually planted in 

 ields of corn or potatoes. Sow first of 

 vlay in hills 8 feet apart. 



1 oz. to 30 to 50 hills. 

 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



::'alhoun — An excellent pie sort; flesh 

 deep salmon, very thick and fine- 

 grained. It is round in shape, slight- 

 ly flattened at tlie ends; skin creamy 

 brown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 



A. lb 75c 



iualcer Pie — Oval in shape, tapering to 

 ends, creamy white in color both out- 

 side and inside; of excellent quality 

 "and a good keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb 75c 



louathan — One of the finest cooking 

 varieties; a good Iteeper; very prolific. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 70c 



<arge Cheese — One of the best varie- 

 ties for cooking purposes. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb.„ 60 



3arly Sugar — A fine-grained variety, smaller than the Field, 

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



<eg;ro, or Nantucket — An old but very prolific sort; the shell is 

 dark green with black warts, and very hard. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 10c; Vi lb. 20c; 1 lb .70c 



ilaininoth Tours — An imported variety, grows to an immense 



/Size. Oblong in shape, color green, mottled yellow. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb $1.75 



(umbo, or King of the Mammoths — The largest of all Pumpkins 

 often weighing 250 lbs. Cheese-shaped, color usually pale 

 yellow, although sometimes green when ripe. Pkt 5c- oz 



15c; V4 lb. 50c; 1 lb $175 



, 'onneetlcut Field — Very productive. Largely grown for feed- 

 ing stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb 40c 



SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. 



German, Bocksbart. 



French, Salsifis. 



Grows best m light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to 

 owing the seed, should be dug up to a depth of 18 inches Sow 

 ■arly in spring, m drills 15 inches apart and li% inches deep 



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^arge White — Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb QOn 



lammoth Sandwich Island— A larger-growing variety Vhari "the 



oz." 15c:"y; lb focfl 1^.'"^ *?. ]'!':. '"^'■''^'' gardener?^ Pkt 5c! 

 ^' $1.20 



Sc^rzonera, or Black Oyster Plant. 



Requires the same treatment as Salsify, which it nearly re- 

 sembles. Sow in drills 18 inches 

 apait and thin out to 9 inches be- 



V^fh^rf'%^1''"*-''- '^^^- 5c; oz. 15c; 

 Vi lb. 40c; 1 lb $1 50 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 



Victoria — By Mail, prepaid, 15c each- 

 $1.d0 per doz. By expres.s, purchas- 

 er s expense, per doz $1.00 



Mammoth Red — This grand variety is 

 grown for the market, to the exclu- 

 sion of all others, by a celebrated 

 grower in our section, who annually 

 raises 125 tons. He claims this sort 

 to be the most productive and hand- 

 some variety at present in the mar- 

 ket. As a forcing variety it has no 

 equal. By Blail, prepaid, 20c each- 

 12.00 per doz. By Expre-ss, purchas- 

 er s expense, per doz.' $1.50 



Special Premium Offer — On all orders 

 for one dozen of Mammoth Red Rhu- 

 barb we will furnish free "Rhubarb 

 Culture," by Fred S. Thompson, a prac- 

 tical treatise on forcing and general 

 cultivation of this excellent vegetable. 

 Mr. Thompson is a large grower, and 

 m his neat little book gives us the 

 beneht of years of practical experience 



"RHUBARB CUI/rURE," by Fred S. Thompson, liand- 

 somely bound in cloth, $1.00; in paper cover.s, ."Oc. 



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German, Spiuat. French, Epinard. 



This is one of the most important of our market-garden crops 



fr^to."^,"^ that requires very little care. For summer use sow at 



r,-ir.7 i,^„°*- ^ "J \ weeks from April to August, and for winter 



ciops sow in September, covering it, in exposed places with 



stra>y, to protect it from severe frost 

 niya rich soil. 



Spinach succeeds best 



SEA-KALE. 



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[iLSIPV, OR OVSTEI! PLANT. 1 lb! 



^German, Seekohl, Meerkohl. 

 French, Crambe Maritime. 



Grown for its blanched shoots which 

 are cooked as Asparagus. By plant- 

 ing the roots closely in a warm cel- 

 lar, a supply may be had all winter 

 bow in drills two feet apart, thin out 

 to six inches, and the following 

 spring plant in hills 3 feet apart. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i,4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb.$3.0O 



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 

 nK i"o ?'^ °^ t'^e following spring, 

 about 3 feet apart each way. If propa- 

 gated by dividing the roots, it may be 

 ^ one either in fall or spring. 

 --.*'5*»'^Iammoth— A very superior variety 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb.. .$2.00 

 Linnaeus — Early, large and tender Pkt 



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



jVictoria— Very large; later than Lin- 

 n 'I'^lll^- ^^^- ^'^' °2- 15c; % lb. 40c; 

 ' ^ ^^ $1.50 



1 oz. to lOO feet of drill. lO lbs. to the acre in drills. 

 \ ■ * . ^r-i, 1'*"*^'"' prices for large quantities. 



\ Jctorla--Without question the best Spinach for spring sowing 

 ^''w'^^.l^ f^'"^ *'?f!,'' remains in fit condition for at least 2 or 



Round Leaf— The main market sorts; equally good for'spriiig 

 - hv J'Jnrt^^'"^- ^^*- ^°' °^- 1'^°; '/^ 1^- IScfl lb. 35c; 10 Ibs^ 

 ^'^""'i '^^'ip^l'ea^f^A—A decided 'improVemenit' oVe'r the Round- 

 so A PitlVp^fLff^®,'^ ''"'^ ^'''7 tender. The best all-around 

 1/ ih li!. /?K ^o^ home garden or market-grower. Oz. 10c; 



A ID. 15c, 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. by express $i 75 



fl?t tha°t If f« ^^ff Seeding)— Especially desirable from the 



- rf^tiA t^w'^k'""'''' ^I*.'"'' ',':' F°'"^ to seed than the other va- 



..■ rieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V-l lb. 15c; 1 lb. 35c: 10 lbs by ex- 



r press at purchaser's expense «t;i 7r 



''"i^f,,!^""*""?^ Prickly— Matures a little lateV "than 'the' round- 

 J.^^n^lf"':!^.' fi'™?^""^_a large quantity of very thick and 



. chaser's expefise. ........ ' " '""■ "' ^-^^'-^--^ -^^ vur- 



'''\"hn^^'*^f%f"^'<?''"'^*'"-T*^i^— ^'^e leaves'ar^'wVinkledVresembling 

 3^c in ih«'''v>^^''°^' Cabbage. Pkt. 5c, oz 10c, 14 b 15c, 1 lb 



35c, 10 lbs. by express ti -rii 



Prickly — Stands the winter ' — * 



, , well, but gives less bulk 



y than the Round Leaf. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. lOc; 141b. 15c- 

 1 lb. 35c; 10 lbs. by ex- 

 press $1.75 



New Zealanfl — This plant 



i grows very large and 

 luxuriant in warm, rich 

 soil. It will endure se- 

 vere drought, which is its 

 greatest advantage, and 

 produces a large quantity 

 of leaves during the sum- 

 mer. The plants should 

 stand 2 to 3 feet apart. 



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SORREL. 



Broad -Leaved-The 

 leaves when used 

 in the same 

 manner as Spin- 

 ach possess a 

 fine flavor. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 

 30c; 1 lb. ..$1.00 vicroiiiA .spi.xach. 



