Guernsey Parsnips 



PARSNIP 



1 oz. to 150 feet of drill; 

 4 lbs. per acre. 



Sow after ground is warm in well 

 enriched soil that has previously 

 been thoroughly pulverized. Place 

 the seed about V2" deep in rows 

 15" to 18" apart. Thin 4" fo 

 6" opart in the rows. Roots are 

 improved by leaving in open 

 ground over winter. Draw a 

 little soil over the rows before 

 hard frost sets in. 



CURRIE'S EARLY MARKET — 



Very early, fully a month eorlier 

 thon Guernsey and only half os 

 large. Free from strings. Delicate 

 flavor. 1 oz., 20c; 'A lb., 40c; 

 lb., $1.25; Pkt., 10c. 

 GUERNSEY (Improved Half- 

 long) — Roots are not as long as 

 the Hollow Crown but thicker 

 ond easier harvested. Roots 

 smooth, flesh fine grained. 

 Heavy cropper. Oz., 15c; V4 lb., 

 35c; lb., $1.00; Pkt., 5c. 

 LONG SMOOTH I Hollow Crown 1 

 — Large cropper; sweet and ten- 

 der. Oz., 10c; I4 lb., 25c; lb., 

 75c; Pkt., 5c. 



WORLD'S 

 GREATEST 



HEALTH 

 BARGAIN! 



The best health insurance 

 you con buy for your 

 family costs only the few 

 cents you spend for veg- 

 etable seeds . . . plus a 

 little time spent in the 

 enjoyable hobby of gar- 

 dening. 



Home grown vegetables 

 ore not only fresher and 

 more choice than store- 

 bought ones — they are 

 more nutritious. Many 

 ore rich in vitomins — 

 and when they are picked 

 fresh from your own 

 vines, and quickly boiled 

 they retain their body- 

 building values so much 

 better than the kinds 

 that sometimes Me in gro- 

 cer's bins for days. 



OKRA 



I Gumbo) 

 1 oz. to 100 hills; 20 lbs. to the 

 acre. Plont in hills about 2 by 1 

 foot opart after the ground is 

 worm, placing 2 or 3 seeds in 

 each hill about 1" deep. 



IMPROVED DWARF GREEN — 



Pods long, green, slender. Very 

 productive. Oz., 15e; V4 lb., 25c; 

 lb., 70c; Pkt., 10c. 



WHITE VELVET— Tall growing, 

 with long, white velvety pods. 

 Oz., 15c; i'4 lb., 70c; Pkt., 10c. 



Peas 



PARSLEY 



1 01. to 150 feet of drill. 

 Sow in rows 1 foot oport, cover- 

 ing it about 'a" corly in spring. 

 Germinates best when the 

 ground is cool ond moist. Thin 

 when about 2" high to 4" opart 

 in the row. 



CHAMPION MOSS CURLED - 

 Vigorous, with dork green, moss- 

 like leaves. Oz., 10c; 'A lb., 25c; 

 lb., 75e; Pkt., 5c. 



CURRIE-S EXTRA DOUBLE CURL- 

 ED — Good bunching size, very 

 dork green, fine curled type, 

 about 8" tall. Hardy, holds its 

 color through the winter Excel- 

 lent for market and home gar- 

 deners. Oz., 15c; t/, lb., 35c; lb., 

 51.00; Pkt., 10c. 

 PLAIN PARSLEY— Hardy, highly 

 flavored, loaves plain. Oz., 15c; 

 I4 lb., 35c; lb., 95c; Pkt., 5c. 

 HAMBURG LARGE - ROOTED 

 PARSLEY — Long fleshy roots, re- 

 sembling a parsnip. Used for fla- 

 voring. Oz., 10c; 1/4 lb., 25e; lb., 

 75c; Pkt., lOe. 



2 lbs. to 100 feet of drill; 120 

 lbs. to the acre in drills. 

 Sow the Extra Early round seeded 

 varieties as early in the spring 

 OS the ground con be worked, 

 and the wrinkled sorts later, 

 when the ground is warmer. 

 Sowings should be made at in- 

 tervals until the end of May. 

 Discontinue sowing until August, 

 after which the early kinds may 

 be planted with good results. 

 Varieties marked * are wrinkled. 

 The price of peas up to 2 lbs. 

 includes delivery by parcel post 

 or express; 5-lb. prices and over 

 do not include transportation. 

 See zone rates. 



EXTRA EARLY PEAS 



CURRIES EXTRA EARLY CHAL- 

 LENGE — Extremely early, lus- 

 ciously sweet and very tender. 

 '2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 

 5 lbs., 51.50; Pkt., 10c. 



DEFIANCE EXTRA EARLY— Un- 

 surpassed in earlincss, yield and 

 quality. Vines are slender, pods 

 well filled with round peas of 

 remarkably fine flavor. Height 

 2', feet. 1/2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 

 2 lbs., 6Sc; 5 lbs., 51-30; 10 

 lbs., 52.40; 50 lbs., 58.50; Pkt., 

 10c. 



NEW PROLIFIC EXTRA EARLY 



— A selected strain of the Pedi- 

 gree Extra Early stock, bearing 

 larger pods and more of them a 

 few days later than the original. 

 '2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 

 5 lbs., 51.30; 10 lbs., 52.40; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



ALASKA— Extro early, well filled 

 pods of medium size. Height, 

 21,2 feet. '2 lb., 16c; lb., 30c; 

 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., 

 51.75; 50 lbs., S8.00; Pkt., 5c. 



PEA COLLECTION 



A selection of Gorden Peas, 

 which will give a continuous 

 supply. Sow them ot one 

 time, OS soon as you con 

 work the ground. 



NEW PROLIFIC, LAXTONI- 

 AN and TELEPHONE— 1 Pkt. 

 of each, 20c; < 2 lb. each, 

 50c. 



LITTLE MARVEL — Extra early 

 dwarf, coming in with Nott's Ex- 

 celsior, but far superior in size, 

 yield and quality. Vines about 

 15" high, pods well filled with 

 large, deep green peas of deli- 

 cious flavor. '4 lb., 20c; lb., 

 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 51.20; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



LAXTON'S PROGRESS— A new, 

 early dwarf pea introduced by 

 Laxton Bros, of England, who are 

 the originotors of many of our 

 best peas. This variety they con- 

 sider the best early, large pod- 

 ded sort raised by them. ','2 lb., 

 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., 

 51.35; 10 lbs., 52.50; Pkt., 10c. 



THOMAS LAXTON — Matures 

 with Gradus, and similar in 

 growth. Pods are large, dark 

 green, straight and square ended, 

 and contain 7 or 8 very large 

 wrinkled peas of the richest 

 flavor. Height 3 feet. 1/2 lb., 

 20c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., 

 51.25; 10 lbs., 52.30; Pkt., 10c. 



PEAS FOR THE 

 HOME GARDEN 



We recommend Little Marvel, 

 Loxtonian, Loxton's Progress 

 and Onward, all being prolif- 

 ic yielders ond dwarf growing, 

 requiring no support. 



NOTT'S EXCELSIOR— Dworf and 



compact; closely filled with large, 

 wrinkled peas of very fine flavor. 

 Height, 15". V2 lb., 25c; lb., 

 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 51 30; 

 10 lbs., $2.10; Pkt., 10c. 



LAXTONIAN— The largest pod- 

 ded dwarf early pco. Pods 

 green, similar in shape and size 

 to Gradus, but earlier. Unsur- 

 passed in quality. Height, 18". 

 '2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 

 5 lbs., 51.30; 10 lbs., 52.40; 

 Pkt., 10c. 



LAXTON'S SUPERB — As large 

 and as early as Loxtonion, ond 

 very prolific. The peas can be 

 safely planted earlier than the 

 wrinkled sorts. '2 lb., 20c; lb., 

 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 51. 30; 

 10 lbs., 52.40; Pkt., 10c. 



MAIN CROP PEAS 



ALDERMAN (Admiral Dewey or 

 Improved Tclcphonei- Mid-sco- 



son pea. Lorge dork green pods 

 well filled with very lorge, wrin- 

 kled peos of excellent quality 

 Height, 4 feet, 'i lb., 25c; lb., 

 40e; 2 Ibj., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.35; 

 10 lbs., $2.50; Pkt., 10c. 



CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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