LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1925. 



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PLANT THE 

 BEST. 



SPINACH 



Spinach, "Long Season Triumph.' 



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



Cabbage. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb I .55 



Xew 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. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb 1.25 



SORREL. 



Broad-Leaved — Used in the same manner as Spinach. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 



Vi lb $ .60 



SALSIFY 



OR OYSTER PLANT. 



Culture — Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to sowing 

 the seed, should be dug up to a depth of IS inches. Sow early in spring, in 

 drills 15 inches apart, and 1% inches deep. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill, 



-Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb 



.$2.00 



Large White 



Mammoth Sandwioh Island— A larger-growing variety than the preceding 



of great value to the market gardener, Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 65c; 1 lb. $2.25 



SCORZONERA OR BLACK OYSTER-PLANT. 



One of the most nutritious of vegetables. Skin black, but flesh pure white. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



SWISS CHARD 



OR 

 SEA KALE BEET. 



See Page 6. 



Culture — 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. 8 lbs. to the acre. 



CLRRIE'S LONG SEASON "TRHJ3IPH." 



A remarkably hardy Spinach yielding an 

 abundance of large, thick, dark green 

 crumpled leaves, vsrhich 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 yleUler. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 1 lb $0.60 



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. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. .55 



Round Thick-Leaved — An improvement on 

 the Round Leaf. The best all-round 

 sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. .55 



Long Standing (Late Seeding) — Later In 

 going to seed than the other varieties. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb 55 



Salsify. 



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