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LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 19077 Cur 
We Deliver All Seeds Offered on This Page to Any Postoffice in the United States Exeept Where Otherwise Noted. | 
PUMPKIN, 
German, Kuerbis. French, Potirons. 
Principally cultivated for agricul- 
tural purposes. . They are usuaily 
planted in fields of corn or potatoes. 
Sow first of May in hills.:8 feet apart. 
1 oz to 20 to 50 hills, 
3 to 4 Ibs. per Atze. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. 
WViectoria—By Mail, prepaid, 15c 
each; $1.50 per doz. By Ex- 
press, purchaser’s expense, per 
LO Zee ca Ste RE en asa $1.00 
Mammoth Fed—This grand vari- 
Z ety is. grown for the market by 
a celebrated grower in our sec- 
tion, who annually raises 125 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 
tons. .The most productive va- 
riety in. the market. For fore- 
ing it has no equal, By Mail, 
tere a Piece na oe 
prepaid, 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
Jonathan—One of the finest cook- 
a good keeper; 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
CE MGS ROA SAM ea No paneer ee ena a ok «-..10¢ 
Large Cheese—One of the best ya- 
rieties for © cooking purposes, ~ 
BE DC OZ INC yas Dee ZUCHM SI Disce gaia as snbecie acc cece. 17 O0C 
Early Sugar—aA fine-grained variety, smaller than the 
ME Aba eb SY 6:5 ~ OWzrerag nk K cee acm! 8 0 are Kop Fl 0) Sir os ier cere ea 75¢c 
Mammoth Tours—An-imported. variety, grows to an im- 
mense size. Oblong in shape, color green, mottled yel- 
low. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10¢; 14-1b, 25¢; 1 lb.e... 2. SEO Sais ese 6 70e 
Jumbo, or King of the. Mammoths—The largest of all 
Pumpkins, often weighing 250 Ips. Cheese-shaped, color 
usually pale yellow, although sometimes green when 
Pp emeicts-o C3 QZea toss 44 LD AGC Maguire jcteae ss. ee $1.25 ale ICE 4 a eT 
Connecticut -Kield— Very productive. _ largely grown for Gar, doz. d6 400 tect Of drill, 10 lis! fo phe nore in drills: 
feeding stock. “Pkt. 6c; oz. 10c¢; % Ib. 15¢; 1 Ib.......... 40¢ Spscialipricesiforplainee quantities, \J 
= 3 : prs : ictoria— Without question the best Spinach for spring: : 
SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. : sowing, from the fact that it remains in fit condition for 
SSS : SS ph acs i at least 2 or 8 weeks after all the other sorts have run 
_German, Bocksbart. ae Hrench, Saisifis, to seed. The leaves are heavy, broad and dark green, 
Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to and of the finest quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %4 1b. 15c; L .. 
sowing the seed, should be dug up to a depth of 18 inches. Sow lb. 30¢; 10 lbs.. by express at purchaser’s expense...... $1.30. 2 
early in spring, in drills 15 inches apart and 1% inches deep, ound Leaf—The main market sorts; equally good for 
and when the plants are strong enough, thin out to 6 inches spring or fall sowing. Pkt. 5c; 0z.,10c; % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 
apart. 1 oz. to 70 feet of drill. ‘s : 30c3, 10 Ibs. by CXRLESS.. cece cece cere erer cee sesececse Gl doy 
Large White—Pkt. 5c; 0z. 10c; % Ib, 30c; 1 Ib............. $1.00 ¥ Round. Thiek-Leaved—A decided improvement on the “MG 
Mammoth Sandwich Island—A larger-growing variety than i Round-Leaf, thicker leaved and very tender. The best 
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Requires the same treatment as Salsify, which it nearly 
ble ~ -resembles.,Sow in drills 18 inches 
_ apart and thin out to'9 inches be- 
tween the plants. Pkt. 5¢; oz. 15c; 
PA db. 450; Wilorrapramaens $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 ina warm 
cellar, a supply may be had all win- 
ter. Sow in drills twe feet apart, 
thin out to six inches, and the fol- 
lowing spring plant in hills 3 feet 
aparin s,s PKL 210G;,.07. 30c; 14° Ap 
pel eperlan UD eters svete @ 6 00 $3.0.0 
RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. \. 
German, Rhabarber. French, Rhubarbe. 
Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, 
thinning ott to about the same dis- 
tance apart in the rows when a few 
ee high. Transplant ‘into deep, rich 
soi 
about 3 feet apart each way. If propa-™ 
gated by dividing’ the roots, it may be 
done either in fall or spring. 
Mammoth—A very superior variety. Ny 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢e; %{ Ib. 45c; 1 Ib.. $1.50) 
Linnaeus—Harly, large and tender. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib... $1.259 
Wictoria—Very large; later than 
Linnaeus. . Pkt. 5e; oz. 15¢; 144 Ib. v 
MAMMOTH TOURS PUMPKIN. 
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in fall or the following springs } 
SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. 40¢c: 1 lb. ssa ge lezo 
ares eoee 
By Express, purchaser's 
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Special Premium Offer—wWith all or- 
ders for one dozen- Mammoth . Red 
Rhubarb we furnish free “Rhubarb 
Culture,” by Fred S. Thompson, a 
practical treatise on forcing and gen- 
eral cultivation of Rhubarb. 
SPINACH. 
French, Epinard. 
This is one of the most important of our market-garden 
German, Spinat. 
crops, and one that requires very little care. -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. Spinach 
erower. Oz, 10c; % 1b. 15¢e: 1 lb. 30¢: 10 lbs. by express. $1.30 
emenen 6 sort either for the home, garden or market - 
ong Standing (Late Seeding)—Especially desirable from \y 
the fact that it is much later in going to seed than the 
other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % 1b. 15c; 1 1b.. 30c; 10 ‘ 
lbs. by express at purchaser’s expense......~ 3 RO eee .30 
Long Standing Prickly—Matures a little later than the \Y 
round-leaved sorts, furnishing a large quantity of very Ne 
thick and well-flavored leaves. One of the best sorts for : 
market-gardeners. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c;.%4 1b. 15c; 1 1b. 30c; ae 
10 lbs. by express at purchaser’s expense............05 $1.30 
Round Leaf Viroflay—A variety with large thick leaves. 5 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 10c; 4% Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 10 lbs. by express at \e 
purchaser’s expense .........-. veces eeeeee eichcyeielesese,o,0 «aie 30, , 
loomsdale Savoy-Leaved—The leaves are. wrinkled, re- ye 
sembling those of the Savoy Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 5 
Th Nb. ibe et T2138 bes LO bss (Yn CXDLCSSie-sisctae -cacke bie ave $1.50 % 
Prickly—Stands the winter . ~ 
well, but gives less bulk Y, 
than the Round Cleat. Ae s 
: e etek \C . 
pee Se; oz. 10c; % Ib. Fi pS Bz Mp 
- 1 Ib. 30c; 10 Ibs, by 
express ...... Pte SiO UG 
New Zealand—This plant * 
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. 
Pkt. 5e; oz. 10¢; % Ib. 
20e5{ 51 6 
SORREL. 
Broad-Leaved 
—The_ leaves 
when used in 
the same man- 
ner as Spinach 
possess _a fine 
flavor. 2 
oz. 10c; lb. 
30c; 1 1b..$1.00 
