LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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PUMPKIN 



German, Kuerbis. French, Potirons. 



1 oz. to 30 to 50 hills. 

 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



Quaker Pie — Oval in shape, tapering to ends, creamy 

 white. Plit. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb $1.10 



L,arge Cheese (Kentucky Field) — One of the best. Plit. 

 5e; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb 1.10 



Earl.v Sugar — Fine grained ; smaller than the Field but 

 very prolific. Plst. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb 1.10 



Maininoth Tours — Grows to an immense size. Oblong 

 in shape, color green, mottled yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 

 Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb $1.25 



Jumbo or King of the Mammoths — Often weighs 250 lbs. 

 Cheese-shaped, color usually pale yellow, although 

 sometimes green when ripe. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; V^ lb. 

 35c; 1 lb 1.25 



Connecticut Field — Very productive. Largely grown for 

 feeding stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 60 



RHUBARB OR PIEPLANT. 



German, Rhabarber. 



French, Rhubarbe. 



CHINESE GIANT PEPPEE. 



German, Pfeffer. 



PEPPER 



I early in April and transplant to tlie open ground when ^^, Express, purchaser's expen 

 orable. Plant in warm mellow soil, in rows 30 inches 



French, PLment. 



Sow in hot-bed 

 the weather is fav 

 apart. 1 oz. to liSOO plants; % lb. to the acre. 



Giant Crimson — A vigorous, upright-growing, very prolific new Sweet 

 Pepper, producing peppers nearly as large as Chinese Giant. Fruits 

 deep crimson in color when mature, ripen very early and are un- 

 usually thick-fleshed and mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; % lb. $1.35; 1 lb.. $4.75" 



Chinese Giant — Double the size of Ruby King. Early and pro- 

 lific. B'lesh very mild and thick. Excellent sliced for salad. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; % lb. $1.40; 1 lb $5.00 



Neapolitan — Two weeks earlier than Ruby King. Flesh thick and 

 mild. Fruit medium size; very prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; Yi lb. 

 $1.00 ; 1 lb $3.50 



Ruby King — The fruit is large and of a beautiful ruby red color, 

 and is remarkably mild. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.50 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose — Early and mild; rind thick and fleshy. 

 Much used in its natural state and for pickling. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 

 14 lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



Celestial— A very prolific variety with small fruits 2 to 3 inches long. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb ?3.00 



Long Red Cayenne — I^^ruit from 3 to 4 inches in length; very produc- 

 tive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



Sweet Spanish— A-'large and early variety; flesh sweet and mild. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85e; 1 lb $3.00 



Golden Dawn — Similar in size and shape to Bull Nose, but a beautiful 

 golden yellow. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



Chili Red — Largely used in the manufacture of pepper sauce; very^ 

 prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $'3.00 



Sow in April in drills 1 foot apart, thinning out to about 

 the same distance apart in the rows when a few inches high. 

 Transplant into deep, rich soil in fall or the following spring, 

 about 3 feet apart each way. 



Earl.v Linnaeus — A very superior variety. Pkt. 5c ; oz. 

 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1 lb $1.35 



Victoria — Early and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Y4, lb. 40c; 

 1 lb $1.35 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 

 If wanted by mail, add 10c each to cover postage. 

 Victoria — Each 7c; per doz. 75c; per 100, $5.50. 



By Express, purchaser's expense. 

 Mammoth Red — Each 10c; per doz. $1.00; per 100, $7.50. 



se. 



With one dozen Mamnioth Red Rhubarb we furnish free 

 "Rhubarb Cnlture," by Pred S. Thompson. (Cloth bound 

 50c ; paper 25c.) 



Mixed in Variety — Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb. 



.$2.50 



EAEI^Y STTGAH PUMPKIN 



