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622 New Zealand ¥ 
Perfectly heat and drouth tolerant (70 days) 
This variety thrives under adverse con- 
ditions. It grows freely in heat and drouth, 
produces heavily all through the summer, 
and only the most energetic cutting will 
prevent the plants from spreading 4 ft. 
across by the time frost kills them. Not the 
same family as ordinary spinach, it equals 
it in flavor, succulence, and tenderness. 
623 Bloomsdale 
Long Standing ¥ 
America’s favorite spinach (45 days) 
The remarkable long standing qualities of the 
strain make it one of the best for home garden use 
as well as for canning. It has an 
exceptionally large plant, with 
glossy, dark green, intensely crin- 
kled, blistered, and very thick 
pinach 
Bloomsdale 
Long 
Standing 





Bloomsdale Long Standing, Savoy Leaved 
Blight Resistant, New Zealand. 
3130—3 Pkts. (1 of each, value 30¢) for 25¢ 


New Zealand 
Planting Guide 
Swiss Chard is a delicious green which 
lasts all summer. Remove the outer 
stalks as needed and the plant will con- 
tinue to produce freely. Sow the seed 
early in the spring in rows 18 to 24 in. 
apart, and cover with 1 in. of soil. Thin 
the young plants to stand 8 to 12 in. 
apart in the row. A packet will sow 25 ft. 
of row; an ounce 100 it.; 5 to 6 lbs. per 
acre. 
elise Swiss Chard 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢; 12 lb. $1.40. 
SPECIAL COLLECTION 
leaves. Best adapted to spring sow- 
ing, but also good in the fall. The 
aa plants develop slower than some 
other strains. This slowness of 
growth is their chief virtue in warm 
weather. Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
627 Nobel 
(45 days) Moderately smooth, 
easily cleaned leaves, rapid 
growth, and long standing abil- 
ity. The leaves are a very dark 
green and thick fleshed, and are 
produced in greater abundance 
and for a longer time than any 
other true spinach. Pkt. 10¢; 
oz. 20¢; 14 1b. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 
621 Bloomsdale 
(42 days) Extremely dark green leaves. Win- 
ters over when fall planted in the north. The 
very crumpled, thick, erect leaves are at their 
best when harvested from the earliest spring 
crop. High quality. 
Pkt. 10¢3; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.10. 
626 Savoy Leaved 
Blight Resistant 
(40 days) Animproved, very blight resistant se- 
lection of Bloomsdale; leavesare darker greenand 
more heavily crumpled. Fine for late fall planting 
to winter over, but bolts soon in warm weather. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢; 14 Ib. $1.10. 









Sow seed as early in the spring as the ground 
can be prepared, and cover 1 in. deep. Seed may 
be broadcast or sown in rows 1 ft. apart; thin 
seedlings to stand 6 in. apart. For a succession, 
sow every two weekg until May 15; for fall use 
sow from August 10 to September 15; and for 
early spring use, sow in September and cover 
with a few inches of hay, leaves, or litter during 
the winter. A packet will sow about 25 feet of 
Tow; an oz. 100 ft. 
‘occ Swiss Chard 
86 Rhubarb Chard ¥ 
The most vivid color in the garden (60 days) 
A new Swiss Chard that looks like rhubarb. The 
stalks extend 10 to 12 in. before the leaves begin, 
and are of the most spirited, glowing crimson you 
can imagine; the rich red color extends out through 
the veins into the dark green heavily crumpled 
leaves. In addition to being by far the most colorful 
and attractive plant in the vegetable garden it has 
a wonderful chard flavor to make it attractive on 
the table as well. Plants grow about 2 ft. tall, and 
continue to provide greens and tender stalks from 
July until frost. They are very easily grown, and 
thrive on poor soil, in drouth, and in all parts of 
the country. Plant it along the edge of your garden 
where it will be on display. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢3 
¥, Ib. $1.40; 1% Ib. $2.50; Ib. $4.75. 
89 Lucullus % 
(60 days) Well-known cut-and-come-again spinach 
beet; grows 2 to 2% ft. tall, and has rich light 
green, savoyed or crumpled leaves which are tender 
and flavorful. The white, thick midribs may be pre- 
pared separately and providea most appetizing dish. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 70¢; 14 lb. $1.25; Ib. $2.25. 
87 Fordhook Giant 
(60 days) Fordhook Giant differs from Lucullus in the color 
of the leaves, which is a much darker green, and in the greater 
thickness of the stems. These stems are outstandingly broad 
and fleshy. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 80¢; 14 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $2.75. 

Rhubarb Chard 
WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND CLINTON, IOWA 
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