RHUBARB. 
CULTURE.—Usually multiplied by division of 
roots. Plant 4 feet apart each way, in very rich 
soil. Rhubarb is a gross feeder, and will make 
good use of the strongest manure, either fresh 
or rotted. Pull as long as demand continues, 
which is usually 1 to 2 months. Cultivate well 
and top dress liberally twice a year—in early 
spring and at the end of pulling season. Plants 
arg easily grown from seed, and used for forcing 
dyvring winter. 
VY VICTORIA. —A good market sort. 
red. Pkt.,5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.50. 
Roots, 20 cents each, $1.75 per dozen, postpaid. 
By express, $5.00 per 100. 
LINNZEKUS.—An early variety. Stalks green, 
large and tender. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, lo cts.; 
SPINACH. 
spring and autumn. It costs no more to pro- 
duce spinach in winter than in summer, as it is 
S not Mable bo shoot to seed in gold weather, end 
can be cut whenever not covered by snow. ne 
ORI RHUBARB. ounce to 200 feet_of drill; 8 to 10 pounds per acre 
in drills, or 12 to 15 pounds broadcast. The seed is cheap, and I recom- 
mend spinach as a cover crop for small pieces of land that would 
otherwise lie bare all winter. Sow in September and cover lightly with 
litter in cold weather, 
VICTORIA. — A new variety distinguished by exceedingly dark 
green color and very long standing qualities, being much later about 
going to seed than many otber kinds. Hardy. Packet, 5 cents; ounce 
40 cents; 14 pound, 15 cents; pound; 35 cents; 5 pounds, $1.50. 
LONG STANDING.—Leaves large, thick and crimped, with a fleshy 
appearance. Hardy, 
and one of the best 
varieties for either 
sowing. A Standard 
sort. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz.. 
. lb., 385 cts.; 5 1bs., $1.50. 
ROUND LEAVED. 
—A hardy and favor- 
ite sort, especially 
desirable for early 
Spring sowing. Pkt., 
Also called Norfolk 
Savoy Leaved. A 
great favorite with 
market gardeners 
along the Atlantic 
Slope, from Pennsy]l- 
vania and New Jersey southward. It has thick, dark green wrinkled 
leaves, and is perfectly hardy. Fine substance and flavor. One of the 
best for autumn sowing. PKt., 5c.; 0z., 10c.; 4 1b., 15c.; 1b., 35¢.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
——KVERLASTING.— (Imp. New Zealand.) See specialties. Abso- 
lutely unexcelled for midsummer use. Very desirable for choice pri- 
vate gardens. It thrives in the hottest summer weather. 
SALSIFY. 
Oyster plant or vegetable oyster. 
LONG STANDING SPINACH. 
as carrot, except that salsify is 
hardier. and may be left in the 
ground all winter. It also de- 
mands more manure than carrot. 
Do not use fresh manure. Sow in 
drills a convenient distance apart, 
and thin to 4 inches in the row. 
Cover seed about 1 inch. Use 1 
ounce to 200 feet of row; 8 to 10 
lbs. peracre. Sowin April or May. 
~==MAMMOTH SANDWICH 
ISLAND .—This is an improved 
type and the largest and most prof- 
itable salsify now in cultivation. 
Roots much heavier than Long 
vor. It is white in’ color, and a 
Satisfactory sort in every way. It 
is invaluable to market gardeners. 
Packet, 10 cents, ounce, 15 cents; 
YA pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 
LONG WHITE.—The old stand- 
ardsort. Although replaced large- 
ly by Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
it is still called for. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 
10c.; 44 1b., 30c.; Ib., $1.00. 
y WISCONSIN GOLDEN. — A 
new and beautiful salsify, with 
root even larger than Mammoth 
Sandwich Island. The skin is of a 
very rich color, inclining to 
golden, and the table quality is 
claimed to besuperior to any other 
Salsity. (See specialties. ) 
When ordering seeds by the 
pound to go by express or freight, 
purchaser to pay transportation 
: | charges, 10 cents per pound may 
be deducted from prices quoted 
in this catalogue. 
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MAM. SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY. 
Stalks | 
CULTURE. — Sow in drills or broadcast, in | 
autumn or spring) 
10 cts.; 44 lb., 15 cts., | 
CULTURE.—Treat about the same | 
White, and of more agreeable fla- | 
SUMMER SQUASHES. 
CULTURE.— About the same as melons. Make the ground very rich. 
A good sandy loam is best. 
should not be planted until warm weather. 
of the bush squashes and 8x8 feet or more for the running varieties. 
Three plants to the hill; 2 to 3 pounds of seed to the acre. For summer 
100 hills. Use Buhach or Slug Shot to keep down the bugs, 
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_EARLIEST WHITE BUSH.—The bush or patty pan squashes are 
characteristic shape. The skin of this one is white, and it is tender 
| when ready for use. 
tive. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 
(AARLY YELLOW BUSH. — Similar to the white bush in every 
way, except colorand markings. Theskinisofaclear yellow. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 
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VGOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK.—One of the best of the sum- 
mer squashes. It is of dwarf, bushy habit and very productive. The 
skin is yellow. The shape is shown in the illustration. The flesh has a 
greenish yellow color, and is dry and of most agreeable flavor. This is, 
in fact, most highly 
esteemed of all the 
summer varieties, I 
particularly recom- 
mend my _ selected 
strain to the attention 
of market gardeners. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
Y% |b 15 cts.; 1b. 45 cts. 
VVHITE SUMe- 
MER CROOKs= 
NECK. —A beautiful 
variety. quite similar 
to Golden Summer 
Crookneck, but white 
in color and large in 
size. It has the bush 
habit of growth and 
is wonderfully pro- 
ductive and the qual- 
ity for cooking in the 
Crooknecks, either 
|the Yellow or the 
White variety, is un- 
surpassed by any of 
the summer squashes. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
OLDEN CUSTARD. 
GOLDEN CUSTARD.—This ex- 
cellent variety is sometimes called 
mre = 
the scalloped sorts. sometimes at- 
taining a diameter of 2 feet. The 
eolor is a rich, golden yellow, as 
indicated by the name. In table 
quality it is excellent. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts ; % Ib., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 
INEAPPLE.-— A _ favorite 
cocoanut. U 
it is a wonderful keeper, sometimes 
= remaining good a year. Color a 
side. May be used young; in fact, is 
especially good in Summer. Iam 
the introducer of this squash, my 
Stock is the true and original type. 
| PINEAPPLE. _ Pkt., 5¢.; 02., 10c.; 44 Ib., 20¢.; Ib., 60c. 
The squashes are all tender, and the seed } 
Allow 4x4 teet for the hills | 
squashes estimate 4 ounces to 100 hills; for winter squashes 8 ounces to | 
earlier than any other summer variety. The illustration shows the | 
It is of dwarf habit, quite hardy and very produc- | 
creamy white, both outside and in- | 
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