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POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Salsify (Oyster Plant) 



One ounce ■will sow about sixty feet ofdrill. 



Salsify is a most 

 niitiitious and deliLious 

 vegetaMe and is one of 

 the crops tiiat sliould lie 

 more generally culti- 

 vated on the farm for 

 winter use imd s:ile, as it 

 can be grown just as 

 cheaply as carrots, pars- 

 nips, etc., and commands 

 higher prices in the mar- 

 kets. To this class of 

 vegetables, which p ti t 

 money in the farmers 

 pocket, our new book, 

 "Farm Gardening," 

 calls particular at tent ion. 

 This valuable book is 

 sent free with ever.v or- 

 der of S3. 00 and over. 

 See i>age 21. 



MA^mOTH SAND- 

 WICH ISLAND. 

 This Salsify grows 

 fullv double the size of 

 the old Long White. The 

 root is pure white, much 

 heavier and thicker 

 throughout, and not- 

 withstanding their enor- 

 mous size, are much 

 superior in quality. All 

 gnrdeners who have 

 grown this varietv now 

 SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY. p,ant it exclusively. 



Pkt., 5c.; oz.. Inc.; ^4 lb., 40c.; lb., S1.40. 



Long White. The old variety; the tops of all Salsify 



can also be used in the sprins, dressed like asparagus. Pkt!, 



5e.; oz., lOc; ^i lb., SOc; lb , SI. 00. 



Scorzonera, or Black. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., Sl.';5. 



Spinach 



One ounce will sow one hundrc-d feet of drill. Twelve 

 pouiuls will sow one acre. 



PLANTS OP PARISIAN LONG STANDING. Showing from tlie 

 root its wonderful, strong, heavy growth. 



Nem Spinach — Parisian Long Standing 



This new French Spinach surpassesonr famous Enkhui- 

 zen Long Standing in its broad and heavy dark green 

 leaves, which have the true Savoy appearance. It will stand 

 fully two weeks longer than any other variety without run- 

 ning to seed, making it by far the most valuable for spring 

 planting. For wintering over it has proven hardier than 

 the famous American Savoy or Bloomsdale, coming out 

 from under the snow with its dark green leaves in primr- 

 condition. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; \'i lb., l^c; lb., 50c., post-paiil : 

 lb., 40c.; 10 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb., by express. 



ENKHTIZEN LONG STANDING SPINACH. The 



leaves are round, large, thick and of dark green color. Our 

 stock is grown in Holland especially forus. This variety is su- 

 perior to tlie ordinary Long Standing oftered in manv cata- 

 logues. Pkt., Sc; oz . lOc; I4 lb., 15c.; lb., 25c.; 5 lbs., SI. 00; 

 10 lbs. and over. llSc p^r lb. 



AMERICAN KOUND -SEEDED SAVOY, or 

 BLOOMSDALE. Our celebrated Philadelphia Stock. 

 Popular for fall sowing. The leaves are large, thick, tineiy 

 curled, heavy, are imiduced in great numbers, and si;ind 

 handling better than most other sorts. Pkt., 5c; oz., lOe.; 

 '% lb., loc; lb., 2oc.; 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs. and over, 18c. 

 per lb- 



NEW VICTORIA. Leaves very dark green, almost 

 black, very thick and spread out flat upon the ground. Ifis 

 a long-standing variety, liut not very hardy. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; V4 lb., lie; lb., 30c.; 5 lbs. and over, 25c. per lb. 



LONG-STANDING PRICKLY. An improvement on 

 the old pricklv. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOe.; % lb., loc; lb., 3.ic 



NEW ZEALAND SPINACH. (Tetingonia Expansa.) 

 Supplies the place of ordinary spinach during hot weather; 

 succeeds evervwhere. Sow in Slav where the plants are to 

 stand. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; X lb., sOc; lb., 81.00. 



Squash 



One ounce will plant twenty to forty hills, according to 

 size of seed. Four to six pounds will plant one acre. 



MAMMOTH ■WHITE BUSH — GOLDEN CtJSTAKL. 



NEW^ 3IAMMOTH WHITE BUSH, SCALLOPED. 



An improved strain of the well-known White Bush, or Patiy 

 Pan Squash, growing uniformly to twice the size. They 

 ripen early; skin a handsome white color, and wonderfully 

 productive. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c ; % lb., 20c.; lb., 55c. 



GOLDEN CUSTARD, or MAMMOTH YELLOW^ 

 BUSH. Very productive and large, attaining a diameter of 

 two feet under good cultivation. Color, deep golden yellow ; 

 fine qualitv. Pkt., 5c.: oz.. lOc: H lb., 25c.; lb , 75e. 



NEW" SWEET NUT. When only half grown and 

 cooked green, as summer squashes, they are dry, fine flavored 

 and delicious. Cut in slices and fried, like egg-plants, they 

 can hardly be di.stinguislied from that excellent vegetable, but 

 their greatest value consists in being used as a -n-inter 

 squash. When pulled before frost, laid away in a dry rooni 

 or cellar, they will keep sound and sweet the whole winter 

 through. For making pies, custards, etc., their beautiful yel- 

 low flesh possesses a drv, rich, sweet flavor, even without 

 the use of sugar. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; J4 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



