66—Vegetable Seeds 
PARSNIPS 
CULTURE.—Sow in early spring, in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, thin to 4 or 6 
inches in the row. 
One ounce ot seed will sow 200 feet of driil, 4 to 5 lbs. 
per acre in drills 244 feet apart. 
manure and fertilizer. 
Cover the seed ¥4 inch. 
] es Use rotted 
Parsnips may be left in the ground all winter. | 
azz White Lisbon 
Parsnip 
This new parsnip, from 
Portugal, will prove, lam 
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sure, a Striking and attrac- 
tive novelty, as it has been 
many years since we have 
had a new parsnip. The 
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in fact, in this respect is | 
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parsnips. Itis fine grained 
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quainted, is putting out this grand, 
SF new parsnip, and sends me the 
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DS _ naa firm and tender. On account of its 
ACKETS SS very short foliage, Round Flat 
if it had not been named 
some appearance would 
_ attract attention any- 
where, and I am very sure 
it will give the best of 
satisfaction to all my cus- 
tomers who try it. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 15 cts.3 
ly Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. 
azz Improved 
Half Long Parsnip 
I consider this the best 
parsnip for market gar- 
dener or amateur. The 
root is smooth, and the 
flesh fine grained and of 
excellent flavor. It is a 
heavy cropper. Being 
larger in diameter and 
shorter than the Long 
Smooth, it is harvested 
with less labor. Excellent 
for stock as well as for the 
table. Packet, 10 cts.; 
ounce, 15 cts.; 4 
314 pound, 
30 cts.; pound, 90 cts. 
41 New Round | 
Flat Short-Leaved 
Parsnip 
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My friend, Mr. Ernest Benary, of 
Germany, a seedsman with whom 
many of my customers are ac- 
Short-Leaved requires considerably 
less room and therefore yields 
larger crops than the stronger 
leaved sorts.’ I know I am per- 
fectly safe in recommending this 
parsnip to my customers for trial, 
and have no doubt it will give satis- 
faction. 
CE NTS ounce, 20 cts.; 14 
pound, $2.00. 
asa Karly Short Round Parsnip 
For shape see engraving. A small-sized early 
parsnip. Suitable for hard and shallow soils. Very 
early, mild and pleasant, Packet, 5 cts.; oumce, 
10 cts.; 4 pound, 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 
iS" When sending in your order call up two or 
three of your neighbors on the ’phone and have 
them join you. If the combined orders of your- 
self and neighbors amount to $100 or over, and 
you send cash with order, you uill be entitled 
to 5 per cent. discount. See page 2. 
Earcy SHORT ROUND. 
Packet, 10 cents; 
; 44 pound, 60 cts.; 
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43 Improved Long Smooth Parsnip 
This is the same as Hollow Crown or Improved Long Sugar. A 
highly improved type, producing uniform large and handsome roots 
of stocky form, heavy at the shoulder, well rounded, gradually taper- 
ing to the base. Flesh white, of fine texture, free from core and string- 
jness, fine flavored. Cooking tender; sweet and rich; enormously 
productive and exceptionally smooth, with a full crown, so that it 
keeps in the ground over winter if necessary without protection. 
Recommended for both garden or field culture. 
Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 14 pound, 25 ets.; pound, 75 cts. 
