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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 tep dress liberally twice a year—in early 
spring and at the end of pulling season. Plants 
arefeasily grown from seed, and used for forcing 
fing winter. 
JICTORIA.— A good market sort. Stalks 
red. Pkt.,5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 14 1b., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Roots, 15 cents each; 4 for 50 cents, postpaid. By 
express, $5.00 per 100. 
INNasuS.—An early variety. Stalks green, 
rge and tender. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 
1, pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.50. 
SPINAGH. 
Sowin drills or broadcast, in spring orautumn. 
Spring-sown spinach should be cut as soon as it 
is large enough. Autumn-grown spinach may 
be cut all winter, when not covered with snow. 
Use one ounce to 200 feet of row; 12 pounds per 
acre broadcast, or 8 pounds in drills. 
ICTORIA SPINACH.—A new variety with exceedingly dark 
reen color and very long standing qualities. Market gardeners 
around Philadelphia praise this sort highly. Unexcelled for spring or 
eee > fall sowing. Packet, 5 
Ce 9 \ cts.; ounce, 10 cts; 4% 
pound, 15 cts.; pound; 
Vat 5 pounds, $1.50. 




BLOOMSDALE. 
Savoy Leaved. A great 
favorite with market 
gardeners along the At- 
lantic slope, from Penn- 
sylvania and New Jer- 
j sey southward. It has 
} thick, dark green 
wrinkled leaves, and is 
= perfectly hardy. Fine 
TES) substance and flavor. | 
One of the best for) 
autumn sowing. Pkt., | 
5e.; oz., 10¢.; 14 lb., 15c.; 
lb., 35¢.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
KVERLASTING. 
—(Improved New 
Zealand.) Available 
for use during the 
« hottest months of 
midsummer, when 
ordinary spinach is 
not to be had. Quite 
different from the 
5 true spinach, but an 
admirable substitute 
for it; fully as whole- 
some and as tasty. 
Cooks like other spin- 
f@ ach. Pkt., 10c.; 02z., l5e. 
V4 Ib., 30e.; 1b., $1.00. 

































¥LONG STANDING. — Leaves large, 
hick and crimped, with a fleshy ap- 
pearance. Hardy, and one of the bes 
varieties for either autumn or spring 
sowing. A standard sort. Pkt.,5¢.; 0z., 
-5 4 Ib., 15c.; lb., 35¢.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
ROUND LEAVED.— A hardy and 
favorite sort, especially desirable for 
early spring sowing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 
ets.; 44 1b., 15 cts.; 1b., 85 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
SALSIFY. 
Also known as Oyster Plant or 
Vegetable Oyster. Treat about the 
Same as carrot, except that salsify 
is hardier, and may be left in the 
ground all winter. Sow in drills a 
convenient distance apart, and 
thin 4 inches in the row. Cover 
about lineh. Usel ounce to 



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feet of row; 8 to 10 pounds per 
cre. Sowin Aprilor May. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH 
ESLAND.—This is an improved 
type and the largest and most prof- 
itable salsify now in cultivation. 
Roots much heavier than the old 
Long White, which I have discard- 
ed, and of more agreeable flavor. 
It is white in color, and a satisfac- 
tory sort in every way. It is in- 
valuable to market gardeners. 
Pagket, 10 cents, ounce, 15 cents; 
Vspound, 80 cents; pound, $1.00. 
ISCONSIN GOLDEN. — A 
ew salsify (Seespecialties.) 
Full cultural directious are 
— oes Printed on every packet of 
> AN DWICH ISLAND SALSIFY,. Maule’s Seeds sold. 
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SUMMER SOUASHES. 
CULTURE.—About the same as melons. Make the ground very rich. 
A good sandy loam is best. 
The squashes are all tender, and the seed 
should not be planted until warm weather. Allow 4x4 feet for the hills 
of the bush squashes and 5x feet or more for the running varieties. 
Three plants to the hill; 2 to 3 pounds of seed to the acre. For summer 
Squashes estimate 4 ounces to 100 hilis; for winter squashes 8 ounces to 
100 hills. Use Buhach or Slug Shot to keep down the bugs. 
FROM 
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when ready for use. It is of dwarf habit, quite hardy and very produc- 
tive: Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents 

ay, except color and markings. 
ARLY YELLOW BUSH. — Similar to the white bush in every 
The skin is of aclear yellow. Packet, 
cents; ounce, 10 cents; 144 pound, 25 cents; pound, 75 cents. 

GOLDEN 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 fiesh 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. 
Pky, 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 
VAb., 2 cts.; 1b., 75 cts. 
WHITE SUM- 
MER CROOK- 
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.; 0z., 10 cts.; S 
14 Vb., 25 cts.; 1b., 75 cts. 










GOLDEN CUSTARD. 
Monts CUSTARD.—This ex- 
‘ellent variety is sometimes called 
Mammoth Yellow Bush on account 
of its great size. It is the largest of 
the scalloped sorts, sometimes at- 
taining a diameter of 2 feet. The 
color is a rich, golden yellow, as 
indicated by the name. In table 
quality it is excellent. Pkt.. 5 cts.; 
gof., 10 cts.; 44 Ib., 30 cts.; 1b., $1.00. 
PINEAPPLE.—A favorite 
squash for pies, having the flavor of 
cocoanut. Although a bush squash 
it is a wonderful keeper, semetimes 
remaining good a year. Color a 
creamy white, both eutside and in- 
side. May be used yeung; in fact, is 
especially geed in Summer. Iam 
the introducer of this squash; my 
stock is the true and original type. 
Pkt., 10¢.; 02., 15¢.; 44 Ib., 40¢.; 1b., $1.25. 

