HINRTA DREER PHILADELPHIA 4*A III RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Hafer- Wurzel, 

 Ger. 



SALSIFY 



Salsijis, Fr. 

 Ostien Vegetal, Sp. 



OR VEGETABLE OYSTER. 



One ounce for 50 feet of drill. 

 Culture. — Used the same as Carrots; or, after having been 

 boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, which they 

 resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as Carrots or Parsnips; 

 it is hardy; can remain in the ground all winter for early spring 

 use, but should be taken up before it starts growing; take up a 

 supply for use during the winter. Succeeds best in a light, 

 well enriched, mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills 12 

 to 1"> inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin, if necessary, to 6 inches 

 apart. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. (See cut.) This variety of 

 Salsify grows to a very large size, and resembles a good-sized 

 Parsnip. It is very mild and delicately flavored, and very 

 popular. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; \ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 



Long White. A favorite market variety and fine flavored. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ 11)., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Long Black, or Scorzonera. Resembles above, but black. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



,,„„„, g„, SPINACH. %","*s f k 



One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. in drills for an acre. 



Culture. — Spinach is an important market gardener's crop, 

 of easy culture. For spring and summer use sow in drills 1 

 foot apart and 1 inch deep, as early as the ground can be 

 worked, and every two weeks for a succession. For winter and 

 early spring use, sow in September in well-manured ground; 

 cover with straw on the approach of severe cold weather. The 

 ground cannot be too rich. The stronger the ground the more 

 delicate and succulent will be the leaves. The New Zealand 

 Spinach, which requires more room, as it makes a large and 

 spreading plant, may be started from seed early in spring to give 

 greens during the heat of summer. Light applications of nitrate 

 of soda have often a magic effect on Spinach. Spinach is 

 sometimes forced by sowing in early September in frames, over 

 which sash is placed during February and March, and further 

 protected by mats during severe freezing weather. 



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Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify. 



Dreer's Round=seeded Savoy Spinach. 



(See cut.) This is the hardiest large Savoy-leaved; 

 curled and crimped, with thick, fleshy leaves; ex- 

 cellent for family use, and best of all for fall 

 sowing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; 

 lb., 45 cts.; 10 lbs., by express, $3.50. 



Long Season Spinach. Sowings can be made in 

 early spring and followed monthly with further sow- 

 ings, and the crop will be continuous throughout 

 the entire summer, hence its appropriate name 

 " All Seasons." The leaves are a rich dark green 

 color, very thick, crumpled and of splendid qual- 

 ity. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 25 cts.; lb., 

 50 cts.; 10 lbs., by express, $4.00. 



Victoria. This variety is of remarkably fine texture, 

 of the deepest green color, heavily crimped, thick, 

 fleshy leaves, deep red stem. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 10 els.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 10 lbs., by ex- 

 press, $3.50. 



Long=standing Round ^seeded. A large, 



crimped, thick, fleshy, Savoy-leaved variety. Sow 

 to run to seed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 

 cts. ; lb., 45 cts. 



Prickly-seeded. The hardiest variety! having 

 small leaves; is not so productive as the above 



sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. Ill cts.; J- lb., 20 cts.; lb., 

 45 cts. 

 New Zealand. This endures heat, and is best for 

 summer. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



