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Pomme de Terre, Fr. 



POTATOES 



Pataias, Sp. 

 Eartoffel, Ger. 



CULTURE. — Any good well drained fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes, 

 which mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particularly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the 

 year before and planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean potatoes. Stable 

 manure had better be applied to the land the year before, while some good complete fertilizer, at the rate up to 1000 pounds per 

 acre, if applied broadcast, or 400 to 600 pounds if applied mostly in the rows, may be used directly for the Potato crop. Open 

 furrows 3 feet apart and 3 to 4 inches deep. Apply the fertilizer, and run the furrower or small plow again in the furrow to mix 

 the fertilizer with the soil and leave a mellow seedbed. Then plant good-sized pieces, each one containing not less than 2 or 3 

 eyes, 15 inches apart in the furrows for early potatoes, and 18 inches apart for late ones. In some Potato-growing sections they 

 always plant in check rows 3 feet apart each way. Cover with small plow or other suitable tool. Cultivate often. Spray with 

 Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture as a protection from flea beetle, potato beetle and blight. 8 to 10 bushels will plant 

 an acre. 



IMPORTANT. — Potatoes ore forwarded by express or freight as directed, purchaser paying charges. We 

 assume no risk on Potatoes, which are forwarded strictly on purchaser's responsibility. 



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SEED POTATO BUYERS PLEASE NOTE. 



Cireen Mountain. A well known late variety which is suit- 

 able for planting in various soils, even producing fair crops 

 on soils which are not in high fertility. The tubers grow to 

 a fairly large size, tlesh is white and of good quality. 



SWEET POTATO PLANTS, SEE PAGE 196 



PARSLEY 



Persil, Fr. Perejil, Sp. Petersilie Ger, 



One ounce of seed for 150 feet of drill. 



Culture. — Used for garnishing and seasoning soups, meats, 

 etc. Succeeds best in a mellow, rich soil. Sow thickly early 

 in April in rows 1 foot apart and ^ inch deep; thin out the 

 plants to stand 6 inches apart in the rows. The seed is slow 

 of germination, taking from three to four weeks to make its ap- 

 pearance, and often failing to come up in dry weather. To 

 assist its coming up quicker, soak the seeds a few hours in warm 

 water, or sprout in damp earth, and sow when it swells or 

 bursts. 

 Dreer's Dwarf Perfection. (See colored plate and page 



9.) Pkt, lOcts.; oz., 30cts.; Jib., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 

 Dreer's Summer Green. Especially adapted for summer 



crop. It is a strong and vigorous grower, and produces large, 



finely curled leaves which are of beautiful dark green color. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Dwarf Extra Curled Perpetual. Leaves tender, crimped 



and very curly; of a bright green color. Very ornamental 



and excellent for use as garnishing on account of its shape. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Champion Moss Curled. A distinct variety, beautifully 



curled. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Plain. Leaves not curled, but are flat in shape. Pkt., 5 cts.; 



oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 Fern Leaved. Dark green. Stands winter if covered before 



frost. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Turnip=rooted, or Hamburg Parsley. The fleshy root 



resembles a parsnip, and is used for flavoring soups, stews, 



etc. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



At the time of going to press with this Catalogue 

 the Potato market is so unsettled that we are unable 

 to name prices. Please write stating kind and quantity 

 wanted and we will quote by letter. 

 Dreer's Early Standard. (See cut.) An extremely 

 early variety, which matures fully one week ahead 

 of the Bovee. The plants are of dwarf, compact 

 habit in growth, strong and healthy, and it usually 

 produces a large crop of smooth potatoes, which are 

 roundish in shape, beautiful white skin, very smooth 

 and few eyes; Quality very fine. 

 Irish Cobbler. One of the first varieties of Potatoes 

 to be ready for use. The skin is creamy white, 

 sometimes netted, which is an indication of good 

 quality; eyes are strong and well developed. 

 Bovee. Earlier than the Early Rose and much more 

 productive: The vine is dwarf and of stocky growth, 

 skin pink, and the quality is all that could be desired. 

 Keeps well for an early variety. 

 *' Early Rose. Very reliable. Shape long and good 

 size. It cooks mealy and is of good flavor. 

 — '^ Beauty of Hebron. Early and productive. Tubers 



large, keep well, and are of good flavor. 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2. A valuable variety of large size; 



very smooth. It is a great cropper and keeps well. 

 State of Maine. Standard variety. Medium early, splendid 

 flavor, cooks dry, is a good keeper and very productive. 



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PUMPKIN 



Potiron Fr. Calabazza, Sp. Kuerhis, Ger. 

 One ounce for 25 hills, 3 pounds for an acre. 

 Culture. — Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has 



become warm, in hills 10 feet apart each way, or in fields of 



corn about every fourth hill; plant at the same time with the 



corn. Pumpkin varieties if planted together will mix. There 



is not much danger of their mixing or hybridizing with squashes 



or other vines. 



Sugar or New England Pie. For making pies this variety 

 cannot be excelled. The pumpkins are small but very sweet, 

 deep orange color, fine grained and of the best quality. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Winter Luxury Pumpkin. A very good keeper and a 

 splendid pie Pumpkin; shape round, skin finely netted and 

 beautiful russet-yellow color; flesh thick and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 60 cts.; lb., $200. 



Mammoth Golden Cashaw. Grows to a large size, with 

 crooked neck, and is an improvement on the old light colored 

 Cashaw, the skin and flesh being a golden-orange color. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2-2.5. 



Quaker Pie Pumpkin. A fine grained, oval shaped pie 

 Pumpkin of rich flavor. Skin and flesh are cream color. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; Jib., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Large Yellow Mammoth Pot Iron {King of the Mam- 

 moths, Jumbo). Produces the largest Pumpkins. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10 cts. oz., 25 cts.; Jib., 70cts.;)b. , $2.25. 



Large Cheese. A large flat variety. Flesh yellow and sweet. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Jib., 45 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 



Tennessee Sweet Potato. Pear -shaped thick white flesh. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Large Yellow Field. For feeding stock. Oz., 15 cts.; } 

 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. By express, 10 lbs., $13.50. 



