Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Mushroom Spawn 



Mushrooms can be grown in almost any 

 building, cellar, or shed which can be 

 darkened. Ask for our free leaflet on 

 "How to Grow Mushrooms." 



Pure Culture Sterilized Spawn. 



Used by all the large commercial pro- 

 ducers of mushrooms and equally as 

 fine for the home gardener. Shipped 

 with full cultural directions. One carton 

 will spawn about 40 square feet of bed 

 and is equal to 5 bricks. Per carton 

 SI. 25; S cartons $6.00; 10 cartons 

 $11.50, prepaid. 



American Spore Culture Brick 

 Spawn. An American make of spawn 

 which produces mushrooms of excellent 

 quality and large size. We furnish the 

 Cream White No. 8 variety. Per 

 brick 45c; 5 bricks $2.00; 10 bricks 

 $3.50; 25 bricks $8.50. 



Modern Mushroom Culture (Slyer) 

 Per copy postpaid $1.50. 



Mustard 



Culture— A pungent salad plant. The 

 seed also is used for flavoring pickles, 

 pepper sauce, etc., and the two large- 

 leaved sorts are excellent boiled and 

 served like Spinach. 



557 Southern Giant Curled. 



Strong and upright plants, with large 

 crumpled and frilled leaves. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; £ lb. 30c; lb. 90c. 



558 White London. Dark green, 

 small, smooth leaves. Splendid for 

 salad and garnishing if cut about 10 to 

 12 days after sowing the seed. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; J lb. 30c; lb. 90c. 



556 Fordhook Fancy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 15c; i lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 



Mustard Spinach 



559 Tendergreen. While this is a 

 Mustard, its mild pleasing flavor is more 

 like that of spinach. Recommended to 

 be grown in place of Spinach during the 

 summer. Of quick growth with leaves 

 being ready 3 to 4 weeks after sowing. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; \ lb. 50c; lb. $1.25. 



Parsley 



Persil, Fr. 

 Prezzemolo, Ital. 



Perejil, Sp. 

 Pelersilie, Ger. 



Culture — Succeeds best in a mellow, 

 rich soil. Sow thickly early in April in rows 

 18 to 24 inches apart and §-inch deep. 

 Thin out the plants to stand 6 inches apart 

 in the row. The seed germinates slowly. 

 To insure prompt germination, soak seed 

 a few hours in warm water, or sprout in 

 damp earth, and sow when it swells or 

 sprouts. Parsley is an essential item in 

 every kitchen garden and may be grown 

 also in flower borders. One ounce of 

 seed for 150 feet of drill. 



600 Dreer's Dwarf Perfection. An 



improved Moss Curled strain of Parsley 

 producing plants that are exceptionally 

 even and compact. The exquisitely fine 

 and prettily curled leaves are a rich 

 dark pea green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 

 I lb. 75c; lb. $2.25. 



602 Dreer's Exhibition. This new 

 Parsley is just one solid mass of finely 

 divided and curled leaves of a deep green 

 color, resembling a bunch of moss. So 

 attractive it may be grown as an edge to 

 a flower border. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 J lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 



604 Dreer's Summer Green. A 

 selection from the Plain Parsley and a 

 strong, vigorous grower that resists heat 

 and drought to an unusual degree. Deep 

 green color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; | lb. 75c; 

 lb. $2.25. 



All Vegetable Seeds offered 

 in this catalog are sent PREPAID 



Okra or Gumbo 



Gombaud, Fr. 

 Ibisco, Ital. 



Gombo, Sp. 

 Ocher, Ger. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 



560 Dreer's Little Gem. Makes a dwarf stocky 

 growth and is very productive. The dark green pods 

 are thick, heavy, and solid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; \ lb. 40c; 

 lb. $1.25. 



565 White Velvet or Creole. The white, tender 

 pods are smooth and free from ridges. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 15c; \ lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 



White Velvet Okra 



Choice Onion Sets 



For the small garden we recommend the use of Onion Sets as 

 the risk of failure is almost eliminated and the crop is ready much 

 earlier than when grown from seed. Onion Sets should be planted 

 in rows 12 inches apart, with sets 2 inches apart in the rows. 

 1 quart will plant a 50 foot row. 



White Onion Sets 



Yellow Onion Sets 



Red Onion Sets 



Shallots 



White Potato (Multiplier) 



Yellow Potato 



Garlic 



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Sent "prepaid" in quantities offered. 



Chives— see pages 62 and 92 



Parsnips 



One ounce of seed will sow 150 

 feet of drill. Sow as early in the 

 spring as conditions permit spacing 

 the rows 2 feet apart and covering 

 seed j inch deep. 



609 All American. An im- 

 •^•proved Hollow Crown developing 

 clean white roots of tender, sweet 

 quality. Free from fiber and with 

 only a small core. Deeply hollow- 

 crowned. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 

 75c; lb. $2.25. 

 611 Short Thick. Sweet, tender 

 roots of finest quality. Ready for 

 use 20 to 30 days earlier than the 

 above. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 

 75c; lb. $2.25. 



Modern Mushroom Culture (Styer). The last word on this 

 subject. Practical and reliable. Per copy postpaid $1.50 



