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ONION SEED— Continued 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. — Undoubtedly the best- 

 known and most popular of all Onions; the earliest yellow 

 variety; is entirely free from stiff necks. Globular in shape; 

 has a small top. it is the most productive, producing as high 

 as 1.000 bushels per acre, and will average on good soil with 

 proper culture, 700 or S00 bushels. Pkt. 5c: oz. 30c; % lb. 

 75c: 1 lb. $2.50. 



PRIZETAKER. — This variety of recent introduction, an- 

 nually grows in favor. It excels every Onion now existing 

 in beauty, size and productiveness, and equals the best in 

 quality, being mild in flavor as the imported Spanish Onions 

 of our groceries. Pkt. 5c: oz. 35c: ' 4 lb. $1.00: 1 lb. $3.00. 



WHITE ONION SETS. — Grown from our choice strain of 

 the Philadelphia White Silverskin seed. 



LARGE RED W ETH ERSFI ELD. — Onion growers who pre- 

 fer the red varieties will find our pedigree strain far sur- 

 passing the ordinary Red Wethersfield in size, productiveness 

 and keeping qualities. It is of the finest form, skin deep 

 purplish red flesh purplish white, much finer than many of 

 the red sorts. Immense crops of this Onion are grown each 

 season from our seed by some of the largest growers in the 

 United States who realize the very highest prices for their 

 crops. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c: ' 4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.60. 



WHITE PORTUGAL, or SILVERSKIN. — A large, flat, white 

 Onion of mild and pleasant flavor; hard and fine-grained, and 

 a good keeper. Extensively sown for sets, and is also largely 

 grown for pickling:. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; y 4 lb. $1.25; 1 lb. $3.50. 



ONION SETS prices ON APPLICATION 



YELLOW ONION SETS — These will produce handsome 

 well-ripened bulbs of large size quite early in the summer. 



OKRA 



German. Dcher French, 



One ounce will plant 100 hills. 



This is an annual from the West Indies, cultivated for its 

 green seed-pods, which are used in soups or stewed and 

 served like Asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the South 

 for making gumbo soup. The pods when young and tender 

 should be sliced in sections, strung on a thread and hung 

 up in the shade to cure like dried apples; can be used for 

 soup at any time. 



CULTURE. — Sow the se^d thinly in dry. warm soil, in shal- 



Gombo Spanish, Quimbombo 



low drills 2 feet apart. After the plants are up, thin them 

 out to 9 inches apart; hoe frequently, and draw a little earth 

 to the stems as they grow. Gather the pods when quite 

 green and about 1 '/ inches in length. 



EARLY DWARF WHITE.— White pods. Pods extra long 

 when fully matured, measuring a foot in length; thick and 

 fleshy; early and prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y A lb 20c; lb. 60c. 



LONG GREEN. — Pods long, green and ribbed, and a heavy 

 bearer, l-ong Green same price as Dwarf White. 



German. Peterfllie 

 One ounce for 150 feet of drill. 



PARSLEY 



French, Persu Spanish. Perejil 



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CULTURE —Parsley succeeds best in rich, mellow soil. 

 As the seed germinate very slowly it should be sown earlv 

 in spring, previously soaking the seed for a few hours in 

 tepid water. Sow thickly in rows a foot apart and half an 

 inch deep. For winter use, protect in a frame or light cellar, 

 or a few i lants may be placed in pots or boxes and kept 

 in the house. 



CHAMPION MOSS CURLED— An English strain with moss 

 curled foliage and a very vigorous grower. A standard va- 

 riety; desirable. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.25 



EMERALD DWARF EXTRA C U R L ED — Leaves finelv cut 

 and curly and bright green; good for home or market gar- 

 dening. Same price as Moss Curled. 



FINE DOUBLE CURLED— A standard variety; plants bear 

 an abundance of finely curled leaves; ornamental. Same 

 price as Moss Curled 



Chinese Giant 

 Pepper. 



Champion Moss Curled Parsley. 



Oerman, Pfeffer 



PEPPER 



French, Piment 



Spanish. Pimiento 



One ounce will produce 2,000 plants. 



CULTURE. — Grown largely for 

 pickles. Sow in hotbeds early in April, 

 and transplant to the open ground- 

 when the weather is favorable. They 

 should be planted in warm, mellow 

 soil, in rows, 18 inches apart. They 

 may also be sown in the open ground 

 when danger of frost is past 



CHINESE GIANT.— New. The larg- 

 est and finest mild red variety. 

 Pkt. 5c:. oz. 75c; > 4 lb. $2.00. 



LARGE BELL, or BULL NOSE.— A 



favorite and well-known pickling sort; 

 is early, large, mild, and thick- 

 skinned. Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; y A lb. $2.00. 



LONG RED NARROW CAYENNE.— 



Pods slender, about 3 inches long and 

 bright red; very pungent and produc- 

 tive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c; y A lb. $1.25. 



RUBY KING. — The best and most 

 prolific mild red Pepper for market or 

 family use; so sweet and mild they 

 can be eaten raw like an apple; largest 

 size. Pkt. 5c; oz. 75c; y 4 lb. $2.00. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN, or MAM- 

 MOTH. — Large and mild-flavored; a 

 well-known standard sort; color glossy 

 red; rind thick and fleshy; popular 

 with all growers for market. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 65c; y 4 lb. $1.75. 



PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



