C. M. Woolf & Co., Inc. 



PUMPKIN 



German, Kurbis French, Potiron 



Spanish, Calabaza 



One pound will plant from 200 to 300 hills 



Culture. — The common practice is to drop two or three seeds 

 in every third or fourth hill in the cornfield, but if cultivated 

 on a large scale the seed may be sown in hills 8 feet apart each 

 way, four plants to each hill, and otherwise treated in the same 

 manner as recommended for melons or cucumbers. 



Connecticut Field. This variety is most extensively used 

 througliout New England and New York for field culture ; is 

 generally planted with corn. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; % lb., 15c; 

 lb., 25c. 



Cushaw, or Crookneck. Grows to a very large size, some- 

 times attaining a weight of 70 pounds, and resembling in 

 shape the Winter Crookneck squash ; of light cream-color, 

 sometimes slightly striped with green. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc ; !i 

 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Large Cheese, or Kentucky Field. Flat and round like a 

 cheese; color of skin deep orange, flesh somewhat lighter; one 

 of the best for table use. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; % lb., 150; 

 lb., 40c. 



Sweet, or Sugar. This is a small, round, and very prolific 

 variety; skin and flesh deep orange-yellow; very fine- 



t rained, sweet and fine for pics. The pie Pumpkin of New 

 Ingland. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; '/i lb., 20c; lb., 65c. 



King of the Mammoths. This is truly a giant among Pump- 

 kins; specimens have been grown to weigh 250 pounds. In 

 shape it is round, flat and slightly ribbed; color of skin and 

 flesh bright golden yellow and of good quality, making excel- 

 lent pies, but grown principally for stock; keeps well. Pkt., 

 Sc; oz., 15c; 'A lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 



RADISH 



German, Rettig. Radies Spanish, Rabano 

 French, Radis, Rave, Pelite Rave 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 

 Culture. — The soil for Radishes should be very r ch, light and 

 mellow, well broken by digg ng. as their tender and mild t|ual- 



ities dejjend much ujion their rapid growth. For very early 

 use, sow in gentle hotbeds in February, and in the open air as 

 soon as the ground can be worked, at intervals of ten or twelve 

 days for a succession as long as they may be wanted. The 

 winter varieties should be sown in August, lifted before severe 

 frost, and stored in the cellar. 



Long Cincinnati Market. .\n improved strain of the well- 

 known Long Scarlet Short-Top. .'\n excellent variety. Pkt., 

 sc; oz., loc; 'A lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 



Olive-Shaped, French Breakfast. Pink color, olive shape, 

 white-tipped, and the favorite variety in the markets of Pans; 

 popular everywhere. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc ; 14 lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



Vick's Scarlet Gloge. l)ne of the very earliest Ra<lishes in 

 cultivation ; equally good for forcing or open culture in spring 

 and early summer; color a beautiful scarlet; crisp, juicy ana 

 tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc; % lb., 25c; lb., 6oc. 



Long Icicle. The finest white variety; very early. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., loc; '/4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



White Strasburg. One of the best of the long summer 

 sorts; roots are long, handsome and tapering, and both skin 

 and flesh pure white ; flesh firm, brittle, tender retaining these 

 qualities when roots have become old and large. Pkt., 5c; 

 oz., loc; '/i lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 



FALL, or WINTER RADISH 



Half-Long Black Spanish. Intermediate between Long and 

 Round Black Spanish. Pkt.. 5c; oz., loc; % lb., 15c; lb., 40C. 



Turnip, Crimson Giant. Extremely large, but never pithy; 

 suitable for forcing or open culture; very tender and crisp. 

 Pkt., 5c ; oz., loc; % lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



SPINACH 



German, Spinat Frencli, Kspinard 



Spanish, Espinaca 



One ounce for ico feet of drill; 10 to 12 pounds in drills for 

 an acre 



Culture. — This is a very important crop in our market gar- 

 dens, and is one of the most easily managed of all vegetables, 

 requiring but little culture, and may be had fit for use the 

 entire season. The main crop is sown in .Seiitimber. It is 

 sometimes covered up in exposed places with straw or salt hay 

 during winter, which prevents it from being cut by frost; but 

 in sheltered fields there is no necessity for covering. For sum- 

 mer use it may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks 

 from .April to .\ugust. Spinach is best developed and most 

 teniler and succulent when grown in rich soil. 



Bloomsdale Savoy-leaved. .\ heavy cropper, of fine quality 

 and very hardy : succulent leaves, curled and crinkled .like a 

 Savoy cabl age ; hardier and most productive sort. Oz., 5c; 

 lb., luc; lb., 15c. Five to 10 lbs., 12c per lb. 



Long-standing Thick-leaved. Stands the longest before run- 

 n'ng to seed; dark green, (irown especially for us in Holland. 

 Same jirices as Savoy. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER 

 PLANT 



German, Bodsbart French, Salsifis 



Spanish. Ostra vegetal 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 



Culture.- — Sow the seed in light, deep soil, early in spring, in 

 drills 12 inches apart and i inch deep, thinning out the yourig 

 plants to 4 or 5 • inches. The roots will be ready for use in 



October, when a supply should be taken up and stored like car- 

 rots. Those remaining will suffer no injury by being left in the 

 ground till spring, but should be dug up before commencing 

 their growth. 



Mammoth San'Iwich Island. We consider this the largest and 

 most prol'itable .Sals'fy in cultivation: roots are two to three 

 times the size of the ordinary Salsify, and of more agreeable 

 flavor. It s pure white in color, and invaluable to market 

 gerdcners. Pkt., 5c; 02., loc; ^ lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 



SUNFLOWER 



Persons wishing to purchase in quantity will please write for 

 special prices 



Mammoth Russian. The standard large-growing variety, 

 which is used largely for feeding poultry. loc per lb. 



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