LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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ONION SETS. 



Prices variable. If by mail, add 

 postage at the rate of 10c per qt. 



White Onion Sets. The best 

 for early use. Qt. 30c, pk. $2.00. 

 Yellow Danvers. Qt. 25c, pk. 

 ' $1.75. 



OKRA. (Essbara Hibiscus.) 



Long young pods of this plant are used in soups, stews, 

 etc., to which they impart a rich flavor and are considered 

 nutritious. Sow the seeds thickly in rich ground about the 

 middle of May, or when the ground has become warm, in 

 drills three feet apart and one inch deep, thin out to ten 

 inches apart in the drills. Hoe often, and earth up a little to 

 support the stems. The very young pods can be gathered 

 and dried for wititer use. 



"One ounce will plant 100 hills. 

 New Improved Dwarf. A distinct variety, growing about 

 fourteen inches in height. Grown in competition with the or- 



ordinary dwarf, the stalks produced twice the number of pods, 

 which are very smooth and beautiful. Pkt. 5c, oz, 15c, lb. 40c. 



White Velvet. The pods of the White Velvet Okra are 

 round and smooth. In all other varieties they are ridged or 

 square edged. Besides this the pods are much larger than 

 those of any other Okra, are never prickly to the touch, and 

 are produced in the greatest abundance, Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 

 y. lb. 30c. 



PARSNIPS. (Pastinake.) 



Sow as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in 

 drills fifteen inches apart, covering the seed one-half an inch 

 deep ; when well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in 

 the rows. Parsnips are improved by frosts, and it is a usual 

 custom to take up in the fall a certain quantity for winter use, 

 leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug as re-' 

 quired. Aside from the value of the parsnip as a table veg- 

 etable, it is also one of the best roots for cultivation for farm 

 purposes, furnishing a very nourishing food, particularly 

 adapted to and relished by dairy stock. 

 j§®"One ounce to 150 feet, five pounds to the acre. 



If by mail add 8c per lb. for postage. 



Hollow Crown. The variety mostly cultivated; a great 

 cropper. Tender and sugary. Pkt. 5c, oz 10c, yi lb. 25c, 

 lb. 75c. 



iloomsdale. A new form, half long, wedge shaped, hol- 

 low crowned and very broad at the shoulders. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 10c, yi lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 



PARSLEY. (Petersilie.) 



Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil, and as the 

 seeds germinate very slowly, should be sown as early in the 

 spring as the ground can be worked. Sow in drills fourteen 

 inches apart, and thin to six or eight inches; cover one-half 

 of an inch deep. The leaves of the curled varieties furnish 

 one of the most beautiful garnishes; they are also used for 

 flavoring soups and stews, lo have parsley green during the 

 winter, remove some plants into a light cellar, and treat them 

 as in open culture in autumn. 



B^One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 >f Hybrid Floss Curled. Extra selected. No variety is more 

 attractive when well grown. Resembles a tuft of finely curled 

 moss, is hardy and slow in running to seed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 

 yi lb. 50c. 



Extra Triple Curled. (Myatfs Garnishing.) This variety 

 IS larger, and the plant of stronger habit than the preceding, 

 with foliage as finely curled. The leaves are bright green 

 above, paler beneath. Admirably adapted for garnishing 

 purposes. Pkt. oc, oz. 15c, lb. 50c. 



Plain Leaved. Not so hfindsome as the curled varieties, 

 but hardier, and for using in soups and boiling it is better, 

 being superior in flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, lb. 50c. 

 ■v^ 'Emerald. Leaves very finely cut and curled, deep emerald 

 green in color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, J£ lb. 60c. 



Extra Curled Parsley. 



