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SWISS CHARD 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. {See engroving) (1 oz. to 75 feet of drill.) 

 Mfl mm ntTi Sandwich Island. (See Specialties, page 58.) 



SCORZONERA, or BLACK OYSTER PLANT. 



The skin is black; flesh white; properly cooked it is most delicious 



SEA KALE. 



The blanched leaf stalks are eaten boiled as Asparagus, ha\-ing a fine, 

 agreeable flavor. From seed they wi)l be fit to cut the third year, con- 

 tinuing to bear for 8 or 10 years. The roots may be forced in a warm 



cellar for a winter supply 



SORREL. Broad-Leaved French. The best of the Garden Sorrels; large, 

 pale green leaves of mild, acid flavor; esteemed as salad, cooked as 



"greens," etc 



SPINACH. (1 oz. for 100 feei of drill.) 



(Varieties prefixed * may he sown in the fall in latitude of A'ew York 

 for spring crop.) 



*Hardy Winter, Henderson's. Slow to run to seed and very hardy; 

 plant compact-growing, with short-stemmed, thick and rich green fleshy 



leaves 



Long Season, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 29-60.) 



Long-Standing. A compact variety; thick, fleshy, -dark green leaves; 



grows slowly but jemains a long time fit to -use before goingto seed 



New Zealand) Sown outdoors after frost, it soon grows tc a 3-foot bush 

 and, yields a continuous supply.- May also be sown indoors in March 



and transplanted later. Soak seed 21 hours in tepid water 



Norfolk, Savoy-Leaved. The best for early spring or fall. (See Special- 

 ties, page 80.) ......" : 



' Round-Leaved, or Dutch : . :.' ■ 



*Thick-Leaved, Henderson's. Produces large, thick, crumpled leaves of 



> fine quality; very slow in running to seed. (See engraving.) 



'Victoria. Stands in prime condition long after other varieties have bolted 

 to seed, rendering it especially valuable for spring sowing and summer 



use. (See Specialties, page 60.) 



*Viroflay, Large Round-Leaved. A large, very hardy variety 



SQUASH. STJMMER VARTETIES. (Bush varieties. 1 oz. for 50 hills.) 



Golden Custard, Henderson's. A very large golden, scalloped bush 

 Squash, often 1 foot in diameter; wonderfully productive and of extra 

 quality. (See Speciallies, page 58.) 



Long Island White Bush. . (See Specialties, page 58.) 



Mammoth Bush Summer Crookneck. (See Specialties, page 58.) 



.Vegetable Marrow Bush. -A favorite English variety, bearing freely 

 oblong, dull yellow fruits, 10 to 15 inches in length; flesh tender, mar- 

 ro^^-\' and delicious. Should be used before fully grown 



White Bush Scalloped. The white "Patty Pan" or "Cymbhng"; creamy- 

 white skin; fine quality, free cropper 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variet3-, early and prolific; 



surface deeo ^-ellow, denselv warted; quaUty and flavor good 



AUTUMN and WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Marrow. A popular second-early Squash for autumn use; skin 

 thin, reddish-yellow; flesh drj-, fine-grained and dehcious. (See en- 

 graving.) 



Delicata, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 59.) ' 



Delicious. Resembles Hubbard; it excels in flavor 



Early Prolific Marrow. A very popular second-early Squash for autumn 

 and earl3- ^-inter use 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old Hubbard excepting the skin is of a 

 rich orange-red and hea\-ily warted; flesh of extra fine quality 



Hubbard. (See Specialties, page 59.) 



Large Warted Hubbard. (.See Specialties, page 59.) 



Mammoth Chili. The largest of all squashes, often weighing 200 lbs. 

 or over; flesh rich and fine-flavored ." 



SWISS'CHARD BEET. (See engmring.) 

 > .Lucullus. Distinct from the variety • offered below. The leaf stems are 

 rounder, very thick and fleshy. The whole plant is taller, the leaves 

 are deeply and closely crumpled similar to the Savoy Cabbage. This 

 variety will probably be highly esteemed by those who prefer the rib 

 of the leaf, as it is more strongly developed than in the old variety; the 

 entire leaf is equally tender and palatable. (See Specialties, page 57.) ... . 

 Ordinary. The well-known Swiss Chard Beet. (See Specialties, page 57.) . . 



v,TOMATO. (1 oz. for 1,500 plants.) 



Acme. An old, wellknown, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid, 

 and proUfic; color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. Early, prolific; medium-sized, smooth and sohd; color, pur- 

 plish-red ; fruits until late in the season 



Bonny Best. An extra early, scarlet, round fruited variety of great value. 

 The fruit is very even in size and shape 



Chalk's Early Jewel. One of the best early varieties; about a week 1 ^er 

 than Earliana. The fruit of the Jewel, however, averages largei is 

 uniform, smooth, soUd, of fine quality, and briUiant scarlet; a hea.y 

 cropper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 29.) 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stifi', upright growth, scarcely needing 

 support; early and prolific, smooth, medium-sized fruits of red-purple- 

 color 



Earliana. (See Specialties, -page 62.) 



Freedom. . (See Specialties, page 61.) •.•■•. .••••:• 



June Pink. An extra early selection from Earliana, differing chiefly m 

 outside color, which is of the purpUsh-red preferred in some sections to 

 scarlet. The fruit runs uniform in shape and size, about 3 Inches in 

 diameter, almost round, and borne in clusters. Flesh soUd and fine. . . 



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