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PUMPKIN 



305. Sugar or Pie Pumpkin 



POTATOES FOR JUNE AND 

 JULY PLANTING 



We carry in cold storage all the leading 

 varieties so as to have them in sound, 

 vigorous and unsprouted condition. Write 

 for prices. 



POTATOES 



Our Sect' -own in the cold 



in the famous P trict of 



ire the finest 

 Bolgiano's Maine 



Seed assures not onls a larger but an earlier 

 ' 'atoes of the highest cjualit \ . 

 Ut offer only varieties which have proved 

 ictory in our customers' tields 

 s after exhaustise trials. 

 - ordered made during severe cold 

 <-r travel solely at purchaser's risk. 



Chippewa. S I 5. Department <•< 



culture origination maturing a few days 

 later than Irish Cobbler. It is disease- 

 resistant and a heavier yielder than Cob- 

 bler. A smooth Potato with light skin. 

 Green Mountain. Uniformly shaped, ob- 

 tubers with creamy white skin. Pure 

 - flesh of excellent quality. Free from 

 both blight and rot, it is a good vielder. 

 Irish Cobbler. This great extra-early 

 ■ th and has creams white 

 skin and white tlesh of top eating quality, 

 the tubers ripening 

 uniformly and keeping well. 

 Katahdin. Handsome, shallow-eyed, white- 

 skinned tubers maturing earlier than Green 

 Mountain. Desirable cooking qualities. 

 Di-ease-resistant and does best on light 



Red Bliss Triumph or Improved Red 

 Bermuda. One of the earliest varieties 

 Popular because of its great 

 productiveness, handsome color, and re- 

 sistance to disease. 



Write for Potato Prices 



Sweet Potatoes 



Culture. Don't wait for a rain or a 

 "season" to set out Sweet Potato plants. 

 \our ground well before laying it off, 

 then throw up the ridges higher tha 

 want them, and if the soil is verj dry, allow 

 2 or 3 days for the moisture to rise. Then 

 knock off the top of the ridge just ahead of 

 planting; make a mud batter with water and 

 clay loam, or better, with the addition of 

 fresh cow-dung, about as thick as cream; 

 dip the plants, in hands of about 20, into 

 j that mud clings to them. 



Plants ready in May and should be planted 

 in May or June. 

 Porto Rico. A large yielder of deep rich 



red, sweet, juicy tubers. 

 Nancy Hall. Well known and popular. 



Three pounds will plant an acre. 

 ( l 1 Tl RE. Pumpkins should be planted in 



hills (4 seeds to .i hill' S to 10 feet each way. 

 Varieties should be kept separate I hey re- 

 quire about the same conditions .is cucumbers 



and melons 



315. Large Yellow Field. (115 days ! 



canning or stock-feed. The partly 

 globe-shaped orange fruits weigh 15 to JO 

 pounds each. Pkt. ISo; oz. 10c; 't"'- 

 65c.; lb. $1 50, postpaid. 



181. Green Striped Cushaw. (112 days.) 



\ cream] white crookneck Pumpkin 



striped green, weighing 1 4 to 16 pounds 



Hesh is light yellow, coarse bul 



sweet. Pkt. 1-, : oz. 10c.; ' ,11). 65c.; 



_ ^. postpaid. 



308. King of the Mammoths oi Potiron. 

 Averaging 60 pounds, speci- 

 mens often weigh over I 1 *** pounds. U- 



though largely used lor st.., k-feed the 



qualil ind makes a splendid pie. 



Pkt. 15c.; ','■' 80c.; II.. 52.25, 



postpaid. 



305. Sugar oi New England Pie. (108 



I he ideal home Pumpkin weighing 



B pounds each. The roundish fruits 



are deep orange with bright orange, thick, 



sweet, dry tlesh of high quality Pkt. 15c.; 



oz. JOc; ' 4 lb. 65c.; Il>. $1.75. postpaid. 



112. Yellow Winter Crookneck. (100 



; li .a truiis .ire about 2 feet 



long, with curved necks. Mesh is thick 



and meat] . Pkl I 5< . ' 4 II>. 65c.; 



lb. Jl.75, postpaid. 



RAPE 



575. Dwarf Essex. \ hardy, quick-growing, 



smooth-leaved variety. While young it 

 is sers sweet and growth is so rapid 

 thai leaves may be cut in three weeks 

 from seeding. Sow in succession from 

 earls spring through the fall. Oz. 10c; J-^Ib. 

 lb. 55c, postpaid. 



RADISHES 



One ounce will plant 100 feet of row; 

 8 to 12 pounds, an acre. 



(i in RE. Radishes require light rich 

 soil and must have plenty of moisture to be 

 crisp and tender. Plant as early as ground 

 is workable, sowing think in rows or broad- 

 borders; repeal ever\ two weeks for 

 succession. Sow seed lor Winter Radishes 

 in late July and August. These should be 

 dug before frost and stored in a cellar. 



Early Varieties 



287. Early Scarlet Globe. (24 days.) A 



handsome small oval Radish of brilliant 

 scarlet. It has a small top and forces per- 

 fectlv without becoming pithy or spong , . 

 The flesh is tender, juicy, and mild. 

 Equally good for garrlen or forcing. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 15c; ^b. 40c; lb. $1.10, post- 

 paid. 



158. Cherry Belle. < 24 class.) This Radish 



. * has a short top and short tap-root. 



iQ Solid, crisp and especially good for 



— ' forcing. Round, and red as a cherry. 



Pkt 10c; oz. 20c; ^lb. 45c; lb. SI. 25, 



postpaid. 



172. Crimson Giant. (28 days.) The 

 large roots are globes to \} 2 inches, deep 

 crimson in color, and the firm white flesh 

 is of superior quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

 }4\h. 40c; lb. $1.15, postpaid. 



141. Improved Long Scarlet Short-Tip. 

 (26 days.) For earliness, brilliance ol 

 scarlet color and shortness of top this is 

 unsurpassed. Flesh is white and crisp. Pkt. 

 10c; oz. 20c; A\h. 45c; lb. SI. 25, post- 

 paid. 



287. Early Scarlet Globe Radishes 



237. Scarlet Turnip White-Tip. (25 days.) 

 Nearly round carmine-red roots have- a 



sin. ill white tip. Flesh white, crisp, and 

 mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; J£Ib. 40c; lb. 

 51 10, postpaid. 

 278. White Icicle. (27 days.) Trans- 

 parent white roots, 5 inches or longer, 

 with brittle llesh of mild, inviting llavor. 

 Remains in good condition a long time 

 aftei it is reads to pull, Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 



>4lb. 40c; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 



Winter Varieties 



157. China Rose or Scarlet China. (52 



das s.i Roots are 4 to 6 inches long and 

 2 inches through, bright rose-red in 

 color. I he lirni white llesh is pleasingly 



pungent. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; MVo. 55c; 

 I so, postpaid. 



190. Long Black Spanish. (58 days.) 

 Cylindrical, somewhal roughened, black- 

 skinned roots ssuli solid, sshite, pungent 

 flesh. \ line keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 '.,1b. 55c; lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



1G3. White Chinese or Celestial. (60 days.) 



["he mildest winter Radish. White roots 

 can be used when onls i inches long but 

 are good up to 6 inches, at which size 

 should be stored. Flesh is white, 

 crisp and quite mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 



Klt>. 55c; lb. SI. 50, postpaid. 



RHUBARB 



One ounce will produce 500 plants. 



Culture. Sow seed 1 inch deep in rows 

 and thin to stand 6 inches apart. By fall, 

 plants should be moved to their permanent 

 location, in heavily manured ground, and 

 spaced 3 to 1 feet apart. A heavy manure 

 mulch around the crowns each winter will 

 furnish extra-quality stalks. 

 203. Victoria. A vigorous variety with 



upstanding thick red stalks of excellent 



quality. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45c; l A\b. $1.10; 



lb. $3.00, postpaid. 



Roots, doz. S3. 25, postpaid. 



SALSIFY or OYSTER 

 PLANT 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of row; 

 8 to 10 pounds, an acre. 



Culture. Does best in a light, rich, 

 mellow soil and requires about same treat- 

 ment as parsnips; can be left in ground all 

 winter. Sosv 1 inch deep in rosvs early in 

 spring. Thin to stand 6 incites apart. 



Salsify is a delicious vegetable and really 

 has an oyster flavor. 



330. Sandwich Island Mammoth. (120 

 days.) Roots 8 to 9 inches long and 1 J£ to 2 

 inches in diameter. 1 lesh is almost white 

 and the oyster llavor is excellent. Pkt. 15c; 

 oz. 60c; A\h. SI. 45; lb. S4.00, postpaid. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



For quantity prices write for market-growers' list 



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