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Spinach 



15 to 20 lbs. in drills an acre. 2 oz. for 100 ft. of drill 



Culture. This is an important market gardener's crop, 



culture. For spring and summer use, sow either 



broadcast or in drills, one foot apart and one inch deep, as 



he ground can be worked, and every two weeks for 



a succession. For winter and early spring use, sow ii> 



r. in well-manured ground; cover with straw on 



the approach of severe cold weather. The ground cannot 



be too rich; the stronger the ground the more delicate and: 



succulent will be tin 



Curled Long Season Spinach. A Spinach 



that is curled like the old standard sort, the 

 Bloomsdale, Savoy Spinach, yet much more 

 vigorous in growth, large and very handsome. 

 inds the hot summer heat, and yet has 

 tender leaves. It is positively the best Spinach 

 grown in the spring and summer. Pkt., 

 5 and 10c.; ! ■_> lb., 10c; lb., 15c. 

 True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy Spinach. Many thousands 

 \nd profitable employment in growing Spinach, and no 

 crop pays better. Our stock Curled Savoy Spinach was the 

 rod most beautiful in the market. Its growth is rapid, 

 perly curled, which gives it a very attractive ap- 

 pearance. It is the favorite with the largest growers. Pkt., 5c, 



N. %> Spring; Spinach. The most valuable for spring sowing". 

 Its long-standing quality makes it the best for that purpose. The 

 green, curled leaves, of the 

 It will st U t other varieties of Spinach have shot to seed. It 



can be planted all spring and summer with surety of making a crop. Pkt., 5c; YiVo., 10c; lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 75c 



N«\. Improved I urled Long-Standing Spinach. ivy; the broad, dark green leaves are of the 



finest qualitv. It is in prim- after other varieties of Spinach have run to seed. 



10c: lb., 15c 

 Lang Staadmg Thick Leaved). The leaves are large, thi 1 crumpled, fullv equal in quality to the 



Pkt., 5c. ; lb., ; lb, 15 



Turnips 



Culture of Turnip*. They do best in highly ennched light sandy or gravelly soils. Commence sowing the earliest varieties in April in drills- 



! 5 inches apart, and thin out early to 6 or 9 inches in rows. For a succession, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week in July, 



from which until the end of August sowing may be made for the fall and main crop. Turnips may be preserved until spring by cutting off'the tops 



about one inch from the bulb, storing in the cellar or cold shed during the winter, covering the roots with dry sand. They should be harvested before 



i of the " " 



the severe frost sets 





n will survive the 



e Northern States in the open ground. 



Purple Top White Globe Turnip. Our stock is the perfection o' 

 Turnips. It has small tops, but large, well formed, handsome roots 

 Pkt., 5c; y A lb., 10c.; lb., 30c 



Yellow Globe. Yellow Globe is a wonderful cropper, and keeps 

 far into the following year. Pkt., 5c; \i lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Golden Ball Turnip, or Orange Jelly. One of the Swi 

 flesh yellow Turnips yet introduced; not of large size, but firm, hard, 

 and of excellent flavor; good keeper and super. iriety; of 



bright golden orange color. Pkt., 5c; l /i lb., 15c; lb., 40c 



New Ettra Early Milan Purple Top Turnip. Tops are very 

 small, strap-leaf, and grow erect. Roots are small and flat; skin purple 

 to pure white below. Flesh clear white; it's a beauty. Pkts 5c ■ 

 ounce, 10c; \i lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 



Purple Top Flat fstrap leaf), well-known standard, popular, early 

 mnce, 5c: M lb., 10c: lb., 30c 



Early White Flat Dutch. Very popular for spring sowing; fine 

 for market. Ounce, 5c; Y± lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Early V, hite Egg. Very handsome; pure white; excellent for early 

 cr late. Ounce, 5c; \i lb., 15c; lb., 40c 



Pomeranian Large White Globe. C eful for both table and 

 stock; very large. Ounce, 5c; J4 lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Long Gow Horn, or White French. Very heavy cropper, best 

 for stockmen. Ounce, 5c; \i lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Amber Globe. Vigorous grower, fine keeper. Ounce, 5c • W lb 

 . 30c 



Yellow Aberdeen Globe Shape. Fine for table or cattle. Ounce 

 5c: M lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Improved Purple Top Yellow Ruta-Baga. Finely bred strain 

 Ounce, 5c: % lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Seven Top. Verv hardy; grown for leaves, which are used^'for 

 Ounce, 5c; M lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



