ISothing Is More 



Refreshing Than Snappy, Peppery Radishes 



Long Scarlet Radishes 



RADISHES, Summer Varieties, con. 



White Icicle. A beautiful, long, slender 

 Radish of recent introduction. Beautiful 

 pearl-white color, firm and solid, slow to 

 get woodv. A good seller. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts'.; Mlb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



White Strasburg. Fast becoming one of 

 the most popular summer sorts. It is of 

 handsome tapering shape; skin pure white; 

 very tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Mlb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



Long Varieties 



Long Scarlet. (Finest grown.) Very at- 

 tractive and sells rapidly. Owing to its 

 shape, brilliant color, and fine qualities, it 

 commands a higher price and more ready 

 sale than the ordinary Long Scarlet as 

 generally sold. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 ^Ib. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



White Vienna or Lady Finger. Unques- 

 tionably the finest long white Radish. 

 Shapely; snowy white. It is of very rapid 

 growth, and remarkably crisp, brittle, and 

 tender. Equally desirable for the market 

 or home-garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Mlb. 25 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



Winter Varieties 



Chinese Rose Winter. Remarkably fine 

 for winter use. The best of the winter sorts. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Hlh. 25 cts.; lb. 60c. 



White Chinese Winter or Celestial. This 

 e.xcellent variety is sold also as Chinese 

 \\'hite Winter. The roots are long, cyhn- 

 drical, with beautiful white skin and flesh. 

 It is the whitest of the winter varieties. 

 The roots are 6 to 9 inches long by about 

 to inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; }4^h. 25 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



RHUBARB or PIE-PLANT 



Sow 1 ounce of seed to 12S feet oj drill 

 Culture. Good plants are easily grov.-n in any 

 good garden soil. Sow seed thinly in shallow drills 

 a foot apart, thin to 4 to 5 inches. Keep soil loose 

 and free from weeds. The plants are liable to vary. 

 Pick out the strongest and best. In fall or spring 

 following transplant to the permanent bed, 4 feet 

 apart each way, in deep, warm and very rich soil. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Vilb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25 



SALSIFY or VEGETABLE 

 OYSTER 



Culture. Sow in early spring, in light, rich 

 soil, in drills 14 inches apart, and thin the plants 

 to 6 inches in the row. The roots will be ready for 

 u.se in October and will .sustain no injury by being 

 left in the ground during the winter. 



Sandwich Island Mammoth. This new 

 Salsify grows fully twice the size of the old 

 sort, and is superior in quality. Invaluable 

 to market gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 

 cts.; Mlb. 50 cts.; lb. S1.75. 



SPINACH 



Culture. Quite an important crop with market, 

 gardeners and one easily managed. For summer use, 

 sow early in spring, in drills 8 to 12 inches apart, 

 covering the seed 1 inch deep. Select rich soil and 

 manure liberally. A succession may be obtained 

 by sowing at intervals of two weeks through the 

 season. For a very early spring crop, sow in Sep- 

 tember, and protect the plants through the winter 

 by top-dressing. 



Long-Standing Bloomsdale Spinach 



Improved Long-Standing Bloomsdale 

 Savoy. Reselected. A most desirable 

 sort. Very curly and dark green. Stands 

 10 days longer than the other Savoy tjTpes 

 before going to seed. While it is a slow 

 seeder, it requires a longer time before it 

 is fit to cut. Oz. 10 cts.; }4^h. 15 cts.; 

 lb. 25 cts. 



Juliana. Reselected. Long standing. The 

 finest crinkled sort of the flat ti,T3e. Lots 

 of dark green fohage and a very shy seeder. 

 Fine for summer sowing. Oz. 10 cts.; 

 Klb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts. 



Long Seasons. Long standing; slow to run 

 to seed. Crimped, dark green fohage. For 

 spring sowing. Oz. 10 cts.; Kib- 15 cts.; 

 lb. 25 cts. 



New Zealand. The hot-weather Spinach. 

 WUl resLst heat and make a strong growth 

 during the summer. The plants will con- 

 tinue to grow until late fall, supplying, all 

 during summer and fall, an abundance of 

 rich green leaves. It cannot stand frost 

 like other Spinach. For familv gardens 

 only. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; }4\h. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 75 cts. 



Old Dominion. Originated in. the Old 

 Dominion of Virginia, at the Virginia 

 Experiment Station. It is curled, wilt- 

 resistant, and much slower to run to seed 

 than the Virginia Blight-resistant Blooms- 

 dale. Fine for sowing in late fall to carry 

 over for spring cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; I4lh. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



Reselected Bloomsdale Savoy. Grown 

 from pedigree stock, carefully rogued each 

 year for the true Bloomsdale Savoy 

 Spinach plants. Oz. 10 cts.; }4^h. 15 cts.; 

 lb. 25 cts. 



SPINACH, continued 



Reselected Dark Green Bloomsdale 

 Savoy. As its name implies, it has all the 

 merits of the Reselected Bloomsdale Savoy 

 plants. Very much crumpled, stands long 

 before going to seed, and only two days 

 later than the Reselected Bloomsdale. 

 Oz. 10 cts.; Mlb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts. 



Victoria Long Standing. Slow to rtm to 

 seed; dark green in color, crumpled. Good 

 for spring sowing. Oz. 10 cts.; J^jlb. 15 cts.; 

 lb. 25 cts. 



Virginia Blight-Resisting Curly Blooms- 

 dale. Fine for carrying over winter. 

 Oz. 10 cts.; Mlb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts. 

 Ask for prices in quantity 



SQUASH 



Culture. The Squashes are all quite tender, 

 and therefore no progress can be made in starting 

 them until the weather becomes somewhat warm 

 and settled. Plant in hills 5 feet apart each way for 

 the bush varieties and 8 feet for the running varie- 

 ties; put 8 seeds to the hill, but don't allow over 3 

 to stand. 



Benning's White Bush. Same shape as 

 White Bush, but preferred by growers on 

 accomit of its beautiful rich green-tinted 

 color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Pilb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 75 cts. 



Boston Marrow. A popular variety, with 

 large, oval fruit. Skin bright reddish 

 orange, -n-ith light cream netting. Flesh 

 orange, fine grained and of excellent qual- 

 ity. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; }4\h. 20 cts.; 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Early White Bush Scallop. A desirable 

 and marketable sort. Best known and 

 most productive of all the summer sorts. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. 75 cts. 



Hubbard. The most popular ^"inter Squash. 

 Fruit is oblong and pointed, hea\aly 

 warted, dark green in color, with orange- 

 colored flesh. Is remarkable for its keeping 

 qualities. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 

 25 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 



Italian Marrow Cocozelle. This foreign 

 variety grows to a length of 6 to S inches 

 in about 65 days. The skin is dark green, 

 becoming light green as it matures. Flesh 

 is pale green, firm, and tender. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; j^lb. 30 cts.; lb. SI. 



Summer Crookneck. (Early.) A desirable 

 table sort. Oz. 15 cts.; Mlb. 25 cts.; lb. 

 75 cts. 



Winter Crookneck. Flesh red, of fine flavor. 

 Largely gromt for winter use. Oz. 15 cts.; 

 341b. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



White Bush Squash 



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