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Vegetable Seeds 



Complete 

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SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 1 os. to 75 feet of drill.) 



Mammoth 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, having a fine, agree- 

 able flavor. From seed they will be fit to cut the third year, continuing 

 to bear for S 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 feet of drill.) 



(Varieties prefixed • may be sewn in the fall in latitude of New 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 57) 



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

 grows slowly but remains a long time fit to use before going to seed 



New Zealand. Sown outdoors after frost, it soon grows to a 3-foot bush 

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

 and transplanted later. Soak seed 24 hours in tepid water 



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



Round-Leaved or Dutch. (See Specialties, page 57' 



•Thick-Leaved, Henderson's. Produces large, thick, crumpled leaves o 

 fine quality; very slow in running to seed. (See ei 



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

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

 use , 



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



SQUASH. SUMMER VARIETIES. (Bush varieties, 1 oz. for 50 I 



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

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

 quality 



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 

 marrowy and delicious. Should be used before fully grown 



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

 white skin; fine quality, free cropper 



Yellow Bush Summer Crookneck. A bush variety, early and prolific: 

 surfaca deep yellow, densely warted; quality and flavor good 



AUTUMN and WINTER VARIETIES. 



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



thin, reddish-yellow; flesh dry, fine grained and delicious. (See er,- 



graring.) 



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 early winter use 



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



rich orange-red and heavily 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 engraving.) 



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 

 vari ty 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 58) . . 



Ordinary. The well known Swiss Chard Beet. (See Specialties, page 58) 



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



Acme. An old, well-known, early variety, medium in size, smooth, solid 

 and prolific: color, purplish-pink 



Beauty. Early, prolific; medium-sized, smooth and solid; color, purplish- 

 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 later 

 than Earliana. The fruit bf Jewel, however, averages larger, is uniform, 

 smooth, solid, of fine quality, and brilliant scarlet; a heavy cropper 



Crimson Cushion, Henderson's " 



Dwarf Champion. Of dwarf, stiff, upright growth, scarcely needing 

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

 color 



Earliana. (See Specialties, page 61) 



Freedom. (See Specialties, page 60) . . : 



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

 outside color, which is of the purplish-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 solid and fine. . . . 



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