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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES 



Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify, or Oyster Plant. 



("^NE of the most delicious of winter vege- 

 ^-^ tables, and also one of the most nutritious ; 

 the flavor is sweet and highly esteemed whether 

 served boiled with butter or other suitable 

 sauce, or sliced and fried, or used in soup. 



This variety, where known, is entirely 

 superseding the old type, as it produces roots 

 nearly double the size and weight and of 

 equally good quality. Seed sown in spring 

 produces large, fine roots that may remain in 

 the ground all winter or may be dug and stored 

 in sand or earth in November, thus keeping 

 them plump and sweet, to be used as desired 

 during the winter. {See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 

 20c. oz., 50c. i , lb., $1.50 lb. 



HENDEKSON'S 



LONG SEASON 



SPINACH. 



CPINACH is most extensively grown during 

 *^ the winter and spring months, for the reason 

 that the plants quickly run to seed in hot 

 weather. With our new Long Season variety, 

 Spinach may now be continuously grown in 

 any home garden, so that this most delicious 

 of "boiling greens" may be enjoyed not only 

 during cool weather months, but in the sum- 

 mer as well. It forms a dense rosette of thick, 

 tender and succulent, crumpled leaves of in- 

 tensely dark green color; their great substance 

 and short leaf stalks enable them to "stand 

 up" in hot weather, retaining their freshness 

 for a long period after cutting. There is no 

 other variety that will stand so long without 

 running to seed and remain in an edible condi- 

 tion. It is the best variety to be sown in 

 the spring, and at monthly intervals for a 

 successional summer supply. (Seecut.) Price, 

 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. ' 4 lb., 50c. lb. 



MAMMOTH BUSH SUMMEK 



CROOKNECK SQJJASH. 



A HIGHLY improved early type of the popu- 

 ** lar yellow summer crookneck. The squashes 

 of this new sort are nearly double the size, 

 measuring 20 to 24 inches in length, are solid, 

 heavy and freely produced on healthy, vigor- 

 ous plants of compact bush habit; fruits 

 heavily warted ; surface color, deep golden; 

 flesh yellow and of superior quality. (See cut.) 

 Price,' 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. > 4 lb., $1.00 lb. 



HENDERSON'S LONG ISLAND 



White Bush Squash. 



"THE white scalloped "Patty Pan " or "Cym- 

 ' ling" has for years been a favorite sum- 

 mer squash, on account of its earliness, etc., 

 but this new sort is a vast improvement ; it is 

 nearly as early, more prolific and the squashes 

 are much deeper, and have less prominent 

 scallops, consequently are easier prepared, 

 contain less waste and almost twice the amount of flesh, which is also of finer quality. The 

 plants are of the true bush habit. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. }4 lb., $1.00 lb. 



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