Bolgiano's Selected Rhubarb. Salsify and Spinach Seed. 



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RHUBARB 



C42 Very familiarly known as the Pie Plant. The foot stalk is the 

 portion that is used and is the first vegetable of the season from the 

 garden ; cultivated to a great extent and is indispensable wherever it 

 is known. Sow the seed early in the spring in rows 1 foot apart on 

 rich ground ; the second year after planting they can be removed in 

 autumn to the permanent spot allotted to them ; plant 

 the roots 2 feet apart each way in ground that is well 

 enriched, at least 2 feet deep. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; T 4 lb. 45 cts.; lb. $1.50. Roots, $1.00 per 

 dozen— add 25 cts. per dozen if sent by mail; $7.00 

 per 100. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT 



feet of drill; 10 lbs. to an acre, 

 vegetable, used the same 



Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. 



One ounce for 



•■en boiled, made into cakes and fried like 

 which they resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as 

 and parsnips. It is hardy, can remain in the ground all Min- 

 carly spring use, but should be taken up before it 

 crowing; take up a supply for use during the winter. 

 - best in a light, well-enriched, mellow soi 

 the spring in drills 15 inches apart, 1 inch deep; thin 

 to 6 inches in the rows. 



116. Sandwich Island Mammoth. One of the most 

 delicious of winter vegetables, and also one of the 

 ■•tritious; the flavor is sweet and highly es- 

 This variety, where known, is entirely super- 

 seding the old type, as it produces roots nearly double 

 the size and weight, and of equally good quality. 

 Pkts. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; ' 4 lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2-00. 



15 to 20 lbs. in drills an acre. 



SPINACH Two ounces for 100 feet of drill. 



CULTURE. This is an important market gardener's crop. 

 culture. For spring'and gummi er broadcast or in drills 



1 foot apart and 1 inch deep as early as the ground can be worked, and 



• 1 early spring use sow 

 ■ber in well-manured ground; cover with straw on thi 

 of severe cold weather. The ground cannot be too rich; the stronger 

 the ground the more delicate and succulent will be the leaves. 



Curled Long Season. A spinach that is curled like 

 the old standard sort, the Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach, 

 yet much more vigorous in growth, large and very 

 handsome. It stands the hot summer heat, and yet 

 has tender leaves. It is positively the best spinach 

 to be grown in the spring and summer. Pkts. 5 and 

 10 cts.; % lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts. 



Tree Bloomsdale 



Cnrled or Savoy 



Spinach. 



True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy (Norfolk Savoy). 



vth is rapid and leaf is properly curled, which gives 

 it a very attractive appearance. It is the favorite with the 

 largest growers. Pkt3. 5 and 10 cts.; J4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts. 

 Spring Spinach. The most valuable for spring sowing, 

 --standing quality makes it the best for that purpose- 

 The foliage is very attractive, heavy dark green, curled 



of the true Savoy appearance. It will stand from 

 2 to 3 weeks after other varieties of spinach have shot to 

 seed. I? can be planted all spring and summer with surety of 

 making a crop. Pkt. 5 eta.; oz. 10 cts.; J4 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 45cts. 



Improved Curled Long- Standing. The foliage is heavy. 



the broad, dark green leaves are of the finest quality. It is 

 in prime condition from two weeks to three weeks after 

 other varieties of spinach have run to seed. Pkts. 5 and 

 10 cts-; y A lb. 15 cts-; lb. 40 cts. 



C51. New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa). This 



different in character of growth, and when started 

 early in the spring the plants will resist hot weather and 

 produce right up until hard freezing weather sets in an 

 abundance of thick, fleshy succulent leaves. Pkts 5 and 10 

 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 54 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 85c. 



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New Zealand Spinach. 



