DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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GOURD 



Cultivated same as squashes; plant ten to 

 twelve feet apart both ways and thin to two 

 plants in a hill. They can be started on sods, in 

 a hot-bed early in April, or planted in the open 

 sround by the middle of May. 



SUGAR TROUGH. These gourds are useful for 

 many household purposes. They grow to hold 

 from five to ten gallons each. The shell is very 

 hard and durable. They are much used for 

 making buckets, baskets, lard-kegs, bird-hous- 

 es, nest-boxes, sugar-troughs, etc. Saw them 

 open in the fall and turn them upside down, 

 and the pitch will decay and come out by 

 spring. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



JAPANESE NEST EGG. As they exactly re- 

 semble in color, shape and size, the eggs of 

 hens, and do not crack, and are not injured by 

 cold or wet, they make the very best nest eggs. 

 By using them many eggs can be saved. The 

 plant grows very rapidly, and is very useful 

 in covering screens, and quite ornamental. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



DIPPER GOURD. This is useful for many house- 

 hold purposes and for dipping lard, syrup, etc. 

 When grown on the ground the stems will be 

 curved, while if raised as a climbing vine will 

 cause the stem to grow straight. Per pkt. 5 

 cts. 



KOHL-RABI 



Ger. Kohl-Rabi. Fr. Chou Rabi. 

 One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 



Sometimes called Turnip-Rooted Cabbage. Sow 

 in April for early use; and for fall and winter 

 use in June and July ; in rows two feet apart, and 

 thin from eight to twelve inches apart in the 

 row. Preserve bulbs over winter same as tur- 

 nips. 



EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Flesh white and ten- 

 der, the best for forcing for market. Excellent 

 for table use. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., hi 

 lb. 75 cts. 



EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Same quality as the 

 above except in color. Per pkt. 6 cts., oz. 20 

 cts., hi lb. 75 cts. 



GARLIC 



THE GARLIC. Is the most pungent in taste and 

 has the strongest odor of all the Onion family. 



It is largely used in the south of Europe, where 

 it is esteemed for flavoring soups, stews, etc 

 The root or bulb is composed of many small 

 bulbs called "cloves," which are planted in the 

 spring, about six inches apart ; the tops die ir 

 August, when the bulbs are ready to gather 

 Bulbs hi lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



LEEK 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 



This is a vegetable especially desirable foj 

 soups, many consider its flavor better than on- 

 ions; sow the seed in April, in drills one foo 1 

 apart, and thin out to four inches apart, or sov 

 in a seed bed and transplant into rows; thorougr 

 culture is necessary to produce large roots. 



BROAD LONDON FLAG. A large and stronp 

 plant with broad leaves growing on two sides 

 like the Flag. This variety is largely cultivat- 

 ed. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., hi lb. 50 ct* 

 lb. $1.75. 



MUSTARD 



It is very refreshing when in its green state 

 mixed with salads and for that purpose alone is 

 worthy of cultivation. Its culture and treatment 

 are the same as recommended for Cress. 



GIANT CHINESE. Highly esteemed for salad* 

 The leaves are twice the size of the ordinar> 

 White Mustard, flavor sweet and pungent. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., hi lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00 



WHITE OR YELLOW. Best for salad or culin- 

 ary purposes. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. \ 

 lb. 25 ots., lb. 75 cts. 



Brussells Sprouts 



Ger. Rosen Kohl. Fr. Chou de Bruzelles 



This plant grows two or three feet high and 

 produces from the sides of the stalk numerous 

 little sprouts, one or two inches in diameter, re- 

 sembling cabbages. The leaves should be broken 

 down in the fall, to give the little cabbages 

 room to grow. They are very tender and sweet 

 after early frost. The small heads are boiled and 

 served in the manner of cabbages. Sow in seed- 

 bed in May, transplant and cultivate like cabbage. 



IMPROVED DWARF. One of the best and lead- 

 ing varieties. Per pkt. 5cts., oz. 20 cts. 



LETTUCE 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Lettuce covets a rich, mild soil. Sow as early 

 in the spring as the ground can be worked, and 

 every two weeks for a succession, thinly in drills 

 one foot apart; when up thin to eight inches apart 

 so as to form good heads; it may also be sown 

 broadcast if preferred. 



GRAND RAPIDS. This forcing variety stands 

 more neglect in the way of watering and ven- 

 tilation, will grow more weight on the same 

 ground and will stand longer after it has ma- 

 tured; a strong grower, very crisp and tender 

 and not apt to rot and will keep from wilting 

 longer while exposed for sale than any other 

 sort. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., hi lb. 40 cts., 

 lb. $1.50. 



EARLY CURLED SIMPSON. This variety does 

 not head, but forms a compact, close mass of 

 leaves ; the earliest and leading market sort. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., hi lb., 40 cts., lb. 

 $1.50. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. It is much lighter 

 colored than preceding; it grows nearly double 

 in size, of fine quality. One of the best for 

 forcing or outdoor planting. Per pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz., 15 cts., hi lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



EARLY PRIZE HEAD. One of the best earlv 

 Lettuces. It forms a mammoth head and re- 

 mains tender and crisp throughout the season 

 is prompt to head, but slow to run up to seed; 

 of superb flavor and very hardy. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., hi lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



CALIFORNIA CREAM BUTTER. It forms rouno 

 solid heads, of medium green, slightly marked 

 with brown spots ; within, the leaves are of 

 rich, creamy yellow color, and particularly rich 

 and buttery to the taste. The heads are of good 

 size, compact, very hard and solid. It is me- 

 dium early, and one of the very best summer 

 varieties of head lettuce. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., hi lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



THE ICEBERG. There is no handsomer or more 

 solid Cabbage Lettuce in cultivation. The large 

 curly leaves which cover the outside of the sol- 

 id heads are a bright, light green, with a very 

 slight reddish tin pre at the edges. It matter? 

 not whether in the early spring or the hottest 

 days of summer, the quality is simply perfect. 

 So long-standing and hard are the heads that 

 they seldom shoot up to seed unless cut open 

 with a knife. Per pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 15 cts.. hi lb 

 40 cts.. lb.. $1.50. 



