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High Quality Vegetable Seeds 



RHUBARB 



Rhubarbe, Fr. 

 Rabarbaro, Ital. 



One ounce will produce 500 plants. 



Culture. — This plant is mostly propagated by division of the roots. The 

 best time to set out the plants is early in the Spring, although it is sometimes 

 done in Autumn. Make furrows of good depth, 3 to 4 feet apart, according 

 to the variety planted; across these furrows, at right angles, make others the 

 same distance apart; at each intersection put three or four shovelfuls of good 

 manure, and upon this set the plants. Any good soil will suit Rhubarb; but to 

 obtain heavy crops, good soil well manured is indispensable. A piece of root 

 with a single bud, or eye, is enough for each hill. Cultivate during Summer, 

 but do not pull any stalks the first year. Late in Autumn cover each plant with 

 a good shovelful of manure, and plough a furrow against each side of the rows; 

 this protection will assist the earliness of the crop. In early Spring level the 

 ground, working in the manure with a fork. Plants can be obtained from seed, 

 which may be sown in a hotbed in Mai:ch, and the plants set out about the 

 middle of May. It takes longer, however, to obtain a crop from seedling plants 

 than from roots. 



Virfnria The earliest and best for garden use; not so coarse and fibrous 



as the larger sorts. Pkt, oc. 

 RHUBARB ROOTS. Doz. 75c., 100 $4.00. 



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



Swiss Chard 



Salsify, or Oyster 

 Plant 



Salsifis, Fr. 

 Sassefrica, Ital. 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 



Culture. — It succeeds best in 



Mammoth Sandwich Island 

 Salsify 



a lights well-enriched 

 soil which should be 

 stirred to a good 

 depth. Coarse and 

 fresh manure should 

 be avoided, as it 

 will surely cause the 

 roots to grow un- 

 even and ill shaped. 

 Sow early and quite 

 deep, giving the gen- 

 eral culture recom- 

 mended for Parsnip. 

 The roots are per- 

 fectly hardyand 

 may remain out all 

 Winter, but should 

 be dug early in 

 Spring, as they dete- 

 riorate rapidly after 

 growth commences. 

 Store a quantity for 

 Winter use in a pit 

 or in a cellar packed 

 in damp earth or 

 sand. 



Mammoth 

 Sandwich 



Island Market 

 ^ gardeners 

 will find this one 

 of the largest, 

 smoothest and 

 most profitable in 

 cultivation. The 

 top remains i n 

 good condition un- 

 til late the follow- 

 ing Spring. Roots 

 pure white in color 

 and twice the size 

 of the ordinary 

 Salsify. The long, 

 white, tapering 

 root o f S a 1 s i f y 

 when cooked forms 

 a good substitute 

 for oysters, hav- 

 ing a very similar 

 flavor, Pkt. 5c. 

 and lOc, oz. 25c., 

 H lb. 75c., lb. 

 $2.50. 



SWISS CHARD 



Giant Lucullus 



SORREL 



SPINACH 



PoiREE, Fr. 

 BlETA, Ital. 

 The leaves of Swiss Chard are 

 used as greens, cooked in the 

 same manner as Spinach, and the large ribs are 

 prepared like Asparagus, in which manner they are 

 delicious. "Giant Lucullus" is the largest and best 

 variety of the Swiss Chard. Pkt. 5c. and lOc, oz. 

 15c., M lb. 35c., lb. Sl.OO. 



OSEILLE, Fr. 

 ACETOSA, Ital. 

 One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 Culture. — Sow seed in any good garden soil, in shal- 

 low drills a foot apart. Thin plants to a few inches 

 apart and remove seed stalks as soon as they appear. 



Broad-leaved French ^SX^'S^'S:^ 



as greens. Large leaves, mild acid flavor, fine 

 quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., M lb. 75c., lb. $2.50. 



Epinard, Fr. 

 Spinaccio, Ltal. 

 One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; ten to twelve pounds 

 will sow an acre. 

 Culture. — Spinach may be grown on any ordinary 

 soil, and its cultivation is a very simple matter. It 

 is grown both as a'^; Spring and Summer crop. For 

 early use, sow in August or September, in drills 12 to 

 14 inches apart. At the approach of cold weather cover 

 lightly with straw, or any handy litter. Uncover 

 when the plants begin to make a new growth in Spring. 

 For Summer use, sow early in Spring in the same 

 way as above, using rather less seed. If the plants 

 stand too thick, thin to 3 or 4 inches apart. A lib- 

 eral dressing of good manure should be used. The 

 land can hardly be made too rich. 



Savoy Leaf, Bloomsdale llZ^^.lf^''^ 



popular. Productive, tender and excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc.,' H lb. 15c., lb. 35c. 

 IMAtAz 7o2k1an#i Unlike true Spinach in type and 

 i^CW ^eaidna t^at it thrives during hot 



weather and in any soil rich or poor. The tender 

 shoots are of good quality and may be cut throughout 

 the Summer. The plant becomes very large and 

 spreading. The leaves are comparatively small, 

 broad and pointed. Plant three or four seeds in 

 hills two feet apart each way. Germination of the 

 seed can be hastened by soaking in warm water 

 twentv-four hours. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., }4 lb. 45c., 

 lb. .11.50. 



Schultz's New Spring 



somewhat crumpled 

 lb. 60c. 



Long Season ^« 



Produces large, thick, 



dark green leaves, 



Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, H lb. 20c., 



oz. 10c. , M lb. 20c. 



lb. 60c. 



Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, M lb. 20c., lb. 



Long Standing 



60c. 



Victoria. Pkt. Sc., oz. lOc, lb. 20c., lb. 60c. 



