HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



RHUBARB, or Pie Plant 



Rhabarbe, Ger. 



CULTURE — Seed should be sown in a deep, rich, well-pulverized soil, in drills 

 18 inches apart and i inch deep. Thin out the plants to 6 inches apart. In the fall, 

 prepare the permanent bed by trenching 2 feet deep, mixing a liberal quantity of 

 manure with the soil. Into this set the plants about 5 feet apart each way. .Give a 

 dressing of coarse manure every fall. The stalks should not be cut until the second 

 year. The varieties of rhubarb do not usually come true from seed. One ounce 

 should give about 500 plants. 



VICTORIA. Very large, the finest cooking variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 

 50c. ; lb., $1.50. 



Rhubarb Roots — per dozen, 75c. ; per hundred, $4.00 



SALSIFY, or Vegetable Oyster 



CULTURE — It succeeds best in a light, 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 uneven and ill-shaped. Sow early and quite deep, giving 

 the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly hardy and 

 may remain out all winter, but should be dug early in spring, as they deteriorate 



quantity for winter use in a pit or in a 



but should 



rapidly after growth commences. Store a 

 cellar packed in damp earth or sand. 



Sandwich, Mammoth White ^ Ia * ket - 



* the largest, 



gardeners will find this one 

 of the largest, smoothest and most 

 profitable in cultivation. The top remains in good condition until late 

 the following spring. Roots pure white in color and twice the size of 

 the ordinary Salsify. Packet, 5c; oz., ioc; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



The long, white, tapering root of Salsify when cooked forms a good 

 substitute for oysters, having a very similar flavor. 



Sandwich Mammoth Salsify. 



One ounce for 100 feet of drill. Sow 

 10 to 12 pounds to the acre. 



SPINACH 



CULTURE — Should be planted in very rich ground — the richer the better. It 

 crop of easy culture. Sow broadcast or in drills if drilled, 12 to 15 inches apart 

 ground can be worked. Begin thinning out the plants when the leaves are an inch 

 for fall cutting, and late in September to stand over winter for spring cutting. 



Spinat, Ger. 



is an important market gardener's 

 and 1 inch deep, as early as the 

 wide. It also is sown in August 



NEW LONG SEASON. 



Crumpled, tender, thick 

 leaf, dark green color and 

 stands the hot season. 

 Extra fine. Oz., 5c; y 2 

 lb., ioc; lb.. 20c; 10 lbs., 

 $1.50. 



Bloomsdale Curled Savoy 

 Spinach. 



The earliest of the vari- 

 eties, and one of the best 

 for autumn planting for 

 early spring use. The 

 leaf of this sort is wrin- 

 kled in the same manner 

 as the Savoy Cabbage. 

 Oz., sc.; y 2 lb., ioc; lb., 

 15c; 10 lbs., $1.20. 



NEW SPRING. 



A valuable sort, its at- 

 tractive dark green color, 

 long standing and hardy 

 character make it desir- 

 able for both spring and 

 late sowing. Oz., 5c;. y 2 

 lb., ioc; lb., 15c; 10 lbs., 

 $1.20. 



Improved Thick-Leaved 

 or Long Standing. 



Leaves large and thick. 

 Does not run to seed as 

 early as other varieties. 

 Oz., sc.; y 2 lb, ioc; lb., 

 15c; 10 lbs, $1.20. 



True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy Spinach. 



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