Keep all garden space planted. As soon as the early leaf crops are done, plant Turnips or Rata Bagas 



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Ruta Bagas or Swede Turnips 



Highly nutritious as a table vegetable and profitable as food for stock and fowls 



Culture.— Does best on new land, or light and sandy soil. Sow the seed from the latter part of June until August in drills 15 to 24 Inches 

 apart. Cover seed % inch and thin out to 6 to 8 inches in the rows. Cultivate frequently. Can be sown broadcast. Use a packet to about 

 50 feet of drill, an ounce to 25U feet, 1% pounds to the acre in drills or 2% pounds broadcast. Ready to use in about 90 days. 



708 Improved Purple Top 



Very richly colored, fine grained and sweet 

 Next in yield and value after 

 our Heavy Cropping Swede, we 

 place this old standard variety. 

 It is of fine quality and is 

 widely grown. It keeps per- 

 fectly all winter. It is hardy, 

 productive, sweet, solid and 

 satisfactory. It is globe shaped, 

 purple top, yellow skin and 

 flesh, with smaller top and 

 shorter neck than most sorts. 

 It is justly held in high esteem 

 for both table and stock feeding 

 purposes, as the roots grow 

 fairly smooth, with compara- 

 tively small tap root; uniform 

 In shape, color and quality. 

 Flesh is crisp, fine grained and 

 solid. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, GO cents; pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



711 Large White French 



Or Sweet Russian 



Grows to a large size, and is 

 most excellent for table use 

 or for live stock. The 

 white flesh is firm, rich and 

 of sweet, nutritious quality. 

 Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, 60 cents; 

 pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



713 White Rock 



Reliable Keeper 



In all sections it has 

 long had an enviable 

 reputation as an extra 

 good cropper and relia- 

 ble keeper. Roots large, 

 nearly globe shape, with 

 small neck, skin is 

 greenish white; flesh 

 white. It Is equally desi- 

 rable for table purposes 



or for stock feeding. 713 white rock ruta baga. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



MAULED , 

 HE/yYCROPPINt 



RUTABAGA 

 707 Maule's Heavy Cropping 



The perfect Ruta Baga, of symmetrical shape, 

 short neck and firm flesh 



Maule's heavy Cropping is the finest and most profitable of all yellow, 

 purple top Ruta Hagas, being the hardiest, heaviest, best shaped and 

 most productive. The roots are better keepers than most sorts. The 

 flesh is of a beautiful yellow color, of the choicest quality, and full of 

 nourishment. Excellent for table use and stock feeding. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 

 quarter pound, 70 cents; pound, $2.25, postpaid. 



Tobacco 



716 BIG HAVANA.— An 



large, lon'j leaf. It is one of the earliest. l ine texture. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 

 quarter pound, $1.35 ; pound, S3. 00, postpaid. 



717 IMPROVED YELLOW OKONOEO Pro- 

 duces the best yellow type. Long broad leaf which 

 is used for wrappers and cutters, also cigarettes. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 

 quarter pound, $1.35 ; pound, Sr.. 00. postpaid. 



723 VTJELTA DE ABAJO The finest, silkiest 



and highest flavored Havana tobacco grown. A fine 

 cigar variety. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 



quarter pound, SI. 33; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 



724 CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF — Grown In 

 all sections of the U. S. and extensively in Connecti- 

 cut. Broad leaf of medium length. Suitable for cigar 

 fillers. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 



quarter pound, $1.10; pound, $1.00, postpaid. 



725 SWEET OROSfOKO. — A long narrow leaf, 

 curing a rich red, the finest plug fillers. Makes the 

 best natural chewing leaf. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 

 quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 



726 THE PRIMUS.— This is the earliest tobacco 

 grown. It will ripen even in Canada. Leaves large, 

 fibre fine, texture silky, flavor superior. It makes an 

 elegant smoking tobacco, either for cigars or pipe. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 

 quarter pound, $1.35; pound, $5.00, postpaid. 



727 IMPROVED WHITE HURLEY Of es- 

 pecial value for cut or plug tobacco; often used for 

 wrappers. Large, broad leaf, curing a very desirable 

 color. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 



quarter pound, $1.10; pound, $4.00, postpaid. 



Culture. — Sow seed as soon as danger of frost is over; use wood ashes on seed bed. Pulverize the soil 

 thoroughly. When plants are 6 inches high transplant into hills 4 or 5 feet apart each way, and cultivate fre- 

 quently. A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce produces about 5000 plants; sufficient for an acre. 

 Americanized Havana, 



726 THE PRIMUS TOBACCO. 



Tree Seeds 



866 Arbor Vitse, American, ounce 50 cents. 



867 Apple, ounce, 10 cents; pound, SI. 00. 



869 Catalpa Speciosa. Oz., 25c; lb., S2.50. 



870 Cherry Mazard, ounce, 15 cents. 



871 Honey Locust, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, SI. 00. 



872 Norway Spruce, ounce, 45 cts.; pound, S4.50. 



874 Pear, ounce, 45 cents; pound, S4.50. 



875 Quince, ounce, 40 cents; pound, S4.00. 



876 Scotch Pine, ounce, 35 cents; pound, S3.50. 



877 Fir, Pacific Coast, oz., 50 cts.; lb., 85.00. 



879 White Pine, ounce, 35 cents; pound, S3.50. 



880 Yellow Locust, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, S1.00. 

 At above prices, all tree seeds are postpaid. 



873 Osa^e Orange 



Makes a strong hedge 



Produces a good hedge in from 3 to 4 years. 



Ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 40 cents; 

 pound, $1.25, postpaid. 



