HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— VEGETABLE SEEDS 19 



Victoria Rhubarb 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop Squash 



(Pie-Plant) 

 Rhabarber 



Spring-sown seed produces plants of good size to pull from the following Spring; planting 

 roots saves one year. 1 I'kt. 



Victoria. A vei^y large, thick, red-stalked late variety of fine quality ........ ! 



BKUBABB BOOTS. We can also supply young roots of this variety, which 



if planted in good soil early in the Spring, will make a strong growth and 



yield stalks for market the following Spring.......;....... ;. 



0.10 





V4 lb- 



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$0.20 



$0.40 



$1.25 



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100 



1000 



$0,75 



;$5.00 



$35.0 



CXI QIFV (Vegetable Oyster) 



»DI\LiiDM.r I Haferwurzel Sassefricu Jarzynowa 



Culture. — It succeeds best in light, well-enriched soil. Sow early and quite deep, 

 are perfectly hardy and may remain out all Winter, but should be dug early in_ Spring, 

 for 75 feet of drill. Ten pounds per acre. 



Largre White. Common variety; medium-sized, smooth; flesh white 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. Larger, and less liable to branch than Large 

 White 



The roots 

 One ounce 



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BOSTON* MARROW. Fall and Winter variety; large; oval form; skin thin; 

 bright oi-ange, with netting of light cream color, flesh rich salmon-yellow; 

 fine-grained; excellent flavor 



Pordhoofe. Early; sweet; dry; good Summer variety; oblong. 



Golden Custard, or Yellow Bush (Cymlin). Mammoth scalloped bush; extra 

 quality 



GOLDEN HUBBARD. A true Hubbard except in color, which is bright red. 

 Wonderfully productive, fruits weigh 6 to 8 pounds; sheir warty and 

 strong; flesh deep orange to shell; cooks very dry; good flavored . 



IMFROVBD HUBBARD. One of the best Winter Sqashes; flesh bright orange- 

 yellow, fine-grained, very dry . 



MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH SCALIiOF. Fruit beautiful, clear waxy white; 

 superior in size and beauty 



MAMMOTH YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK. Vine larger and stronger 

 than Summer Crookneck and producing fruit fully twice as Ikrge, deeper 

 colored and with rough surface 



Autumn and Winter 



Delicious (Gregory). Fine quality; excels any in flavor. . 



Larg-e-Warted Hubhard. Large size; productive; hard green, warty shell.... 

 Mammoth Chili. Often weighs 200 lbs,; flesh rich; fine flavored 



By Mail, 



Postpaid 



Pkt. 



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f V4. lb. 



Lb. 



$0.05 



$0.10 



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$0.90 



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.30 



1.00 



By Mail, 



Postpaid 



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SPINACH sp 



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Culture — Sow in early Spring in drills a foot apart, every two weeks for a succession, and thin 

 out for use. For Fall use, sow in August; for Winter, in September. Cover with straw or leaves in 

 Winter. "Varieties prefixed * may be sown in the Fall for Spring crop. One ounce will sow 100 feet 

 "of drill. Twelve pounds per acre in drills. 



*Bloomsdale, or Norfolk Savoy. Fall planting; fleshy; curled; hardy 



Giant Eskimo. (New.) A variety we imported from Japan; very large. ..... 



LONG SEASON. Can be grown successfully in hot weather without going 

 quickly to seed — a merit possessed by few others. Leaves are very dark 

 green, and grow in a thick rounded cluster; tender and succulent. Leaves 

 remain fresh and crisp for a considerable time after cutting. 



Long" Standing". Excellent; compact; thick, fleshy, dark green leaves 



New Zealand. Abundant through the Summer. Never cooks stringy 



Round-Leaved. Thick, round, succulent leaves 



*Thi"!k-Leaved. Produces large, thick, bright green, crumpled leaves ....... . 



Victoria. Very heavy, broad, deep green leaves, crumpled 



By Mail, 



Postpaid 



Pkt. 



Oz, 



1/4 lb. 



Lb. 



$0.05 



$0.10 



$0.15 



$0.35 



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