WEEBER & DON 



29 



Vegetable Seeds 



SALSIFY or Oyster Plant 



■man, tlajWmm-x-L French, Sal- 



German, 



Spanish, Ostion Beqeial. 

 One ounce will sow SO feet of drill. 

 A very delicate and nutritious 

 esculent, especially esteemed for 

 its peculiar oyster flavor. Sow 

 the seed early in spring, in drills 

 12 inches apart and one inch 

 •deep, thinning out the young 

 plants to six inches. The roots 

 will he ready for use in October, 

 when a supply should be taken 

 up and stored like carrots. Those 

 remaining will suffer no injury by 

 being left in the ground till 

 spring. 



Mammoth Sau&wieh Island. 

 Tender and delicious. Very su- 

 perior. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c, V. lb. 

 '10c., lb. S1.50. 



Long AVhite French. Pkt.Sc. 

 oz. 10c, % lb. 30c., lb. S1.00. 



SEA-KALE 



Gorman, Meerkoht. French, Olwu. 

 Spanish, Marin. 



One ounce will produce 300 plants. 



Cultivated for its blanched 

 shoots, which are cooked as as- 

 paragus. A Supply may be had 

 all winter by planting the roots 

 closely in a warm cellar before 

 frost. Sow one inch deep, in 

 drills two feet apart, thin out to 

 •six inche*, and th 

 plant in hills three 

 Sea-ICale Seed. Pkt *10c, oz 



30c, % lb. $1.00, lb, $3.50. 



For plants see veg. plants, p. 33. 



spring 



MAMMOTH 6U,SI1T 



8C0RZ0NEEA. 



SCORZONERA or 

 Black Oyster Plant 



German, Schwarzwarzel. French, Scorzonera. 

 Spanish, Escononera. 

 One ounce will sow SO feet, of drill. 

 A very wholesome and agreeable vegetable 

 Cultivated like .salsify wliiell il closely resem- 

 bles. The roofs should not he scraped, hut 

 simply washed, boiled tender, thou peeled 

 arid served like asparagus. 

 SCOlY-OJiera. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c., V. lb. 60c, 

 lb. $2.00. 



SORREL 



German, Sauerampfer. French, Oseilie. Spanish, Acedera. 

 One ounce will sow ISO feel of drill. 



This plant is considered v 

 for its acid properties ; 

 with salads, it imparts an 

 able and refreshing ilavoi 

 in shallow drills twelve 

 apart, and thin out the 

 plants to six iuches. 

 Large-leaved French, Pkt 



5c, oz. 15c, % lb. -10c, lb. $1.25, 



SWISS CHARD or Spinach Beet 



This Beet produces leaves only, excellent as greens. Culti- 

 vate same as spinach, sowing the seed in early spring, in drills 

 1% ft. apart. Good cultivation will increase the delicacy and 

 tenderness of the leaves. 



Swiss Ciiaril. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, J| lb. 20c, lb. 50c. 



TOBACCO SEED 



One ounce will produce plants for one. acre. 

 •Connecticut Seed Leaf. Suitable for growing iu these 

 latitudes. Used for cigar wrappers. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, V, lb. 

 $1.00, lb. $3,50; 



Imported Havana. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, ^ lb. SI .00,lli. $3.50. 



SPINACH 



German, Spinal. French, Epinard. Spanish, Espinaca. 

 One ounce will sow 100 feet of drifl, 



Spinach is more productive and of better quality if grown 

 in rich soil. The main crop is sown in September for spring 

 use, and although extremely hardy, requires to be occasion- 

 ally protected by a light covering of hay during winter. For 

 summer use sow from April to August, in drills 12 inches 

 apart, thinning out the plants to three inches. 

 Bloomsdalc Savoy-leaveil. A valuable variety with 



wrinkled leaves, resembling the. Savoy Cabbage; it is very 



hardy and prolific Pict. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 40c 

 Large Thick-leaved. One of the best market sorts. It 



produces a large thick leaf and stands a long time before 



running to seed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, lb. 35o. 

 Large Thick-ton vod Virotlay. A One selection of the 



old lettuce-leaved Spinach ; for summer use it is excellent 



Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, \i lb, 15c, lb. 40c. 



LONG-STANDING SPINACH 



Long-Standing. A distinct variety, standing from two to 

 threw weeks longer than any of the'olher sorts without go- 

 ing to soed iu this climate. Pkt. 5c. oz. 10c, If lb. 15c. 

 lb. 35c. 



New Zealand. Grows 1% ft. high, and if transplanted 



two by threo feet will prodin abundant crop in the hot 



weather when the ordinary spinach cannot hehad. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 10c, %lb. 30c "' 

 Prickly. An e 

 adapted for fall f 

 Round-leaved. 



sl.i 



CeCedingly hardy and productive variety, 

 swing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 15c, ib.35o. 

 One of the best for market or family gar- 

 dons; good Tor fall or spring sowing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 



s are thick and spread out flat upon the 

 at for spring sowing, hut not sufflcieut- 

 o winter in this locality, i'kt. 5c, oz. 

 10c, X lb. 15c, lb. 10c 



4 lb. 15c, lb. Si 

 Victoria. The 



ground. It is e: 

 lv ban!'. I 



LABGE THICK-LEAVED VIROFXAY SPINACH 



