FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
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Parsnip, Parsley and Horse- Radish 
PARSNIP 
Culture.— The value of the Parsnip as a culinary vegetable is well known, 
but is not generally appreciated at its full value for stock feeding. On favorable 
soil it yields an immense crop of roots, more nutritious than turnips and very 
valuable for dairy stock. •, i, -n i i 
Parsnips are usually grown on deep, rich, sandy soil, but will make good 
roots on any soil which is deep, mellow and moderately rich. Fresh manure is 
apt to make the roots coarse and ill-shaped. As the seed is sometimes slow and 
uneven in growth, it should be sown as early as possible in drills two and one- 
half feet apart; cover one-half inch deep and press the soil hrmly over the seed. 
Give frequent cultivation and thin the plants to six inches apart in the row. 
CONDON'S WHITE QUEEN 
This is a highly improved type, producing uniformly large and hand- 
some roots of stoc-ky form heavy at the shoulder, well rounded, gradually 
tapering to the base, so that they are easily dug, and if grown in properly 
pulverized soil the roots will be smooth and free from wrinkles and side 
roots The flesh is wliite, of fine te-xture, free from core and stringiness, 
and especially fine flavored, cooking tender, sweet, and rich, rendering it 
one of the finest of table vegetables for winter use. The roots may re- 
main in the ground all winter, being hardy, or some may be dug late in 
the fall and stored in sand or soil, so that they can be gotten at easily 
when the ground is frozen. Frost improves their quality. This parsnip is 
the heaviest cropper of all, and we recommend it for both garden and field 
culture. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 8 cents; H pound, 25 cents; H pound, 45 
cents: pound, 85 cents. 
HOLLOW CROWN, OR LONG WHITE 
Roots comparatively short, ending somewhat aliruptly with a small 
top root- grows mostly below the surface; has a very smooth, clean skin. 
Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 'A pound, 15 cents; K pound, 28 cents; 
pound. 50 cents. 
Horseradish 
BOHEMIAN HORSE-RADISH 
SETS 
"ISAIiINEB-KREN" 
This is grown by planting the small sets or 
pieces from the side roots in deep, rich soil and 
cultivating in the same manner as with the ordin- 
ary variety of Horse-Radish, but the plants are 
so much stronger in growth that the roots grow 
to con.siderably larger size and greater weight. 
The quick, strong growth not only gives a much 
larger crop from a given area, both in size o): 
single roots and bulk weight of crop, but also 
enables the grower to place the roots in the 
markets much earlier than with the ordinary 
variety. Small Roots, ready for planting: 25 cents 
per dozen; or $1.75 per 100; Tjy maU, postpaid. 
Bv express or freight: Roots of uniform length, 
in bunches of 50, 85 cents per lOO; $7.50 per 
1,000. 
PARSLEY 
THE GREAT GARNISHING PLANT 
Culture.-Very useful for flavoring soups and stews ^"4 .B^n'jX^^ 
The green leaves are used for flavoring, or they may be dried crisp, ruDDea 
10 powder and kept in bottles until needed. . si„,„«r 
■^P^rsley succeeds the best on rich, mellow soil. The seed >s even slower 
than parsnip in germinating and should be sown as ear y P°^^^-^>^f^,'f"i, ',\^ 
spring, in drills, one to two feet apart, covering not mo.e ''7, ■ ' 
with fne soil irmly pressed down. When the plants are well up, thni to 
eiKl t to twelVe i^ d apart in the row. When the plants of the cur ed 
val^ties aie about three inches high, cut off the leaves ; the plan w. then 
start a new growth of leaves which will be brighter and hettei curled, .uid 
la?er, If these turn dull or brown, they can he cut in the same way. Every 
cutting will result in improvement. 
HAMBURG, OR ROOTED 
The root is the edible portion ol' this variety smaU 
parsnip, both in color and shape. Flesh white, a litt e di Y and in ilaN or 
Ts similar to celeriac. The foliage is m-^t-t'if'ly « ^''^^.''^ in sand 
Plain Parsley. The roots can he dtig late '"."^^ fa ai d sto ed in ^ind 
for winter use. Extensively used for fla^7"'iP,!'0"P^''"f„h'? ou^ 
variety is sometimes called Turnip Rooted. Packet 4 cents, ounce, lu 
centsa % pound, 35 cents; K pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.00. 
PLAIN 
The leaves of this variety are flat, deeply cut but, not curled, J^ery 
desirable for (lavoring soups and stews and for drying. It is a tayoilte 
on account of its very dark green leaves as well as 
Plant The curled sorts are more extensively used loi g.ii nislung. 
Jacket, 3 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 'A pound, 26 cents; 'A pound, 40 cents; 
sound, 76 cents. 
PARSLEY 
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED 
This is a vigorous, compact growing vari- 
ety, excellent for garnishing and flavoring 
and a handsome decorative plant. Leaves 
very finely cut and so closely crisped 01 
curled as to resemble bunches of moss. Ow 
ing to its uniformly fine, deep green color an< 
very attractive foliage, this is one of tlie mos 
popular sorts for both the market and homi 
garden. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; '/, 
pound, 30 cents; 'A pound, 50 cents; pound 
90 cents. 
