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W. R. GRAY, SEEDSMAN, OAKTON, VIRGINIA 
PARSNIP 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 
Culture. Sow as early in the spring 
as the weather will permit in drills 15 
inches apart and one-half inch deep, in 
a rich, deep soil; thin out to 6 inches 
apart in rows. The quality of the 
roots is improved by leaving them in 
tl^ ground over winter for spring use. 
SOTure enough in pits or cellars for 
immediate needs. Valuable for feeding 
stock as well as for table use. 
H01.I.0W CROWN SUGAR PARSNIP. 
The best and handsomest parsnip. It 
is half long, wedge-shaped, hollow- Hollow Crown Parsnip, 
crowned, and very broad at the shoulders, easily taken out of the ground, and producing 
more tons to the acre than the longer and thin varieties. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts. 
Two pounds to Acre. PUMPKIN Kills eight feet apart. 
Culture. May be planted middle of spring, among the Indian corn or in the field or 
garden, in hills 8 or 10 feet apart each way, four seeds in a hill. In other respects are 
cultivated in same manner as melons and cucumbers. Avoid planting them near other vines. 
CONNECTICUT PI£I«D, or IiARGE YEIiIiOW. The common field variety. Excellent for 
feeding. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts. 
SMAIiIi SUGAR. A very handsome little 
pumpkin with deep orange-colored skin 
and flesh of unusually fine, sugary flavor; 
fine-grained, very productive, and keeps 
well. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts. 
Z.ARGE SWEET CHEESE. A most popu- 
lar variety; fruit-flattened; skin-mottled 
light green and yellow, changing to rich 
cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, 
thick and tender. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 ct.s. 
PEPPERS 
Culture. Peppers are indispensable as a 
seasoning for soups and meats. The large 
varieties are mainly used for this purpose 
and pickling. The mild varieties, like Sweet 
Mountain, Pull Nose and Ruby King, are 
^ . used for Mangoes, while the small fruited 
Earge Sweet Cheese Pumpkin. sorts are best for sauces. Sow in hot-beds 
1 ,.1 . March or April or sheltered border in 
May; when the season is favorable, transplant in rows 2 feet apart and 18 inches in the 
row, in good, rich, mellow ground. 
RTOY KING. An improved American variety, reaching the largest size, often 4 to 6 inches 
in length and 314 to 4 inches thick, yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the smaller 
sorts. It is very bright colored and the flesh is beautiful, sweet and mild-flavored. 
Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
CHINESE GIANT. This monstrous fruiting variety averages 12 to 15 inches in circum- 
ference and, notwithstanding its immense size, it is very early and prolific. The stocky. 
well-branched plants, about 2 feet high, carry so many peppers that in places they seern 
bunched toerelher. Tbo flpRh ig thick, tender, mild, sweet, and unexcelled when sliced 
When ripe the surface is of a brilliant, varnished scarlet. 
or for stuffing for “mangoes." 
Pkl. 5 and 10 cts.; oz, 75 cts, 
RED CHIEI. They are pointed like the Cayenne, 
but not so long nor so thick, and are exceedingly 
pungent when ripe. Requires a long, warm season. 
The plants should bo started quite early in a hot- 
bed, Idct. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
EONG RED CAYENNE. A long red variety, very 
not. and is generally used for seasoning soups. 
Pkl. 5 and 10 cts,; oz. 40 cts. 
BORDEAUX-ARSENATE OP EE.AD IVIIXTURE. A 
combined fungicide and insecticide. For mildew, 
leaf spot and insects on potatoes, melons, cucum- 
l)ors and other vegetables, fruit trees and rose 
bushes. Tins is a dry powder, most convenient to 
handle' and use. One and five-pound packages. 
One Ib 30 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.25. Postage extra. 
Hein f *1^® World. You can do 
H this by planting Fairfax Seed 
thus producing the maximum in crops. 
Chinese Giant Pepper. 
