PREMIUM SEEDS 
Spinach 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of drill — ten to 
twelve pounds in drill per acre. 
CULTURE. — Spinach is very hardy. extremely 
wholesome and palatable and makes a delicious dish 
of greens, retaining its bright green color after cook- 
ing. It should be planted in very rich ground, the 
richer the better. Sow in drils one foot apart, and 
commence thinning out the plants when the leaves 
are one inch wide. All should be cut before hot 
weather, or it will be tough and stringy. For early 
Spring use, the seed should be sown early in autumn. 
In the North the plants will require a slight protec- 
tion of leaves or straw, but in the Southern States 
no protection is necessary, and they will continue 
their growth most all winter. 
BLOOMSDALE SPINACH.— Forty days. Earliest 
cutting of any sort. This is a form of Spinach su- 
perior to other sorts because of its leaves being 
curled, twisted and bloated to an unusual degree, 
this curled quality giving the leaves an elasticity 
especially fitting them for shipment to long distances, 
Bloomsdale Spinach while at the same time giving the crop large meas- 
* uring qualities, many more barrels of the Bloomsdale 
Spinach being cut to the acre than any other variet y, and thus adding an increased profit to the shipper. 
It is especially recommended for autumn sowing, as w hen sown in spring time it shoots to seed early. On 
good soil 150 barrels of Bloomsdale Spinach should be cut to the acre. For price* see colored pages. 
EARLY LONG STANDING SPINACH.— This is the best variety to be sown in the Spring and at monthly 
intervals for a successive summer supply. For prices see colored pages. 
Rhubarb 
CULTURE. — Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil. The richer its condition and the 
deeper it is stirred the better. Sow in drills about an inch deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. 
In the fall transplant the young plants into very highly manured and deeply stirred soil, setting them four 
to six feet apart each way, and give a dressing of coarse manure every Spring. The stalks should not be 
plucked until the second year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself by running to seed. 
MYATT’S VICTORIA.— Planting two year old roots gives quicker results.— For prices see colored pages. 
Salsify or Oyster Plant 
When properly cooked, it is a good substitute for oysters in taste and flavor, and is very nutritious. A 
most palatable vegetable; the cultivation is precisely the same as directed for Parsnips and Carrots. Salsify 
will keep finely through the Winter, in the ground where grown, in exactly the same manner as Parsnips. 
The roots are perfectly hardy; in fact, they are best after the frost has touched them. 
Succeeds best, perhaps, in light, well-enriched soil- If it is necessary to use manure, it should be very 
fine and well-rotted. Sow early in drills 18 inches apart and cover firmly one inch deep; thin to three inches 
apart in the drills. One ounce of seed will sow fifty feet of drill; eight pounds is sufficient to plant an acre. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND.— This is in every way superior to the Large White, being larger, 
stronger growing and less liable to branch. Invaluable to market gardeners. For prices see colored pages. 
Squash or Cymling 
Summer Squash requires one ounce to 30 hills. Winter varieties, one ounce to 15 hills and 3 to 4 pounds 
per acre. 
CULTURE— Plant when the weather has become settled and the ground fairly warm. Bush varieties are 
plantefl 3x4 feet; running varieties 6x8 feet; about 4 to 6 seeds per hill and thin out later, leaving the 
strongest plants about 3 to the hill. Hills similar to those made for Cucumbers with well-rotted manure or 
fertilizer are best. Winter varieties may be stored in a moderately warm dry place of even temperature. 
INSECT PESTS.— For the Striped Beetle, see under Cantaloupes. For the Squash Bugs, Tobacco Dust Is 
sometimes a preventive, but Kerosene Emulsion Is the best remedy. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH.— A well known early vari- 
ety. Color Is creamy white with comparatively smooth 
surface, somewhat flattened and scalloped. Vines 
are bush, vigorous and very productive. Known as 
Patty Pan or Cymling in the South. For prices see 
colored pages. 
EARLY GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK.- The 
old standard sort; very productive and matures a 
little earlier than the Giant Summer Crookneck. 
Fruits, when fully grown are about one foot long, 
with distinctly crooked neck and surface uniformly 
warty; color bright yellow. For prices see colored 
pages. 
MAMMOTH YELLOW BUSH or GOLDEN CUS- 
TARD. — This is a new rich golden yellow, scalloped 
bush Summer Squash, grows large, is not excelled in 
quality and is very productive. For prices see col" 
ored pages. 
HUBBARD. — A well tried popular favorite, with 
strong, vigorous, prolific vines. Squashes weigh from 
10 to 25 pounds. Dark green, with golden yellow 
flesh, deep and finely grained, richly flavored, sweet 
and dry. Properly kept, it will last from September 
to May. For prices sec colored pages. 
MAMMOTH CHILE. — A large fruited variety, skin 
smooth and dark orange color. Flesh is of a rich 
yellow color — very thick, fine grained and sweet. 
Excellent for pies and needs little sugar. Fruits very 
large, sometimes attains weight of 150 pounds. Fine 
for stock. One of the best winter varieties. For 
prices see colored pages. 
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