FORD SEED CO., RAVENNA, O 
1 
Are Tested and of Strong Vitality 
We supply our customers with the same high quality of seeds that we like to plant ourselves. We 
know that it pays best to plant only the best seeds. 
Ford’s Sound Seeds 
degree of perfection. 
are sound in every way, as near as it is humanly possible to have them. 
They are grown in locations where we know they will attain the highest 
PriPPC on seeds in 10 lb. lots or under, quoted in this catalog INCLUDE POSTAGE UNLESS OTHER- 
■a I ItCo WISE STATED. When ordered to be shipped by freight or express, purchaser paying charges, 
or called for at our store, deduct from prices quoted on the various quantities as follows. 3c from V* lb., 
10c from 1 lb., 12c from 2 lbs., 14c from 3 lbs., 18c from 5 lbs. 28c from 10 lbs. No reduction allowed 
on account of postage on Pkt., % oz. or 1 oz. prices. 
PRICES on larger quantities than 10 lbs. do not include postage. We can however mail up to 70 lbs. 
if the necessary postage is added. 
Substitution 
refund money for 
If the variety ordered cannot be supplied we will substitute one as near like it as 
1 possible unless the order is marked “No Substitute.” If it is so marked we will 
the item which we cannot supply. 
WE LIMIT OUR LIST of VARIETIES to THE VERY BEST 
ASPARAGUS 
ARTICHOKE 
Seed should be sown early in spring, covering the 
seed 1 to 1% inches deep. When the Beedlings are 
one or two years old, they may be transplanted to 
the permanent bed. For home garden set plants 
16 to 18 inches apart each way. In field culture 
make rows 4 feet apart and set plants 1 foot apart 
in the rows, with the crowns 4 to 5 inches below 
the surface. Rotted manure should be applied to 
the beds in the fall after cutting away the tops. 
Nitrate of soda, applied in the spring before 
growth starts, is beneficial when no rotted manure 
is used. Keep the beds thoroughly cultivated, 
which may be done before growth starts in the 
spring. Time will be saved by buying roots instead 
of seed. Two year old roots set out in the spring 
will produce a few stalks for cutting the following 
year. 
For family use we would recommend planting 
50 or 100 roots according to size of family. As¬ 
paragus is one of the most profitable crops for 
market. 
MARY WASHINGTON. The best strain of Wash¬ 
ington. It has proven rust resistant in localities 
where the Asparagus rust is prevalent. The 
shoots are large, straight, with closely folded 
tips. Color green with a slight purple tinge. It 
is considered the best of all varieties of As¬ 
paragus. Pkt. 6c, oz. 15c, Yi lb. 43c, lb. $1.20, 5 
lbs. $5.18, 10 lbs. $9.28. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
By Parcels-Post Pre-Paid 
25 50 
Mary Washington, 1 year .$0.60 $1.00 
2 year roots.75 1.25 
Not Pre-Paid 
25 50 100 
Mary Washington, 1 yr.. $0.50 $0.90 $1.60 
2 year roots.65 1.00 1.75 
Ask for prices on larger quantities. 
100 
$1.75 
2.00 
1,000 
$9.00 
12.00 
DISCOUNTS 
On Orders of $ 25.00 or over....! .2% 
On Orders of $ 50.00 or over.3% 
On Orders of $100.00 or over.4% 
These discounts make our prices very low, as 
you will notice. 
‘‘Began buying Garden Seeds from you in 1884, 
always find them of the very best. Glory Cabbage 
cannot be beaten.”—Leo Schlotterbeck, Ohio. 
LARGE, GREEN GLOBE. Bears large flowerheads, 
which are prepared for eating the same as as¬ 
paragus. The seed may be started in a hot bed, 
or in open ground when all danger of frost is 
over. When ready to set in the garden make 
rows 4 feet apart and set plants 2 feet apart in 
the rows. The plants when mulched, will live 
through the winter. Pkt. 10c, y 2 oz. 35c, oz. 65c. 
JERUSALEM, GIANT OR WHITE FRENCH 
Valued for feeding stock; an excellent condi¬ 
tioner, particularly good for preventing hog 
cholera. Propagated from tubers, and may be 
cultivated the same as potatoes, producing im¬ 
mense crops. Lb. 33c, 3 lbs. 74c. Not prepaid, 
lb. 23c, 10 lbs. $1.50, 50 lbs. $3.50. 
BROCCOLI 
Similar to cauliflower and is prepared for the 
table in the same way. The seed should be sown 
and cared for in the same way as cabbage or 
cauliflower. 
EARLY PURPLE CAPE. Heads are of medium 
size, compact, and slightly purplish in color, 
plants are hardy. Pkt. 7c, y 2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c, 
%, lb. $1.28, lb. $4.35. 
Italian Green Sprouting, cKi.'Sd 
Calabrese. A decidedly fine variety of excellent 
quality and good for market. The plant forms 
a large, solid, green head. When the central 
head i3 cut, sprouts come out from the leaf axes, 
each terminating in a small head which is 
equally as good as the first. Pkt. 8c, 14 oz. 20c, 
y 2 oz. 35c, oz. 60c, 14 lb. $1.58, lb. $5.20. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
An erect-growing plant whose stalk is closely 
covered with light green buds resembling small 
cabbages which should be cooked in the same 
manner as cabbage or cauliflower. Seed may be 
sown early in May; later the plants may be set 
about 2 feet apart and cultivate like cabbage. 
FORD’S GIANT PROLIFIC. The stalk is large 
and grows 2 feet or more in height. The little 
Sprouts are set very closely together and usually 
develop about the same time. The Sprouts at 
the base of the stalks are usually as tightly 
folded as those at the top and require but little 
trimming to prepare for the table or market. 
Pkt. 6c, y> oz. 15c, oz. 25c, *4 lb. 73c, lb. $2.60. 
If Lower Prices Are Quoted We Will Try to Meet Them 
