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_ THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE _57 
Potatoes 
Eight to ten bushels will plant one acre. 
Owing to unsettled market conditions prices wiill be 
given on application. 
A good, sandy loam produces the best Potatoes, but 
they can be grown on all kinds of soil. New or pasture 
land, with the turf freshly turned, produces the finest 
crop. Make furrows of good depth, 3 feet apart. Scatter a 
liberal dressing of phosphate or decayed stable manure 
along the drill, and set the seed about 10 inches apart in the 
rows. Cover with about 2 inches of soil, and begin to culti¬ 
vate when the plants are well up. At each successive hoeing, 
bring additional soil about the plant. A change of seed is 
advisable. 
Delaware. Tubers large, smooth and of best quality; white 
and yield well. 
Early Ohio. One of the best for early market. A week 
earlier than Early Rose. Of fine quality. 
Early Rose. The well known variety; early and prolific. 
Green Mountain. We can recommend this variety as one 
of the best for all purposes. 
Irish Cobbler. Cream white color and of excellent quality. 
A vigorous grower, early, ripens uniformly, and keeps 
well. 
New Queen. Flesh white and quality good; early and pro¬ 
ductive. In shape and color it resembles the Beauty of 
Hebron. 
Norcross. A splendid sort, uniform size and fine quality. 
Rural Russet. A reliable late variety, practically blight- 
resistant. Quality excellent. A good keeper. 
Spaulding Rose. A valuable early Potato of exceptional 
quality. Cooks white and mealy; does well in light soils. 
Radish 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
For very early use seeds can be sown in frames in Febru¬ 
ary, making successive sowings every two or three weeks. 
Sow also in the open ground the last of April in light, rich, 
sandy soil, selecting a warm or sheltered location. Later 
sowings can be made at intervals during the summer in a 
moist location where they can grow quickly. Sow broadcast 
or in drills. Seeds of Winter Radishes should be sown dur¬ 
ing midsummer, and the Radishes can be kept during 
winter if covered with sand and placed in a cool cellar. 
Early Crimson Giant. Grows to a large size without be¬ 
coming pithy. Excellent for forcing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
14 lb. 75c. 
Earliest Forcing Deep Scarlet Turnip. Short leaved; very 
early; brilliant red; particularly fine for use in frames. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 2 5c, 14 lb. 75c. 
Early Scarlet Globe. Of distinct shape, brilliant color, crisp 
and white; excellent for forcing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 
lb. 75c, lb. $2.25. 
Early Scarlet Turnip. Small, round Radish; very tender, 
mild and of quick growth. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 lb. 75c. 
Early, Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A very early variety; 
color deep scarlet with white tip. Good forcer. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 25c, 14 lb. 75c. 
French Breakfast. Scarlet, with white tip; shape nearly 
oval; good for forcing or summer sowing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, 14 lb. 75c. 
Icicle, Quick growing; clear white. Fine for forcing. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 2 5c, % lb. 75c. 
Long Black Spanish. One of the hardiest and best for 
winter use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 2 5c, $4 lb. 75c. 
Round Black Spanish. Skin black; roots globe-shaped; 
white fleshed and piquant flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 
lb. 75c. 
Rose China Whiter. Bright rose color, flesh firm and fine 
for winter use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 lb. 75c. 
White Turnip. Very early, flesh and skin white, of mild 
flavor; excellent for summer use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 
lb. 75c. 
White Stuttgart. A quick growing variety of large size and 
of good quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Sweet Potato Plants 
Culture —The young plants should be set in hills about 
4 feet apart and 5 inches above the ground level. A light 
soil and sunny location are preferable. Rooted slips 
ready in May. 
Nansemond. Best sort for New England. Plants, $1.25 
per 100, $10.00 per 1000; add 15c .per 100 if wanted by 
parcel post. 
Pumpkin 
One ounce will plant 20 hills. One pound 250 hills. 
Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has become 
warm, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way; or in fields of 
Corn, about every fourth hill. The Pumpkin is not so par¬ 
ticular in regard to soil as the Melon or Cucumber, but in- 
other respects is cultivated in a similar manner. If planted 
in hills by themselves, thin out the plants when beginning 
to run, to three in each hill. 
Connecticut Field. A large yellow variety, productive, and 
grown for feeding stock. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, $4 lb. 50c, 
lb. $1.50. 
Mammoth. A productive variety, which grows to an im¬ 
mense size, often weighing more than a hundred pounds. 
Pkt. 10c. oz. 25c, 14 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. 
Sugar. A small, fine-grained, sweet Pumpkin; very prolific 
and a fine table variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, !4 lb. 50c, 
lb. $1.50. 
Winter Luxury. Flesh thick, sweet and excellent for pies. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 lb. 75c. 
Early Scarlet Globe Radish. 
