HIGH-GRADE SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS AND SHIPPERS 
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RHUBARB 
Germaiit Rhabarber. Italian, Rabarbaro. 
French, Rhubarbe. Spanish, Ruibarbo. 
Cultural Directions. —^Plant roots four feet apart each way, in 
fery rich well-manured soil. Cultivate well and top-dress liberally. 
Plants easily grown from seed. Sow in drills about 18 inches apart, 
and thin the plants to 12 inches in the drills. Use one ounce to 100 
feet of drill. 
Victoria. —A good market sort, with beautiful red stalks. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
RHUBARB ROOTS 
Postage extra. Consult ^‘Postal Directions” on Inside front 
cover. 
We can supply a standard variety of Rhubarb Roots from a leading 
Market Gardener. 
Dozen, $1.25; 100, $7,00; 1000, $50.00. Purchaser pajdng trans¬ 
portation charges. One dozen weighs 6 pounds. 
SALSIFY 
German, Haferwurzel. Italian, Sassefrica. 
French, Salsifls. Spanish, Ostra vegetal. 
One ounce will sow 76 feet of drill. 
Cultural Directions. —A very delicate and nutritious vegetable 
especially esteemed for its peculiar oyster flavor. Sow the seed early 
in spring, in drills 12 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thinning out the 
young plants to 6 inches. The roots will be ready for use in October, 
when a supply should be taken up and stored like carrots. Those 
remaining suffer no injury by being left in the ground till spring. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. —^A popular Market Garden sort, 
producing good size roots; comparatively smooth. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 55c.; lb., $1.75; 10 lbs., $16.50. 
SORREL 
German, Sauerampfer. Italian, Acetosa. 
French. Oseflle. Spanish, Acedera. 
Cultural Directions. —Sow in drills early in spring, thin out to 
6 to 8 inches apart in the row. Commence cutting about 2 months 
after planting. Sorrel is hardy, will continue to bear for three or 
four years. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Broad Leaf.— Pale green leaves, resembling spinach, only not 
so broad. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 34 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50; 10 lbs., $14.00. 
Narrow Leaf.— ^The leaves of this variety are narrower than the 
Broad Leaf. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; lb., G5c.; lb., $2.10; 10 lbs., $20.00. 
SWISS CHARD 
For Cultural Directions, see page 9. 
German, Beisshohl. Italian, Bleta. 
PYench, Polree. Spanish, Bleda. 
Large Ribbed, Dark Green Leaved. —Large, smooth, dark green 
leaves with silvery white stems, which are tender and of fine flavor. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 30c.; lb., 75c.; 10 lbs., $6.50. 
Lucullus. —A new variety with curled leaves like a Savoy cabbage. 
The plant grows nearly two feet high and the stem and leaves are 
very large and of fine quality. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 30c.; lb., 75c.; 10 lbs., $6.50. 
SPINACH 
German, Spinat. Italian, Spinace. 
^ench, Epinard. Spanish, Espinaca. 
Two oz. for 100 feet, 10 to 12 lbs., in drills for an acre. 
Cultural Directions. —Sow thinly in rows 12 or 16 inches apart, 
covering the seed about one-half inch; thin the plants to four inches 
apart in the row. The main crop is sown in August and September. 
It is sometimes covered up in cold localities with straw or salt meadow 
hay during winter, which prevents it from being cut with the frost, 
but in sheltered fields there is no necessity for covering. For summer 
use it may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, from April to 
June. Spinach develops best and is the most tender and succulent 
when grown in rich soil and in cool weather; during the hot summer 
months it bolts to seed quickly. 
Early Giant Thick Leaved. —The quickest growing sort. Leaves 
very large, round and almost smooth. Recommended for an early 
spring or early fall crop. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 15c 
Long Standing Bloomsdale 
Juliana. (Improved Long Season.)— One of the best second- 
early varieties; grows close to the ground; has very dark green thick 
crumpled leaves, and will stand two weeks longer than Bloomsdale 
or Viroflay before bolting to seed. 
Oz.. 10c.; ^ lb., 20c.; lb.. 45c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
King of Denmark. —The leaves are large, rounded, somewhat 
blistered, and deep green. The plants grow vigorously and are 
ready to use as soon as any kind; while at the same time they remain 
a long time in good condition after other kinds have run to seed. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb.. 45c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
Mammoth Italian Long Standing. —The largest growing vari¬ 
ety. Leaves very broad and of mammoth size, dark green color, 
slightly crumpled. Plants of rather upright growth. Will stand a 
long time without bolting to seed. One of the best second early 
varieties. 
Oz.. 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb.. 45c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
Monstrous Viroflay. —^A very large, quick-growing sort, suitable 
for an early spring crop. 
Oz.. 10c.; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
New Zealand. —Entirely different from the true spinach in type 
in that it thrives during the hot weather in any soil, rich or poor. 
The tender shoots are of good quality and may be cut throughout the 
summer. Plant three or four seeds in a hill two feet apart each way. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; 34 lb., 25c.; lb.,'60c.; 10 lbs., $5.00. 
Old Dominion.— A new long standing strain of Blight Resistant 
Virginia Savoy developed by the Virginia Truck Experiment Station 
for growing spinach on infected soil. Leaves dark bluish green and 
well crumpled. Best adapted for sowing in late fall for an early 
spring crop. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 50c.; 10 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $30.00. 
Savoy Leaved, or Bloomsdale Reselected. —A large, quick¬ 
growing variety adapted for sowing in the autumn for early spring 
use. It is of upright growth with thick, dark green crumpled leaves. 
Bolts to seed quickly in warm weather. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Savoy Leaved, or Bloomsdale Long Standing. —Darker green 
and more heavily cjumpled than Bloomsdale, and it will stand ten 
days longer before ‘bolting to seed. An excellent sort for planting 
late in the fall to winter over. (See illustration above.) 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 45c.; 10 Iba., $2.70; lOQ lbs., $22.00. 
Summer Green Long Standing. —The finest variety to sow for 
a second crop or through the summer months, as it stands hot weather 
remarkably well. The plant is large, leaves thick, dark green, and 
very much crumpled. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
Virginia Savoy Blight Resistant. —^This is a blight resisting 
strain of Savoy introduced by the Virginia Truck Experiment Sta¬ 
tion at Norfolk. Va. The type is not thoroughly fixed, but it resists 
blight remarkably well. 
.; lb., 40c.; 10 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $20.00. 
Oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., $2.70; 100 lbs., $22.00. 
W« Mil pounds at pound rata, 6 pounds at tan-pound rata. 26 pounds or ovar at hundrad-pound rata, of one variety. 
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