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"Pure and Sure" Seeds—ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 
Red 
Pear 
Tomatoes. 
TOMATOES-Continued. 
Pickling or Preserving Varieties 
Peach. Size, shape and color of a peach. 
Red Pear. Used for preserving and to make “tomato figs.” 
Red Cherry. Differs from Yellow Cherry in color only, be¬ 
ing red. 
Strawberry or Husk. Also called Ground Cherry. Vines are 
low and spreading, producing small yellow fruit enclosed 
in a loose husk. 
Yellow Plum. Fruits plum shaped, clear yellow color. 
Yellow Pear. Pear-shaped fruits of deep, clear yellow color. 
All Pickling or Preserving varieties. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c; 
ox., 50c. 
Turnips 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; one to two 
lbs. for an acre. 
Culture: For early seeding sow flat varieties in 
open ground in spring in drills one foot or more 
apart, using seed sparingly. Thin to 6 or 8 inches 
apart. For succession sow every two weeks until 
June. For fall and winter sow in July and August. 
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. Fully a week 
earlier than any variety. Flat and smooth; of 
medium size. Pkt.. 5c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 
lbs., $2.50. 
Purple Top White Globe. The standard home, 
market garden, and shipping sort for table use; 
it is also good for field culture. Roots globular, 
smooth; bright purplish-red above, white below. 
Flesh white, firm, fine grained and tender when 
young. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c; 
10 lbs., $4.50. 
Purple Top Flat Strap Leaf. The leaves are few, 
entire, upright in growth. The roots are flat, of 
medium size, purple or dark red above ground, 
white below. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 20c; 1 lb., 
50c; 10 lbs., $4.50. 
Seven Top, for Turnip Greens. Standard ex¬ 
tremely hardy foliage turnip for table and forage 
use. Crown sends up numerous leafy shoots 
which are excellent for greens and for stock to 
graze on. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 
Shogoin or Japanese. A new, extremely useful 
sort. It is quick growing and supplies large edible 
strap leaves as well as smooth globular roots of 
superior quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; 
1 lb., 60c. 
White Globe. Globe-shaped roots. Considering 
the size it matures early. A very good autumn 
variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c. 
Purple Top White Globe Turnips. 
Amber Globe. Is the staple yellow Turnip both 
for table and for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
14 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 
White Burley Tobacco. 
Rutabaga or Swede 
Culture: Same as for other turnips, except that 
the seed is generally sown from the latter part of 
July until August. 
American Purple Top. A hardy productive 
variety; roots are large, globular in form, with 
a very small tap root; color, bright yellow with 
a purple top: flesh very solid, tender and sweet. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 60c; 5 lbs., 
$2.50. 
Tobacco 
Culture: The seed should be sown as early as 
possible after danger of frost is over. When the 
plants are about 6 inches high, transplant into rows 
4 by 4 feet apart each way. Cultivate thoroughly 
with plow and hoe. 
Missouri Broad Leaf. A very large yielder. Pkt., 
10c; 14 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c. 
White Burley. The standard main crop variety. 
Pkt., 10c; y £ oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c. 
Havana. The leading smoking variety. Pkt.. 10c; 
14 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c. 
