WILSON S. BROWER COMPANY. Inc.. 
CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
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LONG SCARLET, SHORT TOP 27 
A standard sort for home gardens, and for truckers. Roots smooth, 
uniform, 5 to 6 inches long, tapering, with white crisp flesh; color 
dark scarlet; tops small. 
WHITE ICICLE _._ 27 
An outstandingly popular variety for home and market garden use. 
Roots 5 to 514 inches long, slender; tapering at the tip, very white; 
flesh clear white, brittle, and of mild, inviting flavor. 
White Strasburg _ 39 
Popular with market gardeners in the East for summer use. Roots 
about 5 inches long, 1% inches thick at the shoulder, tapering and 
smooth. Skin and flesh white, crisp and slighlty pungent. Con¬ 
tinues in marketable condition longer than most varieties. 
Fall and Winter Varieties 
Long Black Spanish _ _ 55 to 60 
A good keeping winter variety. Roots cylindrical, slightly tapered 
at tip, 7 to 10 inches long, 2 to 2% inches in diameter; skin black 
and somewhat wrinkled; flesh white, solid and pungent. 
Rose China Winter _ 52 
A popular, very distinct winter sort. Roots 4 to 6 inches long, 2 
inches in diameter, cylindrical, but thicker at the lower end; blunt, 
smooth, bright rose-red in color; flesh white, very firm, and pungent. 
Round Black Spanish _ 56 
A winter sort with round roots, somewhat top-shaped, 3 to 4 inches 
in diameter; skin black, with cracked longitudinal lines; flesh white, 
crisp, and of strong flavor; an excellent keeper. 
RHUBARB 
Pkt. 10c 
Linneaus 
A second early variety with thick, long stalks, reddish in 
color, and of fine 
flavor. 
Victoria 
A main crop sort, vigorous in growth, with upstanding, thick, red stalks of ex¬ 
cellent quality. 
RUCOLA OR ITALIAN ROCKET 
Pkt. 15c — Oz. 45c — V 4 lb. $1.35 
Eruca sativa 
The young leaves of this plant are eaten as a salad and are used for flavoring 
soups. Seed may be sown at any time in the open ground, and within two 
months the first cutting may be taken. In moist, cool weather, additional cut¬ 
tings may be made, but in the hot months it rapidly runs to seed. 
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER 
Pkt. 10c — 1 oz. 25c — 4 oz. 75c 
Mammoth Sandwich Island 
An improved variety with roots 6 to 8 inches long, 1 to 1% inches thick, tapering, 
smooth, dull white. Plants 314 feet tall, with large, purple-red flowers. 
SORREL 
French Broad Leaved —Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c 
Widely used by home and market gardeners. Leaves large, oblong, medium green, 
of acid flavor. 
Narrowed Leaved —Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 14 lb. $1.00 
Popular with critical gardeners on account of its long, slender, attractive, bright 
green leaves, with slightly acid flavor. 
