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Parsnip 
CULTURE—1 oz. to 10<) feet of row (3 lbs. 
to the acre. 
Parsnip is very hard to germinate. To 
insure success sow either in the fall or very 
early in the spring while the ground is moist. 
The seed of parsnip is very light and if it 
happens that a hard crust is formed on the 
ground the young and feeble 'plants, instead 
of pushing through the crust run underneath 
and suffocate. To overcome this difficulty 
use a wheel hoe in loosening the crust. Set 
your knives so that they turn out. Through 
the cracks and crevices the young plants will 
make their way. Have the rows 16 inches 
apart and thin to 4 inches apart in the rows, 
cover the seed half an inch deep and press 
the soil well to insure better germination. 
It is a good plan to sow radishes or lettuce 
with parsnip seed and thus loosen the ground 
for the weak and tender parsnip plants. 
Sowed together with radish, parsnip seed wiil 
come at the same time with radish or soon 
after, whereas sowed alone it quite often 
takes a whole month before the seed shows 
up. 
Parsnip Hollow Crown 
HOLLOW CROWN — Long, smooth, heavy 
roots, tender and sweet. Our strain is a good 
selection. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 
60c; 10 lbs. $5.50, prepaid. 
PREMIUM PARSNIP—The roots are less than 
two-thirds as long as those of Hollow Crown. 
At the same time it yields heavier, is easily 
pulled and a grand sort for stiff, clayey soils. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 60c; 10 lbs. 
$5.50, prepaid. 
Sage Salvia 
Officinalis 
An annual kitchen herb much used for sea¬ 
soning. Sow the seed early in the spring. In 
the North protect by light covering of dry 
straw or hay. Hardy in the South without 
protection. Height about 15 inches. Pkt. 5c; 
1 oz. 30c; 1 lb. $2.40. 
CABBAGE DELUX will stand a great 
amount of drought and will make heads so 
hard and solid that in our locality the store¬ 
keepers sell it as shipped in Northern grown 
cabbage. 
We sell half and quarter pounds at pound 
rate, 5 pounds or over at 10 pound rate, 25 
pounds or over at 100 pound rate. 
.Japanese Pie Pumpkin 
Pumpkin 
CULTURE—1 oz. for about 15 to 30 hills, 
3 to 5 lbs. per acre, depending on variety, 
whether small or large seeded. 
About Pumpkins 
Can be easily grown in corn or pota¬ 
toes. If planted by itself in hills 6 by 4 
feet. Give frequent but shallow cultiva¬ 
tion until the vines cover the ground. 
Rich moist soil is the best for pumpkins. 
The biggest of all is the King of Mam¬ 
moths and it is the best variety to grow for 
exhibition purposes. Winter Queen has the 
most delicately flavored flesh and it is the 
best variety to grow for the table. Large 
Cheese is a sort from which you will get the 
most good because it is the most solid iieshed 
of all pumpkins, a heavy yielder of good eat¬ 
ing quality, keeps for a long time and if you 
should happen to have surplus you may store 
it away without fear of it spoiling or it 
may be sold to canning factories or stores. 
Sugar Pie is extra sweet fleshed and extru 
good for pie making. Striped Cushaw be¬ 
cause heavily productive, out yielding other 
varieties in tonnage and because of really 
good quality, is gaining in favor. 
KING OE GIANTS—On rich ground and 
given plenty of room (one plant to a hill) will 
reach enormous proportions, specimens have 
been grown as large as 200 pounds. Although 
very big it is of high quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; lb. $1.00. 
PUMPKIN WHITE CUSHAW—Fruit crook¬ 
necked, creamy white, thick-fleshed, of high 
quality. Early and heavily productive. It is 
sometimes called Trombone or Jonathan. 
Average weight 10 lbs. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
PUMPKIN STRIPED CUSHAW—A superior 
variety of fine appearance, rind white, mottled 
in a distinct way with green. One of the most 
popular sorts for pies, baking and even feed¬ 
ing. It is a heavily productive sort. The 
flesh is yellow, line grained, solid, sweet and 
of fine quality. Quite early. Average weight 
12 lbs. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.00 
CONNECTICUT FIELD—Almost round, or¬ 
ange yellow, heavily productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
10c; 1 lb. 80c, prepaid. 
LARGE CHEESE—Flat like a cheese box, 
Very meaty, sweet and of fine flavor and keeps 
well. Color buff. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 lb. 60c. 
prepaid. 
SUGAR PIE—Small flat fruit of the very 
finest flavor of all pumpkins. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
1 lb. 80c. 
TENN. SWEET POTATO—iBell shaped, flesh 
white, quality good. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 60c. 
WINTER QUEEN OR LUXURY—Of very 
high quality and of all pumpkins the best 
keeper. Of medium size. Skin yellow, closely 
netted. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1 lb. 80c. 
JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN—In shape crook¬ 
necked, sometimes bottle-necked, skin dark 
green, sometimes striped light green The 
seeds are all in the blossom end, the neck 
being solid flesh, that is sweet, dry, mealy, 
therefore a popular variety. Early. Average 
weight 12 lbs. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
PEANUTS 
They can be grown with profit and give big 
crop on sandy soils in all states where!'com¬ 
mon corn is successfully raised. 
CULTURE—Shell the peanuts before plant¬ 
ing, use one and a half pecks of Virginia and 
only one peck of Spanish Peanuts to the acre. 
Cover the seed about an inch deep on heavy 
soil and two inches deep on light sandy soil. 
Plant the running varieties in rows 3 feet 
apart and a foot apart in the rows. Culti¬ 
vate as soon as the crop is planted and con¬ 
tinue until the vines cover the ground. Never 
cultivate when the peanuts start to form pods. 
When the nuts are fully developed is the 
best time to harvest. Plow the peanuts and 
then stack them against stakes stuck into the 
ground, the roots with the peanuts on them 
to the center and leaves outside. Weight per 
bu. in hull: Virginia 22 lbs; Spanish 30 lbs. 
Peanuts resent coming in contact with manure, 
therefore must not be planted on freshly 
manured soil. 
VIRGINIA PEANUTS 
This variety is the most generally grown 
for commercial use, and makes considerably 
larger nuts than the Spanish. By mail, post¬ 
paid: Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c. 
SPANISH PEANUTS 
This variety is the earliest of all peanuts 
and will mature in the Northern States. The 
nuts are very sweet and used largely as a 
substitute for almonds. By mail, postpaid: 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 4flc. 
SUPERIOR PRODUCE is the only way to 
better profits. 
