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TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS, 
PUMPKIN 
Kuerbis. Potiron. 
CULTURE —Plant in hills, in well prepared ground, mixing two or three shovelsful of well* 
rotted manure in each hill. Light soils are best suited for their growth. Plant six to eight seeds 
in each hill and thin out to three or four after they have made partial growth. 
. large: cheese:. Cheese shaped; in flavor like 
Crookneck Squash; yellow fleshed; fine grained 
and very productive. Superior to most field vari¬ 
eties. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD. A large yellow vari¬ 
ety. hard shell. An excellent variety for field 
culture. 
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Grows to 
medium size, pear shaped, and a little ribbed 
SUGAR. This variety is smaller than the Larg« 
Field, but of finer grain, sweeter and very prolific 
JAPANESE PIE. This remarkable variety 
comes from Japan, and makes a valuable addi¬ 
tion to our nie and cooking pumpkins. The flesh 
Is very thick and nearly solid. 
BURPEE’S QUAKER PIE. A distinct and val¬ 
uable variety. 
MAMMOTH KING. The largest var'fty ever 
introduced. An enormous yielder, having produced 
over 100 tons per acre. The flesh is very thick, 
bright orange color and of fine quality, and in 
flavor equals squash. 
TURNIP 
Weisse Rueben. Navet. 
CULTURE —Light, well manured soil is bes t suited for turnips. Sow the earliest varieties 
In April, in drills about fifteen inches apart, an d thin out to from 6 to 9 inches in the rows 
For a succession sow at intervals until the en d of August. 
TURNIP, PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. 
EXTRA EARLY WHITE MILAN. Extra-early, 
tender and delicately flavored; the bulb is or 
medium size, very handsome, smooth and of a 
clear Ivory-white, both inside and out. 
EXTRA EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN. Fully 
a week earlier than the Munich, which has here¬ 
tofore been considered the very earliest. It is of 
medium size and flat-shaped, pure white flesh, 
of excellent flavor, very small top and a good 
keeper 
PURPLE OR RED TOP STRAP LEAF. Flat; 
fine flavor and one of the most popular varieties 
frown, and when sown late is one of our best, 
varieties, being an excellent keeper. 
SNOWBALL. A fine-looking, pure white 
variety which matures in from six to seven 
weeks. The bulbs have a smooth white skin 
and are nearly round. This turnip does not grow 
large, but is very tender and sweet 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. Handsome 
globular shape, fine grained, tender and sweet; 
the best table turnip and a splendid keeper; a 
rapid grower and a heavy yielder, producing 
enormous crops. Our stock has been specially 
selected for year® and cannot be equalled. 
LARGE WHITE GLOBE. One of the most pro¬ 
ductive. In rich soil the roots will frequently 
grow to 12 pounds in weight. Globe-shaped, skin 
white and smooth. 
GOLDEN BALL (ROBERTSON). A rapid 
grower; globe-shaped, and of a beautiful color 
and a good keeper. 
PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN. A medi¬ 
um sized, round, late maturing, long keeping, 
yellow fleshed turnip. Roots yellow with pur¬ 
ple top. Flesh pale yellow and of very firm 
texture, approaching the Rutabaga in this re¬ 
gard, but tender and sweet. Since it requires a 
longer time to mature, the seed should be sown 
about two weeks earlier than most sorts. It is 
hardy, productive and valuable for stock feed¬ 
ing. 
LARGE AMBER GLOBE. One of the best 
yellow fleshed varieties, grown usually for stock 
feeding. The roots are of large size and of 
globular shape. The skin is clear yellow, except 
the top which is tinged with green. The flesh 
is light yellow, fine grained and sweet. The 
variety keeps well and is a good cropper. 
RUTABAGA 
CULTURE —The roots may be preserved in a 
pit or cellar during the winter, and are excellent 
for table use. Sow from the tenth of June to 
the middle of July in drills two feet apart and 
thin out to eight inches. 
IMPROVED AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. This 
is a selected strain of the finest yellow-fleshed 
rutabaga, suitable either for table use or stock; 
flesh remarkably fine-grained and of a sweet 
flavor; the bulb grows clean and smooth, with a 
small top; an Immense yielder. 
HURST’S MONARCH RUTABAGA. Distinct 
in type, being of tankard shape. On account of 
the size it attains it will yield from two to seven 
tons more to the acre than any other variety 
BANGHOLM. Oblong in shape with very small 
neck. The flesh Is yellow with dark purple top. 
Awarded certificate by Danish government as 
the best yielding rutabaga. 
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