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The 
Sweetest 
and Most 
Productive 
Parsnip 
Grown 
PARSNIP 
608 Shumway’s Improved Sugar 
a lbs. per acre 
Parsnips prefer very wet soil and will thrive where 
carrots will not grow. They make splendid stock 
feed, and horses prefer them to car¬ 
rots. A freeze is required to sweeten 
them. For the best results, deep soil 
is needed, and fresh manure should not 
he used as it will cause the roots to 
“The very best Parsnip grown.’’ It. is enormously pr 
are 10 to 12 inches long and about 3 inches thick at the i 
rich in saccharine, has smooth white skin, is uniform in s 
tender, sugary. It is remarkably free from side roots; i 
respect it is about the cleanest of all parsnips. It is fii 
of superior flavor. Not only of fine table quality but tl 
and high sugar content make it very desirable for stock 
snips will improve the richness of your cows’ milk. I 
wonderfully well for winter use when the ground is frozen, 
oz., 19 cts.; i/ 4 lb., 42 cts.; y 2 lb., 71 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs. 
609 Hollow Crown or Long J 
A highly improved type producing uniformly large and handsome roots of stocky 
form, heavy at the shoulder, well rounded, gradually tapering to the base. Mesh 
white, of fine texture, free from core and stringiness; fine flavored. Cooks tender; 
sweet and rich; enormously productive and exceptionally smooth. Pkt„ 5 cts.: oz.’. 
10 cts.; 1/4 lb., 29 cts, - 1/ 1 - — • — ’ ’ 
divide. 
Vs lb., 46 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; 2 lbs., $i:35, postpaid 
PARSLEY 
Grow a Bed of Parsley This Year 
Easy to grow in the garden or in pots during 
winter. Parsley does well in either sun or shade 
and does not require any particular kind of soil. The 
leaves may be kept for winter use after drying them 
completely in a warm but shady place. When dry rub 
to a powder, store in air tight bottles until needed dur¬ 
ing winter months. 
605 Hamburg or Turnip Rooted 
The yellowish white roots of this variety are ^ 
edible and they resemble small parsnips in size fl 
and shape. Valued for flavoring soups, stews-, * 
etc. The foliage is like that of the plain parsley.- Ja 
The roots are not spoiled by frost and ! 
may be left in the ground over winter ■, •*.’ * 
or stored in sand for winter use. Leaves 
can be used just like ordinary parsley. 
Pkt.> 5 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; % lb., .33 cts.; >/ 2 
lb., 53 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.70, post- 
paid. 
Parsley 
604 Shumway’s Emerald Green 
A very dwarf compact variety with 
large finely curled leaves of a rich 
dark green. Excellent for garnishing 
and flavoring; also most ornamental in 
the garden. Resists heat and drought 
splendidly. A wonderful variety and 
used extensively to edge large flower 
beds. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; % lb*, 
42 cts.; y 2 lb., 70 cts.; lb., $1,25; 2 lbs., 
$2.30, postpaid. 
603 Champion Moss Curled 
603 Champion Moss Curled Parsley 
Immensely popular and well known because of its deep vivid green color 
and very tigktly curled leaves that have tke appearance of moss. Plants 
are of hardy, dwarf, and compact growth and very decorative in garden 
borders. Unusually beautiful for table use. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 14 Cts.; 
Vi lb., 35 cts.; Vs. lb., 58 cts.; lb., 95 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.80, postpaid. 
604 
Sliumway’s 
Emerald 
Green 
605 Hamburg or 
'Turnip Rooted 
PEANUTS—A Quick Money Crop 
Let the Children grow Peanuts for pleasure as well as for profitable crop 
Peanuts should be shelled before planting. 
- - ~ “ Plant in rows 2% or 3 feet apart, dropping 
B - the nuts 10 inches apart in the row. Cover 
one or two inches. A sandy loam is the best 
soil for Peanuts. Peanuts do exceedingly 
iidgwa-..-. • ..«*• well in the North making compact bushes 
613 Spanish Peanuts 
Small Seeded Variety 
The earliest variety 
grown maturing in 
about 100 days. 
Plants upright, with 
abundant and heavy 
foliage; the pods 
cluster at their base. 
Pods are small but 
well filled with n u t a Sue 
of sweeter and finer ** 
flavor than the larger jpjKjb- 
sorts. It is the kind fflflK 
mostly used for pea- 
nut candy and salted 
peanuts and is also 
the best for peanut 
butter and oil, con- s 
taining 10 per cent 
more oil than others. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; % lb., 13 
cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 
33 cts.; 2 lbs., 60 cts.; 
5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
613 Improved Virginia Jumbo Peanuts 
Shumway’s Northern Grown Superior Onion Sets 
Order Early. 
Crop Short This Season on Account of Continued Drought Last Summer. 
1 Lb. Will Plant Row 25 Ft. Long. 10 Bu. per Acre._ 
All my Onion Sets are produced from the highest 
quality Onion Seed and are sure to please. Nice size, 
dry, sound and free from sprouts. Onion Sets pro¬ 
duce marketable green hunch onions 4 weeks earlier 
than onion seed. The ideal way is to use both sets and 
seeds—the sets to grow spring and summer onions, 
and the seed to grow onions for late fall and winter 
use. It pays to plant sets of the very best quality. I 
guarantee my Onion Sets will please you. Nothing 
finer obtainable. My prices are low for such High 
Quality Sets. 
Postpaid Prices Vs lb. lb. 2: lbs. 5 lbs. 
594 Red Wethersfield. 16 cts. 28 cts. 50 cts. ‘ $1.10 
595 Yellow Globe Danvers.16 cts. 28 cts. 50 cts. 1.10 
596 Ebenezer or Japanese. 16 cts. 28 cts. 50 cts. 1.10 
597 White Silverskin. 16 cts. 28 cts. 50 cts. 1.10 
598 Mixed All Varieties. 16 cts. 28 cts. 50 cts. 1.10 
595 Yellow Globe Danvers 
597 White Silverskin 
594 Red Wethersfield 
