52 SIM. 8fui/mitay^Ihe Pioneer ihmerican Seedsman-Established 1870 
Ruta Baga or Swede Turnip Have Firmer Flesh Than Turnip, 
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822 The Best Purple Top Yellow Swede 
Shumway’s Giant Premier is the finest and most 
profitable of all yellow purple top Rutabagas, being the 
hardiest, heaviest, best shaped and most productive. 
The roots are better keepers than most sorts. The flesh 
is of a beautiful yellow color, of the choicest quality, 
full of nourishment. Excellent for table use and stock 
feeding. Matures in 95 days. Excellent shipping 
variety always bring top prices on any market. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; i/ 4 lb., 35 cts.; i/ 2 lb., 58 cts.; lb., 
?1.00; 2 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. 
And Will Keep Later Into Spring—1 
Oz. Will Sow 100 Ft. Row—3 Lbs. Per 
Ruta Baga 
824 American Purple Top Yellow 
Also called Skirving's Purple Top. An old stand¬ 
ard variety which has been improved by selective 
breeding. The roots are large and smooth, reddish 
purple above ground with short neck and small 
tops. They have a fine globular shape; very easy 
to pull. The flesh is yellow, solid and sweet, with 
a high content of dry matter. A hardy type and a 
heavy cropper. Keeps well. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 14 
cts.; 14 11>., 23 cts.; y 2 lb., 40 cts.; lb., 70 cts.; Z lbs., 
$1.25, postpaid. 
823 A very good yellow fleshed sort with 
large tankard-shaped roots, relatively small 
necks, and small tops. The root above 
ground is purple-red, while below it is yel¬ 
low. The flesh is very solid, fine grained, 
and sweet. Very productive with wonder¬ 
ful keeping qualities. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 14 
cts.; i / 4 lb., 23 cts.; V 2 lb., 40 cts.; lb., 70 cts.; 
2 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. 
825 White Sweet Russian 
This variety is very desirable either for table use 
or for stock feeding. The flesh is white, firm and 
sweet. The roots are very large, nearly globe- 
shaped, with small necks. They are white-skinned, 
bronze or green at the top. The tops are small and 
strap-leaved. An immense crop can be grown at 
very little expense. A fine keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 
10 cts.; % lb., 23 cts.; % lb., 38 cts.; lb., 65 cts.; 2 
lbs,, $1.15, postpaid. 
NEW REDUCED PRICES 
Look on the Label for the GERM COUNT, 
Expiration DATE and PRICE. 
Every GARDENER Should Know 
That Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas and Lupines belong to the 
Legume family—plants that bear their seed in a pod—like clover 
and alfalfa. All legumes form a partnership at the roots with 
certain kinds of helpful bacteria called Legume Germs, that are 
able to pump or 'draw nitrogen from the air and give it to the 
plant. They form on the roots in colonies, looking like lumps 
called nodules, which are really nitrogen storehouses. 
Without these germs, 'legumes would rob the soil of nourish¬ 
ment and have a sickly growth. Eew soils contain a natural 
supply of these beneficial organisms. It is therefore necessary to 
“inoculate”-—apply these nitrogen-gathering germs directly to 
the seed before planting. All Agriculturists recommend inocula¬ 
tion for legumes. 
NITBAGIN is a granular MOIST soil-like culture, packed in 
tins. Easy to apply. Directions on every can. 
Prices for NITRAGIN Bacteria Culture listed below. Postpaid. 
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den 
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IK 
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1696 Alfalfa . 
$0.35 
.35 
.35 
.35 
.35 
.35 
$0.65 
.65 
.65 
.65 
.65 
.50 
.35 
.50 
.50 
$1.40 
X.40 
1.40 
1.40 
1.40 
$0.80 
$2.25 
1.40 
2.25 
2.25 
$0.65 
$2.45 
$0.25 
.25 
.25 
.35 
.35 
.80 
.80 
1706 Beans, Peas and Sweet 
.35 
.35 
.65 
.50 
.35 
1.40 
.80 
2.25 
1.40 
.65 
2.45 
Garden size Bacteria for Peas, Sweet Peas and Beans (3 in 1). 
Sufficient quantity to treat 5 pounds of Seed. Price 25 cts., post- 
In Every State . . . 
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These plant protectors mean 
larger, earlier, premium crops 
From Maine to California, Germaco 
HOTKAPS keep out frost, rain, wind, 
birds and insects, and protect the tender 
seedling or plant until it is well out of the 
ground and prospering. 
Each HOTKAP is a small hothouse, to 
speed development as well as protect. 
HOTKAPS mean stronger, healthier 
plants, with larger and earlier yields— 
and premium prices result! Crops pro¬ 
tected with HOTKAPS get to market 2 
to 3 weeks earlier, sometimes more. Their 
slight cost is returned many times in 
higher prices. 
HOTKAPS are patented wax paper 
cones, placed over the seed or plant. They 
maintain perfect mulch around each plant, 
by preventing drying and crusting of the 
ground. ' They are easy to set out. One 
man can place 3,000 or more in a day. 
HOTKAPS ARE INEXPENSIVE 
Special prices by Mail Postpaid 
1718 Special 100 package (contains 100 Hot- 
kaps, composition garden setter and 
tamper . $2.75 
1719 Special 250 package (contains 250 Hot- 
kaps, composition garden setter and 
tamper) . 4.25 
1716 Steel HOTKAPS, setter and tamper.. 2.00 
1715 Composition garden setter, each.60 
1717 Steel tamper, each. 35 
Prices on Germaco Hotkaps No. 1714 
F. O. B. Rockford, Illinois-Shipped by Express 
or Freight 
1,000 or more.$10.00 per M. 
5,000 or more. 9.85 per M. 
10,000 or more. 9.75 per M. 
25,000 or more. 9.60 per M. 
1716 Steel HOTKAPS setter and tamper, $1.50 
Shipping weights: Per 1,000 HOTKAPS, 28 
pounds. Special 100 package., 5 pounds. Spe¬ 
cial 250 package, 9 pounds. Steel HOTKAP 
setter, boxed, 3 pounds. 
Protect Plants 
from Frost, Wind, 
Rain and Insects 
c " m “° Hotkaps 
For Early Yield, 
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