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GREAT NORTHERN SEED CO., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—BEST QUALITY SEEDS 
Chufas 
Collards—Georgia 
Collards—Georgia 
We offer the true white or green 
stemmed sort so popular in the South. 
Forms a large, loose, open head, on tall 
stems. Freezing does not injure but rather 
improves their quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
2 oz. 15c; 1/4 lb. 25c; V 2 lb. 40c; lb. 65c, 
postpaid. 
Endive or Winter Lettuce 
GIANT FRINGED OR OYSTER (Green 
Curled)—When fully grown, the center 
portion can be blanched to a creamy 
white by tying up, and contrasts finely 
with the deep green tips of the outer 
leaves. It is of excellent flavor served 
as a salad. Pkt. 8 c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
1/4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 65c; lb. $1.15. 
NEW MOSS CURLED —A dense cluster of 
finely cut-in green leaves, resembling a 
tuft of moss. When properly blanched 
they are crisp and tender. Pkt. 8 c; oz. 
15c; 2 oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 35c; y 2 lb. 65c; 
lb. $1.15, postpaid. 
BATAVIAN OR ESCAROLLE— Large, solid 
heads, thick leaves, which can be 
blanched a fine white and are unsur¬ 
passed for salad or make excellent 
cooked greens. Probably used more 
than any other variety. Pkt. 8 c; oz. 15c; 
2 oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 35c; V 2 lb. 65c; lb. 
$1.15, postpaid. 
New Early Large Purple 
Chives 
Useful and Ornamental. Mild Onion Flavor 
Chives are perfectly hardy perennial plants of 
the Onion type. They are grown for their small 
leaves which are produced very early in the spring 
and are used for giving a mild onion flavor to 
various dishes. Easily raised from seed. Pkt. 10c; 
3 pkts. 25c. Selected clumps or plants by mail, 
!3 for 20c; $1.00 per doz., postpaid. 
Chufas or Earth Almond 
In sweetness and flavor very much resembles 
a cocoanut or almond and greatly liked by all 
children. Vary in size from a large pea to a 
hazelnut. The nuts grow under and very near 
the surface of the ground, easily reached and 
relished by pigs and poultry. As soon as the 
crop is grown, turn these animals into the field, 
thus saving the labor of harvesting and feeding. 
Pull up a few plants by the roots and leave them 
on the ground, and when either hogs or chickens 
get a taste of them they will go over the whole 
field in search for them. Very prolific, nutritious 
and fattening. Pkt. 10c; V4 lb. 15c; y 2 lb. 25c; 
lb. 40c, postpaid. 
Corn Salad 
A most refreshing salad, especially for Winter 
use; csin also be cooked and used like spinach. 
Plant is of quick growth and hardy. For Spring 
crop sow seed y 2 inch deep in rows 1 foot apart 
and thin to 6 inches in row. For extra early 
crop, sow seed in September and cover with 
straw or leaves in Northern States. For Fall 
use a sowing should be made in July or August. 
One ounce will plant a row 50 feet long. Pkt. 7c; 
oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 40c, postpaid. 
Cress — Unequaled for Salads 
CURLED OR PEPPER GRASS —Much used with 
Lettuce to the flavor of which its warm, pung¬ 
ent taste makes a most agreeable addition. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; V4 lb. 25c; V 2 lb. 40c, lb. 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
Dandelions 
IMPROVED LARGE LEAF —An improved vari¬ 
ety of Dandelion, very early. Leaves fully 
double the size of the common Dandelion. Sow 
in May or June and cultivate during the 
Summer, and the following Spring the leaves 
will be fit to cut. Cultivated Dandelions are 
fast becoming favorite Spring Greens. If 
blanched like celery they make a fine and 
delicious salad. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c, postpaid. 
Garlic 
TRUE WATER CRESS —Distinct from the last; 
thrives only when its roots and stems are sub¬ 
merged in water. Grown best along moist 
banks of small rapid streams, or in a tub, in 
water-covered soil. The plants will increase 
rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the 
roots. One of the most delicious of small 
salads. Pkt. 10 c; oz. 35c, postpaid. 
Corn Salad 
Gourds 
GOURDS. The various types of gourds make 
very interesting annual climbers which rapidly 
cover fences, trellises, or any unsightly objects 
which one might wish to obscure from view. 
The ornamental fruits which they bear are 
very attractive, many of which make de¬ 
lightful toys for children. 
Pkt. Oz. 
Finest Mixed . 10c 25c 
Dipper .... . 10c 25c 
Sugar Trough . 10c 25c 
Nest Egg . 10c 25c 
Hercules Club.. 10c 25c 
Dish Cloth. . 10c 25c 
GOURDS-ORNAMENTAL 
Garlic 
IMPROVED —The Garlic is the most pun¬ 
gent in taste and has the strongest odor 
of all the Onion family. It is largely 
used in the South of Europe, where it is 
esteemed for flavoring soups, stews, etc. 
The root or bulb is composed of many 
small bulbs called “cloves,” which are 
planted in the Spring. We frequently 
receive orders for Garlic seed, but can 
supply the bulbs only. Fine bulbs—Vi 
lb. 12c; V 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c, postpaid. 
EGG PLANT 
NEW EARLY LARGE PURPLE —Its earliness, large size, high 
quality of fruit, and its extreme productiveness makes it 
the most profitable to grow. Plants large, spreading; foliage 
light green. Fruit very large, oval or short, pear-shaped; 
skin smooth, deep purple; flesh nearly white. Plants ripen 
two to six large fruits, entirely free from spines. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; 2 oz. 65c; ^4 lb. $1.25. 
NEW BLACK BEAUTY —Rich, lustrous, purplish black color, 
and is a most distinct sort and a favorite where known. 
The plants are remarkably healthy in their growth, and 
yield an abundance of large fruits, which are very attrac¬ 
tive in appearance. Pkt. 8c; oz. 35c; 2 oz. 65c; x /4 lb. 
$ 1 . 20 . 
EXTRA EARLY LONG PURPLE —One of the earliest and 
most productive varieties. Fruit long, dark, rich purple, 
and of fine quality. Pkt. 8 c; oz. 35c; 2 oz. 65c; V 4 lb. $1.15. 
Honey Plant Seed 
SPECIAL MIXTURE —Everyone who has the room should 
keep a few Bees, and what is better than to have your own 
Honey Plants for the Bees to work in? Our mixture is 
made up from various flowers and sweet-scented plants and 
will surely please. Pkt. 8c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; 2 /4 lb. 35c; 
V 2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
For special wholesale prices on larger quantities see Pages 2 and 3. 
