LANDRETH MAINTAINS GROWING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEST 
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RAPE or COLEWORT 
Seed breaks ground in 6 days. One inch high in 9 days 
under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse 
One of the very best plants for pasturing cattle, sheep and swine. Under very favorable conditions 
the pastures will be ready within six weeks, but in any event, in eight or nine weeks. One acre will feed 
a dozen sheep six or eight weeks. As rape thrives best in cool weather, plant early in the Spring or late in 
the Autumn. Broadcast five pounds of seed per acre or if sown in drills three pounds are sufficient. 
Dwarf Essex —lb., 18c. ; 10 lbs., $1.60. 
RHUBARB or PIE PLANT 
Native of Mongolia 
Four Ozs. of Seed Will Produce Enough Roots for 100 Yds. of Row 
Seed breaks ground in 11 days. One inch high in 18 days 
under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse 
It is very easy to grow your own rhubarb roots from seed. Healthy, strong, excellent roots can be 
grown in one year. The second and succeeding years they will produce an abundance of rhubarb equal 
to any grown from roots. Roots grown from our seed have never been known to be diseased and are healthy, 
always hardy, and of strong growth. 
It is best to plant the seed in a bed and after frost transplant the roots 18 inches apart to their final 
place. Plant the roots deep so that the crowns are two inches below 
the surface. If it is desired to plant seed in place of roots, thin the 
young plants in the Summer to 9 inches and early in the following 
Spring to 18 inches. 
Victoria— Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; I lb., 45c.; lb., $1.40. 
Linnaeus —Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; £ lb., 45c.; lb., $1.40. 
SALSIFY or OYSTER PLANT 
A Native of South Europe 
Four Ounces of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Eight Pounds Will 
Sow An Acre 
Seed breaks ground in 9 days. One inch high in 13 days 
under most favorable circumstances in greenhouse 
This plant produces an edible root, long and slim, white-fleshed 
and smooth dark yellowish outside skin and has a distinct oyster 
flavor. Leaves gray-green, long, straight and narrow. It is a native 
of Sardinia, but only within the last 100 years used as a culinary 
vegetable. Sow in drills when the Cherry tree is in bloom, or as soon 
as ground can be worked. The drills should be 18 to 24 inches apart 
and seed planted in deeply dug and well-manured ground. When 
the plants are up a few inches, weed and thin them so as to stand 3 
to 4 inches apart. In Fall, bury in pits, same as Carrots or Beets. 
Cultivate in all respects as directed for Carrot. 
Sandwich Island Mammoth—110 Days 
A very superior strain, producing smooth, large, vigorous roots, 6 to 8 
inches long, 1 to 1§ inches thick. Roots similar to a slim Parsnip. 
Often called “vegetable oyster/' 
Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; | lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00. 
SORREL 
European Origin 
Sorrel is cultivated for its leaves which are used in the same manner as Spinach. As with Spinach the 
seed stalks should be cut off as soon as they appear; if this is not done the leaves become acrid and tough 
and soon dry up. Cultivate the same as Spinach but plant in drills 18 inches part. Listed by us over 
100 years ago. 
Broad Leaved— Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c.; £ lb., 55c.; lb., $1.80. 
SUNFLOWER 
The seed can be sown from early Spring until July, depending upon the time the crop is wanted. Drill 
in rows 3£ feet apart, then thin the plants one to every 12 or 15 inches. 
Early Russian— \ lb., 12c.; lb., 18c.; 10 lbs., $1.60. 
Salsify 
