SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 5 
CELERY 
CULTURE—Sow in beds in February or March and keep them well 
watered. Transplant to moist, mucky soil; 6 inches apart in 12-inen 
rows. Earth up two or three times. Cover with straw from severe 
weather, with boards on top; 1 ounce of seed produces 2,000 plants. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING DWARF, 118 Days—This sort is 
without doubt the finest early celery in cultivation. Plants compact 
and stocky, with yellowish-green foliage; stalks perfectly solid, of 
a fine, nutty flavor attains a good size; blanches a handsome golden 
yellow color. 
GOLDEN PLUME, OR WONDERFUL, 112 Days—Resembles Golden 
Self Blanching in appearance, crispness and fine nutty flavor, though 
someAvhat earlier, larger and of ranker growth. Blanches quickly 
with a full heart and rich, golden-yellow color. Apparently more 
disease resistant than other yellow celeries. A very desirable sort. 
IMPROVED WHITE PLUME, 112 Days—A very early, handsome 
variety; leaves light, bright green; easily blanched a beautiful silvery- 
white color. A popular sort for first early market. 
GIANT PASCAL, 135 Days—A compact, vigorous, productive variety 
and one of the best for winter use; leaves upright, short and dark 
green; stalks short, thick and very broad; blanches a beautiful yel¬ 
lowish-white. 
CELERY— Pkt., 10c. 
COLLARDS —Georgia, Pkt., 5c; Oz., 15c; %-lb., 25c. 
CUCUMBER 
(1 Ounce to 50 Hills) 
Plant in hills 4 feet apart each way. The hills should be previously 
prepared by mixing thoroughly with the soil in each a shovelful of 
well-rotted manure. 
THE BEST FOR A PICKLE— 
SNOW’S PERFECTION 
FOR BUGS 
BEETLES 
and 
WORMS 
on 
Cucumbers 
Use 
SLUG 
SHOT 
“Cyanogas” 
or 
Tobacco 
Bust 
SWEET CORN 
SNOW’S PERFECTED PICKLE, 52 Days—The most 
symmetrical, best formed and productive pickling sort; 
early, small, square ended and deep green. 
LONG GREEN, IMPROVED, 70 Days—A standard late, 
well-known table sort; 12 to 14 inches long, slender, 
more or less warted, tapering towards the stem end; 
color dark green, flesh white and firm. 
WHITE SPINE, IMPROVED EARLY (Arlington), 65 
Days—One of the very earliest and best known of the 
White Spines; a short square ended, rather three-corn¬ 
ered type; very productive; fine for slicing or pickles; 
medium green color. 
EARLY FORTUNE, 65 Days—The finest type of White 
Spine yet produced. Early, very productive and disease- 
resistant; fruits nine inches long, slightly tapering; 
flesh white, very firm and crisp, with very few seeds; 
color rich, dark green, which does not fade when ship¬ 
ped a long distance. 
EARLY FRAME, OR SHORT GREEN, 56 Days—Vigor¬ 
ous and productive; medium in size and earliness; good 
for pickling and slicing; fruit light green and is in¬ 
clined to be three-cornered rather than round. 
WHITE WONDER, 60 Days—Fruit, produced in clus¬ 
ters, is symmetrical, short, blocky and rounded at both 
ends; color ivory-white from time of forming until ma¬ 
turity. 
CULTURE—% -lb. will plant 100 hills. Sweet Corn 
varies greatly in hardiness, earliness, size and sweet¬ 
ness. The early sorts grow only 3 to 5 feet high and 
may be planted when the trees are starting out in leaf, 
in rows 3 feet apart, making the hills about 1 ft. apart. 
The later and sweeter varieties are more ’ender and 
should not be planted until ihe trees are in full leaf 
or the seed will rot in the ground. Plant garden corn 
in rows 3 feet apart, making the hills 18 inches apart 
in the rows. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN, 105 Days—The standard 
and best sweet corn. Ears 8 to 9 inches long, 16 to 18 
rowed, with a very deep, sweet grain. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN (Shoe Peg), 93 Days—An 
especially fine quality corn. Ears 7 to 8 inches long, 
cob small, white and densely covered with long, slender, 
white grains, without row formation. 
GOLDEN BANTAM, 85 Days—Early, golden yellow 
and of the finest quality. Ears 8 rowed and 6 to 7 
inches long. 
ADAM’S EARLY, 90 Days—Not a sugar corn, but 
largely grown for early use; nardy,' standing early plant¬ 
ing and the thick, hard husks preventing entrance of 
the corn worms. Ears 7 to 8 inches long, 12-rowed. 
EARLY MINNESOTA, 90 Days—Very popular stand¬ 
ard early sort. Ears about 8 inches long, 8-rowed; 
kernels very broad, sweet and tender. 
GOLDEN SUNSHINE, 80 Days—Of the Golden Bantam 
type but a week to 10 days earlier. Ears 12-rnwed, 
kernels broad, yellow and sweet. 
GHERKIN, 50 Days—Grown exclusively for pickles; 
fruit very small, oval and covered with spines; color 
light green. 
CUCUMBER—Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c: *4-Eb., 30C, 
SWEET CORN— 
Pkt. 
lib. 
5 lbs. 
10c 
25c 
$1.10 
