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JOSEPH liRECK & SONS 
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Mustard. 
German, Sen/. — French, Mouiarde. — Spanish, Mostaza. 
Cultivated for salad. The leaves are used like ciess when 
very young. Sow thickly in rows at different times from April 
to June, and cut when about two inches high; for use during 
winter, it may be sown at intervals in boxes, in the greenhouse, 
or in a frame. One ounce 7vi// sow 40 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. Vilb. Lb. 
Brown or Black, More pungent in 
flavor than white .... $0.05 $0.10 $0.25 
Chinese, Leaves twice the size of the 
ordinary white mustard, of a deeper 
green, flavor pleasantly sweet and 
])ungent, and desirable as a salad . .05 .15 30 i.oo 
White London .05 .10 .25 
Nasturtium, or Indian Cross. 
German, Indianische Kresse. — French, Capucine. — Spanish, 
CapHchina. 
PLEASE NOTE: The nasturtium seed we offer is very 
superior. It Is not the old hard colored sorts usually 
grown in mixture in Holland and generally offered at lower prices than ours* We ask those in doubt when 
comparing prices to try a little lot of ours side by side with the cheap seed and note the difference. 
Cultivated both for use and ornament; the seeds while young and succulent are picked and used as capers. The 
young leaves are also useful in salads. The many beautiful colored flowers, which bloom freely all summer, add a 
charm to tlie garden. One ounce will senv 40 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. 1/4 lb. Lb. 
Dwarf, (jood for borders ......... 5^0.05 $0.15 5o.(x) $1.75 
Tall, Excellent for covering fences, trellis-work, etc.05 .15 .50 1.50 
For complete list of finest flowering sorts, see pages 97, 98. 
Okra, or Gumbo, 
German, Essbarer. — French, Gumbo. — Sjianish, Quibombo. 
This vegetable is of the easiest culture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly in any ordi- 
nary garden soil. Sow early in May, in drills two inches deep, thin out the plants to about three 
feet apart. One ounce 7vill so7v 40 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. V4 lb. 
Dwarf Qreen. Eaily and productive, tender pods . .... flo.05 3 o.io $0.25 
Tall Qreen, Later tlian the foregoing, an immense cropper, pods 
extra large and tender .05 
White Velvet. Large, creamy-white pods, very tender . . . .05 
.10 
.10 
Lb 
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German, Z7oeibel. 
Onion, 
French, Ognon. — Spanish, Cebolla. 
WUlfc Portugal. 
Tlie onion thrives best in rather strong, deep, loamy soil, which 
should be well enriched with old well-rotted manure or compost, or what 
is better, deeply trench, add manure the autumn previous to sowing, 
and lay upon ridges during the winter to soften. Sow the seed thinly in 
drills about one-quarter inch deep and one foot apart. To ensure quick 
and safe germination after sowing the seed, the drills should be trod 
along evenly with the foot, and then raked even, so that the hot, dry 
atmosphere may not dry up and destroy the sprouting seed. When 
three inches high thin to three inches apart. Hoe frequently to keep 
down weeds. In the seed rows where the hoe cannot be used, the soil 
should be stirred with the fingers, otherwise weeds will quickly grow up 
and choke the crop. One ounce of seed will so7v 100 feet drill ; four Tall <?reeu Okra, 
pounds per acre. 
Southport ^Vlilte tilobe. 
'I'he seed we offer, with the exception of the imported varieties, is Eastern grown, 
and calculated to give more satisfactory results than the Western grown seed 
Red Globe. (Southport Strain.) The finest large red sort 
“ Large Wethersfield. Immense yielder, excellent keeper 
** Extra Early. Flat shape, deep red, mild flavor 
“ Italian Tripoli. 1 .arge size, flat shape, mild flavor 
“ Qiant Rocca. Globe shape, light red, very mild flavor 
“ Bermuda. (Teneriffe grown.) Very early and mild 
White Globe, (Southport strain.) Mild flavor, early and 
large, not a good keeper . .... 
“ Italian Tripoli. Large, white variety, mild . 
“ Portugal. Large, flat shape, mild flavor, not a good 
keeper ......... 
** Queen. Small, pure white, extra early, fine for pickles 
“ Mammoth Qarganus^ or Silver King, Silvery white, 
large size, mild flavor ....... 
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See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
