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JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
Onien Set# 
Yellow Onion Sets 
Onion Sets 
(Prices Variable). 
The sets should be planted out as early in spring as 
the ground is dry enough to work; plant them in rows 
1 foot apart, with sets 3 or 4 inches apart. When raised 
from sets the onions can be used in the green state in 
June, or they will be ripened off by July. 
Yellow .$0.25 $1.25 
Potato Onions .30 1.5§ 
Top, or Button Onions.25 1.25 
White .25 1.50 
Shallots .30 1.50 
Red .25 1.50 
Egyptian or Perennial Tree, for fall planting.. 1.00 
Okra, or Gumbo 
(Hibiscus esculentis) 
German, “Essbarer.”—French, “Gumbo.” 
Spanish, “Quibombo” 
This warm weather vegetable grows freely in any ordi¬ 
nary garden soil. Its tender young seed-pods are used 
in soups and stews. About the middle of May, sow seed 
sparingly in drills 3 feet apart and 2 inches deep; later, 
thin the plants to 12 or 15 inches apart in the rows. One 
ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. ^ lb. Lb. 
Dwarf Green. Early and productive, 
tender pods .$0.05 $0.10 $0.25 $0.75 
Tall Green. Later than the fore¬ 
going, an immense cropper, pods 
extra large and tender.05 .10 .25 .75 
White Velvet. Large, creamy-white 
pods, very tender.05 .10 .25 .75 
Parsley 
(Carum petroselinum) 
German, “Petersilie.”—French, “Persit.” 
Spanish, “Perejil” 
Parsley is the most beautiful vegetable grown for gar¬ 
nishing and flavoring purposes. It will thrive in any 
fertile garden soil; a single row forms an effective edging 
for beds and walks. Sow early in spring, or at intervals 
until June, in shallow drills about 1 foot apart; when the 
plants are 2 inches high, thin out to 6 or 8 inches apart 
in the row. The seed germinates very slowly, and some¬ 
times three weeks elapse before the seedlings appear.. 
For winter use the plants may be set in protected cold 
frames. The Turnip-rooted variety should be treated in 
the same way as Carrots. One ounc 
about 150 feet of drill. 
Breck’s Double Green Crest. A splendid 
sort for frames or open ground.$0.25 
Champion Moss Curled. Leaves beauti 
fully curled, extra fine for garnishing.. .05 
Fern-Leaved. Most exquisite in form 
and coloring .05 
Hamburg, or Turnip-Rooted. Roots used 
for flavoring soups.05 
f seed 
will 
sow 
Pkt. 
i 
Oz. 
lb. 
L 
$0.25 
.05 
.20 
.60 
.05 
.20 
.60 
. 
.05 
.20 
.60 
Parsnip 
(Pastinaca sativa) 
German, “Pastinake.”—French, “Panais.” 
Spanish, “Pastinaca” 
Parsnips need a long growing season in order to reach 
maturity; consequently the seed should be sown early in 
spring. Any of the lighter types of soil, high in fertility, 
will grow smooth roots. Sow thickly in drills 15 or 18 
inches apart and 1 inch deep; when the plants are well 
started, thin out to 5 or 6 inches apart in the row. Since 
parsnips are perfectly hardy, and freezing improves their 
quality, it is customary to dig in the fall only enough 
roots for winter use, leaving the balance of the crop in 
the ground until spring. One ounce of seed will sow 
about 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds, 1 
Breck's Market Garden. For flavor, 
texture of flesh, form, smoothness 
and as a cropper, this variety is 
acre. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
% ib. 
Lb. 
without an equal. : 
Early Round, or Turnip-Rooted. Suit¬ 
able for shallow soils, fine cropper 
$0.05 
$0.15 
$0.50 
$1.50 
and good quality. 
Hollow Crown. Standard sort, large. 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
good flavor . 
Long Smooth White. Free from 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
coarse roots, general favorite. 
Offenham. A new intermediate va- 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
riety for shallow soils. 
.05 
.10 
.30 
LOO 
Pumpkin 
(Cucurbita) 
German, “Kurbis.” — French, “Courge.” 
Spanish, “Calabaza” 
Plant 1 inch deep in hills 8 by 8 feet apart, late in 
May, in any highly enriched soil that is not clayey. When 
the plants are beginning to run, remove all but the two 
strongest from each hill. Farmers find field pumpkins a 
valuable addition to their stock feed, and commonly grow 
them in the corn field, planting a few seeds in every third 
or fourth hill in alternate rows. One ounce of seed will 
plant about 30 hills; 4 pounds, 1 acre. 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. Lb. 
Connecticut Field. Very productive; 
largely grown for feeding stock.. $0.05 $0.10 $0.20 $0.60 
Large Cheese, or Kentucky Field. 
Very productive; grown for both 
stock and table .05 
Mammoth King. This variety often 
weighs over 100 pounds. 
Quaker Pie. Good keeper, fine for 
pies . 
Sweet, or Sugar. Round, small, very 
sweet; excellent table variety.... 
Winter Luxury. Fine pie pumpkin, 
round, color russet-yellow, flesh 
thick, fine flavor. 
Pumpkin for Medicinal Purposes... 
For free delivery offers and general instructions regarding orders and shipments see third page of cover. 
.20 
.60 
1.25 
.05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
.05 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
.05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
.05 
.15 
.50 
.10 
.30 
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