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WISEMAN-DOWNS CO., INC. - 34 E. PRATT ST. - BALTIMORE, MD. 
Onion Sets 
Okra or Gumbo 
DWARF PROLIFIC 
The pods are from 4 to 5 inches long and are very ten¬ 
der, slim and of a beautiful deep green color. Oz. 10c, % 
lb. 20c, lb. 50c. 
WHITE VELVET 
The pods are more smooth or free of ridges; tender and 
very light green, almost white. Oz. 10c, *4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. 
Parsley succeeds best on rich, mellow soil. The seed is 
very slow in germinating, and should be sown as early as 
possible in the Spring, in drills 1 to 2 feet apart, covering 
not more than % inch with fine soil, firmly pressed down. 
When plants are well up thin to 4 inches apart in the row. 
When the plants of the curled varieties are about 3 inches 
high cut off all the leaves. The plant will then start a 
new growth of leaves, which will be brighter and better 
curled. Every cutting will result in improvement. 
TRIPLE CURLED 
Handsomely crimped and curled; rich, deep green color. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, *4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
MOSS CURLED 
The most popular, owing to its vigorous, compact growth 
and its beautiful dark green, tightly curled leaves that 
closely resembles moss. It is unusually decorative for 
table use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
PLAIN or SINGLE LEAF 
Leaves are not curled, as in the above varieties. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
HAMBURG or ROOTED 
The fleshy root resembles a parsnip and is used for 
flavoring soups, etc. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, *4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTION-DISCOVERY 
MADE BY MAN 
Once upon a time so the story goes, a number of scien¬ 
tists sat around a table and discussed inventions and dis¬ 
coveries that had contributed greatly to the advancement 
of civilization. Each advanced his pet theory and when 
through all voted on which they considered the most 
important. 
One learned gentleman chose the “art of writing’” as 
being the most important, because only by this means could 
the advancement of mankind be handed down fully and 
accurately from one generation to the next. 
One stated that without the “discovery of the use of 
fire” there would be no cooking, no heating of houses, no 
utilization of steam power and modern civilization would 
be impossible without it. 
Another said without the “wheel” there would be no 
factories with gears turning the machinery, no trans¬ 
portation with “wheels” carrying the load. Automobiles, 
trains and even wheelbarrows would be impossible. 
Finally one presented this which unanimously was de¬ 
cided to be by far the most important. It was: “The dis¬ 
covery of the use of seed and the cultivation of crops grown 
therefrom.” It removed the haphazard search for food and 
clothing and changed man from merely a hunter and a 
nomad to a civilized being that had time for things other 
than the search for a mere existence. 
Parsley 
Cultivated for its young seed pods, which are used in 
soups, stews, catsups, etc. After danger of frost is past, 
the ground being warm and in good condition, plant in 
rows about 2 Yz feet apart, covering with about an inch 
of fine soil, firmly pressed down. When about 3 inches 
high thin to about 1 foot apart in the row. One ounce 
will sow a row of 100 feet. 
To raise Onion Sets 
from seed, use good 
ground, prepared as for 
large Onions, and sow 
the seed very thick in 
broad drills, using 40 to 
60 pounds per acre. If 
the seed is sown thin, 
the bulbs will not only 
be too large for sets, but 
will not be of the right 
shape, and if sown thick 
on poor land they will be 
necky and bottle-shaped. 
Onion seed sown for Sets 
may be sown somewhat 
later than if a crop of 
large bulb is desired. 
It requires 12 to 15 
bushels of Onion Sets to 
plant an acre. 
PRICES: 
WHITE SILVERSKIN 
Qt. 20c, pk. 75c, bu„ 32 lbs., $2.75. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 
Qt. 15c, pk. 65c, bu., 32 lbs., $2.50. 
JAPANESE OR YELLOW EBENEZER 
Qt. 15c, pk. 65c, bu., 32 lbs., $2.50. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
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