WHOLESALE GARDEN SEEDS 
FENNEL 
Finocchio or Florence 
An annual, low-growing, thick set, bulb¬ 
like plant. The lower leaves resemble cel¬ 
ery. The upper leaves resemble carrot tops. 
Only the sweet flavored lower leaves are 
eaten, either cooked or raw. 
GOURDS 
This group includes all the popular va¬ 
rieties such as Dish Cloth, Orange, Dipper, 
Sugar Trough, Calabash, Nest Egg, etc. 
Gourds are ornamentals but also have some 
utility value and are especially attractive 
to children. We carry stocks in named vari¬ 
eties. Also in a mixture. 
KALE or BORECOLE 
A Non-Heading Variety of the 
Dwarf Green Curled 
Very hardy, productive variety of excel¬ 
lent flavor. Low-growing, compact plants 
with finely curled, deep yellowish green 
foliage. 
Siberian or Sprouts 
A vigorous growing variety of low 
spreading habit. Grayish green leaves which 
are only slightly curled at the edges. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy. Extensively grown for 
greens. 
Cabbage Family—For Greens 
Tall Green Curled 
Grows about 2 feet high with an abun¬ 
dance of dark yellowish-green leaves, which 
are very curly and wrinkled. Quite hardy. 
Thousand Head (Jersey Kale) 
A very productive variety, grown much 
for stock and chicken feed. Tall plants, 
sometimes 6 ft., bearing an abundance of 
deep green, thick, smooth leaves. 
KOHL RABI 
A member of the Cabbage family with an 
More delicate in flavor than turnips. 
edible, turnip-like bulb growing above ground. 
Early Purple Vienna 
Small plants with purple-stained, dark 
green leaves. Flattened globe-shape bulbs, 
which should be eaten when about 2 in. in 
diameter. Skin purple. Flesh white, mild, 
crisp and tender. 
Early White Vienna 
White bulbs, tinged with green. Small 
leaves. Tops 8 to 10 in. long. Flesh white, of 
delicate flavor. A desirable sort for forc¬ 
ing. Eat bulbs when about 2 in. in diameter. 
Early White Vienna Kohl Rabi 
LEEK 
Large American Flag 
Quick, strong growth, producing long 
stems of uniform shape and size, 2 in. 
through and 10 in. long. They blanch beau¬ 
tifully white and are of mild flavor. The 
Leek is closely allied to the onion, but 
milder in flavor. Used mainly in flavoring 
soups. 
LETTUCE Heading Varieties 
Lettuce is one of the garden seed items most in demand, and our assortment of 
varieties enables us to fill the requirements of dealers who sell to market gardeners as 
well as to home gardeners. The days to maturity refer to the number of days required, 
from planting in the open ground, to produce heads or loose leaf clusters of satisfactory 
size for table use—Minnesota weather the basis of maturity comparisons. 
Big Boston 75 days 
White Seed. This variety is of the “but¬ 
ter head” type. A standard market garden 
and shipping sort. Large, round heads; ten¬ 
der, crisp. Few outer leaves, tinged with 
brown. Heart is a light golden yellow color. 
California Cream Butter 75 days 
Black Seed. Forms a large, round, solid 
head of buttery flavor. Bright leaves spot¬ 
ted with brown. Desirable for cool season 
culture. Popular with market gardeners. 
Iceberg (White Seed) 80 days 
For local market gardeners and home 
gardeners. Conical shaped heads of medium 
size, tightly folded and blanching to beau¬ 
tiful white. Outer leaves light green, tinged 
with brown and crinkled, folding up closely 
around the head. Not suited to long distance 
shipping. 
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