OLDS" SPINACH 
Our Spinach Seed is grown in the northern 
part of Holland where the weather conditions 
are very similar to those we have in the northern 
states. We believe that the Holland grown seed 
is superior to any other on the market. Spinach 
is a very important market crop and it is be¬ 
coming more popular each year. Spinach is rich 
in vitamins. For city gardens we recommend the 
New Zealand Spinach or Lucullus Swiss Chard 
as both of these greens can be cut over and over 
again while the othe,r varieties of spinach can 
be cut only once. One pkt. will plant 20 feet; 
10 to 14 lbs. an acre. 
CULTURE: Spinach needs cool, moist weath¬ 
er. The seed should be sown early in the spring 
in rows one foot apart and thinned to 6 jnches 
in the row. Upon the arrival of warm weather 
it tends to bolt to seed. By using our Long- 
Standing strains, spinach can be had over a 
much longer period as those varieties are very 
slow to seed. A fall crop of spinach may be sown 
in late July or August and will do well during 
the cool, moist autumn days. For larger amounts 
than quoted, see page 35. 
Sweet Potato Plants 
Cultural leaflet free. 
YELLOW JERSEY. Plant on light sandy soil if you have that 
kind but sweet potatoes will succeed in the north on most any soil, if 
grown from the plants. 
Prices: 50 plants, 65c; 100 plants for $1.00; 1,000 plants, $5.50, 
postpaid. (Ready about May 15th.) 
500. ^COMSTOCK SPANISH. The genuine strain of Com¬ 
stock Spanish is known for its vigor of growth; its broad, heavy leaves 
with rounded tips, its large yield and its agreeable blending of flavor 
with the filler. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 30c; oz., 55c; Vi lb., $1.65, postpaid. 
504. WISCONSIN HAVANA NO 142. A resistant strain of 
tobacco which originated in 1924 at the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex¬ 
periment Station. This variety is adapted to old tobacco soils, or land 
which is infected with root rot. It is somewhat later than Havana 
No. 38 but the plants are very straight and very leafy. Pkt., 10c; Vz 
oz., 30c; oz., 55c; Vi lb., $1.65, postpaid. 
503. ★WISCONSIN CONNECTICUT HAVANA NO. 38. 
Its characteristics are: vigor of growth; good breadth, _ weight and tex¬ 
ture of leaf; improvement of leaves at base of stalk; improved market 
quality, consisting partly of wrapper quality that blends with the 
filler tobacco without flavoring the latter; and finally, the important 
matter of earliness. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 30c; oz., 65c; Vi lb., $1.65, 
postpaid. 
Long-Standing Gaudry. 
404. LONG-STANDING 
GAUDRY OR NOBEL. (45 days.) 
(Also called Nobel, Improved Aragon.) 
Where a fairly smooth leaf spinach is 
desired we consider this variety superi¬ 
or to any other. It is as fast a grower 
as any of the early smooth varieties 
and at the same time has the long¬ 
standing qualities. The leaves are 
large, broad and thick. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $1.80, 
postpaid. 
259. MUSTARD SPINACH OR 
TENDERGREEN. (40 days.) Not a 
spinach but a hot weather green. The 
hotter and drier the weather the better 
it grows. See page 20 for complete de¬ 
scription. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; 
lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. 
401. ★KING OF DENMARK. 
(46 days.) The plants are ready for use 
as soon as the ea-fly kinds and remain 
in good condition two weeks after other 
varieties have gone to seed. The plants 
grow rapidly, resembling the Long Sea¬ 
son in type but leaves are more crum¬ 
pled and are darker green in color, 
thick, of good quality. Stands well after 
cutting. Equally valuable for both the 
home and market gardener. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 45c; 5 lbs., 
$1.80, postpaid. 
Princess Juliana. 
400. PRINCESS JULIANA. (48 days.) 
One of the best long-standing varieties of 
spinach. Very dark green crumpled leaves, 
round and thick. It lacks entirely the earlier 
bolting male plants and as a result the crop 
as a whole remains much longer in marketable 
condition. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 
45c; 5 lbs., $1.80, postpaid. 
. 403. NEW ZEALAND. (70 days.) En¬ 
tirely distinct from true spinach in type. 
Thrives in .hot weather and in any soil, rich 
or poor. The stems and leaves) are soft, thick, 
fleshy and crystalline in appearance; plant, tall 
and spreading, with numerous side shoots; 
leaves rather small and pointed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00, post¬ 
paid. 
402. ★BLOOMSDALE. (42 days.) (New 
Long-Standing Strain.) This is a very early 
variety and one of the best to plant in the 
autumn or early spring. One of the best for 
market and canning. The plant is of upright 
growth, with thick, glossy, dark green leaves 
of medium size, pointed but broad, and crumpled 
like those of Savoy cabbage. Stems three inches 
long. It is very hardy. Suitable for home gar¬ 
dens hut better adapted for market gardeners. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 45c; 5 lbs., 
$1.80, postpaid. 
Tobacco 
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