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Vegetable Seeds 
PARSNIP 
Parsnip seed germinates very slowly, and does best in a cool, moist soil, 
therefore it should be sown as early as possible, in drills from fifteen to eighteen 
inches apart, and about half an inch deep. The soil should be deep, mellow, 
and moderately rich. When well up, thin the plants to three to five inches 
apart. The roots may remain in the ground for spring use in the North. If 
needed for winter they may be dug and covered like potatoes. A light covering 
will answer. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; five pounds for an acre. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 15 cents; lb., 50 cents. 
Long Hollow Crown (White Dutch or Sugar). The old 
standard, and one of the best for general farm use and for home or market 
purposes. Long, smooth, tender, and sugary ; very hardy ; will keep through¬ 
out the winter with very little protection. 
Improved Guernsey. Half-long. The roots are not so long as those 
of the Long Hollow Crown; are larger in diameter and more easily 
gathered; smooth, fine-grained, and of excellent quality. 
Early Short Round, a variety well adapted for hard or shallow soils, 
and comes into use much earlier than other sorts. Flavor mild and pleasant. 
PUMPKIN 
The Pumpkin under good care, bears abundantly and furnishes a great 
amount of palatable food for cows, pigs, etc. Several of the finer-fleshed vari¬ 
eties are also used for culinary purposes. May he grown as a field crop. Plant 
in hills eight feet apart each way, any time after the middle of May. Avoid 
planting near other vine crops, as they will hybridize and damage the crop. 
One ounce will plant about twenty-five hills ; four pounds to the acre. 
Wiriter L-tlXXiry* This is the finest pie Pumpkin yet introduced; 
we cannot recommend it too highly for this purpose. It is also a good 
keeper, wonderfully productive, while its finely netted and golden-russet 
color make it desirable for market use. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; 
y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Large Sweet Cheese (Kentucky Field). One of the best for table 
use, and very productive. Shape flat; skin mottled light green and yellow, 
changing to a rich crimson color; flesh yellow, thick, and tender. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Sugar, Or Pie. a rather small, but handsome variety. Shape round; 
skin deep orange-colored; flesh fine-grained, very sweet-flavored; superior 
for pies. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 80 cents. 
Golden Oblong. A productive variety, oblong in shape, growing 16 to 18 
inches long. Skin golden orange, thin and tough ; almost as good a keeper 
as the hard-shell winter Squash. Flesh yellow, dry, and sweet; excellent 
for pies. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y x lb., 25 cents; lb., 80 cents. 
Large Tours, or Mammoth. Grows to an immense size, often weigh¬ 
ing over 100 lbs. Packet, 5 cents; oz., xo cents ; y x lb., 30 cents ; 
lb., $1.00. 
Mammoth Red Etampes. skin brilliant, glossy red; flesh deep 
orange, very thick. Matures early. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 20 cents; 
y x lb., 60 cents ; lb., $2.00. 
King of the Mammoths, or Jumbo. The largest of all Pumpkins. 
Round in shape, flattened at both ends. It is a splendid keeper, and valuable 
for stock feeding ; also desirable for exhibition purposes. Packet, 10 cents ; 
oz., 15 cents ; y x lb., 40 cents; lb., $1.50. 
Connecticut Field. The hardiest of all Pumpkins; cultivated mainly 
for stock - feeding, producing enormous crops. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 
10 cents ; y x lb., 15 cents ; lb., 40 cents. 
Cushaw, or Crookneck. a favorite sort of excellent quality. Packet, 
5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y x lb., 30 cents ; lb., $1.00. 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guidej 
SALSIFY 
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster, is used for soups, also boiled, fried, etc., aa 
possesses the flavor of the oyster, for which it is sometimes used as a substittut 
Culture the same as for Carrots and Parsnips; flourishes best, with long«|| 
smoothest roots, in a light, deep, mellow soil, thoroughly enriched with ivtc 
rotted manure. Coarse and fresli manure will cause the roots to grow jU 
shaped. Sow early in the spring, in drills a foot or more apart, covering t! 
seed not more than two inches in depth. Thin out to six inches apart, tjj 
portion of the crop may remain in the ground all winter, like the Parsnip. Ots 
ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. 
White French. The old favorite variety. Packet, 5 cents; 01. 
15 cents ; y x lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.25. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. This is the largest and most profitaM 
Salsify now iu cultivation. Packet. 5 cents; oz., 15 cents; y x lb 
50 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
Black, or Scorzonera. A black variety, with a somewhat hitter r<xJ 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; x / x lb., 50 cents ; lb., $1.75. 
SCOLYMUS-Spanish Salsify 
More productive than Salsify. The roots resemble a small Parsnip, and w; 
keep through the winter like a Turnip. Cultivate like Parsnips. It is eat? 
boiled, like Salsify. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; y x lb., 85 cents 
lb., $3.00. 
PUMPKIN, SUGAR OR PIE 
