502 Bfoomsdale Savoy. 
40 days. Extra Dark Green Strain. A 
new, beautiful, better and darker 
strain. Its glossy green color gives 
the plants a fresh appearance for a 
longer time and it is quite early. The 
leaves are large, fleshy and deeply 
crumpled. The plants are of upright 
growth. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; X A lb. 
15c; lb. 35c; 5 lbs. SI.25. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs, SI.75; 25 lbs. $4.00; 
100 lbs. $15.00. 
Flanders. 43 d a yg # Popular 
in Louisiana for the home and market 
garden. Fine for canning. Leaves 
are deep green, broad and thick; in¬ 
clined to be flat and fairly smooth. 
Our strain is excellent. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. I Oc ; 14 lb. I 5c ; lb. 35c ; 5 lbs. 
SI.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.75; 
25 lbs. $4.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 
508 Virginia Blight-Resistant. 
40 days. A Savoy-leaved strain, bred 
at the Virginia Experiment Station for 
blight-resistance. Upstanding, vigorous 
plants, seeding rather early, therefore 
recommended for early fall planting. 
In appearance it is very similar to 
Bloomsdale Savoy. Pkt. 5 c ; oz. I Oc ; 
% lb. 15c; lb. 35c; 5 lbs. S I .25. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. 
$4.50; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
505 New Zealand. 70 days. 
The “cut-and-come-again” Spinach. 
Thrives during hot, dry weather. The 
large, spreading plants have small, 
thick, pointed, deep green leaves which 
can be picked continuously throughout 
the season. Pkt. 5c ; oz. I Oc ; % lb. 
20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. §2.00. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $3.00. 
Spinach is one of the most important 
sources of vitamins. It is included in 
all healthful diets, and properly cooked 
and prepared for table, is a most palat¬ 
able dish. 
Culture. Sow in rows 16 to 20 inches 
apart, thin to 6 to 8 inches apart in the 
rows. Spinach develops best in rich 
soil and in cool weather. Ready in 8 to 
10 weeks. One ounce will sow 100 feet 
of row: 8 to 10 pounds, an acre. 
507 Long-Standing Bloomsdale. 
45 days. An attractive Savoy type with 
very crumpled, rounded, large, thick 
upright leaves of a lustrous green color. 
Remains a long time in condition. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 15c; lb' 35c; 
5 lbs. $1.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$2.00; 25 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $17.00. 
504 Viroflay. 
45 days. A large, 
vigorous-growing variety, with broad, 
thick, long, pointed, smooth leaves of 
a deep green color. Very hardy, with¬ 
standing considerable cold winter 
weather. Also resists heat during the 
late spring. Pkt. 5c; oz. IOc; % lb. 
15c; lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.25. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.75; 25 lbs. $4.00; 
100 lbs. $15.00. 
5 1*1 Old Dominion. 40 days, a 
sensational new Savoy-leaved Spinach 
of the Bloomsdale type. The compact 
dark bluish green growth is heavily 
crumpled except at the very leaf-tips. 
It is blight-resistant and veiT slow in 
running to seed. Remains in good 
condition as long as any late-seeding 
Bloomsdale. Withstands heat and cold 
as well as any variety. Highly recom¬ 
mended to commercial growers. Pkt. 
5c; oz. IOc ; V 4 lb. 15c; lb. 35c; 
5 lbs. $1.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$2.00: 25 lbs. $4.50; 100 
lbs. $17.00. 
509 Nobel Giant- 
Leaved. 45 days. (Dark 
Green.) Our improved 
strain of this type enjoys 
a darker green color and 
is more long-standing. 
The leaves are large, very 
succulent, crisp, tender, 
of delicious flavor, and 
not crumpled or savoyed. 
Canners should plant this 
special stock because of 
its enormous yield of fin¬ 
est quality, and the 
smoothness of the leaves 
makes washing a simpler 
operation. Pkt. 5c; oz. IOc; Vi lb. 
I 5c; lb. 35c; 5 lbs. $1.25. Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.50; 
100 lbs. $17.00. 
Reuter’s Nobel 
Giant Leaved 
Spinach 
HORSERADISH ROOTS 
Grated Horseradish is a very desirable condi¬ 
ment, always best when fresh. A few plants in 
an out-of-the-way place in the garden will sup¬ 
ply enough for the family. Does best in partly 
shaded locations in deep, rich, rather moist soil. 
A trench 4 to 5 inches deep is opened with a hoe 
and the root cuttings placed at an angle with 
their tops near the surface of the ground. Give 
frequent cultivation until leaves cover the 
ground. Pull roots in the fall, cut off tops and 
stpre them in a cool place in a barrel covered 
with sand. 12 Roots or sets, 35c; 25 Roots, 
60c; 50 Roots, $1.10; 100 Roots, $2.00. 
Roots are shipped separate from seed orders as 
we wait for seasonable time to ship to prevent 
damage in transit. 
RHUBARB OR PIE PLANTS 
Fine for pie making and stewing. It also has 
great medicinal qualities. Not recommended for 
the Gulf Coast sections, but does well in the Cen¬ 
tral South and farther North in moist, rich, heav¬ 
ily fertilized, partly-shaded locations. Plant 3 
to 4 feet apart during the winter or early spring. 
ROOTS—30c each; 4 for $1.00. Write for 
quantity prices. Roots are sent separate from 
seed orders as we wait for seasonable time to 
ship. 
SALSIFY 
Though not generally grown as 
it should be, this is, when cooked, 
a really palatable and nutritious 
vegetable surpassing in richness 
both carrots and parsnips. The 
flavor is similar to oysters. 
Culture. Sow in rows 12 to 18 
inches apart. Thin to 6 inches 
apart in the rows. Cover seed 
firmly with % inch of soil. Frost 
does not injure the roots. 'One 
ounce will sow 50 feet of row. 
Seven pounds an acre. 
492 Mammoth Sandwich 
Island, put. ioc; oz. 20 c; % 
lb. 50c ; lb. $ 1.50; 5 lbs. $5.50, 
postpaid. 
SORREL 
497 When well grown and cooked 
like spinach, it makes a palatable 
dish. Sow in early spring in drills 
18 inches apart and thin the seed¬ 
lings to 6 to 8 inches apart in the 
row. Ready to cut in about 60 
days. Pkt. IOc; oz. 20c; X A lb. 
60c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
483 ROQUETTE 
When young, the leaves of this 
hardy annual are used like mus¬ 
tard for salads. They resemble 
those of the radish but are 
smoother in texture. The young 
leaves are ready for use in about 
six weeks, when the plants are 8 
to 10 inches high. Sow in shal¬ 
low rows, about 16 inches apart. 
Should be given plenty of water. 
Pkt. I Or; oz. 20c; ?A lb. 60c; 
lb. $2.00. 
TOBACCO 
Culture. Sow after last frost in 
seed beds. Transplant when about 
6 inches high to rows 4 feet apart, 
setting plants 3 feet apart in the 
row. 
534 White Burley. A favorite 
for plug fillers and wrappers. 
Light-colored leaves of fine flavor 
and aroma. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30 g; 
% lb. 90c; lb. $3.00. 
535 Havana. The leaf is very 
thin and of fine texture. This va¬ 
riety is much Used for cigar wrap¬ 
pers. Pkt. 10 c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 
90c ; lb. $3.00. 
Vegetable Seeds 
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