James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Vegetable Seeds 31 
Cooper’s SparKler 
A new variety of 
_ an entirely dis¬ 
tinct type. In shape it is globular; the top is very short, thus making it 
adaptable for forcing, although it is equally good for outside. The color is 
a rosy carmine, with a long white lip. Cooper’s Sparkler will keep longer in 
good condition than any other we have tried, and can be grown the year round. 
Successive sowings should be made during the summer. Packet, 5 cents ; 
oz., 10 cents ; y lb., 25 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
SPINACH 
For a succession, the seed may be sown earl}' in April and again in May, 
in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, properly thinning out when 
plants arc an inch in the.leaf. For the principal crop, sow from first to middle 
of September, protecting the crop with a light covering of straw or leaves. 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 pounds, in drills, for an acre. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 15 cents; 
lb., 40 cents; except as noted. 
A | 1 T - * QL b 1S a well-known fact that Spinach will 
kJCAdUIld not stand the hot days of summer without 
quickly running to seed. All Seasons will stand and remain in an edible 
condition longer than any variety we have ever grown. The foliage is dark 
green, crinkled, sweet and luscious. The seed may be sown at intervals 
during the Summer. An exceptionally fine variety. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 
10 cents ;y x lb., 25 cents ; lb., 50 cents. 
Improved Thick-Leaved, or Long-Standing. Leaves large 
and thick, somewhat crumpled. Does not run to seed as early as other 
varieties. 
Victoria. A valuable sort. Its attractive dark green color, long-standing, 
and hard}' character, make it desirable for both spring and late sowing. 
Round Or Summer. Adapted for early spring sowing, and quite popular 
with market gardeners. Leaves thick and large. It stands the winter well. 
Large Round-Leaved Viroflay. Large, round, thick and fleshy 
leaves. Good for early sowing. Quite hardy. One of the best for fall sowing. 
Bloomsdale or Savoy-Leaved (Norfolk.) The earliest of all 
the varieties, and one of the best for autumn planting for early spring use. 
The leaf of this sort is wrinkled in the same manner as the Savoy Cabbage. 
Prickly or Fall, a hardy variety, used for fall sowing. With 
slight protection it will withstand the severest weather. 
very 
Some of the Popular Vick Introductions 
Vick’s Big Boston Lettuce 
Vick’s Cooper Lettuce 
Vick’s Irondequoit Muskmelon /& 
The Vicktor Potato 
Vick’s Earliana Tomato 
60 cts., 
COOPLR’S SPARKLER RADISH 
WINTER RADISHES 
Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents ; X lb., 20 cents 
except as noted ; all postpaid. 
Chinese Rose Winter (Scarlet Chinese). One of the very best 
fi.r fall and winter use, and populai with market gardeners. Bright rose 
c *lor ; flesh white and firm, of superior quality. 
Large White Spanish Winter, a popular sort. 
Flesh solid and milder in flavor than the black sorts. 
Round Black Spanish Winter This is a large 
black-skinned Radish, much relished by the Germans. Flesh 
white and firm. 
Long Black Spanish Winter. Like the above, but 
the roots are longer and perhaps slightly milder in flavor. 
California Mammoth White Winter is really a 
Chinese Radish, grown by the Chinese in California; eight 
to twelve inches long and from two to three inches in diam¬ 
eter; white, solid, and of good flavor. 
RHUBARB 
Sow in drills eighteen inches apart and one inch deep. Thin 
out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall prepare the per¬ 
manent bed by trenching two feet deep, mixing a liberal 
quantity of manure with the soil. Into this set the plants 
about five feet apart each way. The stalks should not be cut 
until the second year. One ounce should give about 500 plants. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 15 cents ; lb., 40 cents ; 
lb., $1.25. 
St. Martin S. One of the earliest as well as most prolific. 
Linnaeus. Early and tender. 
Victoria. Very large, but later than Linnaeus. 
Roots of above, each, 15 cents; dozen, $1.50. 
lb. 
ALL SEASONS SPINACH 
