32 Vegetable Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
PUMPKIN 
I lant in hills eight feec apart each way, any time after the middle of May. 
Avoid planting near other vine cr.ps, as they will hybridize and damage the 
crop. One ounce will plant about twenty-five hills ; four pounds to the acre. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., io cents ; ^ lb., 25 cents ; 
lb., 85 cents ; except as noted. 
PUMPKIN, SUGAR OR PIE 
Luxury, This is the finest pic 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. 
Large Sweet Cheese (Kentucky Pield). One of the best for table 
use, and very productive. Shape fiat; skin mottled light green and yellow, 
changing to a rich crimson color; flesh yellow, thick, and tender. 
Sugar, or Pie. a rather small, but handsome variety. Shape round; 
skin deep orange-colored; flesh fine-grained, swect-fiavored;superior for pies. 
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. 
Large Tours, or Mammoth. Grows to an immense size, often weigh¬ 
ing over 100 lbs. 
Mammoth Red Etampes. Skin brilliant, glossy red; flesh deep 
orange, very thick. Matures early. Packet, 10 cents; cz., 20 cents; 
Vx 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. 
Connecticut Field. The hardiest of all Pumpkins; cultivated mainly 
for stock - feeding, producing enormous crops. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 
10 cents ; % 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. 
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. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; l 
five pounds for an acre. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 25 cents; lb., 65 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 arc 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. 
SALSIFY 
Sow early in the spring, in drills a foot or more apart, covering the seed 
not more than two inches in depth. Thin out to six inches apart. A portion 
of the crop may remain in the ground all winter, like the Parsnip. One ounce 
will sow 75 feet of drill. 
White French. The old favorite variety. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 
15 cents ; y x lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. This is the largest and most profitable 
Salsify now in cultivation. Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 15 cents; y x lb., 
50 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
Black, or Scorzonera. a black variety, with a somewhat bitter root. 
Packet, 5 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; y x lb., 50 cents ; lb., $1.75. 
SCOLYMUS — Spanish Salsify 
More productive than Salsify. The roots resemble a small Parsnip, and will 
keep through the winter like a Turnip. Cultivate like Parsnips. It is eaten 
boiled, like Salsify. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 20 cents; y x lb., 85 cents; 
lb., $3.00. 
WHY WE BELIEVE VICK QUALITY SEEDS ARE BEST: 
They are strictly fresh; we sell no old seed. 
They are grown by experts, under the best conditions. 
They are carefully cleaned; many kinds hand-sorted. 
For over 60 years Vick Quality Seeds have given satisfaction. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY 
C THE THOMAS LAXTON PEA is the very best of the extra early sorts. Hardy, abundant bearer, pods large 
and filled from end to end with sugar-sweet peas. Vines from three to three and a half feet high. See page 26. 
