THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SEED CO. 
DENVER, COLO. 
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RHUBARB— (Continued) 
STRAWBERRY— Our Strawberry Rhubarb has won quite a name for itself among home 
gardeners. It is early, very juicy, tender, large-stalked and red all the way through 
Never tough or stringy. Postpaid: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; (4 lb., 85c; y 2 lb., $1.50; lb., 
$2.75. 
RHUBARB ROOTS— Set roots out in spring or fall, in rows 4 feet apart, so the crowns 
are an inch below the surface. Do not pull stalks the first season. Plants set out 
in the spring will bear quite abundantly the following season. 
LINNEAUS, STRAWBERRY AND VICTORIA ROOTS: Postpaid: Each 10c; 3 for 25c; 
12 for 85c. 
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster 
(Sassefria, Salsifis bianco, Haferwurzel) 
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill. A very delicate and nutritious vege¬ 
table especially esteemed for its peculiar oyster flavor. Sow the seed early in the spring 
in drills 1(2 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thinning out the young plants to 6 inches. The 
roots will be ready for use in October, when a supply should be taken up and stored like 
carrots. Those remaining will suffer no injury by being left in the ground till spring. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND —A popular market garden sort, producing good size 
roots, comparatively smooth. Postpaid: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 45c; y 2 lb., 75c; 
lb., $1.25. 
Salsify 
Spinach 
(Spinace, Espinaca, Spinat) 
CULTURE—One ounce of seed will plant 100 feet of drill; io pounds an acre. Spinach is an important crop or easy cul¬ 
ture for the market gardener. For spring and early summer use, sow in drills 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep as earlv as th P 
ground can be worked, and every two weeks thereafter for a succession crop. For winter and early ' 
September in well-manured ground. Cover with straw on the approach of cold weather. y 
spring use, sow in 
Giant Gaudry 
BLOOMSDALB SAVOY (Reselected) —Very early and 
hardy, and one of the best for market and canning'. 
Plant of upright growth with a tendency to go 
quickly to seed in hot weather. Stems 3 inches 
long, leaves of medium size. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY (Longstanding) —Only a few 
days later than the regular Bloomsdale Savoy, it 
holds twelve to fourteen days longer before throw¬ 
ing seed stalks. Plants are very uniform and 
sturdy, with very attractive, highly crumpled and 
blistered dark green leaves. Exceptionally valu¬ 
able for home and market gardens, and for ship¬ 
ping from the extreme South. 
HOLLANDIA (Prickly Winter)— «A long standing, 
late maturing sort; plant very large, vigorous and 
hardy; leaves round, thick, medium sized and dark 
green. 
GIANT NOBLE (Longstanding) —Very valuable for 
market gardens and canning. Plants large, vigor¬ 
ous, and spreading. It is slow to form seed stalks, 
and an extremely heavy yielder. Leaves huge, 
thick, smooth, pointed, with rounded tip; deep 
green, tender. The best of the Giant Thick Leaved 
sorts. 
^a'rietv ^rn'nrl^.- * Longr ?* an<iin &)—A rapid growing 
y Producing early in the season a mass of 
Xp Tt m °f h : 7 thiGk ’ rounded leaves of very large 
• } ze. It stands well without bolting yields a 
greater bulk than other varieties, and’ is highlv 
recommended for both the home and market gar¬ 
den; fine for canning. S 
JULIANA (Longstanding)— A splendid, second early, 
I ng standing- sort, for home gardens and for ship¬ 
ping. I lants compact and dense, growing close to 
the ground. Leaves rounded, with short stems- 
thick, crumpled, very dark green; slow in produc¬ 
ing seed stalks. 
RING OF DENMARK (Longstanding) —An excep¬ 
tionally long standing sort, highly desirable for 
canning, and for market gardens. The large, spread¬ 
ing plants carry broad, rounded, very dark green 
leaves, which are somewhat crumpled. Excellent 
tor spring planting, as seed stalks are slow in 
forming. 
MONSTROUS VIROFLAY —An early and vigorous 
growing round seeded variety. The leaves are 
bright green, broad and thick, with long stem, 
usually broad arrow - shaped, but sometimes 
rounded. The surface is fairly smooth or some¬ 
times slightly crumpled. It is a most desirable 
bunching sort for market gardeners. 
NORTHLAND (Dark Green Nobel—Longstanding)— 
Northland is a dark green selection out of Nobel 
Spinach and has all the good characteristics of that 
variety and in addition a darker color. It is just 
as large leaved, as good yielding as Nobel and 
equally long standing. An outstanding sort for 
home and commercial gardens. 
NEW ZEALAND 1 —Distinct from other kinds of Spin¬ 
ach and particularly valuable for culture in hot 
dry weather. Seeds comparatively large and nut¬ 
like. Plants very large and spreading; leaves 
numerous, small, triangular, thick, deep green. 
The tender leafy shoots are gathered repeatedly. 
OLD DOMINION (Blight Resistant) —A cross between 
Virginia Blight Resistant Savoy and King of Den¬ 
mark; resistant to mosaic and of long standing 
character. Plants similar to Savoy, but leaves 
somewhat more pointed. Used mostly for fall 
planting for early spring harvest. 
For prices on Spinach, see page 26. 
