VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
28 
w. E, Marshall & co. 
SALSIFY or OYSTER PLANT. 
An ounce will sow fifty feet. 
A most delicious vegetable. It is used stewed, boiled, or fried, and sometimes as a 
salad. When cooked it has an oyster flavor Cultivation the same as for Carrots or 
Parsnip. 
Per Pkt. Oz. 3^ Lb. 
M^mmonth Sandwich Island. True. Large and superior; very fine flavor $0.05 $0.20 $0.50 
Long White French. Delicious when cooked; roots of medium size ... .05 .15 .40 
Long Black, or Scorzonera. Resembles long white, but black.05 .20 .60 
SORREL. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
This plant is considered valuable 
for its acid properties; mixed with 
salads, it imparts an agreeable and 
refreshing flavor. Sow in shallow drills 
twelve inches apart, and thin out the 
young plants to six inches. 
Large-Leaved French. Pkt. 5c., oz. ISc.^ 
341b. 40c., lb. $1.25 
LARGE-LEAVED FRENCH SORREL. 
“ SPINACH. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill, 
10 to 12 lbs. an acre. 
This is best developed and most ten¬ 
der and succulent when grown in very 
rich soil. For Summer use sow early in 
Spring in drills fifteen inches apart, and 
make successive sowings every two 
weeks. For Spring use sow in Sep¬ 
tember, and cover lightly in November 
with light litter. 
Viroflay Thick-Leaved. A standard sort, equally good for early 
Spring or Fall sowing; leaves are thick, succulent, and tender 
Long Standing. Of delicious, tender quality; dark green. 
Savoy-Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender curled leaves_ 
Large Thick-Leaved. One of the best market sorts. 
Round Thick-Leaved. The variety in most general use; equally 
good for -spring or Autumn sowing. . 
Victoria. A new variety with thick dark-green leaves. The 
best long standing Spinach... 
New Zealand. Makes a low spreading plant from which delic¬ 
ious, tender greens can be gathered the entire Summer. 
May be started in a hot-bed and transplanted or sown out- 
of-doors when the ground is warm, allowing two feet be¬ 
tween the plants.. 
Per Pkt. Oz. 
34 Lb. 
Lb. 
$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.15 
$0.35 
.05 
.10 
.16 
.35 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.40 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.85 
.05. 
.10 
,15 
.35 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.40 
.05 
.10 
.30 
.90 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET. 
This Beet produces leaves only; excellent as greens. Cultivate same os spinach^ 
sowing the seed in early Spring, in drills ft. apart. Good cultivation will increase 
the delicacy and tenderness of the leaves. 
Swies Chard.Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 34 20c., lb. 50c. 
