MAESHALL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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RHUBARB 
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 
Sow in Aj)ril in drills 18 inches niiart. When the plants arc strong enough, thin oul to 
C inches. In the fall or following spring, trans[)lant the roots into deep, rich soil o feet a[iart 
each way. 
Linnaeus. Early, large and tender. Pkt., oc.; oz., 20c.; v, lb., bOc.; lb., .$2.00. 
Victoria. Very large. Later than the Linnaeus. Bkt., be.; oz., 20c.; V, lb., 50c.; lb., $2.00. 
Ehubarb Roots. Extra strong. Each, 15c.; ilozen, $1.50; per 100, $10.00. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet 
of drill. 
This plant is considered val¬ 
uable for its acid })roperties; 
mixed with salatls, it imparts an 
agreeable and refreshing flavor. 
Sow in shallow drills 12 inches 
a|>art, and thin out the young 
])lants to 0 inches. 
Large-Leaved French. Pkt., 
5c.; oz., 15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb., 
$1.25. 
S O R K E L. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLxVNT. 
One ounce will sow 50 feet. 
A most delicious vegetable. It is used stewed, boiled, or fried, and sometimes as a 
Y hen cooked it li:is lui oyster flavor. Cultivation the same as for Carrots or Parsnip. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. True. Large and superior; very fine flavor.$0.05 $0.20 
Long White French. Delicious when cooked; roots of medium size.05 .15 
Long Black, or Scorzonera. Eeseinblcs long white, but black.05 25 
salad. 
fi LI). 
$0.50 
.40 
.75 
S P I N A C H. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
10 to 12 lbs. an acre. 
This is best developed and most tender and suc¬ 
culent when grown in very rich soil. Eor Summer 
use sow early in_ S]iring in drills 15 inches apart, 
and make successive sowings every two weeks. 3<''or 
Siu'ing use sow in September, anil cover lightly in 
November with light litter. 
New Zealand. Makes a low spreading plant from 
which delicious, tender greens can be gathered 
the entire Suiuiner. May be started in a hot-bed 
and transplanted or sown out-of-doors when the 
ground is wuirm, allowing two feet between the 
plants. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., .30 Long Standing Spinach 
Cts.; lb., 90 cts. PerPkl Oz v 
Long Standing. Of delicious, tender qual- '' 
ity; dark green.$0.05 $0.10 $0 
Savoy-Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender 
curled leaves ..■ _05 10 
Round Thick-Leaved. The varietv in litost 
general use; equally good foi Spring or 
Autumn sowing . 05 lo 
Victoria. A new variety with thick dark'- 
green leaves. Best long standing Spinach 05 10 
Viroflay Thick-Leaved. A standard sort, 
equally good for early Spring or Pall sow¬ 
ing; leaves are thick, succulent and tender 05 10 
Prickly, or Winter. Vigorous and hardy; re¬ 
commended for Pall sowing.. 05 10 
Lh. Lh. 
.15 $0.35 
15 .40 
.15 .35 
.15 .40 
.15 .35 
.15 .30 
Swiss Chard. 
SWISS CHARD or SPINACH BEET. 
This Beet produces leaves only; excellent as greens Cultivate 
same as spinach sowing the seed in early Spring, in drills fee^ 
Swiss Chard.Pkt., .5c.; oz., 10c.; i/^ lb., 25c.; lb., 60c. 
