OSCAR H. WILL 8c CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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Pastinake T) A TJ Pastinak 
(German) JL XjLJLvOJL^I JLX. O (Scandinavian) 
Improved Guernsey Parsnip. 
LONG SMOOTH or HOLLOW CROWN. A great 
cropper, tender, sugary and considered one of 
the best for general cultivation. Roots average 
15 inches long by 3 inches in diameter. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 24c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., 70c, 
postpaid. 
Culture. Sow aa 
early in the Spring as 
possible, in rows 18 
inches apart and 
about 1 inch deep. 
The ground should be 
deeply plowed 
and well culti¬ 
vated. Thin to 
two inches as 
soon as the 
plants are 
large enough 
to handle. A 
freeze improves 
the quality. 
About 1200 
seeds to the 
packet. One 
ounce for 200 
feet of drill; 4 
to 5 pounds per 
acre. 
IMPROVED GUERNSEY. This is the thicker, 
heavier type of Parsnip. Fine grained and 
sweet flesh. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 24c; 
lb., 40c; lb., 70c, postpaid. 
Your Seeds are the best I find in all my experience, and I love my garden. 
MRS. MABELLE L. BERNIER, 206 Chestnut St., Providence, R. I. 
Melonen-Kiirbiss 
(German) 
PUMPKINS For the Northwest 
Graeskar 
(Scandinavian) 
CULTURE. Plant in hills G to 8 feet apart, with 5 to G seeds in 
the hill, when the ground has become warm and the weather favor¬ 
able, giving same cultivation as to melons. About 40 seeds to the 
packet. One ounce to 30 liills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD or BIG TOM. A solid, 
oblong, orange Pumpkin more planted with 
corn than any other variety and a heavy 
yielder. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 22c; 
34 lb., 35c; lb., 60c, postpaid. 
FORT BERTHOLD. See colored picture on 
inside back cover. Selection for some years 
from the squash seed obtained from the 
Mandan and Ankara Indians has resulted 
in this wonderfully early Pumpkin of un¬ 
usual hardiness. The fruits are small, 
round, flattened on the ends, and of first 
quality. They are either orange or cream 
in color with orange predominating. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
SWEET SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE. 
This is the earliest and surest of the com¬ 
mon sorts, and by far the sweetest. Espe¬ 
cially valuable for the making of pies. A 
small, round Pumpkin, dark orange in 
color, with thick, dry, fine grained flesh. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 24c; 3& lb., 40c; 
lb., 70c, postpaid. 
KING OF MAMMOTHS. The giant among Pump¬ 
kins, weighing as high as 150 lbs. A bright 
golden yellow, fine grained and excellent for cook¬ 
ing. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 45c; ^ lb., 80c; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
OMAHA. A very early, oblong, orange sort, but little later than the Fort Bertliold and much 
thicker meated. This is a selection over a period of years from seed obtained through Dr. Mel¬ 
vin Gilmore from the Omaha Indians. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
Sweet Sugar Pumpkin 
Fort Bcrtholil 
Have been ordering garden seed from you since our marriage in 
1907 and as long as I can remember my father did the same before 
then and they have always proved the best we could buy. 
G. A. BUXTON, Sand Creek, Mont. 
