Vegetable Seeds 
26 _WHEELER & COMPANY 
Pumpkin, King of Mammoths 
PUMPKIN 
Plant when the ground is warm in manured hills 8 
ft. apart and leave 2 to 3 plants to a hill. They can be 
raised with great success if planted among Corn in 
hills. 
Small Sugar. Splendid little Pumpkin with deep 
orange colored skin and unusually fine grained, 
sugary flesh. A good keeper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c , 
34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
King of Mammoths. Immense size and good flavor. 
Very vigorous and a heavy yielder. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 b. 40c., lb. $1.50. 
Connecticut Field. The common field variety and 
much grown for stock. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 
35c., lb. $1.00. 
Large Cheese. Creamy yellow color; flesh fine¬ 
grained. One of the best varieties. Vine very vigor¬ 
ous. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
RADISH 
To be~crisp and [tender, Radishes must be grown 
quickly, as when checked by drought or cold weather, 
they become tough and pithy. Sow early varieties as 
soon as the ground can be worked in the Spring, in 
drills 10 in. apart and Yi in. deep. They require a rich, 
moist sandy soil. For a succession sow r every two weeks 
up until the middle of June. 
New Early Round Scarlet. Matures in 20 days. Crisp 
and tender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
New Early Round Scarlet White Tip. Round, with 
white tip; fine grained and flavored. Pkt. 10c.. oz. 
15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
Olive-shaped Scarlet. Oval in shape and very earlv. 
_ Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
French Breakfast. Quick growing, light colored, with 
white tip. Oval shape. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., 
lb. 75c. 
RADISH —Continued 
Half-long Scarlet. A medium early sort for home 
gardeners and truckers. Roots 334 in. long, tapered at 
tip; flesh white, brittle and crisp. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
34 lb- 30c., lb. 75c. 
Long Scarlet. A standard sort for home gardeners. 
Roots 5 to 6 in. long, tapering with white, crisp flesh. 
Dark scarlet. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
Icicle. A popular variety for the home. Roots 5 in. 
long, slender; tapering at the tip, very white, brittle 
and a mild, inviting flavor. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 
lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
China Rose Winter. A popular very distinct sort. 
Roots 0 in. long, round, but thicker at the lower end. 
Rright rose red in color; flesh white, firm and pung¬ 
ent. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. 75c. 
Round Black Spanish. A Winter sort with round 
roots, skin black, flesh white, crisp and of strong 
flavor; a good keeper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 34 6). 30c., 
lb. 75c. 
Long Black Spanish. A good keeping Winter variety. 
Grows 7 to 10 in. long, cylindrical, slightly tapered at 
tip. Skin black, flesh white, solid and pungent. Pkt. 
10c., oz. 15c., ii lb. 30c.., lb. 75c. 
RHUBARB 
Rhubarb succeeds best in deep soil and the richer the 
better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and thin out the 
plants to G in. apart. In the Fall, or Spring, transplant 
into highly manured soil, setting them 3 ft. apart each 
way. The stalks should not be gathered until the 
second year. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 45c., lb. $1.75. 
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Sow in early Spring 
in rich soil, in drills 14 in. apart; thin out to 3 in. in 
the row. The roots are ready in October, but like 
Parsnips improve by remaining in the ground 
through the Winter. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 lb. 50c., 
lb. $1.50. 
SORREL 
Sow in the Spring in drills. It should be cut close, as 
it quickly runs to seed. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 34 16- G0c., 
lb. $2.00. 
Radish, Early Round Scarlet 
