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Marvelous Bargains in Bulbs, Plants, Fruits, Roses and Shrubs Pages 147 to 176. 
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster 
590 Mammoth Sandwich Island * °* o ° f 7*^ ™{ u I jJ ) a n n g t 
The Salsify is one of the most delicious and nutritious of vegetables, and 
should be more generally cultivated for use in winter, when the supply of 
really good vegetables is so limited. It has a grassy top and a long, white, 
tapering root, nearly resembling a small parsnip. It closely assimilates to the 
taste and flavor of the oyster, when properly cooked, and is a good substitute 
for it; very wholesome and nutritious. The roots are either boiled and mashed 
or made into fritters, in which form they are delicious. The roots are per¬ 
fectly hardy, and may remain out all winter, but should be dug early in the 
spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after growth commences. Store a quantity 
for winter use in a pit or cellar in damp earth or sand. This variety is large 
and strong growing with long, smooth, white, tapering roots, and is less liable 
to branch than the other sorts. It is invaluable for market gardeners’ use. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; x / 4 lb., 55 cts.; y 2 lb., 98 cts.; lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., 
$3.40, postpaid. 
64 5 l A Tomato 
Break O’Day 
(Globe Type). 
New Wilt-resistant 
Variety. The new 
Pritchard hybrid 
developed from 
Marglobe and Mar- 
vanna, having their 
d i s e a s e resistant 
qualities. Resembles 
Marglobe in shape 
and size, but not so 
productive. Has 
vines of open habit 
like Marvana. Ma¬ 
tures early, being 
next to Earliana in 
this respect. Fruits 
are solid, meaty and 
have a beautiful 
scarlet color. Will 
become quite popu¬ 
lar with home-gar¬ 
deners. 58 days. 
Packet, 10 cts.; oz., 
38 cts.; y 4 lb., $1.10; 
Vz lb., $2.10; lb., 
$4.00; 2 lbs., $7.50, 
postpaid. 
650 ^ Tomato 
Giant Oxheart 
Pride of Every Garden. 
Enormous Size. Delightful 
Flavor. Among large fruited 
tomatoes this variety is 
unique. In form it is distinct, 
since it is almost exactly the 
shape of a heart as the name 
implies, and single fruits 
sometimes weigh more than 
two pounds. When sliced, it 
does not show the large seed 
compartments of other toma¬ 
toes, but looks more like ten¬ 
der steak. This Arm red flesh 
is non-acid, but instead of 
being flat-tasting it has a 
pleasing flavor. Matures in 87 
days. Packet, 15 cts.; y 2 oz., 
50 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; % lb., $2.50; 
y 2 lb., $4.75; lb., $9.00, postpaid. 
590 Mammoth Sandwich 
Island Salsify 
NOTICE 
Bumper 
Crop of 
Pritchard’s 
Tomatoes 
as Shown 
Below. 
Grown 
from 
Condon’s 
Pure Bred 
Seed by 
Alex 
Gauthia, 
Toledo, 
Ohio 
638A Certified Seed 
of “Pritchard’s” 
The highest standard of quality 
Pkt., 15 cts.; y 2 oz., 35 cts.; oz., 60 
cts.; % lb., $1.70; x / 2 lb., $3.25; lb., $6.00; 
638 Tomato 
Pritchard’s Scarlet 
Condon’s 
1 Opper Special Strain 
(Wilt-resistant). 66 days. (Globe 
Type). Recent introduction; developed 
by the late Dr. Fred J. Pritchard. It is 
a cross between Marglobe and Cooper’s 
Special; inherits the good qualities of 
the well known Marglobe and its self¬ 
topping characteristics from Cooper’s. 
Fruits are of medium size, solid, and 
slightly globular. The color is scarlet 
with dark red interior making it a pop¬ 
ular canning variety. Vines are short 
and branching with fruit clusters of 
about 5 each. Excellent for outdoors 
or greenhouse planting. Packet, 10 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; y 4 lb., 90 cts.; y> lb., $1.60; 
lb., $3.00; 2 lbs., $5,75, postpaid. 
2 lbs., $11.00, postpaid. 
638 Tomato—Pritchard’s Scarlet Topper 
I used Hotkaps on Cucumbers, Melons and Tomatoes. Worked fine. Charles Carlson. 
