POWELL SEED STORE, Louisville, Kentucky - Vegetable Seeds 
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Radishes 
RHUBARB ROOTS 
Myatt's Victoria. Roots planted in the spring in good, rich soil will make 
vigorous growth. Stalks should not be cut till the following year. Roots, 
15 cents each; 5 for 50 cents; 12 for $1.00. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large roots of excellent flavor. Superior to 
other varieties for winter use. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 20 cents; yZ lb., 65 cents. 
SPINACH 
Victoria. Leaves large, thick, crumpled, and of fine quality. A good yielder. 
Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; yZ lb., 20 cents; yZ lb., 25 cents; lb., 45 cents. 
New Zealand. This is not a true Spinach, but a plant bearing an abundant 
crop of thick leaves, which, according to many epicures, is superior to the 
ordinary Spinach. This is a true “cut and come again” sort. Will bear 
till frost. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; yZ lb., 25 cents. 
Bloomsdale Savoy. Best adapted for fall planting. Leaves are wrinkled and 
curled. Packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; yZ lb., 20 cents; yZ lb., 25 cents; 
lb., 40 cents. 
SQUASH 
Early White Bush. This is the old-fashioned “Cymling.” A very early 
summer variety, flattened and scalloped, with creamy white skin. Packet, 
10 cents; oz., 15 cents; yZ lb., 35 cents. 
Early Golden Summer Crookneck. Of true bush growth, with fruits about a 
foot long, warted and of rich orange color. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; 
yZ lb., 40 cents. 
TURNIPS 
Purple-top Globe. Also known as the Red-top White Globe. Flesh is firm, 
crisp, and mild. Roots measure 6 inches in diameter. Oz., 15 cents; yZ 
lb., 25 cents; K lb., 40 cents; lb., 65 cents. 
Purple-top Strap-leaf. Roots flat, 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Packet, 10 cents; 
oz., 15 cents; yZ lb., 25 cents; yZ lb., 40 cents; lb., 65 cents. 
Seven-top. This variety is grown for the large, tender leaves which arc cooked 
for greens. Oz., 15 cents; yZ lb., 25 cents; yZ lb., 35 cents. 
TOMATOES 
Beefsteak. The large fruits are very much like Ponderosa except that they 
are scarlet-red. Packet, 15 cents; yZ oz., 30 cents; oz., 55 cents. 
Bonny Best. Bears uniform, solid fruits somewhat smaller than Chalk’s 
Jewel, and about a week earlier. Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 20 cents; oz., 
30 cents. 
Dwarf Giant. The largest-fruited of all dwarf Tomatoes. Solid meat of 
sweet flavor, showing no trace of core. Excellent for home use. Packet, 
15 cents; yZ oz., 35 cents; oz., 60 cents. 
John Baer. An early, red Tomato of the Chalk’s Jewel type. Very product¬ 
ive. Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 20 cents; oz., 35’cents. 
Bonny Best Tomatoes 
Marglobe. Wilt-resistant. Globe-shaped fruits of pure scarlet color, matur¬ 
ing early. Highly resistant to fusarium wilt. Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 
20 cents; oz., 35 cents. 
Matchless. A rich cardinal-red Tomato of large size with an unusual amount 
of firm, solid meat. Sub-acid, main-crop variety. Packet, 10 cents; yZ 
oz., 25 cents; oz., 40 cents; yZ lb., $1.20. 
Oxheart. A new purplish-scarlet Tomato of enormous size. The flesh is 
solid with sub-acid flavor. The fruits have a distinct oxheart shape. Packet, 
10 cents; % oz., 45 cents; oz., 85 cents. 
Ponderosa. One of the best for home use. The fruits are unusually large 
and of crimson color. Flesh solid and almost free from seeds. Packet, 
15 cents; yZ oz., 35 cents; oz., 60 cents. 
Stone. Large, smooth, solid fruits of deep scarlet. A main-crop variety. 
Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 20 cents; oz., 30 cents. 
Sunnybrook Earliana. Earliest of all red Tomatoes. Smooth, scarlet fruits. 
Excellent for early market. Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 25 cents; oz., 40 cents. 
Winsall. Remarkably large and solid fruits are pinkish, maturing about 5 
days later than Ponderosa. Delicious flavor. Packet, 25 cents; yZ oz., 
$2.00; oz., $3.50. 
YELLOW-FRUITED TOMATOES 
Golden Ponderosa. A large, meaty Tomato of good quality. Yellow flesh. 
Productive. Packet, 15 cents; yZ oz., 35 cents; oz., 60 cents. 
Yellow Pear Preserving. This is a small-fruited sort. Very productive. 
Packet, 10 cents; yZ oz., 30 cents; oz., 50 cents. 
WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM 
Flower lovers find it most interesting to keep a garden diary. Notes taken 
in one season are quite helpful in making forecasts for the following year. The 
following observations are taken from the notebook of a Louisville gardener: 
MARCH. Arabis, Myrtle, Crocus, Forsythia. 
APRIL. Double English Daisy, Tulip, Narcissus, Viola, Spirea V. H., Leucojum. 
MAY. Bleeding Heart, Iris, Columbine, Oriental Poppy, Deutzia Gracilis, 
Peony, Ranunculus, Gold Dust, Creeping Phlox, Hardy Candytuft, Pyre- 
thrum, Honesty, Saponaria, Creeping Baby Breath, Sweet William, Lychnis, 
Blue Flax, Tradescantia, Veronica, Climbing American Beauty. 
JUNE. Cerastium, Clematis Jackmani, Edelweis, Ismene, Coreopsis, Chelone, 
Geum, Tunica, Phlox, Miss Lingard, Hollyhocks, Pansy, Madonna Lily, 
Regal Lily, Platycodon, Shasta Daisy. .Sweet Peas, Delphinium, Valerian, 
Astilbe, Gaillardia, Feverfew, Hardy Pea, Gladiolus. 
JULY. Artemesia, Forget-Me-Not, Statice, Stokesia, Carnation, Anthcmis, 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Purple Coneflower, Day Lily, Gypsophila Bristol 
Fairy, Monarda, Phlox, Campanula Carpatica. 
AUGUST. Dahlia, Physostegia. 
SEPTEMBER. Clematis, Hardy Aster, Hardy Chrysanthemum. 
