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Mustard Spinach or Tender green 
Also known as Japanese Mustard. A now, delicious, and 
healthful vegetable “greens” that is practically an all- 
season plant. It grows very quickly and is resistant to 
drought and extreme cold, flourishing in hot weaker. The 
leaves are large, dark green, and oblong shap(M, with a 
small rib. Heady to use in 2 .o to 30 days from seed. It. 
is not “a cut and come again.” Should be pulled up. 
Pkt., 5 cts.: oz., 10 cts.; 1/4 lb., 20 cts.; V 2 lb., 35 cts.; lb., 
55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. 
554 Furdliook Fancy or Ostrich 1‘liiiuc 
Mustard for Greens 
Mustard freshly picked sciwes the same purpose as Spinach 
and should be planted plentifully. It i.s of easy culture and 
thrives in rich moist soil. The cool growing season is best suited 
for its development. Sow as early in the s|)ring as the weather 
permits and make successive sowings every ten days up to the 
time the weather gets hot. 
.■i.'.'t Cliiiicsc Ttroail Leaf. This variety has large light green 
leaves waved at the edges. Succulent, tender and sweet: free 
from all bitter flavor. Ready si.x weeks from sowing. 5 
<ds.; ox., 10 ctM..; 1.4 Ih., 19 cts.; Ms !•*., 33 ct.s.; Ih., 5S cts.; 3 Ihs., 
$1.10, iiostpaid. 
.5.54 Furdhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume. The handsome feathery 
lea.ves of this sort are densely curled and fringed. Slost attiac- 
tive for salads and garnishing, and when served as spinach the 
flavor is deliciously mild and palatable. Pkt., .5 cts.; ox., 13 cts.; 
% Ih., 33 cts.; % 11)., 35 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.00, itostpaid. 
.555 Southern Giant Curled. These hardy upright plants grow 3 
feet tall. The broad pungent leaves are nicely frilled and 
crimped at the edges. Good market and home garden variety. 
Highest quality. I’kl.. 5 els.: ox.. 10 cts.; lb., 19 cts.; % lb., 33 
cts.; lb., 58 cts.; 2 lbs., .$1.10, postpaid, 
.5.50 AVhite London. Fine for general use. Leaves dark green, 
small and smooth, very easily and quickly grown. Seeds good 
for flavoring pickles, relishes, etc. Pkt., 5 cts.; ox.. 10 cts.; 14 lb., 
19 cts.; Va lb., ;t3 cts.;flb., 58 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
562 White Velvet — Delicious for Soups 
Okra pods arc much in demand for soups, stows, and salads, 
to which they impart a rich and delicious fl.avor. Very popular 
home garden and local market variety, bearing large, round, 
velvoty-whitc pods of superior flavor, wdiich arc perfectly 
smooth, and sta.y tender until nearly full size. Enormously pro¬ 
ductive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 20 cts.; 1/2 lb.. 35 cts.; 
lb., 60 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
563 Perkin^s Mammoth Long Pod 
Vigorou.s grower; producing an abundance of long, straight, 
slender pods, sliglitly ril)lH'd, and ol' a beautiful intc'iisc green 
color. .-\n eaily viiriety, fine for canning. Holds its tenderness 
,‘ind color hingc'i' th:iri .'iny other suits. Pkt., 5 cts,; oz., 10 cts.; 
1/4 lb., 20 cts.; 1/2 lb., 35 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
Every 
Garden 
Should 
Have a 
Few Hills 
of Horse 
Radish 
Thrives Everywhere 
Once Established 
Last for 
Years 
1904 
Horse Radish 
Roots 
Postpaid Prices 
Kiester’s New Bohemian 
This is a hardy [ihint thriving best in cool moist suil. Tli(' 
small sets or roots are ]ilautcd in the spring to furnish large 
straight smooth roots for use the following season. The roots 
are hardy and are left in the garden until needed in the home 
or for market. Kiester’s New Bohemian is an improveil 
IM.'iliiier Kren or Bohemian Horse Radish, which is known for 
it- vigorous growth and its large-.sizc roots. It makes a strong 
quit k growth and produces a heavy crop, particularly on land 
which ha.s been well prepared. A deep, fertile, medium-heavy 
soil and an abundance of moisture are essential tu good results. 
\Vc olTcr roots of ihe right size for planting. Doz., 30 Cts.; 50 
Roots, 8.5 cks.; 100 Roots, $1.50; 500 Roots, $5.50; 1000 Roots, 
$10.00. In larger quantities, write for special prices. 
ICohl-Rabi -- Should Be in Every Garden 
A delicious vegetable, highly prized by many who appreciate the sweet, fine- 
gained flesh which has a flavor not unlike that of the finest 
Cauliflower. Sweeter and of finer flavor than turnips and 
cooked in the same way. 
467 Early White Vienna 
The mo.st popular extra-early short-topped variety of 
Kolilrabi with firm white flesli‘which cooks tender yet re¬ 
tains a desirable degree of crispness. The swollen stems are 
best when 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Pkl.. 10 ct.s.: ox., 20 cts.; 
14 lb., 60 ofN.; 14 lb., $1.00; lb.> $1.90; 2 lbs., .$3.60, i>ost|>ni(L 
468 Early Purple Vienna 
JIucli like the Early White Vienna but has a purple skin; 
not (juite so early. More heat-resistant. Well adai)tod for sec¬ 
tions where turnips turn bitter. The plants are small and the 
leaves dark green tinged witli purple. Roots of even size and 
form. Pkt., 10 cl.s.; ox.. 20 ct.s.; % lb., 60 cts.; Mi !>>•. $t.0O; 
•168 I’lirplc A'ieun;i lb., $l.i>0; 2 lbs., .$3.60, |>ost|>ai<l. 
Rhubarb — Roots and Seed 
Grow all You Need as Fresh Fruit and Plenty to Can for Winter. 
A very healllij- veoctable. The first 
one to Appear in the spring, liliubarb is 
very ea.sily groivn and a few plants will 
keep a family snpiilied with plenty of - 
thi.s delicious vegetable for sauces and 
pies. 
Shumway’s Victoria 
(Tho CriiiiNOii Kins:> 
The Earliest of All Quality Superb 
This is flic most po|)uliir variety wilh bro:id 
thick tender stalks heavily slmded with red. 
It is a heavy yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
18 cts.; 14 lb., 48 cts.; >/2 lb., 75 cts.; lb., 
$1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
1906 Rhubarb Roots 
Shumway’s Victoria 
(The Crimson King) 
Young roots of Shumw:iy’s Vic¬ 
toria planted in good soil early in the 
spring, will make a strong growth 
and give a good yield of stalks the 
following spring. The plants increase 
in size every year. The thick stalks 
are shaded crimson. Roots Each, 17 
cts.; 3 for 35 cts.; 6 for 60 cts.; doz.^ 
$1.10; 25 for $2.00, postpaid. 
If interested in large quantities, 
1906 Iti.iib;irb Hoots Write for Special price. 
4ii7 White \’iennii 
* Stalks 
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Garden S pecialties That All Should Pla nt 
498 Mushroom Spawn 
Big Profitable Crop 
Start Your Plamting Now 
Free Planting Instructions in Every Shipment 
PURE CULTURE BOTTLE SPAWN 
This spawn is made in glass jars under absolutely ster¬ 
ile conditions, so that every mould, weed seed or insect is 
destroyed and each bottle' contains nothing but pure 
.«pawn. One carton equaks 5 bricks of ordinary spawn and 
i.s sufficient to spawn about -10 square feet. The spawn is 
dried thoroughly and'wrapped in paper and packed in car¬ 
tons. with full directions how to grow muslirooms. I’er 
carton, $1.25; 5 cartons for $5.50; 10 cartons for $10.00, 
|)o.sti>ai<l. 
499 Mushroom Spawn Brick Form 
One Brick will Spawn alMiiit 10 feet Square. Many Mushroom 
Growers prefer the brick spawn in preforeneo to the bottle spawn. 
We oH'er Anieriean (irown Spawn in brick form at cts. each; 
3 bricks, SI. 00; 5 bricks, $1.50; 10 bricks, .$‘i.75, postpaid. 
