SWISS CHARD, TRIVETT’S DEFIANCE 
SWISS CHARD 
Bieta (Ital.) Mangold Kohl (Ger.) Poireau (Fr.) 
One ounce will sow a 50 foot row 
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet may be grown and treated like Spinach. 
The green portion of the large leaves should be boiled and served 
like Spinach, the thick stems are delicious, boiled and served like 
Asparagus, being a very strong grower and abundant producer it 
can be used as green food for poultry, etc. 
Trivett’s Defiance. A giant Swiss Chard, with immense 
blue green, crinkled leaves. The stalks are white and often measure 
2Y 2 feet long. Thick, fleshy leaves of delicious flavor. 
34 lb. $1.00 Oz. 35c. Pkt. 15c. 
Giant Lucullus. Popular variety, yielding an immense 
amount of greens. ... 34 lb. 75c. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 
SEA KALE 
Sow in drills 2 feet apart, thin out to 12 inches. The blanched leaf¬ 
stalks are boiled and served with cream sauce; or the roots may be 
dug and “forced” during Winter in the same way as Witloof Chicory. 
Oz. 75c. Pkt. 25c. 
SUNFLOWER 
Mammoth. Produces immense flower heads measuring 12 to 
15 inches across which become filled with seed that is valuable as a 
food for poultry and birds. ... ... Lb. 50c. Oz. 15c. 
SAVOY —See Cabbage. 
SALSIFY (Oyster Plant) 
Salsefia (Ital.) Hafer Wurzel (Ger.) 
Sow the seed in early Spring in drills 12 inches apart and cover about 
1 inch. Thin the young plants to about 6 or 8 inches apart. The roots 
will mature in October when they should be lifted and stored for 
the Winter. 
Sandwich Island. Selected strain, and a good keeper. 
34 lb. 90c. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 10c. 
Black Paris. ( Scorzonera .) Black roots, of excellent quality. 
34 lb. $1.00 Oz. 35c. Pkt. 15c. 
SORREL 
VEGETABLE ROOTS 
ARTICHOKE, JERUSALEM. See page 139. 
ASPARAGUS, Mary Washington. See page 139. 
CHICORY, WITLOOF (French Endive). See page 152. 
GARLIC SETS. See page 161. 
ONION SETS. See page 161. 
POTATOES (Seed Potato Tubers). See page 166. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. See page 169. 
HERB PLANTS 
TARRAGON (True). ... ... ... $5.00 per doz. 
Also— Chives, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, 
Thyme, Mint ... ... ... ... At $2.50 per doz. 
Acetosa (Ital.) Sauerampfer (Ger.) 
Used for salads, it has a pleasant acid flavor. Can also be used as a 
boiled vegetable. Seed should be sown in the open ground in rows 
6 inches apart. 
French Large Leaved. Oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 
ENGLISH 
VEGETABLE MARROW 
One ounce of seed is sufficient for about 25 hills 
Treat similar to Squash. Vegetable Marrows have 
a refined, delicate flavor and are rich in food value. 
Trivett’s White Bush. Creamy white, very 
productive, delicious flavor. Plants are bush form. 
The fruit measures 12 to 15 inches long and 4 to 5 
inches in diameter. 
34 lb. $1.00 Oz. 35c. Pkt. 15c. 
Trivett’s Green Bush, similar to above, but 
with green skin and creamy white flesh. 
34 lb. $1.00 Oz. 35c. Pkt. 15c. 
Long White Trailing. Trailing vines pro¬ 
ducing immense crop of large Marrows of superior 
flavor and creamy white color. 
34 lb. 60c. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 10c. 
Long Green Trailing. A green skinned form 
of the above, with creamy yellow flesh, refined and 
of delicious flavor. 
34 lb. 60c. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 10c. 
HERB SEEDS 
30 Varieties 
For description and prices, see page 66. 
WATER AND GARDEN CRESS. See page 152. 
ENGLISH VEGETABLE MARROW, TRIVETT’S WHITE BUSH 
TRIVETT’S TESTED SEEDS, INC., 134-144 WASHINGTON ST., NEW YORK, N. Y. 
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