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The TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, La Conner, Washington 
Parsley 
Yz oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Parsley seed is even slower 
than parsnip in germinating'. It grows 
best in rich mellow soil and should be 
sown as early as possible in spring in rows 
1 to 2 feet apart with a covering of not 
more than % inch of soil firmly pressed 
down. When the plants are well up, thin 
them 8 to 12 inches apart. 
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. The most 
beautiful kind for garnishing or flavoring. 
Can be cut fresh from the garden all 
winter. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; !4 lb. 30c. 
HAMBURG or TURNIP ROOTED. The 
root of this variety is the edible portion 
and resembles a small turnip. It is ex¬ 
tensively used for flavoring soup, stews, 
etc. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c; Y\ lb. 45c. 
Peppers 
J4 oz. to 100 ft., 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Soil and temperature require¬ 
ments are about the same as for Eggplant. 
A moderate dressing of Guano, poultry 
manure, or complete commercial fertilizer, 
hoed into the soil after the plants are 6 to 
8 inches tall, will be very beneficial. 
★ HARRIS’ EARLY GIANT. This is the 
largest and best of the early sorts. It is 
the best adapted for use in the Northwest 
that We know about. Seven to ten fine 
large fruits are usually produced on each 
plant. Best for home use. Pkg. 10c; oz. 60c. 
LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE. This is 
the earliest pepper of the “bell” type. 
The fruits are larger and a little later 
than the Harris’ Early. The fruits are 
also more pungent and produced in great¬ 
er abundance. Pkg. 10c; oz. 60c. 
PIMENTO. This is a very mild, sweet 
variety of Pepper that is in great demand 
for salad making. It is easily canned for 
home use. The seed should be planted in 
a hotbed and the plants set out after the 
ground is warm. Pkg. 10c; oz. 60c. 
Parsnips 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Sow the seed as soon as sea¬ 
son will permit, in drills about 2 feet apart, 
and thin plants out to 1 foot apart in the 
row. The ground should be deeply trenched 
and well manured. 
LONG WHITE. Large,' smooth, sweet, 
the' standard kind; grown from especially 
selected smooth roots. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 
!4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 
SHORT THICK. A new sort that is 2 to 3 
inches in diameter but only 6 to 8 inches 
long at the thickest part. Tender, sweet 
and easy to pull. Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; 
•/ 4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c. U 
Pumpkins 
4 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CU LTU R E —Pumpkins are typically Amer¬ 
ican, and Pumpkin pie is one of our truly 
American dishes. They are less sensitive 
to unfavorable conditions of soil and 
weather than Melons or Cucumbers, but 
they are cultivated in about the same way. 
★ SWEET or SUGAR. A small, fine 
grained pumpkin that is unexcelled for 
cooking or pies. It is very early and 
prolific. A good market sort. Pkg. 5c; 
oz. 15c: '4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
WINTER LUXURY. A good keeper and 
a very good pie pumpkin. It is round, the 
skin is netted and russet yellow. Flesh is 
deep yellow and thick. Somewhat larger 
than the Sweet or Sugar Pumpkin. Pkg. 
5c; oz. 15c; |/ 4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
KING OF MAMMOTHS. This is the 
largest pumpkin grown. The skin is rich 
dark yellow, the flesh lighter shade and 
of excellent quality, good flavor and suit¬ 
able for pies. Pkg. 5c; oz. 15c; Y* lb. 35c; 
1 lb. $1.00. 
Rhubarb 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 lbs. per acre. 
VICTORIA. Is very large, standard kind; 
seeds sown this year will yield stalks next 
year. Pkg. 10c; oz. 15c; !4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 
$1.00. See page 24 for plants. 
Rutabagas 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —The culture is the same as 
for common Turnip, but if anything, less 
exacting in care. 
SKIRVING’S PURPLE TOP. This is un¬ 
doubtedly the finest of the rutabagas for 
feeding purposes. Its flesh is yellow in 
color, sweet, fine grained and quite ten¬ 
der. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 60c. 
★ AMERICAN YELLOW. This is the best 
rutabaga for table use. The flesh is very 
firm. As a yielder the American Yellow 
is surpassed only by the Skirving’s. 
Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 60c. 
WHITE FRENCH. A large, white market 
variety; sweet, smooth and solid. Good 
winter keeper. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; >4 lb. 25c; 
1 lb. 60c. 
Plant your RADISHES Early 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —For an early crop, sow in hot¬ 
bed in January, February and March. As 
soon as ground is fit to be worked, sow 
seed in the open, in rows 1 foot apart. 
★ EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. This is one 
of the best radishes on the market both 
for the home garden and for the market. 
It is oval in shape and a bright rich 
scarlet in color, the flesh is crisp, tender, 
juicy and mild. The foliage is very small 
compared with the size of the radish. 
Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped 
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED or 
ROSY GEM. One of the most popular and 
attractive short varieties. Globe shaped, 
bright red carmine, with bottom and tip 
clear white. Valuable for forcing as well 
as for the home garden and market. 
Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; J4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 
CHINESE WHITE WINTER or CELES¬ 
TIAL. Popular and well known winter 
variety. The half stump-roots are clear 
white and the flesh is the most crystalline 
of all winter varieties. The flavor is much 
more delicate than the ordinary summer 
varieties. The roots may be used all win¬ 
ter as they keep in fine condition. Makes 
a palatable dish when cooked and served 
like turnips. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; Y\ lb. 30c; 
1 lb. 85c. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST. Small, oval 
form, quick growing, mild and tender. 
Color scarlet, tipped with white; best kind 
for hotbeds or for earlier use in open 
ground in the garden. Get a good supply 
of radish seeds and sow every two weeks 
through the season. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 
•/ 4 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 
CRIMSON GIANT. An exceptionally fine 
radish either for the family garden or for 
forcing. It grows nearly twice as large as 
any of the other round radishes before be¬ 
coming pithv. The flesh is mild and of 
excellent flavor. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 
1 lb. 85c. 
★WHITE ICICLE. This radish is also 
called the Long White. This is the finest 
of the long white radishes. It is very 
juicy, crisp and tender. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 
!4 lb. 30c: 1 lb. 85c. 
LONG BRIGHT SCARLET. A beautiful 
new radish. It grows verv quickly and is 
as good as it is pretty. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; 
14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 
CHINA ROSE WINTER. Best for winter 
use. Long, solid and tender. Pkg. 5c; 
oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 
Protect Radishes 
Use NAPTHALENE or MAGOTITE 
About Once a Week. 
Salsify 
1i/ 2 oz. t0 “I 00 ft., 7 to 8 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Salsify succeeds best in a 
light, well enriched soil which should be 
stirred to a good depth. Coarse and fresh 
manure should be avoided, as it will cause 
the roots to become irregular and 
branched. Sow early and quite deep, giv¬ 
ing the general culture recommended for 
Parsnip. 
WHITE FRENCH. A white carrot-shaped 
root that makes delicious soup, resembling 
oysters in flavor; easy to grow; good all 
winter and late in spring; can be left in 
the ground all winter. Try it. Pkg. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c. 
Spinach 
1|/ 2 oz. to 100 ft., 10 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Sow in rows 16 to 20 inches 
apart and thin to 6 inches apart in the 
row when leaves are an inch wide. In the 
North, seed can be planted as soon as the 
ground can be prepared. In the South. 
Spinach will Winter over with little or no 
protection. 
PRICES on all varieties except New Zea¬ 
land: Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; !4 lb. 20c; '/ 2 lb. 
35c; 1 lb. 50c. 
★ KING OF DENMARK. This new spinach 
is undoubtedly the finest variety intro¬ 
duced in recent years. The leaves resemble 
Long Standing, but are more crumpled 
and dark green. This variety generally 
stays in good condition a week or two 
longer than any other kind. 
IMPROVED THICK LEAVED. This vari¬ 
ety grows very rapidly and forms a cluster 
of large slightly crumpled leaves of deep 
green color. Quality very excellent. 
LONG STANDING. This variety, while 
one of the older sorts, is still one of the 
best. The leaves are broad, flat, arrow 
shaped and rich dark green. It is ready to 
cut early as most varieties and remains in 
season for quite a long tim 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. Leaves thick, 
heavy and much savoyed or crumpled. 
Qualitv fine and vield is very good. 
PRICKLY WINTER. This is one of the 
best of the market varieties owing to its 
extreme hardiness. It bears many large, 
smooth, arrow-pointed leaves. As a win¬ 
ter or very early spring variety it is un¬ 
surpassed. 
NEW ZEALAND. A very productive va¬ 
riety that will stand repeated cuttings 
during the hot, dry weather of summer. 
It grows well on land that is too poor to 
grow common spinach. The seed of this 
variety is large and very hard and should 
be soaked in water for several hours be¬ 
fore planting. Pkg. 5c;-oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 
1 lb. 75c. 
King of Denmark Spinach 
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