THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
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Potatoes 
Eight to ten bushels will plant one acre. 
Owing to unsettled market ocnditions prices will be 
given on application. 
Make furrows of good depth, 3 feet apart. Scatter a 
liberal dressing of phosphate along the drill, and set the 
seed about 10 inches apart in the rows. Cover with about 
2 inches of soil, and begin to cultivate when the plants 
are well up. 
Delaware. Tubers large, smooth and of best quality; white 
and yield well. 
Early Bose. The well known variety; early and prolific. 
Green Mountain. (Certified Stock.) We can recommend this 
variety as one of the best for all purposes. 
Irish Cobbler. (Certified Stock.) Cream white color and of 
excellent quality. A vigorous grower, early, ripens uni¬ 
formly, and keeps well. 
Rural Russet. A reliable late variety, practically blight- 
resistant. Quality excellent. A good keeper. 
Spaulding Rose. A valuable late Potato of exceptional 
quality. Cpoks white and mealy; does well in light soils. 
Before planting Seed Potatoes treat seed with New 
Improved Semesan Bel. This is valuable for combat¬ 
ing seed-borne rhizoctonia, seed scab, and rotting. 
One pound will treat (50 to 80 bushels. 4 ozs., 45c; 
1 lb., .$1.50; 5 lbs., $6.75; 25 lbs., $31.00. 
Radish 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Sow in the open ground the last of April in light, rich, 
sandy soil, selecting a warm or sheltered location. Later 
sowings can be made at intervals during the summer in a 
moist location where they can grow quickly. Sow broadcast 
or in drills. Seeds of Winter Radishes should be sown dur¬ 
ing midsummer, and the Radishes can be kept during 
winter if covered with sand and placed in a cool cellar. 
Early Crimson Giant. Grows to a large size without be¬ 
coming pithy. Excellent for forcing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
% lb. 75c. 
Early Scarlet Globe. Of distinct shape, brilliant color, crisp 
and white; excellent for forcing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % 
lb. 75c, lb. $2.00. 
Early Scarlet Turnip. Small, round Radish; very tender, 
mild and of quick growth. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c. 
French Breakfast. Scarlet, with white tip; shape nearly 
oval; good for forcing or summer sowing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, y 4 lb. 75c. 
Icicle. Quick growing; clear white. Fine for forcing. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Long Black Spanish. One of the hardiest and best for 
winter use. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c. 
Round Black Spanish. Skin black; roots globe-shaped; 
white fleshed and piquant flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % 
lb. 75c. 
Saxa. A popular Radish for both forcing and for outdoor 
use. The root is as round as a ball, and a bright scarlet 
color. As this variety is very early and the top very 
short, it is rapidly gaining favor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
M lb. 75c. 
White Stuttgart. A quick growing variety of large size and 
of good quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 26c. 
Sweet Potato Plants 
Culture—The young plants should be set in hills about 
4 feet apart and 5 Inches above the ground level. A light 
soil and sunny location are preferable. Rooted slips 
ready in May. 
Nansemond. Best sort for New England. Plants, $1.25 
per 100, $10.00 per 1000; add 15c per 100 if wanted by 
parcel post. 
Pumpkin 
One ounce will plant 20 hills. One pound 250 hills. 
Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has become 
warm, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way; or in fields of 
Corn, about every fourth hill. The Pumpkin is not so par¬ 
ticular in regard to soil as the Melon or Cucumber, but in- 
other respects is cultivated in a similar manner. If planted 
in hills by themselves, thin out the plants when beginning 
to run, to three in each hill. 
Connecticut Field. A large yellow variety, productive, and 
grown for feeding stock. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, 
lb. $2.00. 
Mammoth. A productive variety, which grows to an im¬ 
mense size, often weighing more than a hundred pounds. 
Pkt. 10c. oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. 
Sugar. A small, fine-grained, sweet Pumpkin; very prolific 
and a fine table variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, 
lb. $2.00. 
Winter Luxury. Flesh thick, sweet and excellent for pies. 
Pkt. 10c. oz. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Early Scarlet Globe Radish 
