VEGETABLE SEEDS 
TOMATO 
% oz. to 100 ft., 2 oz. per acre. 
In February or March sow seeds lightly in rows in green¬ 
house, hotbed, or window box, and when plants have reached 
a height of 3 inches, transplant in hotbeds. About June 1, set 
out in open ground, 4 feet apart, giving plenty of well rotted 
manure to each plant. Water freely during hot weather. To 
obtain the best results, trellises or stakes should be used. Pkt. 
10c; 1 oz. 35c; ^4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.75. 
Bonny Best. One of the very best early varieties for table 
and canning. Vine medium, not very hardy. Fruits medium 
sized, apple shaped, smooth, solid, bright scarlet in color, of 
excellent quality. 
Chalk’s Eai’ly Jewel. A second early sort. Good for canning. 
Plant medium with open growth; prolific. Fruits medium 
large, smooth; scarlet, flattened globe-shaped. 
Improved Stone or Norton Wilt Resistant. Particularly valu¬ 
able for the market gardener and canner. Plant medium heavy 
and productive. Fruits uniform bright deep scarlet; large and 
flat, but smooth and solid. Of excellent quality. 
Spark’s Earliana. One of the earliest scarlet fruited varieties. 
Medium size, almost seedless and solid. Vine open and spread¬ 
ing. A heavy bearer. Succeeds everywhere. 
Marglobe. The best general purpose Tomato recently intro¬ 
duced. Excellent home garden variety and particularly valu¬ 
able for shipping. Plants thrifty and heavily productive and 
of long bearing period. Fruits uniform deep scarlet; large; 
uniformly globe shaped; smooth, solid, and of distinct quality. 
Pritchard (Scarlet Topper). Wilt resistant, of the type of plant 
known as self-topping or self-pruning. Mid-season to late and 
a heavy topper. Fruits globe-shaped, deep scarlet, smooth and 
solid. A good home and market variety and very popular for 
shipping. 80 to 85 days. 
Ground Chen*y or Husk Tomato. Fruits small, yellow, en¬ 
closed in loose paper husks. Very much prized for preserving. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 75c; postpaid. 
Yellow Pear. Enormously productive, fine for salads or mar¬ 
malade. Sweet and delicious. Small, yellow, pear-shaped fruits 
of exceedingly mild and pleasing flavor. 
Yellow Plum. Oval plum-shaped fruits, 2 inches long. A clear 
deep yellow. Used for preserves. 
TURNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
For main crop, sow in open ground from May to July; for 
Winter use, during July and August. Set out in rows 1% feet 
apart, allowing a space of 6 inches between the plants. Pkt. 5c; 
1 oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 70c. 
Purple Top Strap Leaf. A medium early, very productive va¬ 
riety. Tops medium small, upright, strap-leaved. Roots flat, 
purple red at the top, white below; flesh white, fine grained 
and tender. 
Purple Top White Globe. This variety may be grown to quite 
a large size without developing signs of coarseness. It is of 
spherical shape with white skin, the upper one-third being 
colored reddish purple. Flesh pure white, firm, fine grained 
and of superior flavor. Good keeper. Fine for table use and 
stock feeding. 
Snowball. A desirable sort for home use and early markets. 
Tops small and erect. Roots medium sized, round, white 
throughout, crisp, sweet and tender. 
Golden Ball or Orange Jelly. A splendid variety for table use; 
of excellent flavor. Tops small, cut leaved. Roots globular, 
commonly 4 inches in diameter. Skin smooth, orange-yellow; 
flesh yellow, firm, fine grained and of good quality. Rapid 
grower. Plant during cooler months only. 
Bortfield. The easiest harvested root crop. A good keeper; 
will keep through the average Winter in the field. Due to 
thick skin, is quite resistant to worm injury. A very heavy 
yielder. 
Cow Horn. This variety is pure white; in shape like a Carrot, 
growing nearly half out of the ground, and slightly crooked. 
It is delicate and well flavored. Used also as a green manuring 
crop. 
PLANTING TABLE FOR VEGETABLES 
Seed 
Seed 
Distance 
Distance 
Depth 
required 
required 
between 
apart 
of 
Species 
for 50 ft. 
to sow 
rows 
in 
row 
planting 
Of 
row 
an acre 
inches 
inches 
inches 
Artichoke, Globe . 
y4 
oz. 
6 
1 to 8 oz. 
40 
to 
48 
18 
to 
24 
1 
Asparagus . 
Vs 
oz. 
4 lbs. 
14 
to 
24 
3 
to 
6 
1 
Beans, Bush . 
V2 
lb. 
50 
to 60 lbs. 
24 
to 
30 
2 
to 
3 
1% to 2 
Beans, Lima. 
Vs 
lb. 
30 
to 50 lbs. 
24 
to 
36 
3 
to 
6 
ly, to 2 
Beans, Pole . 
V2 
lb. 
30 
to 36 lbs. 
36 
to 
48 
6 
to 
8 
1% to 2 
Beet . 
% 
oz. 
8 
to 14 lbs. 
14 
to 
24 
3 
to 
4 
yatol 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar. 
Va 
oz. 
6 
to 10 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
6 
to 
9 
ya tol 
Swiss Chard. 
Va 
oz. 
6 
to 10 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
10 
to 
12 
1 
Broccoli. 
% 
oz. 
4 oz. 
20 
to 
36 
16 
to 
22 
% to 1 
Brussels Sprouts . 
Vi 
oz. 
4 oz. 
20 
to 
36 
16 
to 
22 
% to % 
Cabbage . 
y4 
oz. 
4 oz. 
18 
to 
36 
14 
to 
24 
% 
Cardoon . 
ya 
oz. 
5 oz. 
20 
to 
32 
20 
to 
30 
% to 1 
Carrot . 
Vi 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
16 
to 
24 
1 
to 
3 
Vi 
Cauliflower . 
Vi 
oz. 
4 oz. 
24 
to 
30 
20 
to 
24 
Vx 
Celery . 
% 
oz. 
4 oz. 
24 
to 
40 
4 
to 
6 
Vi 
Chicory . 
ya 
oz. 
4 
to 6 lbs. 
20 
to 
36 
2 
to 
3 
i/a to 1 
Collard . 
y4 
oz. 
5 oz. 
24 
to 
30 
14 
to 
18 
% 
Corn, Pop . 
3 
oz. 
6 
to 8 lbs. 
34 
to 
40 
6 
to 
8 
1 
Corn, Sweet. 
4 
oz. 
10 
to 14 lbs. 
30 
to 
42 
9 
to 
12 
1 
Corn Salad. 
2 
oz. 
10 
to 12 lbs. 
14 
to 
18 
3 
to 
4 
% 
Cress . 
1 
oz. 
10 lbs. 
12 
to 
18 
2 
to 
4 
ya 
Cucumber . 
ya 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
48 
to 
60 
12 
to 
36 
% to % 
Dandelion . 
y4 
ya 
oz. 
5 
to 6 lbs. 
18 
to 
22 
6 
to 
10 
% 
Dill. 
oz. 
5 lbs. 
20 
to 
36 
4 
to 
6 
ya 
Egg Plant. 
% 
oz. 
6 
to 6 oa. 
24 
to 
36 
18 
to 
24 
ya 
Endive . 
ya 
oz. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
8 
to 
12 
% 
Fennel . 
ya 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
24 
to 
32 
6 
to 
8 
% 
Kale . 
ya 
oz. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
24 
to 
32 
14 
to 
22 
Vx 
Kohl Rabi. 
y4 
oz. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
14 
to 
24 
4 
to 
6 
ya 
Leek . 
y4 
oz. 
4 lbs. 
14 
to 
36 
2 
to 
3 
% 
Lettuce . 
% 
oz. 
3 lbs. 
12 
to 
18 
4 
to 
12 
Vi 
Melon, Musk . 
ya 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
70 
to 
80 
36 
to 
60 
% 
Melon, Water . 
ya 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
72 
to 
96 
72 
to 
96 
% 
Mustard . 
y4 
oz. 
4 lbs. 
14 
to 
24 
6 
to 
9 
Vx 
Okra . 
1 
oz. 
8 
to 10 lbs. 
24 
to 
40 
18 
to 
24 
1 
Onion . 
y4 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
3 
to 
4 
% 
Onion (for sets). 
60 
to 85 lbs. 
12 
to 
14 
Not thin’ 
d % 
Parsnip . 
ya 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
3 
to 
4 
Vx 
Parsley . 
y4 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
12 
to 
20 
6 
to 
3 
Vx 
Peas . 
% 
lb. 
90 
to 180 lbs. 
24 
to 
36 
1 
to 
2 
1 to 2 
Pepper . 
% 
oz. 
1 
to 2 lbs. 
20 
to 
30 
18 
to 
20 
% 
Potatoes . 
8 
lbs. 
800-1000 
24 
to 
36 
18 
to 
24 
6 
Pumpkin . 
2 
oz. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
96 
to 
110 
60 
to 
84 
% 
Radish . 
ya 
oz. 
10 
to 12 lbs. 
12 
to 
18 
1 
to 
2 
Vx 
Rhubarb . 
% 
oz. 
3 lbs. 
24 
to 
42 
20 
to 
24 
% 
Rutabaga . 
% 
oz. 
2 
to 4 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
4 
to 
7 
ya 
Sage . 
ya 
oz. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
20 
to 
24 
6 
to 
10 
% 
Salsify . 
% 
oz. 
7 
to 8 lbs. 
18 
to 
24 
2 
to 
3 
% 
Sorrel . 
ya 
oz. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
12 
to 
22 
2 
to 
3 
Vx 
Spinach . 
% 
oz. 
10 
to 20 lbs. 
14 
to 
18 
3 
to 
5 
% 
Squash, Bush . 
1 
oz. 
4 
to 6 lbs. 
42 
to 
48 
42 
to 
48 
1 
Squash, Vining. 
1 
oz. 
4 lbs. 
72 
to 
90 
60 
to 
90 
1 
Svinflower . 
1 
oz. 
7 
to 8 lbs. 
48 
to 
70 
10 
to 
12 
1 
Tomato . 
2 oz. 
40 
to 
60 
36 
to 
40 
% 
Tobacco . 
2 oz. 
36 
to 
48 
24 
to 
36 
Vx 
Turnip . 
ya 
oz. 
2 
to 3 lbs. 
12 
to 
20 
2 
to 
4 
Vx 
ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS 5c PACKET, UNLESS PRICED OTHERWISE. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 
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