Vegetable Seeds 
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WHEELER & COMPANY 
Sweet Spanish 
OKRA or GUMBO 
After the ground is thoroughly warna, sow in drills 
3 ft. apart. Thin out to 9 in. between the plants and 
keep well fertilized and cultivated. Pods should be 
gathered j'oung. 
White Velvet —Pods round and free from seeds. Pkt. 
10c, 1 oz. 15c, 34 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 75c. 
Dwarf Green —An early variety with thickly set pods, 
slightly ridged. Pkt. lOc, 1 oz. 15c, 34 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 75c. 
ONIONS 
Sow in drills 1 ft. apart and 1 in. deep in deep rich 
soil and keep weeds down with persistent work with 
the hoe. Sow as early as possible. 1 oz. will sow 200 ft. 
of drill. 
Southport Yellow Globe —An early round sohd 
Onion, with thin yellow skin. Mild and good flavor. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 34 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
Southport White Globe —One of the best round white 
varieties. Remarkably tender and of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c, 34 lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
Southport Red Globe —One of the finest red globe 
sorts, of good flavor and mild. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 
34 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
Sweet Spanish —The large bulbs, with copper colored 
skin have mild white flesh and very delicate flavor. 
It is a very good keeper. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 30c, 34 lb. 
85c, 1 lb. $3.00. 
Prizetaker —A large, handsome variety of immense 
size, with excellent keeping qualities. Color pale with 
white interior. Flavor is smooth and mild. Pkt. 10c, 
1 oz. 20c, lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00, 
Danvers Yellow Globe —A standard variety, bright 
vellow, excellent quality. A fine market Onion. Pkt. 
10c, 1 oz. 20c, 34 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield —A large, flat variety, very 
productive, keeps well. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 34 lb. 60c, 
1 lb. $2.00. 
White Pearl —Round, earlv and mild. Fine for pickling. 
Pkt. 10c. 1 oz. 25c, 34 lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.50. ^ 
White Bunching —For spring onions or “Scallions.” 
Use them when the thickness of a leadqiencil. Very 
mild. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 34 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
PARSLEY 
Parsley should be sown earl}’’ in the Spring, as it 
takes 3 ito 4 weeks before the seed germinates. It re¬ 
quires a rich mellow soil. Sow in rows 1 ft. apart and 
1 in. deep. Protect for Winter use. 
Champion Moss Curled —Dark green, very closely 
curled. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, 34 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
Double Curled —Low growing and the most double of 
all. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, 34 Ib 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
Plain Leaf —Leaves dark green, deeply cut but not 
curled. Strong flavor and hardy. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, 
34 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
Hamburg Large-rooted —Fleshy roots which is the 
edible portion. Mostly used for soups. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 
15c, 34 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
PARSNIP 
Sow early in the Spring, in soil as rich as possible, 
in drills 18 in. apart. Thin out to 6 or 8 in. and keep 
well cultivated. They are much improved by fro.st, and 
a certain portion of the crop should be left in the ground 
and dug for Spring use. 
Hollow Crowned —Thick shouldered and medium long. 
The hollow crowns are considered superior. Pkt. 10c, 
1 oz 15c, 34 lb 30c, 1 lb. 90c. 
PEAS 
Peas for an early crop should be sown as soon as the 
ground can be worked. They require a light, dry soil 
planting every 10 days up to the first of June. They are 
generally planted in double rows to 234 to 3 in. deep. 
Supply supports for the tall varieties. The dwarf sorts 
are grown in drills like Bush Beans. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Laxton’s Progress —A large-podded dwarf variety. 
Pods 4 in. long, broad and deep green color. Grow's 
18 in. tall. 
Laxtonian —A heavy cropper. Grows about 18 in. high, 
bearing pods about 4 in. long, each pod containing 
8 to 10 large peas. A few days earlier than Gradus. 
Little Marvel —This leading variety grows about 18 in. 
high, pods round, containing 6 to 7 large peas of fine 
quality. 
Sutton’s Excelsior —Dwarf, vigorous vines, growing 
15 in. high. Large peas and a good cropper. 
Nott’s Excelsior —Early sort, 12 to 15 in. high, very 
dwarf, pods medium size, about 3 in. long, tightly 
filled with 6 to 8 peas of fine quality. 
Bl ue Bantam —The dwarf, vigorous vines average 
15 in. in height, carry an enormous crop of large, 
deep blue green pods. The pods measure 4 in. in 
length and contain 8 to 10 luscious, deep green peas 
of fine flavor. 
Thomas Laxton —A very popular variety. Height 3 ft. 
Pods medium long, medium green, containing 7 
medium size peas of fine quality. 
Gradus (“Prosperity”) —A very popular variety, 
growing 234 ft. high, bearing an enormous crop of 
fine pods, 4 in. long; nearly straight and hold 6 to 8 
large peas of fine flavor. 
Pt. 25c, qt, 40c, pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
Dwarf Telephone —Dwarf, about 2 ft., stocky, vigor¬ 
ous and productive. Pods long and handsome, well 
filled with delicious peas of fine size and flavor. 
World’s Record —Equal to the best wrinkled sorts, 
growing 30 in. high, pods 4 in. long, beautiful green 
in color and bearing 7 to 10 peas in a pod. 
Telephone —The old standard growing 434 to 5 ft. tall. 
The pods are medium green color, 434 in. long, each 
pod containing 8 large peas of superb qualitv. 
Pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50 
