SELECTED SEEDS FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENERS 
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When growing Head Lettuce, it is neces¬ 
sary that the heading season take place dur¬ 
ing cool weather. For this reason it is a good 
policy in sections where hot weather sets in 
early in the season, to sow the seed in boxes 
indoors or in hotbeds, and set out as early as 
weather conditions permit. If this is not 
practical, seed may be sown in the open 
ground as early as soil and weather condi¬ 
tions permit. A side dressing of Nitrate of 
Soda, given as soon as plants have made 
some growth, will be found beneficial. 
Growing Onions 
Plant y 3 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 3 to 5 
pounds per acre, except Sweet Spanish and 
like varieties, 1 % to 2 y 2 . For sets, 4 0 to 80 
pounds to the acre. 
In onion cultuie, thorough preparation of 
the ground, careful sowing and the best of 
after culture, though essential for a full 
yield, will avail nothing unless seed of the 
best quality is used. Given the same care 
and conditions, the product from two lots 
of onion seed of the same variety but of dif¬ 
ferent quality may be so unequal in the 
quantity of marketable onions that it would 
be more profitable to use the good seed, 
though it cost twenty times as much as the 
other. The seed we offer is the best obtain¬ 
able. Although onions are often raised from 
sets, by far the best and the cheapest mode 
of production is from seed. The facility with 
which seed is sown and the superior bulbs 
it produces recommend it for general use. 
Parsnips 
Plant y 2 ounce to 100 feet of drill; 3 lbs. 
to the acre. All root crops do best in loose, 
rich, sandy loam soil, but will do well in any 
that is reasonably rich and deep if plowed 
or spaded to a good depth. Avoid stony soil 
as this will cause poorly shaped roots. Drill 
in rows 18 to 24 inches apart. Cover the 
seed y> inch deep. The seeds germinate 
slowly and require plenty of moisture. Do 
not allow the soil to become dry as germina¬ 
tion will be ruined. A few lettuce seed mixed 
with the parsnip seed will come up quickly 
and mark the row so that you can cultivate 
before the parsnips come up if necessary. 
For the best quality of roots, the ground 
should be kept moist throughout the grow¬ 
ing season. Parsnips are improved by freez¬ 
ing. The tops may be removed after killing- 
frost and the roots stored. 
Parsley 
For market, the leaves may be tied in 
small, attractive bunches. Very desirable 
for garnishing, or if to be used for flavoring, 
the leaves may be dried crisp, rubbed to a 
powder and stored in bottles. The seed is 
very slow to germinate, and the same method 
as used for starting parsnips should be fol¬ 
lowed. Plant ounce to 100 feet of row, 
3 pounds per acre, to a depth of not more 
than y 2 inch. Rows may be one to two feet 
apart and the plants should be thinned 8 to 
12 inches apart in the row. Cutting the 
leaves often will improve their quality. 
Pumpkins 
Plant 6 to 8 seeds to the hill, % pound 
per 100 hills, 4 to 5 pounds per acre. Select 
a very fertile location and plant the hills 
eight feet apart each way. Thin to one plant 
to the hill when the plants have 5 or 6 leaves. 
Cultivate often and keep free from weeds. 
Best results are obtained where grown alone. 
A good rule is pumpkins for the pumpkin 
patch and corn for the cornfield. 
Peas 
Plant 1 pound of seed to 100 feet of drill, 
9 0 to 150 pounds per acre or 175 pounds if 
broadcast. 
For very early peas the soil should be light 
and warm. Prepare the seed bed in the fall 
and plant as early in the spring as the soil 
can be worked. It is best to double rows 
about 6 inches apart and then leave a space 
of 3 0 inches to the next double row. Do not 
plant in heavy, sticky soil, as the seed will 
rot before germination. Plant Early, Second 
Early and Late sorts for succession. Many 
make too small plantings of peas. Plant 
plenty. Twenty feet of double row is re¬ 
quired per customer. They are a very fine 
food and take the place of many things you 
would otherwise buy. 
Radish Culture 
Plant 1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 10 to 12 
pounds per acre. Radishes are easily grown. 
For the best quality, growth should be quick 
and continuous, which means that the soil 
should not be allowed to become dry. The 
early bunching varieties do best during cool 
weather. Sow early in the spring, as soon as 
the ground is ready, even before the danger 
of a frost is over. If bothered by root mag¬ 
gots, small beds can be protected by making 
a frame from 6-inch boards and covering the 
top of this with cheesecloth. Plant about y 2 
inch deep in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, and 
when up, thin to one or two inches apart. A 
succession of plantings should be made in 
order that you will always have young, crisp 
and tender radishes. Use before the roots 
become pithy. 
Our Radish Seed 
We have an especially fine lot this year of 
Early Scarlet Globe. This variety is early, 
with small tops and small tap roots. The 
favorite variety with larger planters. Many 
prefer Crimson Giant for the home garden 
because it may be pulled as soon as the early 
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