ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Alneer Bros., Rockford, Ill. 
Dear Sir: Have been planting your seed for several years and find them 
very satisfactory. Last year we had a very dry season and I raised a 
Chinese Cabbage weighing 9 V4 lbs. The largest I ever heard of. 
Wishing you success, Elmer C. Mitchell. 
ENDIVE 
ie of the best salads for fall and winter 
use. 
Curled Very hardy, leaves 
ireen Clirieu dark green. Pkt. 5c, 
. 12c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
rench Moss Curled 
rled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 
75c. 
Broad Leaved Batavian 
he broad, thick, slightly wrinkled leaves 
rm a large head which is preferred 
>r stews and soups. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, 
, lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
CRESS or 
Peppergrass 
Extra Curled 
New York Improved Spineless Egg Plant 
SWISS CHARD 
Swiss Chard or Silver 
Sometimes called Sea 
Kale Beets. Excellent 
for greens. This does not make 
edible roots like the regular 
garden beets, but is grown for 
the broad white leaf-stalks, 
which are bunched and cooked 
in the same manner as aspara¬ 
gus, and make a delicious sum¬ 
mer vegetable. Pkt. 7c, oz. 
15c, 1/4 lb. 30c, 1/2 lb. 50c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . _ _ 
r' - , The pleasant and pe- 
Water-Cress •^£3% culiar flavor of the Water 
Cress causes it to be highly esteemed for table use. Its 
culture can be carried on anywhere there is sufficient supply 
of fresh, pure water. It can also be grown out of water 
in tubs of good soil kept in a very shady place, if watered 
occasionally. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c. 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
Six to eight pounds of seed will plant an acre. 
A very valuable and economical food for cattle and sheep. Sow the 
seed in May in rows 2% ft. apart. Mangels are easily harvested, and 
can be stored in a cold cellar or pit where they will keep all winter. 
Mammoth Long Red. Y| ry i) ar il e: ,n ed ^ l ' ,u c ’an z ’ 
0 12c, Vi lb. 30c, V 2 lb. 50c, lb. 90c, 
5 lbs. $4.00. 
Golden Tankard Flesh yellow. Oval. Heavy cropper. 
Roots large. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12 c, Vi 
lb. 30c, 1/2 lb. 50c, lb. 90c, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
Giant Half-Sugar. A . f Y ar ,- y variety , larg .<; cr ° pa 
0 with little care. Valuable for its rich 
sugar content. This is white with rose at the shoulder. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 12c, Vi lb. 30c, V4 lb- 50c, lb. 90c, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
Klein Wanzleben Sugar Is fa f b ecoI ™g the leading 
0 sugar beet, as it contains a larger 
per cent of sugar than other sorts. Pkt. 5c, oz. 12c, Vi lb. 30c, 
1/2 lb. 50c, lb. 90c, 5 lbs. $4.00. 
Qnaar Attains a large size; is very sweet. Pkt. 5c, 
vv nue ougrtr oz 12c> ^ , b 30C) ^ lb 50C( , b 90c> 5 lbs $4 00 
Collards 
Georgia or Creole is 
0 one so ex¬ 
tensively used in the South. Forms 
a large, open head, or a mass of 
leaves on a tall stem. Pkt. 7c, oz. 
15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c. 
Chicory 
Swiss Chard, Giant 
1 UC.ulluS One the larg- 
LUCU11U5 est and be8t va _ 
riety of Swiss Chard. Seed 
sown early in the Spring will 
produce plants quickly from 
which the thick light-colored 
midribs of the leaves may be 
cut down to the ground. New 
growth will quickly succeed 
it which may in turn be gath¬ 
ered. Pkt. 7c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 
Very fine. Pkt. 7c, oz. 
15c, V4 lb. 40c, Vi lb. 
70c, lb. $1.25. 
Water Cress 
Borecole or Kale 
The leaves are used as salads with 
oil and vinegar, either in their natural 
state or blanched. Roots are also 
used to mix with or to be substituted 
for coffee. Large Rooted Magde- 
TRUE GEORGIA COLLARDS. burgh. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Vi lb- 90c. 
CORN SALAD. 
Sometimes called Fetticus. Used as a salad 
like lettuce or cooked like spinach. Treat 
like lettuce except that it may be planted 
closer, as it is smaller. It is hardy. 
Large Round Leaved 
90c, 1/2 lb. $1.75, lb. $3.25. 
SWISS CHARD 
Kale. 
Sow in beds from middle 
of April to May ; transplant 
and treat the same as cab¬ 
bage. 
Green Curled Scotch 
Hardy, very finely fringed. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, 
Vi lb. 75c, lb. $1.2Es. 
Dwarf Curled Green 
Dwarf, very finely fringed. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, 
1/2 lb. 75c, lb. $1.25. 
CORN SALAD 
Chinese Cabbage 
One ounce of seed will sow 400 feet of row. 
4 ounces per acre. 
We advise that the seed be sown in July or August (not 
earlier) because Chinese Cabbage has a tendency to bolt to 
seed in warm weather. Sow where the plants are to re¬ 
main in rows 2 Vi feet apart, 18 inches apart in the row. 
It is very easily grown and takes very little space. The 
crop matures in from 8 to 10 weeks. 
CViil-iill This is the new grand strain of Chinese Cab- 
v ' u,u bage. Grows 18 to 24 inches tall and 5 to 7 
inches in diameter, with straight and narrow crown. In¬ 
terior bleaches creamy white, crisp and delicious. It is 
a good keeper and shipper. We have proven seed. Pkt. 
10 c, oz. 25c, V4 lb. 60c, V4 lb. $ 1 . 10 , lb. $ 2 . 00 . 
DANDELION 
Dandelion as a money crop is fast becoming the favorite 
spring green in the market. 
Thick Leaved 
An improvement on the common 
sort, the leaves being double the 
size. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c. 
EGG PLANT 
A tender plant. Sow in hotbed or small box in the house, 
transplant in as warm a place in the garden as you have, 
after settled warm weather. 
New York Improved Spineless ^mirket 
variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 
Black Beauty 
handsome fruit, jet black. Pkt. 
oz. 30c, Vi lb. $ 1 . 10 . 
Fisher, W. Va. 
I have used youf seeds for several years and have 
never found any to equal them in quality or price. 
They are just right. _ , 
Mrs. John A. Kessel. 
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