OSCAR H. WILL Si CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 
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Improved Guernsey Parsnip 
Pastinake T) /i DCXITDC Pastinak 
(German) JLJL (Scandinavian) 
Culture. Sow as early in spring- as possible, in rows not less 
than 18 inches apart and abo'ut % inch deep. The ground 
should be deeply plowed and well cultivated. Thin to 4 inches 
apart in the row as soon as the plants are well started. A freeze 
improves the quality of the roots. About 1200 seeds to the 
packet. One ounce for 200 feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds per acre. 
SHORT THICK. The earliest Parsnip. Three inches 
thick at the shoulder and from 6 to 8 inches long, 
this fine quality sort is nearly a month earlier than 
any larger variety. Pkt., 8c; oz., 12c; M 32c; 
Yz lb., 59c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED 0UERNSEY . The best for general cul- 
tlvation and a heavy yieiaer. About 3 inches thick at 
the shoulder and from 12 to 15 inches long, the 
smooth roots are fine grained, tender and sugary. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb** 24c; Yi lb., 40c; lb., 70c, 
postpaid. 
Melonen-KiirbisspT T A /f PTXT C Graeskar 
(German) JL IVXX X\.XjL\ v3 (Scandinavian) 
Culture. Plant in hills 6 to 8 feet apart, with 6 to 6 seeds 
in the hill, when the ground has become warm and the weather 
favorable, giving same cultivation as to melons. About 40 seeds 
to the packet. One ounce to 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
CHEYENNE. A very early, small, orange 
Pumpkin developed at the U. S. Great 
Plains Field Station, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, at Cheyenne, Wyoming. Thick 
meated, solid and uniform, of highest qual¬ 
ity. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD or BIG TOM. A solid, 
oblong, orange Pumpkin more planted with 
corn than any other variety and a heavy 
yielder. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 22c; 
^ lb., 35c; lb., 60c, postpaid. 
SWEET SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND 
The Best Pie Pumpkin, earliest and 
best of the standard sorts and by far the 
sweetest. The pumpkins are round, slightly 
fiattened, weighing 6 to 8 pounds apiece. 
The skin is a deep orange and the orange 
yellow fiesh is thick, dry, fine grained and 
sweet. This is a very good keeper. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 24c; lb., 40c; 1 lb., 
70c, postpaid. 
KING OF MAMl\IOTHS. The giant among 
Pmiipkins, weighing as high as 150 lbs. A 
bright golden yellow, fine grained and ex¬ 
cellent for cooking. Pkt., 8c; oz., 15c; 
M lb., 45c; % lb., 65c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
OMAHA. A very early, oblong, orange, thick 
meated sort. This is a selection from seed ob¬ 
tained through Dr. Melvin Gilmore from the 
Omaha In- 
Svreet Sug:ar 
Pumpkin. 
:seL 
Fort Berthold, 
d i a n s. Of 
fair quality, its earliness is its outstanding characteristic and 
fits it for areas where Pumpkins could not otherwise be grown. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 50c, postpaid. 
FORT BERTHOLl). The earliest Piunpkin, small, flattened and of 
good quality. Developed from seed obtained from the Mandan 
and Arikara Indians, it is very hardy. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 
50c, postpaid. 
