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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Okra pods are used in soups, stews and salads. It is 
a hot weather plant, but can be grown in the North 
much like corn, the plants being started indoors in 
paper pots. The pods should be gathered each day 
while still tender and pulpy. Quantity needed for 15 
ft., 1 pkt.; 50 ft., 1 oz. 
White Velvet—Produces pods larger than any 
other. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Tall or Perkins Mammoth—The long pods, measur¬ 
ing 4 and 5 inches, are produced in great quantities. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
PARSNIPS 
Parsnips are usually grown on deep, rich, sandy 
soil, but will make good roots on any soil which is 
deep, mellow and moderately rich. Fresh manure is 
apt to make the roots a little coarse and ill shaped. As 
the seed is sometimes slow to germinate, it should be 
sown as early as possible in drills two and one-half 
feet apart, cover one-half inch deep and press the soil 
firmly over the seed. Give frequent cultivation and thin 
the plants to three or four to the foot. 
HOLLOW CROWN 
GUERNSEY 
Guernsey (Improved Half-Long)—There is a great 
demand for this Parsnip because it has all of the good 
qualities of other parsnips and only grows about one- 
half as long. It is easily harvested, is of good quality, 
being tender and crisp at all times. It is very desirable 
particularly for heavy soils and is a good home garden 
variety because it is easily dug. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; *4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 
LONG SMOOTH, or HOLLOW CROWN 
Long Smooth, or Hollow Crown —A great cropper, 
tender, sugary, and considered the best for general 
cultivation. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; X A lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
SWEET POTATOES 
Culture —Set out in rows four feet apart and 15 
inches apart in rows, about May 5th to June 1st. Use 
sandy loam soil in a warm location. Acclimated fresh 
dug plants are very essential. 
Prices on Plants—Strong, healthy plants of local 
growth. Doz. 50c; 3 doz. $1.00; 100 $1.75. 
Nancy Hall —Produces good sized tubers of medium 
length and quite thick in diameter. The flesh is of rich 
orange color and very sweet. They produced a nice 
crop here on our farm last season. It is more like a 
yam than a sweet potato. 
Porto Rico—A large, reddish skinned sort. Strong, 
vigorous grower, producing heavy crops. 
PEANUTS 
For best results select warm, light or sandy soil 
rich in lime. Plant in rows 2% to 3 ft. apart, spacing 
the shelled nuts 8 to 10 in. apart in the rows, or if 
planted in the hulls, place them 16 to 18 in. apart in 
the row. Cover with 2 in. of soil. Cultivate and hoe 
freely. In the fall, before frost dig and hang vines 
under a shed or in an airy room to cure. Peanuts are 
shipped in the shell to prevent damage to the tender 
seeds. They can be planted either shelled or whole. 
Jumbo Virginia—120 days. Most productive, extra 
large peanut of rich flavor, with 2 or 3 kernels to the 
pod. The vines spread 3% to 4 ft. across; make valu¬ 
able fodder for stock. 
Pkt. HO Dods) 10c; Vz lb. 40c; lb. 75c 
Spanish—110 days. The dwarf bushes grow close 
and are easily cultivated and gathered. The kernels 
are small and very sweet. Early, and a heavy bearer. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 40c; lb. 75c 
PEAS 
EDIBLE PODDED or SUGAR PEAS 
MAMMOTH MELTING SUGAR 
This is one of the best-known of all edible-podded 
peas. The vines grow luxuriantly and reach a height 
of 6 to 7 feet. The pods are borne in great profu¬ 
sion all over the vine and they should be gathered 
when the seeds are just beginning to form. They are 
broken in pieces the same as string beans and make 
a delicious and palatable dish. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 15c; lb. 30c, postpaid 
GIANT LUSCIOUS EDIBLE POD 
The pods, which are five to six inches long, are very 
fleshy, curved or scimitar shaped and of light green 
color. When young the pods are very tender and free 
from strings and when cooked are of superior quality 
and delicious flavor. The vines average about four feet 
high and are vigorous and productive. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 15c; lb. 30c 
DWARF GRAY SUGAR 
Grows 18 inches high and produces a heavy crop of 
small flat pods, 3 inches long. The pods are gathered, 
broken and cooked like string beans when the peas 
begin to develop in the pod. 
Pkt. 10c; y 2 lb. 15c; lb. 30c 
SWISS PEAS 
A flat or 3-cornered variety of excellent quality 
tor soup. Insects do not trouble this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; x /z lb. 15c; lb. 30c, postpaid 
Dwarf Alderman— Perhaps the best all-round pea 
ot this type, vines strong and vigorous, leaves and 
pods rich dark green. A very heavy yielder of the 
finest quality peas. Try them this year. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 15c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid 
H Q ?r e + epl p ane T jA l , tal ,growing, late sort, three and a 
naif to four feet in height, having pods of a very large 
size, containing six to seven peas of delicious flavor. 
Continues in bearing for quite a long time. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid 
Worlds Record World’ Record is an English vari- 
Ju" lc ” ^a-s P rove d to be perfectly adapted to the 
Northwest. Our seed has been grown in this locality 
or several seasons, and is thoroughly acclimated. The 
vines are semi-dwarf, growing about three feet high, 
ana the yield, size and qualtiy of the peas is wonder- 
tul considering its extreme earliness. The pods are 
large, dark green, of the Gradus type, and are filled 
with eight or ten large wrinkled peas, sweet and of 
hne flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; % lb. 15c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid 
Laxton s Progress—The earliest and by far the best 
n large-podded, large-fruited wrinkled peas. Of 
all the varieties producing peas of equal quality, this 
is the heaviest yielding. It bears long pods, averaging 
° n ' 5 n P. re pea the pod than Blue Bantam, Hundred- 
told, Pioneer or Laxtonian. It is an improvement upon 
Laxtonian, which has hitherto been the finest of the 
dwarfs for table quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Yz lb. 15c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid 
