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SELECT ONION SEED 
1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill; 6 lbs. to the acre 
Culture—Sow seed as early as land can be 
worked in Spring. Have rows 12 inches apart. 
Thin to an inch or two apart. For earliest 
green Onions, plant sets. 
Ailsa Craig (Yellow). The largest grown. 
Globular in shape. Mild in flavor. Popular 
for exhibitions. 
Pkt. 10c., 4 oz. 30c., 02. 55¢., 14 lb. $1.50 
Danvers’ Yellow Globe. The most popular 
main crop variety grown. Large, solid 
bulbs, oval in shape, with slightly flattened 
bottom. Pkt. 10c., % 02. 25e., oz. 45¢., 
1{ Ib. $1.35, lb. $4.50 
Danvers’ Yellow Globe (Special Strain). 
Locally grown seed and the best strain to 
be had anywhere. Stock limited. Pkt. 15c., 
l% oz. 35¢., 02. 60c., \y |b. $1.75, lb. $5.00 
Early Yellow Globe. A recent introduction, 
10 days earlier than Danvers’ Yellow 
Globe. A good keeper due to its thick yel- 
low skin. Pkt. 10c., 14 02. 25c., 02. 45ce., 
14 lb. $1.35, lb. $4.50 
Italian Red Globe. Large, mild, sweet. 
Easily grown in the New England States. 
Sold out. 
Japanese, or Ebenezer. A very fine, mild 
yellow sort that has a pleasant flavor. Seed 
is sown principally for the raising of ‘‘sets.”’ 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 25c., 02. 45¢., 14 lb. $1.35, 
lb. $4.50 
Large Red Wethersfield. The best large, 
flac, red variety and the heaviest yielder. 
A wonderful keeper. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 25c., 02. 45c., 14 lb. $1.35 
Prizetaker (Yellow). A very popular, mild 
variety for exhibition, home use, or market. 
Valuable for Fall or early Winter. Nearly 
round in shape. The largest bulbs are se- 
cured by early planting in hotbeds and 
transplanting outside. Quality superb. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 25c., 0Z. 45¢., V4 lb. $1.35, 
lb. $4.50 
Southport White Globe. The most popu- 
lar, large white variety for Winter use. 
Pkt. 10c., % oz. 25e., 02. 45¢., VY |b. $1.35 
Southport Yellow Globe. A large Onion of 
handsome appearance, with excellent keep- 
ing qualities. 
Pkt. 10c., % 02. 25c., 02. 45c., 14 lb. $1.35 
Sweet Spanish White. The largest of white 
Onions, globular, firm and mild. Fair 
keeper. : 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 25c., oz. 45c., V4 |b. $1.35 
Sweet Spanish Yellow. Resembling Prize- 
taker, light yellow, globe-shaped with a 
small top. Large in size, a fine shipper, 
very popular. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 02. 25c., 02. 45¢., 14 lb. $1.85 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. The most 
valuable white Onion for market garden- 
ers’ use either for bunching or for pickling. 
The flattened bulbs mature in about 
95 days and prove to be excellent keepers 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 25c., 02. 45c., 14 lb. $1.35, 
Ib. $4.50 
ONION SETS 
For the earliest green bunchings onions, 
plant in rows 12 inches apart and 1 inch 
apart in them. 
Japanese. The most popular yellow for use 
green or for large, mature bulbs. A heavy 
yielder and a fine keeper. 
Lb. 30c., 4 lbs. $1.00, 8 lbs. $1.75 
Lb. 35c., 4 lbs. $1.25, 8 lbs. $2.00 
Yellow. Lb. 30c., 4 lbs. $1.00, 8 lbs. $1.75 
Perennial, or Egyptian Tree. Planted in 
Fall, they provide the earliest green bunch 
Onions in the Spring. Ready in August. 
Ask for price 
White. 
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‘Know Your Onions 

Onion, Prizetaker 
PERRY’S SEED POTATOES 
All Varieties Maine Grown 
12 to 15 bushels sufficient for 1 acre 
Price on application 
Chippewau. Certified. Follows the Cobbler 
and is very mealy. 
Early Rose. Selected. An old favorite pink- 
skinned variety. 
Green Mountain. Certified. The standard 
late Potato. 
Irish Cobbler. 
Very popular. 
Katahdin. Selected. 
Mountain but earlier. 
Spaulding Rose. Certified. 
Early Rose but similar. 
Certified. Earliest of all. 
Similar to Green 

Later than 
Leek, Monstrous Carentan 
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OKRA, or GUMBO 
Improved Long Green. Tall growing, 
maturing in 60 days. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb. 40c. 
PARSNIPS 
1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill 
Culture—Sow in Spring as soon as the 
weather will permit, in rows 18 inches apart. 
Cover seed 14 inch deep; thin out to 5 inches 
apart in row when plants are large enough. 
‘A little frost improves the flavor. Dig what 
are wanted for Winter, leaving the rest in the 
ground for Spring. 
Arlington Long Smooth.For deep soil and 
keeping in ground over Winter, this is the 
best variety. A great cropper. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb. 50c., lb. $1.35 
Improved Hollow Crown. Roots medium 
in length with a small tap root. Very 
smooth, clear skin. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 lb, 50c., lb. $1.35 
PEPPERS 
1 oz. will produce about 2000 plants 
Cultuwre—Sow seed in the hotbed in March, 
transplanting to open after danger of frost is 
over. Bird’s earth bands produce as good 
plants as do clay pots. See page 44, 
For Plants in May or June, see page 30 
California Wonder (Sweet). Bears excep- 
tionally large, thick-meated fruits of a 
square, blocky type. 150 days. 
Pkt. 10c., 44 oz. 35c., 02. 60c., 14 lb. $2.00 
Cayenne (Hot). Long and slender; for 
pickles. 125 days. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 35c., 0z. 60c., 14 lb. $2.00 
Early Giant (Sweet). One of the largest 
mild sorts. Ripens in about 115 days. Val- 
uable for home or market. 
Pkt. 10c., 4% oz. 35c., oz. 60c., 4 lb. $2.00 
Italian, Sweet. In great demand, growing 
6 to 7 in. long by 2 to 3 in. at stem end. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 4 lb. $1.50 
Large Bell, or Bull Nose (Often hot). Grows 
3 to 4 in. long by 2 in. in diameter. Good 
for early pickles, maturing in about 120 
days. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.50 
Neapolitan. An excellent market variety on 
account of its earliness and productiveness; 
usually ripens two weeks earlier than the 
Bull-Nose. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.50 
Perry’s Hot Squash (Special Strain). Very 
popular in this market for pickling. To- 
mato-shaped, deeply ribbed. 
Pkt. 10c., 1% oz. 35c., 02. 65¢., 14 |b. $2.25 
Sweet Cheese or Santa Nicola. A thick- 
meated Tomato-shaped variety. Very pro- 
lific and sweet. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.50 
Sweet Mountain. Bull Nose type, but twice 
as long and nearly twice as thick. 
Pkt. 10c., % oz. 35c., oz. 60c., 14 lb. $1.75 
Waltham Beauty (New). Early, prolific, 
thick fleshed, sweet fruits similar to Cali- 
fornia Wonder but smaller. 
Pkt. 25c., 4% oz. 50c. 
World Beater (Sweet). A splendid variety 
bearing, large, blocky fruits with excep~ 
tionally thick flesh. Requires 130 days. 
Pkt. 10c., 14 oz. 30c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.50, 
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
Written primarily for the amateur, 
this book covers all phases of the home 
vegetable garden. 
139 pages, illustrated, $1.00 

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