Garden Specialties That All Should Plant 
498 Mushroom Spawn 
Big Profitable Crop 
Start Your Planting Now 
Free Planting Instructions in Every Shipment 
PURE CULTURE BOTTLE SPAWN 
; This spawn is made in glass jars under absolutely ster- 
ile conditions, so that every mould, weed seed or insect is 
destroyed and each bottle contains nothing but pure 
spawn. One carton equals 5 bricks of ordinary spawn and 
is sufficient to spawn about 40 square feet. The spawn is 
dried thoroughly and wrapped in paper and packed in car- 
tons, with full directions how to grow mushrooms, Per 
carton, $1.25; 5 cartons for $5.50; 10 cartons for $10.00, 
postpaid. 
499 Mushroom Spawn Brick Form 
One Brick will Spawn about 10 square feet. Many Mushroom 
Growers prefer the brick spawn in preference to the bottle spawn. 
We offer American Grown Spawn in brick form at 40 cts., each: 
3 bricks, $1.10; 5 bricks, $1.65; 10 bricks, $3.00, postpaid. 




557 Mustard Spinach or Tendergreen 
Also known das Japanese Mustard. A new, delicious, and 
healthful vegetable ‘‘greens’’ that is practically an all- 
season plant. It grows very quickly and is resistant to 
drought and extreme cold, flourishing in hot weather. The 
leaves are large, dark green and oblong shaped, with a 
small rib. Ready to use in 25 to 30 days from seed. It 


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554 Fordhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume 
Mustard for Greens 
Mustard, freshly picked, serves the same purpose as Spinach 
and should be planted plentifully. It is of easy culture and 
thrives in rich moist soil. The cool growing season is best suited 
for its development. Sow as early in the spring as the weather 
_ permits and make successive sowings every ten days up to the 
time the weather gets hot. 
553 Chinese Broad Leaf. This variety has large light green 
leaves that are waved at the edges. Succulent, tender and sweet; 
free from all bitter flavor. Ready six weeks from sowing. Pkt., 
5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; '4 lb., 19 cts.; '2 Ib., 33 cts.; Ib., 58 cts.; 2 Ibs., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
554 Fordhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume. The handsome feathery 
leaves of this sort are densely curled and fringed. Most attrac- 
tive for salads and garnishing, and when served as spinach the 
flavor is deliciously mild and palatable. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 12 cts.3 
¥y% Ib., 23 ets.; % Ib., 35 cts.; lb., 55 ets.; 2 Ibs., $1.00, postpaid. 

555 Southern Giant Curled. These hardy upright plants grow 3 
feet tall. The broad pungent leaves are nicely frilled and 
crimped at the edges. Good market and home garden variety. 
Highest quality. Pkt., 5 ects.; oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 19 cts.; 14 Ibe, 33 
cts.; Ib., 58 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.10, postpaid. 





is not ‘‘a cut and come again.’’ 
Ib., 70 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.20, postpaid. 
. 562 White Velvet — Delicious for Soups Ko 
_ Okra pods are much in demand for soups, stews and sal- 
ads, to which they impart a rich and delicious flavor. Very 
_. popular home garden and local market variety, bearing 
_ large, round, velvety-white pods which are perfectly smooth, 
of superior flavor and stay tender until nearly full size. 
Enormously productive. Pkt., 7 cts.; 0z., 12 cts.; 4 Ib., 22 
cts.; 2 Ib., 40 cts.; Ib., 70 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
563 Perkin’ s Mammoth Long Pod 
__ Vigorous grower; producing an abundance of long, straight, 
‘slender pods, slightly ribbed, and of a beautiful intense green 
color. An early variety, fine for canning. Holds its tenderness 
and color longer than any other sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
¥, Ib., 20 cts.; Y% Ib., 35 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.10, postpaid. 




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1904 Kiester’s New Bohemian 
This is a hardy plant thriving best in cool moist soil, The 
small sets or roots are planted in the spring to furnish large 
straight smooth roots for use the following season. The roots 
are hardy and are left in the garden until needed in the home 
or for market. Kiester’s New Bohemian is an improved 
Maliner Kren or Bohemian Horse Radish, which is known for 
its vigorous growth and its large-size roots. It makes a strong 
_- quick growth and produces a heavy crop, particularly on land 
_ which has been well prepared. A deep, fertile, medium-heavy 
_ soil and an abundance of moisture are essential to good results. 
_ We offer roots of the right size for planting. Doz., 35 cts.; 
_ 50 Roots, 85 cts.;.100 Roots, $1.50; 500 Roots, $5.50; 1000 
Roots, $10.00. In larger quantities, write for special prices. 



Should be pulled up. 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; 44 lb., 24 cts.; 4 Ib., 40 cts.; 
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Rhubarb -- Roots and Seed 
Grow all You Need as Fresh Fruit and Plenty to Can for Winter. 












1906 Rhubarb Roots 
556 White London. Fine for general use. Leaves dark green, 
small and smooth, very easily and quickly grown. Seeds good 
for flavoring pickles, relishes, etc. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 
19 ets.; % Ib., 33 cts.; Ib., 58 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.10, postpaid. 
abi -- Should Be in Every Garden 
A delicious vegetable, highly prized by many who appreciate the sweet, fine- 
grained flesh which has a flavor not unlike that of the ' 
finest Cauliflower. Sweeter and of finer flavor than 
turnips. Cooked in the same way. 
467 Early White Vienna 
The most popular extra-early short-topped variety of 
Kohlirabi with firm white flesh which cooks tender yet re- fj 
tains a desirable degree of crispness. The swollen stems are if 
best when 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.5\\\ 
¥Y% Ib., 60 ets.; 1% Ib., $1.00; lb. $1.90; 2 Ibs., $3.60, postpaid. 
468 Early Purple Vienna. 
Much like the Early White Vienna but has a purple skin;. 
not quite so early. More heat-resistant. Well adapted for sec- 
tions where turnips turn bitter. The plants are small, and the 
leaves are dark green tinged with purple. Roots of even size and 
form. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 ects.; % Ib., 60 cts.; % Ib., $1.00; 
Ib., $1.90; 2 Ibs., $3.60, postpaid, 



























. Avery healthful vegetable. The firs 
one to appear in the spring. Rhubarb is 
very easily grown and a few plants will 
keep a family supplied with plenty of 
this delicious vegetable for sauces and 
pies. 
_ 13 Shumway’s Victoria 
| (The Crimson King) 
The Earliest of All—Quality Superb 
_ This is the most popular variety with broad | 
thick tender stalks heavily shaded with red. | 
It is a heavy yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., | 
18 cts.; 1% Ib., 48 cts.; 1% Ib., 75 cts.; lb., | 
$1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. 
1906 Rhubarb Roots 
Shumway’s Victoria 
(The Crimson King) 
Young roots of Shumway’s Vic- | 
toria planted in good soil early in the | 
spring will make a strong growth | 
and give a good yield of stalks the 
following spring, The plantsincrease 
in size every year. The thick stalks | 
;.are shaded crimson. Roots Each 20 ~ 
cts.; 3 for 45 cts.; 6 for 75 cts.; doz. ; 
$1.35; 25 for $2.50; postpaid. 



713 Rhubarb Stalks 
