
Cosberg Lettuce 
Horseradish 
MEER RETTIG (Ger.) RAFANO (It.) 
400 to 100 feet of row; 10 thousand per acre. 
Mark off the rows 3% feet apart and set the roots 18 inches apart in 
the rows, the small ends down and the tops 1 to 3 inches below the 
surface. 
NEW BOHEMIAN (‘“Maliner-Kren”). Superior to common variety, 
producing very large pure white roots. Strong sets. 25c per doz.; 
$1.50 per 100, postpaid. Not prepaid, $10.00 per 1000. (Weight 40 lbs.) 
Kale or Borecole 
BLATTEREKOHL (Ger.) CAVOLO VERDI (It.) 
One ounce of seed sows 200 feet of drill; 4 lbs. per acre. 
An excellent “green” for winter and spring. It is suggested you sow 
the seed thinly about July 1 and later thin the plants to 1 ft. apart. 
Kale is hardy to cold and light freezing seems to improve the flavor. 
Remove leaves as needed and allow plant to produce new leaves which 
may again be harvested. 
Dwarf Green Curled. (or Blue Scotch). A dark bluish green color, 
which it retains. Low growing. It attains a fair size and produces a 
great mass of finely curled foliage. Very hardy. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 1b., GOc; 1b., $2.00. 
SIBERIAN. Also called early Sprouts. Dwarf growth with leaves curled. 
The color is blue-green with purple tinge. Sow in the fall in rows a 
foot apart and cultivate. Very hardy and makes excellent spring 
greens. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 4% Ihb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
KNOLLKOHL (Ger.) Kohl-rabi CAVOLO RAPA (it.) 
One ounce of seed sows 200 feet of row; 4 lbs. per acre. 
You may enjoy this vegetable all season long by starting seed in hot- 
bed or cold frame and making succession plantings from April to August. 
The approved practice is to sow seeds in rows and thin to 4 or 5 inches 
apart in the row. Fleshy stems 1% to 3 inches in diameter are young 
and tender. Woody when older and larger. 
Early White Vienna. An early sort with <mall tops, which permit 
planting very closely. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 14 lb., $1.20; lb., $4.00. 
PURPLE VIENNA. The same as White Vienna except in color which is 
light purple on the outside. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 44 1b., $1.20; 1b., $4.00. 
POREE (Ger.) Leeks PORRO (It.) 
Cultivate the same as onions. 
GIANT. This is a great improvement over the old kind. The stalks are 
pure white, large and thick. The white part extends farther up the 
stalk. Is very tender and mild. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 75c; 44 lb., $2.35; 1b., $8.00. 
KUEBE (Ger.) Lettuce BARBABIETOLA (It.) 
One ounce of seed sows 250 feet of row; 3 lbs. per acre. 
Moist, rich soil and cool weather are required for the best growth. 
Outdoors, successive seedings may be made from April to July or 
August. Head Lettuce such as Imperial 847 or Big Boston are spaced 
10 to 12 inches between plants. 
Cosberg. A distinct new variety. Heads well and shows resistance 
to tip-burn. Leaves somewhat crumpled and waved and fringed at the 
margins. Heads medium size and firm, clear pale green to almost white 
inside, Very good flavor. Especially adapted to home gardener. 
Pkt., 10c; 02., 30c; %4 Ib., 90c; 1b., $3.00. 
imperial No. 847. A new Lettuce of the “Iceberg” type for summer 
and fall production. Very sure heading. Heads are round, well folded, 
solid and crisp. This variety in many locations shows indications of 
being a more dependable cropper than New York No. 12, but is slower 
growing. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
imperial No. 44. Is superior to N. Y. Special, being of “Iceberg” type. 
Produces hard, well-formed, well-wrapped heads with large well- 
folded leaves and less subject to tipburn than later strains. Imperial 
No. 44 is well adapted for producing good summer lettuce, par- 
LOLA on muck and up-land soils. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., 
.50. 
NEW YORK No. 12. (California “Iceberg”). This strain grows to large 
size, matures quite early, is round and flat in shape, The foliage is 
medium dark green. This is a great favorite with growers. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.00. 
BIG BOSTON. The heads being large are firm and good quality, uni- 
formly solid. compact, stand for a long time. Big Boston is excellent 
for late crop, as it heads well in cold weather and is not injured by 
early frost. You will find our strain exceptionally fine. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ihb., 50c; Ib., $1.40. 
CRISP-AS-ICE. A fine, early, solid Head Lettuce, very compact, crisp, 
tender and of excellent quality. The edges of the leaves are tipped 
with brown. One of the best early varieties for the home garden. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % 1hb., 75c; Ib., $2.50. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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