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Culture. Sow as early in spring as possible, in rows not less 
than 18 inches apart and about % 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., 7c; oz., 1%7c; %4 Ib., 60c; 
% l|b., $1.05; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
The best for general cultivation and a 
heavy yielder. About 3 inches thick at 
the shoulder and from 12 to 15 inches long, the 
smooth roots are fine grained, tender and sugary. 
Pkt., 6c; 0z., 138c; 14 lb., 45c; 1% Ib., 80c; Ib., $1.50, 
postpaid. 

_ Culture. Plant in hills 6 to 8 feet apart, with 5 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. 

The’ One Pie 
Pumpkin. A very 
early, small, orange Pumpkin developed at 
the U. S. Great Plains Field Station, U. S. 
Department of Agriculture, at Cheyenne, 
Wyo. Thick meated, solid and uniform, of 
highest quality, this is about two weeks 
earlier than Sweet Sugar. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 
20c; 14 lb., 50c, postpaid. 
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; 144 Ib., 30c; 
16 Ib., 50c; 1b., 90c, postpaid. 
- The Best Pie Pumpkin, earliest and 
— best of the standard sorts and by far 
the sweetest. The pumpkins are round, 
slightly flattened, weighing 6 to 8 pounds 
apiece. The skin is a deep orange and the 
orange yellow flesh is thick, dry, fine 
grained and sweet. This is a very good 
keeper. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14 Ib., 30c; % 
Ib., 55c; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 

KING OF MAMMOTHS.. The giant among Pumpkins, 
weighing as high as 150 lbs. A bright golden yellow, 
fine Seat and corel for cooking. “Pkt., 8c; 0Z., 
18c; 14 Ib., 45c; 14 Ib., 75c; Ib., $1.40, postpaid. 
OMAHA. A very re oblong, orange, thick meated sort. 
This is a selection from seed obtained through Dr. Mel- 
vin Gilmore from the Omaha Indians. Of fair quality, 
its earliness is its outstanding characteristic and fits it 
for areas where Pumpkins could not otherwise be grown. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c, postpaid. 
FORT BERTHOLD. The earliest Pumpkin, small, flat- 
tened and of good quality. Developed from seed ob- 
tained from the Mandan and Arikara Indians, it is very 
hardy. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c, postpaid. 

