LEEK 
sirable for soups, stews, or creamed. 
1% in of fine soil. Thin to 4 to 6 in. 
apart in the row. Draw earth up 
around plants when cultivating to 
blanch as you would celery. Desirable 
for home or market garden. A pkt. 
will sow 25 ft. of row; % oz. 100 ft. 
461 Broad London 130 days. 
Also known as Large American 
Flag. Nicely flavored thick stems 
of excellent quality, the white 
part extending well up the stalks. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 55¢; oz. $1.00. 
OKRA 
The pods are valuable for cut- 
ting up in soups, stews, catsup 
and other relishes. Also used 
as a vegetable when pods are 
young. Sow in the open ground 
when soil is warm. A pkt. will 
sow 15 ft. of row; one oz. 50 ft. Thin plants to stand 18 
in. apart in the row. In some sections, known as Gumbo. 
668 Clemson Spineless © 56 days. 7 to 9 in. 
dark green pointed pods without spines and grooved 
only slightly. Plants grow-4 ft. tall and produce their 
long, tender, meaty, spineless pods in abundance. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 45¢. 
664 Dwarf Green Long Pod 52 days. A good 
home garden variety, especially suitable for culture 
where the season is short. The plants reach a height of 
2 to 2% ft. and produce a good crop of dark green pods 
measuring 7 to 8 in. long and 1 in. in diameter at the base. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 45¢. 
667 Perfected Perkins’ Long Pod 55 days. Also 
known as Long Green. Slender, slightly ribbed, dark 
green, straight, pointed pods, 7 to 8 in. long if left to grow 
to maturity; best used when young and tender (not over 
3in.). The leading okra for home or market garden and can- 
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Broad London Leek 

ning. Plants grow 3 to 4 ft. tall and are very prolific. Pure 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 Ib. 45¢. Culture 
663 White Velvet 62 days. Creamy white pods, 6 to Clemson Spawn 
7 in. long, smooth, tender, slightly curved and pointed. eee F 
Plants grow 3% ft. tall and bear their pods quite heavily. pinetess 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 4 Ib. 45¢. Okra 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
May be grown in boxes or benches in the cellar or in barns or outbuildings. 
How to grow directions are sent with every order of spawn. 
9980 Pure Culture Brick Spawn One brick will plant 
12 sq. ft. 
PARSNIPS 
Sow seed early in the spring in rows 
2 to 3 ft. apart and cover with % in. 
of fine soil. Thin seedlings to stand 
4 to 6 in. apart in the row. A pkt. 
will sow about 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. to 
200 ft. Roots may be stored for 
winter use, or some may be left in 
the ground all winter for use early 
the following spring. 
728 Hollow Crown 10 
100 days. On appearance alone this 
selection is superior toregular strains 
of Hollow Crown, but its principal 
merit lies in its small core, which 
eliminates a_ certain 
toughness when cooked. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00. 
amount of 
725 Guern 100 days. Attractive medium-long roots 
sey Oo with a broad shoulder gradually taper- 
ing downward. The skin is light in color and quite smooth. The 
flesh is fine grained, tender and sweet. Grow 12 in. long, 3 in. across 
and have practically no side roots. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 4 Ib. $1.00. 
26 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Seed Growers 

The long, thick, blanched neck of leek is de- 
longs to the onion family, but hasa decidedly 
sweet flavor. Sow seed in early spring in 
rows 12 to 18 in. apart and cover with 
50¢ a brick; 5 bricks $2.25; 10 bricks $4.25, prepaid. 
Not prepaid: 15 or more bricks @ 30¢ each. 
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Burpee’s Fordhook Fancy Mustard Greens 
MUSTARD GREENS 
flavor. May be eaten as a salad or cooked for “‘greens.’” 
Sow seed early in the spring and make successive sowings 
every ten days up to the time the weather gets hot. For fall 
use, plant three or four times in late summer. Sow in rows 
12 to 18 in. apart. Thin plants to stand 5 to6in. apart. A 
pkt. will sow 50 ft. of row; an oz. 200 ft. 
647 Burpee’s Fordhook Fancy © 40 days. Dark 
green, deeply curled and fringed leaves curving backward 
like ostrich plumes. Of mild flavor, splendid for greens or 
salads. Long standing. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 90¢. 
652 Florida Broad Leaf 43 days. Upright plants. 
Leaves large, broad and deep green witha pale green midrib. 
Desirable for greens because of the ease of preparing. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 65¢. 
655 Southern Giant Curled 35 days. Popular 
curled-leaf mustard for spring or fall planting. The bright 
green leaves are of a pleasing, mild flavor and very large. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 65¢. 
653 Tendergreen © 28 days. A rapid growing mustard 
with large, broad, thick, dark green, rounded leaves, which 
when cooked, have a delicious, creamy spinach flavor. Heavy 
cropper. Resistant to heat and cold. The mildest mustard. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; % lb. 65¢. 
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Guernsey—High quality parsnip 
105 days. 
Longer than 
Guernsey but not so broad. Does best in deeply prepared soil. 
Fully developed roots are 15 in. long and 2% in. thick at the 
shoulder and remarkably free from side roots. Fine-grained white — 
727 Long Smooth Hollow Crown 
flesh of superior flavor. Heavy yielder. For home and market. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 4 Ib. $1.00. 
Highly nutritive green leafy vegetable of distinctive 
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