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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 
eercon, ee ae 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. 























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., 
10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 14 Ib., 50 cts.; % Ib., 85 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 2 Ibs., 

















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¥ : y : Wy mer 554 Fordhook Fancy or Ostrich Plume. The handsome feathery 
ey ile hal leaves of this sort are densely curled and fringed. Most attrac- 
557 M bs tive for salads and garnishing, and when served as spinach the 
ustard Spinach or Tendergreen flavor is deliciously mild and palatable. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 
14 lb., 50 cts.; 1%4 Ib., 85 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.75, 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., 10 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts.; % Ib., 70 
cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. 
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., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 1D., 
60 cts., postpaid. 
A new, delicious, and heaithful 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 date of sowing seed. It is nota 
“cut and come again.” Should be pulled up. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 20 cts.; % Ib., 40 cts.; % lb., 70 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 2 
Ibs., $2.35, postpaid. 
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_ 562 White Velvet — Delicious for Soups} K Ohl-Rabi -- Should Be in Every Garden 
Okra pods are much in demand for soups, stews and sal- A delicious vegetable, highly prized by many who appreciate the sweet, fine- 
ads, to which they impart a rich and delicious flavor. Very grained flesh which has a flavor not unlike that of the 
popular home garden and local market variety, bearing finest Cauliflower. Sweeter and of finer flavor than 
ares, round, Reon. White pods which are perfectly smooth, turnips. Cooked in the same way. 
of superior flavor and stay tender until nearly full size “5 M 
Enormously productive. Pkt., 7 cts.; 0z., 12 cts.; 14 lb 22 467 Early White Vienna 
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cts.; % Ib., 40 cts.; lb., 70 cts.; 2 Ibs., $1.20, postpaid. The most popular extra-early short-topped variety of 
Kohlrabi with firm white flesh which cooks tender yet re- 
tains a desirable degree of crispness. The swollen stems are 
563 Perkin’s Mammoth Long Pod best when 2 to 3 in. in diameter. Pkt., 12 cts.; oz., 47 cts.; %4 
Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
Vigorous grower; producing an abundance of long, straigh : 
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| slender pods, slightly ribbed, and of a beautiful intense green Early Purple Vienna 
color. An early variety, fine for canning. Holds its tenderness aa a like We early vyite Vienna fhe te 2 pore skin; 
and color longer than any other sorts. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 12 cts.; fond wheeertarnis Ga bitten abe ok So aed 
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leaves are dark green tinged with purple. Roots of even size and se: 
form. Pkt., 12 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 467 White Vienna 
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Ever ° 
tae Thrive Everywhere! Rhubarb -- Roots and Seed 
Should ne Grow all You Need as Fresh Fruit and Plenty to Can for Winter. 
Have a Lasts for ., Avery healthful vegetable. The first 
Few Hills Years ' one to appear in the spring. Rhubarb is 
of Horse very easily grown and a few plants will: 
~ Radish ‘keep a family supphed with plenty of: 
this delicious vegetable for sauces and 
pies. 
713 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.; 02, 
aa 18 cts.; 14 lb., 48 cts.; 1% Ib., 75 cts.; Ib., 
' $1.25; 2 Ibs., $2.25, postpaid. 
1906 Rhubarb Roots 
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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 plants increase 
im size every year. The thick stalks 
Horse Radish 
Roots 
Postpaid Prices 
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 | are shaded crimson. Roots, 3 for 45 
soil and an abundance of moisture are essential to good results. cts.; 6 for 75 cts.; doz., $1 35+ 95 
offer roots of the right size for planting. Doz., 45 cts.; eo ; ‘| P 7 
Roots, $1.00; 100 Roots, $1.75; 500 Roots, $6.00; 1000 Ve wes Be 08 Boe Seance pald: 
‘oots, $11.00. In larger quantities, write for special prices.’ 1906 Rhubarb Roots 










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