
A Delicious Vegetable and 
D A S I E E Ornamental Foliage Plant 
Large Tuberous Roots Used Like Potatoes, Blanched Stems Like Asparagus, and the 
Leaves Used for Greens. Large Tropical-like Ornamental Foliage Similar to the Popular 
Elephant’s Ear Caladium. i ; 
The Dasheen is popular in various parts of Europe and Asia, where it is grown principally 
as a root crop, the tubers being used the same as potatoes. The tubers sometimes reach a 
weight of more than 6 pounds each. One hill will produce on good rich soil 6 to 8 pounds or 
more of tubers, and in rare instances 20 to 26 pounds of Dasheens have been taken from a 
single hill. Crops of 600 to 900 bushels per acre have been produced. 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports 1,400 bushels from less than 5 acres in Florida, mn 
and on their different. experimental grounds have secured yields of 450 bushels to the acre. 
The food value of the Dasheen is higher than that of the potato, and about fifty per cent — 
more protein and fifty per cent more starch. The flavor of the Dasheen is decidedly richer 
and more tempting than that of the potato. 
The Dasheen can be used in almost any way that Irish Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes can be used. They are 
excellent when baked, boiled, fried, creamed, stuffed, meat filled or scalloped, and for Saratoga Dasheen Chips 
and Fritters they are delicious. ~ 
Dasheen crisps, made from raw Dasheen with a fluted vegetable slicer and fried in deep fat, are declared 
by some epicures to be the most deticious of all Dasheen dishes. The delicate, nutty flavor of the Dasheen is 
accentuated by this method of preparation. 
As a filling for fowl and other meats the Dasheen can hardly be surpassed. Served au gratin, that is, 
cooked with grated cheese, it is equal to any similar dish. It makes a delicious salad and may be French 
fried or German fried like potatoes. ft 
The young leaves of the Dasheen make excellent greens, used like Spinach. . ) 
The stems, when grown under a box or barrel, so as to be blanched, are equal to Asparagus, and 5 to 8 — 
crops of these shoots can be harvested. The Department of Agriculture says: ‘‘The shoots are very tender 
and have a delicate flavor, suggestive of mushrooms. There are probably few plants so well suited for forcing 
purposes as the Dasheen.’’ First cutting can be made in about 35 days after tubers are set in ground, and 
Subsequent ones at intervals of 10 to 14 days. r 
Land that is too wet for ordinary crops can be used to advantage in growing Dasheens. They can be grown 
on lands that are subject to short overflows that would ruin most other crops, ‘thus making much land avail- 
able for food crops that is now considered worthless. They may also be successfully grown in hot, dry 
regions as has been demonstrated by tests in Arizona and Southern California. An abundance of humus in 
the soil is essential for successful Dasheen culture. <A liberal quantity of well-rotted barnyard manure at 
planting time is very beneficial. ; 
Dasheens require a rather long growing season in order to produce large size tubers, so planting should be 
done as early in the spring as conditions of soil and climate will permit. 


Large Dasheen Tubers like this often grow from 3 to 
5 Ibs. each and sometimes to more than 6: Ibs. 
S The United States Department of Agriculture recommends planting two. 
weeks or more before the last spring frost is expected. Where the frostless sea- _ 
son is short, the tubers can be started a month earlier inside and the plants set SOY BEAN 
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out when danger from frost is past. For field culture the tubers are planted 
singly and entire, not more than 2 to 3 inches deep in hills 3: feet apart, the dis- 
tance between rows being 4 feet. This will permit horse cultivation. In cultivat- 
ing, the soil should be gradually drawn to the plants and the ground kept free 
from weeds, but require little cultivation after large enough to shade the ground. 
For ornamental purposes, they produce a gorgeous effect when planted with 
Cannas or used in the shrubbery or perennial border. 
While we do not recommend the Dasheen as a root crop in Northern sections 
where the season is short, we surely consider it worthy of a place in every gar- 
den. If you live in a locality where the growing season is not long enough to 
mature a.satisfactory crop of tubers, the blanched asparagus-like stems and 
spinach-like leaves alone will many times repay you for the small garden space 
occupied by a few hills of Dasheens. If you haven’t the room in your garden 
to give them a trial, you can at least plant a few for ornamental purposes and 
food. In addition to being one of the finest vegetables, you will also find them one of the 
most showy ornamental foliage plants, the leaves resembling closely the Caladium Esculentum, 
or Elephant’s Ear. As our stock of tubers is limited, we recommend that you send your 
order early. 
Choice seed tubers, 3 for 40c; 6 for 75c; 12 for $1.25; 25 for $2.00; 50 for $3.75; 100 for 
$7.00, delivered to you prepaid. Pamphlet giving cultural directions and recipes for. prepar- 
ing and cooking the Dasheen free with each order. 
GIANT CABBAGE-LEAVED DANDELION 
One Ounce Will Sow {00 Feet of Row y 
GIANT CABBAGE-LEAVED or IMPROVED THICK LEAF is an improved type which should 
not be confused with the wild Dandelion. It is one of the earliest spring vegetables, and is 
much prized as a blood purifier and for its other health-giving qualities. Unsurpassed for early 
spring greens, and esteemed for making salad when the leaves are young and tender. The 
leaves are of a dark green color, but.can be blanched by sheltering from light with inverted 
pots, covering with boards or tying up the same as Cos Lettuce. Cultivate same as Lettuce. 
It remains over winter and is ready for cutting the following spring. If the roots are not 
disturbed, they will grow again, affording another supply the next year. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 
40c; oz., 75c; %4 Ib., $2.50, postpaid. : 
FLORENCE FENNEL OR — 
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Grow your 
at an_expense ‘of less than 
one cent per pound. This 
variety of Soy Bean is 
sometimes referred to as the 
Domestic Coffee Berry. It 
makes a delicious, nourish- 



Garden Huckieberry 
GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY 
Grows from seed the first year. A new fruit that cannot be 


excelled for Pies and Preserves. It is very prolific, yielding 
an immense crop of fruit. It is an annual and must be planted 
each year from seed. Grows and thrives in all climates and on 
all kinds of soil. The fruits grow larger than the common 
Huckleberry or Blueberry and will remain on the plant two 
months after they are ripe. If cooked with apples, lemons or 
anything sour, they make the very finest jelly. You will be 
delighted and astonished with this easily grown and wonderful 
novelty. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 50c; oz., 90c, postpaid. \ 
GROUND ALMONDS 
200 TO 300 NUTS IN A HILL 
The Ground Almond, or Chufa, has a fine flavor, resembling the 
Coconut or Almond. The meat is snow-white, covered with a. thin 
shell or skin of brown color. It grows close to the surface. Is very 
prolific, a single nut yielding from 200 to 300 nuts in a hill and will 
do well in any kind of soil. If nuts are planted in the spring a big 
crop can be expected about potato harvest time. Usually eaten raw 
but have an excellent flavor either raw or roasted. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25¢; 1% Ib., 50c; lb., 90c; 3 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $6.00, postpaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 






GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 


Florence Fennel 
GROWN THAN 
CELERY 
The flavor is some- 
what like celery, but 
sweeter. A _ delicious 
vegetable which should 
be more largely grown. 
It is extensively used 
as a salad in some 
parts of Europe, and 
is particularly palata- 
ble when served boiled, 
with a cream dressing. 
Very distinct from 
Sweet Fennel, easily 
cultivated, and ma- 
tures quickly from 
seed sown in early 
summer. The thick- 
ened bases of the leaf- 
stalks form a_ bulb- 
like growth, which is 
blanched by earthing 
up like celery. Re- 
quires less blanching 
than celery. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 40c; %4 lb., $1.25, 
postpaid. 
ing drink, to take the place 
of injurious coffee. It is a 
pure food drink that gives 
health and strength’ to 
young and old. The best 
coffee substitute ever dis- 
covered, and thousands pro- 
nounce it as good or better 
than the best coffee. It has 
the rich, deep brown color 
of old Java. One of the 
most easily grown and most 
productive of all plants. It 
is an early variety of soy 
beans, can be. successfully 
grown in any climate, and 
ripens even in the extreme 
North. As easily grown as 
corn or beans, and does 
well on all soils. Thou- 
sands suffer untold injury 
from store coffee. Better 
grow some of the Soy Bean 
Coffee this year and save 
your health and money. 
Prepared like any other cof- — 
fee. Full directions with 
every packet. Pkt., 10e; %4 — 
Ib., 30c; lb., 50c, postpaid. 

