
OSCAR H. WILL & CO., BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 31 
PARSNIPS 
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., 19c; 14 Ib., 60c; 
14 Ib., $1.10; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
IMPROVED GUERNSEY or HOLLOW 
The best for general cultivation and a 
CROWN. 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., 15c; %4 Ib., 55c; 1 Ib., 90c; Ib., $1.65, 
postpaid. 
PUMPKINS 

Improved Guernsey Parsnip 
Culture, Plant in hills 6 to 8 feet apart, with 5 to 6 seeds 

P in the hill, when the ground has become warm and the weather 
EARLY CH EYENNE. The On © Pie ‘favorable, giving same cultivation as to melons, About 40 seeds 
Pumpkin. A to the packet. One ounce to 30 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 

very early, small, orange Pumpkin de- 
veloped at the U. S. Great Plains Field 
Station, U.S. Department of Agricul- 
ture, at Cheyenne, Wyo. Thick meated, 
solid and uniform, of highest quality, 
tis is about two weeks earlier than 
Sweet Sugar. Pkt., 6c; 0z., 16c; 4% 
ib., S55c; 16 Ib., 95c; 1 Ib., $1.75, post- 
paid. 
CHEYENNE BUSH. Another worthwhile 
new sort from the U. S. Great Plains Hor- 
ticultural Field Station at Cheyenne, Wyo- 
ming. Bush type plants with high quality 
pumpkins. Pkt., 15e. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD or BIG TOM. A solid, 
oblong, orange Pumpkin more planted with 
corn than any other variety and a heavy 
yielder. PkKt., 5c; oz., 12c3; %4 Ib., 40e; 
ib.; 65e; Ib., $1.20, postpaid. 
OMAHA. A very early, oblong, orange, thick 
meated sort. This is a selection from seed 
obtained through Dr. Melvin 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;3 0oz., 
20c; % Ib., 60c, postpaid. 
FORT BERTHOLD. The earliest Pumpkin, 
small, flattened and of good quality. De- 
veloped from seed obtained from the Man- 
dan and Arikara Indians, it is very hardy. 
Pkt., 10c3 oz., 20e; % Ib., 60c, postpaid. 

Sweet Sugar 
Pumpkin 
SWEET SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE. 
The Best Pie Pumpkin, earliest and best of the 
standard sorts and by far the sweetest. The pump- 
kins are round, slightly flattened, weighing 6 to 8 
pounds apiece. The skin is a deep orange and the 
orange yellow fiesh is thick, dry, fine grained and 
sweet. This is a very good keeper. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 14c; 
14 Ib., 50c; 46 Ib., 85c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
KING OF MAMMOTHS. The giant among Pumpkins, 
weighing as high as 150 Ibs. A bright golden yellow, 
fine grained and excellent for cooking. Pkt., 6c; oz., 
1é6c; %4 Ib., 55c; 44 Ib., 95c; Ib., $1.75,. postpaid. 

