12 A Row of Parsley Should Be in Every Garden 



Hollow Crowned Parsnips 


White Velvet Okra 

Onions 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Four or five 
pounds to the acre. The onion thrives best in light, 
loamy, mellow soil. The seed should be sown as 
early in the spring as the ground is in good work- 
ing condition, in drills 14 inches apart, and covered 
¥% inch deep. Keep free from weeds. 
Ailsa Craig. 105 days. Grows to a large size; 
very mild flavor; pale yellow. A valuable exhibi- 
tion variety. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00. 
Bunching Onion Seed. Hardy long white. The 
finest white onion for bunching, referred to as 
scallions. Successive sowings may be made all 
season long until frost. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c; 
oz. 85c. 
Danvers Yellow Globe. 105 days. Selected with 
the greatest care; the true shape and color; a 
reliable and sure cropper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 
% |b. $1.50. 
Danvers Yellow Globe. Selected strain. 105 
days. The finest type of this popular variety on 
the market. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; %4 Ib. $3.50. 
Large Red Wethersfield. 100 days. The leading 
variety of the East; almost round; deep red 
color: grows to good size and is a good keeper. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; %4 Ib. $2.00. 
Prizetaker. 100 days. Of a rich straw color and 
enormous size, averaging 12 to 14 inches in cir- 
cumference. Pkt. 15c; oz. 85c. 
Southport Red Globe. 113 days. A good late 
sort. Keeps well. Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; % Mb. 
$2.50. 
Southport Yellow Globe. 110 days. A fine 
large variety. Somewhat later than the Danvers. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.15. 
White Globe. 112 days. Of mild flavor; skin 
silvery white; flesh fine grained; good keeper. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; %4 Ib. $2.50. 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. 100 days. Bulbs 
of medium size; flattened; skin silvery white; 
flesh fine grained and mild flavored. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 85c. 
ONION SETS 
These are small onions grown the previous year, 
ripened off and taken up when mere bulblets. They 
produce a very early crop, and grow in any good 
soil. Set them 3 or 4 inches apart in rows 1 foot 
apart. 
If wanted by parcel post, add postage at 
zone rates. 
White Globe. Lb. 50c; 4 lbs. $1.75; 8 Ibs. $3.25. 
Yellow Globe (Ebenezer). Lb. 45c; 4 Ibs. $1.60; 
8 Ibs. $3.00. 
Perennial or Egyptian Tree. Planted in the 
fall for early spring use as bunch onions. Ready 
in August. Price on application. 
Shallots. Lb. 50c; 4 lbs. $1.75; 8 lbs. $3.25. 

Okra or Gumbo i 
One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill. This plant 
is extensively cultivated for its green pods, which 
are used in soups and stews, and are very whole 
some and nutritious. Sow about the middle of May, 
in drills 3 feet apart, and thin out the plants to 
1 foot apart. a 
Improved Dwarf Green. 55 days. Very early 
smooth pods. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c. 
White Velvet. 55 days. Pods smooth, of large 
size, and a creamy white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
Y% |b. 75c. x 
Parsley — 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. Sow early 
in the spring in drills 1 foot apart and % inch ~ 
deep. Thin out the young plants to 4 inches. 3 
Double Curled. Dwarf, finely curled; excellent 
for table and edgings. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 
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Grey’s Perfection. Beautifully curled and highly 
ornamental. Pkt. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Plain Leaf. One of the finest varieties for flavor- 
ing and drying purposes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
% |b. 75c. 
Parsnips 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Five to six 
pounds to the acre. Sow in April or early in May, 
aS parsnips require a long season to mature. Their 
cultivation is otherwise the same as directed for 
carrots. If left in the ground till the following 
spring, they are very much improved in flavor. 
Arlington Long White. 125 days. A good va- 
riety for general use; long and smooth. Pkt. 10c; - 
oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00. 
Hollow-Crowned. 100 days. Roots very long, 
white, smooth and sweet. Excellent flavor. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 35c; %4 Ib. $1.00. . 
Peas 
Two lbs. of peas will plant 100 feet of drill; 
90 Ibs. to the acre. Peas succeed best in light, rich 
soil. The early round, smooth varieties should be 
planted as early in spring as possible, while the 
wrinkled sorts, which are more tender, will do 
better if planted after the ground becomes warmer. 
Sow in drills 3 feet apart, and cover about 2 inches. 
Successive plantings can be made every 10 days up 
to the middle of July. 
Free delivery. We will prepay Parcel Post 
charges on cash orders at quoted catalog 
prices on Peas, up to 2 pounds, anywhere in © 
the United States, east of the Mississippi 
River; for larger quantities, the purchaser 
pays transportation charges. ao 
Packets of all varieties, 15c. 
EARLY VARIETIES ieee 
Alaska or Clipper. 60 days. A valuable variety 
either for private use or for market. Pods well 
filled. 24% ft. % Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 
3 lbs. $1.05. ; Se 
Blue Bantam. 60 days. A fine extra early wrinkled 
pea. Large pods well filled with deep green, fine 
flavored peas. Height 214 ft. 1% lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 
2 Ibs. 85c; 3 Ibs. $1.20. - 
Gradus (Prosperity). 64 days. Large, handsome 
pods, well filled, ripening with the earliest; pods 
long, straight, slightly rounded at the point. 3 ft. 
% Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 3 Ibs. $1.20. 


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ous, contain 6 or 7 good-sized peas. Very p' 
ductive and of fine flavor. 2% ft. % lb. 30 
lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 3 lbs. $1.30. 3 ae 
Hundredfold. 65 days. A splendid large-podded 
dwarf variety; the pods are 4 inches long and 
well filled with large deep green peas of fine 
quality. The vines grow 16 to 18 inches high 
and very strong. This is one of the best dwarf 
early peas for the home garden and mark 
% |b. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 3 Ibs. $1.20. — 
Laxton’s Progress. 62 days. A splendid earl 
wrinkled variety. Hardy and very producti 
Pods large and well filled. Height 18 i 
% |b. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 3 lbs. $1.20. 
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