


Hummert’s Highest Quality Vegetable SEEDS for Florists 3) 

RADISHES 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. of row. 
One ounce sows 75 ft. of drill. If broadcast requires 
10 Ibs. per acre. For forcing in frames sow in January 
or February. Out-of-doors, sow from March to June 
for early summer crop. For late, sow from July to Sep- 
tember. Early sorts mature and are ready for the table 
in 21 to 30 days from sowing. 
Crimson Giant. 30 davs. Roots scarlet, spherical. 
Largest early Radish which remains crisp the longest. 
Qz., 10c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
Scarlet Turnip White Tipped or Sparkler. Something 
extra fine. 23 days. The lower half is white, the 
upper half bright scarlet, the contrast in color being 
very showy either on the table or market stand. Oz., 
10c; 14 Ib., 35c: 1 Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.50. 
Scarlet Globe. (Selected Stock.) 23 days. The interior 
of the root is pure white. mild. crisp and fine grained 
Recommended for market garden or forcing. Oz., 
10c: 14 lb., 35c; 1 Ib.. $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.50. 
Icicle. 35 days. A magnificent white variety. Grows 
314 to 4 inches long. Oz., 10c; 14 lb., 35c; 1 Ib., 
$1.00: 5 lbs., $4.50. 
Long Scarlet Short Top. 28 davs. 
sort with long. bright scarlet roots 6 or 7 
long. with small top. Oz., 10ce; 
$1.00. 
This is a well known 
inches 
14 Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., 
WINTER RADISHES 
Rose-Colored China. 40 days. Root 
long, of a fine scarlet color. Ex- 
tremely solid and a most excellent 
keeping variety. Oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 
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Round Black Spanish. 40 days. 
Good specimens ou abet round 
and measure 3 4 inches 
through. Skin nee flesh white. 
fine keeper. Oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 
40c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
California White Mammoth. Very 
solid and tender. The best white 
Radish for late fall planting. Oz.., 
15c; 4 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
RHUBARB or PIE PLANT 
Like Asparagus and Celery, Rhu- 
barb is best bought by non-profes- 
sional gardeners in the form o 
roots. These are set out in the early 
spring, 3 feet apart in the furrow, 
and in rows 3 feet apart. Provided Chinese 
there is no standing water, Rhubarb pega relidine) 
grows well on almost any kind of 
soil, under ordinary cultivation. 
Roots ready in spring and late fall. 
Myatt’s Victoria. A splendid early sort. Stalks are 
large, very thick, of rich red color, and almost string- 
less. Oz., 25c; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00. 

Blcomsdale Long Standing Spinach 



Scarlet Globe Radish 
RHUBARB ROOTS 
These roots save you at least 2 years’ time over plant- 
ing seed. Suitable roots ready to plant. Seedlings, each 
20c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.80. 
SALSIFY 
_ Often called “Ovster Plant” and 
is easily grown. 
Sow in April in rows 18 inches 
apart, thinning out to 4 to 6 
inches. Cultivate deeply and often. 
It is hardy and will remain out all 
winter and stored in earth or sand 
to keep it from wilting. 
8 lbs. per acre. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. This 
variety is uniform in growth. 
The roots are of superior quality 
and most delicate flavor. Pkt., 
10c; 15 oz., 25c: 1 oz., 40c; 
14 Ib., $1.25. 
1 oz. sows 75 fet.; 
SPINACH 
1 oz. to 30 or 35 ft. of drill. 
Sow early in spring. Spinach is high on the list of 
health-giving and body-building vegetables. Grow more 
and eat more. It is essentially a spring and autumn crop 
and delights in cool. moist weather. While an annual, 
it is so hardy that it may be sown in the autumn and 
carried over winter except in the extreme North, com- 
ing on very early in the spring. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing. 45 days. An outstanding 
strain of the Savoy Leaved Spinach. Much in de- 
mand for home and market gardens. It is slow to 
run to seed. Plant uniform, handsome, compact with 
Jarge dark green blistered and crumpled leaves. 
Shipped extensively from the extreme South. Oz., 
10c; %4 lb., 30c; Ib., 65c; 10 Ibs., $5.00. 
Zealand Spinach. 60 days. While this is not a mem- 
ber of the Spinach family proper, it furnishes an 
abundance of delightful “greens” throughout the 
summer and right up to cold weather. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c; Ib., $1.75. 
TAMPALA 
Tampala (Tam-pal-a) is a delicious green vegetable. 
the leaves of which are cooked, prepared and served 
like Spinach. Tampala has an unusually long period 
of usefulness; it is ready to eat in from 6 to 8 weeks 
after sowing the seed. When grown singly. 2 feet 
apart. they make a large, round plant 114 feet and 
more across, and 2 feet high. Pkt.,.15c. 
