RUTABAGA 
American Purple Top 88 days 
A hardy productive variety with a small neck; roots are 
large globe-shaped with a very small tap root. The color 
is a bright yellow with a purple top, flesh solid, tender 
and sweet. A good yielder and keeper, PkKt., 5e; 0z., 15¢; 
% Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., T5e. 
84 days 
Neckless Purple Top* 
Grows to medium size. Flesh of a bright golden color. 
Tops small purple and neckless, flesh deep yellow and 
fine grained. A very fine variety for table use, Pkt., 5e; 
0Z., 15¢e; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 75e, 
92 days 
Laurentian* 
A new outstanding purple top variety. Clean, well shaped 
root, almost neckless, skin thick, good keeper. Flesh 
light yellow or cream color, fine grained, excellent 
quality. Top light green, shorter than American Purple 
Top. Pkt., 5c; oz. 15ce; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 75e. 
SALSIFY (Vestas) 
Salsify is used the same as carrots, or after 
having been boiled, make into cakes and fry 
like oysters which they resemble in flavor. 
Culture of salsify is the same as parsnips. 
One ounce of seed will sow 60 feet of row. 
Sandwich Island 150 to 180 days 
Grows to a large size, is of fine quality and 
flavor. The roots, when cooked, are very 
palatable and nutritious with a flavor simi- 
lar to oysters. A very desirable winter 
vegetable. Pkt., 10c; oz., 70c3; % Ihb., $2.00. 
SORREL 
The leaves are esteemed as a salad or may be boiled and 
served like spinach. Sow in rows 18 inches apart. It is 
hardy and roots should be divided every 3 or 4 years. 
Matures in 55 to 70 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c. 
SPINACH 
CULTURE. Sow just as soon as the ground will permit 
working in spring. Sow in rows 12 inches apart and 1 
inch deep. If given some protection over winter, spinach 
may be sown in the fall for spring use. Spinach being 
of a leafy growth only, should be kept growing fast in 
order to be tender and palatable. The soil should be well 
fertilized with a complete fertilizer. After the spinach 
is up it should receive a side-dressing of nitrate of soda 
or sulphate of ammonia about once a week until fit for 
market. 

Salsity 



Long 
Standing. 
Bloomsdale 
Spinach 
Long Standing Bloomsdale* f 46 days 
Long Standing Bloomsdale has been developed along new 
and scientific lines of breeding. This strain of Blooms- 
dale is one of the outstanding varieties for crinkly leaf, 
standing a week longer in hot weather. Pkt., 5e; oz., 15e3 
¥Y, Ib., 30c; 1 1b., 75e; 5 Ibs., $3.25; 10 Ibs., $6.00. 
Heavy Packx 44-46 days 
Plants very vigorous, large and _ spreading, but not flat. 
‘Leaves arrow-shaped with rounded tip, dark green and 
partially crumpled. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 20e; % Ib., 40; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
Giant Nobel*/ 
Large, smooth, deep green 
with round tip. Very prolific. Popular with canners as 
well as home gardeners. Round seeded. PKt., 5e; 0z., 
15¢.; 14 1b., 30e; 1 Ib., 75¢; 5 Ibs., $3.25; 10 Ibs., $6.00. 
New Zealand 70 days 
While this is not a member of the Spinach family proper, 
it furnishes an abundance of delightful “greens” through- 
out the summer and right up to cold weather. Both the 
leaves and the stalks of the plant are very fleshy and 
extremely brittle and of the finest quality when cooked. 
Do not sow seed until May ist or when the soil is fairly 
warm. Soak the seed before sowing, Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20¢; 
% Ib., 40e; 1 Ih., $1.00. . 
Round Thick Leaf 45 days 
A popular variety for spring and fall planting. Plants 
have large, long leaves, spreading out on the ground. 
Leaves thick, arrow-shaped with round tip. A favorite 
with canners and home gardeners. Pkt., 5e3; 02. 15¢e; (4 
Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 75e; 5 Ibs., $3.25; 10 Ibs., $6.00, 
45 days 
leaves, thick arrow-shaped 
Virginia Blight Resistant 40 days 
Dark green crumpled leaves, tapering to rounded point. 
A fast maturing spring strain, resistant to cold, much 
used for fall planting. PkKt., 5e; oz., 15e; 1% 1b., 30e; 1 Ib., 
75e3 5 Ibs., $3.25; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
King of Denmark*/ 
Stands longer than most sorts. Leaves large, rounded, 
somewhat blistered, deep green. Vigorous grower with 
spreading habit. HExcellent for home gardens and can- 
ners. Round seeded. PKt., 5e; oz., 15¢e; 1%4 Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 
T5e3 5 lbs., §3.25; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
TAMPALA 
Is a delicious green vegetable, the leaves of which are 
cooked, prepared and served like spinach. It retains its 
tenderness for a longer time, has a consistency and flavor 
all its own, less irony and less puckery than spinach, 
more flavor, more body, and more food value than either 
spinach or chard—a pleasing change from all other 
“gereens.” Will keep on producing all summer. PKt., 15e. 
TURNIPS 
CULTURE. Turnips are the easiest to grow of any root 
crop. Sow in early spring for summer crop, and late in 
July or early August for late fall crop. One ounce will 
sow 200 feet in drill; thin to 4 inches apart. 
45 days 
Shogoin 42 days 
Adapted to table use for roots, but especially good for 
greens. Quick growing and supplies large edible leaves 
and round white roots. Flesh is white, and of excellent 
quality. Pkt., 5e; oz., 10e; %4 lb., 30e; 1 Ib., 75e. 
Extra Early White Milan* 42 days 
Similar to the Purple Top Milan, except that the roots 
are a solid clear white. Flesh tender and sweet. De- 
sirable for spring or fall sowing. PkKt., 5e; oz, 10e3; %4 
lb., 30e3 1 lb., T5e. 
Purple Top Strap-Leaved* 46 days 
Rather flat and of medium size. Color: purple above 
ground and white below, flesh white, fine grained, sweet 
and never stringy. Pkt., 5e; oz., 10c; % lb., 30e; 1 Ib., 75e, 
Purple Top White Globe* 58 days 
A general favorite with all, and more largely grown than 
any other turnip; will do well to sow either broadcast 
or in drills and will form good sized bulbs in seven or 
eight weeks. Of a perfect globe shape with smooth white 
skin; flesh pure white, firm, sweet and crisp. PkKt., 5e; 
oz, 10ce; % Ib., 80e; 1 Ib., 75e. 
Snowball or Early Six Weeks* 
Very early, round with pure white flesh. One of the best 
table varieties. Very mild and an excellent winter keep- 
er. PkKt., 5e; oz., 10e€; \% Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., T5e. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
During the months of May and June we offer seeding 
or pot-grown vegetable plants in the most popular varie- 
ties. The plant season usually begins the forepart of 
May and extends well into June. We carry exceptionally 
fine plants and people who want better than the ordinary 
come to us. Good plants at reasonable prices will be 
offered in Season. : 
Cabbage, Early. 
Cabbage, Late. 
Cauliflower. 
43 days 
Chives. 
Egzgplant. 
Ground Cherry. 
Celeriae (Root Celery). Parsley Plants. 
Celery Plants. Peppers, Sweet or Hot. 
Tomatoes, include Gould’s Standard, John Baer, Harliana, 
Beauty, Bonny Best, Marglobe, Rutgers, Dwarf Cham- 
pion, Stone, Ground Cherry, Yellow Plum, Red Cherry, 
Ponderosa, Jubilee, Pritchard, etc. 
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