| One ounce 
plants 
100 foot 
‘row. 

Bloomsdale Spinach has thick, glossy green leaves, 
attractively crumpled. 
Rhutart S 500 ft. 
571. VICTORIA—A vigorous grower with thick, red 
stalks of excellent quality. Sow in April in drills one foot 
One oz. will plant 
apart, covering % inch. Thin out to 12 inches apart in 
the row, when a few inches high, The following spring, 
transplant to deep rich soil, 3 feet apart. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
25c, % lb. 90c, prepaid. 
For Rhubarb Roots, see page 27. . 
Sal. ° Vegetable = One oz. for 
Oyster 100 ft. of row 
578. MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND—A de- 
licious vegetable, appetizing and nutritious, with a mild 
oyster-like flavor. Roots 6 to 8 inches long, from 1 to 
1% inches thick, tapering, smooth, dull white. Plants 
3% ft. tall. Like parsnips, the flavor is ‘improved by 
frost. The roots are ready for use in October, when a 
supply should be taken up and stored like carrots; the 
remainder may be left in the ground for use in spring. 
Pkt. 10c, oz, 45c, % Ib. $1.50, prepaid. shee: 
Tampala pe 
650. 
ntains Carbohydrates, 
Minerals, Protein 
and Vitamin A 
5 TAMPALA — The ‘‘Three-in-One’’ 
Cooked Tampala leaves are different in 
other greens. Young leaves, 
freshing salad. Tampala 
may be cooked and 
Vegetable. 
flavor from all 
finely chopped, make a re- 
stems, with all leaves removed, 
served like asparagus. Plants grow 
2 feet tall, 14% feet across, and will not go to seed, new 
shoots and leaves keep coming even in hot weather. Ready 
to cut six weeks after planting, ) 
0z. $1.75, prepaid. 
Pkt. 15c, YQ oz. $1.00, 

Tampala produces greens all summer. Stands hot weather. 

SPINACH—Jmportant in Your Diet 
Contains Vitamins A, C, G, Caleium and Iron 
Culture— Spinach succeeds best during the cool, moist weather of early spring, 
and should be sown just as soon as the ground can be worked, in rich, well-drained 
soil. Make a shallow furrow and cover the seed with % inch of soil, then firm. 
Make the rows 8 to 12 inches apart. 
GIANT NOBEL——(45 days.) 
585. Sown in Early Spring, New Zealand 
An improved large, smooth, thick leaved 2 R 
spinach, slightly crumpled’ toward the will Furnish “Greens” from Sum- 
center. Very crisp and tender, with a 
fine flavor. Large, vigorous, spreading mer to Frost. 
plant, slow to form seed stalks, and ex- 
587. NEW ZEALAND—(60 days.) 
This green, distinct from spinach proper, 
thrives in hot dry weather. It makes a 
large plant, with small, thick, deep green 
leaves, and grows with a _ branching, 
spreading habit to a diameter and height 
of two feet or more. Both leaves and 
stalks are fleshy and brittle and of finest 
quality when cooked. In harvesting cut 
only the 4-inch tips of branches. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 20c, % Ib. 70c, lb, $2.25, pre- 
paid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs. at $2.00 per Ib. 
Mustard Spinach, See Page 16 
Ss e , 
Beet a 
tremely heavy yielding. Pkt. 10c, 0z. 15c, 
Y% lb. 40c, Ib. $1.00, prepaid. Not pre- 
paid, 5 lbs. at 80c per lb. 
586. BLOOMSDALE LONG 
STANDING—(39 __ days.) A very 
early, vigorous variety, desirable for home 
gardens, for shipping to distant markets 
and for canning. Plants erect in growth, 
hardy and attractive. Savoy type leaves, 
large, thick and dark glossy green. 
Quick growing, slow to run to seed. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.00, pre- 
paid, Not prepaid, 5 Ibs. at 80c per lb. 
SWISS CHARD 
One ounce will sow 
100 feet of drill. 
Swiss Chard is a summer green that 
will stand the hottest weather and 
continue to produce until frost. Use 
only the young tender leaves six to 
twelve inches long. Old large leaves 
must be pulled off and disposed of at 
regular intervals. 
588. LUCULLUS—(55 days.) Forms 
tall, sturdy plants, upstanding in habit of 
growth. Light green leaves, large, broad and 
heavily crumpled, Very tender when cooked. 
The thick white stalks are splendid for 
creaming like asparagus, and provide a most 
appetizing dish. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 20c, % Ib. 60c, 
Ib. $2.25, prepaid. Not 
prepaid, 5 lbs, at $2.00 
per lb. 
























Swiss 
Chard 
Lucullus 
Eat leafy greens for health, 
Swiss Chard Is Rich 
In Vitamins 
New Crimson 
< Chard 
a Sweet, Delicate Flavor You 
Never Knew Existed in a Leafy 
: Vegetable 
Has 
A 589. RHUBARB CHARD—(60 days.) 
Swiss The leaf-stalks, considered by many as the 
most delicious part of the Chard plant, are 
Chard bright crimson, the rich color extending out 
: through the veins into the dark green, heay- 
with ily crumpled leaves. Grow and cook it as 
bright you would other Chards, and you will find it 
even more delicious. The plant is so deco- 
crimson rative and striking in appearance that it 
stalls may be grown in the flower garden, Pkt. 10c, 
oz, 45c, 4% lb. $1.35, prepaid. 





662. CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF 
—Hardy and prolific, this variety is best 
adapted to growing in the central and north- 
ern states. Bulletins on the proper curing of 
tobacco may be obtained free of charge by 
Tebacce Seed 
One oz. will provide enough 
writing to your state college or department 
plants for one acre. of agriculture. Pkt, 15c, Ye oz. 50c, oz. 90c, 
prepaid, 
Bibb Lettuce for Earliest Spring Planting. The Small Firm Heads Blanch to an Appetizing 
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Cream.. (See Page 14.) 
