6 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 


ONION, SWEET SPANISH 
Kale or Borecole 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre 
CULTURE — The culture is practically the 
same as that of late Cabbage, but as the 
plants will withstand several degrees of frost 
they can grow late into the Fall. Many think 
Kale best after the first heavy frost. 
GREEN CURLED. The plants of this variety 
are two to four feet in height and bear an 
abundance of long plume-like leaves. The leaf 
edges are deeply cut and very curly. Very 
seldom injured by freezing in Western Wash- 
ington or Oregon. Pkg. 10c; oz. 35c. 
DWARF CURLED SCOTCH. A finely curled 
low growing and hardy variety, well adapted 
for making greens. This variety is used largely 
for garnishing, as the leaves are of a beautiful 
shade of green. This variety is also very hardy. 
Pkg. 10c; oz. 35c. 
THOUSAND HEADED or COW KALE. 
Thousand Headed Kale is one of the most 
valuable of all winter crops for the dairymen 
and poultrymen. It is a very hardy plant be- 
longing to the cabbage family, which grows in 
many cases, well over four feet in height, 
while the central stalk produces an abund- 
ance of long, broad leaves which are of great 
value as a green winter feed. Many poultry- 
men use it almost exclusively as a source of 
green feed during the winter. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c; 
Y Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $1.50. 

KALE, DWARF CURLY 
Kohl Rabi 
Yo oz. to 100 ft., 4 to 5 Ibs. per acre. 
CULTURE—The delicious flavor of this turnip 
shaped bulb combines both Cabbage and Tur- 
nip. As early in Spring as possible, sow the 
seed in light rich soil in rows 1% feet apart. 
When plants are well established, thin to 6 
inches apart. 
WHITE VIENNA or LARGE WHITE. Bulb 
large, white and skin smooth. Very fine flavor 
and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
Leek 
VY oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. This vegetable 
belongs to the onion family and is a good fall 
and winter substitute for green onions. It is 
very fine for flavoring soup and other cook- 
ing. The leaves are flat and the stems large 
and bulbous. Pkg. 10c; oz. 60c. 


LETTUCE, 
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Plant Tillinghast’s Lettuce 
CULTURE—Sow the seed in hotbeds during 
February until the middle of March, after- 
ward pricking off into flats or coldframes, 
leaving about 6 to 8 inches between the plants. 
As soon as weather becomes suitable, transfer 
to open ground and set out in rows 1 foot 
apart, leaving 9 inches between the plants in 
the rows. 
'4 oz. to 100 ft., 3 Ibs. per acre. 
BIG BOSTON. Very large, smooth leaved, 
solid-heading variety, grown more extensively 
throughout the east and south than any other. 
It is congenial to all climates, a good shipper. 
In flavor it probably excels other smooth- 
leaved varieties. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 75c. 
BLACK SEED SIMPSON. Large, early; very 
nice and desirable; slow to run to seed; tender 
a long time. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 75c. 
EARLY PRIZE HEAD BROWN. Large leaves 
tinged with brownish red; very tender, crisp 
and sweet, forming a large, loose head. Pkg. 
10c; oz. 25c; '4 Ib. 75c. 
GRAND RAPIDS. This is the kind of lettuce 
that is generally used for growing under glass 
in winter. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; VY Ib. 75c. 
GREAT LAKES. A sure heading variety, de- 
pendable for summer production. Leaves 
large, thick, glossy and well folded; ribs heavy. 
Slow to bolt to seed and considerable resist- 
ance to tipburn. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 4 Ib. $1.20. 
HANSON. One of the very best. Large heads, 
sweet and crisp. If you want your lettuce to 
head, plant this kind and thin out, or trans- 
plant to several inches apart. Pkg. 10c; oz. 
25o30/4 1b, W75c; 
NEW YORK or LOS ANGELES. This won- 
derful variety of lettuce is undoubtedly one 
of the finest, both for the market and for the 
home garden. It forms a large, tight, crisp: 
head that is very popular with the market 
gardeners and is much used as a fall and 
winter lettuce on the markets. The outer 
leaves are dark green and frilled at the edges, 
while the inner leaves are very tender and 
pene blanched. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; '%4 Ib. 
c. 
Chicken Lettuce 
CHICKEN LETTUCE. This is a rough, rank 
growing variety of lettuce that has no head 
but produces a large bunch of leaves. For this 
reason it is an ideal source of green feed for 
chickens, and should find great favor with 
poultrymen everywhere. Pkg. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 
Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $1.80. 
Cos or Romaine Lettuce 
WHITE PARIS. This kind of lettuce is dis- 
tinguished by its long, narrow, spoon-shaped 
leaves, folding into loose, sugar-loaf shaped 
heads which blanch better by having the 
outer leaves drawn about them and tied. The 
quality is distinct from that of the Cabbage 
Lettuces and by many is considered very su- 
perior. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; '4 Ib. 75c. 

MELONS 
Muskmelons 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
CULTURE—In sections where the Summers 
are short, seed can be planted indoors or in 
hot beds in small boxes. The young plants can 
be transferred to the ‘garden when danger of 
frost is past. If practicable spade in a liberal 
forkful of well rotted manure at the bottom 
of each hill. The rows should be at least 6 
feet apart and the hills 3 feet apart in the 
rows. In general, the culture is the same as 
that for Cucumber. 
SKAGIT GOLDEN. This is the earliest 
muskmelon that we have ever seen and while 
muskmelons are not always satisfactory in 
Western Washington we believe that Skagit 
Golden will give good results here even in 
spite of the short growing season. If you have 
a warm early soil you will be delighted with 
this fine melon. The flesh is medium thick, 
sweet and juicy and of a rich salmon orange 
color. Pkg. 10c; oz. 35c. 
EMERALD GEM. One of the earliest of all 
muskmelons and therefore more nearly adapt- 
able to the short growing seasons of this lo- 
cality. The skin is smooth and of deep emerald 
green color. The flesh is thick and of a deli- 
eate salmon color. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c. 
Watermelons 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
CULTURE—Rich rather sandy soils produce 
the finest crops of Watermelons, but a well- 
drained loam, especially with a southern ex- 
posure, is also suitable. Place 6 to 8 seeds 
in a circle in each hill, and cover % inch 
deep with a fine soil. One ounce will plant 
20 to 25 hills; 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 
SKAGIT GEM. A brand new watermelon 
just introduced into this country from Asia ~ 
that is reported to be about 20 days earlier 
than any other melon now used. Medium 
small, oval, flesh pink and of excellent flavor. 
Our own trials have proven this to be the 
earliest watermelon for the Puget Sound area 
we have seen. Pkg. 10c; oz. 35c. 


