26 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Rutabagas 
Mature in 100 days. 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP. A hardy, productive variety with small neck; 
roots large, globe-shaped, with small tap roots, bright yellow in color with 
purple top, solid, tender and sweet. Our strain is the best available. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 4 Ib., 35¢; 1 Ib., $1.00, postpaid. 
CANADIAN GEM. (Laurentian Neckless). A strain of Purple Top Swede, 
much preferred in Canada. Tops short, practically neckless. Roots large, 
spherical, purplish red above ground, light yellow below. Flesh creamy yel- 
low, firm, mild and sweet. 
Oz., 15¢; 1% Ib., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
Salsify 
American Purple Top Rutabaga 
Victoria 
Rhubarb 
Salsify or Vegetable 
Oyster 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 75 feet of drill; 
5 or 6 pounds to the acre. Sow the seed early in the spring 
in drills twelve inches apart and one inch deep. Thin to four 
or five inches apart. Like Parsnips, they may be left in the 
ground all winter and dug as soon as the ground is thawed. 
Salsify prefers a deep, rich sandy soil. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND, 150 days. A splen- 
did variety producing large, thick, tapering roots. Very uni- 
form, mild and delicious in flavor. A popular sort with the 
market gardeners. 
Oz., 45¢; V4 bb., $1.35; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
Rhubarb 
VICTORIA. One of 
the best market sorts; 
stalks a beautiful red. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
VY Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., 
$3.00, postpaid. 
Aromatic, Medicinal and Pot Herbs 
For early use, sow seed in hotbed or in open ground in May, in rows one foot apart. Cover very lightly and thin to six 
inches apart in the row. They should be cut on a dry day, just before they come into full blossom. Tie in bunches and 
keep where they will dry quickly. 
ANISE. Used for garnishing, seasoning and DJLL, Leaves are used in pickles and for 
for cordials. flavoring soups and sauces. 
BASIL, SWEET. Annual. About 12 inches  Pkt., 10¢; oz., 20c; Va Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., 
tall. abet rc has fragrant, somewhat spicy $1.50, postpaid. 
aroma, used tor seasoning. ; True. Perennial. Flowers are 
CARAWAY. Seeds are used for flavoring regaled beer in the linen closet to im- 
breads and pastry, meats, etc. part their perfume to the linens. Also used as 
CELERIAC or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. a repellent to moths. 
Giant Prague. Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
CHICORY (French Endive). Used €X- FLORENCE FENNEL. Grown in home and 
tensively for salads. The new leaf growth forms market garden. 2 to 3 ft. tall. Chiefly grown 
a compact blanched head with broad, crisp for the bulblike structure formed by the en- 
leaves, having a pleasantly sharp flavor. veloping thickened bases of the stalks of the 
All the above: Pkt., 10c, postpaid. lower leaves. Aromatic and of delicate flavor. 
ei : Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
CHIVES. Hardy perennial plants of the onion gage Most extensively used of any herb. 
type. Easily grown from seeds. The small leaves 4, indispensable perennial. Very aromatic. 
are used for seasoning. Pkt., 25¢; oz., $1.00 . 
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Pkt. 10c; oz., $1.00; 4 tb., $3.00; SAFFRON. Used for coloring certain dishes, 
1 Ib., $10.00, postpaid. also flavoring. 
CORIANDER, The seeds are used for flavor- 
ing. 
Pkt., 10c¢, postpaid. 
DANDELION. Improved thick leaf. Very su- 
perior strain. Makes vigorous, very compact 
_ growth. Leaves 18 to 24 inches across, thick 
in texture and blanch readily. 
Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice. 
Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
SUMMER SAVORY. The leaves and young 
shoots are used for flavoring. 
Pkt., 10c, postpaid. 
THYME, Hardy perennial, 8 to 10 inches 
tall, of strong, agreeable, aromatic odor and 
flavor; used in medicine and for seasoning. 
Pkt., 10; oz., $2.00, postpaid. 
