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R. H. Shumway—“The Pioneer American Seedsman”—Rockford, IMlinois 
260 MANGEL, SHUMWAY’S COLOSSAL GIANT 
The Largest Yielding Variety I Have Ever Seen 
With the extremely high prices of grain, all farmers should grow a liberal acreage of my wonderful Colossal 
Giant Mangel. Mangels and Sugar Beets will grow and produce a crop on any fair Corn land. Root erops for 
cattle feeding are equal to grain pound for pound and are produced at half the cost. The value of Mangels for 
stock feeding is very important. For milk cows they increase the flow of milk and are relished by all animals. 
The roots are of enormous size, very uniform in shape, smooth and clean. Skin is bright, rich red; flesh is white, 
tinted with rose, Easily harvested as roots grow one-half to two-thirds out of the ground and frequently 2 feet or 
more in length. Yield 35 to 50 tons per acre. Oz., 15 cts.; 14 Ib., 45 cts.; 14 Ib., 80 cts.; Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.00, P.P. 
313 BLUE RIBBON STOCK CARROT 
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Wonderful Yielder—25 tons per acre not uncom- 
mon. The value of a root crop such as Carrots is 
appreciated and used extensively by large stock 
raisers. Field Carrots are of high nutritive value; 
also a great tonic, keeping the stock in good condi- 
tion. Horses are especially fond of them and in a 
good many stables, horses are fed carrots once a 
day. The wise dairyman knows the value of car- 
rots for cows, as they will not only increase the 
flow of milk and improve the quality, but will give 
a rich, golden color to the butter. Sow seed thinly 
in drills 3 feet apart using two pounds to the acre. 
Color creamy white color, with a greenish top or 
crown. The roots are smooth, 8 to 10 inches in 
length, about 3 inches broad at the shoulder, and 
gradually tapering to the bottom. The flesh is 
crisp, solid, sweet, white and very nutritious. 
Greatest of all dairy feed. Pkt., 12 cts.; oz. 35 
cts.; Y%4 1b., 80 cts.; 2 Ib., $1.35; 1b., $2.50; 2 Ibs., 
$4.90; 5 lbs., $11.25, postpaid. i 
257 Mangel, Golden Tankard 
A smooth, yellow-fleshed Mangel, high in sac- 
charine content and in milk producing qualities. 
Yields immense crops and is easily harvested. 
Roots are heavy and solid, of a thick and typical 
tankard shape, tapering quickly at the bottom 
which is quite broad, with only a small tap-root. 
The flesh is firm, rich deep yellow color. It is an 
excellent keeper. Oz., 12 cts.; 14 1b., 40 cts.; 1% Ib., 
70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, postpaid. 
255 Mangel, Mammoth Long Red 
A very prolific strain and an abundant yielder. 
Frequently reaches a length of about two fect, 
growing about one-half above the surface. The 
tonnage per acre on rich or well-fertilized ground 
is something immense. Skin is deep red and flesh 
is veined with rose-pink. Ranks very high in nu- 
tritive value and is greatly relished by stock. Oz., 
12 cts.; 14, lb., 40 cts.; 1% Ib., 70 cts.; Thi, $1.25; 
5 lbs., $5.00, postpaid. 
263 Sugar Beet—Improved 
White Sugar 
One of the best for stock feeding purposes. Of 
easy and cheap production, with rich sugary qual- 
260 M 
306 Carrot, Long Orange 
Equally good for stock and table use. My stock 
of this extra long carrot is the strongest and purest 
strain of that well known carrot on the market. 
The roots are of large 
size, smooth, fine grained 
and in all respects supe- 
rior, This beautiful car- 
rot is always well formed. 
The color is deep orange, 
as indicated by the name. 
Enormous crops can be 
grown under good culture, 
A wonderful table variety 
and equal to any for stock 
feeding, but do not grow 
as large as Shumway’s 
Blue Ribbon stock. Pkt., 
10 cts.; 02., 30 cts.; % lb., 
75 cts.; YQ Ib., $1.253 Ib., 
$2.35; 2 Ibs., $4.60, post- 
paid. 
Chives 22"¢ 
ity. The crop has reached 30 tons per acre, and 
single specimens have weighed 30 pounds and over, 
Oz., 12 cts.; % Ib., 40 cts.; 1% Ib.,-70 cts.; Ib., $1.25; 
5 Ibs., $5.00, postpaid. : ‘ 
Culture Book and Canning Guide Free | 
Mango Melon 
456 Mango Melon or Vegetable Peach. 
‘Cultivated the same as muskmelon, but 
used only for mangoés, preserving, pies or 
pickling. The fruit has the size, shape 
and golden yellow color of an orange. The 
flesh is snow white, and makes excellent / 
preserves and pickles. Very productive. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts., postpaid. 
Favorite Kitchen 
FLAVORINGS 
839 Chives, Allium Schoe- 
noprasum Perennial Onion. | 
A hardy perennial onion- S\N 
like plant. Highly esteemed ™ 
for use with salad, and for 
their small leaves which are. 
produced very early in the 
spring and are used for giv- 
ing a mild onion flavor to oa 
various dishes. Frequent cuttings may be made 
throughout the season, a new growth of leaves 
appearing soon after each cutting. Pkt., 20 cts.; 
0z., 75 cts.; Y¥ Ib., $2.50; Yo Ib., $4.25; Ib., $8.00, 
With every order amounting to $2.00 or more 
this 64 page book will be included if you request 
it when sending in your order. Contains complete 
information on all vegetable and nursery planting. 
Includes spraying guide and information on freez- 
ing, canning and cold packing. Extra copies, 10c 
each, 
Cress 
444—Dill 
452—-Sage ........ .20 .70 
453—Summer Savory .20 .85 
No. 424—Special Offer 
1 Pkt. of each for 40c 
Upland 
postpaid. 
Leek 
471 Leek, Large 
Flag or American, 
This is a widely 
used species of the 
onion family and 
a favorite for 
green onions in 
fall and winter. 
The best variety 
for general use 
and widely grown 
for both home and 
market. The fin- 
est early, strong 
growing type, pro- 
ducing large, 
thick stems, 2 
inches wide by 10 
inches long, which 
blanch a beautiful 
white and are of 
a fine mild flavor. 
Ready in 85 days. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; oz, 
50 ets.; % Ib. 
$1.25; % Ib., $2.25; 
lb., $4.25, postpaid. 
Cress Water 
345 Cress Water. <A hardy plant which 
will thrive well only when the roots are 
submerged in water. 
grown in springs or along the edges of* 
shallow running: streams. 
most delicious of all small salad plants. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 Pkts. for 25 cts., postpaid. 
Cress Pepper Grass 
346 Cress or Pepper Grass Extra Curled. 
A salad plant that should be grown in 
every garden, 
seed can be sown as early in the spring 
as the ground can be worked. For succession make repeated sow- 
ings every two weeks from early spring until early fall. These ‘ 
crisp pungent leaves are cut finely and used for garnishing or as 
a condiment, Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 44 1b., $1.00, postpaid. paid, 
847 Cress Upland. Same flavor 
as Water Cress, grows on high, 
dry land. As easily grown as 
spinach or lettuce. Hardy 
perennial that can be grown 
for several years without re- 
planting. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 50 
cts., postpaid. ‘ 
Can be easily 
One of the 
Grows very quickly and 
a ee aS . 
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497 Martynia Proboscidea 
A very decorative plant which can be used in 
hardy flower borders. The succulent stems carry 
lilac-purple flowers which are followed later by 
large curved seed-pods. The pods should be gath- 
ered when young and pickled sweet like cucumbers. 
Seeds are sown early in the spring when danger of 
frost is past, thinning or transplanting to stand 3 
feet apart, Pkt., 30 cts., 2 Pkts. for 50 cts., post- — 
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Plant 
7 Ibs. 
Per Acre 
angel 
Colossal 
Giant. 
loz 
Plants 
. 100 Ft. Row 
258 Giant Half 
Sugar Rose Top 
A Cross Between M gel 
and Sugar Be a ae 
Great Yielde 
This magnificent | 
Beet, while givin | 
as large a yield « | 
grown and harvest 
as a crop 
plies a fooc 1 
er nutritive value, 
roots for feeding pu 
being really mo 
able, pound for 
than those of the 3 
best strains of Sugar Beet, 
and the yield under equal 
ly favorable condit 
being more than double. 
Roots are of oval shape, 
green above the ground 
and white below; flesh _ 
white and sweet. Oz, 12 — 
cts.; 1/4, Ib., 40 cts.; 4 Ib, 
70 cts.;.1b., $1.25; 5 Ibs, 
$5.00, postpaid. a5 EN 4 
