OLDS’ PUMPKINS 
CULTURE: Plant any time after the ground 
has become warm, 4 to 8 seeds to a hill, in hills 
8 feet apart each way if planted alone. With 
corn, plant after the corn is up. One packet of 
seed is sufficient for 6 to 8 hills, 3 to 4 pounds 
will plant an acre alone and one pound an acre 
with corn. For quantity lots see Market Garden- 
er’s Price List opposite page 1. 
King of the Mammoths, 
360. KING OF THE MAMMOTHS. 
(120 days.) This variety surpasses all others in 
size, about 18 by 24 inches, specimens often 
weighing 75 pounds; yellow flesh, thick and fine 
grained. It is an immense yielder, a splendid 
keeper and a valuable stock variety. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 25c; Y lb., 70c; Ib., $2.00, postpaid. 
OLDS’ PARSNIPS 
Each packet contains enough seed to sow 25 
feet of drill. One ounce 200 feet of drill. Six 
pounds one acre. Parsnips improve in flavor 
if left in the ground over winter, 
310. IMPROVED GUERNSEY. “(95 
days.) An improved Hollow Crown; it is more 
of a half-long in shape, being thicker and shorter, 
and more easily dug, It is a very heavy yielder; 
roots, smooth; flesh, fine grained and of excellent 
flavor. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15¢; Y% Ib., 50c; Y% Ib., 
80c; Ib., $1.45, postpaid. 
312. ALL 
AMERICA. 
(100 days.) A 
smooth, white 
parsnip that is 
ex ception- 
ally free from 
side roots, Sim- 
ilar to Hollow 
Crown, but a 
trifle more slen- 
der, averaging 
12 by 8 inches. 
Pkt;, 10c; 0z., 
20c; Vy, 
55¢; Ib., 
85c; lb., $1.55, 
postpaid. : 
All America Parsnip. 
311. HOLLOW CROWN., (95. days.) 
The old standard parsnip, long rooted, sweet 
flavored and desirable. Tapering roots average 
11x3 inches, Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Y% Ib., 50c; % 
Ib., 80c; lb., $1.45, postpaid, 
229 
3863. SMALL SUGAR. (100 days.) The 
famous New England Pie Pumpkin. A rather 
small, round but flattened variety about 8 by 10 
inches, fine grained and high in sugar content. 
It is a good yielder, and a good keeper. Color, 
deep orange-yellow. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 
60c; lb., $1.75; 5 lbs., $7.25, postpaid. 
862. LARGE CONNECTICUT YEL- 
LOW FIELD. (Jack O’Lantern.) (115 days.) 
The standard field pumpkin. A large round or 
slightly oval pumpkin about 10 by 14 inches. 
Skin reddish-orange, with rich orange-colored 
flesh. Extensively grown for stock feeding, and 
usually planted with corn, Produces enormous 
crops. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1% Ib., 55c; lb., $1.60 
5 lbs., $6.50, postpaid, 
364. WINTER LUXURY. 
splendid pie pumpkin, small, round, about 9 
inches in diameter; skin finely netted and a 
beautiful dark red color. Flesh thick, orange- 
yellow, unexcelled quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
Y, Ib., 60c; 1lb., $1.80, postpaid. 
365. DICKINSON, (105 days.) The fin- 
est pumpkin grown today. It will produce as high 
as 25 tons per acre. The pumpkin is a deep clear 
gold color throughout the fiesh, so uniform in 
color that canners do not peel it, but only wash 
and place into the pulverizer where they are 
canned immediately. They pack out the deepest 
gold color one could imagine. It has three out- 
Standing characteristics: It is so sweet that it 
requires no sugar nor starch in canning. Second, 
the color is ideal and requires no coloring, and 
third, it is an exceptionally heavy yielder. We 
might add that this variety seems to be resistant 
to insect pests. It is not suitable for Jack o’Lan- 
terns because of the shape. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
Y4 Ib., 65c; Ib., $1.85; 5 Ibs., $7.75, postpaid. 
(100 days.) A 
Champion Moss Curled Parsley. 
OLDS’ PARSLEY 
One packet of parsley will seed 40 
feet. Sow early in the spring, soaking 
the seed before sowing as germination 
is slow. 
305. CHAMPION MOSS 
CURLED. The vigorous, compact 
plants grow very fast, producing fresh 
and tender, bright green leaves, so 
curled and crumpled that they have 
the appearance of curled moss, It is 
also a handsome border plant and may 
be grown in pots or window boxes for at 
its beautiful foliage, Pkt., 10c;  02Z.,2 
30c; % lb., 50c; Ib., $1.45, postpaid, | 
306. PARAMOUNT. (Triple. 
Curled.) An extra select triple Curled) — 
Parsley of unusually rich dark green! 
color, Plants grow about 12 inches. 
high. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % Ib., 50c; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
309. HAMBURG. (Turnip Root- 
zed.) The edible root of this variety re-. 
sembles in color and shape a small. 
parsnip. The roots may be stored in 
ithe cellar for winter use. The leave 
are similar to those of plain parsley 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % Ib., 55¢; Ib.,: 
$1.55, postpaid, : 
OLDS’ PEANUTS 
315. MAMMOTH VIRGINIA. 
The largest, sweetest and heaviest 
yielding variety. With ordinary 
weather, this variety will produce a 
crop of good peanuts in the latitude 
of Wisconsin, Plant on a south slope, 
in sandy soil if possible. Large pkt., 
10c; % Ib., 30c; % Ib., 45c; Ib, 
80c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. 
OLDS’ SWEET 
POTATO PLANTS 
Sweet potatoes are easily grown in the North 
from plants, and we sell thousands of them each 
Spring. Free cultural leaflets are sent with each 
order. Plants are sent directly from our growing 
station about May 15 to the 25th, 
We do not accept plant orders from the fol- 
lowing states—Florida, California, Oregon, and 
Washington. 
YELLOW JERSEY, Skin and flesh light yel-- 
low, medium sized, excellent for the North. 
PUERTO RICO. Red skin, orange 
flesh, sweet, moist, medium to large 
S1Ze, 
NANCY HALL. Moist, orange col- 
ored flesh, medium to large size. 
PLEASE NOTE: No orders ac- 
cepted for less than 50 plants of a 
variety. 
Prices above varieties. State va- 
riety wanted: 50 plants, 90c; 100 
plants for $1.60; 200 plants for 
$2.50; 500 plants for $4.60; 1,000 
plants, $7.80, postpaid. 
SEMESAN 
STURDIER PLANTS—BETTER STANDS— 
DISEASE CONTROL 
For success with flowers and vegetables, give 
them a healthy start! Treat Seeds, corms, bulbs 
and seedlings with Semesan, Applied dry or in 
solution with water, Semesan generally reduces 
seed rotting and dariping-off, is highly effective 
against many seed-borne diseases, helps to prevent 
seed-borne soil contamination. One ounce treats 
15 to 60 pounds of seed; 2% ounces, one bushel 
of bulbs, Costs only Yc to 2e per pound of seed. 
Prices: '¥/ oz. pkt., 20c; 2-oz, size, 60c; 12-02. 
size, $2.85, postpaid, Prices and sizes subject to 
change without notice, 
Mammoth Virginia Peanuts. 
