One ounce to 25 hills; 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre 
- Bush Summer Squash is a popular vegetable and 
gaining in popularity as more gardeners are learn- 
g when to harvest and how to prepare for the table. 
_ They are of easy culture and require only a small 
- space in the garden. If the fruits are kept picked, 
they will continue to bear all summer. Early White 
‘Bush should be picked when only 1% to 2” across and 
the other varieties should be picked before they reach 
7 in length for the best eating. They should. be 
oiled whole until tender. After draining, the surplus 
_ water should be pressed out of them, Add seasoning to 
taste, plus a generous portion of butter, and mash. 
‘Early Prolific Straightneck is good to larger sizes and 
is the best variety for slicing and. frying. 
‘EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 
Productive to Frost 
50 days. Productive from the time the first fruits 
are formed until killed by frost. It is strictly bush 
in habit of growth, which permits close planting. The 
beautiful clear yellow fruits are smooth and straight. 
They are firm and in fine condition at any length from 
four to fourteen inches. It is equally suitable for the 
home or market gardener. The uniformly straight 
fruits are convenient for packing and shipping. The 
table quality is unsurpassed by any of the summer. 
squashes. 
rs 
PROLIFIC BLACK ZUCCHINI 
; Pick Them Small When Tender 
hg 62 days. This is an increasingly pop- 
- ylar bush squash which belongs to the 
vegetable marrow family. The fruits 
are of a blackish-green color; grow long 
and slender, but should be picked when 
A but a few days old, when 5 to 6” in 
: length. They are very tender, and a 
Ne table delicacy. Fine when boiled or cut 
«in slices and fried in butter. Also de- 
licious when cut lengthwise and baked 
with a strip of bacon on each piece. 
‘The Burgess’ strain is a vast improve- 
ss ment, producing a high percentage of 
female blooms, and thus increasing the 
+ ‘yield over ordinary strains. 
-. EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP 
(Patty Pan) 
52 days. Very productive; a favorite 
with market gardeners. Best for eating 
when only 2 inches across and sold as 
the “Dollar Squash” on some markets. 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK 
\Zaaaee Most Popular Crookneck 
«#52 days. This variety has a curved 
neck and should be picked when only a 
few inches long, as it becomes stringy 
when larger. Exceedingly prolific when 
kept picked. Popular for home gardens 
- as well as shipping. 
SUMMER SQUASH MIXTURE 
Some of Every Kind 
A choice seed mixture of all kinds of 
» 
Summer Squashes. This is your op- 
-_- portunity to try them all for the price 
of one. 
<< See Page 20 for Squash Prices 
Saxa 
Earliest Radish Grown 
SAXA 
18 to 20 Days 
We have found this radish to be 
SUMMER SQUASH|Select RADIS 
One ounce of seed for 100 feet of row 
CRIMSON GIANT 
28 days. A fine, large, bright red radish which 
differs from most others in that the roots attain 
a larger size without becoming pithy. Sweet, 
crisp, juicy, brittle; finest quality. 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE 2 
22 days. A popular early round radish which 
is recommended for both forcing and outdoor 
planting. Color rich scarlet. 
FRENCH BREAKFAST 
25 days. Oblong shaped; red, white tipped. 
Of quick growth and excellent quality. 
ICICLE 
27 days. The best long white Radish; mild and 
sweet. A favorite with market gardeners and for 
the home garden. Roots 6” long. 
SPARKLER 
A favorite in all markets, owing to 
its fine appearance. Handsome scarlet color with 
bottom third white. One of the best second- 
early round varieties for outdoor sowing; ex- 
cellent quality. 
PRIZE MIXTURE 
All the leading summer varieties mixed. 
BURGESS’ SPECIAL 
Scarlet Globe 
22 days. Our Special Market Gardener’s 
Strain of Early Scarlet Globe is unequaled. 
Specially selected for short top, earliness, true- 
ness to type and color. Our seed is produced 
from transplanted roots and is specially milled 
and screened so that the plump seeds are all 
one size, which makes even drilling. For the 
market or home gardener who wants the best, 
this stock is well worth the additional expense. 
26 days. 
earlier than any of the other so-called 
earliest sorts. 
4 
Burgess’ Special Scarlet Globe 
ENDIVE 
GREEN CURLED. One of the most refreshing 
grown any season of the year, but is more generally planted for early 
Plants grow 17” across. 
spring or late fall crops. 
The best extra early 
variety for forcing, and for growing 
in the open ground it has no superior. 
Round, bright scarlet in color and has 
a very small top and taproot. Flesh 
pure white, crisp, brittle, mild and 
juicy. The Saxa is one of the slowest 
to shoot to seed. 
Radish Seeds Delivered Prepaid at the Following 
CHERRY BELLE 
Early Round Red—Short Top 
This is the best new radish in many years. 
with pure white, 
It has 
flavorful fiesh and 
Its short tops and slender root make it ideal for 
You cannot go wrong on this new one; 
we recommend it without qualification. 
24 days. 
beautiful red coloring, 
crisp texture. 
both home and market. 
POULTRY RADISH 
15 te 25 Lbs. Each 
SAKURAJIMA, or Poultry Radish. The largest variety of 
radish in cultivation. Often attains a weight of 15 lbs., and 
some grow to more than 25 lbs. Nearly round. A great euri- 
osity and a radish of extraordinary quality. Flesh solid, firm 
and prittle, and of most ‘excellent flavor. A favorite for fall 
- and winter use, and a valuable winter feed for cattle and 
poultry. Every poultryman should plant some of them. 
WINTER RADISH 
Winter Radishes mature in 50 to 60 days. For winter use, plant in 
mid-summer. When harvested store in moist sand and fresh, crisp 
radishes may be had nearly all winter. 
WHITE CHINESE, OR CELESTIAL. The finest of all white winter 
radishes. 9” long, and about 3” in diameter. The fiesh is crisp, juicy, 
tender, and mild. 
One 
and are a rich green in color ; but blanch 
(Pkt. 15¢) (oz. 30c) (44 lb. 80c) prepaid. 
WHITE CURLED. 
prepaid. 
BATAVIAN FULL HEART. Foliage broad 
with thick midrib, that is exceedingly p 
Stands dry weather better than any other sort. 
is unsurpassed for salad when blanched by an experienced gardener, 
but is more generally used cooked like Kale or Spinach or as flavoring 
15c) (oz. 30c) (14 lb. 80c) prepaid. 
for soups, stews, etc. (Pkt. 
Burgess Seed & Piant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
Quite similar t 
blanched to pure white in the center. 
Prices: 
Packet| Oz. 4 Lb. Lb. 5 Lbs. 
Burgess’ Special Scarlet Globe. ... $0.15 | $0.30 | $0.60 | $1.80 | $7.00 
Cherry Belle........ LAGS 15 .30 -60 1.80 7.00 
Crimson Giant....... -10 -25 -50 1.50 
Early Scarlet Globe... as -10 -25 -50 1.50 | 5.75 
French Breakfast... .. hag | -10 -22 -45 1.35 
Leicle?: ee PAA: * -16 +29 -50 1.50 | 5.75 
Poultry (Sakurajima)..... a8 15 -40 -80 2.50 
Seixas SoM eit ete otek 15 -30 -60 1.80 | 7.00 
Sparkler acc. 27: inet Rts -10 22 45 1.35 
Prize: Mixtures.) 4 ae chs toes cl aieiap -10 25 -50 1.50 
White Chinese...;.......... -15 -30 -60 1.80 
for 150 Feet of Row 
o Green Curled, but more easily 
(Pkt. 15e) (oz. 30c) (%4 1b. 80c) 
Ounce of Seed 
of all salads. May be 
The leaves are fringed 
to creamy white in the center. 
and flat—deep green leaves 
alatable when well blanched. 
We believe this variety 
Green Curled Endive 
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(MICHIGAN GROWN) _ 
