22 R. H. Shumway-"The Pioneer American Seedsman"’—Established 1870 
Cauliflower. Shumway’s World Renowned Superior Varieties. 
The Earliest Cauliflower is one of the most de- 
; licious and most healthful vege- 
Sure Heading tables. Also one of the most prof- 
Pure White itable crops. $500.00 net profit 
Couihlowse per acre not uncommon. 1 oz. of 
in 
The Largest 
Medium Early 
Sure Heading 
Pure White 
Cauliflower 
xetence, x DELICACY IN FLAVOR—COOKED, 4 Existence 
| PICKLED AND RAW.IN:SALADS. ee : 
seed will produce 3,000 plants. 
Dear Mr. 
Shumway: 
I grow Cauli- 
fiower for mar- 
ket and have 
used your 
Snowball for 
years—nothing 
finer. Martin 
Dominick, Hare 
vey, Ill. 
319 Extra Early Snowball (Superior Quality) 
319 Extra Barly Snowball. Ready for market in 50 days from transplanting. The 
standard early type, very sure hee 1ding and good quality. The plants are dwarf, and 
the leaves cluster closely, protecting the heads and permitting thick planting. The 320 Super Snowball 
heads mature early and aré good-sized (7 to 8 inches in diameter), round, deep, firm, 320 Super Snowball. This wonderful strain of Cauliflower is the particular variety 
snow-white, and of fine texture. Hxtremely well adapted to greenhouse forcing, but 
also as a late planter. Keeps well for shipping. Pkt., 25 cts.; 1/4 0z., 85 cts.; 4% 02Z., 
$1.50; 0z., $2.50; 44 1b., $7.00; 1% Ib., $13.00; Ib., $24.00, postpaid. 7, days earlier than Early Snowball, and uniformity of heading will excel the others 
for early marketing. Before the foliage is full grown and the heads hav run 
. a s ; ads have begun to 
Dry Weather or Danish Giant °22 Dry Weather or Danish Giant. Midseason or aE ee ene wn ee i ce ’ : pees F 
: : * drvwyenther variety miihia foremostiesulinower appear the inside leaves begin to curl and twist forming a protection. The outside 
originated in Denmark and is truly most outstanding since it will produce attractive, remarkably Poliase is Pp 7] “OUS is rai te) 
large heads during dry seasons when all other varieties of cauliflower will be a complete failure. Bovape oS Bele and Me Oe This sprain :heads uD evenly. throughout the field, 
It is a quality cauliflower in all respects. The closely formed pure white curd is attractive and which no other Cauliflower is known to do. The heads are decidedly larger deeper 
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very tender. Though it grows well in dry seasons, moist or wet seasons do’ not in any way harm it. anak 
; an excellent home garden and market variety which will please you. Ready for market in 60 and more solid than the other varieties. Pkt., 35 cts.; 14 0z., $1.00; 14 oz., $1.75; 
Pkt., 25 cts.; , 8 ; 1% oz, § : 2.50: Sen tie SPN yee s 
ibe, $24.00, ie, % 02., 85 ets.; Y% oz., $1.50; 0z., $2.50; %4 Ib., $7.00; 1% Ib., $13.00; 0z., $3.00; 1/4 Tb., $9.00; 1% Ib.; $16.00; Ib., $30.00, postpaid. 
EGG PLANT—ENDIVE and GARLIC 
Include in Your Garden Endive Green Curled 
° ° 
417 Endive, Green Curled. The “Chicoree Frisee”’ 
This Spring of the French. Sometimes called Moss Curled 
or Green Fringed Oyster. Beautiful dark green 
eurly leaves are finely cut or lacinated, giving 
the plant a feathery effect. Rich green in color, 
but blanching to creamy white. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; %4 1b., 80 cts.; % Ihb., ae 25; Ib., $2.25; 
2 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 
Endive White Curled 
418 Endive, White Curled. Widely grown strain 
for fall and winter crop and best for general 
use. Very hardy and vigorous. The leaves of 
this variety are a bright deep green and are 
finely cut, giving mossy appearance. The cen- 
ter is easily blanched to a delicate white. An 
excellent. salad plant of pleasant flavor. Pkt., 
15 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % Ib., 80 cts.; % Ib., $1. 25; 
lb., $2.25; 2 Ibs., $4.00, postpaid. 
Endive Broad Leaf 
Batavian Escarolle 
416 Endive, Broad Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). 
This endive, which is larger than other sorts, is 
unsurpassed for salads. Its broad, thick fleshy 
leaves are twisted and waved, bright green in 
that the market gardeners have wanted for some time. Its extreme earliness, about 
| This strain is entirely spineless. The 
standard variety for market gardeners 
and shippers. Very profitable on ac- 
count of its extremely heavy yield. The 
plants are dwarf, wide-spreading and 
strong, each one producing from 4 to 
| 10 fine large oval fruits during the sea- 
' son. The color is dark purple, the skin 
l|smooth and the flesh of good quality, color and have midribs nearly white. The inner 
ill solid and meaty. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 60 leaves form a fairly solid head which blanches 
Bill cts.; 14 Ib., $1.75; % Ib., $3.25; Ib., to a deep creamy white. Mxtremely crisp and 
: tender and of most agreeable flavor. Often 
$6.25; 2 lbs., $12.00, postpaid. 
served boiled like Spinach, Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 
% Ib., 80 cts.; 14 lb., $1.25; lb., $2.25; 2 lbs., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
Use Endive For Crisp Salads 
423 Garlic Bulbs Easy to Grow 
Plant these to store for winter use, A bulbous root 
of the onion type, for flavoring soups, stews, et¢., and 
can be used without planting also. The bulbs or sets 
are composed of several parts, which should be divided 
and planted in rows 1 foot apart, 4 inches apart in 
the rows 
aon 50 ne 
ineh deep. 
When the 
tops turn 
yellow take 
up and 
dry in the 
shade. % 
Ib., 45 cts.; 
Ib., 80 cts.; 
2 Ibs., $1.50; 
5 Ibs., -$3.25, 
postpaid. 
412 Black Beauty 
412 Egg Plant, Shumway’s Black Beauty. With- 
out question the earliest and best of the large 
fruited types. The fruits are larger, egg-shaped, 
symmetrical, with a dark purplish- -blaek luster. 
The skin is spineless and smooth. The fruits pre- 
serve their color and freshness a long time. A 
vigorous grower, producing under favorable con- 
ditions uniformly large fruit right through until 
frost. The best adapted type for the northern 
states because of its earliness. Superb appear- 
ance, size and quality make it.the prize type for 
faney vegetable markets, Average weight 2 to 3 
pounds. Pkt., 20 cts.; 0z., 75 cts.; %4 Ib., $2.00; a ; 
V2 Tb., $3.50; Ib., $6.75; 2 Tbs., $13.00, postpaid. Tae Alize Black [Beantvakep ePlant 
