1 the garden. If the fruits are kept picked, 
ll continue to bear all summer. Early White 
should be picked when only 1% to 2” across and 
“Jength for the best eating. They should be 
d whole until tender. After draining, the surplus 
; should be pressed out of them. Add seasoning to 
» plus a generous portion of butter, and mash. 
rly Prolific Straightneck is good to larger sizes and 
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 umurbassed by any of the summer 
-Squashes. 7 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP 
(Patty Pan) 
 §2 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 
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. 
PROLIFIC BLACK ZUCCHINI 
Pick Them Small When Tender 
62 days: This is an increasingly pop- 
ular 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 
put a few days old, when 5 to 6” in 
Be eieth: They are very tender, and a 
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- 
ent, producing a high percentage of 
female blooms, and thus increasing the 
yield over ordinary strains. 
SQUASH COLLECTION 
pL PKT ‘True Warted Hubbard © 1 Pkt. Buttercup 
i 1 Pkt. Prolific Straightneck 
ve 1 Pkt. Black Zucchini 
Al 4 Pkts. only 50c Prepaid 
RA D iS ae (MICHIGAN GROWN) 
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 Jarger size without becoming pithy. Sweet, 
crisp, juicy, brittle; finest quality. 
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE—MEDIUM TOP 
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. 
BURGESS' SPECIAL 
Scarlet Globe—Short Top 
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. 
Saxa 
SAXA—Earliest Radish 
Icicle 
Only 18 to 20 Days 
We have found this radish to be earlier than CHERRY BELLE 
aay of bay ptaee so-called earliest sorts. The Early Round Red—Short Top 
s x e ar 7 is 
est extra early variety for forcing, and for 24 days. This is the best new radish in many years. It has 
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 
beautiful red coloring, with pure white, flavorful flesh and 
crisp texture. Its short tops and slender root make it ideal for 
both home and market. You cannot go wrong on this new one; 
we recommend it without qualification. 
POULTRY RADISH 
15 to 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 curi- 
osity and a radish of extraordinary quality. Flesh solid, firm 
and brittle, 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 
Tadishes. 9” long, and about 3” in diameter. The fiesh is crisp, juicy, 
tender, and mild. : 
the slowest to shoot to seed. 
Burgess 
Special 
Scarlet 
Giobe 
Prepaid 
RADISH PRICES 
Packet 
Burgess’ Special Scarlet Globe.....| $0.15 
Cherry Belle..............000- Ree 15 
Crimson Giant...........-+-- safes -10 
Early Scarlet Globe............6. -10 
French Breakfast.............. ater -10 
SaxGisai.sce 
White Chinese................4. 
GIANT PASCAL 
The Green Stemmed Celery 
A green variety for fall and winter use. 
It is tall with large, thick and solid green 
stalks, which are stringless, crisp, of fine 
nutty flavor, and an excellent keeper, (Pkt. 
{5ce) (1% oz. 50c) (oz. 85c) (14 lb. $2.30) 
CELERY 
Disease-Treated Seed 
prepaid. 
GOLDEN PLUME 
Thick, Heavy Stalks 
A semi-dwarf early variety, producing 
thick and heavy stalks with a well-blanched 
solid heart; crisp—and of the highest table 
quality. More vigorous than Golden Self- 
Blanching and quite resistant to blight and 
rot. (Pkt. 20c) (% oz. 60c) (oz. $1.10) 
(1%, lb. $3.00) prepaid. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING 
A very desirable shipping sort; plants are 
of medium size, compact and stocky, and 
grow about 20 to 24 inches tall; leaf stalks 
are thick and solid; blanches readily nd is 
crisp, tender and of a sweet nutty flavor. 
nin (Pkt. 20c) (% oz. 65c) (oz. $1. 20) (4% Ib. 
Golden Self-Blanching $3.25) prepaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan 
Celeriac 
CELERIAC 
Instead of long leaf stalks like 
celery, it has globe-shaped, tur- 
nip-like roots. Its celery flavor 
fine for salads and flavoring. Keeps 
all winter. (Pkt. §5c) (1% oz. 55e) 
(oz. $1.00) (14 lb. $2.70) prepaid. 
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