Max Schling’s Vegetable Seeds 
Parsnips 
Sow outdoors in mid-April in drills 2 feet 
apart, cover seed with about 14 inch of soil. 
New All-American. Clean white roots, free 
from fibers and with tiny core. (95 days.) 
Peppers 
Sow seed in hotbed, cold frame or green- 
house in March, and transplant in the open 
when all danger of frost is past, about May 
20th. Large fruited Peppers are fine for stuf- 
fing and pickling. 
Merrimack Wonder. An extra early Pepper, 
particularly suitable for northern culture. 
Fruits of perfect shape and delicious fla- 
vor, crisp and firm. (70 days.) Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.25. 
Ozark Giant. Very early bearing variety with 
large green fruits. (80 days.) Pkt., 25c; 
Y% oz., 75c. 
Pimento. The delicious meaty Italian sweet 
salad Pepper. (80 days.) Pkt., 25c; 4 0z., 
75c; Y% oz., $1.25. 
California Wonder. Large late thick-meated 
variety, solid and heavy, very sweet. (75 
days.) Pkt., 25c; %4 0z., 75c; Ye oz., $1.25. 
Pumpkin 
Plant in hills 6 feet apart in May. Allow 3 
plants to grow in each hill. The ground for 
Pumpkins should be rich. They may also be 
planted in Corn hills. An ounce will sow 40 
hills. 
Small Early Sugar. Fruit small and round, 
without ribs. flesh yellow and very thick. 
(100 days.) Pkt., 25c; 0z., 75c; 4 Ib., $2.00. 
King of the Mammoths. Specimens often 
‘weigh 50 Ibs. Flesh bright yellow and 
very thick. Pkt., 25c; 0z., 75c; Y% Ib., $2.00. 
Radishes 
Sow in a hotbed any time during the win- 
ter, and outdoors as soon as the ground 
opens, and for succession every 2 weeks. Ma- 
turing quickly, they may be planted in be- 
tween other crops. One ounce will plant a 
row 75 feet long. 
Early 
Cherry Belle. Globe-shaped bright cherry- 
red, with small tops. A fine table variety. 
(23 days.) 
Earliest Forcing. The earliest maturing Ra- 
dish. Roots round bright scarlet with little 
top. (22 days.) 
French Breakfast. Matures in 25 days. Roots 
olive-shaped, scarlet tipped with white. 
Red Rocket. (Scarlet Globe.) (23 days.) 
Late 
Icicle. Roots 6 inches long. Pure white, very 
tender. Matures in 27 days. 
Round Black Spanish. Fine winter variety. 
For salad use. (56 days.) 
Salsify (Oyster Plant) 
Mammoth Sandwich Island. Sow in early 
spring at a depth of 1 inch. Thin to 4 
inches apart. Ready for use in October. 
Can be stored outdoors or in the cellar all 
winter. Pkt., 25c; 0z., 50c; Y%4 Ib., $1.75. 
Spinach 
With the exception of our Perpetual and 
New Zealand, Spinach can be successfully 
grown only during cool weather—in early 
spring or late fall. Sow in drills 1 foot or 
more apart as early as the ground can be 
worked, and for succession until May lst, 
again the latter part of August until Sep- 
~ tember 15th. For large leaves and luxuriant 
growth, good soil is necessary. 
America. Excellent for early spring and 
fall planting. (48 days.) 
Savoy-Leaved Long Standing. Runs to seed 
very slowly even in hot weather. Excel- 
lent where other varieties fail. (42 days.) 
New Zealand. A most useful vegetable, pro- 
ducing vines 2 to 3 feet long from which 
fleshy rich green leaves can be picked all 
summer. The only reliable summer Spin- 
ach. (70 days.) Pkt., 35c; oz., 85c; 4 Ib., 
$2.50; Ib., $6.00. 
Common Green. (Chard.) Assures a supply 
of fine Spinach throughout the summer 
months. Sow in early spring, ready in 
June. Cut without injuring the heart of 
the plant, and another crop will come up. 
This is the variety formerly so popular 
as Perpetual summer Spinach. (55 days.) 
Sorrel 
Mixed with Spinach it adds a delicious 
flavor. Soup made with this vegetable is 
known throughout the world. Pkt., 25c; 0z., 
$1.00. 
Squash 
Plant in hills about May 10th, in well- 
manured ground, the early bush varieties 3 
feet apart, and the running sorts from 6 to 
8 feet. 
Butternut. By far the best winter Squash. 
Delicious baked or boiled. (90 days.) 
Acorn. A small green variety with orange 
flesh. Excellent for baking. (85 days.) 
Giant Summer Straightneck. Deeper flesh 
and thicker neck than Crookneck. (60 
days.) 
Zucchini. (Black.) The delicious Italian Cu- 
cumber Squash. Fruit should be picked 
when it is hardly the size of a small Cu- 
cumber. (62 days.) 
Cocozelle. (Striped Zucchini.) Another 
Italian favorite, preferred by many. (65 
days.) 
Giant Summer Crookneck. Deep orange, 
very early. (58 days.) 
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Tomato 
Our Tomato seed is grown from choice 
and carefully selected stock, and is of super- 
ior quality. Sow seed under glass in March. 
When 2 inches high, transplant into boxes, 
or singly into small pots. Just as soon as all 
danger of frost is past, plant out in well- 
manured soil. One packet will produce 100 
plants. 
Beefsteak. Deep crimson Ponderosa. (90 
days.) 
Early Chatham. The earliest maturing of 
all. Particularly suited to growing under 
glass, but does well outside as well. Pkt., 
35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
High C. A small round Tomato, with three 
times the vitamin content of the average 
Tomato, Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Pritchard. Early globe-shaped variety popu- 
lar for its large bright red fruit and heavy 
yield. (76 days.) 
Rutgers. Medium size fruits with firm red 
flesh. (86 days.) 
Ponderosa. Very solid. (90 days.) 
Marglobe. Perfect globe-shaped fruit; ideal 
for the home garden. (77 days.) 
Earliana. Bright scarlet. (66 days.) 
Jubilee. (All-America Bronze Medal.) 
The most outstanding yellow Tomato 
with tangerine-orange flesh. Don’t pass 
this up. Pkt., 35c; 4 o7z., $1.00. 
San Marzano. Italian pulp Tomato. (80 
days.) Pkt., 35c; Y% oz., $1.00. 
Small fruiting Varieties. Red Plum, Yellow 
Plum, Red Pear, Yellow Pear, Red Peach, 
Red Cherry, Yellow Cherry and Husk. 
Each pkt., 35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
Turnips 
For early Turnips, sow as soon as the 
ground opens in spring, in drills a foot or 
more apart; thin out to 4 inches apart in 
the row. For fall crop, sow in June ‘and July. 
Sow Rutabagas the end of May or early in 
Dae One ounce is sufficient for 150 feet of 
rill. 
Extra Early Snowball. Very tender, white 
fleshed, round. Excellent quality. (40 
days.) 
Purple Top White Globe. Tender and sweet. 
(55 days.) 
Improved Golden Ball. The best yellow vari- 
ety. (65 days.) 
Seven Top. Grown for tops only. This is the 
variety used in making the famous “pot 
likker” of the South. High in vitamins. 
Rutabaga. Improved American Purple Top. 
Grown for winter crop. Flesh golden yel- 
low, tender and sweet. (90 days.) 
PRICES 
PARSNIPS. Pkt., 25c; 02z., 75¢c; %4 Ib., 
$2.25. 
RADISHES. Pkt., 25c; 02., 75c; “% Ib., 
$2.25; Ib., $6.50. 
SPINACH. (Except where indicated.) 
Pkt., 25c; 0z., 50c; 1% Ib., $1.50; Ib., 
$5.00. 
SQUASH. Pkt., 25c; 02. $1.00; 14 Ib, 
$3.00. 
TOMATO (unless otherwise indicated). 
25c per pkt.; 4 oz., $1.25; 0z., $2.00. 
TURNIPS and RUTABAGAS. Pkt., 25c; 
oz., 75c; 4 Ib., $2.00; Ib., $4.75. 
