12 Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
Okra 
Culture — Sow seeds in open ground, 
when the soil is warm and mellow, plant- 
ing in rows 2% feet apart. Thin plants to 
stand 15 inches apart. Pick pods when small. 
Dwarf Green. An early dwarf growing 
sort, with dark green fluted, pointed pods, 
i to 5 inches long. Plants 3 feet high, quite 
srolific. Excellent for soups and flavoring. 
>ick pods when young and tender. 
Pelt OC OZ .oUC 4 IDs 10C: 
Onion 
Culture — Sow the seeds as early in the 
spring as the ground can be worked in drills 
about 1 foot apart and cover about % inch. 
Thin plants to stand from 2 to 3 inches apart 
in the drills. The soil should be well pre- 
pared and fertilized. 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill; five pounds 
‘o the acre. 
Early Yellow Globe Danvers. The most 
vopular, profitable variety, producing well 
-olored, globular bulbs, which ripen early. 
dighly recommended because of heavy yield 
‘nd superior Keeping qualities. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield. The standard 
ed, flat variety, large size, skin deep pur- 
lish red, a good keeper. 
EK il OC 20248 (0C}0 54 Dae O00; 
Prizetaker. The largest yellow onion, flesh 
white and of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; 1%4 Ib. $2.00. 
Yellow Sweet Spanish: (110 days.) Skin is 
golden yellow but flesh is white, crisp and 
mild. A very large, globe-shaped onion, ex- 
cellent for shipping or stora;-e. 
Pkt. 15¢e; oz. 75c; % Ib. $2.50 
White Portugal. One of the best white 
sorts; bulbs mature early, very mild flavor, 
‘he best to crow for sets. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; % lb. $2.00. 
Onion Sets 
Culture — Onion Sets should be planted as 
sarly in the spring as the ground is dry 
2nough to work in rows 12 inches apart 
and 2 to 4 inches apart in the rows. 
Ebenezer iellow. The best prolific, early, 
wild, sweet variety to produce scallions 
and mature bulks. Excellent Keeper. 
Qt. (1 lb.) 40c; 50c lb., Postpaid. 
White Ebenezer. A superior, slower grow- 
ing white set, thick necked and strong, with 
a larger top than ordinary white sets. 
Qt. (1 Ib.) 40c; 50c¢ lb., Postpaid. 
Onion — Danvers Yellow Globe 
Parsley 
Culture—Soak the seeds a few hours in 
lukewarm water and sow early in the spring 
in rich soil in drills one foot apart, thin out 
the plants to 4 inches apart in the rows. 
One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Evergreen (New). A more frost resistant 
variety with large, dense, dark green foli- 
age—well adapted to market gardeners and 
general use. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % Ib. T5c. 
Double Curled or Covent Garden. One of 
the best sorts, handsome, bright green color; 
leaves finely crimped and curly. 
Rta C3102. cUC* al DOC: 
Plain or Single. A fine strain, very dark 
green. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; % Ib. T5c. 
Parsnip 
Culture—Sow as early in the spring as 
the weather will permit in deep rich soil in 
drills 18 inches apart, covering the seed 
lightly; thin to 5 or 6 inches apart in the 
rows. 
One ounce to 100 feet of drill; five pounds 
to the acre. 
White Model. A highly improved type pro- 
ducing uniformly large and handsome roots 
of stocky form, heavy at the shoulder, well 
rounded, gradually tapering to the base. 
Flesh white, free from core and stringless; 
fine flavored. | 
Pikt15c350Z, 300: 7444104150 al ba.UUs 
Hollow Crown. A standard quality va- 
riety. Roots long, smooth, thick at shoul- 
der, uniformly tapered. 
PRK 15032022 00Ge lb (Crabbe, OU; 
