OLDS’ SPINACH 
*4101. 
oe KING OF DENMARK. (46 days.) 
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plants are ready for use as soon as the 
early kinds and remain in good condition two 
weeks after other varieties have gone to seed. 
The plants grow rapidly, resembling the Long 
Season in type but leaves are more crumpled and 
are darker green in color, thick, of good quality. 
Stands well after cutting. Equally valuable for 
both the home and market gardener, Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 15c; % lb., 30c; 1b., 95c, postpaid. 
Bloomsdale Long Standing. 
*402. BLOOMSDALE. (42 days.) (Long 
Standing Strain.) This is a very early variety 
and one of the best to plant in the autumn 
or early spring. One of the best for market and 
canning. The plant is of upright growth, with 
thick, glossy, dark green leaves of medium size, 
pointed but broad, and crumpled like those of 
Savoy cabbage. Stems three inches long. It is 
very hardy. Suitable for home gardens but 
better adapted for market gardeners. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; %4 lb., 30c; Ib., 90c, postpaid. 
Olds’ Wisconsin 
Our tobaceo seed is all Wisconsin grown and 
from certified stocks, 
Wisconsin Havana No, 307. 
CULTURE. 
cool, moist 
should he 
Spinach 
weather. The seed 
sown early in the 
spring in rows one foot apart 
and thinned to six inches in 
the row. A fall crop of spinach 
may be sown in late July or 
August and will do well during 
the cool, moist autumn days. 
lor city gardens we recommend 
the New Zealand spinach or 
Luecullus Swiss Chard as both 
of these greens can be cut over 
and over again all season. One 
pkt. will plant 20 feet; 10 to 
14 Ibs. an acre. Tor larger 
amounts than quoted, see our 
Market Gardeners’ Price List, 
opposite page 1, 
needs 
Long-Standing Gaudry. 
*404. NOBEL or LONG-STANDING 
GAUDRY. (45 days.) Where a fairly smooth 
leaf spinach igs desired we consider this va- 
riety superior to any other. It is as fast a 
grower as any of the early smooth varieties and 
at the same time has the long-standing qualities. 
The leaves are large, atrow shaped, broad and 
thick and easily cleaned, Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
Y% lb., 30c; 1b., 90c, postpaid. 
HOT WEATHER GREEN 
403. NEW ZEALAND. (Tetragonia.) (70 
days.) Entirely distinct from true spinach in 
type. Thrives in hot weather and in any soil, 
rich or poor. The stems and leaves are soft, 
thick, fleshy and crystalline in appearance; plant, 
tall and spreading, with numerous side shoots; 
leaves rather small and pointed. Use the leaves 
and stems near the tips. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; %4 
lb., 35c; 1b., $1.05, postpaid. 
Grown Tobacco 
500. COMSTOCK SPANISH. The gen- 
uine strain of Comstock Spanish is known for 
its vigor of growth; its broad, heavy leaves with 
rounded tips, its large yield and its agreeable 
blending of flavor with the filler. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
$1.25; 4 Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
504. WISCONSIN HAVANA NO. 142, 
A resistant strain of tobacco which originated 
in 1924 at the Wisconsin Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station. This variety is adapted to old 
tobacco soils, or land which is infected with root 
rot. It is somewhat later than Havana No. 38 
but the plants are very straight and very leafy. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.25; % Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
503. WISCONSIN CONNECTICUT 
HAVANA NO. 38. Its characteristics are: 
vigor of growth; good breadth; weight and 
texture of leaf; improvement of leaves at base 
of stalk; improved market quality, consisting 
partly of wrapper quality that blends with the 
filler tobacco without flavoring the latter; and 
finally, the important matter of earliness. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., $1.25; % Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
505. WISCONSIN HAVANA NO. 307. 
A strain of black root-rot resistant tobacco, in- 
troduced by Professors James Johnson and How- 
ard Heggestad of the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex- 
periment Station, which is similar to No. 142. 
This strain has somewhat larger leaves but not 
quite as many to the plant and does not sucker 
as much toward the base of the plant. Growers 
who like No. 142 but object to its surplus of 
suckers should like this variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
$1.25; % Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
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RUNNERLESS STRAWBERRY 
(Strawberries from Seed) 
, Baron Solemacher Strawberry 
‘424. BARON SOLEMACHER RED. A 
wonderful novelty which will attract attention 
wherever grown. It will flower in eight weeks, 
and produce quantities of fruit quite similar to 
the wild strawberry. It makes no runners and is 
suitable for pot culture. If the berries are 
sprinkled with sugar a few hours before using 
they will become very juicy and the flayor im- 
proved, Not recommended to grow commercially. 
Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c, postpaid. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. See page 33. 
Olds’ RHUBARB 
Large Victoria. 
*395. LARGE VICTORIA. A popular va- 
riety. Rhubarb can be raised from seed very 
easily, but the stalks should not be used until 
plants have had a full season’s growth. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 45c; 1% Ib., $1.40; lb., $4.20, postpaid. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. 
398R. CHIPMAN'S RED. The all red 
rhubarb. See Inside front cover for description 
and color illustration, Giant choice roots. Each, 
60c; 3 for $1.65; 6 for $3.10; 12 for $6.00, 
postpaid, 
SPHAGNUM MOSS. 
THE WONDER MATERIAL FOR STARTING 
SEEDS AND PLANTS. 
If you are having difficulty in growing seed- 
lings because of damping off, rub Sphagnum 
Moss in your hands or through a sereen to pul- 
verize and use this material in place of earth in 
the seed flat. Plants may be watered with soluble 
plant food and if they grow too fast, they can be 
held back by watering with just plain water. Al- 
so used in hanging baskets, packing roots of 
nursery stock for shipping and keeping worms in 
good condition when fishing. Prices, by mail: 4% 
Ib. (about 6x4x8 inches), 45c; \% bale, $2.40, 
postpaid. By freight or express f, 0, b, Madison: 
Burlap bale (about 40x13x13 inches) (about 12 
lbs. but too large for parcel post), $2.75; 5 bales 
at $2.70; 10 bales at $2.65 per bale. 
OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
