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Mich
Hardy
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Our Bakers Dozen Colie ction of Superb Named Gladiolus
including Mrs. Frances King, Peace, Pink Perfection, and 10 other choicest varieties as follows: Napoleon, Amer-
ica, Giant Pink, Princeps, Baron Hulot, Golden Queen, Panama, Independence, Augusta, Klondyke. One each of these thirteen splendid Gladiolus for 60 cts., by parcels post, prepaid. Two of each for $1.00. Five of each for $2.00.
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1918
GREETING
1918
A year ago we said in this same space, “It is now our ambition to make our 1917 sales 50% greater than those of 1916.” We are glad to say that our ambition was more than realized, our 1917 sales having been more than double those of 1916. This shows, more than words possibly can, the general satisfaction given by our HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS. If they were not giving satisfaction people would not continue ordering them and it would be impossible to make the enormous gains we have.
We realize that a part of this gain must be credited to the great short- age of some kinds of seeds and the unusual demand for garden seeds. This demand is sure to be even greater this year, and supplies are even shorter than they were a year ago. For these reasons we urge our customers to place their orders just as early as possible. Last year we had some trouble filling late orders. While we believe that we are now prepared to take care of all orders than can possibly come our way, cus- tomers ordering early will be doubly sure of prompt service and receiving the seeds wanted.
We thank you one and all for your generous support last season. We hope that the seeds we furnished helped to bring you the same prosperity that your orders brought to us and that such prosperity may be continued indefinitely.
Yours truly,
Petoskey, Mich., Jan. 1, 1918. LOU S. DARLING SEED CO.
SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN ORDERING
Always Use Order Sheet when you have one. More will be sent if requested.
Keep a Copy of Your Order. When seeds are received, unpack and check them by your copy of the order at once. If anything is missing and we say nothing about sending later, write us about rt at once.
Write Your Name and Address Plainly and Correctly. This Is Very Important. Nearly all delays are caused by carelessness in this respect. Fill out all spaces at head of order sheet except where we say not to.
Write Nothing But the Order on the Order Sheet. If you wish to write anything besides the order, write it on a separate sheet but mail it in the same envelope. Both letter and order will then receive more careful attention.
Use Numbers Instead of Names. It is not necessary to write out the full name of the variety wanted. The number is all that is needed.
Always Send Remittance with Order. We do not ship goods on open account nor can we send them C. O. D. You run no risk sending money with order. We are responsible, and any bank, express company or merchant can look up our financial standing for you.
Send Remittance by Postoffice Money-Order, Express Money-Order, Bank Draft or Registered Better. We guarantee it to reach us safely if sent in any of the above ways, properly addressed. Do not send money in a letter without registering.
Send Postage Stamps for orders amounting to less than $1.00.
If You Must Remit by Personal Check, add 2 5 cents to pay bank for collecting. Do not remit by check if seeds are needed in a hurry. We will be obliged to hold order a week or ten days while check is being collected.
We Pay Postage or Express Charges on packets, ounces, quarter pounds, pounds and pints unless ordered from our wholesale list. But we do not pay charges on larger amounts unless so specified in the catalog, unless extra money is sent for that purpose.
Order Now. We always advise ordering early, particularly so this year. The unfavorable growing season and the war in Europe have caused a scarcity of some kinds of seeds. When you place your order early you insure getting what you want. We will hold and ship your order when- ever wanted.
Every Order Is Sent Immediately if it is safe to do so unless wre are instructed otherwise. When order is not sent at once we mail you a receipt. If seeds or receipt is not received in a reasonable length of time you may conclude that something is wrong and had better write us at once about it.
WF. GIVE EXTRA LARGE PACKETS
Our Customers Say that our packets contain more seeds than those furnished by other seeds- men. We guarantee them to be just as large and in most cases larger.
FREE SEEDS AND PREMIUMS
As we sell our seeds so much lowrer than other seedsmen, we cannot afford to be as liberal with free seeds as they sometimes are. But when you take our prices into consideration, we really are much more liberal. We have discontinued the old practice of putting in a lot of free seeds with an order, not knowing if our customer has any possible use for them or not, and have devised the following plan, whereby our customer selects his own premiums. These premium seeds must be selected at the time the order is sent in as we cannot afford to send them separately. No free seeds will be sent if not asked for.
For every Dollar Sent for Seeds in Ounces and Packets, select 50 cents’ worth of seeds, in Packets, to be sent free. This discount does not apply to seeds in quarter pounds, pints or quarts, nor to bulbs and field seeds. When you have your order filled out, add together the prices paid for seeds ordered in ounces and packets and for each dollar of this amount select 50 cents’ worth of seeds, in packets, which we will send you free. These Extras Must Be Selected in Packets.
I]VfF»ORTAJVT
Change in Prices. Keep this sheet with the catalog
On account of the great scarcity of the follow ing, which has developed since our catalogs went to the printers, we are obliged to advance our prices as below. We regret very much being obliged to do this, but many of our own crops were fail- ures and wliere we are obliged to buy of other seedsmen, we are compelled to paj’ more, in some instances, than we are now asking.
ONION
By mail postpaid. If by express, 10 cts. per lb. less.
oz. %lb. lb.
585 Darling’s White Globe $0.50 $1.50 $5.00
588 Darling’s Red Globe 40 1.25 4.50
591 Darling’s Yellow Globe. . . .40 1.25 4.50
594 Darling’s Yel. Glo. Danvers .40 1 25 4.50
597 Darling’s Mich. Yel. Globe .40 1.25 4.50
599 Yellow Danvers (flat) 30 .85 3.00
600 Mammoth Prizetaker 40 1.25 4.50
603 Mammoth Silver King 50 1.50 5.00
606 White Portugal 50 1.50 5.00
607 Early Neapolitan 40 1.25 4.50
609 Early Red Flat 35 1.00 3.50
612 Red Wethersfield 30 .85 3.00
615 Australian Brown 30 .85 3.00
618 Mixed 30 .85 3.00
PARSNIP
All Kinds $0.15 $0.40 $1.50
SPINACH
841 New Zealand $0.20 $0.65 $2.25
843 Long Standing 15 .55 1.75
847 Bloomsdale 15 .55 1.75
849 Prickly Winter 15 .55 1.75
SWEET CORN
By express at purchaser’s expense. If wanted by mail, add 20cts. for each quart and lOcts. per pint.
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354 Darling’s Pure Gold |
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3.50 |
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357 Extra Early Premo. |
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.35 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
360 Golden Bantam . . . |
.25 |
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3.25 |
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363 Peep-O-Day |
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366 Kendall’s Early Giant .20 |
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369 Early Minnesota. . . 372 Perry’s Hybrid . . . |
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375 Crosby’s Early .... |
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378 Early Evergreen . . |
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381 White Cob Cory. . . |
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2.50 |
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384 Stowell’s Evergreen |
.25 |
.40 |
3.00 |
11.50 |
387 Country Gentleman. |
.30 |
.45 |
3.15 |
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390 White Evergreen.. . |
.25 |
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;Late Petoskey Potatoes on New Land.
Do You Buy Northern Grown Potatoes For Planting?
sands of customers continue buying- them year after y a . than twenty years.
better. In all our travels through the potato growing w® 'f thtv £ul"v matufed diseased or blighted crop. Our potatoes were planted early so that they fully mature
and will make ideal planting stock.
Prices are a little higher than they used to be But eating potatoes are higher too. Tt is the price of these eating potatoes that regulates the price of seed potatoes The barrels a£d sicks cost fully twice as much as they used to. The labor we employ for sorting tnd packing also costs us twice as much. Taking all into consideration, we believe that you will admit that our prices are very reasonable.
Don’t make the mistake that so many did last year Don’t put off ordering too long but let us have your order just as soon as you possibly can. If you do not ieeniKe sending all the money, send one-third of the amount of the order, and the balance before shinning time. Let us get your order packed and ready to ship just as soon as the weather will permit. While we expect the railroads to do much better than they did list year, it stands a shipper in hand to get all shipments moving at the e^hest POSsiMe moment It is much better to receive a shipment of seed a week before planting time than one day lata. (See inside back cover about freight shipment.)
This vear our potatoes will be packed in new barrels of our own make, holding 165 nounds or 2% bushels. While barrels are more satisfactory, they cost more than sacks. Where a customer requests us to do so, we will ship in sacks at £5 cents per sack e . Less than 16 5 pound shipments will be packed m sacks and boxes.
Special Wholesale Prices for Those Who Buy in Five Barrel or More Lots, Will Be Found on Page 79.
I. We get our best potatoes from new land on which there has never been any kind of crop.
Culture Next to new land, we prefer a rich sandy loam— clover sod is best —which should be plowed in the fall. Potatoes may, however, be successfully grown on almost any kind and condition
°f As1 early in the spring as the soil is in condition for working, it should be thoroughly harrowed with a disk harrow, possible. This operation should be repeated about once a week _ until planting
As early in the spring as the soil is in
£X * t£T l5ti-„riune:
«n^uid be June over with a spike-tooth harrow or weeder at least once a week until the tops have a fnnr inches Bv doing this you prevent the weeds from getting started in the hills where Sev ?a^e the most irouble You also prevent the soil drying out. After this, keep the cultivator going until the tops are too large for cultivation, using wings or hillers the last time through, so the
tUbWe plant ^ur^oTa^o^i^r^s about thirty inches apart each way, so as to permit of cuitivatmn both ways, thus saving a lot of hand hoeing. It takes a little more time to plant this way, but we
more than make up for it in the cultivating. We also get better potatoes. . „
Except in the case of a few varieties of potatoes which are inclined to grow small, we are in favor
of iSinglarge pieces of seed. The large piece of potato and the moisture it draws, give the young plant
a eood start which cannot be obtained from a small piece, especially in a dry season.
Havl your^and well prepared, then keep the cultivator going. This is the great secret of success.
You cannot use the cultivator too much, especially in dry weather.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Do Not Fail to Try This New One— Our Seedling No. 1912
A Wonderful New Seed- ling Which We Now Offer for the First time
It has been several years since we had the pleasure of offering an absolutely new potato to our customers. It is indeed with th’e greatest pleasure that we now offer you this new seedling, be- lieving as we do, that you will find it fully as valuable as any of our other offer- ings. The last potato we offered was our Late Pe- toskey which has been a wonderful success. In the meantime we have tried out hundreds of other new potatoes, both other peoples’ and our own, but until we discovered this seedling in 1912, we found nothing that we would care to offer to our cus- tomers.
In our 1912 Seedling we be- lieve that we have a worthy
descendent from our two best introductions, Early and Late Petoskey. It is the result of a cross between these two superior potatoes, and we believe that it is destined to be- come even more popular than either of its parents. We discovered it among our 1912 seedlings and have been working on it ever since until we now have the type thoroughly fixed. As our supply is still quite limited, we really ought not to offer it for sale this year. But being so well satisfied with it ourselves, we dislike to deprive our customers of the benefit of it for another year and so have decided to offer it in a small way this year. We know that those who fail to take advantage of this opportuniy will be the losers.
Seedling No. 1912 is, without a doubt, the handsomest potato we have ever seen. The tubers are very regular in size and shape, not1 over large, but just right for table use. The skin is pure glossy-white, as smooth as satin. The flesh is pearly white, solid to the heart, no hollows, and cooks perfectly. Its flavor, both boiled and baked, is delicious. Its size, shape and quality make it our ideal for a family potato.
Seedling No. 1912 is similar in shape to Carman No. 3, although it grows even more smooth and perfect than that superb potato. It is round, flattened, rather thick through, very regular in shape, any two potatoes being as near alike as two perfect apples. The foliage is dark, rather coarse, healthy. The whole top is large, erect, rather broad. The blossom is a dark purple, borne in great profusion. In season it is what would be called medium late, coming in at about the same time as Carman No. 3, between Irish Cobbler and Late Petoskey.
Seedling No. 1912 will be a good yielder, but just how good, we cannot tell as it has not yet been thoroughly tried out under general farm conditions. We do know that the yields we have had on our own farms have been enormous. We cannot say if it will be blight proof or not. Up to the present it has only been grown in Northern Michigan, under favorable conditions and where blight is not very often seen. But being a new seedling, full of new life and vigor, it will not be troubled by blight for several years if it ever is.
On account of our short supply we will be obliged to limit each customer to not more than % bushel, this year. This is not a bad plan either, for we much prefer our custom- ers to go light on new things until they know from experience if they are suited to their soil and climate, or not. But we do hope that all who can will try a few of these potatoes and then write and tell us just what they think of them.
Price: One medium-sized potato, 50c; 1 lb., $1.00; 3 lbs., $2.00; by mail, postpaid, bu., $2.50; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
Seedling No. 1912.
$25.00 for a Name
We want a name for this new potato and are going to pay one of our customers $25.00 for naming it. Each purchaser of this 1912 Seedling, will have the privilege of suggesting one or more names that he or she may think appropriate. These names will be referred to a disinterested committee, who will decide on the one they think the best. All names must be in our hands not later than November 1st, 1918, at which time the names will be passed on and our check for $25.00 mailed to the winner. The name selected and the name of the person suggesting it will be published in our next catalog.
Utica, Ohio.
Have purchased seeds of you several times and wish to say that my dealings with you have been satisfactory in every way. The seeds have been the best we have ever tried. The Late Petoskey Potato is the best all round potato we can find. We have raised them five years and have never found a scabby one or had any blight. HAY C. PATTON.
Mosier, Oregon.
Will say that your seeds are all that you claim them to be. We have excellent results with them. Those Late Petoskey potatoes are the best I ever raised and the early Petoskey is the largest and best early potato I ever saw. They are the only potato for this climate, to my notion.
E. W. DAVIDHIZER.
Afton, Maine.
You have asked me to write you, so I will. You mention that I have never dealt with you people, and I know no other reason except that you are too far away. I sent to you some years ago for one pound of Late Petoskey potatoes, and they have proven to be a great potato in this section. Starting from that one pound they are pretty well scattered through this township now and are giving good results wherever planted. *-*. GAGE.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Farlv Not Only the Best in Quality but the Earliest and Biggest Yielding
* Mutiny m. ciudncy Early Potato Ever* 1 Introduced. This wonderful potato has mow become so thoroughly distributed and is so well known that nothing we can say will help it any. We receive orders for it from all over the world. Its sale has become simply enormous. Had any one told us when we first introduced it, we would have thought that they were dreaming. We would not have thought it possible. We urge those who have not tried it out to do so this season without fail, for they are missing the best thing going in the early potato line. To them we can only repeat what we have said in our previous catalogs.
We have more reason to be proud of our Early Petoskey potato than of anything we have ever introduced. It has done more to advertise our good name and has brought us more words of praise than all of our other introductions combined. It has pleased be- yond our greatest expectations. No potato introduced by any one in late years has met with anything like the favor that has been bestowed upon Early Petoskey. Many other new potatoes have been brought out, and while some of them have seemed to take well at first, none of them have had the staying qualities of this truly wonderful potato. It was well received from the very first, being better liked the better it was known, until it has become the stahdard first early variety, the demand now being greater than it has ever been. This demand has always been greater than the supply to such an extent that we have never been able to save enough for our own planting so as to increase the supply.
When we introduced Early Petoskey in 1905, we made some pretty strong claims for it, every one of which has since been sustained. We now claim that it is not only the earliest potato in existence, but it is the best in quality and also takes its place at the head of the large croppers. Every season has proved it to be nearly or quite as big a yielder as any of .the large-yielding late sorts. It also keeps just as well as any of the late sorts, being just as good for the table the following June as in October, providing it has been properly stored.
In shape the Early Petoskey is round, slightly flattened, with few and shallow eyes. It is pure white in color, the skin being smooth, glossy, and very thin. The flesh is pure white, solid as a nut, with no hollows or black streaks. It cooks up dry and mealy even when unripe, and does not fall apart. It has th&t rich nutty flavor so much desired but so seldom found in a potato. It keeps as well as any of the late sorts, and does not sprout easily in storage.
When planted, it throws out strong, coarse sprouts, which are dark green, almost purple in color. The vines are very strong and healthy, entirely covering the ground when planted there feet apart each way. We have never known them to show any signs of blight, and so far as we know they are entirely blight-proof. Its blossoms are light purple and are borne in great profusion. Price: One fair-sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid: 1 pk., $1.25; 1 bu., $3.00; 1 bbl., $8.00; at purchaser’s expense. \
1ft c;v Standard Early Sort. Very early. Good yielder. Good quality.
1U. c.ariy oix ueens A seedling from Early Ohio that resembles the parent potato very closely. On account of Eariy Six Weeks being a new seedling, it is, without doubt, a little earlier, hardier and more productive than the old stock. For this reason it is the most profitable to grow.
The fearly Six Weeks grows medium to large, very smooth, oblong to long, round cross-section, with eyes even with the surface. The skin is light pink in color, very thin, with small “prick, marks” common to the Ohio class. The flesh is pure white, very solid, cooks dry at all times, and has an excellent flavor. It grows quite close together in the hill, and quite near to the surface.
Early Six Weeks is very early, in fact as early as any of the red varieties except Bliss’ Triumph. We do not claim that it will fully mature in six weeks from planting, but it will, under favorable conditions, produce potatoes large enough to use in six weeks, and will fully mature in from ten to twelve weeks. It keeps well and does not sprout early. It very seldom scabs badly, and is unusually free from blight. Taking everything into consideration, we consider Early Six Weeks the most valuable of the early red potatoes. We can furnish Northern Michigan grown or Red River Valley grown at the same price. Price: I fair-sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid. Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.75; bbl. of 165 lbs., $7.00; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
Ellettsville, Ind.
Two years ago I sent to you for a barrel of Early Bird pota- toes, and they have done fine. I raised 50 bushels on a small patch in my garden, last year and 35 bushels this year. When they begin to run out I certainly shall send to you for new seed.
T. S. MOORE.
Northampton, Pa.
Last year I bought two bush- els of Late Petoskey potatoes.
I gave my Father-in-law one bushel of them. He harvested 33 bushels from his one bushel while I only got 20 from mine. My farm is not in condition like my father-in-law’s, hence the difference.
ELMER A. TEHUEL.
Maitland, Mo.
Find enclosed $7.50 for a bar- rel of Early Petoskey Potatoes. T have used them before and think they are fine.
JOHN W. DOVELL
Early Petoskey,
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Irish Cobbler.
27. IRISH COBBLER, One of the Best Second Early Sorts
It is claimed by some that Irish Cobbler is the earliest potato grown, but we do not find it so. We find that it comes in after the Ohio class, therefore it cannot be called first early. Irish Cobbler is an un- usual yielder for an early potato, excelling in that respect many of the late main crop varieties. The stock we have has been very carefully selected and grown so that it ripens very evenly, every hill ripening at the same time. In shape it is round, flat with oval cross-section. Skin white, well netted. Flesh white and very firm. Eyes few and very shallow. Tubers are of good size, very few small ones, very smooth, free from scab. Cooking quality and flavor first-class. Its strong growth, earliness, pro- ductiveness, and handsome appearance account for the great demand for Irish Cobbler. Lt is a very profitable variety to grow, one for which there will be a great demand for years to come. Price: 1 fair- sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid. Pk„ $1.00; bu., $2.75; bbl. of 165 lbs., $7.50 by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
48. LATE PETOSKEY, the Great Blight and Scab Proof Potato
The Best All-Around General Crop Potato (See illustration page 1). We have been making the above claims since 1907, when we first introduced this wonderful potato, and we are not yet ready to take back a word of it. Each year our added experience with Late Petoskey makes us just that much more certain that it is positively blight- and scab-proof, and that it is also the best late general crop potato being grown at this time. While thousands have bought this potato from us, we have never had one come back and claim that we are wrong in our statements regarding it. We have had them right in the same field with other varieties that were ruined with blight, but Pate Petoskey was not touched. One field in particular had ten rows of Pate Petoskey through the center with other varieties on each side. The other varieties were both badly blighted, but the Pate Petoskey was not affected. Leaving all its other good qualities out of consideration, this one unusual characteristic makes Pate Petoskey the most valuable potato introduced in recent years.
In our 1908 tests, Pate Petoskey outyielded all other varieties by about 10 per cent. It was planted at the same time, on the same kind of soil, and given exactly the same care as all the other varieties we catalog and many varieties not catalogued, and easily beat them all out.
The Pate Petoskey has the general shape of Rural No. 2, except that it is a little thicker through, and the eyes are not as deep. It has, however, an entirely different and better skin. Those who have grown the Rural No. 2 know how tender the skin is and how it peels up in handling even after it is thoroughly matured, unless it is allowed to lie a week or ten days and cure out. This trouble is entirely overcome in Pate Petoskey.
The Pate Petoskey grows a very rank, vigorous top, which stands erect but well spread out. The sprouts and stalks are very dark purplish green, the blossoms light purple. The foliage is plentiful and a dark, rich green color. It ripens ten days or two weeks ahead of the Rural No. 2, and is much more desirable to grow on that account, for it may be planted that much later in the spring with just as much certainty of its maturing. The tubers grow large, well together in the hill, of even size. Most of the late sorts must be allowed to lie in the bin or pit some two or three weeks, and others three months, to “cure out,” before they are fit for table use. It is entirely different with Pate Petoskey. This potato is ready for the table the minute it comes out of the ground, and even if unripe, will cook dry. It is also far ahead of the other late sorts as to quality and flavor, being all that could be desired in that respect. Pate Petoskey is certainly the best all-around general crop late potato that has come out in many years. It has come to the front and become the standard shipping sort. Its beautiful skin, fine general appearance, immunity from scab and blight, and its great yielding qualities have caused it to supplant the other late sorts with the growers and shippers. Price: One fair-sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid. Pk., $1.25; bu., $2.75; bbl. of 165 lbs., $7.00; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
Second Size Potatoes •AtS we bave repeatedly said, we never plant small-sized potatoes, and hj c ui » <j0 not recornmen(i them to others. There are, however, conditions under
which it may seem advisable to use them one season, such as when seed is scarce and very high priced or when it is to be shipped a long distance and transportation charges are high. In any case, when a person buys this small stock, he gets nearly double the seed for the amount of money invested, on account of its being smaller and going farther. We always have more or less of these second-size potatoes, good, sound, clean, smooth stock, free from scab and prongs, true to name, and just as care- fully sorted as is our first-sized stock. In size, they range from that of a walnut to that of goose egg.
When we have them, we fill all orders at the following prices, but as the supply is always limited, we advise our customers to name a second and even a third choice. If we should be out of the first choice and no second choice is made, we will fill the order with potatoes as nearly as possible like those ordered. Should we be out of all similar varieties, we will send enough large-sized potatoes at the regular price to equal the amount of money sent with order.
Early Petoskey and Sutton’s Satisfaction. $7.00 per bbl.; $2.75 per bu.; $1.00 per *4 bu.
Irish Cobbler and Late Petoskey. $6.50 per bbl.; $2.50 per bu.; $1.00 per *4 bu.
All Other Varieties, $6.00 per bbl.; $2.50 per bu.; $1.00 per % fou*
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH,
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California Russet.
42 California Russet Scab Proof, Blight Proof. These two unusual good qualities alone are enough to account for the great demand there always has been for this beautiful potato. Then when its many other good points are taken into consideration, a person wonders that it is not more popular than it is. California Russet stands alone as a scab-resisting potato, We have found it absolutely scab proof. While there are other potatoes that so far as we know have this desirable quality, we have not tested them as long and thoroughly as we have the California Russet. We have now been growing and testing it for more than ten years, and can truthfully say we have never seen one that was at all scabby. California Russet grows a strong, unusually large, healthy top; in all our experience with it we have never known one to blight. It has been tested in all localities, on all kinds of soil and under all conditions, but has never been found wanting. While it yields splendidly on all kinds of soil, it seems to do best on a rich sandy loam, an old sod turned down in the fall being the best. It is, without question, the handsomest potato ever produced, so much so that where it is ex- hibited among others, it is always the first to attract attention. California Russet is a medium late sort, long, with oval cross-section. The beautifully russetted skin is smooth and tough. The flesh is very white and solid. When cooked or baked, it holds together well, but mashes up very fine and dry. It is the ideal potato for baking. It always reaches the market in perfect condition on account of its tough skin. It is very desirable for the home as it does not waste in paring on account of its always growing smooth and the eyes being even with the surface. Price: 1 fair-sized potato, 15c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid. 1 pk., $1.00; 1 bu., $2.25; 1 bbl., $6.25; by freight or express at pur- chaser’s expense.
General Potato List
Prices: 1 fair-sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by mail, postpaid,
purchaser’s expense. Half bushels at bushel rates.
Larger amounts at Bbl. of
3. Early Petoskey. See full description .
6. Early Bird. Our own introduction. Rather long with oval cross section. Skin
and flesh white. One of the best early white sorts
9. Early Michigan. Rather long, chunky, white. Very early, but fine for fall or
winter use. Yields exceedingly well for an early sort
10. Early Six Weeks. See full description
12. Early Norther. A seedling from the old Early Rose. Long, flattened, red darkest
at seed end. Very early. The best early red variety
18. Early Ohio. The most popular red sort. Tubers are round and rather chunky. Color light red. Skin, thin, covered with small prick marks. Tops, tall,
spreading and healthy . . ;
24. Early Acme. Seedling from Early Ohio. Very similar in appearance but a bet- ter yielding sort and about a week later
27. Early Irish Cobbler. See full description
33. Sutton’s Satisfaction. Round, flattened, very regular. Eyes, few, very shallow. Skin, pure white and as smooth as silk. Produces enormous yields of potatoes
of finest quality. Medium in season
39. Spaulding No. 4 Rose, or Red Rural. An early potato in the south but medium late in the north. Amber color at the stem end shading to darker red at seed end. One of the surest and heaviest yielding sorts we have ever known.
Blight proof
42. California Russet
45. Carmen No. 3. Medium late. Round, flattened, very white, very smooth. One
of the handsomest potatoes. Very fine quality. A sure yielder
48. Late Petoskey. See full description
60. Rural New Yorker No. 2. Standard late shipping sort. Enormous yielder. Not of best table quality until very late. Round, flattened. Skin, very white, thin and smooth
Pk. $1.00 |
Bu. 165 lbs! $2.75 $7.50 |
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2.75 |
7.50 |
1.00 1.00 |
2.25 2.25 |
6.25 6.25 |
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2.25 |
6.25 |
1.00 |
2.25 |
6.25 |
1.00 1.00 |
2.25 2.50 |
6.25 6.50 |
1.25 |
2.75 |
7.00 |
1.00 1.00 |
2.25 2.25 |
6.25 6.25 |
1.00 1.25 |
2.50 2.75 |
6.50 7.00 |
1.00 |
2.25 |
6.00 |
Potato Eves bv Mail For the convenience of those who live at a long distance and cannot w J affor(j to have whole potatoes come by freight or express, we put up potato
eyes of any variety listed in our catalog and send them by mail, charges paid, to any point in the L'nited States, at the following prices. Good strong eyes are carefully removed from selected potatoes and packed in damp moss. We guarantee safe arrival in good growing condition. We have now been sending out potato eyes in this way for several years and know that they give our patrons entire satisfaction. Many have written us about the good results obtained from planting our potato eyes. Orders will be filled immediately on receipt unless time for mailing is specified with the order. When instructed to do so, we will book orders and mail at any later time they may be wanted.
Ouantltv to Plant If Planted in hills allow three or four eyes to each; if in rows, far enough V£u<*ui i.y apart to permit cultivation, drop eyes about every eight or ten inches. Culti-
vate the same as ordinary cut tubers. Eyes are packed in neat boxes, properly and plainly labeled, each box containing 25 eyes. We can furnish all of one variety or several varieties, but no less than 25 eyes of any sort will be put up; nor will orders be accepted for less than 100 eyes or four boxes.
For $1.00 you may select 25 eyes each, of an four varieties of potatoes we catalog, which will be sent by parcel post, all charges paid. We also guarantee that the eyes will arrive in good condition for planting.
This offer enables you to get a start with our choice Northern Grown potatoes at very little expense.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Hardy Northern Vegetable Seeds
The following- list of vegetable seeds is the result of 30 years’ of experience in select- ing, testing, and discarding. While it contains a few of the old standard sorts that were in our original list 30 years ago, the change has been very great. Each year has seen some old varieties discarded for something new, which experience has taught us to be an improvement over the old.
Our Seeds Are Tested. We have always tested our seeds, but each year we are a little more particular in our tests. Not a packet of seeds will leave our hands this year that has not been thoroughly tested for vitality, and found to be fully up to our high standard. By doing this we give our customers double insurance agains loss. The seeds you buy of us will not only be Northern Grown, but will be of proven vitality.
Prices Quoted Include Free Delivery of Packets, Ounces, Quarts, Pounds, and Pints, except when otherwise noted.
Special Wholesale Prices, intended for market gardeners and others, who buy in large quantities, will be found on page 87-88.
Asparagus
Beds are usually formed by setting roots one or two years old. If you wish to grow plants from the seed yourself pour hot but not boiling water on the seed and let it stand until cool; pour it off and repeat two or three times with fresh hot water. Then sow in drills one foot apart and two inches deep in light, rich soil. When the plants are well up, thin to about one inch apart and give frequent and thorough cultivation during the summer. If this has been well done, the plants will be fit to set the next spring. The permanent beds should be prepared by deep plowing or spading and thoroughly en- riching the ground with stable manure or other fertilizer; a moist, sandy soil is best. If the subsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it should be made so by thoroughly stirring with a subsoil plow or spade. Set the plants about four inches deep and one or two feet apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are well started, give frequent and thorough cultivation.
One of our own introductions. Being of Northern Origin and North- ern Grown it has phenomenal strength, and vitality and makes a wonderfully vigorous growth unequalled by any. It is superior in every way — larger, earlier, a strong, quick grower, a more prolific and continuous yielder; the stalks, large and uniform under ordinary culture, aver- age nearly an inch in diameter, retaining their thick- ness up to their plump tips. The usual bunch of fifteen shoots measures 13% inches in circumference and weighs about two pounds. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 85c.
Asparagus Seed — Full List
63. Darling’s Mammoth. See Pkt. Oz. % L>b. Lb.
above $0.05 $0.10 $0.25 $0.85
66. Early Giant Argenteuil. A
mammoth sort. Very early |
.05 |
.10 |
.20 |
.60 |
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Conover’s Colossal. Standard sort. Color, jdeep green. Grows very erect |
.05 |
.10 |
.15 |
.50 |
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Palmetto. Very early and large. Quality, good. Very productive |
.05 |
.10 |
.15 |
.50 |
75. |
Barr’s Mammoth. Stalks very large. Few scales. Round heads. Fine |
.05 |
.10 |
.20 |
.60 |
78. |
Columbian Mammoth White. Immense yield of clear white heads. A very valu- able sort |
.05 |
.10 |
.20 |
.60 |
81. |
Bonvallet’s Giant. New. Dis- ease resisting. Productive. Excellent quality. Fast be- coming a market garden- er’s favorite |
.05 |
.10 |
.15 |
.50 |
Asparagus Roots
These are very fine two-year-old roots that will bring the very best results. They are put up 50 to the bunch. We ship by freight or express, just as customer directs, but we find express shipments the more satisfactory, as the roots arrive in much better growing condition.
If wanted by parcel post add 20 cents for each 50 roots.
Darling’s Mammoth ....
Early Giant Argenteuil .
Conover’s Colossal
Palmetto
Barr’s Mammoth
Columbian Mammoth . . .
50 |
100 |
1000 |
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No. 63A |
$0.75 |
$1.00 |
$7.00 |
No. 66A |
.50 |
.75 |
6.00 |
No. 69 A |
.50 |
.75 |
6.00 |
No. 72A |
.50 |
.60 |
5.50 |
No. 75A |
.50 |
.60 |
5.50 |
No. 78A |
.50 |
.75 |
6,00 |
Darling’s Mammoth Asparagus,
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Darling
Darling’s Earliest of All Wax Beans on New Land.
’s Genuine Northern Michigan Grown Seed Beans
THE BEST BEAN CROP INSURANCE
Our seed beans are all grown right here in Northern Michigan, on new land, that has not become diseased, like much of the land in older settled localities. This practically *as\uras V1® C-r°P grown from them, against disease. It will be hardy, disease resisting and perfect in every way. Our short growing season also causes our beans to grow ;mie^’Qm^tUre-in+S?i?rJer tirPei not only lessening the danger of damage from unfavor- able weather, just that much, but it enables the grower to take advantage of the early markft and get his money out of the crop just that much quicker, if he wishes to do so I he demand for these beans has become enormous. Last season it was far greater than ever, away beyond the supply. Growers everywhere have learned that it pays them well to dispose of their own beans and buy Northern Grown Beans, for their own planting 11 !f- the onl£ way that they can insure their crops against Blight and Anthrac- nose, the two diseases that are causing such terrible losses to the bean crop alb over the country. If a grower once plants our beans, he is a steady customer ever after He is never satisfied to plant any other kind. We have letters by the hundred from growers everywhere, who are planting our beans with wonderful success. All tell the same story of better crops, greater yields and higher prices. y
nf drT’ hoht' F1Ch’ warm. soii’ althouSh th«y can be successfully grown on almost any kind
“JL? £den Si>lh °"r exPe«ence is that beans require just as good land and just as much care as any^crop, if good results are to be attained. Beans should not be planted until the ground is thor- oughly warmed up and after all danger of frost, for they rot easily in the ground and the teSdei leaves Should n!ftnhPCn dn ^unnin& beans, especially tne Limas, are much more tender than the Dwarfs, and should not be planted as early in the season. In garden culture beans are usually planted about two dnillS 18 iirehos apart. For field culture, the rows are made 28 tac£^52rf ~ as to cultivate with a horse. Until blossoming season, frequent but shallow hoeing or cultivating should be given. Cultivation should be well done before the blossoms appear. It is usefess to expect f lood crop of beans on illy prepared soil or on land that needs deep stirring after planting. P
One quart will plant 100 feet of drill and one bushel is sufficient for an acre. Lima and Pole beans require one quart for 100 hills. Plant five or six beans in each hill about two inches deep. MakehiUs about three feet apart each way, setting the large-seed varieties with the eye downward
As it is impossible to furnish enough beans for five cents for the average family garden we put more than twice as many in a large packet for which we charge ten cents.
Packets, pints and quarts are sent by parcel post, charges paid; larger amounts by freight or express at purchaser s expense. For prices of larger amounts see page 87. p
A New Wax Pod Bean of Our Own Origination and Introduction
84. Darling’s Earliest of All Wax A bean of strictly Northern Michigan origin.
. . . , It has always been grown in the cold north and
consequently is very hardy, very early and very prolific.
Darling’s Earliest of All Wax belongs to the Black Wax family, but is much earlier much more Prolific, grows a larger and healthier vine, and is much less liable to rust than any of the black wax sorts. While the pods are not quite as round as some others they are thick, long, very solid, brittle, and entirely stringless, and when cooked have a delicious, buttery flavor not found in any other variety.
Tht «laC Kin Cal°P; rat*er short and chunky roundish section.
.. Tb® best feature of this fine bean is its extreme earliness. Planted by the side of all the other varieties we grow, given exactly the same care, Darling’s Earliest of All Wax was ready for picking fully a week ahead of any other. It also bore more pods to the vine and remained longer in condition for cooking than any of the others. This gain of one week in earlmess means a great deal to the man who grows for the market or his fablt;- T° th+e £?rme^ mea?.s dollars, and to the latter, the pleasure of producing 80c® by mail? postpaid. a “ than hft neighbor' Price: PW., 10c; pt„ 40e:
The po^win feety h1ighKandU\vere^a°n^^ ^^grarhfVeans tSe jhoii ie!gtTId *‘e
ELMER E. DUNHAM.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
103 Refugee Wax ^he stoc^ we °^er is very productive, early, and of superior . & e wax qUaiity. The plants are very vigorous and branching. The pods
are four to five inches long, thick, fleshy, round, stringless, and wax-like, being of a clear, light yellow 'Color. Seed medium-sized, cylindrical, rounded at ends, yellowish drab, heavily splashed with a bluish black. This is an extensively used sort for canning and is suitable also for the home garden and market. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
108 Golden Wax A great many seedsmen catalog so-called “Improved Golden Wax” . uu uc i YVdA beans, claiming great superiority over the old Golden Wax. We
have tested many of these new beans. Some have proved to be nothing but the old
Golden Wax with a new name. Some proved to be a little superior to the old strain in affine one way, but inferior in others. In general excellence, for the home and market garden, we do not believe the old Golden Wax has been equalled. The continual increase in demand for it certainly indicates that it has not.
The Golden Wax is a very early and productive bean. The pods are good length, straight, broad, flat, . fleshy golden yellow, with short green points. They cook well as snaps, shell well when green, and are of the highest quality when used in either way. Seed is of medium/size, oval, white, more or less colored with two shades of purplish red. Pkt., 10c; p^., 40c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
- i m \\T The m(>st hardy and productive wax bean in cultivation. Very popu-
1 14. DaVIS W lllte Wax lar with market gardeners and shippers on account of its very showy
pods, which stand shipping extra well. The vine is very vigorous and rustless, and bears its beautiful long pods in great clusters near the center, well off the ground. The pods are often eight inches long, straight, slender, white, and handsome. When young, they are brittle, crisp, tender, and of good quality. The seed is pure white, kidney-shaped, and when dry and cooked, far excels the Navy bean in flavor and richness. Very valuable for canners on account of the white seed and pods not coloring when cooked. Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts. ; by mail, postpaid.
New Orleans, La.
Enclosed find my order for beans and seeds. I have been ordering my beans from you for years. I am satisfied that your Northern Grown beans are much the best to plant in the South. I would not plant any other kind if I could get them for nothing. I am a trucker. SAM S. MAHEW.
Flint, Mich.
Have you any Northern Grown Pea Beans this year, free from disease? Have used your seeds now for two years with good results. This year had them shipped to B. P. Thomas. They were grown on Mr. Beahan’s farm near Petoskey. They were sown and have produced one of the best crops in Genesee Co. Now if you have any from the same farm, or if you have any other Northern Seed you can recom- mend to me let me know. * EARNEST E. THOMAS.
Bancroft, Mich.
I am writing you with regard to the crops of beans and potatoes in your section. Are they badly affected with the blight? There are no beans or potatoes in this vicinity to amount to anything and what there are will not be fit for seed next spring. It will be necessary for the farmers here to send North for their seed providing they can get seed that is free from blight.
Those that planted Northern grown seed beans last' spring here have a fairly good crop but those that planted their own seed have nothing. MARTIN HARRINGTON.
Golden wax. 96. Curry’s Rust-Proof Wax EE
ing an abundance of crisp, tender, stringless pods, flat, long, meaty. It is absolutely rust-proof, at least we have never seen any beans of this variety that were affected with rust. The vine is very hardy and vigorous. The beans, when ripe, are bluish-black and kidney-shaped. An excellent shipper. Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 30 cts.; qt., 65 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
1 f\n lit \XT The Market Gardener's Favorite. Many progressive gardeners
W araweli Siviancy Wax will have no other than Wardwell’s Kidney Wax Bean. In the South especially an enormous acreage is annually planted with great profit to the growers. It is one of the best, earliest, and most hardy of the wax sorts. Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35 cts*; qt., 65 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
Refugee Wax.
Pencil Pod Black Wax
The Handsomest Wax Pod Bean. A grand variety that is medium early, very prolific, and of superior quality. Pods are long, straight, round as a pencil, saddle-backed, fleshy, and of bright yellow color. They are tender, brittle, abso- lutely stringless, afid produced during a long season. Plants are of a true bush growth; 15 inches high, very strong and vigorous, with a great abundance of coarse, dark-colored foliage. The pods are borne in great profusion well up from the ground, and are exceedingly free from rust. This is one of the surest yielding varieties among the wax pods. The table quality of the Pencil Pod is all that can be desired. It remains tender longer than most other varieties, and when cooked, does not have that strong “beany” taste found in so many “string” beans. It is tender and as sweet as a Telephone pea. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Green-Podded Varieties
19A RlarU Valentine Beautiful, Straight, Round. 1ZU. DiaCK vaieniine p()(is Perfectly Stringless and
Delicious. This grand new bean possesses all the merits of the old Red Valentine, and in addition the pods are longer, straighter, more round, more brittle, and better fla- vored. The pods are slender, perfectly round but slightly curved, and of a beautiful green color. Black Valentine is unusually hardy and free from disease of all kinds, more so even than the Refugee, which has always been noted for these good features. It is suitable for either early or late planting. When planted early, it produces pods suit- able for use as early as any of the green-podded sorts. In fact, it can be planted earlier than any variety we know of, on account of its being so very hardy.
Black Valentine yields enormously. For this reason we never have any trouble in getting all of them grown that we want. It is the first variety our growers ask for. At any time or for any purpose, Black Valentine will be found the most valuable of the green-pod varieties. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
123. Stringless Green Pod "pod
Beans. The Stringless Green Pod is now one of the most popular bush beans in America. In point of earliness it ranks among the first, in quality it is excelled by none, and in bearing ability it stands without a rival. It is un- questionably one of the greatest green pod beans to date. As to brittleness of pod, the point suggested by its name, its merit is so high that enthusiastic friends claim it is the only stringless bean.
The pods are round, fleshy, and slightly curved; are borne in abundance through a long season, beginning early. They are 5 y2 to 6 y2 inches in length, light green in color, very tender and of the highest and best flavor. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
iqq Rmmfifnl A Flat-Podded Bush Bean. A Prolific loo. Dounurui and Contilluous Bearer. The First in the Spring and the Last in the Fall. Stringless; Tender; Delicious. This new variety is a great improvement in green bush beans, and is very popular wherever it has been introduced. The plant is remarkably handsome, of thrifty growth, practically rust and blight proof. It is very hardy, extremely early, very prolific and bears con- tinuously for weeks. It is the first to produce edible pods in the spring and furnishes the last picking in the fall. But its greatest merit lies in its rich green pods which are of immense size, thick, broad, very long, uniform in shape, solid, meaty, and of high quality. They are melt- ingly tender, and of delicious flavor. They are abso- lutely stringless, entirely free from any tough lining, not
only when young, but until
nearly matured. As green Black Valentine,
shell beans they are de- liciously palatable and it is equally valuable as a dry shell bean. Price: Pkt., 10c ^pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
iqc T rtna-fAll/viAr A Round Green-Podded Bush Bean, loo. J-ongreiiow Extra Early, Fine Quality, and of De- licious Flavor. This extra early variety, although compar- atively new, has been pretty widely distributed, and we have yet to hear anything but praise about its fine quality and other merits; it is in fact an ideal Snap Bean, producing a fine crop of round, straight, solid, fleshy pods averaging 6 y2 inches long, wonderfully tender and brittle, without a trace of tough interlining, and having no string when broken, excepting when the pods are quite old. The flavor is most delicious, while the delicate green color of the pods is retained after cooking, adding to its attractiveness when served. The plants are of robust, compact habit, unex- celled in bearing qualities, maturing the crop very regu- larly. It is extra early, the pods being fit to pick four days before other varieties of approximate size. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
Detroit, Mich.
Received my order for seeds except the beet seed. Had such good luck with your beets last year that I would be disappointed in not having them in my garden this year. Your Stringless Green Pod beans are also the best we ever tried.
ALBERT DUMONT. Los Angeles, Cal.
Your catalog and letter received. Must say that your vegetable seeds are the best I have ever tried. I have recommended “Black Valentine Beans” especially, to all my friends. I wish you the best of success in your business. CONSTANCE D. BOWER-
Coopersburg, Pa.
I have been getting your catalog for a number of years, but always thought your seeds were too cheap to be good, so I gave you a trial order for beans in the spring, and must say that I never had any better beans for more than double the price. The seed came up fine, and the beans are of good quality.
H. B. MUSSELMAN. South Bend, Ind.
The beans I bought of you last year did fine. They were not troubled with blight or rust, and kept right on growing when other people’s beans were dying. I never had such nice beans. It has taught me a lesson. I will not plant any kind but Northern Grown. WALTER S. STOKES.
Darling’s Bountiful Bean.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Lima Beans
The Earliest and Best Bush Lima Bean
144 Fordhook Bush Lima The only stiffly erect bush form of 1W* roranOOK DUSn Lima the popular “Potato” Lima. Both
Pods and Beans are twice the size of Dreer’s Bush Lima and more than half again as large as the Challenge Pole Lima.
Fordhook Bush Lima is altogether unique. Nothing like it has ever been seen before. Of strong, erect, true bush-like growth (never prostrate or running), the bushes average 20 to -30 inches in height by 20 to 24 inches across the top. The foliage is of heavy texture and very dark green in color. The stalks that produce the blossoms are thrown out from the lateral" and main stalks; the pods are borne in “clusters” of from four to eight. The pods resemble those of Dreer’s Bush Lima, but average more than double the size, measuring from 4 to 5% inches long, about 1 % inches wide, by as much as three-fourths of an inch thick. The pods contain three to five large beans with an average of four.
Fordhook Bush Lima is fully 33 1-3 per cent heavier cropper and there- fore is bound to displace entirely the old Bush Limas. In season it is from our to six days earlier. Price: Pkt., Id cts.; pt., 35 cts. ; qt., 65 cts. ; by sail, postpaid.
150. Early Leviathan Lima KSjfTS:
tery flavor. One week earlier than any other Pole Lima. Of superior quality. Wonderfully productive. The ideal Pole Lima. This delicious vegetable is denied to many would-be growers on account of the length of season re- quired to mature it, the early frost coming on just as the crop is ready to pick. This sort is at least a week earlier than any other, consequently it will prove a boon to thousands of growers.
It is a strong grower, clinging well to the poles, and is a sure cropper. The pods differ from those of other early Pole Limas in being straighter and longer. The pods hang out from the foliage in large clusters and contain four to five and sometimes six large beans in the pod. Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35 cts,; qt., 65 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
Pole or Running Beans
New Wax Pole Bean 159. Early Golden Cluster Wax
Indispensable for Home or Market Garden. We know of no bean which will please you more than this remarkable new sort. We have grown pods from this variety on our trial grounds a full ten inches long and of a most
beautiful golden waxy color, and where they have been exposed in market, have readily brought a quicker sale and a better price than any o*ther sort. Pods pro- duced in clusters of from four to six the entire length of vine and are fit for use a long time after maturity. This variety is nearly as early as any of the Dwarf Beans, and will continue to pro- duce pods until cut by frost. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt.,
65c; by mail, postpaid.
Fordhook Bush Lima.
162. Lazy Wife
finest flavored of all as “Snap Shorts.” The pods are of medium dark-green color, very abundantly produced in great clus- ters, and measure from five to seven inches in length. The pods are broad and thick, very fleshy, entirely stringless, and retain their rich and stringless quality until nearly ripe, and at all stages are peculiarl luscious. Each pod contains from six to eight round, white beans, which make excellent winter shell beans. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid.
Northern Michigan Grown Field Beans
The demand for our Northern Michigan Grown Field Beans, last spring was enormous, far exceeding our expectations and many times greater than before! It seemed as though every person who had bought them before and all of his neighbors, wanted some of them. While we had planned on a big season’s demand and supposed that we had provided more than enough of these beans to fill all possible orders, our supply was exhausted before the season closed so that we were obliged to return thousands of dollars on orders that we could not fill. We have planned on even a greater de- mand this year, and believe that we have stocks enough on hand to fill all orders that will come our way.
This only illustrates what we have been claiming for years. The time is not far distant when no southern farmer will plant his own beans. They are fast learning from experi- ence that it pays them well to sell their own beans and buy Northern Grown Beans, for their own planting, each year.
Early Golden Cluster Wax.
Lake Odessa.
I write you in regard to my order for beans. I am anxious to know where I am at on the seed bean ques- tion. Would like to get sample as per our agreement as soon as I can. One of my neighbors wanted me to ask you for price of seed beans on 15 or 20 bushels. Tne beans I raised from your seed this last season have been a great advertisement for your seed in this locality.
CHAS. M. CHAMPLIN.
Big Springs, Ky.
Three or four years ago I gave you a small mixed order for field, garden, and flower seeds. ' A year ago I sent you another small order for garden and flower seeds. I bought seeds from (seven leading seed firms), but never have received such fine fertile seed as you people send out. D. C. TAYLOR.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
165. Darling's Improved White Pea Bean
The result of years of careful growing and selecting. Far superior in both quality and productiveness to the com- mon* sorts. The vine is of medium size, erect, bearing a profusion of long pods well up from the ground. The dry beans are small, round, pure white, and of fine appearance. They will always bring an extra price. We have shipped these beans into every State in the Union, and have never received a complaint that they were not just what we claim — the earliest and best field bean in existence. We have, however, received many en- thusiastic letters from people who have planted them and are more than satisfied with results. Try a few of Darling’s Improved White Pea Beans and get acquainted with the best bean that grows. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt.,
35c; qt., 65c; by mail, postpaid. Ask for special bushel prices, if interested.
167. Northern Michigan .Navy
We have a very fine strain of Navy Beans, grown from seed that we have had grown on our own places for years. The greatest trouble with white beans usually offered for seed purposes is that they are mixed. Navy, Pea, Me- dium, and sometimes Marrows, all mixed together. Our beans are not mixed.
Our Navys are fine, clean, white, perfect. No mixtures, no disease. You will find none better.
Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 55c; by mail, postpaid. ' •
Beans — Full List
Dwarf Wax Podded Kinds Pkt. Pt. Qt. .
84. Darling’s Earliest of All. Full description page 7 $0.10 $0.40 $0.80
87. Prolific German Wax. Black seeded. . Very early. Better than old Butter Wax
90. Darling’s Pencil Pod Wax. Full description page 8 10
93. Saddle-Back WTax. Black seed. Vines bushy, strong. Pods long, straight, round,
stringless, and deliciously flavored 10
96. Curries Rust Proof Wax. Black seeded. Vines very strong and healthy. Pods
long, straight, flat, stringless and rustless 10
99. Round Podded Kidney Wax. One of the best. Pods very round, meaty, stringless
102. Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Pods long, straight, flat, broad. Enormous yielder. . .
103. Refugee Wrax, See full description page 8 10
105. Detroit Wax. Improved strain of old Golden Wax. Fine for home or market...
108. Golden Wax. One of the oldest, best, most popular of wax-pods. Very early.. ..
111. Golden Eye Wax. Very early. Vine strong, upright, abundant yielding. Pods long
112. Webber Wax (New). Pod broad, thick, handsome, excellent quality. Sweet yellow
114. Davis Wax. Seed white, kidney shaped. Fine for winter use. Pods long, straight,
flat, very handsome. Hardy and productive 10
115. Scarlet Flageolet Wax. Mid-season. Very strong growing. Rustless. Seed kidney-
shaped, very larg6, bright red. Pods very long, very broad, flat
116. Violet Flageolet Wax, or Perfection. The most showy wax bean. Seed large,
kidney shaped, flat, dark violet 10
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Green Podded Bush Sorts
117. Extra Early Red Valentine. Old popular kind. Nothing better in green pods. . . .
120. Black Valentine. Full description page 9
123. Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Full description page 9
126. Giant Stringless. Very productive, hardy, and sure yielding. Similar to Burpee’s Stringless
129. Early Refugee. Very early. Bush 15 inches, robust, hardy. Pods roundish, meaty
130. Late Refugee. (1000 to 1). Vines tall, spreading, hardy. Pods long, nearly round,
fine quality. One of the best late sorts
132. Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Very early standard sort. Good quality
133. Bountiful. Full description page 9
134. Tennessee Green Pod. Very popular south. Well liked wherever known. Pods 6
to 7 inches long. Fine
135. Dwarf Horticultural. Very early and productive. Excels the Limas as a shell bean
136. Longfellow. Early. Good for home or market. Fine quality
138. Goddard. (Boston Favorite), Used for shell beans. Early and as good as Limas. .
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141. Burpee’s Bush Lima.
Lima Beans
Bushes 18 to 20 inches high, erect and branching.
Early,
144.
147.
150.
153.
Fordhook Bush Lima. Full description page 10
Dwarf Large White Lima. Not as early as Burpee’s and Fordhook, but some con- sider it better quality
Early Leviathan Pole Lima. See full description page 10. .
Large WTiite Pole Lima. Too late for North. Fine for Middle and Southern States
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Pole Beans
156. Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Best of this sort. Early. Very prolific. .
159. Early Golden Cluster Wax. Full description elsewhere
162. Lazy Wife. Seed white. Good for winter use. Pods very long and stringless. . .
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Field Beans
165. Darling’s Improved Pea Bean. Full description above
167. Darling’s Selected Northern Michigan Navy. Full description above
168. WTiite Kidney. Seed white, kidney shaped, finest quality for eating. Late.
171. Red Kidney. Our seed is of fine quality and cannot be excelled for planting
172. Large WTiite Marrow. Very prolific. Pods broad, green changing to yellow.
large, oval, clear white, cooking very dry and mealy
Seed
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Ask for special price of larger quan- tities.
Darling’s Improved White Pea Bean.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet.
Beets
CULTURE. The soil best suited for the Beet is that which is rather light, provided it is thor- oughly mixed with manure. If wanted very early, sow in hotbeds and transplant; but for main crop sow in the spring, as soon as the ground is fit to work, in drills 18 inches apart, one inch deep. For winter use, the turnip varie- ties may be used. When the plants are three or four inches in height, thin out so tnat they stand three or four inches apart. Keep free from weeds by frequent hoeing and hand- weeding if necessary. Before freezing weather sets in the roots may be stored in cellars or pits, same as potatoes; dry earth thrown over them before the straw is put on insures their keeping over winter. Do not bruise them in handling. One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 or 6 pounds to the acre. As all Mangels require a deep soil to grow well, plow and subsoil at least a foot to 18 inches, and apply plenty of rich stable manure.
174. Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet
Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet surpasses all others both in earliness and flavor. It also excels in color, being dark, rich red that does not change with cooking. It is globular in shape, very smooth, free from side or fibrous roots. It is the best to sow early for early summer use and best to sow late for winter use. It is an ideal winter beet on account of its keeping so well in storage. It is tender, crisp, and deli- ciously sweet. One of the very best for both the home or market garden. It sells ahead of all others on the market.
Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet is very early, having made a crop suitable for market in seven weeks from planting the seed. The tops being very small make it very fine for forcing. It has the same good qualities whether sown under glass or in the open.
Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.85.
176. New Crimson Globe Beet
A Model in Shape. Deep Crimson Flesh. Very Small Tap- Root. Surprisingly Sweet. The New Crimson Globe Beet
has now been grown extensively in many sections of the country and the multitude of good reports re- ceived from our customers indicate that it gives most thorough satisfaction. Color is deep blood-red; fine grained, and of unsurpassed quality. The foliage is small — leaves all grow from a very small crown in the top of the bulb. The beets are entirely free from fibrous rootlets, having only a slender tap-root. No up-to-date grower can afford to be without this most excellent new sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.60.
179. Darling’s All-Season Table Beet
One Sowing for All Purposes. This all season table beet is one of the best for general cultivation for home use or for market gardeners. Makes a very rapid growth from the start, often larger than Egyptian, age for age. It continues to grow for a long period, making a heavy root for autumn or winter use. Only one sowing is necessary to produce early beets for market and a main crop for winter use. The quality is first-rate at all periods of growth, whether the beet weighs a quarter of a pound or six pounds. It is a good keeper and may be used all winter. When cooked, it is of a beautiful, dark red color throughout, and of unsurpassed table quality. It is symmetrical in form and of de- cidedly handsome appearance. There are but few fibrous roots and the top is small. It should appeal strongly to business gardeners and to everybody wanting an all season’s table beet. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts/; *4 lb., 40 pts.; lb., $1.50.
Hamilton, Mich., Feb. 20, 1915.
I am well pleased with your seeds, particularly with the Improved Mammoth Long Red Mangels. Have a small patch which will yield over 80 tons to the acre.
C. TLLG.
Empire, Mich.
I bought a small order of seeds from you last year and am so well pleased that I am sending to for all my seeds this year. Your Petoskey Cucumber had the most perfect fruit I ever saw and such large packets of seeds. I tell all my neighbors they ought to plant Darling’s seeds. MRS. ROBERT DILLON.
199. Lucullus Swiss Chard Spinach Beet
This grand new and distinct variety is a great acquisition. The stalks are as thick and broad as rhubarb. The plants grow to a height of from 2 to 2% feet, and the stalks are from 10 to 12 inches long below the leaf and 1 % inches broad. These stalks are delicious when cooked and should be served in the same manner as aspara- gus. The leaf portion is heavily crumpled or savoyed and is very crisp and tender. The leafy portion of the foliage is cooked and served in the same manner as spinach. The leaves and stalks, being served as separate vegetables, afford two distinct dishes from the same plant at one time. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.60.
Port Richmond, N. Y.
Last year I gave you a small trial order for seeds. Every item was entirely satisfactory. I have favored you with a little larger order this year. I assure you that the orders will continue to grow larger if you continue to give me the same class of seeds as in the past.
PETER CLARIUS, Sr.
Darling’s All-Seasons Table Beet.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
216. Giant Feeding Sugar Beet, or Half Sugar Mangel
By skillful breeding there has been developed in Giant Feeding Sugar Beet a sort very much more valuable for feeding purposes than the old sort. It unites the large size of the Mangel with the greater feeding value of the Sugar Beet. The roots average 10 to 12 inches, and the outline is that of a broad, thick wedge. The upper portion is soft bright pink, shading Lghter toward the bottom where the lower portion for about one-third the lengtn is white. The flesh is pure white, crisp, and very sweet. Highly recommended as a most excellent and profitable root to grow for stock feeding. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., 85 cts.
219. Darling’s Improved Mammoth Long Red
Roots very large, uniformly straight and well formed, comparatively thicker and deeper colored than the common sort and with smaller top. Flesh white, tinged with rose. Under careful culture enormously productive. Our stock will produce the largest and finest roots which can be grown for feeding stock, and is vastly superior to many strains offered under other names, such as Norbitan Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,; *4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 85 cts.
225. Darling’s Improved Golden Tankard ,£kY
is the best Mangel grown, and each season strengthens us in the position we took when it was a comparatively unknown sort. We recommended it un- qualifiedly as the best Mangel by far for dairy farmers. It combines appar- ently all the fine points possible to condense into a Mangel. The color is .a deep rich yellow. The flesh is firm and solid. On account of its shape, enormous crops are grown, and it is easily lifted from the ground. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 85 cts.
Beets and Mangels — Full List
Table Beets
174. Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet. See full de-
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb.
176.
177.
179.
180. 183.
186.
189.
192.
195.
198.
199.
New Crimson Giant. Full description page 12. . . . Crosby’s Egyptian. The reddest of all. Very early.
Flat turnip-shaped
Darling’s All-Seasons Table Beet. See full descrip- tion page 12
Early Eclipse. Very early. Roots round. Flesh
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Turnip shaped. Medium size. Flesh red zoned with lighter shade. Very
Early Blood Turnip, Good for early or late plant- ing. Flesh red
Long Blood. Best long beet. Beautiful red color.
Good keeper
Detroit Dark Red Turnip. Turnip shaped. Early.
Medium size. Dark red flesh
Half Long Blood. Shorter and thicker than Long
Blood. Flesh dark blood red
Swiss Chard. Grown for the tops which are used
for greens. No roots
Lucullus Swiss Chard Spinach Beet. Full descrip-
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Giant Feeding Sugar Beet.
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Jaenseh’s Victrix. One of the best for sugar making |
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Yilmorin’s Improved. Good sugar beet. Ten to sixteen tons per acre |
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Klein’s Wanzlebin. Enormous yielder. Fine for stock |
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Lane’s Imperial Sugar. Good for sugar or stock feeding |
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White Sugar. White. Grows to enormous size |
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Giant Feeding Sugar. Full description above |
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Mangel- Wurzels Darling’s Improved Mammoth Long Red. See above |
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Danish Sludstrup. A new variety from Denmark. Very best quality, tains more nutriment than any other. Big yielder |
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Darling’s Unproved Golden Tankard. Full description above |
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Darling’s Mammoth Golden Giant. Very large. Skin yellow. Flesh Relished by stock 7 . |
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Brussels Sprouts
CULTURE. Sow in May in the same manner as cauliflower, and transplant in July, one foot apart in the rows, which should be 1% feet apart. The Brussels Sprouts is, without exception, the very best winter vegetable that can be grown. Not the least valuable point connected with it is that it is as hardy as the Curled Greens. The real sprouts are not much larger than a marble, and as firm and hard almost as the stalk itself. Strip off the outer covering, cook them whole, and serve them in that fashion. When cooked through and no more, such sprouts melt in the mouth like the tenderest cauli- flower, and are equally good.
9^1 Imnt*nvpd Half Dwarf stem which usually grows from 20 inches to 2 feet in height,
* ** is covered with “miniature cabbages’’ which may be boiled like
cabbage or cooked in cream like cauliflower. They are by all means the most delicious and delicately flavored of the cabbage family. On this! variety the heads grow very closely and its quality is the finest.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.00.
2*?4 Dallc#»ifrb ni* P<a»*f#»rtinn Thants are of dwarf growth and stems are thickly set with * large, solid, sprouts. This variety is very hardy and even during
quite severe weather, the plants maintain: their sprouts; in fact, the flavor and quality is much im- proved by frost. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; '^4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.00.
Williamstown, Vermont.
Received the seeds today. I never got so many seeds for the money. The seed packets were the largest I ever got from any house and I have been buying seeds for over 45 years.
J. M. HUTCHINSON.
Allen, Nebr.
We receive many catalogs every year but find your seeds much lower in price, of better quality. Really it is surprising to compare the size of your packets with others.
ESTHER BUTTERWORTH.
Fairgrove, Mich.
I bought some seeds of you three years ago and the packets were so 'well filled I have not needed to send again until now. This is the fourth spring I have planted from the same packets and they all came good. MRS. S. STREETER.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Northern Grown Cabbage
CUETURE. Cabbage re- quires deep, rich, mellow soil, high manuring, and good culture to obtain fine, solid heads. For early use, sow seeds of the early kinds in the hotbed or in a box in the house the last of January or early in Febru- ary; transplant into the open ground in April, in rows two feet apart and 18 inches in the row; or sow a bed of seed outside as soon as the soil can be worked. Transplant in about four weeks. For sec- ond early cabbage, sow in April and transplant in May. For late cabbage, sow in May and transplant in July in rows three feet apart and two feet in the row. In transplanting, it is important that the plants be set down to the first leaf, so that the stem may not be injured in ease of frost. Be careful not to cover the heart of the plant. Hoe every, week and stir the soil deep. As they, advance in growth, draw a little earth to the plants until they be- gin to head.
Darling’s
Extra
Early
Express.
237. Darling's Extra Early Express The Earliest Cabbage of Them All. A valuable ac-
0 J r quisition for all who grow early cabbage. Earliest
Hard Heading Cabbage Yet Introduced.
Darling’s Earliest Express combines earliness with solidity, good size, delicious flavor, tenderness, and productiveness. We have no hesitation in making the bold claim that it is the earlest cabbage in cultivation. The heads are of good size, very solid, pointed, with very few loose leaves. Being very dwarf and compact, plants may be set close so as to produce an enormous yield to the acre. The head lasts until fall without bursting, and has the advantage of being formed firmly at an early stage of growth, so that a perfect cabbage, though small, can be obtained long before the head has come to maturity. The head is fully matured at least a week earlier than that of any other variety so it may be seen how extremely early the unmatured cabbage may be marketed and the exceptionally high prices they will command before other varieties arrive. Price: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts. ; *4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
250 EnkHllizen GIoPV valuable second-early cabbage that is becoming immensely popular.
* * It produces fine marketable heads very early; round or ball-like in form.
The heads are very solid, with but few outer leaves, and of such compact growth as to permit quite close planting — thus increasing the yield of a given area. The heads are of medium size (weighing from six to eight pounds trimmed), tender and of fine flavor. They keep well when put away and consequently Enkhuizen Glory is valuable also for sowing later in the season for early winter use. Plants set out in mid-summer will produce fine heads before cold weather. The seed we offer has been grown by the originator in Holland, and will yield heads that will delight the most critical planters. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; % lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
2fi4 Daflintr’s Fxtl*a Selected Volaa 1,10 Quickest Growing Earge Eate Variety. A new
zo*. leaning s nxira ^eiectea v oiga cabbage which is one of the flnest varieties. For
uniformity in growth, shape of head, and hardiness we have never seen its equal in a large-heading variety. It is two or three weeks earlier than other large kinds. Seed sown at the same time as the Wakefield had heads ready for market when the Wakefields were only half grown. The plant is nearly all head, having few outside leaves. The heads are nearly as round as a ball and as hard and solid as Danish Ball Head, while they are much larger and heavier, often weighing 15 pounds each. The quality
of this cabbage is very fine both for cooking and for kraut. Keeps perfectly all winter if kept cool.
If the plants are set out early, they will head in July and August, and can be used as a summer and fall variety. We are sure this cabbage will prove a most profit- able one to all who raise it. The plants are so compact that they can be set out l%x3 feet, and will produce enormous crops on good rich land and fair crops on land that would not produce a ton to the acre of some other varieties. Plst., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; *4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Ferdinand, Ind.
A few words to let you know that the seeds I got from you last year were O. K. I got some of your 264 Volga Cabbage and sowed it early in a hotbed, and I can say I never raised any nicer and bigger cab- bage before. Had some heads that weighed 15 lbs. I gave away about 150 plants and they all had cab- bage like mine. If it had not been for this catalog I would not have any, as all the cabbage we have tried here for six or seven years hasn’t done any good.
FRANK A. STELTENPOHL.
Darling’s Extra Selected Volga.
Hartstown, Pa.
I got my seeds from you last season and they all done fine. I had cabbage and my neighbors had none with the exception of those I gave plants to. The other seeds were just as good.
* JOSEPH V. NEW.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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97Q Tko Mnncov The Latest of All Cabbages. The £,IV, 1 ne nOUber best, latest, largest, most solid-
headed of the late round sorts. Houser Cabbage has
given such general satisfaction we could fill pages with good reports received from enthusiastic purchasers. This is the kind to grow for late market and shipping. It is at least two weeks later than the Late Flat Dutch type. In solidity, it is fully equal to the Danish Ball Head. It is very compact in habit of growth, the leaves over- lapping each other. In size, the Houser will average about 12 pounds. The heads are very handsome and uniform in size. The shape is round and very deep, and when one cracks, it is at the stem end, which does not injure it for market. In quality the Houser equals the best, being very sweet and tender, and free from the coarse ribs found in most late sorts. In our trial grounds this cabbage has shown up exceptionally well, and has proved to be a strong, vigorous grower with ability to withstand drouths better than most varieties. During the past two season* we have sold more of this variety than of any other, which is good evidence of its great merit. It behaves well in the field, sells well on the market, takes well with the consumer, and pays the grower well. It adapts itself readily to different condi- tions of soil and climate. Its keeping qualities are perfect. Indeed, it is to its lateness and excellent keeping qualities that we can credit its great popularity, to a great extent. Our seed is genuine, having been purchased from the originator. Price: Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 30 cts. ; XA lb., $1.00; lb., $3.75; by mail, postpaid.
Cabbage — Full List
First Early Sorts
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb.
237. Darling’s Extra Early Express.
See full description page 14 $0.05 $0.40 $1.25 $4.00 240. Early Jersey Wakefield. Very early. The best extra early oblong headed c.abbage, for
general market 05 .30 1.00 3.25
242. Copenhagen Market. The
earliest large round headed variety. Very large solid heads of finest quality.
Fine for either home or
market garden 05
244. Charleston Wakefield. An improvement on Early Jer- sey Wakefield in that heads are larger and more solid, often weighing 10 pounds. . .05
246. Early York. Heads small, heart-shaped, solid, and tender 05 .25
Second Early Sorts
Houser Cabbage.
249.
250.
252.
255.
258.
Early Winningstadt. The old standby. Popular with everybody, everywhere. Early. Very solid, conical-shaped heads.' Good for summer or winter...
Enkhuizen Glory. See full description page 14
Early Flat Dutch. Large, solid heads of uniform shape. Round, flattened,
weighing 12 to 15 pounds
Henderson’s Early Summer. Heads round, not pointed. Large and very solid Fottler’s Early Brunswick Short Stem. One of the very best second earlies. Dwarf, compact, short stem, few outer leaves. Heads large, flat, solid,
fine quality
All Seasons. One of the best for market gardeners. Sure to grow and head for amateur or professional. Heads large, dark blue. Fine keeper
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Late Sorts
264. Darling’s Extra Selected Volga. See full description page 14 05 .40 1.25 4.00
267. Stonemason Drumhead. Heads of good size, round, slightly flattened, solid,
crisp, and tender. Entirely free from all strong flavor 05 .30 1.00 3.25
270. Premium Late Flat Dutch. Heads large, bluish-green, round, top flattened,
solid. Sure header. Good for fall or winter 05 .30 1.00 3.25
273. Danish Railhead (Hollander). Heads medium size, very round and solid.
The best for shipping 05 .40 1.25 4.00
276. Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead. The largest cabbage grown. Often
50 pounds. Will average 30 pounds 05 .30 1.00 3.50
279. Houser. See full description above 05 .30 1.00 3.75
SAVOY CABBAGE
The Savoy Curly Cabbages are of exceptionally fine flavor and quality, and should be more generally cultivated. They are particularly adapted for private use, where quality rather than quantity is con- sidered. Most delicious after frost.
Pkt. Oz. *4 Lb. Lb.
282. Drumhead Savoy. The best main crop savoy. Large, solid heads. Delicious
flavor $0.05 $0.30 $1.0* $3.25
285. Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. The earliest and sweetest savoy. Head round,
solid. Leaves small, thick and meaty 05 .30 1.00 3.50
RED CABBAGE
288. Mammoth Rock Red. The best, largest, and surest heading red cabbage.
Heads large, round, averaging 10 pounds. Deep red color. 05 .25 .85 3.00
291. Red Dutch. Used mostly for pickling. Hard, oblong heads. Dark purple
color 05 .25 .85 3.00
Logansport, Ind.
I am sending you an order for a few seeds for my hotbed. The seeds bought from you last year did fine. The peas and Volga Cabbage were exceptionally fine. Please send the order as early as possible for my bed is waiting. MRS. DORA BARRETT.
Lapeer, Mich.
I beg to state to the public that your catalog and seeds are unequalled. From 55 cts. worth of Houser Cabbage seed I grew ten tons. Some of them would scarcely get into the head of a barrel. I sold them in West Virginia at $20 a ton, or $200. Your early Petoskey potatoes also were some grand in size and yield, other seeds as well. A. D. CLARK.
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Garden Carrots
The carrot should always be furnished a good, rich, deep soil. Sow in spring as soon as the ground is in good working order. For garden culture, sow in drills 16 to 18 inches apart, covering the seed one-half inch to an inch deep. Press the soil firmly about the seed, as it is slow to germi- nate. An important feature in sowing carrots, as in all other seeds, is firming the seed in the soil; this may be done with the foot or a spade.
The short kinds are finest, best adapted for table use, can be had very early, and may be allowed to grow very thickly upon the ground. The large kinds are ad- mirable for all kinds of stock, and nothing is more healthful. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drills; 3 to 4 pounds to an acre.
294. Darling's Improved Danvers
Larger, Sweeter, and Better in Every Respect Than the Old Danvers. Darling’s Improved Danvers Carrot is an enormous yielder doing well on all kinds of soil and in all climates where any variety of carrot can be grown. It is fine for table use and the very best for feeding stock. It easily leads our entire list of carrots in the number of orders, which proves beyond a doubt that it is giving the best of results. We claim that this is the most profitable carrot to grow either for table or stock feeding. On account of its being so very solid it outweighs all other varieties, making a great difference where sold by weight. Being very large in diameter and rather short, makes it an easy variety to dig — another great advantage that should not be overlooked where large amounts are grown. It yields enormously, 3.0 tons to the acre being not at all unusual. Price: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00.
Darling’s Best Ox-Heart Carrot.
303. Darling’s Best Ox-Heart
The Best for Heavy Land. We advise sowing this fine strain of Ox-Heart carrot on heavy land which is unsuited for the longer-rooted sorts. To make good growth the long kinds need a very deep, loose soil. Our Ox-Heart can be sown on the heaviest soils and will yield about as many bushels to the acre as the long varieties on more suitable soil. We have seen good yields grown on ground baked so hard that it would have been impossible to have dug the long sorts even if they could have been grown.
The tops are small for the size of the roots, which are rather short, ending quickly in a small tap root. The flesh is bright orange, fine grained and very sweet. When young, the roots are fine for table use, being fully equal to the kinds that are usually grown for that use. When mature, they make the very best kind of winter stock feed. We know of no crop a farmer can grow that will cost so little and be of more real value to him than a crop of our strain of Ox-Heart Carrot. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
Carrots— Full List
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb.
294. Darling’s Improved Danvers. See full description above $0.10 $0.20 $0.60 $2.00
297. Danvers Half Long. Very productive and suited to all kinds of soil. Roots, smooth, medium length, deep orange, handsome. Flesh, sweet, crisp,
tender 05 .15, .50 1.50
300. Improved Long Orange. Good for deep, mellow soil. Roots, broad at top,
long, smooth, tapering. Color, bright orange 05 .15 .50 1.50
303. Darling’s Best Ox-Heart. See full description above 05 .15 .50 1.50
306. Chantenay. Stump-rooted. Color, deep orange-red. Flesh, crisp and sweet.
• Heavy cropper. Good for stock or table 05 .10 .50 1.50
309. Darling’s Selected White Belgian. The largest in size and the largest yield- ing carrot in cultivation. Roots, short, very heavy at shoulder. Skin and
flesh white. Yields 18 to 40 tons to acre. The best stock carrot .05 .10 .30 1.00
312. Darling’s Selected Yellow Belgian. Same as White Belgian except as to
color .* 05 .10 .30 1.00
313. Improved Short White. Roots 7 to 9 inches long, very heavy at shoulder,
tapering regularly to point. Color, creamy-white with green crown.
Enormous yielder. Excellent for stock 05 .10 .30 1.00
314. French Forcing. The earliest carrot. Reddish-orange. Nearly round. Used
extensively for forcing under glass and bunching for early market 05 .15 .50 1.50
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Cauliflower
CULTURE. The cauliflower de- lights in a rich soil and an abundance of water. Sow seed for early summer crop in February or March, in a hot- bed, and when plants are three or four inches high, transplant four inches apart in boxes or frames. In the middle of spring, or as soon as the gardener deems it prudent, the plants can be removed to the open ground into soil that has been well en- riched with good manure. Set the plants from 2 to 2% feet apart each way. Cultivate often, throwing up the earth, and water well in dry weather. For late cauliflower, sow seed in a cool, moist place, on the north side of a building or tight fence, in this lati- tude about the first of May, and they will not be troubled with the little black beetle so destructive to every- thing t of the cabbage tribe when young. One ounce will produce about 3,500 plants.
315. Darling’s Best Early
The earliest and best in every respect.
From one to two weeks earlier than Snowball. A money-maker for the market gardener who gets his “stuff” to market ahead of the other fellow.
It is suitable not only for early use, but is superior for late planting. The heads are hard and solid, and do not Darling’s Best Early Cauliflower,
spread as do some of the Inferior
sorts. No other equals it in purity of color, being clear snow white. It is equally desirable for family use and for the market garden. The heads are large, from 9 to 12 inches in diameter, and weigh from four to eight pounds. On account of its close growing, compact habit many more plants may be grown on a given area than of the late spreading sorts. Pkt., 25 cts.; oz., §1.50; *4 lb., §5.50; lb., §20.00.
318. Henderson’s Early Snowball
Our seed is of the very finest strain grown especially for us in Denmark, and sure to make a fine solid head. Don’t buy cheap cauliflower seed; there is no seed in which quality counts so much. Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., §1.25; ^4 lb„ §5.00; lb., §18.00.
321. Extra Earlv Dwarf Erfurt A remarkably sure heading early cauliflower. It is of
j b dwarf habit with short outside leaves and is similar in
most respects to Early Snowball, and nearly as early. The heads when ready for market are of medium to large size. The curd is white, exceptionally deep and of finest quality. It will give excellent results either in the home garden or for market use and is superior to most seed sold at higher prices. Where extreme earliness is not the greatest consideration we recommend this strain after having proven it superior to many stocks offered as Snowball. Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., §1.40; % lb., $5.00; lb., §18.00.
322. Darling’s Drv This is a fine lar^e variety that matures about
•. 5 ▼▼ earner tauimower a week later than snowball cauliflower, it is
especially adapted for growing in dry locations on account of its large leaves, which furnish greater protection to the heads. But as with all Cauliflowers, to secure a large crop of the best solid heads it is essential that the ground be well enriched and most thoroughly cultivated during the growing season. By planting this variety where other sorts have failed, a good crop of this delicious vegetable can be easily obtained.
During some seasons, especially like the past year, after a very late spring, hot weather comes on very quickly. In such a year this variety has proven itself of exceptional merit. Also in warm parts of the country, where there is not much cool weather, it is a most desirable sort. Very smre heading and second early. Heads larger than Snowball, and snow white. Our seed is A-l, and procured from the original grower in Denmark. Where a large acreage is planted, there should be at least a portion of it in this variety. Price: Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., §1.40; % lb., §5.00; lb., §18.00.
Chives
323. CHIVES. Chives are small, hardy, perennial, plants, resembling the onion in appearance and growing in clusters. They are grown for the young leaves, which are produced freely from early in the spring throughout the summer. They give a mild onion flavor to sausages, salads, and various dishes. The tops appear early in the spring, and can be shorn off close to the ground as needed. Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts.
Cress
The seed should be sown in drills about sixteen inches apart, on very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. It may be planted very early, but repeated sowings are necessary to secure a succession. Keep off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder.
324. CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS. The leaves of this small salad are much frilled or curled. Of
rapid growth, about one foot high. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ^*4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., §1.20.
325. GRAY-SEEDED EARLY WINTER. A variety that does well on upland, and quite similar to
Water cress in appearance and quality. Also known as Upland. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; *4
lb., 50 cts.; lb., §1.20.
326. TRUE WATER. This is a distinct variety of cress with small oval leaves, and thrives best when
its roots and stems are submerged in water; does best when grown along moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil. It is one of the most delicious of small salads. The seed is usually sown and ligntly covered in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of small rapid streams. Under favorable conditions they increase very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of roots. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; *4 lb., §1.50; lb., §5.00.
Van Wert, Ohio.
I like your seeds the best of any I have ever tried. They seem more vigorous and mature earlier. In your Hollow Crown parsnip I have found many that are not hollow crowned. From second plant- ing of Petoskey Potatoes, both early and late, 1st premium was awarded me in Putnam Co. Good enough. G. B. GOOD.
Lihue, Kanai, Hawaiian Islands.
The seeds I bought of you last year were found very satisfactory. The lettuce I planted and sold at a great profit. I also found the other seeds very profitable.
ERNEST WEDEMETYER.
Duluth, Minn.
Received seeds. Everything O. K. Thank you more than I can say for your splendid premiums, the best I ever saw. C. R. OLSON.
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Celery
Sow the seed (which is slow to germinate) in shallow boxes indoors or in a finely prepared seed bed out-of-doors in straight rows so that the small plants may be kept free from weeds. See to it that the seed is not covered too deep and that the bed is kept moist, almost wet, until the seeds germinate, as plenty of moisture is essential to get a satisfactory growth. The seed will not germinate well if planted in a hotbed or where subjected to a temperature above 60 degrees F. When plants are one to two inches high, thin out and transplant so that they may stand three inches apart each way. When they are four inches high, cut off the tops, which will cause the plants to grow stocky.
The crop is Usually made to succeed some earlier one, but in order to grow good celery the soil must be made rich as possible, the essentials to success being very rich soil and plenty of water. If good plants are used, they may be set out as late as the middle of August, but the best results are usually obtained from setting about the middle of June or first of July. In setting, prepare broad trenches about six inches deep and four to six feet apart, in which the plants should be set six inches apart, cutting off the outer leaves and pressing the soil firmly about the roots. When the plants are nearly full grown, they should be “handled,” which is done by gathering the leaves together while the earth is drawn about the plant to one-third its height, taking care that none of it falls between the leaves, as it would be likely to cause them to rust or rot. After a few days draw more earth about them and repeat the process every few days until only the tops of the leaves are visible.
327 Darling’s Snow White Celerv The Best Early Self-Blanching Variety. This grand
D&l. uarnng S ^now vvniie V^eieiy new ceIery we quickiy describe to celery experts by stating that it is Golden Self -Blanching with White Plume coloring; it possesses the robust, sturdy, compact habit of Golden Self -Blanching, the stalks being even thicker, more solid and heavy, with immense solid hearts and all brittle, crisp, and .tender, free from strings or pithiness, and of delightful rich flavor.
Snow White is decidedly better in quality than White Plume. It is ready for use as early, blanches as easily and is larger in size as well as finer in quality. When grown in rich, moist soil, the stalks are numerous, each plant being fully as thick through as the largest of the tall late sorts. The stalks are crisp and solid, free from stringiness and of most delicious flavor.
To these ideal qualities are added the beautiful silvery white coloring and self -blanching character- istics of White Plume; that is, the foliage is tipped and variegated with white while the heart, inner stalks, and leaves naturally white, and the plants may be easily and quickly blanched by leaning boards on either side of the row without the necessity of “banking up.” Price: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50.
330 Giant Pascal This is a green leaved variety developed from the Golden Yellow Self- ^ Blanching and we recommend it as being of the very best quality for fall
and early winter use for the home garden and market. It blanches to a beautiful yellowish white color, is very solid and crisp, and of a fine nutty flavor. The stalks are of medium height, very thick, the upper portion nearly round but broadening and flattening toward the base. With high culture this variety will give splendid satisfaction as a large growing sort for fall and winter use. In the south it is prized more than almost any other kind. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; '*4 lb., 50e; lb., $1.20.
333. White Plume
Earliest and most easily blanch- ed Celery in cultivation, but
does not keep well when taken from the trenches. The plant grows rapidly and blanches easily during the sum- mer months. Later in the fall the Central stalks and leaves are of pure snowy whiteness, even without earthing up, but stalks should be gathered together and earthed up as in other varieties, so as to produce the close- attractive bunches. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.50, postpaid.
Golden Self-Blanching ‘hnea
yellow celery for early use. In nearly all markets it is the leading sort. The stalks are much broader and heavier than those of the white varieties and greatly superior in quality. It is ready for use nearly as early as any other sort, and produces dwarfer and much larger bunches with broad, heavy stalks which blanch into a deep golden yel- low color. Stalks are crisp, tender, and free from stringi- ness. The standard of excellence in the yellow variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; ^4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
339. Golden Heart Dwarf
easilv. Heart very large and golden-yellow. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25.
342. Winter Queen
of all. Short, thick, stout, very heavy with large heart. Blanches beautifully and easily. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1.25.
Celeriac - Turnip-Rooted Celery
345. Large Smooth Prague ^fn il^feroveTUrni^
rooted Celery. Roots large, round, and smooth, and free from side roots; a profitable variety for market gardeners. Sow seed same as celery, transplant into rows two feet apart and about six to eight inches in the row. No earth- ing up is required for Celeriac, as it is the roots which are the edible portion of the vegetable. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.25.
Golden Self-Blanching Celery.
LOU S. DARLING SEEP CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Darling’s Hardy Northern Sweet Corn
Northern Michigan is the home of good sweet corn. Corn grown here is sweeter, richer, and more delicately flavored than corn grown almost any other place in the world. We do not know why it should be, but we know that it is. Not only, experts in such things, but the thousands of people from all over the world who visit us summers, say so.
Our corn is also hardier and earlier. We can ex- plain this, for all vegetables that grow here in the North are that way. It will stand planting earlier and will mature in shorter time than will corn grown farther south.
The man who plants our corn will be surer of a good yield, will have corn of better quality, and will have it earlier than his neighbor who plants southern grown seed. This means a good deal to either the one who has just a little home garden, or the one who grows for market. It means the most to the latter for it is dollars he is after. If he has corn of better quality and can get it on the market a few days earlier than the other fellow, the dollars will be his all right. These are our reasons for advising you to plant Darling’s Hardy Northern Sweet Corn.
CULTURE. Plant in hills three feet apart each way, and five or six kernels in a hill. Hoe often, and draw soil up to the stems; break off side shoots. Make the soil rich with well-rotted manure. A rich, warm alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any good ordinary soil if it is deeply and thoroughly worked before planting.
Our Sweet Corn is thoroughly tested before it leaves our hands.
348. White Mexican The Best Early white
0*0. VYI1IIC iVlGAlCdll Sweet Corn Did you
ever eat any of the old Black Mexican Sweet Corn? Do you remember its marvelous sweetness and de- licious flavor? .Did you like its flavor but dislike its color? Well, in the White Mexican we have the Black Mexican in a white skin with larger ears and earlier.
White Mexican came from a “sport” found in a field of the old Black Mexicans, which has never been excelled for earliness, sweetness, and delicious flavor, its only objection being its dark color when ripe.
White Mexican retains all the wonderful sweet- ness and delicious flavor of the Black Mexican, but instead of being black in color, it is a beautiful pearly white.
White Mexican grows about five feet high, and is very strong and vigorous. The stalks produce from one to three ears to the stalk, measuring from seven to nine inches in length, with twelve to fourteen rows of kernels. It is fully as early as the Early Cory, but produces larger and better-filled ears, and more of them.
"White Mexican is, we think, without exception the best early white sweet corn ever produced. Our seed is all grown by the originator, and is genuine.
Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pjt., 40 cts.; qt., 60 cts. ; by mail, postpaid.
It was just 12 years ago that we first ofjatffed Pure Bold to our customers. Thou- sands luy^e bought it since that time and every one <%f themrare singing praises of this truly wonderful swee^^corn. Other thousands are joining their rasiljsB every year, for instead of losing popularity it is making friends faster than ever. It not only makes friends for itself, but it has made more friends for The Darling Seed Co. than anything we have ever introduced. In all our experience we have never known anything like it. At first it was a little hard to get it started, on account of its color,
ut when it once gets a foothold in a neighborhood, o^her varieties of sweet corn may as well move on.
354. Darling’s Pure Gold
White Mexican.
In color, Pure Gold is a beautiful golden yellow,
entirely different from any other yellow corn. It also has a delicious, sweet flavor, excelling in that respect all other kinds. It remains tender a long time and comes off the cob freely without any of those disagreeable hulls that get between the teeth, and make you think of a toothpick after the first bite.
After it has once become introduced, its color is one of its best features for it enables people to dis- tinguish it from other kinds. Our market gardeners had some trouble at first in getting it on the tables of our big summer hotels, but after they once got it started their only trouble was to grow enough to supply the demand. No other kind is now used in these hotels when Pure Gold can be secured.
The stalks are dwarf, growing but about four feet high, each one bearing from one to four ears about six inches long. It is uncommonly hardy, and will stand planting much earlier than other sorts, which makes it several days earlier in becoming fit for use. The small ears are ideal for the/table, being just the right size and not too awkward to handle, as the larger ones. Price: Pl«., HVcts. ; pt., 40 cts.; qt., 65 cts.; by mail, postpaid. \ /
387 Countrv Gentleman For Main Crop. The Most Delicious Sweet Corn Grown. Very pro- ^ ductive, each stalk yielding three and often four ears, even six each
occasionally'. Country Gentleman isAhe finest of all sweet corns for the private table. The arrange- ment of the kernels on the cob indicates high quality. The moment the teeth sink into this luscious, milky, tender corn you will become a complete convert to it, for it will delight the most fastidious epicure. It retains its delicate tenderness and flavor even when a little old, as the ears are enclosed in a heavy husk, which tends to keep the ear “in the milk” for several days longer than other corns. The ears average eight to nine, inches in length, cob small; plump, pearly white kernels of great depth fill the ear from end to end. But the great merit of the “Country Gentleman” 'corn is its delicious quality; it is without doubt, the sweetest and most tender of any sweet corn. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c.
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390. White Evergreen This is a high-bred, pure- white
* type of the ever-popular Stow-
ell’s Evergreen. From one pure-white grained ear. accidentally discovered some years ago, it has been developed by carefu* selection. Stalks very vigorous, 6 to 7 feet high. The ears are uniformly very large and well filled to the tip with long, slender kernels. Market gardeners and canners have long been wishing for a white sweet corn as good as Stowell’s Ever- green. They can now have it — sweet and tender. When in the green state, both cob and kernels are white as snow. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c.
Sweet Corn— Full List
Extra Early Varieties
Pkt. Pt. Qt.
White Mexican. See full description
Page 21 $0.10 $0.40 $0.60
Red Cob Cory. One of the very earliest.
Ears, 6 inches. Cob red. Kernels
384.
387.
390.
white. Quality fine |
.10 |
.40 |
.60 |
Darling’s Pure Gold. See full descrip- tion page 21 |
.10 |
.40 |
.65 |
Extra Early Prenio. An extra early va- riety possessing all the good qualities of other extra early sweet corn |
.10 |
.40 |
.60 |
Golden. Bantam. Early; hardy: prolific; fine jquality. Ears 6 inches. Corn golden yellow ! |
.10 |
.30 |
.55 |
Peep-O’-Day. One of the sweetest of the extra earlies. stalks 4 feet. Ears 6 inches. Grain white |
.10 |
.40 |
.60 |
Kendall’s Early Giant. Ears 8 to 10 inches, very attractive and sell well. Kernels pure white, very tender, sweet, and palatable. Very prolific. Matures in from GO to 72 days |
.10 |
.35 |
.55 |
Early Minnesota. An old and very popu- lar sort. Stalks 6 feet. Ears 8 inches, 8 rowed. Kernels broad, sweet, tender |
.10 |
.35 |
.55 |
Perry’s Hybrid. Very popular in the east. Stalks 6 feet. Ears 8 inches, 12 to 14 rowed with occassionally a pink cob |
.10 |
.35 |
.55 |
Crosby’s Early. Ears 6 inches, 14 rowed. Stalks 5 feet. Kernels broad, flat, short, white and tender |
.10 |
.35 |
.55 |
Early Evergreen. A selected strain of Sto well’s, two weeks earlier. Ears seven inches, 16 to 20 rows. Quality the best |
.10 |
.30 |
.50 |
Mammoth White Cob Cory. Matures in 60 to 65 days. One of the sweetest and most popular kinds. Plants short and stocky. Will stand close planting |
.10 |
CO |
.55 |
Late Sorts
Stowell’s Evergreen. A very popular late sort. Yields enormous quantities of large, handsome, 16-rowed ears. Ker- nel deep, slender, very white, and
sweet
Country Gentleman. See full description
White Evergreen.
page 19
See full description
.10 |
.35 |
.65 |
.10 |
.35 |
.65 |
.10 |
.35 |
.65 |
Darling’s Pure Gold. Natural Size.
Pop Corn
Does well on sod land, or where clover has been turned down. Plant when danger of frost is over, in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way, leaving three or four stalks to the hill. May also be sown in drills 3 to 4 feet apart, dropping the seed 1% to 2 feet apart in the drills, allowing only two plants to the hill. Cultivate thoroughly but shallow. U'se two quarts to the acre.
Everybody knows the old variety named White Rice. Our strain is an improvement, with larger ears, more abundantly produced, six ears on a stalk is not a rare occurrence. The grains are sharply pointed, and the ear is a hand- some one. Pkt., 10c; pt., 25c; qt., 40c.
oq/» f'’nlrlfan This is perhaps the handsomest of all the pop corns when on the ear,
JifO. VdUeen S uoiacn surpassing all others in size and color. It pops perfectly white, and a
393. Monarch White Rice
single kernel will expand to nearly an inch. Produces from four to six ears on a stalk, this strain is very fine. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 40c.
Our stock of
399. Silver Lace
Its superb ten- derness and semi- transparent ap- pearance when popped highly recommend it. Grows five *to six feet high, pro- ducing three or four ears to the stalk. The ears are of good ap- pearance, five or more inches long, with smooth, round, white grains. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c.
Darling’s White Rice Pop Corn.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO.
HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Petoskey M:ch. Jan.l,l©l8
•Will W« Tracy,- Sr.
Dear Mr. f^raoyi
Here I am, bothering you again, with our catalog and about our * seeds. At first I thought that it would be better not to mail our cat- alog to you this year. Having mailed it to you for two years, and not having heard a word from you, I thought that perhaps you were no longer interested in seeds and would not care for it. But having once commenced a thing, I hate to give up beaten, and so have decided to try once more. Now my only fear is that my persistence will annoy you. If it does, I beg your pardon and promise faithfully that I will not repeat the offence "The high cost of living," Y7e hear it on every side, While we all know, to our sorrow, what these words mean, the one who has to foot the bills, appreciates their meaning to the fullest extent. It makes no differe.uce if the grocery bill is twice as large as it used to be, it has to be paid. There is no getting around it, although it sometims comes pretty hard. But I am glad to say, that there is an easy way in which the size of this important bill can be greatly reduced.
If you have ever had the experience, you know what a great big hole, a small, well kept garden will cut in that grocery bill. Such a garden can easily be made to produce the greater part of the summer liv- ing for a family. And it not only saves on the Grocer bill, but it cuts the foctor’s bill as well and is more satisfactory in many ways.
You have the satisfaction of using vegetables that you know are fresh and fully matured when you want them, They are certainly more healthy than the half matured, wilted and sometimes half decayed ones you are usually obliged to take at the market.
This is the spring above all others, when you should plant a good garden. Properly arranged and planted with reliable seeds, it will not require very much space and the labor for caring for such a garden is very small, when compared with the results obtained. In fact, the plea- sure of seeing things grow and having a good garden, more than repays the average person for all the labor connected with it.
You must, of course, plant only the best seeds you can find.
Now I do not claim that ours are the only good seeds or that they are better than all others. But I do believe that they are fully as good as any and they are much better than many. They are Northern Grown, which certainly is not against them, but greatly in their favor. For this reason, they will start quicker, grow faster and furnish good vegetables for your table much earlier than will southern grown seeds. Not only this; they will be better colored, more perfect, better flavored, and the yield will be just about double.
There is no getting around the fact that if you are to obtain the best results, if you want to be sure of growing the most perfect things, (vegetables, flowers or in the field,) in the greatest profusion with the least labor, you must procure Northern Grown Seeds, from some source. Then why 2.ot from "Barling’s?" There are none better, our prices are reasonable and we are here, ready to serve you promptly and carefully,
LSD/CHD. Yours very truly,
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Darling’s Hardy Northern Cucumber
Northern Michigan is the home of the cucumber. Our soil and climate -seem to be particularly suited to the best developments of all kinds of garden vines, and the cucumber above most others. This vine does so well here that nearly every railroad station has its “salting station,” owned by one of the big “pickle factories,” where they salt down the small cucumbers for pickles. Our cucumber seed will produce plants that will be free from disease, fruit early, and yield big crops.
In order to obtain the largest yield of cucum- bers the soil should be well enriched with well- rotted manure, but an abundance of good fruit can be raised on any rich garden soil. Plant the seed not over an inch deep, in hills four to six feet apart each way, dropping fifteen to twenty seeds in a hill. After the plants begin to crowd and danger from the striped beetle is pretty well over, thin to three plants to the hill. Give fre- quent but shallow cultivation until the plants make runners so long that it is impracticable. The plants are liable to attack from the striped cucumber beetles, which are so numerous in some cases as to destroy them, These insects may be kept off by frequent dusting with air-slaked lime, soot, or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. Care should be taken not to use too much of any of the above materials for if used too freely they will kill the vines. The best protection against injury is a vigorous and rapid growth of the young plants. Use one ounce for fifty hills, and two pounds per acre when planted in hills.
411. Petoskey White Spine sl£i^
Cucumber perfection has been atttained in this grand improvement in the White Spine family. It is an early, prolific, and continuous producer of uniformly large and symmetrical fruits of an intense rich, deep green color, faintly marked with light yellowish shading towards the tip. It runs very close to type, bearing practically no mis-shapen fruit or culls. It is the ideal for slic- ing— flesh being compact, fine grained, sparkling white, and of most refreshing and delightful flavor. The vines are vigorous, quite healthy, mildew- proof, maintaining their luxuriance and bearing from the earliest to the latest season. Either for the home garden or for market, this variety is without a peer. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ^4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25.
Petoskey White Spine Cucumber.
414. New Davis Perfect Cucumber J£°. °£er Selected Stock of the Original Strain of
This New Famous Variety. A splendid cucumber for the home garden and for the truck farmer. Possesses all the merits of the best slicing varieties; wonderfully uniform in shape and exceedingly productive Their handsome shape and fine dark green color commands the highest price on the market. For that reason it is rapidly becoming a favorite with our market garden customers. Also a good greenhouse cucumber. Davis’ Perfect is bound to become most popular both for forcing under glass and for growing outside. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
423. Darling’s Improved Long Green
Our strain of the ever popular and reliable Long Green, is the result of long years of careful growing
and selecting. Every good feature of the old Long Green has been developed to the highest degree while its weak points have been strengthened or eliminated. We have developed its hardiness until
it is the strongest growing and most disease re- sisting cucumber we have ever seen. It is very uniform in size and shape. It grows to enormous size, often, attaining 16 inches in length. Its su- perb dark' green color, retained until fully ma- tured, makes it very attractive and salable, while its crispness and delicious flavor is equalled by very few and excelled by none. It yields enor- mously. Beginning almost as soon as the vines begin to run and continuing through the entire season, fruits suitable for pickling or table use may be gathered at any time. Taken altogether, we believe that Darling’s Improved Long Green cucumber is the very best for all purposes, pick- ling, table use or the market garden. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
Davis’ Perfect Cucumber.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Improved Long Green Cucumber,
Full List of Cucumbers
411. Petoskey White Spine. See full description page 21 :
414. Davis’ Perfect. See full description page 21
417. Early Short Green, or Early Frame. Excellent for serving green or pickles.
Fruit straight, smooth, bright green. Holds green color long time
420. Early Cluster. The best variety for pickles. Fruit small, borne in clusters
near root of plant
423. Darling’s Improved Long Green. See full description
426. Boston Pickling. Fruits of medium size, very smooth, bright green ....
429. Cumberland. Straight, handsome fruits, thickly set with fine spines. Tender
at all stages. Fine general purpose sort
432. Small Gherkin. Very small and prickly. Grown for pickles only....
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Eggplant
Eggplant germinates slowly, and should be planted in a moderately high temperature, for in this, as in all sub-tropical plants, it is of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth from the first, the plants never recovering from a check received when young. When the plants have formed two rough leaves, transplant to three or four inches apart. When, the ground is warm and all danger, not only from frosts but from cold nights, is past, harden off the plants by gradual exposure to the sun and air and decreasing the supply of water, then carefully transplant to the open ground, setting the plants 2 y2 feet apart.
435. DARLING’S SPINELESS NEW YORK IMPROVED. Entirely spineless. Fruits large, regular shaped, and handsome. The most prolific strain. Plants large, spreading foliage, light green; fruit very large, oval; color a splendid dark purple. Plants usually ripen four to eight large fruits. Pkt., 5c; oz., 40c; % lb., .$1.50; lb., $4.00.
438. BLACK BEAUTY. From ten days to two weeks earlier than the purple varieties, and of rich, lustrous, purplish black color, and is a distinct sort and a favorite where known. The plants are remarkably healthy in their growth and yield an abundance of large fruits. The fruit is very attractive in appearance. This variety is entirely spineless. Quality the very best. Pkt.,
10c; oz., 40c; *4 lb., $1.50; lb., $4.00.
Endive or Chicory
Endive may be grcwn at any season of the year, but it is more generally used late in the fall. Sow the seed in June or July, in drills 14 to 20 inches apart, and when well started, thin the plants to one foot apart. When nearly full grown, tie the outer leaves together over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be kept up. Blanch- ing may also be done by slipping large-sized but short tile or pieces of tile over each plant after the leaves are gathered up and held closely together.
441. LARGE GREEN CURLED. A large, strong growing endive, which by tying up, can be made to form finely blanched centers of good quality. Outer leaves well cut and bright green. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., 75c.
444. MOSS CURLED. One of the best autumn, winter, or spring salads. Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided green leaves, which, when properly blanched, are exceedingly crisp and tender. -Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., 75c.
447. EVER WHITE CURLED. A very beautiful sort in which the leaves are very light colored, even the outer ones being nearly white. The plant is moderately dense, with divided leaves which are a little coarser than those of the Large Green Curled. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 75c.
Gourds — Useful Sorts for the Kitchen Garden
Gourds are rapid growing and very interesting annual climbers, with ornamental foliage, odd and singular-shaped fruit; being tender, they should not be planted until all danger from frost is over. The following varieties will be found useful for household purposes, besides being extremely ornamental and serviceable as climbers.
450. JAPANESE NEST EGG. Resembles exactly in color, form, and size, the eggs of hens; do not crack, and are uninjured by cold or wet. The vine is useful for covering screens, being quite ornamental. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c. (
453. DIPPER, Like the Sugar Trough Gourd, this is useful also for many household purposes. The vines should be grown on a trellis so that the gourds may hang down and thus have straight necks for handles. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.
456. DISH CLOTII, OR LUFF A. A natural dish cloth and a most admirable one. is furnished by the peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, pourous, elastic, and durable. *They are' Also useful in the bath in place of sponges. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c.
459. SUGAR TROUGH. The fruits grow to a large size, of very flat pear shape. By sawing off the upper portion, large dishes or buckets may be made, which are useful for many household purposes, such as buckets, baskets, soap and salt dishes, and for water pans for the poultry yard. The shell, when dried, is thick and hard, extremely light, but very durable, lasting a long time in use. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents.
462. EXTRA FINE MIXTURE OF GOURDS. A splendid mixture * of gourds, including all the drnarflefital kinds, both large and small, of various shapes and colors, such as Japanese Nest Egg' Mock Orange, Dish Cloth, Turk’s Turban, Dipper,
Serpent Bottle, Warty Gourd, Hercules’ Club, and many other curious and unique varieties. Packet, 5 cents; ounce,
15 cents.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Lettuce
Another of the garden plants that ex- cel in the North. Lettuce requires cool weather for its most perfect develop- ment. For this reason it does better here than farther south, our cool nights and new land being just suited to its best growth. Our seed is selected from perfect, healthy plants and always more than pleases those who plant it.
Lettuce is divided into two classes — the Cabbage, with round head and broad spreading leaves, and the ^Cos, with long head and erect narrow leaves.
The Cabbage varieties are most tender and buttery, and the Cos the most rich and refreshing. The Cabbage form has a subdivision called Curled, from the form of the leaves, having the habit' of the cabbage, though' not forming solid heads, but is very pretty for garnishing, and considered by many the best in all respects. --
CULTURE. Lettuce to be at its best should be grown as rapidly as possible, hence the soil should be made as rich and friable as possible by liberal ma- nuring and thorough preparation. Foor winter, sow under glass from Novem- ber to February and thin out as neces- sary to prevent crowding. Keep a mod- erate heat and give all the light and air possible. For general crop, sow outdoors as early in the spring as. the ground can be worked, in drills eighteen inches apart and thin the young plants to four inches apart in the row. -As the plants begin to crowd, thin them outr Darling’s Ice Cream Lettuce,
and use as required. In this way a
much longer succession of cuttings may be had from the same ground. For the cabbage or heading varieties where large heads are desired, the plants should be thinned ten to twelve inches apart in the row.
480 Darlincr’c Cfea m A Head Lettuce That Heads. Largest and best lettuce. Heads
a haye g.rown eight inches across, and weigh one pound. Rich, but-
tery, crisp, and cool. Gardeners who want a large head lettuce either .for forcing or outdoor work, find this a valuable variety. The leaves are light green and tender. To get the best results this sort should be grown early or very late, as it does best in cool weather. When forced under glass should be grown a number of degrees cooler than other sorts. Grown largely in the Southern States for shipping North.
Shows a remarkable combination of earliness, firm heading character, handsome appearance, and fine quality. Both in cold-frames early in the spring and in the open ground, — in spring, summer, and early fall months, — it has proved to be not only the very earliest and surest heading of all early lettuces we have ever grown, but also the very finest quality at all seasons. Thousands of satisfied planters are most enthusiastic in praise of it. It is not only earlier than May King, Hanson, and other choice extra early varieties, but the heads are also larger in size and more tightly folded. The outer leaves are a light green, while all the inner leaves of the head are nicely blanched to a rich, buttery-yellow tint. Stands a longer time before running to seed than any other early head variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
492. Darling’s Improved Hanson
In table qualify this lettuce is perfection itself. It is wholly free from bitter taste, having a sweet and rich flavor, even to the outer leaves. It remains long in good table condition after reaching maturity, and resists heat and drouth well, and is very slow to run to seed. Its ability to remain sweet and^tender is one of the leading characteristics. It is a perfect open-air lettuce in all respects. It is hardy" and may be set out in earliest spring or grown late in the fall. Every year increases the already wide demand for our strain of Improved Hanson, and no lettuce has, a wider American popularity than this hard- heading Cabbage Lettuce. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
EJftJ. f^rsinrl Ranirl^ 1 Tbe Great Lettuce of the Great West. Indoors or out, the easiest
DU4. urana capias Lettuce of-all to grow. This is probably the best of the loose-leaved varieties. It forms no head, but produces an abundant crop of pale green leaves, slightly but closely
Darling’s Improved Hanson Lettuce.
crumpled, which, even when old, re- tain their characteristic sweetness and brittle character. In this respect it excels many of the best leading va- rieties. Moreover, the flavor even of the outside leaves is fully equal to that of the heart leaves of many head- ing varieties. In the Middle West, and in many other sections, it is ex- tremely popular. We strongly urge those who cannot succeed in getting Lettuce to head to grow Grand Rapids. The plant may be cut whole, or the outside leaves ma^ be removed, leav- ing the younger ones to grow. The lower leaves grow clear of the ground so that it rarely suiters from rot, and is therefore more largely grown for forcing than any other sort. Price, pkt., 5c; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
506. Darling’s All-Summer Lettuce
One Sowing Produces Salad for the Season. Contains a grand assortment of decidedly distinct and excellent lettuces. They mature early, medium, and late; some curled and crimped, others produce heads. Colors range from almost pure white, through deli- cate shades of green and yellow to rich golden. All are delightfully fresh, crisp, tender, and of excellent flavor. All sizes, from the small early to the mammoth summer varieties. A very valuable lettuce for those who have only a small place. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
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Noted for its Sweetness and Brittleness
The Best of the Loose* Leaved Varieties
One of the Best for the Market Gardener and the Easiest of all to Grow
Lettuce — Full List
Grand Rapids Lettuce.
Heading Varieties
480. Darling’s Ice Cream. See i
482. Early May King. Early, quick growing, sure heading. Outer leaves are
light green, folded closely around large heart of rich golden-yellow. Good for all seasons and a splendid shipper 05
483. Salamander. Large solid heads. Outer leaves bright green. Inner leaves,
blanched. One of the best for out-of-doors
486. California Cream Butter. Best suited for. cool weather. Large, round, solid 489. Big Boston. Fine for forcing and shipping. Large, compact, white heads.
Always crisp, tender and delicious 05
492. Darling’s Improved Hanson. See full description page 23
Curled or Loose-Leafed Varieties
495. Early Curled Simpson (White Seeded). Very large leaves. Light green,
sweet, tender, and of fine appearance 05
498. Black Seeded Simpson. One of the best for out-of-doors. Leaves slightly ruffled, large, loose, yellowish-green. Remains a long time in condition 500. Early Prizehead. Not strictly a heading sort. Leaves are large, loosely folded, crumpled. Color bright green tinged with reddish-brown 504. Grand Rapids. See full description page 23 05
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Cos Lettuce
Cos Lettuce is distinct in having long, narrow, spoon-shaped leaves, folding into loose, sugar-loaf- shaped heads which blanch better by having the outer leaves drawn about them and tied. Exceedingly crisp, tender, and of delicate flavor. Pkt. Oz. ^4 Lb. Lb.
505. Early White Self -Folding (Seed White). Leaves yellowish white, crisp,
tender, and of good quality; a self-blanching lettuce of superior flavor.
Sold also as Romaine or Trianon $0.05 $0.10 $0.25 $0.85
506. Darling’s All Summer Lettuce. See full description page 23 05 .10 .20 .75
Leek
This belongs to the onion family and is a good fall and winter substitute for green onions. The leaves are flat, and the stems are very large, cylindrical and bulbous. Sow early in spring in drills 12 to 16 inches apart, covering % inch deep. Thin plants to 6 inches apart in row and draw the earth about them when cultivating. If one desires white and tender leeks transplant when about 6 inches high, set- ting 4 inches apart in trenches 2 feet apart and gradually earth up like celery.
507. LONDON FLAT. This well known broad leaved leek is hardy, productive, of good quality, and
is extensively cultivated in this country. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50.
508. LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. A desirable strong growing, broad leaved leek, hardy and pro-
ductive. It is a favorite with many market gardeners and is also extensively used for the home garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50.
Kale or Borecole
Kale, or German Greens, do not form heads, but furnish an abundance of pretty curled leaves that are highly prized for food. Some of the varieties are the most tender and delicate of the cabbage family. Can be successfully raised on almost any soil, but the richer it is the better the product. Sow from the middle of April to the beginning of May; transplant and cultivate like cabbage. Will endure considerable frost without injury. 1 ounce of seed sows 200 feet of drill; 4 pounds sow an acre.
509. DWARF CURLED SCOTCH, OR GERMAN GREENS. A finely curled, spreading, low-growing
variety, the leaves of which, when properly^ cooked, make a very palatable dish of greens. The plant is very hardy, and is grown extensively in the South for shipment. The leaves are long and of an attractive bright green color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; *4 lb., 40 ets.; lb., $1.00.
510. TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. Grows about two feet high, with an abundance of dark-green
leaves, which are very curly and wrinkled. So hardy as to he able to withstand winter in the Middle States withopt protection. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75.
511. SIBERIAN. Vigorous variety of spreading habit. Leaves are large, comparatively plain in the
center, but cut and frilled at the edges. Hardy, a favorite for greens and in many sections is grown for forage. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; *4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.00.
Kohl Rabi - Turnip-Rooted Cabbage
When young and tender, they are fine for table use, when matured, they keep splendidly and are excellent for feeding stock. For early use, sow in hotbed, trans- plant and cultivate like Early Cabbage. For winter use, plant the middle of June or first of July outdoors in rows 18 inches apart, transplanting or thinning out to eight inches apart in the rows. One ounce of seed sows 200^feet of drill.
512. EARLIEST WHITE VIENNA. Greenish white
outside, with clear, white flesh within. Smooth, short leaf; good for forcing; fine in quality.
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.75.
513. EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Very early, with
small top, the leaf stems being tinged with purple. Bulb bright purple, flesh white, de- sirable for forcing and early outdoor planting.
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 60c; lb., $1.75.
Earliest White Vienna KoJjI-Rabi.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Muskmelon
Plant the seed in hills six feet apart each way, dropping ten to twelve seeds in a hill. After the plants begin to crowd and the striped beetles are pretty well gone, thin to four of the most vigorous plants in a hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation until the plants make runners so long that this is impracticable. Rich earth for the young plants is far better than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted and thoroughly mixed with the soil.
If plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing, but pinch off the end of each side branch after it has one fruit set. The beetles may be kept off by frequent dusting with air-slaked lime, soot, or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. Care should be taken not to use too much of any of the above materials or the vines will be injured. Should even the -diluted material prove injurious to the vine, use road earth only, as frequent dusting with this alone will often prove effective, especially if a wind is blowing.
Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack.
Clfi Darlino’d pyti-a Fat*lv A Reliable and Bountiful Yielder. Large, Hand-
01 D. leaning s nxtra nany nacKensacK some> Early Green Flesh Rich and Sugary. A
large green-fleshed variety, round, slightly flattened from the stem to the blossom end, very deeply and broadly ribbed, -with bold, strongly defined netting. The flesh is very thick, rich in flavor and beautiful in appearance. This New Early is a selection or improvement almost equal in size to the Hack- ensack, and at least ten days earlier. Several years thorough trial has proven it to be the best as well as the earliest of all large netted melons. The melons wreigh from four to six pounds each. The skin is green and thickly netted; flesh is light green, of delicious flavor, rich and sugary. It is also a luxuriant, healthy grower, and exceedingly productive. This type of Melon (once almost entirely superseded by the oval-shaped sorts) is rapidly coming into favor again. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., 75c.
537. Darling’s Emerald Gem ^%?e70*n0r%nS'Sc'd
twent-eight years ago, this has long been acknowdedged the most delicious in flavor — the standard by which all other melons must be judged. It is also one of the earliest to ripen, and while too soft to stand shipping any great distance to market, it is un- equaled for home use or nearby markets. Vines of strong, vigor- ous growth and very prolific. If fruits are gathered as soon as they ripen, the vines will continue in bearing throughout the season. The melons are of the same size as our Netted Gem, but slightly flattened at the stem and blossom ends. The skin is a rich, deep emerald green, smooth and free from netting. The fruits are heavily ribbed, with narrow bands of lighter green between the ribs. Flesh very thick, with thin rind and small seed cavity, crystalline in appearance, and of a rich salmon color. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
518. Honey Dew Melon
Canteloupe with a South African melon resembling a casaba. In fact the Honey Hew resembles the Casaba, but greatly surpasses it in quality. Found to be far superior to the ordinary melon for shipping, and will keep for many days after removal from the vine. There is every reason to believe that as soon as the productiveness, unsurpassed quality and shipping characteristics of Honey Hew become generally known it will become a standard variety.
The skin is a very delicate yellow; surface almost perfectly smooth, with incidental warts in scattered fashion. The rind is thin, but very firm, which makes it a good shipper; the flesh is very thick, and in color, blends from a near white at the rind to the daintiest of emerald-greens at the seed cavity, which is of medium capacity. The flesh is crisp and delicious, very sweet, juicy and possesses a honey flavor very pleasing to
Darling’s Emerald Gem . Muskmelon.
the palate.
The marketing of this delicious melon has created an extensive call for seed. Honey Hew has so far been grown only in Rocky Ford, Colorado, California, and Arizona; its general adaptability to other melon sections has yet to be determined. Our trials in Michigan last summer show that this melon will ripen good fruits in an average growing season when first started on sods in the hot bed to give it a longer time.
It is about two weeks later than the Rocky Ford Canta- loupe. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; y4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Manchester, Conn. Last order came in good shape. The amount of seeds is larger than I get . from any other firm. Have used nothing but Pure Gold sweetcorn for three seasons. Yours truly,
MRS. E/H. CROSBY.
Kent, Wash.
Your onion seed is fine. Wish I had planted more. At the pres- ent price of onions it would have been a very profitable investment. Yours truly.
G. H. WAID.
Honey Dew Melon.
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544. Burrell Gem Muskmelon
A Red-Fleshed Rocky Ford. Burrell
Gem is a combination of two of the best muskmelons ever grown. While it has the shape and appearance of the Rocky Ford, it has the deep salmon- colored flesh of the Emerald Gem. While some claim that it is not quite as early as Rocky Ford and Emerald Gem, we have been able to discover very little difference.
This new melon is without question unsurpassed in quality, size, and shape, as a shipping variety. It has a thin, tough rind, the ribs of which are close- ly interlaced with gray netting. The average length is 6 inches by 4V2 inches in diameter. They weigh about 2% pounds each. The reddish orange flesh is very thick, fine-grained, and spicy, and of a flavor unexcelled by any other melon. So great has been the demand for this variety by com- mission houses who have handled them that growers are unable to keep them supplied. They always command a Burrell’s Gem Muslcmelon. much higher price than other sorts
and sell readily when other melons are a drug on the market. Our seed comes direct from the originator. Be sure to include with your order. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00.
528 Darlinff’s Rockv Ford Muskmelon °ur Extra Selected Strain. To the most of peo- uarnng S I\OCKy r ora IVlUSKmeiOn ple the name Rocky Ford now means a delicious
muskmelon, instead of a place in Colorado, from which it was named and where it has been very ex- tensively grown and shipped for several years. Our Selected Strain is of such a highly developed character as to be a rejuvenated Rockyford with its virtues greatly intensified. A pure Rocky Ford cantaloupe when ripe should have a silver-colored netting, which is lace-like in appearance. The skin should be green, turning to a peculiar gray color when the melon is fit for shipping. The flesh should be green in color, and so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. The melon should have a small seed cavity, and the portion of the flesh immediately surrounding it be slightly tinged with yellow. The melon should weigh about one and a half pounds and be very solid and firm. Pkt., 5c; oz„ 10c; % lb„ 35c; lb., $1.00, postpaid.
Muskmelon— Full List
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Green- Fleshed Sorts
Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack. See full description page 25
Honey Dew. See full description
Jenny Lind. The earliest green-fleshed sort. Small, round, flattened.
Quality delicious. Immense yielder
Improved Large Green Nutmeg. Hardy and productive. Fruits large, round,
deeply ribbed, coarsely netted. Flesh highly flavored
Bay View. Fruits very large, long, deeply ribbed. Good flavor. Productive.
The best long fruited sort
Rocky Ford Improved. See description page 25
Orange-Fleshed Sorts
Darling’s Lnequaled Gem. Extra early. A prolific bearer of small, round, flattened fruits. Flesh tender, deep, highly flavored. Strong healthy
vines. Continuous bearer
Paul Rose, or Petoskey. Combines good qualities of Netted Gem and Osage, Color light golden-green. Flesh firm, fine grained, very sweet. Fine for
home or market garden
Darling’s Emerald Gem. See full description page 2 5
Osage. Fruit, medium to large, oval, slightly ribbed, dark green, shallow
netting. Flesh deep salmon color, very thick, good quality
Hoodoo. Ideal shipping melon. Medium size. Round, heavily netted, Flesh very thick, orange colored, sweetest flavored. Vines vigorous, heavy
bearing
Burrell’s Gem. See full description above
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Mustard
Used as a condiment, and the green leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like spinage. Sow early in spring, in drills about 18 inches apart, covering one-half inch deep. For suc- cession, sow every few weeks till autumn. In the South, the seed should be sown in autumn and the plants used early in the spring. One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill.
545. 'WHITE ENGLISH. Mild
and tender when young; seed light yellow in col- or. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 60c.
546. BROWN, OR BLACK
MUSTARD. More pun- gent in flavor than White. Seed black. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c.
547. SOI THFRN GIANT
CURLED. Highly es- teemed in tha-r .South, where the seed^fe sown in the fall, and plants used early in spring. Seeds brown. Plants two feet high. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 50c.
548. NEW CHINESE. A giant
curled variety with leaves double the size of the ordinary. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 50c.
Darling’s Rocky Ford Muskmelon.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH 27
Watermelons
A light, sandy soil, with good exposure to the sun, is the best situation to plant watermelons. The ground should be prepared deep, but receive shallow culti- vation. Hoe often and very thor- oughly. If extra large water- melons are desired for exhibition purposes, leave but one or two on a single vine. Plant in hills S to 10 feet apart each way, with a very generous shovelful of well-rotted manure mixed with the soil in each hill. If com- mercial fertilizer is used, it should contain a large percent- age of ammonia and potash. Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill, and finally when dagger from insects is past, thin out to three strong plants. Owing to the large size of watermelon seeds, the ounce size packets are about right for small gardens. One ounce of seed will plant 20 or 3 0 hills; four or five pounds will plant an acre.
Darling’s Iced Honey.
549 Daflino’s Hnnpv Iced Honey will ripen farther north than any, and is just as valu- er-*./. rawing o iwu able south. Iced Honey is the finest watermelon for the family
garden. People in our Northern States can now enjoy, from the beginning to the close of the season, most delicious watermelons, for Iced Honey is not only the earliest variety in cultivation, but it con- tinues to bear throughout the season.
Darling’s Iced Honey answers the following description: Very nearly round, very large for an extra early melon, averaging about fifteen pounds. Very dark green, mottled with a lighter shade. It is un- surpassingly luscious, having a very rich, honey-sweet flavor. The flesh is very dark red, absolutely stringless, good to the rind, no waste. Seeds are light brown. In fact, Darling’s Iced Honey is a melon that should be found in every garden. Price: Pkt.f 10 cts.; oz., 10c; % lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
560 Cole’s Earlv When we offer Cole’s Early watermelon we are by no means offering a new * " variety, but one of the oldest introductions, one that has been out long enough
to become endeared to the hearts of thousands of growers all over the country.
As its name indicates, Cole’s is an early melon. It is early and is particularly suited to the northern garden. The beautiful bright red flesh is crisp and of delicate texture — granulated, cool, and sparkling. In flavor, it is lusciously sweet and refreshing. The melons are not large, seldom over 12 inches in length by 9 inches in diameter, but what they lack in size is more than made up in number and solidity. The heart is large, there is little or no cavity and very few seeds — all solid flesh, the quality of which is sustained clear to the rind. It can be grown successfully over a larger latitude than other watrmelons, and it will mature large crops in Northern States when the season is at all favorable. Price: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts.
It is of superb, luscious flavor. While the skin is perhaps too thin to admit of the melons being shipped very great distances to market, it is most desirable to plant for home use or local markets. The melons themselves are very large, oblong in form, with dark green skin, thin rind, which is very brittle. Flesh bright scarlet, with solid heart, deliciously crisp, sugary, and splendid in every way. The melons average 18 to 20 inches in length by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
Watermelons— Full List Pkt. oz y4 u, Lb.
Darling’s Iced Honey. See full description $0.05 $0.10 $0.30 $1.00
Fordhook Early. One of the largest of the extra earlies. Round. Medi«m
green. Flesh bright red, deliciously sweet 05
Hungarian Honey. One of the sweetest. Small, round, dark green. Very
early. Fine for the home garden 05
Kolb’s Gem. Weighs 25 to 50 pounds. Flesh red and delicious. One of the
best shippers 05
Sweetheart. Large, nearly round. Skin bright mottled green Flesh red,
firm, crisp, and exceedingly sweet. Good keeper and shipper 05
Ice Cream, or Peerless. One of the best for market gardeners and shippers.
Medium size, oval, bright green finely veined with darker shade. Flesh
solid and sweet. Seed white 05
Cole’s Early. See full description 05 .10 .30 .85
Kleekly Sweets. See full description 05
Tom Watson. A large and very productive melon. Flesh rich red, sweet and tender. Seeds white marked with brown. A good shipper 05
562. Kleekly Sweets, or Monte Cristo
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Citron
These are a small and hard-meated sort of a melon grown for pre- serves. The meat v never gets soft like in a watermelon, but is hard and can be cut in pieces and stewed for preserves. Grows just like a melon and yields enor- mously.
567. COLORADO PRESERVING.
This is a large- fruiting strain of Citron for preserv- ing. Flesh clear white and very solid. Green seed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 75c.
Cumberland, O.
I got my seeds of you last spring and was well pleased with them. The best we have ever had. — MRS. J. A. DENNY.
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DARLINGS HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Hardy Northern Onion Seed
Grown by Experts from Healthy, Selected Tubers, under the Best Conditions.
Our Onion Seed has advertised itself. It has proved that all we have been claiming for it is true. It is of such superior quality that when it once is used in a neighborhood it not only sticks but it spreads.
We have thousands of unasked-for letters from growers all over the country who say that we furnish better onion seed than any one else. They say that it is more certain to grow, less liable to disease, more true to name and more productive than any they have ever bought any other place. These letters are all the more appreciated by us because they are not asked for by us. They go to prove that oui efforts to furnish the best seeds possible to produce are not entirely unappreciated.
Our Onion Seed is grown for us under the most thorough and critical inspection, and we confidently claim it is the choicest that it is possible to produce. Cheap onion seed grown from badly shaped or poorly ripened bulbs will produce after its kind. A few dollars saved in the purchase of Onion Seed for planting may result in the loss of hundreds of dollars when the crop is harvested.
Onions must have clean and very rich soil. It is useless to attempt to grow them on a poor-r un- suitable one. A liberal use of manure is more essential to this than any other crop. It should be of the best quality, well fermented, and thoroughly wTorked over during the previous summer. If it is too rank, it is liable to make soft onions with many scullions. Any of the high-grade commercial fertilizers are good for ordinary soils, and fine-ground bone will often benefit soils that are already very rich. Get the seed in as early as possible in the spring, no matter if it is cold and unpleasant. A week too late makes the difference between a good and a bad harvest. Sow in drills not less than a foot apart, nor more than half an inch deep. Keep the soil mellow and clear of weeds. Three days of neglect when the weeds are growing rapidly will sometimes ruin a crop. In cultivating to destroy weeds and keep ground mellow, do not cover the young bulbs -with earth. As onions grow on top of the ground, they may be allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd each other. With proper manuring onions can be grown on the same land for a score of years, and will become cleaner and better every year. One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill, or five pounds per acre.
It has been found difficult to grow onions from seed in the south, while from sets good crops are grown, and quite early. These sets are little onions, grown the previous year, and taken up when as large as peas. Set out in the spring, they soon form large onions. There are two kinds of onions that are not grown from seeds — the Potato and Top Onions. The Potato grows in clusters, underground; bulbs are planted in the spring and produce large onions; the large onions are planted the next spring and produce clusters. The Top Onion produces small clusters at the top of the stem; the -small onions are planted the follbwing spring, and the result is full-grown onions; and these large ones, with one year’s growth, produce the clusters on top for seed.
Darling’s Selected Globe Onion
The Height of Onion Perfection. Our Strain of Southport Globe Onion Has Never Been Excelled and Very Seldom Equaled
D»rlir»a,,Q WViifr** PJaKp The most beautiful onion grown. Symmetrical
uarnng s ^outnport wmte uioDe globe shape with smooth satin white skin. A per-
fect silver ball. Grows to a large size, averaging 7% to 9 inches in circumference. Solid and heavy. Flesh purest white, close and fine grained, mild and of an exceedingly delicate flavor. A very heavy
cropper, yielding under good culture up to 900 bushels to the acre. Our strain of this seed is grown
from picked thin-necked bulbs which ripen so uniformly and cure so thoroughly that the onions keep nearly as well as the yellow and red varieties. A valuable onion for either the home or market garden. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; *4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00.
588. Darling’s Southport Red Globe A hatldsorae onion of immense size, averaging nine to
53 r ten inches in circumference, solid, heavy, and of per-
fect globe shape; the skin is of a glossy deep purplish red color; flesh close grained, sparkling white, cooking tender and mild. It is hardy, a splendid keeper, and a big yielder, averaging under good
culture from 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre. Our strain of this seed is abso- lutely unsurpassed, being grown by experts from bulbs critically selected for largest size, solidity, brilliant rich color and typical globe shape, with small necks, thus insuring thorough and regular ripening and curing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.75.
591. Darling’s Southport Yellow Globe
This is one of the most satisfactory and popular varieties raised, for fam- ily use or for market. It is an enor- mous yielder, hardy and reliable, mak- ing, under good conditions, often up to 1,000 bushels per acre. The onions are models of perfection, growing uni- formly deep and globular in shape, veritable globes of gold, and are extra large, averaging nine to ten inches in circumference; the color of the skin is an attractive light golden yellow; the flesh snow white, firm, mild, and juicy. The small necks of this su- perior strain enable the onions to ripen down evenly, insuring unsurpassed keeping qualities. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Helmer, Ind.
I had a fine crop of onions from your seed this year. I shipped five carloads and have one more. I got $1.12 for the white ones and $1.00 for the red and yellow. 3,100 crates from 5ys acres. J. W. WEBER.
Merrill,, Mich.
I bought 2 pounds of onion seed from you last spring. I sowed it on acre of ground and harvested over 200 bushels of marketable onions. The season was a very poor one for cmions at that. H. A. GALAWAY.
Clinton, Mich.
Received catalog and letter. You ask the reason we did not order from you last : year. There was nothing wrong with your seeds, but you gave such generous packages that we had Fome left over. -and there are only two of us. Am sending an order which undoubtedly you will be able to fill be- fore time to put seeds in the ground. Darling’s Selected Globe Onion, N. P. WATSON.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO.,
PETOSKEY, MICH.
594. Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers
A standard variety everywhere. Shape round, uni- form, not “necky,” attractive color, mild flavor, fine quality; early but sure keeper; heavy cropper; good seller; more extensively grown than any other onion. A fine, productive variety of medium size; skin cop- pery yellow; flesh creamy white, comparatively mild and well flavored. The bulbs are rather flat with small necks, and ripen down very evenly.
It is of medium size, very solid and heavy, of excellent quality, and produces an enormous weight pet acre. It forms a bulb very early in the season, so that it may be used almost all summer, and ripens up crisp and solid in the fall. The tops die off entirely, leaving perfect- shaped bulbs without neck, which possess marvelous keeping quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
597. Darling’s Michigan Yellow Globe
Finest shape, best color, and yields larg- est crop of any yellow onion. The bulbs are large and uniformly spherical, with very small necks; the largest diameter below the center of the bulb; of a rich orange-yellow color; enormous yielders and splendid keepers. No onion grower can afford to plant inferior seed when such as this can be procured. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
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Complete Onion List
Darling’s White Globe. See full description page 28
Darling’s Red Globe. See full description page 28
Darling’s Yellow Globe. See full description page 28
Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers. See full description above
Darling’s Michigan Yellow Globe. See full description above
Yellow Danvers. Early main crop sort of medium size. Skin light yellow.
Flesh creamy white. Flavor excellent. Shape, flat but thick
Mammoth Prizetaker. As tender and sweet as the Bermudas. Very large;
perfect globe shape. The handsomest onion
Mammoth Silver King. Bulbs flattened but quite thick through. Very large, single bulbs weighing from two to three pounds. Beautiful silvery white.
Very mild and pleasant flavor
White Portugal. Attains good size. Flat but very symmetrical. Beautiful silvery white skin and flesh. Very early; mild flavored; a good keeper. . . Early Neapolitan Marzajola. An early and productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used for pickling. If seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it will mature a crop early in the season. In the South the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions
produced in March. This variety is known also as Early May
Extra Early Red Plat. An early, quick maturing variety. Fine for the North where the seasons are short. Color deep, rich red. Flavor good. Good for
winter use
Extra Large Red Wethersfield. Universally popular. Very large, flat, deep through. Skin purplish red. Flesh white, slightly tinged with pink. The
most popular sort in the North for winter and shipping
Australian Brown. An extra early, long-keeping, medium-sized, globe-
shaped sort. Skin clear brown. Good keeper and shipper
Mixed Onion Seed. All kinds mixed. Fine for the small garden and home use. Gives onions for all purposes and all seasons
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Onion Sets and Bulbs]
It is cheaper to raise Onions directly from the seed. Many persons with small gardens, however, still prefer to use sets. Gardeners also .plant sets -for bunch Onions to pull early in the spring, and for the earliest ripening bulbs. Prices by the bushel are subject to fluctuations of the market. The price per single quart will hold good throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts.
621. WHITE ONION SETS. -Grown from our choicest strain of the Philadelphia White Silver Skin seed. Price: Qt., 35c, by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: Qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $4.50.
624. RED ONION SETS. Grown from Large Red Wethersfield seed, the best for sets. Qt., 30c; by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: Qt., 20c ; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.75.
Onion Sets.
627.
YELLOW ONION SETS. Grown from the choicest Yellow Globe Danvers seed. Qt., 30c, by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: Qt., 20c; pk.,
$1.25; bu., $3.75.
POTATO ONION. Valuable for bunching or an early crop. The smallest sets make fine bulbs of good size, while the larger ones produce a cluster of small to medium size bulbs. Light brown skin; mild, white flesh. It is earliest, most vigorous in growth, and easiest to cultivate of all onions from sets. For the family garden, wheth- er pulled green or as dry bulbs, they are most ex- cellent. Qt., 35c, by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: Qt., 25c; pk.,
$1.75; bu., $5.90.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Parsley
Parsley requires rich, mellow soil. The seed is even slower than parsnip in germinating, and should be sown as early as possible in the spring, in drills one to two feet apart, and when the plants are well up, thin to one foot in the row. When plants are about three inches high, cut off all the leaves; the plant will start a new growth of leaves which will be brighter and better curled, and if these turn dull or brown, they can be cut in the same way every cutting will result in improvement. The Moss Curled variety makes beautiful plants.
636. Plain, or Single
Leaves flat, deeply cut but not curled. It is very dark green, is hardy and of excellent flavor, and for these merits is often pre- ferred. It is used more for flavoring, while the curled sorts aye psed for garnishing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
HnuKle The standard sort for outdoor culture,
ooy. LSOUDle curiea also highly prized by market garden- ers for the greenhouse. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
fLI? Harlr Mncc The leaves are of an extra dark
o^. u ant moss juried green color It is very produc.
tive. On account of the densely curled character of its leaves . a quantity can be gathered in a short time. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
Darling’s Dark Green Curled Parsley.
633. Darling’s Dark Green Curled t ,?istinct and
handsome vari- ety of quick, robust growth, forming compact, ornamental plants, densely furnished with strong-stemmed, graceful leaves, finely cut, most beautifully curled, and of that brilliant emerald green color so highly attractive when used for garnishing. The flavor of the leaves is also unusually rich and aromatic, rendering this variety of special value where used for flavoring in sauces, dressing, etc., either when fresh or dried. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c.
Darling’s Superior Parsnip
No place in the world produces such parsnips as does Northern Michigan. They grow large, strong, perfect, and healthy. Great big, smooth, white fellows that look clean enough and good enough to be eaten without cooking. Such perfect roots cannot help but produce seed of the highest quality, and they certainly do it.
CULTURE. Parsnip seed germinates very slowly, and does best in a cool, moist soil; therefore it should be sown as early as possible, in drills from fifteen to eighteen inches apart, and about half an inch deep. The soil should be deep, mellow, and moderately rich. When well up, thin the plants to three or four inches apart. The roots may remain in the ground for spring use in the North. If needed for winter, they may be dug and covered like potatoes. A light covering will answer. One ounqe will sow 200 feet of drill; five pounds for an acre.
645. Darling’s Improved Hollow Crown
This is a highly improved type, producing uni- formly large and handsome roots of stocky
form, heavy at the shoulder, well rounded, gradually tapering to the base, so that they are easily dug, and if grown in properly pulverized soil, the roots will be smooth and free from wrinkles and side roots. The flesh is white, of fine texture, free from core and stringiness, and especially fine flavored, cooking tender and sweet and rich, rendering it one of the finest of table vegetables for winter use. The roots may remain in the ground all winter, being hardy, or some may be dug late in the fall and stored in sand or soil, so^that they can be gotten at easily when the ground is frozen. Frost improves their quality. This parsnip is the heaviest cropper of all, and we recommend it for both garden and field culture. For winter use lay the roots horizontally in small boxes packed with ordinary garden soil, and store them in some convenient place outdoors away from snow or rain. Bring in a box as needed, thawing them out slowly in a moderate temperature. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 85c.
I r»r»cr WV»it<a Long, white, smooth, no side roots; tender and excellently flavored.
o**o. Lung omoom wnue rkt > 5c. oz > 10c. % lb>> 28c. lb>> 85c.
g51 Guernsey roo^s <1° n°t grow as long as the Hollow Crown, but are larger across and dig
^ easier. Roots are very smooth, white, fine grained, and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 85c.
• Ashland, Ohio.
I have been sending to you for seeds and potatoes for quite a number of years, and have a^ain sent an order for $28.00. I have always liked your seeds and they have given good results. The Pure Gold sweet corn made quite a hit two years ago. I took it to market and when I went again they would ask if I had any more of that good corn. But last year the seed did not grow good, so I had none to sell. E. A. LU'DWICK.
NOTE. We mailed him 4 quarts of Pure Gold, free of charge.
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Darling’s Hollow Crown Parsnip.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH. 31
Darling’s Hardy Northern Garden Peas
All Grown Bight Here in Northern Michigan and Possessing Hardiness, Vitality, Earliness, and Prot- ductiveness Pound Only in Northern Grown Seeds.
While peas to be picked gbben, for cooking, may be quite successfully grown on almost any kind of soil and in almost any climate, peas for seed purposes are an entirely differ- ent proposition. For the best de- velopment of the pea, to bring out that strong, healthy growth of vine and large quantities of large, well- filled pods, so much desired, a rather heavy soil and a cool, moist climate is desirable. The garden pea is very partial to cool, moist weather, espe- cially nights, and resents hot, dry weather. The insects that damage the pea so greatly in the South, also require warm nights in which to do their work, for they work in the nighttime, and can do nothing when it is cool and damp. This explains why nearly all seedsmen procure their seed peas in the North. They are obliged to do so in order to pro- cure perfect seed of strong vitality.
We grow all our own peas, right here in the North, giving them the most careful attention, so as to keep them pure and true to name. We do not hesitate to guarantee that pea seed bought of us will be as pure and of as strohg vitality as any that can be purchased, and more so than the most of others.
CULTURE. For early garden use we would advise a light, rich, warm soil, but for general crop a moder- ately heavy soil is best. The shorter the vine, the richer the soil should be. American Wonder and Little Gem require a very rich soil, but the Champion of England and other long-vined peas will make less vine and yield better if sown on land that is not too rich. To obtain best re- sults, land for peas should be prepared the fall before planting. For early use, select some extra early variety and sow them in trenches about an inch deep in light, quick soil. The genera! crop may be sown later, but we advise selecting sorts that follow each other in time of maturing and sowing them moderately early. These should be sown in trenches from four to six inches in depth and covered with about two inches of earth. As the plants grow, the earth should be filled in level with the surface. This will secure larger pods and more of them, and deep rooting. If the earth is filled in at the time of sowing, or the water is al- lowed to stand in the trenches, the seed will not germinate grow W'ell. The crop should be gathered as quickly as it is fit to use. even a few' pods begin to ripen, not only will new pods cease to form, but those partly advanced will stop growing. All wrinkled peas remain longer in season, are more delicate in taste, and sweeter than the smooth sorts. The wrinkled appearance indicates a greater amount of sac- charine matter.
Those varieties marked with a (*) are wrinkled, and should be sown thicker than the round peas, and not until the ground is warm. They
are the finest-flavored peas.
Those marked (t) are large-podded sorts.
NOTICE. Wherever the number of days from planting to first picking for table use is given, the time is taken from our trial ground records. Weather conditions, variations in soil and cultivation, as well as difference in latitude, will make either a longer or a shorter period of growth.
654 SurnfUp fFrliivw^ The Earliest Wrinkled Pea, May Queen Ex-
dm. uregory s surprise eclipse; cepted> It is as early as the smooth varieties,
yields better, and is far superior in quality. It ranks with the earliest of the lapge- podded, wrinkled varieties in quality, is earlier and yields better. Pods are much smaller than Gradus, but they are much more numerous and are always filled to the end. The 'vines grow about two feet high, but need no staking. Ready to pick 45 days from planting. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
RC7 I. LL.UL- Akok* An improved strain of our ever-popular Alaska
657. Darling s Improved Alaska pea_one whlch we have spent years fn perfecting.
We offer it, fully believing it to be the most perfect strain of Alaska in existence. We be- lieve that market gardeners, canners, and others who are particular about their seed, will find it entirely satisfactory. We believe it is just what they want. We know that no other will excel it in quality, earliness, or genuine merit. It is the most even-ripening strain we have ever seen. It is exceedingly hardy, and may safely be sown as early as the ground can be worked. Pick 45 days from planting. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 55c; by mail, postpaid.
672. : tSutton’s Excelsior The Ideal Home Garden Pea. Sutton’s Excelsior is one
of the first of the early, dwarf, large-podded peas; as early as Nott’s Excelsior, but very much more productive and producing much larger pods. In height, it is about 20 inches. It makes a very strong growth, very seldom attacked by insects, and bears enormously. The pods are quite large, ZVz to 4 inches long, very broad and square at the end. Pods and vine are about the same color as the Telephone. It is very hardy; seed may be safely sown as early as any of the hard, smooth-seeded kinds. An ideal pea for the family garden, for the reasons that the vines do not need staking; it is easily grown, hardy, yields heavily, and has unsurpassed table qualities. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
Darling’s Improved Alaska Pea.
Bonaparte, Iowa.
In 1915 I sent to you for a peck of Early Petoskey potatoes. When I dug them they turned out 16 to 17 great big potatoes to the hill. It is sure a grand potato. It was the same with the Chalk’s Early Jewel tomato I got of you. I also had good luck with your White Mexican sweet corn.
MBS. ANNA LIDOLPK.
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Darling’s Bountiful Pea.
ness to those of the Tall Tele- phone, with peas equally well fla- vored.
A very large - podded main crop pea, similar to Improved Stratagem, but a little lighter in color of vine and pod. The strik- ing features of the Daisy Pea are its large pods and the way in which they are heaped up in ridges on the short, strong vines. The pods are nearly double the size of American Wonder or Little Gem, and are always well filled with large peas of most excellent quality. The vines are 16 to 18 inches high, and being strong and thrifty, require no support, making it an ideal variety for use where brush or stakes are not avail- able. This pea is desirable on account of the fine appearance of the pods, and always finds a ready sale. Market gardeners, even when the season is not the most favorable, can depend on it for a splendid yield of handsome pods filled with large peas of the finest quality. Ready to pick 70 days from planting. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
Mid-Season Garden Pea
696. ^Darling’s Bountiful — Rightly Named
One of Our Money-Making Trio, Introduced Jby Us in 1908. Comes into bearing about a week earlier than Hosford’s Market Garden, making it what would be called a “second early.” The vines are rather slender, woody, very strong, about 3 feet high, with an abund- ance of dark-green foliage of medium size. The pods are long, very round, dark green, and packed so full of peas as to cause them to curve backward. The pods are always filled to the ends. Never any peas, missing.
The peas are large, much wrihkled when dry, flattened, of most excellent quality. This 'wonderful new pea is a very sure cropper, and never has failed to yield much above the aver- age since we have known it. Very desirable for the home garden on account of yield and quality, and for the market garden on account of the fine appearance of the pods. Price: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
729. ^Darling’s Petoskey £
etics. Petoskey becomes suitable for the table at about the same time as Telephone, but it is superior to that justly popular sort in nearly every respect. It grows to a height of 3 % to 4 feet, vines are very strong and stalky with lots of coarse, light-colored foliage. The pods are immense, both in size and appearance, well-rounded, dark, rich colored, and always filled ter the end. It yields enormously, much above the. average. i*rice: Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c; by mail, postpaid.
735. *tDwarf Telephone, or Daisy “enfu™ w fraj
vines; a good bearer, often carrying pods equal in size, shape, and full-
Mechanic Falls, Maine.
Have had uniform success with your seeds and am looking forward to seeing them grow again. I was credited with having the best garden in this vicinity last summer. CORDELIA S. COOMERS.
Woodstock, Ontario.
We grew quite a number of your seeds last year and found them the best we have tried. We are very much pleased with them. FRED S. HILL.
Jeffersonville, Vt.
My order is late and you may be out of some things. Please substitute another seed just as early and good. Your seeds seldom fail and have been most satisfactory. I do not want to be without them.
MRS. E. A. HILL.
Hamilton, Mont.
The seeds I have bought of you have been very satis- factory and I have recommended you to all of my neighbors. MRS. R. O. LINDGRETsT.
Spokane, Wash.
Pure Gold sweet corn surely beats them all for earli- ness, hardiness, and sweetness. I have now been using it for three years. Every year more of my neighbors ask me for seed, and want me to order for them. I will have another order for you pretty soon. Please send me more order blanks. PETER Q. OLEPHANT.
Darling’s Petoskey Pe»f
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH,
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Edible-Podded Pea
738. Darling’s Mammoth Melting Sugar — The Perfect Sugar Pea
This splendid sugar pea fully maintains its repu- tation as a choice table variety. The peas are not shelled, but the pod is eaten like a snap bean. The pods are stringless, and in flavor, brittleness, and succulence are unexcelled. The vines are very tall, reaching a height of 5 or 6 feet, requiring support. The full-grown pods are 6 or 7 inches long and 1 inches broad, and are produced continuously for a -considerable period. The vines have great bearing capacity oh account of their height. The pods are sometimes sliced for cooking because of their size, and may be served with butter or white sauce. They can be made ready for -the table in ten or fifteen minutes, and are good even when quite cold. They are also very excellent for pickles. The sweetness and tenderness of this edible-podded pea insures it a permanent place in the garden. It should be tried where bush beans and snap sorts are relished. Ready to pick 70 days from planting.
Price: Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 35c cts.; qt., 60 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
Peas — Full List
654.
657.
♦Gregory’s Surprise. See full description page 31
Darling’s Alaska. See full description
page 31 10
663. *Nott’s Excelsior. Ready for table in 4!
days. Height, 15 inches. Very pro
lific and of fine quality 10
666. *fSutton’s Green Gem. Crop failed.
669. *fGradus, or Prosperity. 49 days.
Height, 3 feet. Large, light-colored
pods. Quality, the best 10
672. *fSutton’s Excelsior. See full description
page 31 10
675. *Ameer. 49 days. Height, 3 feet. Hardy, dark green foliage. Pods, rather large, dark green, well filled. Dried peas, dark green, inclined to be smooth.
Fine quality
678. *American Wonder. 49 days. Height,
12 inches. Pods, short, dark green, well filled. A fine dwarf of good
quality 10
♦fThomas Laxton. 49 days. Height,
3!2 feet. One of the best first earlies.
Pods large, broad, well filled to the
end. Quality the best 10
♦Premium Gem. 51 days. Height, 18 inches.
681.
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696. *fDarling’s Bountiful. See full description page 32
699. ^Admiral. 62 days. Height, 4 feet. Pods, 3 inches, packed full. Dried peas of
yellowish color, much wrinkled. The best canner’s pea .10
702. *Bliss’ Abundance. 64 days. Height, 30 inches. Very vigorous and productive.
Pods, rather long, dark green, well filled. Quality, good 10
708. ♦fDarling’s Defiance. 63 days. Height, 20 inches. Pods large, dark green and
well filled. Green peas finely flavored. Big yielder and fine quality.. 10
711. fLong Island Mammoth. 64 days. Height, 4% feet. Pods, rather large, dark green, well filled with large peas of splendid quality. When dried, peas are nearly smooth 10
714. *Hosford’s Market Garden. 64 days. Height, 2 feet. The most prolific garden
pea we know of. Quality, good. Fine for home or market .10
717. *tDuke of Albany. 64 days. Height, 5 feet. Pods, large, dark green, well filled.
Green peas, large, dark green, very sweet. A heavy bearer
720. ♦fTelephone. 64 days. Height, 5 feet. Fine, large, pods of rather light green
•' color, well filled with large peas of delicious flavor 10
723^ *tAlderman. 64 days. Height, 5 feet. Very vigorous and prolific. Immense dark
green pods, filled full of large peas of unexcelled quality 10
726. *Champion of England. 64 days. Height, 6 feet. The richest flavored pea. Pods,
. medium size, dark green, produced in enormous quantities
729. *fDarling’s Petoskey. See full description page 32 10
732. *McLean’s Advancer. 67 days. Height, 3 feet; very strong and productive. Pods, rather small but well filled with peas of good quality. A fine canner’s pea.
7^5. *fDwarf Telephone, or Daisy. See full description page 32 10
738. *Darling’s Mammoth Melting Sugar. See full description page 32 10
741. Large White Marrowfat. 70 days. Height, 6 feet. Very strong growing. Dried peas very large, smooth white. Enormous yielder. Grown mostly as a field
, crop 05
744. Large Black Eye Marrowfat. 70 days. Height, 5% feet. Strong growing hardy - ' . sort grown mostly for stock feeding. A very heavy producer. Dried peas,
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Oak Hill, W. Va.
The Onion sets came March 31st. I planted them at once. They were the finest I ever saw. I planted the Lettuce, Radish and Cabbage seed on March 16th. Every seed came. I planted peas the same day and they are all up. This is very early for this latitude, and an elevation of 2,000 feet
FRANK PORTER. Port Huron, Mich.
Received your catalog, also your letter of January 1st, and will say I have been buying Alaska and Ameer Peas of your firm several years and found them the best to be had. and hope they will be the same this year. Wishing you success, I am, JACOB H. DILLER.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Pepper
The culture of peppers is the same as for eggplant; the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them, though they mature sooner and may be sown a little later. Guano, hen dung, or any other bird manure, hoed into the surface when the plants are about six inches high, will wonderfully increase the product, and also improve the quality of the fruit.
747. Chinese Giant
somest Pepper of Them All. An enormous fruiting variety, double the size of Ruby King, averaging 12 to 15 inches in circum- ference. Notwithstanding its large size, it is very early and very prolific. Plants are healthy, well branched, about 2 feet high, and carry an enormous load of fruit, often having the appearance of being bunched to- gether. Flesh is thick, tender, mild, and sweet, and is unexcelled for salad or stuffed as mangoes. They can be sliced and eaten like tomatoes. When ripe, the peppers are a rich, glossy scarlet, making them of un- usually fine appearance. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., $1.00; lb;, $3.00.
750. New Pimiento Pepper
This new pepper is very popular in the east.
The handsome fruit is thick-fleshed and firm.
A heavy cropper. Its superior and valuable qualities will be much sought and extensively grown by canners for pimientos, pickles, and pulp. Its productiveness makes it a desirable sort for market gardeners as it yields heavy crops until cut off by frost. Its smooth, thick flesh and uniform shape make it an excellent shipper. Should be planted in every garden where a delicious sweet- flavored pepper is wanted both for salad and for stuffing. An attractive market sort. The fruits are deep green when young, becoming deep red as they mature. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; % lb-* 80c; lb., $2.75.
753. Long Red Cayenne
A well-known variety having a slender, twisted, and pointed pocT about four inches long, and when ripe, bright red in color. Extremely
strong and pungent flesh. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
756. Large Bell, or Bull Nose ^rnd0ladndstaf;J:
orite sort. It is early, bright red in color at maturity, entirely mild, of large size, and has thick flesh. It is excellent for stuffing. It is a good bearer, and is much grown for both home and market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
The most popular large-fruited pepper. Very prolific. The pods are a beautiful bright red, 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Flesh exceedingly thick, sweet and so mild that it is often sliced as a salad. Splendid for stuffing as mangoes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. i
758. Ruby King
Pumpkin
Like all other vegetable vines the pumpkin grows to its greatest perfection here in the north. Vines of all kinds flourish on our pure air and new land. The pump- kin, in particular, seems to be benefited by them. We have seen the most perfect specimens and the largest yields here in the North that we have seen any place.
Small Sugar Pie Pumpkin. Our vines grow more healthy and thrifty, bear more
abundantly and produce more perfect fruit, than do those grown from Southern seed. What our Pumpkin seed does for us it will do for those who buy their seed from us. Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects are cultivated the same.
762 Small Suffai* Also called Sweet Pumpkin. This is the pumpkin from which the celebrated < u£.. i an •-’ugai Yankee pumpkin pie is made. It is small, being about 10 inches in diameter, but of best character. It has a deep orange yellow skin and fine-grained flesh; handsome, and an excellent keeper. It is prolific and in every way desirable. It cannot be excelled as a table pumpkin. The average weig a. is about 5 lbs. A sure cropper and excellent for marketing, as it is of convenient size. Pkt.,
5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
765. Quaker Pie
form. Rich creamy buff color. Flesh fine grained and rich. An excellent keeper. One of the finest varieties for pies. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; ^4 lb.. 30c; lb., $1.00.
768. Sweet Cheese, or Kentucky Field
Very popular in the South. Fruit flattened, diameter usually about twice the length; skir mottled lighJ. green and yellow, chang- ing to creamy yellow when mature; flesh yellow, tender, and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
771. Darling’s Selected Connecticut Field
An immensely productive, large, orange-col- ored field pumpkin, usually grown for stock feeding, but also making good pies. There is no variety that will do as well among corn. Plant them on your richest land and you will be amply repaid. Oz., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
Connecticut Field Pumpkin.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Darling’s Northern Michigan Grown
Radish is another one of our special- ties. We grown all our own seed right here in Northern Michigan as well as many tons for other seedsmen. It is not generally known that our soil and cli- mate are particularly suited to the pro- duction of radish seed of the very best quality. A few of our best seedsmen have known this for years and have been growing their seed here in the North.
These same seedsmen, and in fact, all seedsmen, used to think that we must go to France to get the best radish seed.
Those who have had experience and know, now claim that the seed grown in Northern Michigan is fully equal, if not better, in all respects, than the best French grown seed.
Our radish has several great advan- tages over seed grown in the old growing sections, among them being the fact that our" land is new, never has had much radish grown on it, and is entirely free from wild radish. The seed we offer is not only free from this but also is free from all other mixtures. It also has that rugged strength, vitality, and quick, per- fect growing quality always found in Northern Grown seeds. Our radish seed is just suited to those particular planters, who want nothing but the very best, and know when they receive it.
For the home garden, sow on rich, sandy soil as early in the spring as it is fit to work. For forcing, sow in hotbeds having very rich sandy soil, made per- fectly level. Scatter evenly over the sur- face from 60 to 150 seeds to the square foot, and cover with one-half inch of soil sifted on, and attend carefully to the watering and airing. If the bed is good, the whole crop can be marketed in 21 to 40 days, after planting. In open ground culture, sow in drills twelve inches apart and thin, if necessary to prevent crowd- ing. A good dressing of nitrate of soda will greatly stimulate growth and insure tender, brittle roots. Successional sowings from one week to ten days apart will keep up a supply. Radishes are subject to root maggots, which make them useless for culinary purposes. We know of no certain remedy for this pest. We have found that the best preventive measures are to avoid the use of rank manure, and not sow on ground where radishes, turnips, or cabbages were grown the year previous.
777. Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip Radish SSefoarden.
early turnip-shaped radish, double the size of any of the early turnip-shaped type, and equally suitable for forcing- or early planting out-of-doors. It. is a rapid-growing sort, developing roots of a beautiful deep crimson color, which vary in shape from round to almost oval, and often measure from six to seven inches in circumference. The flesh is the purest white, mild in flavor, firm and crisp, and entirely free from the hollow or pithy center. Good for market gardeners, for forcing or open ground culture.
It is an early radish, looking much like the old Early Scarlet Globe, but more perfect in shape and color. It 'comes as early as any radish, but the amazing thing about it is that it keeps on growing and remains tender, solid, and sweet, till it gets as large as a teacup or larger. Just imagine the nicest Scarlet Globe radish you ever saw, deep red outside and pure white inside, fine flavor, and as large as a teacup, and you will have a good idea of it. Another amazing feature about this radish is the length of time it re- mains in condition for use. It is a fact that it never seems to get tough and “pithy” like all other radishes, but it is crisp and tender from the time it is large enough to use until long after it attains full growth. Price: Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50.
783. Early Scarlet Globe Radish
The most popular variety for hotbeds and forcing, as it is the earliest of all. It forms a small top
and will stand a great amount of heat without becoming pithy. The roots of this variety are slightly olive-shaped, a rich bright scarlet color; flesh white and tender, fit to pull as early as Non Plus Ultra, but much larger when matured. We specially recommend this to the gardeners as a large, first early forcing radish. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., SO cts.; lb., $1.00.
789. Early Crimson Giant Turnip Radish S?n!p-shape,fTypof
velops to five and often six inches in circumference, weighing up to one ounce per bulb, or about four times that of similar sorts; but notwithstanding its immense size, does not get hollow or pithy, the flesh remaining sparklingly white, solid, crisp, and juicy, and of the mildest flavor. The shape of the roots varies between round' and almost oval, but the bright, deep crimson color of the skin remains quite constant. Excellent both for forcing and open ground culture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
I would like to know if you have any Golden Self-Blanching Celery seed left. I would like to get some, if I could get some of the same kind you sent out last spring. One of my neighbors has some celery he raised from your seed and it is fine. M. E. HOESSIG.
Albany, Ore.
I am sending to you again this year for celery seed. I got an ounce of jour Snow White last year and had very good results. Wholesale men were following us around to ask how much we had of that kind of celery and if they could buy of us. It was beautifully white, and such large bunches. Also the Kidney Beans we got from you were fine. Many of our patrons said they were the best they had ever eaten. They had the good bean flavor. C. WESTBROOK.
Syracuse, N. Y.
I never ate as nice celery as I did last year. Every seed grew and the plants did fine right from the start. D. & B.’s Snow White was a great deal the best. I believe it is the best celerj* grown. I know I have never seen any better, and it is good enough for me. JAMES W. PALMER.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
804. New Icicle Radish
Absolutely the Earliest and Quickest Growing* Long White Radish Known. Its Delicious Flavor Is Not Surpassed by Any Variety.
Excellent and profitable; a new and distinct sort. Ready for use as soon as Long Scarlet Short Top, but has fewer leaves and is even better for forcing. Admirable alike for open air and under glass. The finest and longest of the very early pure white varieties. Planted in spring, the radishes are ready for use in twenty-five days; their long, slender form and pure paper-white skin are most attractive when bunched for | market.
In size, Icicle is just right; not quite so large as Long White Vienna. It is very beautiful and delicate in appearance, waxy white and almost transparent. Skin very thin and ten- der. Grows very uniform in size and shape. Nine out of every ten radishes are as nearly perfect in shape as is possible to grow. The flesh is very firm and is more crisp and brittle than other varieties. After becoming large enough for the table, they re- main in eatable condition, retaining their delicate flavor an unusually long time before acquiring any rank- ness in taste or becoming pithy. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.25.
831. Darling’s All-Season Radish Mixture
It is surprising even to ourselves the amount of this radish mixture we sell every year. Our sales have increased every year since we first offered it until now our annual sales amount to nearly as much as all other radish put together. This mixture seems to suit the man with the small garden who wants different kinds at different times and does not want to go to the trouble of planting several different kinds.
Our mixture of about two dozen kinds contains all shades and shapes; red, white, pink, variegated; round, half-long, and long, in great variety. It is all, the go for small gardeners where space is limited, and you want to make garden and be done with it. One sowing (joes for the whole sea- son, as they come early medium, and late. You always have some that are just right — sweet, juicy, delicious, crisp. You will be surprised and delighted with our popular radish mixture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
Radish — Winter Varieties
None of these winter varieties grow well from spring-sown seed, and even if they did, would become too old and tough; hence the first sowings should not be made until the middle of June. Sowings for succession may be made until the middle of August.
Long* Black Spanish and Round Black Spanish are leading sorts of the solid winter type, having deep-brown skin. Long White Spanish is iden- tical with Long Black Spanish, excepting in the color of the skin.
Chinese Rose is of medium size, with bright, deep rose-colored skin; the flesh is very solid, and it is a much better keeper than the other Chinese varieties, excepting only the new Round Scarlet.
White Chinese (Celestial) is the finest of all extra large white radishes; the roots grow to immense size, averaging from twelve to fifteen inches in length and fully five inches in diameter; the large roots grow mostly above the surface, but are shaded from the sun by the abundant foliage, so that the skin remains a pure paper-white; the flesh is always crisp, mold, and juicy. Prices on page 37.
New Icicle Radish.
Wawaka, Ind.
It gives me pleasure to report the results of my onion crop, grown from your seed. Long Black I planted five pounds of your seed and got 800 bushels of fine onions. The man that Spanish, bought them said that they were the finest shape and color of any he had seen this season, and he had bought a great many car loads. This seed came far ahead of some $2.50 per pound seed, planted by onion raisers in our vicinity, and bought from some popu- lar seed companies/
Many people have made inquiries where my seed came from, and I al- ways recommended your firm as the place to send for pure and honest stock at honest prices.
J. B. SWANK.
Darling’s All-Seasons Radish.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
004 general use for market and home garden.
oo*. victoria Pkt 5c; oz 20c; ^ lb 40c; lb $1 25.
007 I Innaane A very early sort; fine-grained, delicious.
oj/. Linnaeus Pkt 5c; oz 20c; ^ lb 40c; lb $1 25
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster
It succeeds best m a light, well-enriched soil, which should be stirred to a good depth, hoarse and fresh manure should be avoided, as it will surely cause the roots to grow uneven and ill-shaped. Sow early and quite deep, giving the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly hardy, and may remain out all winter, but should be dug early in the spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after growth com- mences. Store a quantity for winter use in a pit, or in a cellar in damp earth or sand.
838. Long White French
long, white, smooth, and when properly cooked form a good substitute for oysters, which they resemble very much in taste, Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00.
This grows uniform- ly to an extra large size, averaging fully double the size and weight of roots of the old variety. The roots, notwithstanding their large size, are of very superior quality and delicate flavor. This variety, where known, is entirely superseding the old type, as it pro- duces roots nearly double the size and weight and of equally good quality. Seed sown in spring produces large, fine roots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.00.
839. Mammoth Sandwich Island
Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify,
Aquidneck, R. I.
Iff regard to seed order which was delayed and about which I sent you a registered letter, I would state that I received it March 3rd. Let me sg.y now, that I have tested the seed and they are far the best I ever planted. From the cabbage I am sure that I got 100 per cent germina- tion. The Prizetaker onion also shows up good. Other tests are not far enough along to show much yet, but if they are like the cabbage, there can be no complaint. It is safe to say that there was no five year old seed in that lot. J. H. PECKITAM,
Early Long Sorts
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Long Bright Scarlet* Small top; long; smooth: brittle; delicious |
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Improved Chartier. Best for outdoors. Long, slender, scarlet. Remains long time in con- dition for use |
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Cincinnati Market. Small top, long, straight, smooth. Skin very thin, scarlet, white tipped. Flesh white, brittle, delicious |
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White Strassbnrg. Long, tapering, smooth. Re- mains crisp and tender long time |
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White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Long, pure white, handsome. Rapid grower. Fine for table |
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Giant White Stuttgart. Large, turnip shaped, white. Can be stored for winter. Fine quality |
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Rhubarb, or Pieplant
Requires a deeply cultivated and thoroughly manured soil. Sow the seed early in the spring in rows one foot apart; the second year after planting they can be removed in autumn to the permanent place in the garden allotted to them. Plant the roots two feet apart each way, in ground that is well enriched, at least two feet deep.
Rhubarb can be cured for winter use by cutting the stalks into small pieces, string them and expose to the sun until perfectly dry; keep in a dry place. One ounce of seed gives 500 plants.
777.
778.
780.
783.
786.
789.
792.
795.
819.
822.
825.
Winter Sorts
Winter Rose China. Roots largest at bottom.
Small tap root. Rose color
Long Black. Spanish. Oi*e of the best. Roots
large, long. Skin black. Flesh white
Round Black Spanish. Root top-shaped. 3 to 4
inches across. Skin black. Flesh white
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Victoria Rhubarb.
California Mammoth White. Pure white.
One foot long. 3 inches across. Flesh
tender, sweet ;...... .05
829. Celestial, or White Chinese. Large, white, tender, delicious. The best for fall and winter 05
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Complete List of Radishes
Early Round Sorts
Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip. See
page 35
Early Scarlet Turnip. Very early; deep scar- let; white tipped
Rosy Gem. Most beautiful radish grown.
Round; scarlet top; white tip; very early..
Early Scarlet Globe. See page 35
French Breakfast. Olive shaped; scarlet with
white tip
Early Crimson Giant Turnip. See page 35. . .
Early Deep Scarlet. Best forcing radish. Sma
round, deep scarlet, very early
Early Snowball. Quick growing, small, ve round, pure white
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Spinach
No plant makes more palatable and nutritious greens when properly pre- pared. Seed should be planted in very rich ground, the richer the better. Sow in drills 16 to 20 inches apart and thin to about six inches apart when the leaves are an inch wide. All should be cut before hot weather, while young and tender. For early use, sow early in autumn and protect the plants with a light cov- ering of leaves or straw, or plant as soon as the land can be worked in the spring. Under favorable condi- tions the leaves may be large enough for eating in eight weeks. South of Cincinnati spinach can be grown through the winter with very little or no covering.
841. New Zealand
First cutting 50 days after sow- ing, and continuously for 100 days more. Absolutely distinct in form, color, and habit. Foli- age thick, succulent, dark green, never sunburns, a true heat re- sistant, leaves covered with wa- ter globules like an ice-plant. Later to mature for table than Spinach of usual form, but re- maining in edible condition ten times as long. A sort to “cut and come again,” as it is most pro- ductive, and continuously over a period of 100 days sends out a fresh growth. The plants spread five times as wide and rise to three times the height of ordinary spinach, making q difference of fifteen to twenty times excess in the volume of edible material. Excessive heat does not check its growth, but to the*contrary it positively grows more luxuriantly, the driest weather never stop- ping its juicy and rapid growth. In flavor and color it is fully the equal of the best spinach and is in season when ordinary spinhch is not obtainable, and with epicures will undoubtedly be considered very choice. No garden is complete without the New Zealand Spinach. Remains in cutting condition throughout the hottest summer months when the true spinach is nowhere obtainable, and remains in cutting condition until killed by frost. Price: Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; % lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75.
Darling’s Dong Standing Spinach.
84*1 r>a**i;nn-’e 1 Spinach is most extensively grown during the winter
leaning s Long standing and spring months, for the reason that the plants quickly run to seed in hot weather* With our new Long Standing variety, spinach may now be continuously grown in any home garden, so that this most delicious of “boiling greens” may be enjoyed not only during cool weather months, but in the summer as well. It forms a dense rosette of thick, tender and succulent crumpled leaves of intensely dark green color. Their great substance and short leaf stalks enable them to “stand up” in hot weather, retaining their freshness for a long period after cutting. There is no other variety that will stand so long without running to seed and remain* in an edible condition. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75.
847. Bloomsdale, or Savoy Leaved "15.“ “ curlea and crimpIed’
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.
well after cutting, lb., $2.25.
suitable for fall sowing.
84Q PnVUv Wintpr Use sowing, as it is extremely hardy. Seeds prickly,
. y vr niei leaves not so large as those of other varieties. Pkt,, 5 cts.;
oz., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75.
Tobacco
Sow early in the season in warm seed bed and transplant, when the weather is suitable, in the open field. <?old-frames are first used, these to be covered with glass or muslin. Furnish sufficient moisture and keep the weeds pulled. When five to six inches high, remove to the field, which previously has been well cultivated and fertilized. Set the plants 20 to 30 inches apart in the rows which should be three to four feet apart, depending on the soil fertility. Cultivate frequently and as long as the horses may work without injuring the plants. The quality depends largely on the soil, the fertilizer used, and the cultivation and subsequent care of the crop. Importance is also attached to the use of selected, tested seed.
850. BIG ORONOCO. A favorite Virginia variety. Grows very large, broad leaves.
a fine variety for dark plug wrappers and brings a good price in the market. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50.
851. CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. This is a staple variety in all sections of the country,
and will grow successfully over a wide range of territory. Used for cigar fillers. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.«0.
852 HAVANA. The best known variety, as it is used very largely for cigar wrappers.
Commands the highest market price when well grown and cured. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
853. WHITE BURLEY. A mild and sweet tobacco. It is the standard main crop variety in the tobacco sections as it is extra fine for manufacturing in nearly every manner that tobacco is used. Pkt., ^cts!; oz., 40 cts.; *4 lb., $1; lb., $3.
Amboy, 111.
I did not buy my seeds of you last year, put it off too long and had to buy from a store. I was sorry after it was too late, for the seeds were very poor. WM. M. PARKS.
Kent, Ohio.
I was the last one on our street to plant my garden, but I had things to eat out of my garden as
early and in most cases earlier than my neighbors. I used to get my seeds from the Seed Co.,
but since using yours I have had so much better luck I intend to keep on with them.
GEORGE C. BLACK,
LOU S. DARLING SEEP CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Darling’s Genuine Northern Michigan Grown Squash Seed
Northern Michigan produces the best vine seeds in the world. In no place will you find better squash, pumpkin, and cucumber than you will here. Our soil and climate are particularly adapted to their production in their most perfect type and best qual- ity. We offer our own Northern Mich- igan Grow'n squash seed. Those plant- ing them will And that they produce better results, than can be obtained from seeds grown in any other locality.
Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold, and so planting must be delayed until set- tled warm weather.
General methods of culture are same as for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less particular as to soil. Summer va- rieties should be planted four to six feet apart each way and winter sorts eight to ten. Three plants are sufficient for a hill. In gathering the winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or break the stem from the squash, as the slightest injury will increase the liability to decay. Winter squashes should be stored in a moderately warm dry place and the temperature kept as even as possible. For those who desire very early squashes, seed can be planted in boxes and transplanted. Insect pests that attack the vines when small, such as the striped beetle, may be kept off by frequent dustings with air- slaked lime, soot, or sifted ashes diluted with fine road earth. For the large squash bug, commonly known as the “stink bug,” the best remedy is a kerosene emulsion.
Darling’s Mammoth Summer Crook Neck.
864. Darling’s Mammoth Summer Crook Neck thehpop?iarytiiowrsumme?
crook neck. The squashes of this new sort are nearly double the size, measuring 20 to 24 inches in length; are solid, heavy, and freely produced on healthy, vigorous plants of compact bush habit; fruits heavily warted; surface color deep golden; flesh yellow and of superior quality. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
j if, i i ™ j Darling’s Improved Hubbard represents perfec- obD. Darling S Improved Hubbard Bon. Being grown in the North makes it doubly valuable. The flesh is of a rich yellow or orange color, and is very fine grained, solid, dry, and sweet. The toughness of the rind or shell makes it a good keeper. The color varies somewhat, being sometimes green and sometimes reddish when mature; but the color and quality of the flesh are fixed and unchangeable — always a deep golden yellow or orange. Whether boiled, steamed, or baked, it is always richly flavored, sweet, and dry. The vines are strong, of luxuriant growth, and very productive, yielding large, heavy squashes weighing often 10 to 25 pounds each. Properly stored, it may be kept from September to May. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.10.
870. Darling’s Large Warted Hubbard
A large strain of the famous Hubbard, retaining all the excellent features of the
parent with the additional merits of thicker flesh, finer color, increased size, better con- stitution, and productiveness. It has an extremely hard, tough, and densely warted shell, which not only indicates superior quality, but renders it one of the best winter keepers.
Our own strain of Hubbard Squash is the finest grown. The soil and climatic condi- tions of Michigan are better adapted for the proper maturing of squash seed than any other section, and as we have taken special care in selecting and improving our strain, the result is the very highest type known. It matures earlier, keeps better, and com- mands a higher price than that grown from other seed. The shell is hard, strong, and dark green in color; thickly covered with a rough warty growth. The flesh is a bright orange-yellow, fine-grained, very dry, sweet, and rich flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c: Vk 35c; lb., $1.10.
Sedgwick, Maine.
Your catalog received tonight. Many thanks. I have used your seeds more or less for the past .five years and I like them very much. We have a canning factory here and I am interested to know about
d came from Michigan, but do not know ; and I raised at the rate of i’4 ton to the acre from them. Will you kindly send me a sample of your Boston Marrow seed, and the best you could do on price for eight or ten pounds. I planted some tof your Delicious Squash last -spring arid they were the best table squash 1 ever raised. Shall send to t:<tyou for some seed, also for some Pure Gold Sweet Corn seed and#pther garden seeds later on.
I think your catalog is fine and am always glad to receive it. Hoping to heafo from you soon, E. G. COLE.
Aurora, 111.
Enclosed find money order for seeds. I have bought your seeds for two years, and will say that we never had such a good garden. My husband said last year he thought every seed grew once, and some twice. I was telling my sister in Iowa last fall of our good garden, and she asked, where I got my seeds so I sent her a slip from my catalog after I came home. Wishing you success and prosperity, I am,
Darling’s Large Warted Hubbard. MRS. I. C. BARNES.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
873. Gregory’s Delicious
By universal assent the best squash ever introduced. “For so- lidity, smallness of seed cavity, fineness of texture, sweetness, and flavor, it is certainly one of the best, if not the best, among squashes.” “There is no squash that equals it in quality.” “I never ate so fine a squash.” — Massachu- setts Agricultural College. “The small half-grown specimens were better than most others of ma- tured growth.” “Am using now (April 15) the last Delicious. It is truly named Delicious.” “It sells for a cent more a pound than any other variety in our market.” “We think that in fineness of grain and delicacy of flavor ft surpasses the Hubbard when it is in its best “Your new squash makes table dish of any variety of this vegetable I ever tasted.” The above are some of the re- marks made by those who have used our Delicious Squash.
In size it resembles the Hub- bard. In thickness of the flesh it surpasses nearly every variety. The color is dark orange. For table use no other variety compares with it in its remark- able combination of fineness and compactness of grain, dryness, sweetness, and exceeding richness of flavor. It is a fall and winter squash. Though at any time excellent, it does not acquire its best quality until winter. The vines are of strong, running growth and bear a good number of large, pear-shaped fruit. The shell is hard, strong, and dark green in color. About the same color as the Hubbard, but different shape, being broad at one end and pointed at the other. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.25.
876. Golden Hubbard Yin?,s of this, variety are vigorous and very productive
The fruits are of medium size, weighing from six to eight pounds and in shape are like the Hubbard, although in condition for use decidedly earlier. They are wonderfully long keepers and can be held over in good condition for spring use. The shell is moderately warted, hard, strong and of a beautiful orange-red color, except for a bit of olive-green on the blossom end. The flesh is deep-orange, dry, fine grained and richly flavored. A very superior table variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.10.
Gregory’s Delicious Squash.
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Squash— Full List
Summer Varieties
Early Golden Bush Scallop. Our special strain. Very early; mammoth size;
productive; delicious; light yellow $
Early White Bush Scallop. Pure creamy white. Very productive
Mammoth White Bush, Patty Pan. Later than white bush but larger and
more productive
Mammoth Summer Crook Neck. See page 39
Fordhook. Vines running, vigorous. Fruit oblong, slightly ridged. Skin thin, yellow. Flesh straw-colored, very thick, finest flavor. Can be stored for winter use
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb.
Winter Varieties
Darling’s Improved Hubbard. See page 39
Darling’s Large Warted Hubbard. See page 39
Gregory’s Delicious. See above
Golden Hubbard. Same as Improved Hubbard except that shell is bright
deep orange colored
Mammoth Cbili. Immense size. Sometimes weighs 20 lbs. Very productive
and immensely pi’ofitabie
Boston Marrow. Large fruit. Hard shell. Bright orange. Flesh deep
orange
Pike’s Peak. Skin dark green. Flesh light golden. Fine flavor. One of
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Wausau, Wis.
We are very well satisfied with the seeds we got of you last year. Our neighbors were complaining that they did not have any cabbage or cucum- bers. We had both and they got theirs of us. They all Wanted to know where we got our seed. A. W. JAECKS.
Fenwick, Ont.
I am sending you an order for seeds this morning. Hav- ing received your catalog some- time ago, I wish to say that the reason I haven’t made any orders out to you of late was on account of the duty on seeds. I always have been de- lighted with your excellent grade of seeds. Always hav- ing good results with them. So I thought I would make you people out an order, no matter if there is duty on them, as I think it worth while, as you always give more seeds in your packets than anv other firm.
EDWIN E. NUNN.
Golden Hubbard Squash.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Tomatoes
People Used to say that .Northern Michigan is not a tomato country. All that is now changed. Conditions have not changed, but people have learned how to grow tomatoes and have changed their minds. Our warm sandy soils seem to be just the place to grow; perfect tomatoes easily. Really it is no trouble at all to grow them now that we have learned how. As to quality, say, we can beat the world. Our tomatoes are of the finest quality, larf e, smooth, solid, evenly colored, early and disease- resisting. No one can make a mistake, in using* seed saved from them.
For very early fruit the seed should be sown in a hotbed about the first week in March, in drills five inches apart and one-half inch deep. Later. sowings may be made until the last of April. (Sufficient plants for a small garden can be started by-sowing a few seeds in a shallow box or flower, pot and placing in a sunny window in a house.) When the young plants are three to four inches high, they should be transplanted into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. Expose to the air as much as possible to harden them for planting out. Water freely at the time of transplanting into the open ground, and shelter from the sun a few days until the plants are thoroughly established. Tomatoes are easily propagated from cuttings, and will come into bearing about a week sooner than from seed. Cultivate thoroughly as long as the vines will permit, but the last' two or three workings of the soil should be very shallow or the crop may be badly injured. About 2,000 plants from one ounce of seed.
one r,kollr,e Fowl xt T^xataI Our OWI1 perfected strain. A great improvement over the
WO. unaiK 8 JC.ariy *iewei orjginal. The largest, smoothest, and finest-flavored, extra early red tomato. A few days later than Spark’s Earliana. It is a heavier cropper, with tomatoes of larger size and sweeter flavor, produced throughout the season. The plants are of bushy, compact growth, heavily loaded with fruit. The tomatoes are of good size, just right for market; are very solid and deep through, being almost round; color bright scarlet, ripening to the stem without cracks or green core. The flesh is thick, solid, of fine flavor, with few seeds. The skin is strong enough to make it a good shipping variety. It is our opinion, as well as that of experts who “ought to know,” that should a planter have to be confined to but one tomato, that variety ought to be Chalk’s Jewel — because of its characteristic of producing fine, large, solid, bright-red fruit early and continuously throughout the season. Price: Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts. ; lb., $2.20.
qao Fawliana Without Doubt the Earliest Red Tomato. We offer seed of our own iwo. nariidnd selected strain. There can be none better. Earliana is without doubt the earliest good tomato grown. It was raised and developed in a section of South Jersey, from which probably more early tomatoes are shipped than any other place in the United States. Earliana is not only extremely early, but of particularly fine quality, which is very rare in an early tomato. The flesh is remarkably solid, and it has few seeds. It has the habit peculiar to many early sorts of setting the bulk of its fruit close to the center of the plant, so that they are exposed to the sun and thus ripen early. These qualities make it particularly useful for a first crop variety, and where more than one sort is grown Earliana should head the list. The fruits which develop later are not equal in quality to those of the later and larger sorts. Price: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ^4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.20.
QOQ Pnn<1ei*n«w* Quality beyond praise. Solid as beefsteak. Shape perfect. Size inju. ronaerosa massive. Early and late. Luxuriant grower. Prodigiously prolific. Succeeds everywhere. Pohderosa Tomato is in every way splendid. It excels in magnifi- cent size, often attaining a circumference of 18 inches and weighing two, three, and four pounds each; perfect in form; free from wrinkles and fissures; as smooth as glass and as solid^fird meaty as beefsteak, free from watery cavities and almost seedless. It ripens thoroughly, > its glowing crimson color permeating the flesh to the heart; it is free from rot, but; above all, the delicious quality and flavor', are its crowning merits— toothsome and , rich When sliced, savory and delicious when cdoked. Ponderosa Tomato is luxuriant healthy grower, independent of droughts, free from blight, and a prodigi- ous, early, and continuous bearer:' First ripe fruits are often picked in ten. weeks
Ponderosa Tomato.
Ont. te rea- son of my small orders. Your seed packets are so large and the seed so strong that I plant one- half a packet one year and the other half the next year, consequently I use only one-half the seed I buy each year. Wishing the new firm every success, I am, KATIE McDIARMID.
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918. Darling’s Extra Selected Stone
One of the largest and most solid, main crop or late, bright red varieties. It is unsur-
passed for slicing and canning. The vines are large, vigorous, and very productive. The fruits are bright deep scarlet, oval, and very deep, exceptionally smooth and uniform in size. It is a famous main crop tomato in many sections, both north and south, and is much used for canning. The plants are productive and the fruit bears shipment well. Stone is used for forcing pur- poses under glass with .very ■ . The oanninp- to
satisfactory results. Its shape, mato^ The* lar«-est^red"
color, and quality adapt it to the /B I + dest smoothest most neJ
fancy market trade, also to the ijHMh A* feet bSest vfelS hell
home garden. Our stock is dis- &\eei)in<» ^’finest
tinctly superior to most of that JV
offered under this name, being & 1 °
larger, smoother, more uniform -rown This to
and .««r«,re. Pt«., 5 «s.: SSJ? ' should be
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turns are great.
Darling’s Stone Tomato.
924.
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Livingston’s Globe is an extra good all-around sort, of a distinct globe shape, with quite a large percentage of elongated fruits, on account of its shape, one that permits of a great number of slices to be made from each fruit. We class it with the first earlies, both in greenhouses as well as in the field. The fruits are of large size, and a good marketable size is retained throughout the season. It is always smooth, of firm flesh, and few seeds; ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose, tinged with purple, and without the slightest tinge of yellow at any stage of ripening. It is an exceedingly productive variety. In quality there is nothing more to be desired, being mild, pleasant and of de- licious flavor. There is no better variety for greenhouse growing or for ^arly growing on stakes or trellises. Its blight-proof qualities are remarkable. May be picked quite green, will carry to distant markets in excellent shape and ripen up uniformly. Pkts., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.45.
1 iviniref-nn’e N^w The originator says: “The Greatest Shipping Tomato
Livingston S l>ew iiiODe Known. The Finest Early Purple Tomato in Ex-
e. Very Distinct in Shape, Firm Fleshed, of Delicate Flavor. Almost Blight Proof.”
Tomatoes — Full List
903. Earliana. See page 41 $
906. Chalk’s Early Jewel. See page 41
909. Ponderosa. See full description page 41
912. Darling’s Improved Dwarf Champion. Glossy purplish-red. Smooth, firm,
solid. Best quality. Sometimes sold as “Tree Tomato’’
915. Beauty. Livingston’s. Very early. Fine quality. Globe shaped, large,
smooth, perfect. Purplish-red. One of the oldest and best
918. Stone. See above
921. Acme. An old favorite. Early. Large, purplish-pink fruit. Round, smooth,
free from craiks. Solid flesh of excellent quality
924. Livingston’s New
Globe. See above 927. Golden Queen.
“Queen of the yel- lows.’’ The very best of the yellow sorts
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, Hope, Mich., Jan. 3, 1915.
Last spring. T Ordered four pounds of Yellow Globe and one of Red Wethersfield Onion Seed from you. I think the seed was ordered in the name of P. Bradley, Midland, Mich., as I was farming with Mr. Bradley last year. In all my observations of onion- Culture I never saw better seeds or better onions. I shall certainly buy my 'your company in the future.
FLOYD A. KENT.
Livingston’s Globe Tomato.
Louisville, Ky.
The seeds I ordered of you just came. I thank you for being sb prompt. My neighbors want me to order some for them. Please send some order sheets. Among some seeds ordered last was some White Mexican siveet' corn. It surely was the best I ever ate. I gave some to several of my friends, and they all said the same. It yielded good, too, very much better than the corn I bought of . Northern Grown seeds for me
every time after this.
WALTER P.
SYLVESTER.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Purple Top White Globe Turnip.
Turnip and Rutabaga
No country can beat Northern Michigan growing “bagas” and turnips. They have always been grown very extensively here as they are the cheapest feed and the surest crop our farmers can grow. We have never known a crop of either to be a failure if sown on suitable land and properly cared for. Turnips or Rutabagas are usually sown as a first crop on our new land, where they certainly grow to perfection and yield enor- mously. The tubers are unusually perfect in shape, smooth, and of the very finest quality. The value of Turnips and Rutabagas for feeding stock in fall and winter is not fully appreciated, as they are much liked by all kinds of stock and serve to keep them in good condition. We earnestly recommend that farmers increase their sowings largely, for we are sure the crop will prove remunerative. This wholesome vegetable is very easily affected in its form and flavor by soil, climate, and mode of culture. There are a great many varieties, but our list comprises the best for the garden and farm.
For early turnips, sow as soon as the ground opens in the spring. The Milan and Munich should be sown from any time in July to the first of August; but the other kinds for winter use may be sown from middle of July to end of August. Turnips are generally sown broadcast, but much larger crops are obtained (particularly of the rutabagas) by cultivating in drills 18 inches apart and thinning to six inches in the drills. Sow one pound to the acre.
930 Purnlf* Ton ftlnbo Turnin The Best TurniP for Family Use. This ex-
SttU. rurpie lop wmte UlODe lurnip cellent table variety is globular in shape,
of good size and very attractive appearance. The roots are large, purple or dark red above ground, white below. The flesh is white, fine grained, and tender. The roots when in best condition for the table are about three inches in diameter, but can be grown much larger for stock feeding. This sort keeps well for so early a variety and is one of the best for market use. It is also known as Red Top White Globe. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
936. Cow Horn, or Long White Turnip ™ %™rV° SK±&°£ S
under for fertilizer. This variety is clear white, except a little shade of green at the top of the root, which is long and carrot-like in form, slightly crooked, and grows nearly half out of the ground. The flesh is fine grained and well flavored, and for table use is in b^st condition when the roots are about two inches in diameter. Desirable for stock feeding and has obtained considerable favor as a market sort. This variety is of very
rapid growth and well adapted for fall and early winter use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
942. Golden Ball, or Orange Jelly
This is the most distinct yellow Turnip we know. The flesh is of a very fine texture, making it one of the best table varieties. Its beautiful color and fine flesh have earned for it the synonym of “Orange Jelly,” which well describes its appearance when ready for the table. The bulb is of medium size, with small tap- root, and is early in maturing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Honor, Mich., Jan. 11, 1916. Just received your catalog and let- ter. Will say in reply that in the eleven years I am on my farm you are the only people I have found to be true to what you say, and every seed that I am going to buy is coming from the Lou S. Darling Seed Co., and I will see that my neighbors try some of them. I have been fooled so many times and I am glad to have found a firm a man can depend on. BEN F. KUERTH.
Golden Ball Turnip.
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Darling’s Improved American Purple Top Rutabaga.
972. Darling’s Improved Ameri- can Purple Top Rutabaga
The Best for Table, Stock or Winter Storage. Our strain of American Pur- ple Top has been built up, through careful selection and breeding, to a very superior standard. It is remark- able for its uniform shape, size, and quality. The roots grow to a very large size, necks are very small and tops very short. The skin is a beauti- ful creamy yellow except where it is exposed above the ground, where it is an attractive shade of purple. The flesh is light yellow in color, fine; grain- ed, very tender, sweet, and of excellent flavor. It is one of the best flavored for table use, and stock eat it greedily. It yields much more heavily than other strains, and on account of its fine ap- pearance, sells much more readily. Taken altogether, our strain of Amer- ican Purple Top cannot be beaten for any purpose. Price: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.25.
, Howe, Ind.
Am glad to say that the seeds bought of you last season were very satisfactory. If they had not been, I would not be sending you this big order. The Pansies were espe- cially; fine. HENRY CURTIS.
930.
933.
936.
939.
942.
945.
948.
951.
957.
972.
975.
978.
Turnip and Rutabaga— General List
Turnip pkt
Purple Top White Globe. See full description page 43... $0.05
Early Purple Top Strap Leafed. Early, flat, purple above and white below.
Very popular sort ... ....... 7 ...
Cow Horn. See full description- page 43
Yellow Aberdeen. The best yellow turnip. Globe shaped. Finest quality..
Golden Ball. See description page 43. . V. , ... .
Yellow Globe. Fine yellow sort of excellent quality. .'. .. . . ................
Sweet German. Sow seed early. Flesh hard, sweet, and, white. One of the
best for winter
Early White Flat Dutch. A fiat, smooth, early, white turnip. Fine for
family use
Extra Early Purple Top White Milan, The earliest in cultivation. Bulb
medium size, white with purple top. Good quality
Extra Early White Milan. Same as above except that it is pure white
Large White Norfolk. Good for stock feeding. Enormous yielder
Darling’s Turnip Mixture. All kinds mixed. Best for the small garden.
If one kind does not do well, some other will, so that the crop cannot be an entire failure
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$0.15
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Rutabaga
Monarch, or Tankard. Very early. Fine quality. Great yielder. Yellow
below and purplish-red above. One of the best for family or stock
Darling’s Improved American Purple Top. See full description above .....
White Swede. White. Good for table or stock
White Rock. Budlong’s. Roots large, white, of fine appearance and quality.
A market gardener’s favorite
Darling’s Year-Round Rutabaga. A mixture of all the above-named varie- ties. Valuable for the small garden as it furnishes “bagas” through the whole season, some being just right to use at all times from one sowing
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Aromatic, Medicinal and Pot Herbs
Most of the varieties thrive best on sandy soil, and some are stronger and better when growing on that which is rather poor. In all cases the soil should be carefully prepared and well cultivated, as the young plants are for the most part delicate and easily choked out by. weeds. Sow as early as the ground can be made ready, in drills 16 to 18 inches apart, taking pains that the soil is fine and pressed firmly over the seed, or they may be planted as a second crop — the seeds Sown in beds in April and the plants set out in June. Most of them should be cut when in bloom, wilted in the sun and .thoroughly dried in the shade.
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Anise. Used for garnishing, seasoning, elc $0.05
Balm. Used for making balm wine and tea.......
Basil, Sweet. The leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews, etc
Borage. Flowers excellent for bees. Leaves used in salads
Double Curled Chervil. Used for seasoning salads and garnishing
Caraway. For flavoring bread, pastry, meats, etc.
Coriander. The seeds are used for flavoring.....'
Dill. Leaves used in pickles, soups, etc.
Fennel (Sweet). The leaves boiled are used in fish sauces, and are beautiful for gar- nishing. The seeds are used for flavoring 05
Hoarhound. The leaves are used for flavoring, also in cough remedies 05
Lavender. The plant is chiefly grown for its flowers, which are used in the manu
facture of perfumery , v. _
Marjoram, Sweet. The leaves and the ends of the shoots are used for flavoring, both
green and dried <
Pennyroyal. Leaves are used for seasoning puddings and various dishes
Rosemary. Leaves are used for seasoning...... ...
Rue. For medicinal purposes; good for fowls, for the croup
Saffron. Used in coloring certain dishes, also for flavoring
Sage. Leaves and tops are used for seasoning and stuffing.. 05
Summer Savory. The leaves and young shoots are used for flavoring, especially for
boiled string beans '••••'.■ ‘ ' V '
Thyme. Used for seasoning; a tea is also made for nervous headache
Wormwood. Beneficial for poultry; should be planted in poultry yards 0o
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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We are just as careful in the selection of our flower seeds as we are with all our other seeds. They are grown just as carefully, from selected seeds of the highest standard of quality. They are given just as close attention during the growing season, and are har- vested in a more careful manner, if such a thing is possible.
All that can possibly be grown in the North are grown here. This insures their having that wonderful strength and vitality found only in True Northern Grown Seeds. They will not only produce the strongest and healthiest plants, but the blooms will be larger, more perfect, and brighter colored than those grown from seeds grown in the south.
Annuals are those flowers that bloom and ripen their seed the first year, then die. Among these are Asters, Balsams, Mignonette, Sweet Peas, Naturtiums, Morning Glories, and many other very brilliant and fragrant sorts.
Biennials from seed generally bloom the second year, and then die. Some varieties, if planted early, bloom the first season; therefore are treated as Annuals.
Perennials are those that endure our Northern winters with little or no protection and live and bloom several years in succession. A large majority of the Perennials will bloom the first year if started early in the spring. Hollyhocks, Columbine, Larkpurs, Foxglove, Poppies, etc., are in this popular class.
Acroclinium
(Everlasting). A very pretty, half hardy annual, producing white and rose-colored, double daisy- like flowers, about one and one-half inches in diameter. Each flower-head is borne singly on a very long stem; leaves small, narrow, alternate. These are “Immortelles” so desirable for wreaths and winter bouquets.
Sow the seed in open ground early in spring, preferably in light, well-prepared soil, and cover with one-fourth inch of fiqe soil firmly pressed down. Thin the young plants to four inches apart. Height, fifteen inches.
1014. Album. Pure white. *4 oz., 20 cents; pkt., 5 cents.
Darling’s Superb Aster.
1016. Roseum. Ught rose. *4 oz., 20 cts. ; pkt., 5 cts. 1018. Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties mixed. *4 oz., oz., 20 cts.; pkt., 5 cts.
Aster
Half-Hardy Annual
Northern Michigan is the na- tural home of the aster. In no place in the world can it be grown to greater perfection. It is not only a very profitable flow- er for our florists but a continual source of pleasure and wonder- ment to our summer visitors. Tourists from all over the world say that they have never seen as perfect asters as are grown here in the north. The blooms are larger, brighter colored, „and more perfect, and the plants are not as subject to disease, and make mueh healthier and stur- dier growth. The seeds ^ewn by us will reproduce these -su- perior qualities when sown in other localities. '*
The Aster is of easy culture and very popular. Plants, -from seed sown in the open ground in May bloom finely September and October: For July and August
flowers sow in March or April in cold-frame, spent hotbed, or pots or boxes in the house. Cover the seeds about half an in£h deep with rich, light soil, and when the plants have three or four leaves, transplant about 18 inches apart each way into well -pre- pared beds. Manures too fresh or used in too large quantities sometimes induce disease in as- ters. When used they should be. thoroughly well decayed and mixed with the soil. Small quan-
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tities of unslaked lime or fresh wood-ashes stirred into the surface of the Aster beds form good tonics for the plants and keep disease and insects from the roots.
Insects such as the red spider, may be kept at bay by frequently spraying with clear ' water, or for insects that eat the foliage add one-fourth teaspoonful of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle with tobacco water or dust to keep off the plant louse.
Darling’s Superb Asters
(Illustrated on page 47.)
One of the latest and highest achievements in China Asters, a superior race in every way. The plants are of very healthy, robust, branching growth, about two feet high, producing on long stems massive peony- formed flowers of perfect form and faultless outline, and exceedingly double to the very center. The flowers are the most beautifully formed of all large asters. The petals are of thick and durable substance, and in con- sequence the flowers last long in perfection. These as- ters are wonderfully prolific and continuous bloomers from summer until checked by the frost. When well grown, the flowers of Darling’s Superb Asters average 3% inches across, 4-inch flowers are quite common. These magnificent blossoms, being gracefully poised on strong, well-furnished stems 15 to 18 inches long, re-- semble good-sized chryanthemums, and are unsurpassed as cut flowers for vases and home decoration. We fur- nish Darling’s Superb Asters in the following colors:
Pkt.
1020. Rose Pink $0.15
1023. Lavender 15
1026. Crimson 15
1029. White # 15
1032. Blue 15
1035. 3fixed Colors 15
1038. The Collection, five separate colors for 60
Darling’s Improved Victoria Aster.
Darling’s Giant Comet Asters
Perfection has been attained in these truly giant asters. They win enthusiastic admiration from all who see them. The flowers are of im- mense size, often six inches across, composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, gracefully formed into loose, yet densely double, half-globes, re- sembling some of the finer Japanese Chrysanthe- mums. These giant varieties differ from the older well-known Comet Asters not only in bear- ing much larger flowers, but the petals are long- er and broader. The plants are of luxuriant growth, attaining a height of fifteen inches, each plant bearing from twenty to thirty of these magnificent flowers on long stems, which give them an added value in cutting for vases.
Pkt.
1041. Giant Comet, mixed colors $0.10
1043. Giant Crimson 10
1046. Giant Snow White 10
1049. Giant Bright Rose 10
1052. Giant Deep Blue 10
1055. Giant Lavender 10
1058. Giant Yellow 10
1061. Collection Giant Comet Asters, six
separate colors 50
Semple’s Branching Aster
A class of very strong growing asters, usually not coming into bloom until the latter part of August, but producing on very long stems full petalled, exceptionally large, double blossoms of fine form. The plants are distinctly branching habit of growth, and are about two feet high. For many years this class with us has been al- most entirely free from the aster blight.
Pkt.
1067. White. Pure white, very attractive . $0.10
1068. Light Pink. A beautiful light pink,
slightly tinged with rose 10
Lavender. Bright lavender; very large flowers of fine form 10
1070. Crimson. Bright deep crimson, ting-
ed with carmine .». . . .10
1071. Semple’s Mixed. A superb mixture of
all the shades and colors found in the Semple’s class of late branch- ing asters 10
Ageratum
The pretty brush-like flowers of the Ageratum are produced in clusters constantly all through the summer. The plant has a neat, bushy habit. Excellent "for bedding or for bouquets. Seeds may be sown in a mellow seed-bed in the open ground, or under glass early in the season. Annual.
NEIV TOM THUMB VARIETIES. Dwarf, com- pact growing plants, 6 to 8 inches high, flower- ing freely throughout the season from spring- sown seed. Splendid for bedding, edgings, or pot culture.
Darling’s Improved Victoria Asters
Magnificent flowers, massive and showy, with regular overlapping petals, double clear to cen- ter. The flowers measure four to five inches across, and the colors include many extremely delicate and some gorgeous shades. The plants grow very evenly, about 18 inches high, and carry from 25 to 40 flowers on a plant. Perhaps the handsomest Asters, taken all in all, for size,
color, and profusion of bloom. Pkt.
1062. Victoria, Finest Mixed Colors $0.10
1063. Victoria, Pure White 10
1064. Victoria, Purple 10
1065. Victoria, Scarlet. Dark and rich . . .10
1006. Victoria, Sky-Blue 10
Semple’s Branching Aster.
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This old favorite is one of the most beautiful and useful border plants of our gardens. Its flowers, as you know, are borne on long spikes and in greatest diversity of colors. Our strains of Giant Snap- dragons have been selected with the greatest care, and we know they are very superior. They bloom profusely the first season from seed, but will be much stronger the second year. Half-hardy perennials of easiest culture. The immense spikes of enormous flowers are most brilliant and showy. 2 feet.
Pkt.
1102. Giant White. Pure snow-white. . $0.10
1105. Giant Rose. Delicate rose-pink. . .10
1108. Giant Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet. . .10 1111. Giant Yellow. Pure soft yellow. .10 1114. Giant Queen Victoria. New. Ex- tra large, superb; pure white.. .10
1117. Giant-Flowering Finest Mixed Colors. An elegant assortment of innumerable rich colors and shades, including all named va- rieties we offer. 3 pkts., 25 cts. .10 1120. Dwarf Mixture. Contains the
very choicest colors. 12 inches .05 1124. Collection of Giant Antirrhi- nums, five separate colors 35
Aquilegia - Columbine
No hardy plant grown from seed is more easily handled than the Columbine.
Seed may be planted in the open ground early in spring, and will, in the case of the single varieties, bloom the same season; or they may be planted in August or September, and will come up early in spring and make vigorous plants, which will bloom abundantly during late spring and early summer.
Columbines should be planted where'vfcr their presence will serve to lighten up a too stiff and formal planting, for no other plant has so airy a grace as the Columbine, is more generous of its blooms, or more effectively adapted for cut flowers. Pkt.
1126. . New Double Hybrids. Large- flowering, long-spurred. Very beautiful, with several rows of cornucopia-like petals. Include various charming shades of blue, yellow, lavender, white. . .$0.10 1129. New Single Hybrids. Large-
flowering. Fine. Mixed Colors .10 1132. New Long-Spurred Columbine “ROSE QUEEN.” A beautiful novelty, producing in great profusion graceful, large-flow- ered, long-spurred flowers shading from light pink to dark rose, with white center and yellow anthers. Very delicate
and beautiful 15
,1135. Coerulea. The true Rocky Moun- tain variety; a beautiful blue and free-flowering. The State flower of Colorado. A splendid Aquilegia. plant for the hardy border 10
Giant-Flowered Antirrhinum - Snap Dragon
AGERATUM — Continued
Pkt.
1081. SNOWBALL. Large clusters of pure
white flowers $0.10
1084. ETOILE BLUE. A new variety from France; the finest blue sort. Habit round and compact and even; 8 inches l\igh by 12 inches in diam- eter; perfectly sheeted with heads of large, pure blue flowers. Very
effective 10
1087. BLUE STAR. A new variety, tiny and compact, only 4 to 5 inches high, densely covered with light- blue flowers; splendid for edgings
and ribbon beddings 10
1090. PRINCESS PAULINE. A very pret- ty and unique Tom Thumb vari- ety, growing bushy and compact, about eight inches high, freely bearing heads of blue flowers with white centers 10
Alyssum - Carpet of Snow
The annual variety can be grown very readily either outdoors or in the house and by cutting back the plants properly an almost constant suc- cession of bloom may be had. Seed can be sown in open ground very early in spring, or may also be sown outdoors in fall. Pkt.
1093. SWEET (Maritinum). This very hardy annual comes into bloom early in the spring, covering itself with innumerable clusters of small, pure white flowers; they have a peculiar, delicate fragrance and are useful in all kinds of small bou- quets. Usually not over eight
inches high, but spreads over a Sweet Alyssum.
considerable amount of ground. .. $0.05
1096. LITTLE GEM or “Carpet of Snow.” A dwarf, very compact growing variety, only six inches in height, each plant will carpet circle from 20 to 30 inches in from early summer until very late autumn the plants are a solid mass of snow-white
flowers of delicious fragrance $0.05
1099. SAXATILE COMPACTUM (Golden Saxatile, or “Basket of Gold”). A hardy perennial variety that blooms the first season; its flowers are a most brilliant golden yellow. Fine for rock-work. 6 inches high ,05
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Anemone - Windflower
Known as Lady Slipper and Touch-Me-Not. Balsams have been so much improved by cultivation that with good seed and proper care a single flower is the ex- ception now rather than the rule. Hardy annual; one to two feet high. pkt
1144. Double; Solferino. Satiny white, streaked
and spotted with crimson and lilac $0.05
1147. Double Camellia, extra fine mixed. As dou- ble as a Camellia, which it resembles;
white, blotched with various colors 05
1150. Double Pure White. Well adapted for flor- ist’s use and for bouquets; very double. . .10
1153. Double Dark Red (Atrosanguinea plenis-
sima). A very double, dark-red variety.. .10
1156. Mixed Double Dwarf. About one foot high. .05
1157. Mixed Double Tall. About two feet high. . .05
Campanula |^te,bury Beu
Candytuft
(Iberis). Showy branching plants about 15 inches high. Considered indispensable for cutting and very effective in beds, masses, or rockeries. If sown in spring, the plants will bloom from July to September, or if in the fall, will bloom from May to July. Hardy annual.
Pkt.
1164. Lilac, shading to light purple. .. $0.05
1165. White 05
1168. Purple; a rich dark shade 05
1171. Rose Carmine, compact habit 10
1174. Fine Mixed 05
Canna
Stately, very ornamental plants of semi- tropical appearance, very desirable for groups and in masses. Sow seed indoors in Febru- ary in light, sandy soil, first cutting a small notch through the hard outer coat with a knife or file. Transplant outdoors after dan-
ger of frost is over. pkt.
1180. Finest Large-Flowering Mixed.
Plants comparatively dwarf, about three feet high $0.05
Clarksville, Mich., March 19, 1917.
I have used your garden seeds before and have found them very satisfactory, especially the Sweet Peas. Never saw nicer Sweet Peas than those grown from your seed. The neighbors all admired them greatly.
Very truly yours,
MRS. ELLA OVERHOLT.
A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers; few plants compare with them in beauty; fine for bou- quets. Sow outdoors in spring, keeping shad- ed till the plants appear. Pkt.
1136. Coronaria, Mixed Colors. A beau- tiful selection of the .above, and comprises semi-double and dou- ble flowers in a wonderful array of colors .'..$0.15
Aristolochia Sipho
1141. (Dutchman's Pipe). The well-
known hardy climber with pipe-shaped flowers and large heart-shaped leaves. Very ef- fective for verandas. Grows 15 to 30 feet $0.10
Bachelor’s Button Sentaur«.
Balsam
„ „. . Baby’s Breath S^,S0I,hu»
Calliopsis.
Calliopsis
Showy and beautiful free-flowering annuals, of the easiest culture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all summer and excellent for cutting and massing. It is best to sow them where they are to bloom, thinning out to stand 6 inches to 12 inches apart. By keeping the old flowers cut off the flowering season can be lengthened until late autumn. pkt
1158. Bicolor Nana. Of dwarf, compact, even growth; flowers clear yellow with small garnet eye;
9 inches. % oz., 20 cents $0.05
1159. Crimson King. A fine dwarf sort, 9 inches high; color rich velvety crimson-garnet. % oz.,
20 cents 05
1160. Crown of Gold. Large, rich golden yellow, 18 inches. % oz., 30 cents 10
1161. Golden Wave (Drummondii) . Rich golden-yellow with small chestnut-brown center; very
free; 12 inches. % oz., 20 cents 05
1162. Golden Ray. Dwarf, compact plants, not over 9 inches high, covered with flowers of rich
maroon edged with golden yellow, and having twisted: petals like a Cactus Dahlia. % oz.,
30 cents 10
1163. Special Mixture Calliopsis. This is the
most pleasing mixture offered. It contains all the desirable sorts and colors of these beautiful flowers.
Candytuft.
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Canterbury Bell
(Campanula medium). Handsome, easily grown herbaceous plants of stately branching growth and profuse bloom for beds and back- grounds. They produce long racemes of strik- ingly effective bell-shaped or saucer-shaped flowers of rich color. Usually grown as a hardy biennial, but if seed is sown very early indoors it may be treated as a tender annual.
Sow seed outdoors early in spring in rows about two feet apart covering with about one- fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down.
Height of plants, from two to four feet.
Pkt.
1195. Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer Can- terbury Bells). This is unques- tionably the finest type of this old- fashioned and much-prized . garden plant. They differ from the ordi- nary type in having an extra large calyx, which is of the same color as the flower, giving the appear- ance of a cup and saucer. Choice
mixed $0.05
1197. Imperials (Imperial Canterbury Bells).
A new type, distinct from the older sorts, plants being dwarfer and the flowers larger, of regular pyra- midal growrth. Blooms upright.
Colors rich and varied, including white, rose, carmine, violet, etc., all in delicate shades. Choicest mixture 10
Campanula - Bell Flower
The Bell-Flowers belong to the same family as Canterbury Bells, but are more graceful and the plant is perfectly hardy and will last for several years. They will flower the first season if started early.
1199. Persicifolia or Peach Bells. One of the
most beautiful varieties, grows 2 to 3 feet high and has large blue bell-shaped flowers. Pkt., 10 cts. ; 3 pkts., 25 cts.
1200. Pyramidalis, called “Chimney Bell-flow-
ers.” Grows 4 to 5 feet tall with long stately spikes of large blue and white Darling’s Imperial Canterbury Bell,
flowers. Pkt., 5 cts.
Carpet of Snow uLm...,
Castor Bean
(Ricinus). Tall, majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green, brown, or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet or of green prickly fruit. Makes a rapid, vigorous growth in rich soil. Tender annual, 6 to 15 feet high.
1203. Zanzibariensis. A comparatively new species of wonderfully vigorous growth, the plants growing from 10 to 15 feet high. Leaves have a brilliant luster, measure about 30 inches across, and in different plants range from bright green with green stems to deep bronze with dark-red stems, Mixed varieties. Pkt., 5 cents.
Celosia - Cockscomb
Very attractive annuals; free flowering, and do well in ordinary garden beds or borders. The crested heads of flowers resemble a cock’s comb. The plumed heads are like great feathers. The colors are varied, but the scarlet and crimson shades are the most beautiful and rich. Sow the seed directly in the garden or start early and transplant. Make fine pot plants.
Comb Varieties
Beautiful plants which are fine for borders or massing in beds. Sow
seed thinly in shallow drills.
Pkt.
1206. Fire King. Rich fiery
orange scarlet $0.10
1209. Empress. Blood red combs and brown fo- liage 10
1212. Aurea. ^ Golden yellow
combs 10
1215. Rosea. . Pink combs 10
1218. Dwarf Mixed. All the
above and others 10
1221. Tall Cockscomb Mixed. . .05,
Cockscomb — Fire King.
Ostrich Plume Sorts
New type of Celosia, very grace- ful. Handsome pyramidal plants, 3 feet high, freely branched. Each branch gracefully tipped with mam- moth brilliantly colored plume re- sembling an ostrich feather.
1224. Thompson Magnifica. Grand variety of the ostrich plume type ; mammoth blossoms of vivid scarlet purple, blood-red, golden -yellow% salmon, etc. 2 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10 cts.
1227. Gold Plume. Golden yellow. Pkt., 5 cents.
1230. Fire Plume. Fiery scarlet. Pkt., 5 cents.
1233. Collection, the three new Os- trich Plume Celosias listed above, 15 cents.
DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
NEVER SAW A NICER BED OF SWEET PEAS.
Clarksville, Mich. Lou F. Darling,
Petoskey, Mich.
I have used your garden seed be- fore and have found them very good, especially your sweet peas. I never saw a nicer bed of sweet peas than those from your seed. The neighbors all admired them greatly.
Yours truly,
MRS. ELLA OVERHOLT.
Giant-Flowering Marguerite Carnations
These gorgeous and fragrant garden carnations flower profusely summer and autumn from seeds sown in the spring. The flowers of this wonderful strain often measure three inches across, and are usually as double as double can be. Most of them have beautifully fringed petals and are delightfully fragrant. One great merit of these carnations is that they commence to flower in about twelve weeks’ time from seed. Seeds sown in the spring will produce luxuriant plants that will be continually full of bloom from August until killed by severe frosts, or seeds may be sown during the summer for the winter-flowering plants. 1236. Darling's Special Carnation Mix- ture. A mixture of the best strains. Plants will bloom the first summer and will produce many flowers equal to the best florist’s
carnation. They may be lifted in Sep- tember, potted, and will bloom all win- ter in the house. Pkt., 15 cts. Pkt.
1239. Pink $0.15
1242. Yellow 15
1245. White 15
1248. Striped 15
1251. Scarlet 15
1252. The Collection of above five separate
Giant Marguerites 60
Centaurea
Centaureas embrace some foliage plants but are more generally known as hardy flowering an- nuals which include some of our most graceful and showy garden flowers that have long been favorites for cutting. The tall, slender, straight, or slightly branching plants with narrow leaves thrive well in common garden soil. They pro- duce bright colored single and double heads of flowers on long, graceful stems; some sorts are fragrant.
Sow seed in early spring in hotbed and transplant to open ground, or sow' in open ground as soon as the weath- er is warm and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep; thin three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding
or borders. Pkt.
1254. Bachelor’s Button (Centaurea Cyanus). Our strain is especially fine. The true old-fash- ioned Bachelor’s 3uttons of your grand- mother’s garden. Also called Blue Bottle,
Ragged Sailor, etc. Mixed colors $0.05
1257. Emperor William. The rich deep blue Bach- elor’s Button 05
1260. Double Varieties. A comparatively new strain; about three-quarters of the flowers come double; many choice colors 05
GIANT-FLOWERING SWEET SULTANS (Centaurea Imperialis)
Very large sweet-scented flowers, the finest of all Sweet Sultans for cut flowers. Blooms borne on long stems.
Easiest growth; showy in the garden all summer. Pkt.
1263. Giant Mixed Colors. An elegant assortment. $0.05 1266. Giant White. Splendid for bouquets; large,
fragrant, elegant 05
1269. Giant Odorata. An exquisite light blue; very
sweet, large, and elegant 05
1272. Giant Suaveolens. This is the popular
yellow Sweet Sultan. Large, fragrant .05
1275. Choice Mixed Centaureas. Mixture of all the above Bachelor Buttons and Giant Sweet Sultans 05
Darling's
Giant-Flowered
Marguerite
Carnations.
Centaurea.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Chrysanthemum
These outdoor “Summer Chrysan- themums’’ are showy and effective for bedding or borders in the garden and desirable for cut-flowers. Plants be- come more bushy and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the practice of disbudding will result in much larger flowers. These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated only by division of roots.
Seeds of Annual Varieties
1281. Double White. Pkt., 5 cents.
1282. Double Golden Yellow. Pkt.,
5 cents.
1283. Double Sorts Mixed. All the
most desirable colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
1284. Choice Mixed Chrysanthemums,
Single and Double Sorts.
Very desirable for the sum- mer garden; showy, free- flowering, Pkt., 5 cents.
Seeds of Perennial Varieties
This class is quite distinct from the early blooming garden sorts and in northern latitudes usually does nor bloom the first year unless started in- doors very early. In southern lati- tudes, seed may be sown outdoors either in spling or fall. Height, 2 to 3 feet.
1287. Japanese Hybrids. The best double - flowering varieties. Pkt., 15 cents.
1290. Frutescens (Marguerite or Paris Daisy). Large, single, white flowers. Pkt., 5 cents.
1293. Chrysanthemum Inodorum (Bridal Robe). New; pure white; extra fine. Pkt., 10c. 1296. Maximum (Triumph Daisy).
Large, single, pure white, yellow center. Pkt., 10 cts.
Clematis
No flowering vine has more rapidly Single Hardy Chrysanthemum,
advanced in popular favor than the
Clematis. They are universally admired for their quick growth, fragrance, and superb blooms; fine for arbors, pillars, trellises, and rock-work. The seed should be soaked for at least 24 hours in warm water before sowing. When well up, transplant into small pots preparatory to planting in the open ground in May. Hardy perennial.
Darling’s Early-Flowering Cosmos.
1302. Jackman’s Finest Hybrids. The
best large - flowering sorts. Blooms 4 to 7 inches across, and in splendid shades of white, crimson, lavender, and purple. Pkt., 10 cents.
1305. Paniculata. Everybody knows this splendid hardy climber. When in bloom it is a fragrant blanket of white, grows easily; fine for cemetery. Pkt., 10 cts.
Cosmos
One of the notable fall flowers. A strong, tall-growing annual with bold flowers of exquisite daintiness and airi- ness, heightened in effect by their foli- age setting of feathery green. It is most effective when planted in broad masses, or long background borders against evergreens or fences. From seed started early in the house or frame the plants will flower profusely in late June or early July. If topped when half grown, they will bloom quicker, the check seeming to induce earlier flowering. We offer only the choice large-flowering strains. To make sure of flowering early. Cosmos should be started indoors and transplanted into dry, sandy, or poor soil, in a sunny situation.
1308. Giant White. This variety pro- duces a profusion of large, pure white flowers which, be- ing gracefully poised on long stems, are useful for decora- tive purposes. Pkt., 5c.
1311. Giant Pink. Pkt., 5 cents.
1314. Giant Mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
1317, New Giant Orchid-Flowered Cos- mos, LADY LENNOX. This gigantic Cosmos is the fore- runner of an entirely new race of Cosmos. It is of extraordi- nary size and beauty. Flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Col- or, a delightful shell pink, lighting up beautifully at night. Habit of plant strong and vigorous, growing 6 to 7 feet high. Flowers may be cut with any length stem up to 5 feet. A splendid variety. Pkt., 15 cento.
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DARLINGS HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Large Early-Flowering Cosmos
Unfortunately, large-flowering Cosmos do not bloom until late in the season. This new early-flowering German strain begins bloom- ing scatteringly in June, the quantity increas- ing gradually until July, and from that time until frost the plants are a mass of flowers. The flowers average 3 inches across; the plants are dwarfer than the late-flowering Cosmos offered above, forming compact bushes only 4 feet high.
1320. Early-Flowering Dawn. An early-flow- ering strain in which all the flowers are white. Pkt., 5 cents.
1324. Early-Flowering Mixed. Both white and colored flowers. Pkt., 5 cents.
Columbine l”„aegia Cockscomb Sdmia Cypress Vine and Car- dinal Climber
These beautiful twining annual climbers are not as much grown as they deserve^ Seed started in pots early in the house or hotbed, and seedlings set out in the garden after dan- ger from frost, will make plants 20 feet high and be completely covered for three months or more with beautiful star-shaped tubular flow- ers borne in clusters that contrast effectively against the feathery fern-like, bright-green foliage. Sown in the open ground they will of course commence flowering later. In the lat- ter event the hard-shelled seeds should be soaked in hot water.
1328. Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10 cts.
1330. Scarlet Queen or “Cardinal Climber.” This new hybrid Cypress Vine is one of the most beautiful annual climbers that we know of. In a warm, sunny location in good soil, it grows about 20 feet high and is densely clothed with miniature palm-like, deeply ser- rated, rich, green leaves and literally be- spangled with dazzling, scarlet, tubular flow- ers, 1 Vi inches across. Pkt., 25 cts.
Shasta Daisy.
Daisy - Beilis Perennis
A charming little plant for pots, edgings, and borders. Sow the seeds very early and plants will bloom the first season and continue to bloom each season it given some protection during winter. The flowers are abundant in early spring, and continue blooming well into the summer. They do best in a rich soil and quite cool situation. Especially are they desirable for decoration in the cemetery. Peren- nial. Height, about 6 inches.
1336. Double White. Fine variety. Pkt., 5c. 1340. Double Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
1339. DoubleRose. Clear rose-pink. Pkt., 5c.
Shasta Daisy
1345. Alaska. A splendid hardy perennial variety, with flowers rarely less than 5 inches across, of the
purest glistening white, with broad, overlapping petals, and borne on long, strong stems; a beautiful cut flower, remaining in good condition a week or more. Pkt., 5c.
1346. Shasta Daisy. A general mixture saved from a large number of extra choice hybrids, and certain
to produce a large number of varieties of great merit. Pkt., 5c.
Dahlias — From Seed
Dahlias are easily grown from seed, and bloom the first season. The earlier they are started the better, which can be done nicely in a box in a sunny window or the greenhouse. Some specimens grown from seed are fully equal to many of the named sorts, and there is always the chance of getting some entirely new varieties. The Single Dahlias are being planted more extensively every year; they are quick and profuse bloomers, and their colors are especially rich and brilliant.
1348. Superb Dahlia Mixture. This splendid
assortment embraces every variety of Dahlias, both single and double.
It will make an elegant bed of Dahlias at small cost. Pkt., 15c.
1349. Finest Double Mixed. Seeds saved
from choicest double flowers, includ-, ing shades of red, pink, dark ma- roon, yellow, white, etc. Pkt., 15c.
1350. Finest Single Mixed. Will produce
brilliant flowers running through a wide range of striking colors. Pkt.,
15c.
Delphinium
(Hardy Perennial Larkspurs)
One of our most brilliant and effective gar- den plants. Of late years the size and col- ors of the flowers have been wonderfully im- proved. Persistent bloomers even in the driest seasons. 2 to 4 feet.
1351. Giant Double Hybrids. The blossoms
are of immense size, semi-double and perfectly double, dressing the graceful towering spikes for from 2 to 5 feet of their length. Colors range from white and lavender through every shade of blue from azure to indigo and purple, several shades being blended in some of the varieties. Plants grow from 6 to 10 feet. By cutting off the spikes im- mediately after flowering, they may be. had in bloom for several months.
Mixed Colors, pkt., 10 cts. Giant Double Larkspur.
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Most beautiful and satisfactory summer- flowering annuals. Unrivalled for brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of symmetrical form, one foot high.
The flowers are immense, averaging six inches in circumference, are densely double and are produced in perfect succession dur- ing the whole summer and autumn in such numbers as fairly to crowd each other for room. There is a wonderful diversity of colors, from purest satiny white to red shades so deep and intensely brilliant that the eye can scarcely penetrate their velvety depths; soft pinks and flesh tints more dainty than brush could lay; and a large proportion of flowers hieroglyphieally marked with various hues, the delicate tints and deep tones min- gling in exquisite contrast.
From seed sown early in the spring, will bloom in July and continue until frost. Flow- ers are extra large and the greater percent- age double, usually about three inches in diameter.
1352. Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10 cts.
Hardy Garden or Clove Pinks
This splendid class of hardy perennial pinks should be in all gardens. They have the delightful clove fragrance.
1354. New Double Large-Flowering Grass, or Spice Pinks (Plumarius semper- florens, fl, pi.) One foot high. The flowers, which are beautifully fring- ed, are much larger and more dou- ble than the old varieties, while the colors are far richer, including a large variety of colors and markings not known to the old-fashioned pinks. Many are exquisitely spotted and splashed. They emit a delightful, sweet-scented spicy odor. Perfectly hardy, requiring only the ordinary culture of pinks. They increase in size and beauty every year. Bloom profusely during the spring and early summer. Pkt., 10c.
Dianthus — Hardy Pinks.
Dianthus or Pinks
Dutchman’s Pipe Vine l“stoiochia siPh»
Echinocystis - Wild Cucumber Vine
1357. Lobata. One of the quickest growing annual vines we know of; splendid for covering trellises, old trees, fences, etc. Clean, bright green foliage and sprays of white flowers during July and August. Pkt., 5 cts.
Forget-Me-Not - Myosotis
Few spring flowers are more admired than the Forget-Me-Nots, which are especially effective when grown in masses. Perennials are hardy if given slight protection through the winter. Seed may be sown any time from spring till midsum- mer. The Alpestris varieties and Dissitiflora come into bloom in April, and are largely used for bedding or borders in connection with spring- flowering bulbs, pansies, etc. The Palustris sorts do not bloom till May, but continue till fall.
1359. Alpestris Victoria. A favorite sort, with fine
heads of large, clear azure-blue flowers; plants bushy and compact; makes a fine edging or bed. Pkt., 10 cts.
1360. Dissitiflora. Of dwarf, compact habit, with
sprays of large, exquisite blue flowers, espe- cially adapted for planting among spring- flowering bulbs. Pkt., 10 cts.
Foxglove - Digitalis
The tall flower-spikes of the Foxglove, often 2 to 3 feet long, are particularly handsome when grown among shrubbery, or in bold masses. Used as a back- ground for lower plants, they are very fine. Seed may be sown outdoors in spring and the seedlings transplanted where they are to grow, or, preferably, to a cold-frame, where they make extra strong plants that will flower in magnificent spikes the next season. They are most satisfactory when treated as bien- nials, sowing the seed every year in rich, deep soil and partial shade. When the center spike begins to fade, it should be cut out and the side shoots will grow more vigorously. Average height, 2 to 3 feet.
Pkt.
1361. White. Very handsome, gloxinia-like
flowers; robust; beautiful for cutting. .. $0.10
1362. Purple 10
1363. Rose. Bright, showy flowers borne pro-
fusely on fine spikes .10
1364. Mixed. All the choice colors 10
Giant-Flowering Hybrid Geranium
A strain of seed saved from grand New Hybrids, all greatly enlarged and improved. The flowers are ex- tra large, round, of the most perfect forms, borne on splendid trusses, some of them forming balls 16 inches in circumference. The colors include shades of scar- let and crimson, rose, pink, salmon, cream-veined pink, blush, snowy white, and all of the new aureole types with lovely rings and large white eyes, as well as the new Bird’s-egg or Spotted type. Although per- ennials, they will produce nice bushy plants and flow- ers from seed §own the same season. The gorgeous flowers, borne continuously, render these most popular plants for pot culture in winter or for bedding out in summer. 12 to 18 inches high.
1365. Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15 cts.
Digitalis or Foxglove.
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H elianthus ^unfiower
Hollyhock
(Althaea rosea). For a background to a flower garden nothing is better than the improved strains we offer of this tall old-fashioned garden perennial. The large, richly col- ored blossoms, about three inches across, ranging from deep yellow and red to pure white, are set as rosettes around the strong growing flower stalks.
Sow seed in June or July in open ground and in the autumn, when the plants have made five leaves, transplant to permanent position two or three feet apart. The follow- ing summer they will bloom. All double varieties are hardy perennials; five feet high.
1378. Darling’s Prize Mixture. See illustration on page
55. This is our best mixture. It is composed ex- clusively of the finest double-flowering varieties. It contains not only elegant colors, but also in- numerable shades. Pkt., 10 cts.
1379. Early Flowering. Blooms readily £s an annual the
first year from seed sown in spring. A wide range of colors in large single or semi-double flowers. Pkt., 10 cts.
Gloxinia
1366. Hybrida Grandiflora. An unsurpassed strain, containing the spotted hybrids as well as the finest self-colored sorts. Pkt., 25 cts.
Gypsophila - Baby’s Breath
Delicate, free-flowering plants covered with star-shaped flowers, valuable for mist-like effects and as trimming in bouquets; also for hanging baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby s Breath. Will thrive in almost any well-prepared ground, but does best on a limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried,
1367. Elegans Barge-Flowering Pure White.
Superior to the common Elegans, not only in size of flowers, but also in color. Very charming in bouquets with Sweet Peas or other cut-flowers. Pkt., 5 cts.
1368. Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate
white and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. Pkt., 5 cts.
Gaillardia — Annual Varieties
Mixed Gaillardia. Very showy garden annuals, 1 to 2 feet high.
Grown in masses they are especially effective;
large flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, produced from early summer until frost; unrivaled for cutting.
1369. Mixed Single Varieties. Pkt., 5 cts.
Gaillardia — Giant Hardy Hybrid
The flowers are often 4 to 5 inches across, colored in great diversity of variations and blendings, including such combinations as scarlet with gold edge, blood-red with yellow edge, yellow with orange disk, golden with scarlet border, pure yellow, fiery crimson and many others. These are hardy peren- nials, compact in grov th and produce a succession of flowers summer and fall. As cut flowers, last in water for days.
1370. Giant Hardy Hybrid. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10 cts.
Heliotrope
Heliotrope is a universal favorite on account of its delightful fragrance and long duration of bloom, flowering equally well as bedding plants in summer or as pot plants in the winter. It is not generally known that Heliotrope may be raised from seed as easily as the Verbenas.
1371. Bemoine's Giant Hybrids. Grand flowers double the size of the older sorts. Bushes compact, about 18 inches high; heads of mammoth blossoms often measure a foot across. Deliciously flowering plants by July, which continue in flower until frost. Mixed, including purple, white, lavender, and blue. Pkt., 10 cts.
A superb genus of greenhouse plants, produc- ing magnificent flowers of the richest colors; thrives best in an equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Sow in March.
Gaillardia - Blanket Flower
There are Annual and Perennial Gaillardias. The Annual sorts bloom all summer and autumn, and are noted for the profusion, size, and bril- liancy of their flowers; excellent for beds and borders. The Perennial varieties are grand and wonderfully effective in the hardy borders, their especial value being constant blooming from July until hard freezing weather. They require no winter protection, although applications of ma- nure increase their strength. If the seed is sown early they will begin flowering at midsummer. Both classes are splendid as cut flowers. They are of the easiest culture, doing finely anywhere. Height. 2 feet.
Helichrysum, or “Strawflowers”
Monstrosum. These improved double “Strawflowers” produce than the old varieties. They are showy garden annuals, of free growth, producing abundantly during the summer their large flowers, full and double, valuable “Everlasting” for winter bouquets. 2 to 3 feet high.
Pkt.
1372. Silver Ball. White $0.10
1373. Fire Ball. Red 10
1374. Golden Ball. Yellow 10
1375. Salmon Queen. Salmon, Pink .10
1376. Violet Queen. Violet 10
1377. Mixed, all colors 10
much
larger and more double
flowers
Single and Double Strawflower.
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Kochia Scoparia
1380. (Mexican Fire Bush, or Summer Cypress). A quick- ly growing foliage or hedge plant, remarkably symmetrical and attractive throughout the sum- mer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright-green color. Early in the fall innumerable little flowers appear and the whole bush gradually takes on a deep-red tinge. Hardy annual; about 3 feet high. Pkt., 5 cts.
Larkspur Delphinium
Marigold
No flower garden seems complete without this fine old- fashioned garden plant with its brilliant displays of yellow and orange, both tall and dwarf sorts, and with finely cut or entire bright green foliage. The African varieties are tall, usually one and one-half to three feet, and are well adapted for large beds, backgrounds or mixed borders, while the French are more dwarf and are often used for borders and pot culture as well as bedding. All of these varieties have finely cut foliage.
For best results start seed early indoors and transplant six inches apart when danger from frost is over. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes.
African Marigolds Pkt.
1381. Canary-Yellow $0.05
1382. Golden-Orange 05
1383. African Double, Mixed. 2 to 3 feet high; large
double flowers of yellow or orange 05
French Marigolds
1381. Double Gilt Edge. A large-flowering French Mari- gold of robust growth and large, perfectly double flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across; color, velvety maroon, edged with yellow. Pkt., 5 cents.
1385. French Double Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Of compact, dwarf growth, 1 foot high, with double quilled flowers of maroon, yellow, striped, etc. Pkt., 5 cts.
Mignonette - Reseda
Without Mignonette in our gardens, something indeed would be missing. Its large, deliciously fragrant spikes of bloom are everyone’s admiration. Make successive sow- ings in the garden from April to July for continuous bloom until frost; and if the plants are thinned out to six inches apart, and the tops pinched off when about two inches high, stronger plants, with large spikes of elegant bloom will be the result. Height, 1 to 2 feet, according to the variety.
1387. Mammoth Red Goliath. This is the ideal Mignonette for garden or pot culture. Of strong, stocky growth, luxuriant rich green foliage. Branching habit; dense in lenth and 2% inches in diameter. Surpasses all others in brilliancy of color. Strong, delightful fragrance. Pkt., 10 cts.
Giant Double Hollyhock.
(Convolvulus major, Ipomoea purpurea)
Morning Glory
African Marigold.
A handsome showy climber of easy culture and suitable for covering arbors, windows, trellises, old stumps, etc., if support be given the vines. The flowers are most brilliant in the morning.
1390. Finest Mixed Varieties. An elegant mixture of all fine varieties, and many other choice sorts. This mixture was selected with the idea of perfecting a collection which would please every buyer. Pkt., 5 cts.
Moon Flower Vine
(Ipomoea Grandiflora Noctiflora)
No one who has a trellis or arbor, veranda, pergola, or old tree to cover, should neglect to plant the Moon Flower — the most rapid- growing of all climbing vines. Although a perennial species in the tropics, with us it is readily grown from seed as any annual, at- taining full perfection during the summer. The vines are literally covered with thou- sands of immense pure-white fragrant flow- ers, opening in the evening and remaining open until noon the following day, and if cloudy, all day; many of them measuring over seven inches across. Planted in rich ground, in a sunny situation, and given plen- ty of water, the vines attain a height of 75 feet. The leaves are large and heart-shaped, of glossy dark-green, and are never troubled with insects. As- the seeds of this flower are very hard, a notch should be filed in them and they should be soaked in hot water be- fore planting, to hasten germination.
1393. Moon Flower, White-Seeded. The va- riety most generally grown, laeing large in flower, firm in texture, and very fragrant. It bears in great pro- fusion its immense lovely white flowers, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, with a five-pointed star in the cen- ter. Pkt., 10 cts.
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Morning Glory.
Darling’s Giant Flowering Climbing Nasturtiums
MORNING GLORY— Continued
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in row w'here plants are to remain.
Pkt.
1394. White $0.05
1395. Pink 05
1396. Blue 05
1397. Mixed 05
Mourning Bride
(Scabiosa or Sweet Scabious)
This is one of the most attractive of the old-fashioned flowers. Its great abundance and long succession of richly colored fra- grant blossoms borne on long stems make one of the most useful of the decorative plants of the garden. It has been greatly improved of late years, producing larger and more double flowers of greater variety and brilliancy of color than the old type.
Seed may be sown in place as soon as ground can be worked; or for earlier bloom- ing sow in hot^bed early in spring and trans- plant one and one-half feet apart. Hardy annual; about two to two and one-half feet high.
1402. Double Dark Maroon. A beautifully attractive variety; flowers dark maroon-shaded purple. Pkt., 5 cts. 1405. Double White. Especially desirable for mixed bouquets. Pkt., 5 cts. 1408. Double Mixed. Colors include deep and light purple, scarlet, pure white and a dark mulberry white. Pkt., 5 cents.
MyOSOtig Forget-Me-Not
Nasturtiums
Darling’s Giant Flowering Tom Thumb
These grand bedding Nasturtiums have been developed through years of careful hy- bridization. This mixture contains seed saved from the largest flowering, most beau- tiful and varied collections ever sent out. The plants form perfect mounds about one foot high bjr one foot across. Seed sown in the open ground in the spring will produce plants that commence blooming during early summer and continuing until severe frosts. They are of the easiest possible culture, and are never troubled with insects.
1411. Mixed Colors. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 25c.
A new selection obtained by a French specialist by hy- bridizing, and distinguished by flowers of a large size and a richness and variety of coloring not to be found in Nasturtiums heretofore grown. For covering trellises, fences, arbors, piazzas, trailing from vases over rock- work, etc., nothing can equal the gorgeous effect produced by their marvelous quantities of bloom, borne in uninter- rupted splendor from early summer until cut down by frost. Their ease of culture and rapidity of luxuriant growth, 12 to 15 feet high, render them worthy of great popularity.
1413. Giant-Flowering Climbing Nasturtiums, Mixed Col-
ors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
Lobb’s Climbing Nasturtiums
(Tropaeolum Lobbianum)
Both foliage and flowers of this class are somewhat smaller than the tall varieties, but the splendid profusion of bloom and the intensely brilliant colors of the flowers render them of the greatest value. Twelve to fifteen feet.
1414. Lobb’s Finest Mixed. This elegant assortment of
Lobb’s Climbing Nasturtiums is composed of the most brilliant colors in this class. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
Nicotiana
Handsome bedding plants of the tobacco family, valu- able for long and free blooming. The flowers are salver- shaped, with long tubular corollas. Seed may be sown outdoors when ground is warm and dry, or for earlier blooming, start in boxes indoors early in spring and trans- plant to open ground after danger of frost is past. Cover the fine seed one-eighth inch deep. Half hardy annuals; about three feet high.
1415. Aflfinis. Flowers large, white and fully expanded
only in evening or cloudy days. Very fragrant. Pkt., 5 cts.
1416. Sanderae, Mixed. Flowers white, carmine-rose, or
violet, a little smaller than Affinis and, unlike it, in full bloom during the day. Very floriferous. Pkt., 5 cts.
Howe, Ind., Jan. 20, 1917.
Seeds ordered from you last year were very satisfactory or we would not be ordering again. The pansies were espe- cially fine. HENRY CURTIS.
Nasturtium.
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Pansies
Our Pansy seeds are grown exclusively for us from the most noted seed, and we know they cannot fail to give the most unbounded satis- faction to amateur and professional grower alike. Sow in the house, hot-bed, or green- house; or as soon as the weather permits, the seed may be sown directly in the garden beds. Pansies thrive best in a rich soil, and cool, moist situation; they do splendidly in partially shaded places. They do not do well under trees, but in some locations where the sun strikes only part of each day, satisfactory results can be obtained. Seed sown from July to September and the young plants transplanted into cold-frames for the win- ter, will bloom grandly very early the following spring.
Giant Flowering Pansies
A distinct class. Plants vigorous and com- pact. The flowers are thrown well above the fo- liage and many of them are marked with large blotches. They are of enormous dimensions, some specimens grown on our grounds measur- ing over three inches in diameter. We offer the following separate colors.
1417. Giant White. Very large, well-formed flowers with dark purple eye.
1420. Giant Pale Blue. Gigantic blooms of a very delicate mauve-blue shade with paler centers, freely produced on com- pact plants.
1423. Giant Purple. Large, handsome flowers of a rich purple color, which contrasts effectively with Giant White. Comes very true from seed.
142*). Giant Yellow. Immense flowers, brilliant in color and of excellent form.
1429. Giant Bronze. A favorite and attractive coloring of bronze shades, all toning to- gether. The flowers are of the largest size and of handsome form.
1432. Giant Black. Large, well-formed glossy- black flowers. The plants are compact and bloom for a long time.
1435. Choice Mixed.
Price: Single pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts; 6
pkts., 50 cts.
Darling’s Giant Pansy.
Petunias
No bedding plants make a more pleasing display than Petunias. The distinct colors and markings make a brilliant show. The plants make a strong growth and bloom profusely until after hard frosts.
Petunia seed will germinate with little difficulty if a reasonable amount of care is used in sowing. First, be sure that the soil is well pulverized; then sow the seeds on the surface, pressing them into the soil by using a small, smooth board and cover very lightly with sand or fine soil. Seed sown in a hotbed or cold-frame early in the spring, will produce flowering plants in June. Set the plants about eighteen inches apart. Seeds of Double Petunias do not possess as much vitality as those of the Single, neither will all. come double. Annual.
Darling’s Giant Ruffled Petunia.
Darling’s Giant Flowered Doable Petunias
1436. This is a mixture of the best large flowering and
fringed double petunias. Seed is saved from plants grown in pots, carefully pollenized and will produce grand flowers. Of course, every one knows only a certain percentage of double flowers may be expected from seed, but our mixture will produce from 20 to 30 per cent of doubles, while the remainder will be choice, large single flowers. The weaker seedlings should be carefully saved, as those invariably produce the finest double flowers. Pkt., 25c.
Darling’s Giant Flowered Ruffled Petunias
1437. This mixture is made by ourselves, and includes,
besides the Giant Ruffled, all the colors of' the large flowering and fringed sorts, and the un- surpassed superbissima varieties, with their delicately veined throats in various colors, and their truly mammoth flowers. We are positive no other Petunia mixture can produce flowers with as wide a range of colors as this. Pkt., 25 cents.
Darling’s Giant Flowered Single Petunias
A strain of incomparable beauty and luxuriance. Flowers most varied in colors and markings; and of enormous size.
1438. Howard’s Star-Shaped. Entirely distinct. The
five-petaled blooms have star-shaped markings of blush-pink or white over maroon ground; very fine. Pkt., 10 cts.
1439. General Dodds. A very fine blood-red variety;
grows compactly; very free-flowering. Splen- did for beds and borders. Pkt., 10 cts.
1440. Snowball. A charming, compact-growing vari-
j ety; grows about eight inches high and yields
in greatest profusion all season its pure satiny- white flowers. Pkt., 10 cts.
1441. Striped and Blotched. A most beautiful strain
of Petunias for bedding and massing. Our mixture contains an endless variety of colors. Pkt., 10 cts.
1442. Finest Mixed. A choice mixture of colors and
shades; will make a fine display in your gar- den. Pkt., 10 cts.
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Phlox Drummond!.
Phlox Drummondi
(Large Flowering:). Unequalled in the magnificent display of their many and brilliantly colored flowers. The plants are hardy, bush-like annuals with many broad, flat-topped clusters of nearly round and star-shaped flowers. They are of easiest culture and bloom profusely through a long season. Especially attractive in masses or ribbon beds of contrasted colors; useful as window-garden plants and very desirable for combining in mixed bouquets.
Seed is usually sown very early in spring outdoors in rows one foot apart. A sunny situation is desirable. Well pulverized soil, preferably rich and mellow, should be used and the seed, which germi- nates rather slowly, covered with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Thin to four inches apart. For very early blooming, seed may be sown outdoors in fall, or started indoors and transplanted early in April. Hardy annual.
Select Large-Flowering. This is the finest type, having the largest heads of bloom as well £s the
largest individual flowers. Fifteen inches. Pkt.
1443. Snow White $0.10
1444. Bright Scarlet 10
1446. Rich Crimson 10
1450. Shell Pink 10
1453. Primrose 10
1458. Deep Rose 10
1461. Soft Lilac 10
1464. Collection of a packet each of above seven colors 50
1467. Choicest Mixed, containing a very large variety of colors 10
Hardy Perennial Phlox
1470. Large Flowering Hybrids. Noble-flowering plants for permanent beds in the garden and herba- ceous border. The strain of seed we herewith offer has been saved from choicest named vari- eties, as well as from grand hybrid seedlings, and should produce plants bearing immense pan- icles of large and bright-colored flowers, among which some new and beautiful colors, shades and combinations are likely to be found, as well as the usual range through reds from vermilion to pink and blush, salmon shades, white, striped, dotted, zoned, etc. The plants are perfectly hardy, 2 to 3 feet high, growing and flowering with increasing luxuriance year after year, and remaining in bloom during the late summer months. For best results should be sown as soon as frost is out of the ground in spring or as soon as gathered in the autumn.
Large-Flowering Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15 cts.
Pink
See
Diantlius
Poppy
(Papaver). Before tulips are fairly gone our gardens begin to be gay with Poppies. Few flowers have the same grace of stem, airiness of poise and de- licacy of tissue. For beds and borders with a background of green there is nothing finer; some sorts are admir- able for naturalizing in open wooded grounds; others, like the Shirley, are beautiful for cutting. A sandy loam suits Poppies best, and, as their strong tap-roots are difficult to transplant, it is well to sow seed where plants are to bloom. Sowings made in fall and at in- tervals in spring will provide a long succession of flowers. Sow thinly, cov- ering very lightly, as the seed is quite small, and thin the plants to stand about a foot apart. The best plants are those grown from early sowings while the earth is cool and moist.
Double Annual Poppies
1471. A dazzling mixture of beautiful double Poppies, including only the improved double giant- flowering kinds of the richest and brightest colors, as well as the daintiest and softest tints. When grown in masses, it is brilliant beyond description. The plants are sturdy, thrifty growers, from 2 to 3 feet high, producing immense flowers, sometimes 4 inches in diame- ter. Some have fringed edges while others have broad, round petals. The variety of color is truly wonderful, including, as it does, the most gorgeous shades — striped, blended, and rayed in Innumerable tints, down to purest white. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.
Darling’s Double Annual Poppy,
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POPPY — Continued
1472. Cardinal. A bright scarlet, fringed, double. Pkt., 5c. 14-73. White Fringed, or Carnation Flowered. Large, double fringed. Pkt., 5 cts.
Single Annual Poppies
1476. Giant Shirley Poppies. These are considered by many the most charming poppies in cultivation. The individual flowers are large and ele- gant, mostly single blooms, some semi-double ones, of- ten measuring from 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are fluted and crinkled and in the sun appear like crum- pled satin. The exquisite colors range from the pur- est white to the deepest ' blood-red, through all the shades and combinations of pink, rose, crimson, and carmine. Pkt., 5 cts.
California Poppy
A hardy annual with fine-cut, feathery foliage and beautiful vel- vety cup-shaped flowers. Grows from 1 to 1% feet high, and blooms profusely. The beautiful State flow- er of California.
I 1477. Extra Golden. An extra fine selection of the dark wild California Poppy. This is the finest colored Esch- scholtzia and its richness of color is unequalled.
Should be in every garden.
Pkt., 5 cts.
I 1478. Darling’s Superb Mixture of annual poppies. All the above varieties in one grand mixture. An ideal way in which to grow. Pkt., Portulaca.
5 cents.
Perennial Poppies
There are no flowers more ornamental and useful in our gardens than the various varieties of hardy poppies. Once started, they increase in size and beauty each succeeding season.
| 1479. Iceland Poppies (Papaver Xudieaule). These poppies are perfectly hardy and in bloom from June, until frost; beautifully crushed, satin-like flowers of every conceivable shade of yellow, white, and orange-scarlet. Plants grow about 12 inches high, forming tufts from which the flower stems issue most profusely. Very useful for cut flowers. Easy to grow. Pkt., 10 cts. 1482. The Large Oriental Poppy. Perhaps the most popular in cultivation, the sturdy plants growing about three feet high. Its color, a dazzling scarlet with coal-black blotches, is grand. For gorgeous effect, nothing can equal them in perfectly hardy plants, Pkt., 10 cts.
Portulaca
There are few flowers in cultivation that make such a dazzling display of color in the bright sun- shine as a bed of Portulacas. They are in bloom from about the first of July until killed by frost in autumn. Sometimes they are started indoors, bqt usually are sown directly where plants are to stand. The seed requires a moderately high temperature for germination. The soil need not be rich, the plants doing better in hat, rather dry ground. They should have a sunny situation, since in the shade the flowers are not fully expanded. Tender annual, about nine inches high.
SINGLE VARIETIES
Pkt. Pkt.
1485. Alba. Pure white $0.05 1494. Striata. Yellow, striped with red 05
1488. Aurea. Deep golden 05 1497. Fine Mixed 05
1491. Carophylloides. Carnation striped 05
Primrose — Evening
Chinese Primrose.
(Oenothera). Large, showy saucer-shaped blossoms, usually fully expanded only towards and during evening. The blossoms are yel- low or white and very freely produced.
1499. Acaulis Alba (Low White Evening).
Prostrate habit, leaves lying on the ground, smooth and divided un- equally like a dandelion leaf. Pro- duces large flowers about 3 inches across which open clear white and turn to deep primrose pink. Sow in open ground early in spring. Make rows 15 inches apart; thin 5 inches apart in row. Hardy perennial ; 6 inches high. Pkt., 10 cts.
Chinese Primrose
The charming and beautiful Chinese Fring- ed Primroses are indispensable for winter or spring decorations in the home or conserva- tory. They are one of the most important winter blooming pot plants. The seed we offer is of the highest merit. Florists and others report that they have never seen finer flowers than those produced from our seed.
Sow in March, April, or May. Pkt.
1500. Alba Magnifica. Finest pure white $0.25 1503. Convent Garden Red. Rosy red. . .25
1506. Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate
pink 25
1509. Holborn Blue. Unique shade 25
1512. Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of star-shaped flow- ers of various colors; a splendid type for decorative purposes. . . .25
1515. Double-Flowering. Finest varie- ties, mixed 25
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Primula - Primrose
(Primula Obconica)
These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window of dwelling house, flowering abundantly and continuously with little care, and should be sown during the spring in good porous loam. They will not germinate well in any compost containing peat or leaf mold. To develop the colors to the highest degree, grow in heavy soil, and at a temperature as near 60 degrees as possible. The Grandiflora varieties are the freest flowering, but lack the very large individual blooms of the newer Gigantea type.
Pkt.
1518. Gigantea Kermesina. Rich crimson. $0.25
1521. Gigantea Rosea. Pure rose color... .25
1524. Gigantea Mixed. All colors 25
1527. Grandiflora Alba. Pure white 25
1530. Grandiflora Rosea. Beautiful clear
rose 25
1533. Grandiflora Mixed. All colors., ,,,, .25
Salpiglossis
Very showy bedding or border plants with richly colored, funnel-shaped flowers which are borne on long graceful stems. The flowers of purple, scarlet, crimson, yellow, buff, blue or almost black are beautifully veined or penciled and are excellent for cut flowers. They are eas- ily grown and are most desirable for beds or borders.
For early blooming seed may be started in- doors as early as the middle of March and the young plants set out in the garden one foot apart, or seed may be sown outdoors after settled warm weather. Blooms from August to October. Half hardy annual; about two feet high.
1540. Fine Mixed. Hybrids. Easily grown large, long stemmed flowers, in many beautiful shades ,nd markings. Oz., 50 cts.; pkt., 5 cts.
Double Chrysanthemum-Flowered Sunflower.
Scarlet Runner Bean
great favorite in England and Europe, not only as an ornamental climber, but for the delicious edible beans which succeed the bright scarlet sprays of pea-shaped blossoms. Pkt., 5 cts.
Stock
Scabiosa See
Mourning Bride
Snap Dragon Antirrhinum
(Mathiola). Sometimes called Gilliflower. Considered almost indispensable where a fine display of flowers is wanted and particularly valued for edgings, bedding and pot culture. The improved vari- eties we offer of this favorite garden plant produce dense spikes of very fragrant and beautiful rosette- like double flowers in a wide range of attractive colors. They are suitable for cutting, being produced on stems of good length in pleasing contrast with the dark green foliage of the bushy plants.
Sow outdoors early in spring, using well fertilized, carefully pulverized soil and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Make the rows fifteen inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors and transplant. Height of plants, one to one and one-half feet.
Cut-and-Come- Again — Ten Weeks
A decidedly superior large-flowering strain with the foliage and blooms of the older type, but flower- ing much earlier and decidedly superior in length of stem and size of flower spike. This group is also called Beauty Stocks, Early Flowering Brompton, Giant of Naples and Victoria Stocks.
Pkt.
1570. Princess Alice. White $0.15
1573. La France. Rose 15
1576. Brilliant Blood Red 15
1579. Sapphire Dark Blue 15
1582. Creole. Creamy yellow 15
1585. May Queen. Delicate lilac 15
1586. Collection. One packet each of above 6 named varieties...., 75
1587. Finest Mixed. All colors 15
Strawflower ^]i,i,rysu,n
Sunflower - Helianthus
These stately Old-fashioned flowers with the newer improved varieties are coming into special favor as a background for lawns and in front of high fences. Valuable also as a screen to hide unsightly places and sometimes used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil, but do best on light, rich, limestone or alluvial land well supplied with moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings. The improved modern types of sunflower are really gorgeous in their brilliant coloring and most attractive in growth — many are excellent for cutting.
1613. Double Chrysanthemum Flowered. The grandest of all double sunflowers — grows 7 feet high.
Perfectly double; the color is the brightest golden yellow. The flowers are so perfect in form that they resemble very double Chrysanthemum-flowered Asters borne upon long stems. Pkt., 5 cents.
1616. Many-Flowered Double Helianthus (fl. pi. multiflora). The handsome flowers are produced at the base of each leaf, which makes the whole plant most highly ornamental. It grows erect,’ about four feet in height, with only a single stalk, but at each leaf joint is a short stem termi- nating in a fine double flower. Pkt., 5 cts.
1619. Stella. The plant of this fine variety is spreading with many branches and attains a height of about three feet. The flowers are about thnee inches in diameter and are of an unusually pure golden yellow with black discs or centers, and are borne on long stems well above the foliage. Early blooming and produced in abundance throughout a long season. Oz., 30 cts.; pkt., 5 cts. 1622. Miniature Helianthus Cucumerifolius. Covered with hundreds of brightest prange, small, single flowers; of pyramidal growth, with bright, neat foliage. Pkt., 5 cts.
1625. Mammoth Russian. Highly valued by farmers and poultry breeders who have tried it as an ex- cellent and cheap food for fowls. Sow seed as soon as ground is warm, in hills four feet apart each way. Three pounds of seed will plant one acre; Yields from fifty to seventy-five bushels per acre. Pkt., 5 cts.; % lb., 10 cts.; y2 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $10.00.
Marengo, 111., March 24, 1916.
As I only have a small town garden my seed orders naturally are not very large, but I assure you that I plant no other seeds. I tried it once and had the poorest garden I had had for years, so though I only send small orders, I send for seeds I know will grow. Last year I bought seeds of Ten Weeks’ Stock and Pansies. We had never had any success with those flowers before, but I wish you might have seen the way they grew and blossomed last year. MRS. FRANK T. SMITH.
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Sweet Peas
How to Grow Sweet Peas
The soil for Sweet Peas should be rich and deep. A good rich loam, with plenty of well- rotted manure in it, is the ideal soil for rais- ing good plants that will produce plenty of blooms of good substance. Soils that are at all heavy are best dug in the autumn, and during the winter months a good dressing of hardwood ashes or air-slacked lime should be given it. They should be . in a position fully exposed to the sunlight and air on both sides of the row.
Much depends on the state of the weather as to when the seed may be sown out of doors; but they should be sown as early in the season as the ground can be worked, which is usually between the middle of March and the middle of April. It is best to make a trench or furrow about six inches deep, in the bot- tom of which sow the seed. Cover with about an inch of soil, pressing it down firmly. As soon as they are above ground, thin out to two to four inches apart; when planted too close they do not attain their full development. They should be staked up either with branches of brush or stout stakes on which wire netting has been fastened. These should be at least four feet high, and five feet would be better. It is just as well to do the staking at the time of sowing.
During dry weather they should be water- ed thoroughly and frequently, and given an application of liquid manure once a week.
A mulch of hay or rakings from the lawn will be found beneficial during hot weather.
The flowers should be cut as often as pos- sible, to prevent the plants from running to seed, which would stop them from continu- ing in bloom.
White-seeded varieties should not be sown until the ground is comparatively' dry and warm. If sown under cold, wet conditions, the seed is liable to rot. With few excep- tions, Sweet Peas are black-seeded, and these do not appear to be affected like the White- seeded sorts.
Giant-Flowered Countess Spencer Hybrids
A magnificent new type. The largest and most beautiful sweet pea in cultivation. The plants are healthy and vigorous, producing the greatest abundance of flowers of «truly gigantic size, measuring, when full grown, two inches across the standard. The latter is round, full, and gracefully waved. Usually three and often four of these large and beautifully formed flowers are borne on one long stem, and it is not uncommon during cool weather, when Sweet Peas are at their best, to find as many as six flowers on one stem.
In the true Spencer, both standard and wings are beautifully frilled or fluted, which is its distinctive and most attractive feature. The vine is unusually strong and healthy, attaining a height of from 6 to 12 feet, which, when properly grown, is literally covered with blossoms. The flowers are borne on strong stems measuring from 10 to 15 inches.
Spencer Sweet Pea — King White.
Price of Spencer Sweet Peas, where not otherwise specified. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50, by mail, postpaid.
1628. New Margaret Madison
In New Margaret Madison we have a greatly improved strain of the popular lavender color found in original Margaret Madison. The size of the blossom is almost double and the form of the flower has been greatly improved so that it is now all that can be desired. Pkt., 25 cts.; oz., 50 cts.
1631. King White
The improvement in form, size, vigor, waviness, and purity stands eminently out when compared with other White Spencers, and calls for unstinted admiration. The number of four-blossomed sprays and the great length of stem will appeal to all lovers of Sweet Peas. Pkt., 25 cts.; oz., 50 cts.
1636. Blanche Ferry Spencer. A giant type of Spencer form, with rose standard and white wings, suffused and tinted with light pink.
1639. Countess Spencer. The original giant-flowered Spencer, with finest waved standard and wings clear pink, deepening somewhat towards the edge, but almost self-colored.
1641. Dainty Spencer. Very large Spencer, splendid form, white ground, with beautiful picotee edge of rose-pink.
1643. Florence Morse Spencer. Standard beautifully flushed with a rich and distinct shade of pink; wings soft blush pink, giving the flower a charming appearance; very large and wavy.
1645. Helen Lewis. A very large and fine orange salmon pink with especially bright orange standard
1646. Illuminator. A glorious orange salmon. One of the brightest.
1648. John Ingman. A fine, rich, rose-crimson, with veins of deeper shade.
1650. King Edward Spencer. The best pure-red Spencer, very large, with especially large wings.
1652. Margaret Madison. A beautiful self-colored azure blue.
1653. Martha Washington. A fine large flower, white ground, margined with bright pink, suffusing to
center of standard and wings.
1654. Masterpiece. A splendid lavender, slightly tinted mauve.
1656. Primrose Spencer. Clear primrose of best Spencer form, beautifully waved; flowers large and mostly four blossoms to the stem.
1658. Vermilion Brilliant. A brilliant scarlet Spencer of splendid form.
1659. Wedgewood. A clear, bright, silvery blue with a slight suggestion of mauve in the standard.
1660. White Spencer. Re-selected strain. Flowers very large and of magnificent Spencer-waved form.
1661. Darling’s Extra Select Spencer Mixture
This mixture is made up from a carefully prepared formula. It contains true Spencer varieties listed above. This formula was most carefully prepared with the idea of producing a well-balanced light mixture, but one containing at least a small proportion of each variety. It would be an impossi- bility to make a better mixture than Darling’s Spencer Mixture. Pkt., 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $1.75; by mail, postpaid.
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Grandiflora Sweet Peas — Grace Darling:.
Darling’s Selected Grandiflora Sweet Peas Named Varieties
Prices: Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 6 pkts., 25 cts.; 13 pkts., 50 cts. All by mail, postpaid. A regular five-cent “packet” generally contains from 80 to 90 seeds, while an ounce contains from 325 to 400 seeds, varying according to size of seeds.
WHITE
1664. Grace Darling. The grandest white Sweet Pea. White as snow, immense size.
1667. Blanche Burpee. A superb pure white va- riety, large flowers.
1670. Emily Henderson. A bold, well-formed, clear white flower.
1673. Sadie Burpee. Flowers of purest white and largest size, borne on long stems.
1676. Dorothy Eckford. The latest of the whites. 1679. Mont Blanc. The earliest white.
EIGHT SHADES OF PINK 1682. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Eight Pink. The best pink. Soft and brilliant.
1685. Katherine Tracy. Soft brilliant pink.
1688. Prima Donna. Perfect flowers of an ex- quisite brilliant yet soft shade of pink. 1691. Eovely. Warm rose pink.
1694. Countess of Eathom. Cream pink.
1697. Stella Morse. Buff pink with cream tint- ings.
1700. Dainty. White, daintily edged with pink. 1703. Janet Scott. Pink and buff.
DARKER SHADES OF PINK 1707. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Dark Pink. Im- mense flowers of perfect form.
1710. Her Majesty. Delicate rose-pink.
1713. Lady Mary Currie. Fiery orange pink.
1717. Royal Rose. Deep carmine rose, wings rose
pink, extra large and fine.
1718. Prince of Wales.* A bright rose of intense
color.
1720. Bride’s Maid. Bright deep pink.
1723. Blanche Ferry. Rose red, wings bluish white, very profuse.
1726. Miss Willmott. Orange pink.
LIGHT YELLOW
1732. Mrs. Eckford. A delicate primrose.
1733. Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Primrose yellow. 1737. Queen Victoria. Rosy primrose, with cream
wings.
1740. Stella Morse. Primrose, tinged bluish ef- fect, a rich cream color.
1743. Gorgeous. Brilliant orange salmon.
LAVENDER AND LIGHT BLUE 1746. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Lavender. Beau- tiful light lavender, very fine.
1749. Countess of Radnor. Very distinct and beautiful shade of lavender.
1752. Dorothy Tennant. Deep rosy heliotrope.
1755. Lottie Eckford. White suffused rosy lilac, blue edge.
1758. Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery lavender.
1761. Mrs. George Higginson, Jr. A clear, deli- cate light blue, new and very fine.
1764. Admiration. Delicate rosy lavender.
BLUE AND PURPLE.
1767. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Azure Blue.
Bright, clear azure blue. The best blue.
1770. Flora Norton. A very bright, clear blue.
1773. Countess of Cadogan. . Bright, purplish blue.
1776. Captain of the Blues. Standard, large,
broad, bright, purplish blue; wings ex- panded; lighter and brighter blue than the standard.
1779. Navy Blue. Dark indigo, blue and violet.
1782. Duke of Westminster. Clear purple, tinted with violet.
SHADES OF RED
1785. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Brilliant Scarlet.
The brightest and most perfect red.
1788. Fire-Fly. Very bright, intense crimson
scarlet.
1791. Salopian. Rich deep crimson red.
1794. King Edward VII. Dark red, flowers large, borne on long, strong stems.
1797. Coccinea. Brightest scarlet.
CLARET OR MAROON
1800. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Purple. Immense flowers of deep purple color.
1803. Shazzada. Dark maroon, shaded purple.
1806. Black Knight. Dark maroon.
1809. Monarch. Deep purplish maroon.
STRIPED OR VARIEGATED
1810. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Carmine and
White. The most striking bi-color.
1813. America. Crimson scarlet striped on white.
1816. Gray Friar. Delicate heliotrope, peculiarly tinged, marbled, and spotted with darker shade.
1819. Aurora. Striped rosy orange on white.
1822. Ramona. Striped and penciled light pink on white.
1825. Senator. Creamy white, striped with pur- plish maroon and violet.
1828. Helen Lewis. Mottled blue and white.
Mixtures of Sweet Peas
(Choice Mixed). One of the most satisfactory ways of growing Sweet Peas is in a mixed row. Many new combinations are obtained by a cross fertilization and if good varieties are planted, the result is certain to be satisfactory. Our Choice Mixture is made up of the above choice varieties. It is not made up of refuse stock, but is composed of the very best varieties grown.
1831. Choice Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 6 pkts., 25 cts.; 1-3 pkts., 50 cts.; all by mail, postpaid.
Sweet Sultan Centaurea
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Sweet William
The best varieties of Sweet William are of exceedingly beautiful colors, very large and almost perfect in form, with trusses of great size. Treatment as for Carnation. The plants are perfectly hardy, and may be increased by division of the roots. The colors pass from white to pink, crimson, carmine, and purple; with distinct eye encircled with color differing from the rest of the flower, like Phlox or Verbenas. They make very durable cut-flowers. It is
well to raise new plants every year from seed, for old plants become debilitated and unsightly, and the flowers decrease in size. PkC
1834. Single White $0.05
1835. Crimson 05
1836. Scarlet
1838. Single Velvety Maroon 05
1839. Red, on white ground 05
1840. Violet, on white ground 05
1841. Collection of a packet each of the above six
colors 25
1842. Single Mixed. All colors. Per oz„ 40 cts 05
1843. Giant Double. A decided improvement. The plants are of robust, bushy habit, producing numerous stems, surmounted by immense umbels of full, double flowers, many of the individual flowers measuring over one inch in diameter. The colors are extremely varied. . .05
Darling’s Mammoth Verbenas
We have been carefully selecting and improving this fine strain of Verbenas for years, and can recommend it ( as the very best procurable. The trusses and individual flowers are of the largest size, of brilliant colors, free blooming, and of vigorous habit. For best results seeds should be sown early, in the house or hotbed, and trans- planted to flowering quarters in May. Verbenas are better grown from seed than from cuttings, being more vigorous and not liable to disease.
Pkt.
1846. I’ink $0.10
1849. Purple 10
1852. Scarlet 10
1855. Striped 10
1856. White 10
1857. Blue 10
1858. Mammoth Mixed 10
1859. Collection. 6 packets 6 separate colors, 50 cts.
Wild Cucumber Vine
Windflower
Zinnia - Y outh and Old Age
Darling’s Mammoth Verbena.
One of the most brilliant and showy of annuals, and has long been a general favorite. They come in flower early in the summer, and keep on blooming until hard frost; require
little attention and succeed almost anywhere. For perfection of blossom start seeds in March, and prick out once or twice before transferring to the open border in May or June. Provide the plants with plenty of room, at least 18 inches apart each way, and they soon completely cover the ground.
There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias with their twisted and recurved petalled flowers in many bright colors, and when nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in full bloom. Few flowers are more easily grown or bloom more abundantly throughout the season, and the wide range of color is not less remarkable than their unusual depth and richness.
Pkt.
1860. Double yellow $0.05
1862. Double scarlet 05
1864. Double deep red -05
1866. Double magenta 05
1868. Double orange 05
1870. Double white 05
1872. Double black purple 05
1874. Double dark crimson 05
1876. Double striped or zebra, mixed 05
1878. Double choice mixed. Includes the above colors; a very fine mixture 05
1880. Collection. 9 pkts., one each of above colors, 40 cts.
Darling’s Mammoth Double Zinnia.
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Gladiolus Trial Grounds at HiUcrest. America in the Foreground.
GLADIOLUS, “The People’s Dower”
The wonderful advance in the culture of Gladioli and the great improvement in the flower itself, have directed attention to it to a much greater extent than ever before. From the short spike, bearing a few small inferior flowers, of the old-time garden, it has been developed into the most magnificent, stately plant, bearing a wealth of large, exquisitely colored flowers, which excel the handsomest of the orchid family for beauty. For cut-flowers, the Gladiolus is unequaled, It lasts longer in water than any other flower, developing its splendid spike of flowers more perfectly than when left on the root. Spikes cut when the first buds begin to open will continue to bloom for 10 days or more until every bud has developed into a beautifully perfect flower.
No other flower of the kind costs so little and no other flower blooms so surely and abundantly, for anybody and everybody in any soil and in any climate. It is by far the most satisfactory garden flower, thriving and blooming with the least care and attention, making a display which for beauty of coloring and brilliancy is equaled by no other flower.
Our soil and climate seem to be particularly suited to the most perfect development of this mag- nificent flower. They grow strong and hearty with never a trace of rust, blight or decay. The spikes grow longer, the blooms larger, and the colors are far more brilliant than any we have ever seen else- where. Our bulbs when planted farther south, retain their superior qualities for two or three years, and produce flowers of color, size, and texture that cannot be approached by flowers produced from bulbs grown elsewhere.
A loose, friable soil, with a little well-rotted manure, is ideal. A free use of water during the active growing season, especially just as the little buds begin to open, will help to produce large and perfect blooms. While no flower can be grown with so little care, this one, more than any other, will pay for careful attention to cultivation. In Northern Michigan we plant Gladioli from the middle of April to the middle of May. The bulbs should be planted from two to four inches deep, depending on the size of them, six inches for large bulbs being none too deep. When planted in masses, they should be planted not more than six inches apart each way. If planted in rows for cultivation, the rows should be 18 inches apart and the bulbs about 4 inches apart in the rows. If a succession of bloom is desired, it may be secured by planting bulbs that come into bloom at different times, or by planting the same variety at two or three different plantings, saving the largest bulbs until the last. The largest bulb is not always the best one. Medium-sized bulbs usually bloom the best, and some varieties never do make very large bulbs.
In the autumn, before hard freezing, the bulbs should be dug and allowed to dry in the open air. When they are properly dried, the tops, old roots, and dirt may be removed. The small bulblets found around the large bulb may be saved in the same manner as the large ones. They will have to be planted about two years before they will be large enough to bloom. They will have the same kind of blooms as the parent bulb. The dry bulbs should be stored in a cool dry place, free from frost, until spring.
Bulbs are mailed free when ordered at single and dozen rates.
Larger quantities, by freight or express at purchaser’s expense. 50 bulbs at 100 rate.
America witb°ut a doubt America is one of the most beautiful and useful Gladioli ever introduced. It is very strong and healthy with luxuriant, dark-green foliage and a freedom of growth and flowering not surpassed by any. Flower spikes are from 2 to 3 feet long, erect, with a great number of large spreading blossoms, all facing one way and showing a color, the delicacy and beauty of which it is impossible to describe with mere words. It is an exquisite soft lavender pink, very light, almost a tinted white, a color the same as is usually seen in the most perfect Cattaleva Orchids. No color like it in any othei Gladiolus, none more beautiful. As a cut flower it is simply immense, lasting in water a week or ten days, the great blooms retaining their full size and coloring, excepting that as they become old the coloring becomes more delicate and beautiful. Our stock is very fine and genuine. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 50 cts.; 100 bulbs. $2.00.
1903. Augusta ^ beautiful white variety with lavender anthers, 5 strong spike, often having two or three branches.
Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs,
$2.00.
1906. Attraction Deep, dark, rich crimson with a very con- spicuous, large, pure white center and throat. An ideal forcing variety, always gives satisfaction where its color is wanted. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts.; 25 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $5.00.
1909. Blue Jay (Groff’s). The best blue variety offered, its
* color and markings bearing a striking resem- blance to the beautiful bird from which it has been named. Plant exceptionally vigorous, often attaining a heignt of six feet, flowers large, and are of the most pronounced blue color ever introduced, relieved by white shadings that give them the pleasing and effective contrast so decided and striking in the beautiful bird referred to. Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12 bulbs.; $2.50; 25 bulbs, $4.50; 100 bulbs.
$12.00.
Attraction.
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Glory.
1915 Contrast plowers of great substance and a beautiful, cdm- if %*• ol pact spike of perfect form. Color, intense scarlet
and large, distinct, pure-white center, which is neither tinted nor mot- tled. One of the most striking and beautiful Gladiolus ever introduced.
Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.75; 25 bulbs, $5.00; 100 bulbs, $15.00.
1918 Cardinal Perfect flower and spike, very large, and the bright- ** ' v est, clearest, and most intense cardinal scarlet yet
seen. Very rich and showy, and by all odds the very finest high-colored
sort. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs,
$8.00.
1Q1Q niicaun WhitA The earliest white. The flowers are well- TTiiitc expandedi well-placed upon the stalk, pure white with faint lavender streaks in the .lower petals. In form they resemble the Childsii type. They are borne on tall, straight stems and from five to seven flowers are open at one time. It is one of the earliest varieties to bloom. Price: 1 bulb, 20 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.00; 25 bulbs,
$3.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1921 Dawn (Tra<;y)* The most beautiful shell-pink Gladiolus ever * offered. A long, graceful spike of magnificently formed
flowers, all open at one time. The keeping qualities of this variety sur- pass anything grown, while its color and texture make it indispensable as a cut flower and for bedding. New. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1924. Mrs. Francis King
A variety which excited great com- ment and admiration, both for size of flower and beauty. The color of the flower is a light scarlet, of a very pleasing shade which attracts attention at once. The flowers are very large, usually measuring from 3% to 4 inches in diameter, and are borne on long stems with from four to six flowers open at a time. While the flower stems of the Francis King are not quite as stiff as those of the other varieties we catalog, they are always straight, and the long, graceful spikes with the very large, brilliant blooms are cer- tainly very beautiful. This grand Gladiolus should be found among every collection. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
1Q2fi fllnrv The opening buds are of a soft Nankeen
1WW. vxiuiy Vi\unuciu; yellow, edged with pink, but as the blossoms expand the ground color changes to a rich ivory white slightly suffused with pale lavender, which is deeper on the edges. The lower petals are bufRsh, with a pale crimson stripe- through the center; the throat is penciled with buff and crimson. The spike is straight and strong and bears twelve to twenty blossoms, which are large and of graceful form. The petals are heavily “ruffled,” giving the flower a peculiar soft and beautiful effect. This is the variety that made Kunderd famous. It was introduced four years ago, and was awarded certificates
of merit at Rochester, Boston, and Baltimore. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1929. Giant Pink fy s“°nrd, If;
with an exceedingly large and beau- tiful flower. Color, dark, rich, vel- vety pink with markings of dark red in the throat. Giant Pink grows tall, erect, and strong, with straight spikes,
2 % to 4 feet high, with the large, magnificent blooms well arranged, many being open at the same time.
Giant Pink is one of the very easiest varieties to grow. It grows very strong and rank, always stands erect, with from two to four spikes to the Mrs. Francis King,
bulb and an unusual number of blooms
to the spike. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $4.50.
1912 Baron Hulot <The Dark Blue>» Lon& graceful spikes of
good-sized, well-opened flowers, having a rich indigo blue color. It stands alone as a unique and beautiful shade, and never fails to attract attention. We can strongly recommend it, and fortunately our stock is very large and price low. Price: 1 bulb,
10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts.; 25 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $5.00.
1930. Golden Queen
One of the handsomest yellows. Clear primrose-yellow with markings of crim- son-maroon. Blooms are large, well expanded, from 5 to 8 being open at the same time. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs. 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 6, 1916.
Your catajog received, and I at once sat. down and made a small order for seeds, and in hunting for fhe envelope I found this letter of yours. As I always do as I am bid, I write to tell you how very pleased I have always been with the seeds and bulbs which I have received from your house.
Gladiolus which I bought from you several years ago are all still growing right where they were planted the day they came and this past year the spikes of bloom were fully five feet in height and the flowers larger than ever before.
MRS. E. D. TAYLOR.
Rochester, N. Y.
My neighbor, Mrs. Pfahl, sent in my name to you and I re- ceived one of your 1915 catalogs, but did not pay very much attention to it until her Gladiolus began to bloom. She had 25 of your Specials and they were fine. I asked her where she got them and she told me from Darling’s. I told her I must send for some radish seed. If they are like the Gladiolus they must be good. That is how I sent that order. I am sending for more seed and Gladiolus. My sister-in-law is going to send for seeds and Gladiolus. I told her how good your radish seed were.
MRS. V. BOSS.
Massillon, Ohio.
I found the seeds I bought of you last year, just as repre- sented. I was surprised at the collection of Gladioli that I got for $1.00. HOWARD ALLMAN.
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1932. Harvard A perfect “Harvard” crimson in color. It is
becoming very popular as a cut flower, and is especially effective for table decorations when used with green foliage, because of its long, graceful spike of large, open flowers; many flowers open at one time. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts. ; 12 bulbs,
$1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1935. Independence
1938. Jane Dieulafoy
(Woodruff). This variety has never received the attention to which its grand qualities justly entitle it and the strange reason for this neglect is found in the plant’s splendid fertility. It proved so prolific that it quickly became abundant and the price was low- ered so rapidly that buyers supposed it was of inferior quality and passed it over without examination. The color of the blossoms varies from deep rosy pink to orange-scarlet but always brilliant and rich. It is used extensively by the Boston florists for designs. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100
bulbs, $2.00.
Flowers creamy white, lower petals stained maroon. This variety has many points of excellence to commend it. It especially remains in bloom a long time; an excellent bedding variety. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
1941. Klondvke Strong, vigorous plant, blooming early;
* flower round, well opened, of a clear prim- rose yellow with blotch of vivid crimson-maroon. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
2042. Kathrvn ImInense> wide open flowers of a delicate lilac
* shade, borne on long, slender, graceful spikes. Very attractive. Very decorative. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1944 La Luna (Groff’s). The large, heavy buds open as pale yellow flowers, white when fully ex- panded. These are relieved by a small brown marking in the throat, and have few equals in point of substance. Flowers are almost perfectly round, the superior petals being broad, well round- ed, and overlapping. Plants three feet high, sturdy. Price: 1
bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1 CMC I nvelinecc Delicate flesh-pink, lightly veined with J-uveiiiicaa deeper pink. soft creamy throat lightly
penciled carmine; pink anthers, tipped with violet. A l*arge flower and well named. 20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz., $10.00 per 100.
1947. Niagara
Independence.
A magnificent variety . with immense flowers, often four and one-half inches across. In type the variety resem- bles “America,” but the flowers appear to bd some- what larger, measuring 4x/2 inches across. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or seg- ments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and. the lower ends of the out- side petals are also blushed with carmine; The stamens are purple and the stigmas pale carmine, this little addition in the coloring re- lieving the creamy effect of the petals. The flower spike is very erect and stout and is wrapped with broad, dark green foliage. The variety is evidently destined to lead in the cream colored varieties, in fact it would seem to be in a class all by itself. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00;
100 bulbs, $8.00.
1 QCA Nannleon A Magnificent New Gladiolus; First Intro - PNapOieon duced by us in 1910 An unusually large wide open flower, borne on long straight graceful spikes, hearing from 16 to 20 flowers, six of which are usually open at the same time. Very hardy, prolific, and easy to grow. Fine for massing or backgrounds on account of its sturdy growth and brilliant coloring. One of the earliest to bloom. Color, bright brilliant red of very unusual richness with markings of rich maroon and creani^ Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
1953 Panama (Banning). Flower and spike very large;
like America but of a deeper pink; one of the most beautiful of all. No flower has received so many prizes and awards of merit, not only in this country but in England, France, Germany and Holland. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00 ; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
Verone, N. J.
The Seeds and Bulbs I bought of you last spring proved a great success. My Gladioli are perfectly beautiful. And the Old Homestead Pole Beans are still bearing nicely.
MRS. JAMES A. ROWE.
Darlington, S. C.
Last year I saw your advertisement in the Ladies’ Home Journal, 25 Gladiolus bulbs for 2 5 cents. I ordered them and have never seen such magnificent flowers. No hothouse grown flowers have I ever seen that half equalled them.
S. MAX. CRAYTON.
Detroit, Minn.
My order is not very large but if the seeds do as well as the Gladiolus you sent me last year, why I will see that my next order is much larger. MRS. J. B. JOHNSON.
South Richmond, Va.
I had such splendid success with your Gladiolus last year that I am anxious to try more of your seeds.
MRS. R. D. WHITE.
Klondyke
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WUd Rose.
IQ#?? Pink P^vfp»rtirm In color a true La France pink. The rinK rerrection softness of coloring and magnificent
texture of the blooms make it one of the choicest of the newer varieties. Large open flowers on a strong spike. Price: 1 bulb, 10 ets. ; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1965 Princens Pr*ncePs laas more than verified, by its wonder- ful popularity in both Europe and America, the claim made in introducing it in 1903. The flowers are 5 to 6 inches broad; the petals are very wide and rounded, well reflexed, forming
an almost circular flower. The color is brilliant scarlet-crimson, carrying mostly three broad white blotches on the lower petals. Spikes 4 feet in height produce twelve to fifteen flowrers, opening in succession, forming continuous bloom for two weeks. Price: 1
bulb, 10 cts. ; 12 bulbs, 75 cts. ; 25 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $5.00.
1968. Sulphur King
This is by all odds the most val- uable yellow' variety ever intro- duced. It produces a very long spike of the clearest sulphur yel- low' flowers yet seen in Gladiolus. As it becomes known there will be a great demand for it as it fills the need for a sterling yellow va- riety. Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12
bulbs, $2.50; 25 bulbs, $4.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1973 Wild Rose remarkable variety and one that will gain * in prestige as it becomes known, for it ranks
W'ith the very best. Color, very bright rose or blush tint, exceed- ingly delicate and pretty, and needs only to be seen to be appre- ciated. We predict a great future for it. In its particular color it stands alone. Exceedingly fine for forcing under glass. Price: 1
bulb, 20 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.00; 25 bulbs, $3.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1974. White King
As tall as Kunderdi Glory, very rich sul- phur white, splendidly ruffled, and nicely marked on lower petals. Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.50; 25 bulbs, *$4.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1956 Mrs Frank Pendleton (Kunderd). The selection of 1300. mrs. rranK renaieion the most beautiful variety of
any flower is a good deal a matter of personal preference, but in a list of the most beautiful gladioli now grow'n the premier station would probably be aw'arded to Mrs. Frank Pendleton by the majority of judges. It is indeed a splendid flow'er and its brilliant beauty is obtained through a combining andN blending of .brilliant colors — bright pink of two tones and rich carmine, the latter appearing on the inferior petals. Its type of beauty is of a compelling sort— you cannot pass a vase filled with its spikes without stopping to admire. Wherever it has been exhibited, it has been given unstinted praise, and has won award at Boston, Worcester, Rochester, New York, Baltimore, Chicago, and London, and this at a time when beautiful gladioli are not rare — the competitors and rivals of Mrs. Frank Pendleton have been famous beauties. The blossoms are large, well opened and of graceful form. The spike is tall and straight and the entire plant displays health and vigor. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1959 Peace This magnificent flow'er is best described in the * introducer’s own words: “This is the grandest
white variety ever offered in the world, and the international title of Peace was selected for this valuable type, which will become a standard variety and secure a permanent place in every country when known.” The plant is most striking and attractive — its mass- ive proportions give evidence of the constitution and vigor, rare in light-colored hybrids. These qualities are further proven by its ex- ceptional reproductive powers, by offsets and division. The flowers are large, of good form, and correctly placed on a heavy, straight spike. They are a beautiful white, w'ith a pale lilac feathering on the inferior petals. “Peace” is not an early bloomer, but rather medium to late, and planted at the same time with other stock, it is in its best condition when most other varieies have passed bloom- ing. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100
bulbs, $8.00.
Another Grand Gladiolus; First Mrs. Frank Pendleton.
Offered by Us in 1910. While it
does not grow quite as massive and stiff spikes as Napoleon, its general characteristics are the same. It is just as hardy and easy growing, prolific and reliable. While the spikes are a little more slender than those grown from Napoleon they are more graceful, just as straight and very seldom fall down. The markings of the blossoms on these two flowers are about the same, although the col- orings are entirely different. Wellington is a rich, velvety purple, shading to a rich cream at the throat with markings of maroon and cream on the lower petals. A truly royally colored flower. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts,; 25 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $5.00.
1970. Wellington
Dallas, Texas.
My seeds I ordered from you last year proved so satisfactory and the Gladiolus bulbs, 25 for 2a cents, were simply beautiful.
MRS. J. H. BALLINGTON.
Burlington, Mich.
Three years ago I bought 3'our collection of Gladiolus Bulblets. Last summer I had a very beautiful bed of over a hundred Gla- dioli, many of them had 15 to 20 blooms on a stalk. There were seven different kinds of them. MRS. E. A. HOTCHKISS.
Bellaire, Mich.
I wish to tell you how nicely your tomato seed have come up. I p*it them in, in several places, and think every one came but two; and maybe they will come a little later. I have- sent for a few more seeds. I am well pleased. J. R. KAUFFMAN.
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Some Gladiolus at Hillcrest.
1976. Our Baker’s Dozen Collection of Choicest Named Varieties
NAPOLEON. Brilliant red with markings of dark maroon.
AMERICA. Soft lavender pink, very light.
GIANT PINK. Dark, rich, velvety pink, with markings of dark red.
PRINCEPS. Very large flowers. Brilliant, scarlet-crimson with three white blotches on lower petals. BARON HULOT. Dark rich velvety-purple. The richest and best purple.
GOLDEN QCTEEN. A beautiful primrose-yellow.
PANAMA. The newest and one of the best light pinks.
SIRS. FRANCIS KING. Light scarlet; very fine.
INDEPENDENCE. Brilliant -ose-pink with richly marked throat.
AUGUSTA. White with lavender anthers; very fine for decorations.
PEACE. Long, straight spikes. Very large flowers.
PINK PERFECTION. The latest and best pink. Better than America or Panama.
KLONDIKE. Primrose yellow with blotch of crimson-maroon.
13 OF THE CHOICEST NAMED GLADIOLUS FOR 60 CENTS. By parcel post, prepaid. Two
collections for $1.00; five collections for $2.00. We cannot possibly make any changes in this collec- tion. It will always be sent exactly as listed.
1979. Darling’s Petoskey Mixture
A carefully selected, well-balanced mixture of Gladioli which should be planted extensively because of its great variety of color and the exceptional quality of the bulbs. Only the best bulbs of our choicest varieties are used in this mixture. Instead of its being grown as a mixture, each variety is grown by itself and the mixing is done by hand so as to insure varieties and colors being well distributed. 50 bulbs, §1. 00; 100 bulbs, $1.75; 1,000 bulbs, $10.00. No orders accepted for less than 25 bulbs. If by express, 25 at 50 rates.
Mixtures under Separate Colors
These mixtures are made up of only first grade bulbs of the best varieties, selected as to color. They are not grown as mixtures, but separately and hand mixed, so as to insure a great range of shades and
varieties.
Number of Bulbs
1082. White and Light shades
1985. Scarlets and Red
1988. Pink and Rose shades . .
25 50
$0.75 $1.25
.50 1.00
.75 1.15
100 1000 $2.00 $15.00
1.75 10.00
1.80 12.00
Gladiolus Snecial To encoura&e a larger planting of this grand flower, we will send free of charge with every order for flower seeds amounting to $1.00, five choice bulbs of our own selection. With $2.00, ten bulbs, and with $5.00, twenty-five bulbs. These will not be sent unless mentioned at the time flower seed order is sent in.
1QQ4 niadinlii* Rulhl^f Pnllprtinn Grow Tour Own Bulbs. These are the little wee fel-
uiaaioius uuiDiet collection lows> about as big as a pea> from which we grow the
blooming size bulbs to sell a year from now. Some few of them will bloom this year, but all will grow and make a bulb that will 'bloom next year. These are from our best mixtures. Most growers refuse to sell these bulblets, but we have decided to offer a limited amount. of them. Price: 150 bulbs for 25 cts.; 1,000 for $1.50; sent postpaid.
1QQC Tfial nronnrl In our trial grounds as well as in all our growing and handling,
lvvd. i nai urouna mixture there are often one or more bulbs that get away from their
marker, so that we are in doubt about what they actually are. We never take any chances on these, but immediately throw them into a lot by themselves which we call our Trial Ground Mixture. We are never positive what varieties this mixture is really made up of. But we are certain that it can contain nothing but choice kinds, as we never save any that are not. When you buy this mixture you may be satisfied that you are receiving more than your money’s worth, and at the same time you stand a good chance of receiving single bulbs that will be worth more than you pay for 100 of the collection. Here is a good chance for speculation. Price: 25 bulbs, 50 cts.; 50 bulbs, $1.00; 100 bulbs, $1.75; 1,000 bulbs, $10.00; by mail, postpaid.
1997. SPECIAL. 25 Blooming Bulbs for 25 Cents S3
year. Being young bulbs, the spikes of flowers will not be as long, but the blooms will be larger and brighter-colored than those grown from older bulbs. They are not refuse stock, but are made up out of some of our choicest varieties. Price: 25 bulbs for 25 cts.; postage paid. Don’t miss this bargain.
fQQQ riarlioli Very few amateurs have the patience to raise blooming bulbs from
1330. vjiauiuii 1 1 uni Jccu the seed for the reaSon that while a few will bloom in a small way the first year, it usually takes two growing seasons to bring the bulbs to blooming size. Those who have the little time it takes to devote to this work, and have a true love for flowers in their hearts, will feel richly repaid for their trouble. It is from the seed that all new varieties come. Each tiny seed will produce a flower different from the other, and none of them will be like the flower from which the seed was taken. The many beautiful flowers produced from a small sowing of seed, many of which prove to be very choice and valuable, is truly very enchanting. Seed: Pkk, 10 cts.
Waterville, Wash.
The Gladiolus bulbs I bought of you last year did better than I expected. Every one of them bloomed. I am now sending you a small order for seeds. MRS. EVA SANSTROM.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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True Northern Grown Seed Corn
Prices of Corn and Grains Are Subject to Market Changes.
Write for Special Prices and Samples.
Burnham’s Early Dent.
As the result of a cold backward spring, cold summer and early frosts, the 1917 corn crop in Northern Michigan was not what it usually is. Regardless of these unfavor- able conditions we have some good Northern Michigan grown seed corn. What varieties will be suitable for planting or how much we will have of each variety, we cannot exactly say at the time this catalog is printed, for it has not all been tested out. But we will have plenty of good seed corn, with which to fill all orders, grown as far north as it matured in 1917. No one can have seed that will mature farther north than ours. If those who wish to know exactly where their seed corn was grown, will write us, we will gladly give them all the information they desire.
All the corn sold by us, unless otherwise specified, is grown especially for us in the north, as far north, in fact, as the particular variety will grow and properly mature. This insures extreme earliness and strong vitality, which is of most vital importance to the northern farmer. Our customers rely on all seed bought of us as being exactly as represented. Every lot is thoroughly tested before we offer it for sale, so that we absolutely know that it is all right. We also advise our customers to order early so as to have time to test it for themselves and be doubly sure, and if they do not find it all right in every respect, we ask that they return it to us at our -expense, for we cannot afford to have our customers plant seeds with which they are not entirely satisfied. However, corn must be returned within ten days of the time it is received. This gives plenty of time in which to test it, and is better for all concerned than to have it stringing along indefinitely.
Some purchasers who live in the corn belt, where corn grows very large, have found fault with the size of our corn seed. To these we will say, that you must take into consideration that our corn is grown in the far north where it does not make the growth it does farther south and the grains are not as large, but you may take this same grain and plant it in the south and it will produce larger and better grain than will seed of the same variety that is grown in the south.
Insist on having the best seed corn, regardless of cost. The difference in cost between good and poor seed is too small to consider when compared with results. There is no question but that corn of good vitality pays big, regardless of what it costs. Neither is there any question but that it pays big to plant seed corn from the north. It has stronger vitality and will produce more and better corn under similar conditions than will southern grown seed.
All Corn is sent by Freight or Express at purchaser’s expense, unless money is sent with whicii to prepay charges.
NOTICE: The prices on corn and other field seeds, quoted in this catalog, are those prevailing at the time the catalog goes to the printers (Nov. 15). We cannot very well set prices at this time for the whole year. Therefore, these prices are subject to market changes. When seeds in this department are wanted, we advise writing for our WEEKLY PRICE LIST, which we will gladly mail on request.
2000. Burnham’s Early Dent
The Earliest Dent Corn That Grows. Burnham’s Early Dent is a selected strain of White Cap Yellow Dent, and is the result of years of work by one of Michigan’s best corn experts. We pur- chased the seed from Mr. Burnham when he retired from active work and left his farm. Since that time we have endeavored to keep it up to his standard. We offered it for the first time in 1909. Since that time we have sold all we could grow, and have never been able to keep enough ahead for planting a large acreage. What we have sold has been sold in small quantities so that we have succeeded in distributing it very thoroughly and extensively. Although we have always offered to refund money paid for this corn if it did not prove as described, we have never had a person ask for his money back, but in- stead have had hundreds of letters from purchasers who have been more than satisfied.
Burnham’s Early Dent grows to a height of 7 or 8 feet, makes a strong, vigorous growth, roots deep, and is not liable to fall down. There are practically no “suckers,” but there is always an abundance of rank, rich green foliage, making it very desirable for fodder. In height and strength of growth it will compare very favorably wtih any of the late dents which will not ripen outside of the “corn belt.”
Burnham’s Early Dent produces unusually large ears for an early corn. They average nine inches in length, have from twelve to sixteen rows of grain, and are well filled out at both butt and tip. They hold their size well out to the tip, and will yield more shelled corn to the basket than any other corn we have ever grown.
Burnham’s Early Dent always outyields all other dent varieties in this locality. We know a good many will claim we are exaggerating regarding this corn, but we assure you we are not. We admit we are enthusiastic about it, justly so, we think, but every word we have said about it is the truth. It will cost you but little to test it for yourself. We wish you would. If you do, and find that we have misrepresented it in any way, we will gladly refund any money paid for seed.
Price, shelled: Qt., 40 cts.; by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: Qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.50; bu., $4.00; 2y2 bu. or more, $3.90 per bushel.
Millersburg, Mich.
Several years ago I bought some Burnham’s Early Dent corn of you and it certainly is the best corn for Northern Michigan, that I have ever seen, and I have tried many others.
CYRUS A. MOORE. Brimfield, Ind.
I have found the seeds bought of you first class in every respect, just as represented. Your Minnesota 13 corn is a good yielder and ripens early. W. W. SHRULL.
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2012. Improved Pride of the North
2006. White Cap Yellow Dent ^eatfy
appreciated by farmers here in the North, as it is such a heavy yielder of both fodder and corn. The stalks grow about S feet in height, while the ears are always a good size; and no matter how unfavorable the season, whether it be wet or droughty, this corn will always produce at least a good average yield. It is a strong grower and roots very deeply, having sufficient vigor to produce a crop of corn even on thin, poor soil, which is not adapted for growing corn. The large size, handsome ears, are solidly packed with kernels of good average size, the exposed sur- face ofi which is white, while the sides of the kernels are yellow. Our White Cap Yellow Dent corn is fourteen to sixteen-rowed, and its very type expresses earliness and vigor. It is a suitable corn to plant in any section of our Northern States where corn will mature at all.
Price, shelled: Qt., 40 cts., by mail, postpaid. By
freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 30 cts.;
pk., $1.00; bu., $3.25; H1/* bu. or more, $3.15 per bu.
2007. Minnesota No. 13 Corn ®^raD^J‘ly
commanding points of excellence which place Minnesota No. 13 at the head of all yellow varieties for northern planting are: its earliness, its enormous productive- ness, its adaptability to a great variety of soils and climates. The ears are of handsome appearance, bearing 16 to 20 rows of bright, rich yellow, smooth, wedge-shaped kernels packed closely on the cob from butt to tip. The ears average eight inches in length and are borne usually two on a stalk.
Minnesota No. 13 thoroughly matures in 90 days when planted on favorable soil and in a good loca- tion, but 95 to 100 days places it out of danger under average conditions. A variety of corn which will show such valuable characteristics is an acquisition on any farm, especially for planting in the north where early frosts are common.
Many varieties fail to do well when subjected to new conditions or require several years to become acclimated. Minnesota No. 13 corn, however, will thrive and produce abundantly on most any soil and will do remarkably well under adverse conditions when other varieties would fail entirely. The stalks grow to a height of seven feet, and being leafy make excellent and very nutritious fodder.
Price, shelled: Qt., 30 cts.; by mail, postpaid. By freight or express, at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2 Yz bu. or more, $2.90 per bu.
2009. Minnesota King (Half Dent)
White Cap Yellow Dent
Taking into consideration earliness, size of ear, and yield, we consider Minnesota King one of the most valuable of
the earljr varieties. We grow a large acreage of it every
year, and always get good yields. There are early varie- ties that under the most favorable conditions will yield as but take it year after year we do not believe there is another variety that
much as Minnesota King will yield as well.
Minnesota King is a cross between an early dent and an early flint corn. The ears are of a fair size with eight rows of broad yellow kernels half way between flint and dent. The stalks will average nearly eight feet in height, possessing a remarkably healthy and vigorous constitution, enabling it to withstand all extremes in weather, so that it continues to grow and mature under conditions that would render any other corn a failure. It appears to have a faculty of growing under adverse circumstances, and is just the corn for wet, cold weather.
Price, shelled: Qt., 40 cts.; by mail, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 25 cts.; pk.,
$1.25; bu., $3.50; 2 Yz bu. or more, $3.40 per bushel.
The old, well-known standard early sixteen-rowed yellow dent corn. A strictly 90-day corn. Can be sucess- fully grown as far north as any dent corn. It is very hardy, ears very uni- form, measuring from eight to ten inches. Cob red and very small. Ker- nels long and closely set. Stalks six to eight feet, strong and excellent for fodder, often bearing two and some- times three full-sized ears. Produces an enormous amount of shelled corn for the amount of cob. An exceeding- ly prolific and desirable variety for the North.
Price, shelled: Qt.,
40 cts., by mail, post- paid. By freight or ex- press at purchaser’s ex- pense: Qt., 25 cts.; pk.,
$1.25; bu., $3.25; 2y2 bu. or more, $3.15 per bu.
Elkhart, Ind.
The seed we got of you this season were fine. Couldn’t ask for any better. I want to get my order in early this season.
W. E. HAIN CO.
Minnesota No. 13.
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2015. King of the Earlies Dent
cob very small, closely set with small deep kernels, very rich with oil and starch. Color, bright yellow. The stalks grow from six to eight feet in height, and are thickly covered with leaves close to the ground, yielding a large amount of excellent fodder, unsur- passed in feeding qualities. King of the earlies can be depended upon to mature a very heavy crop of first-class corn in the northern part of Wisconsin, Min- nesota, or Michigan. Our stock of it is carefully select- ed every year from the earliest and best ears, making it as nearly perfect as possible, and is unsurpassed in uniformity of type. Price, shelled: Qt., 35 cts., by
mail, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2*4 bu. or more, $2.90 per bushel.
King of tlie Earlies Dent.
2019. Iowa Silver Mine Corn Intro-
ducer of this variety of corn says: “The most mar-
velous variety of corn ever offered, and which will surprise every one who plants it. If the farmers take hold of this as they should, it will revolutionize the corn growing of the country.” Stalk grows to a height of seven or eight feet and sets the ears about 3V2 to 4 feet from the ground. Just the right height. It is early, matured last year in less than 95 days. The cob dries out rapidly, so that it is ready for the market very early.
This variety is more generally grown throughout the corn belt and is more widely and favorably known than any other white corn. It is a sure cropper; very early, deep grain, pure white, and a good corn in every way. It seems to have the faculty of producing a better crop on old, thin land than any other corn, as it seems to adapt itself to unfavor- able conditions. This seems to be a characteristic of most white corns.
201 fi Ypllnw Dpnt This is a most excellent va-
zuio. i\eias i enow i^ent riety of yellow dent corn>
and is recommended by some as being an early maturing va- riety, but it is not, although a medium, requiring from 110 to 120 days to mature, dependent upon weather conditions, but can always be relied upon to ripen as far north as the first tier of counties in Michigan and has often matured and produced good crops as far north as the southern Minnesota line, but to do this requires favorable weather conditions for corn to mature. It is a splendid variety of corn, and owing to its pure breeding and perfect ears, it has won a very large number of premiums and prizes at county institutes, state and national corn shows; it is one of the leading standard varieties and stands among the best all-round purpose yellow dent corn grown.
Our stock of this corn is extra choice, having been grown from absolutely pure seed, and we have made careful selection of the most choice ears, so we know our seed cannot fail to please the most particular or critical buyer of seed corn.
Description: It is a handsome yellow color, smooth deep ker- nel, medium-sized ears, very uniform in looks and appearance, rows close together and very compact and of great solidity, and a most beautiful corn; is also a very rich, nutritious corn for feeding purposes. You will make no mistake in planting liber- ally of it anywhere south of Michigan.
Price, shelled: Qt., 30 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 15 cts.;
pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; %y2 bu. or more, $3.95 per bushel.
Silver Mine is not, of course, adapted for northern conditions, and we do not recommend it for planting except south of Grand Rapids, Michigan. In favorable seasons it will produce a crop in southern Wisconsin and southern South Dakota, but in all seasons it is the corn to grow in southern Iowa, in Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and southern Michigan. The ears bear sixteen rows, very straight and close together. For the locations mentioned, we be- lieve this corn will give better results than any other white variety. ,
Price, shelled: Qt., 35 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.25; 2 y2 bu. or more, $3.15 per bushel.
2ft21 Smiaw Positively the Earliest Com That * Grows. In 1906 Squaw Corn was ripe
in Michigan 70 days from planting. It is a flint corn with very peculiar coloring — blue, black, purple, red, yellow, and white all mixed together. With all its out- side coloring, it is extremely white inside, and splendid for flour and meal. In fact, it is the corn from which the Indians used to grind their meal. It is the corn from which all the other varieties were originated. Many people prefer it for cooking to any of the improved strains. It is also first-class far fodder, being extensively planted for that purpose on account of the abundant foliage that it bears. It is a great yielder, yielding more per acre than any other flint variety.
We never saw better corn any place than our 1914 field of Squaw corn. Although it was not planted until May 25, and we had a very cold, wet season, it was fully matured and ready to cut by the 15th of September. It was planted on low, cold ground, and would have ma- tured much earlier had it been in a higher and warmer, location. Crop failure.
Harrietta, Mich.
Your Yellow Flint corn I planted last spring got ripe, and was all right. We had an early frost down here. I happened to be on a creek bottom and every- thing was caught. But the yellow corn got ripe.
S. H. SLAGLE,
Iowa
Silver
Mine.
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Fodder and Ensilage Corn
The demand for good fodder has increased almost be- yond belief; in fact, away beyond the supply, so that a great deal of inferior seed has been sold for this purpose. We are giving this branch of our business particular at- tention, and are selling all the seed we can grow. Our Fodder Corn seed has pleased our customers beyond our expectations. Many of them have written us that it has produced earlier, better, and more abundantly than seed purchased elsewhere.
Our Fodder Corn is just as carefully selected as any of our seed corn, and is just as good in every respect except- ing that it is not graded as carefully. It has just as much vitality, will produce just as much corn, but it will not be as true to type.
2036. Giant Red Cob Ensilage loader*
ties. This is a pure white corn with red cob, which grows very large, often yielding as high as 45 tons of fodder per acre. It is sweet, tender, and juicy, and furnishes more nourishment than any other variety. No dairy farmer should be without it. It can be fed green or made into silage, or cured and stacked. Drill in rows 3% feet apart, Y2 bushel of seed per acre, or more if a large amount of leafy fodder is desired with smaller growth of stalk.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2% bu. or more, $2.90 per bu.; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
This is practically the same as rriQe roaaer our Improved Pride of the North, excepting that it has not been butted, tipped, or graded, but is just a good selected lot of corn as it comes from the sheller. It is just as carefully selected as any of our corn, and will shpw just as high percentage of germination. A great many prefer this smaller-growing corn for fodder to the large, rank-growing, southern varie- ties for the following reasons: It is more easily handled, either with binder or by hand; it matures earlier and gives more fully developed ears; it is more easily cured; the smaller stalks make finer and richer fodder; the fodder is more easily handled when putting through the shredder, and the stalks make better manure when fed whole. It will produce just as many tons of feed to the acre as will the larger kinds. Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2 y2 bu. or more, $2.90 per bushel; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
2045. SPECIAL PREPAID OFFER
An Acre of Corn for $1.50. We will send 8 lbs. of seed corn, enough to plant an acre, any variety we catalog, to any place east of the Rocky Mountains, for $1.50, all charges paid. West of the mountains send 20 cents more to pay extra charges. This will give you an acre of good corn and a good start with pure seed. This offer applies to 8 lbs. of one variety only.
Pride Fodder Corn.
Canada Smut Nose.
2027. Canada Smut Nose An extra early flint corn
grown more extensively than any other in the North. It will mature farther north than any other corn we know of, excepting Squaw Corn. The stalks grow from seven to eight feet high, are quite leafy, and as it “suckers” quite freely, it makes a great corn for fodder. It always yields well, always one ear and often two ears to the stalk. The ears are eight-rowed, and meas- ure from ten to thirteen inches long, well filled to the end. The grain is yellow with splashes of red at the end of the ear. As the cob is very small, Smut Nose will shell a very high percentage of grain.
Price, shelled: Qt., 40 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 30 cts.; pk., $1.50; bu., $3.75; 2 y2 bu. or more, $3.65 per bushel.
2030. Sanford’s White Flint The handsomest of
all flints. The great feature of this variety is the large grain and small cob it produces. If an ear, be broken, you wonder that it is pos- sible for so small cob to hold and nourish so much grain. The ears are twelve to fifteen inches long, smooth and sym- trieal. Kernels are broad and flinty, and white in color. White Flint makes a very sturdy and vigorous growth, with a great abundance of broad, succulent leaves, and is of great value for fodder and silage as well as grain. We consider this the finest of the flints. While it is not quite as early as Smut Nose, White Flint is a close second. A remarkably heavy yielder.
Price, shelled: Qt., 40 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.50; bu., $4.00; 2 yz bu. or more, $3.90.
2032. White Smut Nose »r “"kite blaze.”
Very similar to Canada Smut Nose, except that the ears are a little larger and the grain is white. It has the same red markings on the end of the ear, and is a very little earlier. The stalks are very strong, with strong rooting, so that it is not inclined to lop over. It grows from eight to nine feet high. There is plenty of rich foliage, well down to the ground, but it is not inclined to sucker. A heavy producer of both grain and fodder; one of the best varieties for the farmer’s own use, especially in the North, as it is as early as the earliest. Ears average nine to ten inches in length.
Price, shelled:
Qt., 35 cts., by mail, postpaid.
By freight or express at pur- chaser’s ex- pense: Qt., 25
cts.; pk., $1.50; bu., $4.00; 2yz bu. or more,
$3.90 per bu.
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Darling’s Seed Grain
Northern Michigan Grown
Swedish Select Oats.
On account of the clearings on our Northern Michigan Farms still being small, grains are not as extensively grown here as they are in the older settled places, but nearly all kinds are very successfully grown here on a small scale. What we do grow is always of very finest quality, free from disease and extra fine for seeding purposes.
On account of our always growing our own grain we do not pay much attention to market changes and there is not likely to be any change in prices during winter and spring. But if you are thinking of ordering and have the time, we advise writing for samples and our weekly price list. These are always gladly furnished free when asked for.
Oats
3000. Regenerated Swedish Select
“THE BEST AMERICAN OAT.” There has been so much written about “Regenerated” grains that it is hardly necessary for us to say, that to regenerate a grain simply means to go back to the beginning and breed up or build up the variety just as was done when it was first originated.
This is what has been done with the Regenerated Swedish Select Oat. It is simply the old Swedish Select Oat bred up from the beginning just as was done when it was first originated. In it we have the Swedish Select Oat restored to its original purity and vitality. In fact, we believe that we have even a better oat than we had in the first place, which is saying a good deal, for we have' always claimed that the old strain of Swedish Select could not be beaten.
This splendid oat originated in Sweden, from where it was imported into Russia, and the original seed was brought from Russia to this country in 1898 by Professor Carleton of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The next year the Wisconsin Experiment Station secured these oats from Washington, D. C., with several other varieties for trial. They have been grown on the University plats for several years under the supervision of Prof. R. A. Moore, and during all that time have been carefully tested and compared with thirty-six other varieties. Professor Moore says:
“We have found them the most satisfactory of all varieties tested. On the experimental plats the oat yielded exceptionally well, having a stiff straw, light hull, and weighing 36 to 40 pounds per measured bushel. The Swedish Select Oats (Wisconsin No. 4) seem especially adapted to high, well- drained land, and the best results are secured from clay loam soils. The great root development is one of the characteristics of the Swedish Oats which enables the plant to resist drought better than any other variety tested. The straw is coarse and is noted for its stiffness and power to resist lodging.” We grow all our Swedish Select Oats right here on our own farms. The fields are carefully watched, and if any. weed or grain appears that would damage the crop for seed purposes, it is pulled out and destroyed. For this reason, our seed oats are perfectly free from Canada thistles, wild mustard, and other weeds, which is more than can be said about some oats we have seen sold for seed purposes. We well remember one lot in particular, that being run through a fanning mill, yielded fully half a pound of fine mustard seed to the bushel. We know that you do not want to sow this kind of seed, and we will guarantee that you will not if you purchase your seed of us. We have been selecting and grading the seed we sow for so many yars that we now have a strain of Swedisli Selefct that excqlla anything we have ever seen.
Prices of Swedish Select Oats: Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.85; 5 bn., $1.20 per bu.; 10 bu. or more, $1.15 per bushel.
3003. Silver Mine As Good as the Best. We have said very little about the Swedish Select oat that cannot truthfully be said about Silver Mine. From our own experience on our own farms, we really do not know which is better. We have kept very close tab on both of them. If either one has excelled in any way, the Swedish Select has averaged a little the heavier to the measured bushel, although the Silver Mine has yielded just as many measured bushels to the acre. This advantage might be reversed if the oats were sown in a different locality or under different condi- tions. The only way for a person to decide is to sow a few of each and compare them.
The Silver Mine and Swedish Select grow very much alike, ripen at the same time, and the seed is very similar, excepting that Silver Mine is free from awns. The seed of Silver Mine is very long, plump, white, and full of meat. It always yields very heavily, and is unusually exempt from disease. The seed we offer this season was grown under the same conditions as our Swedish Select, and is simply perfect. Write for a free sample. Prices same as Swedish Select.
Hale, Mich.
I have about 300 bushels of the White Kherson oats, grown from the seed secured from you last spring. Am selling them for $1.00 per bu., right around home, for seed. • G. W. TEED.
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White Kherson Oats.
WHITF K'HFRCinN HAT While this is the third year we have offered this won- vvni i Cj 1 derful new oat to our customers, it is not a stranger to us
for we have thoroughly tested it on our farms and find that it is just as wonderful as is claimed by its originators. Our crops of this variety were not grown on good oat ground in 1915, but in spite of this drawback they averaged more than 50 bushels to the acre. On account of the soil being poor the straw was short and it did not look as though there would be very many oats. You can imagine our surprise when we came to thresh them. This is just as it always has been with this variety. While the seed is rather small, it is solid and plump, a lot of them to a head, and they always thresh out more than is expected.
We find it an excellent oat for rich, heavy land, that is likely to produce too much straw and lodge. The straw of our White Kherson oat is unusually stiff and stands up under conditions that will cause other oats to lodge badly.
As we said before, the seed is rather small and at first disappointing. Upon examination you will find that it is all meat and that a measured bushel will weigh more than almost any other variety. It is the weight and number of bushels to the acre that counts with the farmer. You have both of these in our white Kherson Oat, as in no other oat.
This oat is also very early. Our fields in 1915 were harvested before any other varieties were near ready for cutting and weeks ahead of some fields. This earliness is a good thing for the farmer, for the reason that every day he can cut off from the growing season of any crop, reduces the danger of loss from weather and insects just that much.
Prices of White Kherson Oats: Pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.25; 5 bu., $1.20 per bu.; 10 bu. or more, $1.15 per bushel.
Spring Wheat
IVtarftfnni nr Durum Kubanka No. 5639. There are many kinds of Kubanka Durum lTiataiuni, x/uiuiii wheat> but No 5639 is the one that is recommended by the Agri-
cultural Department of Washington as being the best. This is the kind we are offering, the seed from which it was grown having been originally procured from that department.
Durum wheat is particularly adapted to dry and semi-arid districts, being extremely resistent of drouth, the attack of fungus pests, rust, and smut, always furnishing an excellent hard grain. Enor- mous yields of Durum Wheat are reported, in some instances reaching 80 bushels per acre.
The grains are rather large, very hard and glossy, often transluscent, yellowish white in color, occasionally inclining to a reddish color. It grows rather tall, with broad, smooth leaves of a peculiar whitish color. The heads are compactly formed and are bearded. In our Northern and Northwestern States, Macaroni Wheat should be sown in the spring. Where the winters are mild, however, as they are south of the 35th parallel of this country (Kansas and further south), it can be grown to the best advantage as winter wheat. The grain being very large and not stooling very heavily, iy2 to 2 bushels of seed are required per acre.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2% bu., $2.95 per bu.; 5 bu. or more, $2.90 per bushel, sacks included.
300ft 1 fiQ Rluo Wheat In originating this variety the Minnesota Ebcperi-
OUllO. Minnesota loy Diue Otem wneat ment Station not only obtained a pure and true Blue Stem variety, but also one of the heaviest yielders ever offered. On account of developing such strong and vigorous-growing plants, the chaff enclosing the grain is much thicker and firmer than on most other wheat, for which reason it is not as easily affected by rust and blight as other kinds. It is also free from smut which sometimes does such great damage to common varieties. It has been proved that of all the spring wheat varieties the Minnesota 169 Blue Stem stands at the head, not only in yield, but also in quality. The grain is always nice and plump, flinty and almost transparent.
Price: Pk.. $1.00: bu., $3.00; 2% bu., $2.95 per bu.; 10 bu., $2.90 per bu. ; sacks included.
Blue Stem Wheat.
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Marquis Wheat.
3009. The New Marquis Wheat Ten Days Eay*ie,r Than Other Types. Yields more M per* acre. Higher nulling quality. It is a tre-
mendous yielder. Holds the W orld’s Championship as the Best Wheat on Earth. New Marquis is from a week to ten days earlier than any other variety. It was originated by Dr. Charles and William Saunders, of the Central Ex- periment Station, Ottawa, Canada, and is the result of crossing the Red Fife and Hard Red Calcutta, a native of India. It has a medium short straw, which is very heavy, rendering it less liable to lodge than the other varieties. The kernel is very hard, dark and plump. In fact, it is the most beautiful wheat we have ever seen. When you con- sider that this was the wheat which won the Championship Prize at the New York Grain Exposition, the $3,000 prize at the International Dry Farming Congress held at Leth- bridge, Alberta, and again winning in open competition the sweepstake prize at the Dry Farming Congress, Tulsa, Okla- homa, you can commence to appreciate how great it is.
Marquis Wheat has out-yielded all other Spring Wheats grown under the same conditions of soil, cultivation and climate. The increased yield varies from 5 to 10 bushels per acre. A five year average yield at the Brandon Ex- periment Station was 44 bushels per acre. Marquis Wheat has by numerous milling tests, shown a high percentage of gluten, a better color, greater absorption and heavy weight per bushel of grain. This question of quality is of great importance to the wheat grower. Almost without exception, Marquis Wheat will grade No. 1 H^,rd.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bushel, $3.00; 5 bushels and more,
$2.90 per bu., sacks included.
Winter Wheat
RfiikaL-gf Introduced by us in 1909, since which time we have sold thousands of bushels scattered over every State that grows winter wheat, and we have never received a complaint that it is not just exactly as we represent it to be. Our 1913 Brubaker wheat, on our own farms, yielded over 35 bushels to the acre and the seed certainly was very fine.
The Brubaker is a beardless wheat, with long, straight heads often measuring 4% inches long. The grain is large and plump, as hard as flint, and makes the very best of flour. The straw is very stiff, matures very early, and has never been known to be the least affected by blight or rust. The Brubaker is by far the best winter wheat grown in the North, and always brings a premium above market price at our mills.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00; 2*4 bu., $2.95 per bu.; 5 bu. or more, $2.90 per bu., sacks included.
Brubaker Wheat.
3011. Red Rock Winter Wheat The "st«e
Agricultural College at Lansing and very highly recommended by them.
We have tried this new wheat but one year and not thorough enough so as to be entirely satisfied as to its desirability for the general farmer and its adaptability to different soils and locations. Will say, however, that we have been highly impressed by what we have so far seen and heard of it. This wheat has been pretty well distributed over the state, and good results are being reported from many places. It seeins to have been very successful in Kent County, where it is claimed to have saved the farmers many thousands of dollars in 1917. We will be better posted by the time another crop is harvested. If you are interested, and will write us at that time we will be very glad to give further description and particulars and quote prices.
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Buckwheat
Being located as we are right in the midst of the great- est buckwheat-growing section in the world, our seed is of the very best quality. Buckwheat is mostly used for filling fields remaining unplanted after the middle of June. It is well to bear in mind that on the worn-out soils a plowed-under buckwheat field is a great soil fertilizer and improver. Sow 25 pounds per acre.
3012. Silver Hull Buckwheat ™fetyva1^-
nated abroad and is a decided improvement on the old black or gray sort. It is early, remains longer in bloom than other sorts. A fine variety for honey bees. The grain is of a beautiful light gray color, and has a thin husk. Millers prefer Silver Hull, there being less waste and it makes whiter, better, and more nutritious flour than other varieties. Silver Hull is more productive and the grain meets with a more ready sale, bring- ing higher prices than the Japanese. Under favorable conditions it will yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre.
Price: Pk., 55 cts.; bu., $1.50; 2*4 bu., $1.40 per bu. ; 10 bu., $1.35 per bu.
3015. Japanese Buckwheat
rieties. It has the advantage of remaining for some time in bloom and produces seed earlier. On this account it can be grown farther north. It re- sists drought and blight very well. The seed is rich dark brown in color and larger than Silver Hull. As much as forty bushels to the acre have been harvested of this variety making it very profitable to raise.
Price: Pk., 55 cts.; bu., $1.50; 2 14 bu., $1.40 per bu. ; 10 bu., $1.35 per bu.
3016. SPELTZ, or Emmer
Speltz has now been grown in the United States in a large way for several years, and each succeeding season not only emphasizes its value, but sees its production increasing to an enormous extent. It is found to be adapted to a wide range of soil and climate, to resist extremes of weather, to be of superior feeding value, and to yield so much more heavily than oats and barley as to insure its increasing popularity and its eventual place among the leading and standard cereal crops of the world. Those who have not grown Speltz should not let another season go by without giving it a place, and an important place, too, on their farms. Speltz is unhesitatingly recommended for growing in the extreme Northern States of this country, also in the semi-arid districts farther south, and it should also be grown in all other sections of the United States. It makes a well-balanced feed for horses, cattle, or hogs, as the large hull gives it the lightness of oats while the double kernel furnishes a rich meal much like ground rye. Professor Wilson of the South Dakota Experiment Station, in a careful experiment feeding calves, found Speltz worth 40 cf„ more than corn. Sow about 2 % bushels. Method of cultivation is probably the least exacting of all cereals. It should be sown very early, and this can safely be done as it is not easily harmed by severe frosts.
Price: Pk., 75 cts.; bu., $1.25; 2 V2 bu. or more, $1.20 per bu. Write for free sample.
Northern Michigan Buckwheat.
Speltz.
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Barley
3018. White Hulless Barley
No Beards or Hulls. Great for Feed. White Hulless is different from any other barley. The grain looks like wheat. It is almost as heavy as wheat, equal to "wheat in feeding value and will yield nearly twice as much. It succeeds in all barley-growing regions, and also in sections where common barley is not grown at all. It is very early, thus making a splendid nurse crop for seeding with clover; is entirely beardless, with soft straw, splen- did for feed. Many farmers cut it for a hay crop. It yields as high as 60 bushels per acre, and for feeding value it is not surpassed by any other grain. Sow in spring, 1% bush- els per acre, and treat just as you would any other kind of barley. Specially fine for poultry and for grinding for hogs.
Price: Pk., $1.25; bu., $3.00; 2% bu. or
more, $2.90 per bushel. Free sample on ap- plication.
3024. Oderbrucker Barley
First introduced into the United States from the Agricultural Experiment Station at Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Bred and dissem- minated at the Wisconsin Agricultural Col- lege by Prof. R. A. Moore, who claims it is the greatest barley in the country for feeding and malting purposes. It and Mandscheuri have held the record for many years for the heaviest yielding varieties. It is beard- ed, and in manner of growth similar to Mandscheuri, but the straw is somewhat stronger and stiffer, and will stand up on the richest ground. Will not rust and is free from smut.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.50; 2*4 bu. or
more, $2.40 per bushel.
3026. Beardless Barley ^®ur|tr°£f
tinguishing the Beardless Barley is its free- dom from the troublesome beard, common to all other varieties except the Improved White Hulless, for it is absolutely without beard.
It is on this account not only much more agreeable to handle in threshing than other Barleys, but it is much safer and better to feed to livestock. As a fattening agent for swine. Beardless Barley is particularly valu- able. It is frequently used in succotash mix- tures on account of the absence of beards, and in pastures where swine are allowed to feed will be found especially valuable. This Beardless Barley,
variety is very scarce.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.75; 2 bu., sufficient for one acre, $2.65 per bu.
3027 Man^hurv This splendid six-rowed barley was first recommended to American
. u J farmers by Prof. W. A. Henry, director of the Wisconsin Experiment
Station. It soon became a great favorite, and is now the most reliable variety of barley grown in large quantities throughout the Northwest. It is early, grows very vigorous and strong, bearing long, well- filled heads of plump grain. The strong root system and long stiff straw have always been character- istic of this barley, and in yield it has been wonderfully satisfactory.
As in the case of the Oderbrucker, the original seed of Manshury was obtained outside of the United States, the Manshury coming from Russia. For some years it out-yielded at the Wisconsin Station farm thirty-seven other varieties, and in some cases doiibled the yield of the common sort. Without question this barley has been worth millions of dollars to the farmers of the Northwest. This is a barley which will be found reliable in every respect. Its feeding quality, combined with its value as a malting barley and its reliability as to yield, places it in the front rank.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.50; 2 *4 bu. or more, $2.40 per bushel.
3028. DARLING’S SIX-ROWED BARLEY
barley, considering-, as we do, that it is almost our own origination. Many years ago we had an unusually fine field of Manshury barley. The yield was very heavy. The grain was the best we had ever seen, plump, heavy, bright, and perfect.
This field of barley was the foundation of our present Six-Rowed Barley. Taking it as a starter we have selected, rogued, and graded each year since. Each year we have selected the very best seed we had, from our best field. This we cleaned and recleaned, until only the very best grains were left. This we used for our own planting. Each season the fields were gone over and every head that was not right, was pulled out and destroyed. Now we believe that we have the best strain of barley in existence. It ma- tures about the same time as Manshury, excepting that when sown south, it will be earlier, on account of the seed' being Northern Grown. It is a very stiff strawed, heavy yielding variety, always yielding, with us, more than any othei variety. The grain is very plump and heavy and when properly harvested and cured, very bright and hand- some. For the general farmer no barley will be as satisfactory or pay as well.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.50; 2 y2 bu. or more, $2.40 peri bushel.
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 23, 1916.
I would like to try a couple of bushels of Brubaker Wheat which you recommend in your seed catalog. If it is anything like your Late Petoskey potatoes it must be a wonder. Last year with six bushels of seed, planted, we took up 200 bushels of the finest potatoes we ever saw. Three steps in a row and we had a big bucket full and all nice big ones. Sold most of them for $2.00 per bushel for seed to neighbors. They showed no signs of blight and tops stayed green until frost came, this fact guarantees a big yield for the fault with most varieties is that the tops die before potatoes are done growing. A. A. LeFEVRE.
Greenville, Ohio.
I ordered two bushels of Brubaker Wheat last fall and my only regret is that I did not order more for it looks very fine this spring. C1. F. KRICKENBIRG.
Muskegon, Mich.
I received my seed Speltz in good condition, and must say it is fine seed. Last year I ordered 1 % bushels of Speltz and threshed 78 bushels. Wishing you every success, I am,
JAMES W. HOWARD.
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Rye
3036. Winter Rye
FflHiAct Sm*incr A Boon to the Farmer. It is a
JUDO, names! spring very profitable crop to grow, sel- dom yielding less than 45 bushels per acre, and often 60. It can be sown very late in the spring, after other grain is all sown. It does not grow quite as tall as winter rye, but yields just as well. Straw grows about 5 y2 feet high, is strong and not liable to lodge. Grain is plump and white, and cannot be told from the best winter rye. Our seed is home-grown on our own farms, and is full of northern life and vim. We call particular attention to the fact that we offer genuine Spring Rye. Many have been dis- appointed in receiving Winter Rye as a spring variety and we wish to emphasize the fact that we sell the genuine Spring Rye, sown in the spring and harvested the same season.
Price: Pk., $1.00; bu., $2.75; 2% bu. or more, $2.70 per bushel. Free sample on application.
The value of Winter Rye is becoming more apparent every year. It is much hardier than wheat, and can be grown on a greater variety of soils, even on soils that would not produce a fair crop of wheat. It will thrive even in dry seasons and on light, sandy loam. It is also grown not only for grain, but for fodder and soiling purposes also. When sown in the autumn, it starts up very early in the spring and is ready to cut or pasturage when about six inches high. It is often plowed under at this stage of its growth as it is then in condition to add great fertiliy to the soil. Rye does not exhaust the soil as do other grains, and can be cultivated longer on the same land than any other crop on the farm.
Price: Pk., 75 cts. ; bu., $2.25; 2 yz bu. or more, $2.20 per bushel. Write for prices and sample at sowing time.
3040 Rnqen Winter Rve A New Variety Just Brought JU4U. loosen VY inter I\ye Qut by Qur state Agricultural
College at Lansing. Hardy. Frost Resisting. Big Yielding. Finest Quality.
Rosen Rye being a new production, is full of new life and vigor, which of itself, will cause it to outyield all the old varie- ties for years to come. Much more disease resisting and hardy.
Rosen Rye now easily yields double any other kind of rye. This of itself makes it very desirable for it more than doubles the profit to the grower. It costs just as much to grow a 25 bushel to the acre crop of rye as it does one that grows 50 bushels to the acre. If there a profit in the 25 bushel crop, it must be much more than double on the 50 bushel crop, for the last 25 bushels is all profit.
Rosen Rye is not only desirable because of its yielding quali- ties but also on account of its adaptability to different soils and climates. It yields heavily on our light, sand soils, and propor- tionately more on our heavier and richer soils. It is a boon to Northern Michigan, for it can be profitably grown on land on which we have never before been able to grow with profit.
Rosen Rye stools enormously. The straw is very tall, but very stiff, so that it does not lodge. The heads are unusually long, and always well filled. None of the half-filled heads so common in other kinds. The grain is plump, of grayish color, and of the very best quality for any purpose. No progressive farmer can afford to pass over Rosen Rye. All should get a start with this greatest of all winter Ryes as soon as possible.
Price; 1 lb., 25 cts., by mail. % bu., $1.00; 1 bu., $3.00; 2L£ bu. or more, $2.95 per bu., by freight or express. Write for prices before planting time.
Field Peas
3045. Darling’s Black English Field Pea
The Best Stock Pea in Existence. This grand stock pea was first offered by us in 1905, and has steadily gained in popularity ever since. Each succeeding year we have laid in a heavier stock, and each succeeding season has seen our supply entirely exhausted long before the season closed. This year our supply is more limited than ever, but we will fill orders as long as it lasts. Its yielding qualities are phenomenal, being far ahead of anything in . the pea line that we know of, 75 bushels to the acre being nothing
Spring Rye. unusual. The vines are strong and healthy, growing to a height
of four feet, being loaded from top to bottom with well-filled pods about three inches long. In color the dry peas are a light brown, spotted with black and dark purple. In shape they are round, slightly wrinkled and flattened at the ends from being crowded so tightly in the pods. At first the color would seem to be an objection, but it is not, for this variety is grown for stock food, and the color could not possibly be an objection.
Price: By freight or express at purchaser’s expense: Qt., 25 cts.; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.50.
3046. Golden Vine, or Canadian Field Grows about three feet high, yields well. Peas
7 good size and light yellow in color.
Price: Qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.50; by freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
Rosen Rye.
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Timothy.
stand on prairie soil when sown early in
Darling’s ngrownn Grass Seeds
On account of the prices of this class of seeds continu- ally changing, we do not deem it advisable to quote them in this book. You will find them quoted on our weekly price list, a copy of which we will be glad to mail at any time and will also consider it a favor if you will allow us to mail samples of our seeds when you are ready to buy. Let us know what kinds you are thinking of buying at any time, and we will mail free samples and prices. Farmers have learned that it pays to sow only the best grades of seeds to such an extent that there is very little demand for the lower grades. For this reason we offer but one brand of grass and clover seeds, which will always be composed of the very best Northern Grown Seed procurable. This seed will never test under 98 per cent pure and will usually go over 99.5 per cent pure seed. It will comply with the seed laws of all the States, and every shipment will be marked with the percentage of purity and germination. You will find our seed larger, more perfect, and better colored than seed from the South. Our seed is also more pure for the reason that the noxious weeds found in the old seed-growing localities have not become established on our new northern farms, our farmers being very par- ticular about the kind of seed they sow. You will also find that this seed has the same strength, vitality, and true “Get Up and Get” qualities of our other Northern Grown Seeds. Pound Prices Include Postage.
3097. Northern Grown Timothy
The Most Important of All Hay Grasses. This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay, especially in the North. Thriyes best on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity. It should be cut just when the blossom falls. Sow early in the spring or fall at the rate of 12 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed with other grasses.
Timothy is the king of grasses. It is adapted to a wider range of conditions than any other variety of grass. It certainly is the hardiest; no other kind will stand the extremes of heat and cold better than this one; no other variety equals it in average yields, nor does any other variety excel it in feeding value. It luxuriates on clay and moist soil and is unsurpassed on peat, but is not so well suited for light sandy soils. The hay is very nourish- ing and can be preserved for a long time; it is greedily eaten by all cattle, and horses are especially fond of it. On average soils it is frequently sown along with common Red and Mammoth Clover, and on lower soils generally with Alsike. For pasture if sown alone its growth is not thrifty enough and close pasturing is very injurious to it. For pasturing, therefore, it should be sown along with other grasses. Timothy is one of the most certain grasses to grow. It attains the height of its productiveness the first year after being sown. It has proven itself well adapted to the Northwest and seldom fails to make a good the season under suitable conditions. Lb., 25 cts.
Liberty Center, Ind.
I bought some seeds of you last year and was well pleased with them. Your seeds grow so much better in Indiana, than Eastern or Southern seeds.
3100. Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata. One of the most valuable grasses on account of its quick growth and valuable aftermath. It is ready for grazing in spring two weeks sooner than most grasses, and when fed off, is again ready for grazing in a week, and will continue green when other grasses are withered by dry weather. It is palatable and nutritious, and stock eat it greedily when green. It has a tendency to grow in tufts, and does better if sown with clover, and as it ripens at the same time with clover the mixed hay is of the best quality. When sown alone, about 28 pounds are required per acre; if sown with clover, half that quantity. It is perennial,
and it will last for years; but its habit of growth unfits it for lawns. Lb., 30 cts.
3103. Red Top £srostis vulgaris. In
Pennsylvania and States farther south, this is known as Herd’s Grass, a name applied in New England and New York to Timothy. It is a good, permanent grass, standing our climate well, and makes good pasture when fed close. Is valuable for low, wet meadows, producing a large return in good hay. When sown alone, use about 10 pounds of the chaff seed per acre. Sow in spring or fall.
RED TOP, FANCY (Cleaned from Chaff). Lb., 35 cts.
3106. Kentucky Blue Grass
Poa pratensis. Fancy, clean. Sometimes called June Grass, but the true June or Wire Grass is much inferior. Kentucky Blue Grass is the most nutritious, hardy, and valuable of all northern grasses. In conjunction with White Clover it forms a splendid lawn; for this purpose use not less than 54 pounds of Blue Grass and six pounds of White Clover per acre. If sow'n by itself for meadow or pasturage, about 28 lbs. per acre will be re- quired. Lb., 30 cts.
3110. Awnless Brome Grass
Bromus inermis. A perennial grass, valuable for binding the soil of embankments and on account of its ability to resist both drouth and cold. On light, dry soils it is used for both hay and pasturage, but is not recom- mended for locations where better grasses will succeed. ^Should be used at the rate of forty pounds per acre. Lb., 30 cts.
Red Top.
RILEY BRINNEMAN.
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Northern Michigan Alfalfa.
Darling Brand Clover Seed
3113. Medium Red, or June
Trifolium pratense. This variety of Clover is profitably the moJt important member of the group of true Clovers. It is the most popular Clover for growing, principally because of the fact that it is more easy to secure a stand of it when seeded in con- with a grain crop. Because of this fact it can be used in the crop rotation to a better advantage than most of the other varieties, as it does not re- quire any extra labor to secure a stand.
Medium Red Clover produces the very best quality of hay, and is one of the most valuable pasture crops. It not only produces an abundance of the most succu- lent, nutritious food, but supplies the soil with an abundance of nitrogen for the succeeding crops.
This variety of Clover is without a doubt the foundation of our agricultural development, and it would indeed be a hard proposition to make a success of any branch of agri- culture without this wonderful plant.
Our medium Red or June clover has become widely known for its purity, strong vitality, vigorous growth and stooling qualities. The best is the cheapest when it comes to clover seed. Inferior cheap grades you will often find to be simply a mixture of weed seed, sand, dirt, and shrunken clover. Our superior grade of clover seed will give you the best value for your money. Lb., 40 cts.
3116. Mammoth, or Large Red (Tr;fo1!'™ Pratense Perenne) Mammoth Red Clover is
7 * quite distinct from Medium, being larger, of coarser and
more robust growth, and two to three weeks later. It is also more hardy, stands frost better and is more permanent. On rich, loamy soils it attains an immense growth, yielding much more bulk than medium clover, but makes only one crop, and pasture after that. It grows well on land too poor and on soil too low for Medium Red, and is, therefore, largely used to restore fertility to worn-out soils. It is particularly good for light soils where Medium will not do so well. Mammoth Red Clover should be in every permanent pasture, as it retains its greenness throughout the summer and furnishes a larger amount of forage than Medium Clover, and as a fertilizer for green manuring it also surpasses Medium Clover, growing more rank and making more bulk to plow under.
What we say regarding the quality of our Medium Red or June Clover is also applicable to our Mammoth Red Clover. Both of these Clovers are as fine and full of life and vigor as any Clover seed can be. All this seed is grown right here on northern soil, and we know whereof we speak when we say it is fresh and contains no dangerous weeds like dodder, yellow trefoil, plantain, etc., which are generally in clovers grown elsewhere.
The purity and vitality tests of our Mammoth Clover Seed are exceptionally high, running 98 or 99 per cent. This year it is particularly fine, bright, pure seed, the finest we have had for many years.
Our ambition to make our various grades so eminently pure, so vastly superior to any other Clovers Is fast creating a standard of their own for high quality that would be almost impossible to surpass. Lb., 40 cts.
3119 Alfalfa bucerne. The chief merit of Alfalfa lies in the fact that it may be cut three or * four times a season, each cutting bringing enormous yields of sweet and nutritious
forage which is much relished by all kinds of stock. Care should be taken when cattle are first turned in not to allow them to overfeed, as it is liable to cause bloating. It is an excellent soiling crop, and makes the best hay when properly treated. In hay making it should be put in cocks instead of winrows, which will ter i to prevent the shattering of the leaves The seed should be sown broadcast at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds per acre, about the middle of April, or earlier should the ground be in good condition, without a nurse or cover crop. The soil must be deep, rich, well prepared, and well drained. It should never be sown on heavy, sticky clay land where water stands a short distance below the surface. A large crop once established, the results are wonderful — three cuttings a year being the regular thing, averaging ten tons green fodder to the acre. Not only this, but it will continue to give ten tons to the acre for ten to fifteen years. As a land enricher it is unsurpassed. The long roots, ten to fifteen feet under ground, bring up lots of buried mineral fertilizer, while, like all the Clover family, it is a great nitrogen gatherer.
When buying Alfalfa seed, you cannot afford to use seed that has been grown under climatic condi- tions not suitable to the production of high class seed. Remember when ordering your Alfalfa Seed that we handle the very choicest qualities that can be grown, and we sell no irrigated or imported seed. Our seed stock is grown by some of the largest growers in Nebraska, Montana, and the Dakotas. Our prices are the most reasonable that you can secure on the quality of seed which we handle.
All our seed is backed by our Absolute Guarantee, and sold subject to State and National tests, and is all shipped to you on approval. If you do not find it satisfactory in every way, ship it back and we refund your money, for we are not satisfied unless you are. Lb., 40 cts.
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3122. Alsike, or Swedish
Alsyke Clover
Trifolium hybridum. The most hardy of all clovers; perennial.
On rich, moist soils it yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage, but its greatest value is for sowing with other clovers and grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and greatly increases the yield of hay; cattle prefer it to any other forage. The heads are globular, fragrant, and much liked by bees, which obtain a large amount of honey from them.
It adapts itself to a great vari- ety of soils, growing on the edge of a stream, in swamps or on low land and also flourishing on dry and stub- born, stiff clay and upland soils, thus being capable of resisting the extremes of drought and wet alike. It is well liked by all stock, either green in the pasture or when cured for hay. Horses, cows and sheep prefer it to Red Clover, as it makes finer and better hay than this, the stalks not being so thick and woody. This clover grows 15 to 20 inches high, the heads are round and flesh colored. It can be sown with Tim- othy to good advantage, as both mature at the time, which is a very important feature for the production of hay. Wherever the Medium Red Clover fails for certain reasons, Alsyke should sown on account of its hardy nature; it is pere and will not winter kill. When sown with grasses, it forms a thick, heavy undergrowth and greatly increases the yield. Seed is taken from the first crop. Sow 6 to 7 lbs. per acre. Lb., 40 cts.
3125. Sweet Clover, or Bokhara A variety of
7 clover that re-
sembles alfalfa both as to appearance and habit of growth when young. It grows much larger than alfalfa — often 6 to 8 feet high. It makes a very vigorous growth and is much used to plow under as a green manure. Is valuable in the bringing up of old waste and worn-out soils and
thrives well even on extremely poor soil. If plowed under it adds humus and nitrogen to the soil, or if simply left to grow up and drop back for a few years the decaying stalks and roots will do wonders for the land.
Its greatest value other than a fertilizer is in preparing the soil for Alfalfa as the bacteria of Sweet Clover is the same as that of Alfalfa, Sweet Clover will thrive on all classes of soil and will inoculate land otherwise too poor to establish Alfalfa. It is also largely used for bee pasture, its small white flowers yielding much honey. Sow 15 to 30 pounds seed per acre, either spring or fall, but preferably in spring. The white-blossomed variety is the most valu- able, although the yellow is just as good for inoculating and fertilizing. Hulled seed is preferable to unhulled as it germinates more readily.
Sweet Clover gro^ys in all parts of the United States; it possesses a wider adaptability in regard to soil and climate than any other clover or alfalfa. It thrives on the poorest, sandy soil and on dry hill sides, where no other clover will grow.
As a pasture plant Sweet Clover is most valuable. It is the first forage plant in Spring that affords green food to animals and the last one that is killed by frost, and in mid-summer, too, it is cheerfully green when all grasses are dry and parched.
Sweet Clover ranks the highest of leguminous crops. Like all plants of this class it has the ability of gathering nitrogen, the. dearest of all fertilizers, from the air, and enriches the soil with it; but it is different from all other legumes in its remarkable root development. All other clovers have slender, fibrous roots which are slow to decay, but Sweet Clover develops clusters of fleshy roots which reach many feet into the ground, and which the New York Experiment Station estimated to weigh 20 tons per acre, and these long, fleshy roots decay when two years old, as soon as the seed matures, leaving their nitrogen contents in condition for immediate use, and the soil in the highest state of permeability through their deep penetration.
When cut 15 to 20 inches long there is no better hay on earth. Sheep, hogs, cattle and horses de- velop a particular fondness for it. Lb., 40 cts.
3128 Primson Trpfnil nr ^rarlnt Italian Trifolium incarnatum. An annual variety in
aizb. crimson i rerou, or scarlet Italian common use in the south for feeding green and
for hay, and also found very profitable on the sandy soils of New Jersey. The yield in fodder is im- mense, and after cutting, it at once commences growing again, continuing until severe cold, freezing weather. It grows about one foot high; the roots are nearly black; leaves long; blossoms long, pointed, and of very deep red or carmine color. Makes good hay. It is sown in August or September in the South, but should not be planted in the North until spring. Sow ten to fifteen pounds to the acre. XA lb., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.
3131 White Dutch Trifolium repens. This is of particular value in mixtures for permanent * pastures and lawns, and will grow on almost any kind of soil, even on wet
and moist ground, but not on such as overflows for any length of time. Being very hardy and of creeping habit, it will also prevent the ground from being washed away by heavy rains. The seed is very fine, and if sown by itself, about five pounds are sufficient per acre; it should, however, never be sown alone, unless it be for raising seed. White Clover is used mainly for sowing in mixtures with other grass seeds, especially with Blue Grass, to obtain permanent pastures. Lb., 75 cts.
Goodells, Mich.
I received the oats yesterday all in good shape. Am well pleased with them. Every one who has seen them think they are fine. Thank you for going to the trouble of looking the shipment up for me. STANLEY DARLING.
Hart, Mich.
Last year I was persuaded to order my seeds from another firm but did not have near as good a garden as I did the year before from your seeds. Also must say a word of praise for the clover seed bought of you. I cut it last year and it went 2% tons to the acre. It was up to my shoulders.
GEORGE H. COOK.
West Liberty, Ohio.
I certainly do like your seeds -as they are the best and cheapest. I compare your seeds with others and they want twice as much for the same kind of seeds. Your seeds have always given the best of satisfaction If you have a doubtful customer, refer him to me and let me tell him what your seeds have done for me. IRVING F. KEIBER.
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Darling’s Miscellaneous Farm Seeds
Prices so often change on this class of seeds and as our catalog is printed in November, we And it much more satisfactory to print a weekly price list. We will not guarantee these prices on orders that reach us more than ten days after the list is sent out. If you cannot send your order within this time we will be very glad to mail you a later price list and samples of seeds you want, any time you ask for it. Pounds will be sent by mail at prices named in this book.
Millet
3134. Japanese Millet Grass)”— °The
best soil on which to sow this Millet is one which is in a fair condition of fertility and inclined to be wet rather than dry. Japanese Millet is adapted to all sections of the coun- try. It will grow six to eight feet high and yield 15 to 20 tons per acre. It is excellent for silage. It is fully equal to the best corn fodder as food for milch cows. The seed may be sown broadcast at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre, but it is better to sow it in drills 10 to 15 inches apart, using 10 to 12 pounds per acre, as this variety stools re- markably and should not be sown too thick. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
Hunaarian Panicum German! -
ou/. nunganan cum This ig a spe_
cies of annual millet growing less rank with smaller stalks, often yielding two or three tons of hay per acre. It is valuable and popular with those who are clearing timber lands.
Luxuriant, vigorous and leafy in an ex- treme barely imaginable. Unexcelled as a Japanese Millet. hay producer; all cattle relish it; grown in
enormous quantities in all states where grass is short. The hay is not so coarse as that of most other varieties, but the yield is nevertheless quite large, generally 4 to 5 tons per acre. Earlier than German Millet and often used as a second crop to follow Barley or Early Potatoes, etfc. Lb.. 25 cts.
3140. Millet, Common
Requires a dry, light, rich soil and grows 2% to 4 fine bulk of stalks and leaves. It is early maturing,
and is excellent for forage. For hay, sow broadcast, about 25 pounds per acre, from May 1 to August 1. The hay produced from this variety is not so coarse as some of the other Millets. For grain, sow in drills, about 12 pounds per acre and not later than June 20. L<h., 20 cts., postpaid.
3143. Millet, German or Golden
An improved large-leaved variety, growing 3 to 5
feet high; later maturing than Common Millet, and a heavy yielder. The heads, though numerous, are very large and compact. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly sheaths, and are round, golden yellow, and very attractive in appearance.
The German Millet grows very rank, and is one of the best varieties for hay, it being sweet, palatable and milk producing. On good rich soil the yield is 5 tons of hay and more per acre. The hay may seem coarse, yet it is very tender if cut at the right time, which is when in full bloom, and cows, horses and other farm stock are all exceedingly fond of it. About 35 lbs. are sown per acre. Lb., 20 cts.
3146 Raoe 1>warf Essex, for Sowing. There is but one variety of w. * F Rape that has proved profitable to sow in America and that is the Dwarf Essex. Do not be deluded into buying inferior grades offered by unscrupulous dealers through exaggerated advertisements. Such seed is often more or less mixed with the annual variety which is not only worthless as forage, but once planted, is likely to become a pernicious weed. There is no plant that will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a small cost as this, and its general cultivation would add largely to the profits of American farms. Especially valuable for green manuring and pasture. When fed off by sheep, it will probably do more to restore and make profitable exhausted soils than any other plant. Biennial.
Ground should be prepared same as for turnips. Sow in June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows 2% feet apart, at the rate of 2% pounds of seed per acre. It may be sown broadcast, either with other fall forage crops or by itself, using from one to five pounds of seed per acre. Lb., 50 cts., postpaid.
3149. Sunflower, Large Russian ™»e £astop,aJfa
unbranched stem, with much more and larger seed than the common sort. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. Sow as soon as ground is fit for planting corn, in rows five feet apart, and ten inches apart in row. Cultivate same as corn. When seed is ripe and hard, cut off the heads and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid floor or in a corn crib. After curing so they will thresh easily, flail out or run through a threshing machine and clean with a fanning mill. This variety will yield 1,000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some species re planted largely in the flower garden for ornament. Pkt.. 5 cts.; •A lb., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
3152 Flax Einum usitatissimum. Sow late enough in the spring * to avoid frosts, and early enough to secure a good stand
and enable the crop to ripen before the fall rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be sown on an acre is one-half bushel when culti- vated for seed; if for the fiber, a larger quantity should be sown. Cut before quite ripe, and if the weather be dry, let it lie in the swath a few hours, when it should be raked and secured from the weather. Thresh early in the fall and in dry weather. Lb., 30 cts., postpaid.
Stanley, N. Y.
T bought of you last spring 10 bushels of Swedish Select Oats, i sowed some on five acres and harvested 300 measured bushels, weight being 36 pounds, and have sold them all for seed. The oats in this vicinity were very poor, running from 15 to 25 pounds to the bushel. Now can you furnish me with what seed oats I want of the same variety? M. D. MILTON.
German Millet.
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3155. Vetches (Sand, Winter, or Hairy)
Vicia villosa. A very hardy forage plant, growing well on soils so poor and sandy that they will pro- duce but little clover. The plants, when mature, are about 40 inches high, and if 'cut for forage as soon as full grown and before setting seed, they will start up again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. Seed round, black, and should be sown 1 y2 bushels to the acre.
Among the various leguminous plants intro- duced during recent years with such manifest ad- vantage to farmers there is not one of greater value than the Hairy Vetch. As a soil reclaimer and forage crop it has no equal, and it is only to be regretted that this Vetch is not more universally sown. It is an annual plant similar in growth to a very slender and straggling pea vine, covering the ground with a dense mat of forage two feet in depth. Stock of all kinds eat it greedily, both in pastures and when cut for hay. It bears our heaviest frosts without injury. While it does not make a very vigorous .growth during the winter, it yet lives and grows, and is ready to push into quick and luxuriant growth as soon as ever the mild days of spring set in. When once this growth starts, it continues through wet and drouth, and the quantity of forage made is wonderful. As a soil improver, it is richer in nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash than any of the Clovers or the Cow Pea. When plowed down, the soil will be found to be as. mellow and full of vegetable matter as possible, and when consolidated with the roller, will be in the finest condition for the production of wheat, oats, corn, potatoes, and a grain crop. As a fertilizer it has few equals, as it grows on poor
ground exceedingly
Winter Vetch.
well, and a crop of Vetch plowed under is equal to $20 to $40 worth of commercial fertilizer. Lb., 50 cts., postpaid.
3158. Vetches, or Tare. (Spring) pTa-1
plant grown as an annual in the north. Desirable as a forage plant and valuable as a cover crop for orchards. Culture same as field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
oi fil Kaffiv rWri Grows four to five feet high. The stem aid. rvaim '-uin or stalk bears numerous wide leaves. The stalks are brittle and juicy, not hardening like other varieties of sorghum. It makes excellent fodder either green or dry, which is highly relished by cattle and all kinds of stock. The seed crop is also heavy, sometimes 50 to 60 bushels to the acre. For grain, sow in rows 3 feet apart, 3 to 5 lbs. of seed to the acre. For fodder, sow % to one bushel either broadcast or in drills. Large pkt., 5 cts.; lb., 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid.
3164. Improved Evergreen Broom Corn ^ySfor gen- eral cultivation on account of color, and quantity of brush. Ripens early; grows 8 to 10 feet high; brush of good length, fine and straight, and always of green appearance when ripe. Our stock is select, having been saved by professional grow- ers from their own plantings. Lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts., postpaid.
3167. Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar Cane
This is the sorghum of the Northern States. Many leading dairy farmers regard Sugar Cane or Sorghum as the best of all fodder plants today for their purpose. It can be easily grown on any good corn ground, is sweet and tender, and greedily eaten by cattle, horses and hogs. It yields im- mense crops of fodder, and may also be used for nasture. Sow any time from May to July, 12 to 15 lbs. per acre, in rows, and cultivate the same as corn. Or if sown broadcast, use 50 lbs. per acre. The Early Amber is the best variety, and the most used.
Culture; Sow in rows or drills, 3 to 3 V2 feet apart, using about 12 to 15 pounds of seed per acre, and treat it the same as corn. It brings the largest returns on rich, well manured soil — 15 to 20 tons of green forage, or 150 to 200 gallons of the finest quality syrup have been produced from an acre. When the seed heads, which are rather dark in color, are nearly matured, the cane is ready for the syrup factory. The seed heads are then cut off to be cured, and the seed saved, while the canes are tied up in bundles, after they are stripped of their leaves. After that, the canes should immediately be taken to the factory. Lb., 30 cts.
Shepherd, Mich.
Please send me your price list and samples of Oats, Barley, Clovers, and Alfalfa. I bought some Alfalfa seed from you three or four years hgo and it was fine. Cut three crops last year and think it is getting better as it gets older. JOHN A. BROWN.
Kaffir Corn.
ASK FOB SPECIAL WEEKLY PBICE LIST AN|> SAMPLES
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Petoskey Parks Shady Lawn Grass.
4000. Petoskey Parks Special Lawn Grass Mixture ami
purity. Composed of Evergreen Grasses, suitable for our American climate, and made up from only the finest and cleanest grades of seed. This splendid mixture is composed of only the finest dwarf- growing evergreen grasses; absolutely free from weed seeds or other impurities; especially adapted and mixed in the proper proportion to suit the American climate. In comparing the cost of our Special Lawn Grass with other mixtures sent out by the trade, remember that the natural weight per measured bushel of our mixture is 40 pounds per bushel, while that of most mixtures is only 14 pounds per bushel. To obtain this exceptional heavy weight per bushel, we must and do use only the heaviest and best samples of the various grasses which compose our mixture. This is in itself a guaranty against sowing weed seeds, as the heavier the mixture, the more thoroughly recleaned have been the component grasses. Lb., 50 cts. (by mail, 60 cts.) ; 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $4.40; 40 lbs. (1 bushel), $17.00; 100 lbs., $40.00. Bags free.
4003. Petoskey Parks Shady Lawn Grass Mixture °nnsi^?,r5|yb“J1e
shade of trees, which have baffled all efforts to get into grass, but with this mixture there need be no further difficulty. It is a combination of fine, dwarf-growing, evergreen varieties, which in their wild or natural state are to be found growing in the woods or other sheltered and shaded spots. Ground that has been densely shaded by trees is frequently “sour,” and if the drainage is defective, it is apt to be covered with moss and coarse bog grasses. In such cases an application of slaked lime, at the rate of one bushel to each thousand square feet, or forty bushels to the acre, is an excellent corrective and sweetener, but the moss should be first removed by the use of a sharp rake. Price: Lb., 50 cts. (by mail, 60 cts.); 5 lbs., $2.25; 10 lbs., $4.40; 40 lbs. (1 bushel), $17.00; 100 lbs., $40.00. Bags free.
Insures
and
Increases
the
Yield.
PURE CULTURE
The simplest, safest and surest system of soil inoculation for all Legumes. Awarded Gold Medal, St. Louis, 1900.
Legumes Not Inoculated Take No Nitrogen
Restores
and
Maintains
Soil
Fertility
From the Air!
For ages man has known that legumes instead of wearing out the soil often make it richer. A few years ago Hellriegel discovered the secret of legume bacteria — germs attaching themselves to the roots of legume plants and gathering nitro- gen, not from the soil, but from the air, which contains an inexhaustible supply. The lack of proper bacteria in the soil has been the cause of repeated failures in getting a “catch” of alfalfa, clover and other legumes. To overcome this it was necessary for the farmer to secure soil from a field on which the legume he was planting had already been grown. This method was both troublesome and expensive. After years of study Nobbe and Hiltner perfected a method of breeding and shipping these germs so that the farmer could inoculate his seed before sowing. They called the product “NITRAGIN.”
“NITRAGIN” Pure Culture is nothing but millions of strong, healthy germs or bacteria in a granular (not a jelly) medium, which provides millions of surfaces for the nitrogen gathering germs. Inoculation with “NITRAGIN” is simply mixing these germs with the seed before plant- ing— it is easy and absolutely harmless.
“NITRAGIN” as prepared under the Nobbe- Hiltner process is the best method discovered to date of propagating these necessary bacteria and shipping them to the farmer.
“NITRAGIN” will enable you to get a catch of alfalfa, clover and all legumes — it insures the seed — meaning bigger yields, richer feeding val- ues, better soil. Different strains of bacteria are required for the various legumes.
REDUCED PRICES ON NITRAGIN
When Ordering Name Crop It Is Wanted For
Garden size, for Peas, Beans and Sweet Peas (shipping weight 4 ozs.) 30c; by mail, 40c.
LG-acre sire (shipping weight 4 ora.) 50c; by mall, 60c. 1-acre sire (shipping weight 8 ors.) $1; by mail. $1-10. 5-acre sire (shipping weight 2% lbs.) $4; by mail, $4.50. 10 acre sire (shipping weight 5 lbs.) $7.50, freight or express.
Send for Free Booklet on Legumes
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
THE CYCLONE SEEDER
Fifty acres in a ten-hour day — seeded evenly, thor- oughly and easily. That’s what you can do with a Cyclone Seeder.
Use it with any seeds that can be sown broadcast — or with ground bone, ashes or fertilizers — A Cyclone will pay for itself in three hours work! Because its absolutely even distribution will make three bushels do the work of four.
The Parts That Do the Business
1. Slope Feed Board — A very important feature found only in the Cyclone. Keeps the hopper properly filled without tilting the machine. Insures a uniform flow and affords a great conven- ience to the operator in carrying the seeder.
2. Automatic Feed Adjustment— Gives positive Force Feed throughout. Quickly adjusted to different seeds. Flow can be started or stopped instantly by the touch of a lever. Can’t clog or “rush.” No waste of seed.
3. Strong and Rigid Distributing Wheel — Scatters seed evenly. Throws equal amounts to equal dis- tances on each side of the operator. Made of metal — with no soldered joints.
The CYCLONE Seeder — Low Priced— But Guaranteed Absolutely
Price, $1.50 — by mail, $1.75.
When we first began building Seeders— more than forty years ago — the price of a single machine was $15.00, and farmers were very glad to get them at that price. The Cyclone is still worth the original price to any farmer, but because of our splendid equipment for manufacturing and our large annual sales, we are enabled to furnish you this greatly improved and perfected Cyclone Seeder at about one- tenth th^ original price.
The average cost of a peck of clover seed will buy a Cyclone Seeder — and a Cyclone will save you that much in a six-acre sowing! It’s the most comfortable Seeder to use you ever saw, too. Shaped to fit the body, it’s held against the left side by a strap over one shoulder — there is no neck strap and your hands are in a natural easy position. And it surely does the work! Stands up, too — season after season. Better get one for your next sowing.
NITRATE OF SODA AND FERTILIZERS F*>^e greenhouse, garden
NITRACO
has been evolved after years of study of the Fertilizer business and the demands of the gardening pub- lic. It is designed and is, the most perfect and complete Fertilizer ever placed on the market.
Nitraco is so compounded as to be rightfully termed the “Universal Fertilizer” and can be applied with safety, to any soil, in any climate to anything that grows. The only precaution that is necessary, is in the quantity to be applied, and this is fully explained in our circulars and on the packages. Care should, however, be exercised to never heavily increase the quan- tities stated, but rather to apply often and regularly, once a month, and on strong grow-
Analysis: Ammonia, 4%; Phosphoric Acid, 8%; Potash, 2%. By Mail
1 lb. cartons $0.35
5 lb. cartons 1.00
10 lb. bags 1.70
25 lb. bags 2.50
50 lb. bags 4.50
100 lb. bags 6.00
ing plants, every two weeks.
Nitraco is packed in 1-lb. and 5-lb. car- tons, or 5-lb., 10-lb., 25-lb., 50-lb., and 100- lb. heavy drill and burlap bags, and is sold at the following prices:
We also pack in the same way and in similar packages Nitrate of Soda, Steamed Bone, and Lawn Enricher. Prices are as follows:
NITRATE OF SODA
THE UNIVERSAL TOP DRESSER
Analysis: Nitrogen, 15%; equal to Ammonia,
18%%.
By Mail
1 lb. tin . . $0.25 $0.35
5 lb. bag . . .75 1.00
10 lb. bag . . 1.25 1.70
By Fr’ght
or Exp.
25 lb. bag $2.50
50 lb. bag 5.00
100 lb. bag 7.50
LAWN ENRICHER
Analysis: Ammonia, 4%; Phosphoric Acid, 8%.
By Fr’ght or Exp.
25 lb. bag $2.00
50 lb. bag 3.50
100 lb. bag 5.50
By Mail
5 lb. tin . . .$0.75 $1.00
10 lb. bag . . 1.00 1.45
STEAMED GROUND BONE
The Finest of Steamed Bone
Analysis: Lime, 50%.
5 lb. tin 10 lb. bag
Ammonia, 3%; Bone Phosphate of By Fr’ght
By Mail or Exp.
$0.75 $1.00 25 lb. bag $2.50
1.25 1.70 50 lb. bag 5.00
100 lb. bag 7.50
NITRO-HUMUS
Analysis: Ammonia,
0.43%; Potash, 0.53%.
By Mall
5 lb. tin . . $0.30 $0.55 10 lb. bag . . .50 .95
2%; Phosphoric Acid,
By Fr’ght or Exp.
25 lb. bag $1.20
50 lb. bag 2*. 00
100 lb. bag 4:00
DARLING’S SPECIAL FERTILIZERS
To be shipped by freight or express. If wanted by mail add, for 5 lbs., 25 cts. ; for 10 lbs., 45 cts.
SHEEP MANURE. This fertilizer is dry, pul- verized and screened and all undigested weed seeds have been destroyed so they cannot under any cir- cumstances germinate. The analysis is: Ammonia, 1.73 per cent; Phosphoric Acid, 1.75 per cent; Pot- ash, 1.50 per cent; Humus, 90 per cent. Price: 5 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., 40c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs., $2.75; 500 lbs., $12.00; 1,000 lbs., $21.00; ton, $40.00.
GRAIN GROWER. For general farm use, but especially adapted for the growing of all cereals. Use at the rate of 450 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis 2-8-1. 25 lbs., 75c; 50 lbs., $1.25; 125 lbs., $2.50;
250 lbs., $4.75; 500 lbs., $9.00; 1,000 lbs., $17.00.
POTATO GROWER. This fertilizer is of special use for the potato crop, and is also adapted for sweet potatoes, vines, fruit trees and all legumin- ous plants. It contains lots of potash, just what potatoes need. Use at the rate of 250 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis, 2-8-2. Price; 25 lbs., 80c; 50 lbs., $1.50; 125 lbs., $2.75; 250 lbs., $5.00; 500 lbs., $9.75; 1,000 lbs., $18.50; ton, $36.00.
CORN GROWER. Contains a large percentage of phosphoric acid and potash, the most essential elements in the production of a maximum corn crop. Nitrogen is also supplied in sufficient quan- tity to form a well-balanced, complete fertilizer. An excellent brand for black soils. Use 250 to 500 lbs. per acre; half broad-cast, balance in hills or drills, mixing thoroughly with the soil before planting. Analysis 1-8-1. Price: 25 lbs., 75c; 50 lbs., $1.25; 125 lbs., $2.25; 250 lbs., $4.00; 500 lbs., $7.50; 1,000 lbs., $14.00.
ALL SOLUBLE. For market gardeners. This brand has been prepared for such crops as require an extra quick, strong fertilizer; should be mixed well into the soil. Adapted for tobacco, hops, potatoes, flax, sugar beets, early cabbage, cauli- flower, celery, fruits, especially strawberries; suit- able for all soils (except sour). Use 2 50 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis 1-8-1. Price: 25 lbs., 75c; 125 lbs., $2.25; 250 lbs., $4.00; 500 lbs., $7.50; 1,000 lbs., $14,00; ton, $27.50,
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
“BLACK LEAF 40”
Nicotine Sulphate— 40 per cent Nicotine
This is the insecticide that is so highly recommended by Experiment Stations. It destroys Aphis (plant lice), Thrips, Leaf-hoppers on all tree, bush and vine fruits, vegetables, field crops, flowers and shrubs; also Apple Red Bug, Pear Psylla and similar soft-bodied sucking in- sects— all without injury to foliage.
May be combined with other sprays. Highly concentrated. Soluble in water — easy to mix — does not clog nozzles.
You can not go wrong by ordering “Black Leaf 40” for sucking insects.
1 oz. — $ 0.50, by mail, postpaid — makes 6 gallons spray.
y2 lb. — 1.25, by mail, postpaid — makes 40 to 120 gallons spray
2 lb. — 3.00, by mail, postpaid — makes 160 to 500 gallons spray
10 lb. — 10.75, by freight or express — makes 800 to 2,500 gals, spray.
° N L Y For the Back-Yard Garden only
50c The Lenox Plant Sprayer 50c
With this new sprayer a fine spray may be thrown under, over, or upon the foliage of any plant or shrub, thoroughly drenching and removing dust and insects. Water or any kind of liquid Insecti- cide may be applied with it.
Spraying under the leaves, the thing long needed. The most effective, convenient and dur- able and the cheapest of all sprayers. It is available for house plants, garden plants, vegetables, shrubs, small fruits, etc. For sprinkling the wash it is worth its weight in gold. 50c each, postpaid. Also 2 extra bulbs for Laundry use, all $1.00.
A cake of tobacco soap for the plants will come with it, the cake is small, but the soap is good.
The easiest working sprayer on the market, better than the common tin ones. Spray will reach 8 to 10 feet if needed. Just press it a little more.
ONE SPRAYER FREE. With an order for flower seeds amounting to $3.00, one sprayer will be sent free, when asked for. When two neighbors go in together, and their order for flower seeds amounts to $5.00, each one gets a sprayer free. This offer applies to FLOWER SEEDS ONLY. Be sure and mention the sprayer if it is wanted. Otherwise it will not be sent. When sprayers are taken, no other premiums will be allowed on flower seeds.
Magic Weeder Hoes
REICHABD'8 COMBINATION SPRINO-TOOTH IVXaarlo Weeder Hoes
The Magic Weeder Hoes have now been before the public for a number of years, during which time many thousands have been annually manufactured and sold, with
sales increasing every year. They have received high commendation and approval from many who are thoroughly acquainted through a prac- tical experience with the use of various kinds of weeders, hoes, or hand cultivators, and who place the MAGIC WEEDER HOES ahead of all Garden Tools of this class.
The Handles, which are thoroughly selected, strong, straight-grained stock, are guaranteed not to loosen from the twisted shank, which thoroughly grips the handle like a vise.
The Tines are formed to enter the ground on the order of a plow, lifting and pulverizing the soil, loosening and rendering friable, thus sub- serving moisture, so essential to the rapid growth of young plants.
The Tines are formed of the very best steel that can be obtained for the purpose. They are provided with an oblique coil near the shank, thus acting independently of the others and making it work very easily, obviating all danger of clogging and breaking.
WORK
Style |
Length of Handle |
Length over all |
Diameter of Tines |
43 -u 'O !> |
Price by Mail Postpaid |
A |
5 V' |
9 V' |
5-32" |
2" |
$0.25 |
B |
18" |
22" |
5-32" |
2" |
.30 |
C |
5 V' |
10" |
5-32" |
3" |
.35 |
D |
6" |
11 V' |
5-32" |
3" |
.50 |
E |
6" |
1 1 % " |
5-32" |
3" |
.50 |
F |
42" |
50" |
6-32" |
4" |
.60 |
G |
48" |
57" |
8-32" |
5" |
1.00 |
H |
48" |
56" |
7-32" |
4" |
1.25 |
K |
48" |
56" |
7-32" |
4" |
1.25 |
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Special Wholesale Bulk Price List
This list is Intended for market gardeners and others who buy seeds in large quantities. Seeds orderea from this list are to be sent by freight or express at purchaser’s expense. If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound and 15 cents per quart to pay postage.
POTATOES
Note — These prices are for five barrels or more. Five-barrel orders may be made up of different varieties, at these prices.
Catalog 5 bbls. or more, per bbl.
No.
3 Early Petoskey $7.75
6 Early Bird 7.25
9 Early Michigan 6.75
10 Early Six Weeks 6.75
12 Early Norther 6.75
18 Early Ohio 6.75
24 Early Acme 6.75
27 Early Irish Cobbler 7.25
3 3 Sutton’s Satisfaction 7.75
39 Spaudling Rose 6.75
42 California Russet 6.75
45 Carman No. 3 7.25
48 Rate Petoskey 6.75
60 Rural New Yorker No. 2 6.00
Second Size Potatoes. When five barrels or more are ordered, price 25 cents per barrel less than those named on page 4.
HALF POUNDS AT POUND BATES. HALF BUSHELS AT BUSHEL RATES.
ASPARAGUS
Lb.
Darling’s Mammoth $0.75
Early Giant Argenteuil 50
Conover’s Colossal 40
Palmetto 40
Barr’s Mammoth 50
Columbian Mammoth 50
Banvallett’s Giant 40
BEANS
Qt. |
Pk. |
Bu. |
||
84 |
Darling’s Earliest of all |
$0.65 |
$4.00 |
$15.00 |
87 |
Prolific German Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
90 |
Darling’s Pencil Pod Wax.. |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
93 |
Saddle-Back Wax |
.50 |
3.5<T |
12.00 |
96 |
Curries Rust-Proof |
.50 |
3.50 |
11.50 |
102 |
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax... |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
103 |
Refugee Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
105 |
Detroit Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
108 |
Golden Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
111 |
Golden Eye Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
11.50 |
112 |
Webber Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
114 |
Davis’ White Wax |
.60 |
3.75 |
12.50 |
115 |
Scarlet Flageolet Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
116 |
Violet Flageolet Wax |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
117 |
Extra Early Red Valentine. |
.50 |
3.60 |
10.00 |
120 |
Black Valentine |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
123 |
Burpee’s Stringless |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
126 |
Giant Stringless Green Pod. |
,50 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
129 |
Early Refugee |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
130 |
1000 to one (Late Refugee) . |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
132 |
Early Long Yellow Six |
|||
Weeks |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
|
133 |
Bountiful |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
134 |
Tennessee Green Pod |
Crop Failed |
||
135 |
Dwarf Horticultural |
.50 |
3.02 |
10.00 |
136 |
Longfellow . . |
.45 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
138 |
Goddard |
.45 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
141 |
Burpee’s Bush Lima |
.50 |
3.50 |
11.50 |
144 |
Fordhook Bush Lima |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
147 |
Dwarf Large White Lima . . |
.50 |
3.00 |
11.50 |
150 |
Early Leviathan Pole Lima. |
.50 |
3.00 |
11.25 |
153 |
Large White Pole Lima . . . |
.50 |
3.00 |
11.25 |
156 |
Kentucky Wonder |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
159 |
Early Golden Cluster Wax. . |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
162 |
Lazy Wife |
.50 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
165 |
Darling’s Improved Pea |
|||
Bean |
.50 |
3.00 |
11.00 |
|
167 |
Darling’s Selected Northern |
|||
Navy |
.40 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
|
168 |
White Kidney |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.50 |
171 |
Red Kidney |
.50 |
3.00 |
10.50 |
BEET
Lb.
174 Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip $1.75
176 New Crimson Giant 1.50
177 Crosby’s Egyptian 1.50
179 Darling’s All Season 1.40
180 Early Eclipse 1.40
183 Dewing’s Blood Turnip 1.40
186 Early Blood Turnip 1.40
189 Long Smooth Blood 1.30
192 Detroit Dark Red Turnip 1.50
195 Half Long Blood 1.30
198 Swiss Chard 1.10
199 Lucullus 1.50
201 Jaensch’s Victrix 1.00
204 Vilmorin’s Improved 1.00
207 Klein’s Wanzlebin 1.00
210 Lane’s Imperial Sugar 1.00
213 White Sugar 75
216 Giant Feeding Sugar 75
219 Darling’s Improved Mammoth Long 75
220 Danish Sludstrup 75
225 Darling’s Improved Golden Tankard 75
228 Yellow Leviathan 75
229 Darling’s Mammoth Golden Giant 75
231
234
237
240
242
244
246
249
250 252 255 258 261 264 267 270 273 276 279 282 285 388 291
330
333
336
339
342
345
348
351
354
357
360
363
366
369
372
375
378
381
384
387
390
411
414
417
420
423
426
42®
432
435
438
441
444
447
507
508
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Lb.
Improved Half Dwarf $1.9<
Dalkeith 1.9(
CABBAGE
Lb.
Darling’s Extra Early Express $3.90
Early Jersey Wakefield 3.15
Copenhagen Market 3.90
Charleston Wakefield 3.15
Early York 1.90
Early Winningstadt 3.40
Enkhuisen Glory . 3.90
Early Flat Dutch 3.15
Henderson’s Early Summer 3.15
Fottler’s Early Brunswick 3.40
All Seasons 3.15
Darling’s Selected Volga 3.90
Stonemason Drumhead 3.15
Premium Late Flat Dutch 3.15
Danish Ball Head 3.90
Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead 3.40
Houser 3.65
Drumhead Savoy 3.15
Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy 3.40
Mammoth Rock Red 2.90
Red Dutch 2.90
CARROT
Lb.
294 Darling’s Improved Danvers $1.90
297 Danvers Half Long . 1.40
300 Improved Long Orange 1.40
303 Darling’s Best Ox-Heart 1.40
306 Chantenay 1.40
309 White Belgian 90
312 Yellow Belgian 90
313 Improved Short White 90
314 French Forcing 1.40
CRESS
Lb.
324 Curled or Pepper Grass $1.10
325 Gray Seeded 1.10
326 True Water . 4.90
CELERY
Lb.
327 Darling’s Snow White $2.40
Giant Pascal ..... 1.10
White Plume 1.40
Golden Self Blanching 2.40
Golden Heart Dwarf 1.15
Winter Queen 1.15
Large Smooth Prague 1.15
SWEET CORN
White Mexican $0.50
Red Cob Cory ....
Darling’s Pure Gold
Extra Early Premo 50
Golden Bantam
Peep-O-Day
Kendall’s Early Giant
Early Evergreen
Mammoth White Cob Cory
Stowell’s Evergreen
Country Gentleman 55
White Evergreen
POP CORN
Qt. |
Pk. |
Bu. |
$0.50 |
$2.00 |
$6.00 |
.50 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.55 |
2.00 |
6.50 |
.50 |
2.00 |
5.75 |
.45 |
2.00 |
6.00 |
.50 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.45 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.45 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.45 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.45 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
.40 |
2.00 |
6.50 |
.45 |
2.00 |
6.00 |
.55 |
2.00 |
6.50 |
.55 |
2.00 |
6.50 |
.55 |
2.00 |
6.50 |
Qt. |
Pk. |
Bu. |
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393 |
Monarch White Rice . . . |
$1.75 |
$5.50 |
|
396 |
Queen’s Golden |
1.75 |
5.50 |
|
399 |
Silver Lace |
1.75 |
5.50 |
CUCUMBER
Lb.
Petoskey White Spine $1.15
Davis’ Perfect , 90
Early Short Green .80
Early Cluster 80
Darling’s Improved Long Green 90
Boston Pickling 80
Cumberland 75
Small Gherkin 1.15
EGG PLANT
Darling’s Spineless New York
Black Beauty
Lb.
. $3.90
ENDIVE or CHICORY
Lb.
Large Green Curled $0.65
Moss Curled 65
Ever White Curled 65
LEEK
Lb.
London Flag $1.40
Large American Flag 1.4f
88
DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
LETTUCE
Lb.
480 Darling’s Ice Cream $1.15
482 Early May King. 90
483 Salamander 65
486 California Cream Butter 65
489 Big Boston 90
492 Darling’s Improved Hanson 65
495 Early Curled Simpson 65
498 Black Seeded Simpson 65
600 Early Prizehead 65
505 Early White Self-Folding 75
506 Darling’s All-Summer 65
KALE or BORECOLE
Lb.
509 Dwarf Curled Scotch $0.90
510 Tall Green Scotch 1.65
511 Siberian 90
KOHL RABI
Lb.
512 Earliest White Vienna $1.65
613 Early Purple Vienna 1.65
MUSKMELON
Lb.
516 Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack ....$0.65
518 Honey Dew 3.90
519 Jenny Lind 65
522 Improved Larg^ Green Nutmeg 65
525 Bay View 65
528 Rocky Ford Improved 90
531 Darling’s Unequalled Gem 80
534 Paul Rose or Petoskey 80
537 Darling’s Emerald Gem 90
540 Osage 65
543 Hoodoo 70
544 Burrell’s Gem 90
MUSTARD
Lb.
545 White English $0.50
546 Brown or Black 50
547 Southern Giant Curled 40
548 New Chinese 40
WATERMELON
Lb.
549 Darling’s Iced Honey $0.90
550 Fordhook Early 65
552 Hungarian Honey 65
553 Kolb’s Gem 65
556 Sweetheart 65
557 Ice Cream 65
560 Cole’s Early 75
562 Kleckley Sweets 65
564 Tom Watson 65
Qt. Pk. Bu.
7^9 Darling’s Petoskey 45 3.50 12.00
732 McLean’s Advancer 35 2.50 8.50
738 Darling’s Mammoth 3Iar-
rowfat Sugar 45 3.50 12.00
741 Large White Marrowfat ... .25 1.75 5.00
744 Black Eye Marrowfat 25 1.75 5.00
PEPPER Lb
747 Chinese Giant $2.90
750 New Pimiento 2.65
753 Long Red Cayenne 2.40
756 Large Bell or Bull Nose 2.40
758 Ruby King 2.40
PUMPKIN Lb.
762 Small Sugar $0.65
765 Quaker Pie 90
768 Sweet Cheese 90
771 Darling’s Connecticut Field 65
RAD^H Lb
777 Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip $1.40
778 Early Scarlet Turnip 1.15
780 Rosy Gem 1.15
783 Early Scarlet Globe 90
786 French Breakfast 1.15
789 Early Crimson Giant Turnip 1.15
792 Early Deep Scarlet 90
795 Early Snowball 1.15
798 Long Bright Scarlet • . .90
801 Improved Chartier 90
804 Icicle 1.15
807 Cincinnati Market 90
810 White Strassburg 90
813 White Vienna or Lady Finger 1.15
816 White Stuttgart 90
819 Winter Rose China 90
822 Long Black Spanish 90
825 Round Black Spanish 90
828 California Mammoth White 90
829 Celestial 1.15
831 Darling’s All-Season 90
RHUBARB Lb.
834 Victoria $1.15
837 Linnaeus 1.15
SALSIFY Lb.
838 Long White French $1.90
839 Mammoth Sandwich Island 1.90
SPINACH Lb.
841 New Zealand $1.65
843 Darling’s Long Standing 1.65
847 Bloomsdale 2.15
849 Prickly Winter 1.65
CITRON
567 Colorado Preserving
Lb.
$0.65
ONION
Lb.
585 Darling’s White Globe $3.90
588 Darling’s Red Globe 2.65
591 Darling’s Yellow Globe 2.90
594 Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers 2.90
597 Darling’s Michigan Yellow Globe 2.90
599 Yellow Danvers 2.65
600 Mammoth Prizetaker 2.90
603 Mammoth Silver King 3.40
606 White Portugal 3.90
607 Early Neapolitan 1.90
609 Extra Early Red Flat 1.90
612 Extra Large Red Wethersfield 2.90
615 Australian Brown 1.90
618 Mixed 1.90
PARSLEY
Lb.
633 Darling’s Dark Green Curled $0.80
636 Plain or Single 65
0.39 Double Curled 65
642 Double Moss Curled J 65
WRSNIP
Lb.
645 |
Darling’s Improved Hollow' |
Crown |
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648 |
Long Smooth White |
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651 |
Guernsey |
. .75 |
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PEAS |
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Qt. |
Pk. |
Bu. |
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654 |
Gregory’s Surprise |
.$0.45 |
$3.50 |
$12.00 |
657 |
Darling’s Alaska |
.40 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
663 |
Nott’s Excelsior |
. .45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
666 |
Sutton's Green Gem |
Crop Failed |
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669 |
Grauds |
.40 |
3.00 |
11.00 |
672 |
Sutton’s Excelsior |
, .45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
675 |
Ameer |
.40 |
3.00 |
10.00 |
678 |
American Wonder |
.45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
681 |
Thomas Laxton |
. .40 |
3.00 |
11.00 |
688 |
Premium Gem |
.45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
696 |
Darling’s Bountiful |
.45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
699 |
Admiral |
.35 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
702 |
Bliss’ Abundance |
.35 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
708 |
Darling’s Defiance |
.45 |
3.50 |
12.00 |
711 |
Long Island Mammoth |
.35 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
714 |
Hosford’s Market Garden . . |
.35 |
2.50 |
8.50 |
717 |
Duke of Albany |
.35 |
2.50 |
8.50 |
720 |
Telephone |
. .35 |
2.50 |
8.50 |
723 |
Alderman |
.40 |
3.00 |
11.00 |
726 |
Champion of England |
.35 |
2.50 |
9.00 |
TOBACCO
JjU.
850 Big Oronoco $2.40
851 Connecticut Seed Leaf 1.90
852 Havanna 2.90
853 White Burley 2.90
SQUASH Lb
855 Early Golden Bush Scallop $0.80
858 Early White Bush Scallop 80
861 Mammoth White Bush 90
864 Mammoth Sugar Crook-Neck 90
867 Fordhook 1.00
869 Darling’s Improved Hubbard 1.00
870 Darling’s Warted Hubbard 100
873 Gregory’s Delicious 1.15
876 Golden Hubbard 1.00
879 Mammoth Chili 1.00
882 < Boston Marrow 1.00
885 Pike’s Peak 1.00
TOMATO
Lb.
903 Earliana $2.10
906 Chalk’s Early Jewel 2.10
909 Ponderosa 2.90
912 Darling’s Improved Dwarf Champion. . . 2.10
915 Beauty 1.90
918 Stone 1.90
921 Acme 1.90
924 Livingston’s New Globe 2.3 5
927 Golden Queen 1.90
TURNIP
Lt).
930 Purple Top White Globe $1.15
933 Early Purple Top Strap Leaf 1.15
936 Cow Corn 1.15
£39 Yellow Aberdeen 1.15
942 Golden Ball 1.15
945 Yellow Globe 90
948 Sweet German 1.15
951 Early White Flat Dutch 90
954 Extra Early White Milan Purple Top... 1.65
957 Extra Early White Milan 1.15
960 White Norfolk 1.15
966 Darling’s Turnip Mixture 90
RUTABAGA * I
Lb.
969 Monarch $1.15
972 Darling’s Improved American Purple
Top 1.15
975 White Swede . 1.40
978 White Rock 90
981 Darling’s Year Round 90
A. B. MORSE COMPANY. ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN
ORDER SHEET
Lou S. Darling Seed Co.
Petoskey, Michigan
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We guarantee that, to the best of our knowledge, the seeds, bulbs, potatoes and other things, sold by us, are true to name and not excelled for seed purposes, to the extent that if they prove to be otherwise we will replace them free of charge. While we test our seeds for vitality and do everything in our power to have them strong, pure and true to name, they are subject to climatic and other conditions, after they are placed in the ground, over which we have no control. We, therefore, can give no warranty, except the above, and do not give any other, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, of any seeds, bulbs, potatoes or other things, sent out by us. We do give the purchaser the privilege of examining anything purchased of us, and testing the seeds for vitality, and if not satisfactory in every respect, they may be returned to us at our expense, providing they are returned within ten days from the time they are received by the purchaser. The purchaser is to be the judge. We abide by his decision. If any goods purchased from us are not accepted under the above conditions they must be returned to us at once. All money paid by purchaser will be at once returned to him as soon as goods are received by us.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO.
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WHAT WE GUARANTEE
We guarantee that, to the best of our knowledge, the seeds, bulbs, potatoes and other things, sold by us, are true to name and not excelled for seed purposes, to the extent that if they prove to be otherwise we will replace them free of charge.
While we test our seeds for vitality and do. everything in our power to have them strong, pure and true to name, they are subject to climatic and other conditions, after they are placed in the ground, over which we have no control. We, therfore, can give no warranty, except the above, and do not give any other, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, of any seeds, bulbs, potatoes or other things, sent out by us.
We do give the purchaser the privilege of examining anything pur- chased of us, and testing the seeds for vitality, and if not satisfactory in every respect, they may be returned to us at our expense, providing they are returned within ten days from the time they are received by the purchaser. The purchaser is to be the judge. We abide by his de- cision.
If any goods purchased from us are not accepted under the above conditions they must be returned to us at once. All money paid by pur- chaser will be at once returned to him as soon as goods are received by us.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO.
FRF 10 HT RATE ^reteht charges seem to worry some contemplating sending to us for 1 1 1 1 ^ seeds. Now we have this to say, don’t let freight charges worry you in
the least, because whether you buy from us or from your home dealer, you pay the freight, and in the latter case a good big profit besides. If you make up your order to weigh 100 pounds or more, you pay just the same freight as does your local merchant. Freight charges for less than 100 pounds are the same as for 100 pounds, as it is called a minimum shipment. Freight charges on grains and seeds are not unreasonable, for these take third and fourth class, which is much lower than the charges for merchandise. Don't let a little freight prevent you from sending for some of our Hardy Northern Seeds. If you do not need 100 pounds, get up a neighborhood order. We will secure the lowest possible rate for you. We look out for you, for your success with our seeds means success to us.
We advise making smaller shipments by express. Seeds take special rates, much lower thna merchandise. When your order is too large for express shipment, order as early as possible, so as to be sure and have plenty of time in which to get shipment through. The Government now instructs the transportation companies to rush seeds and food products through, in preference to other shipments, so that seeds will not be as long on the road as they were last season. But it is better to be on the safe side and be sure to order early enough so as to have your seeds when needed. It is much better to have them a month too early than a few days late.
VALUABLE TABLES
Standard Weights of Various Articles
Lbs. per bu. |
bu. lbs. |
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Barley |
4 |
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Beans |
60 |
1 |
40 |
Buckwheat |
48 |
“ 2 |
4 |
Broomcorn |
40 |
“ 2 |
8 |
Blue Grass, Kentucky |
14 |
“ 7 |
2 |
Blue Grass, English . |
24 |
“ 4 |
4 |
Cane Seed |
50 |
“ 3 |
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Carrots |
58 |
“ 1 |
42 |
Castor Beans |
46 |
“ 2 |
8 |
Clover |
60 |
“ 1 |
40 |
Coal |
80 |
“ 1 |
20 |
Corn, Shelled |
56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
Corn, on Ear |
70 |
“ 1 |
30 |
Corn, Sweet |
46 to 48 |
“ 2 |
4 |
Flax Seed |
....:. 56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
Hemp Seed |
44 |
“ 2 |
12 |
Hungarian |
50 |
“ 2 |
4 |
Johnson Grass |
25 |
4 |
Lbs. per bu. |
bu. lbs. |
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Lawn Grass |
2 |
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Millet |
50 |
“ 2 |
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Oats |
32 |
“ 3 |
4 |
Orchard Grass .... |
14 |
“ 7 |
2 |
Onions |
54 |
“ 1 |
46 |
Peas, Wrinkled . . . Peas, Smooth . . . . |
56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
60 |
“ 1 |
40 |
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Potatoes, Irish .... |
60 |
1 |
40 |
Potatoes, Sweet . . . |
56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
Rape |
50 |
“ 2 |
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Rye |
56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
Red Top |
14 |
“ 7 |
2 |
Salt |
56 |
“ 1 |
44 |
Speltz or Emmer. . |
40 |
“ 2 |
20 |
Timothy Seed |
45 |
“ 2 |
10 |
Turnips |
58 |
“ 1 |
42 |
Wheat |
60 |
“ 1 |
40 |
Vetches |
60 |
“ 1 |
40 |
Quantity of Seed Usually Sown Per Acre
Amber Sugar Cane
Barley, broadcast
Beans, Dwarf, in drills
Beans, Pole, in hills
Beets in drills
Broomcorn, in hills
Buckwheat
Carrots in drills
Clover, Red, alone
Clover, White, alone
Clover, Alsyke, alone
Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa
Corn, in hills
Cucumbers, in hills
Flax, broadcast
Grass, Kentucky Blue
Grass, Orchard
Grass, English Rye
Grass, Timothy
Grass, Hungarian
Grass, Red Top
Hemp
12 qts.
. . 2 to 3 bu.
1 bu.
10 to 12 qts. . .5 to 6 lbs. .8 to 10 qts.
y2 bu.
. .2 to 3 lbs. .8 to 10 lbs. , . 6 to 8 lbs. . .6 to 8 lbs.
20 lbs.
.8 to 10 qts.
2 lbs.
1% bu.
... 2 to 3 bu.
2 bu.
2 bu.
• 72 uu.
. . 3 bu.
1% bu.
Melon, Musk, in hills
Melon, Water, in hills
Millet, broadcast
Oats, broadcast
Onion, in drills
Onion Sets, in drills
Onion, for Sets, in drills
Parsnips, in drills
Peas, in drills
Peas, broadcast
Potatoes (cut tubers)
Radish in drills
Rye, broadcast
Salsify, in drills
Speltz or Emmer, broadcast. . . .
Spinach, in drills
Squash (bush sorts) in hills. . . Squash (running sort), in hills
Turnips, in drills
Turnips, broadcast
Vetches, broadcast
Wheat, broadcast
..2 to 3 lbs. . .4 to 5 lbs.
y2 bu.
. . .2 to 3 bu. . . . 5 to 6 lbs. . .0 to 12 bu.
30 tbs.
. . 4 to 6 lbs.
iy> bu.
3 bu.
10 bu.
, . .3 to 5 lbs. .1 y2 to 2 bu. .8 to 10 lbs. ... 2 to 3 bu. 10 to 12 lbs. . . 4 to 6 lbs.
. . . 3 to 4 lbs. 1% to 2 lbs. . .3 to 4 lbs. ... .2 to 3 bu. iy± to 2 bu.
Darling’s Special Collection
Do not fail to include one or more of these splendid Special Collections with your order. We have chosen them with great care after years of experience and personally recommend them.
No. 4000 One packet Pure Gold Sweet Corn, one packet each
white, yellow and red Southport Globe Onions, fy — one packet each Early Scarlet Globe, Mammoth Scarlet Turnip and Icille Radish, all seven for only fomp.id
No. 4001 One ounce each three Onions and three Radishes, «r and one pint Corn, postpaid, for. */ OC