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1919
GREETING
1919
We are going to be able to fill your seed orders much more promptly and fully than we did last year. The season of 1918 was the most trying and unpleas- ant that seedsmen have ever known. The growing season had been very unfavor- able and backward so that many of the seeds we should have had did not reach us until very late, some of them after planting time. 1 his made it impossible for us to fill all orders complete and with our usual promptness.
I am glad to say that it is going to be much better this year. We have
had a good season for harvesting and maturing, so that our seeds are in hand early
and even very early orders will be filled promptly. But there is again going to be a shortage of good seeds and the demand is going to be even greater than it was last year. So it stands people in hand to place their seed orders just as early as possible. I most certainly advise to ORDER NOW, and be sure to have what
you want. It is much better to have your seeds on hand a month before you want
to plant them, than a day after.
If it is food that has won this war, it is our duty to plant every bit of garden
that we can properly care for. Every pound of food thus produced, releases a
pound of other food for our boys and allies across the sea.
It is also our duty to plant only good seeds so that our labor and land may not be wasted. In seeds, high prices do not necessarily mean high quality. We claim that our HARDY NOR I HERN SEEDS are just as good as can be produced. But we are able to sell them at reasonable prices on account of our being located in a small town where our expenses are not as great as they would be in a larger place. We own our farms and warehouses and pay no rent. Insur- ance and taxes are low; help plenty and not high priced. We are therefore able to sell the best quality of seeds for less than can our city competitor.
I am glad to say that with all our troubles the season of 1918 was the best we have ever had. I know that we owe our good fortune to our customers and I take this, my only opportunity, to thank every one of you for what you have done
for us. I hope that old 1918 was just as good to you, and that 1919 will even
be better. Yours very truly,
Petoskey, Mich., Jan. 1, 1919. LOU S. DARLING.
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 it 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 Reg= istered Letter. 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.
Send Personal Checks if you prefer to do so but we must ask that you do not send them for amounts less than $1.00 as our banks refuse to handle them.
We Pay Postage or Express Charges on packets, ounces, quarter pounds, and pounds 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 whenever wanted.
All Orders Are Filled at Once when safe to do so, unless we happen to be out of items or- dered at the moment or are instructed to hold order for future shipment, in which case we im-
mediately mail a receipt. If seeds or receipt are not received within a reasonable length of time, you may conclude that something is wrong and had better write us about it.
We Give Extra Large Packets. Our customers say that they contain much more seed than those furnished by other seedsmen. We guarantee them to contain just as many, and usually more.
Free Seeds and Premiums. Our seeds cost us so much more than they used to that we find we must do one of three things. Cut down the size of our packets; charge more for them, or cut down on our free seeds. So we have decided to do the latter. The following are all the
premiums we can afford to offer this year. Taking into consideration the prices at which we sell
our seeds, we really are much more liberal than other seedsmen. These premium seeds must also be ordered and sent at the same time as other seeds for we cannot afford to pack and ship them separately.
For Every Dollar Sent for Seeds in Packets, select 50 cents’ worth of seeds, in Packets, to be sent free. This discount does not apply to seeds in ounces, quarter pounds, or pounds, nor to bulbs and field seeds. When you have your order filled out, add together the prices paid for seeds ordered in 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.
Darling’s Hardy Northern Michigan Grown Seed Pota- toes Will Double Your Yield and Profit
Early Petoskey Potatoes on the Old Indian Mission Farm
No other crop depends so much on the seed planted as does the potato. No matter how well suited your land may be for potato culture, how well it has been prepared, or how well the growing crop has been attended to, i*f the seed planted was not of the best, the potatoes harvested will be unsatisfactory,
both in yield and quality. It never pays to plant poor seeds of any kind, for in the vegetable as well
as in the animal kingdom, like is certain to produce like.
The best seed is the cheapest in the end, although the first price may seem high, for good seed
will produce enough better and more abundant crops, to many times make up for the extra price paid
for it.
Seed potatoes from the north have now become a necessity instead of being an experiment. No one can afford to plant any other kind. In late years, potatoes have become so subject to disease, the
strongest and healthiest seed is the only safe kind to plant. There is no question but that the best
potatoes for planting, and in fact for eating, are grown in th- nc-.th. Our new, rich land, which is free from all disease, our cool, fresh air, produce potatoes which cannot be excelled for strength and vitality, beauty of form and color, and productiveness.
It is a fact that the average farmer or gardener does not take the time to properly improve the seed that he, himself, grows, but will plant the same seed year after year, giving it no special care. The seed soon runs out, becomes weak, and will produce but small yields of very poor quality. We would have the sa-me experience if we followed the same plan, but we do not. In the first place, we plant nothing but the most perfect tubers we can get, then we go over the growing crop repeatedly, and dig out, and destroy every plant that does not grow and appear just as a plant of that particular variety should. We, therefore, keep every variety up to the standard of perfection. We are also great
believers in changing seed from one locality to another, and a season does not pass but that we renew
our own seed stock, of one or more varieties, from some distant locality.
Of course, it costs a little more to plant an acre with our potatoes than it does with your own run-out, home-grown potatoes, but it is money well invested, when with an additional outlay of from $5 to $10 you can produce potatoes that will sell for $25 to $50 more. The labor will be just the same. All that is over is clear profit, and profit is what we are looking after.
The supply of good early seed potatoes is limited this year. The demand is going to be very heav>
and we fear that there will not be enough to go around. We have made our prices very low considering the supply, and will sell at these prices while our present supply lasts. After it is sold out and we are obliged to again buy, prices no doubt will be higher.
Don t put off ordering too Long. Let us have your order just as soon as possible while we have what you want. Let us get it packed and all ready to ship just when you want it. We can ship by parcels post or express any time, but it is not safe to ship by freight before March 10th. If it. is not
convenient for you to pay the full amount when ordering early, send }/} of the amount with the order
and the balance when you wish shipment made. But let us have your order early if possible.
This year our potatoes will be packed in new barrels of our own make, holding 165 pounds or 2j£ 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 25 cents per sack less. Less than 165 pounds shipments will be packed in sacks and boxes.
Special Wholesale Prices for Those Who Buy in Five Barrel or More Lots, Will Be Found on Page 87.
Culture our kest potatoes from new land on which there has never been any kind of crop.
. 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 of soil.
• *n t*ie spring as the soil is in condition for working, it should be thoroughly harrowed,
with a disk harrow, if possible. This operation should be repeated about once a week until planting time. We plant any time after danger of freezing, until the 15th of June. After planting, the land should be gone over with a spike-tooth harrow or weeder at least once a week until the tops have a growth of four inches. By doing this you prevent the weeds from getting started in the hills where they cause the most trouble. You also prevent the soil drying out. After this keep the cultivatoi going until the tops are too large for cultivation, using wings or hillers the last time through, so the tubers will be well covered from the sun.
We plant our potatoes in rows about thirty inches apart each way, so as to permit of cultivation 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 using large pieces of seed. The large piece of potato and the moisture it draws, give the young plant a good start, which cannot be obtained from a small piece, especially in a dry season.
Have your land 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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3. Early Petoskey Nat Only the Best *n Quality but the Earliest and Biggest Yielding Early Potato Ever Introduced. (See illustration, page 1.) This wonderful potato has now 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 anyone 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 anyone 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 standard 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 sus- tained. 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 anv 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 fol- lowing June as in October, pro- viding 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
Irish Cobbler
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 that 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 three 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: See page 5.
42. California Russot 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 splen- didly 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 •exhibited among others, it is always the first to attract attention. Califoinia 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. St is the ideal potato for baking. It always reaches the market in perfect condition on account of its Cough 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: See page 5.
Leetonia, Ohio.
I write you to inform you about my success with your new seedling potato. I grew 40 pounds of potatoes from the one pound of seed, which 1 think is a pretty good yield for this season. We had one of the worst drouths ever experienced here. J. B. Zimmerman.
Millersport, Ohio.
Last spring I got fifty eyes of your new Seedling potato and planted them in rather poor soil and must, say that they are immense. Although the weather was very dry and the bugs tried to kill them, I got 351 eatable potatoes, all as smooth as silk. Am going to send some names for it.
Miss Minnie Miller.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Late Petoskey
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. It is a very profitable variety to grow, one for which there will be a great demand for years to come. Price. See page 5.
48. LATE PETOSKEY, the Great Blight and Scab Proof Potato
The Best AlI=Around General Crop Potato. 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 posi- tively 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 Late Petoskey was not touched. One field in particular had ten rows of Late Petoskey through the center with other varieties on each side. The other va- rieties were both badly blighted, but the Late Petoskey was not affected. Leaving all its other good qualities out of consideration, this one unusual characteristic makes Late Petoskey the most valuable potato introduced in recent years.
In our 1908 tests, Late 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 Late 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 Late Petoskey.
The Late 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 Late 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. Late 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. See page 5.
Second Size Potatoes we ^ave repeatedly said, we never plant small-sized potatoes, and
do not recommend 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 a 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 wi'l send enough large-sized potatoes at the regular price to equal the amount of money sent with order.
PRICE OF SECOND SIZE POTATOES. Liberty Bond, 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $6.50: 165-lb. barrel, $9.00. Early Petoskey and Irish Cobbler, 10 lbs., 50 cts.: 100 lbs., $4.00; 165 lb. bbl., $6.50. Ail other varieties, 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 100 lbs., $3.75; 165 lb. bbl., $5.50.
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36. Liberty Bond
Our 1912 Seedling Potato
From the many names suggested for our new seedling potato our committee has de- cided on Liberty Bond as being, in their opinion, the best. This name being offered by seven different persons yrobably had something to do with their selecting it. Although there were other names offered that would have been just as satisfactory to us, we are well satisfied with their selection.
The seven persons offering this name were, Mary Strong, Griffith, Va. ; Mrs. David Wol- bach, Comptche, Calif.; Mrs. Joseph Hufford, Conway, Mich.; Mrs. Lizzie Ayers, Monson, Mass.; I. G. Wright, Three Rivers, Mich.; Bert Shoemaker, Zeeland, Mich.; Lizzie Min- den, Farmingdale, 111. As the last three did not buy any of the potatoes for planting, they would not, according to our offer, be entitled to any of the $25.00 offered for the name. We have therefore divided it among the other four.
We believe that Liberty Bond is a very appropriate name for this potato, for in several respects it and a liberty bond are similar. Both are sure producers, and will continue to produce as long as they exist. Either can be converted into cash at any time and will always bring a premium.
The potatoes of this variety that we sold last year were not up to standard. They had been grown under very unfavorable conditions and were not as large, smooth and perfect as this potato has always before been. But we have had many letters from purchasers, who are more than pleased with the re- sults obtained from them. We are more confident than ever that Liberty Bond is going to prove even more popular than any o-f our previous offerings. In describing it, we can only repeat what we said in last year’s catalog: In our 1912 Seedling we believe that we have a worthy descendant 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 become 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.
Liberty Bond is, without a doubt, the handsomest potato we have ever seen. The tubers are
very regular in size and shape, not 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.
Liberty Bond is similar in shape to Carman No. 3, although it grows even more smooth and per- fect 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.
Liberty Bond 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.
Many of our customers will remember our advice at the time we first offered our Early and Late Petoskey potatoes. Those who took our advice at that time and bought the potatoes, grew them and sold them for planting, made good money on them. There is no reason why the same cannot be done with Liberty Bond. Those who have them first, will have no trouble selling all they can grow, to their neighbors for planting, at big prices.
Our Prices: One fair-sized potato, 50 cts. ; one pound, 75 cts. ; 5 pounds, $2.50, by mail, postpaid.
10 pounds, $1.50; 100 pounds, $7.00; 165 pound barrel, $10.00, by freight or express, at purchaser’s
expense. More than 50 pounds at 100 pound rates.
Archbold, Ohio.
Will say the 1912 Seedling potato that I bought of you last spring is wonderful. From 754 pounds I got 3 bushels and 17 pounds. They are wonderful potatoes. Perfect in size and delicious in flavor.
Tacob Rychener.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Early Six Weeks
|r» Favlv Sixr Standard Early Sort. Very early. Good yielder. Good quality. A
A seedling from Early Ohio that resembles the parent potato very closely.
On account of Early 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 Early 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 Wee-ks 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 con- 'ditions, 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 tame price.
Price: See below.
General Potato List
lbs., $2.00; by mail, postpaid. Larger amounts at
Prices: 1 fair-sized potato, 25c; 1 lb., 50 cts. ; 5 Ijurchaser’s expense.
3. Early Petoskey. See full description
6. Early Bird. Our own introduction. Rather long with oval cross sec- tion. 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 50
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 better yielding sort and about a week later 50
27. Early Irish Cobbler. See full description..
36. Liberty Bond. See full description
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. See full description....
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
Larger amounts than fifty pounds at 100=lb. rate.
Potato Ey0S by Mail For t*le convenience of those who live at „
J * afford 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 United 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 jyes- 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.
Quantity to Plant If planted in hills allow three or four eyes to each; if in rows', far enough apart to permit cultivation, drop eyes about every eight or ten inches. Cultivate the same as ordinary cut tubers. Eyes are packed in neat boxes, properly and plainly la- beled, 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 we will send you 25 eyes each, of any four kinds of potatoes we catalog (except Liberty Bond), by parcels post, charges paid.
Liberty Bond, 100 eyes, $2.00, by parcels post, prepaid.
This offer enables you to get a start with our Northe'rn 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 selecting, 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 some- thing 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 par- ticular 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 against 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, Quarter Pounds and Pounds, 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.
A^nflrainN 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 spad- ing and thoroughly enriching 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 sub- soil 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.
Darling’s Mammoth One our own .introductions. Being of Northern Origin and 5 Northern 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 ordi- nary culture, average nearly an inch in diameter, .retaining their thickness up to their plump tips, usual bunch of fifteen shoots measures
Asparagus Seed — Full List
Darling’s Mammoth. See above
Early Giant Argenteuil. A mammoth sort. Very early.
Conover’s Colossal. Standard sort. Color, deep green. Grows very
erect
Palmetto. Very early and large. Quality, good. Very productive Barr’s Mammoth. Stalks very large. Few scales. Round heads. Fine Columbian Mammoth White Immense yield of clear white heads.
A very valuable sort
Bonvallet’s Giant. New. Disease resisting. Productive. Excellent quality. Fast becoming a market gardener’s favorite.
A cna v a rri l c These are very fine two-year-old roots that will bring the very best results.
rtspaldgUb IVOOIS They are put up 50 to the bunch. We ship by freight or express, just a> 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.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Darling’s Genuine Northern Michigan Grown Seed Beans
THE BEST BEAN CROP INSURANCE
The Way They Grow in Northern Michigan. No Disease Here
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 insures the crop grown from them, against disease. It will be hardy, disease-resisting and perfect in every way. Our short growing •eason also causes our beans to grow faster; mature in shorter time; not only lessening the danger of damage from unfavorable weather, just that much, but it enables the grower to take advantage of the early market and get his money out of the crop just that much quicker, if he wishes to do so.
The 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, each year. It is the only way that they
can insure their crops against Blight and Anthracnose, the two diseases that are causing such terrible losses to the bean crop all over the country. If a grower once plants our beans, he is a steady cus- tomer 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.
Beans like a dry, light, rich, warm soil, although they can be successfully grown on almost any kind
of good garden soil. Our experience 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 tender leaves
cannot stand cold. Running beans, especially the 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 inches deep, in drills 18 inches apart. For field culture, the rows are made 28 inches apart so 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 useless to expect a good crop of beans on illy prepared soil or on land that needs deep stirring after planting.
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. Make hills
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.
A pint of dry beans weighs 15i ounces or one ounce less than one pound.
Packets, Quarter Pounds and Pounds are sent by parcels post, charges paid. Larger amounts are sent by freight or express at purchaser’s expense. For prices of larger amounts, see page 87.
A New Wax Pod Bean °f Our Own Origination and Introduction
84. Darling’s Earliest of All Wax A fine 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.
The dry seed is purplish black in color, rather short and chunky with roundish section.
The 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 earliness means a great deal to the man who grows for the market or his own table. To the former it means dollars, and to the latter, the pleasure of producing stuff for his own table a little earlier than his neighbor.
For Bean Prices, See Page 11.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
DWARF WAX-PODDED VARIETIES
90. Darling’s Pencil Pod Black Wax
The Handsomest Wax Pod Bean.
A grand variety that is medium early, very prolific, and of super- ior quality. Pods are long, straight, round as a pencil, sad- dle-backed, fleshy, and of bright yellow color. They are tender, brittle, absolutely stringless, and produced during a long season. Plants are of a true bush growth ; 5 inches high, very strong and vigorous, with a great abundance of coarse, dark-colored foliage. The pods are borne in great pro- fusion well -up from the ground, and are exceedingly free from ist. This is one of the surest ielding varieties among the wax The table quality of the 1 Pod is all that can be de- sired. It remains tender longer than most other varieties, and when cooked, does not have that strong “beany” taste found in so a Telephone pea.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax
many “string” beans. It is tender and as sweet as
90 Curry’s Rust-Proof Wax ^ very early, beautiful wax bean, bearing an abundance of * * crisp, tender, stringless pods, flat, long, meaty. It is abso-
lutely 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.
102. Wardwell’s Kidney Wax The, Market Gardener’s Favorite. Many progressive
gardeners 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.
103. Refugee Wax The stock we offer is very productive, early, and of superior quality. The 5 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.
1 OR Gold**!™ A great many seedsmen catalog so-
called “Improved Golden Wax’’ 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 some 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 equaled. 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 col- ored with two shades of purplish red.
114. Davis White Wax The most hardy and pro- ductive wax bean in cul- tivation. Very popular 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.
For Bean Prices, See Page 11.
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 noth- ing. 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 County. Now if you have any from the same farm, or if you have any other Northern Seed you can recommend to me, let me know. Earnest E. Thomas.
Bancroft, Mich.
I am writing you with regard to the crops of beans and po- tatoes in your section. Are they badly affected with 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.
Davis’ White Wax
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Green-Podded Varieties
Beautiful, Straight, Round. Pods Perfectly Stringless and Delicious. This grand new bean pos- sesses all the merits of the old Red Valentine, and in addition the pods are longer, straighter, more round, more brittle, and better flavored. The pods are slender, perfectly round but slightly curved, and of a beautiful green color. Black Valentine is un- usually 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 suitable 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 ac- count of its being so very hardy.
Black Valentine yields enormously. For this rea- son 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.
123. Stringless Green Pod Combines the good
0 qualities of all
Green 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 unquestionably 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 5^4 to inches in length, light green in color, very tender and of the highest and best flavor.
136 I nmrfpllnw A Round Green=Podded Bush Bean. Extra LUiigicnow Early, Fine Quality, and of Delicious Fla- vor. This extra early variety, although comparatively 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 6l/2 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 at- tractiveness . when served. The plants are of robust, compact habit, unexcelled in bearing qualities, maturing the crop very regularly. It is extra early, the pods being fit to pick four days before other varieties of approximate size.
For Bean Prices, See Page 11.
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 eame 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.
133. Bountiful
A Flat=Podded Bush Bean. A Pro- lific and Continuous Bearer. The
First in the Spring and the Last in the Fail. Stringless;
Tender; Delicious. This new variety is a great improve- ment in green bush beans, and is very populai 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 continuously 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 im- mense size, thick, broad, very long, uniform in shape, solid, meaty, and of high quality. They are meltingly tender, and
of delicious flavor. They are absolutely stringless, entirely free from any tough lining, not only when young, but until nearly matured. As green shell beans they are deliciously palatable and it is equally valua- ble as a dry shell bean.
Stringless Green Pod
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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 re- ceived such fine fertile seed as you people send out.
D. C. Taylor.
Lima Beans
Northern Michigan Grown Field Beans
The demand for our Northern Michigan Grown Field Beans, last spring was enormous, far exceeding our expecta- tions 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.
For Bean Prices, see page 11.
The Earliest and Best Bush Lima Bean 144. Fordhook Bush Lima The o n iy stiffly
erect bush form of
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, measur- ing from 4 to 5^4 inches long, about 1*4 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 per cent heavier crop- per and therefore is bound to displace entirely the old Bush Limas. In season, it is from four to six days earlier.
150. Early Leviathan Lima 7he Earl‘est Po,e
LimaGrown.
Abundantly Prolific. Delicious buttery flavor. One week earlier than any other Pole Lima. Of superior quality. Wonderfully productive. The ideal Pole Lima. This deli- cious vegetable is denied to many would-be growers on ac- count of the length of season required 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.
Pole or Running Beans
New Wax Pole Bean
Fordhook Bush Lima
A Mammoth, Wax = Podded Pole Bean of Except- ional Quality — Indispens- able for Home
or Market Garden. We know of no bean that 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 other sort. Pods produceed 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 produce pods until cut by frost.
Lazy Wife The finest flavored of all as “Snap y 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 peculiarly luscious. Each pod contains from six to eight round, white beans, which make excellent winter shell beans.
159. Early Golden Cluster Wax
Early Golden Cluster Wax
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165. Darling’s Improved White Pea Bean
The result of years of careful grow- ing 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 al- ways 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 enthusiastic letters from people who have planted them and are more than satisfied with results. Try a few of Darling’s Im= proved White Pea Beans and get ac- quainted with the best bean that grows.
166. Michigan Early Wonder
A white pea bean originated and introduced by the Michigan State Ag- ricultural College. We find this a very superior bean and do not hesitate to recommend it to our patrons. It is a strictly bush variety with very few runners. It is very early and ripens evenly, being especially suited for planting in the north on that account. It yields very heavily, as much so as any of the navy or pea beans we have ever tested. The dry beans are very white, small and chunky, and when well grown will always bring the top price.
If Wanted in Large Quantities, Ask for Special Prices.
Darling’s Improved White Pea Bean
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Beans — Full List
Dwarf Wax Podded Kinds
Darling’s Earliest of All, Full description, page 7
Prolific Wax. Black Seeded. Very early. Better than old Butter Wax
Darling's Pencil Pod Wax. Full description, page 8
Saddle=Back Wax. Black seed. Vines bushy, strong. Pods long, straight,
round, stringless, and deliciously flavored
Curries Rust Proof Wax. Black seeded. Vines very strong and healthy. Pods
long, straight, flat, stringless and rustless
Round Podded Kidney Wax. One of the best. Pods very round, meaty, string- less. Crop failed.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Pods long, straight, flat, broad. Enormous yielder
Refugee Wax. See full description, page 8
Detroit Wax. Improved strain of old Golden Wax. Fine for home or market Golden Wax. One of the oldest, best, most popular of wax-pods. Very early Golden Eye Wax. Very early. Vine strong, upright, abundant yielding. Pods
long
Webber Wax (New). Pod broad, thick, handsome, excellent quality. Seed
yellow
Davis Wax. Seed white, kidney shaped. Fine for winter use. Pods long, straight, flat, very handsome. Hardy and productive
Green Podded Bush Sorts
Extra Early Red Valentine. Old popular kind. Nothing better in green pods
Black Valentine. Full description, page 9
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Full description, page 9
Giant Stringless. Very productive, hardy, and sure yielding. Similar to Bur- pee’s Stringless
Early Refugee. Very early. Bush 15 inches, robust, hardy. Pods roundish,
meaty
Late Refugee. (1000 to 1.) Vines tall, spreading, hardy. Pods long, nearly
round, fine quality. One of the best late sorts
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Very early standard sort. Good quality
Bountiful. Full description, page 9
Dwarf Horticultural. Very early and productive. Excels the Limas as a shell
bean
Longfellow. Early. Good for home or market. Fine quality
Goddard. (Boston Favorite.) Used for shell beans. Early and as good as Limas
Lima Beans
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Bushes 18 to 20 inches high, erect and branching. Early,
very productive and good quality
Fordhook Bush Lima. Full description page 10
Dwarf Large White Lima. Not as early as Burpee’s and Fordhook, but some
consider it better quality
Early Leviathan Pole Lima. See full description, page 10
Large White Pole Lima. Too late for North. Fine for Middle and Southern States
Pole Beans
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Best of this sort. Early. Very prolific
Early Golden Cluster Wax. Full description, page 10
Lazy Wife. Seed white. Good for winter use. Pods very long and stringless
Field Beans
Darling’s Improved Pea Bean. Full description above
Michigan. Early Wonder. Description above
White. Kidney. Seed white, kidney shaped, finest quality for eating. Late.. Red Kidney. Our seed is of fine quality and cannot be excelled for planting. . Large White Marrow. Very prolific. Pods broad, green changing to yellow. Seed large, oval, clear white, cooking very dry and mealy
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Beets
CULTURE. The soil best suited for the Beet is that which is rather light, provided it is thproughly 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 tur- nip varieties may be used. When the plants are three or four inches in height, thin out so that they stand three or four inches apart. Keep free from weeds by fre- quent hoeing and hand-w e e d i n g if necessary. Before freezing weather sets in the roots may be stored in cellars or pits, same a s potatoes; dry earth thrown over them before the straw is put on in- sures 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 sur-
r passes all others both in earliness and fla-
vor. 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 deliciously sweet. One of the very best for 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 th-e
same good qualities whether sown under glass or in the open.
Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet
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 received 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.
179. Darling’s All-Season Table Beet
One sowing for All Purposes. This all sea- son 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 symmet- rical in form and of decidedly handsome appearance. There are but few fibrous roots and the top is small. It should appeal strongly to business gardeners and to every- body wanting an all season’s table beet.
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 2^2 feet, and the stalks are from 10 to 12 inches long below the leaf and 114 inches broad. These stalks are delicious when cooked and should be served in the same manner as asparagus.
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.
Empire, Mich.
I bought a small order of seeds from you last year and am so well pleased that I am sending to you for all my seeds this year. Your Petoskey Cucumber had the most per- fect 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.
Lucullus Swiss Chard
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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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 lighter toward the bottom where the lower portion for about one- third the length 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.
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 produc- tive. 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 Norbitant Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc.
225. Darling’s Improved Golden Tankard We yheaa^
insisted that this 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 unqualifiedly as the best Mangel by far for dairy farm- ers. It' combines apparently 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.
Beets and Mangels — Full List
Table Beets
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Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip Beet. See
full description, page 12
New Crimson Giant. Full description,
page 12
Crosby’s Egyptian. The reddest of all.
Very early. Flat turnip-shaped
Darling’s AII=Seasons Table Beet. See
full description, page 12
Early Eclipse. Very early. Roots round.
Flesh bright red zoned with white
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Turnip shaped. Medium size. Flesh red zoned with lighter shade. Very tender and sweet.. Early Blood Turnip. Good for early or
late planting. 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 description, page 12
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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 \y2 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.
231. Improved Half Dwarf
The 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 qual- ity is the finest. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.00.
234. Dalkeith, or Perfection
Plants are of dwarf growth and stems are thickly set with large, solid sprouts. This variety is very hardy and even dur- ing quite severe weather the plants main- tain their sprouts; in fact, the flavor and quality is much iniproved by frost. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb-. 75 cts.; lb.. $2.00.
Improved Half Dwarf Brussels Sprouts
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Northern Grown Cabbage
CULTURE. Cab- bage requires deep, rich, mellow soil, high manuring, and good culture to ob- t a i n 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 second early cabbage, sow in April and trans- plant in May. For late cabbage, sow in May and transplant in July in rows three feet apart and two feet in the row.
Darling’s Extra Early Express In transplanting, it
is important that
the plants be set down to the first leaf, so that the stem may not be injured in case of frost. Be care- ful 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 begin to head.
237. Darling’s Extra Early Express
Earliest Hard Heading Cabbage Yet Introduced.
The Earliest Cabbage of Them All. A valuable acquisition for all who grow early cabbage.
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 earliest 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.
25ft Fnlchniypn fllow A 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 con- sequently Enkhuizen Glory is valuable also for sowing later in the season for early winter use. Plants sent 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.
264. Darling’s Extra Selected Volga
The Quickest Growing Large Late Variety. A
new cabbage which is one of the finest varieties. For uniformity in growth, shape of head, and hardiness we have never seen its equal in a large-heading va- riety. 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 profitable one to all who raise it. The plants are so com- pact that they can be set out 1)4x3 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 va- rieties.
Logansport, Ind.
I am sending you an order for a few seeds for my hot- bed. 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 unequaled. 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.
Darling’s Extra Selected Volga
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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279. The Houser
The Latest of All Cabbages. The 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 ship- ping. 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 overlapping 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 verw sweet and tender, and free from the coarse ribs found in most late sorts. In our trial grounds this cab- bage has shown up exceptionally well, and has proved to be a strong, vigorous grower with abil- ity to withstand drouths better than most va- rieties. During the past two seasons 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 ex- cellent keeping qualities that we can credit its
great popularity, to a great extent. Our seed is genuine, having been purchased from the
Houser Cabbage
originator.
Cabbage — Full List
First Early Sorts
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Darling’s Extra Early Express. See full description, page 14....
Early Jersey Wakefield. Very early. The best extra early oblong
headed cabbage, for general market 10
Copenhagen Market. The earliest large round headed variety. Very large solid heads of finest quality. Fine for either home or market
garden 10
Charleston Wakefield. An improvement on Early Jersey Wakefield in
that heads are larger and more solid, often weighing 10 pounds
Early York. Heads small, heart-shaped, solid, and tender 10
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Second Early Sorts
Early Wlnningstadt. The old standby. Popular with everybody, every- where. Early. Very solid, conical-shaped heads. Good for summer or
winter 10
Enkhulzen Glory. See full description page 14 10
Early Flat Dutch. Large, solid heads of uniform shape. Round, flat
tened, weighing 12 to 15 pounds 10
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 10
All Seasons. One of the best for market gardeners. Sure to grow and head for amateur or professional. Heads large, dark blue. Fine keeper
Late Sorts
Darling’s Extra Selected Volga. See full description page 14 10
Stonemason Drumhead. Heads of good size, round, slightly flattened,
solid, crisp, and tender. Entirely free from all strong flavor 10
Premium Late Flat Dutch. Heads large, bluish-green, round, top flat
tened, solid. Sure header. Good for fall or winter 10
Danish Ballhead (Hollander). Heads medium size, very round and solid.
The best for snipping 10
Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead. The largest cabbage grown. Often
50 pounds. Will average 30 pounds 10
Houser. See full description above 10
SAVOY CABBAGE
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cultivated. They are particularly adapted for private use, where quality rather than quantity sidered. Most delicious after frost.
282. Drumhead Savoy. The best main crop savoy. Large, solid heads. Deli- cious flavor $0.10
285. Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. The earliest and sweetest savoy. Hea^l round
solid. Leaves small, thick and meaty 10
RED CABBAGE
288. Mammoth Rock Red. The best, largest, and surest heading red cabbage.
Heads large, round, averaging 10 pounds. Deep red color 10
291. Red Dutch. Used mostly for pickling. Hard, oblong heads. Dark purple color
Ferdinand, Ixd.
A few words to let you know that the seeds I got from you last year were O. K. I got some oJ
your 264 Volga Cabbage and sowed it early in a hotbed, and I can say I never raised any nicer and
bigger cabbage before. Had some heads that weighed 15 lbs. I gave away about 150 plants and they all had cabbage like mine. If it had not been for this catalog I would not have any, as all the cab-, bage we have tried here for six or seven years hasn’t done any good. Frank A. Steltenpohl.
Hartstown, Pa.
I got my seeds from you last season and they all did 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,
M arengo, It2_
. I have received seed from you for three or four years and I know what your Houser Cabbage ib in size and flavor. It cannot be beat in my opinion. Haven’t been able to raise your gourd seed but guess it was the weather, so will try it again. Mrs. Geo. P. Avery.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
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 germin- ate. An important feature in carrots, as in all other firming the seed in the may be done with the ir a spade.
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 Im- proved 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 car- rots 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 profit- able carrot to grow either for table or stock feeding. On ac- count 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, 30 tons to the acre being not at all unusual.
Darling’s
303. Darling’s Best Ox-Heart The Bes* *or Heavy Land. We advise sowing this fine
strain ot Ox-Heart carrot on heavy land which is un- suited 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.
Carrots — Full List
294. Darling’s Improved Danvers. See full description above. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts. ; J4 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50.
297. Danvers Half Long. Very productive and suited to all kinds of soil. Roots smooth, medium length, deep orange, handsome. Flesh sweet, crisp, tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb-, 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
300. Improved Long Orange. Good for deep, mellow soil. Roots, broad at top, long, smooth,
tapering. Color, bright orange. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
303. Darling’s Best Ox-Heart. See full description above. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 30
cts.; lb., $1.00.
306. Chantenay. Stump-rooted. Color, deep orange-red. Flesh, crisp and sweet. Heavy cropper. Good for stock or table. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
309. Darling’s Selected White Belgian. The largest in size and the largest yielding carrot in cultivation. Roots, short, very heavy at shoulder. Skin and flesh white. Yields 18 to 40 tons to acre. The best stock carrot. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
312. Darling’s Selected Yellow Belgian. Same as White Belgian except as to color. Pkt., 5 cts.;
oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
313. I m = proved Shirt White. Roots 7 to 9 inches long, very heavy at shoul d e r, tapering regularly to point.
Color, creamy white with green crown.
En ormous yielder. Excel- lent for stock.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 30 cts. ; lb.,
$1.00.
314. French Forcing. The earliest carrot.
Reddish - orange; near!'' round. Used extensively for forcing under glass and bun ching for early mar- k e t. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.25.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
Aquidneck, R. L.
Enclosed find an order for seed which I secured or rather an order which a neighbor asked me to send for him, when I showed him your catalog and prices. They speak for themselves. I look back with a great deal of pleasure to the best garden I ever had, that of last year, planted almost entirely with your seeds. Please send me extra a few order blanks in case I have a chance to use them.
. • L. H. Peckham.
Victor, N. Y.
I have something to say about the seeds I got last year. I have bought seeds from catalog houses for forty years and over but the seeds I got from you last year were the best I ever got in all my life and the largest packets I ever got. I think every seed grew and every seed was true to the name.
Melvin W. McKee.
Cauliflower
CULTURE. The cauliflower delights
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 enriched
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 of the cabbage tribe when young. One ounce will produce about 3,500 plants.
315. Darling’s Best Early
Darling’s Best Early
The earliest and best in every re- spect. 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 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 di- ameter, 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., 30 cts.; oz., $2.20; 54 lb., $8.00; lb., $30.00.
Our seed is of the very finest strain grown espe- cially for us in Denmark, and sure to make a fine Don’t buy cheap cauliflower seed; there is no seed in which quality counts so much. Pkt.,
318. Henderson’s Early Snowball
solid head.
25 cts.; oz., $1.75; 54 lb., $6.50; lb., $25.00.
321. Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt
ilar in most respects to Early Snowball, and
322. Darling’s Dry Weather Cauliflower
A remarkably sure heading early cauliflower, of dwarf habit with short outside leaves and is sim- 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 ex- cellent 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., 25 cts.; oz., $1.50; 54 lb., $5.50; lb., $20.00.
This is a fine large variety that matures about a week later than Snowball Cauli- flower. 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 de- licious 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 sure 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., 25 cts.; oz., $1.75; 54 lb., $6.50; lb., $25.00.
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.; 54 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.; 54 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 lightly 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.; 54 lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00.
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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 satisfac- tory 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 «nd 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 vis- ible.
327. Darling’s Snow White Celery
The Best Early Self-Blanching Variety. This grand new celery we quickly describe to celery experts by stating that it is Golden Self-Blanching with White Plume coloring; it possesses the robust, sturdy, com- pact 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 qual- ity. 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 sil- very white coloring and self-blanching characteristics 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 ct«.; oz., 25 cts.; >4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50.
330. Giant Pascal JE
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., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; $4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
333. White Plume
tivation, but does not keep well when taken from the trenches. The plant grows rapidly and blanches easily during the summer months. Later in the fall the cen- tral 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 Darling’s Snow White to produce the close attractive bunches. Pkt., 5 cts.;
oz., 20 cts.; J4 lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50, postpaid.
336. Golden Self- This is the most popular and best 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 yellow color. Stalks are crisp, tender, and free from stringiness. The standard of excellence in the yellow variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.25.
339. Golden Heart Dwarf Dwarf variety of good quality. Blanches easily. Heart very
uumcu iicau. i/wdri iarge and golden-yellow. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40
cts.; lb., $1.25.
342. Winter Queen The best and most popular winter sort. The best keeper of all. Short,
^ thick, stout, very heavy with large heart. Blanches beautifully and
easily. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
CELERIAC— TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY
345. Li<lt*firO Smooth Prafjlie An improved form of the Turnip-rooted Celery. Roots large,
6 round, and smooth, and free from side roots; a profitable va-
riety for market gardeners. Sow seed same as celery, transplant into rows two feet apart and about six to eight inches in the row. No earthing up is required for Celeriac, as it is the roots which stre the edible portion of the vegetable.' Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; * l/i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $1.75.
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 celery grown.
I know I have never seen any better, and it is good enough for me. James W. Palmer.
LOU S. DARLING SEED 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 explain 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.
A quart of sweet corn weighs about l1/* pounds.
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.
MoviraTi The Best Early *5qe’ VVn,te Mexican white Sweet Corn.
Did you ever eat any of the old Black Mexican Sweet Corn? Do you remember its marvelous sweet- ness and delicious 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 on next page.
It was just 13 years ago
that we first offered Pure Gold to our customers.
Thousands have bought it since that time and every one of them are singing praises of this truly won- derful sweet corn. Other thousands are joining their ranks 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, but when it once gets a foothold in a neighborhood, other varieties of sweet corn may as well move on.
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 distinguish it from ^other kinds Our market gar- deners 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. • V. v v- —
The stalks are dwarf, growing but about four
high, each one bearing from one to four ears White Mexican
354. Darling’s Pure Gold
feet
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 on next page.
387. Country Gentleman For Main Crop. The Most Delicious Sweet Corn Grown. Very
3 productive, each stalk yielding three and often four ears, even
six each occasionally. Country Gentleman is the finest of all sweet corns for the private table. The arrangement 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 fas- tidious epicure. It retains its delicate tenderness and flavor even when a little old, as the ears are en- closed 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.
Price on next page.
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390. White Evergreen This is a high bred, pure-
white type of the ever-pop- ular Stowell's Evergreen. From one pure-white grained ear, accidentally discovered some years ago, it has been developed by careful 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 Evergreen. They can now have it — sweet and tender. When in the green state, both cob and kernels are white as enow.
Sweet Corn — Full List
Extra Early Varieties
Late Sorts
384. Stowell’s Evergreen. A very popular late sort. Yields enormous quantities of large, handsome, 16-rowed ears. Kernel deep, slender, very white, and
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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 .. , D _ - . feet apart each way, leaving three or four stalks to the hill.
Darling s Pure viola May also be sown in drills 3 to 4 feet apart, dropping the
seed I'A to 2 feet apart in the drills, allowing only two plants to the hill. Cultivate thoroughly but shallow. Use two quarts to the acre. A pint of pop corn weighs about 1 pound.
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393. Monarch White Rice
Everybody knows the old variety named White’’’’" Rice. Our strain is an improvement, with largei ears, more abundantly produced, six ears on a stalk is not a rare occurrence. The grains are sharply pointed, and the ear is a handsome one. Pkt., 10 cts. ; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
396. Queen’s Golden This is perhaps i he handsomest of all the pop corns when on the ear, ^ * surpassing all oth rs in size and color. It pops perfectly white, and a
single kernel will expand to nearly an inch Produces from four to six ears on a stalk. Our stock of
this strain is very fine. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
399. Silver Lace Its superb tenderness and semi-transparent appearance when popped highly
recommend it. Grows five to six feet high, producing three or four ears to
the stalk. The ears are of good appearance, five or more inches long, with smooth, round, white grains. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
Zionsville, Ind.
The seed I bought of you last spring all turned out fine and I saved all my seeds for this spring. For several years now I have bought some of every kind of new potato you put on the market and they have all proved a great suc- cess. I do not want to fail to get this last one.
John E. Isenhour.
Monarch White Rice
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 de- velopment of all kinds of garden vines, and the cucumber above most others. This vine does sc 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.
Petoskey White Spine
In order to obtain the largest yield of cucumbers 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 frequent 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. PctoskcV White Spine The ^nes^ f°** Slicing. Cucumber perfection has been at* _ tained in this grand improvement in the White Spine family.
It is an early, pro-lific, 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 misshapen fruit or culls. It is the ideal for slicing — flesh being com- pact, fine grained, sparkling white, and of most refreshing and delightful flavor. The vines are vig- orous, 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.
For price, see page 22.
414. New Davis Perfect Cucumber We ?ffer Selected Stock of the Original Strain , . . \ , , of This New Famous Variety. A splendid cu
cumber for the home garden and for the truck farmer. Possesses all the merits of the best slicing va- rieties; wonderfully uniform in shape and exceedingly productive. Their handsome shape and fine dark green color command the highest price on the market. For that reason it is rapidly becoming a fa- vorite 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.
For price, see page 22.
423. Darling’s Improved Long Green Pur strain of the ever popular and reliable
r , . , , _ , , 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 hardi- ness until it is the strongest growing and most dis- ease resisting cucumber we have ever seen. It is very uniform in size and shape. It grows to enor- mous size, often attaining 16 inches in length. Its superb dark green coloi , retained until fully ma- tured, makes it very attractive and salable, while its crispness and delicious flavor is equaled 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.
For price, see page 22.
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Full List of Cucumbers
Petoskey White Spine. See full description page 21
Davis’ Perfect. See full description page 21
Early Short Green, or Early Frame. Excellent for serving green or pickles. Fruit straight, smooth, bright green. Holds green color long
time
Early Cluster. The best variety for pickles. Fruit small, borne in clus- ters near root of plant
Darling’s Improved Long Green. See full description, page 21
Boston Pickling. Fruits of medium size, very smooth, bright green
Cumberland. Straight, handsome fruits, thickly set with fine spines. Ten- der at all stages. Fine general purpose sort
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p 1 Eggplant germinates slowly, and should be planted in a moderately high tem-
IliR’fifplSint perature, for in this, as in 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 2J4 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., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts. ; }4 lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00.
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., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; }4 lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00.
1 • * Endive may be grown at any season of the year, but it is
tncUve or Chicory 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. Blanching 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., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb-. 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
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., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
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 }s moderately dense, with divided leaves which are a little coarser than those of the Large Green Curled. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
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., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
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 tipplf? f nr nannlpQ Plrt ^ ptc • ri7 1 S Pt*?
456. DISH CLOTH, OR LUFFA.’ A natural dish cloth and a most admirable one, is furnished by the peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, porous, elastic, and durable. They are also useful in the bath in place of sponges. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
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 pur- poses, 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. Pkt. 5 cts.* oz. 15 cts.
462. EXTRA FINE MIXTURE OF GOURDS. A splendid mixture of gourds, including all the orna- mental kinds, both large and small, of various shapes and colors, such as Japanese Nest Lgg» Mock Orange, Dish Cloth, Turk’s Turban, Dipper, Serpent Bottle, Warty Gourd, Hercules Club, and many other curious and unique varieties. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
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 de- velopment. For this reason it does better here than farther south, our cod' 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 rerfeshing. 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 prelty for gar- nishing, 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. For winter, sow under glass from Novem- ber to February and thin out as neces- sary to prevent crowding. Keep a moderate 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 out 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.
Darling’s Ice Cream
480. Darling’s Icc Cream A Head Lettuce That Heads. Largest and best lettuce. Heads
5 have grown eight inches across, and weigh one pound. Rich*
buttery, 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 ship- ping 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 let- tuces we have ever grown, but also the very finest quality at all seasons. Thousands of satisfied plants
ers 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. Price or& page 24.
492. Darling’s Improved Hanson
In table quality 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 de- mand for our strain of Improved Hanson, and no lettuce has a wider American popularity than this hard-heading Cabbage Lettuce. Price on page 24.
504. Grand Rapids Lettuce
Darling’s Improved Hanson Lettuce
The Great Lettuce of the Great West. Indoors or out, the easiest 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 crumpled, which, even when old, retain their char- acteristic sweetness and brittle character. In this respect it excels many of the best leading varieties. 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 extremely 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 may be removed, leaving the younger ones to grow. The lower leaves grow clear of the ground so that it rarely suffers from rot, and is therefore more largely grown for forcing .than any other sort. Price on page 24.
506. Darling’s All-Sum- mer Lettuce
One Sowing Produces Salad for the Season. Contains a grand assortment of decidedly distinct and excellent let- tuces. They mature early, medium, and late; some curled and crimped, other* produce heads. Colors range from al- most pure white, through delicate 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.
Price on page 24.
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Lettuce — Full List
Heading Varieties
480. Darling’s Ice Cream. See full
description, page 23. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25, by mail, postpaid.
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. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts., by mail, post- paid.
483. Salamander. Large solid heads. Outer leaves bright green. Inner leaves, blanched. One of the best for out-of-doors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid.
486. California Cream Butter. Best suited for cool weather. Large, round, solid. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00, by mail, postpaid.
489. Big Boston. Fine for forcing and shipping. Large, compact, white heads. Always crisp, tender and deli- cious. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; '54 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts., by mail, postpaid.
492. Darling’s Improved Hanson. See full description, page 23. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts., by mail, postpaid.
Curled or Loose-Leafed Varieties
495. Early Curled Simpson (White Seeded). Very large leaves. Light green, sweet, tender, and of fine ap- Grand Rapids Forcing pearance. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %.
lb., 35 cts; lb., $1.25, by mail postpaid. 498. Black Seeded Simpson. One of the best for out-of-doors. Leaves slightly Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb.
ruffled; large, loose, yellowish-green. Remains a long time in condition $0.05 $0.10 $0.25 $0.75
500. Early Prizehead. Not strictly a heading sort. Leaves are large, loosely
folded, crumpled. Color bright green tinged with reddish-brown 05 .10 .25 .75
504. Grand Rapids. See full description, page 23 05 .15 .35 1.25
_ I Cos Lettuce is distinct in having long, narrow, spoon-shaped leaves, folding into
\_^US LieUUUc 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. J4 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 $0.80
506. Darling’s AII=Summer Lettuce. See full description, page 23 05 .10 .25 .70
I p/xlr This belongs to the onion family and is a good fall and winter substitute for green onions.
The ieaves are flat, and the stems are very large, cylindrical and bulbous. Sow early in spring in drills 12 to 16 inches apart, covering y2 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, setting 4 inches apart in trenches 2 feet apart and gradually earth up like celery.
507. LONDON FLAG. This well-known broad leaved leek is hardy, productive, of good quality, and
is extensively cultivated in this country. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; x/\ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00.
508. LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. A desirable strong growing, broad leaved leek, hardy and productive.
It is a favorite with many market gardeners and is also extensively used for the home garden.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; y lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00.
O!* Kale does not form heads, but furnishes an abundance of pretty curled
JL^.ca. JHC. ieaves 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. One ounce of seed sows 200 feet of drill; 4 pounds sow an acre.
509. DWARF CURLED SCOTCH. 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., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.00.
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 be able to with stand winter in the Middle States without protection. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; x/\ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.00.
511. SIBERIAN. Vigorous variety of spreading habit. Leaves are large, compara- tively 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., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb.,
$2.00.
Kohl Rabi — Turnip-Rooted Cabbage
When young and tender, they are fine for table use; when matured, they keep splen- didly and are excellent for feeding stock. For early use, sow in hotbed, transplant and cul- tivate like Early Cabbage, For winter use, plant the middle of June or first of July out- doors 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 Green- ish white outside, with clear, white flesh within. Smooth, short leaf; good for forcing; fine in quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50.
513. EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Very early, with small top, the leaf stems being tinged with purple. Bulb bright purple, flesh white, desirable for forcing and early out- door planting. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; x/a lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50.
Earliest White Vienna
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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 thor- oughly mixed witn 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, espe- cially if a wind is blowing.
516. Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack
A Reliable and Bountiful Yielder.
Large, Handsome, 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 very thick, rich in flavor and beautif in appearance. This New Early is a selection or improvement almost equal in size to the Hackensack, and at least ten days earlier. Several years’ thor- ough trial has proven it to be the best as well as the earliest of all large net- ted melons. The melons weigh 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 pro- ductive. This type of Melon (once almost entirely superseded by the oval-shaped sorts) is rapidly com- ing into favor again.
Darling’s Emerald Gem
Price on page 26.
537. Darling’s Emerald Gem The Best Orange=Fleshed Melon. Introduced twenty-eight
5 years ago, this has long been acknowledged the most de-
licious 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 unequaled for home use or nearby markets. Vines of strong, vigorous 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 on page 26.
518. Honey Dew IMelon Honey Dew is the result of crossing the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe J with a South African melon resembling a casaba. In fact, the
Honey Dew 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 Dew become generally known it will become a standard variety.
The skin is a very delicate yellow; surface almost perfectly smooth, with incidental warts in scat- tered 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 the palate.
The marketing of this delicious melon has created an extensive call for seed. Honey Dew 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 Cantaloupe.
Price on page 26.
Winchester, N. H.
I sent you a small order for a small garden but what I want to Say is, the seeds I have had from you last year did fine. I had the nicest lot of melons I ever saw. I had one Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack that weighed 11 l/i pounds. E. P. Cook.
Portland, Ind.
As I have used your seeds for 12 years, I have found them to be just what you recommended and always found you to be prompt in sending seeds and you never failed to send me the full amount each time.
Mrs. Alice Short.
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Burrell’s Gem
direct from the originator. Be sure to include with your order.
544. Burrell Gem Muskmelou
A Red-Fleshed Rocky Ford. Bur- rell 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 Em- erald Gem, we have been able to dis- cover 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 4 Vi inch- es in diameter. They weigh about 2x/\ 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 much higher price than other sorts and sell readily when other melons are a drug on the market. Our seed comes
528. Darling’s Rocky Ford Muskmelon
Our Extra Selected Strain. To the most of people 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 extensively grown and shipped for several years. Our Selected Strain is of such a highly developed character as to be a rejuvenated Rocky Ford 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 liave a small seed cavity, and the portion of the flesh immediately surrounding it be slightly tinged with yellow. The melon should wei£h about one and a half pounds and be very solid and firm.
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Honey Dew. See full description, page 25 10
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 05
Bay View. Fruits very large, long, deeply ribbed. Good flavor. Pro
ductive. The best long fruited sort '.
Rocky Ford Improved. See description above 05
By mail postpaid Oz. 54 Lb. Lb.
Orange-Fleshed Sorts
Darling’s Unequaled Gem. Extra early. A prolific bearer of small, round, flattened fruits. Flesh tender, deep, highly flavored. Strong healthy
vines. Continuous bearer 05
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 25 05
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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Used as a condiment, and the green leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like spinage. nearly in spring, in drills about 18 inches apart, covering one-half inch deep. For succession, 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 color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 3.0 cts.; 54 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
546. BROWN, OR BLACK MUSTARD.
More pungent in fla- vor than White. Seed black. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
547. SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED.
Highly esteemed in the South, where the seed is sown in the fall, and plants used early in s p ri n g. Seeds brown. Plants two feet high. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
548. NEW CHI- NESE. A giant curled variety with leaves double the size of the ordinary. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
Darling’s Rocky Ford
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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 cultivation. Hoe often and very thoroughly. If extra large watermelons are desired for exhibition purposes, leave but one or two on a single vine. Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, with a very generous shovelful of well-rotted manure mixed with the soil in each hill. If commercial fertilizer is used, it should contain a large percentage of ammonia and pot- ash. Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill, and finally when danger from in- sects is past, thin out to three strong plants. Owing to the large size of watermelon seeds, the ounce size pack- ets are about right for small gardens.
One ounce of seed will plant 20 or 30 hills; four or five pounds will plant an acre.
549. Darling’s Iced Honey
Iced Honey will ripen farther north than any, and is just as valuable south. Iced Honey is the finest water- melon 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 continues 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 unsurpassingly luscious, having a very rich, honey-sweet flavor.
The flesh is very dark red, absolutely Darling’s Iced Honey
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.
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 water- melons, and it will mature large crops in Northern States when the season is at all favorable.
562. Kleckly Sweets, or Monte Cristo
It is of superb, luscious flavor. While the skin is perhaps too thin to admit of the mel- ons 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.
Watermelons — Full List By mail postpaid
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Citron
These are a small and hard-meated sort of a melon grown for preserves. The meat 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 enormously.
5 67. COLORADO PRESERVING.
This is a large-fruiting strain of Citron for preserving. Flesh clear white and very solid. Green seed. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lh., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Greenville, Ohio.
We used your seeds one year and was well pleased with the results but failed last year with the seeds we bought elsewhere. So we thought we would order from you again.
Mrs. H. B. Smith.
North Detroit, Mich.
We were well pleased with your seed last year and the packets are larger than we received from any other firm. You are receiving our entire order thi« year. Arthur R. Esterle.
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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 anyone 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 our 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, 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 worked 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
Darling’s Selected Southport Globe — White, Red and Yellow
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 following 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
585. Darling’s Southport White Globe
The Height of Onion Perfection. Our Strain of Southport Globe Onion Has Never Been Excelled and Very Seldom Equaled
The most beautiful onion grown. Symmet-
rical globe shape with smooth satin white skin. A perfect silver ball. Grows to a large size, averaging 7^2 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.
Price on opposite page.
588. Darling’s Southport Red Globe A handsome onion of immense size, averaging
‘ nine to ten inches in circumference, solid, heavy,
and of perfect 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 absolutely 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.
Price on opposite page.
591. Darling’s Southport Yellow Globe This, is °n? °f the ™os‘ satisfactory and
r popular varieties raised, for family use or
for market. It is an enormous yielder, hardy and reliable, making, under good conditions, often up to 1,000 bushels per acre. The onions are models of perfection, growing uniformly 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 superior strain enable the onions to ripen down evenly, insuring unsurpassed keeping qualities.
Price on opposite page.
Medford, Ore.
We can also vouch for your seeds. We tried several different kinds of seeds but the best results in every case were from yours. Especially the onions; they were splendid. Though it was our first garden every one proclaimed us professionals and we truthfully lay it all to you and are glad to have this opportunity to tell you and thank you. Mrs. E. C. Jerome.
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 ST/2 acres.
J. W. Weber.
Merrill, Mich.
I bought 2 pounds of onion seed from you last spring. I sowed it on * l/2 acre of ground and har- vested over 200 bushels of marketable onions. The season was a very poor one for onions at that.
H. A. Galaway.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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594. Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers
A standard variety everywhere. Shape round, uniform, 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 coppery yellow; flesh creamy white, compara- tively 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 per acre. It forms a bulb very early in the sea- son, so that it may be used almost all summer, and rip- ens up crisp and solid in the fall. The tops die off entire- ly, leaving perfectly shaped bulbs without neck, which possess marvelous keeping quality.
597. Darling’s Michigan Yellow Globe
Finest shape, best color, and yields largest 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 col- or; enormous yielders and splendid keepers. No onion grower can afford to plant inferior seed when such as this can be procured.
Mammoth Silver King
Complete Onion List
Pkt.
By mail, Oz.
postpaid Vt, Lb. Lb.
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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 |
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Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers. See full description above Darling’s Michigan Yellow Globe. See full description above |
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Yellow Danvers. Early main crop sort of medium size. Skin light yellow, flesh creamy white. Flavor excellent. Shape, flat but thick |
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600. |
Mammoth Prizetaker. As tender and sweet as the Bermudas. Very large; perfect globe shape. The handsomest onion |
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.75 |
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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 |
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1.00 |
3.50 |
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606. |
White Portugal. Attains good size. Flat but very symmetrical. Beautiful silvery white skin and flesh. Very early; mild flavored; a good keeper.. |
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1.00 |
3.50 |
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607. |
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 |
.05 |
.30 |
1.00 |
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609. |
Extra Early Red Flat. An early, quick maturing variety. Fine for the North where the seasons are short. Color deep, rich red. Flavor good. Good for winter use |
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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 |
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Australian Brown. An extra early, long-keeping, medium-sized, globe shaped sort. Skin clear brown. Good keeper and shipper |
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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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.20 |
.75 |
2.25 |
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 pound will hold good throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts.
A quart of onion sets weighs one pound.
621. WHITE ONION SETS. Grown from our choicest strain of the Philadelphia White Silver Skin seed.
Price: 1 lb., 35 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: 1 lb., 25 cts.; 50 lbs., $8.25; 100 lbs., $16.00.
RED ONION SETS. Grown from Large Red Wethersfield seed, the best for sets. Price: 1 lb., 30 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: 1 lb., 20 cts.; 50 lbs., $7.25; 100 lbs., $14.00.
YELLOW ONION SETS. Grown from the choicest Yellow Globe Danvers seed. Price: 1 lb., 30
cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: 1 lb., 20 cts.; 50 lbs., $7.25; 100 lbs., $14.00.
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, whether pulled green or as dry bulbs, they are most excellent. Price. 1 lb., 35 cts., by mail, postpaid. By freight or express: 1 lb., 25 cts.; 50 lbs., $8.25; 100 lbs., $16.00.
624.
627.
630.
Okra, or Gumbo
Used for thickening and flavoring soup. The pods contain a large amount of gum, which imparts a thickness and softness as well as flavor to the soup. The pods should be picked before the seeds are developed. Directions for use can be found in any good cook book. The seed should be sown in the open ground when the ground is thoroughly warm. In this latitude about the 1st of June. Sow in rows 2J4 feet apart and thin the plants to 18 inches apart. The pods should be picked and dried while young and green.
631. WHITE VELVET. The pods are large, round and smooth, almost pure white, and of excellent
quality. The plant grows 3 feet high. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; lb., 20 cts.; lb., 65 cts.
632. PERKINS’ LONG POD, Perfected Strain. This variety is now used almost exclusively by the soup
canners, as the pods are of a deep green color and of fine quality, and the plant is very prolific. The pods are long, and somewhat ribbed or corrugated. The “Perfected” strain we offer is su- perior to the ordinary strain of this variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ll>., 20 cts.; lb., 65 cts.
Grant, Mich.
Just received your seed book and was glad to see it so early. Have had my Red Globe onion seed of you for three years already and must say I am well satisfied with them, also your Houser Cabbage which gave good returns. Henry Van Singel.
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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;
— 1 every cutting will result in improvement. The
Moss Curled variety makes beautiful plants.
633. Darling’s Dark Green
Curled
642. Dark Moss Curled
The leaves are of an extra dark green col- or. It is very productive. On account of the densely curled character of its leaves a quan- tity can be gathered in a short time. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25.
636. Plain, or Single
Leaves flat, deeply cut but not curled. It is very dark green, is hardy and of excel- lent flavor, and for these merits is often preferred. It is used more for flavoring, while the curled sorts are used for garnish- ing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25.
639. Double Curled
A distinct and handsome variety of quick, robust growth, forming compact, ornamen- tal plants, densely furnished with strong- stemmed, graceful leaves, finely cut, most beautifully curled, and of that brilliant em- erald 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., 5 c'ts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
Darling’s Dark Green Curled Parsley
The standard sort for outdoor culture, also highly prized by market gardeners for the greenhouse. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25.
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 ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; five pounds for an acre.
645. Darling’s Improved Hollow Crown Thl| is.a highly improved type, producing
= r uniformly 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 cul- ture. 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, thaw- ing them out slowly in a moderate temperature. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
648. Long Smooth White
Long, white, smooth, no side roots; tender and excellently fla- vored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J4 lb-, 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
651. Guernsey
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.;
The roots do not 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. Ya lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
Darling’s Improved Hollow Crown
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Darling’s Hardy Northern Garden Peas
All Grown Right Here in Northern Michigan and Possessing Hardiness, Vitality, Earliness, and Pro' ductiveness Found Only in Northern Grown Seeds.
While peas to be picked green, 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 devel- opment of the pea, to Dring 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 de- sirable. The garden pea is very par- tial to cool, moist weather, especially 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 night time, 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 procure 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 strong 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 richet the soil should
be. American Wonder and Little
Gem require a very rich soil, but the Champion of England and other long-
peas will make less vine and yield if sown on land that is not too
ricn. To obtain best results, land for peas should be prepared the fall before planting. For early use, select some extra early va- riety and sow them in trenches about an inch eep in light, quick soil. The general crop may be sown later, but we advise selecting sorts that follow each other in time of maturing and sowing them mod- erately 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 jnore of them, and deep rooting. If the earth is filled in at the time of sowing, or the water is allowed to stand in the trenches, the seed will not germinate or grow well. The crop should be gathered as quickly as it is fit to use. If 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 imount of saccharine matter. A quart of dried peas weighs a little ss than two pounds.
ise 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.
Gregory s Surprise 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. ^Gregory’s Surprise (Eclipse) The Earliest Wrinkled Pea. It is as early as the
r v r ' smooth varieties, yields better, and is far super-
ior in. quality. It ranks with the earliest of the large-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: See page 33.
672. *fSutton’s Excelsior The ^eal 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, 3J4 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: See page 33.
681. -j-^Thomas Laxton
First-early, large-podded pea. This fine pea was raised by crossing Early Gradus (Prosperity) with a very fine seedling of “Earliest of All” type. It is a white-seeded, wrinkled marrow, with a good constitution. In earliness it is within a day or two of “Earliest of All,” but the pods contain on an average nine to eleven large peas of the richest flavor. In height it is from 3 to 3J4 feet. As a first early we consider this the finest early pea ever introduced and likely to supersede that fine early pea, “Gradus,” for it is hardier in composition ^and darker in color. We are certain that this pea needs only to be known to become one of the most popular sorts for the market and home garden. Ready to pick 49 days from planting.
Price: See page 33.
Clinton, N. Y.
I have used your seeds for two years and have been well satisfied considering the weather and will take pleasure in telling my neighbors of their good qualities. Klaas T. Dykstra.
Niobe, N. Y.
I have used your seeds for the past four years and have found them to be entirely satisfactory and exactly as represented. Would use no other seeds now. Wm. C. Bridges.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
A Prolific and Desirable Dwarf Pea
Sutton’s Excelsior
An Improved Strain of the Old Little Gem. A very desirable, early, green, wrinkled variety. Of dwarf growth, about 18 inches high, and but a day or two later than Ameri- can Wonder. Very productive, pods large, wrinkled, green peas of delicious flavor. A great favorite with market gardeners on account of its earliness and productiveness. Ready to pick SI days from date of planting.
Price: See page 33.
720. *iTelephone This is now the leading pea
r with the market gardener, for it
is in all particulars a market garden variety. It is a great cropper, continues long in bearing, and fills the basket quickly. The vines grow about four feet in height, and are very vigorous and strong, and have large, coarse, light- colored leaves. Each vine bears from seven to ten pods, which are ready for picking in about 64 days. These im- mense pods are straight and of fine appearance, and con- tain from eight to twelve large wrinkled peas, closely packed, tender, sweet, and of exquisite flavor. There is much in- ferior seed offered of this variety on account of its superior merit, but those purchasing our seed will get nothing but the best and most prolific strain.
Price: See page 33.
726. ^Champion of England This splendid va-
r ° riety has long
been considered the standard for main crop and summer use. It is very productive and universally admitted to be one of the richest and best-flavored peas. Many think that there is no pea as sweet as this, and we are inclined to agree with them. The vines grow about five feet high, are very vigorous, and produce a great abundance of large, well- filled pods. Peas are large^, green, wrinkled. Does well on light soil, when dwarf varieties will not yield at all. Our strain of this variety is far ahead of the usual sort. Ready to pick 64 days from planting.
Price: See page 33.
735. *fDwarf Telephone, or Daisy
Medium season; dwarf vines; a good bearer, often car- rying pods equal in size, shape, and fullness to those of the Tall Telephone, with peas equally well flavored.
A very large-podded main crop pea, similar to Improved Stratagem, but a little lighter in color of vine and pod. The striking 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, re- quire no support, making it an ideal variety for use where brush or stakes are not available. 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: See page 33.
Stanton, Mich.
In answer to your kind letter will say since you re- ceived my first order you have received everyone I have written since that date. No Sir, there is nothing the matter with the Darling Seed Co., their seeds or service. Wishing I could send larger orders, I re- main
I. H. Gooder.
Roscommon, Mich.
Just received your catalog and letter. Last spring I got a catalog from my neighbor and sent you my first order. The garden seeds are the best I ever had, and you will be sure of my seed orders as long as I need seeds and they continue as good as the ones I re- ceived last year.
L. W. Lewis.
Washburn, 111.
We are enthusiastic users of Darling’s Seeds having planted them in Northern Indiana with wonderful re- sults and think even more may be done in Illinois.
John L. Haig.
Freeport, 111.
I received my seeds O. K. and tested them. I must say that the seeds are the best I have ever had in my 27 years of experience in gardening. Next year you will get my full order.
E. H. Dickman.
Anderson, Ind.
Last year was the first we used your seeds and they were simply fine, especially your new Pimiento pepper. They were the finest I ever ate.
Mrs. James L. Moore.
Wheeler, Mich.
We like your seeds very much and wish to say that your Improved Hanson lettuce we raised last summer and we believed was the finest flavored of any we ever ate. We also raised the Golden Bantam sweet corn and truly it is rightly named as it has such a sweet flavor. We saved our own seed. We ordered six five- cent packages of the Mammoth Silver Skin onion and planted and got about eight bushel when we harvested them and sold them and got fifty cents more a bushel than market price. Mrs. Blanch Cates.
Dwarf Telephone
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Edible-Podded Pea
738. Darling’s Mammoth Melting Sugar it.^ta*gS»
a choice table variety. The peas are not shelled, but the pod is eaten like a snap bean. • t he 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 fullgrown pods are 6 to 7 inches long, and 1 54 inches broad and are produced continuously for a considerable period. The vines have great bearing capacity on account of their height. The pods are sometimes sliced for cooking because of their sice, 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 tender- ness of this edible podded pea insures it a permanent place in the garden. It should be tried where bush beans and snap shorts are relished. Ready to pick 70 days from planting.
Peas — FULL List
654. ‘Gregory’s Surprise. See full descrip- tion, page 31. Pkt., 10 cts. ; ib., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
637. Darling’s Alaska. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts. By mail post- paid.
663. ‘Nott’s Excelsior. Ready for table in 49 days. Height, 15 inches. Very prolific and of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
669. ‘tGradus, or Prosperity. 49 days.
Height, 3 feet. Large, light colored pods. Quality, the best. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
672. ‘fSutton’s Excelsior. See full descrip- tion, page 31. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 Gts. By mail postpaid.
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. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 30 cts., 2 lbs. 50 cts. By mail postpaid.
678. ‘American Wonder. 49 days. Height, 12 inches. Pods, short, dark green, well filled. A fine dwarf of good
quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
681. ‘fThomas Laxton. Full description, page
31. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
688. ‘Darling’s Gem. Full description, page
32. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
696. ‘fDarling’s Bountiful. Crop failed.
699. ‘Admiral. 62 days. Height, 4 feet.
Pods, 3 inches, packed full. Dried peas of yellowish color, much wrinkled. The best canner’s pea. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 2 lbs., 45 cts. By mail postpaid.
702. ‘Bliss’ Abundance. 64 days. Height, 30 inches. Very vigorous and pro-
ductive. Pods, rather long, dark green, well filled. Quality good. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 75 cts.
708. ‘fDarling’s Defiance. 63 days. Height, 20 inches. Pods large, dark green
and well filled. Green peas finely flavored. Big yielder and fine qual- ity. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts. By mail postpaid.
711. fLong Island Mammoth. 64 days.
Height, 4J4 feet. Pods, rather large, dark green, well filled with large peas of splendid quality. When dried, peas are nearly smooth. Pkt., 10 cts., lb., 35 cts.; 2 lbs., 60 cts. By mail postpaid.
Thomas Laxton
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
717. ‘fDuke 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. Full description, page 32
723. ‘fAlderman. 64 days. Height, 5 feet. Very vigorous and prolific. Immense
dark green pods, filled full of large peas of unexcelled quality
726. ‘Champion of England, Full description, page 32
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
735. *f Dwarf Telephone, or Daisy. See full description, page 32
738. ‘Darling’s Mammoth Melting Sugar. See full description above
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
744. Large Black Eye Marrowfat. 70 days. Height, 514 feet. Strong growing hardy sort grown mostly for stock feeding. A very heavy producer. Dried peas, smooth, light brown, black eye
By mail postpaid
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PRICES FOR LARGER QUANTITIES ON PAGE 88.
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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 qual- ity of the fruit.
747. Chinese Giant
The Finest, Largest, and Handsom= est Pepper of Them All. An enor- mous fruiting variety, double the size of Ruby King, averaging 12 to 15 inches in circumference. Notwithstand- ing 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 hav- ing the appearance of being bunched together. 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 unusually fine appearance. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 60 cts. ; >4 lb., $2.25; lb., $7.50.
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 uni- form shape make it an excellent ship- per. Should be planted in every gar- den 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., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 34 lb-, $1.50; lb., $5.00.
A well-known variety having a slender, twisted, and pointed pod about four inches long, and when ripe, bright red in color. Ex- tremely strong and pungent flesh. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 34 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00.
An old standard and favorite sort. It is early, bright red 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., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 34 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00.
75S. Ruby King The most popular large-fruited pepper. Very prolific. The pods are a beau-
* s tiful bright red, 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Flesh ex- ceedingly thick, sweet and so mild that it is often sliced as a salad. Splendid for stuffing as mangoes.
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50. cts.; $4 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00.
Chinese Giant
753. Long Red Cayenne
strong and pungent flesh. 1
756. Large Bell, or Bull Nose
esh. It is excellc Pkt., 10 cts.; o:
Ruby King
Pumpkin
Like all other vegetable vines the pumpkin grows to its greatest perfection here in the north. Vines 1 of all kinds flourish on our pure air and new land. The pumpkin, 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. Our vines grow more healthy and thrifty, bear more abundantly and produce i more perfect fruit, than do those grown from Southern seed. What our Pumpkin seed does for us it I 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 Sugar
Also called Sweet Pumpkin. This is the pumpkin from which the celebrated 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 ex- cellent keeper. It is prolific and in every way desirable. It cannot be excelled as a table pumpkin. The average weight is about 5 lbs.
A sure cropper and excellent for marketing, as it is of convenient size. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 34 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
765. Quaker Pie ,very prolific slight.
^ ly oval in form,
Rich creamy buff color. Flesh fine grained and rich. An excellent keeper. One of the finest varieties for pies. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
768. Sweet Cheese or Kentucky Field
Very popular in the South. Fruit flattened, diameter usually about twice the length; skin mottled light green and yellow, changing to creamy yellow when mature; flesh yellow, ten- der, and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,
15 cts.; 34 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts.
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., 5 cts.; 34 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
Connecticut Field Pumpkin
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Darling’s Northern Michigan Grown Radish
Radish is another one of our specialties. We grow all our own seed right here in North- ern Michigan as well as many tons for other seedsmen. It is not generally known that our soil and climate are par- ticularly suited to the produc- tion 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 re- spects, than the best French grown seed.
Our radish has several great advantages 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, perfect growing quality always found in Northern Grown seeds. Our radish seed is just suited to those partic- ular planters, who want noth- ing 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 perfectly level. Scatter evenly over the surface from 60 to 150 seeds to the square foot, and cover with one-half inch of soil sifted on, and at- tend carefully to the watering and airing. If the bed is good, the whole crop can be mar- keted in 21 to 40 days after planting. In open ground cul Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip Radish
ture, sow in drills twelve inches apart and thin, if nec- essary to prevent crowding. A good dressing of nitrate of soda will greatly stimulate growth and in- sure 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 H"ec,lJille‘| for tlif, Hon?e or Mar"
^ ket Garden. Ihis is a new
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 remains 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 on page 37.
7S3. 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. Price on page 37.
789. Early Crimson Giant Turnio Radish Duoub‘e the size of any of the early turnip-
- shaped type. I his variety develops 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 become hollow or pithy, the flesh remaining sparkingly 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.
Price on page 37.
Big Rapids, Mich.
I had to quit farming on account of ill health and move to town. I gardened quite a bit and tried seeds from many places, but will say that I got better results from your seeds than from any other. They would be hardier and would mature from four to six days earlier than seeds from other places. I got more seed for the money, and it seemed to me that every seed grew. Another thing I like about your firm, is, If I was a little late with my order and asked to have it in haste, I always got it by return mail. This means a lot to have things just when you want them and I always found things just as represented. If I ever get able to do any farming I will be glad to deal with you. With best wishes for your success, I am, T. R. Group.
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804. New Icicle Radish Absolutely the Ear- liest 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 va- rieties. 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 deli- cate in appearance, waxy white and almost trans- parent. Skin very thin and tender. Grows very uni- form 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 remain in eatable condition, retaining their delicate flavor an unusually long time before acquiring any rankness in taste or becoming pithy.
Price on page 37.
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.
New Icicle Radish
Our mixture of about two dozen kinds 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 does for the whole season, as they come early, medium, and late. You al- ways have some that are just right — sweet, juicy, delicious, crisp. You will be surprised and delighted with our popular radish mix- ture.
Price on page 37.
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.
contains all shades and shapes; red, white,
Long Black Spanish and Round Black Round Black Spanish
Spanish are leading sorts of the solid winter
type, having deep-brown skin. Long White Spanish is identical 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.
Lewiston, Mich. August 26, 1918.
We are well pleased with the seeds. I have the nicest, most uniform cucumbers, squash and other vegetables I have had for some time.
Frank C. Tracy.
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 foli- age, so that the skin remains a pure paper- white ; the flesh is al- crisp, mild, and
Prices on page 37.
Darling’s AU=Seasons Radish
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Complete List of Radishes
Early Round Sorts
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Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip. See page 35 |
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Early Scarlet Turnip. Very early; deep scarlet; white tipped |
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Rosy Gem. Most beautiful radish grown. Round; scarlet top; white tip; very early.. |
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Early Scarlet Globe. See page 35 |
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French Breakfast. Olive shaped; scarlet with white tip |
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Early Crimson Giant Turnip. See page 35. |
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Early Deep Scarlet. Best forcing radish. Small, round, deep scarlet, very early.... |
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Early Snowball. Quick growing, small, very round, pure white |
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798.
801.
804.
807.
Early Long Sorts
Long Bright Scarlet. Small top; long;
smooth; brittle; delicious
Improved Chartier. Best for outdoors. Long, slender, scarlet. Remains long time
in condition for use
Icicle. See page 36
Cincinnati Market. Small top, long, straight smooth. Skin very thin, scarlet, white tipped. Flesh white, brittle, delicious
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810. White Strassburg.
Summer Sorts
Long, tapering, smooth.
813. White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Long, pure white, handsome. Rapid grower. Fine for
table
816. Giant White Stuttgart. Large, turnip- shaped, white. Can be stored for winter. Fine quality
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Winter Sorts
819. Winter Rose China. Roots largest at bot- tom. Small tap root. Rose color
8 22.
825.
Victoria Rhubarb
828.
829.
831.
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Long Black Spanish.
One of the best. Roots large, long. Skin black. Flesh white. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Round Black Spanish. Root top-shaped. 3 to 4 inches across. Skin black. Flesh white. Pkt., 5 ct9. ; oz., 15 cts.; J4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
California Mammoth White. Pure white. One foot long. 3 inches across. Flesh tender, sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Celestial, or White Chinese. Large, white, tender, delicious. The best for fall and winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 54 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Barling’s AILSeasons Mixture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 54 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
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 au- tumn 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.
834. Victoria £eneral use for market and home garden. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 54
lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50.
837. Linnaeus A .very early sort; fine grained, de-
licious. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; *4
lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50.
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster
It succeeds best in a light, well-enriched soil, which should be stirred to a good depth. Coarse 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 gen- eral culture recommended for parsnip. _ The roots are per- fectly hardy, and may remain out all winter, but should be dug early in the spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after growth commences. Store a quantity for winter use in a pit, or in a cellar in damp earth or sand.
838. Long White French 1 lulled.
The roots are long, white, smooth, and when properly cooked form a good substitute for oysters, which they resemble very much in taste. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 54 lb., 80 cts.; lb., $3.00.
839. Mammoth Sandwich Island
This grows uniformly 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 su- perior quality and delicate flavor. This variety, where known, is entirely superseding the old type, as it produces roots nearly double the size and weight and of equally good qual- ity. Seed sown in spring produces large, fine roots. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; lb., 80 cts.; lb., $3.00.
Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify
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Spinach
No plant makes more palatable and nutritious greens when properly prepared. 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 spring use, sow early in autumn and protect the plants with a light covering of leaves or straw, or plant as soon as the land can be worked in the spring. Under favorable conditions 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. Foliage thick, succulent, dark green, never sun- burns, a true heat resistant, leaves covered with water globules like an ice-plant. Later to mature for table than Spinach of usual form, but remaining in edible condition ten times as long. A sort to “cut and come again,” as it is most productive, and continuously over a period of one hundred days sends out a fresh growth. The plants spread five times as wide and rise to three times the height of ordinary spinach, making a dif- ference of fifteen to twenty times excess in the volume of edible ma- terial. Excessive heat does not check its growth, but to the con- trary it positively grows more lux- uriantly, the driest weather never stopping its* juicy and rapid growth. In flavor and color it is fully the equal of the best spinach and is in season when ordinary spinach is not obtainable, and with epicures will undoubtedly be con- sidered very choice. No garden is complete without the New Zea- land 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. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. ; lb., $2.25.
843. Darling’s Long Standing Spinach is most extensively grown during the win- ter 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 va- riety that will stand so long without running to seed and remain in an edible condition. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; *4 lb., 60 cts. ; lb., $2.00.
Spinach
847. Bloomsdale, or Savoy Leaved
Of upright growth; leaves curled and crimpled, thick and fleshy. Keeps well after cutting. Suit- able for fall sowing. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
849. Prickly Winter Use ^or sowing, as it is extremely hardy. Seeds prickly, leaves lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50.
not so large as those of other varieties. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; *4
Tobacco
Sow early in the season in warm seed bed and transplant, when the weather is suitable, in the open field. Cold-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., 35 cts.; Ya lb.,
$1.00; lb., $3.00.
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., 35 cts.; Ya lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
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., 35 cts.; Ya 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., 5 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; *4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
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Darling’s Genuine Northern Michigan Grown Squash Seed
Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold, and so plant- ing must be de- layed until set- tled warm weath- er. General meth- ods of culture are same as for cu- cumbers and mel- ons, but squash is less particular as to soil. Summer varieties 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.
Darling’s Mammoth Summer Crook Neck
__ , . 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 emulsion.
kerosene
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 quality. We offer our own Northern Michigan Grown squash seed. Those planting them will find that they produce better results than can be obtained from seeds grown in any other locality.
864. Darling’s Mammoth Summer Crook Neck
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.
For price see page 40.
869. Darling’s Improved Hubbard
Darling’s Improved Hubbard represents perfection, being grown in the North makes it doubly val-
uable. 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 un- changeable— 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 Sep- tember to May.
For price see page 40.
870. Darling’s Lar^e Warted Hubbard fV larse ,frain of ‘he fara°us Hu*>bard, re-
53 ® taming all the excellent features of the par-
ent with the additional "merits of thicker flesh, finer color, increased size, better constitution, and produc- tiveness. 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 conditions 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 commands 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 or- ange-yellow, fine-grained, very dry, sweet, and rich flavored.
For price see page 40.
Marion, Mich.
I have thirty large Hubbard squash raised from five cents’ worth of seed and have- sold four dollars’ worth of onions with plenty for myself from twenty cents’ worth of seed. I felt quite proud of my garden this year.
Mrs. F. N. Schuett.
Troutville, Pa.
The seed I re- ceived from you last year was fine. I know that every seed grew. I just planted about half of the packets and had more vegetables than ever before and they were so much better so I in- t e n d to use the other half of the packets this year for I know it will grow.
Mrs. Wm. Kahler.
Darling’s Large Warted Hubbard
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873. Gregory’s Delicious
By universal assent the best
squash ever Introduced. “For sol- idity, smallness oi seed cavity, fine- ness of texture, sweetness, and fla- vor, it is certainly one of the best, if not the best, among squashes.”. “There is no squash that equals it in quality.” “1 never ate so fine a squash.” — Massachusetts Agricultural College. “The small halt-grown spec- imens were better than most others of matured growth.” “Am using now (April IS) 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 it surpasses the Hubbard when it is in its best state.” “Your new squash makes the best table dish of any variety of this vege- table I ever tasted.” The above are some of the remarks made by those who have used our Delicious Squash.
In size it resembles the Hubbard. In thickness of the flesh it surpasses nearly every variety. The color is dark orange. For table use no other Gregory’s Delicious variety compares with it in its re-
markable 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.
876 Golden Hubbard The vines of this vanefy 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.
Squash — Full List
Summer Varieties
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855. |
Early Golden Bush Scallop. Our special strain. Very size; productive; delicious; light yellow |
early; mammoth |
$0.05 |
$0.15 |
$0.50 |
$1.50 |
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858. |
Early White Bush Scallop. Pure creamy white. Very |
productive |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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861. |
Mammoth White Bush, Patty Pan. Later than white and more productive |
bush but larger |
.05 |
.15 |
.45 |
1.40 |
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864. |
Mammoth Summer Crook Neck. See page 39 |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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867. |
Fordhook. Vines running, vigorous. Fruit oblong, slightly ridged. Skin thin, yellow. Flesh straw-colored, very thick, finest flavor. Can be stored for winter use |
.05 |
.15 |
.45 |
1.40 |
Winter Varieties
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869. |
Darling’s Improved Hubbard. See page 39 |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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870. |
Darling’s Large Warted Hubbard. See page 39 |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.60 |
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873. |
Gregory’s Delicious. See above |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.60 |
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876. |
Golden Hubbard. Same as Improved Hubbard except that shell is deep orange colored |
bright |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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879. |
Mammoth Chili. Immense size. Sometimes weighs 20 lbs. Very produc- tive and immensely profitable |
.05 |
.20 |
.60 |
1.75 |
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882. |
Boston Marrow. Large fruit; hard shell; bright orange; flesh deep |
orange |
.05 |
.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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885. |
Pike’s Peak. Skin dark green; flesh light golden; fine flavor. One best for winter use |
of the |
.05 |
.15 |
.45 |
1.25 |
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
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.
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
ounce of your 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.
Darling’s Improved Hubbard
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
41
Tomatoes
Ponderosa
People used to say that Northern Michigan is not a tomato country. All that is now changed. Con- ditions 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, large, 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. Cul- tivate 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.
9C6. Chalk’s Early Jewel own perfected strain. A great improvement over the
* original. 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.
For price see page 42.
903. Earliana Without Doubt the Earliest Red Tomato. We offer seed of our own 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 ex- tremely early, but of particularly fine quality, which is very rare in an early tomato. The flesh is re- markably 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.
For price see page 42.
909. Ponderosa. Quality beyond praise. Solid as beefsteak. Shape perfect. Size massive. Early and late. Luxuriant grower. Prodigiously prolific. Succeeds everywhere. Pon=- derosa Tomato is in every way splendid. It excels in magnificent 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 and meaty as beefsteak, free from watery cavities and almost seedless. It ripens thoroughly, its glowing crimson color per- meating the flesh to the heart; it is free from rot, but, above all, the delicious quality and flavor are its crowning mer- its— toothsome and rich when sliced, sa- vory and delicious when cooked. Pon= derosa Tomato is a luxuriant healthy grower, independent of droughts, free from blight, and a prodigious, early and continuous bearer. First ripe fruits are often picked in ten weeks from seed sowing, while late fruits may be gathered until frost.
For price see page 42.
Dunkirk, Ind.
I planted one pint of your Kentucky Wonder Beans. Had pods one foot long and as large around as a broom handle. They were two weeks’ earlier than the Kentucky Wonder of my own raising.
L. H. Harris.
Chalk’s Early Jewel
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling’s Extra Selected Stone
918. Darling’s Extra Selected Stone
The greatest canning tomato. The largest, reddest, smoothest, most perfect, biggest yield= ing, best keeping, finest flavored, main crop tomato ever grown. This tomato should be grown in every garden. The returns are great. One of the largest and most solid, main crop or late, bright red varieties. It is unsurpassed 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 purposes under glass with very satisfactory results. Its shape, color, and quality adapt it to the fancy market trade, also to the home garden. Our stock is distinctly superior to most of that offered under this name, being larger, smoother, more uniform and better colored.
924. Livingston’s New Globe
Very distinct in Shape, Firm Fleshed, of Delicate Flavor. Almost Blight Proof.”
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, it permits 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 with- out 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 delicious flavor. There is no better variety for greenhouse growing or for early 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.
Tomatoes— Full List
903.
906.
909.
912.
91S.
918.
921.
924.
927.
Pkt.
$0.05 .05 05
Earliana. See page 41
Chalk's Early Jewel. See page 41
Ponderosa. See full description, page 41
Darling’s Improved Dwarf Champion. Glossy purplish-red. Smooth, firm,
solid. Best quality. Sometimes sold as “Tree Tomato”
Beauty. Livingston’s. Very early; fine quality; globe shaped, large,
smooth, perfect; purplish-red. One of the oldest and best 05
Stone. See above 05
Acme. An old favorite. Early; large, purplish-pink fruit; round, smooth,
free from cracks. Solid flesh of excellent quality
Livingston’s New Globe. See above
Golden Queen. “Queen of the yellows.” The very best of the yellow sorts
Oz.
$0.25
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.40
% Lb. $0.75 1.00 1.25
Lb.
$2.50
2.75
4.00"
.05
.05
.05
.05
.30 1.00 3.00
.25
.25
.25
.40
.30
.75
.70
.70
1.25.
1.00
2.25
2.25
2.25 4.00
3.25
Livingston’s Globe
Purple Top White Globe
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 enormously. 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 ap- preciated, 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 re- munerative. 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 the middle of July to end of August. Turnips are generally sown broadcast, but much larger crops are ob- tained (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.
The Best Turnip for Family Use. This excel- lent 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.
For price, see page 44.
930. Purple Top White Globe Turnip
936. Cow Horn, or Long White Turnip
The best variety to grow for stock feeding. Grown very extensively to plow under for fertilizer. This va- riety 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 fla- VOr j- • anc* ^or table use is in best condition when the roots are about two inches in diameter. Desirable for stock feeding and has obtained considerable favor as a market sort. This va- riety is of very rapid growth and well adapted for fall and early win- ter use. Price, p. 44.
942. Golden Ball or Orange Jelly
This is the most dis- tinct 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 “Or- ange Jelly,” which well describes its appear- ance when ready for the table. The bulb is of medium size, with small tap-root, and is early in maturing.
For price see page 44.
Golden Ball Turnip
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
972. Darling’s Improved American Purple Top Rutabaga st<fckBeor vv Tab,e’
Storage. Our strain of American Purple Top has been built up, through careful selection and breeding^!) a very superior standard. It is remarkable 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 beautiful creamy yellow except where it is exposed above the ground, where it is an attrac- tive shade of purple. The flesh is light yellow in color, fine grained, very ten- der, 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 appearance, sells much more readily. Taken altogether, our strain of American Purple Top cannot be beaten for any purpose.
Turnip and Rutabaga —General List
Turnip
See
cts.;
Darling’s Improved American Purple Top
960.
966.
Pkt.
Large White Norfolk. Good for stock feeding. Enormous yielder. . . .$0.05 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
930. Purple Top White Globe, full descritpion, page 43. Pkt., 5 oz., 25 cts.; 54 lb., 80 cts.; lb., $2.50.
933. Early Purple Top Strap Leafed. Early, flat, purple above and white be- low. Very popular sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts/; lb., $1.75.
936. Cow Horn. See full description, page 43. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; "4 lb., 80 cts.; lb., $2.50.
939. Yellow Aberdeen. The best yellow turnip. Globe shaped. Finest quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J4 lb-. 60 cts.; lb., $1.75.
942. Golden Ball. See description,
page 43. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.00.
945. Yellow Globe. Fine yellow sort of excellent quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; $4 lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.00.
948. Sweet German. Sow seed early. Flesh hard, sweet, and white. One of the best for winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 54 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00.
951. Early White Flat Dutch. A
flat, smooth, early, white turnip. Fine for family use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 54 lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.00.
954. Extra Early Purple Top White Milan. The earliest in cultivation. Bulb medium size, white with purple top. Good quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 54 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.25.
957. Extra Early White Milan. Same as above except that it is pure white.
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 54 lb. , 75 cts.;
lb., $2.25.
Oz.
$0.25
54 Lb. $0.60
Lb.
$1.75
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.15 |
.50 |
1.50 |
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.25 |
.75 |
2.25 |
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.25 |
.75 |
2.25 |
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.65 |
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Rutabaga
969. Monarch, or Tankard. Very early. Fine quality. Great yielder. Yellow below and purplish-red above. One of the best for family or stock....
972. Darling’s Improved American Purple Top. See full description above..
975. White Swede. White. Good for table or stock
978. White Rock. Budlong’s. Roots large, white, of fine appearance and qual- ity. A market gardener’s favorite
981. Darling’s Year=Round Rutabaga. A mixture of all the above-named va- rieties. 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 and from a small space
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 dried in the shade.
982. Anise. Used for garnishing, seasoning etc
983. Balm. Used for making balm wine and tea
984. Basil, Sweet. The leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews, etc...
985. Borage. Flowers excellent for bees. Leaves used in salads
986. Double Curled Chervil. Used for seasoning salads and garnishing.
987. Caraway. For flavoring bread, pastry, meats, etc
988. Coriander. The seeds are used for flavoring
989. Dill. Leaves used in pickles, soups etc
990. Fennel (Sweet). The leaves boiled are used in fish sauces, and are beautiful for gar-
nishing. The seeds are used for flavoring
991. Hoarhound. The leaves are used for flavoring, also in coqgh remedies.
992. Lavender. The plant is chiefly grown for its flowers, which are used ir
facture of perfumery
993. Marjoram, Sweet. The leaves and the ends of the shoots are used for fla
green and,; 'dried
Pennyroyal. ' Leaves are used for seasoning puddings and various dishes.
Rosemary i|L liegyes are used for seasoning.
994.
995.
996.
997.
998.
999.
1000.
1001.
Rue. Fojijg Saffron. Sage. Leav Summer Sat boiled stri: Thyme. Us
nal purposes; good for fowls, for the croup 05
coloring certain dishes, also for flavoring
for seasoning; a tea is also made for nervous headache.
Wormwood. “Beneficial for poultry; should be planted in poultry yards.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
45
Many of our most beautiful garden flowers are raised from seeds. Considering their ease of culture,
the quick results, gorgeous effects, and low cost of flower seeds, they should be more extensively employed
for garden decoration in this country. In the gardens of Europe immense quantities of flower seeds are utilized, with which an endless variety of happy effects are produced.
There is no place so small that there is not room for a few of these beautiful flowers, and with trifling expense a succession and abundance of blooms can easily be secured.
We should like to list and illustrate every one of the varieties; but space forbids, so we have picked the choicest varieties that give the best results, and at the same time have kept the list quite complete. The grades and varieties we offer are of the best, so we cannot cut on the prices, filling the packets as we do. We give great value for the money, and know you will be pleased with what you receive from us.
Annuals are those flowers that bloom and ripen their seed the first, year, then die. Among these are
Asters, Balsams, Mignonette, Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums, 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, Larkspurs, Foxglove, Poppies, etc., are in this popular class.
Acroclinium
(Everlasting)
A very pretty, half-hardy annual, pro- ducing 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-pre- pared soil, and cover with one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. Thin the young plants to four inches apart. Height, fifteen inches.
1014. Album. Pure white. x/4 oz., 20 cts.; pkt., 5 cts.
1016. Roseum. Light rose. *4 oz., 20 cts.; pkt., 5 cts.
1018. Mixed. Seeds of the above varieties mixed. *4 oz., 20 cts.; pkt., 5 cts.
Aster
Half=Hardy Annual
Northern Michigan is the natural home of the aster. In no place in the world can it be grown to greater per- fection. It is not only a very profit- able fiower for our florists, but a con- tinual source of pleasure and wonder- ment to our summer visitors. Tour- ists 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 much healthier and sturdier growth. The seeds grown by us will reproduce these superior qualities when sown in other localities.
The Aster is of easy culture and very popular. Plants from seed sown
Darling’s Superb Aster
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
ASTER — Continued
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 inch deep with rich, light soil, and when the plants have three or four leaves, transplant about 18 inches apart each way into well-prepared beds. Manures too fresh or used in too large quantities sometimes induce disease in asters. When used, they should be thoroughly well decayed and mixed with the soil. Small quantities 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 in sects 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 45)
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 sub stance, and in consequence the flowers last longer in perfection. These asters are wonderfully prolific and continuous bloomers from summer until checked by the frost. When well grown the flowers of Darling’s Superb Asters average inches across, 4-inch flow- ers are quite common. These magnificent blossoms,
Darling’s Giant Comet Aster
being gracefully poised on strong, well-furnished stems 15 to 18 inches long, resemble good-sized chrysanthemums, and are unsurpassed as cut flow- ers for vases and home decoration. We furnish Darling’s Superb Asters in the following colors:
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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, wavv, 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 longer 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 in 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
1069. Lavender. Bright lavender; very
large flowers of fine form 10
1070. Crimson. Bright deep crimson,
tinged 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
Semple’s Branching Aster
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
47
AGERATUM— Continued
may be sown in a mellow seed-bed in the open ground, or under glass early in the season. Annual.
NEW TOM THUMB VARIETIES. Dwarf, compact growing plants, 6 to 8 inches high, flowering freely throughout the season from spring-sown seed. Splendid for bedding, edg- ings or pot culture.
Pkt.
1081. SNOWBALL. Large clusters of
pure white flowers $0.10
1084. ETOILE BLUE. A new variety from France; the finest blue sort. Hab- it round and compact and even;
8 inches high by 12 inches in di- ameter; 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 read- ily either outdoors or in the house and by cut- ting back the plants properly an almost con- stant succession of bloom may be had. Seed
can be sown in open ground very early in Sweet Alyssum
spring, or may also be sown outdoors in fall. Pkt.
1093. SWEIiT (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 bouquets. Usually not over eight inches
high, but spreads over a considerable amount of ground $0.05
1096. LITTLE GEM or “Carpet of Snow.’’ A dwarf, very compact growing variety, that while only six inches in height, each plant will carpet circle from 20 to 30 inches in diameter. From early summer until very late autumn the plants are a solid mass of snow-white
flowers of delicious fragrance 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
Giant-Flowered Antirrhinum — Snap Dragon
Aquilegia — Columbine
Snap Dragon
No hardy plant grown from seed is more easily handled than the Colum- bine.
Seed may be planted in the open ground early in spring, and will, in the case of th»e single varieties, bloom in the same season; or they may be plant- ed in August or September, and will come up early in spring and make vig- orous plants, which will bloom abun- dantly during late spring and early summer.
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 -n 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.
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1111. Giant Yellow. Pure soft
yellow 10
1114. Giant Queen Victoria.
New; extra large, superb;
pure white 10
1117. Giant=FIowering Finest Mixed Colors. An elegant assortment of innumer- able rich colors and shades, including a 1 1 named varieties we offer.
3 pkts., 25 cts 10
1120. Dwarf Mixture. Contains the very choicest colors.
12 inches 05
1124. Collection of Giant Antir- rhinums, five separate colors 35
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AQU1LEGIA— COLUMBINE— Continued
Columbines should be planted wherever 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-flowered, long-spurred flowers shad- ing from light pink to dark rose, with white center and yellow anthers. Very delicate and beautiful.. .15
1135. Coerulea. The true Rocky Mountain variety; a beau-
tiful blue and free-flowering. The State flower of Colorado. A splendid plant for the hardy border... .10
Anemone — Windflower
A very pleasing perennial, producing large flowers, few plants compare with them in beauty; fine for bouquets. Sow outdoors in spring, keeping shaded till the plants appear.
Pkt.
1136. Coronaria, Mixed Colors. A beautiful selection of the
above, and comprises semi-double and double flow- ers in a wonderful array of colors $0.15
Aristolochia Sipho
Pkt.
1141. (Dutchman’s Pipe). The well-known hardy climber with pipe-shaped flowers and large heart-shaped leaves. Very effective for verandas. Grows 15 to 30 feet $0.10
Bachelor’s Button l^taurea
Balsam
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 exception 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 double as a Calliopsis Camellia, which it resembles; white, blotched with
various colors 05
Double Pure White. Well adapted for florist’s use and for bouquets; very double 10
Double Dark Red ( Atrosanguinea pienissima). A very double, dark-red variety 10
Mixed Double Dwarf. About one foot high 05
Mixed Double Tall. About two feet high 05
Baby’s Breath oeyeps0phiia
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 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. 54 oz., 20 cts $0.05
1159. Crimson King. A fine dwarf sort, 9
inches high; color rich velvety crim- son-garnet. 54 oz., 20 cts 05
1160. Crown of Gold. Large, rich golden
yellow, 18 inches. 54 oz., 30 cts.. .10
1161. Golden Wave (Drummondii). Rich
golden-yellow with small chestnut- brown center; very free; 12 inches.
54 oz., 20 cts 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. 54 oz.,
30 cts 10
1163. Special Mixture Calliopsis. This is
the most pleasing mixture offered.
It contains all the desirable sorts and colors of these beautiful flowers .05
Campanula Unterbury Bell
Candytuft
(Iberis). Showy, branching plants about 15 inches high. Considered indispensable for cut- ting and very effective in beds, masses, or rock- eries. 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
Candytuft
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Canna
Stately, very ornamental plants of semi-trop- ical appearance, very desirable for groups and in masses. Sow seed indoors in February in light, sandy soil, first cutting a small notch through the hard outer coat with a knife or file.
Transplant outdoors after danger of frost is over.
Pkt.
1180. Finest Large=FIowering Mixed.
Plants comparatively dwarf, about three feet high $0.05
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 Canterbury Bells). This is un- questionably the finest type of this old-fashioned and much-prized gar- den plant. They differ from the ordinary type in having an extra large calyx, which is of the same color as the flower, giving the ap- pearance of a cup and saucer.
Choice mixed $0.05
1197. Imperials (Imperial Canterbury Bells). A new type, distinct from the older sorts, plants being dwarf- er and the flowers larger, of reg- ular pyramidal growth. Blooms upright. Colors rich and varied, including white, rose, carmine, vi- olet, 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. Bell Flower
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. Pyramfdalis, called “Chimney Bell-Flowers.” Grows 4 to 5 feet tall with long stately spike's of
large blue and white flowers. Pkt., 5 cts.
Carpet of Snow HySSum
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. Zanzibariensls. 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 cts.
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 or- ange scarlet $0.10
1209. Empress. Blood red combs
and brown foliage 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
Ostrich Plume Sorts
New type of Celosia, very graceful. Handsome pyramidal plants, 3 feet high, freely branched. Each branch gracefully tipped with mammoth bril- liantly colored plume resembling an ostrich feather.
Celosia Empress
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CELOSIA — COCKSCOMB — Continued 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 cts.
1230. Fire Plume. Fiery scarlet. Pkt., 5 cts.
1233. Collection, the three new Os- trich Plume Celosias listed above, 15 cents.
Giant Flowering Marguerite' Carnations
GIANT=FLOWERING SWEET SULTANS (Centaurea Imperalis)
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.
?Kt.
1263. Giant Mixed Colors. An elegant as
sortment $0^p5
1266. Giant White. Splendid for bou- quets; large, fragrant, elegant 05
1269. Giant Odorata. An exquisite light
blue; very sweet, large and elegant .05 1272. Giant Suaveolens. This is the pop- ular yellow Sweet Sultan. Large,
fragrant 05
1275. Choice Mixed Centaureas. Mixture of all the above Bachelor Buttons and Giant Sweet Sultans 05
Chrysanthemum
These outdoor “Summer Chrysanthemums” are showy and effective for bedding or borders in the garden and desirable foi cut-flowers. Plants become more bushy and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the practice of disbud- ding will result in much larger flowers. These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated only by di- vision of roots.
Seeds of Annual Varieties
1281. Double White. Pkt., S cts.
1282. Double Golden Yellow. Pkt., 5 cts.
1283. Double Sorts Mixed. All the most de-
sirable colors. Pkt., 5 cts.
1284. Choice Mixed Chrysanthemums, Single
and Double Sorts. Very desirable for the summer garden; showy, free-flower- ing. Pkt., 5 cts.
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. Seed sown in the spring will pro- duce 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 Mixture. 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 September, potted, and will bloom all winter in the house. Pkt., 15 cts.
1239. Pink $0.15
1242. Yellow 15
1245. White !l5
1248. Striped 15
1251. Scarlet 15
Giant=Flowering Marguerite Carnation 1252. The Collection of above five separate Giant Marguerites .60
Centaurea
Centaureas embrace some foliage plants but are more generally known as hardy flowering annuals 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 com- mon garden soil. They produce 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 weather "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 Buttons of your grandmother’s garden. Also called Blue Bottle, Ragged
Sailor, etc. Mixed colors $0.05
1257. Navy Blue. The rich deep blue Bachelor’s Button 05
1260. Double Varieties. A comparatively new strain; about three-quarters of the flowers come
double; many choice colors 05
Centaureas
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Seeds of Perennial Varieties
This class is quite distinct from the early blooming garden sorts and in northern latitudes usually does not bloom the first year unless started in- doors very early. In southern lati- tudes, seed may be sown outdoors either in spring or fall. Height, 2 to 3 feet.
1287. Japanese Hybrids. The best
double-flowering varieties. Pkt., IS cts.
1290. Frutescens (Marguerite or Paris Daisy). Large, single, white flowers. Pkt., 5 cts. 1293. Chrysanthemum Inodorum (Bridal Robe). New; pure white; extra fine. Pkt., 10 cts.
1296. Maximum (Triumph Daisy).
Large, single, pure white, yellow center. Pkt., 10 cts.
Clematis
No flowering vine has more rapidly advanced in popular favor than Clematis. They are universally ad- mired for their quick growth, frag- rance, and superb blooms; fine for a - bors, 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.
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 cts.
1305. Paniculata. Everybody knows Annual Chrysanthemum
this splendid hardy climber.
When in bloom it is a fragrant blanket of white, grows easily; fine for cemetery. Pkt., 10 cts.
Large Early-Flowering Cosmos
Unfortunately, large -flowering Cosmos do not bloom until late in the season. This new early-flowering strain begins blooming scatteringly in June, the quan- tity increasing gradually until July, and from that time until frost the plants are a mass of flowers. The flowers aver- age 3 inches across; the plants are dwarfer than the late-flowering Cosmos offered above, forming compact bushes only 4 feet high.
1320. EarIy=Flowering Dawn. An ear- ly-flowering strain in which all the flowers are white. Pkt., 5 cts.
1324. Early=Flowering Mixed. Both
white and colored flowers. Pkt., 5 cts.
Columbine |eqeuiieftia
Giant White Cosmos
Cosmos
One of the notable fall flowers. A strong, tall-growing annual with bold flowers of exquisite dainti- ness and airiness, heightened in effect by their foliage 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 in= doors and transplanted into dry, sandy, cr poor soil, in a sunny situation. 1308. Giant White. This variety pro- duces a profusion of large, pure white flowers which, being grace- fully poised on long stems, are useful for decorative purposes. Pkt., 5 cts.
1311. Giant Pink. Pkt., 5 cts. 1314. Giant Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.
1317. New Giant Orchid=F!owered Cos= mos, LADY LENNOX. This gi- gantic Cosmos is the forerun- ner of an entirely new race of Cosmos. It is of extraordinary size and beauty. Flowers 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Col- or, a delightful shell pink, light- ing up beautifully at night. Habit of plant strong and vig- orous, growing 6 to 7 feet high. Flowers may be cut with any length stem up to 5 feet. A splendid variety. Pkt., 15 cts.
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Cockscomb |^osla
Cypress Vine and Cardinal 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 danger from frost, will make plants 20 feet high and be completely covered for three months or more with beau- tiful star-shaped tubular flowers borne in clusters that con- trast effectively against the feathery fern-like, bright-green foliage. Sown in the open ground they will of course com- mence flowering later. In the latter 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 serrated, rich, green leaves and literally bespangled with dazzling, scarlet, tubular flowers, 1 54 inches across. Pkt., 25 cts.
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 if 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. Espe- cially are they desirable for decoration in the cemetery. Perennial. Height, about 6 inches.
1336. Double White. Fine variety. Pkt., 5 cts.
1339. Double Rose. Clear rose-pink. Pkt., 5 cts.
1340. Double Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.
Shasta Daisy
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., 5 cts.
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., 5 cts.
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 ©f 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., 15 cts.
1349. Finest D'uble Mired. Seeds
saved from choicest double flowers, including shades of red, pink, dark maroon, yel- low, white, etc. Pkt., 15 cts.
1350. Finest Single M'xed. Will pro-
duce brilliant flowers running through a wide range of strik- ing colors. Pkt., 15 cts.
Delphinium
(Hardy Perennial Larkspurs)
One of our most brilliant and ef- fective garden plants. Of late years the size and colors of the flowers have been wonderfully improved. 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 dou- ble, dressing the graceful tow- ering spikes for from 2 to 5 feet of their length. Colors range from white and laven- der through every shade of blue from azure to indigo and purple, several shades being blended in some of the vari- eties. Plants grow from 6 to 10 feet. By cutting off the spikes immediately after flow- ering, they may be had in bloom for several months.
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10 cts.
Blayney, Mich.
The flower seeds purchased from you last spring have given a good account of themselves this summer. For hardy growth on plants and richness of bloom they have been all that could be de- sired. The single dahlias especially have been the admiration of all who have seen them; they are simply mag- nificent, great, large, heavy, velvety flowers of many colors, shades of red, yellow, mauve and all with yellow cen- ters. The pure white is a beauty; all have long stems, splendid for cutting and remain fresh for a long time after.
B. J. Michener. Dahlia Seedlings
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Dutchman’s Pipe Vine Arfst0iochia sipho
Echinocystis — Wild Cucumber Vine
Dianthus or Pinks
Most beautiful and satisfactory summer-flower- ing annuals. Unrivalled for brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of sym- metrical form, one foot high. The flowers are immense, averaging six inches in circumference, are densely double and are produced in perfect succession during 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 hierogl.yphically marked with various hues, the delicate tints and deep tones mingling in exquisite contrast.
From seed sown early in the spring, will bloom in July and continue until frost. Flowers are extra large and the greater percentage 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 fringed, are much larger and more double than the ola 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«cented 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., 10 cts.
1357. Lobata. One of the quickest growing annual vines we Dianthus
know of: splendid tor covering trellises, old trees,
fences, etc. Clean, bright green foliage and sprays of white flowers during July and August. Pkt., 5 cts.
F orget-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 midsummer. 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, especially 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 background 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 biennials, 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; beau-
tiful for cutting $0.10
1362. Purple 10
1363. Rose. Bright, showy flowers borne profusely 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 en- larged and improved. The flowers are extra 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 scarlet 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 flowers from seed sown the same season. The gorgeous flowers, borne continuously, ren- der 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.
Gloxinia
A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent flowers of the richest colors; thrives best in an equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Sow in March.
1366. hybrida Grandiflora. An unsurpassed strain, containing the spotted hybrids as well as the finest self-colored sorts. Pkt., 25 cts.
Digitalis
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Gypsophila — Baby’s Breath
Delicate, free-flowering plants cov- ered 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 spec- imens dried.
1367. Elegans Large=Flowering Pure White. Superior to the com- mon Elegans, not only in size of flowers, but also in color. Very charming in bouquets with Sweet Peas or other cut- flower-s. Pkt., 5 cts.
1368. Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. Pkt., 5 cts.
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 brilliancy 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, al- though applications of manure increase their strength. If the seed is sown early they will begin flowering at mid- Gypsophlla summer. Both classes are splendid as
cut flowers. They are of the easiest
culture, doing finely anywhere. Height, 2 feet.
Gaillardia— Annual Varieties
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 growth 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. Lemoine’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, lav- ,
ender, and blue. Pkt., 10 cts. t
Helichrysum,or“Strawflowers”
Monstrosum. These improved double “Strawflowers” produce much larger and more double flowers than the old varieties. They are showy garden annuals, of free growth, producing abundantly during the summer their large flow- ers, full and double, valuable “Everlasting” for winter bou-
quets. 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
Helianthus lunflower
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.
‘Strawflower’
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African Marigolds
HOLLYHOCK— Continued
1378. Darling’s Prize Mixture. This is our best mixture. It is composed exclusively of the finest double-flowering vari- eties. It contains not only elegant colors, but also in- numerable shades. Pkt., 10 cts.
1379. Early Flowering. Blooms read- ily as 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.
Kochia Scoparia
1380. (Mexican Fire Bush, or Sum= mer Cypress). A quickly growing foliage or hedge plant, re- markably symmetrical and attractive throughout the summer and fall. The foliage is as fine as moss and of clean, bright- green color. Early in the fall innumerable little flowers ap- pear 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 Marigold Pkt.
1381. Canary=YeIlow $0.05
1382. GoIden=Orange 05
1383. African Double, Mixed. 2 to 3 feet high; large double flowers of yellow or orange 05
French Marigolds
1384. Double Gilt Edge. A large-flowering French Marigold of robust growth and large, perfectly
double flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across; color, velvety maroon, edged with yellow. Pkt., 5 cts.
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 every one’s admira- tion. Make successive sowings 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 length and 2^2 inches in diameter. Surpasses all others in brilliancy of color. Strong, delightful fragrance. Pkt., 10 cts.
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 spe- cies in the tropics, with us it is readily grown from seed as any annual, attaining full perfec- tion during the summer. The vines are literally covered with thousands of immense pure-white fragrant flowers, opening in the evening and re- maining 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 plenty 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 before planting, to hasten germination.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
MOON FLOWER VINE— Continued 1393. Moon Flower, White=Seeded. The variety most generally grown, be- ing large in flower, firm in texture, and very fragrant. It bears in great profusion its immense lovely white flowers, 5 to 6 inches in di- ameter, with a five-pointed star in the center. Pkt., 10 cts.
Morning Glory
Convolvulus major, Ipomoea purpurea)
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.
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in spring in row where 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 frag- rant 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 hotbed 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 cts.
Myosotis Forget=Me=Not
Mourning Bride
Nasturtiums
Darling’s Giant Flowering Tom Thumb
These grand bedding Nasturtiums have been developed through years of careful hybridization. This mixture contains seed saved from the largest flowering, most beautiful and varied collections ever sent out. The plants form perfect mounds about one foot high by 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 pos- sible culture, and are never troubled with insects. 1411. Mixed Colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.
Darling’s Giant Flowering Climb- ing Nasturtiums
A new selection obtained by a French specialist by hybridizing, 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 Colors. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.
Lobb’s Climbing Nasturtiums
(Tropaeolum Lobbianum)
Both foliage and flowers of this class are some- what smaller than the tall varieties, but the splen- did 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, valuable 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 transplant 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. Afflnis. 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 Afiinis, and, unlike it, in full bloom
Nasturtium during the day. Very floriferous. Pkt., 5 cts.
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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, hotbed, 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 re- sults can be obtained. Seed sown from July to September and the young plants transplanted into cold-frames for the winter, 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 foliage and many of them are marked with large blotches. They are of enormous dimen- sions, some specimens grown on our grounds measuring 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 compact plants.
1423. Giant Purple. Large, handsome flow- ers of a rich purple color, which contrasts effectively with Giant White. Comes very true from seed.
1426. Giant Yellow. Immense flowers,
brilliant in color and of excellent form.
1429. Giant Bronze. A favorite and at- tractive coloring of bronze shades, all toning together. 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.
Petunias
No bedding plants make a more pleasing display Darling’s Giant=Flowering Pansy
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 Giafit Flowered Double 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., 25 cts.
Darling’s Giant Flowered Ruffled Petunias
1437. This mixture is made by our- selves, and includes, besides the Giant Ruffled, all the colors of the large flow- ering and fringed sorts, and the un- surpassed superbissima varieties, with their delicately veined throats in vari- ous colors, and their truly mammoth flowers. We are positive no other Pe- tunia mixture can produce flowers with as wide a range of colors as this. Pkt., 25 cts.
Darling’s Giant Flowered Single Petunias
1438. Howard’s Star=Shaped. En- tirely 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. Splendid for beds and borders. Pkt., 10 cts.
1440. Snowball. A charming, com- pact-growing variety; grows about eight inches high and yields in greatest pro- fusion 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 mix- ture of colors and shades; will make a fine display in your garden. Pkt., 10 cts.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Phlox Drummondi
(Large Flowering). Unequaled in the magnificent display of their many and brilliantly colored flowers. ihe plants are hardy, bush-like annuals with many broad, flat-topped clusters of nearly round and s-tar-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=FIowering. This is the finest type, having the largest heads of bloom as well as 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 her- baceous border. The strain of seed we herewith offer has been saved from choicest named varieties, as well as from grand hybrid seedings, and should produce plants bearing immense panicles 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.
linK. Dianthus
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 deli- cacy of tissue. For beds and borders with a background of green there is nothing finer; some sorts are admirable for naturalizing in open wooded grounds; others, like the Shirley, are beautiful for cutting. A sandy loam suits Pop- pies best, and, as their strong tap-roots are difficult to transplant, it is well t) sow seed where plants are to bloom. Sowings made in fall and at intervals in spring will provide a long succession of flowers. Sow thinly, covering 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 beauti- ful 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 diameter. Some have fringed edges while other have broad, round pet- als. The variety of color is truly won- derful, including as it does, the most gorgeous shades — striped, blended, and rayed in innumerable tints, down to purest white. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.
Double Annual Poppy
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POPPY — Continued
1472. Cardinal. A bright scarlet,
fringed, double. Pkt. 5 cts.
1473. 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 elegant, mostly single blooms, some semi-double ones, , often measuring from 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are fluted and crinkled and in the sun appear like crumpled satin. The exquisite colors range from the purest 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, feath ery foliage and beautiful velvety cup- shaped flowers. Grows from 1 to 1 •
feet high, and blooms profusely. The beautiful State flower of California.
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 unequaled. Should be in every garden.
Pkt., 5 cts.
1478. Darling’s Superb Mixture of
annual poppies. All the above varie- ties in one grand mixture. An ideal way in which to grow. Pkt., 5 cts.
Perennial Poppies
There are no flowers more ornamen- tal 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 Oriental Poppy
Nudicaule). These poppies are per- fectly hardy and in bloom from June until frost; beautifully crushed, satin-like flowers of every conceiv- able 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 ef- fect, 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 sunshine 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, but usually are sown directly where plants are to stand. The seed
requires a moderately high temperature for ger- mination. The soil need not be rich, the plants doing better in hot, rather dry ground. They should have a sunny situation, since in the shade the flowers are not fully expanded. Tender an-
nual, about nine inches high.
SINGLE VARIETIES Pkt.
1485. Alba. Pure white $0.05
1488. Aurea. Deep golden 05
1491. Carophylloides. Carnation striped. . .05
1494. Striata. Yellow, striped with red.. .05
1497. Fine Mixed 05
Primrose — Evening
(Oenothera). Carge, showy saucer-shaped b'ossoms, usually fully expanded only towards and during evening. The blossoms are yellow or white and very freely produced.
1499. Acaulis Alba (Low White Evening). Prostrate habit, leaves lying on the ground, smooth and divided unequally 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 Fringed Primroses are indispensable for winter or spring decorations in the home or conservatory. 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.. $.25 1503. Convent Garden Red. Rosy red.... .25
1506. Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink .25 1509. Molborn Blue. Unique shade...... .25
1512. Stellata. A very pretty form with large heads of star-shaped flowers of various colors; a splendid type for
decorative purposes 25
1515. Donble=Flowering. Finest varieties,
mixed 25
Portulaca
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Pr imul a — Primrose
(Primula Obconica)
These are of the easiest culture in greenhouse or light window of dwelling house, flowering abundantly and continu- ously with little care, and should be sown during the spring in good porous loam. They will not germinate well in any com- post containing peat or leaf mold. To de- velop 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 easily grown and are most desirable tor beds or borders.
For early blooming seed may be started indoors 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 and markings. Oz., 50 cts., pkt., 5 cts.
Scarlet Runner Bean
1564. A 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.
Salpigiossis
Scabiosa
See
Mourning Bride
Snap Dragon le„etirrhi„„m
Stock
(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 varieties 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 spikes. 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 Helichrysum
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 ter- minating 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 three 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. Pkt., 5 cts.
1622. Miniature Helianthus Cucumerifolius. Covered with hundreds of brightest orange, small, single flowers; of pyramidial growth, with bright, neat foliage. Pkt., 5 cts.
1625. Mammoth Russian. Highly valued by farmers and poultry breeders who have tried it as an excellent 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.; J4 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 100 lbs., $10.00.
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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 raising good plants that will produce plenty of blooms of good sub- stance. 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-slaked lime should be given it. They should be in a position fully exposed to the sunlight and air on botn sides of the row.
Much d- pends 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 bottom 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 to ) close they do not attain their full de- velopment. 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 bet- ter. It is just as well to do the stak- ing at the time of sowing.
During dry weather they should be watered thoroughly and frequently, and given an application of liquid manure once a week. A mulch of hay or Tak- ings from the lawn will be found bene- ficial during hot weather. The flowers should be cut as often as possible, to prevent the plants from running to seed, which would stop them from con- tinuing 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 t} rot. With few exceptions, Sweet Peas are black-seeded, and these do not ap- pear 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 culti- vation. The plants are healthy and vig- orous, producing the greatest abundance of flowers of truly gigantic size, meas- uring, when full grown, two inches across the standard. The latter is round, full and gracefully waved. Usu- ally 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 distinc- tive 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.
Price of Spencer Sweet Peas, where not otherwise specified. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; ]/< i 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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Prices: Pkt., S cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; Ib., 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.
Darling’s Selected Grandiflora Sweet Peas
The Cream of the Named Varieties
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.
LIGHT SHADES OF PINK
1682. Darling’s Giant-Flowered Light 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. Lovely. Warm roSe pink.
1694. Countess of Lathom. Cream pink.
1697. Stella Morse. Buff pink with cream tim- 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 effect, 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. Cocinea. 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.
3831. Choice Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts.; 6 pkts., 25 cts.; 13 pkts., 50 cts.; all by mail postpaid.
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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 o*f 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. Pkt.
1834. Single White $0.05
1835. Crimson 05
1836. Scarlet 05
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 6train of Verbenas for years, and can recommend it as the very best procurable. The trusses and individual flow- ers 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 cr hotbed, and transplanted to flowering quarters in May. Verbenas are better grown from 6eed than from cuttings, being more vigorous and not liable
to disease.
Pkb
1846. Pink $0.10
1849. Purple 10
1852. Scarlet 10
1855. Striped - 10
IS56. White 10
1857. Blue 10
1858. Mammoth Mixed 10
1859. Collection. 6 packets 6 separate colors, 50 cts.
Verbena
Wild Cucumber Vine Echinocystis
Windflower Anemone
Zinnia — Youth and Old Age
One of the most brilliant and showy of ahnuals, 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 suc- ceed 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.
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GLADIOLUS, “The People’s Flower”
The wonderful advance in the culture of Gladioli and the great improvement in the flower itself, have directed atten- tion to it to a much greater extent than ever before. From the short spike, bear- ing 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 hand- somest of the orchid family for beauty, hor c t flowers, the Gladiolus is un- equaled. It lasts longer in water than any other flower, developing its splendid spi e 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 per- fect 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 cli- mate. 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 magnificent flower. I hey 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 elsewhere. Our bulbs when planted farther south, re- tain their superior qualities for two or three years, and produce flowers of color, size, and texture that cannot be approached by flowers pro- duced 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, de- pending on the size of them, s i x inches for large bulbs being none too deep.
Mrs. Francis King When
planted i n
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 vari- eties 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 re- moved. 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 pense. 50 bulbs at 100 rate.
1900. America With?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 sur- passed 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 other 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 be- come old the coloring becomes more delicate and beautiful. Our stock is very fine and genuine. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cents; 12 bulbs, 50 cents; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
Attraction
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1903. Augusta A. ,be?utifuJ wh!le va''iety
° with lavender anthers, strong
spikes, 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 D.e^> dark’ rich crimson
with a very conspicuous, 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> „ T,he. bes‘ bk'^.
J variety offered, its color and markings bearing a striking resemblance to the beau- tiful bird from which it has been named. Plant exceptionally vigorous, often * attaining a height of six feet, flowers large, and are of the most pro- nounced blue color ever introduced, relieved by white shadings that give them the pleasing and ef- fective contrast so decided and striking in the beau- tiful bird referred to. Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.50; 25 bulbs, $4.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1912. Baron Hulot <The Dark . Blu,e>
Long graceful spikes of good size, 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.
1915. Contrast F1°wers ?f S'ift substance
and a beautiful, compact spike of perfect form. Color, intense scarlet and large, distinct, pure-white center, which is neither tinted nor mottled. 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.
1 Clift r*avrlinal Perfect flower and spike,
ltfio. cardinal v,ery large> and the bright_
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.
The earliest white. The flow-
1919. Chicago White
e r s are well ex- p a n d e d, well placed upon th stilk, pure white with faint 1 a v- e n d e r streaks i n the lower petals. In form they resem- ble the
Child- Glcry
sii t y p e.
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 (Tracy). The most beautiful shell pink Glad- iolus ever offered. A long, graceful spike of magnificently formed flowers, all open at one time. The keep- ing qualities of this variety surpass 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 comment 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 meas- uring from Zy2 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 certainly 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.
1926. Glory (Kunderd) The open-
are of a soft Nankeen 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 buffish, 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 five 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.
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Panama
1929. Giant Pink A second early variety with an
exceedingly large and beautiful flower. Color, dark, rich, velvety pink with markings of dark red in the throat. Giant Pink grows tall, erect, and strong, with straight spikes, 2l/3 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 bulb and an unusual number of blooms to the spike. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts. ; 100 bulbs, $4.59.
1930. Golden Queen One of the handsomest yel-
lows. Clear primrose-yel- low with markings of crimson-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.
1932. Harvard A perfect “Harvard” crimson in
* color. It is becoming very popular
as a cut flower, and is especially effective for table decora- tions 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 (Woodruff). This variety
r has never received the at-
tention to which its grand qualities justly entitle it and the strange reason for this neglect is found in the plant’s splen- did fertility. It proved so prolific that it quickly became abundant and the price was lowered so rapidly that buyers supposed it was of inferior quality and passed it over with- out 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 de- signs. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
1938. Jane Dieulafoy F'owers creamy white,
*' lower petals stained ma- roon. This variety has many points of excellence to com- mend 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. Klondyke
Strong, vigorous plant, blooming early; flower round, well opened, of a clear primrose yellow with blotch of vivid crimson- maroon. Price: 1 bulb, 5 cts.; 12 bulbs, 40 cts.; 25 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.00.
1942. Kathryn
Immense, wide open flowers of a delicate lilac shade, borne on long, slender, graceful spikes. Very attractive. Very decora- tive. 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 expanded. 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 rounded, and overlap- ping. Plants three feet high, sturdy. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1945. Loveliness Pt.1/'316- fleahpi?.k.:
lightly veined with deeper pink; soft creamy throat lightly penciled carmine; pink anthers, tipped with violet. A large flower and well named. 20 cts. each; $1.75 per doz.; $10.00 per 100.
1947. Niagara A magnificent variety with * immense flowers, often
four and one-half inches across. In type the va- riety resembles “America,” but the flowers appear to be somewhat larger, measuring 4J4 inches across. In color the flowers are a delightful cream shade with the two lower inside petals or segments blending to canary yellow. The throat is splashed with carmine, and the lower ends of the outside petals are also blushed with carmine. The stamens are purple and the stigmas pale car- mine, this little addition in the coloring relieving 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 des- tined to lead in the cream colored varieties; in fact it would seem to be in a class all by itself. Price: X bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1950. Napoleon
duced by Us in 1910. An unusually large wide open flower, borne on long, straight, graceful spikes, bearing from 16 to 20 flowers, six of which are usually open at the same time. Very hardy, prolific, and easy to grow. Fine for mass- ing or backgrounds on account of its sturdy growth and brilliant coloring. One of the ear- liest to bloom. Color, bright brilliant red of very unusual richness with markings of rich maroon and cream. 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; IS bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
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1956. Mrs. Frank Pendleton 8(e^ucntf0enrd>of
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 grown the premier station would probably be awarded to Mrs. Frank Pendleton by the majority of judges. It is indeed a splendid flower and its brilliant beauty is obtained through a combining and blending of brilliant colors — bright pink of two tones and rich carmine, the latter ap- pearing 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, Balti- more, Chicago, and London, and this at a time when beau- tiful 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.
iqeq Pp»rp This magnificent flower 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 valu- able 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 massive propor- tions give evidence of the constitution and vigor, rare in light-colored hybrids. These qualities are further proven by its exceptional reproductive powers, by offsets and di- vision. The flowers are large, of good form, and correctly placed on a heavy, straight spike. They are a beautiful white, with 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 varieties have passed bloom- ing. Price: 1 bulb, 10 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs,
$2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1962. Pink Perfection p"nk°lorxaiietrue La
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 cts.; 12 bulbs, $1.00; 25 bulbs, $2.00; 100 bulbs, $8.00.
1965. Princens Princeps has more than verifier r its wonderful popularity tn Europe
d
America, the claim made in introducing i t in 1903. The flowers are 5 to 6 i n c h e broad; t h petals a r very wide and rounded, well reflexed, form- ing an almost circular flow- er. The color is brilliant scarlet - crim- s o n, carrying mostly three broad white blotches on the lower petals. Spikes four feet in height produce twelve to fif- t e e n flowers, opening in s u c c e s - sion, forming c o n t i n u • ous bloom for two weeks.
Price: 1 bulb,
10 cts.; 12 bulbs, 75 cts.;
25 bulbs,
$1.50; 100
bulbs, $5.00.
1968. Sul- phur King
This is by all odds the most valuable yellow variety
ever intro- Peace
d u c e d. It produces a
very long spike of the clearest sulphur yellow 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 variety. Price: 1 bulb, 25 cts.; 12 bulbs, $2.50; 25 bulbs, $4.50; 100 bulbs, $12.00.
1070 Wollinfrlnn Another Grand Gladiolus; First
i»/u. Wellington 0ffered by Us |„ 1910. while
it does not grow quite as massive and stiff* spikes as Napo- leon, 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 Na- poleon, 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 colorings are entirely different. Wellington is a rich, velvety purple.
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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.
1973 Wild Rose A remarkable variety and one that will gain in prestige as it becomes known, ' for it ranks with the very best. Color, very bright rose or blush tint, ex-
ceedingly delicate and pretty, and needs only to be seen to be appreciated. 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..
1 Q74 Kintr As tall as Kunderdi Glory, very rich sulphur 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.
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 QUEEN. A beautiful primrose-yellow.
PANAMA. The newest and one of the best light pinks.
MRS. FRANCIS KING. Light scarlet; very fine.
INDEPENDENCE. Brilliant rose-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.
KLONDYKE. Primrose yellow with blotch of crimson-maroon.
13 OF THE CHOICEST NAMED GLADIOLUS FOR 60 CENTS. By parcel post, prepaid. Two col lections for $1.00; five collections for $2.00. We cannot possibly make any changes in this collection. It will always be sent exactly as listed.
1979. Darling’s Petoskey Mixture
A carefully selected, well-balanced mixture of Gladioli whicli should be planted extensively be- cause of its great variety of color and the ex- ceptional 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 va- riety 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.
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1991. Gladiolus Special To e,"c,lura8e
2 i 2 n g 0 r
twenty-five bulbs.
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, These will not be sent unless mentioned at the time flower seed order is sent in.
Petoskey Mixture
1994. Gladiolus Bulblet Collection 9r°w Yo“r Own Bulbs. These are the little wee
fellows, 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.
1995. Trial Ground Mixture ,In °“r tri,al grounds as well as in all our growing and
handling, 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 These bulbs are of medium
* size, but will surely bloom the
first 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.
Gladioli from Seed ^ery few amateurs have the patience to raise blooming bulbs from 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: Pkt., 10 cts.
1998.
Bedford, phio, Aug. 22, 1918.
This spring I sent you my first order and I wish to tell you how pleased I am with the results. The moon-flower vine has climbed the full length of the support put up to hold it and is still climbing. It is now also in blossom. As for the gladiolus, they have given me more pleasure than I can express. Each of the twenty-five bloomed and each plant bore flowers so rich and varied in colors that I feel the bulbs were worth several times the amount asked. You may be sure I shall send you all future orders and recommend your seeds to all my friends. Mrs. J. W. Garrett.
Denison, Texas, January 24, 1918.
Last year I saw your ad, — 25 gladiolus bulbs for 25 cents and I ordered them. Every one bloomed last year and am saving them for next year. Mrs. O. W. Wright.
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.
We are glad to say that the 1918 corn crop in Northern Michigan was much better than that in 1917. While we had quite early frosts and much corn was frozen before maturing, there were some localities where the frost did no damage and splendid corn was ripened. We have secured a pretty good supply of this corn and are positive that it will prove very valuable to our northern customers. One thing is certain. It will ripen as far north as any corn they can buy.
We have also been very fortunate in securing a good supply of corn grown in North Dakota and Minnesota. This corn is well matured, of high germination, and ought to ripen where any corn will ripen. At any rate, it will be fine for our customers who live a little farther south, prob- ably better than the corn grown right around Petoskey.
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 cus- tomers 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 which to prepay charges.
NOTICE: Prices: — The prices on seed com and all other field seeds are subject to market changes.
It is impossible for us to set prices on these seeds, at the time this catalog is printed, that would be fair throughout the season. So we now print a weekly price list, of all field seeds, a copy of the one in force at the time this catalog is mailed, being enclosed. We will be very glad to mail a copy of any future list on request. We will also be very glad to mail samples of any field seeds in which you are interested.
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 purchased 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 ba,ck, but instead 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 abund- ance of rank, rich green foliage, making it very desirable for fodder. In height and strength of growth it will compare very favorably with 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 mis- represented it in any way, we will gladly refund any money paid for seed.
Two pounds (about 1 qt.), 75 cts., by mail, postpaid. Ask for sample and prices of larger amounts.
Barron, Wis., Sept. 27, 1918.
The White Cap Yellow Dent I ordered of you this year was certainly fine stuff, as I had the best corn of any I saw around here and am figuring on getting some more if I can get it.
Floyd Cramer.
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The old, well-known standard early sixteen-rowed yellow dent corn. A strictly 90-day corn. Can be success- 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: 2 lbs., SO cts.; by mail, postpaid.
Bad Axe, Mich.,
Jan. 17, 1918.
I planted 15 acres of your Burn- ham’s Dent corn and was so well pleased with it that I want to plant it again if you have it.
A. J. Batie.
2006. White Cap Yellow Dent This corn has
been greatly
appreciated by farmers here in the North, as it is such a heavy yielder of both fodder and corn. The stalks grow about 8 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 ker- nels of good average size, the exposed surface of 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: 2 lbs., 60 cts., by mail, postpaid.
2007. Minnesota No. 13 Corn Extra Early
Yellow Dent.
The commanding points of excellence which place Minne- sota No. 13 at the head of all yellow varieties for northern planting are: its earliness, its enormous productiveness, 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 location, but 95 to 100 days places it out of danger under average conditions. A variety of corn which will show such valuable character- istics 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: 2 lbs., 50 cts., by mail, postpaid.
2009. Minnesota King (Half Dent) Taking
into
consideration earliness, size of ear, and yield, we consider Minnesota King one of the most valuable of the early varie- ties. We grow a large acreage of it every year, and always get good yields. There are early varieties that under the most favorable condition will yield as much as Minnesota King, but take it year after year we do not believe there is another variety that will yield as well.
Minnesota King is a cross between an early dent and te Cap Yellow Dent an ear]y fljnt 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: 2 lbs., 50 cts.; by mail,
postpaid. .
2012. Improved Pride of the North
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2015. King of the Earlies Dent
The ears are medium in length, 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 ex- cellent fodder, unsurpassed in feeding qualities. King of the earlies can be de- pended upon to mature a very heavy crop of first-class corn in the northern part of Wisconsin, Minnesota, cr Michi- gan. Our stock of it is carefully selected every year from the earliest and best ears, making it as nearly perfect as pos- sible, and is unsurpassed in uniformity of type. Price, shelled: 2 lbs., 50 cts., by mail, postpaid.
2016. Reid’s Yellow Dent
This is a most excellent variety of yellow dent corn, and is recommended by some as being an early maturing variety, but it is not, although a medium, requiring from 110 to 120 days to mature, depend- ent upon weather conditions, but can al- ways 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.
King of the Earlies
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 kernels, medium-sized ears, very uniform in looks and appearance, rows close- together and very compact and of great solidity, and a most beau- tiful corn; is also a very rich, nutritious corn for feeding purposes. You will make no mistake in planting liberally of it anywhere south of Michigan.
Price, shelled: 2 lbs., 50 cts.; by mail, postpaid.
2019. Iowa Silver Mine Corn The Gre“t $,’°00 Corn- The introducer of this variety of corn
says: I he most marvelous 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 3 54 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 unfavorable conditions. This seems to be a characteristic of most white corns.
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 to- gether. For the locations mentioned, we believe this corn will give better results than any other white variety.
Price, shelled: 2 lbs., 50 cts., by mail, postpaid.
2030. Sanford’s White Flint .thandf
somest o f
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 possible for so small a cob to hold and nourish so much grain. The ears are twelve to fifteen inches long, smooth and symmetrical. Ker- nels 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 silagq as well as grain. We consider this the finest of the flints. While it it not quite as early as Smut Nose, White Flint is a close second. A remarkably heavy yielder.
Price, shelled: 2 lbs., 60 cts., by mail, postpaid.
Marion, Mich., Aug. 9, 1918.
Am very much pleased with my order of seeds from your house this spring. Have the best Flint corn around this part of the country. My mother has the finest garden around. Garden seeds were all good except Early Express cabbage seed did not come good.
Hazen R. Randall.
lotva Silver Mine
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2021. Squaw For once we believe that
^ we have enough of this won-
derfully early corn to fill all orders that can pos- sibly come our way, and it was grown right on our own farms. It has again proven itself to be pos- itively the earliest corn that grows. In many localities where all other varieties were frozen. Squaw corn was fully matured before any frost came. It is a flint corn with very peculiar color- ing— blue, black, purple, red, yellow, and white all mixed together. With all' its outside 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 for fodder, being extensively planted for that purpose on ac- count 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 matured much earlier had it been in a higher and warmer location. Price: 2 lbs., (about 1 qt.) 50 cts., by mail postpaid.
If Interested in Seed Corn in larger quantities, ask for samples and our weekly price list.
2Q27. 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 al- ways yields well, always one ear and often two ears to the stalk. The ears are eight-rowed, and measure front ten to thirteen inches long, well filled to tb“ 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: 2 lbs., 60 cts., by mail, postpaid.
Squaw Corn
Fodder and Ensilage Corn
The demand for good fodder has increased almost beyond 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 attention, 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 ^iT^Fcdder
Varieties. This is a pure white corn with red cob, which grows very large, often yielding as high as 45 tons of fod- der per actM. 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 !4 feet apart, \/2 bushel of seed per acre, or more if a large amount of leafy fodder is desired with smaller growth of stalk.
2039. Pride Fodder This is practically the same
as 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 show just as high percentage of ger- mination. A great many prefer this smaller-growing corn for fodder to the large, rank-growing, southern varieties 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 pro- duce just as many tons of feed to the acre as will the larger kinds.
Ask for Samples and Weekly Price List.
Canada Smut Nose
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH.
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Darling’s Seed Grain
Northern Michigan Grown
Swedish Select Oats
In 1918, grains of all kinds were the best they have ever been, in Northern Michigan. The growing and harvesting seasons were ideal, enabling us to secure a good supply of all kinds. The quality is also of the very best. Seeds are bright colored, plump and of very strong vitality. No one can go amiss planting Northern Michigan field seeds this year.
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.
Prices of all kinds of field seeds are subject to market changes. It is impossible for us to set prices at the time this catalog is printed, that would be fair, either to our customers or ourselves, for the whole year. We therefore print a Weekly Price List of all kinds of field seeds, and enclose a copy of the one applying at the time this catalog is mailed. We will also be very glad to mail samples of grains, and a later price list, at any time on request.
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 years that we now have a strain of Swedish Select that excels anything we have ever seen.
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 ex- perience 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.
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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.
Ask for Samples and Weekly Price List.
White Kherson Oats
3004. White Kherson Oat While this is the fourth year we have offered this wonderful
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 origi- nators. 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.
Spring Wheat
3006. Macaroni, or Durum w£f"kab^0,N36,39,
There are many kinds of Kubanka Durum Wheat, but No. 5639 is the one that is recommended by the Agricultural 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 translucent, yellowish white in color, oc- casionally 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, 1J4 to 2 bushels, of seed are required per acre.
3008. Minnesota 169 Blue Stem Wheat In originating this variety the Minnesota Ex- periment 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.
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LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Marquis Wheat
3009. The New Marquis Wheat
Ten Days Earlier Than Other Types. Yields more per acre. Higher milling quality. It is a tremendous yielder. Holds the World’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 Experiment 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 consider that this was the wheat which won the Championship Prize at the New York Grain Exposition, the $3,000 prize at the International Dry Farm- ing Congress held at Lethbridge, Alberta, and again winning in open competition the sweepstakes prize at the Dry Farming Congress, Tulsa, Oklahoma, you can commence to appreciate how great it is.
Marquis Wheat has outyielded 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 Experiment 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 Hard.
We never had as good success with spring wheat in Northern Michigan as we have had since we introduced Marquis Wheat. Since then we have had excellent yields, while our winter wheats have not been at all satisfactory.
Winter Wheat
3010. Brubaker 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 re- ceived 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 454 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.
3011. Red Rock Winter Wheat A new winter wheat originated at the State Agricul- tural 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 sat- isfied 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 seems 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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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Silver Hull Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Being located as we are right in the midst of the greatest buckwheat-growing section in the world, our seed is of the very best quality. Buckwheat is mostly used for fillkig fields remaining unplanted after the middle o-f 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 This vaIuable variety originated 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, bringing higher prices than the Japanese. Under favorable condi- tions it will yield 40 to 50 bushels per acre.
3015. Japanese Buckwheat
Entirely distinct from all other varieties. It has the advan- tage of remaining for some time in bloom and produces seed earlier. On this account it can be grown farther north. It resists 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.
3016. Sueltz. or Emmer Speltz has now been grown in the United States in a large way r ’ 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% more than corn. Sow about 2}4 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.
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, splendid 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 bushels per acre, and treat just as you would any other kind of barley. Specially fine for poultry and for grinding for hogs.
3024 Orlephrurker Rarlpv First introduced into the United States from the Agricultural
" Experiment Station at Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Bred and disseminated at the Wisconsin Agricultural College 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 bearded, and in manner of growth similar to Mand- scheuri, but the straw is somewhat stronger and stiffer, and will stand up on the richest ground. Will not rust and is free from smut.
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Rcarrllpcc Rni-Iev The strong feature distinguishing the Beardless Barley is its free- Dedruicss u y dom from the troublesome beard, common to all other varieties ex-
cept 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 valuable. It is frequently used in succotash mixtures on account of the absence of beards, and in pastures where swine are allowed to feed will be found especially valuable. This variety is very scarce.
3027. Manshury Barley
This splendid six-rowed barley was first recommended to American farmers by Prof. W. A. Henry, director of the Wisconsin Experi- ment 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 charac- teristic 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 outyielded at the Wisconsin Station farm thirty-seven other varieties, and in some cases doubled 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 rerpect. Its feeding quality, combined with its value as a malting barley and its reliability as to yield, places it in the front rank.
3028 Darling’s Six-Row^d Bariev A Strictly Northern Michigan Product. We take
OUI.O. waning S OIX Itowea Dariey great pride in this 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 matures 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 other variety. The grain is very plump and heavy and when properly harvested and cured, very bright and handsome. For the general farmer no barley will be as satisfactory or pay as well.
Spring Rye
Rye
Earliest Sprinu A ^?on *° t*1 e Farmer. It is a very profitable crop to grow, seldom ^ 5 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 Sy2 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 disappointed 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.
3036. Winter Rye 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. When sown in the autumn, it starts up very early in the spring and is ready for 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 fertility 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.
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Carpenters, Michigan.
Oct. 15, 1918.
The Rosen Rye bought of you last year has been more than satisfactory. It yielded about 38 bushels to the acre while common rye grown by my neighbors only went from 15 to 20 bushels. It also seems hardier than the old kind of rye. Lots of rye in this locality froze out last winter, while mine was not damaged. The grain is also larger and better colored. I will have no trouble selling all I have for $3.00 a bushel for seed. James Colbrook.
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DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
3040. Rosen Winter Rve A New Variety Just Brought Out by Our 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 varieties 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 is 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 qualities but also on account of its adapt- ability to different soils and climates. It yields heavily on our light, sand soils, and proportionately 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 pro- gressive farmer can afford to pass over Rosen Rye. All should get a start with this greatest of all winter Ryes as soon as possible.
Rosen Winter Rye
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 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.
3046. Golden Vine, or Canadian Field
Grows about three feet high, yields well, good size and light yellow in color.
Peas
Petoskey Parks Lawn Grass Mixture
4000. Petoskey Parks Special Lawn Grass Mixture AJj]°rz°e^h{y0 rT Gemination
and purity. Composed of Evergreen Grasses, suitable for bur 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, aa 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 °nns”^yb^e ‘Jfc unde" the
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.
The Prices of Rye and Peas Are Subject to Market Changes. If Interested, Ask for Samples and Prices.
LOU S. DARLING SEED CO., PETOSKEY, MICH
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Darling’s Northern Grown Grass Seeds
Haymaking in Northern Michigan
On account of the prices of this class of seeds continually 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 North= ern 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 particular 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.
NOTE: Prices of grass seeds change so often as to make it impossible for us to set prices at the time this catalog is printed, that would be fair to either our customers or ourselves, for the whole year. We therefore print a weekly price list and enclose a copy of the one applying at the time this catalog is mailed. We will be very glad to mail samples of grass seeds and a later price list any time we are requested to do so.
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. Thrives 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 nourishing 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, fore, 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 sel- dom fails to make a good stand on prairie soil when sown early in the season under suitable conditions. Lb., 35 cts.
3100. Orchard Grass Dfacty!,is giomerata One
of the most valuable
grasses on account of its quick growth and valuable math. 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., 45 cts.
Agrostis 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., 40 cts.
3106. Kentucky Blue Grass Poa pratensis. Fancy, clean. Some T J times called June Grass, but the true
June or Wire Grass is much inferior. Kentucky Blue Grass is the most nutritious, nardyr 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 sown by itself for meadow or pastur- age, about 28 lbs. per acre will be required. Lb., 45 cts.
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3103. Red Top
Orchard Grass
ttO DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Darling Brand
CLOVER SEED
Northern Grown
Alfalfa In the
Foreground
We handle but one grade — the very best there is.
3113. Medium Red, or June
Trifolium pretense.
This variety of Clover is profitably the most important mem- ber 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 connection 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 vari- eties, as it does not require 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 succulent, 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 agri- cultural development, and it would indeed be a hard proposition to make a success of any branch of agriculture 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., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid.
3116. Mammoth, or Large Red (Trifolium Pretense 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 ma*ny years.
Our ambition to make our various grades so eminently pure, so vastly superior to any other Clovers i9 fast creating a standard of their own for high quality that would be almost impossible to surpass. Lb., 75 cts., by mail, postpaid.
3119. Alfalfa Lucerne. 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 wind- rows, which will tend 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., 50 cts., by mail, postpaid.
Clover Seeds Are Subject to Market Changes. If Interested, Ask for Samples and Prices.
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Darling Brand Northern Grown Clover Seed
We Handle but One Grade of Grass and Clover Seed, the Best Grade That Can Be Produced. You Will Never Find Any Low Grade Grass or Clover Seed in Our Establishment.
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 variety of soils, growing on the edge of a stream, in swamps or on low land and also flourishing on dry and stubborn, 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 Timothy to good advantage, as both mature at the same time, which is a very important feature for the production of hay. Wherever the Medium Red Clover fails for certain reasons, Alsike should be sown on account of its hardy nature; it is perennial and will not winter kill. When sown with other 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., 60 cts., by mail, postpaid.
3125. Sweet Clover, or
A variety of clover that resembles 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 sim- ply 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 fer- tilizer is in preparing the soil for Al- falfa 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 IS to 30 pounds seed per acre, either spring or fall, but prefer- ably in spring. The white-blossomed variety is the most valuable, although just as good for inoculating and fertilizing. Hulled seed is preferable to unhulled as it germinates more readily.
Sweet Clbver grows 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 hillsides where no other clover will grow.
As a pasture plant, Sweet Clover is most valu- able. 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 when all grasses are dry and parched.
Sweet Clover ranks the highest of crops. Like all plants of this class it has of gathering nitrogen, the dearest of all from the air, and enriches the soil with it; but it 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 de- velops clusters of fleshy roots which reach many feet Alsike
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., 60 cts., by mail, postpaid.
3128. Crimson Trefoil, or Scarlet Italian Trifo,ium incarnatum. An annual variety
7 in 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 immense, 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. lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts., by mail, postpaid.
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., 80 cts., by mail, post- paid.
Clover Seeds Are Subject to Market Changes. If interested, Ask for Samples and Our Weekly Price List.
Aspen, Colo.
The seeds I purchased from your firm, were invariably of the best quality, well adapted to the re- quirements of this climate, and the price I paid for them was less than I had formerly paid for seeds of inferior quality.
I was attracted to your firm by a frank open statement of what your intentions were; the same being contained in one of your catalogs of nine or ten years ago. You made good and were I in the market for seeds, this letter would contain an order.
May you prosper is the wish of,
Yours respectfully,
Lester Hannun.
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Darling’s Miscellaneous Farm Seeds
Ashville, N. Y.
Have had great success with seeds purchased from you in the past. When the neighbors get to talking seeds I tell them that Darling is the last word in “Good Seeds.’’ Hoping to give you an order worth while this year, I am,
Maynard T. Strickland.
NOTE: Prices of this class of seeds change so often as to make it impossible to set prices at the
time this catalog is printed, that would be fair for either our customers or ourselves, during the whole year. So we print a new price list every week and enclose the one in force at the time this catalog is
mailed. We will be very glad to mail samples and a new list any time we are asked to do so.
Millet
3134. Japanese Millet Grass0)" _P°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 country. It will grow six to eight feet high and yield IS 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 remarkably and should not be sown too thick. Lb., 25 cts., post- paid.
3137. Hungarian Ptnicum Germani?um-
= this is a species of an-
nual 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 extreme barely imaginable. Un- excelled as a hay producer; all cattle relish it; grown in enormous quan- tities 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. Earlier than Golden Millet and often used as a second crop to follow barley or early potatoes, etc. Lb., 25 cts.
3149. Sunflower, Large Russian Jhls tas large heads
9 * borne at top of a sin-
gle 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 are planted largely in the flower garden for ornament. Pkt., 5 cts.; $4 lb., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
3152. Flax Linum 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.
If Interested, Ask for Samples and Latest Price List.
3140. Millet, Common PajUcum ml'iceum. Requires a dry
7 light, rich soil and grows 2 y2 to 4
feet high with a 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. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
3143. Millet, Golden^11
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Japanese Millet — (Billion Dollar Grass)
all exceedingly fond of it.
improved large-leaved variety, growing 3 to 5 feet high; later maturing than Com- mon Millet, and a heavy yielder. The heads, though numerous, are very large and compact. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly sheaths, afid are round, golden yellow, and very attractive in appearance.
The Golden 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 About 35 lbs. are sown per acre. Lb., 25 cts.
3146 Race Dwarf Essex, for Sowing. There is but one variety * ^ of 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 advertise- ments. 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 be- come 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 cultiva- tion 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}4 feet apart, at the rate of 2^4 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.
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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 produce but little clover. The plants, when mature, are about 40 inches high, and if cut for forage as soon as full grown and before set- ting 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 introduced during recent years with such manifest advantage 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 anp 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 won- derful. As a soil improver, it is richer in nitrogen, phos- phoric 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 con- dition 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 well and an acre of Vetch plowed under is equal to $20 to $40 worth of com- mercial fertilizer. Lb., 50 cts., postpaid.
3158. Vetches, or Tares (Spring)
Vicia sativa. A perennial, pea-like plant grown as an annual in the north. Desirable as a forage plant and val- uable as a cover crop for orchards. Culture same as field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
3161. Kaffir Corn
Grows four to five feet high. Evergreen Broom Corn
The stem or stalk bears nu- merous 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 lA to one bushel either broadcast or in drills.
Large pkt., 5 cts. ; Ib., 20 cts., postpaid.
ImnrovpH Fvernrepn Rmnm Corn Best variety for general cultivation on ac- improved tvergreen oroom Lorn count of color? and quantity of brush. Ri_
pens early; grows 8 to 10 feet high; brush of good length, fine and straight, and always of green ap- pearance when ripe. Our stock is select, having been saved by professional growers from their own
plantings. Lb., 25 cts., postpaid.
This is the sorghum of the North- ern 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 immense crops of fodder, and may also be used for pasture. 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.
3167. Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar Cane
Culture: Sow in rows or drills, 3 to 3/2 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., 50 cts.
Early Amber Sugar Cane
Seeds Described on This Page Are Subject to Market Changes. If Interested, Ask for Samples and Latest Prices.
Burtville, Pa.
Your seeds are the best I ever saw and everyone that has ever planted them around here says the same. I be- lieve 99 will come out of every 100 planted.
T. C. Burdick.
Rapid City, Mich.
The black English field peas I got from you last spring made a fine crop. I like them better than any field peas I have ever raised. Elmer E. Hunt.
Rhinelander, Wis.
Find herewith draft for $6.80 for which please send me the enclosed order. The seeds I have obtained from you the past two or three years have been of exceptionally good quality and am glad to give you this little order.
Paul Browne.
Mowersville, Pa.
The flax seed I purchased from you last year was fine and did splendidly. I sowed ten pounds of flax and 1%. bushel of oats together and harvested and threshed it to- gether and now I make it into chop and it makes the best feed I ever fed Wm. M. Asper.
Kittanning, Pa.
I have used your seeds and find them just as repre- sented. I am sending you a small order. Wishing to have them as soon as possible, I am,
M. K. Foreman.
Cornish Flat, N. H.
I received your letter and seed catalog sometime ago, and am sending you an order for seeds.
The seeds I got from you before were first class in every respect. I think every seed germinated and was true to name. I may send an additional order later on. I en- close check for amount. D. G. Witherill.
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FOR SUCCESS WITH LEGUMES
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INOCULATE YOUR SEED WITH “NITRAGIN”
Do not sow Alfalfa, Helps Legumes, Stores
Clovers, Vetches, Cow- UiTC'J o V 1 ^1 Nitrogen in the soil — a
peas, Soybeans, Peas, Safe, Sure Bacteria
or Beans without ^ "nd s,i" applied on the seed.
Increase Crop Yields-Safe-Simple
Science has definitely proven that certain crops must find certain bacteria in the soil or they will prove a failure.
The pure culture system of inoculat- ing Legume seed is endorsed and rec- ommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, experiment stations, other agriculture experts and farmers who have used “Nitragin.” It insures your crop. It will enable you to get a “catch.” Don’t fail to mention crop you will use “Nitragin” on.
“Nitragin” is put up in a granulated medium and packed in a ventilated can, the modern scientific way of packing legume germs.
PRICES
When Ordering, Name Crop It Is Wanted For
Garden size, for Peas, Beans, and Sweet Peas (shipping weight 4 oz.) . . . .$0.30
Y2- acre size (shipping weight 4 oz.) .50
1-acre size (shipping weight 8 oz.) 1.00
5-acre size (shipping weight 2 y2 lbs.) 4.00
10-acre size (shipping weight 5 lbs.) freight or express 7.50
Send for Free Booklet on Legumes
Order Garden “NITRAGIN” for Garden Peas and Beans — Only 35c
Note the nodule develop- ment on the roots of the above legume plant. This the result of pure culture inoculation.
By mail $0.40 .60 1.15 4.50
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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 cannot go wrong by ordering “Black Leaf 40” for sucking insects.
“Black Leaf,” being a liquid, cannot be sent by parcel post. Where possible, it is best to order it with bulky seeds to be sent by express or freight. Where shipped by itself, it will go very cheaply by express. 6 gallons of spray $ 0.40
Yz pound — makes 40 to 120 gallons of spray 1.00
2 pounds — makes 160 to 500 gallons of spray 2.75
10 pounds — makes 800 to 2,500 gallons of spray 10.75
KILLS
maggots, cutworms, grubs, ants,
and other insects and worms infesting
Cabbage, Onion, Turnip, Beet, Radish, Cauliflower,
VEGETABLE SPRAY and a11 other ve£etables-
Read What Others Say about Carco
I made a thorough test of Carco for root maggots with results eminently satisfactory. It surely does the work for which it is intended. Another bed fifty feet from where the experiment was made where no preventive agent was used, the maggots destroyed the entire bed. — R. L. Dalton , Dist. Horticultural Insp., Olympia, Wash.
We found your Carco Spray to be a very valuable remedy for the Root Maggot. We have used it extensively on our Cabbage fields with excellent results, and also in our garden on Turnips, Rutabagas, Cauliflower, and Onions. We regard it as the best product of its kind obtainable. — The Tillinghast Seed Co., La Conner, Wash. Seed Growers.
Prices of Carco Vegetable Spray
By freight or express at purchaser’s expense.
One pint — makes 35 to 65 quarts mixture $0.5C
One quart — makes 75 to 125 quarts mixture 1 8C
One gallon — makes 75 to 125 gallons mixture 2.0C
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NITRATE OF SODA AND FERTILIZERS
For the GREENHOUSE, GARDEN AND FARM
NITRACO
has been evolved after years of study of the Fertilizer business and the demands of the gardening public. It is designed and is, the most perfect and complete Fer- tilizer ever placed on the market.
Nitraco is so compounded as to be right- fully 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 nec- essary, 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 quantities stated, but rather to apply often and regularly, once a month, and on strong growing plants, every two weeks.
1 lb. cartons $0.35. By mail, $0.50
Nitraco is packed in 1-lb. and 5-lb. cartons, or 5 lb. cartons 1.00. By mail, 1.25
5-lb., 10-lb., 25-lb., 50-lb. , and 100-lb. heavy drill 10 lb. bags 1.75
and burlap bags, and is sold at the following prices: 25 lb. bags 2.50
Analysis: Ammonia, 4%; Phosphoric Acid, 8%; 50 lb. bags 4.50
Potash, 2%. 100 lb. bags 6.00
We also pack in the same way and in similar packages Nitrate of Soda, Steamed Bone, and Lawn Enrlcher. Prices are as follows:
NITRATE OF SODA
THE UNIVERSAL TOP DRESSER
Analysis :
1854%.
1 lb. tin . . 5 lb. bag . 10 lb. bag
Analysis :
5 lb. tin . 10 lb. bag .
Nitrogen, 15%; equal to Ammonia,
By Mail
$0.25 $0.35 25 1b. bag
.75 1.00 50 lb. bag
1.25 1.70 , 100 lb. bag
By Fr’ght or Exp.
$2.50
5.00
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LAWN ENRICHER
Ammonia, 4%; Phosphoric Acid, 8%.
By Mail $0.75 $1.00
1.00 1.45
Ey Fr’ght or Exp.
25 lb. bag $2.00
50 lb. bag 3.50
100 1b. bag 5.50
STEAMED GROUND BONE
The Finest of Steamed Bone
Analysis: Ammonia, 3%; Bone Phosphate of
Lime, 50%, By Fr’ght
By Mail or Exp.
5 lb. tin ...$0.75 $1.00 25 lb. bag $2.50
10 1b. bag ... 1.25 1.70 50 lb. bag 5.00
100 1b. bag 7.50
N1TRO-HUMUS
Analysis: Ammonia, 2%; Phosphoric Acid,
0.43%; Potash, 0.53%.
By Fr’ght
By Mail | or Exp.
5 lb. tin ...$0.30 $0.55 25 lb. bag $1.20
10 lb. bag ... .50 .95 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, pulverized and screened and all undigested weed seeds have been destroyed so they cannot under any circumstances germinate. The analysis is: Ammonia, 1.73 per cent; Phosphoric acid, 1.75 per cent; Potash, 1.50 per cent: Humus, 90 per cent. Price: 5 lbs., 25 cts.; 10 lbs., 40 cts.; 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 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 470 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis 2-8-1. 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 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 leguminous plants. It contains lots of potash, just what po- tatoes need. Use at the rate of 250 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis, 2-8-2. Price: 25 lbs., 80 cts.; 50 lbs., $1.50; 125 lbs., $3.75; 250 lbs., $7.25; 500 lbs., $14.00; 1,000 lbs., $27.50; ton, $55.00.
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 quantity to form a well-balanced, complete fertilizer. An excellent brand for black soils. Use 250 to 500 lbs. per acre; half broadcast, balance in hills or drills, mixing thoroughly with the soil before planting. Analysis, 1-8-1. Price: 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 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. Ths 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, cauliflower, celery, fruits, especially strawberries; suitable for all soils (except sour). Use 250 to 500 lbs. per acre. Analysis 1-8-1. Price: 25 lbs., 75 cts.; 125 lbs., $2.25; 250 lbs., $4.00; 500 lbs., $7.50; 1,000 lbs., $14.00; ton, $27.50.
Get Acquainted with “PYROX” y°u like it!
Trade Mark Reg.
C c" A l TT • .1 f . You will find that it does two
^ray Some Apple Trees with It things— kills the leaf-eating in- Spray Some Potatoes with It se<:ts aild.st0Ps J^ght. rot, rust,
— - wilt and similar fungous troubles
“Our Yield Larger than any Other in this Vicinity”
Mr. Thomas Earle, Steelton, Pa., says: “This season we used Bowker’s Pyrox on about half an acre of potatoes. We had an exceedingly dry season, but we had a larger yield per acre than any other in the vicinity — due largely, we believe, to the use of Pyrox — as the plants kept green and healthy longer than those that were not sprayed.”
This voices the experience of potato growers everywhere. Pyrox kills the bugs ; pre- vents blight, and, as it sticks like paint on the leaves, one application does the work of several applications of Paris Green.
Follow the lead of the big potato growers and orchardists — there is no sentiment about their enthusiastic use of Pyrox — it gets them the money.
No Experiment — Used Since 1898
We sell Pyrox — any quantity you want, in small crocks, kegs, or barrels. Ask for the new and interesting Pyrox booklet.
Pyrox, being a liquid, cannot be sent by parcel post.
PRICES : By freight or express, at purchaser’s expense One pound (makes 25 gal- lons of spray mixture), 60 cents; five pounds (makes 125 gallons of spray mixture), $1.75.
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combination sprinq-tooth
Magic 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 practical 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 or- der of a plow, lifting and pulverizing the soil, loosen- ing and rendering friable, thus subserving 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.
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ONLY
ONLY
For the Back- Yard Garden
60c The Lenox Plant Sprayer 60c
Add 10 Cents for Postage.
With this new sprayer a fine spray may be thrown un- der, over, or upon the foliage of any plant or shrub, thor- oughly drenching and removing dust and insects. Water or any kind of liquid Insecticide may be applied with it. Spraying under the leaves, the thing long needed. The most ef- fective, convenient, and durable, 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. 60c each, postpaid. Also 2 extra bulbs for Laundry use, all $1.10.
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, 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 5EEDS 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.
FLOWERING PLANTS /if
Spray will reach 8
The Cyclone Seeder
Fifty acres in a ten-hour day— seeded evenly, thoroughly 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 convenience 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 distances on each side of the operator. Made of metal — with no soldered joints.
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.
The CYCLONE Seeder — Low Priced— But Guaranteed Absolutely
Price, $1.75— by mail, $2.00.
Tut SOWEfl THAT SCATTERS EVENI
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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 ordered from this list are to be sent by freight or express at purchaser’s expense, if wanted by mall, add 10 cents per pound 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
No. 5 bbls. or more, per bbl.
3 Early Petoskey $7.75
6 Early Bird 6.25
9 Early Michigan 6.25
10 Early Six Weeks 6.25
12 Early Norther 6.25
18 Early Ohio 6.25
24 Early Acme 6.25
27 Early Irish Cobbler 7.00
36 Liberty Bond 9.75
39 Spaulding No. 4 6.25
42 California Russet 6.25
48 Late Petoskey 6.25
60 Rural New Yorker No. 2 . .. 6.25
ASPARAGUS lb.
63 Darling’s Mammoth $0.75
66 Early Giant Argenteuil .50
69 Conover’s Colossal 40
72 Palmetto 40
75 Barr’s Mammoth 50
78 Columbian Mammoth White 50
81 Banvallet’s Giant 40
84
87
90
93
96
99
102
103
105
108
111
112
114
117
120
123
126
129
130
132
133
135
136 138 141 144 147 150 153 156 159 162
165
166 168
171
172
174
176
177
179
180 183 186 189 192 195
198
199 201 204 207 210 213 216
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220 225 228 229
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Darling’s Earliest of AH... |
. .$0.45 |
$0.22 |
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Prolific Wax |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Darling’s Pencil Pod |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Saddle-Back Wax |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Currie’s Rust Proof Wax.. |
. . .30 |
.18 |
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Round Pod Kidney Wax — Crop Failed. |
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Wardwell’s Kidney Wax... |
. . .30 |
.19 |
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Refugee Wax |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Detroit Wax |
. . .30 |
.18 |
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Golden Wax |
. . .30 |
.18 |
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Golden Eye Wax |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Webber Wax |
. . .30 |
.19 |
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Davis White Wax |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Extra Early Red Valentine. |
. . .25 |
.20 |
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Black Valentine |
. . .25 |
.19 |
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Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod .25 |
.18 |
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Giant Stringless |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Early Refugee |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Late Refugee (1000 to One) |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Long Yellow Six Weeks... |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Bountiful |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Dwarf Horticultural |
. . .30 |
.20 |
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Longfellow |
. . .25 |
.18 |
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Goddard |
. . .25 |
.17 |
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Burpee’s Bush Lima |
. . .30 |
.25 |
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Fordhook Bush Lima |
. . .30 |
.23 |
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Dwarf Large White Lima. . |
. . .30 |
.22 |
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Early Leviathan Pole Lima. |
. . .30 |
.22 |
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Large White Pole Lima.... |
. . .30 |
.22 |
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Kentucky Wonder |
. . .30 |
.23 |
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Early Golden Cluster Wax. |
. . .30 |
.25 |
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Lazy Wife |
. . .30 |
.24 |
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Darling’s Improved Pea Bean .251 |
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Michigan Early Wonder. . . . |
. . .25 | |
Ask |
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White Kidney |
. . .25 l |
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Red Kidney |
. . .25 |
Prices |
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Large White Marrow |
.. .25 |
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BEETS AND MANGELS |
lb. |
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Darling’s Earliest Red Turnip.... |
$1.40 |
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New Crimson Giant |
1.40 |
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Crosby’s Egyptian |
1.40 |
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Darling’s Ail Seasons.... |
1.40 |
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Early Eclipse |
. . . . 1.15 |
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Dewing’s Blood Turnip.... |
. .. . 1.15 |
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Early Blood Turnip |
1.15 |
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Long Blood |
1.15 |
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Detroit Dark Red Turnip. |
. ... 1.15 |
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Half Long Blood |
1.15 |
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Swiss Chard |
. ... 1.65 |
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Lucullus Swiss Chard . . . . |
1.65 |
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Jaensch’s Victrix |
90 |
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Vilmoren’s Improved |
90 |
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Klein’s Wanzlebin |
90 |
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Lane’s Imperial Sugar |
90 |
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90 |
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Giant Feeding Sugar |
90 |
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Darling’s Imp. Mam. Long |
Red |
90 |
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Danish Sludstrup |
90 |
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Darling’s Golden Tankard |
90 |
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Yellow Leviathan |
90 |
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Darling’s Golden Giant... |
90 |
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS |
lb. |
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Improved Half Dwarf |
$1.90 |
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Dalkeith |
1.90 |
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CABBAGE |
lb. |
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Darling’s Extra Early Express |
. . .$14.90 |
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Early Tersey Wakefield |
. . . 7.90 |
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Copenhagen Market |
. . . 11.90 |
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Charleston Wakefield |
. . . 7.90 |
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Early York. |
. . .$ 9.90 |
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249 |
Early Winningstadt |
... 9.90 |
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250 |
Enkhuizen Glory |
. . . 9.90 |
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252 |
Early Flat Dutch |
. . . 7.90 |
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255 |
Henderson’s Early Summer |
. . . 6.90 |
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258 |
Fottler’s Early Brunswick |
. . . 8.90 |
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261 |
All Seasons |
. . . 7.90 |
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264 |
Darling’s Selected Volga |
... 11.90 |
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267 |
Stonemason Drumhead .... |
. . . 8.90 |
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270 |
Premium Late Flat Dutch. |
... 7.90 |
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273 |
Danish Ballhead |
... 14.90 |
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276 |
Marblehead Mammoth Drumhead... |
. . . 9.90 |
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279 |
Houser |
... 11.90 |
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282 |
Drumhead Savoy |
... 7.90 |
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285 |
Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy . . |
. . . 7.90 |
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288 |
Mammoth Rock Red |
. . . 9.90 |
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291 |
Red Dutch |
. . . 9 90 |
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CARROT |
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294 |
Darling’s Improved Danvers |
$1.40 |
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297 |
Danvers Half Long |
90 |
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300 |
Improved Long Orange... |
90 |
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303 |
Darling’s Best Oxheart... |
90 |
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306 |
Chantenay |
1.15 |
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309 |
Darling’s Selected White Belgian . . |
90 |
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312 |
Darling’s Selected Yellow |
Belgian |
90 |
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313 |
Improved Short White .... |
90 |
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314 |
French Forcing |
1.15 |
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CRESS |
lb. |
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324 |
Curled or Pepper Grass . |
$0.65 |
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325 |
Gray-Seeded Early Winter |
1.20 |
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326 |
True Water |
4.90 |
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CELERY |
lb. |
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337 |
Darling’s Snow White . . . |
$2.40 |
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330 |
Giant Pascal |
90 |
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333 |
White Plume |
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336 |
Golden Self-Blanching |
.... 2.15 |
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339 |
Golden Heart Dwarf |
1.15 |
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342 |
Winter Queen |
90 |
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345 |
Celeriac, Large Smooth Prague |
1.65 |
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more. |
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Per lb. |
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348 |
White Mexican |
. .$0.30 |
$0.15 |
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351 |
Red Cob Cory |
. . .30 |
.15 |
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354 |
Darling’s Pure Gold |
. . .45 |
.18 |
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357 |
Extra Early Premo |
.. .30 |
.14 |
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360 |
Golden Bantam |
. . .30 |
.15 |
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363 |
Peep-O’-Day |
.. WjO |
.15 |
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366 |
Kendall’s Early Giant |
.. 30 |
.14 |
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369 |
Early Minnesota |
.. .30 |
.14 |
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372 |
Perry’s Hybrid |
. . .30 |
.14 |
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375 |
Crosby’s Early |
. . .30 |
.14 |
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378 |
Early Evergreen |
. . .30 |
.13 |
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381 |
Mammoth White Cob Cory. |
. . .30 |
.15 |
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384 |
Stowell’s Evergreen |
. . .30 |
.13 |
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387 |
Country Gentleman |
.. .35 |
.16 |
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390 |
White Evergreen |
. . .30 |
.13 |
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more. |
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Per lb. |
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393 |
Monarch White Rice |
. .$0.30 |
$0.15 |
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396 |
Queen’s Golden |
. . .30 |
.15 |
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399 |
Silver Lace |
. . .40 |
.20 |
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CUCUMBER |
lb. |
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411 |
Petoskey White Spine . . . |
$1.30 |
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414 |
Davis’ Perfect |
. ... 1.15 |
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417 |
Early Short Green |
. .. 1.10 |
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420 |
Early Cluster |
1.10 |
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423 |
Darling’s Improved Long Green.... |
. ... 1.15 |
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426 |
Boston Pickling |
1.10 |
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429 |
Cumberland |
90 |
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EGG PLANT |
lb. |
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435 |
Darling’s Spineless |
$4.90 |
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438 |
Black Beauty |
4.90 |
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ENDIVE |
lb. |
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441 |
Large Green Curled |
$1.15 |
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444 |
Moss Curled |
. . . . 1.15 |
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447 |
Ever White Curled |
1.15 |
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LETTUCE |
lb. |
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480 |
Darling’s Ice Cream |
$1.15 |
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482 |
Early May King |
65 |
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483 |
Salamander |
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486 |
California Cream Butter.. |
90 |
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489 |
Big Boston |
70 |
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492 |
Darling’s Improved Hanson |
70 |
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495 |
Early Curled Simpson |
. . . . 1.15 |
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498 |
Black Seeded Simpson |
65 |
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500 |
Early Prizehead |
65 |
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504 |
Grand Rapids |
. . . . 1.15 |
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505 |
Early Self Folding Cos..., |
70 |
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506 |
Darling’s Ail Summer. . . . |
60 |
88
DARLING’S HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
LEEK lb.
507 London Flag $1.90
508 Large American Flag 1.90
KALE OR BORECOLE lb.
509 Dwarf Curled Scotch $1.90
510 Tall Green Curled Scotch 1.90
511 Siberian 1.90
KOHL RABI lb.
512 Earliest White Vienna $2.40
513 Earliest Purple Vienna 2.40
MUSKMELON lb.
516 Darling’s Extra Early Hackensack $1.15
518 Honey Dew 1.90
519 Jenny Lind 90
522 Improved Large Green Nutmeg 90
525 Bay View 90
528 Rocky Ford Improved 1.15
531 Darling’s Un equaled Gem 1.15
534 Paul Rose or Petoskey 90
537 Darling’s Emerald Gem 1.30
540 Osage 90
543 Hoodoo 90
544 Burrell Gem 1.15
MUSTARD lb.
545 White English $0.65
546 Brown or Black 65
547 Southern Giant Curled 65
548 New Chinese 65
WATERMELON lb.
549 Darling’s Iced Honey $1.40
550 Fordhook Early 65
552 Hungarian Honey 90
553 Kolb Gem 65
556 Sweetheart 65
557 Ice Cream 65
560 Cole’s Early 65
562 Kleckley Sweets 65
564 Tom Watson 65
567 Citron, Colorado Preserving 1.15
ONION lb.
585 Darling’s White Globe $2.90
588 Darling’s Red Globe 2.65
591 Darling’s Yellow Globe 2.90
594 Darling’s Yellow Globe Danvers.; 2.40
597 Darling's Michigan Yellow Globe 2.40
599 Yellow Danvers 2.65
600 Mammoth Prizetaker 2.40
603 Mammoth Silver King 3.40
606 White Portugal 3.40
607 Early Neapolitan 2.90
609 Extra Early Red Flat 3.40
612 Extra Large Red Wethersfield 2.90
615 Australian Brown 2.90
618 Mixed Onion 2.15
^ OKRA lb.
631 White Velvet $0.55
632 Perkin’s Long Pod 55
PARSLEY lb.
633 Darling’s Dark Green Curled $1.40
636 Plain or Single 1.15
639 Double Curled 1.15
642 Dark Moss Curled 1.15
PARSNIP lb.
645 Darling’s Improved Hollow Crown $1.40
648 Long Smooth White 1.40
651 Guernsey 1.40
PEAS
Less than 15 lbs. or 1 5 lbs. more.
Per lb. Per lb.
654 Gregory’s Surprise $0.35 $0.16
657 Darling’s Alaska 35 .18
663 Nott’s Excelsior 35 .17
669 Gradus 35 .17
672 Sutton’s Excelsior 35 .18
675 Ameer 20 .14
678 American Wonder .35 .18
681 Thomas Laxton 35 .18
688 Darling’s Gem 35 .17 <
696 Darling’s Bountiful — Crop Failed.
699 Admiral 15 .14
702 Bliss’ Abundance 30 .15
708 Darling’s Defiance 35 .17
711 Long Island Mammoth 25 .14
714 Hosford’s Market Garden 20 .14
717 Duke of Albany 25 .15
720 Telephone 25 .15
723 Alderman 30 .18
726 Champion of England 20 .14
732 McLean’s Advancer 20 .14
735 Dwarf Telephone or Daisy... .35 .18
738 Darling’s Mammoth Melting
Sugar 30 .18
741 Large White Marrowfat 15 .14
744 Black Eye Marrowfat 15 .14
PEPPER lb.
Chinese Giant $7.40
Pimiento 4.90
Long Red Cayenne 5.90
Large Bell or Bull-Nose 5.90
Ruby King 5.90
PUMPKIN lb.
Small Sugar $1.15
Quaker Pie 90
Sweet Cheese 65
Connecticut Field 90
RADISH lb.
Darling’s Mammoth Scarlet Turnip.. $1.40
Early Scarlet Turnip 1.15
Rosy Gem 1.15
Early Scarlet Globe 1.15
French Breakfast 1.15
Early Crimson Giant Turnip 1.15
Early Deep Scarlet 1.15
Early Snowball 1.40
Long Bright Scarlet 90
Improved Chartier 90
Icicle 1.15
Cincinnati Market 90
White Strassburg 90
White Vienna or Lady Finger 1.15
Giant White Stuttgart 90
Winter Rose China 1.15
Long Black Spanish 1.15
Round Black Spanish 1.15
California Mammoth White 1.15
Celestial 1.15
Darling’s All Season Mixture 90
RHUBARB lb.
Victoria $1.40
Linnaeus 1.40
SALSIFY lb.
Long White French $2.90
Mammoth Sandwich Island 2.90
SPINACH lb.
New Zealand $2.15
Darling’s Long Standing 1.90
Bloomsdale 1.40
Prickly Winter 1.40
TOBACCO lb.
Big Oronoco $2.90
Connecticut Seed Leaf 2.90
Havana 2.90
White Burley 2.90
SQUASH lb.
Early Golden Bush Scallop $1.40
Early White Bush Scallop 1.40
Mammoth White Bush. Patty Pan 1.30
Mammoth Summer Crookneck 1.40
Fordhcok 1.30
Darling’s Improved Hubbard 1.40
Darling’s Improved Warted Hubbard.. 1.50
Gregory’s Delicious 1.50
Golden Hubbard 1.40
Mammoth Chili 1.65
Boston Marrow 1.40
Pike’s Peak 1.15
TOMATO lb,
Earliana $2.40
Chalk’s Early Jewel 2.65
Ponderosa 3.90
Darling’s Improved Champion 2.90
Beauty 2.15
Stone 2.15
Acme 2.15
Livingston’s New Globe 3.90
Golden Queen 3.15
TURNIP lb.
Purple Top White Globe $2.40
Early Purple Top Strap Leaf 1.65
Cow Horn 2.40
Yellow Aberdeen 1.65
Golden Ball 1.90
Yellow Globe L90
Sweet German 1.90
Early White Flat Dutch 1.90
Early Purple Top White Milan 2.15
Early White Milan 2.15
Large White Norfolk 1.65
Darling’s Turnip Mixture 1.40
RUTA BAGA lb.
Monarch $2.15
Darling’s Imp. Am. Purple Top 2.15
White Swede 2.15
White Rock 2.15
Darling’s Year=Round 1.40
747
750
753
756
758
762
765
768
771
777
778
780
783
786
789
792
795
798
801
804
807
810
813
816
819
822
825
828
829
831
834
837
838
839
841
843
847
849
850
851
852
853
855
858
861
864
867
869
870
873
876
879
882
885
903
906
909
91.2
915
918
921
924
927
930
933
936
939
942
945
948
951
954
957
960
966
969
972
975
978
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S. DARLING SEED CO., Petoskey, Mien.
Hardy Northern Seeds
CPPCIAL- Add 5 cents (2Sc. in all) and
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full of wit and wisdom for all.
You will do us a great favor if you will write below the names and postoffice addresses of persons that you know plant seeds. In return for your kindness, you May Include in Your Order a 5c packet of seeds free. (Please have names spelled correctly.)
NAME
Rural Route No.
POST OFFICE
Lou S. Darling Seed Co.
FLOWER
V1IGKTAHLK
FIELD
Dear Friend;
HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
FROM
GROWER TO PLANTER
United States Food Admin- istration License Ho *47883
Petoskey, Mich..
J an, 1 1919
After the catalog is finished before the seed orders begin coming back j is the only time in the whole year that I can really call my own. I always feel that I can put it to no better us© than in writing to our customer friends.
I have always greatly appreciated the seed orders received from you and again thank you very much for them* We have always tried to give you full value for your money and I hope that you have always felt that you received it. If not, and if you feel that we have not always treated you just right? I wish that you would write and tell me all about it®
While our business is now too large for me to give every thing my personal attention? as I used to, I am just as much interested as ever and 3ust as anxious to see our customers well treated and perfectly satisfied.
You must remember that last year was an exceptional one® It was the worst one in which any seedsman has ever tried to do business® Growing and harvesting conditions were very unfavorable; many crops were total failures; those that were saved? required much greater time to cur© out and get ready for market; hardly any seeds were ready at the time we should have sent them to our customers® We were obliged to partly fill orders and then send the balance when we could? often making four or five shipments on one order. This made an endless amount of extra work for us and must have been very annoying to our customers. But we have the satisfaction of knowing that we did the best we could and are very thankful to our cus- tomers for being so very patient and considerate with us.
I am glad to tell you that conditions are very different this year® Supplies of nearly all kinds of seeds are more plentiful and nearly all of them are actually in our hands at this time* Prices are still high, but this is more on oecount of increased cost of production? than from any great shortage® And our seeds are going to be better too. You know what they have been* Well? I want to tell you that they are going to b© even better than they ever have been. Growing and harvesting has been done un- der ideal conditions, germination tests show them to have unusual vitality even for northern Grown Seeds; we have sxcercised unusual care in growing and selecting; they are bright, clean and true to name®
Such seeds cannot fail to bring success to those who plant them, I will be very glad to have you with us again this year and I know that you are going to be better satisfied than ever®
Again wishing you a happy and prosperous year, I am,
Yours very truly.
LSD/OHD
WEEKLY PRICE LIST
Lou S. Darling Seed Company
Growers and Retailers of
HARDY NORTHERN SEEDS
Pefoskey, Mich., Jan. 1, 1919
These prices are guaranteed for but ten days from the date on this list. If seeds are wanted at a later date we would advise asking for a new list, or send your order and if prees are higher, we will advise you before shipping.
Prices include bags, sacks or boxes in which to ship. Smaller quantities than are quoted in this list are sold at catalog prices only.
Prices are for seeds delivered on cars at Petoskey, freight or express to be paid by purchaser. Where pounds are wanted by mail, add 10c per pound to pay postage.
All seeds on this list have been tested and show a purity test of 98 % or more and a germination test of over 95%,
Full description of all seeds mamed in this list will be found in our 1919 catalog, which will be mailed free on application. Sample of Field Seeds will be mailed free on application.
Scarified Seed. There is no question but that a greater percentage of Mammoth, Medium or Sweet Clover, Rape and Vetches, will be sure to grow and will start much quicker, if the seed has been scarified. We can furnish our own scarified seed at 1 cent per pound in addition to the prices quoted below.
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GRASS |
SEEDS |
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Less than |
50 lbs. |
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|
Catalog |
50 lbs. |
or more |
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No. |
Per lb. |
per 100 |
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3097 Timothy |
$.14 |
$13.50 |
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3100 Orchard Grass . |
.29 |
28.50 |
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3103 Red Top |
17 |
16.00 |
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3106 Ky. Blue Grass, fancy .26 |
25.00 |
3110 Bromus Inermis
CLOVERS
3113 Medium Red or June 45^ 45.00
3116 Mammoth Red .45£ 45.00
3119 Alfalfa .25 24.00
3122 Alsyke .35^ 34,50
3125 Sweet Clover, white ,27£ 26.50
3126 Sweet Clover, yellow .24 23.50
3128 Crimson or Scarlet
1131 White Dutch .53 52.00
Miscellaneous Farm Seeds
'■46 Rape, Dwarf Essex .14 13.50
49 Sunflower, Mam. Russian.. ,13 12.00
52 Flax .12 11.00
>5 Vetches, Winter .21 20.50
18 Vetches, Spring 11 10.00
1 Kaffir Corn, white
4 Broom Corn, Imp. Evergreen 7 Cane, Early Amber .10 9.00
MILLET
Less than 50 lbs
Catalog 50 lbs or more
No per lb per 100
3134 Japanese $.08£ $8.00
3137 Hungarian
3140 Common .08 7.75
3143 Golden .08 7.75
GRAIN 5 bu.
1 to 5 bu. or more per bu. perbu.
3000 Oats, Swedish Select $1.20 $1.10
3003 Oats, Silver Mine 1.20 1.10
3004 Oats, White Kherson 1.50 1.10
3006 Wheat, Durum 3.35 3.25
3008 Wheat, Blue Stem 3.35 3.25
3009 Wheat, Marquis 3.35 3.25
3010 Wheat, Brubaker
3011 Wheat, Red Rock
3012 Buckwheat, Silver Hull .. 2.10 2.00
3015 Buckwheat, Japanese 3.35 3.25
3016 Speltz 1.65 1.75
3018 Barley, White Hulless 3.10 3.00
3024 Barley, Oderbrucker 2.30 2.20
3026 Barley, Beardless 2.45 2.35
3027 Barley, Manshury 2.30 2.20
3028 Barley, Six Rowed 2.30 2.20
3033 Rye, Earliest Spring 2.10 2.00
3036 Rye, Winter 2.10 2.00
3040 Rye, Rosen Winter
CORN
BEANS
Germination, 90% and better. % Bu. at Bu. rates. Corn will not be ready for shipment much before the first of March.
Catalog' 2 lbs or
No. Qt. Pk.
2000 Burnham’s Ea.Dent $.30 $1.75
2006 White Cap Yel. Dent .25 1.50
2007 Minnesota No. 13 25 1.50
2009 Minnesota King .25 1.50
2012 Pride of the North .25 1.25
2015 King of the Parlies. .. .25 1.25
2016 Reid’s Early Dent 25 1.25
2019 Iowa Silver Mine .25 1.25
2021 Squaw .35 2.00
2027 Canada Smut Nose .... ,30 1.75
2036 Giant Red Cob .25 1.25
2039 Pride Fodder .25 1.25
POTATOES
Prices: 1 fair sized potato, 25c; 1 lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00 by mail postpaid. Larger amounts at pur- chaser’s expense.
Catalog Bbi.
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No. |
10 lbs. 100 lbs 165 lbs. |
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3 Early Petoskey |
$ .75 $5.00 |
$8.00 |
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6 Early Bird |
... .60 |
4.50 |
6.50 |
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9 Early Michigan |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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10 Early Six Weeks |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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12 Early Norther . . |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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18 Early Ohio |
.. .50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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24 Early Acme |
. . .50 |
4.00 |
6*50 |
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27 Early Irish Cobler... |
60 |
4.50 |
7.25 |
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36 Liberty Bond |
1.50 |
7.00 |
10.00 |
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39 Spaulding’s No. 4 Rose |
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or Red Rural |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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42 California Russett .. |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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48 Late Petoskey |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
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60 Rural No. 2 |
.50 |
4.00 |
6.50 |
Bu.
$5.50
5.40
4.50
4.50 4.25 4.25
4.00 4.25
6.00
5.50 4.00 4.00
Second size, $1.00 per bbl. or 40 cts. per 100 pounds less than first size.
On orders for five bbls. or more, prices are 25 cents per bbl. less.
NOTE— The potato —Petoskey Golden Rns- sett”, adopted by the Michigan Potato Growers Association, as the standard Michigan potato, and extensively advertised by them, is our Late Petoskey, introduced by us 12 years ago, but re- named by them. We are prepared to meet all de- mands for first class seed of this variety.
100 lbs 15 to 100 or more Bushel weighs GO lbs lbs, per lb per 100
165 Darling’s Improved Pea... $,13£ $13.00
166 Michigan Early Wonder .. .15£ 15.00
168 White Kidney .12 11.50
171 Red Kidney .12 11.50
172 Large White Marrow ,14| 14.00
PEAS
100 lbs 15 to 100 or more
Bushel weighs 60 lbs lbs, per lb per 100
741 Large White Marrowfat. ,$.13J $13.00
744 Black Eye Marrowfat .12J- 12.00
3045 Black English Field 084 8.00
3046 Canada Field .084 8.00
LAWN GRASS SEED
Less than More than 40 lbs 40 lbs per per lb 100 lbs
4000 Petoskey Parks, Special.. .45 40.00
4003 Pet’y Parks, Shady Lawn .45 40.00
ONION SETS
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Less than |
More than |
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32 lbs |
32 lbs per |
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|
Bushel weighs 32 lbs. |
per lb |
100 lbs |
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621 White Globe Sets... |
$.20 |
$16.00 |
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624 Red Globe Sets |
.18 |
14.00 |
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627 Yellow Globe Sets |
.18 |
14*00 |
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630 Potato Onion Sets. |
.20 |
16.00 |
FERTILIZERS
By freight or express at purchaser's expense. 500 lbs. or more at ton rates.
100 lbs. 1 ton ||
Grain Grower $3.00 $53.00
Potato Grower 3.00 53.00
Corn Grower 2.25 39.50
All Soluble 2.25 39.50
Sheep Manure 2.60 48.00
Nitrate of Soda 6.50 125.00
Lawn Enricher 5.50
Steamed Ground Bone 2.40 47.00
Nitro Humas 4.00
Nitraco 6.00
For full description and prices on smal- ler amounts, see our 1919 catalog.
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, there- fore, 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.
FREIGHT AND EXPRESS CHARGES
Fear of excessive transportation charges seems to prevent a good many people ordering as many seeds as they really need. Don’t let these charges worry you in the least for, it makes no difference if you buy of us or your local dealer, you pay the freight, just the same. In the latter event, you usually pay a good big profit besides.
If your shipment weighs 100 pounds or more, you pay just the same freight rate as your dealer. It is what is called a minimum weight shipment. The charges on 100 pounds will be no greater than on 10, 25 or 50 pounds. The rate on seeds of all kinds is very reasonable for they take a much lower rate than other kinds of merchandise. If you do not need 100 pounds of seeds for your own use, get one of your neighbors to go in with you, and make up a minimum shipment, thus making a saving for both of you.
The government is now managing the railroads and shipments will go through much more promptly than they did last year. They have also put seeds in a preferred class with food, so that they will be rushed through in preference to all other kinds of freight. But to be on the safe side, place your order just as early as possible. It is much better to have seeds on hand a month before needed than a day afterwards. Shipments of less than 100 pounds should go by Express or Parcels Post. Express for long distances and Parcels Post for short hauls.
VALUABLE TABLES
Standard Weights of Various Articles
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Lbs. Barley |
per bu. .48 100 lbs. |
equal |
bu. o |
lbs. 4 |
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Beans |
.60 |
(i |
1 |
40 |
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Buckwheat |
.48 |
il |
2 |
4 |
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Broomcorn |
.40 |
<< |
2 |
8 |
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Blue Grass, Kentucky . . |
.14 |
(< |
7 |
2 |
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Blue Grass, English |
.24 |
<( |
4 |
4 |
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Cane Seed |
.50 |
2 |
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Carrots |
.58 |
1 |
42 |
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Castor Beans |
.46 |
2 |
8 |
|
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Clover |
.60 |
1 |
40 |
|
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Coal |
.80 |
(« |
1 |
20 |
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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 |
|
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Hungarian |
.50 |
<< |
2 |
4 |
|
Johnson Grass |
.25 |
<« |
4 |
Lbs. per bu. bu. tbs.
|
Lawn Grass |
14 |
100 |
tbs. equal |
7 |
2 |
|
Millet |
50 |
“ |
2 |
||
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Oats |
32 |
3 |
4 |
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Orchard Grass |
14 |
“ |
7 |
2 |
|
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Onions |
54 |
“ |
1 |
46 |
|
|
Peas, Wrinkled |
56 |
“ |
1 |
44 |
|
|
Peas, Smooth |
60 |
“ |
1 |
40 |
|
|
Potatoes, Irish |
60 |
“ |
1 |
40 |
|
|
Potatoes, Sweet |
56 |
“ |
1 |
44 |
|
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Rape |
50 |
2 |
|||
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Rye |
.... 56 |
1 |
44 |
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Red Top |
14 |
“ |
7 |
2 |
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Salt |
56 |
“ |
1 |
44 |
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Speltz or Emmer.... |
40 |
2 |
20 |
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Timothy Seed |
45 |
2 |
10 |
||
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Turnips |
58 |
“ |
1 |
42 |
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Wheat |
60 |
1 |
40 |
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Vetches |
60 |
“ |
1 |
40 |
Quantity of Seed Usually Sown Per Acre
Amber Sugar Cane 12 qts.
Barley, broadcast 2 to 3 bu.
Beans, Dwarf, in drills 1 bu.
Beans, Pole, in hills 10 to 12 qts.
Beets in drills 5 to 6 tbs.
Broomcorn, in hills 8 to 10 qts.
Buckwheat y bu.
Carrots in drills 2 to 3 tbs.
Clover, Red, alone 8 to 10 tbs.
Clover, White, alone 6 to 8 tbs.
Clover, Alsyke, alone 6 to 8 tbs.
Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa 20 tbs.
Corn, in hills 8 to 10 qts.
Cucumbers, in hills 2 tbs.
Flax, broadcast 1 y2 bu.
Grass, Kentucky Blue 2 to 3 bu.
Grass, Orchard 2 bu.
Grass, English Rye 2 bu.
Grass, Timothy y bu.
Grass, Hungarian y2 bu.
Grass, Red Top 3 bu.
Hemp iy2 bu.
Melon, Musk, in hills 2 to 3 lbs.
Melon, Water, in hills 4 to 5 tbs.
Millet, broadcast /z bu.
Oats, broadcast 2 to 3 bu.
Onion, in drills 5 to 6 tbs.
Onion Sets, in drills 6 to 12 bu.
Onion, for Sets, in drills 30 tbs.
Parsnips, in drills 4 to 6 tbs
Peas, in drills 1J4 bu.
Peas, broadcast 3 bu.
Potatoes (cut tubers) 10 bu.
Radish in drills 3 to 5 tbs.
Rye, broadcast \x/z to 2 bu.
Salsify, in drills 8 to 10 tbs.
Speltz or Emmer, broadcast 2 to 3 bu.
Spinach, in drills 10 to 12 tbs.
Squash (bush sorts), in hills 4 to 6 tbs.
Squash (running sort), in hills 3 to 4 tbs.
Turnips, in drills 1 Vz t® 2 tbs.
Turnips, broadcast 3 to 4 tbs.
Vetches, broadcast 2 to 3 bu.
Wheat, broadcast 1)4 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,, one packet each Early Scarlet
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