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Four packets free with every order for 50 cts. or more
Every home is better off with at least a few flowers about it, and, in the South, where flowers of one kind or another fl;;,. will grow the year round, there should be more of them grown.
I get a lot of satisfaction in giving away each year thousands % % of pounds of Choice Flower Seeds free, and there is no excuse A for any Southern home being without flowers when they may be obtained without cost. This season my offer includes llltj four packets of Selected Flower Seeds FREE with every "11% order amounting to 50 cts. or over. Here are the varie- \ ties as illustrated, and please don’t ask for any v changes: (1) Adonis, red; (2) Morning Glory, '■ mixed; (3) Candytuft, white; (4) Calendula.
Cultural directions are on each packet.
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CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans, La.
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(State here if wanted by Mail, Express or Freight)
Extra Order Blanks and Envelopes sent upon Application
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SPRING 1922
NON-WARRANTY — Chris. Reuter gives no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of seeds, bulbs, plants or trees he sends out, and will not be responsible in any way for the crop. If the purchaser does not aceept the goods on these terms they are at once to be returned and if the money has been paid for them, it will be refunded. ^ _
Have I your permission to substitute equal or better in nearest variety I can supply if out of variety ordered?
If I can give you better service by shipping prepaid express instead of price postpaid, may I do so?
Don’t bother about what the express or freight charges will cost on small packets, ounces and pounds of garden seed, for I pay all express and mail charges for garden seed listed in my catalog in these quantities.
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THE SOUTH'S GREATEST GARDEN GIIK
FLOWER SEEDS FREE!
It has been my custom, for years, to give to my good cus- tomers a collection of Flower Seeds free and, judging by the multitude of letters that come to my desk each season, this modest gift is very much appreciated. This custom is just my way for showing appreciation for the orders sent to me, and, incidentally, it permits me to place flower seeds in homes where they might not otherwise be planted. Flowers about the home place add a cheerfulness and beauty obtained in no other way, and I want each and every customer to take advantage of my after. Remember — with each order for seeds (plant orders not IncSuded) amounting to 56c or more, I will also Include ABSOLUTELY FREE FOUR PACKETS OF FLOWER SEEDS (my selection), grown especially for me and adapted to the South.
S am anxious to obtain the names and correct postoffice addresses of a number of your friends and acquaintances who are farmers and ; gardeners who you think would be interested in receiving my Catalog. 1 am extremely anxious that this list be made absolutely correct so far as ; postoffice, name and rural route is concerned, and in order that you may use care in compiling same, I will give you FREE an assortment of FOUR : of my choice strains of PEERLESS VEGETABLE SEEDS, my selection for garden use, if you will fill out the blank below and send it with an ; order for Seed or other articles selected from my Catalog. ;
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To CHRIS. REUTER, Seedsman, New Orleans, La.— The above list of names is oorrect.
Please sign your name and address here:,
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
GENERAL DIRECTIONS to MY CUSTOMERS
By carefully observing the following directions, mistakes and misunderstandings wiil be very largely avoided:
HOW TO ORDER — Please be careful to sign your Name, Post Office, Rural Route, and State on every order. Be sure to tell us your nearest express office, should you desire the seed forwarded by express: if by freight, your railroad station, also preferable routing; or, if by boat, your landing, and the name of boat, if possible. WRITE PLAINLY.
ORDER EARLY — It will greatly facilitate ship- ments if orders are sent in early. We aim to ship all orders the same day they are received, and our mail- order department has a capacity for more than 1,500 orders daily, but sometimes it is impossible during the rush season.
CASH WITH ORDER — Customers will please remit when ordering. If goods are wanted C. O. D., 25 per cent, or one-fourth of the amount, must accompany the order. No plants shipped C. O. D.
HOW TO SEND MONEY— Remittances should be made by post office money orders, express money oiders, drafts or checks on New Orleans or New York. Where it is not possible to obtain these, the letter should be registered. In all cases where the order for seed amounts to one dollar or more, the cost of post office or express money order, or cost of registering the letters from places that are not money order offices, may be deducted from the amount of the order.
STAMPS — On orders of seeds where the amount is less than 50 cents, we will accept stamps in good condition (one and two-cent stamps preferred) the same as cash, but we would ask those remitting stamps to wrap them in oiled paper, if possible, to prevent their sticking together or to the order.
SEEDS POSTPAID BY PARCEL POST — Please bear in mind that the prices given in this catalog include delivery on all seeds by packet, ounce, quarter-pound, pound, two pounds, five pounds and ten pound lots, unless otherwise specified.
Send us the amount named in this catalog, and we guarantee safe delivery by postpaid parcel post in these quantities. This does not include pecks and bushels.
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE— This catalog is printed in October and November and the market on many items of garden and field seeds has not yet been established. Consequently prices on those items indicate value at the time these pages are printed. Orders will be filled, if at all possible — at prices printed in this book, but ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
NON-WARRANTY — Chris. Reuter does not give, and his agents and employees are forbidden to give any warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, plants, etc., he sends out and he will not be any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are to be returned at once, and if the money has been paid for them, it will be refunded. NO RESPONSIBLE SEEDSMAN GIVES ANY WARRANTY.
TESTED SEEDS — We test all our seeds before sending them to our customers, and should they fail to grow, if promptly and properly tested by customers, we will replace the same amount or give value in others. We cannot afford, know- ingly, to send out seeds doubtful as to vitality or purity, and you cannot get any better stocks of any seedsman, even though he deceitfully professes to war- rant seeds.
A guarantee from an irresponsible seedsman is of no value whatever. If we should warrant or guarantee seeds in any way, we could be held respon- sible for the failure of the crop, regardless of cause, and this is a responsibility we can- not and will not accept. Crops are dependent for success or failure on so many things besides seed that it is impossible for us to give any warranty or guarantee.
Our Seeds Are Tested —
We have a modern testing laboratory, with the latest equipment, in charge of a trained analyst, and also protect ourselves and customers with soil tests. Every lot of seed that enters our establishment is tested thoroughly and regu- larly. We do not, under any circumstances, send out old, low-germinating seed. We know accurately the germinating power of every variety or kind that we supply and maintain these records at all times. When complaints reach us, as they sometimes do, about seed that does not grow, we know that soil, weather or poor planting conditions are directly respon- sible, and not the seed. We do our testing for our own protection as well as for our customers.
Alphabetical Index for REUTER’S 1922 SPRING Catalog
VEGETABLE SEED
Page
Artichoke 4
Asparagus Seed 4
Artichoke, Ground 66
Asparagus Roots 4-32
Beans 4-5—6-7—33
Bean Collection 2
Beets, Garden 8-33
Beets, Stock 8
Brussels Sprouts 8
Bioccoli 8
Borecole, or Kale 10
Chinese or “Celery" Cabbage 10
Collards ^ 10
Corn Salad 8
Cabbage 9-10-34
Cauliflower 11
Carrots 11
Celery 11
Celeriac 11
Chervil 11
Corn, Sweet or Sugar 12
Cucumbers 13-14-34
Celery Lettuce 15
Cantaloupes 16-17-36
Chayote 32
Casaba Melons 17
Eggplants 14-34
Endive 14
Fennel, Italian 8
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Heibs 32
Irish Potatoes 26
Italian Fennel 8
Jerusalem Artichokes 66
Kohlrabi 11
Kale, or Borecole 10
Lettuce 15
Leeks 21
Mangel Wurzels 8
Mustard 21
Mirilton 32
Muskmelons 16-17-36
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Okra or Gumbo 21
Onions 22
Onion Plants 32
Pe-Tsai, Chinese Cabbage 10
Popcorn 12
Parsley 21
Parsnips 21
Peas, Garden 23-24-37
Peppers 25-37
Potatoes, Irish 26
Pumpkins 26
Radishes 27-36
Romaine Cos 15
Roquette 21
Roots, Vegetable 32
Rutabagas 31
Swiss Chard 8
Sugar Beets 8
Sugar Corn 12
Sweet Corn 12
Sorrel 21
Salsify 21
Squash 28-38
Spinach 27
Tobacco 24
Tomatoes 29-30-36
Turnips 31-38
Turnip Collection 2
Vegetable Collections
Page 2-3 and 3rd cover
Vegetable Pears 32
Vegetable Plants 32
Vegetable Roots 32
Watermelons 18-19-20-35
Wondermelon 18
Watermelon Collections 18
FIELD SEED
Alfalfa 64
Beans, Soy 68
Beans, Velvet 69
Beggar Weed 65
Beets, Stock 8
Buckwheat 65
Broom Corn 62
Cane, Sugar 62
Cane, Japanese Sugar 68
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Chufas 66
Clover 64
Clover, Japan 64
Cotton 60-61
Corn 56-57-58-59
Corn, Davis Prolific 56
Corn, Broom 62
Corn, Kaffir 63
Corn, Jerusalem 63
Cowpeas 69
Egyptian Wheat 63
Earth Almonds 66
Feterita 63
Field Peas 69
Giant Beggar Weed 65
Grass, Napier 68
Grasses 67
Hubam Clover 64
Japanese Sugar Cane 68
Jerusalem or Ground Artichokes. . . 66
Kaffir Com 63
Lespedeza 64
Millets 66
Milo Maize 63
Mung Beans 68
Napier Grass 68
Peanuts 65
Peas, Field 69
Peas, Cow 69
Rape 65
Rhodes Grass 67
Rice, Upland 65
Shallu 63
Sorghums 62-63
Sugar Cane 62
Sunflower 65
Soy Beans 68
Stock Beets 8
Sudan Grass 67
Upland Rice 65
Velvet Beans 69
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MISCELLANEOUS
Aspargus Roots 4-32
Bird Seed 66
Bulbs 47-48 aud 4th cover
Cabbage Plants 32
Chrysanthemum Plants 53
Climbing Vines 50
Evergreens 50
Fertilizers 72
Ferns 51
Flower Seeds . 39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46
Free Flower Seeds 2nd cover
Flowering Bulbs. . . . 47-48 and 4th cover Fungicides 70
Geranium Plants 53
Herb Seed 32
Horse-Radish Roots 32
Hedges 51
Insecticides 70
Mulford Cultures 72
Onion Sets 22
Onion Plants 32
Palms 52
Pie Plant or Rhubarb Roots 32
Plants 49-50-51-52-53-54-55
Plants, Vegetable 32
Roses 54-55
Shrubs 49
Sprayers 71
Seeders 71
Vegetable Plants 32
Vines, Climbing 50
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Tlict 4-rtr Varrl This is an unusual vafue andasplendid assortment for the home garden.
H1C LKttli J, <11 KM VJalUCll It is marie up of my choicest varieties of vegetable seeds and the packets are filled from the same stoeks that supply my critical market gardener trade. The varieties are those thoroughly adapted to the South and for home gardening. Here are the 15 different sorts — and please don’t ask me to make changes or alterations in the collection, for I cannot do so. 1 Pkt. Beans, Black Valentine 1 Pkt. Cantaloupe, Genuine Rockyford 1 Pkt. Onion, Yellow Bermuda
1 Pkt. Beets, Extra Early Eclipse 1 Pkt. Collards, Georgia or Southern 1 Pkt. Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip White-Tipped
1 Pkt. Carrot, Danvers Half Long 1 Pkt. Mustard, .Giant Southern Curled 1 Pkt. Pepper, Royal King
1 Pkt. Cabbage, Charleston Wakefield 1 Pkt. Watermelon, Genuine Rattlesnake 1 Pkt. Squash, Earliest White Bush
I Pkt. Cucumber, Evergreen White Spine I Pkt. Okra, French Market I Pkt. Tomato, Redfield Beauty
All fresh, tested, new-crop seed — all varieties that you will be glad to have on your table — all for half a dollar.
15 PACKETS— 15 VARIETIES— 50c POSTPAID
Reuters Home Garden Bean Collection
I know that if I can induce you to plant just a few of my choice varieties of selected Seed Beans that you will become a regular customer for beans and other vegetable seeds. That is the reason for my offering to send you this big value Bean Collec- tion for such a small price.
Here is what you get for Twenty-five Cents:
One Packet Each of Henderson’s Bush Lima, Kentucky Wonder (Pole), and Burpee’s Stringless.
These are sorts that practical commercial gardeners through- out the Southern trucking dis- tricts regularly plant and you will find them the very best for your home garden.
Renter’s 70*. Turnip Collection
This has been one of my leading collections for years and each season I am called upon to dis- tribute an ever-increasing num- ber. It gives the home kitchen a full supply of early, medium and late turnips, the best vari- eties that you could possibly select, and a remarkable quan- tity of seed for the money.
collection 'contains One Ounce of Shed of Each of Seven Varieties of Turnips, as follows:
Purple Top White Globe Early White Flat Dutch Early Snowball Seven Top, or Salad Pomeranian White Globe Yellow or Amber Globe Golden Ball or Orange Jelly
7 Full Ounces — 7 Distinct Varieties — for 25c, postpaid.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s ACRE-SIZE GARDEN COLLECTION
30 PACKETS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, POSTPAID $1.00
Before you finish reading this page be sure to turn to the third cover page of this catalog and see just what a fine, big garden this collection of vege- table seed will give you. I have been featuring this 30-Packet $1.00 Col- lection for a number of years now, to the wonder of my competitors and the extreme satisfaction of my customers. The popularity of this bargain collection has been so widespread, and the number distributed become so great, that my order for box containers has reached a point where box makers compete strenuously for the business. When you stop to think of it, it is no wonder that so many thousands of gardeners order this collection. Where else can you obtain thirty packets of fresh, tested, thoroughly adapt- able vegetable seeds, of just the right sorts to sow in the South, for a dollar? And with every collection I send free a copy of my booklet, “How to Make a Home Garden.” This booklet will help those who are not experienced gardeners to overcome many of the mistakes frequently made, and will also be of much practical assistance to folks who have made garden for years. With this collection you can have a great, big truck patch that will supply a good-sized family through the entire season with all varieties of vegetables that are grown throughout the South. The seed is all fresh stock, the iden- tical kind that goes out of my store daily to the most experienced market gardeners. At this bargain price I cannot permit any changes or alterations in the list as given below and please don’t ask me to do so, for I will be obliged to disappoint you. Take a look at the varieties and then ask your- self what these thirty packets of seed would cost you if purchased elsewhere. Here is the big list :
Garden
Collection
1. Beans, Black Valentine
2. Beans, Ward well’s Kidney Wax
3. Beans, Kentucky Wonder Pole
4. Beans, Henderson’s Bush Lima
5. Beans, Carolina or Sieva Pole Lima
6. Beets, Extra Early Eclipse
7. Cabbage, Charleston Wakefield
8. Collards, Georgia or Southern
9. Carrots, Danvers Half Long
10. Cucumber, Evergreen White Spine
11. Corn, Stowell’s Evergreen
12. Lettuce, Peerless Big Boston
13. Muskmelon, Genuine Rockyford
14. Watermelon, Genuine Rattlesnake
15. Mustard, Giant Southern Curled
16. Okra, French Market
17. Onion, Yellow Bermuda
18. Parsley, Plain Leaved
19. Peas, Prolific Early Market
20. Pepper, Royal King
21. Pumpkin, Green Striped Cashaw
22. Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip White-tipped
23. Radish, White Icicle
24. Squash, Early White Bush.
25. Spinach, Broad Leaved Flanders
26. Tomatoes, Spark’s Earliana
27. Tomato, Redfield Beauty
28. Turnip, Pqerless Purple Top White Globe
29. Turnip, Seven Top or Salad
30. Rutabaga, American Purple Top
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S PEERLESS VEGETABLE SEEDS
A rfirhnl^P Green Globe No. 1 — The seed may be sown indoors and
'•R'liunc plants potted same as tomato and set out in the garden on approach of warm weather; or, the seed can be sown in hills outside and thinned out to one plant to a hill. Plants should be set in rows 3 feet part and 2 to 3 feet apart in the row.
Prices: Pkt., 20c; oz., 75c; % lb., $2.50, postpaid.
A«r»drci<5ll<l .French Giant Argenteuil No. 2 — A vigorous
1 a6UJ occu variety that grows very large, the stalks sometimes
weighing 4 ounces each. Seed can be sown either in spring or fall, thinly in drills
1 foot apart. When well up cultivate frequently and continue until the roots have grown for one year. When transplanting, put the roots 18 inches apart each way and 4 inches below the surface.
Prices: Pkt., IOC) oz., 15c; H lb., 35c; lb., $1.00, postnaid.
Asparagus Roots No. 3 — You can save from 1 y2 to 2 years' time in getting your asparagus beds in condition by the use of our large 2-year-old roots. Plant them in the spring and cut good asparagus the following spring.
Prices: 50 roots for 90c; 100 for $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, per 100, $1.25; 1,000, $9.00. In lots of 10,000 or more, $8.00 per 1,000.
REUTER’S Green Pod Bush or Bunch Beans
Bush Beans Easy to Grow
_Bush beans are planted in our latitude (New Orleans) from the latter part of Jan- uary until April 1; sometimes a little later. February and March are the main
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to every 8 to 10 inches. Cover about 2 inches. Fine pods may be had from standard varieties by making repeated plantings 10 to 15 days apart during the sowing season. It is more advisable to make small plantings at intervals than sowing a large acreage at once. Keep soil well stirred and when the blossoms appear, draw earth close around the plant. It requires about a pound of seed to sow a 100- foot row. One bushel (60 lbs.) will sow an acre. Takes two to three months to produce a crop. Most early varieties mature in 40 to 60 days. About 200 to 250 hampers of snap beans are usually produced on an acre.
Bean Prices
_ Beans are now sold by the pound.
2J4 quarts; 10 lbs., about 5 quarts; 15 11
A pound is approximately a pint; 2 lbs., slightly over a quart; 5 lbs., about ns., equal to a peck, and a bushel weighs 60 lbs.
PfUtodP Dnlft On all beans listed on the following pages up to 5-lb. quantities are postpaid. If larger quantities are wanted
gent by mail it will be necessary to remit additional amount at Parcel Post rates. We do not pc
put up half-
65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid.
pounds of Beans.
Reuter’s Black Valentine No. 10— DescSs°n 8* Sfg’jfibs.
prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Tint- rtckck’c Q-f-i-irkrflckco Cman Urkfl Mn J.A__The only absolutely stringless green round podded bean, stringless •*-**-** ® Otllllgiesa \Jl Cell 1’IU. rlU in ap stages of growth, from the time the first pods form until full
grown and ready to dry up. It Is one of the most popular and widely grown varieties, on account of its reliability, productiveness and
§ood quality for both home use and market. The pods are medium green, 5 to 6 inches long, cylindrical, larger than those of Red Valentine, ut are quite as fleshy, of equal high quality and remain crisp and tender longer. They mature a little later. Largely planted throughout Texas and other Southern States for commercial purposes. A good shipper and keeper.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Cteindlocc Dnd XT/-, 1 A Illustrated in color and described on page 33 of this catalog.
Vjiani cnxmgiess Vjreen rou 1>0. Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid.
Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Rminttflll XJn 1 1 This is surely an excellent dwarf green podded sort that deserves more attention from Southern truckers.
DUU11U1U1 iXU. J.J. The vines are vigorous and productive. The pods are rich green, immense size, thick, broad, extra long, very uniform in shape, solid, meaty, of high quality. They are tender and brittle much longer than most sorts. The appearance is hand- some and absolutely stringless for snaps. The commercial truckers along the Gulf Coast are largely planting this variety, due to its ability to withstand adverse weather conditions and also due to its productiveness.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.25; bu. (60 lbs.), $8.50; 100 lbs., $13.50.
Reuter’s Extra Early Round Pod Red Valentine No. 15—
Southern States than any other sort. The pods are produced in large clusters on erect plants. It is very prolific and reliable and an excel- lent shipper. The pods are of medium length, and about 4 Yz inches, medium green color, curved, cylindrical, with crease in back, very fleshy, crisp and tender. When the young plants have to contend with adverse weather conditions, no other dwarf bean is more certain than the Valentines are to set pods. There is a world of difference between certain stocks of Red Valentine Seed Beans. We want to caution our customers to be careful when buying, because large quantities of low-priced Red Valentine Beans, producing flat, tough, unmark- etable pods, are being offered throughout the South. Frankly, we know of no stock of this splendid bean which can compare with what we offer in uniformly high quality of pod, earliness and regularity of growth. Our strain combines in high degree all the good qualities of this variety. If you plant Reuter’s stock of this bean you are safe, as you are sure of obtaining from us a strain of seed that will produce exactly as desired. The tremendous quantity of Red Valentine Beans we sell every spring to critical truckers and market gardeners is the best evidence that our seed is sought for and demanded wherever this variety is grown extensively for shipping purposes. It is one of the most profitable market varieties.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $15.00.
tt> TV/fckCicvirfk XTn 1 J This magnificent round podded bush bean bears long, round, green pods, always solid, stringless,
rUll lvlcasUl c 1'IU. 1A and exceedingly prolific. The pods are of an attractive green color, 5 inches long, firm and tender. The plant is of a handsome erect growth, with dark green foliage, very prolific and practically blight-proof. It is a thoroughbred stringless variety of the finest quality, always yielding very large crops of handsome green pods remaining for use many days after maturity. It is com- ing in great demand among truckers on account of its salable appearance and luscious quality, which holds its customers.
Prices: Pkt., 10c-, lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (16 lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
“SNAP” BEANS— A QUICK MONEY CROP
Refugee or Thousand to One
White Mexican or Prolific Tree Bean No. 22 — duTui^wMte
field bean. It is not a green variety, but belongs to the class of field beans, the seed of which resembles the well-known “Navy” bean. On account of its snowy whiteness and its uniformly small size, the White Mexican or Prolific Tree Bean commands the highest price in all markets. There isn’t a single good reason why you should buy white or navy beans at the store for winter use, when planting anywhere from one to five pounds of White Mexican beans will give you an ample supply. You can just as easily grow these beans for yourself and you'll find this superb sort ent irely satisfactory for this purpose. Plants of erect growth, holding pods well up off the ground, although in seasons with plenty of rain there is a tendency to throw some runners. Ordinarily, plants grow 20 to 24 inches high, branching in all directions. Plant in rows about 2 feet apart, leaving single plants 6 to 8 inches apart in tne row. Can be used either as a snap or dry as a shell bean. Thirty pounds will plant an acre.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.60; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.00.
A Special Service to Bean Growers—
to plant in your section, and you want those sorts that are best adapted to your locality for market purposes, write me a letter and I will be only too glad to advise you. It has been my pleasure to assist many of my good customers in selecting those varieties that are most likely to prove highly profitable in their particular sections and I will be delighted to do my best to help you.
Market Gardeners and Truckers—
Market Gardeners’ Price List. This price list is intended only for those who buy seeds in quan- tities.
White Mexican Bean.
Longfellow No. 13-
Sometimes catalogued as the French Market Bean. Unsur- “passed for local market and home use. It is not quite as good a shipper as the Valentines or other sorts recommended for this purpose. Largely planted by our local gardeners for home consumption and nearby markets. The pods are long, round, straight and very solid. Ripens uniformly and of the finest flavor. In production, very prolific. When cooked, the flavor is exquisitely delicious. The plants grows 14 to 16 inches high, bearing edible pods in 35 to 40 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid, lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
Not prepaid, peck (16
Fvfro Tt'arlir i TVT^ 1 A An extremely early, green-pouded sort furnish-
Xb Allvl CjdLiy XYtJlUgct; lO ing round fleshy, light green pods which are
slightly curved, of medium size, about 5 inches long, and of fine quality. The plants are a little smaller, more upright, and the leaves are a little larger than those of the Refugee or Thousand to One. Largely planted in our Lower Coast section, as well as in Florida for first early crop for market. Matures in 42 days. Stands shipment well.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 66c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
Refugee or Thousand to One No. 1 7— ^rdusedTarrgefyTor
and shipping. The plants are very large, spreading, exceedingly hardy, with many small, smooth, light green leaves. The mature pods are about 5J4 inches long, cylindrical, slightly curved, medium to pale green when in condition for use as snaps. A profitable shipping variety, largely planted by commercial truckers in Florida, Carolina and Virginia for shipment to New York and Eastern markets. Pods are ready for use in about 50 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 6 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
DRY OR SHELL BEANS— Red Kidney No. 19— Sgj^b0i&
ing bean.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.25; bu. (60 lbs.), $8.50; 100 lbs., $14.00.
f f IIHi ; (-n Movrir lSJrk Ofi This sort is a sure cropper and extremely prolific.
uwan W nite lvavy I\0. aw The beans are small, oval, white, handsome and of
superior quality for use as dry beans.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (16 lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
Reuter’s Red Valentine Beans are extremely early, very productive and of excellent quality.
A FREE BOOK THAT DID $100 WORTH OF GOOD
My 200-page book, “How To Grow, Pack and Ship Vegetables for Profit,” which I give, when requested, with every order amounting to $2 or over, has been proclaimed by expert gar- deners, university professors. Department of Agriculture ex- perts, etc., as being the most helpful and practical treatise on trucking. Mr. T. C. Walton, a Louisiana customer, recently wrote us; “T have read this book carefully and must say that the first reading, I feel, has done me $100 worth of good. However, I do not intend to stop with just one reading but will study it as though I was a school boy going to school.”
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Wax or Yellow Podded Bush or Bunch Beans
Wardwell’s Kidney
Wax No Illustrated in
vv ax inu. zo cok>r arid de„
scribed on page 33 of this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs.,
$12.00.
Davis White Kidney
Wax No. 25-*;,g,k”n
largely planted in the South for ship- ment to Northern markets. The pods are remarkably long, about 6 inches, sometimes longer. They are light yellow, straight, very attractive and when young are crisp and tender. The dry beans are excellent for bak- ing. Seed medium large, kidney- shaped, clear white.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.75; bu. (60 lb3.), $10.00; 100 lbs., $16.00.
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Reuter’s Surecrop Stringless Wax
Reuter’s Surecrop Stringless Wax No.
'll A valuable new sort of recent
introduction that has made good in the Southern States, and is being largely planted for snaps to ship to Northern markets by com- mercial growers. It resembles the Currie’s Rust Proof Wax in plant, pods and beans, but is entirely different in quality, tenderness and is stringless at all stages of its growth. Produces pods which average 6 inches long, are flat, thick and meaty. The plants are very thrifty and hardy, resisting blight admir- ably. Matures its crop in about 4.5 days. A most prolific cropper and of superlative quality. As nearly all pods are produced beneath the foli- age, excessive heat does not affect the Sure Crop Wax, making it especi- ally valuable for home garden as well as for market gardens. For canning, the Sure Crop Wax is an ideal vari- ety. Seed is black. See illustra- tion on left.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 6 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Da«pll Pnd 'Wav No This very handsome black wax sort is
rcilUll * W ax 4/ medium early, fairly hardy and pro-
ductive, It is one of the very best sorts for home use' and near markets where highest quality is desired. The plants are strong. ■ The pods are long, 5^ to 6 inches, straight, round, fleshy and of a bright yellow color. They are tender, absolutely stringless and are produced through a long season. Very popular in Southwest Texas among the market gardeners and truckers.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.76, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (15 lbs.), $2,50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00,
Keeney’s Rustless Golden Wax No. 28 —
hardy and productive second early sort are strong, vigorous and have short run- ners, and rather small, smooth leaves. The pods are about .5 inches long, oval-flat, stringless, light yellow, wax-like and handsome.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.00; btl. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00,
WaY Nn ^(1 The pods are of an exceedingly bright yellow color; handsomer in this respect than many
yy cue! Y Y ax iY u. uv other wax sorts. The vines are strong, holding the pods up well. Largely planted by truckers
in Louisiana for shipment to Northern markets.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00,
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax No. 31
_One of the earliest and most "’prolific of all wax beans. It has been claimed that this variety is absolutely rust-proof, and we have found it as nearly rust-proof as any wax podded bean. The plants are very vigorous and hardy. The pods are light yellow, about 5}4 inches in length. Extremely popular with market gardeners and equally desirable for home use.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS— Culture
_They are usu- ally planted in
hills 2 to 5 feet apart. The poles are not placed until the beans are 5 to 6 inches grown, although sometimes the poles are placed at planting time. The hills are often raised a little to insure good drainage, which is essential. Three to four beans are planted in every hill, and sometimes more. In most gardens, pole beans are -planted alongside of a fence or trellis, and do nicely. Grow finely in the shade of corn also. If you keep the pods of all beans well gathered as fast as they are ready for use it will prolong the bearing period. Use 1 pound to 50 hills; % bushel (45 lbs.) to the acre.
Reuter’s White Creaseback No. 32 — -™f ens%d°d'
creaseback variety is valuable for its extreme earliness and its habit of perfecting all of its pods within'a short time. The vines are medium sized, vigorous, and in good soil wonderfully productive, bearing perfectly round, fleshy pods in clusters of from four to twelve. The pods are of medium length, usually about 5 to 6 inches, comparatively straight and of light green color. They are of the best quality for snaps for home use and stand shipping better than most sorts. Seed small, oval, white.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
AyTr'P'aclan Nr» 33 A wonderfully prolific bean, absolutely stringless,
IVltVjdMall 1YU. OO white seeded, green podded buttery, rustless and very early. Vines continue to bear throughout the season if kept closely picked. The enormous dark green pods are produced in immense clusters, often measure 7 to 9 inches long, contain five to seven beans, are particularly handsome, solid, meat of admirable form, free from coarseness, and when cooked are exceedingly tender and are of deli- ciously mild and sweet flavor. The dry beans are of a beautiful pure white.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00.
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead No. 34 — ™n
early very prolific sort with showy pods which is a reliable novelty of excellent quality. The vines are vigorous, climbing well and very productive, bearing pods in large clusters. The pods are of medium size, light green, often reaching 9 to 10 inches, curved and twisted and nearly round; very crisp, when young, becoming very irregular and spongy as the beans ripen.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid,
peck (16 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00.
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Weber Wax
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
POLE LIMA BEANS
More Prolific Than Bush Sorts
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS (Continued)
Southern Prolific No 35 Known in some sections as the Georgian Pole
- , ... • . * Bean. It makes a strong growing vine either
for trailing on pole or for planting in corn, and is fairly covered with medium sized meatv practically strmgless pods of finest flavor and quality. Withstands extreme heat and drouth more than any other pole variety and keeps on producing until killed by frost It is a bean to stay with you late in the season, giving both satisfaction and plenty of beans under late sum- mer and fall conditions when beans are usually scarce.
Prices: Pkt., 10c, lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 6 lbs., $1.75, postpaid Not DreDaid neck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00. prepaid, peck
Cornfield fOenuine') No 36 This extensively cultivated green podded,
• jT T ■ Climbing sort with red speckled oval seed,
is used largely in the South for planting among corn. It will give a good crop without the use of poles. The vines are medium but vigorous, twining loosely with dark colored leaves The snap pods are short, 3 to 3}4 inches, straight, flat to oval, fleshy and of good quality This is the true type.
as po,,p“<1' pr«*‘a' p"k
Plant More Lima or Butter Beans
Carolina or Sieva
Carolina or Sieva No. 42
_This very early and reliable smali- seeded pole lima or butter bean is especially adapted for planting in the Southern States. The vines are glossy dark green. The pods are dark green, short, about 3 inches, curved, flat. Seed small, flat white with slight tinge of yellow. This is sometimes called Sewee. Largely planted by the New Orleans’ market gardeners for shipment to Northern markets.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.76; bu. (60 lbs.), $10.00; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Not prepaid,
Siebert’s No. 43
_The vine is exceptionally hardy, vigorous and produces pods very early and continuous bearing a long time.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 76c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.75; bu. (60 lbs.), $10.00; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Not prepaid,
1C in <5 of 1-VliP OfirHpn IVn dd The pods are large, numerous and
jvmg Ol me oaruen i\0. Well filled and the beans are of
mammoth size.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 76c; 6 lbs., $1.76, postpaid. Not prepaid peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00.
TTInriHci Rnf-f-e»r \Tr» d% You can’t beat this variety for bearing early
uuilci in the season. It blooms and bears profusely
all through the season. It will make an abundant crop when others fail. It bears pods from the very first bloom that appears on the plants, something that is not true of any other pole lima bean. Seeds of the Carolina or Sieva Lima size, but are speckled white and brownish red.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.76, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00 " H
Kentucky Wonder
No home garden should be without this crop for they can be used either in green stage or as dry beans. They should not he planted quite as early as the snap beans, for they are verv tender and are liable to rot in the ground if the weather is too cold or too wet The several Bush Lima Beans described below are most suitable for both home garden and market and require no poles; plant and cultivate same as “snap” beans. Plant Lima. Beans with the “eye” down. J
Henderson’s Bush Lima No.
2Q The earliest of all bush limas; two weeks
earlier than any of the climbing sorts. Very hardy and productive. The plants are with- out runners, but continue to grow and set pods until stopped by frost. This variety is much used by canners, as well as for home and market garden use. The New Orleans’ market gardeners plant no other bush variety.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70g; 6 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2,50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Jackson Wonder No. 39-
_This is the most prolific
" • • — — - and one of the best
nenaerson 3 vuia Lima speckled limas you can possible plant. It is of true bush form; about
2 feet high, bearing great profusion of broad, flat pods, each having from three to five medium size, flat, handsome beans, which cook quickly and are of superior quality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 76c; 6 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (16 lbs.,) $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00.
R110U T KT^V A 1 The very best large-seeded bush lima bean. Produces a strong, erect,
111111111001$. DUM1 Lima TNO. trl true bush-like growth. The foliage is of heavy texture and a very
dark green in color. The pods are borne in clusters of from four to eight. The pods measure from 4 to 5H inches long, about 1 % inches wide, by as much as % of an inch thick. The pods contain three to five large beans with an average of four. Matures in about 60 days. You will make a mistake if you don’t plant Fordhook Bush Lima in your garden this spring.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.60; bu. (60 lbs.), $13.00; 100 lbs., $21.00.
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S SUPERB GARDEN BEETS
Plllturp The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. Sow in rows 18 inches apart,
1 e covering about an inch deep and press the soil firmly over the seed. When the plants are well established, thin 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. In this latitude beets are planted from January until the end of April, and from the middle of July to the end of November.
m \Ta Illustrated in color and described on page 33 of this catalog.
^rusuy Ibgypiiail O'* Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25,
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
TTvt-ra TTot-ltr Mr» An early beet, especially desirable for the home garden
A 1 1 ii Lvill IV ijblipsc aruj USed by truckers for bunching. The roots are bright
deep red, smooth, round or slightly top-shaped with a small tap and small collar. The flesh is bright red, zoned with pinkish white, very sweet, crisp, tender, especially when young. Makes a rapid growth. Stands long-distance shipping well.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; M lb. 25c; lb., 75c; 6 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.
rroecont Mr» A strain of the Egyptian, similar to the Crosby, but of darker color
covcll 4. AJliy and a little earlier. This is the ideal beet for market gardeners and
the home garden. It is very symmetrical, with small tap root and but few fibrous roots; color inside is deep blood red, inside layers of blood red and light red alternately. When cooked they are a beautiful dark red throughout, fine grained and unsurpassed in quality.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb-, 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
P'HwiatnrSc THr»r\rl Tlirnin Mo W7 A desirable second early market beet, suitable
EUmanUS) muuu lUIinp oJ for home garden. Tops short, rather spreading;
ribs and leaf stalks dark red ; blade of leaf bright green, often with wavy edge. Hoots nearly round or slightly flattened; exterior color dark red, interior color, purplish red with little zoning: crisp, tender, sweet and an
excellent keeper. The roots grow regular
and are of right marketable size. This
is a splendid beet for home gardens.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; } 4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Extra
Early
Eclipse
Beet
Edmand’s Blood Turnip Beet
TJfk+v'nif" TTcirk TJorl Mf» K8 One of the best beets for market or home garden*
irvuou i/alIV ivcu «JO and on account of its uniformly deep rich color the
most desirable for canning. The tops are small and upright in growth. The roots are medium sized, globular or nearly round, very smooth and of dark blood red color. The flesh is deep vermilion red, zoned with a lighter shade of the same color. A very desirable bunching variety.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Primcntn fTfnlwa Mr» A handsome and medium size, globe-shape sort, entirely
vjiiiuouu uluwc lvvj. U7 free from rootlets; a grand second early sort, ready for use in about 45 days. The foliage is small but just right for bunching. The flesh is a rich blood red, slightly zoned in a most attractive manner; always tender and sweet.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Swiss Chard No. 60
.This kind of beet is
grown exclusively for its numerous, fleshy tender leaves and leaf stalks, which are superior to those of other beets for greens. This variety we offer has large, broad, undulated leaves of attractive yellowish-green color, and very large, broad white stalks and midribs or chards.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 6 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK— Mammoth Long Red
Monriol Mr» fill .Also known as Jumbo or Colossal. A truly mammoth variety for stock feeding purposes.
IViailgei v»l a single root often weighs 40 to 50 lbs., and sometimes more. In yield it is enormously
productive; 1,200 to 1,700 bushels to the acre is not rare on good soils. Roots grow one-half to two-thirds above the surface and are usually 18 inches to 2 feet long and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Matures in about three months.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10; M lb., 25c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
Klein Wanzleben Sugar Beet No.
small, may be used for the table. This variety is one of the richest sorts in sugar content.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 25c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
nni TQCrT C CPUni TTC A species of the cabbage family. Plant resembles the cabbage, the edible
DRUooE/L/O orilvU 1 part being the numerous very small heads or sprouts an inch or two in
diameter formed on the stalk at each leaf joint. The culture is the same as for Cabbage, except the leaves should be broken down in the late spring to give the little heads more room to grow. Ready for use in about 125 days.
T„ .2 T „ „ T,, 1 ,, \t- rjrj The best sort to plant for market or home garden. We offer
Improved Long island INO. // Strictly Long Island Grown Seed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; }4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid.
t>T> T A vegetable somewhat similar but hardier than Cauliflower. Should be treated the same as
JUl Cauliflower. Grows larger and taller and withstands greater extremes of temperature than
Cauliflower.
White Cape No. 72 fine quality.
Prices: Pkt., 15c; oz., 75c; l/i lb., $2.50, postpaid.
Italian Fennel No. 265
_A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at the base of the "leaf stalks if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly
aromatic odor and pleasant taste.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Com Salad No. AWO stitute for lettuce during the winter' apart, during the fall and winter. Matures in six to eight weeks.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; lb., 50c, postpaid.
(Doucet) — This is a hardy, quick-growing plant; the leaves furnish a good sub-
Sow the seed broadcast or in drills 9 inches
Mammoth Bong Red Mangel
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S CABBAGE SEED for the SOUTH
Reuter’s Cabbage Seed
Ever since we started in the seed busi- ness, cabbage seed has been a leading specialty with us. Our cabbage seed is grown by the most reliable and respon- sible growers in the United States. We do not sell a single pound of European grown cabbage seed, excepting the Danish Ball Head and Copenhagen Market varieties. Every head of cab- bage is looked over carefully before it is allowed to produce seed for us. We be- lieve there is no seed that is more reli- able, nor any that can be more implicity depended upon to give Southern garden- ers uniformly satisfactory results. The first requisite for success with cabbage is good seed. In this crop quality of seed used is of the greatest importance.
No satisfactory results can possibly be obtained when poor seed is planted. We sell one grade of cabbage seed — the very best. Write for our Free Bulletin,
‘‘How to Grow, Pack and Ship Cabbage for Profit.”
Reuter’s Charleston Wakefield No. 83—
Illustrated in color and described on page 34 of this catalog. The grandest spring variety in existence. Our Long Island grown seed is the finest bred strain ever offered in the South.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
_This most excellent vari- ety is the earliest and surest heading of first early cabbages for the market and home garden. Earliness and hard heading in this variety are most important to growers. It has few outer leaves, and in compactness and regularity our strain cannot be surpassed. It matures large, hard, conical-shaped heads of splendid eating quality within 75 to 80 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
Crescent City Flat Dutch No. 85— ™‘dse sc0CT0ndher*
ful records in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, both from spring and fall plantings. We do not recommend it for an early cabbage, but for main crop and late it is just as good as anything we offer. The heads are firm and hard, stand shipment well, and resist heat and cold on account of its vigorous character- istics. Ready to cut in 100 to 110 days from planting the seed
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
All Head Earlv No 86 4.n excelIent second early market sort
xAtnil SLuXLiy OO that produces heads that are very large
for so early a cabbage and of good quality. The plants are compact, with few outer leaves. The stem is short. The heads are solid and flat, but very deep It is a dependable sort, and the demand for this stock is growing every year. We sell hundreds of pounds in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Matures in about 100 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, postpaid Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
Reuter’s Monster Surehead
Peerless Large Late Flat Dutch No. 87 — ofheiatef Xl
Dutch ever introduced in the South. Largely planted by our local gardeners. The plants are very hardy, compara- tively slow growing, but very sure head- ing: stem rather short. The plants are exceptionally vigorous, with very large, broad, spreading outer leaves, which are moderately smooth or very slightly waved. This is considered by many as the standard very large late cabbage for home garden and market.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
(
St. Louis Market No.
CO Largely planted in Southwest
00 Texas by truckers on account of its strong heading characteristics, resistance to unfavorable weather, and keeping qualities. Plants are large, com- pact, vigorous, and best quality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %
lb., 65c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
Early Jersey Wakefield No. 84
Copenhagen Market No. 89—^!^^*^:
dueed. The heads are exceptionally large for so early a variety, very so'lid, and of most excellent quality. This is a most excellent sort, both for home garden and market. Ready for market in 85 to 90 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; H lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.75 per lb.
Danish Ball Head No. 9»— MJS®
are vigorous and compact, with stems of medium length. The heads are medium size, round, very solid, and heavy.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb
Reuter’s Peerless Succession No. 91
_The most cel- ebrated sec- ond early variety of cabbage in cultivation. It stands today unrivalled as a second-early or main-crop sort. The heads become solid long before they are fully grown, so that though immature, heads of satisfactory size may be cut long before it is at its best. This quality, combined with its ability to stand well without splitting, makes it available for use over a longer season than most other sorts. The heads are of medium size, very firm and solid, averaging 10 to 12 inches in diameter, but are frequently larger. Average weight 12 to 15 pounds, although our growers have produced cabbage from our seed to weigh 25 pounds. My strain is remarkable for its purity, trueness to type and uniformity. We offer Long Island grown seed only, stock that is dependable.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; \i lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
Stein’s Early Flat Dutch
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Stein’sEarlyFlatDutch
vr Q 1 The best and largest early
lNO. VZ flat cabbage for the South. Unquestionably it is the finest bred and earliest of the very large (weighs 17 to 25 lbs.) cabbage and the most solid headed, thoroughbred of its class. It is a dwarf, compact grower, allowing close plant- ing, a sure header, most uniform in growth, attractive in appearance, free from any coarseness, and of splendid quality. Practically every plant will form a very large, solid head and mature earlier than any variety of equal size. It is highly suitable for every growing season. For fall and early spring planting it is unexcelled. The plants are short-stemmed, compact, and upright with comparatively few and short leaves. The heads are large for the size of the plant, nearly round and somewhat flattened, close, firm and very solid. If you want the best early flat- headed cabbage, plant Stein’s Early Flat Dutch, and you will not be dis- appointed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb..
Beuter’s Peerless Succession
paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
65c; lb., $2.50; 6 lbs., $12.00, post-
Prices: Pkt.
Mammoth Red Rock
q/ The best, largest head-
/D ingj hardiest and most dependable red cabbage. Produces heads in 120 days, round, very solid and of a deep red color, often weighing 12 pounds each. Used principally for pickling. A sure cropper.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; K lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
Pe-Tsai or Chinese Cabbage No. 82 —
This variety is straight short-leaved, which we import direct from Northern China. It makes a solid head, with few outer leaves, and is the most desirable type to plant. Grows very quickly, being ready to eat in 60 days. The seed should not be sown during hot weather. Start the plants in a bed and transplant to about 15 inches apart in the row. It is very palatable if boiled like cabbage, but must be cooked quickly.
10c; oz., 35c; K lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid.
Monster Surehead No. 9$-4X,bi8t3^,M;
captured the approval of nearly every big commercial trucker in Southwest Texas and along the Gulf Coast. The plants are rather upright, allowing closer plant- ing than the late flat Dutch types; stems rather short. The heads are large, broad, thick, and somewhat flattened, compact, very solid, and of exceptional quality. For sureness in heading and regularity in growth, this variety heads the list, and its adaptability to soils and climates is the dominating feature so conspicuously responsible for its great popularity. Reuter’s Monster Surehead will discount any other flat-head type of cabbage and excel it in earliness, hardness and size.
1(11 I A K IX i ms type oi caouage is grown lor winter use in tne
Southern States to furnish a large amount of green forage for stock and to provide boiling greens for table use.
Southern or Georgia No. 178— Lhvoarrif!eisveryhardmye
standing winters as far North as Tennessee. Will make good crop where the soii is too poor to grow cabbage.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; bi lb., 65c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.25 per lb.
rr„vn O Volda NTrk O/l A Quick grower, maturing about the same
1 eXaS V Olga 1\U. 74: time as Stein’s Early Flat Dutch (about 90 to 100 days), producing uniformly round heads with short stems and plants of com- pact growth. It makes deep very heavy head, remarkably solid and white. Grows close to the ground and produces heads that are uniform in shape, size, and maturity.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
American Savoy No. 95— sSy°Sp,fedJ^,«S‘S,X
fine and delicate flavor. The leaves are wrinkled or densely crumpled. Matures fine large heads in about 1 10 days. A good keeper, and one of the best sorts for the home garden.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
Whitehead Collards No. 179— biSMStVS® Si
the ordinary collard, but with better eating qualities and the heading character of the cabbage is its most desirable feature. Does not grow as tall as the Georgia, but the leaves grow closer together on the stem. It is more tender and better flavored sort. This cabbage-like collard grows fine in hot weather and stands winter cold that would kill cabbage.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; \i lb., 30c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
RADErTlT I? r\r 17 A T A member of the cabbage family, known
JV.rVJ_/lh as Curley Greens. It’s more hardy than cabbage and much superior in eating qualities than collards.
Early Green Curled Kale No. 67— Jornpac^V^ha^
Remarkably tender and delicate in flavor. Leaves rich green and very curly.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 35e; lb., $1.25, postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Thousands of gardeners throughout the South have learned the secret of early cabbage and each year plant Reuter’s Frost Proof Cabbage Plants. Turn to page 32 of this catalog for prices and descriptions.
Do not overlook the opportun- ity of getting early cabbage by planting Reuter’s Frost Proof Cabbage Plants. Turn to page 32 for full particulars
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, CELERY, ETC.
Peerless Snowball Cauliflower
lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid.
REUTER’S CAULIFLOWER — Peerless Snow-
Kn 1 1 “Mf.-. 14-4. .Largest, most perfect, and surest header of all early
-Lsix. X44 varieties. The plants are compact with few short outside leaves and are well suited for close planting. The heads are of medium to large, solid, compact, round, very white. We commend this strain with the assurance that it will give entire satisfaction.
Prices: Pkt., 25c; oz., 50c; oz., $1.75; lb., $6.00; lb., $20.00, post- Sj aid.
T orrfo AlrSioro Mn 145 _An unsurpassed variety for planting in the
Lalgc rVlglcl S IMU. 14:0 Gulf Coast section. It will head when others fail. The plant is large, but of upright growth, the leaves protecting the head so that they will endure uninjured a frost that would ruin other sorts.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c; M lb., $2.00; lb., $7.00, postpaid.
REUTER’S CARROT SEED —Danvers Half
Long ‘J^o 129 Illustrated in color and described on page 34 of this
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
-fori dvr \fr» 1 3ft A splendid bunching sort, very popular with
lvvJ. lOv market gardeners. It is a medium early, half long variety. The tops are medium sized with small neck. The mature roots are thick, 5 to 6 inches in length, uniformly half long or stump rooted, but tapering slightly, smooth, deep orange red in color. The flesh is crisp and tender. Matures its beautiful shaped roots in about 60 days.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.
■D/arl Cl- Valorv TSIn 131 Th? roots are very deep orange, long
KcU Ol. V alciy iNU. lol and comparatively thick, often 12 inches in length and 3 inches in diameter at the crown, tapering regularly to a point. A splendid sort for early planting. It grows smoothly and is sweet and tender;
roots are ready to pull in 70 days.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; \4 lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.
Oxheart or Guerande No.
Especially adapted for soil so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would not thrive in it The tops are comparatively small. The mature roots are 4J4 inches long, very" thick, ending abruptly in a small tap root. The flesh is bright orange, fine grained and sweet. Ready for market in about 65 days.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; J4 Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 56c per lb.
T nv-iri nroniio XTn 1 7 7 A well known sort, roots long, thickest near the crown, tapering regularly to a AAX <XilgC itU. loo point, color deep orange. It is a good keeper of fine quality for winter use. A heavy cropper, so heavy in fact that it is profitable to grow for stock feed, while in quality it is a table carrot.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; \4 lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.
T qr(5p Whitt* Rpldiori TSJr» 134. The best of a11 stock carrots. The yield is enormous, often 20 to
•*-'***• &~ VVIlllc Dclglall IMU. 104 25 tons per acre. There is no better stock food in the world than
this crop. Produces large roots in 90 to 100 days.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; \4 lb., 25c; lb., 70c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 65c per lb.
(''’p'T 'plT?"V Culture — The seed in our latitude is usually sown during June and July, and then again during the
v > 1 ^ 1 x fall months. Sow the seed in a seed bed, covered with burlap, canvas or cheesecloth, to prevent the
sun from injuring the young seedlings. As soon as the plants are about 2 inches high transplant to another seed bed to make them stocky. Cover the seed with a very little soil and firm well. Keep the seed bed moist to insure quic k germina- tion and vigorous growth. The plants should be ready to set out in October when planted during June and July. When ready for the garden, set the plants 6 to 8 inches apart in rows 3 to 4 feet apart. Work up the soil between the rows and draw it around the plants from time to time until the plants are covered to their very tips, and they will be ready for use soon after. Count on about 400 plants to the packet of seed; 3,000 to the ounce. One-third of an ounce to 100-foot of drill. Requires four to five months to produce the crop.
Golden Self-Blanching No. 155—
have had this seed grown for us in France by the same grower for a number of years, so we know our stock is right.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; oz., 75c; M lb., $2.50; lb., $9.00, postpaid.
_A handsome early variety; leaves “are bright green at base, shading nearly white at tips. As plants mature, the inner stems and leaves turn white.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 65c; lb., $2.60, postpaid.
Clictrtt PdSf'dl lSJrk 157 A very good sort. The stalks are
Vjian.1 rdJ>Cdl 1\0. ID/ about 2 feet high, thick, solid and
stringless. Vigorous grower.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ]4 lb., 65c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
arictn NTrt 1 58 Turnip Rooted Celery. The roots are the
VjC1C11<XC lvU. X.JO edible portion, excellent for salads and
stews. They are also cooked and sliced as a salad.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 65c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
IZ /~VTTT p A TJT The edible part is the turnip-shaped bulb formed
**-'~/n.A-'X\.r\.J>X above the ground. It is tender and excellent when used before fully grown, combining somewhat the flavors of cabbage and turnip.
Early White Vienna No. 306 — J0hutobpitantvariety for
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c; M lb., 65c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
_A hardy annual with aromatic leaves ^somewhat resembling parsley. The young leaves are used in soups and for flavoring and garnishing meats and vegetables.
Osbeart Carrot Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ^ lb., 65c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
White Plume No. 156
CHERVIL No. 173
Chantonay Carrot
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s SWEET and ROASTING EAR CORN
Early Large Adams
Stowell’s Evergreen
Pllltlirf* The Sweet Corn crop is more largely grown for local markets than for shipment, but within the past three
L*± l U1 C years or so a great deal of attention has been devoted to the culture of this crop for shipping purposes, and many carloads are annually distributed to the big Northern markets from Louisiana, Texas, Florida and the Carolinas. As a rule, sweet and sugar corns cannot be planted as early as the field corns; the best pian is to keep the soil worked until the weather becomes warm, then plant. Plant during February and March, or just as soon as all danger of frost is past. Plant the corn in drills, the rows three to four feet apart; after the corn is about ten or twelve inches high, thin out to a stand, leaving a stalk every ten inches in the row. When planted in hills, more than four plants should never be allowed to remain. Quantity required: One pound to 200 hills; about 14 pounds per acre.
Qf-rkviroll’c Tfvorriroon /QiidnpN XTr» 1 CO This is not only the most celebrated, but the most kJlUWcU S JC/Vergreen iNO. loo popular of all varieties. Although not an early sort,
it is, without any exception, the best for table use of the entire lot, although quite late. Some may observe they have tried it and have not had the pure stock, as no variety degenerates so quickly unless the grower is exceedingly careful.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (11 lbs.), $1.50 ; bu. (44 lbs.), $5.50.
Uniltllrv -#-1 /atn an IRQ .The ears average 9 inches in length and are borne
UUliniry ^OUgdr^ lNO. 1©7 from two to five and sometimes six on each stalk.
The cob is small and very closely packed from tip to butt with slender, pure white kernels of the finest quality. If you try this variety you will like it.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (11 lbs.), $1.50; bu. (44 lbs.), $5.50.
Golden Bantam (Sugar) No. 190—“^) butyaiso
one of the hardiest, and what it lacks in size is more than made up by its other grand qualities. The ears are from six to seven inches long, eight rowed, filled with broad, sweet, golden yellow kernels of a delightful flavor. It may be planted with perfect safety from ten days to two weeks earlier than the Sweet Corns. The dry seed is quite solid and is not apt to rot as that of the softer kinds.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (11 lbs.), $1.50; bu. (44 lbs.), $5.50.
Adams Extra Early (Sweet) No. 191 — Ziy theneari-
iest dwarf strain of this variety. It is not a Sugar Corn, but produces ears well filled with tender, white grains. If you want the first Sweet Corn on the market or table, plant this stock.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12 34 lbs.), $1.25; bu. (50 lbs), $4.00.
Adams Early Large (Sweet) No. 192 — £admgof vari- eties. Matures about two weeks later than the Extra Early Adams, but ears are larger and handsomer. The stalks are vigorous, averaging 7 feet in height, and well bladed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (1234 lbs.), $1.25; bu. (50 lbs), $4.00.
Truckers’ Favorite No. 193—^ ^sdeben^nytLeJ Adams
Early and another splendid variety. Average height of stalk about five feet. The ear is thick, well grained to the end of the cob, rows of grain straight and uniform. When cut green for market the ears average from 12 to 14 inches in length. It is only a few days later than the Adams Early in cutting, and being a large ear, commands the highest price in the market. This corn has sold in the New York markets for $8.00 per 100 ears, wholesale. In eating, this corn is slightly sweet, resembling sugar corn in taste. It is very productive, producing two and often three good ears to the stalk. Being hardy, can be planted at same time as Adams Early, as it will stand a great deal of cold and wet weather.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), $1.00; bu. (56 lbs.), $3.25.
TtVcmrFl Nn 1Q4. A f5ne earIy maturing variety
H IcIlCIl IVltHJtkcL 1>IU. 17*1 producing large, well filled ears that is largely planted by the local market gardeners for shipping to Northern markets for roasting ear purposes. It is a little later than the Early Large Adams, but the ear is larger and more desirable for shipping.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), $1.00; bu. (56 lbs.), $3.25. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Reuter’s Selected Shelled Pop Com For Seed— £°?d°°™eii pmofiunfavorawc
weather and there is always a good market for it. Plant at the rate of 12 pounds to the acre, in drills 3 feet apart, drop- ping seed 1 3-2 feet apart in the rows; or plant in hills, using 5 to 8 lbs. per acre. Cultivate the same as field corn. It matures early and can be fed with profit to young stock, especially pigs, calves, etc. It yields fully as much fodder as the best field corn; in shelled com it yields nearly, if not quite as much as some field corn.
Everybody knows the old variety named White Rice. Our ’strain is an improvement, with large ears, and the ears are more abundantly produced. The stalks grow taller and the ears are much longer, but more slender, compared with the Jap- anese Hulless.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $2.00; 50 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $6.50.
Oupon Ma 107 The stalks grow six feet high and the large ears are produced in
C w vjuxucu y uccll ivli. 1 / 1 abundance. Ears larger than most sorts; rich orange yellow color;
kernels round and smooth. It pops perfectly white and a single kernel will expand to a diameter of nearly an inch.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., $1.25; 25 lbs., $2.50; 50 lbs., $.400; 100 lbs., $7.00.
.Also known in some sections as Tom Thumb, or Bumble Bee. A dwarf growing corn, heavy yielder of attractive ears, peculiar in form, being nearly as thick as long. Its crowning merit lies in its popping quality, fine flavor, and absence of hull or shell.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs., $3.75; 50 lbs.. $7.00; 100 lbs., $13.00,
Japanese Hulless No. 198-
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Tr ue-To-N ame Cucumber Seed
UnltlirP Do not plant the seed in the open ground until all danger of frost is past, and the ground becomes warm. If
U IU c planted earlier, they should be protected. In the garden, prepare hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way by slightly scraping out the soil and putting one or two shovelsful of well-lotted manure in the hollow. The manure should be covered with 4 inches of fine loose soil and 10 to 15 seeds scattered on the surface of each hill. The seeds ought to be covered about ' 2 inch, and in sandy soil, a little deeper. Only one or two plants are to be allowed to grow in each hill, but a liberal quantity of seed is planted in each hill, as the young plants are apt to be destroyed by insects. Cultivate frequently as long as the vines permit. One packet of seed will plant about 15 hills; one ounce about 100-foot row; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. Ready to use in 50 to 80 days, depending upon the variety planted. Bugs and insects usually trouble this crop. Arsenate of Lead is a good insecticide to kill the striped cucumber beetle or any other bug that may annoy the plants. Pyrox is also a good material.
Reuter’s Extra Dark Evergreen White Spine No. 215—’ Sdateod pagce0l034 aotd thS
catalog. Plant out stock of this money-making White Spine Cucumber. It has an ideal shape and the handsomest extra dark green color of any cucumber. It is type of the most perfect size; just what is wanted either for table or market. Eating qualities surpass qny other cucumber. It does not lose its dark, rich color when shipped any distance, and holds its color for days after reaching Northern markets. It is enormously productive; in fact, beats anything we have ever tried.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Dontor’c Pcirlv Fnrtnrm TSJr» 71 A 0ne of the finest types of White Spine yet produced. Early, very
4VCIAICI a Lai ly A iu l wnc i'll. *iu productive and disease resistant; fruits 9 inches long, slightly taper- ing; flesh white, very firm and crisp, with few seeds. The color is a rich, dark green, which does not fade when shipped a long distance. On account of its earliness, handsome shape, medium size, dark glossy green color and prolificness, it has become one. of the most popular varieties with commercial truckers who plant acres for shipment to Northern markets. Matures in about 50 days. It is one of the earliest and finest dark-black, green-white spine cucumbers. Year after year we obtain our supply of this profitable truckers’ variety from the same, careful, painstaking growers. These growers have devoted many years to perfect it by careful re-selection of the finest specimens. We recommend it as one of the best strains in existence, and it is one of the finest cucumbers for slicing and one of the best for pickling. A true evergreen variety. A great yielder. Unexcelled for ship- ping as well as the home garden.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Ttnnr/woH T \Tr» 71 7 A standard well known table sort; 12 to 14 inches long, slender, more or
"V oil vjl ecu *1/ jess warted, tapering towards the stem end; color dark green, flesh
white and firm. The stock we offer is splendid. This variety furnishes some fruits early, but matures the bulk of its ciop rather late. This is probably the most extensively cultivated cucumber for the home garden. Matures in about 65 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Small Gherkins No. 218
The seed is distinctly smaller than that of other cucumbers, and is slow to germinate.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 76c; lb., $2.60, postpaid.
Planted exclusively for pickles. This is a very small, oval, prickly fruited sort quite distinct from others and should always be picked when young and tender.
Matures in about 80 days.
flrlocme Morlrot NTrt 71 Q .Largely planted by truckers in the vicinity of New Orleans for shipment
f’C" vyl 1VC l IxltJ. *1/ to Northern markets. It is a dark green white spine variety, producing
fruits that are long, cylindrical, very dark green, with very white, crisp, tender flesh. The vines are vigorous and productive. The mature fruits are about 8 to 10 inches long. An ideal shipping sort. Matures in about 55 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; \i lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Early Fortune
The Klondyke Cucumber No. 221—°^^^
white spine cucumber is unexcelled. A medium early cucumber of handsome, intensely dark green color, and of excellent quality for slicing. The vines are very hardy and prolific. The mature fruits are often about 8 inches long, 2 to 2J4 inches in diameter, and are uniform in size and shape. The glossy green color is retained much longer and is affected less by the hot sun than any other sort with which we are familiar. Its uniform size and shape and splendid color are making this sort very popular as a shipping cucumber with thousands of truckers throughout the South.
Matures in 55 to 60 days. The seed we offer of this variety is grown expressly for us in the far North by whom we consider the best grower in the entire country. We have carefully studied the demands of Southern Truckers and Market Gardeners, and in this variety, have succeeded in offering to them a strain that is hardly equalled.
Prices: Pkt., 10c ; oz.,
15c; M lb., 40c; lb. ,$1.25;
5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10- lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
T7avie Porfcn"*!- XTrw 777 Fine for forcing and for outdoors. Fruits
JL*«.VJ.» A CIICU A&A of dark green color, rather long, averag-
ing 10 inches or more in length, white spined, quite slender, symmetrical tapering slightly at both ends. _ Flesh is crisp, tender and of good quality. It is a type of the most perfect size; just what is wanted for either table or market. It is almost seedless one-third of its length from the stem end, and the seeds when it is in slicing condition are so small and tender that they are unnoticed. A very prolific variety.
Recommended as one of the best shipping sorts as it retains its attractive dark color for a long time after picking. Ready to pull in 55 days. We offer a carefully selected stock of the original strain of this now famous variety, but while our seed is better than Davis Perfect sold by others, yet it is not quite equal to Reuter's Perfected Davis Perfect, illustrated on this page and described on the next.
Prices: Pkt., 10c ; OZ., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.26; 5 lbs., $5.50 postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
we
Reuter’s Perfected Davis Perfect
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Everbearing No. 223-
on a single vine, and bearing continues until frost, vines continue to flower and produce fruit.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid, lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Enormously productive and a general favoiite. Fruits of every age and also blossoms may be found The first cucumbers are ready very early and the
Not prepaid, 10-lb.
Klondyke
Cucumber
in Florida, lower Louisiana and Southern Texas for a fall or winter crop. It is a good practice to pinch off the ends of the branches after the plants begin to blossom that oniy two or three fruit will set. A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2,000; M lb. will sow an acre. Ready for use in 120-140 days.
New Orleans Market No. 236— ^^^c°Ior and describedon page34
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; J-4' lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid.
'Maw VrkfL- PnrrvTo TSIrw 927 .Fruits are large, fine and free from thorns. This
nc" •4'AIJV JT HI AO/ variety is a general favorite for market and home
garden. The plants are spineless, large and spreading, with light green foliage. It usually produces four to six large oval fruits of a splendid dark purple color. The vigor and productiveness of the plants and the large size, earliness and fine quality of its fruits, make it a most profitable variety. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid.
l)|n n\r PngiifTT VT/-* 92R The earliest large eggplant. It combines in itself many
uiacw ucaUl^ i'P* AOO characteristics which are valuable. It is very early, maturing in about 120 days. The fruits are .jet black. Average weight 2 to 3 pounds. It is dwarf growing and bears its fruits dose to the main stem. We have secured a disease-resistant strain of this market variety that is very popular with truckers in Southwest Texas and other Southern localities.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid,
Florida High Bush No.
any other variety. The sun does not blight the blossoms, as in the case of other sorts. The plants are strong and stand unfavorable weather remarkably well. The fruits are of uniform size, dark purplish color, and run fully 90 per cent true to type. The plants bear profusely and continuously through the season. We have known of spring planted seed to continue producing eggplants until killed by frost, in the fall. This is a hard variety to beat.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; \i lb., $1.26; lb., $4.00, postpaid.
F Vlt T 1’F Culture — Sow the seed during August, September and as late as October For
v L/ jate spring and summer use, plant in open ground during F'ebruary and March. Requires 60 days to mature the crop. One ounce will sow a 100-foot row.
A mighty fine Salad crop for your garden. The cut, curled and fiilled leaves are very ornamental when fully blanched and are frequently used for garnishing. It is also used for flavoring soups and the young, tender leaves are delicious when choked as greens.
LARGE GREEN CURLED — (Red Ribbed) No. 249 —
A hardy, vigorous growing endive with bright deep green leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged with rose. Highly esteemed for market and home garden use.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; fj lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Broad Leaved Batavian — (Escarol) — No. 250 — broad, ebyrhfjht
green leaves with thick, nearly white midribs.
Prices: Pkt., lOo; oz., 15c; J 4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.26; 5 lbs., $5.60, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Poilfpr'e 1?cir1iAcF rvf All Nn 99J. This cucumber has proved to be the biggest
rveuter S ihamest OI /Vll rNO. money maker ever planted by Florida and
Southwest Texas growers. Mr. H. R. Carlton of Wauchula, Florida, recently wrote: "I used your Earliest of All Cucumber last season and liked them best of any I planted. I picked them in 65 days with lots of bad weather.” If you want to grow early cucumbers for profit, the kind that are ready to pull in about 50 days, this is the variety above all others. Although early, the fruits are of fine quality and the color an attractive dark green. When suitable for pickling, the cucumbers are straight, square ended and very firm. When ready for slicing they are 6 to 7 inches long, crisp and of a most delicious flavor. The vines are extra vigorous and produce an abundance of fruits, which are unexcelled for home or market use. It is a very hardy, robust, prolific grower.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 35c; lb., $1.10; 5 lbs., $5.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 90c per lb. »
Reuter’s Perfected Davis Perfect No. 227— “nequS
for market garden and greenhouse. Gardeners will be pleased to find that our Perfected Davis Perfect has entirely overcome any fault the original strain of Davis Perfect had in being too necky. Our “Per- fected” strain is the result of many years careful and continuous selection. Every fruit is shapely and holds its fine cylindrical shape clear to the stem end. By using our Perfected strain a crop can be produced out- doors which cannot be distinguished from greenhouse stock. Ready for market in 60 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., B0c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
TT\7Arrfi-AA-r» Piclrlo \fn This is a very productive variety that is extensively grown
LVcf glccll x 1GJA1C ltu. for pickles. The vines are vigorous. The fruits are
bright green, of medium size, very smooth. The flesh is crisp and tender.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; kt lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid.
Tnnnn aca IVfn 977 The fruits of this excellent variety run from 10 to 12
J ziptlllcoc GlUIllHXlg A*/ inches long. Early and perfect maturing, fruit is best
attained when poles or a trellis are used for vines to climb on. Fruits well shaped, straight, dark green with black spines. Flesh is pure white and tender. Can be grown on trellises; valuable for small garden. Ready for table in 70 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Lf lb., 50c, postpaid.
Reuter’s Cucumber Seed is grown from stocks selected by honest growers, who use painstaking methods and are discriminating in delivering their crops. Our seed can be relied upon to produce uniform fruit. Market gardeners throughout the South have confidence in our seed.
Reuter’s Excellent Eggplants
Culf-nro Seed germinates slowly and should be started in hotbeds in this latitude in January
CiUllUre and February. When plants have made their fourth or fifth pair of leaves, they may be set in open ground after last frost, provided nights are not cold, and the ground is warm. Plant in rows about 2 feet apart each way. Keep constantly stirring the soil to induce continuous and vigorous growth. In June and July seed is also planted
Black Beauty Eggplant
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
BEST LETTUCE SEED FOR THE SOUTH
A FIELD OF REUTER’S PEERLESS BIG BOSTON J.ETTUCE
Reuter's Lettuce Seed is warehoused in my own chemical cold-storage to retain high germination.
Reuter’s Peerless Big Boston No. 316—^/“^°^
famous variety has won the favor of thousands of the most discriminating garden- ers throughout the important lettuce growing sections of the South. This is the best heading variety in cultivation and its qualities are so well and so generally known that an extensive description is unnecessary. It is a splendid shipper, hardy and thoroughly reliable. The heads are large and solid. The seed stock I offer you is certain to head. Its purity, hardness of head and slowness to go to seed are characteristics that cannot escape the notice of practical gardeners who look to this money-making crop for a livelihood.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 16c; J i lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 6 lbs., $6.50, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Reuter’s Iceberg Lettuce No. 317 — fUcebTgood aul
season sort, and can be produced when most other varieties are not available. It is a crisp, loose cabbage heading, late variety, very slow to go to seed. Head is very hard and well blanched, the leaves very completely and tightly overlapping each other. The color is light green, excepting for the faint brown tinge along the extreme border. It is never spotted and the inner head leaves never color. The quality is good, crisp and firm, very sweet, but not buttery in flavor.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $9.00, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.75 per lb.
\Tew York or Wonderful Lettuce No. 318—
the spring. Plants are rich green, growing more than 15 inches in diameter. A quick seller in the mar- kets because of its crispness and excellent flavor. In the Southern States it should be planted from September 1 to February 1.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $9.00, postpaid. Notprepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.75 per lb.
Reuter’s Drumhead Cabbage Lettuce No. 320— VadaVedlS swp.
ping, but belongs to the crisp-leaved varieties. Splendid for home gardens and nearby markets. It is always large, with outer leaves a clear, light green color, inside of the head being almost pure white.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
ROMAINE COS OR CELERY LETTUCE
Reuter’s Paris White Cos No.
oof The most popular of Cos Varieties, and is
really the only Cos sort planted to any extent in this section. Forms large, upright heads, 8 to 12 inches in height, and of the finest quality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15C; Vi lb., 40c; lb., $1.26, postpaid.
Reuter’s Mammoth Big Boston Lettuce No.
■J-|Q The King of All Lettuces. A perfected strain of the Big Boston type
Oly that js far superior to any other variety whether sown for market purposes, for shipping trade or for the home garden. It is a certain header, slightly larger in its growth than the Big Boston, but otherwise identical in its characteristics. It is slow to run to seed, is not easily affected by hot weather, absolutely free from bitterness and matures a solid head of crisp, tender, delicious lettuce. My own exclusive strain of this perfected variety will mature earlier than even my regular strain of Big Boston and the heads will all be of exceptional size and unsurpassed quality. The supply of this strain of seed, entirely controlled by me, is never plentiful and I urge you, whether you be market or home gardener, to send your order in early and not be among those disappointed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $9.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.75 per lb.
Reuter’s Iceberg Lettuce
Reuter’s New York Lettuce
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S Unexcelled Cantaloupe Seed
Culture
Melons thrive best in Tight, rich soil. Plant just as soon as the ground is warm, in hills 4 to 6 feet apart, according to the variety; in each hill apply a shovel- ful of well-rotted ma- nure, or a handful of com- mercial fertilizer, well mixed with the soil. Plant about 12 seeds to each hill, cover- ing with about 1 inch of fine soil firmly pressed down.
When the plants are pretty well developed, keep the hoe and cultivator going.
Gradually thin out to two plants to the hill. When the vines begin to runfreely , stop cultivation, except after a heavy rain. A few hills for early use may be had by sowing in the dirt bands in the hot bed, and when warm enough trans- plant to open ground.
Melon vines are subject to the same destructive in- sects and fungus foes as are cucumber and squash vines.
Early and repeated spraying with Pyrox, Arsenate of Lead, Black Leaf 40,’ Bordeaux Mixture, or any other good spray material will help wonderfully. See page 70 for our assortment of insecticides. Use a packet to about 15 hills; 1 ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre.
Reuter’s Eden Gem No. 109 ed in color and described on
page 36 of this catalog. Matures in 70 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lh-, 50c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
When to Pick Market Cantaloupes— ?mp oA Inryt
matter when raising melons for shipping.
It is an easy matter to pick for local selling, for you can do just as you would if you were eating them yourself. For shipping, however, each grower will have to learn the proper time. For fancy fruit, leave on the vines as long as possible. They must be in the green state, yet beginning to ripen. If cracks between stem and melons appear, it is time to pick. If the weather has been wet cut the stems, as pulling may bring some flesh with the stem.
Genuine Rocky-
Reuter’s Pollock 10-!
25 Cantaloupe ford No. 112 —
(Gold Lined) — Illustrated on page 17. This is the original strain of the famous Rockyford melon, so popular throughout the entire country. For many years we have delighted thousands of our customers with our superb strain of this superfine muskmelon. It is a desirable medium early sort for the home or market gardener. The vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with fine netting. The flesh is green, very sweet and highly flavored. It is highly rust-resistant, and yields a heavy crop. Our seed is carefully grown from selected stock seed, and only from choice melons — no culls.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Y lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Pollock 10-25 No. 119— S’XVffi
■ See illustration at top of this page. A brand new cantaloupe that was first commercially grown in the West two years ago. Last season more than 45,000 lbs. were planted to produce melons for shipment to Eastern markets. It is a Salmon Tint cantaloupe and the latest and by all odds the most successful of any introduction of any type of the Rockyford. A re-selection from the Pollock 25 Salmon Fleshed and is the most profitable can- taloupe known to the trade today. The netting is heavy and even from stem to blossom, while the melons run very uniform in size. They are rust-resistant; mature early. The melon cuts with a golden center, generally shading out to emerald green near the rind. The Pollock 10-25 Salmon Tint suits the commercial grower, for it produces abundantly of even, well-sized, netted melons which pack evenly and get on the early market ahead of other similar sorts. So uniform are they that if decently picked there is scarcely a cull left as waste. Reports from Colorado and other Western states indicate that this variety is a better shipper than any other Rockyford. You can bank on this sort. It is unquestionably the finest Rockyford melon introduced in many years. Be sure to include some in your order this spring. The melon that pleases the palate of city buyers is none too good for your own table. Matures in about 70 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 60c; lb., $1.50; 6 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.26 per lb.
U 11 1 or XT/o IAS (Salmon Fleshed Eden Gem) — A salmon-
r OllOCIv ZDj 1>(J. lwO tinted, rust-resistant, cantaloupe that has
become popular on the markets because of its superior qualities. It is a heavy yielder and one of the best long distance shippers we know of. It is nearly as early as the Eden Gem and very prolific. The melons run very uniform in size. In shape it is a trifle longer than the Eden Gem, practically all run solid net, without any indication of the ribs. The netting is extremely heavy and very light colored when matured.
The seed cavity is small. The flesh changes from a deep green near the rind to a rich salmon pink near the seed cavity; fine grained and very solid. The attractive color of the flesh and the unsurpassed flavpr will appeal to the most highly cultivated tastes. Its fine appearance attracts the particular trade and commands the highest market price wherever introduced.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c;
Y lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 6 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Early Netted Gem No.
Melons are slightly oval in
shape, otherwise like our Gold Lined Rockyford. They are finely netted. Flesh is light green in color, very thick and firm, ripening close to the rind; in flavor it is luscious and sweet, the vines vigorous and produc- tive. Matures in 72 to 80 days.
It is a splendid shipping sort, and is also a desirable medium early variety for home and market garden. Prices: Pkt.,
10c; oz., 15c; Y lb., 40c; lb., $1.26; 6 lbs., $5.50, post-
fiaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. ots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
_A pink-meated Rockyford that is a great "commercial variety; an abundant yielder, often producing 15 to 25 melons to the hill. The meat is a rich golden color, very thick and fine grained. The flavor cannot be surpassed. The seed is closely in place in three lobes and does not easily shake loose. The rind is covered with a closely packed gray netting, except the narrow strip between the ribs, which is not netted. Note illustration. The shape is ideal, averaging 6 inches long, and tapering at the end. Matures in about 75 days.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; oz., 16c; Y. lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Mixed Muskmelons No. 123—
of Cantaloupes or Muskmelons, so we have included in this mixture seeds that will produce early, medium, late, green-fleshed, orange-fleshed varieties, thus producing a continuous table supply throughout the season from one small plot. This mixture is composed of our very best select strains and put together in a properly balanced mixture that will give ripe, luscious fruits throughout the season. This is an excellent assortment for the home garden.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Y lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid.
Champion Market No. 125— SS.To’v"!
and covered with dense netting. The flesh is green, very thick and sweet. The variety is a reliable, medium early; market sort. It is very popular in many sections and for this reason we have exercised considerable precaution in obtaining our seed supply from the most responsible source. For those who want a large, sweet, green- fleshed melon that is early and productive, I recommend this sort.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Y lb., 60c; lb., $1.60, postpaid.
Osage or Miller’s Cream No. 124— mSfuAAle%Ab
salmon-fleshed melon. The vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are
slightly oval, dark green, slight- ly ribbed and partly covered with shallow grey netting. The flesh is rich, orange-salmon, very thick, fine grained and highly flavored. It is a very popular market melon in the Northern states and can be
frown equally as well in the outh. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Y, lb., 40c; lb., $1.26; 6 lbs., $5.50, postpaid.
Early Hackensack
■\Jr» 1 9 1 This early green-
1*1 fleshed variety is popular in many sections as a market melon, and is also ex- tensively used as a home garden sort. The fruits are medium to large in size, nearly round or somewhat flattened, evenly and deeply ribbed and with a very coarse netting. The skin is green, slightly tinged with yel- low as the fruits mature. The flesh is green, of medium fine texture, but of good flavor.
Prices: Pkt.. 10c; oz., 20c; Y lb., 60c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
Montreal Market
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Burrell’s Gem
Montreal Market No. 120 ed this wonderful large musk-
melon this year for the second time. It isof large size and delicious, melting flavor. The skin is green and the flesh is light gTeen in color. A weight of 20 to 25 pounds is not rare. The vine is prolific ; fruits mature in 80 days. It is the largest muskmelon we know of ; a good shipper. Splendid for home gardens or truckers who supply local or nearby markets. See illustration.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, post- paid.
Texas Cannonball No. 1 14^^GuTmeio^fsheUc’iany 'adapted
for home garden and nearby markets Produces medium sized melons in about 75 days. Round, medium in size, heavily netted. Flesh is green, very solid, melting and of a delicious flavor. If you have found it difficult to grow musk- melons, try this variety. It succeeds where others fail.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid.
i),1n ,, t- „ XT- •« A <7 This melon has a banana shape, banana flavor,
Ilf/ banana color and banana quality. Resembles the banana in many respects, only that it is very much larger, growing from 18 to 30 inches long and from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Everybody who is fond of bananas will take pleasure in growing this sort. This sort is not a mere curiosity, but will command extra prices on local and nearby markets.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
CltrOIl Nutmeg No. Ill melon, slightly flattened; extremely early. Popular for its rich, spicy flavor so desirable in cantaloupes. Fine for
home use. Prices:
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb-. 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
Reuter’s SELECTED CASABA MELON SEED
Casaba melons can be grown successfully throughout the South. The varieties we offer are the finest selected sorts in existence. Casaba melons thrive best in a sandy soil, rich with humus, to a medium sandy loam. They require a long season for maturing but the fruits are exceptionally good keepers. Plant accord- ing to your locality from February 15th until July 15th; for late shipping, from June 1st to July 15th. Cultivate the same as muskmelons. The fruits may be picked when they lose the green lustre, but should not be eaten until the hard rind gives slightly under pressure. When slightly soft, store the fruits so they do not touch each other, in a cool dark place. No melon in the world can excel Gasabas in deliciousness when properly ripened; they are spiced with a nameless flavor, which charms all, being rich, sugary, sweet and melting.
HntlPV I5pW IV r» 1 1 ^ A wonderful Casaba, sold at fabulous prices in all markets. It is
n.CIIlcj' UCW l^lf. UJ perfectly adapted to the South, and has been successfully grown in all the Southern States during the past two years. The average size of the melon is 6 inches in diameter from top to bottom and 7 to 8 inches long. The flesh is an emerald green, very thick, melting and fine grained; can be eaten to the extreme rind. The seed cavity is very small; the rind, though thin, is very tough and so close that the excellent flesh is practically sealed up where it keeps in fine condition for several weeks after they are ripe. The melon does not shrink in weight, is not easily bruised, and is a splendid shipper. It matures about two weeks later than the Rockyford strains. It is medium in size, 5 to 6 pounds. It is ready to eat in a few days when it is slightly soft. Plant it in your home garden.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
Tif>cinf'V \Tr» 1 t <->ne of the best Casabas. It is a variety grown extensively for
ucauLJ i>ll/. shipment from Southern California. The fruits are nearly
globular, bright yellow with golden tint, with wrinkled skin, 6 to 8 inches in diameter. The flesh is white, very thick, juicy and sweet. Pick when bright yellow and put away until slightly soft. Matures in about 120 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
Armenian No. 117-
_A Casaba of wonderful flavor and good appearance. Originally from "the Holy Land. Persian colored meat and cantaloupe skin. The vines grow healthy, yield abundantly. Do not hesitate to plant it. Matures in about four months.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
Genuine Rockyford Cantaloupe
Con to Plcme 1 1 Q In the West this sort is usually grown during the fall months and is ready for market about Christmas. Plant in the South up
k3<xlll<4 iriu. no to July 1st. It is of delicious flavor, beautiful in its mottled gold and'black coloring. The shell is hard and about 34-inch
thick. There is no seed cavity; seeds are embedded in a jelly-like pulp. Pick when the green turns to light yellow and put away until slightly soft.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid.
Golden Honey Dew Casaba Melon
Reuter’s Golden Honey Dew Melon No.
| 7/. .A new orange-fleshed Honey Dew Melon that everybody
-win -want. Golden Honey Dew is a sport from the Honey Dew listed above. Instead of green flesh like its parent, it has rich, golden-yellow flesh. The fruits are a little more oblong than round, about 6 inches in diameter and 7 to 8 inches long, weighing 8 to 10 pounds each. It ripens in about 100 days. The flesh is thick, of rich orange color. The melon has been appropriately named. It is of distinct honey-like flavor, more luscious and juicy than any other muskmelon. . Ships well and is a good keeper. If you want some- thing sweeter, something more luscious, something better, order seed of this exquisite, tasty melon and you’ll be an enthusiastic booster. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Market Gardeners and Truckers
rent Market Gardeners’ Price List quoting prices on Garden Seeds in bulk quantities. Thousands of commercial truckers and market gardeners in the South produce successful vegetable crops from Reuter’s Seeds year after year. If you grow vegetables for a living, and buy seeds in large quantities, write us at once and we will put your name on our mailing list so that you will receive this special price list every three months. Drop us a post card for the latest copy.
Truck Growers’ Associations and Mer-
ohotitfi wb° buy seeds in large quantities, should write for a copy cnailis of our current Wholesale Price List. It is issued monthly. Send for your copy today if you are entitled to receive it.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S NEW WONDERMELON
New Wondermelon No. 607 —
Here is a watermelon that every grower in the South will plant sooner or later, whether he grows merely to supply his own table or pro- duces for mai'ket and shipping. It is without a doubt the finest watermelon that has ever been developed and I have yet to hear from a single person, who has planted it, that I am over- stating its merits. I first brought this melon out in 1918 and there has not been a season since when I have been able to supply the demand for it. Every spring, long before the planting season has ended, I have had to refund money sent me for Wondermelon seed, at great expense to myself and great disappointment to my customers. I have, this year, the largest supply I have ever received from my grower and I hope that no one will be disappointed this season, but I urge you to send in your order early. And — if you want the genuine Wonder- melon seed, and, of course you do, you will have to order from Reuter for I control the only genuine supply of original seed and sell it directly to planters.
Lives Right Up To Its Name —
I certainly did choose the correct name when I called this new watermelon the Wondermelon. It is a wonder — you’ll admit it the first time you get a taste of its juicy, red meat. In qual- ity of flavor, there is nothing today that will touch it. Families that buy it from market gardeners invariably ask for a regular supply. In outward appearance, its attractiveness causes unusual comment and is an advertisement in itself. It is large and long, in a way, resembling the Tom Watson, though it is thicker, and the color is a dark, solid green. The rind is rather thin, but tough, cutting a big red heart of the finest melon meat you’ve ever tasted. It does not show hollow; the seed is large and pure white, with few to the melon. It has produced well during severe dry spells and is extremely prolific in average sea- sons. If you plant any watermelon seed, this variety should come first. Place it at the top of your order blank.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 65c; lb., $2.25; 5 lbs., $10.60, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.00 per lb.
$324 On Less Than 1 Acre
Mr. C. A. Langford, a valued customer in Mississippi, was good enough to send me his daily record of sales of his Wondermelon crop rf 1921. It showed total sales of S324 for a crop grown on less than one acre. His letter states:
“If you have gotten more than your usual amount of orders for melon seed from this county this spring, I think I am the cause of it, for I hold the state record, so far, in growing melons. I am sending a copy of sales made from your Wondermelon on less than an acre of land.”
Reuter’s Bargain \tetermelon Collections
25c Watermelon Collection
This bargain collection of choice watermelon seed contains sixpacket.s of new-crop melon seed of the follow- ingpopular varieties : Halbert Honey, Irish Grey, Tom Watson, Kleckley Sweet, Genuine Rattle- snake and Florida Favor- ite. A remarkable value.
Postpaid
\ Sanaa ngattEBaiBBg:
40c Watermelon Collection
A larger quantity of seed than the 25c collection, for those planting a larger patch. It contains one ounce of seed of each of these vari- eties: Halbert Honey, Irish Grey, Tom Watson, Kleckley Sweet, Genuine Rattle- snake and Florida Favor- ite. Truly a bargain.
Postpaid
can*
$1.00 Watermelon Collection
Here’s an assortment that can’t be beat for quantity and quality. One- quarter pound of seed of each of the following: Halbert Honey, Irish Grey, Tom Watson, Kleckley Sweet, Genuine Rattle- snake and Florida F|TL
Postpaid... ll 1 lllj
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S FAMOUS WATERMELON SEED
The Plain
nprntli E v 6 r y
irum pound of
my watermelon, seed is grown expressly for me in the South under contract for seed purposes ex- clusively. Not a single melon is shipped from the fields under any circum- stances. All under-sized poorly shaped melons are fed to the hogs, or dis- carded. Only the finest, choicest, and most per- fectly developed water- melons are left to remain in the field from which are selected my seed.
Don’t be misled into planting Northern-grown watermelon seed. You’ll surely regret it.
Kleckley Sweet No. 613
Culture
great big, juicy watermelon. With- ~out question one of the sweetest
flavored of all melons. No other melon has attained such general popularity ir the South for home use or nearby markets as our true-to-type strain of Kleckley Sweet. The vines are vigorous and productive: fruits of medium size to large, often weighing .50 lbs. Dark rich green skin, thin rind: flesh extra sweet and of brightest rich scarlet, ripening up to the thin rind, fairly melting and sugary. It is aperfect melon in every respect for the home garden. It is long, oval-shaped melon, averaging 18 to 20 inches in length by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Matures in about 8.5 to 90 days.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at VOc per lb.
Reuter’s Tom Watson No. 602— Sbeddon%agiOI35ao1
this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
Our growers plant in hills, and the distance apart varies somewhat. On very rich soil, 12 feet apart each way is none too much, while on poor land, they may be planted 8 feet apart each way. The time for planting in Louis- iana is usually during March; in Florida during the month of February; lower Florida during Jan- uary; and in Texas during February, March and first part of April, de- pending on the locality. The best fertilizer is well rotted stable manure, but when not available, use commercial fertilizer at the rate of 600 to 1,000 pounds to the acre, de- pending upon the condi- tion of the soil. Plant six to eight seeds to each hill; cover 1 inch deep; plant with a hoe. Cultivate
lightly; as soon as plants are well up, cultivate every ten days or two weeks until vines are 3 to 4 feet long. Leave about one or two vines to each hill. Do not plow very deep. Melon aphis is controlled by use of Black Leaf 40. (See page 70.) Arsenate of Lead and Pyrox are good insect killers. One ounce of seed to a 100-foot row. 3 to 4 pounds to the acre. Ready to use in 75 to 100 days.
_An unsurpassed, extra-early, good sized splendid quality melon — just the right kind for home use or nearby markets. The rind is rather tough, making it a fair shipper. It is a long, beautifully shaped melon of dark green color, irregularly striped with lighter green; very early and a big yielder. Flesh is bright crimson and red right to the rind. The flavor is delicioqs and melting. Ripens large, handsome melons in about 80 days. My superlative strain of this hard-to-beat melon is without an equal in the entire South. I offer my stock to you this year with every assurance that it will more than satisfy.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.
Kleckley Sweet
REUTER’S Genuine Rattlesnake Watermelon
Reuter’s Genuine Rattlesnake Watermelon
\Tr» -This is the melon that has made Georgia famous as a melon-
i-vu. uvu producing section. In no place in the world are finer, sweeter and bigger Rattlesnake Watermelons grown than in Georgia, and I procure my seed from the best grower of melon seed in Georgia and no man living can contradict this fact. No one has such pure seed of this famous variety. It is the acme of perfection, and a better strain of the celebrated Rattlesnake Watermelon cannot be procured. If you have been buying seed of the Rattlesnake variety from other seedsmen in the North and South, you don’t know how good Rattlesnake Melons
can be. Every seed I offer is taken from melons weighing 35 pounds, and 60 to 80-pound Rattlesnake Melons are nothing unusual in my seed crops. You simply cannot fail when you plant this particular strain. This melon surpasses all others as a second-early sort, and is a splendid shipper. In quality and flavor this melon is unbeatable. Has a thin but tough rind, making it a splendid shipper. Flesh deep red, very sweet and delicious. So-called Rattlesnake Watermelon Seed sold at lower prices than mine cannot be compared to this variety at all. It is, without a single doubt, the finest Rattlesnake Melon in existence today. Order early.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
PLANT W ATERMELON for Home or Market
Irish Grey No. 609— £ab?istinel “Variety
producing more good merchantable melons under the same conditions than any other variety; the eating quality is unbeatable. The sparkling red flesh is very sweet and entirely free from stringiness. The size is uniformly large, color of rind yellowish grey and almost as tough as the Citron, earlier than the Watson, and will keep in good condition a long time after picking. Stands long distance shipping well. The rind will not sunburn. Vines are vigorous, healthy and hold up and produce fine melons late into the summer when other sorts die out. Plant Irish Grey for home or market use and you’ll be pleased.
Prices; Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb-. 30c; 1 lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.
Alabama Sweet No. 605 — AfavboritI
with my Texas customers. This splendid large melon is oblong in shape. The tough skin is very dark green, with still darker stripes; flesh is dark red in color, fine grained, sweet and luscious, entirely free of stringiness. A first class shipper; under good cultivation they grow to a very large size, frequently weighing from 30 to 60 pounds, and commanding the very highest prices in the Florida Favorite market. Makes a strong healthy vine and is very pro-
ductive; matures in 85 to 90 days. In general appear- ance much like the Florida Favorite, but averages much larger and has slightly darker markings. A splendid combination melon for shipping, market and home use. It is the favorite shipping variety in many melon-producing sections of the South, and is also a grand home garden sort.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
IT vpaI NTr» A AS ,A large oblong melon of a dark green color with
OvO faint stripes. The tough rind permits rough
handling
in transit, making it a good shipper. It grows usually bigger and m is
ng
longer than the Watson. The flesh is of fine quality, and intense red to rind.
Matures in about 90 days. This melon has black seeds, also white with a black border. The type is not well established, and some crops tend to produce sports. We don’t recommend Excel for large planting purposes.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.
Halbert Honey No. 610—
Honey is simply delicious, and of a rich fruity flavor, peculiar to itself. En- tirely devoid of all fibrous substances, the sweet flesh melts away in the mouth like so much honey. The hardy vines are remarkably prolific. The crop covers the ground and it is not uncommon to see four or five melons growing in a heap together, one on top of the other. It is quite early, a good feature for commercial growers. The melon is long in shape and blunt at each end. The rind is dark green in color, thin and brittle. Flesh tender and luscious, extra sweet, of blood red color. For the finest eating melon, plant Halbert Honey. You will have the finest eating melon you ever tasted and any surplus can be readily sold on local markets. . Seed white with black tips. In good soil, will yield melons weighing 75 pounds or more. Our stock is mighty fine.
Irish Grey
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb.
Ice Cream No. 604
.(White Seeded)— A good kitchen garden and fruits are very tender, medium sized, oval to
flesh is bright scarlet, solid, crisp and very sweet.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; }4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
home market melon. The vines medium long, bright green, finely
are moderately vigorous, hardy and productive, veined with a darker shade. The rind is thin.
The
The
Yellow Fleshed Ice Cream No. 611
Size and shape similar to "above. The flesh is a beau- tiful yellow and has. a peculiar, delicious flavor, quite different from any other variety.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid.
Black Seeded Angeleno No. 603 — An attractive
melon, large size, 'beautiful dark green rind with a tinge of gold showing through the green. Bright red flesh, red to the rind and entirely free from fibre, simply melts to water, and not excelled in flavor. If the picker will observe the gold showing through the green as soon as it is ripe, he need never pick any unripe melons.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
Citron No. 614
This is the melon for sweet pickles. Any sur- plus can be fed to hogs and cattle. Do not plant close to watermelons for they will cross and ruin the watermelons. The fruits mature late. Each vine produces 5 to 15 melons.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c., lb., 90c; 6 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
Good Words for My Melon
Coortc Mrs. E- Danieb °f Missis-
ijecUa sippi, who ordered too late, wrote: “Am sorry you have sold out all of your Wondermelon seed. I bought seed last year and can truthfully say that it produced the best melon I ever ate.”
Mr. W. B. Wilkins, another Mississippi customer, tells us: “I ordered watermelon seed from you and they were the soundest and best seed I ever saw and I am positive every seed came up. I got perfect stand and am greatly satisfied.”
Halbert’s Honey
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS for Your Garden
MUSTARD
.Culture — Sow as early in the spring as the ground will permit, in drills 18 inches apart, y2 inch deep.
V UllUg
PARSLEY
Pckorlocc Qnutliorn f'Sivlo/l Mn Id 1 This is the standard variety, so largely grown in Louisiana.
lcoo OUUUlclU ivO. 0^1 The leaves, which are beautifully curled, often measuring
14 inches, are ready for use about six weeks from sowing.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; >4 lb., 20c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
TVfll«f- Cirri "^n 'W'y This is a European variety, with light green leaves. In quality and flavor
niusiaiu f’"* via it is superior to the above, and will stand longer before going to seed.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 20c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
AT7D A (Or Gumbo) — The young, tender pods are used mainly in soups and stews, although they are excellent,
wrvrvrv when boiled and served hot or cold as a salad. Some persons may not enjoy the flavor of okra at first, but after eating it a few times a taste for it is naturally acquired. Plant one ounce of seed to 50 feet of row; about Spounds to the acre. Three-foot rows are good, planting the seed 3 to 4 inches apart to allow spaoe for the development of the stem.
Reuter’s French Market Dwarf Prolific
■VL-. •5C') This is the finest shipping variety in existence. It
j3 the earliest and most productive of all sorts.
Pods are light green, medium size, nearly round in shape and smooth. The biggest demand is for this variety on all markets in the North.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb., 66c; 6 lbs.,
$3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb.
Reuter’s White Velvet Okra No.
A standard variety; the pods are long, round and smooth. Plant is of tall growth, an abundant bearer; superior quality.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; OZ., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb., 65c; 6 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb. ; 25-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb.
Perkins’ Mammoth Long-Podded Okra
'TEA Very productive, pods starting to shoot out within
3 or 4 inches from the bottom of the stalk, and the whole plant is covered with them to the height of a man's head (5 to 6 feet). Pods very slim and do not harden up as is usually the case with other long, slender sorts.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb. 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb. ; 25-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over at 30c per lb.
_Culture— Can be sown either in the spring or fall, preferably during the early fall, n , Pap , _
but makes a mighty good crop when planted early in the spring. uouDie ouriea rarsiey
White Velvet Okra —
A Good Sort to Plant in the Home Garden
Double Curled No. 381
at 50c per lb.
_This is the variety so largely cultivated by our local gardeners.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 26c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over.
Parsnips
Plain T pqvpH Va 109 Grown extensively by our gardeners also. This is the hardiest variety in cultivation and is planted nearly
LicdVCU OOi every month in the year by the truckers here. Stronger in flavor than other sorts.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
PAP WTPS Culture — Sow early in the spring in rows 18 inches apart. Plant any time from January to April for spring and summer
TVXVOiv J. JT O crop ;n (his latitude. In Florida and Gulf Coast sections sow from September to December for winter and spring crop. One
ounce of seed to 200 feet of row; 3 to 4 pounds to the acre.
ImprOVed J loll t) W This is the best variety to plant. This variety ^is easily distinguished by the leaves
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz.
"growing from the depression on top or crown of the root.
10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid.
COPPTTT XJ/i dQ'y .Planted in drills a foot apart during the fall
lvU. 474 of the year and thinned out from 3 to 4 inches in the drills. It is used for various purposes in the kitchen; also in soup and salad. Cooked like spinach.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c; 34 lb-, 75c, postpaid.
UnniTET'IT XT/-. /ie'2 Is used as a salad, which it resembled
L 11/ 1 112/ LNU. dOO very much. Sow from September to
March.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 lb., 76c, postpaid.
CAT C T T7 V . Culture — Sow tne seed in early spring
k* -Lv ^ drills 18 to 20 inches apart. The soil should be
stirred to a great depth. Cultivate frequently and let it grow all summer. Frost does not injure the roots. Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill.
Mammoth Sandwich Island No. 492 — ™sa rTe
and strong-growing, with long, smooth, white, tapering roots, and is less liable to branch than any other kind.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
T F IT K S Leeks are like “thick-neck” onions, except that the leaves are
arranged in a single plane, which gives the plant a fanlike appearance. Sow during September and October for winter use. One ounce to 250 feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds to an acre. The stems grow quite large and are cut up and used in soups, or else boiled like onions.
T ntirlntl Flats No A. very hardy variety, quite popular
•LAJlimJIl 1 00\J with our market gardeners. A strong,
quick grower, producing stems of uniform shape and size.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Ca rA« f-A XI n 271 _A variety that is much larger than the above
Oalclllall OOl atKj more desirable for home use.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Eeuter’s Southern Curled Mustard
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER S ONION SEED FOR THE SOUTH
The South annually spends millions of dollars because its own people do not grow sufficient onions to supply the demand. Ohio, Illinois, New York, Indiana, California and other North- ern and Western states supply a large percent- age of the onions consumed in the South. Why? Plant plenty of onions for your own use — you can usually sell the surplus at good prices.
Culture
.Onions thrive best in a deep, 'rich, fertile soil. Plant the
seed or sets as early as possible in the spring. The ground should be thoroughly worked, well fertilized, and well pulverized. The only advantage in planting sets is to secure early onions, for better shaped and keeping onions are obtained from planting the seed. One ounce to 200 feet of drill; 4 pounds to the acre. Onions from seed will mature in about 130-140 days; from sets in from 100-110 days. We issue an interesting leaflet on the culture of onions. It's free.
Red Weathersfield No. 369
A standard red variety and a favorite in the East, where immense crops are grown for ship- ment. Also largely grown in the south for home garden use. Bulbs are large and flattened, yet quite thick: skin is deep, purplish-red; flesh is light purplish-white, moderately fine grained, rather strong, but of pleasant flavor.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75, postpaid.
Yellow Globe Danvers No.
Does well when planted throughout
0/ v the central South during early spring months. Bulbs are medium to large in size, uniformly globe shaped with small neck and ripen very evenly. Skin is rich coppery-yellow. The flesh is creamy white, crisp, and of mild and excellent flavor.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 5. lbs., $8.75, postpaid.
Reuter’s Prizetaker No. 364—?* ca^
South. It is very large, frequently measuring 12 to 18 inches in circumference, and fine bulbs have been raised weighing 4 M to 5 pounds each. Flesh is pure- white, fine grained and of mild, delicate flavor. The outside skin is rich, yellowish brown. Our seed is of the best American growth, far superior to the imported variety. We have sold large quantities to customers In the South and they report fine crops even under unfavorable conditions.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $12.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s White or Yellow Bermuda No. 365 —
The most popular of the Bermuda varieties. It is the standard variety with the large commercial Bermuda onion growers in Southwest Texas and elsewhere. It is a light straw-colored onion. Our special stock ripens early, is of the best color and the heaviest yielder. No onion compares with the Bermuda in mildness of flavor, and for this reason it is extensively planted, especially in the South, where it reaches perfection. You will make no mistake in planting the Bermuda onion this spring. We recommend this variety unreservedly for earliness, good yields and mildness of flavor, either young for pulling green or fully matured.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, postpaid.
■porl ■Rort-vt nrlci XTr* 'Xf\F7 .Planted throughout the South for home
IvcU JjcI IllUUtt OU/ use generally. It is identical in size and
shape with the other Bermuda varieties, but the color is a pale, waxy red, and is just right in all sections where a mild red onion is preferred.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, postpaid.
Reuter's Red Creole No. 371— SXI*o”V0,f.SteS
keeper, best producer, both in yield and money. It is a distinct varietv that has been cultivated in this section for more than 50 years. This variety constitutes one of the most important crops in Louisiana and thousands of acres are planted in this variety every fall. Does fairly well when sown earl v in the spring. The skin is brownish red, flesh very solid and fine grained, and rather strong flavor. Ex- tremely productive and the best keeper and shipper of all sorts.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; H lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; 6 lbs., $16.26, post- paid.
fWT ON SETS .These are largely planted in home gardens for green
V^-L,AV^-L' onions. Quite a few people prefer the small, tender
young green onions for eating raw. We sell all onion sets 32 pounds to, the bushel Sets should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Set the onion in the ground lightly (do not cover) in shallow furrows, 12 to 18 inches apart, and about 2 inches apart in the row. Young onions can be had in 5 to 7 weeks One pound of sets will plant a row about 50 feet long; use 8 to 10 bushels to the acre.
1? prl p QaFc These small sets are produced from our own seed
ucu VJ1CU1C in the North and will make the finest red onions
of splendid keeping qualities. Supply limited. Order early.
Prices: Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (8 lbs ) $1.75; bu. (32 lbs.), $6.50.
Crystal White Wax No. 366 — qulKbfThe mUosi
attractive onion in the world. It is anabsolutely pure white Bermuda Onion with a most beautiful waxy appearance that makes it sell on sight in all markets. In New York and other large markets, Crystal White Wax Onions, produced from our seed, sell for 25c to 50o a crate above the Bermuda White or Yellow. This is the onion retailers so generally offer for sale as it really sells itself. No other onion has such clear, sparkling white skin, such mildness of flavor. It is deliciously tender and can be eaten raw like an apple. A large yielder, consequently a highly profitable type to grow. Except in color, it is identical with the White or Yellow Bermuda; has all of the desirable qualities, with which is combined a much more handsome appearance. Spring planting of Bermuda onions in the South during the past ten years has proved the tremendous value of these varieties for spring planting in the more northern sections of the South where it gets too cold for the same sorts to live through the winter.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1.00, lb., $3.50; 5 lbs., $16.25, postpaid.
Australian Brown No. 368—
A good keeper and splen- did for early spring plant- ing. For a late maturing, long keeping onion to last into and through the winter, if stored in a dry place, few varieties equal the Australian Brown. The handsome onions are extremely hardy, yielding an enormous crop, both in weight and bulk. The skin is thick and of a beautiful rich brownish- red color. The flesh is always white, extremely solid, sweet and mild in flavor. A desirable onion for the home garden as well as for market. Matures in three months.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.75,
postpaid.
Crystal White Wax Bermuda Onions
Red Weathersfield Sets \ery, hardy, good keepers. One of
•**■”*. ” C SllClli OcLa the best red onions for all purposes.
Prices: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (8 lbs.) $1.25; bu. (32 lbs.), $3.50.
Yellnw Donvors Cpf-o Make medium sized, globe-shaped yellow
x cllUW XAiXXXVeXS) oeis onions, fully described above. A- good yellow variety.
Prices: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (8 lbs ) $1.26; bu. (32 lbs.), $3.50.
Stlvpr Skin SpFc Sets from White Portugal
Oliver i3Kin sets or Silver Skin seed. Make large silvery white onions of the finest quality when mature. Be sure to plant a few this spring.
Prices: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (8 lbs.), $1.50; bu. (32 lbs.), $4.00.
Note — Bushel prices of all onion sets subject to market fluctuations. If interested in buying one or more bushels of sets, write for current market prices.
ONION Plants
We are growing several million Bermuda Onion plants this year in South- west Texas. They wijl be ready for shipment January 1st. Onions grown from plants are larger and do not run to seed in the spring, like sets. If you will turn to page 32 you will find complete information re- garding these Onion Plants, together with prices. We believe after considering the desir- ability of using plants, you will want to include some in your order
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S PEERLESS GARDEN SEED PEAS
Reuter’s Peerless Extra Early Peas
Plllf-lir#* The extra early, round-seeded sorts, such as Reuter’s Peerless
tjUllUlc Extra Early, Early Alaska, Prolific Early Market, etc., can be planted very early, as it takes a hard freeze to kill them. In our latitude, spring plantings usually begin in late December or early January, and continue until about the first of March. The wrinkled varieties, such as Gradus, World’s Record, Thomas Laxton, Telephone, etc., are more sensitive to cold wet weather than the smooth seeded sorts, but are of superior quality. The wrinkled varieties must not be planted until the ground begins to warm* up. Usually, wrinkled peas rot without germinating in cold ground. In Florida, Southwest Texas, and along the Gulf Coast, all varieties can be planted throughout the winter and early spring months. In the Central South, none of the wrinkled varieties should be planted until March. Two pounds of seed to every 100 feet of row and cover about 1 to 2 inches. Be sure to make succession sowings every two weeks to keep up your supply until the long bearing varieties come in. Plant in double rows 6 to 8 inches apart and 2 y2 to 4 feet between the double rows. All varieties growing more than 2 feet do better if staked up or brushed when 4 to 6 inches high. Keep working the soil up around the stems and all varieties will stay in bearing longer. For market gardening purposes, it requires about 1 V. to 1 % bushels to sow an acre. WE DO NOT PUT UP HALF-POUNDS OF PEAS.
WrkfTH’c 'Ror>rtrrl lSIrt Alii -This is a new variety and the first
VV UI 14J » ACLUI U rfc XV season that we have catalogued it.
It deserves great popularity because it is the earliest of all the large-podded sorts, and the peas will keep in fine condition an unusually long time after they are picked. It is a large-podded dwarf sort and extremely popular among market gardeners and truckers in practically every Southern pea growing section. It is really an improved type of the favored Gradus, but is earlier, more dwarf, true to type, and very productive. In average height it is about 2 feet, with the vines moderately stout, medium green. Pods are medium green, fully 4 to 5 inches long, fairly broad, pointed and well filled with seven to nine very large, dark green peas of fine quality. We are glad to add it to our list of dependable peas.
The more critical and discriminating a home or market gardener you are, the more emphatic your appreciation will be for this magnificent pea. As a money-making variety, it is unmatched. There is no pea more prolific. It is a leader in the market and always in demand. It is surely a grand, exceptionally good, new pea. Large commercial truckers in Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, and other Southern States demand this sort above all others.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
Reuter’s Peerless Extra Early No. 402 —
productiveness, large-sized pods and sweetness of flavor are desired, it is the best variety you can possibly plant. It may be truly called the world’s unbeatable extra early pea, for it is far superior to anything ever introduced in the South. It has become the main reliance of thousands of truckers in the South who wish to be first with new peas. It is a smooth sort, with wonderful ability to mature quickly. It is absolutely unsurpassed in extra-early qualities, in flavor, and in size of pod and productiveness in vigor and regularity of growth, and in genuine merit. Every seedsman in this country claims to sell the “earliest” pea, but, after testing them all, I know positively that not one excels this celebrated strain, either in quality, quantity or earliness. You make no mistake when you plant this sort. It is a round-seeded pea that will grow and mature quicker than any other. It is absolutely free from runners, and the entire crop can be taken off in two pickings. The vines average about 2% to 3 feet in height, just short enough to bear a large crop.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.50.
Earliest of All or Alaska No. 404— ^"fbe^onpi"
37 of this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 36c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.50.
Reuter’s Prolific Early Market No. 408 — f^eoior
and described on page 37 of this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 6 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.50.
Ameer or Large -Podded Alaska No. 414 —
An extra early large-podded pea of excellent quality. Vines grow about 3 feet in height, producing large finely-shaped pods. The peas ripen uniformly and are round, slightly dented, of bright green color. A prolific bearer, making it a valu- able market gardeners’ sort. If you desire a fine large-podded pea that will mature early, one that fills the hamper quickly, plant Reuter’s Ameer, or Large-Podded Alaska.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $11.00; 100 lbs., $18.00.
T + A/f nnml XTr* 118 An excellent dwarf sort for the
Little Marvel INO. 415 market and home garden. The pods average a little longer than the Premium Gem. The vines are very productive, nearly 18 inches high.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 46c; 2 lbs., 76c, postpaid. Crop short
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Thomas Laxton Peas
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Garden SEED PEAS for SPRING PLANTING
Gradus or Prosperity No. 406-
_The earliest, largest-podded , , _ and most popular of the
wrinkled varieties. Vines are vigorous and healthy, growing 2 to 3 feet high. It requires no stakes. The pods are of dark green color, and measure 4 inches or more in length, being as large as the Telephone, and equally welAfilled with luscious peas, eight to ten or more in a pod.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
TVntrN NY* 4.11 The best very early dwarf pea. It com-
1-NUll & JLACeiMUl rso. 4:11 bines the good qualities of American
onder and Premium Gem peas. The vines are larger and more productive than American Wonder and earlier than the Premium Gem and average about 12 inches high. The pods are medium sized, about 2% inches long. The peas, in sweetness and quality are unsurpassed. A highly desirable variety for market gardeners. We sell large quantities to truckers in Southwest Texas.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (56 lbs.), $10.50; 100 lbs., $18.00.
Prpmillfn Upm 4.19 (Improved Little Gem) — A fine early
l icimuill UClll Hi green wrinkled dwarf variety. The vines
are very productive, 15 to 18 inches high. The pods are of medium size, about 2M inches long, crowded with six to eight large peas of fine quality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.60, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.00; bu. (56 lbs.), $10.50; 100 lbs., $18.00.
Dwarf Tplpntmnp No 4-1 5 This is a healthy, stocky grower, and
jl/ wan X cicpinjlie 1XU. “IXO very productive. Requires no stakes.
The green pods frequently measure 5 inches in length, containing nine to ten peas. If you like the Telephone type of peas, and don’t want to take the trouble to stake them, plant this strain.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not pre- paid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
Thomas Laxton No 40 S A very early wrinkled variety of great
± xitxxxxaa j_/aA.LA»xx i vu. WJ merit. The vines are vigorous, of
medium height, about 3 feet, similar to those of Gradus, but darker in color, hardier and more productive. The pods are large, often 4 inches long, with square ends, similar to, but larger, longer and darker than those of Champion of England, and as uniformly well filled. The green peas are very large, of fine, deep color and unsur passed in quality. This grand pea was originated by crossing Gradus with a very early seedling. It is claimed to be earlier, hardier in constitution, and more prolific
than most of the large-podded peas. For either home use or market it is unsurpassed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, post- paid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
World’s Record Pea3
A Dependable Truckers’ Variety
Laxtonian No. 413 —
This is the largest podded of all the early varieties. Although recently intro- duced in the South, it has already become exceedingly well known as being the
finest, largest and most luscious of all large peas. The dark green pods are similar to Gradus in shape and splendid quality, are as large in size and often mature a little earlier. Vines are vigorous and productive, averaging 15 to 18 inches high.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 78c; 5 lbs., $1.75, post- paid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00;
100 lbs., $20.00.
Ttvmrnvprl Tplotxlirmo Nn 4.10 This is the best main crop tall pea in cultivation. The vines are tall
XilX|Jl u vex* x tic^riiixxxc ‘ill and vigorous, growing about 4 feet high, with large, coarse, light
colored leaves and producing an abundance of pointed pods of largest size, often 4F3 to 5 inches long, attractive, bright green, filled with very large peas, which are tender, sweet and of excellent flavor.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
l\/TarY-i»Yint1i TVfpItirKS Qndar lVr» 4.1 A (Luscious) — This wonderful new sugar pea bears pods much
lViailllllOLIl ivieillllg ougdl ‘HD larger than any other variety, often 6 or 7 inches long and
1 V2 inches broad. They should not be shelled, but the peas and pods eaten together, as they contain so much sugar, starch and gluten; are very nutritious for family use. Grows quite tall 5 to 6 feet and requires support. This fine edible podded pea deserves a place in your thrift garden. They are used in the same way as the snap or string bean, not being shelled. I am
urging you to plant some of these splendid sugar peas, for it is the choicest of all table varieties, the pods are stringless and in
flavor, brittleness and succulence are unexcelled. The pods are sometimes sliced for cooking because of their size and may be served with butter or white sauce. They can be made ready for table in 10 to 15 minutes and are good even when quite old. They are enormously productive so a few packets or a pound will supply an ordinary family.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid.
T ordp RIa aF-F\7P Mqrrnwfilf- TVTn> 4.17 VetT popular with the gardeners in this section, who
uarge maCK-Ibye iviarrowiat TNO. 4:1/ plant this variety during the late fall or early spring
months, as it withstands inclement weather and cold better than the early varieties. A strong grower and very productive. Height about 4 to 5 feet. Must be staked.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.00.
FIELD PEAS Are Listed on Page 69
Gradus or Prosperity Peas
'TAD A AAA Qp'TTT'1 The seed should be sown as early as possible after danger of frost is over. It is customary
x DSXVjKjVJ OXhrL<J-A t0 burn a quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring on the ground intended for the seed bed; then dig and pulverize the earth and mix with the ashes, after which the seed may be sown and covered very lightly. When the plants are about 6 inches high, transplant into rows 4 or 5 feet each way. Cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe.
ItnnrnvoTl G/ViJto Rnrlov \fn Cl/I Our strain is grown on the famous limestone fields of Tennessee.
lllipiuveu VV lliie XXUXlcy JOr Only the choicest plants are set in the seed plats and special care
and cultivation insures well-matured seed of highest vitality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; Fa 02., 20c; oz., 35c; M lb., $1.00; lb., $3.76, postpaid.
Big Havana No. 535 -
_Heavy cropper; one of the earliest. "$1.25; lb., $5.00, postpaid.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; oz., 40c; lb.,
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S CHOICE PEPPER SEED
Culture — Peppers are most largely used for seasoning meat and vegetable dishes as well as for salads and mangoes. They are used also for making chow-chow and chili sauce. The culture is about the same as eggplants, and the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them.
Sow the seed early in hotbeds during December and January or about the middle of spring, usually during March and April, in open seed bed, the soil being light and warm. When 3 to 4 inches high, transplant in rows about 2 34 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Sow in June and July for a fall ship- ping crop. For insects spray with Arsenate of Lead or Bowker’s Pyrox. One packet of seed will produce about 100 plants; 1 oz., about 1,500 plants; 34 lb. to the acre.
Reuter’s Royal King No. 427
Illustrated in color and described on page 37 of this catalog. -
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; Vi lb.,
$1.00; lb., $3.75; 5 lbs., $18.00, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.50 per lb.
Reuter’s Ruby King No. 429 —
This is the finest strain of the well-known Ruby King in cultivation. My stock is carefully grown and pleases thousands of customers throughout the entire South every year. It grows 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches in diameter; flesh is very thick, sweet and so mild it is often sliced for a salad; also fine for stuffing. The plants are about 2J4 feet high, vigorous, compact and productive. Matures large well-shaped peppers in 130 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; Vi lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; 5 lbs., $17.00, postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.25 per lb.
Reuter’s Ruby King
Reuter’s Chinese Giant No. 428 —
The largest variety known, monstrous in size and beautiful in appearance. Grows four to five inches broad at the top and of equal length. Quite uni- form in size. Flesh is mild and as sweet as an apple. Color dark green, changing to glossy scarlet when ripe. Plants are strong, stocky, bushy, erect growth 18 inches to 2 feet high.
Extremely prolific. Without exception every one
of our customers who has ever grown the Chinese Giant has pronounced it the finest and largest pepper he has ever seen. Our seed supply this year is adequate, but the demand usually exceeds the supply. Order early.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; 14 lb., $1.75; lb., $6.50, postpaid.
A Popular Pepper
If we are to judge from the expressions from our customers, those market gardeners who come into our retail store and those who write us, who have planted Reuter's Royal King Pepper, both for home and market purposes, it is undoubt- edly the most popular pepper for Southern planting. If you will turn to page 37 of this catalog, you will find a complete description of this favored sort and an illustration in natural colors. Your special atten- tion is called to this variety so that you may not overlook it in making up your order.
Reuter’s Ruby Giant No. 436
.A large, mild pepper, being a cross between our Ruby King and Chinese Giant, having the good qualities of both, yet without the undesirable features of either. It is a very pepper, grows to a large size, is very mild, and when ripe, is of a bright scarlet color. Mesh exceedingly sweet, and mild enough to eat raw. It matures early; the plant is vigorous and upright, taller than the Chinese Giant, much more productive and an excellent large sweet pep- per for stuffing. It is an all-around good pepper for either home or market. You make no mistake when planting this super- lative variety, for it has never failed to give the utmost in satisfactory results.
Prices; Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; J4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; 5 lbs., $17.00, postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.25 per lb.
Long Red Cayenne No. 431 —
A well-known medium early variety having a slender twisted and pointed pod about 4 inches long. Color deep green when fruit is young, bright red when ripe. Extremely strong and pungent flesh. A favorite with many of the gardeners in the South.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; J4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid.
Bird’s Eye No. 432—“ 4spl£se
Very fine in flavor. Can be used fresh or dried.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00, postpaid.
Genuine Tabasco No. 433 —
This is the variety from which is made the well- known Tabasco Sauce, which has a national reputa- tion for flavoring oysters, soups, meats, etc. The small, bright red peppers are extremely hot and fiery in flavor. Bush 3 feet high.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; J4 lb., $1.40; lb.,
$5.00, postpaid.
Anaheim Chili No. 434
Pimiento No.
.The fruits of this variety are exceptionally smooth
Pimiento Pepper
New 430-
and glossy, of good sizej medium length and attractive color. The flesh is very thick and solid, mild and of very fine flavor. Desirable for not only salads and stuffed peppers, but it is also the sort so largely used by canners. It is so smooth and uniform in shape that the skin can be easily slipped off after burning over a hot fire a few seconds, or by boiling a few minutes.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.75, postpaid.
asked
me to include with their gar- den seed order a packet or two of mixed pepper seed and this year I have decided to include this item in my cat- alog so that those who have desired this mixture may know I am prepared to supply it. The packet con- tains a small quantity of each desirable variety for home needs. Every home can use both sweet and hot peppers and this mixture will give you some of every variety listed on this page. The seed is all fresh, new stock, identical with that that goes to my extra critical commercial pep- per growers. I never purchase "job lots” to fill my mixtures or collections. Only Reuter's best goes out under the Reuter name, whether it be a mixture or straight variety. Order one or more packets of this pepper mixture and you'll be highly pleased.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; 3
pkts., 25c, postpaid.
_A thick-meat- ~ed pepper growing from 8 to 10 inches long. It constitutes a staple crop in many sections of California, and is very popular throughout the Southwest. This is the best hot pepper we can offer you in this variety; fine dried for winter use.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; }4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid.
Reuter’s Mixed Peppers No. 435
Each season an ever increasing number of my customers ha ve
Chinese Giant Pepper
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS* REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Selected Northern-Grown Seed Potatoes
The United States Department of Agriculture, in one of its bulletins devoted to the production of Irish Potatoes, says: “High-grade seed stock must be used if a large crop is to be harvested. Every effort should be made to secure high-yielding seed stock.” No better advice could be given to the potato planters of the South, and it would be a blessing if more of them would pay attention to it, for there is no other section of the country where more of the ordinary seed potatoes are sown every spring. Throughout the South brokers, warehousemen, wholesale grocers, feed merchants, etc., annually dispose of thousands of bushels of so-called seed potatoes that are nothing more nor less than ordinary field-run commercial crops, no attention being paid to type development, disease-resistance, high-yielding qual- ities, or any of the other very necessary matters that must be carefully watched and controlled if the highest grade of seed stock is produced. And because the price of these ordinary potatoes seems to be comparatively cheap, planters purchase the seed, take it home and plant it in good soil and give the crop careful attention and then wonder why their yields are not what they should be. From 1910 to 1919 the average production of potatoes in the United States was 96.8 bushels per acre, while during the same period that in the state of Maine was 201 bushels. This is merely a difference of seed stock and practical methods of production for there are many sections of the country, plenty of them right here in the South, that boast of better soils than Maine possesses. Buy the best seed you can find — buy it from reputable and experienced seed dealers, who are as careful of their reputation in supplying seed po atoes as they are in providing the farmer with the highest grade v getable and field seeds — buy it from Reuter, if you please, and get stock that is capable of pro- ducing for you a high yield of high-grade potatoes. My seed potatoes are grown for me in the North by seed potato specialists of long experience. They are as careful about the seed they send into the trade as I, and other reputable seedsmen, are in the stocks we send to our critical market gardener customers. These potatoes come to me clean, sound, critically graded, of uniform shape and color, free from disease, and all from selected plants. The sturdiness of Northern-grown seed for early Southern planting is universally recognized and I offer you the best stock
that I am able to obtain. If you will compare the quality of my seed potatoes at the same time you are comparing prices quoted by those who
are not competent to choose or market so-called seed potatoes, I know that you will find mine far more reasonable in price and well worth purchas-
ing. If you are sincerely interested in increasing your potato yields, I would suggest that you write the United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Publications, for Farmers’ Bulletin 1190, which will give you some splendid practical information that is certain to prove helpful to you. And — get Reuter’s quotations before ordering your seed potatoes.
T>1 • „ Oprl TriumrtVl The most' valuable early potato for the South. It’s an extra-early, and with out Northern-grown Seed Stock it’s the surest and
£>Ilsa ivCU 1 1 luiupu most dependable producer of all sorts, while its handsome appearance when first dug makes it a ready seller at top prices on any market. It withstands heat and drouth to a wonderful degree, and makes a good crop when other sorts burn and make nothing. Vines are smaller than other varieties, the strength of the plant going into making the potatoes rather than into the vine. Matures in nine to ten weeks from planting.
Prices: Peck (16 lbs.), 80c; bu. (60 lbs.), $2.90; bag (150 lbs.), $6.76. Prices subject to change. Write for market prices when ready to buy.
Irish Cobbler
Prices:
Bliss Red Triumph
Mammoth King No. 446
In shape it’s much like the Triumph: color of skin is creamy white, slightly netted with lighter color. Cooks quickly; is almost pure white, mealy, but not too dry. A good shipper and good keeper.
Peck (15 lbs.), 80c; bu. (60 lbs.), $2.90; Dag (160 lbs.), $6.75. Prices subject to change. Write for market prices when ready to buy.
u: Oj.,, „ This is one of the most popular varieties in the South. It is medium early and cannot be excelled for a main-crop sort. Vines are strong, of
llllc oldl dark green color and very vigorous. Large, oblong, uniform tubers. A good shipper and a good keeper.
Prices: Peck (15 lbs.), 75c; bu. (60 lbs.), $2.50; bag (150 lbs.), $5.75. Prices subject to change. Write for market prices when ready to buy.
REUTER’S CHOICE PUMPKIN SEED
Genuine Green Striped Cashaw No. 445 — boVorlnddicSon
page 38 of this catalog. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; A lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; 5 lbs., $7.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.35 per lb.
_Also called the Big Jumbo. It is surely a grand, big variety, often measuring 2 feet in diameter and weighing 2 to 3 pounds each. The skin is salmon-orange color, the flesh is thick, bright yellow and fine grained, and of good quality. Notwithstanding its enormous size, it is one of the best pumpkins for table use. A splendid keeper and exceptionally valuable for feeding stock. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 45c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.26 per lb.
j-.*. C Mr* A.AH -It; is a small pumpkin, being about 10 inch
uWccl UI oUgal JAIU. txtr# diameter. It has deep orange yellow skin and fine-grained flesh. It is very prolific and in every way desirable. The average weight is about 5 pounds. This is the variety the famous pumpkin pies are made of.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c- A lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Tennessee Sweet Potato No. 448— LpfX1iluames1zepuandsnghtiv
ribbed. Color, creamy white, sometimes lightly striped with green. Flesh light-colored, fine-grained, dry and of superior quality. When cooked, resembles a sweet potato in flavor. A good keeper. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; A lb., 45c; lb., $1.60; 5 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
Large Cheese or Field No. sUTfi
color; flesh yellow. The most popular for field or market use.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Mammoth Field or Big Tom No. 450— Sgestsan°dnmosft ume
form growing and productive varieties known. The vines are strong, vigorous and won- derfully productive. The fruits average 15 to 20 inches in diameter. The skin and flesh are of a deep rich, orange color, of excellent flavor for pies, etc.., cooking soft and tender.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c: A lb., 40c; lb., $1.26; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Tonotiaco T>ic» XTrw /IK 1 A distinct Japanese variety, adapted to all parts
dJJdllttoc r lc ivU. ‘rill 0f the South. Very meaty and solid, and in gen-
eral appearance resembles the Cashaw, but is earlier and larger.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; A lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; 5 lbs., $7.60, postpaid. Not Mammoth King Pumpkin prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.35 per lb.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Superb Radish Seed
Best results are obtained from a rich, moist soil. Sow the seed during September,
VjlUlUlc October and November for a winter crop; December, January, February and March are also good sowing times. Sow the seed in drills 14 to 18 inches apart, and thin out the plants to prevent crowding. Successional sowings from one week to ten days apart will keep up a supply. Sow the seed Pi inch deep and cover with fine soil. Gather while young and tender. One ounce will plant a 100-foot row. 10-12 lbs. to acre. One to two months to mature the crop.
Reuter’s Early Scarlet Turnip- White Tipped No. 461 —
This variety is fully described on page 36 of this catalog.
Long Brightest Scarlet No. 462— JXK.
ing. Many of the New Orleans market gardeners plant this sort early in the season for local market use. The roots are smooth, slender, uniform in shape and very attractive. This sort has a pure white tip.
Reuter’s Cincinnati Market or Glass Radish No. 463 —
Illustrated in color and described on page 36 of this catalog.
White Strassburg No. 464 pering shape.
Skin and flesh pure white. Crisp, firm, brittle and tender.
Best variety for summer use, and largely planted by our market gardeners for local sale in summer.
Half Long No. 466— R”S//r,S“
red color, and are olive-shaped or half long, with somewhat tapering point.
White Vienna No. 468
Reuter’s White Icicle
_A very fine long, "summer radish of excellent quality. The tops are of medium size, the roots clear white, slender, smooth and average about 6 to 7 inches in length.
Fine
_A quickly growing, olive-shaped radish, about one and one-half inches long by five-eighths of an inch in diameter when fully grown.
T ™ r>rn\ o/1 CU .irtino XT.-. A 1 \ Distinct and exceedingly attractive sort ; clear rose colored
ls.eucer S improveu U<nanier 1NO. <±1 1 long radish, shading into pure waxy white at the tips. Grows to a large size very fast. One of the best long radishes for outdoor planting; extremely popular in many leading trucking sec- tions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. We sell thousands of selected American grown seed annually.
Prices on above: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; pi lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Is entirely distinct. Roots long, slender and pure white. Ready for use in 25 days.
AfiZ .The Chinese truck gardeners in California grow this variety
extensively. It is the largest of all winter radishes, growing from 10 to 12 inches long and from 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Pure white skin and flesh; solid, crisp and of good flavor.
WViif-ra Tr*ir»1ck XJr* 7 attractive pure white radish.
\\ Illlc AL.1C1C lvtA. ‘to/ Fine variety for market and home.
California Mammoth White No.
_The roots are long, thick, almost black, somewhat wrinkled, of firm texture, decidedly pungent, but well flavored.
The flesh is white,
Long Black Spanish No. 472
Pliinoco Pnca Mr* AT\ .Bright rose color. Excellent quality and one of the best winter varieties.
XVUSC 1NU. ‘t/O Prices on above: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 76c per lb.
Broad-Heaved Flanders Spinach
CHOICE SPINACH SEED
PllltlirP You can find no better vegetable to furnish an early supply of greens than
GUUUl C spinach. Seed ihould be planted in very rich gYound, the richer the better. Sow in drills 16 to 20 inches apart and thin to about 6 inches apart when the leaves are an inch wide. Sow early in January, also in February and March. The seed germinates freely in cold weather, and is a rapid grower. Under favorable conditions the leaves may be large enough for eating in eight weeks. In the South spinach seed is planted throughout the fall :md winter months. One ounce to 100 feet of row; 10 pounds to the acre.
Reuter’s Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach No. 502 —
This sort is also known as the Norfolk Savoy Leaved. It is a very early variety and one of the best to plant in the fall for early spring use. The plant is of upright growth, with thick, glossy, dark green leaves of medium size. Seed round. This is the leading variety used in Texas and Virginia. We sell many tons of this seed to commercial growers.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; pi lb., 16c; lb., 45c; 6 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 35c per lb.
Reuter’s Broad Leaved Flanders No. 503 — £gevai1etdy
with the New Orleans market gardeners. An early and vigorous growing, round seeded sort. It is the best variety to plant for bunching purposes, and stands inclem- ent weather conditions very well.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; pi lb., 16c; lb., 46c; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 35c per lb.
Reuter’s Monstrous Viroflay No. 504— ™st 0thTs°ortesr. planKe
very hardy, with heavy foliage, the dark green leaves being the true Savoy appearance and of the finest quality.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; pi lb., 15c; lb., 46c; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 36c per lb.
7onloti/l XTrw CAE Unlike true spinach in type and in that it thrives during
INeW LiCrtlallu ixU. UVJ hot weather and in any soil, rich or poor. The leaves are comparatively small, broad and pointed. Plant three or four seeds in hills 2 feet apart each way. Germination of the seed can be hastened by soaking in warm water 24 hours.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 15C; pi lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S SELECTED SUMMER SQUASH
Culture
_The squash is one of the most 'nutritious and valuable of our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to the table early in the season. Plants are tender and sensitive to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. For the bush varieties, hills should be 4 or 5 feet apart each way ; from six to ten seeds are sown in each hill, and the plants are thinned to a stand after the development of a couple of rough leaves. One or two shovels full of good manure worked into the soil to each hill is recommended.
Keep the squash picked off as soon as they are ready, so as to keep the plants bearing longer. Seed required: One ounce to 25 hills; 3 pounds per acre.
Earliest White BushNo.
C | £ The earliest of all squashes and familiarly known as Patty Pan.
Illustrated in natural color and described on page 38 of this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.60, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Mammoth White Bush
xt Kl^v _Identical with above,
lNO. DIO but larger in size and more regular in garden variety. It is early, uniform in shape. A splendid shipper and home shape and very prolific. Has a clear white skin and flesh, grows 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and when picked young ships well.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; H lb., 40c; lb.,
$1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Italian Vegetable Marrow No. 517 —
(Cocozella) — The fruits are large, much elongated, dark green at first, but as they mature, become marbled with yellow and lighter green stripes. Pick when 6 to 8 inches long. Becoming a commercial variety in Florida and other Southern States.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 65c; lb., $2.00, postpaid.
Winter or Running Squash
Distinct from the Bush or Summer Squashes, the vines running from 10 to 12 feet long, and the squashes are 6 to 15 pounds in weight. The flavor is much richer than the summer sorts also. Should be planted later than the bush varieties. Distances vary from 8 to 10 feet in the rows, depending upon the fertility of the soil and the vigor of the varieties. Hoe frequently, but do not disturb runners, if possible.
Boston Marrow No.
520
) This is a very productive fall
’ and winter variety of medium to large size, oval shape and thin skin. It is much used for canning and making pies. The fruits when ripe are bright orange with a shading of light cream color. The flesh is of a rich salmon-yel- low color fine-grained and of excellent quality and flavor, but not as dry as the Hubbard.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M
lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
True Hubbard No.
C11 One of the best winter squashes.
04 X The vines are vigorous and
very productive. Fruits large, heavy hard shell. The skin is uniformly dark bronze green. The flesh is bright orange-yellow, fine- grained, thick, dry and richly flavored. It is esteemed by many to be as good baked as the sweet potato.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; K lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid.
Mammoth White Bush
Delicious No. 522-
A fall and winter variety of medium
dark green, but sometimes lighter in color and mottled, and are without any hard shell. The flesh is thick, very fine-grained and bright yellow in color. I do not advise customers to plant any winter squashes for shipping purposes from the South, but these varieties are much better for home use.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 50c; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
Giant Summer Crookneck No. 518 — 8Aummr“qyuafisk
The skin is yellow. The shape is shown in the illustration. The flesh has a deep golden orange color, and is dry and of most agreeable flavor. Measures from IK to 2 feet in length.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
Mammoth Chili No. 523— SEM
The flesh is yellow and very thick, and the quality is good and nutritious. Often attains a weight of 200 pounds, without losing its fine shape and quality. It is the right kind to grow for exhibition at the fairs. Its size makes it profitable to grow for stock feeding also.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; K lb-. 6Qc; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
Reuter's Squash
Seed Will
Produce
Squash
Just Lik
These
These Squash Grew from Good Seed
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S Tomato Seed — Best for the South
Gulf State Market No. 570—
before many years, be the chief purple fruited market variety grown in the Gulf States. Gulf State Market was developed out of the Early Detroit, and retains the earliness of that variety. The vines are very vigorous and withstand' blight exceptionally well. The fruits are large for so early a variety, round or globe shaped, show but little depres- sion about stem and are smooth and free from cracks. Color deep purplish-pink ripening well about the stem. The skin is firm and the flesh is solid. Unless all signs fail, this will prove to be the most productive of all shipping tomatoes. It is also of the most desirable shape for packing. Remember that Gulf State Market is earlier than any other good purple tomato. Mississippi crops of this wonderful variety in 1021 gave won- derful results. We are backing Gulf State Market to win first place in its class.
Prices: Pkt., 25c; oz., $2.00, postpaid.
vingston’s Globe Tomato No. 545— SiWgw-p?^ Th”
is a standard variety for shipping purposes. It is an absolutely globe-shajied variety, ripens very early, color is a glossy red, tinted with purple. The vines are very vigorous and productive. Bears fruit in clusters of from three to seven fruits, so that it can be truth- fully stated that the plants are literally loaded with beautiful tomatoes. This variety is especially valuable to long distance shippers and it cannot be recommended too highly for this purpose. Its blight-proof qualities are exceptional.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; *4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; 5 lbs., $17.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.25- per lb.
..Illustrated in color "and described on
page 36 of this catalog. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; J 4 lb-, $1.25; lb., $4.00; 5 lbs., $18.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.50 per lb.
_A wonderful tomato, both as to yield and quality. It is one of the most prolific bearers we have ever seen. The average weight of the tomato is about half a pound. The color is bright crimson, very solid, and of good flavor, producing few seeds and small cavities. For general appearance when served on the table, few varieties can compare with it, and as a yielder, noneequalit. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz.,
25c; M lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s June Pink Tomato No. 557-
McGee No. 562-
Qnciflr ’c Mr* KA'X Our strain of this first early sort is earlier and decidedly
s EjO-L iNU. DUD superior to much that is sold as Spark’s Earliana, and the
extreme earliness of its large, smooth fruits makes it a very profitable tomato for market gardeners, as well as desirable for the home garden. The vines are small but vigorous and productive. The fruits are bright deep scarlet, medium to large, nearly round and exceptionally smooth for so early a variety. The fruits are borne in clusters near the base of the plant, and the bulk of the crop ripens very early.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 90c;lb., $3.00, postpaid.
"Rputpr’c lVTdf-r'FilAec "Mr* KJA A main CT°P variety that is a prize-winner. The
J-vcu*l-cl ® ivxniuiiicao aiu fruits are very large, smooth, and symmetrical, ripen-
ing well to the stem. The flesh is rich, bright red in color and of fine quality. It is a strong and vigorous
f rower, with thrifty vines which produce unexcelled fruit. The skin is tough, which makes it a splendid eeper and shipper, and is less liable to crack in wet weather than any other large tomato. Unsurpassed for either table or market purposes. Prices: Pkt., 10cs oz., 30c: \i lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; 5 lbs., $17.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. ’ots or over, at $3.25 per lb.
TTciflvr Dotroit \Tfi EC'S This splendid variety was introduced in 1909. With the excep-
Hid.1 ly L/cllUll i’U* DDl tion of the Gulf State Market, it is the largest and best of the purplish-pink tomatoes. The vines are very vigorous and very productive. The fruits are very smooth, uniform in size, nearly globe-shaped, firm and of excellent quality. Early Detroit is one of the most valuable shipping tomatoes yet produced. It is also desirable for home garden and near markets.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; J4 lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50; 5 lbs., $21.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $4.00 per lb.
Reuter’s Redfield Beauty No. 548— 2*5SSR^SW»*AafJr6
is possible to produce. The color is its leading attribute, being a glossy red, the kind that makes tomatoes sell at sight. It retains all of its good qualities until picked. It is a good shipper and less liable to rot than any other sort. The skin is tough, flesh solid. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; H lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; 5 lbs., $13.75 postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
_A very handsome tomato that deserves a place in every garden in the South. It is the best large, smooth yellow tomato I know of. The meat is solid, sweet, with bright golden-yellow color. The flavor is superior to most toma- toes, the shape is uniform. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb , $1.25, postpaid.
Golden Queen No. 549
Gulf State Market
Many of the South’s great commercial tomato crops are produced exclusively from Reuter’s seeds.
Truckers should write for current copy of our Market Gardeners’ Price List.
Reuter’s
Redfield
Beauty
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
T/vEir* Ro or- \Tr» KK"? (Bright Red) — An early tomato of recent introduc-
JDI1I1 Bdcl J-’IWi tion that produces beautiful, large, bright red, solid
fruits. Almost seedless, a marvelous stem-setter, often making ten fruits in first cluster. It is solid and meaty and has just enough foliage. Every tomato will ripen evenly right up to the stem. When deep ripe they will not burst. No cripples, no scalds, no blight, no cracked, no wrinkled, no one-sided, uneven, scarred fruit. It is a perfect shipping tomato. Set the plants 3 x 3 feet. As a canning variety it is unbeatable.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; M lb., $1.26; lb., $4.00; 5 lbs., $18.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.50 per lb.
PiirrtTfk Acma \fn C\A7 The vines are large, hardy and productive,
i Wl JJlC /T.G111G Grr 1 ripening their first fruits very early, although
not an extra early variety. The fruits are purplish-pink, round, smooth, and of medium size, free from cracks and stand shipment very well.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb-, 90c; lb., $3.00; 5 lbs., $13.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.80 per lb.
Reuter’s Extra Early Prolific No. 560— Ihrfyista0&detxS;
has found a place for itself with thousands of my customers in the South. It is one of the eailiest, most prolific, smoothest, and largest size of all extra early tomatoes. It is of a brilliant red color; vines are a perfect mass of large, smooth fruit, a single plant, often producing half a bushel.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; M lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50, postpaid.
Q-f-rvtio "Mr. EKQ The largest dwarf variety in existence. Vines
1-'W<U1 olBllC i’o* dJO are dwarf, but vigorous and prolific. Color is
bright scarlet. It is perfect in shape, very solid and of the finest quality.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s Scarlet Chief No. 550— fo^KoSs8^
Highly suitable for market gardeners, truckers, also for the home garden. It is a meaty sort; the type of vines and manner of growth is similar to the Stone. It is considerably larger and heavier than the Stone, very prolific and productive, brilliant scarlet in color, smooth, and with a tough skin. It is decidedly superior for the canner as well as the market gardener. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; M lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50, postpaid.
Reuter’s Selected Trophy No. 568— Tp
crimson color, and of excellent quality. Vines large, vigorous and productive. Fruits very solid, smooth and of uniform size.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s New Stone No. 565— ^0/^hoepla^ft^db“°^sored
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, Our stock is distinctly superior to most of that offered under this name, being larger, smoother, more uniform and better colored.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; 5 lbs., $13.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.50 per lb.
Rputpr’<4 T 011(5 Kppnpt* IV n As a drouth and heat-resisting variety, I don’t believe there is another sort on the market that compares to
ivccpci f’l'. \JsJ\J Reuter’s Long Keeper. It is an especially valuable variety for planting during the spring for furnishing a continuous supply through the long summers when other kinds die out. Its wonderful resistant qualities and adaptability to every section of the South makes it a prime favorite with every one. Fruits over 3 inches in diameter and are brilliant red in color.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; 5 lbs., $13.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.60 per lb.
Livingston’s Globe Tomato
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; lb
TJlllcf4 nf York ]Vr» In many sections of the South the growing of tomatoes is almost an impossibility on account of the Tomato Blight, which is a
7 '-'1 1 1 ’Ul oOkJ disease that affects the plant when the fruit begins to “set.” There is no known remedy for this disease. It seldom appears
i practically blight proof.
vigorous grower;
t you nave ever been bothered with Tomato isiight, this is the variety you ougnt to plant. Genuine seed.
$1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s
early tomato. Strictly speaking ______
in the South. It is just the right size — not too large. The color is a brilliant, bright red that attracts immediate attention from the trade. Every tomato is smooth and perfect as the ones shown in the illustration. It is nearly round, with an average diameter of about 3 inches. Every tomato when ripe is red from blossom to the stem end. It is enormously prolific, and is without an equal for either early or late planting. Contains very few seeds, is solid and meaty, and of the finest flavor. The fruits are borne con- tinuously in large numbers. The flesh is solid, has a tough skin, thus making it an ideal shipping variety. Uniform in size. It is absolutely smooth and has no trace of navel in the blossom end. This new tomato embodies
all that can be desired in both an early and late, i Reuter’s
10c; oz., 45c; jj Scarlet
all-round tomato. Prices: Pkt.
Perfect First Early
M lb., $1.50; lb., $5. 50; 5 lbs., $26.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $5.00 a
Improved Ponderosa
NJrt KA 7 The color Is purple
/ crimson. It is the largest tomato in cultivation, the heaviest, and in addition to these two splendid features it is delicious in flavor. Shape is rather regular, considering its immense size, and makes a splendid slicing variety, hav- ing few seeds. If you are looking for something that is really a novelty, and at the same time a valuable variety, plant the Ponderosa. Prices: Pkt.. 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid.
YpIIaw Pnmlnrncq TVJrt 0ne of the most interesting novelties
lcnuw x unuci U8« JU1 ever introduced. It equals our improved
Ponderosa in size, but bears rich, golden-yellow fruits in abundance. This is a grand yellow tomato that has color alone to distinguish it from any other sort we know of.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid.
Rrvnnv Rpfif NTn £\t\G This variety is a vigorous grower and enormously
uuiniy ucat iv vj. iW7 prolific. The color is intense, velvet, glowing
scarlet red. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; J4 lb., $1.10; lb., $3.75, postpaid.
Giant Tree Tomato No. 569— &
Bears from late spring until frost. A strong growing sort with fruit well above the ground, and early to mature very large fruit. Has to be well tied to a stake to keep from sprawling over the ground. Fruits very large, often 2 to 3 pounds and 6 inches in diameter. If you want to grow tomatoes that will be the envy of everyone in your neigh- borhood, try this sort. Not recommended for commerical purposes.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c, postpaid.
Hwcirf riliotnnmii TVr» KA/1 This is sometimes sold as the “Tree Toma-
UWO.ll Uliailipion iNO.OOT t0» It is a second-early, purplish-pink variety, especially desirable where garden space is limited. The vines are about 2 feet high, vigorous, upright and compact-growing. The fruits are medium-sized, excep- tionally smooth and of very good quality. Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 90c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEpS FOR THE SOUTH
PLANT PLENTY OF SPRING TURNIPS
Spring plantings of turnips are important, although the general
LiUllUl C cr0p for winter is usually sown late in the summer or fall. For late spring use, sow the seed during January, February and March. Sow thinly in drills, according To the locality, covering the seed lightly. Thin early and keep free from weeds so that the young plants will not be checked in growth. It is important to get the spring crop started early so that the turnips may have time to grow up to a sufficient size before hot weather causes them to become tough and bitter. Plant seed Vi inch deep. The rows should be 2 feet apart. Sow 1 ounce of seed to 2 feet of row; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre. Ready for use in 45 to 70 days.
Reuter’s Peerless Purple Top White Globe
£<7 O Our perfected strain of this splendid table variety is grown
D J O expressly for our critical market gardeners’ and mail-order trade in America, and not to be compared with the usually inferior turnip seed of the same variety imported from Holland, Denmark and other European countries. Illustrated in color and described on page 38 of this catalog.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
Early Purple Top No. 579 — pie^veT e 7e^ryeae^
tensively used for table. The roots are flat, of medium size, purple or dark red above ground and white below. The flesh is white, fine grained and tender. A fine early sort.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
Early White Flat Dutch No. 580— i^ariyw^e^
nip, largely used for table. The roots are of medium size, flat, very white fleshed, fine grained and sweet. Does very well in the spring.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 45c per lb.
Early Snowball No. 581— ftASg? mJS
crisp and tender. A grand spring variety.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 6 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.
Golden Ball (Orange Jelly) No. 583— ma°nd
sweetest yellow-fleshed turnips. Not of large size, but firm, hard and most excel- lent flavor. Keeps well and is superior as a table variety.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.
Large Snow White Globe No. 582—
large size, solid and quick in growth. It is productive and hard and closely resembles the Purple Top White Globe in size and shape, but produces turnip's considerably larger.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz.«> 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 45c per lb.
Reuter’s Improved American Rutabaga
White Egg Turnip
A Splendid Turnip
Seven Top, or Salad No. 584-g“« '££" SUf St
used for greens. It is very hardy and will grow all winter, but does not produce a good root, and is only recommended for the tops.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.
Extra Early White Egg No. 585— sVauipVdr°wMfy
smooth pure white variety. Very solid, firm and fine grained flesh, of sweet, mild flavor. Matures in about 50 days.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 45c per lb.
Yellow or Amber Globe No. 586— °4raXPtde/
yellow flesh. The skin is smooth, firm and sweet, maturing in about 75 days. A splendid variety for either table or stock.
Prices: Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.
Vpllrtw AfiPrHpAtl Nn ^87 A turnip of high merit. The flesh
I ciiOW ilUcIUccIl lNO. DO/ ;s yellow, tender, sugary and very solid. In color, the turnip is purple above and deep yellow below. Fine for either stock feeding or table use.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 45c per lb.
Long White Cowhorn No. 588— ^{?e. ™xdpt a S
shade of green at the top of the root, which grows similar to a cow’s horn. The flesh is fine grained and well flavored. A rapid grower.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 75c per lb.
Pomeranian White Globe No. 590 — is prodSctwe
kinds and in good soil the roots will frequently grow to 12 pounds in weight. It is globe-shaped and slightly flattened. The skin is very white and smooth.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 40c per lb.
Extra Early White Milan No. 589 — 4eetapind Sir.
An excellent extra early white flat turnip maturing in about 45 days. Mild flavor and fine grained. Desirable for spring sowing.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.50, postpaid.
Reuter’s Improved American Rutabaga No.
Cq-j This is one of the best and most valuable of all root crops. Rutabagas
Oy M. do best on new land or light, sandy soil, and for this reason are largely grown for breaking where, without cultivation, they produce bountiful crops of excellent quality. Rutabagas are grown for two purposes— for table use and for stock feed. Our seed is grown for us in England by specialists, whose life work has been the breeding and production of the highest type of Rutabaga. The aim has been to produce a root with a small top of uniform size and shape and with a single tap root, a root of high feeding quality, fine flavor and great productiveness.
With the kind of Rutabga Seed I sell you it is possible to raise 15 to 25 tons of roots per acre. With ordinary seed, about one-half this amount, and sometimes less. My strain produces a variety with an exceedingly short neck, is very solid, of a beautiful orange or amber color, with a handsome purple top. Grows to extreme size and of the finest quality. It is short neck, small top, firm flesh, sym- metrical shape, united with high-feeding value, great productiveness, hardiness and long-keeping qualities; this described the World’s Best Rutabaga — Reuter’s American Purple Top Globe.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 6 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
NOTE — No plant orders accepted from Florida, because of restrictions of the Plant Quarantine Law causing delays in plants arriving at destination.
Orders will be shipped approximately three to five days after arrival, weather conditions per- mitting. If plants do not arrive as soon as you expect them, you may know that conditions beyond our control are responsible for the delay. Unnecessary correspondence and complaints do not alter weather conditions, but add extra expense and trouble to us and to you.
REUTER’S FROSTPROOF CABBAGE PLANTS Mature Heads Two to Three Weeks Earlier Than Home Grown Plants and Double Profits
We are having grown for us in certain favored sections of Louisiana many mil- lion Frostproof Cabbage Plants. The plants make a slow but steady growth, until at eight to ten weeks of age they are very tough and hardy, the buds are purple and the outer leaves a reddish-brown. When in this condition they can be shipped to territory further North and planted in the open ground a month to six weeks sooner than the home-grown hot bed or cold frame plants.
Plants usually withstand the cold winter, say at least six winters out of eight, in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. In other territories, February and March are best months to plant. The word “Frostproof” does not mean '‘freeze-proof.’’ However, you will be surprised at the amount of freezing weather the plants will stand. A temperature of 20 degrees above zero with sleet and snow seldom hurts them. Under favorable conditions, they stand it down to 13 above zero.
To obtain the advantage of these Frostproof Cabbage Plants they must be planted a month or six weeks earlier than you would plant home grown plants.
The plants when received will be somewhat wilted and have a hard, stunted appearance, which will be disappointing to persons who have never used these plants before. Regardless of appearance, they will produce splendid crop results. When we receive your order, we have to forward it to our growing station, and this requires several days. Plants are shipped direct to you from the growing station. Plants cannot be pulled or shipped when beds are wet. At times a week or ten days of continued wet weather will prevent shipment of plants. If you do not receive your plants as soon as you expect them, you will know that weather pre- vents shipment. Send your order two to three weeks before you expect to set the plants and you will get them on time. If the plants cannot be set out the same day they are received, take them from the crate immediately, dip the roots in water anti heel out into the ground, spreading the bunches a little. In no case should they be left in the crate.
Varieties: Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, Succession and Stein’s Early Flat Dutch.
We will fill orders from November 15th to May 1st. Remittances must accompany all orders. No plants shipped open account or C. O. D. Please do not ask us to break this very necessary rule.
Prices by Parcel Post: In lots of 100, 200, 300, or 400 plants, at 50c per 100 plants; 600 plants for $1.75; 1,000 or more at $3.25 per 1,000 plants, postpaid.
Orders are filled by the 100, not 250 or 350. These prices are for even quantities of one variety to a pack- age; if you ordered 200 of one variety and 300 of another variety, you would remit at the 100 rate.
Prices by Express: Customer paying express charges. In lots of 1,000 to 4,000 plants at $2.25 per 1,000; 5,000 or more at $2.00 per 1,000. Plants packed for express shipment, 1,000 or 2,000 plants of a variety to a package, weigh about 25 pounds per 1,000 plants, packed for shipment.
We advise shipment by Parcel Post.
REUTER’S BERMUDA ONION
py AVfTC .Onion Plants are becoming more
4 1 o popular than onion sets. The set
has to be absorbed by the new growth before it begins to form the new onion, whereas the plant begins to grow as soon as it is planted and makes more headway than the set, producing delicious young onions for table use during the late spring and early summer. Onions grown from plants are larger and do not run to seed in the spring like sets. They can be set out at the same time you would plant onion sets or cabbage plants with every assurance of producing a good crop of onions. Onion plants will usually produce onions two to five times larger than those grown from the dry sets. Plant in rows about 15 inches part, and 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows.
Yellow Bermuda Onion Plants, by mail post- paid: Per 100, 35c; 500 plants for $1.25; 1,000 plants for $2.25; 6,000 plants or over, at $2.00 per 1,000.
Not prepaid, by express, 1,000 to 4,000 plants, at $1.75 per 1,000; 5,000 to 10,000 plants, $1.50 per 1,000.
Crystal White Wax Onion Plants. Prices, by mail postpaid: Per 100, 40c; 500 plants for $1.50; 1,000 plants for $2.75; 5,000 plants or over, at $2.50 per 1,000. Not prepaid, by express, 1,000 to 4,000 plants, at $2.25 per 1,000; 6,000 to 10,000 plants, at $2.00 per 1,000.
NOTE — No order for less than 100 plants filled. Orders are filled by the 100, not by 250 or 350, but 200, 300. 400, etc. No orders for either cabbage or onion plants from Florida will be accepted because of the Florida Plant Quarantine Law, causing delay in plants reaching destination.
OTHER VEGETABLE Asparagus Roots-
PLANTS AND ROOTS
_You can save from one and one-half to two years’ time in getting your Asparagus bed in condition by the use of our large 2-year-old Asparagus roots.
Prices: 60 roots for 90c; $1.50 per 100, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, per 100, $1.25; per 1,000, $8.00.
Rhubarb Roots
fPip Plcuit'l .Plant early in the spring in
/ rows 4 feet apart each way,
in deep, warm and very rich soil. These stalks usually grow from 3 to 4 feet long and 3 inches thick. Prices: Good strong roots, 30c each; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.25, postpaid. Extra large field giown clumps or roots (not divided), by mail, postpaid, 45c each; 3 for $1.25. By express, not prepaid, 6 for $1.75; 12 for $3.00.
FTnr«prarH«li As soon as ground can be worked in the
liui oclauioll l-VUUlS spring set the roots in rows 6 inches apart, and about 6 inches apart in the rows; very little cultivation is needed. Late in the fall pull as many roots as will be required for your winter use, cut off tops, store them in a barrel and fill with sand, place them in a cool cellar, grate as wanted . Prices, by mail, postpaid: Dozen, 50c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.50. By express, not prepaid, dozen, 40c; 50 for 75c; 100 for $1.25. ,
Chayote, Mirliton, or Vegetable Pear — fiff°and whi- ter vegetables that can be easily grown in home gardens of the South the Chayote (pronounced chi-o-tay) has proved one of the best. It is produced on climbing vines with perennial roots. Spring planting of Chayotes is best, except perhaps in Southern Florida, where the winter frosts, if they occur, are usually light. When planting, place the entire fruit on its side with the broad end sianting slightly downward; cover the lower end with not more than 2 inches of soil, leaving the small or stem end exposed. The fruits should be planted, one in a hill, 15 to 20 feet apart. Plants should be mulched with straw or litter.
Prices: 20c each, 2 for 35c; per doz., $1.75,
postpaid.
UprLo In making up your assortment of seeds for
XJ.CI US the year don’t neglect to order a few varieties of herbs. The chief point is to harvest them properly, which should be done on a dry day when not quite in full bloom, dried quickly and packed closely and entirely excluded from air. Those marked with an as- terisk '(*) are perennial. ANISE No. 281 — Seeds of agreeable aromatic taste. Pkt., 5c; oz., 16c. BASIL SWEET No. 280 — For flavoring soups, stews, etc. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. BORAGE No. 282 — Leaves used for flavor- ing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. *CARAWAY No. 284 — Seeds are used for flavoring bread, etc. Pkt., 6c; oz., 30c. *CATNIP or CATMINT No. 283— For seasoning. Pkt., 5c; oz., 40c. CHERVIL No. 173 — Resembles parsley. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 46c. CORIANDER No. 285 — Seeds used in confectionery. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 40c. CRESS, WATER No. 286— Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c. Curled No. 297— Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. DILL No. 298— Used in niaking dill pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 14, lb., 36c; lb., $1.25. *FENNEL, SWEET No. 287— Leaves used in sauces. Pkt., 6c; oz., 20c. *HOREHOUND No. 288 — For seasoning and cough remedy. Pkt., 6c; oz., 26c. ^LAVENDER No. 289 — Used as a perfume. Pkt., 6c; oz., 30c. MARJORAM, SWEET No. 290 — For seasoning. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c. *ROSEMARY No. 291 — Aromatic leaves used for seasoning. Pkt., 6c; oz., 60c. *RUE No. 292 — For medicinal uses; good for fowls. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c. *SAGE No. 293 — Much used for dressing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. ^SUMMER SAVORY No. 294— Used for flavoring. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. *THYME, FRENCH No. 295 — Leaves and young shoots used for seasoning. Pkt., 10c; oz., 75c. ’WORMWOOD No. 296 — Used medicinally, and also for poultry. Pkt., 6c; OZ., 30c.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Selected Seeds for Southern Gardens
1AM featuring on this and the following five pages of this catalog certain standard, proven, dependable types and varieties of vegetables that I know will give absolute satisfaction to either market, truck or home gardener. These varieties are planted every season by the most successful commercial gardeners throughout the Southern States who, from experience, have learned to know the most adaptable and profit- able sorts to produce. Every variety will pro- duce a product that will sell in big markets. Home gardeners wisely plant those sorts the markets want so that when a surplus is raised profitable marketing will help out the farm or home income. Your garden, whether a “back- yard” spot or a forty-acre truck farm, will be planted with the finest, purest, most adaptable, most productive and profitable varieties when sown with Reuter’s Selected Market Gardeners’ Varieties as shown on these pages.
Crosby Egyptian Beet No. 54 — -Tlie Finest strain in America Today. Reuter’s
Crosby Egyptian Beet has given excellent satisfaction with market gardeners and truckers throughout the entire South.
No other beet has so many real, genuine points of merit as this highly developed, closely selected, pedigreed strain of the famous Crosby Egyptian. A consistent demand from the same people year after year for this variety should be sufficient endorsement for all gardeners to know that in planting this grand beet they are planting the world’s best beet, and a variety that owing to its small top makes it especially desirable for bunching. The roots are flat- tened globe shape and very smooth. The exterior color of the root is bright red. The flesh is bright ver- milion red, zoned with a lighter shade, very sweet, tender and of excellent quality. French grown seed only.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c;
5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or Wardwell’s Kidney Wax Bean over, at 60c per lb.
Reuter’s Black Valentine Bean No. 10 — An unexcelled strain for southern
Market Gardeners. It is unquestion- ably one of the most attractive green beans in cultivation, and rivals them all for productiveness and shipping qualities. The pods are round, very handsome, and quickly salable in all markets.
The pods are medium dark green and about 6 inches long.
Thousands of acres in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and other Southern States are devoted during the spring and fall to the cultivation of this variety for early market purposes. Ready for picking in 45 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.),
$2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.60; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Giant Stringless Green Pod Bean No. 14 — Perfectly stringless, Attractive
Long Green Pods. An exceedingly productive and very handsome sort. The plants are large, vigorous and spreading. The pods are large and nearly round, and of medium green color. They mature a few days later than Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod, average 34-inch longer and are more nearly straight. This variety, illustrated in colors at bottom of page, has achieved unheard of popularity in Southwest Texas, where it has made good in every instance.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.),
$2.50 ; bu. (60 lbs.), $9 60 ; 100 lbs., $16.00.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax Bean No. 23 — Unsurpassed in Richness of Quality.
One of the earliest, best, and hardiest of the_ jvax sorts. The plant becomes loaded with long, broad, and flat, beautifully waxy colored pods which ai’e_ stringless and of a rich, luscious flavor, and are exceedingly brittle; the dried beans are a distinct kidney shape.
The pods are about 6 inches long and of excellent quality. They always command a ready sale on all markets making the variety one of the most profitable for the trucker.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.),
$2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
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Giant Stringless Green Beans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Selected
Seeds for Southern Gardens
Reuter’s Charleston Wakefield Cabbage No. 83 — /^iTg
Cabbage for the South. Standing pre-eminent as the finest spring cabbage for the South, Reuter’s Charleston Wakefield has contributed much towards placing cabbage from the Sunny South on the northern markets during the spring months. The heads when matured average 10 to 12 pounds each and sometimes more. For sureness in heading and regularity of growth, Reuter’s Charleston Wakefield Cabbage is the acme of perfection. It is unquestionably the best variety to plant during the early spring- months for either home use or market. The heads are of equal size and as hard and as solid as a cannon ball. The most severe weather ever known in this section hardly inflicts any injury to Reuter’s Charleston Wakefield. The type is remarkable for its quick-growing habits, fully two weeks earlier than the flat-headed varieties. The plants owing to their compact growth and few outer leaves can be set close together and yield an enormous crop per acre. Unusually crisp and sweet for home use. Long Island grown seed only.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 34 lb., 75c; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., $13.00, postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, $2.50 per lb.
Evergreen White Spine Cucumber
Danvers Half Long Carrot
Reuter’s New Orleans Market
tv ^ i at The Finest Home
Eggpluilt No. 236 and Shipping Va- riety. A long, dark purple' variety that is abso- lutely distinct, being perfectly adapted to the South in every respect. The seed is produced in New Jersey from my own personal stock seed. No eggplant on the market combines such wonder- ful characteristics for the market gardener and trucker. These eggplants will carry to any market in the United States or Canada without spoiling. Their keeping quality is a profitable asset. The plants grow large and high, sometimes five feet, and bear fruit entirely off the ground. Being an upright grower, it resists heat and drouth. Its color is deep purple, sometimes showing a tinge of red, very large in size, oval in shape, absolutely spineless, and of the finest quality. If you ai’e going to plant eggplants this spring, and are in doubt as to what variety to sow, don’t hesitate to plant this one by all means. No one else can offer you the same stock. The shortness of the present seed crop urges early ordering.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 34 lb., $1.26; lb., $4.00, postpaid.
Eggplant
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, $1.00 per lb.
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage
Reuter’s Danvers Half Long Carrot No.
1 on The Best Carrot for All Purposes. The most popular carrot for the market gardener and trucker, and for many years has led our whole list as the best seller. A half-long orange carrot, grown largely on account of its great productiveness and adaptability to all classes of soil. It is a desirable second early carrot for the home garden and is also the best money-making variety for the market gardener and trucker. The tops are of medium . size. The mature roots are of medium length, six to eight inches long, tapering uniformly to a blunt point. Grown exten- sively by market gardeners for bunching, and largely shipped to northern markets.
Our strain is unbeatable.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.50, postpaid. 10-lb. lots or over, not prepaid, 60c per lb.
Reuter’s Extra Dark Evergreen White Spine Cucumber No. 215-“™
eral Crop. A black-green cucumber that holds its color better than any other sort. If you want a real dark green White Spine variety, plant this one. The rich color holds for several days after reaching the markets in Northern cities, and on account of this profitable characteristic it is largely planted by market gardeners and truckers. It is extremely prolific, an unbeatable shipper, and very early. It is crisp and tender and retains its fresh appearance long after being gathered. The fruit is from eight to nine inches long, and two to three and one-half inches in diameter. It is unsurpassed as a table and market cucum- ber. It has all the good points that a cucumber should have and none of the bad ones, and will be found satisfactory for both market and home use.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S Two Finest Watermelon Varieties
The Tom Watson A Standard, Depend- able Sort for Commercial Crops
appearance, uniform in shape, size and quality. The average melons weigh from 40 to 50 lbs., and often as high as 75 lbs., and measure 28 to 30 in. long and 12 to 14 in. in diam- eter. The skin is dark green with thick netting all over, quite distinct from other sorts. My seed is saved from extra big, juicy, sweet Tom Watson Watermelons that are grown exclusively for our critical trade. The growing crops are carefully inspected by ourselves, and every effort is made to furnish me with the purest, finest and highest grade Watson melon seed obtainable, irrespective of price. We honestly believe that our stock is superior to any strain of this variety offered in the South. Large melon growers and associations should write us for special prices on large quantities, as we supply many of the largest commercial melon growers in the South year after year.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; hi lb., 30c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-Ib. lots or over, at 70c per lb. ; 50-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb. ; 100-lb. lots or over, at 50cper lb.
Reuter’s Tom Watson Watermelon No. 602 —
The South’s Greatest Shipping Watermelon. Seed grown from private stock which I have kept pure, and not to be compared with com- mercial “run-out” seed offered elsewhere. The Tom Watson is surely an excellent watermelon, either for home use or shipping purposes, being extra long, of attractive
REUTER’S Famous WONDERMELON
No. 607-
The Greatest Watermelon Ever Introduced
_“Reuter’s Big Wondermelon is the sweetest and best watermelon in the world.” “Quality is the very best. Our experience of 40 years growing melons compels us to say it is the best melon we ever grew.” “I plant watermelons for market — have planted many different kinds, but this is the best I ever planted. I have men to say bring me another Wonder- melon, regardless of cost.” These are just three of hundreds of similar expressions from our customers in writing us their experiences in growing Reuter’s Famous Wondermelon. They are not exceptional testimonials, but are good examples of those we are continually receiving from patrons throughout all portions of the South who have purchased the original seed from us.
In form it is large and long, somewhat resembling the Tom Watson, but it is thicker, usually grows larger and heavier, and the color is a dark, solid green. It does not shown any hollow waste, but produces a solid, beautiful red heart, with rather a thin rind. In flavor it is far superior to anything on the market; in fact, its flavor is responsible for so much “repeat” business that commercial and market growers have reported to us. They tell us that once a person has bought a Wondermelon, he comes back for more and continues to buy as long as the supply lasts.
The seed is large and pure white, with but few to the melon. It is a most prolific melon and has withstood some very unfavorable seasons and come out in fine shape, producing splendid crops. Its outward appearance is a big selling point in itself, for it shows up so well that folks will stop to take a second look, and usually linger to find out what variety of melon it is. No home melon patch, no market or commercial melon grower, can afford to leave this remarkable variety out of consideration — it deserves a place on every planting list. I have never yet been able to obtain a sufficient supply to take care of the demand through the planting season, and hundreds of customers have been disappointed each year in ordering too late. I have a good supply this year, but I am sure it will give out before the season is over. So I urge you to order early. It is well for you to remember, too, that it always pays to order the Wondermelon seed direct from the originator and be sure that you are getting the right seed. Don’t let any concern tell you they are offering the original Wondermelon seed. Reuter controls his own supply — Reuter originated the melon — and Reuter alone can supply you with the genuine seed. Prices : Pkt., 10c ; oz., 20c ; 34 lb., 65c ; lb., $2.25; 5 lbs., $10.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $2.00 per lb.
Reuter’s Famous Wondermelon
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Selected Seeds for Southern Gardens
Reuter’s EDEN GEM Cantaloupe No. 109 —
The Greatest Rockyford Melon for the South (Green Fleshed) — This well-known strain of the famous Rockyford Cantaloupe has made good in every section of the south, and today ranks as one of the foremost and de- pendable varieties. It is a heavy yielder, nearly all of the melons are solid net, the meat deep and of excellent quality. The melons are of standard size, being but few too large and less too small. The Eden Gem is a sure money maker for the cantaloupe grower for shipping to the big markets, and is also a highly desirable sort for the home gardeners.
The flesh of these melons is green, lusciously sweet and melting; it can be eaten close to the rind. The seed cavity is extremely sihall. The average weight of the melon is about one and one-half pounds, and the largest per cent of the crop is of such size as to pack 45 melons to the standard crate (12x12x24 inches). The netting is extremely well developed, closely laced, of gray color, covering the entire fruit. Reuter’s Eden Gem is one of the best early strains, and more prolific and rust-resistant than nearly any other variety.
There’s a lot of satisfaction in sitting here in our office and noting the response to our chats with customers through these pages. Last year when we put this Eden Gem Cantaloupe in color and told you about it, we believed that our sales would increase tremendously on this item and we were right. Since the harvesting season, we have received any number of letters from those who purchased seed of this splendid variety and, without exception, they have reported extreme satisfaction with the melon and have declared they will continue to plant it each season.
Reuter’s Early Scarlet Turnip White-Tipped Radish No. 461—
The Best and Quickest Round White-Tipped Sort. — If you wish to have the finest and first round white-tipped radishes, sow this splendid strain. The skin is of a rich scarlet color, tipped white. It is extremely quick to mature, being ready for table in 20 days from time of sowing the seed. It is an invaluable market-gardeners’ type. The skin is very smooth, and its flavor excellent. You’ll find this a quick-selling sort at good prices, always above ordinary stocks, and it is no less satisfactory in the home garden.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; }4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Reuter’s Cincinnati Market RADISH No. 463
The Finest of the Early Long Radishes. — This is the finest long radish to plant for shipment to Northern markets. I annually sell tons of this seed to custom- ers along the Gulf Coast. It is the standard market radish in a number of Southern trucking centers, and is without a doubt the most profitable long variety in cultivation. The skin is scarlet colored, and very thin; the flesh is crisp, brittle, and of delightful flavor. The roots are slender and before becoming pithy are often six to eight inches long by about five-eighths of an inch in diameter at the shoulder. I am proud of my superior seed, which is grown expressly for me under contract in the far North, enabling our stock to produce marketable radishes earlier than other stocks offered.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.
Cincinnati Market Radish
Reuter’s Peerless June Pink Tomato No. 557-3*“.*^
A highly developed strain that will produce an attractive purplish-pink tomato of the finest quality as early as the Earliana. The fruits are large, nearly round, very smooth and solid. The fruits grow in clusters and fairly load down the plants with an abundance of uniform tomatoes. As smooth as the Stone and as seedless as the Ponde- rosa. It is a splendid shipper and a great favorite among the large commercial tomato growers in South Texas. Each year many carloads of tomatoes are shipped out of Texas to all portions of the United States, the fruit all grown from Reuter’s June Pink Tomato seed.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; J4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00; 5 lbs., $18.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.50 per lb.
June Pink Tomatoes
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.00, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.25 per lb.
Reuter's Eden Gem Cantaloupe
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S GARDEN SEED PEAS
This is a new large podded dwarf pea of unusual merit, in enor- mous demand among commercial truckers and market gardeners throughout Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama, Florida and Texas for shipment to Northern markets. It is an improved type of the famous Gradus, but earlier, more dwarf, true to type, and tremendously productive. Average height about 2 feet. The vines are moderately stout, medium green; pods medium green, fully 4 to 5 inches long, fairly broad, pointed and well filled with seven to nine very large, dark green peas of exceptional quality. This variety well deserves its popularity and is an invaluable addition to our splendid list of Garden Peas because it is the earliest of all the large podded sorts, and the peas will remain in good condition a remarkably long time after picking.
Prices : Pkt., 10c ; lb., 40c ; 2 lbs., 75c ; 5 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), $3.25; bu. (56 lbs.), $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00.
World’s Record No.
Reuter’s Alaska (Earliest of All) No. 404—' rou want to plant an acre or so of this
\ 7 extra-early pea, which matures in about
30 days. Be sure, however, that you procure Reuter’s Northern Grown Pea Seed. By careful selection and growing, we have developed a stock of this smooth blue pea of unequalled evenness in growth and early maturity of pods, which are filled with medium sized green peas of good flavor. The vines are medium in height, about 2J^ to 3 feet. The pods are of good size, about 2p2 to 2% inches long. This sort matures all of its crop at once and is a valuable variety for market gardeners and canners.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.50; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.50.
Prolific Earlv Market No 408 A smo°th white-seeded extra early sort, with
pods }/& larger, on vines 6 inches taller, and about five days later than Reuter’s Peerless Extra Early, but of remarkable productiveness, giving a yield of 30 to 50 per cent more pods than any other strain of extra earlies of which we know. The quality is the very best, one of the sweetest and finest flavored of the earliest smooth varieties.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.60; bu. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 100 lbs., $14.50.
Reuter’s Royal King Pepper No. 427
A Regal Beauty — Immensely Pop- ular. A wonderful pepper for com- mercial truckers who ship to Northern markets. For three years we have sold a limited quantity of this seed to a few of our market gardeners and the results have been more than we even anticipated. We expect to sell more seed of this variety than all others combined, and justly so, due to its superb qualifications, which puts Royal King head and shoulders over any pepper introduced within the past ten years. Un- equalled for home use, but more especially adapted to truckers and market gardeners who ship their prod- ucts, due to its uniformity of size and shape, making it a most excellent sort for this particular purpose.
Its fine appearance on arrival in markets will insure its being sold at top prices at all times. This new sweet pepper was developed and perfected in the South, and will in time take the place of all other sorts planted in a commercial way. It is very prolific, fruit of brilliant color, very glossy, of large size; the flesh is very thick and mild. Our stock runs re- markably true to type, producing strong, stocky plants of erect growth. If you were to ask me for the one pepper to plant in the South for home garden or shipping, I would unhesitatingly recom- mend Reuter’s Royal King. The flavor is exceed- ingly mild, can be eaten raw, and when stuffed and cooked, it has no equal. This is a money- making pepper for anyone sowing a large or small acreage.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; hi lb., $1.00; lb.,
$3.75; 5 lbs., $18.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $3.50 per lb.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Selected Seeds for Southern Gardens
Reuter’s Genuine Green Striped Cashaw Pumpkin
Reuter’s Earliest White Bush Squash
No. 515— t he earliest of all Squash. Our stock is a highly developed strain of the well-known White Scalloped or Patty Ban Squash, and is largely planted by market gardeners and commercial truckers in the South who are anxious to produce the earliest sort for shipment to Northern markets. We don’t know of any- thing earlier than this sort. The vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are of medium size, somewhat flattened and scalloped. The color is creamy white and comparatively smooth in surface. For many years we have found our stock earlier than others, and, at the same time, the fruits are more generally uniform. You will be well pleased with our stock. Throughout Florida, South- west Texas and Southern Louisiana, thousands of truckers demand our stock of this variety year after year and they seldom fail to have the first and finest squash on the Northern markets.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; K lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.00 per lb.
Reuter’s Peerless Purple Top White Globe Turnip No.
Our highly perfected strain of the famous Purple Top White Globe Turnip
is more largely planted by truckers, gardeners, and farmers in the South than any other stock we know of. It is a large, rapid growing turnip with globular shaped roots. Flesh is pure white, and skin is white with purple at the portion which grows above the ground. This type of turnip is very popular for both table use and feeding stock. It is in fine condition for table use when of medium size, but should be allowed to grow large when used for cattle feeding. Our strain is surely of excellent quality and splendid flavor. It is a heavy cropper and fine for bunching purposes. Each and every year thousands of pounds of our selected stock of this
grand variety are planted by the New Orleans market gar- deners, as well as by commer- cial truckers throughout the South for shipment tc Northern markets. You make no mistake when you plant this particular sort, because it excels anything I have ever seen on the market.
Reuter’s Genuine Green Striped Cashaw Pumpkin No. 445 —
This is the grandest and finest pumpkin for the man who lives in the South. It is a large crook- neck variety, grown largely in Louisiana and other Southern states and extensively by the local market gardeners for the New Orleans market. Fruits are large, with crooked neck. Color creamy white, irregularly" striped or traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick, rather coarse, but sweet. Very hardy and vigorous, bugs seldom bothering them. Can be grown among corn and makes heavy yields. Fine for either stock or table purposes. If I were asked the one best pumpkin to plant, I would unhesitatingly recommend this one. The seed we offer is the genuine stock, produced from our own private stock, which we have kept pure for many years. It is far superior to other stocks offered under the same name and should hardly be compared with Green Striped Cashaw Pumpkin offered by other seeds-
men.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; A lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; 5 lbs., $7.50, postpaid. Not pre- paid, 10-lb. lots or over, at $1.35 per lb.
Prices: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; A lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.
Reuter’s Peerless Purple Top White Globe Turnip
REUTER’S MARKET GARDENERS’ PRICE LIST is issued quarterly for gardeners and truck- ers who grow for commercial purposes only. It is of special interest to growers who plant for profit, and lists the best money varieties for the feouth, quoted at reasonable prices. Do you want a copy? Drop us a postcard
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S PEERLESS FLOWER SEEDS
English Daisy
Southern families are rapidly coming to know that in Reuter’s Flower seeds they are getting the highest quality, the choicest selections, and the dependable novelties that have long characterized the varieties in Garden and Field Seeds that Reuter has developed into the “Standard for the South.” Farmers and Gardeners throughout the South now realize, in ever increasing numbers, that Reuter's Seeds are superior in every way to those commonly marketed in competition. So it is with Flower Seeds — Reuter offers you none but varieties that are known to be thoroughly adapt- able to the South and that have been carefully selected, grown and cared for in the most expert manner.
Much of the dissatisfaction with Flower Seeds has undoubtedly been caused by the inexperience and lack of suffi- cient knowledge in planting and caring for the flowers. To assist in spreading practical information about the growing of flowers throughout the South, we have prepared a brief bulletin that gives careful and dependable suggestions as to planting and cultivating a Flower Garden. This bulletin will be sent with every flower seed order amounting to 50c or over, and should be of great assistance to those with little or no experience in raising beautiful flowers.
Note: — Flower Seed prices are postpaid.
A Ell m /Floss Flower) — A hardy annual easily raised from seed. Bushy growth, reaching a height of
ti&cl <X l LIII1 8 to 12 inches, producing an abundance of woolly flowers that practically hide the foliage. Excellent bedding and edging plants. Culture: Sow the seed about 34 of an inch deep in open ground in finely prepared seed bed and transplant young plants 6 inches apart in permanent location.
Imperial Dwarf No. 1108 — Compact growth and clear blue flowers. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c. Mixed Colors No. 1114 — Pkt., 10c; }4 oz. 25c.
Alvccnm (Mad Wort) — A very popular annual producing white or yellow flowers in clusters. One of the
best plants for beds, borders and rock work.
Culture: Sow seeds thinly about 1 4 of an inch deep in open ground after all danger of frost has passed, either in seed beds for transplanting or'in permanent location. Transplant or thin out to about 5 to 6 inches apart. A sunny location is best.
Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum) No. 1120 — Trailing habit with white flowers. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
Little Gem (Snow White Carpet Plant) No. 1123 — A dwarf variety of compact growth about 6 inches high. Plants are thickly covered with white blossoms and when sown in mass resemble a carpet of snow. Best variety for bedding and edging. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 35c; oz., 60c.
Saxatile Compactum (Gold Dust) No. 1126 — Perennial variety with bright yellow flowers. When sown early they will bloom the first year. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 45c.
Amorontliiis .Annual plants growing up to
miai am n 4 feet high xheir stately
habit, brilliant foliage and curious racemes of flowers make them very useful as backgrounds for borders or as a center for large mixed beds.
Culture: Sow seeds thinly about 34 of an inch deep in open ground, after danger of frost has passed, and thin out to 2 to 3 feet apart. Prefer a warm, sunny location.
Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding) No. 1138 — Hanging crimson flowers and yellowish green foliage. Pkt., 5c ; 34 oz., 20c.
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat) No. 1140 — Brilliant foliage ranging in colors from bronze, scarlet and green to yellow. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
A in t i 1% n-n (Mountain Rose or Queen’s
lYIl UgLUlUII Wreath) No. 1145 — A climber with beautiful rose colored flowers in racemes 2 feet long, originating in Central Mexico. The profusion of blooms gives the appearance of roses at a distance, hence its Mexican name of Rosa de Montana or Mountain Rose. The vines are killed to the ground by frost but will grow and bloom the next spring. Culture: After all danger of frost has passed plant two or three seeds about 1 inch deep and about 4 feet apart. Let the best plant remain. The culture can also be started earlier indoors in boxes. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz. 35c; 34 oz., 60c.
Antirrhinum
_(Snapdragon) — The Snapdragons are among the most popular garden favor- ites for their brilliantly colored flowers on tall spikes make a beau- tiful showing, whether used for cutting or left in the garden. The tall varieties are best for cutting and the half-dwarfs are excellent bedding plants. Our seed of this family is grown for us by a cele- brated European specialist and will be found unsurpassed in quality.
Culture: Sow the seeds about 34 of an inch deep in per- manent location after all danger of frost is over, or in seed beds for later transplanting, and thin out to, or transplant, about 8 to 12 inches apart.
Tall Coral Red No. 1155 — Deep rose. Pkt., 10c.
Tall Queen Victoria No. 1158 — Pure white with lemon colored lips. Pkt., 10c. „
Finest Tall Mixed No. 1160 — A splendid mixture of tall growing varieties. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c.
Half Dwarf Aurora No. 1163 — Cinabar scarlet with white throat. A beautiful variety. Pkt., 10c.
Half Dwarf Fireball No. 1166 — Bright dazzling scarlet. A splendid sort. Pkt., 10c. ^
Half Dwarf Queen of the North No. 1170 — Large pure white flowers. Pkt., 10c.
Half Dwarf Finest Mixed No. 1172 — A very fine mixture. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
Mourning Bride
Aquilegia Double Mixed —
(Columbine) No. 1180 — A splendid perennial easily raised from seed. Its double flowers, forming on long wiry stems, make it desirable as a background for borders and it will lighten up between heavier plants. It pro- duces excellent cut flowers. Grows about 234 feet high. The variety we offer is a splendid mixture of all colors. Culture: Sow the seed in January and February in boxes indoors in finely prepared soil. Cover not more than 34 of an inch and keep the soil moist. Transplant after all danger of frost is over. Will bloom the first year. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
A <-* 1 o A 1 mi i mi o (Rock Cress) No. 1185
AldUl!) /Aipilia — Perennial spring plant excellent for edging and rockeries, with grayish foliage and covered with a sheet of pure white flowers. Plants grow about 8 inches high, are of creeping habit, and are among the most popular bee plants. Culture: Sow the seeds about 34 of an inch deep, in the open ground after danger of frost has passed, and thin out to 8 to 10 inches apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 35c; oz., 60c.
Balcony Queen Petunia
Daisy
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Asparagus Sprengeri— j?e“then
No. 1190 — Has bright green, loose and delicate tendrils, which reach a length of 4 to 5 feet and are highly decorative. It is the most popular plant for suspended baskets, window boxes, vases, etc.
Culture: Sow the seeds M to ^ of an inch deep in boxes in light sandy soil; keep the soil moist. Transplant young plants to baskets, boxes or vases, etc., as soon as they are large enough to handle. Pkt., 10c; )4 oz., 50c.
A sfprs So widely known that a description
AMCls should not be necessary. They are splendid bedding plants, also fine for cutting.
Culture: Sow in open ground after danger of frost is over or start the culture indoors in January and February in boxes. Cover lightly and trans- plant to the open when the plants are about 3 inches.
Queen of the Market — The best early aster in cultivation. White No. 1195, Pink No. 1198, Scarlet No. 1200, Blue No. 1202. Pkt., 10c; 1 pkt. of each color, 35c. Mixed Colors No. 1205 — Pkt., 10c; J4 oz., 40c. Giant Ostrich Feather — The largest and best type of asters, with curled and waved petals. White No. 1210, Pink No. 1212, Crimson No. 1215, Blue No. 1218. Pkt., 10c; 1 pkt. of each color, 35c. Mixed Colors No. 1222 — Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 50c.
Salpiglossis
"Roll no n \ ] n p (Love in a Puff) No.
X>ailUUIl V me 1230— A rapid grow- ing annual climber that reaches a height of 10 to 15 feet, with white flowers that are followed by seed vessels that resemble miniature balloons. Splendid for porch and screens.
Culture : Plant the seed in the open ground after all danger of frost is over, placing two seeds to a depth of 14-inch, and about 12 to 15 inches apart. The best plant should be permitted to remain. Prefer light soil and a warm location. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
Balsam Apple— fandsome?87nd
curious climbing vine with ornamental foliage and yellow flowers, followed by golden yellow, round, apple-shaped fruits which open wh'ep ripe, show- ing blood-red inside. An excellent climber for covering trellis, rockwork, stumps and other unsightly objects. Grow to 12 feet high.
Culture : Sow-the seeds in the open ground after danger of frost is over, to a depth of about 34 of an inch and about 12 to 15 inches apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 55c.
Balsam Double-^foadia«-inpSfd
garden favorite easily raised from seed, growing into bushes about 2 feet high. Produces a mass of gorgeous double flowers with waxy tint, and is an excellent plant for borders and groups. Also desirable as a pot plant. The variety we offer is an excellent mixture of all colors.
Culture: Sow the seed about 34 of an inch deep, after all danger of frost is over, either in seed beds or direct in permanent location. Transplant or thin out to 1 34 feet" apart to allow ample room for development of individual plants. Prefer a sunny location and require plenty of water. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 35c.
Reuter’s Peerless Pansy
fPot Marigold) — A free-flow-
v ering, easily grown, annual
with conspicuously large and brilliant showy flowers in different shades of yellow and orange. Reaches a height of 1 to 2 feet and are used in beds or borders where large effects are desired. Also worth while as a pot plant and for cutting.
Culture: Sow the seed about 34 of an inch deep in the open ground after all danger of frost has passed, and thin out to 8 to 10 inches apart.
Orange King No. 1253 — Best Calendula in cul- tivation. The flowers are very large and of a bright orange color. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 25c; oz., 40c.
Mixed Colors No. 1256 — Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 15c; oz., 25c.
An annual, growing from 1 to 2
feet high, with beautiful flowers in yellow and brown shades, borne on thin, wiry stems. The tall varieties are excellent for cut flowers, while the dwarf are best for bedding and borders.
Culture: Sow the seed thinly, about 34 of an . inch deep, in the open ground after danger of frost is over, and thin out to 6 inches apart for the dwarf varieties, and 12 inches for the tall. Prefer a sunny location.
Dwarf Varieties Mixed No. 1262 — Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 30c.
Tall Varieties Mixed No. 1266 — Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 30c.
Canary Bird Flower— "nuafcLber! sr,S-
ing a height of 10 to 20 feet, and entirely covered with beautiful small, canary colored flowers resembling a bird with a half expanded wing. A very attractive climber for trellis or for making pyramids on the lawn. Should be planted more extensively.
Culture: Plant the seed about 34 inch deep and 5 to 6 inches apart in the open ground as early as weather condi- tions permit. Like a shady location. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 30c.
Ucmrlvtnft One our l)est annuals for general
Hiy L til t planting. Hardy, easily grown and pro- duces a profusion of flowers in white, red and purple shades, in clusters. Grows from 8 to 12 inches high; good for borders and edging, though used best when massed in beds.
Culture: Sow the seed about 34 of an inch deep, from February to May, in the open ground, and thin out to 6 to 8 inches apart. Blooms in about two months. To have flowers throughout the spring and summer several sowings should be made about a month apart. White, No. 1278, Carmine, No. 1281, Purple, No. 1283, Mixed Colors, No. 1286 — Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 30c.
Hyacinth Flowered White, No. 1289 — This variety is the best known white Candytuft. It produces a mass of flowers in clusters, of a hyacinth-like shape. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c; oz., 50c.
Reu ter’s Flowers Make Beautiful Homes
Mrs. Wm. S. Pollard, of West Carroll Parish, La., writes: “The ferns and flowers I received from you this spring are perfectly beautiful now, and grow more beau- tiful each day.”
Salvia Splendens
Uatina - (Indian Shot) No. 1292 — A
well known plant throughout the South, with ornamental foliage and large, brilliant flowers of many different colors and shades coming on the end of strong stems. Valu- able for planting in garden groups.
Culture : Sow the seeds in boxes filled with finely prepared soil, during January and February'. Cover about 34 inch and keep the soil warm arid moist. When the plants show three to four leaves they can be transplanted about 2 feet apart in the open, if danger of frost is over. Before sowing file or cut through the hard black skin of the seed until the white flesh shows or soak the seed in warm water for about 24 hours. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 15c.
Canterbury Bells— ^pua^
An old biennial garden favorite which can be t reated as an annual in the South. Grows into bushes 2 to 3 feet high and bears on stately stems large, graceful, bell-shaped flowers in white, rose and blue shades. A splendid plant for borders and groups.
Culture: Sow the seeds in shady seed beds of finely prepared soil, as soon as all danger of frost has passed. Cover very lightly and press the soil with a piece of board. When the weather is dry give the beds a thorough watering each day about sunset. When the young plants are large enough to handle, transplant them to the border or bed, setting them from 1 to 1)4 feet apart.
Finest Single Mixed No. 1300 — Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c.
Finest Double Mixed No. 1305 — Pkt., 10c; ) 4 oz., 50c.
Schizanthus
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Popular “Gay Bloom” Collection
15 PACKETS 50 CENTS— POSTPAID
Thousands of these collections are sent throughout the South each year and I know they will give you extreme satisfaction. Here is what you get for half a dollar: One packet each of
Sweet Alyssum Hibiscus S unflower Double Japanese
Columbine Mixed Mignonette SweetPeasPeerless Mixed
Canterbury Bells Double Nasturtium Tall Mixed Sweet William Single Mixed Petunia Mixed Mixed
Sweet Sultan Mixed Scabiosa (Mourning Verbena Mammoth Mixed
Cosmos Mammoth Mixed Bride) Mixed Zinnia Double Mixed
I reserve the right to substitute another variety for any one or more of the above named sorts in case my supply of any becomes exhausted.
15 PACKETS — ONE OF EACH VARIETY— 50 CENTS - POST PAID
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REUTER’S FLOWER SEEDS ARE BEST FOR THE SOUTH
CnrnntifYn 0ne of the m03t popular of all flowers. Planted in borders
or beds in the garden or used as a cut flower indoors. The large, fragrant flowers, in many colors and shades, are borne on long, strong stems. Do well in any rich garden soil and should be in every home flower garden.
Culture: The seed may be sown in shady beds after all danger of frost is over, but it is best to start culture indoors in January or February, in boxes of flnely prepared soil. Cover about Y of an inch. Keep the soil moist and when the plants show five to six leaves transplant them to the open, about 6 to 8 inches apart.
Flowers may be had during early spring by sowing in the fall. The plants will stand the winter well and start blooming next spring. The three first mentioned are the best varieties for fall planting.
Finest Double Mixed No. 1312— A splendid mixture producing a wealth of extremely large double flowers in the most beautiful colors and shades. Pkt. , 20c.
Grenadin No. 1315 — This is a dwarf growing variety with flowers of a bright, glowing scarlet color and are used in massed beds or borders for large effects.
Pkt., 20c.
Grenadin Pure White No. 1318 — The same as the above except in color. A good pendent to the scarlet. Pkt. , 20c.
Marguerite Mixed No. 1322 — An ever-bloomer and the most popular amateur Carnation. It is a quick grower and will start blooming in about six weeks from sowing. Produces large double fringed flowers in many beautiful colors. Pkt., 15c.
Colnsid (Cockscomb) — A decorative annual. The cristata or dwarf
AiclUMd varieties produce large crested heads of flowers resembling a cock's comb. They grow about 1 foot high and are excellent for borders. The plumosa, or feathered cock’s comb, are stately plants growing from 2 14 to 3 feet high. They bear long, loose heads of flowers that are plume-like, in white, yellow and red colors and shades. Fine for beds and for groups.
Culture: Sow the seed very thinly in beds of finely prepared soil after all danger of frost is over. Cover lightly and keep moist. Transplant when 2 to 3 inches high.
Cristata Nana Mixed No. 1328 — Splendid mixture of dwarf growing vari- eties. Pkt., 10c ; Y oz., 25c.
Cristata Nana Glasgow Prize No. 1331 — Showy dark crimson flower combs, extra fine for borders. Pkt. , 10c.
Cristata Nana Yellow No. 1334 — Pretty yellow comb. Pkt., 10c.
Plumosa Thompsoni Magnifica No. 1339 — Extra fine mixture producing large, loose plumes. Pkt., 10c; Y oz., 30c.
Chinese Wool Flower No. 1 342— 4atd®ctco&i5b. lit
produces large woolly, silky flower-heads of a rich crimson color. Very decorative for beds and borders also good for cutting. It can be dried and the flowers will keep the fresh color for two to three weeks. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 60c.
Canterbury Bells, Single
(Dusty Miller)No. 1345— With silver white, broadly cut
VjclllaUl cd foliage, it is a very decorative plant for use in borders or for edging. A splendid effect can be obtained by planting them in beds with dark leaved flowers. Grow about 1 foot high. Perennial.
Culture: Sow the seed during January or February, in boxes of finely pre- pared soil. Cover about Y of an inch and keep the soil moist. Transplant to the open, about 10 to 12 inches apart, after all danger of frost is over. Pkt., 15cs Y oz., 66c.
Cornflower — Also known as Bachelor’s Button. An attractive and graceful annual plant growing about 2 feet high and easy to grow. Flowers are of white, pink and blue shades, borne on long slender stems. Fine for cutting and for massing in beds. Culture: Sow the seeds about 'A of an inch deep, in the open as soon as weather conditions permit, and thin out to 6 inches apart. Double Mixed No. 1350 — Pkt., 10c ; y2 OZ., 25c; OZ., 40c.
Sweet Sultan No. 1355 — A splendid annual, admirably adapted for cutting, with large, beautiful, fragrant, fluffy flowers in white, rose, lilac and pink colors, borne on long, strong stems. If cut when just open they will last in vases for several days. Grow about 2 feet high. Culture: Sow the seed thinly about A of an inch deep, in the open, as soon as weather permits, and thin out to 9 to 10 inches apart. Pkt., 10c; y2 oz., 35c.
tllPrYllltvi The varieties listed here are hardy, free-
VjlllJoall UtclllUlIl flowering annual, summer Chrysanthemums and should not be confused with those grown by florists. They reach a height of 2 to 3 feet and produce graceful, brilliant flowers. Fine for beds, borders and to cut.
Culture: Sow the seed from February to May, in the open, to a depth of about Y of an inch, and thin 8 to 10 inches apart.
Single Mixed No. 1362 — Pkt., 5c; Y oz., 15c, oz., 25c. Finest Double Mixed No. 1366, Double White No. 1368, Double Yellow No. 1370 — Each, per pkt., 10c ; Y OZ., 15c; Y oz., 25c; oz., 45c.
Cobaea Scandens —
(Cathedral Bells) No. 1382 — A beautiful, rapid-growing, annual climber, which wil1
reach, during the season, a height of 25 to 30 feet. Produces an abundance ol large, bell-shaped flowers, purple in color. Valuable climber for covering porches, fences and trellises.
Culture: The seed can be sown in open ground in March and April, but it would be best to start culture earlier in boxes indoors. The seeds are flat and thin and should be planted on edge and covered from y to Y of an inch, and the soil kept moist. Transplant when the weather is warm, about 1 Y to 2 feet apart. Care should be taken not to disturb the roots in transplanting. Pkt., 10c.
Double Balsam
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Double Carnation
rlnrlrin No. 1376 — Very popular and
nla attractive annual, growing about 2 feet high, with double flowers in many beautiful shades. Fine for borders and to cut.
Culture: Sow the seed from February to May, in the open, to a depth of J 4 an inch, and thin to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 10c ; F6 oz., 25c; oz., 45c.
("’fllpilQ No. 1385 — Splendid for bedding,
V^UlcUc* grouping and for pot culture. Attractive colors and foliage, ranging through all shades of green, yellow, pink, red, white and black. Our mixture is selected from the finest and most desirable colors.
Culture: Sow the seeds thinly in boxes filled with finely sifted rich soil mixed with sand, cover lightly and keep the soil moist. When the plants are about 3 inches high transplant to the open, after weather is warm and settled, setting them about 10 to 12 inches apart. It is well to cut the top of the plants when two or three pairs of leaves have appeared, as this will tend to make larger and more beautiful plants. Pkt., 20c.
r^ncrrsnc (Cosmea) — One of the most
VjUSlliua beautiful annuals, producing artistic flowers in white, pink, crimson and yellow shades. Foliage is light and may be used for decoration in place of ferns. Grow up to 5 feet high and may be used as a background for borders. Attractive as cut flowers.
Culture Sow the seed thinly to a depth of 14 of an inch, in the open ground as soon as danger of frost is over, thin to about 1 foot apart, and when the plants are about 1 foot high pinch the top off to induce a bushy growth. Prefer a light soil.
Klondyke No. 1403 — Golden yellow. A beautiful variety. Pkt., 10c.
Lady Lenox No. 1406 — Gigantic deep pink colored flowers. Pkt., 10c.
Mammoth White No. 1408, Mammoth Pink No. 1410, Mammoth Mixed Colors No. 1415 — Pkt., 5c; F£ oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
Double Flowering — A new and highly desirable variety, as yet but little knowm in the South. Florvers vary from semi-double to quite double, being very beautiful. Plants grow heavier than single varieties. White No. 1418 and Crimson No. 1422 — Each, per pkt., 25c.
\ 1 i f rvl 1 n c (Umbrella Plant) No. 1432 — Grows
US> /X-lteillliOXlUN from to 3 feet high. Bears on long stems a rosette of narrow leaves, from the corner of which small flowers appear. Prefers a moist location.
Culture: Sow the seed in boxes of finely prepared soil mixed with sand. Cover lightly and keep moist. Transplant to pots when large enough to handle, and about May, when the weather is warm and Settled, transplant to the open.
Pkt., 10c.
Pvnross VirtG .(Ipomoea Quamoclit) — An annual vine that has
'“V * me become very popular in the South. Reaches a height
of 15 to 20 feet, with fernlike, delicate, dark green foliage, produces an abundance of small, star-shaped flowers in white and red colors. Splendid for porches and trellis.
Culture: Plant the seeds two or three together to a depth of F£ inch about 1 to 1 ]4 feet apart, in the open after danger of frost is over. Let the best plant remain. It is best to soak the seeds in warm water three to four hours before sowing. Water the ground thoroughly when the weather is dry.
Scarlet No. 1436, White No. 1439, Mixed Colors No. 1442 — Pkt., 10c; ]4 oz., 20c.
The Cardinal Climb- er No. 1445 — A beautiful variety with cardinal red flowers borne in clusters of six or seven, each flower measuring about 1 F£ inches in diameter. Pkt., 15c.
Daisy Double English —
Perennial, about 6 inches high, with double flowers in white and rose colors. Blooms in early spring and late fall; good for edging and rockwork.
Culture: Sow seeds in January and February in boxes, covering about Fa of an inch; keep soil moist. When plants are large enough to handle and frost is over, transplant to the open.
Double Mixed No. 1462 — Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c.
Chinese Wool Flower
Dahlia—
bush about 4 feet high and produces large single or double flowers in all colors and shades. Used as a back- ground for borders, a center for beds, or before shrubbery they are very effective.
Culture: Sow seeds thinly in boxes in February and March, about one-third of an inch deep; transplant to open after last frost, set- ting 2 \4 to 3 feet apart. Give thorough watering about twice a week at sunset.
Single Mixed No. 1452 — Pkt., 10c ; J4 oz., 20c.
Double Mixed No. 1455 — Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 35c.
Cactus-Flowering Mixed No. 1458 — Pkt. ,10c.
Daisy Shasta — weiikknowA Vfc
nial about 2 feet high. Beautiful flowers with pure white petals encircling a golden yellow center. The variety offered here is an improved form of the ordinary old type and produces flowers measuring up to 5 inches across. Effec- tive for borders but especially grown for cut flowers.
Culture: Sow seed about Ft inch deep in open ground in shady seed beds after last frost. Transplant to 1 foot apart. Pkt.,10c; F£oz.,50c.
JVi trim rVkwnii/'rwwkia (Horn of Plenty) No. 1475 — Beautiful
Ddiurd cornucopia branching annual, 2 to 3 feet high, bear- ing colossal trumpet-shaped and fragrant flowers showing white inside and purple outside.
Culture: Sow seed after last frost in beds, about 14 inch deep.
Transplant and set about 2 feet apart. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 25c.
Dianthus or Pinks — >
Really a biennial but do best treated as an annual. Grow about -1 foot high and produce a mass of charming and fragrant flowers, single or double, in all colors and shades.
Culture: Sow seeds to a depth of \i inch after last frost, in shady beds or direct in the open. Trans- plant or thin out to 6 to 8 inches apart.
Chinensis (Double Chinese Pink) No. 1480 — Splendid mixture of double varieties. Pkt., 10c; FS oz., 35c; oz., 60c.
Heddewigi (Single Japanese Pink) No. 1484 — Mixed colors.
Pkt., 10c ; Yi OZ., 30c ; oz., 50c.
Heddewigi, The Bride No.
1487 — Single white flowers with Cardinal Climber
purple center. Heddewigi Mourn- ing Cloak No. 1490 — Double blackish crimson flowers fringed with white. Heddewigi Snowball No. 1493 — -Large double white flowers. Each, per pkt., 10c ; )4 oz., 30c.
Eschscholtzia-
_( California Poppy) — A great favorite, about 1 foot high, with finely cut bluish foliage and abundance of large, brilliant bell-shaped flowers.
Culture: Sow in early spring, about \4 inch deep, in the open and thin to 6 or 7 inches apart. Will not stand transplanting well. Prefer poor, sandy soil.
Californica No. 1505 — Bright yellow flowers. Pkt., 5c; F6 oz., 15c; oz., 25c. Carmine King No. 1508 — Beautiful carmine rose color. Pkt., 10c; Y oz., 25c.
T? „ TVf0 \Tfti (Myosotis Alpestris) No. 1516 — Hardy biennial
I1 (JX 0f bushy growth, about 10 inches high. Plants
covered with star shaped blue flowers; fine for either borders, beds or in pots.
Culture: Sow about Ff inch deep, in open seed beds or in permanent loca- tion. Transplant or thin to 6 inches apart. Prefer shady place. Pkt., 10c ; )4 oz., 30c.
DAllt, fVf'<1rvr‘tr (Mirabilis Jalapa) No. 1522 — Handsome annual,
X1 Util growing rapidly from seed into bushes 2 to 3 feet high,
bearing flaring trumpet-shaped flowers of all colors, which open in cloudy weather or late in evening and close again early in morning.
Culture: Plant seed about 1 inch deep after last frost, two seeds at a time and about 18 inches apart. Let the best plant remain. Roots change into tubers which can be lifted, stored and planted the next spring. Pkt., 5c; oz., 16c.
Afrir*cir» Doicv New Hybrids No. 1498 — Showy hardy annual
rill 1G<XI1 growing into bushy plants about 1 foot high.
Pretty daisy-like flowers are 2 y2 inches or over in diameter. Bloom greater part of summer and fall. Culture: Sow seed to depth of \i inch after last frost and thin to 6 to 8 inches apart. Prefer dry, sunny location. Supplied only in mixed colors. Illustrated in natural colors on page 39. Pkt., 10c ; ]4 oz., 35c.
Giant Flowering English Daisy — A developed variety that produces but few flowers, but these of enormous size. Highly recommended. Blooms in early spring and late fall. Illustrated in natural colors on page 39. Giant Double White No. 1465 and Giant Double Rose No. 1467 — Each, per pkt., 25c.
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Foxglove —
(Digitalis gloxiniae- fiora) No. 1526 — Stately and ornamental perennial, with long spikes thickly set with large, hanging, bell-shaped blotched flow- ers in all colors. Grow about 4 feet high. Very decorative when used as background for borders or planted before shrub- beries.
Culture: Sow after last frost in open ground, in shady beds, very thinly and about 34 inch deep. Keep soil moist and trans- plant to 1 to 1J4 feet apart. Prefer half shaded location. Pkt., 10c ; y oz., 25c.
Gaillardia —
(Blanket Flower) — Very showy and easily grown, about 2J4 feet high, with large, brilliant single or double flowers in yellow, orange and red shades. Fine for cut flowers and borders. Varieties offered are single perennial and double annual.
Culture: Sow after last frost either in beds or in the open, thinly and about M inch deep. Trans- plant or thin to 10 to 15 Larkspur — Tall Branching inches apart. Do well in
poor soil.
Giant Flowering Single Mixed No. 1530 — Pkt., 10c; y oz., 15c.
Double Mixed No. 1533 — Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 15c.
C' oro trill -cv-1 (Pelargonium) No. 1538 — Well known and admired plant
VJCI till! Hill with beautifully marked leaves and large clusters of flowers in all shades from pure white to deep red. Excellent for window boxes, pots or for massed beds. About 1 34 feet high.
Culture- Sow in January and February in boxes indoors, in good soil and to a depth of 34 inch. Transplant to permanent location. Pkt., 15c ; M oz., 50c.
No. 1542 — Common hardy annual of easy culture, 1 J4 to 2 feet high,
producing star-shaped flowers in all colors and shades. Good bee plant. Culture: Sow about one-third inch deep in the open after last frost and thin to 6 to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 20c.
PI^Ua Amorontli (Gomphrena) No. 1545 — Everlasting, about
VjlUUc AHldldlllll \y2 feet high, with clover-like flower heads in many colors. If cut and dried before they open, will last through the winter.
Culture: Sow one-third inch deep and thin to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 OZ., 26c.
_Hardy annuals, about 1 34 feet high, bushy growth with large, showy flowers in a variety of colors. Culture: Sow about
34 inch deep and thin to 1 foot apart.
Duchess of Al- bany No. 1550 —
White satiny flowers.
Lady Albemarle No. 1553 — Bright crimson. Pkt., 10c.
Mixed Colors No. 1564 — Extra fine mixture. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c.
Gourds—
(Cucurbita) —
Interesting and at- tractive rapid growing annual climber reach- height of 15 feet; grown for decorative foliage and curiously shaped and colored fruits.
Culture: Sow
the seeds two at a time, about 1 inch deep, after last frost and in warm ground, about 2 feet apart. Let best plant remain.
Dish Cloth No. 1572 — The inside may be used as a sponge.
Helichrysum
GOURDS — Continued-
Sugar Trough No. 1575 — Very large fruits. Hercules Club No. 1578 — Green fruits, measuring up to 4 feet, which are sweet and may be eaten like squash.
Mixed Varieties No. 1582 — Each pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 15c; oz., 25c.
rivtlpHlltri Argenteum (Pampas Grass) No. 1585— A native of
vjj'uciium Argentina. It is a perennial and grows from 5 to 6 feet high, has long and narrow leaves and the flowers appear in large silvery plumes borne on slender stems extended over the foliage. A group in the lawn shows most effectively.
Culture: Sow seeds in well prepared seed beds or in a box. Cover lightly. Transplant when large enough to handle. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
Gypsophila-
_(Baby’s Breath) — Annual, 134 feet high, small flowers in white and rose colors, on feathery stems.
Culture: Sow February to May, about 34 inch deep, and thin to 6 inches apart. A succession of sowings, about a month apart will give a plentiful supply.
White No. 1587 — Pink No. 1590 — Each, per pkt., 5c; 3a oz., 15c; oz., 25c.
I Tol : clb n;c : : cvi (Straw Flowers) — No. 1598 — Hardy annual and ever-
11C11U1I ^SUlll lasting. Grows 2)4 feet high with large, strawlike glistening double flowers in white, yellow, red, violet and brown colors. Attrac- tive in beds and borders and if cut before yellow center shows they may be dried and will last throughout the winter.
Culture: Sow thinly, about y inch deep, after last frost, and thin to 1 foot apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
TTplinlrntlP No. 1605 — Beautiful and delightfully fragrant and easily
neilULJL UJ1C raised from seed. Grow about 134 feet high, bearing dur- ing spring and summer a mass of flowers in clusters, in all shades of white, blue and purple. An excellent plant for massing in beds or for growing in pots or boxes.
Culture: Sow in January and February in boxes indoors and cover lightly. Transplant to the open, setting about 1 foot apart, when weather is warm. For later blooming seed may be sown in the open after last frost. Prefer sunny loca- tion. Pkt., 20c ; y oz., 60c.
TJ i l\l ociic . ( M ar s h m al-
muihLUb iow) No. 16io
— A branching ornamental grow- ing 3 to 4 feet high, with an abundance of large, bell-shaped flowers, ranging in color from white and rose to deep scarlet.
Culture : Sow thinly to a depth of y inch in seed beds after last frost and transplant to 1 34 to 2 feet apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 40c.
Hollyhock— ffiyeape7
ennial, 5 to 6 feet high, double rose-like flowers in all colors and shades.
Culture: Sow in January and February, about 34-inch deep, in boxes indoors or in open ground after last frost. Transplant when three to four leaves show, setting 2 feet apart. Prefer moist location.
White No. 1615 — Pink No.
1618 — Maroon No. 1621 — Scarlet No. 1624— Yellow No. 1627 —
Each, per pkt., 10c; 1 pkt. of each color, 40c. Finest Double Mixed No. 1630 — Many beautiful colors. Pkt., 10c ; y oz., 30c; y oz., 55c.
1 J rm oc t\: (Satin Flower)
nunebiy No. 1635 — Bi-
ennial which may be treated as an annual in the South. Grows about Japanese Morning Glory
2 feet high and produces large
purple flowers, followed by curious looking seed vessels, which are large and quite flat and when ripe are a glistening silver white color and very attractive.
Culture: Sow thinly to a depth of ]4 of an inch in the open after last frost and thin to 1 foot apart. Pkt., 10c; y oz., 20c.
TTlimulne (Japanese Hop) No. 1640 Rapid grow-
il 0111 iui «' 1*0 jng annual climber reaching a height of
25 feet in a season. Densely covered with ornamental leaves in colors ranging from almost white and deep green marbled and blotched with silver white tinged with yellow to almost green. Never injured by insects or heat.
Culture: Sow thinly to a depth of 34 inch in the open after last frost and thin to 1 to 134 feet apart. Pkt., 10c ; y oz., 20c.
HimMomcmnio (Mexican Poppy) No. 1645 — Annual of bushy
n tlllllGlliDt 11111*1 growth about 2 feet high, finely cut bluish foliage,
with large poppy-like flowers of bright yellow color.
Culture: Sow about y inch deep in the open and thin to 1 foot apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
Hyacinth or Jack Beans— iffilEber rHcfingga0h^|htaS
about 10 feet, with attractive foliage and hyacinth-like clusters of flowers.
Culture: Sow thinly to a depth of 34 inch in the open after last frost and thin to 1 foot apart. White No. 1650 — Purple No. 1652 — Mixed Colors No. 1655 — Each pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 20c.
V Ft Tinr No. 1660 — Trailing perennial with pretty foliage
lV.“llllWUi til ivy' and small lilac flowers. Fine for hanging baskets, pots or porch boxes. Culture: Sow indoors in boxes in January and February and keep soil moist. Transplant to pots or boxes or in the open after last frost. Prefer a shaded location. Pkt., 15c.
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ICf>f*Fl1fl TrirFirttvFlilltX (Mexican Burning Bush) No. 1665 — Annual, easily grown, and
^ V quickly forms a cypress-like plant of perfect symmetrical form.
Fine foliage of bright green_ which changes into a deep crimson in fall. Culture: Sow thinly from February to April, about 34 inch deep in the open or in beds for later transplanting. Thin or transplant to 1)4 feet apart. Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 15c; oz., 25c.
T firlrsniir Well known rapid growing annual with long, erect spikes of beautiful double flowers
ljal Ivor 1,1 of all colors and shades. Culture: Sow thinly in February or March to depth of 1 3 mch and thin out to 6 inches apart for dwarf varieties and 1 >4 feet for the tall. Dwarf Mixed Colors No. 1670 — Grows a single stem, lower portion covered with finely cut foliage and upper thickly set with double flowers. Flower spike resembles a hyacinth. 1 to 1 V2 feet high. Pkt., 6c; J4 oz., 20c; oz., 35c. Tall Dark Blue No. 1672 — Reaches a height of 3 feet. It is of branching growth and naslong flower spikes. Blooms later than the dwarf. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30; oz., 50c. Tall Mixed Colors No. 1675 — A splendid mixture. Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
T oFiPlifl Small annuals of compact growth covered with clear blue flowers. Culture: Sow in
uoucna January or February. in boxes indoors in finely prepared soil, barely covering the seed and keep soil moist. When about 2 inches high, transplant to open, about 6 inches apart.
Chrystal Palace Compacta No. 1688 — Dark foliage and deep purple flowers. Pkt., 10c.
Gracilis No. 1692 — Light blue flowers. Trailing habit making them adapted to hanging baskets, pots, etc. Pkt., 10c.
T lininnc No- 1696 — Free flowering easily grown annuals with long graceful spikes of pea-shaped
flowers of many colors. About 2 feet high. Culture: Do not stand transplanting well, and should be sown in the open about 34 inch deep, 2 to 3 inches apart and thinned to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 16c; oz., 25c.
Mfln'bnlH Hardy annual with large ball-shaped flowers. We offer the African and French
1oulu varieties, the former having the largest flowers of yellow and orange shades, the plants reaching a height of 3 feet; the latter of more bushy growth with striped flowers in yellow and brown shades. Culture: Sow thinly during February to May to a depth of about 34 inch and thin to 6 to 18 inches apart, according to the variety planted.
African Lemon No. 1702 — African Orange No. 1706 — Each, per pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 35c. African Mixed No. 1708 — Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. French Dwarf Mixed No. 1710 — Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 20c; oz., 35c. French Dwarf Legion of Honor No. 1712 — Also known as Little Brownie; single flowering; flower petals are of golden yellow color marked with a brown dash. Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 20c; oz. , 35c. French Tall Mixed No. 1716 — Pkt., 5c; )4 oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
AT idnAti/ittii Sweet scented annual,
IvllglllUlclltl about 10 inches high, with erect stems thickly set with white, yellow or red flowers. Culture : Sow thinly to depth of A inch after last frost and thin to 8 inches apart. Golden Queen No. 1720 — Golden yellow. Machet No. 1723— Large flower spikes of reddish color. Each, pkt., 10c; )4 oz., 25c. Parson’s White No. 1726 — Pure white. Pkt., 10c; )4 oz., 35c.
Mnonflowor Popular rapid growing an-
lVJ.UUIIlJ.UWei nual climber for porches and trellises. Reaches a height of 25 feet. Pro- duces large trumpet-shaped flowers measuring 4 to 5 inches in diameter which open only at night or during cloudy weather. Culture: Sow about 1 inch deep after last frost, about 1 to 1 34 feet apart or culture may be started indoors for later trans- planting. Require plenty of water. Seeds are hard and to insure germination cut or file through the outer shell before sowing. Bona Nox No. 1732 — - Beautiful sky blue flowers. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c. Grandiflora No. 1735 — The true white variety. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c; oz., 50c.
Reuter’s Spencer Sweet Pe3s
Double Petunia
White Moonflower
Mnrn i C' 1 Free flowering annua! climb-
-L’FOmillg vrlOry er, reaching a height of 15 feet, bearing a mass of trumpet-shaped flowers in delicate ■ and beautiful colors which close at night and during a rain.
Culture: Sow thinly, about 34 inch deep, and thin to 6 inches apart. Prefer a sunny location. Soak seeds about two hours before sowing. Mixed Colors No. 1740 — i Old fashioned Morning Glory. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 10c; oz., 15c. New Japanese Mixed No. 1743 — Wonderful variety, ; gigantic flowers, ranging in color from snow-white to black- purple, many spotted, striped or marbled. Pkt., 10c; 34 | oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
o ti irtt 1 1 m well known that a description
l^asiuiuulll is unnecessary. We offer the Tall and Dwarf varieties. The Tall is a climber reaching a height of 8 feet; the Dwarf grows into compact bushes about 1 foot high. Culture: Sow to a depth of about 1 inch and 2 to 3 inches apart after last frost and thin to 6 | inches apart for tall varieties and 8 to 10 inches for the dwarf. Do best in rather poor soil. Dwarf Crystal Palace Gem No. 1750 — Yellow and carmine. Dwarf Empress of India No. 1753 — Dark foliage with deep crimson flowers. Dwarf King of Tom Thumb No. 1756 — Dark leaved variety with dark scarlet flowers ; best of the dwarf varieties. Each, per pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c. Dwarf Queen of Tom Thumb Mixed No. 1758 — A very distinct mixture with the foliage beautifully variegated with white, yellow and green spots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c;
34 lb., 60c. Dwarf Mixed No. 1760 — Tall Mixed No. 1765 — Each, per pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
(Tuberose Flowered Tobacco) No. 1770 — Decorative annual reaching a
i^iujudua niiiiiio height of about 3 feet. Large white tubular flowers which open early in the evening and close again in the morning, and are very fragrant. Culture: Sow indoors in boxes in January or February, or In the open after last frost, cover lightly. When plants are 3 to 4 inches high transplant about 1 34 feet apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 15c.
TVitSpllil (Love in a Mist or Devil in the Bush) No. 1775 — Annual growing 1)4 to 2 feet high, with
1 > X^Clld fresh, green finely cut foliage and bright blue flowers, surrounded by mossy fibers. Culture: Sow about 34 inch deep after last frost and thin to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 35c.
O Yd He Trnnd nnlm'Hpc No. 1780 — Small annuals growing about 4 inches high with clover-like,
WAiXXia X 1 UJJaCUlUXUca dark brown foliage and deep yellow flowers. Culture: Sow in January or February in boxes indoors or in the open after last frost. Cover lightly and transplant when 2 or 3 inches high to 4 to 5 inches apart. Pkt., 10c.
Pdn«V Among the oldest plants in cultivation and extremely popular. Culture: Sow thinly to a depth
JTtlilaj' 0f about 34 of an inch, in shady seed beds after last frost and when plants are about 3 inches high transplant to about 6 inches apart. Prefer a rich soil. English Mixed No. 1785 — Our mixture consists of the best English varieties. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 60c. French Mixed No. 1788 — A splendid mixture of large flowering French varieties. Pkt., 15c; 34 oz., 70c. Blotched and Striped Mixed No. 1790 — A high grade mixture producing endless variation and striking combinations. Pkt., 15c; 34 *z-> 70c-
Reuter’s Peerless Mixed No. 1795— No better mixture can be obtained. Flowers of enormous size and in wonderful colors and shades. Illustrated in natural color on page 40 of this catalog. Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts. , 65c. Separate colors: Candidissima No. 1798 — Pure white. Cardinal No. 1800 — Red. Golden Queen No. 1803 — Pure yellow. King of the Blacks No. 1806 — Black. Lord Beaconsfleld No. 1810 — Deep purple, the upper petals shading to white. Purple No. 1813 — Each, per pkt., 15c; 1 pkt. of each color, 75c.
M Popular, hardy annual, unaffected by heat, rain or drouth. About 1 J4 feet high, large trumpet-
X cLLlllitl shaped flowers in conspicuous colors. Culture: Sow thinly in boxes indoors or in the open in shady seed beds after last frost, in finely prepared soil. Cover lightly and transplant when about 2 inches high, setting 1 to 1 34 feet apart. Giant Flowering and Double Flowering sorts should be sown in boxes for later trans- planting. Peerless Mixed No. 1820 — A grand mixture of all colors. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c; 34 oz., 50c. Countess of Ellesmere No. 1823 — Dark rose with fine white throat. Pkt., 10c. Howard’s Star No. 1826 — White star on purplish crimson ground. Pkt., 10c. KermesinaNo. 1830 — large flowers of deepest crimson. Pkt., 10c. Snowball No. 1833— rCompact growth and clear, paper-white flowers. Pkt., 10c.
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Phlox, Peerless Mixed
Petunia — Continued —
Giant Flowering Violet (Balcony Queen) No. 1835 — Excellent balcony plant with enormous flowers measuring 5 to 6 inches in diameter, of a dark violet color. Used among Geraniums, they will make a wonderful appearance. Illustrated in nat- ural color on page 39 of this catalog. Pkt., 25c.
Large Double Flowering Mixed No. 1840 — Note: Good Double Petunia seed is difficult to obtain and is expensive. The best of seed will produce only 30 to 40 per cent of double flowers and as these usually come on weaker plants, such plants should be carefully protected and cared for. Pkt. , 25c.
Easily grown annual, 1 to 1 J4 feet high, with large clusters of flowers in wide range of colors and shades.
Culture: Sow thinly about 34 inch deep, in open seed beds after last frost and transplant to 1 foot apart. Peerless Mixed No. 1846— All shades and combinations will be found in this mixture. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 60c ; oz., $1.00. Grandiflora Alba No. 1848 — Snow-white. Grandiflora Rosea No. 1850 — Pink. Grandiflora 1863 — Crimson. Grandiflora Coccinea No. 1856 — Brilliant scarlet. 10g; oz., 40c; 1 pkt. of each, 36c.
Phlox Drummondi
Pnnnipc Favorite annual, 2 to 3 feet high, large showy single or double flowers
rujipica 0f many colors. Especially desirable massed in large beds, but can
be used in mixed borders.
Culture: Annual varieties do not stand transplanting and should be sown in permanent location. Sow thinly from February to April, barely covering the seed.
Thin to 4 to 6 inches apart. Perennial sorts may be sown in seed beds and trans- planted. Superb Mixed No. 1862 — Splendid mixture of double flowering poppies. Pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 15c; oz., 25c.
Carnation Flowered Mixed No. 1866 — Mixture of large double carnation-like flowers. Peony Flowered Mixed No. 1868
Large double peony-like flowers in many colors and shades. Each, per pkt., 5c; 34 oz., 15c; oz., 25c. Rhoeas Shirley
Mixed No. 1872 — Mixture of single flowered poppies in beautiful colors of warm and soft shades. Pkt., 5c ; 34 oz., 20c; oz., 30c. Iceland Poppies Mixed No. 1875 — Dwarf perennial with single flowers in white, yellow and orange colors.
Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c. Oriental No. 1878 — Hardy perennial reaching a height of about 3 feet. It produces large, very conspicuous flowers of a beautiful deep crimson color. Excellent for borders and before shrubberies. Pkt., 10c; J4 oz., 35c.
Kermesina No Each, per pkt.
Tall Nasturtium
Portulaca-
(Sun Plant) — Low growing annual of spreading habit with single or double flowers in profusion in many colors. Culture: Sow thinly in shady seed beds in the open after last frost, barely covering seed. Transplant to 1 foot part. Single Mixed Colors No. 1880 — Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c. Double Mixed Colors No. 1883 — Flowers resemble small roses. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 65c.
DwotVirntvi (Golden Feather) No. 1885 — Well known edging and bedding plant growing about 1 foot high with partly cut foliage of a beautiful fresh yel-
r yrcllll UIIl low color. Pinch the small white flowers off when they appear, as the plant is more attractive without flowers. Culture: Sow the seed in early
spring in seed beds. Cover lightly. Transplant when about 3 inches high to permanent location. Pkt., 10c; J4 oz., 40c; oz., 75c.
DtiAiioniVia (Swan River Everlasting) — Annual reaching height of 1 to 1 34 feet, with satiny single flowers in white and rose colors with yellow center.
IvllUUdlllllc cut before they are expanded and dried they provide decoration throughout the winter. Culture: Sow to a depth of 34 inch in the open
after last frost and thin to 6 inches apart. Prefer light, but good, soil and sunny location. White No. 1888 — Pink No. 1890 — Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c.
pjni-.no (Castor Oil Bean) — Zanzibariensis No. 1898 — Tropical annual of pyramidal growth, 8 to 10 feet high, with enormous leaves. A single plant in
R-lUUUb the lawn is sufficient. Culture: Sow 1 inch deep after last frost, about 3 to 4 feet apart. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c.
Salpiglossis-
(Emperor) No. 1900 — Popular annual about 2 feet high. It produces an abundance of large trumpet-shaped flowers borne on long _ 'slender stems. The flowers come in all different shades of white, pink, red and purple, and are beautifully pencilled and veined with golden
yellow. A bed of Salpiglossis is of stiiking beauty. Illustrated in natural color on page 40. Culture: Start the culture in early spring in hotbeds, or indoors m shallow boxes of sandy soil. Barely cover the seeds and keep moist. Transplant when danger of frost is over and the plants are about 3 inches high, to per- manent location. May also be sown in the open when danger of frost is over. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 35c; y2 oz., 65c.
Cotvrio (Scarlet Sage) No. 1905 — Decorative perennial 2 to 3 feet high.
OttlYlil ijpicIlUcIlS Foliage makes a compact bush with a profusion of long, erect spikes and beautiful glowing scarlet flowers. Illustrated in natural color on page 40 of this catalog.
Pkt., 10c ; 3€ oz., 60c.
(Medeola) No. 1930 — Graceful perennial climber, 8 to 10 feet high, with decora-
OlIllldA tive foliage. Leaves are small, heart-shaped, glistening and of fresh green color. Good for hanging baskets. Culture: Sow seed 34 of an inch deep in boxes of well prepared soil. Keep boxes in warm place and soil moist. When plants are about 2 inches high transplant to pots or hanging baskets, 3 to 4 plants to each. Keep in shade as sun is likely to mar the fresh appearance of leaves. It is well to soak the seed a few hours in warm water before sowing. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 20c.
Ciinflonror Annual, well-known, and of easy culture. We offer two types, a single
OUI111U Wcl flowering and a double flowering. Culture: Sow about 1 inch deep after last frost, spreading seeds of the single variety thinly in rows, thinning out 6 to 8 inches apart; the double variety should be sown two seeds at a time about 2 to 3 feet apart and let the best plant remain. Double Japanese No. 1935 — Also known as Chrysanthemum Flowered Sunflower. Tall, stately, with large perfect golden yellow flowers 5 to 6 feet high. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c; oz., 40c. Stella No. 1938 — Branching sort, with long-stemmed single pure yellow flowers with black center. 3 feet high. Pkt., 10c: 34 oz., 25o; oz., 45c.
Oriental Poppv
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'stfU'ks No. 1946 — Grows about 1 foot high.
° lULiva bushy growth, with large spikes thickly set with fragrant double flowers of many colors. Culture: Sow in January and February in boxes of finely prepared soil, indoors, and cover lightly. Transplant after last frost 8 inches apart. Pint., 10c.
Sweet Peas
_Probably no other flower is more popular. Easily raised and supply beautiful and fragrant flowers in in- numerable colors and shades. Splendid for trellis or fence or stalked up. Cut flowers frequently to prolong the bloom and in dry periods water two or three times a week. Culture: Sow as early as weather permits, thinly in drills about 6 inches deep, covering the seed only 34 to 1 inch. Thin to about 3 inches apart. Leave the drills open so as to attract and hold the moisture while young plants are forming and later fill them up.
Reuter’s Choice Grandiflora Sweet Peas —
America No. 1952 — Bright red and white striped.
Countess of Radnor No. 1963 — Beautiful laven- der color. Dorothy Eckford No. 1966 — Large pure white flowers. Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon No.
1972 — Large primrose yellow. King Edward No.
1976— Pure red flowers. Lovely No. 1980 — Soft shell pink color. Miss Willmott No. 1983 —
Enormous orange pink flowers. Navy Blue No.
1986 — Indigo blue and violet. Othello No. 1990 —
Deep maroon. Prima Donna No. 1993 — Blight rose pink. Prices on any of above varieties:
Pkt., 5c ; OZ., 20c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00.
No. 1998 — A collection of the 10 varieties.
1 pkt. of each, 40c.
Reuter’s Peerless Mixed No. 2005 — A mix- ture carefully blended by our own expert from the finest colors. Cannot be surpassed for color effect.
Pkt., 5c; OZ., 15c ; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50.
Reuter’s Spencer Sweet Peas — Asta Ohn No. 2010 — Large soft pinkish lavender color Dobbies Cream No. 2013 — Deep cream color Enchantress No. 2016 — Silvery pink color. Flor-’
ence Nightingale No. 2020 — Soft clear, rich lavender color. King White No. 2030 — Giant snow white flowers. Best white variety. Othello No. 2033 — Deep maroon. Royal Purple No. 2036 — Rich warm purple color. Stirling Stent No. 2038 — Beautiful deep salmon. Vermilion Brilliant No. 2040 — Bright scarlet color. Zephyr No. 2043 — Fine blue color. Prices on any of above varieties: Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 34 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.75.
No. 2045 — A collection of the above 10 varieties,. 1 pkt. of each, 75c.
Reuter’s Peerless Spencer Mixed No. 2048 — Selected and mixed with extraordinary care. A superior mixture. Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c; 34 lb., 86c; lb., $3.00.
Reuter’s Dwarf Mixture No. 2050 — Grow low and require no stakes. Preferred by many. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c; lb., $2.00.
Single Sweet William
Thunbergia-
Torenia
Verbena-
_(Black Eyed Susan) No. 2062 — Beautiful slender rapid growing annual climber, reaching a height of 4 to 5 feet, with numerous round flowers in white, yellow and deep orange, all with black center. Culture: Sow thinly after last frost or in boxes indoors in January or February, covering about 34 inch and transplanting or thinning to 4 to 5 inches apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c.
.No. 2066 — Charming annual of bushy growth about 1 foot high, covered with pretty sky-blue flowers marked with darker spots and with yellow throat. Excellent for hanging baskets or for massing in beds. Cul- ture: Sow about 34 inch deep after last frost in open seed beds or in boxes indoors in January and February, and transplant to 6 to 8 inches apart. Pkt., 15c.
.Really perennials but do best when treated as annuals. They are of trailing growth, about 1 ft. high and bear large trusses of flowers in all colors. One of our best bedding plants. Also fine for window or balcony boxes. Culture: Sow early in boxes indoors, but may be planted in the open after last frost. Cover about 34 inch, press the soil firmly and water sparingly. Transplant 1 foot apart. Reuter’s Peerless Mixed No. 2070 — Fine mixture of the largest flowering verbenas. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. White No. 2072 — PinkNo. 2075 — Striped No. 2078 — Blue No. 2080- — Red No. 2082 — Each, per pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c; 1 pkt., of each of the five colors, 40c.
Vi « net f Peri winkle ) — Free flowering, shrub-
V IIILa. by bushes 1 to 1 34 feet high, single flowers of round form, often measuring 2 inches in diameter. Culture: Sow in the open when weather permits or in boxes indoors earlier, cover- ing about 34 inch, and transplant or thin to 1 foot apart. In dry periods water good 2 or 3 times a week at sunset. White No. ,2086 — Pink No. 2089 — Mixed Colors No. 2092— Each, per pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c; 34 oz., 50c.
_No. 2096 — Perennial from 5 to 6 inches high with pretty heart- shaped leaves growing in a rosette from which the highly fragrant deep blue flowers raise freely. Fine for edging or for planting in patches or rows along walls or hedges. Prefers a shady position. Culture: Sow early in open seed beds, about 34 inch deep, transplant to 4 to 5 inches apart. Seeds are very slow to germinate, sometimes requiring three to four months or more. Pkt., 15c ; 34 oz., 60c.
No. 2098 — Biennial, but the variety offered here is such a rapid grower that it can be treated as an annual. Grows from 1 34 to 2 feet high, bears long spikes of single fragrant flowers in yellow, brown and red shades. Culture: Sow about one-sixth inch deep in boxes in January or February, or in open seed beds when weather permits and transplant when about 3 inches high to 1 to 134 feet apart. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 25c; oz., 40c.
Violet
Wallflower
Cvyppf- Willifim fashioned perennial, best treated in the South
u vttc tt x «xn as an annua] or biennial. Grows into bush form about 134 feet high, with large number of flowers in all shades from white to dark red. Culture: Sow thinly in open seed beds after last frost or start in boxes indoors, covering not more than 34 of an inch and keeping the soil moist. Transplant about 1 foot apart. Single Mixed No. 2055— Double Mixed No. 2068 — Each, per pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 40c; oz., 75c.
Mrs. Reed, of Texas, Finds Reuters’ Seeds and Plants Satisfactory— S* sid yonnllm^ excl
lent condition, and I am pleased to state that I have planted practically everything and without an exception every variety of flower has been most satisfactory.” — MRS. IJ. M. REED.
Zinnia
7itinid (Old Maids) — Annual, so
Xviinua well known that a descrip- tion is not needed. We offer a tall and a dwarf growing type, the former being fine for planting in borders and for cutting, while the latter is an excellent edging and bedding plant. Culture: Sow to a depth of 34 inch from February to March and thin to 6 inches apart for the dwarf varieties and 1 foot apart for the tall. Elegans Double Mixed No. 2105 — Fine mixture of all colors, large flow- ers. Pkt., 5c; oz., 50c; 34 lb., $1.50. Ele- gans Double in Separate Colors: White No. 2108, Scarlet No. 2112, Yellow No. 2115 — Each, perpkt., 10c; 34 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. Robusta Mixed No. 2120 — Excellent mixture producing giant flowers. Pkt., 10c ; 34 oz., 35c; oz., 65c. LiliputMixed Colors No. 2125 — Dwarf growing variety with smaller flowers. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 30c. Liliput Red Riding Hood No. 2128 — Flowers of a glowing red color. Pkt., 10c; 34 oz., 40c.
Reuter’s Wild Garden
No. 2130 — Selected varieties, especially adapted to Southern culture. A wide variety of different shaped and colored flowers that make a most attractive showing. Should be included in every flower seed order. Culture: Broadcast seeds very thinly over surface and work them into the soil with rake and press firmly. It is well to mix the seed with sand before sowing to prevent a too plentiful planting. Pkt., 6c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 70c; lb., $2.50.
Mixture—
J apanese
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BULBS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
BULBS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS
Our stock this year has been most carefullv selected and the varieties that we list on this page will surely supply you with
iful flowers throughout tho lower
just the assortment that you want. Any of them will furnish an abundance of beautil and middle South and will last for years in the open ground and require but little protection, are Postpaid.
Amaryllis Johnsoni No. 2140 — SS2
The color is a beautiful deep crimson with a broad white stripe on each petal.
Prices: 40c each; 34 doz., $2.25; doz., $4.00, postpaid.
All Prices on this Page
Caladiums —
Elephant Ear — The immense leaves are
Zephyranthes
2150 — Good strong bulbs, 25c each; doz., $2.25, postpaid. No. 2153 — Extra large stock, 35c each; 1 doz., $3.50, postpaid.
Fancy Leaved — Popular variety with beautifully colored leaves in many different shades and combinations.
No. 2156^— Large mother bulbs, 35c each; 1 doz., $3.50, postpaid. No. 21G0 — Monster bulbs, 46c each; 1 doz., $4.50, postpaid.
Reuter’s Large Flowering Cannas —
Very popular flower for general purposes.
Austria No. 2165 — Beautiful shade of lemon yellow with small reddish-brown spots.
King Humbert No. 2172 — Popular variety with bronze '- colored leaves and orange scarlet flowers.
Yellow King Humbert (Queen Helen) No. 2175— A sport from the ordinary King Humbert. Flowers yellow spotted with red; foliage deep green.
Louisiana No. 2178 — Green foliage with pretty scarlet flowers.
Mrs. Kate Grey No. 2180 — Foliage green; flowers of a bright orange scarlet color often streaked.
Venus No. 2182 — Beautiful rose-pink with creamy yellow borders.
Prices: Good strong roots, 20c each; 3 for 55c.
No. 2185 — Collection of above six varieties, $1.00, post- paid.
Cooperia Drummondii (Evening Star)
vj» TlSfi About 1 foot high with long narrow leaves and
pretty lily-like flowers. Color, white tinted out- side with red. Sweet scented and night blooming Prices: 5c each; J-2 doz., 25c; 1 doz., 45c; 100 for $3.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s Genuine Easter Lily
DAHLIAS— Show Dahlias ball-shaped flowers, ^are excellent
for cutting and will last long in vases.
Black Beauty No. 2190 — Deep purple color.
Gloria No. 2193 — Beautiful snow-white flowers.
A. D. Livoni No. 2196 — Delicate pink color.
Merlin No. 2200 — Orange-scarlet.
Millionaire No. 2203 — Attractive lavender-pink color.
Queen Victoria No. 2206 — Lemon-yellow.
Prices: Large stock, 25c each; 3 for 70c, postpaid.
No. 2208 — For $1.25, we will send one each of the above varieties, post-
GLADIOLUS — Extra Fine Mixture No. 2258 — No better mixture can be nad. It is made by our own experts, all bulbs of large size and contains all the many beautiful shades of white, rose, yellow, scarlet and blue, as well as striped ana spotted varieties.
Prices: 34 doz., 40c; 1 doz., 76c; 50 for $2.75; 100 for $5.25, postpaid.
T {1 y New Godfrey — Unquestionably the finest variety of Calla 'Jdila L/liy my ever offered. Produces three times as many flowers as' any of the other varieties.
Prices: No. 2268 — Large developed bulbs, 35c each; 6 for $1.85, post- paid.
paid.
Pn-i..., U t : Produce large flowers with curled petals. No doubt
UiaCLllo the most delicate of all Dahlia types.
Countess of Lonsdale No. 2210— A beautiful rich salmon color.
Flora No. 2211 — Large pure white flowers.
Golden Gate No. 2212 — Enormous flowers of a golden yellow color. Prices: 30c each, postpaid. No. 2213 — One each of above varieties, 85c, postpaid.
Paeony Flowered Dahlias —
Produce flowers of enormous size. Double and resembling the paeony very much, hence the name.
Lovely and admired type.
Mrs. Chas. L. Seybold No. 2215 — Crimson- pink with each petal tipped with white.
Prairie Fire No. 2216 — Beautiful fiery scarlet color.
Queen Wilhelmina No. 2217 — Extra fine pure white.
Prices: 30c each, postpaid. No. 2218 — One of each variety for 85c, postpaid.
Reuter’s Superfine Gladiolus
(See description on page 48.)
America No. 2220 — 8c each; 34 doz., 45c;
1 doz., 80c; 100 for $5.50, postpaid.
Columbia No. 2223 — 10c each; 34 doz.,
65c; 1 doz., $1.00; 100 for $7.00, postpaid.
Glory of Holland No. 2226 — 12c each;
34 doz., 65c ; 1 doz., $1.20; 100 for $9.00, post- paid.
Halley No. 2228 — 10c each; 34 doz., 55c;
1 doz., $1.00; 100 for $7.00, postpaid.
Baron Hulot No. 2232 — 12c each; 34 doz.,
55c; 1 doz., $1.20; 100 for $9.00, postpaid.
Mrs. Francis King No. 2236 — 8c each;
34 doz., 46c; 1 doz., 80c ; 100 for $5.50, postpaid.
Klondyke No. 2240 — 10c each; 34 doz., 65c;
1 doz., $1.00; 100 for $7.00, postpaid.
Mrs. Frank Pendleton No. 2243 — 12c each; 34 doz., 65c; 1 doz., $1.20; 10O for $9.00, postpaid.
Niagara No. 2246 — 12c each; 34 doz., 65c;
1 doz., $1.20; 100 for $9.00, postpaid.
Princeps No. 2250 — 12c each; 34 doz., 65C;
1 doz., $1.20; 100 for $9.00, postpaid.
Reuter’s Genuine Easter Lilies— MldonnT lVeou*-
bon Lily, St. Joseph’s Lily and many other names. We supply the genuine Creole stock grown in our own nursery.
Prices: No. 2275 — Fine started stock, 40c each, postpaid.
Madpira Vinp No. 2282 — Rapid growing and popular vine with long
a, i uic hanging clusters of small, fragrant white flowers.
Prices: 15c each, 12 for $1.50, postpaid.
rr, , |->p|-ncp« Mexican Everblooming —
1 UOtlWCa No. 2295 — Single flowering and the best suited for the South. Very popular and easily grown with large flower spikes thickly set with pure white flowers. They are excellent cut flowers well suited for house decoration. In the garden, they are fine for planting before shrubs or in borders.
Prices: 10c each; 34 doz., 60c; 1 doz., 90c; 100 for $6.50, postpaid.
Zephyranthes — iK, th^co^fa
in habits but not night-blooming. Well suited for the South. In the garden they may be used for edging purposes or for planting in borders. Also fine for growing in pots, allowing from 6 to 8 bulbs to each pot.
Rosea No. 2298 — Beautiful clear rose. Candida No. 2300 — Pure white flowers. Prices for both: 5c each; J4 doz., 26cj 1 doz., 45C; 100 for $3.00, postpaid.
Types of Dahlias
French and Dutch Flowering Bulbs
If you should not receive a copy of our Special Bulb Price List in Fall, do not fail to write us for one. We have a large assortment of selected stock of Narcissus, Chinese Sacred Lilies, Tulips, Hyacinths, Freesias, Crocus, Jonquils, etc.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
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10 NAMED VARIETIES FOR $1.00, POSTPAID
10 NAMED VARIETIES FOR $1.00, POSTPAID
Illustrated in Natural Colors on Back Cover Page of this Catalog.
Here is a collection of Gladioli, the finest and most remarkable bargain collection that has ever been offered in the South. This collection consists of the following named varieties, all selected bulbs:
America — Highly prized variety with large, soft, lavender-pink flowers.
Columbia — Light orange-scarlet pencilled with pur- plish-red.
Glory of Holland — Strong grower with large, pure white flowers.
Halley — Delicate salmon-pink, turning a little lighter in the throat.
Baron-Hulot — Flowers are ofarichpurple-violetcolor.
Mrs. Francis King — Conspicuous flowing light scarlet color.
Klondyke-— Light-yellow blotched with crimson-maroon in the throat.
Mrs. Frank Pendleton — Immense flowers of a beautiful flushed salmon-pink color with brilliant carmine blotches in the threat.
Niagara — Cream-yellow with lower petals turning to canary yellow. Throat blotched with carmine.
Princeps — Large wide open flowers of a scarlet color with white stripes in the throat.
Don't fail to include this wonderful collection of bulbs in your order.
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CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S PLANTS for Home and
Garden
OUR LIABILITY — We exercise all possible care to have stock well rooted, well grown, healthy, true-to- name, properly packed and shipped according to instructions. It is, however, mutually agreed between the pur- chaser and ourselves that our liability under the foregoing is limited in the amount to original price received. No guarantee expressed or implied that plants will live or grow.
SHIPMENTS— Unless otherwise instructed, orders received during the shipping season will be forwarded as soon after receipt as possible, depending upon weather conditions. Orders without shipping instructions will be shipped as we believe is safest, cheapest and best for our customers’ interest. Should shipment be ordered by freight, and we find that express rates for the size package is nearly or quite as cheap, we will forward by express.
SHIPMENTS AT PURCHASER’S RISK — Our responsibility ceases when we deliver the plants to for- warding company. Claims for loss or damage must be made to them. We will, however, trace, if requested, and use every means at our command to secure prompt delivery, and recovery in case of damage or loss.
SPECIAL NOTICE — Each and every plant or tree is thoroughly fumigated before leaving our nurseries, is free from all fungus diseases, and bears an inspection certificate to that effect issued by the Department of Agriculture of Louisiana. You may feel assured of receiving clean, healthy stock.
TO FLORIDA CUSTOMERS: Because of State Regulations I am not permitted to ship plants into the State of Florida and regret that I cannot accept any plant orders for Florida delivery. I hope to be favored with your orders for Seeds, Insecticides, Tools, etc.
FLOWERING AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS
(Rose of Sharon)— Splendid flowering shrubs bearing a profusion of single or double flowers. They also make very pretty and desirable hedge plants. I carry in stock double white, pink and hite, pink and purple. Good strong plants, 65c and $1.00 each, postpaid.
The plant has large tropical
Althea
purple, and single w!
TiriitSmcjneitl .(Angel's Trumpet) — Grows easily and blooms freely.
DI u6llldllala leaves, which gives a fine tropical effect to the garden.
Good strong plants, 75c and $1.00 each, postpaid.
RiirlHIpid .(Butterfly Bush) — The flower racemes are composed of many little blossoms in the shape
DUUlUcUl and color of lilac. They have created a sensation wherever grown. This plant is called the
Butterfly Bush on account of the apparent preference these insects have for it.
Strong plants, 45c each; extra strong plants, 75c each, postpaid.
Althea
f'innnipu ..An evergreen with leathery leaves and beautiful fragrant double flowers. We can supply white, red, pink and variegated colors.
apuiutd The plants are pot-grown and will be delivered from 5-inch pots.
Prices: 12 to 15 inches high, $2.50; 15 to 18 inches high, $3.25 each, postpaid.
PrortP Mvrtlp One of the most beautiful flowering shrubs we know of, and a real southerner. It is a very vigorous grower and blooms profusely, bearing
ePc iXiyi large panicles of flowers in different colors. We can supply white, pink, crimson and lavender.
Prices: White, budded stock, 3 to 4 feet, $1.00; 4 to 6 feet, $1.26 each. Other colors, 3 to 4 feet, 75c each; 4 to 5 feet, $1.00 each; 5 to 6 feet, $1.50 each.
FlPllt-zifl (Pride of Rochester) — A very showy shrub, particularly valuable on account of Its compact growth, luxuriant foliage and free flowering qualities.
ISdU-Islcx Large double white flowers with a slight tinge of pink on the under side of the petals.
Strong plants, 45c each; extra strong plants, 65c each, postpaid.
NEW FRENCH HYDRANGEAS
Important — Blue-flowering Hydrangeas are developed from pink-flowering, and will turn blue when planted in any soil that contains the ordinary quantity of iron. If the flowers turn out to be pink, it is because the soil is lacking in iron, and it will be necessary to give a supply of alum or a watering two or three times a week with iron-water in order to make the flowers turn blue. Iron-water may be made very easily by putting a piece of old rusty iron in a bucket with water and let it stand for a day or two.
Mousseline — The famous blue-flowered Hydrangea. The best of all the blue varieties.
Mme. E. Mouillere — This has been the favorite white variety: very free flowering.
Radiant — Very carmine in color, quite distinct.
Hills of Snow — The most valuable hardy shrub ever introduced. It makes a perfectly round symmetrical bush that is covered all summer with handsome, large, pure white flowers.
Otaska — A strong, vigorous growing variety, producing large masses of deep blue flowers.
I offer the above Hydranges, pot-grown plants, blooming sizes: Strong plants, 65c each; extra strong plants, 85c each; large heavy plants of extra size, $1.25 each, postpaid or prepaid. Collection of one each of the above five varieties, $2.75, postpaid.
AS The Jaslnines are amongst the prettiest and most fragrant of our southern shrubs and ought to find a place in every garden. I have the following
«J <aoill±±J.C» varieties: Confederate or Mayalan — A strong climbing variety, flowers very fragrant. Cape Jasmine — The double pure white flowers are delightfully fragrant. This variety is known to a great many as the Gardenia. Grand Duke of Tuscany — A magnificent plant with large, double, creamy white flowers with a delicious fragrance. Maid of Orleans — This variety certainly ought to be grown by everyone. The flowers are large, double waxy-white and delightfully scented. Night-blooming — Very free flowering and fragrant at night. Yellow — Also known as the Caroline Jasmine. This is a graceful, slender and rapid growing climber. An evergreen with dark green leaves and yellow flowers which are deliciously fragrant.
Prices of above Jasmines: Good plants, 45c each; strong plants, 75c each; extra strong plants, $1.00 each, postpaid. Special: One each of the above six varieties, good plants at $2.00, postpaid.
Hydrangea
Magnolia Fuscata— shrub)- The
flowers of a brownish-yellow are highly fragrant with a strong banana odor; it carries its broad leaved foliage all the year round.
Each, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00, prepaid.
.An evergreen flowering shrub 'with long, narrow leaves and bright, showy flowers produced in great profusion. We can supply white, pink and red colors.
Prices: 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 each, post- paid, depending upon size.
Oleo F ragrans— isv^rey
ering shrub with bright, glossy foliage and small white sweetly scented flower.
Strong plants, 85c each; extra strong plants, $1.25 each, postpaid or prepaid. Extra big bushy stock, $1.75 each, prepaid.
Oleanders
^nirflPd Anthony Waterer — A thick
dwarf growing variety, with foli- age in various shades of yellow, red and dark green. The dark crimson flowers are borne in great profusion throughout the entire summer.
Strong plants, 45c each; extra strong plants 65c each, postpaid.
Van Houttei — One of the best Spiraeas, pro- ducing pretty white flowers in clusters.
Strong plants, 45c each, postpaid; large plants 65c each, postpaid.
WfiicSrfalici -A- dwarf compact grower with
VV clgclla very light green foliage. Bears its white flowers in great profusion.
Strong plants, 45c each; extra strong plants 65c each, postpaid.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
HARDY CLIMBING VINES
AMPELOPSIS — Veitchii (Boston Ivy) — One of the
best climbers known for quickly covering unsightly walls or other objects.
Prices: Good young plants, 35c each; extra strong plants, 60c each, postpaid.
Quinquefolia — Virginia Creeper — Very similar to the foregoing, with rich colored foliage, like the other variety changing in autumn to a bright red.
Prices: Good young plants, 35c each; extra strong plants, 60c each, postpaid.
ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS— (Rosa Montana,
Mountain Rose or Queen’s Wreath) — One of the most beautiful vines for the South. Blooms in Septem- ber or October and the large racemes of coral-red flowers very often cover the whole plant. They will be killed down by the frost, but come up from the ground again the next spring. If you- want a vine for your porch, you ought to try this admired variety.
Prices: Good young plants, 35c each; extra strong plants, 60c each, postpaid.
BIGNONIA — Laurifolia (Trumpet Vine) — A beautiful vine for growing on porches, trellis, etc. It has pretty glossy foliage and flowers of a nice lavender color.
Prices: 65c, $1.00 and $1.25 each, postpaid.
Tweediana — A very hardy climber, producing early in the season, an abundance of 'bright yellow flowers.
Prices: Good young plants, 45c each; extra strong plants, 65c each, postpaid.
BOUGAINVILLEA — (Japanese Paper Vine) — Gorgeous Magenta red, paper-like flowers which last well. A very strong grower and quickly reaches a great height. With care in pruning this plant can also be grown as a bush.
Honeysuckle Prices: Good young plants, 50c each; extra strong plants, 75c
each, postpaid.
CLEMATIS — Paniculata — (Virgin’s Bower). A most desirable climber which, in the late summer and fall, is one mass of small lovely flowers with a delicious fragrance.
Each, 40c, 65c and 85c, postpaid.
Jackmanii — One of the most popular varieties of Clematis, bears immense flowers of a dark rich purple.
Each, $1.00, postpaid.
Henrii — Similar to the foregoing except in color of flower. This one bears flowers of a creamy-white color.
Each, $1.00, postpaid.
Coccinea — Another large flowering variety of Clematis, bearing profusely, flowers of a bright scarlet.
Each, $1.00, postpaid.
How to Keep Plants Healthy
To keep plants in a thoroughly clean and thrifty condition, insects and fungus diseases should be attacked the moment they are discovered. On Page 70 you will find a complete assortment of Insecticides, each one for a special purpose.
ENGLISH IVY — An invaluable plant for covering brick and stone walls and houses. Self-clinging. Does best in a slightly shaded situation.
Each, 35c; $3.50 per doz.; extra strong plants, each 60c; $6.00 per doz., postpaid.
FICUS REPENS — -A gem for covering walls, stone pillars or other masonry. Clings very closely and requires no training. Evergreen and hardy.
Each, 30c; $3.00 per doz.; extra strong plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz., postpaid.
HONEYSUCKLE — Hall’s Japan — No vine will make as dense a covering for trellis, porch or for hiding unsightly buildings as the honeysuckle. This variety has dark green, glossy foliage, the flowers are white and buff and are very highly scented.
Each, 35c and 50c, postpaid.
Coral Red — A very rapid growing variety, with bright red trumpet-shaped flowers.
Each, 50c, postpaid.
IPOMEA — Leari (Blue Moon-flower) — A handsome climber with large deep blue flowers. Makes a beautiful porch climber, giving a dense shade as well as being ornamental. Each, 25c and 45c, postpaid.
Noctiflora (White Moon-flower) — The large snow-white blooms sometimes measure 6 inches across. Good pendent to the blue.
Each, 25c and 45c, postpaid.
PASSION-FLOWER — Hardy climber of rapid growth and very attractive when covered with large, handsome flowers.
Each, 25c and 45c, postpaid.
WISTERIA — Magnificent strong growing vine, perfectly hardy, the flowers are borne in large, pointed clusters in the early spring. I have both the white and purple varieties.
Each, 65c, 85c and $1.00, prepaid. Extra heavy plants, $1.75, prepaid.
'C''\7"r'Tj T7'T?'\rQ All stocks are priced accord-
L ' IA\VJ jng to size, age and quality.
Customers pay transportation charges unless otherwise specified.
ARBOR-VITAE — American — A tall growing sort splendid for lawns, hedges, screens, masses, etc.
Green — Globe-shaped. Foliage light green, habit compact and dwarf.
Prices: 85c, $1.25, $1.75, $2.50 each, according to size.
Golden — Beautiful compact growing evergreen of very uniform growth.
Prices: $1.00, $1.50, $2.50 each.
BAMBOO JAPANESE — (Tall and Dwarf) — Very at- tractive plants, useful for ornaments about the house. The tall variety is especially adapted for screens, wind-breaks or hedges, etc.
Prices: 65c, $1.00 each.
CEDRUS DEODARA — Also known as the Himalaya Cedar. This is one of the finest ornamental trees for the South, and stands undoubtedly at the head of its class.
Prices: From 4-inch pots, $1.00 each; from 5-inch pots, $1.75 each, postpaid.
BOXWOODS — (Buxus Japonicus) — Beautiful ornamen- tal evergreen shrubs with light green glossy foliage. The small sizes are fine for bordering walks or for cemeteries while the larger sizes are of great value for planting in pots in front of the house. Can be trimmed into any shape desired.
Prices: 6 to 8 inches, 45c each; 10 to 12 inches, 75c each; 12 to 15 inches, $1.00 each; 15 to 20 inches, $1.60 each, postpaid.
Clematis Paniculata
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
PI Ct r» to Privet Amoor River — This is probably the best all around
1 Hedge Plant. Unless there is exceptionally cold weather
during the winter, it will retain its bright green foliage the entire year. It can be trimmed into almost any shape at any season. A rapid grower, thriving well in any soil.
Prices: 18 to 24 inches, $1.75 per doz., $12.50 per 100; 24 to 36 inches, $2.35 per doz., $16.00 per 100; 36 to 48 inches, $3.00 per doz., $22.00 per 100, postpaid or prepaid. In lots of 500 or more, write for speciad prices.
The last named sizes are two to three years old stock, and will make immediate hedge. If quick results are required, order these sizes. Privet Amoor River should be planted about 18 inches apart.
Plumbago — Nothing could be more attractive or showy than a hedge of Plumbago. They produce freely throughout the entire summer and fall months large trusses of bright blue flowers. This plant in our latitude is quite hardy, though farther north, they require winter protection. I know of some Plumbago hedges in New Orleans that withstood our past severe winters in a most remarkable manner without any protection. The tops were killed back but when the warm spring weather came they started fresh from the roots and now look prettier than they were before.
Prices: Young plants, 20c each; 1 doz., $2.00. Large plants, 35c each; 1 doz., $3.50, postpaid or prepaid.
TTprn e .These wonderful plants which do so well in the South cannot be too strongly
r “S recommended and every home ought to have at least a few of them. Grown in pots or boxes and placed in a half-shaded spot on your porch, they will make a nice appearance. They are very easy to grow, but they should have a good soil and good drainage. Lack of drainage and too much watering will, in the course of time, make the soil sour which will cause withering of the leaves. Fill your pots or boxes with enough charcoal to cover the bottom and if your soil is clay, mix it with a little mashed charcoal. Be careful with your watering, keep the soil moist but not too wet. These are the most important rules in growing ferns, and by following them, good results will be obtained.
T>/^'vrp' TV/ffj' AT 's a S°°d fertilizer for Ferns. When you prepare the soil for " IVlR/rVAv p0ts, mix it with about one or two teaspoonfuls of Bone Meal to each pot. If you have some ferns already planted, you might apply Bone Meal at the same rate, mixing it in the surface soil of your pots and water it down. Prices : Not prepaid, 5-lb. pkg. (mailing weight, 6 lbs.), 60c; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing weight, 11 lbs.), 75c; 25-lb. bag, $1.25; 50-lb. bag, $2.00; 100-lb. bag, $3.75.
Boston — This is a standard and very popular variety here in the South. It pro- duces long graceful fronds. Can be planted under shade trees during the summer and may be used as a house plant during the winter. Our stock of this admired fern is excep- tionally fine and we do not think it possible to get better anywhere.
Roosevelt — This type of fern is similar to the Boston, but the head fronds are broader and more heavy, while the miniature fronds are divided and often overlapping each other. The whole plant has a more massive and symmetrical, and also a more graceful appearance than the Boston.
Smithii — This beautiful fern is a wonderfully distinct sort and does not in any way revert back in shape to the Boston. It is unquestionably the finest of all the cut ferns.
Superbissima — (Fluffy Ruffles). One of our prettiest ferns. The foliage is a darker green than any other fern, and the fronds are irregular, hence the name.
Sword — Has long, somewhat stiffer fronds which give the plant a more upright growth. A very fine fern for growing under palms and other shady places in the garden.
Whitmanii — (Ostrich Plume). Nice fern with very finely cut fronds. A luxuriant grower of a compact drooping form.
Teddy, Jr. — This is a dwarf growing fern of the Roosevelt type. It is a splendid compact variety of bushy growth. Best of its type.
Piersonii— Grows very tall like the Boston but leaves are cut like Whitmanii. Very robust variety, easily grown. An old favorite.
Prices: Fine young plants from 2J^-inch pots, 20c each; from 4-inch pots, 35c each; larger plants from 6-inch pots, 75c each; large plants from 6-inch pots, $1.26 each; extra strong plants from 8-inch pots, $2.25 each, postpaid or prepaid. Collection of one each of above eight varieties, nice young plants, $1.15, postpaid.
H/foidnn TTn Vo*. Jot-loo Cuneatum — A small leaved dark green fern,
IVlalUcIl mclir V allCllcs old-fashioned but still in great demand.
Hybridum — One of the best and hardiest Maiden Hair Ferns for general purposes.
Croweanum — This is an improved variety of the Maiden Hair family producing larger leaflets than most of the other varieties.
Capillus Vernis — One of the hardiest Maiden Hair Ferns. Can be grown very suc- cessfully out-doors in our Southern climate.
O’Brien — Resembles Capillus Vernis, but of a much taller growth. A remarkable and vigorous grower. If you have been unsuccessful with the other Maiden Hair varieties, we would suggest that you give this variety a trial.
Prices: Fine young plants, 35c and 60c each; larger plants, $1.00 each; extra strong plants, $1.50 each, postpaid. Collection of above five varieties, fine young plants, $1.25, postpaid.
Farleyense — The most beautiful and admired Maiden Hair Fern in existence. It is stronger and more robust than the other varieties of the Maiden Flair Ferns, and is in no way difficult to grow. All lovers of ferns should have at least one of these magnificent ferns.
Prices: Strong plants only $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 each, postpaid.
Special Note: We are large growers of ferns, and have an extensive assortment of beautiful specimens of practically all ferns — wonderful stocks.
Prices: By express collect, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.60 each.
Aonuradne Plumosus Nanus (Lace Fern) — This is an excellent plant for
/Y5>p<lJ. agUS home decoration, producing very finely cut foliage of a fresh green color. It is valuable for cutting or making bouquets. The plant should be kept well watered and should not be exposed to the strong sun, as the fine foliage will wither easily.
Prices: Fine young plants, 20c each; larger plants, 35c each; extra strong plants 75c each, postpaid.
Plumosus (Climbing) — This variety produces foliage similar to the foregoing, but it is a true climber. It can be grown out-doors in a shady place, but should be protected against serious cold during the winter months.
Prices: Delivered from 4-inch pots, 85c each; from 5-inch pots, $1.25 each, postpaid.
Sprengerii — One of the best and hardiest plants. It produces beautiful long loose tendrils which under the right treatment easily reach a length of 6 feet or more. Like the former, do best in a shady position. Splendid for growing in pots, hanging baskets, porch and window boxes.
Prices: Fine young plants, 20c each; larger plants, 35c each; extra strong plants, 75c each, postpaid.
A . Trnn A raPid growing and very handsome fern.
A-Ubtraildll lice Prices: Fine young plants, $1.00 each; strong plants, $1.60 each; extra strong plants, $2.00 each, postpaid.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Miscellaneous Plants for Southern Homes
Rubber Plant— Si oiSS
Rubber Plant and a general favorite for house growing. Can also be grown out- doors here in the South. It produces large dark green, thick skinned, glossy leaves.
Prices: 8 to 10 inches, 75c each; 18 to 20 inches, $1.00 each; 24 to 30 inches,
$1:75 each, postpaid or prepaid.
Euphorbia— ^ho^s^- A very
curious and remarkable plant. It is a strong grower and can be trained into any desired form. Bears bright scarlet flow- ers of a rare and startling beauty. It is said that it was from this plant that the Crown of Thorns worn by our Savior was made, hence the name.
Prices: 35c, 60c, and 85c, each, postpaid.
I \«.r| on o Fragrans Produces
abdclla iong narrow, graceful leaves and stands exposure to the sun. It is no doubt the finest plant that could be used as a centerpiece for vases, beds, etc.
Terminals — This is another good Dracaena, producing leaves similar to the foregoing in shape, but of a rich crimson color.
Prices: 75c, $1.00, and $1.50
each, postpaid.
Cri d — ,^i^®r Plant)- Also oallocl Vltl known as the Zebra Plant. Leaves are beautifully striped crosswise with white variegations. Can be grown either in sunlight or in dark parts of the room and stands dust and drying out without damage. Prices: 35c,
50c, and 85c each, postpaid.
BEST PALMS FOR OUTDOOR PLANTING
Sabal Black Bumeania — Dwarf growing, very hardy palm, does exception- ally well in the South, especially South Texas. Extremely hardy.
Phoenix Canariensis — (Canary Island Date Palm) — No other Palm is used so extensively as this beautiful variety. It is hardy, of a remarkably rapid growth and can reach a considerable size here in the South. Produces large graceful recurved leaves.
Washingtonia Robusta — This is probably the hardiest Palm for out-doors. It is a great favorite for street and lawn planting. The leaves are large, fan- shaped and of deep green color.
Cycus — (Sago Palm) — A dwarf growing palm, exceptionally fine for lawn planting. The leaves are about 3 feet long, cut like the Phoenix Canariensis, but stiff and only about 6 to 8 inches broad. They are of a very dark, glossy green color, very thick skinned. The leaves are used extensively for decorative purposes.
Latania Borbonica — (African Fan Palm) — This is a very well-known variety. The leaves are large, fan-shaped and of a bright green color.
Prices: Young plants, 35c and 60c each, postpaid. Strong plants, $1.00 and $1.75 each, postpaid. By express collect, extra strong plants, wonderful specimens for immediate effect, $2.25 and $4.50 each. These are nice shapely plants. Good values. Collection of above 5 varieties, nice young plants, $1.25, postpaid.
FINEST PALMS FOR INDOOR PLANTING
Rubra — This is a very free-bloomer, producing large double red flowers. An excellent variety.
Grandiflorus — Rich, glossy, cut- leaved foliage and scarlet crimson flowers, literally cover the plant.
Carminiatus Perfectus — Fullround flowers of perfect shape. The color is a rich soft carmine-rose with deep crimson eye.
Versicolor— An immense flowering variety combining all the colors of the Hibiscus Family.
Prices for Hibiscus: 36c each; extra large plants, ready to bloom, 75c and $1.00 each, postpaid. Col- lection of 6 young plants, $1.50, post- paid.
Poinsettia — £>
has gained great popularity because of its decorative purposes at Christmas time. It produces very large conspicuous flowers in red and pink colors.
Prices: Red, 45c, 75c, and $1.00, each, postpaid. Pink, 85c, $1.50 and $2.00 each, postpaid.
Heliotrope — Jrhee
plants on account of their delightful odor. The flowers come in white and blue colors, both of which we can supply. It is an excellent plant for bedding purposes or for growing in pots.
Prices: 20c, 45c, and 66c each, postpaid, according to size.
T nntctna .Bush— Strong bed-
J-zUlllUlld. ding, basket and box plant that is becoming more popular every year. It produces flowers in white, pink, red and yellow shades, and blooms con- tinuously from early summer until cut down by frost. Prices: 20c, 45c, and 65c each, postpaid, according to size.
Weeping — Fine and popular plant for hanging baskets, porch boxes, vases, etc. It has a graceful drooping habit, is a continuous bloomer producing flowers of a delicate rose lilac color borne in clusters freely all over the plant.
Prices: 20c and 45c each according to size, postpaid.
Lemon VcrbctlS firiiage3™^ *S notec* for *ts delightfully fragrant
Prices: 25c and 45c each, according to size, postpaid.
F1oWP1*infS RpfSfitliflS Very admired plants of great beauty. The
i iUYVcimg ucguiuns flowers, which appear in different shades of white, pink and red, literally cover the plant. A begonia at the height of its blooming, is certainly a sight well worth seeing.
Gracillis Luminosa — This is a favorite, producing an abundance of deep rose flowers. _ The foliage is of a glossy green color shaded deep brown.
Gracillis Luminosa— (Pink) — Similar in growth and habits to the fore- going, except m color. It is a grand new pink variety that has no equal.
Gloire de Chattelaine — This is a continuous bloomer producing pretty bright pink flowers.
Rubra — The flowers are borne in massive clusters and are of a scarlet rose color. Sandersonii — (The Coral Begonia) — So called on account of its flowers which are of a scarlet shade of crimson.
Areca Lutescens — One of the most beautiful palms. The leaves are of a dark glossy green color and shaped and cut like the Phoenix Canariensis. The growth is elegant and graceful, the stems are yellow and one plant usually produces two or even more stems from the root.
Cocos Plumosa — A tall growing palm fine for indoors decoration in this section. The plant has an erect but spreading growth and the leaves are feather-cut and graceful. Greatly used for decorating churches during weddings, etc.
Kentia Belmoreana— The grace and lightness of these palms have made them one of the most admired house plants. Very hardy and will stand the dry atmosphere of the house better than any other variety. The leaves, which are long, broad, and feather-cut, are gracefully drooping. The color is a fine dark green. No better house palm can be had.
Prices: Fine young plants, 65c each; strong plants, $1.00 each; extra strong plants, $1.50 each, postpaid.
UiEicniio This is one of our m°st
mulSLUS beautiful plants. It pro- duces large, brilliant, showy blooms. Here in the South, the plant may be grown out-doors the whole year round, but during the winter time, it must be protected from serious cold weather. Also fine as a house plant.
Peach-Blow — -A new pink Hibiscus, producing large double flowers measuring 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Grown in green- houses or in a sunny window, they will bloom well during the winter time.
Sub-Violaceus — Flowers of normal size, beautiful carmine tinted with violet.
Prices: Young plants, 25c each; large plants 45c each; extra large plants 76c each, postpaid. Collection consist- ing of one each of the above varieties, young plants, $1.10, postpaid.
SIX CHARMING REX
BEGONIAS-cAhr»f,“'Jsr.“?
grow are found the Rex Begonias. Indeed, no plant order is complete without these exqui- site beauties. These painted leaf begonias are strong, bushy growers and their grand ornamental leaves are exceedingly beautiful and always greatly admired. Wonderful plants for vases, boxes, etc., if kept well watered and not exposed to the direct rays of the sun.
Prices: Fine young plants, 35c each; plants 65c each, postpaid. Special : One plant each of our splendid six distinct varieties of Rex Begonias for only $1.65, postpaid.
lirltiApIfid ■ (Golden Glow) —
I\UUUcU\la This variety has at- tained great popularity during the last few years and it must be said that it is one of the most effective flowering plants in cultivation. It has a slender growth, reaching the height of 6 to 8 feet and carries on its numerous branches hundreds of beautiful large double flowers of a bright golden yellow color. They can be used for planting up against the house or fence. Also fine for cutting.
Prices: 40 and 66c each, postpaid.
Flowering Begonia — Glorie de Chattelaine
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S EXTRA FANCY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Twelve Wonderful Exhibition Varieties Postpaid $1.35
Plants 15c each if ordered separate from Collection.
The Chrysanthemums are easily grown and last for years in the South. The flowers are at their best during October and November. Hardy plants will be ready for shipment from March 1. Place your order early — supply limited.
Carrington — The flowers are extra large and the color is light red.
Mrs. Henry Robinson — A grand white sort. Nothing finer among the whites.
Golden Glow — A distinct shade of bright golden yellow. Stems extra long.
Clementine Touset — Flowers of immense size, white flushed with pink. Among the most beautiful of all white Chrysanthemums.
La African — Very dark red. Finest dark Ted sort we know of.
Cardinal — Deep golden yellow. Properly grown flowers are immense.
Pink Holtz — Light delicate pink. A free bloomer and strong grower. Has long stiff stems.
White Holtz — Creamy white. An old favorite.
Lavender Queen — Pale lavender. Produces blooms in great masses.
John K. Shaw — A large flowering, highly prized variety. Pink.
Chrysolora — Rich yellow. Well known commercial yellow ’mum.
Solomon’s Gold — Golden yellow. Its color shines like burnished gold. Extra large flowers.
GERANIUMS— PEERLESS COLLECTION Strong Plants, $1.75, Postpaid
Mrs. Henry Robinson Chrysanthemum
If ordered separate from Collection, 18c each, postpaid. Shipment March 1.
Alphonse Ricarde — Orange-red. A most beautiful shade of bright vermilion; large flowers and enormous trusses; a grand variety.
Bertha de Presilly — A beautiful shade of rose-pink with silvery sheen.
Beaute Poitevine — Shrimp pink. Gradually shading to white; a universal favorite.
Jean Oberle— Peach-pink. A most beautiful peach-pink color shading to hydrangea- pink. Superb.
Jean Viaud — An attractive bright shade of mauve rose.
John Doyle — Double rich scarlet. Exceptionally bright and effective.
La Favorite — One of the finest double white.
Mme. Landry — Salmon-pink. Bright scarlet shading. Borne on long stems.
Mme. Recamier — Double white. We believe this is the finest double white Geranium in cultivation.
Mrs. E. G. Hill — Delicate salmon. One of the finest sorts we sell.
Pink Lady — Red and white. Exquisite. The color is an artistic shade of bright red and white-
S. A. Nutt — Dark crimson. The finest of the dark crimson varieties. One that must find its way in every collection.
Special Pol- Grown Plants for Quick Results
All the following plants are pot-grown and each plant is, therefore, as well developed as it is possible to obtain them, and will bloom very early.
Alternanthera — -Leaves red and green. Fine for edging and for making carpet designs.
Antirrhinum (Snap-dragon)— Assorted colors. A general bedding favorite.
Sweet Alyssum — Low-growing plant with white flowers. Good for edging.
Calendula — Large double yellow and orange flowers. Fine for edging.
Coleus — The beefsteak plant, so much used for bedding. We can supply six different varieties. Used for beds in lawns and parks all over the country.
Hollyhock — White, pink, yellow, red. Once established, they grow and bloom freely for years.
Marigold — Large yellow flowers blooming all summer. Favorites in all old-fashioned gardens.
Nasturtium — Dwarf, produce a mass of flowers all summer. Nice for edging borders, beds and porch boxes.
Petunia— We can supply in single flowering — Howard’s Star — crimson with white star — and Rosy Morn — carmine pink with white throat.
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) — No plant is more popular in the South. In late summer and fall up to time frost comes it is a mass of blooms.
Verbena — One of the freest flowering of the summer annuals. A bed of Verbenas of any color makes a sight worth seeing.
Zinnia (Old Maids) — Well-known garden favorite.
Prices on above plants: 6 for 55c; $1.00 per doz.; $6.75 per 100, postpaid.
Shasta Daisy — Well-known hardy perennial with pretty large white flowers.
Prices: Extra strong roots, 15c each; $1.10 per doz., postpaid.
Double Petunia — We have a nice supply of these plants in white, pink and purple colors.
GRAND BEDDING PLANTS-St'SSSf.^SS^S
healthier plants than those sold direct from the hot-beds. They will stand trans- planting much better and give the very best results.
Carnation Marguerite — Beautiful large doubleflowers of delightful fragrance.
Chinese Pinks — Very constant and profuse bloomers; flowers wonderful.
Double Daisy — • Low-growing plants with pretty double flowers. Especially de- sirable for early spring bedding.
Forget-me-not — Lovely small blue flowers. Very effective early spring flowering plants.
Pansy — One of the most satisfactory plants. Our stock is of the best the world pro- duces. Choicest large flowering sorts. We have a large assortment in splendid colors.
Phlox — Well-known plants. Splendid for bedding purposes.
Pyrethrum (Golden Feather) — Very showy, bright green colored foliage. The plants are prettiest without flowers so these should be pinched off when they appear. Fine for edging.
Prices: 35c per doz.; 65c per doz.; $4.25 per 100, postpaid.
SWEET SCENTED GERANIUMS — i°aiemApopak:
Nutmeg. Prices: 25c each; Collection of five for $1.10.
Prices: Plants from 2J-£-inch pots, 18c each, postpaid.
S. A. Nutt Geranium
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S SOUTHERN GROWN ROSES
10 Tea-Scented Varieties
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
fragrant large rose of a fine form, colored flowers.
Alexander Hill Gray — The flowers are very large and of perfect formation. The color is a solid deep yellow. Devoniensis — Called the “Magnolia Rose.” Flowers creamy-white with blush center. Duchess de Brabrant — Strong grower with flowers of a light rose color shaded to salmon. Etoile de Lyon — Flowers large and of a fine form. The color is a beautiful chrome-yellow, shading to golden yellow in the center. Louis Philippe — An old stand-by. It is an abundant bloomer producing flowers of a rich velvet crimson color. Fine for edging. Mamon Cochet White — Creamy-white tinged with blush. A grand second to the famous Pink Cochet. Mamon Cochet Pink — This is the famous Pink Cochet. The color is a light pink shaded with salmon- yellow. Flowers large and full. Marie van Houtte — Canary-yellow flowers, the border of the petals being tipped with bright rose. Souvenir de la Malmaison — Very large, sweetly scented flowers of a blush-white color. Fine variety. William R. Smith — This is a very popular rose. The color of the flowers is a soft blending of salmon pinks and rose pinks.
Prices on above varieties: 2-year-old stocks, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stocks, 85c each; $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
6 Hybrid Tea Varieties-
_Ecarlate — One of the finest red bedding roses known. The color is a scarlet red. Etoile de France — The flowers that appear in large profusion are of a velvety red-crimson color. The foliage is green-bronze. Eugene E. Marlitt — This is a grand rose, exceptionally healthy, vigorous and free blooming. The flowers are large, of a bright carmine color. Helen Gould — An old stand-by, always in great demand. It is a strong grower with flowers of a pretty bright red color. Pink Radiance — Produces extra large and fragrant flowers of a bright caimine-pink color. Red Radiance — Clear cerise red which does not fade. An excellent variety greatly in favor.
Prices on above varieties: 2-year-old stocks, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stock, 85c each; $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
American Beauty — Cannot be surpassed. The large massive globular-shaped flowers are of a dark rich crimson color. Black Prince — The flowers are borne in great profusion on long strong stems, color is a blackish crimson. Conrad F. Meyer — The blooms are of a beautiful silvery-pink color, well formed and large. Frau Karl Druschki — (White American Beauty) — The finest white rose ever introduced. Flowers shapely and massive,- of the purest snow-white. Nice pendent to the crimson American Beauty. Hugh Dickson — A very The color of the flowers is a brilliant crimson shaded scarlet. Paul Neyron — A strong grower with large deep rose
Roses— Grown in the Open Ground—
on every order. They will be thoroughly dormant, will carry in good condition and will live and thrive if properly planted and cared for. The following varieties are strictly open ground grown stock and will bloom shortly after being set out.
Prices on above varieties: 2-year-old stock, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stocks, 85c each; $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
Special Offer
The hybrid perpetuals are considered the most valuable roses because are extremely hardy and vigorous.
One strong 2-year-old plant of each of the above 6 varieties for only $3.80, postpaid.
they bear the largest and most brilliantly colored flowers, and
One 3-year-old plant of each of the above 6 for $4.50.
Red Radiance
D,, l-.T PamKInr Urkcoo Catherine Zeimet — Known as white Baby Rambler. The pretty double flowers
unuy lAalllUlcl KUbCS are of a pure white color. Clothilde Soupert — Excellent bedding rose. Color ivory-white, shading to bright silvery-pink. Orleans — The color is a deep cerise of geranium-pink, with distinct showy center of pure white.
Prices on above varieties: 2-year-old stock, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stock, 86c each. $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
2 Old-Fashioned Moss Roses
Because of the beauty of buds and the delicious fragrance of the blooms, these roses will always be great, favorites. Henry Martin — A very desirable rose with large deep pink buds well mossed. Mousseline — Pure white flowers, buds heavily and beautifully mossed.
Prices on above: 2-year-old stock, 70c each.
10 Grand Climbing and Rambling
RfiQPQ Clothilde Soupert — Identical with the
XVAfaCS bush variety except this is a true climber. Devoniensis — This rose is also known under the name of “Magnolia Rose.” The color is a creamy-white with with blushing center. Excelsa — The flowers are smaller but very fragrant, and appear in large clusters. The color is a most beautiful deep pink. Marie Guillot — Have large buds and open perfect flowers of a pure white color. Pink Dorothy Perkins — Very popular variety with lovely soft pink flowers. They come in large clusters and are very fragrant and lasting. Profuse bloomer. White Dorothy Perkins — A pure white sport of the pink Dor- othy Perkins resembling same in all but color. Silver Moon — Beautiful large semi-double flowers of a silvery- white color. The yellow stamens exposed in the center, add to the attractiveness. Souv. de la Malmaison — Have large very double sweetly-scented flowers of a lovely blush white color. Yellow Rambler — Bears immense clusters of bright yellow flowers which change to canary- yellow. Veilchenblau — The blue rose. Upon first open- ing the color is bright rose, turning soon to steel blue.
Prices on above varieties: 2-year-old stock, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stock, 85c each; $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
Mrs. Aaron Ward
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
FOR SOUTHERN HOME GARDENS
6Cimarfina rlitviKoro If you desire to get some fine climbing roses for
aupernne unimoers your garden> but are in doubt about the exact
varieties to choose, try the following assortment. It includes some of the finest climbers known. Climbing American Beauty — Same dark rose-crimson color and exquisite fragrance as the regular American Beauty, but this is a true climber. Etoile de France — The flowers that are very double, are of good size and of delicious fragrance. The color is a beautiful shade of clear red-crimson. Helen Gould — This is a grand rose of the highest merit. It is very free-blooming and produces flowers of a wonderful rich warm red color. Mareschal Neil — One of the best yellow roses in cultivation. It is very hardy and pro- duces immense deep golden yellow flowers of exquisite fragrance. It does not do so well when grown on its own roots and the plants we offer are extra fine budded or grafted stock. Pillar of Gold — An abundant bloomer producing large very double flowers in bouquets of five to six blooms on a single branch. The flowers are of a fine ruby-red color suffused with golden yellow. Tausendschoen — Also known as 1000 Beauties. An entirely distinct, very desirable rapid growing rose, almost thornless. Its innumerable flowers are very large, fully 3 inches in diameter, and the color, upon first opening, is a most delicate shade of pink, changing to rose-crimson. A climber without equal.
Prices on above: 2-year-old stock, 65c each; $5.50 for 10, postpaid. 3-year-old stock, 85c each; $7.50 for 10, postpaid.
Tausendschoen
Dorothy Perkins
Reuter’s BARGAIN ROSE Collection
6 Popular Roses for $1.50, Postpaid
Good roses, at bargain prices, are mighty hard to find, in these days of actual scarcity of worth-while roses, and I feel very fortunate in being in a position where I can offer my customers the advantage of this bar- gain collection. Every one of these plants that make up this collection are grown on their ovm roots, have been well developed in pots, and are from one to one and one-half years old. The average height is from 8 to 12 inches. When you look over this list of varieties included in the assortment, I know you wdll agree with me that this is a really remarkable bargain and one that you cannot afford to omit from your plant order if you have any place in which to plant roses. Think of it — Six True-to-Name, Favored Varieties of Roses for $1.50, postpaid.
Etoile de France — Beautiful shade of clear red-crimson. Very fragrant.
Mile. Franzisca Kruger — A very distinct rose with a habit of varying the color of its blooms. The colors range from a deep coppery yellow to pale yellow flushed with rose.
Helen Gould — A first-class rose. It is a strong grower, producing large bright red flowers.
Mamon Cochet Pink — This is the famous Pink Cochet and one of the leading pink varieties. The flowers are large and full.
Mamon Cochet White — A grand second to the famous Pink Cochet. The flowers are of a creamy- white color tinged with blush.
William R. Smith — A very popular variety. The color of the flowers is a soft blending of salmon- pinks and rose-pinks.
Hardy N ursery Grown Fruit and ShadeTrees
Etoile de Lyon
For lack of sufficient space, and because of the major portion of our orders for this class of stock are placed with us for December delivery, we have omitted from this catalog our list of Fruit and Shade Trees. We have an excellent assortment of clean, thrifty, hardy nursery grown trees and have prepared a' special Price List that we will gladly mail to all who are interested. It completely describes and prices all suitable varie- ties of Fruit and Shade Trees for Southern planting, including Oranges, Grape Fruit, Lemon, Pecan, Apricots, Figs, Cherries, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, Persimmons, Quince, Pomegranate, Banana, Mulberry, Walnuts, Blackberries, and Ornamental and Shade Trees that are thoroughly adapted to this section. Just write us a post card and ask for this special Price List if you are think- ing of setting out some trees.
Melrosine— Sis ™
plants of insects, it does not discolor the flowers or foliage. Melrosine is especially effective as a spray for rose bugs, the destroying insects that eat the inside of the buds and ruin the flowers before they open. Spray your roses with Melro- .sine and keep them clean.
Prices: Trial size, suffi- cient to make one gallon when diluted, and care for several plants for an entire season, 60c (weight, 10 oz.) ; pint, $1.00 (weight 24 oz.), by mail or express at customer’s expense.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Davis Prolific Seed Corn No. 747
these times wants a com
that will produce a maximum of grain and stalk with a minimum of cost for he hasn’t the time and labor to put in on growing phenomenal yields at unnecessary expense. For an all-purpose corn there is no variety in the South today that will equal the Davis Prolific. Mr. Clarendon Davis, of Alabama, has attained a Dixie- wide reputation for his accomplishment in developing this variety, which has come to be popularly known as Davis Poor Land Corn because of its ability to produce a satisfactory yield on thin and rather infertile soils. Years of careful selection and breeding have resulted in the Davis Prolific and it has now become a most popular sort in all port ions of the South, from the Carolinas to Texas and from Tennessee to the Gulf. It is sufficiently hard for soundness, with the tips well covered with the shuck to Tesist weevils, yet at the same time being not too hard for stock to eat. It will produce two or more ears to the stalk, is medium early, with a large, deep, wedge-shaped grain, with small cob. The ears are medium in size filling close in the rows and well out at the tip and butt. It is not a flinty grain, but one of the soundest corns grown. It is an excellent stock corn and makes fine meal, being greatly in demand for milling pur- poses. As a silage corn, it has no superior and this may well be realized when it is known that dairy- men of the North are planting and gathering this variety solely for silo needs. Innumerable tests have shown that 70 pounds of ear corn will shell out 60 to 62 pounds of grain, or 86 per cent. Ordi- nary corn will shell out 56 pounds to the bushel, or 80 per cent. It is unquestionably the best white corn for the South and the most valuable corn for general farm conditions. The remarkable thing about this variety is that it has been bred ana developed always under normal field conditions, never m a highly fertilized spot to see how much can be produced regardless of cost. Mr. Davis has always kept in mind that the need of the Southern farmer is to make a maximum yield at a minimum cost that highly fertilized acres make enormous costs and that such a method is not profitable farming, though it has its value in dem- onstrating what the soils of the South are capable of doing. Davis Prolific has been selected, bred and developed after a cotton crop, peas or clover, as all practical and economical methods for gen- eral farming require.
The Southern Corn Supreme
I am absolutely sincere in offering this variety to my trade as the best sort to plant for general farm- ing conditions in the South. I have seen it tried time after time and make good in every case.
I have seen skeptics try it out just to get the chance to tell me, “I told you so, "only to frankly admit at the end of the season that I was right and had benefitted them by calling their attention to Davis’ corn. I want it thoroughly understood, too, that this variety has not been developed or brought out at the expense or on the reputation of any other actual or so-called prolific corn. Mr. Davis has been producing this corn for years, each year bettering it, and I have never sold a grain of this variety that hasn’t come to me right from the Davis farm. This corn has always been grown and bred under actual Southern farm conditions, just like it might be on your farm. . No special treatment of soil — just good, thorough, practical farming.
Davi3 Prolific — Usually a Prize Winner
_There’s no better test for any particular article, whether it be seed corn or saw blades, than the actual experience of the users. I can honestly say that I get more genuine testimonials for my Davis Prolific Seed Corn than any other variety that X distribute. Farmers from all portions of the South, from sections where corn is recognized as a great producing crop and from other portions where corn is not supposed to be the leading producer, and one and all are loud in their praises of this splendid all-purpose sort. Many have thanked me for bringing them in touch with such a profitable variety. Mr. J. T. Allison, of Texas, wrote me that he has made an average yield of 45 bushels of good, sound grain on a good-sized field and that the crop had no rain after the seed was put into the ground. Another Texas cus- tomer in sending us the Premium Ribbons won by Iris Davis Prolific Corn at a country fair, said: "It was the best corn ever grown on my place. I have never received any better seed of any kind than the seed I have received from you, be it
corn or vegetables.” Mr. Geo. W. May, a good Mississippi farmer, wrote me: "My son, a member of the Boys’ Corn Club, raised an acre of Davis Prolific Corn on just fair upland, very little fertil- izer, producing 83.3 bushels of corn, with a credit for 10 bushels more for producing at the same time 1,000 pounds of Velvet Beans.” A County Demonstration Agent in Mississippi wrote me: “Am sending you a sample of Davis Prolific Corn produced from seed bought from you. This made 74 bushels to the acre on four acres without any fertilizer.” Mr. Ed. Flanigan, a practical Georgia farmer, has written me: "Your Davis Prolific Corn speaks for itself. I exhibited 10 ears of the crop I made from your seed at our county fair and won the first prize in the corn depart- ment.” Two of our customers have reported phenomenal yields, one in Mississippi making 156 bushels to the acre, the other in Louisiana, produc- ing 142 bushels on a similar area. While these are exceptional yields they only demonstrate what is possible with selected seed corn of a variety thoroughly adapted to the section and with proper planting, cultivation and attention.
Originator’s Stock Only —
I want my customers to understand that every pound, every peck, every bushel of this famous seed com that I distribute in this, as in all previous years, comes to me direct from Mr. Clarendon Davis, the originator of the variety. I contract each year for as much of this seed as Mr. Davis can supply me and I have never yet obtained sufficient seed to supply the demand. You can order this seed corn with a full assurance that you will get uncontaminated seed and that it is the true variety from the seed-breeding farm. I could purchase great quantities of this variety from hundreds of growers but while I realize many of them are good seed corn growers and are thoroughly reputable men, I will not take a chance and obtain my stock from any other than the original source.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 90c; bu. (56 lbs.), $3.00. For present prices on Davis Prolific Seed Corn in bushel lots, write for current Red Ink Price List.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s SURECROPPER CORN
'M' « n C A Surecropper Corn is taking the place
of Mexican June Corn and Hickory KingCorn.as it’sthequickest maturing corn ever planted in the South. It has large white grains on a white cob. The ears are not quite so large as some varieties, but Reuter’s Surecropper will make a good yield when other corn will fail entirely. It is a sure-crop every time. It usually makes roasting ears in about 60 days and matures in about 110 days. Shells 82 to 85 per cent grain. It is two weeks earlier than common, native corn. It is early, like Northern corn, but has a great advantage in its drouth-resisting qualities. It usually yields twice as much as Northern varieties. It is an “early corn” for spring planting or a “quick- maturing” corn for summer planting on stubble lands or potato lands or where cotton has been killed out. Its many good qualities have made it widely popular. It is thoroughly adapted to the South and will do well in every cotton state. It has proved to be a wonderful yielder in Texas and Oklahoma, also in central and northern Louisiana and on up into northern Arkansas. Here is what some of our Southern farmer friends have had to say about Reuter’s Surecropper Corn: "I planted Surecropper Corn on May 20th after gathering a crop of potatoes and it made roasting ears in less than 60 days. By planting Surecropper I have made two crops off the same land this season.” “I planted Surecropper Corn on July 8th and on August 24th I sold roasting ears from this field.”
Sixty to eighty bushels to the acre is an every-year occurrence. Many farmers have written us that Surecropper Corn has filled their cribs when other varieties failed. If you want to be sure of a reasonable crop in dry seasons and a bumper crop in favorable seasons, do not fail to plant at least a third or a half of your acreage in Surecropper Corn.
We offer nothing but strictly high grade Surecropper Seed Corn, stock procured from the most responsible growers, care- fully hand-shelled and graded,
You get nothing but good, vigorous, healthy grains. All stock butted and tipped.
Prices: Pkt.
10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post- paid. Not pre- paid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), 80c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.75. For cur- rent prices on larger quanti- ties, see Red Ink Price List.
Calhoun Red Cob No. 755 —
This is undoubtedly the best-known non-prolific variety of corn in Louisiana and Mississippi. Its good qualities as to yield and shelling are well known to practically every farmer. Cobs are usually deep red in color and the kernels white and yellow. Matures in 130-150 days from planting.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; post- paid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), 85c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.90. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Hickory King No. 756 —
This is a white variety of field corn which has the largest grains with the smallest cob of any corn in existence. The grains are so large and cob so extremely small that when ear is broken in two pieces, a single grain will cover completely the cob section. Matures in 100-125 days, depending on weather conditions. It husks and shells easily.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), 85c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.90. For current prices on larger quan- tities, see Red Ink Price List.
Imperial White No. 757 —
The most popular white dent seed corn for the reclaimed lands of Louisiana. It resists drouth and moisture better than any other variety. Does equally well on uplands. It is a large white corn, the ears are from 8 to 10 inches long, having 16 to 20 rows of kernels to the ear, producing an ear that is not unusual to find- from 800 to 1,000 well-formed kernels. The cob is rather small, the weight of the ear runs unusually high. The ears are well shucked, protecting the grains from birds, insects and unfavorable weather. As the corn is quite hard, it is highly resistant to weevils. Matures in 110-120 days. Our seed is grown expressly for us in Louisiana by a most responsible farmer.
Prices: Pkt.,
10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post- paid. Not pre- paid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), 85c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.90. For cur- rent prices on larger quanti- ties, see Red Ink Price List.
Better than Mexican June — A Quick Maturing, Dependable Southern Corn — Resists Heat and Drouth Like Mexican June — Plant Early for Quick Crop — Plant Late for a Follow-Up Crop — Surest and Safest Corn for the Entire South — For Poor Land and Rich Land, for Dry Weather and Wet Weather. Be Sure to Order Early. Five Car Loads Sold Last Year.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT CORN
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_The best high yielding yellow corn for the south — proved by experiment station tests. The orig- inal stock of this corn has been improved 15 years for Southern planting. It is now the most popular Yellow Dent Corn, with farmers in the Southwest, and will eventually be planted upon thou- sands of acres throughout every part of the Cotton belt.
It is a medium early variety, usually maturing from 120 to 130 days from planting. The ears are blocky and well shaped (note photo- graphic reproductions on bottom of page), usually 7 to 10 inches long and about the same in circumference.
It will mature considerably in ad- vance of the ordinary southern varieties. It makes a strong stalk, stands up well in stormy weather. The ears are surely beautiful, 80 to 88 per cent grain and you will find that a large number of the stalks will bear two ears. The legal standards calls for 80 per cent grain.
Reuter’s Improved Golden Dent is a good yielder on uplands, and makes splen- did crops of large ears on bottom lands. This corn has been developed and tested so many years side by side with other selected varieties, that there is no question about its adaptability and dependability. It has been tested by Experiment Stations of several states and it has led in yield and quality of ear and grain, so often that it has become the most sought after Yellow Dent Corn in several Southern States.
Yields 75 to 80 bushels to the acre easily. It is a high yielder on uplands and produces magnificent results on bottom lands, as I have mentioned above. It will produce abundant yields of fine heavy corn in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas, as well as other Southern States.
Highest field yields in experiment station tests. One of our customers writes: "This corn is better than any other yellow corn I ever planted. It makes a good stalk and a good sized ear, and it is a fast grower. While I haven’t gathered my crop yet, a careful estimate is that I’ll gather 70 bushels an acre and it might run over 75 bushels.” Enthusiastic letters of this kind from farmers in the several Southern States compelled us to secure a stock of this wonderful yellow corn, and we have obtained our seed from the most responsible and careful growers of seed corn in Texas. Our stock is an improved strain of Ferguson’s Yellow Dent or King’s Golden, the corn is selected, nubbed and tipped, shelled by hand, and carefully graded — the largest, plumpest kernels being used entirely for our stock. Crop Improvement Associations and Experiment Stations in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana recommend this type as the best standard Yellow Dent Corn for the South. You can readily see that this is an unusual corn.
We have fine new crop seed corn ready for use. Practically all seed of Golden Dent Corn offered in the South is Northern Grown and is not acclimated, so seldom makes good in the crop. Our stock is grown specially for our trade in the best producing sections of Texas and will please you and make you a sure-crop for early use. Our stock is hand shelled and graded. Our growers of this wonderful yellow com select our seed corn from stalks in the field. As much attention is devoted to developing good stalk characteristics as to improve good ear quality. Only good sound ears are taken from healthy stalks. Frankly we believe that our particular stock of this well-known yellow variety is as good, if not better, than anything ever offered to farmers in the South.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post- paid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 80c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.75. For market prices on larger quan- tities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
A Hardy Texas Grown Yellow Corn Almost the Same as Ferguson’s Yellow Dent or King’s Golden — Our Stock is an Improved Type of this Variety Grown Expressly for Our Critical Trade in the Cotton States — Care- fully Selected from the Original Type and Will Be Found More Generally Satisfactory than the Average Seed Offered Elsewhere
Mexican June (Genuine) No. 758 —
This dependable variety, largely planted late in the spring through- out the cotton belt, originally came from Mexico. It is largely used for planting after oats and wheat. We do not advise sowing before Mao- ist if grain is wanted and it can be planted as late as August 15th with good results. The stalks are usually short, although early planting makes stalks 12 to 15 feet high, leaves 4 to 6 feet long. The roots run deep and spread, so that it is a splendid drouth resister. Ears 8 to 9 inches long, grains short to medium, cobs medium in size, and while usually white, occasionally you'll find a red cob and a few blue grains. This apparent mixture of color is peculiar to many varieties of Mexican corn. Mighty fine for "roasting ears” for use right up to frost.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., ’35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (14 lbs.), 80c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.75. For prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Farmers’ Bulletin 1175-
_Issued by the United States De- partment of Agriculture, has this good advice about "Better Seed Corn:” "Corn yields can be increased more surely and more cheaply by the use of better seed than in any other way. Seed corn should be selected in the field from stalks which yield best in equal competition with others. It should be of a variety which succeeds well and matures under local conditions. Ears should be saved only from stalks free from disease. Gen- erally speaking, the seed corn that produces the best crop is the cheapest. Farmers are justified in paying good prices if better seed corn is purchased.” Reuter’s Seed Corn is grown and selected with the most expert care and attention — it’s worth every penny it costs.
SPECIAL NOTICE — For lowest market prices on Seed Corn, Seed Potatoes, Sorghums, Millets, Grass Seeds, Clover Seeds, all Farm Seeds, see Red Ink Price List. If you haven’t a copy when you are ready to order, send for new list, which will be mailed promptly on request.
Reuter’s Improved Golden Dent Corn
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S Celebrated Giant Red Cob
C TVT *7 A O Throughout the entire South there is no big-eared corn that equals
I* n 1^ J Zf- Renter’s Celebrated Giant Red Cob (illustrated to the right of this
x xx -*■ ' * * x page). It is unquestionably the finest large-eared Southern field
:orn that you can possibly plant for a main crop. This is one of the grandest corns, being large grained, wonderfully aroductive, high feeding and of exceptional milling value. For ensilage purposes it is absolutely unbeatable. Stalks 3 to 12 feet high, broad, strong and short-pointed, with ears 8 to 12 inches long, 16 to 22 rows, deep grain, pure white, with red cob, averaging two large ears, and sometimes three, with foliage broad leaved and full; in fact, the finest large, white red-cob corn we have ever seen growing in any corn section of this country.
On a five-acre field we had 600 bushels, and averaged 90 bushels to the acre of good sound corn on 200 acres Dlanted for seed purposes. One of my Mississippi customers produced 110 bushels to the acre, and another one of ■ny Louisiana friends claims to have 106 bushels to the acre on a ten-acre field. It is medium early, producing thor- jughly matured corn in 100-120 days. If you want quality, big yield and corn of the highest germinating vitality, ;ry this superlative quality corn this spring by all means.
Mr. J. N. Tait, of Alabama, says: “I was very pleased with the Giant Red Cob Corn I planted last year. It s by far the most satisfactory variety I’ve ever planted.”
OUR SEED — Strictly Southern Grown, highest vitality, will germinate 95 per cent or better, seed carefully jelected from best yielding stalks, butted and tipped to secure pure-bred, uniform seed only. You’ll like this seed, it’s the prettiest I’ve ever seen this year. Order early.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 85c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.75; For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
REUTER’S IOWA GROWN SEED CORN
A great many of our customers prefer Northern-grown seed corn, as it matures very early, and is also good for ate planting. For early green feed or silage, nothing can excel these sorts for early planting. The varieties that we offer have been carefully selected for our trade and are recommended to you with full assurance that you'll be ^leased. These particular varieties are perfectly adapted to the South, for we have sold them for several years, argely in the vicinity of New Orleans, and the results are always satisfactory. Our seed is grown expressly for us n Iowa, the greatest corn state in the Union, the stock is carefully butted and tipped, put up in even weight two jushel bags. After this stock arrives in New Orleans, every bushel goes through our big electrically operated seed deaner, so you can’t help but get the finest corn you’ve ever seen. Ideal weather conditions this past season enable is to offer you Iowa Grown Seed Com that is truly without an equal.
?I1vai* TV/1 in A TNJrk 710 Our I°wa-grown Silver Mine Seed Corn is far superior to the ordinary corn- jiivcx iviiiic J.V47. /*±7 mercial stock offered by other seedsmen. Many large sugar planters in Louisiana buy hundreds of bushels of this stock from us year after year, because of the quality of our seed, and it has lever failed to give good results. Our local market gardeners also plant this superfine variety for early roasting ears. For early green feed and silage it is one of the best sorts for you to plant. Stalks medium in height, ranging from ’ to 10 feet, very leafy, broad blades and a lot of them. The type of this corn is very even and uniform; ears run from ) to 12 inches long; 16 to 22 rows of pure white kernels solidly set on a medium small white cob; ears well filled out it butt end and tip end. Matures in 100 days. For roasting ears, ready in 80 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 75c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.25. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
pur ■ roas -
nIui«nnion WVlItA Pacirl NTr» Produces large, uniform, well-filled ears, with large,
ullallipiUll VV11ILC 1 cal 1 IMF* / OU white grains. A field sort and raised extensively for i ng ears by local gardeners.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 75c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.25. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
YELLOW OR GOLDEN DENT SORTS
fi'drlv T A£limi«<s \Tr» 751 The standard Northern yellow corn for general field purposes in the
L/<XL iy LCailllllg /.7J. South; largely planted for early green feed and ensilage. It grows to
nedium height, from 2 to 12 feet. Very popular in the South especially in Louisiana, Mississippi and other states. )ur stock this season is surely fine. Germination 95 per cent or better.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 65c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Reid’s Yellow Dent
752 0ne of the most
i v7. / kja popular corns in the United States, and fast becoming well known in the South on account of its early maturity. . Grains very deep, closely packed; butts and tips almost entirely covered over. Ma- tures in about 110 days.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 65c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for cur- rent Red Ink Price List.
Silver Mine
Iowa Gold Mine No.
753 Earliest of all Northern
yellows. Pure yellow, deep grains, splendid yielder. This corn is well liked by many planters in the South. It has helped to fill more than one silo, and is largely planted during the early spring for a quick green feed crop. Has been tried all over the South with nothing but the best results.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (14 lbs.), 65c; bu. (56 lbs.), $2.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for cur- rent Red Ink Price List.
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Georgia - Carolina Grown -Officially Inspected and Passed as Free From Pink Boll Worm.
Wannamaker’s Improved Pedigreed Cleveland Big Boll Cotton No. 779— SS5
far superior to the original Cleveland or other strains of the Cleveland. For many years we have endeavored to secure a superlative strain of Big Boll Cotton that would eclipse anything in the way of cotton varieties, and feel justified in offering you this pure-bred type of wonderful Big Boll Cotton, for it is heads and shoulders above any sort we’ve ever handled.
Our stock is Pedigreed. Every plant that is grown this year, or years to come, can be traced back through record-yielding plants to the single superior plant selected in 1908, when our careful growers began to breed this variety to the exclusion of all others, by means of the stalk-to-row plat and breeding plots, from single-stalk selection, which enables our seed to give more uniform and satisfactory results than other strains. Every stalk grows, fruits and lints alike; the field is uniform in growth and height, something beautiful to behold and to be proud of.
The breeding methods are thorough and systematic. They insure that our Pedigree Cleveland is not only kept up to its present standard of productivity, but is improved and better from year to year. It is only by persistent and skillful selection and cultivation that a variety can be kept up and improved. There is a constant tendency to revert, or go back, to a former or less excellent type.
It is earlier than other strains, with greater productivity and therefore better than any other cotton, either for boll weevil or no boll weevil. It is free from disease, because it is selected for immunity. Not a diseased plant is saved, but discarded.
The percent of lint, its crowning point, is from three to six per cent higher than other strains of the same cotton. This not only makes it more productive, but reduces the cost of picking and impoverishes the soil less.
Description of plant — Each pedigreed and true to type through- out; weed growth unlike other strains — medium to small, strong, erect, and as broad as high, three to four primary limbs from low down; fruit spurs numerous, long and closely jointed; bolls equi- distant and evenly distributed over the entire plant, as thickly set as the bolls of small-boiled cotton, large 50 to 55 average size
bolls to the pound, open perfectly, five-locked, easy to pick, with storm resistance, free from boll-rot; lint of fine quality and one inch in length; seed of medium size, gray, fuzzy; foliage medium to light, dark green; very early and sets fruit closely and rapidly from bottom to top crop, which is never caught by frost, and can be picked early in boll weevil territory in order to destroy stalks early.
At the Georgia Experiment Station, since 1916, when it was first tested, Cleveland has averaged first in close competitive tests with the cream of twenty to thirty-four other prominent varieties. At the Mississippi Experiment Station it averaged first with the same competition during the years 1906, 1907 and 1908. Besides taking the highest rank of the first importance, namely productivity, it also had the advantage of being early; of large bolls, making it easy to pick; and of quality and length of staple, etc. Col. R. J. Redding, former director of the Georgia Station, after seventeen years’ experience testing varieties of cotton pronounced Cleveland “Best ‘all-round’ variety I have ever tested.”
Wannamaker’s Cleveland Big Boll
The Georgia Experiment Station on test had Cleveland Big Boll heading a list of twenty varieties, as producing 2,852 pounds of seed cotton per acre; 37 percent lint; 1,055 pounds of lint per acre; 76 bolls per pound of cotton.
Besides the advantages of the greatest productivity, highest percentage of lint, big bolls, etc., of our Pedigree-Cleveland it has special advantages over other strains for boll weevil territory. Its advantage as to earliness is equal to that of Kings, Simpkins, and other similar varieties, with much greater productivity, and ease of picking on account of large bolls. It is not only much earlier, but on account of its being a pedigree cotton, each plant matures early and opens over the entire plant at the same time. This unquestioned uniformity is an added advantage in gathering up all the cotton early and plowing under the stalks.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 26c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not pre- paid, by express or freight, peck (7J4 lbs.), 75c; bu. (30 lbs. Louisiana Legal Weight), $2.50; 100 lbs., $8.00. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Hawkins’ Prolific Big Boll Cotton — (Originator’s Pure-Bred Seed Only) No.
<70 A An extra early, extra-prolific, big boll cotton that has proved
‘ to be a mainstay in all cotton states. It gets ahead of
the boll weevil every time, and has proved to be a money maker for many cotton planters in the South. Why plant scrub seed when you can take the best cotton in the world, such as Hawkins’ Prolific Big Boll, and at a small cost per acre almost double your yields? This is one of the earliest, most prolific, easiest picked and of most superior lint, and finest staple; tall-growing, long tap-root, resisting drouth; from two to four limbs near the surface branching two short limbs together all the way up to the top, all literally covered with big, white bolls; light foliage, large bolls, small seed, light gray or dark green, yielding 38 to 40 percent lint, and sometimes even more. Opens well, growing much taller than other sorts, giving every advan- tage over other varieties in yield per acre. On the short fruited limbs of the Hawkins’ Cotton near the bottom and the middle of the stalks will be found growing two bolls opposite each other on the same limb, and very often eight to ten bolls can be covered with the span of the hand on the same limb. Sometimes called the Double-Jointed Cotton. Well adapted to all soils. With proper fertilization and cultivation will produce as many as three bales to the acre. It has received the first prize at the Georgia State Fair. Every sack we sell comes direct from Mr. Hawkins — you secure from us nothing but the originator’s pedigreed seed.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (7k£ lbs.), 76c; bu. (30 lbs.), $2.60; 100 lbs,, $7.50. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Extra Early V arieties for Boll W ee vil Sections
TVTnnPV TVTcitpr* NTn VSd. An excellent early variety for boll weevil districts. A short
iTiuiicj / o-i: staple, but heavy yielder, 40 per cent lint. Money Maker Cotton
was justly named. It has certainly been a money maker for many a planter this season. We have just received lots of reports of a half and three-fourths of a bale to the acre, right in the boll weevil sections. Money Maker is an early cotton, the growing type of which is small, somewhat on the order of the King or Simpkins, and it matures about one week later than these two varieties. It is a heavy yielder and gives excellent "turn-out” of lint. Our seed is furnished by experts.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (7K> lbs.), 85c; bu. (30 lbs.), $3.00; 100 lbs., $8.50. For current prices [oniSlarger quantities, see Bed Ink Price List.
Tflftlp’s Prolific* "\Tf» 78 This cotton has become one of the most popular cottons in
1 uuic o j. i uiiul too existence, and is especially desired each season by a large number
of Louisiana planters. It is well known for its extra earliness, making it a very good variety in boll weevil infested territory. It is also very prolific, putting on its fruit by limbing. It does not grow so tall, putting out three or four large limbs at the ground and limbing from there up, limbs having very short joints and maturing one or two bolls to the joint. It has a long tap root which endures it to stand the drouth better than any other variety. Opens wide and is very easy to pick, and will make an average yield from 41 to 42 per cent lint. 1.200 pounds of seed cotton will average a 500 pound bale. This cotton is generally adapted to any grade of land making it a superior over that of many other varieties of cotton. TOOLE’S EARLY PRO- LIFIC will mature a full crop in 100 to 110 days after planting, and is also a five lock cotton. This sort will make from 7-8 up to 1 1-16 inch staple. It has been known in Louisiana to make as high as 1 1-16 inch staple.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck, (7H lbs.), 75c; bu. (30 lbs.), $2.50; 100 lbs., $7.50. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
_This is one of the earliest, extra prolific, boll weevil-resisting varieties for you to plant this year. It gets ahead of the boll weevil every time. It is worth millions of dollars to the cotton planters in boll weevil sections. It opens earlier than other extra earlies, and it doesn’t blow out or drop out as quickly. It’s a heavier bearer, and makes better and longer lint. It roots deeply, resisting both drouth and storms. It branches well and has light, open foliage, letting in the sun to all parts of the plant. It doesn’t have dense shade for the boll weevil to hide away in. It fruits from the ground to the top. Contains 40 to 43 per cent lint. This cotton has been tried under all kinds of soils and conditions from one end of the south to the other, in uplands, and in bottoms, and has made good everywhere it has been planted. You can’t find a hardier, more vigorous, more prolific cotton than Bank Account.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (TVz lbs.), 85c; bu. (30 lbs.), $3.00; 100 lbs., $8.50. Ink Price List.
Simpkin's Prolific Cotton
LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED— Improved Express No. 787—
This is a remarkable variety that has made good in every cotton state in the South. It is one of the quickest maturing, heaviest yielding staple cottons I know of. It has been the idea with a great many farmers of the South that it was impossible to get a staple cotton that would mature early enough to make under boll weevil conditions. Express cotton has already dispelled this belief from the minds of thousands of farmers, and never before have I seen a variety of cotton meet with such general satisfaction. It resists boll weevils and disease and contains 40 per cent lint. Express 'Cotton Seed which we are offering this season was growm exclusively for us by a most responsible farmer and is absolutely true to type and unmixed with any other variety. The seed we offer you is absolutely pure, and, in addition, is improved by expert breeding and selection.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 80c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck ny2 lbs.), $1,00; bu. (30 lbs.), $3.00; 100 lbs., $9.00. For current prices in larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Fiirlv K ifl <5 Mo 781 believe that this one variety of cotton has done more towards helping the
Esilllj IVIlig /OJ. South combat the boll weevil than any other agency that has been employed.
There are many varieties of cotton on the market, and a number of them are thoroughly reliable when average conditions of fertility, rainfall and climate are considered. However, since the advent of the boll weevil all other conditions have become secondary to this devastating pest. A cotton which is not a quick and prolific boll maker cannot produce a paying crop in boll weevil districts, because the only practical and certain way to whip the boll weevil is to plant a hardy, prolific and quick-maturing variety, and rush it through to maturity before many generations of boll weevil have had time to come forth. Reuter’s Early King Cotton is just such a cotton. It has been making a good crop wherever planted, in spite of the boll weevil. It required fifteen years of selecting, proving and reselecting before our grower succeeded in perfecting this wonderful improved cotton. A small boll, short staple variety, very early, very prolific; it beats the weevil to a frazzle. This cotton is today the peer of any cotton, for it blooms in 60 days and is ready for picking in about 115 to 120 days. I urge you to place your order with me as early as possible, as the indications point to a big demand, and it is problematical whether there will be a sufficient quantity of strictly high-grade North Carolina seed to fill all orders. This is the earliest, most prolific, most perfect bred, and has the largest yield of lint cotton on record in the Cotton Belt. It has held the record as the best boll weevil dodger cotton yet produced, and will so long as time lasts be one of the most depend- able sorts to plant in the South. There is no excuse for a person planting poor seed of anything, and as cotton is the money crop of the South, it is really a disgrace for any man to plant any but good cotton seed. I sell you this variety with every assurance that it will make a bale to the acre, provided the right kind of cultivation, fertili- zation and care is taken in producing the crop.
Prices: By mail, postpaid; Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c; not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (7p£ lbs.), 75c; bu. (30 lbs.), $2.50; 100 lbs., $7.50. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Prolific TTrlpul') No 782 A ™e(iiu,m size boll, very prolific, quick maturing
OimpKIIl o rruilllt /Oi variety that is well adapted to boll weevil sections.
This variety is the nearest absolute storm-proof cotton grown at the northern edge of the belt. It grows a strong hardy weed, limbs out close to the ground, and fruits early and heavily. It should be planted in not less than 5-foot rows and plants spaced from 18 to 24 inches.apart in boll weevil sections. This character of planting gives the plant ample room, and with its scant foliage plenty of sunshine gets to all parts of the plant, which retards the activity of the weevil. Eighty days from planting to boll. This cotton has become well known throughout the South, and extended description is unnecessary. Simpkins is acknowledged to be the hardiest, most uniform in maturity and the earliest of all varieties, with the possible exception of my Early King. Simpkins has produced as much as three bales to the acre, averaging 40 per cent lint, and in tests made at the Arkansas Experiment Station it averages first out of twenty-eight varieties. I have not enough seed of any variety to fill all our orders this year, but I want you to plant only good cotton seed of standard varieties this and every year. Send your order in very early so as to get a start with this cotton this year. We will fill all orders until all seed is sold.
Prices: By mail, postpaid : Lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not prepaid, by express of freight, peck (7J-£ lbs.), 75c; bu. (30 lbs.), $2.50; 100 lbs., $7.50. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Improved
Express
Cotton
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Reuter’s Pedigreed Cane Seed for Syrup Making
Reuter’s Pedigreed Syrup Cane
We are making a specialty this year of supplying our thousands of customers throughout the South with Pedigreed Syrup Cane seed. This seed is offered to you in two distinct types and varieties: Reuter’s Syrup Cane Seed and Japanese Honey Cane Seed. We have procured our stocks of these two highly valuable syrup varieties from the most dependable source in this country. For twenty years our growers have been growing these two heavy-yielding syrup sorts for syrup purposes exclusively. These varieties are planted every year in separate and distinct fields. Their purity is kept intact and their productiveness, in yields of gallons of sorghum per ton, and the purity of the syrup produced, is increased year by year by careful analysis of individual stalks of cane and by planting the cane from hand selections of seed heads in the fields. By painstaking methods they have developed pure varieties that run true with hardly any variations. They mature in fixed periods which is very important to farmers making syrup. They display different characteristics of stalks, seed heads, drouth and wind resistance. The nature of the lands proves one variety a greater tonnage pro- ducer than another. The seed heads vary in form, shape, productiveness and color. Both varieties will produce rich and fine flavored syrup.
Handling only their own seed, grown expressly by contract farmers, or on their own lands by themselves, curing it properly, pre- liminary to stacking, then preserving it under roof until it has gone through the sweat, thereupon thrashing it with their own machinery, and finally subjecting it to recleaning processes by sensitive air and screen separations — the resuit is seed of the highest germinating power and scrupulously clean. This hand-picked, pedigreed seed is offered to you this season in two varieties. Be sure to include some of this exceptionally fine seed in your order this year.
Plant either of these two pedigreed syrup varieties on rich land during March, April or May, according to location,
V7 till Hie jn rows 3 y2 to 4 feet apart at the rate of 12 to 15 pounds of seed to the acre. Cultivate like corn and chop out like cotton, leaving plants about 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. The best time to cut for making syrup is just before the seeds ripen, as the plants have more saccharine at that state of growth. If, however, it is your intention to save the seed, let the plant mature and cut when it is entirely ripe. The seed heads should be cut and cured in the field.
Both of these syrup varieties produce an immense yield of fodder. Some farmers who plant for syrup, do not pull the fodder, but run the plant and fodder through a cane crusher, thereby saving labor. This method of crushing the cane may cause the syrup to be a little darker in color than if the fodder is pulled. Seed should not be run through crusher after they ripen.
Reuter’s Pedigreed Syrup Cane Seed No. 897— dbboncoc^
the name of Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane, we are offering you our Pedigreed Red X strain of Seeded Ribbon Cane this year as Reuter’s Syrup Cane. Most of the so-called Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane Seed is inferior grades of Japanese Cane Seed, whereas others offer mixed Orange Seed as this variety, or as Syrup Cane Seed. Thirty acres of this splendid variety produced from our seed averaged 20 tons per acre. This is an early maturing variety ; makes a large stalk and fully 50 per cent more fodder than the ordinary commercial sorghums. We candidly believe that this is the best syrup maker ever offered in the South. It is an all around good sorghum, outyielding anything we know of for syrup, silage, fodder and seed. Reuter’s Syrup Cane is a wonderful syrup producer, and everyone of our customers can depend upon this stock to the fullest extent.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.;
60-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 15c per lb. For cur- rent prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Reuter’s Pedigreed Japanese Honey Cane Seed No.
QQQ A splendid syrup making variety that matures a little later than Reuter’s
° Pedigreed Syrup Cane. If you "want a syrup sorghum that yields high in syrup, you cannot do better than plant this variety. Our true variety of this heavy- yielding syrup sorghum will produce 25 to 30 tons of green fodder per acre. Some of our customers claim to have made 500 gallons of syrup off one acre. The most striking feature about this splendid cane is the exquisitely delicious flavor of the molasses, though the delicate light color also has something to do with it; matures in 120 to 125 days. It sends up 2 to 4 stalks, which reach a height of 11 to 15 feet.
Considering the adaptability of this sweet sorghum to a wide range of soils, whi 'h will not produce Louisiana Ribbon Cane with any profit at all, and in addition to this, a superiority of flavor which is putting molasses made from this cane on the same basis, with that from the Louisiana cane, we cannot help feeling that the problem of a molasses cane has at last been solved for the farmers of the South. Mr. H. L. Ellington, a good customer of ours from Mississippi, wrote us claiming from 50 pounds of seed to have produced 1,000 gallons of syrup which sold from 55c to 65c per gallon. When you order this variety of us, you get seed that is dependable, thoroughly recleaned, hand- picked from selected seed heads.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 56c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.;
50-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb. ; 100-lb. lots or over, at 15c per lb. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Japanese Honey Cane Seed— ^sSpurpoTes~RecIeaned and of g00d quality’ eapeclaUy for
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (12 lbs.), 85c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.75; 100 lbs., $5.00. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
SORGHUM AND CANE SEED FOR FORAGE PURPOSES
The planting of sorghum throughout the South for forage and hay crops is on the increase. Can be planted either alone or mixed with cowpeas. The sorghum plant is a strong, rapid grower, and a greedy feeder, so it succeeds best on a deep, rich moist soil. The seed can be planted in drills 2 to 3 feet apart and the crop cultivated, or may be sown broadcast. Use 10 to 15 pounds per acre in drills; 50 lbs. when broadcasted for forage; if sown broadcast with peas, use about 25 lbs. with 60 lbs. of peas. We obtain our stocks of sorghum for forage and hay purposes from the most reliable sources. Each lot is analyzed for purity and germination before sold. Every bag is recleaned through our big electric seed cleaners. When you buy sorghum seed from Reuter’s you get nothing but thoroughly recleaned seed of quality.
Farit/ Amhor Qfll The leading and most popular saccharine sorghum for early green feed or silage
ILia.liy AlllUcl I’d. 7U 1 purposes. It is the earliest sort and makes fine hay green or cured, which is relished by all stock.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck '1214 lbs.), 65c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Dronda XT*i fiOQ_ With taller and heavier stalks than the Early Amber, although not quite as
Sl/a.Tiy U/rzlIlgc itO. 0 77 early or as popular. A splendid producer.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12 \4 lbs.), 65c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
A very valuable variety, largely planted in Southwest Texas. Later, larger growth and better drouth resister than either the
Red Top (Summac) No. 902
Orange or Amber.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (125^ lbs.), 65c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Rrnom pA1.„ XT/-. A fine crop for dry land farming where there is a market
OIUUIll Liurn ^XhVcigreeily IxO. / £0 for the straw for brooms. It has practically no feed value.
Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12t£
.. -- «« ” ’ ^ -
lbs.), $L00'; bu. (50 lbs.), $3.00; 100 lbs’.; $5.50
For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List. Reuter’s Pedigreed Japanese Honey Cane
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seeds for the south CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans seeds for the south
There should be more Kaffir Corn, Milo Maize, etc., planted in the South every year. The feed item on your farm is no doubt one of your most seiious problems, and from experience you realize that if you buy feed it makes a big hole in your bank account. GROW YOUR OWN FEED.
R pr*1 act n .My seed is absolutely free from dirt and trash.
ivcl.icallcu occli it is thoroughly recleaned by the most up-to-date machinery, and all foreign grains and weeds removed before it is sold to you. My stocks are all thoroughly acclimated. Write us for delivered prices when ready to buy. We can often save you money by making our quotations at planting time.
Non-Saccharine-Sorghums — 11 the folIowing
varieties of 'sorghum succeed in the dry- est season. When common corn will fail entirely for want of rain, these plants simply stop, wait for the rain, and then go and make a full crop. In weight of grain they will make more per acre than the same land will make corn. In the way of dry forage they give enormous returns, at a cost less than the cost of gathering alone of fodder corn. Cultivated the same as corn. They will grow on any land where corn will and on many lands too poor for corn. As soon as the seed begins to glaze, commence to cut and stock. It usually requires one week of good hot sunshine to cure the hay. The main point is to cure the hay so that it will not sour when stacked or stored away. The seeds may be threshed by running the stalks through a threshing machine, from which all but one row of the concave teeth are removed. Prices fluctuate and are subject to market changes.
White Kaffir Corn No. 891 —
This variety grows from 4 to 8 feet tall, making a straight, upright growth. It has a strong stem with enormous wide leaves. The stalks keep green and are brittle, making excel- lent fodder, either green or dried, which is highly relished by cattle and horses. The heads, which are formed in the top of the stalks, range in length from 6 to 15 inches. As early as these heads begin to show development, the joints next below the top send out seed heads, so that the crop yields an enormous amount of seed. Where the seed is the object it will be well to cut out the first or top heads as soon as they are ripe, as this will cause a better development of the second crop of heads. For the grain sow in rows 3 feet apart, 10 pounds to the acre. For fodder, sow from one- half to one bushel to the acre, either broadcast or in drills.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, post- paid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12)4 lbs.), 65c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.75. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Red Kaffir No. 892—
stalks are more slender but more juicy and very leafy. The heads grow long and slender and measure from 12 to 18 inches in length. The seeds are red, smaller than the White and rather hard and brittle. It does well on poor land and yields much heavier, even on thin soil.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12 y2 lbs.), 75c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.26; 100 lbs., $4.00.
For current prices, see Red Ink Price List.
'.LA.'?
“The Finest Syrup I Ever Ate”
A good customer of mine writes me from Jennings, La.; “I got some Pedigreed Japanese Honey Cane Seed from you and I never saw anything like it. It is the finest feed I ever used for stock and after I had fed one-half of it, the rest grew 12 to 14 feet high and made heavy seed which my bees were just crazy over. When it matured I cut it, and had it made into syrup. I had 60 gallons of the finest sorghum syrup I ever ate. Sold it as fast as I could handle it. I want to thank you for your honesty in sending me good fresh seeds.”
Feterita No. 894, the Great Drouth Crop —
A truly grand forage plant that was brought from Egypt in 1907. Similar to Kaffir Corn in general habit, but grows a little taller and produces larger heads, standing erect. The stalks bear ten to twelve leaves and the heads are well filled with pure white or bluish white seeds. The grain is larger than that of Milo and softer than Kaffir. It is about a month earlier than Kaffir and yields considerably more. Eighty bushels to the acre was reported to us in 1917. When corn will burn up on account of heat, Feterita will flourish. Sow in rows like Kaffir Corn. It requires about 8 to 10 pounds to sow an acre. There was surely a big demand for Feterita the past few years and our supply last year was exhausted long before the actual planting season was over. It is, therefore, to your interest to purchase your supply as early as possible, so you won’t be disappointed. Our seed is all recleaned in our own warehouse, carefully tested and proved before it is sold to you. Why don’t you buy some from us this year?
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12)4 lbs.), 75c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Egyptian Wheat (Shallu) No. 895—
It is a variety of sorghum that is wonderfully prolific and should be planted the same way, either for grain or hay. It grows remarkably well with little moisture. The great value is in the seed which is most excellent for food for the poultry, and in fact all stock on the farm. Fifty to 100 bushels of seed may be grown to an acre. It should be thrashed as wheat or other grain. It would prove far more valuable to grind the seed for all stock except poultry. As it con- tains 80 per cent of the feeding value of our common corn as a food for stock, it can be made far more valuable as a stock food on many farms than our common corn. Even if the farmer does not want to grow it for the farm stock, he should plant a sufficient acreage for makirig an ample supply for all the poultry on the farm. It is planted once and then cut the same as sorghum or Milo Maize. If it is used for fodder purposes, it may be cut about three times a year, yielding in the three cuttings from seven to eight tons per acre. Grows 6 to 8 feet high. Plant it from January until July In drills use two pounds to the acre; when sowing broadcast, one and one-half to three bushels per acre.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. For current prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
Genuine Dwarf Milo Maize No. 896
Grows only about 4 feet high and makes a small stalk, as compared with the old type of Milo Maize. The stalks are short, but large, and stand up remarkably well. The heads are large; so are the seeds. Earlier than the Kaffir Corn and Standard Milo Maize. The yield is from 60 to 100 bushels to the acre. It is straight-necked variety, which is a valu- able feature in gathering, feeding and cutting the heads. It will stand greater drouth than any other sorghum, and for that reason is admirably adapted to dry farming. Should be extensively grown; in fact every farmer should plant a few acres, for if drouth comes he will be sure of feed. Should be planted about the 1st of April until August 1st. Every animal on the farm, from the hen to the horse, will eat and fatten on the seed.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck (12)4 lbs.), 65c; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.75. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
<<A Qnr*r>oec” Your Pedigreed J a p a n e se
rV rcllcLl OULtcas Honey Cane Seed is a perfect
success here. It grew 1 1 feet high and I made syrup at the rate of 250 gallons per acre and the best quality in the county.” — From a Blythe, Texas, customer.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
REUTER’S RECLEANED CLOVER SEED
Hubam Clover No. 742— newest
growing annual whit© sweet clover about which so much has lately been published in the agricultural press. It does in one year what other clovers will do in two years. It reaches 4 to 10 feet in height from three to six months after planting. Yields six times that of Red Clover. Under ordinary conditions Hubam will make a very satisfactory growth on any soil of average fertility. Hubam is not an untried crop.
It has been grown "with tremendous success throughout the entire South. It’s a great drouth resister. It requires 2 to 3 pounds of seed per acre if planted in cultivated rows and 8 to 12 pounds if seeded broadcast.
Plant either during the fall or early spring. Hubam should be harvested when one-half of the seed pods have turned brown and the first ripe seed is beginning to shatter on the ground. You cannot be too partic- ular about getting genuine Hubam Seed. We offer nothing but the finest, recleaned Northern Grown Hubam Clover Seed Stock, showing a high percentage of both purity and germination, and the kind of seed we can offer to you with every assurance that it will give satisfaction. Obtain your supply of the World’s Greatest Clover direct from Reuter.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 50c; lb., $1.60; 5 lbs.,
$7.50, postpaid.
Lespedeza or Japan Clover No. 733 — •,TohubtsThtehobetst
clover to plant in the South during the spring months, and has proved itself to be one of the greatest wealth producers of this section. It should be planted at the rate of one bushel to the acre, during February and March, or even as late as April and into May. Sow it broadcast on growing grain, if you like. If sown on sod, the land should first be scarified with a disk harrow in order to give the seed a good seed bed. It thrives on very poor soils and continually improves them, at the same time yielding a highly profitable and nutritious forage. It will yield as high as four tons to the acre and frequently more. Many of my best customers sow Lespedeza in February in their fall planted oats. I advise you to send to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for a copy of Farmer’s Bulletin No. 1143, which will give you much helpful information about Lespedeza.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 15c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots, at 25c per lb.; 25-lb. lots, at 20c per lb.; 50-lb. lots, at 19c per lb.; 100-lb lots or over, at 18c per lb. For market prices on Lespedeza Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
ALF ALFA — Peerless N ew Mexico
Ain 1 My Peerless NewMexico Alfalfa Seed, a
variety that has more than made good in Louisiana, Mississippi and other adjacent States, has completely reorganized many a farm in this section, brought increased money profits and saved much real money that formerly was spent for feed. There isn’t any question but that alfalfa is the greatest forage crop grown, and any farm that can produce it — and the farm that cannot is rare, is not realizing its full possibilities without this splendid crop. Many of those who have been the most successful with my seed were doubters and scoffers of alfalfa because they had formerly tried out only Northern and Western alfalfa seed that was never adapted to this section.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 15c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 32c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb.; 60-lb. lots or over, at 29c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 28c per lb. For market prices on Alfalfa Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Reuter’s Hairy Peruvian Alfalfa
CofkH TVrk r7(\r) This is truly a wonderful vari-
occu J-’vJ. !\S£t ety and I have known it to
produce three tons more to the acre than ordinary alfalfa planted alongside of it. It is of a long-season sort, especially adapted to the South and Southwest, is a vigorous grower, will thrive at a temperature 10 degrees colder than common alfalfa and will only winter- kill at 10 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At least 5 pounds more seed to the acre
should be sown than other varieties, for it is necessary to have a thick stand to
produce good hay. Plants grow taller, stems larger, grayish-green leaves, and should be cut early. It will yield an extra cutting in a season, from one to three tons more hay in a season, over other sorts, and will supply winter pasture for hogs and cattle. It recovers quickly after cutting and on poor or sandy land will give cuttings where other varieties fail. It is impossible to distinguish Hairy Peruvian seed from other varieties so care should be used in handling and planting the seed. My stock is genuine and of exceptional quality.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 20c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 35c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 33c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 31c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb. For market prices on Alfalfa Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
_Southern farmers are fast realizing the great value of this crop, "for pasture for hay, as a soiling crop and for fertilizing, but many have yet to learn the importance of quality in clover seeds. I guarantee my Red Clover Seed 98 per cent pure, or over. I am selling an increasing quantity each year, and my customers report most satisfactory results. This variety is largely planted in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia and other Southern States, being admirably adapted to the hill parts of the South, especially the valley lands of North Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and States farther North. It makes
two or more cuttings of hay each season, and is fine for pasturage in a combination with other clovers and grasses. Sow seed during the fall and spring, at the rate of 12 to 15 pounds to the acre. A bushel weighs 60 pounds. Write for prices when ready to buy in quantity.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 20c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, post- paid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 32c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 29c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 28c per lb. For market prices on Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Lespedeza Hay
u/l,:fA /^l XTcv TXA This is a small, hardy, perennial, spreading clover. While it makes fine pasturage,
vvmie VjJLUVtir FNU. /O4* yet it is of too small growth to permit of its making hay. It is frequently sown with other clovers and grasses where a fine pasture is wanted. Mixed with lawn grass, it helps to establish a quick, permanent turf, grows about 4 inches high, and is hardy under all conditions. When sown alone, use 12 to 15 pounds per acre; but when sown with other grasses and clover, half this amount will be sufficient.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 25c; lb., 80c; 2 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 65c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb. For market prices on Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Hubam Clover
.n.vr/T:** XTi-w TXL Also known as Swedish Clover. Under ordinary conditions it grows from 1 to 2 xYl&yKG Clover FNU. U feet high, and is valuable for pasturage and soiling. The stems are thinner than those of Red Clover and the leaves are more numerous, making hay of a finer texture. It has no equal for growing on wet, marshy soils, where no other clover will grow'. It is not suited for dry soils. The acreage in Louisiana is increasing each year. Sow 10 to 12 pounds to the acre during fall and spring.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 20c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 30c per lb.; 25-lb. ots or over, at 28c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 27c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 26c per lb. For market prices on Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
■sin v>l „ H'lZ. (MELLILOTTJS ALBA) — This variety resembles alfalfa in
White RlOSSOtn (Sweet Clover JNQ. /«5D— appearance, habits of. growth, and nutritive value. It is hardy, making a rank growth of stems, leaves and roots, and is not a pest. It seeds itself, is adapted to a wide variety of soils, withstands cold and heat well, and is liked by all stock, including poultry. It should be cut when young. Sow in August, September or October for fall planting, and in February and March for spring, at a rate of 15 to 20 pounds of our re-cleaned hulled seed to the acre.
Prices- Pkt. (4 oz.), 15c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 22c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb. For market prices on Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover No. 738 — cTjveiLIM°^ growing fronTTs
to 20 inches high, which is being used by many for quick results. It comes earlier, makes a full crop the first season. You can sow the seed in the fall or early spring. The seed is much cheaper than the White Blossom.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 14c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 12c per lb. For market prices on Clover Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
PEANUTS— CHEAPEST PORK PRODUCER
With a. crop of peanuts and a bunch of hogs and just enough corn to harden them off, any farmer can add a splendid sum to his bank account — and the hogs- will gather the crop for him. Peanuts produce a highly profitable crop, are enormous savers of labor on the farm, and if handled properly add fertility to the land. The Federal Bureau of Chem- istry, in discussing the feeding value of peanuts, says: “In the peanut proteins we have found more of the weight-producing substance than in any Vegetable or seed substance that has been analyzed up to the present time. It is well known that peanuts will produce weight in hogs faster than anything else, and some rough estimates show that 49634 pounds of peanuts — that is, just roughage peanuts, not press cake — increased the weight of the hog just 100 pounds.
It took nearly 600 pounds of shelled corn to do the very same thing.”
“Good seed,” says the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, “is just as im- portant with the peanuts as with corn, wheat, or any other crop.”
Spanish Peanuts No.
QZ.C This variety should be
planted for forage and feed- ing purposes. Under most favorable conditions it will mature in ninety days. It is a small-podded variety very productive, stems upright, foliage abundant and heavy; pods clustered about base of plant, usually two seeds in a pod, entirely filling pod; color of peas light brown; pods adhere well to plant in digging. This variety, properly handled, will yield 60 bushe'ls of peas and a ton of hay to the acre.
This variety is also used exclusively for oil mill purposes.
Prices: Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 76c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 13c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 12c per lb.; 60-lb. lots or over, at 10c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 9c per lb. For market prices on seed peanuts, write for current Red Ink Price List.
TTcmnPSCAA Rorl TVr» QGG One of the best varieties, particularly
i cuucascc JLVCU iHU. OOO adapted to black, waxy land, but does well on sandy soil. Pods contain three large kernels each. Very productive.
Prices: Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 17c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb. For market prices on seed peanuts, write for current Red Ink Price List.
North Carolina Running Peanut No. 867—
Reuter’s Improved Spanish Peanuts
GIANT BEGGAR WEED No. 718— ISAi
forage plant and a wonderful soil restorer, far more valuable as a fertil- izer than either peas or clover, and, in many sections of the South, superior to either for forage. It is an annual, making its growth late in the season. It is erect, reaching a height of 5 to 7 feet on good soils and is used for hay, silage and grazing. When cut at the right time and properly cured it makes superior hay. Its greatest value, probably, is as a grazing plant in late summer and early winter, as it is even more fattening than alfalfa or cowpeas. It is easily killed by a single cultivation in late summer and soon disappears from fields which are not plowed. Sow about 10 pounds broadcast on land in the same man- ner you would oats and plow under in like manner. June is the best planting month.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 25c; lb., 75c; 2 lbs., $1.40, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 45c per lb. For market prices on larger quantities, write for cur- rent Red Ink Price List.
BUCKWHEAT
desirable
and profitable crop for spring sowing, particularly for farms that include bees and poultry. It is easily grown, makes a splendid flower food for bees and a very satisfactory yield of grain. It is prized as a poultry feed, being regarded as a stimulant to egg pro- duction, and when ground is profit- ably fed to hogs and other stock. Sow one bushel to the acre.
_This variety is regarded as
It is a sure cropper Nuts a little larger
There is a good demand for the running variety of peanuts, and can always be depended upon to produce a large yield, than the Spanish. Recleaned seed.
Prices: Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 1214c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 10c per lb.; 50-ib. lots or over, at 9c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 8c per lb. For market prices on Seed Peanuts, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Japanese Buckwheat No. 728 — 'and
is earlier than common sorts. The grains are large and the plants are of branch- ing character and the stiff straw stands up well.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 15c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 10c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 8c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 7c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 634c per lb. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
TTPT AMD T> T (p 17 vrn QQ-| You can grow rice just as easily on
UrLAltD iVl'Ul!/ iNO. ool uplands as on the flooded lowlands. Any ground having a reasonable amount of moisture will produce a good crop.
Prepare the land and cultivate as for corn, except the rows are only 22 inches apart, so that one furrow in each middle, with an 18-inch sweep, usually suffices for a working, and the hills just far enough so it can be hoed. Plant as early in April as you can. Drop 16 to 20 seed in each hill and leave all that come up. Cultivate for moisture and to keep down grass and weeds until the rice begins to head. It usually ripens last of August or early in -September. The color tells when it is ripe. Requires about three bushels of 44 pounds, or 132 pounds, to sow an acre.
Improved Valencia Peanut No. 868— ™fe orSiy
from Spain and satisfies a demand from anyone who desires a peanut well adapted to our section, yet larger in size, with a greater number of nuts or kernels than in most sorts planted in the South. A very productive variety. Pods are large, close and well filled, containing three to four kernels or nuts in each pod. Has a sweet, mild and enjoyable flavor. A splendid commercial variety.
Prices: Lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.00, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 15c per lb. For market prices on seed peanuts, write for current Red Ink Price List.
T? A PF -°ne of the most valuable forage plants
■L/ eaten by all kinds of live stock, but is pre-eminently fitted to furnish pasture for cattle, sheep and swine. Every farmer who raises hogs should grow Rape throughout the winter and spring.
Dwarf Essex No. 876—™^™^
ought to plant, and no other. Sow broadcast, at the rate of 10 pounds to the acre, early in the spring, and will furnish rich and nutritious pasture and green feed in six to eight weeks from sowing. Can be planted as late as April 1st with the expectation of producing a splendid crop.
Prices: Lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 60c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 lbs.,
$13.50. For market prices on Rape seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Mammoth Russian Sunflower
Prices: Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 7 34c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 7c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 6c per lb. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
SUNFLOWER — Mammoth
■Rrieciafn TSIrt 019 The sunflower is a cul-
J\uasidll 1NU. 71-4 tivated crop in Asia and
Europe and to some extent in Canada and the United States, principally for its oil and seeds. The Mammoth Russian variety produces an enormous head measuring from 12 to 20 inches in diameter. On light, well-drained, well-tilled, fertile soils it yields 30 to 50 bushels per acre and frequently more. Plant and cultivate as you would corn, though it may be planted much earlier as the seed is not injured by slight freezing of the ground. The seeds are highly prized by farmers and poultry- men, who have found it an excellent feed for poultry of all kinds and one of the most economically grown for this purpose of any of the grains, for it can be pro- duced far cheaper than its equivalent in corn. The heads should be harvested shortly before thoroughly ripe to avoid scattering and loss of seed, but should be carefully dried before storage to prevent molding. As a poultry and bird food this variety will be most pro- ductive.' Plant in any waste space during the early spring up to middle of July, sowing at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds to the acre.
Prices: Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 12c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 11c per lb.;. 50-lb. lots or over, at 10c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 8c per lb. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List,
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Plant MILLETS for QUICK “CATCH” CROP
TpntIPSSPP Goldptl lVTillpr Nfl (Illustrated) — Before the big war
1 cllIlCaf>cc VrUlCIcU IVllllcl 1NU. OCJ«5 this variety was known as German
Millet. We like the present name much better. It is an important large yielding and most nutritious hay crop, quick-growing and easily cured. It ought to be seeded thickly — not less than one bushel to the acre — and the crop should be cut while in bloom before the seed hardens in the head. If the seed is allowed to form, the stalks get hard and do not make nearly as good quality hay, and at the same time it is more exhaustive to the soil. It can be sown any time from the middle of April until the end of July, although some farmers sow earlier, while others continue planting duting August.
It’s a quick crop, matures in six to eight weeks after seeding. Don’t sow too early as it does not grow off well until the soil and weather get warm
Lots of our farmers are sowing Golden Millet with Cowpeas for a hay crop. When planted in this way, it should be some quick-maturing variety of cowpeas, such as the Whippoorwill or New Era, and should be sown at the rate of three-quarters of a bushel of Millet and one bushel of Cowpeas to the acre. It is necessaiy, when these crops are sown together, to cut the crop at the time that, the Millet is ready to cut for hay, regardless of the maturity of the Cowpeas. Sown together in this way, they make a much larger yield than either crop alone, and cure up and make splendid, nutritious hay.
Our Tennessee Grown Recleaned Golden Millet Seed is worth fully 50c per bushel more than the ordinary Western stock offered by seedsmen in the South. It will stand more drouth and produce bigger crops. Very little of the Millet seed sold in the South today is true-to-name stock. It’s better to be safe than sorry — order from Reuter this year, without fa 1.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c. postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, peck ( 12 lbs.) , 75c; bu. (50 lbs.) , $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price Lsit.
Manitoba Hog Millet No.
Seeds are large and contain a high percentage of oil. The seeds have a higher feeding value per pound
than our common corn. This plant always produces a heavy head of seed. The seeds furnish the best of all foods for all poultry. It has produced as high as 75 bushels of seed per acre. One great feature of this Millet is that the seed ripens before the straw, so that it may be cut and bound as wheat or oats, threshed, and a nice green crop of hay put up: while the seed may be housed and be fed separately as grain. This plant is an annual, and like other Millets, must be planted each season. By beginning to sow with early com planting and keep up sowing first of every month up to September 1st, have fine green foliage for our stock all summer.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid by express or freight, peck (12)4 lbs. bu. (60 lbs.), $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List
Poctrl rtt* Tail lVTlIlAt- lVrt Qgs (Pencillaria) — One of the best and most nutritious of continuous
l v>uxl.“ 1 all IvllllCL DiU. oaa cutting green forage plants. Needs no introduction to our friends
who have purchased our seed for the past ten years without a single fadure. Produces as much as 100 tons of green forage per acre.
It will grow 10 to 12 feet high, but cutting can be commenced when it has attained the height of 3 to 4 feet, when it will stool out enormously, and make rap.d growth; can be cut in this way three or four times in a season. It is largely used by dairymen and others who have cattle for furnishing them with green feed through the summer, as if a sufficient quantity is sown, it can be cut as desired, furnishing a daily supply of green feed until killed by freezing. It can be fed either green or cured as dry forage, making a most nutritious feed, which is relished by all kinds of stock. Sow thinly in rows 3 feet apart at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds to the acre. It is a tropical plant and requires warm soil and warm weather to germinate well and grow off to best advantage.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb., 25-lb. lots or over, at 19c per lb., 60-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
we can
), 75c;
Tennessee Golden Millet
Chufas, or Earth Almonds No. 815 — o^rom/d nuT&oml-
times called the earth almond. Chufas are very prolific and when properly planted and cultivated the ground is thoroughly permeated with the nutritious nuts. These make excellent feed for hogs. This feed remains in the ground without rotting through- out the winter. This is a great advantage, as then tbe hog can gather his own feed. Thus, from September to April you have a granary for your hogs in the ground.
Rows for chufas should be as narrow as can conveniently be cultivated, about 2)4 or 3 feet. The distance in the drill should be 8 to 10 inches. The seed should be covered lightly in well-broken and harrowed land. The amount of fertilizer that should be used is determined by the nature and condition of the soil. For average land, 200 pounds to the acre is sufficient. A bushel of chufa seed will easily plant 2 A acres. Chufas do not require much cultivation and are easily cultivated, as the above-ground part of the plant stands upright.
Chufas are extremely scarce and high. Our limited stock is exceptionally fine. Prices: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (11 lbs.), $1.50; bu. (44 lbs.), $5.50. For market prices, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Jerusalem, or Ground Artichokes No. 816 —
Any Southern farmer who grows hogs and does not have some Jerusalem Artichokes to feed is neglecting one o the most important hog-food crops. It fattens hogs quickly, and it is said by many hog raisers that hogs fed on Jerusalem Artichokes have never been know to have cholera. Only a small quantity of seed is required to plant an acre. Three to four bushels per acre are sufficient The tubers should be cut into small p,eces, and not more than two of these should be put in a hill. The hills may be from 2 to 4 feet apart. Five hundred bushels have been yielded off an acre, and sometimes considerably more. Milk cows do well when fed on the roots and stalks. The crop is not a bit hard to eradicate. Plant during March and April during the spring of 1922 and your stock will improve in health.
Prices: Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (12)4 lbs.), $1.00; bu. (50 lbs.), $2.75; bbl. (about 150 lbs.),' $7.50.
Reuter’s Selected Bird Seed—
and prepared for a most critical trade. You do not get job lots, screenings or trash such as is frequently offered. If you value your birds, give them good, clean seed.
Canary Seed (Plain) — Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.50; 50 lbs., $7.00; 100 lbs., $13.00.
Canary Seed (Mixed) — Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.40; 60 lbs., $6.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
Hemp Seed — Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.60; 50 lbs., $7.60; 100 lbs., $14.00.
Bird Millet — Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.00; 60 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs., $6.00.
Sunflower Seed — Lb., 26c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.20; 100 lbs., $8.00.
Write for Special Prices on all Field Seeds—
At the time this catalog goes to press, it is impossible to make close prices on Field Seed, including Cowpeas, Velvet Beans, Soy Beans, Sorghums, Millets, Seed Corn, Cotton Seed, Seed Potatoes, Peanuts, Grass Seeds, etc. When ready to buy, write us for our Current Red Ink Price List It gives our very lowest market prices on thoroughly recleaned Field Seeds in quantity lots. A copy will be mailed to you free. Drop us a post card today.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
GOOD GRASSES FOR SOUTHERN FARMS
Sudan Grass
QliH'iri TVTrb S'?®! =J3udan Grass is very siiriilar to Johnson Grass in appearance, but is strictly annual
OUUdll VjfltlSS 040 in its growth, does not reseed the ground on which it is grown, and so can be used
in rotation with other crops to good advantage. It is grown principally as a hay and soiling crop, but it gives abundant and excellent grazing and pasture. It will grow on almost any soil, and stand drouth with little injury. Sudan grass is some- times sown broadcast, but does best when planted in drills and given one cultivation early in the season and another after each cutting. It is also better to plant it in drills when the crop is to be grazed, as the grazing animals usually walk between the rows and so do not trample the plants. The drills should not be more than 12 to 18 inches apart. Sudan Grass yields from two to four cuttings of one to two tons each, and the hay is of excellent quality. Sow 20 to 25 pounds per acre when drilled or broadcasted; 4 to 6 pounds per acre are sufficient in cultivated rows 18 to 24 inches apart. The best time to cut Sudan Grass for hay is when it is in full head, but the grass can be harvested somewhat earlier oi later than this with no material loss in feeding value. The hay is equal in feeding value to that of timothy, millet, or Johnson Grass. Feeding experiments have shown Sudan Grass to be an excellent roughage for work animals and stock cattle and only slightly less valuable than alfalfa for milk cows.
Write to Department of Agriculture for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1126, telling all about Sudan Grass.
Warning: We caution all buyers of Sudan Grass to be careful not to purchase their seed from irresponsible dealers. Sudan Grass Seed and Johnson Grass Seed are almost identical, and the chances of mixture are many. We offer nothing but recleaned Sudan Grass, free from Johnson Grass and other noxious weed seeds. All our stocks are analyzed for purity and germination before offered to our customers.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 12c per lb.;
60-lb. lots or over, at 10c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 8c per lb. For market prices on Sudan Grass, write for
current Red Ink Price List.
T?F»rwlAC f'VciCQ XJrt ftOA It is a perennial, growing from 3 to 4 feet high, with large number of very long
IVIIUUco UI doo 1 ’*J, 040 narrow and tender leaves, and with rather a few branching seed spikes or slender
branching stems. It is a species that does not spread by under ground root-stocks, but produces running branches which root at the joints or nodes, thereby producing new plants. The runners are not so abundant when the grass is growing thickly, and, therefore, does not materially interfere with the machinery at the time of harvesting the hay crop. Its in- ability to stand cold weather will limit its acreage to the Southern States.
It is propagated by both seeds and roots, as above described. I think it advisable that you sow the seed at the rate of 10 pounds to the acre. Have a soil that has a fine mellow surface, and then give a light harrowing, a soil about like that for seeding other small seeds. As the seed is produced only in small quantities and as it continues to be developed and matured through the entire season, little can be gathered at one time; naturally the seed is rather scarce. My seed is imported from original sources and is the finest that can be planted. While the principal value of Rhodes Grass is for grazing, it is also used for hay, giving eight to twelve cuttings of about one ton each to the acre, and the hay is of excellent quality. It bears severe drouth and moderate frost without injury, but is easily killed by plowing late in the season. Thus It is not a pest, but a most welcome acquisition to my big list of high-grade grasses.
The proper time to sow Rhodes Grass depends upon the section and upon the season itself. Along the Coast, where there is no danger of cold weather, the sowing may be made in the fall if the soil is in good condition to make a moist seed bed. Farther inland, where a good, moist spring occurs, it should be sown in the early part of the year, say from February and then on until June.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 30c; lb., 90c; 2 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 75c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 70c per lb. ; 50-lb. lots or over, at 65c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb. For market prices on Rhodes Grass Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Tnhnenn f~'r,c»cc XTrt O'} *7 While this grass is considered a pest in many parts of the South, it is recognized
UIlIlot.Hl vjl«as 04/ as one of our most valuable hay and forage crops. Don’t plant this grass
unless you intend to keep it on your farm. It may surprise you to know that we sell thousands of pounds of Johnson Grass Seed every year, and a few people think that there is a law against planting this seed, but this is not true as far as we know. The seed should be planted early in the spring at the rate of one bushel to the acre, and will give you permanent summer pasture and hay crop forever.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 15c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 17c per lb. ; 50-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb. ; 100-lb. lots or over, at 15c per lb. For market prices on Johnson Grass Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Mel tql NTn ft OS A distinct strong-growing grass for Floiida and the Lower South. It makes three
040 to five crops in one season and it grows about 4 feet high. For pasture purposes it is supeiior to all other grasses. It only requires one planting to make a permanent or hay meadow, and does not require any cultivation. Resembles Sudan Grass in appearance and productiveness, so you can rest assured that you'll have a barn full of hay if you sow Natal Grass this year. Plant in the spring as soon as all danger of frost is past. It should be planted broadcast at the rate of 10 pounds to the acre Try it this year.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 30c; lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.75, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 75c per lb. For market prices on Natal Grass Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Dof<v>n/lo /"Vnoo XTrv COG A Southern grass that delights in sunshine and warmth. It is
oermuod TNU. 04 7 extensively cultivated in this section of the country for lawns.
Very valuable for pasturage as well as for hay crop. Grows vigorously during the hot summer months when other grasses are parched and dead. On good sod will furnish two or more cuttings and frequently four tons of hay to the acre. It is very difficult to eradicate when once well stablished. The seed should be sown in February, March and April at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds per acre. A rainy or damp day is the best time to sow.
Prices: Pkt. ( 4 oz.), 25c; lb., 80c; 2 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 65c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 50c per lb. For market prices on Bermuda Grass Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
r'nrncht- Proee "Mr* C2A. iThis is the most important grass for permanent pasture in the South.
UudrJItJL vrr<las TNU. OoU Its creeping habit of growth enables it to bear close grazing without injury. It is strictly a pasture grass, seldom growing large enough to be worth cutting for hay. It will stand close grazing and heavy trampling better than any other grass in the Gulf region. Carpet Grass pastures are readily established by seeding at any time from early spring to late summer on well-firmed seed bed, when moisture conditions are favorable. The carrying capacity of good carpet grass pasture is one cow to the acre for the five best months and one cow to two acres for three to five months longer. Lespedeza, white clover, vetch are desirable in mixture with Carpet Grass. Italian rye may be used as a winter mixture. To secure a full stand of the grass promptly, seed should be sown at the rate of 10 pounds per acre. If you desire addi- tional information about Carpet Grass, write to the Department of Agriculture for Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1130.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 25c ; lb., 80c ; 2 lb3., $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 65q per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 60c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 55c per lb. For market prices on Carpet Grass Seed, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Endlieb TJ Xlrk Q71 Very valuable variety for permanent pasture also for lawn purposes.
IbllgllOll rvyc 1MU. Ooi It makes a very heavy leaf growth for pasture or hay. Withstands drouth to a remarkable degree. Used extensively throughout our section for lawns. Use it in Bermuda sod to keep the lawn green during the fall, winter and early spring, when the Bermuda is dormant. Sow from September until March at the rate of two to three bushels to the acre.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. lots or over, at 20c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 16c par lb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 15c per lb.
If- a 14 on T? ira "Mr* ft)2 "7 _Recommended principally for fall planting, but can also he sown early
lldlldil IVyc iMU. 004 inthespring. A very quick growing grass. It is an annual and requires seeding each year. It should be cut when in bloom for hay. Splendid for pasture and lawn mixtures with other grasses. Sow at the rate of two to three bushels to the acre.
Prices: Pkt. (4 oz.), 10c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb, lots or over, at 18c per lb.; 25-lb. lots or over, at 16c per lb.; 50-lb. lots or over, at 14c perlb.; 100-lb. lots or over, at 13c per lb.
SPECIAL NOTICE — We carry in stock a full supply of other grass seeds, such as Tall Meadow, Oat Grass, Meadow Fescue, Red Top, Orchard Qrass, Kentucky Blue GFass, etc.
Carpet Grass
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SEEDS FOR TftE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
SPLENDID SOUTHERN FORAGE CROPS
SOY OR SOJA BEANS
LllUlirP The ^anc* should be prepared as for cowpeas, and the seed
Lil l lu C planted in drills at sufficient distance to permit one or two culti- vations. One bushel of seed will plant, two or three acres, the amount depending on the distance between the rows. The planting should be shallow, never more than 2 inches, or many of the seeds will decay. This is a very important point to remember. Inoculation with soil from any old Soy Bean field is not usually necessary in the South. Rabbits are exceedingly fond of the young plants and sometimes cause serious injury to the crop when the field is near woods. If wanted for hay the crop should be cut when the upper leaves begin to turn yellow, but if wanted for seed the gathering should be delayed until nearly all the leaves have fallen. The hay is easily cured and is fully as nutritious as that from cow- peas.
Mammoth Yellow No. 707—
and is the one kind that you should plant. Grows 3 to 5 feet high. Being a tender'annual, it should not be planted, until all danger of frost is past and the weather is warm and dry. Matures in 120 days. Owing to the high prices being paid by oil mills for Soy Bean seed it looks as though prices will advance before planting time, so I urge you to send me your order at these very reasonable prices without delay.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $1.00; bu. (SO lbs.), $3.50. For prices on Soy Beans, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Biloxi Soy Beans with Inset Showing Root Growth
Napier Grass
O-Too-Tan without extravagance. Com- pare with cowpeas, for example, one-fourth the amount of seed will produce double the amount of hay, that can be cured in half the time and handled with infinitely less trouble. Besides that, when grown for seed, the O-Too-Tan will outyield cowpeas more than two to one, and its seed is weevil-proof. Compared with velvet beans it makes a better cover crop of greater tonnage, does not overrun trees or fence, and can be cut for hay if wanted, which the velvet bean cannot without great difficulty. Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $4.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $15.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
n;] ... • This is no doubt the most remarkable
JDllOXl ooy Keans 1\0. /UO Soy Bean introduced in the South. It is a rank growing sort. It takes longer than some to mature its grain, but it makes a “whale” of a plant. It is a heavy yielder, and not easily shattered in harvesting. Planted in the row with corn for silage, it usually grows 6 feet high. For grazing, for hogging down with corn, for soiling, it is unexcelled. As a soil improver it has no equal. Grows normally 5 to 6 feet high, and broad in proportion. On its roots are a mass of nitrogen nodules, many of them the size of marbles. It is an erect, upstanding plant having no runners to wrap up everything in sight. This means something to the orchardist who wants a cover crop to cover the ground only. The Biloxi will make good hay if planted late, in 3-foot rows, and thick enough in the drill to subdue its natural growth. It does well on all kinds of lands. Should be planted in rows from 3 to 5 feet apart, and 10 inches apart in the drill. 1 to 2 inches is the right depth. Use 6 to 8 pounds to the acre in 3-foot rows. Half the quantity will usually plant an acre in corn.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 75c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), $2.25; bu. (60 lb's.), $8.00. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
O-Too-Tan Soy Bean No. 709— SS.18 fE“£*I "SKiTB
growing plant, growing 4 to 5 feet high, with fine stems and delicate leaves. It does not shatter in harvesting either its leaves or grain. It cures very quickly and makes hay of fine texture, and splendid quality. For silage or forage, it runs a dead heat with the Biloxi. For hay or grain combined, it is the class of the Soy Bean family and leads the field. The O-Too-Tan is a shiny, jet black bean, rather small and one-half peck plants an acre. Plant in rows 2 y2 to 3 feet apart, 4 to 8 inches apart in drill, any time in this latitude from April 1st until the end of July. They can be cut when just beginning to turn, and cured in the regulation way; or left until pods are almost ripe if wanted for grain. It is really hard to describe the
MUNG BEANS No. 710
_The Mung Bean was introduced into America as far back as 1835. It is upright in growth, strong and vigorous, free from disease of any sort, makes excellent hay, retaining its leaves after being cut to a remarkable degree. The beans are excellent for table use, the flavor being quite distinct of the cowpeas. The beans mature in 90 to 100 days. Can be planted any time you would plant cowpeas. A splendid soil builder. Five pounds of seed will plant an acre with a drill in 3 y2 foot rows. It does well broadcasted also. Plant some Mung Beans this year. We have a limited supply of good seed. Prices: Pkt., 20c ; lb., 50c ; 2 lbs., 90c, postpaid. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
T A ”P A ‘NTTR'CF QTTT^AU f'' A NTT? NT/v Q1 H Entirely different and distinct from the Japanese Honey
« TvTiT.iN| H/OIL ijUUAIv TNO. oi/ Cane listed and described on page 62 of this catalog.
Japanese Sugar Cane is similar in habit of growth to the ordinary sugar cane of Louisiana, but the stalks are more slender and the stool larger : it also stands more frost and needs replant ing less frequently. It is a grand new perennial silage crop, lasting from three to five years from one planting. It succeeds in a variety of well-drained soils, but thrives best in rich land. First crops on good cut-over pine land yield from 15 to 25 tons per acre, while on very fertile soil 40 to 60 tons are not unusual. The leaves are killed by frost, but the stalks remain sweet unless actually frozen and can be kept in good condition by windrowing. In Northern Florida the canes are often left standing in the field until the new growth starts in the spring, being cut only as wanted for feeding. In addition to its use as a forage plant, Japanese Sugar Cane is often used for making syrup. A grower in Central Mississippi reports a yield of 750 gallons per acre. It is grown quite com- monly in Florida, and from Central Georgia westward through Central Louisiana and Texas.
CULTURE — Furrows are opened 6 to 8 feet apart and 6 to 8 inches deep and two continuous rows of canes are dropped in the furrow and covered. The best time for planting in the Gulf States is during the fall, but seed canes may be banked and windrowed in deep furrows and covered lightly with dirt before frost in the fall so as to be planted in February and March, 2,500 to 3,000 canes, each about ZlA feet long, are required to plant one acre. Prices: 50 stalks, $1.00; 100 stalks, $1.50; 500 stalks or more at $1.40 per 100; 1,000 stalks or more, at $1.25 per 100. Prices are F. O. B. farm at Bowie, La. Stalks are about zy2 feet long and weigh about ll/2 pounds each.
]\J APTFR PD A NFo St R .Napier Grass is a plant of recent introduction which promises to be of
i-L'TV U JXiloil OlO great value for soiling, for silage and for grazing. It is a perennial, grow-
ing in clumps like sugar cane and reaching a height of 15 to 18 feet. The leafy stalks are numerous, sometimes a hundred or more in a clump where the plants are not crowded. It is remarkable for its rapid growth and high protein content. It is of value mainly as a soiling crop to produce green feed for live-stock, especially dairy cattle. Every four to six weeks a heavy crop may be cut during the growing season, or it may be used for grazing. For feeding green, Napier grass is superior to corn, since it contains more protein. For soiling, this crop should be cut when 4 to 5 feet high, but for silage it should be a little larger. Every stockman should have a patch of this grass. The crop has been grown successfully as far north as Charleston, S. C., and has made heavy yields in Southern Mississippi, also Louisiana and Alabama. When the canes are to be kept through the winter, they should be windrowed like sugar cane.
Culture — Plant N apier Grass as near as possible to the place where it is to be used. Good land is preferable. For planting, either pieces of the cane or divisions of the root may be used, although canes are usually of two to four joints each about 2 to 3 feet apart and cover 5 to 6 inches deep. Work like corn. Plants have been done successfully in Florida in November and December, but farther north spring plants are preferable. Prices: 50 Double Joint Canes, $2.00; 100 canes, $3.75; 500 canes or more, at $3.50 per 100; 1,000 canes or more, at $3.25 per 100. These prices are F. O. B. farm at Bowie, La. Double Joint Canes weigh about 1 lb. each.
Japanese Sugar Cane
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
VELVET BEANS-Wonder Crop
Bush or Bunch Velvet Beans No. 714— mtopopuiamy neu ™TOymo«S\keaaids1oycB^
with the pods set close to the base. Can be planted in rows, or in corn anywhere the other Velvets can be grown. It grows from 2 to 3 feet high, branching 2 to 6 feet, depending on the soil. Planted in the middle of 5-foot corn rows, it will fill the whole middle, but does not twine around or even strangle the corn. It grows up and stands sturdily a3 a bush. It matures about the same time as the Early Speckle — the seeds are a little smaller and a little darker. Easily harvested for hay. Bush or Bunch Velvet Beans stand drouth better than the other sorts and carry a big root system. Makes splendid hay. Stock seems to prefer it to the climbing varieties. The beans are commonly planted to alternate rows with corn and harvested in the fall after frost. One bushel will plant in corn middles about four acres. Broadcast one bushel to the acre when planted alone, and they will make two or three times more hay per acre than cowpeas. Vines can be cut down, piled up, and beans can be picked later, and the remaining forage can be fed.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), 90c; bu. (60 lbs.), $3.25. For current prices on larger quantities, write for Bed Ink Price List.
Osceola Velvet Beans
Extra Early Speckle Velvet Bean No. 713 —
An extra early Velvet Bean that is largely planted throughout the South, and ex- tremely popular. It is one of the quickest-growing and earliest maturing of the Velvet Beans and is well adapted for growing in districts further North than Velvet Beans ordinarily have been grown. You can plant these beans during May and June, and they will mature In time for fall planting, a quick September grazer, or for turning under to take advantage of its wonderful soil-improving features. It is one of the most prolific of all sorts, and a dependable variety for you to plant. There is nothing that equals our seed of this variety, being abso- lutely new-crop (not carried-over, poor germinating seed) seed of high germination.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 36c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck ( 15 lbs.), 75c; bu. (60 lbs.), $2.60. For current prices on larger quantities, write for Red Ink Price List.
Osceola Velvet Beans No.
come very popular throughout the Southern States, and we predict that it will very shortly become the most largely planted of all varieties. It has been pronounced as the greatest of all Velvet Beans by most practical farmers. A hybrid of the 100-day or Early Speckle and the Yokohama. It is larger than the Early Speckle, more productive and earlier. Produces as much foliage, but is free of the itching fuzz that makes other Velvet Beans so disagreebale to pick. Costs less to pick and can be picked much easier. Commences to get ripe about September 1st, and largely ripens before the 15th. The leaves shed about October 1st, and this makes the bean pod and corn gathering easy. Blooms mostly purple. The beans are speckled like the 100-day, but twice the size, producing a pod as large as the “Chinese.” Pods are 5 inches long, carrying usually six big beans. The bunches often carry as many as 25 pods, and are often double-jointed, in many cases having two bunches to the joint. It is the best variety for fertilizer, crushing, or grind- ing. It is the best yielder of seed of any variety. Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, peck (15 lbs.), 90c; bu. (60 lbs.), $3.00. For cur- rent prices on larger quantities, write for Bed Ink Price List.
Notice to Planters and Farmers — wVvI’is6 aVedTnk
Price List quoting market prices on Field Seeds, Clover and Grass Seeds, also Seed Corn, Seed Potatoes, Sorghums, Millets, etc. Before you order any quantity lots of Farm Seeds, be sure to get a copy of our current Red Ink Price List. It will be mailed to you promptly, FREE.
of the South
Extra Early Velvet Beans
REUTER’S RECLEANED SELECTED COWPEAS
TUvaKHaw* Poo TVA SA7 For hay, for shelled peas, for large yield,
13 id 11 11 4.1 in Jl ©«J r\0. pU/ for disease resistance, for the best all- round field or cowpea — plant the Brabham. It is early, prolific, vigorous, fast growing, heavy bearing; will make 30 bushels of peas to the acre. They will stand in the field during bad weather, with practically no damage. The seed is small and hard, weevil resistant. The vines do not shed their leaves like many others do when out late for hay. It is wilt-proof.- Where other peas wilt and die, it will make a big, profitable crop of hay or seed. Grows well on all soils. One of the best varieties to plant in corn.
rTl1P Plov No ■It is the most popular pea in the South. The
lllc / 7U plants are vigorous, usually seeding sparingly.
Tall, erect, large green leaves. Pods are large and yellowish; seeds kidney-stiaped, medium size, cream color; medium to late in ripening.
WVlirmnnrwill No 707 A favorite early bunch-growing variety.
Vr Ill^J^JLHJl Will iavJ. /7/ Seed is reddish-brown speckled. A
great favorite on account of its early maturity.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid, For current prices on larger quantities, see Bed Ink Price List.
I„,,„ i OfiA Has all the good qualities of the Brabham
iron uowped INO. OUO except that it is not quite as early. It is
a wilt-proof sort also. It is a valuable variety under all conditions, being vigorous, prolific, quite erect. The seed is hard and retains its vitality better than that of most varieties.
Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. For market prices on larger quantities, see Red Ink Price List.
White Sugar Crowder No. 801 — ^Hght'3bu“hpy”
and ordinarily needs no support. Very prolific. Earliest of all the vining varieties. It is a splendid pea for table and has this big advan- tage over many of the other variesties.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Bed Ink Price List.
Large Black-Eye No. 802— “Si
vines grow very large, also good for table use. Matures in six to eight weeks. Excellent for forage.
Prices: Pkt., 10c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 45c, postpaid. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Bed Ink Price List.
tvj;va J xt« one Large quantities of peas are mixed
IVllAtJU U . Ovu through handling, and will not grade
as straight varieties. Just as good for forage purposes and make fine pasture, as they mature at different times. Usually sell for less than the others. Prices: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. For market prices Iron Cowpeas on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
Unknown or Wonderful No. 798—
and most vigorous of the cowpeas. The seed is large in size and of a very light clay color.
TVTpw Frfl Nfl 7QQ An early upright-growing variety; the seed is
i’c,v i-cici itu. smaller. It is not inclined to run. Matures in
60 or 75 days.
Prices on above: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. For market prices on larger quantities, write for current Red Ink Price List.
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Bunch Velvet Beans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Kill the Buqs Before
Pests Prevent Profits
Spraying Is the Nearest Thing to Crop Insurance
Prices on This Page Are Not Prepaid Unless Specified and Are Subject to Change Without Notice.
Arsenate of Lead (Powdered)
A well known and very effective spraying compound. Better than Paris Green. Does not burn foliage. Can be used for wet spraying or dry dusting. Has all the advantages of Arsenate of Lead Paste, with double the strength, goes twice as far, and is easier to handle and measure out. One pound makes from 15 to 25 gallons of solution ready to apply.
Prices: y2 lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 “lbs., $8.00; 50 lbs., $15.00; 100 lbs., $28.00; 200 lbs., $50.00. Cannot be mailed.
Dry Calcium Arsenate — This is the
proper and
most effective powder for dusting on cotton for eradicating the boll weevil. It is the poison used by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in experiments which proved that the weevil could be killed out at a profitable cost. Be sure to get Special Bulletin, TJ. S. Dept, of Agriculture, which gives all information.
Prices: Lb., 50c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.25; 25 lbs., $6.50; 50 lbs., $12.00; 100 lbs., $20.00; 200 lbs., $38.00. Cannot be mailed.
Bug Death
A non-poisonous powder, in composition peculiar to itself, in- asmuch as it does not depend upon arsenic for its killing power.
It is safe and sure to use on pota- toes, tomatoes, cucumbers, mel- ons, eggplants and general garden truck. Can be used either dry or as a liquid. This is one of the most popular insecticides in my large list, and I can safely recommend it.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 30c; 3 lbs., 65c; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 5 lbs., 75c; 12% lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $9.00. Can be sent by parcel post.
PvrOY It 's a heavy, yet flocculent, creamy paste
A y l that is easily mixed with cold water,
and sticks like paint to the foliage. It won’t wash off, and won't clog the finest nozzles. PYROX kills leaf -eating insects, bugs and worms. It prevents blight, rot and fungus. No better spray material for potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, beans, cauli- flower, etc., than Pyrox.
Prices: Lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.75; 25 lbs., $6.00; 50 lbs., $11.00; 100 lbs., $20.00. Cannot be mailed.
Bordeaux Mixture (Powdered)
A very effective cure and preventive for many fungus growths.
Prices: Lb., 55c; 5 lbs., $2.50; 10 lbs., $4.00. Can be sent by parcel post.
Tobacco Dust-
Kerosene Emulsion
_A valuable rem- edy for such in- sects as plant lice, leaf aphis, woolly aphis, cherry aphis, squash bug, leaf hopper, mealy bug and cabbage worm.
Prices: 1 qt., 60c; 1 gal., $1.60; 5 gals., $7.00. Canppt be mailed.
.An effective and cheap remedv for many bugs, worms, lice and spiders on cabbage, squash, melons, cucumbers, etc. Best applied when the foliage is damp ; it then sticks to the leaves. Is very strong in nicotine.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; 5 lbs., 65c. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., 75c; 25 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.50; 1000 lbs. or more, at $3.25 per 100 lbs. Can be sent by parcel post.
Pciflo Urooti An excellent aid in combating
JT <11 lo Ol cell tjie ravages of the potato
beetle, cabbage worm, turnip beetle, and many other leaf-eating insects. It is very powerful and must be greatly diluted, generally 1 pound to 100 gallons of water.
Prices: % lb., 25c; % lb., 40c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.25; 10 lbs., $6.00; 25 lbs., $14.00; 50 lbs., $26.00; 100 lbs., $45.00. Cannot be sent by mail.
Tuber-Tonic
Target Scale Destroyer— Dormant
Whale Oil Soap-
spray for
San Jose and Oyster Shell Scale. Destroys the white fly, removes the sooty mold from leaves and fruit. A soluble oil that mixes easily.
Prices: 1 qt., 65c; 1 gai., $1.60; 5 gals., $7.50. Cannot be mailed.
Liquid Weed Killer— £epX mads
and gutters. Kills roots, as well as tops, of all weed and grass growths. Easier and less expensive than hoeing or digging by hand. Very effective in walks and cobbled gutters, without injury to road bed. Does not discolor cement. Dilute 1 part Weed Killer to 40 parts water. Usually prevents growth for season. Apply with sprinkling can.
Prices: i qt., 75c; 1 gal., $1.75; 5 gals., $7.50. Cannot be mailed.
Cutworm Killer
Should be ordered when you buy your seeds, so as to have it on hand, ready for use at the right time. One pound is sufficient for 100 plants when in hills and 100 lineal feet when in rows. It is a coarse, fibrous prepa- ration for . strewing near the plants to be protected. It has an enticing odor and the worms prefer it to the plants.
Prices: 1-lb. can, 45c; 5-lb. can, $1.50,
postpaid. Can be sent by parcel post.
_Genuine Whale Oil _ Soap; made from pure whale oil, the killing values of which are increased by the addition of tobacco extracts.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.25. Can be sent by parcel post. Special prices on larger quantities.
Hellebore (Powdered) —
reliable for killing leaf-eating insects. Can be used when fruit is ripe and almost ready to eat. Made from roots of Hellebore, this powder is poisonous to insects, but not to human beings. Apply as a powder, just as it comes from package.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: 4 oz., 25c; % lb., 40c; lb., 76c. Can be sent by parcel post.
Blark T paf ‘‘4ft” A hiShIy eoncen-
LitiaL ‘i U trated solution of Nicotine-Sulphate. Valuable for the destruction of aphis, thrips and other sucking insects. BLACK LEAF 40 is largely used by the onion growers of Southwest Texas for controlling thrips and aphis on their Bermuda Onions. Full directions with each can. Prices: 1 oz., 25c; % lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $3.75; 10 lbs., $15.50. Cannot be mailed.
_This material is a very finely "divided powder, strong to kill leaf-eating insects on potatoes, yet prepared in such a manner to make it safe to use on foliage without injury. It has the quick-killing action of Paris Green, the adhesiveness of Arsenate of Lead and the fungus preventive qualities of Bordeaux.
Prices: Lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.75; 25 lbs., $8.75; 50 lbs., $16.00. Cannot be sent by parcel post.
A Combination Dry Insecticide
lllactiu and Fungicide. A dry-powdered form of Arsenate of Lead and Bordeaux, a combination that is needed on every farm, in every orchard and by every gardener. Booklet fully describing its use free for the asking.
Prices: Lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 lbs., $3.75; 25 lbs., $3.75; 50 lbs., $16.00. Cannot be sent by mail.
CZ-rct Duct A powder preparation, very
uiajlc L»uai valuable for the destruc- tion of mold, mildew and rust, on roses and all other plants. .Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25. Can be sent by parcel post.
A light, composite, fine powder,
oiugoinn easily distributed by duster, bellows or in water by spraying. Sure death to such vermin as potato bugs, cabbage worms, lice, slugs, sowbugs, etc. It is also strongly impregnated with fungirides. Prices: By mail, postpaid: 1-lb. carton with perforated top, 40c; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., $1.25; 25 lbs., $2.50; 60 lbs., $4.75; 100 lbs., $9.00. Can be sent by parcel post.
Dry Lime Sulphur
For dormant spraying of fruit and shade trees and bushes against San Jose and Oyster Shell Scale; also for peach leaf curl and brown rot of peaches. Has all the effectiveness of liquid Lime Sulphur, and is much easier to handle. One pound makes from 3J4 to 5 gallons. Can be used for both dor- mant and summer spraying. Ask me to send you special boolket.
Prices: By mail, postpaid: Lb., 45c; 6 lbs., $1.75. Not prepaid, by express or freight, 10 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $5.50; 50 lbs., $9.50. Can be sent by parcel post.
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
A SPRAY PUMP FOR EVERY NEED
Brown’s Auto Spray No. 1— A compressed air sprayer
warranted against mechanical defect and guaranteed to give satis- faction or money refunded. The tank is made of either heavy brass or galvanized iron, as ordered, and has a capacity of about three gallons. The pump is locked to the tank by a cam and can be removed or replaced by a simple twist of the wrist. The pump is of heavy brass, two inches in diameter, and two, possible, three, pumpings will discharge the contents under higher constant pressure than any other knapsack sprayer. I recommend the brass tank — will not corrode, also the Auto-Pop jl No. 1 automatic shut-off, operating a self-cleaning wire through the nozzle. Each machine securely packed in a wooden box; shipping weight, 15 pounds.
Auto-Spray Pump No. 1-B — Brass tank, $10.00. Auto-Spray Pump No. 1-D — Galvanized steel reservoir, $7.50.
Lowell Fountain Compressed Air Sprayer
It is devoid of complex or intricate parts; is both automatic and positive in its action; one charge or pumping is sufficient to expel entire contents of tank. It is the strong- est air pressure tank made — standing five times the pressure neces- sary to operate. With each machine is furnished a Tree Attachment, con- sisting of ys- in h Red C-l Rubber Tubing with brass spraying nozzle for small tree and shrub spraying; Spray Crook nozzle 3 inches long for potato spraying; Funnel with brass wire strainer cloth for filling; and ad- justable shoulder strap for carrying.
Prices: Galvanized Steel, Aluminized, $7. do: Brass, Polished and Lacquered, $10.00. Weight, crated, 20 lbs.
Perfection Sprayer—
white-washing on plants, bushes, vines, etc. Made of heavier metal, with fewer parts, stronger in construc- tion, more poweiful in action than many other sprayers on the market. The pump is 1 %-inch seamless brass tubing with a brass valve, and is sealed into the top of the tank with heavy threads. The pump rod is rs- inch and is fitted with anhydrous leather and special metal expanders. Tank 7 34 inches by 20 inches, lock- seamed with 26 rivets. Hose attached with clamps. All furnished with automatic shutoff nozzle which will handle whitewash and thin liquids without change of parts. Made of Galvanized Steel or Brass. Weight packed, 12 lbs.
Prices: Galvanized Steel, $7.00; Brass Tank, $9.00.
Myers’ Perfect Knapsack
Plltnty . ^ he tank, made of either
^r* “v *■ galvanized iron or copper,
holds 5 gallons of mixture. It is heavily soldered, and is fitted with tight lid and strainer, both of which can be removed. It is shaped so that it can be carried on the back, and shoulder straps are provided for this purpose. Handle lever is arranged for shifting from right to left at will of operator. Galvanized Tank, fitted with 5 feet of %-inch hose, stop cock, pipe extension and Bordeaux or graduating Vermorel spray nozzle, which can be graduated from a fine mist spray to a solid stream. Price, $12.50. Copper Tank, com- plete with hose, stop cock, pipe extension and Bordeaux or graduating Vermorel nozzle, as above. Price : $20.00.
Myers’ Improved Brass Barrel
pump that can be attached
spray rump t0 a barreI is necessary for
trees of any size. Cylinder, valves, valve seats and discharge all brass. All working parts submerged in liquid, hence no priming necessary. Has both jet and mechanical agitator. This pump is so constructed that it sets inside the barrel, being bolted fast at its upper end to the barrel staves. The air chamber is 30 inches in length. No. 304, as described above, without hose or nozzle, $10.00; No. 305B, with one lead of 15 feet of 34-inrh five-ply discharge hose, and graduating nozzle, $14.00. (Price does not include 6arrel.) Five-ply hose, price per foot 25c. Bordeaux instead of Vermorel nozzle furnished without extra charge when specified.
Bucket Spray Pumps—
brass, except the footrest, bucket fastener and hand- grip. The prices below do not include bucket, but it is equipped with three feet of J4- inch, five-ply, pres- sure-spray hose, attached with clamps. This pump will throw a straight stream, handle whitewash and other spray liquid with the same nozzle by simply turning the disc in nozzle. The cylinder or barrel i's very large size and is made of heavy brass tubing.
The plunger also made of brass tubing, extends the full length of the pump inside the barrel. A pres- sure of 100 pounds can be easily maintained, thus forcing the compound into all the cracks and crevices. Length over all, 24 inches.
Price, each; $4.50. Parcel Post weight, 7 lbs.
Hayes Wheelbarrow Sprayer
This handy portable outfit is especially designed for small orchards, truck gardens, greenhouses, estates, public parks and general purpose farm, home and garden work. Goes anywhere like a wheelbarrow, through narrow openings and between narrow rows. Most powerful and easiest working hand pump made. 150-250 lbs. pressure with little effort. Tank, 12 34 gallons. Heavy galvanized steel banded; cart, all steel, strongly cross braced; steel wheel 16-inch, 2-inch tire; 12 34-foot sections Hayes 5-ply J4-inch Spray Hose, with fittings; 8-foot steel extension with leakless stop cock ; one Hayes Vermorel Nozzle. Shipping weight, 80 lbs.
Price: $30.00.
New Monarch Duster —
Helps Kill Boll Weevils. — It is the identical hand machine used in the Boll Weevil dusting ex- periments at the Delta Laboratories and is guar- anteed to give satisfaction in dusting Arsenate of Lead, Calcium Arsenate, Paris Green and any other dry powder insecticide. It will dust the poison evenly and economically, will cover seven to ten acres a day. By the addition of a few extra joints of pipe the Monarch will also apply dry in- secticides and fungicides to fruit trees, etc.
Price: $12.50.
Cahoon Seeder
Cahoon Seeder
This is undoubtedly the finest seeder on the market. It will seed evenly to 6 acres an hour. It will scatter the following distances: Wheat, barley, rye, oats, 25 feet; clover, 18 to 20 feet. The bag and hopper hold about 22 quarts of seed.
Price: $5.00. Mailing weight, 9 lbs.
The Corona Dry Duster —
Mechanically perfect, emits powders of right con- sistency from any positigm and in any direction, down- ward, upward, or horizontally. No leaf inaccessible. No complicated mechanism, no screws or adjustment, no detaching or breaking of parts. Shipping weight, 3 lbs.
Price, not prepaid: $2.50.
Acre-an-Hour-Sifter—
economically, such as Bug Death, Slug Shot, Paris Green mixed with lime or land plaster to potato vines, cotton, tobacco, eggplants, tomatoes, cabbage, rose bushes and all other plants and vines requiring a top application, as fast as a man can walk. Will cover instantly and perfectly a plant 3 inches or 3 feet in diameter.
Price: 75c, postpaid.
Blow Powder Sprayer —
A special valve arrangement prevents any powder or dust from reaching the plunger leather. Two-inch can screw for filling; capacity, one quart; special type plunger rod and leather: 1934 inches long, 134 inches diameter; length, 22 inches over ail. Shipping weight about 2 pounds. All tin.
Price: $1.00, postpaid.
Dickey Bug Death Duster —
A splendid little duster to apply Bug Death in dry form. Can also be used for applying Slug Shot, Tobacco Dust, Powdered Arsenate of Lead.
Price: 50c, postpaid.
Special Sprayer—
tube so arranged as to break up the solution into a fine, mist-like spray, thus making it very effective for spray- ing fly oils and disinfectants, as well as the ordinary spray materials. Capacity, one quart. All tin.
Price: 50c, postpaid.
Continuous Sprayer— ?£e
Gives uniform continuous spray on all strokes of the plunger. The spray tube and nozzle, as well as the syphon tube, are all removable for the purpose of cleaning. It will handle fly oils, insecticides and dis- infectants as well as the regular spraying materials with great rapidity, giving a fine, effective spray. Parcel post weight, 2 lbs.
Price: 90c, postpaid.
The Cyclone Seed Sower —
A machine of very simple construction. This seeder will sow any seed that is sown broadcast, such as Oats, Wheat, Rye, Millet, Clovers, Grass Seeds, etc. It can be very easily adjusted to suit the seed being sown.
Price: $2.25, postpaid.
NOTE. — Repair parts on all sprayers, seeders, etc., listed above can be supplied Write for prices,
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SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans
SEEDS FOR THE SOUTH
Feed Ybur Fields With Fertilizer
SoYour Fields Can Feed You
The South must use far greater quantities of commercial fertilizer than parts of soil. There is no better fertilizer for the home garden than this splendid
farmers in various other sections of the country. Thousands of our farms are material. We are putting it up in convenient sized packages for the benefit of
operated on an intensive basis; others are worked in a more limited way, specializ- our customers who are not able to purchase large quantities.
ing in one, or, at best, a few crops. In the Middle West, crop rotations take care Prices: 5-lb. pkg. (mailing weight 6 lb.), 50c; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing
of rebuilding soil fertility and lands are not utilized for as lengthy a period of the weight 11 lbs.), 75c; 25-lb. bag, $1.25; 50-lb. bag, $2.00; 100-lb. bag, $3.75;
year, as in many Southern States. You can't remove plant foods from the soil ton (2,000 lbs.), $65.00.
and expect good' yields indefinitely without restoring those elements. You must
put back, as you remove, or you will soon have a "rundown” farm. High Grade Acid PhOSphate— ^spheric Acld^l^plr
TVTl irio to rtf ~Pn.lt Tli "fti While not as important as other fertilizer Cent. This is a strictly high grade fertilizer that requires no extended descrip-
1V1 111 1*1 Ic U1 ruidall ingredients, yet Potash is of particular value, tion, for it is well known everywhere. Our experience has led us to believe that
particularly for potatoes and other root crops. We have an unusually high grade nearly all Southern soils are lacking in available phosphoric acid and lime, and,
of this product and can supply it in any quantity. In applying Potash as a for this reason, acid phosphate is a most valuable fertilizer. It gives excellent
fertilizer, it is usually best, as is also the case with phosphatic fertilizers, to apply results on nearly all crops, but is especially recommended for use on grains and
it several days before the seed is planted. grasses. Apply at the rate of 400-600 pounds to the acre, either in drills or broad-
Prices: 5-lb. pkg. (mailing weight 6 lbs.), 75c; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing cast. If broadcasted, it should be harrowed in at the time of applying, so as to
weight 11 lbs.), $1.25- 25-lb. bag, $2.00; 50-lb. bag, $3.00- 100-lb. bag, $5.50; incorporate it well with the soil. When used on grass, clover and grain crops, it is
tnn (9 (inn lhi i *qn nn best to apply it two to three weeks before seeding.
ton (2,UUU IDs.), sau.uu. OUR ACID PHOSPHATE CONTAINING 16 PER CENT AVAILABLE
Qnnornlmsnlmtn PrvUcicIi ANALYSIS: Available PHOSPHORIC ACID is made by the patented process known as the Syenski
ouperpnospnare VYllJl JrOX<15»Il Phosphoric Acid 9 u System, which increases the amount of plant food available in each ton of fertilizer.
Per Cent— Nitrogen, 1.65 Per CenL-Potash, l'A Per Cent. This fertilizer is Then again, this stock does not get lumpy and cake like inferior materials, especially prepared and highly recommended lor all vegetable crops. It gives .
most excellent results on peas, beans, cabbage, melons, tomatoes, and other com- ih3‘ V lan’nn6"^- ^ag’ $1,00> bag, $1.50; 100-lb. bag, $2.25;
mercial truck crops. It is strictly a high grade concentrated blood, bone and ton (2. 000 lbs.), $30.00.
tankage mixture that is superior for immediate, as well as prolonged, results ; it is of . , , ... , ,. _ . ....
exceptional value for garden crops, root crops, corn, grain, grasses, fruit trees, small Nifra fn of Sfin fl A fertilizer lor all crops, it is very quick m action
fruits, grape vines, and, in fact, all vegetation not requiring a great amount of , . , . and hastens the maturity of crops. This is the
potash. When broadcasted and harrowed in, use ^ to 1 ton per acre. For most available form in which nitrogen can possibly be applied. Especially
garden crops, drill in 500-800 lbs. per acre. This fertilizer contains all the elements recommended for spring use for strawberries and vegetable crops, also grass and
necessary for promoting healthy, luxuriant growth of plants, vegetables, and grain crops. It is best applied during the spring or fall, just at the beginning of
plants begin to feed from it immediately. the active growing season It should not be applied more than 100-150 pounds
_ . ... , , ... to the acre, and is best applied with other fertilizers, to insure more even distnbu-
■ "lc«5fc vl' ’ 4®°; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing tion. jf applied in liquid form, use 2 ounces to 1 gallon of water, and do not apply
weight 11 lbs), 75c; 25-lb. bag, $1.00; 50-lb. bag, $1.60; 100-lb. bag, $2.75; oftener than once weekly
ton (2,000 lbs.), $42.50. A 10-lb package is sufficient for a space 15x20 Prices: 5-lb. pkg. ‘ (mailing weight 6 lbs.), 75c; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing
feet for one application. Write for special prices on ton lots, when ready weight 11 lbs.), $1.25- 25-lb. bag, $2.00; 50-lb. bag, $3.00; 100-lb. bag, $5.50; b° buy. ton (2,000 lbs.), $90.00.
Superphosphate Without Potash— Lime (Hydroted)-^*fcT»8M^
phoric Acid, 10 Per Cent— -Nitrogen, 1.65 Per Cent. (Nitrogen equals 2 that has become sour, whether garden or field, this preparation has absolutely no Per Cent Ammonia. ) Another splendid blood, bone and tankagfe mixture, but equal. It promotes growth, gives the grass a rich color, and has a tendency to
without potash, that is in big demand by farmers throughout the South. The prevent weeds. Apply 1 ton per acre on field and K ton on lawns,
unusually large percentage of available phosphoric acid makes it an ideal fertilizer * Prices- 40-lb bag $1 25- 80-lb. bag $2.25- 160 lbs.. $4.00; ton (2,000
for many crops, principally for cotton and corn. Not strictly a vegetable fertilizer, lbs) about $28 00~ ’
but more largely used on field crops. ' ' v • •
Prices: 5-lb. pkg. (mailing weight 6 lbs.), 40c; 10-lb. pkg. (mailing pAtlnn 4 T „ n 1 Apply 600 to 1,000 lbs. to the acre, depending
weight 11 lbs.), 75c; 25-lb. bag, $1.00; 50-lb. bag, $1.50; 100-lb. bag, $2.75; vjULIOII OfcJtJU iVltrtlX upon the character of your land and the crop
ton (2,000 lbs.), $42.50. to be fertilized. Exceedingly rich in potash and ammonia (nitrogen), making it
excellent for use as a grass and grain fertilizer, and largely used by truckers and TJoiif-ckf’e TTJrtF* (~'rckAn Tirv-n/i TV/foot market gardeners on practically all vegetable and truck crops. Our stock is the
rvctllci a JLlJlgH fvdW £>UIlc IVled.! best procurable, for we don’t handle any low grade meal, and the analysis is guar-
ANALYSIS: Total Phosphoric Acid, 22 Per Cent— anteed in every respect.
VJl LlllLiy Nitrogen, 3.70 Per Cent (Equivalent to 4J4 Per Cent Prices: 26-lb. bag, $1.00; 50-lb. bag, $1.75; 100-lb. bag, $3.00; ton
Ammonia). One of the best, safest, and surest fertilizers. Slow in decomposing, (2,000 lbs. ), about $50.00. Market changes.
therefore forming an excellent permanent improvement, less likely than any other NOTE — Prices on all fertilizers, including Lime (Hydrated), Nitrate of Soda,
fertilizer to waste. Absolutely no danger of burning the plants. An excellent Cotton Seed Meal, etc., are subject to change without notice. The market flue- dressing for lawns and pastures. For lawns, pastures, to 1 ton per acre. For tuates, and it is therefore necessary for you to write for special prices when purchas-
trees and vines, use 4 to 8 pounds each. For field and garden crops, M to 1 ton ing in large quantities. We are handling fertilizers in carload lots and are in posi-
broadcasted and harrowed in. For rose beds, pot plants, etc., 1 part to about 50 tion to supply you with your requirements at reasonable prices.
INOCULATE YOUR ALFALFA, CLOVERS, COW PEAS, SOY BEANS, VELVET BEANS AND ALL OTHER LEGUME CROPS WITH
Ilk JUk H f| H I POSTPAID PRICES
Milliard Gutures
A A Small Size (supplied only in four varieties, for garden peas,
garden beans, lima beans and sweet peas) 35
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Seed Order BBank in Front of Catalog
CHRIS. REUTER, New Orleans,
FORWARDED BY
(State here if wanted by Mail, Express or Freight)
Extra Order Blanks and Envelopes sent upon Application
NOTICE
Name
Pastoffice
BE SURE TO FILL OUT THESE BLANKS PLAINLY. The more careful you are in filling out the following blanks plainly and correctly, the more certain you are of receiving your order promptly and satisfactorily.
Write very plainly, please
County
State
Express and Freight Station
Name of Town where you get your Express or Freight
What Railroad
Street and Number P. 0. Box Number
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SPRING 1922
IMPORTANT. — I always recommend having plants sent by express at purchaser’s expense, when there is an express office near, as I can usually send somewhat larger plants and do not have to wash the soil off the roots, as is the case with mail shipments.
DELAY NOTICE. — Plants are sent direct from nurseries subject, in the case of seasonable items, to about five days’ delay. On items that are not seasonable at time order is received I will book those items to be shipped at the proper transplanting time unless purchaser insists upon prompt shipment and is willing to assume all risks.
NON-WARRANTY. — Chris. Reuter gives no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of seeds, bulbs, plants or trees he sends out, and will not be responsible in any way for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned.
GUARANTEE. — I guarantee safe arrival of all plants sent by express in the United States. Should anything be injured in transit I urge the customer to notify me at once on receipt of the goods, and in every case send me a list of what has been damaged, so that I can replace them without delay. My responsibility ceases upon the arrival of the goods in good condition and I do not guarantee stock to live, nor will I replace that which dies or fails to grow. ' I do guarantee, however, that all nursery stock will be in good, live and healthy condition upon departure from nursery. Plants or other nursery stock sent other than by express are entirely at the risk of purchaser.
SUBSTITUTION.— Where peculiar varieties are ordered, and particular ages and sizes of trees, kinds of stock, etc., it should be stated whether and to what extent substitution may be allowed in case the order cannot be filled to the letter. Where no instructions in this respect accompany the order, I shall feel at liberty to substitute other varieties as nearly similar as possible. If selection of varieties is left entirely to me I shall endeavor to send only such sorts as are acknowledged to give general satisfaction.
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CHRIS. REUTER - Hew Orleans, La.
Reuter’s Acre -Size Garden Collection
30 packets of Vegetable Seeds , postpaid , $1
This remarkable assortment is the best bargain in high-grade garden seeds you can buy. A generous size packet of each of 30 varieties, our selection, and enough to plant a great big garden and supply a large family with vegetables of all kinds. A book of planting instructions is included with each collection. All securely packed and sent postpaid for $1. For list of varieties that make up this collection, see page 3.
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1 0 named varieties, extra size selected bulbs, $1 postpaid
(FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE PAGE 48)
America. Flesh-pink.
Baron Hulot. Purple.
Columbia. Orange-scarlet.
Glory of Holland. White.
Halley. Salmon-pink.
Klondyke. Light Yellow.
Mrs. Francis King. Light Scarlet. Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Salmon-pink. Niagara. Cream-yellow.
Princeps. Scarlet.
BE SURE TO INCLUDE THIS WONDERFUL COLLECTION IN YOUR ORDER
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