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ROCHELLE
COMPANY
ILLINOIS
1922 15th ANNUAL CATALOG 1922 OF THE ROCHELLE SEED CO.
The writer appreciates the fact that nearly everyone who receives Hi this catalogs, will also receive one or more seed catalogs from other concerns.
The question, on the part of the buyer, is: “Where shall I buy my seeds
Our seed business has been built up on the basis of saving the buyer of seeds, money. It is our desire and purpose to make our prices just as low as it is practicable for us to do, and still handle the quality of seed desired. The quality of our seed can be verified by testing. Com- pare our seeds with the best and you will then appreciate our low prices.
The point we wish to make is, that we do not claim that other seed houses do not handle seed equal to ours, but we do contend that their prices run higher in nearly all cases, quality for quality, and that we can and do save you money. It is on the strength of this saving that we solicit 3'our patronage.
In regard to our service, we aim to fill every order on the day it is received. We pride ourselves on our prompt delivery, so if you do not receive your order promptly, let us know at once, as mails sometimes miscarry.
DE LUE’S GOLDEN GIANT
YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE DEUCIOUS FLAVOR
This variety of Sweet Corn, which is new, resembles the Golden Bantam in color, being of soft golden. For the past few 3’ears, there has been no ques- tion of the superiority of Golden Ban- tam Sweet Corn for table use. The main trouble has been the short season. We are offering this new variety, De- Lue’s Giant, as being of equal flavor, more tender of skin, and remaining in table condition for a much longer period. This variety of corn is twelve-rowed, while the Golden Bantam is eight-rowed, therefore the ears are much larger than the Golden Bantam variet3'. From all information at our command, we firmly believe this to be a superior variety of Sweet Corn for table use and cheerful^’’ recommend it both for table and mar- ket gardener’s use.
Pkt. 15c, ^-Ib. 30c, 1-lb. 50c.
ROCHELLE SEED COMPANY, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS
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Information For Purchasers
OUR ITEMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH ORDER. We sfend nothing C. O. D. Every item entering into the seed business is spot cash. Cash buys the best of everything. When cost of seed, postage and other necessary expense is paid, high grade seeds are sold on a very small margin of profit. It is not big profits on a single order, but the large number of orders we receive that enables us to make the low prices and give you the most possible for your money.
HOW TO SEND MONEY. Remittance may be sent at at our risk by any of the following methods, viz: Postal Money Order, Draft on New York or Chicago, or Express Company Money Order.
WE PAY POSTAGE on all vegetable or flower seeds quoted by the packet, ounce or pound, (except where otherwise noted) and guarantee safe delivery at any postoffice in the United States, provided that orders for peas, beans and corn shall also include a reasonable amount of other vegetable and flower seeds.
IT MATTERS NOT HOW SMALL YOUR ORDER, nor what you may want in the seed line, we shall be glad to hear from you, even for one packet; it will have our best attention. Our ambition is to serve you in a manner that will make you one of our satisfied customers.
GUARANTEE. Comnlaints made that seeds are not good should quite as often be attrib- uted to other causes as to the quality of the seeds. There are hundreds of contingents con- stantly arising to prevent the best of seeds giving satisfaction, such as sowing too deep or too shallow, in too wet or too dry soil, insects of all kinds destroying the plants as soon as they appear, wet weather, cold weather, frosts, chemical changes in the seeds induced by tempera- ture, etc. For the above reasons it is impractical to guarantee seeds under all circumstances, yet at the same time, we exercise the greatest care, in sehing that our seeds are fresh and true to name, knowing that your success is ours, and that a satisfied customer is our best advertise- ment. Therefore we do not in*any way, expressed or implied, guarantee the description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds sold by us, and we will not in any way be responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept these goods on the above terms, no sale is made thereof, and he must return them at once, and money will be refunded.
PRICES. In comparing our mail prices, especially on heavy seeds such as peas, beans and corn, by the packet, ounce or pound, BEAR IN MIND WE PAY THE POSTAGE. All we ask is that you give us your order for what light seeds you may need.
SPECIAL PRICES TO MARKET GARDENERS. Those who make a business of raising veg- etables for the market, and who require large quantities of seeds are entitled to lower prices owing to the fact that the expense of measuring and putting up the seeds in small packages is done away with. If you desire a large amount of seeds, we would advise you to write for special quotations on the quantities desired before placing your order.
ORDER EARLY. It is important to order as soon after 3mu get this catalog as convenient, then you will have your seeds on hand for planting when you want them. Besides if you or- der earl}^ you have a chance to test your seeds and satisfy yourself they are of good germina- tion before planting them.
ERRORS. The utmost care is taken in our house to fill orders accurately, but if an error occurs, as will sometimes be the case in any business house, please notify us at once, and it will be promptly and cheerfully corrected. Shortage or other loss, however, must be reported at once upon receipt of goods, or no claims will be allowed.
OUR SEED TRADE is entirely through this catalog. We send no commission seeds, but devote all our endeavors to supplying our trade with the finest stocks obtainable- The sub- stantial increase in our business each year assures us that our efforts are not in vain.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Asparagus
CULTURE--To‘ start the asparagus bed from seed, s 1 oz. to 50 feet of row, in early spring, atid transplant thex.. to permanent bed the next year. Set the plants 12 to 15 inches apart in the row, and the rows from 3 to 4 feet apart. Asparagus thrives best in soil exceptionally rich and mellow, and supplied with a liberal amount of humus.
Barr’s Mammoth
quentlv one inch in diameter, with few scales; the stalks retain their diameter completely up to the tops of the shoots and have close, round heads. Pkt. Sc.
Connover’s Colossal ^
regular in growth and appear- ance. It is a very early sort and immensely productive and of the best quality. Pkt. Sc.
Columbian Mammoth White ^ distinct variety
producing shoots
which are white and which remain so as long as the}^ are fit for use. Pkt. Sc.
Beans
Wax, or Early Podded Bush Beans
Beans grow in any soil and everyone can grow them. They have no insect enemies of any consequence and are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Bush beans are the type gen- erally grown for early spring or snap beans, both for home use and the market. They come in two general classes, the green podded and the yellow or wax podded varieties. It is a ques- tion which type is the better. Some like one and some another. Bush beans mature in from 50 to 85 days from the date of sowing.
CULTURE — Beans are somewhat tender, but it often pays to take some risk. Plant in warm, loamy soil at the begin- ning of settled warm weather in the spring and at intervals for successions until August.
Rows may be made 2 feet apart and the beans planted a few inches apart in drills or 3 to 4 beans in hills 6 to 8 inches apart. Cultivate and hoe fre- quently, always however when the vines are perfectly dry, as cultivating when wet invites rust. 1 pint will plant about 100 feet of row.
PRICES
On Wax, or Early Podded Bush Beans:
Pkt. 10c. -lb. 15c, 1-lb. 25c,
2-lbs. 45c, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities.
Davis’ White Wax
One of the most productive wax beans under cultivation.
The vine is rust proof and very vigorous, bearing its pods near the center in clusters. The pods are invariably long, white, straight, and handsome; and when young are very crisp and tender. Seed is kidney shaped, clear white and excellent for baking.
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Improved Golden Wax
The Standard Variety for General Use.
Gardeners find this variety highly meritorious on acconnt of its earli- ness, splendid shipping qualities and striking handsome appearance. The pods are oval, a trifle straighter than the old types of golden wax, very brittle, stringless, of delicious flavor, deep rich yellow color; the plant is dwarf with a thick stem.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax
One of the best large podded wax beans. The strong vines yield abun- dantly, long, nearly straight, broad creamy white, pods. They are of fine quality and a fine variety for the mar- ket gardener. Seed large, kidney shaped, white with dark markings about the eye. Not liable to rust or blister.
Improved Golden Wax
Black Brittle Wax
(Old German Black Wax) One of the earliest of all; very dwarf in habit of growth. Pods are round, attractive in color, crisp and tender in quality; a well known sort, which remains in good picking condition for a long time. Ready in 65 to 70 days.
Currie’s Rust-Proof Wax
A well known wax podded variety. It has been claimed that this variety, usuall}^ midseason but sometimes earlier maturing, is absolutely rust- proof, and we have found it to be as nearly rust-proof as any wax bean. The plants are very vigorous, hardy and productive. The pods are light 3^ellow, similar in shape to the Gol- den Wax, but longer, about 5 to 6
inches in length. Seed long, of a -purplish- black color.
Webber Wax
A new wax bean of distinctive character. This bean has been in the hands of a few Chicago gardeners for some years back. It originated in the best bean section of the Chicago gardening district. We consider it of more value to the market gardener or amateur than any stock of wax beans 3'-et -put out. The vine is strong, holding the pods well up. The pods are of an exceedingly bright yellow color, and very meaty.
Currie’s Rust-Proof Wax
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Green Podded BushBeans
Stringless Green Pod ^he finest
green pod- ded stringless bean we know of. The plants are very productive, bearing profusely the beautiful green pods, which are perfectly round, brittle, of finest flavor, very fleshv and entirely stringless. Pkt. 10c,
15c, 1-lb. Sdc, postpaid.
Refugee, or 1000 to 1 Vine large,
spreading ;
exceedingly hardy, very late, and for this reason used for late planting and for pickles. The pods are long, cylindrical, green and of good quality. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 15c, 1-lb. 30c, postpaid.
Kentucky Wonder
Red
Valentine
This grand va- riety is a great i m p r o vement over the origi- nal Red Valen- tine, which it has entirely supplanted, as it is ver}’ much earlier, often ready to pick in 45 days from date of sowdng.
The plants are unusually har- dy successfully w i t h s t anding early frosts; it may therefore be planted ear- ly. This with its quick develop- ment makes it the earliest large podded variety. Pkt. 5c,
-lb. i5c, 1-lb. 30c, postpaid.
Stringless Green Pod
Red Valentine
POLE BEANS
CULTURE — Pole beans, same as bush beans must not be planted until the ground is warm and drj^, and should have poles 8 feet high. They require fertile soil.
Kentuckv Wonder vigorous, climbing well and
IveniUCKy wonaer productive, bearing its pods
in large clusters; pods green, nearly round and very crisp.
Pkt. 10c, 15c, 1-lb. 25c, postpaid.
London Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry
Vines moderately vigorous; pods short, broad, pale green, streaked bright red as they mature. Beans large, flesh col- ored, splashed and spotted wine red, and of highest qual- ity green or dry. Pkt. 10c, 15c,T-lb. 25c, postpaid.
1 WifA green podded pole
' beans for green shell use. Pods 5 to 7 in.
long; broad, thick, fleshy and entirely stringless. Pkt. 10c, >^-lb. 20c, 1-lb. 35c, postpaid.
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Dwarf Lima Beans
Henderson's Bush Lima
Burpee^s Improved Bush Lima This isaiittie
^ ^ the earliest
maturing of the large seeded lima beans. Vines vigorous and productive. Pods large, thick and containing usually 4 beans which are of large size and excellent qualitv.
Pkt. 10c, -- - --
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima
Pole Lima Beans
Ideal Pole Lima
One of the largest and most valuable limas 3'et intro- duced, While the variet}^ matures a little later than Siebert’s Earh^ Lima, the pods are much larger and no lima grown is more attractive in appearance. The vine is unusually vigor- ous in growth and is ver}^ productive, bearing large clusters of broad pods, each 6 to 8 inches long and con- taining 4 to 6 beans of most excellent quality. Seed large, flat, ovoid with slight greenish tinge; a splendid acquisition for market gardeners, Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 20c, 1-lb. 35c, postpaid.
Siebert’s Early Lima This variety is far in ad-
‘ vance of all other early
pole limas for either garden or market. The vine is vig- orous, very productive and continues so from the very first to the last of the season; so although the pods rarely contain more than 4 beans, the total ^deld is eriormous. The green shelled beans are very large and of the finest quality. Seed ovoid, flat, with slight green- ish tinge, Pkt. 10c, %-lh. 20c, 1-lb. 3Sc, postpaid.
Henderson’s Bush Beans
A dwarf form of the small white lima and valuable on that account and be- cause of its extreme earliness. Vines are without runners but continue to grow and set pods until stopped bv the frost. Pods are short, flat and contain 2 to’ 4 beans. Pkt. 10c, >^-lb. 20c, 1-lb. 35c, postpaid.
(POLE LIMAS Continued on Page 6)
Siebert’s Early Lima
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
King of the Garden Lima vines very vigorous
® and productive, rods
very long, well filled with 4 or 5 immense white beans of the finest quality. On account of its large pods it is a favorite with market gardeners. It will come into bearing sooner and will make larger pods if not more than two vines are left to grow on a pole. Pkt. 10c, 20c,
1-lb. 35c, postpaid.
FIELD BEANS
Improved Navy or Pea Bean
the best bean for a farm crop that we have seen. The pods filled full of medi- um sized, pure white, nearly round beans. It is very early, having dry beans in 80 days from plant- ing. It is an up- right grower, hold- ing the pods well up from the ground, and a great bearer. The pods grow in thick clusters and ripen in August. The leaves fall earlier than other varieties; this allows the sun to shine on the pods and mature them.
>^-lb, 10c, 1-lb. 15c, 2-lbs. 25c, postpaid. Per lb. 10c, buyer’s expense.
Improved Navy or Pea Beans
King of the Garden Lima
Crosby’s Egyptian
Table Beets
CULTURE — As soon as the soil can be worked in the spring, sow the seed one inch deep in rows 15 to 34 inches apart in fertile, well pulverized soil, using one ounce of seed to 50 feet of drill and 5 to 6 pounds of seed per acre. When a few inches high thin to 6 or 8 inches apart in the row. For winter use sow about July 1st in this latitude.
PRICES ON ALL TABLE BEETS: Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 30c, 55c, Mb. $1.00,
postpaid.
Crosby’s Egyptian
An improvement on the old Early Egyp- tian, being as early but of more desirable shape, color and quality. It is very sweet and tender; a most valuable sort for early market, as it is ready before any other beet of equal quality.
Crimson Globe variety has become
remarkably popular among gardeners in all sections of the country and needs no recommendation to those who have grown it. It is of medium size, generally about three inches in diameter; very handsome in shape, being a little deeper than round, with a remark- ably smooth, even surface.
Crimson Globe
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Extra Early Egyptian
The earliest turnip shaped beet, small, symmetrical, deep blood color. This is a valuable sort for forcing, and is also excellent for the first early crop outdoors. The roots are a rich color, moderately thick, a trifle round on top and flatter on the bottom. The flesh is dark red, zoned lighter, firm, crisp and tender.
Half Long Red
This is an entirel}" new va- riety, and by far the best for winter use. The deep red roots are very symmetrical, two or three times a long as thick and are always smooth and handsome.
Extra Early Egyptian
Detroit Dark Red
Detroit Dark Red
This is probably not only the best of the larger sorts, but the most largely grown of any of the table varieties. It succeeds w^ell at all sea- sons, and is one of the best to sow in early spring to succeed the extra early and medium crops. It may also be sown late in the summer to store for winter. The flesh is solid, always tender, of good flavor, and excellent color, which extends entirely through the beet, and without the light colored
rings seen in some varieties. Careful
Swiss Chard
comparison with the prominent varieties on the market, prove that the Detroit Dark Red Turnip Beet is the best all-purpose beet under cultivation.
Swiss Chard bee-l^”
A peculiar variety of beet of which the leaves only are used. It does not make a large root, but the leaves make splendid greens when cut young. Produces contin- ually from July until fall. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
or MANGEL WURZELS.
Mangel Wurzels also called Stock or Cattle Beet, is a very large beet growing mostly above the ground, and all stock eats it greedily. Plow deep in May or June for this crop. Sow in rows same as other beets: when light frost has occured, lift the roots and store in pit or cellar.
GIANT HALF SUGAR. This unites the large size of the mangel with the greater feeding value of the sugar beet. Roots average 10
Cattle Beets
to 12 in.
-lb. 25c, K -lb. 40c, lb. 75c, postp’d.
LONG RED OR MANGELS. A large long variety grown for stock feeding. Yields up
Giant Half Sugar
to 40 tons per acre.
1-lb. 75c, postpaid.
-lb. 25c, J4-Ib. 40c.
Mangel Beet
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
A species of the cab- bage family which produces miniature heads from the sides of the stalk. These iieads are a great delicacy, boiled in the same way as cauli- flower. The delicate flavor is improved by a touch of frost. For late use sow in June. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Is one of the few vegetables that may be enjoyed the year around. It is easily grown from seed, the plants thrive in almost any soil, and have but few insect enemies. A large choice of varieties acclimated to many soils, seasons and climates makes the growing of cabbage an easy matter for one who likes this vegetable.
CULTURE — To begin with cabbage needs rich soil. For
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
CABBAGE
Brussels Sprouts
Early Winningstadt
The leaves are very dark green and Early Jersey Wakefield very tightly folded, making it the
very hardest of any early cabbage. This variety seems to suffer less from the cabbage worm than most other sorfs. Heads are regular, conical, and keep well both summer and winter. Pkt. 5c, %-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
early cabbage sow in hot bed and transplant early into rows 15 inches apart. Good heads can only be ob- tained when the ground has been well worked and highly manured. For late winter cabbage, plants should be set in June or July, giving them a thorough watering until root growth is established.
If heads begin bursting, push the head to one side far enough to tear off the the roots on one side.
Fight cabbage worms with, paris green, helebore or other good stom- ach poison.
Early Jersey Wakefield a r e
' ' very hard,
compact, solid and conical in shape, few outside leaves, matures in 100 days from sowing seed. It is the good old reliable, and may be depended upon for uniformity in earliness and crop. The head is large enough for so early a variety and the small outside leaves enable it to be planted closely. The heads are pyramidal in shape, hav- ing a blunted or rounded peak. It has a deli- cacy of flavor rarely associated with cabbage, Pkt. 5c, J^-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
Early Summer
out the country.
Deservedly popular with market gardeners through It forms large, solid, flattened, compact heads of excellent quality; tender and sweet. The heads are larger than the Jerse}^ Wakefield while it ma- tures only ten or twelve days later. Pkt. 5c, j4-oz. lOc, oz. 20c.
Early Winningstadt
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Copenhagen Market ^
^ ” round headed
cabbage, which matures about as early as the Wakefields, .and are much larger. This is very heavy and solid, like the ball-head type of cabbage; makes a fine, large globe-shaped head with well developed outside leaves, but is very much earlier in maturing than any of the Danish cabbages, and will give a heavier yield per acre than the pointed head varieties, it is short stemmed, the heads being ]troduced almost on the ground. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 15c, oz. 25c;
Copenhagen Market
Sure Header ^he heads are large,
round, ver}^ solid, tender and rich, with very few outer leaves, being nearly all solid, compact head; but the most wonderful feature of the Sure Header Cab- bage is its ability to withstand the drought. Pkt. 5c, %-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
Blue Strain Fottler’s Brunswick
Premium Flat Dutch
An ideal second earlv of the drumhead type.
Very desirable for the home garden on ac- Copenhagen Market
count of its dwarf compact growth and few
outer leaves. Head large, flat, solid and of excellent quality. Good both for immediate and winter use. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
Premium Flat Dutch
ing; stem is rather short. The plants are exceptionally vigorous, with very large, broad, spreading outer leaves which are moderately smooth or very slightly waved. It makes a large, solid head, which keeps a long time without bursting. Pkt. 5c, %-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
Mammoth Rock Red
The largest and surest head- ing red cabbage; much bet- ter than stock offered as Red Drumhead. Plant large, with numerous spreading leaves. Head large, round, very solid and of attractive deep red color. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 10c, oz. 10c.
This variety of late cabbage is a standard in all sections for winter use. The plants are hardy, slow growing, but sure head-
Don’t forget the Flower and Garden Seed Collections on inside page of back cover
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
All Seasons
All ScSlSOnS ^ grand variety. We can safely recommend the All Seasons Cabbage as one of the best and surest cabbages to grow. It is a little later than Early Summer, but very much larger, and for the gardener one of the most useful. i It is perhaps the safest variety for the amateur to plant as it does well at all seasons and is a very sure cro]:)per. The heads are dark blue in color, and being tender, and fine keepers, are excellent for fail and winter use as well as during the summer. Pkt. 5c, }4-oz. 10c, oz. 20c.
Hollander, or Danish Ball
Head This type of winter cab- bage has become very pop- ular of late years on account of its unequalled keeping qualities, as well as for its great solidity and weight of the heads. It is large, round, compact heads, weighing, when trimmed, fully one-fourth more than any other cabbage of equal size. In consequence, it keeps in choice con- dition until spring. It seems to grow luxuriantly on all soils and under most conditions, withstanding hot, dry weather, and does not rot from the effects of wet seasons, and the heads do not burst. Pkt. 5c, yz-oz.
10c, oz. 20c.
Hollander, or Danish Ball Head
All Garden Seed is Sent Postage Paid by the Packet, Ounce or Pound,
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Carrots
Carrots are certainly a most wholesome and nutritious vegetable, easily grown, eas- ily harvested, easily stored and easily rel- ished. They are one of the main standbvs among European nations. Carrots grow in most any soil, though a sandy loam, plentifully enriched with well rotted man- ure suits them best. Early kinds will grow large enough for use in 7.5 to 80 days, but the best keeping sorts for winter storage require 100 days or more to reach their full size. Plant carrots in this latitude from the time the ground can be worked in the spring until July, in two-foot rows, using one ounce of seed to 100 feet of row. Seed germinates slowly.
Oxheart or Guerande
Oxheart or Guerande
popular carrot is in- termediate in length between the half long varieties and the stump rooted varieties. Flesh bright or- ange, fine grained and sweet. It is of very fine quality for table use and equally good for stock. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Early Scarlet Horn
Early Scarlot Horn most popular varieties grown for table
^ use, color a deep orange, flesh fine grained and
of agreeable flavor, tops small; has a short stunip-shaped root. Grows well in
shallow soil. One of the best for out- door planting. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Chantenay
^ grained and sugary. One of the best for the home garden. It is early, grows about six inches long, stump-rooted, always smooth. A heavy cropper. This carrot is sure to give good returns. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Improved Long Orange
A well known sort; roots thickest near the crown, tapering regularly to a point; color deep orange; suitable for table or main field crop. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c,
Long Orange
CARROTS (Continued on page 12)
CHANTENAY CARROT
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
DQnV6rS orange carrot, grown largely on account of
its adaptability to all classes of soil. The tops are of inediuin size; the roots are of medium length, tapering abrui^tly to a blunt point. Flesh deep orange, cris]) and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a member of the cabbage family. Its heads are really a thick fleshy mass of flower stems, bleached white by overlap- ping outside leaves. They are of a very delicate flavor and for this reason are more highlv prized and priced than common cabbage. The plants will not head in dry climates nor during the season when hot, dry weather prevails in moderate climates. They need a superabundance of plant food and water at all times. You can grow this delicious veg- etable to perfection by carefully studying its habits. Clean and thor- ough cultivation is absolutely essential to success with this very exact- ing vegetable. When the young heads begin to form, draw some leaves across to prevent the sun from scorching and discoloring them. This may be done by tying the large outside leaves at the tips with soft twine.
Early Paris
This is very early exceed- ingly hardy and perhaps the best sort for the in- experienced grower. It will head under condi- tions in which many sorts would fail. The plants form large heads, which although inclined to be open, are crisp and ten- der and of fine quality. It keeps in condition for use a long time. Manv years’ experience has convinced us that this is one of the hardiest sorts. Pkt. 10c, X-oz. 30c, Early Paris %-oz. 55c.
Danvers
Early Snowball unquestionably the earliest maturing strain of the true short-leaved ^ Snowball type of cauliflower. Admirably adapted for forcing or win-
tering over for an early crop, and the most popular sort for these purposes; also one of the best sorts for summer and fall crop. The plants are compact, with few short outside leaves and well adapted for close planting. The heads are of medium to large size, solid, compact, round, very white and curd-like and are developed earlier than those of any other sort. Pkt. 10c, X-oz- 35c,
X-oz. 65c.
Dcnnrnrk This is a second earhq exceedingly hardy, easily grown sort, perhaps the best sort for the inexperienced grower as it will head under conditions in which many sorts would fail. The plants are large and form large heads, which although inclined to be open, are crisp, tender and of fine quality. It keeps in condi- for use a long time. Pkt. 10c, X - o z. 3 5 c; X— oz. 65c.
Early Snowball
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Golden Self Blanching
Celery
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt
The use of celerv as a vegetable and tonic is traceable to oldest time. It is certainly a fact that well grown and well prepared celery is a most ac- ceptable article of diet, and ever American gar- denmaker can grow it. While the seeds require a long time to germinate, the newly born plants have a strong constitution; they grow well as long as they have an abundance of water. As a mat- ter of fact, unless during dry months on light soils, you are prepared to supply an abundance of water, don’t attempt to grow celery; but if
3mu do all that this vegetable requires to make a good growth, it will reward you with a real delicacy. All sorts prefer a rich loam or muck. For best re- sults, sow seeds in cold frame or in flat outdoors. Seedlings generally appear in two or three da^-s af- ter sowing. If they come up too thickly, thin them out to stand an inch apart in the row. When they form the third or fourth pair of leaves, transplant them into another bed four inches apart. Celery is the one vegetable that ma\^ not be be sown and left to grown in the original row, even if properl v thin- ned out. It must be transplanted repeatedly in or- der to develop the t3q:)e of root S3'stem most essen- tial to produce perfect stocks.
About June 1st w’hen the 3mung plants have reached good size, they should be set in carefully prepared rows where the crop is to mature. Before planting them, cut back the tops to within three
Giant Golden Heart
inches of the base and prune the tap roots, leaving them onlv 2 or 3 inches long. Plants are set either in single rows 6 to 8 inches apart, allowing 2 to 3 feet of space between the rows, or on very rich soil thev are often planted in double rows, allowing 12 inches between rows. Of the various methods of blanching, the one of drawing up the loose soil around the stalks is most popular because the least expensive and most satisfactory in improving qualitv.
Giant Golden Heart Large size,beaut
itul color, crisp and finely flavored. A standard variety for winter use. Pkt. 5c, X-oz. 10c, ISc.
Golden Self Blanching while almost
” as earl3’ as White Plume, it is of superior (Cont’d on p. 14)
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt a remark-
' abl3^ sure
heading earh^ cauliflower. It is of dwarf habit with short outside leaves, and is similar in all re- spects to Earl3^ Snowball, and nearly as early. The heads when ready for market are medium to curd-white, exceptionallv deep, and of finest qualit3n Pkt. 10c, X-oz. 35c, J^-oz 65c.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
CELERY — Golden Self-Blanching (Continued) quality and keeps well until Christmas. It really does not blanche itself; the name Self- Blanching rather refers to the ease with which that work is accomp- lished. Pkt. 5c, %-oz. 10c, %-oz. 15c.
White Plume This is easily the quickest maturing sort in culti- vation, becoming ready in August from seeds sown in March. Its center leaves are naturall}^ of a white color.
Pkt. 5c, I4-0Z. iOc, >^-oz. 15c.
Giunt PeSCdl most popular sorts for winter use. It
is very large in growth, the stocks are exception- ally thick with very heavy hearts, whif'h when blanched are of a beautiful creamy yellow color, very brittle, of superb flavor. Pkt. 5c,
X-oz. 10c, Yz-oz. 15c.
Celeriac-Turnip-Rooted Celery
A form of celery cultivated for its fleshy roots, which prepared as a salad with French dressing, or served hot with cream sauce, form
dishes of rare flavor and great food value. To do well and develop worth-while roots, celer- iac requires rich soil and plenty of moisture. Plants are set about six inches apart in the row, allowing two feet of space between the rows.
Giant Prague Producing large and
® smooth roots; almost round, few side roots, large deep green foliage.
Pkt. 6c, /4-oz. 10c, Y~oz. 15c.
Cress
Curled or Pepper Grass ^^isp, pun-
gent, leaves
finely cut and ornamental; used as a season- ing and for garnishing, also desirable with lettuce, to the flavor of which its warm, pungent taste makes a most agreeable addition. Pkt.
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted Celery 5c, oz. 10c.
Sweet or Sugar Corn
In America, Corn is King, because it is a true American vegetable. Sweet Corn is men- tioned as far back as the end of the seventeenth century as a favorite food of the Indians. It surely thrives better in our country than anywhere else, and in no other country does sweet corn reach the perfection it does with us. True quality sweet corn can never be bought on the market; after the ears are pulled the quality deteriorates very rapidly and by the time bought corn reaches the dinner table, the kernels have lost their juicy sweetness.
Prices on all varieties of Sweet Corn ;
Pkt. 10c, >4-lb. 15c: 1-lb. 25c; 2-lbs. 45c; postpaid.
Write for prices by the peck or bushel.
Golden Buntum Sweet Corn place this at the head of our list of sweet corn,
as we consider it the ideal corn for the home garden. It is a comparatively new variety that has already won itself the mention in nearly every seed catalog. The Ontario Canada Agricultural College conducted an experiment with fifty differ- ent varieties of sweet corn over a period of five years and in both flavor and juiciness found Golden Bantam surpassed all other varieties; for sweetness and richness of flavor it has no equal. It is a hardy, easily maturing variety of very dwarf growth, and can therefore be planted closer than other sorts and through a longer range of season. The cob is small but fills out nicely with large, deep cream color kernels, which turn to yellow when ripe. We grow and cure our own seed which assures the highest standard of vitality and permits of very early planting.
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn, though not quite so early as Peep o’ Day, matures a week or ten days later when planted at the same time. Its superior quality and flavor, however.
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Golden Bantam Sweet Corn
make it well worth waiting for. This variety is suitable, not only for early planting, on ac- count of its hardiness, but a succession of sowings may be made during the season, producing a continuous supply until frost.
The flavor is deliciously distinct, superior to that of any other corn. Of all varieties, the name “Sugar Corn’’ seems to fit this best, as it so unusually sweet. The decided preference shown for it in the market, restaurant and home has enabled the growers to sell Golden Ban- tam at a premium. It is so unique in appearance that all who have en-
joyed the golden yellow ears recognize them instantly; one cannot forget such splendid quality.
No family garden should be without a plot of this excellent corn.
Peep DpV ^tiis variety is claimed to be the earliest corn grown.
^ ’ Under favorable soil and weather conditions you may
count on picking ears of Peep o’ Day within 70 days from date seed is planted. The ears average 5 to G in- ches long, are generally eight-rowed and of good quality.
Mammoth White Corey
This is the favorite early variety with our market gardeners; it is a larger corn than the old Early White Core}^ has a fine broad white kernel that is very sweet. It is a dwarf variety and a wonderfully prolific yielder, the ears being very uniform in size. The stalks are about four feet high, each generally bearing two large finely shaped ears which become fit for use as early as those of any variety. They are twelve-rowed and six to seven inches long.
Early Minnesota deservedly popular vari-
" ety is one of the best second
early sorts for the home garden. The ears are about eight inches long, eight rows, kernels verv broad, white, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in drying. You will find this very desirable for your second early sort.
Black Mexican Although the ripe grain is black or bluish-black, the corn when in condition for the table, cooks remarkabl}^ white and is surpassed by none in tenderness. This is considered by many to be the most desirable for family use of the second early sorts; it withstands hot, dry weather quite well.
Nam'h White Corey
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Ev6rfirCCn standard variety; the most popular sweet corn
® and more extensively grown than any other sort for
canning, also for feeding purposes, as it grows large and yields heavy, remaining in condition for a long time. If planted at the same time as the earlier varieties, it will keep the table supplied until October.
Country Gentleman variety is often called the shoe-peg ' corn, owing to the arrangement of the
crowded kernels, which are long and very sweet. Our seed of this va- riety has been carefully selected and is true to name. It is nearly as sweet as Golden Bantam and is far ahead in flavor of any of the late varieties. It remains tender and fit for use longer than most other sorts, as the ear is enclosed in a thick husk, which keeps it in the milk. The ears average nine inches in length; the cob is small and very closely packed from tip to butt with slender, pure white kernels of the purest quality. It is a slow maturing variety and arrives at full per- fection just in time to succeed the earlier varieties.
Evergreen
Country Gentleman
Cucumbers
PRICES ON ALL VARIETIES OF CUCUMBERS: Packet 5c; ounce 10c; X -pound 30c; -pound 55c; 1-pound $1.00; postpaid.
Cucumbers are a verv easily" grown vegetable. They require little or no care after the seedlings have outgrov/n the danger of being eaten by the little striped cucumber beetles which seem to prefer young cucumber seedlings to all other food. Although the cucumber plants are of a creeping or spreading habit of growth, they are easily confined to a small space by pinching out center shoot of vines. Keeping the fruit picked before they reach full size will cause the plants to bear longer.
CULTURE— Cucumbers should not be planted before corn planting time. If wanted ear- lier, plant in hotbed and transplant when from 2 to 4 leaves have appeared.
Plant in hills X-inch deep, using a doz- en seeds to the hill, and after the striped beetle has had his toll, thin to 3 plants to the hill. To check the beetle, use on the foliage, but not too heavihq air-slacked lime and arsenate of lead, or cover the hills with netting, the latter being the only sure remedy.
Green Cluster
Vine vigorous pro- ducing the bulk of the crop near the root and in clusters. Fruit short, uniformly thick end; dark green but paler toward the blossom end. Very pro- ductive. Its earliness and its very high quality make it a good variet}^ for planting in June or July for late pickles.
Green Cluster
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Early White Spine
One of the best sorts for table use. Vines vigorous, bearing blue-green fruit which are of- ten 10 to 12 inches in length, smooth, round, of finequal- it}^ Especially recommended for hot bed culture. The seed we offer is taken from fruit selected for its ideal form, uni- form size, shape, color and general appearance.
Early White Spine
Davis’ Perfect ^ splendid cucnml-er for the home garden and truck farmer. Possesses all the merits of the best slicing varieties; wonderfully productive. Their handsome shape and fine dark color commands the highest price in the market. A good hothouse cucumber.
Davis’ Perfect
Early Short Green or Early Frame
’ ‘ cellem
sort both for table use and for pickling. Plants very vig- orous and productive. Fruit straight and a little smaller at ends; bright green at blossom end. Comes into condi- tion for use a little later than Earl}- Cluster.
Chicago or Westerfield Pickling ^ vadetv
® ® esteemed
above all others by Chicago market gardeners and grown exclusively for the large pickling establishments in that
vicinit\’. Fruit medium length, pointed at each end, with large and prominent spines; color a deep green.
Improved Long Green
Recommended to all who put up their own pickles. Fruit long and slim, not surpassed by an}^ variety. This is not the ordinary Long Green, but a much superior sort, being longer and of better proportion. A favorite for sweet pickles.
Early Short Green or Early Frame
Chicago Pickling
Improved Long Green
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Thorburn’s Everbearing
Small size, very early and enormous- ly productive and valuable as a green pickier. It continues to flower and produce fruit until killed by the frost whether the cucumbers are picked off or not. Remarkably solid with ver}^ few seeds, and of very fine quality, both for slicing or pickling. Invar- iably of perfect form even when very young.
T^lll seeds have an aromatic
odor and a pungent taste. This herb is used in large quantities in the making of dill pickles. Pkt. 5c.
Thorburn’s Everbearing
Egg Plant
Improved New York Purple
earth up to the stems.
Early Long Purple
CULTURE — A native of tropical climates, egg plants thrive best in those sections that enjoy a long growing season as well as real warm weather during the summer months. The seed germinates slowly and should be started under glass with moderately high temperature, about March 1st. When about an inch high, trans- plant carefully to the garden or field, but not until all danger of frost is over, into warm, rich soil, two to three feet apart each way, accord- ing to the richness of the ground.
When about a foot high, draw the
This is a very early va- riety, maturing fruit in about 135 days from time of sowing the seeds. Bear in mind that all fruits are more palatable before they reach full size and before seeds develop within them. Pkt. 5c.
Elack Pekin Medium earlv, the fruit is round, almost black^ flesh white, solid, fine grained and delicious. Shape is well shown in
Black Pekin
illustration; it is dwarf growing and bears its fruit close to the main stem.
Pkt. 5c.
Imp’ved New York Purple
The leading variety known by market men everywhere. The plants are stocky and free from spines. Fruit of the largest size and finest quality; the plants usually bear from 8 to 10 fruits; requires 150 days to reach full size. Pkt. 5c.
Endive
Endive
This highly esteemed salad plant deserves more general cultivation. Endive does well in most any soil, but is distinctly a cool weather veg- etable. It reaches perfection in June
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ENDIVE (Continued from page 18)
from seed sown in April, and again in Septem- ber from seeds sown in July.
Sow thinly in rows a foot apart, cover lightly. When four inches tall, they should be thinned out to stand from six inches to a foot apart.
For winter use, lift late in the fall with ball of dirt attached and place in the cellar. It makes a delicious salad for winter use. The average packet contains enough seeds to sow thirty feet of row.
Green Curled
widely known and grown.
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
White Moss Curled win naturally
blanch in the center but is improved by tying. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Kale or Borecole
A member of the cabbage famih^, varying in character of the plant in that the individual leaves are carried on stems that grow away from the main stalk instead of leaning toward same, as in the case of cabbage. The main sowing is made in July for a fall crop when kale is at its best, as frost im- proves the quality. * Plants should stand 8 to 12 inches apart in the row.
Dwurf GrOOn Grows about 18 or 20 inches tall, ready to use in 75 to 90 days. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Tall Green Curled Scotch
uprightgrowth,
reaching a height of two feet or more on good soil.
Ready in 90 to 100 days after sowing. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
KALE-Tall
KALE-Dwarf
Kohl Rabi
Large Carenton one
ounce of
seed to 150 feet of drill. Sow seed out-of-doors in June and thin to 4 inches apart. Leek is a vegetable of unusual merit, and is not half appreciated by the American people.
Kohl Rabi
A most delicious member of the cabbage famil}" grown for the fleshy part of its stem which resembles a turnip- shaped root and forms on top of the ground. Kohl Rabi develops very quickly from seeds and should be used while the bulbous stems average two or three inches in diameter. Kohl Rabi does not thrive during the summer months.
Early Purple Vienna
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Early White Vienna
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Leek
Pkt. 5c, oz, 10c.
Leek
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Early Prize Head
Lettuce
CULTURE— As lettuce will stand a good deal of freezing, it may be seeded as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. The soil cannot be made too rich, as this crop must be grown quickl}" to be of good quality.
HEAD LETTUCE
Cool weather and plenty of moisture are the two most important factors in lettuce culture. Nearly all failures to obtain heads from head let- tuces are due to disregard to timely thinning. This work of thinning should be contin- so that at no time do the plants touch, let alone crowd each other. A final distance for the plants should not be less than a foot apart in the row .
Early Prize Head a well known
‘ looose head-
ing lettuce, quite distinct from most other sorts on account of its peculiar color, light green shading to bright red- dish brown. The leaves are somewhat crimped and grow more so at the bor- der; of superior flavor, long remaining sweet and slow to run to seed. It is a very attractive lettuce, well adapted to open air culture, being quite hardy. Many growers call for this on account of its extreme tenderness and fine flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Bill Boston This is one of the best ® large heading lettuces,
and while it succeeds at all seasons ex- cept during the hottest months, it is particularly adapted for late fall cul- ture. This grand variety makes a handsome plant with few outside leaves. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Simpson’s Early Curled
Simpson’s .Early Curled ™^%he^best
of the loose leaved varieties; it forms no head, but produces an abundant crop of pale green leaves, slightly but closely crumpled, which even when old, retain their characteristic sweetness and brittle character. In this respect it excells many of the best heading varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Boston Market
heading lettuces, espec- ially desirable for early planting outdoors and also suitable for forcing. The plants are large, with thick, large green leaves. They form very large heads, the inner leaves blanching to a rich creamy-white, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Boston Market
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Grand Rapids
Grana Rapids
This is probably the best of the loose leaved vari- eties. It forms no head, but produces an abun- dant crop of pale green leaves, slightly but close- ly crumpled, which even when old, retain their sweetness and brittle character. Moreover, the flavor even of the outside leaves is fully equal to that of the heart leaves of manv heading varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Hanson ^he plant is
compact and forms a large, -cab- bage-like head, and is so slow to form a seed that it often fails to seed at all. The outer leaves
Hanson
are bright green with light colored veins; in- ner leaves light and usuall}^ curved and twisted at the base; very tender and sweet. A reliable and deservedly popular summer heading variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
SolnniSindor ^ splendid summer heading variety; this is one of the few varieties that will head well during the hot weather. It will grow quite well as an early crop, but is not excelled b}^ others for fall use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Black Seeded Simpson We have a
^ fine strain
of this lettuce, carefully selected. This is the most popular sort on the Chicago market. It forms a large, loose head. Leaves thin and exceedingly tender; of light green to golden
yellow. Best sort for forcing or early outdoor planting. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
A Word About Sowing Seeds.
The time for sowing seeds depends entirely on what kind of vegetables you want to grow. Seeds of hardy vege- tables like peas, radishes, lettuce, etc., may be sown as soon as the soil can be dug and raked in the spring. Others like beans and corn should not be sown until danger from frost is passed. Still others, like cucumbers, melons, squash, etc. , should not be sown until the ground is thoroughly warm.
Black Seeded Simpson
Many gardening failures are traceable directly to faulty covering of seeds. A good rule to keep in mind is to cover seeds to the extent of twice their thickness. On light, sandy soils deeper covering may be practiced than on heav}^ clay soils. And last but not least, without timely and diligent cultivation, a garden will be either a partial or total failure.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Musk Melons
CULTURE — Musk melons, water melons, squash and gourds follow the same directions as cucumbers, except that the larger vines require more space.
Prepare hills 4 to 6 feet apart in rich, moderately dry sandy soil, thoroughly mixed with well rotted manure.
Rocky Ford
Early in May, or when the ground has become warm, plant 10 or 12 seeds one inch deep in each hill; af- ter the bugs are through, thin to 8 or 4 plants to the hill. Pinch the vines back when blossoming begins, to promote fruitfulness, and cultivate
Netted Gem
Extra Early Hackensack
until the vines cover the ground.
Rocky Ford famous
' and best known ot the
whole melon family. It is green fleshed, shading to salmon about the seed cav- ity, which is unusually small. The flesh is solid and fine grained, flavor un- excelled. We highly recommend this variety for all sections of the country, and especially those sections having ex- cessive rainfall. A splendid shipper. Makes a fine appearance on the market. Pkt. 5c, o. 10c.
Netted Gem This strain represents • the highest possible
attainment in canteloupe developement. It is undoubtedly the heaviest meated melon of the Rocky P'ord type. The flesh is green, tinged with a delicate sal- mon pink around the seed cavity, which is the smallest of any strain of Rocky Ford. nFt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Extra Early Hackensack early
■' strain oi
the well known large Hackensack. Very popular with market gardeners as it is the first of the large melons to be ready for mar- ket. The fruit is of good size, round and heavily netted, flesh green, very sweet and of good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Paul Rose Combines all the good qualities of the Netted Gem and Osage, the varieties from which it originated. Pos- sessing the sweetness of the latter with the finely netted appearance of the Gem. Fruit oval, about five inches in diameter; shape and general appearance similar to the Netted Gem. Of light green or faint golden hue when ripe. Flesh firm, a deep orange-red like the Osage, but even sweeter and more highly flavored. Pkt. 5c, oz 10c.
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Emerald Gem
new fruit is creating a sensation wherever grown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
The Osage The best known
® and most in de- mand of the red fleshed varieties, medium size, oval in shape; skin very dark green and slightly netted, the flesh is a rich salmon color, very thick, sweet and delicious flavor. There is only a slight seed cavity in the center of even the largest fruits. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Improved Large Nutmeg
An old well known variety; vines
Emerald Gem Undoubtedly
the finest in fla- vor and the earliest to ripen, and while too soft to stand shipping any great distance, is unequalled for home use or early markets. Vines of strong and vigorous growth; very prolific, is rather small and flattened at both ends. Emerald green, smooth and free from netting, heavily ribbed with narrow bands of lighter green between ribs. Flesh very thick and of a rich salmon color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Honey Dew Melon
‘ on IS pri-
marily for winter use. They require a long season for maturing but the fruits are exceptionally good keepers. They may be kept until Christmas. The seed may be planted early in May; cultivate same as other melons but do not water too freely after first setting of fruit is fully grown. The delicious honey-like flavor of this
Improved Large Nutmeg
The Osage
vigorous, hardy, productive; fruit large, slightly flat- tened at both ends, ribbed and cov- ered with a coarse netting; flesh very thick and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Banana
Melon
Very odd, 18 to 20 inches long, yellow flesh, blending from light green to rich salmon.
Fragrant and one of the most delic- ious of melons.
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Water Melons
Cultural Directions for water melons are the same as for musk melons, except they will require a little more room. Do not plant water melons on land where the3^ have grown the previous year, as the vines ex- haust the elements in the soil which makes succeeding crops defective.
Cole’s Early
Cole’s Early
For the northern states this is desirable on account of its ex- treme earliness and vigorous growth. This is the easiest to grow of all water melons. If you have failed with other sorts, 3mu may succeed with Cole’s Early. Its remaikably early character entirely removes the most common hinderance to its cultivation. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Tom Watson Although one of the newer varieties, it is now univers- ally known and planted; no doubt one of the very best of the large sorts. Oblong in shape, thin but tough rind, dark green, somewhat mot- tled. The flesh is solid and sweet, of very hand-
Phinney’s Early
Tom Watson
some scarlet throughout. The many merits of this melon recommend it to both the shipper and home gardener. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Phinney’s Early
^ ^ sorts of recent introduc-
tion surpass this old favorite. Verv early, very hardy, quality good, bears abundantly, medium sized oblong melons with thin, smooth rind, flesh pink and tender and of ver3^ good flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Ic6 CraaiTI (White Seeded) A splendid melon for the north, to grow in the home garden or for local market, having a thin rind, a beautiful crimson core, which is always
fine grained, and cannot be surpassed in flavor. Very prolific; early, a magnificent grower. It ripens in about 75 da3^s. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Peerless One of the
very best sorts for the market gar- deners who deliver dir- ect to customers. Vines moderately vigorous, hardy, productive; fruits medium size, oval. Color bright green, finely mot- tled; rind thin, flesh scarlet, solid., crisp, ten- der and very sweet. This melon has given excel- lent results on the black soils of Illinois. Pkt 5c, oz. 10c.
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Sweetheart
Sweetheart ^
One of the best. This va- riety is an entirely distinct and handsome water melon. Vines vigorous and produc- tive, ripeninig early. Fruit large, oval and very heavy; uniformly marked with light and" dark green lines. Flesh bright red, solid, very tender and deliciously sweet. The melons retain their good qualities for a long time after being gath- ered. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Monte Cristo, or Kleckley Sweets
The finest of all medium early water melons for home use. The rind is too thin and tender to permit of long distance shipping. The
fruits are uniform in size, oblong in form; the skin is a rich dark green, the flesh a bright scarlet; the seeds he close to the rind, leaving a large, solid red core. The flesh is rich, sugary and melting, being entirely free from stringiness. Many growers have expressed their satisfaction to us with the growth of this melon, by returning each year for the same seed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
CITRON
For Preserves
and solid. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Fruit round and smooth. Is not eaten raw, but is used for making a very clear transparent preserve of peculiarly fine flavor. hlesh white
Onion Seed
CULTURE— Onions thrive well on any good soil; probably the best soil for this purpose is old land that has been kept up to a high state of fertility, and free
and thoroughly cultivated in the spring. Sow ^eed^eajly m the should be
sown a trifle thicker than the onions are to stand, and thinned while weeding. One ounce of seed for 100 feet of row; 5 pounds of seed per acre.
ONION GROWERS and market gar- deners who use larger quantities of onion seed should write us for special prices. Name quantity and kind wanted.
White Portugal or American
QilvAv^Glrin A mild and pleasant onion bllVerSKin somewhat flattened
shape when matured, but globular when sown for sets or pickling. Has a beautiful white skin. It is very popular for family use, and one of the best for pickling, slic- ing or boiling. Pkt. 5.c, oz. 2()c, 65c,
j4-lb. $1.20, 1-lb. $2.10.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Southport White Globe
A most desir- able variet}" for the home garden. Yields abundantly, pro- ducing large, handsome and finely shaped, clear white hulbs. The flesh is fine grained and of mild flavor, and more attractive than the colored sorts when cooked. To produce the most beaut- iful white onions so much sought in every market, one must first have good seed; second, grow them well on rich land; third, exercise great care in harvesting and curing the cron. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, X-lb. 65c, $1.20, 1-lb. $2.10.
Southport White Globe
Red Wethersfield the standard
purplish-red sort, in most sections requires 135 days to reach 2}4 by 4 inches in diameter. A favorite in the east where large crops are grown for ship- ment. Bulh large, flattened, yet quite thick. Skin deep purplish-red; flesh purplish white, moderately fine grained and rather strong flavored. Very productive. Is sown largely for sets, Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, X-lb. 50c,
90c, 1-lb. $1.60.
Southport Red Globe The handsom-
^ est and most
richly colored of all red onions. In all mar- kets globe onions are in great demand, being of such shape that there is practical!}" no
Red Wethersfield
waste. The onion which is perhaps the best known throughout the United States is the Southport strain. The Red Southport is per- fectly globe shaped and very handsome in color. The onions measure from 2X to 3X inches in diameter, and are very uniform both in size and shape. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, X-lb. 50c, X-lb. 90c, 1-lb. $1.60.
Yellow Globe Danvers One of the
most extens- ively used yellow oni- ons. Bulbs of medium size, globe shaped with small neck and ripen very evenly.
Flesh white, crisp and of mild excel- flavor.
5c, oz.
$1.60.
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Southport Yellow Globe
The skin is a rich
brownish-3'ellow; the flesh is white, crisp and fine grained. It is entirely distinct from the Danvers t}^pe, having distinct characteristics of its own. It is large in size, a heavy crop- per and and an excellent keeper. It is sure to satisfv. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, X~lb. 50c, ^-ib. 90c, 1-lb. $1.60.
Prizetoker ^ perfectly globe-shaped on- ion with a straw colored skin. An excellent keeper; fine flavor. They attain immense size, 15 to 20 inches being often reached, if started early in hot beds and trans- planted so that they may have a long season in which to reach their mature size. Pkt. 5c, oz, 15c, >4^-lb. 50c, 90c, 1-lb. $1.60.
Onion Sets
The planting of onion sets is increasing rapidly year after year. They are used for several purposes. The bottom onion sets pro- duce a large onion in from four to six weeks earlier than can be had by sowing the seed. This enables the grower to sell his entire crop earlier in the season, af which time prices are
Prizetaker
usually higher than when the bulk of the crop reaches the market. It also permits the sowing of another crop on the land the same year. Bottom sets also produce good green onions on most any soil in half the time it takes to raise them from seed.
CULTURE — Onion sets should be planted as early in the spring as convenient, to obtain early green onions, but they may be set in at any time up to June 1st. Those not used in green condition, will ripen early in July.
White Bottom Sets — Qt. 15c
Red Bottom Sets — Qt. 12c
Yellow Bottom Sets — Qt. 12c
The prices on onion sets fluctuate so at this time. Therefore we reserve the
rapidly it is impossible to make a satisfactory price right to fill orders for the amount of money sent. Hence, should sets be lower when we receive your order, you will receive the benefit.
Very useful for flavoring soups Jl Sll/Slwy and for garnishing. The green leaves, are used for flavoring, or they may be dried crisp, rubbed to a powder,, and kept in a bottle until used. Parsley suc- ceeds best on rich, mellow soil. The seed is ev- en slower than the parsnip in germinating and should be sown as early as possible in the spring. When the plants of the curled varieties are about 3 inches high, cut off all the leaves; the plants will then start a new growth of leaves that will be brighter, better curled and later.
Champion Moss Curled
^ the most popu-
lar sorts both for the market and home garden. Leaves are very finely cut and so closely crisped or curled as to resmble moss. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Hollow Crown
Parsnips
CULTURE— Plant one year old seed as early as the soil can be worked in the spring and do not cov- er this slow germina- ting seed deeper than X of an inch. As soon as the plants ap- pear, cultivate and hand weed them, and when 3 inches high, thin to 6 inches apart in the row. This crop requires the entire season in which to mature, and as the ^ frost improves the roots, they may be left in the ground all winter.
Hollow Crown
Old time favorite. None better at any price. Root white, very tender, with a smooth, clear skin. This variety is easily distinguished by the leaves growing from a depression in top or r:rown of the root. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Market Garden
Root is very long, white, smooth, tender and of most excellent
flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Peanuts
CULTURE — Peanuts can be suc- cessfully grown in almost any place whery corn succeeds. Seed peanuts should be carefull}^ hulled to prevent breaking the skin on the kernels. They should be
planted in rows to 5 feet apart, and 10 to 12 inches
apart in the rows. Cover up with about 2 inches of M
earth. When they
are matured, pull
them up and expose to the sun for a few days.
Virginian
varieties, very prolific
X-lb. 15c, X-lb. 25c,
Sweet Mountain
This is one of the early and of the best quality.
1-lb. 40c, postpaid.
Spanish This is the small round peanut used so largely in ^ confectionery lines. It is enormously prolific and
grows in a compact bunch on a small vine. X-lh. 15c, yz-lh. 25c, 1-lb. 40c, postpaid.
Peppers are very indispensable for season- ing soups and meats. The large varieties are mainly used for this purpose and for pickling. The mild sweet varieties like Golden Dawn and Ruby King are used for mangoes, while the small fruited sorts are the best for sauces. P ppers are more tender than most vegetables. The seeds should be sown in a hotbed, cold-frame, or if no other convenience, a box in the window, and transplanted as soon as the ground becomes warm. Peppers are distinctly warm loving plants and require 125 to 150 days to reach maturity.
Peppers
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Sweet Mountain
(See cut on p. 28) Similar to Bull Nose though usually larger in size and longer. Of very mild flavor; much used as mangoes. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 15c, oz. 25c.
Large Bell or Bull Nose
Ma^res early and produces sc vilry large sized, hot pep- per, which is highly esteem- ed; jfor pickling, the skin bMng thicker than the other varieties. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 15c^; oz. 25c.
Large Red Cayenne
A well known variety hav- ing a slender, twisted and pointed pod, about four in- ches long, and bright red in color. Extremel}^ strong and pungent flesh. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 15c, oz. 25c.
Large Red Cayenne
Large Bell or Bull Nose
Ruby King
Dawn Similar to Large Bell or Bull Nose, excepting that it is of golden yellow color, and of very sweet and delicate flavor. Very brilliant and hand- some. Pkt. 5c, >^-oz. 15c, oz. 25c.
Golden
Pimento This pepper is absolutely with- out pungency and extremely fleshy. It is largely grown in Spain, canned and shipped to all parts of the world, and is greath^ relished everywhere. It is especially good in picnic sandwiches. The green pod is excellent stuffed with slaw and pickled, or filled with meat and baked. Pkt. 5c, j^-oz. 15c, oz. 25c.
Ruby King pne of the
* ® best and larg-
est mango peppers ever intro- duced. Its mammoth size, splendid shape, beautiful and rich glossy flesh and mild flavor commend it as one of the best
market varieties. Vigorous in growth and very productive.
Pkt. 5c, %-oz. 15c, oz. 25c.
Pimento
■pr ^ G one of the hardiest and most easily grown vegetables, these deserve a place JL in every home garden, particularly in view of the fact that real quality in peas
can never be bought on the market. Peas thrive in almost any soil and climate. The seeds sprout vigorously and the plants grow rapidly. For the home garden the dwarf sorts are possibly the better, but the tall varieties bear longer and later, and with some a con- stant succession of well filled pods can generall}’ be had. All peas thrive better if given brush or trellis of some kind to which they may cling.
According to the nature of the dry seeds, peas are divided into smooth-seeded and wrink- led-seeded kinds. Smooth-seeded peas are by far the hardiest and may be sown as soon as the ground can be dug. The young seedlings are not injured by frost or even snow. The wrinkled varieties are more tender, and cold wet soil causes them to rot. Do not sow them un- til the ground can be put in good friable condition, in most sections about the 15th of April.
Sow all peas in rows, 2 to 3 inches deep, scattering on an average of 2 to 3 peas to the inch or using a pint of seed to every 30 feet of row, or many prefer sowing them in doube rows, with about 4 inches between each pair of rows, especially if they are to be brushed, placing the brush in the 7 inch space. Depending on the height of the vines, peas should be given from 2 to 3 feet between the rows. The depth to which they should be covered depends on the nature of the soil. Two inches is ample in heavy soil, 3 inches is better in light soil. Under normal conditions, seedlings appear one week after planting, when they should be hoed for the first time. They grow rapidly and pods begin to form in 40 to 60 days after seeds are sown.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Dwarf and Half Dwarf Smooth Peas
First and Best Early, productive and hardy, with a strong, vigorous vine from 2}^ to 8 feet in height. Is ready for the table in 50 to 52 days from planting. Seed round, rather small and white in color. Pkt. 10c, 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb.
45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
SaXOnia Two feet. The pods are to 4 inches long and borne in pairs. Market gar- deners who have tried this pea speak very highly of it, and we look forward to a large demand for seed the coming season. Pkt. 10c, >2 -lb. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb.
45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Alaska early green-seeded variety. The
dark green color of the pods makes it an excellent pea for shipping long distances. Very early
and a uniform grower
First and Best
A popular sort for canners and shippers. 2)4 feet high. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Dwarf Wrinkled Varieties American Wonder height ten inches. This
variety heads the list of early peas in flavor and quality. The vines bear a great abundance of good sized pods containing 5 to 8 large, exceedingly sweet, tender and well flavored peas. This is the earliest of the dwarf wrinkled varieties; plantings in June have matured in 33 days. The seed is medium sized, wrinkled and pale green. These peas are especially adapted for family use as they require no brush or other support. Pkt. 10c, )4-\h. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
A very desirable, early, green, wrinkled dwarf pea.
Premium Gem
The vine is very productive and grows to a height of from 15 to 18 inches. The pods are of medium size and crowded with C to 8 very large peas of fine quality. The seed is green, large, wrinkled, often flattened. Pkt. ICc, >^-lb. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Nott’s Excelsior
The best dwarf pea. It combines all the good qualities of American Wonder and Prem- ium Gem peas. The vines are larger and more productive than the American Wonder, earlier than Premium Gem, and average about 12 inches high. The peas are not surpassed in sweetness and quality. Seed is wrinkled and green in color. A most desirable sort for the market gardener and un- surpassed for the home garden. Pkt. 10c, J^-lb. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Nott's Excelsior
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Daisy— Dwarf Telephone is to 20
^ ^ inches high, with
rather coarse foliage, medium light green, bearing pods, broad, straight and about four inches long. Pale green in color and well filled with peas of ex- cellent flavor, ready for picking in 62 to 65 days from planting. Seed pale green, large, and much wrinkled. Pkt. 10c, 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c
3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Richard Seddon
Half Dwarf Wrinkled Varieties Richard Seddon one of the best all
AROUND GARDEN PEAS
This pea is equal to Potlatch and a trifle earlier. In our trial grounds it has proven each year beyond doubt that it is entitled to a place in every garden.
The vines and pods of the Richard Seddon are dark green in color, and the latter are well filled with large sweet peas of the finest flavor. You will make no mistake in ordering a few of these choice peas for your this year’s garden. 20c, 1-lb. 35c,
2-lb. 65c, 3-lb. 85c, postpaid.
Potlntch ^ variety of great merit.
The vines are vigorous, growing from 18 to 20 inches high with dark green foliage. The long pods are rich dark green in color, often meas- uring 6 inches in length, with 0 to 11 enormous peas in a pod. The vines are sturdy and the pods are borne in pairs. It is wonderfully productive and the wa}’ the peas shell out is astonishing. No vari- Potlatch
ety known will produce more pods, and no pods
could ]mssibh' shell out better. The Potlatch is a variety from which anyone may expect great things. Fit for the table in 61 days from time of planting. Seed green, wrinkled, large in size, sweet and tender. f^-Ib. 20c, 1-lb. 35c, 2-lb. 65c, 3-lb. 85c, postpaid.
Little Marvel
Eighteen inches. The ideal pea for the home garden, early and encrm- ously productive. Pods borne in pairs and are about 2^ inches in length; well filled with large peas of delic- ious flavor. This variety is taking the place of the older and better known dwarf peas. The big point in its favor is that it re I mains in prime' condition a week longer than the older sorts. Pkt. 10c, >^-Ib. 15c,
1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c. postpaid.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Gradus or Prosperity
The most popular high quality, extra wrinkled pea. This re- markable pea is not only large and of the best quality, but is within a few days as early as the small, round, extra earlv sorts. Gradus is a wrinkled pea, growing about 80 inches high. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. ISc, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Tall Growing Wrinkled Varieties
Telephone
now a pea
This is leading with market gardeners, as it is in all partic- ulars a market garden variety. It comes into bearing fairly early and yields
abundant crops of large, fine appearing pods. Peas are sweet and luscious. The vines grow about 4 feet in height; are very vigorous and strong. Each vine bears an average of 7 to 10 pods, which are ready for picking in about 65 davs. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lbs. 45c, 3-lbs. 65c, postpaid.
Champion of England
height. This has been considered for a long time the standard main crop or late pea for summer use. From this variety have sprung the whole race of green wrink- peas. The vines are very vigorous and pro- ductive,. bearing an abundance of large, well filled pods.
These peas are light green, wrinkled, of fine quality and delic- ious flavor. Pkt. 10c,
15c, 1-lb. 25c,
2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c,
TALL SMOOTH
VARIETIES
Large White Eye Marrowfat
Cultivated very ex- tensively for canning. Vines about 5 feet high and of strong growth. Pods large, cylindrical, rough, light colored and well filled; seed large, round and light yellow. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
An excellent variety growing about 5 feet high; very prolific recommended as one of the very best
lb. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c,
Champion of England
Large Black Eye Marrowfat
bearer of large pods. Can be Marrowfat sorts. Pkt. 10c, }^' postpaid.
Dwarf Gray Sugar
This is an edible podded variety. Vines grow only 15 to 18 inches high with purp- lish blossoms. Sugar Peas are not shelled, but are cooked same as string beans. Pkt. 10c, ^-Ib. 15c, 1-lb. 25c, 2-lb. 45c, 3-lb. 65c, postpaid.
Look for the Garden Seed Collections on Inside of Back Cover.
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Pumpkins
CULTURE — The finer varie- ties of pumpkins are used for pies and the coarser ones for stock feeding. While the pumpkin may be grown very much as cucumbers are grown in a garden, they are more frequently planted in the field with corn, where several seeds are dropped in each fourth hill. One ounce plants 25 hills and 2 to 4 pounds generously plants an acre.
Small Sweet or Sugar
Small Sweet or Sugar
This is the small, sweet pumpkin that has made the New England states famous for their pumpkin pies. It is a very fine grained, delicately flavored sort. Splendid keeper. They average about 10 in- ches in diameter; deep orange in color. Pkt.
Sc, oz. 10c,
■lb. 25c.
Japanese Pie
Japanese Pie Pumpkin
The flesh is very thick and of a rich salmon color;
nearly solid, the seed cav- ity being very small and in one end of the pumpkin. Dry and sweet, having much the same appearance and taste as sweet potatoes. Makes pies as rich without eggs as other varieties do with eggs. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-lb. 30c.
Large Yellow or Connecticut Field
The pumpkin most extensively used for feeding stock. Also used for making pies. Flesh deep rich yellow, fine
grained and highl}^ flavored.
1-lb. 90c.
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-lb. 25c,
Large Yellow
Large Cheese or Kentucky Field
Large, round, flattened, hardy and productive. About two feet in diameter. Grown largely for stock feeding.
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-lb. 20c, 1-lb. 75c.
Mammoth Tours Grown chiefly for exhi- bition purposes and for stock feed. It grows to enormous size, frequently weighing over 100 pounds. Skin salmon color, flesh yellow. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-lb. 30c.
Mammoth Potiron Tbis pumpkin is one
of the largest if not the largest of all varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c,
Large Cheese or Kentucky Field
Mammoth Tours
QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
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Early Scarlet Turnip
Radishes
Because radishes are so easy to grow, they are found in nearl}^ every home garden, and yet it is very seldom that one finds them of top-notch quality, chiefly because the fundamental requirements of this democratic vegetable are misunderstood or dis- regarded. True, radishes will grow anywhere, yet to grow a quality product,, they must be grown quickly and must not be allowed to become over- grown. Every time the radish seedlings are checked in their developement, the crop is belated and a tendency is created in the roots to become pithy and tough.
PRICES ON ALL VARIETIES OF RADISH SEED AS FOLLOWS: Pkt..5c, oz. 10c, X-lb. 30c, >4 -lb. 55c, 1-lb. $1.00, postpaid.
Early Scarlet Turnip
' ^ shaped radish with a
small top and of very quick growth. A very early variety, deserving of general cultivation on account of its rich color, and crisp tender flesh.
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped
A beautiful variety, deep scarlet wit^ white tip. As early as Non Plus Ultra, has as small a top and may be planted as closely. It is more at- tractive in appearance and cannot fail to give satisfaction as a forcing radish.
Sparkler white
• ^ tipped
radishes are justly popular by reason of their attractive ap- pearance. This quite distinct variety ful- fills every require- ment, the color being a rich carmine-scarlet with a verv pronoun- ced tip of the purest white. The roots ev- en when fully devel- oped are solid, crisp and sweet, and re- main fit for use as long as the coarser kinds.
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped
French Breukfust ^ quick growing, medium sized radish;
rather oblong in shape; color a beautiful scarlet, except near the tip, where it is pure white. A splendid variety for the table on account of its excellent quality and attractive color.
White Stutgart
White Stutgart
A good summer rad- ish. somewhat turnip shaped. Grows quick- Iv and attains a good French Breakfast size. Skin and flesh pure white and quality excellent.
Half Long Deep Scarlet
hardy and desirable variety are of a brilliant, deep, rich red color and are half long with a tapering point. The flesh is very white, crisp and tender and holds its juiciness well.
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Crimson Giant Globe A variety extraordinary
in that while growing to an unusually large size, it is always crisp and of a mild flavor. It remains in perfect condition a long time.
and unlike other for- cing varieties does not become pithy until twice their size in di- ameter. Especially recommended for out- door planting.
Crimson Giant Globe
Lady Finger
Long White Vi- enna or Lady
Fini^er ^ splendid ” long vari- ety of radish, which is of transparent whiteness. Produces nice long roots in 22 days from date of sowing, and continues in prime condition for a long period. It is by far the most pop- ular sort in the entire^ list. There is no va- riety more uniform in type, and there none that surpass it in quality. It is not only the best second early variety but is one of the best gen- eral crop varieties as well; they have a peculiar and delicious freshness not found in other sorts. Its shape is most attrac- tive and handsome; undoubtedly the most perfect long white radish in cultivation.
Improved Chartier or Shepherd Although the
^ ^ American vari-
ety is too large for forcing, it is one of the best for sowing outdoors. The roots are in good condition for the table very- early and continue hard and crisp until they reach a diam- eter of an inch and a quarter, thus affording good roots for a much longer time than any of the preceding varieties. The long cylindrical roots are scarlet rose in color, and gradually taper and shade into white at the tips.
Icicle The exceptional merit of this radish is proven by its popularity in- creasing every year with suc- cessful market gardeners. A very attractive pure white rad- ish; the earliest of the long white summer sorts and of most excellent quality. The roots are somewhat shorter with smaller tops than the Long White Vienna and ma- ture a little earlier. The roots when matured are 5 to 6 inches long by Yz to Y?, of an inch in diameter. One of the most desirable varieties for outdoor summer planting for the home garden and market. It com- bines beautiful appearance with finest radish qualities, ap- pealing to the eye and palate.
This radish remains crisp and tender much longer than the
colored varieties. Improved Chartier
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Long Black Spanish
WINTER VARIETIES
Long Black Spanish
largest as well as the hardiest of rad- ishes, five to eight inches long and one to one and one-half inches through at at the_^top. Skin black, flesh white and firm. Good keeper.
Rose China ^ handsome and
distinct variety; color the brightest rose; crisp and tender; cylindrical in shape or largest at the bottom, tapering abruptly to a small tap; very smooth and desirable sort.
Keeps splendidl}^ through the autumn and winter.
White Chinese a comparatiyeb'
new variety that is popular wherever known. The root Rose China
is long, cylindrical, with beautiful white
skin and flesh so white as to attract attention even among other white varieties. Can be sown July 1st to August 15th, and will keep in prime condition a long time; mild in flavor, brittle and never woody.
Rhubarb
Is highly esteemed for use in pies, tarts, jelly and marmalade, and large quanti- ties are sold in all markets every year. It is the first vegetable of the year. Pkt. 5c.
Rhubarb
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster
Mammoth Sandwich Island This delicious vege- table should be more generally grown. It surpasses for table use both the parsnip and the carrot; it acquires after a good frosting, a decided oyster flavor. The roots should be left in the ground to be dug during thaws in the winter and spring. Salsify is boiled like parsnips or carrots, or is half boiled and grated, then
made into balls which are dipped into a bat- ter and fried like oys- ters. One ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Vegetable Oyster
Spinach
Improved Thick Leaved
Improved Thick Leaved Spinach
A variety which grows very rapidly, forming a cluster of large, thick, slightl}^ wrinkled leaves of fine color and quality when cooked. Espec- iall}" recommended to market gardeners. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, SPINACH (Continued on page 37)
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Hubbard
New Zealand Spinach
boils and bakes exceedingly dry and is esteemed by many to be as good when baked as the sweet potato. Our stock is most care- full}" selected as regards to quality of flesh and to color and wartiness of the shell, but the latter peculi- arities are largely determined by the soils in which the squashes are raised. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Golden Hubbard vines
very vig- orous and productive. Fruits of medium size, weighing G to 8 pounds, and in shape are like the Hubbard, but are in condition for use earlier. They are wonder- fully long keepers and can be held over in good condition for spring
New Zealand Yields
an abun- dance of the tenderest spin- ach during the hottest months of the year, or in dry, arid localities where the ordinary spinach runs to seed. The seeds are sown where the plants are to stand, in May, or earlier in a hotbed and trans- planted. The plants will continue to yield a supply of good leaves of excellent quality during the entire summer, requiring scarcely anv attention. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Squash
This is one of the best of the winter'Tsquashes; flesh bright orange-yellow, fine grained, very dry, sweet and richly'flavored. Keeps well throughout the winter.
Hubbard
use. Shell, warted, hard, strong, and of a beaut- iful orange-red color, except a bit of olive green on blossom end. Flesh deep orange, dry, fine grained and richly flavored. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Summer Crookneck ^he old standard
sort, very produc- tive and matures the bulk of its crop a little ear- lier than Mammoth Summer Crookneck. Fruit when full grown are about one foot long with crooked neck and surface uniformly warty; color bright yellow, shell very hard when ripe. Pkt, 5c, oz. 10c.
Mammoth White Bush
An early, round flat squash; — color clear white, hand- somely scalloped. Called Golden Hubbard Patty Pan in the south.
Largely planted in every section of the country. One of the best of the earl}" summery varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Summer Crookneck
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Golden Custard or Yellow Bush
Sunflower
SQUASH (Continued)
Golden Custard or Yellow Bush
A very early, flat, scalloped variety of largest size. Color yellow, flesh pale yellow and well flavored. A strain of the old Yellow Bush Scallop, which is fully as productive but uniformly larger and flatter than the old stock. It has a very small seed cavity. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Large Russian
This has a very large head borne on top of a single unbranched stalk, with much more and larger seeds than the common sort. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. Sow as soon as the ground is fit for planting corn, in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 10 inches apart in the row, cultivate same as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut off the heads and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid floor or in a corn crib. Af- ter curing so that they will thresh easily, flail out and clean thoroughly through a fanning mill. Pkt. 5e, X-Ib. 10c, }4-lb. 15c, lb. 25c.
Herbs
Large Russian Sunflower
Sage
In borders and irregu- lar parts of
the garden it will prove pleasurable and profitable to grow a few herbs. Their use gives new and unusual flowers, pleasant aromas and perfumes, and some medicines that are as serviceable as can be purchased. Exact cultural directions suited to them all is impossible. Give them generalh’^ the care given vegetables or flowers. When the foliage is to be used, cut the young stems on a dry day, dry in the shade and store in air tight jars.
CARAWAY. The seeds are used in confec- SWEET MARJORAM. Leaves and shoots tionery, cakes and medicines. Pkt. 5c. are used for seasoning. Pkt. 5c.
SAGE. An indispensable herb for season- ing. Pkt. 10c.
SWEET FENNEL. Pkt. 5c.
Ornamental, also used
m sauce.
Tomatoes
The tomato is a true American vegetable; it origiiiated on this continent. Nowhere in the world has the tomato reached the standard of perfection it has with us. Nearly everv section of our country has developed special varieties that thrive better there than any other place. Next to potatoes, tomatoes are of greater importance as a food than any other vegetable excepting corn. Tomatoes are a long season crop. It is necessary to sow seed in the house or in a hotbed, in order to have plants ready for the garden when the weather becomes settled. Sow seeds in any soil (clay loam suits them best) in a seed flat or even a cigar box kept in a sunny kitchen window. A- packet of seeds provides all the plants needed in the home garden. As soon as the seedlings make the second pair of leaves, transy^lant them into a larger box, or better still into in- dividual pots. As soon as danger of frost is past, transy^lant to the garden.
Earliana
(See description on page :)9)
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PRICES ON TOMATO SEED: Pkt. 5c, /4^-oz. 10c, ^-oz. 20c, oz. 35c, postpaid.
A Pkt. is about 300 seeds; X-oz. abouc 900 .^eed^; }4-oz. about 1800 seeds; oz. about 3600 seeds.
Chalk’s Early Jewel
Earliana ear-
liest large, smooth yielding tomato. Not only is it desirable on account of its earliness and large size, but also on ac- count of its handsome shape and bright red color. Its solidity and fine quality are equal to the best medium and late sorts. Plants are very compact with stout jointed branches, and yet the vines yield enormously. For an earh’ sort in the northern market and home garden, there is none to compare with this tomato. In some southern sections it is grown exclusively.
Chalk’s Early Jewel ^he i a r g e s t,
' smoothest and
finest flavored, extra early, bright red tomato. About ten days later than Spark’s Earliana. It is a heavier cropper with tomatoes of a lar- ger size and sweeter flavor. The plants are of bushy, compact growth, heavily loaded with fruit. The tomatoes are of good size, just right for the market; color bright scarlet, ri- pening to the stem without cracks or green core. The flesh is thick, solid and of fine flavor with few seeds. The skin is strong enough to make it a good shipping variety.
John Boor extra early scarlet fruited variety of superior merit. The vines are very hardy and exceptionally pro- ductive. The fruits are the largest of the ex- tra early sorts and are also most attractive in color. They are nearly round, smooth, firm and of excellent quality. It is one of the very
John Baer
earliest to ripen its first fruits and it con- tinues to furnish marketable fruits longer than other very early varieties.
Juno Pink C)ne of the earliest varieties of tomatoes and a special favorite with those who like the pink color. The vines are of vigorous growth; the fruit is borne in clusters and is , of excellent quality. The yield is heavy and continues until the vines are cut down by the frost. The flavor is free from acidity, peculiarly sweet and pleasant to eat raw.
Crimson Cushion
A grand main crop. Bears continuously and .late.
Extremely large and smooth; solid as Beef- steak; nearly seedless; flesh is of fine, rich flavor.
June Pink
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
Dwarf Stone
very good quality. Often sold as Tree To- mato. Our stock is a very strain with more even smooth fruit than the original.
B60fst6&]c This distinct variety is perhaps one of the most valuable addi- tions to the tomato family. It is fully as early, thicker, heavier and more solid than either the Stone or Acme, making it easily one of the handsomest varieties under cultiva- tion. Beefsteak is unsurpassed in quality and in the cultivation of fine fruits.
Dw3rf Stone This is the largest dwarf tomato in existence. Vines very vigorous and productive. The fruit is similar to the Tall Stone in color (red), shape and practically in size. Specimens weighing one pound each are quite common. On account of its being of dwarf habit, this is the most desirable for the amateur, who is not used to training vines.
Dwarf Champion ^ second early
^ purplish-pink vari- ety, especially desirable 'where garden space is limited. Vines about two feet high, vigor- ous upright and compact growing. Fruit medium sized, exceptionally smooth and of
Dwarf Champion
While well adapted for main crop planting, it matures so quickly that it takes first rank for
early market purposes. The form is perfect, uniform, large and at- tractive. The flesh is very firm. A robust grower with short joints, setting its clusters closer together than most other varieties, and it is therefore a very heavy cropper. The fruits are very deep from stem to blossom end, some of them being almost globe shaped. Ripens evenly, does not crack about the stem, and the flavor is all that could be desired.
Golden Queen iqf
and smooth; color of a beautiful golden yel- low, sometimes with a slight blush of red; as smooth and well shaped as the best of the red varieties and of superior flavor.
WILL MAKE YOUR GARDEN GROW
Beefsteak
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Ponderosa
Tlirninc White Milan a globular variety; very
M, U1 111^9 even m shape and of fine
appearance. The flesh is of excellent qual- ity and desirable for table use or for stock. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Purple Top White Globe
An early variety. Globe shaped and a heavy cropper; in other respects similar to Purple Top, Strap Leaved. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, M-lb. 35c, 65c, 1-lb. $1.20.
Early Purple Top, Strap Leaved early variety
^ * * * and a favorite for
table use. Leaves are few, entire and upright, Roots of med- ium size. Color purple or dark red aboveground, white below; flesh white, fine grained and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-R>. 35c, ^-Ib. 65c, 1-lb. $1.20.
Rutabagas
American Purple Top
This is a yellow fleshed sort having a large tankard shaped root with rather small necks and tops. C o 1 or purplish crimson above ground, yellow below; flesh very solid, fine grained and of the best flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, X-lb- 35c.
White Swede
long, dull
reddish color above ground but yellow underneath; is hardier than the common turnip and will keep solid until spring.
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Tobacco
Connecticut Seed Leaf
Best adapted to the climate in American Purple Top the middle and northern states.
Ponderosa f punfie
fruited to- mato of the largest size. Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruit very solid, fairly smooth, and considered of very good quality, especially by those who prefer a tomato quite free from acid.
Strawberry or Husk Tomato Plants of
spreading growth and immensely pro- ductive. The small yellow fruits are each enclosed in a husk. Of very sweet fla- vor and highly esteemed for preserving or making pies.
Purple Top White Globe
Purple Top, Strap Leaved Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
EVERBODY loves flowers. Flowers are inexpensive. If you select the right kind, they are as easy to grow as weeds, but everyone is not familar with the kind of flower seed to buy to make the quickest and most satisfactory showing. We are pleased, however, to offer a very choice list of the most popular and easily grown flower seeds. They are strictl}' fresh, new crop, arid the very best obtainable.
Annuals are those flowers that bloom and ripen their seed the first year then die. Among these are asters, balsams, mignonette, sweet peas, nasturtiums, morning glories, and many other very brilliant and fragrant varieties.
Biennials from seed generally bloom the second year, then die. Some varieties, if planted early, bloom the first season; therefore are treated as apnuals.
Perennials are those that endure our long winters with little or no protection and live and bloom several years in succession. A large majority of the perennials will bloom the first year if started early in the spring. Hollyhocks, columbine, larkspurs, foxglove, poppies, etc., are in this class.
All Flower Seeds Sent Postpaid Upon Receipt of Price.
Ageratum
(Annual) One of the best summer blooming plants from seed. They are rapid growers, early and constant bloomers. During the hot, dry summer months their bright flowers are borne in great profusion. Set the dwarf sorts ten inches apart and they soon make a low mass of charming blue and white.
A good plant for the rib- bon border. Pkt. 5c.
Good for bedding or bor- ders. Pkt. 5c.
MEXICANUM— Pkt. 5c.
Choice Mixed
Suitable for pot culture or bed- ding, bearing in profusion, clus-
Imperial Dwarf White Imperial Dwarf Blue
Ageratum
ters of feathery flowers. This mixture contains the beautiful amethyst blue. Pkt. 5c.
Amaranthus
Brilliantly foliaged annuals; some of the varie- ties bear racemes of flowers. All are useful in bor- ders of tall plants, among shrubs or for the cen- ters of large beds. Do not grow them too closely together, but give them sufficient room to develop their full beauty. MIXED-Pkt. 5c.
Antirrhinum- Snapdragon
Snapdragons were a feature of the old fashioned garden. Then for a time they were neglected, but today they are being raised everywhere, since the splendid flower spikes appearing all summer are as valuable for bedding effects as for cutting.
Amaranthus
GIANT MIXED Pkt. 5c.
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Alyssum
The annual varieties can be grown very readily either out- doors or in the house, and by cutting back the plants properly, an almost constant succession of bloom can be had.
Little Gem Alyssum
Little Gem This should be called the annual “Snow White Carpet Plant,’’ for the plants which are only a few inches high, grow so dense and are so completely covered with snow white blossoms, they create the impression of a beautiful carpet spread over the ground. We know of no flower so particularly well adapted for bor- ders, ribbons, etc., as our Lit- tle Gem Alyssum. The plants commence to bloom when
quite small and continue until late in the fall. Pkt. Sc, X-oz. 10c, %-oz. 20c.
Aquilegia or Columbine
Charming hardy, perennial plants, growing from one to three feet high, bearing in countless numbers through May and June their exquisite blossoms of clear blue, white, rose, yellow, purple, striped, etc.
Single Nixed — Pkt. Sc.
Coealeau
Aquilegia
(Rocky Nountain Columbine) One of the most beautiful American flowers. Sepals deep blue, petals white. Pkt. 10c.
Asters
Culture — Sow either in a hotbed or in open ground in May, covering the seed with about X-inch of good rich soil; when the plants are strong enough, transplant about 18 inches apart in deeply dug, well prepared seed beds. Asters must not be planted in freshly manured soil, nor in soil that has been planted to asters for two or three years previous. Unslacked lime or fresh wood ashes are beneficial if stirred in the soil a little before planting and are said to counteract the ravages of the aster blight. A few soakings with tobacco water around the roots during the growing season is also recommended.
it is unnecessary to dwell on the great beauty of these favorites, as they are appreciated by everyone. Asters are annuals, and they- are sufficiently hardy to endure a litttle frost without iiijurv. The aster is perhaps the most popular annual flower grown in this countrv, and justly so on account of its ease of culture. We recommend sow- ing seed of a number of varieties, as by this method of culture the blooming season can be made to extend late in the autumn.
Hohenzollern
This, while it is earlier than the late branching, is on a par with it in vigor and size of plants. The immense fluffy flowers are borne on long stems and are certainly one of the finest types of asters. There is a fine range of colors contained in our mixture. Mixed Colors — Pkt. 10c.
Hohenzollern Asters
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Giant Comet of
this variety are perfectly true in character, grow- ing from 18 to 24 inches high. The flowers measure from 8 to 4 inches in diameter, resembling the finest Japanese chrysanthemums.
All Colors Nixed — Pkt. 10c.
American Beauty
Giant Branching Beautiful as
” ters for cut flowers. Quite different in several re- spects from any other aster known. The branching habit is accompanied with great vigor of growth and profusion of bloom. The flowers are borne on long stiff stems and the colors are bright and handsome. All Colors Nixed — Pkt. 10c.
Giant Branching Asters
Queen of the Market 7^® earliest first class aster, com- ing into flower almost a month in advance of the later sorts. The flowers are of good size, borne on long stems, making them very valuable for cutting. Pkt. 10c.
American
late branching asters,
distinct and valuable variety, nilar in type to the well known in that all the large blossoms
produced on much heavier stems.
Queen of the Narket
It is the first of a new strain of late branching habit and of robust growth. Plants average 2J^ to 8 feet in height, according to location, while the immense flowers, usually 4 to 5 inches in diameter, are often borne on heavy stems which ruay be cut 2 feet in length. Carmine— Pkt. 10c. Purple— Pkt. 10c.
TALL MIXED ASTERS Made up of the choice varieties. Pkt. 10c.
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FOR FLOWER GARDENS
The best manure you can use. Nothing will make such colors and foliage. It’s just what Nature needs to make big, strong, healthy plants. Dig it deeply into garden soil. Rake it into top soil before planting seed in rows or hills. Ten pounds for each 100 square feet is all you require.
ASTERS (Continued)
Shell Pink This color is the most exquisite shade of pink and fora midseason pink this aster is without a rival. Pkt. 10c,
Balsam or Lady Slipper
Double Camelia Flowered An old favorite
garden flower,
producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful, brilliant colored flowers in the greatest profusion. Easy of cul- ture; succeeds in good rich soil. Double Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Beilis—
IPerennis
Charming little plants for edgings and bor- ders, also used for low beds and rock work. The flowers of the improved varieties we offer are borne above the low cluster of leaves on stiff flow- er stalks, making them suitable for bouquets. Pkt. 5c.
Baloon Vine
Balsam or Lady Slipper
Remakable for its inflated capsules containing the seed. Sometimes called Love-in-a-Puff. A rapid and grace- ful climber. Flowers white. Sow early in the spring. A tender annual; six feet high. Pkt. 5c.
Beans, Scarlet Runner
A rapid growing annual climber, bearing sprays of bril- liant scarlet pea shaped blossoms. Used as a snap or shell bean for eating as well as being desirable for ornamental purposes. Seed may be sown as soon as danger of frost is past.' Vines ten to twelve feet high. Pkt. 5c.
Free flowering plants of the easiest culture, succeeding everywhere and flowering continuously. Flowers
Calendula
Canna Seeds
double showy, of large size and pleasing colors. Pkt. 5c.
Cozy’s Grand Cannas are famous for their luxuriant dwarf growth, and im- mense gladiolus-like flowers of most bril- liant colors. Their, profusion and contintuity of bloom under all climes and conditions, render them easily the most useful, showy and popular garden plants grown. Pkt. 5c.
(BACHELOR’S BUTTON)
A double variet}' of the well known and popular old Corn Flower or Blue Bottle. A continuous bloomer of great value
as a cut flower. Mixed Colors — Pkt. 5c.
CENTAUREA-Gymnocarpa
silver gray color; used for bedding. Pkt. 5c.
Don’t Forget the Flower Seed Collections on Inside Page of Back Cover,
Centaurea— Cyanus
Centaurea
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Celosia-Cockscomb
Very attractive annuals; free flower- ing and do well in ordinary garden beds or borders. The crested heads of the flowers resemble a cock’s comb. The plumed heads are like great feathers. The colors are varied but the scarlet and crimson shades are the most beautiful and rich. Sow the seeds directly in the garden or start early and transplant. Make fine pot plants. The plumes or flow- ers can be cut and dried for winter bouquets.
Thompson! O f pyramidal
* growth, attain-
ing a height of two feet and pro- ducing graceful, feathery plumes of the most brilliant crimson. In the sunlight the rich color of the flower spikes is beautifully con- trasted with the bronze colored foliage. Pkt. 5c.
£mi>r6SS combs are of col- ^ ossal proportions;
they have been grown to measure eighteen inches from tip to tip; rich crimson. Pkt. Sc.
Celosia—Thompsoni
Cristata-President Theirs Crimson combs, dark
leaves. Shown to its best
Calliopsis advantage when com-
bined with Golden Fev- erfew and Centaurea Candidissima. Pkt. 5c.
CRISTATA-GLASCO PRIZE. Very large combs. Pkt. 5c.
CRISTATA-DWARF MIXED. A mixture of the^best dwarf sorts. Pkt. 5c.
One of the showiest and most easily grown of garden annuals, blooming all sum- mer; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 5c.
f among the most highly wCtiim y prized of all summer flow-
ers. A showv, hardy an- nual; also excellent for cutting. It will grow any- where and under all conditions.
Giant Hyacinth-Flowered
Flower heads are of an im- mense size, resembling a Dutch Hyacinth. Pkt. Sc.
Cobaea
Scanden’s Cathedral Bells
A rapid growing climber, at- taining a height of to flO feet and bearing and abun- dance of large, beautiful, blue be]l-sha])ed flowers, f’ln sow- ing the seeds, place them edge- wise and merely cover with a Hyacinth-Flowered light soil. Pkt. 5c.
Cobaea
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Carnation
Marguerite
This new class of carnations blooms about five months after sowing the seed. The flowers are of brilliant colors, ranging through many shades of red, pink, white, variegated, etc.; exquisitely beautiful, sweet and fully eighty per cent perfectly double. The plants succeed alike in the open garden or in pots. Seed sown early in the year will give an abundance of flowers late in July. Sown in May and kept pinched back, plants will bloom in the fall until checked b}- hard frosts. Being half hardv perennials, a slight protection of coarse straw will preserve them during the winter and they will flower profusely early the following summer. Extra Double Mixed — Pkt. 10c.
Marguerite Carnation
Red Grenadine For yielding a quantity of double red flowers, no outdoor carnation can equal it. Pkt. 10c.
Coreopsis
Lanceolate ^ beautiful, hardy border plant, 16 to 18 inches high; bright golden yellow flowers the entire season. It makes a handsome vase flower. Pkt. 5c.
Red Grenadine
Chrysanthemum
Annual Varieties. These showy and effect- ive garden varieties are extensively grown for cut flowers. They produce on long stems, large flowers resembling the daisy, but of many bright colors in distinct bands. Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Cypress Vine
A most beautiful climber with delicate dark green feathery foliage and an abun- dance of bright, star- shaped, scarlet or white blossoms which contrast so effectively with the graceful foliage. Tender annual; about 15 feet high. Pkt. 5c.
Coreopsis Lanceolate
ALL FLOWER SEEDS SENT POSTPAID UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE.
Cypress Vine
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Castor Beans— Ricinius
Tall, majestic, rapid growing plants for lawns; leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet blossoms or of green prickly fruit. They are splendid for sub-tropical effect, either planted singly on the lawn or in the center of a canna bed. If planted thickly, it makes a fine screen or hedge. Plant seed in open rich soil, deep spaded in a dry sit- uation, as soon in the spring as it is safe.
Zsnsib&risnsis handsomest strain of castor
bean. Leaf sometimes two feet across, with stem rising ten to fourteen feet. Pkt. 5c.
Borboniensis — Pkt. Sc. Gibsoni— Pkt. 5c.
Castor Beans— Ricinius
Cosmos
Autumn blooming plants of exceedingly graceful habit. The single star- like'^flowers range in color from white, through^pink to crimson. The feathery spring foliage well adapts it as a back- ground for dwarf flowers. If topped when half grown, the plants will bloom much earlier, the check seeming to induce im- mediate flowering.
Dwarf Cosmos flowering. This
strain produces its flowers from July until frost. It grows and blooms in the greatest profusion in any soil, Grace, daintiness and brilliancy are the chief characteristics of this class. Thev
Cosmos
Daisy Shasta
are very pretty for vases and last often a week in the house when cut. Mixed — Pkt. 5e.
We can furnish the early flowering cosmos in either light or dark colors. Pkt. 5c.
Cosmos New fancy varieties in this splendid mix- ture are monster pink and white flowers, beaut- iful crimson shade, delicate white and mauve with daintily tinted pink and mauve. Some large white blossoms have broad plaited petals and pink edges. Pkt. 5c.
Mammoth
CAMPANULA or Bell Flower
(Biennial) Flowers large, plants two feet high; blooms in July. Pkt. 5c.
Campanula— Cup and Saucer
Beautiful form of Canterbury Bells with a large saucer at the base of the flower; two feet high.
Mixed- Pkt. 5c.
Daisy Shasta
" in our gardens.
They are conspicious in mix ed tcsor grown in front of shrubbery and as a|cut flowe are with- out an equal. Easily raised from seed. Pkt. 5c.
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Delphirium— Larkspur
Forget-Me-Not
Digitalis or Foxglove
The foxglove in common with all the hardy perennials is planted more extensively each season. It adds much to our hardy beds and borders. Pkt. 5c.
Delphinium- Larkspur
The hardy varieties are of be- witching beauty in the perennial border or among shrubs. The brilliant flower spikes can be seen for quite a distance and are at- tractive. If sown early, many of the varieties will bloom the first year. The plants will bloom al- most continuously if the flowers are removed as they fade.
Delphinium Beladonna — Pkt. 10c.
Giant Hyacinth Flowered — Pkt. 5c.
Dolichos
or Hyacinth Bean
A splendid climber with clustered spikes of purple and white flowers. Tender an- nual, 10 to 20 feet high. Pkt. 5c.
Euphorbia
Snow on the Mountain
Eup..orbia
Hardy annual, growing about two feet high. Useful in shrubbery borders; variegated leaves. Pkt. 5c.
^®***®*'"^® Poppy. Especially JLlSvrXlOl valuable for growing in flower
beds and masses. Sow where plants are to bloom. Bright showy flowers and feath- Four O’clock
ery foliage good for cut flowers. The yellow varieties
make a fine combination when planted with blue flowers. Pkt. 6c.
Four O’clock
Godetia
This is another good old fashioned flower o f bushy habit, bearing hundreds of flowers during the season of white, yellow, crimson and violet. Some varieties combine two or more of these col- ors in spots, flakes and splashes; will thrive any- where, blooms the entire season. Pkt. 5c.
(Myosotis)
Half hardy per- ennials, which flower the first season from seed if sown early. Will bring forth lovely blossoms throughout the summer and fall. They succeed best with mois- ture in a shaded position. Mixed, AH Varieties —Pkt. 5c.
(Satin Flower) Hardy an- nuals suitable for beds, borders and to grow in shady places. They grow rapidly and flower profusely from June until frost. Pkt. 5c.
Forget-me-not
Godetia
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Remarkable for the pro- ^Cllia. J/Cllcl fusion, size and brilli- ancy of their flowers, continuing to bloom from early summer until November. Pkt. 5c.
There are desirable in many vIvUi U.9^ places where an immense amount of vine is wanted quickly. Most sorts are good for 20 to 30 feet in a season and blooms of some are quite striking and handsome. With many sorts the fruit IS unique and ornamental and often use- ful. The small fancy gourds are excellent toys for children, while the larger sorts ma}' be used for dippers, sugar troughs, etc.
Gourds Dipper ^ useful gourd, that, as its fruit is
light and strong, and does notrot, rust or heat easily, is just right to dip hot liquids, soap, etc. They hold from a pint to a quart each. Pkt. 5c.
Dish Cloth Ornamental enough for a house vine, and the fruit is very useful. The fruit is enormous, two feet in length, and borne in great profusion. The lining of mature fruit, when washed and bleached is porous, tough, elastic and sponge-like, making the nicest and cleanest substitute for dish cloths and bath sponges obtainable. Pkt. 5c.
Sugar Trough
Enormous hard shelled fruit, holding from 3 to 10 gallons each, and as they never rot or rust and are very light and strong, are just right to use as a receptacle for lard, salt, sugar, seed corn, etc. Pkt. 5c.
Hercules Club Enormous long club shaped fruit, growing from 3 to 4 feet long. Useful to use in storing various articles as the fruit is hard shelled and lasts for years in perfect condition. Pkt. 5c.
Nest Eifg Resembling in color, shape and size, the eggs of ®® hens. Do not crack, last for years and make the best nest eggs. Rapid grower and good climber; extremely or- namental and useful for covering screens, etc. Pkt. 5c.
Calabash or Pipe Gourd attractive pipes
can be made from the fruits of this gourd by anyone at a nominal cost. They are the light- est pipes made for their size; are graceful in shape, color like a meerschaum and are delightful smokers. Pkt. 5c.
Gypsophila Paniculata
APPLE SHAPED. Beautifully striped. Pkt. 5c.
PEAR SHAPED, RINGED. Green and yellow, beautiful bi-colored fruit. Pkt. 5c.
BOTTLE. The original Thermos bottle. Used by the pilgrims in the Orient. Pkt. 5c.
MIXED. Many different varieties. Pkt. 5c.
Heliotrope
Gypsophila Paniculata
(Baby’s Breath, Bridal Veil) The plants are small, star-like and are borne in feathery sprays, which are highly esteemed as cut flowers, as they lend a most graceful effect when com- bined in bouquets. This pleasing flower should be in every garden, for it may be said to be almost indispensable in the arrangement of flowers either in vase or bouquet work. Its misty veil-like appearance when used wdth other flowers, pro- duces a charming effect.
Elegans Pure White -Pkt. 5c. Elegans Pink — Pkt. 5c.
Heliotrope
Is a universal favorite on account of its delicate fragrance and long dura- tion of bloom, flowering equally well as bedding plants in summer or as pot plants in the house in the winter. May be raised from seed as easily as the verbena.
Best Varieties Mixed- Pkt. 5c.
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Humulus
Japonicus
Japanese Hop. One
of the most rapid climbers grown; seed may be sown in the open ground in the spring and it will attain enor- mous dimensions very quickly. Pkt. 5c.
Hollyhock
Alleghany
Hollyhocks
These flowers are of mammoth size and wonderfully formed of loosely arranged, fringed petals which re-
Humulus Japonicus
semble the finest China silk and have none of the form- alit}^ of the ordinary type. This variety is a perpetual bloomer. The colors vary from the palest shrimp pink to deep red. Although the flowers are single, they are very beautiful, and must be seen to be appreciated. Single Nixed — Pkt. 5c.
Double Crimson — Pkt. 5c. Double Salmon — Pkt. 5c.
Double White — Pkt. 5c. Double Maroon— Pkt. 5c.
Double Yellow — Pkt. 5c. Double Pink — Pkt. 5c.
Double Nixed — Pkt. 5c.
Helichrysum
Often called Straw Flower. Large, full double daisy- like flower heads with prom- inent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in var- ious shades of bright yellow and scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the flowers should be gathered when at the point of expanding. Sow early in the spring; thin to one foot apart each way. Hardy annuals from 2 to feet high. Pkt. 6c.
Ipomea or Noonvine
Beautiful, rapid, annual climbers. Foliage very dense and in some varieties of remarkable shape. The flowers in their wide range of coloring, are poised on slender stems. Many of the sorts open only when the sun rises, others only when the sun sets; some are fragrant. Seeds should be soaked in warm water before sowing, to assist rapid germination. The seeds should be notched with a file before soaking.
Ipomea— Noonvine
Double Hollyhocks
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Setosia—Brazilian Moo i Flower
A great climber which makes a growth of 30 to 50 feet. Grape-like leaves a foot wide. Rose colored flowers 3 inches across. It presents a remarkable appearance, branching in all directions and intertwining so as to make it impenetrable to the sun’s rays. Pkt. 5c.
The giant black-seeded white moon flower. The grandest strain of moon
Grandiflora
flower. Fkt. 5c.
Rubro Coerulea or Heavenly Blue
Sky blue flowers in great abundance. Pkt. 5c.
Japanese Morning Glory The flowers of these
^ / morning glories are
double the size of ordinary morning glories, running from 4 to 0 inches across. The vines are strong and robust, growing from 30 to 50 feet during the season. The leaves are heart shaped. The different colors, shadings and markings are numberless. All Colors Mixed— Pkt, 6c.
Job’s Tears
Very orna- mental plant
producing hard shiny seeds, much used for bead curtains, raffia work, etc. Pkt. 5c.
I ORF'T lA This charming class forms com- little bushes about 6 inches high and are fairly sheeted with bloom throughout
the entire season.
Pkt. 5c.
Marigold
The African mari- golds are tall with large yellow or or- ange colored flow- ers. The French marigolds are more dwarf, with single and double flowers. Tall African Mixed -Pkt. 5c, Dwarf French Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Japanese Morning Glory
Mignonette
Marigold
A well known fragrant favorite and no garden is complete without a bed of mignonette. Sow out of doors when daiir ger from frost is over, in the bed or border where they are to flower. The soil should be well pulverized and the seed covered to a depth of four or five times their size. Press down firmly and thin out to a depth of four times their size. Press down firmly and thin out so they will not become crowded. ’Pkt. 5c.
Can’t be beat for flowers
A sack of Wizard Sheep Manure is worth a wagon load of barnyard manure.
Mignonette
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Nasturtiums
DwSirf This sort is most admirably adapted to beds and borders. The special mixture of dwarf nasturtiums that we offer will give a larger variety of colors in even proportions than any other nasturtium mixture, for it is made up from special named varieties which have the richest and most varied combination of colors ever produced, show- ing odd colors hitherto unknown among flowers, Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Tall The tall sorts are luxuriant climbers for ver- andas, trellises, fences, etc. They are es- ]iecially adapted to trail over rough ground. The flowers are generallv larger than those of the dwarf. The seed pods can be gathered while green and ten- der for pickling. We call especial attention to this mixture. In it will be found all of the choicest col- ors of the tall nasturtium. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Nasturtium
Nixed Pansies
— For spring plants the seed may be sown broadcast from July until September. Cover the seed very lightl}" with fine soil and press in with a board; then mulch the seed bed with long, loose straw}^ manure to the depth of three or four inches. The seed will be up in about ten or fifteen days, then remove the straw a little at a time. Trans- plant the seedlings to beds in September or Octo- ber, and after a sharp frost early in December, pro- •dde a light, loose mulch of ha}", straw or litter. The soil should be very rich and somewhat shady.
Special Strain Prize Giant colors
^ mixed; every
one different and all are marked distinctly with rich and varied shades and coloring. These pansies are
Tall Nasturtiums
the most perfectly formed of any we have ever seen. Their robust growth makes them a general favorite. Every lover of pansies should tr}^ this strain. Pkt. 10c.
Ideal Mixture This mixture is made from varieties grown by jiansy specialists. In making up this
mixture, expense is not regarded. Our aim is to pos- sess the finest mixture of pansies obtainable. The di- versity of coloring and marking is almost beyond be- lief. Pkt. 10c. COMMON MIXED— Pkt. 5c.
Prize Giant Pansy
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Msst6rDi6C6 ^ remarkable type, the border of ^ each petal being conspiciously
f rilled and curled or waved, giving the flower a double or globular appearance. All Colors Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Masterpiece Pansy
Giant Trimardeau Th® 'ygest flowering of
all; ot strong, robust growth and well adapted to the trying conditions of our climate. All Colors Mixed— Pkt. 10c.
Portulaca
the bright sun- shine as a bed of portulacas. The glossy cup- shaped single flowers and rose-like double flowers, about one inch range throug many shade: ot red, white pink, orange, yellow, striped, etc. Plants low, creeping with fleshy stems, tinged with red and small quill shaped leaves. Will grow and bloom abundantly all summer in hot, dry locations where other plants would soon die out.
Single Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Sometimes called Moss Rose. Few flowers make such a dazzling display of color in
and Portulaca
should not be trusted in the open until settled weather. Tender perennial, blooming first year.
Hybrida Single Mixed — Pkt. Sc.
PHLOX
Drummondi
Double Milted These make perfectly gorgeous mas- ses of color; the flowers of the double sorts are like little roses. Pkt. 10c.
Giant Trimardeau
Petunias
Large flowering. Will grow in poor soil, but in order to develop them to their highest perfection, they must have rich soil and must be given room. Plants from seed sown in the fall or spring will begin flow- ering about July 1st and be covered with bloom until autumn. Pkt. 5c.
Phlox Drummondi
« Are unsurpassed for massing JL wLUlllci.9 in beds. Their richness of col- or, duration of bloom and easy culture will always make them popular. Plant in a warm, open sunny place. Seeds may be sown di- rirectly in the open ground, or the plants may be started in pots indoors for early results. The plants
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Phlox
Star Phlox
(Quedlinberg) The
center of each petal runs out to a point beyond the edge, which gives the flow- ers a regular starlike form. Plant of com- pact habit, bearing large numbers of flowers. Pkt. 5c.
Mixed Phlox — Pkt. 5c. Scarlet — Pkt. 5c. Rose — Pkt. 8c.
Pinks— Dianthus
These pinks are old fashioned favorites and as a class, more varied in color than the carnations but lack their fragrance. Both the single and double pinks are well adapted for bedding and borders and are suitable also for cutting as the stems are of good length and the brilliantly colored flowers, often inches across. Seeds may be sown in the open
Plumaris
ground in spring after danger of frost is past, in the place where plants are wanted to bloom. Use well pulverized soil, preferably a sandy loam. When two inches high, thin to eight inches apart.
PlumSiriS ^ gi'eat improvement over the old varieties, flowers are much
Chinensis
larger than the old-fashioned garden pinks. Easilv grown from seed, blooming the first vear.
Pkt. Sc.
Cllin01isis ^ popular annual variety known to nearly all; blooms in clusters.
Pkt. Sc.
Clove or Grass Pinks \hese very desir
able, sweet-scen- ted, low growing, early blooming and free flow- ering, hardy garden pinks are unequalled for the border or beds, automobile drives and the old fashioned garden. They should be planted in any good soil with full sun and in an open situation. Pkt, 5c.
Clove or Grass Pinks
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN
Heddewigi
roon-purple. Their culture is extremely simple. They are perfectly hardy, living through our winters with little protection, and increasing in size and beauty every
year. All Varieties Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Double Mixed ^he immense globu- lar flowers are per- fectly double and measure ten to twelve inches in circumference. Pkt. 5c.
POPPY, Tulip— Pkt. 5c.
Poppy— Double Carnation Flowered
Shirley Poppies
Double Carnation Flowered Jhis mapif
icent strain
of poppy affords during a long season, flowers of the most delicate shades of color imaginable, ranging from a pure glistening white through the shades of pink and rose, to the brightest scarlet and carmine-red; the darker petals are of a silky texture, others look like tis- sue paper; some are crimped, some wavy.
Nixed — Pkt. 5c.
Pyrethrum
Hardy perennial. The pyrethrums are handsome herbaceous garden plants about two feet high, bearing daisy-like or aster-like flowers three to four inches across, ranging in color from light pink to deep red with yellow centers. Blooms in May and June and again in the fall.
Single Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Pyrethrum
Heddewigi Pinks
Poppies Shirley
A remarkable, distinct new Japanese pink. The plants grow twelve to fifteen inches high and produce large flowers on stiff, upright stems. Pkt. 5c.
(Single Annual) The
flowers are large, ex- ceedingly graceful and elegant; the colors are pure, soft and varied, and range from blush- white, rose, delicate pink and carmine, through innum- erable tints to bright sparkling crimson. Pkt. 5c.
Oriental Poppy (Perennial)
Mr Mr t thCrC
For brilliancy of color there is none to equal these flowers; all of enormous size, often measuring six inches in diamethr, while colors range from soft blush and rose, to the most brilliant scarlet and richest ma-
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SALVIA— Splendens Grandiflora
Salvia or Flowering Sage
Very ornamental plants for summer and and autumn flowering; bloom in spikes and continue to bloom in the open ground until hard frosts; forming com- pact bushes which are literally ablaze with brilliant flowers. The plants may be started in the house, or in a hotbed, and when the weather becomes warm, transplant in the garden. Height two or three feet. May be used as a hedge with striking eflect.
Bonfire— Pkt. 10c. Splendens— Pkt. 10c.
Sweet William
A well known, extensively used, sweet- scented perennial for bedding and bor- ders, forming fine clumps in any good garden soil and under proper conditions lasting for several seasons. It is one of
the most desirable for display in the garden. The plants are easily grown, hardy and free flowering.
Sow out of doors early in the spring, preferably in rich, mellow soil, in rows one foot apart. Cover seed with one- fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down; when two inches high, thin to six inches apart. Seed can also be sown in the fall. There are usually no flowers until the second season, but if the seed is started very early under glass and trans- planted, blooms may be had late in the fall.
Single Nixed — Pkt. 5c.
Double Nixed — Pkt. 5c.
Sweet William
Stocks
Stocks
These popular flowers are easily grown, and are so highly fragrant and of such great beauty, and so many good qualities, that they deserve a place in every garden. They should be given good rich soil to grow in, and will amply reward good treatment with remarkably large pyramids of bloom; the flow- ers represent a great diversity of brilliant color.
Double Nixed— Pkt. 10c.
Summer Cypress or Mexican Fire Bush
An easily grown annual, which if sown thinly in the spring, soon forms a cypress-like hedge of lively < green and of perfect symmetry; it attains a height of about three feet and on the approach of autumn, the whole plant become a deep red. A splendid plant to divide the vegetable garden from the flower garden; or for forming a hedge for the summer for any purpose. Pkt. 5c.
Nexican Fire Bush
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN
Sweet Peas
No garden is too small for a row of sweet peas and no estate however extensive or mag- nificent, should fail to include this po])ular flower. Its long blooming season usually ex- tends from early summer until very hot dry weather, and no other climber equals it for cutting, either for use in bouquets or for table decorations.
Spencer Mixture magnificent new
Spencer Sweet Peas are rapidly displacing the older kinds. The plants make a vigorous growth and the flowers are extraordinarily larg«. Pkt. 10c, bz. 15c^ X-lb. 50c.
Rovel Mixture finest and most de-
^ sirable mixture possible
to put together. The acme of richness and beauty; matchless in combinations of colors and sweet scented flowers. Almost an unlim- ited variety of shades and combinations of colors. It is made up regardless of expense; a mixture of >which anvone may be proud. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c,’X-lb. 30c, 55c.
Named Varieties
SPENCER
COUNTESS SPENCER. A
beautiful pink. Pkt. 15c.
KING EDWARD VII. Splen did scarlet. Pkt. 15c.
KING WHITE. Splendid pure white. Pkt. 15c.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
Soft delicate lavender. Pkt. 15c.
OTHELLO. R i ch maroon.
Pkt. 15c.
Spencer
Morning Bride, Pin Cushion dwect OCSDlOSa nower, lEgyptian Rose.
They make effective borders Sweet Scabiosa
or beds, and no garden can be considered complete without
scabiosa where flowers are wanted for cutting. Large flowering. All Colors Mixed Pkt. 5c.
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Double Sunflower
Sunflower
Double stately, old fash-
ioned flowers with the newer improved varieties are com- ing into special favor as a back- ground for lawns and in front of high fences.
A tall plant growing six feet high and blooming profusely all summer. Flowers are large, double and resemble chrysanthe- mums. The color is a rich golden yellow; free from black center. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c.
Salpiglossis
A new giant flowering race of this beautiful and popular garden annual. The immense petunia- like flowers are borne on dwarf, sturdy branching plants, not ex- ceeding 24 inches in height, and do not require stalking. They are of the easiest culture and flower profusely during the sum- mer. Pkt. Sc.
Ornamental; flowers first season; V 111 VO. glossy green foliage; red and white flowers. Mixed — Pkt. 5c.
Verbena
Mammoth Purple largest
^ largest truss of any ver- bena; a variety that will please everyone. Pkt. Sc.
A. true scarlet; large and
ueiiance ^cariex ^^^ra fine. Pkt. Sc.
PINK. Many brilliant shades of pink. Pkt. 5c.
Wild Cucumber
This is the quickest growing climber on list. Should be sown late in the fall or very early in the spring. Pkt. 5c.
Xeranthemum
Xeranthemum
Flower
Very desirable; easily grown. Leaves cov- ered with silvery down. Hardy annual.
Verbena
Mixed Colors— Pkt. 5c.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN
Zinnias
Very showy plants with large, double, imbricated flowers which might easily be mistaken for dwarf dah- lias. There is much satis- faction in a bed of zinnias, for when nearly every other flower is killed off by the frost, this plant is still in full bloom. Half hardy an- nuals; about Ih inches nigh.
Double Mixed — Pkt. 5c. Dwarf Zinnias
Mammoth Double Mixed— Pkt. 5c. Dwarf Zinnias — Pkt. 5c.
¥ Q-waT-f-fc ^ smooth, velvety lawn, surrounding a house adds not only to the
JjIcIwIrXl value, but enhances the enjoyment of every home, whether it be
in the city, town or country. The most important thing to consider in selecting seed for lawn grass, is to obtain a proper mixture of several varieties, for two reasons. First, each variety is at its best during certain parts of the season; by properly choos- ing early, medium and late grasses, a smooth, even green lawn is assured from early spring to late autumn. Second, a given area can support only so many grass plants of one kind for they absorb the same sort of food, but if several varieties are sown, the same area will support many more plants. This will give a much thicker and more luxuriant turf all over the lawn.
IdCdl LiHWn GrSSS This is our own mixture and is made of the best and cleanest seed we are able to procure. This mixture has always given us the best
results. Prices: 1-lb. 45c, 5-ibs. $2.00, postpaid. Ask for prices on larger quantities.
White Dutch Clover f small creeping perennial variety; valuable for pasturage and
for lawns. It accomodates itself to a variety of soils, but pre- fers moist ground. Prices: J^-lb. 40c, 1-lb. 75c, postpaid.
Owing to the unstable price of Kentucky Blue Grass, we are unable to name prices at this time. Write for prices.
Sheep Manure
jOneBag Equals Whole Wa^onj Loadof Bam\^rd Manure
Wizard Brand
For Flower Gardens
The best manure you can use. Nothing will make such colors and foliage. It’s just what Nature needs to make big, strong, healthy plants. Dig it deeply into garden soil and then mix a small handful with the soil in planting each bulb, and more, de- pending upon size in setting shrubs, vines and trees. Rake it into top soil before planting seed in rows or hills. Ten pounds for each 100 square feet is all you require.
For planting in pots or window boxes, use one pound of WIZARD thoroughly mixed with each cubic foot of earth — or a pound in 5 gallons of water set over night for liquid dressing. WIZARD is far better than a chem- ical stimulant because it is a natural plant food.
For Lawn Making
WIZARD Sheep Manure is the most effect- ive and satisfactory of all lawn fertilizers. It promotes a strong, healthy turf, of beautiful
PRICES— Buyers’s Expense:
25-lb. bags, 65c; 50-lb. bags, $1.25.
color — is easily applied by anyone, and brings no weed seeds. Use 10 pounds for each 100 square feet.
An old lawn should have a dressing of 6 to 8 pounds of WIZARD to each 100 square feet, applied broadcast in the early spring and fall, because the turf absorbs all its nourishment out of the shallow top soil very rapidly. This treatment with an occasional addition of some new seed, will insure an attractive lawn year after year and avoid the unsightly appearance of the old time manure littered grounds.
2-lb. cartons, 15c; 5-lb. cartons, 25c; 10-Ib. cartons, 50c; If wanted by mail, add postage.
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Corn is the most important crop with the majority of the farmers who will read this cata- log; consequently we are devoting considerable space to the description of the different varie- ties we have to offer, but are listing only those that we consider to be the very best of their type. Our stocks are the product of carefully selected seed stock and of a grade of corn that can be recommended as strictly seed stock.
The selection of good seed has been somewhat difficult on account of the corn ear-worm. We have however been able to secure stock not affected by this pest. We are asked many times if we are to have the corn ear- worm with us next year. The corn ear-worm is an inhab- itant of the south, where it is sometimes known as the boll-worm, and has worked farther north because of the open winter last year and this year’s exceedingly hot summer.
R. H. Pettit, Entomoligist of Michigan Experiment Station has this to say regarding this worm: “The present season is marked by the presence of great numbers of corn qar-worms
known in the south as the cotton boll-worm. The worms are found boring into the tips of the ears of corn and in the case of sweet corn, the entire ear is usually spoiled. These worms come from eggs laid by the moth on the fresh green silk, just as it is being pushed out of the ear earlier in the season. The worms that escape death now will burrow in the soil, and pass the winter there to come out as moths next spring. The egg is not carried over in the seed and perfect kernels are in no way harmed. There is no way of telling at this time just how many worms will appear next year, since so much will depend on the effect of parasites on next year’s generation of worms.’’
When you stop to think that at our prices it would only cost you about forty- five cents per acre to plant seed that will produce for you a crop yielding perhaps many bushels in excess of that which you would harvest were 5mu to plant inferior or less carefully grown seed. We believe that you will agree with us that the purchase of a few bushels of some proven varieties would be good investment. We will appreciate your order for any quantity you may require and are prepared to give you service.
To new customers we will say our seed corn is hand picked from the field and placed in our curing room before cold weather. All our corn is grown within a radius of 5 or 6 miles of Rochelle and we handle no other, therefore we guarantee all corn we put out.
Our prices are as low as is consistent with the quality of seed we have to offer. We wish to impress on your mind that we are quoting you SEED CORN, HAND PICKED, hand sorted and properly cared for. We do not back a corn sheller up to a corn crib and get our seed, but we have to handle each individual ear, tip it, shell and grade it out in the best pos- sible seed condition. On this basis we have built up our seed business.
Our GuRruntCC strong as any responsible firm can make it. We' give you ten
days in which to test our corn and if you are not satisfied with it, re- turn at our expense. We demand the mone}^ with the order, but we give every bu3^er the privilege, after he bu^’s anything from us to say whether or not it is worth the money, and if you think not, fire the stuff back to us and get your money. Better still, come to our seed house, you will then see for 3murself how we handle our corn. We also have many other lines of seed that will interest you.
PRICES:
All Seed Corn Offered by Us Will be Sold at the Following Prices
Price per bu. (70 lbs.) Crated, Selected Ears $3.50
Price per bu. Shelled and Graded $3.00
(No extra charge for bags or crates.)
TERMS: Cash to accompany all Seed Corn orders. Delivered F. O. B. Rochelle, 111. No charge for bags or crates. Ten days given purchaser after delivery of seed to test same, and if fair test proves below 90 per cent germination. Corn may be returned and purchase money will be refunded.
QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FARM
Reid’s Yellow Dent
R6id’s Y©lloW Dent Unquestionably the greatest variety of corn ever developed for
the corn belt, but rather ' late for this locality for silage corn: nothing equals it, and with a long season, it will make an excellent yield. Color deep with lighter cap. Grain very deep, closely packed, butts and tips almost entirely covered over. Slightiv rough but grains dented on top. Leaves and stalks of Reid’s Yellow Derit make the linest silage and fodder. Matures in about 120 ’
Carmichael’s Choice
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Carmicliael’s Choice During the past few years there has been an ever increasing de- mand for earlier varieties of corn. This we have in Car- michael’s Choice. Although it is earl3q it is b^’ no means small like most of the other early cores. It is very prolific and a hardy grower. The cob is a trifle large but carries a deep grain; will mature easily in 100 da^-s. This is the best shelling com we know of. and has been grown in this locality for years.
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Number 10
10 If you areilqoking for a.rej^,], early corn you will find our Number lU a few days earjier.than Carmichael’s Choice; with good corn weather this corfi will mature in 90 days. We hav,e mg,ny groyvqrs ^who will grow nothing else, as they are getting 75 to 80 bushels per acre, of good so, und .quality. This is by no means a small corn, and a
splendid shelling corn, 70 lbs. frequently, shelling 61 to 6B lbs. of the highest grade corn. A general favorite among the feeders, who appreciate a good sound corn.
Silver King, or No. 7
Silver or No* 7 ^ number of years we have been breeding this early white
® * corn in order to meet the demand from those who prefer to
grow an early white corn instead of yellow. We have tested -this variety of corn, both for its early maturity and for its high yielding qualities, to our satisfaction, and domot hesitate to recommend No. 7 to any looking for a good early white corn. Our original seed came from the Agricultural College of Wisconsin several years ago , and is , thoraughly acclimated and somewhat larger than when we began with it, but it still retains its earliness, maturing in 99- da3^s of good corn weather.
We would be
mighty glad to have you give our plant a personal inspection and see f or yourself how we handle our seed' corn. . Many visit us each year :and make this statement: “I had no idea you took so much care in getting out your seed corn.” Many of them come expecting to buy earicPrn,. but after go- ing through and seeing for themselves how .it is handled,!, they^ will have nothing but shelled and graded seed. They see what they are getting and they know it is good. We have nothing to hide. We are proud of our corn. You are always welcome to visit and inspect our plant and pur rnethod of doing business.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FARM
Keck^s White
Keck’s White This variety of
corn IS too well known among the growers of white corn in this section to require any description from us. To those who have never tried our seed corn will say, we know what this corn is. We have tried it under all conditions, and alwavs find it “delivers the goods.” It will fill the requirements for a profitable white variety as any we have ever raised and we offer it to our customers, knowing that the^’ will find it all we claim. This corn is a vigorous grower, early maturing; cob pure white. Ears are from 9 to 11 inches in length, 18 to 20 rows of pure white corn; will get out of the way of frost in about 105 days. There is more of Keck’s White grown in this locality than all other white varieties put together, which counts for more than all we can say.
Pop corn should be found in every garden, especially if there are child-
Pop VUI 1. L ren to enjoy it during the long winter evenings which bring young
people together for social amusement. Pop corn pops best when more than one year old, and when well popped it becomes twenty times its natural size; thus a quart and a half will make nearly a bushel of popped corn.
ALL VARIETIES OF POP CORN: Per lb. 15c; postpaid. We send only selected ears.
Little Giant
Little Giant One of the finest pop corns grown. (See cut.) 1 his is almost hull-less and very tender.
Black Beauty An early variety ; very ' productive. The kernels are black, but it pops pure white and is of the finest flavor of any of the varieties; of medi-
Whit© Ric© ^ popular variety. The kernels are pointed and re- semble rice. It matures later than some va- rieties but 3delds heavily and pops fine.
Red Rice About the same nature as the White Rice but is a dark red corn, popping pure white and very large.
WIZARD Sheep Manure improves quality and increases production. See page 60
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Oats
New Kherson or 60 Day Oats
Many fields of clover look fine when the oats are removed, but with the heavy growth of straw, and hot dry weather coming on, the clover soon disappears. With the smaller oats the clover is not so tender, and besides has about two weeks the start of that grown with the late oats, also New Kherson or £0 Day Oats the early oat will not lodge and kill
the seeding. Those having trouble
getting a stand of clover on their heavy soils will find this a very desirable oat.
Prices: 1 to S-bus. 90c, 5 to 10-bus. 80c, 10-bus. or over 7Sc. Containers at value.
Iowa No. 103 GREAT NEW EXTRA EARLY OAT. Originating from stock bred by the Iowa Agricultural College, the Iowa 103 has proven its value as a heavy cropper. Iowa No. 103 has the advantage of being an early oat, and out of the way of the hot summer winds, which are so destructive to the oat crop. Owing to the fact that it does not make such a rank growth, it makes a good nurse crop. The straw does not grow coarse and woody like some varieties and makes excellent feed for stock.
Iowa No. 103 is a pure white oat and therefore is pre- ferred to colored oats. The grain is plump and has a thin hull which makes it weigh heavy and increases the feeding value. The straw is of excellent strength and on good soils stands up unusually well. Reports from our customers show that it has given good returns and that they will show increased acreage this year. Our stock is thoroughly recleaned and graded, is absolutely pure and contains no noxious weed seeds or other inert matter.
Prices: 1 to 5-bus. 90c, 5 to 10-bus. 80c, 10-bus. or over 75c. Containers at value.
Quaker White 4 splendid variety of white oats ^ that has proven a winner, and
very popular wherever grown. We feel that we can safely recommend them as being one of the best white oats. If your oat crop was light and poor the last few years, increase your yield by sending to us for some pure seed oats of this splendid variety. They grow very stiff straw thus standing up well. The grain is white, large and plump. It is a good stooler and grows a large number of stems. The Quaker White Oats are capable of carrying a heavy load of grain on strong, rich bottom land.
Prices: 1 to 5-bus. 90c, 5 to 10-bus. 80c, 10-bus. or over 75c. Containers at value.
The earliest variety of oats grown, one of the heaviest yielders, and is probably the surest cropper there is to be found. They are of medium short straw and stand up on the richest land. They mature early in the season before the dry hot weath- er sets in, thus giving the new seed- ing a chance to get a start before the usual summer heat. We have cus- tomers who have been growing the 60 Day Oat along with the larger va- rieties, and they tell us that the 60 Day Oat always outyields the others.
To those desiring to sow clover, this is the most desirable oat, as on account of its extreme earliness and short straw, your seeding has a much better chance.
Quaker White Oats
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Seed Wheat
Our seed wheat is grown from the most carefully selected stock, cleaned and put over our perfect system of grading, which insures uniformity, germinating power and freedom from noxious weeds.
We are obliged to ask a considerable ad- vance over the market price for our high grade seed wheat, as there is a much larger cost at- tached to its production and preparation than anyone who has not had the experience could possibly appreciate. Space does not not per- mit going into detail, but as a matter of fact, the prices named for the larger quantities rej)- resent but a small advance over the actual cash outlay to us. We believe that farmers who want to change their seed will find it to their advantage to secure enough at least to give them a start.
SPRING WHEAT
Oderbrucker Barley
A stiff strawed, heavy yielding, six-rowed, bearded variety. This barley hasThe protein content of 15% or nearly double the amount of protein found in many other varieties. This makes it a very valuable feeding barley which is an important consideration with the leading farmers and stock men who are now appreciating more and more the value of barley as a food for all kinds of stock, horses as well as cattle.
Pwiices: 1 to 4-bus. $1.00, over 4-bus. 90c. Grain bags 35c each.
Blue Ribben This is a bearded wheat with plump, heavy berry, and a short stiff straw. It is an early variety, maturing about ten day;s earlier than most wheat. This is very important as it enables it to get ahead of the severe heat. On this ac- count also, it is valuable to sow with oats; it has never been affected with rust and is also a good yielder in this climate.
This variet}^ of wheat has been selected by us and is of such quality that we feel it is justl}^ entitled to be called Blue Ribbon.
All who see this wheat, both the grain and while growing, compliment us on its su- perior value and fine appearance. It is nearly as pure a wheat as can be secured under pres- ent conditions, which goes far in incresing the yield and reducing the damage by rust and other enemies.
Prices: 1 to 5-bus. $2.00; 5-bus. or over $1.90. 2>^-bu. grain bags 35c extra.
Marquis Wheat This wheat has a very
^ stiff straw of medium
height, which does not lodge easily ; the heads are bald and quite heavy, have smooth yellow chaff. The kernels are flinty, more round than those of other spring wheats, thicker and more plump, and of a dark red color.
Bald wheat has not been grown ^ong enough in this climate to fully determine its merits. To those who object to the beards, we recommend the Marquis as the best variety of bald wheat we know of, and are prepared to furnish them with recleaned home grown seed to 5-bus. $2.00, 5-bus. or over $1.90. 2)4-bu.
Blue Ribbon Wheat
of the best quality obtainable. Prices: 1 grain bags 35c each.
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Wisconsin Pedigreed Barley
(The Champion Barley of the World.) The Wisconsin Experiment Station says of this barley: “The Pedigreed Barley is a heavier bar- ley, more uniform in character and more perfect in developement than the barleys from which it is bred; it is becoming wonderfully popular wherever tried and is gaining splendid results in other states besides Wisconsin. Wherever tried in Wisconsin, the Pedigreed Barley has yielded from 4 to 20 bushels more than the common varieties. It has a stiff straw, stands up wpll, and is brighter and whiter than that of most other sorts. It is a barley the farmers can depend upon to pro- duce a full crop.”
Prices: 1 to 4-bus. $1.00, over 4-bus. 90c. Grain bags 35c each.
Cane Seed or Sorghum
Sugar cane can be profitably grown in all portions of the United States where corn is grown, and is more drought resistant than corn. It remains fresh and green through periods of drought that ruin corn, and even if checked in growth by drought, it will entirely recover and make a crop when favorable conditions again prevail. It makes splen- did hay, which is very palatable, nutritious and much relished by all kinds of stock. Sugar cane silage is more nutritious than that of corn.
Prices: 10-lbs. or less 6c per lb. Per 100-ibs. $4.00, buyer’s ex- pense. Containers at value.
Speltz or Emmer
Sugar Cane Speltz has now been grown in the United States in a large way for
several years and each succeeding year not only emphasizes its value, but sees its production increasing to a great extent. It is found to be, adapted to a wide range of soils and climate, to resist extremes of weather and to be of excellent feeding value. It is rapidly eaten by all kinds of stock and has shown it- self to be especially adapted when fed to milch cows.
It is better to mix it, however, with bran or shorts as it is pretty heavy when fed alone. Sow to 2 bush- els per acre.
Price: $4.00 per 100-lbs. price. Containers at value.
Subject to market
Kaffir Corn
Valuable both for fodder and grain. Cannot be excelled for fowls. Sow broadcast and handle like millet, putting on 75 to 100 pounds per acre, or drill with corn planter, putting in 10 pounds per acre.
Prices: 10c per lb., postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities.
Dwarf Essex Rape
There is no other forage plant which can be grown so advantageously in the northern part of the United States and which furnishes such an abundance of suc- culent forage during summer and fall when the grasses and clover is often limited, as Rape. In this country Rape is used exclusively for soiling and pasture, and does well on most any kind of soil, especially if rich in vegetable matter, as it is a grass feeder. Land that produces a corn crop is suitable for Rape. Four to five pounds of seed are sown per acre if sown broad- cast; two to three pounds if sown in drills.
RAPE (Continued on next page)
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FARM
DWARF ESSEX RAPE (Contd.)
Prices: 1-lb. 15c, 5-lbs. 65c, 10-lbs. $1.20, postpaid. Buyer’s expense: 10-lbs. $1.00, lOO-lbs. $9.50, 25-lbs. or over filled at 100-lb. rate. For 25-lbs. or under add 15c for cotton bags; larger quantities add 35c for grain bags.
Soja or Soy Beans
Dwarf Essex Rape
Soy Beans grow erect, branching out 4 to 6 stems near the ground and attain a height of 2 to 3 feet. Soy Beans are like clover, great soil enrichers, gathering nitrogen from the air and adding it to the land. Soy Beans have attracted much attention in recent years on account of their great value as a silage with corn, making a completely balanced food for cows. Write for samples and prices.
Cow Peas
Resemble beans in appearance. Grown exten- sively in the south as a rotation crop. As soil renovators and enrichers there are few equals; like other leguminous plants', besides yielding a bountiful crop, they increase the fertility of the soil by collecting nitrogen from the air and adding this expensive fertilizer to the land without cost.
Will grow on any soil, even the driest, where even red clover will not grow; they will yield large quantities of succulent forage. Whether used as a Soy Beans green fodder, silage or hay, cow peas have a very high feeding value and are more nutritious than red clover, millet or any other grass. A ton of prolific cow pea hay is equal to lYz tons of tim- othy in nourishment. Write for samples and prices.
Millet Seed
Millets are especially adapted
to regions of light rainfall and Peas
hot weather; it is used princi- pally for forage, being very valuable where timothy is an uncertain crop. The haj^ is fed most satisfactorily to dairy cows and sheep; in feeding value it ranks well above timothy. It is also used as a catch crop after early grain or a crop which fails. Millet does best on rich soils, full of humus or vegetable matter, where the seed bed is fine and well prepared.
Write for samples and prices.
Hungarian
Grass
other
vigor.
A valuable forage plant. Succeeds well on dry, light soil. Withstands drought remark- ably well, remain- ing green when all
vegetation is parched, and if developement is arrested, the least rain will restore it to
Write for samples and prices.
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A The superior of all plants for hay and pasture;
a wonderful plant that has turned the arid west into a paradise of wealth. It* grows success- fully in every state in the Union, and is adding millions in wealth every year to the farmers. Produces more valuable ieed to the acre than an}’ other forage plant on earth. It has many points of excellence that commends it to every wide awake farmer. It has great feeding value, containing as much protein as wheat bran ; is a wonderful soil enricher and splendid, valuable feed for hogs.
Every wide awake farmer is very much alive to the desira- bility of having at least one field of alfalfa on his farm. Every farmer who has once raised it for feeding purposes, considers it indispensable to the feeding of stock. Alfalfa will grow and thrive on soils having a good under-drainage, or where the sub- soil is porous, provided also that the soil is well provided with lime.
Inoculation in most sections is necessary. Inoculation means putting on or planting in the nitrogen-fixing germs or bacteria without which alfalia cannot flourisb. Where sweet clover grows wild, in the fields or along the roadside, artificial inocu- lation of alfalfa may not be necessary as the germs grow on sweet clover the same as on alfalfa and natural inoculation takes place. But there is no other plant that commonly grow’s wild in the north that can support the same germs as alfalfa. There are several methods of inocula- ting alfalfa seed but we recommend the glue method, which is described on page 70.
A word in regard to the seed we have to offer for sale. It is a little difficult for us always to have the lowest price in dollars on alfalfa seed, unless we know what our competitor is of- fering. We find in many localities large quantities of foreign seed are offered for sale. The United States Gouernment realizes the great difference in the value of of this seed and issues a bulletin discouraging the use of imported seed, as it will only produce half the crop you can expect from our heavy yielding northern grown seed. We purchase the alfalfa direct from the grower in the northwest, and after the seed has been selected and thoroughly recleaned by us, it is tested for purity and germination; if found below standard in germination, it is then scar- ified and brought up to standard germination, thus insuring the buyer that the quality is up to standard.
iCcinSRS Grown To those desiring a cheaper seed, we have a fine Alfalfa Seed, Kansas grown at the following prices: 1 to lO-lbs. @ 31c per lb., postpaid. Buyer’s expense: Per 100-lbs. $21.00; 25-lbs. filled at 100-lb. rate. Bags extra 35c each.
MontonO selling large quantities of Montana Grown Alfalfa. We have a a fine
lot of this seed and no one can sell to better advantage. We can supply you with the very best genuine Montana grown seed at right prices.
Prices: 1 to lO-lbs. @ 37c per lb., postpaid. Buyer’s expense: Per 100-lbs. $27.00; 25- lbs. filled at 100-lb. rate. Bags extra 35c each.
Variegated Alfalfa The Northwestern Variegated strain of alfalfa is without a doubt ® the longest acclimated alfalfa grown on the dry plains region of the
northwest. But for the Grimm it can lay claim to being the strain longest grown in the entire northwest. These two strains are the only alfalfa that has a definite history of continuous growth under the severe climate conditions of summer heat and winter cold that prevail in the northw’est, extending over a period of more than thirty years. Northwestern Variegated Al- falfa is closely identified with the early history and settlement of the Black Hills and the ad- jacent territory of Montana. Fields of this variety have been standing for from ten to twenty years in the Black Hill region, thus demonstrating its superior vigor.
Prices: 1 to 10-lbs. @ 45c per lb., postpaid. Buyer’s expense: Per 100-lbs. $35.00; 25- lbs. filled at 100-ib. rate. Bags extra 35c each.
Grimm Alfalfa From appearance of the seed, Grimm Alfalfa cannot be distinguished from other varieties. A field of Grimm Alfalfa in bloom often shows a a color variation in which shades of blue predominate, but occasionally yellow, brown or greenish blossoms appear.
Prices: 1 to 10-lbs., @ 58c per lb., postpaid.
Buyer’s expense: Per 100-lbs. $48.00; 25-ibs. filled at 100-lb. rate. Bags extra 35c each.
DON’T OVERLOOK THE GARDEN AND FLOWER SEED COLLECTIONS ON THE INSIDE PAGE OF BACK COVER.
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QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE FARM
Sweet Clover, Early Maturing
much has been published in regard to Sweet Clover and its k3Vv w ©i uses, that it seems useless to attempt to add more. Sweet Clo-
ver is now grown successfully on many farms, both in rotation and as a catch crop to be plowed under. It has proven excellent for hay and pasture, and is unequalled by any other legume for soil improvement. In the utilization of Sweet Clover, we believe the fertilizing results are the most lasting and perhaps, as a whole, produce the most profit, as a fertilizer. There is no known crop that will compare with it; one acre of Sweet Clover will produce more humus making material than is contained in 25 loads of common barnyard manure, so it can readily be seen that its value is beyond comparison as a soil builder.
The advantage which Sweet Clover has over other legumes is that it will grow on soils too poor in humus for the successful production of either alfalfa or red clover, provided the soil has a good lime content. Its advantages are its ability to grow on and build up poor soils, to survive the summer droughts, and produce early and late pasture.
As Sweet Clover is a biennial, the seed crop is taken from it the second year. When the seed crop is to be taken, it should be cut for hay before any blossoms appear, from 10 to 12 inches above the ground, otherwise the plants may be killed. It is a heavy producer of seed, as high as 8 to 10 bushels being produced per acre.
The seed we offer for sale is all recleaned, scarified -and put in first class condition.
(ALSO KNOWN AS DWARF) We offer this year for the first time, this variety of Sweet Clover, which is a strictly biennial, early maturing plant, taking about the same growth as the Yellow Blossom Biennial. This variety of Sweet Clover has been under our observation for the past eight years, but we have refrained from listing it in our catalog. However, it has merits, namely — early maturing, the seed crop the second year being harvested before oat harvest; and the seed maturing a large percentage at the same time. From a seed standpoint, it is perhaps preferable to the large or late type, but the plant growth, as well as the root growth, is not as large as the common type of Sweet Clover.
Hubam Cl0V©r annual white blossom Sweet Clover. We have grown this variety of clover for three years, but it has been our policy to list nothing in our catalog that we do not believe will be of benefit to the farmer. Hence, we do not list this va- riety of clover, but have it in stock for those who desire to try it out for themselves.
Owing to the variety of grades and unsettled market on Sweet Clover, we do not quote prices in our catalog. Write for samples and prices.
Glue Method of Inoculation
We have received many inquiries recently regarding the glue method of inoculation. The glue method is not only cheap and easy, but we believe perfectly practical. It is not neces- sary to be very particular about the details to have it successful in its results. A pound of glue ma}^ be dissolved in from one to three gallons of water, and from one to three parts of dirt may be sprinkled on the seed after it has been moistened with the glue water. As a rule a quart of dirt will stick to the seed and the rest may be screened out or not, just as 5’ou pre- fer; the amount of dirt is immaterial, if there is enough. In preparing the dirt however, care should be taken to secure it from a place where the bacteria are active, as shown by the no- dules formed on the roots of the plants you have selected. If the plants you have selected to inoculate from have grown in the same place for several years, the inoculation will be stronger and more vigorous. The dirt should not be dried in the sun as direct sunlight is fatal to bacteria of nearly every kind. The dirt should be finely pulverized and sifted through a fine sieve.
In case you have not the place nor the soil for this inocula- tion, we will furnish the soil and inoculate Sweet Clover or Al- falfa at $1.00 per bushel.
Timothy
. Too well known to need description. We handle what we believe to be the very best seed on the market, and seed that in- variably gives satisfaction. Write for prices.
Clovers
A.lSYk6 Clover "This plant ranks nearly as valuable as the ^ Medium for ordinary soils and under some
conditions much better. The plants are smaller but as it is also much more closely eaten b}^ stock, there is less waste. The quality of the hay is much better. Being fibrous rooted, it will not heave out in the winter.
Red Clover
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Mammoth Clover
Red Clover This is the Common or Medium Red Clover; the one most universally grown throughout the country on fertile soil and especially where hay is desired. It has only two superiors — Sweet Clover and Alfalfa.
Mammoth Clover ^or impover
ished soils or ror pasturage we think this variety excells the Medium. On impoverished soils it does not grow so rank or coarse, and in a pas- ture it retains its greenness throughout the summer much better than the Medium, and also furnishes a larger amount of for- age. As a fertilizer it grows much ranker and coarser than the Medium, making more to plow under.
Sudan Grass
This is truly a wonderful grass, and while it is a new grass in this country, no doubt you have heard or read of its won- derful qualities. It makes a quick growth and matures three to four crops of hay per year; it grows from 100 to 500 stems from a single seed.
It does well on any kind of soil, and makes heavy crops with but lit- tle moisture or excessive rain, so it is a sure crop wet or dry. This grass will never be a pest, as it is very ten- der and a light frost will kill it.
Sudan grass should not be plan- ted until the soil has become warm in the spring. Planting in the cold soil only delays germination and dwarfs the early growth; it can be sown any time in the summer as a catch crop as long as 70 to 80 days intervene before the date of the first expected frost.
Seeded in rows 3G to 42 inches apart, 2 to 3 pounds of seed per acre are sufficient; in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, 4 to 6 pounds; and drilled or broadcast, 16 to 24 pounds per acre are required.
Price: ISc per pound, postpaid. Write for prices on larger quantities.
Winter Rye
At seeding time we shall be sup- plied with the improved ROSEN RYE, which is now considered the only r57e to sow in this latitude.
Write for samples and prices.
Seed Buckwheat
Japanese plants are large
^ and vigorous, maturing
seed early and resisting drought re- markably well; the grain is much larger and has a thinner hull than the Common or Silver Hull. We recommend this variety especially for we drained or sandy land and the dry climate of te western plains. Write for samples and prices.
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Name Page No.
Asparagus 2
Beans, Bush Wax 2-3
Beans, Bush Green 4
Beans, Pole 4
Beans, Dwarf Lima 5
Beans, Pole Lima .5-6
Beans, Navy 6
Beets, Table 6-7
Beets, Cattle 7
Brussels Sprouts 8
Cabbage, Early 8-9
Cabbage, Late .9-10
Carrots 11-12
Cauliflower 12-13
Celery 13- 14
Celeriac 14
Name Page No.
Citron 25
Corn, Sweet 14-15-16
Cress 14
Cucumbers 16-17-18
Dill 18
Egg Plant 18
Endive 18-19
Kale 19
Kohl Rabi 19
Leek 19
Lettuce 20-21
Melons, Musk 22-23
Melons, Water 24-25
Onion Seed 25-26-27
Onion Sets 27
Parsley 27
Name Page No.
Parsnips 28
Peanuts 28
Peppers 28-29
Peas 29-30 31-32
Pumpkins 33
Radishes 34-35-36
Rhubarb 36
Salsify 36
Spinach 36-37
Squash 37-38
Sunflower 38
Herbs 38
Tomatoes 38-39-40-41
Turnips 41
Tobacco 41
FLOWER SEEDS
Ageratum 42
Amaranthus 42
Antirrhinum 42
Alyssum ...43
Aquilegia 43
Asters 43-44-45
Balsam 45
Baloon Vine 45
Beans, Scarlet Runner 45
Beilis 45
Calendula 45
Centaurea 45
Canna 45
Celosia- Cockscomb ... 46
Candytuft 46
Cobaea 46
Calliopsis 46
Carnation .47
Coreopsis 47
Chrysanthemum 47
Cypress Vine 47
Castor Beans ‘. . .48
Cosmos 48
Campanula. 48
Daisy Shasta 48
Digitalis 49
Delphinium -Larkspur 49
Dolichos 49
Escholtzia 49
Euphorbia 49
Four O’clock 49
Forget-me-not 49
Godetia 49
Gailardia 50
Gourds 50
Gypsophila .50
Heliotrope 50
Humulus Japonicus 51
Hollyhocks 51
Helichrysum 51
Ipomea 51-52
Japanese Morning Glory. . . .52
Job’s Tears .52
Lobelia 52
Marigold 52
Mignonette .52
Nasturtium 53
Pansies .53-54
Portulaca 54
Petunias 54
Phlox 54-55
Pinks .55-56
Poppies 56
Pyrethrum 56
Stocks 57
Salvia 57
Sweet William 57
Summer Cypress 57
Sweet Peas 58
Sweet Scabiosa .58
Salpiglossis 59
Sunflower .59
Verbenas .59
Vinca 59
Wild Cucumber 59
Xeranthemum .59
Zinnias 60
FARM SEEDS
Alfalfa 69
Barley 66-67
Buckwheat 71
Cane Seed. 67
Clover, Alsyke 70
Clover, Mammoth 70
Clover, Medium 70
Clover, Sweet 70
Clover, White 60
Corn, Field 61-62-63-64
Corn, Pop 64
Cow Peas 68
Hungarian Grass 68
Kentuckv Blue Grass 60
Kaflir Corn 67
Lawn Grass 60
Millet 68
Oats 65
Rape Seed 67-68
Soy Beans 68
Speltz 67
Sudan Grass 71
Timothy 71
Wheat, Spring 66
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SPECIAL SEED COLLECTIONS
ONE of the heaviest items of expense in the handling of seed orders is usually the gath- ering together of the different packets and varieties and getting them ready for ship- ment. This must necessarily be done with each individual order where the seeds are selected by the customer. In order to do away with much of this expense, and thus give more seeds for the same money, we are offering several collections of seeds put up all ready to mail. These include the best varieties we handle, and are put up to meet the demands of the one who has only a few square feet in the back yard, or the gardener who grows all kinds of vegetables. Whatever the size of your garden, you can save money by using one of these collections. By putting up hundreds of these at one time, we can do this with very little expense for the packing. By this system you pay for the seeds you are getting, and are not obliged to pay for the time usually required by the packer who puts up an individual order. By a careful study of the three collections we are offering, you will undoubtedly find one that will just meet your needs. If it does not exactly do so, you can order additional seeds at the reular prices advertised in the catalog, and have them go forward with the collections. No changes will be made in the collections. In ordering, simplp specify the number o f collection wanted.
No. 1
FAMILY
GARDEN SEED COLLECTION
1 Pkt. Wax Beans $.10 1
1 Pkt. Early Peas 25 1
1 Pkt. Early Sweet Corn 15 1
1 Pkt. Late Sweet Corn 15 1
1 Pkt. Detroit Dark Red Beet 10 1
1 Pkt. Early Cabbage 05 1
1 Pkt. Late Cabbage 05 1
1 Pkt. Carrot 05 1
1 Pkt. Pickling Cucumber 05 1
1 Pkt. SI icing Cucumber 05 1
1 Pkt. Celery 05 1
1 Pkt. Lettuce 05 1
1 Pkt. Onion Seed 15
1 Pkt. Early Radish 05
$1.00, postpaid
Pkt. Late Radish 05
Pkt. Winter Radish, Mixed 05
Pkt. Parsley 05
Pkt. Sunflower 05
Pkt. Hubbard Squash 05
Pkt. Swiss Chard 05
Pkt. Tomato 05
Pkt. Water Melon 05
Pkt. Musk Melon 05
Pkt. Tall Nasturtium 05
Pkt. Mixed Asters 10
Pkt. Sweet Peas 10
$2.00
THINK OF IT! 26 varieties of seeds, and all of them the best foronlp $1.00, postpaid
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GARDEN
SEED COLLECTION
1 Pkt. Early Sweet Corn $ .10
1 Pkt. Peas 15
1 Pkt. Table Beets 10
1 Pkt. Early Cabbage 05
1 Pkt. Late Cabbage 05
1 Pkt. Cucumber 05
1 Pkt. Lettuce 05
1 Pkt. Onion Seed 10
1 Pkt. Early Radish 05
For 50 cents we will send the above 15 packets of seed by mail, postpaid, change will be made in these collections. No others will be sold at these prices.
50c, postpaid
1 Pkt. Late Radish 05
1 Pkt. Tomato 05
1 Pkt. Carrot 05
1 Pkt. Wax Beans 05
1 Pkt. Swiss Chard 05
1 Pkt. Turnip 05
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9 packets of seed, value 50 cents, all for 25 cents!
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