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Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa) is a deep-rooted, hardy perennial forage plant, belonging to the family
INOCULATE THIS which includes beans, peas and clover. It is equal to red clover in feeding value, but yields a
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MULFORD CULTUR greater tonnage per season. In the South we may expect 3 to 7 tons of hay per acre. Since it
ae ULTURE is a perennial it will last a number of years. Alfalfa requires a deep, fertile, well-drained, non-
G acid soil, reasonably free from weeds. The bed should be well prepared and the seed inoculated
to obtain the best results. Sow 20-25 pounds of seed per acre. either in early fall or early spring. The name alfalfa is
of Arabic origin and is translated to mean “the best fodder.” It is. (Write Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for Farmers’ Bulletin 1283.)
Purple Ribbon Brand Certified Hairy Peruvian
In the Southern states experiments have demonstrated that Hairy Peruvian stands excessive rains better than any of the so-called shallow-rooted varieties, because it roots much deeper and gets below the depth of the extreme wet surface. This same deep-rooting tendency enables the plant to keep in healthy growing condition during the dry season.
Sold in Sealed Bags
Otto Schwill & Co. is the official agent in our district of the Farm Bureau Marketing Associa- tion, growers of certified seed in the Yuma Valley of Arizona. Shipment is direct to us in car lots. There is no middleman, but there is a metal seal on every 100-pound bag. That insures purity and type and prevents adulteration or substitution.
When the Red Cross was looking for the best Alfalfa it could give to Southern farmers to replant the flooded areas we had no trouble in selling Purple Ribbon Brand Certified Hairy Peru- vian. In fact, our sales jumped 150,000 pounds in less than thirty days. Truly, it is the alfalfa supreme for the South. 1 tb., 40c, post paid.
Delta 18
Delta 18 Alfalfa is produced in the high altitude mountain valleys of Utah and Idaho and is inured to icy winter blasts. Most of these valleys are about a mile high, or 5,000 feet above the sea level, where the temperature shows 25 to 30 degrees below Zero. One of our growers Mm Delta, Utah, noted an average of winter temperature in a week of 18 below zero, which gave us the idea of calling this brand Delta 18. Both soil and climate are fitted to produce, in large quantities, this hardy, prolific, heavy hay-yielding strain of plump fine seed. :
This brand of seed is produced by Associated Growers, field inspected, and, afterwards, refined to the highest degree. 1 Tb., 40c, post paid.
Kansas
This variety is grown principally in the State of Kansas, hence the name. It-is also commonly known as the native or Western grown. In fact, this is the type that you have been using for years—until Hairy Peruvian was introduced. 1 Tb., 40c, post paid.
Dakota 12
Dakota 12 is one of the hardiest of the varieties we sell. It is better able to withstand severe winters than the Kansas, and is an old standby. 1 tb., 50c, post paid.
Inoculation
Don’t fail to inoculate the seed when sowing in new soil. It’s absolutely necessary. Turn to page 70.
Quantity Prices
For quantity prices on all Alfalfas described above, see Page 90.
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Marglobe Tomato OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Marglobe is a very productive second-early variety. It is highly resistant to Fusarium wilt and possesses some resist- ance to most blights. It produces abundant foliage, which shades the fruits well, and continues to bear for a long time. Its fruits are large, smooth, meaty, red and globular. They are also finely flavored and are covered by a tough skin which prevents much cracking. The Marglobe is an excellent tomato for shipping, canning and the manufacture of tomato products and is widely used by truckers, canners and manu- facturers of puree, catsup, chili sauce and tomato soups.
Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 60c; 4% tb. $1.00; 1 Ib. $3.50, postpaid.
Mountain Danvers Onion EARLIEST YELLOW GLOBE GROWN
Not a catalog novelty, but an introduction of merit. Fully three weeks earlier than the ordinary Yellow Globe Danvers. It is a cross between that variety and Australian Brown and has been developed in the Colorado Mountains. They bring top price on the market.
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 30c; 2 oz. 50c; %4 Ib. 85c; 1 tb. $2.95, postpaid.
Pheadosia Petunia
Just a bit different from the Petunias you have seen before. In color a brilliant velvety: pink with gold throat and black veins. In sealed packets only.
Pkt. 50c, postpaid.
“Sunkist” Sweet Pea
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Marglobe Tomato
Regal or Royal Lily
The outside of the flower is white, very faintly tinged with yellow at the base of the trumpet, and with pink at the point. The midribs are pur- ple. The inside shows a bright canary-yellow deep in the throat, shading to pure white with just a hint of pink showing through from the outside. Mature bulbs produce plants 3.to 4 feet high, bearing 3 to 10 flowers.
Each 75c; postpaid 80c.
Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower
An old-fashioned favorite. Its long racemes of grace- ful heart-shaped pink flowers are always attractive. It is used largely for forcing and is perfectly at home in any part of the hardy border and especially valuable for planting in the shade. Strong roots.
Each 70c; 6 for $3.70; postpaid, each 79c; 6 for $3.95.
Sunkist Sweet Pea
THE NOVELTY OF 1928 Every year we offer the very latest features in sweet peas. For 1928 we present Sunkist, a magnificent, large, picotee-edged cream ground novelty. The flowers are large and bold, well waved and beautifully placed on good stout stems. In sealed packets, containing 25 seeds, 25c postpaid.
cor opep 0” THE WORLD’S NEWEST VEGETABLE
In the Topepo we offer a new vegetable of exquisite flavor combining the delicious qualities of the pepper and the tomato.
It is the result of hybridizing the Stone Tomato and the Chinese Giant or Bell Pepper.
The new vegetable appeals to the eye in its gorgeous colorings of vivid red, deeper than the tomato, or golden-yellow, striped with dark green. At first glance it is taken for an artificial waxen tomato.
It is used for slicing in salads, for flavoring soups and gravies, or dressings, and for stuffing with shrimp, crab and lobster; it can be combined with any vegetable in making original dishes. Will ) 5 Cc keep 30 days without spoiling, Pkt............
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SCHWILL’S SWEET PEAS
Cultural Directions
Sow in the early spring as soon as the ground can be prepared in a deep, rich soil, and for succession until the mic of April. Open a drill 4 to 5 inches deep and cover the seed from 2 to 3 inches. As the vines grow up, draw the soil against them for support. A row of brush or wire netting should be placed between them for the vines to trail on.
apply lightly alongside of plant, but not too close.
FLUFFY RUFFLES
A GIANT SUMMER-FLOWERING VARIETY
A great, big flower: vigorous and free blooming—the first of the ruffled sweet peas. A new type, duplexed and frilled, with long- stemmed, well-proportioned sprays of four almost globular flowers.
A lovely rich rose-pink, a gleam of soft salmon, and a bright creamy undertone blend into a harmonious cream-pink shade that must be seen to be appreciated.
* In sealed packets, containing 12 seeds, 25c, post paid.
Five Gold Medal Winners
CARMELITA—A lovely delicate yet warm light rose pink. It has what sweet pea experts call a white ground with both standard and wings beautifully flushed with clear rose pink with just a suggestion of salmon shading. Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 60c; 1 oz. $1.00, post paid.
MARY PICKFORD—tThe sensational introduction of 1926. Beautiful
dainty, cream pink, very lightly suffused with salmon. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 45c; 1 oz. 80c; 2 oz. $1.40; %4 lb. $2.50, post paid.
MISS CALIFORNIA—Our special of three years ago. Color is a. eae “FLUFFY ‘ distinct shade of salmon pink. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. ; : ; cm $1.00; %4 Ib. $1.75, post paid. RUFFLES
ZVOLANEK’S PINK—Flowers are large and are produced on stems of good length. One of the best commercial sorts. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 45c; 1 oz. 80c; 2 oz. $1.40; 14 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
VULCAN—The brightest of all scarlets. Never burns or scalds.
Produces freely on long stems. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 50c; 1 oz. 90c; 2 oz. $1.60; 1% Ib. $2.90, post paid.
And Here Are Eight More
| Here Are Hight Specials YOUTH—White, edged in beautiful manner with a deli-
cate soft rose pink. Bears four blossomed sprays in great fusion. Pkt. 10c; - doc; i 5 . : t CLARA CURTIS—Primrose. Pkt. 10c; 1%4 oz. 30c; 1 oz. Se eee. bariee, OF Cai O20) ONC 2 ez eae ee 50¢; % Ib: 85¢, post paid. BLUE BIRD—Attractive shade of bright silvery blue. — GLADYS—Pale mauve lavender. Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 35c; 1 0z. Shade deepens as flowers age. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; 1 oz.
60c; 2 oz. 95c, post paid. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20, post paid. GLORIOSA—Deep orange scarlet. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; COLUMBIA—Standard rose pink; wings creamy white or 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. 95c, post paid. tinged with pink. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20, post paid. is
— Rri Ces | a BRE oe Sues Bas Bea or ae ea Seo, HARMONY—Pleasing shade of lavender; large flowers. 4 5 - x ee eae Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20, post paid. Fi. MRS. TOM JONES—Deep amethyst blue. Pkt. 10c; % 07. LIBERTY—Bright crimson, waved. Pkt 10c; 1% oz. 35¢;_
35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. 90c, post paid. 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. 95c, post paid. SENATOR SPENCER—Chocolate purple. Pkt. 10c; % oz. MEADOWLARK—Bright or primrose yellow. Pkt. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 85c, post paid. % oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20, post paid.
THE SULTAN—Maroon and white striped. Pkt. 10c; 4% gee ees eae Cgeaaner i ett i es apes tyiez. 60; 2).0z; Sec, post paid: SNOWFLAKE—The most desirable early flowering White DOREEN—Larger and brighter than all other carmine va- Spencer. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c; 2 oz. $1.20, post rieties. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. 95c, post paid. paid. Dre
Sweet Pea Mixtures i4 Schwill’s Superb Large Flowering, Mixed
This mixture is composed of all of the largest flowering varieties of Grandiflora Peas. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. Y% Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Spencer Mixed Sweet Peas
These are larger and more graceful in every way than the ordinary varieties, absolutely unequaled, a matchless combin tion of giant flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; %4 Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00, post paid. Cupid, Dwarf or Bedding, Mixed
These form a line of emerald-green foliage, a little over a foot wide and 6 inches high, and from June until late summ are literally a sheet of blooms; the mixture contains all tke colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c;. 2 0z, 45c; %4 Ib. T5c, poate d.
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= OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE |" SCHWILL’S ZINNIAS
___ CULTURE—Select good, rich soil and sow the seed in early spring, preferably in rows about one and a half feet apart.
_ Cover about one-fourth inch. Thin to six inches apart when the young plants are one to two inches high. The flowering
_ season is June to November. When all other flowers have been killed by frost, the Zinnia usually is still blooming. It
_ is used for bedding borders and cutting and is remarkable for its range and depth of colors. In some localities it is known as Youth and Old Age.
Dahlia-Flowered Zinnia
As its name indicates, the Dahlia-Flowered Zinnia resembles the Dahlia. This applies not only to color and shape, but also to size, the flowers often measuring more than four inches across. It is easily grown, for it is not partic- ular as to soil, and will thrive in any climate.
Crimson Monarch—By far the largest and the best of the red shades. Flowers often eight inches in diameter. Plants very vigorous. A marvelous production of extraordinary merit. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25, post paid.
Purple Prince—A fine deep purple, large and ie well-formed. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25, post paid.
Polar Bear—A large pure white, the best white yet seen in Zinnias. True Dahlia form. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25, post paid.
Buttercup—An immense deep creamy yellow. A very desirable flower, which should be includ- ed in every collection. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25, post paid. :
Exquisite—Truly Dahlia flowered as regards form and size. Color light rose with center a deep rose. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25.
Golden State—Rich orange yellow. Yellow in _ the bud, turning to an attractive orange when in full bloom. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25. : : eva 3 Oriole—An immense orange and gold bi-color, Dablia ye lewered Zina changing slightly as it ages, but at all times worthy of the bird for which it is named. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25.
Order at These Bargain Prices
If you wish to take advantage of a group purchase here is
5 Schwill’s Dahlia-Flowered Mixed—Its color another chance. In this collection we will mail one package _ range is very good, including the varieties named each of any six of the varieties of Dahlia Flowered Zinnia _ above. Thoroughly rogued in the field for type listed above. Make your own selection, actual value,
and size. Pkt. 20c; 1 oz. $2.25, pest paid. $1.20, post paid for
| Schwill’s Mammoth Flowering .. ; Double Zinnia
’ This is the original large type, more familiarly known than the Dahlia-
_ Flowered. In borders or in masses it is gay and gaudy, furnishing a striking color for decorative or general purposes. Positively the most popular flower ‘we list. We offer six distinct shades in addition to a mixture of all.
True Scarlet—Bright and flaming. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c.
Double Zinnia
Lily White—Pure as snow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c.
Collection Red Princess—Deep rich shade. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c. A9Se Rose Queen—Soft, delicate and attractive.
Double Zinnias in collection Bkt-/10c5 02. 95¢. are always big favorites with Orange King—Real golden tint. Pkt. 10c; our customers and we are again Orn Cite, able to offer a bargain to you. We will mail six 10c-size pack- Purple Prince—Regal, livid, impressive. Pkt. aiges (value 60c), colors as 10c; oz. 95c.
listed, postpaid apa Mammoth Mixed—Combines_ six colors
above. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c.
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FLOWER SEEDS ae
The most essential requisite for success is good seed. Next, a suitable soil. That best suited for flower culture is. rich loam containing enough sand to make it porous. A large portion of the summer flowers are Annuals. As they do n i take kindly to transplanting, it is best to sow seed where theplants are to bloom. Sow from March until June. in soil previously fertilized by bone meal, sheep manure, or similar stimulants. Make a broad but shallow depression in wi to sow the seeds as thinly and evenly as possible and cover in proportion to the size of the seed. Very small seeds should not be covered. Press them into the soil with a flat board. The seedlings should be thinned out during moist « Tr dull weather. ‘
Half Hardy Annuals—Towards the end of March seeds of this class may be sown in the place where they are to nian It is advisable, however, to sow the seeds in February and March indoors, either in pans, shallow boxes or pots. When the little plants have made three or four leaves, reset them in another box so they may be strong and sturdy to set in the garden at planting time. Occasional watering with weak liquid sheep manure is beneficial. : i
Hardy Perennials—These may be sown in open borders any time from April to October. Biennials require treatment sim- ilar to hardy perennials. By sowing seeds in boxes or pots in cold frames in February and March and transplanting the seedlings to a north border, a much earlier bloom will be secured. The seeds of perennials usually germinate slowly. om
Alyssum, Sweet One of the sweetest and most useful of summer flowers for edging, borders, rock work, etc., continuous” ie in bloom the entire season. Flowers white, 1 foot; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. sy Alyssum, Little Gem A Sweet Alyssum with pure white blossoms, aoa, very dwarf and dense growth. It is, perhaps, the finest sort for geometrical flower beds and borders; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon)
Showy and useful border plants, producing a great variety of bril- liant flowers. Very effective in beds, succeeding in any good soil. Blooms the first season. Biennial.
We offer the celebrated Bodger strain of California grown stock in four colors and a mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c.
Bonfire Scarlet and Yellow
Yellow White Mixed
Amaranthus, Princess Feathers Highly ornamental. We offer a splendid mixture of all varieties; have handsome foliage; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c.
Ageratum (Imperial Blue) A Mexican flower of bush-like appear- ance, suitable for bedding or pot culture. Blooms continually; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c.
Aster, Giant Comet Flowers of immense size, often 6 inches across. Long, wavy, twisted petals, gracefully formed into loose yet dense globe, resembling Chrysanthemums, 12 to 16 inches in height. Price, any of the following varieties, packet 10c; oz. $1.25:
Pure White Clear Rose | Light Blue Scarlet Aster (Vick’s Branching) Extra large, late blooming flowers, BF Comet Asters, all colors, mixed. duced on long stems. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
Aster, Peony Flowered Large and double mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1
Aster, Victoria Imbricated petals; large flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1
Aster (China) Mixed Well known, hardy variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75
Bachelor’s Button {It has been so perfected that fully 80 per cent 0 x the flowers are double and semi-double; are also increased. in size and present many colors and distinct markings; mixed; hard annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c.
Browallig Profuse blooming plants, continuing throughout the s
mer, studded with blue and white flowers; half hardy annual; mix Pkt. 10c. Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) A delicate dwarf, half har annual; effective for edging, beds or rustic baskets. Produces a abundance of daisy-like flowers in shades from dark blue to near white; mixed colors. Pkt. 10c.
Balsam, Double Mixed Magnificent for outdoor planting, p ducing in gorgeous profusion varied color flowers; tender ann Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. ee
Balsam Apple Vine (Monordica) Curious fruits, fine climbe
annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. ae Balloon Vine Quick growing climber; 15 feet; annual. Pkt. 10c. Calendula (Pot Marigold) One of the showiest free-flowerin:
hardy annuals. Fine in beds or borders, especially in the fall. Pk 10c; oz. 50c. is
Calliopsis Large, bright yellow flowers; very effective for cutting | decorations; mixed varieties; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c.
beautiful. Half hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. Candytuft, Finest Mixed All varieties; hardy annual. ; ee : oz. 25c. Schwill’s Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Canary Bird Vine 4 beautiful, rapid climber; annual. "Pkt. Ie.
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Canterbury Bells (Campanula
Bell-shaped flowers, mixed; hardy biennial. Pkt. 10c. i
Cobea Scandens Cup and Saucer Vine; a climber of rapid growth; valu- able for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; large, bell- shaped purple flowers; half hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c.
Cardinal Climber A new and brilliant colored annual climber. Flowers glowing scarlet, 1% inches in diameter, the tube being 1%, inches in length. Vines branch freely, attaining a height of from 20 to 30 feet. Start seed indoors in March and transplant. Pkt. 10c.
Coreopsis Fine for cutting; graceful flowers; hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c.
Columbine Flowers showy and luxuriant; hardy perennial. Pkt..10c.
Cosmos
Cosmos, Giant Flowers measure from 4% to 5 inches across, petals fringed, pinked, toothed and plain, and in colors from pure white through shades of pink and red to rich dark red. Hardy annual.
Giant Crimson....pkt. 10c; oz. 50c Giant White........ pkt. 10c; oz. 50c Giant Mixed...pkt. 10c; oz. 50c Giant Pink.......... pkt. 10c; oz. 50c Corn Flower’ The well-known hardy annual, noted for its old-fashioned
flowers. Mixed, all colors; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c.
in California. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c.
Coleus Hybridus The most popular of all foliage plants. Easily grown from seed, but must be started in a box in the house or hotbed, as the seed is very fine and when sown is scarcely covered, yet must be kept moist. Tender perennial. Mixed colors. Pkt. 15c.
Canna, Mixed Flowers of large size and brilliant colors. Our mixture
contains all the tall varieties and all colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Cockscomb, Mixed Choice mixed, of all sorts and colors. Half hardy annual. Pkt. 10c. :
Cypress Vine For a neat trellis or
ornamenting the trunks of young trees it is hardly excelled. Mixed colors; ten- der annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c.
Dahlias
Few persons know that Dahlias can be raised from seed and will
| Corn Flower, Double Pink (Centaurea Cyanus) Specially grown
SUGGESTIONS
For Hanging Baskets
and Window Boxes Alyssum, Lobelia, Petunia and Verbena.
Nasturtium,
bloom the first year. Plant the seeds, early in March or April in a shallow box or pan; _ transplant carefully according to growth and keep the soil moderately moist.
: When danger of frost is over, plant them in the bed or border in the
garden.
Dahlia, Double Mixed Pkt. 10c; 0z. $2.75
Schwill’s Gaillardia
For Shady Spots
Balsams, Coreopsis, Foxglove Lobelia, Forget-Me-Not, Pansy, and Poppy.
For Borders Ageratum, blue; Lobelia, blue; Alyssum, white; Candytuft, dwarf; Phlox, dwarf; Zinnia, red; Forget-Me-Not, blue; Por- tulaca, mixed.
Schwill’s Cosmos, Giant Flowering, Mixed
Dahlia, Double Cactus Pkt. 20c; oz. $3.50
Dahlia, Single Mixed Pkt. 10c; oz. 75¢
Daisy Shasta Flowers snowy white with yellow center. Per- ennial. Pkt. 10c.
Daisy, Double an ola favorite;
perennial, mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
Eschscoltzia (California Poppy) Hardy annual, 1 foot. Especially valuable for growing in flower beds and masses. Sow where plants are to bloom. Bright, showy flowers and feathery foli- age. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c.
Forget-Me-Not A modest little flower; to friendship ever dear;
color blue. Tender annual.
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
Four O’Clock 4 handsome, free-flowering plant. They open their blossoms about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, hence their name. Hardy annual; mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c.
Foxglove (Digitalis) One of the most striking flowers; tall, stately and handsome; of easy culture; hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c.
Gourds— Small, ornamental sorts; mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Dipper Gourd—Pkt. 10c. Nest Egg Gourd—Pkt. 10c.
Calabash Pipe Gourd—Pkt. 10c.
Sugar Trough—Pkt. 10c. Orange Gourd—Pkt. 10c. Dish Rag or Luffa—Pkt. 10c.
Gaillardia Blanket flower; fine for boquets; mixed. Perennial,
Pkt. 10c.
Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) Hardy annual; 2 ft. Red, clover- shaped flowers. Cut when in full bloom and dried, they retain their
color. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c.
Helichrysum (Straw Flower) Bright, attractive summer blooming annual, of free growth, producing an abundance of large, double red, white, yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c.
Heliotrope Well-known greenhouse and bedding favorite. Esteemed for fragrant flowers. Fine mixed. Half hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c;
oz. $2.00.
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Hollyhock, Double, Mixed Fine, showy, double blooms. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
Hollyhock, Double, White Purest white, double ne. Hardy perennial.
Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00.
Hollyhock, Double, Red Finest scarlet and red. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00.
Wumlus Japonicus (Japanese Hop) Ornamental and rapid climber. The : foliage is lovely green; splendid for covering verandas, trellises, etc. Tender annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c.
Hyacinth or Jack Bean A rapid-growing annual climber; mixed; all Eoloxs:
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c.
Ice Plant A low-growing, trailing, tender perennial. The thick leaves seem to be covered with crystals. Used for edging embankments and box work; thrives in bright sunlight and dry situations. Flowers, cerise purple and small, completely covering plant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Kudzu Vine (Jack-and-the-Beanstalk) For rapidity of growth this hardy vine has no equal. It will grow 8 to 10 feet from seed the first year. The leaves are large and abundant. It bears racemes of pea-shaped rosy purple flowers. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c. ee
Kochia (Summer Cypress) An easily grown annual with perfect symmetry. : > ff It is a lively green, but on approach of autumn becomes bright scarlet, making Pe, © in all a very desirable plant. During the summer it obtains a height of about 3 feet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. ;
Lantana Tender perennial, blooming constantly all summer. Often becomes shrub-like, 2 to 3 feet high, with clusters of colored flowers resembling ver-
benas. C3 OZ. Pkt. 10 $1.25. Larkspur
Larkspur Hardy annual. These Larkspurs grow about 1% to 2 feet high. A ¢ great variety of bright colors; of easiest culture, doing well in any soil; all colors, mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Larkspur, Dark Blue Tali double stock flowered, something new. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c.
Larkspur (Delphiniums) Hardy perennial. These are taller than the annual sorts and their brilliant flower spikes arrest your attention even at a distance. The foliage is attractive and the plants strong and neat in habit. By keeping the plants well watered and the flowers cut, a second crop of bloom may be had and from some a third. Seed is a little difficult to start, so advise sowing in a box in prepared. soil, under glass. All colors, mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
Lobelia Excellent border plant. Hardy annual. Pkt. 10c.
Marigold, Tall, Mixed Flowers golden yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c.
Marigold, Eldorado Double flowers, of immense size. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
Marigold, Schwill’s Orange King Tall double hollow type, very select and attractive. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.75.
Mignonette Seed of this popular annual can be sown at any time. If succes- iS sions are made, these modest-colored, fragrant plants blossom outdoors until pee eee ea November. Sece Mignonettes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. Hollyhock ian
Morning Glories, Japanese Imperial A rev Mion in the size and beauty of Pe
their flowers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e.
Morning Clocicn Undoubtedly one of the most profuse flowering vines in cul- tivation; choice mixed varieties. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c.
Schwill’s Brilliant Nasturtiums :
You can not have too many Nasturtiums. And they are easy to grow. In late springing } when danger of frost is over, plant the seed along embankments or fences, where bright- — colored flowers are desired in profusion. Select dry, rocky, or what is known as “poor” soil. In rich ground the plents run too much to leaves. They grow rapidly and the
flower tones are cheerful, TALL VARIETIES aya ' Nasturtiums, Tall, Mixed A brilliant, effective mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz 20c; 1%4 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00, post paid. 3 Nasturtiums, Variegated Leaved A mixture containing an unusual selection. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; 4% Ib. 75c. : Nasturtiums, Lobb’s Mixed Larger than the tall Nasturtiums. Particularly desir- able because of the profusion of flowers and intense brilliancy of the colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; %4 Ib. 75c. ' i DWARF VARIETIES Bt _Nasturtiums, Cloth of Gold Fiery red, golden leaved. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 2 oz. 40¢: oe ¥% Ib. 75c. ; Nasturtiums, Pearl or Moonlight amber white. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25¢; 2 oz. 40c; ¥, Ib. 75c. f ss Nasturtium, Ruby King Bluish rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25e; 2 oz. 40c; 4 Ib. 75c. Nasturtiums, Exquisite, Dwarf, Mixed In this will be found varieties of both
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Nasturtiums light and dark color foliage, stripes, blotches and veinings. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz
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SCHWILL’S MOON FLOWERS
Moon Flower, White Its large white flowers expand in the evening and remain open till the following day. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
Moon Flower, Heavenly Blue _ This variety blooms in forenoons. The flow- ers are azure blue with a yellow throat. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist) A hardy annual, 1 foot high, with finely cut foli- age; oddly shaped blossoms in blue and white. Pkt. 10c.
Schwill’s Pansies
Pansy, Choice Mixed Our own mixture. This contains a wide range of colors and markings. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.10.
Pansy, Extra Large Flowering, Mixed our mixture of the best English varieties of Pansies. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.95.
Pansy, Schwill’s Superb Mixed This includes not only seeds of Giant Pamsies, but also those of several of the large-flowered sorts, with highly col- ored blooms. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.95.
Pansy, Giant Trimardeau 4 beautiful class; compact growers, with enormous flowers; finest mixed. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.60.
Pansy, Prize Medal Mixture
Unrivaled for diversity of coloring and marking, beauty of form and large size. Selected separate colors from best French, English and American growers; mixed and blended. Pkt. 20c; oz. $4.25.
Pansy —
Schwill’s Phlox
. Phlox, Drummondii, Mixed. A splendid mixture of all colors; hardy annual. Pkt.
: 10c; oz. 95c. ! Phlox, Mammoth, Large Flowering. The largest flowering kinds are a decided 7 improvement on the Drummondii, producing large flowers twice the size of the
latter; mixed; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. Phlox, Dwarf Phlox, Hardy Perennial Large and showy; mixed colors; 3 feet. Pkt. 15c;
, _ OZ. $3.75. | _ Phlox, Fireball Scarlet, superb when in full bloom; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; E oz. $1.75. ‘ | Phlox, Snowball Purest white flowers; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.75. Phlox
Schwill’s Pinks
Pink, China, Double Deeply fringed petals; mixed colors; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
‘‘Triple P’’ Collection
On this page we have listed three popular favorites—Pansy, Phlox and Pink. These are found in every garden, and certainly you must have a place for them. You will not regret your purchase if you buy this bargain collection, as follows:
1pkt. Pansy, Giant Trimardeau..$ .15 )post 1 pkt. Phlox DSEETOTEN Mixed.. .10 1 pkt. Pink, Doubles ieee
For
Actual Value .............. Z
Schwill’s China Double Mixed Pinks
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Pink, Double Diadem Superb, large double icscre magnificent in color and variety; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c. ;
Pink, Double Imperial Brilliant colors; mixed; hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c.
Pink, Crimson Bell Double; brightest scarlet; hardy annual. Pkt 10c; oz. 95c.
Pink, Heddewiggi Double Japan Pink, mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 95c.
OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUS SCHWILL’S PETUNIAS
Petunias look best in beds. They are used also along walks and driveways and in window boxes, and they stand drouth exceptionally well.
Petunias grow with little attention or care, and in any soil, and bloom profusely all spring and summer. The large, double varieties do riot produce seed, but the pollen from them is artificially crossed on the large, single and fringed plants, and the seed so produced will make a percentage of double blossoms. The giant flowered types are in large, single, plain edged or fringed edged blossoms, or in very thickly double flowers. As Petunia seed is exceedingly fine, merely press it into the soil and after sowing, cover with chopped moss or sift a little sand over to cover, and, if. possible, allow the water to soak up from beneath. The weakest-looking plants will develop into the handsomest flowers, so save all plants carefully. The colors range from white to deep red-purple and are striped and blotched.
Petunia, Single 4 splendid mixture of varieties Pkt. 10c; oz. 80c
Petunia, Large Flowering Mixed... Pkt. 15; oz. $1.25
Petunia, Rosy Morn soft pink with silver-white throat. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.25.
Petunia, Double Finest mixed
CRORES Ss are oa Pkt. 25c
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
Sweet William
Salpiglossis Annual, about 18 inches high, bearing throughout the sea- son large flowers of many beautiful colors, all exquisitely veined and laced; mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
Sweet William, Single Handsome colored flowers; mixed; hardy per- ennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
_ Sweet William, Double Finest double flowers; hardy perennial. Pkt. _ 10c; oz. 90c.
Scarlet Runner Beans 4 great favorite as an ornamental climber; bright scarlet spray; of pea-shaped blossoms. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c.
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Schwill’s Poppies Poppy, Carnation Double; mixed; superb; from many varieties; 2 feet; annual. Pkt. 10t; oz. 25c. 3 Poppy, Schwill’s Superb Grand, large double flowers in every color; — magnificent in form; annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. j i Poppy, Shirley The handsome flowers are single, beautiful in color,
from pure white to deep crimson; annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Poppy, Shirley, American Legion Just what you want in a n strain, brilliant orange scarlet with yellow anthers. Pkt. 10c; oz. Toe. Poppy, Peony, Flowered Enormous size; perfectly double; alwa admired; mixed; annual. Poppy, Perennial Hardy; coming up year after year; very effecti among shrubbery; mixed hybrids. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.75.
Portulaca, Fine Single Mixed A great variety, mixed; tender annual. ;
Portulaca, Double, Mixed A large proportion will come very doublé: tender annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.80. =i Rudbeckla (Cone Flower—Bicolor Superba) Grows about 2 feet — high, forming a many-branched dense bush, and producing its long- — stemmed flowers in greatest abundance. Disk brown; florets yellow — with brown spots at the base; 2 feet; annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. me Ricinus (Castor Oil Plant) Rapid growing plants with palm-like fo- Used with decorative effect, planted singly on — the lawn or in the center of a Canna or Caladium bed, 6 to 15 feet Mixed; all the plain and fancy sorts; tender annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 2
liage and showy fruits.
Schwill’s Petunia, Large Flowering, Mixed
LP, zs £ 2
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c.
Portulaca
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CLIMBING PLANTS ~
‘Climbing plants are useful when you have a fence to hide or a spot to shield. | You might look over this list, if you are in doubt: .
Canary Bird Vine Jack Bean Cypress Vine Morning Glory Cardinal Climber Moonflower Balsam Apple Sweet Pea Cobea Scandens Scarlet Runner
Salvia
Schizanthus
Few annuals can surpass Schizanthus, so much so that it has been aptly called “The Large flowered hybrids. Pkt. 10c;
Schizanthus
oz. $1.25.
Poor Man’s Orchard.”
SCHWILL’S SALVIA
No Garden is Complete Without It
(Flowering Sage). Numbered among the most brilliantly colored of garden flowers. It is a strong grower and flowers freely. It bears its blooms in long spikes, well above the foliage and is useful for bedding, cutting and pot culture, Because of its outstanding color it looks fine as a border. Flourishes in the sun. Can be started early and transplanted or may be sown outdoors, after the ground is warm.
Salvia, Schwill’s Salmon Offered by us for the first time from special European stock. It’s a novelty. Pkt. 25c; oz. $5.50. :
Salvia, Splendens (Scarlet Sage) Gorgeous plants with numerous spikes of intensely vivid scarlet flowers 10 to 12 inches in length. Pkt. 15c; oz. $3.00.
Salvia, Bonfire Plants form handsome bushes about 2 feet high by 2 feet across. Flowers of a most brilliant, dazzling scarlet; one of: the finest. Pkt. 15c; oz. $3.75. i
Salvia, Blue A perennial variety, but best grown as an annual. Seed sown in the-open, grown in May, blooming from July to frost. The five light- blue flowers are borne on long spikes held above the foliage; makes a good blue line; 2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 15c; oz. $3.75. ‘
Thunbergia
Thunbergia (Sometimes called Blackeyed Susan)—An excellent trailing or bedding plant; very popular. Hardy annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25.
Vinca (Periwinkle) Dark-green foliage, handsome rose
in beauty the
3 Sensitive Plant One of the most remarkable and inter-
esting plants in cultivation; the leaves, when touched, in- stantly fold up. Pkt. 10c.
Sweet Rocket Grows 2 to 3 feet high, bears spikes of
showy, fragrant flowers, all colors, mixed; hardy peren- nial. Pkt. 10c; oz. 65c.
Stocks (Gilliflower) The free-blooming, fragrant and charming colors of the Stock have brought it into great popularity for both summer and winter flowering. For beds and borders they are very effective. Annual. Pkt. 10c; oz. 85c.
and white single flowers; very effective for beds and borders. Blooms continuously all summer from seed sown early in March; half hardy perennial.
Vinca, Alba _ Pure white. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
Vinca, Rosea_ Bright rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
Vinca, Mixed Several colors, mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50.
Wallflower are very useful in making bouquets. They are deliciously fragrant; single, mixed; half hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c.
Wild Cucumber This is the most rapid growing vine we:
Very conspicuous in beds or borders, and —
Sunflower
Double Dwarf Sunflower Four feet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. Globe or Gold Sunflower Four and one-half feet. Pkt.
know of. It will reach a height of 30 feet in one season. It is thickly dotted over with pretty, white flowers, fol- lowed by quantities of ornamental and prickly seed pods.
10c; oz. 35c. Pkt. 10c. Double Tall Sunflower Seven feet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. Stella or Star Single Sunflower 3 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. Schwill’s . Mammoth Mixed| 2}
SCHWILL’S VERBENA
This is an annual, ranging in color from white to deep purple and ‘is suitable for borders, window boxes and massing in beds on the ‘lawn. When sown in May, in the open, it usually bears large clusters of
showy flowers until frost. Each cluster is about two inches across ‘and numbers a dozen or more single flowers. Soak the seed in luke- warm water, before planting, to hasten germination. Carefully pre- pare and fertilize the soil before planting and cover the seed about a quarter of an inch. Transplant in rows two feet apart, the plants two feet apart in the rows.
Verbena, Choice Mixed All shades. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00.
Verbena, Mammoth Mixed Large flowering. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. :
Verbena, Mammoth Blue you'll like it. Pkt. 10c; 0z. $2.50.
Verbena, Scarlet Defiance Large flowering. Pkt. 10c; 0z. $2.00.
_ Verbena, Mammoth Pink Large flowering. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00.
_ Verbena, Mammoth White Large flowering. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. _ Verbena, Mammoth Purple Large flowering. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00.
Verbena
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS Select Named Gladiolus Bulbs
Anna Eberius—Dark velvety plum rose, throat deeper shade. Different from anything on the market. Post paid, doz. 90c. Not prepaid, doz. 80c; 25 $1.40; 100 $5.20.
Chicago White—Pure white with faint lavender streaks in the lower petals; early. Post paid, doz. 65c. Not prepaid, doz. 55c; 25 90c; 100 $3.20.
Mrs. Frances Pendleton—Salmon pink, each flower marked with rich maroon blotch. Post paid, doz. 70c. Not prepaid, doz. 60c; 25 $1.05; 100 $3.80.
Baron Hulot—Rich deep indigo blue. Post paid, doz. $1.05. Not prepaid, doz. 95c; 25 $1.65; 100 $6.20.
Halley—Early salmon red, excellent flower. Post paid, doz. 65c. Not prepaid, — doz. 55c; 25 90c; 100 $3.20.
Herada—Clear mauve, very attractive. Post paid, doz. 85c. Not prepaid, doz. 75c; 25 $1.35; 100 $4.80.
Peace—Best late white, lavender blotch. Post paid, doz. 70c. Not prepaid, doz. 60c; 25 $1.05; 100 $3.80.
Mrs. Frances King—Flame red with salmon shade, tall. Post paid, doz. 70c. Not prepaid, doz. 60c; 25 $1.05; 100 $3.80.
1910 Rose—Early deep rose, vigorous grower. Post paid, doz. 75c. Not pre- paid, doz. 65c; 25 $1.15; 100 $4.20.
Red Canna—Tallest Gladioli, clear crimson, best in this color. $1.05. Not prepaid, doz. 95c; 25 $1.65; 100 $6.20.
Schwaben—Light yellow with red stripe, sturdy, an old favorite. doz. 65c. Not prepaid, doz. 55c; 25 90c; 100 $3.20.
Primulinus Maidenblush—FEarliest of all, light pink, with tall slender stem, mostly producing two flowers to the bulb. Post paid, doz. 75c. Not prepaid, doz. 65c; 25 $1.15; 100 $4.20.
Mixed Gladiolus Bulbs
Schwill’s Exhibition Mixed—A mixture containing all the novelties in well balanced color proportions. Post paid, doz. 65c. Not prepaid, doz. 55c; 25 90c;
Post paid, doz.
Post paid,
100 $3.20. Tuberose Tuberose, Single Mexican—Doz. 55c, post paid. Not prepaid, doz. 45c; 100 for $3.60. O ee Caladiums GR
Caladium Esculentum (Elephant’s Ears)—Effective as a sin-
gle plant on a lawn or in groups; also useful for decorative effects near streams or pond.
Small Bulbs, post paid, each 15c; doz. $1.00. Not prepaid, each 10c; doz 90c.
Large Bulbs, post paid, each 25c; doz. $1.75. each 20c; doz. $1.50.
Extra Large Bulbs, post paid, each 45c; 3 for $1.15. Not prepaid, each 40cy 3 for $1.05.
Not prepaid,
ground.
4 feet.
doz. $1.25.
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Cannas delight in a good loam mixed with a generous supply of w rotted stable manure. Plant in the spring when the weather has settled and the soil has some warmth. Do not plant too deep, as the “eye” should be just above the
Eureka—Pure white. $1.55, post paid. Not prepaid, each 20c; doz. $1.45.
Karl Merk—Splendid rich golden yellow; 4 feet. Each 15c; doz. 90¢ post paid. Not prepaid, each 10c; doz. 80c.
Madam Crozy—Red, with golden border; 4 feet. post paid. Not prepaid, each 10c; doz. 80c.
Hungarian—Beautiful rose pink, 3% feet. paid. Not prepaid, each 35c; doz. $2.65.
Mrs. Alfred Conard—Lovely shade of salmon pink; 4 feet. Each 4 doz. $2.75, post paid. Not prepaid, each 35c; doz. $2.65. : City of Portland—Deep pink, which does not fade during hot weather; 3% feet. E j 40c; doz. $2.75, post paid. Not prepaid, each 35c; doz. $2.65. : 4 -Yellow King Humbert—Deep rich yellow, softly spotted and blotched with bright r Each 20c; doz. $1.35, post paid.’ Not prepaid, each 15c; doz. $1.25.
flowers, bronze leaves; 4 feet. Each 20c; doz. $1.35, post paid. Not prepaid, each 1
The President—Rich, glowing scarlet; immense rounded flowers; 4 feet. doz. $1.35, post paid. Not prepaid, each 15c; doz. $1.25.
The Dahlia is one of the showiest of all autumn flowers. July, they are a perfect blaze of bloom until stopped by frost. Double Pink, Double Yellow, Double Purple, Double White, Double Scarlet, | Striped. Price, any shade, each 20c; doz. $1.75; post paid. Not prepaid, each 15c; doz
Peonies
Peonies have morened to popular favor through great im- provements in recent years. The flowers are producet abundance and rival the finest rose in size, shape an cl We offer—
Double Pink—Each 45c; doz. $4.00, post paid. Not prep: i, each 40c; doz. $3.50. ;
Doubles White—Each 45c; doz. $4.00, post paid. Not prepaid, each 40c; doz. $3.50.
Double Red—Each 45c; each 40c; doz. $3.50.
Schwill’s Cannas
doz. $4.00, post paid. Not prepai t
And they respond readily to liberal treatmen The best white canna; 4% feet. Each 25c; doz.
Each 15c; doz. 90 ;
Each 40c; doz. $2.75, post
Each :
Double Dahlias S
Commencing to flo
Photo of Slips Ready for Shipment
VEGETABLE PLANTS
All orders for vegetable plants will be filled in season when plants are in right condition,
and at the right time.
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HEALTHY AND STRONG
You look for one that nas beeu
7 HEN you buy an animal you don’t accept the V V first you see. ~ at 1
examined; one that is known io be healthy
and free of disease.
You ought to treat your land the
same way when you purchase sweet potato slips. The only safe system is to insist upon getting certified slips—slips that are strong, healthy and will pass the inspection of your state plant board. We don’t handle
any other kind.
“CERTIFIED”
What It Means
Certified’ may mean little to you. To us it means:
1. That the grower has purchased seed that has been examined by offi- cials of the State Plant Board and has been de— clared to be free of black rot and all other diseases.
2. That the grower has planted this seed in a new bed, where sweet po-— tato slips have not been grown before, or within the last five years.
38. . That this planting has been under the per— sonal supervision of the inspectors of the State Plant Board.
4. That these same in— spectors have pulled and earefully examined the slips and have found them to be free of disease.
They, then, certify to this effect.
Remember that we have no control over these in- spectors. They work for the various states.
We offer two varieties only — Nancy Hall and Porto Rican.
See dates below when different varieties are ready for shipment.
We can supply in any quantity, in their proper seasons, all vegetable plants here men-
tioned, and ship directly from beds, well packed, on the shortest notice.
NOTICE—If we
should for any reason be out of any variety ordered, we will send some other similar
Keg Plants
Ready April 20th, and up to June 1st
variety in place of it, unless requested to the contrary.
At prices quoted, they are sent by express at purchaser’s expense, except where noted by mail, As plants are perish- able, we advise all large. lots to be forwarded by express.
Lettuce Plants
Ready March Ist, and up to May Ist
Big Boston Large White Cabbage Head Prices, Hotbed Stock, 50 for 35c; 100 for 60c, post paid. By express, not prepaid, 50 for 25c; 100 for 45c; 1000 for $3.00.
Beet Plants Ready March 10th to May Ist Eclipse Early Detroit Crosby’s Egyptian Prices, Hotbed Stock, 50 for 35c; 100 for 60c, post paid. By express, not prepaid, 50 for 25c; 100 for 45c; 500 for $2.00.
Tomato Plants Ready March 25th, and up to June Ist
Our own growing; all first-class stock; varieties as fol-
lows: Acme Livingston’s Globe Stone Early Detroit Beauty Ponderosa
Prices, Hotbed Stock, or Seedling Plants, doz. 25c; 100, 75c,
post paid. By express, not prepaid, doz. 15c; 100 for 60c;
1000 for $4.50. Prices, Transplanted Stock, doz. 35c; 100, $1.50, post paid. By express, not prepaid, doz. 25c; 100 for $1.25; 1000 for $10.00.
Black Beauty
Prices
We recommend shipments by express as faster, better and more satisfactory. When ordering by express, please give your post of- fice address and the name of the nearest express of- fice. Ready April 25 to June 1, Nancy Halls and Porto Rican Yams only.
Mississippi Shipments
Owing to damaging de- lays by mail—due to re- routing of packages—we will not make parcel post shipments into. Mississ- ippi under any condi- tions. All deliveries must be by express.
PRICES, ALL OTHER STATES:
PARCEL POST (Prepaid) 100 for 45c 500 for $1.65 1,000 for $3.15 EXPRESS (Not Prepaid) 100 for 35c
500 for $1.50 1,000 for $2.75
New York Improved Purple Prices, Hotbed Stock, doz. 40c; 100 for $1.50, post paid. By
express, not prepaid, doz. 30c; 100 for $1.25.
Prices, Transplanted Stock, dow 75¢c, post paid. By express,
not prepaid, doz. 60c; 100 for $4.00.
Celery Plants
Ready April 15th, and up to June Ist
Hend White Plume
Golden Self-Blanching Prices, Hotbed Stock, doz. 25c; 50 for 50c; 100 for 75c; 500
for $2.50, post paid. By express, not prepaid, doz. Le; 50 for 40c; 100 for 65c; 500 for $2.25.
Cauliflower Plants Ready March 10th, and up to May Ist.
Early Snowball
Dry Weather
Prices, Strong Hotbed Stock, doz. 35c; 50 for 90c; 100 for
$1.50, post paid. By express, not prepaid, doz. 25c; 50 for
75e; 100 for $1.25.
Pepper Plants
Ready April 20th, and up to June ist
Chinese Giant
Long Red Prices, Hotbed Plants, doz. 40c; 100 for $1.50, post paid. By
Crimson Giant
express, not prepaid, doz. 30c; 100 for $1.25. .
Prices, Transplanted Stock, doz. 75c, post paid. By express, not prepaid, doz. 60c; 100 for $4.00.
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OTTO SCHWILL & SCHWILL’S FROST-PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS
Will Mature Heads Two to Three Weeks Earlier than Home-Grown
CO. MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE »
READ THIS!
To get the advantage of these frost-proof cabbage plants they must be planted a month or six weeks earlier than you would plant the home-grown. We fill orders from January 15 to May 1 and will have the following varieties:
Early Jersey Wakefield Early Flat Dutch Charleston or Large Wakefield Succession.
Prices, by parcel post—100 for 40c; 500 for $1.50; 1,000 for $2.50. No orders filled for less than 100 plants of a variety. By express, not pre- paid—100 for 30c; 500 for $1.25; 1,000 for $2.25.
The word “frost-proof” does not mean “freeze-proof.” But, Schwill’s frost-proof cabbage plants can stand a temperature of 20 degrees above zero without being damaged.
The top of the plant does not grow until your regular Spring weather opens up, but the roots grow from the time they are planted, and just as soon as spring weather starts, the established root growth assimilates the fertilizer in the soil and the plants grow very fast, maturing headed cabbage two to three weeks sooner than you can mature them from hotbed and cold frame plants.
The plants when received will be somewhat wilted and have a hard, stunted appearance, which will be disappointing to persons who have never used the plants before. Regardless of appearance, they will produce the crop results.
Hotbed Cabbage Plants These are grown in hotbeds and are, of course, bright and green looking, but should not be planted out before the 10th or 15th of March. We offer the following varieties: Early Flat Dutch, Early Jersey Wakefield, Early Summer, Large Late Drumhead, Succession and Charleston Wakefield. Prices—100 for 50c; 500 for $1.75; 1,000 for $2.95, post paid. By express, not prepaid, 100 for 40c; 500 for $1.50; 1,000 for $2.75.
ARTICHOKE ONION PLANTS
Large Green Globe
Produces heads like flowers, which are cooked like Aspara- gus. Highly esteemed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 60c; parcel post paid.
ASPARAGUS
A saving of 1 to 2 years is effected by planting roots. For private use or for marketing on a small scale, beds should be formed 5 feet side, with 3 rows planted in each, one in the middle and one on each side, a foot from the edge; dis- tance between the plants in the rows, 9 inches.
Asparagus Seed
Martha Washington—PKkt. 5c;-1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.35, post paid.
Mary Washington—Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 55c; 1 Ib. $1.80, post paid.
Asparagus Roots
(2-Year Roots) 1 doz. 50 100 Martha) Washinstond se ea eae $ .75 $1.25 $2.25 Meany” Washinton eae eee ne eee 90 1.50 2.75 (3-Year Roots) 1 doz. 50 100 Martha Washington! 222.2552 k es $1.00 $1.75 $3.25 Mary, ) Washing tom tees ee ae teal ey 2.00 3.75
NOTE—Above prices are f.o.b. Memphis. By mail, post paid, please add 10c for a dozen; 20c for 50, and 35c for 100 roots.
Broccoli Early White Cape—Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; 1 oz. 75c, post paid.
Brussels Sprouts Onion Plants, Bundled for Shipping Dwarf Improved—Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 60c; %4 Ib. 90c, By parcel post, 100 for 35c; 500 for $1.15; 1,000 for $1.95. No post paid. orders filled for less than 100 plants of a variety. By ex- press, not prepaid, 100 for 25c; 500 for 95c; 1,000 for $1.75. (Page 12)
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HERE’S SPACE SAVER FOR HOME GARDENERS
Space is usually at a prem- ium in the small home garden. But several crops really can be grown together with suc- cess. Try these combinations:
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Corn and cucumbers.
Fe Late peas and sweet corn.
Potatoes (early) ‘and late Sweet corn.
Sweet corn and squash or pumpkins. :
Early peas, lettuce and toma- toes.
OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE [if GREEN PODDED BUSH OR SNAP BEANS
CULTURE—Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill. Beans are somewhat tender, but it often pays to take some risks. Plant in warm, loamy soil at the beginning of settled, warm weather in spring, and at intervals for succession until September. Rows may be made 2 feet apart, and the beans planted a few inches apart in the drills, or 3 or 4 beans in hills 6 to 8 inches apart. Cultivate and hoe frequently, always, however, when the vines are perfectly dry. In hoeing draw the soil up towards the rows or plants. For string beans, gather the pods clean as soon as fit for use. The plants will remain all the longer in bearing.
Stringless Green Pod (Burpee’s)
This is one of the most popular and best of the stringless varieties. It is earlier than the Valentine, absolutely stringless, hardy, vigorous and productive. Pods are long and straight, round, meaty, of pale green color, and remain tender and crisp a long time after maturity, and are of excellent flavor. 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Black Valentine
This bean has beautiful, large pods about 6 inches long, slender, | round and nearly straight; stringy, fibrous though fine-grained, _ dark green in color. Seed black. An early, productive, profitable gardener’s variety. The plant is more vigorous and productive _ than the Red Valentine and pods darker green. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. _ 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2
‘ Longfellow
This is a market gardener’s special. Pods are long, straight and round, fleshy and of dark green color, 7 to 8 inches in length. Usually they bear six seeds. Very early and prolific. % lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35c;
Bountiful
A very popular and excellent early green-podded bush bean. Its vigorous plants bear thick, flat pods, light green in color and 6 to 7 inches long. These pods are tender and brittle, uniform, solid, meaty and stringless. its own. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c, post paid. Not pre- paid, 1% lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Improved Refugee (1,000 to 1)
1% |b. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c;
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod Bush Beans
Quantity Prices For prices by the gallon, peck and bushel, turn to page 89. If interested in larger amounts please write
Has flavor all us for special quotation.
Hopkins’ Improved Red Valentine
: , : An improved strain of the Red Valentine, and one of the For late planting for snaps and a favorite for canning est of the green podded snaps for market gardeners to and shipping. Pods are about five inches long, round, plant. It is earlier than Valentine and it is usually ready
Matures in about {to pick in forty-five days from planting. The pods are some- 45 days and is resistant to drouth, cold and unfavorable what longer and more round and the seeds darker in color. growing conditions. % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
% lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, %4 Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Improved Extra Early Red Valentine
A standard variety, extra early and for snaps there is nothing superior to this variety among the green podded sorts, both for home use or the market. The pods are round, long, slightly curved and of excellent quality. The seed we supply is produced from stock seed that was selected for both earliness and quality. % tb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Giant Stringless Green Pod
This is an exceedingly productive and handsome variety. The plants are very hardy and productive. The pods are large and nearly round, somewhat similar to the Burpee’s Stringless, but a little longer and straighter and a slightly lighter color and mature a few days later. The quality is good for snaps for home use as well as suitable for the market. 14 Ib. 25c; 1 tb. 45c; 2 tbs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% tb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35¢; 2 tbs. 65c.
Tennessee Green Pod
This early midseason variety is very popular in some sections of the South and elsewhere after a trial. The plant is vigorous, hardy, midseason and very productive. The pods are extremely large and often 6 to 7 inches long, flat, irregular in shape, dark green in color and of exceptionally fine flavor, and very near stringless. 4% Ib. 20c; 1 tb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not, prepaid, 1% Tb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Tbs. 50c.
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WAX PODDED BUSH OR SNAP BEANS
CULTURE—Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill. Beans are somewhat tender, but it often pays to take some risks. Plant in warm, loamy soil at the beginning of settled, warm weather in spring, and at intervals for succession until Septem- ber. Rows may be made 2 feet apart, and the beans planted a few inches apart in the drills, or 3 or 4 beans in hills
6 to 8 inches apart. Cultivate and hoe frequently, always, however, when the vines are perfectly dry. In hoeing draw the soil up towards the rows or plants. For string beans, gather the pods clean as soon as fit for use. The plants will remain all the longer in bearing.
Prolific Black Wax
This improved strain of Black Wax is exceptionally productive and early. The pods are round, about 5 inches long, fleshy, brittle and stringless, deep yellow in color and attractive, and one of the standard sorts. % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax
One of the most popular of the wax.sorts with the market gardeners, as it is not only early and productive, but absolutely rust proof. The pods are 5 to 6 inches long, flat and straight, of bright yellow color. 4% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c, post paid. Not
Davis White Kidney Wax Bush Bean
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax Bush Bean
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Improved Golden Wax
This is probably the most popular of the wax varieties and one of the best. It is early, productive and rust proof. The -pods are about 4 inches long, very stout, and more straight than the old Golden Wax. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, ¥ lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c.
Davis White Kidney Wax
This is a well known market sort, being early and productive, and a good shipping variety. The pods are 6 to 7 inches long, large and flat, very uniform and _ straight, stringy and fibrous, of fair quality. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, ¥% |b. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax
A very popular, early gardeners’ variety. Pods large, 5 to 6 inches long, moderately stout, straight and flat, fleshy, brittle, fine- grained and nearly stringless, and of good quality. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib- 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, 4% lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Our Prices the Best
“IT have compared prices with other seed houses and find yours the most satisfactory. I have ordered seeds from
you several years and always find them good and everything as represented.”— Mrs. Willie Harrison, Coldwater, Miss., R. 3, Box 68.
prepaid, 1% lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c.; 2 lbs. 50c.
Improved Golden Wax Bush Bean
not be planted until two weeks later than Bush Beans.
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30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
30c; 2 lbs. 50c.
Pole Bean, Kentucky Wonder
McCaslan Pole
The McCaslan is a pole snap bean, and should be planted in every garden, as it is
‘very prolific, with large size pods that fill perfectly, and in “snap” stage are deep green in color, meaty, stringless and of delicious flavor. Vines will bear throughout
the season if kept closely picked. When allowed to ripen the shell beans are most ex- cellent for winter use, being pure white. % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid.
Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Lazy Wife
One of the best of the late green podded sorts for soups or green shell use. The pods are borne in large clusters, are nearly 6 inches long, broad, straight and flat, stringless, very fleshy, brittle, fine-grained and of excellent quality. The dry beans are excellent for winter use. 14 Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, y% Ib. Ibe; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c:
Golden Cluster Wax
An excellent early wax podded pole bean. The vines are large, vigorous and hardy, with large, light green leaves. The pods are 6 to 8 inches long, extremely straight and flat; very fleshy, fine grained, good quality; color light waxy-yellow. % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid.” Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib- 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c.
Kentucky Wonder Wax
This is one of the earliest of the wax podded sorts, and similar to the green podded
Kentucky Wonder, but the pods are broader. The pods are very long, handsome light
yellow, often over 8 inches long, very fleshy, brittle but stringy. 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c;
_ 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c.
POLE, OR RUNNING BEANS
‘CULTURE—Two pounds will plant about 150 hills. Pole Beans require warm, rich, loamy soil and, in the South, should Plant in rows 4 feet apart each way, or in drills if wire trellis is _used. ee 4 to 6 beams around each pole, or 2 to 3 beans may be planted in hills a foot apart under a wire trellis. Culti-
vate freely and, if possible, top dress around each hill with a small quantity of commercial: fertilizer. When hoeing work this dressing well into the soil.
Kentucky Wonder
Sometimes called Old Homestead. This is no doubt the most popular and practically useful of the green podded pole beans for use as snaps. It is early, very prolific, with showy pods of the most excellent quality. The vines are vigorous, climbing well and very productive, bearing pods in large clusters. The pods are very long, often measuring 9 to 10 inches, and are light green in color, curved and twisted nearly round, and very crisp when young, becom- | ing irregular and stringy as they ripen. % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib.
White Creaseback
This variety is valuable for its extreme earliness and its habit of perfecting all its pods within a short time. The vines are medium-sized, hardy and moderately productive. The pods measure 5 to 6 inches long, uniform, round and slender, slightly stringy, very fleshy, brittle and fine grained, good quality and dark green color. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib.
Red Speckied Cut Short
Sometimes called Corn Hill owing to its being largely planted in the South among the corn. It will give a good crop when planted among the corn, as the vines are me- dium size but very hardy and productive, though somewhat late. The pods are nearly 4 inches long, stout, straight and flat, stringy, fine-grained and light green color, of fair quality. 1% lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Scotia Cornfield
A very hardy and productive cornfield bean. The vines are of good climbing habit with small deep green leaves. The pods are often over 6 inches long, round, straight and creasebacked; grained and of good quality. % ib. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
slightly stringy, very fleshy, fine-
Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole Bean
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LIMA BEANS, POLE VARIETIES =
CULTURE—One quart will plant about 150 hills. Pole Limas require warm, rich, loamy soil. Plant when the become well warmed through in the spring, as the seed will rot in cold, soggy soil. When poles are used for suppo should be set not less than 4 feet apart each way. Plant 4 to 6 beans around each pole 2 inches deep and thin out to
Carolina Sieva or Small Lima
This is the true Butter Bean. The seed beans are very small and white, on the orde Henderson’s Bush Lima. The plants are of large growth, very early, vigorous and ductive, and will*stand more heat and drouth than any other of the Limas, and is a t Southern favorite. % Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c; Not prepaid, % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35 Ibs. 65c.
King of the Garden
An improved strain of the Large White Lima. The pods are about an inch longer, pro- portionately wider, and uniformly 4-seeded. The vines are hardy and bear abundantly. This is a standard sort and one of the best for main crop. The seed are very large, ovo flat, white, with slight greenish tinge. % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c. Not prepaid, % 1
20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c. Large White Lima
This well known variety is one of the best of the larger varieties for planting in the South. The vines are tall and vigorous, but slender, with medium-sized smooth, medium green leaves. The pods are borne in clusters and are over 5 inches long, broad, very UES 1% Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c. Not prepaid, % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c. a
Schwill’s Monstrous Lima 4
The pods of this variety are very large, often measuring 8 inches long and con- taining seven beans of the most excellent quality, and bearing about the same time as the Large Lima, and the vines are vigorous and strong-growing and are excep- tionally productive. The seed are very large. 1% Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c. Not prepaid, 1% lb. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c.
Calico or Irish
A great favorite and a wonderful producer in the South. These beans are blotched, blue and red mottled and medium in size. Also known in some sections as the Florida Butter or Speckled Pole Lima. You’ll like them. % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. é 85c. Not prepaid, % lb. 20c: 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c.
King of the Garden
DWARF OR BUSH VARIETIES
CULTURE—Two pounds will plant 100 feet of Tow, or 3 pecks to the acre. Bush Limas require the same cultivation as stated above for Pole Limas, except that the rows should be 2 feet apart and 6 inches of space between each plant in the row.
, < * Henderson’s Bush :
One of the most valuable of the bush varieties owing to its extreme earliness, hardiness and productiveness. The plants are without runners but continue to grow and set until stopped by frost. The leaves are small and very dark green. The pods are small, about 3 inches long, containing 3 to 4 beans, which are of excellent quality either green shelled or dry. This variety is much in favor with the canners and none better for the home garden. ¥% Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c. Not prepaid,
% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c. Fordhook Bush
This is a distinct variety of strong, erect and bush-like growth, 25 to 30 inches in height. The’ foliage is heavy and dark green. The pods, borne in clusters, are 4 to 5% inches Long and contain 3 to 5 seeds. Fordhook is a heavy yielder and is early. % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. 90c. Not pre- ; paid, 1% lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c.
Burpee’s Improved Bush
This is one of the earliest of the large seeded Limas. The plants are vigorous and productive. The \ pods are medium green, very large, about 5 inches long, containing 4 unusually thick and very large ° beans of excellent quality. Seed very large, thick and usually show a greenish tinge, which is coe RRR gen indication of quality. % Ib. 30c; 1 lb. 55c; 2 Ibs. 90c. Not prepaid, 14 Ib. 25c; 1
c; s. 80c
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We can’t furnish you with all kinds of seed. We carry only the best.
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_ CULTURE. ill raise good beet crops. early as the ground can be put in good shape.
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Beet, Schwill’s Market Gardener
Schwill’s Market Gardener
Our gardeners’ favorite, owing to its extreme earliness and uniformity in both shape and color. It is without a doubt the _ best beet for the home, gardener or for canning. The tops are _ small and upright in growth. The leaves dark green, shaded
red. The roots are medium size, globular, very smooth and of dark blood red color, while the flesh is a deep vermilion red, _zoned with lighter shade. It is unsurpassed in quality. Pkt. Be; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ib. $4.50, post paid.
Long Smooth Blood
A standard long, late variety, roots smooth, rather slender, flesh deep purplish red. It is of good quality and keeps well through the winter. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 65c; 5 Ib. $2.35, post paid.
Early Wonder
This is an improvement on Crosby’s Egyptian, being slightly earlier and finer in quality. In other respects it resembles this well known variety. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 lb.
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SCHWILL’S TABLE BEETS
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to an acre. Fibrous loam, well drained and well enriched, For early table beets, have drills 16 to 20 inches apart, and sow the seed about 1 inch deep, as ; Or, seed may be sown under glass four weeks sooner and the young _ seedlings transplanted to open ground to give an extra early crop.
Give thorough and clean cultivation, and thin the
Crosby’s Egyptian
This is the earliest in the market. It does not closely re- semble the original Egyptian except in its extreme earliness. Roots a flattened globe shape; skin very dark red, flesh a trifle lighter in color and lightly zoned; tops small. Pkt. dc; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 65c; 5 Ib. $2.35, post paid.
Detroit Dark Red
One of the very best for home or market garden and for canning purposes. Roots uniformly smooth, of medium size, and globe-shaped; skin dark red, flesh solid vermilion red. Tops are small, upright, dark green. shaded red: quality the best. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 65c; 5 Ib. $2.35, post paid.
Detroit Dark Red Beet
Early Eclipse An early variety, especially desirable for the home garden, and used for bunching. The roots are medium size, round, bright deep red with small tops. The flesh is bright red, zoned with pinkish white, very sweet, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 65c; 5 Ib. $2.35, post paid.
Early Blood Turnip, Improved
An extra select stock of the old standard table beet; roots nearly round or slightly flattened, bright red, zoned, and of good quality. Not as early as Detroit, with a larger, coarser top. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 65c; 5 Ib. $2.35, post paid.
Can You Beat This Beet Bargain for a Quarter?
You haven’t a garden unless you have a space for beets. They are easy to grow, tasty, healthy and nu- tritious. They should be a part of the daily menu in season. To insure variety and plenty of beets at all times we will mail one packet of each of the seven varieties listed on this page, actual value 35c, for.
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SCHWILL’S CARROTS
CULTURE—The Carrot, like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, deeply tilled. For early crops, sow in spring, z soon as the ground is in good working order; for late crops they may be sown any time until the middle of July. Sow rows about 15 inches apart, thinning out to 3 inches between plants.
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 2 to 3 pounds to the acre.
Danvers Half Long
Flesh dark orange; smooth, hand- some roots of medium length; ta- pering uniformly to a blunt point; very productive and a great favorite with market gardeners. Pkt. 5¢e; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. 95c; 5 Ib. $4.25, post paid.
Chantenay Carrot
The tops are medium sized with small necks. The mature roots of deep golden orange color; thick, five and one-half to six inches in length;. uniformly half-long to stump-rooted, but tapering slightly and smooth. The flesh is very crisp and tender. Although a medium early sort, the roots are suitable for use as early as any. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25¢e; 14 Ib. 35c; 1 lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.75, post paid.
Early Scarlet Horn Not large, but a favorite for early crop. Small tops, stump rooted, orange flesh and fine grain. - : Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25e; % Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 85c; E 5 lb. $3.75, post paid.
Improved Long Orange An old standard and very popular variety, growing to large size; fine for market; one of the best varieties for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 25c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ib. $38.75,
post paid. Ox Heart
Stump rooted; 3 or 4 inches in diameter, flesh bright orange, fine grained and sweet; very productive. Where other varieties require digging, Ox Heart is easily pulled. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. ees 2 oz. 25c; 1%4 lb. 35c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ib. $3.75, post paid.
Yellow Belgian Carrot Large yellow root, with green top, grown exclusively for feeding stock. Pkt. 5e; 2 02 15e; Y% |b. 25c; 1 Ib. 75c; 5 Ib. $3.25, post paid.
SCHWILL’S SUGAR BEETS
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 6 pounds for an acre. The sugar beets
Danvers Half Long Carrot
Chantenay Carrot. —
may be used for the table. The best soil is a rich, friable sandy, or clayey loam. Ric mucky soil will often give immense yields of roots which, though excellent for feed, are little value for sugar making. Plant early in spring in drills 2 to 2% feet apart, and ab 1 inch apart in the row, covering with about 1% inches of fine soil firmly pressed do Cultivate frequently. When about 3 inches high begin thinning.
Lane’s Imperial
This beet will yield almost as much in bulk as the best mangels and contains mor sugar. The roots are smooth, broad at the top and gradually taper. Flésh snow whit and crisp. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15cs %4 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Klein Wanzleben
The roots are larger than Vilmorin’s Improved and is hardier and easier grown. Th tops are rather large and the leaves slightly waved. It is-the largest yielding and be for sugar making. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid. ,
Giant Feeding Sugar
Sometimes called Half Sugar Mangel, and one of the most desirable for stock feedin affording much larger crops and easier harvested than other sorts. It has high nutritiv value. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; 1%4 Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 60c: 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
MANGEL WURZEL
Mammoth Long Red
The largest stock beet, yields 40 to 50 toms to the acre. Will grow in land contain more alkali than any other beet. All stock except horses eat it readily. The roots very large, uniformly straight and the flesh is white, tinged with rose. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 1 Y |b. 20c; 1 Ib. 75c; 5 Ib. $3.00, post paid. é
Golden Tankard
The tops are comparatively small, with the 1-leaf stalk and veins distinctly tingeas wit yellow. The neck is small. The roots are large, ovoid, but with bottom usually of la: 2 diameter than top, light gray above the ground, deep orange below. The flesh is yell
Giant Feeding Sugar Beet zoned with white. Pkt. 5c} 2 oz. 15c; % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 75c; 5 lb. $3.00, post paid. Be (Page 18) ree
iii CANTALOUPE, OR MUSKMELON
“CULTURE—One ounce will plant about 50 hills; 2 Fas to the acre. Melons thrive best in a light, rich soil. Plant late in April or early in May, when ground has become warm and dry, hills about 5 ft. apart each way. Previous to sowing seed mix ‘a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure in each hill, plant in each 12 to 15 seeds; when they begin to vine, thin to 3 or 4 of most thrifty plants.
dep Honey Ball
ti ‘A really fine melon, a cross between Honey Dew
and Cannon Ball. Is hardier than the Honey Dew, Wh -more prolific, round and averages about five : _ inches in diameter. It has the succulent flavor of the Honey Dew and the sweetness of the Can- non Ball. Greenish-white in color, until fully Tipe, when it turns to creamy white. Ordinary handling will not bruise it and it will ship to all parts of the country without icing. ; Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; 2 oz. 45c; % Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Honey Dew Melon
This melon is unlike the ordinary musk- melon or cantaloupe, both in appearance and flavor, the outer skin being smooth, hard and nearly white. The melons are large, round to oval in shape, extremely thick-meated and have a very small seed cavity; flesh is light green, very solid and of a rich honey-like flavor, lus-
d cious and juicy. It is an excellent keeping melon. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; % Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post
_ Paid. Pollock 10-25
The most popular melon used by the growers of Rocky Ford for ship- - ping to distant markets. Planted } extensively in Southeast Missouri. Uniform in size, heavily netted and does not develop soft spots. Flesh , a J
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Honey Ball Cantaloupe
is sweet; cuts with golden center, shading to Emerald green. Seed cavity small and vines
are rust resistant. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; 14 Ib. 50c; 6 Mammoth Rocky Ford
1 Ib. $1.50, post paid. The general type of this melon is similiar to the regular
Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, but they grow somewhat larger in size, making
: : : y : it a splendid variety for market. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. We have an especially fine, improved strain of this popular 25e; % Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.35, post paid.
melon as now grown at Rocky Ford. The fruit is small, al-
‘most round, smooth, showing no ribs, and densely covered Prolific Netted Nutmeg
with a heavy gray netting; flesh thick and deep green, show- This splendid melon is one of the very best varieties for ing a faint lining of pink or gold at the center; of the highest either home use or the market. It has a very small seed cav- quality. An excellent shipping sort. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. ity, deep green flesh and is of very uniform shape, average 25c; %4 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $4.35, post paid. about 5 inches. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % lb. 35c; 1 th. $1.15, post paid.
Early Netted Gem
Grows medium size, and in flavor and sweetness is unex- celled by any other sort; shape nearly globular; well covered with coarse netting; well ribbed; flesh sweet and sugary to the rind. One of the earliest. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25¢; Y% Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.15, post paid.
Tip Top In shape varies from round to slightly oblong; rather large in size and somewhat late in maturing. Skin pale green, distinctly ribbed and lightly netted; flesh deep rich salmon, sweet and spicy. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Pink Meat Rocky Ford
This is very similar to Rocky Ford, excepting it has a yel- low or salmon-colored flesh instead of the green flesh. It grows to a very desirable size, is closely netted, slightly rib- bed, with a dark-green skin. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Osage, or Miller’s Cream A rather large, main crop, oval melon of very superior qual- ity; fruit dark green, slightly ribbed and well covered with a shallow, gray netting; flesh rich orange-salmon, exceedingly thick, with a small seed cavity. One of the best melons to grow. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.25,
Mammoth Rocky Ford Cantaloupe post paid.
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Early Jersey Wakefield
CULTURE—One ounce will produce 3,000 plants.
lows: well diluted.
Early Jersey Wakefield
A leading variety and one of the best for private or market gardeners’ use; conical shape. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 14 lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
Gharleston Large Wakefield
This is a few days later than the Early Jersey Wakefield, but makes a larger and firmer head. We strongly recom- mend it as the best main crop early cabbage grown, for the home garden and market. Our seed of this is grown from a specially selected stock. Pkt. 5c; 1%4 oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; %4 lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
Early Summer
A second early cabbage, which matures about ten days after the Jersey Wakefield.
$2.00, post paid.
Early Flat Dutch
This is a grand second early cabbage, of large size and A No. 1 quality. Larger than Early Summer. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 1%4 Ib. 75e; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
All Head Early
The largest heading of the sec- ond early sorts, of excellent quality. The deep flat heads are remarkably solid, and very uniform in size, of a very com- Pact growth, having a few outer leaves; can be planted as close as the Wakefield. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 44 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
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For early use the seed should be started in the house or hotbed Janu- ary or February. When the young plants are well started, transplant so as to stand 3 inches apart each way. About the end of March they may be transplanted into the garden in rows 3 feet apart, setting the plants 18 inches apart each way. For late use, sow the seed about the middle of May, or sowings can be made up to July 10, in a finely prepared seed bed, later transplanting to rows 3 feet apart, setting the plants 2% feet apart. For cut worms, use Slug Shot; for lice, Tobacco Dust; for cabbage beetle and green aphis, use Kerosene Emulsion,
It makes a large, solid, flattish head. Pkt. 5c; 4% oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25ce; 2 oz. 40c; %4 lb. 70c; 1 Ib.
Early Flat Dutch
Succession
Protect against ravages of insects as fol-
Early Winningstadt
Conical shape; quality very good. This variety is especially adapted for light soils, where it does better than other sorts. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c¢; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 144 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2 3 post paid.
Early Drumhead
A second early, large, round, solid-heading variety. This we consider the best for following Charleston Wakefield; it ma tures about ten days later. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 255 2 2 oz. 45c; % lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid. :
Improved Large Late Drumhead
We recommend this for late market. For heading, evenn of crop and size, our strain of this cannot be surpassed. PI Se; 4% oz. 15e; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; %4 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, paid. *
Succession
A good second early rot headed sort, heads very evenl Pkt. 5c; 4% oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 4 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $ post paid. es
All-Seasons
An early Drumhead cabb: yielding heads of the la size. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15e; 1 25c; 2 oz. 45c; % Ib. 70c; i $2.25, post paid.
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- SCHWILL’S AMERICAN GROWN CABBAGE
Copenhagen Market
Without doubt the finest, largest round-headed early cab-
bage in cultivation. The type is fixed and heads mature all at the same time.
The heads are large, averaging about 10 It matures as early The plant is short stemmed. Color is light green. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 30c; 2 oz. 50c; %4 lb. 85c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Drumhead Savoy - This 1s undoubtedly the finest type of Winter Cabbage. After having been frosted it boils like marrow, and is not surpassed
pounds, are very solid and of fine flavor.
even by the cauliflower in its best condition. Pkt. 5c; % oz.
15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 14 lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.25, post paid.
Surehead
This variety produces large heads, weighing 15 to 20 pounds. The quality is good, and it can be grown either as a second early or late sort. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 2
ez. 50c; %4 tb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
Improved Large Late Flat Dutch Heads large, bluish green, round, solid and broad on top, more extensively planted than any other variety. Pkt. 5c; ¥Y% az, 15c; 1 oz 25c; 2 oz. 45c; % Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.25, postr
paid. Chinese Cabbage, Pi-Tsai
Makes a rapid growth and has a very attractive appearance. {t is the best of the Chinese vegetables for American cond- tions. It does best where there are warm days and coo! nights. Although the Chinese name is translated Cabbage in English, it is not the same habit of growth as the vegetable familiar to us by that name. Pi-Tsai grows like loose lettuce. When cooked it has a splendid flavor, and gives out no offen- sive odor when cooking. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c, post paid.
For Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants
Turn to Page 12
; Copenhagen Market
Schwill’s Ideal Winter
The very best late Cabbage in existence. It never fails to make a crop; runs heavy in weight owing to its size and solidity; resists drouth and insects by its sturdy constitution. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 65c; %4 Ib. $1.00; 1 Ib. $3.00, post
paid. Mammoth Rock Red
This is the largest variety of Red Cabbage and produces heads which are remarkably solid, more so than any other kind. The heads are round with spreading outer leaves and matures at a late season. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c, post paid.
* SCHWILL’S IMPORTED CAULIFLOWER
_CULTURE—One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants. Sow wm hotbeds early in January and transplant any time suitable after the first of March, the earlier the better, as cauliflower thrives best in moderate cool weather. For late crop, sow at
Cauliflower, Early Snowball
Cauliflower Plants on Page 11 Ready in March
same time as for late cabbage and treat in the same manner.
Early Snowball
(Danish Grown). A fine variety, great favorite and stan- dard throughout the country; very early, close growing, of compact habit. It is without doubt one of the most satisfac- tory early varieties. The heads are large. For early or late planting, for family or market garden, this kind can be de- pended on. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 65c; % oz. $1.15; 1 oz. $2.00; 2 oz. $3.75; 4 lb. $6.50, post paid.
Celery VARIETIES—Golden Self-Blanching, White Plume, Celeriac Large Smooth. PRICES—Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; 14 lb. 75c, post paid.
Chicory Large Rooted or Coffee—Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c, post paid. Witloof-Chicory, or French Endive—Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 90c, post paid.
Cress Curled or Pepper Grass—Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 30c, post paid. True Water—Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 30c, post paid.
Corn Salad
Large Round-Leaved—Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c, post paid. Dandelion
Improved Thick-Leaved—PKt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c; 1 oz. 50c, post paid.
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SCHWILL’S GARDEN AND SWEET CORN
CULTURE—Two pounds will plant 200 hills; 8 quarts will plant one acre. Sweet Corn varies greatly in hardiness, earliness, size and sweetness. The early sorts grow only 3 to 5 feet high and may be planted when the trees are starting out in leaf, about the middle of March, in rows 3 feet apart, making the hills about 1 foot apart. The later and sweeter varieties are more tender and should not be planted until the trees are in full leaf or the seed will rot in the ground. Plant garden
corn in rows 3 feet apart, making the hills 18 inches apart in the rows.
Schwill’s Early Surprise
If you’ve ever heard of corn you’ve heard of Schwill’s Early Surprise. With truckers and home gardeners it is unquestion- ably the best known and the most popular variety available in the South. It is not a sugar corn, but ranks almost equal. A favorite for early market, larger than the early Adams corn and only a few days later; ears about 8 inches, always well filled to the tip; grains pure white, tender, and makes the very best roasting ears. The genuine stock from our own grower can only be obtained from us. No other dealer can supply Schwill’s Early Surprise Corn. % Ib. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% lb. 10c; 1 Ib. 20c; 2 Ibs. 35c.
Extra Early Adams
Not a sugar corn, but owing to its extreme earliness it is used for a first early table corn in the South. The stalks are about 4 feet high, with small tassel, very few leaves, and with- out suckers. The ears are short, very full, 12 or 14 rowed, often nearly as thick as they are long and are well covered with coarse husks. The kernels are white and smooth. This is an extremely hardy variety which can be grown closer together than most sorts. % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 10c; 1 Ib. 20c; 2 Ibs. 35c.
Golden Bantam The biggest seller and the most popular yellow table corn in the world—that’s what Golden Bantam is. It is also the very earliest and in its division it ranks with Early Surprise for gen- eral satisfaction. The ears are of medium size, and are thickly set with delicious yellow kernels. Golden Bantam and Golden
Cream have a flavor distinct from other sorts, and if you have -
never tried these two from your own garden you must plant them this year. The stalks are dwarf and sturdy in habit, grow- ing to a height of 4 feet and can be planted thickly; they bear 2 or 3 good ears. % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Schwill’s Early Surprise Corn
Golden Cream
A very fine corn, being a cross between Golden Bantam and
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Country Gentleman, following the former sort in maturity. Ears about the size of Golden Bantam, but grain is smaller, deep and zig-zagged, and rich golden yellow, of the most delicious flavor. The stalks grow 4 to 5 feet high and bear two ears. % Ib. 20¢e; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c:
2 Ibs. 45c. Golden Giant
This is a cross of Howling Mob with Golden Bantam and pro- duces ears much larger than Golden Bantam, but of the same delicious quality, and being hardy, the seed may be planted as soon as the ground becomes warm. ¥% lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs.
60c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Early Minnesota
This deservedly popular variety is one of the best second early sorts for the market and the home garden. The stalks are about 6 feet high, bearing 1 to 2 ears well covered with husks. The ears are about 8 inches long, 8-rowed; kernels very broad, white, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in drying. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Schwill’s Improved Large Adams This is not a sugar corn, but a selection from the Adams Early; is as early in season and produces a larger and finer ear, filled to the extreme tip of the cob. It produces the largest and finest ear of the Adams varieties. % Ib. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c, post paid. Not prepaid, 4% Ib. 10c; 1 Ib. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c.
Adams Large Early
Similar to Adams Extra Early, but two weeks later, and has much larger ears. This and the Adams Extra Early are very hardy and can be planted earlier than sweet corns. Has small§ stalks and can be planted close. More valuable for the market than for home gardens, as it lacks fineness of flavor found sweet varieties. Unless given the best cultivation and rich soil, they are not sure croppers. % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 50c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 10c; 1 lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c.
SEE PAGE 89 FOR QUANTITY PRICES.
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Schwill’s Wonder Bantam
Two years ago we offered Wonder Bantam to our trade for the first time. It was developed in answer to the popular demand for a Golden Bantam Sweet Corn with a larger ear and about the same maturing season. We found it was successful in all sections and won unqualified praise from home growers. The stalks are five to six feet high, with ears eight to ten inches in length, filled with eight rows of rich, golden colored kernels. % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c, post paid. Not prepaid, ¥Y Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c.
Mammoth or Large Sugar
This tall-growing sugar corn produces the largest ears of any sweet corn, The grain is pure white, and the ears remain long in the green state. The ears are 16 to 18 rowed; an excellent sort for canning and for the late garden. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35e; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Black Mexican
This corn, when young, is very white, but the ripe grain is bluish black. For home use it is unexcelled, being very tender and sweet of quality; it is getting more popular every year. The stalks are about 7 feet high; the ears are 8-rowed, and about 8 inches long. % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, %4 lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25¢e;
2 Ibs. 45c. Country Gentleman
This variety has a small, white cob, densely covered with irregular rows of very long, slender, white grains of excellent quality. The ears are 7 to 9 inches long. The stalks are from 6 to 7 feet high. It is well adapted for canning as well as the home garden and market, and many consider it the best of the late varieties. 14 Ib. 20c; } Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Stowell’s Evergreen
A most popular main crop variety, and splendid for table use, the quality being excellent. The stalks are of strong growth, about 6 feet high; the 12-rowed ears are about 8 inches long and keep in table condition a remarkably long time. Our stock has been carefully grown and selected. This is one of the best known of the late
2 Ibs. 45c.
ear when served on the table, but is most im- portant for the canner. 14 Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, 14 lb. 15c; 1 Ib. .25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
POP CORN
Pop Corn ranks favorably in yield to the acre
— = with the other corns, as it will stand closer plant- White Evergreen’ Sweet Corn ing. Always finds a ready market at a good price for popping purposes. Plant some for the children to pop during next winter’s evenings. It will furnish them many hours of amusement.
CAUTION—Do not plant pop corn near any other variety of corn, as it is inclined to mix badly; this will spoil the popping qualities.
White Pearl
This is a small grain variety, being a smaller kernel than the Queen’s Golden or White Rice. It also has a small cob, but is a very prolific variety and seems to do best in the southwest. % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
White Rice
A very handsome and prolific white variety. ‘The ears are 5 to 7 inches long. The ker- nels are long, pointed and somewhat resembling rice. This excellent, rather late matur- ing variety, yields heavily, and is considered the best pop corn for popping. 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
Queen’s Golden
The largest pop corn. The stalk grows 5 to 6 feet high and bears 2 to 3 large ears each. It is yellow, but pops perfectly white. 1% lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 15c; 1 lb. 25c; 2 Ibs. 45c.
FIELD CORN, SEE PAGES 44, 45, 46.
sorts. % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c. post paid. Not prepaid, 4% lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 25c;
White Evergreen
This corn has ears fully as large as those of the regular Stowell’s and is about five days earlier, while the grain remains tender for a longer period. Its most valuable feature is the paper whiteness of the grains, which makes not only a more attractive
Country Gentleman Sweet Corn
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SCHWILL’S CUCUMBERS
CULTURE—One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant one acre. For very early cucumbers plant in paper pots dirt bands, in hotbeds, about the second week in March. Transplant as soon as the weather permits. In the open, plant abo the first of April, as soon as the weather becomes settled, in hills 4 feet each way; thinto3 of the sturdiest plants whe : begin to vine. The soil should be a rich, sandy loam. Continue to plant for succession until the middle of July, Cucu should be gathered when large enough for use, whether required or not, as ripening destroys their productiveness.
Improved Early White Spine
One of the very earliest and best known of the White Spines; a short, square-ended. rather three.
Cucumber
cornered type; very productive; fine tor slicing o7 Extra pickles; medium green color with white spines. Pkt. Early 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ib. $5.25, post paid. Green Improved Long Green Prolific i
A standard late, well-known table sort, 12 to 14 inches long, slender, more or less warted, tapering ‘toward stem end; color dark green, flesh white and firm. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Tb. $1.25; 5 Ib. $5.25, post paid.
Early Green Cluster
Very early, fruit short, chunky, small and borne in clusters in the center of the plant; light green in color; prolific. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 30c; % Tb. 45c; 1 tb. $1.25, post paid.
Early Fortune
The finest type of White Spine yet produced. Early, very prolific and disease-resistant. Fruits 8 inches long, slightly tapering; flesh white, very
: Frui i i i ; ductive, meas dcoricp! with Weryifew? scene Meoloo mich dave ruit short, symmetrical and bright green; very productive
: : : making a good pickle, a little shorter and thicker than most green, which does not fade when shipped long dis- pickling sorts. The young cucumbers are thickly set with tances. Pkt. 5c; 1 02. 15e; 2 oz. 25e; %4 lb. 40c; 1 small spines. The large fruits average 9 to 10 inches in Th. $1.25, post paid. length by 2% inches in diameter, with full rounded ends and good quality for slicing. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; a Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Stays Green
Stays Green is an early White Spine type, fruit 7 to 8 inches long, cylindrical in siage color a dark green. It is a vigorous grower, enormous yielder and excellent shipp : Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Japanese Climbing
A distinct climbing sort for covering fences or trel- lises; fruit 10 inches long, thick, crisp and fine quality: color dark green. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 30c; %4 lb. 45¢e; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid.
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Henderson Perfected Try Your An extra early, dark green White Spine strain, pro- G Fae ducing very uniform fruit in great abundance. The Luck With vine is vigorous and produces fruit for a long sea- Cucumber
son. Fruit averages 8 to 10 inches long and is of the finest quality. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid. ;
If you have the space
Gherkin or Burr and never have tried to
Grown exclusively for pickles and should pois raise cucumbers for while young and tender. Fruit small, covered with aitee As ne spines; color light green. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; pickling, now is the tim
¥% Ib. 60c; 1 Ib. $2.00, post paid. to start. Ask Joa 5 neighbors about it. See
Cumberland Pickle what luck they have had | A straight, medium long variety, skin densely cov- and study your local
ae with ape ae ee Pater Reece market conditiguesayvieaae makes a good, very solid cucumber for i 7 adapted for pickling. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25¢; 4 have a large number of
Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid. customers who a 5 : substantial profits i Davis Perfect yearly from their cu ; ‘An extra long, dark green type of White Spine; re- cumber crop. Wh
tains its color and good qualities long after being about it? picked; fruits exceptionally long, smooth and tapering ; 8 at both ends; flesh crisp, solid, with few seeds; mid-
season. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 44 lb. 40c;.1 Ib.
Cucumber, Early White Spine SZ bisa Ibs. $5.25, post paid.
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Hudson Plow and Cultivator
Price, $3.75
It is instantly adjust- able for depths regard- less of the height of the operator and the pitch of the tools and can be 'j changed in a moment to meet the specific re- ¥ quirements of soil and owner.
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Junior Galteator No. 12
USTABLE AOD 6 WIDE
Fitted with 12 inch handle and adapted for flower beds, rose bushes, etc. Range of adjust- ment from 2 to 6 inches. Each, 35c. Post paid, 50c.
Same as No. 12 but equipped with a 4-foot handle and is adapted to all kinds of garden work. Each, 45c. Post paid, 60c.
Hot Bed Sash
No. E440, Hotbed Sash—Glazed, 5 rows, 6-inch glass, clear cypress frames 3x6 feet, 1 3/8 in. thick. Price, each $5.00; in lots of 5 at $4.75 each, f.o.b. Memphis.
The Berghman Sharpener is ad- justable to all types of mowers. The abrasive stone is of alundum and the body is steel. Easy to use and well worth a trial. Each $1.00; post paid $1.05. :
Pruning Shears and Saws
Pruning Shears, R_ 50, Pruning Shears, R 14, Pruning Shears, R_ 65, Pruning Shears, R 170, Pruning Shears, V 14,
MTVU Bia AW Se tee een ea ne bee 16-in., $1.75; 18-in., $2.00 Thermometers eapestandard weather -20:.....0-...-..- each 50c, 75c and $1.00
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Cultivator Hoe No. 5
Instantly adjustable to cul- tivate rows from 6 to 12 inches apart. Center tooth removable so that both sides of row may be cultivated at the same time and when spread to full width it is an excellent rake. Each, 90c. Post paid, $1.10.
Shaw Calf Weaners
Needed on every farm. Sturdy and well worth the money. Each, 50c. Post paid, 60c.
Three-Piece Set
Consists of No. 80 Trowel; No. 81 Trowel, and No. 82 Weeder. All made of heavy pressed steel, : handsomely finished. Packed in box. Price, per set, 75c; post paid, 90c. at
Trowels and Wiecders
No. 85, Galvanized Garden Trowel .............-..-22-----2-c---00---00---+ $ .15 No. 80, Steel Gardem Trowell ~..00........022.222....222:ccce-cceeceeceeeeeeceeeeee 30 No. 81, Steel Transplanting Trowel .. 30 Magic Hand Weeder, each .................--..-- Bee Wscy 45) Moe’s No. 82 Steel Garden Weeder .........-----2---2-------2e----0ee-e-- 25
Spading Forks
F30 Fork F40 Fork Forks, Transplanting, forged, 3-tine, No. F30, length 11 Wi nko) oVeXstay enc renters ns) Meni pou ewan NG each, 60c; post paid .65
Forks, Transplanting, forged, 4-tine. No. F40, each 50c; Ets re Nee MIE UFR CAC ESRI DAN Vee CDNA ee lt AEC post paid .55
Forks, Spading, 4-prong, each... eee 1.75 Forks, Spading, 5-prong, each .........2..2.e2ecee ec ceeeeeteeeee eee eee 2.25 Hoes and Rakes Hand Sharpened Steel Hoe... 60c, 85c, $1.25
No. 14S, Garden Rake, 14 teeth... 22.2222 ceeeee eee eee 1.25
Reddick Mole Trap
Moles dig wherever the ground is soft and damp. Therefore, Reddick traps respond to a demand from schools, parks, colleges, ceme- teries and golf clubs. Strong, practical and
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rust proof. Each $1.25. = =
Shears, Hedge and Grass = Hedge Shears, 7-inch, each......., $1.95 = Hedge Shears, 8-inch, each........ 2.25 a = Hedge Shears, 9-inch, each........ 2.50 ‘ig WN TN Hedge Shears, 10-inch, each...... 3 Catt tie =H ee No. 52 Grass Shears, 6-inch, each.. .75 No. V5 Grass Hooks, each........ 50
Raffia
For weaving baskets, tying nursery, etc. In natural color only. Per lb. 60c, post paid. Write for quantity prices. Jute Twine For tying beans, tomatoes and other vegetables. 20c, post paid.
Per ball
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SOUTHERN COLLARDS
CULTURE—One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants, or 150 feet of row. It produces a plant bearing a mass of leaves en the top of a stout stalk, and is a species of cabbage, and the flavor is the same. It is extensively used for the table, for © winter greens, throughout the South. Sow the seed thickly in drills, in rich ground, transplanting when about four inches high. In the South, seed may be sown from January to May and from August to October.
Georgia White Cabbage
Whiter and more tender than the Blue Stem. Introduced 16 years ago. Three-fourths of them bunch or head up in winter, weighing 10 pounds or more. Plants grow 30 to 40 inches high and as much across. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 30c: 1 Ib. 75c, post paid.
Southern or Georgia
This variety is the old-time favorite. It stands all sorts of adverse conditions without injury and will make a good crop where the soil is too poor to grow cabbage, and it makes an excellent substitute for that vegetable. Is very hardy. Stands winter without serious injury. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 75c, post paid.
ee Ss pee oa. North Carolina Collard, Georgia White Cabbage A decided improvement, and has proved very popular wher- 5 : x i ever grown. Has short stem, large spreading leaves, very A Seed is a little thing, but it makes that hardy, withstanding drouth in summer and cold in winter. Its great difference between a short crop
flavor and cooking qualities are the best. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 10c; and a long one
% Ib. 30c; 1 lb. 75c, post paid. SCHWILL’S EGG PLANT
CULTURE— One ounce will produce one to two thousand plants. Start the seed in hotbed early in March and when all danger from frost is over and the nights are warm, transplant to open ground, allowing 3 feet space between the rows and 2 feet space between the plants in the row. The soil for Egg Plants cannot be too rich. Egg Plant seed require a higher temperature for germination than any other garden vegetables and this temperature should be maintained right along in the hotbed in order to secure strong and healthy plants.
Black Beauty
Is earlier than the New York Purple, not quite as large. The fruits are rich dark purple, large and symmetrical, and of the finest quality. The fruits set most freely and develop quickly. Pkt. 10c; Y% oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib. $4.50, post paid.
New York Improved Purple
A most popular variety; vigorous and productive. Fruits of large size, with smooth, glossy deep purple skin. A most popular, yva- riety. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; %4 lb. $1.25; 1 Ib. $4.50, post paid.
| For Egg Plants See Page 11 |
ENDIVE
-CULTURE—One ounce will sow 300 feet of row. Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April for early use and, for late use, in August and September. When 2 or 3 inches high transplant into good ground or thin out to 1 foot apart. When nearly full grown and before they are fit for the table they must be bleached. This is done by gathering the leaves together with jute twine to exclude the light and air from the inner leaves, which must be done when quite dry or they will rot. By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be kept up.
Large Green Curled
A hardy, vigorous growing Endive with bright green, finely cut Egg Plant, Black Beauty leaves. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in the center blanches very readily to a rich cream color. A most popular variety. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
“I would not plant any other seed as long as I Giant Fringed or Oyster can get yours. They are the best I have ever had This variety is so named on account of it being largely used to decorate or display oysters during the winter in the larger restau- Fi rants and oyster houses. It is exceptionally handsome and grows see.’"—Mrs. J. R. Joyner, 825 E. Chester St. exceedingly large in good soil. When fully grown the conten por- Jackson, Tenn. tion can be blanched creamy white in color. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; Y% Tb. 50c; 1 Tb. $1.50, post paid.
and I don’t fail to praise them to everyone I
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| OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDES
«KALE. OR BORECOLE
CULTURE—One ounce to 200 feet of row; 4 pounds to the acre. Kale is ex-
tensively grown in the South during the fall, winter and spring. The leaves are
| used principally for greens and there is nothing better than a pot of kale boiled
_ with bacon. Where climate permits seed may be sown any time from August
to October and again during February and March, broadcast or in drills, 18 . inches apart so that the plants when small may be cultivated.
Dwarf Curled Siberian
ze A very hardy and vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its foliage having a distinct bluish tinge. This is the most popular variety grown, espe- cially in the South. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1 lb. 95c; 5 Ibs. $3.75, post paid.
a8 Tall Green Curled Scotch
The plant of this variety grows 3 to 4 feet high, bearing long plume-like light [ green leaves, which are deeply cut, also finely curled at edges. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. i
15c; 14 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.00, post paid. :
KOHL RABI Tall Green Curled Scotch Kale
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 200 feet of row. Seed should LEEK be sown in light, rich soil, as early in spring as possible,
or latter part of August, in rows 1% feet apart and when well established thin to 6 inches apart in the row. The edi- ble part of Kohl Rabi is the turnip-shaped bulb formed above the ground.
Barly White Vienna This variety is extremely early with distinctly small top. The bulbs are of medium size, very light green or nearly white, and are of best quality for the table if used when about 2 inches in diameter.
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; % Ib. 75c;
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. This belongs to the onion family, and is a good fall and winter substitute for green onions. Sow early in spring in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, covering %-inch deep, in good rich light soil. Thin plants to 6 inches apart in the row and draw the earth about them when cultivating.
London Flag This well-known broad-leaved leek is hardy, productive, of good quality and is extensively cultivated in this country and is a favorite sort with the market gardeners, and is also
1 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
extensively used for the home gardens. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; Y% |b. 60c; 1 Ib. $1.75, post paid.
HORSE RADISH ROOTS
Horse Radish rarely produces seed, but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a crop they should be set in rich, moist, well-prepared ground, in rows 2% feet apart and about 18 inches apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root 1 to 3 inches below the surface of the ground. Culti- vate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. The standard market variety. Doz. 50c; per 100 $2.75, post paid. By express,
doz. 40c; 100 for $2.50. HERB SEEDS
Sow seeds in shallow drill a foot apart, and when up thin out and transplant to a few inches apart.
: Packet
Parcel Post Paid
BASIL. SWEEDT—Horetlavoring ssoups.i.y eres ae so ee ee ee $0.10 DILL, MAMMOTH—Used for flavoring pickle....................... cece eeeeaee 10 LAVENDER—For oil and distilled water.............-. cece cece ence yeh eee eee 10 MARJORAM, SWEET—Used in seasoning meats.............-. see eee eee eee 10 ROSEMARY—Aromatic leaves are used for seasoning................-...-.-00% 10 SAVORY, SUMMER—Used as a culinary herb............ Feb UAE UD lo amb Abe 56 -10 SAGE, BROAD LEAVED—A popular fiavoring plant............................ 10 THY ME—Miich! used for Seasomimg i 2-ic. cece ve cere cle mics snes eic eects ie + le amici -10
OKRA
CULTURE—One ounce sows 50 ft. of drill. Extensively grown in the South, and
should be better known, as it is a delicious vegetable. The young green pods make
a healthful and delicious soup and, when pickled, are a fine salad. Sow after the weather has become warm, in rows 3 feet apart, 2 feet apart in the rows. Will succeed in any good garden soil.
| Bee White Velvet
Bears round, white, smooth pods, unlike other varieties, which are ridged or square-edged. Pods are large and are produced in great abundance. The market gardener’s favor- ite. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 65c, post paid.
; Leek, London Flag
Early Dwarf Green Of dwarf growth but immensely productive. The pods are tender, of best quality and are borne throughout the season. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 60c, post paid.
' Tall or Long Green Pods long, slender, dark green and ridged; very tender and is a most popular green variety. Pkt. 5c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 lb.
25c; 1 Ib. 60c, post paid. ant (Page 27) j
‘| BIRD, DOG AND GOLD FISH SUPPLIES on pages 72, 73, 74, 75, 76
‘OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE SCHWILL’S LETTUCE SEED
CULTURE—Sow two ounces of lettuce seed to 100 yards of row, 4 pounds to the acre. For early use sow under glass in January or early February, and transplant as early as the ground can be put Sowings may be made in open ground from April until July and again at the end of August for fall supply.
40-50 days. in good shape.
Field of Schwill’s Lettuce
From seed to maturity time is
Lettuce should be transplanted in rich, moist ground in rows 2 feet apart and plant 1 foot apart in the row. As the quality
depends largely upon quick growth, frequent cultivation should be given to encourage it.
the seed thickly in rows or broadcast.
Hanson
A fine, large-heading variety. Leaves curled on the edges; light yellowish-green in color. The head is crisp and brittle and flavor excellent. Is the very best house garden variety in existence, and much the finest variety of its class. Allow 12 inches for each head. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Way-Ahead
This is one of the earliest and one of the surest heading of all early lettuce. It is of the very finest quality and handsome in appearance. The outer leaves are a light green, with the inner head finely blanched to a rich, buttery yellow. Way- Ahead stand a longer time before seeding than other early head varieties. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Hubbard Market
Good heading type, globular in shape, with broad, crumpled, stiff leaves. Medium green in color. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Schwill’s Big Bosten Lettuce
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When wanted as a cut salad, sow
Early Prize Head =
A large clustering, non-heading lettuce, most excellent fur — the home garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown va- ie riety in cultivation. It is too tender, however, to stand ship- = ping or handling on the market. The leaves are finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged with brownish red,andare very crisp, tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid. Es
Schwill’s Big Boston
Our strain of this very popular variety is unsurpassed. Sa Plants are large and vigorous. Can be sown in the open ground in the spring or fall, or in frames for early spring planting, does particularly well in cold weather, and is esp cially recommended for fall planting in the South. Is very popular with gardeners and truckers. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 4% Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid. ree
Deacon 2)
This is an excellent summer variety. The head is of lar size, is very firm and remains in condition for use a long tim The plant is very compact, with few outer leaves which ar usually very smooth, thick and of light green color. The inne! leaves blanch to a bright, rich yellow and are crisp. buttery and very well flavored. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ibe $1.25, post paid.
Iceberg
A large, crisp lettuce, always tender. Iceberg stands |
weather remarkably. Give each head 14 inches in a row.
color is light green, lightly tinged with brown. Try this either for home or market gardens. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50
1 Ib. $1.50, post paid. :
California Cream Butter ~~ A popular variety for autumn and winter: use. Forms a very large head, which is very buttery, and of a rich golden-yello y inside. The leaves are thick and bright green, slightly ting with brown on top of head, and the outer leaves are slight] spotted with inconspicuous brown spots. Easy to grow and good shipping variety. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c: % Ib. 65c; $1.85, post paid.
Mignonette
Is small and has tightly set leaves which makes a small, tremely solid head. It is sweet in flavor and tender. M ette is excellent when forced in a hot house or grown ii open. The plants can be set closely, 5 inches apart, becai the compact. growth. Early, tender and delicious. Pkt oz. 25c; 4% Ib. 65c; 1 th. $1.85, post paid.
aly
LETTUCE
New York, or Wonderful
‘This is now the most popular of main crop head lettuce. ‘he heads are very large, wonderfully solid, crisp, tender and pet ree from bitterness. The heads frequently weigh 2 pounds. They are very solid and of an attractive light green color. It r Sa sure heading variety and stands a long time in the field. _ For a fine head lettuce, try New York. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; % Ib. 90c; 1 Ib. $2.95, post paid.
New York or
May King
This is a handsome, extremely early, compact cabbage or heading variety for the home garden and market, forming very. firm heads of medium size and excellent quality. The color is light yellowish green, tinged with reddish-brown when ma- ture. The inner leaves blanch rich golden yellow, very ten- der and buttery. The plant is very compact for so large a head. The variety is exceptionally early outdoors, attaining a size suitable for use before other sorts and is also very satisfactory for forcing. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid.
Early Curled Simpson Lettuce
Early Curled Simpson or Silesia
Paris White Ces
This is distinct from the ordinary lettuce, and is much liked
This is the old favorite popular loose head variety, of dwarf d é : : f ( compact habit and quick growth. The curly leaves are large on account of its CELE tender quality and delicate flavor; y ne z 2 : 4 » grows to very large size, producing long, pointed, compact _ yellowish green with finely curled edges. Very crisp and ten- Bamana Phe? se: 41 Op6156-14, 1b. 40 cad der. Matures early, quite hardy and withstands heat and ues: Copp ERR Ee ee ek AN Oey reg EO et ae drouth. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid. LETTUCE PLANTS—PAGE 11 ‘ 4
SCHWILL’S MUSTARD
CULTURE—One ounce will sow about 80 feet of drill. For early salad sow in February, and for general crop, at inter- vals through the spring, in rows 6 inches apart, and rather thick in rows.
Chinese Mammoth
4 A European variety, with light green very large leaves. It has not the same taste as the large-leaved or the large _ curled, but will stand longer before going to seed. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 15c; 1 lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.95, post paid.
Southern Giant Curled “GREENS” EACH DAY
The favorite kind here, sown largely for the market. Leaves are pale green, large and curled or scalloped on the edges. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; %4 Ib. 15e; 1 Ib. 50c; 5 lbs. KEEP DOCTOR AWAY
$1.95, post paid.
Plants, grown for boiled Elephant Ear “Greens,” furnish food ele- This is a splendid variety for the market gardeners and amateurs, and will surely ments which can not be ob- give satisfaction wherever planted. The leaves are smooth, very large, and always tained in any other manner. tender and succulent, makes a large plant. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; %4 lb. 15e; 1 lb. 50c; And in so doing they assist
5 Ibs. $1.95, post paid. : materially in maintaining
MUSHROOMS eee
Great medicinal value is possessed by these plants in addition to aiding digestion and assisting nature in the normal activities of the body. The following vegetables are among those furnishing boiled greens and they should be in
s) your garden: Lambert’s Pure Culture Spawn ee ae
A new departure in the cultivation of mushroom spawn. This method insures the Brussels Sprouts Mustard reproduction of a certain type, free from all inferior sorts, that will largely increase Cabbage Spinach the yield and produce the very best mushrooms. 1 brick 40c; 5 bricks $1.75, post Collards D. E. Rape paid. Not prepaid, 1 brick 35c; 5 bricks $1.50. Price in large quantities on applica- Seven-Top Turnip Swiss Chard. tion.
Mushrooms are considered a great delicacy by everyone and are always in much demand at fancy prices. Many are devoting their spare time to mushroom culture and are getting big returns for their labor. Nearly everyone has some unused place that might be deyoted to mushroom growing. They can be grown in dark rooms, caves, cellars or under greenhouse benches, where the temperature can be main- tained at from 50 to 60 degrees. One brick is required for 10 square ft. of bed. ‘it is put up in bricks weighing about 114 lbs. each.
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SCHWILL’S WATERMELONS
CULTURE—An ounce will plant 40 hills; 2 to 3 pounds will plant an acre. Watermelons delight in a light sandy soil. Plant when danger from frost is over, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way. Put from 10 to 15 seeds in each hill and when
well started thin out to the two best plants. In this latitude we plant the seed about the middle of April. The bugs will require careful watching or they will eat up the plants before they get started. Do not make a big “hill” when sowing the seed; it is much better to have the “hills” level with the surface of the ground.
Thurmond Grey
Thurmond Grey
Immensely popular in Southeast Missouri as a shipping melon. Supply is usually limited and early purchase of re- quirements is suggested as the late rush is always heavy. It is a long, thick, mottled, prolific melon, with grey rind; red, firm flesh and brown seed. Stands wet weather well and is not subject to the diseases that attack other varieties. If you’re looking for something that will bring a premium on your home market and will be an excellent shipper for long distances, you should try Thurmond Grey. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15ce; 2 oz. 25c; % Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $5.50, post paid.
Irish Grey
A distinct and valuable melon, wonderfully productive, will produce as many good melons under the same conditions as any other variety; long, thick, uniform; color of rind, yellowish-gray, interwoven with thread-like veins, smooth, marble- like surface, almost as hard as the Citron; flesh sparkling, bright red, sweet and entirely free from hard centers or stringiness, yet the flesh is firm and compact. Will not break when sliced; one of the best shippers; average size, 30 pounds; time for ripening, 85 days; seeds white. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. lic; 2 oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $5.50, post paid.
Tune In On
RIBAULT
That New Melon
Here’s a market melon for you. It will produce more big fine salable melons than any other of equal quality, our grower states. The shape is almost perfect—about 24 inch- es long by 15 inches in diam- eter. The field run average is about 40 pounds, with dark. green rind and red, sweet flesh; time for ripening, 93
Improved Kleckley Sweet
This sweet watermelon, introduced a few years ago, has become immensely popular, and no doubt is more universally grown than any other sort. While the skin is too tender to admit of the fruits being shipped any great distance to market, it is most desirable to plant for home use or nearby markets. Fruits
are oblong in form, dark green skin, very thin rind. Flesh bright scarlet, with broad, solid heart, crisp, sugary and melting, entirely free from stringiness.
days. Not unusual to grow Ribaults 70 to 80 pounds, Ex-
The melons average fom 18 to 22 inches in length, by 10 to 12 inches in diameter, of handsome appearance and superior quality. The melons ripen quite early. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ibs. $5.50, post paid.
cellent shipper. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; 14 Ib. 60c; I Ib. $1.95, post paid.
Kleckley Sweet
This is a real favorite. Dark green skin, thin rind; flesh bright scarlet, solid, very sweet and crisp; not a good shipper for long distance. Th fruits are oblong and uniform in size; seeds cream with an occasional seed smeared with brown; time for ripening 85 days; average weight 25 pounds. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % Ib. 40c; 1 tb. $1.00; 5 Ib. $4.00, post paid.
Black Diamond
A rich, dark-green color, uniform shape, very productive; flesh bright-red and good flavor; almost round; seeds black; time for ripening, 90 days; average weight, 30 pounds. Pkt. 5c; 1 02. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c; 5 Ib. $4.00 post paid.
Improved Kleckley Sweet Watermelon
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2 SCHWILL’S WATERMELONS
_ Special Tom Watson Watermelon
Special Tom Watson
eee
This seed is saved from the most perfect melons, none weighing less than 40 pounds each, and from many that weighed 70 pounds each. This seed is then graded and cleaned, and consequently will produce finer and larger melons than the regu- lar stock. If you want something extra, order this special stock this season. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 Ib.
Porto Rico
$1.00; 5 Ib. $3.95, post paid.
A new orange flesh melon for the small gardener.
The outer skin is dark green, striped with lighter green, grows long and distinctly pear shaped—that is, smaller at the stem end. Every one the same shape and stripe. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, postpaid.
Matures in 90 days.
Stone Mountain
Claimed to be the sweetest of ail the large melons.
let. Not unusual to grow Stone Mountains 70 to 80 pounds. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, postpaid.
Almost round, with dark green rind, medium thick; flesh rich scar- Unexcelled for nearby markets.
Time for ripening, 90 days.
Georgia Rattlesnake
An elongated grey with light-green stripes; an excellent shipper; vines vigorous and productive. Average weight, 25 pounds.
New Wonder
- This melon in shape is long, thick and grows to a large size.
seeds white with black tips. Time for ripening, 80 days. 20c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 lb. $3.50, post paid.
last bite.
The New Wonder is highly productive and the yield is surprisingly large.
Flesh red and sweet, Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; % Ib.
It has a dark green rind and red meat that is sweet to the By all means order a package of this
seed for trial and take our word that you will be satisfied. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25; 5 Ib. $5.50,
post paid.
Halbert’s Honey
This melon is dark green, slightly ridged and blunt at both ends, the flesh is very sweet and melting, leaves no trace of
pulp; bright crimson, not a good shipper. time for ripening 85 days. Average size 25 pounds. paid.
Rind very tender; grows very long in shape; seeds white, small and black tips; Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. $1.00; 5 Ib. $3.95, post
Tom Watson
One of the best melons either for market or home use; very prolific; attains a larger size than any of the long, green
melons, frequently growing 50 or 60 pounds in weight; no tipped ends or necks to rot; one of the best shippers. is thin but tough; flesh, dark red, tender, firm and sweet; produces melons 18 to 24 inches long by 10 to 12 inches in diam- eter; seeds light-brown, smeared with darker brown; time for ripening, 90 days.
1 Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $3.00, post paid.
Perfection It is long and thick in shape, with dark, glossy green rind; grows to large size; is medium early, heavy cropper; has bright red, sweet flesh, white seeds with black tips. Con- sidered one of the best home market melons. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Golden Honey
A golden flesh melon, glistening amber shade of yellow; very tender and delicious flavor; round in form; rind, light green with mottled stripes; entirely free from hard centers or stringy sections. The rind is thick, but the melon is not a good shipper. Seeds white, with black tips. Average weight, 20 pounds. Time for ripening, 90 days. Pkt. 5c; 1
oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 tbh. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.00, post paid.
The rind
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; Harris’ Earliest
An extra early melon of excellent quality. Fruits larger than any other extra early sort; slightly oval with broad bands of mottled stripes, light and dark-green. Flesh bright- red and very tender; vines vigorous and productive. Not a good shipper. Seed black. Time for ripening, 80 days. Average weight, 25 pounds. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. lic; 2 oz. 25c; % Tb. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00, post paid.
Angel Kiss
One of the earliest and best tasting melons in existence. With flesh of the deepest indescribable crimson, delightfully sweet and refreshing. It grows from medium to very large, very long in shape and greyish white in color; handsome and attractive. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 85c, post paid.
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OTTO SCHWILL & CO. MEMPHIS: SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOU E |
ONION SEED and ONION SETS
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 6 pounds wiil plant 1 acre. A deep, rich soil, thoroughly worked, 1s best for this crop. For large, fancy onions, sow in January, or February, in hotbeds or trays. As soon as the weather op oa and the sets are the size of a goose quill plant in rows 12 inches apart and 4 to 6 inches between the onions. For main crop, sow in the open ground in March and April in drills 12 inches apart, thinning out afterwards to 3 or 4 inches apart
Prizetaker Has proven successful in all sections of the country under varied conditions of climate and soil. Under good conditions the onions grow to enormous size, frequently measuring 12 to 18 inches in circumference and usually carry off the highest prizes
when exhibited. The skin is bright yellow, slightly shaded with light brown, and Yellow even though thin it affords plenty of protection. The flesh is pure white, Soe
solid, juicy, crisp and mild. It has a thin neck which insures thorough ripening, which is of first importance when the onions are intended for storing. Pkt. 5¢; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 14 lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. $11.25, post paid.
White Silverskin (Also Called Portugal)
This is a medium sized onion of mild flavor with beautiful °clear white skin. It is a favorite variety for raising sets because the little bulbs are so uniform. It is also used when young as a salad or bunching onion and for pickling. It is flat at the bottom and thick towards the top, very firm and hard and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45e; %4 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. $11.25, post paid.
Yellow Globe Danvers
A productive and one of the most extensive- ly used for home garden and market. It is a fairly good keeper, solid, and good for ship- ping. The bulbs are of medium to large size, uniformly globe shaped, with small necks, and ripen even- ly. The skin is rich coppery yellow; the flesh is creamy white, crisp and of mild and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; %4 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50; 5 Ibs. $11.25, post paid.
Large Red Wethersfield
The most widely planted red onion in the South. It is a reliable and pro- ductive variety, enjoying popularity with both market and home gardeners. Almost round in shape with skin of deep rich purple-red. The flesh is white, lightly tinged with pinkish rose near the skin. A sure and heavy © yielder adapted to dry soils. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 44 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. © $2.50; 5 Ibs. $11.25, post paid. ad
Southport White Globe Southport Red Globe Of true Southport Globe form, with thin, delicate skin of ae purest paper whiteness; flesh very crisp, fine-grained and The bulbs are distinctly globe-shaped, with small neck, and
Large Red Wethersfield
fete 2 set SS ct
snowy white in color, and exceedingly mild. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. are excellent keepers; color a deep purplish red. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 40c; 2 oz. 60c; % ib. $1.05; 1 Ib. $3.75, post paid. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; % Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post paid. New Onion on Page One Onion Sets On Page One we are offering the very latest thing in CULTURE—Plant 4 in. apart, in rows %-in. deep and onions—the Mountain Danver. Turn back and read 1 ft. between rows, cover 1 inch. All onion sets are hei sold 32 lbs. to bu. and are subject to market changes.
One qt. weighs 1 lb.
1 White Silverskin ..... 1 qt. 25c; 4 qts. $ .85, post paid ‘a
Onion Plants Red Wethersfield ....1 qt. 20c; 4 qts. .75, post paid =f
Perhaps you like the Bermuda onion plants. If so, Yellow Danvers ...... 1 qt. 20c; 4 qts. .75, post paid | you will find prices on page 12. White Multiplier Sets.1 qt. 40c; 4 qts. | 1.25, post paid» i
SCHWILL’S IMPORTED BERMUDA ONIONS"
Crystal White Wax Yellow Bermuda
This is not only the mildest and earliest of onions, but is phat x P - 24 the most attractive in the world, with a beautiful waxy ap- Similar to the Crystal White Wax in every way Sain
pearance. Makes large, flat bulbs, absolutely white. Pkt. exception of its color. It is a light yellow or straw 10c; 1 oz. 65c; 2 oz. $1.15; %4 Ib. $1.95; 1 Ib. $7.50, post paid.
Red Bermuda
In shape and size, also in flavor, exactly like Yellow Ber- muda, differing only in color, which is pale red. Pkt. 10e; of flavor Eiktite;: 1 ozs Ales? 24850302 estar
1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 85c; % Ib. $1.50; 1 Ib. $5.50, post paid. $5.50, post paid. (Page 32)
varieties. Like the White Wax, it is famous for its mild
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SCHWILL’S PARSNIPS
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; 5 pounds required for 1 acre. Like al) root crops, they do best on a deep, rich, sandy soil, but will make good roots on any soil that is deep and mellow. As the seed is sometimes slow to germinate, it should be sown as early as possible in spring, in drills 2 to 2% ft. apart; cover with % inch soil and press the seed down firmly. Thin the plants to 5 or 6 to the foot; cultivate frequently during the sum- mer to insure rapid growth. In fall the roots may be taken up and stored in root cellars or pits for winter use.
Sugar, or Hollow Crown
As the name indicates, the tops grow out of a hollow in the crown. The roots are very long, white, tender and sweet. A very popular variety. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 85c, post paid.
Long Smooth
Roots are very long, sugary and of most excellent flavor. This variety is very hardy. making good crops where others fail. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; 1%4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 85c,
PUMPKINS
CULTURE—One pound will plant 40 to 50 hills; 5 pounds will plant one acre. Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, four seed to the hill. For a good crop the soil should be rich. Cultivate same as cucumbers or melons. Pumpkins should not be planted in the garden as they will readily mix with squash, much to the detriment of same. Many pumpkins are raised between corn hills, where they should be planted about 15
Sugar or Hollow Crown Parsnip feet apart.
King of Mammoth Kentucky Field
Large, round, flattened fruits, much ribbed
The giant among pumpkins; specimens haye been grown to weigh 250 and creamy-buff in color; flesh is salmon pounds and reaching 2 feet or more in diameter. Fruits are almost round. color and very deep; of fine quality and one skin orange-colored and slightly rough. Flesh deep and yellow, quality of the best for canning. Also grown exten- excellent. A fine variety to plant, where only a few hills are wanted. sively for stock in the South. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50, post paid. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; % tb. 25c; 1 Ib. 75c; 5 Th.
$2.50, post paid.
Connecticut Field
Generally used for planting in corn for stock feeding, and also for mak- ing pies. Fruit rather oblong, flattened at the ends; often 15 inches in diameter; smooth, hard, reddish-orange skin with rich orange-yel- low flesh. Pkt. 5c; 1 0z. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00, post paid.
Japanese Pie
Shaped somewhat like the Cushaws and grows to a large size; skin deep green with dark stripes and rough ridges on the neck; flesh deep yellow and of the high- est quality; seeds sculptured like Chinese letters. This is one of the best varieties to plant for home use. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 1%4 th. 40c; 1 tb. $1.25, post paid.
Striped Cushaw Pumpkin
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Tennessee Sweet Potato
Of medium size and nearly bell-shaped, with neck slightly crooked, skin creamy white, sometimes slightly striped with green, flesh creamy white, deep, fine-grained, and of excellent quality. One of the favorite old Southern sorts. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Striped Cushaw
This pumpkin is of the crookneck type with mottled green and white stripes. The neck is rather small. Fruit often attains a weight of 15 pounds; flesh is yellow, very solid and fine-grained. An excellent vari- ety for culinary purposes. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 1%4 lb. 40c; 1 ib. $1.25, post paid. :
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SCHWILL’S GARDEN PEAS a
CULTURE—Two pounds will sow about 125 ft. of drill. Sow the extra early, smooth varieties as early in spring as possible, in rows 3 feet apart. Peas should be rather crowded in the rows. The soil should be rich, but light and warm; cultivate several times, as this increases the yield considerable. Most peas do best if given a support of brush or other material. The wrinkled sorts marked (*) are more sensitive to cold and should never be planted before March 1. For larger crop of peas, a
try Mulford’s Culture.
* American Wonder
The earliest of the dwarf, wrinkled sorts. The vines are 9 to 12 inches high and produce a good crop of well — filled pods, nearly 3 inches long, containing 5 to 7 large peas. Very sweet and tender. The seed is pale green, flattened and wrinkled. Matures in about 65 days. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c.
EARLY ALASKA Planted by All Market Gardeners
This is the earliest of all small podded peas, Univer- sally used for first planting; the vines are a distinctive light green, and from 2 to 3 feet high. Pods are dark green, about 2% inches long, straight and well filled with small, smooth blue-green peas o. excellent flavor. This pea is a heavy yielder and a favorite among market gardeners. Requires about 60 days to mature. As fur- ther evidence of the popularity of this pea we freely confess that we sell more of this variety than we do of any other two combined. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c.
Peas, Alaska
Ameer, or Large Alaska
A fine variety which is rapidly becoming more popular with those who want a larger podding pea of the Alaska type. The vine is 3 feet high, more vigorous and of the : same color as the Alaska. Pods are one-third larger and : } filled with 5 to 7 large round peas of fine flavor. The d crop ripens about a week later than the Alaska. 4% Ib. i 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 1 : a 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c. First and Best 7
Its extreme earliness has made it a general favorite for years. As it matures with unusual uniformity, succession sowings of a few — days apart are recommended. The vines are vigorous, hardy, aver- age 30 inches in height, each bearing upward of 7 pods about 2% inches long. Pods contain 5 to 7 peas. Peas are medium size, smooth and of fine quality. Flavor excellent and sweet. The peas when dry are small, smooth and yellowish white. 44 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 14 lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2° Ibs. 55c. ,
Prolific Early Market
A smooth, white-seeded variety, extra early, bearing very many large pods nearly 3 inches long, blunt-ended and of light green color, well filled. This is a productive strain of First and Best. 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, % Ib. 15c;_ 1 Ib. 30c, 2 Ibs. 55c. i
Laxtonian
The largest podded variety of extra earlies, and really may be classed as Dwarf Gradus, which variety it resembles, except that it only grows about 18 inches high and does not require any s 1p- port. The vines make a vigorous growth, which enables them to withstand weather conditions unsuited to some of the large-podded varieties, and the pods are well filled with large peas, which h an exquisite flavor. While the crop does not mature until a fey days later than Gradus, the quality of this variety is equally i good. 1% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 7% HST Ib. 15¢; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c. 3
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A large-podded pea for general crop. The vines are very strong in growth and average 18 to 20 pounds per stalk; the pods are of large size, containing 6 to 7 peas each, which are of a pale green color, closely packed in the pod, and of a most delicious flavor; height 3% feet. 14 Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c.
Large White Marrowfat
This variety is very tall, about 5 feet, and of strong growth. The pods are about 3 inches long, round, light green and somewhat rough. The peas are large, round, smooth and creamy yellow. It is a very desirable variety for summer use and is undoubtedly one of the most productive of the garden peas. % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c, post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 15c; 1 Jb. 25c; 2 Ibs. 50c.
Mammoth Melting Sugar (Edible Pods)
This is a tall variety, bearing large, flat, brittle pods, which are entirely stringless; which are cooked like string beans. This fine pea should be more generally used. % Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 50c; 2 Ibs. 85c; post paid. Not prepaid, % lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c.
McLean’s Little Gem
Height 16 to 18 inches. The vines are of dwarf growth and produce an abundance of round, well filled pods 2% to 3 inches long, only three days after the American Wonder. The peas are green, wrinkled, of sweet, delicious flavor and excellent quality. One of the best for family use. It remains fit for use longer than the American Wonder and is thought by many to be sweeter. 1% lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. Tic, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c. :
Champion of England
A very productive standard main crop variety, one of the best flavored of the late peas. The vines are 4 to 5 feet high, and the foliage is medium green. The pods are medium dark green, broad and nearly straight, and about 3 inches long. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1% Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c. acs ; -
Telephone Peas
*Gradus, or Prosperity
i _ This pea is an extremely early large-podded, wrinkled variety, which
varieties. The vines are nearly 4 feet high and the pods are very large, well shaped and pointed. The peas are large and light green in color. One of the best sort for the garden. Ready to use in about 70 days. 1% Ib. 20c; vil Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 14 lb. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c.
This is an early pea, as the name implies. It is also prolific and has ‘proven extremely popular. The vines grow to a height of about 20 inches _ and bear an abundant crop of well-filled pods. The flavor is excellent. _ Why not give this pea a trial in the garden? 4% Ib. 20ec; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75e, post paid. Not prepaid, %4 Ib. 15c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c.
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SCHWILL’S HALF-POUND COLLECTION
_This is a collection designed for the home gardener who is espe- cially interested in peas of different types and who wants a succes- sion of them. We will mail one-half pound of each of the following:
Catalog Price Early Alaska—Early, small-podded, smooth
Large White Marrowfat—Smooth, small-podded, for summer Laxtonian—Early, large-podded, hardy Champion of England—Late, Main Crop
Total Catalog Value
POSTPAID FOR 70c
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Pepper Crimson Giant
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Bell or Bull Nose
A well known variety; large and oblong, bright crimson, and a good bearer; not as sweet as the Chinese Giant. Pkt.
SCHWILL’S PEPPERS
CULTURE—One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. Sow in hotbed in March and transplant to the open ground as soon as the weather is warm and settled. Set in 3-foot rows about 2 feet apart. Cultivate well and keep free from weeds; hen manure or Schwill’s Truck Grower Fertilizer worked into the soil when the plants are young will greatly increase the yield.
Chinese Giant Plant dwarf, fruit of mammoth size, very broad but rather short. It is very late and a rather shy yielder. Popular on account of its large size and mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 90c; 14 Ib. $1.60; 1 Ib. $5.95, post paid. Crimson Giant An early maturing large size sweet pepper, similar in shape to Chinese Giant, but much longer, and flesh thicker. It is exceptionally mild and very prolific; earlier than the Chinese Giant. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 85c; % Ib.
$1.50; 1 Ib. $5.50, post paid. Ruby King
A pepper of large size, well known and much esteemed by truck growers. When ripe, its color is a beautiful ruby red. very attractive and of good quality. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; 1% Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Red Chili Small and very pungent, used for chili sauces. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c, post paid.
Long Red Cayenne
Bright red, long in shape, very fe biting. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 20c; 1 oz. } 30c; 2 oz. 55c; %4 Ib. 95c; 1 Ib. $3.50, post paid.
Tabasco
Used to make Tabasco Sauce. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.00; ¥% Ib. $1.75, post paid. Chinese Giant Pepper
Royal King
This is a cross of Ruby King and Chinese Giant, which
10c; 1% oz. 20c; 1 oz. 30c; 2 oz. 55c; %4 Ib. 95c; 1 Ib. $3.50, as made it a very attractive variety; it grows to a large
post paid.
Pimento
This is a heart-shaped variety, most all meat. Very mild for stuffing. The strain that we grow runs uniform and
and of elegant flavor.
size, of very handsome appearance, of a bright scarlet color when fully ripe and is exceedingly glossy, thick, sweet and so mild that it can be eaten raw from the hand. Splendid
Requires rich soil and plenty of true, and is pronounced by market gardeners and shippers
moisture to make fruits grow to perfection. This is the to be the finest pepper on the market. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c;
variety used by canners.
oz. 55c; 14 Ib. 95c; 1 Ib.
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Pimento Pepper
Pkt. 10c; 7% oz. 20c; 1 oz. 30c; 2 4 0z., 30c; 2 oz., 55c; %4 Tb., 95c; 1 Ib., $3.50, post paid. $3.50, post paid.
PARSLEY
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. Sow early in the spring in drills a foot apart. The seed germinate slowly, often 2 or 3 weeks will elapse before the plants will make their appearance. Often
fails entirely in dry weather. Thin to 6 or 8 inches, keep the soil loose.
Double, or Curled
Leaves crimped or curled; used principally as a garnish. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Th. 85c, post paid.
Plain, or Single Stronger in flavor than the curled varieties. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 1% tb. 35c; 1 Tb. $1.00, post paid.
Champion Moss Curled The leaves are finely cut and so closely curled as to resemble bunches of moss. One of the most popular varieties because of its uniformly deep green color. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 85c, post paid.
Lincoln Green Grown especially for us in England, where it is known as the leading type. Fine for garden and market use and excellent for gar- nishing, flavoring and decorating. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15¢e; 2 oz. 25e; % Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid.
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by mail. Delivery must be made by express. We have the following:
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Explanations
For fear some of our customers may not be familiar with the articles listed above we are giving a few descriptions, as
follows:
Bulb Siphons—Made of rubber tubing and bulb. Used to siphon from jar to bottle. Saccharometer—Also known as a tester. may be done safely. gar Spacers—Regulates amount of sugar per bottle. i phon Valves—Operate automatically; handy in bottling.
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Tells when bottling
Please remember that we are offering non-alcoholic bey-.
Bosch Malt Extract
One of the few malt extracts packed in three-pound cans with the name stamped into the can. This prevents adulter- ation and is a guarantee against substitution. Already hopped. Used for baking purposes and also in lots of other ways.
Three-pound can, each 75c; postpaid 85c.
Case, 12 cans, $7.75, F.«O. B. Memphis.
“Stormoguide Junior”
A husky little
<—s weather adviser, capa- ces ble of foretelling the coming weather con- ditions with surpris- ing certainty. The predictions are for your locality and you are advised of chang- ing conditions as soon as they occur. By turning a revoly- ing plate the instru- ment is easily adjust- ed to the altitude in which it is to be used. Price, each $9.95. Shipment by express.
Trap
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This trap is all metal. May be cleaned in boiling water. The spring is unusually strong and trigger adjusted so finely it never fails. Constructed so baiting and setting are easy and safe. Teeth on upper surface of base to prevent mouse from escaping, whether caught by neck or paw. Strongly made, highly nickeled, compact and lasting.
No. 1200 Trap, each 10c; postpaid 15c.
All Steel Can Opener
Securely riveted and practically indestruct- ible. Blade is of tempered tool. steel.
No. 2,000 Opener, each 10c; postpaid 15e.
. Wood Handle Can Opener Combines two can fee aal=
seal remover. Tem-
pered tool steel blade.
openers and crown No. 2,003 Opener, each 15c; postpaid 20c.
No. 1,000 Capper
Rigid concave shape standard makes bending or drawing out of place impossible. Spring draws handle in position for next bottle. Caps any size. Quick, easy, air- tight capping. Large base.
Each $1.50; postpaid $1.65.
SCHWILL’S RADISHES
CULTURE—Sow in open ground, in spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow in rich, sandy loam, in drills 18 inch apart; thin plants to prevent crowding. Keep the soil loose and apply a little nitrate of soda—this will cause rapid growth, which is essential to secure tender roots. Sow every ten days for succession. After May it is best to plant the summer and winter varieties. :
FORCING—Sow in hotbed or under glass in rich, well pulverized soil; scatter seed over the surface, about 100 to the square foot, and cover lightly with sifted soil. Water carefully to keep the soil moist. For rapid root development, the temperature must be moderate and even. Good ventilation is necessary. The crop should be off in 25 to 40 days.
Schwill’s Perfection Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped THE BEST FOR YOUR MAIN CROP
Special attention is given this variety in careful breeding and selection for type. It is the last word in radish and we’re willing to enter it in competition with any similar radish on the Southern market. It is bright rose above with a large white tip, round, showy and distinct. Matures in about 24 days and is crisp, tender and mild. Can be used outdoors or in frames. You need this radish if you are growing for the market. It is the pick of the principal growers of the South hecause of its uniformity and trueness to type. One customer last season bought 6,000 pounds— enough for 600 acres. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $4.50, post paid. Write for special prices in bag lots.
Cincinnati Market
The finest of the early long red or pink types. It is the standard market radish in a number of Southern trucking centers, It is of bright pink color with white tips, very regular and uniform in size and skape. It is often called the Glass Radish because of the crispness and brittleness. Of delightful mild flavor eyen when grown to large size, and is always in popular demand for both home and market use. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. lic; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $3.75, post paid.
Scarlet Globe
A little longer than round, red, turnip-shaped radish, with small tops and of very quick growth, and we recommend it as one of the best forcing varieties. It is rich scarlet-red color, almost crimson, and with white, crisp, tender flesh. It is a fine outdoor radish for the home garden and market and the roots often grow one inch long by one and one-eighth inches in diameter before becoming pithya Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.75, post paid.
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Early Scarlet Turnip
A well known and highly esteemed variety; extensively grown for market. A turnip-shaped sort; skin bright scarlet, flesh white; a very quick grower. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $3.75, post paid.
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped
One of the handsomest of the turnip radishes, and a great favorite. Color very deep scarlet with a distinet white tip; flesh white and of the very best quality. Extensively grown for market. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $3.75, post paid.
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Cooper’s Sparkler, White Tipped Globular in shape, rosy carmine, with | white tip. Solid and crisp; very short top. This is a splendid variety and very popular on many markets. Pkt. ite 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25e; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. j x $3.75, post paid. y
China Rose, Winter
ie One of the very best winter sorts, | roots are cylindrical, or largest near the bottom, stump-rooted, or blunt at | both ends; skin smooth and _ bright, ° deep rose color; flesh white, crisp and 5 pungent; the roots are 4 to 5 inches me : long and 2 inches thick. Pkt. 5¢; 1 oz. feraeante steered Seo 15c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c, post paid. Se = eateaal
California Mammoth, Winter
A large late or winter variety. The large, white roots grow 10 to 12 inches long and 3 to 4 inches in diameter at the shoulder, tapering regularly to the tip; flesh crisp, firm and decidedly pungent. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15e; 4 Ib. 30c; 1 lb. 90c, post paid. a
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One of the best early long, white sorts, suitable either for forcing. or growing outside. Roots somewhat shorter and tops smaller than —— Vienna. Very crisp and tender and of a beautiful waxy white color. nae White Icicle 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c, post paid. . !
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SCHWILL’S RADISH
Schwill’s Leafless Twenty Days The earliest of all radishes. It not only lives up to its name, but really makes excellent specimens in 16 to 17 days. It
is half-long, oval shaped, scarlet with white tip and bears two leaves strong enough for bunching. Excellent for the home garden and for hotel use, but is not intended for shipping. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; 44 lb. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
: Long Scarlet Short Top
One of the long red radishes. It is very early, of good size, fine quality; most largely planted of all long red radishes. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 4% Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $3.75, post paid.
Long Black Spanish One of the latest and hardiest varieties for winter use; grows to large size; roots 8 to 9 inches long and 2 to 3 inches in diameter, nearly black in color. The flesh is white, very firm and of good quality; a very popular market variety. Pkt.
5c; 1 oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c, post paid. Early White Turnip
This is a very desirable white summer radish; grows a round, smooth root. Very crisp and firm. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 4 Ib.
30c; 1 Ib. 90c, post paid. Round Black Spanish
This splendid winter variety should be better known; roots are round and sometimes top shaded. Grows to large size and is an excellent keeper. Flesh is white, firm and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 90c, post paid.
French Breakfast
Of oblong form, color bright carmine with clear white in the lower portion. Very tender and mild. Good outdoors or under glass. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15ce; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.75, post paid.
SCHWILL’S SPINACH
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 60 feet of drill; 8 to 10 pounds to the acre. For an early summer crop, sow early in spring, in drills 1 foot apart, and thin to 2 inches in the row. For winter or spring crop, sow either broadcast or in drills about the first of September, or later. The soil should always be rich and well pulverized.
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Bloomsdale Savoy
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This is the most popular of the varieties we handle. In fact, we sell more of Bloomsdale than we do of all others combined. It has wrinkled leaves, resembling the Savoy cabbage; is hardy and prolific. It also is an excellent shipper and in this district is the selection of all the gardeners. yes Doctors say it is one of the Rate healthiest of vegetables, and it certainly makes a tasty dish, when seasoned properly. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 50c; 5 lbs. $2.00, post paid.
Victoria
One of the best varieties for spring growing, as it stands fully two weeks longer than any other sort before running to seed. Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 50c, post paid.
| 2 SSeS a sie os PRONE ae tera Na nro ahs BTS ce Spinach Round Leaf Summer A desirable sort for early spring sowing; leaves large, bright green and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; 1 - 15¢; Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 50c, t id. Go LiOe SC hiv4 c Spost nat New Zealand
Grows 1% feet high and, if transplanted, 2 or 3 feet will produce an abundant crop in the hot weather when the ordinary spinach cannot be had. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Broad-Leaved Flanders
One of the most vigorous and strong-growing varieties. The leaves are nearly round, uniformly deep green, quite thick and slightly crimped in the center. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 50c, post paid.
Rhubarb, Salsify, Sorrel
VICTORIA RHUBARD SEED—The most popular variety. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c, post paid.
VICTORIA RHUBARD ROOTS—One year from seed, whole root. Each 25c; doz. $1.95, post paid. Not prepaid, each 20c; doz. $1.75.
SALSIFY—Mammoth Sandwich Island—This variety is large, strong growing, and less liable to branch than the other sorts. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c; %4 lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
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SCHWILL’S SELECT TOMATOES
CULTURE—One ounce of seed will produce from 2,000 to 3,000 plants. Sow the seed in hotbeds during March. When the plants are 2 inches high transplant into cold frames, plant boxes, paper pots or earth bands. After all danger of frost is over, —
set these plants into the open ground. The soil should be warm, mellow and fertile.
Set plants 4 feet apart each way. T
insure best results, it is advisable to train tomato vines to stakes or trellises. Cultivate often, and as long the plants permit. S
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This season we are presenting to our customers the three new members of the “wilt-resistant’ group—Mar- ~
globe, Marvana and Marvelosa. All are sponsored by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The last two are de-
scribed below and Marglobe will be found on Page One. Don't fail to turn back and read about this wonderful
tomato.
Marvelosa
Marvelosa
Marvelosa is an excellent second-early, pink-fruited va- riety. It possesses heavier and more upright foliage than Marvana and is highly resistant to Fusarium wilt and some- what resistant to most blights. Under favorable conditions it produces heavy crops of medium large, smooth, globular fruits. Marvelosa gives excellent results both in the field and under glass. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c; 1 oz., 40c; 2 0z., 75c; % Tb. $1.40; 1 Ib. $4.95; post paid.
Gulf State Market
Gulf State Market is earlier than any other purple tomato, and its vines are exceptionally robust. By test we have found it to be the best and most popular variety for ship- ping. The fruit is almost true globe-shape,. entirely free from cracks and blemishes about the blossom-end, and on the same cluster ripens uniformly. In color it is a rich pur- plish pink clear to the stem. It will outyield both in bulk and number of fruit any other variety of tomato today. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 25c; 1 oz., 45c; 2 oz., Tac; 1% Ib: eSle2be; # Ib., $4.50; post paid.
Norton’s Wilt-Resistant
This is another wilt-resistant variety, a large, medium early, red tomato, that is not intended for shipping. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30; 2 oz., 50c; %4 Ib., 80c; 1 lb., $2.90; post paid.
Schwill’s Brimmer
This is the largest of all tomatoes, medium early, red, and is intended for home use. The vigorous vines bear a heavy load of fruit right up to frost and some of these tomatoes will weigh as much as 3 pounds each. That requires stak- ing, of course. It is solid; without core and has few seeds. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; 1 oz., 60c; 2 oz., $1.00; 14 Ib., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.50; post paid.
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Marvana
Marvana
Marvana is a very productive first-early variety of the
Earliana type. Its vines and leaves are small but fairly re- sistant to most diseases. Its fruits are about the same size of those of Earliana but are smoother, deeper and better colored. Marvana requires a fertile soil and a liberal supply of moisture, however, to produce a heavy crop. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35¢; 2 oz., 60c; %4 Ib., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50; post paid.
Cooper’s Special (Self-Pruning)
While the plant is still comparatively small, it sends out side branches or laterals without being pinched. At every joint of these lateral branches there are borne clusters of fruits which are smooth and solid. These fruits are per- fectly globe-shaped and of an even, bright pinkish red color from the stem to the blossom end. In season it is a second © early, and is unsurpassed for the home gardener. A sure money maker for the market grower. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 25c; 1 oz., 45c; 2 oz., 75c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.50; post paid.
Early Detroit
This variety is one of the largest and best of the early purplish pink tomatoes. The fruits are very smooth, uni- form in size, nearly globe-shaped, firm and of excellent — quality. Early Detroit is most valuable as a shipping variety as well as for home or market use. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25e; 1 oz., 45¢e; 2 oz., 75c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 Th., $4.50; post paid. pe och
Acme ms
A well known, hardy, early and productive sort; fruit of
fair size, round and smooth; color purplish pink. Acme is
solid and of excellent flavor. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 20c; 1 0z., 35¢5 2 oz., 60c; 14 Ib., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50; post paid. ,
Tomato Plants
For Tomato Plants, turn to Page 11.
Earliana
of the earliest of the very early tomatoes, very pro- for an early sort; fruit of fair size, round, very th and solid, and produced in clusters in center of the Jant; color bright scarlet. Pkt. 5c; 44 oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 50c; 14 Ib. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.75, post paid.
eas Schwill’s Premier
iz The largest and smoothest of the early red tomatoes. The vines grow very compactly, are immensely productive and bear continuously throughout the season, in which re- spect it far surpasses the Earliana. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 2 oz. 70c; %4 Ib. $1.15; 1 Ib. $4.00, post paid.
F . Ponderosa An exceptionally large, purple-fruited tomato, and for home use one of the best, fruits very solid, with few seeds. Quite ‘a favorite with those who prefer a tomato free from acid. _~Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.10; 14 Tb. $1.75; 1 Ib. ‘ $6.50, post paid.
June Pink
si In habit of growth, productiveness and size of fruit, identi- cal with Earliana, differing only in having purple fruit; the
. best extra early purple or pink fruited variety. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25e; 1 oz. 45c; 2 oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib. $4.50, post paid.
Schwill’s Red Majestic
__ A main crop sort of superior merit. The fruits are very large, smooth and symmetrical, ripening well to the stem. The flesh is rich, bright red in color, and of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 2 oz. 75c; %4 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib.
$4.00, post paid.
Hudson Valley
_ The potato-leaved Earliana; this is also called Wayahead. _ The fruits are bright red and are smoother, deeper and of better color than the old Earliana. The yield is also much heavier and the clusters of fruits ripen eveniy and at one time. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 25c; 1 02., 45c; 2 0z., 75c; %4 Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib., $4.50; post paid.
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Don’t Forget
Marglobe, that second early red-fruited sort, intro- duced by the Department of Agriculture, is fully de- scribed on Page 1. Don’t forget to read about it.
Stone Tomato
Lo eg Stone The standard and general favorite with truckers and can- aers; always dependable, very vigorous and productive; fruits round, large, solid, smooth and deep’red in color. _ The most popular of the late or main crop sorts. Pkt. 5c; | 4% oz. 15e; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; % lb. 75c; 1 Ib. $2.50, post
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SCHWILL’S SELECT TOMATOES
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Livingston Globe Tomato
Livingston’s Globe
A very vigorous, productive, medium early tomato, much in favor with Southern truckers as a shipping sort. Fruit globe shape, smooth and solid; color purplish pink. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c; 2 oz. 75c; 14 tb. $1.25; 1 Tbh. $4.50, post paid.
Matchless
An outstanding tomato in every way; a strong, vigorous grower, with thrifty vines, producing large, handsome fruit, rich cardinal red in color. One of the best of the large, smooth, main crop varieties. Fruits free from core, firm, solid and keep unusually well. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; %4 lb. 65c; 1 Ib. $2.25, post paid
Spray With Pyrox
“What is the best spray for to- matoes?” asks a customer. We think that Pyrox is, because it
does everything that is expected and because we seldom receive
complaints from users. Ready for use by mixing with cold water. Prices on page 67.
TOBACCO
CULTURE—One ounce of good seed is sufficient for an acre Sow seed for plants early in spring in frames or seedbed; us- ing soil well enriched with wood ashes, etc. Transplant to open ground when weather has become warm and settled, in rows 4 feet apart, and give cultivation as for corn.
Havana
The leaf is very thin and is of fine texture. The variety is much used for cigar wrappers. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 50c, post paid.
Connecticut Seed Leaf
A hardy cigar variety, well adapted to growing in the mid- dle and northern states. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 40c, post paid.
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SCHWILL’S SQUASH SEED
CULTURE—One ounce will plant about 40 or 50 hills; 3 or 4 pounds to the acre. Cultivate often to keep the weeds down, and the soil loose.
warm and settled, in hills about 4 feet apart. varieties should be planted about six feet apart.
Early White Bush
Extremely early; one of the best for summer use. Fruit white, with scalloped edges. Grown extensively by market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 4% lb. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Mammoth White Bush
An improved variety of the well known White Bush Squash, growing 12 to 25 inches across; of uniform shape, of a beauti- ful white color, very early and prolific. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15¢; ¥% Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post paid.
Giant Yellow Summer Crookneck
The largest and one of the earliest summer varieties, being twice as large as the ordinary Crooknecks. The fruit is often two feet long, very warty, and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; % Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25, post paid.
Hubbard
One of the best winter squashes; flesh bright orange yel- low, fine-grained, very dry, sweet and richly flavored. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50, post paid.
Yellow Summer Crookneck A standard, early and productive summer sort; skin bright yellow, much warted; fruit about 1 foot long. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 1%4 Ib. 40c; 1 tb. $1.25, post paid.
Vegetable Marrow An English variety for summer and fall use. Produces large oblong fruit, dark green at first, but becomes marbled with yellow as it matures. Grows about 9 inches long; the flesh is white and the shell pale yellow. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; 4% ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid.
SWISS CHARD
Silver Beet, or Cut and Come Again Spinach
Swiss Chard
This vegetable is grown for its leaves and stalks, which make excellent greens. Sow the seed early in spring, in rich well-drained soil, in drills 1% feet apart. Thin to 6 or 8 inches, and cultivate like spinach. The leaves can be used as soon as they are large enough to cut without destroying the plant. It is also a good green feed for chickens. Good culti- vation increases the tenderness of the leaves. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 1c; 2 oz. 20c; % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 90c; 5 Ib. $3.75, post paid.
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Mammoth White Bush
Fordhook
A small, oblong variety, excellent for summer or winter; fruits 8 to 10 inches long, slightly ridged; skin smooth, thin and yellow; flesh very thick, creamy yellow, extremely dry and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.50, post paid.
Boston Marrow Large-fruited, hard shell sort, for winter use. In form and size similar to Hubbard, shell bright orange, flesh yellow and Vines running, very productive. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25, post
paid.
Customers from Three States Send Us Praise
ILLINOIS MAN HAS GOOD LUCK “Your seed all came up and I have thousands of tomato plants about ten inches high. Everybody that sees my plants brags about them and brings me new customers. I sure have good luck with your seed.”— H. A. Brewer, Metropolis, Ill.
NEVER SAW BETTER SEED “T have ordered my seed from you for three years and I have never seen any better seed and have always had a beautiful garden of everything. Please send me your catalog at once.’—Robt. L. Coburn, Rt. 1, Box 34, Georgetown, La.
GROWS PERFECT HEAD LETTUCE
“While making the ‘Big Circle’ trip out of Colorado Springs, we passed great fields of head lettuce growing on the sides of Pike’s Peak. They told us that lettuce would not head when grown at an altitude of less than a mile above sea level. We disillusioned them—Hope is 352 feet above sea level and for years we have grown as perfect, compact heads of lettuce from your Mignon- ette seed as we have ever seen. I supply my mother and sister in Illinois with your seed and it heads per- fectly there, too.”—Miss Mamie E. Twitchell, Hope, Ark.
American Red Top Globe Turnip 4
American Red Top White Globe
A large globular variety, very even in shape and of hand- some appearance. The crown is purplish red and the remain- ing portion clear white. The flesh is white, of excellent qual- ity and desirable for table use. The variety is a good keeper and a fine market sort. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 30c; 1 Tbh. 85c; 5 Ib. $3.75, post paid.
Large White Globe Of perfect globe shape; skin white and smooth; leaves large and dark green. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 tb. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Extra Early White Egg Is very early, tender and crisp; the shape is oblong, resern- bling an egg. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Jb. 65c, post paid.
Early White Flat Dutch Strap Leaf
A very quick-growing white variety, adapted for spring sow- ing. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Red or Purple Top Flat Strap Leaf
An early flat sort; crown purplish-red, white below, flesh°
_ white. Will make a crop sown among corn. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10¢;
2 oz. 15c; %4 Th. 25c; 1 tb. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen A medium-sized, round, late-maturing yellow turnip. Roots yellow with purple crown; flesh pale yellow. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 tb. 25c; 1 Tb. 60c; 5 tb. $2.50, post paid.
Large Amber Globe _ Grows to a large size, skin yellow, with green crown. Flesh yellow. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Tb. $2.50, post paid.
Superb Mixed Turnip A mixture of all varieties, lasting from early fall to the fol- lowing spring. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib.
—60c; 5 Ib. $2.25, post paid.
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DON’T PASS THIS TURNIP OFFER
Five Packets Mailed for Twenty Cents
Everybody buys turnip seed. So, why not buy it at a bargain? You can’t beat this offer, and only one collection is allowed to a customer. Here it is. One package of each of the following varie- ties:
Mammoth Purple Top White Globe. Red or Purple Top Strap Leaf. | 20c
Large White Globe. Large Amber Globe. Seven Top.
Post paid for
CULTURE—One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; 1 to 2 Ibs. for an acre. For early use, sow seed of flat varieties in open ground in spring, in drills 1 foot or more apart, using seed sparingly. Thin to 3 or 4 inches apart. For succession sow every two weeks until May. For fall and winter sow in August and September. A good crop may often be grown by scattering seed thinly in the cornfield at the last cultivation.
Long White Cowhorn
A very productive, quick-growing turnip, of excellent qua)- ity, fine-grained and very sweet. Often used as a soil im- prover. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 85e, post paid.
Extra Early Purple Top Milan Similar to White Milan, except roots are a little flatter and purple-red on upper portion. All in all, the Milan turnips leave nothing more to be desired in the way of an extra early garden turnip. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25e; % Tb. 40c; 1 Th. $1.00, post paid.
Mammoth Purple Top White Globe
Flesh white and of excellent quality; shape is nearly sa globe; skin white at bottom, purple at top. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Tbh. 60c; 5 Ib. $2.50, post paid.
Seven Top Cultivated extensively in the South for tops, which are used for greens.. It is very hardy and will grow all winter. Pkt 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; %4 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. $2.50, post
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Swedish or Russian Turnips.
Improved Purple Top Yellow
Grows the same shape and size as Purple Top Globe Turnips. Color of skin yellow with purple crown. Flesh deep yellow, fine grained and of excellent quality. It is an excellent keeper. The top is much shorter than most Ruta- bagas; it has absolutely no neck and is a rapid grower. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; % Ib. 30c; 1 Ib. 65c; 5 Ib. $3.00, post paid.
White or Sweet Russian .
An excellent keeper and very desirable either for the table or for stock. The tops are small, with leaves cut at the edges. The roots are very large, nearly globe-shaped. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; % lb. 30c; 1 Ib. 85c, post paid.
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Schwill’s Re-Selected Yellow Dent
This is the finest type of yellow corn in the South today. It is an annual blue ribbon winner; is found in competition at every fair and is on every farm where the finest and highest bred types are sought. Ful] description and illustration are given elsewhere on this page.
Schwill’s Re-Selected Yellow Dent has been on the Memphis market for the past seven years, but it may be obtained only from us. No other seed house in the state can deliver this
EED CORN is not simply shelled corn. between a Ford and a Lincoln. Shelled corn and feed corn are the same. all of the ears that have been gathered and this feed is sometimes sold under the mislabeled title of seed, ;
True seed corn is picked in the field by an experienced grower, who pays particular attention to type of grain and cob, and who discards all ears that do not measure up to requirements. :
and tipped before shelling, and the customer then has seed corn.. That’s what we offer.
There’s a great difference, just as there is between silk and cotton or All of the grains are removed from
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DESCRIPTION
Schwill’s Re-Selected Yellow Dent makes a large ear with 18-20 rows of well-formed yel- low grains. These grains are exceedingly deep, distinctive in shape and color and grow en- — tirely around the tip and the butt. In other words there is no lost space on the cob, which is medium in size and red in color. It shells out more corn than you would expect, makes best on good land, of course,
but can stand the drouth like Mexican June. Time of ma- turity, 90 days.
to you. Once you try it you'll know why our customers demand it at any price. Qt. 30c; 4 qts. 90c, post paid.
Schwill’s Red Cob White Prolific
(110 Days)
This is a somewhat new variety, | offered for the fourth time. The ears are medium size, the grain is | white and the stalks will produce | from two to six ears, when condi- | tions are right. In a general way it |
may be called the red cob rival of Mosby’s Prolific. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, Schwill’s Re-Selected Yellow Dent Seed Corn post paid. Drying on Racks
Schwill’s Prize Medal
(120 Days)
The largest white corn grown; matures in 120 days. It is vigorous, healthy, a rank grower and an enormous yielder. A deep, near gourd seed grain, sound as a dollar, ears a full foot long. On good ground will make 60 to 75 bushels to the acre. A whacking big ear with a big stalk. Truly a Southern favorite. It is also a fine ensilage variety on account of its heayy foliage and stalk. Qt. 30c; 4 ats. 75c, post paid.
Schwill’s White Cob White Prolific (110 Days)
Bred up from selected ears of Mosby and grown in specially cultivated bottom land on the Schwill farm. No other variety nearby, thereby assuring a true type. Cob is white and surprisingly small; grains are narrow, deep and white and fill out the cob at both ends. Makes two and three ears to the stalk. Qt. 30c; 4 qts. 90c, post paid.
Mosby’s Prolific (110 Days)
For many years Mosby’s Prolific has been recognized as the standard Southern corn for general crop., As such we recommend it with the added declaration that for all conditions and purposes it is the safest, surest and best variety that we handle. And, remember that this state- ment is covering a world of territory. It is purely white, has small cob, deep, full grains and stands crowding in the drills as close again as any other kind. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
North Carolina White Prolific (110 Days)
A dandy Southern field corn for general pur- poses. Resembles Mosby’s Prolific so much and in so many ways that it is confusing. In other
words, it is worth space on the farm. Qt. 25c;
4 qts. 70c, post paid.
Schwill’s Prolific (Page 44)
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paid.
Iowa Silver Mine (90 Days)
Paymaster Corn
ers for many years—and there must be a reason. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post paid.
; St. Charles White, Red Cob (110 Days)
inte St. Charles grows to an average height, producing eight-inch ears on a medium red cob. The grain is white and the type is common to the South. Some planters choose between this and Paymaster, but we like the latter better. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post paid.
Champion White Pearl (90 Days)
_ This is a highly bred, pure white, 90-day corn. It produces a large ear, 8 to 12 inches in length with 16-20 rows of grain. Champion White Pearl is uniform in weight, size and color and is a heavy yielder. Qt. 20c; 4 qt. 60c, post paid.
Tait’s White Dent (90-100 Days)
A pure white early corn, bearing two good ears to the stalk, maturing in 90 to 100 days. The cobs are unusually small for the size of the corn. The ears are medium-sized, 14-rowed. ant it for early crop, as it makes before summer drouth. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 75c, post paid.
: Hickory King (100 Days)
The cob is so small and the grain is so large that when an ear is broken in half one in will cover the entire end of the cob. The stalks take a firm hold on the ground and stand up well under wind and rain storms. In good soil it will make two and _ three ears to the stalk and on thin land one ear. But, there is so much corn to the ear that it will outshell anything in its class. As a result it 1s a prime favorite for growing for stock. It is common to this district and we have no hesitancy in boosting it. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
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_ When that oppressive June heat begins to settle down upon the farm it is a hard matter 1k to any planter about corn unless it is Mexican June. At that time of the year he s Mexican June and nothing else. That is because it is used principally for late ing and will stand the drouth better than any other variety. It came from Mexico; e its name. Ears are about eight inches long; the grain is mostly white and irregular size. Here and there are found blue grains and the cok is generally white. As long as > is enough moisture to sprout the seed you can depend upon Mexican June and it ss fine roasting ears, up to frost. We can not classify it with our leading types, from a ipoint of merit, but from an angle of actual sales we can say that it ranks with the three. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
Large White Flint (100 Days)
ures in about one hundred days. Very large ears, 12 to 15 inches long, of symmetri- ape and flinty white color. The stalks are tall, leafy and generally produce 2 to 3 Largely grown by dairy farmers for fodder. Qt. 30c; 4 gts. 75c, post paid.
SCHWILL’S SELECTED SEED CORN
Paymaster (100 Days)
We indorse this corn, after extensive trials, as one of the most satisfactory and heavy yielding varieties for the South- ern farm. Its origin is Southern, its reputation is Southern It is similar in type to the well- known Tennessee White Red Cob, but the ears are not as large and it produces two to the stalk. The cob is smaller, has well-filled butts and tips and will shell more corn than the Tennessee. The grain is deep white, the cob is bright red, the type is standard and popular and the yield is amaz- j ing. Take our recommendation and you will make no mis- take. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
Schwill’s Ninety-Day Early White | This is one of the earliest varieties we handle. When } planted the third week in March it should be ready to be gathered July 1. Ears usually bear about 18 rows of deep white grains and the type is similar to Iowa Silver Mine. |
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The further fact that it carries our name is recommendation enough. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post paid.
Tennessee Red Cob, White (100-110 Days) ;
The ears are medium-size with 16 to 18 rows . , of large, deep, wide and thick grains. The cob is red and the type is an old favorite in this part of the country. From its name you know that it is a Southern corn. ears and good meal.
It makes fine roasting Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post
fine white corn, growing about 7 to 8 feet high. Every stalk bears a good ear—sometimes two or three. The ears are g and uniform, with usually 18 rows of deep, pure white grains. The cob is white and well filled and the type is a arkably heavy yielder. As a matter of fact, Iowa Silver Mine has been one of the biggest
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Reid’s Early Yellow Dent (100-110 Days)
This is a leading standard yellow variety, originated in Illinois many years ago, and is a type that experts have failed to change for the better. In our opinion this is the most popular variety of yellow corn grown in the United States. Color, deep yellow, with lighter cap. Grain very deep, closely packed; butts and tips almost entirely covered over. The leaves and stalks of Reid’s Yellow Dent make fine ensilage and fodder. Well adapted for our Southern country. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 75c, post paid.
Schwill’s 90-Day Early Yellow
This is a standard variety; matures quick and yields good crop. Is used extensively by truckers and market gardeners. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post
paid. Iowa Gold Mine (90 Days) This is a very early variety, ripening in 90 days. The ears are large and the cob small; the
grain is deep and a bright golden yellow. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post paid.
WARNING!
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HIGH GRADE
FERTILE
Don’t expect to make good corn on bad land. Treat it with the same consideration that you give cotton and watch the results.
Improved Yellow Leaming (100-110 Days)
A very popular and extremely productive variety. The ears are long, cob small, well filled with small, deep, orange-yellow grains. Matures in 100 to 110 days. Qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c, post paid.
Mortgage Lifter (95 Days)
A large-eared variety of yellow corn. Matures medium early, about 95 days; a hig yielder. The ears are well filled with bright yellow grains of fair size. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
Tennessee Yellow Dent (90 Days)
This is a top-heavy favorite with Southern planters because of its early maturity and its ability to withstand dry weather. It will make on thin land where others fail. Ears are 8 to 10 inches long; cob is medium and red and color is clean yellow. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid. :
Tennessee Mammoth Yellow (110 Days) q
Similar in many ways to the above, but much larger and twenty days later. Needs good land to make, but will pay for the difference. Ears are filled to the end with deep, bright grains. Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 70c, post paid.
Early Yellow Canada (85 Days)
A long, 8-rowed, flint variety of yellow corn. It is very early, and is planted in both field and garden. Grows and produces well, and makes excellent roasting ears. Qt. 30c; 4 qts. 75c, post paid.
ENSILAGE AND FODDER CORN
New Brazilian, or Stooling Flour Corn
’ This corn, as the name indicates, is inclined to stool, and one grain will produce, in many instances, more than one stalk. Each stalk bears 2 to 3 ears, 5 to 7 inches in circumference, 9 to 12 inches in length, and beautifully white. It produces an abundance of fodder and is the best variety for ensilage. It yields 30 to 50 bushels of corn per acre, and the ears are fine for roasting, although not sweet. It does not require a very rich soil and, therefore, the best variety for poor soils. The kernel contains more starch than any, other corn, and ground and bolted by the same
process as wheat, gives a fine flour that will make bread, biscuits, etc. the same as =
wheat flour. Qt. 40c; 4 qts. $1.25, post paid.
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EARLY BURT—The quickest making, most prolific and surest growing of the spring oats. Good for thin land. Sow 2 bushels to acre.
RED RUST PROOF—These oats are very popular throughout the Souene They do well on any good land and are very pro- ductive. They are sown both in the spring and fall at rate of two bushels to acre.
4 APPLER—A very hardy variety, rust-proof and a heavy yielder. Mature ten days earlier than native rust-proof and about a week later than Burt.
F _ WINTER TURF—This is also known as Virginia Gray, and its popularity is due to its extreme hardiness. No other oat, ; common to the South, has been able to stand such extreme cold as Winter Turf. As a result, many planters will allow land to lie idle rather than seed it to any other variety. The heavy yield, for which it is famous, is due to its stooling propensity. As a result, it has an advantage over all other oats for grazing purposes. Compared to the recleaned grain of a bright red oat, the Winter Turf shows up poorly, but such is its nature,—dark and stained. We recommend it for fall sowing.
Wheat
Sow in February or March in spring or after September 15 in the fall. Use 5 pecks per acre for grain or one bushel for hay. Red May is the most popular variety in this part of the country, but we can fill your requirements if you write for prices. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Rye
Rye is one of the most important of the winter cover crops. It may be sown any time between August and No- vember at the rate of five pecks per acre, when used alone, or one bushel per acre when planted in combination. Usu- ally it is seeded with vetch or oats, using 25 pounds of the vetch and a bushel of the oats. There are three principal varieties—
Abruzzi—Originally from Italy, com- mon to the South, and the only variety ieee ON that will make grain in the South. : an Shiai Rosen—Raised principally in Michigan ey but seeded for pasturage in the South. Missouri—Also known as common rye.
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Speltz or Emmer
F. - Matures as early as Barley and grows as tall as Rye, but is of better feeding value than either. It is tough and hardy and Bends shea better than any other grain. Sow in March, 1 bushel to the acre, broadcast. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Barley, Bearded and Beardless
Barley is an excellent grain feed for stock, being almost equal to corn. It does not compete with corn, often, how- ver, as it is seldom planted in corn belts. It produces more pounds to the acre than oats or wheat and can be seeded after wheat. Sow 1% to 2 bushels per acre. Specify which you prefer—bearded or beardless. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid.
A Russian Sunflower
- Plant in March, April and May, 6 pounds of seed to the acre, making rows 3% feet apart, dropping 2 seeds every 18 in hes; cultivate like corn. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
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Sudan Grass—The South’s Greatest Emergency Hay Crop
Sudan Grass is grown for hay and summer pasture. It is so named because it was obtained from the Sudan government in Khartum, when a systematic search was made for a form of Johnson grass without root-stalks. It will produce more hay per acre than any other grass grown in the South and it will do it quicker. It may be sown any time from April to late August and will make heavy yields of hay, seed or pasture. On ordinary land it will yield two to six tons of hay in one season, from two to three cuttings.
Sudan Grass is strictly an annual, growing to a height of 3 to 5 feet in drilled seedings and 5 to 8 feet in cultivated rows. Drilled seedings are preferred for hay. It requires a warm climate and is of most value as an emergency hay crop. The best time to cut it for hay is when the heads are in full bloom. This hay is equal in value to timothy, millet or Johnson : Grass. Experiments have shown Sudan Grass to be an excellent roughage for work animals and stock cattle and only slightly less valuable than alfalfa hay for milk cows. (Farmers’ Bulletin 1126).
Sudan Grass is not exacting as to soil. It does best in rich loam, but has been successful on every class of land, from a heavy clay to a light sand. Sow in a firm seed bed, after the soil has become warm, usually two weeks after corn-plant- ing time. Use 20-25 pounds of seed per acre. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Carpet Grass (Paspalum Platycaule) Our Carpet Grass, as usual, was grown in Louisiana and we are fortunate in getting a delivery of well cleaned, tested seed. Carpet Grass grows tenaciously in any soil; is excellent for lawns or pasture purposes on the Gulf Coast and all sandy lands, and even clay uplands. Stools heavily and is green all year in lower Gulf States. Planted from November to March, 10 lbs. per acre. 1 Ib. 50c, post paid. Write for quantity prices.
Kentucky Blue Grass This famous grass is well known in all sections and, where the land is suitable, is one of the most profitable of all for pasture. It grows well on any stiff or loamy soils in central and northern states if rich, moist, and moderately well drained, and succeeds fairly well in some sections of the South, where lime is present in the soil, being largely used with Bermuda Grass. Kentucky Blue Grass is at its best in the spring and fall months, but being rather sensitive to heat, does not grow luxuriously during the summer months. It takes a considerable time to get a good stand of this, as it grows very slowly at the start; when once established, forms a close, compact turf, making a fine pasture; also fine for lawns.
1 Ib. 50c, post paid. Write for quantity prices. Orchard Grass
This is one of the yery best grasses for upland, loamy or moderately stiff soils, affording a large amount of pasturage as well as making excellent hay if cut when in bloom, It grows about 3 feet high and matures much earlier than Timothy. does not exhaust the soil and will produce 2 to 3 toms per acre of fine hay. Having a tendency to grow in clumps, it does better if sown thickly, 1% to 2 bushels being the amount usually sown. It does especially well if used with other grasses.
ene pose Schwill’s Celebrated Grass Mixtures | Permanent Meadow Grass Mixture .
A combination of all the best cultivated grasses that will furnish hay all during the spring and summer months. Sow in ; pring or fall, using 14% bushels to the acre. 1 Ib. 35c, post paid.
Permanent Pasture Grass Mixture
Furnishes pasture from early spring through the winter. Suitable for most soils. Sow in spring or fall, 1% bushels to
the acre. Ptr This is the mixture used by Southern planters who expect to graze their stock. Combines the various grasses necessary
to insure satisfaction and to produce a pasture when most needed. 1 Ib. 35c, post paid.
Ae Permanent Hog Pasture Mixture a A combination of mixed clover and best grass suitable for hog pasturage, and if taken care of will last a nunmber of years. Composed largely of red clover and orchard grass. Sow in early spring or fall, at rate of 1 bushel to the acre. 1 Ib. 5c,
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Suitable mixture for low, wet lands, furnishing good pasture and hay. Sow in early spring and fall, using 15 Ibs. of mixed seed per acre. 1 ib. 40c, post paid.
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[OTHY, BERMUDA AND OTHER GRASSES Timothy ,
othy is adapted to a cool and humid ate rather than to one which is hot or t is the grass generally grown for hay her alone or in mixture with clover utes the hay sold on the market for Timothy is usually seeded with some in as a nurse crop. Winter wheat and are preferred. Seeded alone in late Au- ‘or September it will produce a crop of othy hay the following season. Use pounds per acre. Write for Farmers’
in 990. 1 Ib. 4S post paid. Schwill’s rate ° Recleaned nadian Blue namie
Grass Sead
at-stalked meadow grass.
ommended for horses, cows and sheep. Thrives well on clay; sow 30 po nds per acre. 1 lb. 40c, post
Tall Meadow Oat Grass
Desirable for permanent pas- @ and meadows, because of its tly growth, also from the fact mat it produces a heavy growth ter being mown, and lasts sev- years. It grows wherever Orchard Grass will. 1 lb. 45c, paid.
Lespedeza or Japan Clover
_ a _ Lespedeza (Lespedeza Striata), known also as Japan clover, is one of the most valuable forage INOCULATE THIS | plants in the South. It will thrive in open woodlands, on the poorest of upland hills, along road- SEED WITH sides and in other waste places. And although it is an annual, it produces enough seed to reseed | MULFORD CULTURE! roadsides and in other waste places. And although it is an annual, it produces enough seed to reseed " Fae ii) itself. Being a legume, it is valuable for soil improvement. Another useisasa constituent in perma- ent pastures with Bermuda and carpet grass. It should be seeded in a well prepared bed and should not be covered more than a quarter of an inch. Otherwise it will ot come to a full stand. It may be threshed from the hay with a grain thresher or collected in a seed pan attached 0 the cutter bar of the mowing machine. Fresh seed germinate well, whereas only 50 per cent of two-year-old seed will germinate. Seed three years old should 10t be planted. _ Two tons to the acre is about an average yield on good soil, but four tons is not unusual. _ Lespedeza will not take the place of alfalfa and the clovers. At the same time it will supplement them and will come znto a field naturally, whereas the others will not. i
.espedeza is sown in the early spring at the rate of 25 pounds of seed to the acre. (Write Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for Farmers’ Bulletin 1143). 1 Ib. 35c, post paid. Par, wey Rye Grass _ A valuable grass for moist soils, making a rapid growth, used either alone or in mixture with other grasses for hay. f sown alone use 2 to 3 bushels per acre; if with red clover, % to 1 bushel per acre. There are two varieties—the Italian annual and the English is perennial. 1 1b. 30c, post paid.
Johnson Grass
‘most prolific perennial hay and pasture grass, eminently suitable to hot dry climate and soils. It makes excellent hay | furnishes an enormous amount of grazing. No drouth, methods of culture or application of chemicals to eradicate will destroy it when once sown. Therefore, we do notrecommend it for any land which is intended in future years other crops. The best time for cutting is before the heads appear, as, if allowed to ripen, it becomes _ unfit for stock. win March or April, 1 to 1% bushels per acre. 1 lb. 30c, post paid.
Bermuda Grass
v y popular and a great boon in the South for pasture; once established no amount of drouth or hot weather will kill it out succeeds on nearly all soils, furnishing a constant growth of grass during the summer, but becomes brown and bare in
fall and winter; cannot be recommended too highly for pasture and general culture in the South, and it is also excellent r summer lawns. Its strong, creeping roots will absolutely prevent wash. Sow 6 pounds per acre. 1 lb. 60c, post paid.
i: Redtop or Herds Grass
ucceeds better on more soils than any other grass and in all sections of the United States. Grows slowly but becomes very
serous later and spreads rapidly into a compact sod. Suitable to stiff soils and in low situations subject to overflow, pro- kuriant growth, attaining a height of 3 to 3% feet. For the best quality hay it should be cut when in bloom; ripens t the same as Timothy. Sow 12 pounds per acre. 1 Ib. 50c, post paid.
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how to run your farm. That's your business.
FTER many years of pleasant association with the trade it is not the policy of this firm to try to tell you But, we can get together in a sort of an informal way and
have a friendly talk. And, since it is agreeable to both sides, we will talk about cotton.
‘Cotton brought a good price last year—to those that had it.
The weather was fine in the picking season;
labor troubles were not as bad as they have been and buyers were ready for fast trading. That was encouraging and
the cash receipts put more than one old soul on his feet again.
Five minutes after he had marketed the last bale and
before the smile of contentment had faded from his face he began to figure on additional acreage for next year.
Don’t Forget the Flooded Acreage
But, it didn’t go far enough.
That was good enough, as far as it went. able crop,—especially in the off-season.
But, conditions are not always the same.
Anybody is ready to increase a profit- Don’t forget that flood waters
came pouring through the South last year and heavy-producing cotton lands had no tonnage to dump upon the mar-
ket.
The total supply was far below that of 1926 and that sent prices soaring.
But, what will happen in 1928 when these lands, enriched by the river deposits, again are planted to cotton?
If you have a pencil handy you can figure that the price is going to slide back down the hill.
This statement
doesn't need any further proof. But, if you have any doubts you can get the answer in the fall.
Don’t plan a campaign that depends on cotton alone. With regard to cotton we offer these suggestions: Buy only what you should plant, but avoid gin-run Select the best and you'll never regret, it.
result. seed, at low and tempting prices.
Delfos 6102
Planters, who expect speedy maturity, abundance in yield and excellence of quality, are still depending upon Delfos 6102. They find that it more closely approaches the ideal type than does any other variety with which they have ex- perimented. And, Delfos 6102 is not an experiment; it is almost a certainty. Now, it is admitted that results influence our decisions, so just consider this: Delfos is always the first cotton on display; it is silky in appearance; pulls a staple of 1 3/16 inches and brings top price from the buyer.
What more do you want?
Delfos produces a plant not more than four feet high even on the best Delta lands, and sets its fruit early on numerous lateral branches, beginning close to the ground. It is very short jointed and will invariably produce a boll at each joint. The foliage is very light, resembling the wil- low leaf butter bean; will mature in 100 days, and gives out 31 to 33 1/3 per cent lint.
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Delfos 631
Intended for lighter soils than 6102 and, therefore, suited for good upland and light buckshot. Makes a larger boll than 6102; is easy to pick; very prolific; grows a large plant; nearly thirds itself and has a normal staple of 1 3/16 inches. In some cases it will go to 1% inches and is so white and attractive that it always brings a premium.
Reserve a few acres for Delfos 631 and you’ll never regret it.
Acala 5
An extra early cotton with a large, storm-proof boll; easily
picked and has a staple of 1 1/8 inches. Its light foliage per- mits the sun to penetrate to all its branches and it has a re- markable outturn of 37-40 per cent. Extremely popular in
Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. es
Originated in the West, but is now a standard in our locality. a
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A great favorite in Mississippi as an early cotton. Has an enviable record at the Mississippi Experiment Station, and is growing in favor yearly. On good land it pulls a staple of 1 1/8 inches; has medium boll; average size plant and light foliage. Especially recommended for weevil sections because of early fruiting. Outturn about 32 per cent.
Wannamaker Cleveland
This is probably the best known of all the early maturing short cottons on the market today. It has not quite so big a boll as the original Cleveland nor quite so long a staple; however, it classes as a big boll type and staple runs from 1 inch to 1 1/16 inches in length. It combines the three most desirable characteristics in a cotton for boll weevil conditions and elsewhere—extreme earliness of maturity, extra large lint outturn at gin, and prolific yield in the field. It comes nearer thriving under any and all conditions than any other variety we know of, and is recommended by the dif- ferent Experiment Stations for both hill and valley lands. Seeds are straight, brownish color, bolls are large, plants uniform, foliage medium, lint percentage 39, staple 1 to 1 1/16 inches. ;
King’s Early Improved A very early, small boll, short staple, small seeded variety, matures two weeks earlier than any other sort and nearly always thirds itself. On account of its extreme earliness it is largely planted in the boll weevil infected sec- tions, as it matures most of its crop before the weevil makes its appearance; lint turn-out 36 per cent. The best we can recommend for replanting.
Half and Half
This is a very low type of cotton, despised by many, but always a standard favorite fcr poor or average soil. Our seed is genuine and comes direct from the heart of the Half and Half belt. On fertile land, with good seasons, its lint will run nearly 50 per . cent. Hence, its name. It is earlier than King’s and stands drouth better than the average varieties. Half and Half is of medium boll, - prolific, and the staple is about 1 inch or less.
Simpkins Prolific
This is an early cotton for boll weevil lands. A selection from King’s and just as fast. Resembles King’s very much in growth and shape. This does not show, however, except a small percentage of red spot in the bloom. This cotton has been advertised by a number as being ten days earlier than King’s. This is wholly untrue and unjust to buyers. King’s and Simpkins open at the same time. We have quite a number of growers who claim the superiority of Simpkins because it is more prolific than all early varieties.
Mebane Early Triumph
For years there has been an increasing demand for a tough-fibre cotton of medium staple—something between the ordinary short varieties and long staples. Mebane Triumph is ideal in this respect; pulls from 1 1/16 to 1 1/8 inches, has a strong, tough fibre, storm- proof and makes a good “bender” cotton. Extra large boll, easy to pick, drouth resistant, lint out-turn at gin 37 to 39 per cent, and one of the earliest of the extra big boll cottons.
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Baling Red Clover on a Southern Farm
Red Clover
Red Clover is one of the most important of all cultivated legumes. Either alone or in mixtures it is the most used for- age and soil improving crop in many sections of the United States. It will grow on any well-drained, fairly rich soil that
has plenty of lime. Without lime it will not thrive. The most common meth- my od of seeding is on winter grain, but it is also used with spring grain. In the } South it is successfully sown in late summer. However, it is used in rotation frequently, and is so recommended. American seed is to be preferred, accord- ing to Farmers’ Bulletin 1339. Sow in a fine, firm seed bed. 10-15 pounds per acre. 1 lb. 60c, post paid.
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Mammoth or Sapling Clover Mammoth differs from medium red clover in being about two weeks later in maturity and in being larger and coarser. It is more hairy and in autumn of the first year blooms very little. It is longer lived than medium red, but can be harvested but once a year, because it is slow to recover. 1 Ib. 65c, post paid.
White Dutch Clover
This variety is extremely valuable for permanent grass mixtures or those prepared for grazing land. It will stand more grazing than any other clover. As the growth is short it has no value in a hay crop. Much is used in lawns. Sow in spring, 4 to 6 pounds per acre. 1 Ib. 60c, post paid. y
Crimson Clover :
Succeeds on most any grade of soil. Sown at the rate of 15 pounds per acre, any time after August 15th, and up to
November 1st, or can be sown between cotton or corn during August, using 6 to 10 pounds to the acre. Crimson Clover
furnishes good hay and adds fertility to the soil. The Progressive Farmer has called Crimson Clover nature’s greatest
yi a For pest results, inoculate seed with Culture. Write Department of Agriculture for Farmers’ Bulletin 1142. - 45¢e, post paid.
White Sweet Clover, or Melilotus
White Sweet Clover (Melilotus Alba), called Melilotus in the South, is a forage plant, ranking sec-
INOCULATE THIS ond only to alfalfa. It may be sown either in spring or fall at the rate of 12-15 pounds per acre.
| SEED WITH | It has been called the greatest soil renovator on record and will thrive on the low, wet, acid, alkali, 'MULFORD CULTURE hard and poor soils where red clover and alfalfa fail. Once it was a despised weed, but now it is
a popular favorite, because it makes rapid growth in the spring; as a green manure crop, adds fer- tility to the soil; is excellent for stock; will not bloat cattle and prepares thin land for other crops. It is also the main honey crop for bees in many sections. (Write for Farmers’ Bulletin 797). 1 tb. 35c, post paid.
Melilotus Indica, known also as sour or yellow annual sweet clover, is fast forging to the front as a valuable winter cover crop and is adapted to the lower two-thirds of the South. We recommend 20 pounds of seed to the acre and if sown before a rain it will not be necessary even to scratch it in. 1 lb. 35¢, post paid.
Alsike Clover Bur Clover
h, F ] : f k bot- There are two kinds of bur clover, (1) spotted or Southern Reece n os forse ChuNet ts econ eed ee bur, known as bur clover in the burr and (2) California. We
HEE and other mee lands. lt thrives best in a cool, Hist recommend the first for the South. It will succeed in all ~ climate. Where it is not possible to apply lime and so insure jnds of soil, but loams are most suitable. Sow in the fall a stand of red clover, alsike may be used. Mixed with red and it will grow in the winter and spring, maturing in sum- clover on uplands alsike makes a stand where red clover does mer. Use 10-20 pounds per acre. On account of hard seeds
; xs zs 3 : : and burr protection, it is hard to get a stand the first year. Itis — not catch. it is used mostly in mixtures with timothy and other utilized as pasture for hogs, cattle, 'sheep and poultry and ag
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grasses, where it improves the hay and increases the yield. Sow rotation with cotton, greatly increases the yield. Be sure to ' ta!
6 to 10 pounds per acre in the spring. 1 Ib. 60c, post paid. get Farmers’ Bulletin 693. 1 tb. 30c, post paid. SEE SPECIAL LIST FOR QUANTITY PRICES.
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Se chwill’s Velvet Beans
‘Velvet Beans make an enormous growth of vines; greater, in fact, than any other known forage plant, in the same length of time, surpassing even the cowpea. Velvet Beans are usually planted in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, at the rate of ut half a bushel per acre. As a soil improyer they are considered superior to cowpeas, as they make larger growth nd heavier foliage. In the South these beans are generally Own in with the corn. The corn is planted in rows five et apart, and the corn about three feet apart in the row. _ The beans are planted in the drill between the corn. At the last working of the corn beans are planted again in the middles _ between the rows of corn. When the corn is dry, it is pulled from the stalk and the cattle afterward turned in to graze in the Velvet Bean and corn field. It furnishes nutritious and valuable food for cattle, and furnishes the cheapest method of fattening cattle known. At the same time the roots and what is left of the vines after the cattle are taken off, make a good soil improver when turned under.
Early Bird Speckled
_ This early speckled Velvet Bean is a variety that matures ‘in 90 to 100 days, and can be grown in almost any part of ie South. The Early Bird Bean may be planted in April - May, in the drill with corn, or in rows close to corn, pre- _ferably after a rain, with shallow cover. The cultivation of e corn does the rest. The beans will begin to mature 1 July and will about have finished maturing October 1st, or before frost in any section of the Southern states. 1 qt. 30c, post paid.
i Osceola
his Velvet Bean has several advantages over the early ckled varieties. It is free from the stinging fuzz or velvet the pods, which makes the other variety very unpleasant } It has larger beans and pods, making them less sive to gather, and is also much earlier than most of the other beans. It is two weeks earlier than the 100-day. ences to get ripe about September 1st, and is largely ‘TYipened by September 15th. Will make 25 per cent more beans than the 100-day. Blooms mostly purple. 1 qt. 35¢, op id.
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CHWILL’s PEANUTS AND VELVET BEANS moe PEANUTS
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In the last few years the peanut crop has become a recognized money- maker with thousands of acres under
cultivation both for hog feeding and for sale direct to oil mills for the manufacture of peanut oil and meal. Every part of the peanut crop is of use. Therefore, it should become a regular crop with Southern farmers. The tops make fine hay and the nuts are valuable either for feed or for sale. Oil mills, as a rule, will con- tract in advance for your entire crop.
Do not forget, either, that the pea- nut is a leguminous plant that draws that most costly element of plant food—nitrogen—from the air and de- posits it in your soil.
One and a half bushels of unshell- ed nuts will seed an acre. Prepare the ground well, laying off in rows with a shovel plow and put two ker- nels to the hill, about one foot dis- tance between the hills. Cultivate thoroughly and keep the land as level as possible.
White Spanish
The best variety for a forage and fattening crop in the South. An early, heavy bearer; bushes growing close, so is very easily cultivated. Grains or nuts are smaller, skins of creamy white color, much sweeter and finer flavored and much more free from “pops” than the larger sorts. Under ordinary conditions it will mature in ninety days and can be planted during March and April. Two crops can be made in one year, the second crop being planted early in July. This variety properly handled will produce 60 bushels of peanuts and a ton of hay to the acre. 1 Ib. 30c, post paid.
Tennessee Long Red
This variety is grown most successfully in the South, as it is adapted to the black, waxy land as well as the sandy soil. It is probably the richest and best flavored peanut that grows and is valuable for eating, either raw or parched. The pods are large, close and well fitting, containing three to four nuts or kernels with red skins in each pod. It is very productive and splendid for commercial purposes. We offer recleaned seed of the best quality. 1 lb. 30c, post paid.
Mammoth White Virginia
Large size pods; best variety for commercial use. 30c, post paid.
1 Ib.
Valencia Peanuts —
Also known as the Red Spanish. It is a trifle longer and larger than the White Spanish, similar otherwise. Skin dark red, and on account of having 3 and 4 to the pod, and being prolific, is highly prized. 1 lb. 35c, post paid.
We Will Buy Your Peanuts
Owing to the large volume of peanuts handled we are usually in the market for more. Send us samples and prices.
SEE SPECIAL LIST FOR QUANTITY PRICES.
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-SCHWILL’S FAMOUS MILLET
Millet makes a large-yielding and nutritious hay crop, quick-growing and easily cured. It, however, requires to be seeded thickly—not less than 1 bushel (50 Ibs.) per acre, and the crop should always be cut while in bloom, before seed hardens in the head. If the seed is allowed to form, the stalks get hard and it does not make nearly as good hay, and at the ; same time is more exhaustive to the land. Can be sown any time f= ——= ys from the middle of April to the end of July. Do not sow too early. : :
TENNESSEE GOLDEN
(Grown in Tennessee)
This is the select type for which Otto Schwill & Co. is famous. And our patrons are scattered throughout the land. They realize that the crop is limited each year and that they can not buy Ten- nessee-grown seed in the west—although many seed houses deliver Western-grown seed for the native Tennessee. So, they buy from us direct, just as they have been doing for many years.
This Tennessee Golden formerly was sold under the name of Tennessee Cultivated German millet and produces a heavier and finer hay than any other variety. We deliver it true to type. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Western Golden Millet
This variety is very similar to the Tennessee Golden; however, it does not produce quite as much hay, and the heads are not quite so large. 1 tb. 20c, post Paid.
Japanese, or Barnyard Millet
This is a forage plant of great value, growing in most any soil. It has been known to produce 3 to 5 tons of fodder if planted early. After second cutting it will afford a pasturage all the fall. It is relished by all stock, and is sometimes called the Billion Dollar Grass. 1 Tb. 30c, post paid.
Pearl, or Cat Tail Millet
Makes a splendid quick-growing, continuous-cutting forage crop, either for green food or hay, and is fine for dairy cows. If sown broadcast, use 20 to 30 pounds to the acre, but quicker and more fre- quent cutting will be obtained if sown in drills 3 feet apart and cul- tivated occasionally, using 5 pounds of seed per acre. 1 tb. 40c; 5 1b. $1.75, post paid. Not prepaid, 1 tb. 30c; 5 th. $1.50; 10 tb. $2.75.
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Mung Bean Wonderful bean for forage. Heavy seeder, grows well on light or clay soils, produces tremendous quantity of nitrogen nodules on its roots. Beans are excellent for table use. Matures in 90 to 100 days, a little earlier than speckled pea, but can be planted at any time and the same way as cow peas. Plant grows upright like soja bean, making it easy to cut with blade or ma- chine. Leaves stay on stalk well while being handled. 1 Ib. 50c, post paid.
Castor Beans (Ricinus or Castor Oil Bean). Plant like corn, in March and April; use ¥% peck of seed to the acre in rows 4 feet apart; thin plants to 24 inches. The plant prefers a rich, well drained sandy or clay loam. Pint, $1.50,
post paid. White Kidney
Easily grown. Plant and cultivate same as White Marrow Beans. A good, strong growing variety. It is much used for shelling when the pods turn yellow so the beans are well developed. Qt. 55c, post paid.
White Navy
Largely grown in many sections as a commercial bean. Vines are very prolific, producing a large quantity of shelled beans per acre. Cultivate same as Marrow Beans. Qt. 55c, post paid.
White Marrow
Planted in June or July, usually makes a very profitable crop to grow as shelled white beans for market. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, dropping 2 to 3 together, a foot apart in the rows. Cultivate early, as they grow rapidly, but do not work them while the dew is on the foliage. Do not cultivate after they begin to bloom. Qt. 55c, post paid.
Mexican Pinto
This is a popular bean in Mexico, and should be grown more largely here.
PEE 2 As a table bean it is excellent, both as a dry and green shelled bean. This — Mung Beans bean has found great favor wherever tried, especially in Texas. Qt. 55c, (Page 54) post paid.
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ROCULATE Tas a The soy bean is an annual leguminous plant used in the South for hay, improvement of the
i » SEED WITH | soil and as a commercial product for oil, canning and meal. Climatic adaptations are the same as
| MULFORD CULTURE! those of corn. It should be planted at that time, then. The hay is of excellent feeding quality é dialled tee and the yield is from 1 to 3 tons per acre.
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_ Laredos are heavier producers of seed per acre than cowpeas or other soys, and are surpassed in hay production by only he Otootan. They will grow anywhere in the South that cowpeas grow and they are less affected by rains and drouth. The plants are slender, erect and mature in about 140 days when planted early. From July planting they will mature seed in 100 _ days. The flowers are purple and white and the seed are black, numbering about 460,000 to the bushel. Does not make as _ much hay as Otootan, but the seed yield is from 15 to 25 bushels per acre. Plant 8-10 pounds in rows and 24-30 pounds broad-
cast. 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. (qt.) 40c, post paid.
Otootan
_ For late planting for hay no bean has been found to equal Otootan. The plants are slender, erect, bushy and mature in - about 170 days when planted early. The flowers are purple and the seed black, numbering about 370,000 to the bushel. Exper- iments, conducted by C. A. Mooers, Director of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Station, Knoxville, Tenn., produced _ little Otootan seed, but an enormous yield of hay. He recommends Otootan above all others as a late hay crop. Plant
0-12 pounds in rows and 30-36 pounds broadcast. 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. (at.) 60c, post paid. Virginia This variety was more popular last season than ever before. The plants are slender, erect; the tips twining, maturing
about 125 days; pubescence tawny; flowers purple, 50 to 55 days to flower; pods tawny; seed olive; about 207,300 to the bushel. Earlier than Laredo, but will not produce as much seed or hay. Plant 15 pounds in rows and 36 to 40
i _ pounds broadcast. 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. (qt.) 40c, post paid.
Mammoth Yellow
_ Until a few years ago this was the most popular Southern soy bean and the standard late commercial variety. It yields well in grain and forage. Plants erect, coarse, maturing in about 145 days; flowers white; seeds straw yellow; about 129,000 the bushel. Plant 30 pounds in rows and 90 pounds broadcast. 1 tb. 20c; 2 Ibs. (qt.) 30c, post paid.
Biloxi is variety is characterized by its dense bushiness, leafiness and coarse, erect stems, growing from 4 to 6 feet high. is adapted only to the lower part of the cotton belt, because of its long developing season. Is especially suited to the
e fields as a green manure and is valuable for forage and ensilage. Flowers purple; seeds deep brown, flat and medium ge, about 112,000 to the bushel. Plant 15 pounds in rows, 45 pounds broadcast. 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. (qt.) 50c, post paid.
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before corn-planting time and it is balanced ration when grown in combination with other crop
a summer annual it is brought into competition with velvet beans and soybeans.
under varying conditions. roots. The quantity of seed
Whippoorwill
This is the most popular variety in the South and is known also as Shinney and Speckled. For general purposes it has a greater following than any other two combined. Plants are tall, sub-erect, half bushy, prolific; pods are held high, the first Inaturing in about 85 days. Seeds are brown and speckled. Qt. 30c, post paid.
New Era
Because of its earliness, New Era is especially valuable. Seeds are small and a bushel of this variety will cover more ground than any other, as a result. Produces more seed than Whippoorwill; plants are tall, erect, half bushy, the first maturing in about 75 days. Seeds are buff, evenly speckled with blue. Qt. 30c, post paid.
Black
This is a group name, also. It vines freely, but bears the pods too near the ground to harvest well with a mower. Excellent if grown in corn and fine for hog pasture. Qt. 36c, post paid.
The Cow Pea is the most extensivel monly used for food, but the Cow Pe ceeds on any type of well-drained s
(Farmers’ Bulletin 1148).
Clay
Clay is really a group name, covering yarieties with buff- colored seed, that are medium late in nature. In the South it is known as vining pea. Matures in 100 days or less, and is used principally for forage and soil improvement. Qt. 30c, post paid.
Unknown or Wonderful
This is in the Clay group, but is 10 days later in matur- ing. Grows large and vigorous. Qt. 30c, post paid.
Red Ripper
Red Ripper is a group name, like Clay. The red peas are not especially valuable, but vine freely and are used for soil improvement and forage as a result. Qt. 30c, post paid.
Mixed
As the name implies, this is a mixture of the popular varieties of bush and vining types. Qt. 30c, post paid.
SCHWILL’S WHITE TABLE PEAS
White table peas are growing in popularity in the Southern states.
the yield is surprisingly heavy. Cooked alone for cow peas, as printed above.
Crowder Peas
This is the most popular of the table peas, and is better known by the more descriptive title, Sugar Crowder. It is in every Southern home and outsells anything we offer.
White Sugar Crowder The seeds are medium size, cream-white with prominent eye. Qt. 50c, post paid. Brown Sugar Crowder This is known as the Cream
Crowder in some parts. post paid.
Seeds are irregular in shape. Qt. 50c,
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or in combination they make a fine dish for any table.
easy to buy and to sell, and Follow the culture
They are easy to grow,
California Large White Blackeye
Very large, kidney-shaped peas, maturing the earliest of all; fine for early market. Qt. 40c, post paid.
White Brown-Eyed
A desirable table pea. Prolific. Qt. 40c, post paid. P
White Lady Peas
Very small seeded but strong growing and prolific pea bs
table use. Peas are creamy white and of the finest quality
Qt. 60c, post paid. SEE SPECIAL LIST FOR QUANTITY PRICES.
y grown leguminous crop in the South. The seed is com- — a is grown mainly for forage and soil improvement. It suc- oil, but does best on sandy loams. really best to wait until at least two weeks later. Makes best s, such as sorghum, Sudan grass, Johnson grass and millet. As Its advantage is that it succeeds better It is excellent as a soil improver because it extracts nitrogen from the air and stores it in its to be sown per acre varies according to the size of the seed. With rows 24-40 inches apart, 30-45 pounds of seed will be required; when sown broadcast, from 75 to 120 pounds of seed.
It should not be sown
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RAPE, VETCH, BUCK WHEAT, BROOM CORN
G Dwarf Essex Rape
_ Dwarf Essex Rape has been termed the economical pasture crop for sheep, hogs, poultry and cattle. As such it is growing in popularity each year as ons realize its worth. Formerly it was raised chiefly for sheep and
; yield has been as high as ten tons of green forage per acre, and for ening, it is claimed that it has a value double that of clover. Lambs, rape alone, have shown a gain of 7 to 8 pounds per month on official
hen sown in corn, at the last working, a fine crop can be grown at a about $1.50 per acre and an acre of rape will pasture 20 hogs for two . One of our rape admirers has said that “A hog never makes a g out of himself until he gets into a field of rape.”
Sow in the spring, as soon as the ground is ready and repeat in the fall winter grazing. In 8 to 10 weeks it will attain maximum growth. If ed in drills, 18 to 24 inches apart, use 3 to 4 pounds per acre; if cast, 6 to 8 pounds. 1 ib. 25c; 5 Ibs. $1.00, post paid.
Sand, or Hairy Vetch Dwarf Essex Rape
Sand, or Hairy Vetch (Vicia Villosa) has grown to tremendous popularity in the South for hay, winter cover and soil iprovement. It has the undivided support of every up-to-date farmer and every experiment station director. These en know what it has done for them and what it can do for you. dairy Vetch is a winter annual, behaving like winter wheat. But, to get the best results it must have inoculation when it is sown on land for the first time. September is the best month for planting, but sowing may be done from August to November. If sown alone use 50 pounds per acre. As a rule, however, it is best to sow with a small grain crop—oats, winter wheat, or rye. Rye is the favorite. One of our prominent farm weeklies recounts’ an individual case in Tennessee where a poor, red _ clay soil was seeded at the rate of one bushel of rye and 10 pounds of vetch and turned under in is crop of cowpeas was then sowed and turned under in the fall, and the useless field was made rich enough for ‘wherries. you haven’t tried vetch, now is the time to start. 1 Ib. 35c, post paid.
as Spring Vetch Spring Vetch (Vicia Sativa) is better for spring sowing than Winter Vetch. It makes a large and quick growth and is ther good soil improver. Plant 50 pounds per acre. 1 1b.30c, post paid.
SCHWILL’S BUCKWHEAT
Japanese Buckwheat This is the best variety of buckwheat we can recommend. Sown the same day as Silver Hull, it will ripen later, but the yield will be almost double. The kernel are nearly twice the size of ordinary buckwheat and the plant is much stronger. Sow in April, May or June, 50 pounds to the acre. 1 tb. 25c, post paid.
Silver Hull Buckwheat
The grain of this type is plump and silvery gray. Hence the name. The crop continues to bloom longer than common buckwheat and therefore, is larger. Sow broadcast, 50 pounds to the acre. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid. s
SCHWILL’S BROOM CORN
Broom corn needs a warm, sunny climate and can be grown in spite of light rainfall and drouth. The cultural requirements are practically the same as those of milo, kafir and corn. The seed is usually sown about two weeks later than the average date of planting corn, as it will not germinate in cool soil. It may be sur- face-sown with an ordinary corn drill or listed with a lister drill. Five pounds will sow an acre, where the plants are six to eight inches apart in rows 3% feet
apart. Dwarf Oklahoma
Broom Corn
This variety grows only 3 or 4 feet high, and is much easier handled than the tall growing sorts. The brush is straight, smooth and of good quality. 1 tb. 25c, post paid.
We Are Buyers
If you have corn, cotton, lespedeza, clover, sunflower or any other seed to sell, write us and send sample. We buy from our friends, whenever this is possible.
Resale If you raise canaries, dogs, parrots or monkeys, write us
Imp. Evergreen Broom Corn also. We sell them, too, In AE nale 4 fact we have the most varied A favorite in all sections. Grows to a and complete stock in the
good length and, if cut at the proper time,
South. retains a good color. 1 tb. 25c, post paid. oe
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SAGRAIN South’s Wonder Feed Crop
Sagrain, rightly called the wonder feed crop, is now on every Southern farm. It does well on all types of soil; thrives under the same adverse conditions as sorghum and produces six to seven tons per acre, one to two tons of which is grain. The grain is similar to that of the Kaffirs, which means it has 9/10 the feeding value of corn. In other words 10 bushels of Sagrain is equal to 9 bushels of corn as a stock feed. Sagrain can be fed to mules, cows, hogs and other animals and is relished by all.
Sagrain should be planted on well-prepared seed beds in three to three and a half foot rows, 8 to 10 seed per hill every 10 to 12 inches. A blank corn plate with 3/8 inch holes, properly spaced, will do the work. One bushel wiil plant 6 to 8 acres and the Sagrain should be thinned three to five stalks per hill. It matures in 70 to 75 days.
Much of the flooded territory in the South last spring was planted to Sagrain because of its wide adaptation and because it was so drouth-resistant. It was rather late to take a chance on corn and Sagrain was used instead.
Sagrain is low and soy beans high in protein. A combina- tion of the two will produce a well balanced ration. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
SORGHUM
Sorghum hay, when properly cured, has no equal as a roughage that is cheap and yet wholesome. The sorghums are generally supposed to have a very exhaustive effect on the land, but the idea is largely erroneous. As a matter of fact, they are no more exhaustive than any other crop, which produces an equal tonnage. The ill effects are due to the bad physical condition in which sorghum leaves the land. But, with reasonable rotation of crops and early plowing, sorghum can be grown with as little bad effect on the land as any other crop, except legumes. Sorghum needs a firm, well- settled seed bed for heavy yields. And the planting of sor- ghum deserves more careful attention than any other opera- tion entering into the production of the crop. The time, method and rate of planting means success or failure in the degree in which judgment is shown. Plant as soon after corn as the soil is warm and up to August, 20 pounds to the acre in drills 3 feet apart, or 50 pounds broadcast. Write Depart- ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for Farmers’ Bul- letin 458.
Early Amber Sorghum
This is the earliest maturing variety and, therefore, the most popular. Produces seed in 90-94 days. Stems are slen- der, tender, juicy and sweet, with open branching seed heads. Best for hay. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid.
Early Orange Sorghum
Largely used for hay and fodder. It is taller and has heavier stalks than the Early Amber. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid.
Japanese Honey Syrup Cane
Medium tall, but not an unusually coarse-growing type. Stems are leafy, juicy and sweet; the seed head is always erect, reddish in color and rather open. One of the best syrup-producing sorghums. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
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Shock of Sagrain on Branch Station Farm, Marianna, Ark. Photo, courtesy The Progressive Farmer.
Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane
This cane gets its name from being a variety that closely resembles the true Ribbon Cane raised from cuttings. Makes fine syrup. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Red Top Sorghum
Grown extensively in Middle Tennessee. Very sweet and one of the best for hay. 1 Ib. 25c, post paid.
Kaffir Corn
A real popular fodder plant. Grows 5 to 6 feet high, mak- ing a straight, upright growth. The stem or stalk bears nu- merous wide leaves. The stalks keep green and are brittle and juicy, making excellent fodder, either green or dried. Sow 10 lbs. seed per acre, in drills; one bushel broadcast. Can supply either Red or White Kaffir Corn. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid.
Feterita
A non-saccharine cane, a good forage crop for the South. Similar to Kaffir Corn in general habit, but grows a little taller and produces larger heads. Its greatest value, how- ever, is its known ability to resist drouth. Feterita should be planted any time from April to June, in rows about 4 feet apart when it will take about 3 lbs. of seed per acre. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid.
Yellow Milo Maize
This is a plant very similar in manner of growth to Kaffir Corn, but is preferred by many growers, who claim that it produces more grain per acre and better quality of forage than any of the non-saccharine sorghums. Sow same as Kaffir Corn. 1 Ib. 20c, post paid. .
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FERTILIZERS, GARDEN AND FIELD
Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure
In making new lawns, pulverize the surface soil well and broadcast at the rate of 6 to 10 pounds per 100 square feet, raking well into the surface soil. Sow seed and roll.
For renovating old lawns, use 6 lbs. per 100 square feet and rake into the surface soil previous to sowing seed.
For garden planting, mix a small handful with the soil when planting each bulb and plant larger amounts for shrubs and trees.
For making potting soil, mix thoroughly one part of Sheep Manure with six parts of soil.
Liquid Manure—For house plants and window boxes—is made by mixing one pound of Sheep Manure in five gallons of water. Use twice weekly.
Prices—2 Ibs. 25c; 5 Ibs. 45c; 10 Ibs. 75c, post paid. Not prepaid, 2 tbs. 15c; 5 Ibs. 30c; 10 tbs. 50c; 25 Tbs. 85c; 50 Ibs. $1.35; 100 Ibs. $2.50.
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) Sheep Manure Stren os =
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ee Invaluable for top dressing lawns. Nothing is better for fertilizing young fruit trees, grapevines, roses, etc. When ap- _ plying work well into the soil and do not allow it to touch the plant. Bone meal burns by contact. Prices—4 Ibs. 40c; 25 Tbs. $1.80, post paid. Not prepaid, 4 tbs. 25c; 25 tbs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.00; bag (125 Ibs.) $4.40.
cE j : FLORANID is the most highly sien b concentrated nitrogen fertil- Vigoro SSS oT
izer on the market, containing UREA(BASF) 16% available nitrogen! PRODUCES EARLY ___FLORANID is pure plant food and it is absorbed by RESULTS the plant roots as soon as it comes in contact with them. : ‘It is not easily leached out of the soil, and Vigoro is a concentrated IGORO
its effect is lasting. Vegetables and fruits _ will be more abundant and of better size,
Specially prepared plant food
food from which plants can
color and flavor, and flowers richer in color, get nourishment quickly. for _ larger, more prolific and fragrant, when fer- Clean, odorless, free from PAWNS tilized with Floranid. weed seed, Vigoro promotes SORES
Floranid is used dry at the rate of 3 to 4
pounds to 1,000 square feet, which is a plot an even, vigorous growth SHEER 20 by 50 feet. aa throughout the season. TRE
Pe For Beni deliver Boe e level teaspoonful a Plovanie The Homel Beautitalbooke Swift 6 Company in a gallon of water, equal to one ounce in seven gallons, or ; ; : a half a pound to a barrel. Do not wet the foliage in applying. let of instructions comes in EG Va
_ Prices—1 Tb. 85c, post paid. Not prepaid, 1 Ib. 75c; 50 Ibs. every bag. aN
$12.50. Price, 25 Ibs. $1.75; 50 Ibs. % Japanese Palm Food $3.00; 100 Ibs. $5.00.
For palms, rubber plants and ferns. 5 oz. can, 30c, postpaid.
SCHWILL’S FIELD FERTILIZERS
: Schwill’s Corn Grower _ Prepared to give increased yield on corn crop. Analysis: 12% phosphoric acid, 1.65% nitrogen, 2% potash. Price, 5 Ibs. 25e; 25 Ibs. 75c; 100 Ibs. $2.50; ton $40.00.
is Schwill’s Cotton Grower i Especially recommended for cotton that needs plenty of potash. Just the thing for your worn-out soil. Will pay for itself in yield and in quality. Analysis: 15% phosphoric acid; 4.11% nitrogen; 5% potash. Price, 5 lbs. 30c; 25 lbs. $1.20; 100 Ibs. $3.50; ton, $63.00.
Ey Schwill’s Acid Phosphate, 16 Per Cent
_ Splendid for making pompost or mixture. Used in ordinary soil to insure new life and satisfactory \ 200Ibs | -Tesults. Price, 5 Ibs. 20c; 25 Ibs. 50c; 100 lbs. $1.75; ton $26.75. \ Vegetable
Rt Schwill’s Superphosphate, 20 Per Cent
Something new; first offered last year. Shows 4% greater analysis than the phosphate you have been using. Price, 5 lbs. 25c; 25 lbs. 55c; 100 Ibs. $1.90; ton $31.50.
: Schwill’s Truck Grower _ Made especially for vegetables and garden truck. Famous throughout the South. Analysis: 10% _ Phosphoric acid, 3.3% nitrogen, 4% potash. Price, 5 lbs. 25c; 25 Ibs. $1.00; 100 Ibs. $3.00; ton $50.00.
Nitrate of Soda
__ Nitrate of Soda has always been recognized by agricultural authorities as the Standard Nitrogen. It is profitably used by successful growers of all crops. Its nitrogen is all available immediately after application. It promotes strong, early growth, strengthens the plant through the growing season, aids early maturity and improves quality. Used liberally and wisely, it produces increased yields at reduced costs. Prices—4 Ibs. 40c; 10 Ibs. 80c, post paid. Not prepaid, 4 tbs. 25c; 10 Ibs. 55ce; 25 Ibs. $1.20; 50 Ibs. $2.20; 100 Ibs. $3.95. Write for Special Prices in Ton Lots.
FERTILIZER PRICES ARE F. O. B. MEMPHIS.
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We can furnish what is commonly known as orchard trees, or trees of small size, about 2 to 3 ft., in Apples, Pears, Plums and Peaches in quantity lots, at a marked reduction. These trees will be tied in bunches of 10, and sold in multi- ples of 10 only. Peaches and Apples will be $15.00 per 100; less than 100, 20c each. Plums $20.00 per 100; less than 100, 25c each. Pears $30.00 per 100; less than 100, 35¢ each. Not less than 50 sold at these prices. :
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All prices in the nursery department are f.o.b. Mem- phis and terms are strictly cash. We will not ship trees or plants C. O. D. under any conditions, and we can not send trees by mail, as they are too large. When ordering please give your EXPRESS STATION in all instances. In the case of small berry plants please send 25c for postage, as they may be sent by mail.
2-year-old: Trees... 2..55..-4seseen 42 each $ .60;
o=¥ear-Olds ETeeS x5 ons hese cs dee each atlas Plant 30 feet apart each way.
10 for $5.00 10 for 7.00
SUMMER VARIETIES Early Harvest—Fine yellow; ripens in June. Horse—Large, yellow, fine for cooking; ripens in August.
Red June—Dark crimson, fine grain, moderately juicy; ripens in June or July.
Yellow Transparent—Large, clear, yellow, juicy; very early.
FALL AND WINTER VARIETIES Yates’ Mammoth—Richly striped; ripens in October.
Grimes Golden—Golden yellow, crisp, tender, juicy; Sept.
Winesap—Rich, dark red, flesh fine, creamy yellow; October. Staymen Winesap—Similar to Winesap, better quality. - Delicious—Very large, oblong, rich crimson, shaded to yellow.
Crab Apples
NURSERY DEPARTMENT
All nursery stock, shipped by us, is certified by the Tennessee Bureau of Inspection and is healthy, clean and free of As a rule shipments are dependent upon weather conditions, and you may expect eight days between the date i your order and the arrival of the stock. No orders are filled after April Ist, as trees are mostly leaved at that time 2
If so please advise.
Apricots
Plant 16 feet apart each way. On account of their early
blooming period, northern exposure is preferable.
Strong 2-year-old Trees Early Golden—Small, pale orange, juicy and sweet.
Royal—Of best quality, ripens early; very productive.
Cherries
2-year-old Trees, each $0.75; 10 for $6.50.
Black Tartarian— Black, juicy; ripens last of June. Best sweet cherry.
Early Richmond —Ripens in May. Red, sour variety.
Large Montmo- rency—Follows Early Rich- mond. Red, sour; best for general plant- ing.
They prefer an elevated pesition with good drain- age; have few natural enemies, and require little care or pruning.
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Standard Pears
2-year-old Trees, first grade......... each $ .75;
3-year-old Trees, extra fine.......... each Plant 25 feet apart each way.
Bartlett—Yellow, faint blush; rip- ens in August.
Keiffer — Golden yellow, tinged ‘with red on one side, remarkably free from blight, ripens in Sep- tember.
10 for $7.00
-90; 10 for 8.00
LeConte--Large, of fair quality; pro- ductive; ripens / in August. é
Seckel—S mall; ~ yellowish russet, \ _ with red cheek; “~ ripens in August. ;
Pineapple— Practi-
callyblight proof, very valuable for the lower South and good to the Tennessee line. Ripens in Sep- tember.
Peaches
Peaches
for Uithe South, as it does well nearly, everywhere. The vari-
generally used in commercial planting are Early Rose,
n, Hiley, Belle of Georgia, Elberta and J. H. Hale. We
of the best varieties in order of ripening for general
This list covers full season, and will give fruit
lay until October:
lower—(Freestone)—The earliest peach known; ripens
rd A first class semi-cling; ripens a iby,
Free bearer,
Me at). Yellow fleshed peach. Medium size;
early June.
2ensboro—(Free)—Early, white fleshed variety.
je in every home orchard; early June.
‘men—(Free)—Fine freestone; June 15.
y Elberta—(Free)—Extra large, yellow fleshed, of fine
ty; June 20.
.(Free)—Large white, tinted red; good quality; July 15.
le of Georgia—(Free)—Large white, July 20. Good orchard home market peach.
ese Cling—(Cling)—Creamy white; July 15. Best quality.
= (ey large, yellow, with red pit and yellow
SoA paces bearer, and an all-round good peach;
Should
ne > cling peach; late August.
ale—(Free)—One-third larger than Elberta. Ripens a
Pale yellow; fine;
Ss in eee mels—(Free)—Large yellow, tinted red. The best late
Early September. I—(Free)—Handsome and productive; ripens Octo-
Fig Bushes er variety, 2-year-old trees..each 85c; 10 for $7.50
y furkey—Medium size, very sweet, prolific. hardy = Very large, violet, good and productive, hardy.
o Mulberries
'verbearing—Produces immense crops: splendid for and hogs. Price, each $1.00; 10 for $9.00.
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2-year-old Trees............ AN ar SreN ae each $ .75; 10 for $7.00 38-year-old Trees...............0..000- each .90; 10 for 8.00 Abundance—Large, sweet, juicy; very early, bright red. Burbank—Large, clear, cherry red, very sweet. Damson—Bluish purple, fine for cooking; ripens in Aug. Red June—Purplish red, flesh yellow, solid. juicy. Wild Goose—Very large and fine; ripens in June. Wickson—Purple red. firm, sweet and juicy.
Abundance, Burbank and Wickson are fine table fruit. The others are excellent for preserving.
Quinces
Strong 2-year-old Trees.............. each $ .75; 10 for $7.00 Plant 12 feet apart.
Orange or Apple—Large and handsome;
flavor. Chestnuts
S=Vear-Old Trees hice ete oe al aekeh ore calelenel aie ieneae eae each $1.00 Japanese—Rapid grower; bears early. American Sweet—Popular, early bearing.
Grafted or Budded Pecan
The budded or grafted pecan will bear at six years of age, while the seedlings seldom commence to give fruit under ten years after planting. Price 2 to 3 feet, $1.25 each; 10 for $9.00; 3 to 4 feet $1.50 each; 10 for $12.50. Stuart—This is the best pecan on the market. Grows to
large size, with thin shell full of meat. .
Schley—This is another large size nut, pointed, with thin
shell and fine flavor. Walnuts
38-year-old Trees ...................- each $1.00; 10 for $8.50 English—Does well in the Cotton Belt. Nuts of fine quality; well worth a trial. Japan—Vigorous and a sure bearer. = American Black—The old standard for years. Well known.
Japanese Persimmons The Japan Persimmon is thoroughly adapted to the Cotton Belt. The fruit varies in color and shape. We offer two of the best kinds, well adapted to this latitude. Price, 3 to 4 feet, each 75c.
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_ SCHWILL’S QUALITY STRAWBERRY PLANTS
Plant in February, March, April and November, on good ground, deeply worked and well manured. Set in rows 3: ie
feet apart, 15 inches in rows, for field culture; 15 inches each way for garden. Cultivate clean, mulch late in the fall and uncover early in the spring. Remove mulch after fruiting and spade in a light dressing of manure. 7
MASTODON Gigantic—Delicious— Everbearer
Nothing like it before. Most productive of all everbearers and largest of any known variety. Eighteen fill a quart box. Mastodon berries are solid, firm and uniform throughout the season. Bears three crops within 18 months after planting. Price—Post paid, 25 for $1.85; 100 for $3.95; 500 for $7.75. By express 100 for $3.70; 500 for $7.50; 1,600 for $13.95. .
Klondyke Strawberry
Klondyke is the most popular of all Southern varieties. Its fine quality, appearance and good shipping qualities give it this, ability. Where one variety only is to be planted, we recommend this in preference to all others. It is showy, creates a fine impression, and its unusual firmness makes it an excellent shipper. It is uniform in size through- out the season. Klondyke lives when others are killed by frost.
Price—Post paid, 25 for 55c; 100 for $1.10; 500 for $3.50. By express, 100 for 90c; 500 for $3.25; 1,000 for $5.95.
Gandy Strawberry
The best late variety; produces large, even, dark- erimson fruit; a splendid shipper. Price—Post paid, 25 for 55c; 100 for $1.10; 500 for $3.50. By express, 100 for 90c; 500 for $3.25; 1,000 for $5.95.
Saucer of Klondykes
Lady Corneille Strawberry
A very popular strawberry from Louisiana, ripens with Klondyke, but continues in bearing longer; berries large glossy red, slightly long, uniform in size and shape; rich, juicy, sweet and delicious. The plant is vigorous, with dark green leaves, and stands drouth better than any other variety. Lady Corneille is a better berry than Klondyke for shipping, being larger; darker in color, and carries well in transit. Flowers perfect, therefore will produce crop
sa Pee Ge alone. Price, post paid, 25 for 55c; 100 for $1.10; 500 for $3.50. By express, 100 for 90c; 500 for $3.25; : or $5.95. :
Aroma Strawberry
Very large, late-maturing; berries solid, deep-red, uniform in size; does well in this section; perfect blooming. Price—Post paid, 25 for 70c; 100 for $1.80; 500 for $4.65. By express, 100 for $1.50; 500 for $4.40; 1,000 for $6.75.
Lady Thompson Strawberry
Well known standard variety for home use; fruits large, slightly pointed, light red, but very sweet; perfect blooming. Price, post paid, 25 for 55c; 100 for $1.10; 500 for $3.50. By express, 100 for 90c; 500 for $3.25; 1,000 for $5.95.
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Superb Everbearing Strawberry
A good species, different from the ordinary strawberry, in that they bear in the fall. Their culture is almost as simple as the ordinary kinds. For full crop in autumn it is best to remove all blossoms until about the first or middle of July. In all other respects they should be given the same treatment as other varieties of strawberries. Price, Superb Everbearing, as follows: Post paid, 25 for 90c; 50 for $1.40; 100 for $2.50; 500 for $6.75. By express, 100 for $2.25; 500 for — $6.50; 1,000 for $10.50. i
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We are in a position to quote attractive prices to quantity buyers. State | number wanted and varieties and we will quote price promptly.
Superb Everbearing Strawberry
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Grapes
Strong 2-year-old vines. Price, each 35c; 10 for $3.00; 100 for $20.00; by express.
Concord—Large, black, juicy; Delaware— Bunches smal] sweet when ripe. and compact; light red. Lutie—Very early, large red. Moore’s Early—Large, black, earlier than Concord; fine. Niagara—Berries large, sweet, greenish white. Grapes will grow in almost any location that is well drained, and do particularly well on a stony sil. Should be pruned annually, January being the best time. Can be planted
Scuppernong Grapes
Scuppernong Grapes—Bunches seldom ever composed of more than 8 or 10 berries; berries round, of a bronze color, when full ripe; vine is free from all disease and attacks of insects. 2-year, each 75c; 10 for $6.00.
Raspberries
Plant in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, 2 to 4 feet in the row. Cut the tops off within a few inches of the ground when planted After the fruit season, cut out all the old wood which bore the last crop of fruit. Pinch the vigorous young shoots several times during the summer. They will then grow stout enough to stand without staking.
Cumberland—The largest black raspberry grown; immense- ly productive; quality fine; ripens very early. Price, by express, each 15c; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $9.00.
St. Regis Everbearing Raspberry—One of the greatest rasp- berries ever introduced. Plants of the St. Regis put out in the fall or early April gave ripe berries on the 20th of June. For four weeks thereafter the yield was heavy and the canes continued to produce ripe fruit without intermission until late October. The berries were large and beautiful, firm and full flavored, to the very last. The St. Regis is the only raspberry, as far as known, that is practically sure to produce a crop of fruit the season planted. Price, by express, each 20c; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $9.00.
Cuthbert—Fruit large, red, of excellent quality, yield very prolific; ripens middle of May, and continues for several weeks. Price, by express, each 15c; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $9.00.
Concord Grape
Van Fleet—A new raspberry, highly recommended as being a strong, vigorous grower and good bearer, and particularly desirable for Southern planting. Price
—each 20c; 10 for $1.50.
out; of brightest glossy black color. by express.
ground clean.
$10.00, by express.
Dewberries
Lucretia Dewberry—The berries are far larger and incomparably better than any blackberry, and of unequaled excellence; soft, sweet and luscious through. Price, each 15c; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $9.00.
Blackberries
Plant in good soil, in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, and 3 to 4 feet apart in the row After the fruiting season, or in early spring, cut out all the dead wood. Black- berries should be planted early, before the buds start. A good top dressing of stable manure, applied annually, will be conducive to large crops. Keep the
Himalaya Giant—A mammoth late blackberry, coming after the other berries are gone, ripens over a period of several weeks, making it especially desirable for family use. Fruit large, fine quality. Price, each 15c; 10 for $1.25; 100 for
Eldorado—Fruit large, roundish conical, rich glossy black; firm, juicy, sweet and excellent. Price, each 15c; 10 for $1.25; 100 for $10.00, by express.
Early Harvest—The earliest good blackberry, fruits well, of excellent quality.
Himalaya Giant Blackberry Price, each 15c; 10 for $1.25; 100 for $10.00 by express.
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Blooming Shrubs
Althea, white, pink and red; double and single va-
TT CULES eee Oe aN es OE ot eat g Meets each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Barberry, Japanese, a low and graceful shrub........ each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Butterfly Bush, everblooming summer Lilac............ each 50c; 10 for $4.50 Crepe Myrtle, pink, red, purple and white................ each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Calycanthus, old-fashioned sweet shrub.................... each-75c; 10 for $6.00
Deutzia, three varieties, all good_........222u. 2... each 50c; 10 for $4.50 Exorchorda, or Pearl Bush, large shrub, white........ each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Forsythia, or Golden Bell, earliest spring bloomer..each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Globe Flower, or Double Kerria.......000.0222020.222-------- each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Honeysuckle, bush, three varieties each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Hydrangea, hardy (Hills of Snow) resembles snow
1 Oye) int oS AE RN ig to ROR Reais cee iE ae aglaw SE OTN each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Hydrangea, hardy, Paniculata Grandiflora; white....each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Jasmine, Italian Yellow (Evergreen bush form).....each 75c; 10 for $6.00
JapanesezOnince,-or Hire: Bushs ee eee each 60c; 10 for $5.00 Lilac, purple each 60c; 10 for $5.00
Lilac, white 2 each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Philadelphus, or Mock Orange; sweet variety........ Pomegranate, blooming Si Snowball MA erica rn eee tee ao oe ee ee Snowball, Japanese—a marked improvement over
the ‘ ald) type; largess 2s2 Seas ae eee each $1.00; 10 for $8.50 Spirea, blue; splendid September bloomet................ each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Spirea, Anthony Waterer, crimson dwarf......... each 50c; 10 for $4.00 Spirea, Van Houttei, Weeping Bridal Wreath........each 40c; 10 for $3.50 Vitex, or Hemp Tree, fine, large shrub_........... each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Wiegela, white, red and pink... each 75c; 10 for $6.00 Schwill’s Selection—contains ten of above varieties_..........02...-.-.. $4.00
Lawn Trees Purple Leaf Plum, 6 to 8 ft.....$1.50 each
Red Buds:6-feet.. = 00 each Mimosactree qo ee 50 each Magnolia Grandiflora................- 0 each Dogwood, white flowering....... each Texas; Umbrella 222 50 each
Weeping Willow, 6 to 8 ft-....... $1.00 each Weeping Willow, 8 to 10 ft.....$1.50 each Lombardy Poplar, 8 to 10 ft.....$1.00 each
Shade Trees
All trees are carefully and securely packed, either in burlap or in boxes. We offer varieties, listed below, in three sizes, as follows:
4 to 6 ft., $1.00 each.
6 to 8 ft., 1.50 each.
8 to 10 ft., $2.00 each.
Prices on larger sizes mailed on request.
Alianthus, or Tree of Yeaven.
White Ash, White Elm, Catalpa, Silver Maple.
Black Walnut, Tulip | Poplar, Hackleberry. +} Russian Mulberry, Ma- ple, Chinaberry, Syca- more.
Vines They are a necessary part of a home and can be used in many ways. They will cover the bare spots where grass will not grow; destroy unsightly objects; shade the porch and make the pergola. Boston Ivy, the best clinging vine for rapid growth on
brick or cement. swalliso. es OS Ra ae eee oe 50c and 75c Clematis Paniculata (White Clematis), blooms in
Aueust, stromg two) VOare cc cece cce cee a ene 50 Clematis Jackmani, the large purple Clematis, a delicate
vine. Of). beautiful: Color ee ee een Ee Nae he een ee eee 1.00
English Ivy, the well-know Evergreen Ivy, also a good
ground cover 50 Euonymus Radicans, a good Evergreen Climber.. 75 Euonymus Radicans Variegata, a variegated form of the above... .75 Honeysuckle Coral, beautiful coral red flowet......-..-....-.----1-----<-cseseesee=+ 50 Smilax, this is the well known hardy Smilax or Jackson Vine........ -75 Wistaria, Chinese and Japanese, white and purple, 3-yr. vines........ 1.00 (Page 64)
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ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS AND EVERGREENS |
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Hedge Plants
Amoor River Privet, best of the privets for a formal hedge. Retains its color throughout the winter and is fast succeeding to the place for- merly-held by the California Privet. Does well under all situations, shade or sun. 25 for $2.50; 100 for $8.00.
California Privet, a fine hedge plant similar to above; prices same.
Japanese Barberry, an excellent plant for an informal hedge, bril- liantly colored in fall. 25 for $5.00.
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ROSES, VINES AND EVERGREENS
Evergreens Splendid specimens, all shipped in burlap, with enough of the original soil to imsure successful growth. We have many others not listed below. If you are in the market for varieties not
Abelia Grandiflora, a continuous splendid blooming evergreen, 75c to $2.00 each. Arbor Vitaes, American type, bush, globe and pyramidal
Arbor Vitaes, Oriental or Chinese; this type stands heat and drouth best; $2.00 and $3.00 each.
Box, the old-fashioned kind, 8 in. to 2 feet, 50c to $2.50 each.
Cape Jessamine, fine, large plants, $1,50 and $2.00 each.
Cypress Japanese, green, golden and silver forms, all excellent growing plants with finely-colored and delicate foliage, $2.00 to $3.00 each.
Gedrus Deodora or Himalayan Cedar—a glorified Colorado Blue Spruce in color and many times more graceful. Best of all at home in our climate. There is nothing finer, $4.00 and $5.00 each.
Cedrus Libani or The Cedar of Lebanon—similar to the above, but more pyramidal in growth. A handsome evergreen, $5.00 each.
Euonymus, standard green form; one of the best evergreens for all situations, 50c, $1.00 and $2.00 each.
Euonymus Carrieri, a creeping or spreading form; $1.50 each.
Junipers, Irish and English, both tall columnar evergreens of steely green for formal situations; $2.00 and $2.50 each.
Junipers, low-growing types; green and golden forms; fine i pce for terraces, etc.; $2.00 and $3.00 each. Scene at Nursery
Nandina, beautiful plant; fits in any situation; turns red in winter; well berried shrub, in great demand. $1.50 and $2.50 each.
Norway Spruce, the Northern Christmas tree; good small plants. $1.00 and $2.00 each.
Privets “These are among the finest broad-leaved evergreens and should be used extensively as they have no enemies and have beautiful waxy foliage and purple berries in the fall. Japanese—the tallest growing kind, reaching ultimate height of 12 feet; $1.50 each. Napalense—medium grower; $2.00 each. Lucidum—medium grower of more spreading habit; excellent; $2.50 each.
For Dry Places
Yucca or Bear Grass, a cactus-like plant; at home in dry places; large size; $1.00 each.
Evergreens for Porch and Window Boxes We have an eenealing lot of beautiful, small evergreens that can be used either permanently or during the winter in boxes and later for ferns or as annual blooming plants. They will add much to your home and should be used largely, as they give color in the season it is lacking. Among the best for this purpose are Euonymus, Japanese Cypress, Junipers, Nandinas, Box Cedars and Arbor Vitaes; 50c and $1.00 each, according to size; $5.00 and $10.00 per doz.
Bush Roses
These are strong, field-grown plants, 75c each; $7.50 per dozen. We have the fol- lowing:
White—White Madame Cochet, Kaiserin Aug. Victoria and Frau Karl Druscki or White American Beauty.
Pink—Radiance, Pink Cochet, John L. K. Mock, Paul Neyron and Killarney.
Red—Red Radiance, Francis Scott Key, Gruss and Teplitz, Ulrich Brunner and Mrs. B. R. Cant.
Yellow—Duchess of Wellington, Etoile de Lyon, Alexander Hill Gray.
Climbing Roses
Hardy, field-grown stock; two and three- year-old sizes, 75c and $1.00 each; $7.50 and $10.00 per doz.
White—Silver Moon, white, with golden center, mildew proof; Gainesboro.
Yellow—Yellow Rambler, Gardenia and Marechal Neil.
Pink—Dorothy Perkins, Lady Ashtown, Dr. Van Vleet, one of the best pinks; and Tauschendon or The Rose of a Thou- sand Beauties; Mary Wallace.
Red—Excelsa, an improved crimson ram- bler; American Beauty, the earliest; American Pillar, a magnificent pillar rose; Gruss and Teplitz, a vivid scarlet; Orleans, cherry red; Rienna Marie Henri- etta; and Paul Scarlet, the best red in 25 years.
We also carry Cherokee and Moss roses
at 75¢c each. Box
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INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES Read This Before You Buy
Poisonous insecticides and liquids of any kind are not permitted in the mails, so all packages of poisons, no matter how small, must be sent by express or freight. Prices are f. 0. b. Memphis unless stated otherwise. All prices are sub
ject to change.
For fungus diseases, use at all times Bordeaux Mixture, or Pyrox.
For lice and chewing insects and aphis, use Black |
Leaf 40. On roses, use Melrosine. For caterpillars, use Arsenate of Lead. For mildew, use Lime Sulphur, Hammond’s Grape Dust. For tomato worms, apply Slug Shot; cabbage worms, Pyrox. For potato bugs, use Bug Death and Arsenate of Lead. For scale and dormant spraying use Scalecide, and in summer use Sulfocide.
Dry Arsenate of Lead
Does not burn the foliage, absolutely safe to use, kills every insect that eats it, superior in every way to Paris Green, can be used dry as a powder or as a solution in water. % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 50c; 4 Ibs. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $4.00; 25 Ibs. $8.25; 50 Ibs. $15.00; 100 lbs. $27.50. Cannot be mailed.
Bug Death
An effective non-poisonous powder for potate bugs and other insects in the garden. 1 tb. 20c; 3 Ib. 45c; 5 Ib. 65c; 12% Ib. $1.35; 100-lb. keg $9.25. Post paid, 1 tb. 30c; 3 Tb. 60c; 5 Ib. 85c; 12% Tb. $1.90. ;
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Non-poisonous; a splendid powder for ul general use. 1 tb. 20c; 5 Ib. 65c; 10 Ib. Ln $1.25; 25 Ib. $2.75; 100 Ib. $10.50; 125 Ib. keg $13.00. Post paid, 1 Ib. 30c; 5 Ib. 80c; 10 Ib. $1.50.
Hammond’s Grape Dust Keeps off blight and other fungus dis- ease. 1 tb. carton 30c; 5 tb. $1.00. Post paid, 1 Ib. 40c; 5 Ib. $1.15.
= Derrisol
! A non-poisonous, odorless contact insecti- | cide, for the control of aphids, plant lice, | black flies, green flies, leaf-hoppers, thrips, red spiders, and cabbage worms. ie 1 oz. bottle (makes 6 gals.), 35c; post paid, lil 45¢. 14 Tb. bottle (makes 50 gals.), $1.20; i| post paid, $1.30. 1 Tb. can (makes 100 gals.), $2.00; post paid, $2.15. 2 Ib. can (makes 200 gals.), $3.00; post paid, $3.25.
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Cyanogas Dust
This dust, when exposed to the air, gives off a gas that is deadly to rodent and insect pests and kills them almost immediately. The residue, after the gas has been given off, is ordinary slaked lime and is not poisonous. The pests don’t have to eat Cyanogas—or even touch it. It gets them wherever they are. None can escape it. Can be applied with a dust gun or a spoon. Effective against ants, rats, mice, birds, moles, grasshoppers, fleas, flies, etc. post paid, 85c.
Acme Bait-M
An effective insecticide bait which will throw a ring of protection around shrubs, flowers and plants in garden and lawn. For use against snails, cutworms, sow bugs, grasshoppers and many other insects which migrate along the ground. lib. 30c; post paid 40c.
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1 Ib. can 75c;.
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This is the newest fruit and vegetable spray on the market, a combination of A senate of Lead and Bordeaux Mixture dry, powdered form. It destroys leaf-eat- ing insects and controls fungus diseases. 1 Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 4 Ibs. $1.30; 100 Ibs. $25.00. Can not be mailed. ?
Paris Green
Effective against the potato bug and tobacco and cotton worms and most leaf eating insects. Not to be used on tender foliage such as the peach and the Japanese plum. Poison. % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. $2.50. Cannot be mailed.
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Lemon Oil Insecticide
Safe to use; leaves no odor; will destroy all lice, scale, worms, spiders, ‘aphis, etc., on all plants. Mixes with water and easily applied. % pt. 35c; 1 pt. 60c. Cannot be mailed.
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Bordeaux Mixture
Prevents large losses caused by blight, rot, mildew, scab, anthracnose and certain other fungous diseases. It stimulates plant growth and greatly increases the harvests. Almost every kind of vegetable, fruit and shrub can be greatly improved by the early use of Bordeaux Mixture. 1 tb. 45c; 4 Ibs. $1.60; 100 Ibs. $20.00. Can not be mailed.
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Weed Killer
This is a preparation used for killing weeds, ivy, grass, etc. in paths, gutters, roadsides or anywhere that vegetation is not wanted. Diluted at the rate of 1 gallon to 30 gallons of water. Quart 70c. Cannot be mailed.
Kerosene Emulsion :
Destroys all sucking insects, such as scale, plant and bark lice. Effective also against the grape and leaf hoppers, woolly aphis and plum curculio. Diluted with 10 to 30 times its bulk in cold water. 1 pt. 35c; 1 qt. 60c. Cannot be mailed.
Kayso
This preparation is used with all sprays as a spreader and adhesive. It makes the poison stick and is resistant to the washing effect of rains. Use 2 Ibs. to 200 gals. of spray. Also recommended for white-wash paints; mixes well and makes the paint cling to trees, roofs, bins, barns, etc. Price, 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Tbs. 60c; 5 Ibs. $1.25. Post paid, 1 tb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Tbs. $1.40.
Paradow
This is the real peach tree borer control. Time of appli- cation, Sept. 25 to Oct. 31. Applied to the soil around the
tree. The fumes move downward, killing all the borers and other insects around the roots. Prices in fall catalog. Please write for copy. ;
Black Leaf 40
There are two distinct kinds of plant insects—the “chewing” (eating) kind and the “sucking” kind. The “sucking” in- sects feed by inserting their sharp, slender beaks into the interior of the leaf, blos- som, stem, or fruit. They cannot eat plant tissue, hence cannot eat poison. They must therefore be killed with a preparation which kills by coming into contact with their bodies; in other words, by a contact insecticide—“Black Leaf 40.” The most common of these insects are the aphids (plant lice), thrips and _ leaf-hoppers. ‘ti “Black Leaf 40” is deadly effective against =—=| them. 1 oz. bottle 30c; 14 Ib. tin $1.25; 1 Ib. tin $2.50; 2 lb. tin $3.75. Cannot be mailed.
Liquid Lime Sulphur
demand for liquid lime sulphur has risen tremendously e last two years. Many find it difficult to properly ry lime sulphur and water and, therefore, prefer the solution in liquid form. That’s why we hunted around until ve found a chemical company that would make it for our We have it in two sizes. 1 qt. 50c; 1 gal. $1.00; 5 Is. $3.75; 10 gals. $6.95. Cannot be mailed.
Dry Lime Sulfur
For dormant spraying against scale insects as San Jose Scale and Oyster Shell Scale; Peach Blight and Peach Leaf curl; for summer spraying against such fungus diseases as apple scab, pear scab and against the Red Spider. Mix in water and save the freight. Full directions come with every package. 1 Ib. pkg. 35c; 5 Ib, pkg. $1.25; 10 Ib. $2.25; 25 Ib. $3.50; 50 Ib. $6.75; 100 lb. $12.00. Post paid, 1 Ib. 50c; 5 Ib. $1.50.
Melrosine
Besides killing rose bugs, blister beetles and other difficult pests, it is a general in- secticide and a great cleansing agent. Used with any good spray pump, diluted with from 20 to 25 parts of water. Pleasant and harmless to use. Guaranteed effective when used according to directions on can. Pt. $1.00; trial size 50c.
5x
Pyrox is a dependable all-around spray for use on vegetables and fruits. It combines a strong poison for controlling leaf-eating in- sects and a powerful fungicide for the control of plant diseases such as potato blight, rots and rusts. Ready for use by mixing with cold water. 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. $1.90; 10 Ibs. $3.40; 25 Ibs. $7.25. Cannot be mailed.
Grafting Wax
Prepared especially for all grafting on trees, etc. % Ib. 20c; % tb. 30c; 1 Ib. 50c. Post paid, 1% tb. 25c; %4 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. 60c.
Tobacco Dust
For lice and other insects on all vegetable and flower plants. lib. 20c; 10 Ibs. $1.00; 25 Ibs. $2.00. Post paid, 1 tb. 30c; 10 Ibs. $1.25. ;
Spray Soap Effective against scale, ants, aphis, etc., on trees and plants. 1 Ib. 35c. Post paid, 1 Ib. 40c.
Scalecide
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The quality miscible oil. Old- Ze est and best known dormant ZZ spray for trees, shrubs and vines LA —makes them more beautiful, LEE
healthful and fruitful. Pleasant to use—non-caustic, non-corro- sive, non-poisonous. Kills scale, insects, eggs, larvae and disease cankers and fungous spores win- tering on the plant. Mixes in- stantly—dilute 1 to 15. Prices: 1 qt. 75c; 1 gal. $1.75; 5 gals. $6.25; 10 gals. $10.60; 30 gals. $26.00.
Lubricating Oil Emulsion
A very popular dormant spray for the control of the San Jose scale and similar troubles. Made of lubricating oil, potash, fish oil and soap and water, according to U. S. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 993. Dilute 3 gallons in 97 gallons of water. 1 gal, can $1.00; 5 gal. can $4.25; 10 gal. can $7.50.
Can not be mailed. SU LFOCIDE
This is a summer spray. A concentrated liquid sulfur fungicide. Used on both peaches and apples and on all kinds of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Controls: Apple scab; brown rot of peaches, plums and cherries; blight and rot. of potatoes, tomatoes and melons; mildew and rust of flowers and shrubs. Convenient, economical, effective. Di- lute 1 to 200. 1 pt. 70c; 1 qt. $1.00; 1 gal. $2.75.
Sulpho-Tobacco Soap
Nicotine, Sulphur and Soap—three well-known insecticides are all combined in this soap. Much more effective than a simple Nicotine spray against Black and Green Aphis, Mealy Bug, Red Spider and many other sucking insects. Simple directions with each cake. Three-ounce cake makes 1% gal- lons of solution. Price, 25c; post paid 30c. Eight-ounce cake makes 4 gallons of solution. Price, 50c; post paid 55c.
Tree Tanglefoot
Tree Tanglefoot is a sticky compound similar to that used in making fly paper. It is easily applied and is the
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One pound makes about 10 lineal feet of band. 60c.
1 Ib. can paid, 1 lb. 70c.
CARBOLA
Saves Time and Labor IF see Gives Better Results
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Carbola is a white paint and powerful disin- ie fectant combined in powder form. It is ready to use as soon as it is mixed with water. It can be easily and quickly applied to building interiors with brush or spray pump. Disinfects and dries pure white. Does not flake or peel off. One pound covers 100 sq. ft.
In the Chicken House—To paint and disinfect side walls, ceil- ings, roosts and brooders.
In the Barn—To paint and disinfect side walls, ceilings, stalls, etc.. as an aid to cleanliness and prevention of dis- ease.
In the House—Carbola applied to walls and ceilings of cellars will kill bad odors, mustiness, prevent cob-webs, disease germs, drive out spiders, ants and other insects,
Dust Carbola on rose bushes, peas, cabbage, tomato plants, etc., to help get rid of insects and worms. Spray it on trees and tree trunks. ae f ‘
Price, 5 tb. pkg. 75c; 10 Ib. pkg. $1.25; 50 tbh. bag $5.00. By parcel post, 5 Ib. pkg. 90c; 10 tb. pkg. $1.55, not past 3rd zone.
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“OTTO: SCHWILL & CO. MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST: SEED HOUSE HUDSON SPRAY PUMPS
Hudson Perfection Sprayer
For work of any kind re—- : quiring a high pressure com— y pressed air sprayer, the Per— /. fection is supreme. It pro- fy vides an easy and economi- f& cal means of whitewashing. B¢ cold water painting, disin- \% fecting, ete. It is very prac— tical for use around the orchard, barn, or outhouse; on truck farms; in onion, melon and small potato fields ; for rernoving old wall paper, spraying stock dip, ete. Tank is made with all seams riveted to withstand high pressure. Capacity 4 gallons. Made of either brass or copper—bearing gal— vanized steel sheets. Equipped with 12-in. brass extension rod. Shipping weight 12 pounds.
No. 110G—Perfection, vanized tank. Price, each... $6.50
gal-
No. 110B—Perfection, brass _ tank. Price, each —......-.-$9.50
Post paid, 50c extra.
Hudson Junior Sprayer
The Junior Sprayer is made for the man who needs a medium-sized high pressure compressed air sprayer. It is substantially made|; and will do as satisfactory work as any of the larger patterns. It is particularly adapted for the backyards garden or small truck farm, for use around the chicken house, in the dairy barn, hog pen, or for disinfecting buildings.
Capacity 2% gallons. Made of either brass or copper—bearing galvanized sheets. Equipped with 12-in. brass ex— tension rod. Shipping weight 9 pounds.
No. 140G. Junior, galvanized Tanke ericeseac he ee $5.00
No. 140B. Junior, brass tank, Price, each Post paid, add 35c extra.
Hudson Barrel Spray Pump No. 4A |
The Hudson Barrel Pump will meet all requirements. It is powerful, light and durable, and will maintain a working pressure of 200 pounds. Has ample capacity for two lines of hose if desired. Handles whitewash, cold-water paints, disinfectants, insecticides, etc. Handle is unbreakable pressed steel. Cylinder is seamless brass. Valves are bronze balls, mounted in brass cage. Agi- tator is all metal, dasher type. Furnished with attachment for mounting on chime of barrel. No. 44—Pump, with 6-ft. 3/8- in. 5-ply spray hose and 4-ft. extension rod—total 10 “t., and angle Ideal nozzle. Shipping weight 33 pounds. Price$12.75 Fitting for mounting on head of barre); extras ee $1.95
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Hudson Sunshine Sprayer
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The Hudson Sunshine Sprayer fits the needs of the florist — or nursery man, because its width permits its use between the narrow rows. Pump is fitted with dasher type agitator
driven by each stroke of the plunger.
the pump. Cylinder is seamless brass. Air chamber has ample capacity for high pressure and steady discharge. Tank
is heavy gauge copper bearing galvanized steel; capacity 12% ~ Discharge equipment consists of 5 feet of 3/8 in. — 5-ply spray hose, two foot iron pipe extension and angle
gallons.
spray nozzle. Shipping weight 43 pounds.
No. 36—Sunshine Sprayer. PYice..............-c.ssescesceceeceeeeeeeeee os $14.75 q
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The Ideal is a high-pressure, portable outfit. with a regular barrel pump which develops and maintains a working pressure of 200 pounds. of hose if desired. It is a practical outfit for whitewash, cold-water paints, insecticides, stock dips and remedies, etc. Tank, 15-gal. capacity, heavy copper-bearing galvanized steel or select brass sheet. Discharge equipment, 12% ft. %4-in. spray hose, a 4-ft. %4-in. iron extension Ideal angle nozzle and
leakless shut-off. Equipped with a reserve air pressure gauge ¥
and tank. Once the desired pressure has been reached this reserve air chamber enables the operator to maintain an even high pressure without pumping. No. 33—Ideal Sprayer,
galvanized supply tank. Price...,........... etecacopeens . -$32.75
Hudson Ideal Sprayer No. 32
Same’ as No. 33 described above, but without the special air pressure gauge and tank. : aes a No. 32 Ideal Sprayer, galvanized supply tank. Price... «$2 00
Valves are bronze — balls mounted in a brass cage, accessible without dismantling ~
It is equipped
Has capacity for two lines 4
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SPRAY PUMPS
[udson Continuous Sprayer
nized mist continuously. Will
I Check valve and syphon easily Pe crowable: No. 424. Continuous Sprayer. one quart. Price—Tin, 85c; brass, $1.25.
Ca- Postpaid,
Hudson Misty Sprayer
ds,
Misty Sprayer is a favorite for the gardener and the housewife. The
tank and is securely soldered, mak- ‘igid construction. Equipped with drip cup to catch Made of tin. No. 452—Misty Sprayer. Capacity, Price, 50c. Postpaid, 65c.
Hudson Midget Sprayer
‘and spray tube in line. No. ape Maeel seer y % pint. Price, 35c; post paid, 50c.
Bamboo Spray Pole No. 42
by express). Hudson Powder Guns
poet BOmeerS and in-
sizes. Scout No. EP ce 35c; post paid, adet No. 663, price, t paid, 60c; ) 0. 665, price, post-paid, $1.40.
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Extension Rods
Fit any Hudson pumps. Threaded both ends. . 171—Brass, 1-ft., 45c; post paid, 55c.
. 172—Brass, 2-ft., 60c; post paid, 70c. . 173—Brass, 3-ft., 75c; post paid, 85c. . 2C —Iron, 2-ft., 45c; post paid, 55c. . 4C —Iron, 4-ft., 65c; post paid, 75c.
Hudson Spray Hose
composition, not affected by the chemical ac- - solutions. In two sizes:
- Rer foot jacme oes ee 18c
Rer foot. senha ehee eee: 22¢
O. B. Memphis. Shipped by express.)
cock; 8 feet long. Price, $3.60. (Too long to be mailed.
Paragon Whitewasher SCHWILL’S FIRST CHOICE
Here is a machine that we honestly believe is the best whitewasher avail- able at the price. And, we herewith rec- ommend it after thorough trial. Capac- ity, 3% gallons.
Equipment—4 feet special spray hose, 3 feet spray pipe, 1 mist spray nozzle, 1 steel cap for mist nozzle for whitewash- ing, 1 straight spray.
Paragon No. 0—$12.50 f.o.b. Memphis.
Hudson Modoc Spray Pump
The Modoc is a double-acting bucket pump. It is used for Spraying fruit trees and vines, garden truck, for white- wash, disinfectants, insecticides, wash- ing automobiles or as a fire pump in case of emergency. It will develop 150 pounds nozzle pressure. May be used with any bucket or small tank. Fitted with interchangeable nozzle discs to produce either spray or solid stream.
No. 122.. Modoc Pump. Weight 6 pounds. Price each...........2-..-:----------- $4.95
Post paid, $5.25.
Hudson Cotton Duster Noe 604
Easy to handle, equipped with shoulder strap and breast guard, sturdy and dependable. Price................ $12.95
Hudson Spray Nozzles
176—Perfection Shut-Off Nozzle. Each $1.50; post paid $1.60.
Senay
No. 60 No. 61
No. 166
No. 168 Fog Nozzle Fog Nozzle Ideal Nozzle Ideal Nozzle PRICES No. Each No. Each 166 ...... ES oT: = ile eae 1.00 ‘i a 168 ...... (fas es ae 1.00 No. 149 No. 71 CORES SEOOR iil ee 1.00
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LeaklessShutoff Bordeaux Noz.
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Small cost
Mulford Cultures contain pure, tested strains of active, vigorous ine bacteria, for inoculating seeds of legumes
or soil.
Mulford Cultures are scientifically prepared and tested with the utmost care and skill. valuable and desirable bacteria are thus available to you in every package of Mulford Culture and may readily be applied 4
to your seed. The sealed bottle insures purity.
Legumes offer the best known means of maintaining soil fertility and rejuvenating over-cropped and worn-out fields. They add both humus and nitrogen to your soil and thus increase your yield of wheat, cotton, corn and other non-legume crops. —
Sold in Sealed Bottles
Mulford Culture Concentrates are pure, vigorous growths of living, active nitrogen- — They are labelled and sold according to the exact amount of culture D material (concentrate) contained in the bottle, with merely approximate TeCOMMMERS
They are supplied in sterile bottles, ready for dilution and use. The bottles are sealed to insure purity. ‘
How to Order
Always specify on your order what ; ree crop you want to inoculate, as there : is a different strain of bacteria for
fixing bacteria.
dations as to acreage.
each legume. Alfalfa Crimson Clover Sweet Clover Red Clover Alsike Clover Bur Clover
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STIM-U-PLANT
This highly concentrated fer- tilizer is clean, odorless, economi- cal, easy to use in dry or liquid form, and it makes all’ plants grow vigorously and flower and fruit profusely. Very high analy- : sis—11% nitrogen, 12% phosphoric acid, 15% potash—with ho useless, wasted filler. You simply insert tablets in soil near plants or dissolve in water at rate of four tablets per gallon and apply as liquid manure.
PRICES - Smallsize;/i80" tablets Pinks ie eae seek cee de eee $ .25 Medinm'size;100"tablets: 250405... op acs. c sn RE -15 Large size (pail), 1,000 tablets (enough for season’s sup- ply, for medium-sized) garden.:2.. 22S eee eee (Post Paid.)
FERTILIS TABLETS
Promote growth of plants, ferns, bulbs, roses and vege- tables. Clean, odorless and easy to use.
Fertilis Tablets contain ammonia, phosphoric acid and pot- ash mixed thoroughly in proper proportions to give vigorous growth to roots, stems and leaves and a larger crop of more perfect blooms. Excellent for garden or in- door plants and to prolong the life of cut flowers. Box of 100 tablets 35c; can of 1000 tablets $2.25, post paid. Not prepaid, box 25c; can $2.00.
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Velvet Beans Sweet Peas Garden Peas Garden Beans Lima Beans
Zenoleum Dip, 8-oz. can
Enormous numbers of these
Prices For small seeds, Alfalfa, Clovers, etc.
10 -bu. size ........ $8.00 Garden sz. (for Gar-
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This. is claimed to be stronger and safer than carbolic acid. It is a disinfectant, sheepdip, insecticide, antiseptic, animal dip and lice killer. Full directions on every can. Without unnecessary additional explanation we can truth- fully say that we have found it to be one of the most sat- isfactory products on the market.
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Zenoleum Dip, 1-qt. can Zenoleum Dip, 2-qt. can Zenoleum Dip, 1-gal. can
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At Half Ne Old Price
Starting in 1926 we began to sell Sal-Vet Medication and let you make your own Sal-Vet. Each package will tell you how much salt is to be added. In this way you will save half the old price. Sal-Vet is one of the greatest worm de- stroyers and live stock conditioners on the market and ats this new price you can’t afford to be without it.
8-Ib. pkg. (add 17 Ibs. salt)... $1.00; post paid $1.15 714-lb. pkg. (add 42% Ibs. salt). ... 2.10; post paid 2.35 15-lb. pkg. (add 85 Ibs. salt) _.....0...c.---- 3.60; post paid 3.95
SEED SOWERS AND PLANTERS
Thompson’s Wheelbarrow Grass Seeder
These are the most valuable implements for sowing all grass seeds broadcast. ms make no The quantity of seed sown per acre is accurately governed by the wheel, which —rough or moves correspondingly slow or fast as the machine is run over the ground. For ound, windy all sections where winds prevail, there is no machine made that will equal this quiet are all the implement for an even, accurate job of Seeding. The quantity required per acre o this positive can be instantly changed by slipping a pin from one hole to another. The seeders » easy working and run light, are not complicated, and complete, ready for work, weigh from 40 to 50 machine. pounds. Seeds can be sown mixed or separate, any quantity desired, 30 to 50 acres per day, and give an absolute evenness of seeding.
Seeder No. 5—Sows Clover, Timothy, Millet,
Alfalfa, Flax, Rape, Crimson Clover and all chaffy seeds like Redtop, Orchard Grass, clean
os: = Blue Grass, any quantity per acre desired. 4 Hopper, 14 feet only. Price, $11.75 f. o. b. = Memphis. J Seeder No. 6—Sows Clover, Alfalfa, Timothy,
Millet, any quantity from 4 to 24 quarts per acre. Hopper, 14 feet, $10.25; hopper, 16 feet, $10.75, f. o. b. Memphis.
Cahoon Broadcast Cyclone Seed Sower ‘ Seeder Will sow timothy, clover,
oats, rye, wheat, millet,
One of the best grass seeds, peas, sorghum, etc. CLO : seeders manufac- Distributes evenly, works per- Zee tured, and sows all fectly; has an agitator feed ; SEED Sone | kinds of grain, clover plate, which insures a uniform seeds, etc., rapidly flow of seed. Price, each $1.95; and evenly. Price, post paid $2.15. each, $4.50; post paid $4.75.
tiehtaine Horn niseedee
A splendid little tool, simple and easy to operate. Will sow any fine seed like clover, lespedeza, timothy, alfalfa and grasses. Hold- ing the tube downward wind won’t blow seed away. We know this seeder to be good. Price, 95c; post paid $1.05.
Hudson Seeder and Cultivator No. 201 Price $15.00
Corn and Potato Planters
is a combination machine. As a seeder it opens the ow, drops the seed, closes the furrow, packs the earth and ks the next row, all in one operation. The seeding parts _be detached by removing two bolts and the machine then mes a single or double wheel cultivator, rake, plow or e, as desired.
Eacioment
of sharp weed cutter ve-prong cul-
Rotary Planter Acme Planter One Hand Segment Potato Planter No. 309 No. 306 No. 311 No. 304
No. 309—Rotary Corn Planter, each $2.10. Postpaid, each $2.25
No. 306—Acme Corn Planter, each $1.50. Post paid, each $1.65.
No. 311—One-Hand Segment Corn Planter, each $1.50. Post paid, each $1.65.
No. 304—Potato Planter, each $1.35. Post paid, each $1.50 (Page 71)
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Hartz Mountain Canary
family.
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Schwill’s Bird Seed
Canary Seed, plain, 1 Ib. 15c; 2 Ibs. 25c. 25c; 2 Ibs. 40c.
Canary Seed, mixed, 1 Ib. 15c; 2 Ibs. 25c. Post paid, 1 Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 40c.
Hemp, 1 Ib. 15c.
Millet, 1 Ib. 15c. Post paid, 25c.
Rape, 1 Ib. 15c. Post paid 25c.
Sunflower, 1 Ib. 15c; 2 Ibs. 25c. Ibs. 40c.
Post paid, 25c.
Post paid, 1 Ib. 25c; 2
Bird Cage Necessities
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Bath Dish No. 14 Spring
Bird Cage Nest Bird cage seed cups, opal or glass........ each 15c; post paid 20c Bird cage bath dishes each 20c; post paid 30c Bird cage nests, wire........... each 15c; post paid 20c Food holder, for extras each 10c; post paid 15c No. 382—Ladder chain and hook, brass, each 25c; post paid 30c No. 14—Heavy brass spring.....................- each 25c; post paid 30c No; 525-—Brass: spring) =e each 15c; post paid 20c No. 182—Brass spring and 24-in. chain, each 40c; post paid 45¢ No. 24—Brass spring and 24-in. chain, each 25c; post paid 30c Style S—Nickel plated revolving hook,
TM Treason a ee eae eee each 20c; post paid 25c Style K—Nickel plated revolving hook, UES Wa sees I he Sg open a te mana A) EE each 25c; post paid 30c
No. 198—Swing for cages...................------- each 15c; post paid 20c No. 1901—Parrot Cage Cups, brass front, each 60c; p. pd. 65c
Glass Bath House No. 1922
This is a white enameled outfit, with three removable glass sides and is attached to the cage when the door is opened. Handsome, and also
* prevents splashing of water. Size 4x4 in. Price $1.00; post paid $1.10.
CANARY BIRDS, CAGES AND BIRD SUPPLIE
SCHWILL’S SWEET SINGERS Backed by Written Guarantee
Canaries are the most popular of birds and the easiest to raise. They add warmth and a distinction to the home and really become a part of th
Each bird is tested and known to be in full song before leaving the store. dition we issue a written guarantee that he will sing. We specialize in the Hartz Mountain opeh-mouthed warblers.
Price, each $7.50 to $9.95. Fe- males, each $2.00 to $4.00, f.o b.
Cash with order. C. O. D. shipments made.
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Many customers raise | canaries for sale. Per- | haps you do the same. If so please write us im- | — mediately as we are in | the market for singers | © at all times.
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$7.50
“Philadelphia” Foods
Mixed Canary Seed, pt. box 20c. Post paid 30c. Bird Manna, each 15c. Post paid 20c.
Silver Gravel, pt. box 15c. Post paid 25c.
Red Gravel, pt. box 15c. Post paid 25c.
Bird Bitters, bottle 25c. Post paid 30c.
Mite Exterminator, box 25c. Post paid 30c. Moulting Pepper, box 25c. Post paid 30c. Nestling Food, box 25c. Post paid 30c. Nesting Hair, box 10c; post paid 15c. Cuttle Fish Bone, with holder, each 10c.
Spratt’s Supplies
Post paid 15c.
SDLALE SL arrothOodea. er aa eee box 25c; post paid 30c Spratt’s Song Restorer ............>. box 35c; post paid 40c Sprati’s “Sinea Songer. see ee ee pkg. 15c; post paid 20c Spratt’s Mocking Bird Food ........ pkg. 30c; post paid 35c Spratt’s Cod Liver Oil Bird and
Nestling hoods a ate de eee a pkg. 20c; post paid 25c Spratt’s Egg Flake and Fruit Mixture. .box 25c; post paid 30c Ant Eggs, for soft-billed birds........ box 30c; post paid 35c
Haller’s Supplies
Old Dutch Song Restorer............ each 25c; post paid 30c Health ss Hood 47 ee jase, see ee each 25c; post paid 30c Sures;BserMaker Pesercneae aorta cce each 25c; post paid 30c — HeathersRestonertsenae nec. eae each 25c; post paid 30c
Canary Bird Seed in Quantity Some of our customers buy canary bird seed, plain or mixed, in quantities larger than those listed on this page. If you are in the market for 5, 10, 15 or 20 lbs.
at a time, or if you want a ton, we can make delivery just as easily and just as quickly as if you buy a package.
Please write for special price, naming the amount desired.
White Traveling Cage
Light, but durable and easily handled. Just the thing for moving the bird. Equipped with perch and cups. Size 7x7 in. — Price, each $2.10; post paid $2.30. :
Gray Squirrel Cage Cabin-shaped, with outside wheel for exercise; made of tin.
Size No. 2 only, 9144x8%x11 inches; wheel, eel IES f Price, each, $10.95; post paid, $11.30. «
Breeding Cages Pe===— LZ
No. 86S—Metal Breeding Cage, 17x 8x13 in.....$5.80 No. 86 —Metal Breeding Cage, 20x10x14 in.!.. 7.40 No. 87 —Metal Breeding Cage, 22x11x15 in..... 8.10 If wanted by parcel post, add 35c for packing and postage.
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Since 1869 Exclusively
Ivory Cages, Oblong
Attractive, well built cage for gen- eral use. Worth the money; done in ivory.
No. 165—Dimensions
Baie 5: 5 9°4x6%4x12% inches .........$2.25 Tie ae Le No. 166—Dimensions cS SR A a L MS 10%2x7x13% inches .......... 3.20 —Dimensions g fal No. 167—Dimensions : MCNOT 6 as co OO OES eee 6.50 zie Dix7t2xl4imches i. 25-2.095-: 3.50
By parcel post 35c extra for pack- id postage. ing and postage.
~“SCHWILL’S SPECIAL,” THE BARGAIN CAGE, IN THREE SIZES
Available Again at Really Ridiculous Prices
Here is the best cage for general purposes that we can deliver, regardless of cost. It is round hape, made entirely of brass, with extra third rail at top to preserve its shape and to prevent
No. 274—“Schwill’s Special,” round brass, 10x15% in... $3.95 No. 275—“Schwill’s Special,” round brass, 11x15% im. 4.95 No. 276—“Schwill’s Special,” round brass, 1194x17 im... 5.45
By parcel post, 35c extra for packing and postage. e
Hendryx Cage Stands Other Hendryx Cages
Made of solid steel up- right and arch, 5 ft. 5 in. tall with ornamental cast eR . base and DuPont Duco fin- = \ ish. : EE) No. 31--Gilt, half circle $3.50 stele nue No. 32—-Gilt, full circle 4.95 No. 29A—Solid brass,
nalifecincler es. ise. 4c 3.95 No. 30A—Solid brass, nT GA she odo poe 5.00 No. 31—Old Ivory, half Wis gs Ghia GuSieH ea aEor Sear 4.50 ; RES f (F. O. B. Memphis; by ex- Nos. 1274 and 1275 Nos. 015, 016, 01612 press only.) No. 1274—Satin dip, 10x13% inches..................... $3.75 ! No. 1275—Satin dip, 11x14 imches..................... 4.75 The Latest! No. 015—_White finish, 10%x7x15 inches.............<-. 3.75 It’s the new series in No. 016—White finish, 11x714x15% inches.............. 3.95 Du Pont Duco finish in No. 016%—White finish, 12x8x18 inches................ 4A0 popular colors. Style No. 0—White finish, 7x12% inches....................-- 1.75 2275 cage with stand to No. 1—White finish, 74%x14 inches...................... 1.95 ‘match, both for $10.95, No. 2—White finish, 8x14 imches....................-.- 2.25 ,F. O. B. Memphis. By parcel post 35c extra for packing and postage.
Hendryx Parrot Cages Round Parrot Cages Oblong Cages
No. 75P—Standard tinned, - No. 125—Tinned wire andtin . 13x211%% inches, tin base....$6.50 base, 14x10%x22 in.....$ 8.95
No. 80P—Standard tinned, No. 130—Tinned wire and tin 14x23 inches, tin base........ 7.75 base, 16%2x11%x24 in... 10.50 No. 85P—Standard tinned, No. 135—Tinned wire and tin 15%x24 inches, zinc base 9.95 base, 1744x14x27 in...... 12.75 By parcel post 50c extra for By parcel post 50c extra for packing and postage. packing and postage.
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DOG FOODS AND MEDICINES
A Balanced Food for Dogs and Puppies
Fed in its dry state; cooked as oatmeal; baked as bread, or made © into a thick mush. ¥ In offering Rose’s Meat and BOne Meal it is with a conviction that there is no other dog or puppy food that has so high feeding value, regardless of price. There is no offal or waste products used. Every- thing is the best obtainable and the different ingredients are pro- portioned to give the greatest feeding value. m
PRICES: ; LOADS 2s eee 70c; post paid 95c 50 Ibs....... $2.50; f. 0. b. Memphis — 25) IbiStee ss $1.40; post paid $1.95 | 100 Ibs....... $4.75, f. o. b. Memphis Please add 10c for postage. Sergeant’s Dog Medicines DISTEMPER MEDICINE 222% coats se eee Se $1.20 PEBSINGUABT BH DS iiccecisicrcio cet epee eene a) ciclejstohetonersteleteteretla .60 MANGE) “MEDICINE: sxccs 225 re See eee “6500? COUGH MEDICINE oar n se Pa SShs 22 oe Reon ee eens 60 CONDITION. BIGES oiix screlera eos See eee ee eee enema edote -60 RHEUMATIC SPIRES Wo eae). Seki. som seid delaetioie cies -60 SURE SHOT CAPSULES—For Worms.................. -60 DX OX Gs) 52) Of 3508 Siti a a ctor oats Ce NRO REE bid Sica CD MONO OmOG 60 SURE SHOT LIQUID—For Worms...................... SEO Fea PVE AVIA Hg shee ctic ie olarerinvaers aces claterete torch versie die leneseroueneleb=y= - 60 BUPRPY WORM CAPSULES: 2.3.2.5. 55... 2628 Sa eee -60 CONSTIPATION CAPSULES ..........--....- 20-2 eeeeeee -60 TAPE WORM MEDICINE ..................2c0cceeeeees 60: CARBOLIC TAR SOAP. ..... 0.2.22. c cece ese e reese 25 ARSENIG: AND) TRON: PILLS 2032 0-22 cece cae eneionee oe 160.> < SHIPEBVBAGS OAR ae ec roe cicincletete ti ciatcis miorere,olepsforsieis suaisier eis - 25am OCS NRT IO PATA SCN SOUL oil AASB Evae 60 SKIP-FLEA POWDER ...........--..cccceeececeeeeecee 20 WELL MOUTH (Sore Mouth and Black Tongue))........ -60 DIARRHEA MEDICINE ..... aya cas -60 Spratt’s Dog Cakes Spratt’s Dog Cakes .............. Spratt’s Fibo.... 30.00.00 05.6.-: 2%4-Ib. box $ .40; post paid $ .50 box 45c; post paid 55c Spratt’s Dog Cakes.............. SprattsRibOm:ccnciecm nies fe deicenie 5 -lb. box. .80; post paid .95 100-Ib. bag $16.50; cannot mail : Spratt’s Dog Cakes .............. Spratts 7 Ovals agesc csi is avclssisiers 50 -lb. bag $7.50; cannot mail box 45c; post paid 55c IN Reb’ Spratt’s Dog Cakes .............- Spratt’s Cod Liver Oil Cakes. ?.. 2 = > VI 100 -lb. bag $14.50; cannot mail box 45c; post paid 55c PUPPY CAKES |EAGi Spratt’s Puppy Cakes............ Spratt’s Puppy Meal.............
box 45c; post paid 55c box 45c; post paid 55c
Peerless Dog Food
Just a good, plain food, supplying the #' food elements your dog needs. Fed alone
Bennett’s Biscuits PUPPY BISCUITS
Especially prepared for puppies. Easily digested. Per box, 40c; post paid 50c.
“Dogs Bark For It”
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DOG BISCUITS
DDS or with table scraps. Have more food value than the oeeeuae: . PRICES: puppy biscuits. Keeps dogs in good I Rosetaay weaceRy : TA TES seh end GR $753k Gost aid $1001. Gone eee tees Done) paid ers DAB LATS Late epee tay Manan ba ERY earn Acer Sen Ok 1.75; post paid 2.30 BORED Seria eel che MN tdi cola een eae 3.25; express extra. MOOR Saihee aici s tee aeons ...-. 5.95; express extra. Pup-E-Ration
Contains red meat, organic iron, calcium phosphate, Nor- wegian cod-liver oil and marrow meat—the elements neces- sary for growth of body, bone and coat. Ready to serve. Packed in one-pound tin cans.
ican PRICES: 20c; post paid 30c No. 500—Med. wt., 4 ft. long, nickel plated. Ea. 50c; p. pd. 65c.
52 CELT ici eicn Sines erence eT ERE OEMS NT cay 50c; post paid 60c No abi Lari aie long, mao pkaens Be. ey poe TUE
: cans. ee aden ane a $1.00; post paid $1.25 Schwill’s Special Remedies case, CANS eae ree eons woe $6.95; express extra Delereo, for distemper, black tongue, pneumonia, colds, etc, _
Ken-L-Ration $1.50; post paid $1.60.
Made similar to Pup-E-Ration, but stronger. Intended for Carbon Tetrachloride, for hookworm and running fits, cap-
dogs and cats. Some customers call it “Canned Meat.” Prices _ sules, $1.00; post paid $1.10. f
same as for Pup-E-Ration. Sixty-Minute Worm Remedy, for dogs, cats, foxes; 6 cap- —
sules, 50c; post paid 55c.
Calcum
Makes puppies grow strong and healthy. Fed to the matron before and after’ whelping and to puppies also. Prevents soft- ening of the bone. Highly rec- ommend. Per can, 1 lb. $1.00; post paid, $1.10.
Schwill’s Round Collar — Schwill’s Round Col- lar, for Collies, Set- ters, Pointers, Aire- dales and all long ~ coated breeds. 18 1 $1.50; post pd. $1.60. |
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Ornamented Collar No. 113, is made of single leather, with lock tongue buckle. Each 50c; p. pd. 60c.
Collars trap leather, with name plate, 40c; post Paid 50c. ather, ornamented, with name plate, 50c, post paid 60c. L—Solid leather, fcy., ornamented, $1.00; post pd. $1.10. lo. DLP—Plain, double leather, lead ring, $1.50; post pd. $1.60 hoker, chain, for German police dogs, $1.10; post paid $1.25. No. 1—Heavy black leather, brass studs, for bulldogs, 15; post paid $2.90. Bull No. 2—Extra heavy, black leather, with brass studs, for bulldogs, $3.25; post paid $3.40.
744—Solid leather, jewel studded, sizes 16, 18 and 20 inches, $1.75; post paid $1.90. 560—For very small dogs and cats, 10, 12 and 14 inches, 5c; post paid 85c.
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E Combs -Iane comb, each 60c; post paid 70c. —Flea comb, each $1.00; post. paid $1.10.
Leads
30c; post paid 40c.
50c; post paid 60c. No. 3—Fancy leather, for post paid 95c. |
paid $1.10.
No. 1—Plain leather, light weight, No. 2—Strap leather, average wt.,
colored braided small dogs, 85c;
No. 4—Medium weight, braided, natural color, strong, $1.00; post
a No. 5—Heavy, flat leather, strong,
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Leather <
Muzzles Imported, ad- justable, small size, leather, 40c; post paid 50c.
Imported, non- adjust., medium size, leather, $1.00; post paid $1.10.
Imported, non-adjust., lge. size, leather, $1.50; post pd. $1.60.
Sanitary Dog Feeders Strong, substantial dish; will not tip over. Diameter 10% inches; depth 2 inches.
No. 156—Heavy galvanized iron. Each 35c; post paid 45c. No. 157—Enameled, white por- celain inside. Each 75c; post paid 85c.
Round Leather Lead
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WHIPS AND BRISTLE BRUSHES
Whips
Rr UA Ye post paid 85c. a wi! No. :
paid 95c.
post paid $1.10. i
durable, for powerful dogs, No. 6—Extra heavy, round leather, for Ger- $1.40; post paid $1.50. man Police dogs, $2.25; post paid $2.40. . Harness
No. 1—Plain leather, light weight, for small dogs............. $ .60; post paid $ .70 No. 2—Fancy, felt-lined, colored, for small dogs........................ 1.00; post paid 1.10 No. D1802—Ornamented, strong, as illustrated.................--00..22.2.-- 2.00; post paid 2.15 No. 3—Imported, double leather, classy, ornamented.........._........... 3.00; post paid 3.20 No. H3114—For bulldogs and pointers........-....2-..-22--21--e---eeceeeeeeee eens 3.30; post paid 3.50 No. 4—For German Police dogs, will not break................----.200........ 4.00; post paid 4.25
o. 3174—Tan, brass studded, for large dogs............-...----------- 4.95; post paid 5.20
No. 1—Braided leather, light weight, natural color, 75c; 2—Dainty type, colored leather, braided, 85c; post
3—Heayvy braided leather, snap attached, $1.00;
No. 4—Heayvy braided leather, snap attached, $1.40; post paid $1.50. . oF Brushes No. 0—Small bristle, each 75c; post paid 85c. No. 132—Bristle, strap handle, each $1.25; p. pd. $1.35.
2—Bristle, imported, post paid $1.85. —
strap handle,
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each $1.75;
OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE GOLD FISH AND SUPPLIES
Style E Crystal Glass Bowls
Made crystal glass, as pictured, with gloss black Dol- phin base. Ca- pacity 2% gal- Price, bowl and base
in clear
lons.
Style 100 Aquariums
Made with steel frames, slate bot- toms, electrically welded, corners crystal glass. Fin- ished in green.
Size Capacity
Inches Gals. Price INO spi Oe siete 2 he 10x 6x 7 1.8 $2.30 Norell (2 ema on i fa tl ee eee 12x 7x 8 2.5 4.60 Noa O Sez ere is ure Len eae 14x 8x10 48 5.95 IND UGE Lec a ee ae 16x10x11 7.0 6.95
F. 0. B. MEMPHIS
Gold Fish Bowls, Round
Made of clear glass, four sizes.
2-Quart $ .25 4-Quart -60 2-Gallon 1.05 3-Gallon 2.25
Cannot be mailed; must go by express, at buyer’s expense.
Fish Food, Moss, Etc.
Naturaly Fish) Food; pkg. eee 10c; post paid 15c Wafer Fish Food, pkg........ 25 Aoswed eae 10c; post paid 15c Aquariuin! (MOSS) 22 es lr eee 15c; post paid 20c
Aquarium Castles
No. 596—Red clay, each 20c; post pd. 30c No. 595—Red clay, each 35c; post pd. 45c No. 576—Red clay, each 45c; post pd. 55c No. 320—Red clay, each 55c; post pd. 65c No. 594—Red clay, each 75c; post pd. 85c No. 470—Imported bisque, each 50c; post paid 60c. ‘No. 473—Imported bisque, post paid $1.65.
each $1.50;
Aquarium Accessories
White pearl chips, box..15c Draining device ......... 95c Colored pearl chips, box..15e Feeding triangle .......- 20c Sea shells, each.......... 15c Glass lily bulbs ......-.. 15¢ Dipmets; each....0...5.... 20e Green frogs .......-...-- Tae Floaters (ducks, swans, etc.)
GAG 35.088 on Ber eens lic Postage, 10c extra.
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The lifetime aquarium of cast aluminum frame. Sides made of the new glass with bulb, edge. Bottom is heavy plate. Will not rust.
No. 901—12x7x8 inches, capacity 3 gals. .$9.25, f. o. b- Memphis 3
Schwill’s Special No. 301
Same as No. 101, but finished in solid green without striping. Just another of our bargains. Price, $1.95, f. o. b. Memphis.
Common Gold Fish
The well known bright scar- let and gold color.
Small, each ........ 1ic Medium, each ....25c ( Large, each ..... 50e Shipping bucket, 15c extra.
Fancy Gold Fish
Japanese Fantails and Com- — et Tails
Small, each ...... Medium, each , Large, each
seen ee
Shipping - bucket, ae extra.
Colored Bisque
Figures Popular for aqua- rium use. Modeled with delicate and artistic detail. Im- ported. a
MERMAIDS Colored and as illustrated. Small, each 95c. Post paid 10c extra. BATHING BEAUTIES In striped suits and gaudy colorings. paid 10c extra.
each 50c; medium,
Each 95¢; post
NUDE MODELS
In flesh color, posing contentedly without the wo
clothes. Our leading seller. Small, each, 50c; medium, | 60c; post paid 10c extra.
FISHER BOY
Designed to sit on the edge of an aquarium or glo
life-like pole, held in the boy’s hands, is equipped
real line and floater. Each 55c. Post paid 15c extra.
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S OLDEST SEED. HOUSE [i
We carry at all times a complete stock of the well known
— Conkey Poultry Remedies. All orders will receive prompt afi SING FEED (a attention and goods will be sold on guarantee to return your money if not satisfied. But don’t wait for trouble. Order
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means something to every experienced =f poultryman. We un- an hesitatingly recom- end these preparations.
OnMKeCY Cholera dy for all forms of bowel uble in fowls or chicks. Prices—Pkgs. 25c, 50c, $1.00;
he
or 30c, 55c, $1.10, post paid. OMKCY White Diar- Remedy. Never try to raise chicks without this.
ces—25c, 50c, $1.00; or 30c, -10, post paid. (
ces—Pkgs. 25c, 50c; or 55¢c, post paid.
HAT name Conkey -
NOW and be prepared.
COmMKeY Roup Remedy
When Roup breaks out there's no time to experiment—start treatment at onee—the disease is very contagious. Cold, rainy weather and changeable condi- tions intensify Roup. When birds sneeze, froth in eyes, or run at nose put Conkey’s Roup Remedy in the drinking water.
@) / » eu} 4 Sick birds doctor themselves and
) ey) : = others are protected from catch- ing the disease. Better still, always at the first sign of ‘‘roupy weather,” place Conkey’s Roup Remedy in fountains—it’s a great preventive. PRICES—Pkgs., 25c, 50c, $1.00; or 30c, 65c, $1.10, post paid.
ComKkey Roup Pills
For treating individual cases and for use at shows when birds develop colds.
*Conkeyss ROUP
REMEDY
J Keep these Remedies on Hand—ORDER NOW
COMKeEY \Nite Liquid for poultry roosts and spraying poultry houses.
Prices—Cans, qt. 60c; 2 gts.
90c; gal. $1.50, F.O.B. Mem-
phis (can cannot be mailed.)
COMKEGY Biackhead Remedy. Fine for poults.
Prices—Pkgs. 50c; or 55c post
paid.
COMKCGY Sorehead Remedy. Wonderfully effective for this contagious disease.
Prices—Pkgs. 25c, 50c; or 30c,
55c, post paid.
ComKkey Li mberneck Remedy. If treated in time is a sure cure.
Price—50c, or 55c post paid.
COMKEGY Poultry Worm Remedy.
Prices—Pkgs. 25c, 50c; or 30c,
55c, post paid.
COMKEGY scaly Leg
PRICES—Pkgs., 25c, 50c, $1.00; or 30c, 65c, $1.10, post paid.
COmMKEY Head Lice mt for baby chicks. Remedy.
s—Pkgs. 10c, 25c; or 15c, Prices—Pkg. 25c; or 30c post post paid. paid.
ONMKeCY Lice Powder for dusting hens and nests. COMKEY Nox-I-Cide (Dip and _ Disinfectant) ces—Pkegs. 20c, 35c, 75c; or 25c, 40c, 85c, post paid. should be used regularly to keep everything sanitary. Pre- OMKECY Vice Fix (Ointment). One application vents disease. Helps keep down mites, ticks, blue bugs, etc. $s : Prices—Pint 50c; quart 80c; 14 gallon $1.30; gallon $2.00,
cts fowl one month. y , Prices—Pkgs. 25c, 50c; or 30c, 55c, post paid. F. 0. B. Memphis. (Can not be mailed).
3 C@onkey POULTRY TONIC
Helps birds get more out of their feed; they préduce more eggs and better flesh on LESS FEED, by better digestion and assimilation. Conkey’s Tonic is all medicine—free from filler, red pepper, and “hot stuff” to over-stimulate the birds and break down their hea Conkey’s builds on a natural, healthy basis, inducing steady and persistent laying. s the young chicks growing, makes molting easy, strengthens the bird for bad weather enerally maintains a high health average.
ces—Pkgs. 114 Ibs., 25c; 314 Ibs. 50c; 7 Ibs. $1.00; pails, 12 lbs., $1.60; or 1% Ibs. 35c; Ibs. 65c; 7 Ibs. $1.25, post paid. :
| GQonkey Y-O for Vitamins
ieee
lew improved form of yeast with cod liver oil is a concentrated dry powdev. dy for mixing with mash. 2% for grown fowls—1% for chicks. Insures all the necessary vitamins to prevent breakdown of laying hens. Increases fertility of breeding stock. Improves number and quality of eggs. Makes better hatches and chicks that live. Also give it to baby chicks to prevent Leg Weakness. TRY IT—that’s the test.
Prices—1 Ib. 65c; 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 Ibs. $2.50; or 75c, $1.30, $2.70, post paid.
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POULTRY FEED, ae BONE AND GRIT
Mineralized Red Comb Mashes
awe HE value of a feed a ichis is balanced with a complete
complex mineral has been proven, both by experimen-
tal work and practical use. The body of a fowl con- tains approximately eight to nine per cent of mineral mat- ter. The egg, including the shell, is approximately one-third mineral. Fowls must obtain this mineral in their feed. Con- tinuous cropping has so reduced the mineral matter in the soil that at the present time crops do not contain sufficient amounts of minerals for feeding purposes. In addition, poul- try is penned in a small area and naturally it cannot pick up the material it would ordinarily get if it were allowed to range. Minerals must then be supplied in the feed.
Minerals are used in practically every body function. They aid in breaking down the nutrients of the feed, they stimu- late digestion, they regulate other body functions and are contained in practically every cell. They maintain the acid basis reaction of the cells. Heart action is controlled by minerals, besides the bone is largely mineral matter and feathers contain large amcunts of minerals.
A hen that is fed a mineralized feed has greater vitality, less mortality and produces more and better quality eggs. Chicks fed. such a feed are better able to ward off diseases. This naturally reduces mortality. The body and feather growth is exceptional and the bone develops strongly and uniformly.
Poultrymen that are using Mineralized Red Comb Mashes are well satisfied and enthusiastic about them.
(See Page 90 for Prices)
Pound Squab Pigeon Feed
Composed of the very best hard, red winter wheat, hemp, Ca- nadian peas and other grains and seeds of equal quality. It is very strong in muscle and bone-mak- ing elements and is so perfectly balanced that no organism is neg- lected. Contains no corn what- ever. 5 Ib. 35c. Post paid, 5 ib.
45c. Wade's Calf Meal
Contains all the elements nec- essary to insure rapid and healthy growth in a calf. The best sub-
NO CORN NO GRIT
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=PROTEIN, 10% CRUDE FIBER, 5% = =FAT, 2.5% CARBOHYDRATES, 60% =
=Made from Wheat, Kafir= = = Corn, Hemp, Millet, Peax= Zz and Buckwheat.
Py SOLE MANUFACTURERS
stitute for milk. Price, 25 Ibs. $1.15; 50 Ibs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.75. By parcel post, 25 lbs. $1.75 post paid.
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Red Cross Pigeon Grit
Especially for pigeons. A tonic and grit combined. Pigeon fanciers say it’s the best preparation of its kind. 6 tb. 30c; 50 Ib. $1.75; 100 Tb. $3.25. Post paid, 5 tbs. 40c, not past 3rd zone. <
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Darling’s Meat Scraps
For success with poultry it is absolutely necessary to give them plenty of animal food in the winter, to take the place of insects, etc., which they get
_ during the summer. Feed mixed with meal or bran, at the rate of % ib. beef scraps per day to a dozen hens. 3 Ib. 25c; 25 tb. $1.50; 50 Ib. $2.85; 100 Ib. $5.50. Post paid, 3 tb. 35c.
Meat Meal or Tankage
Especially prepared for feed- ing hogs and animals. High in protein, producing muscle and sturdy growth, 100 Ib. $4.95, f. o. b. Memphis.
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100LBS.
MEAT ‘SCRAPS For POULTRY
Charcoal
If you want healthy chickens, rugged- growing stock with bright healthy plumage, birds that will fatten easily and well, and entire freedom from sour crops and indigestion with laying stock, feed Charcoal. Keep it before them all the time, and also feed in the mixed grain. Nothing equals it as a disease preventative. Made in 3 sizes —coarse for hens; medium for pigeons; fine for baby chicks. Price, 2 tb. carton 15c; 25 Ib. $1.50; 50 Ib. $2.50; 10@ tb. $4.50. Post paid, 2 tb. carton 25c. ;
Crushed Oyster Shells
Every poultryman realizes the impor- tance of crushed oyster shells as an egg-shell maker and promoter of good health. Every pound of oyster shells offered by us is especially prepared for feeding poultry. They are crushed and ground to the size which expert poul- trymen agree to be the best. Use oys- ter shell freely. It is good for chickens, old or young. Coarse, for hens, 10 Ib. 25c; 50 Ib. 75c; 100 Ib. $1.25. Fine, for chicks, 10 Tb. 25c; 50 Ib. 75c; 100 tb. $1.25. Post paid, 10 tb. carton 50c, not past 3rd zone.
CHARCOAL
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Grit for Poultry
Grit is as essential for poultry as food, as without it they cannot digest — the food. Poultry will starve to death ~ with full crop for no other reason than ~ they have no teeth with which to grind the food into proper consistency. Grit should be fed in hoppers or boxes. Hen size, 10 fb. 25c; 50 Ib. 75c; 100 tb. $1.25. Chick size, 10 tb. 25c; 50 Tb. 75c; 100 ib.ae $1.25. Post paid, 10 Ib. carton 50c, not i past 3rd zone.
Granulated Poultry Bone
This is especially valuable for poultry as an egg maker and prevents leg weakness in young chicks. Mix it in their feed. We can furnish the coarse for hens and the fine grad for chicks. Coarse, for hens, 3 Ib. 25c; 25 Ib. $1.50; 100 tb $5.00. Fine, for chicks, 3 Ib. 25c; 25 Ib. $1.50; 100 tb. $5.0 Post paid, 3 Ib. 35c. =
Alfalfa Clover Meal
Among those who are unable to obtain a plentiful s of green stuff, Alfalfa Meal should fill a long-felt war being an excellent substitution and a nutritious food. 7 Ib. 25c; 50 Ib. $1.50; 100 Ib. $2.50, f.0.b. Memphis. —
100 LB. MICA ERYSTAL GRIT
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POULTRY DRINKING FOUNTAINS ~—
Star Jar Fountain and Feeder “Top-Fill” Fountains
Star Fountain is the yopular type we handle ‘therefore, the best seller. enient, practical, low in e and durable. Made of a e piece of heavy non- ing metal. No seams, no er, no loose parts. Can not . Provides a greater drink- surface than the round mtains. Can be used for d as well as water. Little hicks can not drown. Made one size only, which will fit ny Mason jar, 1 pint, 1 quart nd 2 quarts. We do not fur- 1 the jars. Price, No. 32 Star Fountains, each 10c. Post d, each 15c.
Made of heavy gal- fA‘) vanized iron with double walls, which keeps the water cool in summer and re- tards freezing in the winter. Feeds auto- matically, no valves to get out of order. Fills from the top, thus avoiding the annoyance of spilling over while being filled. Thoroughly sanitary and as easily cleaned as an ordi-
e.. Star Fountain No. 133 nary pail.
AZ
Same pattern as No. 32, described above, but constructed of No. 1, j'-pallonucapacitys\ usc: dues ee Re eee ae ee $1.50
_ Designed especially for buttermilk and mashes. Made No, 2, 2-gallon capacity ..........seeeseee esse eee ceeees 2.25 - one size only and will fit any Mason jar. We do not No ete eall it 2.75 Beeneeeis Price) No! 132 Star Fountain, each 15¢;/6 0: 45 4-gallon@ capacity, oo s eee ee eee 2 i 75c. Post paid, each 20c; 6 for 90c. By parcel post, 25c each extra.
Improved Wall Fountain
Made of heavy galvanized iron in three sizes. The covered outlet keeps out dust and dirt, and the out- let is further protected by a remov- able plate which prevents any float- ing rubbish from being drawn into the reservoir. Price, No. 98, 1 gal- lon, $1.00; No. 99, 2 gallons, $1.40. Post paid, add 15c each for packing and postage.
9 Fountain and Brooder Heater Can't Clog Feeder
an be used with all styles of fountains and prevents Requires little room, but of- ter from freezing. It is fers more than four feet of a pecclent heater for feeding space. Won’t clog and Wl brooders. The lamp unt or bowl holds sufficient sa uekann ee osene to burn continuously seven days. Simple and fe, nothing to get out of or- . Height, 7 in. Diameter, in. Price, No. 10, Fountain | Heater, each $1.90. Post c » $2.10.
Mason Jar Fountain
The Mason Jar Fountain No. 142 is made of heavy terne plate, a rust-resisting metal and one of the finest of its kind on the mar- ket. No solder used in its con- struction. Made in one size and fits any Mason jar. We do not furnish the jars. Price Mason Jar Fountain No. 142, each 10c. Post paid, each 15c.
No. °07—Capacity 20 quarts, each, $3.00. Post paid, $3.25. No. 37—Capacity 32 quarts, each, $3.50. Post paid, $3.80. (In third zone these prices prevail: No. 27, each, $3.35. No. 37, each, $3.95, post paid.)
Round Pigeon and Chick Hoppers»
Made of galvanized steel and the gal- vanized wire grating is adjustable up and down, to regulate the feed,
A neat, practical, and durable hopper. Height, 13%4 inches; diameter of hop- per, 7% inches; diameter of pan, 10% Hue eallgde: Beles NowvTs inches. Price, each $1.75. Post paid,
2.00. } Wall Fountain, each $1.75. Post $2.00 z paid, $1.95. Pigeon and Chick Hopper
Bian. (Page 79) —
———— Wall Fountain ee CAPACITY 5 GALLONS. A large capacity fountain, made of heavy, tight coated, galvanized iron. Easy to fill and nothing about it to get out of order. This style appeals to many breeders, as it pro- vides a strong, substantial wall fountain at a low price. Height 13 in. Diameter 11 in. Capac-
Magazine Feeder and Waterer
This is an excellent round feeder with a magazine or con- tainer to hold a good quantity of feed. The upper magazine is fitted to the feeder top with a spiral thread so it can be adjusted up or down to feed the various kinds of grain. It is water and air- tight and also may be used as a drinking fountain. Diameter 8% in.; height 8% in.; capac- ity 2 qts. Number of feeder holes, 12.
No. 18 feeder, each 50c; post paid 65c.
Adjustable Milk Fountain MADE OF TIN
Patterned after No. 18 feeder, illus- trated above, but constructed of tin plate to prevent rust and corrosion. Adjustable up and down to feed slowly or rapidly, for any kind of milk or feed. Capacity about two quarts. Has 12 feeder holes.
No. 139 Fountain, each 75c; post paid 85c. — tame
. Cymaco Dry Mash Feeder Mls! oes -=) A handy feeder, and one with a number of spe- cial features, as follows: Stands on legs, can be placed in center of pen, feeds on both ‘sides, flow adjustable, troughs shedded, equipped with agitators. Made in two sizes.
No. 12, 12 in. long, $2.25; No. 24, 24 in. long, $3.75 each; f.o.b. Memphis.
Large Capacity Feeder
Wonderful feeder for young growing stock. Has sliding top cover; is easy to fill and clean; has 16 openings on each side so that 32 chicks can feed at one time. The birds can- not roost on the cover or sides, so it is impossible to foul the feed. Made of heavy galvanized iron; length 21 in.; width 8% in.; height 7 in.; capacity 10 qts.
No. 140—Chick feeder, each $1.20; post paid $1.39.
No. 141—Chick Feeder, capacity 17 qts., length 35 in., width 814 in., height 7 in., 27 openings on each side, so that 54 chicks can feed at one time. Weight 8 lbs. each, $1.80. Too long to be mailed.
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Grit and Shell Boxes
Grit, shell and charcoal have now become a recognized es- sential part of the diet, insuring healthy fowls, and it cannot be more economically supplied than in one of these triple
compartment boxes.
No. 45, 2 Compartments, for chicks No. 9, 3 Compartments, for hens No. 90, 4 Compartments .........
Peerless Feeder
For chicks and growing fowl. Made iron, the hopper being adjust-
of heavy galvanized
able up or down and can be set to feed slowly or rapidly. Vertical feeder holes make it impossible for the chicks to
foul or waste the feed.
No. 192—Diameter of base 12 inches. Capacity 10 quarts, each $1.40; post paid, $1.55.
Bare $ .40; post paid $ .50
Spotoralats 1.00; post paid 1.20
Never-Clog Mash Hopper
-80; post paid 1.00
30, feeder holes. — .
This is the best mash - feeder ever put on the ~ market and does away — with all trouble of feed — clogging, no matter how coarse. It is made with — netting so the poultry — can see the food and has cover that can be lower- ed at any time and is — made in three sizes. ns
No. 35—10-qt. capacity, $1.50; post paid $1.75
No. 36—14-at. capacity, ~ $1.75; post paid $2.1
Hudson Oat Sprouter
Six pans. Five have perforated bottoms for drainage and are in- terchangeable. For best results place sprouter near the furnace or in a room with temperature of 65 to 70 degrees. Soak oats in warm water for about 12 hours, then fill trays to depth of one inch. Diameter pans 16 inches, height each 2 inches.
No. 6—Oat Sprouter, each $3.50. Post paid $3.80.
Trap Nest Front
n be fitted easily to any box or [ and gives the breeder the oppor- ity to use a size nest best adapted Dimensions, 11 in. wide, Size of opening 8x9 in.
rice . 63 Trap Nest, each 50c; 12 for 10. Post paid, each 60c; 12 for $6.50.
~ Wire Hen’s Nest
These nests are intended to be fas- tened with screws or screw hooks— if wanted removable. They afford no place for vermin and allow the air to circulate freely, advantages not obtained when wooden boxes are used. They are intended to be filled with straw, which can be readily removed. Each 20c; doz. $2.25. Post paid, each 30c; 12 for $2.50, not past 3rd zone.
Avicol
A safe and effective remedy in tablet form for White Diarrhea, Cholera, etc., in small and large grown fowls. Avicol is now being used by thousands of suc- cessful poultry raisers the world over. Write for circulars. Price, 50c and $1.00 per pkg., post paid.
/Recommended as anAid Jia the Treatment and Infectious
Kills Poultry Lice
TRACE aK
imized Sodium Fluoride “ ss; e especially for poultry (Called T.S.F’)
carries the Government’s directions for applying. It is
easy to use, inexpensive and absolutely does the work
and effectively.
sc (enough to treat 50 chick-
ost paid, 40c.
Hens Lay More Eggs. (Chinese for egg-laying) in the feed and doesn’t force the hen in any way; in fact, ces her healthier. It is a new ¢ discovery for hens, that 1 the egg organs, trong and vigorous and ey lay regularly in any per box, 50c; large
> salt,
TALCIMIZED your selection from the follow-
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NESTS—NEST EGGS—COOPS—MILLS
Extension Brood Coop
Gives the chicks sunshine, fresh air, grass and protection from all enemies. This coop is made to telescope, therefore affords chicks roving space, yet they are safe. Has remov- able bottom, makes cleaning easy; sanitary; keeps out lice and mites, and gives ample ventilation. Size coop, closed 18x24 inches. When open with park extended, 18x48 inches. Price, each $4.00, f.0.b. Memphis.
Model Grinding Mill
One of the best all-round mills yet produced. They are designed for grinding wheat, making graham flour and corn meal for family use. Grinds feed, either fine or coarse,. for chickens; also shells, roots, charcoal, etc. Capacity about as follows, depending on the condition of grain and . fineness: No. 1, % to 1 bu. per hour; No. 2 % to 1% bu.
per hour; No. 3, 1 to 2 bu. per hour.
Prices and Sizes f.o.b. Memphis No. 1—Height, 138 ins., weight, 20 Ibs., price.......... $3.50 No. 2—Height, 16 imns., weight 35 Ibs., price.......... 6.00 No. 3—Height, 18% ins., weight, 63 Ibs., price.......... 7.50
Nest Eggs
Nest eggs are essential to your poultry equipment, if you wish to keep the hens laying. They keep the fowls in good humor, so to speak, and show them what should be done. Make
ing:
Knox Lice Medicated Nest Eggs—These eggs are a perfect imitation of the hen’s egg; containing a powerful disinfectant, which keeps all lice, mites, etc., out of nest and off the hen. Each 8c; doz. 75c. Pést paid, each 15c; doz. 90c.
Lime Nest Eggs—Non-breakable, antiseptic. A _ perfect shape, making it a splendid and lasting accessory. Doz. 40c. Post paid, doz. 50c.
Porcelain—These are made of first-class glass. They will
not break easily and will last a lifetime. Doz. 40c. Post paid, doz. 50c.
Pigeon Nests
Made of galvanized iron. Diameter 8 in. with a small hole punched in center so it can be tacked to a board. Generally used.in pairs. Light in weight, yet substantial, and easily cleaned. No. 107 Pigeon Nests, each 15c; 6 for 75c. Post paid, each 20c; 6 for 90c.
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OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED “HOUSE ay
BABY CHICKS AND CHICK FEEDERS >
SCHWILL’S BABY CHICKS OF QUALITY _ We Deliver Only DELIVERED BY POSTMAN TO YOUR FRONT DOOR — “Accredited” Chicks
The easiest, quickest and most profitable manner of securing a flock of egg and ~ meat producing chickens is by the purchase of high quality baby chicks. Our customers testify to that fact. You can secure baby chicks of the breed you desire and at the time you want them, delivered to your home with a guarantee of 100 per cent safe arrival.
The baby chick business has outgrown its swaddling clothes and now ranks
with the most active lines of trade. Long ago it passed through the experimental stage.
’ Buying chicks eliminates all the usual troubles—selection of the hatching eggs; q operation of the machine; watching the temperature; worries at night; poor luck. The new way is better and easier.
All you do is pick out the breed you prefer and send your money. We do the rest. And our new and up-to-date mammoth hatchery enables us to give you fast and satisfactory service at all times. :
Breeds We Can Supply
White Leghorns Rhode Island Reds You don’t get “pot luck” when you Brown Leghorns White Wyandottes buy chicks from us. We deliver only Barred Plymouth Rocks Silver Wyandottes
“accredited” chicks, and by that we mean chicks that are true to strain. Our chicks are hatched from eggs from flocks inspected and culled by
the state board. In other words WRITE FOR PRICES, STATING QUANTITY AND yowl be sure to get what you order. BREED YOU W ANT
BABY CHICK FEEDING TROUGHS
Moe’s Round Baby Chick Feeder | -Moe’s Sanitary Feeding Trough
One of the most con- venient and commodious : feeders on the market. > oe Can be used for water, \..-<~e< also. Top, which keeps feed clean and prevents \ waste, can be removed easily. Made in two sizes. No. 11, Small size; 8 feed- er holes, 10c; post paid \ 20c. No. 12, Large size, 12 =.) Sy. feeder holes, 20c; post tebe Ae
White Plymouth Rocks : Buff Orpingtons > Mixed, Light and Heavy
Accurately stamped with dies. No sharp or rough edges to . injure the chicks. Top slides off, so pan is easily filled and —
‘ cleaned. pee a Ne h No. 21—12 inches, 6 openings............ 25c; post paid 35c 7 li ou No. 22—18 inches, 9 openings............ 40c; post paid 50c
Moe = Ee P 8 No. 23—24 inches, 12 openings............ 60c; post paid 70c —
4] U Moe’s Single Feeding Trough
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A fine popular-priced feeding trough, made of eaves ————_¥ = 4 fron and intended for chicks and growing stock. e ‘pan f > ; and the top are both stamped in one piece, no seams, rivets For chicks and growin
+ as . No rough edges, and can be hung on the wall. Sliding top.
ee whae ma oe Hee akes them easy to fill and No. S512 inches, 9 holes............... 25c; post Belg yee { fi j Lice No. 56—18 inches, 13 holes............... 35c; post pai ic
Nag 10 Inches) 10 holes ail 20c5) post paid 30¢° \) i724 inches, 18 holes............... 45c; post paid 55¢
No. 28—20 inches, 20 holes..............-...------------- 30c; post paid 40c
Avian Bacterin
This preparation is for the prevention and treatment of cholera and secondary infections accompany1ng this
Moe’s Double Feeding Trough
Me;
Double trough with sliding top, easily filled and cleane Accurately stamped with dies. No rough edges. ~ f No. 58—12 inches, 18 holes............... 30c; post pate No. 59—18 inches, 26 holes............ ...45¢; post p
and oiher diseases of fowls, as roup, chicken pox, sore- head and diphtheria. Administered by means of a hy- podermic syringe. Directions with every package. Price, 60-dose bottle, $2.00; 250-dose, $5.00, post paid.
Syringe and needle $1.50, post paid. No. 60—24 inches, 36 holes..............-. 60c; post Pi
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BROODERS AND INCUBATORS
_- Buckeye Electric Brooder Primary Brooder : Cares for 25 OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME - to 50 chicks. See
; M i e Electric Brooders are automatically controlled by means of a aed ries 5 2 ry
tch which turns the current on or off, according to the tempera- j A er the hover. The switch is simple and of lathes qualities. Bias: eared mae Charcoal or electric light bulb supplies the heat. Each } $3.45; post paid ekeye Electric Brooders have been designed for use with electric cur- $3-65.
re 1 of from 100 to 125 volts alternating, regardless of cycle. Extra charcoal sticks, each 10c.
regulator is so designed that it can be set to maintain the proper ature for the chicks with assurance of automatically holding that ature within a ten-degree variation, regardless of the temperature of m or the number of chicks under the hover at any time.
Putnam Brooder Heater
The Putnam Brooder Heater is designed for the man who wants to have a home-made brooder. Each heater ac- companied by building instructions. So con- structed that it car- ries out the foul air and draws in the fresh air, automatically. Requires filling once a week. Price, $4.75 post paid.
1-Burning
Brooder .
CRENIE INCUHE : COMPANY © - SPRINGUIELD of
Incubator and
Brooder No. 5776 Thermometers Tycos IncubationZone
ae Buckeye Incubator /hermometer »_<— thermometer, each 7 $1.00; post paid $1.10.
No. 5776 Tycos in- cubator thermome- ter, magnifying lens, white enamel scale, each $1.00; post paid $1.10. No. 5780 Tycos in- cubator thermome- : ter, each 75c; post paid 85c. When used with Stand No. 5792 Tycos § : i brooder thermom- eter, each 80c; post paid 90c. Utility, for gen- eral usage, each 75c; post paid 85dc.
Buckeye Incubators
No. 14—Style 3B -.-...-.-....- No: 16—Style EB 2 No. 17—Style E.... No. 1—Standard..... No. 2—Standard..... No. 3—Standard..... No. 4—Standard.............. No.) 5 Standard
Buckeye Incubator Parts
No. 20, for No. 27 brooder................ $ .50; post paid $ .60 No. 30, 28 and No. 29 brooders .75; post paid .85 : TICE) Fes Lo Na ke 5.00; post paid 5.25 id enameled chimney............... ... 2.503; post paid 2.65 jus with automatic valve ... 1.50; post paid 1.75
atic valve for oil jug.. 50; post paid .60
ave Colony -Burning
When used witho
“Lamp bowls for all incubators.................... $1.00, post paid $1.15
Lamp burner, No. 35 (For incubators Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 16)............-2------c-c2--eeececeeeereeces .75, post paid .85
Lamp burner, No. 300 (For incubators
Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 17).........-.--------:------e000--=° 1.00, post paid 1.10 : Lamp chimneys for all incubators................ 50, post paid .60 mrmerly No. 18) 350 Chicks ie RR Pee Ri $16.50 amp wicks, cotton, all sizes (dozen 50c) .05, post paid .05 Formerly No. 19) 500 Chicks..........-----+: 21.50 Lamp wicks, felt, all sizes (3 for 25c)........ 10c, post paid .10 ormerly No. 25) 1,000 Chicks.......----.--- 26.50 Buckeye egg-tester......-.------2--ccsscececneseececeeeeees 50, post paid .60
ostat, fits all sizes -.......-..-..- 50, post paid 60 i g 4 (Page 83) ie
Magic Egg Tester
The cut to the left shows the tester minus the fine wire clamps which are attached to the bottom for holding the egg, and which, together with the tester, are dropped in a pail of water. The water-line shows the exact grade. Eggs testing “o” or above are the kind to use for incubation. For example, eggs testing from “o” to “x” hatch to the extent of 88 per cent and 70 per cent of the chicks None to hatch Will be females.
This tester requires no skill or expense to operate—just a pair of hands and eyes. Will grade 400 per hour, and the greatest money- saver in the realm of poultry sup-
Magic \ par. 708, | {{|I Ege Tester smu plies. Fully guaranteed. $2.50 each, post paid.
X-Ray Egg Tester
Designed for use on an ordinary hand lamp and fits over any style burner with a diameter approximately that of the tester. Not as good as the Magic, because it isn’t in the same class. But, we find it very popular with the small poultry raisers. Each 30c, post paid 40c.
80% male
Wl 70% females
25% hatch
6% hatch
5% start
None to start None to hatch
HiLA — eee CAPONIZING SET
Philadelphia Caponizing Set
‘Complete set of directions accompanies each set. Pays for
' itself in a short while. Price, per set, $2.50; post paid, $2.65.
Moe’s Ideal Punch
Scissors type, cuts cleanly, does not pinch. Convenient to carry in pocket and lower end is a cigar cutter. Each 50c; post paid 55c.
Lever Poultry Punch
This new lever or plier type of poultry marker, with its hardened ball punch and die, is guar- anteed to punch clean and in addition to close edges of hole to prevent bleeding. Each 50c; post paid 55c.
Pettey’s Poultry Punch
Cuts clean hole with ——
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ease. Price
30c, post paid. ;
Coldene 3 :
Used for ordinary colds, for bronchitis, pneumonia, and for extreme cases of roup. Coldene is used in connection with Pipene. Price, 60c; post paid, 65c.
Pipene One application checks the worst case of roup. It is safer than all the other roup powders (which are given in the water), as Pipene is injected in the nostrils from inside the mouth. Price, 60c; post paid, 65c.
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MISCELLANEOUS POULTRY REQUISITES —
Improved Automatic Chick Greaser
Saves the chicks from vermin. The chicken its own doctor. Will grease 100 chickens in a few min- utes. Kills mites, fleas, lice and red bugs. The chicken, while eat- _ ing out of the pan, rubs against —:5 =, the wick, greasing itself; you don’t catch them. Put melted — lard in the tank and feed in the pan; set pan in the yard among the chicks and see how quick it works; the chicken ~ and wick come together and the vermin are killed. oO: Machine, for 50 chicks, $1.25, post paid $1.35.
LEG BANDS g Bands
Champion Le
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This aluminum band is made in one piece, adjustable to fit any fowl. Held by double lock; it is impossible for them to lose off. Numbered from 1 to 400. Price, doz., 20c; 25 for 30c; 100 for 95c, post paid. ,
Colored Leader, Adjustable
For a general purpose band that provides quick and accurate identification, this Colored Leader cannot be equalled. It will fit anything from Bantam to Cochin, or Tom Turkey or Goose. Light in weight, but of sturdy design and construc- tion. Continuous line of color around the band so that a bird ~ can be distinguished, so far as brood or pen is concerned, ~ from a distance. A “crackerjack” for trap nesting. Prices: 12 for 30c; 25 for 60c; 100 for $1.50, post paid. my
Colored Spiral Leg Bands
Made in many different colors—red, green, blue, yellow, pink, white, etc. Slip on just like a key ring; no tools required. Will not 4 come off; fowls cannot lose or remove them. &
Order by Number—
¢ 12 25 50 No. 8—Leghorns, Anconas ..................... $ .20 $ .30 $ 50 $ .80 Now 9—Larse “leshorms 22-2 te 20 .30 8.50 No. 10—Minorcas, Wyandottes, Anda- Se MUSYan Sy Se ee eee ie» | 20 320. 55 $5 No. 11—Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island as) Reds, Orpingtons -__................. 20). 25°) 60a No. 12—Cochins, Brahmas, Jersey Giants, 4 Imansshans hen sone Se 20 8 .35 6.65 20>
Postage paid or f. o. b. Memphis.
Incubator Hygrometer ae
The importance of a correct percentage of moisture during incubation makes the incubator hy- grometer as neces- sary as the incuba-
tor thermometer. Neither takes the the place of the
other, but together they give the prac- tical poultry raiser COMPANIES | the facts required Se for successfully reg- :
ulating the heat and moisture of the incubator.
NSE ENT |
Price, each $1.75; post paid $1.90.
ntrol
THADE MARE ODL EE PAT,
The ‘National cAnt Control
STOPS ANTS!—
. New Method Rids Your Home of These Pests
Antrol System exterminates the commonly known ant”—the species that infests kitchens and eats food eet substances. Unlike ordinary control methods it s the entire ant colony at the source. Also Antrol
to use around children or pets—not dangerous, Use for permanent, quick relief! Prices: trol Cottage Sets (containing 9 jars and 6-oz. cris 0 EX7EUDD) 60 CUO BOE E een ee eee ne $1.90 ling, Gn@h Golossdpeuu gegen soosougae ao embDod anu .20 ROLES MOL ISVEUD ofc ccs ce ci deities awl one ejetae 1.00
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The National Pest Control
KILLS GARDEN PESTS—
STOPS DAMAGE! worms, slugs, snails, earwigs, sowbugs, grasshoppers ther annoying pests are quickly exterminated by me i i ( d mea aZ: new preparation. Snarol is a ready prepare a 8 a simply broadcast on the ground—under the flowers
Water will not harm it. Prices: iA OE sae eal Ol Teal ta beetle ceiereey [a bic tc $ 50 Pei... i ee yy RUM chi De th Ne eek 1.00 ee cuss 3.15 xpress Extra) Cow-Ease
Cow-Ease keeps off flies; gives cows ‘a chance to feed in peace; repellant to lice; good for barn or cattle itch; does not gum the hair; increases the flow of milk; good for spraying hogs—in fact, Cow-Ease is one of the best preparations of its kind on the mar- ket. Qt. 60c; % gal. 90c; gal. $1.50 f.o.b. Memphis.
Tarx A Better Dip and Disinfectant in a Handier and Cheaper Form.
This is a high strength solidified coal tar derivative disinfectant, readily sol- uble in water. Exterminates ticks and body parasites on sheep; destroys cattle lice; prevents dis- ease among hogs; keeps buildings, bins and poultry houses anitary. Each cube makes a gallon. 1 lb. pkg. of 30 cubes, 5c; 5 Ib. pkg. of 150 cubes, $3.00. Post paid, 1 lb. pkg. 75c;
KEEPS Fie s ==(9FE = CATTLE» HORSES jf
PECLENT TOLICE.THEKS Hii COntnTAIN YER Hin Alans, “STOFEEOIN Peace ———
CARPENT MAN
glefoot Fly Spray
\ scientific, powerful, household ide that kills flies, mosqui- ioths, bedbugs, fleas and cer- r insects. Simply close the
at Destroyer destroyer of rats, mice all rodents. Not a poison; |
$s to human beings and all (XR) cweseunioe
ne rodents. They die out- [BN ,7 ao ithin a few days when you use
, Ibe a pkg., post paid.
\ N ‘te 0. GW. THUM COMPANY (f
)TTO SCHWILL & CO, MEMPHIS-SOUTH’S OLDEST SEED HOUSE ay RAT POISONS AND PEST-KILLERS
$f Ch Pe BD Gy QOO7, \ WSBx Kf Br D-BuG at, ty KILLER
Bed Bug Killer Considered the nearest thing to certain death science has yet devised. Kills the bug and the egg; insures peaceful sleep. Positively will destroy bed bugs, mites, ticks and lice in the poultry house; all fleas, ants, weevils, beetles, skip- pers, meal worms, silver fish and all the ordinary household insects, when used as directed. 1 pt. pkg. 35c. Cannot be
mailed. Roach Killer
This preparation is not poisonous to pet animals or human beings. It affects only such insects as Roaches, Water Bugs, etc., and can be used in the home and pantry with freedom. It is made of perfectly clean materials and has no odor, but it surely will rid any building of Roaches and Water Bugs when properly used. Small size 40c; large size 75c; post
paid. Ant Bane
Will rid any building of House Ants; also effective against outdoor Ants, House Centipedes, Blood-sucking Cone-nose, Book Lice, White Ants and similar troublesome insects that resist other means of riddance when properly applied. Small size 40c; large size 75c, post paid.
Red Cross Rat and Mouse Embalmer
A sure rat and mouse destroyer that does the work thoroughly and without any odor. It is absolutely one of the best preparations of its kind on the market and having tried it ourselves, we can rec- ommend it to our customers, knowing that it will give satisfaction. Price, 25c and 50c per pkg., by express only, it being a poison and can not be mailed.
Mouse Seed
Attracts mice only and not injurious to children or pets. Drives them out to die. Price—Box 25c; post paid 30c.
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Used wherever glass is ‘needed for the transmission of light. Some of its commonest applications are: Hotbeds and coldframe sash, plant protectors, barns and outhouses, greenhouses and propagating houses, windows, doors and skylights for dairy houses; poultry houses, scratch pens and brooders, garage doors and windows, office and factory par- titions.
A hammer and staples are the only tools necessary. Cut by scissors. Sold in rolls three feet wide. Priced by run- ning foot, meaning one foot long by three feet wide.
afte (GroikSC kbs), <<) eiss.2 S eetgi a eneters, shel melee $ .35; post paid $ .45 83 TS (CHEST MA OD Pavement peace OkoIe ELetaier ls 5 -90; post paid 1.00 pen tata ls SO, LES)! 4 aqeisyeisaieuBeuc Ruateye ceeeteyeebes 1.40; post paid 1.55 NOMA ASO Sas LES) so Sie Sie ene eect eee teas 2.25; post paid 2.40
25 ft. (75 sq. ft. 5.00; post paid 5.25
Glass-Cloth
Ideal for scratch sheds, poul- try houses,brooder houses, green- houses, storm windows, doors. Prices—15-yd. roll, 35 in. wide (will cover scratch shed 9x15 feet) $5.00; 6 yds. (54 sq. ft.) $2.25; 3 yds. (27 sq. ft.) $1.26 post paid.
Tuck End Butter Cartons
Made for one-pound square prints, suitable for par- cel post shipments. Not corrugated. These cartons are of the finest grade of manila paper, paraffined both sides. Doz. 20c; 100 for 90c. Post paid, doz. 25c; 100 for $1.00.
BUTTER PAPER In sheets of standard size, 9x12 inches. for 35c; 500 for $1.50, post paid.
Prices—100
Licene Licene will destroy every louse and “nit” on your chickens, usually keeping them free from lice for six months. Per tube, 60c; post paid, 65c.
Diarrene Prevents and checks White Diarrhoea in baby chicks. Reaches the very seat of this dreaded trouble, and is a safe remedy. Price 60c; post paid, 65c.
Blackman’s Salt Brick
This is a tonic and conditioner for horses, mules, cattle and sheep. Drop brick in feed box and stock will dose them- selves. Weight 2% Ibs. Per brick, 25c; post paid, 35c.
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EGG CARRIERS, CARTO
SEED HOUSE ri NS, SCREEN GLASS
Humpty Dumpty Egg Carrier
Ship eggs easily without ; breaking. Customer returns the case by mail knocked down, for it’s a Humpty Dumpty folding crate. Dis- tinguished by the red top rails. An exceptional car- tier for Parcel Post and Ex- press shipments, 3, 6 and 12 dozen sizes. Strong and durable. No tools required to set them up. Can be used over and over.
3-dozen size 6-dozen size 12-dozen size
Metal Egg Crates
Indestructible; pays for itself in a few ship- ments; lasts for years; makes interchangeable , shipping easy. Buy yours now and realize more money for your eggs. Your friends want them.
The Metal Edge Filler is a wonder. Recent inven- tion and can not be beat for safely carrying eggs by mail. Light in weight Z =e but strong. Metal Egg Crate og Q=dOzemi {Si Zeya $1.50; post paid $1.60 3-dozen size ; post paid 1.90 4-dozen size 6-dozen size
; post paid $ .6 3; post paid post paid
This package may be seale with gummed tape. Bear
particularly for transportatio of valuable eggs for hatching. The maximum of safety is a sured.
These boxes are printed with forwarding and shipper’s ad.- dress lines.
They are made in the fol- lowing sizes: ; Liye
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For Hatching Eggs
ieee cE SIZe Meee ete ee oo eS 25c; 12 for $2. iByaparcelijpostie. 2! Se en ee ‘
BOzep Re AEsizes ere ie ate eee ae
IByaparcele post.q0 use Oo eM
Worm Emulsion
DONT DIE omae - FROM MERE Bay, EXPULSION
DESTROY
Remedy for mild or severe worm infection, §
including tape, round @ THEM SURE é WITH BARNES or pin worm. Also EMULSION
builder of health and Le vitality. Prices—
Pt. 60c; post paid 70c. Qt. $1; post paid $1.15. Gal. $3; post paid $3.25.
i BANDS, BASKETS AND SPRINKLERS
- Germaco Hotkaps
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Plant Bands or Paper Pots
The simplest way to handle plants for transplanting is to grow them in our Ready-To-Use plant bands. Made without bot- toms as they handle just as well and give the roots more room. Size 2x2 inches, 2% inches deep.
Packed 250 to carton. Price, 100 for 60c; 250 for $1.25; 1,000 for $3.75. By parcel post, 100 for 70c; 250 for $1.40; 1,000 for $4.00, post paid.
Frost Protectors
Made from black, shiny weath- erproof paper and will last indefi- nitely. Cone shaped, 50 to pack- age, with stakes for locking the uses for each plant, eco- edges and anchoring to _ the ically priced; to insure ground. Eliminates hurried hunt mst the crop hazards of frost, rain, wind and insects. fr tin cans and coverings. Price,
le of strong, durable, specially prepared waxed paper, 12 for 60c; 25 for $1.10; 50 for ht in weight, ready to use, easily ventilated. Prices—100, $2-00; 100 for $3.75. By parcel $3.20, post paid. Not prepaid, 100, $1.25: 150” post, 12 for 70c; 25 for $1.25; 50 for $2.25; 100 for $4.10, post paid.
hey are individual hot-
Wire Hanging Baskets
When lined with green sheet moss and filled with blooming plants they are attractive addi- tions to the porch. Painted green and made in three sizes.
pearance. Made of steel re and tinned after being ( Very strong. Easily
put up and instantly removed; rylcas is Meer) MMMM RIE E N.S ie $ .25 ay iches in diameter. Each 10-i h h : 35 doz. $2.50. Post paid, i ee oreen ae eh :
Oc. AD*inchhs teach 2.20 aE Se 50
Post paid, 10c each extra.
Green Sheet Moss
For lining wire flower baskets. One pound is enough for two ordinary size baskets. 1 Ib. 60c: by parcel post, 70c.
olid brass, compact, marvel. rs area of 60x15 feet. Each
Fountain Lawn Sprinkler
This is an ideal sprinklers for any lawn. Can be attached to any hose and throws out 2 fine mist-like spray. Heavy enough to hold fast against water pressure. Flower beds and lawns demand attention in the summer and can not thrive without water. But, you
haven’t the time to look after the job daily. This sprink- ler turns the trick for you, while you read the “a paper. Will pay for Ne. ALE jj itself in one week. Price. oma $1.25; post paid, $1.50
ctions at once or concentrates wherever water is wanted. Gives i gentle mist, a soaking down- ur or light shower—all at in- t command. Each $3.50; post $3.70.
FOUNTAL
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Constructed along same lines as Fountain type, but is not as large. Can be placed in front of flower
Z bed and will throw water -” Mogul garden hose is vulcanized under high steam jj, one direction without
ure which thoroughly forces the rubber through the . : S of the yarn. This prevents kinking and lengthens ey eis or Olee nest Fifty feet, 5/8 in. hose, with couples, $6.50 f.o.b. Caceres
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“‘South’s Oldest Seed House’’
M. COYLE SHEA, President GENERAL INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS TO CUSTOMERS
PRICES
The prices we quote on vegetable seeds will hold good as long as stocks last. The prices on grass seeds, grains and all farm seeds are those ruling January 1, 1928, and are subject to changes.
Notice carefully the prices. Be sure to know whether we or you are to pay the carrying charges, and bear in mind that we do not pay the express or freight charges on pecks or bushels, nor on any tools, bulbs, grass seeds, field seeds or fertilizers, except where we so state on the pages where the
oods are priced. ; z POSTAGE
We pay postage on all seeds quoted by the package, ounce, or pound, and upon all goods in our catalog when it says parcel post paid.
QUANTITY BUYERS
Market gardeners and those using large quantities of seed should send us a list of their requirements. Prices will be furnished promptly, and we can frequently make a substantial reduction on large orders.
ERRORS
While we exercise the greatest care in filling orders, endeav— oring to do a little more than we offer, yet in the press of business errors sometimes will be made, in which event we wish to be promptly notified of the fact and will make such corrections as will be entirely satisfactory. Customers should be very clear and explicit in making out all orders, and
PLANTS, BULBS AND NURSERY
Plants, bulbs and nursery are never forwarded on the same day with seeds ordered at the same time. They are sent direct from the nursery and, therefore, are usually delayed.
CASH WITH ORDER
Please send money with the order sufficient to cover the whole bill and remit by express or postal money order. Checks covering payment of- goods must include 10 cents for collecting them. You will avoid delay by remitting by express or postoffice money order. We refuse to send goods ‘Collect On Delivery” unless remittances are made on account to guarantee acceptance. Our terms are cash; we do not open any accounts.
NON-WARRANTY
3 i Most of the failures with seeds, plants and bulbs are due to causes entirely beyond our control, such as unfavorable weather or soil conditions, too deep or shallow planting, etc., which renders it impossible for us to guarantee success, and, although we tuke 4ll possible care to supply only such goods as will, under. proper conditions, produce satisfactory results, we wil] give no warranty, express or implied, as to descrip- tion, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants wejsell and will not be responsible for the crop. It must, however, be plain to every one who gives the matter the slightest thought, that it is to our best
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thereby help us to avoid errors. Please keep copies of all
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A Page Alfalfa Seed... Inside Cover Fertilizers Asparagus Seed and Roots.........___12 Feterita ..... INT ticho kes) eles oa ee eee Flower Seeds Fly Killer — GIES Fountains for Poultry_..............__79 Mield” ‘Beans Se eed ee ee 60=61 io 2 se ERT, Glass Cloth —.... L8G
Gold Fish and Supplies......_-__.-.76 Grass Seeds... 48-49 and Cover Grit for) ‘Poultry eee
H Hanging Baskets —..-___._______87 Hedve: Plants). 2 ee eee G4 Herb: Seed) 220s a8 2s oe We ell, Horse Radish —_. SENSO T Hotbed Sash .....W... Sea 25 Incubators 2222 ee ees Inoculation<;-233— Se ee 0 Cc Insecticides —_._.._._..____..__ 66-67
Cabbage __...........
Cabbage Plants.
Calf Meal...
Canary Birds...
Cantaloupe
Carbola _..
Carrots _. Deeks a es ee ae 27
Cauliflower Leg Bands for Poultry. 84
Gelery 2... Hetiice === 28
Charcoal for Poultry. Lespedeza —.....
Chervil .......
Chicory Mangel Wurzel .
Clover See Vaile.
Collards ___... Mills, Grinding ..
Corn, Garden Milo Maize ....
Corn, Field Mushroom Sp
Corn, Pop Musk Melon .....
Corn Salad .... Mustard ........
Cotton Duster . Cotton Seed .
Nasturtium, Tall and Dwarf
Cow Peas__ Nests and Nest Eggs.. Cress. ............ Cucumber Oats : AT D Okran (eee. Dandelion Onion Seeds and Sets. Dog Food and Supplies.. Onion Plants ............ Oyster Shell for E P Heol Planta. ae Parsley a Egg Shipping Boxes. Parsnips 33 Egg Tester Pasture Grass Mixture. 48 Endive Peanuts ............ Evergreens 65 Peas, Garden
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QUANTITY PRICE LIST, Pages 89 and 90
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Plants, Vegetable 0... Planters 2 Poultry Feeds... Poultry Supplies Pumpkin
Red Top Grass... Roach Killer —_____..
Roses) ies a a eas Rhubarb Seed and Roots._..._..__._39 Rutabara ise 52 ves ee ee Rf heel eat etapa asthe,
Sprinklers _ Sorghum Sorrel —.. Soy Beans. Speltz Spray Pumps Squash .__...... Stock Peas Stock Remedies ... Strawberry Plants... Sudan Grass...
Sweet Peas Sweet Potato Swiss Chard ................. e T Thermometers Timothy ...... Tobacco ... Tomatoes —. Tools, Garden Tuirnips
Vegetable Plants Ralat Velvet Beans Vetch 2k
Watermelons Wheaties Whitewasher
‘OTTO SCHWILL & CO.MEMPHIS-SOUTH'S OLDEST SEED HOUSE |"
SCHWILL’S QUANTITY PRICE LIST
Memphis, Tenn., January 1, 1928
NET CASH GOODS—AIll prices quoted in this list are present values and subject to change without notice, and provided our stock is unsold. We do not, however, expect many changes, and our customers may rely upon receiving the very lowest prices current at the time their orders are received.
TERMS—As the prices are NET CASH, a remittance must accompany all orders. These prices are F. O. B. Memphis, sacks included. Freight or express charges must be paid by the purchaser.
PARCEL POST—When any items ordered from these prices are to be sent by mail, sufficient money must be added to the following prices to pay postage.
ARTICHOKES (Page 12) ONION SETS—Bu. 32 lbs. (Page 32) 1tb. Pk. Bu. Pk. Bu. Gerusalem (Bu. 50 Ibs.).........--...-.--ccc---1--+- $ 15 $ 90 $ 2.75 $1.00 $3.50 1.00 3.50 S, BUSH—Green Pod—Bu. 60 lbs. : oe es 115 3.95 BENS: (Page 13) 4 Qts. Pk. Bu. Win tem Mul tipi ers memset serene eee Write for Prices Black Walentine............-...---.---.:--------+-eseees+-0-+ $1.50 $2.75 § 9.95 Hopkins’ Improved Red Valentine............ 1.50 2.75 9.95 SEED POTATOES—Bu. 60 lbs. Improved Extra Early Red Valentine........ 1.50 2.75 9.95 Red Triumphs, Northern Grown.................. Write fon Prices Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod_................. 1.55 2.80 10.25 Red Triumphs, Tennessee 2nd Crop.......... Waite tanmeiogs Giant Stringless Green Pod...................... 1.65 3.00 10.80 Imishy Cobbler esa eee eee Waite coo Prince Tennessee Green Pod..............----------------------- 1.75 3.20 11.75 Lomo: Woman Waite fon Prices TLepia ARON eee ee ee : 2.75 9.95 Refugee, 1,000 to 1.... . ape ae SEED SWEET POTATOES—Bu. 45 lbs. JB OVEUTY OB 0 : : : ca see Sees Bae a ee Write for Prices ortorRico Yam:....£.20l 8. ee eee ite i BEANS, BUSH—Wax Pod—Bu. 60 lbs. ‘cartes SNRIES 005 EE (Page 14) 4 Qts. k. u. PEAS, GARDE Prolific Black Wak.....--2---:cc0----cssssssseseseees $1.70 $3.05 $11.15 ‘ Pagal 34-35) Currie’s Rust Proof Wakx......2:::2:2::-.010----- 1.55 2.80 10.25 4Qts. Pk. Bu Davis White Kidney Wak.......-2------:.0----- 1.75 3.25 11.95 ATasikam (Gus GU) tis o\eee as ere oe eee $1.40 $2.50 $ 8.95 Improved Golden Wax....--:::-:+---------- 70 3.05 11.15 American Wonder (Bu. 56 lbs.) 150 2.80 10.25 Wardwell’s Kidney Wax SA Oi 1250 Ueieme tes bre ye amen 7 aah os eee ; ‘ Ameer, or Large Alaska (Bu. 60 Ibs.)...... 150 2.80 10.25 First and Best (Bu. 60 Ibs.)..........0.......... 1.50 2.70 9.75 BEANS, POLE OR RUNNING—Bu. 60 lbs. Gradus, or Prosperity (Bu. 56 lIbs.)............ 1.70 3.15 11.50 (Page 15) 4 Qts. Pk. Bu. Prolific Early Market (Bu. 60 lbs.)............ 1.65 3.00 10.80 LOT) Si HOA WIG (yo $1.50 $2.70 $ 9.75 McLean’s Little Gem (Bu. 56 Ibs.)............ 1.55 280 10.25 White Creaseback.... eects 1.55 2.80 10.25 Champion of England (Bu. 56 Ibs.)............ 1.70 3.05 11.15 Red Speckled Short Cut................2.2..02------- 1.65 3.00 10.80 Large White Marrowfat (Bu. 60 Ibs.)...... 1.20 2.10 7.50 Scotia or Cornfield : 2.70 9.75 Telephone (Bu. 56 Ibs.) ....-..c00-0000------------- 1.55 2.80 10.25 Wazy UWife...)U 28... a é 2.80 10.25 Laxtoniam (Bu; 56 Ibs}):42.222...4.0) 0 1.75. 3.25 11.95 Golden Cluster Wax A 3.40 12.50 Mammoth Melting Sugar (Bu. 56 lbs.)...... 1.70. 3.05 11.15 MeGaslanienPole veces ces esses. SY : 3.25 11.95 Extra Early Market (Bu. 60 Ibs.)................ 1.70 3.05 11.15 Kentucky Wonder Wax 4 3.40 12.50 SEED CORN—White—Bu. 56 lbs. BEANS, POLE LIMA—Bu. 60 Ibs. (Pages 44 and 45) (Page 16) 4 Qts. Pk. Bu. Carolina Sieva or Small Lima.................--... $1.50 $2.70 $ 9.75 Schwill’s White Cob White Prolific LTTE) (OL Ad 1S) (CHU a (2) eee ee : 2.80 10.25 Schwill’s Red Cob White Prolific............ Large White Lima.......................... 5 3.05 11.15 Payiasten) esgic Ste ere ee Schwill’s Monstrous Lima . 3.05 11.15 Nos byaSiecolihi ce een (GMCS) OME TAS 0 : 2.70 9.75 Schwill’s Prize Medal North Carolina White Prolific BEANS, BUSH LIMA—Bu. 60 lbs. Schwill’s Ninety Day Early White................ (Page 16) 4 Qts. Pk. Bu. St. Charles White Red Cob... Henderson’s Bushh.............--.-----s----c-+se000eeseesese= $1.50 $2.70 $ 9.75 Wexi CAT SU 2.25 so crn ee ree ener eee ees Burpee’s Improved Bush Cores 2.00 3.75 © 13.75 Raitisp Whitey Denti eee ee Hordnookwbiustieen ee 2.45 440 16.50 Champion White Pearl... loway Silver) Mine= ee CORN, GARDEN bppanenee fe ates SOD) NIB sacs (Pages 22 and 23) s. Ms ft a> ihn are Ane hab ate? Extra Early Adams (Bu. 56 Ibs.)............---- $0.85 $1.45 § 4.75 SchwitS eee ESE. Golden Bantam (Bu. 45 Ibs.)......-..2--02-------- ve er wenscees aTEG SPs tragetaeie ahi eee Golden Cream (Bu. 45 Ibs.).........-------------- - OR ba es Early ate (Bu. 45 ae ee Sis AA 1.00% | 1575 § Got SEED CORN—Yellow—Bu. 56 lbs. Adams Large Early (Bu. 56 Ibs.)..........--.--- 85 861.45 4.75 (Pages 44 and 46) Schwill’s Imp. Lge. Adams (Bu. 56 lbs.) .85 1.45 4.75 o Pk. Bu. 2% Bu. Sehyill’s| Barly Stxprise (Bu, 56 lbs... 70 1.20 3.75 Schwill’s Re-Selected Yellow Dent................ $1.10 $3.90 $9.50 Country Gentleman (Bu. 45 Ibs.)............ MOOe AZO 4 =. -2s Yow -Gold Mine sritttocscsssncesenctnetrasccnsesncne= ne eteaee 15 «62.50 «5.95 Mammoth or Large Sugar (Bu. 45 lbs.)...... TENOR 19 ae. -o oe Schwill’s Ninety Day Early Yellow.............. 3d 6.2.50 3865.95 Stowell’s Evergreen (Bu. 45 Ibs.)..........-...-- NEOO) eka! sees Reid’s Yellow Denti). .28. 2.58 3... ccscce oto teoee ss 15 «62.50 5.95 White Evergreen (Bu. 45 Ibs.)............+.---- 100 nel 75. * ..0-.-52 Improved Yellow Leaming..........- 75 6.2.50 5.95 Schwill’s Wonder Bantam (Bu. 45 lbs.).... : 20ye 22D) ee Tennessee Mammoth Yellow 80 2.75 6.65
Golden Giant (Bu. 45 IDS.) ..escscccssssse00o- (an ee Early Yellow Camada.ccccccc.ccccccccccccccceeene 95 3.50 8.50
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S OLDEST SEED HOUSE
- CLOVER SEED (Pages 52 and Cover)
Pk. Bu. Alfalfa, Certified Hairy Pertviat 2222. (Bu. 60 lbs.) $4.00 $15.00 Alfalfa, Fey. Native...........- (Bu. 60 lbs.) 3.85 14.50 Alfalfa, Dakota No. 12 NC ya =e eae i (Bu. 60 Ibs.) 4.95 18.75 Deltawi$-22 3 Cees (Bu. 60 Ibs.) 4.95 18.75 Red Clover, Fey. Ohio........ (Bu. 60 lbs.) 6.40 24.60 Mam. or Sapling Clover....(Bu. 60 Ibs.) 6.75 25.25 Alsike,, Glovers3.=- 5-3 (Bu. 60 lbs.) 6.25 23.75 White Dutch................ . 60 Ibs.) 5.95 22.50
Crimson Clover . 60 lbs.)
Japan Clover (Lespedeza
100 lbs.
$24.50 23.50
29.95 29.95 39.95 41.95 38.50 36.75
Write for Prices
Striata) pe ee (Bu. 25 lbs.) 1.10 3.95 15.70 Melilotus (White Sweet Clover) coe ee eee (Bu. 60 lbs.) 2.50 9.20 14.10 Bur Clover (in burr).......... (Bu10albs) 150 14.95 GRASS SEEDS (Pages 48, 49 and Cover) 10-Ib. 50-lb. 100-Ib. Schwill’s Emerald Lawn Grass.............----. $4.30 $20.50 $39.75 Shady Spot Lawn Grass...........-.--.---------+---=: 4.50 21.75 42.50 Permanent Pasture Grass MIX ees hee ee eh (14 Ibs.) 2.95 12.95 24.75 Permanent Meadow Grass NT XA tre ee eee ras ees (14 lbs.) 2.95 12.95 24.75 Permanent Hog Pasture Mixt. 2 een See (14 Ibs.) 2.95 13.40 25.50 Timothy and Alsike Mixture.................. 2.50 10.95 20.95 Kentucky Blue Grass........ (Bu. 14 Ibs.) 3.00 14.25 27.50 English Rye Grass.........-....-- (Bu. 14 Ibs.) 1.80 6.95 12.95 Johnson Grass.........-.----------- (Bu. 25 lbs.) 1.35 6.15 11.25 Orchard Grass.......... (Bu. 14 Ibs.) 2.80 12.90 24.75 err ay GEASS scree aaa eneeeenaenee 3.25 14.50 27.95 Red Top or Herds Grass, Fancy Seed.... 2.75 12.50 24.00 Canadian Blue Grass.......... (Bu. 14 lbs.) 2.50 11.75 21.95 Tall Meadow Oat Grass......(Bu. 14 Ibs.) 2.60 11.75 22.50 SPIN OLY ae eee (Bu. 45 lbs.) 1.00 4.50 7.95 Sudan Grass é 2.75 4.95 Carpet Grass 12.50 24.00 FIELD BEANS—Bu. 60 lbs. (Pages 54, 55) 4 Qts. Pk. Bu. Velvet Beans, Early Bird, Speckled........ $0.45 $0.75 $2.50 Velvet Beans, Osceola........-.2..21:.222----00-------= 50 85 2.95 Soy Beans, Mammoth Yellow 50 80 2.75 Soy» Bears) Bil ox ese neces 55 95 3.45 Soy Beans, Otootan........... Write for Prices Soy Beans, Laredo........... 65 1.10 3.95 Soy Beans, Virginia 60 1.00 3.50
COW PEAS—Bu. 60 lbs. (Page 56)
Black
Mixed
WHITE TABLE PEAS—Bu. 60 lbs.
(Page 56)
4 Qts. Pk. California Large White Blackeyed............ $1.15 $1.95 NWVi the ESTO WIRCY.CC yess erecta nee cemetaee aby Tek White Lady Pease.) 222. 62 eae 1.60 2.95 White Sugar Crowder... 222 sea2= 25a 2:25 Brown | Sugar ‘Crowdev......-..-...-.-----:-.-----s--cs-0= 1.25 2.25
PEANUTS (Page 53)
Pk. Bu. Spanish Peanuts................... (Bu. 22 lbs.) $0.85 $2.75 Tenn. Mam. Long Red.......... (Bu. 22 lbs. .85 2.75 Mammoth White Virginia.(Bu. 22 lbs.) 1.00 3.50
Valencia Peanuts...................- (Bu. 22 lbs.) Write for
100 Ibs. $ 9.95 9.95 14.95 Prices
MILLET SEED (Page 54) 10-lb. 50-Ib. Tennessee Golden Millet....(Bu. 50 Ibs.) $0.75 $3.25 Japanese or Barnyard.......... (Bu. 50 Ibs.) 1.25 4.00 Pearl, or Cat Tail Millet....(Bu. 50 lbs.) 1.60 7.25 SORGHUM OR SUGAR CANE—Bu. 50 lbs. (Page 58) 10-Ib. 50-Ib. Sagwain! tit 00) 20 ire ao Ble eee ey ae $0.80 $2.95 Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane............ 15 2.95 Japanese Honey Syrup Cane 65 2.45 Early Orange Sorghum................ 50 1.60 Early Amber Sorghum 00 §=61.60 Red Top Sorghum............ 45 1.50 White Kaffir Corn...... At 743h Red Kaffir Corn.......... 55 2.45 Yellow Milo Maize._............. 55 = 2.35
Feterita
SEED OATS—Bu. 32 lbs. (Page 47) 1-Bu. 5-Bu. Early; Burt:.=:: 2 ee $1.00 $4.75 Red Rust Proof 1.00 4.75 Applenis 2<t ses SS AR ee ee ee ere AO Seoco, BN any eos te eee Write for
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS (Pages 47-57)
Pk. Speltz> oreEnmer =. (Bu. 40 Ibs.) $1.00
Red May Wheat............ Barley
ee (Bu. 60 lbs.) _.85
Japanese Buckwheat............................ (Bu. 50 lbs.) ~.70 Silver Huli Buckwheat........................ (Bu. 50 Ibs.) .70 Broom Corn, Imp. Evergreen.......... (Bu. 46 Ibs.) 95 Broom Corn, Dwarf Okla................ (Bu. 46 lbs.) 1.00
10-lb. Spring Vetch 2.22. ee $1.50
Sand, or Hairy Vetch
100-Ib. $ 6.25 7.75 13.50
100-Ib. $5.75 5.50 4.50 2.95 2.95 2.85 4.25 4.50 4.25
Write for Prices
10-Bu. $ 9.00 9.00 10.00 Prices
Bu. $3.50 2.75
..-(Bu. 48 lbs.) Write for Prices
2.40 2.40 3.25 3.50 50-Lb. $5.50
Write for Prices
Sunflower, Russian..i......-...c.2-ceccceececeoeee 1.25 4.95 Rape, Dwarf Essex 1.25 5.15 COTTON SEED—Bu. 30 lbs. (Pages 50 and 51) 1-Bu. 5-Bu. 10-Bu. Half sand: Hal f3 2s eee $10.00 $19.50 Simpkin’s Prolific..........................-. 10.00 19.50 Wannamaker-Cleveland .... 10.00 19.50 King’s Early Improved 10.00 19.50 Acall aes) sic: ren eae eee eee IO ES Pat) Delfos 6102 10.00 19.50 Delfos 631 10.00 19.50 Delfos 911 11.95 23.50 Station Trice 27-241.......... 10.00 19.50 Mebane: frinmph?= 2 ees eee 10.00 19.50 POULTRY FEEDS, Etc. (Page 78)
25-lb. 50-Ib. 100-lb. Pound Squab Pigeon Feed............................ $1.40 $2.65 $4.75 Darling’s Meat Scraps. 1.50 2.85 5.50 Red Comb Secratch............. Red Comb Laying Mash Wri Red Comb Coarse Chick ae Red Comb Fine Chick... for
Prices
Red Comb Starting Mash Red Comb Growing Mash
are subject to change without notice.
If prices are Lower, Refund Will Be Made;
IF HIGHER, WE WILL ADVISE.
QUANTITY PRICES QUOTED
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The soil should be rich and well pulverized. ‘Otherwise it will be necessary to haul in enough good dirt to make a covering one foot deep. This should be of medium texture and the surface should be smooth and fine, with stones, roots and clots removed. Before sowing the seed a commercial lawn grass fer- ‘tilizer should be worked in at the rate of 500 pounds per acre. After this wait for the soil to settle thoroughly—and you can’t wait too long. It is best to wait for several hard rains, but if the weather is dry it will be necessary to soak the ground well and then wait until the dirt is not sticky when pressed in the hand. Then, you are ready. But, do not proceed if the wind is blowing. Use one pound of seed for every 15x15 or 225 square feet, and sow North and South and then East and West, or vice versa. This insures even distribution. Follow by using a light roller or the back of the spade to press the seed gently into the soil. Mow first with a sharp scythe and afterward with the lawn- mower.
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A Beautiful Lawn
Schwill’s Emerald Lawn Grass
This is by far the best mixture of grasses offered for the purpose of quickly producing a permanent lawn. It is prepared from our own formula and is a careful blending of varieties adapted to producing the thick growth and velvety appearance so much sought after. Each variety of grass in its composition is there for a special purpose—some for making strong, fibrous roots, which take hold upon the soil and keep the turf in place; others of a creeping nature quickly fill up any bare spots which may be caused by the taller sorts dying down; varieties which are useful for their color value, and also kinds that are able to withstand the beating down of excessive rains. Whether you want to seed a small grass plot in your yard, or a lawn of more pretentious size, you should use Emerald Lawn Grass Mixture at the rate of one pound for every 225 square feet, and produce the results as shown inthe picture above. 1 th. 50c, post paid.
Shady Spot Lawn Grass Usually it is quite difficult to obtain a satisfactory growth of grass under trees and in shady places. For sowing such places we recommend the use of our Shady Spot Mixture. It will quickly produce an abundant and even growth of beautiful green grass. The grasses used in making this special mixture are only those that are well adapted for growing
in the shade, and it blends well with our Emerald Lawn Mixture. Use one pound for every 225 square feet. 1 tb. 60c, post paid.
Kentucky Blue Grass
6565856858505 SS Intended for moist or cool, shady nooks. Although it grows
ZA i almost wild in its native state of Kentucky, it is not successful in WI ( D : points further South. Unlike Bermuda, it can not stand the sum- mat BRA N D aa mer sun and will burn up in the first hot spell. Therefore, we do
not recommend it for a permanent lawn that will be exposed to the
see sun. Plant it in the shade only. 1 Ib. 50c, post paid.
Sheep Manure. eS ee Schwill’s Winter Grass
A . A Positively the most famous mixture in the South. It is a reve-
pizaed pea epee ne cn ecated Sheep) manure, lation in the seed trade and an unexplained mystery to thousands uniformly pulverized with all weed seeds killed, of satisfied patrons. Planted from September to December and will Every atom is available for use. It is economical convert your bare and brown sod into a green that surpasses the and convenient summer’s brightest shade. This mixture is so great a part of our ; fall business that we issue a special pamphlet, with complete in- structions, prices and suggestions. Ready every September. Write for free copy.
For prices turn back to Page 59.
Other Grasses In addition to the grasses described on this page we also stock Italian Rye, Carpet, Sudan, Orchard, Johnson, Canadian Blue and
Tall Meadow Oat Grass. Descriptions and prices will be found on pages 48 and 49.
all of the standard varieties, such as Bermuda, Redtop, English and —
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