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32. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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ROMAINE.

ROMAINE
ROMAINE.--Really a variety of lettuce, though so very different from the sorts usually grown that it is classed separately. Very popular in France, where choice flavor in vegetables is especially appreciated. The leaves are of rather light green color shading to white when blanched. It is more uniform growing and self-folding than any other variety of cos lettuce, so that it is not really necessary to tie the leaves together in order that it may blanch. We hope all our customers will give this grand novelty a trial this season and we are sure that you will be more than pleased with it. Possesses a flavor peculiarly its own, crisp and delicious, and people who grow it once are sure to continue. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, ¼ lb. 50c.

[image] MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY.

SALSIFY
VEGETABLE OYSTER
(One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill, 8 lbs. to the acre.)
Why don't you grow salsify? It is one of the most delicious and nutritious of vegetables and should be more generally cultivated for use in winter, when the supply of really good vegetables is so limited. It has the true oyster flavor, and makes a delicious and inexpensive substitute for them in soup, etc. Cultivate like parsnips.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND.--Average fully double size of old Long White. Roots are white, smooth, and, notwithstanding their enormous size, of superior quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, ¼ lb. 50c, lb. $1.25.

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Received the box of seeds on Monday, all in good shape, and am very well pleased with them, and can recommend your company to my neighbors.--Mrs. T. A. Mitchell, Linn County, Iowa.
We have been doing business with you for past six years and your seeds have all come up to your recommendations. It is a pleasure to do business with you.--J. D. H. Smith, Hornbeck, La.
I am very thankful for the seeds I bought of you last year. The crops were the very finest I ever raised in Missouri.--L. C. Cassy, Rogersville.
We received the seeds O. K. They are fine; such nice large packages. I am sure I will have good luck with them. Thank you for promptness.--Mrs. Dr. N. T. Baird, El Paso, Texas.
I have used your seeds for four years and they are by far the best I ever used.--Mrs. J. S. Leamer, Polo, Mo.
The seeds we purchased from you last year produced the finest vegetables we have ever raised. N. B. Larson, Powels [Powell?], Nebr.

FERTILIZE YOUR GARDEN
Increase the Yield and Improve the Quality of Vegetables
Just a comparatively small amount of fertilizer will greatly improve the soil of the garden if the fertilizer contains the proper constituents. Ordinary manure, well rotted, will be beneficial but will not supply all the necessary elements for best results. Soiling crops plowed under will help a lot, but even these will not entirely meet the requirements. The one element most necessary (Potash) is a mineral salts and is most readily obtained in commercial form. As the best help to increase the vegetable crops and to stimulate quick growth which results in extra quality, we have prepared
OUR POTASH GARDEN GROWER
which is a composition of animal and mineral products; is compounded by ourselves and contains humus, nitrogen and potash in just the right proportions for the growth of all vegetables. You cannot appreciate the difference in vegetables that are given good cultivation and plenty of plant food in easily assimilated form, until you have tried for yourself. You do not require a great amount of Potash Garden Grower. Use at the rate of 50 lbs. to 2,500 square feet, applied broadcast just before plowing the ground. The effect will be seen in the vegetable growth the whole summer. We have other fertilizers for lawn and similar purposes but our Potash Garden Grower is compounded especially for gardening work. By freight, not prepaid, per 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs. $3.00; 500 lbs., $14.00.

RHUBARB
OR PIE PLANT
(One ounce will produce about 100 plants.)

[image] IDEAL MAMMOTH RHUBARB

Succeeds best in deep, rich soil. Sow in the spring in drills, cover one inch. Thin plants to six inches apart. Transplant in autumn or spring to permanent beds three feet apart each way.
For price of rhubarb roots see page 38.
IDEAL MAMMOTH.--This new variety, which is decidedly the finest and but of all, originated with Dr. Kennicott, of Illinois. The stalks are much larger than the Victoria or any other sort and are also produced in much greater abundance. Like all other highly improved sorts it seeds sparingly and comes more nearly true to name when grown from seed than most other sorts. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, ¼ lb. 75c.
VICTORIA.--For many years the standard variety of rhubarb. The stalks are not so large as the Ideal Mammoth, but are preferred by many on account of their more piquant and richer flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, ¼ lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.

SPINACH
(One ounce will sow about 80 ft. of drill, 10 lbs. to acre.)
Makes the finest "greens" of any plant in cultivation. For summer sow early in spring in deep, rich soil, one foot apart in drills; cover one inch; sow at intervals of two weeks all through season. For very early use sow first of September and protect with straw.

[image] VICTORIA SPINACH.

VICTORIA.--A variety distinguished by exceedingly dark, black-green color and for its very long standing qualities, being two or three weeks later than the ordinary varieties. The leaves are thick and spread out flat upon the ground. Is excellent for spring sowing, but not sufficiently hardy to withstand winter in this locality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ¼ lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. or more at 25c per lb.
LONG STANDING.--Standard with gardeners; leaves thick, fleshy and crumpled, round, large, and dark green color; slow to run to seed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ¼ lb. 15c, lb. 35c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. or more at 20c per lb.
BLOOMDALE.--Savoy-leaved, curled sort, very popular in the south. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ¼ lb. 20c, lb. 35c.
NEW ZEALAND.--Very useful to supply the place of ordinary spinach during the hottest months of the year, or in dry, arid localities. A few plants will supply a family with this delicious vegetable from July until October. A distinct variety of merit. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, ¼ lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

SEE PAGE 63 FOR SPECIAL LAWN FERTILIZERS TO MAKE THE GRASS GROW STRONG.