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Title: 1926 seeds
Identifier: 1926seeds1926wwba (find matches)
Year: 1926 (1920s)
Authors: W. W. Barnard & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Barnard
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago 61 LETTUCE—Continued May King*. Can be planted very early in the spring. Matures more quickly than any other of its class, forming large heads, the inner leaves blanching yellow, the outer ones somewhat tinged with brown. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; y± lb., 60c; lb., $1.75 California Cream Butter. Favorite head Lettuce for summer planting and extensively grown in the south. Leaves rich, glossy green, slightly tinged with brown, of good quality and flavor. This is a hardy, reliable variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.75 Iceberg. Somewhat similar to Hanson, but smaller and of slightly darker color. A good variety for either the market gar- dener or for family use. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00 New York or Wonderful New York or Wonderful. A sure headed variety which is crisp, tender and of fine flavor. It is reliable in almost fevery soil. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; */4 lb., 85c; lb., $2.75 Martynia, for Pickles The young and tender seed-pods make excellent pickles. Sow in May or June. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $2.00 Mustard, for Salads or Greens A small pungent salad used like Cress. The seed is also used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce, etc. For salads sow thickly in shallow drills, 6 inches apart, or in frames or boxes during the winter, where frost can be excluded. Successive sowings can be made every week or two. To grow seed, sow in April, in rows 1 foot apart, and thin out to 4 inches apart when 2 inches high. White English. Excellent for salads or garnish- ing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 20c; lb., 65c Black or Brown. Leaves oblong, broad and cut. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y± lb., 20c; lb., 65c Southern Giant Curled. Leaves much crumpled at the edges and twice the size of the ordinary White Mustard. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 30c; lb., 75c Giant Smooth Leaf. Large, fleshy leaves of mild flavor. Plant 12 to 18 inches across. A favorite variety in the South. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 'yA lb., 30c; lb., 75c To pound rate add for parcel postage. See second page of cover.
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Trianon Cos Lettuce Trianon Cos Lettuce or Romaine Salad It differs from ordinary Lettuce by the shape of the leaves, which are elongated, spoon-shaped and very crisp. It is grown in the same manner as Cabbage Lettuce. Sow seed early in the spring in good soil, and when plants have three leaves thin out to stand about six inches apart in the row, and when plants are of a sufficient size the leaves should be drawn together and tied, in order to blanch the inner ones. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 60c LEEK Sow early in April, in drills one foot apart one inch deep. When the plants are six to eight inches high, transplant in a deep, rich soil in rows twelve inches apart and six inches in the rows, as deep as possible, so that the neck may be covered and blanched. Draw the earth to them as they grow. The seed may also be sown in September, and the young plants transplanted in the spring. One ounce of seed to 150 feet of drill. London Plag. This is the sort chiefly grown by market gardeners. It is of excellent quality. Pkt., 10c, oz., 20c; y± lb., 75c Musselburg. Large and broad leaves. Flavor mild and pleasant. A good Leek. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; y± lb., 75c BUY THE BEST The seeds are the smallest item in your garden ac- count and only from the best can the best come. "BUY BARNARD'S SEEDS"

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