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935 B Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
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One eunce for 100 feet of drill.
Spinach.
10 to 12 pounds in drills for an acre.
This is an important market gardeners' crop, of easy culture. For spring and summer use, sow either broad-
cast or in drills, I foot apart and I inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks for a
succession. For winter and early spring use, sow in September, in well-manured ground; cover with straw on
the approach of severe cold weather. The ground cannot be too rich ; the stronger the ground the more delicate
apk succulent will be the leaves.
V Xew Victoria Spinach — The foliage is heavy, the broad, dark green leaves are of the finest quality. It
is in prime condition from two weeks to three weeks after all other varieties of spinach have run to seed. Packet,
5c. 1-4 pound, ioc. 1-2 pound, 15c. Pound, 25c. 10 pounds. 52.00.
ykonff-Standing (Eiikhuizen) — The leaves are large, thick, fleshy, and crumpled, fully equal in quality
Ifc the Savoy-leaved. Packet, 5c. 1-4 pound, ioc. 1-2 pound, 15c. Pound, 20c. 10 pounds, Si -5°-
^NE W IMPROVED CURLED LONG-STANDING SPINACH.
The most valuable for spring sowing. Its
long-standing quality makes it absolutely
the best for that purpose. The foliage is a
very attractive, heavy dark green curled
leaves, of the true Savoy appearance, and
of the finest quality. It will stand from two
to three weeks after all other varieties of
Spinach have shot to seed. It cm be planted
all spring and summer with surety of mak-
ing a cop. Last spring the demand far ex-
ceeded our supply. Packet, 5c. % pound,
ioc. 1 pound, 15c. 5 pounds, 75c.
^TRUE BLOOMSDALE CURLED
SAVOY SPINACH.
True Bloomsdale Curled Savoy
Spinach. — 15 pounds to the acre. —
Many thousands of acres find profitable
employment in growing spinach, ~.nd no
crop pays better. Our stock Curled
Savoy Spinach was the truest and most
beautiful in the market. Its growth is
rapid, the leaf is properly curled, which
gives it a very attractive appearance, and
causes it to measure better than other
sorts, and makes it the favorite with the
largest growers — Packet, oc. I Pound
10c. Pound, 15c.
Salsify, or Oyster Plant.
CULTURE.— Sow early in spring in rows one inch deep; when up, thin same as carrots;
ucceeds best in light, welUenriched, mellow, sandy soil.
andwiE Mammoth AVhite— A new, improved Salsify; double the size of any other sort; superior in
Market gardeners use it exclusively. Packets, 5c. anq
•'Sai
ualit 1 /, rure white color; very meaty and fine flavor
ioc. 1-4 pound. 30c. Pound, $1 .00.
Your Big Boston Lettuce satisfied me. I cut my
crop and they ran 40 heads to the barrel. 1 hex arc
fine. Your stock of Spinach has pleased me for a
nnm her of years , and J expect to continue to use it.
HARRY B. SWEENEY.
Nov. ~. igoi.
Please conic down and sec my Golden Self-Bit
ing Celery, from your seed. I had four dozen stalks
that weighed 100 1-2 pounds. They were solid and