. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. SWISS CHARD, LUCULLUS SALSIFY Or Vegetable Oyster Soil and culture should be the same as for parsnips, taking pains to make sowings as early as practicable each spring. Salsify is boiled like pars- nips or carrots, or is half-boiled and grated, then made into balls which are dipped into batter and fried like oysters. MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. A new and improved type, producing roots of nearly double the size and weight of the old sort
. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. SWISS CHARD, LUCULLUS SALSIFY Or Vegetable Oyster Soil and culture should be the same as for parsnips, taking pains to make sowings as early as practicable each spring. Salsify is boiled like pars- nips or carrots, or is half-boiled and grated, then made into balls which are dipped into batter and fried like oysters. MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. A new and improved type, producing roots of nearly double the size and weight of the old sort, and in every way preferable. Much val- ued by market gardeners, as it grows stronger and is less inclined to branch. Pkt, 5c; oz., 15c; VAVo., 55c; lb., $ BLACK SALSIFY or Scorzonera. Similar to above, but skin is black. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; Hlb., 75c; lb., $ SWISS CHARD Or Spinach Beet Also called Sea Kale Beet. The middle of the leaf, or midrib, is cooked and served like asparagus. The other portions of the leaf may be used like spinach. This beet does not make a large root, but is a de- licious summer vegetable when cut young and used for "; There are several varieties of Swiss Chard. We recommend the Lucullus where the rib of the leaf is to be used. When wanted as a substitute for spinach, the Yellow cutting variety. We supply either sort at: Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Y4 lb., 40c; lb., $ Epinard, Fr. This is an important crop for the market gardener. It is of easy cultivation. Sow for main crop in September, either broadcast or in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, in rich soil; the stronger the ground, the more delicate and suc- culent will be the leaves. Protect during the winter with hay or straw. For spring and summer use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks for succession. 1 oz. for 100 ft. of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. per acre. SPINACH Spinat, Ger. Special price for all varieties^ 10 lbs., $ GIANT THICK LEAVE
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