. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1924 49th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1924. 31 PLANT THE BEST. SPINACH. Spinach, "Long Season Triumph.' Bloonisdale Savoj-Leaved—The leaves are wrinkled, resembling- the Savoy Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb $ .50 Ne^v Zealand—Grows very large and luxuriant in warm, rich soil. It will endure severe drought, which is its greatest advantage,
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1924 49th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1924. 31 PLANT THE BEST. SPINACH. Spinach, "Long Season Triumph.' Bloonisdale Savoj-Leaved—The leaves are wrinkled, resembling- the Savoy Cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb $ .50 Ne^v Zealand—Grows very large and luxuriant in warm, rich soil. It will endure severe drought, which is its greatest advantage, and produces a large quantity of leaves during the summer. The plants should stand 2 to 3 feet apart. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; V4 lb. 40c; 1 lb SORREL. Broad-Leaved—Used in the same manner as Spinach. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb ? .60 SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT. Culture—Grows best in light, well-enriched .soil, which, previous to sowing the seed, should be dug up to a depth of IS Inches. Sow early in spring, in drills 15 inches apart, and 1% inches deep. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. Large White—Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb $ Mammoth Sandivich Island—A larger-growing variety than the preceding of great value to the market gardener, Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; 1 lb. $ SCORZOIVERA OR BLACK OYSTER-PLANT. One of the most nutritious of vegetables. Skin black, but flesli pure white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb $ SWISS CHARD OR SEA KALE BEET. See Page 6. Culture—For summer use, sow at intervals of 2 or 3 weeks from April to August, and for winter crops, sow in September, covering it, in exposed places, with straw to protect it from severe frost. 1 or,, to 100 feet of drill. 8 to the acre. CURRIE'S LONG SEASON "; A remarkably hardy Spinach yielding an abundance of large, thiols, dark green crumpled leaves, which retain their crispness mucli longer than any other variety and slow to run to seed. "With this new sort, Spinach m
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