. Descriptive catalogue 1899 : vegetable, field and flower seeds, seed potatoes, garden tools, poultry supplies, fertilizers, Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic plant to be found growing in great abun- dance along the margins of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant pungent taste. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 90c; lb., $ Chicory. (picorietutmrjeL Long' Rooted or Coffee. Sown in drills, the roots become well developed. W
. Descriptive catalogue 1899 : vegetable, field and flower seeds, seed potatoes, garden tools, poultry supplies, fertilizers, Nursery stock Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic plant to be found growing in great abun- dance along the margins of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant pungent taste. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 90c; lb., $ Chicory. (picorietutmrjeL Long' Rooted or Coffee. Sown in drills, the roots become well developed. When they are dried, roasted or ground, they become the Chicory of commerce, and are used in adulterating coffee. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c Dandelion. Siftoen^djn* Cultivated for spring greens and for salad. Sow in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and twelve inches apart. Large Thick-Leaved. Cultivated. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 75c; lb., $ Endive, ©itbtoieiu One ounce will sovj twenty square feet. An excellent salad for fall and winter use. Sow early in spring for early crop, and in mid-summer for late, in hills half inch deep. When the plants are strong enough, transplant on a rainy day, in drills, to stand a foot apart each way; and as soon as the leaves are beginning to touch each other, tie them up over the heart of the plant to blanch. Green Curled. The most popular variety, producing beautifully curled dark green leaves; crisp, tender, and blanches cream white. Pkt., 5; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb., $ Batavian or Broad Leaved. This variety forms large heads of broad, thick leaves, which are used for flavoring soups or stews ; requires to be tied up for blanch- ing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 50c; lb., $ White Curled. This resembles the green except in color, but is not quite as hardy; the foliage is light green, blanches white very easily. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb., $ ESf£ Plant, ©terpflanje. One ounce of Seed will produce 1,000 pl
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