. Landreths' seeds : American-grown. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Pennsylvania Philadelphia. LONG GERMAN.—A greenhouse sort changed by several years of field culture to an open garden sort, doing admirably well under most intense sun heat. Foliage small, profuse bloomer, fruit deep green, 12 to 16 inches long, smooth, polished, slim, equal diameter throughout, spines black but very few of them. A choice sort and a big bearer. Price 25c. per packet. BEET. CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN—An early form of the Egyptian and consequently v
. Landreths' seeds : American-grown. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Pennsylvania Philadelphia. LONG GERMAN.—A greenhouse sort changed by several years of field culture to an open garden sort, doing admirably well under most intense sun heat. Foliage small, profuse bloomer, fruit deep green, 12 to 16 inches long, smooth, polished, slim, equal diameter throughout, spines black but very few of them. A choice sort and a big bearer. Price 25c. per packet. BEET. CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN—An early form of the Egyptian and consequently very desirable. Thicker in body than the Egyptian, small necked and dark fleshed. Fine for early market. Per packet, 10c; per oz. 20c. EXTRA EARLY DIRIGO.—The earliest Beet in cultivation, and very choice in shape and qualities. Earlier than either the Egyptian or Eclipse. Per packet, 10c ; per oz. 20c. LETTUCE. GOLDEN FORCING.—Leaves golden in color, very much savoyed, crumpled on edges with sharp angular twists. A quick growing sort. Valuable for early use and slow to shoot to seed. Price per packet, 10c. LETTU CE—(Continued). CURLED SUMATRA.—Of habit similar to Curled Simpson, but of superior strain, leaves very numerous, lemon colored, curled, quick in growth, an excellent cutting sort. Price per packet, 10c. ONION SETS. SINGLE HEART TOP ONION SETS—The Top Onion as usually sold has many hearts or eyes, as can be readily seen when a bulb is cut across. When such are planted each eye makes a distinct bulb, none of which attain a marketable size. The Single Heart Top Set makes a large solid bulb, very early, a good keeper and of excellent quality. In offering them we must ask more than double the price of the com- mon stock, as they are rare and in great demand.' Price 40c. per quart. POTATO. IRISH COBBLER Exceedingly early, safely said to be the earliest Potatoes grown in the vicinity of Philadelphia; size medium, shape chunky, eyes deep, flesh white, quality exc
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