Archive image from page 43 of DeJong Floral and Seed Co. DeJong Floral and Seed Co dejongfloralseed1926dejo Year: 1926 40 DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA PARSNIPS Ger. Pastinake. Fr. Pajiais. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. Sov\- as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in drills IS inches apart, covering half an inch deep: when well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots, they are improved by the frost, and it is usual to take up in the fall a certain quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground until spring to be dug up as r
Archive image from page 43 of DeJong Floral and Seed Co. DeJong Floral and Seed Co dejongfloralseed1926dejo Year: 1926 40 DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA PARSNIPS Ger. Pastinake. Fr. Pajiais. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. Sov\- as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in drills IS inches apart, covering half an inch deep: when well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots, they are improved by the frost, and it is usual to take up in the fall a certain quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground until spring to be dug up as required. IMPROVED GUERNSEY This improved fine strain of Guernsey Par- snip is strictly a table variety. The roots do not grow long as the Hollow Crovn, but are of a greater diameter, and more easily gathered. It is a very heavy cropper; the roots are smooth, about twelve inches in length, and with a very deep hollow crown and small top. The fiesh is very fine grained and sweet all theway through, and of excellent quality. Per pkt. 5 oz. 10 cts., 4 lb. 35 cts., lb. SUGAR or HOL- LOW CROWN Roots long, grows most- =y ly below the surface. It iiH is about one of the best garden varieties, a stand- ard sort. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 35 ct lb. Guernsey Parsnip SPINACH Ger. Spinat. Fr. Epinard. This is an important market gardener's crop of easy culture. It must be grown in deep, rich soil. For summer use sow early in the spring, in drills one foot apart, covering seed one inch deep- Sow at intervals of two weeks through the season. For very early spring use, sow in Sep- tember and protect by covering with straw. LONG STANDING. This is decidedly the besb variety for spring sowing, having all the good qualities of the other sorts; besides remaining a long time before running to seed; valuable for market gardeners. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 1 lb., 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. NE VICTORIA. The foliage is heavy, the broad, dark green leaves being of the true Sa
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