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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 31.

SALSIFY--or Vegetable Oyster.
One ounce will sow about fifty feet of drill.
Why don't you grow salsify? We are certain if you grew it one year you would never be without it. Salsify is one of the most delicious and nutritious of vegetables, and should be more generally cultivated for use in winter, when the supply of really good vegetables, is so limited. It has the true oyster flavor, and makes a delicious and inexpensive substitute for them in soup, etc. Cultivate like parsnips.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND.--Averages fully double the size of the Long White. The roots, notwithstanding their enormous size, are of very superior quality, and delicious in flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50.

[image] MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND SALSIFY.

WISCONSIN GOLDEN.--See Novelties. Per pkt. 10c.

PARSLEY.
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill.
Sow in March, thinly in drills one foot apart, half and [an] inch deep. Soak seed in warm water a few hours before sowing. For winter use protect in a glass frame or light cellar.

[image] MARKET GARDENER'S PARSLEY.

MARKET GARDENER'S.--An extra choice stock with dark green, beautifully curled, mossy leaves; very ornamental in growth and very productive. Most valuable for either garnishing or flavoring. The leaves can be gathered earlier than other varieties, and what is more important, it retains its dark green color very late in the fall, and continues to produce well throughout the winter when transferred to the greenhouse. Is really improved by severe cutting. It stands heat, drouth and cold better, and will yield more than other sorts either in open ground or frames. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c.
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED.--A very select stock, beautifully crimped and curled. Quite decorative for garnishing. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c.
FERN LEAVED--Exquisite in form, and admirably suited for table decoration. Excellent quality. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c.

CHUFAS, or Earth Almond.
In sweetness and flavor they resemble the cocoanut or almond, and are considered very nice, put on the table in a fruit dish with candies, as an after-dinner relish. Very prolific, a single one yeilding [yielding] from two to four hundred. The nuts grow underground, very near the surface, easily reached by pigs or poultry, and destroyed by them if they have free access. Plant in April, ten inches apart in two and one-half foot rows. Cover them lightly. If the seed is very dry, soak well before planting. Our illustration represents the manner of their growth, and they vary from the size of a large pea to that of a hazelnut. It pleases the children. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

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TRY THE COLLECTION OF
MAMMOTH PUMPKINS
One packet each, Mammoth Chili, King of Mammoths, Mammoth Tours, and Mammoth Etampes FOR ONLY FIFTEEN CENTS.

[image] YANKEE PIE PUMPKIN

PUMPKINS.
One pound will plant about 250 hills.
Plant in hills eight feet apart in May, among potatoes, or corn, or in open field.
MAMMOTH CHILI.--Really a squash, but it looks more like a pumpkin, and we list it here so as to have the mammoth pumpkins together. This is the largest of the squash family and attains the most astonishing weights. One specimen weighing 481 pounds was shown at the World's Fair having been grown in California, and from 100 to 200 pounds is a common weight with ordinary culture. Our seed has been selected from large and perfect specimens only, of our own growing. The flesh is a rich yellow, very thick and of excellent quality, highly nutritious. They are profitable to grow for stock feeding. They keep well throughout the winter. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.
KING OF MAMMOTHS.--The largest variety of true pumpkins. The flesh and skin are of a bright golden yellow, fine grained and of good quality. The one from which our cut was made reached the enormous weight of 245 pounds. One customer writes us that he grew one weighing 158 pounds, and on the same vine had five other pumpkins from 90 to 104 pound each in weight--over 640 pounds grown from one seed. Farmers and gardeners, just think of that kind of a crop. Will it not pay you to grow the King of Mammoths and exhibit them at your county fair? Our seed was saved from large select specimens of our own growing. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50.
MAMMOTH TOURS.--Also called Mammoth Whale. Originated near Tours, France, where it is largely grown, both for feeding cattle and for table use. Grows to an immense size, semetimes [sometimes] three feet in length and to a weight of 100 to 200 pounds. Flesh of a salmon color. Seed of a peculiar shape. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
MAMMOTH ETAMPES.--A giant variety from France, where it is quite celebrated. Bright, glossy red color; a splendid variety for exhibition. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25.
CALHOUN.--A great improvement on the Large Cheese pumpkin. Color creamy brown, flesh deep salmon yellow, wonderfully thick and fine grained, while the seed cavity is very small. Rind thin. When cooked it is very yellow and makes pies of a rich color, sweet and of the finest quality. Has recently been renamed by one dealer the "New Thanksgiving Pumpkin." Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.
WHITE CUSHAW PIE, or JONATHAN.--Attractive and sells better than the old green striped sort. It is a large bottled-shaped variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
YANKEE PIE.--This is the noted New England Pie or Small Sugar pumpkin. Same shape and color as the Connecticut Field, but smaller and very sweet. Fine grained, and one of the best varieties for table use. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.
JAPANESE PIE.--Flesh very thick and of rich salmon color, nearly solid. Dry and sweet, making pies as rich without eggs as others do with. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
CONNECTICUT FIELD.--The common field or cow pumpkin. Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 10c, lb. by mail 35c. By express or freight, 10 lbs. $1.75, 25 lbs. $3.00.
LARGE CHEESE.--A flat variety commonly called Sweet pumpkin throughout the west. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

[image] KING OF MAMMOTHS.

TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO.--Medium size, flesh thick, creamy white, fine grained, excellent flavor. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.