Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. ESTABLISHED 1881 W Grossmann a Son 13-15 BOLLINGBROOK STREET PetersburgAA. Vegetable Plants The supply and quantity of frostproof cabbage plants is dependent on the severity of the Winter, and price is regulated accordingly. From present outlook prices given below will rule, but should conditions improve we will give our customers the benefit of the lower price at time of order. Cabbage Plants. — Early varieties ready February, March, April. Late varieties in June and July. Early varieties for Fall planting ready October and November. Per 100, 40c; per 1000, $2.25, postage prepaid. By express, $2.00 per 1000, f. o. b. Petersburg. TOMATO PLANTS. — Ready April, May,- June and July. Transplanted and hardened plants, 30c per doz. ; $2.50 per 100. Transplanted plants in cold trames, 75c per 100; $3.50 per 1,000. By express, f. o. b. Petersburg. EGG PLANTS. — Ready May and June. Hardened and transplanted. 35c per doz. $2.50 per 100, postpaid. PEPPER PLANTS. — Ready May and June. Hard- ened and transplanted plants. 30c per doz. Cold frame plants, 20c per doz.; $1.25 per 100, postpaid. SWEET POTATO PLANTS.— Ready May and June. Write for prices. RHUBARB ROOTS. — Strong, healthy roots. 15c each. $1.50 per doz. postpaid. HORSERADISH ROOTS. — 25c per doz. $1.00 per 100. Bulbs for Spring Planting Caladiums, or Elephant’s Ear. — Very effective for beds or groups, especially in lawns. Grows from 6 to 8 feet high, bearing immense green leaves. Price, large sized, sound, healthy bulbs, 25c each; $2.00 per dozen by express or parcels post prepaid. Excelsior Pearl Tuberose. — Desirable for their beauty and delightful fragrance. Price per doz., 35c; per 100, $2.50 by parcel post prepaid. DAHLIAS Each variety of the list quoted here is of choice and proven quality, and is well worth a place in any garden. Prices quoted are for strong, healthy tubers. DECORATIVE VARIETIES. Prince Juliana. Pure White. Fine form on extremely long stems. Price 35c each postpaid. Golden West. Primrose yellow. The best of all cut- ting yellows. Price 35c each postpaid. Queen Mary. Silver Pink. Excellent bloomer, best of its color for cutting purposes. Price 35c each postpaid. Oregon Beauty. Oriental Red. Outer petals reflexed to stem, making a soft fluffy ball. Price 35c each postpaid. Blue Oban. Lavender Blue. The nearest dahlia to blue. Price 25c each, postpaid. CACTUS VARIETIES. Lawine. White, with a pale pink tint. Price 20c each’ Sequoia. Indian Yellow. Largest of all yellow cactus dahlias. Price 30c each, postpaid. Juliet. Light Pink. Very profuse bloomer. Pric • 25c each, postpaid. Simplicity. Pure Lavender. Pfice 40c each, postpaid. SHOW VARIETIES. Snowball. Pure white, round ball. Price 30c each, postpaid. Dreer’s Yellow. Finest pure yellow variety. Price 40c each, postpaid. Red Huzzar. Scarlet. Large size. Price 25c each, postpaid. Dorothy Peacock. True shell pink, very free bloomer. Price 35c each, postpaid. Manzanita. Deep Lavender. Price 30c each, postpaid. PEONY FLOWERED. Queen Wilhelmina. Pure white, wide petals. Price 35c each, postpaid. Yellow King. The most massive of all yellow dahlias Price 40c each, postpaid. ueen Emma. Large hollyhock pink. Price 30c each postpaid. Pennant. Red. Marked fine lines of pale white. Price 40c each, postpaid. Painted Lady. Pale lavender. Prices 35c each, post- paid. CANNAS Georgeous and Effective Bedding Plants — Used for Round Beds or Borders. Panama. — The rich orange face of the petals are bor- dered with a broad edge of golden yellow; height 5 feet. Price: 15c each. $1.00 per doz. Rosea Gigantia. — Deep rich rose, almost coral carmine; height, 4 ft. Price: 20c each; $1.50 per doz. King Humbert. — Bright Orange-scarlet streaked with crimson; magnificient bronze foliage. Height 4 feet. Price: 15c each, $1.00 per doz. Venus. — Rosy pink, with well-defined border of cream y yellow. A splendid bloomer. Height 4 feet. Price: 15c each, $1.00 per doz. Hungaria. — Rose pink; free bloomer, possessing a delicate shade of color not known in any other canna. Height 3 feet. Price: 15c each, $1.00 per doz. Meteor. — Rich dazzling crimson. Height 5 feet. Price: 20c each, $1.50 per doz. Eureka. — White flowering, with beautiful green foliage. Height, 4 ft. Price: 25c each, $2.50 per dozen. GLADIOLUS Very Showy and Popular Summer Flowers — Selected Bulbs. All Quoted Postage Prepaid. America. — Soft lavender-pink. One of the finest for cutting. Price: 50c per doz. Augusta. — One of the most popular white varieties for cutting. Price: 75c per doz. Mrs. Francis King. — -A striking shade of scarlet or flame color; very effective. Price: 50c per dozen. Halley. — Salmon-pink, with red stripe. Price: 75c per dozen. Mixed Gladiolus. — A mixture of the best varieties. Price: 40c per doz.; $2.75 per 100. Baron Hulot. — Of rare dark violet color. Very at t active. Price: $1.00 per dozen. 1923 = gappy $eto gear = 1923 IN presenting our catalogue for the year 1923, we take the opportunity to wish you much happiness and pros- perity throughout the whole year. It is certain that the promises of the New Year are very bright and that we have every reason to feel and believe that the year will be truly a good year. Frenzied financiering, infla- tion of values, and the consequent deflations, have been discontinued and discounted. Everybody has again touched the firm ground of normalcy, and is working with a better understanding and with better prospects than for a number of years. The most vital factor, necessary to make this year a happy and prosperous one, will naturally be good crops, and to this end the farmer should bend his best energy and ambition throughout the year. With his part well and cheerfully done, we may trust to Providence to com- plete the job. We personally are going to endeavor to do our part to the best of our ability. We will endeavor to furnish only seeds of proven quality and high standard, fertilizers of true worth, and will, as always, take great pleasure in serving our friends and customers, new and old, to the best of our ability throughout the year. We can and will serve you to mutual advantage. We welcome you as friends, customers, or guests, to our place of business and to our service, either by mail or in person. Very truly yours, W. GROSSMANN & SON. 2 W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds INSECTICIDES POISONS CANNOT BE SENT BY MAIL CARBOLA. — (Not for outside work.) A disin- fecting, germ -killing, white paint recommended instead of whitewash and disinfectants. Ready to use by adding water. Makes light, sanitary, sweet- smelling interiors, and kills lice, mites, etc., and prevents spread of contagious diseases. Fine for hen houses, chicken coops, and other outbuildings. Trial pkg. 40c postpaid. 10=Ib. pkg. $1.25 by express. MAGNESIUM ARSENATE.— This is a splen- did powder for destroying leaf-eating insects. Easy to apply, adheres well to foliage, and is very effective. Price per lb., 35c; per 5=Ib. pkg., $1.25. RED WING POWDER.— For the destruction of roaches, flies, bed bugs, moths, mosquitos, ants, flees and other insects. Also destroys lice on rose bushes, chrysanthemums and other flowers and plants. Price, 30c per pkg. post* paid; 25c per pkg. not prepaid. RAT CORN. — A dry powder or meal to be mixed with any food that rats and mice will eat. It is an effective poison, and the dead rats have no odor, as they are mummified by eating this poison. A most effective and sanitary Rat Exterminator. Price, 25c and 50c packages. PARIS GREEN. — Very effectual for destroy- ing potato bugs and other insects. A very strong poison, and should be used carefully. Mix one pound Paris Green to 50 pounds of Plaster, or to 150 gallons of water. Price: %=lb. pkg., 15c; %=Ib. pkg., 25c; l=Ib. pkg., 40c. POWDERED ARSENATE OF LEAD.— This is undoubtedly the best insecticide known. Rec- ommended for spraying potatoes, vegetables, to- bacco, etc. Does not burn foliage. Especially recommended to our tobacco growers. Can be used as a powder or in water. Easily handled and applied. %=lb. pkg., 20c; l=lb. pkg., 35c; 5=lb. pkg., $1.25; 10=lb. pkg. $2.25; 25=lb. pkg. $4.75. BORDEAUX MIXTURE. — This is a splendid insecticide as well as a promoter of growth to plants. Especially recommended for spraying tomatoes and other delicate plants. Should be used by all truckers and gardeners. To be diluted 10 to 20 times with water, and used as a spray. Price: l=Ib., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.60. HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT.— A very effective insecticide and very popular on account of not being injurious to human beings. Recommended for roses and other flowers. Price: l=Ib. pkg. 25c; 5=lb. pkg. 50c; 10=lb. pkg. $1.00. POTATO SPRAY. — A preparation of Paris Green and Bordeaux combined. Very effective for destroying potato bugs and other insects, at the same time being a preventative against blight. Apply like Paris Green. Price: l=lb. pkg. 40c. TOBACCO DUST. — Splendid for dusting of melons, squash and other vegetables. Destroys insects and acts as' a fertilizer. Price: 3=Ib. pkg. 25c; 8=Ib. pkg. 50c postpaid. DRY LIME AND SULPHUR SOLUTION.— This material is identical with the lime and sul- phur solution which we have been supplying our trade for spraying. It is in a dry state, and is much easier to handle, and very simple to use. Absolutely necessary for destroying San Jose Scale and other diseases of nursery stock. A one-pound nan of Dry Lime and Sulphur will make five gallons of spray, ready for use. Sim- ply dump the powder in the spray tank, and add the water. Price: l=lb. can, 30c; 5=lb. can, $1.25; 10=lb. can, $2.00; 25=lb. can, $3.50; 50=lb. can, $6.00. NIAGARA HAND DUST GUN; A PACKAGE OF NIAGARA ALL-IN=ONE MIXTURE; NI- AGARA GARDEN GUIDE. — All packed together in a carton ready to go home and put into in- stant use. A quick, sure and convenient way to relieve yourself of all worries over destruc- tion to vegetables, flowers, shrubbery, house plants, etc., caused by injurious pests and di- seases. Kills all pests and diseases without the use of water. No mussy chemicals. Price, com- plete outfit, $3.50 or $3.75 postpaid. LITTLE GIANT DUSTER.— Distributes any dry powder, like Dry Arsenate of Lead, Slug Shot and Paris Green, to perfection. Keeps the poison at a safe distance from the operator, and will dust potato plants as fast as the operator can walk, two rows at a time. One of the best appliances for tobacco growers. By turning a handle a fan is rapidly revolved, distributing the insecticides uniformly on two rows at once, and to all parts of the plant and on both sides of the leaf. Price, $11.00. BLACK LEAF 40. — Nicotine Sulphate, 40% Nicotine. This is the insecticide that is so highly recommended by Experiment Stations. It de- stroys Aphis (plant lice), Thrips, Leaf-hoppers on all tree, bush and vine fruits, vegetables, field crops, flowers and shrubs; also Apple Red Bug, Pear Psylla and similar soft- bodied sucking in- sects— all without injury to foliage. May be com- bined with other sprays. Highly concentrated. Soluble in water — easy to mix — does not clog nozzles. Complete directions with each package. 1 oz $ .35 — makes 6 gallons of spray. y2 lb 1.25 — makes 40 to 120 gals, spray 2 lbs 3.75 — makes 160 to 500 gals, spray STIMUPLANT. — A highly concentrated, odor- less fertilizer for the vegetable and flower garden shrubs and house plants. The analysis is guar- anteed 11 per cent nitrogen, 12 per cent phos- phoric acid, 15 per cent potash, an ample amount of each plant food to insure a quick and strong growth of all plants, earlier maturity of garden vegetables, and a generous supply of blooms from flowering plants. 10 tablet pkg. 15c; 30 tablet pkg. 25c; 100 tablet pkg. 75c. SCALECIDE. — “A complete dormant spray.” This is a complete liquid spray, which will kill all kinds of scale on fruit, shade and ornamental trees; easy and pleasant to handle and use, and guarantied to give results. Price: Qt. 50c; gal. $1.50. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 3 IMPORTANT NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS HOW TO SEND MONEY. Remittances should be made either in the form of an Express Money Order, P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft, or Registered Letter. Postage stamps will be ac- cepted for small amounts, provided they are carefully wrapped so as to prevent sticking. Be Sure to Give Full Name and Address with each order. Every season we get a number of orders without name of sender or Post Office, and the postmark on the envelope is often too obscure to be made out. There is no way of finding out who the senders are, consequently we are blamed, whereas the fault is their own entirely. We therefore beg our correspondents co write their name and full address on each order. SEEDS BY EXPRESS. By special agreement, the Express Companies will carry Seeds from Petersburg to all points at an average rate of about 20 per cent, less than the usual merchandise rate, and a package weighing 5 pounds or less will be delivered to any Express Office in the State of Virginia, for 25 cents when prepaid. Goods wanted C. O. D. by express must have 25 per cent, of the amount accompany the order. ORDERS FROM UNKNOWN CORRESPONDENTS. Customers who have no regular accounts with us will kindly remit the amount with their order, or name business reference, as customary before opening new accounts. We Make No Charge for Drayage or delivery of goods to any railroad station, steamship line or express office in Petersburg. Cotton sacks only are charged for at cost. 2 y2 bushel Cotton Sacks are 35 cents each. All grass seed bags, excepting bags for Timothy, Herds Grass and Clover, are furnished free. CLAIMS. All claims for shortage, loss or damage to shipments, must be made promptly upon receipt of goods, otherwise we cannot allow such claims. REMEMBER. Our packets of seed are large and well filled, and should not be confused with the 2 y2 cent and 3 cent size packets sold by some dealers. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Should any of our customers change their Post Office address, we would be glad if they would advise us. It also sometimes happens that our customers receive two Catalogues; should you receive two, we would thank you to hand one to some friend who does not get one, and notify us, so that we may make the correction in our directories. PRICES ON FIELD SEEDS, ONION SETS AND POTATOES are constantly fluctuating. The prices given in this Catalogue are those ruling January 1, 1923. But they may change at any time. We will cheerfully quote prices at any time on request, and we will always fill orders en- trusted to us at the lowest prices possible for the best quality seeds. ABOUT WARRANTING SEEDS. We exercise the greatest possible care in growing or buy- ing, in examining, in testing, and in every department of the business to guard against mistakes and insure reliability, yet no Seedsman can, or ever does in good faith assume any responsibility for crops grown from seeds supplied by them, therefore in common with other responsible Seed Houses, we sell our goods subject to the following disclaimer, it being that adopted by the Ameri- can Seed Trade Association, and all orders sent us will be filled under these conditions only. We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, purity, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, or plants we send out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. Parcels Post Rates for Seeds SIMPLE RULES FOR ORDERING BY PARCEL POST All Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Roots, Poultry Supplies, Insecticides, etc., can now be sent throughout the United States by Parcel Post. On weights of more than half pound, the pound rate shown in Parcel Post Table will apply. Parcels weighing half pound or less, the rate is! lc for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof regardless of distance. The points further than the Second Zone on weights of over 10 pounds the charge by freight or express is usually more economical. POSTAGE RATE TABLE TOR PARCEL POST PACKAGES Ask your Postmaster or Rural Letter Carrier to tell you what zone you are in from Petersburg, Va., then refer to the table and you will know how much postage to send for mailing. or Fraction. Pound or Fraction. First Pound Each Additional Local Rate 5c lc First Zone, within 50 miles of Petersburg, Va 5c lc Second Zone, 50 to 150 miles from Petersburg, Va 5c lc Third Zone, 150 to 300 miles from Petersburg, Va 6c 2c Fourth Zone, 300 to 600 miles from Petersburg, Va 7c 4c Fifth Zone, 600 to 1,000 miles from Petersburg, Va 8c 6c Sixth Zone, 1,000 to 1,400 miles from Petersburg, Va 9c 8c Seventh Zone, 1,400 to 1,800 miles from Petersburg, Va 11c 10c Eighth Zone, all over 1,800 miles from Petersburg, Va 12c 12c 4 W . Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds GARDEN AND FARM CALENDAR JANUARY. This month is generally a period of rest for the farmer, but a wideawake man will realize that it is also the beginning of a busy Spring season, and will make prepara- tion to push ahead the moment work begins. He will pre- pare hotbeds, prune trees and grape vines, top dress asparagus, haul all the manure he can get, and plow as much land as possible; get ready for the coming season and make out a list of seeds wanted for the Spring. FEBRUARY. If weather opens get ready for the early crops. Re" member that VERY EARLY and VERY LATE crops bring the most money. Sow cabbage, tomato, lettuce and beet seed in hotbeds for transplanting, also sow a few early radish in same. Towards the end of the month sow out doors early peas, spinach, and Spring kale; plant onion sets and lettuce plants. Prepare lawns and sow lawn grass, sow Winter oats and all grass and clover seeds, also rye for grazing; sow Canada peas. MARCH. Outdoor work begins this month. Select light mellow soils with Southern exposure for earliest crops. Sow all kinds of garden peas, radish, beets; also parsnips, carrots, spinach, parsley, asparagus and salsify; transplant cab- bage, tomato and lettuce plants; sow in hot-beds pepper, eggplant, and tomato seed. Make watermelon hills, plant Irish potatoes, asparagus and onion sets; sow Spring kale, spinach and mustard. APRIL. Most all crops can be sown this month; if not already done, sow peas, onions, radishes, asparagus, beets, car- rots, parsley, parsnips, salsify. Bear in mind that to be a successful gardener you must have a supply of fresh vege- tables during the whole season, and to accomplish this seeds should be sown in succession. Sow celery seed in a finely prepared moist bed. Sow all kinds of . Herbs. Plant Snaps, early Corn, set out Tomato, Cabbage Lettuce and Pepper plants. Plant Irish Potatoes; prepare your land for Potatoes well, and buy only the choice, selected stock for seed as this is a very important crop. We recommend the use of fer- tilizer in the place of too much manure for this crop. Bed Sweet Potato plantings. Late in the month sow Mangel Wurzel for stock. Begin planting Corn crop. Sow extra early Black-Eye Peas for market. Melons, Squash and Cucumbers can be sown, but with some risk. MAY. All tender plants can be sown this month. Plant Pole Beans, Snaps, Butter Beans, Sugar Corn, Melon, Squash, Cucumber, Pumpkin, Okra, and Salsify. Set out Tomato, Pepper, Eggplants and Lettuce Plants. Sow Tomato and Cabbage seed for late crop. Set out Sweet Potato Plants, sow Millet and Cowpeas mixed for feed. This mixture yields large crops of hay and improves the land. Sow Kaffir Corn, Sugar Corn, Black-Eye Peas, Soja Beans, Navy Beans and Buckwheat. Finish planting Corn, also Cotton and Peanuts. Sow Cowpeas for fallowing. JUNE. Summer has now opened, and farmers can push ahead without fear of frost. Continue sowing and planting all varieties of vegetables to have them come in succession, always having something for the market and table. Sow Cabbage and Tomato seed for the late crop. Plant sugar Corn for late roasting ears, also Water and Musk Melons; also Cucumbers for Pickles. Prepare for late Potatoes. Sow Beets and Pumpkins for stock food for winter. If stand of Corn crop is poor, replant with early Yellow Corn, such as Early Learning or Early Dent. Sow Cow- peas and Millett for hay; also Kaffir Corn for chicken feed and fodder. Gather Onion crop if dry enough. Towards end of month plant late Potatoes when suit- able season offers. Plant second crop of Snaps, Butter Beans, etc. Plant Navy Beans and Black-eye Peas for Winter use. Keep Celery bed well weeded, as the plants are very easily killed by weeds. Prepare land well for Celery by filling trenches~with well rotted manure; mix thoroughly |with soil and^form even beds, selecting a moist bottom with heavy chocolate loam. JULY. All seeds not already sown should be put in at once. Continue planting early Com and Snaps of all kinds for late marketing. German Millet can be sown on good land. Plant out Celery plants, and if weather gets dry cover bed with fine manure to retain moisture. Also plant out late Cabbage and Tomato plants. Sow Ruta- baga and early varieties of Turnips. Finish planting late Potatoes and keep a good lookout for bugs, as they are very hard on late Potatoes. Dust with Paris Green and Slugshot at first sign of bugs. Corn can still be drilled to make fodder. Throughout the entire season your land should be kept well stirred and loosened by continual cultivating, as the moisture is better retained. If the weather should continue dry, make frequent use of your roller. AUGUST. This is the month for the beginning of sowing of Fall crops. Sow all varieties Turnip seeds, also Spinach and Kale. Begin sowing German Clover; sow German Clover and Turnips together, thereby making two crops on the same land. Cultivate well your late Potatoes and keep the bugs down. Throw a furrow or two to the Celery to get fresh moist soil next to the plants. Turn under Cowpeas and sow a fall crop on same land. Harvest all crops matured and prepare land for next crop. SEPTEMBER. Preparation for Winter crops should begin in earnest now by all means; sow as much German Clover as pos- sible, as no other crop is of more benefit to the farmer. If your Corn crop is cultivated level, it can be sown in the cornfield either for early feed in the Spring or for fallow- ing, making a good fertilizer. Gather in all crops that are ready for harvest. Sow Turnips, Kale and Spinach. Sow Cabbage seeds for plants for Spring crop about the 21st of the month. Set our Potato Onion sets; sow Winter Oats, and begin sowing Grass and Clover. Rye and Wheat can also be sown. Hill up the Celery; save all hay and feed you can, so as not to run short in Winter. OCTOBER. This is about the last month any sowing should be done. Continue sowing German Clover whenever you can. A farmer’s first thought should be plenty of feed for his stock; his second, how to improve his land. German Clover furnishes excellent feed in Spring when other feeds run low, and also makes a very valuable fertilizer when turned under. Gather in all crops that may still be out. Sow Winter Oats, Wheat, Grass and Clover and Rye. Plant out Cabbage plants for Spring. Plant out Trees, Vines and Strawberry plants. NOVEMBER. If behind time, still sow Wheat, Rye, Oats, Grass and Clover. Prepare compost heaps for Spring, and plow up all the land you can, to allow it to freeze out well during winter. Look to your lawns; sow Lawn Grass and pro- tect it from the cold. See that your stock is well and warmly housed, have plenty bedding, and protect your buildings in general; gather up all tools and farming implements and shelter them from the weather. DECEMBER. Farm work proper is over for the year. You should continue plowing and adding compost heaps. The main attention should be given to your stock; see that stables are warm, and attend to the feeding yourself. Repair buildings, implements and fences. Have everything iu good order, and you will be able to enjoy the joyous Christmas-tide. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 5 MUNG BEANS A Wonderful New Forage Crop The Mung Bean is a new discovery in the Cow ! Pea or Forage Bean family, which we believe will prove of untold benefit and value to the Southern farmer, and to the Southern farms. It is a drought resisting, quick growing, easily j grown bean, and one which will do well on al- ' most any grade of soil, and under all conditions I As a hay crop Mung Bean leads the list. The plants grow straight up, and stay straight, grow- ing from 3 to 5 feet in height, are easily cut, easily cured, and make Hay that any animal will eat. The leaves stay on the plant much better than Cow Peas, which naturally makes the hay that much better quality. As a soil im- prover they are unequalled. The roots are crowded with nitrogen nodules, and will enrich the soil to a greater extent than even Cow Peas or Soy Beans. Another point of advantage is that Mung Beans will give you a stand under al- most any condition. If planted in a dry spell they will stay in the ground until a rain, and will show a good germination with very little moisture. Mung Beans should be planted in rows 2 y2 to 3 feet apart, and with one cultivation they will cover the entire field. Like other peas and beans, should be planted after the ground is warm — from May 1st to July 1st. Reports ob- tained from a number of farmers who have ex- perimented with Mung Beans lead us to be abso- lutely confident and safe in our prediction that this wonderful bean will prove a great acquisi- tion to all farmers in Virginia and Carolina. Give them a trial, and convince yourself; results will surprise and please you. It requires four to five pounds of seed to plant an acre. We have a limited number of pounds of Mung Bean seed to offer. Try a pound or two, and save your own seed for next year. Mung Beans were given a fair trial in a small way in this section of Virginia during the last season, and very satisfactory results were ob- tained. It seems to be the general impression of those farmers who tried these beans that they would prove of untold benefit and would be a very advantageous crop to grow. Price: Per lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00, postage prepaid. Burkeville, Va., Dec. 15, 1922. W. Grossmann & Son, Petersburg', Va. Gentlemen, — The Mung Beans were planted on very poor, light soil, and made a wonderful growth, many of them growing to the height of 3% feet, making more than double the growth of cow peas and soja beans growing by the side of them. I believe them to be a wonderful crop for poor, light soil. Yours truly, (Signed) S. C. .STOCKNER, Farm and Dairy Manager, for Judge William Hodges Mann. Quantity of Seed Required for 100 Feet of Row Asparagus Egg Plant ... y. ounce Onion Sets . 1 quart Beans, Snap .... 1 pint Cucumbers ... y2 ounce Parsley ...y2 ounce Beas, Lima .... 1 pint Corn y2 pint Parsnip Beans, Pole .... Beets ~Vi pint Collards 1 ounce Peas Radish 1 pint Cabbage x/2 ounce Celery y ounce Salsify Carrots 1 ounce Lettuce Spinach 1 ounce Cauliflower .... y ounce Melons 1 ounce Squash Kale ounce Okra Tomato .’. % ounce Endive y2 ounce Onion Seed . 1 ounce Turnip Length of Time Required for Seed to Germinate Days. Days. Days. Asparagus 6 to 8 Cucumbers ... 6 to 8 Parsnip 7 to 14 Beans 6 to 8 Egg Plant ... „ 7 to 14 Peas 6 to 8 Beets 8 to 14 Endive 4 to 6 Radish 3 to 6 Collards Kale Salsify 7 to 14 Carrots 14 to 21 Melons 6 to 10 Spinach 6 to 10 Celery 7 to 14 Okra 7 to 14 Squash 6 to 10 Corn Onion Seed . 6 to 10 Tomatoes ... 7 to 14 Cauliflower 4 to 6 Parsley 20 to 30 Turnips Weather conditions will often cause time required to vary. The above covers the average. Number of Days Required for Vegetables to Mature Beans, Snap ... Early. Late. Early. Late. Early. Late. 45 to 55 Cucumber 60 to 75 Parsnip 120 to 150 Beans, Lima ... 50 to 60 Egg Plant . 100 to 120 Peas 40 to 75 Beans, Pole 50 to 75 90 to 110 Pepper Beets 60 to 75 Kale 100 to 120 C ahha crp 7=; tn 180 Lettuce Radish 20 to 45 GdUUagc ........... Carrots 60 to 75 Melons 100 to 120 Salsify 120 to 175 Cauliflower 100 to 120 Okra 90 to 120 Spinach 30 to 75 Celerv .....120 to 150 ! Onions from Seed....l20 to 150 Squash Collards 100 to 110 ! Onions from Sets 90 to 120 Tomatoes .100 to 150 Corn 50 to 110 Parsley 90 to 120 Turnips 6 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds VIRGINIA -GROWN SEED CORN Our stocks of Seed Corn are all Virginia grown, planted and raised especially for seed pur- poses, carefully selected, nubbed, fanned and graded, and will meet the requirements of the most fastidious corn grower. We have given our careful, personal attention to the selection of our SEED CORN, and we request all of our customers who really want good seed corn to call on us for samples, which we will gladly send free of charge, to compare with the general run of seed corn. While our prices may be a little higher, comparison will convince you that our stocks are worth the difference. BLOUNT’S PROLIFIC . — This is one of the best prolific varieties grown, yielding from 3 to 4 well filled ears of excellent quality to each stalk. It is well adapted to our improved highlands, producing heavy yields of corn, as well as an abundance of foliage. Especially recommended for late planting, being quick in growth and early maturing. Qt. 20c; pk. 90c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 60c; bus. $2.00. VIRGINIA WHITE DENT. — This is the old standard variety grown throughout Virginia. Makes large ears, deep grain and rather small cob, with heavy growth of stalk and fodder, making it also a very valuable ensilage corn. Our stock is grown by one of the most careful and successful James River farmers, and will be found true to name and of very high germinat- ing power. Qt. 20c; pk. 75c, postpaid. By ex= press, qt. 15c; pk. 50c; bus. $1.75. COCKE’S PROLIFIC. — Considered one of the best and heaviest yielding varieties, and on good fertile soils, especially river low grounds, it will make enormous yields of both grain and feed, but we do not recommend it for the general run of high lands, as it requires a greater amount of both moisture and fertility than our uplands afford. Qt. 20c; pk. $1.00, postpaid. By ex= press, qt, 15c; pk. 60c; bus. $2.00. EUREKA. — This corn is bred from the Cocke s Prolific, has larger and longer ears, hut not as many to the stalk. Is considered one of the best ensilage corns for good rich bottom lands, where it will grow from 14 to 16 feet with an abund- ance of fodder and heavy yield of corn. This corn is extensively used throughout the North and West for ensilage. We do not recommend it for thin land. Qt. 20c; pk. 75c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 50c; bus. $1.75. HICKORY KING. — A good corn well adapted to our thin uplands, bearing three or four solid ears to each stalk. The grain is large and broad, and cob so small that a grain of the corn will completely cover the end of it. While the ears are not large enough to place this corn in the heavy yielding class, it will give better results on poor lands than any other variety. Qt. 20c; pk. $1.00, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 75c; bus. $2.50. VIRGINIA ENSILAGE. — This corn makes a larger growth and more fodder than any other variety grown, and is largely planted, both North and South, for ensilage, for which purpose it is unequalled. Qt. 20c; pk. 75c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 50c; bus. $1.50. CASEY’S PURE=BRED . — This splendid corn is fast becoming a leader in Virginia. It is a pure white, deep- grain corn, of very attractive appearance, generally bearing two well- filled ears to the stalk, and is a sure crop producer. Casey’s Pure-Bred has been thorougmy tested in this territory, and we unhesitatingly recommend it to our customers for general purposes and as a prize winner. Qt. 20c; pk. 85c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 60c; bus. $2.00. Per bus. selected Ears, $3.00. BOONE COUNTY WHITE.— This is an early maturing, large yielding variety, suitable for up- lands, and is a great favorite in some sections. It makes a large, well- filled ear with deep ker- nels, foliage abundant, good, strong growing stalk. Qt. 20c; pk. 85c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 60c; bus. $2.00. Yellow Varieties IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT. — This well known and popular corn yields from two to three ears of deep golden-yellow grain, does well under general conditions, and on account of its early ’maturity and nutritious quality has become a very valuable corn throughout the South, espe- cially for late planting, as it can be put in suc- cessfully after the season is too far advanced for the white varieties. Qt. 20c; pk. 75c, postpaid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 50c; bus. $1.75. GOLDEN BEAUTY. — This is an improved strain of the well known Golden Dent Corn, hav- ing been carefully bred and selected by a well known Virginia corn grower for a number of years, the result being larger and more uniform ears, well filled from butt to tip, very vigorous and heavy growth, and a sure cropper. A great corn for late planting. Qt. 20c; pk. 75c, post- paid. By express, qt. 15c; pk. 50c; bus. $1.75. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds MAINE-GROWN SEED POTATOES WRITE FOR CURRENT PRICES Selected Seed Stocks, grown especially for seed purposes, by the best and most careful seed potato grower in Aroostook County, Maine. Purity and quality considered before price. Prices on Potatoes fluctuate, and are subject to market changes. IRISH COBBLER. — The favorite above all others as an extra early mar- ket potato. The tubers are large, smooth and round, meat creamy white; very few eyes, and of fine quality ; a good yielder and considered the most profitable potato for market gardeners. Per bus., $1.75; 10=pk. bag, $4.00. SECOND CROP IRISH COBBLER. As the name implies, this is the second crop of same year of the Maine grown Irish Cobbler, and is planted exten- sively by market gardeners. Being smaller in size, the second crop will plant about one-third more ground than the first crop and many truckers claim they get better results and more potatoes. Our stock of these potatoes is exceptionally fine, but very limited in quality. Price per bus., $2.00; per ll<=pk. bbl. $4.50. RED BLISS, or TRIUMPH . — An extra early potato, round shape, pink skin, white meat, and good quality. One of the surest and most pro- ductive varieties, and highly recommended for home use, but does not sell as readily on our local markets on account of its pinkish appear- ance. Price per bus., $2.50; 10=pk. bag, $5.00. EXTRA EARLY SUNLIGHT.— A pure white, extra early variety of superior quality, oblong in shape, good yielder and a favorite wherever grown. Price per bus., $2.50; 10=pk. bag, $5.00. IMPROVED WHITE PEACH BLOW. — For second or late crop this potato is without equal; oblong in shape, pure white meat, pinkish skin and good eating quality. It is the heaviest yield- ing variety in cultivation, and is the one potato which never fails to bring results, and which will keep indefinitely. If planted in July in this locality it never fails to produce a good crop of fine potatoes. The Improved White Peach Blow is also known as the McCormick in some locali- ties. We cannot too strongly advise our farmers to plant this potato, if they want potatoes for winter use. Per bus., $1.75; 10=pk. bag, $4.00. EARLY OHIO. — Considered by many to be the finest quality potato in cultivation. Produces large size tubers, with very few small ones on vines ; skin has a slightly pink tinge, smooth sur- face, oblong in shape, and of fine appearance. A good yielder and a good keeper. Medium early. Price per bus., $2.00; per 10=pk. bag, $4.50. HOULTON EARLY ROSE. — The genuine Early Rose, and not to be compared with Western stocks, as it is much earlier, more prolific, and a better potato in every respect. Price per bus., $1.75; per 10=pk. bag, $4.00. GREEN MOUNTAIN. — The favorite potato throughout the South for late planting. Large, pure white, oval shaped tubers of fine eating quality ; a good yielder and keeper. Prices on application. We Will Carry a Stock of Seed Potatoes in Cold Storage for Late-Crop Plantings. Prices on Application in Season. Prfctafrrwac “CERTIFIED SEED.” In our efforts to co-operate with, and assist * IHttlUCo the Dept. of Agriculture in their campaign against the diseases of the Sweet Potato, which diseases have been playing havoc with our sweet potato crops in this State, we are going to offer to our trade what is known as “Certified Seed.” These plantings will have been grown from treated and inspected seed tubers, again examined and inspected while growing, and finally inspected and certified when the crop is harvested. This stock will be absolutely free from “Blue Stem” and other diseases of the sweet potato, and while costing a trifle more, the seed will repay the planter ten times over in increased production and better quality po- tato. We expect to have two varieties of this "Certi- fied Seed,” the Nancy Hall and the Porto Rico. NANCY HALL. — A pumpkin yam of the finest quality ; early maturing and good yielder. WHITE YAM. — The standard variety for gen- eral crop purposes. YELLOW BARK. — A dry mealy potato of fine table quality, and much desired by those who do not like a soft sweet potato. EARLY REDS. — An extra early variety, gen- erally planted to catch the earliest market. Its quality is not considered as good as the other varieties. Prices on Sweet Potatoes Fluctuate. Write for Quotations in Season. All Varieties of Sweet Potato Plants in Season. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds B High Grade Garden Seeds The following list comprises a selection of the best, varieties of High Grade Vegetable Seeds — such varieties as have been tested, and tried, and found to be superior to numbers of other varieties of their kind. They are true to name, of high germination, and will bring results satis- factory to the most fastidious gardener. Asparagus Asparagus succeeds best in a light, warm, rich soil, with an Eastern or Southern exposure. To grow from seed, sow in drills two feet apart, cover- ing the seed one to two inches deep, and thin out when up and growing. Keep the plants free from weeds by thorough cultivation during the Summer. These plants should then be transplanted when one or two years old to the place selected for your asparagus bed, and can be put out either in Fall or Spring. One or two-year-old plants can be pur- chased to avoid delay of raising same. CULTURE. — Plow trenches 10 to 12 inches deep, five feet apart; scatter well rotted manure in bot- tom of furrow and mix with soil, cover this with a layer of soil two inches deep and give an applica- tion of pure raw bone; on this set your plants 15 inches apart in the row, spreading the roots care- fully. Then cover with soil three to four inches deep. When Winter comes cover the beds with sta- ble manure, which fork in when Spring opens and earth up the beds to a further depth of about 18 inches. After the cutting season, allow the plants to grow, and during the following Winter the beds should be turned down with a plow and more ma- nure and raw bone applied, then earthed up again to original height. This should be repeated each year during the life of the beds. PALMETTO.— Favorite and earliest variety for Virginia. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c postpaid. Not postpaid, x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. — A standard varie- ty, large and tender stalks. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c postpaid. Not postpaid, x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. ASPARAGUS ROOTS. — Two years old. $1.50 per 100 postpaid. Artichoke JERUSALEM. — Grown from roots or tubers for stock and hog food. Plant and cultivate like potatoes; special price on large lots. Qt. 25c; pk. $1.00 postpaid. Not postpaid, qt. 20c; pk. 75c; bu. $2.50. Brussels Sprouts This delicious vegetable should be very much more generally cultivated in the South than it is at pres- ent. It is easily king of the cabbage family. Try it and you will never be without it. Sow the seed in May, transplanting when large enough to iy2 feet apart in the row and cultivate as cabbage. After several hard frosts, the flavor is greatly improved. Break off the leaves in the fall to make better heads. One ounce of seed will produce 1500 or 2000 plants. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 60c; lb. $2, postpaid. By express, lb. $1.90. Beans or Snaps Snaps can be planted from about April 1st to the middle of August, and should be put in at intervals of about two weeks if a succession of fresh snaps is desired. CULTURE. — Plant in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, with the beans about 2 inches apart in rows, covering to a depth of 2 inches; 1 quart will plant 100-foot drill. Bush Varieties, Green Podded BLACK VALENTINE. — This variety will stand more frost and unfavorable weather than any other, and is recommended for market gardeners for the very earliest crop. The pods are of a very handsome appearance; long and straight; very prolific. x/z lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $8.00. Black Valentine. W . Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds 9 EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE. — This is one of the best known, and most popular beans grown by market gardeners as an extra early crop. Pods are round, thick and fleshy, and of good quality, and are generally ready to be picked seven weeks after planting. Not a string- less variety, but profitable on account of earli- ness and productiveness. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $8.00. FULL MEASURE. — This, we think, is one of the best stringless green podded varieties grown. Pods are long, round, and tender; profuse bearer, and of good flavor. We recommend the same to home gardeners and market gardeners alike. % lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $8.00. GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD.-— Another exceptionally fine bean for home or market, per- fectly stringless ; pods longer than Burpee’s Stringless; strong, vigorous grower, and a con- tinuous bearer of delicious beans for weeks. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.75; 50 lbs. $8.00. BOUNTIFUL. — An improvement on the old Long Green Six Weeks Snap. Pods vary from flat to round in shape; practically stringless, good quality, hardy of nature and prolific ; commonly known as the Stringless Six Weeks Snap. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $7.50. BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD.— The old favorite and practically original stringless green podded bean. Absolutely stringless; quality unequalled; early in maturity. One of the best Improved Dwarf Golden Wax. Giant Stringless. varieties for all uses. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $7.50. LONG GREEN SIX WEEKS.— An extra early green podded variety; very hardy and prolific. Pods long, straight and flat, with a flavor pe- culiar to itself. Not stringless, but appreciated for its flavor and earliness. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 45c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $7.50. Beans or Snaps Bush Varieties, Wax Podded PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. — The best strain of Black wax beans, with all the good qualities to make a first-class stringless bean for home garden and nearby market; early, prolific, and very tender; will bear for a long time if beans are kept picked. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 50 lbs. $7.50. IMPROVED DWARF GOLDEN WAX. — An old standard wax variety, which has been known for years for its fine quality, earliness, and good flavor. Pods long, fleshy, brittle and golden yel- low in color: fine for home gardens. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 50 lbs. $7.50. WEBER WAX.- -A somewhat later introduc- tion, and one of the finest wax beans in cultiva- tion. Medium early ; very prolific, and exception- ally fine flavor. Not a good shipper, but one of the finest wax beans in cultivation for home use. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 50 lbs. $7.50. 10 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds Bush <»* Dwarf Lima Beans Plant in May after the ground has become warm. For the pole varieties use 10-foot poles in center of hills, which should be about 5 feet apart. Bush va- rieties should be planted in rows 3 feet apart, with the beans about 12 inches apart in rows, cover about 2 inches deep. A second planting of the bush varie- ties should be made in June or early part of July to get a seed supply and dry beans for Winter use, as the early plantings are likely to become wormy and unfit for seed. This is also the case with snaps, black-eye peas and beans. One quart of the large plants 100 hills; one quart of the small varieties plants 200 hills. BURPEE’S LIMA. — This is the largest of the bush varieties. Plants of upright growth, hold- ing the beans well off the ground. Tender and of good flavor. x/2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $8.00. HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA. — The original well-known small bush lima or butter bean; the earliest of all in maturing; heavy yielder, and of good flavor; a profitable crop for market garden- ers, and very desirable for home gardens. By frequent cultivation and regularity in picking the beans, this crop can be made to bear practically the entire season. y2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $8.00. FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA. — Vines strong, erect, and of true bush type, holding the pods well off the ground. A heavy yielder of large, fat, tender and sweet lima beans. An acquisi- tion to any garden. y2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, !b. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 Sbs. $8.00. Pole Lima Beans SMALL LIMA, or POLE BUTTER BEAN.— The standard variety. Earlier and more produc- tive than the larger limas^ Sure crop, fine qual- ity, and a general favorite throughout the South. x/2 lb. 20c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.90, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.60; 50 lbs. $7.50. IMPROVED POLE LIMA. — A much larger bean than the small lima, and somewhat earlier and more prolific than the standard large white lima. A good bean for general crop purposes. y2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $8. KING OF GARDEN.- — Very large beans. Pods well filled, fine flavored ; medium early in ma- turing, and a great favorite with market and home gardeners. y2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 lbs. $8.00. Pole or Cornfield Snap Beans Plant in May in hills five feet apart, using- an 8 to 10-foot pole in each hill. Can also be planted in the cornfield when the corn is laid by. One pint plants 100 hills. OLD HOMESTEAD, or THE KENTUCKY WONDER.— The Earliest pole bean ; enormously productive. Long, crisp, tender pods, produced in clusters. Considered the most popular pole bean grown. x/2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 50 lbs. $7.50. LAZY WIFE. — Pods broad, thick, very fleshy and entirely stringless. Very prolific, the pods retaining their rich, tender qualities for a long time. Being late to mature, this is a valuable bean for the fall season. The dry beans are also used as shell beans in the winter. y2 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 10 lbs. $2.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.70; 50 lbs. $7.50. Lazy Wife. W . Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds 11 Beets For very early crops, sow in hot beds and trans- plant just as soon as the weather begins to warm up. For outdoor crops, sow in March and April in drills 2 to 2 y2 feet apart, covering the seed about 1 inch, and thin out if plants are too thick in rows. Mangels or stock beets should be sown in May. Select a light, loose and deep soil for beets — one ounce sows 50-foot drills. Six to eight pound per acre. CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN.— An extra early va- riety of good quality. Attractive shape, small tops. Popular with truckers for extra early mar- ket. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c, postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. CRIMSON GLOBE. — Early red crimson; per- fect globe, smooth and clean. Fine quality for market and table. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c, postpaid. By express, x/4\b. 20c; !b. 60c. IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— Dark red, uniform, smooth growing. A good variety for home use and for main crop. Very best quality, medium early. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c, postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. DETROIT DARK RED. — A fine turnip beet of dark red color, early maturity. Very attrac- tive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c, postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. Early Blood Turnip Beet. SWISS CHARD. — This vegetable belongs to the beet family, but is grown for its leaves and Extra Early Eclipse. Mangel or Stock Beet The great value of the Mangel or Stock Beet is not generally known or appreciated in the South. They are easily grown and are unequalled as a milk producing food for Winter feeding. Everyone owning a cow should plant at least a small acreage in Mangels. Cultivate like beets, but thin out to about eight to ten inches apart. Six to eight pounds will sow an acre. MAMMOTH LONG RED.— Grows to an enormous size. Very easily culti- vated, and the most . generally used stock beet in the South. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 40c postpaid. By ex- press, lb. 35c; 5 lbs., 30c per lb. stems. The leaves are used as spinach, and the stems as asparagus. Combining the two vegetables, Swiss Chard is a valuable addition to any garden. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 25c. EXTRA EARLY ECLIPSE.— This is the most popular market beet. Globe shape, dark red, tender. Very early and highly recommended. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c, postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. STIMUPLANT. — A highly concentrated, odorless ferti- lizer for the vegetable and flower garden shrubs and house plants. The analysis is guaranteed, 11 per cent nitrogen, 12 per cent phosphoric acid, 15 per cent potash, an ample amount of each plant food to insure a quick and strong growth of all plants, earlier maturity of gar- den vegetables, and a generous supply of blooms from flowering plants. 10=tablet pkg. 15c; 30=tablet pkg. 25c; 100=tablet pkg. 75c. GOLDEN TANKARD. — The best known and largely grown mangel. And especially recommended for dairymen on account of its milk producing prop- erties. Well adapted to our light soils and should be grown by every one own- ing a cow. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 40c postpaid. By express, lb. 30c; 5 lbs., 30c per lb. Frequent shallow cultivation of growing crops is the best antidote for droughts. 12 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds LONG ISLAND GROWN Cabbage FROM SELECTED HEADS CtrLTURE. — For the earliest setting out in the Spring, it is best to set out in February or March, plants which have been wintered over either in cold frames or out of doors. For a succession, sow the early varieties in hot-bed or cold-frames in January, or Early March. Later sow the early varieties out of doors in March or April. For winter cabbage sow in April, May or June, transplanting in July or August, to head up during the late fall and winter. Fall sowings, to make plants for setting out in the fall or early Spring, should be made after September 20th; if sown earlier they will likely shoot to seed, especially the flathead kinds. Early varieties should be set 18 inches apart in rows 2 y2 to 3 feet apart; late varieties, being larger, should be set 2 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart. One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants; six ounces will make enough to set an acre. Cabbage requires good rich soil, or plenty of manure and fertilizer, and to be worked frequently and deeply. Grossmann’s True Early Jersey Wakefield. GROSSMANN’S TRUE EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. — Our strain of this cabbage is unsurpassed. It has been carefully bred for years by the most careful cabbage seed grower on Long Island, strictly true to type, makes a uniform, solid head, and resists cold and un- favorable conditions. Undoubtedly the best of all extra early varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, V4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. EARLY YORK. — A favorite, extra early va- riety. Pointed head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, r/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. HENDERSON’S EARLY SUMMER.— A splen- did second early flat headed variety, following the Wakefield and Early Flat Dutch. Makes large, fine, round heads, very solid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. GROSSMANN’S IMPROVED CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD. — Since the introduction of the large type Wakefield cabbage, our grower has been continuously improving our strain of this variety until he has now reached a point of per- fection, which we feel can hardly be surpassed. Although a very few days later in maturing, it is double in size, and makes a much better, and more solid head than the original early Wake- field, and its heading qualities are unequalled by any other early cabbage, almost every plant making a good, firm head. We unhesitatingly recommend Grossmann’s Improved Charleston Wakefield to our truckers and gardeners as be- ing the best early cabbage in cultivation, com- bining earliness, size, uniformity in heading and solidity of head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.25 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $2.00. EUREKA EXTRA EARLY.— It is a very fine flat headed cabbage; as early as the Wakefield, heads of good size, and very uniform in growth and heading qualities. Very popular with our truckers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. GROSSMANN’S SHORT STEM EARLY FLAT DUTCH. — The best early flat headed variety, maturing a few days later than Charleston Wakefield, making large flat solid heads, a sure header, and highly recommended to our truck- ers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. EARLY DRUMHEAD. — An old standard va- riety, very popular in the South. Medium early, large, solid heads, good quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By ex- press, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. ALL SEASONS. — One of the best all-around cabbage grown, very large heads, and very solid; a good variety for late crop, being a splendid keeper. Plants are very vigorous and sure heading, and they withstand hot and dry weather. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. HENDERSON’S SUCCESSION.— A good cab- bage for summer or late crop, larger and some- what later than Henderson’s Early Summer, making very solid heads of handsome appear- ance, keeps well for winter use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; x/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50 postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 65c; lb. $2.25. LARGE LATE DRUMHEAD. — A favorite winter cabbage recommended for its deep, heavy, solid and long keeping heads, has few outside leaves and is a splendid shipping cab- bage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. GROSSMANN’S PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH. — This fine cabbage is without doubt the best strain for general crop or for fall cab- bage; it grows to a very large size, makes hard compact heads, with few outside loose leaves, withstands hot and dry weather well, and its keeping qualities are unequalled. We can safely say every plant makes a hard head of cabbage, as in three separate tests of fifty plants each, “Our Premium” produced 47, 49 and 50 perfect heads, respectively. We recommend the same to our market gardeners and truckers as the very best winter cabbage. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. Grossmann’s Short Stem Early Flat Dutch. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 13 Carrots Select a light, rich deep soil, sow in drills 15 inches apart, cover seed one-half inch and thm ouL to 3 inches in rows. Sow in early Spring from March to May. For Winter use put the roots in cellar or in a kiln out in the field. Carrots make a fine food for stock and should be planted exten- sively. One ounce sows 100-foot drill, 3 to 4 pounds per acre. Early Scarlet Short Horn Carrot. CHANTENAY. — One of the best carrots for all purposes. Roots about 6 inches long, blunt pointed, smooth, fine grained and sweet, a heavy yielder. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE.— The standard variety for main crop. Makes long, smooth, ta- pering roots, of beautiful orange color, growing to good size. Fine winter variety for table, mar- ket and stock, has good keeping qualities. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. EARLY SCARLET SHORT HORN.— It is the earliest variety grown, blunt pointed, about three inches long and sweet flavored, trucker's favorite for early market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. HALF LONG DANVERS. — Roots of medium length, smooth and handsome in appearance, deep orange color, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 75c postpaid. By ex- press, y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. Celery CULTURE. — Sow in February, March or beginning of April, in drills 8 to 10 inches apart, in a bed of fine, rich soil, covering one-fourth of an inch. If the soil is dry, press the earth with the back of spade or roller after rovering, and keep clear of weeds, or the young plants will be smothered. Trans- plant from July to October. August and September settings succeed excellently, and requires less labor. To prepare a bed, select a rich moist soil, throw out the earth to a depth of 6 inches, 4 or 5 inches wide, and put in 3 or 4 inches of well-rotted manure, dig in well, and cover with fine soil. Set the plants 6 to 8 inches apart, press the soil firmly, and earth up when the plants are large enough. Earth up two or three times, but do not let the earth get into the heart of the plant. When severe weather comes on, cover gradually with leaves, hay or straw, and place boards on top; water-proof felt paper is also used. In such a bed the stalks will blanch perfectly, and may be taken out when wanted. In field culture, the plants are set out on the surface, in rows 4 feet apart, and 6 inches in the row. Celery requires frequent cul- tivation, and the earth drawn up to the plants as rapidly as it grows. Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted Celery, needs no earthing up, and may be planted in rows 18 inches apart. Celery seed germinates slowly; cover lightly and keep constantly moist. WHITE PLUME. — A splendid self-blanching variety for early use. Being self-blanching, this variety requires little work, as it naturally blanches when reaching maturity. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; x/4 lb. 40c. GIANT PASCAL. — This variety, is more gen- erally grown in the South than any other va- riety, and is considered one of the best for fall and winter. It makes large, very solid stalks, and is very crisp and tender ; a good keeping celery. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.40 postpaid. By express, y4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. WINTER QUEEN. — A very desirable variety for winter, strong growth, making heavy and solid stalks, blanches, creamy white, crisp and tender; splendid keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.40 postpaid. By express, % lb. 40c; lb. $1.25. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. — This variety excels all others in tenderness and fine flavors ; makes solid stalks, 15 to 20 inches high, is self- blanching and good keeping quality ; very hand- some in appearance. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c post- paid. Cauliflower Cultivate like cabbage. Sow in January or Feb- ruary for early crop, or May for late. Transplant to moist soil, manure heavily and water freely. When heading begins, fasten leaves over top of head to whiten. EARLY SNOWBALL. — The earliest and con- sidered the best for the South, a sure header, making large solid, perfectly heads ^ of good quality. Pkt. 25c; oz. $3.00 postpaid. AUTUMN GIANT. — Large late variety, heads large, white, and is a good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c, postpaid. StimUplanT Makes a Wonder Garden Early Snowball Cauliflower. 14 W. Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds Garden Corns Plant early corn in rich and well-manured ground from March to middle of April. Sugar corn in May, if ground is warm. Cultivate frequently. Plant a piece about every two or three weeks to get a suc- cession of roasting ears. The early varieties can be planted as late as July for late roasting ears. One quart plants 200 hills: eight quarts per acre. ADAMS EXTRA EARLY. — The earli- est sweet corn in cultivation, makes a small ear and stalk, can be planted close together, and is used by our market gar- deners to catch the early market. 1 ear 10c; 40c per half doz.; 60c per doz., postpaid. By express, 40c per doz. Shelled — Lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00, by mail postpaid. Not post= paid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c. ADAMS EARLY.— Similar to Adams Extra Early, but a little later and very much larger ears, earlier and hardier than sugar corn ; a profitable corn for truckers. 1 ear 10c; 40c per half doz.; 60c per doz., post= paid. By express, 40c per doz. Shelled — Lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00, by mail postpaid. Not post= paid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c. ADAMS IM = PROVED EARLY.— An improved strain of the Early Adams, with larger and more uniform ears and deeper grains ; per- haps a few days later in maturing than Early Adams. 1 ear 10c; 40c per half doz.; 60c per doz., postpaid. By express, 40c per doz. Shelled — Lb. 20c; 2 lb*, ooc; 5 ibs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c. TRUCKER’S FAVORITE. — As name implies, this is the favorite with all market gardeners and truckers, following close to Early Adams in maturity ; it is larger in ears, deeper in grain, and a sure crop; a sweet and palatable corn. Trucker’s Favorite is considered the best early market corn grown. Shelled — Lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 30c; 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 85c; 50 lbs. $3.00. 60c per doz. ears, postpaid. SOUTHERN SNOWFLAKE. — A beautiful large earned corn with deep, soft, pure white grains, almost as early as Trucker’s Favorite, but grains and ears larger ; a very desirable market corn for main crop. Doz. ears 60c post- paid. By express, 40c per doz. Sweet or Sugar Corn GOLDEN BANTAM. — An extra early sweet corn of very sweet and tender qualities; can be planted earlier than other sweet corns ; small ear of golden yellow color; bears two and three ears to the stalk. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.00. EARLY WHITE EVERGREEN.— An early va- riety of Stowell’s Evergreen type, pure white kernel, deep grains and delicious in flavor ; a very desirable corn for market gardeners, can- ners and home gardeners. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25 by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.00. STOWELL’S EVERGREEN.— This is the uni- v e r s a 1 sugar corn. It makes large, well filled ears, bears abun- dantly on good soil ; and the ears remain in the green state for a long time; deep- grained and very sweet. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25 by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.00. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.— One of the rich- est and most popular late sweet corns, has a good sized ear with small cob, long slender grains, and is especially recommended for home gardeners. Pkt. 10c; lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25, by mail postpaid. Not post- paid, lb. 15c; 2 lbs. 25c; 10 lbs. $1.00. Pop Corn RICE . — The most popular of all popcorns, a good yielder. Corn pops pure white and of good quality. 35c per doz. ears postpaid. By ex- press, 30c per doz. ears. MAPLEDALE PROLIFIC. — A prolific, large eared variety, grains pure white and extremely tender. 35c per doz. ears postpaid. By express, 30c per doz. ears. QUEEN’S GOLDEN. — A very handsome yel- low pop-corn, large grains; pops perfectly white, and of good flavor. Generally yields four enrs to the stalk. 35c per doz. ears postpaid. By express, 30c per doz. ears. All Vegetable Seeds offered in this Catalogue are New Crop, 1922 growth, and produced by the most careful growers in the country. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 15 Cucumbers CULTURE. — For early crop, plant in hotbed, in pots or small paper boxes, or on pieces of sod, grass side down, so that they can be readily transplanted; or plant in the open ground as soon as the weather becomes settled warm, about the end of April or during May, in hills about 4 feet apart each way. The hills' should be previously prepared by mixing well-rotted manure with the soil . Put about ten seeds in each hill, and when all danger of insects is past, thin out to four plants. The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether wanted or not, for if left to ripen on the vine, it destroys its productiveness. For pickling, plant in June or July. One ounce will plant 50 hills; two pounds, one acre. Improved Long Green. EARLY FORTUNE. — An extra early variety of uniform shape, dark green col,or; fast becom- ing a favorite with market truckers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. GREEN PROLIFIC. — A heavy bearing variety making fruit of medium length, and especially recommended for pickle; used extensively for late planting for pickling purposes. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. KLONDYKE. — This variety is becoming very popular as a money maker with our truckers; fruit is long and straight, hard and very dark green color, making a good shipping variety ; early in maturing and very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE.— An improved strain of the old reliable white spine variety ; the fruit is of good uniform shape, straight in growth, and rich dark green color; very popular variety with our truckers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; lb. 20c; lb. 75c. Arlington White Spine. IMPROVED LONG GREEN. — This is the best cucumber for all purposes; fruit grows ten to twelve inches long; straight and dark green in color; firm and crisp; a heavy bearer and good quality; the young fruit being very desirable for pickle. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. GHERKIN, or BURR CUCUMBER.— Small, round and prickly ; used only for pickling. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y4 lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; y4 lb. 40c. DAVIS PERFECT. — This is an early variety and makes long symmetrical fruit of deep green color, which it retains for a long time; con- sidered one of the best table varieties, and is much thought of by our truckers; highly recom- mended. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 75c. Collards A fine winter vegetable, similar to cabbage, but does not make solid heads. Sow and cultivate like late cabbage. NORTH CAROLINA SHORT STEM.- -A short stem variety with large spreading leaves; very hardy and good flavored. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c. TRUE GEORGIA. — The old standard and most popular collard grown throughout the South, tall and long stemmed, good flavored and very hardy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c postpaid. By express, x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c. Corn Salad, or Fetticus A very desirable salad ; can be used like lettuce or cooked like spinach ; to be sown in August and September for fall or spring use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 40c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c. Cress WATER CRESS. — To be sown in the spring along edges of creek or pond. Only one sowing is necessary, as it increases and perpetuates it- self; make a splendid salad and is considered quite a delicacy by a great many. Pkt. 10c postpaid. 16 W . Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds Egg Plant CULTURE. — Egg Plant do best in a deep rich loamy soil. In February or March sow in hotbeds, and when two inches high, transplant to good rich soil. After frost is past, set out three feet each way, and protect from bugs by dusting lightly with slugshot. One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. Black Beauty. FLORIDA HIGH BUSH. — Resists drought and wet weather to a wonderful degree on account of its strong, upright growth, the fruits being held well off the ground. Very vigorous and produc- tive, bearing very profusely its large purple fruits of fine shape and quality. An excellent shipper and commands high prices. Pkt. 5c; z/2 oz. 15c; oz. 30c; r/4 lb. $1.00, postpaid. By express, oz. 25c; V4 lb. 90c. BLACK BEAUTY. — Two weeks earlier than any other variety ; produces large, lustrous, purplish fruit of fine quality ; a very desirable market and shipping variety. Pkt. 5c; y2 oz. 15c; oz. 30c; y4 lb. $1.00 postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 25c; y4 lb. 90c. NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE.— The best known and popular variety, vigorous and productive, fruit large sized; smooth, glossy, deep purplish skin. Pkt. 5c; y2 oz. 15c; oz. 30c; r/4 lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 25c; % lb. 90c. Endive CULTURE. — Sow in August in drills 18 inches apart, and thin out to blanch the heart. In dry sea- sons give plenty of water. A most excellent salad or granishing for the late summer and fall. Use same as lettuce. GREEN CURLED. — Best variety ; green, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y4 lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; y4 lb. 60c. Gourds DIPPER. — This gourd is used for making dippers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 20c. NEST EGG. — This gourd makes a good nest egg which lasts for years. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c. DISH CLOTH. — The lining of this gourd is used for making dish cloths and bath sponges. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c. HORSE RADISH ROOTS. — 25c per dozen; 50 for 75c; $1.25 per 100, postpaid. Kale CULTURE.-— The Siberian and Scotch are the pop- ular sort for fall sowing; a limited quantity is also sown in the spring. Sow from August 15th to Octo- ber 15th, either broadcast or in drills 18 inches apart and give some cultivation, and they will yield greens throughout the winter. Spring or smooth Kale may be sown either in the fall or spring, mak- ing greens earlier than the winter sorts, but not of as fine quality. Spring sowings should be made in February and March. Sow 8 pounds per acre broad- cast, 4 to 5 pounds in drills. EARLY CURLED SIBERIAN.— A hardy, vig- orous, spreading green kale, with leaves beauti- fully curled around edges. Will stand the win- ter without protection, and is the most generally used kale for truckers and home gardeners. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. GREEN CURLED SCOTCH, or NORFOLK. — This is a dwarf spreading kale, very largely grown around Norfolk for shipping purposes. Leaves are deep green, beautifully curled and crimped. Hardy and can be grown without pro- tection for winter. Oz. 10c; r/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 90c. SPRING KALE. — A quick growing smooth leaved variety. Very generally sown. Can be sown in fall or spring, being hardy enough to withstand the winter. Oz. 5c; y4 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. at 15c per lb. postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 5c; x/4 lb. 10c; lb. 20c; 5 lbs. at 15c per lb. Early Curled Siberian Kale. Kohl Rabi Combines the flavor of cabbage and turnips and makes a splendid dish if used when the bulbs are 2 to 3 inches thick. Sow early in hotbed and trans- plant and sow outside in April in rows 18 inches apart, thinning to 8 inches; for Winter use, sow in June or July. Also makes fine stock food, yielding 300 to 400 bushels to the acre. EARLY WHITE VIENNA.— The best variety for Virginia and the South ; small top, flesh white, very tender; early to mature. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 17 Lettuce Sow the seed at intervals of three weeks during the spring for a succession of lettuce, and transplant eight inches apart in beds or rows. Sow in July and August for fall crop, in September for winter and spring crops. For winter heading transplant September plants in cold-frames. One ounce produces 1,500 plants. EARLY WHITE CABBAGE.— This is the best all-around lettuce in cul- tivation. Does well for early spring, summer and fall planting. Makes fine, large, solid heads with blanched hearts. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00 post- paid. By express, oz. 15c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. IMPROVED BIG BOSTON.— This is a great favorite for forcing, and also does exceptionally well for out- door planting for all seasons. Heads large, of fine appearance; crisp and tender, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00 post- paid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. MAY KING. — Makes large, round, solid heads. Extra fine for growing in cold frames. A very good all-around early lettuce. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. WHITE PARIS COS. — The best of the celery lettuce; forms large, light green, well folded heads of upright growth, and popular for its crispness and mild .flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; l/4 lb. 30c; lb. 1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. GRAND RAPIDS. — A good curled leaved let- tuce. Good for forcing, and does splendidly out- doors if sown in fall or early spring. Does not form heads, but makes a large, compact cluster, crimped around edges; crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. 80c. May King Lettuce. IMPROVED HANSON.— One of the best summer lettuce. Has large, solid, compact heads, tender and crisp; blanches well and withstands hot weather. Pkt. 5c; oz.,15c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. EARLY CURLED SIMPSON.— Will make a well balanced, curly, loose head ; crisp and tender. Rapid growing. One of the best curled varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; y4 lb. 40c postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. 80c. Grand Rapids Lettuce StimUplanT Makes a Wonder Garden Leek CULTURE. — Leek is generally considered superior to onions for soup-flavor- ing, etc. Sow as early as practicable in the Spring in a light, rich, moist soil in drills half an inch deep. When six or eight inches high, trim off the tops and roots, and transplant to rows one foot apart and six inches apart in the row, setting them three or four inches deep and earthing up as they grow, so that the necks will become well blanched. May also be sown in cold- frames in September, and the young plants transplanted in the fall or early spring to where they are to remain. One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. LARGE AMERICAN FLAG. — This is the standard variety generally used. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c postpaid. American Flag Leek. 18 W . Grossmann & Son9 s High - Grade Seeds Cantaloupe, or Musk Melon CULTURE. — Prepare hills 4 to 6 feet apart in a rich, moderately dry sandy soil, using well-rotted manure. When danger of frost is gone, plant 10 to 12 seeds one inch deep in each hill. To promote fruitfulness, pinch the vines when blossoming be- gins, and cultivate till the vines cover the ground. To combat insect attacks, dust with ashes, lime or road-dust. Do not grow near cucumbers, squashes, etc. One ounce will plant 50 hills; two pounds, one acre. KNIGHT. — This is a splendid shipping melon. Somewhat earlier than Rocky Ford : medium sized, uniform in shape. Well netted, thick green flesh, and good quality. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; V4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. IMPROVED NETTED GEM.— An improve- ment on the old favorite. Fruit uniform and larger than the Rocky Ford and quality unsur- passed. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 post- paid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. EARLY HACKENSACK.— A large medium early melon, roughly netted, rather deeply ribbed. Splendid shipping and market melon. Fine quality. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. BURRELL’S GEM.— Similar in appearance to the Netted Gem, but pinkish flesh instead of green ; well netted thin rind, very solid ; excep- tionally sweet flavored. A splendid variety for table use. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. True Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. TRUE ROCKY FORD. — This is the most popular of all cantaloupes; small, nearly round, very thickly netted; small seed cavity, and de- licious in flavor. A money maker for truckers, and should be in every garden. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. ANNE ARUNDEL. — An old standard variety, great favorite for shipping ; medium to large sized, well netted and fine quality. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. HONEY DEW. — This is certainly a delicious melon, and should be grown in every garden. The smooth, thick skin is creamy white when ripe, and so thick that the melon is practically sealed up and will keep for a month. Melon should be pulled when the blossom end is slightly soft, and kept for a few days before serving. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 45c, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c. BANANA. — Grows 18 to 24 inches long Thick flesh and of a most delicious flavor; very sweet. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 40c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c. BURRELL’S GOLD LINED NETTED ROCK— One of the finest strains of the Rocky Ford va- rieties. Melons of fine green, thick flesh and very sweet. The seed cavity very small, the flavor is exquisite. A heavy yielder. One of the sweetest melons in cultivation. Oz. 15c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. Early Hackensack. BURRELL’S SELECTED ROCKY FORD.— Grown especially for us by originator. Seed saved from selected melons only. The very fin- est strain of Rocky Ford obtainable. Oz. 15c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 40c; $1.25. CHICAGO MARKET. — This we consider the best nutmeg melon, combining earliness of ma- turity, large and uniform size, thickly netted skin, small seed cavity, and deep green flesh. Melons grow four to five pounds in weight. Fine quality. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 post- paid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. MONTREAL MARKET.— The largest of all nutmeg sorts. Fruit round, flattened at end with very broad ribs. Fesh green and of fine quality. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c; lb. 80c. EDEN GEM. — One of the best of the Rocky Ford type melons. Uniform size, very heavily netted. Green flesh, with salmon pink around seed cavity. Highly recommended for shipping, as well as for home use. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.10. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 19 Selected Specimens Cultivate like cantaloupes, but make the hills 12 One ounce for 30 hills, 3 pounds for acre. HARRIS’ EARLIEST. — The earliest variety grown, and a good melon for being so early. Medium large fruit, handsome in appearance, and first-class quality. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. DUKE JONES. — A large round, dark green melon. Splendid shipper; flesh dark red; sweet and juicy. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c post- paid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. KOLB GEM. — Particularly fine shipping melon. The rind is exceptionally hard and firm. Bright red flesh and solid; heavy yielder. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. IMPROVED GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. — This is an improved strain of the old standard Rattlesnake melon, and has all the fine qualities of same, combined with larger growth and un- surpassed flavor. A splendid melon for shipping or home use. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. TOM WATSON. — Decidedly the most popular melon grown. Large, tong and dark green; fruit of exceptionally fine shipping quality. Riph red, flesh solid, sweet and luscious. Good shipping, a good market, and a fine table melon. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; ib. 60c. KLECKLEY’S SWEET— One of the most pop- ular melons grown ; dark green skin, thin rind, solid scarlet heart. Sweet crisp and melting flavor. One of the best melons grown. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; Ib. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. Improved Georgia Rattlesnake feet apart. Do not plant near gourds or pumpkins. JACKSON^ — An exceptionally sweet melon, and one of the best for table use. A long melon with mottled skin ; ripens close to the rind. Oz. 10c; 54 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. FLORIDA FAVORITE. — A splendid, large, long melon. Ripens early, thin rind and de- liciously sweet. A good shipper and home melon. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. JORDAN’S GRAY MONARCH.— One of the largest melons grown, and a splendid shipper. Long fruit with mottled gray color, good flavor. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; Ib. 60c. TRIUMPH.— A medium early, extra large melon of splendid quality. Dark green rind, with indistinct stripes ; fine appearane. Flesh solid and sweet. Oz. 10c; 54 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 60c. BRADFORD. — One of the best melons for home use or near by market, but not recom- mended as a shipping melon. Dark green rind with darker stripes; rather long. Remarkably tender and sweet. .Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. IRISH GRAY. — As sweet as Kleckley’s Sweet, but like the Tom Watson in shipping quality, size, shape and productiveness. Has a thin but tough rind, and stands shipping well. Color is a mottled greenish gray; flesh red, crisp and sweet. A great acquisition to the melon family. Oz. 10c; 54 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c, postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. Okra CULTURE. — When the ground has become warm, sow thickly in drills 3 feet apart, and when large enough thin out to 8 inches apart in the rows. To keep for the winter use, slice the pods when young and tender into narrow strings, string and hang in shfi'le to dry. Dunne will sow 30 feet of drill. WHITE VELVET.— A very prolific variety, bearing smooth white pods of splendid flavor. The most popular okra grown. Oz. 5c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 5c; 54 lb. 15c; Ib. 40c. TALL GREEN. — Produces in great abundance, dark green pods, of best quality. Oz. 5c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 5c; 54 lb. 15c; Ib. 40c. 20 W. Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds Mustard Grown and used like Spinach or Kale. Sow from February to April, or in September and October, broadcast or in drills. One ounce for 100-foot drill, 4 pounds per acre broadcast. SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED . — The most popular curled mustard grown in the South ; forms a great mass of leaves finely curled and crimped and of good flavor. Oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c. Onion CULTURE. — Large Onions from Seed.- — For best crop results, to grow large onions from seed the lust year, sow in January and February in hot-beds and as soon as the weather opens and the sets are the size of goosequiil, transplant to rows 12 inches apart and 4 to 6 inches between the onions. Trans- planting is of decided benefit, increasing the yield considerably, in some instances double the yield be- ing reported. They can also be sown in the open ground in February or March, and will make a good crop put in at this time. The Italian, Spanish and Bermuda varieties can also be sown in August or September, and transplanted about the end of Octo- ber or early in November. Five or six pounds will sow an acre. Growing Onion Sets from Seed. — To grow onion sets, sow in broad, wide rows, in March or early in April, 40 to 50 pounds per acre, and keep clean of weeds. In late summer, or whenever the tops die, remove the small bulbs, buttons or sets, to a dry place, spread them out thinly on trays made of laths, piling the trays one on top of another, sep- arated by blocks, so that the air can circulate freely between them. The larger sets should be sold for pickling, and only the smallest retained for planting. Yellow Globe Danvers. LARGE RED WEATHERFIELD. — The best known red variety. Grown to a large size, flattened on ends, but thick. A very hardy, solid and good keeping onion. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; XA lb. 50c; lb. $1.75 postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; y4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.50. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. — The best known and most largely grown onion. Grows to good size, and ripens solid and heavy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y4 lb. 60c; lb. $2.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75. EXTRA EARLY WHITE PEARL. — The quickest growing of all white sorts, makes large pearly onions. Tender, mild and of excellent flavor. Seed can be sown thickly in the spring; sets raised and planted out in fall, and large onions wil be ready in spring, before any other variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; x/4 lb. 60c. SILVER SKIN, or WHITE PORTUGAL.— Flesh and skin pure white; flavor mild and sweet. Grows to a good size and ripens early and evenly. Makes a good onion for bunching; for table use, and for pickling purposes. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; y4 lb. 60c postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 50c. Onion Sets Prices on Onion Sets Fluctuate. Current Prices on Request. YELLOW DANVERS.— Qt. 25c; 4 qts. 60c; pk. $1.00, postpaid. By express, qt. 20c; peck 75c; bushel of 32 lbs., $2.50. RED WETHERSFIELD— Qt. 25c; pk. $1.00 postpaid. By express, qt. 20c; pk. 75c; bu. of 32 lbs. $2.50. SILVER SKIN.— Qt. 25c; pk. $1.00 postpaid. By express, qt. 25c; pk. 85c; bu. $3.00. Parsley CULTURE.' — For spring seeding, sow in February, March or early in April. Soak a few hours, and then sow in rows a foot apart, and cover about half an inch. Parsley is slow to germinate, sometimes two or three weeks in coming up. One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. — Beautifully curled and crimped, and the favorite for garnish- ing and flavoring. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c. PLAIN or SMOOTH LEAVED.— A very hardy variety ; somewhat stronger in flavor than the curled. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 35c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 30c. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 21 Parsnip Sugar or Hollow Crown Parsnip. CULTURE. — A rich sandy loam, deeply worked, is the best for parsnips. Sow in the spring, in drills eighteen inches apart, and cover lightly. Parsnip seed is very slow in germinating, especially when the ground is dry. When two inches high, thin out to 4 or 6 inches apart. One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; five pounds to the acre. IMPROVED SUGAR or HOLLOW CROWN.— The standard variety ; smooth, tapering roots, and of good flavor. Fine for both table and stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 20c; lb. 60c. Garden Peas CULTURE. — Peas succeed best in light, rich loamy soii which has been manured the previous season. Plant the smooth varieties in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, in rows 3 to 4 feet apart, 2 inches deep, giving the taller va- rieties more room between the rows. The wrinkled varieties are tender, and should be planted later than the smooth kinds. For a succession, plant every two weeks. The dwarf varieties can be planted in rows 2V2 to 3 feet apart. Peas grown as a market crop are rarely ever staked, but when the taller varieties are grown for private use, it is a good plan to sow them in double rows and stake with brush. They should be kept clean and the earth worked toward them two or three times during growth. One and a half bushels are required to plant one acre, one quart to plant 100 feet of drill. The smooth varieties of garden peas are much hardier, and will stand cold weather and adverse climatic conditions better than the wrinkled va- rieties, hence they can be sown much earlier. Wrinkled varieties are sweeter, and of better flavor, but should not be seeded until ground has obtaiued a certain degree of warmth. Smooth Varieties EXTRA EARLY ALASKA. — This is probably the best of all smooth extra early varieties. Pods are well filled, good length, and of beautiful green color which they retain longer than other varieties. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.65, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $6. PHILADELPHIA EXTRA EARLY.— The old standard extra early variety. Very hardy, with- standing late frost, a good bearer. Pods medium long, of attractive light green color. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 !bs. $1.65, by mail, post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $6.00. FIRST AND BEST. — A very desirable strain of extra early smooth peas, and popular with truckers. Has practically the same characteris- tics as the Philadelphia Extra Early, but claimed bv some truckers -to be rather more prolific. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.65, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $6.00. AMEER. — A much larger podded and more prolific strain of the original Alaska pea, ripening only a few days later than the extra early varie- ties. Very popular with market gardeners, and a splendid pea for home gardens. 54 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.65, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $6.00. MARROWFAT. — A big yielder for midsummer and late crop. The pods contain four or five peas each, are about three inches long, full to the ends. Not as sweet as the wrinkled varieties, but undoubtedly the most productive of all gar- den peas. *4 lb. 15c; lb. 25c; 2 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.65, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.40; 50 lbs. $6. Wrinkled Varieties GRADUS, or PROSPERITY.— One of the best early varieties. Pods are large, well filled, and of unsurpassed quality. Can be sown somewhat earlier than most wrinkled varieties ; should be in every garden. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75, by mail postpaid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $7.00. THOMAS LAXTON. — A large podded, early variety, and good quality ; hardy, strong grower,' bearing abundantly for a long time. A market gardener's favorite. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75, by mail post= paid. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. $7.00. TELEPHONE. — The most popular of all wrin- kled varieties for general crop; very large pods, of a dark green color; a heavy yielder, and peas, are of fine sugary flavor. 54 lb. 20c; lb. 30c; ______ 2 lbs. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 J StimUplanT | lbs. $1.75, by mail postpaid. Makes a \ Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 2 lbs. Wonder Garden j 35c; 10 lbs. $1.50; 50 lbs. J $7.00. Extra Early Alaska. 22 W. Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds Pepper CULTURE. — Sow in hot-bed in February or March, and transplant to open ground in May in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, 15 inches between the plants; or when the ground becomes -warm, sow in open ground and set out as above. When about six inches high, apply liquid manure or some good fertilizer. CHINESE GIANT.- — An enormous, sweet pep- per, growing from 12 to 15 inches in circumfer- ence. Plants grow about 2 ft. high and are very prolific. Flesh tender, mild and sweet. Used for slicing like tomatoes or stuffed as mangoes. Very desirable. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; x/4 lb. $1.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 40c; y4 lb. $1.25. PIMENTO. — This is the mildest-flavored of all peppers, is entirely free of the pungent flavor which so many consider undesirable, is heart- shaped, perfectly smooth, bright scarlet color and very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; x/4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; x/4 lb. $1.00. Pepper. LARGE BELL or BULL NOSE.— An old standard sweet pepper. Ripens early and uni- formly. Flesh of excellent quality and largely used in salads. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; y4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; y4 lb. $1.00. LONG RED CAYENNE. — The standard hot pepper. Making long, slender, bright red pods about 3 to 4 inches long. Used in the green and ripe state for pickling and seasoning. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; x/4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 30c; y4 lb. $1.00. RUBY GIANT.— Not quite as large as Chinese Giant, but very attractive in appearance and very prolific. Flesh mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; x/4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; y4 lb. $1.00. RED CHILI. — A splendid hot pepper for mak- ing sauce and pepper vinegar. Pods grow about an inch long, and when ripe have a brilliant scarlet color. Very prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; y4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; y4 lb. $1.00. Large Cheese Pumpkin. Pumpkin CULTURE. — Plant in May, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, mixing well-rotted manure, in each hill. Put 8 to 10 seeds in each hill, and cultivate till the vines get strong, when they should be thinned out, leaving two or three of the strongest in each hill. When planted in corn plant at the same time as the corn in^ver^,:f:o!?rtk ruW> 10 1° 12 leet apart in the rows, letting the hill of pumpkins take the place of a hill of corn. One ounce will plant 20 hills; three pounds, one acre. LARGE CHEESE. — An exceedingly large pumpkin; for both table and stock. Very thick flesh ; sweet and of fine quality and a good keeper. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c y4 lb. 25c; lb. 65c. VIRGINIA MAMMOTH.— This is undoubtedly the finest t pumpkin raised; growing to an enor- mous size; its keeping qualities are unexcelled and it is adapted to most any climate or soil. Fruit is oval shaped. Rich golden color; flesh of fine flavor, and a very desirable pumpkin for table as well as stock use. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. SUGAR or PIE.— A small sweet pumpkin used mainly for making pies. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.15 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. CORNFIELD PUMPKIN.— Used mainly for stock feeding. Planted in corn fields making enormous crops with little cultivation. Oz. 10c; }/4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 !b. 20c; lb. 60c. Sow early in spring in rich soil in drills 1 inch deep, two feet between the rows. For winter or spring crop, sow in September and October. One ounce for 100-foot drill; 20 pounds to an acre. NORFOLK SAVOY or BLOOMSDALE.— The best variety for fall or spring seeding. Quick growth, hardy ; beautifully curled leaves. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 23 Radish To be tender and crisp. Radishes must be grown quickly, and this requires rich soil and moisture. Begin as early as possible in spring and sow at in- tervals of about 10 days in a light, rich, deeply worked soil. Can also be forced in hot-beds. For fall and winter sow in August and September. One ounce sows fifty feet. EARLY FORCING SCARLET GLOBE.— The earliest radish and best for forcing. Small top, bright red color. Beautiful appearance. Oz. 10c; l/4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; yA lb. 25c; lb. 75c. EARLY SCARLET TURNIP.— A quick grow- ing round red radish with small top. Crisp and tender. A good variety for outdoor planting. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By ex= press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. FRENCH BREAKFAST. — A white tipped olive shaped variety, and one of the best forcing radish. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. EARLY WHITE TURNIP.— Pure white tur- nip shaped radish. Early in maturity and of good flavor. Oz. 10c; y4 'lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. GOLDEN GLOBE SUMMER. — The best sum- mer radish. Round shape, golden yellow in color. Crisp and tender. Withstands hot weather. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. EARLY WHITE TIPPED SCARLET.— Very early, round shape, scarlet roots with white tip; attractive appearance. Quality crisp, tender and mild. A favorite with truckers. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 25c; lb. 75c. CRIMSON GIANT GLOBE.— A large early variety. Round with deep crimson color. Ten- der and crisp. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 75c. Rose China Winter Radish. LONG SCARLET. — A long, smooth, bright scarlet radish. Very attractive in appearance; crisp and tender. Fine for forcing. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb, 25c; lb. 75c. Early Scarlet Turnip Radish. ROSE CHINA WINTER.— The best winter variety. Cylindrical in shape, rose color. Flesh white. Keeps crisp and tender throughout the winter. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 90c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; x/4 lb. 25c; lb. 80c. WHITE STRASBURG. — Large; long, with solid meat. Pure white in color. A splendid variety for summer and fall. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. Rhubarb Set out in the early Spring for Fall in deep worked soil four feet apart each way. Mulch freely with manure or coarse litter. After stalks are well rooted and have grown freely, they may be used, and with care will last for years. LINNAEUS. — The best veriety grown. Makes fleshy stalks of best quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; y4 lb. 70c. RHUBARB ROOTS. — 15c each; $1.50 per doz. postpaid. By express, $1.25 per doz. Salsify, or Oyster Plant CULTURE. — Sow in March or April in a rich, light, deeply worked soil, in rows 18 inches apart, and thin out to 4 to 6 inches. Do not use coarse or fresh manure: it will make the roots ill-shaped and uneven. Cultivate often to keep down weeds. It is perfectly hardy, and mav remain out all winter. Can also he sown in May and .Tune, provided we get seasonable weather or boards be used to get the seeds up and shade the young sprouts until they get well established. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; eight pounds to one acre. MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND —Largest and best variety, vigorous grower, with long, large white tapering roots. Oz.5c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.60 postpaid. By express, oz. 15c; y4 lb, 40c; lb. $1.40. 24 W. Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds Early White Bush Squash. Squash, or Cymling CULTUKE. — After danger of frost is past, plant in a warm well-pulverized, rich soil, mixing well- rotted manure with the soil in each hill. Plant eight or ten seeds to the hill; the bush varieties 4 to 6 feet apart, the running sorts 8 to 10 feet. When well grown, thin out, leaving three of the strongest plants in each hill. Summer sorts, one ounce to forty hills, four to six pounds to an acre; winter sorts, one ounce to ten hills, four to five pounds to an acre. EARLY WHITE BUSH. — The standard White Bush squash or cymbling. Grown extensively by truckers for main crop. Very prolific and an excellent shipper. Also grown for hog feed. Oz. 10c; % lb. 35c; lb. 90c postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; x/4 ib. 25c; lb. 75c. HUBBARD SQUASH. — One of the best winter varieties. Heavy fruit of bright orange flesh, fine grains, sweet and richly flavored, a good keeper, and unsurpassed for squash pies. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00 postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 30c; lb. 90c. EARLIEST PROLIFIC WHITE BUSH.— This is the earliest variety of white bush squash in cultivation, and is a money maker for truckers. Ten days earlier than Early White Bush; same growth and same shape fruit. Scallops not so pronounced; flesh thick, firm and very tender. Oz. 15c; y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; l/4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.35. GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK.— A beauti- ful variety for summer crop, bears early and continues through the summer. Of true crook- neck type; rich golden yellow color. Thickly warted and of excellent table qualities. Oz. 10c; y4 lb. 35c; Ib. $1.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 Ib. 30c; lb. $1.10. Tomato CULTURE. — Sow in hot-beds or shallow boxes in the house early in the spring, transplanting in the beds to promote root growth, and when danger of frost is over, set 3 to 4 feet apart outside. Expose to the air as much as possible to harden them, and water freely when transplanting, shading them in a few days from the sun until thoroughly estab- lished. Earliness may be promoted by growing in pots, shifting to larger size as they become filled with roots. Earlier fruits may also be had by allow- ing only the original stem to bear. If the plants are staked, they may be grown closer together and produce more perfect fruits. EARLY ACME.— Medium early and will con- tinue to bear until frost. One of the oldest va- rieties in cultivation, but one of the best. Pur- ple in color; almost round. Smooth, solid and of good flavor. Never failing favorite. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 80c; lb. $2.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 25c; l/4 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.25. YELLOW PEAR. — Small pear shaped variety, used for preserving. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; x/4 Ib. $1.15; lb. $3.75 postpaid. By express, oz. 30c; y4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. MATCHLESS.' — One of the best main crop tomatoes. Very solid; few seed; large smooth fruit. As a main crop, it is unsurpassed. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; x/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.25 postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; l/4 lb. 65c; lb. $2.00. EARLIANA (Special Strain). — A standard extra- early variety. Largely grown by market gardeners. Bright red, smooth and attractive in appearance. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 Ib. 80c; lb. $2.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 25c; y4 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.25. BONNIE BEST. — Early, smooth, bright red tomtao. Medium in size. Uniform and attrac- tive. Growing in favor for market and home use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00, post- paid. By express, oz. 25c; x/4 lb. 65c; lb. $1.75. NEW STONE. — Considered the best tomato for main and late crop. Large, solid, bright scarlet. Very firm, uniform and hardy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. By express, oz. 20c; r/4 lb. 60c; Ib.1>1.50. GOLDEN PONDEROSA.— One of the largest of the yellow tomatoes ; very handsome, solid and smooth; very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; x/4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; % lb. $1.10; Ib. $4.25. PONDEROSA. — An extra large and very handsome, bright red tomato. Flesh thick, solid and of fine quality. Especially recommended for home gardeners. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; l/4 Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.50 postpaid. By express, oz. 35c; y4 lb. $1.10; Ib. $4.25. JUNE PINK. — Considered an improvement on Earliana. Extra early with beautiful pink color. Medium size, smooth and prolific. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; y4 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.50 postpaid. By ex- press, oz. 25c; y4 Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.25. Ponderosa Tomato. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 25 Turnip and Ruta Baga CULTURE — Spring sowing should be pul in early so that they will attain a good size before hot weather, otherwise they will become tough and bitter. For spring sowing the Milans or other va- rieties are best. For the regular crop, sow the early sorts in July or August, the later sorts during August, and the salad varieties during August and Sep- tember. Sow either broadcast or in drills 2 feet apart, thinning out to 6 inches, and roll the ground after sowing. Rutabagas should be sown in July and early in August, and earthed up as they grow. Sow iy2 pounds to the acre in drills, 2 pounds broadcast; salad turnips 3 pounds to the acre. EARLY FLAT DUTCH . — An extra early pure white flat growing variety. Recommended for early market. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 65c postpaid. By express, oz. 5c; 54 lb. 15c; lb. 60c. Early Flat Dutch Turnip, Herbs LAVENDER. — Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. SWEET MARJORAM. — Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c. SAGE. — Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. THYME.— Pkt. 5c; oz. 50c. SAVOY.— Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. CARAWAY.— Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. DILL. — Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. EARLY PURPLE TOP STRAPLEAF. — Flat, white with purple top. Fine grained and tender. Used for early market and table. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 40c postpaid. By express, oz. 5c; V4 lb. 15c; lb. 50c. LARGE WHITE NORFOLK GLOBE.— Makes large, round, handsome, white roots, excellent for table and stock. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. IMPROVED AMERICAN PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. — The most popular turnip for market and table use. Makes large, globe shaped roots, pure white, with purple top. A heavy yielder and unsurpassed in quality. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 60c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c. LONG WHITE COW HORN.— A very attrac- tive quick growing turnip. Used especially for stock feeding. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 25c; lb. 75c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 70c. LARGE YELLOW, or AMBER GLOBE.— Of large size, globe shaped, solid yellow flesh, green top. Fine for table and stock. Keeps firm and sweet throughout the winter. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. WHITE EGG. — A quick growing, egg shaped, pure white variety. Very sweet, firm, and mild. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c postpaid. By ex= press, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c. YELLOW ABERDEEN, PURPLE TOP.— A splendid keeping variety with firm, solid yellow meat. Keeps throughout the winter, and espe- cially recommended for stock feeding. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. IMPROVED AMERICAN PURPLE TOP RUTABAGA. — An improved strain of the finest yellow fleshed rutabaga grown. Hardy sweet and is a good keeper. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 60c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; 54 lb. 15c; lb. 50c. Salad Varieties SOUTHERN PRIZE, or DIXIE.— Considered the best salad variety known. Very hardy, with- stands cold, and makes beautiful luxuriant salad. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. SEVEN TOP. — The Old standard popular salad variety, grown exclusively for this pur- pose. Oz. 10c; 54 lb. 20c; lb. 50c postpaid. By express, oz. 10c; y4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. All Vegetable Seeds offered in this Catalogue are New Crop, 1922 growth, and produced by the most careful growers in the country. We cannot improve in quality. We try to please our customers in prices. American Purple Top Globe. 26 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds Tobacco Seed Bright Varieties IMPROVED GOLDEN ORONOKO.— A select strain of this standard variety. Very popular and extensively grown; large, erect growth, with large leaves of finest texture. Price, oz. 30c; x/4 lb. 75c postpaid. SILKY PRYOR . — This is a well known va- riety, especialy adapted to manufacturing pur- poses. Leaf of medium length and breadth; good body, and an exceptionally fine grain and silky appearance. Price, oz. 30c; x/4 lb. 75c postpaid. WHITE STEM ORONOKO. — A great favorite with all who have grown this variety. Its habit of growth is large and erect, with long, broad leaves of fine silky texture, curing to a beautiful yellow color. Price, oz. 30c x/4 lb. 75c post= paid. WARNE. — For bright wrappers, this variety is unexcelled; grows to large size, and holds up well. Leaf is large, of medium breadth and very fine grnin. Price, oz. 30c; V4 lb. 75c postpaid. GOLD LEAF. — Considered the finest of all bright varieties. Leaf long and broad, producing a combination of weight and quality unequalled. Price, oz. 40c; x/4 lb. $1.00 postpaid. ADCOCK. — An old popular variety. Consid- ered one of the best for growing on poor land. Long, broad leaf of good texture. Price, oz. 30c; V4 lb. 85c postpaid. Dark Varieties BIG ORONOKO. — The largest and heaviest variety of the Oronoko strain, and a sure winner for dark wrappers. Has large broad leaf of handsome appearance; cures well, and possesses weight and body. Price, oz. 30c; x/4 lb. 80c postpaid. RICH WONDER. — This new variety stands first among all heavy dark tobaccos. The plants grow to an unusually large size, with long, broad leaves, which possess a great deal of weight. Properly cured, the leaf is dark rich, gummy, with small fibers. Price, oz. 40c; x/4 lb. $1.25 postpaid. HEWITT TIRES AND TUBES THE TREAD FOR WEAR OUR PERSONAL GUARANTEE Is Back of Every Tire and Tube We are agents in this territory for HEWITT TIRES AND TUBES. We recommend them to our customers, not as the lowest priced, but the best and cheapest in the long run. And we personally guarantee and stand behind every Tube and Tire we sell. Costs a fraction more than a cheap tire — lasts much longer. W. Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds 27 Lawn Grasses and Requisites PURE LAND PLASTER. — Very beneficial to lawns if applied as a top dressing during the summer whenever the lawns have been cut, re- taining and holding the moisture in the land. Price: 200=lb. bag, $1.75. GROSSMANN’S PERMANENT LAWN MIX- TURE.— This mixture of grasses is recom- mended for country lawns, large areas, and in instances where the facilities for watering and taking care of the same are not as perfect as the city. The mixture consists of hardy grasses combined so as to make a permanent, smooth, green sod, withstanding heat and droughts of summer, as well as cold of winter. Price per lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00 postpaid. By freight or express, 30c per lb.; 50 lbs. at 28c per lb. PREPARATION AND CARE OF LAWNS. — In order to secure ^a satis- factory lawn thorough preparation of the soil is absolutely necessary. The ground should be deeply plowed or spaded, thoroughly pulverized and raked, removing all roots, sticks and stones. After getting the ground per- fectly in A1 condition, the seed should be sown at the rate of one pound to 300 sq. ft. From 60 to 70 lbs. to the acre. After the seed is sown, the lawn should be gone over with a heavy roller, or if the ground is too wet, the seed should be raked in lightly with a small hand rake. It is best not to use stable manure unless it is thoroughly rotted, as the same contains numerous seeds which prove a menace to lawns. The best months for seeding are Feb- ruary, March, April, September, Octo- ber and November. To renew old lawns, rake over the bare and thin spots with a sharp rake, and sow fresh seed, covering the same by reraking, and applying roller. GROSSMANN’S EVERGREEN LAWN MIXTURE. — This special mix- ture is composed of the very highest grades and most suitable grasses in proper proportion to insure a perma- nent, smooth and velvety lawn. It is well adapted to various soils, and will last for- ever with proper care and attention. We recommend this lawn grass to all who are in position to give their lawns proper attention, and who desire the finest texture, color and permanency of lawn. Price, per lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50 postpaid. By freight or express, 35c per lb.; 50 lbs. at 30c per lb. WHITE DUTCH CLOVER.— It is a very good plan to occasionally (at least three or four times each year) sow a little White Dutch Clover over the lawn, in order to add new life, and take up PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE.— A splen- did top dressing for lawns, adding new life and strength to the grass. Apply broadcast on lawns and rake in with a sharp tooth rake. 50=lb. bag, $1.50; 100=Ib. bag, $2.50. Grossmann’s Evergreen Lawn Grass. the vacant spaces that may have occurred on account of the grass dying out. Per lb. postpaid, 80c; not postpaid, 70c. PURE RAW BONE MEAL.— The best and most permanent fertilizer for lawns. Should be used freely in the preparation of new lawns, and should be applied at regular intervals to old and established lawns. 5=lb. pkg. 25c; 50=lb. bag, $2.00; 200=Ib. bag, $5.50. SHADY LAWN GRASS. — This is a special mixture of grasses peculiarly adapted to shady lawns, and will do well under trees and shrubs. Price per lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50 postpaid. By freight or express, 35c per lb.; 50 lbs. at 30c per lb. Shady Lawn Grass. 28 W. Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds THE SEEDING OF GRASS AND CLOVERS To begin with, let us bear in mind that land requires as much careful preparation and atten- tion for the seeding of these field crops, as it does for the smallest vegetable seeds, and that we cannot expect to harvest two or three tons of hay per acre on land that has not had the proper treatment and nourishment. We should get out of the old habit of making up our mind at the- last moment to put this or that piece of land in grass or clover, because, as a rule, this or that land is not in proper condition for seed- ing; we should try to look and plan ahead from year to year, so our land may be ready and in such physical condition as to insure good returns for what we have done for it. PREPARATION OF LAND Begin the preparation of land by feeding it, viz. : Adding humus through green fallow crops, such as cowpeas, crimson clover, vetch, etc. ; any of these crops will more than pay for themselves in either cured or green feed, and the stubble turned under will enrich the soil in nitrogen and humus, as these plants obtain their supply of nitrogen from the air and give it to the soil. Should the land be thin, an application of three to four hundred pounds of acid phosphate per acre will help to give these crops sufficient growth for the purposes desired. Having supplied the land with food in the form of humus, we should give it a sweetener — Lime — an application of 1,000 to 2,000 pounds per acre, according to the character of the soil, will aid the land to digest the food given it, and will render available for the use of the grass and clover plants, the various plant foods con- tained in the soil. This application of lime should be turned under with the green fallow, or when land is disked preparatory to seeding. A further application of 400 to 500 pounds of Pure Raw Bone Meal per acre at seeding time will increase the yield of hay and give longer life to the plants. PLOWING, DISKING AND SEEDING In the seeding of grass and clovers, a firm, well- prepared seed bed is a most important fac- tor, and to obtain this the land should be deeply fallowed and allowed to remain so for at least two weeks before touching further. This allows the ground to settle, weed seeds to sprout (which are afterwards killed by disking), and the air to penetrate the soil thoroughly ; after this has been accomplished, disk the land thoroughly un- til the surface is in first-class condition; then sow the seed carefully, preferably with a Cahoon Seeder, and cover lightly to a depth of about one-half inch ; then run the roller over the whole, unless the land is too wet or inclined to bake. TIME OF SEEDING Grass and clovers can be seeded in Spring, in February, March and April, or in Fall, during the months of September and October. In Fall seeding it is customary to sow either oats, wheat or rye with it, which method affords two crops on same land, the grain crop being harvested in early summer, and a cutting of hay being made later in the season. However, it is our belief that better results are obtained by seeding with- out grain, as generally the grain crop is removed from land during a hot dry spell, and the grass plants, tender from being shaded by the grain, are more or less damaged and killed by the hot sun, the result often being a poor stand, and consequently a short hay crop. A point in favor of the grain addition, however, is the protection the same affords the young grass during the winter. PRICES FLUCTUATE Prices on all Field Seeds are constantly fluc- tuating, and are subject to change without no- tice. We will glady quote lowest current price at any time on application. Prices in this cata- logue are prevailing January 1, 1923, and are based on seeds of highest quality in germination and purity. NOTICE Prices quoted in this catalogue on all grasses, clovers, and other field seeds, are f. o. b. Peters- burg. If ordered to be sent by mail, refer to “Parcel Post Table” on page 2, and add to re- mittance aecordingly. Cotton bages are charged extra at cost "also. Add 35c for a 2 y2 -bushel cotton bag, 25c for a one-bushel bag, and 15c for smaller size' bags in ordering such seeds as require a seamless cotton bag to insure safe arrival. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 29 Clover and Grass Seed Mixtures Experience has taught us that certain mixtures of grasses and clovers will give us better results, better satisfaction, and better returns than the seeding of one variety of grass or clover by itself. This is due to the fact that where a mixture is used, we are more apt to get a good stand, as, even though one or two varieties of seed in the mixture should fail to germinate, there still remains enough of the other varieties to cover the ground ; whereas, if one variety is used, and the seed failed to germinate, our time and labor would be entirely lost, and we would have to do the whole work over again. Different mixtures of seeds in different proportions are necessary for various soils, and care should be taken in seeding mixtures, to combine only such varieties as are adapted to the same soil, and will mature practically at the same time. Through practical experience, we recommend for PERMANENT HAY on high lands, the fol- lowing: A mixture of Orchard Grass, Meadow Fescue, Alsyke Glover, Red Clover, and a sprinkling of Alfalfa. The cost of this mixture in proper proportions, based on today’s prices, would be $5.75 per acre, seeded at the rate of 28 lbs. to each acre. We quote this mixture in smaller quanti- ties at 25c per lb. This mixture, with the addition of five pounds of Red Top or Herds Grass per acre, will also make a fine PERMANENT PASTURE for High Land. For a mixture suitable for PERMANENT HAY in Low Lands, good rich bottoms, we recom- mend the following grasses and clovers in proper proportions: Timothy, Meadow Fescue, Sapling Clover, Herds Grass, and Alsyke Clover. This mixture will cost on today’s market $4.80 per acre; 25 lbs. per acre. - Price of this mixture in smaller quantities would be 25c per lb. A good mixture for PERMANENT PASTURE for moist bottom lands is a combination of the following grasses and clovers : Italian Rye Grass, Red Top Grass, Tall Meadow Oat Grass, Alsyke Clover, and Timothy. Cost per acre, $5.00; 25 lbs. per acre. Price of this mixture in small lots, 25c per lb. GRASSES TIMOTHY. — This is considered the most nu- tritious and salable of all hay grasses. Best adapted to clay or heavy loam, rich low lands or bottoms, as well as mountainous districts. Timothy does not root as deeply as other grasses, and should not be sown on lands de- ficient in humus, nor on light and sandy soil. In this section Timothy is largely sown with Sapling Clover, Herds Grass and Meadow Fescue, which combination on suitable soil will make a large yield of excellent hay and afford good pasturage. Sow this mixture at the rate of eight pounds Timothy, five pounds Clover, five pounds Herds Grass, one-half bushel Mea- dow Fescue Grass per acre. Tf sown alone, use twelve to fifteen pounds Timothy per acre. Timothy, alone or in a mixture, can be sown in Fall or Spring. Price, per lb, 15c; bushel, $4.00. INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH FARMOGERM 30 W. Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds Orchard Grass. desired to make a pasture after first cutting, add to the above mixture five pounds recleaned Herds Grass Seed. If sown alone, use from two to three bushels Tall Meadow Oat Grass per acre. Price, per lb. 30c; bushel, $3.00. MEADOW FESCUE. — This splendid grass is gaining in popularity throughout Virginia and the South, succeeding well in nearly all sections. It is a splendid Spring and Summer grass, and very useful for Fall and Winter pasturage, re- maining green throughout the Winter. It is especially recommended in mixtures in the fol- lowing proportions: For Hay — One bushel Mea- dow Fescue, five pounds Herds Grass, six pounds Timothy per acre. For Permanent Pasture — one bushel Meadow Fescue, four pounds Herds Grass, five pounds Timothy, one-half bushel Orchard Grass, one-half bushel Tall Meadow Oat Grass, three pounds Alsike Clover per acre. If sown alone, use two bushels per acre. Sow in Spring or Fall. Price, per lb. 20c; bushel, $2.50. RED TOP, or HERDS GRASS. — This is un- doubtedly one of the most satisfactory grasses throughout the South. It is adapted to all soils, succeeding well on light, sandy soils, as well as stiff uplands and low grounds, on dry hillsides as well as wet bottoms. Being once established, it thickens and improves each year, making it exceptionally valuable as a permanent pasture. As a hay crop, it should be sown with Tomothy and Sapling Clover at the rate of five pounds Herds Grass, eight pounds Timothy, four pounds Sapling Clover per acre. As a permanent pas- ture, it should be sown in a mixture of six pounds Herds, eight pounds Timothy, four pounds Aslike Clover, one- half bushel Orchard Grass per acre. This mixture can also be cut for Hay, and then be turned into pasture. If sown alone, Herds Grass should be sown at the rate of eight to ten pounds per acre. Can be sown either in Fall or Spring. Price, Fancy recleaned Herds Grass, per lb. 25c; per 100 lbs. $22.00. PERENNIAL RYE GRASS.— A quick grow- ing, early maturing grass, furnishing good graz- ing early in the season. Can also be used for hay, in a mixture of one bushel Orchard Grass, one bushel Tall Meadow Oat Grass, and one bushel Perennial Rye Grass. Can be sown in Fall or Spring. Price, per pound, Perennial Rye Grass, 15c; per bushel, $2.00. Kentucky Blue Grass. ORCHARD GRASS.— This is one of the most reliable grasses for hay or pasture, making a quick and vigorous growth, yielding large crops of excellent and nutritious hay, and lasting for years with increasing value if properly taken care of. Maturing early, it generally yields two crops of hay each season. Orchard grass suc- ceeds well on most all soils, but does best on loamy uplands or moderately stiff soil. It gives best results when sown with Tall Meadow Oat Grass und Red Clover. If sown alone for hay, use two bushels per acre; as a mixture, use one bushel Orchard Grass, one bushel Tall Meadow Oat Grass, and eight pounds of Red Clover per acre. If sown for pasturage, use one bushel Orchard Grass, one- half bushel Meadow Fescue, four pounds recleaned Herds Grass, three pounds Alsike Clover per acre. Price, per lb. 20c; bushel, $2.50. TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS.— This is a very valuable and popular grass for the South, as it withstands heat and drought well, and suc- ceeds better than any other grass on light, medium and sandy soil. It ripens at the same time as Orchard Grass, and the best results are obtained by sowing with Orchard Grass and Red Clover at the rate of one bushel Tall Meadow Oat Grass, one bushel Orchard Grass, eight pounds Red Clover. If it is INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH FARMOGERM W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 31 Sudan Grass. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.— This is the richest and most nutritious of all pasturage grasses, and should be largely used in. pasture mixtures except on light and sandy soils. Blue Grass is best adapted to soil with limestone foundation, but can be made to grow if proper fertilizing and liming is given. A mixture of two bushels Blue Grass and eight pounds re- cleaned Herds Grass per acre on fertile soil, with red clay subsoil will give an excellent pasture. Can be sown in the Fall or Spring. Price, per lb. 30c; per bushel,* $4.00. SUDAN GRASS. — A sweet, heavy yielding an- nual grass, yielding from three to four cuttings of good hay. Very thick growing and with- stands drought exceptionally well. Recommended for a quick Summer hay crop, or green food dur- ing the Summer months. Should be sown when the ground and weather becomes warm in the Spring, either in drills two feet apart at the rate of about ten pounds per acre, or broad- casted at the rate of 25 to 30 pounds per. acre. On account of its rapid and luxuriant growth, Sudan Grass is trying on the soil, and should not be sown on thin land. Price, per pound of certified Sudan Grass Seed, free of Johnson Grass, 20c; in lots of 20 to 50 lbsM 16c per lb.; 100=lb. lots, 15c per lb. ITALIAN RYE GRASS. — Recommended prin- cipally for Fall seeding. Will yield two to three cuttings of nutritious hay per year, and particu- larly adapted for rich, loamy soils and low grounds. BERMUDA GRASS. — This grass is very valu- able in the South for grazing, as it makes a very vigorous, persistent growth, and lasts for years. In Virginia, it is used mainly for golf courses, athletic grounds, and on lands liable to wash; on galled places, railroad embankments, mill dams, etc. Per lb. 35c; in 10=lb. lots, 30c per lb. ; in 100=!b. lots, 28c per lb. Clovers RED CLOVER. — This is the old standby of all clovers, and is more largely used than any other, for hay, pasturage, and improvement of the soil. Sow either in Fall or Spring, alone or in mix- tures, and yields from one to three cuttings per year. In this section, it is largely sown in Feb- ruary and March on Fall sown grains, by run- ning a harrow over the grains, sowing the clover and following with a pea weeder or harrow cross-wise. This not only puts the seed in prop- erly, but gives the grain a much needed cultiva- tion. Red Clover gives best results as a hay crop when used in the following mixture; Eight pounds clover, one bushel Orchard Grass, one bushel Tall Meadow Oat Grass per acre. If it is desired to turn the field into pasturage after cut- ting, add to the above mixture six pounds of Herds Grass Seed. If sown alone, use 10 to 12 pounds of Red Clover Seed per acre. Price, per lb. 28c; bushel, $15.00. MAMMOTH, or SAPLING CLOVER.— This clover is indentical in habits and characteristics with the* Red Clover, with the exception that it usually grows larger and matures two to three weeks later. As a soil improver it is preferred to the Red Clover on account of the extra growth. Maturing at the same time as Timothy, it is at its best as a hay crop if sown at the rate of seven pounds clover and ten pounds of Timothy per acre. As a pasture mixture, add six pounds Herds Grass per acre to the above mixture. Can be sown like Red Clover, in Fall or Spring. Price, per pound Sapling Clover, 30c; per bushel, $16.00. ALSIKE CLOVER. — This clover grows thicker than Red Clover, though not quite so tall. It is found to be hardier, resisting heat, drought, and cold weather better than other clovers. In this section, the Alsike Clover has proven to give bet- ter stands, better crops and better grazing than the Red Clover, and it is fast growing in pop- ularity. We strongly recommend Alsike Clover in mixtures, especialy for pasturage. Sown Red Clover. INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH FARMOGERM 32 W . Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds 'Crimson Clover. alone, 6 to 8 pounds is required per acre. As a lowland pasture mixture, use six pounds Herds Grass, four pounds Alsike, six pounds Timothy per acre. Can be sown in Spring or Fall. Price, per pound Alsike Clover, 25c; per bushel, $14.00. WHITE BOKHARA, or SWEET CLOVER.— This is a very valuable clover for Virginia, and should be used very largely for the redemp- tion of worn out soils, and on hillsides subject to wash, as it will make a good growth on the thinnest of soils, adding humus and body to the land and inoculating the same for other clovers and alfalfa. It makes a nutritious hay if cut young, and affords splendid pasturage. The life of this clover is two years, but will reseed itself if allowed to go to seed the second year. Can be sown in Fall or Spring at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds per acre. Price, per pound, hulled and scarified seed, 15c; 10=lb. lots, 14c per lb. JAPAN CLOVER. — This has proven to be a very valuable crop for the South. Both as an excellent pasturage and as a soil improving crop. It will grow on most any soil, and is especially recommended for the redemption of hillsides and barren and waste lands. Should be seeded in March or April at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per acre. It can also be sown in connection with Herds Grass for pasturage at the rate of ten pounds Japan Clover and eight pounds Herds Grass per acre. Price, per lb. 20c; bushel of 25 lbs., $4.25. CRIMSON CLOVER. — This is our great soil improver and redeemer of worn out lands. A crop of crimson clover plowed under is equal to a heavy application of stable manure, and is the cheapest and most effective improver of soils in the agricutural world. It is an annual plant, and is sown in July, August, September and October at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. It has been very generally sown in corn at the last working in July and August, but we are rather inclined to advise the discontinuance of this method, as our experience has taught and shown us that these early seedings are very un- certain, and have cost our farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars loss in seed. We would rather recommend September and October seed- ings. Crimson Clover offers a cover crop for win- ter, early pasturage, and green feed for spring, and nutritious hay crop and increased fertility of the soil. Every available foot of land on the farm should be sown in Crimson Clover. Price, per lb. 20c; per bushel, $11.00. INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH FARMOGERM WHITE DUTCH CLOVER.— Largely used in lawn and pasture mixtures, and is well adapted to our soils. It is voluntary in growth and will cover the ground well and makes a good pas- turage. Generally sown in a mixture with other grasses; not suitable for hay. Price, per lb. 70c. Alfalfa. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 33 WHITE BLOOMING CRIMSON CLOVER.— Same as the red crimson clover, but has white bloom, and is later in maturity. The white bloom is more desirable for hay and forage, and when sown with rust-proof oats makes the most de- sirable hay. We also recommend very highly from personal experience, the seeding of rust- proof oats, white bloom crimson clover and hairy vetch, which combination yields exceedingly heavy crops of most nutritious hay. This com- bination should be sown at the rate of 1^ bus. rust-proof oats, 10 lbs. white bloom clover, 10 lbs. hairy vetch per acre. Price on application — if stocks available. Alfalfa Alfalfa is acknowledged the king of all hay crops. It will yield more cuttings and make larger yields of most nutritious hay than any other crop. Once established, it will last for years, giving 4 to 5 cuttings each season. PREPARATION OF SOIL AND METHODS OF SEEDING Alfalfa should be sown on improved soils, care being taken that the same is absolutely perfect in drainage, with a clay subsoil. It will not thrive on land that is inclined to be wet or where roots will reach water near surface. The land should be sown in cowpeas or crimson clover, one or two years previous to the seeding of the crop. It should then be limed at the rate of one to two tons per acre, and should be thoroughly and well prepared with a firm seed bed before seeding. The seed should be sown in September at the rate of 25 to 30 lbs. per acre, lightly covered and rolled. An application of 400 to 600 lbs. of pure bone meal per acre at the time of seeding will prove a paying investment. Alfalfa should be cut before it reaches full bloom, which causes it to stool out better, and thicken root growth. Alfalfa should always be sown alone, without other grasses or clovers. If the land requires inoculation, we recommend soil inoculation at the rate of 500 to 600 lbs. of soil derived from well established alfalfa fields, or inoculation of the seed with Farmo- germ. In seeding grass and clovers, we or cultures. In seeding grass and clovers, we recommend a mixture of 3 to 4 lbs. alfalfa seed per acre on all lands adapted to alfalfa. This gives the necessary inoculation in case the farmer determines to sow alfalfa in the future. We have an exceptionally fine stock of high- grade, American Grown Alfalfa Seed to offer this year, testing over 99 % per cent purity, with a germination test of from 92 to 95 per cent. Price, per pound, 25c; per bushel, $13.50. FEEDS! FEEDS! For the convenience of a large number of our customers and friends we carry in stock at all times a representative line of high class DAIRY FOODS, HOG FEEDS, and HORSE FEEDS, also FEED OATS, MIDDLING, BRAN, COTTON SEED MEAL, Etc. Our efforts in this line are to supply our customers with such feeds as they need at the lowest price the market affords, and we are very often in position to save our customers anywhere from $1.00 to $5.00 per ton on their re- quirements. We are distributing agents for UNICORN DAIRY RATION undoubtedly the best milk producing feed manufactured. If you are not a user of UNICORN, try a bag or two and convince yourself. When in need of feeds of any descrip- tion, drop us a postal card and we will quote by return mail. 34 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds A Field Scene of Burt, or Ninety=Day Oats. Seed Oats Our Seed Oats are all selected stocks, recleaned and sacked in even weight five-bushel bags. BURT, or NINETY=DAY OATS.— This is un- doubtedly the best spring oat. It is very early in maturity, free from rust, hardy and a vigorous grower, making a large yield of good, hard grain. Resembles the red rust- proof, but the grain is not as large or as heavy ; growth is somewhat taller. Price per bu. $1.00; 10=bu. lots, 90c per bu.; 25=bu. lots, 85c per bu. VIRGINIA GRAY WINTER, or TURF OATS— This is the old standard and favorite winter oat for Virginia, and is more generally sown than any other oat. Is very hardy, and a sure crop- per. While generally sown in the fall, it can be sown in the spring up to about March 10th to 15th. Price per bushel, $1.25. TEXAS RED RUST PROOF OATS.- -A very popular and desirable oat throughout the South. Especially adapted for heavy soils of good fer- tility, where it yields abundant crops of large, heavy grain. This variety does not grow as tall as the Virginia Gray, and requires rather better land than the same. It is largely used for sow- ing with vetch and white bloom crimson clover as a hay crop. Can be sown either fall or spring. Price per bushel, $1.00; 10=bu. lots, 90c per bu. FULGHUM OATS. — This rust-proof variety is growing in popularity each year, and deservedly so. It is practically the earliest of all rust-proof varieties ; very productive, and a sure cropper on good land. Price, per bushel, $1.25. APPLER OATS. — Improved variety of the Rust Proof type. Makes a strong, quick grow- ing oat; large bunchy heads, with heavy grain. One of the best and most reliable rust proof oats for the South. Price per bushel, $1.15. WHITE SPRING OAT. — A large, heavy white oat for spring seeding only ; makes a splendid yield on good land. Price per bushel, 75c. Soja Beans The use of Soja Beans is increasing repidly everywhere, as farmers are beginning to realize what a valuable and important forage crop they are. Sown broadcast at the rate of one and a half bushels per acre, they make practically a balanced ration when cut for hay; sown with cow peas at the rate of one=half bushel of beans and one bushel cow peas, they increase the value of the hay by 50 per cent. They are also un= surpassed as a hog pasture. MAMMOTH YELLOW. — The largest growing and most popular of Soja Beans, requiring a full season for maturity. Surpasses all other varie- ties in yield for both forage and seed. Per bushel, about $2.50. TAR=HEEL BLACKS. — Slightly earlier in ma- turity than Mammoth Yellow. Heavy growth of vines, upright in habit, and growing in pop- ularity wherever used. Per bushel, about $2.50. HOLLYBROOK EARLY. — Matures two to three weeks earlier than the Mammoth Yellow. Makes a good yield of forage and peas, and is very desirable on account of its earliness. Price on application. VIRGINIA. — This variety is fast growing in favor. Makes an excellent yield of hay, and its profuse leafage, fine stems and stalks, give a quality of hay almost equal to alfalfa. On ac- count of its earliness, it is largely used for plant- ing with corn. Price: Ninety-Day Velvet Beans This new Velvet Bean is a great acquisition for Virginia farmers. It is the quickest growing, earliest maturing of the Velvet Beans, and un- like the other varieties, it will mature in Vir- ginia. It is a wonderful soil improver and for- age crop and the best of grazing for cattle and hogs. For the redemption of worn out soils, this bean is unequalled. Peck, 75c; bushel, $2.00. A Field of Soja Beans. Prices on all field seeds are constantly changing-. Before placing your order, write us for finr prices on your requirements. This will give you an opportunity of buying at the lowest current prices. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 35 FIELD, or COW PEAS AS A HAY. They produce from one and a half to two and a half tons of the best nutriti- ous hay, relished by horses and all stock, leaving the land in a much better condition. They should be sown broadcast or in drills, at the rate of one and a half to two bushels per acre; the thicker the stand, the better quality of hay. AS AN ENSILAGE. They are unsurpassed, being more nutritious than green corn. AS A FERTILIZER. Gathering the nitrogen and ammonia from the air, and storing the same in their vines and roots, they enrich the soil faster, and more* lastingly then any method of fertilization known to the farmer, without extra cost. On good land, is it not necessary to fal- low the entire crop — the vines can be cut for hay, and the stubble and roots will furnish the fertilizer for the following crop. Where it is desired to improve thin and worn-out lands with cowpeas, this can be done by applying two to four hundred pounds of High Grade Acid Phos- phate or 8-2-2 Guano per acre at time of seeding. In these cases, it is best to give the land the benefit of the entire crop, by fallowing the same. SEEDING IN CORN. Farmers in this section are sowing thousands of bushels of cowpeas in their corn at the last working. These peas can be fallowed after the corn is taken off, or they may be allowed to stay on the land, affording a splendid mulch and Winter covering. AS A HOG PASTURE. A mixture of Cow- peas, Soja Beans, with Kaffir Corn, or common White Field Corn, will afford a most luxuriant grazing for hogs, and will minimize the cost of producing the meat for market. Prices on Cowpeas fluctuate, and are subject to change. BLACK PEAS. — This is the standard variety, and very largely grown in Virginia. It is very prolific, making a fine growth of vine and leaves, and a good yield of peas. Rather inclined to shed its leaves, and is not considered the best variety for hay on that account. Makes a fine hog pasture. Per bushel, about $3.00. NEW ERA. — An extra early maturing variety of upright growth. Not as heavy in forage as others, but very prolific in peas. Per bu., $2.75. WONDERFUL, or UNKNOWN.— This variety makes an enormous and remarkable growth of vines, requiring full growing season. The vines are of the running habit, on account of which the hay is rather hard to cut and cure. One of the best varieties as a soil improver. Per bushel, about $2.75. WHIPPOORWILL. — An upright, early matur- ing variety of great popularity. Makes a good growth of vine, easily cut and cured. One of the best peas in cultivation. Per bushel, $2.75. CLAY. — A vigorous grower, and a heavy yielder of hay, maturing a little later than the Black Pea. Per bushel, $2.75. IRON. — A variety of Cowpeas remarkable for its vigorous growth, and its disease resisting qualities. Retains its leaves and foliage longer Cowpeas are one of the most important, most advantageous, and hest paying crops for the farm- ers throughout the South. They produce hay, they produce ensilage, they produce excellent grazing for hogs and cattle, and they furnish the farmer with the hest and cheapest fertilizer on the market. They can he sown from the first of May to the mid- dle of August. than other varieties, and is on this account one of the very best for hay. It is also a very pro- lific bearer of peas. Per bushel, $3.00. TAYLOR. — A large speckled pea, making an abundant growth of vine, of upright habit. Heavy yielder of peas, and a good variety for a hay crop. Per bushel, $2.75. MIXED COWPEAS. — A general mixture of the principal varieties grown. A great many farmer prefer sowing mixed peas for hay, as experience has shown that they get better and more hay than by seeding one variety. Per bushel, $2.50. MIXED COWPEAS with SOJA BEANS.— For those of our customers who desire a mixture of cowpeas and soja beans, we are prepared to give them a splendid mixture in proper propor- tions. It is very desirable to sow soja beans with cowpeas, as the beans are upright in growth, and help to hold up the peas, besides adding con- siderable to the nutritive value of the pea. Per bushel, $2.50. EDIBLE VARIETIES EARLY RAMSHORN BLACKEYE— A large second early black eye pea of splendid quality. A great favorite with truckers and market gar- deners as a green pea. Price per qt. 20c; per peck, $1.25; bushel, 4.00. EXTRA EARLY BLACK EYE.— An extra early strain of the well known black eye pea. Of upright growth, bushy, very prolific in pods; of good flavor, and especially used for early mar- keting of green shelled peas. Price per qt. 25c; peck, $1.50; bushel, $5.00. LARGE BLACK EYE. — A well known large type of the original black eye pea. Later in ma- turity than Ramshorn and Extra Early, but more prolific and a sure cropper. Price per qt. 25c; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.00. INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH FARMOGERM Prices on all Field Seeds are constantly changing-. Before placing- your order, write us for firm prices on your requirements. This will give you an opportunity of "buying at the lowest current prices. 36 W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds Add for postage if ordered sent by mail. Seed Wheat. Canada Field Peas Canda Field Peas with oats make a very de- sirable hay. They should be sown in January or early in February to get best results. Sow at the rate of 1 y2 bushels of Oats, and 1 bushel of Canada Field Peas per acre. White Navy Beans Grown for the . dried bean only. Should be planted in June or July in 3 ft. rows. Price per qt. 30c; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00. Kaffir Corn This is a very popular forage crop. Makes a heavy growth and is very nutritious. When al- lowed to mature the grain makes a valuable feed for stock or poultry. Kaffir corn is also sown with cow peas to enable the cow peas to grow up on the corn and make harvesting easier. Price per lb. 10c; bushel of 50 lbs. $2.75. Sorghum SUGAR DRIP SORGHUM. — A heavy yielder of nutritious forage; very juicy and sweet. Makes a large yield of syrup, which is of su- perior quality. Price per lb. 10c; pk. $1.25; bu. $3.50. EARLY AMBER SORGHUM. — This furnishes a large yield of very nutritious forage, and is used in the green state or cured. On good land it will yield 2 to 3 cuttings a year. It is highly recommended when quick growing, green food is desired. Price per lb. 10c; pk. $1.00; bu. $3. EARLY ORANGE SORGHUM.— Similar in growth and character to the Early Amber, but considered a heavier yielder. Price per lb. 10c; pk. $1.00; bu. $3.00. ADD FOR POSTAGE IF ORDERED SENT BY MAIL Golden Millet. Golden Millet Golden Millet makes a large yield and most nutritious hay crop. Quick growing and most easily cured. Should be sown on good land only, at the rate of V2 to % bushel per acre, and should be cut while in bloom before seed hardens, from the middle of May to the end of July. Tennessee Grown. — Price per bushel, $3.00. Southern Grown. — Price per bushel, $2.75. Winter Rye Largely cultivated for pasturage in winter, for early green food, as a cover top, and for fallow- ing purposes in spring. Price on application in season. Winter Barley Sown in the fall for winter and spring pastur- age. Price on application in season. Seed Wheat We carry a full stock of all the leading varie- ties during seeding season. Price on application. If your Grain crops are of a sickly appear- ance and are not showing any signs of im- provement by March or April, run a sharp tooth harrow over the same, and sow broad- cast about seventy-five pounds Nitrate of Soda per acre, then follow with pea weeder crosswise. Results will surprise you. W. Grossmann & Sons High Grade Seeds 37 Hairy Vetch. Vetches HAIRY, or SAND VETCH.— This great for- age crop is rapidly becoming a favorite through- out the South. Generally sown with oats, in which combination it yields heavy crops of the very best kind of hay. Sow in September at the rate of 20 lbs. of Vetch and 1 y2 bushels of oats per acre. It has been customary to sow from 30 to 35 lbs. per acre, but our experience has taught us that by seeding 15 to 20 lbs. with oats, we get much better hay, and have much less trouble in cutting and curing the same. A mixture which has proven very successful in this section is 1 y2 bushels of rust proof oats, 15 lbs. Hairy Vetch, and 10 lbs. of white bloom crimson clover per acre. We recommend this mixture, and know it will please. Hairy Vetch is a great improver of soil, and wherever it is used, the land is left in much better shape. Price per lb. 20c; 100 lbs. at 18c per lb. Buckwheat A very desirable crop for late summer. Easily grown and affords splendid poultry food. Is also considered an improver of soil. We recommend the seeding of buckwheat and crimson clover to- gether at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. of crimson clover and y2 bu. of buckwheat per acre. The buckwheat will grow rapidly and shade the crim- son clover from the hot sun, insuring a stand of clover at all times. When buckwheat is ripe, it can be harvested and stored away for chicken feed. In this way, you can make two crops from one seeding, and are always assured a good stand of crimson clover which is generally very hard to get in the early seeding. JAPANESE. — This variety ripens a week earlier than Silver Hull, and kernels are larger, and makes a heavier yield. Price per peck, 80c; bushel, $2.75. SILVER HULL. — A favorite sort recom- mended for the fine quality of flour. Price per peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.00. SPRING, or OREGON VETCH.— Adapted for spring sowing, and usually sown with some va- riety of spring oats. Has the same characteris- tics as hairy vetch. Per lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $8.00. Dwarf Essex Rape Excellent for grazing for sheep, hogs or any kind of stock; furnishing rich and nutritious pasturage 6 to 8 weeks from time of sowing. Is largely used for green feed for poultry. Can be sown most any month in the year, at the rate of 5 to 8 lbs. per acre. Price per lb. 15c; 10=lb. lots at 10c; 50 lbs. at 7c per lb.; 100 lbs. $6.50. Teosinte This is a valuable fodder plant, resembles corn in growth, but with larger leaves and sweeter stalks, which yield enormous crops; if planted on rich soil, can be cut 5 to 6 times a year. Will grow to a height of from 10 to 14 ft. Drill in May or June at the rate of 2 lbs. per acre. Rows 4 feet apart. Price per lb. 60c. Spanish Seed Peanuts We make a specialty of Hand Picked and Hand Shelled Spanish Peanuts for seed purposes. Our stocks are carefully selected, screened to a uniform size, and carefully handled throughout, insuring a seed of highest germinating qualities, and free from imperfect and split peas. Our peanut planters realize the superiority of our Hand Shelled stock over the general run of seed as they can figure without loss on the exact quantity per acre to get a full and uniform stand. Prices fluctuates. Current price on ap= plication. Teosinte. 38 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds Our flower seed list comprises the best selec- tions of all standard varieties of flowers usually found in the garden, and all varieties listed here are popular and are deserving of a place in every flower garden. The letter “A” after the name of the flower indicates that the flowers are an- nuals, blossoms only the first year, and the seed should be planted each year. The letter “P” indicates that the variety is a perennial, and blossoms for several years after sowing. AGERATUM (A). — A beautiful hardy annual. The flowers are borne in dense clusters and are very useful for bouquets. The plants are very attractive in the garden, being covered with bloom nearly all summer. Mixed Colors. — Pkt. 5 cts. SWEET ALYSSUM (A).— A hardy annual which begins to flower when very young, and is literally covered almost all the season with its sweet white flowers. It is especially adapted to borders or for rock work in the summer, and may be used effectively in window boxes for blooming. Pkt. 5 cts. AMARANTHUS (A). Love Lies Bleeding.)— These plants afford brilliant contrasts of color, being useful for tall border and groups, also where foliage effects are desired. The leaves and stems are of different shades of red, blended with green; two to three feet high. Pkt. 5 cts. ANTIRRHINUM — Snapdragon (A) — Well known, showy and useful border plants? produc- ing flowers of a great variety of brilliant and handsome colors. Very effective in beds, suc- ceeding in any good garden soil. Pkt. 5 c. ASTERS (A). — These well-known, beautiful and popular annuals are very desirable for bed- ding, being in bloom when most other plants are over. Very useful for cut flowers and for bouquets. German Quilled (China Aster). — The familiar double Aster with quilled petals. Exceedingly showy and excellent for cutting for vase- deco- rations. The large, brilliant, daisy-like flowers with yellow centres are produced in profusion. Pkt. 10c. Victoria.- — The most popular variety of Asters, and very desirable for bedding, and useful for cut flowers and baskets. In separate colors, pink, white, and blue, per package, 10 cts; mixed colors, per package, 10 cts. BALSAM — Touch=Me=Not (A). — Also known as “Lady Slipper.” A tender annual with brittle stems and foliage. Grows about 12 inches high. Flowers both single and double, in bright colors and variations ; are wax-like and very attractive. No flower is more easily cultivated, and it suc- ceeds in most any good soil. Double Mixed. — -Pkt. 5 cts. BALSAM PEAR (A).— An ornamental climb- er growing to height of 12 to 15 feet. The fruit is pear-shaped, and when preserved in alcohol is said to be useful in relief of pain. Pkt., 5 cts. BACHELOR’S BUTTONS— Globe Amaranth (A)/ — A well known and popular everlasting flower which forms bushy plants about 2 feet high, and bearing sometimes hundreds of flow- ers. Excellent as border plants, and very useful for winter decorations. If cut when well natured will retain their beauty throughout the winter. Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 75 cts. BALLOON VINE ( A). — A rapidly growing climber of attractive foliage, and deriving its name from the Inflated Seed Pod, resembling a balloon. Pkt. 5 cts. CARNATIONS (P). — These well-known flow- ers are easily grown from seed, and very free blooming, the flowers being bright- colored and with a most delicious clove-like fragrance. Ex- cellent bloomers in the garden or for winter flowering. Marguerite. — An extra vigorous race, espe- cially adapted for out-of-door culture. The plants are trim in habit, perpetual and flower abun- dantly in 5 months from sowing the seed. They are highly fragrant, and have beautiful double flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. Double Mixed. — A mixture of al colors and types. Pkt. 10 cts. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 39 CALENDULA — Pot Marigold (A). — Very hardy annual, one foot high. Has showy flowers blooming until frost and producing a fine effect in borders. It is of easy culture and is desirable for rather inferior soils, where less sturdy flow- ers do not thrive. Mixed Varieties. — Pkt. 5 cts. CANDYTUFT (A). — Popular favorites, flow- ering profusely the whole summer. Very valu- able for edgings and borders, fairly covered with masses of white and various colors. Height 1 foot. Of easy culture. White. — Pkt. 5 cts. Crimson. — Pkt. 5 cts. Fancy Mixed.— Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 40 cts. CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS (A).— Beau- tiful showy summer bedding annuals with large bright flowers of golden yellow, varied with rich brown. Excellent for cutting and decorations. Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; x/4 lb. 50 cts. CANTERBURY BELLS — Campanula, Cup and Saucer (P). — Handsome, hardy biennial of stately growth, rich color and profuse bloom. Succeeds best in light, rich soil and in the fall should be transplanted or thinned to 18 inches or 2 feet apart and given some protection in severe winter weather. Has large, bell-shaped flowers which are strikingly effective; colors white, and various shades of violet, rose, lilac and blue. Height, 2 to 4 feet. One of the wild forms of Campanula is the “Blue. Bells of Scot- land.” Pkt. 5 cts. CELOSIA — Cock’s Comb (A). — A half hardy annual, growing 6 to 8 inches high, bearing a wide wavy blossom that resembles a Cock’s Comb. Fine for massing or border work. Pkt. 10 cts. Plumed Variety. — Pkt. 10 cts. Comb Variety. — Pkt. 10 cts. CENTAUREA, GYMNOCARPA— Dusty Miller (P). — Valuable because of its silvery foliage, and graceful drooping habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one-half to two feet high. Pkt. 5 cts. CENTAUREA “CORN FLOWER”. — Mixed colors, pkt. 5 cts. CHRYSANTHEMUM ( A ). — These annual Chrysanthemums have a charm of their own. The blooming season is from very early summer until frost, and their gay colors make beds or borders attractive during those hottest weeks of summer when flowers are apt to be scarce. Double Mixed Varieties. — Pkt. 10 cts. Single Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts. COSMOS (A). — These well-known flowers are of easy culture and are almost indispensable for cutting and garden decorations, their lovely blos- soms being produced in greatest profusion after most other flowers have succumbed to frost. Few flowers have grown more into popularity in late years than the Cosmos, and we recommend ..them to all wanting large plants in their gardens. Mammoth Mixed. — The flowers are double the size of the old, large flowering Cosmos, measur- ing from 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are large, overlapping, forming perfectly round flow- ers, deeply ribbed and of good substance. Pkt. 10 cts. DAISY (P). — These are charming little plants for edging and borders. The daisy has been so far improved by selection and careful cultiva- tion that good seed will give at least 80 per cent of double flowers that are as large as any of the named sorts that are propagated by the division of the roots and are sold at high prices. The plants bloom well in the house and are splendid for early spring and summer flowering when planted in a slightly shaded situation. Tender perennials, about 6 inches high. Mixed Colors. — Pkt. 10 cts. White Colors. — Pkt. 10 cts. AFRICAN DAISY. — Forms compact plants about one foot high. Branches freely and is covered with daisy-shaped flowers of a glossy yellow, with dark centers, blooms entire sum- mer. Pkt. 5 cts. SHASTA DAISY. — Flowers four inches in di- ameter, and blooms for months, easily grown. Pkt. 10 cts. Coreopsis. DIGITALIS, or FOX GLOVE (P).— A state- ly, old-fashioned border plant affording dense spikes of brilliantly colored flowers which are terminal and half as long as height of the plant. Colors, white, lavender and rose. Does not usualy bloom until the second year. Thrives best in cool, shady locations. Fine Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts. DIANTHUS, or PINKS (P).— These popular flowers, commonly known as Chinese and Japa- nese Pinks, have been for a long time very pop- ular and deservedly so. In diversity of rich and beautiful markings they have but few rivals, and in ease of culture, freedom of bloom and almost certain satisfactory results, they stand close to the Nasturtium. Hardy biennials blooming the first year from seed. So easily grown from seed as to be rarely treated as biennials. Seed may be sown in the open ground any time in May. Chinensis. — The familiar old Chinese or In- dian rink, easily grown and very showy. Our mixture contains a large assortment of varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 40 W . Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds ESCHOLTZIA — California Poppy (A). — The beautiful State flower of California. It blooms almost continuously throughout the season. A bed of these in full bloom gives a briliant color effect. The foliage is finely cut and has a bluish tinge, delicate and very attractive. They are of the easiest culture. Can be sown in any soil, but the better the soil the larger the plants and blossoms. It is best to sow the seed in the gar- den where the plants are to remain, as they do not transplant easily. Pkt. 5 cts. FORGET=MET=NOT — Myosotis (P) . — The favorite old border plant that succeeds best in moist situations. It comes into blooming early and the little star-shaped flowers appeal to every heart. Hardy perennials. Pkt. 10 cts. Gaillardia. FOUR O’CLOCK — Marvel or Peru (A). — A well-known favorite plant, bearing freely fun- nel-shaped white, red and striped flowers, which open about four o’clock in the afternoon, re- maining open all night; and usually are closed before noon the next day. Sow seed in spring in open ground in any good garden soil. The plants should be given plenty of room, about three feet apart. Pkt. 5 cts. GALLARD1A (A). — A very showy, hardy, garden plant, with brilliant flowers in scarlet and yellow, blended and shaded. Blooms freely from early summer till autumn. Grows one and one-half to two feet high, and the blossoms are borne on long, slender stems. Pkt. 5 cts. HOLLYHOCK (P),=— Entirely different and more beautiful than the plant of twelve years ago, being much more compact in growth, the flowers larger, more richly colored and of better form. For a background to a flower garden nothing is better. Height 5 feet. Tie to stakes if the stalks show a disposition to fall. The double varieties are the most desirable. Double Mixed Varieties. — Pkt. 10 cts. HELIOTROPE (P). — May be grown from seed first season, very fragrant. Height two feet. Mixed colors, pkt. 10 cts. KOCH1A, or BURNING BUSH.— Grows from two to two and one- half feet high, is densely covered with small feathery light green foliage, which, as the summer advances gradually changes to crimson. Very ornamental, and of easy culture. Pkt. 5 cts. LARKSPUR (A). — The Larkspur is one of the handsomest and most useful of plants. The col- ors are extremely beautiful and in mixed borders its profuse masses of purple, white and red show splendidly, and for large gardens is invaluable. Height, 12 inches. Double Dwarf Varieties Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts. LOBELIA (A). — Profuse blooming little plants, of great value for edging, hanging bas- kets or vases. It is completely covered with flowers for a long time. If given plenty of water they may be kept in flower all summer. Pkt. 10 cts. LOVE=IN=A=MIST — Nigella (A. — A hardy annual one-foot high, with finely cut foliage. Oddly shaped blossoms in blue and white, and curious seed pods. Of easy culture. Pkt. 10 cts. MARIGOLD (A). — A hardy annual, shrubby plant, in dwarf and tall varieties, growing from 6 inches to 3 feet high. Foilage bright green, deeply cut, and graceful. The flowers are var- ious shades of yellow and brown. The tall va- rieties are very valuable for large bedding or background work, and the dwarf varieties for borders. No flower garden seems complete with- out this fine old-fashioned plant. African. — The best tall variety with large, double blossoms.. Pkt. 5 cts. Dwarf French, Double Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts. MIGNONETTE (A). — This popular little flower is well known as one of our most fra- grant plants, and a universal favorite. If sown at intervals in spring and early summer it will boom until killed by frost. Thrives best in a cool temperature. Pkt. 5 cts. NASTURTIUM (A). — Probably the most pop- ular and easily grown flower in our list, and re- mains longer in bloom. In favorable soil the flowers are produced in abundance throughout the season. Nasturtiums prefer dry, rather rocky soil, such as we usually call “poor” soil, and bear their flowers in such locations in great- er profusion than in a rich garden, where they run too much to leaves. Dwarf Varieties Mixed. — This mixture con- tains all of the choicest and prettiest flowers of the Dwarf variety. The. plants form a small, round bush, 12 to 16 inches high, which is a mass of blooms all summer. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; y4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. 75 cts. Tall Varieties Mixed. — This mixture contains all of the choicest and prettiest flowers of the tall variety, are of quick growth, covering a whole hedge or trellis in a short time. The bril- liant blossoms almost cover the plant from top to bottom. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts. ; 54 lb. 25 cts.: lb. 75 cts. PANSY (P). — No description is needed of these little favorites, and it would be hard to find a garden whose charm is not in a large measure dependent upon their marvelous color- ing. Superb Pansy Mixture. — This is a mixture of all the giant flowering varieties, all the plain colors, faced sorts, ruffled edged and rare sorts, also the varieties exquisitely striped. The seed is saved from the most famous pansy gardens, from exhibition flowers. These pansies are won- 41 W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds derfully beautiful in every way and the very best there are. The small difference in the cost of this seed over the other seed is covered one hundred-fold in satisfactory results to the grower. Pkt. 20 cts. Giant Trimardeau Mixed — The largest flower- ing type of Pansy called the French strain. The top petals are larger than the three lower ones and are beautifully marked. The plants are vigorous, compact growth, with immense, three- blotched flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. Fine Large Flowering Mixed Pansy. — This seed is saved from very good varieties, the flow- ers are small in comparison with the fine sorts but the colors are good. Pkt. 5 cts. PETUNIA (A). — There is no bedding plant of easier culture than the Petunia, and few that make a gayer appearance when in full bloom. They are easily grown and very popular for bedding. They thrive best in a warm, sunny location. The shape of the flower is similar to that of the Morning Glory. Sow the seed thinly where the plants are to remain, or for early blooming sow in the house in boxes. Single Mixed. — Pkt. 5 cts. Double Mixed. — Pkt. 10 cts. POPPY (A). — Hardly any class of plants af- ford the same brilliant colorings and showy dis- play. They are of easy culture, the seed being sown where they are to remain. Thin the plants 6 to 12 inches apart. Shirley Poppy. — Pkt. 10 cts. Tulip Poppy. — Pkt. 10 cts. Double Mixed. — All the fancy and named dou- ble varieties mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. PORTULACA (A. — Low-growing or creeping tender annual, ,6 to 8 inches high, and bearing glossy, cup-shaped blossoms in very brilliant and gorgeous colors. The seed germinates slowly and should be started under glass or when the weather is hot. These flowers love the sunshine and do best on rather dry ground. Mixed. — This is an extra fine strain with very large blossoms and splendid colors. Pkt. 5 cts. PHLOX DRUMMONDII (A).— One of the prettiest and most popular of garden annuals. Makes very attractive beds, and continues to bloom throughout the summer. Sow in April, in open ground, or can be started earlier indoors. Grandiflora Large Flowering Mixed. — A great improvement on the common type, both heads and florets being nearly twice as large. Pkt. 10 cts. Extra Choice Mixed. — This mixture is unex- celled for profusion of bloom and wide range of brilliant colors. Pkt. 10 cts. PRIMROSE (A). — Green-house or pot plants, bearing trusses of large single or double blos- soms in bright colors, as well as soft tints. Sow the seed in April or May for winter blooming. Pkt. 5 cts. RICINUS — Castor Oil Plant (A). — Luxuriant rapid- growing annuals with palm-like leaves. Excellent for background or centre of beds of foliage plants, the effect being especially strik- ing after the brilliantly colored fruit is formed. Pkt. 5 cts. SALVIA SPLENDENS— Scarlet Sage (A).— A well known favorite bedding plant which bears magnificent spikes of scarlet flowers from July to October. Although perennial, it blooms the first year from seed, and there is really no flower that can rival it in splendid color. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. Salvia. SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa) (A).— Curi- ous and interesting little plants with pinkish white flowers. The leaves close and droop when touched. Pkt. 5 cts. SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride or Sweet Scab- ious) (A). — Have perfectly double flowers, are useful for cutting, they are gracefuly borne upon long tender stems well above the foliage and makes a beautiful cut- flower, height 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. STOCKS, DWARF GERMAN— Ten Weeks (A. — Desirable for bedding or pot culture. They bear an immense quantity of fragrant blooms, each plant forming a perfect bouquet, and are splendid for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. SUNFLOWER — Mammoth Russian (A). — Pkt. 5 cts.; y4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 25 cts. post- paid. SWEET PEAS (A). — (When ordering pounds by mail, add for postage.) Pound 10 cts. Superb Mixture. — This is the best possible mixture that can be made, combining carefully considered proportions. It comprises all of the finest new and large flowering, named varieties of every shade and color. Each is the very choicest of its class, grown separately and mixed by ourselves. It is the finest mixture possible and cannot be surpassed at any price. Pkt. 5 cts; oz. 10 cts.; x/4 lb. 35 cts.; Ib. $1.25. Superb Strain in Separate Colors — White Oz. 15c; x/4 lb. 40c Blue Oz. 15c; V4 lb. 40c Pink Oz. 20c; V4 lb. 40c Lavender . . . .Oz. 20c; x/4 lb. 40c Superb Spencer Mixture. — A new race or type of sweet peas with extra large flowers, fully double the size of the older forms under good cultivation. The Spencers have wavy and fluted- edged petals, which with their rich coloring give an almost orchid-like appearance. The Spencer type will not stand careless* cultivation, but if you give them careful cultivation, they will ful- ly repay you for the extra trouble by their ex- ceptional size and beauty. This is a splendid, well-blended mixture of all true Spencer types only. All colors, mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; x/4 lb. 60 cts.; 1 Ib. $2.25. 42 W . Grossmann & Son s High - Grade Seeds Sweet Peas. Spencer Sweet Peas in Separate Colors — Pure red, deep maroon, pure pink, pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; % lb. 75 cts. postpaid. SWEET WILLIAM (P).— A beautiful class of hardy -free blooming plants of extreme rich- ness and diversity of colors. Produces a fine effect in beds or mixed flower borders. Pkt. 5 cts. VERBENA (P). — These well-known flowers are splendid for beds or massing. Flowers of most brilliant colors, blooming from early sum- mer till late in the fall. Verbenas grown from seed are always thrifty and do not rust. Sow ! early in house, or out of doors in April. Pure White. — Pkt. 10 cts. Lavender. — Pkt. 10 cts. Mixed Colors. — Pkt. 5 cts. WALLFLOWER (P). — This is a fine bedding plant, but it is more often grown as a pot-plant and for this purpose is well adapted. The flowers are very fragrant and usually of various shades of yellow, brown and reddish brown. An old- fashioned flower which is always popular. Sow early in the year in boxes and transplant. Pkt. 5 cts. ZINNIA (A) .—For georgeous summer and fall display the Zinnia is unsurpassed, the flowers are perfectly double, resembling Dahlias, and al- most every shade of color. For bedding and massing they are particularly suitable. Tall Double Mixed Colors. — Pkt. 5 cts. Dwarf Double Mixed Colors. — Pkt. 5 cts. Vines, or Climbers CYPRESS VINE. — A tender climbing annual, with soft fern -like foliage and small star-like flowers. Height about 15 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. MORNING GLORY. — One of the most popu- lar of all climbers. They grow rapidly to a height of about 15 feet and bear abundantly brilliant flowers of various colors. Mixed Varieties. — Pkt. 5 cts. Imperial Japanese. — Pkt. 10 cts. MOON VINE, or EVENING GLORY. — Beauti- ful rapid climbers, bearing large white flowers which open in the evening and on cloudy days. Pkt. 10 cts. DOLICHOS, or HYACINTH BEANS.— A ten- der climbing annual, rapid growth and splendid for covering a trellis. Pkt. 5 cts. Gourds Ornamental Mixed — Package 5 cts; oz. 20 cts. NEST EGG. — In size color and shape, like a hen’s egg. Vines make good screens. Pkt. 5 cts. DIPPER. — The handles grow curved if on the ground straight if on a frame. Pkt. 5 cts. POULTRY REGAL EGG CARRIER, — One of the most prac- tical and safest packages for sending eggs by par- cel post, especially rec- ommended for hatching eggs. Price: 15-egg size, 25c each; 30-egg size, 40c each, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 15-egg size, $2.40 per doz. ; 30 - egg size, $3.75 per doz. JUNIOR CHICK FEEDERS. A long shaped feeder for baby chicks. Very convenient and sanitary. Price: 12 - inch feeder, 35c each; 20- inch size, 45c each, postpaid. Not postpaid, 12-inch size, 25c each; 20-inch size, 25c each. MOE’S ROUND BABY CHICK FEEDER — Insures pure food for the chicks. A great feed saver, as the chicks cannot get into it and contam- inate feed. Small size, No. 11, 20c each; Large size, No. 12, 35c each, postpaid. Not post- paid, No. 11, 15c each; No. 12, 25c. SUPPLIES MOE’S DRY MASH HOPPER— The curved bottom of the Hopper keeps the feed within easy reach of the birds. The wire grid and the wires running from the flange prevent any chance of the fowls wasting the feed. The sloping cover prevents the birds from roosting on the hopper, and when covers are closed it is rat and mouse proof. No. 35 — 8V2 ins. wide. Each, $1.60 postpaid. Not postpaid, $1.50. No. 36 — 12 ins. wide. Each, $2.10 postpaid. Not postpaid, $2.00. COLLINS OAT SPROUTER. A most practical, quickest grow- ing, sectional fireless oat sprout- er, made of heavy galvanized iron throughout. Trays lift off sepa- rately, and exact air perforations prevent the oats from moulding; no dirt or trouble. Simply set beside stove, furnace, or in a sunny window, and grow a crop of green sprouted oats. Popular Size — 8 pans, 11 x 15. Each $4.50 postpaid. Not post- paid, $4.00. Five-Pan Size — 11x15. Each $3.50 postpaid. Not postpaid, $3.00. DUPLEX WATER FOUNTAINS A double wall fountain, made to last. Made of the best heavy sheeting, and will stand rough treatment and abuse better than a single wall fountain. Price: 4-qt. size, $1.30;8-qt. size, $1.55, postuaid. Not postpaid, 4-qt. size, $1.20; 8-qt. size, $1.40. W. Grossmann & Son’s High - Grade Seeds 43 POULTRY SUPPLIES — CONTINUED 1-2-3 GRIT AND SHELL BOX. — The same as the 1-2-3 feeder, but smaller in size, and especially adapted for feeding- beef scrap, shells, charcoal or grit. Sl.OO, postpaid. Not postpaid, 85c. 1-2-3 FEEDER — Made of galvanized iron, and so arranged as to have >r three com- A very pop- ctical feeder, postpaid. Not Sl.35 each. PELKER’S DRY MASH FEEDER.— A very profitable feeder for dry mash. Can be hung on the wall or placed on floor, and closed at night to keep rats out. $1.50 each, postpaid. Not post- paid, $1.40 each. PEERLESS FOUNTAINS — Very ser- viceable and practical poultry fountain, with detachable bottom, making it easy to clean and keep clean. Can be hung on the wall or placed on level ground. 4-qt. size, $1.10; 10-qt. size, $1.35, post- . paid. Not postpaid, 4-qt. size, $1.00; 10-qt. size, $1.25. CHAMPION LEG BANDS. — Very neat, light, strong and durable. Easily and quickly put on, and guaranteed to stay. Numbers from one to one hun- dred. Adjustable in size. 15c per doz.; 50 for 50c; 100 for 80c, postpaid. PERFECT POULTRY MARKER. — Makes a good clear cut, without mutilating the web. Each 35c. MOE’S EGG TESTER. — Made to fit any ordinary kitchen lamp; practical and accurate. 40c each, post- paid. Not postpaid, 35c each. REEFERS “MOR EGG” TABLETS.— A scientifi- cally prepared tablet dissolved in drinking water to increase production of eggs. Highly recommended by users. 50c per pkt., postpaid. LAMP WICKS. — For No. “0” Incubator, 20c per dozen. For No. 1-2-3, 25c per dozen. A “LITTLE PUTNAM STOVE.” — Keeps poultry drinking water nice and warm during zero weather. Pays for itself in increased egg production. See page 42. INCUBATOR THER- MOMETERS. — Retested and certified. $1.00 each, postpaid. BROODER THERMOM- ETERS. — Retested and certified. 75c each, post- paid. MOE’S MAGAZINE FEEDER — This feeder can be used either for grain or as a water fountain. It is self-feeding in either case; well built, and insures clean food and clean water. 70c each, postpaid. Not postpaid, 60c each. NO SLOP FOUNTAINS This is one of the best, cheapest appliances used as a feeder or fountain. They are dur- able tin pans construct- ed to fit any mason fruit jar, and are used for water or food. Very convenient and practi- cal. 20c each; 4 for 50c, postpaid. Not post- paid, 15c each; 5 for 50c. MEDICATED NEST EGGS — A splendid nest egg with lice killing and disinfecting prop- erties. Should not be placed with setting eggs. 60c per doz., post- paid. Not postpaid, 50c per dozen. LIME NEST EGGS— An improvement on the Chirm Nest Egg, as it does not get so extremely cold in the winter. Per doz., 35c, postpaid. Not postpaid, 30c per dozen. COLORED CELLULOID LEG BANDS. — Made in ring form; all sizes; easily adjusted. Not numbered. Colors: White, Yellow, Red, Green, Black, Cerise, Brown, and Pink. Per doz., 20c ; 50 for 50c ; 85c per 100, postpaid. Not postpaid, 15c per doz.; 25 for 25c; 75c per 100. INTERNATIONAL SANITARY HOVER. Can be used anywhere. Can be picked up and carried around with ease, and is ready for use anywhere it may be dropped. This hover is so constructed as to provide a higher temperature at the outer edge, and prevents the chicks from crowding. Lamp can be removed without dis- turbing chicks. The Interna- tional Sanitary Hover has met with marked approval with the leading and best known poultry raisers throughout the country. Price, complete, $14.00. Poultry and Stock Foods Prices on Stock Foods fluctuate. We will gladly quote lowest current prices at all times on request. ARCADY SCRATCH FOOD.— A scientifically pre- pared scratch food without grit or shell. Contains only clean and high-grade grains, free from dust and chaff. 7-lb. pkg. 35c, postpaid. By express, 7-lb. pkg. 25c; 50-lb. pkg. $1.35; 100-lb. bag, $2.50. ARCADY CHICK FOOD. — A complete grain food for chicks up to eight weeks old. Contains only re- cleaned grains with a percentage of granulated bone- meal and charcoal. Produces healthy and rapidly growing chicks. 6-lb. bag, 35c, postpaid. By express, 6-lb. bag, 25c; 50-lb. pkg. $1.50; 100-lb. bag, $2.75. ARCADY GROWING MASH. — A high protein dry mash, made especially for growing fowls. To be fed after they have passed the age of the baby chick mash and baby chick food. Promotes rapid growth and health in all young fowls. 6-lb. bag, 35c post- paid. By express, 6-lb. bag, 25c; 25-lb. bag, $1.00; 50-lb. bag, $1.75; 100-lb. bag, $3.40. ARCADY EGG MASH. — The Lay or Bust food. A complete food for growing fowls and an egg producer for hens. Can be given dry or moistened. 6-lb. bag, 35c, postpaid. By express, 6-lb. bag, 25c; 25-lb. bag, Sl.OO; 50-lb. bag, $1.75; 100-lb. bag, $3.40. 44 W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds ALIALPA MEAL, — Fresh alfalfa hay ground fine for poultry. 'Can he used in a mash or alone as a substitute for green grass. 5-lb. pkg. 30c, postpaid. By express, 5-lb. pkg. 25c; 50-lb. pkg. $1.50; 100-lb. bag, $2.50. MEAT MEAL, or BEEP SCRAP. — Pure dried ground beef, high in protein, and very essential as an egg producer in winter. 5-lb, pkg. 35c, postpaid. By express, 5-lb. pkg. 25c; 50-lb. bag, $2.50; 100-lb. bag, $4.75. POULTRY OYSTER SHELLS. — Recleaned and crushed shells for poultry. Ground fine for chicks, or medium for grown fowls. 4-lb. pkg. 25c; 15-lb. pkg. 50c, postpaid. By express, 4-lb. pkg. 10c; 15-lb. pkg. 25c; 100-lb. bag, $1.00. POULTRY CHARCOAL. — Aids digestion, promotes health and is indispensable in all poultry yards. Put up in two sizes: fine, for chicks, and medium, for fowls. 2-ib. pkg. 20c; 5-lb. pkg. 40c, postpaid. By express, 2-lb. pkg. 10c; 5-lb. pkg. 25c; 50-lb. bag, $1.50. HEMP SEED. — Largely used for pigeon and bird food. Lb. 15c; 3 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. $1.15, postpaid. By express, lb. 10c; 10 lbs. 90c; 100 lbs. $8.00. SUNFLOWER. — Rich food for grown fowls and parrots. Lb. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50, postpaid. By ex- press, lb. 15c; 10 lbs. $1.00. KAFFIR CORN. — Splendid food for all poultry. Especially recommended for pigeons. 5 lbs. 35c, postpaid. By express, 5 lbs. 25c; 50 lbs. $2.00. OIL CAKE MEAL (Flax Seed Meal, Old Process). — Used extensively for all kinds of stock, as a con- ditioner and tonic. Should be used in every stable. 4-lb. pkg. 25c, postpaid. By express, 4-lb. pkg. 20c; 100-lb. bag, $3.50. SAL VET. — This is the greatest worm destroyer known to the veterinary profession, and should be used by every one having a cow, horse, hog or sheep. It is not only a sure worm remedy but also a splen- did conditioner and tonic. As exclusive agents for this territory, we offer Sal Vet to our customers with an absolute guarantee with each package, or money refunded. 5-lb. pkg. 85c; 15-lb. pkg. $1.75, postpaid. By express, 15-lb. pkg. $1.50; 50-lb. keg, $3.50; 100-lb. keg, $6.50. BLATCHFORD’S CALF MEAL. — The perfect sub- stitute for milk. Calves are successfully raised and fattened with this calf meal without milk. Recom- mended and used by all dairymen. 25-lb. bag, $2.00, postpaid. By express, 25-lb. bag, $1.50; 100-lb. bag, $5.50. BITTER LICK SALT BRICK. — Should be kept constantly before horses and cattle. Each, 35c, post- paid. By express, each 25c. JWmiZawTG. REGULATORS AND COMPOUNDS POULTRY AND ANIMAL PRATTS BABY CHICK FOOD, With Buttermilk. — A largely predigested baby food for baby chicks. Guaranteed to raise every livable chick, prevent leg weakness, white diarrhoea, and “pasting up.” Using Pratts Baby Chick Food means Life Insurance for the baby chicks for the critical first three weeks period, at a very small outlay, and guaranteed to give the little fellows a splendid start which will prove the foundation for the development of strong, healthy pullets and cockerels. 2*4 -lb. pkg. 35c; 5%- lb. pkg. 65c; 14-lb. bag, $1.25; 25-lb. bag, $2.00, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 2*4 -lb. pkg. 25c; 5%- 1b. pkg. 50c; 14-lb. bag, $1.00; 25-lb. bag, $1.75; 50-lb. bag, $3-00; 100-lb. bag, $5.25. PRATTS GROWING MASH, With Buttermilk. — For growing youngsters. The bone, muscle, and feather builder. Start chicks on Pratts Growing Mash when they are two weeks old. Promotes rapid, healthy growth. 10-lb. bag, 75c; 25-lb. bag, $1.50; 50-lb. bag, $2.75, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. bag, poc: 25-lb. bag, $1.15; 50-lb. bag, $2.00; 100-lb. bag, $3.75. PRATTS CfHICK-SIZE SCRATCH FEED, — A re- cleaned combination of chick size grains for baby chicks. Should be used in connection with Pratts Buttermilk Baby Chick Food and Pratts Buttermilk Growing Mash. 10-lb. pkg. 60c; 25-lb. pkg. $1.15, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. pkg. 40c; 25-lb. pkg. 85c; 100-lb. bag, $3.25. PRATTS LAYING- MASH, With Buttermilk. — For pullets as they approach laying maturity and for laying hens. The egg-making food. 10-lb. bag, 70c; 25-lb. bag, $1.50; 50-lb. bag, $2.60, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. bag, 50c; 25-lb. bag, $1.15; 50-lb. bag, $2.00; 100-lb. bag, $3.75. PRATTS LARGE SIZE SCRATCH FEED. — For grown birds. A recleaned combination of grains without grit or shell. Should be used in combination with Pratts Laying Mash. 10-lb. bag, 60c; 25-lb. bag, $1.25, postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 10-lb. bag, 35c; 25-lb. bag, 90c; 100-lb. bag, $2.75. PRATTS POULTRY REGULATOR— It builds up vitality, promotes sound digestion, sharpens appetite, thus helping to put birds into condition for heavy- egg laying or winning blue ribbons. Given to breed- ing stock, it helps increase the fertility of eggs, strong in vitality, that' will hatch chicks that will grow. Use it if you want big hatches of healthy chicks that will develop into husky pullets and cock- erels. 30c, 60c and $1.75 pkgs., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 25c, 50c and $1.40 per pkg. PRATTS ANIMAL REGULATOR — This is the original and pioneer stock regulator of America. Test- ed thoroughly for nearly half a century, its worth is known and recognized by stock owners the world over. Always sold on a guarantee that it will satisfy you or your money back. 30c and 60c pkgs., postage prepaid. Not pre- paid, 25c and 50c per pkg. PRATTS ROUP REMEDY. — Tablets or Powders. 30c and 55c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 25c and 50c per pkg. PRATTS SPECIAL COMPOUND. — A sure cure for chicken cholera. 30c and 55c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not pre- paid, 25c and 50c per pkg. PRATTS GAPE REMEDY For gapes in baby chicks. 30c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 25c per pkg. PRATTS WHITE DIARRHOEA TAB- LETS.— A sure cure. 30c and 55c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 25c and 50c per pkg. PRATTS SORE HEAD CHICKEN POX PREPARATION. — 40c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 35c per pkg. PRATTS SCALY LEG OINTMENT.— 30c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 25c per pkg. PRATTS HEAD LICE OINTMENT FOR BABY CHICKS. — 30c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not pre- paid, 25c per pkg. PRATTS POWDER LICE KILLER. — Unequalled for killing lice on birds of all ages. It also rids horses, cattle, hogs, dogs, and cats of lice. Can also be used for destroying insects and bugs on vines and plants. 15c, 30c and 60c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 10c, 25c and 50c per pkg. PRATTS WORM POWDER— A guaranteed worm exterminator for all cattle and stock. 60c per pkg., post- age prepaid. Not prepaid, 50c pkg. PRATTS BLACK HEAD REMEDY FOR TURKEYS — $1.10 per pkg., post- age prepaid. Not prepaid, $1.00 per package. PRATTS POULTRY DISINFECT- ANT AND LIQUID LICE KILLER. — Unequalled for spraying hen houses and other outbuildings. It is also used and recommended for household disinfectant purposes. Per pint can, 35c; quart can, 55c; half-gallon can, 90c; per gallon, $1.50. Liquids can- not be sent by mail. PRATTS HOG TONIC. — A specially prepared tonic for hogs, guaranteed. 60c and $1.15 per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 50c and $1.00 per pkg. PRATTS COW TONIC. — Specially prepared for diseases of the cow. 60c per pkg., postage prepaid. Not prepaid, 50c per pkg. W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 45 QUEEN INCUBATORS Stop Hatching Weak Chicks! with cheap incubators. A Queen costs but little more, and the extra chicks that live and grow soon pay the difference. Remember, it is not how many chicks you hatch that counts, but how many you raise. Chicks that hatch out weak and wobbly, and live but a few days, mean noth- ing to you but trouble and loss. They make one sick of the poultry business. Most of the chicks you lose in the first few weeks die because they did not have, when hatched, the strength or vitality for a good start. The Queen Brooder. Queen Chicks Live and Grow Queen Incubators are famous the country over for big hatches of strong, healthy chicks that live and grow. The Queen is accurately regu- lated, keeping the temperature just right for the hatching chick. No hot and cold changes to weaken the chick’s system. The Queen is prop- erly insulated — two layers of wood and one of corrugated strawboard, with dead air space. This also helps to maintain an even temperature for the entire hatching period. Both Queen walls are built of genuine California Redwood, which is unusual in these days of imitation and cheap substitution. Redwood does not absorb the odor from the hatching eggs. Cheaper woods, and pasteboard lining in iron and tin machines, retain the odors, to weaken and kill the hatching chick. Sizes and Prices: - No. 1 — 85 egg capacity $27.50 No. 2 — 135 egg capacity 37.50 No. 3 — 180 egg capacity 44.50 No. 4 — 275 egg capacity 57.75 No. 5 — 400 egg capacity 68.00 QUEEN STYLE K INCUBATORS No. 20- — 70 egg capacity 16.50 No| 21 — 130 egg capacity 27.50 No. 22 — 220 egg capacity 36.75 QUEEN BROODER STOVES No. 1 — 600 chick capacity.. 21.00 No. 2 — 1200 chick capacity 26.50 Ask for QUEEN Catalog Free LITTLE PUTNAM STOVE FOR POULTRY FOUNTAINS This little device will keep the water from freezing in zero weather. It holds 6c worth of oil and burns a month without filling or trimming. Fool-proof and fire-safe. Used under any can, crock or fountain. Over 80 per cent of an egg is water. To get lots of eggs in winter, you should keep unfrozen water constantly before your fowls. One cold day with water frozen may stop egg production for a month. A Little Putnam Stove is also used to heat a home-made oat sprouter. Plans for making sprouter packed with every stove. A 14- year- old boy can build the sprouter in two or three hours with no tools but saw and hammer. The materials required need not cost more than 50c. Price of Little Putnam Stove, $2.00. Illustrated circular on request. PUTNAM BROODER HEATER This is used to h e a t a home- made brooder, which will take the best of care of from 30 to 60 chicks. Instruc- tions for mak- ing brooder packed with every heater. A boy can make the brooder in an hour with saw and ham- mer. The materials need not cost over 25c. The Putnam Brooder Heater holds one quart of oil and will burn 10 days without filling or trim= ming; needs no other attention. The Putnam Brooder can be operated anywhere and in any climate. It is built on the principle of an open fire-place. It carries out the foul and draws in fresh air, providing continuous ventilation. Heat is radiated from above upon the backs of the chicks just as with the mother hen. The floor of the hover is even with the ground ; the chicks have no inclines to learn and don’t get lost and cold. The Putnam Brooder Heater is made of brass and galvanized iron, and it is practically inde- structible. Price of Putnam Brooder Heater, $4.75. Illustrated circular on request. 46 W . Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds SPRAYS, PUMPS AND DEVICES “ THE STANDARD” WHITEWASHING PUMP. — A simple but effective pump for white- washing barns, stables, outhouses, etc. Easy to operate; works in any bucket, tub or barrel; also sprays trees, shrubs, etc., to perfection. Throws stream three stories high. Pays for itself in one day’s work. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Price, $5.00. LOWELL GLASS TANK SPRAYER. — The best hand sprayer made — durable, easy to handle and operate. Tank is a quart Mason fruit jar, which can be readily replaced if broken. Sprays a fine mist. Price, each 75c, or 90c postpaid. THE NEW MONARCH DUSTER.— This duster fills a long- felt need, because it will distribute Arsenate of Lead without a carrier. Tobacco and vegetable growers can now protect their crops from the ravages of all eating insects without danger of burning the plants by using a Monarch Duster and Arsenate of Lead. This duster can also be used effectively for applying dry insecti- cides to fruit trees by the addition of a few extra joints of pipe. Price, each $15.00. “MIDGET” SPRAYER. — A small, durable, hand sprayer recommended for household use for disinfecting purposes. Price, each 35c, or 50c postpaid. THE CYCLONE SEED SOWER.— This is a fine little Seeder at a moderate price. Sows any kind of seed evenly, as well as fertilizer, bone and ashes, and pays for itself in a very short time. Price, each $2.50, or $2.75 postpaid. LITTLE GIANT DUSTER. — Distributes any dry powder, like Dry Arsenate of Lead, Slug Shot and Paris Green, to perfection. Keeps the poison at a safe distance from the operator, and will dust potato plants as fast as the operator can walk, two rows at a time. One of the best appliances for tobacco growers. By turning a handle a fan is rapidly revolved, distributing the insecticides uniformly on two rows at once, and to all parts of the plant and on both sides of the leaf. Price, $11.00. LOWELL FOUNTAIN SPRAYER. — This is one of the best compressed air spray pumps man- ufactured, and we not only recommend, but also guarantee it in every way. It has no intricate parts to get out of order. The spray material does not come in contact with the pump ; the tank is thoroughly tested to stand the highest pressure, and will drain perfectly with one charge. We especially recommend this pump for spraying potatoes, cabbage, etc. Price complete, with spray crook nozzle, 3 ft. hose and 1 ft. long spraying nozzle, funnels for filling and shoulder strjips, $6.00. OUR PERFECT BARREL SPRAY PUMP. This reliable pump is equipped with a seamless brass cyl- inder, brass rod, brass plunger and brass screw spout ; it has a large air chamber and is a pump of great force and power. It has a suction pipe and strainer, and churn dash agitator. This machine gives a full stream, fine mist, medium and coarse spray, as desired, and is unexcelled in its fine work of spraying trees, shrubs, vines, etc. Every farmer, dairyman, poultryman and fruit grower should have one of these pumps on his premises, as it can also be used to such great advantage in whitewashing and disinfecting stables, barns, poultry houses, and in washing windows, vehicles, etc. Price complete, with 5 feet heavy hose and 10 feet ex- tension rod, without the barrel, $20.00. Whether you have one or a hundred — “Spray Your Trees” IF you do not know how or when to spray, write us for information, which will be gladly given. YOU WILL THANK US NIAGARA HAND DUST GUN; A PACKAGE OF NIAGARA ALL- IN-ONE MIXTURE; NIAGARA GARDEN GUIDE. — All packed to- gether in a carton ready to go home and put into instant use. A quick, sure and convenient way to relieve yourself of all worries over destruction to vegetables, flow- ers, shrubbery, house plants, etc., caused by in- jurious pests and diseases. Kills all pests and diseases without the use of water. No mussy chemicals. Price, complete, $3.50; $3.75 postpaid. W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds 47 A SEED and SOIL INOCULANT That Increases Crop Production and Greatly Improves the Soil Soil and crop experts agree that for best growth, and to put atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, it will pay all farmers to inoculate all legumes, even where they are at present successfully grown. The cost is trivial when compared with the profit it will bring you. Legumes are clovers, peas and beans, alfalfa, soy beans, vetches, and other plants that grow their seeds in a pod. Their roots are the home of bacteria that draw fertility -building nitrogen from the air and store it in swellings on the roots, called nodules. These nodules not only feed nitrogen to the crop they are on, but rot away in the ground and supply valuable nitrogen to the soil for future bumper crops of corn, wheat, cotton, oats, fruits, etc. Economical — Easy to Use The 1-A size bottle will inoculate: Clovers, 15 lbs.; Alfalfa, 20 lbs.; Canada Field Peas, 100 lbs.; Vetch, 60 lbs.; Soy Beans, 75 lbs.; other sizes in relative proportion. Place seed in a pile, fill bottle with water, add a little sugar, shake and moisten seeds; when dry, plant in usual way. This is infinitely easier, safer and better than the old laborious soil trans- fer method. We have a special composite culture for garden peas, beans and sweet peas ; ask for No. 5, 50 cts., and you will insure large, luscious peas and beans, and abundant sweet pea blossoms of wonderful coloring. When ordering, be sure to specify the kind of seed you wish to inoculate. Prices: l=acre size, $1.00; 3=acre, $2.50; 12=acre, $9.00. Full directions accompany each bottle. We recommend that you use FARMOGERM. Roots like this mean bigger yields, better soil. TWO IRON AGE SPECIALS Gem Single Wheel Hoe Here is a favorite tool. It is light and com- pact. Can be used for any kind of cultivation, and the price is low. Tools furnished consist of Cultivator Teeth, two sizes of Scuffle Hoe, and a pair Plows. We think this is undoubtedly the easiest wheel hoe to operate in existence ; re- quires less strength than any other make, and will do better work. Price, complete, $8.00. StimUplanT Makes a Wonder Garden Hill and Drill Seeder No. 316 Here is an important tool built especially for those who do not care for a combined tool, but desire separate machines for each purpose. With many and repeated sowings, a man must have a tool that is always ready for immediate service. The No. 316 will sow either in continuous rows or deeply in hills, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 24 inches apart. The change from hill to drill seeder takes only a moment. The operator has the satisfaction of watching the seed deposited in the furrow. It will sow successfully any variety of vegetable seed, as well as cow peas and beans. The tire furnished on this machine is 1 % inches wide — half an inch wider than can be used upon the combined double and single wheel machine. This keeps the wheel from sinking into the soft earth, and makes it easy to push. Wo. 316. Price, $15.00 48 W. Grossmann & Sons High - Grade Seeds Standard Dove-Tailed Hives BEE HIVES AND BEE SUPPLIES Our Bee supplies are strictly “Lewis Quality”; no seconds, no culls. We can furnish our customers with anything needed in bee supplies, which we have not in stock, within two days’ notice. Hives Our hives are made of clear white pine, are “standard” in dimen- sions, furnished with regular (see illustration) or metal covers and self- spacing Hoffman frames, reversible bottom boards. All parts fit perfectly and are interchangeable. 10=fr. l=story Hives, K. D. . 10=fr. l=story Hive, K. D.. 10=fr. 1-story Hive, N. & P. $14.50 3.50 6.00 Supers 5 10=fr. Comb Honey Supers, K. D., . . . . .$5.00 1 10=fr. Comb Honey Supers, K. D.. . . . . . 1.25 1 10=fr. Comb Honey Supers, N. & P 2.90 Honey Sections 414x414x1% 4%x4%xl% 4 x5 xls/* Beeway Plain Plain 500. $7.00 6.50 6.50 BRISTLE BEE BRUSH. Postage prepaid Lewis 4- Way Bee Escapes Each, postpaid 18c Excelsior Bee Veil Made of coarse wire screen and shaped not to be pushed off by shoulders. Price, each $1.25 Dadant Wired Foundations You can get the famous Dadant wired foun- dation, made without the use of acids, guaran- teed perfect in every sheet, every pound, every ton. Vertically Wired Medium Brood Foundation, 8% xl6%. 1 lb. at 83c, mail wgt. 2 lbs.; 25=lb. box at $19.00. Vertically Wired Light Brood Foundation, 8%x 16%. 1 lb. at 86c, mail wgt. 2 lbs.; 25=lb. box at $20.25. Thin Super Foundation, 3%xl6^. 1 lb. at 88c, mail wgt, 2 lbs.; 25=lb. box at $20.25. Extra Thin Super, 3%xl 6%. 1 lb. at 90c, mail wgt. 2 lbs. ; 25=lb. box at $20.75. Unwired Brood Foundation, 3c per pound less than above prices. Write for prices on other sizes, brood and supers. Steel Hive Tools BSMH m 7=inch Style. Each 10=inch Style. Each By mail postpaid, 60c and 75c. $ .50 .65 Tin Smokers Woodman’s Bingham Bee Smokers Best on the market. Little Wonder, 3-inch. Each . . $ .85 Doctor, 3 ^xT-inch. Each 1.25 Smoke Engine, 4-inch. Each 1.50 Big Smoke, 4xl0-inch. Each 1.75 If by mail add 10c to each smoker for postage. FER TILIZERS We name below a few of our popular brands of High Grade Guanos. Owing to unsettled conditions in the fertilizer market, we are not naming any prices, feeling that we may be in position to offer lower prices, and better inducements to our customers a little later in the season. We shall be glad to hear from our customers, with a list of their requirements of fertilizers, and fertilizer materials, and will use our best efforts to name some es- pecially attractive prices. GRO - SO SPECIAL POTATO GROWER Guaranteed Analysis: Available Phosphoric Acid 7 to 8% ; Ammonia 3 to 4%; Available Potash 6 to 7%. Tin's is our special prep- aration for growiug pota- toes to prefection. in the manufacture of this high grade guano we are using only the very best ma- terial in such proportions as to insure the maxi- mum crops under general conditions. Being compounded under our personal supervision, we confidently recommend this brand to our potato growers. We also recommend this brand for all root crops. CAPITAL TRUCK GUANO. GRO-So 5PECIAL POTATO GROty^ 7-5-6 GUARANTY0 ANALys% 7°°% MANUFACTURED for ^.cR0S5DMANN«gS0N pETERSBURG^VA. Analysis: Acid Phosphate, 8 ; Ammonia, 4%; Potash, 3%. A very high-grade guano, ma ufactured especially for truckers. Has given exceptionally satisfactory results whenever used. Per 200 lb. bag, ; per ton, . V. C. DISSOLVED BONE AND POTASH. Analysis: Acid Phosphate, 10%; Ammonia, 0%; Potash, 2%. A Peanut grower, manufactured mainly for this purpose, and which we are glad to be able to again offer to our trade. GRO - SO VEGETABLE COMPOUND Guaranteed Analysis: Available Phosphoric Acid 7 to 8% ; Ammonia 5 to 6%; Available Potash 5 to 6%. We are having this brand especially manufac- tured for our truckers, to be used in the growing of their vegetable crops. Material used is of the highest quality without any effort to reduce cost, and we recommend this brand with the satisfaction of knowing that it is the best that can be used. Especially recommended for all crops growing out of the ground, which require rapid and continuous growth. NITRATE OF SODA. ^^7 GRO-So vegetable COMPou^q 7-5-5 GUARANTEED ANALV%s .VA.L-.PH05 «,D. MANUFACTURED for VJ.CR0S5MANNSS0N seedsmen pETERSBURGrVA. MONTICELLO CROP GROWER. Analysis: Acid Phosphate, 8%; Ammonia, 3%; Potash, 2%. Our popular, medium priced, Truck Guano. Recom- mended for all truck crops, berries, melons, etc. Truckers in this section are very partial to the Monti- cello, and our sales increase yearly on this brand. MONARCH TOBACCO GROWER. per 200 lb. bag, $7.00 ACID PHOSPHATE. 16% Available. PURE BONE MEAL. V. C. Raw Bone — Finely ground, 4]^% Ammonia V. C. Steamed Bone — b% Ammonia. Analysis: Acid Phosphate, 8%; Ammonia, 3%; Potash, 3%. A guano manufactured especially for our tobacco growers, and considered one of the best tobacco guanos throughout the tobacco belt. V. C. TOBACCO GUANO. Anaylsis: Acid Phosphate, 8 %; Ammonia, 3%; Potash, 3%. One of the old standard brands, used throughout the tobacco belt with uniform success. Makes friends wherever used. PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE. We recommend this finely ground pulverized sheep manure for all crops, being a natural fertilizer — it does not burn or sour on the land. Is quick in action, and effective in results. Recommended especially to our truckers. Pulverized Sheep Manure carries from 1% to 3% of Potash, which makes it especially valuable for this season, owing to the scarcity and very high cost of mineral potash. LAND PLASTER, per ton, $14.00 CHAMPION CORN GUANO. Analysis: Acid Phosphate, 10%; Ammonia, 1M%; Potash, 1%. Manufactured as a special corn guano, but also largely used by our peanut growers. A good, medium priced guano, for general use. HIGH GRADE TOP DRESSER FOR PLANT BEDS. A highly ammoniated combination manufactured expressly for Top Dressing Tobacco Plant Beds, insuring rapid and more vigorous growth to the plants. Price, per 5-lb. pkg., 60c; per 10-lb. pkg., $1.10, post- age prepaid. By express. Per 5-lb. pkg., 50c; per 10- lb. pkg., $1.00. THE WILLIAM BYRD PRESS. INC. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. RICHMOND. V' Grossmann’s Evergreen Lawn Grass