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'Portland, O
HIGHEST
Quality
V2 Size
Pputled^e Giant Pole Bean
See paoe six
READ What WE Do and What YOU Should Do READ
FORWARDING CHARGES
By Mail or Parcel Post
The following rules apply to the states west of the Rocky Mountains, that is, OREGON, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO and MONTANA.
ALASKA and OTHER STATES. — Customers ordering from other states must add postage (see rate table, page 1), if wanted by mail, otherwise shipment will be made by express or freight, transportation charges collect.
On Cash Orders we will at prices printed in this catalog send by prepaid parcel pest all Seeds in packets, ounces or single pounds.
Small Plants (not potted), Bulbs and Roots are postpaid, unless otherwise stated.
SEEDS IN BULK. — When you order Seeds in quantity above 1 lb., add postage. (See parcel post rates, page 1.)
TOOLS, SUPPLIES, FOODS, REMEDIES, ETC.
— On this class of goods we have marked the parcel post weight, including packing (PP.
Wgt.), so that you can add postage to catalog prices if you want them by parcel post. PP. Wgt. does not mean postpaid.
HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS, SMALL FRUIT, BERRY and ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS and PLANTS, CLIMBING VINES and 2-YEAR-OLD ROSE BUSHES can be sent by parcel post if necessary, but be sure you send extra money for packing and postage. Postage and packing charges will be specified on the different pages unless the prices are postpaid.
NOT MAILABLE, — Plants in pots, large branching shrubs. Evergreens of all kinds, that must be balled in earth. Fruit and Shade Trees cannot be sent by Parcel Post. Neither can Insecticides that are poisonous, flower pots, jardinieres, bird cages, or liquids in larger than 1-pint cans.
By Freight or Express
We DO NOT at catalog prices pay freight or express charges on any stock we offer, unless so stated; therefore, take note of the following paragraphs:
ORDER EARLY. — We aim to execute all orders as soon as received, but during the rush season, March and April, short delays may occur, which, however, can be overcome by our patrons antici- pating their wants and ordering and taking delivery of their requirements early.
CORRESPONDENCE. — We try to give prompt attention to all proper letters of inquiry, etc., but ask, as a favor, that all questions be stated clearly and briefly, and not on order sheets.
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH— NO C. O. D. SHIPMENTS. — The proper remittance must in all cases accompany the order. Send money by bank draft, pcstoffice or express money order. ALL PERSONAL CHECKS MUST IN- CLUDE 10c EXTRA FOR EXCHANGE. We will not be responsible for stamps or coin sent in unregistered letters.
LARGE ORDERS. — Any gardener, institution or individual wishing seeds, plants, trees or supplies in large quantities is requested to mail a list of what is wanted, stating grade, size or amount, and we will promptly return it with our very lowest prices. A letter of inquiry may save you dollars if you want to buy in QUANTITY, or some PARTICULAR STOCKS.
PREPAY STATIONS. — When you sand in orders to go by freight or express be sure you sand extra money to pay the transportation charges if your station is a prepay point, which is always the case where there is no regular agent. If you sand more than enough, we will refund it as soon as we get the prepay bill. If not enough, we will write for the balance and expect you to remit promptly.
SEASONABLE STOCKS. — Many customers order plants and bulbs out of season that is, before we get stocks in or perhaps too late in the spring. Rather than delay the balance of your order, we will send what is seasonable at once and defer the balance until proper planting season unless otherwise instructed.
REPORTS — GOOD OR BAD. — Will you help us to attain greater success by writing and telling us how our Seeds and Supplies reach you, how they grow and how you like them? We will certainly appreciate it. Your criticisms, if you have any, as well as your praises, are desired.
MISTAKES. — These will happen occasionally, in spite of all care. Write us at nnee, with copy of original order, if possible, and mistakes will be promptly rectified.
NOTE. — We use every precaution in procuring fresh, pure and reliable seeds, etc., but we, in common with other responsible seed bouses, sell our goods subject to the following disclaimer, it being that adopted by the American Seed Trade Association, i. e. : We give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, nursery stock, roots or plants sent out and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are to be returned at once. ROUTLEDGE SEED & FLORAL CO.
The Stock Dip, Home Disinfectant and Poultry Mite Liquid with a * 'Thousand Uses”
This preparation has few equals in all-round usefulness. Every poultry yard, ranch, home, factory, stable, store, office building — in fact, every place where sanitation is necessary to health — needs Conkey’s Nox-I-Cide every day in the year.
For poultrymen, Nox-I-Cide is indis- pensable as a red mite destroyer — paint it on the roosts and spray it into cracks. As a preventive of disease, it is unex- celled for cleansing and disinfecting coops, runs, brooders, fountains, and everything else about the premises. vSpray premises daily when disease is present and once a week as a preventive of red mites, ticks, “blue-bugs” and disease epidemics.
As a veterinary wash in treating swine, sheep, stock, etc., Nox-I-Cide is widely used. For mange, itch, ringworm galls, sores, scratches, sore mouth, ec- zema, foot rot, proud flesh and other
conditions requiring a disinfectant, Nox- I-Cide is employed. Sheep raisers, swine herds, cattlemen and others praise it highly as a dip and keep it on hand con- stantly for use wherever an effective germicide or insecticide is needed.
Try it for household use — ^for assisting in driving out ants, destroying odors, routing out bedbugs and cockroaches, for making sinks, cess-pools, garbage containers, etc., sanitary and safe — in fact, you will find that Conkey’s Nox-I- Cide when properly diluted — you mix it with water according to directions — is an effective preparation which easily has the thousand uses ascribed to it.
Gallons 5 Gallons 10 Gallons $1.30 $2.00 $9.50 $18.00
10 lbs. 15 lbs. 55 lbs. 105 lbs. POSTAGE, SEE NOTE BELOW*
Pints Quarts Half Gallon *Price 50c 80c
Shipping Weight 3 lbs. 4 lbs.
PINTS AND QUARTS ONLY, BY MAIL— ADD
Once you have used this old reliable preparation, you will never be without it. We can’t speak too highly of this remedy — advise you not to try to do without it. As a preven- tive of bowel troubles. White Diarrhea and other digestive complaints, it has given great satisfac- tion for many years. Once started, diarrhetic con- ditions often sweep away the whole hatch — hun- dreds of chicks. Keep Conkey’s Remedy in the drinking water until the danger period is passed. The loss of one or a few ^chicks would more than
WHITE DIARRHEA REMEDY
offset the cost of remedy used. 30c, 60c, $1.20, all postpaid. Breeder size (1200 Tablets) $3.50; $3.60 postpaid.
Co/t/itojfs remedy
Tablets
Gape worms accumulate in the wind- pipe and choke the chick to death. Don’t try to extract worms with a wire or fea- ther when you can get such an effective remedy as Conkey offers.
Conkey’s Gape Remedy comprises two powders — both in same box for one price — one sifted over chicks causes them to dislodge the worms in windpipe by coughing, the other is a tonic powder which is mixed in the feed— to help the bird build up its resisting powers and retain its vitality. 30c, 60c; sent postpaid for 35c, 65c.
* Weights here given are for parcel post shipments. Weight limit is 70 pounds or less for zones up to and including the third, and 50 pounds or less for zones up to and including the eighth. Larger shipments are sent express or freight collect. In remitting with order, consult weights and add postage for your zone. Postmaster can tell you in what zone you live from Portland.
Symptoms of the most prevalent Poultry Diseases and Ailments
Preserve this Circular. Knowing how to tell what
is wrong may save your
ROUP
Nostrils closed. Running at the nose.
Face swollen. Comb pale.
Whistle or sneeze when breathing.
Breath with Catarrhal odor.
WHITE DIARRHEA
Chick droops wings.
Eye listless and chicks generally weak.
First symptoms usually a white, chalky deposit on down below the vent.
Severe diarrhea ; droppings gummy.
CANKER
Hard swelling on face.
Yellow or cheesy growth may show in root of mouth.
Eye distended. Breath foul.
BRONCHITIS
Fowl rattles, not sneezes, when breathing Labored breathing.
Eyes bright. Comb bright.
CATARRH
Gummy deposit around nostril.
Froth in eyes.
Frequent shaking of head due to irritation. Similar to roup; in fact, usually fore- runner of roup.
DIPHTHERIA
False membrane in nostrils, throat, mouth and eyes.
Foul odor not like roup.
Membranes bleed when removed.
PIP
Tip of tongue hard. Nostrils usually closed. Breath through mouth.
PNEUMONIA
Rapid and labored breathing.
Bloody mucus may show at comer of mouth.
Comb dark red or bluish.
Bird sleepy or in a comatose condition.
CHOLERA-LIKE DISEASES
Comb dark or bluish. Fowl sleepy.
Feathers rough. Flesh clammy and blood- less.
Droppings showing canary yellow possibly at times a brown mucus.
Constant diarrhea.
Breath bad and general dejected condition
SOUR CROP
Crop distended. Soft and full of foul water.l
When handled bird belches.
Discomfort plainly visible.
CROP BOUND
Great discomfort. Crop solid and dis- tended.
Bird ravenous and constantly crowding the crop.
BLACKHEAD
Usually develops in young turkeys.
Marked diarrhea. Lack of interest in food.
Head dark in color. General dejected con- dition.
W ings drooped ; legs weak, feathers ruffled.
whole flock some day.
TUBERCULOSIS
Lack of life. Rapidly loses weight.
High temperature.
Usually violent diarrhea.
LIMBERNECK
Fowl loses partial or complete control of its neck.
Bird weak and head drags ori ground when it attempts to walk.
GAPES
Chick gapes constantly. Rapidly weak- ens.
Stands with eyes closed.
CHICKEN POX or SOREHEAD
Dark, warty spots on comb and face. When removed, discharge a yellowish liquid.
FAVUS
Scaly gray spots on comb and face.
Grow in numbers until entire comb, face and neck are covered.
RHEUMATISM
Stiff joints. Muscles contracted.
Toes sometimes drawn under foot.
Bird walks stiffly and lame.
BUMBLEFOOT
Foot swollen. Hard calloused place on bottom of foot.
Foot very sore and may be very dark or bluish above the toes.
COCCIDIOSIS
Attacks chicks and old fowls.
Dullness, Weakness, Sleepiness, Diarrhea. Loss of weight. Bloody droppings.
LEG WEAKNESS
Chicks wobbly on legs. Sit down to eat. Drag along on hocks.
INTESTINAL WORMS
Wasting away. Slight Diarrhea. Worms in droppings.
Fowls mope. Dull. Listless.
CONSTIPATION
Dullness. Loss of appetite. '
Birds stand with arched back.
Walk with difficulty.
BROODER PNEUMONIA (Aspergillosis)
Slight catarrh. Fast breathing. Chicks mope.
Emit croupy sound. Weakness. Fever. Drooping wings. Excessive thirst.
LICE, MITES, TICKS, FLEAS
Restlessness.
Fowls pick and scratch selves.
Grow listless and thin.
Little chicks suffer bowel trouble and wings droop.
LIVER TROUBLE
Comb and wattles fade, gradually chang- ing to dark red or purple.
Loss of appetite. Sluggishness.
Conkey’s Free 80-Page Poultry Book.
Describes diseases in detail, prescribes treatment; tells how to raise poultry success- fully; chapters on housing, culling of hens, feeding, how to raise baby chicks, etc. Ask for free copy or send 6c direct to The G. E. Conkev Co.. Cleveland, Ohio.
The Four Routledge Brothers
Learn to know them by their given names to save confusion
RALPH R.
Pres-Gen'l Mgr.
Mgr. Salesroom
GEORGE L.
Mgr. Pet Stock Dept, and Poultry Expert
PORTLAND, OREGON, JANUARY 1, 1923.
Greetings to Our Customers and Friends:
On this New Year’s day we extend to all our customers and friends the '“season’s greetings.” We wish you a very happy, prosperous and successful new year.
We have re-written and revised this catalog and made it right up to date. Some stocks have been discarded and others of increased value added.
We have made most prices much lower although increased costs and some short crops really do not warrant it, but we’ll hope to gain by increased business.
Remember our motto is ‘‘Quality First,” then prices as low as we can make them. We are catering to the planters, growers and poultry keepers that appreciate ‘‘Highest Quality” and good service. We are in close touch with the world’s best markets and know that our ‘‘prices” and ‘‘quality” are right. Thousands of our customers testify to this. You will find a few reports scattered throughout this catalog. These unsolicited reports are encouraging and our rapidly increasing business leads us to believe we are supplying satisfactory stocks and giving efficient service. If you don’t think so, tell us, so we can satisfy you.
We certainly appreciate the support given us and thank you sincerely for past orders, and hope that we will have the pleasure of serving you again this year.
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
OFFICE AND SALESROOM, 145-147 Second St., between Morrison and Alder
EAST SIDE STORE and CITY NURSERY DEPT., Corner East Oregon and Union Ave.
U. S. PARCEL POST RATES AND REGULATIONS
BY PARCEL POST. — We do a direct mail order business with our customers. This enables us to give you direct and personal attention, quick service and lower prices.
Size and Weight of Parcel Post Packages
Packages cannot be sent that measure over 84 inches in length and girth combined. The weight limit for the local, first, second and third zones is 70 pounds. The weight limit for the third to eighth zones is 50 pounds, except as follows:
ALASKA, MEXICO, CUBA, HAWAII, PANAMA and the PHILIPPINES take the 8th zone rate with a WEIGHT LIMIT OF 20 LBS. We do not pay postage in 7th and 8th zones.
CANADA takes the EIGHTH zone rate with a WEIGHT LIMIT OF 4 LBS. 6 OZS.
Zones Postage Rates
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First and second zone . . |
. . . 60 |
to |
150 miles. |
first |
lb. |
5c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
Ic |
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Third zone |
to |
300 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
6c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
2c |
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Fourth zone |
. . . 300 |
to |
600 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
7c; each |
additional lb. |
or |
fraction |
4c |
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Fifth zone |
to |
1,000 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
8c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
6c |
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Sixth zone |
to |
1,400 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
9c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
8c |
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Seventh zone |
. . .1,400 |
to |
1,800 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
11c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
10c |
|
Eighth zone |
1,800 |
miles. |
first |
lb. |
12c; each |
additional |
lb. |
or |
fraction |
12c |
War Postage Tax. — Add the war tax of 1c extra for each 25c or fraction thereof required to cover postage. Don’t forget.
When you order by mail from Portland, look for the zone that corresponds to the number of miles you are away, consult the table above and add postage on stocks not postpaid by us.
ALL MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE offered in this catalog THAT CAN BE SENT BY PARCEL POST is marked P. P. and the PACKED WEIGHT is given so that extra money for POSTAGE can be remitted according to the table above, OTHERWISE we will send by freight or express. Read copy inside front cover.
INDEX TO CONTENTS
Note. — B — Bulbs. P — Plants. R — Roots. F — Flowers
Page
A
Abelia 105
Acuba 105
Acroclinum 50
Ageratum .... 50 P 78
Agrostemma 50
Alfalfa 48
Alfalfa Meal 145
Almond 104
Aloysia 50
Alyssum..50, P 78, 82 Amaranthus ...... 52
Amaryllis B 79
Ampelopsis 100
Anemone P 82
Anise 37
Annual Bedding
Plants 75 to 82
Antirrhinum
52, P 78-79
Apples 106
Apricots 108
Aquariums 160
Aquilegia. . . F 52, P 82
Arabis F 52, P. 82
Arsenate of Lead . . 122
Arborvitae 105
Artichoke 4, R 43
Asparagus. . . .F 52,
S 4 & P 74, R 118 Asters. . . .51, P 78, 82 Azalia 105
B
Baby Breath (see Gypsophila) ...F59
Baby Chicks 137
Balloon Vine 53
Balm 37
Balsam 52
Bamboo Stakes. . . .116
Barberry 101
Barley 44
Basil 37
Bachelor Button
(see Centaurea) F 55 Beajis.4, 5, 6. 7, 8, F 52 Bed Bug Killer. . . .123
Beet 9, 10
Beef Scraps 145
Begonias ..74-77 B 88 Belgian Hares, etc. 158 Bellflower (see
Campanula) .... 54
Berberry 99
Beilis F 52-P 82
Birch 104
Birds, Seeds, Foods and Supplies....
148 to 154
Blackberries 109
Black Leaf “40”... 122 Bleeding Heart
(see Dicentra) ... 81
Bone Meal 40
Bone Mills 140
Books
114-147-152-156-159 Boston Ivy (see Ampelopsis Veit-
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chii) |
100 |
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Bordeaux . . |
122 |
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Borage |
37 |
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Boxwood . . . |
105 |
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Broccoli . . . |
. .11. P 37 |
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Brussels Sprouts |
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. . .9, P 37 |
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Brooders . . . . |
129 to 1.3.3 |
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Browallia . , |
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Broom (see |
Genis- |
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ta) |
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Buckwheat |
43 |
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Buddelia — Butter- |
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flv |
101 |
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Bust Death |
121 |
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Butter Nuts |
104 |
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Buttermilk . |
. . .143-144 |
Page
C
Cages, etc. ..149 to 154 Cabbage. .12, 13, P 37
Calendula 53
Calf Meal 146
Calla Lily B 79
Calliopsis 53
Calceolaria 53
Campanula. .. 54, P 82
Canary Seed 150
Canary Birds 148
Canary Creeper ... 53
Candy Tuft
F 54, P 78
Canna F 53, B 89
Canterbury Bells
F 54, P 82
Caponizing Tools.. 137
Carco 121
Caraway 37
Carrot 14, 15
Cardinal Climber. . 54
Carnation 55, P 76
Castor Oil Bean 7,
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see Ricinus |
F 67 |
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Catnip Balls, : |
Mice. 156 |
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Catnip Seed . |
. . 37 |
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Catalpa |
. .104 |
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Cats |
. .156 |
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Cat Foods . . |
. .156-157 |
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Cauliflower. . . |
,16, |
P 37 |
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Cavies |
. .159 |
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Cedar |
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Celosia |
. . 55 |
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Celeriac |
.15, |
P 37 |
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Celery |
.15, |
P 37 |
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Centaurea . . . |
. . 55 |
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Charcoal . . . . |
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Cheat Seed . . |
. . 43 |
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Chestnuts . . . |
. .104 |
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Chinese Wool |
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Flower . . . . |
. . 55 |
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Cherries |
. .108 |
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Chevril |
. . 16 |
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Chick Boxes |
. .135 |
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Chick Feed. . |
. .143-145 |
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Chick Greasers . |
. .140 |
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Chicory . . , . . |
. . 16 |
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Chives |
. . 37 |
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Cholerine . . . |
. .146 |
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Chrysanthemum |
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F 55, |
P |
76 82 |
Cider Mills 120
Cineraria 55
Cinnamon Vine ... 77
Clarkia 55
Clematis 99
Clovers 48- 49
Clover Cutter ....144 Cobea Scandens. . .
F 56, P 78
Collards 16
Coleus F 55, P 78
Columbine (see Aquilegia) F 52, P 82
Coreopsis .... 56, P 82
Coriander 37
Corn Salad 16
Corn (Sweet) 17
Corn (Field) 45
Corn Planters 119
Cornus-Dogwood .101
Cosmos 56, P 78
Cotoneasters 101
Cow Manure — Dry. 39
Cow Peas 44
Cress 16
Crytomeria 105
Cucumbers 18
Cultivators ...118-119 Currants. 110, F 99-101 Cuttle Bone 150
Cypress Vine . . . .F 56 Cydonia — Quince ..100
Page
D
Dad’s Lanterns. . . .114
Dahlias
. . .F 57, B 90-91- 92 Daisies, Shasta. . .F 56 Daisy (see Beilis)
P 82, F 52
Dandelion Puller. . .115 Day Lily (see
Hemerocallis) . .P 83 Delphinum.F 57, P 83
Deutzia 101
Dewberries 110
Dianthus. . .F 57,' P 82
Dicentra R 81
Didicus F 57
Digitalis 58, P 83
Dimorphoteca .... 57
Dill 37
Dogs, Foods and Supplies . . .154- 158
Dogwood 101
Dolichos 56
Doronicum P 82
Dracaena Palm..P 78 Dusty Miller (see Centaurea) 55
E
Echinocystis 58
Egg Plant 18
Eg^ Boxes . . . .134-135 Eggs, Hatching. . .137 Egg Testers ..130, 141 Egg Preserver . . . .137
Egg Scales 140
Elm 104
Emmer (Speltz) . . 47
Endive 18
Eschscholtzia 58
Euonymous . . .100, 105 Extension Rods... 127 Evergreens 105
F
Fennel 37
Feeders 138-139
Ferns, etc 74
Fertilizer. 37, 38, 39, 40
Filberts 104
Field Peas 43
Fmh Meal 145
Fish, Fish Food,
Globes, etc 160
Flax, Scarlet 61
Flowering Currant. 101 Flower Pots, etc. ..115 Fountains ....140-141 Forget-Me-Not (see Myosotis) . F 63, P 83 Four o’clock (see M.arvel of Peru) . 62
Forsytfeia 101
Foxglove (see Digi- talis) 58, P 83
Fruit Press 120
Fruit Trees, etc. . .
106 to 114
Funkia P 83
Fuchsias P 77
G
Gaillardia ... .58, P 83
(harden Hose 42
Garden Stakes. .. .115 Garden Tools. .116-120
Garlic 19
Gas Balls 123
Genista 101
Geranium F 59, P 75-78
Geum F 58. P 83
Gladiola 86- 87
Page
Globe Amaranth (see Gomphrena) 59
Godetia 59
Golden Glow (see Rudbeckia) ....
F 67, P 85
Golden Bells (see
Forsythia 101
Gold Fish, etc. 160
Gomphrena 59
Gooseberries 110
Gopher Traps 120
Gourds 59
Grafting Wax .... 123
Grapes 110
Grinding Mills . . . .140 Granulated Bone . . . 145 Grass Seeds, etc. 42- 49 Grass Catchers. .. .119 Grass Hooks, etc. .116
Grit 145
Guinea Pigs 159
Gynerium F 59
Gypsophila. F 59, P 83
H
Hardy Asters . . . . P 82 Hanging Baskets.. 115
Hawthorn 101
Helichrysum 59
Helianthus 60
Heliotrope. . .59, P 78
Hellebore 121
Hemp 150
Hemerocallis . . . . P 83
Herb Seeds 37
Heuchera P 83
Hickory Nuts ....104
Horehound 37
Holly 105
Hollyhocks ... 60, P 83
Honeysuckle 100
Honeysuckle Bush (see Lonicera) . . . .103
Hop Roots 113
Hose 40
Horseradish . . . .R 113
Humulus 60
Humogerm 41
Hunnemannia .... 60 Hyacinth Bean
(see Dolichos) . . 56
Hydrangea 102
Hygrometers 141
Hypericum P 83
Hyslop 37
I
Iberis (see Candy- tuft) F 54
Ipomoea 60
Iris 88
Incubator 128
Ivy P 78, R 109
J
Jasmine 10#
Japanese Hop (see
Humulus) 60
Juniper 105
K
Kaffir Corn 47
Kale, Garden. .19, P 37 Kale, Stock ... 44, P 37 Killing Knives . . . .135
Kittens 156
Kohl-Rabi 19
Kochia 61
Kudzu Vine 61
INDEX TO CONTENTS — Continued
Note. — B — Bulbs. P — Plants. R — Roots. F — Flower;
Page
Lace Flower (see
Didicusj 57
Lactein Write
Land Plaster 40
Labels 115
Lamps, Burners,
etc 141
Larkspur ... .61, P 83
Laurel 105
Laurstinus 105
Lavender ... .37, P 85
Lathyrus 61
Lawn Grass 49
Lawn Mowers 119
Lawn Rollers 119
Lawn Sprinklers . .127 Lawson Cypress . . . 105
Leg Bands 142
Lentils 47
Lemon Lily (see Hemerocallis) . . P 83 Lemon Verbena
(see Aloysia) ... 50
T 1 Q
Lettuce ... .20, 21, 150 Lice Powder and
Liquids 1, 152
Lilac 102
Lilies 80
Limestone 40
Lime 40, 122
Linum 61
Linden 104
Lily of the Valley. 80
Loganberries 109
Lonicera 103
Lobelia F 62, P 78
Lupinus 62
M
Maderia Vine 77
Mahonia 105
Majoram 37
Marigold 62, P 78
Marvel of Peru... 61
Mag-o-tite 121
Mangels 10
Maples 104
Mesembryantheum .
61-77
Michaelmas Daisy (see Hardy As- ters) 51, P 82
Migonette 61
Millet 47, 150
Mimulus 62
Mole Traps 120
Montbretias . . . . B 88 Moon Flower (see
Ipomoea) 63
Morning Glory ... 63
Moss 116
Mountain Ash ....104
Mouse Trap 120
Mulford’s Cultures 41
Muskmelon 22
Muriate Potash ... 40 Muskplant (see
Mimulus) 62
Mushroom Spawn. . 19
Mustard 19
Myosotis .... 63, P 83 Myrtle (see Vinca) 79, P 85
N
Page
R
Page
Nasturtium 64
Nemesia 63
Nests — Nest Eggs. 135
Nico-fume 122
Nicotiana 63
Nigelia . . 63
Nitrate of Soda. ... 40
Nitro-germ 41
Nozzles, etc 127
Nut Trees 105
Oat Sprouters ....133
Oats 46
Oculum 146
Onion Sets 24
Onion 23- 24
Okra 24
Oyster Shells 145
Paeonies 81
Palms, etc 74
Pampas Grass (see
Gynerium) 59
Pansy 65, P 78
Parsley 25
Parrots, Cages,
Foods, etc. ..150-153
Parsnip 25
Peaches 108
Pears 108
Peas 28-29- 30
Peanuts 31
Pedigree Blanks ..154
Pelgonium 154
Pentstemon . . 64, P 84
Pepper 25, P 145
Petunia. . .66, P 77- 78
Philadelphus 103
Phlox.. F 65, P 78- 84
Pigeons 137
Pin-ol, Pine Oil... 146 Pink (see Dianthusj
57, P 82
Planet Junior 115
Plant Stakes 115
Plums 108
Poppy. .F 66, 67, P 84
Poplar 104
Portulaca 64
Potatoes 26- 27
Potash 40
Potato Planters. . .119 Pots, Pot Labels.. 115 Poultry Houses. . . .136 Poultry Remedies, Foods, Supplies,
129 to 148
Powder Guns 126
Privet 105
Primrose — Primula
F 67, P 84
Pumpkin 31
Prunes 107
Pruning Compound. 123 Pruning Tools. 116-117 Puppies, Foods and
Supplies 154-155
Pyrethrum.F 67, P 84
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Quince. 107, F 100, 102
Rabbits, etc. ..158-159
Radish 31, 32
Raffia 115
Rape 47, 151
Raspberries Ill
Rat Traps 120
Rat Poison 123
Retinospora 105
Rebis — FI. Currant. 101 Reference Tables . .Inside Back Cover Retinospora ...... 105
Rhododendrons ...105 Rhubarb.. S 31, R 113
Ricinus F 67
Roach Powder . 123-146 Rock Cress (see Arabis) . . F 52, P 82
Roofing Paper 136
Rose Stakes 115
Roses 93 to 99
Rosemary 37
Rubber Plant 74
Rutabaga 37
Rudbeckia.F 67, P 85 Rye 47
Saxifragas P 85
Sage 37
Saffron 37
Salpiglossis . F 67, P 78
Salsify 34
Salvia 68, P 78
Savory 37
Scabiosa ....68, P 85 Schizanthus ....F 67
Seeders 118-119
Shamrock 68
Shasta Daisy. 56, P 85
Shears 117
Sheep Guano 40
Sickles 116
Smilax 77
Snapdragon Plants
79, 78
Snowball 103
Snowberry 103
Spirea 103
Spratt’s Foods,
etc 158
Spray Pumps
124-127-140
Sprays 121, 122, 123
Speltz ^ . 47
Speedwell (see Ve- ronica) 85
Spinach 34
Spirea 103
Sprinklers 127
Squash 33, 34
Squirrel Poison ...123
Statice 67
Stocks F 68, P 79
Stokesia P 85
St. John’s Worth (see Hypericum)
P 83
Strawberries 112
Strawflower (see Hellchrysum) . . 59
Sudan Grass 43
Sulphur 40-123
Sunflower ... S 32, 150 Also Helianthus
F 59, 60
Sugar Cane 47
Page
Summer Savory . . 37
Sweet Clover 48
Superphosphate ... 40
Sweet Peas
69, 70, 71, 72
Sweet Potato
Plants 37
Sweet Sultan (see
Centaurea) 54
Sweet William ....
F 68, P 85
Swiss Chard (see
Beets) 9
Syringa — Philadel- phus 103
Symphoricarpus . .103
T
Thermometers . . . .141
Thumbergia 68
Thyme 37
Tobacco 123
Tomato 35, P 37
Toxal 123
Tool Sharpener ...116
Traps — Mole 120
Rat 129
Trap Nests 135
Trowels 116
Tree Tanglefoot. . .121
Tree Pruners 117
Tritoma. . .F 72, P 85
Tube Roses B 79
Tulip Trees 104
Turnip 36
V
Valeriana ... .72, P 85 Vegetable Plants and Roots. . . .37, 113 Verbena. .. F 73, P 78
Vetches 47
Violet 73
Vinca ... P 78- 85
Veronica 103
Virburnum 103
Violets F 73, P 85
Virginia Creeper (see Ampelopsis) 100
W
Wallflower. F 73, P 85
Walnuts 105
Wandering Jew. .. . 77
Water-Glass 140
Water Faucets. ... 139
Watermelon 23
Weeders 115-116
Weed Killer 121
Weigelia 103
Wheat 48
Whitewash (see
Creola) Write
Wild Cucumber
(see Echinocystis 58 Wild Flower Gar- den 72
Wicks, etc 141
Wire Baskets ....115
AVire Nests 135
Wistaria 100
Wong Bok 13
Wonder Fertilizer . 38 Wormwood 37
Y
Yucca P 105
Z
Zinnia ...... .73, P 78
OUR FALL CATALOG READY ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1ST
Our Fall Catalog of Flowering Bulbs, Hardy Plants and Shrubs, Rose Bushes, Fruit, Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs ancf Vines is issued about September 1 each season. If you would like a copy, make your request at any time and we will put your name on the mailing list for catalog in season.
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ARTICHOKE
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. — The well-known French veg-etable; the undeveloped flower heads, when properly prepared, make a most deli- cious dish. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.25
White Jerusalem. — Tubers grown for stock. See page 43.
ASPARAGUS
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE,— Gives immense yield of large, clear, white shoots; very tender and of excellent flavor.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25 PALMETTO. — Early, prolific; large, thick, dark-green shoots of delicious quality. The most popular commercial variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25 CONOBER’S COLOSSAL. — A good, standard large sort of approved quality. Shoots white, very tender.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25 GIANT ARGENTEUIL. — Very early and stalks of mammoth size. Excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.50
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. — You can save two or three years’ time by buying Asparagus Roots. For prices, see Vegetable Roots, page 113.
GARDEN BEANS
DWARF OR BUSH GREEN PODDED KINDS
Packet and single pound prices only are prepaid. Add postage to 10-lb. prices if wanted by mail.
STRINGLESS GREEN POD
This famous Bean is unequaled as a first-early; also for main crop.
It combines unusual hardiness, extreme earliness, and wonderful productiveness with handsome ap- pearance and finest quality of pods.
By repeated plantings pods may be had in constant succession from spring until cut off by heavy frosts in the fall. The pods are of the finest quality, of a rich green, very round and slightly curved, medium long, solid, meaty and plump. The pods are tender, brit- tle, and of finest flavor, always entirely stringless even when fully grown.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75.
LONGFELLOW. — Early, pods long and straight, tender and brit- tle. Pkt. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50
EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE.— An old and popular variety.
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lb?. $2.50
ROUTLEDGE STRINGLESS REFUGEE
An improved stringless strain. Very hardy and extremely productive. Pods round and straight, tender, brittle, absolutely stringless and of finest quality; medium early. Great Improvement over Refugee or 1,000 to 1. Ex- cellent home or market variety as a “snap,” picking or canning variety.
Large pkt. 15c; 1/2 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.75
DWARF HORTICULTURAL
The best dwarf sort for green shell beans for the home garden and market. Plants very pro- ductive, pods broad and thick, with splashes of bright red on a yellowish ground. They become fit as green shelled beans early; are large, easily shelled and are about equal to the Lima in quality. Our stock is true, all dwarf and unsurpassed.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Market and Truck Gardeners should write us for special prices and state quality and kinds wanted. We’ll save you money and you will get “Highest Quality” Seeds.
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BEAN S — Continued
INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH
HUMOGERM
DWARF OR BUSH— YELLOW PODDED
Packet and single pound prices are prepaid.
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX
Early and Stringless
The dwarf, bushy plants produce in pro- fusion; beautiful, long-, straight yellow pods that are well rounded, deeply “saddle backed,’’ very meaty and soUll. Rich and mild in flavor and entirely strir^^ss.
Pkt. 15c; Vs lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX
Medium early, heavy cropper, vine vigorous. May be sown early or late w^ith the assurance of a good crop. Pods are golden yellow, fleshy and solid, brittle, waxy texture and have an exceptionally rich, buttery flavor. Excellent for home or market garden.
Large pkt. 15c; Va lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.50
Routledge Stringless Wax
Add postage to 10-lb. prices if wanted ay iill
ROUTLEDGE STRINGLESS WAX
An exceptionally fine, hardy, white-seeded, flat-podded wax bean of really choice quality, and most attractive appearance when cooked. The pods remain tender longer than those of any other variety, and the plants continue to bear for a long period. The pods are straight, of a bright lemon-yellow, brittle, meaty, and entirely stringless at all stages of growth. The seeds, being large and pure white, are most desirable as shell beans for both summer and winter use.
Pkt. 15c; Vz Ib. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
NEW BRITTLE WAX
Extremely early and of such superb quality it might almost be called “Best of All.” The plants are of vigorous growth, with large foliage, and appear completely loaded with handsome pods, which are nearly straight. Long, round, fleshy, tender, “brittle” and en- tirely stringless at all stages of growth. The pods are unexcelled as snap beans. Seed almost white, showing only a small dark dot at the eye.
Large pkt. 15c; y2 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
SURECROP STRINGLESS WAX
A prolific cropper, superlative quality, hand- some yellow pods 6 to 7 inches in length, fleshy but almost round, very meaty and sweet, and perfectly stringless. Plant is free branch- ing, but perfectly sturdy and upright. Valu- able for its productiveness and disease-resist- ing qualities.
Pkt. 15c; 1/2 lb. 20c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00
DAVIS KIDNEY WAX
Hardy and productive. The pods are long, white, straight, good lookers, good shippers, but only of fair quality compared to Routledge Stringless Wax, which will eventually take its place entirely.
Large pkt. 15c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX
A popular and well-known variety; pods long, golden-yellow, brittle and stringless: seed white, with dark markings about the eye. Market gardeners find this bean one fxf the most profitable.
Large pkt. 15c; 1/2 Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c; 10 It - <
PROLIFIC BLACK WAX
Pods rich, creamy yellow, round, fleshy, fine quality. One of the old reliable sorts.
Large pkt. 15c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50
USE BUG DEATH APHIS
On bean plants to kill aphis and beetles. Also revives and aids production. Page 121.
Treat your Bean Seeds with Humogerm Culture. Read about it on page 41
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Two Climbing Pole Beans of Real Merit
PLANT 6 TO 8 BEANS IN HILLS 3 FEET APART. USE POLES OR HEAVY TWINE FROM OVERHEAD WIRES (HOP-YARD STYLE.
Part of two vines, Routledge Giant Routledge Perfection
ROUTLEDGE GIANT — Mammoth Podded Bean
If you have not grown this Bean, by all means do so this season. It is a quick grower, quite early and produces the MOST WONDERFUL LONG, PLUMP, MEATY PODS that are TENDER, BRITTLE and of DELICIOUS MILD FLAVOR when cooked.
This Bean of unknown origin is called by some Dickenson’s Yount, Mother’s Favorite, Ore- gon Giant, etc., and has been grown in a small way by those who have been fortunate enough to secure a few seeds. Grown locally it produces an ENORMOUS LOT of GIANT PODS from early until frost, but is a VERY SHY SEEDER and the seed has always been very scarce.
We have been trying for six years to grow enough seed to supply all our customers. This is the first season we have been successful. We have at last found a location where they will
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CLIMBING POLE BEANS— Continued
Although pole beans require a little more care and labor, they are, when properly grown, usually of longer bearing period than the dwarf sorts and are much more productive.
ROUTLEDGE GIANT— Continued
yield a fair amount of mature seed per acre.
The mammoth 10 to 12-inch pods of ROUTLEDGE GIANT picked in their prime are EN- TIRELY STRINGLESS. The QUALITY IS SUPERB for canning or used fresh as a string bean and as a SALAD BEAN whole or sliced, and served with dressing it is DELICIOUS. The pale green pods are lightly penciled with carmine which disappears when cooked. Illustration from photo above and color plate outside front cover.
Large pkt. 20c; Va lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 5 lbs. $2.75; 10 lbs. $5.00, postpaid
USE BUG DEATH APHIS For Bean Insects, Rust, Mildew or Black Aphis, see page 121
Improved Kentucky Wonder (Asparagus)
A very popular variety; often sold as asparagus. More extensively planted than any other. Pods green, very long, round and perfectly stringless. Enormously productive and early, remaining in “fit" condition a long time. Unsurpassed for the table, being very tender and of delicious flavor.
Large pkt. 15c; Va lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Routledge Perfection White Seeded
It produces large, quick growing vines which soon cover the poles, bearing a very heavy crop of hand- some green pods 8 inches in length which are very meaty, stringless and of delicious flavor. The vines produce their pods very early and continue to bear immense quantities of snap pods throughout the season. Excellent for canning. The dry beans being white and of good size when allowed to ripen on the vines, make it an excellent soup or bake bean for winter use. (See cut, page 6.)
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
Kentucky Wonder Wax
The best wax podded pole bean. Very similar to the green podded Kentucky Wonder but the pods are a little broader. They are very fleshy and string- less as snaps and are of excellent quality. The pods are very long, handsome light yellow. Seed medium sized, oval, flattened, very irregular, usually some- what shriveled, dark brown. Its earliness and hardi- ness commend this as a pole bean well adapted for Northwestern latitudes.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
Harlequin — N e w
The finest pole horticultural variety in cultivation and on account of its wonderful productiveness and superior quality takes first rank as a late Shell Bean. Pods extra long, 6 to 7 inches, brilliantly colored with crimson carmine borne in clusters. Unequaled for tenderness and delicious flavor.
Large pkt. 15c; Va lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
Lazy Wife
One of the best of the late green podded pole beans for snap or green shell use. The medium green pods, borne in large clusters, are five to six inches long, broad, thick, fleshy and entirely stringless. When young they have a rich, buttery flavor which is re-- tained until they are nearly ripe. The seed is white, medium size, slightly oval or nearly round.
Large pkt. 15c; % Ib. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Horticultural Pole
Speckled Cranberry or Wren’s Egg. — Vines vigor- ous, quite early. Pods short, broad, green streaked with bright red. Beans are round, splashed and spotted with red. Of fine quality, either as a green shelled bean or dry for winter use.
Large pkt. 15c; Vs lb, 20c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Scarlet Runner
Grown extensively for ornamental purposes, as flowers are a most lA'illiant scarlet and borne pro- fusely; beans are broad and flat, and of fine flavor when cooked, same as Lima beans.
Large pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 25c; Ib. 40c
Packet and Single Pound ONLY are postpaid. Add postage if wanted in 10-lb. lots or by mail. Inoculate Bean Seeds with Humogerm or Mulford’s. See page 41.
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BEAN S — Continued
Routledge Early Prize Pole Lima
Oregon Pole Lima
INOCULATE THIS SEED WITH
HUMOGERM
bee page 41.
By careful selection we now offer a strain that is much earlier than “Oregon.” It will actually mature a full crop of dry beans in the early fall. The vines are vigorous and re- markably productive. The green shell beans are large, very tender and of finest quality. It has the rich, buttery flavor, always de- sired but seldom found.
Large pkt. 20c; Va lb. 30c; lb. 50c
Excellent for the Northwest. Strong, vigor- ous grower. In July the blooms come in long panicles from the top shoots and the large, broad pods are freely produced until frost. The large, plump, white beans are of delicious quality, green, shelled or dry. They are in “prime condition” when the pods begin to turn yellow. Oregon grown, acclimated seed.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00
Shelton, Wash., August 7, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen: The Routledge Giant Beans I
got from you are grand, also the R. R. Won- derful Lettuce and all else of which you sent me.
Sincerely,
MRS. A. MATTHES.
DWARF OR BUSH LIMA
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA.— Best of the Bush Lima type. Very large, broad pods, excellent flavored beans, borne on large, vigorous plants. Extremely prolific. Pods contain from four to six very large beans of greenish white color.
Pkt. 15c; Va lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
Commercial or Dry Table Beans
The stocks we offer are of known varieties, acclimated and hand-picked and grown especially for seed — by far the safest, best and most profitable in the end.
Improved Tree Bean
Early, Wonderful, Productive
On account of its snowy whiteness and uni- formly small size, it commands the highest price in all markets. The plants grow upright, have less foliage than most varieties and hold the, pods well up from the ground, thus keep- ing the beans from getting dirty and discol- ored. The pods are very freely produced, are long- and well filled. The dry bean is small, white, plump and almost round. Cooking and eating qualities are unsurpassed. The whole crop will ripen early and evenly and you can get it safely harvested before the rainy season sets in. Our stock of this particular strain '.S rather limited, so order early.
Prices: Large pkt. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00. A/rite for quantity price.
BROWN SWEDISH. — Dry beans, rather small, round, oblong, golden brown with a white eye. As a cooking or baking bean the quality is very superior, having a richness and flavor all its own. It is unusually productive, pods long and straight and always well filled. Bush strong, healthy and vigorous. Crop ma- tures early.
Pkt. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50 RED MEXICAN. — An excellent dry bean for winter use. Used extensively for baking and Spanish dishes.
Large pkt. 15c; lb. 25c; 10 lbs. $2.00 BROAD WINDSOR. — An English variety; large, broad, flat beans of delicious flavor; used as a shell bean. Good for hog pasture; very hardy.
Large pkt. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50
LADY WASHINGTON. — A great improve- ment over the old “White Navy,” as it is much earlier; especially adapted to Western conditions.
Large pkt. 15c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00
Castor Bean
Used for medicinal purposes and by some claimed to keep moles away. Ornamental foliage, 4 ft.
To insure the success
See page 41
Improved Tree Beans
Write for low prices by the hundred lbs. For seed tables, quantity per acre, see inside back caver.
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OUR GARDEN CULTIVATORS are priced very low and will save you much work in the garden. See pages 119 and 120.
Swiss Chard or Spinach Beet
BEETS
TABLE
Routledge Favorite
The best of all for home gardens.
A re -selected, improved strain of Crimson Globe. Perfectly globe shaped, with a single tap root, and of the richest color of any of the beets.
It is medium early, tops are small and dark in color, a splendid keeper, remaining in prime condition a long time. The flesh is exceedingly ten- der, fine and sweet and is unequaled for table use. Home and market gardeners will find our Favorite very profitable, attractive and of highest quality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.00
Crosby’s Egypt ”an
Very popular, extremely early and reaches table size quickly. Beets grow more globe-shaped than the old Egyptian. Flesh sweet and tender, rich vermilion red, very attractive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Detro-t Dark Red
Excellent variety, nearly ’ globular, dark skin and rich red flesh, ma- turing early and keeping crisp and tender for a long time. Very popu- lar with market gardeners and can- neries.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Improved Early Blood Turnip
This is the ideal beet for market gardeners. It is very symmetrical, with small tap root and but few fibrous roots; color outside is deep blood-red; fine grained and unsurpassed in quality. It continues to grow until late in the fall, attaining a large size and making a good selling and table beet for winter.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Routledge Favorite
HALF LONG BLOOD. — Quite popular. Ex- cellent in shape and quality; yields well.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
LONG BLOOD. — The root is smooth and handsome, flesh brilliant in color and excel- lent quality. Good keeper.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
SWISS CHARD, or Spinach Beet
GIANT LUCULLUS.— The leaves of this vegetable are used for “greens” and prepared in the same manner as Spinach; sometimes, however, the mid-rib is prepared like aspara- gus. Seed planted early in the spring will quickly produce plants from which leaves may be cut all summer. New shoots continually spring up and make a fast growth, while those plants which are allowed to grow on without an/ cutting will miake large curly leaves, with thick, light-colored mid-ribs, which are delicious when striped, cooked and served like asparagus. You should not fail plant at least one long row in your .garden.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c. lb. $1.50
Early Model Beet
A fine selection of eariy blood-red Beet, ex- tremely smooth, fine rich color and desirable shape. It is globe shape, color of flesh a rich blood-red, entirely free from stringiness and of excellent quality, being unusually sweet and tender. The tops are quite small, making it a good variety for bunching.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 45c;
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
The plants, which are very hardy, grow two or three feet high, and produce, from the sides of the stalks, numerous little sprouts, which resemble very small cabbages one or two inches in diameter. The leaves should be broken down in the fall, to give the little heads more room to grow. Grow and set out as cabbage or kale, 2^ to 3 feet apart.
PERFECTION OR DALKEITH.— Plants are of dwarf growth and stems are thickly set with large, solid sprouts. This var*'^ty very hardy and even during quite weather the plants maintain their spi li -i*. fact, the flavor and quality is much improv-cv., by frost, Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.00
CHIVES. — See Vegetable Roots, page 37.
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Stock Beets or Mangels
Excellent winter feed for horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens. Farmers and stock raisers of the United States do not appreciate so fully the value of Mangels for feeding cattle, hogs, sheep, etc., as do the farmers of Europe. In France, Great Britain and other European countries, it is the exception rather than the rule where Mangels are not grown on a large scale on every farm. The immense yield which may be secured from an acre, with very little ex- pense either for material or labor, makes the Mangel crop one of the most profitable on the farm. Fifteen to 20 tons of roots an acre is not an unusual yield; some specimens weigh 20 to 30 lbs. each. Where properly cultivated, seeded and harvested the cost of growing a bushel should not exceed 10c. When fed in combination with grain they are worth almost as much, pound for pound, as the grain. This statement may seem absurd, but experience has proved that Mangels so aid digestion and assimilation by keeping the animals in a healthy condition, that they increase the feeding value of other feeds consumed, beside the nutrients the roots
contain. Every farmer and poultryman should
Giant Yellow Eckendorf
A new mangel of great merit. The roots are smooth, long and cylindrical in shape, very heavy, weighing up to 15 and 20 pounds each; grow two-thirds above ground. The flesh is firm, crisp and solid, white in color and of high feeding value. (See cut No. 3.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; Ib. 65c
Giant Half Sugar Mangel
Yields as much per acre as the best Mangels, and twice as much per acre (bulk of roots), as the rich sugar beet. Roots grow very large above the ground. Smooth, creamy white in color and very nutritious. Easily pulled. (See illustration No. 1.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; Ib. 65c
Mammoth Long Red
Very popular and much used. A large and heavy cropper. Dark red skin, with whitish flesh; grows one-half or more above the ground; roots quite regular; attain a very large size. (Same shape as No. 2.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; Ib. 65c NOTE.— In 5.lb. or 10-lb. lots, 10c i
raise Mangels.
Danish Sludstrup
An improved variety, considered one of the best. Awarded first class certificate. Color, reddish yellow, and of a distinct type. It is very hardy, grows well above ground; is easily pulled; very nutritious. (See cut No. 2.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; Ib. 65c
Golden Tankard
An enormous yielder of weight per acre, and at the same time very nutritious; flesh deep -yellow, of fine shape, growing largely above ground, thus being easily harvested. (Same shape as cut .No. 3.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; Ib. 75c
SUGAR BEETS
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; Ib. $1.00
FRENCH WHITE SUGAR.— The sugar beet most generally grown for stock, as it com- bines with heavy sugar yield, from 10 to 13 per cent sugar.
KLEIN WANZLEBEN.— The most popular for table and sugar production. Tops rather large and slightly waved.
ir Ib. less; write for quantity prices
(3) Giant Yellow Eckendorf
(1) Giant Half Sugar
(2) Danish Sludstrup
Write for quantity prices. For amount of seed per acre, any kind, see “Seed Table, inside back cover.
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BROCCOLI — Winter Cauliflower
Forms a head like cauliflower, but is much hardier; stands wet and cold better and gives excellent results. For fall use sow White French in March or April; St. Valentine in May or June, for late winter and early spring cutting. St. Valentine is very extensively planted by our local market gardeners for use in late winter and spring when cauliflower is out of season. Plant and cultivate same as cauliflower.
ROUTLEDGE “H. Q.”
(Highest Quality)
ST. VALENTINE
In this seed we are offering our customers a very select, high-grade strain of the well-known St. Valen- tine. By selecting only the most perfect heads, those showing the most desirable leaf formation for the protection of the developing head and those of large size and perfect, compact heads, free from small cen- ter-head leaflets, we have produced this superb strain. Our H. Q. St.
Valentine produces larger, later and far better heads that are much su- perior to those produced from the average seed sold of this variety.
Our “H. Q.” seed will produce the highest per cent of perfect heads and bring the “top” price.
The H. Q. St. Valentine seed we are offering this year is from just such perfect heads as shown here- with. It comes from the originators of this now famous variety. Our supply is limited, so order early.
H. Q., pkt. 25c; ^ oz. $1.00; oz. “H. Q.” St. Valentine Broccoli
$3.50.
H. Q. Type of Matured Head
NOTE. — Don’t set plants of St. Valentine out before June — and set at least four feet apart each way. They will be ready to cut early the following spring.
White French Broccoli
White Cape
A select early strain, producing fine white heads of large size and excellent quality. Broccoli is hardier and earsier to grow than cauliflower, and this variety comes into head and can be cut in the fall and winter, depending on earliness of planting.
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00; 4 oz. $3.50
NOTE. — These illustrations repro- duced from photographs show our ‘‘H. Q.” type of a perfect cut head, also a growing plant with the large incurving leaves that are so neces- sary to protect the “head” during cold, unfavorable weather.
Myrtle Point, Ore., March 17, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs : I wish you could see the lovely heads of Broccoli we are putting on the market raised from the H. Q. seed we ordered from you last year. The little melons were delicious. We also like the lettuce and Danish Ball Head Cabbage.
Yours truly,
EDW. F. HOFFMAN.
FREE BULLETINS AND PAMPHLETS on general gardening and many special crops, also spraying, etc., are issued by the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis, Ore. These are sent free on request. We advise our customers to secure them. THEY ARE OF GREAT VALUE.
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“Highest Quality” CABBAGE True and Pure
Our Cabbage Seeds come from the world’s best growers — pure, true strains, of highest quality. One ounce will produce over 3,000 plants. One-quarter pound of seed will produce plants sufficient for one acre, therefore, don’t practice false economy by buying cheap, low- quality seed. There is a great amount of inferior, poorly grown, mixed cabbage seed on the market this year. Beware of low prices.
Early Jersey Wakefield
The earliest and hardiest heading of first early cabbages. Most gardeners depend upon it for the bulk of their extra early crop. Its exceeding hardiness not only to resist cold, but other unfavorable conditions, insures the greatest likelihood of profitable and satisfac- tory results. Our stock is grown and selected with the greatest care; there is none better, and few as good. Head conical, very compact, solid and of excellent quality. The thick, stout leaves and compact habit makes it the best sort for very early setting. HIGHEST QUALITY SEED.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00; lb. $3.50
Oregon Wakefield
A larger, most remarkable and valuable strain of Wakefield. It has the same general characteristics of other Wakefield cabbages, the heads being conical with a rounded or blunt point. It is, however, far superior to other strains, being nearly double the size and of better quality, and at the same time is al- most as early. It has few outer leaves, per- mitting close planting.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00; lb. $3.50
Early Winningstadt
One of the best for general use, being very hardy, sweet, fine quality, and sure to head. Head regular, conical, very hard and keeps well both summer and winter. It is the hardi- est, not only as regards frost, but will suffer less from excessive wet, drought, insects or disease than any other second early sort.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c
“CARGO” FOR ROOT MAGGOTS
DILUTE WITH WATER 1 TO 125. IT IS A “LIFE SAVER” FOR PLANTS AFFECTED WITH THE DEADLY MAGGOT.
Early Jersey Wakefield
Copenhagen Market
The earliest large round-headed cabbage yet introduced. Sure to head and every head per- fect, The plant is of vigorous habit but com- pact, with short stem and few outer leaves which are of rather upright growth. The leaves are medium light green, nearly round, comparatively thick and smooth. The heads are round, very solid and of exceptionally good quality. Its earliness, compact growth, uniformity and size of head, firmness and most excellent quality combine to make Copen- hagen Market the most valuable cabbage of recent introduction. We recommend it un- reservedly. Worth the additional price.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.25; lb. $4.50
ROUTLEDGE GEM
This NEW AND EXTRA EARLY NOVELTY from Denmark comes highly recommended and no doubt will become very popular with home gardeners where space is an important factor. This little Gem forms BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ROUND HEADS, SOLID AS A ROCK, and mature in 6 TO 7 WEEKS and will keep in perfect condition for several weeks with- out bursting. Can be set as close as 8 to 10 inches. Cut heads PURE WHITE, QUALITY and FLAVOR UNSURPASSED.
Pkt. 15c; 1/2 oz. 40c; oz. 75c
CABBAGE PLANTS. — During planting season we aim to have on hand iarge quantities of Cabbage and Vegetabie Plants. (See page 37.)
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CABBAGE — Continued — Late Varieties
Premium Late Flat Dutch
A low growing- variety; heads large, bluish-green; round, solid, broad and flat on top; an excel- lent fall and winter variety, and a good keeper. It is a sure header. Our stock has been grown from carefully selected heads, and we consider it superior to any other strain of Flat Dutch cab- bage on the market.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00; lb.
$3.50.
Perfection Drumhead Savoy Cabbage
A variety that is much prized by those who are familiar with it; of exceptionally fine flavor, more tender and sweeter. Heads large size and quite compact, with densely and uniformly crimpled or savory leaves.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50; lb.
$5.00.
Mammoth Rock Red
Best hard-headed, red variety; large heads, globular, and very deep red on top. Very tender and excellent quality, fine for cold salads on account of. its at- tractive color.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50.
Danish Round Head
An earlier short-stemmed strain of the famous Danish Ball Head
Large and very solid round head on short stems, having the same keeping quality as the original strain of Danish Ball Head, so widely known. It is 10 days to 2 weeks earlier and is a wonderful yielder. It is especially valuable for high, dry land, producing good sized heads where other strains would be too small. For shipping in the late fall or winter there is no finer cab- bage. Our seed of Danish Round Head comes direct from the originator in Denmark and is of the Highest Quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.25; lb. $4.00
Danish Ball Head — True, Highest Quality Seed
Most remarkable late cabbage yet produced, heads hard and solid — fine grained and tender. Entirely distinct. Exceedingly hardy in resisting cold and wet weather. We offer true, pure seed of the very finest medium tall or “middle-stem” type. Famous for its hard -heading quali- ties, which at once recommends it as highly valuable for shipping. The magnificent heads are round in form and keep in excellent condition during winter, coming out in the spring perfectly solid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.25; lb. $4.00
WONG BOK
This Chinese Cabbage is becoming more popular each year. While it has been culti- vated in China for years, it is comparatively unknown in many markets. Last season there was more than usual displayed on our “Public Market.” Some gardeners had it marked Chinese Cabbage, also Sweet Lettuce, Salad Lettuce, etc.
Wong Bok produces a beautiful, crisp, blanched tall or long head, resembling a giant Cos Lettuce. As a salad it rivals the finest lettuce. Delicious sliced as cold-slaw. Boiled or steamed it makes delightful greens, more mild than cabbage, somewhat like brussels sprouts. Don’t plant too early, grow it as a fall vegetable.
Plant like late cabbage, about 15 inches apart, in rows. Does its best in cool, moist weather. Will last until freezing weather.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c
DO YOU SEND EAST for your Seeds? It's bad policy. Spend your money on this Coast. Here's where you sell your products. Our Seeds are highest quaiity.
Wong Bok Salad Cabbage
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CARROTS
ROUTLEDGE CORELESS
The finest early table variety grown. Hand- some, meitingly tender and sweet
This new carrot is our own strain, grown from the French carrot, Nantes. You will be delighted with the melting tenderness and sweet, mild flavor of Routledge Coreless.
It is a half-long cylindrical carrot, blunt pointed, with a small tap root and small top. They run very uniform in shape and grow just the right size for table use. The flesh is of fine texture, entirely devoid of stringiness, coarseness and woody heart; color orange- scarlet, very attractive, delicious and sweet flavored when cooked.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.50
Ketchikan, Alaska, March 8, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen: Last year I ordered seed through a friend of ours from you and will say your seeds done fine. I never had finer lettuce than R. R.*s Wonderful and Routledge Prize Peas and Routledge Model Carrots are fine. So I am ordering all my seed from you this year and hope to have ground open for some flowers next year.
Yours truly,
MRS. JOHN W. QUINER.
Early Scarlet Horn
A very fine extra early table carrot and is an excellent summer or fall sort. Tops small, roots grow about 3 inches long and of a deep rich orange, fine grained, good flavor.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
Chantenay
The Market Gardener’s Favorite. — Tops me- dium sized, necks small, top of root quite thick and tapering to a uniform stump root, smooth; color deep orange-red; flesh very crisp and tender; medium early; a heavy cropper; 5 to 6 inches long.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Chantenay
Routledge Coreless — A Model Carrot
ROUTLEDGE MAMMOTH, next page
Danver’s Half Long
A great favorite; big cropper; the roots are smooth and handsome, medium size, tapering uniformly ,to a blunt point and of a rich, dark orange; fine for table. On account of its productiveness it is a profitable variety to grow for stock feeding.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Long Orange Improved
The best of the long carrots, fine quality; color bright-orange, with long, smooth, taper- ing roots, requiring a deep soil. Excellent for stock. Pkt. lOc] oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Guerande, or Oxheart
Bright orange, broad at the top and termi- nates abruptly in a small tap root. Length about 4 to 5 inches; excellent for shallow soils. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Large White Belgian
Extensively grown for stock feeding; roots white; green above ground and growing to a large size; flesh rather coarse. A good cropper.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. 90c
DAD’S ELECTRIC LANTERN.— A Penetrating, Bright Light. The best and safest light for the farmer. No matches or danger of fire around the barns. See page 114.
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CARROTS
Routledge Mammoth Stock Carrot
The heaviest cropping carrot grown, yield- ing- more tons to the acre than any other sort. The flesh is yellowish-white, crisp and solid, and very sweet in flavor. It is a vast im- provement on the Belgian sorts, which have been favorites in the past, as it is not only much more productive, but vastly easier to handle. The roots are short and very heavy at the shoulder, rendering them easily har- vested. Too much can scarcely be said of their size and great productiveness. Every farmer should grow a good supply of carrots for winter feed and Routledge Mammoth is the kind to plant. Yields reported from 20 to 50 tons per acre.
Large pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs., enough for one acre, $2.00.
CELERIAC
Turnip Rooted Celery. — The roots, which are the edible portion, keep well for winter use and are excellent for soups and stews. They are also cooked and sliced as a salad. Sow seed at the same season and give the same treatment as any root crop.
LARGE ERFURT. — An improved form, pro- ducing large, smooth roots, which are nearly round. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c
Continued
Routledge Mammoth
H ighest Quality
CELERY
Celery Plants Page 37
R’ R.’s White Plume
R. R.’S WHITE PLUME
Our Leading Early White Celery
A handsome, crisp sort, of very easy cultiva- tion. Naturally its stalks ^nd portions of in- ner leaves and heart are white, so that by tieing or by simply drawing the soil up against the plant and pressing it together, the work of blanching is completed. It is the earliest celery known, delicious and fine flavored.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.25
PARIS, GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING
The finest strain of French grown seed.
This splendid variety is without doubt the most popular celery gro-wn. It is a self- blanching sort, for with a little banking or covering, even the outer ribs assume a beauti- ful golden-yellow, while the heart or vine stalks are deliciously tender, brittle and sweet. This variety is being very extensively grown on account of its ease of cultivation and su- perior quaiity. It is not quite so early as the White Plume.
Seiect quality: Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. $1.25; 4 oz. $4.00; lb. $12.00.
Golden Yellow Self -Blanching
Same variety of celery as above, but is American grown. It is equal to most seeds offered, but not as true, dependable or of such high quality as the French grown stock.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50; lb. $6.00
Giant Pascal
Excellent for fall or winter use, and has increased in popularity every year. A large, tall grower of the finest nut flavor, being free from any bitter taste. Very broad stalks, blanching very quickly with little banking up; an admirable keeper.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00
For complete seed and plant tables, amount to plant, etc., see complete reference tables inside back cover. Always refer to “Index,” pages 2 and 3, for anything wanted.
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Routledge Snow White
EXTRA EARLY SNOWBALL (Extra Se- lected).— This is the choicest selected strain of the popular Erfurt type, and is remarkable for its extreme earliness and reliability in heading. Medium size heads. Plants quite dwarf. Pkt. 15c; 34 oz. 75c; oz. $2.50
VEITCH’S AUTUMN GIANT.— A large, late variety, very hardy. The heads are well pro- tected by the foliage, enabling it to resist unfavorable climatic conditions.
Pkt. 10c; 34 oz. 50c; oz. $1.25; 4 oz. $3.50
ALGIERS. — A very strong-growing late va- riety, with large leaves of. a bluish cast. In cool locations and rich soi'l it produces very large, solid, white heads late in the fall.
Pkt. 15c; 34 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4 oz. $5.00
CHICORY
W1TLOOF — “French Endive” and “Christmas Salad”
It is easily grown here. Plant the seed in the spring in drills, 12 inches apart, and thin out to 3 or 4 inches apart in the row. About November pull up the roots, break off the leaves, side shoots if any, and small root end so that the roots are not over 10 inches long. At once, or later as you get time, dig a trench about 18 inches deep and reset these trimmed roots, crowns up, placing’ them about 1% inches apart. Cover with loose, rich soil; the roots should be set in the trench so that the top will be covered about 8 inches. They will soon make thick shoots or top growth (below the surface), which is the edible part. Dig as wanted, cut just below the crown and serve with French or “Mayonnaise” dressing. A delicate and delicious dish.
Pkt. 10c: oz. 50c
LARGE ROOTED OR COFFEE. — Grown quite extensively for the large, thick roots, which are sliced, dried, roasted and ground as a substitute or adulteration for coffee.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.25
ROUTLEDGE ‘ ‘ SNOW WHITE ’ ’
The Finest Cauliflower Grown
In competition with all other strains, this cauliflower has won the approval of critical gardeners, being early and also the best main crop sort grown. It is suitable not only for early use, but is superior for late planting. The heads are large, compact, firm and solid, and do not spread as do some of the inferior sorts. No other variety surpasses it in purity of color, being clear snow white, of high qual- ity. It is equally desirable for family use and for the market garden. The heads are large — from 9 to 12 inches in diameter. Very resist- ing against unfavorable seasons and dry weather, the foliage giving a splendid pro- tection.
Pkt. 25c; 34 oz. $1.50; 3^ oz. $2.50; oz. $4.50
EARLY SNOWBALL
This variety is much in demand by market gardeners. Its earliness, compact habit, large- sized heads and snow-white color recommend it to every grower as a variety of especial merit. We have an extra selected stock of this sort, and recommend it with the greatest confidence.
Pkt, 20c; 34 oz. $1.00; 34 oz. $1.75; oz. $3.00; 4
oz. $10.00
NEW CALIFORNIA WONDER.— A late va- riety, forming good, large, solid heads dur- ing the winter. This variety has given great satisfaction in Oregon and California, wher- ever tried.
Pkt. 15c; 34 oz. 50c; oz. $1.25; 34 lb. $4.00
NEW-EARLY SIX WEEKS
A new variety of proven merit. It comes from Holland so highly recommended that we bought and list it. Very hardy, compact, up- right foliage, permitting close planting. Can be grown for an extremely early, medium or late crop. Said to surpass all other kinds in type and perfection. Better try it,
Pkt. 15c; 34 oz. 75c; 1 oz. $2.50; 4 oz. $8.00
CHERVIL
CURLED. — An aromatic herb, resembling parsley, and used for flavoring in soups and salads. Fine for garnishing.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 oz. $1.00
CRESS
CURLED OR PEPPER GRASS. — Used as a salad and fine for garnishing.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c
TRUE WATER. — This is quite distinct fro’m the former and only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in water and delicious for small salads. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c
COLLARDS
TRUE GEORGIA. — Used as “greens” mainly in the South and West. As the leaves are pulled off, others grow in their places.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c
CORN SALAD
Fetticus or Lamb’s Lettuce. — This is a hardy winter salad, the small leaves being served like lettuce; does not succeed during warm weather, and the seed should be sown thinly in drills after August to supply fresh leaves during the late fall. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c
BUG DEATH kills all leaf-eating insects; excellent for using on cabbage, cauliflower, beans, melons, etc. Can be used either dry or in water. See description, page 121; also dusters and blowers, page 126.
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SELECTED SWEET CORN— NORTHERN GROWN
Packet and single pound prices only prepaid. Add postage to 10-lb. prices if wanted by mail. Write for quantity price.
Routledge Selected
GOLDEN BANTAM
Flavor. — Without exception Golden Bantam Corn is the richest in flavor of all varieties: a sweet corn of which one will never tire. The first trial of this delicious Sweet Corn creates a desire for more. The most popular corn in the Northwest.
Earliness. — Golden Bantam Sweet Corn is only exceeded in earliness by' our “Superb,” but we like the quality better. It matures quickly and is suit- able not only for early planting (on account of its hardiness), but a succes- sion of sowings may be made which will give continuous supply until fall.
Color. — When picked at the proper stage of its growth the kernels are a rich, creamy-yellow and unsur- passed in quality.
Growth. — Being dwarf in its growth, with stalks small in size, it can be planted quite close, and a large c:"op may be obtained on a small area. The ears are 8 to 10-rowed, and about 6 inches long — just the right size for the table.
Remember our selected strain is Northern grown, better fla- vored and truer than most seed offered. There is no other yel- low or golden sweet corn that can compare to our selected Golden Bantam. Try it and be convinced.
Routledge Selected Golden Bantam
Price: Large pkt. 15c; %-lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.65; 25 lbs. at 23c.
ROUTLEDGE SUPERB
We do not hesitate to recommend this new sweet corn to our customers. Its earl i ness, hardiness, size and quality make it of real merit to the Western planters. It is ex- tremely early, almost two weeks ahead of Golden Bantam and one week ahead of Port- land Market. The large ears are always well filled with 12 to 14 rows of large, plump, white, sweet grains, of handsome appearance and excellent quality.
Large pkt. 15c; Va-lb. 25c; ib. 45c; 10 lbs. $3.75
Portland Market
An Oregon introduction, a very early, large eared sweet corn and very productive. Its large well-filled ears, together with its plump, sweet grains of purest white, makes it a most profitable home or market variety. Very popular with our market gardeners.
Large pkt. 15c; %-lb. 20c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Early Evergreen
This fine variety is 10 to 12 days earlier than Stowell’s Evergreen and yields large, hand- some, 10 to 12 -rowed ears. An excellent va- riety to follow the first early kinds. Near Portland it will make a late or main crop variety.
Large pkt. 15c; %-lb. 20c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
MARKET GARDENERS who buy in 20-lb. lots or more get special prices. Write.
HOWLING MOB
This is one of the newer varieties that has become very popular here for main or late crop. The seed we offer is Oregon Grown and acclimated. You must remember that the early corn listed by Eastern seed houses will be late here.
Howling Mob is a large-eared, vigorous grower, large and well protected with husks and having 12 to 16 rows of the sweetest flavored, tender, delicious, white corn — good for canning.
Large pkt. 15c; Vs-lb. 20c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Stowell’s Evergreen
A good main crop or late sort. Remains longer in green state than any other. Very large ears, with deep grains, and remarkably sweet. Locally it must be planted early to mature. Quite extensively plahted by dairy- men for feeding green on account of its sweet-
Large pkt. 15c; Vs-lb. 20c;' Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
POP CORN
WHITE RICE. — Most popular and profitable kind; short ears, white, pointed kernels.
Large pkt. 15c; Ib. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
FIELD CORN.— Don't overlook what we have to offer in OREGON-GROWN FIELD CORN; “the best ever.” See page 45. For HAND CORN PLANTERS see page 119.
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CAREFULLY GROWN PT TPT TlVf "RTTf? ^ USE BUG DEATH
RE-SELECTED STOCK ^ U U iTHjrjXVO poR CUCUMBER BUGS
Routledge Highest Quality Cucumber
Routledg^e Highest Quality
A quick grower and always commands “fancy prices” on account of its fine form and superb quality. Very productive.
It is the earliest white spine cucumber suit- able for table, market or shipping- purposes, under all conditions of culture, whether under grlass or in the open ground.
Color a very deep green, which it retains during a long period, while in symmetry of form it is so regular, so uniform, as to create comment wherever seen.
The quality is unsurpassed, being exceed- ingly brittle and crisp. The flavor is delicate and entirely devoid of the bitter taste so fre- quently noticed in other varieties.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 65c; lb. $2.00
Arlington White Spine
One of the best sorts for table use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and abundantly. Fruit uniformly straight, light, bright green in color, with a few white spines. Flesh crisp, tender and of excellent quality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.35
Improved Long Green
The leading large variety. Fruit from 10 to 12 inches long, dark-green, crisp and tender. A good variety for slicing, and when rip© they are the best for sweet pickles.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
Davis’ Perfect
As now selected, the long, even fruits are of fine form, with an intensely dark rich green skin. The solid white flesh is of superb qual- ity for slicing. So handsome and regular are the fruits, even when grown outside, that they bring an extra price on the market, often being taken for “hot-house grown.”
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.35
Gherkin for Pickling
A very small, oval, prickly variety, quite distinct from all others.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %-lb. 75c
Japanese Climbing
A vigorous grower, can be trained on a trellis or the garden fence, thereby saving g-round space. F^uit from 12 to 16 inches long, dark green and smooth. Flesh pure white, crisp and tender.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.75
Lemon Cucninber
New. Highly recommended by all who have tried it for slicing and salads. Resembles a lemon both in size, form and color. Has a distinctive and delicious flavor superior to and not found in any other cucumber. A variety of real merit — try it.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 85c; lb. $2.50
Boston Pickling
A distinct variety, very popular for pickles; color bright green, a great producer and of excellent quality. It is for producing me- dium-sized pickles that this variety is so highly esteemed. If the fruits are gathered as soon as large enough, the vines will con- tinue bearing through a long season.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
EGGPLANT
Sliced and fried takes the place of meat. Culture same as for tomatoes.
BLACK BEAUTY. — The earliest and best variety for Oregon. Oval shaped, deep-pur- ple, large size and fine flavor.
Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 45c; oz. 75c; 4 oz. $2.50
ENDIVE
This plant furnishes an attractive and ap- petizing salad for the fall and winter months or by repeated sowings a supply may be had nearly all the year round. Makes delicious greens if cooked like spinach. Tie up the leaves to bleach the heart and make it tender, a week or two before cutting.
BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. — Leaves are broad, thick, green, more or less twisted and waved with white mid-ribs. Crisp, ten- der and fine flavor.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
GREEN CURLED. — Leaves beautifully curled, dark-green, tender and crisp.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
WHITE CURLED.— Very tender and light green, blanches easily, very ornamental.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
USE WONDER. — So many of our customers tell us of the wonderful results, the increased yield and quick growth obtained by using our Odorless “Wonder” Fertilizer, that we again call YOUR attention to it. Remember you can get it by parcel post. See page 38.
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. KALE, OR BORECOLE
This is a popular boiling-green resembling cabbage in flavor. The plant is entirely hardy in well-drained soil and can be grown easily from seed planted during the summer and fall months. With the tall varieties it is custo- mary to pull off the lower leaves and let the plant grow on to furnish a continuous supply. The sweetness and flavor of these greens are improved by frost or light freeze.
Dwarf Green Curled
Beautifully curled, bright-green leaves, ten- der and of fine flavor.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.25
Tall Green Curled
Grows about 2 feet high; leaves dark- green; curled and wrinkled; very hardy.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 65c; lb. $2.00
Emerald Isle
A very handsome variety of medium height, leaves attractive, closely curled and of fine flavor.
Pkt. 10c oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.50
COW KALE or THOUSA N D- H EADED. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c. See Field Seeds, page 44
KOHL-RABI
A delicious vegetable. In growth this is half way between cabbage and turnip; the edible portion is the large bulb which forms on the stem above the soil. By making successive sowings, tender bulbs may be had throughout the summer and fall, and are highly esteemed for their mild, delicate, cabbage -like flavor. Slice and boil, discarding the hard lower part of bulb. Sow in drills or raise and transplant like cabbage, 6 to 10 inches apart.
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. — Extremely early, medium size, excellent quality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.50
GARLIC
Separate the sets and plant them in drills eight inches apart and four to six inches apart in the drill, covering two inches deep. Culti- vate like onion sets. When the leaves turn yellow, pull up the bulbs and dry in the shade.
Per lb. 60c, postpaid
Write for quantity price. Requires about 250 lbs. sets per acre.
Hemlock, Ore., Jan. 16, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: We had dandy luck with your seeds last year. I gave lettuce and cabbage plants away, also radishes. Now our neighbors want me to send in their names for your catalog.
Thanking you in advance, I remain.
Yours truly,
MRS. J. B. PHELPS.
LEEK
A species of onion which does not form a bulb, but is used for its mild and delicious root, stem or neck. Plant in rows and thin to about four inches. Hardy, and frost improves the flavor. Hill up to whiten.
American Flag
Mild and sweet; long, large stems; hardy and of the finest quality. A favorite variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 oz. 90c
MUSHROOM SPAWN
LAMBERT’S PURE CULTURE SPAWN —
Mushrooms may be grown in any place where conditions of temperature and moisture are favorable. A shed, cellar or cave may be utilized to advantage for this purpose. It is essential that the temperature be maintained from 53 to 60 degrees F., and that the moisture be properly regulated. Lambert’s Pure Cul- ture Spawn is far superior to the old-style varieties, and much better results can be obtained from its use. The bricks should be broken into pieces about two inches square and planted from 10 inches to a foot apart. Bricks weigh from 18 to 20 ounces. A brick will spawn 10 square feet of bed. With Lam- bert’s Pure Culture Spawn it is impossible to raise poisonous mushrooms.
DIRECT SPAWN.— Latest and best. Mam- moth White, Cream White or Bohemian Brown.
Price, per brick, not prepaid, 35c; 10 bricks, $3.00; add postage at rate of 1% ibs. per brick. Write for quantity price.
MUSHROOM CULTURE. — We have instruc- tive leaflets on Mushroom Culture. Free with an order of one or more bricks.
MUSTARD
The leaves of mustard make excellent greens of sharp, pungent flavor, and are cooked the same as spinach or beet leaves.
Southern Giant Curled
Large variety, forming a great mass of beau- tiful leaves, which are ruffled and finely curled on the edges; hardy, vigorous, highly recommended.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Ostrich Plume
Leaves dark-green, beautifully curled and plume-like. Very vigorous and productive, stands well. Of distinctive flavor, superior to spinach for greens and excellent for salad.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
WHITE E N LI SH. — Light-green variety; tender leaves; seed light-yellow.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.00
For HORSERADISH, RHUBARB AND ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Etc., see page 113
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LETTUCE
Grand Rapids
Very popular with private g-ardeners and as a letture for greenhouse forcing. It will stand shipping better than most curled sorts. Of quick growth and stands for some days after being fit to cut. The plant is upright, and forms a loose head or cluster of large bright-green leaves, finely crimped and ruf- fled; rather thin, good flavor, crisp and ten- der. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 55c; lb. $1.75
Early Prize Head
A large, clustering, non -heading lettuce, ex- cellent for the home garden and undoubtedly the most easily grown variety in cultivation. Leaves finely curled and crumpled, bright green tinged with brownish-red, very crisp, tender and sweet.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
Big Boston Improved
Plants grow large, very hardy and vigorous, leaves broad, comparatively smooth, wavy at edges, thin, very frim and crisp; color bright light-green, slightly tinged with reddish brown. Grown extensively in the South for shipment North in the winter. It usually heads up under cold weather conditions better than any other variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Simpson’s Early Curled
A very extensively used early loose-leaved, or clustering variety. Leaves light-green, slightly frilled, crisp, sweet and tender.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.35
Early White Cos
“Salad Romaine" or Celery Lettuce.
Heads tall and circular. As a salad lettuce it is highly esteemed for its fresh crispness and mild flavor. Give each plant about 4-in. space. By drawing the outer leaves together the center will blanch to a snowy white.
Grand Rapids
Hanson
Improved Hard Heading Stock. — A very popular head lettuce. We can recommend this as one of the very best. Heads green outside and white inside; grow to a remarkable size; very solid, and is deliciously sweet, crisp and (^tender. It withstands the hot sun.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.75
Entiat, Wash., April 22, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen: I do not wish to be without the R. R.’s Wonderful lettuce. We think it the most wonderful head lettuce; in fact, is the only lettuce we ever had success with in get- ting it to head, and it sure is a fine lettuce.
Yours truly,
MR. O. E. DICK.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.35
25c Booklet for 10c “HOW TO MAKE AND CARE FOR THE HOME GARDEN.” 16 PAGES. WE MAKE THIS SPECIAL PRICE WITH A $2.00 ORDER. Special publica- tions, see book list, page 114.
R. R.’S
WONDERFUL
A re-selected, hand-picked strain of the original New York or Wonderful. Our grower has given this stock special attention and it is a wonderful strain. It produces immense heads of closely fold- ing ruffled leaves. The heart blanches beautifully and is crisp, tender and deiicious. A robust variety, rooting deeply and thus able to resist hot, dry weather; slow to seed and a sure header. The outer color is of a distinct apple-green. A rapid grower and unsurpassed as a home or market lettuce.
Pkt. 15c; %-oz. 25c; oz. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50; lb. $4.00.
HIGHEST QUALITY LETTUCE SEED.— We pay our grower extra money for selecting seed from extra choice stock. It's worth double common seed generally offered.
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LETTUCE — Continued
R. R.’s Tender Crisp Lettuce
New York (Los Angeles)
R. R.’s Tender Crisp
OUE MOTTO IS ‘ ‘Highest Quality”
It’s quality FIRST, then price as low as possible. The best seeds ‘are the cheapest in the end, even though they cost a little more at planting time.
A distinct and extra choice vari- ety for those who like curly, crisp, tender Lettuce of the finest quality.
Grows to a large size, makes most desirable heads of pleasing appearance, and retains its crisp- ness and mild flavor to a greater degree during the hot summer months than any other crisp-head variety. While especially adapted for midsummer, it is most desir- able also for string and fall. The plants are of quick, strong growTh; the leaves are of a soft, bright-green, growing closely around the heads, which become quite solid. The heart blanches to a beautiful silvery white, tender yet mild flavored and unsurpassed.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb.
$2.00.
Early May King
The plants are of quick growth, practically all. head and extremely handsome. From early spring plantings in the open ground they grow quickly to a diameter of 6 to 7 inches with the broad, light-green outer leaves folding closely about the round, solid head. The inner leaves (practically the entire head), are blanched to a rich golden yellow and have a specially fine, rich, buttery flavor. Excellent shipper.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.50
Way-a-head Extra Early
A new lettuce showing a re- markable combination of earll- ness, firm heading character, handsome appearance and fine quality. Both in cold-frames early in the spring and in the open ground — in spring, summer and early fall months — it has proved to be not only the earliest and one of the surest heading of all early lettuce, but also of the very finest quality. The tightly folded heads are of good size and handsome appearance. The outer leaves are a light green with the inner head finely blanched to a rich buttery yellow. Try this va- riety (see cut).
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb.
A large, crisp, curly-leaf, close-heading let- tuce of the finest quality. great favorite in the markets of Los Angeles and San Fran- cisco. Carloads of this variety are shipped by California growers and it brings the highest prices.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. 90c; Ib. $3.00
USE BLUE LABEL Slug
Destroyer
TO KEEP THE SLIMY SLUGS OFF LETTUCE SEE PAGE 121
Way-a-head — Extra Early
$1.50.
PLANT SMALL FRUITS around your garden. What’s nicer than delicious fresh fruit, fresh from your garden? See Fruit Department, pages 106 to 115.
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MUSKMELON
Grow a few hills of our delicious Muskmelons in some warm, sheltered location. They do much better here than most gardeners think they do.
POLLOCK 10-25
A melon of rather rdcent introduc- tion. Now considered by many grow- ers to be the finest commercial va- riety. Very productive, melons of even size, beautifully netted. Very small seed cavity with thick, luscious flesh of a genuine salmon tint, shad- ing to green near the rind. A splen- did keeper and shipper.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.00
Netted Rock or Rocky Ford
An old favorite and one of the Most Popular and Best Sellers among the Rocky Ford Melons.
The fruit of Netted Rock, is oval and completely covered with a beau- tiful lace-like netting. The flesh very thick; light green, very sweet and delicious and of superb flavor. The fruit is wonderfully uniform in shape and quality; medium in size, a great favorite.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Extra Early Hackensack
Pollock 10-25
A great favorite among home growers. It is 10 days earlier and a great improvement over the old Hackensack formerly sold. Of fine, large form, heavily ribbed and netted. Flesh is a beautiful light green, thick, sweet, and of finest flavor... A delicious variety. Good for this locality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Hoodoo — “Heart of Gold”
strong, vigorous grower and will produce an abundant crop of most delicious melons of convenient size for the table use. The skin is thickly netted, and the flesh is a rich, deep orange color, very meaty, fine grained and of remarkable sweetness.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Delicious Gold Lined
Growers for home and for market will be delighted with “Delicious Gold Lined,’’ both on account of its desirable size and unsur- passed quality. An improvement over Rock- ford, melons more uniform as to size and shape, nearly round, thickly covered with grayish netting. The flesh is light green, with a beautiful light golden tint next to the seed cavity. The flavor is delicious, being remark- ably sweet and juicy. Vines are productive and melons mature early. Unequaled in type, beauty and superior quality. Excellent shipper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.00
Burrell’s Gem
Select Strain. — A medium-sized oval variety, well ribbed and covered with a fine grayish netting and having reddish-orange flesh of fine, spicy flavor, sweet and delicious, distinct flavor. There is a growing demand here for this fine-grained, smooth, salmon, red-fleshed Muskmelon. A good local variety.
. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Golden Beauty Cassaba
Fall and Winter Muskmelons
Skin wrinkled, flesh thick, excellent flavor and fine aroma. When nearly ripe pick and stow away in a cool, dark place until the rind becomes slightly softened and moist. Melons will actually keep until February.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.50
Extra Early Hackensack
Hoodoo— “Heart of Gold"
If you will DUST ALL THE VEGETABLE VINES With our no poison BUG DEATH you will keep insects, and blight away and INCREASE YOUR YIELD. See page 121.
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Melons — Continued
WATERMELONS
ROUTLEDGE’S OREGON PRIZE
An Extra Early Variety
We offer this Melon with the assurance that It is not only remarkably early, but as sweet, delicate and melting in flavor as any variety grown.
The flesh is of a deep scarlet; rind thin, and on this account is not a particularly good shipping sort, but is emphatically the variety for home use and sale„ It will ripen in alti- tudes where it has not been thought possible to mature a good watermelon. If you have been under the impression that you could not grow watermelons in your garden on account of a short season or cool nights, try our Oregon Prize. Give them a warm, sunny sheltered nook and rich, warm soil and you may be delightfully surprised.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %-lb. 60c; lb. $1.75
Halbert Honey
An early maturing variety suited to the Northern states; vigorous and very produc- tive. Melons 18 to 20 inches long, full and round at both ends. Skin dark glossy green, flesh beautiful crimson, tender, sweet and delicious. In a good melon district this is a wonderful cropper.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
KLECKLEY’S SWEET
Medium early and unsurpassed for near markets. Vine vigorous and productive; fruit
of good size, oblong; skin dark, glossy green. The flesh is bright scarlet, crisp, sugary, and of excelient quality. Has a full, tender heart with the seeds close to the rind.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
Citron, Red Seeded. — Flesh white and solid, used exclusively for pickles and preserves.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 50c
True Seeds ONION Highest Quality
NEW ONION CULTURE
By T. Greiner. A new method of growing onions of the largest size and yield on less land than can be raised on the old plan. 140 pages. Postpaid $1.25. (Other good books on page 114.)
Oregon Yellow Danvers
This variety is very ex- tensively planted in the Northwest, particularly in Oregon.
Oregon Yellow Danvers Onion
The largest crops of onions and the best keep- ers, bringing the highest prices in the Pacific Coast and Middle West- ern markets, are the Ore- gon Yellow Danvers. The bulbs are uniformly large, a full three - quarters globe shape, with small necks. It matures quite early, is the largest in size, most perfect in shape, the largest cropper and one of the best keep- ers, and as a market or table onion cannot be ex- celled. Our seed is grown specially for us and is un- surpassed. No onion grower can afford to plant anything inferior when such seeds can be obtained at the following prices:
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.50.
ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE YOU WILL FIND ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES OF ONIONS GENERALLY GROWN FOR MARKET AND HOME USE, AND THE STOCK WE OFFER IS UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY.
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ONION — Continued
The quality of our Onion Seed is unsurpassed. It will please you
Extra Early Red Flat
The first Red Onion to ripen. A medium- sized, flat variety; an abundant producer and verv uniform in shape and size; fine grained, mild flavored, and comes into use nearly two weeks earlier than the Large Red Wethers- field; very desirable for early market use.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2,00
Large Red Wethersfield
The standard variety of the red onions. Of large size and rather flat, a heavy yielder, and one of the best for keeping. A good shipper. Flesh white and fine-grained. Skin a deep purplish-red, smooth and glossy. This onion will produce a better crop on poor or upland soil than most varieties.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.00
Routledge Prize Taker
This onion has become a great favorite on account of its large size and great solidity. It is perfectly globe-shaped, with straw-col- ored skin; the necks are very small and the onions always ripen up hard. An excellent keeper, exceedingly fine, mild flavor and a very popular and profitable variety. (See cut.)
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.25
Australian Brown
An extra early, sure cropping varietv, with long keeping qualities. A sweet, mild fla- vored onion, with crisp, white flesh, covered with a bright reddish- hi own skin. Largely used for growing onion sots and equally good for market purposes.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $2,00
Southport White Globe
An enormous yielder and superb keeper; perfect globe-shaped, very large, clear white skin and considered one of the handsomest varieties grown. Planted extensively by gar- deners for green onions.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.75
White Portugal or Silverskin
The finest flavored of all the white^skinned onions. Quite early, half-globe shaped, a fine cropper; very firm and an excellent keeper. Excellent for bunching green, or for pickling, if grown close so as to hold the size down. A good all-around sort.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 75c; lb. $2.75
White Bartletta — Queen
An early white variety; prized for home gardens for pulling green or for pickling. A quick grower, fine mild flavor, excellent qual- ity. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 4 oz. $1.00; lb. $3.50
Crystal White Wax
A large, pure white, flat onion. During the last few years it has become very popular. Extremely early and one of the mildest and sweetest of all. It is very fine for slicing, the color being so clear and pure. We offer the genuine true imported seed.
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.35; lb. $4.00
Routledge Prize Taker
Oregon Yellow Danver. — See page 23.
Southport Red Globe
A large globe-shaped onion and the most handsome red variety. Matures in the early fall. Flesh white, crisp and of high quality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.25
Yellow Globe Danvers
One of the most extensively used yellow onions. Bulbs of good size, uniformly globe- shaped, with small neck, and ripen very evenly. Flesh write, crisp and of mild and excellent flavor. An enormous yielder and a fine keeper. We offer a select strain, unsur- passed. A variety always in demand.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.00
ONION SETS
NOTE. — Onion sets subject to market changes; short crop this year.
BOTTOM ONION SETS. — These small onions are grown from seed that have been sown too thick to attain a large size. The small onions (about %-inch in diameter), thus obtained are planted out and are ready in a short time to pull as green onions for the table.
Per lb. 35c; not postpaid 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00, Write for quantity prices.
TOP SETS, lb. 40c; not postpaid, 30c.
Shallots. — Valuable for bunching or for an early crop. Each bulb makes from 3 to 5 green onions. Per lb. 35c; 4 lbs. $1.25; prepaid
OKRA
IMPROVED DWARF GREEN.— Very pro- ductive; long, slender green pods.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 30c
‘‘C-M" AND “WONDER” FERTILIZERS, MIXED ABOUT 25 LBS. OF WONDER AND 78 LBS. C-M., WILL GIVE ONION GROWERS GREAT RESULTS. SEE PAGES 38-39.
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PARSLEY
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. — An English strain, with beau- tiful moss-curled foliage; vigorous grower.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
ARLINGTON EXTRA CURLED. — Very choice strain, having the greatest possible curl to the leaves and the darkest green color; a very vigorous grower; will stand heat and drought better than any other.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Moss Curled
Hollow Crown Parsnips
PEPPER
Plant seed early in the spring; culture same as for tomatoes. Plants in season. See Vege- table Plant List, page 37.
Chinese Giant
The largest, best and most profitable of all the bull-nozed varieties, thick -meated; very sweet and mild. Brilliant, glossy scarlet when ripe. Excellent for stuffing.
Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 45c; oz. 75c
Ruby King
A strong, healthy, hardy grower; very pro- ductive; fruit extra large, thick and well formed. They ripen ruby scarlet. The flesh is extremely thick, sweet and mild.
Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 35c; oz. 60c
Anaheim Chili
New imported type, desirable above all oth- ers for culinary use because of its agreeable pungency for canning. Fruit scarlet, round and pointed, 6 to 7 inches long, 1 to 2 inches
thick. Pkt. 10c; %-oz. 35c; oz. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50
Pimento
This is a sweet pepper, one you will enjoy eating in salad, either fresh or canned. Fruit medium in size, very thick flesh and wonder- ful mild flavor. We offer a very select strain
Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 35c; oz. 60c
BULL NOSE. — An old, well-known variety.
Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 35c; oz, 60c
RED CHILI. — A small, pointed-, bright red variety. The pods are very pungent and hot; very productive. Pkt. 10c; %-oz. 45c; oz. 75c
CAYENNE. — Medium long, narrow, pointed, red pods; very hot and strong; popular vari- ety. Pkt. 10c; Vz-oz. 45c; oz. 75c
HAMBURG TURNIP ROOTED.— The root is the edible portion of this variety and resem- bles a small parsnip in color and shape. Used extensively for flavoring soup, stews, etc. Poliag'e same as plain parsley.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c
PARSNIP
While highly appreciated 'for the table, the great value of the parsnip for stock feeding is but little known. The roots are very rich in saccharine food, adding to the richness of the milk when freshly dug and fed to cows.
Culture. — Sow as early in the spring as the weather will admit in drills 18 inches apart and %-inch deep, in a rich, deep soil; thin out 3 to 6 inches apart in the rows. The quality of the roots is improved by leaving them in the ground over winter for spring- use.
SWEET MARROW
This fine new parsnip of English origin is offered with full confidence that it will be- come a prime favorite with all who use it. It is very fine grained and exceedingly sweet, while the peculiar “parsnip” flavor is fully preserved. The roots are unusually smooth and attractive in appearance. Recommended for private or market gardens.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.50
HOLLOW CROWN
The most popular variety; medium length roots, very smooth and of the finest quality. Derives its name from a depression at top of crown or root; very fine table sort.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
Chinese Giant Pepper
DO YOU SEND EAST for your Seeds? It's bad policy. Spend your money on this Coast. Here’s where you sell your products. Our seeds are highest quality, priced right.
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Highest Quality POTATOES True and Pure
We offer a few varieties of special merit that we recommend. We think it is folly to plant ordinary or common stock. Many gardeners insist on the best vegetable seeds, but plant any old kind of potatoes. Get a start of some of our select seed stock and you will be more than pleased with the results.
REMEMBER. — Potato prices subject to market changes. Special prices on request. WRITE WHEN READY TO BUY AND STATE QUANTITY WANTED.
ROUTLEDGE IMPROVED IRISH COBBLER — True Stock
The true Irish Cobbler is extremely early, large enough to eat in six to eight weeks and under ordinary field culture the Vines will die down and the full crop will be matured in 10 to 12 weeks. The potatoes are medium to large, round, slightly oblong, thick and rather blunt ends; skin white, eyes strong and well developed. Eating quality far superior to most “earlies” and equal to the best of the late kinds. A good keeper and excellent baked or boiled. Vines small, but sturdy and healthy, bloom lavender pink. Can be planted close.
The ideal first early potato for the home garden or commercial planter who wants to secure “top prices’’ for “the first early new crop.’’
Prices, not prepaid. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 75c; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.50.
Note. — There is a lot of “so- called” Irish Cobbler among Oregon growers, but most are not early or true. Beware!
ROUTLEDGE EXTRA EARLY — A New Potato of Great Merit
We offer this grand new variety with the greatest confidence that it will please every grower. Originally it came from the East under the name of “Early Burpee,” but by careful “hill selection” our potato expert (Mr. Dahl, of Multnomah County, who has grown it for over six years), has so improved the shape, type, color and productiveness that the original could not be recognized at all in our present stock. We have contracts covering all of this stock and from now on it will be known as “ROUTLEDGE EXTRA EARLY.”
DESCRIPTION: Extremely early and unusually productive; ideal in shape and size, being round and oblong (see illustration); very shallow eyes, skin smooth and silky and clear, almost a pure white. Excellent quality, either boiled or baked; cooks quickly; is fine-grained, snowy white and fluffy. No other variety equals it in this respect. Will out-yield most other extra early kinds. Vines medium size, strong, healthy and vigorous. IT’S THE ONLY OBLONG, WHITE-SKINNED, EXTRA EARLY POTATO WE HAVE EVER SEEN.
Prices, not prepaid: 5 lbs. 60c; 10 lbs. $1.00; 50 lbs. $3.00; 100 lbs. $5.00. CIAL QUANTITY PRICES, STATING AMOUNTS WANTED.
Awarded First Prize Multnomah County Fair,
WRITE FOR SPE-
Note the Ideal Oregon market type
USE “BUG DEATH.”— We believe in spraying potato vines with BUG DEATH powder to PREVENT DISEASE and INCREASE THE YIELD. See page 121.
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Potatoes — Continued
ABOUT PRICES. — Prices are sub- ject to important market changes. Ask for quotations on larger lots, when ready to buy, and state quantity wanted. Plant good, true, healthy stocks of the best named Seed Pota- toes. They are always in demand.
“EARLIEST OF ALL”
Its quick growth and early maturity, combined with its excellent cooking qualities, makes it very valuable. Summer drought does not affect it, for its growth is complete before it can be injured. Plant early to obtain large size. Ready for the table nine weeks from planting, and fully matured in twelve weeks.
“Earliest of Air' is a healthy, vig- orous grower, does not make a second growth. Keeps as well as any late potato. A handsome, shallow - eyed, round, flattened, white-skinned po- tato of the finest table quality. Price, not prepaid, add postage if wanted by mail: 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 75c; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.50.
Seed
Treatment
W e advise dipping of po- tatoes in Cor- rosive Subli- m a t e before planting. Ask your state or county agri- cultural agent for free bulle- tin.
Earliest of All
ROUTLEDGE EARLY OHIO Highest Quality — True Stock
On account of repeated calls for this grand old variety we imported two years ago some “Certified” Northern grown. Early Ohio fancy seed stock, and now offer our cus- tomers true, healthy, dependable stock. Our H. Q. strain is a strong, vigorous grower — two weeks earlier than Early Rose and a better pro- ducer, yielding a full crop of good size tubers of even, smooth growth. Every hill produces a fine lot of se- lect, uniform size, very few, if any, unmarketable size. Unseasonable fall rains do not seem to cause “ill- shaped tubers” like in most varieties. Skin, flesh color; eyes, shallow; tub- ers, oblong, quite thick, with rather blunt ends. It is extra early but a good keeper. An excellent all-around potato of finest quality.
Prices, not prepaid. 5 lbs. 50c; 10 lbs. 75c; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.50. Write for quantity prices.
EARLY ROSE
A popular and well known variety. Pota- toes long in shape, good size, and generally show traces of pink at the bud end. They cook mealy, are of fine flavor, and produce well in our valley. Try our stock of Early Ohio this year. We think you will like them better.
Prices, not prepaid; 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00.
AMERICAN WONDER
One of the best all-around white potatoes; very popular for early main crop. A strong grower and a great producer; tubers white, generally very smooth and uniform in size, elongated, of excellent quality. Ready to use quite early.
Price, not prepaid: 5 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. 65c; 50 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $4.00; quantity price on request.
IMPROVED BURBANK
The standard and most popular commercial variety. We offer improved re-selected, healthy stock, grov/n especially for seed pur- poses.
Prices, not prepaid: 5 lbs. 35c; 10 lbs. 65c; 100 lbs. $4.00; quantity price on request.
NETTED GEM
Also known as “Russet Burbank,” “Yakima Gem,” etc. A splendid main-crop variety, with a russet or netted skin; flesh white, ex- cellent quality, shallow eyes.
Price, not prepaid: 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00.
PRIDE OF MULTNOMAH
Excellent variety, somewhat similar to Bur- bank, strong, vigorous, late grower, producing a large crop of large, long, white -skinned po- tatoes of fine quality. We offer best stock obtainable.
Price, not prepaid. 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 65c; 50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00.
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“Highest Quality” GARDEN PEAS Hand Picked
There is a vast difference in “strains” of garden peas. You will find our stock “very su- perior,” healthy, vigorous and true, much better than the average seed sold by wholesale seed dealers and jobbers. Try them if you want “Highest Quality.”
Packet and single pound prices only are prepaid. Add postage to 10-lb. prices if wanted by mail.
Alaska
An extra early, exceedingly hardy pea. Pods of perfect shape, well filled with smooth peas of good quality. Height 2% feet. Can safely be planted very early.
Large Pkt. 15c; Vs lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.25
Sutton’s Excelsior
Very early and very hardy, may safely be planted as early as Alaska. The plants are dwarf and sturdy, exceedingly productive and the “quality” is ail that could be desired. The pods are large for so dwarf a variety and always well filled.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs, $3.00
American Wonder
Well known and very popular; extra early, productive and good flavor; vines grow 10 inches high.
Pkt. 15c; Va lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00
British Wonder
A new English variety, very early. A gar- den pea of startling merit. Its sturdy, healthy vines grow 12 to 14 inches high and produce in profusion an abundance of good-sized pods filled with dark-green peas of superb, sweet flavor. A great favorite where known. (See cut.)
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
Duke’s Delight
Duke’s Dehght
A very dwarf, extra early, delicious pea of great merit. Our own introduction. Each year increases its popularity. It's by far our largest selling Early Pea we have.
Our regular customers are now demanding it in prefer- ence to all other old standard sorts.
Duke’s Delight easily outclasses these old popular kinds in productiveness, size and fullness of pods, color, sweetness and flavor. The sturdy, stocky, healthy vines grow about 12 to 14 inches high. Every grower praises it. Read reports below; we receive many like them.
Large pkt. 15c; Ib. 25c; lb. 45c; 10 lbs. $4.00
MARKET GARDENERS get special prices. Write stating kind and amount wanted.
British Wonder
EVERY GROWER PRAISES DUKE’S DE- LIGHT. READ THE FOLLOWING
Mabton, Wash., March 13, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: Be sure you send me more of “Duke’s De- light” Peas. I tried this new kind of yours last year and it proved to be superior to other dwarf varieties of peas, to my delight, indeed.
Yours truly,
MRS. N. E. LITHERLAND.
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen: “I want to tell you that I think the Duke’s Delight Peas the best pea I have ever planted. For canning they are the best and sweetest I ever tasted. Every jar I have opened this winter sure has been a ‘delight.’ Friends have asked how I canned my peas that they taste so good. I tell them it is not how I canned them, but the kind I canned.
“I am always glad to speak a good word for Duke’s De- light Peas and wish the Routledge Bros, much success.”
Very truly yours,
MRS. HERMAN L. GREENER.
Be sure you read about inoculating pea seed. It increases the yield and improves the soil. (See page 41.) Plant extra early, early and late varieties all at same time for a succession of prime pods. Special low quantity prices — write.
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Highest Quality Garden Peas — Continued
Market Gardeners who buy Peas in quantity should write us for prices, stating variety and amount wanted. Single pound prices only are prepaid. Postage extra in 10-lb. lots.
LITTLE MARVEL
Very valuable variety, especially suited to small home gardens: It matures very early and produces large crops. Vines 15 and 18 inches high. The pods are dark-green, me- dium size, and are closely filled with peas of extra fine flavor.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
RICHARD SEDDON
A splendid all-around early dwarf variety. On account of its immense productivity, even- ness of maturity, well filled pods, excellent color and high quality, it is especially desirable for canning purposes.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00
BURPEE’S BLUE BANTAM
Unsurpassed for extreme earliness, superb quality, and unusual productiveness. The dwarf vigorous vines average 15 inches in height and carry really enormous crops of large, deep bluish-green pods. The hand- some pointed pods average 4 inches long and are tightly packed with extra large, deep bluish-green peas of most luscious flavor. Large pkt. 15c; Va lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
R. R.’s Prosperity
The Earliest Large Podded, Sweet Garden Pea to date. It is hardy, can be planted very early. Is vigorous and robust grower; height 3% to 4 feet; only a few days later than the earliest dwarf sorts.
The pods are very large, and are invariably well filled with from 8 to 10 sweet, large, ten- der peas of delicious flavor and quality.
The peas remain tender and sweet for some time after they are large enough to use. Its heavy yield and excellent quality makes it a most profitable market variety.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
LAXTONIAN
This is an ideal market and home garden pea, quite dwarf in habit of growth but with very large pods, filled with large, dark-green peas of excellent quality. You will be pleased with Laxtonian.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00
DWARF TELEPHONE
A splendid mid-season variety, growing only about 18 inches in height, vines very stout and bear a good crop of large, well-filled, bright-green pods. The pods average 5 inches in length, containing 7 to 9 large peas which are tender and sweet.
Large pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $2.75
GRADUS
Extra early. This popular large-podded, wrinkled pea of finest quality matures pods only two or three days later than the small- podded extra earlies. Vines four feet high. It produces uniformly large, long pods, nearly round, and well filled with very large, hand- some peas of the finest flavor.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00
EDIBLE PODDED OR SUGAR PEAS
A great favorite with many. In the Edible- Podded or Sugar Peas the pods are gathered, broken and cooked like string-beans when the peas start to develop in the pod or have reached about half their full size.
DWARF SUGAR.— Grows about 2 feet in height, producing a heavy crop of small, flat pods about 3 inches in length.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
MAMMOTH MELTING SUGAR.— Grows 4 feet tall, producing very large, broad flat- tened pods.
Large pkt. 15c; Vn lb, 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50
DON’T
practice false economy in buying low-priced seeds. High quality, 1923, new- crop seeds cannot be sold for less. Low prices means old seed. Be careful.
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PEAS— CONTINUED— LARGE PODDED, LATE OR MAIN CROP
Packet and single pound prices only postpaid. Add postage in larger amounts Market Gardeners who buy in bag lots should send list for special prices
Medford, Ore., April 1, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen : I am very well satisfied with the results obtained from seeds purchased from you and especially with Routledge prize peas and Routledge Superb Sweet Corn.
Respectfully yours,
EARL R. MILLER.
Everett, Wash., March 28, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: You will please find enclosed an order for one pound of your Routledge Prize Peas. I just can’t do without them. They surely are the only table peas.
Yours truly.
IMPROVED STRATEGEM
A very productive semi- dwarf variety with large leaves and large pods. The peas are dark-green, wrinkled, and large. It is planted in large quantities by gardeners for market. In quality it is unsurpassed, the peas when cooked being of the most delicious sweetness.
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 20c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50; 25 lbs. at 20c. Low price per 100 lbs.
ALDERMAN
Excellent market variety. The large, dark-green pods, filled with big, sweet flavored peas, bring fancy prices and sell rap- idly. Vines tall and vigorous; main or late crop variety.
Large pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00.
TELEPHONE
One of the most popular and largest peas we have. Vines attain a height of 4% feet, bear- ing profusely the extra long, handsome pods; tender, sweet and superb flavor. We offer a very carefully rogued, select strain of unusual merit.
Large pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00; 25 lbs. at 20c. Low 100-lb. prices.
Routledge Prize
A new, sweet, wrinkled mammoth podded Pea of extra value.
This new strain from New Zealand will be found true to name. A strong, sturdy, healthy, grower. Vines and pods are a rich green. A bushel of Rout- ledge Prize pods will shell out nearly twice as many peas as a bushel of Telephone. The vines are enormously productive, be- ing completely covered with immense long pods, well filled with from 8 to 11 large peas of the richest flavor. This variety grows 4 to 5 feet high and as an abundant cropper is superior to all other tall sorts.
Nothing in the line of peas excells the Routledge Prize in richness, sweetness and flavor. We are sure our customers will agree with us after testing this new pea. (See cut.)
Large pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.25; 25 lbs. at 25c.
Oregon City, Ore., May 19, 1922, Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Gentlemen: We purchased our garden seed of you last year and among them was the Rout- ledge Prize Pea, and we thought them the best and then some. Enclosing order for more.
MR. and MRS. 1. L. SINCLAIR.
MRS. J. KINGS.
Remember, a little extra cost at planting time will bring “dollars” or greater satisfaction at harvest time. Packet and single pound prices only prepaid. Write for quantity price.
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PEANUTS
As VA^e have had many calls for peanuts for planting and know that they do fairly well in the Northwest, we offer two good kinds.
Culture. — Remove the shell carefully so as not to break the skin and plant 10 inches apart in rows; cover 2 inches. Warm, sandy, rich loam soil is best. When grown, pull up and dry in the sun.
IVERSON’S IMPROVED. — Early, large and productive, yielding few imperfect pods and less “pops” than any other sort.
Large pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 60c
EARLY SPANISH. — Although small, this variety is especially adapted to the North. Yields heavily; pods solid and unusually well filled. Sweeter and more delicious than the larger varieties.
Large pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 60c
PUMPKIN
DOUBLE THE YIELD AND SIZE OF YOUR PUMPKINS by using a handful of “WONDER" Fertilizer to each hill and be sure you mix it well with top soil. (See page 38.)
Peanuts
Winter Luxury
An enormously productive variety of medium size and superior keeping quali- ties. Of rounding shape, somewhat flat- tened; golden orange color with heavy netting. Rich, thick, golden flesh; sweet and tender. The best pumpkin for pies.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
Small Sugar
The New England pie pumpkin. Small, bright orange color. Flesh deep yellow, fine quality. Matures early.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
King of Mammoths
The largest of all; grow this variety to win the prizes at the fair.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; ib. $1.50
Connecticut Field
Popular for field culture and excellent for stock.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; Ib. $1.00
Large Sweet Cheese
A very large variety; fruit flattened, yellow when ripe. Flesh yellow, , very thick and tender; very nutritious and of excellent quality; a most productive and heavy yielding variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; Ib. $1.25
Winter Luxury Pumpkin
RHUBARB or PIE PLANT
VICTORIA, OR MAMMOTH. — Very large; excellent variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; Ib. $1.50 RHUBARB ROOTS. — From October to June. Customers will save much valuable time by ordering roots instead of seed. For prices, etc., see page 113.
WINTER RADISHES
The merits of Winter Radishes are little appreciated. These grow to large size and keep well for winter and spring use. Sow seed in July and August. Early planting is not advisable.
NERIMA — Japanese Long White
A late fall and winter radish. It grows from 12 to 30 inches long and about 2 inches in diameter. Skin white and smooth, flesh firm, crisp, tender and mild.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; Ib. $2.00
LONG BLACK SPA N I S H .— Very popular; latest, as well as the hardiest. Roots of me- dium size, oblong, black.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; Ib. $1.25
ROUND BLACK SPA N I SH .—Three or four inches in diameter; flesh white; good keeper.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; Ib. $1.25
CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH WHITE. — Also called Chinese White Winter or Celestial. A long, thick, stump-rooted variety. Pure white. The flesh is tender and crisp, keeping well through the winter.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; Ib. $1.25
CHINA ROSE. — Bright rose color, flesh firm and piquant, largest at the bottom. One of the best. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; Ib. $1.50
Salem, Ore., March 25, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: Your Cauliflower, “New White," grew extra fine heads last season. Thank you.
GUS FRENIARD.
DON’T grow WORM-EATEN Radishes. Use “Carco” — New Discovery; see page 121.
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“Highest
Quality”
RADISH— Continued
“Highest
Quality’
REMEMBER. — For a continuous supply of crisp, tender Radishes, sow seed every week, as they remain in “prime” condition only a few days after attaining full size. Use “C-M.”
EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. — Small top; of quick growth; mild and crisp. Very popular. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.25
FRENCH BREAKFAST. — Very popular; crisp, tender and mild; grows about 2 inches long, stump rooted, tipped white. (See cut No. 7.) A very desirable variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
SCARLET GIANT (“Crimson Giant”).— The largest early scarlet, globe-shaped radish. Flesh sparkling white, solid, crisp, juicy and mild. (See cut No. 6.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
R. R.’S SCARLET GEM. — The finest early strain of the round, bright-red radishes. Skin bright scarlet, flesh pure white, crisp, tender and of delicious quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE TIPPED.— A beautiful variety; deep scarlet, with white tip. Very early, crisp and delicious. Very popular as a market sort. (No. 5.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
SPARKLER. — A French grown variety similar to the above but the whole lower half is pure white, upper half bright scarlet. Some market gardeners seem to prefer it. Crisp and tender, little larger.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
WHITE ICICLE. — It is not only crisp and
EARLY SNOWBALL (Model White Box).—
Early, clear white, solid, juicy, crisp, tender and unsurpassed in flavor. (See cut No. 4.)
tender when young, but retains these qualities
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. 75c
until the roots attain large size. It is ready for use almost as quickly as the early turnip- shaped sorts. (See cut No. 3.)
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
LONG SCARLET. — Grows perfectly straight and smooth, 6 to 7 inches in length; skin scar- let, very thin; the flesh crisp, brittle and of delightful flavor. (See cut No. 2.)
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 30c; lb. $1.00
WHITE STRASBURG.— Crisp and tender; roots grow 4 to 5 inches long and about 2 inches in diameter. One of the best large summer sorts.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
DON’T GROW WORMY RADISHES. There is no use of it, since we offer “Carco” Vegetable Spray. It will keep the maggots away from the roots and is very inexpensive to use. See page 121.
SUNFLOWER
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. — The best variety to grow for the seed, which is used as a food for poultry and parrots. It also makes a good hog feed. Sunflower seeds are rich in oil and protein. Planted in or around the pounltry runs they make a good shade during the hot summer days and at the same time produce a valuable feed.
Recently sunflowers have been grown extensively for silage feeding purposes. Yields an enormous amount of feed, said to be equal to corn; not affected so much by frost, and grows well even where corn makes a poor crop. Cultivation same as corn. For silage sow 12 to 20 lbs. per acre; for seed purposes, give more space to mature heads, 5 lbs. per acre. Heavy, recleaned seed, high germination.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 20c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. Write for quantity price
EVER USE A LANTERN? If you do, investigate DAD’S ELECTRIC — always ready — no danger from fire; makes “night time a light time.’’ See page 114.
LONG BRIGHT SCARLET, WHITE TIPPED. — The brightest and handsomest long scarlet radish. Of excellent quality. (See cut No. 1.) Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. 75c
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SQUASH
SQUASH
No. 1, Golden Custard; No. 2, Mam. White Bush Scallop; No. 3, Golden Summer Crookneck
Delicata Squash
Often produces 15 to 20 fruits to a vine; very fine flavor and quality.
Ready almost as soon as the early summer sorts, and remains in perfect con- dition a long time. Fruit about 9 inches long (see cut). Color when ripe yel- low, striped and marbled with dark olive-green.
Flesh thick, of fine tex- ture, excellent quality, pale yellow ; turns out dry, mealy and sweet either baked or boiled. Excellent for pies.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c;
lb. $1.50
Delicata — All Season
Golden Summer Crookneck
Large size, early and very prolific. Our- strain is of the true crookneck type, heavily warted and of rich golden color. Excellent quality. A very popular summer bush squash for home and market.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
Golden Custard Bush Squash
A very large golden yellow, scallop variety. Often 1 foot in diameter, wonderfully produc- tive and of extra quality.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
Mammoth White Bush Scallop
Large, early, clear, creamy white. The stock we offer is exceptionally true to type. Very popular, excellent quality fried or stewed.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
English Vegetable Marrow
Creamy white. A favorite English variety; 10 to 15 inches long. Flesh tender, marrowy and delicious. Use before it gets old.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.25
Banana Squash (See cut)
Grows 1% to 3 feet in length. The skin varies from a yellow to a dark olive-green outside. Flesh firm, very thick, finest qual- ity and rich orange. When quite young it is excellent to cook as a marrow. Ready early in the fall and will keep until late spring. In demand and a very popular variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $2.00
Improved Boston Marrow
A popular variety for canning; large oval fruit; skin bright reddish -orange, with light cream netting; flesh rich orange, fine grained and of excellent quality. We offer a highly improved and selected strain of seed.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
Mammoth Chili
Grows to an enormous size, often weighing over 200 pounds, while its rich, fine flavored flesh insures its value for all purposes. Its size makes it valuable for stock feeding.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.75
THE
GARDEN
GUIDE
and other up-to- date and valuable books on garden- ing listed on page 114.
Banana — Fail and Winter
MAKE LIQUID MANURE FROM “C-M” (PG. 39), AND GIVE EACH HILL A QUART OR TWO OCCASIONALLY DURING HOT WEATHER. THE RESULTS WILL SURELY SUR-
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Squash — Continued
DOUBLE the yield of your squash by using a cupful of “WONDER” Fertilizer to each hill. (See page 38.) You know the richer your ground, the larger the yield, and Wonder Fer- tilizer certainly contains more plant food than any other brand.
True Hubbard
One of the best of the winter squashes. Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruit large, heavy, moder- ately warted with very hard shell. Skin uniformly dark bronze-green. Flesh bright orange-yel- low, fine grained, thick, dry and richly flavored. Can be kept in good condition un- til spring. Our seed is carefully sflected and is much superior to most offered.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Golden Hubbard
The same size, shape and quality as the well-known Hubbard Squash, except that it is a bright red or golden color and somewhat earlier. It is also a long keeper; considered by expert judges to be one of the very best fall and winter sorts yet introduced. Ma- tures, before the frosts; is vigorous and won- derfully productive. In flavor it has no equal.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
Delicious
Skin green or blue-black. Medium size. The shell is not very thick, but is hard and strong; small seed cavity; the flesh is very thick, of a bright yellow color, fine-grained and of splen- did quality. For table use, either as a fall or winter squash, it cannot be excelled.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER
One of the most desirable winter vegetables. The roots when cooked are very palatable and nutritious and are served in a variety of ways. The flavor is similar to oysters. Salsify succeeds best in a light, well enriched soil, which should be stirred to a good depth. Coarse and fresh manure should be avoided, as it will surely cause the roots to grow uneven and ill- shaped. Sow early and quite deep, giving the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly hardy and may remain out all winter. Frost does not injure the roots; may be stored in a pit or in a very cool cellar.
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. — This variety is large and strong, growing with long, smooth, white, tapering roots, and is less liable to branch than the other sorts. It is invaluable for market gardeners’ use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 oz. 95c; lb. $2.50
SPINACH
Plant in the richest soil you have very early in the spring or not until fall for winter use, as it does not do well in hot weather.
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED.— A variety which grows very rapidlv, forming a cluster of large, very thick, slightly wrinkled leaves of fine color and quality when cooked. Very popular variety. For spring or early fall.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 30c; lb. 75c
VICTORIA. — A good long-standing all-season sort with large, thick, dark-green leaves. A favorite gardeners’ variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 30c; lb. 75c
NEW ZEALAND. — Unlike other spinach, it thrives during hot weather. The tender shoots are of good quality and may be cut throughout the summer. The plant becomes quite large and spreading. The leaves are comparatively small, broad and pointed. Germination of the seed can be hastened by soaking in warm water twenty-four hours. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 50c; lb. $1.50
LONG STANDING. — Of excellent quality; slow going to seed. Remains in good condition longer than most. Dark, rich green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 60c
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY LEAVED. — Of upright growth; leaves broad and pointed, dark green, fine quality. A hardy, rapid grower. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 60c
PRICKLY WINTER. — Very desirable; very hardy; bears large, thick, broad pointed leaves. A fine winter variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 60c
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Tomato Plants in any quantity
TOMATO
See Vegetable Plants, page 37
IT WILL PAY TO USE BUG DEATH on
Tomatoes. See pg. 121
Spark’s Earliana
Remarkable for its earliness, large size, uni- form shape, attractive red color, and produc- tiveness. The fruit is solid and the quality is all that could be desired. The leading early market variety. We offer a carefully selected strain of superior merit.
Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 4 oz. $150; lb. $5.00
New Burbank
A wonderful new variety, claimed to be the earliest, smoothest, solidest, most productive, bright scarlet tomato, with a skin that will “peel” easily. Highly praised by those who have tried it.
Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 4 oz. $2.00
Comet
The Best Tomato for Greenhouse Forcing. —
A recent variety, matchless in form and color. Beautiful, smooth, round fruit in great abund- ance. Color a rich scarlet red. Sets very freely in bunches. Equally good for outdoor culture as for forcing.
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 4 oz. $2.00
DWARF CHAMPION. — Forms a strong, com- pact, upright, bushy plant 2 feet high; often sold as Tree Tomato. Fruit smooth, medium sized, solid and of good flavor.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; 4 oz. $1.35
YELLOW OR RED PEAR.— Used for pre- serves. Fruit small, distinctly pear shaped. Sweet and free of acid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c
Tomato Plants in any quantity.
Routledge Special
If you want the “Best” extra early bright scarlet tomato, plant our new “Routledge Special.” Our seed is grown under contract by the best tomato expert on this Coast. Compared with the best strains of other early varieties it grows a more vigorous, healthier vine, and produces more ripe fruit extremely early and throughout the entire season. Fruit medium size, almost round, very smooth and free of cracks; a beautiful bright scarlet, very solid and firm but tender meated and of superior quality. What more could you want? Try it and report. Only “early orders” booked for plants in season, at 25% higher than stand- ard sorts.
Pkt. 15c; Vz oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 4 oz. $2.50.
Chalk’s Early Jewel
Our most popular, large, smooth, fine flavored, extra early, bright red tomato. A heavy cropper, of large size; excellent fruit freely produced throughout the season. The plants are healthy and strong. Excellent market variety; very solid and deep through, being al- most round; ripening to the stem without cracks or green core. The flesh is thick, solid, of fine flavor, with few seeds.
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c; 4 oz. $1.35; lb. $5.00
Early Oregon
Very hardy and succeeds every- where. Excellent in shape, size, smoothness, solidity and flavor, as well as being early and very pro- ductive. Color deep pink. Highly recommended for the home. Su- perior to most earlies if you don’t object to pink color in place of red. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.25
Bonny Best
Highly prized by many Oregon growers.
Tomatoes large, smooth and of a rich scarlet red, the color that sells quickly. Fruit thick with a small core, a profitable tomato for any purpose. Slices exceptionally well. Flesh and flavor excellent. Nearly globe shaped,
slightly flattened at stem.
Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 4 oz. $1.35; lb. $5.00
Husk or Ground Cherry
Used for preserves and eating from the hand. The seed we offer is that of the true Yellow Ground Cherry, not the purple-fruited sort, which is scarcely edible.
Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 30c; oz. 50c
RED OR YELLOW CH ERRY.— Fruit small, about %-inch in diameter; perfectly round and smooth; fine for pickles and preserves.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c
TOBACCO
Culture practically same as cabbage.
Havana or Connecticut Seed Leaf. — Both good, hardy varieties for general planting here. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c
See Vegetable Plant list, page 37
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HIGHEST QUALITY TURNIPS PURE STRAINS
For spring- use sow very early in rich, loose ground. They must make a quick growth to be tender and sweet. For fall and winter use sow .in July, August or early September.
Extra Early
WHITE MILAN TURNIP
An excellent table turnip, and the earliest of all varieties; adapted for very early spring or fall planting. The tops are small; the bulbs of medium size, flattened, and ivory-white in color. The flesh is fine-grained, tender, and of mild, sweet flavor. It remains in good con- dition for some time, but for tender, crisp roots all season, plant less at a time and every 10 to 14 days.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.75
Extra Early Purple Top Milan
This variety is ready for table as early as White Milan; flesh white, firm and delicate.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 60c; lb. $1.75
Orange Jelly, or Golden Ball
Delicate and sweet, yellow flesh, medium in size, firm, crisp and most excellent flavor; keeps well and is superior as a table variety.
Pgt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.00
Early White Flat Dutch
A leading white fleshed variety; either for the family, market garden or field crop; it is medium size and produces a large crop; the flesh is firm, but tender, and of a superior rich, buttery flavor; a good keeper.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Early Snowball
A superior table variety, meltingly tender, with snow-white flesh. Matures six weeks after sowing-; medium size, smooth and per- fectly globular.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
White Egg
Is perfectly smooth, of a pure clear white; a very choice kind for table use; of excellent flavor, sweet and mild; pulls clean from the ground; thin, snow-white skin. Egg shaped. Excellent market variety.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.10
Any Surplus Apples?
If you have surplus apples or fruit you ought to have a “Cider Mill.’’ We offer a “real’’ Grinder and Press at a reasonable price. See page 120.
Raise No More Wormy Turnips
USE
“CARGO”
A wonderful remedy for destroying maggots, grubs and worms which infest Turnips and root crops.
A marked increase in vigor and growth fol- lowing its use. See page 121.
Early Purple Top (Strap Leaved)
One of the best and universally grown; flesh firm, but very tender and sweet; of quick growth. As it attains large size it is profitable for stock, keeps well.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Purple Top White Globe
A very heavy cropping, globe-shaped variety, with white skin and sweet, tender flesh, ex- cellent flavor anpd much in favor with the market gardeners. Grows quite large.
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.00
Yellow Aberdeen
Round, medium size, light yellow; produces a large crop; is hardy and keeps well; flesh very firm, but tender and sweet; a great favorite with the dairymen for feeding cows.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 35c; lb. $1.00
Co whom (Long White)
Slightly crooked, pure white, except a little shade of green at the top; grows half out of the ground and is of very rapid growth. Has proved itself one of the best stock turnips ever introduced in Oregon.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; lb. $1.25
For valuable and “up-to-date’’ books on Gardening and Poultry, see pages 114-147.
Extra Early White Milan Turnips
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American Purple Top
RUTABAGA — SWEDES
For feeding stock in fall and winter there is nothing- superior to turnips and rutabagas, as they are much liked by all kinds of stock, and serve to keep them in good condition.
Improved American Purple Top
The leading and most popular variety, being very distinct in type, attaining a wonderfully large size; immense yielder; the flesh is very firm, cream yellow, fine grained, sweet and tender. Excellent both for table and stock feeding. Keep all winter.
Pkt. 10c; 02. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
White Sweet Russian
This variety is most excellent either for table or stock; it grows to a very large size; flesh white, solid, of a firm texture, sweet and rich, an excellent keeper.
Pkt. 10c; 02. 15c; 4 oz. 45c; lb. $1.25
HERB SEEDS
Pot, Sweet and Medicinal
Herbs in general delight in rich, mellow soil. Those marked with a (*) are perennial.
All the Flowering Herbs 10c per Packet, unless Otherwise Priced
Oz. Oz.
Anise. — Seeds aromatic; used medically. .35c
*Horehound. — Bitter; for tonic 75c
*Balm. — For culinary purposes 75c
Basil. — Sweet; for flavoring soups 50c
Borage. — For flavoring; also bee pasture. 50c
Caraway. — For flavoring 30c
*Catnip. — Mild nervine $1.00
Coriander. — Used for flavoring 25c
Dill. — Used medicinally and for pickles. . .25c
^Hysop 75c
^Lavender. — True, for fragrance 75c
^Marjoram. — Sweet; for flavoring .$1.00
Rosemary. — Aromatic oil $1.00
Summer Savory. — For flavoring 75c
Sage. — For tea flavorings and dressings, .75c Thyme (broad leaf). — For soup $1.00
♦Fennel. — Flavor of celery
35c ♦Wormwood. — Medicinal use
75c
VEGETABLE PLANTS
We grow large quantities of choice vegetable plants, and can supply all of the varieties listed below, in their proper season, in most any quantity. We can supply all vegetable plants in TWO GRADES — plants “PULLED” direct from the seed beds AND THOSE that have been TRANSPLANTED into shallow boxes. Transplanted plants are much stronger and better rooted, and are well worth the price, especially in the early part of the season. We can supply most any of the leading sorts. Tell us your choice of varieties, and we will send it or give you a good substitute. NO PLANTS SENT C. O. D. Write for prices on 5 to 10 thousand lots.
NOTE. — Dozen and 100 prices are postpaid; 25c less per 100 if called for. We will send 1,000 lots by express at your expense, unless you wish to send extra money to pay packing and postage.
CABBAGE, GARDEN KALE, COW KALE
Dozen 100 1,000 Early or late, transplanted. .$ .25 $1.25 $8.00
Pulled after May 15 .85 6.00
When ordering Kale be sure and state whether the Curly Garden or Cow Kale is wanted.
CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI PEPPER AND BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Dozen 100 1,000
Transplanted $ .30 $1.50 $10.00
TOMATOES Dozen 100 1,000
Leading kinds, our selection,
transplanted $ .35 $1.50 $10.00
We do not sell “pulled” plants. They give poor satisfaction.
Pot Grown Tomato Plants. — These large plants give the most profitable results. Can- not be mailed. Prices: 3-in. pots, 15c each; $1.50 doz.; 4-in. pots, 20c each, $2.00 doz. ;
must go by express, charges collect.
Late kinds, transplanted. . . .30 1.25 8.50 SWEET POTATO PLANTS
Broccoli pulled after June 1 . .85 6.00 Dozen 100 1,000
CELERY And celeriac t. r.
Dozen 100 1,000
Leading kinds, transplanted.$ .30 $1.25 $8.50 Pulled after May 15 1.00 7.50
Sweet Potato Plants $ .35 $1.25 $9.00
Orders filled once every six days during May and June.
Chives paid, 25c.
(Schnittlauch). — Per bunch, post-
NOTE. — Pot grown tomato plants should have all the dirt left on the roots and are not
mailable.
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WONDER ODERLESS FERTILIZER
The best fertilizer for the city gardener; clean and odorless. Remem- ber, it’s ALL FERTILIZER; a wonder in action, a giant in strength, and the small amount necessary to use makes it the CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFI- CIENT High Grade Fertilizer on the market, and last, but not least, IT IS ODORLESS. We buy it in carload lots.
Ask for 8-Page “Wonder” Leaflet — It Tells All
In “WONDER” you get the “best” in plant food, something which gives results, spniething that astonishes. This “WONDER” fertilizer is the result of years of study and trials by a fertilizer expert. In “WONDER” we have a meritorious and ODORLESS concentrated fertilizer, put up in small packages, thereby making its distribution a cheap and easy matter. Being a concentrated fer- tilizer, only a very small amount is required to produce the largest yield. (See general directions below.) There’s no use of your paying dray and freight charges on bulky fertilizers containing three-fourths sand, ash or dirt filler. “WONDER” is the pure “DOPE” — clean and easy to apply. We guarantee it to give results.
The small amount of “WONDER” required reduces the ex- pense of fertilizing to about one-half the cost of green manure or the average commercial fertilizers on the market. Rich in potash.
The “WONDER" fertilizer is sold only in 25-lb. white, clean canvas bags, 2-lb. odorless cartons and 125-lb. sacks.
Price of “Wonder” Fertilizer
TWO LB. CANS, Not Postpaid, 30c (P. P. Wgt. 21/2 lbs.)
25-lb. DRILL BAG, $2.35; 3 Bags, $7.00; large 125-lb. sack, $10.50.
NOTE. — If wanted by parcel-post add postage. “Wonder" is odorless and 2-lb. and 25-lb. bags can go by mail cheaper than express or freight in most cases.
General Directions for Using Wonder
Remember, a 25-lb. bag of “WONDER” is equal, in plant food, to 100 lbs. of most any other commercial fertilizer on the market.
For Ferns and House Plants: One-half teaspoonful to a 6-in. pot, dug into the top soil; 1 teaspoonful, heaping, when repotting, mix well through the soil.
For Vegetables: A teaspoonful to a Cabbage, Tomato, Cucumber, Pumpkin or Melon Vine. Sprinkle over the top soil before planting Radish, Lettuce, Peas, etc., or hoe in after they are up. For Flowers outside: A very little to each plant, or cultivate into the top soil before or after planting. Use 1 lb. to 10 foot square.
For the Lawn: One 25-lb. bag of “WONDER" will go over a space of your lawn 50x50 or 2,500 square feet, and is sufficient for same, applied once yearly. In dry weather always water after applying. Double the amount when making new lawns.
For Fruit, Roses, Etc.: A heaping tablespoonful for a small Fruit, Berry, or Rose Bush, a cupful for a 3 or 4-year tree; 1 to 3 lbs. to a full bearing Fruit Tree, large Flowering Shrub or Vine.
CAUTION! Always mix the fertilizer into the top soil as much as possible, and water or sprinkle after applying it, especially on grass or tender foliage or growth.
Ask for “WONDER" 20-PAGE BOOKLET that gives plain facts and full information and directions for all purposes. FREE.
NOTE. — Three sacks of “C. M. ” (see next page) and one sack of “Wonder” mixed together will make a very rich combination fertilizer that will prove highly satisfactory for all uses, as it will be very rich in plant food and supply the necessary humus for heavy soils.
Hundreds of our customers praise “Wonder” and buy it every year. You try it; we
are sure you will like it. Give us a report, PLEASE.
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Kiln-Dried Pulverized Cow Manure
For Short, We Call It “C. M.’
This product is made of green cow ma- nure by putting it through a dry-kiln with heat enough to evaporate the water and
kill all weed seed without burning the com- post or destroying the fertilizing elements. It is then ground finely and sacked.
Hundreds of our Gardeners and Farmers have discovered its great value, and are
buying large quantities.
Supplies the “Humus” lacking in chemical fertilizers and the analysis shows it to be quite rich in nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid. It will not burn or harm the most tender seeds or plants.
EIGHT TO ONE. — You can get a good idea of the value of this concentrated prod- uct when we state that it takes 8 to 10 tons, in the green or natural state, to make 1 ton ready to sack. We are offering, in a
most convenient dry state, a fertilizer and
compost that heretofore you have bought by
the wagon load, in a most dirty, foul and disagreeable form.
SUPPLIES THE HUMUS.— This new prod- uct supplies all the humus and fertilizing value of the old form, without the disagree- able odor, coarse straw, chaff and weed seeds. In fact you get everything in an idea! form except the live weed seed and moisture. You do not want the weeds and can easily apply water when needed. There is no use of paying dray, freight or han- dling charges for dirty, foul, water-soaked manure when this product can be had.
CHEAPER AND MORE CONVENIENT
The old form cow manure costs about $3.50 a load delivered and about $3.00 or more to get it placed and spaded under. Three sacks of our Dry-Kiln C. M., which is practically odorless and can be spread around by any- one at leisure, will cost less and give better results. It contains no live weed seeds.
Uses and Directions for “C. M.”
FOR ROSE BEDS AND BORDERS FRUIT AND BERRY BUSHES GRAIN FIELDS AND MEADOWS
Apply "C. M.” broadcast at the rate of 3 to 5 sacks per city lot; for large fields, 20 to 30 sacks per acre. It will pay to use it lib- erally.
FOR SEED BEDS
As a top dressing over seed beds, where small flower or vegetable seeds are to be started, nothing else could be better, as it is full of “humus” (like leaf-mold) which keeps the top soil loose and open. Rake “C. M.” into the top soil, or after seeding sprinkle “C. M.” over the surface, and moisten it well.
FOR VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
Use “C. M.” on any soil that needs loos- ening up and enrichirlg. To raise choice vegetables and large beautiful flowers, the soil must ' be rich, well worked and loamy. Use “C. M.” in liberal quantity and you will be delighted.
PRICES OF DRY-KILN
FOR LAWNS
“C. M.” is just what has been wanted for years by amateur and professional lawn- makers. Heretofore on account of heavy soils that would bake and crack, the best cow manure obtainable was used to open up and keep the soil loose. It was not the plant food needed, as that could easily be applied in the form of Chemical Fertilizer, but it was the “humus” in the stable ma- nure that was wanted, but NOW with this Dry-Kiln, weed free, “C. M.” the lawn- maker’s troubles are greatly reduced.
HOW TO USE After the lawn has been
graded, raked, seeded and rolled, spread “C. M.” broadcast over the seed, covering it well. If it is dry weather, sprinkle, but sprinkle lightly, but often, so as not to wash it off. It absorbs much water, but slowly at first. After it is once wet it becomes part of the surface soil and will remain.
ANOTHER WAY. — Providing you will use “C. M.” in a liberal amount, it would be better raked into the surface soil, then seed, rake lightly and roll.
‘C. M.” AT OUR STORE
Two Bushel (72-lh.) Sacks, $2.00; 3 Sks., $5.50; 5 Sks., $9.00; 10 Sks., $17.50; 20 Sks., $32.50; 28 Sks. (1 Toh), $40.00. Small lots— .2 Lhs., 15c; 5 Lhs., 25c; 10 Lbs., 40c; SO Lhs., $1.00. Add potetage if wanted hy parcel post.
With our new fertilizer Dry-Kiln “C. M.” to supply humus, and “Wonder,” the strongest ana richest odorless chemical fertilizer and “Ground Dime,” the great soil conditioner, we have a combination that will supply every need. (See pages 38 and 40.)
The day of strong smelling, odorous fertilizers is over, we believe, at least for the city and suburban gardener.
For Liquid Manure— Empty half a sack of “C. M.” into a 50-gal. barrel and fill with water. Use this liquid straight or diluted form, for watering. The increased vigor and growth of plants will almost immediately be noticed.
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FERTILIZERS— Continued
Fertilizer prices on this page subject to market changes. Write for quantity price.
GROUND lillVLE ROCK
Lime is an indirect soil improver and a very valuable conditioner, and releas_es the plant foods. Its application on heavy or clay soil will open it up, make it lighter and more work- able. Few people realize its value. Most Western Oregon soils need lime. Use % to 1 ton per acre. For heavy clay soil in the garden, double the amount.
Prices: 100-lb. sacks, $1.00; 500 lbs. $4.50;
write for ton prices.
GARDEN LIME
(Fertilizer Lime.) — This is put through a process that makes it finer and lighter than above. Quicker in action, richer in calcium, and well worth the higher price. Excellent for moss in lawns and general garden and farm lands.
Prices: 5 lbs. 25c; 10 lbs. 40c; 50 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs. $1.50; 500 lbs. $7.00; write for ton price.
SHEEP GUANO
One of the best natural manures, dried and ground. Concentrated, soluble, quick in ac- tion, and free from weed seed. Splendid for vegetables; fine for roses and flowers. Ex- cellent for lawns, small fruits, berries, etc., but we really prefer “C. M.” See page 39.
Prices: 100 lbs. $1.75; 500 lbs. $8.00; write
NITRATE OF SODA
It is very quick in action, stimulating rapid growth. Being quickly soluble, it should not be applied until spring, on garden truck after the plants are above ground. Be care- ful or it will burn tender foliage.
Prices: Lb. 15c; 5 lbs. 50c; 25 lbs. $1.50;
100 lbs. $4.50; write for quantity price.
LAND PLASTER
(Gypsum.) — An indirect fertilizer as it re- leases plant food and changes soil conditions. Used largely on grass and clover crops.
Prices: 10 lbs. 25c; 50 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs.
$1.00; 500 lbs. $4.50. Low ton price, write.
MURIATE OF POTASH
This fertilizer is especially valuable to fruit trees and berries. It increases the size and yield and makes a marked improvement in quality and color. Use about 200 lbs. per acre. Very valuable to use with stable manure, which is always shy of potash. Mix one- fourth Muriate of Potash with three -fourths “C-M.” for greater results on root, fruit and berry crops.
Prices: 100 lbs. $3.25; 500 lbs. up at $3.00; ton prices on application.
SUPERPHOSPHATE
This is what is known as acid phosphate, being phosphate rock that has been treated or processed, to make the phosphoric acid available. Has become very popular among grain and fruit growers. Use at the rate of 300 lbs. and up per acre.
Prices: 100-lb. sks. $2.35; 5 to 20 sk. lots at $2.00.
BONE MEAL FERTILIZER
This is finely ground and of best quality. Used for lawns, roses, shrubs and trees. Not very quick in action and should be applied in the fall or very early spring. Use 1,000 to 2,000 lbs. per acre.
Prices: 5 lbs. 30c; 10 lbs. 50c; 100 lbs. $3.00; ton, write.
SULPHUR POWDER— FERTILIZER
Experiments conducted during the past few years by noted soil chemists and practical cultivators have revealed the fact that sul- phur kills alkali, promotes nitrification, trans- forms potash and phosphates lying latent in the soil into available plant food, thereby reclaiming and stimulating the soil to pro- duce greatly increased crops at a compara- tively low cost per acre. Ask any agricul- tural college or experimental station. Use 200 to 300 lbs. per acre broadcast and harrow it in. It will prove a good fertilizer and act as repellent against fungus, mildew, rust, wilt and blight.
Prices: 1 lb. 10c; 5 lbs. 40c; 10 lbs. 75c;
50 lbs. $2.25; 100 lbs. $4.00, subject to change. Write for quantity prices.
SPRAY AND GARDEN HOSE
Garden and Spray Hose
Routledge Highest Quality
(Non-Kinkable) — Guaranteed
This hose gives excellent satisfac- tion. Good enough for any ordinary spraying outfit, and by far the best hose for florists’ or gardeners’ use. One customer reports that he used a 50 -foot length of this grade for three seasons continuously, which proves that it is the cheapest hose to buy. We have this on 500-foot reels, and cut any length wanted.
Price per foot, smooth or moulded, %-inch, 13c per foot; %-inch, 15c; cor- rugated, 1c per foot higher. (Couplings free on 50-ft. lengths.)
For Hose Nozzles and Sprinklers, see page 127; Lawn Mowers, page 119; Garden Tools and Supplies of all kinds, 116 to 120.
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We Recommend and Offer You
It pays to inoculate the seed of all Legumes, Alfalfa, Clovers, Garden and Field Beans, Peas, Etc.
Mulford Cultures contain pure, tested strains of active, vig-orous nitrogen-fixing bacteria, for inoculating seeds of legumes or soil.
Mulford Cultures are scientifically prepared and tested with the utmost care and skill. Enormous numbers of these very valuable and desirable bacteria are thus avail- able to you in every package of Mulford Culture and may readily be applied to your seed. The sealed bottle insures purity.
Legumes offer the best means of maintaining soil fer- tility' and rejuvenating over-cropped and worn-out fields.
They add both humus and nitrogen to your soil and thus increase your yield of other non -legume crops.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture and many State Agricultural Experiment Stations recommend inoculation of legumes with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to induce a prompt “catch” and increase your yield.
Mulford Cultures are prepared for: Alfalfa, Sweet Clover, Red Clover, Alsike Clover, Vetch, Field Peas,
Sweet Peas, Garden Peas and Garden Beans.
Always specify on your order what crop you want to inoculate, as there is a different strain of bacteria for each legume.
PRICES — Quarter acre size, 75c; 1 acre size, $1.50; 5 acre size, $5.00, postpaid.
GARDEN SIZE, only for Sweet Peas, Garden Peas, Garden Beans, 35c; postpaid 40c.
MULFORD’S 12-PAGE LEAFLET TELLS ALL. SENT UPON REQUEST
A SEED AND SOIL INOCULANT
That Increases Crop Production and Greatly Improves the Soil
Roots like this mean bigger yields — better soil
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 crops of grain, vegetables or fruit.
Humogerm is Economical and Easy to Use
Humogerm carries the nitrifying bacteria in a porous humus medium which acts as a natural home for them — keeps them fresh, active and vigorous. The ventilated cans are friction top and open easily without cutting.
Place seed in pile, mo’sten slightly with water and a little sugar, pour on HUMOGERM, and plant in usual way. This gives thorough inoculation, and is cheaper, safer and better than the discredited, laborious soil transfer method.
How to Order
Specify crop and number of bushels you wish to inoculate. The can unit designations are on the bushel basis; for instance, the 1 bu. size contains sufficient culture to thoroughly inoculate 1 bu. of legume seed, any variety.
PRICES: Garden Size for Peas, Beans and Sweet Peas, 25c; % bu., 35c; Va bu. 60c; 1 bu.,
$1.00. ADD POSTAGE— 5c extra on 25c, 35c pkgs., and 10c on 60c and $1.00 size.
When more than one bushel of seed is planted to the acre, the 1 bu. size contains sufficient inoculation for the amount of seed planted on one acre.
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ABOUT PRICES_ READ THE FOLLOWING _ABOUT PRICES
Only one grade priced, the best, choice, clean seed. Write for prices in quantity.
Single pound prices on Grass and Clover Seeds are prepaid. Prices per ten, fifty and one hundred pounds are not prepaid and are subject to market changes. For reference tables, amount to sow per acre, see inside back cover.
YOU WILL ALWAYS GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH Prices on Grass and Field Seeds change occasionally, therefore we cannot print prices good for any length of time. When ready to buy, write us for special prices, stating quantity wanted, or order what you want at catalog prices, and we guarantee that we wili give you full value for the money sent, whether the price at the time you order be higher or lower. In other words, we will always ship seed to cover the full amount of money sent to us, or return the difference.
FOR AMOUNT TO SOW PER ACRE, SEE INSIDE BACK COVER
KENTUCKY BLUE CRESTED DOG’S TAIL
One of the best grasses for permanent pas- ture, furnishing a constant supply of the most nutritious feed during the greater part of the year.
Fancy, 10 lbs. $5.50; per lb. postpaid 60c; 100 lbs., write.
FOR LAWNS. — Blue Grass is used very ex- tensively for lawns and is found in all good lawn grass mixtures.
Our H. Q. (highest quality) Extra Fancy seed is unexcelled for weight and purity. Few dealers handle this high grade recleaned seed on account of its cost. This seed, straight or mixed with Fancy White Clover, is excellent for lawns.
H. Q. Extra Fancy, 10 lbs. $6.50; per lb., postpaid, 70c; 100 lbs., write.
ENGLISH RYE GRASS
A strong-growing, hardy perennial grass, noted for its nutritive qualities. It is equally valuable for both grazing and hay. It grows very rapidly and makes a good showing quicker than most grasses.
10 lbs. $1.90; 50 to 100 lbs. at 15c lb.; per lb., postpaid, 25c.
FOR LAWNS this is used and recommended by many gardeners. Unless sown thickly (1 lb. to 15 feet square), it grows too coarse. For large grounds and parks it is very success- ful. Often mixed with White Clover. For lawns we offer a high-grade double cleaned perennial seed.
10 lbs. $2.00; 50 to 100 lbs. at 16c; per lb., postpaid, 30c.
CREEPING BENT-
Perennial. A grass desirable for either lawns or permanent pastures on account of the fine, firm and enduring turf it produces; especially adapted to moist situations.
True Imported, per lb., postpaid, $2.00.
A perennial grass, forming a smooth and lasting turf, excellent in mixtures for lawns, putting-green, and pastures. It thrives best on rich, moist land, but can accommodate itself to almost any soil, and, as the roots penetrate deeply into the ground, it can stand severe drought.
10 ibs. $7.50; per lb., postpaid, 85c.
RED TOP
Of great value for mixing with hay or per- manent pasture grasses; W'ill succeed in nearly any soil, but thrives best in a rich, moist soil; makes a fine bottom growth, rendering it in- valuable to be sown with timothy, orchard or alsike clover.
Fancy Huiied Soiid Seed, 10 Ibs. $3.50; 50 to 100 .bs. at 30c; per lb., postpaid, 40c.
H. Q. Extra Fancy, for lawn seeding, 10 Ibs. $4.00; 50 to 100 Ibs. 35c; per lb., postpaid, 45c.
ORCHARD
Of the greatest value in permanent pasture mixtures; thrives best in m.oist, shady places, but will withstand drought exceedingly well. Will do well under trees, or shady places. ^ Valued for hay crop, as it is very nutritious if cut eary.
10 ibs. $3.00; 50 to 100 ibs. at 28c; per lb., postpaid, 40c.
TIMOTHY
As a hay crop, timothy is unsurpassed by any other grass. Thrives on ordinary soil, but succeeds best in a moist loam. Best to cut it when in blossom or soon after flowering. Ben- eficial to sow timothy with red top and red clover, as. they produce more of a bottom growth.
10 Ibs. $1.50; 50 to 100 Ibs. at 12c; per lb., postpaid, 25c.
BUY A BROADCAST SEEDER
IT WILL SAVE TIME AND SCATTER SEED OR GRAIN EVENLY. PAGE 119.
NOTE. — We know you can buy cheaper Grass Seeds from other dealers. We offer only the BEST RECLEANED HEAVY CLEAN SEEDS— by far the cheapest to buy.
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GRASS SEEDS— Continued
Prices subject to change.
BROMUS INERMIS
On account of its strong perennial character, and its unusual drought-resisting powers, is the best grass we have for the semi-arid re- gions of the Northwest, It grows luxuriantly, is freely eaten in either the dry or green state by cattle, and yields enormously, making the best of hay for horses or cattle.
10 lbs. $3.00; 50 to 100 lbs. at 25c; per lb., postpaid, 40c.
MESQUITE
It is usually sown on virgin soil, without cultivation, after the ground has been burned over.
Fancy Hulled Seed, 10 lbs. at $2.25; 50 to 100 lbs. at 19c; per lb., postpaid, 30c.
Write for latest price list
ITALIAN RYE
A quick-growing grass, attaining a height of 2% to 4 feet; very desirable for meadows or permanent pastures: thrives best on soils that are slightly moist, and will even stand consid- erable overflow; grows easily and bears an abundance of foliage that makes the best and sweetest hay imaginable.
Imported Seed, 10 lbs. $1.80; 50 to 100 lbs. at 15c; per lb., postpaid, 25c.
MEADOW FESCUE
Perennial; grows three to four feet high. Roots deep, thus resisting drought. It suc- ceeds on any ordinary soil; a heavy cropper, excellent for hay or pasture.
10 lbs. $2.70; 50 to 100 lbs. at 25c; per lb., postpaid, 35c.
SUDAN GRASS
A New Forage and Hay Crop — A valuable One-Season Crop
This grass was introduced in the States by the Department of Agriculture and has proved a great success, especially for dry-land conditions, and it appears to do equally well in all parts of the Willamette Valley.
Sudan Grass is strictly an annual and dies each year. This makes it fit admirably into any system of rotation. It is a tall, quick-growing grass, reaching a height of from 5 to 7 feet. The plant stools wonderfully and yields well.
It belongs to the sorghum family, but is more slender and grassy in manner of growth, earlier and hardier, and matures in 10 to 12 weeks. Yields a good crop of first-class hay. All stock relish it green or cured and thrive on it. Yields of from two to four tons per acre are common, and under irrigation they run as high as eight to ten tons per acre.
SEEDING. — Plant late in the spring or during the summer as a catch crop. Yields best sown in drills 18 inches apart and given one cultivation. 10 lbs. per acre. If sown broadcast and harrowed in, 25 lbs. per acre. If cut early will often make 2 or 3 crops.
HIGHEST QUALITY SEED: 10 lbs. $2.00; per lb. 30c, postpaid; 50 to 100 lbs, write.
FIELD AND FARM SEEDS
Single pound prices are prepaid. Ten, fifty and one hundred pound prices are NOT pre- paid and subject to market changes. See notes about shipping, page 42.
WHITE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES
Planted and cultivated for the tuber, the same as potatoes. Of great value for feeding stock. They are the best and cheapest hog feed known. They are remarkable for great productiveness, over 25 tons have been raised on one acre. Easier to grow than potatoes. They need not be dug. If hogs are turned in on them thev^ can easily root the tubers out. One acre will keep from 20 to 30 hogs in fine condition for several months. Said to be a preventive of cholera and other hog diseases. Excellent for fattening if fed with a grain or mash ration. Plant 400 lbs. per acre early in the spring.
By freight or express, 10 lbs. 50c; 50 ibs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $2.50. Per lb., prepaid, 20c; 4 lbs. 60c. Write for quantity price.
BUCKWHEAT
SILVER HULL. — A very good and popular variety; grain is of a light gray color; has a thin husk; matures early, and yields heavily; a good milling variety.
10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. write; per lb., post- paid, 25c.
JAPANESE. — Good yielder, ripens early; ex- cellent for bees to work on as it remains in bloom longer.
10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. write; per lb., post- paid, 25c.
Artichoke Tubers
CHEAT SEED
Cheat seed yields a good crop of hay, espe- cially on low or moist soil, and will stand con- siderable overflow without harm. Sow in the fall or early spring, the same as oats and about 100 pounds per acre.
10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs. write; per lb, post- paid, 20c.
PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES. WRITE FOR PRICES WHEN WANTED.
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Farm and Field Seeds — Continued
Prices subject to market changes. See
BARLEY
Routledge Beardless
This new clean strain, grown un- der contract for us, we believe is the TRUEST BEARDLESS barley in the state. Agricultural agents and farm- ers who inspected our field pro- nounced it the best strain of beard- less barley they had found any- where.
A wonderful yielder, even on dry, sandy soil. Stands up well and not likely to lodge. Makes excellent hay for horses or stock, or a big crop of excellent grain. Get a start of real beardless.
By mail, postpaid, 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs., write.
COMMON BEARDLESS
Market price. Write.
Hannchen Barley. — Earliest and best of the 2 -rowed barleys. A sure and heavy cropper. Grain plump, thin hull and beards drop or break off readily. For spring planting but will do well seeded in fall where winters are mild.
Prices: 10 lbs. 65c; 100 lbs., write; per lb. 20c; 3 for 50c; postpaid.
WISCONSIN PEDIGREE BAR- LEY.— Six-rowed, bearded, very pop- ular, early and prolific.
Prices: 10 lbs. 75c 100 lbs. write; per lb., postpaid, 20c; 3 for 50c, post- paid.
H. Q. Beardless % reduction)
notes, top page 42
COW PEAS
Are really small beans of vigorous vining habit and heavy foliage of great nutritious value. Make excel- lent green feed cut and fed or pas- tured.
10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs., write; 1 lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 50c, postpaid.
FIELD PEAS
Field Peas are a. very profitable crop and are grown here very ex- tensively. They can be grown alone or with oats. When planted with oats and cut green they make a large amount of very rich feed; also very valuable for enriching the soil if plowed under. The dry peas make excellent hog feed and are quite fat- tening. Sow, if alone, 2 bushels to an acre; if with, oats, 80 lbs. peas and 2 bushels oats.
WHITE CANADIAN. — The lead- ing and most popular kind; seed creamy white; a heavy cropper. Yields 30 to 50 bushels per acre.
10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 20c.
SWISS. — A flat or 3-cornered va- riety of excellent quality for soup. Insects do not trouble this variety.
10 lbs. $1.50; per lb., postpaid, 25c
WHITE HULLESS or BALD BARLEY An
excellent beardless barley for stock feeding. Grain plump, heavy, and when threshed is hulless like wheat; a heavy cropper. When grown and cut for hay it produces a crop which is very rich and almost equal to a grain feed. More productive than wheat.
10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs., write; per lb., post- paid, 25c.
Thousand-Headed Kale
BLUE PRUSSIAN.— Valuable variety, seed green. Used extensively as a dry soup pea. 10 lbs. $1.50; per lb., postpaid, 25c.
Thousand-Headed Kale
JERSEY KALE— COW KALE Recommended by agricultural colleges, granges and dairymen as one of the most valuable green forage plants for the Pacific Coast.
It grows rapidly and produces a mass of large, thick, curly green leaves, rich and succulent, which are eagerly eaten by stock and poultry. If planted early will pro- duce valuable green feed during the dry summer months. Makes the mmst rapid growth if sown in the early spring, but locally it is ex- tensively planted in summer and fall for winter feed. Will stand light freezing. Stalks can be cut off, or the larger lower leaves broken off, leaving the tops to grow. Under good cultivation plants will grow from 5 to 6 feet high. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre, thinly in drills 2 to 4 feet apart and thin out. For late planting (July and August) it is better to have strong plants from earlier seeding and set out same as cabbage, 2 feet apart, in rows. Thin out later if plants attain extra large size.
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 oz. 25c; lb. 75c, postpaid.
This cut is from photo, and gives you a good idea of the size and plant when well grown.
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FIELD CORN FOR OREGON
OTJK OREGON GROWN ACCLIMATED EIELD CORN WILL PLEASE YOU
If you want to raise some good Field Corn, plant our Western grown Seed Corn. The strains we are offering you are acclimated and especially adapted to our short, cool summers. Eastern and Southern grown field corn seed is all right for green fodder, but of little value on this Coast, if you want the best corn for silo, or wish to raise matured, dry ears, for winter grain.
Routledge Pride of the West Field Corn
See illustration from photograph Oregon grown; acclimated. A
grand success in Oregon. We have been raising this variety for years, and by selecting the earliest ripening and best select ears, now have a strain that is unsurpassed for a large and profitab.e crop of large, well matured ears or for cutting for silo. Ask H. Dahl or R. B.
Hall, our County Agriculturist, both at Gresham, Ore. They know what it is.
Routledge Pride of the West
Field Corn is an early maturing
variety, producing stalks from 6 to 8 and often 10 feet high, and large ears, 7 to 9 inches long. Cobs covered with 14 to 16 rows of deep, yel- low kernels. It is a heavy yielder. Our strain hcs been greatly improved in the last few years. Plant some of this corn this sea-
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: We raised some of your Pride of the West Corn last year and it did fine, so if you want some to sell as seed I will be glad to save some next fall.
Yours truly,
JOHN MOSES.
son; you will be pleased with results, we are sure.
We claim this is the earliest and heaviest yielding strain of Yellow Dent corn grown in Oregon. Try it and be convinced.
Large pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid. Not post- paid, 10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs., write.
Longfellow Extra Early
This valuable corn is a flint variety. The seed is a deep rich golden yellow, glossy and hard. We believe this is harder, earlier and will grow under more adverse conditions than most any other kind. The ears are 8-rowed, from 10 to 15 inches long and IV2 to 1% inches in diameter. The cob is very small, kernels large, broad, glossy, deep yellow and very rich in food values. Stalks 5 to 7 feet high. Fifty lbs. of corn on the ears will shell about 40 lbs. of corn, leaving only 10 lbs. of cob, showing that the grain yield is equal, if not greater than the large-eared kinds. Northern grown seed.
Per large pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 5 lbs. 75c; 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., write for prices.
Linslaw, Ore., March 29, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: I am more than pleased with the seeds I ordered from you some time ago.
Very truly yours,
IRA JEFFERS.
Want a Good Farm Dog?
Every farmer needs a good dog. We sell dogs and puppies of all kinds, utility and pedigreed. Collies, Shepherds, Hunters, etc. Write. See page 154.
Minnesota No. 13
Well and favorably known in many sections of the West. Produces splendid large ears with deep kernels of bright yellow. A strong and vigorous grower with heavy foliage. Very popular variety for ensilage.
Northern Grown. — Large pkt. 10c; lb. 25c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., write for prices.
Longfellow Extra Early Flint
If you want a good Corn Planter, see page 119.
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SEED OATS Certified “Shadeland”
BUY THE GENUINE SHADELAND CER- TIFIED SEED OATS. — Many dealers and some seed stores are trading on the reputation of the famous “Shadeland" oats, claiming their stock is just as good, etc., and cheaper. If so, why don’t they win the “first prizes” at State and County Fairs? Why didn’t their stock pass “inspection” by the O. A. C. specialist?
PRIZE OATS. — For 20 years Shadeland Oats have never failed to win first prizes at Oregon State and our County Fairs and Land Products shows. Increase your crop 25 to 50 per cent by planting pedigreed prize oats. See cut from photograph, seed heads only (about one-third size).
Certified Shadeland Climax
This grand oat belongs to the tree or branching class, and is a vigorous, healthy grower of strong stooling qualities. This is one of the heaviest yield- ing oats introduced to date. It does not produce much straw, but the yield of “thin hulled” plump heavy grain is amazing. For early spring planting, large yield and quick maturity. Climax is a winner. Climax can be planted in the fall in mild sections.
Prices: Per bu. $1.25; 100 lbs. $3.50. By mail, postpaid, 4 lbs. 50c.
Certified Shadeland Eclipse
“Eclipse” is the best side oat grown. Eclipse Is enormously productive, early, very vigorous, and produces massive heads filled with large, plump grains of finest milling quality. Awarded three “First Special Prizes” for the best milling oat. Can be planted in the fall as it is hardy as the grey oat.
Prices: Per bu. $1.25; 100 lbs. $3.50. By mail postpaid, 4 lbs. 50c
Certified Shadeland Senator
A valuable new oat, extremely early and a great producer. Ma- tures quickly, therefore can be planted quite late. Especially adapted for rich, moist, late ground or overflow bottom lands. Senator has stiff straw, stands up well and produces handsome, large, full heads of extra large, plump grain. (See cut of single head.)
Prices. Per bu. $1.50; 100 lbs. $3.75. By mail, postpaid, 4 lbs. 50c.
Shadeland Hulless
Shadeland Hulless is the heaviest yielding of all hulless. This oat grows and is harvested like any other oat, but it comes from the cleaner minus the hulls and is ready to grind, roll or chop, or can be cooked whole — the quality is unsurpassed. 50 lbs. per acre.
Prices: 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $8.00. By mail postpaid, 1 lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 65c.
WHITE SEED OATS— GREY WINTER OATS
Aside from, the Shadeland Seed Stock we can supply other
CHOICE SEED OATS, such as VICTORY, BANNER, SWEDISH
“CLIMAX,” “ECLIPSE” or “SENATOR” without the registered prefix “SHADELAND” is not the orig- inator’s home-grown true stock.
REMEMBER, we have the originator’s Shadeland- grown certified seed. ORDER FROM US AND BE SURE. “Shadeland” is a “registered” word and can- not lawfully be used on any stock but that grown by the owner.
Single Heads No. 1 — Climax
ABUNDANCE and regular stock of ECLIPSE and CLIMAX, at market price for fancy seed stock. Order what you want at $3.00
No. 2-^Senator
per 100 lbs. and you will get “full value.” See note, top page 42.
No, 3 — Eclipse
AVrite for special quotations, stating amount wanted.
OAT PRICES— Market unsettled; write for 100 -lb. and ton prices.
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KAFFIR CORN
An excellent fodder plant. Seed small and almost round, val- uable poultry and pigeon food. It does best sown thinly in drills three feet apart. 10 lbs. $1.00; per lb., postpaid, 25c
LENTILS
Succeed best in dry, sandy soil. A leguminous annual, the seeds of which are valuable for pigeons and are used largely for soups. The leafy stalks make good forage.
Per lb., postpaid, 35c; 3 lbs. $1.00
MILLETS
Sow in April, May or June, 20 pounds for seed or 35 pounds for hay per acre. Must be sown early to mature in Willamette Valley.
EARLY FORTUNE. — This variety seems to do extra well here; try it. Heads large and loose, and seed is amber red and three times as large as the Common Golden. Makes good poultry feed.
10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 25c
LIBERTY (German). — An improved variety yielding a larger crop of seed than the Common Millet; it is also taller than the Common Golden, and yields a heavier crop of hay. Seed small, golden yellow. 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 25c
HUNGARIAN. — A dwarf millet; excellent for hay.
10 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 30c
Millet
Seed Potatoes, pages 28-29; Sunflower, page 32
THE WISE ONES
Will use Mulford’s or Humo- germ Culture to inoculate their Vetch seed before sowing. There is no question about its VALUE. See page 41. Eight- page Leaflet on request.
RAPE, DWARF ESSEX
We offer you true, pure seed. One of the best forage plants, on account of the large amount of green feed it will produce at a season of the year when everything else is dried up. It has yielded ten tons of green forage per acre, and has twice the feeding value of green clover. Sheep, swine, cattle and poultry eat it readil/. Rape will do well on almost any soil. Prepare the ground as for turnips, and sow any time from May till September; or plant it with grain. Sow, per acre, three pounds, in drills; or if broad- cast, five pounds.
10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $9.00; per lb., postpaid, 25c .
SEED RYE
When ready to buy Fall or Spring Rye Seed, write us for quotations on quantity wanted or send in your order and we will give full value.
10 lbs. 75c; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 20c; 3 lbs. 50c
SPELTZ— EMMER
Sow in the spring, the same as wheat, at the rate of two bushels per acre. Cut when the grain is past the middle stage of milk, when it will make splendid grain and lots of rich straw hay. Thresh like wheat, only not so closely. Can be fed whole, rolled like barley, or ground.
10 lbs. $1.00; 100 lbs., write; lb., postpaid, 20c; 3 lbs. 50c
SUGAR CANE OR SORGHUM
A valuable crop to grow for fodder or ensilage, as it furnishes an immense tonnage to the acre.
10 lbs. $1.75; 100 lbs., write; per lb., postpaid, 30c
VETCHES
OREGON VETCH (Vicia Sativa). — Oregon’s greatest for- age plant. Often called Fall Vetch. Grown very extensively in Western Oregon and Washington, especially in the Will- amette Valley and on the Oregon Coast. It furnishes an abundance of excellent feed, either green or dried. The seed is generally mixed with wheat, oats or rye, having a stiff straw to hold it up. Sown alone 85 pounds, or 60 pounds with a bushel of grain, per acre. Sow in the fall or early spring.
Prices: 10 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs., $10.00; per lb., postpaid, 25c
HAIRY SAND OR WINTER (Vicia Villose).— This variety thrives on poor, arid, sandy soils. It is sown in the fall or spring, mixed with rye, which serves to support the plants. Sow 20 pounds per acre.
10 lbs. $2.50; per lb., postpaid, 40c; 100 lbs., write
Single pound prices are prepaid but ten, fifty and one hundred pound prices are NOT pre- paid and subject to market changes. See notes, page 42. For amount of seed to sow per acre see table, inside back cover.
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Prices subject to market changes, request for prompt acceptance.
EARLY BAART. — An excellent spring va- riety, fully as early as Marquis, much earlier than Bluestem. A wonderful yielder. Finest milling quality. We recommend this to you.
Per lb. 20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid; low 100-lb. prices on request.
MARQUIS. — A commercial variety of spring wheat. Excellent milling quality, ma- tures early and yields heavily.
Per lb. 20c; 3 lbs. 50c, postpaid; low 100-lb. prices on request.
Quote prices on
BLUESTEM. — A popular and profitable spring variety, often sown in fall where win- ters are mild. A strong grower and yields well.
Per lb. 20c; 3 lbs. 50c, postpaid. Low 100- lb. prices on request.
FORTY- FOLD. — ^A well known winter vari- ety, excellent milling quality. Matures early, and yields well.
Per lb. 20c; 3 lbs. 50c, postpaid; 100 lbs., write.
SEED WHEAT
Will send full value of money sent.
Want a Farm Dog?
Every farmer needs a good dog. We sell dogs and puppies of all kinds, utility and pedi- greed. Collies, Shepherds, Hunters, etc. Write. See page 154.
Sheridan, Ore., Jan. 24, 1922. Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
Dear Sirs: I want to thank you for sending me such a nice bird. He is sure a beauty and a lovely singer. The night we got him {De- cember 20) he sang until eleven o’clock.
Respectfully,
MRS. L. M. HEPPLE.
ALFALFA AND CLOVER SEEDS
Single pound prices on Grass Seed are prepaid. Ten, fifty and one hundred pound prices are NOT prepaid and subject to change. See notes, page 42. For amount of seed to sow pei< acre, see table inside back cover.
ALFALFA, OR LUCERNE CLOVER
Reports prove that Alfalfa will grow in all parts of the West, but requires a deep, loose soil. Will not thrive on heavy clay or where there is hard pan. As soon as cut it immedi- ately commences to grow. Excellent hay or pasture. Alfalfa, once established, is a crop so profitable that every farmer may well take great care to get a stand. Much has been published about its high feeding, fertilizing and wonderful yield possibilities.
Price: 10 lbs. $2.80; 50 to 100 lbs. at 26c; per lb. postpaid, 35c.
DRY LAND ALFALFA
For high, dry, hot land, where irrigation is impossible.
Price: 10 lbs. $3.00; 50 to 100 lbs. at 28c;
per lb. postpaid, 35c.
GRIMM ALFALFA
This new variety is very hardy and will stand much more tramping and root injury. In many Western sections it is out- yielding the common variety and proving much more profitable. It is a little earlier and will do well on most all soils except undrained mea- dows. Not affected by extreme heat or cold, and does better in a wet climate than any other alfalfa. We offer the genuine true Grimm seed.
Prices: 75c per lb. postpaid; 10 to