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. ♦ . A Share Of The Vegetables You Enjoy! 



Our economy is dependent on that of 

 Europe. We, who have so much, must share 

 with those abroad and help them become 

 self-supporting. 



On one point, all "aid to Europe" organi- 

 zations are agreed: That we can help most 

 effectively by sending seeds to help rehabili- 

 tate those who have lost everything and are 

 unable to make a fresh start. Among the 

 participating agencies who have done con- 

 siderable research into the problem are the 

 American Seed Trade Association and The 

 United States Department of Agriculture. 

 As a result of this study, the American Seed 

 Trade Association has worked out a plan 

 whereby we may send special seed assort- 

 ments, ideally suited to the needs of those 

 countries where the need is most urgent. This 

 assortment is known as the "ASTA" assort- 

 ment and contains just the right varieties 

 and quantities for either individual donors to 

 send to friends or relatives or for clubs and 

 groups to send through an agency of their 

 own choice, and in such cases the following 

 reduced prices are: 



Quantities of 25 or more $3.65 each 



Quantities of 100 or more 3.50 each 



Freight Prepaid to Any Point in the U. S, A. 



A study of existing postal facilities indi- 

 cates that it will be possible to send ASTA 

 Seed Assortments to the following European 

 countries: 



Albania France Poland 



Austria Germany Portugal 



Belgium Greece Rumania 



British Isles Hungary Sweden 



Bulgaria Italy Switzerland 



Czecho-Slovakia Luxembourg Turkey 

 Denmark Netherlands Yugoslavia 



Finland Norway 



How to Order 



These seed assortments are suitable for the 

 countries listed above and of course are ideal 

 for use in this country. They may be ordered 

 in lots of one or more and if purchaser wishes 

 we will mail them from our warehouse to any 

 individual you designate. Price includes post- 

 age. There can be no substitutions. 



"ASTA" EUROPEAN 

 SEED ASSORTMENT 



It is estimated that this quantity of 

 seed is sufficient to produce five tons 

 of vegetables abroad. The assortment 

 has been planned to permit several 

 sowings of short season crops, and an 

 abundant supply of vegetables for 

 next winter's storage. 



y 2 ih. 



Garden Peas 



3^ lb. 



Bush Green Pod Beans 



2 oz. 



Pole Green Pod Beans 



2 oz. 



Beet 



1 oz. 



Carrot 



1 oz. 



Onion, storage variety 



1 oz. 



Radish 



1 oz. 



Spinach 



*A oz. 



Turnip. Garden variety 



J^oz. 



Rutabaga, Garden variety 



1 packet 



Sprouting Broccoli 



1 packet 



Brussels Sprouts 



1 packet 



Cabbage, Early 



1 packet 



Cabbage, Late 



1 packet 



Cauliflower 



1 packet 



Cucumber 



1 packet 



Endive 



1 packet 



Kale 



1 packet 



Lettuce, Leaf 



1 packet 



Lettuce, Butterhead 



1 packet 



Leek 



1 packet 



Parsley, Curled 



1 packet 



Parsnip 



1 packet 



Squash 



1 packet 



Tomato 



The price of these assort- <fr O Q C 

 ments packed for export, post- *P/\^*J 

 age prepaid to Europe is *^each 



Important Facts 

 About Quick Freezing 



To aid you in selecting the varieties you re- 

 quire for quick freezing we indicate them thus 

 iir). We have been fortunate to add to our book 

 list a new volume by Gordon Morrison, titled : 

 "Quick Freezing and Family Food Garden- 

 ing." See description on page 142. 



This is one oi the newer methods of preserv- 

 ing food and one of the best from the stand- 

 point of the quality of the product. Formerly 

 it was thought that freezing ruined vegetables. 

 Today we know that if the vegetables are pre- 

 cooked or blanched before freezing, their full 

 flavor, nutritive and vitamin value may be 

 retained for many months. The present limit- 

 ing factor to this method of food preservation 

 is the scarcity of freezing equipment. For those 

 who are so fortunate as to own a home cab- 

 inet, the preservation of the garden products 

 offers no problem at all. However, many com- 

 munities now have commercial storage houses 

 equipped with private storage lockers which 

 will hold anywhere from 100 to 200 lbs. of 

 food, and which offer a very simple solution to 

 the food preservation problem. 



The quality of the quick frozen products 

 taken out of the locker depends almost en- 

 tirely upon the quality of the vegetables or 

 fruits put in. Quick freezing cannot put into 

 the product quality, color and flavor if it was 

 not originally there: consequently, care should 

 be taken to grow for freezing purposes only 

 those varieties of vegetables and fruits which 

 have proven to be best adapted for this pur- 

 pose. There are many varieties which are 

 favorites for fresh or canning use that are not 

 suitable for freezing. Up to the present time, 

 no satisfactory methods have been devised 

 for the freezing of Cabbage, Celery, Cucum- 

 ber, Lettuce, Radish or Tomatoes. The follow- 

 ing are among the varieties recommended: 



VEGETABLES 



Asparagus, Washington 



Beans Green Bush, Bountiful or Tendergreen 



Beans Wax, Pencil Pod or Round Pod Kidney 

 Wax 



Beans Lima, Henderson Bush or Fordhook 



Beets, Detroit Dark Red 



Broccoli, Riviera 



Brussels Sprouts, Long Island 



Carrot, Red Core Chantenay or Nantes Half 

 Long 



Cauliflower, Snowball 



Corn Sweet, C ream -o-G old. Golden Bantam, 

 Golden Cross Bantam, or Country Gentle- 

 man 



Kale, Curled Scotch 



Kohlrabi, Early White Vienna 



Mushroom, Cultivated Varieties 



Peas, Prosperity, Laxtonian, Laxton's Prog- 

 ress, Telephone 



Pepper, California Wonder 



Rhubarb, MacDonald 



Spinach, Bloomsdale Savoy or Summer Savoy 



Turnip, Purple Top White Globe (Select 

 Young Roots) 



FRUITS 



Blackberry, Alfred 

 Blueberry, All cultivated varieties 

 Boysenberry, Hybrid 

 Dewberry, Lucretia or Young's 

 Raspberry, Latham 

 Strawberry, Dorsett or Midland 



There are numerous ways in which the vari- 

 ous foods may be prepared for freezing. Litera- 

 ture on this subject can be obtained from your 

 state Agricultural Experiment Station. 



A New, Revised Edition of 

 Henderson's 



Ljaroen tjuloe ana Jvecora 



A new printing, brought up to date, is now ready. Re- 

 member, you don't have to buy this book if your order 

 amounts to $4.00 or more. 



Having gone through ten or more editions with a distribution of well 

 over two million copies, this new edition, which was entirely reset in a 

 modern easy-to-read type face, makes this book more valuable than 

 ever. 



New feature articles on garden planning are accompanied by new 

 drawings of garden plans and perspectives, by an experienced landscape 

 architect. Up-to-the-minute articles tell about Soil Preparation, Lawn 

 Making, The Building of Annual or Perennial Gardens, Rock Gardens, 

 Rose Gardens, etc. Everything connected with the cultivation, har- 

 vesting and storage of vegetables is included. Latest canning methods, 

 dehydrating and cjuick freezing are among the new subjects treated. 



There are 96 pages of text and 16 record pages, 112 pages in all. 

 In convenient pocket size with a strong water repellent cover, so that 

 it may be taken right out to the garden for reference. 



Sent without charge on orders amounting to $4.00 

 or over if requested. Published price 50c. 



c Uhis 112-pa&e Boole Tells 

 How, What, When 





