VEGETABLE SEEDS 



There is No Food in All the World 



Like Fresh Vegetables From Your Own Garden 



Make a Vegetable 

 Garden for Health 



It is fortunate for the health of 

 the Nation that there is a steady 

 yearly increase in the consumption 

 of vegetable foods. The United 

 States Department of Agriculture 

 reports that a 36 per cent per capita 

 increase has been reached in the 

 United States since 1915. 



It may be interesting to note that 

 vegetable is an old French word de- 

 rived from the Latin vegetabilis which 

 means enlivening. It is doubtful if 

 a more appropriate name could have 

 been given to these healthful foods, 

 because a vegetable diet tones up the 

 entire human system. The rich blood 

 making mineral salts — -the life giving 

 vitamines— the tissue building pro- 

 teins — the energizing carbohydrates^ 

 all are obtained from vegetables. 



For those whose labors require 

 great physical strength or mental 

 strain, we recommend vegetables. 

 Nations noted for the physical 

 strength of their people, live princi- 

 pally on vegetables; and many of 

 the world's greatest thinkers arc 

 vegetarians. 



Delicious food, strong, heaUhy, lithesome bodies and alert minds 

 are but a few of the rewards of the vegetable garden. 



Make a Vegetable Garden 

 for Economy 



In most households the food bill invariably makes the greatest 

 inroads on the family pocket-book. At least 25% of the food bill 

 can be saved bv making a vegetable garden. Those who have a plot 

 of ground can laugh at periods of depression; for a plot 50 x 50 feet 

 as shown on the plan illustrated on this page, can be made to produce 

 enough — by canning and storing — to supply a family of four with 

 delicious vegetables throughout the entire year. 



A vegetable garden this year will save money for the family — 

 add to the wealth of the Nation — help break the depression, and 

 furnish the table with high quality vegetables such as cannot be 

 purchased in a store at any price. 







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Baant, Pole and Lima boar to frost 







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Tomatoes set out from hotbed 





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Sweet Corn Pumpkin and Squash planted between 





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Peas follow with Celery from seed bed 





2>i n. Scans Dwarf warieUes •' Cabbage and CauliflowBr 



2M ft. Cabbago and Cauliflower - Beans Dwarf varieties 



I'j ft Lettuce and Endive ■■ •• BeeU for fall crop 



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Kohl Rabi 'i Swiss Chard •' '• Endive 







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1 ft. E«rty &MU .■ splnuh tor ««ri» orintir 





Sclntch " • Canoli for rail crop 





1 li. Onkm from 5«*d ■' -' Spinach tor (alt um 



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Cucumbers and Musk Melon Set Brussels SprouU between - 





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Rant and Peppers bear to frost 





Lima Beans and New Zealand Spinach bear to frost 





1'/, ft Pafsnip and Wittoof Chicory WiUoof for winter forcing 



V/t n. SaTsity and Leek bear to frost 









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and Rhubarb Asparagus 

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Make a Vegetable 

 Garden for Pleasure 



Gardening is the noblest of all 

 human pursuits; as a hobby, it excels 

 all others, for its rewards are manifold. 

 There is no exercise more beneficial 

 than digging, planting and cultivating 

 a garden, and it is indeed thrilling to 

 observe the unfolding of seedlings, the 

 development of the plants, and finally 

 their fruition. The maintenance of a 

 garden never becomes irksome, when 

 modern implements such as the wheel 

 hoe are used. 



More interest is added to the gar- 

 den if a quantity of the lesser known 

 vegetables are grown, like Riviera 

 Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Celeriac, 

 Chinese Cabbage, Florence Fennel, 

 Kohl Rabi, Hamburg Parsley, Mus- 

 tard Spinach, Witloof, etc. AH these 

 are easily grown and they add an 

 enjoyable variety to the vegetable 

 diet. 



"""'"^""*"-°'"""° Every well ordered garden should 



be carefully planned, as much of the 

 future success and ease of maintenance 

 will depend upon it. This, the first 

 stage of garden making, should be done before a spade is turned in 

 the soil. As noted on the plan, certain vegetables should be grouped 

 together. As for instance, all perennials, like Asparagus, Mint, Rhu- 

 barb, Tarragon, etc., should be planted at one end of the garden. 

 Next to these should be grouiied those that occupy the ground the 

 entire season, like Parsnips, Salsify, etc. Then come those that are 

 grown in succession; including Peas, Beans, Lettuce, Spinach, and 

 others. Tall growing sorts as Pole Beans and Sweet Corn should 

 be placed preferably to the west end, so that they will not shade^ 

 the low growing ones. 



Wherever possible, have the rows run the long way of the garden. 

 This facilitates cultivation. Comiilete instructions concerning the 

 planning, planting and care of the vegetable garden are contained 

 in our Garden Guide & Record, sent postpaid for .35 cents or free 

 on request with an order amounting to S3. 00 or over. 



Our Business founded by Peter Henderson in 1847 is now carried on by the third generation of Hendersons. 



