HENRY FIELD CO ., SHENANDOAH , IOWA 
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CARROTS 
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CULTURE—Make the first planting early. Begin using 
when quite small, while they are mild and tender. Make 
a late planting for winter use. 
626— CHANTENAY. A great carrot either for market 
or home use. Smooth, a nice shape and free from side 
roots. Has a good color. Crisp and tender and a good 
flavor. 
628 — LONG OR¬ 
ANGE. Long slender 
root, crisp and ten¬ 
der. Color red-or¬ 
ange. 
630—NEW CORE¬ 
LESS CHANTE¬ 
NAY. An indistinct 
core. Tender, crisp 
and sweet. Smooth 
and free from side 
roots. Color bright 
orang e-scarlet. A 
handsome carrot. 
Blunt ended or 
stump rooted. Mid¬ 
season and medium 
size. A t thinning 
time use them with peas and new potatoes. 
627— DANVER S HALF LONG. Large, heavy yielding, 
main crop. Tender and of good quality until over-grown. 
Because of yield and quality recommended for both table 
use and for stock. Don’t forget the rabbits, the kids’ pony 
and other stock. Pointed root. 
629—OXHEART. Thick, short and very stump rooted. 
Tender and of good quality before full grown. Yields 
well. 
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CULTURE—One packet of seed will plant about 50 feet 
of row. Plant very early. Thin out and use as the lettuce 
grows. Head varieties must have plenty of room. 
CABBAGE HEAD 
512 — CABBAGE 
HEAD. Leaves 
crumpled and forms 
a tight head. Looks 
good and tastes bet¬ 
ter. Thick, smooth 
leaved, butter-h e a d 
type. Medium small 
and m i d-s e a s o n. 
Trial ground reports 
say, “Quality excel¬ 
lent, delicate, sweet, 
buttery in flavor.” 
504 — H A N S ON. 
Crisp, curly leaved 
head variety. Med¬ 
ium size, light green. 
Leaves tender and 
fringed at edges. 
510 — GRAND RAPIDS. 
Nonheading. Leaves wavy, 
curly and fringed at edges. 
Makes an ideal lettuce for 
garnishing. Quality not so 
good unless grown under 
glass. 
511—PRIZEHEAD. Forms 
a good sized heart, very ten¬ 
der and sweet. Grows quick¬ 
ly. Makes a lot of good eat¬ 
ing leaves. Stays tender a 
good long time even into 
hot, dry weather. Medium 
dark green leaves tinged 
brown. 
PRIZEHEAD 
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507—NEW YORK OR WONDERFUL. This is the head 
variety you find on sale at the grocery stores- It forms 
a good sized compact head of splendid quality. It likes 
cool weather and rich soil so start it early and take good 
care of it. 
514 _ SALAMANDER. 
Medium small butter- 
head variety. Extra good 
quality. 
509—BLACK SEEDED 
SIMPSON. Loose leaf or 
bunching type. Often 
larger than a gallon 
crock. Light green or 
creamy leaves. An early, 
fast growing lettuce. The 
old Black Seeded Simp¬ 
son is hard to beat. 
513—EARLY CURLED 
SIMPSON. At center 
forms a tight cluster of 
leaves crisp and sweet. black seeded simpson 
Good in sandwiches as 
well as other ways. Loose leaf or bunching variety. Light 
green crumpled leaves. 
501—BIG BOSTON. Large, smooth leaved, head variety. 
505— ICEBERG. Heavy, compact and white inside. Crisp 
ruffley leaves tinged at edges with brown. A head variety 
but good to eat at any stage. Medium large, curly leaved. 
506— MAY KING. Early, small, smooth leaved, butter- 
head type. 
508—WHITE HEART COS. It forms an elongated 
head. When the outer leaves are drawn together and 
loosely tied the head blanches to a light green or cream 
color and is very tender. It is a good summer lettuce. 
CAULIFLOWER 
In the central west plant cauliflower early. Late planting 
seldom succeeds. Start it just like you do cabbage. 
A compact, snowy white head of cauliflower is as easily 
grown as a cabbage head if planted early and on good 
soil. It has a mild cabbage flavor and is very tender. Boil 
and serve with cream sauce or buttered. One of the best 
vegetables for mixed sweet pickles. 
557—SUREHEADING. A pure 
line selection of Snowball with a 
strong tendency to head in spite 
of anything. Reports say that 
during an unfavorable season 
75% of this variety headed while 
only 45% of all others. Medium 
to large, solid, pure white heads. 
558 — EARLY SNOWBALL. 
Beautiful snowy, white heads, 5 
to 7 inches across. Early. 
556—DRY WEATHER. A good 
sized creamy white head. Very SEREHEADING 
tender. Later and larger than 
Early Snowball. Stands dry weather. 
222—BROCCOLI, ITALIAN SPROUTING. Something 
like cauliflower but stands dry weather better. Instead 
of growing a solid head it produces tender green sprouts 
or shoots. Has a very mild agreeable flavor. 
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POSTPAID 
| PRICES 
5 
■ 
CARROTS 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
V4 lb. 
1 lb. 
— 
G26—Chantenay __ 
_ .05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
- 
628—Long Orange. _ . _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
m 
630—New Coreless Chantenay 
_ .10 
.20 
.50 
1.50 
■ 
m 
627—Danver’s Half Long 
_ .10 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
m 
629—Oxheart . . _ _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
m 
s 
631—White Mastodon _ _ 
_ .05 
.10 
.35 
1.00 
- 
m 
LETTUCE 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
V-i lh. 
1 lb. 
m 
m 
512—Cabbage Head. __ _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
m 
s 
504—Hanson _ _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
m 
510—Grand Rapids 
_ .05 
.15 
.35 
1.15 
m 
511—Prizehead 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
507—New York or Wonderful 
_ .10 
.15 
.40 
1.50 
514—Salamander 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
509—Black Seeded Simpson 
_ .10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
513—Early Curled Simpson 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
501—Big Boston _ 
.15 
.35 
1.00 
505—Iceberg _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
5 
- 
509—May King 
.05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
- 
508—White Heart Cos. . _ 
_ .05 
.15 
.35 
1.00 
■ 
CAULIFLOWER 
Pkt. 
V* Oz. 
Oz. 
{5 
■ 
557—Sureheading 
.20 
.75 
2.50 
- 
558—Early Snowball 
.15 
.60 
2.00 
- 
556—Dry Weather _ 
.15 
.60 
2.00 
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222—Broccoli, Italian Sprouting 
.10 
.35 
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