DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS . 
Golden Beauty. — (100 days. See cut.) The ears are remarkable in size, and filled out com- 
detely to the extreme end of the cob. The cob is the smallest, in comparison with the size of the ear, 
of any variety in cultivation, and when broken in half, a grain will reach across. The richness of color 
and fine quality of the grain make it vastly superior for grinding into meal. The grains are not of a 
hard flinty nature, neither are they so soft as to be greatly shrivelled. It matures early, ripening in 100 
to 110 days from planting, and surpasses all in size and beauty of grain. Selected ears, shelled, per lb. 
5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Hickory King. — (110 days. See cut.) This corn is entirely distinct from all other varieties, 
having the largest grain with the smallest cob ever introduced in a white corn. A single grain will com¬ 
pletely cover the cob of an ear broken in half. Selected ears, shelled, per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
Improved Beaming. — (90 days.) This is one of the earliest yellow dent corns in cultivation, 
ripening in 90 to 100 days from planting, surpassing the Yellow Canada and Flint varieties in earliness, 
productiveness, and quality. Over 4 tons of shelled corn have been grown on 1 acre. Selected 
ears, shelled, per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
CORN — CALIFORNIA GROWN. 
Large Yellow. Yellow Spanish. Large White. Small White. 
Prices quoted upon application. 
POP CORN. 
White Pearl.—A standard market variety, per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
White Rice.—A popular and productive variety. The kernels are fine, white and pointed, and 
the ears from 4 to 5 inches in length, and from 1 to 114 in diameter. A favorite variety with retail 
grocers. Pei* lb. 10c; 100 lbs. $4.50. 
Queen’s Golden.—The ears are large and produced in great abundance; the stalks grow about 
6 feet high. Pops perfectly white. .Per lb. 5c; 100 lbs. $3.50. 
OATS. 
Heavy White Oregon. —Prices quoted upon application. 
Rustproof Red. —Texas grown. Prices quoted upon application. 
Rustproof Red. — California grown. Prices quoted upon application. 
RYE. 
Winter. —Prices quoted on application. 
WHEAT. 
Australian White, Russian White, Sonora White. — Prices quoted on application. 
The Seed Dealer and “Cheap” Seeds versus the Seedsman and 
“Superior” Seeds. 
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Experiment Station in Massachusetts in a recent 
article on seed-testing, state that — 
'.'Seeds may be collected from the stock kept in country stores, much of which is produced by 
growers of little skill, and possibly in localities where mixing by cross fertilization cannot be avoided.” 
In a late paper Peter Henderson, a recognized authority on American seed-growing, pointedly said: 
"The seed dealer is any man who does not grow or control his own seed-bearing plants. He may 
also sell other goods, or deal in seeds alone; at any rate his only object is profit, and with seeds as with 
all of his other merchandise, his interest lies in buying as low as possible; the consequence is that the 
person who supplies him with seeds is the one who quotes him the lowest price. The effect is blighting 
on quality, for the price does not justify the grower in ; roguing ’ seed-bearing plants very rigidly, nor in 
eliminating through cleaning too much of the light, small or imperfect seeds; the consequence is that 
the seeds are of mixed sizes and maturity, and the person who buys and sows them gets a very irregular 
crop maturing at different times, entailing extra labor and expense in harvesting portions at intervals, 
with the final result of some of the crop being unmarketable and rejected. 
Cheap seeds are often produced from the poorest plants, that cannot be used for anything else. Cheap 
seed beans and peas are often taken from the later maturing pods after a market crop has been gathered. 
Cheap radish, turnip, beet seed, etc., is often saved from roots not good enough for the table or for sale. 
Cheap cabbage seed has been grown from the stumps after the heads have been marketed. Cheap cauli¬ 
flower seed is grown from free seeding plants that will not head. Cheap seeds nre always grown with 
the least possible outlay of money, trouble and care. Cheap seeds are often old seeds, and old seeds 
germinate slowly, and the plants produced from them grow slowly and are less vigorous and prolific.” 
As contradistinguished from the above well taken criticisms and suggestions, it is needless to again 
emphasize the fact that all our seeds are grown by us, or under special contract for us, or by growers 
whose reputation and quality of product always give satisfactory results. Our seeds are reliable because 
they are California grown and thoroughly tested before being placed on sale. 
