Paul J. Howard's Specialties for the Vegetable Carden 
Choice newer types and varieties, and novelties for the home garden. TOMATO 
Varieties difficult to find in the market, and flavors impossible to 
duplicate, when grown in your own garden. 
TWO NEW ENGLISH BEANS 
SCARLET RUNNER PRINCEPS. A most prolific 
variety, producing large clusters of tender beans. 
This new bean makes an attractive vine for trel¬ 
lises or to screen unsightly places, as the bright 
scarlet flowers are very decorative. The beans 
are delicious in flavor. Packet, 25c; 1-lb., 75c. 
BROAD WINDSOR BEAN. The Wonder. Simi¬ 
lar to the American lima bean but with a richer, 
marrow-like flavor. Bushy plants, 14-16 inches 
with pods 12 inches long filled with plump, de¬ 
licious beans. Packet, 10c. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN SPROUTING. A delicious variety re¬ 
cently introduced from Italy. Forms a green clus¬ 
ter of buds which should be cut before opening, 
cooked and served buttered in the same manner 
as Asparagus. Delicious. Packet, 10c; Oz. $1.50. 
CELERIAC 
THE TURNIP ROOTED CELERY. Giant Prague. 
The large smooth root, cooked, has a delicate 
celery flavor. Used as a vegetable, or sliced cold 
for a distinctive, delicious salad. Packet, 10c; 
Oz., 50c. 
CRESS 
CURLED PEPPER CRESS. The crisp, curled 
leaves make an appetizing garnish, and impart an 
indescribable piquancy to salads, with crisp let¬ 
tuce. Sow in shallow drills every two or three 
weeks, and cut often. Packet, 10c. 
CUCUMBER 
IMPROVED LEMON CUCUMBER. Similar in 
shape and color to a lemon, this tender cucum¬ 
ber has a flavor unequalled by any other variety. 
Packet, 10c. 
Paul J. Howard’s Carden King 
A wonderful new variety that we thoroughly 
recommend for the home garden. Of strong 
growth, producing fruit very early, which are 
borne in clusters of 6 to 14 on long fruit stem, 
and are of medium size, bright red, firm fleshed, 
and wonderful flavor, comparable only to the fin¬ 
est hot-house grown tomatoes. We consider it 
one of the best. Packet, 25c. 
YELLOW TOMATO 
GARDEN QUEEN. A large yellow tomato, non¬ 
acid, of delicious flavor. Ideal for salads, impart¬ 
ing a novel color, as well as flavor. With a little 
sliced lemon makes excellent preserves. A heavy 
yielder. Packet, 15c. 
PEPPER TOMATO 
The originator says this fruit resulted from a 
cross between a Bell Pepper and Tomato, and 
certainly the flavor combines the two. Egg-shaped 
fruit, very solid, from 4 to 6 ounces in weight, 
with a unique spicy taste the pepper flavor added 
to the tomato. Packet, 25c. 
CABBAGE 
NEW EARLY RED. Deep red and remarkably 
solid. Excellent for Slaw and pickling. Packet 
10c; Oz., 50c. 
CORELESS CARROT 
IDEAL. The new coreless Carrot. Quick, vig¬ 
orous growing with sweet, tender flesh of rich 
color. The finest variety where quality is the 
main consideration. Packet, 10c; Oz., 40c. 
PAUL J. HOWARD'S GARDEN KING TOMATO 
JAPANESE CLIMBING. Equal to others in qual¬ 
ity, larger in size, and more economical to grow 
in a small garden by planting near a fence or 
trellis, where the plant climbs by tendrils, produc¬ 
ing very long cucumbers in great quantity. Pac¬ 
ket, 10c. 
ENDIVE 
GREEN CURLED. An attractive and appetizing 
salad-greens for fall and winter months; by re¬ 
peated sowing a supply may be had the year 
'round. Sow in rows, and give plenty of water. 
Packet, 10c. 
WALTON MAMMOTH LEEK 
An English fancy strain, very large, tender and 
mild. A delightful addition to lettuce salad; also 
as a soup vegetable. Packet, 15c. 
ROMAINE LETTUCE 
PARIS WHITE COS. A splendid self-folding 
variety of leaf-lettuce for salads and soups. Crisp 
and of delicious nutty flavor. Easily and quickly 
grown. Packet, 10c. 
MUSTARD 
SOUTHERN GIANT. The true curled-leaf variety 
of the South. The young plants make delicious 
greens. Packet, 10c. 
TURNIP ROOTED PARSLEY 
HAMBURG. Fleshy roots for flavorful soups 
and salads. Packet, 10c. 
RADISH 
EARLY FRENCH BREAKFAST. A new early 
strain medium sized, olive shaped, very crisp and 
tender of beautiful scarlet color with white tip. 
Packet, 10c; Oz., 20e. 
ROSELLE 
QUEENSLAND JELLY PLANT. Easily grown 
from seed planted in spring when ground is 
warm. Bushy plants grow from 4 to 5 feet high. 
The fleshy calyx surrounding the seed pod is 
used as soon as the flower drops for making 
jelly, equal to gauva or current. Packet, 10c; 
Oz., 50c. 
FRENCH SORREL 
FRENCH BROAD LEAF. One of the leafy vege¬ 
tables which make French Salads so famous for 
flavor is Sorrel. Thick fleshy leaves of acid taste 
used either for salad or greens. The true French 
stock, a perennial of easiest culture giving an 
abundance of soft, edible leaves. Packet, 10c. 
SPAGHETTI SQUASH 
From Persia comes this remarkable, valuable, 
and delightful addition to the American garden. 
Thrives in any ordinary fertile soil. Fruits bright 
yellow about 8 inches long and will set 5 to 8 to 
a plant. When fully ripe cook the whole fruit 
for 20 minutes in boiling water. Cut in half and 
out comes the spaghetti-like interior. Season 
with butter and pepper and you have a delicious 
new dish with rich, marrow flavor. Can be served 
hot with catsup, or as a cold salad with mayon¬ 
naise. The plant may be grown on fence, or with¬ 
out support. Packet, 25c. 
ENGLISH VEGETABLE-MARROW 
PROLIFIC. An extremely delicious squash. 
Steamed when quite young, or fried like egg¬ 
plant it is equal to eggplant itself; with richer 
quality. Packet, 10c; Oz., 35c. 
EDIBLE POD PEA 
DWARF SUGAR PEA. Unsurpassed for sweet¬ 
ness and flavor, these Edible Pod Peas will bring 
a luscious new dish to your table. Extraordinarily 
heavy yielding. Cook without shelling. Packet, 
10c; y 2 lb., 25c. 
SWEET CORN 
NEW EARLY GOLDEN. An early maturing 
light golden colored table corn maturing earlier 
than Oregon Evergreen. Ears of extra fine flavor 
being sweet and tender, qualities not usually 
found in early corn. Packet, 10c; '/i lb., 25c; 
1-lb., 40c. 
Paul J. Howard’s Vegetable seeds are all packed 
at "Flowerland”, insuring fresh, quality seed. In 
addition to our specialties we carry a complete 
line of the standard garden vegetables, of high¬ 
est, select, quality. 
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