GERMAI NS 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Double the Yield of Your Crops With 
NITROGEN CULTURE 
The Greatest Agricultural Discovery of the Century! 
The germs have been discovered, and are to be had in unlimited quantity, that enable legumi¬ 
nous plants to collect nitrogen from the air and give it to the earth, thereby replenishing poor 
and exhausted land with a copious supply of nitrogen, and also making good soil more productive. 
Does away with artificial manure; saves time and labor; is convenient to handle, effective in re¬ 
sults, and at the minimum of cost. Don’t fail to try It and be convinced. 
The method of application is simplicity itself, consisting in inoculating the seed that Is about 
to be planted as a crop to turn under as green manure. This is accomplished by using cotton as 
a carrier for the nitrogen-gathering bacteria and then allowed to dry, rendering the same dormant 
and inactive. In this way it is readily handled as an article of commerce. _ 
These dry cultures are accompanied with necessary packages of chemical foods, which, when 
mixed in a solution according to directions, produce vast numbers of bacteria. The seeds moist¬ 
ened with the solution before planting cause the germs to form abundant nodules on the roots, 
bringing profuse growth to the plants and adding nitrogen to the soil. . 
The following list comprises all the pod-bearing family that are in general use throughout the 
United States, and we carry a special culture for each, and would specially call the attention or 
private parties, market gardeners, etc., that we have always 
on hand packages of a size to suit either small or large gar¬ 
dens, and we strongly recommend their use in the home 
garden for such crops as garden peas, .beans, alfalfa, white 
clover, sweet peas, peanuts, etc. 
Comparative Cost Per Acre 
Alfalfa .. - Per acre $1.50 
Red Clover ...per acre 1.50 
Crimson Clover.per acre 1.50 
White Clover or Alsike .per acre 1.50 
Japan Clover .per acre 1.50 
Bur Clover .per acre 1.50 
Vetch .per acre 1.50 
Field Peas .per acre. 1.50 
Garden Peas. half-acre .75 
Sweet Peas .half-acre .75 
Cow Peas .one acre 1.50 
Garden Beans—String, Kidney, Wax, Limn and Navy 
.one acre 1.50 
Soy Beans .one acre 1.50 
Horse Beans .one acre 1.50 
Velvet Beans .’.one acre 1.50 
Peanuts .one acre 1.50 
Sample packages 25 cts., ^4-acre 50 cts., 5-acre $5, 10-acre 
$8, 20-acre $16, for above list of seeds. 
NOT INOCULATED INOCULATED 
Flower and Vegetable Garden 
A CONCISE CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
JANUARY 
Flower Garden. —Continue to plant lilies. All 
kinds of evergreen and deciduous shrubs can 
now be planted. The planting of hyacinths, tu¬ 
lips, narcissi, etc., should be completed this 
month. Hardy annuals may be sown out-of- 
doors, and, where artificial heat is obtainable, 
half-hardy annuals may be sown. A hotbed of 
stable manure is easily prepared by piling it 4 
or 5 feet in height, well watered and trampled 
down, over which place a large box or frame, 
with glass sash, taking care to air and sweeten 
the bed well before using. 
Vegetable Garden. —For main crop sow broc¬ 
coli, carrot, chicory and parsnip. At the end of 
the month, in warm, sheltered situations, Early 
Rose potatoes may be planted. Plant asparagus, 
horseradish and rhubarb roots. These all re¬ 
quire deeply worked ground. Dress beds al¬ 
ready planted with about 3 inches of well-rotted 
manure. Cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, 
squashes and tomatoes may be sown under 
glass for after-planting. A safe plan is to sow 
about 5 seeds of each variety on reversed pieces 
of sod, about 4 inches square. On planting in 
the ground, insert the sod with the growing 
plants and firm the soil in the usual way. By 
this method the growing plants will suffer no 
injury. Stick and hill up peas and other crops 
requiring it, and attend strictly to cleanliness. 
