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Good As Can Be Grown— None Better At Any Price 
DIRECT FROM PRODUCER TO CONSUMER AT POSTPAID PRICES 
No Dealers or Agents Handle My Seed — Sold Direct from Me to You 
Nachirfinm New Double Sweet Scented 
“ ItdblUlUUHI, Scarlet Gleam. Scarlet Gleam is 
the very latest introduction in Double Sweet Scented 
Nasturtiums. Most intensely dazzling- color one could 
imagine, even more showy than the vivid golden yel¬ 
low of golden gleam. See painting from nature out¬ 
side front cover of Catalog. Pkt. (25 seed), 25 cts.; 
oz., $1.50; 14 lb., $5.50. 
??ne ISIactiiefiiim Double Gleam Hybrids, Choicest 
rNaSlUrUUm, Mixed. Same type as the well 
known Scarlet Gleam and Golden Gleam. Color range 
includes an evenly balanced blend of a glorious as¬ 
sortment of brilliant shades; salmon, golden yellow, 
orange scarlet, cerise, cream yellow, orange, and many 
spotted varieties. Pkt. (25 seed), 15 ets.; oz., $1.00; 
% lb., $3.50. 
OtHA cfurfitim Double Golden Gleam. First of- 
nidMUrUUHl, f ere( } to the trade in a general 
way in 1934. Everybody went wild about it. Bright 
golden yellow flower averaging 2%' to 3 inches across. 
Double and semi-double blossoms, sweet scented. 
Pkt. (50 seed), 10 ets.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts. 
pro Quricc Pliarrl Ducullus. My Strain Is Recognized 
kjYVlaa XAlaiu, as world's Finest. The leaves 
of this variety of chard are heavily crumpled and 
savoyed, deep green in color, being nearly the color 
of spinach. The mid-rib or thick white stalk may be 
creamed like asparagus. Do not pull up the plants; 
cut off the outer leaves and a small patch of it will 
provide greens all summer long. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
15 cts.; % lb., 31 cts.; % lb., 54 cts.; lb., $1.00. 
oii r. rrn ( Morse’s Bunching. A new early bunching 
V/<tl I Ul, carrot. Bred by Mr. Lester Morse, the 
veteran seed grower. Ready for table in 55 days. The 
roots are i smooth, uniform and handsome, entirely 
free from core with sweet and tender flesh. Never 
becomes stringy nor shows rings. Producing a crop 
of the best and most desirable size and shape carrots 
for early bunching. Be sure to try this grand variety 
this year. Pkt.. 10 cts.; oz., IS cts.; % lb., 45 cts.; 
% lb., 70 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
007 rucnmKo!' Shumway’s Fancy Pickling. My 
oot vut-UIIIUcl, own origination here at Rockford 
and now used extensively by the larg-est Pickle Manu¬ 
facturers in the nation. Extremely early and prolific, 
producing crop in 52 days. Fruits very dark green 
just the right size for pickles. For home or market 
there is no other variety in its class. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 55 cts.; % lb., 95 cts.; lb., $1.75. 
R4.R Ppnnpr Shumway’s American Giant. The largest 
0*0 I early Sweet Pepper I have ever seen. 
Produces marketable crop in 62 days, making it espe¬ 
cially valuable for Northern planters. Plants vigor¬ 
ous, erect, extremely prolific, fruits 4% inches long 
by 3% diameter, slightly tapered. Deep green be¬ 
coming brilliant red, sweet throughout. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 70 cts.; % lb., $2.10; % lb., $3.75; lb., $7.00. 
7( , Tnm^ln Shumway’s Sensation “King of the 
/o# lUIIldlU, Earlies.” The earliest large profitable 
Tomato in cultivation. Extra large solid fruit, deep 
scarlet, big yielder, disease resistant, producing mar¬ 
ketable crops 50 days from setting plants in the field. 
By all means try this great Tomato this year. You 
will find it the earliest, largest, and most profitable 
sort in cultivation. It is one of the first early.'Toma- 
toes that bring the big prices. My new sensation 
leads them all. Pkt., 15 cts.; % oz., 60 cts.; oz„ $1.00; 
% lb., $3.00; % lb., $5.00; lb., $9.00. 
ors on opposite page of catalog. A very large thrifty 
growing plant, very productive and desirable market 
g-ardener’s variety as well as for home use. Ready to 
use in 53 days. Pods 6% to 7 inches long, nearly 
round. Color rich creamy yellow. Very brittle, fine 
grained. Tender and always stringless. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
% lb., 23 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts., postpaid. 
f 55 days. Smooth seeded. A variety exten¬ 
sively used by the canning factories. It is very early 
and when properly cared for will bear the peas at one 
time. The foliage is light green in color, the pods 
2 Yz inches' long, round and well filled. Heig'ht of vines 
about 30 inches. Pkt., 7 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; lb., 2$ cts.; 
2 lbs., 50 cts., postpaid. 
793 ToiWatO Dritehard’s Scarlet Topper. 66 days. 
’ The finest and latest introduction of 
the late Dr. Pritchard of the United States Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture, originator of many outstanding 
Tomatoes, including Marglobe and Break O’Day. Th§ 
fruits are of good size and both the interior and ex¬ 
terior color is a brilliant red. It is very similar to 
Marglobe, showing great solidity with no core and 
very small seed-pockets. It is enormously productive 
when properly fertilized. Many plants bear a bushel 
of smooth solid fruits. Remarkably early maturity 
recommends it to commercial growers and shippers. 
The vines are rugged and medium high, with abun¬ 
dant foliage. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 37 cts.; % lb., $1.10; 
% lb., $2.08; lb., $4.00; 2 lbs., $7.50, postpaid. 
516 Muskmelon 8hum " ay ’ s Frill c« ss Meai. (90 
7 days.) Truly an ideal home melon. 
A large pink fleshed melon heavily ribbed and netted. 
Very thick and exceptionally sweet and spicy flesh. 
Not a good shipper but excellent for home garden and 
local market. Weighs 6 lbs. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 
% lb., 4S cts,; % lb., S3 cts.; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90, 
postpaid. 
689 Radish s !l u m w a y ’ s White Tipped Scarlet 
J Beauty. 23 days. Discriminating home 
gardeners recognize this variety as the choicest table 
radish. It is valued for its earliness, quality and at¬ 
tractiveness. The roots are nearly round, and of 
most appetizing appearance; the rich, bright scarlet 
of the upper portion contrasting brilliantly with the 
whiteness of the tip. The flesh is exceedingly crisp, 
and its mild flavor has just the right touch of 
piquancy. In markets requiring a white tipped 
radish, this variety will find ready buyers at top 
prices. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.; % lb., 
58 cts.; 5b., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.8©, postpaid. 
246 Rppt Shumway’s Extra Early Dark Beauty. 
7 Earliest of all—and biggest money maker. 
Beautiful oval shape with a rich dark red color. The 
flesh is -fine grained and cooks up very tender; its 
flavor is superb. Practically free from side roots and 
appears very smooth, thus making a good appearance 
on the market. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 16 cts.; % lb., 38 cts.; 
% lb., 67 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.40, postpaid. 
390 fycnmlipf Shumway’s Everbearing. 52 days. 
7 The Name Tells the True Story. An 
ideal type for early small pickles that is becoming 
more popular every year. The plants are enormously 
prolific and if kept picked will continue producing 
unt-il killed by frost. The fruits are rich dark green, 
about 4 to 5 inches long, and stubby but well shaped. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 55 cts.; % lb., 95 cts.; 
lb., $1.75; 2 lbs., $3.40, postpaid. 
of Cauliflower is the particular variety that the mar¬ 
ket gardeners have wanted for some time. Its ex¬ 
treme earliness about 7 days earlier than Early Snow¬ 
ball, and uniformity of heading will 'excel the others 
for early Marketing. Before the foliage is full grown 
and the heads have begun to appear the inside leaves 
begin to curl and twist forming a protection. The 
outside foliage is strong and vigorous. This strain 
heads up evenly throughout the field, which ho other 
Cauliflower is known to do. The heads are decidedly 
larger, deeper and more solid than the other varieties. 
Denmark-grown originator’s stock. Pkt., 22 cts.; 
% OZ., 85 cts.; % oz., $1.50; oz., $2.75; % lb., $8.00; 
% lb., $15.50; lb., $30.00, postpaid. 
535 Watermelon K,eck,ey Sweets or Monte Cristo. 
’ Disease Resistant Strain. 87 days, 
'rite sweetest of all large melons. Probably the most 
widely used large type for the home garden, and for 
market within a limited shipping range. The fruits 
are oblong and symmetrical with a glossy dark green 
skin. The flesh ripens right up to the thin rind and 
is bright red, tender and luscious. The heart is large 
and clear with the white seeds placed near the rind. 
Weight 35 to 40 pounds, sometimes 50. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; ,% lb., 60 cts.; lb., $1.00; 
2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
New and Special Varieties Featured on Opposite Page and on Front Cover That I Recommend to You 
These Specialties Are Shoivn in Natural 
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“Jack of all Trades” is gone. In other words, to¬ 
day you must know your business thoroughly or 
thinking people will have no confidence in you. 
If you sought the advice or counsel of a doctor 
or surgeon you wouldn’t look for one in a depart¬ 
ment store. The same is true with a mechanic, 
carpenter or any highly skilled artisan. 
with Specialists 
1 don’t kndw much, if anything, about calico, 
prunes, medicines, or machinery—but I do feel 
that after more than a half century specializing in 
growing and breeding pure bred seeds, plants, 
bulbs, shrubs and nursery items—I am better 
qualified to serve you intelligently on your garden, 
lawn, farm and fruit requirements than those who 
deal in these commodities as a side line. 
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