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PARSLEY 
Soak seeds few hours in warm water. Sow in drills early 
in Spring, covering seed one-half inch. Parsley is very slow 
in germinating. 
Bassi's Moss Curled. Grows about 8 inches high. The color 
is a rich dark green and leaves are finally cut. Used for 
garnishing and flavoring. By far the leading variety. I Oc pkt., 
20c oz., 50c A lb. 
Hamburg or Turnip Rooted. Long fleshy, tapering roots, 
which are used for flavoring soups, etc. The leaves are like 
Plain Parsley. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 50c A lb. 
Plain Italian. Hardy plants. Leaves are not curled and are 
used more for flavoring than garnishing. 10c pkt., 20c oz. 
PARSNIPS 
Sow seeds in early May in rows. Later thin out plants 
to stand 4 inches apart. 
Long Smooth Hollow Crown. The oldest and best known for 
home garden. Roots grow to a lenqth of 8—10 inches, are 
Dure white, smooth and of excellent flavor. 10c pkt., 25c oz., 
60c A lb. 
White Model. An improvement over Hollow Crown, being of 
medium length smooth and snow white. 10c pkt., 25c oz., 
60c A lb. 
PEAS 
Sow in earliest Spring, in rows two to three feet apart, 
drilling the seed one to two inches deep. Smooth varieties 
may be sown earlier than wrinkled sort. One pound is 
enough for 100 feet of row. 
Extra Early and Early Varieties 
Bassi's First and Best. Smooth seeded. Height of vine 30 
inches. Pods well filled, matures very early in about 50 days. 
25c 1/2 lb., 40c I lb., 75c 2 lbs. 
Ameer (Improved Alaska). Smooth seeded. Pods are straight, 
three inches long, blunt, and of pale green color. One of 
the earliest varieties and very productive. 25c 72 lb., 40c I 
lb., 75c 2 lbs. 
Laxton's Progress. Wrinkled seeded. This sort is in great 
demand everywhere. It is dwarf, about 18—20 inches high, 
and produces long pods filled with 8—9 large delicious peas. 
Medium early variety. 30c 1/2 lb., 45c I lb., 85c 2 lbs. 
Gradus or Prosperity. Wrinkled seeded. Grows a vine about 
32 inches high thickly set with large light green pods about 
4 inches long. The peas are of an excellent flavor and very 
much in demand. We recommend this type to every home 
gardener. 25c 1/2 lb., 45c I lb., 85c 2 lbs. 
Late Varieties 
Dwarf Telephone. Wrinkled seeded. Vines will grow about 2 
feet high. The pods are dark green, 5 inches long and 
pointed. Valuable to both home and market gardeners for 
its productivity and ease of cultivation. 25c 72 lb., 40c I lb., 
75c 2 lbs. 
Wyoming Wonder. The latest introduction. Unequalled in 
pod size, excellent in quality. Vines 2-4—28 inches tali', bear 
dark green pods 6 inches long, tender and sweet. Matures 
in about 75 days. 25c A lb., 45c I lb., 85c 2 lbs. 
PEPPERS 
Sow seed one-half inch deep in the hot bed in March. 
After danger of frost is past transplant in the open ground, 
18 inches apart in the row. 
California Wonder (Sweet). We have no doubt that this is 
the meatiest Pepper in cultivation. The large fruits are mild 
and delicious often weighing 10 to 12 ounces. Glossy green 
color turning later to vivid red. 15c pkt., 40c i /2 oz., 75c I oz. 
Harris' Early Giant (Sweet). The earliest and most prolific 
of all Giant Peppers. Of dwarf and compact growth, bearing 
a large crop of scarlet fruits measuring 5 inches in length and 
3/2 inches in diameter. 15c pkt., 45c i /2 oz., 85c I oz. 
PEPPERS— Continued 
Perfection Pimiento (Sweet). A small, extremely sweet and 
mild pepper. Fruits are 3/2 inches long by 2/2 inches thick, 
excellent for stuffing, pickling, or flavoring. When ripe they 
are a beautiful scarlet color. 10c pkt., 40c i /2 oz., 75c I oz. 
Woodruff's Colossal (Sweet). The pepper is of a Ruby King 
type but vastly superior to that variety. The fruit is very 
large, thick, sweet, and almost 100% four-pronged. We 
recommend this variety to every grower. 15c pkt., 45c i /2 oz., 
85c I oz. 
Large Hot Squash (Hot). A medium sized, tomato-shaped 
pepper. Very prolific and noted for its pungency. 10c pkt., 
35c i /2 oz., 65c I oz. 
Long Red Cayenne (Hot). The Fruit is long and slender, 
very much used for pickling. Color bright red. 10c pkt., 
35c 1/2 oz., 65c I oz. 
For Plants refer to page 31 
PUMPKIN 
Sow late in May in hills. Cover seeds I inch. Later thin 
out to 2—3 plants per hill. One ounce for 25 hills. 
Small Sugar. Also called Pie Pumpkin. Orange-yellow skin 
and rich orange flesh which has the right flavor for the best 
pies. 10c pkt., 25c oz., 60c % lb. 
King of the Mammoth. The Pumpkins grow to an enormous 
size measuring 25 inches in diameter. The skin is bright 
yellow, fine grained, solid and tender. 10c pkt., 25c oz., 
60c % lb. 
Winter Luxury. Known for its winter keeping qualities. It is 
of a small size, 10 inches in diameter, slightly oval in shape. 
The skin is finely netted and is a yellowish-russet color. Deep 
golden flesh, sweet and tended. 10c pkt., 25c oz., 60c % lb. 
SEED POTATOES 
Certified Stock 
A good, sandy loam produces the best potatoes. Scatter 
a liberal dressing of decayed stable manure along the drills 
and set the tubers or divisions 4 inches deep. 
Irish Cobbler. A fine early variety, producing plump, excel¬ 
lent quality tubers. The flesh is pure white and the crops 
are large. $1.00 peck, $3.25 bushel. 
Green Mountain. The most reliable late potato, unsurpassed 
for main crop. The tubers are white, of flat oval shape. 
Brilliant winter keeper. $1.00 peck, $3.25 bushel. 
RADISH 
Sow in the open ground as soon as the soil can be 
worked. A good rich soil is necessary for best results. One 
ounce will sow 100 feet. 
Bassi's Special Earliest Scarlet Globe. We recommend this 
strain very highly to all growers, being of a perfect color and 
shape, mild and crisp. Very early. I 0c pkt., 25c oz., 60c % lb. 
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. (Sparkler). An early 
table radish. Roots scarlet, white tipped. It is a rapid grower. 
Mild sweet flavor. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 50c A lb. 
French Breakfast. An attractive, olive shaped sort, deep 
scarlet in color with white tip. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 50c A lb. 
Philadelphia White Box. A standard white ball-shaped variety, 
very early. 10c pkt., 25c I oz., 60c % lb. 
Crimson Giant. A popular outdoor sort, globe shaped and 
larger than Scarlet Globe. 10c pkt., 25c I oz., 60c A lb. 
White Icicle. The leading long white radish. Roots are crisp 
and tender, 6 inches long, and of high quality. 10c pkt., 
25c oz., 60c % lb. 
Long Black Spanish. Valuable for its winter keeping qualities. 
Skin is blackish brown, firm white flesh. The roots are 5—6 
inches long, tapering from a shoulder 2—3 inches in diameter. 
10c pkt., 25c oz., 60c 'A lb. 
Use Annuals in your Perennial Border 
