Helena, Montana, 
VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES 73 
VEGETABLE NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
TOMATO 
Ascrow Scarlet Dawn Awarded Gold Medal 1935 
This new variety is a cross of Clark’s Early and 
Marglobe; considerably earlier than either parent. 
Vines of medium growth and very prolific. Fruit 
medium large with thick wall structure. Globular, 
smooth, free from flat sides and puffiness. Bright 
scarlet—especially attractive. Very desirable for 
home garden, shipping and early canning. Pkt., 
15c; Yz-ot., 35c; oz., 60 c. 
Parsley 
Peerless —Of good bunching size, very dark green, 
fine curled type, about eight inches tall. Its 
characteristics are hardiness and holding its col¬ 
or through the winter, which makes it excellent 
for market gardeners as well as for home gar¬ 
deners. A good strain of good quality and fair 
uniformity. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; }4-lb., 60c; lb., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Radish 
Glowing Ball —First gold medal winner in 1934. A 
round, forcing, short-top Radish, very bright 
scarlet with almost an orange glow. It can be 
used for greenhouse plantings as well as for the 
open. It has a very attractive color and a 
smooth, silky skin, short topped, very small tap 
roots, ball shaped and one inch or less in diam¬ 
eter. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 -lb., 65c; lb., $2.00. 
Endive 
Batavian Full Heart —Judges’ reports on this show 
that it grows off slower than Giant Batavian but 
increases its full heart after approaching its 
large full size. It has short, wide leaves of good 
quality, and is very attractive. About six inches 
high and rather uniform. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 - 
lb., 55c; lb., $1.50. 
Sweet Corn 
Kingcrost—The new Hybrid Corn. An early and 
uniform Sweet Corn, 4 Yz to 5 feet tall, yellow 
grained; judged to be earlier, more uniform and 
of better quality than Golden Bantam. Pkt., 10c; 
y 4 - lb., 25c; 1 / 2 -lb., 40c; lb., 70c. 
CUCUMBER, STRAIGHT EIGHT 
Beet 
Asgrovv Wonder—Gold medal winner. A deep red, 
large, semi-flat Beet with rounded bottom. Very 
uniform, exceptionally dark interior, glood flavor 
and a fine smooth exterior, medium tops and 
collar and good tap root. Pkt., 10c. 
Little Marvel —A dark red, early flat forcing vari¬ 
ety with shortest foliage, resembling Early Egyp¬ 
tian but darker, earlier and shorter topped. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Cucumber 
The Barteldes —From 8 to 12 inches long, of a very 
dark green color which does not fade in shipping. 
This is of greatest importance to the growers and 
shippers who want their cucumbers to be attrac¬ 
tive when they reach the market. The flesh Is 
firm, white, thick and with few seeds. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; -lb., 65c. 
Cabbage 
Penn State Ballhead —It is a short-stem, dark blu¬ 
ish green Ballhead type, twelve inches high, pro¬ 
duced by the Pennsylvania State College, Dept, 
of Horticulture. It is claimed that it will out- 
yield in weight other varieties in sections adapt¬ 
ed for a heavy late Cabbage, that heads are ex¬ 
tremely heavy and hard with small core. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 40c; 14 -lb., $1.15; lb., $3.25. 
Carrot 
Morse’s Bunching —A gold medal winner. A cylin¬ 
drical, half-long Carrot, of ideal size, and shape 
for bunching. Color is a fine deep orange 
throughout, cores small and indistinct. Tops are 
short, rather bushy and strong, but not coarse 
at the neck. Quality fine, flesh tender and sweet. 
It was developed as a bunching Carrot for long¬ 
distance shipment, but is equally desirable as a 
home garden variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4-lb., 
60c; lb., $ 2 . 00 . 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
A most unusual vining squash with creamy white 
fruits about 8 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter. When mature boile whole for about 30 
minutes, not longer. Cut open, remove the center 
seed core and season the flesh that appears as 
tightly wound spaghetti-like threads or strings 
with salt and butter. Of a most delicious, mild, 
and pleasing flavor. Easily stored for winter use. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; %-lb., 85c. 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
Gold Medal Award 1935 
This new outstanding variety Straight Eight produces symmetrical, almost cylindrical fruits well 
of hnth erirl</ nuite straight regularly eight inches in length and from 1% to 2 inches in diam- 
ItPr d Thp cokr is deep green and free from objectionable pale striping Vines are vigorous, remarkably 
produc?iVe and of fine P quality. Makes and ideal slicing variety for the home garden or market. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 35c; 14 -lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 
