VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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Mammoth Silver King. A large, early white, flat 
variety of mild flavor. Valuable for the home gar¬ 
den and nearby market, hut is not a good shipping 
or keeping sort. Pkt 5c, oz 20c, lb $2.25. 
Prizetaker. A globe-shaped onion, with light yel¬ 
low skin and white flesh of a mild flavor. It is 
popular as a market variety, a fairly good keeper, 
aDd an immense yielder; onions often weigh two or 
three pounds, and have been known to weigh as 
much as four pounds. Pkt 5c, oz 20c, lb $2.00. 
AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION 
White Bermuda. This is the standard early mar¬ 
ket variety and is now grown in immense quanti¬ 
ties in the Coachella valley for early eastern ship¬ 
ping. It is of large size, flat, and a pinkish, straw 
color. The flesh is white and mild. The seed I offer 
is of the finest strain and imported from Teneriffe, 
Canary Islands. Pkt 5c, oz 25c, lb $2.75. 
White Portugal or Silver Skin. A very popular 
variety, both for market and home use. It is of at¬ 
tractive appearance, flattened, but quite thick; skin 
silvery white and very thin; flesh firm, snowy white 
and mild. A good keeper and heavy yielder; onions 
of large size. Also one of the best for pickling. 
Pkt 5c, oz 25c, lb $3.00. 
White Queen. One of the best sorts for pickling. 
It grows to a fair size in California and is also used 
as an early market variety. It is very early, flat in 
shape, beautifully white and of mild flavor. The best 
variety for growing for green onions. Pkt 5c, oz 
20c, lb $2.00. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. An old standard market 
variety. Large, globe-shaped; skin brownish-yellow. 
Flesh white and firm, a good yielder and remark¬ 
ably good keeper. Pkt 5c, oz 20c, lb $2.00. 
ONION SETS. 
By mail add 10c per lb for postage. 
Australian Brown, White and Yellow sets. Per 
lb 20c. Price on large quantities on application. 
PARSLEY. 
Perijil—Petersilie—Persil. 
May be sown the year round in California. Sow in 
good, rich soil, in drills 15 inches apart, covering 
the seed about half an inch deep. When the plants 
are 2 or 3 inches high, thin out to 4 inches apart. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Champion Moss Curled. Beautifully curled leaves, 
deep, rich green. Pkt 5c, oz 10c, lb 60c. 
Hamburg or Turnip-rooted. A plain leaved vari¬ 
ety, forming large roots which are used for flavoring 
soups, etc. Pkt 5c, oz 10c, lb $1.00. 
PARSNIP. 
Chirivia—Pastinake—Panais. 
Sow from September to May, in deep, rich soil, in 
drills 15 inches apart and cover the seed about half 
an inch deep, when the plants are 2 or 3 inches high 
thin out to about 5 inches apart in the rows. One 
ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of row or 5 pounds to 
one acre. 
Hollow Crown. The standard sort. Pkt 5c, oz 
10c, lb 50c. 
PEAS. 
Chicharos o Guisantes—Erhsen—Pois. 
May be sown the year round in California. They 
will grow in almost any soil, but a deep, rich loam 
is best for main crop, the early varieties for winter 
will do best on a light warm soil; deep plowing of 
the ground is essential. They are sown in single or 
double rows from 18 inches to 4 feet apart accord¬ 
ing to the height of the variety. The tall sorts should 
have sticks to climb over. For the field crop it re¬ 
quires from 60 to 80 pounds to the acre, for home 
gardens plant one pound to 50 feet of row. 
FIRST EARLY VARIETIES. 
American Wonder. Extra early, dwarf compact 
grower, wrinkled peas of fine quality. Height 1 ft. 
Pkt 5c, lh 15c, 10 lbs $1.25. 
Premium Gem. A popular early dwarf wrinkled 
variety. It grows about 18 inches high and bears a 
heavy crop of good sized pods filled with 6 to 8 peas 
of the finest quality. Pkt 5c, lb 15c, 10 lbs $1.25. 
Gradus or Prosperity. The finest early pea yet in¬ 
troduced. Almost as early as American Wonder but 
grows about 2% feet high and produces very long 
pods filled with 8 to 10 peas of delicious flavor. Pkt 
5c, lb 25c, 10 lbs $2.00. 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 
Abundance. A splendid wrinkled variety, good 
bearer, pods contain 6 to 8 large peas. It grows 
about 2 feet high. A favorite sort for canning. Pkt 
5c, lb 15c, 10 lbs $1.25. 
Stratagem. One of the best peas in cultivation, 
pods large and well filled, of the finest flavor. Grows 
about 2y 2 feet high. Pkt 5c, lb 25c, 10 lbs $2.00. 
Yorkshire Hero. The popular market variety in 
this locality. Grows about 2% feet high, is of fine 
quality and a good bearer. Pkt 5c, lb 15c, 10 
lbs $1.25. 
LATE VARIETIES. 
Champion of England. Grows from 4 to 4% feet 
high, very productive and unsurpassed in quality. 
Pkt 5c, lb 20c, 10 lbs $1.75. 
Telephone. A late variety, grows 5 feet high, pro¬ 
duces very long pods well filled with 8 to 9 large 
peas of the finest quality. Pkt 5c, lb 25c, 10 lbs $2.00. 
PEPPER. 
Pimiento—Pfeifer—Piment. 
Can be sown from the middle of January to the 
end of June. Sow the seed in boxes of light rich 
