And here we introduce to you Master Walter M. Schell, the Third generation, a real “dirt” farmer and seedsman, beginning by 
helping Grandpa Schell harvest a fine crop of Schell’s Big Yellow Dent Seed Corn last fall. Two of those big handsome golden 
ears are as much as he can handle at the age of z'/i years. 
SCHELL’S Quality Seeds 
New Crops for 1937 Are Now Ready for You 
Extra 
Special 
This applies to Vegetable Seeds and Flower Seeds only, not to Field Seeds. 
On all Orders of from $ 2 to $ 5 you may deduct 6 per cent cash discount. 
f On all Orders of from $ 6 to #10 you may deduct 8 per cent cash discount. 
On all Orders of from $11 to $25 you may deduct 10 per cent cash discount. 
" On all Orders of from $26 to $50 or $100 or more you may deduct 12 per cent cash discount. 
SEND YOUR ORDER EARLY. Make it out for your full requirements for the year’s plantings. 
HOW TO SEND CASH. Send either Post Office Money Order, Check, or Express Money Order for amounts above 50 cts., 
and stamps for less amounts. However, send whichever is most convenient to you. If cash, have it registered; if Money Order, be 
sure to have it made payable at Harrisburg, Pa. 
WE PAY THE POSTAGE, Express, or Freight on all Garden Seeds and Flower Seeds at the prices quoted in this Catalogue, 
to all points in the United States. We send them whichever way is cheapest. Be sure to give your nearest express or freight station. 
NON-WARRANTY. Walter S. Schell, Inc., give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, 
or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, or plants they sell and will not be responsible for the crop. If the customer does not 
accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned and the amount paid for them will be refunded. 
ASPARAGUS 
HOW TO GROW ASPARAGUS.—One ounce of seed will pro¬ 
duce about 200 plants. I will furnish a special Leaflet with full 
directions for preparing the bed, how to set the roots, etc., free to 
all my customers who ask for it. Plant in early spring. 
For your home-garden, 50 roots will plant a space 25 feet long 
and 6 feet wide; 100 roots, 50 feet by 6 feet; 8,000 roots per acre, 
feet apart, in rows, 3 feet between the rows. 
Mary Washington Rust-Resistant 
A variety bred up by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, at 
Washington, D. C., from a careful selection of plants of the Wash¬ 
ington variety, and now more popular and more widely grown 
than any other. It produces large, beautiful, straight, dark green, 
tender shoots of the most delicious flavor. 
Large Two-Year-Old Roots of Genuine Mary Washington. 
Doz. 50 cts. (postpaid 60 cts.); 50 roots $1.50 (postpaid $1.75); 
100 roots $2.50 (postpaid $2.85); 1,000 for $12; 5,000 for $55. 
Seed of Mary Washington. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
HOW TO GROW THEM.—Grow the same as cabbage. One 
ounce of seed will plant a row 200 feet long. 
Half-Dwarf Paris Market. Sprouts are medium-sized, closely 
set, very firm, and rounded. Stems are 20 to 28 inches long. 
Preferred by all. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Xlb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
BORECOLE or KALE 
Sow in July for fall use and in September for spring use. 
One ounce will produce about 5,000 plants 
Schell’s Dwarf Curled Blue Scotch or Extra Curled 
(also known as “Jamaica” and as “Bloomsdale Kale”). 
This Kale is of a dark bluish green color without yellow¬ 
ing, even after several days of shipping. It grows to a 
large size. Very hardy and passes through the severest 
winters without being harmed. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
Xlb. 35 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. at 85 cts. per lb. 
Dwarf Siberian. A dwarf grower, with large, broad leaves, 
slightly curled at the edges. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 
Xlb. 25 cts.; lb. 85 cts.; 10 lbs. at 75 cts. per lb. 
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch or Dwarf German. The 
leaves are very curly, bright green, tender, and of delicate 
flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; Klb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts. 
BROCCOLI 
Calabrese or Green Sprouting. You grow it as you do 
cabbage plants, starting indoors in February or March 
and transplanting outdoors later, or sow outdoors in May, 
then transplant 30 inches apart each way. The plants pro¬ 
duce from the center small green heads about 4 inches 
across. These are cut out and used before the flower- 
buds open, then from the axils of the leaves there devel¬ 
ops thick, fleshy, light green sprouts, each with small 
buds from 1 to 2 inches across. These are cut with 5 
to 6 inches of stem and prepared like asparagus. Pkt. 
ioc.; 3 pkts. 25c.; K°z. 30c.; oz. 45c.; Klb. $1.25; lb. $4. 
Mr. Clyde D. Murphey, Pennsylvania, says: “Schell’s Seeds are excellent in quality, vigorous in growth, and abundant in yield.” 
Mr. Conrad Anderson, Pa., says: “Twenty-five years of rigid Mr. John R. Kregar, Pa., advises. He says: “Gardeners 
test have proved that Schell’s Seeds grow and yield the best." be wise, for Schell’s Seeds are good, as they are advertised,” 
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