SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 
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MAKE YOUR GARDEN 
WORK THE YEAR ROUND 
Many people think that seeds cannot be planted any other time 
than in April and May. This is far from true. The wide-awake gardener begins' 
sowing as early in the spring as possible and sows succession crops throughout 
the summer and until late in the fall. Succession crops are most important, since 
they provide fresh vegetables for fall and winter use. A cellar full of stored 
vegetables is a good investment. Grow all the vegetables your garden can pro¬ 
duce. Eat them fresh, evaporate them, can them, store them, and be independent 
of high food prices. 
For Best Results Plant STAR BRAND SEED. 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT 
For 
THE HOME AND MARKET GARDENER 
Market and home gardeners have found these vegetable varieties standard in the markets, that they 
are dependable, season after season, and that they make more profit in sowing these sorts. We believe 
you’ll find any of them highly satisfactory and will make no mistake in placing them at the top of 
your order. 
BEETS—Early Wonder 
THE MARKET GARDENERS FAVORITE 
EARLY WONDER —We recommend this splendid var¬ 
iety to market gardeners who desire an extra early beet 
of more attractive appearance than Crosby’s Egyptian. 
The roots are very uniform, nearly globe shape, with 
small top and tap root; skin dark red; flesh deep blood 
red and of excellent quality. Wonder retains its deep 
color well when stored or canned, and is becoming de¬ 
servedly popular with both home and market gardeners. 
Pkt., 5c; Oz., 10c; %-Lb., 25c. Postpaid. 
CHINESE CABBAGE or 
CELERY 
(PE TSAI) 
Improved Chinese Cabbage. The market appearance 
of this cabbage in quantity the past few years has cre¬ 
ated a widespread demand for the seed. It is very easily 
grown and does well in nearly all parts of the country. 
It should be grown like a late cabbage, planting in July 
(turnip planting time), as early plantings run quickly to 
seed. The seed is sown in drills 16 to 20 inches apart 
and the seedlings thinned two or three times. The full 
grown plant somewhat resembles a Cos Lettuce in ap¬ 
pearance. It has a mild flavor and may be eaten raw 
as a salad, or if boiled and minced it is especially de¬ 
lectable when seasoned with butter. Pkt. 10c; Or., 30c. 
Postpaid. 
SWEET CORN 
GOLDEN BANTAM —We place this at the head of 
our list, as we consider it the ideal Corn for the home 
garden. For sweetness and richness of flavor it has no 
equal. It is a hardy, early maturing variety of very 
dwarf growth and can, therefore, be planted closer than 
other sorts and through a longer range of season. The 
cob is small, but fills out nicely with large, deep, cream- 
colored kernels, whicli turn to yellow when entirely ripe. 
Golden Bantam is the quickest to mature and will give 
better and quicker results than any other sweet corn 
we know of. We have found it remarkably free of worms. 
Don’t fail to have this splendid corn in your garden next 
year. If you are planting corn for the market be sure 
that you plant a liberal quantity of Golden Bantam. 
Let your customers have a few ears to try early in the 
season and they will take all you can supply. Pkt., 10c; 
lb., 30c; 5 lbs., SI.40. Postpaid. 
CUCUMBER 
LONG FELLOW —Undoubtedly the most attractive long, 
dark green variety of recent introduction. The beautiful 
slender fruits are 12 to 14 inches long, and almost spine¬ 
less. It is thinner, darker in color, and more uniform in 
shape and size than the Davis Perfect. A fine slicing 
variety, the flesh is very white, solid, with most delight¬ 
ful flavor, with V6ry few seeds. When grown outdoors 
it is fully equal in appearance to any hot-house grown 
cucumber as to size, color and finish. It should be plant¬ 
ed only on the best possible land. It is a very shy seeder 
and therefore the seed is more expensive, but the re 
sultant crop is proportionately more valuable. Matures 
in about 75 days from time of planting. Pkt., 5c; Oz. 
10c; y 4 lb., 30c. 
RADISH 
SCARLET GLOBE 
20 DAYS—The Scarlet Globe Radish is the best all- 
around radish on the market. It is handsome in both 
form and color, a beautiful oval of rich scarlet; the 
flesh is crisp, tender, juicy and mild. The amount of 
foliage small for the size of the radish, makes it a 
particularly attractive market sort. As a forcing radish 
it is the best in every way, bearing the heat requisite 
for forcing without becoming pithy or spongy. This 
radish is used by the leading market gardeners both for 
forcing and out-of-door planting. Owing largely to our 
care in selecting and growing seed, it leads all other 
varieties Pkt., 5c; Oz.. 10c. 
