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RED HEAD 
401 I introduced Red Head a good many years ago. Since 
then we have been constantly working on it to make it 
better. I will put it up against any other early variety. 
It is a heavy yielding sort, bears over a long time. The 
tomatoes are round and smooth, they ripen evenly, and 
very seldom crack. The firm flesh makes it a fine can¬ 
ning sort. Price: Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. tJOc; oz. 35c; V4 lb. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
FIELD'S EARLY JUNE 
402 Another good extra early one. Not as large as some 
and doesn't yield as much as some, but makes it up in 
earliness. Medium size, rounding, flat, dark red, fine for 
slicing. Price: Pkt. 5c; V4 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; V4 lb. 80c, 
postpaid. 
TOMATOES 
About Tomatoes 
I’ve tried out a lot of different va¬ 
rieties of tomatoes and I’ve discarded 
all but the best of them. These va¬ 
rieties are the pick of the lot, over a 
period of the last 40 or 50 years. My 
seed stocks are extra select, pure, uni¬ 
form, and they have to be right. Plant 
both early and main crop sorts, so you 
will have plenty. 
OTHER EARLY SORTS 
(Not Pictured) 
FIELD'S RED BIRD 
421 Next to Red Head, I claim this 
is the finest early tomato I ever 
found. It is another one of my 
own introductions. Grows to a 
medium size, round, very smooth 
and seldom cracks. The color is a 
beautiful bright red. It is a dandy 
in every way. Price: Pkt. 10c; 
• 14 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; Vi lb. $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
BONNY BEST 
408 Apple shaped, second early. 
Fine for forcing, great for canning. 
Medium size. Vigorous grower. 
Bright scarlet. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
54 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c, post¬ 
paid. 
EARLIANA 
411 One of the best of the early red 
tomatoes. Vigorous, spreading vine, 
bearing bright scarlet, medium size, 
nearly globe shape fruit, in clus¬ 
ters. Price: Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 15c; 
oz. 25c; Vi lb. 80c, postpaid. 
MARGLOBE 
405 Another dependable wilt-re¬ 
sistant main crop. Vigorous 
grower, medium large, nearly 
globe shaped, smooth and solid. 
The quality is extra fine, and it 
is an outstanding tomato for 
canning. Deep scarlet. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; 14 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 
80c, postpaid. 
BREAK O'DAY 
404 A recent introduction of the U. S. Dept, of Agri¬ 
culture, used a great deal by truckers and market 
growers. It is resistant to wilt, the fruit is globe 
shaped, smooth, large, flesh firm and of fine quality, 
a bright scarlet color. Price: Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 15c; 
oz. 25c; Vi lb. 80c, postpaid. 
EARLY BALTIMORE 
422 I got this one from the University of Illinois in 
1935. It’s a second early, wilt and disease resistant, 
somewhat smaller than the old-fashioned Baltimore, 
fruits are smooth, ripen early, bright brilliant red 
with a Small core. Good for market gardening or 
canning. It is particularly adapted to our midwestern 
hot, dry weather. Price: Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 
Vi lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
OTHER MAIN CROPPERS 
SCARLET SLICER 
(Pictured on front cover.) Here’s the new one for 
you. It’s deep red fleshed. Its heavy foliage helps 
it to withstand drought and hot winds. 
It’s the ideal slicer (very round and smooth) and 
is good for canning, too. Special price: Pkt., 25 
seeds, 20c; Vi oz. 60c; oz. $1.00, postpaid. 
NEW STONE 
415 A great main crop variety 
for canning and general use. 
Solid, smooth, ripens evenly, 
bright scarlet, a good yielder. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; V4 o'z. 15c; 
oz. 25c; Vi lb. 80c, postpaid. 
423 PRITCHARD. A new wilt-resistant variety. I tried it out both 
here in the trial grounds and in my garden in Missouri, and taking it 
all the way around, it is the finest main crop tomato I know of. The 
fruits are very solid and heavy, smooth, globe-shaped, a rich deep 
scarlet color, mild flavor, and fine for tomato juice. It has distinct 
topping habit, and can be planted closer together than most sorts. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 15c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 80c, postpaid. 
417 RUTGERS. I found this one in New Jersey. After trying it out 
here for a couple of years, I am ready to believe that it deserves a 
place in every garden. It starts ripening on the inside, and you can 
depend on it being thoroughly ripe all the way through. Doesn't 
have a hard core, and is outstanding for its uniform deep red color¬ 
ing. Flesh is firmi Globe shaped. An excellent canning variety. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 25c; oz. 40c; V4 lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
418 PONDEROSA. Here’s one you just can’t beat. It is loo tender 
and doesn't hold up well for market, but for home use there's nothing 
like it. The fruit is large, sometimes inclined to roughness, but very 
tender and meaty. Slices beautifully with few seeds. Vigorous 
grower. Price: Pkt. 5c; Vi oz. 20c; oz. 35c; V4 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
412 GOLDEN BEAUTY. Large, main crop yellow variety. Quite a 
novelty but well worth having. I like it. It’s smooth, medium size, 
mid-season to late, fine for preserves or for table use. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
Vi oz. 15c; oz. 25c; V4 lb. 80c, postpaid. 
OXHEART 
409 Entirely different from any 
other kind of tomato. Large, 
heart-shaped, pink-skinned va¬ 
riety. The flesh is thick but 
very tender. It has few seeds. 
Somewhat late and a great 
deal after the style of Pon- 
derosa. Has a distinct, appeal¬ 
ing, mild flavor. Price: Pkt. 
10 c; Vi oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 
V4 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
PEAR TOMATO 
The old fashioned pear shaped 
preserving tomato. Fruit is borne 
in clusters. No. 419 YELLOW 
PEAR. No. 406 RED PEAR. 
Price: Pkt. 5c; V 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; 
Vi lb. 80c, postpaid. 
SCARLET CLUSTER 
413 We introduced this one 
last year. It’s everything 
that a gardener might 
hope for. Good sizes, 
smooth, brilliant scarlet 
color throughout with 
thick flesh and small seed 
cavity. Ripens from the 
inside out and doesn’t 
crack. Price: Pkt. 10c; 
Vi oz. 25c; oz. 40c; V4 
lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
I Pay the Postage on ALL Garden Seed Orders. H. F. 
TURNIPS 
About 
Turnips 
Plant some 
of . the early 
ones in the 
spring, just as 
early as y o u 
can get in the 
ground. The 
main crop tur¬ 
nips are best 
sown the lat¬ 
ter part of July. 
Turnips will keep 
growing In the ground 
until it freezes and 
then may be stored In 
the cave, basement or 
crib. One ounce will 
drill 150 feet of row. 
2 or 3 lbs. to the aerer 
810 WHITE GLOBE. 
A large late variety 
which is good for 
table use or for 
stock feed. It produces a tremendous turnip. The roots grow 
4 to 6 inches in diameter, entirely white. Price: PktT 5c; 
•oz. 10c; V4 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 50c, postpaid. 
811 JAPANESE (Improved Shogoin). A Japanese variety, the 
tops of which are fine for greens. Pure white, globe shaped, 
very tender and sweet. Price; Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 20c; 
1 lb. 50c, postpaid. 
Pinest 
Garden Sort 
PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF 
806 Very similar to the Purple Top 
White Globe, except that it is flat¬ 
ter in shape. One of the finest gar¬ 
den sorts for either spring or fall 
planting. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Vi lb. 20c; lb. 50c, postpaid. 
807 PURPLE TOP GLOBE. The leading turnip, one of the 
best. Yields heavy crops of large, round, purple top turnips. 
Very tender, crisp and sweet. Flesh pure white, and it stores 
well for winter use. The flavor is unusually good. Price: 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lb. 20c; 1 lh. 50c, postpaid. 
803 EXTRA EARLY MILAN. One of the earliest turnips in 
cultivation. Fine for home or market. The roots are flat, 
white with purple top, flesh pure white, very fine grained, 
sweet and tender. Price: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vi lh. 25c; 1 lb. 60c, 
Postpaid. 
RUTABAGAS 
Rutabaga American 
Purple Top 
808 Has large, smooth, 
cabbage-like leaves. The 
root is large, globe 
shaped, with a small 
crown, yellow in color, 
with a purple top. The 
flesh is tender and crisp. 
Grown extensively in the 
northern sections. Price; 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 
20c; 1 lb. 50c, postpaid. 
SWISS CHARD 
"SPINACH—BEET" 
220 SWISS CHARD—Lucullus. 
Here's the finest greens in the 
world during' the summer. 
Really and truly a beet (bo- 
tanically) but always used as 
greens. Finest thing In the 
world, too, for poultry feed. 
Every year it becomes more 
popular. Your garden shouldn't 
be without it. Price: Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c, postpaid. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
The gourd hobbv is becoming more and more popular. One 
man I know has over 500 different home articles made out of 
gourds, lampshades, etc. They make fine decorations, painted 
or unpainted. 
1106 SMALL FRUITED MIXTURE. No end of kinds, colors, 
and varieties in this mixture. Price: Pkt. 10 c. 
1103 LARGE FRUITED MIXTURE. A dozen or more of the 
finest large varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
1098 CHINESE WATER JUG. 1100 CAVE MAN'S CLUB. 10c. 
IOC. 
• 1101 NEST EGG. 10c. 1099 DIPPER. 10c. 
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