AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 
Days to Maturity, See Page 2. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 100. 
Banana 
106 days. A favorite late sort for home use and market gar¬ 
den as well as for stock feed. Cylindrical, 20 to 24 inches in 
length, diameter 6% inches; rind thin, slate grey colored. 
Flesh thick, fine grained, yellowish orange with sweet, attractive flavor. A 
fair keeper and of excellent quality. Not as susceptible to attacks of root 
borers and squash bugs as the Hubbards. 
(Pkt., 5c) (ozm 10c) (% lb., 30c) (lb., $1.00) (5 lbs., $4.40) prepaid. 
Pikes Peak 
110 days. Very hardy and less susceptible to injury by 
squash bugs than most other winter sorts. Good for table 
use as well as for stock feed. Oval shaped fruit, large at 
the stem end, and tapering toward blossom end. Rind slate colored and 
hard; flesh creamy yellow, good quality and an excellent keeper. An abun¬ 
dant yielder, weight 8 to 10 pounds. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (^ lb., 25c) (lb., 60c) (5 lbs., $2.50) prepaid. 
Table Queen or Des Moines 
sirable for baking. Popular for 
home, market garden and shipping. Vines trailing; fruits acorn-shaped, 
ribbed, smooth, thin-shelled, dark green. Flesh light yellow, bakes dry and 
sweet. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 10c) (% lb., 25c) (lb., 85c) (5 lbs., $3.70) prepaid. 
days. A very fine individual size squash for baking. Keeps 
well into the winter. Yields abundantly. Fruits about 10 by 
■ 4 inches at maturity, slightly tapering to the stem end. Try 
baking Delicata whole until tender; then cut lengthwise, remove seed, sea¬ 
son with butter, pepper and salt and place in the oven and bake until brown. 
(Pkt., 5c) (oz., 15c) (% lb., 40c) (lb., $1.50) (5 lbs., $6.00) prepaid 
Squash Delicata—a real delicacy. 
F ew people realize that vegetables represent practically one dollar 
in every four received for all of our nation’s crops. America’s 
gardens produce more wealth than all her mines. Since 1929 the 
value of vegetables produced annually has exceeded all grains. 
In spite of doubled demand and production during the past ten 
years, the amount now grown would only be equivalent to furnish¬ 
ing annually each person in this country six heads of lettuce, two 
pounds of fresh peas in the pod, five stalks of celery and less than 
four muskmelons, including cantaloupes and honey dews, with other 
vegetables more or less in the same proportion. All of us must 
admit that there is room for considerable expansion in the vegetable 
industry. 
Consumption is controlled by the individual’s purchasing power 
and desires. Buying power of the average person is on the increase, 
but it is up to the vegetable grower to whet the consumer’s appetite 
by more attractive merchandising and higher quality produce if a 
greater measure of prosperity is to be expected by the grower. The 
fact remains that it is the first class uniform produce that brings 
top market prices and is more easily sold. Yet many seem to over¬ 
look the importance of better cultural methods .and better seed. Seed 
is important because it determines to a large extent both the quality 
and yield, and no amount of effort on the part of the grower will 
overcome the handicap of poor seed. Many are not discriminating 
enough; not demanding enough when it comes to quality of the seed 
sown and inclined to give low prices too much consideration. Better 
seed really does not cost more; it pays more. 
Our policy has always been to grow the finest seeds we know 
how, and secure from growers who specialize in their line, items 
which we do not produce ourselves. Our prices are as low as is 
consistent for this class of seed. 
We will be glad to receive your orders and will do our best to 
please you. 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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