34 VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
I 
VEGETABLE NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
RADISH—Billiard Ball 
(Award of Merit) 
PARSLEY—Paramount 
(Award of Merit) 
Gold medal winner. 
Splendid round, forcing - , 
short-top Radish, with 
an unusual bright scar¬ 
let red color. It can be 
used for greenhouse 
plantings as well as for 
the open. It has a very 
attractive color and a 
smooth, silky skin, 
short topped, very small 
tap roots and never fails 
to attract attention. Ball 
shaped and one inch or 
less in diameter. 20 to 
25 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c; lb., 85c; lb., $2.50. 
Radisli—Billiard Ball 
Paramount Parsley is unusually rich dark green 
in color. The curl is generally described as the 
“triple curled.” It produces the handsomest, finest 
and most uniformly curled, dark green leaves we 
have ever seen. The stout stems are a little short¬ 
er than Double Curled. Unexcelled for the home 
garden, market garden or for forcing. Pkt., 10c; 
-oz., 20c; %-lb., 50c; lb., 81.25. 
Parsley—Paramount 
Cucumber 
The Barteldes— From 8 to 12 inches long, of a very 
dark green color which does not fade in shipping. 
This is of greatest importance to the growers and 
shippers who want their cucumbers to be attrac¬ 
tive when they reach the market. The flesh is 
firm, white, thick and with few seeds. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; %-lb., 05c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
RADISH—Jewel—(Special Mention) 
An excellent and extremely uniform, blunt root¬ 
ed, red French Breakfast type without the white 
tip. Does not get pithy and every plant makes a 
good radish. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %-lb., 00c; lb., $2.00. 
RADISH—Zwaan's Comet 
(Award of Merit) 
The Comet is globe to olive shaped, bright scarlet 
and stays in eating condition longer than any oth¬ 
er early variety. It is very uniform, bright color, 
crisp and solid. A wonderful variety for commer¬ 
cial and market gardeners as well as for home use. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4-lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
PEPPER—Rocky Ford—(Special Mention) 
Earliest Pepper Known 
The outstanding merits of this pepper are its 
earliness, large size and substantial walls which 
make it an excellent shipping sort. Fruits large, 
oblong, usually 4% to 5 inches long and 3 % inches 
m diameter. Weight, well grown, 7 to 8 ounces. 
Square shouldered and mostly four lobed. Earlier 
than California Wonder, thicker walled and heavier 
than Worldbeater. Color uniform, bright, deep red. 
It makes a large plant, fruits high enough to avoid 
contact with the soil. A prolific bearer; leaves 
large. Recommended for home and market garden 
use as well as shipping. 68 days. Pkt., 10c; *4-oz., 
30c; y 2 -oz., 55c; oz.. 85c; y4-lb., 82.25. 
Cabbage 
Penn State Bullhead —It is a short-stem, dark blu¬ 
ish green Ballhead type, twelve inches high, pro¬ 
duced by the Pennsylvania State College, Dept, 
of Horticulture. It will outyield in weight, other 
varieties in sections adapted for a heavy late 
Cabbage, that heads are extremely heavy and 
hard with small core. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; %-lb.. 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
A most unusual vining squash with creamy white 
fruits about 8 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in di¬ 
ameter. When mature boil whole for about 30 min¬ 
utes, not longer. Cut open, remove the seed core 
and season the flesh that appears as tightly wound 
spaghetti-like threads or strings with salt and but¬ 
ter. Easily stored for winter use. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; %-lb., 50c; 1 lb., 81.50. 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
, Sweet Corn 
Kingerost —The new Hybrid Corn. An early and uniform Sweet Corn, 4 V 2 to 5 feet tall, yellow grained; 
judged to be earlier, more uniform and of better quality than Golden Bantam. Pkt., 10c; *4-lb., 
20c; y 2 -lb., 35c; lb., 60c. 
CUCUMBER—STRAIGHT EIGHT 
This new outstanding vari¬ 
ety Straight Eight produces 
symmetrical, almost cylindric¬ 
al fruits, well rounded at both 
ends, quite straight, regularly 
eight inches in length and 
from 1% to 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter. The color is deep green 
and free from objectionable 
pale striping. Vines are vigor¬ 
ous, remarkably productive 
and of fine quality. Makes an 
ideal slicing variety for the 
home garden or market. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; V 4 -lh., 50c; lb., 
81.50. 
