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The Blue Book of Gardening 
RED WEATHERS FIELD. The best known 
and most widely used red variety. In shape 
it is flattish, but thick, with very firm flesh. 
Is hard and an excellent keeper, as well as 
a heavy cropper. The color is a bright pur¬ 
plish red. Per package, Sc; oz., 30c; $4 
lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. The best 
pure white globe shaped variety. Forms 
handsome hard onions with wax-like flesh. 
Per package. Sc; oz., 35c; A lb-, $1.25; 
lb., $3.50. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE. A fine, 
orange-yellow, globe shaped variety, of best 
keeping and shipping quality. Per package, 
5c; oz., 30c; A lb., $1; lb., $3. 
Southport White Globe 
YELLOW DANVERS. This is the best 
known and the most generally used flat, 
yellow onion. It is extra hardy and a very 
heavy yielder. Color bright orange yellow; 
flesh white and firm. A good keeper, fairly 
early and of good size. It is also a good 
variety for transplanting to get early onions. 
One of the standard varieties on the San 
Francisco market. Per package, 5c; oz., 
30c; A lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 
Onion Sets 
BROWN OR YELLOW, September to May. 
25c per lb.; by mail, 35c. 
ONION MULTIPLIERS. 30c per lb.; by 
mail, 35 c. 
SHALLOTS. 30c per lb.; by mail, 35c. 
Parsley 
Sow all the year round in drills 1 inch deep 
amd lyi feet apart; grows in deep rich soil. 
DOUBLE CURLED. Fine for garnishing 
and for flavoring. Per package, 5c; oz., 
20c; lb., $1.50. 
PLAIN LEAVED PARSLEY. An old va¬ 
riety preferred by many to the curled on 
account of its fine flavor. Per package, 
5c; oz., 20c; lb., $1.25. 
HAMBURG or TURNIP ROOTED. A plain 
leaved variety, forming a large, thick edible 
root. Per package, 5c; oz., 20c; A lb., 
50c; lb., $1.50. 
Parsnips 
Sow early in the season in rich loam in 
drills 34 inch deep and 15 inches apart; cover 
the seeds with extra light soil, as they have 
some difficulty in coming through the ground 
if it is a trifle heavy. 
HOLLOW CROWN. The standard variety 
for home or market use. Per package, 5c; 
oz., 20c; lb., $1.75. 
Peas 
Will grow in almost any soil. Well de¬ 
composed stable manure and bone dust are 
excellent fertilizers. For peas, deep plowing 
is essential. Plant them almost all the year 
round, taking a well drained soil and sunny 
exposure for winter peas. Usually they are 
planted in double rows four feet apart and 
two inches deep. 
AMERICAN WONDER. A dwarf or short 
vine variety, growing about 12 inches tall, 
bearing short, well filled pods, very early. 
Per package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
LAXTONIAN. This is an ideal market and 
home garden pea, medium dwarf in habit of 
growth, but with very large pods, averaging 
5 to 6 inches in length. Laxtonian seldom 
has any blank spaces in the pods. Per 
package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
GRADUS or PROSPERITY. Has the finest 
flavored peas of all. Tall, light vine, ma¬ 
tures early. Peas and pods large size; 
eight to ten peas in a pod. Per package, 
10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
ALDERMAN. A pea similar to Telephone, 
but more prolific. The vine is extra vigor¬ 
ous and the pods are dark green and always 
well filled with fine large peas. This is the 
very finest and best pea of this class. Per 
package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
ABUNDANCE. Per package, 10c; lb., 35c; 
10 lbs., $3.00. 
McLEAN’S ADVANCE. Per package, 10c; 
lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
DAISY or DWARF TELEPHONE. We can 
highly recommend the Daisy for fall plant¬ 
ing. Height, about 2 feet, and vines com¬ 
pletely covered with large, full bearing 
pods. Does extremely well in California. 
Per package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
Aldeiman Peas 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. An old favor¬ 
ite. Very late; vine very tall and strong. 
Pods moderate size. Per package, 10c; lb., 
35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
IMPROVED SENATOR. Per package, 10c; 
lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
MELTING SUGAR or EDIBLE POD. A 
tall variety bearing large, flat brittle pods. 
These are sweet and are cut or broken and 
cooked like string beans. Is a delicious 
vegetable and should be better known and 
more generally used. Per package, 10c; lb., 
40c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
EARLY SNOWDROP. Per package, 10c; 
lb., 40c; 10 lbs., $3.50. 
Dwarf Telephone 
STRATAGEM. A semi-dwarf variety with 
large leaves and large pods. The vines bear 
well and the pods are long, thick, deep 
green and well filled. This variety has a 
tendency to run out or revert to a small 
podded type, and many stock of Stratagem 
offered contain many small podded plants. 
We offer an especially fine strain, free from 
small pods. Our re-selected strain. Per 
package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
TELEPHONE. Is tall and large; wrinkled 
peas of fine quality; large pods. Foliage is 
of pale green color and quality of the very 
best. Per package, 10c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., 
$3.00. 
YORKSHIRE HERO or ALAMEDA 
SWEETS. A very hardy and prolific, semi¬ 
dwarf, late, wrinkled variety. The peas are 
large and of fine quality. Per package, 10c; 
lb., 35c; 10 lbs., $3.00. 
for Beautiful Flowers 
Feed them Vigoro. It 
contains all the elements 
needed for large, richly- 
colored blooms and dark 
green, luxuriant foliage. 
Clean, odorless, easy to 
use, and inexpensive. 
Order enough for every¬ 
thing you grow. 
VIGORO j 
Complete plant food Jj 
