NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
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The News for 1939 
Both vegetable as well as flower seeds are in ample 
supply. Prices are the same as last year and in some cases 
lower. Prosperity is still around the corner. 
Like every year there are many novelties but novelties 
of real value to the gardener or the florist are very few. All 
good novelties are listed by us either on novelty pages or 
together with regular offerings. 
To those that never before dealt with us we say: We 
are in business for 33 years, we have many friends and very 
few enemies. Our policy is and always was to give value 
to be of service. We have never entertained the idea that 
we are in business “to make money.” We are here to serve 
those in need of seeds to the best of our ability and thus earn 
and deserve profit IF ANY. Try us if in need of vegetable 
or flower seeds. Others did and are not sorry for doing so. 
We could print testimonials by the hundred but are not 
doing so mostly for the reason that nowadays and for a long 
time past testimonials are furnished against payment to those 
that need them or to those that think they should be making 
money fast. The public cannot tell which of the testimonials 
are true and which are false and wisely pays no attention. 
We suggest covering part of your needs in seeds from us. 
We will serve you well. 
TOMATO FIRESTEEL 
A SENSATIONAL NEW TOMATO 
Of all red tomatoes Firesteel is the king. There is NO 
variety at present whether early or late that can be compared 
with Firesteel. 
Firesteel was originated by Mr. Clare Barber of Fire¬ 
steel Gardens, Mitchell, S. D., by crossing Marglobe with the 
variety Bison. The fruit of Firesteel is larger than the fruit of 
any other variety and in size is comparable only to the variety 
Ponderosa. It is a globe, ripens a fine dark crimson red all 
over at the same time. It is absolutely smooth, exceedingly 
solid and meaty and the best flavored tomato we have ever 
eaten, free from acidity, fine for juice and unbeatable as a 
slicer. Individual tomatoes weigh from 12 to 15 ozs. and are 
borne in clusters of three to five. The tomatoes are of im¬ 
mense size not only at the first picking but clear to the end 
of the season. There are hardly any small tomatoes. The 
vines will set on a heavy crop of fruit no matter how hot and 
dry it gets. In actual trials conducted by Mr. Barber in 1937 
a year that will be remembered for a long time as hot and 
dry, Firesteel produced 11 bushels of tomatoes per row. 
Under the same identical conditions Bison went iV 2 bu., Penn 
State 2 1 / 4 bu., John Baer about a peck while a number of 
other varieties failed to set any fruit at all. 
It is no overstatement when we say that Firesteel is the 
King among tomatoes. Our opinion is shared by our friend, 
Mr. H. Linden, who has fifty years of experience as a market 
gardener and “knows tomatoes.” Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00. 
BUSH BEAN DEUCATA (58 days) inches long 
of light transparent yellow almost straight, semi-round, 
tender and of delicate flavor. All that tasted this bean pro¬ 
nounced it as the most delicately flavored of ANY bean. Deli- 
cata will be welcomed by all growers that cater to trade 
where high quality is appreciated and rewarded. Plants 20 
in. tall, bushy, producing heavy crops of pods. Pkt. 10c; 
lb. 35c, prepaid. Not prepaid: 5 lbs. 90c, 10 lbs. $1.80. 
CABBAGE SHORT STEM HOLLANDER 
Special Strain (100 days) 
Forms extremely tight heads with practically no hollow 
spaces, perfectly globe shaped of medium size. 
Will come out of storage in better shape than other 
cabbages because it has several layers of dark green outside 
leaves. You remove one, you remove another layer of the 
outside leaves and you still have a head of cabbage as fresh 
looking as if it was cut recently. 
There are several strains of Hollander. Checked up in 
extensive field trials our Special Hollander was found the 
best strain. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; lb. $2.60; 10 lbs. $24.00. 
SAVOY WINTER KING (100 days) 
Heads very solid, perfectly ball-shaped, extra fine curled, 
medium sized and of beautiful dark green color. Extremely 
hardy. The finest late maturing variety at present. Pkt. 
10c; ox. 46c; lb. $4.00. 
CAULIFLOWER SUPER DANAMERICA 
(66 days) 
Super Danamerica Is the finest second early cauliflower in 
existence. It forms a head that is unusually high, solid, heavy 
and snow white. Perfectly fixed as to type, yielding under 
normal growing conditions practically 100% grade one heads. 
In season only 10 days later than Early King. It heads uni¬ 
formly throughout the field and the whole crop Is ready to cut 
inside of two weeks. The stalk of Super Danamerica Is shorter 
than In any other variety, the leaves are not spaced but grow 
as closely together as cabbage, forcing the inner leaves to curl 
over the head providing perfect protection from unfavorable 
weather. A very valuable variety to all growers wishing to get 
a crop of cauliflower just about the time the crop of Early King 
cauliflower is marketed. Pkt. 20c; oz. $2.00; lb. $24.00. 
CABBAGE GREEN ACRE (70 days) 
This variety was developed to meet the demand for fresh 
looking cabbage, that retains Its green color for a long time 
and thus help the storekeepers to effect more sales. “Eat 
more cabbage—you know the slogan (Eat more Bananas, etc.) 
Green Acre Is a new variety, heads round like a ball, 
solid and heavy, enveloping leaves clear glossy dark green, 
suggesting "fresh” appearance. Stalks short. About 85% of 
the crop is ready to cut 70 days from transplanting, the bal¬ 
ance of the crop is ready within 10 days after that. Good 
yielder, reliable crop producer and keeps for a long time In 
storage, retaining its fresh green color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. 
$2.80 prepaid. 
CUCUMBER TAXPAYER (52 days) 
Besides being one of the earliest, it is a cucumber of 
beautiful appearance. Color extra dark, glossy green. The 
fruit is 8 to 9 inches long and in this respect compares favor¬ 
ably with such varieties as Longfellow, etc. Heavily pro¬ 
ductive and the vines bear over a long period of time. We 
recommend this new cucumber to all our customers. It is 
not a new cucumber. It was developed by an expert vine 
seed grower some few years ago and was under his strict 
control. We now have the seed and whoever will grow Tax¬ 
payer whether for a crop of slicing cucumbers, for pickles, 
or for shipping will make no mistake. 
An excellent cucumber—just imagine the returns will 
be so good that you will be able to pay TAXES. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; lb. $1.20. 
CUCUMBER LINDEN’S MARVEL (62 days) 
An extremely handsome new variety a strain of white 
spine, the fruit averaging 10 in. in length, smooth straight of 
well balanced shape, the ends not pointed of very dark green 
color. Strong grower, blight resisting immensely productive 
and quite early. As long as Linden’s Marvel is on the mar¬ 
ket the buyers are leaving other cucumbers alone. This is 
because Linden’s Marvel is highly attractive in appearance 
and of the size everybody is favoring. Pkt. 10c; oz. 16c; 1 
lb. $1.40. 
