Holmes' 
Green Top 
Blood Beet 
Detroit Dark Red 
Beet (Special Strain) 
Unexcelled for home and market gar- 
den, shipping and for canning. This Inv 
proved Strain has tops uniform, small, 
slender and erect. The roots are perfectly 
globe'shaped, having a small tap root and 
collar, being remarkably smooth, with 
crisp, fine grained flesh of rich, uniform, 
very dark blood'red color. Gardeners are 
always assured of having the best Beet 
available when they insist upon Detroit 
Dark Red (Special Strain). Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; U lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
(Introduced by H. L. Holmes) 
In Quality it Stands Alone 
It is one of the most tender of 
Beets, of delicious flavor and is ab' 
solutely unsurpassed for quality by 
any Beet we know of. This grand, 
main'Crop Beet—Holmes’ Green 
Top Blood—has a tapering root. 
The flesh is a handsome dark red, 
sweet and tender at all stages of 
growth regardless of size. Holmes’ 
Green Top Blood will keep tender 
all winter. Market gardeners who 
plant it will find it outsells all others. 
The keeping quality of Holmes’ 
Green Top Blood Beet has no equal. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 
60c; lb., $2.00. 
Golden Acre 
Cabbage 
Disease -Resistant 
First Early Ranking 
This strain developed from Golden 
Acre. It is the same type as Golden Acre, 
maturing its crop from date of transplant' 
ing in 55 to 60 days, 95% to 97%; 5% 
in 60 to 65 days. Heads average about 
3lbs. Our strain had first ranking at the 
Marietta trials in 1937, competing with 28 
other varieties. It is a uniform 
strain maturing very early. Pkt., 
15c; oz., 40c; oz., 75c; M lb., 
#2.35; lb., $8.00. 
With our crop of Golden Acre Dis¬ 
ease-Resistant Cabbage Seed we find 
that this strain did extra good and 
was our first cabbage to harvest. I 
wish to place my order for some more 
of this same seed and also for a 
neighbor who has had excellent re¬ 
sults with this seed. 
Merle D. Stacy, Marietta, Ohio. 
Golden Acre Disease-Resistant Cabbage 
Riverside Sweet 
Spanish Onion 
Large Sweet Onion for Your Garden 
There is an increasing demand in 
America for the Yellow Spanish On' 
ions due to their extra large size, hand' 
some appearance, and extremely mild 
flavor. Riverside Sweet Spanish is now 
grown over large areas. Grows large 
and does not produce “stiffnecks” usual 
in the Spanish type. The mature bulbs 
will measure 4 to 6 inches in diameter, 
and weigh up to 2 pounds; equal in 
every respect to the imported Onion. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 60c; lb., 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Early Prolific 
Straightneck Squash 
Outstanding early summer squash. 
The fruits are straight, smooth, and of 
delicate creamy color. Very uniform. 
You can begin to use them when four 
to five inches long, and they are deli- 
cious at 12 to 14 inches. They can be 
planted close as they are bushy. You 
will have a squash bearing over a long 
period. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 45c; 
lb., $1.50. 
HOLMES’ Vegetables of Real Merit 
Holmes’ Green Top 
Blood Beet 
Golden Plume Special Celery 
Golden Plume 
Special Celery 
(Tall Strain) 
It is of the highest quality which can 
absolutely be depended upon. It grows 
very heavy, tall, and has a full heart, 
matures early, blanches quickly, has a 
crisp sweet flavor, being larger and 
more plainly ribbed than the regular 
Golden Plume generally sold. This seed 
is New Jersey grown, costs more to pro- 
duce, is in great demand. Two to three 
inches taller to the first joint than our 
regular Golden Plume. Pkt., 20c; H 
oz., 80c; oz., $1.50; lb., $5.50; lb., 
$20.00. 
Chieftain Savoy Cabbage 
Chieftain Savoy Cabbage 
All-America Winner 
The medium size heads are well formed and firm. 
It is earlier than most other varieties of Savoy cab' 
bage. If you are fond of the crispness and mild 
flavor of this type of cabbage you will find Chieftain 
remarkable in uniformity and quality. Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 30c; oz., 50c; M lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 
White Sweet Spanish Onion 
Similar to Riverside Sweet Spanish, except that it 
is white with clear, glistening skin. Globe shape. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 
m 
