Better Gardens 
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OKRA or GUMBO 
Pods are used when young- and terider for soups stews 
etc. Dry for winter use. Culture same as for corn’ Ounce 
sows 75 feet of row. Very popular in South. 
552 White Velvet. (70 days.) White pods. 
553 Perkins Long Pod. (75 days.) Green jprodls 
Okra prices: Pkt, 5c; oz, 10c, % lb, 20c; lb. 60c. Postpaid. 
PIE PLANT or RHUBARB 
Comes on early in the spring when other fruit and vege¬ 
tables are scarce. 
Sow in drills; cover lightly. Do not cut the stalks the first 
year; if seed stalks appear, cut them off close to root of 
the plant. 
Thick Red Stalks. Excellent quality. 
673 Mammoth. Large stalks; fine flavor. Pkt, 5c; ox, 15c; 
14 lb, 45c. Postpaid. 
GARDEN PEAS 
585 Alaska. (55 dlays.) The earliest of all garden Peas. Light 
green vines, 2V 2 feet high. Pccds 2y 2 inches long. 
590 American Wonder. (55 dlays.) One of the earliest wrin¬ 
kled varieties. Vines only grow about 10 inches high. 
595 Nott’s Excelsior. (58 days. Popular for home garden 
because of its sturdy, compact growth. 
589 Little Marvel. (60 days.) Remains in prime picking con¬ 
dition a week longer than any other. Vines 18 inches high. 
Pods 3 inches long. 
587 Mile High Supreme. (55 days.) The largest early wrin¬ 
kled Pea. It is a dwarf variety, vines 14 to 16 inches high, 
pods 4 to 4 y 2 inches long containing 7 to 9 large Peas of 
excellent flavor. 
596 Peter Pan. (63 days.) The sweetest of all. Vines 15 
inches high. Deep green po ! dte 4 inches long. 
597 Laxton’s Progress. (58 days.) The earliest and 1 heaviest 
yielder. 
588 Hundredfold. (60 days.) One of the best of the Lax- 
tonian type. Vines 16 inches high; puds 4 inches long. 
598 Ward’s Bestever. (60 days.) The best variety of the 
Gradus type. Sturdy vines growing 2 feet high. Pods 4 
inches long. 
592 Laxtonion or Blue Bantam. (60 days.) Deep green pods 
3% inches long. Vine grows 1 y 2 feet high. 
593 Thomas Laxton. (60 'days.) A selection from Gradus. 
591 Gradus or Prosperity. (60 days.) This fine variety com¬ 
bines earliness with large size. 
608 Dwarf Telephone. (75 days.) A dwarf strain of the 
popular Telephone. 
607 Improved Stratagem. (79 days.) A superior late variety 
for home and market garden. , 
600 Dwarf Giant Pod. (75 days.) Resembles Stratagem, but 
4 to 5 days earlier unequaled in pod size, and exceptional 
in quality. Podjs green, plump, curved! at tip; contain 8 
to 10 large, succulent areas. See cut on back cover. 
601 Alderman. (78 days.) Pods contain 9 extra large medium 
green peas of finest quality. 
602 Bliss Everbearing. (70 days.) Exceedingly productive 
and continues to bear for a long season. 
Above priced: Pkt, 5c; X A lb, 10c; y 3 lb, 20c; lb, 30e; 10 lbs, 
$1.75. Postpaid. 
PEPPERS 
One ounce to about 1,500 plants. Start in housebox or hot¬ 
bed. Plant hot varieties well apart. 
624 Sunnybrook. (110 'dlays.) Flattened apple shape, medium, 
very mild and sweet. 
629 Worldbeater. (125 days.) A prolific and sure-crop va¬ 
riety. Very large; slimmer than the Chinese Giant. 
626 Ruby King. (120 days.) Vigorous, bushy plants growing 
2 feet high. Peppers 5 to 6 inches long and 3 inches across. 
618 Bell or Bullnose. (100' days.) Peppers 2 inches across 
and 3 inches long. Occasionally hot fruited. 
627 Ruby Giant. (130 days.) Similar to Ruby King but 
larger and broader at blossom end. An excellent shipper. 
619 Early Mountain. (100 dfays.) Always sweet an'di ex¬ 
tremely early. Tomato-shaped. 
