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ny Price 
It Costs 1 
.ess and Pays Best to Trade with Specialists 
This is the age of specialists. The day of the “Jack of all 
Trades” is gone. In other words, today you must know your 
business thoroughly or thinking people will have no confi¬ 
dence in you. 
If you sought the advice or counsel of a doctor or surgeon 
you wouldn’t look for one in a department store. The same 
is true with a mechanic, carpenter or any highly skilled 
artisan. 
We don’t know much, if anything, about calico, prunes, 
medicines, or machinery—but we do feel that after more 
than a half century specializing in growing and breeding 
pure bred seeds, plants, bulbs, shrubs and nursery items— 
we are better qualified to serve you intelligently on your 
garden, lawn, farm and fruit requirements than those who 
deal in these commodities as a side line. 
INDEX 
Page 
Alfalfa . 50 
Amaryllis Bultis.Back Covcr-75 
Artichokes . lO 
Asparagus Roots anti Seed. 10 
B 
Barley . 00 
Beans .Front Cover-12-13'14-15-16 
Beet .Front Cover-16-17 
Blackberries . S5 
Blueberries .Back Cover 
Blue Grass. 55 
Borecole or Kale. 10 
Boysenberries .Back Cover-06 
Broccoli . 10 
Bromns Inermls. 65 
Brussels Sprouts.-10 
Buckwheat . 60 
Bulbs, Spring.Back Covcr-75-76-77-78-79-91 
Cabbage Plants. 4 
Cabbage Seed.19-20-21 
Caladium Bulbs. 75 
Canna Bulbs.Back Cover-75 
Carrots .Front Cover-22-23 
Cauliflower . 24 
Celery . 25 
Chervil . 23 
Chewing F'escue. 55 
Chicory . 10 
Chives . 23 
Cinnamon Vines. 75 
Citron . 34 
Clovers .56-57 
Collards . 10 
Corn Salad. 10 
Cow Peas. 00 
Cress . 23 
Cucumber .Front Cover-2-28-29 
Dahlia Bulbs.76-77 
Dandelion . 10 
Dewberries . 85 
Egg Plant. 24 
Elephant Ears. 75 
Endive . 24 
Evergreen Trees. 90 
Perns, Hardy .. 79 
Pcrtllizer . 54 
Feterlta . 60 
Fescues . 65 
Field Corn.58-59 
Field Peas. 60 
Field Seed.58-69 
Flower Plants. 4 
Flower Seed.Front Cover-3-5-7-61 to 74 
Fruits—Small .Back Cover-85-96 
Fruit Trees .Back Cover-S6-87-06 
Garden Demon .,. 53 
Garlic Bulbs .. 24 
Gladiolus Bulbs . Front Cover-78 
Gloves Eezy . 54 
Gourds . 53 
Grapes . ,....-85 
Grasses . ”... 55 
H 
Hardy Perennial Plants .90-9r 
Hardy Shrubs .88-89 
Hardy Vines . 92 
Herbs . 53 
Horse-Radish Roots . 11 
Hotkaps . 51 
House Plants .80-81-82-83 
I 
Inoculations . 51 
Insecticides and Sprays .54-57-59 
Iris . 79 
Kaflir Corn . 60 
Kale . 10 
Kohl-Rubl .[ ... 11 
New and Worth-while Vegetables 
For Your 1940 Garden 
549 Watermelon 
Early Kansas Red Seeded 
A new melon of genuine merit. It has suddenly become very 
popular on the markets of the Midwest, due to its earliness com- 
l)ined with large size, and Its attractive appearance—plus fine 
quality. The skin is dark green with .alternate stripes of a lighter 
shade. The rind is of medium thickness—well suited for carrying 
reasonable distances—and the flesh is a rich red color, of delight¬ 
ful flavor. Average size 15 by 13 innhes; weight 40 lbs. Seeds 
browm. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 'A lb. 40 cts., % lb. 70 cts., 
lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
522 Muskmelon 
Pride of Wisconsin 
The New 90 Day Melon 
The most attractive Muskmelon both from the outside and when 
cut. Rind is very hard, of a pearly gray color, with faint ribs, 
heavily covered with a distinctive netting. Ripens to a yellowish 
shade. Flesh is unusually thick with good flavor. Seed cavity 
very compact. This new variety Includes many of the desirable 
characteristics of Honey Rock with the added feature of thuk 
flesh that does not soften prematurely, as it approaches maturity. 
WV recommend this variety highly. Pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 20 cts., 
'/4 lb. 40 cts., 'A tb. 70 cts.. lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
754 Squash 
New Golden Table Queen 
Ready for Market In 90 Days 
An -unusual, handsome new, long keeping variety, edible from, early fall 
throughout the winter. Resembles the regular Table Queen, except the 
size is slightly larger and the color is deep beautiful gold. Developed 
from the Green Table Queen to a high degree of purity. Tlie fruits are 
deeply ribbed, pointed at the blossom end; the orange flesh is thick, 
dry and of fine texture. The golden ripeness of this fruit gives it an 
attractive appearance on the market that appeals to the critical buyer. 
Pkt (0 cts., oz. 20 cts., */4 lb. 40 cts., 'A lb. 70 cts., Mb. $1.25, 2 lbs. 
$2.25, postpaid. 
389 Cucumber Grow Quick 
754 Squash New Golden Table Queen 
153 SPECIAL 
OFFER 
One packet each of the 
four new vegetables fea¬ 
tured on this page ONLY 
25 CTS., POSTPAID. 
It’s Early and It’s Good 
Universal Favorite With Chicago Market Growers 
A new pidcle type cucumber that produces a crop in 48 days from the planting of 
the seed. Same shape as the famous Chicago Pickle but 10 days earlier. Usually 
matures its crop before the early blight. Be sure to include in your order. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts.. 'A lb. 40 cts.. >/2 -lb. 70 cts.. lb. $1.25, 2 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
Lawn Grass Mixtures . 55 
Leek . 23 
Lespedeza . 57 
Lettuce .30-31 
Lily Bulbs, Hardy . 01 
Lilies, Calla .liiick Cover-07 
M 
Madeira Vines . . 
Mangel . 
Mango Melon . . . 
Martynia . 
Meadow Fescue . 
Melons, Musk . . . 
Melons, Water . . . 
Milo Maize . 
Millets . 
Mushroom Spawn 
Mustard . 
Nitragin 
Oats .. 00 
Okra . 11 
Onion Plants . 4 
Onion Seed.-36-37 
Onion Sets . 38 
Orchard Grass . 55 
Oxalis Bulbs . 75 
INDEX 
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51 
Pansy Plants . 4 
Parsley .. 38 
Parsnip . 38 
Pasture Mixture . 55 
Peanuts . 38 
Peas for Garden .39-40-41 
Peonies . 79 
Pepper Plants . 4 
Pepper Seed . ..Front C'over-42 
Perennial Plants .Back Cover-90-91 
Pop Corn . .53 
Potatoes and Potato Eyes . 57 
Pumpkin . 43 
R 
Radish .-44 
Rape . 
Ra.spherries .Back Cover 
Bed Top . ' . 
Reed Canary Grass . . 
Rhubarb Boots and Seed . 
Boses' .Back Cover-83-94-95 
Rutabaga . 
Rye ... 
Bye Grass . 
Salsify . 53 
Soy Beans . 57 
Speltz . ... 60 
Splnacb .,.-47 
Sprays . 54 
Squash .2-46-47 
Strawberry Plants .Back Cover-S4 
Sudan Grass . 60 
Sugar Beets . 18 
Sugar Cane .. 57 
Sunflower . 60 
Sweet Clovers . 56 
Sweet Corn .-26-27 
Siveet Potato Plants . 4 
Swiss I Chard .17 
Timothy . 55 
Tobacco . 53 
Tomato Plants . 4 
Tomato Seed .Front Cover-48-49-50-5l 
Tools . 54 
Trees .Back Cover-96 
Tuberoses . 75 
Turnips .. 52 
V 
Vegetable Plants . 4 
Vetch . 56 
W 
Watermelon .2-34-35 
Wheat . 60 
Y 
Toungberries . 85 
years the house of Shumway has been recognized all over the nation we are able to produce Better Seeds in a bigger way, and 
1 ^ W 1 1 35 jhe LARGEST DISTRIBUTOR of Pure Bred Garden o r u . i. a , e i »•, a • i j r 
Sell for Less than most anybody else for equal quality. A trial order from 
Seed in America selling direct to the planters. We have no dealers or agents. 
Everything direct to you from Grower to Sower. With our tremendous volume 
you this year will prove the truth of this statement. 
I Guarantee Satisfaction or Money Bach Any Time Within the Year Purchase Is Made 
