34 VEGETABLE AND SEED NOVELTIES 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
VEGETABLE NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
PEPPER—Rocky Ford—(Speciol Mention) 
Earliest Pepper Known 
The outstanding merits of this pepper are its 
earliness, large size and substantial walls which 
make it an excellent shipping sort. Fruits large, 
oblong, usually 4% to 6 inches long and 3V^ inches 
in diameter. Weight, well grown, 7 to 8 ounces 
Square shouldered and mostly four lobed. Earlier 
than California Wonder, thicker walled and heavier 
than Worldbeater. Color uniform, bright, deep red. 
It makes a large plant, fruits high enough to avoid 
contact with the soil. A prolific bearer! leaves 
large. Recommended for home and market garden 
use as well as shipping. 68 days. Pkt., 10 c; %-ox., 
25c; %-oz., 40o; oa.. 65c; ^4-Ib., $2.00. 
Parsley Evergreen 
Honor;ible Mention Award 
PARSLEY—EVERGREEN 
"All America Award" 
A Wonderful New Variety 
Evergreen is a strong growing parsley with 
large, dense, dark green foliage. The leaves or 
fronds are very large and dense. The leaves are 
coarsely cut, but closely curled. Evergreen is more 
frost resistant than the other varieties. It is a 
very uniform variety with lots of vigor and is well 
adapted for market gardeners and general use. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %-lb., 65e; %-lb., $1.15, Ib., $2.00. 
PARSLEY—Paramount 
(Award of Merit) 
Paramount Parsley is unusually rich dark green 
in color. The curl is generally described as the 
“triple curled.” It produces the handsomest, finest 
and most uniformly curled, dark green leaves we 
have ever seen. The stout stems are a little short¬ 
er than Double Curled. Unexcelled for the home 
garden, market garden or for forcing. Pkt, 10c; 
oz., 15c; %-lb., 45c; lb. $1.15. 
Cabbage 
Penn State Ballhead —It is a short-stem, dark blu¬ 
ish green Ballhead type, twelve inches high, pro¬ 
duced by the Pennsylvania State College, Dept, 
of Horticulture. It will outyield in weight, other 
varieties in sections adapted for a heavy late 
Cabbage, that heads are extremely heavy and 
hard with small core. Pkt,, 10c; oz., 40c; %-lb., 
$1.10; lb., ,$3..50. 
Cucumber 
The Bartelde.s— From 8 to 12 inches long, of a very 
dark green color which does not fade in shipping. 
This is of greatest importance to the growers and 
shippers who want their cucumbers to be attrac¬ 
tive when they reach the market. The flesh is 
firm, white, thick and with few seeds. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20o; %-lb., 00c; 1 lb., $1.25. 
It is a Pleasure to Eat 
Vegetables Grown from 
PEERLESS SEEDS 
EGG PLANT 
New Hampshire Hybrid for Northern Gardens 
This new Egg Plant is 
generally acknowledged 
for its upright, uniform 
growth and fruits, its 
earliness and product¬ 
iveness. It is especiaily 
valuable for northern 
locations because of ear¬ 
liness. The eggs are of 
the most desirable mar¬ 
ket size, also fine for 
home use, however; dis¬ 
tinctive in appearance. 
This uniform, dark pur¬ 
ple Egg Plant is a very 
worthy and distinct va¬ 
riety. Pkt., 10c; 
40c; oz., 75c; %-lb., $2..50. 
RADISH—Jewel—(Special Mention) 
An excellent and extremely uniform, blunt root¬ 
ed, red French Breakfast type without the white 
tip. Does not get pithy and every plant makes a 
good radish. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi-lb., 60c; lb., $2.00.. 
RADISH—Comet—(Award of Merit) 
The Comet is globe to olive shaped, bright scarlet 
and stays in eating condition longer than any oth¬ 
er early variety. It is very uniform, bright color, 
crisp and solid. A wonderful variety for commer¬ 
cial and market gardeners as well as for home use. 
25 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^-Ib., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25.- 
RADISH—Billiard Ball—(Award of Merit) 
Gold medal winner. 
Splendid round, forcing, 
short-top Radish, with 
an unusual bright scar¬ 
let red color. It can be 
used for greenhouse 
plantings as well as for 
the open. It has a very 
attractive color and a 
smooth, silky skin, 
short topped, very small 
tap roots and never fails 
to attract attention. Ball 
shaped and one inch or 
less in diameter. 20 to 
25 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; %-lb., 7.5c; lb., $2.25. Radish—Billiard Ball 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
A most unusual vining squash with creamy white 
fruits about 8 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in di¬ 
ameter. When mature boil whole for about 30 min¬ 
utes, not longer. Cut open, remove the seed core 
and season the flesh that appears as tightly wound 
spaghetti-like threads or strings with salt and but¬ 
ter. Easily stored for winter use. Pkt., 10c; oz,,. 
1.5c; 14 -lb., 45c; 1 lb., $1.2.5. 
GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES— 
THEY TASTE BETTER 
EGG PLANT 
New Hampshire Hybrid 
