LETTUCE FOR SALAD... MUSTARD FOR GREENS 
PARSNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow the seed as soon as season will permit, in drills about 
2 feet apart, and thin plants out to 1 foot apart in the row. 
The ground should be deeply trenched and well manured. 
Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c. 
Hollow Crown. Thick Shoulder. This is the best and most 
popular variety in cultivation. The skin is smooth and white, 
while the flesh is tender. The roots grow 18 to 20 inches in 
length, but the first 8 inches from the top is the best part. 

PEAS 
PEAS 
1% Ibs. to 100 ft., 90 to 180 lbs. per acre. 
For first crop, round-seeded peas should be sown in the 
open ground as soon as it is fit to be worked; wrinkled vari- 
eties should be planted 2 to 3 weeks later. Frequent planting 
for succession, and a careful selection of varieties, will give 
an almost continuous crop of peas from June until frost. Sow 
peas in rows 3 feet apart and 1 to 2 inches deep. Rotted horse 
manure and wood ashes sould be freely used in the prepara- 
tion of soil for pea growing. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35ce. 
FIRST EARLY VARIETIES 
American Wonder or Nott’s Excelsior. (59 days.) Important 
early dwarf variety for the home garden. Vines 12 to 14 inches 
tall, dark green, very productive. Pods medium green, 3 inches 
long, plump and straight, blunt; seeds medium small, squarish, 
wrinkled, green; interior green. 
Alaska. (55 days.) This variety is extremely early. The round 
pods, 21% inches long, contain 5 to 8 peas which are ready for 
use in about 55 days. The peas are small, round, and tender, 
The vines are 2% to 3 feet tall. 
Gradus, or Prosperity. (55 to 62 days.) A very popular second 
early, large podded variety for home use and market. Vines 36 
inches tall, medium green, stocky. Pods single, broad plump, 
pointed, medim green; contain 8 to 10 large, delicious peas. 
Laxton’s Progress or Blue Bantam. (60 days.) A little earlier 
than other dwarf large podded peas, this variety is generally 
considered the best of its class. The blue green pods are often 
more than 4 inches long and contain 8 dark green peas of 
finest quality. The seeds are large, wrinkled green and cream. 
Little Marvel. Outstanding among dwarf peas on account of 
its exceptional quality and yield. Valuable for home garden 
and early market. Vines dark green, 18 inches tall, stocky. 
Pods single and double, dark green, blunt, plump, well filled 
with 7 to 8 tender peas. 
Thomas Laxton. Medium height. Strong vine bears numerous 
dark green, blunt ended pods, 4 to 4% inches. Retains flavor 
and sweetness. 57 days. One of earliest. 
LATE VARIETIES 
Mature to pick in about 75 days. 
Tall Telephone or Alderman. A handsome, large podded varie- 
ty. Unexcelled for home gardens, for local markets and for 
shipping. Bears immense crops, wilt resistant. Pods single, 
very broad, plump, straight, dark green, pointed, contain 8 to 
10 peas of highest quality. 
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Dwarf Telephone. Only about 2 feet tall. Resembles Tele- 
phone, and the pods are well filled with peas of the same 
good quality. It is an excellent variety to follow the early 
peas in the home garden. Seeds large, wrinkled, green. 
White Marrowfat. Vines grow 5 feet tall. Pods plump, blunt, 
tees light green, about 3 inches long. Very productive. 
81 days. 

PEPPER 
Y% oz. to 100 ft., 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. 
Culture and soil and temperature requirements are about 
the same as for eggplant. A moderate dressing of Guano, 
poultry manure, or complete commercial fertilizer, hoed into 
the soil after the plants are 6 to 8 inches tall, will be very 
beneficial. Pkt. 10c; 1 0z. 50c. 
California Wonder. Thickness of flesh alone, which is often 
3g of an inch, places this sweet pepper above all others. It is 
erisp and juicy, too, without a trace of pungency. Vigorous 
growing plants bear a heavy yield of blocky fruits that become 
as much as 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. 
Chinese Giant. Fruits are often 6 inches across and 4% to 5 
inches deep. The flesh is moderately thick and very mild. 
The fruits are rich bright green when young, and bright 
cherry red at maturity. 1 oz. 60c. 
Large Bell or Bullnose. A popular, early, sweet prolific sort, 
with small, erect plants. Fruits blunt; flesh of fine quality 
and mild flavor. Much used for stuffing. 1 oz. 40c. 
Long Red Cayenne. This well known, medium early pepper 
is especially good for drying purposes. The fruit is 4 inches 
long and 1 inch thick, twisted and pointed. It is deep green 
when young and bright red when ripe. The flesh is strong 
and pungent. 
Perfection Pimiento. A splendid canning variety, adapted to 
home and market garden culture. Plants large, erect, prolific. 
Fruits heart shaped, very smooth; flesh exceptionally thick, 
sweet and mild. 
Ruby King. Abundant, tapering fruit, dark green changing 
to ruby-red. 69 days. 1 oz. 40c. 
Red Chili. Low, spreading, 18 inch plant. Extremely pungent 
fruit, 2% by %, conical. 82 days. 
World Beater. One of best large peppers. Glossy-green changes 
to bright red. Mild, very sweet, thick flesh. 75 days. 
IRISH SEED POTATOES 
Bliss Triumph. Tubers are medium size, round, and slightly 
depressed; color a beautiful light red. Productiveness and 
good qualities make it one of the best early market varieties. 
10 Ibs. 70c. 
Irish Cobbler. One of the most popular of the early varieties. 
Its excellent quality, together with its cream-white color, 
makes it fine for the best trade. It is a vigorous ‘grower, 
good keeper, and ripens uniformly. 10 lbs. 60c. 
SWEET POTATOES 
Sweet Potato Seeds in stock February, March, April and 
May; write for prices. 
Black Spanish. A late variety of fine quality. The skin is of 
a dark red color, the flesh white. The tubers are of a long 
shape and keep excellently. 
Portorican Yam. This kind is very popular, due to its re- 
sistance to the potato weevil. It has pinkish skin with prom- 
inent vein, and the flesh of pumpkin color. Very prolific. 
Nancy Hall. A smooth, yellow skinned yam; oval, uniform, 
with deep yellow flesh, which cooks soft and sweet. Early, 
and of fine quality. 
Plants. We will have plants of the Portorican Yam, Black 
Spanish and Nancy Hall about end of April to May. Prices, 
packed at San Antonio, Texas, per 100, 50c; 500, $2.25; 1,000, 
$4.00, postpaid. 
Owing to tenderness of Sweet Potaoes, we do not guarantee 
safe arrival. 
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