HOLMES’ Vegetables of Real Merit 
EARLY WONDER BEET amis 
(Asgrow Strain) 4 
Is unsurpassed in earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior 
color. Roots round, deep red, smooth with small neck. Flesh deep 
dark red, tender and of excellent quality. Distinctive green tops, 
erect. Valuable for home and market garden. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 
14 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
COS ENDIVE 
All-America Winner 
This is unlike any Endive we have ever seen. Has a broader round 
leaf than Full Heart Batavian, the plant is more erect. Will blanch 
to a clear yellow with crisp, tender leaves and a sweet distinct flavor. 
Resembles Cos Lettuce at maturity. Pkt., 15c; oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 75c. 
STRAIGHT EIGHT CUCUMBER Se Haast 
Something New for Gardeners—All-America Winner 
Fruits about 8 inches long, of medium diameter, and well rounded at the ends. BUTTERCUP SQUASH 

Dark green color, free from striping and tipping. Has won much fame as a 
desirable “‘slicer.”” Excellent for the home market grower. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; Sweetest Squash of All 
44 Ib., 45c; Ib., $1.50. Has All Its Seeds In the Blossom End 
The fruits are green, flattish, turban-shape 
and are bulged at the blossom end. They are 
6 to 8 inches across and 4 to 5 inches thick, 
weighing 3 to 5 lbs. They are excellent for 
family use. The flesh is golden yellow. Bakes 
very dry and is unsurpassed in quality. Grow- 
ers of squash for critical trade should become 
acquainted with Buttercup. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 
14 Ib., 75c; lb., $2.50. 


Straight-8 Cucumber 
HOLMES’ GENUINE PRIDE OF WISCONSIN 
BOTTLE ONION CANTALOUPE 
One of the best introductions in many years. 
We are headquarters for Bottle Onion Seed The flesh color is totally unlike other canta- 
and Sets. Bottle Onion has been grown for many loupe, being much deeper orange and richer 
- years in both Pennsylvania and Ohio. It derives looking. Is thicker with a smaller seed cavity 
its name from its long bottle-like shape. Being than Honey Rock which it resembles. The 
mild and sweet, it is absolutely unsurpassed in rind is unbelievably strong, heavy coarse net- 
flavor; excellent for slicing. It yields well and is ting, just the right size and shape, midseason 
a good keeper. Bottle Onion grows longer, in earliness, and no stringiness in the flesh. 
whiter and more edible stalks than any other A good keeper. We cannot praise Pride of 
Onion. Pkt. 10c; 0z., 45c; 14 lb., $1.40; Ib., Wisconsin too much, it ranks at the top. Pkt., 
$5.00. 10c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 45c; Ib., $1.50. 

Bottle Onion 
CHINA CUCUMBER 
Yellow Bottle A Fine Quality. This excellent variety comes from the Orient. The fruit is very long, often 
Sets reaching 15 to 20 inches in length and only 2 inches through. It is bright green and nearly 
pp yc smooth. The flesh is white, firm, extremely crisp, and of excellent quality. We know this to be 
Lb., 30c; pe one of the best Cucumbers for the home garden and it sells well at the roadside stands. Pkt., 10c; 
S ee 0z., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.50. 

China Cucumber 
{7} 
