ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 
Vegetable Seeds 

PARSLEY 

@® Paramount Parsley 
All-America Selections—Award of Merit 
This well known vegetable is very useful for flavoring soups and 
for garnishing. The green leaves are used for flavoring or they may 
be dried crisp, rubbed to powder and kept in bottles until needed. 
Parsley succeeds best on rich, mellow soil. The seed is even slower 
than parsnips in germinating and should be sown as early as possible 
in the spring, in rows 1 to 2 feet apart, covering not more than % inch 
with fine soil firmly pressed down. When the plants are well up thin 
8 to 12 inches apart in the row. When the plants of the curled varie- 
ties are about 3 inches high cut off all the leaves; the plant will then 
start new growth of leaves which will be brighter and better curled. 
Later, if these turn dull or brown they can be cut in the same way; 
every cutting will result in improvement of the quality of the leaves. 
Plain (Single). Plain leaves of excellent color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; %lb. 50c; Yelb. 90c; lb. $1.65. 
Dark Moss-Curled. The leaves are of an extra-dark green color. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Y%lb. 60c; %lb. $1.00; lb. $1.75. 
Paramount. A recent introduction or triple curled type. Plant 
very dark green, 12 inches tall with stout stems for bunching. 
somewhat resistant to tip burn. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. 60c; lb. $1.00; Ib. $1.75. 
Turnip-rooted (Hamburg). The edible portion is the fleshy root which 
resembles a small parsnip, and is used for flavoring soups, stews. 
etc. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Yb. 50c; Wlb. 80c; Ib. $1.50. 
PUMPKINS 
Pumpkins are less sensitive than melons or cucumbers to unfavor- 
able conditions of soil and weather. Their cultural requirements are 
however, much the same. They are raised between hills of corn or 
in open field, but more properly belong to the farm than the garden 
as they occupy too much room for the ordinary yard. Wherever room 
is available a few hills of pumpkins should ve planted as they are 
peculiar to American cookery and constitute one of our most nutritious 
and pleasing dishes. 
Japanese. Similar to the Cushaw, but the skin is a deep green, with 
dark stripes, turning to a rich golden yellow. Fruits mature early. 
The large neck is solid and meaty. Flesh deep yellow. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %41b. 40c; lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
White Cushaw (Jonathan). A popular crookneck with a hard, creamy 
white shell. Fruits 2 feet long, with long, solid, meaty neck. 
Thick flesh of fine quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4lb. 40c; lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
Yellow Cushaw. A crookneck variety of rich golden color and fine 
flavor. One of the best varieties for home use. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Y%lb. 40c; Yolb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
Striped Cushaw. Skin is striped with creamy white bands mottled 
green. Rich, yellow meat, tender, and of fine flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4lb. 40c; Yelb. 60c; 1b. $1.00. 
Genuine Mammoth Jumbo (King of the Mammoths). Fruits grow 
2 feet or more in diameter, and from 100 to 200 pounds in weight. 
Salmon-orange skin; very thick, bright yellow flesh, which is fine 
grained, tender, and of excellent quality for pies. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 45c; Yelb. 70c; Ib. $1.25. 
Small Sugar. Fruits average about 10 inches in diameter, of excellent 
keeping qualities, flattened or slightly ribbed. Skin deep orange- 
yellow; flesh very sweet. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %lb. 35c; 1% Ib. 60c; lb. 90c. 
Big Tom (Improved Large Field). Vines of strong, vigorous growth 
and wonderfully prolific. Fruits average 15 to 20 inches in diameter, 
round or slightly oval in form; reddish orange skin, slightly ribbed; 
rich orange-yellow flesh. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %lb. 30c; Yelb. 50c; Ib. 75c. 
Large Cheese. Our pedigreed strain, exceptionally early and uniform 
is particularly valuable to market gardeners and canners. Fruits 
very flat, weigh 10 pounds, slightly ribbed, cream colored, flesh 
very thick, orange-yellow and of fine quality. Length 6 to 8 inches, 
diameter 12 inches. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. 40c; Yelb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 
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ABEL’S CHOICE PEAS 
Peas require moderate temperature, plenty of moisture and 
increasing daylight for maximum development. They are immune 
from injury by light frosts and may be planted as early in the 
Spring as the condition of the soil will permit. The earliest plantings 
are usually the most successful. In most every case a quart of peas 
equals 1% pounds. 
The time needed to reach table condition is so evenly graduated 
among the varieties that by planting some of the several varieties 
at the same time a well arranged succession can be obtained extending 
over a period of 30 days. Successive plantings of a desirable variety 
will also provide a succession but this cannot be extended over as 
long a period with as good results. 
The seeds should be planted in rows at a depth of 1% to 2 inches. 
The rows should be 21 to 28 inches apart for dwarf varieties and 
about 28 to 42 inches apart for the taller sorts. 
Abel’s Giant Podded Ham- 
per. A new pea intro- 
duced by our grower. 
Dark green foliage and 
pods, a vine 22 inches, 
heavy and dark in color, 
pods 4% to 5 inches, 
pointed. Don’t fail to 
plant Giant Hamper and 
Wwe assure you that 
every year you _ will 
want Giant Hamper. 
Season 65 ‘days. Seed 
large, wrinkled. 
Apt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 
40c; pk. $2.80; bus. 
Abel’s Supreme—wWilt Re- 
sistant. A medium late 
sort, desirable for the 
trucker. Wilt resistant 
vine two feet high and 
dark green in color. 
Pods 4% to 5 inches, 
dark and pointed. Sea- 
son 74 days. Be sure to 
plant this variety for a 
trial this season. We are 
sure they will please 
you. 
Yyapt. 15c; pt. 25c; at. 
40c; gee: $2.80; bus. 
Abel’s Wonder Wilt Re- 
sistant—Gilbo. Vines, 
24 to 28 inches; dark 
green. Pods 5 to 6% 
inches; dark green. Ma- 
turity about 75 days. 
Remains tender and 
sweet a week to 10 days 
after ready to pick. 
IApt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 
40c; pk. $2.80; bus. 
$10.00. 
Abel’s Early Bird. The 
best-yielding, the hard- 
iest, and the most pro- 
lific of the lLaxtonian 
type. It is a semi-round- 
seeded Pea with a very 
large dark green pod of 
wonderful appearance 
and a very sturdy dwarf 
vine. Season 58 days. 
Yept. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 
35c; pk. $2.50; bus. 
$9.50. 

ee One customer planted as 
Sa ecg as late as August 8, 1939, and 
Abel’s Giant Podded Hamper Bes Wiles eee 
Lawn, Pa. 
Large Podded Alaska (Ameer). Vines 30 inches high unbranched, 
bearing four to seven 3-inch pods pointed and well filled with 
medium size dark green peas of excellent flavor. Season 58 to 60 
days. 
Yept. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 30c; pk. $2.00; bus. $7.00. 
Buist’s Extra-early Morning Star. The earliest Pea in the world. 
Ready for picking in 58 days. They are much hardier, more 
productive, and withstand greater changes of weather than any 
other variety. The largest-podded extra early, and entirely free 
from runners. So uniformly do they ripen that the entire crop 
can be taken off in two pickings. 
Yept. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 40c; pk. $2.50; bus. $9.50. 
American Wonder. The earliest wrinkled Pea. Vines grow 10 to 
12 inches high and are very prolific in pods of striking form and 
size and of the finest flavor. If planted in June they mature in 
83 days. Particularly adapted for family use, requiring no brush 
or other support. Season 60 days. 
Yept. 15¢; pt. 25c; qt. 40c; pk. $2.50; bus. $9.50. 
Nott’s Excelsior. A fine, compact, dwarf grower, with pods one- 
third larger than those of American Wonder, and maturing almost 
as early (55 days). Pods well filled to the ends with from 7 to 9 
eas, of superior tenderness and flavor. Vines grow about 15 inches 
high. Season 59 days. : 
Yept. 15¢; pt. 25c; qt. 40c; pk. $2.50; bus. $9.50. 
