FOR YOUR HOME DEFENSE GARDEN 












This spring, home gardening comes into its own 
again! From coast to coast, a wave of home 
planting is under way, promising to exceed all 
records..of modern times. 
And no wonder! With food prices high, the 
home garden offers the most practical way to 
save money without lowering your living stand- 
ards, And with war-strained nerves calling for 
plenty of vitamims, the home garden again of- 
fers the ideal method of health protection. 
Here’s practical, sensible Home Defense! 
Think it over! Talk it over with us! 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM CORN—This sturdy hy- EARLY PROLIFIC 
brid variety is bred for wilt-resistance, high yield and STRAIGHTNECK SQUASH — 
superlative quality. It fis slightly lighter yellow than Splendid yellow summer squash, 
Golden Bantam. Extremely uniform in plant and ear some think the best of all. Early 
characteristics and in maturity. Highly resistant to and prolific, with fruits very 
Stewart’s disease. Try it! uniform. 1940 All-Ameriea. 
GOLDEN ACRE YELLOWS-RE- 
SISTANT CABBAGE—The earli- 
est of the round-headed yellows- 
resistant cabbages. Remarkably 
uniform, exceptional quality and 
fair keeping ability. 

SWEET SPANISH ONION—Here is a _ mild, ICEBERG LETTUCE—An excellent 
sweet, giant onion that is delicious at all stages home garden variety. Small, ex- 
of growth. From seed it will produce onions tremely tight head, resists hot 
weighing a pound; if started in hotbed, will at- weather. Leaves have small indents 
tain enormous size. This year seed crop is light, which fill with dew drops, giving the 
but the quality justifies the increased cost. plant a crystalline appearance. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID EGG 
PLANT — Recommended for home 
and market gardening. Dark purple 
fruits mostly pear shaped or round, 
of highest quality. Low bushy type 
plants. 1939 All-America award. 
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