Paul 3. Howard's Quality Vegetables 
CARROT 
DANVERS HALF LONG. Popular home garden 
carrot of fine quality amd flavor. Deep oramge 
reets, 6 to 7 inches leng, uniformly tapered to a 
blunt end. Flesh is crisp and tender. Pkt. 10¢; 
ounce 50c. 
QXHEART. The most desirable carret for heavy 
soils, very productive. Carrots are 4 to 5 inches 
long, of high quality and ready for use early. Pkt. 
10c; ounce 50c. 

CUCUMBER 
FLOWERLAND TELEGRAPH. Well adapted 
to trellising. Fruits are 12 te 16 inches long, 
bettle neck, smooth deep green, with very 
little seed. Crisp and delicious. Hills should 
be well fertilized with rotted manure. Pkt. 25c. 
IMPROVED LEMON. Similar in shape and color 
to a lemon, with delicate flavor, this is an excel- 
lent novelty for the home garden. Produces 
heavily. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 25c. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Standard late cu- 
cumber for the home garden, long slender fruits 
of deep green with crisp flesh. Prolific and de- 
pendable. Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
EGG PLANT 
NEW YORK IMPROVED. Upright branching 
plants, early and almost continuous in bearing. 
Fruits are oval, satiny smooth, blackish purple, 
large and of good flavor. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 50c. 
LETTUCE 
EARLY CURLED. The most widely used leaf 
lettuice, early and dependable. Plant is large, com- 
pact, non-heading. Leaves are light green, frilled, 
firm, very crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
LOS ANGELES MARKET. The most widely used 
head lettuce, and extensively grown on the Pacific 
Coast. Plant is dark green and crisp heading, 
heads well folded and blanched. Our strain is 
carefully selected. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 25c. 
NEW YORK P. W.-55. All America Selection. 
A very early lettuce with compact, flattened heads 
of medium size. Of the Los Angeles Market type, 
crisp and of ‘fine flavor. Excellent for spring 
planting in the home garden. Pkt. 15¢; ounce 35c. 
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SWISS CHARD 
CRIMSON RHUBARB. A new Swiss Chard that 
looks like rhubarb. Ready for use very early, and 
continues for several months. Leaf stocks, con- 
sidered by many the most delicious part of the 
plant, are fleshy, tender and crisp, and bright 
crimson. The rich color extends into the deep 
green, heavily crumpled leaves. Cook the leaf 
stalks alone, or only the leaves, or cook both to- 
gether, for a sweet delicate flavor: you never knew 
existed in a leafy vegetable. Easily grown, thrives 
everywhere. The foliage of this handsome vege- 
table is often used in flower arrangements. Packet 
of 50 seeds, 15¢; 100 seeds, 25c. 
LUCULLUS. Leaves about 24 inches tall, large 
and upright, tender and mild flavored. The mid- 
rib may be trimmed and cooked like Asparagus. 
The leaf part is cooked like spinach. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 30c. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG. An early, short, thick- 
stemmed variety with large green leaves and ex- 
ceptionally mild flavor. Delicious in soups and 
salads, also served as a vegetable like onions. 
Pkt. 10¢; ounce $1.00. 
Melons 
MUSKMELON 
TIP TOP. Oval fruits, yellow fleshed, sweet and 
juicy, of finest flavor. Splendid for the home gar- 
den. Pkt..10c¢; ounce 25c. i 
ROCKYFORD: “Also, known as Netted Gem, and 
one of the best melons for the home garden. 
Fruits are oval, entirely covered with a uniform 
netting. Flesh is light green, juicy, and of delici- 
ous flavor. Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
FAMOUS INDIANA. One of the finest melons 
for the home garden, with rich yellow flesh and 
fine flavor that may be compared with the Persian 
melon. It is heavily netted and very thick 
~ meated. Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. ; 
WATERMELON 
KLONDYKE. The most popular watermelon for 
California gardens. Flesh is rich, dark red, very 
delicious and sweet. Adapted to home garden cul- 
ture. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 20c. é 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. Fruits are light green 
with darker stripes, flesh is pink, close grained 
and very sweet. Seed is white. Very desirable 
home garden variety. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 20c. 
ONION 
SILVERSKIN OR WHITE PORTUGAL. The most 
widely used white onion, pure white, flat, and 
hard, of mild crisp texture and good keeping 
qualities. An all-purpose onion, splendid for green 
onions, salad, and storage for wimter. May be 
BLO, from November to April. Pkt. 10c; ounce 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANISH. The mildest onion 
in cultivation, popular for slicing, white flesh of 
pleasing flavor. Very large, globular onion with 
golden yellow skin, keeps well; immensely prolific. 
Pkt. 10c¢; ounce $1.00. 
PARSLEY 
DOUBLE MOSS CURLED. Compact growing, 
with finely cut and densely curled leaves of deep 
green. For garnishing, and for flavoring, this is 
the favorite variety. Pkt. 10¢; ounee 20c. 
PEPPER 
_ CALIFORNIA WONDER SWEET PEPPER. The 
ideal pepper for the home garden and for stuffing. 
Fruits are large, smooth and regular, 4 inches 
long and nearly 4 inches across, with thick flesh 
and deep rich green skin. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 75c. 
ANAHEIM CHILI. Hot Pepper. The most desir- 
able for seasoning, drying, and pickling because 
of its agreeable pungency. Fruits 6 to 8 inches 
long, about 1 inch across, deep green changing to 
rich scarlet as they ripen. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 50c. 

SPECIAL DWARF TELEPHONE PEAS 
PEAS 
SPECIAL DWARF TELEPHONE. An_ improved 
dwarf telephone pea of exceptionally fine quality 
and flavor. Vines grow to a height of 20 inches, 
producing large, deep green pods, 5 inches long, 
containing 8 to 10 peas of delicious quality. Pkt. 
10c; 14 Ib. 25¢; Ib. 40c. 
ALDERMAN. Improved Tall Telephone. Height 
5 to 6 feet. Popular market variety that should 
be grown on poles, using twine between the poles. 
Vines and pods are dark green, the pods well 
filled, plump and pointed; peas large and tender, 
sweet flavored. Resistant to fusarium wilt. Pkt. 
10c; V2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c. 
DWARF EDIBLE POD SUGAR PEA. Also known 
as Chinese Pea. Produces pods on wiry vines and 
is unsurpassed for sweetness and flavor. The pods 
are cooked whole only a few minutes, without 
shelling, and served with butter. Extraordinarily 
heavy yielding. Pkt. 10c; V2 Ib. 25c¢; Ib. 40c. 
RADISH 
CRIMSON GIANT. A superior home variety, 
large, globular, and always tender, crisp and of 
mild flavor. Keeps a long time without becoming 
pithy. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 20c. 
_ SPARKLER. Popular radish of outstanding qual- 
ity. Tops are small, with deep turnip shaped roots, 
almost globular, and slender tap root. Scarlet with 
white area around top. Crisp and tender. Pkt. 
10¢; ounce 20c. 
WHITE ICICLE. The best early white variety, 
with long roots and small tops. Excellent quality, 
brittle and mild flavored. Pkt. 10¢; ounce 20ce. 
ROSELLE 
QUEENSLAND JELLY PLANT. Easily grown from 
seed planted in spring when ground is warm. The 
bushy plants grow 4 to 5 feet high. The fleshy 
calyx surrounding the seed pod is used as soon 
as the flower drops, for making jelly, which is 
equal to guava or currant in flavor. Pkt. 10¢; 
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