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CABBAGE 
EARLY RED ROCK. The darkest strain 
of red cabbage, heads solid and leaves 
crisp, fine flavored. Excellent for slaw, 
salads and for cooking and pickling, Pkt. 
10c; ounce 80c. 
CANNONBALL. Late. Large close 
globe-shaped heads of medium size, weigh- 
ing 7 to 9 pounds. Very firm, solid, of 
good quality, a good keeper. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 80c. 
CHINESE CABBAGE WONG BOK. Our 
strain is the genuine Wong lok imported 
from China, and is considered the perfect 
Chinese cabbage. The tall, solid, crisp 
heads are tender and are ideal for salads 
and for cooking. Pkt. 10c; ounce 45c. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. An 
early maturing summer cabbage of finest 
quality, producing small, solid heads with 
leaves tender and mild flavored. Especially 
desirable for the home garden because of 
its earliness and compact growing habit. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 60c. 

IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER 
BEANS 


BEANS 
MONTALVO EVERBEARING BUSH 
LIMA. An everbearing large bush lima 
bean of exceptional merit and tender qual- 
ity. Plant seed about April first in hills, 
four by four feet apart. Beans mature 
from September to January. When new 
growth starts, prune as you would a grape 
vine and protect with straw or other mulch. 
A new crop appears in May. When vines 
show age, about July, prune as_ before, 
and your third crop is ready in October. 
Continue pruning twice a year, irrigate 
and fertilize. Every garden should have a 
planting of these wonderful everbearing 
beans. Packet 15c; 1%4 Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c. 
¥ 
BUSH BEANS 
IMPROVED DWARF BUTTER WAX. 
High quality home garden sort, plants 
erect, vigorous and productive. Pods are 
round, very fleshy, waxy yellow, entirely 
stringless and of rich flavor; splendid for 
canning, Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c. 
CANADIAN WONDER. Fine quality 
late snap beans, also good as shell beans. 
Flat, straight, light green pods, not string- 
less but very tender. Plant from Septem- 
ber to November, according to locality. 
Packet 10c; % Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD. Of dwarf 
bush type, erect and very productive. Pods 
are round, medium green, meaty, stringless 
and tender, of finest flavor. Pkt. 15c; % 
Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
POLE BEANS 
IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER. 
(Brown Seeded). The most popular green 
climbing pole bean, always tender and 
stringless. Pods are round, medium light 
green, eight inches long, of fine flavor and 
quality. Plants vigorous, hardy, and pro- 
ductive over a long season, if kept picked. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
IMPROVED SCARLET RUNNER POLE 
BEAN. Grown for its clusters of showy 
scarlet flowers as much as for the large 
erops of tender green beans. Very hardy, 
attractive over trellises or fences. Pkt. 
15c; 1% Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
BEETS 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. 
A medium early variety suited to home 
garden use. Roots smooth, flesh deep red 
with purple zones. Crisp and tender. The 
young tops make delicious beet greens. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 30c. 
BROCCOLI 
GREEN SPROUTING. Delicious novelty 
vegetable that is cooked and served as you 
would asparagus. Plants form sprouts 
about six inches long and produce heads 
of deep green buds which should be cut in 
the half-open stage. After sprouts are cut, 
others appear, so you will be supplied from 
eight to ten weeks. Pkt. 10c; ounce 60c. 

of mouth-watering 
mination. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
MEDIUM DWARF. Plants of robust 
habit, thickly set with the small compact 
heads of delicate flavor. Culture is the 
same as for cabbage. Pkt. 10c; ounce $1.00. 
CARROT 
DANVERS HALF LONG. Popular home 
garden carrot of fine quality and flavor. 
Deep orange roots, 6 to 7 inches long, uni- 
formly tapered to a blunt end. Flesh is 
crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c; ounce 50c. 
OXHART. The most desirable carrot for 
heavy soils, very productive. Carrots are 
4 to 5 inches long, of high quality and 
ready for use early. Pkt. 10c; ounce 50c. 
CELERY 
UTAH GOLDEN STRINGLESS. Table 
celery of finest quality. Broad, thick stalks, 
tender and stringless, pure white and very 
erisp when blanched, of delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10c. 
CELERIAC OR TURNIP ROOTED 
CELERY. The thick roots, of pungent 
celery flavor, are cooked and used in salads, 
soup, or as a vegetable. Grow in rich, 
moist well-drained soil. Pkt. 10c. 
CELTUCE 
A unique new vegetable, introduced from 
China, and belonging to the lettuce family. 
Plants form a stalk, covered with tender, 
light green leaves having the flavor of let- 
tuce, which make delicious salads. The 
stalks, which have the flavor of mild celery, 
are peeled of their outer skin and fiber, 
and eaten raw like celery, or cooked like 
asparagus or broccoli, to be served with 
butter, sauces, or au gratin. Sow the seed 
thinly in rows 1 to 1% feet apart, cover 
one-fourth inch with fine soil. Thin to 
stand 1 foot apart in the rows. Pkt. 15e. 
SWISS CHARD 
CRIMSON RHUBARB. A _ new Swiss 
Chard that looks like rhubarb. Ready for 
use very early, and continues for several 
months. Leaf stalks, considered by many 
the most delicious part of the plant, are 
fleshy, tender and erisp, and bright crim- 
son. The rich color extends into the deep 
green, heavily crumpled leaves. Cook the 
leaf stalks alone, or only the leaves, or 
cook both together, for a sweet delicate 
flavor you never knew existed in a leafy 
vegetable. Easily grown, thrives every-~- 
where. The foliage of this handsome vege- 
table is often used in flower arrangements. 
Packet of 50 seeds, 15c; 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. 
Paul J. 
Vegetable Seeds 


Howard's 
Plant your Victory Garden with these se- 
lected seeds for fresh, home-grown vegetables 
quality. We package all 
of our own fresh seed, assuring highest ger- 
All prices for seed are postpaid. (Except 
Beans, Peas, and Corn in pound lots.) 
CHIVES 
Perennial belonging to the onion family, 
with leaves of delicate onion flavor, used 
for salads, soups, garnishing. Seed ger- 
minates slowly. Pkt. 15c. 
SWEET CORN 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. Leading 
Bantam strain, outstanding in quality and 
yield, especially for the home garden, pro- 
ducing very sweet, tender, golden yellow 
kernels on 8-inch ears. Ears enclosed in 
tight husks. Packet 10c; % Ib. 40c; Ib. 
70c. 
OREGON EVERGREEN. The standard 
white sweet corn for home gardens, with 
large ears of excellent quality and flavor, 
covered with a tight husk. Very early 
and prolific. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; Ib. 45ce. 


BANTAM 
GOLDEN CROSS 
