CUCUMBER 
IMPROVED LEMON. Similar in shape 
and color to a lemon, with delicate flavor, 
this is an excellent novelty for the home 
garden. Produces heavily. Pkt. 10ce. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Standard 
late cucumber for the home garden, long 
slender fruits of deep green with crisp 
flesh. Prolific and dependable. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 25c. 
EGG PLANT 
NEW YORK IMPROVED. Upright 
branching plants, early and almost con- 
tinuous in bearing. Fruits are oval, satiny 
smooth, blackish purple, large and of good 
flavor, Pkt. 10c; ounce 65c. 
ENDIVE 
GREEN CURLED. Salad plant with 
crisp curled leaves of piquant flavor. When 
ready for use, the outer leaves are bright 
green, center leaves blanched creamy white. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
KOHLRABI 
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Delicious 
root vegetable, having tender, fine grained, 
creamy white flesh. Skin is light green. 
Sow in August or September for late fall 
or winter use. Pkt. 10c; ounce 75c. 
LETTUCE 
PAUL HOWARD’S MIDGET LETTUCE. 
See back cover—Makes a small head, very 
erisp and deficious, with smooth, dark 
green leaves blanching to rich yellow in- 
side. For individual salad bowls, use one 
head per serving, with French or other 
tasty dressing. Pkt. 15c. 
EARLY CURLED. The most widely 
used leaf lettuce, early and dependable. 
Plant is large, compact, non-heading. 
Leaves are light green, frilled, firm, very 
erisp 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 se- 
lected. Pkt. 10c; ounce 30c. 
NEW YORK P. W.-55. All America Se- 
lection. 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. 15c; ounce 40c. 
ROMAINE. (Cos Lettuce). Heads up to 
ten inches tall, with long light green, self- 
folding leaves with crisp white midribs. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
LEEK 
AMERICAN FLAG. An 
thick-stemmed variety with 
leaves and exceptionally mild flavor. 
early, short, 
large green 
De- 
licious in soups and salads, also served as 
a vegetable like onions. 
$1.25. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 

LETTUCE EARLY CURLED 

ANGELES MARKET 
LETTUCE LOS 


; MUSKMELON 
TIP TOP. Oval fruits, yellow fleshed, 
sweet and juicy, of finest flavor. Splendid 
for the home garden. Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
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 delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 25c. 
FAMOUS INDIANA. One of the finest 
melons for the home garden, with rich yel- 
low flesh and fine flavor that may be com- 
pared with the Persian melon. It is heav- 
ily netted and very thick meated. Pkt. 
10c; ounce 25c. 
WATERMELON 
KLONDYKE, The most popular water- 
melon for California gardens. Flesh is 
rich, dark red, very delicious and sweet. 
Adapted to home garden culture. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 20c. 
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. Fruits are 
light green with darker stripes, flesh is 
pink, close grained and very sweet. Seed 
is white. Very desirable home garden va- 
riety. Pkt. 10c; 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 winter. May be planted 
ae November to April. Pkt. 10c; ounce 
1e2os 
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. 10c; ounce 20c. 
TURNIP ROOTED PARSLEY. Roots of 
this variety are used for flavoring soups, 
stews, salads. Roots resemble a _ slender 
parsnip, with flavor like celery root. Pkt. 
10c. 
PARSNIPS 
FRENCH HALF-LONG. Roots ten to 
twelve inches long, two to three inches 
thick at top, pure white, of fine flavor and 
quality. Sow in deep rich sandy loam, one- 
half inch deep, pressing soil down firmly. 
Parsnip seed germinates slowly. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 25c. 
PEAS 
SPECIAL DWARF TELEPHONE. An 
improved dwarf telephone pea of excep- 
tionally fine quality and flavor. Vines 
grow to a height of 20 inches, producing 
large, deep green pods, 5 inches long, con- 
taining 8 to 10 peas of delicious quality. 
Pktfl 10c; % Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
ALDERMAN. Improved Tall Telephone. 
Height 5 to 6 feet. Popular market vari- 
ety 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; % Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
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 shell- 
ing, and served with butter. Extraordin- 
arily heavy yielding. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 
Ib. 45c, 
PEPPER 
CALIFORNIA WONDER SWEET PEP- 
PER. The ideal pepper for the home gar- 
den and for stuffing. Fruits are large, 
smooth and regular, 4144 inches long and 
nearly 4 inches across, with thick flesh 
and deep rich green skin. Pkt. 10c; ounce 
85c. 
ANAHEIM CHILI. Hot Pepper. The 
most desirable 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. 10c; ounce 65c. 

RADISH 
CRIMSON GIANT. A superior home va- 
riety, large, globular, and always tender, 
erisp and of mild flavor. Keeps a long 
time without becoming pithy. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 20c. 
SPARKLER. Popular radish of out- 
standing quality. ‘lops are small, with 
deep turnip shaped roots, almost globular, 
and slender tap root. Scarlet with white 
area around top. Crisp and tender, Pkt. 
10c; ounce 20c. 
WHITE ICICLE. The best early white 
variety, with long roots and small tops. 
Excellent quality, brittle and mild flavored. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
CHINESE ROSE WINTER RADISH. 
Oval in shape, 6 to 7 inches long, 2 inches 
in diameter, deep rose with white tip. 
Flesh pure white, mild, crisp. Pkt. 10c. 
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 sur- 
rounding the seed pod is used as soon as 
the flower drops, for making jelly, which 
is equal to guava or currant in flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; ounce 50c. 
RUTABAGA 
YELLOW SWEET. Roots large, round, 
light yellow, purplish at the top. Flesh is 
yellow, sweet, firm and fine grained. The 
best table variety. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
SORREL 
FRENCH BROADLEAF. Long leaves of 
pale green, excellent for salads, soup, or 
cooked like spinach. Plants will produce 
leaves of fine quality and flavor for three 
or four -years. Ready for use in two 
months. Pkt. 10c. 
SPINACH 
SUMMER SUCCESS. The best variety 
for summer use. On moist peat land, this 
variety will produce crisp tender leaves 
14 inches long. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
WINTER BROADLEAF. Splendid win- 
ter sort, with large, thick, broad leaves 
of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
NEW ZEALAND. Splendid for summer 
planting, producing spreading, branched 
stems and thick, fleshy leaves. Soak seed 
in warm water overnight, and plant in 
hills 2 feet apart. Packet 10c; ounce 25c. 
MUSTARD SPINACH 
TENDERGREEN. A pleasingly flavored 
mustard, so mild it is almost like spinach. 
May be grown in place of spinach during 
the summer. Leaves are ready to use 3 
or 4 weeks after sowing. Pkt. 10c; ounce 
20c. 
SQUASH 
SUMMER WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 
Green Tint. A much improved type of the 
white bush squash. Young fruits are deep 
green, holding their color at the edible 
stage, and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 10c; 
ounce 20c. 
SUMMER BLACK ZUCCHINI. Most de- 
sirable for home and market garden, noted 
for its vitamin content. Fruits are deep 
green, 6 to 8 inches long, and are used 
when quite young. Plants are bushy and 
very productive. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
WINTER PINK BANANA. Considered 
the richest and finest flavored of the win- 
ter squash. Fruits are 15 to 20 inches long, 
with flesh of fine texture, thick, and light 
orange in color. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
GREEN WARTED HUBBARD. The most 
popular winter squash, ready in 105 days, 
with thick, sweet flesh of deep orange yel- 
low, fine grained and dry. Medium large, 
9 to 10 inches in diameter. Packet 10c; 
ounce 25c. 
ENGLISH MARROW. 
ored flesh, very sweet. Almost smooth 
fruits ready in 62 days. For early fall 
and winter use. Packet 10c; ounce 20c. 
TURNIP 
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE. The 
all-purpose variety for the kitchen garden. 
Tops are dark green, and make excellent 
tender greens when cut young. Roots are 
globe shaped, smooth, the upper part pur- 
ple, under side white, Flesh is white, crisp, 
sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c; ounce 20c. 
Thick cream col- 
EARLY WHITE SNOWBALL. An early | 
table sort, roots of medium size, white 
throughout, crisp, tender and sweet. Pkt. 
10c; ounce 20c. 


BEET IMPROVED EARLY RED 
TOMATO 
PAUL J. HOWARD’S GARDEN KING. 
(See back cover). A wonderful new vari- 
ety recommended for the home garden. 
Plants are of strong growth, producing 
clusters of 6 to 14 medium sized fruits on 
long fruit stems. Tomatoes are brilliant 
red, firm fleshed, and of delicious flavor. 
Plants produce large crops of fruit, Pkt. 
25c. 
CRIMSON CUSHION OR BEEFSTEAK. 
Very large, round and uniform fruits, 
bright scarlet in color. Flesh is solid and 
meaty, of delicious mild flavor, with few 
seeds. Pkt. 10c; ounce 65c. 
IMPROVED STONE. An early, wilt- 
resistant strain, with fruits of good size, 
very solid, and a little deeper red than the 
ordinary Stone. Ideal for canning. Packet 
10c; ounce 60c. 
RED CHERRY OR COCKTAIL TOMA- 
TO. A very productive variety, bearing 
clusters of small sweet red fruits, for 
salads, garnishing, and preserves. Pkt. 10c. 
YELLOW GARDEN QUEEN. A large 
yellow tomato that is non-acid and of de- 
licious flavor, excellent for salads, impart- 
ing a novel color as well as flavor. With 
sliced lemon and preserved ginger, it makes 
a delicate conserve. Pkt. 10c. 

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