NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 1 
The News for 1944. 
There are many shortages in both vegetable and flower 
seeds. You will gain by placing your order early. 
Last year many of our customers sent in their orders 
fully one month later than usual. Then orders came in 
in such a volume that it was absolutely impossible to fill 
the orders promptly. Do not blame us if you had to wait 
for seeds last year during February up to April. We were 
doing our best and it was no fault of ours that seeds could 
not be rushed out without delay. 
Other seedmen were in the same boat with us. Their 
service too was anything but prompt. You will help us 
greatly by ordering your seeds as early as you possibly can. 
QUITE IMPORTANT—PLEASE READ 
The war cut us off from connections with the seed grow- 
ers and seed specialists of Europe. Try as one may it is 
_ impossible to secure stocks of seeds that the seed trade is 
compelled to import. In every case where we will be un- 
able to supply the seed we do not quote prices although we 
are leaving the description stand in our catalog. In every 
case where we do not quote the price it means that we do 
not have that seed. 
WE WILL RETURN MONEY 
Prices for vegetable seeds are subject to regulation by 
the Office of Price Administration. At the time our catalog 
had to be handed for printing, regulation prices were not 
known to us. We were advised by the OPA to await new 
regulation before issuing our 1944 schedule of prices. Be- 
cause catalog must be handed to the printer on time, we do 
not know whether our prices will be in line with regulation 
prices. While we have made prices as moderate as possible 
and believe that our prices will be well within prices al- 
lowed by the OPA—if they will not be—in every such case 
we will return the difference to every purchaser. 
CAULIFLOWER SUPER DANAMERICA 
(66 days) 
Super Danamerica is the finest second early caulifiower in 
existence. It forms a head that is unusually high, solid, heavy 
and snow white. Perfectly fixed as to type, ylelding under 
normal growing conditions practically 100% grade one heads. 
In season only 10 days later than Early King. It heads uni- 
formly throughout the fleld and the whole crop is ready to cut 
inside of two weeks. The stalk of Super Danamerica is shorter 
than in any other variety, the leaves are not spaced but grow 
as closely together as cabbage, forcing the inner leaves to curl 
over the head providing perfect protection from unfavorable 
weather. A very valuable variety to all growers wishing to get 
a crop of caulifiower just about the time the crop of Early King 
caulifower is marketed. Pkt. 20c; oz. $4.00; 4% Ib. $15.00. 


CARROT GOLD COIN (70 days) 
Gold Coin carrot is fully developed and ready for the mar- 
ket 70 days after date of sowing. The roots are 6% to 7 inches 
long, almost an inch through. Very uniform, there is not an 
“off” root in a bushel. Other good early carrots are not more 
than half developed at a time, when Gold Coin is ready to sell. 
Gold Coin can be marketed early and late. Can be left in the 
ground till late fall and if stored will keep perfectly. Of high- 
est quality, very sweet, of a most pleasant, scented flavor, 
richly colored orange-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Ib. $4.00. 
CAULIFLOWER SNOWBALL No. 16 
The earliest and surest heading cauliflower of the Snow- 
ball type producing round firm snowhite heads 7-9 inches 
across. Leaves pale green smooth protecting the head well. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. $4.00. (52 days.) 
CELERY MICHIGAN GOLDEN (120 days) 
Yellows Resistant Self Blanching Celery, a pedigreed 
strain intermediate in type between Tall Golden and Golden 
Plume and bred by plant pathologists of Michigan State 
College for resistance to yellows. Highly resistant to yel- 
lows, also known as root rot, crown rot, “sickness” and 
stunt and can be grown successfully in soils infested with 
yellows fungus where other celeries are seriously affected. 
Is not resistant to other celery diseases and seed treatment, 
together with the use of protective dusts or sprays, must be 
relied upon to control leaf blights. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
FULL HEART PASCAL (112 days) 
An extra early green celery that blanches easier and 
quicker, either when blanched with boards or in the row with 
dirt. Plants 25-27 inches tall, ribs 8-10 inches long, thick and 
smoothly rounded with the inner stems creamy white. Hearts 
as full as is possible to grow, large, firm and tender. A most 
desirable sort. Resistant to fusarium yellows. Full Heart 
Pascal was originated by a celery grower with years and 
years of experience. We recommend this variety highly. 
Pkt. 15; oz. $1.20; lb. $16.00. 
CELERY CRISPHEART (112 days) 
Of all “green” celeries about the easiest to blanch. 
Plants compact with medium dark green tops. Height in 
California 25 to 29 inches overall and 7 to 10 inches to joint, 
mostly 8 to 10 inches. Eastern reports show height varying 
from 18 to 28 inches according to conditions. Plants have 
ample girth, the extreme outer stems are narrow but when 
striped for market show only broad, very thick stems, a 
compact formation and creamy blanch. It is crisp and free 
from strings. Flavor is rich yet mild. Blanches readily 
enough to be fit for market after being papered for 8 or 4 
weeks. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Ib. $5.00. 
THE QUALITY of our seeds is the very best every time in all 
cases, In actual fleld trials we find that our seeds are the equal 
and in MANY cases of better quality than seeds from other sources, 
Lower prices asked by us NEVER mean low quality. Our policy is 
te give the customers most fer their meney. 
