GARDEN PEAS 
Green Peas quick from your garden 
will hold more of delicious sugary rich- 
ness than would ever the best from the 
market, and that’s just one of the sev- 
eral good reasons why you should surely 
make a planting of Peas. Assuming 
your soil is in good shape, and all gar- 
den soil is entitled to be that, then 
there is just one secret of success with 
them, early sowing. Sow Peas as early 
as you can manage in the spring. In 
cool seasons later sowings may come 
through well, too, but you can’t be sure 
of that except well north. 
442 ALASKA—A quick grower, and be- 
yond that, you can sow it earlier than 
any other we list, save, perhaps, Radio. 
Round, smooth seed that won’t rot in 
cold, wet soil. You can even sow before 
frost is entirely out. Small peas, very 
tender and sweet if used young. 30 
inches. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 
a Mo “PAWS sy A ey EWA ass, 
448 RADIO — Our earliest Pea. Like 
Alaska it has smooth, wet-resistant 
seeds, and-it is of Alaska quality, sweet 
and good used young, but not quite 
equal to the later wrinkle-seed kinds. 
Pods are a little larger than in Alaska. 
15 inches. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ib. voc. 
443 LITTLE MARVEL—An early dwarf wrinkle-seed of 
excellent table quality, a sure cropper and an enormous 
yielder. 18 inches. Can be planted in succession at inter- 
_vals. Very dependable sort. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25¢; 1 Ib. 
45c; 2 Ib. 85c; 5 Ib. $1.90. 
449 LAXTON PROGRESS—Dark green, wide, ‘English’ 
type pods, 4% inches long with 7 to 9 big peas. Quality 
of the best, tender, sweet, delicious. Season of Little Mar- 
vel, and will yield as heavily on good soils, but not on 
poor. 18 inches. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25¢; 1 lb. 45c; 2 Ib. 
Soc 355 Ib. $1.90: 
444 THOMAS LAXTON—lIn really high table quality, no 
Pea excels this one; few equal it. An improved Gradus. 
Big pods filled with luscious, sugary peas. 32 inches. Good 
yielder. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; 1 lb. 45c; 2 lb. 85¢; 5 Ib. $1.90. 
445 POTLATCH—Improved Stratagem. Splendid dwarf, 
mid-season sort, with heavy, vigorous vines to 25 inches, not 
needing support. Handsome long, wide pods, packed with 
7 to 10 large peas of particularly rich, sweet flavor. Illus- 
trated above, Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 45c; 2 Ib. 85c; 5 Ib. $1.90. 
451 DWARF TELEPHONE—It yields heavily of long, point- 
ed, soft green pods that are filled with big peas of partic- 
ularly good table quality. Mid-season. 24 inches. Pkt. 10c; 
1% lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ib. 80c; 5 Ib. $1.75. 
450 ALDERMAN—Improved Tall Telephone. Big 5-inch 
pointed pods jammed with 8 to 10 large peas of sweet, 
delicious flavor. Largest pods of any sort. Exceeding] 
heavy yielder. Needs brush or trellis support, since it 
grows to 4% feet. Mid-season. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 
45c; 2 lb. 85c; 5 Ib. $1.90. , 
447 SUGAR PEA 
These are eaten without shelling, crispy, sweet, waxy 
pods and all; prepared for use just as one would snap 
beans. The pods are succulent, brittle, stringless, full 
green-pea flavor, with just a hint of some other, distinctive 
and as desirable. Use when young. 25 inches, no support 
needed. We offer DWARF GRAY SUGAR. This variety 
has purple flowers. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 45c; 2 Ib. 85c. 
535 SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
A delicious, easily grown root vegetable with mild oyster- 
like flavor. It is exceedingly easy to grow, just sow in 
April, May, or even in early June (but better earlier). 
Thin to one plant each three inches. Can be used from 
mid-summer on, and any still left can remain in the ground 
without digging, for use early the next spring. Like 
Parsnip, it isn’t harmed by freezing. Can also be stored 
in sand in cellar. Roots may be served in soups, stews, 
fried, made into fritters, or just boiled, with butter. 
Variety Mammoth Sandwich Island. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 265¢; 
4 |b. 90c. 

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RADISHES FOR RELISH 
Not enough folks plant MRadishes. 
True, they don’t have great food value, 
but their crisp, sweet pungencies do add 
much to the joys of eating, and in war- 
time we need these small, easy pleasures. 
Sow Radishes early and often, every 
few days from April until mid-August. 
The quicker they grow, the better they 
will be. ; 
495 RAPID RED—Extra quick; glowing 
red marble-rounds of crisp pungent rel- 
ish. Early spring delight, but make suc- 
cession sowings at 10-day intervals, too. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 50c; % Mb. 
95c. 
496 SPARKLER—The handsomest early, 
round roots about 114 inches through, 
brilliant scarlet above, sharp contrast of 
snowy white below. Delightful flavor, 
flesh long firm and crispy. Our partic- 
ular recommendation. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 
20c; % lb. 60c; % Ib. $1.10. 
521 EARLY SCARLET GLOBE — A 
crisp, delightfully snappy globe-shaped 
Radish of vivid coloring. Has rather 
short tops, so fitted for forcing, but it 
also makes a very good garden sort, 
rather early, and suitable for succession 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; % Ib. $1.10. 
sowings. 
497 FRENCH BREAKFAST—Olive-shaped variety of deep 
scarlet with white tips. Very quick grower, and pulled at 
its best is perhaps highest quality of Radishes, but make 
small close-succession sowings, since it does not stand 
long. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 55c. 
499 CRIMSON GIANT—An all-season, crimson, globe- 
shaped sort, not at its best until it has reached a 2-inch 
diameter, then firm, crisp, sweet, juicy, with just the 
right snappiness. Roots remain in condition very long 
time. Varies somewhat in shape and shade, but not in 
quality. Good spring, summer, fall. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 
14 Ib. 55c; 1% Ib. 95c. 
498 WHITE ICICLE—Best, and most popular early white 
Radish, really much of shape and brittleness of an icicle. 
Splendid relish quality, sweet, crisp, delicately pungent. 
Remains solid and good until roots reach large size. Does 
well at any season. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c; % 
Ib. 95c. 
500 EARLY LONG SCARLET—Sweet, 
bright red, to six inches long. Quick grower. 
well. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 60c. 
521 GIANT STRASBOURG—One of the better “bread-and- 
butter Radishes, grown for summer and early fall use. 
Big tapering roots, two inches through at shoulder, length 
5 inches. A white Radish that holds its firm crispness dur- 
ing even the hottest weather. Usually eaten sliced, and the 
slices are so brittle and translucent that they resemble 
ice-flakes. Juicy, mildly pungent. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20ce. 
520 SCARLET CHINA WINTER—An autumn Radish, thick 
scarlet cylinders with white tips. Flesh very firm, crispy, 
delightfully pungent. Sow late July or early August. Any 
not needed for late autumn use may be stored in sand for 
winter relish. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c. 
of 
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brittle roots 
Stands 
634 STRAWBERRIES FROM SEED 
These are Runnerless Strawberries, and the only prac- 
ticable way of growing them is from seed. The plants are 
compact separate tufts. Fruit in this variety, HARZLAND, 
is bright red, pointed, small to medium size, decorative in 
appearance. Flavor blends the aromatic piquancy of the 
wild strawberry into the sub-acid honey richness of the 
garden kinds. Seeds sown in very early spring will germin- 
ate quite quickly, giving plants that will bear well by 
September, and from then on to near Thanksgiving if cold 
be not too severe. Same plants will give good crop the 
next spring, continuing in much lighter bearing through 
the hot months, resuming good yield in cool fall again. 
After the second autumn one should have a new planting 
coming on. Seed sown after soil is warm, may lie long 
dormant. The satisfactory sowing times are either early 
spring or late fall, always outside. Small pkts. each 25¢; 
3 pkts. for 70c. 
