
Dwarf Stone Tomato 
Golden Plume Celery 
Plan +t Getter Garden For 1946 
1946 brings a new incentive to garden- 
ing. The whole world still needs food, but 
there are fewer restrictions and more free- 
dom to garden as one pleases this year. 
The fine art of growing vegetables to at- 
tain and enjoy the finest flavor is more 
attractive than the necessity of gardening 
just for the food produced. This year try 
some of the newer strains and also some 
of the lesser used vegetables. 
There are many of the newer strains 
that we could list here, but for this year 
we prefer to call attention to some of the 
vegetables that the average gardener 
passes over without realizing what he 
misses. There are many members of the 
Cabbage family well worth growing and 
not at all difficult. They have distinct and 
mild flavors and can be used in succession 
all through the season, commencing with 
Kohl Rabi and Broccoli, followed by Cauli- 
flower, Chinese Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage 
and, latest of all, Brussels Sprouts. 
For “greens” the red stalked Rhubarb 
Swiss Chard is interesting and useful as 
well as an ornamental garden plant. Leek 
and the humble Chives add a delicate 
onion flavor to stews, as do many of the 
sweet Herbs, many more kinds of which 
are again available. Cress planted at in- 
tervals adds piquancy to meat and salads, 
to which variety can be added by using 
such high quality lettuces as Oakleaf and 
Romaine, or the blanched hearts of Endive. 
Among the root crops you will find 
Winter Keeper Beet, Tendersweet Carrot, 
Improved Golden Ruta Baga and Salsify 
a pleasant surprise if you are not already 
familiar with them. Yellow Tomatoes are 
increasingly popular for juice and their 
colorful slices mixed with red varieties for 
contrast. Jubilee is deep yellow and ap- 
proaches the best of the reds in flavor and 
appearance. 
Butternut Squash well merits its growing 
popularity. The increase in demand for 
this small dry fleshed squash indicates 
that it is the best new vegetable in years. 
No garden would be complete without 
Sweet Corn. Fresh from the garden there 
is nothing that can be grown to equal its 
delicious flavor. The new hybrid varieties 
provide the peak of quality with uniformity 
in season and high yield. Marcross 13x 6, 
Carmelcross and Golden Cross Bantam 
are our choice for quality and succession. 
Fertilizers and garden accessories 
should be more plentiful and new insecti- 
cides will help to combat the insects. There 
is one fertilizer to which we would call 
especial attention—Soluble VHPF. This 
concentrate produces remarkable results 
when used in transplanting. It is likewise 
useful as a garden fertilizer and stimulant 
and has the effect of correcting many soil 
defects as it contains not only the neces- 
sary elements of plant food, but all the 
rare elements and hormones necessary to 
plant life. A light application will often 
work wonders. 
1946 should be a good garden year, 
why not make it the best ever? 
COMSTOCK, FERRE & CO. 
