NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES ] 

The News for 1946 
Vegetable seeds are in good supply except a few special 
strains of cabbages and extra early Tipe The quality of 
vegetable seeds is only fair in some cases bordering on poor. 
This will be remedied by competition which will let itself 
be felt as soon as it will be possible to import seeds from 
parts of the world where special and superior strains are 
produced by growers of long experience aided by favorable 
soil and climatic conditions. 
As to flower seeds the situation is as bad as ever. Very 
few flower seeds reach us from abroad. There are all kinds 
of obstacles too numerous to mention. But the situation will 
change for the better. There will be plenty of seeds of high 
cher ere We hope that this will be the case soon after harvest 
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able to supply the seed we do not quote prices although we 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case where we do not quote the price it means that we do 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 
in every case it should develop, for whatever reason that our 
prices are not what the law allows. Our prices for vegetable 
seeds are in most cases below ceiling—we have lowered our 
prices wherever it was possible to do so. 
Sa 
ees 
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, yielding 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 cauliflower just about the time the crop of Early King 
cauliflower is marketed. Pkt. 20c: oz. $2.65; 1 1b. $32.00. 
WATERMELON DARLINGTON (85 days) 
A long melon about twice as long as thick, rind thin 
striped with alternating very dark and very light stripes aver- 
aging about 35 lbs. in weight. Flesh red, stringless, very 
sweet and highly flavored. Seed white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
BEAN KEYSTONIAN (52 days) 
Pods dark green, stringless, fiberless fine grained flesh, 
straight 6 inches long, notable for holding fleshy stage. Vines 
18 inches tall with sturdy stem and branches, heavily pro- 
ductive. 10 Ibs. $2.60; 100 Ibs. $24.00. 


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 qualitv. verv sweet. of » most pleasant. scented flavor, 
richly colored orange-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. $2.80. 
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. $2.65. (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 blanck. 
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 
comnact 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 3 or 4 
weeks. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 50c; lb. $5.00. 
LETTUCE SLOBOLT 
New. Developed by Dr. Ross C. Thompson through 
years of breeding and selection. It is an open head lettuce 
ef high quality withstanding mid-summer temperatures. It 
stands without bolting to seed and in prime condition to al- 
most the end of summer. Pkt. 25c. 
