CAMP DEERE SEEDSS LORE, 

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 

CUCUMBER—Chicago Pickling, Fine for pickling and slicing. 
Climbing, Fine quality, space saver. 
Cubit, Long, even, cylindrical, All America ’43. 
Lemon, Superior quality for salads and pickling. 
Long Green Improved, Fine home garden slicing variety, 
smooth, even. 
Small Gherkin, True West India pickling strain, very pro- 
ae 1% to 2 inches long, oval. Sow Cucumbers March to 
uly. 
Syrian, for the warmer climates, a prolific producer of fine 
flavor and unusual digestibility eaten raw when young. As it 
Srows older it makes a good cooking vegetable, similar to 
squash. Pkt. 15c. 
DANDELION—Improved Thick Leaved, Compact, rosette type, 
superior to uncultivated, blanches readily. Sow Jan. to April. 
EGGPLANT—Improved Large Purple, Strong plants bearing 
many large, handsome fruits. Sow in hotbed Jan. to April. 
ENDIVE (See also Chicory)—Broad Leaved Batavian, or Esca- 
rolle, Early, large heads, blanches readily, sow anytime. 
Green Curled, Late, medium size, green-ribbed, sow anytime. 
FENNEL—Bulb at base is eaten sliced raw or cooked, stalks 
and leaves also have a delicious, aromatic flavor. Sow Aug. 
to Feb. ‘ 
KALE—Tall Green. Curled Scotch, Deeply cut leaves, curled at 
the edges. Vitamin-rich green vegetable. Sow Aug. to April. 
Dwarf Green Curled, for greens and garnishing. 
Jersey, Thousand headed, smooth leaves, prolific; for feed- 
ing poultry. 
KOHL RABI—Early Purple Vienna, Globular bulbs with white 
tender flesh; leaves green with purple veins, Sow Aug. tv 
Feb. 
LEEK—American Flag, Early, mild flavor, short thick stems, 
fine for flavoring salads and soups. Sow Aug. to Dec. 
LETTUCE—Heading Varieties: 
Los Angeles Market (New York), Large dark green crisp 
heads, best all-purpose variety; sow anytime in mild 
climates. 
Imperial D, Special strain resistant to blight. 
Great Lakes, All America ’44, ‘slow to go to seed” in hot 
weather; crisp; Iceberg type. 
Bibb, New, early forcing variety, medium head, fine flavor. 
Leaf Varieties: 
Early Curled Simpson, Crisp, tender, broad leaves crumpled 
and frilled. j 
Oak Leaf, Leaves deeply cut, tender and sweet, grows well in 
hot weather. 
Prize Head, Very early, loose-leaf, tender and sweet, outer 
leaves edged red, inner leaves wholly green, attractive in 
the salad bowl. Sow all these varieties all year in mild 
climates. 
MELONS—Muskmelons: 
Cranshaw, A new melon with a rich, spicy flavor, solid and 
meaty. 
Hale’s Best, 
flavor. 
Resistant Strain 45, Fine quality fruit, mildew resistant. 
Thick salmon-orange flesh, sweet, aromatic 

Lettuce, Great Lakes 


PASADENA‘S COMPLETE GARDEN STORE 

Peas, Improved Telephone 
Honey Dew, Very sweet, green flesh. 
Persian, Flesh thick, bright orange; distinct delightful flavor 
if thoroughly ripened on the vines. 
Tip Top, Profitable, popular melon for local markets, flesh 
salmon-yellow, very juicy, sweet, rich flavor. 
Golden Beauty Casaba, Requires semi-tropical conditions for 
best development, large globular fruit, flesh very thick, 
white, juicy and sweet. 
Watermelons: 
Chilian, Black Seeded, Rather small, round melon, rind 
medium green, striped darker, flesh bright deep red, very 
sweet. 
Klondike, Large, oblong dark green, flesh red, crisp, fine 
quality. 
Klondike Striped, Light green with dark, rattlesnake strip- 
ing, rind thin, tough, very popular for its crisp sweetness. 
Schling’s Midget, new, very sweet, 6 inches long, 7 or 8 inches 
in circumference. Just the thing for small families and re- 
frigerators. 
MUSTARD—Giant Southern Curled, Peppery leaves for greens. 
Sow anytime. 
Mustard Spinach, Tendergreen, Valuable, Heavily Productive 
addition to our list of greens for the garden, nice flavor. 
OKRA (Gumbo)—Pods used in soups, salads, stews, and rel- 
ishes. Sow April to July. 
Dwarf Long Green Pod, Fods tender, 7 to 8 inches long, 
plants 2% ft. 
Perkins Mammoth Pod, Pods fleshy, ribbed, and tapered, 
plants 4 to 5 ft. 
White Velvet, 6 to 7 inch pods, white, tender, smooth, plants 
3 feet. é 
ONION—Bunching, 
onion. 
Australian Brown, Best keeper, pleasant, mild flavor. 
Early California, Large, sweet variety of splendid keeping 
qualities, excellent for baking and using raw. 
Southport White Globe, Fine quality, fairly mild onion, clear 
white. 
Yellow Eermuda, One of most widely used varieties, early 
flat onion, light, straw-colored skin, mild white flesh. 
Yellow Sweet Spanish, Large, mild, amber, fine keeper. 
Long Red Italian, Sweet, juicy, used raw in salads and sand- 
wiches. 
Sow Onions August to April. Pkts. 15c. 
PARSLEY—Extra Triple Curled, Compact, fine for flavoring 
and garnish. 
‘Hamburg, Thick parsnip-like roots for flavoring. 
Plain, Leaves for flavoring. 
Sow anytime, 
PARSNIP—Hollow Crown, Sweet flavor, needs rich soil and 
plenty of water. Sow August to March. 
Tender, garden variety of young, green 


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