


Paul J. Howards YEGETABLE SEEDS 
Of Outstanding Merit 















flavor to soups and salads. 
Here too is an herb that will 
in your garden. Use Emerald Isle Parsley for a neat cool green 
border; and in corners of beds groups of these plants make a 
fine foil for flowers and other ornamental plantings. Grow them 
in pots and in window boxes, too. 
Liberal Packet, 50c 
ao 
EMERALD ISLE 
PARSLEY 
PLANTS 
in pots 
3 for $1.00 
Dozen $3.50 
eet, 
ALL SEEDS 
PREPAID 
All Prices quoted 
on Vegetable 
Seeds include post- 
age. 
BUSH BEANS 
IMPROVED DWARF BUTTER WAX. 
Plants erect, vigorous, productive. 
Round pods, very fleshy, waxy yellow, 
stringless, rich flavor; splendid for 
canning. Pkt. 10c; 2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD. Round 
pods, medium green, meaty, string- 
less, tender; finest flavor. Pkt. 10c; 12 
Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
CANADIAN WONDER WINTER 
BUSH BEAN. Plant from September 
to November, according to locality. 
Quality late snap beans, also good as 
shell beans. Flat, straight light green 
pods, not stringless, but tender. Pkt. 
10c; 2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
LIMA BEANS 
FLOWERLAND BUSH LIMA 
BEANS. Our customers were enthus- 
iastic over the delicious buttery fla- 
vor and fine quality of these Flower- 
land Bush Limas in our Vegetable 
Department last summer and_ fall. 
Beans are plump and large, almost 
round, very tender and rich. The 
most outstanding variety for the home 
garden. Pkt. 15c; 2 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
MONTALVO EVERBEARING BUSH 
LIMA. An everbearing large bush 
lima bean of exceptional quality. 
Plant seed about April first in hills, 
4 by 4 feet apart. Beans mature from 
September to January. When new 
growth starts, prune as you would a 
grape vine and mulch. New crop 
appears in May. About July, when 
vines show age, prune again, and 
third crop is ready in October. Prune 
twice a year, irrigate and fertilize. 
Pkt. 15c; 12 Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c. 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE 
LIMA BEAN. Produces five to eight 
large, flat, thick beans to a pod, of 
high quality and rich flavor; heavy 
yielder. Pkt. 10c; 12 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
N E W-Plumed Parsley “Emerald Isle’ 
You have seen moss curled and “triple curled’’ Parsley, but 
never before have there been such beautifully plumed plants as 
seen in our new variety, EMERALD ISLE. As green as the hills 
of Ireland, the plants themselves are as attractive as a lux- 
uriant fern. You will find the leaves of Emerald Isle Parsley will 
give an entirely new fillip to your garnishes, a delightfully fresh 

add beauty as well as utility 
POLE BEANS 
IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER. 
(Brown Seeded) Tender,  stringless 
pods, round, light green, 8 inches 
long, finest flavor and quality. Pkt. 
10c; 12 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
IMPROVED SCARLET RUNNER 
POLE BEAN. Grown for its clusters 
of showy scarlet flowers as much as 
for large crops of tender green beans; 
hardy. Pkt. 10c; 12 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
BEET 
IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TUR- 
NIP. Medium early. Deep red with pur- 
ple zones. Smooth, crisp and tender 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
DETROIT DARK RED. Earliest, 
sweet and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
BROCCOLI 
GREEN SPROUTING. Heads of 
deep green buds should be cut in 
half-open stage. Crop of buds con- 
tinues to sprout 8 to 10 weeks. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
MEDIUM DWARF. Plants thickly set 
with small compact heads. Grow like 
cabbage. Pkt. 10c; oz. 85c. 
CARROTS 
EARLY FORCING CARROT. This 
strain produces delicious, tender little 
carrots 60 days from time of sowing. 
Carrots are small, almost round, two 
inches long, crisp and sweet, and 
orange-red in color. Pkt. 15c¢; oz. 30c 
DANVERS HALF LONG. Deep 
orange roots, 6 to 7 inches long, uni- 
formly tapered to a-~blunt end. Fine 
quality and flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
OXHEART. Best for heavy soil, very 
productive; early; 4 to 5 inches long, 
good quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
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CABBAGE 
CANNONBALL. Late. Large solid 
globe-shaped heads, 7 to 9 pounds; 
good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 
Small, solid, pointed heads, leaves 
tender, of mild flavor. Best summer 
variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
EARLY RED ROCK. Darkest red 
cabbage, solid, crisp, fine flavored. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
CHINESE CABBAGE WONG BOK. 
Tall, solid, crisp, tender heads, ideal 
for salads and cooking. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 
30c. ‘ 
CHINESE CABBAGE CHIHILI. Ear- 
ly, sure heading, tall heads, 18 to 20 
inches high, 3 to 4 inches thick; firm, 
well blanched, with broad, crisp ten- 
der leaves. Fine flavor, raw or cooked. 
Pkt. 10c. 
SWISS CHARD 
CRIMSON CHARD. Highly ornamen- 
tal, rich crimson leaf stalks, fleshy, 
crisp and tender; deep green crumpled 
leaves veined crimson, of delicious 
flavor. Cook leaf stalks alone, or with 
leaves, for a sweet delicate flavor not 
found in other leafy vegetables. Eas- 
ily grown; thrives everywhere. Packet 
of 50 seeds, 15c; 100 seeds, 25c. 
LUCULLUS. Large, tender light 
green leaves, crisp, tender stalks of 
mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c. 
CELERY 
UTAH GOLDEN STRINGLESS. Ten- 
der, stringless, pure white, crisp; fin- 
est flavor. Pkt. 10c. 
CELERIAC OR TURNIP ROOTED 
CELERY. Thick roots of pungent cel- 
ery flavor, are used cooked as a vege- 
table, or in soup or salad. Grow in 
rich, moist, well drained soil. Pkt. 10c. 
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CAULIFLOWER 
DWARF PEARL. Compact, with 
heads of medium size, finest quality 
and flavor; a superior home garden 
variety. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET CORN 
AUNT MARY’S SWEET CORN. The 
sweetest and most tender sweet corn 
you ever ate, of most delicious flavor 
and quality, with long ears well filled 
with pearly plump kernels. It keeps 
a long time without becoming too 
hard to use. Said to be one of the 
oldest sweet corns known, and retains 
the sugar that has been lost in some 
of the newer crosses. You will want 
to plant several crops of this won- 
derfully fine corn in your garden. 
Pkt. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c. 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. Leading 
Bantam strain in quality and yield, 
producing very sweet and tender, rich 
yellow kernels on 8-inch ears. Pkt. 
10c; 2 Ib. 35¢e; Ib. 60c. 
OREGON EVERGREEN. Standard 
white sweet corn, very early and pro- 
lific; large ears of delicious quality 
and flavor. Pkt. 10c; 12 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c. 
CUCUMBER 
STRAIGHT EIGHT. Perfectly straight, 
smooth, white spine type cucumber, 
eight inches or longer; fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. Long 
fruits, deep green; crisp flesh. Prolific, 
late. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
IMPROVED LEMON. 
lemon in. shape and color; delicate 
flavor. Prolific; excellent for home 
garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
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