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Garden Seeds That Produce Crops 
Packets 10c each, any 6 packets 50c, any 14 packets $1.00, postpaid. 
Note Cauliflower and Celery higher. 
We list only tested and favorite kinds of garden seeds, avoiding 
long lists of quite similar varieties that even the experts can hardly 
tell apart. Plant these kinds and you will have a fine garden, Bear 
in mind highly colored pictures do not. make seeds any better; they 
simply. add to the expense of a catalogue—to the selling price of 
the seeds. 
LOCATION—PREPARING THE SOIL 
Exposure for the vegetable garden should be sunny. No common 
vegetables will grow under trees, or in the shade of buildings. The 
garden should be as open and as sunny as possible. Sometimes 
buildings on adjacent lots may shade the garden a little, but if the 
sun reaches the soil at least half of the day, you will be able to 
grow most any vegetable you desire. ee 
Plan the vegetable rows to run from north to south. This direc- 
tion gives the most benefit from the sun. Another way is to plant 
the taller kinds behind so that they never shade the small ones. 
BEANS, Dwarf Green Podded. Pkt. 10c, %4 Ib. 
18¢c, % Ib. 380¢e, fb. 50c,2 tbs.95c, Bountiful—Early, 
absolutely stringless, finest quality. Giant String- 
less—Fine early, hardy, home garden sort. 
BEANS, Dwarf Wax Podded. Black Wax Pencil 
Pod. Finest of the dwarf black seeded sorts. 
Stringless, fiberless, flesh brittle, clear yellow 
pods. Sure Crop Wax—Thick, flat golden yellow 
pods, brittle, stringless. 
BEANS, Pole or Climbing. Kentucky Wonder or | 
Old Homestead. Most popular green podded climb- 
ing bean, early, productive. Pods 8 to 9 in. long. 
LIMA BEANS, Pkt. 10c, % ib. 20c, % fb. 35c, Ib. 
55c, 2 Ibs. $1.00. Fordhook Bush—Most popular 
bush lima grown. King of the Garden (pole)— 
Strong grower, productive, large uniform pods. 
Best pole lima. : 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Pkt. 10c, % 0z. 60c, % oz. 
$1.00. Long Island Improved—Hardy, early, most 
satisfactory kind, 
BROCCOLI. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 50c, oz. 90c. Italian 
Green—Finest strain of the true Italian kind. 
Produces large compact heads. 
BEETS. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, %4 fb. $1.30, % Ib. $2.25, Detroit Dark Red— 
Globe shape, sweet and tender. Early Wonder—Semi-globular, dark red, 
sweet, early. Early Blood Turnip—Most popular main crop. Dark red, 
bright red flesh. Good winter keeper. 
SWISS CHARD. Pkt. 10c, 0z, 30c, % fb. 90c, % Ib. $1.50. Large White 
Ribbed—Crumpled and curled leaves like savoy cabbage. Finest home 
garden sort. 
MANGEL WURZEL (Stock Beet). Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, % Tb. 90c, Ib. $2.85. 
Mammoth Long Red—Most popular kind for stock. Heavy cropper. 
CABBAGE (AI yellows resistant strains). Pkt. 10c, %4 oz, 30c, oz. 75c, 
% fb. $2.25. Jersey Queen (shown on page 19)—Pointed hard heads. 
Very early. Marion Market—Sure header. Heads round, weighing 4 Ibs. 
Danish Ball Head (Short stem)—Heavy yielder, producing large heads. 
Fine for storage and kraut. 
CARROTS. Pkt. 10c, % oz. 35c, oz. 60c, % Ib. $2.00. 
Touchon Carrot. Excels in sweetness and tenderness. An early quality 
Carrot for home and market gardener. Tops are medium height and strong 
roots, orange scarlet, 6% to 7 inches long, 1% inches thick. Straight, 
slender, strictly stump-rooted. Flesh deep orange, no core, similar to : 
Nantes, but preferred by many growers for its length. TOUCHON 

