The Why of Midget Vegetables 
Midget vegetables came into their own 
during the War when Victory Gardening 
was the patriotic and commonsense thing 
to do. These miniature type vegetables 
made. it possible for the home gardener 
to grow such prescribed Victory Garden 
items as Sweet Corn and Watermelon. 
The outstanding features of midget 
vegetables have been their all-around 
goodness, earliness to bear and their un- 
matchable flavor so far removed from the 
flatulent taste of store-bought vegetables. 
No two vegetable introductions have 
ever quite made the sensation that our 
Mason‘s Golden Midget Corn and Midget 
Watermelon created. Since their intro- 
duction the demand for these has been 
tremendous, and they are winning more 
friends each season. The novelty of these 
vegetables actually captured prize pub- 
licity spots in national magazines and in 
the press in general. 
We are rounding out our midget troupe 
by reintroducing the famous Tiny Tim 
Tomato that we were so woefully short of 
last year, and a new Midget Cucumber 
that grows in a small bush that is similar 
in form and growth to a dwarf bean plant. 
No vines to crawl all over the gardens and 
very little wilt are the features of this 
bush Midget Cucumber. 
Now, add to these the Famous Bibb 
Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce and a few of 
the other favored vegetables and you 
have your design for the ideal Post- 
Victory Home Vegetable Garden. 
“Don’t Let Your Victory Garden Be- 
come a Memory.” 
Special Collection Offer 
Max Schling’s Post-Victory 
Specialties 
Reg. Value 
1 pkt. Mason’s Golden Midget Corn $1.00 
1 pkt. Schling’s Midget Watermelon 50 
1 pkt. Tiny Tim Tomato ......-. 50 
1 pkt. New Midget Cucumber .... 50 
1 pkt. Bibb Lettuce ........--- .35 
1 pkt. Oak Leaf Lettuce ........ 35 
All 6 packets for $2.50, postpaid. 
2 Collections for $4.75, postpaid. 
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RESERVE THE MOST FREASURED CORNER OF 
YOUR GARDEN FOR SOME OF MAX SCHLING'S 
SEEDS AND BULBS 
Tips and Pointers on 
Ordering 
There will be very many scarce items for the 
1946 season. Chief among these are Rose 
Bushes, Lilies and Gladiolus. In fact all bulbous 
items can be marked as scarce. For this reason 
we advise you to place your orders for these 
items as early as possible. Also, allow us the 
privilege of substitution on such items as Gladi- 
olus and Roses, and state so on your order 
for much valuable time is lost in cross-corre- 
spondence, and many disappointments ensue in 
the delay. 
In ordering small quantities of perennial 
plants in which transportation is paid by the 
purchaser, use your judgment in including 
postage. This will eliminate the necessity of 
our sending small plant shipments by express 
on which the minimum charge is 46c. Twenty 
to twenty-five cents will cover most parcel post 
shipments on an order of three plants. 
It is always advisable to include special in- 
structions or requests for information on a 
separate sheet of paper. The order sheet 
should be used for ordering only. This will 
facilitate the shipping of your order. 
Again allow us to request your kind indulg- 
ence and patience in the filling of your orders. 
Availability of Good Garden Tools 
At the time we go to press we are definitely 
assured of our being able to supply such items 
that were non-existent during wartimes as 
good garden trowels, and the heavy steel shank 
kind, cutting and holding Flower Shears, Hedge 
Shears, Long-Handled Edging Shears, Grass 
eres and a complete line of good Pruning 
ears. 
The situation is still uncertain as to the de- 
livery of lawn mowers, both hand and power, 
Power Sprayers, large automatic Lawn Sprink- 
lers, etc., but there is no doubt that some of 
these will be released for delivery this spring. 
We will welcome all inquiries on implements 
that are not listed in the catalog. 
All of the standard tools we will offer, such 
as spades, spading forks, shovels, hoes and 
rakes, will be of fine post-war quality. ~ 
If you need some good tools, do not delay 
in placing your order at the earliest possible 
date. for the demand.will be so great that we 
expect to sell out early and for this reason we 
do not feel that it will’ be easy to replenish 
our. stocks, 
