CAMPBELL SEED STORE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 



Peas, Improved Telephone 
PARSNIP—Hollow Crown, Sweet flavor, needs rich soil and 
Plenty of water. Sow August to March. 
PEAS—Dwarf; Progress 9, Early, long pods, prolific. 
Giant Stride, Late variety, vigorous, long full pods. 
Tall; Alderman (Improved Telephone), Medium early, sweet 
wrinkled peas. 
Melting Sugar or Edible Pod. Cook whole pods when peas are 
half developed, delicious. Sow Sept. to Feb. Pkts. 15c. 
PEPPER—California Wonder, Sweet, large fruits, green when 
young turning bright red, very productive over long season. 
Pimiento, Thick, sweet flesh of splendid flavor, heart-shaped, 
fine for canning; deep green turning deep red. 
Anaheim Chili, Mildly hot and pungent, popular for drying 
and canning. 
Floral Gem, Small, hot, for sauces and pickling, green, white, 
and red. Sow peppers in hot beds Jan. to April. 
PUMPKIN—Connecticut Field, Very large, for pies, canning, 
and stock. 
New England Pie (Sugar), Earliest and best for pies. 
Sow March to July. : 
RADISH—Early Scarlet Globe, Small, sweet, crisp. 
French Breakfast, Small, olive-shaped, fine flavor, forcing 
type. 
Icicle, Best early white; crisp and mild. 
Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped, Handsome rosy carmine, good 
keeper. 
Winter Varieties, Chinese White Winter, Crisp and mild, 8 
inches long. 
Round Black Spanish, Skin black, flesh white, crisp, pun- 
gent, good keeper. 
Sow winter varieties July and August, others anytime. 
SPINACH—Dark Green Prickly Seeded, Best winter variety 
for garden and canning, large crisp leaves. 
Viroflay, Best warm weather sort, enormous yield, large, 
tender. 
New Zealand, Vine type; the small, thick, dark green leaves 
may be gathered repeatedly without pulling the vines. Sow 
Sept. to March. 
SQUASH—Summer: 
Early Green Bush Scallop, Popular, small, keeps its light 
green color longer than other varieties. 
Yellow Crookneck, Rich in color and flavor. 
Yellow Straightneck, Like Crookneck, but more practical for 
shipping and paring. 
Winter: 
Banana, Pinkish orange flesh, sweet, rich flavor. 
Hubbard, Best winter keeper, flesh deep yellow, very smooth 
and fine grain, matures in early fall. 
Table Queen, Popular home variety, small, 
fine flavored. 
Sow in spring and summer. 
acorn shaped, 

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SWISS CHARD—Large Ribbed Dark Green, Leaves for greens, 
leaf stalk good asparagus substitute. 
Lucullus, Very choice “greens”, richly colored, fine ribbed. 
Sow Jan. to Sept., any time in mild climates. ‘ 
Rhubard Chard, Looks like small-leaved Rhubarb, delicious 
cooked, striking in garden and flower arrangements, grows 
quickly, continues for several months, new. Pkt. 1l5dc. 
TAMPALA, New “Better Than Spinach” greens. The bushy 
plants do well in summer and yield tender leaves all season. 
TOBACCO—White Burley, Pkt. lic. 
TOMATO—Earliana, Very superior in earliness and quality, 
deep scarlet, firm and smooth. 
Marglobe Supreme, Fine all-around variety, large, round, 
smooth fruit, thrifty, productive, disease resistant plants. 
Norton Stone, Deep scarlet, large, flat, but smooth, disease 
resistant, fine flavor, very productive. 
Pan America, New government development, 
quality, firmness, resistance, and productivity, 
adapted to eastern climate. 
Pearson Improved, New, scarlet, medium size, smooth, thick 
skinned; for canning and shipping; vine compact. 
Ponderosa (Beefsteak), large, mild flavored deep pink. 
Rutgers, One of heaviest croppers, fine quality, medium 
large, splendid for canning and juice. 
Trip-L-Crop Climbing, New, space-saving Tomato, producing 
quantities of good size, rich red fruit in clusters; vines 10 
to 12 ft. tall. 
Small Sorts for Salads and Preserving: 
Red Cherry, Small, round, deep red. 
Yellow Pear, 2 inch, sweet, pear-shaped fruit, long season. 
Ground Cherry or Yellow Husk, Yellow-green in husks, rich 
sweet flavor, prized for preserves and pies. E 
Sow January to March in hotbeds, outside in April. Pkts. 15c. 
TURNIP—Purple Top White Globe, Fine table variety. 
Seven Top, For greens. 
Snowball, Sweet, fine-grained white. * 
Orange Jelly, Best yellow. 
Rutabaga, Yellow, Swedish Turnip, large, mild, sweet. 
Sow September to March. Pkts. 10c. 
superior in 
especially 
HERBS—For flavor, 
Start in flats in the fall; 
ground. 
Anise; with fragrant, pungent seeds. 
Basil; for flavoring from seeds and leaves. 
Borage; adds zest to salads. 
Caraway; for seeds on cakes and candies. 
Catnip; or Catmint, leaves for seasoning. 
Chives; listed elsewhere. 
Coriander; seeds used for flavoring 
candies. 
Dill; seeds used as condiment and in pickles. 
Fennel; sweet seeds used in confections. 
Lavender; flowers fragrant fresh or dried. 
Marjoram; leaves and shoots for flavoring. 
Sage; leaves for seasoning meats and stuffings. 
Summer Savory; for seasoning meats and sauces. 
Thyme; for meat seasoning and medicines. 
Pkts. 10¢ 
fragrance, and garden-ornament. 
transplant later to open 
in cakes and 

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The above chart gives the ideal depth of cover for vegetable 
seed in Well drained garden soil. Heavy soils should be lightened. 
by addition of gypsum, peat, manure, bean straw or similar 
humus material. Don’t sow too deep—the smaller the seed the 
lighter the cover. 

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‘DEPENDABLE SEEDS AND BULBS SINCE 1907” 
