1947 GARDEN CATALOG 19 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
If wanted by parcel post, add postage 
at zone rates. 
White Globe. Lb. 50c.; 4 lbs. $1.75. 
Yellow Globe (Ebenezer). Lb. 45c.; 4 lbs. 
$1.60. 
GARDEN PEAS 
Packet 15c 
Eight Weeks. A_ popular, extra-early, 
smooth variety with slender vines, produc- 
ing a fine crop of delicious Peas. May be 
sown very early in spring. 2 ft. Lb. 35c.; 
Zbse O0c: 
Laxton’s Progress. An early wrinkled vari- 
ety of the very dwarf class. Peas are deep 
green, usually 8 to 10 to the pod and of 
delicious, sweet flavor. 11% ft. Lb. 40c.; 
2 Ibs..75c, 
Little Marvel. An extra early dwarf wrinkled 
variety and a heavy cropper, producing 
blunt ended dark green pods, well filled 
with large Peas of excellent quality. 114 ft. 
Lb. 40c.; 2 Ibs. 75c. 
Nott’s Excelsior. A reliable, dwarf, early 
wrinkled sort. The pods contain 7 to 9 
peas of excellent flavor. 114 ft. Lb. 40c.; 
2) bsi ioc. 
Laxtonian. One of the earliest wrinkled 
Peas. Robust in habit and bears an abund- 
ance of dark green pods, well filled with 
large Peas of fine quality. 114 ft. Lb. 40c.; 
2lbs. 4 9¢: 
Thomas Laxton. Similar to Gradus, but 
hardier. A reliable, heavy cropper with 
large pods, square at the end, well filled 
with Peas of fine quality. 3 ft. Lb. 40c.; 
2: Ibs. 7 5¢: 
Telephone. A valuable tall variety of vigor- 
ous habit, producing long, handsome, 
green pods, closely filled with tender Peas 
of superb flavor. 5 ft. Lb. 40c.; 2 lbs. 75c. 
World’s Record. An earlier strain of the 
well-known Gradus Peas. Pods measuring 
414 to 5 in. long. Broad pointed and dark 
green, well filled with 7 to 9 large Peas of 
excellent quality. Lb. 40c.; 2 Ibs. 75c. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
One ounce will plant about 100 feet of drill 
Culture. Sow in late May in drills 1 inch 
deep and 3 feet apart; thin to 12 inches. 
Dwarf Green. 
Packet 10c. 
Short, deep green pods. 
PARSLEY 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. Sow 
early in the spring in drills 1 foot apart and 
14 inch deep. Thin out the young plants to 
4 inches. Hamburg parsley should be treated 
the same as carrots. 
Doubled Curled. Dwarf, finely curled; ex- 
cellent for table and edgings. Packet 10c. 
PARSNIPS 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Five 
to six pounds to the acre. Sow in April or 
early in May, as parsnips require a long season 
to mature. Their cultivation is otherwise 
the same as directed for carrots. If left in the 
ground till the following spring, they are very 
much improved in flavor. 
Hollow-Crowned. 100 days. 
long, white, smooth and sweet. 
flavor. Packet 10c. 
Roots very 
Excellent 
PEPPER 
Sow in hot-bed in early spring. Set out 
plants in early June when weather is settled, 
in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the 
rows. One ounce of seed will produce about 
1000 plants. 
Chinese Giant. One of the best sweet 
Peppers, bright scarlet in color, with thick 
mild flesh of pleasing flavor. Packet 10c. 
Harris Early Giant. An extra-early variety; 
very productive; long and thick. Skin 
bright scarlet; flesh thick and _ mild. 
Packet 10c. 
Large Bell or Bull Nose. A popular and de- 
sirable variety. Large fruit with thick 
mild flesh, bright red when ripe. Packet 
10c. 
Squash. A thick, tomato-shaped variety of 
medium size; one of the best sorts for 
pickling; excellent flavor. Packet 10c. 
Long Red Cayenne. Long, slender fruits; 
agreeable pungent flavor. Packet 10c. 
California Wonder. 117 days. A sweet 
variety of great merit. Heavily productive 
over a long season. Fruits very large, 
smooth and regular. Packet 10c. 
SEED POTATOES 
(Prices of Seed Potatoes on application) 
A rich sandy loam produces the finest crop. 
of Potatoes. The seed should be dropped 
about 10 inches apart in the drills. One peck 
of seed will plant about 150 feet of drill. 
Irish Cobbler, Certified. 
variety. The tubers are quite large, of 
plump, handsome form, creamy white, 
with well-developed eyes. 
Green Mountain, Certified. A splendid 
main crop variety, with white, oval, smooth 
tubers of unsurpassed quality; mealy. 
Popular early 
