VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES 5 KEYSTONE SEEDS 
EXPLANATORY NOTES 
Telegraph Code: For the customer’s convenience and economy, we have 
listed a telegraph code word in the description of each variety. Code words 
for weights will be found on the back cover. 
Cultural Notes: Brief cultural notes will be found under specie headings. On 
page 113 we have included our well known “Vegetable Crops Planting Chart” 
which gives, in concise form, general cultural directions for all kinds of 
vegetable crops. 
Maturity Dates: The many variables affecting the growth of a crop make 
it impossible to predict the exact number of days required for maturity. 
Therefore, our main purpose in listing maturity dates is to provide a relative 
basis for comparison. 
Varietal Descriptions: In this catalog we describe all the varieties, new and 
old, which in our opinion represent the standard and best types in existence 
for their specific purpose. An effort has been made to eliminate less desirable 
sorts and to list known synonyms, with the accepted or preferred varietal 
name given first in capital letters and to also mention in the description 
when there is similarity existing between varieties. 
Principal Uses: Under this heading we have indicated, by symbols, the most 
important uses of the variety, i.e., the purpose or purposes for which it is 
most widely grown. It should be borne in mind that only the most important 
uses are indicated. It is quite possible that, under certain conditions, local 
uses may differ or that a variety may have secondary uses not indicated. 
Symbols are as follows: 
Heer: Home Garden Care ee Canning 
IM iteae ce Market Hote Freezing Preservation 
Seine ‘Shipping Dre Dry 
Field Crops: For those interested in information on field crops, we have 
inserted on page 117 our “Field Crop Planting Chart” which lists the kinds 
of field seeds, pounds per standard bushel, recommended rate and time of 
sowing. 
Flowers: In response to many requests for a list of the more commonly 
used and recommended varieties of flowers and their usage, we have given 
just such a list in a table form on page 114. The information therein sets 
forth the annuals, biennials, and perennials, periods of bloom, height of 
plant, and how they may be used. 
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS: The All-America trials are performing a valuable and 
unusual service for the seed trade and the public. By a series of plantings throughout the 
United States new varieties and introductions of vegetables and flowers are carefully yudged 
to determine the value and rating of each variety, and if they are winners they are given one 
of the following awards: 
GaM is es Gold Medal BoM vee Bronze Medal 
SMa ne Silver Medal Tie ee Honorable Mention 
We have so marked each vegetable variety in this catalog which has received an award in 
past years. 
