GARDEN AND FLOWER SEED RETAIL PRICE LIST—1947 
ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington, early rust resistant. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 50¢ 
TABLE BEETS 
Sow seed as early in the spring as ground 
can be worked. Can be sown in rows 15 to 
18 inches apart, and about 1% inches deep. 
It is advisable to soak seed in water for 24 
hours before planting. 1 oz. to 50 ft. drill; 
5 to 6 lbs. per acre. 
Early Wonder, First Early. 
Early Blood Turnip. 
Detroit Dark Red. 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Early dark red. 
CHARD, SWISS, Excellent for Greens 
All Table Beets and Chard Prices: 
Pkt. 5e, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 50c, 14 Ib. 85c, 1 Ib. 1.50 
STOCK BEETS, MANGLES 
Mammoth Long Red, heaviest producer. 
Golden Tankard, heavy cropper. 
Giant Half Sugar, great feeding value. 
Danish Sludstrap, long reddish yellow. 
True Sugar Beet, for manufacture of sugar. 
All Stock Beets, Price: 
Oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 50c, % Ib. 85c, 1 Ib. 1.40 
BEANS 
Plant beans after danger of frost is past in 
a warm, well prepared seed bed. One pound 
of seed is sufficient for 100-foot row. 
Brittle Wax, yellow pod, stringless bush. 
Golden Wax, improved yellow pod. 
Burpee’s Stringless, green pod. 
New Stringless, Tendergreen, green pod. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima, early, small seeded. 
Pkt. 10c, % Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. 1.50 
Kentucky Wonder, green pod pole bean. 
Pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 35e, 5 Ibs. 1.50 
Kentucy Wonder Wax, yellow pod pole bean. 
Pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 40c, 5 Ibs. 1.75 
CARROTS 
Culture—Carrots will do well in any good, 
well prepared soil. May be sown as early as 
the ground can be worked. Sow in rows 15 
inches apart, and when about 3 inches high, 
thin to about 2 inches in the row. Use 1 oz. 
to 100 ft. drill; 3 lbs. per acre. 
Oxheart, short thick, 5 to 6 inches. 
Half Long Chantenay, about 6 inches. 
Danvers, half long, medium length. 
Nantes or Coreless, medium length. 
Imperator, 7 to 8 inches, excellent for 
bunching. 
Large Yellow Belgian Stock Carrot. 
Pkt. 10, oz. 15c, 14 ib. 50c, 14 Ib. 85c, 1 Ib. 1.50 
CAULIFLOWER 
Lewis-Clark Snowball, best early. .Pkt. 25¢ 
Karly SOOWDaLL seit ee orien ernst Pkt. 15¢ 
Danish Dry Weather, large heads. .Pkt. 15e 
CELERY 
Golden Self Blanching....Pkt. 10c, oz. 75e 
Wale Green sige. wise Pkt. 10c, oz. 75e 
CABBAGE 
Culture—For early plants sow seed in Jan- 
uary or February under glass, hardened off 
gradually by exposing to outside air, and as 
early as the ground is in good condition 
transplant to rows 3 feet apart and 18 inches 
apart in row. For late plants the seed may 
be sown in the field. One ounce for 2,000 
plants; % Ib. of seed per acre. 
Early Jersey Wakefield, cone shaped heads. 
Golden Acre, early round heads. 
Copenhagen Market, second early round 
heads. 
Danish Ballhead, main crop round heads. 
Premium Late Dutch, large heads. 
Red Dutch, large size heads. 
Chinese Cabbage. 
Prices All Cabbage— 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 14 Ib. 80c, 14 Ib. 1.50, Ib. 2.75 
CUCUMBERS 
Culture—Cucumbers need a warm, rich soil 
and should not be planted in the open 
eround until danger of frost is over. Plant in 
hills 4 feet apart each way, thinning to 3 
or 4 of the strongest plants. One ounce will 
plant 50 hills; 2 pounds to the acre. 
Long Green, slicer or sweet pickles. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 70c, 1% Ib. 1.25, Ib. 2.25 
A & C, slicer or sweet pickles. 
Boston Pickling, medium size, pickler. 
Davis Perfect, general purpose. 
Early White Spine, early, general purpose. 
Lemon, resembles a lemon in shape and 
color. 
Prices All Cucumbers— 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 60c, 14 Ib. 1.10, Ib. 2.00 
SWEET CORN 
Culture—Do not plant until all danger of 
frost is past. Plant in hills 18 inches apart, 
rows 3 feet apart. All suckers should be re- 
moved. Have green corn throughout the 
season by planting a variety. Plant in the 
following order: Golden Sunshine, Golden 
Bantam, Stowell’s Evergreen. 
Golden Sunshine, earliest yellow variety. 
Improved Golden Bantam, 10 to 12 rows. 
Early Minnesota, early white. 
Stowell’s Evergreen, late, large, white. 
Golden Giant, large yellow. 
Prices All Sweet Corn— 
Pkt. 10c, 14 Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 Ibs. 1.50 
HYBRID SWEET CORN 
Golden Marcross, best, early, ears 7 inches. 
Golden Cross Bantam, later, ears 8 inches. 
Prices Hybrid Sweet Corn— 
Pkt. 15c, % Ib. 30c, 1 Ib. 50¢ 
LETTUCE 
Culture—One of the most popular vegetables 
grown. The quickest growing types are the 
loose leaf varieties. We suggest for the home 
a few rows of both the leaf and heading 
types. Two ounces will nlant 150 feet of row: 
3 pounds to the acre. 
Karly Curled Simpson. 
Plack Seeded Simpson. 
Grand Rapids. 
Prize Head, red edged leaf lettuce. 
Hanson Head, excellent for home use. 
Prices—Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 60e 
New York No. 12, head lettuce, best for 
market and home gardening. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25ce, 144 Ib. 85e, 14 Ib. 1.50, Ib. 2.50 
WATERMELON 
Culture—Watermelsons do best on light, 
well drained soils, but give good results on 
any rich garden soil that is well cultivated. 
One ounce of seed will plant 30 hills; 3 to 
4 pounds to an acre. 
Improved Kleckleys Sweet, early, white seed. 
Klondike, black seeded, good shipper. 
Striped Klondike, dark seed, good shipper. 
Cole’s Early, very early, striped. 
Winter Queen, late, good shipper. 
Pkt. 5c ,oz. 20c, 14 Ib. 65c, 1% Ib. 1.15, Ib. 2.00 
MUSKMELON 
Culture—After all danger of frost is past, 
plant in hills 4 to 6 feet apart. Do not plant 
too deep; 1 ounce to 50 hills: 2 to 3 pounds 
to acre. 
Hearts of Gold, orange flesh cantaloupe. 
Hale’s Best, salmon colored cantaloupe. 
Rocky Ford, green flesh cantaloupe. 
Early Hackensack, green flesh, very early. 
Golden Honey Dew. 
Golden Beauty Casaba, good keeper. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1%4 Ib. 80c, 1% Ib. 1.40, Ib. 2.50 
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