OKRA or GUMBO 
2 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow seed early in May, in rows 3 feet 
apart and 2 inches deep. As plants ap- 
pear, thin out to about 7? foot apart. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Improved Dwarf Green. 
thick pods. 
Perkin’s Mammoth Long Pod. Standard 
medium early sort for home, market 
garden and canning. Plants 4 to 5 feet 
tall; pods dark green, fleshy, tender; be- 
come 7 to 8 inches long, 14% inches in 
diameter. Distinctly ribbed and tapered. 
ONIONS 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
As early as soil can be worked in 
spring, sow the seeds thinly in drills 1 
foot apart, and cover lightly, later thin- 
ning out to about 6 inches apart in the 
row. The soil must be well fertilized and 
be made very friable. In hot weather, 
water frequently. Llkit. 10<; 1 oz. 75e. 
Utah Sweet Spanish. A large, globe 
shaped brown onion, weighing 1 to 3 
pounds. Small tops. Flesh mild and 
sweet. Good for slicing. Most popular 
marketing onion. 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. A good 
second early white flat onion. It should 
be planted any time from November 1st 
until April 1st. It is a good keeper and 
desired for shipping. Also very excellent 
as green bunching onions. Under good 
cultivation the average diameter is from 
4 to 6 inches. 
White Bunching or Pickling. Excellent 
and one of the best for green onions. 
Crisp and mild, attaining a good size be- 
fore bulbs form. 
White Sweet Spanish (112 days). A very 
large onion with pure white flesh, simi- 
lar to the Yellow Sweet Spanish. A good 
keeper. Globular with small neck. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. An outstanding 
variety. Dependable, medium late, hardy, 
and excellent keeper; used for shipping 
and storage. Bulbs medium size, spheri- 
cal, clear yellow, firm and solid with 
tough, clinging skins. Flesh white with 
slight yellow tone. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 75e. 
Stockton Red. A very early onion. The 
seed is planted in August and trans- 
planted in November and December. The 
onion will be ripe in June. Very mild. 
Stockton Yellow Half Globe. The earli- 
est yellow onion. Seed should be sown 
in open beds in August and transplanted 
in November. Onion will be ripe in June 
and July. Our strain is the pure local 
Stockton Yellow, and is not produced 
outside of San Joaquin Valley. 
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Peas, Laxton’s Progress 
PEAS 
1% Ibs. to 100 ft., 90 to 180 Ibs. per acre. 
For first crop, round-seeded peas 
should -be sown in the open ground as 
soon as it is fit to be worked; wrinkled 
varieties should be planted 2 to 3 weeks 
later. Frequent planting for succession, 
and a careful selection of varieties, will 
give an almost continuous crop of peas 
trom June until frost. Sow peas in rows 
3 feet apart and 1 to 2 inches deep. 
Rotted horse manure and wood ashes 
should be freely used in the preparation 
of soil for growing peas. Pkt. 10e; 4% Ib. 
20c; 1 Ib. 35e. 
FIRST EARLY VARIETIES 
American Wonder. 59 days. Very im- 
portant early dwarf variety for the 
home garden; the same as Nott’s Excel- 
sior. Vines 12 to 14 inches high; dark 
green; very productive. Pods medium 
green, 3 inches long, % inch wide; plump, 
straight, blunt ended; seeds medium 
small, squarish, wrinkled, green; in- 
terior green. Pkt. 10e. 
Gradus (55 to 62 days). A very popular 
second early, large podded variety for 
home use and market. Vines 36 inches 
tall, medium green, stocky. Pods single, 
broad plump, pointed, medium green; 
contain 8 to 10 large, delicious peas. (F'Z) 
Laxton’s Progress (60 days). A little 
earlier than other dwarf large podded 
peas, this variety is generally considered 
the best of its class. The blue green pods 
are often more than 4 inches long and 
contain 8 dark green peas of finest qual- 
ity. The seeds are large, wrinkled green 
and cream. (FZ) 
Little Marvel (64 days). Outstanding 
among dwarf peas for the exceptional 
quality and yield. Valuable for home 
garden and early market. Vines dark 
green, 18 inches tall, stocky. Pods single 
and double, dark green, blunt, plump, 
well filled with 7 to 8 tender peas. 
MAIN CROP 
Mature to pick in about 75 days. 
Improved Stratagem. A superior late va- 
riety. Vines deep green, 26 inches tall, 
stocky and branching. Pods single and 
paired, wide, nearly round, straight, 
pointed, dark green. Contain 8 to 10 
tender peas. , 


Tall Telephone or Alderman. A Eaeae? 
some, large podded variety. Unexcelled 
for home gardens, for local markets and ~ 
for shipping. Bears immense crops. Wilt 
resistant. Pods_ single, 
plump, straight, dark green, 
(KZ) 
Dwarf Telephone. Only about 2 feet tall, 
o.herwise resembling Alderman. The 
pods are well filled with peas of the same 
good quality. It is an excellent variety 
to follow the early peas in the home gar-- 
den. Seeds large, green, wrinkled. 
PARSLEY 
% oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Parsley seed is even slower than 
parsnip in germinating. It grows best in 
rich mellow soil and should be sown as 
early as possible in spring in rows 1 to 
2 feet apart with a covering of not more 
than % inch of soil firmly pressed down. 
When the plants are well up, thin them 
8 to 12 inches apart in the row. Pkt. 10e; 
1 oz. 20¢e. 
Extra Triple Curled (Moss Curled). This 
vigorous compact grower is one of the 
most popular varieties because of its 
deep green color and tightly curled 
leaves that look like moss. It is unus- 
ually decorative for table use. 
PARSNIP 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 3 to 4 Ibs. per acre. 
Sow the seed as soon as season will 
permit, in drills about 2 feet apart, and 
thin plants out to 1 foot apart in the row. 
The ground should be deeply trenched 
and well manured. Pkt. 10¢; 1 oz. 25e. 
Short, Thick. Roots short and thick, 
about 2% to 3% inches in diameter, and 
only 6 to 8 inches long at thickened part. 
Tops only about half the size of Hollow 
Crown. Roots full crowned and rounded 
on top; neck small. Fully a month earlier 
than Hollow Crown. Tender, sweet, ene, 
to pull. Delicate flavor. 
Hollow Crown, Thick Shoulder. This is 
the best and most popular variety in cul- 
tivation. The skin is smooth and white, 
while the flesh is tender. The roots grow 
18 to 20 inches in length, but the first 8 
inches from the top is the best part. 
Parsley 
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