
VEGETABLES ARE NATURAL SOURCES 
OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT 
MEAN VIM, VIGOR AND VITALITY FOR 
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOUR OWN BACK- 
YARD GARDEN WILL GIVE YOU ALL OF THESE 
. THINGS AT LESS THAN YOU’D HAVE TO PAY FOR 
VEGETABLES IN YOUR CORNER STORE...AND 
YOU’LL HAVE WORLDS OF HEALTH-GIVING FUN 
TO BOOT! 
A BACKYARD GARDEN IS THE ANSWER TO ONE 
OF YOUR HIGH-COST-OF-LIVING PROBLEMS...A 
PROBLEM EASILY LICKED WITH A FEW CENTS, 
SOME TOOLS AND THE DESIRE TO FIND RELAXA- 
TION IN NATURE’S OWN HEALTH FACTORY, THE 
GREAT OUTDOORS. 
BE SURE AND START YOUR GARDEN OUT 
RIGHT BY PLANTING ONLY GOOD, FRESH SEED 
...SEED WITH A GUARANTEE OF DEPENDABIL- 
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ARTICHOKES 
STAFFEL’S LARGE GREEN GLOBE—Sow seeds in April. ar May in deep, rich 
sandy loam with plenty of well-rotted manure. When large enough, trans- 
plant into rows three feet apart and two feet in the row. Protect its crown 
in the fall with ashes or litter and heads will form about July of second 
year. Renew the planting every third year. A fine variety popular every- 
where. Flower heads can be cooked like asparagus. 
ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON is vigorous and productive. Bred to resist Asparagus 
Rust. Most uniform type of rust-resistant varieties. Shoots are large, ex- 
cellent quality and rich deep green with purple tips. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
MARY WASHINGTON—A dependable and hardy grower. Folks who plant 
Mary Washington will set out no others. Strong, healthy roots of good 
planting size. 
BEANS (Bush) 
BURPEES STRINGLESS—Southwest Texas’ favorite. Pods are stringless. A 
strong, prolific bean, a vigorous grower and of top quality. 
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA bears large, well-filled pods. The beans are 
easily shelled, fine quality and delicious flavor. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD is erect, compact and bushy. The pods 
are oval, round and tender. Crisp . . . and about 41 inches long. Recom- 
mended to market gardeners because of their earliness and superior quality. 
STAFFEL’S GOLDEN WAX are very productive. The pods,. are “of, medium 
length, nearly straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA are popular with market gardeners: “Gre at least 
weeks earlier than any of the climbing Limas and the plant bears continuously. 
PROLIFIC GERMAN BLACK is one of the earliest. Pods four to five inches 
in length, usually curved, quite round, meaty, brittle and stringless. Deep 
golden yellow and of excellent flavor. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA are borne in clusters from five to eight and measure 
five to six inches long. Lb. 40c; Vz Ib. 25c¢; packet 10c. 
BEANS (Pole) 
CAROLINA OR SIEVA___Pods are dark green, short (3 inches). Seeds are 
small, flat and white with tinges of yellow. Also known as Sewee or Butter 
Bean. 
KENTUCKY WONDER—Grows luxuriously and bears for long period. Pods are 
long, very fleshy and deeply creased or saddle-backed. Green and stringless. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX—Prolific, commences to bear early and continues 
till frost. Pods are long, of a beautiful transparent yellow color. Very meaty 
and entirely stringless. 
FLORIDA BUTTER will make on abundant crop when others fail. Bears pods 
from the very first bloom which appears on plants. Seeds like Carolina Bean 
but speckled with white and brownish red. Lb. 40c; 1% Ib. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 
BEETS 
DETROIT DARK RED is our most popular seller. Fully globe-shaped with 
bright but rich red flesh. Tops are small. 
STAFFEL’S SCARLET is everybody’s favorite. Very early, globe-shaped. A 
high-quality beet; bright red with clear vermillion flesh. 
IMPROVED MAMMOTH LONG RED MANGEL is the largest Stock beet. Yields 
40 to 50 tons per acre. Will grow in land containing alkali and does well 
whee others fail. All stock except horses eat it readily. Ounce 20c; 1/4 Ib. 60c. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING matures ninety days from date of planting. 
It resembles cauliflower and the quality is full equal. Considered superior by 
many. This is the only type we recommend for San Antonio and vicinity. 
The success of others is doubtful. Ounce 30c; VY Ib. 85c. 
CABBAGE 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD is the earliest and surest heading of first early 
cabbages for market and home garden. Plants are hardy and resist cold and 
other unfavorable conditions. Compact and erect or very slightly spreading, 
with few outer leaves which are smooth, thick, nearly oval and deep green. 
Heads are medium size, very solid, uniformly painted and of excellent 
quality. 
STEIN’S EARLY FLAT DUTCH is an early variety popular in South Texas and 
Gulf Coast sections for marketing and shipping. 
COPENHAGEN MARKET—A favorite with those who grow for early market 
as well as private growers who desire an extra-early, round headed cabbage 
which can be depended upon for making large, solid heads at an early season. 
Weigh 10 to 12 pounds and mature so uniformly that entire crop can be 
cut at same time. 
VOLGA CABBAGE :(True Stock)—Plant during August and September. A 
quick grower which makes a deep, very heavy head, remarkably solid and 
white. All Cabbage, Ounce 25c. 
ALL VEGETABLE SEED 5c PACKET 
Unless otherwise indicated 
