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A tasteless and odor- 
less non-poisonous 
control for Corn Ear 
worm. One stroke ot 
the Corn-Fume pump 
delivers just the right 
dose in one applica- 
tion. A half pint with 
pump, $2.25 postpaid. 
Refill, full pint bot- 
tles, without pump, 
$1.40 postpaid. 


Vegetable Seeds 
SELECTED SWEET CORN CHICORY 
. Plant about May 5th jin hills and allow two WITLOOF or FRENCH ENDIVE. This is the deli- 
plants to grow in each hill.. Sweet Corn requires cious salad served in first-class restaurants under 
rich soil. To have a continuous supply of Sweet the name of ‘French Endive.” In late autumn, 
Corn throughout the season, plant every two weeks lift the roots carefully, cut off the leaves about 
until July. ‘ : Ya inch from the crown, and store in the cellar 
One pound will plant 125 hills. in sand or dry soil. After one month’s rest, they 
are ready for forcing. Plant thickly in a deep 
box in the cellar or in a dark place where it is 

See page 38 for our famous Hybrid Sweet warm. The new leaves grown in the dark, are 
Corn Collection. " ; f snowy white, crisp, and of finest flavor. Pkt., 
See below for prices of individual varieties. 35c; oz., $1.00; 4 \lb., $3.50. 

DANDELION 
Improved Thick-Leaved. The real delicious culti- 
Old Favorite Non-Hybrid Sweet Corn | 

(Open Pollinated Varieties) vated form, high in protective vitamins. Pkt 
Black Mexican. Second-early. Grain bluish black 25¢; V2 0z., 65¢; oz., $1.00; V4 Ib., $3.00. 
when ripe. 7 
Sourry Centleman. or well RAY late variety. DILL 
Sen eae White eralne. densely covered with Long Island Mammoth. Pkt., .15c; 1% 0oz., 50c 
OZ Soca 1/4 ID b2al ae 
EARLY GOLD. The eariiest of all Hybrid Sweet HORSERADISH ROOTS 
Corn that is highly disease-resistant and in Will produce good Horseradish in one season. 
flavor equals Goiden Bantam at its best. We Plant in rich soil so that top of roots will be, 2 
predict this variety will take the place of inche d d, : 
Golden Bantam. Its hardy resistant qualities Ras Rik kee oe By gieon, Coz, 33-00 pen) 00: 
allow it to be planted very early for an extra 
early crop. Pkt., 25c; VY Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., 85c. EGGPLANT 
Sow seeds in a box or pot in greenhouse or hot- 
Pact bed, in February and March. When about 3 inches 
Golden Bantam. The sweetest and most delicious high, plant singly into small pots and set plants 
extra early Corn for the home garden. Each out as soon as all danger from frost is past (about 
stalk bears two or three well filled ears, 6 to 7 May 20th), placing them 2% feet apart each way 

Sweet Corn, 
Golden 
Cross 
Bantam 

inches in length. Creamy yellow, very milky, One packet for 50 plants; one ounce about 500. 
tender and sweet. : ; NEW YORK IMPROVED PURPLE. Large, round. 
Golden Sunshine. An extra early Corn, ripening 10 deep purple fruit of excellent quality. Pkt., 15c: 
days earlier than Golden Bantam. Ears 6 to 8 Wy oz., 50c; oz., 85c; Y% Ib., $2.50. 
inches long, with 12 rows of tender kernels. Is Improved Black Beauty. Fully as large -as New 
worth growing in every garden. York Improved Purple; about a week earlier 
Stowell’s Evergreen. Extensively planted by mar- | Pkt., 15c; Yo oz., 50c; oz., 85c; VW Ib., $2.50 
ket gardeners for a main crop. The ears are.’ NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID. All-America Silver 
long and thick, 16- to 20-rowed; the grain is 
Medal, 1939. Accredited by all as being the 


pure white, very deep and sweet. aunest Seeds Skin deep purple. Pkt., 25c; 
AmOzny ICs 
PURPLECROSS. See inside front cover. Early Long Purple. An excellent long, thin type 
MASON’‘S GOLDEN MIDGET. See inside front that is fully two weeks earlier than any other 
cover. PRE 2D V/4s OZ ODG- 
Pop Corn E An excellent ites gor folvend ponyaenmey ues 
f F : ; ow seeds outdoors the middle o pril; sma 
ae nicte eee le V2 |b., 25¢; Ib., 40¢; sowings can be made every three weeks. For fall 
ois G: sf oa x and winter crop sow in July. As soon as plants are 
Strawberry Popcorn. Deep red, decorative. Pkt., large enough to handle, thin out to 1 foot apart 
50c. When fully grown or nearly so, tie the leaves to- 
: gether at the top to bleach. They whiten in a week. 
co RN SALAD One pups. at seed will plone en feet t drill. 
: Broad-Leave atavian or Escarolle. Leaves are 
cicom, eed during summer, os lote as September BrTcrge"and brocd, ‘and ftumisn mote greens, thar 
: ; curly varieties. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; Y% Ib., $1.85. 
winter. Pkt., 25c; V2 0z., $1.00; oz., $1.75. Schling’s Extra Fine Green Curled. Leaves blanch 
‘e U Cc U M B E RS age Roa aE vice cona ke Were, 
THe oreo yr senator arebset/ clonts ut when KALE or BORECOLE 
: : : : 
ae Ret inner eda ae ier Sad Neely Splendid greens for fall, winter, and early spring 
M teave four strong plants fobeach pillacus use, boiled and served like Spinach. The sweet and 
Anbar should be gathered as quickly as they are delicate flavor of the leaves is considerably im- 
ready for use, for, if left to ripen, they destroy proved by freezing. The plant is entirely hardy, 
the productiveness of the vine. For pickling, plant 97d leaves can be cut all trough) me a 
during June and July. One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
mee ° o fficient for 40 hills Extra-Double Dwarf Green Scotch Curled. Pkt.., 
ne ounce is suffic ‘ 
. ; lWSesvoz., -60cs)14) Ibs, $1285. 
CUBIT. All-America Bronze Medal, 1944. A de- Dwarf Brown Corlea: Pkt., 15¢; oz., 60c; Va Ib., 
$1.85. 
licious crisp, fleshy Cucumber with a very small 
seed receptacle. Pkt., 35c; 0z., $1.00 
SCHLING’S PERFECTED WHITE SPINE. The ideal KOHLRABI 
Cucumber for the home garden. Exceptionally 




smooth; the flesh crisp, solid, with few USE TERRAFUME D TO PREVENT MAGGOTS 
aoe 4 : AND WIREWORM F 
Longfellow. The perfect Cucumber for slicing The bulbs should be used when the size of o 
' Long, straight, meaty, with very few seeds. small Apple, as they become woody when very old. 
Davis Perfect. Slender, often 14 inches long. For this reason, successive sowings should be made 
Improved Long Green. Bears long, slender Cucum- until the middle of August. Set plants 6 inches apart 
bers in abundance. Black spine, yellow when One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill. 
ripe. Early White Short-Leaved Vienna. Matures in six 
Snow's Perfected Pickling. Fruits suitable for pick- weeks from sowing. Pkt., 25c; oz., 75c. ; 
ling in 50 days from planting. Early Purple Short-Leaved Vienna. Purple skin; 
WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Miniature burr pickle. white flesh. Pkt., 25c; oz., 75c. 
Cucumber, 
PRICES OF CORN, CUCUMBERS and LETTUCE Schling’s 
SWEET CORN (Golden Bantam, Golden Sunshine, Black Mexican, Stowell’s Evergreen, Country 
Perfected 
Gentleman). Pkt., 15¢; Y2 Ib., 30c; Ib., 50c. White 
SWEET CORN, Hybrid Varieties (Golden Cross Bantam, Early Gold, Spancross 4.13, Marcross 13.6, Spine 
Carmelcross 39.13, Lincoln (Whipcross 39.23), Wilson (Golden Stowell’s Hybrid). Pkt., 25c; 
VY, Ib., 50c; Ib., 85c. ; D 
CUCUMBER, All Varieties. Pkt., 15¢; oz., 50c; 4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00. (Except Cubit.) 
LETTUCE (Except Novelties and Wonderful). Pkt., 15¢; oz., 50c; V4 Ib., $1.65. _ 
LETTUCE (Wonderful and Imperial 847). Pkt., 20c; oz., 60c; 4 Ib., $1.85. 



618 Madison Avenue, New York City Our Long Season Corn Collection is a Revelation. (See page 38) 
