
The News for 1949 
In the vegetable sced line the news is, that prices for 
every variety of beans are sky high. There was a light 
demand for beans for several past years, the seed bean 
growers cut down the acreage and now it seems that there 
will not be enough beans for planting this coming season. 
Other vegetable seeds are in good supply and in some 
cases prices for seeds are lower. 
In flower seeds the situation is slowly improving. We 
will again be able to supply the seed of Alldouble Petunia 
raised by the originator, Mr. Sakata. 
Scythes and sickles, hammers and anvils can be had 
again from Styria, but the prices are still very high. We 
import these scythes in such quantities that in our judg- 
ment we can sell in a season. Last year we were sold out 
quite early. If you expect to buy a scythe this year please 
send your order early, not later than in July. 
QUITE IMPORTANT—PLEASE READ 
The war cut us off from connections with the seed grow- 
ers and seed specialists of Europe. Try as one may it is 
impossible to secure stocks of seeds that the seed trade is 
compelled to import. In every case where we will be un- 
able to supply the seed we do not quote prices although we 
are leaving the description stand in our catalog. In every 
case where we do not quote the price it means that we do 
not have that seed. 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA ] 
CARROT GOLD COIN (70 days) 
Gold Coin carrot is fully developed and ready for the mar- 
ket 70 days after date of sowing. The roots are 6% to 7 inches 
long, almost an inch through. Very uniform, there is not an 
“off” root in a bushel. Other good early carrots are not more 
than half developed at a time, when Gold Coin is ready to sell. 
Gold Coin can be marketed early and late. Can be left in the 
ground till late fall and if stored will keep perfectly. Of high- 
est quality, very sweet, of a most pleasant, scented flavor, 
richly colored orange-red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. $2.40. 
CAULIFLOWER SNOWBALL No. 16 
The earliest and surest heading cauliflower of the Snow- 
ball type producing round firm snowhite heads 7-9 inches 
across. Leaves pale green smooth protecting the head well. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. $2.65. (52 days.) 
CELERY MICHIGAN GOLDEN (120 days) 
Highly resistant to yel- 
lows, also known as root rot, crown rot, “sickness” and 
stunt and can be grown successfully in soils infested with 
yellows fungus where other celeries are seriously affected. 
Is not resistant to other celery diseases and seed treatment, 
together with the use of protective dusts or sprays, must be 
relied upon to control leaf blights. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
CABBAGE STONEHEAD (115 days) 
New. Very late in developing but of all cabbages the 
longest keeper. Heads round, smaller in size than those of 
Danish Ballhead yet weighing as much and more than the 
larger heads of regular Ballhead type. Stems medium tall. 
Wilt resistant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; Ib. $6.00. 
MUSKMELON 
TEXAS RESISTANT NUMBER I (85 days) 
Highly resistant to downy mildew, plant lice, drought 
and wet and cold weather. It is remarkable the punish- 
ment the vine of this new melon will take and yet produce 
a heavy crop of melons of very fine flavor. Size of fruit is 
5 to 6 inches x 4% to 5% in. in diameter. It is a ribless 
melon with moderate netting with firm rind as well as flesh, 
= which is rich salmon color, and small seed cavity. Will stand 

CAULIFLOWER SUPER DANAMERICA 
(66 days) 
Super Danamerica is the finest second early caulifiower in 
existence. It forms a head that is unusually high, solid, heavy 
and snow white. Perfectly fixed as to type, yielding under 
normal growing conditions practically 100% grade one heads. 
In season only 10 days later than Early King. It heads uni- 
formly throughout the fleld and the whole crop is ready to cut 
inside of two weeks. The stalk of Super Danamerica is shorter 
than in any other variety, the leaves are not spaced but grow 
as closely together as cabbage, forcing the inner leaves to curl 
over the head providing perfect protection from unfavorable 
weather. A very valuable variety to all growers wishing to get 
a crop of caulifiower just about the time the crop of Early King 
cauliflower is marketed. Pkt. 20c; oz. $2.65; 1 lb. $32.00. 
BUSH LIMA BEAN EARLY MARKET (70 days)—Pods 
4% in. long, an inch broad, curved, uniform in size contain- 
ing 3 to 4 large broad green beans of excellent quality. 
Heavily productive, 1 lb. 50¢c, prepaid; F.O.B.; 10 Ibs. $3.60; 
100 Ibs. $32.00. 
BUSH LIMA BABY FORDHOOK (71 days)—Pods of the 
same size as of regular Fordhook containing 3-4 thick 
“potato” type lima beans. Plant of bushy upright growth, 
heavily productive. 1 lb. 60c, postpaid F.O.B.; 10 Ibs. ee 
MELON TENDERSWEET—A long melon wi 
Sana skin with distinct lighter stripes. Flesh rich 
golden yellow, tender, exceedingly sweet, sweeter than any 
of the red fleshed melons. Of large size, often weighing 
60 Ibs. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ib. $2.60. (75 days). 
shipping even when harvested in the full slip stage. Orig- 
inated by Dr. Ivanoff of the Texas Agricultural Experimental 
station. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; Ib. $4.40. 
TOMATO SIOUX (80 days) 
Fruit globe shaped, smooth, free of cracks, deep red, 
extra, large in size, very solid, really all meat with ex- 
tremely small seed cells and very few seeds. Of high 
eating quality devoid of acidity. Plant of vigorous growth 
half open but with heavy foliage so that the fruit never 
sun-scolds bearing a tremendous crop even under adverse 
conditions. Close to 100% of the fruit is salable, as there 
are vey few culls. Sioux is a tomato of extra ordinary 
merit and at present easily ‘‘tops” as main crop variety. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.00. 
CELERY CORNELL NO. 19 (100 days) 
CORNELL NO. 19—An early easy blanching celery, combin- 
ing the good qualities of the Pascal type with the early 
easy blanching character and color of tie Golden Self 
Blanching strains. Plants 25 inches tall, edible stalks 10-11 
inches, hearts long, full, stems thick, rounded and smooth. 
Highly resistant to fusarium yellows. Pkt. 20c; oz. $1.20; 
Ib. $16.00. 
BROCCOLI DeCICCO (48 days)—An extremely early strain 
of sprouting broccoli ready for market 10 days ahead of the 
Calabrese variety. Produces large heads besides a large 
percentage of side sprouts excellent for bunching. Plants 
medium tall, light green in color and very productive. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 40c. 
BUSH LIMA BEAN FORDHOOK 242 (70 days)—Produces 
heavy crops even under unfavorable growing conditions when 
other Limas produce poorly. The beans are green and stay 
green for a long period. 1 Ib. 50c, prepaid F.O.B.; 10 Ibs. 
$3.80; 100 Ibs. $36.00. 
BUSH LIMA BEAN CANGREEN (72 days)—A selection 
from Henderson’s Lima with green seed that stays green 
even cooked or canned. Heavily productive. Lb. 50c, pre- 
paid F.O.B.; 10 lbs. $3.80; 100 Ibs. $36.00. 
