
aja We 
Another year has come and we at 
Holmes again want to say “thank you” to our many 
friends. 
In this year’s catalog you will find many new flower 
and vegetable seeds listed. Freezing varieties of Peas, 
new All-America selections of Lettuce and Squash, 
new and improved varieties of Sweet Corn and many 
other vegetables. And in flowers, the new Silver 
Medal, All-America, Petunia and a host of others will 
give new thrills to your flower gardening. 
You may find that a few of the older varieties have 
been discontinued. This was done where newer vari- 
eties showed superior qualities in tests. By this method 
we can offer you the best in seeds. 
We are continuing our efforts to bring you the best 
seeds that are grown and to give you the best service 
possible. If you have any ideas about how we can do 
better, let us hear from you. We are glad to have your 
suggestions. 

WE APPRECIATE 
HEARING FROM 
OUR MANY FRIENDS 
R. R. No. 4, Pittsburg, Kansas 
We have had excellent results with your Globe Strain 
A (Greenhouse Tomato.) can say with all sincerity that 
it is the best we have tried so far. 
Yours respectfully, 
WILLIAM VAN BECELAERE 
Ingeniero Contratista 
Apartado Postal No. 161, 
Ciudad Trujillo, D. S. D. 
Thank you very much for the prompt attention you 
gave my order of bulb and seeds. They are all coming up 
very nicely. I am enclosing here another order. 
Very truly yours, 
ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ Y MARTINEZ 
Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania 
We would not have seed from any place other than 
Holmes. We are perfectly satisfied. 
MRS. HOWARD HARDWICH 
New Martinsville, 
West Virginia 
Your Green Top Beets are the most wonderful to make 
canned Beets that I ever ate. MRS. BEN THRAP 
Box 207, North Ridgeville, Ohio 
And I must say the seeds I received from you were the 
best ever. And under trying conditions and poor soil, they 
did wonders. MRS. H. C. LASKE 


CASERTA 
A New Summer Squash 
All-America Gold Medal Award 1949 
Caserta is the first vegetable gold medal winner in many 
years. It produces earlier than any other summer Squash and 
grows well under adverse conditions. Fruits are 15 to 18 inches 
long and 414 to 5 
inches wide. Color 
is light glossy green 
with broken stripes 
of full dark green. 
Fruits are very uni- 
form in size and 
shape. They are ex- 
tra heavy yielders, 
over 30 fruits per 
plant is not unusual. 
Pkt., 25c;  0z., 
50c; 14 Ib., $1.75; 
Ib., $5.00. 

AMAZING INVENTION 
Defrosts Your Refrigerator 
Automatically 
_ Eliminate hand defrosting, the drudgery of every housewife. 
Prevent food waste. Save electric currant. 
Your refrigerator can now be made like the exclusive new 
models with automatic defrosting. 
LOOK AT THESE FEATURES— 
*1 year guarantee (underwriters cert'ficate. ) 
*Small (size of cigarette package). 
*Fits in any location. 
*Can be attached by any housewife in 30 seconds. 
*Controls the defrosting period to fit your personal refriger- 
ator under 
your own oper- 
ating condi- 
tions. 
*Fully automatic, 
and pays for it- 
self in a short 
time. 
Note: Operates 
on 110 volt AC cur- 
rent only. 
ONE WEEK FREE 
TRIAL 
If you are not sa- 
tisfiled return it to 
us in one week and 
your money will be 
entirely refunded. 
ONLY $9.95. 
[1] 

