Corn 
15¢ PER PACKET 
ALL OTHER VEGETABLE SEEDS 10¢ 
| EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED 

CABBAGE, Continued 
Copenhagen Market—Excellent, early 
short season type. Short stems, 6¥2-in., 
3¥2 to 4-lb. heads. 65 to 70 days. 
Early Jersey Wakefield—Pointed heads, 
small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. 
Plants compact. 62 days. 
Early Flat Dutch—Good second early 
variety. Plants medium. Very vigorous. 
Large, flat solid heads 6-in. deep, 11 
to 12-in. in diameter, 11 to 12-lb. 90 
days. 
Golden Acre—Extra early variety pro- 
ducing uniform well-balanced head. 
Weighs about 3 lbs. Excellent quality. 
65 days. 
Glory of Enkhuizen—Large heads, 
round, solid, gray-green outer leaves. 
Excellent quality, mid-season variety. 
Good shipper, for local markets and 
sauerkraut. 77 days. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
An easily raised succession crop. Set 
out in rows which have been oc- 
cupied by earlier vegetables. 
Chihili or Improved Pekin—Depend- 
able, early. Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 
4-in. thick, 18 to 20-in. long. 75 days. 
CARROTS 
Use sandy loam enriched by manure 
the previous year, if possible; but 
any good land if deeply and well 
worked will produce a good crop. 
Sow seed as early as ground can be 
worked, Sow seed ¥%” to 1” deep in 
drills 16” to 18” apart. Press soil 
firmly above seed. When plants ap- 
pear use cultivator or wheel hoe and 
thin from 2” to 6” apart, according 
to type. Keep cultivated. 
Chantenay, Red Cored (fr)—Root has 
thick shoulder and tapers to slight 
stump root, 5-in. long. Red cored. 70 
days. 
Danvers Half Long—Sweet, tender roots, 
6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt 
point. Fine for storing. 75 days. 
Improved Imperator (fr)—Fine-grained, 
tender. Rich orange, indistinct core. 
Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 
days. 
(Stock Carrot)—Large, 
strong tops. 11” roots taper to a point. 
Red-orange color. Flesh similar in color 
to exterior with core of lighter shade. 
88 days. 
Oxheart or Guerande—Excellent for 
shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky, 
tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps 
well. 72 to 75 days. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Packet, 25c 
Needs rich soil and abundant water- 
ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but 
protect heads from sunlight to insure 
the prized white curd, This is done 
by gathering leaves together loosely 
as soon as heads begin forming, and 
tying them at the top, 
Early Snowball (fr)—Best and most 
widely used early variety. Medium, 
firm compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 
inches in diameter. 55 days. 
CELERY 
Sow late spring for fall maturity. Have 
Long Orange 
shaded beds and cover seed %”. 
Transplant when 6” high. Keep soil 
well fertilized and moist. Crop ma- 
tures in cool weather of autumn. 
Golden Self Blanching, Dwarf—Com- 
pact plants, yellowish green foliage. 
Broad solid stalks, nutty flavor. Blanches 
readily. 120 days. 
COLLARDS 
Sow seed heavily and transplant when 
f high; or sow in rows in permanent 
beds and thin to 16” to 18” apart 
when plants are well started, 
Cabbage Collards—Combines qualities 
of cabbage and collards, but finer fla- 
vored than either. : 
Southern or Georgia— An _ excellent 
cooked green. Long stemmed plant, 
with clustered leaves. Withstand heat 
and bad soil. 24 to 36 days. 
SWEET CORN 
Rows should be 3?’ to 4’ apart and sow 
seed 12” to 18” apart in rows or hills, 
covering with fine soil 1” to 2” deep 
firmly pressed down. In hills, plant 
4 to 6 grains per hill. Later thin to 2 
to 3 stalks to a hill, Space several 
plantings at intervals of 14 days for 
continuous crop. 
Hybrids 
We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 
known as the best for your garden— 
the finest that can be procured any- 
where. We list here only a few of these 
choice kinds. Whatever your needs or 
your preference, be sure we can supply 
you with the kind of corn you want. 
Talk it over with us. 
Golden Cross Bantam (fr)—Extremely 
uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly 
lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. 
Highly resistant to Stewart's disease. 
85 days. 
‘ Ioana (fr)—1940 All- tee Ears 742 
to 8-in., well filled with 12 or 14 rows 
of elec py medium narrow, light yellow 
kernels. Highly resistant to drought 
and bacteria wilt. 87 days. 
Open-Pollinated 
Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr)— 
Prolific late variety. Favored by can- 
ners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 
sweet. 93 days. 
Golden Bantam (fr)—The best and most 
favorably known of all the yellow va- 
rieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 
8 rowed, kernels broad, with tender 
hull. 
Stowell’s Evergreen—White. Large ears 
about 8” long. Big kernels. Very 
sweet. Good late variety. 93 days. 
ROASTING EAR CORN 
Adams Improved or Large Early— 
Large-eared roasting variety, earlier 
than Trucker’s Favorite, 12 to 14 rowed. 
Kernels white and tender when young. 
70 to 73 days. 
Trucker’s Favorite — Extensively used 
for roasting ears and shipping. Ears 12 
to_16 rowed. Kernels white, fairly ten- 
der, and moderately sweet. 70 to 75 
days. Plant early or late. 
CUCUMBER 
Select soil fully exposed to sun and 
enrich thoroughly with fertilizer. Seeds 
should be planted not over I” deep 
in hills from 3' to 5’ apart each way. 
Sow 15 to 20 seeds to a hill. When 
plants crowd thin to 3 plants per hill. 
Frequent shallow cultivation necessary 
until runners appear. 
A and C—A long dark green cucumber 
which merits a trial. Uniform, nearly 
cylindrical, well rounded at ends. 
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OLD GARDENER SAYS.... 
The harvesting of vegetables begins with For winter storage, time your plantings s0 
planting. Try to time your planting so that the crop will be at its best, fully mature but 
the main part of the crop will just begin not tough. For canning or freezing, the 
to mature about the time they are to be crop ought to be just a little younger than 
eaten or stored. This means careful plan- this, 
Want more éWeet ning so you won't have a long row of And speaking of storing vegetables, try to 
corn for more 
weeks? We can 
give you the com- 
bination that turns 
the trick. 
bean plants, for instance, that is past its handle them like eggs in harvesting. Don't — 
prime, with tough woody pods hardly fit to throw squash, potatoes, beets and carrots 
eat. A short row planted every few days 
into the baskets or other containers. Lay 
will mean fewer plants to weed and culti- them in instead. It will pay in better keep- 
. ing and better flavor. 
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