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be desired in the way of size and freezing qualities. 65 days. 
Ideal freezing and garden variety. Vines 30 inches long, dark and 
medium heavy. Pod is 34 inches long, dark green and blunt. Seed 
is larger size and wrinkled. Wilt resistant. You'll want this one! 
Pkt. 
PARSNIPS Plant in rich, sandy loam, 
: . thoroughly pulverized. Seed 
requires plenty of moisture for germination and 
should be sown early. Dig after a killing frost. 
Freezing improves parsnips, so some can be left 
in the ground all winter and used in the spring 
Bury in dry sand for right type storage. Plant 
VY» inch deep in drills 15 inches apart. Thin to 4 
inches between plants. One ounce will plant about 
200 feet of drill and yield 300 or more pounds 
Use 5 to 6 pounds of seed to the acre. Takes 15 
weeks from seed to maturity. 
STAFFEL’S LARGE SUGAR OR HOLLOW CROWN. 
Considered the best for general culture in this 
area. Roots 12 to 15 inches long, 3 inches wide 
at shoulder tapering gradually to tip. 
Oz. 10c; % Ib. 30c 
PEAS For early crop, plant in light, rich 
* soil. For general crop, a rich loam 
or clay soil is best. Plant at 2-week intervals for 
continuous supply. Soak seeds in water the night 
before planting. Round, smooth-seeded sorts 
should be planted in early spring. if possible, with 
wrinkled, marrow varieties 2 weeks later. Use 
several kinds at each seeding to insure a long, 
productive season. Place the peas 2 inches deep 
and about | inch apart in single or double rows 
2\y feet apart. Thin to 3 inches. Sorts over 1% 
feet need the support of brush or wire. Peas need 
moderate temperatures, plenty of moisture. One 
pound plants 100 feet. 
ALASKA. Earliest of all. A smooth pea well 
suited for extra early planting. Vine 2), feet high; 
Pods small, will not rot in cold wet ground. 
Popular with canners. 
HUNDREDFOLD (62 Days). A heavy producer and 
used extensively cs a shipping sort. Vines 24 inches 
high, dark green. Pods borne singly 4 to 4% 
inches long, blunt and tapered. 
THOMAS LAXTON. Unsurpassed for the home or 
market as an early, large podded pea of high 
quality. Excellent for shipping and canning and 
now the most extensively variety used for freez- 
ing. Pods borne singly, deep green, plump, broad, 
blunt ended. Seeds large; wrinkled, cream and 
green. 
TELEPHONE. One of the best home and market 
garden sorts; sometimes used for freezing. Vines 
dark green. Pods borne singly; rich dark-green; 
plump, straight, tapered at end. Dry seeds large, 
pear-shaped, wrinkled, green. interior green. 
LITTLE MARVEL. The earliest of all dwarf 
wrinkled varieties. Vines grow about 9 to 12 
inches high and produce a good crop of well filled 
pods of medium size, containing 5 to 8 large peas 
which are exceedingly sweet, tender and well 
flavored. 
All Peas 10c Pkt.; Ib. 50c 
10c; Ib. 45c¢ 
IS YOUR SOIL 
ALKALINE? 
Much of San Antonio and vicinity . . . as 
well as large areas all over Texas, is_set 
over limestone or caliche deposits. This 
alkalinity creeps into your planting soil 
and locks up the chemical reaction which 
normally keeps most plant life healthy 
and green. “Black land,’” or gumbo, soil 
with a sticky structure and ‘’grayness’’ 
streaked with white rock is also alkaline 
in reaction. 
Most plants prefer a neutral to slightly 
acid soil. To make an alkaline soil agree- 
able to most plants you must add elements 
which will counteract the alkalinity and 
turn it acid. Shrubs such as gardenias, 
azaleas, cape jasmine, etc., need a defi- 
nitely acid soil. 
STAFFEL‘S COMMERCIAL SULPHUR is 
easily added to new planting areas by 
spading it six inches below the surface to 
be absorbed. Use 3 to 4 pounds per 100 
square feet, or applying according to 
soil test. 
5c Ib.; $2.50 Per 100 Lbs. 
STAFFEL’S ALUMINUM SULPHATE is a 
highly effective, and speedy, agent to 
counteract alkalinity in your soil. An area 
of 100 square feet can easily use up to 5 
pounds. This must be spaded in and wa- 
tered down thoroughly for best results. 
Individual plant treatment responds well 
to one hcuf cup scratched into the top 
soil and watered down, about 12 inches 
from the stem or stalk. This for plants 
up to 12” high. Add 2 cup to every 12 
inches. 
4 Ibs. 25c; 100 Ibs. $4.25 
STAFFEL’S COPPERAS (Iron Sulphate) is 
probably the most popular soil acidizer. 
Plants cften lose their color in alkaline 
soils and they turn to a sickly yellow. 
Copperas brings out their normal, healthy 
green color and helps restore normal plant 
growth. Use 10 pounds to 100 square feet, 
digging in well and watering down thor- 
oughly. 
5 Ibs. 30c; 100 Ibs. $3.50 
WRITE FOR QUOTATIONS ON LARGE QUANTITY FERTILIZERS 

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