EGGPLANT 
264 BLACK BEAUTY-—Big, glossy, black-purple fruits of 
delicious eating quality are yielded freely by the dwarf, spine- 
less plants. Grow as you would Tomato, but start plants a 
bit earlier, and transplant to the garden a few days later than 
you would Tomato. Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 55c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
LETTUCE FOR SALADS 
Even the smallest garden can grow good Lettuce. 
330 HANSON—Definitely the easiest and surest Head Let- 
tuce for the home garden. Splendid salad quality, the curly- 
leafed heads blanching to a crispy, mild sweetness. Pkt. 15c; 
OZ. SdC. 
302 GREAT LAKES—A superb Iceberg selection, illustrated 
above. Big, compact heads with the inner leaves blanched 
near-white, succulent and sweet, so crisp they will snap like 
flakes of ice. The leaf edges show attractive fringed curliness. 
Selected particularly for ability to head in warm weather. 
Pkt. 20c; 4% oz. 45e; 1-oz. 85c; %4 Ib. $2.80. 
308 BLACK-SEED SIMPSON—This early, non-heading sort 
makes large bunches of crispy, frilly, tender leafage. Fine for 
early cutting; unexcelled for bowl-tossed salads. Appetizing 
flavor. Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 80c. 
311 WHITE BOSTON—Considered to be the surest heading 
of the ‘‘butter-head’”’ section, and quite early, about 10 days 
ahead of Great Lakes. The tight, firm heads blanch creamy 
yellow. Delightful flavor. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c; 14 Ib. 95c. 
305 COS or ROMAINE—This is the Paris, or self-folding 
variety, making narrow, upright heads. More brittle than 
other lettuces, and perhaps sweeter in flavor. When it is well- 
grown, epicures prefer it to any other. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c. 
FOUR IN VARIETY 
296 LEEK BROAD LONDON —No other of the onion group 
is as tender, sweet and delicate of flavor as the Leek when 
the long, thick stems have been blanched by drawing earth to 
them. Sow early. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. k 
271 FINOCCHIO—One of the less usual vegetables that you 
will enjoy as fresh salad, or boiled and served with butter, 
or a cream sauce. The overlapping, succulent stem-bases form 
bulb-like enlargements that are blanched by drawing earth 
about them with a hoe. Another name for Finocchio is 
Florence Fennel. Sow early. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 
376 MUSTARD FORDHOOK FANCY—Handsome “‘ostrich- 
plume” leaves. Fine for salads or greens. Make 3 spring sow- 
ings at 10 day intervals. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 85c. 
HORSERADISH Pungent appetizer. Grown from sets (root 
sections), directions in cultural leaflet sent with vegetable 
seed shipments. Ready March through May. Postpaid, 7 for 
50c; 16 for $1.00; 50 for $2.50.* 
HERBS FOR SEASONING 
640 DILL—FEasily grown. Aromatic pickling spice. Also for 
flavoring salads, sauces, stews. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
641 SAGE—Used in sausages, poultry dressings, etc.’ Hardy 
perennial. Quite ornamental. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 80c. 
642 CARAWAY— Aromatic seeds used in pastries, confections, 
cheese, sauces, etc. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 65c. 
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MUSKMELONS (Cantaloupes) 
332 GOLDEN CHAMPLAIN—Our earliest Melon, surest kind 
where growing season is short. Well-netted fruits of medium 
size. Thick, sweet, juicy flesh of golden orange. A really good 
one. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; %4 Jb. $1.15. 
336 PRIDE OF WISCONSIN—Splendid melon with thick, 
sugar-sweet, orange flesh. Round, netted fruits to 5 lb. weights 
and 6-inch diameters. Vigorous and productive. Pkt. 15c; oz. 
Adc; % Ib. $1.25. 
330 BENDER SURPRISE—The heavily netted fruits, about 
8 inches by 7, have unusually deep, lusciously sweet flesh of 
salmon coloring. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.15. 
WATERMELONS 
Rather easy to grow. Be sure to try them. 
360 DIXIE QUEEN—90 days. Wilt-resistant strain. Hand- 
some, blocky, striped fruits to 40 lbs. The brittle, brilliant 
red meat is sugar sweet, good to the rind. Ripens safely in 
most northern areas. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.25. 
364 DELIGHT—Here are delectable Watermelons of ‘“‘one- 
person”’ size, a whole melon to each individual serving. Deli- 
cious, fine-grained, honey-sweet crimson flesh, seeds about 
size of those of an apple. Exceedingly prolific, total weight- 
yield per area being about that of the large-fruited kinds. 
Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
358 EARLY NORTHERN SWEET—78 days. So early that it 
ripens in even the more short-season northern areas. Fruits 
to 10 lIbs., dark green striped lighter. Pink, crisp, sweet flesh. 
Rita cy ozeones 45 be 95e% 
357 WINTER MELON—Round, ivory-white fruits of medium 
size. Bright pink meat, juicy, yet so firm and brittle that it 
breaks with almost crystalline fracture. Sugary sweetness. It 
keeps well, can be stored in a dry, cool place until past Christ- 
mas. Rivens fairly early. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c. 
THE PEPPERS 
Grow as you would the Tomato, but put plants closer. 
477 KING OF THE NORTH—\65 days. Best early Sweet Pep- 
per. Unusually large, red fruits with medium-thick crisp, 
sweet flesh. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 60c. 
473 CALIFORNIA WONDER—75 days. Smooth, crimson 
fruits of blocky form, large and heavy. About the thickest- 
meated of any large pepper. Juicy and crisp. Sprightly, apple- 
sweet flavor. Pkt. Ibe; 4% oz. 60c; 0z. $1.10. 
478 AVALON SWEET BUTTON—A miniature Pepper of 
even, smooth form, somewhat button-shaped, about 2 inches 
wide by one inch through, but in very rich soils will grow a 
bit larger. The glossy red fruits are uniform, with meat 
thicker than in any other pepper we have seen; eating 
quality sweet, juicy, crisp, delicious. Wonderful for salads, or 
for pickling or canning whole. Pkt. 20c; %4 oz. 50c; % oz. 85c. 
475 LONG RED CAYENNE—Long red fruits, red hot in fla- 
vor, too. Pkt. 15¢c; % oz. 50c. 
ASSORTMENT OF FIVE 
380 OKRA DWARF GREEN— Grown for the young seed-pods, 
cooked as a vegetable, or used to give richness and body to 
soups, stews, catsups. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 55e. 
425 PARSLEY DWARF EMERALD CURLED—Deep green 
leaves, cr sped and moss-curled. For flavoring and decorative 
garnishing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
433 PARSNIP GUERNSEY—A broad-shouldered variety of 
medium length. Sown early on deep rich soil, then thinned 
and weeded well, it will give big, smooth roots that will be 
tender and fine-grained all the way through, richly sweet, 
delightfully flavored. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 95c. 
439 PEANUT EARLY SPANISH—A bunch-type variety of 
highest eating quality, and early enough to ripen a crop in 
the northern states. Does best on soils that contain some 
sand. Sow either whole nuts or separate seeds, keeping inner 
skin unbroken. Space 10 to 12 inches. Cover 2 inches deen. 
Dig before frost, and hang vines under a roof to cure awhile 
before removing the nuts. Pkt. 15c; 14% Ib. 45c¢; 1 Ib. 80c. 
485 PUMPKIN SMALL SUGAR—Round, 8-inch fruits, slightly 
ribbed, rich orange within and without. Meaty, fine-grained, 
sweet, unexcelled for pies. Also good baked like squash. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; %4 Ib. 65c. 
