SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 15 
The 1952 
ALL-AMERICA 
FLOWERS 
Globe Mixed Phlox 
FIESTA COSMOS. Silver Medal award was given this annual 
Klondyke Cosmos. It has extra petals, similar to Orange Flare. 
Petals are striped with scarlet. The first bi-colored flower of 
its kind. Pkt., 25c. 
PERSIAN CARPET ZINNIA. Won Honorable Mention award. 
Has rich tones of reds and golds. Is extremely easy to grow 
with medium sized blooms on good stems for cutting. Will do 
well almost anywhere. Pkt., 25c. 
GLOBE MIXED PHLOX. Honorable Mention award was given 
this annual Phlox in 1951 and was earried over because of 
scarcity of seed. Plant is very compact and unique globe 
shaped, dwarf with height of 5 to 8 inches and about 8 to 12 
inches across. Recommended for low beds, edgings and pot 
culture. Mixture is made up of white, dark red, rose red, 
white with red eyes and lavender pink. Pkt., 25c. 
PETUNIA, FIRE CHIEF. A 1950 All-America winner. We are 
listing this item because it is an outstanding flower, having a 
color entirely new in this class of fire-cracker red. Long 
plooming with dwarf compact plants. Pkt., 25c. 
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Look for previous All-America listings of Glitters 
Marigold and Torch Tithonia in our flower seed section 
beginning page 10. 
See previous listings of All-America awards of lochief 
Sweet Corn, Surecrop Hybrid Cucumber, Big Mo. Hybrid 
Sweet Corn and Urbana Tomato in our vegetable section, 
pages 16 to 27. 
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SELECTIONS 
VEGETABLES 
Salad Bowl Lettuce 
SALAD BOWL LETTUCE. Gold Medal award. Is a loose- 
leaved variety with rich green leaves, fine texture and ex- 
tremely high in quality. Slow to bolt and a rapid grower. Is 
fine for both home and market trade. Pkt., 25c. 
WADE BUSH SNAP BEAN. Received the Gold Medal. This 
variety is resistant to powdery mildew and common bean mo- 
saic. Pods are deep green, about 6 inches long, round and 
slender. Seeds are a reddish brown. Plant is taller than Ten- 
dergreen, heavy yielder and pods are borne well off the ground. 
A top quality bean and is recommended for processing as well 
as for home and market use. Pkt., 25c. 
AMERICA SPINACH. Silver Medal award. Has leaves that 
are thick textured, glossy deep medium dark green. Plant 
grows 6 to 8 inches high with a 10 to 12-inch spread. Stands 
longer without bolting than other spinach varieties. With- 
stands heat and sun better and insures a longer cutting sea- 
som veKtry 2c. 
ALLNECK CUSHAW PUMPKIN. Was awarded Silver Medal. 
Has solid, thick, sweet, fleshy meat. Seed cavity is confined 
to a small cup in the blossom end. Vine is vigorous and very 
prolific. Flesh is a rich orange in color. Widely adapted for 
home and commercial use. Pkt., 25c. 
VINEDALE PEPPER. A Bronze Medal was given this extra 
early, dwarf growing, medium sized red, sweet pepper. Fruits 
are thick walled, measuring 4 by 2 inches with blunt ends. 
May be used in either green or red stages. Pkt., 25c. 
GOLDEN DELIGHT MUSKMELON. Merits a Bronze Medal. 
Fruits are elongated, 4 to 5 by 5 to 7 inches with salmon or 
orange thick flesh. Tapering somewhat at blossom end with 
wide, shallow ribs. Pkt., 25c. 
STRINGLESS HORT. SNAP BEAN. An Honorable Mentioin 
award. <A dwarf horticultural bean with a longer pod and 
more productivity than the standard dwarf variety. Semi-flat 
pod measuring about a half-inch wide by 6% inches long con- 
taining 5 to 6 beans to the pod. Dry beans are from light buff 
to blacking brown on buff and are semi-kidney shaped, Pkt., 
25¢; 
