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PEPPERS 
Pkt. should produce 75 plants, an ounce 1500 plants 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
Seed must be sown indoors in flats, usually in March. Cover the seed lightly and keep warm 
until the seeds have sprouted. We sow seed thin enough so that the plants do not require 
transplanting before they are ready to be set out in the garden. 
the time the plants are set out). 
Some 
unpredictable. 
years you get a crop and some years you don’t. 
In our trials, Pennwonder has year after year 
produced a crop of heavy meated sweet peppers. 
Peppers are, like women, 
376 WORLD BEATER: 70 days. A popular 
main crop market variety. Fruits very large, 
oblong, commonly 5 in. long and 314 inches 
in diameter, thick fleshed and sweet. Plants 
are husky and prolific. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 
50¢; 1% oz. 75¢. 
*375 PENNWONDER: 
377 CALIFORNIA WONDER: 
(Days to maturity are from 
60 days. We con- 
sider Pennwonder the most satisfactory pep- 
per to raise. Year in and year out it sets 
excellent crops of large, extra thick-fleshed 
fruits while other standard varieties often 
fail or produce small crops. Fruits are 
early, an attractive blocky or tapered shape, 
dark green turning to rich red when ripe, 
and the flesh is sweet and mild. Pkt. 30¢; 
4 oz. 55¢; Yo oz. 80¢. 
75 days. 
Fruits very large, smooth and attractive; 
commonly 414 in. long and 314 to 4 inches 
in diameter, deep green, sweet, very thick. 
Too late for northern sections. Pkt. 30¢; 
V4 oz. 50¢; 1% oz. 70¢. 
378 EARLY CALIFORNIA WONDER: 63 
days. An early strain of California Wonder 
developed for sections where the old variety 
has proven to be too late. Plants stocky and 
sturdy, vigorous, prolific. Fruits upright, 
very attractive, smooth, uniform, deep green 
changing to crimson at maturity; thick, 
sweet and mild. Pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 1% 
oz. 75¢. 
383 HEIFERHORN: 75 days. An exception- 
ally good “hot pepper”. Fruits are 114 in. 
across at the stem end tapering to a point, 
31% to 4 in. long and are very “hot”. Crop 
failed. 
RADISH 
Vitamins b, c bo 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row, an ounce 100 ft. 
For continuous harvest, sow every two weeks from April Ist to September Ist. Uniform sow- 
ing 14 inch deep and 14 inch apart should require no thinning. Place rows 12 inches apart. 
391 CAVALIER: 22 days. Ours is a particu- 
larly uniform strain of Cavalier. Radishes 
are the true olive shape, brilliant scarlet in 
color, very firm and crisp and with uniform 
short tops. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 45¢. 
392 EARLY SCARLET GLOBE: 23 days. 
Popular old variety with many gardeners. 
Radishes are oval, bright scarlet; flesh 
white, crisp and moderately mild. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 30¢; 14 lb. 45¢. 
393 EARLY SCARLET GLOBE, SHORT 
TOP: 23 days. A strain of equally good 
quality but having shorter tops than the 
standard Early Scarlet Globe. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 45¢. 
394 FRENCH BREAKFAST: 25 days. Rich 
scarlet with white bottom. Flesh white and 
crisp. Tops small. Roots oblong, blunt, 
uniform. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 4 Ib. 50¢. 
*399 RADISH BLEND: This is a blend of 
Comet, Early Scarlet Globe, and White 
Icicle radishes. ‘The advantage of sowing 
the blend of radishes for the home garden 
is that the early varieties, Comet and Early 
Scarlet Globe, bottom first and can be 
pulled leaving room for the later maturing 
Icicle. Pkt. 15¢; 0z. 30¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
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pod 4 
Comet is the best radish for the home garden. 
*390 COMET: 25 days. Radishes in the 
home garden have the habit of becoming 
pithy before they can all be used. One way 
to avoid this is to make small successive 
sowings. Another practice that helps is to 
sow Comet. It is a very attractive round 
radish that doesn’t seem to get pithy as 
quickly as other varieties or as ‘hot’. Pkt. 
15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
398 ICICLE: 30 days. The best early white 
variety. Tops small. Roots long, tapered; 
very white throughout, brittle as ice; mild 
and of splendid quality until 5 to 6 inches 
long. Pkt. 15¢; oz. 30¢; 14 Ib. 50¢. 
QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
SWISS CHARD 
Vitamins A C b, 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row, an ounce 100 ft. 
Swiss Chard is grown for its leaves for 
“greens”. Sow thinly 14 inch deep in 2 ft. 
rows in early spring. Thin plants to 6 in. 
apart. By cutting off and using full grown 
outside leaves, a continuous harvest may be 
enjoyed throughout the season. 
*448 RUBY: 60 days. A chard that is red as 
its name implies and has more of a beet 
flavor than either Lucullus or Fordhook 
Giant. If you like beet greens you will like 
Ruby Chard. Leaves are crumpled; stems, 
midribs and veins are bright red. Pkt. 25¢; 
Yy oz. 40¢; oz. 60¢. 
447 LUCULLUS: 60 days. Plants are up- 
standing in habit of growth. Leaves are 
crumpled, bright yellowish-green. Stems 
thick, broad, and pale green. Pkt. 15¢; 
Vy 02. 25¢; 02. 35¢. 
*446 FORDHOOK GIANT: 60 days. This is 
the most popular strain of Swiss Chard. It 
has larger and thicker leaves than other 
varieties and they are heavily crumpled and 
very dark green. The stem and midrib are 
broad, thick and white, and the plants are 
vigorous and sturdy. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 
oz. 35¢. 
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER 
Pkt. will sow 15 ft. row 
Sow seed thinly 14 inch deep in 18 in. rows. 
Thin seedlings to 3 inches. 
Salsify roots may be dug in the fall, piled 
in a sheltered spot and covered with leaves for 
winter use. Freezing does not injure the roots; 
in fact, it improves their flavor. 
*354 MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. An 
improved variety that grows roots 8 to 9 
inches long, 114 to 2 inches in diameter at 
the top and are very even with a slightly 
tapering shape. Fine quality. Pkt. 20¢; 
Vy oz. 40¢; oz. 70¢. 
ROOTS 
%* VALENTINE RHUBARB ROOTS 
A new variety developed by workers at Vine- 
land Station, Ontario, Canada, that we believe 
is superior to all other varieties that we have 
grown. It is a deep red stalked rhubarb and 
is characterized by a uniformly deep red flesh 
or interior. Sauce made from Valentine Rhu- 
barb is a most attractive red color. It is also 
an excellent freezing variety. Single roots 
85¢; 3 roots $2.25; 10 roots $7.25, prepaid; 25 
roots $14.00; 100 roots $55.00, not prepaid. 
MACDONALD RHUBARB ROOTS 
A fine old variety that produces larger 
plants with longer, heavier stalks but does 
not have the attractive bright red interior 
color found in Valentine. Single roots 70¢; 
3 roots $1.75; 10 roots $5.75, prepaid; 25 
roots $10.25; 100 roots $42.50, not prepaid. 
HORSE RADISH ROOTS 
Strong, well grown roots; freshly dug; ready 
after April 10th. 50 roots $1.85; 100 roots 
$2.80 prepaid; 500 roots $9.50; 1,000 roots 
$18.00 not prepaid. 
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